Another short night! I’m getting spoiled . . .
GETTING STARTED
You can tell elections are coming up, several people are taking what are likely campaign photos. There is lots of talk about if they will beat the 18 minute meeting of the council this week. I told them they have a 6 minute grace period because the city council didn’t wait for public hearings until 6:45, they just charged ahead. Problem is, the County Board has to wait for a half hour for public hearings, where the city only waits 15 minutes, so they have to recess to finish the meeting. Scott McDonell suggests they have alot of announcments. They start at 7:00 promptly.
A. ROLL CALL
There are 8 people absent at the beginning of the meeting, many filter in, Stoebig and Stubbs are excused. By the end of the meeting, I think the only other person missing was Wheeler.
1. Prayer/Inspirational Message – Supervisor Hendrick (Supervisor Hesselbein next)
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Supervisor Hendrick
John Hendrick says “Let’s go right to the pledge” [Oooo, they’re serious about this competition!]
B. SPECIAL MATTERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Announcements
Dianne Hessselbein says that last week she went to Mobile Alabama with the help of NACO (National Association of Counties) to look at interoperability radio systems. Last year Salov and Bruskewitz went. She went with Carl Gloede, Jen Miller? and Rich McVicker (county IT) and she will have materials at the next meeting.
Patrick Downing says it his pleasure to announce with fellow commissioner Matt Veldran that the new Dane County Cultural Affairs poster is available. It was created by Dennis Nechvatal of Madison. It’s a good example of how fortunate we are to live in this county with all the talent, the poster is available in all kinds of locations, including town halls. There is a list of locations at your seats. There will be a reception next Tuesday, March 9th at ETC in Middleton, its in the yellow pages, they will be presenting the poster and introducing grant recipients of lastest round.
Jeremy Levin thanks Mikey Biel, their lobbyist and Lynn Green, Human Services Director as well as Barbara Vedder and Dorothy Wheeler for attending the Wisconsin County Associations Human Services day at the capital. This was the 1st one they had and he thinks it did alot of good.
Paul Rusk says that he will be introducing an ordinance to convert from having a coroner to having a medical examiner. He’s not sure it has been talked about on full floor before, but PP&J (Public Protection and Judciary) has talked about it a lot and when the county reaches 500,000 they have to change. They are trying to do it a little before that, it was a high priority for both the current and former coroner. They have to do it in connection with when the Coroner’s term ends which would be January 3, 2011, he’ll pass it around to PP&J members and if anyone else wants to sign in, it will be up front.
Brett Hulsey talks about neighborhood events – Crestwood Caper is this weekend as well as the Glen Stevens Familyfest. He also is hosting a train ride on March 17th, they’ll be leaving Dutch Mill at 7:30 and stopping for lunch. I missed most of the other details, for more details he said you could contact Renew Wisconsin. (eblume@renewwisconsin.org). He also says he has a letter that he put in their boxes about personal accusations made about him.[This isn’t the first time that the sheriff’s department has gone after County Board Supervisors in a very personal way, I included Hulsey’s response so you can see how low they are willing to sink. Billboards are fair as long as appropriately funded and that funding is reported, personal attacks, not so much.]
McDonell announces March Birthdays:
March 10 Hesselbein,
March 18 Karin Peterson Thurlow (staff)
March 19 Dennis O’Loughlin
March 26 Robin Schmidt
C. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS
1. Claims Recommended for Approval
Moved by Al Matano, seconded by Duane Gau.
Salov says he wants to slow down for a moment and look at totals for radio purchases, these are radios with interoperability capability, there is $401,000 for agencies outside the Sheriff’s Department and $70,000 [I think he meant $700,000] with the sheriff. He says that County Law Enforcement, Fire and EMT stand ready for us to deliver an interoperability system to them.
Scott McDonell says the motion carries.
2. Claims Recommended for Denial
Matano moves, Gau seconds, there is no discussion and it passes unanimously.
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Res. 262, 09-10 – Authorizing Grant Application to the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (Adopt)
2. Res. 271, 09-10 – Change Order #1 to Contract for Site Excavation at Saddlebrook Storage Facility (Adopt)
3. Res. 273, 09-10 – Approval of Funds to be Carried Forward from 2009 into 2010 (Adopt)
McDonell asks if there are any requests for separation, there are not, it passes unanimously.
G. REPORTS ON ZONING PETITIONS
a. Map of Dane County
b. Summary of Grant as Modified Petitions
1. Petition 10137 – Town of Primrose – Donald Losenegger (Grant as Modified)
2. Petition 10138 – Town of Vienna – Joseph Ripp (Grant as Modified)
3. Petition 10139 – Town of Vienna – David Johnson (Grant as Modified)
4. Petition 10146 – Town of Cottage Grove – Larry Skaar (Grant as Modified)
5. Petition 10147 – Town of Cottage Grove – Skaar Living TR (Grant as Modified)
6. Petition 10148 – Town of Cottage Grove – Larry Skaar (Grant)
7. Petition 10149 – Town of Cottage Grove – Skaar Living TR (Grant as Modified)
8. Petition 10150 – Town of Primrose – Marc Rhiner (Grant)
9. Petition 10154 – Town of Berry – Onno Brouwer (Grant as Modified)
10. Petition 10156 – Town of Cottage Grove – David Doelger (Grant)
11. Petition 10159 – Town of Verona – Luginbuhl Farm LLC (Grant as Modified)
12. Petition 10162 – Town of Blue Mounds – Harold Post (Grant as Modified)
13. Petition 10164 – Town of Dunkirk – Town of Dunkirk (Grant as Modified)
McDonell explains they have to skip these items until they have the public hearings at 7:30.
I. AWARD OF CONTRACTS
1. Res. 247, 09-10 – Approving the Sale of the Surplus Cross Plains Highway Garage (Adopt)
No discussion passes unanimously.
2. *Res. 258, 09-10 – Resolution Awarding the Sale of $20,100,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2010A ( )
McDonell says that Sub 1 is at their desks and passed Personnel and Finance earlier this evening.
Hulsey says they got excellent rates on the re-up on the new bonds, the first set of bonds is at 2.45% and the second set at 1%, that will be a $237,000 savings on the first part and $322,000 savings on the second part.
Passes unanimously on a voice vote with no further discussion.
But . . .
McDonell says they need a roll call. All that are present vote aye, Opitz, Stoebig, Stubbs and Wheeler are absent. Passes 33 – 0.
3. *Res. 259, 09-10 – Resolution Awarding the Sale of $12,950,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2010B ( )
McDonell says they have Sub 1 again that is at their seats, passed by Personnel and Finance. No discussion, but another roll call vote with the same result.
4. Res. 264, 09-10 – Approve Crop and Residential Leases on County Park Land – Winter 2010 (Adopt)
McDonell suggest they do roll calls on everything so that they can stretch the meeting out to 7:30. There is no discussion on this item, it passes unanimously on a voice vote.
J. RESOLUTIONS
1. Res. 242, 09-10 – Approval of the Badger Prairie County Park Master Plan (Adopt)
No discussion, passes unanimously on a voice vote.
2. Res. 270, 09-10 – Authorizing Capital Expenditure Purchase in Advance of Borrowing for Landfill Compactor (Adopt)
No discussion, passes unanimously on a voice vote.
K. ITEMS THAT REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE
1. Ord. Amdt. 53, 09-10 – Amending Chapter 28, Making the Deputy Director of Administration and the Deputy Zoo Director Positions Contract Positions and Removing the Facilities Manager Position from a Contract Position (Adopt/Adopt with Amdts.)
2. Res. 243, 09-10 – Authorizing Acceptance of a WI DNR Grant for Snowmobile Trail Bridge Rehabilitation Project (Adopt)
3. Res. 260, 09-10 – Amending the Capital Budget to Include Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Projects (Adopt)
4. Res. 261, 09-10 – Eliminating a 0.5 FTE Parking Facility Worker Position in the 2010 Operating Budget (Adopt)
5. Res. 265, 09-10 – Accepting Library Service and Technology Act, Title I Funds for “Outreach to the Dane County Jail System” Project (Adopt)
6. Res. 266, 09-10 – Authorizing an Agreement to Accept Additional Highway Safety Grant Funds “Youth Alcohol Enforcement” (“no recommendation”/ Adopt with Amdt.)
7. Res. 267, 09-10 – Authorizing Emergency Operations Center (G775) and ICS/EOC Interface Training (Adopt)
8. Res. 268, 09-10 – Authorizing Acceptance of a Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Justice for Basic Evidence Technician Course (Adopt)
9. Res. 269, 09-10 – Acceptance of FY09 Federal Byrne Grant #2 for a 75% Drug Prosecutor in the Dane County District Attorney’s Office (Adopt)
10. Res. 275, 09-10 – Amending 2009 Adult Mental Health Court Ordered Evaluation and Crisis Home Accounts DCDHS – ACS Division (Adopt)
11. Res. 276, 09-10 – Amending 2009 Professional Services Contracts for Inpatient Mental Health Treatment and Adult Day Care DCDHS – ACS Division (Adopt/Adopt Sub. 1)
McDonell asks for separation on items.
Mike Willett asks for separation on K3.
Matano says there is a technical correction on K3.
Barbara Vedder asks for separation on K9.
McDonell says some items have amendments, so they vote on the ones that done which are 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10. He says if there is no objections, they will record a unanimous vote on those items.
Item K1
McDonell says the recommendation is adoption, but finance had an amendment, the current motion is the Public Works and Transportation recommendation. He appears to be looking for someone to make another motion, but no one does. He announces that there is no motion from Finance, that they are voting on Public Works and Transportation reommendation, it passes with a few no’s. Since it requires a 2/3 vote, he has to take another roll call.
Everyone votes aye except Wiggie, deFelice, DeSmidt, Gau and McDonell. Passes 29 – 5. Stoebig, Stubbs and Wheeler are absent.
Item K3
Willett says that there is a simple typo, line 28, should have the word “not” before “expended”.
McDonell says that is correct, technical, but important – that will be part of the motion, no need to vote on an amendment. He asks if there is any objection, there is not and it is adopted unanimously.
Item K6
McDonell says that the motion before them is adoption with the amendment because no recommendation is not something they can act on. He asks if there are any objections to recording a unanimous vote, there are none.
Item K9
Vedder requests to recorded as voting no. Another supervisor says they would to, they decide to do another roll call.
Everyone votes aye except Hendrick, Manning, Richmond and Vedder. Stoebig, Stubbs and Wheeler absent. Passes 30 – 4.
Item K11
McDoneel says the motion is adoption, but Personnel and Finance passed sub 1 and he asks if anyone want to make a motion. He has to ask a second time cuz no one is paying attention.
Hulsey moves, O’Loughlin seconds and substitute of the Personnel and Finance recommendation. That passes on a voice vote and they unanimously adopt the now main motion.
BREAK
They take a 5 minute break to wait for the public hearings. It’s 7:25.
RESUME AT 7:30 – PUBLIC HEARINGS G1 – G13
McDonell asks if there are any separations on items there are none, he says they are voting on the committee recommendations and that passes unanimously.
M. SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS THE COUNTY BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT BY LAW
None.
N. ADJOURNMENT – Until Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:00PM, Or Call of Chair
Hesselbein moves, Gau seconds and it passes.
Ferrell remarks this may be have been the fastest week in history for the City and County, I think he might be right!
