Dane County Week Ahead 11/18/24

By
Brenda Konkel
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dane county week ahead

17 meetings this week, many agenda items on the county board agenda.  No missing agendas that I know of!

Monday 11/18/24

3:30 PM Aging & Disability Resource Center Governing Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N Sherman Avenue or virtually by Zoom.

  • Presentation – Eric Grosso, Demographer Dept of Health Services Labor Market Overview of Older Adults in Wisconsin
  • Board member reports
  • More reports
    • Chair’s report
    • ADRC Update
    • ILSP Update (anyone know what this stands for?)
    • SAMS Report (anyone know what this stands for?)

5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom.

  • Request for Transfer of Funds – Medical Examiner – Vehicle Purchase
  • HIGHWAY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND TRANSFER
  • 24231 FTR-APS UTILIZES BH BUDGET
    • Adult Protective Services utilizes the State MH Hospital budget line in the Behavioral Health Budget for crisis emergency detentions in the Institutes. In 2023, all State Mental Hospital funds previously allocated to Adult Protective Services were consolidated into the BH budget line and the APS line was removed. Prior to 2024, person with Dementia were placed at the State MH Hospital. In 2024, due to enforcement of the State Statute that does not permit the placement of persons with dementia into the Institutes, persons in crisis with dementia now need to be placed in alternative settings. Due to increased utilization of State MH Hospital line funds for this purpose, additional funding from APS is needed in the State MH Hospital line for the remainder of 2024. $60,000
  • AUTHORIZING AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT TO HOUSE RELOCATED DANE COUNTY JAIL RESIDENTS AT THE IOWA COUNTY JAIL
    • Increase by $150,000 for 2024 and $766,500 for 2025, $5,200 for pharmaceuticals for 29-36 residents
  • 2024 RECOMMENDATION TO HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE – OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS – BH
  • AFFIRMING THE 2024 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS DCDHS – HAA DIVISION
    • $21M of requests for over $16M
    • Says it will be 442 units of affordable housing, but 12 are at “market rate”. Here is the source for the following information.
      • 114 units (26%) – 30% AMI
        • income of $26,460 ($12.71/hr) for 1 person, $37,770 for family of 4
        • 1 bedroom costs $708, 2 bedroom costs $850 , 3 bedroom costs $982
      • 10 units (2%) – 40% AMI
        • Income of $35,280 (16.96/hr) for 1 person, $50,360 for family of 4
        • 1 bedroom costs $945, 2 bedroom costs $1134 , 3 bedroom costs $1309
      • 135 units (30%)  – 50% AMI
        • income of $44,100 (21.20/hr) for 1 person, $62,950 for family of 4
        • 1 bedroom costs $1181, 2 bedroom costs $1,417, 3 bedroom costs $1,656
      • 68 units (15%) – 60% AMI
        • income of $38,520 (18.51/hr) for 1 person, $55,020 for family of 4
        • 1 bedroom costs $1,417, 2 bedroom costs $1,701, 3 bedroom costs $1,964
      • 115 units (26%) – 80% AMI
        • no info available
      • 57 units (13%) for people experiencing houselessness, but they have to be able to afford these units.
      • 112 units (25%) for seniors

Tuesday, 11/19/24

8:30 AM Commission on Sensitive Crimes Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Aging & Disability Resource Center or virtually via Zoom.

  • 2025 Budget Discussion with County Executive Agard and DCDHS Interim Director Iheukumere
  • Reports
    • Agency Updates
    • CCR Updates
    • Legislative Announcements/ Updates

3:45 PM Tree Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman Anderson building 5201 Fen Oak Dr; Meeting Room Driftless; attend virtually via Zoom.

  • Project & General Updates
    • Schlecht Family Foundation (Deluth Trading Company):
    • Village of Dane Tree Planting, October 28th at 9:00
    • Tamarack Trails commemorative planting, October 18th
  • Discussion Items
    • Consider forming a small group to work on Arboriculture specs for Dane CO, which could/should include tree protection guidelines for construction etc.
      • Why? If we are asking folks to seek forestry’s input/approval on projects then we should have some guidelines for them to work from
      • Adam/Forestry cannot be everywhere all at once – so this guide can tell folks what should be happening/ how things should be “being planted” for example- this can also then stand for evidence for enforcement of poor work (i.e redo this to match the specs you were provided) As reference/starting block we can use the Village of Howard’s or the City of Racine’s guides
    • Thinking about how we can best serve communities with/about tree ordinances
      • We’d like to create a sample/”model” Tree Preservation ordinance for communities to have a starting place for their own Tree Preservation Ordinances
      • Ordinance tools (review some – I’ll send in a separate e-mail) can we do we want to make our own? Model of existing with Dane County tweaks or just host other’s stuff?
        • This is valid for both Regular Tree ordinances (AKA Tree Protection Ordinances) as well as Tree Preservation/heritage tree ordinances
    • How do we get folks to know about and use? Do we have a plan? Should we make one and what does that look like? 3 Review/Add/Edit Dane County Tree Policy Resolution ingredients for forwarding on at the conclusion of the meeting. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uQl-NCzp4qnN2- 1h8VQo2nEys5vzfs6d?usp=sharing
    • TB Parks and Open Space Plan summary.
  • Action Items
    • letter of support to lobby the Madison College to reinstate the second year of training for the Tree Care Technician program
    • Additional TB purchases (place holder).

5:30 PM Equal Opportunity Commission Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 356; attend virtually via Zoom.

  • Oh the freaking irony.  The one committee that doesn’t have the accessible agenda is the Equal Opportunities Commission . . . you can’t make this stuff up

  • Chair’s Report – The EOC Chair will summarize meeting and other related activities on behalf of the Commission since the last Commission meeting. For information only. Any item raised for future discussion will be posted on the next agenda. Update from County Executives’ Office.
  • Vice-Chair Report
  • EOC Staff Report

6:30 PM Zoning & Land Regulation Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 354; or Attend virtually via Zoom.

  • 4 creating one residential lot, modifying boundaries, separating farm buildings from farm land, reconfiguring lots
  • PETITION: CUP 02641 APPLICANT: SKAAR PIT LLC LOCATION: 3355 COUNTY HIGHWAY N, SECTION 28, TOWN OF COTTAGE GROVE CUP DESCRIPTION: processing or composting of organic by-products or wastes
  • PETITION: CUP 02642 APPLICANT: SKAAR PIT LLC LOCATION: 3355 COUNTY HIGHWAY N, SECTION 28, TOWN OF COTTAGE GROVE CUP DESCRIPTION: non-metallic mineral extraction (extend existing permit)
  • PETITION: CUP 02643 APPLICANT: MATTHEW AND MARCIE SCHMIDT LOCATION: 358 LAKE SHORE DRIVE, SECTION 25, TOWN OF ALBION CUP DESCRIPTION: transient or tourist lodging (short-term rental)
  • PETITION: CUP 02644 APPLICANT: VILLAGE EDGE LLC LOCATION: NORTH OF 1704 BLUE MOUNDS STREET, SECTION 26, TOWN OF BLACK EARTH CUP DESCRIPTION: animal use exceeding one animal unit per acre
    • Animal unit in this case is 50 beef cattle
  • PETITION: CUP 02645 APPLICANT: STEPHEN KUHN LOCATION: 4216 MORRIS PARK ROAD, SECTION 8, TOWN OF DUNN CUP DESCRIPTION: transient or tourist lodging
  • PETITION: REZONE 12103 APPLICANT: TOWN OF VERMONT LOCATION: MULTIPLE (SEE LIST), SECTION 32, TOWN OF VERMONT CHANGE FROM: FP-35 Farmland Preservation District TO FP-35 Farmland Preservation District REASON: establishing an nr-1 (natural resource identification) overlay zoning district for ridgetop protection areas
    • previously postponed due to opposition
  • PETITION: REZONE 12106 APPLICANT: TOWN OF VERONA LOCATION: MULTIPLE PROPERTIES (SEE LIST), SECTION 29, TOWN OF VERONA CHANGE FROM: FP-35 Farmland Preservation District TO AT-35 Agriculture Transition District REASON: Town-initiated blanket rezone for consistency with the Dane County Farmland Preservation Plan and s. 91.38, Wisconsin Statutes
    • Previously postponed due to waiting for town action
  • PETITION: CUP 02640 APPLICANT: DAN AND MARLENE LAFLEUR LOCATION: 3440 MEADOW ROAD, SECTION 32, TOWN OF MIDDLETON CUP DESCRIPTION: small-animal boarding facility for 30 dogs
  • Final Plat – Timber Lane Preserve Town of Middleton Consideration of the July 9, 2024 conditional approval and execution of the plat pursuant to established committee policy. Staff recommends the chairperson to sign and date the final plat and proceed with recording.

Wednesday, 11/20/24

8:30 AM Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 209; attend virtually via Zoom.

  • End of the year Area of Focus Reports
  • Discussion Overview of Grant Decision Making Philosophy
  • Executive Director’s Report

12:00 PM Office for Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 356; attend virtually via Zoom.

  • Action Items
    • RESJ PIE Grant
    • Chapter 15 Ordinance D.
  • Discussion Items
    • Scope Plan Input
    • Review of documents related to DE

5:15 PM Land Conservation Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive – Room 121; attend virtually via zoom.

5:15 PM Specialized Transportation Commission Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N Sherman Ave or virtually by Zoom

5:30 PM Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive – Room 121 – Driftless ; attend virtually via zoom. This meeting will begin at 5:30 pm or when the Land Conservation Committee finishes their portion of the agenda that is specific to LCC, whichever is later.

  • Lake Level Report

5:30 PM Lakes & Watershed Commission Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman F. Anderson Agricultural & Conservation Center, 5201 Fen Oak Dr, Room 121; attend virtually via zoom.

  • LAKE LEVEL REPORT PRESENTATION (JOINT WITH LCC & EANR)

5:30 PM Emergency Medical Services Commission Attend in person at 2982 Kapec Rd. Fitchburg; attend virtually via Zoom

  • CARES Update
  • Budget Update
  • Cambridge EMS Update
  • Middleton & Waunakee Area EMS Update
  • Maintenance of Effort Update
  • Group Purchasing Research
  • Proposed EMT Curriculum Changes
  • Reports
    • MAS Update (anyone know what MAS is?)
    • 911 Update
    • Annual Survey

5:30 PM Youth Commission Hybrid meeting: Attend in person in Room 354 of the City County Building or virtually via Zoom.

  • Results of the 2024 Dane County Youth Assessment
  • Madison West High School Student Initiative to Lower the Voting Age

Thursday, 11/21/24

5:30 PM Executive Committee This is a hybrid meeting: Attend in person at City-County Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd; Attend virtually via Zoom.

7:00 PM County Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 201; attend virtually via Zoom.

Friday, 11/22/24

12:00 PM Area Agency on Aging Board This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109; Attend virtually via Zoom. Public Hearing on AAA 2025-2027 Aging Plan. 

  • 2025-2027 AAA Aging Plan

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