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I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ORDER.
UH, WE ARE ALL PRESENT, UH, AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE APPROPRIATELY.
UH, WE'LL RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE DUE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 15TH MEETING, EXPERTLY RUN BY SUPERVISOR SCHWAB ARE POSTED.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS? NO, NO.
WE'LL MAINTAIN THEM AS POSTED.
OUR FIRST, UH, ITEM IS A PRESENTATION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
[a. Presentation – Capital Improvement Plan]
DAHL? ALL RIGHT.UM, SO, UH, DEPARTMENTS WILL BE DOING THE BULK OF THE PRESENTING, UM, WHEN WE, WHEN WE'RE DOING STANDING COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS IN FEBRUARY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF KICK THIS OFF AND GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.
UM, SO JANUARY DEPARTMENTS SPENT, UM, BUILDING OUT THEIR CIP REQUESTS.
UM, SOME OF THE PROJECTS ARE NEW, SOME OF SOME YOU'VE SEEN IN PRIOR VERSIONS OF THE CIP.
UM, IN THOSE CASES, WE, WE WORK TO UPDATE THE COSTS AND, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THOSE PROJECT PLANS FOR THE EXISTING PROJECTS.
AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE, UM, ARE, ARE A LIST OF, OF THE NEW PROPOSED PROJECTS, UM, AND THE UPDATED EXISTING PROJECTS.
UM, AGAIN, DEPARTMENTS ARE PRESENTING TO STANDING COMMITTEES IN FEBRUARY.
UM, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM STANDING COMMITTEES ARE JUST A SIMPLE REVIEW OF THE PROJECT, OF COURSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DETAILS OR THE CONCEPTS IN THE PROJECTS.
ANY, ANY ISSUES YOU SEE WITH THE PROJECT FORMS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, HOW THE PROJECTS FIT IN WITH OUR OVERALL PRIORITIES.
YOU KNOW, WE'D BE OPEN TO SOME QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ON, ON THAT TYPE OF THING AS WELL, JUST TO KIND OF GATHER SOME INFORMATION AND GET AN OVERALL FEEL FOR WHERE YOU ARE WITH THE PROJECTS.
UM, SIMULTANEOUSLY IN FEBRUARY, UM, THE, THE BUDGET TEAM, UH, AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TEAM ARE REVIEWING ALL OF THE PROJECTS IN TOTALITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING OUR, OUR FUNDING NEEDS VERSUS THE FUNDING AVAILABLE AND SORT OF TRYING TO PACKAGE THAT UP YEAR BY YEAR INTO A CIP THAT, THAT WE COULD AFFORD.
SO WE'RE TAKING ALL OF THAT VALUABLE INPUT WE'RE GETTING FROM YOU.
WE'RE DOING OTHER ANALYSIS ON THE SIDE.
AND THEN, UM, IN MARCH, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SO YOU ALL WILL SEE, UM, WHAT WE CALL THE EXECUTIVE, JUST LIKE WE DO EXECUTIVE OPERATING BUDGET.
UM, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN MARCH.
AND THEN THE FULL BOARD, UH, WILL ADOPT, UM, HOPEFULLY ADOPT THE CIP IN APRIL.
UM, THE, UH, SINGLE ONE FOR THIS COMMITTEE IS THE BROWNFIELD'S, THE REDEVELOPMENT FUND.
UM, AND I REALIZE THIS MIGHT BE AN OFF THE CUFF QUESTION, BUT WE'RE DOWN, IF WE ALLOCATE 200,000 IN THIS CIP IN 2026, WHAT DO WE DO FOR THE REST OF 2025 WITH NOT MANY FUNDS REMAINING? SURE.
THAT, THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
IN 2025, WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY SOME FUNDING SOURCE TO, TO ADD FUNDS TO THAT.
IN THE MEANTIME, IF, IF THAT'S THE ROUTE THAT WE, IF PROJECTS ARISE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SUPERVISOR SCHWAB? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
UM, AS WE CONSIDER THE THE BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO USE THESE FUNDS AND TO ALLOCATE FUNDS, ESPECIALLY FOR WHAT ARE TRULY LEGITIMATE BROWNFIELD BLIGHTED PROPERTIES AND THINGS.
MY CONCERN IS THAT, AND, AND I LIKE THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING AT THIS POINT FOR THE FUTURE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IF, IF THERE'S TOO MUCH MONEY AVAILABLE, SOMETIMES THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SCOPE CREEP AND OH, THERE'S MONEY AVAILABLE AND, AND WE CAN, MAYBE WE SHOULD MAYBE SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS KIND OF MARGINAL IN UNDER THE BROWNFIELD'S
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UM, FUND.SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE FUNDING IT AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE FUNDING AT AN OR PROPOSING AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL OF, THAT THERE ISN'T SOME SCOPE CREEP OR A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, NON INTENDED PROJECTS FALLING INTO THAT.
IF I COULD ADD ON TO THAT SUPERVISOR, TRU.
IF I CAN ADD ON TO THAT, I THINK WE, WE'VE BEEN ADJUSTING THAT AND KIND OF FOLLOWING IT OURSELVES, RIGHT? 'CAUSE WE APPROVE ALL OF THE REQUESTS THAT COME BEFORE US, SO YEAH, I GUESS IT'S ON US TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MINIMAL CREEP.
AND TO JUST PUT ANOTHER NAIL IN THAT COFFIN
UH, CERTAINLY IN HARTFORD, I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF BROWNSFIELD STUFF WE WORKED ON.
UH, THE EH WOLF PROPERTY WAS ANOTHER BIG BROWNFIELD SITE THAT WE START, KIND OF STARTED THIS WHOLE THING.
UM, SO I THINK IT HAS BEEN USED APPROPRIATELY AND, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL DEFINITELY, UH, CONTINUE TO WATCH AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE ON THIS 'CAUSE UH, IT'S A WORTHY PROGRAM AND THERE'S PLENTY ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT, UH, PUTTING ANY, ANY MONIES TOWARDS ANY OTHER PROJECTS.
AND TO ADD TO THAT, HERE IN WEST BEND, UH, BARTON SCHOOL IS, WAS A EMPTY SCHOOL AND IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED AS APARTMENTS.
SO WE'RE PUTTING THINGS BACK ON THE TAX TAX ROLL.
NO, I, EVERY, UH, POINT THAT WAS MADE IS EXCELLENCE AND I AGREE.
I THINK WE'VE DONE WELL, UM, LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE US AND MINDFUL TO, TO KEEP IT AS THE SCOPE IDENTIFIES AND, AND NOT LET IT CREEP.
AARON, YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION OR ANYTHING ON THIS? IT'S JUST A CONSENSUS.
ITEM B IS THE SITE REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO FUND THE
[b. Site Redevelopment Committee (SRV) Recommendation to Fund the Regal Place Site]
REGAL PLACE SITE.SPEAKING OF BROWNFIELDS
ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY, UH, I HAVE ANOTHER FUNDING REQUEST, UH, BEFORE YOU TODAY.
UH, THIS ONE IS FOR REGAL PLACE.
UH, BASICALLY WE SUBMITTED ALL THE INVESTIGATION REPORTING TO THE DNR.
UH, THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, BUT THEN THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, WE NEED ADDITIONAL GROUNDWATER SAMPLING TO BE DONE.
SO ANOTHER ROUND, UH, THIS IS WHAT THIS FUNDING REQUEST IS FOR.
UH, IT'LL BE FOR SIX GROUNDWATER SAMPLES AND, UH, AN ADDENDUM TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS THAT WE SENT IN.
SO JUST SHOWING THE RESULTS OF THE SAMPLING.
SO, UH, THE TOTAL REQUESTS OR IS FOR 12,000, UM, 9,600 WILL BE FROM THE COUNTY, AND THEN 2,400 WILL BE THE MATCH THAT REGAL PLACE PROVIDES FOR US.
UM, THE SRC MET ON JAN, OR NOT JANUARY, FEBRUARY 4TH, UH, AND UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, UH, TO RECOMMEND, UM, THE APPROVAL OF THESE FUNDS.
UM, AND IF I RECALL FROM THAT MEETING, UM, THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS, BUT THE INITIAL MEASUREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SITE CAME UP.
THEY JUST WANTED AN ADDITIONAL CONFIRMATION FROM THESE WELLS, CORRECT? YEP.
WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE FOR THAT SITE.
IS THIS LIKE THE THIRD REQUEST NOW ASKING? UH, THIS WOULD BE MAYBE A FOURTH REQUEST.
UM, SO YEAH, SO IT'S JUST LIKE TESTING AND RETESTING AND RETESTING.
YEAH, IT'S KIND OF, UM, WITH BROWNFIELD IT'S KIND OF COMING UP TO A CLOSED DOOR EACH TIME AND OPENING IT AND FIGURING OUT WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NEXT IN ORDER TO GET THE SITE CLOSER TO CLOSURE.
UM, AND HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO THAT, I GUESS IS WHERE I'M GOING.
I MEAN, WE SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER REQUESTS, IT SHOULD BE FOR SITE CLOSURE, UH, REPORTING.
UM, THE DNR HAS APPROVED ALL OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN, UH, ALL THE KIND OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE REGARDING LIKE THE CLEANUP OF THE SITE AND THE CAPPING OF THE SITE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THEY APPROVED ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THAT.
THEY'RE JUST SAYING IN THIS REPORT, THEY JUST WANT SOME ADDITIONAL GROUNDWATER SAMPLING.
SO, SO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE? YES.
WE'RE WE'RE LIKE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THERE'S LIKE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
BEFORE WE GO FURTHER, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OH, SUPERVISOR, SCHWAB SUPERVISOR KELLY.
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GO AHEAD.UM, YEAH, IT, AND I, I SEEN SOME OF THIS AT LAND USE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE LIKE, UH, THE STATE'S OCD, UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF BROWNFIELDS AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE CHILDREN RUNNING AROUND AND WHATNOT, UH, IT WOULD BE VERY UNFORTUNATE IN THE FUTURE IF ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S CONTAMINATION OR DISEASE, UH, CLUSTERS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE, YOU KNOW, BUT HAVING SAID ALL THAT, UM, WE'RE IN IT FOR A PENNY.
I BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
WE'RE JUST CROSSING T'S AND DOT AND I, SO, YEP.
SUPERVISOR SCHWAB, YOU HAD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO, JUST A MOTION.
HE IS AHEAD OF ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AND THAT CASE WILL VOTE.
UM, NEXT UP IS ITEM C 2024, ORDINANCE DISPLAY OF FLAGS ON COUNTY
[c. 2024 Ordinance – Display of Flags on County Property]
PROPERTY.UH, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR SCHWAB, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR CHADRON.
UH, THIS IS PRETTY WELL EXPLAINED IN THE PACKAGE.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? YES, SIR.
UH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, DOES COUNTY PROPERTY INCLUDE VEHICLES SUCH AS, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, VEHICLES OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES? NO, THIS IS REFERRING TO REAL PROPERTY.
IT'S FLAG BOLTS AND A FIXED FLAG BOLT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OKAY TO ASK OR WHATEVER, BUT HOW, WHERE DID THIS ORIGINATE FROM? WAS THERE A STORY BEHIND THIS? I THINK WASHINGTON DC DID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT AND OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE SUGGESTED IT, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND IT KIND OF COMES OUT OF, WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS AND IF WE SAY THESE ARE THE FLAGS WE'RE GONNA FLY IN, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF REQUESTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO PICK A FIGHT.
UH, I HOPE IS THE IDEA HERE IS THAT WE ARE A GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION FOR ALL PEOPLE AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO SINGLE ANYBODY OUT.
AND WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO PROMOTE ANYBODY INDIVIDUALLY.
SO OTHER THAN, UH, CERTAINLY OUR, OUR, OUR, UH, POWS AND MIAS I THINK ARE WORTHY OF IT.
AND, AND OUR PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS THE THIN BLUE LINE, THE THIN RED LINE, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD AGREE WITH THOSE THINGS, BUT, UM, I THINK IT, IT SHOULD BE STATED BY SOMEBODY ON THIS COMMITTEE JUST TO STATE THAT, UH, WE DON'T WISH TO BRING THESE POLITICS, UH, TO THE COUNTY GROUNDS.
'CAUSE THE COUNTY GROUNDS SHOULD BE FOR EVERYBODY.
REAL, IT MIGHT BE A REDUNDANT QUESTION, BUT UH, I'LL ASK IT AGAIN TO THE, TO THE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
UM, SO IF SOMEBODY RENTS OUT FAIRGROUND, CAN THEY FLY THEIR OWN FLAGS ON THEIR OWN POLES? OR IF THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BANNERS AND STUFF, IS THAT OKAY? OR IS THAT APPLIED TO THIS THEN? NO, THAT WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE.
THIS SPEAKS TO STRICTLY FLAGPOLES COUNTY OWNS AND THE COUNTY GROUNDS.
YEAH, IT WOULD NOT PREVENT THAT.
AND IT ALSO WOULD NOT PREVENT THE COUNTY FROM ENTERING INTO A LEASE WITH AN ORGANIZATION FOR AN EVENT.
AND IF THEY ASKED TO HAVE THEIR FLAG FLOWN, I SUPPOSE THE BOARD COULD APPROVE THAT OR NOT, BUT IT'D BE PART OF THE LEASE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THERE BEING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT UP IS CONSIDERATION OF THE CONDI CONTINUATION OF FUNDING
[d. 2024 Resolution – Consideration for the Continuation of Funding for the Next Generation Housing Program ]
THE NEXT GENERATION HOUSING PROGRAM SUPERVISOR,SUPERVISOR KEL, UH, AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, BUT TALKING ABOUT SUNSET.
SO THIS IS A SUNSET RESOLUTION, UH, FOR NEXT GEN HOUSING.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR, UH, TO THE ONE THAT YOU'VE SEEN FOR THE HEART AND HOMESTEAD PROGRAM.
UH, THIS RESOLUTION, BASICALLY IT REAFFIRMS THE INTENTION OF THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE THE FUNDING THE NEXT GEN HOUSING PROGRAM, UM, BUT THEN ALSO DIRECTS THE COUNTY BOARD CHAIR, UH, TO PLACE THIS ON FOR CONSIDERATION,
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UM, UH, TO LOOK AT FUTURE NEXT GEN HOUSING, UH, FUNDING, UM, ON THE AGENDA OF THE COUNTY BOARD, UH, ON OR BEFORE JULY, 2032.UM, OR AT SUCH TIME WHEN A THOUSAND NEXT GEN HOMES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED, WHATEVER COMES FIRST.
SO, AND IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING AS OUR OTHER ONES LIKE THIS THAT HAVE COME UP, THAT EVERY TWO YEARS WE HAVE A BUDGET AND IT HAS TO PASS THROUGH A BUDGET TOO.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS JUST REAL QUICK.
SO WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE ASKING TO EXTEND, BUT WE'RE REALLY USING THE 26 MILLION THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE, RIGHT? AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO FUND IT WITH THAT SAME MONIES, SO WE'RE NOT REALLY ADDING MORE.
AND IT WAS ACTUALLY, UM, 7.5 MILLION.
UM, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 750,000.
AND, UM, ABOUT HALF OF THAT HAS BEEN UTILIZED ALREADY.
SO THEN, UH, DOES THIS, THIS MOVES ON TO THE BOARD? YES.
UM, AND SO I GUESS IT JUST BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, UH, WE SHOULD REITERATE AGAIN THAT THIS IS, UH, MERELY THE SUNSET PART OF IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE, LIKE WE HAD LAST WEEK EXACTLY WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMEBODY STARTED THINKING THERE'S NEW FUNDING OR OPENING UP A CAN OF WORMS. SO IF ANYBODY SHOULD APPROACH YOU ON IT, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALL UNDERSTAND THIS IS TO APPROPRIATELY HANDLE THIS PROGRAM TO THE FUTURE, WHETHER OR NOT WE CONTINUE FUNDING IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION.
AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION THE WAY I DID TO MAKE SURE IT'S CONTINUATION OF EXISTING.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THEN? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[e. 2024 Resolution – Authorizing the Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department to Provide GIS Services to the Town of Trenton as Part of the Washington County Shared Revenue Grant Program]
AUTHORIZING THE WASHINGTON COUNTY GIS SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE GIS SERVICES TO THE TOWN OF TRENTON AND PART OF THE SHARED REVENUE PACKAGE.I THINK THIS ONE'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT FOLLOWS, UM, THE TWO THAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED FOR.
CITY OF WEST BEND AND CITY OF HARTFORD.
UM, TOWN TRENTON WE'VE WORKED WITH INFORMALLY IN THE PAST.
UM, THEY MADE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST TO US TO ENTER IN THE SHARED, UM, THE SHARED REVENUE PROGRAM FOR GIS.
UM, WHAT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN IS FOR US TO MAINTAIN THEIR LOCAL ZONING MAP.
UM, TO ME THIS IS A, A GREAT WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE, UH, THE INFORMATION WILL NOW BE, UH, MORE CURRENT, ALLOWING THE TOWN TO BETTER ENFORCE THEIR ZONING ORDINANCE, BUT ALSO MAKING THAT INFORMATION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THEIR RESIDENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT PROVIDES THAT INFORMATION ON OUR SERVER, UM, AVAILABLE TO USE FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APP, OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS WHO, UM, FIND THAT ZONING INFORMATION, UM, VALUABLE FOR THEIR OWN, UM, DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS.
SO I THINK THERE'S A GREAT WIN-WIN.
THE AMOUNT OF WORK ON OUR STAFF, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS PRETTY MINIMAL.
UM, YEAH, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WE'RE PROJECTING FIVE COMING BEFORE YOUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, THEN WE'RE CAUGHT UP WITH THE ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH.
UM, IF OTHER COMMUNITIES APPROACH US WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY ENTERTAIN, UM, WE'LL DEFINITELY ENTERTAIN THEIR, THEIR IDEAS.
BUT, UH, AFTER YOUR NEXT MEETING, HOPEFULLY WE'RE CAUGHT UP.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MARCH 19TH, 2025.