Members Present: Ray Knapp, Jan Cuccia, David Wolf, Bob Rolle, Mark Mitchell,
Paul Mahler
Members Absent: Joe
Duerre
Staff Present:
Rob Jones, Cedar Corp.
Recording Secretary: Becky Lopez
Others Present:
Charlie Macdonell, Kathy
Halberg, Lee Halberg, David Roeker,
Darla Roeker,
Jill Berke, Judy Freund, Nate Flosness, Jan Eldridge,
Chris Roh,
Blake Fry
Call to Order
Ray Knapp called the meeting
of the Town of
AGENDA:
1. Approve Minutes;
2. Acknowledgement of
applications for action as regulated by SDO;
3. Building Permits/Utility
Permits;
4.
Resolution to
recommend adoption of Comprehensive Plan;
5. Presentation and discussion
of UWRF FEMA Projects;
6. Committee Reports &
correspondence;
7. Adjourn;
1. Approve Minutes;
Minutes of
the
Mark Mitchell moved to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2009 Plan
Commission. David Wolf seconded. Motion passed, all in favor.
2. Acknowledgement of applications for
action as regulated by SDO;
There
were none.
3. Building Permits/Utility Permits;
It was decided that the PC would
address this item later in the meeting to allow Blake Fry
to speak on Item # 5 earlier.
5. Presentation
and discussion of UWRF FEMA Projects;
Blake Fry came up to speak. Blake
is Special Assistant to the Chancellor at UWRF, and
one of his duties is Central
Emergency Planner. In 2007 the university received a FEMA
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning
Grant. The purpose of this grant was to complete a plan
to determine what they needed to do as an
institution to limit the loss of life and property
as a result of a natural disaster.
They recently submitted that plan to FEMA and
Wisconsin Emergency Management, and
that plan has been approved by FEMA.
The U’s two highest priority
projects are the construction of storm “Safe Rooms” at the
two university lab farms, as there are
currently no buildings on these farms designed to
withstand a tornado, and the other
project is the installation of a tornado or civil defense
siren at the Mann Valley Lab farm. Blake
overviewed these two projects for the PC and
shared that as more information
became available, he would share specifications and
costs with the Town. Since these
projects will be in the Town of
wants the Town to be aware of
possible impact, solicit ideas from the Town and in the
future see if the Town would help
fund the projects.
Blake responded to a variety of
questions concerning effective range of siren,
construction specifications for
the safe room and cost estimates.
Bob
Rolle expressed concern that the Town might not want to be involved in this if
it
protected
only part of their residents, and not all of them. He also shared his personal
opinion
that the U’s 10 square feet per person plan would probably not meet fire
martial
standards,
and that to bring the size up to code requirements may also make the cost out
of
reach of the FEMA guidelines.
Ray asked that Blake keep the PC
informed as to costs and project specifications as more
information became available. The
presentation was informational only and no action
was required.
4.
Resolution to recommend adoption of Comprehensive Plan;
Ray suggested that the PC discuss
the recommendations made that evening, both written
and verbal, and asked that Wendy
Sanders (Cedar Corporation) record the Comprehensive
Plan changes as they were reviewed and
decided upon. Cedar Corporation will have an
updated Comprehensive Plan available
for the Town Board Meeting
Ray then asked the people in
attendance if they had any philosophical questions about the
Comprehensive Plan before the PC
debated the changes suggested during the Public
Hearing.
Mr. Roeker asked the PC how this Plan
affected the future development potential for the
land that he currently owns? Ray
responded that the Comprehensive Plan does not
alter the existing philosophy for
present and future land use. An area has been identified
as a potential commercial corridor,
but other than that corridor, this plan does not impact
the existing sub-division ordinance.
Mr. Roeker then asked if this meant
that he could still potentially do cluster development.
To which Ray replied, “Yes.”
A question was then asked about
shared septic systems in cluster developments. Ray
explained that septic system options
have been discussed several times, such as
“mini- municipal systems”. Rob Jones
noted that the current sub-division ordinance has
provisions that allow for common shared
systems, and there are certain systems that are
new to the industry. The Plan Commission is
very open and receptive to that idea, but at
the current time they do not require
that.
Ray then found a few extra copies of
the Comprehensive Plan that could be passed out to
the people in attendance at the
meeting.
The PC then proceeded to go through
the Comprehensive Plan proposed oral and written
changes made that evening for
approximately one hour, with Wendy Sanders taking down
extensive notes and recording all
changes word for word to be changed in the document.
After this review, a motion to
recommend adoption of the Comprehensive Plan was made.
Jan Cuccia moved the following
RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION
OF THE “TOWN OF
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2009-2029”
WHEREAS,
pursuant to sections 66.23(2) and (3) for towns exercising village
powers under 60.22(3) of the Wisconsin
Statutes, the Town of
prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan as
defined in section 66.1001(1) of the
WHEREAS,
the Town Board of the Town of
created
a Plan Commission and charged it with preparing a Comprehensive Plan
for the Town of
WHEREAS,
a Comprehensive Plan for the Town of
required
planning elements specified in section 66.1001(2) of the
has been prepared and reviewed by the Plan
Commission, and
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of
does
hereby endorse and recommend the enactment by the Town Board an
ordinance adopting the “Town of
Comprehensive Plan 2009 – 2029”, as amended by
our meeting tonight, after first
giving
the notices and following the procedures specified by
Sec.
66.1001(4).
Bob Rolle seconded. Ray asked for any discussion. There was none. All
in favor.
Motion
passed.
3. Building Permits/Utility Permits;
There was one building permit for a new home. There
were no utility permits.
6.
Committee Reports &
correspondence;
Jan Cuccia and Charlie Macdonell
attended a
second one held. Jan said that it was
very informative. She said that the Park Service
handed out a movie on the
Mark Mitchell informed the PC that
when they start discussion on the Landscape
Standards, the City of
Ray stated that there will be a site
review this month, April 25th, starting at
We will start with the YMCA property
and then go to the Murr property.
7.
Adjourn;
Paul Mahler moved to adjourn. Mark Mitchell seconded. All in favor. Motion
passed, meeting adjourned at