February 27, 2024 – Minutes(PDF, 80KB)

* * MINUTES * * * * OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD * * Office of the County Clerk, February 13, 2024. The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Chairperson Nooyen at 7:01 p.m. in the County Board Room, located at 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, Wisconsin. ROLL CALL: 27 present, 9 absent. Members present: Thompson, Smith, Patience, Kostelny, Hammen, Krueger, Lamers, Ferguson, McCabe, Wegand, MacDonald, Spears, Cooke, Santonato, Cuff, Hagen, Klemp, Nooyen, Weinberg, Culbertson, Monfils, Winterfeldt, Nejedlo, Clegg, VanderHeiden, Koury, and Lautenschlager. Members Absent: Miller, Gabrielson, Lawrence, Hermes, Schroeder, Croatt, Thiede, Thyssen, Rettler. The Board Chairperson requested the Board's confirmation to excuse Supervisor Miller, Supervisor Gabrielson, Supervisor Lawrence, Supervisor Croatt, Supervisor Thiede, Supervisor Thyssen and Supervisor Rettler. No objections; so ordered. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Nooyen. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23, 2024 COUNTY BOARD MEETING Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Krueger, to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2024, County Board meeting. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23, 2024, BOARD MEETING ARE APPROVED. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS – None. ESTABLISH ORDER OF THE DAY – Chairperson Nooyen reported the request to have the Finance Director Appointment and Resolution No. 101—2023-24 locked in at the meeting. Resolution No. 98—2023-24 will be held until the February 27, 2024, County Board meeting. COMMUNICATIONS – Communication Referral List (included in the packet). Chairperson Nooyen summarized the following communications:  Ten Supervisors have to complete the January IT security training that was due February 8th. Please get this completed as soon as possible.  Supervisors may have received an email from WCA in regards to the upcoming District Meeting and County Officials Workshop. The District Meeting is for Board Chairs only. The County Officials Workshop is for newly appointed Supervisors and those that have not attended in the past. If anyone is interested in attending, please contact the Legislative Services office.  There is a card for former County Executive, Toby Paltzer, who has been ill. Supervisors are welcome to sign the card if they would like. February 13, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO ONLY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND FOR A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN MINUTES WHICH MAY BE EXTENDED TO 30 MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR – None. APPOINTMENTS – County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Jeff Dietzen to the 9-1-1 Communications Center Construction Project Oversight Committee, for the duration of the project. Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Lamers, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. JEFF DIETZEN IS APPOINTED TO THE 9-1-1 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Rochelle Oskey to the Land Information Council, term expiring April 2025. Supervisor VanderHeiden moved, seconded by Supervisor Spears, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. ROCHELLE OSKEY IS APPOINTED TO THE LAND INFORMATION COUNCIL. County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Michelle Uitenbroek as Finance Director. Supervisor Hagen moved, seconded by Supervisor Cooke, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. MICHELLE UITENBROEK IS APPOINTED AS FINANCE DIRECTOR. RECONSIDERATION OF FINANCE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT. Supervisor Krueger moved, seconded by Supervisor Cuff, to reconsider the above listed appointment. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. FINANCE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT IS RECONSIDERED. Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. FINANCE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Jeff Dietzen to the Local Emergency Planning Committee, term expiring June 30, 2024. Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Kostelny, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. JEFF DIETZEN IS APPOINTED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. February 13, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 3 NEW BUSINESS Resolution No. Z-8—2023-24 – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning and Land Conservation Committee. Approve the rezone request for George A. Cuff Jr. and Lois A. Cuff, for parcel 120013500, from the A1 - Exclusive Agricultural/Farmland Preservation District to A2 - General Agricultural District in the Town of Hortonia, as depicted on the attached review and map. Supervisor Weinberg moved, seconded by Supervisor Clegg, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 26 yes, 1 abstain (Cuff), 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. Z-8—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 97—2023-24 – Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. Authorize the County Highway Commissioner to enter into a State/Municipal Agreement for the CTH A & CTH S intersection project and CTH A rehabilitation project, as noted on the attached State/Municipal Agreement For a State- Let Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Project document; and authorize funding for the county share of the project costs to be included in future budgets, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Hagen moved, seconded by Supervisor Nejedlo, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 97—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 98—2023-24 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Approve to allow the Outagamie County Highway Department to perform paving and related work at Plamann Park; Ash Tree removal at Plamann Park; paving, earthwork and site prep items within the 2024 Airport CIP at the Airport; parking lot rehabilitation at the Sheriff’s Office; parking lot rehabilitation at the downtown Courthouse campus; and other work for internal Outagamie County departments in calendar year 2024 when deemed cost effective and beneficial to county operations without requesting bids on projects that will exceed $25,000 with no budget adjustment needed, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Resolution No. 98—2023-24 will be held until the next County Board meeting. Resolution No. 99—2023-24 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Authorize and approve of granting ANR Pipeline Company an Easement for construction of a gas line on Appleton International Airport owned land, Parcel Numbers 006000101, 006000201, and 006000202, as noted on the attached Easement and Right of Way Agreements, Exhibit “A”, Supplemental Agreements, Landowner Payment Summary, and Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, to be signed by the Outagamie County Executive, and authorize and approve the line items by increasing the Airport Rental Properties Rent-Land & Bids by $69,975 and decreasing the Airport Terminal Fund Balance Applied by $69,975, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Culbertson moved, seconded by Supervisor Klemp, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 99—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 100—2023-24 – Public Safety Committee. Authorize and approve the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office to apply for, accept, and expend the 2023 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) issued by the US Department of Justice, to be used toward Viper A-5 ballistic helmets and Streamlight ProTAC flashlights, as detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Appleton and Outagamie County, and authorize and approve the line items by increasing the Patrol Intergovernmental Revenue and Patrol Supplies by $12,421 each, as noted on the attached fiscal note. February 13, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 4 Supervisor Smith moved, seconded by Supervisor Patience, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 26 yes, 1 abstain (VanderHeiden), 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 100—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 101—2023-24 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Authorize and approve the Lease Agreement between Outagamie County and Valley Packaging Industries for county owned property located at 3375 W. Brewster Street, Appleton, for a monthly lease rate of $8,299.75 with no budget adjustment needed as revenues have been included in the 2024 budget, as noted on the attachments, and with passage of this resolution, the County Board Chairperson, County Executive, and County Clerk are authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Outagamie County. Supervisor Culbertson moved, seconded by Supervisor Hammen, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 101—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 101—2023-24. Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Cooke, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 101—2023-24 IS RECONSIDERED. Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 101—2023-24 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. Resolution No. 102—2023-24 – Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee. Approve an Agreement between Outagamie County and General Teamsters Union Local 662, collective bargaining representative for the employees of the Outagamie County Highway Department for calendar year 2024, with no fiscal impact to the 2024 budget as the wages have already been included in the budget as detailed in the attached Agreement and Appendix A. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor MacDonald, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 9 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 102—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. REPORTS – None. ADJOURNMENT Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor McCabe to adjourn until February 27, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. ___________________________________ Jeff King, County Clerk ROLL CALL SUMMARY FEBRUARY 13, 2024 COUNTY BOARD MEETING NO. OF ROLL NO. VOTES CUMULATIVE NO. VOTES CALLS TAKEN CAST THIS CALLS TAKEN CAST THIS DIST./NAME THIS MEETING MEETING THIS TERM TERM 1. Thompson 15 15 159 158 2. Miller 15 0 159 143 3. Smith 15 15 159 125 4. Patience 15 15 159 159 5. Gabrielson 15 0 159 144 6. Kostelny** 15 15 23 23 7. Hammen 15 15 159 142 8. Lawrence 15 0 159 144 9. Krueger 15 15 159 131 10. Lamers 15 15 159 154 11. Ferguson 15 15 159 159 12. McCabe 15 15 159 141 13. Wegand 15 15 159 92 14. Hermes 15 0 159 124 15. MacDonald 15 15 159 159 16. Schroeder 15 0 159 107 17. Croatt 15 0 159 126 18. Spears 15 15 159 97 19. Cooke 15 15 159 159 20. Santonato 15 15 159 119 21. Cuff 15 14 159 158 22. Hagen 15 15 159 154 23. Klemp 15 15 159 140 24. Thiede 15 0 159 144 25. Nooyen 15 15 159 159 26. Weinberg 15 15 159 142 27. Culbertson 15 15 159 147 28. Monfils 15 15 159 127 29. Winterfeldt 15 15 159 146 30. Nejedlo 15 15 159 157 31. Clegg 15 15 159 152 32. Thyssen 15 0 159 79 33. Vander Heiden 15 14 159 140 34. Rettler 15 0 159 106 35. Koury* 15 15 147 132 36. Lautenschlager 15 15 159 149 *Koury's first day was May 8, 2023 Konetzke (Dist. 6) last meeting was November 6, 2023 **Kostelny's first day was January 9, 2024 Member(s) absent: Croatt, Gabrielson, Hermes, Lawrence, Miller, Rettler, Schroeder, Thiede, Thyssen