Minutes of the February 27, 2024, County Board Meeting(PDF, 92KB)

* * MINUTES * * * * OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BOARD * * Office of the County Clerk, February 27, 2024. The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Chairperson Nooyen at 7:00 p.m. in the County Board Room, located at 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, Wisconsin. ROLL CALL: 27 present, 9 absent. Members present: Thompson, Patience, Gabrielson, Kostelny, Hammen, Krueger, Lamers, Ferguson, McCabe, Hermes, MacDonald, Schroeder, Spears, Cooke, Santonato, Cuff, Hagen, Klemp, Thiede, Nooyen, Weinberg, Monfils, Nejedlo, Thyssen, VanderHeiden, Koury, and Lautenschlager. Members Absent: Miller, Smith, Lawrence, Wegand, Croatt, Culbertson, Winterfeldt, Clegg, and Rettler. The Board Chairperson requested the Board's confirmation to excuse Supervisor Miller, Supervisor Smith, Supervisor Lawrence, Supervisor Croatt, Supervisor Culbertson, Supervisor Winterfeldt, Supervisor Clegg, and Supervisor Rettler. No objections; so ordered. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Nooyen. MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 COUNTY BOARD MEETING Supervisor Nejedlo moved, seconded by Supervisor Weinberg, to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2024, County Board meeting. ROLL CALL: 23 yes, 4 abstain (Hermes, Schroeder, Thiede, Thyssen), 9 absent. MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 13, 2024, BOARD MEETING ARE APPROVED. Supervisor Wegand arrived at 7:02 pm. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS – Vice Chair Dan Gabrielson will provide an update on the NACo Conference Supervisor Spears and Supervisor Gabrielson attended the WCA Conference.  In an interview with Governor Evers, there was discussion on the two hospitals that are closing in Eau Claire and the need to try to keep medical support in that area. There was also discussion on the progress with shared revenue. Tying shared revenue with the sales tax will help the index in the future provide more support to the counties.  Some of the majority and minority leaders from the Senate and Assembly spoke. It was noted that 90% of the bills that are passed do have bipartisan support. o There is currently a lot of discussion on how to spend the state surplus. o There is also a lot of discussion on redistricting maps.  Updates on pending legislation: o Like kin support for children in out-of-home care was signed by both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign. o The Assembly and Senate will be done meeting until next January.  Forward Analytics presented on the upcoming crisis of staffing nursing homes and elder care facilities. The Baby Boom is becoming elderly at the same time as the workforce is shrinking. February 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 2 Supervisor Gabrielson attended the NACo Conference in Washington DC.  President Biden spoke to the committee. He spoke on infrastructure and investments.  Supervisor Gabrielson attended some cybersecurity and artificial intelligence meetings. o It is only a matter of time before Counties will be hit with cybersecurity issues. o With new tools in artificial intelligence, threats to cybersecurity will be indistinguishable. o Four major concern areas with artificial intelligence:  Trust, truth and democracy.  Safety.  Civil rights, liberties, discrimination and privacy.  Workers and the economy.  Supervisors are encouraged to reference the NACo website at NACo.org for additional highlights and information. ESTABLISH ORDER OF THE DAY – None. COMMUNICATIONS – Chairperson Nooyen summarized the following communications:  Seven Supervisors have to complete the January IT security training that was due February 8th. Please get this completed as soon as possible. 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 Michelle Uitenbroek to the 9-1-1 Communications Center Construction Project Oversight Committee, for the duration of the project. Supervisor Kostelny moved, seconded by Supervisor Lautenschlager, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. MICHELLE UITENBROEK IS APPOINTED TO THE 9-1-1 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Michelle Uitenbroek to the Appleton International Airport Terminal Expansion Project Oversight Committee, for the duration of the project. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor Cooke, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. MICHELLE UITENBROEK IS APPOINTED TO THE APPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL EXPANSION PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. February 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 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. Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor Wegand, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 98—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 98—2023-24. Supervisor Wegand moved, seconded by Supervisor Gabrielson, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 98—2023-24 IS RECONSIDERED. Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 98—2023-24 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. NEW BUSINESS – Resolution No. 103—2023-24 – Finance Committee. Approve to go on record in support of the City of Seymour Territory Amendment #2 to Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 4, as detailed in the attached document dated February 26, 2024; and recommend that the representative of Outagamie County on the City of Seymour TID Board of Review vote in favor of the amendment. Supervisor Cuff moved, seconded by Supervisor Klemp, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 103—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 104—2023-24 – Finance Committee. Approve to go on record in support of the City of Seymour Territory Amendment #1 to Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 5, as detailed in the attached document dated February 26, 2024; and recommend that the representative of Outagamie County on the City of Seymour TID Board of Review vote in favor of the amendment. Supervisor Krueger moved, seconded by Supervisor Koury, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 104—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 105—2023-24 – Health and Human Services Committee. Authorize and approve of increasing the following Supply line items in the 2024 budget: HHS Child Youth Family (2062040) by $2,342; Aging Services (2063090) by $2,342; Child Support (2064050) by $2,342; Mental Health (2066090) by $3,668; and decreasing the following Capital Outlay line items in the 2024 budget: HHS Child Youth Family (2062040) by $2,342; Aging Services (2063090) by $2,342; Child Support (2064050) by $2,342; Mental Health (2066090) by $3,668, for minor office equipment, as noted on the attached fiscal note. February 27, 2024 County Board Minutes Page 4 Supervisor Gabrielson moved, seconded by Supervisor McCabe, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 105—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 106—2023-24 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Authorize and approve transferring $550,000 from the Parks-Central Parking Lot Construction 21 Capital Outlay line item to the Parks-Pavilion 21 (non-debt) Capital Outlay line item, to combine funds for the Plamann Pavillion/Central Parking lot project, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Monfils moved, seconded by Supervisor Hammen, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 28 yes, 8 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 106—2023-24 IS ADOPTED. REPORTS – None. ADJOURNMENT Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor VanderHeiden to adjourn until March 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m. ___________________________________ Jeff King, County Clerk ROLL CALL SUMMARY FEBRUARY 27, 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 10 10 169 168 2. Miller 10 0 169 143 3. Smith 10 0 169 125 4. Patience 10 10 169 169 5. Gabrielson 10 10 169 154 6. Kostelny** 10 10 33 33 7. Hammen 10 10 169 152 8. Lawrence 10 0 169 144 9. Krueger 10 10 169 141 10. Lamers 10 10 169 164 11. Ferguson 10 10 169 169 12. McCabe 10 10 169 151 13. Wegand 10 9 169 101 14. Hermes 10 9 169 133 15. MacDonald 10 10 169 169 16. Schroeder 10 9 169 116 17. Croatt 10 0 169 126 18. Spears 10 10 169 107 19. Cooke 10 10 169 169 20. Santonato 10 10 169 129 21. Cuff 10 10 169 168 22. Hagen 10 10 169 164 23. Klemp 10 10 169 150 24. Thiede 10 9 169 153 25. Nooyen 10 10 169 169 26. Weinberg 10 10 169 152 27. Culbertson 10 0 169 147 28. Monfils 10 10 169 137 29. Winterfeldt 10 0 169 146 30. Nejedlo 10 10 169 167 31. Clegg 10 0 169 152 32. Thyssen 10 9 169 88 33. Vander Heiden 10 10 169 150 34. Rettler 10 0 169 106 35. Koury* 10 10 157 142 36. Lautenschlager 10 10 169 159 *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: Clegg, Croatt, Culbertson, Lawrence, Miller, Rettler, Smith, Wegand (late), Winterfeldt