Land Information

TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING October 31, 2024 Rod Adams , Bud Suckow, Tim Hansen , Catherine Lemke, Jaymi Kohn, Heather Dums , Justin Meyer, Sarah Holtz, Tracy Hartwig, were present. Darrell Thompson was absent. 1. Adams called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Lemke second by Suckow to approve the agenda of 8 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the August 27, 2024 meeting. A motion was made by Suckow, second by Lemke to approve the minutes of the August 27, 2024 meeting. Motion carried. 4. In Rem Land Sale Auction. Eight parcels were up for bid. No sealed bids were received. Parcel #1 Town of Medford 032 -00222-0000 minimum bid $400. Bid was awarded to Town of Medford for $400 plus $30 ROD fee. Parcel #2 Town of Rib Lake 038 -00205-0000 minimum bid $2800. Bid was awarded to David Cihasky for $5500 plus $30 ROD fee. Parcel #3 Village of Gilman 131-00329-0001 minimum bid $1500. No bids received. Parcel #4 Village of Gilman 131-00330-0001 minimum bid $300. No bids received. Parcel #5 Village of Gilman 131 -00335-0002 minimum bid $700. Bid was awarded to Chad Webster for $1000 plus $30 ROD fee. Parcel #6 Village of Gilman 131-00335-0003 minimum bid $300. Bid was awarded to Barbara Martin for $500 plus $30 ROD fee. Parcel # 7 Village of Gilman 131 -00335-0001 minimum bid $300. Bid was awarded to Chad Webster for $300 plus $30 ROD fee. Parcel #8 Village of Rib Lake 176-00045-0000 minimum bid $49,100. No bids received. 5. Discuss/Act on Unsold Parcels. Parcel #3 Village of Gilman 131 -00329-0001- Motion made by Hansen to set a new minimum bid amount of $200. No second. Motion failed. Motion made by Suckow, second by Lemke to set the new minimum bid at $300. Hansen opposed. Motion carried. Parcel #4 Village of Gilman 131 -330-0001- Motion made by Hansen, second by Suckow to set a new minimum bid of $100. Motion carried. Parcel #8 Village of Rib Lake 176 -00045-0000- Motion made by Lemke, second by Suckow to set new minimum bid at $5500. Motion carried. 6. Review/Act on 2024 Land Information Plan. Dums explained that the county needs to develop a land information plan every 3 years in order to be eligible for land information grant monies. She stated the plan lists projects that the county plans to use the grant monies for. She informed the board that the state had already approved the plan and just the committee’s approval was needed. Motion made by Lemke, second by Suckow to approve the 2025-2027 Taylor County Land Information Plan as presented. Motion carried. 7. Set new meeting date. Next meeting will be at the call of the chair. 8. Adjournment. Motion made by Suckow, second by Lemke to adjourn the meeting at 9:37 AM. TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING August 27, 2024 Rod Adams, Darrell Thompson, Bud Suckow, Tim Hansen, Dan Olson, Jaymi Kohn, Heather Dums, Justin Meyer, Sarah Holtz, Tracy Hartwig, and Kyle Noonan were present. Catherine Lemke was absent. 1. Adams called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda. A motion was made by Suckow second by Hansen to approve the agenda of 13 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the April 4, 2024 meeting. A motion was made by Suckow, second by Hansen to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2024 meeting. Motion carried. 4. Review/act on proposed 2025 Surveyor Budget. Dums presented the proposed 2025 budget with no changes from the previous year. A motion was made by Hansen, second by Suckow to approve the 2025 Surveyor budget. Motion carried. 5. Review/act on proposed 2025 Land Information Budget. Dums informed the board that no changes to the budget had been made from the previous year and that half of the GIS Technician’s salary was the only thing levied. A motion was made by Suckow, second by Hansen to approve the 2025 Land Information budget. Motion carried. 6. 2025 Ortho Project. Dums explained that the last ortho -imagery was completed in 2020 and the county has been updating this every 5 years so 2025 would be a flight year. She informed the committee the plan was to do the same resolutions as in 2020, with higher quality photos in the City, Villages, and around some of the lakes. The total cost would be $111,084. Dums stated they applied for a new grant this year that, if approved, could cover the cost of completing the entire county under the higher resolution. The grant would cover all of the upgrading, including what they were already planning to do and bring the county’s cost down to $74,784. They have not heard back yet on whether or not they’ve been approved for the grant. Either way, they’d like to move forward with the project, using land information grant funds to cover the costs. Hansen made a motion, second by Suckow to move forward with the project. Motion carried. 7. Surveying charges for county departments. Meyer explained that he does surveying work for other departments within the county from time to time and wanted clarity on whether he should be charging for time & materials. There was a questionnaire done from other counties showing some of them charge other departments time and materials within the county and 5 responded they charge but didn’t specify a rate in the questionnaire. Meyer proposed charging for time and materials if total time spent was over half of a day. Thompson stated he believed all time should be charged to better track what those departments were having him do. A motion was made by Thompson, second by Hansen to charge hourly rate of time and materials. Suckow opposed. Motion carried. 8. Large Format Copier Charges. Dums explained the Land Information Department has a large format copier/printer that they charge the public for use. The last time the fees were updated was back in 2009. She stated a new machine was purchased a couple years ago and since 2009 the costs have gone up. She told the committee that in coming up with a new fee chart, they took into consideration all the costs for paper, ink, and maintenance as well as a plan to be able to replace the machine one day when necessary. A motion was made by Hansen, second by Thompson to approve the new proposed fee chart as presented. Motion carried. 9. Discuss new procedures to follow per Act 207. Holtz explained how Act 207 changed the process of selling In Rem properties including timelines and being able to give properties to the municipality. Minimum bids now need to be at least the assessed value. If they do not sell, then a second land sale can be done with lower starting bids or offered to the municipality. Olson asked if both sales could be the same day. Holtz responded no. Holtz also stated single family occupied properties now can be purchased back by the owner for the amount owed to the county. The WCA is working on an ordinance to propose they cannot purchase properties back with all the liens wiped clean. Holtz added that previously, the county had to hold onto any extra proceeds for 5 years. Under the new act, if she can’t find the owner to give the proceeds to, the county needs to hold them 1 year and then can start the process of moving the proceeds to the general account. Adams asked if these were federal or state mandates. Holtz replied these were state changes. 10. Set minimum bids for In Rem parcels. Holtz went through what was owed on each property and what the assessed values were. A motion was made by Suckow, second by Hansen to set minimum bids as assessed values. 11. Set a tentative date for the In Rem Land Sale Auction. Land sale was tentatively set for October 24th at 9am. 12. Set new meeting date. Next meeting will be at the call of the Chair. 13. Adjournment. Suckow made a motion, second by Thompson to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 am. TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING April 4, 2024 Rod Adams, Ray Soper, Catherine Lemke, Bud Suckow, Tim Hansen, Heather Dums, Justin Meyer, Sarah Holtz, Larry Brandl, and Kyle Noonan were present. 1. Adams called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Suckow second by Hansen to approve the agenda of 6 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the October 20, 2023, meeting. A motion was made by Lemke, second by Hansen to approve the minutes of the October 20, 2023 meeting. Motion carried. 4. Approval to start In Rem process. Holtz handed out folders with information on parcels with 2020 delinquent taxes. 004-00729-0000- Holtz informed the board this parcel is only delinquent in 2020 due to a miscommunication between the owner and the mortgage company. A motion was made by Suckow, second be Soper to move the parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 032-000222-0000- A motion was made by Lemke, second by Hansen to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 032-00482-0000- A motion was made by Soper, second by Lemke to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 034-00438-0000- A motion was made by Hansen, second by Suckow to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 038-00205-0000- Holtz informed the committee that the highway department was interested in this parcel for road maintenance purposes. A motion was made by Lemke, second by Hansen to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Soper was opposed to the highway department keeping the parcel. Motion carried. 131-00329-0001- A motion was made by Lemke, second by Suckow to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 131-00330-0001- A motion was made by Lemke, second by Suckow to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 131-00335-0002- A motion was made by Soper, second by Lemke to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 131-00335-0003- A motion was made by Lemke, second by Hansen to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 131-00335-0001- A motion was made by Soper, second by Lemke to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 131-00355-0001- A motion was made by Lemke, second by Hansen to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 176-00045-0000- A motion was made by Hansen, second by Lemke to move this parcel into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 251-01342-0000 & 251-01344-0000- A motion was made by Suckow, second by Lamke to move both parcels into the In Rem process. Motion carried. 5. Set new meeting date. Next meeting will be at the call of the Chair. 6. Adjournment. Suckow made a motion, second by Lemke to adjourn the meeting at 9:24 am.