Land Information

TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING December 10, 2021 Lester Lewis, Ray Soper, Dave Roiger, Jim Metz, John Easterly, Sarah Holtz, Heather Dums, Kyle Noonan, Coleen Handrick, Tina Smith, Jaymi Kohn, and Larry Brandl were present. 1. Lewis called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Soper second by Roiger to approve the agenda of 9 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the November 5, 2021 meeting. A motion made by Roiger, second by Soper to approve the minutes of the November 5, 2021 meeting. Motion carried. 4. 2022 WLIP Base Budget, Strategic Initiative & Training/Education Grant Applications. A motion made by Roiger, send by Soper to approve the grant applications. Motion carried. Base Budget Grant of $58,304. ▪ Multi-function large format printer - $30,995. ▪ Parcel Mapping, ROD Indexing/Imaging - $13,939. ▪ Survey Grade GPS Receivers/Accessories - $13,370. Strategic Initiative Grant of $60,000. ▪ Remonument/Rediscover PLSS corners and establish survey-grade coordinates. Training & Education Grant of $1,000. 5. GPS Demonstration Tabled - A motion made by Roiger, second by Soper. Motion carried. 6. County Surveyor’s attendance of 2022 WSLS Institute. A motion was made by Soper second by Roiger to app rove Meyer to attend the 2022 WSLS Institute Convention. Motion carried. 7. Public input. None. 8. Set new meeting date. Call of Chair. 9. Adjourn Roiger made a motion to adjourn at 10:15 am, Soper second. Motion carried. TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING November 5, 2021 Lester Lewis, Ray Soper , Sarah Holtz , Dave Roiger , Heather Dums , Kyle Noonan , Colleen Handrick, Tina Smith, Jaymi Kohn, and Larry Brandl were present. 1. Lewis called the meeting to order at 8:45 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Soper second by Lewis to approve the agenda of 7 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the October 8, 2021 meeting. A motion made by Soper, second by Lewis to approve the minutes of the October 8, 2021 meeting. Motion carried. 4. In Rem Land Sale Auction Parcel # 030-00292-0003 in the Town of McKinley was awarded to the Taylor County Highway Dept. The Highway Dept. will pay the $30.00 ROD fee. Nine parcels were up for bids. One sealed bid was received for the McKinley parcel # 030-00214-0000. Seven bidders were present. Parcel # 1 Town of Cleveland 008-80067-0000 minimum bid $300.00. Bid was awarded to Kurt Wiemer for $300.00 plus $30.00 ROD fee. Parcel # 2 Town of Cleveland 008-80069-0001 minimum bid $ 200.00. Bid was awarded to Brenda Hanrahan for $900.00 plus $30.00 ROD fee Parcel # 3 Town of Cleveland 008-80069-0003 minimum bid $1 00.00. Bid was awarded to Brenda Hanrahan for $100.00 plus $30.00 ROD fee. Parcel # 4 Town of McKinley 030-00214-0000 minimum bid $1 00.00. Bid was awarded to Will Petska for $ 532.00 plus $30.00 ROD fee. (A sealed bid was opened from La rry Monroe for ($531.00) Parcel # 5 Town of Rib Lake 038-00963-0002 minimum bid $1 .00. Bid was awarded to Gary Becke for $1.00 plus $30.00 ROD fee. Parcel # 6 Village of Lublin 146-00100-0000, 146-00101-0000, and 146 -00102-0000 minimum bid $1 00.00 for all three parcels . Bid was awarded to Carol & Jim Guentner for $10 0.00 plus $30.00 ROD fee. 5. Public input. None 6. Set new meeting date. Next meeting will be on Friday, Dece mber 10 th, immediately following the Law Enforcement meeting. Approximately at 10:00AM 7. Adjourn Roiger made a motion to adjourn at 9:25 am, Soper second. Motion carried. TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING October 8, 2021 Lester Lewis, Dave Roiger, Ray Soper, Sarah Holtz, Kyle Noonan, Jaymi Kohn, Larry Brandl, Dan Olson, Colleen Handrick, and Bob Meyer were present. was absent. 1. Lewis called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Soper, second by Roiger to approve the agenda of 10 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the September 1, 2021 meeting. A motion made by Lewis, second by Roiger to approve the min utes of the September 1, 2021 meeting. Motion carried. 4. Finalize minimum bids for all properties being sold in the Land sale Auction. Discussion was had and tentative minimum bids previously set for the following parcels are agreed on by all board members. Please see amounts below: George White 008-80067-0000 $300.00 E. Keefers 008-80069-0001 $200.00 E. Keefers 008-80069-0003 $100.00 George Musteikas 030-00214-0000 $100.00 *Donald Nagel 030-00292-0003 $50.00 (Removed from list ing as t he Highway Department wants this right-a-way parcel) John Heiser 038-00963-0002 $1.00 Dennis Blume 146-00100-0000 Sell all three Dennis Blume 146-00101-0000 parcels together Dennis Blume 146-00102-0000 for $100.00 Roiger made a motion to e xcept the above minimum bids for each parcel listed, Soper second. Motion carried. 5. Confirm the In Rem Land Sale Auction date and time and publication. The In Rem sale for November 5, 2021 at 9:00 AM was approved by Roiger, second by Soper. Motion ca rried. Land Information meeting will convene immediately following the sale if needed. 6. Discuss/act on purchase of a GPS Receiver. Meyer informed the board that both of his GPS receivers are now not working. He is currently borrowing Land Conservations GPS. Meyer and E asterly do a lo t of work in October thru November beca use of the trees losing their leaves and they can get better reception. He requested buying two new receivers. The cost for two receivers and a base would be $50,262.80. This type of receiver is designed to work better in heavily wooded areas which is where most of their work is done. Meyer informed the board that he has the funds to purchase the GPS receivers using money from Strategic Initiative Grant work. Roiger made a motion to al low Meyer to purchase two receivers and a base for $50,262.80, Soper second. Motion carried 7. Review/act on 2021 Land Information Plan Meyer informed the board that this countywide plan for land records modernization is required for participating in the Wisconsin Land Information Program (WLIP). The purpose of the plan is to meet WLIP funding eligi bility requirements necessary for receiving grants and retaining fees for land information. It is also a plan to improve the efficiency of government and provid e improved government services to businesses and County residents. Th e plan is similar to the previous three-year plan. Soper made a motion to approve the 2021 Land Information Plan, second by Roiger. Motion carried. 8. Public input. Meyer informed the board that he has finished field work where he placed the points alon g the easterly line of the Campus property. In the process it was confirmed that the neighboring property has fencing and a mink shed that encroach on County property. Meyer went on to say that there ar e a great number o f mink cages and other debris scattered on county land along this line. Earlier s urveys showed tha t previous and current owners have encroached on the County’s property. Adjoining property is now for sale. Survey was done s o that new owners will know where their boundary lines are. 9. Set new meeting date. Next meeting date will be after the In Rem sale if needed on November 5, 2021 at 9:00 AM 10. Adjournment. Roiger made a motion to adjourn at 9:30 am, Soper second. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Holtz, County Treasurer TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING September 1, 2021 Lester Lewis, Dave Roiger, Sarah Holtz , Tina Smith, Kyle Noonan , Jaymi Kohn, Larry Brandl, Heather Dums, Colleen Handrick, Courtney Graff, and Bob Meyer where present. Ray Soper was absent. 1. Lewis called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Roiger to amend the current agenda adding discuss ion and possible action on GPS Receiver con cerns second by Lewis to appro ve the agenda of now 12 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the May 27, 2021 meeting. A mot ion made by Roiger, second by Lewis to approve the minutes of the May 27 , 2021 meeting. Motion carried. 4. Review/act on proposed 2022 Surveyor budget. Meyer informed the board that no changes to the budget has been made from previous years. Operational’ s would be covered by carryover monies Roiger made a motion to approve the Surveyors 2022 budget, Lewis second. Motion carried. 5. Review/act on proposed 2022 Land Information budget. Meyer informed the board that no changes to the budget has been made from the previous years. Meyer requested levied money to pay for ½ salary of Land Information Specialist. All other costs will be covered by retained fee monies. Roiger made a motion to approve the Land Information budget, Lewis second. Motion carried. 6. Discuss/act on purchase of a GPS Receiver. Meyer informed the board that one of his GPS receivers is not working . He would like to purchase two ne w GPS receivers if possible as the o ther two wer e purchased used in 2010 . Meyer requested buying two new receivers and using the old one as a bac kup. He believes the cost for two receivers would be between $20,000.00 and 30,0 00.00. Meyer informed the boar d that he has the funds to purchase the GPS receivers using money from Strategic Initiative Grant work. Lewis made a motion to allow Meyer to purchase two receivers not to exceed $30,000.00 , Roiger second. Motion carried 7. D iscuss/act on request from the Register of Deeds to u tilize the L IO e ducation grant money for WRDA 2021 Fall Conference, with cost not to exceed $500.00 Meyer informed the board that he receives $1000.00 grant money from the State every year that is to be used for education al purposes. Meyer uses that fund t o attend his conferences every year. Roiger made a motion to allow Kohn to utilize the LIO education grant money to attend the WRDA 2021 Fall Conference, not to exceed $500.00, Lewis second. Motion carried. 8. Set a tentative date for In Rem Land Sale Auction. Discussion was had with Graff and Holtz as to the timeline and a tentative date has been set for the In Rem sale for November 5th, 2021, at 9:00 AM , Land Information meeting will convene immediately following the sale. 9. Discuss/act on parcels that have not been redeemed. Discussion was had and tentative minimum bids were set for the following parcels: George White 008-80067-0000 $300.00 E. Keefers 008-80069-0001 $200.00 E. Keefers 008-80069-0003 $100.00 George Musteikas 030-00214-0000 $100.00 Donald Nagel 030-00292-0003 $50.00 John Heiser 038-00963-0002 $1.00 Dennis Blume 146-00100-0000 Sell all three Dennis Blume 146-00101-0000 parcels together Dennis Blume 146-00102-0000 for $100.00 Roiger made a motion to except the above tentative minimum bids for each parcel listed above, Lewis second. Motion carried. 10. Public input. N/A 11. Set new meeting date. Inspection of In Rem properties will be scheduled for October 8 th, 2021, at 9:00 am . The Environmental Assessment Committee will leave by van for the inspection and will adjourn after the inspections. Discuss and act on minimum bids, future land auction, and eviction process for any occupied properties to follow the inspection. 12. Adjournment. Roiger made a motion to adjourn at 10:00 am, Lewis second. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Holtz, County Treasurer TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING May 27, 2021 Lester Lewis, Dave Roiger, Dan O lson, Sarah Holtz , Kyle Noonan , Jaymi Kohn, Larry Brandl, Heather Dums, Colleen Handrick, Courtney Graff, and Bob Meyer where present. Ron Wimmer was on the phone. Ray Soper was absent. 1. Lewis called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Roiger second by Lewis to approve the age nda of 11 items. Motion carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the January 28, 2021 meeting. A mot ion made by Roiger, second by Lewis to approve the minutes of the January 28, 2021 meeting. Motion carried. 4. The Committee may take action to approve the tr ansfer of the In Rem Propert y for 2020, List # 2 (Parcels 251 -01398-0000 and 251 -00523-0000) to the City of Medford, pursuant to Wis. Stat. 75.69(2). Holtz informed the board that she has re ceived the payment of $18,974.59 from the City of Medford for these two parcels. Graff has drafted a deed and Holtz has the $30.00 filing fee. Graff was looking for a motion that states specifically the motion to sell the Pierce property to the City of Medford. Numerous meeting minutes made mention of the sale but was not clearly stating the facts. A motion was made by Roiger to approve the sale of the Pierce property to the City of Medford , second by Lewis. Motion carried. Holtz addressed who would be p aying the 2021 tax bill becaus e the parcel will not become tax exe mpt until 2022. She was advised by the board to send the bill to the City of Medford, and it would be their responsibility to pay the bill. 5. Discuss/act on request by Ron Wimmer regardi ng County parcel # 020 -00386-0000. Ron Wimmer attended this part of the meeting via phone . He is requesting to have the County deed him this little railroad righ t -a-way pa rcel. Lewis informed him th at it would be his responsibility to pay the filin g fees and any other cha rges that are accrued, Wimmer agreed. Roiger made a motion to deed parcel number 020 -00386-0000 to Ron Wimmer, second by Lewis. Motion carried. The County Clerk will draft the deed and Holtz will get information from Wimmer and any payment owed. 6. Discuss/act on purchase of a Ratio Plot base 3.9 upgrade for Ricoh RW-3600 series. Meyer informed the board that there ha ve been some issues with the computer connected with the Large Format Scanner not being compatible with Windows 10 . The IT Department disconnected the c omputer from the network and now any scanning/printing must be do ne with a thumb drive. The scanner was purchased in 2008 and to re place it would cost over $9000.00. A computer and the software would cost $1075.00. The money to purchase this would come out of the Large Cop ier Revenue. Roiger made a motion for Meyer to purchase the new computer and software for the scanner, Lewis second. Motion carried. 7. Set a tentative date for In Rem Land Sale Auction. Discussion was had with Graff and Holtz as to the t imeline and a tentative date has been set for the In Rem sale for September 24, 2021 at 9:00 AM. 8. Discuss/give direction to T reasurer as to who need s to be sent certified letters for In Rem process. Holtz informed the boa rd that she did not think it was necessary to send ce rtified mailings to easements for Electric Companies/ Telephone Companies, or mineral rights. The In Rem process does not affect t he property itself. Graff will do more research and give Holtz a written statement on her legal thoughts about this. Possibility of sending notice thru the normal postal service. 9. Public input. N/A 10. Set new meeting date. Next meeting will be at call of Chair. 11. Adjournment. Roiger made a motion to adjourn at 9:05 am, Lewis second. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Holtz, County Treasurer TAYLOR COUNTY LAND INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETING January 28, 2021 Lester Lewis, Dave Roiger, Ray Soper, Dan Olson, Roxy Kahan, Kyle Noonan, Jaymi Kohn, Larry Brandl, Connie Kraegenbrink were present, Colleen Handrick, Courtney Graff and Linda Daniels were virtual. 1. Lewis called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 2. Approve Agenda A motion was made by Roiger second by Soper to approve the agenda of 8 items. Motio n carried. 3. Approve Minutes of the December 11, 2020 meeting. A motion made by Roiger, second by Lewis to approve the minutes of the December 11, 2020 meeting. Motion carried. 4. Act on the retirement Resolution for Sara Nuernberger Register of Deeds. A motion was made by Roige r to approve the Retirement Resolut ion for Sara Nuernbe rger, second by Soper. Motion carried. Board members signed the Resolution. 5. In Rem 2020 list #2 update. Courtney explained that the #2 is the proceeding number for circuit court of our In Rem process for the year of 2020. This property is the Joe Pierce property. The process should be complet ed by April 5, 2021. At tha t time , the County will take the property. The City of Medford will exercise their right per C hapter 75 to take the property. Mr. Pierce was personally served. 6. Public input. N/A 7. Set new meeting date. Next meeting will be at call of Chair. 8. Adjournment. Roiger made a motion to adjourn at 9:07 am, Soper second. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Roxy M. Kahan, Chief Deputy Treasurer