July 2024 Parks_Planning Meeting Packet

PARKS & RURAL PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA July 8th, 2024 – 11:30 a.m. Virtual/Remote Online via Webex and in person https://marquettecounty.my.webex.com/marquettecounty.my/j.php?MTID=m863af4401dd397328dca173bfd3688ed County Board Room – Services Center – 480 Underwood Avenue, Montello, Wisconsin Meeting Number (access): 2558 195 6926 Pass: 7cG5wBJmZQ4 Join By Phone: 1-408-418-9388 Pass: 72459256 Note: A citizen wishing to address the Committee/Board and attending the in-person meeting shall place his or her name on a sign-in sheet before the meeting is called to order and indicate in which town, city, or village the citizen resides or owns property prior to making a citizen comment. Those citizens attending remotely will ask to be recognized under the citizen comment portion of the meeting and will adhere to the same reporting process as those attending on-site. Civil discourse will be observed at all times. Committee: Ken Borzick, Mike Raddatz, Gary Doudna, Karen Wampler, Kathleen McGwin, Karen Christensen All Agenda Items Below Involve Potential for Discussion and Action. Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Review/Approve Agenda 3. Review/Approve Minutes of Prior Meeting 4. Citizen Comments/Concerns 5. Monthly Report & Updates 6. Ice Age Trail Alliance Report 7. Committee approval of Municipal and Organization Representatives 8. The committee may go to Closed Session under state statute 19.85(1) (g) “Conferring with Legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved”. (Timber Cutting) 9. The Committee will reconvene in Open Session under section 19.85 (2) if a vote is needed on items discussed in Closed Session. 10. John Muir History Route Update 11. Review May/June 2024 Monthly Expenses 12. Adjourn This is a public meeting. As such, all members, or a majority of the members of the County Board may be in attendance. While a majority of the County Board members or the majority of any given County Board Committee may be present, only the Parks & Rural Planning Committee will take official actions based on the above agenda. Anyone requiring special accommodation because of disability please contact the County Conservationist’s office, (608) 296-2815, 24 hours before scheduled meeting time so appropriate arrangements can be made. MARQUETTE COUNTY LAND & WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 438 Industrial Drive ♦ Suite 1 ♦ Westfield, WI 53964 ♦ Phone (608) 296-2815 PARKS AND RURAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes May 13th, 2024, 11:30pm Virtual/WebEx or in Person at Services Center-Demo Room 480 Underwood Ave. Montello WI. Chairman Borzick called the meeting to order at 11:30am. Members: Ken Borzick, Kathleen McGwin, Karen Wampler, Karen Christensen, Dave Benson. Others: Patrick Kilbey, Ron Barger, and Mary Walters. Wampler, 2nd by Christensen, motion to approve Agenda after deleting Agenda Items 7 & 8. Motion Carried. Benson, 2nd by Wampler, motion to approve the March 2024 Meeting Minutes. Motion Carried. Kilbey gave Monthly Report. Lower Locks: Highway graded the road for drainage and did ditch work. Gravel was also added on the first 1/3 of the road making entire road length new gravel in past 3 years. High Marq Students had workday helping with brushing stacking. Muir Park: Horse tie up was completed and communication has been made with Amish about not tying horses in woods. Discussion followed. High Marq. Students had workday and raked mulch and leveled ground from playground construction last year. Staff seeded entire disturbed area soon after. Frazer gave Ice Age Trail Alliance (IATA) report. IATA Volunteers will be working building trail south of Muir Park in July and will be utilizing Muir Park as a headquarters and with camping. Ice Age Trail development of County Parks Properties was discussed. Property Committee has given approval but consensus being Parks Committee should make it official too. Benson, 2nd by McGwin, motion to approve Ice Age Trail development where needed through the County owned park properties/systems. Motion Carried. McGwin thanked Frazer for his work and promotion of the Ice Age Trail in Marquette County. McGwin updated Committee that 172 new users were registered on the John Muir History App. Discussion followed on locations, QR Codes and signage. Committee reviewed March and April 2024 Expenses. Meeting was adjourned by Chairman. Vendor Invoice # Invoice Date Invoice Amt. Description VISA $75.00 Truck Fuel Daryl Christensen $3,500.00 Park Maintenance Contract LRS $143.00 Lower Locks restroom Holliday Shopping Center $9.89 Park Supplies Total: $3,727.89 SCHEDULE OF VOUCHERS This is to attest that the vouchers listed above have been examined and the expenditure approved. Parks & R. Planning- May Vendor Invoice # Invoice Date Invoice Amt. Description VISA LRS $143.00 Lower Locks Restroom Patrick Kilbey $29.48 Employee Expenses Marquette Cty. Highway Dept. $15,421.60 Lower Locks Roadwork Montello Yetis $8,237.75 Snowmobile Payment Trail Aids 2023-24 Neshkoro White River E-Z Riders $5,019.70 Snowmobile Payment Trail Aids 2023-24 Westfield White Trackers $8,632.19 Snowmobile Payment Trail Aids 2023-24 Endeavor Freedom Riders $7,534.06 Snowmobile Payment Trail Aids 2023-24 Oxford Sno-Mads $2,150.17 Snowmobile Payment Trail Aids 2023-24 Total: $47,167.95 SCHEDULE OF VOUCHERS This is to attest that the vouchers listed above have been examined and the expenditure approved. Parks & R. Planning-June