Parks Rural Planning December Meeting Packet

MARQUETTE COUNTY LAND & WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 438 Industrial Drive ♦ Suite 1 ♦ Westfield, WI 53964 ♦ Phone (608) 296-2815 PARKS AND RURAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Monday, December 13th, 2021 12:30 p.m. In Person at Services Center-Demo Room 480 Underwood Ave. Montello WI. Or Virtual/Online via WebEx https://marquettecounty.my.webex.com/marquettecounty.my/j.php?MTID=m3f9a42120f0d803014ae1872b402b2fb Meeting #/Code 2559 586 5753 Pass: nrGNvbaW338 Phone Only Dial 1-408-418-9388 Pass: 67468229 Bob Miller, Al Gibeaut, Gary Doudna, Karen Wampler, Kathleen McGwin, Kathy Jo Locke, 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. Monthly Report & Update 5. Fall Project Summary & Wrap-up a. Lower Locks parking expansion b. Cty. Rd. C/Mecan crossing access upgrade 6. Muir Park Water/Drinking Well Update 7. Marquette Park on Mont’Leau River Development Update 8. Snowmobile Trail Pre-Season Updates 9. Recreational GIS/Mapping Public App. Demonstration 10. John Muir History App Usage Update 11. Approve Sept.-November 2021 Vouchers 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 September 13th, 2021 12:30pm Virtual/WebEx or in Person at Services Center-Demo Room 480 Underwood Ave. Montello WI. Chairman Miller called the meeting to order at 12:30pm. Committee Members: Robert Miller, Al Gibeaut, Kathy Jo Locke, Gary Doudna, Kathleen McGwin & Karen Christensen. Others: Patrick Kilbey, Keri Solis, Mary Walters, Ron Barger. Gibeaut, 2nd by Christensen, motion to approve Agenda as mailed. Motion Carried. Locke, 2nd by Doudna, motion to approve the August 2021 Meeting Minutes. Motion Carried. Kilbey gave Monthly Report. Lower Locks side road parking project to be started soon. Herbicide treatments were done at Lower Locks and the County Impound yard. Mulching will be done at the Apuckawa trail with the High Marq. Students later in September. Bow Benders event in August went well at Muir Park. Upcoming Invasive Workshop in October will be held at Muir Park. Kilbey gave Muir Park Drinking Well project update. ARPA funds were approved. Well cost will exceed the proposed $17,900 to $20,379 (over by $2,439) due to electrical work that is needed for the well. 2021 Parks Budget will be able to cover the additional funds needed. Kilbey updated Committee on Apuckawa Landing Well water upgrades for drinking and boat washing station. Estimated budget is $11,700 with $4,407 in grants available for an actual cost of $7,293. Discussion was had on submitting this request to Ad-Hoc committee for ARPA Funding. Gibeaut, 2nd by Locke to approve water supply upgrades at Apuckawa Landing using grant funds and forwarding the project and remaining balance to ARPA Ad-Hoc Committee for possible funding. Motion Carried. Kilbey and Barger presented 2022 Parks & Rural Planning Budget as presented with zero increase over 2021 budget. Discussion followed. Locke, 2nd by Gibeaut to approve 2022 Parks & Rural Planning Budget with zero levy increase and. forward to Executive & Finance Committee for final approval. Motion Carried. Kilbey gave update on the Marquette Park on Mont’Leau River. The Highway Department will have walking trail, fishing access spurs and boardwalk bridge completed by end of year. McGwin gave update on Muir App. The App had 397 visits and 793 page views last month. Of those users, 79% of them were new visitors. Bike route will be going on the App. New Mobile App signs have been ordered. McGwin also gave update on Ice Age Trail. Signs were ordered for the trail. Volunteers are helping fill in sink holes on the Ice Age Trail. Gibeaut, 2nd by Christensen, motion to approve August 2021 Expenses. Motion Carried. Meeting adjourned by the Chairman at 1:35 p.m. Meeting Vendor Invoice # Invoice Date Invoice Amt. Description Patrick Kilbey $29.42 Employee Expenses Country Plumber $125.00 Lower Locks Restroom Kathleen McGwin $200.00 Sign Reimbursement Country Plumber $37.50 LL Restroom Season Closeout Virchs True Valu $39.95 Park Supplies Adams-Columbia Elec. Coop. $3,938.27 Muir Park Well Work VISA $99.05 Park Supplies/Menards VISA -$5.16 Menards tax refund Marq. Cty. Highway Dept. $292.33 Muir Sign/Truck Fuel Marq. Cty Highway Dept. $8,939.65 Park work & Truck Fuel Daryl Christensen $3,500.00 Park Maintenance 4th Quarter Sam's Well Drilling $5,975.00 Muir well Holliday Shopping Center $34.68 Park Supplies Total: $23,205.69 SCHEDULE OF VOUCHERS This is to attest that the vouchers listed above have been examined and the expenditure approved. P & R Planning Sept. & Oct. 2021 Meeting Vendor Invoice # Invoice Date Invoice Amt. Description Patrick Kilbey $29.15 Employee Expenses VISA $884.25 Muir Park Well work Holiday True Value $53.66 Park supplies Marq. Cty. Highway Dept. $17,518.43 Park Work Piers Plus $1,500.00 Dock Removal-5 Piers Marq. Cty. Highway Dept. $1,274.12 Park Work KW Electric $1,595.02 Muir electric work Adams-Columbia Electric Coop. $27.81 Muir Electric charge Total: $22,882.44 SCHEDULE OF VOUCHERS This is to attest that the vouchers listed above have been examined and the expenditure approved. P & R Planning November 2021