September 26, 2023 County Board Meeting
Agenda - Outagamie County Board
Office of the County Clerk, September 26, 2023.
The Board meets pursuant to adjournment, and is 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 of the Board of Supervisors. Board Chairperson requests the Board's confirmation regarding excused members.
Pledge of Allegiance - Offered by Chairperson Nooyen.
Minutes of the September 12, 2023 County Board Meeting(PDF, 97KB)
Special Order of Business
- Pam Seidl, Executive Director, Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, will report on tourism and its impact on Outagamie County
Establish Order of the Day
Communications
Communication Referral List(PDF, 419KB)
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 – Individual speakers are limited to three minutes per speaker. Per Ordinance No. B—2023-24, amending Chapter 2, Section 2-49 Rule 6 – Appearance of Non-Board Members, of the Outagamie County Code of Ordinances, “Public participation is limited to Outagamie County residents, owners of businesses in Outagamie County, or Outagamie County property taxpayers.”
Appointments
- County Executive Nelson nomination for appointments to the Department of Recycling and Solid Waste and Highway Department Facility and Land Use Oversight Committee(PDF, 7MB) of Alison Bong, Paul Farrell, Dean Steingraber, Jeff Tetzlaff, and Anne Van, for the duration of the project.
- County Executive Nelson nomination for appointments(PDF, 4MB) of Scott Volberding, Paul Farrell, Alison Bong, and Thomas Nelson to the Appleton International Airport Terminal Expansion Project Oversight Committee, for the duration of the project.
- County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Anne Van(PDF, 644KB) to the Outagamie County Local Emergency Planning Committee, said term expiring June 30, 2025.
Unfinished Business
New Business
- Resolution No. Z-4—2023-24(PDF, 355KB) – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning and Land Conservation Committee. Approve the rezone request for the Town of Grand Chute for parcel 101038010, from the Local Commercial District to the R-3 Single-Family Attached Residential District for a future single-family residential condominium development in the Town of Grand Chute, as depicted on the attachments.
- Resolution No. 46—2023-24(PDF, 20KB) – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning, and Land Conservation Committee. Approve to request that the Wisconsin State Legislature revise Wis. Stat. § 66.0401(1m) and Wis. Stat. § 196.491, as noted on the resolution, to grant Wisconsin counties the authority to responsibly site utility-scale solar installations, to maintain orderly planning and comply with the statutory requirement laid out in Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(3) to adhere to the objectives, goals, and policies contained in the County’s comprehensive plan.
- Resolution No. 47—2023-24(PDF, 8MB) – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning, and Land Conservation Committee. Authorize and approve execution of the attached Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program Grant Contract between the Great Lakes Commission and the Outagamie County Land Conservation Department, and approve of increasing the following line items in the Land Conservation Grants Cost Center: Intergovernmental Revenues by $116,541; Purchased Services by $95,325; Salaries by $13,660; Fringe Benefits by $6,556; Travel/Training by $1,000, as noted on the attached fiscal note.
- Resolution No. 48—2023-24(PDF, 470KB) – Finance Committee. Authorize and approve the following Central Services line items: increase Capital Outlay by $16,000, and decrease the Salaries by $11,000, and decrease the Fringe Benefits by $5,000, as noted on the attached fiscal note, to purchase a folding machine and document cutter for the Central Services Department.
- Resolution No. 49—2023-24(PDF, 7MB) – Finance Committee. Support the attached Town of Freedom Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 3 Project Plan, and recommend that the County representative on the Town of Freedom TID Board of Review vote in favor of this plan.
- Resolution No. 50—2023-24(PDF, 12KB) – Highway, Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. Authorize the Recycling and Solid Waste Director, Acting Director, Interim Director, Recycling Manager, or Solid Waste Manager to act on behalf of the County to sign and submit applications to the Department of Natural Resources for financial assistance, sign necessary documents, and submit a final report, as defined by §287.23 and §287.24, Wis. Stats., and Chapter NR 542, 544 Wis. Admin. Code.
- Resolution No. 51—2023-24(PDF, 1MB) – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Approve to grant We Energies an easement for parcel number 311672311 in the City of Appleton, as noted on the resolution and attachments.
Reports
Accommodation Notice
Any person requiring special accommodations who wishes to attend this meeting should telephone (920) 832-5077 at least 24 hours in advance.