Motion to approve CREP field plans:  Brost/Licht.  Motion carried.

The Chair changed the order of the agenda.

Item #3 - Review Draft Comprehensive Plan Design.

D. Masterpole distributed and the Committee reviewed a draft report titled:  A Multi-Jurisdictional Approach for Comprehensive Planning in Chippewa County, The Final and Recommended Project Design Provided by the Comprehensive Plan Workgroup, (Updated 11/16/05).  The draft report (on file) outlines a project design for comprehensive planning in Chippewa County, which has been developed by an ad hoc staff workgroup, under the direction of the Administrative Committee. The content of the report is as follows:

1.         Background.

2.         Purpose.

3.         Methods.

4.         Overview of Multi-Jurisdictional Project Design.

                        A.        Responsibility for Jurisdictional Decision Making.

                        B.         Project Steering and Coordination.

                        C.         Structure for Information Exchange and Municipal Interactions.

                        D.        The Planning Process.

                        E.         Project Management and Administration.

                        F.         Public Information and Education.

                        G.         Project Timeframe and Schedule.

                        H.        Project Costs and Financing.

There was general discussion.  Discussion focused on the roles and responsibilities of the County and participating municipalities, and the project  timeframe and costs.  Additional discussion focused on the role of the proposed “Coordinating Council” and a support staff Technical Advisory Committee (T.A.C.).

A final report will be presented to the Administrative Committee in December, 2005. 

Item #2 - Introduce Approach to Pursue Outside Matching Grants Under Chippewa County Stewardship Fund.

D. Masterpole distributed and the Committee reviewed a handout titled:  Approach to Pursue Outside Matching Grants Under Chippewa County Stewardship Fund, (LCD 11/16/05).  The handout outlines the approaches that will be used to pursue outside matching grants which, if awarded, will be administered through the Chippewa County Stewardship Fund.

These options are as follows:

1.         Conduct grants search to identify freestanding corporate and nonprofit grant sources.  Apply following prescribed grant guidelines and timeframes.  (Examples: Friends of the Field (Miller Brewing), Sam’s Good Neighbor (Walmart), AgStar Fund (AgriBank), North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants (US FWS.)

2.         Conduct local corporate/business solicitations.  Use letter of inquiry.  Schedule followup meeting to explain County’s Stewardship Program with interested parties.

3.         Seek to be added to local list of community organizations as a potential recipient for community giving and estate endowments.

Provide the opportunity for direct giving and/or estate planning for residents who wish to contribute toward public land and parks acquisition.

4.         Other.

Committee members were invited to be actively involved in facilitating community contacts.

There was general discussion.   

Item #4 - Review Status of 2004 - 2005 Engineering Workload and Commitments.

S. Ebel and D. Nashold provided a PowerPoint report.  The report (on file) documents the scope of engineering services provided through the LCC, and the number and type of construction projects completed by the LCD engineering staff in 2005.

There was general discussion.

Discussion focused on Year 2005 accomplishments and the Year 2006 commitments. 

Item #5 - Report on Efforts to Establish Quality Control; 590 Nutrient Management Planning.

L. Richardson distributed and the Committee reviewed the following materials:

1.         Handout titled: Nutrient Management Plans, (11/17/05).  The handout provides general background about the 590 nutrient management standard and about nutrient plans in general.

            The subject content is as follows:

                        A.        What is a nutrient management plan (NMP)?

                        B.         What are the components of a NMP?

                        C.         Which landowners need NMPs?

                        D.        Why do landowners need a NMP?

                        E.         Who prepares the NMP?

                        F.         What are the roles of the LCD?

                        G.         What are the roles of the crop consultants?

                        H.        Preliminary results of quality control evaluation.

2.         Table titled: Landowners Required to have a Nutrient Management Plan, (11/17/05).  The table provides a summary of landowners in Chippewa County, and their contracted crop consultants, who have developed nutrient management plans as a requirement of a manure storage permit, or a state cost-share agreement.

There was general discussion.  Discussion focused on the process being used by the County to systematically inventory and evaluate the plans to assure that they comply with the 590 standard.

Item #6 - Discuss WLWCA Dues and Membership Status.

D. Masterpole reported that the 2005 WLWCA dues have now been updated and are paid in full.

There was general discussion regarding resolutions to be presented at the conference to be held December 7-9, 2005, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 

The next LCC meeting was scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2005, at 8:30 a.m.

Motion to adjourn: Rineck/Licht.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:50 a.m.