Planning, Resources, Agriculture & Extension Committee

Meeting Time: 4:00 P.M. 2nd & 4th Thursdays Location: Administration Building - Room 119 Chairperson: Jacob Van Dixhorn Vice-Chairperson: Keith Abler Secretary: Michael Ogea Members: Al Bosman James Baumgart Michael Rammer (**) ( ** - not a County Board Member)

PLANNING, RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE & EXTENSION  COMMITTEE  RESPONSIBILITIES (According to Chapter: 2, Rule: 12 of the Sheboygan County Code Book) (a) To serve as liaison with the County Planning Department and conservation, snowmobile, and recreation clubs; and in that capacity to confer with them from time to time concerning the operation of their offices and to provide oversight for the supervision, management, and control of the operation of the Marsh Park, Gerber Lakes, and County owned or operated public access to public waters, and County administered recreation trails. (b) To work toward the coordination of the zoning and building ordinances and land use planning of the various municipalities. (c) To develop data regarding the industrial needs, advantages, and sites in the County, to otherwise promote the industrial and commercial activity of the County and to provide the continued improvement of the industrial and commercial climate of the County. (d) To cooperate with the Transportation Committee in the oversight of wayside and highway parks and access highway rights of way. (e) To have the responsibility and authority for carrying out the purposes of the County Solid Waste Management System and when acting in that capacity, it shall be known as the County Solid Waste Authority [Wis. Stat. § 59.70(2)]. (f) To serve as liaison between the County Board and the Board of Adjustments. (g) To lease, regulate, and manage the landfill site property. (h) To act as the County Rural Planning Committee pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 27.019. (i) To exercise the oversight responsibilities of the non motorized transportation pilot program with the Transportation Committee. The Chairperson of the Planning, Resources, Agriculture, and Extension Committee shall act as the Chair of any joint meeting held with the Transportation Committee for this purpose. (j) To act as the Committee on Agriculture and Extension Education [Wis. Stat. § 59.56(3)]. (k) To serve as the Land Conservation Committee of Sheboygan County (Wis. Stat. § 92.06). [The chairperson of the County USDA Farm Service Agency Committee created under 16 U.S.C., § 590h(b), shall also be a member when the Committee is acting in this capacity, all in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 92.06(1)(b)(2).] (l) This Committee is hereby specifically delegated the authority to enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding on behalf of Sheboygan County with regard to those matters within its statutory authority enumerated in the above mentioned under Wis. Stat. chs. 91 and 92. (m) To consider applications for Farmland Preservation Agreements under the provisions of Wis. Stat. §§ 91.11 through 91.23 and to make the determination for the County Board as to whether the applications should be granted or rejected. In the event the Committee rejects an application, the Committee shall include a written statement of the reasons for its recommendation for rejection. The Committee shall use only the statutory criteria in making its rejection. The Committee shall use only the statutory criteria in making its determination unless this County Board by resolution has specifically established other criterion which enhances the agricultural preservation purposes of the law, which additional criterion shall be on file with the County Clerk and available to any applicants if such other criterion is so established. (n) To serve as liaison with the Register of Deeds. (o) To cooperate with the University of Wisconsin and the local U.W. College staff whenever necessary and requested in the development of the educational phases of the U.W. College or other related matters.