Parks and Public Works Committee

CITY OF PRESCOTT, WISCONSIN AUGUST 10, 2020 PARKS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a meeting of the Parks and Public Property Committee was held, Monday, August 10, 2020, Municipal Building, 800 Borner Street, Prescott, WI 54021. Call to Order: Alderperson Ruona called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Members present were Tom Oss and Rob Daugherty. City Administrator Jayne Brand represented staff. Seth Hudson of Cedar Corporation appeared by phone. Ruona/Daugherty motion to approve minutes for July 27, 2020 passed without a negative voice vote. Seth Hudson presented information regarding the riverfront project. The downtown assessor’s plat has been divided into two separate phases. Phase one is from the car bridge to Orange Street. The second phase is from Orange Street to the Eagle Point Condos. Phase one has been approved by the state and is in the 30 day review for the property owners. The property owners have been notified the plat is at city hall for them to review and sign. The one issue with this plat is a portion of Muddy Waters deck on public property. There is an easement which will be signed to allow for the deck to remain but if the deck needs to be replaced then the deck will need to meet setbacks. The second phase is dealing with railroad property and the city has had trouble with the railroad getting back to us. This phase will be filed with the state on August 15th for their 30 day review and during this time the railroad will be notified. Dustin LaBlonde, City Surveyor, Seth Hudson and Dennis Eaton met with Leo’s Landing regarding questions they had with property lines. The city has been informed they will receive a $600,000 LRIP grant in place of the MSL grant. Paperwork still needs to be received for the state for the LRIP grant. The design and bid documents for the courtesy dock will be completed and put out shortly. The city will need to apply from the DNR for new structure and piling. Cedar is also reviewing if there is a need for a state building permit. The plans will go out end of August to be awarded in September. The topo has been completed for the Freedom Park Trail so Cedar will put together a scope for design of the trail. The emergency road access was discussed. Seth Hudson asked about straightening out the road for better access. Seth will put together a scope for topo, surveying and permitting for the cost of $3,500. The committee review and discussed the farm land lease for the city’s compost site with Jeff & Jerry Kosin. Staff checked with the UW Extension Office for current lease pricing for farm land. At the time of the last lease the rate was $152 per acre. The current lease rate is $138 per acre. The city is receiving $11,124 per year for the land. The current tenants have been good tenants. Daugherty/Ruona motion to recommend to extend the farm land lease for two more years at the rate of $11,124 per year passed without a negative voice vote. Alderperson Oss asked where we were with the issues at each marina. City Administrator Brand stated the DNR has asked to allow them to work on the issues first. Oss asked if there was a violation of the lease. At this time it does not appear to be a violation of the lease but will wait for information from the DNR. Daugherty/Ruona motion to adjourn passed without a negative voice vote. Respectfully Submitted, Jayne M. Brand City Administrator