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January 12, 1999

TIME:
10:00am - Noon
Tuesday, January 12, 1999

PLACE:
Ozaukee County Administrative Center Auditorium
121 West Main Street
Port Washington

AGENDA:

1. Welcome and Introductions
   Steve Seyfert, Citizen Co-Chair

2. Discuss membership Expansion
   Sharon Gayan, Department of Natural Resources

3. Review and Prioritize Partnership Goals
   Carolyn Johnson, UW-Extension

4. Review Draft Partnership Agreement
   Partnership Agreement Work Group: Dave Fowler, Sharon Gayan,
   Carolyn Johnson, Angie Tornes, Bill Waldron

5. What's Next? Discuss What We Want to Accomplish and When
   Carolyn Johnson, UW-Extension

6. Discuss Next Meeting Date, Place and Agenda
   Proposed time & place:
   Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 10 AM to Noon
   Schlitz Audubon Center
   1111 E. Brown Deer Road
   Bayside
   Host: Buffy Cheek

7. Announcements and Other Business

8. Public Comments
   
   

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January 12, 1999

Attendance:
David Fowler - Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Sharon Gayan - Wis. Department of Natural Resources
Andy Holschbach - Ozaukee Co. Land Conservation Department
Carolyn Johnson - U.W. Extension
Jim Lubner - U.W. Sea Grant Institute
Dan Lynch - Natural Resources Conservation Service
Sheldon Myerchin - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
David Schilling - Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Steve Seyfert - Ozaukee - Washington Land Trust
Angie Tornes - National Park Service
Frank Trcka - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Don Voith - Mayor, City of Glendale
Bill Waldron - Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture

Absent:
Gary Buntrock - Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association
Elizabeth Cheek - Schlitz Audubon Center
Bill Hanbury - Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitor Bureau
Jim Hess - Wisconsin Woodlands Owners Association
Peter McAvoy - 16th Street Community Health Center
Rod Pfeiffer - Wisconsin Well Water Association
John Schultz - Federation of Environmental Technologists
Dan Stoffel - Washington County Land Conservation Committee/Farmer
Claire Vanderslice - Wisconsin Conservation Congress

Guests:
John Feltes - Waubeka Resident

1. Welcome and Introduction
   Co-Chair Steve Seyfert welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for coming.

2. Repair of Minutes from 12-9-98

   • Identify the resident from Waubeka on the attendance list as John Feltes.

   • Correct the spelling on the attendance list from Voigt to Voith.

   • Correct the spelling of Henry Ruess to Henry Reuss in the section "Report on the Mid-Kettle Moraine Planning Process.

   • Correct the type of handouts given out by Angie Tornes to Brochure on the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program.

   Corrections will be made to Partner Web Page and the revised minutes will be sent within the week.

3. membership Expansion
   Sharon Gayan gave the following update on the status of possible members to be added:

   • Marlene Johnson has accepted a member position to represent the residents of Milwaukee. Marlene is an Alderwoman for the City of Milwaukee and represents constituents in the Brewer Hill Area.

   • Ken Albinger, President of the Farm Bureau will be contacted by letter requesting a representative of the Farm Bureau become a member to represent farm interests.

   • Matt Maroney of the Metropolitan Builders Association of Greater Milwaukee recommended Kevin Dittmar who represents the Metropolitan Association of Realtors. Kevin has accepted a member position to represent the builders and realtors. Mike Ruzicka will be contacted also.

   • We are still looking for a representative for the business community. If you have suggestions, please give them to Tom Majewski (414) 263-8522.

   • Barbara Crosser, representing towns has resigned and thanked the Partner Team for the opportunity to represent the Towns. Barb requested that the new representative be a town chairperson. The Chairs will contact the Towns Association for a recommendation.

   • Frank Trcka and Dave Fowler will ask Bob Boucher for a representative of the Friends of the Menomonee River or other environmental groups to serve on the partner team.

4. Partnership Goals
   Six additional goals were added to the list of goals developed at the last meeting. The additional goals were:

   • Implement the Milwaukee River Remedial Action Plan.

   • Conduct a mass balance study for 12 miles of Cedar Creek. The mass balance study would include:

     1. where PCBs are located

     2. where PCBs are going

     3. How they are being transported

     4. How much is staying put

   • Develop a user-friendly program for addressing failing septic systems.

   • Promote Smart Growth initiatives in the Milwaukee River Basin.

   • Continue to examine landfills abandoned before 1972 for drinking water health risks in the Milwaukee River Basin.

   • Address the problems associated with milkhouse waste.

5. Eliminating Duplicate Partnership Goals
   The team discussed how to eliminate duplicates from the list of goals brainstormed at our last meeting. The revised list is attached.

   A sub-committee consisting of Carolyn Johnson, Angie Tornes, Dave Fowler, and Sharon Gayan will work on refining the goals for the next meeting in February.

   A decision on how goals will be voted on (weighted vs. non-weighted) will be decided at the next meeting. Voting will then take place on prioritizing the goals.

6. Partnership Agreement
   The team discussed changes to the draft partnership agreement. The revised agreement is attached.

7. What is Next to Accomplish?

   1. Prioritize goals

   2. Discuss public affairs/education strategy

   3. Permanent additions to agenda

      1. Information exchange

      2. Available financial assistance

   4. Discuss DNR work planning initiatives related to the Partner goals

   5. Discuss opportunities for collaboration

   6. Attain signatures on the Partnership Agreement

   7. Develop a Partners' work plan at meeting after next

   The Partner Team also decided to begin future meetings at 9:00 am to allow more time for consideration of key issues and refreshments.

8. Available Financial Assistance
   Angie Tornes of the National Park Service announced that The Challenge Cost Share Program (CCSP) appropriations for FY 1999 have been received in the Regional Office. The funding amounts remain unchanged from last year, $112,000 for park unit projects, $120,000 for National Scenic Trails and National Historic Trails, $20,000 for the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program and $112,000 for the Director's discretion. To be considered for the discretionary money, projects must be of national scope or have national impact. This could include projects that may have a local purpose, but also demonstrate approaches that would be instructive on a Service wide or national basis.

   The deadline for proposals is February 1. There is a maximum of $10,000 per project for park projects and a maximum of $5,000 per project for RTCA projects.

9. Work Groups
   The following representatives have volunteered to work on:

   1. Developing Strategies for Partnership Agreement Support
      Angie Tornes
      Steve Seyfert
      Andy Holschbach
      Sharon Gayan
      Frank Trcka

   2. Developing Combined Goals
      Dave Fowler
      Carolyn Johnson
      Sharon Gayan
      Angie Tornes

10. Assignments
    The following representatives have volunteered to work on: 

    1. Invitation to the Menomonee River River Keepers to join Partner Team
       Dave Fowler
       Frank Trcka
       

    2. Recommendations for Business Organization Representatives
       Steve Seyfert
       Carolyn Johnson
       
       

11. Public Comment
    John Feltes of Waubeka thanked the Partners for their position on the issue of the Waubeka Dam and suggested that the Partners have a public relation's person issue news releases on the Team's actions. John also invited the Partners to a town meeting on Thursday January 14th regarding the Dam.

12. Next Meeting
    The next meeting will be:

    Tuesday, February 23, 1999
    9 am to Noon
    Schlitz Audubon Center
    1111 E. Brown Deer Road
    Bayside
    Host: Buffy Cheek

    Please note that the meeting is scheduled for three hours starting at 9am.

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