MINUTES

GOVERNMENTAL BODY:          WAUPACA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND

EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DATE AND TIME:                          Monday, January 27, 2014 – 8:30am

PLACE:                                             Room 1037, Waupaca County Courthouse

                                                            811 Harding Street, Waupaca, WI

OPEN SESSION:  This meeting and all other meetings are open to the public.  Proper notice has been posted and given to the press, in accordance with Wisconsin statutes so that the citizens may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting.

1. Call meeting to order and Open Meeting Statement – Peterson

Supervisor Peterson called the meeting to order at 8:31am.

2. Roll call – Peterson

             Present were: Supervisors Peterson, Handrich, Kietzmann, Neumann, Loughrin

             Also present were: Christi Beilfuss, Connie Abert, Greg Blonde, Sandy Liang, Penny Tank

             Absent: Mike Koles (excused)

3. Review previous meeting minutes  – Peterson

Motion to correct December’s minutes to read:  “3. Review previous meeting minutes – Motion to accept October’s minutes was made by Handrich; Second: Loughrin: Approved unanimously.”

Motion to accept corrected December minutes was made by Handrich; Second: Loughrin; Approved unanimously. 

4. Review and accept Agenda  

Motion: Neumann; Second: Handrich; Approved unanimously.

5. Public Input

None

6. Educator Reports

· Current Program and Outcomes

All Educators, except Mike Koles provided reports

· Educator Reports – Connie Abert

Connie provided an educational session on the new grant from the Center for Disease Control and WI Department of Health Services.  This grant concentrates on improving healthy environments in our communities.  UWEX will be conducting assessments and healthy environmental strategies with local government about active environments, local businesses about healthy nutrition options and local growers about access to EBT.

· Department Head Report – Abert

Connie distributed WACEC invitations, agenda and RSVP cards to all supervisors.  Don is planning on attending but also has a highway meeting that same day.

7. Old Business

· Printer/Copier Update

       Update on repairs for the new printer was given.

8. New Business

WACEC – Mike will go, it is in Wausau at the Grand Lodge.

9. Correspondence

None

10. Next meeting

· Monthly Meeting . . . . Monday, February 24, 2014

11. Adjourn

Motion to adjourn by Kietzmann; Second: Handrich; Approved unanimously at 9:16am.

If special accommodations are necessary to this meeting, please contact the UW-Extension Office to make arrangements - 715 258-6230.  University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating.  UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA.