MARATHON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FUND

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1 MARATHON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FUND 2016 Annual Report Radtke Point Park: Grade Stabilization Rib Mountain Park: Visitor Facility Bluegill Bay: Restoration Monk Botanical Garden: Kitchen Garden Environmental Resources Committee and Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee February 01, 2017

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3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FUNDS (EIF) 2016 Annual Report Introduction Marathon County Board of Supervisors administers environmental impact funds to provide grant assistance for the following projects: Non-reoccurring projects in Marathon County for the purpose of environmental remediation and/or natural resource protection. Legacy project consistent with the county comprehensive and strategic plans. In August 2004, Marathon County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the American Transmission Company (ATC) to grant easements of County owed land for the Arrowhead-Weston transmission line (Resolution #R-44-04). As a result of this agreement, Marathon County received payments from ATC which the County used to create the Environmental Impact Fund (EIF). Currently, the distribution of EIF follows the policy and administrative guidelines found in Sec. 2.01(23) of the General Code of Ordinances for Marathon County (Ordinance ). The policy statement along with policy and administrative guidelines can be found in Appendix A Program Activities For the 2017 project season, the Environmental Resources Committee and Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee, in a joint session, authorized a $250,000 allocation cap. Five projects received funding within the traditional budgetary process: 1. Town of Bevent: Lions Recreational Park $25, (50%) 2. Village of Edgar: Minnow Pond Park $9, (50%) 3. Village of Kronenwetter: Multi-use Trail $105, (50%) 4. City of Wausau: Monk Botanical Garden $54, (35%) 5. City of Wausau: South Riverfront Development $54, (23%) Total $250, On March 14, 2016, the Marathon County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution # R to amend the 2016 budget to provide up to $181,663 from the Marathon County Environmental Fund to the Bluegill Bay Park Restoration Project. The project was sponsored by the Marathon County Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department.

4 Fiscal Statement Table 1 identifies the current fiscal balance for the EIF program. POWERLINE FUNDS January January 31, 2016 REVENUES Project year ATC EASEMENT 750, ONE-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL FEES-ARROWHEAD WESTON 1,630, ONE-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL FEES-GARNDER PARK 1,160, INTEREST 590,372 ANNUAL IMPACT PAYMENT-ATC 865,802 ATC EASEMENT-PUBLIC CHARGES 42,106 FOCUS ON ENERGY REBATE 14,825 TOTAL REVENUES 5,054,532 EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS TO FORESTRY EASEMENT 103, WAGES AND EXPENSES FOR MONITORING 21, TRANSFERS TO PARKS PURCHASE OF LAND 367, TRANSFERS TO PARKS PURCHASE OF LAND 248, CONTRIBUTION-VILLAGE OF EDGAR 88, TRANSFER TO HIGHWAY 50, /2009 ENERGY CONSERVATION SUPPLIES 16, BIG EAU PLEINE-TOWN OF BERGEN 31, /2010 STRATFORD HERITAGE TRAIL 115, /2012 KRAUSE HOWARD LAND PURCHASE 127, LAKE WAUSAU STUDY 16, ELDERON HIGHWAY SHOUDLER 26, /2013 CITY OF WAUSAU-EAST RIVER CLEAN UP 470, PIKE LAKE DAM REPAIR 64, /2015 MARATHON COUNTY-HWY E BIKE LANES 56, CITY OF WAUSAU-MONK GARDENS 160, TOWN OF WESTON-PROHASKA TREE FARM 184, TOWN OF WESTON-CANOE/KAYAK LAUNCH 73, BLUEGILL BAY RESTORATION 181, ICE AGE TRAIL 38, RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK SHELTER 80, RADTKE POINT PARK 82, TOTAL EXPENDITURES 2,605,837 POWERLINE CASH ON HAND 1/31/16 2,448,695 2

5 ENCUMBRANCES CITY OF WAUSAU-MON NK GARDENS RADTKE POINT PARK OLD HWY 51 TRAIL OLD HWY 51: MULTI-USE TRAIL CITY OF WAUSAU: MONK BOTANICAL GARDEN CITY OF WAUSAU: SOUTH RIVERFRONT VILLAGE OF EDGAR: MINNOW POND PROJECT TOWN OF BEVENT: LIONS RECREATIONAL PARK SECURITIZATION OF UNIFORM ADDRESSING FUNDING TOTAL ENCUMBRANCES 89,182 11, , ,729 54,757 54,757 9,757 25,000 1,200,000 1,725, POWERLINE FUNDS AVAILABLE 723, CONSTRUCTION SEASON 1. Marathon County: Bluegill Bay Restoration. Before Construction Road: Sediment Deposit After Dredging (View to East) After Dredging (View to West) x 3

6 2. Radtke Point Park: Lake Wausau Slope Stabilization. Rip Rap and Retaining Wall Rip Rap Seeded Side Slope 4

7 3. City of Wausau and Robert W. Monk Public Garden: Kitchen Garden Project: Education center and planting areas. Kitchen and Restroom Facility Kitchen Area and Classroom Vegetable Beds Vegetable Beds Patio Kitchen Area and Classroom 5

8 4. Town of Rib Mountain: Rib Mountain Shelter Facility. Landscaping Patio Hardscape Entrance 6

9 APPENDIX A ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FUND (EIF) POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE Adopted: December 16, 2014 Policy Statement: Service Marathon County willl provide grant assistance for the following projects: Non-reoccurring projects in Marathon County for the purpose of environmental remediation and/or natural resource protection. Legacy project consistent with the county comprehensive and strategic plans. Service to Whom Grants will be available to Marathon County government and other units of government with a service presence in Marathon County. At What Cost The maximum allocation of Environmental Impact Funds to a single project shall be a value equal to locally derived funds, up to 50% of the total project s cost. A-1

10 Policy Guidelines: 1. This policy repeals and replaces all policies and procedures previously established by Marathon County regarding distribution of Environmental Impact Funds (EIF), including Marathon County Resolutions R , R-12-10, and R-11-12, except that nothing in this policy shall be construed to rescind or affect project appropriations which have already been approved by Marathon County pursuant to previous policies. 2. Applications for funding will be solicited from Marathon County and local units of government once per year with an application deadline of June 1, or at the discretion of the Environmental Resources Committee. 3. Funding approvals will be part of the following year s county budget. Recommendations for funding shall be submitted to the Finance and Property Committee for consideration in the annual budget by September 1 and forwarded to the County Board as a part of the annual budget. 4. The Environmental Resources Committee and Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee will establish a maximum annual allocation limit each April along with any specific funding allocation for a Legacy project. A Legacy project is defined as a project with a multi-generational service life. Costs of Legacy projects covering multiple years shall be earmarked in subsequent years and are counted as part of the maximum annual allocation limit for each year. Costs of one time projects where funds are rolled over to the following year are NOT counted as part of the maximum annual allocation limit. 5. The Environmental Resources Committee (ERC) will serve as the oversight committee for the County relative to review of application reports, ranking of proposed project. The ERC funding recommendations will be forwarded to the Finance and Property Committee and approved by the County Board as a part of the annual budget process. 6. Projects shall be in compliance with State Statutes and Administrative Codes. 7. Projects shall be consistent with the County Comprehensive Plan and the Strategic Plan. 8. Projects shall be consistent with the local Comprehensive Plans or community plans. 9, Projects will emphasize support of community and economic development initiatives that are linked to environmental enhancement, protection, and conservation. 10. Projects shall have long-term community permanence (>10 years). 11. Projects shall not supplant unfunded Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). 12. Funds are limited to Marathon County departments and other governmental units with a service presence in Marathon County. To minimize conflict of interest concerns and to simplify administration of funds, local units of government can sponsor on behalf of private individuals and businesses if there is an overriding public interest and natural resource benefit. 13. The maximum allocation of Environmental Impact Funds to a single project shall be a value equal to locally derived funds (tax levy, donations, etc.) up to 50% of the total project s cost. For large scale or Legacy projects, allocations can be distributed over multiple years. Marathon County sponsored projects can leverage any non-eif grants as locally derived funds. 14. For projects located in a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) district the following criteria applies: a. TIF increment funds shall not be used as part of the locally derived matching funds. b. The project must be in a blighted or Rehabilitation or Conservation TIF district, and c. Funds are used only for environmental remediation or natural resource conservation activities. 15. Any requests for funding must be for projects that are located in Marathon County A-2

11 16. Any reimbursements of funds back to grantee for completed work will be reimbursed back to the EIF fund up to the amount of the grant allocation. Example: Focus on Energy credits for energy saving practices. 17. A policy and progress report (activities, indicators, and outcomes) will be reviewed on an annual basis in January by the ERC. The ERC will forward recommendations and a progress report to the County Board of Supervisors in March. Administrative Guidelines: 1. The Conservation, Planning, and Zoning Department (CPZ) will develop and administer an application and solicitation process. Annually, CPZ will provide educational outreach to promote the availability of EIF funding for community projects. 2. CPZ will host a pre-application meeting in May with interested applicants to review time lines, project review and approval criteria, and financial details of the fund. 3. CPZ will facilitate a project preview meeting with the ERC prior to the review and ranking process. The preview will provide proposed activity details and financial considerations of projects that will be forwarded to ERC for funding consideration. The applicant may be available to answer questions at this preview meeting. 4. CPZ will provide ERC with application summary reports and facilitate the ranking of projects. CPZ will facilitate the ERC review, ranking, and recommendation process of projects, including a review of allocation limits and prior funding commitments. 5. CPZ will develop and administer a construction documentation/verification process prior to commencement of any project and fund distribution. The process shall include a final verification and documentation of project completion for submittal to ERC. 6. CPZ will provide ERC and County Board with administrative support of recommendations, meeting scheduling arrangements, resolutions and general communication for the EIF. 7. The Finance Department will provide administrative support of the EIF financing including tracking the fund balance and distribution. Prior to annual allocation determination, the Finance Department will identify any committed and carryover funds from previous allocation cycles. 8. Upon approval by the County Board, CPZ will distribute funds as required by the project guidelines subject to periodic review by the Finance Department. 9. Design and engineering costs can be recovered as part of the overall project cost, not as a separate, stand along project. A-3