Eau Claire County Farmland Preservation Plan Update Steering Committee

Meeting #1 – December 6, 2023, 5:00-7:00 PM
Room 1273 (just left of county board room), Eau Claire County Government Center,

721 Oxford Ave, Eau Claire

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Agenda

1. Introductions and housekeeping

    

2. Review plan update process and role of committee in reviewing and updating the current Farmland Preservation Plan

    

3. Review elements of Eau Claire County Farmland Preservation Plan and program participation rules

    

4. Review/discuss county population, land use, natural resource, and agricultural trends and conditions (see Chapter 5, Existing Conditions, of the Eau Claire County Comprehensive Plan)

    

5. Review/discuss County Comprehensive Plan Agricultural Element (see Section 2.4 of the Eau Claire County Comprehensive Plan)

    

6. SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis exercise (see Section 1.5 of the Eau Claire County Comprehensive Plan for example)

    

7. Setting a Path Forward – meeting dates and times, frequency, process, meeting objectives, process timeline, next steps