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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCooperative Plan-Town of Algoma (2004) fõì \r~ ¡ I I CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WI~'$'" ADMINISTRATION MAY 2 4 2004 ~~ JIM DOYLE GOVERNOR MARC J. MAROTTA SECRETARY Division of Intergovernmental Relations Post Office Box 1645 ' Madison, WI 53701-1645 Voice (608) 267-2707 Fax (608) 266-5519 May 20, 2004 Mayor Mark Harris City of Oshkosh 215 Church Ave. P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 Chairperson Ken Neubauer Town of AIgoma IS North Oakwood Road Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54904 Re: Approval of the "Cooperative Plan Between City of Oshkosh and Town of AIgoma" Dear Mayor Harris and Chairperson Neubauer: On behalf of the Department of Administration, I am pleased to provide you with our approval of your "Cooperative Plan" that is dated May 19, 2004. Congratulations on your long, complicated, and ultimately successful effort! Your mutual agreement establishes the foundation for decades of future coIlaboration between your two communities, and wiIl be a useful resource for other jurisdictions with a history of complicated intergovernmental interactions. Should you, your staff, or council and board members have any questions concerning our approval document, or subsequent cooperative agreement implementation issues, please do not hesitate to contact me at (608) 266-0683. ~H Municipal Boundary Review Division of Intergovernmental Relations Attachment Ceo Betsy Kunde, Clerk, Town of AIgoma ~ela Uhrig, Clerk, City of Oshkosh Jeanette Diakoff, Administrator, Town of Algoma Warren Utecht, Martenson & Eisele Richard A WoIlangk, Administrator, City of Oshkosh Jackson Kinney, Community Development Director, City of Oshkosh Attorney Warren Kraft, City .of Oshkosh Attorney Richard Lehmann, Boardman, Suhr, Curry and Field LLP Attorney Richard K. Nordeng, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Attorney Robert Wertsch Attorney WiIlam F. White, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Attorney Richard Y de, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Wisconsin-gov May 20, 2004 Page 2 Harlan P. Kiesow, Director, East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Dave Schmidt, Director, Winnebago County Planning and Zoning Department Sue Ertner, Winnebago County Clerk Patrick J. Farley, Administrator, DOA Division of Intergovernmental Relations Mark Saunders, DOA Deputy Counsel ~ WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL OF THE COOPERATIVE PLAN BETWEEN CITY OF OSHKOSH AND THE TOWN OF ALGOMA, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN MAY 2004 Introduction The cooperative boundary plan procedure as set forth in s. 66.0307, Wis. Stats., affords any combination of cities, viIlages and towns the opportunity to establish boundary lines and services between or amongst themselves pursuant to a cooperative plan approved by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (Department). Municipalities interested in learning more about this statute are encouraged to review explanatory materials available upon request from the Department. This is the fifteenth cooperative plan submitted to, and approved by, the Department. On February 19, 2004, the Department of Administration received the Cooperative Plan Between City of Oshkosh and Town of Algoma (hereinafter caIled the "Cooperative Plan," or the "Plan"), that was approved for submission to the Department by the City of Oshkosh on January 28, 2004, and by the Town of Algoma on January 21,2004. The purpose of the Cooperative Plan is described in Section 4 of the Plan. The partiaIly urbanized Town of Algoma lies immediately west and in the growth path of the City of Oshkosh. A combination of institutional and economic factors, including a desire by residents to preserve the core of the Town through an incorporation petition (case no. 2001CVOO0586, for which dismissal wiIl be sought from the Winnebago County Circuit Court subsequent to approval of this Cooperative Plan), the need for both the City and Town to plan for the future location of utilities and an arterial street system to serve the area (due to the future upgrade of State Trunk Highway 2 I to freeway status), consideration for the preservation of environmental and historical amenities, the wiIlingness by the governing bodies to establish long-term boundaries between the Town and the City, and the need for long-term land use planning for the area, led to the creation of this Cooperative Plan.! The territory encompassed by this Cooperative Plan is shown on Exhibits A and B, and includes the entire remaining Town of Algoma.' Subsequent paragraphs of this approval document wiIl describe the Plan in more detail. It is important to understand that this approval document is not a complete restatement of the Plan, nor should it be construed as containing all of the nuances and conditions of the Plan. Instead, this approval document is designed to examine the ways in which the Plan complies with the requirements ofs. 66.0307, Wis. Stats. This narrative touches mainly on the principal components of the Cooperative Plan, not the specific details. Specific details can be found in the text of the Plan. This approval document is prepared pursuant to s. 66.0307(5)(a), Wis. Stats., which requires that the Department review cooperative plans and agreements and issue findings based on criteria found in s. 66.0307(5)(c), Wis. Stats. Before a cooperative plan and agreement is submitted to the Department, a joint public hearing is required in order for the participating governing bodies to receive public comment. Pursuant to s. 66.0307(4)(a), Wis. Stats., a joint public hearing was held at the Town of Algoma Town HaIl by the City of Oshkosh and Town of Algoma on Thursday, December 18,2003, commencing at 6 p.m. An affidavit of publication was submitted to the Department along with the Cooperative Plan, and a record of attendees and summary of comments is attached to the Cooperative Plan as Exhibit H. ! Cooperative Plan between City of Oshkosh and Town of Algoma (January 16, 2004), pp. 4-7. 2 Ibid, pp. 34-35. Attachments to this Cooperative Plan contain copies of authorizing resolutions, Exhibits "F" and "G," approved by the City and Town, along with separate affidavits of mailing/service to the governmental units entitled to notice pursuant to s. 66.0307(4), Wis. Stats. Those agencies and institutions served include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP), East CentraIWisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Winnebago County Planning and Zoning, area school districts, universities and vocational and technical coIleges, municipal clerks, town sanitary districts, the county clerk of Win neb ago and Fond du Lac Counties, and this Department. FoIlowing approval of a cooperative plan by the governing bodies of the participating municipalities, and prior to submission to the Department, an advisory referendum may be conducted ifrequested by qualified electors. In this instance, no formal advisory referendum was requested prior to submission of this Cooperative Plan to the state. FoIlowing receipt of a cooperative plan by the Department, a public hearing conducted by the Department may be requested, or the Department may, on its own motion,' conduct a public hearing. In this instance, no such requests have been received. The Department believes that the purpose ofthis Cooperative Plan is clear and that the information submitted to the Department is sufficiently adequate so that no additional public hearing is necessary. Description of territory covered by the Cooperative Plan Boundary Modification Area As described in the Plan, the jurisdictional area of the Plan is depicted on Exhibit Maps A and B, attached to the Cooperative Plan as pages 34 and 35, and also a "1000 scale" Exhibit Map. The territory comprises all of the remaining US Public Land Survey Township of Algoma, Town 18 North, Range 16 East, including several town islands located east and west of US Highway 41, and surrounded by the City of Oshkosh (within existing City of Oshkosh territory lying west of the Fox River and Lake Winnebago, there are numerous Town islands and peninsulas included in this Plan), and the remaining contiguous town lands lying between the Town of Omro to the west, Lake Butte des Mort to the north, and Town ofNekimi to the south. Approval Criteria Applicable to the Department A cooperative plan shaIl be approved by the Department if the Department determines that all of the foIlowing numbered criteria from s. 66.0307(5)(c), Wis. Stats., apply: (1) The content of the plan under sub. S. 66.0307(3)(c) to (e) is sufficient to enable the Department to make the determinations under subds. 2 to 5';'. This Cooperative Plan contains sufficient information' to enable the Department to approve it. Information required by statute, and provided by the parties, includes the foIlowing: , In conjunction with additional explanatory information contained in existing land use and development plans adopted by the Town of Algoma (The Town of Algoma Land Use and Development Plan (1995), and Land Use Plan Amendment (2001);and City of Oshkosh ( Urban Growth Plan-Recommendations for Peripheral Area Land Use and development (1990), City of Oshkosh Comprehensive Plan (1993), Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Plan (1998), Southwest Industrial Park Expansion Area Site Master 2 Identification of current land use conditions of the territory designated by the proposed agreement; identification of a time period specifying the duration of the cooperative agreement, identification of boundary change areas and the conditions for the changes and when they may occur; a statement as to why the boundary area is appropriate; the availability of services and the method for provision of services to the identified territory; maps that sufficiently identify the area of the Cooperative Plan; fiscal activities necessary for the planned territory; potential environmental consequences of the plan have been considered and evaluated; housing activities within the area affected by the plan are described; all permits, ordinances and sources of jurisdiction necessary are identified for plan activities to occur within the territory - either before or after attachment to the city; the plan contains evidence that opportunities for public comments were provided during preparation of the plan;4 and finaIly, the plan is consistent with applicable state and federal codes, and with adopted city, town, county and regional plans. (2) The cooperative plan is consistent with current state laws, municipal regulations and administrative rules that apply to the territory affected by the plan. This Cooperative Plan was reviewed by staff from the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC), and found to be consistent with regional plans and regulations.' ECWRPC is the designated metropolitan clearinghouse for the ten-county East Central Region. ECWRPC advises on the development and implementation ofNR-12I, Wis. Admin. Code, for the Oshkosh Sewer Service Area Plan (which includes review and consideration for development limitations within designated environmental corridors, shoreland, floodplain, and wetland areas). By letter dated January 6,2004, ECWRPC indicates that they wiIl include the Planning Area within this agreement in their 2004 comprehensive plan update for the Oshkosh Sewer Service Area. Pursuant to s. 66.0307 (4) (c), Wis.Stats., the Cooperative Plan was shared with Winnebago County Planning and Zoning Department. Although the County did not officiaIly provide comments, county staff indicated to the Department that the county wiIl cooperate with the Town and City in implementation of this Cooperative Plan. Currently platting (including land subdivision) and zoning authority resides with the County, and wiIl remain so until such time as the Town and City are able to jointly begin implementing extraterritorial zoning over the territory foIlowing the procedure specified in s. 62.23 (7) (a), Wis.Stats., as provided for in the Cooperative Plan.' Plan (2001), and Southwest Area Sanitary Sewer Study (2002», that relate to the territory involved in this Cooperative Plan. At the request of the Department, the City of Oshkosh prepared a supplemental map that identifies road right-of-way segments enumerated in Exhibit J that are subject to inunediate attachment upon approval of the Plan by the DOA. 4 The Department received several letters and phone calls concerning the nature ofthe private negotiating process which preceded the initiation of this Cooperative Plan. Notwithstanding these private sessions (which are not atypical among local govermnents choosing to enter into intergovermnental agreements), the subsequent public notification, hearing requirements, and opportunities for public comment and potential plan refmement required by this statute were met. , Cooperative Plan, Exhibit H, p. 18. .' Although the fact thst zoning and subdivision control will reside with the County until such time as extraterritorial powers are initiated by the City as envisioned by the Cooperative Plan, this can only be inferred from the text. In order to inform landowners and electors how attachment of territory along with current and future planning, zoning, and subdivision activities will work in practice, and to ease the transition from one system to another, the Town and City are drafting an explanatory pamphlet for this purpose (communication from Jackson Kiuney, City of Oshkosh Community Development Director, The preceding agency comments, along with the Department's analysis of this Cooperative Plan, suggest that the Plan as approved by the local governing bodies should not be in opposition to existing law. Existing and proposed development within the territory of the Cooperative Plan wiII be consistent with local, state, and federal laws. (3) Adequate provision is made in the cooperative plan for delivery of necessary municipal services to the territory covered by the plan. The Department finds that adequate provision has been made for delivery of municipal services. Municipal water and sewer Municipal service provision various according to the location of Town territory at issue. Exhibit A, a map, identifies the Town "protected area," existing City of Oshkosh territory, and four categories of "expansion" territory, each with their own unique locational attributes, that wiII transition into the City during or foIlowing the term of the agreement. Approximately 65% of the Town "protected area" is served by the existing Town Sanitary District, for which development of a public water supply system is already under way (deep weIls were constructed in 2003, ultimately the system wiIl replace existing private welIs). The Sanitary District owns and operates the sanitary sewer coIlection system in the Town, and receives treatment through an existing agreement with the City. The City's wastewater treatment plant was upgraded in 1998 to treat a daily flow of 20 miIlion gaIlons per day (MGD), and received an average of 12.8 MGD in 2001, indicating that sufficient capacity is available to serve both "protected" and "expansion" areas. The four categories of existing Town territory designated as City "expansion areas" (as characterized on Exhibit A), wiIl ultimately receive water and sewer service from the City according to terms specified in the Cooperative Plan (during the 10-, 15-,20-, and 40-year expansion time frames). Under the terms of the Agreement, services may be provided prior to annexation or attachment if certain conditions are met (if services "could be made available.. .," and land owners ".. .unanimously agree to delay attachment for 5 years after service is available... .'" Stormwater management Stormwater in the Town is currently handled by a system of ditches. The Town of Algoma Land Use and Development Plan (1995), pages 25-26, describes the chaIlenges brought about by the relatively flat topagraphy, and recommends use of detention/retention facilities as urban development occurs in the Town. Exhibit C, the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (2001), iIIustrates a proposed park and conservation area system designed to address this issue within the "protected area." For "expansion areas" "c" and "D" south of 20th Avenue, westward to ClairviIIe Road, and southward to STH-44 (outside of the Cooperative Plan area), the City's Southwest Industrial Park Expansion Area Site Master Plan (April 2001)) outlines the approaches to stormwater management either currently in place or envisioned by the City and March 24,2004). Current permitted and conditional uses (according to the City of Oshkosh and Winnebago County zoning ordinances are listed in Exhibit E, p. 38, and the process for attachment is contained in Sections 9 through 11. Exhibit J contains local roads and streets which will attach on January 1, 2005. For the most part, these road rights-of-way are associated with property lying in Zones A andB. , Cooperative Plan, pp. 21-22. 4 CHAMCO ( a non-profit industrial development company). Proposed treatments include a combination of 40-foot drainageway easements along lot lines, storm sewer piping, regional treatment/retention ponds, and overland conveyance using non-navigable environmentaIly sensitive drainageways and buffer strips (when excessive flooding occurs). Public protection services (police andfire) Currently the Winnebago County Sheriff provides police services with the Town. As territory transitions to the City, law enforcement responsibilities wiII shift to the City. Fire protection in the Town is provided by a 35-member volunteer department operating out of a single station at the intersection of Omro and Oakwood Roads. The City's Police Department operates out of the Safety Building at 420 Jackson Street, which is situated adjacent to City HaIl. Based on the number of police officers cited on page 22, the City currently maintains a ratio of 1.6 police officers per 1,000 people. Areas within expansion Zones A and B include minimal levels of existing development, and the areas are situated within the general bounds of one or more of the City's seven existing patrol areas, so it would not be anticipated that additional personnel win be required in order to provide appropriate levels of police services to these areas. It's anticipated that over the next 20 years the City wiIl grow into the Zone C area, and this wiII necessitate a re-evaluation of patrol areas, and it's anticipated that based on that growth and the eventual attachment of Zone C to the City, an additional patrol area wiII be provided and additional police officers wiIl be added to maintain the current ratio of police officers per 1,000 people in the City. This same situation would occur as the City grows into Zone D. The City has no current plans for establishment of sateIlite police facilities in new growth areas. However, as the City continues its future growth it can be anticipated evaluations wiII be required concerning the need and appropriateness for creating such sateIlite facilities, possibly in combination with new fire station development. The City is currently protected by a fuIl time fire department responding from 6 fire stations with an ISO rating of2. Total staff for the department is 103. The City operates 4 front line engine companies, 2 quints (combination engine and ladder company), I heavy rescue, a grasslbrush fire unit, I command car, and 6 paramedic ambulances (2 front line, 4 cross staffed with engine companies). The Fire Department also staffs 3 airport fire apparatus at its Wittman Regional Airport station, and 2 hazardous materials units. Reserve equipment includes 2 engines, I ambulances, and a variety of support vehicles. The City could provide protection to the annexation area in Zones A, B and C (within 20 years, or sooner) from it's current fire station locations and stilI meet response time goals of the first company arriving in 5 minutes or less 90% of the time. The station that responds first and is likely to provide protection to most of this area is Station 16 near the intersection of 9th Avenue and Washburn Street, and the other station serving this area is Station 14 at 20th and Knapp Street. As further annexation and development occurs west of ClairvilIe and potentiaIly in combination with development to the south an additional fire station location may be needed. The fire department evaluates response times and calI volume on an annual basis and has conducted fIre station location studies on 1 O-year basis. A formal location study may be done more or less frequently depending upon analysis of annual data trends. Ambulance services According to terms specified in the Cooperative Plan, the city has already contracted with the Town of Algoma to provide ambulance service and began this coverage on January I, 2004. This service is provided from the City's current fire station locations. Two front line and four cross-trained staff ambulances are available for response, which are all staffed with Paramedics. Primary response for this area is from Station 16 at 9th and Washburn Streets. Response times from January 1,2004 through March 31, 2004 have been under 12 minutes 94.7% of the time and under 9 minutes 63% of the time. The current contract calIs for an $8.75 per capita subsidy, which is covered by a donation on behalf of the contracted municipalities by Aurora Medical Center and a non -resident fee of $150.00 per ambulance transport, in addition to the standard fees charged by the city. This contract term is for 5 years ending on December 3 I, 2008. Parks, recreation, and historic areas The Town of Algoma Land Use and Development Plan (June 1995), Figure 14, identifies extensive park and openspace lands, principaIly in the "protected" area of the Town. The Town has also acted to account for and preserve identified historic places and archaeological sites (Cooperative Plan, p. 6). For the City expansion areas A-D, the City's Comprehensive Plan (1993) identifies open space goals and actions (section E-I through E-7) that wiII apply to the lands as the annex or are attached, according to "Park and Outdoor Recreation Facility Standards" (section E-8 through E-IO). The City also identified community and neighborhood park deficiencies, and proposed new community, neighborhood, playlots or mini-parks, and special purpose parks (section E-14 through E-18. Both the Town and City are addressing environmental and public access issues associated with Sawyer Creek, along with pedestrian and bicycle trails that wiII further link the Town and City (Cooperative Plan, p. 6). (4) Any boundary maintained or any boundary change under the cooperative plan is reasonably compatible with the characteristics of the surrounding community, taking into consideration present and potential transportation, sewer, water and storm drainage facilities and other infrastructure, fiscal capacity, previous political boundaries and shopping and social customs. Political boundaries The "expansion" and "protected" areas directly affect the Town of Algoma and the City of Oshkosh. Upon fulfiIlment of the Cooperative Plan, the City and "protected" area of the Town wiII border the Town ofOmro to the West. To the south, the City already borders, and has annexed into, the Town ofNekimi. This Cooperative Plan provides for the elimination of existing Town of Algoma islands and peninsulas that create inefficiencies and confuse service delivery (see Exhibit A). Extending the City municipal limit line further west wiIl increase the amòunt of territory in the Towns ofOmro, Utica, and Nekimi that is currently subject to extraterritorial jurisdiction. As stated by the participants, this Cooperative Plan is, to a great extent, a consensual ratification of past plans, with the intent that the Cooperative Plan wiIl provide development direction and assure the efficient provision of urban services for anticipated urban growth. Present and potential transportation svstems Future road networks are described in Section 4.02 of the Cooperative Plan, where the City and Town recognize the need to cooperatively plan, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department 6 of Transportation (WisDOT), the upgrade of STH 2 I, and the location of related arterial and local streets. Both the City's Southwest Industrial Park Expansion Area Site Master Plan (2001), and the Town of Algoma Land Use and Development Plan (1995, and amended 2001) contain recommendations for transportation-related facilities. Sewer. water and storm drainage facilities and other infrastructure See the prior discussion on preceding pages 4 and 5. Fiscal capacity Year 2002 statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue indicate that for that year, the Town of Algoma had no general obligation debt, with an aIlowable debt capacity of $19,087,470. The comparable statistic for the City of Oshkosh is $137,473,475 in general obligation debt, with a remaining capacity of$36,357,384. In 2002, both communities realized a slight surplus of municipal revenues over municipal expenditures. 8 For these reasons, and due to the availability of financing mechanisms other than general obligation debt, the Department concludes that the Town and City are capable of financing a fuIl range of municipal services to those areas destined to be served according to provisions within the Cooperative Plan. Shopping and social customs From inspection of various City and Town land use, comprehensive, and special-area plans, retaillcommercial districts related to the territory in the agreement either currently exist, or envisioned to be sited, adjacent to the USH "41," or STH "21" corridors. The Department finds that build-out of the Cooperative Plan wiII likely strengthen existing shopping patterns. A very large and comprehensive indoor community recreation center, the Oshkosh Community YMCA on 20th Street, is located in Town territory that wiII transfer to the City. For all of the above-mentioned reasons, the Department finds that the standards set forth in s. 66.0307(5)(4), Wis. Stats., have been met. (5) The shape of any boundary maintained or any boundary change under the cooperative plan is not the result of arbitrariness and reflects due consideration for compactness of area. Considerations relevant to the criteria under this subdivision include quantity of land affected by the boundary maintenance or boundary change and compatibility of the proposed boundary maintenance or boundary change with natural terrain including general topography, major watersheds, soil conditions, and such features as rivers, lakes and major bluffs. The jurisdictional transfer of territory proposed by this Cooperative Plan wiII result in a more logical boundary than currently exists by eventuaIly eliminating Town islands and peninsulas, concluding with a boundary that foIlows (for the most part) easily identifiable distinctions between land use types, parcel sizes, and straight lines. This Cooperative Plan wiII reinforce the City's existing westerly growth, while likely causing the Town's "protected area" to become a more cohesive political unit over time. As described previously, land use planning, as weIl as the actions envisioned by this Cooperative Plan, have taken environmental and 8 County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures 2002, Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Available on the internet at: httP://www.dor.state.wi.us/lfa/cmreb02.pdf: and httP://www.dor.state.wi.us/lfaJ02aadebtpdf. 7 cultural issues, into accpunt. With or without this Cooperative Plan, this area would have urbanized over time due to its central location in the greater Oshkosh-Appleton metropolitan area. Environmental protection The Town and City indicate that no new environmental effects of a significant nature wiII result from the proposed boundary changes', and the Department concurs. This Plan ".. .wiIl promote cooperation between the City and the Town to protect.. . (environmental) resources." (5m) The cooperative plan adequately identifies and addresses the significant adverse environmental consequences to the natural environment that may be caused by the proposed physical development of the territory covered by the plan, the municipalities submiUing the plan have adequately identified and considered alternatives to minimize or avoid the significant adverse environmental consequences, the proposals in the plan for compliance with federal environmental laws or regulations and state environmental laws or rules are adequate and the need for safe and affordable housing for a diversity of social and income groups in each community has been met. Sig¡:t.ificant adverse environmental consequences As identified earlier in this review, the City and Town indicate that no new environmental effects of a significant nature wiIl result from the proposed boundary changes. Housing The Town has a high percentage (96%) of owner occupied housing, 1md of the total dweIIing units within the Town, 96% of those (1,900 units) are located in the "protected area." In contrast, of the City's (2000) total occupied housing units, roughly 57% were owner-occupied. The City Expansion Areas "c" and "D" wiII provide additional opportunity for various existing housing programs to achieve the goals set forth in the Comprehensive Plan (1993), pages DI-6. HistoricaIlv significant resources HistoricaIly significant resources (required by s. 66.0307 (3) (c) (6), Wis.Stats.) are briefly discussed in the Cooperative Plan on page 6. The parties have utilized the Wisconsin State Historical Society's (WSHS) Wisconsin Architecture & History Inventory (ARl) to identify historic places currently listed on the state or national register of historic places. Alternatives considered As the content of this Plan was negotiated by the Town and the City, alternatives to "urbanization" were considered but determined to be infeasible given the location of the area within the Oshkosh-Appleton metropolitan area.!O (6) Any proposed planning period exceeding 10 years is consistent with the plan. The 60-year duration of the Plan is determined by the Department to be consistent with the objective of protecting existing town landowners from armexation against their wiII, and for the projected build-out to occur in conjunction with the provision offuIl urban services by the City11 along with realization by the Town of proposed development within the Protected Area. 9 Cooperative Plan. Section 15, pages 23 and 24. 10 Ibid., p. 23. 11 Ibid. Section 6, page 8. Approval This "Cooperative Plan Agreement" meets the statutory criteria of s. 66.0307, Wis. Stats. Pursuant to authority found in s. 66.0307(5), Wis. Stats., the Wisconsin Department of Administration hereby approves the "Cooperative Plan Between the City of Oshkosh and the Town of Algoma; Final Version Dated January 16, 2004." Henceforth, amendments or revisions to the "Cooperative Plan Agreement" can only occur with the approval of the Town of Algoma and the City of Oshkosh, and with the concurrence of the Wisconsin Departìnent of Administration or any successor agency granted the authority to administer the provisions of s. 66.0307(8), Wj,s. Stats. This "Cooperative Plan" is effective from today's date, and remains in effect pursuant to the language and terms contained therein. Dated this 19th day of May, 2004. By the Wisconsin Department of Administration: ~~# Municipal Boundary Review Division of Intergovernmental Relations Wisconsin Department of Administration /t(~ ¿/Á~ Mark Saunders Deputy Counsel Wisconsin Department of Administration 9