Champaign County Land Evaluation and Site Assessment System (LESA) Update

County Board Action

On November 27, 2012, the Champaign County Board unanimously voted to approve Ordinance No. 913 - Adopting a Revised LESA System and approve Ordinance No. 914 - Amending Zoning Ordinance (to include the updated definition of Best Prime Farmland).

Updated Champaign County LESA System dated November 27, 2012

• Draft LESA Update dated 3/7/2012
• Previous LESA dated 2/21/1984

Update Committee Meeting Information

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• LESA Update Draft dated 2/28/2012
• Handout John Hall (3/7/2012)
• Handout Kevin Donoho (3/7/2012)
• Handout Terry Savko (3/7/2012)

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Memo #2
• LESA Update Draft dated 2/10/2012
• Handout 1

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout Norm Stenzel (1/25/2012)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Draft LESA Update revised 12/29/2011
• Alternate Draft LESA Update revised 12/29/2011
• LE 100 and 85 Map
• LE 100 and 91 Map
• Handout Pattsi Petrie (01/04/12)
• Handout Hal Barnhart (1/4/2012)
• Handout Norm Stenzel (1/4/2012)
• Handout John Hall (1/4/2012)

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Draft LESA Update revised 12/5/2011
• LE = 85 Map
• LE = 90 Map
• LE = 92 Map
• LE = 95 Map
• Strikeout Copy, Draft LESA Update revised 12/14/2011
• Handout Hal Barnhart (12/14/2011)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Draft LESA Update revised 11/17/2011
• Handout 1
• Handout 2
• Handout Jerry Watson, Champaign County Farm Bureau (11/23/2011)
• Handout Hal Barnhart (11/29/2011)
• Handout Norm Stenzel (11-29-2011)

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout 1
• Handout 2
• Handout 3
• Handout 4
• Handout Norm Stenzel (11-16-2011)
• Handout Hal Barnhart (11-16-2011)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout Pattsi Petrie (09-07-2011)

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - Cancelled

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout 1
• Handout Norm Stenzel (8-10-2011)

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout 1
• Handout Jerry Watson, Champaign County Farm Bureau (07/25/2011)

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout 1

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

• Agenda
• Full Agenda
• Minutes
• Handout Powerpoint (06-08-2011)
• Handout John Hall (06-08-2011)
• Handout Brad Uken (06-08-2011)

Background: Champaign County LESA Update

• What is LESA?
• How LESA is Used
• Components of LESA
• LESA in Champaign County
• Adopted Champaign County LESA System
• Why Update the “Site Assessment (SA) Portion of LESA?
• Proposal and Scope of Work for Update of SA Portion of LESA
• Brief History of LESA Development
• Worksheet to Calculate LESA Score
• Site Assessment Update Committee Authorized
• Committee’s Scope of Work Expanded

References

Land Evaluation and Site Assessment: A Guidebook for Rating Agricultural Lands, 2nd Edition, Prepared for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service by James R. Pease and Robert E. Coughlin. Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1996. - Added 6/16/2011

Updated Illinois LESA System - Added 6/16/2011

Examples: Other Illinois County Updated LESA Systems

• Kendall County LESA - Added 6/16/2011
• Ogle County LESA - Added 6/16/2011
• McLean County LESA - Added 6/16/2011
• DeKalb County LESA - Added 9/16/2011

Examples: Updated LESA Systems of WI Counties or Towns

• Ozaukee County, WI LESA - Added 6/16/2011
• Dane County, WI LESA (LE Portion) - Added 6/16/2011
• Town of Roxbury, WI LESA - Added 6/16/2011

Related Research

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point GIS Center: GIS Applications for Farmland Preservation and Policy Making.
Website: www.uwsp.edu/GIS

Pennsylvania State University Land Analysis Lab: Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA)
Website: http://lal.cas.psu.edu/software/LESA/lesa/index.html

Update Committee Meeting Schedule *

Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 6:30 p.m. - Jennifer Putman Conference Room

Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

* Unless indicated otherwise, all meetings will be held in the John Dimit Conference Room located in POD 100 of the Brookens Administrative Center at 1776 E. Washington Street in Urbana, IL Conference Room Location Map

Please contact Susan Monte, LESA Update Committee Facilitator, with any comments or questions.