HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 10-07-97e
1150 Davis Street
Hammond, Wisconsin 54015
ST.
CROIX COUNTY WISCONSIN
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF C0Xk1 EE KRET1NG
TO: Robert Boche, c airman
St. Croix Count Board of Supervisors
FROM: Transportation govm,ittee Chairman, George .Sinclear
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee
DATE OF MEETING: OctobE
TIME: 8:00 1
LOCATION: St. C.1
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
,ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINM
APPROVE VOUCHERS FOR PAN
SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUI~
REVIEW FUND RAIANCES:
ANNOUNCEMENTS i& CORRESPC
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1998 Machinery
1998 Proposed Budget
Hudson Shop Sale Status
NEW BUSINESS:
Discuss 35/64 Concept in
County Surveyor Joint
ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTH
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS I?
ADJOURNMENT:
(Agenda not necessarily
SUBMITTED BY: Daniel J.
DATE: September 25, 19
(715) 796.2227
Fax (715) 796-2339
r 7, 1597
.N.
Dix County Highway Department Office, Hammond
Somerset Area
solution
ZED BY YAW:
NEXT METING:
Sented in this order.)
derly, P.E.; Highway Commissioner
QUALITY • EFFICIENCY • PRIDE
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of October 7, 1997
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Sinclear at 8:10 A.M.
Roll call was taken with Grant, Menter, Jacobson, King, and Sinclear in
attendance.
A motion was made by King, seconded by Grant, to adopt the agenda as
published. Motion carried.
A motion was made by King, seconded by Grant, to schedule the November
meetings for November 61 1997 at 8:00 A:M., with Grant and Sinclear
reviewing vendors at 7:00 A.M., and November 19, 1997 at 8:00 A.M.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jacobson, seconded by Menter, to approve the minutes
of the September 24, 1997 meeting as mailed to the members. Motion
carried.
Approve Vouchers* Sinclear and Menter reviewed the vendors at 7:00 A.M.
A motion was made by Sinclear, seconded by Menter, to approve the
vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Ramberg highlighted the top ten
vendors and the amounts in each account being paid.
Seminar Attendance Requests: Fedderly noted a request for Ramberg and
Harer to attend an Eau Claire seminar on filing and organizing paper and
computer created files. A motion was made by King, seconded by Jacobson,
to authorize two employees to attend the December 3, 1997 "filing and
organizing" seminar in Eau Claire for $139.00 each. Motion carried.
Review Fund Balances: Ramberg reviewed the September 30, 1997 fund
balances, noting that the changes of the three major funds are
progressing as expected.
Announcements & Correspondence: Fedderly noted that a vehicle failed to
yield and struck one of our hauling trucks in the side, causing minimal
damage.
The state legislative bill on a 200' minimum following distance behind
snow removal vehicles was defeated by a narrow margin; and Representative
Barb Gronomous, who was against the bill, noted that she is only against
the 200' portion, as she feels the public does not know how far 200' is
while driving. She indicated that she would support a revised bill
changing the following distance verbiage.
The road construction project in the Town of Hammond is completed and the
construction crew has moved into the Town of Warren for one mile of
construction. The CTH "I" construction project has one right-of-way
(ROW) property owner left to clear, and negotiations are still in
progress.
WisDOT has asked for volunteer counties to track state winter maintenance
by beat. St. Croix County Highway Department has volunteered, as we have
been doing this since 1994 through the CHEMS computer system and will be
able to give the state information quite easily.
Unfortunately, the area legislative breakfast is today, October 7, 1997
and conflicts with this meeting so Fedderly and the Committee are unable
to attend. Fedderly and the Committee wish they could have made this
meeting to congratulate the legislators in their successful efforts
regarding the transportation areas of the state budget.
ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2
October 7, 1997
Fedderly handed out copies of a WCHA thank you letter from Fedderly to
Mike Fahey regarding the Stillwater Bridge issue in congress; and of a
WCA thank you letter from Craig Thompson, Legislative Associate, to
Fedderly on his participation in the Wisconsin Counties Association's
59th Annual Convention regarding his presentation in the program "General
Transportation Aids/LRIP".
1998 Proposed Budget Update: Fedderly reviewed the most recent General
Transportation Aids (GTA) estimates for 1998 and the County Highway
Improvement Program (CHIP) 1998 estimates. With the estimated increase
in funding in these programs and a consistent level of county
appropriations, as in the proposed county budget, the ability exists to
accelerate the previously "under -funded" county construction programs for
better and safer roads for the traveling public.
Other Business and Correspondence: .Fedderly reviewed the status of the
Spooner pit driveway location. There is a portion of the driveway that
extends onto the neighboring property. Options to purchase the property
in question or move the driveway were discussed. A motion was made by
King, seconded by Grant, authorizing Fedderly to pursue the purchase of
the small property parcel from the landowner if possible or move the
driveway to accommodate the landowner. Motion carried.
Fedderly noted that Dan Casey has called to review the progress on the
test holes for gravel quantities on his land. American Materials
Corporation will supply a site assessment at an estimated cost of
$500.00. A motion was made by Menter, seconded by King, to approve the
coordination of the American Materials site assessment for $500.00 on the
Dan Casey property. Motion carried.
Fedderly reviewed the four 80/20 (80% federally funded and 20% locally
funded) bridge package engineering design proposals previously awarded
to Cedar Corporation for the first phase of engineering and scope of
services exploration. Cedar' s results indicate that one bridge can remain
as originally estimated, but the other three bridges will require
additional costs due to load capacity and the condition of the existing
abutments. The additional engineering costs to design the rehabilitation
options on these three bridges noted are estimated at $3,308.00 each. A
motion was made by King, seconded by Grant, to approve the additional
costs for the three bridges at $3,308.00 each. Motion carried.
Fedderly noted that more new right-of-way (ROW) has been purchased for
the Stillwater Bridge approaches. The project ROW negotiations are
still progressing with the Stillwater Bridge and connecting projects.
1998 Machinery Management Update: Fedderly, Schofield, and Harer reviewed
the current status of updated equipment proposals and the priority of
each. The search for a rental scraper continues. Schofield listed
dealers with units available, the size of each, rental costs, delivery
costs, and delivery dates.
Hudson Shop Sale Status: Fedderly reviewed an October 1, 1997 letter
from Donald Trent, China Wind Inc., updating his current status on the
purchase of the old Hudson shop. A rent check for October 1997 was also
enclosed in the amount of $2,000.00. A motion was made by Sinclear,
seconded by Grant, to accept the $2,000.00 check for October 1997 rent
and continue with the sale process. Motion carried.
ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 3
October 7, 1997
Fedderly reviewed a letter of interest from Garfield, Clark, and
Associates to purchase the old Hudson shop site. The Committee
acknowledged the correspondence and directed Fedderly to write a response
letter explaining the current status of the sale of the old Hudson shop
site.
Discuss 35/64 Concept in Somerset Area• WisDOT representatives were
unable to attend today' s meeting. This agenda item will be scheduled for
a future meeting.
County Surveyor Joint Resolution• Fedderly handed out copies of the
revised proposed County Surveyor Joint Resolution as written up by the
Planning, Zoning, and Parks Committee, noting the changes made from the
draft written by the Transportation Committee. Discussion included
concerns with budgeting, the scope of services provided, and wording.
A motion was made by King, seconded by Menter, to schedule a special
meeting on Friday, October 10, 1997 at 6:00 A.M. for further discussion
of this joint resolution after the items discussed are resolved in an
updated joint resolution. Motion carried.
Adjournment: A motion was made by King, seconded by Menter, to adjourn
at 11:30 A.M. Motion carried.
SECRETARY