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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 10-11-10 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE October 11, 2010 - 8:30 A.M. St. Croix County Highway Department Office, 920 -3' Street, Hammond, WI CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING DATE OF NEXT MEETING CONSIDER VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT FINANCIAL REPORT REVIEW HIGHWAY SAFETY MINUTES CONSIDER SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS CONSIDER STATE PROJECT REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider Resolution to Amend Wisconsin's Prevailing Wage Law 2. Patrol Superintendent Update 3. Flood Damage Repair Update 4. Consider 2011 County Aid Bridge Resolution 5. Consider 2011 County Aid Road Construction and Maintenance Resolution 6. 2011 Budget Review and Considerations 7. 2011— 2012 Goals 8. View/Review Projects (If time allows) ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be present at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County Board for the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at future County Board meetings. ADJOURN (Items may be taken in different order. Action may be taken on any or all items shown.) SUBMITTED BY - Tim Ramberg, Highway Commissioner DATE SUBMITTED — October 4, 2010 ** Additions /Changes /Corrections Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 10/4/2010 12:53 PM MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting of October 11, 2010 The meeting was called to order by Chair Rebholz at 8:38 A.M. Roll call was taken with Rebholz, Schrank, Hurtgen, Sicard and Peavey in attendance. Others present for all or parts of the meeting included Chuck Whiting, Administrative Coordinator; Ellen Denzer, Planning; Randy Gunderson, Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, and Jane Bond. A motion was made and seconded (Schrank/Peavey) to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Schrank/Hurtgen) to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2010 and September 24, 2010 meetings as presented. Motion carried. October 22, 2010 has been set for the WCHA West Central District Commissioner and Committeemen's meeting to be held in Whitehall, Wisconsin at 8:30 a.m. The November meeting is scheduled for November 8, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. with Rebholz and Sicard reviewing bills prior to the meeting. Ramberg reminded the Committee of the driving simulator training to be held at the Highway Department October 27 and 28 and encouraged the Committee to stop by during the training. Rebholz and Schrank reviewed the vouchers at 8:00 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (Schrank/Rebholz) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Bond reviewed the September 15, 2010 Financial Report with the Committee. There were no Safety Committee minutes to review. Consider Seminar Attendance Requests: There were no seminar attendance requests to review. Consider State Project Requests: There were no state project requests to review. Ramberg reviewed the following announcements and correspondence with the Committee: • A "Thank You" from the Rail Coalition for hosting the 2010 Annual Meeting at the Orchard on September 24 • An e-mail forwarded by the Sheriff regarding a citizen complaint about bicyclists not moving over on CTH "SS ". • A recent meeting on the subject of the planned STH 35 Radio Road Interchange. • Review of current legislative issues relative to transportation. • Letter from the WCHA to the US -DOT addressing concerns over the proposed amendments to the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). • NACE electronic newsletter article highlighting WCHA's upcoming 100 -year anniversary. Ellen Denzer from Planning distributed copies of changes made to the Transportation Element of the County's Comprehensive Plan from the previous month's discussions with ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 October 11, 2010 the Transportation Committee and the Community Development Committee. The Committee will review and bring back to a future meeting. Consider Resolution to Amend Wisconsin's Prevailing Wage Law: The Committee reviewed a resolution to be presented to the County Board for action regarding fundamental amendments to the Prevailing Wage Rate Law. A motion was made and seconded (Sicard /Peavey) to approve the resolution as presented and present to the County Board for consideration. Motion carried. Patrol Superintendent Update: Gunderson informed the Committee on the status of the flood damage repairs throughout the County as well as the status of this season's shouldering, patching and striping operations. He outlined some of the additional damage to the roadways caused by flooding that have been discovered since the original cost estimates were figured. Gunderson reported on a small paver the County recently rented. He noted it was used to get into areas where it was difficult to do so with the large paver. Using different equipment produced a better end product. He also commended staff for their talent and work ethic in accomplishing so much this season despite the flood. Consider 2011 County Aid Bridge Resolution: A motion was made and seconded (Peavey /Schrank) to bring to the County Board for consideration the 2011 County Aid Bridge Resolution. Motion carried. Consider 2011 County Aid Road Construction and Maintenance Resolution: Ramberg outlined for the Committee the past practice of bringing to the County Board a resolution along with the yearly Highway Department budget. While this resolution reiterates many of the Transportation Committee and the Highway Department's statutory responsibilities and obligations related to the annual budget, this practice had been discontinued because it seemed redundant. The Committee concurred. No action was taken on this resolution. 2011 Budget: The 2011 budget packet was distributed and reviewed, highlighting the areas were affected by the $108,833.00 budget cut. Whiting talked about the County policy regarding the relationship between 25% of expected health insurance claims funding and the health insurance fund balances. He discussed how the shortfall was being addressed with general fund balance and contingency fund dollars. He also noted that possible changes in the policy have not been addressed as of yet. 2010 -2011 Goals: Ramberg reviewed the current ongoing department goals. Loney reported on the status of the building electrical re -work in the shop. Adjournment: Rebholz called for adjournment at 10:57 a.m. with unanimous consent of the Committee. SECRETARY