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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
October 5, 2007 - 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
REVIEW FUND BALANCES
REVIEW HIGHWAY SAFETY MINUTES
CONSIDER SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS
CONSIDER STATE PROJECT REQUESTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Consider Deer Park Facility Plans and Construction Contract
2. Machinery Management Considerations
3. Consider CTH "A" Local Force Account Construction Contract with WisDOT
4. Review County Trunk Highway Excess Right -of -Way Status
5. Consider Long -Range Rail and Other Strategic Transportation Matters
6. 2008 Budget Discussions
7. Consider 2008 Budget Resolutions
ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
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(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 — September 27, 2007
* * 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.
9/27/2007 2:34 PM
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of October 5, 2007
The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 8:30 A.M.
Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Peterson, Rebholz and Hurtgen in
attendance. Others present for all or parts of the meeting included Tim
Ramberg, Jane Bond, Rich Loney Jim Harer, Brian Halling and Dan
Fedderly.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Hurtgen) to adopt the agenda as
published. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Hurtgen) to approve the minutes of
the September 7, 2007 meeting. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to set the November
meeting for November 9, 2007 at 8:30 A.M. with King and Grant reviewing
vendors prior to the meeting. Motion carried.
King and Rebholz reviewed the vouchers at 8:00 A.M. A motion was made
and seconded (King /Rebholz) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion
carried.
Bond distributed and reviewed the September 15, 2007 fund balances,
comparing them to the previous year's balances.
Grant and Bond reviewed the minutes of the September 20, 2007 Safety
Committee meeting.
The Fall District 6 Commissioners' and Committeemen's training is
scheduled for Friday October 26 th in Downsville WI. Ramberg also
distributed the draft agenda for the Winter Highway Conference pointing
out changes in the itinerary.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to approve a WisDOT
Local Force Account (LFA) contract for traffic control and miscellaneous
maintenance on STH 64 in the amount of four thousand nine hundred
dollars ($4,900.00). Motion carried.
Ramberg and Harer covered the following announcements and
correspondence:
• Request from the US Army Corp of Engineers to consider
discontinuing /abandoning a portion of CTH "NN" the goes to the
current Corp of Engineer boat landing.
• Update on union negotiation items.
Deer Park Shop Considerations and Update: Ramberg, Loney, and Fedderly
reviewed the proposed changes to the Deer Park Shop with the Committee.
The Committee was in consensus on the following items; lien waivers are
acceptable in lieu of a construction bond; mileage reimbursement for
inspection of the building; and exterior color selection.
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A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to authorize King and
Ramberg to sign the design -build contract for the Deer Park Shop not to
exceed the original proposed amount. Motion carried.
Machinery Management Consideration: Loney distributed the 2007 machinery
priority list and outlined the activity over the past month. The 2008
prioritization and acquisition process is beginning.
Consider CTH "A" Local Force Account Construction Contract With WisDOT:
Ramberg updated the Committee on this project. The contract has not
been received therefore action has been postponed to a later meeting.
Review County Trunk Highway Excess Right -of Way Status: Halling reviewed
the status of a request to purchase excess right -of -way from the Highway
Department at STH "35" and Coulee Road. He also reviewed possible
disposition of excess right -of -way at CTH "T" & "K ".
Consider Long -Range Rail and Strategic Transportation Matters: There was
no new information to discuss.
2008 Budget Discussion: The Committee reviewed the 2008 budget revisions
acted on by the Finance Committee.
Consider 2008 Budget Resolutions: A motion was made and seconded
(Rebholz /Hurtgen) to accept the 2008 budget as presented and to adopt
the 2008 County Aid Road Construction and Maintenance resolution that
reflects a 2.475% increase. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /King) to approve the unchanged
2008 County Aid Bridge Construction Resolution. Motion carried.
Adjournment: King called for the meeting to adjourn at 11:50 A.M.
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