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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 07-07-06 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE July 7, 2006 - 9:00 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 APPROVE VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT REVIEW FUND BALANCES REVIEW HIGHWAY SAFETY MINUTES SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS STATE PROJECT REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Review Summer Highway Conference Information Received 2. Update/Discuss Long -Range Strategic Transportation Matters 3. Machinery Management Considerations 4. Consider Maintenance Truck Hydraulic System Proposals 5. Consider Maintenance Truck Snow Wing Proposals 6. Consider Skid Steer Proposals 7. Consider Crushing Proposals 8. Deer Park Shop Site Plan Considerations 9. Springsted Classification Study Update 10. 2007 Budget Discussions ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ADJOURN (Items may be taken in different order) SUBMITTED BY - Tim Ramberg, Highway Commissioner DATE SUBMITTED — June 29, 2006 ** 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. 6/29/2006 2:23 PM • MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting of July 7, 2006 The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:00 A.M. Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Peterson, Rebholz and Hurtgen in attendance. Others present for all or parts of the meeting include Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, and Jane Bond. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Hurtgen) to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Hurtgen /Rebholz) to approve the minutes of the June 9, 2006 meeting. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /King) to set the next meeting for August 9, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. with King and Hurtgen reviewing vendors prior to the meeting. Motion carried. King and Rebholz reviewed the vouchers at 8:30 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Rebholz) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Bond distributed and reviewed the June 15, 2006 fund balance comparing them to the previous year's balances. Bond and Grant reviewed the June 22, 2006 Highway Department Safety Committee Minutes. Seminar attendance requests were presented and the following actions were taken: • A motion was made and seconded (King /Grant) to allow up to three (3) employees to attend all or part of the 2006 Wisconsin Highway Superintendent's and Forman's Conference in. Wisconsin Rapids September 20 through 22 2006. Cost is $57.00 per person plus accommodations. Motion carried. • A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to allow up to two (2) employees to attend the 2006 CHEMS conference on October 13, 2006 in Stevens Point Wisconsin. Cost is $40.00 per person. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (King /Hurtgen) to approve the following State Project Requests; thin overlay on State Highway 63 in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000.00) dollars; concrete paving repair on I -94 in the amount of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars; culvert repair in various locations for forty -eight thousand ($48,000.00) dollars; driveway removal for two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars and seal coating on State Highway 64 for twenty -five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars. Motion carried. Ramberg reviewed the following announcements and correspondence with the Committee. • Several "Thank You" notes were reviewed referring to work quality. ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 July 7, 2006 • Review of correspondence to the Village of Somerset regarding request to purchase land from the Highway Department. • Invitation from the Office on Aging to participate in a committee dealing with the transportation needs for seniors funding. • Receipt of additional county resolutions regarding the preservation of transportation funds. Review Summer Highway Conference Information Received: Ramberg and the Committee reviewed topics discussed at the recent WCHA Summer Highway Conference. Update /Discuss Long -Range Strategic Transportation Matters: Ramberg reviewed correspondence concerning long -range transportation needs for Western Wisconsin, in particular, St. Croix County. The Committee intends to invite experts from the State who are currently working on similar regional feasibility studies to a future Transportation Committee meeting. Machinery Management Update: Loney distributed and reviewed the 2006 updated equipment needs list, noting items previously approved for purchase and the effect on the machinery budget. Consider Maintenance Truck Hydraulic System Proposals: Loney and Ramberg reviewed maintenance truck hydraulic system proposals received with the Committee. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Hurtgen) to approve the purchase of maintenance truck hydraulics from Universal Truck & Equipment of Galesville, WI in the amount of twenty -three thousand ninety ($23,090.00) dollars. Motion carried. Consider Maintenance Truck Wing Proposals: Ramberg and Loney reviewed maintenance truck wing proposals received with the Committee. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to approve the purchase of maintenance truck wings from Universal Truck & Equipment of Galesville, WI in the amount of seven thousand three hundred eighty ($7,380.00) dollars. Motion carried. Consider Skid Steer Proposals: Loney and Ramberg reviewed skid steer proposals received with the Committee. A motion was made and seconded (Hurtgen /Rebholz) to approve the purchase of one Bobcat T -300 from Tri- State Bobcat in the amount of forty -five thousand six hundred sixty - eight dollars and ninety -three cents ($45,668.93). Motion carried. Consider Crushing Proposals: Loney reviewed proposals received for crushing at the Spooner quarry with the Committee. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Hurtgen) to approve the proposal for crushing in the Spooner Quarry from Johnson Aggregates of New Richmond Wisconsin for 1- 1/4" at $1.60 per ton; %" at $1.60 per ton; and Recycled at $1.60 per ton. Motion carried. Deer Park Shop Site Plan Update: Loney updated the Committee on the progress of the Deer Park shop site plan. He shared additional requests ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 3 July 7, 2006 received to utilize the building. These types of requests would be further investigated when building plans are being developed. Springstead Classification Study Update: Ramberg and Loney gave an update of the progress of the employee classification study group, noting that the next phase will begin with another group looking at compensation bands, finalizing the pointing of positions, etc. 2007 Budget Discussion: The group discussed upcoming items to be included in the 2007 Highway Department budget, as well as the impact of the rising material costs. Ramberg will keep the Committee informed as additional budget information become available. Other Business: There was no other business to come before the Committee this month. Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /King) to adjourn at 12:35 P.M. Motion carried. ----------------------------- SECRETARY