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Home My WebLink AboutTransportation Committee 09-07-06 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE September 7, 2006 - 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. 2007 Budget Discussions 2. CTH `B" Access Request, Town of St. Joseph 3. Consider Crosswalk Request on CTH "A" near Hudson City Limits 4. Signing Requests, County Parks Department 5. Machinery Management Considerations 6. Consider Proposals for Tractor/Mower Combination Unit 7. Consider Plow and Grader Blade Proposals 8. Review Concept of Wheel Tax 9. Update/Discuss Long -Range Strategic Transportation Matters 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 — August 31, 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. 8/31/2006 2:13 PM MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting of September 7, 2006 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 include Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, Jane Bond, Kevin Brown, Jim Harer, Jeff Durkee and Chuck Whiting. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Hurtgen.) to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Hurtgen) to approve the minutes of the August 9, 2006 meeting. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Hurtgen.) to set the next meeting for October 6, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. with King and Rebholz reviewing vendors prior to the meeting. Motion carried. King and Hurtgen reviewed the vouchers at 8:00 A..M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Peterson) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Bond distributed and reviewed the August 15, 2006 fund balance comparing them to the previous year's balances. Bond and Grant reviewed the August 16, 2006 Highway Department Safety Committee Minutes. Bond reviewed several items regarding the October safety meeting. A motion was made and seconded (King /Rebholz) to add one additional fifty - dollar ($50.00) safety incentive award to the Safety Award Program Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Rebholz) to approve the modifications to the Safety Award Program as outlined. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Hurtgen /Peterson) to approve the placement of sharps containers in one men's and one woman's restroom at the Highway Department at no cost for installation or up -keep. The Highway Department plans to assist in monitoring and disposal of used needles. Motion carried. CTH "E" Access Request, Town of St. Joseph: Durkee gave details on the proposed roadway concepts for the Loegering- Beasley development in the Town of St. Joseph. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to recommend concept "B ", as presented, interconnecting the new subdivision with the Highland View sub - division and CTH " E " . Motion carried. Consider Crosswalk Request on CTH "A" near Hudson City Limits: Ramberg revisited the previous month's request for a crosswalk and signage on CTH " A " east of Hudson city limits near the intersection of CTH "A" and Martin Road. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Hurtgen) to approve the crosswalk and signage request by the Town of Hudson on CTH " A " as ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 September 7, 2006 discussed. Town of Hudson will be billed for the costs incurred. Motion carried. Signing Requests, County Parks Department: A request from the St. Croix County Parks Department was discussed to install signage at three locations. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Hurtgen) to approve the installation at three (3) locations, with Parks Department providing the signs. Installation labor and materials will be provided by Highway Department and billed to the Parks Department. Motion carried. 2007 Budget Discussion: Ramberg reviewed the current budget draft to be presented to Finance Committee on September 11 which included the increased GPL insurance costs. Whiting joined the discussion of the history of the GPL premiums and the make up of the insurance fund balance, as well as the strip search expense. He noted that the Finance Committee has no question on the Highway Department spending, but it comes down to the budget /levy of the General County overall. The Finance Committee is tasked with deciding which big ticket and operational cutbacks must be made. Ramberg stated that the Highway Department was mindful of the General County's budget as a whole when cutting from the original Highway Department 2007 budget. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to bring to the Finance Committee the 2007 Highway Department budget with modifications as discussed. Motion carried. 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 Proposals for Tractor /Mower Combination Unit: Brown and Loney reviewed the proposals received for the tractor with boom mower combination. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Peterson) to approve the purchase of a John Deere 6430 tractor with a Diamond DBR050- C-A mower from Aring Equipment of Eau Claire Wisconsin for a total of seventy -three thousand nine hundred forty -five dollars ($73,945.00). Motion carried. Consider Plow and Grader Blade Proposals: Loney and Brown reviewed the proposals received for plow and grader blades. A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Hurtgen) to accept the proposal from Burke Truck and Equipment of Madison Wisconsin for the following; 7/8 "x5 "x4' carbide blades for one hundred fifty -four dollars and fifty cents ($154.50) each; 7/8 11 x5 11 x3' carbide blades for one hundred sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($116.50) each; % "x8 11 x7' grader blades for seventy -one dollars and one cent ($71.01) each; and 7/8 "x5 "x4' underbody blades for two hundred twenty -nine dollars and thirty -six cents ($229.36) each. Motion carried. ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 3 September 7, 2006 Review Concept of Wheel Tax: The Committee reviewed information provided on the concept of a county wheel tax as a possible additional source of highway revenue. Peterson requested that the Transportation Committee present the initiative to the Finance Committee for their consideration. Update /Discuss Long -Range Strategic Transportation Matters: Information regarding the recent meeting to examine transit needs in Western Wisconsin was discussed. A follow -up meeting is scheduled October 13 in Menomonie at 8:30 a.m. Ramberg, in cooperation with the WCHA, is working on securing a speaker to discuss Western Wisconsin transit issues at an upcoming meeting. Consider Seminar Attendance Requests: A motion was made and seconded (King /Hurtgen) to allow up to 6 employees to attend the Winter Road Maintenance seminar in Eau Claire Wisconsin on October 4, 2006 at a cost of forty -five dollars ($45.00) per person. Motion carried. There were no state project requests to present this month. Ramberg reviewed the following announcements and correspondence with the Committee. • Article regarding State road funding. • Board of Adjustment decision regarding the Waldroff driveways on CTH "A" in the Town of Richmond. Other Business: There was no other business to come before the Committee this month. Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (King /Grant) to adjourn at 12:50 P.M. Motion carried. SECRETARY