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Home My WebLink AboutTransportation Committee 08-09-05 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING t (Amended) TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board of Supervisors FROM: Transportation Committee Chairman, Richard King COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee DATE OF MEETING: August 9, 2005 TIME: 8:00 A.M. LOCATION: St. Croix County Highway Department Office, Hammond CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: APPROVE VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT: REVIEW FUND BALANCES: REVIEW HIGHWAY SAFETY MINUTES: SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS: STATE PROJECT REQUESTS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 2006 Budget Discussions Patrol Superintendent Report of Activities - 8:30 AM Review /Discuss August County Board Reports Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update Update /Discuss WisDOT West Central Freeway System Plans Machinery Management Update NEW BUSINESS: Review of Bicycle Route System - 9:00 AM Review and Award CTH "U" Construction Project Proposals Review and Award Crushing & Stockpile Proposals Review and Award Chloride Proposals for 2005 -2006 Winter Maintenance Season Discussion with City of New Richmond regarding STH 64 Access - 10:30 AM Review Joint Resolution Regarding Proposed Sale of Material From County Farm ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW: POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) SUBMITTED BY: Tim Ramberg, Highway Commissioner DATE: August 4, 2005 r ' t t MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting of August 9, 2005 The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 8:00 A.M. Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Jacobson, Rebholz and Peterson in attendance. Others present for all or parts of the meeting include Ellen Denzer, St. Croix County Planning, Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, Kevin Brown, Jeff Durkee, Jane Bond, and Jim Harer. A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Rebholz) to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Grant) to set the September 2005 meeting for September 6, 2005 with King and Jacobson reviewing vendors prior to the meeting. Motion carried. Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /King) to approve the minutes of the July 7, 2005 meeting. Motion carried. Approve Vouchers for Payment: King and Grant reviewed the vouchers at 7:30 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Grant) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Review Fund Balances: Bond reviewed the July 31, 2005 fund balances, comparing them to the same time last year. Review Highway Safety Minutes: Grant and Bond reviewed the unofficial minutes of the July 28, 2005 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to approve not holding the 2005 Annual Safety Meeting back to back with the Safety Roadeo. Motion carried with Grant opposed. Seminar Attendance and Requests: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to approve up to 5 employees to attend the Managing Snow and Ice Control seminar in Eau Claire Wisconsin at a cost not to exceed forty -five dollars ($45.00) per person in October 2005. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Grant) to allow up to three employees to attend the 2005 Wisconsin County Highway Superintendent's and Foreman's Conference to be held October 5 th through 7 th in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Motion carried. Ramberg noted two of the employees would be recognized at this conference. Patrol Superintendent Report of Activities: Jim Harer gave the Committee an update on State, County and Local projects the Highway Department has been working on this year. He also gave an overview of upcoming projects. The Committee complimented the crews on their fine work. Re -4iew of Bicycle Route System: Ellen Denzer of St. Croix County Planning addressed the Committee regarding the history of the St. The St. ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 August 9, 2005 Croix County Recreation Plan as well as the status of the 2005 update. The St. Croix County 1995 -2015 Bicycle Transportation Plan is one of the elements in the St. Croix County Recreation Plan. State Project Requests: Ramberg reviewed two contract requests from WisDOT. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Grant) to approve a state contract for overlays on US Hwy 63 in the amount of two hundred thirty thousand dollars ($230,000.00). Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Peterson) to approve a state contract for traffic control on STH 35/64 in the amount of four thousand six hundred dollars ($4,600.00). Motion carried. Announcements and Correspondence: The following announcements and correspondence were reviewed with the Committee. • Thank you to the paving crew for the exceptional job done on projects this year. • Request from WisDOT to purchase a section of land at our Cady site to be used for a park and ride facility. The Highway Department will look into the request further. Review and Award CTH "U" Construction Project Proposals: Ramberg reviewed the proposals received on the CTH "U" construction. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Rebholz) to award the project to Dresel Construction of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin for a total amount of five hundred seventy -three thousand three hundred fifty -nine dollars and eighty cents ($573,359.80). Motion carried. Review Joint Resolution Regarding Proposed Sale of Material From County Farm: Durkee and Ramberg reviewed the analysis done at the County Farm for the possible sale of fill material. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to adopt a joint resolution with the St. Croix County Finance Committee to offer for sale fill material from the county farm. Motion carried. Update /Discuss WisDOT West Central Freeway Plans: Ramberg distributed a draft letter to be sent to Tom Beekman of WisDOT thanking them for attending the July 2005 Transportation Committee meeting, and reiterating St. Croix County's stand on the projects discussed. Ramberg stressed the importance of the State providing an origination /destination study in order for the county to make the best decisions possible concerning the county wide roadway system. Discussion with the City of New Richmond Regarding STH 64 Access: Ramberg announced that the City officials would not be able to attend today's meeting. Durkee briefed the Committee on the topics the City would like to discuss with WisDOT and the County concerning CTH "CC" /CTH "K" and the STH 65 /CTH "G" intersections. Re View and Award Crushing and Stockpile Proposals: Ramberg and Loney reviewed the proposals received for crushing at the Deer Park shop site for site improvement purposes. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson Rebholz) to approve the crushing proposal from The Kraemer Company of Plain Wisconsin for a firm price of one dollar and eighty -seven cents ($1.87) per ton. Motion carried. ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 3 August 9, 2005 Review and Award Chloride Proposals: Loney reviewed the proposals received for chloride materials for the 2005 -2006 season. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to award the sodium chloride to Morton Salt of Chicago Illinois for the amount of forty -two dollars and thirty -one cents ($42.31) per ton delivered or thirty -seven dollars ($37.00) per ton picked up at the St. Paul Minnesota depot; 50 pound bag of Calcium Chloride to Standard Tar Products of Milwaukee Wisconsin for the amount of nine dollars and seventy -five cents ($9.75) per bag/ pallet delivery; liquid calcium chloride to Univar of St. Paul Minnesota for fifty three point eight cents ($.538) per gallon delivered; and magnesium chloride to Wisconsin Salt Company of Jackson, Wisconsin for sixty -nine cents ($.69) per gallon delivered. Motion carried. Machinery Management Update: Loney updated the Committee on the 2005 equipment acquisition list, and informed the Committee of the tentative schedule for gathering information for the 2006 acquisition list. Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update: Ramberg updated the Committee on the status of the Stillwater Bridge. He noted that 13.1 million dollar funding has been approved by the Federal government. Two additional Stake Holders meetings have been scheduled. 2006 Budget Discussions: Ramberg gave the Committee an overview of the preliminary 2006 construction cost projections and budget numbers. _Review /Discuss County Board 2005 Highway Department Report: Ramberg and Halling gave a preview of the August 2005 County Board reports for the Highway Department and the County Surveyor. Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Jacobson) to adjourn at 12:18 P.M. Motion carried. ----------------------------- SECRETARY