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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
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: December 7, 2005
TIME: 9 :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:
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update
Machinery Management Update
NEW BUSINESS:
Review and Award Tandem Axle Truck Proposals
Review and Award Paver Quotation
Review and Award Pickup Quotation
Review and Award 1 -Ton Truck Quotation
Review and Award Backhoe Quotation
Review WisDOT 2006 Routine Maintenance Agreement (RMA)
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: November 23, 2005
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of December 7, 2005
The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:00 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 Jeff
Kern, WisDOT, Jim Harer, Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, Kevin Brown, and Jane
Bond.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Peterson) to adopt the agenda
as published. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Jacobson) to set the next
meeting for January 10, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. with King and Jacobson
reviewing vendors prior to the meeting. Motion carried.
Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded
(Jacobson /Rebholz) to approve the minutes of the November 7, 2005
meeting. Motion carried.
Approve Vouchers for Payment: King and Grant reviewed the vouchers at
8:30 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Grant) to approve the
vouchers for payment. Motion carried.
Review Fund Balances: Bond reviewed the November 15, 2005 fund balances,
comparing them to the same time last year.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: Grant and Bond reviewed the unofficial
minutes of the November 29, 2005 Highway Department Safety Committee
meeting.
A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Peterson) to engage Darrell
Gieschen to conduct the 2006 MSHA training on April 20, 2006 at a cost
of eleven hundred dollars ($1,100.00) plus travel expenses. Motion
carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Peterson) to allow the use of the
Hudson Shop facility for the 2006 spring Clean Sweep on May 19 and 20,
2006. Motion carried.
Ramberg noted that the WCHA Safety and Traiing Committee is in the
process of utilizing a safety and training consortium that St. Croix
County may want to utilize for future training needs.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: A motion was made and seconded
(Grant /Rebholz) to allow up to five (5) employees to attend Work Zone
and Flagger Safety training on January 10, 2006 in Eau Claire Wisconsin
at a cost of forty -five dollars ($45.00) per person. Motion carried.
State Project Requests: Ramberg noted the 2006 WisDOT project priority
listing for the Northwest Region has been received. Item number five
is an allotment for a State salt shed at the Deer Park shop site in St.
Croix County. Ramberg commended Harer for his forward thinking to get
this item on the State's project priority list.
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December 7, 2005
Announcements and Correspondence: The following announcements and
correspondence were reviewed with the Committee.
• Signing Enhancement applications for Towns and County.
• Timeline for employment application review and conducting
interviews.
• Status of the revised organizational structure.
Review WisDOT 2006 Routine Maintenance Agreement (RMA): Jeff Kern of
WisDOT, Jim Harer and Tim Ramberg discussed the terms of the 2006 RMA. A
motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to approve the 2006
Routine Maintenance Agreement (RMA) subject to further staff review and
a letter drafted to WisDOT noting St. Croix County's state maintenance
concerns. Motion carried.
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update: Ramberg and Loney gave an update on
the status of proposed Stillwater Bridge. They distributed copies of and
discussed the Visual Quality Planning Process report, Memorandum of
Understanding and Memorandum of Agreement. A motion was made and
seconded (Peterson /King) to authorize Ramberg to sign the Memorandum of
Agreement as a concurring party. Motion carried.
Machinery Management Update: Ramberg updated the Committee on the status
of the 2006 equipment needs list.
Review and Award Tandem Axle Truck Proposals: Brown and Ramberg reviewed
the proposals received for one (1) tandem axle truck. A motion was made
and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to purchase one (1) tandem axle Volvo
VHD104B SBA truck, with factory installed lift axles, wheels and tires,
from Eau Claire Mack /Volvo of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for a total price of
ninety -three thousand five hundred seventy -five dollars ($93,575.00)
Motion carried.
Review and Award Pickup Quotation: Brown reviewed quotes for one (1) 4x4
pickup. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Grant) to purchase one
(1) 2005 Ford F -150 4x4 - extended cab pickup from Glenwood City Ford of
Glenwood City Wisconsin in the amount of twenty -four thousand six
hundred twenty -eight dollars ($24,628.00). Motion Carried.
Note: Actual cost at time of order was decreased to twenty -four thousand
five hundred twelve dollars ($24,512.00).
Review and Award Paver Offers to Upgrade: Ramberg and Brown reviewed the
offers received to upgrade the current paver with the Committee. A
motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Jacobson) to upgrade our existing
paver to a new Caterpillar AP -1055D Asphalt Paver from Fabco Equipment,
Inc. of Eau Claire Wisconsin for the amount of two hundred twenty -two
thousand seven hundred twenty -four dollars ($222,724.00). Motion
carried.
Review and Award 1 -Ton Truck Quotations: Ramberg tabled the 1 -Ton truck
quotes to a later date in order to make necessary changes to the
proposal request.
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Review and Award Backhoe Offer to Upgrade: Ramberg and Brown reviewed
the backhoe offer to upgrade with the Committee. A motion was made and
seconded (Rebholz /Grant) to upgrade our existing John Deere 110
Excavator to a 2006 John Deere 120C Excavator from Nortrax of Eau Claire
Wisconsin for the amount of sixty -four thousand dollars ($64,000.00).
Motion carried.
Other Business: Ramberg notified the Committee that he has been working
with Risk Management and Corporation Counsel regarding requests from the
public to hunt on County owned property.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to adjourn
at 11:50 A.M. Motion carried.
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