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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 01-06-05 F AGENDA - TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ST CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board of Supervisors f FROM: Transportation Committee Chairman, Richard King i COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee DATE OF MEETING: January 6, 2005 TIME: 9:oo A.M. LOCATION: St. Croix County Highway Department Office, Hammond CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: E ADOPTION OF AGENDA: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: i APPROVE VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT: i REVIEW FUND BALANCES: t REVIEW HIGHWAY SAFETY MINUTES: € SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS: STATE PROJECT REQUESTS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update Deer Park Land Acquisition and Status Machinery Management Update NEW BUSINESS: Review and Consider Offer to Upgrade Backhoe /Hydraulic Breaker i r Review and Consider Offer to Upgrade Dozer Review and Consider Offer to Upgrade Grader Consideration of Electrical System Review Proposal COOP /COG Plan Review WisDOT Reorganization Discussions Highway Department Organization Discussions Highway Employee Eligibility List Status 2005 Project Status ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW: i POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: i ADJOURNMENT: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) SUBMITTED BY: Tim Ramberg, Highway Commissioner DATE: December 20, 2004 MINUTES TRANSPORTATION JANUARY •• The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:oo A.M. Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Jacobson, Peterson and Rebholz in attendance. Others present for all or parts of the meeting include Tim Ramberg, Jane Bond, Rich Loney, Kevin I Brown, Buck Malick, Jim Harer, Jeff Durkee and Dick Marino of Kraemer Corporation. • motion was made and seconded (Grant/Peterson) to adopt the agenda as published. • motion was made and seconded (Peterson/Jacobson) to set the February 2005 meeting for February 8, 2005 at 9:00 A.M. with King and Jacobson reviewing vendors at 8:30 A.M. Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Jacobson) to approve the minutes of the December 8 and December 14, 2004 meetings. Motion carried. Anorove 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 December 15, 2004 fund balances, comparing them to the same time last year. Review Highway Safety Minutes: Bond reviewed the unofficial minutes of the December 22, 2004 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting. f Bond reviewed a request from the Safety Committee for approval to make a change in the Safety Award I Program incident criteria. With full consent of the Transportation Committee, the change may be made based on Safety Committee approval. Seminar Attendance and Requests: Ramberg reviewed a request for 4 to 5 employees to attend the Hwy Safety seminar in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson/Rebholz) to allow 4 to 5 employees to attend the Hwy Safety Seminar in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on February 22, 2005 at a cost of forty-five dollars ($45.00) per person. Motion carried. i 4 Ramberg distributed and reviewed the 2005 Winter Highway Conference agenda to be held in the i Wisconsin Dells January 24 through 26, 2005. State Project Requests: There were no State Project Requests to review this month. cements and Correspondence: The following announcements and correspondence were reviewed with the Committee. •Discussion of the legal actions taken by SBC Ameritech against St. Croix County Highway Department for property damages incurred in 2002 and 2003 due to pedestals hidden in vegetation. A meeting is setup with SBC to discuss this issue and their utility permit ' compliance. *Update on the County's Tobacco Free Policy. *Distribution of the Fall 2004 District 6 Commissioners and Committeemen's meeting minutes. •Proposed improvements to STH 65 and the impact on CTH "E ". I *An article in the "Road works" magazine expounding on the intergovernmental cooperation on the CTH "I" project in St. Croix County. •A request to purchase approximately seven (7) acres of land at the Somerset Pit from St. Croix County Highway Department by an adjoining property owner. -Request to review the curve on CTH "A" at Dorwin Road. Stillwater Bridge Crossing Update: Loney updated the Committee on the status of the Stillwater Bridge /Crossing progress. COOP -COG Plan Review: Loney reviewed amendments to the Highway Department COOP /COG Plan. The Committee agreed with the minor amendments as presented and requested they be forwarded to Jack Kolvard and Rachel Rubin, and that the plan continue to be reviewed annually. WisDOT Reorganization Discussion: Ramberg outlined the proposed reorganization of WisDOT. He noted that changes are scheduled to take effect in February 2005. The Highway Department is ex aminin g the effects the reorganization will have on the Department and related organizations. Hivhwav Department Orvanizatinn Discussions- A flow chart of the current orvanizational strncture of the Highway Department was distributed and reviewed by Ramberg and Harer. As positions within the organization open up, duties are reviewed and altered to best utilize the staff in the most effective and € efficient manner. Deer Park Land Acquisition and Status: Dick Marino of Kraemer Company was present to finalize the purchase of the Gust Pit Property in Deer Park. Highway Em loyee Eligibility List Status: Ramberg announced the current and upcoming retirement of several Highway Department employees and the impact on the workload. We currently have one State beat which is not being filled from within. It was the consensus of the Committee to advertise for the specific position and interview from that pool of applicants to fill the vacant State beat position. Machinery Management Update: Loney updated the Committee on the 2005 acquisition status. Review and Consider Offer to Upgrade Dozer and Grader: Brown reviewed an offer to upgrade our current Caterpillar D7 Dozer and Caterpillar 163H Grader. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson/Rebholz) to upgrade Caterpillar D7 Dozer and Caterpillar 163H Grader with Fabco of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for a total cost of two hundred fifty -eight thousand dollars ($258,000.00). Motion carried. Review and Consider Offer to Upgrade Backhoe /Hydraulic Breaker: Ramberg reviewed an offer to upgrade our existing John Deere 120C Backhoe. After reviewing the offer, the Transportation Committee chooses to revisit this unit at a future date. As part of our 2005 equipment acquisition, we will continue to move forward with the acquisition of a new hydraulic breaker. Consideration of Electrical System Review Proposal: Loney gave an update on the status of pursuing proposals for review of the Hammond Shop electrical system. Proposals will be presented to the Committee at a later meeting for consideration. 2005 Project Status: Durkee gave the Committee a brief synopsis of the projects slated for 2005 within St. Croix County and the engineering status of each. Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to adjourn at 12:23 P.M. Motion carried.