HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 09-06-05 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: September 6, 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
2006 Budget Discussions and Resolutions
Review Rural Safety Road Study Report
Discuss WisDOT West Central Transportation System County Road Access Issues
Machinery Management Update
NEW BUSINESS:
Review and Award Plow Blade Proposals
Rustic Road #4 Feasibility Study Report
CTH "F" Feasibility Study Update
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 25, 2005
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MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of September 6, 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 Dan
Fedderly, of DJ Fedderly Consultant LLC, Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, Kevin
Brown, and Jane Bond.
A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Jacobson) to adopt the agenda as
published. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Grant) to set the October 2005
meeting for October 10, 2005 with King and Peterson reviewing vendors
prior to the meeting. Motion carried.
Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded
(Rebholz /King) to approve the minutes of the August 9, 2005 meeting.
Motion carried.
Approve Vouchers for Payment: King and Jacobson reviewed the vouchers at
8:30 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Jacobson) to approve the
vouchers for payment. Motion carried.
Review Fund Balances: Bond reviewed the August 31, 2005 fund balances,
comparing them to the same time last year.
CTH "F" Feasibility Study: Ramberg and Dan Fedderly briefed the
Committee on the status of the CTH "F" feasibility study. WisDOT will
not perform an origination destination study. Some turning and passing
lanes have been installed and incorporated in this study.
Rustic Road #4 Feasibility Study Report: Fedderly gave a presentation on
Rustic Road #4 and future upgrade options.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: There were no Safety Committee minutes to
review this month.
Peterson commented on the successful Safety Roadeo that was held on
September 1, 2005. The Committee discussed mandatory employee
attendance at all Highway Department safety training.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: A motion was made and seconded
(Peterson /Grant) to approve up one (1) employee to attend the Navigating
Wisconsin New Waterway Permitting Law seminar in Eau Claire Wisconsin at
a fee of seventy -five dollars ($75.00) on September 13, 2005. Motion
carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Jacobson) to allow up to two
(2) employees to attend the Wisconsin Retirement benefit reporting and
tracking training in Eau Claire Wisconsin on October 12, 2005. There is
no fee for this training. Motion carried.
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State Project Requests: There were no State project requests to
discuss.
Announcements and Correspondence: The following announcements and
correspondence were reviewed with the Committee.
• Fall District 6 Commissioner's and Committeemen's meeting will be
held October 14 in Taylor County.
• Distributed the current issue of Roadworks
• Distributed Roundabout information.
• Thank you note from M.A.D.A.M. for the adopt -a- highway sign.
• Sign requests from Pierce County on CTH "B" and CTH "NN ".
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update: Ramberg distributed updated
information on the Stillwater bridge /crossing.
2006 Budget Discussions: Ramberg and the Committee reviewed the 2006
construction cost projections and budget numbers. Ramberg, King and /or
Grant are to meet with Finance Committee on September 8t for preliminary
budget discussions.
Discuss WisDOT West Central Transportation System County Road Access
Issues: Ramberg updated the Committee on discussions with Tom Beekman of
WisDOT regarding County access issues on the proposed West Central
Transportation System upgrades.
Machinery Management Update: Loney updated the Committee on the 2005
equipment acquisition list. He also updated the Committee on the impact
the fuel price increase has on the Highway Department machinery
operations.
Review and Award Plow Blade Proposals: Loney distributed and reviewed
the proposals received for winter plow and grader blades. A motion was
made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to accept the bid from Winter
Equipment of Willoughby Ohio for various winter plow and grader blades
for a total fifty -nine thousand four hundred forty -eight dollars and
ninety cents ($59,448.90). Motion carried.
Review Rural Safety Road Study Report: Ramberg reviewed the Safety
Review of Rural Intersections study for Polk, Rusk and St. Croix
Counties completed as a joint effort between American Automobile
Association (AAA) and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M). The St.
Croix County portion of the study focused on various types of low cost
safety interventions that could be undertaken at eight different
locations in the County.
The Committee discussed various topics of general interest.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to adjourn
at 12:25 P.M. Motion carried.
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