HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 11-09-05 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: November 9, 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:
City Of New Richmond STH 35/64 Alternative Design Request Discussions
Update of Highway Department History Progress
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update
Status of Revoked /Invalid CTH "A" Waldroff Driveways
Final 2006 Budget Discussions
2006 Machinery Management Update
NEW BUSINESS:
Review and View Projects
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: October 27, 2005
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of November 9, 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 Glen
VanWormer, SEH; Robert Barbian, City of New Richmond; Chuck Whiting, St. Croix
County Administrative Coordinator, Jeff Durkee, Tim Ramberg, Rich Loney, Kevin
Brown, and Jane Bond.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Rebholz) to adopt the agenda as
published. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (King /Rebholz) to set the next meeting for
December 7, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. with King and Grant reviewing vendors prior to
the meeting. Motion carried.
Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Jacobson) to
approve the minutes of the October 10, 2005 meeting. Motion carried.
Approve Vouchers for Payment: King and Rebholz reviewed the vouchers at 8:30
A.M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Rebholz) to approve the vouchers
for payment. Motion carried.
Review Fund Balances: Bond reviewed the October 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 October 26, 2005 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: There were no seminar attendance requests to
review this month.
State Project Requests: Ramberg reported that the Highway Department has been
working with WisDOT on some areas of the 35/64 project doing flagging and
detour work.
Announcements and Correspondence: The following announcements and
correspondence were reviewed with the Committee.
• Draft agenda for the 2006 Winter Hwy Conference was distributed. The
Conference is scheduled for January 23r through 25 2006 at the
Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.
• The completion of the modification of signage on CTH "I" that included
additional options allowed that are over and above the MUTCD manual's
minimum specifications was reviewed. Guardrail is not warranted in this
area as previously determined.
• Request to explore exclusive lease for sand pit rights for the Peabody
Pit. .
• Correspondence with WisDOT regarding jurisdictional transfer issues,
access concerns on STH 64, and various other improvement alternatives
within St. Croix County.
Status of Revoked /Invalid CTH "A" Waldroff Driveway: Ramberg updated the
Committee on the recent judge's decision concerning the revocation of the
Waldroff invalid driveways. Judge Needham referred the issue to the Board of
Adjustments.
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November 9, 2005
Final 2006 Budget Discussion: The group reviewed the 2006 Highway Department
budget as passed by the County Board.
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update: Ramberg and Loney gave an update on the
status of the recent maintenance and proposed replacement of the Stillwater
Bridge /Crossing.
City of New Richmond STH 35/64 Alternative Design Request: Robert Barbian of
the City of New Richmond and Glen VanWormer Traffic Engineer for SEH reviewed
current highway improvement plans on STH 64 through New Richmond, in
particular the traffic flow at the intersections of STH 64 and CTH CC and CTH
j "K" /4 Street. Discussions of alternatives to the proposed intersection were
discussed. A motion was made and seconded (King /Grant) that the Transportation
Committee was in agreement with the concept of the proposed improvement plan
as resented assuming the route on page on would e a suitable alternative
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until significant traffic flow problems arose, then implementation of the
proposed plan on page three would be reviewed. The intent of the
Transportation Committee is that no loss of value or costs would be incurred
by St. Croix County. Motion carried. The Transportation Committee will forward
the issue to the Finance Committee.
Update of Highway Department History Progress: Bond updated the Committee on
the status of the historical booklet of the Highway Department. The Committee
agreed that a survey be sent to several former employees for input of
information. The outline and major topics was discussed and included "who was
who ", "major events ", and "supplemental pictures ".
Machinery Management Update: Loney updated the Committee on the 2006 equipment
needs list. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Peterson) to move forward
with the 2006 machinery needs list as prioritized by the Highway Department
Machinery Management Committee. Motion carried.
Review and View Projects: The Committee took a traveling tour of the current
roadway projects in the County. Jacobson was excused.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /King) to adjourn at
2:25 P.M. Motion carried.
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