HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 12-08-04 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 8, 2004
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:
Jurisdictional Transfers Regarding STH 35/64 Project
Jurisdictional Transfer Regarding CTH "M"
Project Agreement Regarding CTH "I"
Machinery Management Update
Deer Park Site Update
NEW BUSINESS:
Electrical Study Status
County Surveyor Resolution
WisDOT 2005 Routine Maintenance Agreement
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 25, 2004
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of December 8, 2004
The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:00 A.M.
Roll call was taken with King, Jacobson, Peterson and Rebholz in
attendance. Grant was absent and excused. Others present for all or
parts of the meeting include Tim Ramberg, Jane Bond, Rich Loney, Kevin
Brown and Terry Pedersen of WisDOT.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Peterson) to adopt the agenda
as published.
A motion was made and seconded (King /Jacobson) to set the January 2005
meeting for January 6, 2005 at 9:00 A.M. with King and Grant reviewing
vendors at 8:30 A.M.
Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded
(Peterson /King) to approve the minutes of the November 9, 2004 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 November 30, 2004 fund balances,
comparing them to the same time last year.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: Bond reviewed the unofficial minutes of
the November 16, 2004 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to approve the
amendments to and the addition of the Personal Protection Policy to the
St. Croix County Highway Department Safety Handbook. Motion carried.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: Ramberg reviewed several up- coming
seminars /training sessions. A motion was made and seconded
(King /Peterson) to send up to five (5) employees to Work Zone and
Flagger Safety seminar in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on January 18, 2005 at a
cost of forty -five dollars ($45.00) per person. Motion Carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Rebholz) to send one (1)
employee to the Highway Technician Certification Program on March 2 & 3,
2005 in Green Bay Wisconsin and March 7 -11, 2005 in Madison Wisconsin at
a cost of four hundred seventy -five dollars ($475.00) plus lodging.
Motion carried.
State Project Requests: Ramberg reviewed a Discretionary Maintenance
Agreement (DMA) for traffic signing. A motion was made and seconded
(Rebholz /Jacobson) to approve and authorize Ramberg to sign the WisDOT
DMA in the amount of nine thousand dollars ($9, 000.00) for traffic
signing. Motion carried.
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December 8, 2004
Review WisDOT 2005 Routine Maintenance Agreement: Ramberg reviewed the
2005 RMA. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /King) to approve and
authorize Ramberg to sign the WisDOT RMA for year 2005 with a letter
noting funding issues. Motion carried.
Discuss Jurisdictional Transfer Regarding CTH "M ": Ramberg updated the
Committee on the status of CTH "M" jurisdictional transfer agreements.
Project Agreement Regarding CTH "I ". Ramberg reviewed the status of the
CTH "I" project. A meeting will be held with the Village of Somerset in
January regarding jurisdictional transfer issues.
Announcements and Correspondence: The following announcements and
correspondence were reviewed with the Committee.
• 5 year averages of State Machinery Operations.
• Ethanol reform information.
• The Highway Department's continued stand on the County's Tobacco
Free Policy
Deer Park Shop Resolution: The Resolution for Purchase of Land for
Proposed Facility Improvement is on the agenda for the December County
Board.
Review County Surveyor Resolution: A resolution to re- appoint Brian V.
Halling as County Surveyor was reviewed. A motion was made and seconded
(Peterson /Rebholz) to sign and bring before the County Board the
resolution re- appointing Brian V. Halling as County Surveyor to an
indefinite term. Motion carried.
Electrical Study Status: Loney reported that Cedar Corporation would be
doing a study on the existing electrical system in the Hammond shop.
Machinery Management Update: Ramberg and Loney updated the Committee on
Bobcat broom and snow blower attachments purchased. They also noted
that offers were being made to upgrade a grader, dozer and backhoe.
Jurisdictional Transfers Regarding 35/64 Project: Terry Pederson
presented transfer agreements with WisDOT and St. Croix County on STH
35/64. A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz /Peterson) to approve the
jurisdictional transfer agreement for STH 35/64 as amended and to
authorize King to sign on behalf of the Transportation Committee. Motion
carried.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to
adjourn at 11:10 A.M. Motion carried.
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