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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: March 9, 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:
Machinery Management Update
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update
Jurisdictional Transfers Regarding STH 35/64 Project
NEW BUSINESS:
Year -End Signing Report
Review of Proposed Zoning Ordinance Changes
Review and Modify Utility and Driveway Permit Fees
Year -End Closing Update
Review and Award Trailer Proposals
Review Highway Department Summer Work Schedule
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: February 26, 2004
MINUTES
TRANSPORTATION
MARCH 9, 00
,Thel meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:05 A.M.
Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Jacobson, Dowd and Peterson in attendance. Others present for all or parts
;of the meeting include Tim Ramberg, Jane Bond, Rich Loney, Kevin Brown, Mike Murtha and Brian Halling.
(Visitors included Ed Schachtner and Miles Wittig of the Town of Somerset.
• motion was made and seconded (Grant/Peterson) to adopt the agenda as published.
• motion was made and seconded (Grant/Peterson) to tentativly set the April meeting for April 8, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. with
King and Peterson reviewing vendors at 8:30 A.M. After the March meeting, the April meeting was set for April 7, 2004.
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Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson/Dowd) to approve the minutes of the February 6,
1 2004 meeting. Motion carried.
Approve Vouchers for Payment: Grant and Jacobson reviewed the vouchers at 8:30 A.M. A motion was made and
seconded (Grant/Jacobson) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried.
Review Fund Balances: Bond handed out and reviewed the December 31, 2003 pre closing fund balances, comparing them
to the previous year.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: Bond reviewed the unofficial minutes of the February 26, 2004 Highway Department
Safety Committee meeting.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson/Dowd) for two safety committee members to attend the National Council of
Safety annual meeting April 20 -21, 2004 in Middleton at a cost of two hundred seventy-five dollars per person. Motion
carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Grant/King) to permit the use of the Hudson shop facility for the May 15, 2004 clean
sweep collection site as presented. Motion carried.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: A motion was made and seconded (King/Peterson) to send one (1) employee to the two
week bridge inspection course held in Green Bay Wisconsin March 15 – 26, 2004 at a cost of approximately seven hundred
fifty ($750.00) dollars to cover lodging and meals. Motion carried.
State Project Requests: Ramberg shared a preliminary CRC agreement with WisDOT that will utilize county
forces to assist WisDOT on a portion of their 35/64 project near Houlton for an estimated one hundred
seventeen thousand ($117,000.00) dollars.
Other Business: Ed Schachtner and Miles Wittig of the Town of Somerset asked the Committee about the status of the
transfer of property from the Highway Department to the town where the town hall currently stands. King reviewed the
April 2002 agreement to deed over the land to the town that the town hall sits on, with the town paying all recording fees.
Ramberg will work with County Surveyor Halling to finalize the necessary documents and forward them to the town.
Stillwater Bridge/Crossing Update: Ramberg and Loney reported on the most recent discussions concerning the
Stillwa Br / Crossing. Di sapointingly, alternative "B" is not mov ing into the E.I.S. Process due to the past
;position on this alternative.
Jurisdictional Transfer and Study pdate: Ramberg reported on the progress with agreements with WisDOT for
jurisdictional transfers on the 35/64 project.
( Review Highway Department Summer Work Schedule: Ramberg distributed a copy of the proposed 4x10 summer work
schedule presented to the union employees.
R eview and Modify Utility and Driveway Permit Fees: Ramberg distributed a draft of an updated utility and driveway
permit fee schedule. The Transportation Committee will act on the changes at a later meeting after Corporation Council
reviews and comments.
Year -End signing report: Mike Murtha, Signing Coordinator, distributed and reviewed the sign department work activities
,for the 2003.
Review of Proposed Zoning Ordinance Changes: Halling updated the Transportation Committee on the status of the
proposed zoning ordinance changes. He noted that the Planning and Zoning Committee has delayed action on the
ordinance changes until June 15, 2004 after public hearings have been held.
The Transportation Committee noted that the County bylaws need to be formally updated to reflect changes in the joint
committee agreement and job description.
Year -End Closing Update: Ramberg reviewed the status of the annual Highway Department audit. The normal routine of
random audits for inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable, etc. have been performed.
Review and award trailer proposals: Ramberg and Brown reviewed trailer proposals received. A motion was made and
:seconded (Dowd/Jacobson) to approve the purchase of one (1) B &B 14,000# tilt -bed trailer from Ingli Auto of Ellsworth
Wisconsin for a total price of six thousand eight hundred thirty-one ($6,831.00) dollars and one (1) Better Built 16'
H16ZZLP trailer from
Gullickson Trailer of Elk Mound Wisconsin for two thousand six hundred eighty-five ($2,685.00) dollars. Motion carried.
Machinery Management Update: The Transportation Committee granted permission to pursue the purchase of a
used truck with utility body from the list of trucks available for the bridge crew through our equipment broker
after it has been inspected by the Highway Department staff as it relates to the budgeted amount on the
i machinery management list.
Ramberg reviewed the underbody plow quotes received for the 2004 single -axle truck set -ups. A motion was
made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to purchase two (2) 12' Root under body scraper blades from Universal
Truck and Equipment of Galesville Wisconsin for five thousand five hundred ninety -eight ($5,598.00) dollars
each. Motion carried.
Announcements and Correspondence Ramberg reviewed and discussed the following announcements and correspondence
with the Committee:
- The proposed WisDOT work schedule on the I -94 bridges at Baldwin and Hudson.
- Spring weight restrictions on the county trunk highway system are planned to be listed on the St.
Croix County web site.
- Governor Doyle approved St. Croix County's Chip -D application.
WisDOT continues with their correspondence regarding their intent to close two waysides on the
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In correspondence with the City of River Falls regarding the CTH "U" construction project, the
design is planned to end just north of Chapman Road.
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- A letter of reply from an attorney regarding the drainage issues on CTH "A" has been received. The
attorney has not followed up with a phone call as of yet as noted in his letter.
We are in receipt of the draft plans for the Zillmer /6oth Ave. Cady Bridge project.
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l Adjournment: A mot was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to adjourn at 12:26 P. Motion carrie