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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Transportation Committee, Richard King
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee
DATE OF MEETING: May 6, 2004
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
LOCATION: St. Croix County Highway Department Office, Hammond
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
** TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REORGANIZATION: **
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 (10:00 a.m.)
NEW BUSINESS:
Review and Award Shouldering Machine Offer to Upgrade
Review and Modify Access to County Highway Right -of -way Permits and Fees
Review Retro- Active Local Billings Resulting from Union Contract Settlement
Review 2003 Financial Report of Operations
View and Review 2003 and 2004 Projects
Review and Award Engineering Quotations for Building Renovation Project
Review and Award Proposals Received for Aerial Lift
Review and Award Quotations Received for 3 -Gang Mower
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: April 22, 2004
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MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of May 6, 2004
The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:00 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 Brown and Dave Schnitzler.
Visitors included Terry Pederson and Richard Putzy of WisDOT.
A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Jacobson) to adopt the agenda as
published.
With ballot voting the Committee reorganized with the following results:
Chairman - King; Vice- chairman - Grant; Secretary - Peterson (there was
a tie vote between Jacobson and Peterson. Jacobson declined the
position.)
A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Peterson) to set the June meeting
for June 7, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. with King and Jacobson reviewing vendors
at 8:30 A.M.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: Ramberg confirmed with the Committee
the upcoming District 6 Commissioners and Committeemen's meeting to be
held on May 21, 2004 in Prescott Wisconsin.
Ramberg distributed and reviewed the 2004 WCHA Summer Highway Conference
tentative agenda and registration information. The Conference will be
held June 8 through 10, 2004 in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded
(Peterson / Rebholz) to approve the minutes of the April 7, 2004 meeting.
Motion carried.
Approve 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 handed out and reviewed the April 15, 2004
fund balances, comparing them to the previous year.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: Bond reviewed the unofficial minutes of
the April 29, 2004 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting.
Jurisdictional Transfers Regarding STH 35/64 Pro Terry Pederson of
WisDOT reviewed with the Committee the proposed STH 35/64 jurisdictional
transfer agreement. The Committee approved the general scope of the
agreement, but will review the final draft at a later meeting.
Stillwater Bridge /Crossing Update: Pederson and Ramberg gave a brief
update on the current Stillwater Bridge /Crossing stockholders meetings.
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Machinery Management Update: Loney distributed and reviewed the most
current machinery management report.
Review and Consider Excavators and Dozer Excavators Offers to Upgrade:
Loney reviewed an offer received for an upgrade of an existing excavator
and dozer. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson/ Grant) to upgrade
one (1) 2004 John Deere 2004 200C LC hydraulic excavator for a total
cost of thirty -two thousand six hundred eighty -four ($32,684.00) dollars
and one (1) 2004 John Deere 2004 700H XLT crawler dozer for a total cost
of twenty -six thousand five hundred ($26,500.00) dollars. Motion
carried.
Jacobson was excused at 11:45 a.m.
Review and Award Quotations Received for one (1) 3 -Gang Mower: Brown
reviewed the quote received for 3 -Gang mowers. A motion was made and
seconded (Rebholz /Peterson) to purchase one (1) John Deere HX -15 3 -Gang
Mower from Greene Implement of Osceola, Wisconsin for a total cost of
ten thousand six hundred eighty -five ($10,685.00) dollars. Motion
carried.
Review and Award Proposals Received for Aerial Lift: Brown reviewed the
proposals received for articulated aerial boom lifts. A motion was made
and seconded (King /Grant) to purchase one (1) 2004 Genie Z -34/22
Articulated Aerial Boom Lift from Fabco Rents of Eau Claire, Wisconsin
for a total cost of thirty -eight thousand four hundred twenty -three
dollars and ninety cents ($38,423.90). Motion carried.
Review and Award Shouldering Machine Offer to Update: Ramberg reviewed
and offer to upgrade the existing shouldering machine. Action was tabled
until a future meeting.
Review and Modify Access to County Trunk Highway Right -of -Way Permits
and Fees: Ramberg and Schnitzler reviewed proposed changes to the
County's existing policy for access to and use of St. Croix County
right -of -way. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to
approve the St. Croix County Highway Department Access To and Use of St.
Croix County Highway Right -Of -Way policy and fee schedule. Motion
carried.
Review and Award Engineering Quotations for Building Renovation
Project: Loney reviewed quotations received for engineering services
for building renovations. A motion was made and seconded
(Peterson /King) to approve the quotation for engineering services for
building renovations from Cedar Corporation of Menomonie, Wisconsin for
a total cost of ten thousand nine hundred fifty ($10,950.00)dollars.
Motion carried.
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State Project Requests: Ramberg reviewed a project request from WisDOT
for traffic signing in various locations. A motion was made and
seconded (Grant /Rebholz) to approve the WisDOT Discretionary
Maintenance Agreement (DMA) for traffic signing in the amount of nine
thousand ($9,000.00) dollars. Motion carried.
Announcements and Correspondence Ramberg reviewed and discussed the
following announcements and correspondence with the Committee:
- A "thank you" note from Shirley Dowd.
- County -Aid Bridge bill that has passed setting standards for
participation in the program.
- An article on the rising steel prices.
- Highway Department mission statement.
- State relocation order on CTH "K ".
View and Review 2003 and 2004 Projects: Ramberg reviewed the road
closures and project information on the St. Croix County web site.
Ramberg also reviewed the request from the City of River Falls to take
over jurisdiction on CTH "M" from Division Street to Meadow Drive. The
Committee had no objection to the jurisdictional transfer.
Review Retro- Active Local Billings Resulting From Union Contract
Settlement: Bond and Ramberg distributed and reviewed a listing of bills
to locals resulting from the union contract settlement. A motion was
made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to write off any bill for retro-
active labor charges resulting from the settlement of the 2003 -2005
Union Contract for one hundred ($100.00) dollars or less. Motion
carried.
Review 2003 Report of Financial Operations: Ramberg distributed and
recapped the 2003 Report of Financial Operations.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Rebholz) to
adjourn at 1:35 P.M. Motion carried.
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