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MEETING MINUTES
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
December 21, 2020 8:30 AM
Highway Facility - Baldwin
Highway Facility - Baldwin - 300 Oak Ridge Parkway,
Baldwin, Wisconsin
DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS-COVID19 PANDEMIC, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE MEETING VIA THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
UTILIZING THE ZOOM PLATFORM
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived
Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Vice-Chair Present
Tim Hall St. Croix County Supervisor Remote
Richard Ottino St. Croix County Supervisor Remote
Dave Ostness St. Croix County Supervisor Present
William Peavey St. Croix County Chair Present
Also present for all or part of the meeting: David Peterson, County Board Chair; Ken
Witt, Interim County Administrator; Adam Kastonek, Public Information Officer; Rob
Krejci, Highway Commissioner; Todd Rehnelt, Assistant Highway Commissioner; Leah
Simington, Interim Finance Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Transportation Committee Regular Meeting November 16, 2020 8:30 AM
RESULT: ACCEPTED
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Monthly Financial Report
Rob Krejci reviewed the Financial Report.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
2. Highway Department Report
Removal of I-- State of
Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) December 2020-The Wisconsin
Department of Transportation modified the State's major construction study and plans.
WisDOT still is planning improvement projects along the corridor, but these do not meet
June 2020 County Highway Flood Damage Reimbursement - The Highway Department
has received the final payment of Disaster Aid funding from the State of Wisconsin.
Winter maintenance - Emergency Planning meeting summary - County wide Municipal
Entities met and discussed mutual aid assistance options.
Drive through COVID19-Pandemic testing- The National Guard is scheduled to
administer free drive through testing from November to March at the Baldwin
Highway Facility.
Speed humps-Staff reviewed the use of speed humps in rural and urban areas. Krejci
discussed that speed humps were an effective traffic calming method under certain
traffic conditions, but that when large volumes of traffic and heavy truck volumes are
present speed humps often are not a good solution.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
3. Resolution Supporting the Creation of the Chippewa - St. Croix Rail Commission with
Counties and Municipalities
Motion by Ostness/Schachtner to approve the Supporting Rail Commission resolution.
Motion carried.
RESULT: APPROVED \[4 TO 1\] Next: 1/5/2021 8:30 AM
MOVER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor
SECONDER: Ed Schachtner, Vice-Chair
AYES: Ed Schachtner, Tim Hall, Dave Ostness, William Peavey
NAYS: Richard Ottino
4. Discuss/Consider request from Administrative Committee to review Utility Right-of-
Way Accommodation Policies and Examine for Opportunities to Streamline the
Permit Review Process for Broadband Expansion Projects.
review and examine ways to streamline permitting broadband expansion projects
ng St. Croix
County policies. The committee was interested in the Community Development
requirements. The committee agreed to continue discussion on this topic.
RESULT: NO ACTION Next: 1/18/2021 8:30 AM
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Discuss & Consider Utility Right Of Way accommodation
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Proposed plan on County Road H turtle crossing mitigation using private funding.
ADJOURN
DATE OF NEXT MEETING TBD DUE TO HOLIDAY