HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 07-08-02NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Clarence W. Malick, Chairman
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Transportation Committee Chairman, Richard King
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee
DATE OF MEETING: July 8, 2002
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:
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Somerset Shop Site Work
Machinery Management
Casey Pit Rezone Update
Discuss sale of Trees From Casey Property
NEW BUSINESS:
STH 35/64 Jurisdictional Transfers Discussion (WiDOT and Local Units)
Review and Discuss Highway Department 2001 Reports of Financial Operations
ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.)
SUBMITTED BY: Daniel J. Fedderly, P.E., R.L.S.; Highway Commissioner
DATE: June 27, 2002
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
V Meeting of July 8, 2002
The meeting was called to order by Chair King at 9:00 A.M.
Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Jacobson, Peterson and
Dowd in attendance. Staff members present for all or parts
of the meeting include Daniel Fedderly, Jane Bond, and Kevin
Brown. Visitors for all or part of the meeting include Terry
Pederson, WI D.O.T.; Richard Putzy, WI D.O.T.; Dan
Penzkover, WI D.O.T.; David Solberg, WI D.O.T.; John
Berends, City of New Richmond; George Szotkowski, SEH; Ed
Schachtner, Town of Somerset; Fred Ball, Town of Richmond;
Robert Croty, Village of Somerset; Ryan Sicard, Village of
Somerset; Mike Eckelberg, Village of Somerset; Bob Pierce,
Town of Somerset; and Jim Rusch (Sienna Corporation.
A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Peterson) to adopt
the agenda as published.
The August meeting was set for August 6, 2002 at 9:00 A.M.
with King and Peterson reviewing vendors at 8:30 A.M.
Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded
(Peterson /Grant) to approve the minutes of the June 6, 2002
meeting. Motion carried.
Approve Vouchers for Payment: King and Jacobson reviewed the
vouchers at 8:30 A.M. A motion was made and seconded
(King /Jacobson) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion
carried.
Review Fund Balances: Bond handed out and reviewed the June
15, 2002, fund balances, comparing them to the previous
year.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: Grant and Bond reviewed the
June 20, 2002 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting.
In regard to the Somerset shop odor and water problem at
both the Hudson and Somerset shops, Bond reported that holes
have been poked in the insulation to drain the existing
water. The insulation will be cut open to dry out and roof
vents will be installed within the next several weeks.
Pick up and disposal of drug paraphernalia by employees and
adopt a highway volunteers was discussed. It was the
consensus of the Transportation Committee that nothing
should be picked up unless the employee /volunteer is certain
they will not be harmed by it. If there is any question,
the item(s) should be flagged and the appropriate
authorities called for pickup and disposal.
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Bond stated that Budrow shared the Government Center's
evacuation plan for bomb threat and fire. The safety
committee will review them and make recommendation to alter
the plans to fit the Highway Department needs.
Bond requested input from the Transportation Committee
regarding a mini vendor mart in conjunction with the Annual
Safety Meeting. The committee agreed it would be a good
addition to the safety meeting providing it would not take
away from the agenda items.
Bond stated that a Safety Suggestion box would be installed
in the shop area.
Bond noted that Treena Ward from WMMIC met with Jim Harer,
Dawn Budrow and Bond to go over the survey sent to each
department regarding safety policies and procedures. Ward
will compile data from these surveys and make
recommendations to the County regarding policy changes and
implementation.
Seminar Attendance and requests: There were no seminar
attendance requests at this time.
STH 35/64 Jurisdictional Transfer Discussion: Terry Pederson
of the WI D.O.T. gave an overview of the process for
jurisdictional transfer on the STH 35/64 project. He
reviewed the schedule of meetings to be held with the
effected municipalities and handed out sample materials
covering transfer agreements and local road alteration
resolutions. Pederson also reviewed the process in which
local transportation aids are computed and paid.
Pederson stated that work will begin in 2002 on the STH
35/64 project and should be completed by fall of 2006.
Announcements and Correspondence Fedderly distributed and
reviewed the press release from WI D.O.T. and MN D.O.T.
concerning the St. Croix River Crossing Project.
Jim Rusch, representing the Sienna Corporation, reviewed his
client's desire to utilize existing Highway Department plans
to continue Carmichael Road through to CTH "A ". The
Committee had no objections to the idea, however, formal
consideration will be given at a future Transportation
Committee meeting.
Somerset Shop Update: Fedderly confirmed the work being done
on the Somerset shop building to rectify and repair the
condensation problem.
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Fedderly stated that the moving of the trees around the shop
would resume this fall with cooler weather.
Fedderly will meet with the Village of Somerset to finalize
the land transfer.
Machinery Management: Fedderly noted that the equipment
purchased is nearly all in.
Fedderly updated the Committee on the status of the tractors
we currently lease from Polfus Implement and Greene
Implement. With the lease incentives eliminated by John
Deere, we are reconsidering our lease versus purchase
option.
Casey Pit Rezone Update: Fedderly stated that the CSM for
the Casey property is before St. Croix County zoning for
approval.
Review sale of Trees from Casey Property: Fedderly stated
that we had not received any proposals for purchase of trees
from the Casey property. It was the consensus of the
Committee that if there were future interest in the trees,
the Committee would set a price and sell the trees through
our broker.
Review and Discuss Highway Department 2001 Report of
Financial Operations: Fedderly and Bond distributed and
reviewed the 2001 Highway Department Report of Financial
Operations.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /King)
to adjourn at 12:00 P.M. Motion carried.
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