HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 03-07-03 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 7, 2003
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
Highway Maintenance Employee Hiring Status
NEW BUSINESS:
WisDOT Discussion on Jurisdictional Transfers (35/64)
Review and Award Truck Boxes & Hydraulic Proposals
Review Moving Truck Options
Review Roller /Chipper Options
Review 6 -Year Plan Update
Review Highway Department Summer Work Schedule
Signing Coordinator Year End Report
ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Utility issues
ADJOURNMENT:
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.)
SUBMITTED BY: Tim Ramberg; Highway Commissioner
DATE: February 27, 2003
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of March 7, 2003
The meeting was called to order by Vice - Chairman Grant at 9:00
A.M.
Roll call was taken with Grant, Dowd, Jacobson and Peterson in
attendance. King was absent and excused. Staff members present
for all or parts of the meeting include Tim Ramberg, Jane Bond,
Kevin Brown, Jim Harer, Mike Murtha and Jeff Durkee. Also in
attendance for part of the meeting were County Board Chair, Buck
Malick, Dan Fedderly, Rich Loney, Richard Putzy and Terry
Pederson.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Jacobson) to adopt the
agenda as published.
The April meeting was set for April 8, 2003 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
(Jacobson /Peterson) to approve the minutes of the January 20,
2003 meetings as amended in paragraph five (5). Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Jacobson) to approve the
minutes of the February 6, 2003 and February 27,2003 meetings.
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, 2002 pre- closing, fund balances, comparing them to the
previous year.
Review Highway Safety Minutes: Grant and Bond reviewed the
unofficial February 20, 2003 Highway Department Safety Committee
meeting. Items reviewed included safety training, the annual
safety day and safety roadeo, MSHA training requirements, clean
sweep program and Highway Department incident review.
A motion was made and seconded (Dowd /Grant) to allow two (2)
Safety Committee members attend the 2003 Safety and Health
Congress in Madison at a cost of $275.00 per person on April 29-
30, 2003. Motion Carried.
A motion was made and seconded (Dowd /Grant) to schedule the
Annual Safety Meeting on October 8, 2003. Motion Carried.
Seminar Attendance and Requests: A motion was made and seconded
(Dowd /Peterson) to send five to seven (5 -7) Highway Department
employees to the Road Maintenance School to be held in Eau Claire
Wisconsin on March 20, 2003 at a cost of $45.00 per person.
Motion Carried.
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March 7, 2003
Wisconsin D.O.T. Discretionary Maintenance Agreements: Ramberg
reviewed several discretionary maintenance agreements (DMA) with
the WisD.O.T. A motion was made and seconded (Dowd /Peterson) to
approve the five (5) discretionary maintenance agreements with
the WisD.O.T. for one hundred seventy seven thousand dollars
($177,000.00). Motion Carried.
Announcements and Correspondence: A letter from the Citizens
Alliance for Sane Highways (CASH) was read regarding the proposed
Marquette interchange.
An article from the New Richmond News was reviewed regarding the
traffic accident history on St. Croix County roads. The group
discussed comparisons not made in the articles such as accidents
per vehicle per day.
A letter from Patrick Collins from the Town of St. Joe requesting
Highway Department participation in upgrading Perch Lake Road was
discussed.
Ramberg outlined a request from the Town of Troy for assistance
with their bike path project on Glover Road.
WisD.O.T. Discussion on Jurisdictional Transfers (35/64): Terry
Pederson and Richard Putzy representing WisD.O.T. reviewed the
proposed jurisdictional transfers between the State and St. Croix
County Highway Department. A preliminary agreement will be
presented at a future Transportation Committee meeting for
approval.
Machinery Management: Ramberg gave the Committee an update on the
2003 machinery management purchases.
Signing Coordinator Year -End Report: Mike Murtha, Signing
Coordinator, distributed and gave an overview of the "Review of
Work Activity for 2002" report.
Review and Award Truck Box Proposals: Brown and Ramberg reviewed
the proposals received for three (3) truck boxes. A motion was
made and seconded (Jacobson /Dowd) to purchase one (1) Henderson
Mark II steel truck box and two (2) Henderson Mark II stainless
steel truck boxes from Universal Truck Equipment for a total
price of nineteen thousand four hundred eighty -eight dollars
($19,488.00). Motion carried.
Review and Award Haul Truck Box Proposals: Brown and Ramberg
reviewed the proposals received for one (1) haul truck box. A
motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Dowd) to purchase one (1)
Brandon FHA -19' box from Indianhead Welding and Machine for a
total price of eleven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars
($11,650.00). Motion carried.
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March 7, 2003
Review and Award Truck Hydraulic Proposals: Brown and Ramberg
reviewed the proposals received for truck hydraulics. A motion
was made and seconded (Jacobson /Dowd) to purchase three (3)
hydraulic units from Menomonie Truck Equipment for the total
amount of thirty -three thousand two hundred twenty -three dollars
($33,223.00). Motion carried.
Highway Maintenance Employee Hiring Status: Ramberg gave the
Committee an update on the status of hiring highway maintenance
personnel.
Review Moving Truck Options: Brown and Ramberg reviewed a recent
moving truck option. The moving truck was tabled until a future
date.
Review and Award Roller /Chipper Options: Brown and Ramberg
reviewed an offer received to upgrade our existing Bomag static
roller. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Jacobson) to
upgrade our current Bomag static roller to a 2003 Bomag double
drum vibratory roller with Miller Bradford and Risberg for a
total cost of seventy -seven thousand six hundred ($77,600.00)
dollars. Motion Carried.
The chipper options were tabled until a future date.
Highway Department Summer Work Schedule: The 4 x 10 -hour day
Highway Department work schedule had been voted on by the union
employees, with 42 in favor, 7 opposed. A motion was made and
seconded (Jacobson /Peterson) to approve the 4 x 10 -hour day
Highway Department work schedule from April 21, 2003 to August
30, 2003. Motion Carried.
Review the 6 -year Plan: Review of the preliminary 6 -year plan was
tabled until the April 2003 Transportation Committee meeting.
Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Dowd) to
adjourn at 12:45 p.m. Motion carried.
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