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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 09-09-03 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: September 9, 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 Jurisdictional Transfers: STH 35/64 and CTH "A" Jurisdictional Study Update 2004 Budget Discussions NEW BUSINESS: Speed Reduction Sign Request Consideration of quotations for brush chipper Consideration of quotations for small tractor with center discharge mower Request permission to accept truck proposals Review and View Project Status 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: August 28, 2003 MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting of September 9, 2003 The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 9:04 A.M. Roll call was taken with King, Grant, Jacobson, Dowd and Peterson in attendance. Present for all or parts of the meeting include Tim Ramberg, Jane Bond, Jim Harer, Rich Loney, and Kevin Brown. A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /Dowd) to adopt the agenda as amended. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Grant) to set the October meeting for October 9, 2003 at 9:00 A.M. with King and Grant reviewing vendors at 8:30 A.M. Action on Previous Minutes: A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Jacobson) to approve the minutes of the August 7, 2003 meeting. Motion carried. Approve Vouchers for Payment: King and Dowd reviewed the vouchers at 8:30 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (King /Dowd) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Review Fund Balances: Bond handed out and reviewed the August 15, 2003 fund balances, comparing them to the previous year. Review Highway Safety Minutes: Grant and Bond reviewed the unofficial minutes of the August 21, 2003 Highway Department Safety Committee meeting. A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Peterson) to approve up to 15 employees attend an "on site" chainsaw safety training, at forty dollars ($40.00)per person as requested by the Safety Committee. Motion carried. Seminar Attendance and Requests: Ramberg presented a request to send up to 6 employees to Winter Maintenance seminar to be held in Eau Claire Wisconsin. A motion was made and seconded (Grant /Dowd) to send 6 employees to the Winter Road Maintenance Seminar in Eau Claire Wisconsin at a cost of forty -five dollars ($45.00) per person. Motion carried. Ramberg reviewed a request to send one day shift and one night shift employee to a tire training clinic on October 16, 2003 in Minneapolis. A motion was made and seconded (King /Dowd) to send 2 employees to the Tire Training Tour in Minneapolis on October 16, 2003 at a cost of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per person. Motion carried. ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 September 9, 2003 State Project Requests: Ramberg presented a descrectionary maintenance agreement, DMA, from WisDOT for twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for emergency concrete pavement repair on I -94. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Jacobson) to approve the DMA in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). Motion carried. Announcements and Correspondence: Ramberg distributed an informational sheet from WisDOT on WIS 64 /US 63N Environmental Assessment. Ramberg shared a letter from a taxpayer complimenting the Highway Department on work done in the Hudson area. A guideline of the State policy concerning memorials along the State Highway system was distributed and discussed. Ramberg reviewed with the Transportation Committee the upcoming meetings concerning the Highway Department. Review and View Project Status: Jim Harer gave the Committee an update on State, County and Local projects the Highway Department has been working on this year. He also gave an overview of upcoming projects. The Committee complimented the crews on their fine work. Machinery Management Update: Ramberg noted that quotes had been taken for plow blade inventory. Ramberg reviewed the long -range facility plan with the Committee and requested that the Highway Department begin looking at sites for future growth in the north central region of the County. Loney distributed and reviewed the 2003 equipment acquisition list and proposed work schedule for the Hammond shop repairs. He stated that preliminary needs list for 2004 will be reviewed shortly. Jurisdictional Transfers (STH 35/64)and CTH "A ": Terry Pederson of WisDOT was unable to attend the September meeting to discuss the jurisdictional transfers on STH 35/64. He requested to be on the October 2003 agenda. Ramberg distributed and reviewed the preliminary agreement with the Town of Hudson for jurisdictional transfer on CTH " Jurisdictional Study Update: Pederson was unable to attend the September meeting, therefore discussions were tabled for a future meeting. • , . ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 3 September 9, 2003 2004 Budget Discussion: Ramberg distributed and summarized the preliminary budget figures for 2004. King, Ramberg and Hailing will meet with Finance Committee on September 11, 2003 to review the budget. Speed Reduction Sign Request: Ramberg reviewed a request to reduce the speed on CTH "A" from Hwy 64 to Richmond Way south of New Richmond. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Dowd) to reduce the speed limit on CTH "A" from Hwy 64 south to the new proposed Richmond Way to 45 MPH. Motion carried. Consideration of quotations for brush chipper: Brown reviewed the proposal received to upgrade the brush chipper. A motion was made and seconded (Peterson /Dowd) to purchase a Bush Bandit 254XP from Aspen Equipment of Bloomington Minnesota in the amount of twenty -four thousand three hundred sixty -seven dollars ($24,367.00). Motion carried. Consideration of quotations for a small tractor with center discharge mower: Brown stated that more details are being investigated with an offer to upgrade our current small tractor as well as investigating a more multi purpose unit for its replacement. Request Permission to accept Truck Proposals: Ramberg reviewed a plan for getting the maintenance and haul trucks into the fleet earlier. The committee was in agreement to begin the proposal process on the 2004 maintenance and haul trucks. Adjournment: A motion was made and seconded (Jacobson /King) to adjourn at 11:24 A.M. King and Grant were able to tour projects with the staff. Motion carried. SECRETARY