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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Committee 12-09-09 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE December 9, 2009 - 8:30 A.M. St. Croix County Highway Department Office, 920 -3' Street, Hammond, WI CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING DATE OF NEXT MEETING CONSIDER VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT REVIEW FUND /ACCOUNT BALANCES REVIEW HIGHWAY SAFETY MINUTES CONSIDER SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS CONSIDER STATE PROJECT REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider Request to Purchase Excess Pit Land 2. Consider 2010 Skidsteer Upgrade 3. Consider 2010 Dozer Upgrade 4. Consider 2010 Loader Upgrade 5. Review 2010 Proposed Construction Projects 6. Consider Long -Range Rail and Other Strategic Transportation Matters 7. 2010 — 2011 Goals ANY OTHER BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ADJOURN (Items may be taken in different order. Action may be taken on any or all items shown.) SUBMITTED BY - Tim Ramberg, Highway Commissioner DATE SUBMITTED — December 3, 2009 ** Additions /Changes /Corrections Items for County Board approval must be submitted to the County Clerk's office by Wednesday morning preceding a County Board meeting. 12/2/2009 12:37 PM . MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting of December 9, 2009 The meeting was called to order by Chairman King at 8:35 A.M. Roll call was taken with King, Peterson, Rebholz, Schrank and Grant in attendance. Others present for all or parts of the meeting included Chuck Whiting, Tim Ramberg, Jeff Durkee, Rich Loney and Jane Bond. A motion was made and seconded (Shrank/Grant) to adopt the agenda as published. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Shrank/Peterson) to approve the minutes of the November 6, 2009 meeting as presented. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Grant/Peterson) to set the January meeting for January 8, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. with King and Shrank reviewing vendors prior to the meeting. Motion carried. King and Shrank reviewed the vouchers at 8:00 A.M. A motion was made and seconded (Shrank/King) to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried. Bond reviewed the November 15 fund balances with the Committee, comparing them to the same time last year. Grant and Bond reviewed the November 19 Safety Committee minutes with the Committee. A motion was made and seconded ( Peterson /Rebholz) to approve the minutes as amended. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded (Grant/Rebholz) to approve the use of the Hudson shop facility for the 2010 Clean Sweep event to be held May 14 and 15 and holding the 2010 MSHA training on April 20 or 21 presented by Darrell Giechen. Motion carried. There were no seminar attendance requests to review this month. There were no state project requests to review this month. Ramberg reviewed the following announcements and correspondence with the Committee: • Note from a vendor complimenting the Highway Department's professionalism. • Correspondence from a sheriff deputy regarding signage suggestions at the intersection of CTH "G" and "T". • Response from Representative Harsdorf regarding opposition to the proposed legislation prohibiting wheel tax for local units of government. Consider Request to Purchase Excess Pit Land: Ramberg noted that contact has been made with the property owners. Options continue to be researched. Consider 2010 Skidsteer Upgrade: Loney and Ramberg reviewed with the Committee an offer to upgrade and existing skidsteer to a 2010 model. The Committee discussed the advantages of upgrading certain pieces of equipment. ST. CR;OIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 December 9, 2009 A motion was made and seconded (Rebholz/Schrank) to approve the offer to upgrade to a 2010 Bobcat model T -320 skidsteer with pallet forks from TriState Bobcat of Hudson, Wisconsin for a net amount of $35,337.00. Motion carried. Consider 2010 Dozer Upgrade: Loney and Ramberg reviewed with the Committee an offer to upgrade the existing dozer to a 2010 model. A motion was made and seconded (King /Rebholz) to approve the offer to upgrade to a 2010 John Deere model 700J -XLT from Nortrax Equipment of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for a net amount of $106,500.00. Motion carried. Consider 2010 Loader Upgrade: Loney and Ramberg reviewed with the Committee an offer to upgrade the existing yard loader to a 2010 model. A motion was made and seconded (Schrank/Grant) to approve the offer to upgrade to a 2010 Case model 621 -EXT from Miller Bradford and Risberg of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for a net amount of $83,900.00. Motion carried. Review of 2010 Construction Proiects: Ramberg distributed information on two possible 2010 project locations. He and Durkee reviewed the scope of the projects and requested the Committee's input on specific aspects of the projects, including the installation of passing lanes on CTH "F" at Ilwaco Road and Plainview Drive intersections, and wider paved shoulders on CTH "C ". Consider Lona -Range Rail and Other Strategic Transportation Matters: The Committee discussed the West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition meeting that was held on November 20 in Baldwin. 2009 -2010 Goals: Ramberg shared information regarding joint efforts with Planning and Zoning on the County's Comprehensive Plan in relationship to the transportation element. Highway staff recently met with Focus on Energy for an energy conservation review. Ideas to conserve energy were given for consideration. Adiournment: King adjourned at 11:38 a.m. SECRETARY