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Hammond, Wisconsin 54015
ST. CROIX COUNTY WISCONSIN
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Transportation Committee Chairman, George Sinclear
(715)796-2227
Fax (715) 796-2339
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee
DATE OF MEETING: August 5, 1998
TIME: 8:00 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:
SEMINAR ATTENDANCE REQUESTS:
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Discuss Old Hudson Shop Status
Discuss Somerset Pit Alternatives
NEW BUSINESS:
Preliminary 1999 Budget Review
Open and.Review Salt Proposals
Current Projects Update
for 1998-1999 Winter Maintenance Season
Engineering Report of Activities and Future Engineering
Maintenance Supervisor Report and Status Update
Safety Committee Update
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: July 30, 1998
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MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of August 5, 1998
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Sinclear at 8:04 A.M.
Roll call was taken with Dowd, Grant, Jacobson, King, and Sinclear in
attendance.
A motion was made by Grant, seconded by King, to adopt the agenda as
Published. Motion carried.
A motion was made by King, seconded by Jacobson, to schedule the next
meetings for August 27, 1998 at 10:00 A.M. and September 2, 1998 at
8:00 A.M. with King and Sinclear reviewing vendors at 7:00 A.M. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Jacobson, seconded by Dowd, to approve the minutes
of the July 8, 1998 meeting as mailed to the members. Motion carried.
Approve Vouchers for Payment: Jacobson and Sinclear reviewed the
vouchers at 7.00 A.M. A motion was made by Sinclear, seconded by
Jacobson, to approve the vouchers for payment. Motion carried.
Review Fund Balances: Ramberg reviewed the administration, machinery,
and maintenance fund balances as of July 31, 1998.
Seminar Attendance Requests: Fedderly reviewed the October 1-2, 1998
County Highway Expenditure Microcomputer System (CHEMS) seminar in
Wausau. Mike Murtha and Tim Ramberg will be presenting at the seminar.
A motion was made by King, seconded by Dowd, to authorize four people
to attend the 1998 CHEMS seminar with WisDOT paying for lodging for two
people. Motion carried.
Announcements and Correspondence: Fedderly reminded the Committee of
the Fabco Caterpillar factory tour August 11-13, 1998.
The Village of Woodville "TEA" grant for industrial park improvements
has been accepted and they will be formally requesting jurisdictional
and signing changes to CTH "B" in the near future.
Fedderly reviewed correspondence sent to the County Board and
Administrative Coordinator, John Krizek, regarding WisDOT's proposed
construction to I-94 in St. Croix County for the year 2001.
Fedderly shared a news article of an elderly man killed at the
intersection of CTH "B" and STH 12. The driver of the other car
inquired on the placement noted that all signs at thaof signing at the intersection. Fedderly
t location are up to standards and placed in
accordance with the uniform code for such signs.
Residences and the Village of Star Prairie inquired about a drainage
issue along CTH "M" through the village. Fedderly's correspondence to
them reiterates that the county takes care of the center 22' and this
concern is a drainage issue outside of that boundary, therefore out of
the jurisdiction of the County Highway Department.
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August 5, 1998
Discuss Old Hudson Shop Status: David Kramer of K-2 Properties
(previously Diesel Supply, Inc.) updated the Committee on their status
with the financing of the old Hudson shop. Their bank is waiting for
an environmental letter from Cedar Corporation and the Title Commitment
from their abstract company. Kramer indicated that they should be able
to close in one week at the latest.
A motion was made by Sinclear, seconded by King, to approve the closing
arrangements with K-2 Properties, including authorization for Fedderly
to sign the documents on behalf of the Transportation Committee, with a
closing date for the week of August 10, 1998 or as close as possible
thereafter. Motion carried.
Discuss Somerset Pit Alternatives: Fedderly has not been contacted by
the Village of Somerset regarding the Transportation Committee's
counter offer on the sale of portions of the Somerset pit. Sinclear
and Fedderly will set up a meeting with representatives from the
Village of Somerset to negotiate further.
Open and Review Salt Proposals for 1998-1999 Winter Maintenance Season:
The Committee opened salt proposals received for the 1998-1999 winter
season. The picked -up prices received for county salt ranged from
$35.00 per ton to $26.00 per ton. A motion was made by Grant, seconded
by Jacobson, to act on the salt proposals at the September 2, 1998
meeting. Motion carried.
Maintenance Supervisor Report and Status Update: Schofield reviewed the
equipment that is in and on order. The yard scale is currently being
installed. Last year's new rubber tired roller had problems and the
manufacturer replaced it with a new one at no cost. The Machinery
Management Committee will be meeting soon to initialize the machinery
and equipment needs and funds available for 1999.
Engineering Report of Activities and Future Engineering: Durkee
reviewed the busy season for the engineering staff. Road construction
administration, future road construction engineering, zoning issues,
town requests, and emergency issues are being addressed daily. Road
construction projects are at various stages on CTH "TT", "I", "V", and
"E.. .
Current Projects Update: Fedderly reviewed the miles and roadways
slated for resurfacing and widening in 1999 and the hours required to
engineer them. St. Croix County has been awarded $875,000.000 of the
$1.2 million awarded to the District 6 counties. These funds must be
matched with 20% local funds in order to qualify for the moneys. This
amounts to an additional $175,000.00 in local funding needed to be able
to utilize these federal aid funds.
Preliminary 1999 Budget Review: Fedderly and the Committee discussed
the impact of the 200 local funding required to receive federal funds
on the 1999 budget. The opportunity is here, if we do not use it, we
will loose the badly needed federal funds for our roadways. We must
maintain the local commitment to our roads to receive the federal funds
available. The first draft of the 1999 Highway Department budget will
be presented and discussed at the next meeting.
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August 5, 1998 Page 3
Safety Committee Update: Fedderly reviewed correspondence and employee
safety concerns regarding the use of the new Hudson shop for "Clean
Sweep" collection programs. Members of the Safety Committee, the
Planning Department, and the "Clean Sweep program met August 4, 1998
and will be writing up a policy to be followed during these events.
Grant noted a request from the Safety Committee for competency training
booklets for each employee at $1.15 each, with the booklet topic chosen
at a future date. A motion was made by Grant, seconded by King, to
approve of the purchase of approximately 70 safety training booklets at
$1.15 each. Motion carried.
Adjournment: A motion was made by Sinclear, seconded by Jacobson, to
adjourn at 11:37 A.M. Motion carried.
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