Transportation and Parks
Committee Minutes


DATE: November 14, 2007

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

1. Meeting called to Order by Chairman Hartje. Present: Hartje, Meister, Volz, and Sprecher.
Absent: Stevens.
Also present: Muchow; Carignan; Koenig; Tom Baker - concerned citizen; Richard Goddard; Russ Hunt - Capital City International; Lance Williams - Midstate Truck Service; Rick Stone - Badger Truck Center.
2. Adopt Agenda. Motion by Volz, seconded by Sprecher.
Motion carried.
3. Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting. Motion by Volz, seconded by Meister.
Motion carried.
4. Public Comment.
Tom Baker - Request for street light at Lyndon Road and CTH H, Town of Dellona. Mr. Baker was directed that he needed to take his request to the Dellona Town Board.
No Action.
5. Communications.
None.
6. Department: Parks
a. Review and Approval of Vouchers. Discussion followed. Motion by Meister, seconded by Sprecher to approve October 2007 bills in the amount of $ 6,151.99 .
Motion carried.
b. Annual Review of Cooperative Entrance Fee Program with Town of La Valle and Town of Woodland.
Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Volz to approve payments to the Town of La Valle of
$ 5,000.00 and the Town of Woodland of $ 0 for their share of revenues generated from the Co-op Entrance Fee Program.
Motion carried.
c. Update on CORP.
No Action.
d. Update on FEMA.
No Action.
e. Discuss Possible Replacement of Rental House Furnace at White Mound Park. Discussion followed.
Motion by Volz, seconded by Meister to approve obtaining quotes for the replacement of rental house furnace at White Mound Park.
Motion carried.
7. Department: Transportation
a. Review and Approval of Vouchers. Discussion followed. Motion by Meister, seconded by Volz to approve October 2007 bills in the amount of $ 449,936.63 .
Motion carried.

b. Review and Approval of Employee Requests for Vacation Carryovers.
Thomas Gowey - 55 hours Matthew Tourdot - 24 hours
Gerald VonBehren - 109.50 hours
Motion by Meister, seconded by Sprecher to approve vacation carryovers.
Motion carried.
c. Airport Report. Discussion followed.
No Action.
d. Railroad Report. Discussion followed.
No Action.
e. Review and Approve Attendance of WCHA Winter Conference. Discussion followed.
Motion by Meister, seconded by Volz to approve the attendance of the Transportation/Parks Committee members at the WCHA Winter Conference at the Kalahari Resort, Lake Delton on January 28-30, 2008.
Motion carried.
f. Discuss Fall Road Inspection Tour. Discussion followed.
No Action.
g. Discuss Possible Tri-County Airport Purchase of Used Tractor and Mower. Discussion followed.
No Action.
h. Open Bids for Replacement of Three Patrol Trucks at 10:00 a.m.
3 Bids were received for three (3) 41,000 GVW Patrol Trucks.
Motion by Meister, seconded by Sprecher to award Capital City International the bid for three (3) 41,000 GVW Patrol Trucks in the amount of $ 161,750.00 .
Motion carried.
i. Discuss Town of Excelsior Request for Fire Call Claim. Discussion followed.
Motion by Volz, seconded by Meister to deny fire call claim.
Motion carried.
j. Discuss Roof Replacement at Reedsburg Shop Highway Facility. Discussion followed.
No Action.
k. Discuss Road Construction Projects. Discussion followed.
No Action.
l. Discuss and Review Request from City of Baraboo for Speed Limit Reductions on CTH W and CTH T. Discussion followed.
No Action.
m. Review and Approve Petition to WisDOT for Flood Damage Aids. Discussion followed.
Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Hartje to approve Petition to WisDOT for Flood Damage Aids.
Motion carried.
8. Next Meeting. Motion by Meister, seconded by Volz to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting set for Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. at the Highway Department office.
Motion carried.
9. Adjournment.

Respectfully submitted:


Halsey Sprecher
Secretary

Cc: County Clerk
Steve Koenig
Committee
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