Transportation and Parks Committee

DATE: Thursday, February 14, 2008

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

1. Meeting called to Order by Chairman Hartje. Present: Hartje, Meister, Volz, Stevens and Sprecher.

   Absent: None.

   Also present: Muchow; Carignan; Koenig; Rob Sinklair - District 28; Jerry Schmidt - Town of Spring Green; John McKenna - Resident, Town of Spring Green; Dick Goddard - Pink Lady Rail Tr. Comm.

2. Adopt Agenda. Motion by Volz, seconded by Sprecher.
   Motion carried.
3. Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting. Motion by Meister, seconded by Stevens.
   Motion carried.
4. Public Comment.
   No Action.
5. Communications.
   None.
6. Department: Parks
   1. Review and Approval of Vouchers. Discussion followed. Motion by Volz, seconded by Stevens to approve December 2007 bills in the amount of $ 224.90 and January 2008 bills in the amount of $10,588.71.
      Motion carried.
   2. Update on Delton Dam.Discussion followed.
      No action.
   3. Discuss Hiring Seasonal Employees. Discussion followed.
      Motion by Stevens, seconded by Volz to approve hiring of 2008 seasonal employees.
      Motion carried.
   4. Discuss Possible Future Land Use for Sauk County Community Forest Property. Discussion followed.
      No Action.
   5. Approve Koenig attending WPRA Spring Workshop. Motion by Stevens, seconded by Meister to approve Koenig attending WPRA Spring Workshop. Motion carried.
   6. Discuss 2008 Outlay Purchases:
      Discussion followed.
      a. Replacement Pickup Truck. Motion by Volz, seconded by Meister to purchase 2008 2wd Ford Ranger from State bid for $11,026.00.
      Motion carried.
      b. Playground equipment.
      No action.
7. Department: Transportation
   1. Review and Approval of Vouchers. Discussion followed. Motion by Meister, seconded by Stevens to approve December 2007 bills in the amount of $ 49,350.29 and January 2008 bills in the amount of $466,221.13.
      Motion carried.
   2. Review and Approval of Employee Requests for Vacation Carryovers.
      Duane Alt - 25 hours
      Dean Darling - 147 hours
      Kevin Ketelboeter - 137 hours
      Thomas Sliter - 75 hours.
   3. Airport Report. Discussion followed.
      No Action.
   4. Railroad Report. Discussion followed.
      No Action.
   5. Discuss Department Winter Maintenance Costs for 2007 and 2008. Discussion followed. No Action.
   6. Discuss Equipment Purchases for 2008. Discussion followed.
      No Action.
   7. Discuss Road and Bridge Construction Projects for 2008. Discussion followed.
      No Action.
   8. Discuss Load Limit Postings on County and Township Bridges. Discussion followed. No action.
   9. Approve Filling of Vacant Patrolperson Position. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Stevens to approve filling of vacant position created from the retirement of a Patrolperson. Motion carried.
   10. Discuss Repair of Retaining Wall on CTH B, Village of Plain. Discussion followed.
       No Action.
   11. Review Resolution Requesting Rails to Trails Through the Villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac. Discussion followed. No Action.
       
8. Next Meeting. Motion by Volz, seconded by Stevens to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting set for Thursday, March 6, 2008 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 Web Liaison