Ozaukee County, Wisconsin - Minutes - Highway Committee

DRAFT November 24, 2004

Port Washington, WI

Chairman Kaul called the meeting of the Ozaukee County Highway Committee to order at 9:00 a.m. Present were committee members Kaul, Uselding and Kletti, Commissioner Dreblow and Debbi Verheyen, Account Clerk. Committee members Hilber and Grosklaus were absent and excused. Also in attendance were John Kuhnmuench, Human Resources Director and Ann Flierl, Corporate Counsels’ Office. Moved by Uselding and second by Kletti to approve the minutes of the November 11, 2004 meeting as printed. All members present voting aye, the motion was adopted.

John Kuhnmuench and Ann Flierl representing the Safety Committee, informed the Highway Committee about concerns with the speed limit on CTH "LL" by the Justice Center. They are requesting the speed limit be lowered to 35 mph from 45 mph. Commissioner Dreblow will request the Sheriff’s Dept. to do a speed survey and a crash history for the Safety Committee’s January meeting. Kuhnmuench and Flierl left the meeting.

Commissioner Dreblow reviewed a letter from Earth Tech to advice the Highway Department about the time that is required between giving a Juridical Offer and obtaining the right of entry, before a bid can go out on a project.

John Hilber, Fred Kaul and Commissioner Dreblow attended the District 2 meeting in Racine. The main points that were discussed were the changing of the "8" current districts in the state to "5" regions. 350 positions will be eliminated and there will be additional work sharing. There will be a major federal law change as of September 30, 2005 in the CDL licenses. There will also be a uniform charge for patrol trucks.

Commissioner Dreblow received a letter from Lee Szymborski of the City of Mequon concerning the maintenance on CTH "W" and Mequon Road. The letter contained things that had not been discussed in their meeting and Commissioner Dreblow has sent a letter in reply stating what the maintenance will be on CTH "W" & Mequon Road concerning the cutting of the grass; spraying for weeds and the sweeping of the pavement during the year.

The WI DOT added 10 additional workdays to the CTH "T" Bridge on Lakefield road.

Construction projects were reviewed.

CTH ‘W’ – Dreblow received a proposal from Miesbauer & Assoc. for $133,100 for the acquisition services for CTH "W" project from Glen Oaks to STH 167. The state will pay 80%, the county 10% and the City Of Mequon 10%. The contract will run from December 1, 2004 to October 1, 2005. Moved by Kletti and second by Uselding to approve the relocation order for CTH "W" Glen Oaks to STH "167" and authorize Commissioner Dreblow to negotiate the appropriate agreement.. All members present voting aye, the motion was adopted.

CTH ‘T & CTH ‘W’ Intersection – The Highway Committee approved a settlement with the Minors’. Moved by Uselding and second by Kletti to accept a final settlement offer of an additional $17,000 to be paid to Minor for the property on "T" & "W". All members present voting aye, the motion was adopted.

Both Jim Karrels and Tillman have shown interest in buying the sand from the active Hetzel Pit in Fredonia. Commissioner Dreblow will have to contact the Town of Fredonia to find out if a permit is needed and then put a value on the sand prior to bidding the sand out.

Accounts payable batch #38984 in the amount of $37,247.12, batch #38985 in the amount of $2,625.45, batch #38999 in the amount of $45,221.88 and batch #39000 in the amount of $15,233.78 were reviewed. Moved by Uselding and second by Kletti to approve the accounts payable batches totaling $100,328.23. All members present voting aye, the motion was adopted.

Moved by Uselding and second by Kletti to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 a.m. All members present voting aye, the motion was adopted.

Respectfully Submitted,

Debbi Verheyen, Account Clerk