August 22, 2014 Highway Committee Meeting

Chairman Flease called the meeting of the Waupaca County Highway Committee to order at 9:00 a.m. in the Waupaca County Highway office.

Members present –Chairman Flease, Supervisors Jonely,  Much and McClone.  Supervisor Aasen excused.

Also present: Jill Lodewegen, Administrative Assistant,   Dean Steingraber, Highway Commissioner.

Chairman Flease presented the open meeting statement.

MOTION Jonely/McClone to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2014 regular Committee Meeting.  Passed, voice vote.

MOTION McClone/Jonely to approve the August 22, 2014 meeting agenda of the Highway Committee.  Passed, voice vote.

The Committee members reviewed two (2) bill batches dated August 14, 2014.  MOTION Much/Jonely to approve the bill batches as presented.  Passed, voice vote.

Mr. Steingraber distributed the Commissioner’s Report which included;

• Calendar dates that involve the Committee
• Department projects
• Financial reports

The committee discussed the Human Recourse committee  direction of approaching the department head group regarding the Highway Departments request to start a pilot program for rewarding top performers. The concept was brought to the department heads who have decided that the program would not work for their area and prefer to try some team building events. The committee agreed that the team building events would be good to participate with, but would like to approach the Human Resource committee again requesting that the highway department would still like to pilot a program. MOTION McClone/Much to request to be put on the Human Resource agenda to discuss the highway department piloting a program to reward its top performers. Passed, voice vote.

Mr. Steingraber recommended that the committee approve phase II of the future Waupaca Highway Facility site plan development. MOTION Jonely/Much to approve phase II of the future Waupaca Highway Facility site plan development. Passed, voice vote.

Mr. Steingraber discussed the 2015 budget and specifically the prioritization of construction projects.  MOTION McClone/Jonely to cut the CTH C project and the last section of the CTH T from Island Road to CTH N. Passed, 3-1 with Much in opposition.

Mr. Steingraber recommended that the committee approve the resolution naming the CTH D (S. Pearl Street) bridge over the Wolf River in the City of New London in Memory of Sigurd Windfield Krostue. MOTION Flease/Much to approve the resolution naming the CTH D (S. Pearl Street) bridge over the Wolf River in the City of New London in Memory of Sigurd Windfield Krostue. Passed, voice vote.

Mr. Steingraber noted to the committee that Mr. Rick Stuebs, Sign Technician and Mr. Matt Grunwald, Service Technician volunteered their time to man a both at the Waupaca County Fair for the Highway Department. The both had two plow trucks, one from 1973 and one from 2014 along with information regarding the department from those years, equipment, emergency trailer, work zone safety and many miscellaneous other information.  MOTION McClone/Jonely to pay Mr. Stuebs and Mr. Grunwald in lieu of them volunteering their time. Passed, voice vote.

MOTION McClone/Much to go into Closed Session Pursuant to WI State Statues 19.85 (1)( c )  for the purpose of consideration of annual department head performance evaluation. Passed, voice vote.  Roll call: Flease, Jonely, McClone, and Much.

MOTION Much/McCLone to adjourn at 12:15 p.m. in closed session.  Roll call: Flease, Jonely, McClone and Much.

Respectfully submitted,

Jill Lodewegen, Administrative Assistant