PUBLIC WORKS

VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE A regular meeting of the Public Works Committee was held Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 6:00 p.m., at 500 W, Main Street, Waunakee, WI. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Springman, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Present: Sue Springman, Gary Herzberg, Chris Zellner, Randy Bolger, Paul Endres, Nila Frye. Absent: Brian Wallace Also present: Kevin Even, Jim Madden, Bill Frederick, Rick Moran, Todd Schmidt, Kent Straus. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Zellner, second Herzberg, to approve the February 12, 2014 minutes. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT: Bill Frederick introduced Rick Moran as the new Streets/Parks Foreman. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION Consideration of Request to Change Turf Terrace to Concrete around Roundabout Mr. Even explained the request from the owners of Village Mobile to change their terrace from grass to concrete for easier maintenance. The DOT will not pay for this change. There is money in the Villages portion of the budget for this minor change. Committee members asked to look into changing the medians to concrete also. Motion Herzberg, second Bolger, to authorize Mr. Even to negotiate concrete terrace and islands and consult property owners on their preference. Motion carried. Discussion of Snow Removal Request by Village Mobil at 501 W. Main Street Mr. Even explained that Village Mobil has requested the Village assist with snow removal because of the change in conditions caused by the roundabout. They feel that there will be excessive amounts of snow. The owners were not able to attend the meeting but had indicated a willingness to wait and see what the first year brings. Main Street Construction Update & Consideration of Upgrade to LED Lighting Mr. Even updated the members on the construction and detour and Administrator Schmidt went over the media campaign. Mr. Even also presented a cost analysis for upgrading to LED lighting as part of the Main Street project. There are incentives for doing so, but they do not offset the cost. He recommended against it at this time. Public Works Committee Minutes Page 1 of 2 Motion Herzberg, second Bolger, to not upgrade at this time as recommended by staff. Motion carried. 2014 Construction Project Updates The local project on Pleasant/Hill/April will begin next week. The Main Street project will start sometime after the 28th. Street Condition Inventory Update (PASER) Mr. Even distributed the most current numbers. There will be future meetings to discuss. Waunakee/Westport UNPS Grant Application Update Mr. Even gave an update on the application process. Ash Tree Plan Update Mr. Even presented the Committee with an option to host a public information meeting with a UW staff person on the Dane County tree board as a guest speaker. Staff directed to proceed with scheduling and come back with updates. Reconsideration of Sidewalk on Bacon Street After a brief discussion of the events that took place previously on this issue, Motion Zellner, second Frye, to start the process to revisit this issue again. Motion carried. ADJOURN Motion Zellner, second Endres to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 p.m. Motion carried. Submitted By Tracy Meinholz, Recording Secretary Approval Date Public Works Committee Minutes Page 2 of 2