LA CROSSE COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
COUNTY BOARD PLANNING MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007
The La Crosse County Board of Supervisors Planning Meeting was held on October 15, 2007 in the Administrative Center, Room B410. Chair Doyle called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The County Clerk, Marion I. Naegle, took attendance. All supervisors were present except as noted:
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Richmond, Andrea - Present 6:50 p.m. |
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Robert Keil |
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Geary Jr., Ralph |
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Bina, Donald |
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Belzer, Keith |
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Hanson, J. Terry |
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Johnson, Jai – Excused 8:41 p.m. |
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Ebert, Ray |
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Gamroth, Jacie – Present 6:05 p.m. Excused 8:41 p.m. |
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Kapanke, Brian |
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Billings, Jill |
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Pfaff, Leon |
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Plesha, Roger |
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Schroeder, Jeffrey |
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Freedland, Maureen |
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Burke, Vicki – Excused 8:38 p.m. |
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Hampson, Sharon |
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Hammes, George |
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Wood, Margaret – Present 6:28 p.m. |
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Doyle, Steve |
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Gillett, Jason |
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Pfaff, Brad – Excused 8:40 p.m. |
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Ehrsam, James |
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Spiker, Charles |
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Maney, Bernard - Excused |
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Fisher, Ann |
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John Medinger |
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Schippers, Patrick |
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Montgomery, Lyell |
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Berns, Jim |
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Sebranek, Gerald - Absent |
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Rauk, Tom |
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Meyer, Donald |
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Bilskemper, Joe - Absent |
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Johnson, Tara – Excused 7:30 p.m. |
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County Board Chair Steve Doyle
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
County Administrator Steve O’Malley
WHEREAS, dedicated professionals help to keep our county clean by offering outstanding work of collecting the waste created by the residents of this county; and, WHEREAS, awareness about the need to reduce waste by reusing, recycling, and buying recycled products is of importance; and, WHEREAS, all residents have an ongoing responsibility to decrease the amount of garbage that is produced in our homes, schools, the community and workplace, by making the 3Rs a habit. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the La Crosse County Board does hereby proclaim the month of October 2007 as La Crosse County Solid Waste and Recycling Month and urges all residents to join in recognizing the valuable contribution of persons dedicated to the welfare of La Crosse County residents.
Motion to approve by Hammes/Freedland passed unanimously with 2 excused – Richmond and Maney. and 3 absent – Wood, Sebranek and Bilskemper.
County Roadway Plan – presented by Brandon Bourdon of Kimley Horn
Background Information
Major Tasks
· Develop 2030 Traffic Volumes
· Develop a Roadway Plan
· Provide Access Control Tools
· “Complete Street” Concepts Presented
· Toolbox of Traffic Engineering Concepts
· Provide an Implementation Plan
Roadways, Collectors, and Streets
· 2030 Traffic Volumes
· 2030 Anticipated Congestion
· 3 Day Field Review
· Developed a List of Recommended Improvements
Roadway Improvement Types
· Widening
· Reconstruction
· Total Reconstruction
· Access Management Corridors
· Two New Roadways Proposed
· Two Potential I-90 Interchanges
Intersection Improvements
· County Road HD and Hale
o Install Medians on Hale and HD
o Limit Access to Businesses
o Estimated Cost - $30,000
· County Road OT and County Road SN
o Install NB Left, SB Right, and EB Right
o Estimated Cost - $300,000
· County Road T and State Highway 108
o Stop Ahead and Vehicles Entering Signing
o Estimated Cost - $2,000
· County Road B and County Road O
o Install Lighting and WB Left Turn Lane
o Estimated Cost - $160,000
· County Road I and State Highway 33
o Reconfigure Intersection to Remove Skew
o Estimated Cost - $350,000
· County Road B and County Road M
o Signing and Pavement Marking Improvements
o Estimated Cost - $18,000
· County Road M and County Road C
o Install SB By-Pass Lane
o Estimated Cost - $200,000
· County Road M and County Road O
o Striping and Remove South Access
o Estimated Cost - $20,000
· County Road XX and County Road OT
o Reconstruct Intersection – Remove Skew
o Estimated Cost - $500,000
· County Road D and County Road DH
o Construct Bulb-Outs & ADA Improvements
o Estimated Cost - $35,000
Access Management Strategies
· Concepts are Presented
· Toolbox of Strategies
· Region Wide Strategies
· Location Specific Strategies
o County Road HD
o County Road MH
Street Design Standards
· “Complete Street” Concepts
· Street Realms
· Pedestrian Realm
· Travelway Realm
· Intersection Realm
Pedestrian Realms
· Pedestrian Mobility
· Quality Buffers
· Vertical Elements
· Public Open Space
Travelway & Intersection Realms
· Multimodal Corridors
· Median Treatments
· Geometric Design
· Operations
Context Sensitive Design Features
· Rural
· Commercial Type B
Implementation
· Requires an Action Plan
· Proactive Stakeholder Input
· Funding Sources Need to Be Considered
o Bonding
o Improvements by Developers
o Traffic Impact Fees
Traffic Impact Studies (TISs)
· Used by Several Wisconsin Counties
o Dane, Adams, and Waukesha
· Goals of a TIS
o Measure Impact of Development
o Evaluate Access Points
o Identify Problems and Mitigation Measures
· Developer Typically Pays Costs
o Study & Mitigation Measure Costs
· Implementation Plan (Roadway Projects) Short Term Improvements (2 to 7 years; 2009 to 2014)
o Project Extents and Estimated Cost
· OA from FO to O $4,750,000
· FO from F to OA $3,400,000
· SN from S to OT TBD
· S from US 53 to SN Project with committed funding
· D from DH to William Ct TBD
· W from D to M $720,000
· M from W to D $1,500,000
· HD from MH to US 53 $1,000,000
· Implementation Plan (Roadway Projects) Long Term Improvements (10 to 20 years; 2017 to 2027)
o Project Extents and Estimated Cost
· XX from Highway 35 to ZN $2,400,000
· C from Hwy 108 to Hwy 108 $4,000,000
(140-07/08)
· MH from US 53 to HD $500,000
· SN from Pinecrest Ave to S $1,250,000
· S from SN to US 53 $500,000
· Connecting Z to XX Extents and costs for these new locations are not available due to variability pending a final alignment
· Connecting Garland St. E to Linse Rd Extents and costs for these new locations are not available due to variability pending a final alignment
· Implementation Plan (Intersection Improvements) Short Term Improvements (2 to 7 years; 2009 to 2014)
o Project Location and Estimated Cost
· HD and Hale Dr $30,000
· OT and SN $300,000
· T and Hwy 108 $2,000
· B and O $160,000
· B and U $225,000
· M and B $18,000
· M and C $200,000
· M and O $20,000
· D and DH $35,000
· Implementation Plan (Intersection Improvements) Long Term Improvements (10 to 20 years; 2017 to 2027)
o Project Location and Estimated Cost
· I and Hwy 33 $350,000
· OT and XX $500,000
· Action Items
o Traffic Data Collection Program
o Maintain Accident Data
o Require Traffic Impact Studies
o Support Changes in Legislation
o Encourage Local Governments to Require TISs
o Utilize “Complete Street” Concepts
o Evaluate and Prioritize Roadway Projects
o Explore Funding Strategies
o Long Range CIP Projects are Not Enough
o Cannot Wait Indefinitely for Improvements
o Delay May Impact the Quality of Life
o Delay Will Impact Long-Term Projects
Question and answer session ensued.
County Administrator Steve O’Malley
Health Insurance Update – Power point
2008 Budget Health Insurance and Major Issues
First Quarter of 2008 review options for contracts 2009, bargaining strategy & choices including: (retiree options, HRA / HAS, Prime Choice)
Audit/Finance Director Gary Ingvalson
Personnel Director Robert Taunt
Question and answer session ensued.
County Administrator Steve O’Malley
ADJOURN:
Motion by Hanson/Gillett to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. passed on a unanimous voice vote with 6 excused – J. Johnson, Gamroth , Maney, T. Johnson, Burke and B. Pfaff and 2 absent – Sebranek and Bilskemper.
The above minutes may be approved, amended, or corrected at the next Board meeting.
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I, Marion I. Naegle, La Crosse County Clerk, in and for the County of La Crosse, Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Journal of Proceedings of the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors Planning Meeting held Monday, October 15, 2007 and that it is the whole thereof IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED THE OFFICIAL SEAL THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER 2007.