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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Committee - Minutes - 5/26/2011Minutes of the Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting 3:00 PM, May 26, 2011, Bayfield County Board Room, Washburn, WI Members Present: Brett Rondeau, William Kacvinsky, Kenneth Jardine, Beth Meyers, Dee Kittleson Members Excused: Marco Bichanich Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison-County Administrator, Stephen Schraufnagel-Architect, Kris Kavajecz Meeting called to order at 3:00 pm by Rondeau. Motion Jardine, Kittleson to approve minutes from the April 14, 2011 Executive Committee meeting. Motion Carried. Brownstone: Schraufnagel explained the scope of the project that was bid out: Cornice on entire building, columns on the front of the building and front entry replacement. Two bids were received. A summary of the bids was provided by Schraufnagel and reviewed by the committee. Handout summarizing the bids was provided to the committee. Base bid for Angelo Luppino Construction $835,506. Base bid for Building Restoration Corporation $434,828. Abeles-Allison reviewed the county’s budget for the project and the funding available through the National Park Service, Historic Preservation Grant Program. Motion by Kacvinsky, Kittleson to approve the base bid from Building Restoration Corporation in the amount of $434,828, in addition to alternate 7 to replace cornice trim in the amount of $83,810 for a total of $518,638. The project shall not exceed $550,000 including architect costs. Any additional funds required for the project shall be approved by the Executive Committee. Motion Carried. Motion Kittleson, Meyers to approve a budget amendment resolution increasing both revenue and expenses by $150,000 and forward the resolution to the full County Board for approval. Roll Call Vote: All-yes, motion carried. Camp Eatmore Tower: Verizon will be placing a tower at the Camp Eatmore site in Barnes, on County Forestry property. Emergency Management Director, Jan Victorson is coordinating the placement of a county law enforcement repeater on the tower at the time that it is erected to minimize cost. Cost for the repeater is estimated at $30,000, including installation. Abeles- Allison explained that there is $8000 currently budgeted for repeaters in 2011, which will be applied to this project, placing the necessary wiring/cabling. The repeater will be included in the 2012 budget. Reports: Abeles-Allison reviewed the financial reports from the County Treasurer as well as the budget status report. L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE\2011\Executive Committee Minutes 052611.doc Page 2 of 2 Compressed Natural Gas Fuelling Station project is in the permitting process. The Grant Administrators visited the site and were pleased with the progress. Middle Eau Claire Lake Dam Failure Analysis is going well and is nearly finalized. Energy Efficiency Grant projects have been completed. Paperwork is all that is left. Next Executive Committee meeting will be held at the Ag Station on June 9th. This will be a joint meeting with Ashland County to tour the AERC operations. Plat Books are available for $30 each. Board members commented that they should receive a plat book for dealing with county business, such as Planning & Zoning. 2012 Budget Planning: Capital Improvement requests have been received from departments and are being reviewed. Bremer Bank representatives will be invited to a future meeting to discuss the investment account and available options. The 911 fee will be assessed to Bayfield County in the amount of approximately $40,000. An effort continues to try to get the state to change the legalities related to the 911 fee. Motion Meyers, Kittleson to enter in/out of Executive Session Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (c, e, g) for the purpose of: Approval of the April 14, 2011 Executive Session minutes, Discussion/Possible Action Regarding updates and considering legal advice related to ongoing and new lawsuits. (BOA, Hwy C, trail, DWD Appeal), Discussion regarding purchase of land. Roll Call Vote: All-Yes, Motion Carried. Entered Executive Session at 4:20pm. Abeles-Allison and Kavajecz were invited to remain in the executive session. Motion Kittleson, Kacvinsky to return to open session. Motion Carried. Returned to open session at 4:23pm. Meeting adjourned at 4:23pm.