DATE: Thursday, July 22, 2004
Members Present: V. Hartje, W. Wenzel, A. Dippel, G. Wiegand, L. Gurney, P. Endres
Others Present: K. Beghin, K. Schauf, T. Brenson, T. Stieve, J. Leeck, C. Jeffers
P. Endres called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. and compliance with the open meeting laws was verified. Motion by Hartje, second by Dippel to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
History and purpose of capital improvement project team was discussed. The list of all projects and detail sheets were reviewed.
Health Care Center requests were reviewed. Current facility is in need of renovation if it will be used well into the future. Discussed repairs listed on plan. Many items are on the plan due to age of equipment and lack of ability to update or find replacement parts. Options for the facility were discussed. Need to have some money available from fund balance for necessary repairs. Capital budget should reflect this contingency. Motion by Endres, second by Hartje to create a contingency of $500,000 within the Health Care Center Fund Balance for major system replacement as needed until a decision regarding future usage of the facility is made. Motion carried.
The building of the new Health Care Center will require a bond issue in the amount of approximately $15,000,000, which may require a referendum for bonding in 2006. Motion by Wiegand, second by Endres to leave the $15,000,000 in 2006 with bonding as the source. Motion carried.
Discussion then moved to the Solid Waste Landfill projects. Capital projects include the purchase of development rights on properties near the site. Motion by Hartje, second by Endres to utilize the $200,000 appropriated in the past in the Planning and Zoning budget for this purpose. Motion carried.
Motion by Gurney, second by Dippel to approve the Solid Waste projects for the final cover and gas system for phase III, modules 1 and 2 of the current active site. Motion carried.
Land Records requests were reviewed. Funding will come from Land Records money. Motion by Dippel, second by Wiegand to approve the Digital Orthophotography and Digital Terrain Model capital improvements. Motion carried.
Discussion of highway projects. Motion by Wiegand, second by Gurney, to approve the stated plan with the inclusion of the five year improvement projects. If state funding is cut back further, the County will defer road maintenance projects. Motion carried.
T. Stieve presented history and background on the Emergency Management projects. Communications Infrastructure was discussed. Motion by Gurney, second by Dippel to leave the communications infrastructure project as presented. Motion carried. Motion by Dippel, second by Gurney to approve the phone systems upgrade as presented. Motion carried.
Discussion of VARC building expansion. It was noted that the Health Care Center is of much higher priority at this time. Motion by Hartje, second by Dippel to hold off on approval of this capital expenditure until budget numbers have been solidified. Options will be discussed and reviewed, and options for adding it to bond issue and to the budget in the future will be explored. Motion carried.
Motion by Gurney, second by Hartje to leave the Dam Break Mitigation as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Gurney, second by Dippel to approve the Commission on Aging van as presented. Motion carried.
The additional court room and courthouse remodeling is an unknown as to cost or year in which it will be accomplished. $2,000,000 was inserted into capital costs for 2011.
Motion by Dippel, second by Gurney to adjourn. Motion carried.