Grundy County Animal Control/Highway/Transit Committee met Aug. 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
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I. Call to Order
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Eric Rasmusson | Board Member | Present | |
| Harold Vota | Board Member | Present | |
| Doug Boresi | Board Member | Present | |
| Debra Jo Kinsella | Board Member | Present | |
| Don Hansen | Vice Chairman | Absent | |
| Jim Ryan | Board Member | Present | |
| Greg Ridenour | Board Member | Present |
Grundy County Board Chairman Chris Balkema
Village of Coal City Administrator Matt Fritz
Grundy County Engineer Eric Gibson
Grundy County Human Resources Director Mary Kucharz
Grundy County Transit Director Sherey Zerbian
Georgette Vota
Grundy County Administrator George Gray
Grundy County Engineering Technician Cody Doran
Grundy County Civil Engineer Joey Wiemken
Dan Cueller
II. Public Comment
There was no public comment and no electronic submittal.
III. Approval of Minutes
1. Animal Control/Highway/Transit Committee - Regular Meeting - Jul 23, 2020 4:30 PM
There were no comments or questions on the minutes.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member
SECONDER: Greg Ridenour, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
IV. Animal Control Claims
1. Animal Control Claims
There were no questions or comments on the claims.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Doug Boresi, Board Member
SECONDER: Greg Ridenour, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
V. Animal Control New Business
A. Recommend Contracts be placed on file for October Board Approval
1. Place on File Animal Control Fees - 2020-2021
The yearly contracts are based on previous charges to each client. The Contracts will take effect December 1, 2020 and will be placed on file until the October Board Meeting.
RESULT: APPROVED TO PLACE ON FILE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/13/2020 6:00
PM
MOVER: Jim Ryan, Board Member
SECONDER: Greg Ridenour, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
B. Animal Control Report
There were no questions or comments on the animal control report presented in the agenda packet.
1. AC Numbers
2. AC Census
3. AC Monthly Detail
VI. Animal Control Old Business
There were no old business items to discuss.
VII. Transit Claims
1. Transit Claims
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member
SECONDER: Doug Boresi, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
VIII. New Business Transit
A. Recommend Transit ADA Policy to the Full Board
1. Transit ADA Policy
Sherey informed the committee of an IDOT required change to the Transit ADA Policy. The word wheelchair will be replaced with mobility devices.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jim Ryan, Board Member
SECONDER: Debra Jo Kinsella, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
B. Recommend Transit Intoxicated Passenger Policy to the Full Board
1. Transit Intoxicated Passenger Policy
Sherey Zerbian informed the committee of a new policy for intoxicated passengers. Bus drivers will have the authority to refuse service to riders that appear intoxicated.
It was asked if repeat offenders would be banned from the service permanently. Sherey explained that IDOT does not allow for refusing service in this way. Offenders will be suspended but not permanently.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Debra Jo Kinsella, Board Member
SECONDER: Doug Boresi, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
C. Recommend GTS Rider Handbook to Full Board for Approval
1. Transit Rider Handbook- Request Approval of Suspension Policy to Align with New ADA Policies
Sherey informed the committee of the changes in the handbook due to the updates in the ADA policy and the introduction of the Intoxicated driver policy.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Debra Jo Kinsella, Board Member
SECONDER: Jim Ryan, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
IX. Old Business Transit
A. Update on New Buses
Sherey informed the committee that they will be picking up the remainder of the new buses August 21, 2020. Sherey will be selecting 2 or 3 of their past useable life buses to deem as surplus to sell.
Sherey was asked for an update on the bus barn grant. Sherey informed the committee that it was put on hold due to COVID but the funds are good until 2023.
X. Highway Claims
1. Highway Claims
There were no questions or comments on the claims.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Debra Jo Kinsella, Board Member
SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
XI. Fuel Usage and Overtime
1. Fuel
Eric Gibson updated the committee on the Fuel usage. Currently we are at 70% of the budget and are in good standing to finish out the year.
2. Overtime
Eric Gibson updated the committee on the overtime usage. Currently we are at 63% of the budget and are in good standing to finish out the year.
XII. New Business Highway
A. Recommend lowest Bidder for Braceville Road Culvert Replacement to Full Board Eric informed the committee that a letting was held at 10:00 am August 20, 2020 for the replacement of the three pipe culverts on Braceville Road east of Tynan. There were multiple bidders on the project. The lowest qualified bidder was D Construction at a price of $48,970.00.
1. Motion to recommend D Contruction for Braceville Road culvert replacements $48,970.00 to full board
RESULT: APPROVED [5 TO 0]
MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member
SECONDER: Doug Boresi, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
RECUSED: Ryan
B. Summer Help Projects
Joe Wiemken, Cody Doran and Dan Cueller updated the committee on projects accomplished by summer helps this year.
C. Culvert Ratings & GIS Mapping
Cody Doran and Joey Wiemken gave an update on the status of the culvert conditions throughout the county. A map and a rating chart was available to depict the status.
1. Culvert Chart
2. Culvert GIS Map
D. 2020 PASER Ratings
1. PASER Chart 2020
Cody Doran and Joey Wiemken gave an update on the status of the road conditions throughout the county. A rating chart was available to depict the status.
E. Bridge Ratings
Cody Doran and Joey Wiemken gave an update on the status of the bridge conditions throughout the county. A rating chart was available to depict the status.
1. County Bridge Chart
2. Township Bridge Chart
3. Bridge Approaches
Cody Doran provided a map to show the problematic bridge approaches throughout the county.
The highway department will be adding milling and hma replacement to yearly programs to remove these bumps at bridges.
F. Future Highway GIS Projects
Cody informed the committee of future highway projects utilizing GIS and the GIS department.
G. Presentation by Coal City Regarding Reed Road
1. Reed Road Corridor IGA Discussion
Matt Fritz with the Village of Coal City presented and discussed the memorandum provided in the agenda packet. The memo explains that there is a possibility to receive grant money through Will County Governmental League to cover federal cost of rebuilding Reed Road Corridor from Broadway to Gorman Road. Several items still need to be looked at including ROW, Timeline to submit, the five year county project plan, and the condition of Gorman Road. The committee and the Village will revisit the matter when more information is gathered.
XIII. Old Business Highway
A. Highway Maintenance Supervisor Job Description
1. Revised Highway Maintenance Supervisor Job Description
Eric informed the committee that the request change to the job description has been completed. The description is requesting a pay increase of $0.45 per hour and the position has been approved by personnel. Eric added that a balance is expected in the current fiscal year and that the increased salary will add $936.00 to FY 2021. A motion was requested to send the description to finance with a positive recommendation.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Debra Jo Kinsella, Board Member
SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
B. Ridge Road Update
Eric informed the committee that Ridge Road is coming along as planned. The pavement on Ridge and McEvilly impacting the school has been completed and a large concrete pour is schedule for overnight tonight.
C. 2020 Projects Update
Eric and Cody gave an update on the 2020 General Maintenance projects.
XIV. Budget Reporting
1. FY20 Budget Tracking
George Gray gave an update on the budget.
XV. Executive Session
No Executive session required
XVI. Action Taken on Recommendation from Executive Session
N/A
XVII. Adjournment
1. Motion to adjourn
Motion to adjourn at 5:52PM
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member
SECONDER: Doug Boresi, Board Member
AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Kinsella, Ryan, Ridenour
ABSENT: Hansen
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