MONROE - At a meeting Monday, the City of Monroe Board of Public Works:
- Approved bills from Fehr-Graham for $2,050 for contaminated soil management and documentation and for $51,800 for 8th/9th street sanitary sewer and water; MSA Professional Services for $700 for 21st Street water quality detention pond; Wisconsin DOT for $41,400 for 8th/9th Street work; Whitney Tree Service for $10,400 for tree and stump removal; and Veolia Environmental Services for $240 for September recycling.
- Discussed suggestions to streamline meetings and voted to allow department heads to seek quotes without needing prior board approval; to direct city clerk to publish notices for seeking bids for small public construction projects; and to accept without individual approval permits for signage and awnings that meet city guidelines and building inspections.
- Reviewed quotes and authorized hiring Maddrell Excavating as the contractor for 2011-2012 broken main excavating work, as needed.
Alderman Schultz asked about the timing of a traffic light at 21st and Wis. 69. Department heads will investigate.
Schultz also asked about a possible dirt ramp for connection to the bike trail. Parks Supervisors Paul Klinzing informed the committee that the trail is DNR property.
- Alderman Charles Koch inquired about manhole covers and water value caps on 8th and 9th Street being below street asphalt level, creating an uneven surface. Department heads indicated that new asphalt is laid slightly higher than covers because it is expected to settle. - Water Department Supervisor Mike Kennison noted the water value caps are left slightly lower than the road surface so they are not "clipped off" by snow plows.
MONROE - At a meeting Monday, the City of Monroe Public Safety Committee:
- Voted unanimously to refer a request for regulation of hours of operation for private contractor trash pick-up to the Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee. Committee members reviewed several ordinances from other communities. Veolia Environmental Services has changed its pickups in downtown to 6 a.m. or later, which residents said is better than the early morning hours previously scheduled. Residents had complained about the noise at a meeting Oct. 31. Veolia verbally agreed to retain the 6 a.m. schedule, while the city investigates the possibility of creating an ordinance on the subject of noise during night and early morning hours.
- Discussed and voted to take no action regarding parking along 21st Street between 13th Avenue and 17th Avenue. Police Chief Fred Kelley said the area has not had a significant history of accidents.
- Voted unanimously to create a no-parking area about of about 40 feet from the corners of 17th Avenue on the south side of 16th Street, to provide better visibility at the intersection.
n Approve Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony for Dec. 2.
- Discussed and unanimously recommended to the council to adopt the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 291 Standards, regarding the recommended practice for fire flow testing and marking of hydrants. Fire Chief Daryl Rausch said the standards are being met, but the city had not officially adopted the code.
Alderman Jan Lefevre asked the committee to discuss the narrowing of 8th Street east of Wis. 69 from two lanes to one lane at a later meeting.
- Approved bills from Fehr-Graham for $2,050 for contaminated soil management and documentation and for $51,800 for 8th/9th street sanitary sewer and water; MSA Professional Services for $700 for 21st Street water quality detention pond; Wisconsin DOT for $41,400 for 8th/9th Street work; Whitney Tree Service for $10,400 for tree and stump removal; and Veolia Environmental Services for $240 for September recycling.
- Discussed suggestions to streamline meetings and voted to allow department heads to seek quotes without needing prior board approval; to direct city clerk to publish notices for seeking bids for small public construction projects; and to accept without individual approval permits for signage and awnings that meet city guidelines and building inspections.
- Reviewed quotes and authorized hiring Maddrell Excavating as the contractor for 2011-2012 broken main excavating work, as needed.
Alderman Schultz asked about the timing of a traffic light at 21st and Wis. 69. Department heads will investigate.
Schultz also asked about a possible dirt ramp for connection to the bike trail. Parks Supervisors Paul Klinzing informed the committee that the trail is DNR property.
- Alderman Charles Koch inquired about manhole covers and water value caps on 8th and 9th Street being below street asphalt level, creating an uneven surface. Department heads indicated that new asphalt is laid slightly higher than covers because it is expected to settle. - Water Department Supervisor Mike Kennison noted the water value caps are left slightly lower than the road surface so they are not "clipped off" by snow plows.
MONROE - At a meeting Monday, the City of Monroe Public Safety Committee:
- Voted unanimously to refer a request for regulation of hours of operation for private contractor trash pick-up to the Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee. Committee members reviewed several ordinances from other communities. Veolia Environmental Services has changed its pickups in downtown to 6 a.m. or later, which residents said is better than the early morning hours previously scheduled. Residents had complained about the noise at a meeting Oct. 31. Veolia verbally agreed to retain the 6 a.m. schedule, while the city investigates the possibility of creating an ordinance on the subject of noise during night and early morning hours.
- Discussed and voted to take no action regarding parking along 21st Street between 13th Avenue and 17th Avenue. Police Chief Fred Kelley said the area has not had a significant history of accidents.
- Voted unanimously to create a no-parking area about of about 40 feet from the corners of 17th Avenue on the south side of 16th Street, to provide better visibility at the intersection.
n Approve Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony for Dec. 2.
- Discussed and unanimously recommended to the council to adopt the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 291 Standards, regarding the recommended practice for fire flow testing and marking of hydrants. Fire Chief Daryl Rausch said the standards are being met, but the city had not officially adopted the code.
Alderman Jan Lefevre asked the committee to discuss the narrowing of 8th Street east of Wis. 69 from two lanes to one lane at a later meeting.