Public Works Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Works Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 7, 2026 @ 5:00 PM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/97982898675. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 979 8289 8675. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Committee. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Committee: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Committee as a whole and not directed to individual Committee members. • The Committee cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak and hand it to the County Clerk (please respect the signs and do not approach Board members at the table). 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Draft Public Works Minutes 9.9.26 9. MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT a. Maintenance Report Page 1 of 14 2 10. SAWYER COUNTY AIRPORT REPORT a. Management Report- Hayward Aviation, LLC 11. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT a. Highway Commissioner's Report b. Alliance Comments/Discussion c. Letter from Tribal Governing Board d. Resolution #2026-35 to Amend Sawyer County Ordinance re: Addition of ATV/UTV Routes (Discussion and Possible Action) e. Resolution #2026-36 to Amend Sawyer County Ordinance re: Consolidation of ATV/UTV Routes (Discussion and Possible Action) f. Highway Facilities Update 12. AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATE- TOWER 13. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 14. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 16. FINALIZATION OF BUSINESS 17. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: NOVEMBER 4, 2026 AT 5:00 PM 18. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call Page 2 of 14 3 the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Page 3 of 14 Minutes of the September 9, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Public Works Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Ron Kinsley Mike Markgren Marc Helwig Liz Klein Tim Davison Randy Neumann- Excused Derek Leslie Chuck Van Etten John Pinnow Jim Evans Jayne Schroeder Call to Order – Chair Kinsley called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken; quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments- Tim Davison, Joseph Wobij Minutes from the previous meeting dated: August 12, 2026 Motion to approve by: Mr. Helwig Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Maintenance- A written report was provided on August maintenance projects. Sawyer County Airport Report- Mr. Leslie provided the August Airport report; the dry weather resulted in less mowing and more brushing being done on the property. Mr. Leslie is attending the WAMA conference in the Dells in October. Highway Department- A written report was provided on August Highway work: mowing and brushing operations continue. Cty F and DD construction is ongoing. CTH E ROW acquisition has been completed for 2027 project. Highway Facilities- Responses to requests for proposals to develop plans for a new Highway facility were received from four consulting firms. Kueny Architects came in lowest; they are currently working on a Highway facility for Rusk County. Motion to award the contract to Kueny Architects in the amount of $6,800 was made by: Mr. Van Etten Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Ad Hoc Committee—Mr. Kinsley spoke with Mr. Bisonette of the Tribal Governing Board today and the WOJB Tower passed engineering tests so they will set up a meeting to move forward on the radio tower project. Board Appointed Committee Updates-- None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Future Agenda Items – Highway facility plans, Ad hoc committee update on tower, Letter from TGB to committee, consolidate ATV/UTV routes, update on WAMA Conference Page 4 of 14 Meeting adjourned at: 5:18 pm Next Meeting: October 7, 2026 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 5 of 14 Maintenance Report September 2026 I. Courthouse/Sheriff’s: • In addition to routine building maintenance and repairs, staff responded to and completed the following workorders this month. o 93 total work orders opened o 117 total work orders completed o 49 maintenance preventative work orders completed • Both elevators were inspected for annual state certification. No deficiencies noted. • Finished moving UW storage room contents to Oasis. • Moved the Surveyor’s office to old Forestry area. • Oasis signage has been updated for new occupants. II. Projects • Courts 1 & 2 will be down for week of 10/26 for HVAC dehumidification project. • Fence posts are set for Veterans Memorial Wall and concrete pad is being poured currently. • Contractor to begin the Dog Pound door replacements on 9/30 from 2026 CIP requests. • Roofing estimate accepted for Oasis garage shingle replacement with metal roof panels. Will be completed before winter. • Also working on garage door replacement from 6’ to a 7’ door for UTV parking access in the Oasis garage so Forestry can use the building for equipment storage. • Oasis parking lot improvements to the west end of front lot completed. III. Safety • Annual safety training was completed by Keeping Safety Simple with all maintenance/custodial personnel. Page 6 of 14 Sawyer County Airport Management Report October 2026 (Provided by Airport Manager Derek Leslie) -We remained busy through Labor Day but then activity slowed immensely. The next push will be for Fall Sports. -The Civil Air Patrol program has remained very strong. They have 13 cadets and 13 active senior members. They meet every Monday night out at the hangar at 6pm. - The State BOA has finished payments to each of the consultants for our ongoing Master Plan with NO plans for moving into the ALP phase. This is somewhat unprecedented but it leads us into the next step in the process which has been categorized as a ‘Triggering Event Narrative Report”. BOA is working to finalize the details with the FAA. This “phase” is meant to bridge the gap between where we left off on the original Master Plan and the start of the ALP (Airport Layout Plan). Lots of questions remain as to how this phase is going to work. -No new news on the snow removal equipment. A little bit of a recap on this topic; we/boa put out for bid for a new suite of SRE equipment. The winning bidder was Miller-Bradford Eau Claire. They spec’d out a Case 651G Loader, Kage BPS1220 snowdozer plow, Wausau Snogo Problast 2000 blower, and Werk Brau 12’ angle broom. This suite was in the neighborhood of 500K of which the Sawyer County portion will be 5%. The hang up is with the FAA and the waivers on the buy American act. We are not the only airport in this same position currently. Superior airport also had Miller Bradford on the same bid come in as the winner. -Since there is no date scheduled for delivery, we are working on our older SRE and snow machine to make sure we are in good shape headed into the winter season. Will Strabel has been contracted for some repairs in association with both Sawyer County Maintenance and Sawyer County Highway. -The fall WAMA conference is coming up in October. This year its being held in the Dells. October 26- 28th. -We added another active full-time aircraft to the field in September. Our full-time based aircraft number has been slowly increasing. Sounds as through another Hangar owner is scheduled to take delivery of an additional aircraft in the coming month as well. -Also, another Hangar at the airport is being retrofitted with new lights/insulation and heaters. 17 of our 26 hangars on site will now be heated. Suppliers on propane are a mixed bag, at least 6 different companies service the airport. Page 7 of 14 Sawyer County Highway Department 14688 W County Road B, Hayward, WI 54843 Office Phone 715-634-2691 Shop Phone 715-634-2692 Fax Number 715-634-4824 September 30, 2026 Highway Commissioner’s Report • Construction on CTH F and DD is complete. The projects went very well, and the crews did an excellent job. The project came in under budget, and I’ll be applying for our reimbursement through the LRIP program. • Mowing has been completed throughout the county. Brushing operations have started on the county system. • Culvert installations have started for the Town of Round Lake. Moose lake culvert has been completed, and the crew is currently working on Tiger Dam culvert. • Barron County has rented our mastic machine and bought material from us to complete multiple projects. • Traffic light inspection was completed at the intersection of CTH B and K on Sept 28th. The lights and cabinets are outdated and will need to be upgraded soon. • I have signed the contract with Kueny Architects. We have started the discussion of space and needs at our facilities. • First aid and CPR training was completed on Sept 29th at our Hayward location. • As of Oct 1st, I have taken Sawyer County off actual cost. We were 1 of two counties that were on actual cost in the State. • I was able to secure 7.8 million in funding for 5 bridge replacements including 3.5 million for the roundabout at the intersection of CTH B and K. • Highway Dept is fully staffed at all locations. Page 8 of 14 1 2 SAWYER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 3 4 AMENDMENT TO SAWYER COUNTY ORDINANCE – TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES 5 CHAPTER 28, ARTICLE III – ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND UTILITY TERRAIN 6 VEHICLES 7 8 RESOLUTION #2026-35 ADDITION OF ATV/UTV ROUTES 9 10 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat, § 23.33(11) and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 64 permit Sawyer 11 County (the “County”) to adopt and enforce ordinances addressing use of all-terrain vehicles and 12 utility terrain vehicles on County highways; 13 14 WHEREAS, the County previously adopted Chapter 28, Article III – All-Terrain Vehicles 15 and Utility Terrain Vehicles (the “ATV/UTV Ordinance”) as part of the County Code of 16 Ordinances; 17 18 WHEREAS, state law and the ATV/UTV Ordinance set forth requirements for the 19 designation of ATV/UTV routes on County highways; 20 21 WHEREAS, there is an interest in continuing to improve the connectivity of the 22 ATV/UTV routes and trails in the County; 23 24 WHEREAS, on May 13, 2026 the County Public Works Committee recommended 25 amending and; 26 27 WHEREAS, on May 21, 2026 the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors did approve and 28 adopt the following amendment to the ATV/UTV Ordinance Section 28-3-3 Designated Routes, 29 to designate the additional described ATV/UTV routes on Tribal land with the following 30 restrictions: 11pm-6am time of operation and use between May 1-October 31: 31 32 CTH CC New Post to CTH N/NN at 6 Mile 33 CTH NN from CTH B to CTH N 34 CTH H from CTH CC to Tribal Boundary 35 CTH CC from CTH N to Tribal Boundary 36 37 WHEREAS, on October 15, 2026, the County Board was presented with information 38 regarding a requirement to codify by RESOLUTION amendments to the Sawyer County 39 Ordinance; 40 41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board of Supervisors of the 42 county of Sawyer does ordain as follows: 43 44 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and accurate, and are therefore 45 incorporated into the Resolution and shall be used not just for reference. 46 Page 9 of 14 2 47 2. Amendment of the ATV/UTV Ordinance. The ATV/UTV Ordinance is hereby 48 amended as set forth above. 49 50 3. Health, Welfare and Safety. The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors finds that the 51 County’s approval and adoption of the amendments to the ATV/UTV Ordinance set 52 forth in Exhibit A are beneficial to, and in the best interest of, the health, welfare, safety 53 and other interests of Sawyer County’s residents, taxpayers, and visitors. 54 55 4. Additional Actions. The Sawyer County Administrator and the Sawyer County 56 Highway Commissioner are hereby authorized to take all necessary steps to ensure that 57 Sawyer County Board of Supervisor’s action and decision set forth herein is completed. 58 59 5. Conflict with Other Laws. Nothing in this Resolution shall be deemed to conflict with 60 any other applicable state law, including but not limited to Wis. Stat. Ch. 23 or Wis. 61 Admin. Code Ch. NR 64, as each may be amended. In the event of any conflict between 62 the TRH Ordinance and state law, the state law shall control. 63 64 65 66 This Resolution is hereby recommended for ___________ (approval or denial) by the Sawyer 67 County Board of Supervisors at its meeting on October 15, 2026, and is made by the Sawyer 68 County Public Works Committee at its meeting on October 7, 2026. 69 70 _______________________________ ____________________________ 71 Ron Kinsley, Chair Jim Evans, Member 72 73 74 _______________________________ ____________________________ 75 Mark Helwig, Member Randy Neumann, Member 76 77 78 _______________________________ 79 Chuck Van Etten, Member 80 81 82 This Resolution amending the ATV/UTV Ordinance, as set forth in Exhibit A, is hereby adopted 83 by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors this 15th day of October, 2026. 84 85 ___________________________________ ____________________________ 86 Ron Kinsley, Liz Klein, 87 Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sawyer County Clerk 88 Page 10 of 14 1 2 SAWYER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 3 4 AMENDMENT TO SAWYER COUNTY ORDINANCE – TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES 5 CHAPTER 28, ARTICLE III – ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND UTILITY TERRAIN 6 VEHICLES 7 8 RESOLUTION #2026-36 CONSOLIDATION OF ATV/UTV ROUTES 9 10 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat, § 23.33(11) and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 64 permit Sawyer 11 County (the “County”) to adopt and enforce ordinances addressing use of all-terrain vehicles and 12 utility terrain vehicles on County highways; 13 14 WHEREAS, the County previously adopted Chapter 28, Article III – All-Terrain Vehicles 15 and Utility Terrain Vehicles (the “ATV/UTV Ordinance”) as part of the County Code of 16 Ordinances; 17 18 WHEREAS, state law and the ATV/UTV Ordinance set forth requirements for the 19 designation of ATV/UTV routes on County highways; 20 21 WHEREAS, there is an interest in continuing to improve the connectivity of the 22 ATV/UTV routes and trails in the County; 23 24 WHEREAS, on October 7, 2026, the County Public Works Committee discussed 25 amending the ATV/UTV Ordinance to describe the County highways designated as ATV/UTV 26 routes in a more organized fashion, and voted to forward this Resolution and the amendment to 27 the ATV/UTV Ordinance set forth herein to the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors (“County 28 Board”) for consideration with a recommendation that the County Board ______________ 29 (approve or deny) the amendments to the ATV/UTV Ordinance set forth in herein; and 30 31 WHEREAS, on October 15, 2026, the County Board was presented with information 32 regarding the proposed amendments to the ATV/UTV Ordinance. 33 34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board of Supervisors of the 35 county of Sawyer does ordain as follows: 36 37 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and accurate, and are therefore 38 incorporated into the Resolution and shall be used not just for reference. 39 40 2. Amendment of the ATV/UTV Ordinance. The ATV/UTV Ordinance is hereby 41 amended as set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. 42 43 3. Health, Welfare and Safety. The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors finds that the 44 County’s approval and adoption of the amendments to the ATV/UTV Ordinance set 45 forth in Exhibit A are beneficial to, and in the best interest of, the health, welfare, safety 46 and other interests of Sawyer County’s residents, taxpayers, and visitors. Page 11 of 14 2 47 48 4. Additional Actions. The Sawyer County Administrator and the Sawyer County 49 Highway Commissioner are hereby authorized to take all necessary steps to ensure that 50 Sawyer County Board of Supervisor’s action and decision set forth herein is completed. 51 52 5. Conflict with Other Laws. Nothing in this Resolution shall be deemed to conflict with 53 any other applicable state law, including but not limited to Wis. Stat. Ch. 23 or Wis. 54 Admin. Code Ch. NR 64, as each may be amended. In the event of any conflict between 55 the TRH Ordinance and state law, the state law shall control. 56 57 58 59 This Resolution is hereby recommended for ___________ (approval or denial) by the Sawyer 60 County Board of Supervisors at its meeting on October 15, 2026, and is made by the Sawyer 61 County Public Works Committee at its meeting on October 7, 2026. 62 63 _______________________________ ____________________________ 64 Ron Kinsley, Chair Jim Evans, Member 65 66 67 _______________________________ ____________________________ 68 Mark Helwig, Member Randy Neumann, Member 69 70 71 _______________________________ 72 Chuck Van Etten, Member 73 74 75 This Resolution amending the ATV/UTV Ordinance, as set forth in Exhibit A, is hereby adopted 76 by the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors this 15th day of October, 2026. 77 78 ___________________________________ ____________________________ 79 Ron Kinsley, Liz Klein, 80 Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sawyer County Clerk 81 82 83 Exhibit A (Attached): Sawyer County Ordinance – Traffic and Vehicles, Chapter 28, Article III 84 – All-Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles Page 12 of 14 RESOLUTION #2026-36 EXHIBIT A 1. Section 28-3-3 of the County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 28-3-3 Designation of ATV/UTV Routes. (a) All Sawyer County highways are designed as ATV/UTV routes except the following, which are listed below and shall also be depicted on a map maintained by the County Highway Commissioner and available for public inspection at the County Highway Department: CTH K from Gitigaan Road to CTH E North CTH E South from CTH K to Tribal Boundary (Potato Road) CTH N from CTH E to CTH NN THE ABOVE ROUTES ARE CLOSED TO ATV/UTV TRAVEL (b) The routes listed below on Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Land are open with the following restrictions: 11pm-6am time of operation and use between May 1-October 31 CTH CC New Post to CTH N/NN at 6 Mile CTH CC from CTH N to Tribal Boundary CTH NN from CTH B to CTH N CTH H from CTH CC to Blueberry Ave CTH H from Blueberry Fire Lane to Tribal Boundary THE ABOVE ROUTES HAVE SEASONAL AND TIME RESTRICTIONS AS STATED. ALL ROUTES ON TRIBAL LAND HAVE A TIME RESTRICTION AS STATED. (Note: The segment of CTH H between Blueberry Ave and Blueberry Fire Lane remains open without seasonal restrictions.) (c) The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors may rescind or modify the designation of a Sawyer County highway as an ATV/UTV route by amendment to this ordinance. (d) The Sawyer County Highway Commissioner may, without prior approval of the Public Works Committee or the County Board of Supervisors, modify or suspend any ATV/UTV route designation for up to 60 days whenever conditions require closure or upon recommendation of the County Sheriff. 2. Section 28-3-4(a) of the County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: Page 13 of 14 (a) Any request for a new or revised ATV/UTV route designation shall first be submitted to the County Highway Commissioner for review prior to the second Wednesday in May or the second Wednesday in August, or the second Wednesday in October for any request to be considered for the calendar year. All requests must be submitted by the Sawyer County Snowmobile and ATV Alliance to be considered. A proof of request for recommendation (approval/denial/no preference/no action) from the local jurisdiction shall accompany the request. The County Highway Commissioner shall review such requests for County highway route designations and make a recommendation to the County Public Works Committee. All route requests within the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation shall be provided to the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Council for their review and approval. The County Public Works Committee shall review any ATV/UTV route request, including appropriate criteria for making a designation and make a decision recommending approval or denial of the request to the County Board of Supervisors. The County Board of Supervisors shall make the final determination to approve or deny the request as an amendment to this Chapter 28, Article III. This Sec. 28-3-4(a) shall not apply to requests for amendment of this Chapter 28, Article III proposed by the County Administrator, the County Highway Commissioner, a County Board Supervisor, or by the County Public Works Committee. 2. Section 28-3-4(c) of the County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: (c) All existing ATV/UTV routes shall be reviewed in May of each year by the County Public Works Committee to consider the continued value, efficacy or need for the ATV/UTV route. This renewal process shall also include a report from the Sheriff's Department on ATV/UTV violations, crashes, and safety concerns. Upon review, the County Public Works committee may submit recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors for modification of designated routes. Page 14 of 14