Public Works Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Works Committee Meeting Wednesday, September 9, 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 8.12.26 9. MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT a. Maintenance Report Page 1 of 7 2 10. SAWYER COUNTY AIRPORT REPORT a. Management Report- Hayward Aviation, LLC 11. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT a. Highway Commissioner's Report b. New Highway Department Facilities (Discussion and Possible Action) 12. AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATE 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: OCTOBER 7, 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 the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Page 2 of 7 Minutes of the August 12, 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 Don Mrotek Rhandi Ehn Randy Neumann Derek Leslie Rick Schmidt- Virtual 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- Don Mrotek, Linda Zillmer Minutes from the previous meeting dated: July 8, 2026 Motion to approve by: Mr. Helwig Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Maintenance- Mr. Schmidt presented a written report on maintenance projects. Preliminary 2027 Budget request—No major changes. CIP includes 5 Sheriff squad units, 1 maintenance truck, HHS and count fleet vehicles. Sawyer County Airport Report- Mr. Leslie provided the July Airport report. Airport is busy, Young Eagles provided 60 rides for kids. No update from state or FAA on ALP for the Master Plan. The snow removal contract was signed. Preliminary 2027 Budget request—Additional funds for brushing and snow removal. Highway Department- A written report was provided on July Highway work: crack sealing, mowing and brushing operations continue. Cty F and DD construction started August 10. STH 27 from Carol Dr. to Boylan Rd. is ongoing with delays and flagging operations. STH 70 from GG to Price County is completed. CTH E project appraisals are higher than estimated. The county received $118,000 in a 90/10 award for a small structure replacement on CTH W by Connors Lake Highway Facilities discussion— Mr. Pinnow presented his ideas for a facility plan to the members and requested funds for consulting and design plans; after discussion he was asked to provide a plan for new construction and a plan adding on to existing buildings in September. Preliminary 2027 Budget request— Winter maintenance increase to cover the price of salt. CIP request to cover the 20% match for the CTH E project in 2027 for the purpose of not cutting into other planned work: increasing highway work and utilizing equipment will help move the county away from the state’s Actual Cost model. Board Appointed Committee Updates-- None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Page 3 of 7 Future Agenda Items – Highway facility plans, Ad hoc committee update on tower and ATV/UTV routes Meeting adjourned at: 5:40 pm Next Meeting: September 9, 2026 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 4 of 7 Maintenance Report August 2026 I. Courthouse/Sheriff’s: • In addition to routine building maintenance and repairs, staff responded to and completed the following workorders this month. o 69 work orders opened o 47 work orders completed o 4 maintenance preventative work orders completed • Many offices moved to include: o UW Extension to Oasis o Sanitarians to old UW offices o ADRC to HHS area in courthouse o HHS moves within department o Forestry to Oasis – they moved themselves • Inspected garage behind Oasis building. Appears in good shape just need to fix a couple rodent holes and get a quote to shingle or replace with metal roofing as the roof needs repairs. • Prepared jail for upcoming annual state inspection. II. Projects • Coordinating with Johnson controls to install dehumidification to newer courthouse air handler. Planning the work to be done during the week of 10/26. Both courts will need to be down for this. • Ordered fence materials for the Veteran’s Memorial and coordinating the concrete and plumbing work coming up in September. • Contractor is currently resurfacing all 5 showers on the Huber side of the Jail. 1 per week and after 9/4 3 of them have been completed. Page 5 of 7 Sawyer County Airport Management Report September 2026 (Provided by Airport Manager Derek Leslie) -August was busier this year than it was last year. Maybe it was because people didn’t come up as much the week of smoke in July. -The Young Eagles flights at the airport was a wild success this year. Several hundred people involved, a record setting number of rides were given. - No new news on the Master Plan and ALP update. -No new news on the snow removal equipment. -Grass mowing obviously was down this year over last. We took advantage of the dry spell and were able to brush out some of the areas with our own equipment that typically can only ever be cleared when it is frozen. One area in particular is the drainage ditch along side of the runway. In my life time that ditch has never been cleared in the summer months and has claimed the pride of many operators and their equipment getting stuck over the years. A little humor and a lot of happiness because I am typically the one who’s always daisy chaining straps and chains together. -The fall WAMA conference is coming up in October. This year its being held in the Dells. October 26- 28th. -FBO sales have remained in line with the last few years average. Possibly slightly above, hopefully sales remain strong heading into fall. Page 6 of 7 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 August 31, 2026 Highway Commissioner’s Report • Construction on CTH DD and F is ongoing, and crews have been doing a great job. The project is nearing completion, with crews finishing driveway approaches, gravel shoulders, and pavement striping. • Mowing operations continue throughout the county. Once completed crews will start with brushing operations. • We have two culvert installations to complete for the Town of Round Lake. Locations will be Moose Lake Road and Tiger Cat Dam Road. • Crews have completed crack sealing for the Town of Hunter. We also have multiple roads to complete for the Town of Round Lake if time permits. • Washburn has rented our mastic machine and purchased material from us to complete a project on STH 53 by Minong. • CTH E ROW acquisition has been completed for the upcoming project in 2027. • First Aid and CPR training is scheduled for Sept 29th to maintain employee safety and emergency response readiness. • RFP’s have been sent out for new Highway Facilities. The scope includes a design concept and estimated cost only. • Crews continue to make good progress on County and State projects while also providing support to local municipalities and neighboring Counties. • Highway Dept is fully staffed at all locations. Page 7 of 7