Highway - August 10, 2026 — Minutes

GREEN COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE Monday, August 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Green County Highway Department 2813 6th Street, Monroe, WI HIGHWAY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Russ Torkelson at 9:02 a.m. Present: Russ Torkelson, Mark Gundlach, Kristi Leonard, Kathy Pennington Others Present: Chris Narveson, Kevin Bernet, Barry Einbeck, Chad Steiner, John Schumacher, Nic Owen 2. Approval of Minutes i. Approval of the July 13, 2026, and July 22, 2026, minutes. Motion by Gundlach, seconded by Leonard, to approve the July 13, 2026, minutes as presented. Motion carried on a voice vote. No action on the July 22, 2026, meeting minutes. 3. Audit Bills Bills were reviewed. 4. Public Comment No public comment. 5. Reports from Administrative Staff i. Kevin Bernet (Shop Foreman): Provided a shop update including mower repairs, working on switching the GPS units to Samara before winter, and issues with tank location on new oil distributor. Advised that a brine tank is needed. ii. John Schumacher (Highway Superintendent): Provided a bridge update. Advised of WisDOT crack-filling projects on WIS 11 and shoulder projects on WIS 39 and WIS 104. Bridge deck repairs were performed on CTH EE. iii. Chad Steiner (Highway Superintendent): Provided updates regarding the sealing and grinding schedule. Advised of a scheduling conflict due to Rock Road shutting down their plant. iv. Barry Einbeck (Highway Operation Specialist): Advised that after grinding, paver patching will be completed. 6. New Business i. Discussion and possible action regarding a driveway variance on CTH N, less than 500’ from the existing drive. A discussion was held about Parrfection Produce installing a second business drive for a new entrance north of the current drive. John Schumacher advised there is no vision issue. Motion by Leonard, seconded by Pennington, to approve the new business drive. Motion carried on a voice vote. ii. Discussion and possible action regarding rumble strips on County G at Hwy 11. Discussion was held on installing WisDOT-compliant lights, and it was recommended to maintain the current rumble strips without softening them due to safety concerns. Motion by Gundlach, seconded by Pennington, to approve the installation of the compliant lights and to leave the rumble strips as they are. Motion carried on a voice vote. iii. Review and possible action on 2025 Highway Annual Report. Annual report was distributed to the committee. Commissioner Chris Narveson reported on equipment earnings and provided an equipment update, noting that town work decreased from 2024 while WisDOT work increased. Motion by Leonard, seconded by Gundlach, to approve the 2025 Highway Annual Report as presented. Motion carried on a voice vote. iv. Discussion and possible action on increased cost change orders to County RD FF project. Discussion was held. No action. v. Update on the County RD FF project. Commissioner Chris Narveson provided an update. vi. Discussion on current Highway facilities. Commissioner Chris Narveson advised that heating systems have been inspected, and the grease shed air exchanger was evaluated. No costs were presented at this time. vii. Discussion on Equipment purchases and sales to date. 7. Highway Commissioner Report: Chris Narveson No report presented. 8. Approval of Bills Motion by Gundlach, seconded by Leonard, to approve the bills as presented in the amount of $1,354,924.88. Motion carried on a voice vote. 9. Future Agenda Items i. Utility Markers 10. Next scheduled meeting date: Monday, September 14, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. 11. Adjourn Motion by Gundlach, seconded by Pennington, to adjourn. Motion carried on a voice vote. Prepared by: Kristi Leonard Jami Stewart Committee Secretary