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MINUTES OF THE
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Otter Tail County Courthouse
Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B
Tuesday, July 17, 2001
9:30 a.m.
Call to Order
The Otter Tail County Human Services Board convened Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. at
the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Roger Froemming, Chair; Syd Nelson, and
Malcolm Lee present. Dennis Mosher, Vice-Chair, and Commissioner Bob Block were absent.
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Nelson, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve the Human Services Board
agenda of July 17, 2001 as mailed.
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve the Human Services Board
minutes of June 26, 2001 with the following addition:
Under School Nurse Professionals add:
" ... Reclassify the current School Health Aide position, (grade 10), to a Licensed
Practical Nurse position, which is a grade 12."
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Motion by Froemming, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to elect Commissioner Mosher as
Chair of the Human Services Board and Commissioner Bob Block as Vice-Chair. Due to the
absences of Commissioners Dennis Mosher and Bob Block, they will assume their duties on July
31, 2001, and in their absences, Roger Froemming will act as Human Services Board Chair.
Approval of Grant Agreement with the Department of Corrections
Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to authorize the acting Chair's
signature to execute a grant agreement between the County of Otter Tail and the Minnesota DOC
for grant funding provided to the County for FY2002 and FY2003 in the amount of $141,832. The
funding is for Caseload/Workload Reduction, Juvenile Restitution program, and the Electronic
Monitoring program.
State of Minnesota
Joint Powers Agreement
Motion by Froemming, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to authorize the acting Chair's
signature to execute a joint powers agreement between the County of Otter Tail and the Minnesota
Department of Corrections for shared secretarial services to the State Agent officed in New York
Mills, not to exceed twenty hours per week, effective July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001.
The total obligation of the State under this agreement will not exceed $8,000.
WIC Program
Public Health Director, Diane Thorson, presented the contract agreement for administration of the
Minnesota Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIG
Program). Motion by Froemming, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to authorize the
acting Chair's signature to execute a contract agreement between the State of Minnesota and
Otter Tail County Public Health, for the period of October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2003.
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Public Health Secretary/Receptionist Position
Ms. Thorson reported that the secretarial/receptionist position had been filled by recall from lay-off.
She indicated an employee who had been laid off in June 2000, was subject to, and accepted
recall. Ms. Thorson stated that since the person was qualified for the job, she automatically was
hired for the position.
Legislative Update
Ms. Thorson gave a legislative update. She reported that the department will receive increased
funding for Youth Risk Behavior and tuberculosis follow-up. Other grant programs appear to have
received the same appropriations from prior years. Details on all legislative issues are not yet
available.
Public Health Nuisances
Ms. Thorson provided an update on properties that are currently in the process of abatement.
Some discussion occurred with regard to buildings that are used for storage and property that has
an accumulation of items that may be an "eyesore" but not a public health hazard.
Worksite Labor Management Committee Update
Human Services Director, John Dinsmore, reported that the worksite Labor Management
Committee had "brainstormed" a variety of topics for the Committee to address. This resulted in
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26 proposed topics. The Committee decided to tackle the top six ranked most important. These
included: flex time hours, vacation requests, Hepatitis B shots, New York Mills, clean windows, and 0
food machines for the 505 Court Street building. Mr. Dinsmore reported that all Human Services
staff now have picture ID's.
Summary of Commissioner O'Keefe's Visit
Mr. Dinsmore reported that a cross section of his staff, representing the various programs, met with
Department of Human Services Commissioner Michael O'Keefe on July 11, 2001. Discussion
included how the programs operate individually and how the programs can coordinate to work
together to work more effectively on the local level, as well as on the state level.
Detoxification Service Planning
Mr. Dinsmore reported on the letter he had received from the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment
Center stating that the FFRTC detox program has been operating with a negative cash flow for
over a year. Therefore, they must increase the current rate of $275 per day to $561 per day. Brad
Vold, Human Services Supervisor, and Mr. Dinsmore have been attending meetings internally and
with Lake Region Hospital to consider different options. Options included renegotiating to a lesser
rate increase, relocating the detox program to a county operated site, contracting with another
provider, or creating a county operated detox program.
Family Services Collaborative
Ms. Thorson reported that Caring Connections is now in operation. She indicated there were a few
areas that needed to be addressed. Truancy prevention/school attendance was discussed. All
school districts are using the same school attendance policy.
Adjournment
At 10:44 a.m., acting Chair Froemming adjourned the meeting of the Otter Tail County Human
Services Board until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 31, 2001.
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Call to Order
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 10:57 a.m. at
the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Roger Froemming, Chair; Syd Nelson; and Malcolm Lee
present. Dennis Mosher, Vice-Chair and Commissioner Block were absent.
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Froemming, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board
agenda of July 17, 2001 with the following addition:
Performance Evaluation Summaries
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Nelson, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board minutes
of July 10, 2001, with the following corrections:
Under Wetland Mitigation for US Fish & Wildlife Service, the statement should read: "Mr. West will 0 proceed to purchase approximately 20 acres (wetland area) of the 40-acre tract."
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Under Bid Award -S.A.P. 56-682-07, the statement should read "Motion by Nelson, second by
Block and unanimously carried to award the low bid to Anderson Land Surveying, Inc."
Ditch No. 17
Ron Ehnert, Chair of Homestead Township Board, was present to request more clean-out of Ditch
No. 17. Tiny Holm, former Ditch Inspector, explained that an extension from the authorized mile-
and-a-half of clean-out is needed. Motion by Nelson, second by Froemming, and unanimously
carried to extend to clean-out Ditch No. 17 as ii was originally designed, if needed.
Planning Commission Recommendations
Conditional Use Permit -Sunset Bay Resort/Mark & Jocelyn Kerr:
Motion by Nelson, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve a Conditional Use Permit to
a revised plan allowing: 1 residence (located in the 2nd tier), eight rental cabins and four camping
units (grandfathered-in) being located S&E of the driveway. The property is described as S 550' of
GL 4, Section 16 of Dead Lake Township; Dead Lake (56-383), NE.
Conditional Use Permit -Hollywoods Resort/Steven & Holly Omberg:
Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve with conditions a
Conditional Use Permit to replace existing rental units with five duplexes, add an addition to
existing dwelling and relocate a bathhouse and build a storage building. The property is described
as all that Part of Gov. Lot 4, Section 34, Dora Township; East Silent Lake (56-517).
Conditional Use Permit -Ev. Lutheran Church of Candor:
Motion by Lee, second by Froemming, and unanimously carried, to approve Conditional Use
Permit to construct a 36' x 32' addition to the rear (west) end of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. This
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addition will consist of two offices and a meeting room, with a basement. The property is described 0
as Pt GL 2 ... (6.98 AC), Section 34 of Cando-rTownship; Loon Lake (56-523).
Conditional Use Permit -Barbara Anton:
Motion by Nelson, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to uphold the Planning Commissions'
recommendation to deny a Conditional Use Permit to elevate lot. The property is described as
Nedberg-Nye Survey Lots, GL 1, 2 & 3, 75' on lake (called Lots 40 & 41), section 1 of Edna
Township; Devil's lake (56-245).
Preliminary Plat -Lake Ridge Estates:
Motion by Froemming, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to uphold the Planning
Commissions recommendation to deny a Preliminary Plat to construct 400' of gravel road. The
property is described as Lot 17 Auditor's Subdivision No. 116, Section 22 of Leaf Lake Township;
East Leaf Lake (56-116).
Discussion -West Silent Lake Retreat/West Silent Lake (56-519):
The applicants appealed the County's decision to deny the Preliminary Plat of West Silent Lake
Retreat. This decision was appealed to District Court. County Attorney, David Hauser, reported
that the County had received an order from the Court. The judge invited the petitioners to apply for
summary judgement. The County lost on the 60 Day Ruling. It appears that the County had
misinterpreted the timeline. A possible appeal is being explored by the County.
Discussion -Clear Lake Resort/Clear Lake (56-559): Q
Tim Griep, Assistant Administrator for Land & Resources, reported that a surveyor's drawing is
needed for a proposal to add additional units to Clear Lake Resort.
BEST Food Contracts
Gary Waskosky, Jail Administrator, presented a contract for approval with BEST, Inc. for Detention
Facility Food Service. Motion by Nelson, second by Froemming, and unanimously carried to
authorize the Chair's signature to execute a contract agreement between BEST, Inc. and the
County of Otter Tail for Detention Facility Food Service from July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002.
The County agrees to pay BEST, Inc. for meals furnished as indicated on the following schedule,
which includes a 2% increase:
Census/Meal 50-65 66-80 81+
Breakfast $3.17 $3.05 $2.95
Lunch $4.25 $4.15 $3.58
Supper $3.50 $3.42 $3.32
Special Meal $4.25 $4.15 $3.58
Work Release $4.25 $4.15 $3.58
SDS Work Credit 10.92 $10.62 $9.85
-.li.QQ -$1.00 -$1.00
$9.92 $9.62 $8.85
Approval to Pay Bills
Motion by Nelson, second by Lee, to approve payment of bills per Attachment A of these minutes,
which includes the following lodging payments:
Hawthorne Suites HHW Region Program Manager, David Stadum
Madden Resort Assistant County Attorney, Deven Nice
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Best Western
Motion carried.
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Land Title Specialist, Nancy Moen
Approval of License Application
Motion by Froemming, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve the following for
license:
*St. James Catholic Church Temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor
Underwood, MN
*Subject to the approval of the Sheriff, County Attorney, Township, and completion of application and fee.
Recess & Reconvene
At 11 :45 p.m., Chair Froemming declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of
Commissioners recessed for lunch break. The meeting was reconvened at 12:46 p.m.
Grant In Aid Program
Snowmobile Clubs
Bruce Winterfeldt, Department of Natural Resources, was present at the request of County
Coordinator, Larry Krohn, to update the County Board on snowmobile clubs. Mr. Winterfeldt
reported that they had changed from the standard grant-in-aid program in Otter Tail County to the
performance-based grant-in-aid program. There are three trail systems in Otter Tail County:
1) Lake Runners Trail Association, which started in 1991 and has 77 miles, 2) Otter Country Trail
Association, which started in 1988 and has 116 miles, 3) Otter Trail Riders Association, which
started in 1997 and has 137 miles of trails. There are 18,000 miles of trails in the State. Mr.
Winterfeldt provided handouts which included the history and information on how the trails are
funded. It is funded through State snowmobile registration fees and the unrefunded portion of
State gas tax used in snowmobiles which is currently three-quarters of one percent. Legislation
this year increased that to one per cent. Mr. Winterfeldt stated that this is a very unique program in
that you have a volunteer organization (local club), sponsored by a local unit of government, being
partially funded by the State through the DNR. The DNR covers 65% of the maintenance cost and
90% of the grooming and liability insurance costs. Clubs have to generate 35% of the
maintenance cost and 10% of the insurance and grooming cost. It is unique as it is a volunteer
program that is actually providing a tourist benefit to the entire County. The process for funding
involves: the Club identifies a need and finds a sponsor, the sponsor applies to the DNR, the DNR
then offers a contract, the sponsor then signs the contract and returns contract to the DNR, when
the State signs the contract; the contract is in effect. The Performance Based grant-in-aid program
started in 1997. Under the old system, clubs were funded for what the individual did for trail
maintenance and grooming. If it was a year with poor snow conditions, the clubs did not receive
funds for grooming. With the new performance-based GIA program, the clubs are funded for
achieving four benchmarks, which includes having the required permits, preseason maintenance
and repair, and adequate grooming.
Public Hearing
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation
At 1 :20 p.m., Chair Froemming opened the public hearing. Present for the hearing were
Commissioners Froemming, Nelson, and Lee, County Attorney, David Hauser; Coordinator, Larry
Krohn; Auditor, Wayne Stein; Council for Lake Region Healthcare Corporation, Kent Matson,; CEO
for Lake Region Healthcare Corporation, Ed Mehl,; and Accounting Manager for Lake Region
Healthcare Corporation, Mark Gaworski. Mr. Matson explained that this was a preliminary
resolution. The final resolution comes after the documents are negotiated by the lending agency.
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Mr. Stein presented the paperwork, which included the resolution, the Chair's statement, and the Q
application. At 1 :35 p.m., Chair Froemming closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Lee introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2001 -37
RESOLUTION GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO A PROJECT UNDER MINNESOTA
STATUTES, SECTIONS 469.152 THROUGH 469.165 REFERRING THE PROPOSAL TO
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR
APPROVAL, AND AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of Otter Tail
County, Minnesota (the "Issuer"), as follows:
Section 1. General Recitals. The purpose of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through
469.165 as amended, relating to municipal industrial development (the "Act"), as
found and determined by the legislature, is to promote the welfare of the State of
Minnesota (the "State") by the active promotion, attraction, encouragement and
development of economically sound industry and commerce through governmental
action to prevent, so far as possible, the emergence of blighted and marginal lands
and areas of chronic unemployment. Q
Section 2. Description of the Project.
a. Lake Region Healthcare Corporation commonly known as Lake Region
Hospital and Lake Region Skilled Nursing Facility (the "Corporation") located at 712
South Cascade Street in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation
and organization described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code") has proposed issuance of revenue obligations, in
one or more series, in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 (the "Note"), to undertake
and finance the following project located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota (the "City"):
general updating, remodeling and equipping of its nursing home and 108-bed
hospital; remodeling and equipping a portion of its nursing home for use as an in-
patient rehabilitation unit, reducing the number of skilled nursing home beds from 44
to 14; and construction of an approximately 4,273 square foot addition to the hospital
and nursing home facilities to house rehabilitative services (the "Project").
b. The Project will be owned and operated by the Corporation.
Section 3. Recitals Relating to the Joint Exercise of Powers.
a. Under the Act, the Issuer and the City are each authorized and empowered to
issue revenue bonds or a revenue note to undertake and finance all or any part of the n
costs of a project consisting of the acquisition and betterment of health care facilities 'w
or revenue-producing facilities of organizations described in Section 501 ( c)(3) of the
Code and to refund bonds previously issued under the Act.
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The Corporation has requested that the Issuer and the City cooperate through
a joint powers agreement (as permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59) to
finance the Project through the issuance of the Note pursuant to the Act.
c. A draft copy of the Joint Powers Agreement between the Issuer and the City
(the "Joint Powers Agreement") has been submitted to the Board and is on file in the
office of the Clerk.
Section 4. Recital of Representations Made by the Corporation.
a. The Issuer has been advised by representatives of the Corporation that: (1)
b.
conventional financing to pay the capital cost of the Improvements is available only
on a limited basis and at such high costs of borrowing that the economic feasibility of
operating the Project would be significantly reduced; (ii) on the basis of information
submitted to the Corporation and their discussions with representatives of area
financial institutions and potential buyers of tax-exempt bonds, the Note could be
issued and sold upon favorable rates and terms to finance the Project; (iii) the
Corporation will experience a significant debt service cost savings through the
Refunding; and (iv) the Improvements and the Refunding would not be undertaken in
their present form but for the availability of financing under the Act.
The Corporation has agreed to pay any and all costs incurred by the Issuer in
connection with the issuance of the Note, whether or not such issuance is carried to
completion.
c. The Corporation has represented to the Issuer that no public official of the
Issuer has either a direct or indirect financial interest in the Project nor will any public
official either directly or indirectly benefit financially from the Project.
Section 5. Public Hearing.
a. As required by the Act and Section 147(f) of the Code, an initial resolution was
adopted by the Board on June 19, 2001, scheduling a public hearing on the issuance
of the Note and the proposal to undertake and finance the Project.
b. As required by the Act and Section 147(f) of the Code a Notice of Public
Hearing was published in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal, the Issuer's official
newspaper, and the Midweek, a newspaper of general circulation, calling a public
hearing on the proposed issuance of the Note and the proposal to undertake and
finance the Project.
Section 6. Findings. It is hereby found, determined, and declared as follows:
a. The welfare of the State and the Issuer requires the provision of necessary health
care facilities so that adequate health care services are available to residents of the
State and the Issuer at reasonable cost.
b. The Issuer desires to facilitate the selective development of the community and help
to provide the range of services and employment opportunities required by the
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population. The Project will assist the Issuer in achieving those objectives; help to Q
stabilize market valuation of the Issuer; help maintain a positive relationship between
assessed valuation and debt; and enhance the image and reputation of the
community.
c. On the basis of information made available to this Board by the Corporation it
appears, and this Board hereby finds, that: (1) the Project constitutes properties, real
and personal, used or useful in connection with a revenue producing enterprise
within the meaning of Subdivision 2 of Section 469.153 of the Act; (2) the Project
furthers the purposes stated in Section 469.152 of the Act; (3) the Project would not
be undertaken but for the availability of financing under the Act and the willingness of
the Issuer to furnish such financing; and (4) the effect of the Project, if undertaken,
will be to: (i) encourage the development of economically sound industry and
commerce, (ii) assist in the prevention of the emergence of blighted and marginal
land, (iii) help prevent chronic unemployment, (iv) provide the range of service and
employment opportunities required by the population, (v) help prevent the movement
of talented and educated persons out of the State and to areas within the State
where their services may not be as effectively used, (vi) promote more intensive
development and appropriate use of land within the City, eventually to increase the
tax base of the community; and (vii) provide adequate health care services to
residents of the Issuer at a reasonable cost.
d. The Issuer acknowledges, finds, determines and declares that the prov1s1on of Q
necessary health care facilities so that adequate health care services are available to
residents of the State at a reasonable cost is a public purpose.
Section 7 Approval.
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The Project and the Note are hereby given preliminary approval by the Issuer.
In accordance with Subdivision 3 of Section 469.154 of the Act, the Chair or the
Clerk, or their designee, is authorized and directed to submit the proposal for the
Project to the Department of Trade and Economic Development of the State
("DTED") requesting approval, and other officers, employees and agents of the
Issuer are hereby authorized to provide DTED with such information as ii may
require.
c. The Corporation is hereby authorized to enter into such contracts, in their own names
and not as agents of the Issuer, as may be necessary for the transactions described
herein by any means available to them and in the manner they determine without
advertisement for bids, but the Issuer will not be liable on such contracts.
Section 8. Limited Obligation. The Note, when and if issued for the Project, shall not constitute
a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the Issuer or
the City. (There will, however, be a charge, lien or encumbrance on the Project, Q
which is not an asset of the Issuer or the City.) The Note, when and if issued, shall ··
recite in substance that the Note and the interest thereon, are payable solely from
revenues received from the Project and property pledged for payment thereof, and
shall not constitute a debt of the Issuer or the City.
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Section 9. Approval and Execution of Joint Powers Agreement.
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a. The Joint Powers Agreement is hereby made a part of this Resolution as though fully
set forth herein and is hereby approved in substantially the form presented to the
Issuer Board. The Chair and the Clerk are authorized and directed to execute,
acknowledge, and/or deliver the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the Issuer with
such changes, insertions, and omissions therein as the Issuer's Attorney may
hereafter deem appropriate, such execution to be conclusive evidence of approval of
such document in accordance with the terms hereof.
b. The Chair and Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver such other
documents or certificates needed from the Issuer for the sale of the Note.
c. The approvals in this Section are specifically subject to approval of the Joint Powers
Agreement by the City and approval of the Project by DTED.
The motion of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner
Froemming and, upon vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof:
Commission District 2 Lee
Commission District 1 Nelson
Commission District 4 Froemming
the following voted against the same: None
the following were absent:
Commissioner Dennis Mosher, District 3
Commissioner Bob Block, District 5
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whereupon, said Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, and approved and signed by
the Chair and attested by the Clerk.
Adopted this 1 ih day of July, 2001.
Dated: 1/;;..t..//01 OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Ditch No. 4
Tiny Holm, former Ditch Inspector, informed the Board that a public meeting is scheduled for July
18, 2001, at Parkers Prairie City Hall regarding Ditch No. 4. The Ditch Viewers report will be given
and then open to the public for comments. Mr. Holm explained issues that would be coming up.
He clarified that the original cost was $64,000 for the total project, the cost of the benefits of the
new ditch redetermination is $74,000. Lengthy discussion followed. No decision can be made at
the public meeting. This item will be put on the agenda for July 24, 2001.
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Request for Approval of Resolution with the City of Fergus Falls
Solid Waste Director, Mike Hanan, reported that he had received a memo from the City of Fergus
Falls requesting that the County adopt a resolution supporting their application for grant funding for
50% of the capital cost associated with the upgrade of air pollution control equipment.
County Resolution in Support of the Resource Recovery
Combustor Facility Air Pollution Control System Replacement
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2001 -38
Commissioner Lee offered the following and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA REQUESTING STATE FUNDING IN THE YEAR 2002 BONDING BILL FOR THE
FERGUS FALLS RESOURCE RECOVERY WASTE COMBUSTOR FACILITY AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT.
WHEREAS, the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery combustor facility is intended to serve the City of
Fergus Falls and all or part of eight Minnesota counties: Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin,
Grant, and Tri-County (part of Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne): and
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WHEREAS, the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery waste combustor facility is essential to counties
in West Central Minnesota that closed their landfills to fulfill a statewide goal of reducing the Q
number of landfills in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery waste combustor facility is designated as a
primary municipal solid waste processing alternative in each county's solid waste management
plan; and
WHEREAS, the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery waste combustor facility creates steam that is
used to heat and cool the State of Minnesota's Regional Treatment Center located in Fergus Falls;
and
WHEREAS, the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery waste combustor facility must replace the
existing air pollution control system with more advanced technology in order to meet future state
and federal air quality standards; and
WHEREAS, the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery waste combustor facility provides significant
contributions to the state's objective of reducing air and water pollution.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners authorize and
supports the filing of the application to the State of Minnesota requesting that state bond funding
be appropriated to fund the Fergus Falls Resource Recovery Waste Combustor Facility Air
Pollution Control System Replacement in the 2002 State Bonding Bill.
Commissioner Nelson seconded the motion, and upon being put to vote, was unanimously carried. 0
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Adopted this 1 ih day of July, 2001.
Dated:. __ --''7'+/-"-~_,4(4 /-"o.,_1 ___ _
I J OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -
r Froemming, County Board Chair
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Larry
Delinquent Waste Hauler's Application
Mr. Hanan reported that he had sent renewal notices to waste haulers on November 16, 2000, and
reminder notices on December 20, 2000. Additional letters were sent to Peltz Group, Inc. from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 23rd and March 2ot\ since an application had not been received
from them to renew their license. On June 25, 2001, Mr. Hanan followed one of their trucks and
spoke with the driver regarding their expired license, which is a violation of OTC ordinance. Mr.
Hanan then sent a letter to the County Attorney's office to take legal action. On June 28, 2001, Mr.
Hanan received a completed application. Motion by Lee, second by Froemming, and unanimously
carried, to deny the application for Peltz Group, Inc. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for failure to
comply with Otter Tail County's ordinance.
Battle Lake Landfill
Commissioners discussed increasing the capacity at the Battle Lake landfill. Equipment and
earthmoving costs would be approximately $27,000, which the Commissioners felt was acceptable.
Contract Approval -C.P.99:SAL T-1 -Foundation Work
Motion by Lee, second by Froemming, and unanimously carried to authorize the Chair's signature
to execute a contract between Otter Tail County and Heitkamp Construction, Inc. in the amount of
$143,261.00 for C.P. 99:SAL T-1, Fergus Falls Salt Storage Building Foundation work as
recommended by the Highway Engineer and contingent upon the approval of the County Attorney.
Contract Approval -C.P.99:SAL T-2 -Trusses and Roof
Motion by Lee, second by Froemming, and unanimously carried to authorize the Chair's signature
to execute a contract between Otter Tail County and Greystone Construction Company, in the
amount of $125,250.00 for C.P. 99:SALT-2, Fergus Falls Salt Storage Building trusses and roof as
recommended by the Highway Engineer and contingent upon the approval of the County Attorney.
MnDOT Training Session
Mr. West reported that MnDOT has allocated some money to conduct training sessions on road
restrictions and the damage that overweight truck loads do to roads. MnDOT is looking for five
counties in each district to host the training by providing a location. Mr. West will provide a draft
resolution at a later time for approval.
Removal of Petroleum Storage Tanks
Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve an agreement with
Widseth, Smith, Nolting for environmental services related to the removal and testing of two
aboveground storage tanks. Estimated cost for these services is approximately $3,763 per site.
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Reclassification Q
Motion by Lee, second by Froemming, and unanimously carried to authorize a reclassification of
the Administrative Secretary position in the Detention Facility from Grade 9 to Grade 12, as
recommended by DMG/MAXIMUS effective May 23, 2001.
Performance Evaluation Summaries
Chair Froemming acknowledged, on behalf of the County Board, the positive performance
evaluation summaries of Veterans Service Officer, Jourdan Sullivan and Physical Plant Manger,
Rick Sytsma. Additionally, Chair Froemming requested that the performance summaries be placed
in their respective personnel files.
Adjournment
At 2:36 p.m., a motion was offered by Froemming, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to
declare the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners adjourned until Tuesday,
July 24, 2001.
Dated: ~ / JJ./ /Z>/ OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS r1
Attest ~" Larry Kro ~ Clerk
oemming, ounty Board Chair
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WARRANTS APPROVED ON 7/17/2001 FOR PAYMENT
VENDOR NAME
A-1 LOCK AND KEY
AMEM AMERICAN TOWER, L.P. AUTO SAFETY SERVICE BALLARD SANITATION INC. BATTLE LAKE MOTOR PATROL ASS 1 N BATTLE LAKE STANDARD BEST INC. BEST LOCKING SYSTEMS OF MN BEST WESTERN YANKEE SQUARE INN BIG FOOT GAS & GROCERY
BJ'S EAST BOB BARKER COMPANY INC. BOB'S STANDARD BULK SERVICE CARQUEST AUTO PARTS CARR'S LAKE COUNTRY SUPERMKT CATCO CDW GOVERNMENT, INC CHIEF SUPPLY CORPORATION CITY BAKERY CO-OP SERVICES INC CONOCO CONTECH CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS COOPER'S TECHNOLOGY GROUP COPY EQUIPMENT INC. MYRON CORDES CORPORATE TECHNOLOGIES VINCE CRARY CRONATRON WELDING SYSTEMS INC. CROSS COUNTRY COURIER, INC. CULLIGAN CYBERNET MANUFACTURING, INC DACOTAH PAPER COMPANY
THE DAILY JOURNAL DENZEL'S REGION WASTE INC. DIAMOND MOWERS INC ECONO SALES AND SERVICE ENERGY PARTNERS, ·li:'LC MARK ENGLUND ,, EVERTS LUMBER CO. ·. FARNAM'S GENUINE PARTS, INC
FERGUS ELECTRIC FERGUS FALLS MEDICAL GROUP CITY FERGUS FALLS FERGUS SURPLUS FERRELLGAS FIRST NATIONAL Bl\NK OF HENNING FLOOR TO CEILING STORE FORCE AMERICA
AMOUNT
130.61 100.00
75.00 59. 03 307.50 112.00 138. 56 7,634.69 13.91 77.85 178.78 102.78 326.38 98.34 149.43 144.00 324.75 3,826.21 219.78 37.89 4,170.01 55.68 5,523.53 314.30 165.09 2,726.63 2,562.50 77.80 83. 07 26.09 63.88 1,393.13 298.68 3,872.58 262.08 1,125.78 15.28 91.86 21.42 7.63 492.71 240.00 151.00 4,121.45
88.48 226.85 462.25 486. 71 29.76
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WARRANTS APPROVED ON 7/17/2001 FOR PAYMENT 7/17/2001
VENDOR NAME .
THE FORUM FRAZEE FORUM, INC ROGER FROEMMING FRONTIER PRECISION INC G & K SERVICES DONNA GEISER GEMPLER'S, INC GEOCOMM GOODIN COMPANY GR GRAPHICS INC GRAINGER INC. ERVIN HAGEN HALL GMC INC. STEVE HANDEGAARD HAWTHORN SUITES HEALTH CARE INCINERATORS HEARTLAND AUDIO INC HEDAHLS HEADQUARTERS HEISLER'S COUNTRY OIL DOUG HOLEN HOLIDAY HONEYWELL H20 INC. IBM CORPORATION INSTRUMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS INC INTERSTATE ENGINEERING INC. INTERSTATE TEXACO J-CRAFT INC. JK SPORTS INC. JOHNSTON FARGO CULVERT INC. KOCH MATERIALS COMPANY KOEP'S CLITHERALL CORNER L & L SERVICE
LAB SAFETY SUPPLY, INC. LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE LAKEDALE TELEPHONE COMPANY LAKES COUNTRY SER~ICE LAKEWAY MARKET \ LARRY OTT INC. TRUCK SERVICE LEWIS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LIBERTY BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC MADDEN'S ON GULL LAKE MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY INC. MCCC,NW 3780
MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY COMPANY MELLON LEASING MFSRC FALL CONFERENCE THE MIDWEEK MIDWEST BANK NOTE COMPANY
AMOUNT
120. 92 44. 00 93.49 133.46 1,833.74 173.15 224.90 9,996.00
· 8. 65 1,313.43 10.81 37.74 234.34 173.37 174.02 5.00 490.88 93.69 703.16 108.10 2,358.64 1,382.25 127.00 1,230.69 1,143.65 495.00 10.50 57.29 175.00 638.37 5,476.55
86.34 109.86 68.14 5,101.94 446.48 44.41 585.74 1,850.00 164.57
5.00 315.79 756.42 1,579.00
56.45 233.65 50.00 64.48 335.38
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VENDOR NAME
MIDWEST PRINTING MILLER & HOLMES INC. MILLER'S PRECISION ENTERPRISES MINN-KOTA COMMUNICATIONS INC.
MN CO ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION
MN GENERAL CRIME VICTIM COALIT JIM MYHRE NATIONAL BUSHING & PARTS CO. NELSON DODGE-GMC NELSON FORD SYDNEY NELSON NEW YORK MILLS HERALD NEW YORK MILLS POSTMASTER NORTH UNION TEXACO NORTHLAND APPRAISAL SERVICE NORTHWEST IRON FIREMEN INC. OFFICE DEPOT OLSON OIL CO. OLSON-STITZEL AMERICAN LEGION OTTER TAIL CO DEPT PUBLIC HEAL OTTER TAIL CO DETENTION FACILI OTTER TAIL CO LAND & RESOURCE
OTTER TAIL CO SHERIFF DEPT. OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER OTTER TAIL TELCOM OVERLAND MECHANICAL SERVICES PAMIDA INC. PARK REGION CO-OP PELICAN CASH & DASH PELICAN RAPIDS PRESS PERHAM CO-OP CREAMERY PERHAM CONOCO PERHAM ENTERPRISE BULLETIN
PERHAM PRINTING PMR 2000 PMX MEDICAL \ RAY I S OIL STATION \_ REVIEW ENTERPRISES-INC. RINGDAHL AMBULANCE SERVICE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION RYAN COMPANY INC. SAMMY'S ONE STOP SANDBAGS WAREHOUSE SCHMITZ FORD CHERI SCHULTZ SCOTT HOFLAND CONSTRUCTION INC SERVICE FOOD SUPERVALU SEWER SERVICE SHERWIN WILLIAMS
: AMOUNT
142 •. 71 1,774.33 147.46 3,926.73 115.00 SO.OD 40.84 54.50 94.69 51.96 251. 85 148.80 BS.OD 645.ll 700.00 55.33 107.04 67.20 100.00 74.00 18.84
588.22 875.37 2,735.61 45.16 2,145.32 76.98 898.40 287.07 59.71 9,839.39 385.84 213.97 2.13 89.99 416.55 700.47 108.29 118.80 633.68 21.42 27.75 2,646.53 49.70 25.95 4,150.00 13.25 146.50 87.65
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WARRANTS APPROVED ON 7/17/2001 FOR PAYMENT 7/17/2001
VENDOR NAME
SIGEU-DIN STEEL & SALVAGE SOUTH MILL SERVICE SOUTHTOWN C-STORE STANDARD P.l\RTS OF WADENA STANTON GROUP STEARNS COUNTY SHERIFF STEIN'S INC. STENERSON LUMBER STEVE'S SANITATION STOP-N-GO STORES INC, SUNMART SUPER SUCKER SEPTIC SERVICE SWANSTON EQUIPMENT CORP. THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
THE TRANE COMPANY TRI STATE XEROGRAPHICS TRI-STATE TIRE UCOWF UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF MN-EXTENSION SER US OFFICE PRODUCTS VALLEY SOFT WATER VALLEY SOFT WATER LTD VERGAS 66 VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY VIKING OFFICE PRODUCTS VOSS LIGHTING WADENA ASPHALT COMPANY INC WADENA PIONEER JOURNAL WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER WASTE MANAGEMENT.OF NO MINNESO WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NORTH DAKO LUCAS WESTBY WOLDEN'S LAWN SERVICE
FINAL TOTAL ...... .
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AMOUNT
21.30 173. 64 352. 85
86. 04
642.95
30.00
1,003.75
708.36
5,213.00 1,165.52
62.85
72.19
2,481.40
304.53
1,343.89 258.75
20.00
185.00
11,527.02
32.10 1,070.83 55.56 34.59 63.49 1,801.52
87.41
12.53 26,512.96 60.00 524.67
22,356.46
18,028.50
60.00
255.60
$216,785.51
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