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OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONEI S
Government Services Center, 500 Fir AvJ. W.
Commissioners' Room
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
9:30 a.m.
Call to Order · \ · I .
The Otter Tail County Human Services Board convened Tuesday, Februarx 22, 2005, at
9:30 a.m. at the Otter Tail County Government Services Center with Commissioners
Bob Block; Chair, Roger Froemming; Vice-Chair, Dennis Mdsher, Mal, olm Lee, and
Syd Nelson present.
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Froemming, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to appr ve the Human
Services Board agenda of February 22, 2005, as mailed. j
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Nelson, second by Froemming, and unanimously carri d to appr ve the Human
Services Board minutes of February 8, 2005, as mailed.
Court Services Program Overview
Court Services Director, Chuck Kitzman, provided copies of the Court Services 2005
Program Overview. Mr. Kitzman explained that the document s~ows an oyerview of how
Court Services fits into the scheme of overall programming within the Cour system. He
briefed the Board on the various corrections programs. ·
Annual Health Meeting ·
Public Health Director, Diane Thorson, and Commissioner Syd Nelson attended an annual
Public Heath meeting recently. At the meeting, each local Board of[Health wa~ asked to.pass
a resolution to submit to the Congressional Delegation for support in maintaining the
Preventive Health Block Grant. · ;
Preventive Block Grant Resolution
Otter Tail Coun Resolution No. 2005 -0
Commissioner Nelson offered the following and moved its adoption: 1 ·
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Health receives frding • fro
government from the Preventive Block Grant, and
WHEREAS, this funding is flexible in nature and supports some oft e direct s
public health departments, and
the federal
rvices to local
WHEREAS, this funding source may be at risk for reduction or elimination a a part of the
proposed federal budget.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Otter Tail County Human S rvices Board
requests our Congressional Delegations support maintaining the funding for 11he Preventive
Health Block Grant.
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February 22, 2005
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Commissioner Mosher seconded -the motion, and upon being put to vote, was unanimously
carried.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN, this 22nd day of February, 2005.
Dated: 03/o,f/oS' . f r OTTER TAIL COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD
Attest· l ·. Y~·
Lar~n.~
Regional Preparedness Drill
rv]s. Thorson reported that ,there will be a regional preparedness drill sometime in ,March,
which will test communications region-wide. The_ Emergency Operations Center will be
opened and used for this drill.
Presentation of Plague
Ms. Thorson reported_ that one of her staff, Sally Bag lien, ha_s retired after 13_ years of servipe
to the County. She expressed her department's gratitude arid pres~nted an appreciation
plaque that will be given to Ms. Baglien.
' . Fraud ana Collection Annual Reports . I
Fraud Prevention SpeciJ:!list, ,Sandra Holo, reported 143 Fraud referrals for 2004, .with 134
Fraud Prevention Investigations pompleted. · Tota! FPI savings and overpayments for 2004
were reported as $129,795. .· .. _.
Collections Officer, Sue Ulschmid, provided _a handout• comparing the past five years of
;collections. Collections for 2004 amounted to $679,569.99, of which the County retains
app_roximately $210,851.00. Additionally, the long term care·workers collect~d $202,958.90.
Income Maintenance Case Aide, LeeArin Sudbeck, provided 2004. Colleption Statistics for out
of home placement fees and detox fees. The total for 2004 was $190,212.34, with about
$77,000 retained by Otter Tail Co_unty.
Bills & Claims
Motion by Froemming, sec9nd by Nelson, and unanimously, carried t~ approve ,the Human
Services bills & claims as presented.
Adjournment
At 10:40 a.m., Chairman Block declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Human
Services Board adjourned-until 9:30 a.in. on Tues_day, Ma_rch 8, ~005.
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Call to Order -County Board
February 22, 2005
Page 3
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, Febru ry 22, 2005, at
11 :01 a.m. at the Otter Tail County Government Services C~nter with Commissioners
Bob Block, Chair; Roger Froemming, Vice-Chair; Dennis Mbsher, Malrolm Lee, and
Syd Nelson present.
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Nelson, second by Mosher, and unanimously carried to approve t e County Board
Agenda of February 22, 2005, with the following additions: ·
1 :20 p.m. -Land & Resource Director -Final Plat
Red River Valley Development Assn. Discussi'on.
· Approval of Minutes I
Motion by Froemming, second by Mosher, and unanimously carried to app ve the County
Board minutes of February 15, 2005, as presented. l
Approval to Pay Bills
Motion by Mosher, second by Nelson, and unanimously carrie to approve payment of
County Board bills per Attachment A of these minutes. j
Red River Valley Development Association ,
Motion by Froemming, second by Mosher, and carried with Block and L e opposed, to
authorize payment, in the amount of $800, to the Red River VaUey
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Developm1ent,Association
to continue as a participating member of the Association and to reappoint! Commissioner
Roger Froemming, effective March 1, 2005 for a three-year ter0, as the East Otter Tail
County representative on the Board of Directors of the Red River Valle I Development
Association.
Land Surveyor's Certificate of Correction to Plat J
Motion by Mosher, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve the attached Land
Surveyor's Certificate of Correction to the plat of Stony Point, which is locate in Section 25
of Everts Township on West Battle Lake and attached to the official 1minutes as Attachment B.
Premise Permit I
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2005 -~ 1
Commissioner Froemming offered the following and moved its adoption:
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WHEREAS, the responsibility for the regulation of lawful gambling and t e issuance of
licenses and permits for the conduct of lawful gambling lies with the Minne ota Gambling
Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the Henning Lions Club, Henning, MN, has made an application t the Gambling
Control Board for a premise permit to conduct lawful gambling at Duffer's B r and Grill, in
Henning Township of Otter Tail County; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 349.213 provides that the Gambling Control oard may not
issue a premise permit unless they receive a resolution from the Otter Tail C • unty Board of
Commissioners approving the application for a permit; and
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WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Bd§lrd of Commissioners is aware of no reason to oppose
the conduct of lawful gambling by the Henning Lions Club, Henning, MN, at Duffer's Bar and
Grill, in Henning Township of Otter Tail County.. · ,, . ·
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
hereby approves the conduct of lawful gambling by the Henning Lions Club, Henning, MN, at
Duffer's Bar and Grill, in Henning· Township of Otter Tail County, provided the applicant
meets all the. ne_cessary criteria for the licenses and permits as required by the Gambling
Control Board. · · · · ' · · '· : 1
IT IF FURTHER RESOLVED; that notice of this application and approval shall be provided to
the Township of Henning by sending them a.copy of this resolution. • ➔ ' . . .. ' '~
·Cqmmissione('Lee seconded the motion, and upon being_·p_ut to vote, was unanimously
carried. ' ·
Adopted this 22nd day of February, 2005.
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Tobacco License Application ..
Motion by Lee, second by
application for license:
Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve the following
· Nadhum an'd Joanne Alnaji
: Erhard Village Store LLC
, ·. Erhard, MN 56534
Tobacco ·
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Consulting Services Agreements
Motion by Froemming, second by Mosher, and unanimously carried to authorize the
Chairman's signature to execute three Consulting Services Agreements between the County
of Otter Tail and Interstate Engineering for engineering design work on the following bridge
projects: · ·
Project , . Old Bridge No.
Bridge on CSAH 83 over the Otter Tail River No. 56509
Bridge on CSAH 82, Box Culvert, Pomme de Terre River No. 8200
Bridge over the Otter-Tail.River, Water Street Road No. ,L0884
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Closed to the Public
Contract Amount
$24,500
$14,800
$24,500 ·
At 1'1 :25 a.m., Chairman Block declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of
Commissioners. closed to the public for the purpose .of evaluating the performance of Solid
Waste Director-, Mike Hanan, pursuant to M.S. Chapter 13D.05 Subd. 3. All five _seated
commissioners· were present.for the eval!-1ation. A summary of performance conclusions will
be provided at the next regular County Board meeting.
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Recess & Reconvene
February 22, 2005
Page 5
At 11 :45 a.m., upon conclusion of the closed session, Chairman Block decla,red the meeting
of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners recessed for lunbh break.[ t hairman Block
reconvened the meeting at 12:59 p.m.
· Performance Evaluation Summary ·
Motion by Mosher, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to appro e the positive
Performance Evaluation Summary of Land & Resource Director, 8"11 Kalar, a I presented, and
to direct that the summary be placed in his personnel file.
Review of Proposed State Wildlife Land Acquisition
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2005 -~2
Commissioner Mosher offered the following and moved its adoptioJ
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes 97A.145 Subd. 2, t~e Commi sioner of the
Department of Natural Resources on February 22, 2005, provided the Count,; Board and the
appropriate town officers with a description of lands to be acquired by the Sta e of Minnesota
for water and wildlife conservation purposes.
Lands to be acquired are described as follows:
NW¼ of Section 16 of Western Township, T131N., R. 44W
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County on
February 22, 2005, that the State's proposed acquisition of the abbve descri ed property be
approved.
Commissioner Lee seconded the motion, and upon being put to vote, was unanimously
carried.
Adopted this 22nd day of February, 2005.
Dated: pa,Jor/0::,
Attest~ t1£
· Larry ohn, Clerk
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD! O'F COMMISSIONERS
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WACCO Membership Discussion
WACCO Executive Director, Laurie Mullen, provided a packet of information regarding the
County's use of the organization. Commissioners received a sumr\iary of re orts regarding
usage of WACCO's services from the County's Department Heads. I Ms. Mulleh talked about
the importance of WACCO's meth presentations and the importance of satura,ing the public,
especially youth, with meth · education. Commissioner Froemming reportecj that he had
spoken with the Parkers Prairie Principal and he was very suppbrtive of Wf-CCO's meth
presentation. Motion by Froemming, second by Mosher, to support the rirembership of
WACCO and authorize payment of the 2005 membership fee, i~ the amount of $5,000.
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· February 22, 2005
Page 6
Chairman Block called for a vote·. Motion passed 3-2 with Lee and Block opposed.
Commissioners · opposed were not opposed to WACCO's programs, rather the high
membership fee. .· 1 ' ·
Final Plat
Motion by Froemming, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve the Final Plat of
Ricky Stock, known as Stockridge, which-is a two lot subdivision located•in Section .a of Otter
Tail Township; Otter :rail Lake (56-242) and tong Lake (56-210). , , ·:
Adjournment
At 1 :40 p.m., Chair· Block-declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of
Commissioners adjourned until 9:30 a.m. O[l Tuesday, March 1, 2005.
Dated: o,3_/os,los: ,OTTER TAIL-COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR
Otter Tail C j unty Warrants
Fe~ruary 22, 2005
Page 1 Attachment A .
IFD66 2/22/2005 12:08:41
PANELSON RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM COUNT 56 WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION I
WARRANTS APPROVED ON 2/22/2005 FOR PAYMENT
VENDOR NAME
A'VIANDS LLC
MARLYS ADAMS
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES INC
BATTLE LAKE HARDWARE & RENTAL
BATTLE LAKE TOWING
DWIGHT BERVEN
BEYER BODY SHOP INC
BRANDON COMMUNICATIONS INC
BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION
BRIGGS CORPORATION
CENTRAL DOOR & HARDWARE INC CHECKERS CITIZENS ADVOCATE
CO OP SERVICES INC
COOPERS TECHNOLOGY GROUP COPY EQUIPMENT INC DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES EVERTS LUMBER CO FARGO GLASS AND PAINT CO
FERGUS FALLS MEDICAL GROUP
CITY FERGUS FALLS
FERRELLGAS
FOTH & VAN DYKE
GODFATHERS EXTERMINATING INC
GOODIN COMPANY
GOPHER STATE ONE CALL
GR GRAPHICS INC ST LOUIS
GRAINGER INC
MIKE HANAN
HANSON'S PLUMBING & HEATING IN
HENRY'S FOODS INC .THE HOME SHOP THE INDEPENDENT · INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR
JK SPORTS
KELLY SERVICES INC
L & L SERVICE LAKES AREA PEST CONTROL LLC .LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE CO OP
LARRY OTT INC TRUCK SERVICE
LITTLE BEAR SERVICES.
MAIN STREET EXPRESS MCCC MI 33 .
THE MIDWEEK MIDWESTERN MAT RENTAL & SUPPLY MN COMMERCE DEPT
MN POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
MN STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
MN TRANSP ALLIANCE .
AMOUNT
41.00
20.45 8,018.05 9.56 197. 03 ·
90.00
213.01
50.00
16,240.00
30 .OJ.
381.80
59.5:J.
73.65 84.30 989.38 138.62
500.00
12.57
42.58 703.30 86,628.74
18.90
11,778.70
119.28
160.71 106.75
587.89
544.58 86.20
61. 41 925.34
134.51
23.63
4,835.47
100.00 1,165.19 29.66
79.88
52.40
185.00
95.85
267.00
116.03
45.60
122.37
160.00 400.00
447.00
110.00
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Ott~r Tail County Warranis ·
Fetiruary 22, 2005
Page 2, Attachm'ent A
2/22/2005 .
12:08:41
OTTER TAIL. COUNTY AUDITOR
PANELSON RECEIPTS-AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM w~s FOR PUBLICATION .
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WARRANTS APPROVED ON 2/22/2005 FOR PAYMENT
. VENDOR NAME
MODU FORM INC ..
MONITOR TIRE DISPOSAL INC NELSON DODGE GMC OFFICEMAX A BOISE COMPANY
OLSON OIL CO INC
KIRSTEN OLSON ONE CALL LOCATORS LTD
OTTER TAIL CO PUBLIC HEALTH
OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
OTTER TAIL TELCOM-
OUTDOOR RENOVATIONS LANDSCAPE
PAMIDA INC 008
PEPSIAMERICAS · ·'
PERHAM CO OP CREAMERY.
PERHAM SAND & GRAVEL
PETE'S AMOCO .
QUILL CORPORATION·. RINGDAHL AMBULANCE SERVICE SCHMITZ FORD INC SCHWAAB INC
SHERWIN WILLIAMS
SCHAN SORKNESS
SOUTHTOWN C-STORE STEINS INC STEVE'S SANITATION INC STRAND ACE HARDWARE
§~§g~~SSUCKER' .
THE SHALLOW LAKES FORUM VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY VIKING COCA-COLA · .
VIKING OFFICE PRODUCTS
VOSS LIGHTING
WADENA CO AUDITOR TREASURER
WEST CENTRAL JAIL ADMIN ASSOC
WEST GROUP PAYMENT CTR
FINAL TOTAL ...... .
'. AMOUNT
..603.31. ·l', 039. 20
37;16'
81.18
133.10
14.70.
. · 34.50 ·
· · 165. 00
-136.93 120.00 13,460.00
18.77
313 .oo.
334.78
197.50
108.10 ..
, ,409.75 . 145.00
54.65
· 68 .69
81.72
.770.00.
259. 77·
6,927.60
313.56
76.73
112.78
72.19 90 :oo ·.
· 254 .45
233.75
33.23
180.39
718.03
455.00
423.20
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$165,760.63' .-. .
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LAND SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE
OF CORRECTION TO PLAT
Name .of Plat: STONY POINT
Pursuant to the provision of Chapter 505.175, Laws of Minnesota, 1957, David AJ Anderson,· ·cense No.
13620, the undersigned, a Professional Land Surveyor in and for the State of Minnesota, ded res as
follows: . . I ..
1. That the plat of STONY POINT, filed on October 21, 1921 in the office of the County Reco er, Otter
Tail County, Minnesota, in Book J of Plats, Page 50, was prepared by Hans Blegen, Civil Engi eer and
Surveyor, now deceased. ·
2. That said plat contains the following omissions to wit
The location of the legal description for the plat of said STONY POINT is controlled by a perm nent iron
monument marking the northeast comer of Lot 3 of said STONY POINT. The legal description for said
plat of STONY .POINT omits a proper land tie to this monument I have found and verified this ronument
and made a proper land tie to this monument . . · · ·
3. The larid tie on said plat is hereby corrected as follows, to wit · .
Commencing at the northeast comer of Section 25, Township 133 North, Range fO West of the 5th
Principal Meridian; thence South O degrees 12 minutes 1 O seconds West on an assumed bea~ng along
the east line of said Section 25, a distance of 2636.85 feet to the east quarter comer of said Sf on 25;
thence South 32 degrees 29 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 2463.25 feet to a perma ent iron
. monument marking the northeast co~er of tot 3, of said STONY P
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Professional Land Surveyor
Minn. License No. 13620
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL
The foregoing instn.Jment was acknowledged before me this \ ',o day of _~..,__e--'-lo;;..;... _ __, ,co§
by David A. Anderson.
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Otter Tail County, Minnesota ·
My Commission Expires..)o.y-\_~\ ;\OlO . . . . · I . I · ·
This above Certificate of Correction to the plat of STONY POINT, has been approved by the Board of
Commissioners of Otter.Tail County, Minnesota, at a regular meeting held on the1 ___ .....,day of
Chairman of the County Board Attest:
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