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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 02/22/2005MINUTES OF THE I 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. ' OTC Board of Commissioners' Minutes February 22, 2005 Page2 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. , Dated :__,D..c,3~/-=-o,e..,8'_,-/...,o,...,s::: __ _ ' ' OTr_ER TAIL COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD ·.\ I OTC Board of Com issioners' Minutes 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 1 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: I 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 OTC Board of Commissioners' Minutes February 22, 2005 Page4 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. . I ~ . ,. . Dated:_....,3«+_/....,o=r+/_0_5'" __ _ OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF Co'MMISSIONERS ,By: ~ . ~ ·?i " 'Rokiock c'ourity Board Chair . . . l -,•• 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 · . 1 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 . . . 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. • I OTC Board of Com issioners' Minutes 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 By::-=-~~::::..,,-+~~~~,-----l----Rob 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. , OTC Board of Commissioners' Minutes · 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 J , . CB/kd .. , '., ,. . '-,.,· . ' . I ... . I•., , . ., ...... • 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 PAGE 1 005 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 . **** 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 ., '~ '. . . $165,760.63' .-. . " IFD66 COUNTY 56 . · PAGE 2 2/22/2005 ; '. -I . OTC Board of Co missioners' Minutes.'.< . February 22; 2605' : .: · •· · · · · .Attachment B:. 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 0 0INT. I · . 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. uJ~ · rn. ,,t?iJ _, 4- o Public I 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: ·' ' . L