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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/11/19920 Minutes of the OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B Otter Tail County Courthouse Wednesday, March 11, 1992 1:00 p.m. Call To Order The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Wednesday, March 11, 1992, at 1:00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Andy Lindquist, Chairman; Harley Windels, Bill Stone and Malcolm Lee present and with Commissioner Partmann excused for purposes of personal business out-of-state. Minutes Approved Motion by Stone, seconded Windels, and carried to approve the March 4, 1992, minutes as submitted. Prepaid Bills Motion by Lee, seconded Stone, and unanimously carried to approve the following claims that have been prepaid to take advantage of vendor offered discounts: Vendor Total Discount Payment Coop Services, Inc. 242.42 11.73 230.69 Coop Services, Inc. 357.50 16.50 341. 00 Coop Services, Inc. 328.90 15.18 313. 72 Henning LP Gas Co. 266.50 20.50 246.00 Meyer's Service, Inc. 128.70 13.20 115.50 Penrose Oil Co. 323.20 20.00 303.20 Meyer's Service, Inc. 213.20 20.80 192.40 Miltona Creamery Assn. 325.00 25.00 300.00 Miltona Creamery Assn. 320.85 23.25 297.60 Miltona Creamery Assn. 408.80 28.00 380.80 Vehicle Purchase Motion by Windels, seconded Stone, and unanimously carried to reimburse Joseph Peloquin in the amount of $950 for the purchase of a 1977 Ford Bus purchased on March 7, 1992, from the State of Minnesota to be used in the Sentence-To-Service program. Repurchase of Property Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to adopt the following resolution: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on March S, 1992, Gregory C. Peterson, owner of record of Lot 4, Block 2 of Meadow Hills, City of Fergus Falls, made application to repurchase said property which was forfeited to the State of Minnesota on October 2, 1990, for nonpayment of 1986 tax. a 0 otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 11, 1992 Page 2 WHEREAS, the sum of $6,984.01 has been submitted, representing the aggregate of all delinquent taxes, penalties, costs, assessments and fees, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the above repurchase, to be in the beat public interest and to relieve undue hardship. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN, this 11th day of March, 1992. OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOA Clerk Forgiveness of Penalty Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to deny the request for forgiveness of penalty of Gerald N. Evenson, Inc./Jeanne Hovland, due to late postmark on past due taxes. Stang Lake Chairman Lindquist acknowledged receipt of a letter from the Dane Prairie Town Board which identified having passed a resolution in support of the Stang Lake reconstruction and cited provisions. Land & Resource Management Update Organizational Chart Land & Resource Director Bill Kalar provided an overview of the last year's performance as well as an organizational chart which identified future planning. Land & Resource Inspector Positions Motion by Lee, seconded Stone, and carried to authorize the Land & Resource Director to work with the coordinator in beginning the hiring process for two additional full-time inspectors who will be needed to support the increased workload resulting from the implementation of the Shoreland Ordinance and the Wetlands Conservation Act. Chairman Lindquist appointed Commissioner Lee to assist in the process. Installers/Cleaners License Renewals Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to approve the license renewal applications of the following Installers: ONO Construction Joe's Repair & Backhoe Ripley's Inc Vince's Repair Hanson's Plumbing & Heating Lloyd's Excavating & Concrete Vergas Backhoe Service Q otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 11, 1992 Page 3 Motion by Lee, seconded Stone, and unanimously carried to approve the license applications of the following cleaners: Al Dahl Construction Jack's Pumping South Turtle Lake Resort Conditional Use Applications renewal Motion by Lee, seconded Windele, and unanimously carried to approve the following Conditional Use Applications subject to conditions and recommendations as indicated by the Planning Commission: Isabelle Read, (Martis & Janet Jans, buyers), Big Pine Lake R.D. Communications, Inc. (Prairie Implement, Inc., buyers), Lake Adley Kenneth Kasma, Dead Lake Marvin & Sandra Helsler, Loon Lake Motion Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny the following Conditional Use Application: Michael J. Hofer, Big McDonald Lake Note: For detailed information regarding any of the above listed conditional use permits, contact the Land & Resource Management Office. Scambler Township Demolition Site Application Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to deny the Demolition Debris Permit Application of Dale Pierce, Scambler Township, for the following reasons: l) Identifying the concerns voiced by the Township, and considering the information available, the condition of the soil in the area is of the Maddock Series which has severe seepage or too sandy properties to be used as a disposal area. This soil class is also unsuitable for septic tank systems. In addition, our own County Public Health Department's informational handout, "Lead Paint Hazard Fact Sheet No. 6" warns us of hazard of lead toxin substances, while not conclusive in the area of landfill leaching, it does raise some serious questions. 2) The MPCA experts failed to discover a 35 foot surface elevation error when they approved the elimination of a ground water flow study from the permit requirements. 3) The Board identified public safety and liability issues because it has been established that the only vehicle access to the proposed site is by CSAH No. 9 and Scambler Township Road T636. The portion of CSAH No. 9 and it's outreaches at the junction of T636 may be detrimental to the health, welfare and general safety of the public and expose to the taxpayers of Otter Tail County a severe monetary liability as substantiated by the otter Tail County Highway Engineer's letter and engineer's drawing which is attached to the recorded copy of these minutes. Data Processing Department Update Data Processing Department Director, Tim Brand, discussed with the Board his department's objectives over the past year and plans for the future. . . 0 (J Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 11, 1992 Page 4 Senate File 1750 Motion by Windels, seconded Stone and unanimously carried to offer the following resolution of support: Transportation Funding WHEREAS, Minnesota faces a significant annual transportation funding shortfall of approximately $400 million -for both roads and transit -as determined by the Transportation Study Board in 1991; WHEREAS, 24 counties in Greater Minnesota have no transit service and an additional 22 counties only have service in a few urban areas; WHEREAS, counties in the metropolitan area planning on spending $1.3 billion for light rail transit development over the next ten years; WHEREAS, estimates indicate that as early as 1993 Minnesota will be unable to match federal highway funding and will run out of construction funds entirely by 1997; .WHEREAS, current funding sources and projected growth in these sources are inadequate to meet Minnesota's transportation needs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners supports increasing the motor fuels tax by five cents per gallon and constitutionally dedicating the phased transfer of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax to newly established Minnesota Mobility Trust Fund. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners does not support the concept of sales tax on motor fuels as a method to increase transportation related funding. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Otter Tail County legislative delegation, Governor Carlson and the Association of Minnesota Counties. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN, this 11th day of March, 1992. Dated: 1J1aa04dl1 /ti(/,.--, OTTER TAIL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS B Attest: /4 Krohn, Clerk . . w Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 11, 1992 Page 5 Bridge Bond Funding -Elizabeth Township Bridge Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to adopt the following resolution in support of the Bridge Bond Funding: WHEREAS, the County of otter Tail has applied to the Commissioner of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation Fund for the construction of township Bridge No. 91900 (Project No. SAP 56-599-11) over the Pelican River and; WHEREAS, the amount of the grant has been determined to be $9,336.18 by reason of the lowest responsible bid. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Otter Tail does hereby affirm that any cost of the bridge in excess of the grant will be appropriated from the funds available to the County of otter Tail, and that any grant monies appropriated for the bridge but not required, based on the final estimate, shall be returned to the Minnesota State Transportation Fund. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN, this 11th day of March, 1992. Dated: 1tMJtN(f,. lqq Y-OTTER TAIL COUNTY B RD OF COMMISSIONERS By est: Larr Krohn, Clerk '92 Yearly Bid Opening Scheduled Signs, Culverts, Herbicides, Bituminous Materials, Hot Bituminous Patches & Mowing Motion by Lee, seconded Stone, and unanimously carried to authorize the Highway Engineer to schedule bid opening of the '92 yearly bids for signs, culverts, herbicides, bituminous materials, hot bituminous patches and mowing for April 15, 1992, at 1:00 p.m. '92 Bituminous Overlay CSAH 28 -Project CP92-28 Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to authorize the Highway Engineer to schedule bid opening of Project CP92-28 Grade Correction Work in the area of the old railroad crossing on CSAH 28 for April 22, 1992, at 1:30 p.m. Fish Lake -High Water Mark Landowner, Mitch Davis, sought support of the County to change the high water mark of Fish Lake, however, the Board does not have the power to change the DNR high water mark. ' . w Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 11, 1992 Page 6 Host County: Farm Mediation Cluster Coordinator Motion by Lee, seconded Windels, and unanimously carried to decline the opportunity offered by the University of Minnesota to become a host county for the farm mediation cluster coordinator position. Committee Appointment Chairman Lindquist appointed Commissioner Lee to serve on the United way Area Allocations Committee as representative of the Board of Commissioners. Adjournment Closed to Public At 4:15 p.m., Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned and closed to the public for purposes of discussing potential litigation with regard to the detention facility floor problem, recent tax court proceedings with Westridge Mall, and for labor negotiation strategies with the county's four collective bargaining units. Next Board meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on March 18, 1992. Dated: tm4ctvlft /tjq Y OTTER TAIL Attest: Larr Krohn, Clerk cb:kj