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Minutes of the
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B
Otter Tail County Courthouse
Tuesday, May 25, 1993
1:00 p.m.
Call to Order
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, May 25, 1993, at
1:00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Malcolm Lee, Chairman;
Andy Lindquist, Harley Windels, Bill Stone and Virginia Fortmann present.
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Windels, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of
May 18, 1993, as submitted.
otter Tail Lakes Property owners' Association
Stan Fetters, on behalf of the Otter Tail Lakes Property owners' Association, discussed
with the Board specifics on the contiguous lot situation and the process their
Association had taken with regard to contacting legislators. The Board expressed
its approval for the efforts of this group with regard to contiguous lots.
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Fortmann and unanimously carried to direct the Land &
Resource Management Director to prepare a press release informing the public of new
legislation which becomes effective July 1, 1993, regarding contiguous substandard lots
under the same ownership.
Northeast Landfill Update
Mike Hanan, Director of the Solid Waste Department, outlined the permitting,
construction, closure and asbestos plans for the Northeast Landfill. He provided a
proposed timeline for the permitting and construction.
Motion by Stone, seconded Fortmann and unanimously carried to authorize the Solid Waste
Director to proceed with requests for proposals for professional landfill construction
management.
Motion by Windels, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to discontinue acceptance
of asbestos effective June 30, 1993, at the Northeast Landfill.
Bid Award: Roadside Mowing -Area I
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried, after consulting with
the county Attorney, to award the bid for roadside mowing of Area I to the lowest
bidder:
Wahlin, Archie
Clitherall, MN
Mile
$45.00
Addt'l
Acres
$15.00
Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
May 25, 1993
Page 2
Bid Opening Extended, Phelps Mill Dam Project
Motion by Stone, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to extend the bid opening on
the Phelps Mill Dam Repair Project from June 1, 1993, to June B, 1993. The Highway
Engineer will be responsible for publication of the extension.
Phelps Milli Roofing Repairs
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to authorize the Highway
Engineer to proceed with appropriate roofing repairs to the log house in addition to the
previously authorized repairs of the mill's overhang roof.
Abatements
Motion by Stone, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve the following
Applications of Abatement for Payable 1993 property taxes:
Carlisle Township:
City of Fergus Falls
Abate to an exempt status.
Dane Prairie Township:
Dale and Lynee Drewelow
09-200-99-6004-000
13-000-99-0251-001
Abate to a 75% Homestead Classification.
Effington Township:
Richard & David Ruckheim 21-200-99-6004-000
Abate to cancel this tax as was also assessed on parcel #6003.
Everts Township:
State of Minnesota 25-000-14-0077-000
Abate this parcel to exempt status for 1993 Tax. Remove solid waste points.
Richard L. Miller 25-000-99-074B-OOO
Add special assessment code# 2514 in the amount of $33.60 per Otter Tail Lakes Area
Sewer District.
Girard Township:
State of Minnesota 29-000-27-01B6-002
Abate this parcel to exempt status for 1993 tax.
State of Minnesota 29-000-28-0192-000
Q Abate this parcel to exempt status for 1993 and remove the solid waste points.
Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
May 25, 1993
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Hobart Township:
"-) Rodney and Olive Hanson 32-000-15-0118-000
Abate this parcel to a 75% Relative Homestead on the second house, garage and one acre,
Newton Township:
Dennis Sazama, Sr. 40-000-99-0361-000
Abate this parcel to residential non-homestead as applicant has ag homestead on parcel
#20-000-16-0094-000.
Parkers Prairie Township:
Darwin and Iona Bernu 47-000-35-0233-000
Abate to remove the solid waste points off this parcel. House is unlivable.
Tordenskjold Township:
Charles and Judith Peterson 58-000-12-0088-000
Abate this parcel to calculate as a 75% ag homestead.
Fergus Falls City:
Q George and Lorraine Karch 71-002-99-0699-001
Abate this parcel to a 75% relative homestead.
Roger L. and Lynette Hutchins 71-003-99-0783-000
Abate this parcel to correct the Market Value as the computer only calculated the land
value for tax purposes.
New York Mills City:
Donald and Lola Malcolm 73-000-99-0111-000
Abate this parcel as computer did not calculate correctly. Solid waste should be 11
points.
Parkers Prairie City:
City of Parkers Prairie 75-000-99-0182-000
Abate to remove the solid waste points. Building is located on parcel #183.
First National Bank of
Parkers Prairie
75-000-99-0257-000
Abate to split this parcel per the Auditor's office.
John Chattin 75-000-99-0259-000
Abate to split this parcel per Auditor's office.
Otter Tail County Board of commiaaionera
May 25, 1993
Page 4
Pelican Rapids City:
(.) Wallace Hafatad and Shirley Berry 76-000-99-0595-000
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Abate this parcel to residential homestead.
estate being added into the description.
The deed was recorded without the life
Perham City:
Timothy and Cheryl Strom 77-000-99-0035-001
Abate this parcel to exempt statue for 1993 tax. Purchase date shown on CRV was shown
as of June 1992 in error per Bob Moe.
Liquor License Applications
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Windele and unanimously carried to approve the following
applications for license:
Hidden Acree
Donald Bland
Vergas, MN
Blue Horizon
Diane Wanner
New York Milla, MN
Thomae F. Stich
corner Store
Battle Lake, MN
Pelican Supper Club•
Donald H. Johnson
Pelican Rapids, MN
on-Sale/Off-Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
On-Sale/Off-Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
On-Sale/Off-Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
Liquor License, Sunday Liquor
License and On Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office and the submission of the
required insurance papers.
Balmoral Golf Course, Inc.*
Michael J. Hemquist
Battle Lake, MN
on-sale/Off-Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office.
Birchwood Golf Course•
Brian L. Evenson
Pelican Rapids, MN
on-Sale/Off-Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office.
Sunset Bay Resort*
Gina and Paul Grabarkewitz
Richville, MN
Off-Sale Non-Intoxicating
Malt Liquor License
• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office.
Otter Tail County Board of commissioners
May 25, 1993
Page 5
Pantry N' Pub•
Camilla Eveland 0 Fergus Falls, MN
on-Sale/Off-Sale Non-
Intoxicating Malt Liquor
License
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• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office.
Country Manor*
Victor B. Yager
Wadena, MN
on Sale Liquor License
• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office and the submission of the
required insurance papers.
Strom's Steakhouse•
Cheryl Strom
Perham, MN
On Sale Liquor and Sunday
Liquor
• Subject to the approval of the County Attorney's office.
Note this is transfer from Thunder Road Steak House.
Repurchase Resolution
Motion by Lindquist, 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 May 25, 1993, Gordon Peterson,
the following legally described parcel:
and Wand Approximately 44' on Lake,
heir of Ruth L. Peterson owners of record of
Tri. Tract in Sub Lot A Approximately 196' E
made application to repurchase said property which was forfeited to the State of
Minnesota on August 13, 1992, for nonpayment of the 1988 tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the above
repurchase, subject to the sum of $633.66 being submitted by May 31st, 1993,
representing the aggregate of all delinquent taxes, penalties, costs, assessments and
fees that would have accrued had the property not forfeited to the State of Minnesota,
to be in the best public interest and to relieve undue hardship.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 25th, day of May 1993.
Dated:ffeM (, IPJ--3
Attest:
Larry Krohn, Clerk
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By
Malcolm K. Lee, Chairman
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May 25, 1993
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Final Plat: Hillside Terrace
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Stone and unanimously carried to approve the final plat of
Hillside Terrace, Long Lake, Section 10, Elizabeth Township.
Sewage Disposal Installers Licenses
Motion by Stone, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve the following
Application for Sewage Disposal Installers License renewals:
Nels Thorson Excavating Co., Nels Thorson, Detroit Lakes, MN
Roggenkamp Excavating & Trenching, Allan Roggenkamp, Wadena, MN
Conditional Use Application: West Point Shores
Motion by Portmann, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to direct the Planning
Commission to recommend whether or not an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)
should be completed for the proposed plat of West Point Shores on otter Tail Lake.
Proposed BTU Energy Tax
Rick Sytsma, Building Maintenance Supervisor, provided specific information from
Otter Tail Power Company on the affect the proposed BTU Energy Tax would have in certain
areas such as electricity, gasoline, etc.
Minnesota Department of Corrections: Inmate Detention
Motion by Stone, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to offer the following
resolution regarding State of Minnesota Department of Corrections for inmate detention
contracts for fiscal year 1993.
BE IT RESOLVED that on May 25, 1993, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
approved a contract with the State of Minnesota for fiscal year 1993. The following
persons are hereby authorized to sign the contract and any amendments or supplements
that are necessary.
1) Gary A. Nelson, Sheriff
2) John Halvorson, Detention Facility Administrator
Executed this 25th day of May, 1993.
Attest:
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By
Malcolm K. Lee, Chairman
Phone Line: Jury Calls
Motion by Portmann, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve the addition
of an additional telephone line in the Court Administrator's Office, as budgeted, for
the purpose of juror calls,
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Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
May 25, 1993
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Shoreland Grant Funding
Motion by Portmann, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to authorize the Chairman
to execute necessary DNR documents on behalf of Otter Tail County for grant monies of
$15,000.
Westridqe Mall: Tax Court
Motion by Windels, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to authorize the Chairman
to execute a Stipulation for Entry into Judgment on the Westridge Mall Tax Court matter.
Classification
Motion by Partmann, seconded Stone and unanimously carried to accept the recommendation
of the Reclassification Committee to classify the position of Engineering Technician I,
Highway Department, at a Range 11 effective June 1, 1993.
Long Range Planning
Motion by Partmann, seconded Stone and unanimously carried to accept the Recommendations
For Consideration offered by the Long Range Planning Task Force with the next step to
proceed with mission statements from each department within the County.
At 4:10 p.m., Chairman Lee declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
June 1, 1993.
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By------------Malcolm K. Lee, Chairman
Krohn, Clerk
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