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Minutes of the
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B
Otter Tail County Courthouse
Tuesday, January 25, 1994
l:00 p.m.
Call to Order
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, January 25, 1994, at
1:00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Harley Windels,
Chairman; Virginia Partmann; Bill Stone; Malcolm Lee and Andy Lindquist present.
Bid Opening: Radio Communications Systems Upgrading
At 1:02 p.m., the Highway Engineer, after previously advertising for bids to be opened
on Radio Communications Systems Upgrading, read the following bids:
Elders Radio Communications, Inc.
Fargo, ND
General Electric Company
Edina, MN
Midland International
North St. Paul, MN
Radio Spectrum Communications, Inc.
Fargo, ND
$136,771.71
$171,691.41
$185,200.60
$207,281.03
$158,433.59
$139,957.13
Rick West, Highway Engineer, indicated to the Board he would refer these bids to our
radio communications consultant, Dr. John DuBois, for his analysis and recommendation.
Stone Absent
Commissioner Stone was absent at 1:13 p.m. for the remainder of the Otter Tail County
Board of Commissioners meeting.
Bid Award: '94 Highway Signing Materials
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to award the 1994 Highway
Signing Materials bid to:
Neuman Signs
Jamestown, ND
$33,533.66
Payment Authorized
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Lee and unanimously carried to authorize the payment of
$70 payable to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for renewal of '94 Pesticide
Applicators Licenses as requested by the Highway Engineer.
Motion by Partmann, seconded Lee and unanimously carried to approve payment in the
amount of $340, payable to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for Storm Water Runoff
Permits as requested by the Highway Engineer.
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Cleaners/Installers Licenses
Motion by Partmann, seconded Lee and unanimously carried to approve the following
renewals for Sewage Disposal System Cleaners and Installers Licenses:
Cleaners:
Installers:
Greg's Septic Service
Jack's Pumping
Koep's Septic Service
PJ & Son Septic Pumping
Sewer Service, Inc.
Barry's Excavating
Brad Botner Excavating & Trucking
Egge Construction Inc.
Jerdee Bridge Company
PJ Excavating
Vergas Backhoe Service
Payment Approved
Motion by Lee, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to approve payment in the
amount of $493.39 payable to Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust for reimbursement of
deductible, subject to a $1,000 deductible, and to close File #4026.
GIS Assessment Proposal
Dick Howe and Tom Reddick, representatives of Spatial Management Group, presented a GIS
proposal for GIS assessment as requested by the Board.
A motion was offered by Partmann, seconded Lee and unanimously carried to enter into a
contractual agreement with Spatial Management Group to provide assessment services for
preliminary work involving current county georeferenced data and operations related as
well as County GIS needs. This included assessment of available graphic map resources
within, or available to, the County. The Chairman is authorized to sign, on behalf of
the County, such agreement, subject to the County Attorney's review/approval.
County Drainage Ditch No. 21
Based on the increased recreational value of lakeshore property, keeping in mind the
former determination focused predominately on agricultural benefits, a motion was
offered by Lindquist, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to redetermine benefits
along Otter Tail County Drainage Ditch No. 21.
'93 Pay Equity Report
Q Motion by Partmann, seconded Lindquist and carried, with Lee opposed, to authorize the
Chairman's signature on the '93 Pay Equity Report for Otter Tail County.
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Closed to the Public
Adjournment
At 3:18 p.m. Chairman Windels declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of
Commissioners closed to the public for purpose of discussing labor negotiation
strategies with the County's three Teamster unions.
At 4:04 p.m. the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners adjourned until
9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 1994.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By
s, Chairman
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