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Minutes of the
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B
Otter Tail County Courthouse
Tuesday, August 9, 1994
1:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, August 9, 1994, at
1:00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Harley Windels,
Chairman; Bill Stone, Virginia Partmann, Andy Lindquist, and Malcolm Lee present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Portmann1 seconded Lee and carried, with Lindquist abstaining, to approve the
August 2, 1994 minutes as submitted.
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT BID AWARD
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Stone and unanimously carried to award the
August 2, 1994, bid for snow removal equipment to the low bidder, J. Craft, Inc. of
Kimball, MN, in the amount of $55,155.60, as recommended by Rick West,~Otter Tail County
Highway Engineer.
BITUMINOUS OVERLAY/AGGREGATE BID AWARD
C)otion by Lee, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to award the bid for
S.A.P. 56-653-05, etc. for bituminous overlay and aggregate shouldering from CSAH 8 on
CR 53, to the north county line (5.077 miles); and S.A.P. 56-662-07 for bituminous
overlay and aggregate shoulders from CSAH 67 to CSAH 19 (4.871 miles) on CR 62 to
Tri-City Paving, Little Falls, MN, for the low bid of $442,972.18 as presented by the
Highway Engineer.
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING
The County Engineer has scheduled a public information meeting for the CSAH 88 project
(old TH 59) on August 11, 1994, at 7:00 p.m., at the Otter Tail County Courthouse,
courtroom #1. This first, of possibly three meetings, will allow for property owner
input and provide preliminary plans and cost estimates.
BID OPENINGS:
S.A.P. 56-599-25 & Cutting Edges
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to approve the
County Engineer's request to advertise for bids to be opened September 13, 1994, at
1:00 p.m. on: 1) S.A.P. 56-599-25, Fergus Falls Township bridge replacement project,
and 2); the purchase of cutting edges.
DITCH #21 PAYMENT
Motion by Lee, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried, to approve payment to
Qugler Gravel, in the amount of $43.45, for 11 yards of.,gravel used to cover a culvert
that was replaced in County Drainage System #21. ·
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MOTOR VEHICLE OFFICE REMODELING
()otion by Lindquist, seconded Stone and unanimously carried, to approve the remodeling
of the Motor Vehicle Office at a total cost of $8,388.50 (excluding sales tax), provided
the Auditor requests written comments and approval of the proposed floor plan from the
office staff.
ELECTION JUDGES
county Auditor Wayne Stein presented a slate of names as possible election judges and
requested additional suggestions from County Board members. He will bring a final list
of candidates to the Board for approval at a later date.
TAX FORFEITED LAND SALE
Auditor Stein reported total revenue generated by the August 3, 1994 sale of 28 of the
available 39 tax forfeited parcels of land as $35,521.03. All revenue, except state
fees and deed taxes, will remain in Otter Tail County.
TAX ABATEMENT REQUEST
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Lee and unanimously carried to deny the request of
John Eidsmoe for further consideration of abatement of property tax and fees as acted
upon by the County Board on May 10, 1994. The County Auditor will so respond.
RECYCLING CENTER
r~1ike Hanan, Solid Waste Director and Bob Williams, Recycling Center Manager responded to
~eports by Commissioner Lindquist of calls from the public about poor housekeeping
around the Recycling Center, by acknowledging that the problem does exist. However,
there have been recent equipment breakdowns as well as a 13% increase over 1993 in
recycling tonnage. It is expected that within a week and a half all refuse will be
removed from outside and processed.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Motion by Lee, seconded Partmann and unanimously carried to approve the following
recommendations of the Planning Commission:
Conditional Use/Preliminary Plat:
Dorothy By lander, 11 Bylanders Resort 11 , Lake Sybil
James Howe, et al, Pelican Lake
James B. Presl, 11 0tter Tail Beach Club"
Deer Creek Township, Leaf River
Otter Tail County Highway Dept., Molly Stark Lake, Sunset Lake, NE, & Annie Battle Lake
Otter Tail County Highway Dept., Crystal Lake & Lake Lizzie
Fergus Falls Twnp., Pelican River
Richard L. Skugrud, Crystal Lake
Eugene Hanson, et al, Star Lake
Bruce & Vicki Riedinger, Pelican Lake
Taylor Investment Corp./Eugene G. Beirne, "Greenwood Lake Aire Villas"
0 INWOOD BEACH
Motion by Lee, seconded Portmann and unanimously carried to refer the failed motion for
a conditional Use Application (Sl7; R42; Dunn Township) by Kevin L. Christianson back to
the Planning Commission.
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FINAL PLAT EXTENSION
~tion by Lee, G. seconded Partmann and unanimously carried,
the following final plats:
to grant a 90-day extension
or submitting
Robert Wilson, Leek Lake Heights
John & Douglas Marquart, Marquart Villa
EQT WEED INSPECTOR
Motion Lee, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried that henceforth the East
Otter Tail County Weed Inspector shall report to the Land & Resource Director.
INSTALLER'S LICENSE APPLICATION
Motion by Stone, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve the Installer's
License renewal application of Wilbur Wegscheid Plumbing & Heating, RR #3, Box 149,
Wadena, MN.
CULVERT INSTALLATION REQUEST
Motion by Stone, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve, pending review
by county Engineer and County Attorney of current ditch laws, the request by Tiny Holm,
West Otter Tail County Weed & Ditch Inspector to have three culverts installed along
Ditch #21 for the benefit of the Otter Country Trail Association snowmobiles and
grooming equipment. Location of the 3611 , 12' wide concrete culverts would be:
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Expense of
Section One Aurdal Township just south of CR #1 where Ditch #21 flows under
CR #1
Section One Aurdal Township just west of the township road where Ditch #21
flows from Pleasant Lake to Fish Lake
Section Seven Sverdrup Township at the south end of Pleasant Lake where
water flows from the slough to Pleasant Lake.
installation and maintenance would be the responsibility of OCTA.
DITCH #21
Motion by Partmann, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve the request of
Tiny Holm to retain the services of Ron Ringquist of Sioux Engineering, Inc. for up to
two days to assist in the redetermination process and procedures for Ditch #21, based on
the proposal submitted by Ringquist.
SPATIAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
Dick Howe and Tom Reddick of Spatial Management Group, Inc. presented the Board of
Commissioners with copies of their completed Background Assessment of Enhanced 911,
Rural Addressing, Soils Review and Geographic Information System report. The Board
commended them for a job well done and will move toward implementation of the plan
according to the recommendations. Chairman Windels requested Commissioners Partmann and
Lee to review the plan with the GIS Task Force at the earliest possible time and report
back to the County Board.
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ADJOURNMENT
·r't 3:18 p.m,, Chairman Windels declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of
'-c'ommissioners a~•j'ourned until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 1994.
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By
COUNT~ OF COMMISSIONERS
dels, Chairman
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