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Minutes of the
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B
Otter Tail County Courthouse
Tuesday, March 14, 1995
1:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, March 14, 1995, at
1:00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Bill Stone, Chairman;
Harley Windels, Malcolm Lee, and Andy Lindquist present. Commissioner Virginia Partmann
was absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Lindquist, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of
March 7, 1995, as submitted.
PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION
Citizen, Joe Brasel, appealed to the Board for a 1993 Homestead Property Classification
on the farm he owns in Deer Creek. Assessor, Bob Moe, explained that this request had
been denied at the Township Board of Review meeting. Motion by Lindquist, seconded Lee
and unanimously carried to remand this appeal back to the Board of Equalization to start
the process over again and give Mr. Brasel an opportunity to appear at that meeting.
SOLID WASTE HAULER'S LICENSE
Motion by Lindquist1 seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve the following
Solid Waste Hauler's License:
Pope County Sanitation, Inc.
Leroy Lanoue
Alexandria, MN
SPRINKLER SYSTEM -EXISTING RECYCLING BUILDING
Solid Waste Director, Mike Hanan, and Recycling Center Manager, Bob Williams, discussed
with Board members the sprinkler system to be installed in the remodeled portion of the
existing Recycling Center Building. Hanan reported that the cost of installation of
sprinklers in the rest of the building is estimated at $10,000 to $12,000. If the
sprinklers are not installed in the old portion of the building, a fire door must be
installed in the entry of the corridor in order to meet current fire code. The cost of
the fire door is estimated at $4,000.
Motion by Lee, seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve installation of
sprinklers throughout the existing Recycling Center Building at an estimated additional
cost of $6,000 to $8,000.
PHASE III ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDY
Highway Engineer, Rick West 1 reported receipt of archeological consultant proposals for
Phase III on CSAH 31. One proposal will provide for an1 alternate1 revised scope of work
on the project. West explained the alternate work needs to be approved by the State
Historical Society.
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FINAL PAYMENT -S.A.P. 56-604-08 & S.A.P. 56-617-08
Motion by Lee, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve Purchase Order No.
554131 in the amount of $8,677.83 1 to the City of Vergas for completion of Projects
S.A.P. 56-604-08 & S.A.P. 56-617-08.
FINAL PAYMENT -COUNTY WIDE TRAFFIC MARKING
Motion by Lee/ seconded Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve final payment 1 in
the amount of $4,919.95, to AAA Striping Service Co. of Rogers, MN', for completion of
Project 94:TM1 County Wide Traffic Marking.
NEW YORK MILLS BUILDING -CHANGE ORDER NO. M-3
Motion by Windels, seconded Lee and unanimously carried to approve Change Order No. M-3 1
in the amount of $2,177.18, to Grant 1s Mechanical, Inc. of Fargo, ND for extra
demolition of plumbing piping and fixtures at the New York Mills building.
Commissioner Lindquist absent at 1:38 p.m.
LIQUOR LICENSE
Motion by Lee, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve the following
application for licenses:
Michael J. Hemquist
Balmoral Golf Course Inc.
Battle Lake, MN
Gerald Schultz
Ten Mile Lake Resort and Steakhouse
Dalton, MN 56324
Application for Consumption
and Display (Set-Up} Permit
Application for Consumption
and Display (Set-Up} Permit
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT FOR CULVERT -DITCH #21
Motion by Lee, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve payment to Maine and
Friberg Townships, in the amount of $5,557.37 and $5,863.87 respectively, for the
reimbursement of installation of a culvert in County Drainage System #21 subject to
receipt of documentation to validate expenses.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Motion by Lee, seconded Windels and unanimously carried to approve the transfer of
$12,167.12 from the Otter Tail County General Fund to the Ditch 21 Fund.
PREMISE PERMIT APPLICATION
OTTER TAIL COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 95-17
Upon a motion by Windels, seconded Lee and unanimously carried, the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, the responsibility for the regulation of lawful gambling and the issuance of
licenses and permits for the conduct of lawful gambling lies with the Minnesota Gambling
Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the Ottertail Rod and Gun Club, Inc., Ottertail, MN has made an application to
the Gambling Control Board for a premise permit to conduct lawful gambling at Voyages in
Rush Lake Township of Otter Tail County; and
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WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 349.213 provides that the Gambling Control Board may not
issue a permit unless they receive a resolution from the Otter Tail County Board of
Commissioners approving the permit; and
WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners is aware of no reason to oppose
the conduct of lawful gambling by the Ottertail Rod and Gun Club, Inc., Ottertail, MN at
Voyages in Rush Lake Township of Otter Tail County.
NOW 1 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
hereby approves the conduct of lawful gambling by the Ottertail Rod and Gun Club, Inc.
Ottertail, MN at Voyages in Rush Lake Township of Otter Tail County, provided that the
application meets all the necessary criteria for the licenses and permits required by
the Gambling Control Board.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of this application and approval shall be provided
to the Town Board of Rush Lake Township by sending them a copy of this resolution.
Adopted this 14th day of March, 1995.
Dated: 'Tflovl,) :l< !9'15
Larry Krohn, Clerk
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William Stone, Chairman
NET TAX CAPACITY RATES
Auditor, Wayne Stein, provided the Board members with the Otter Tail County Payable 1995
Net Tax Capacity Rates.
ADJOURNMENT
At 2:05 p.rn., Chairman Stone declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of
Commissioners adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, 1995.
COUNTY BOARD
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Larry Krohn, Clerk
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