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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/27/19980 Call to Order The Otter Tail County Human Services Board convened Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Sydney Nelson, Chair; Virginia Partmann, Vice-Chair; Malcolm Lee, Secretary; Andy Lindquist, and Bill Stone present. Approval of Agenda Motion by Stone, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to approve the Human Services Board agenda of October 27, 1998 with the following addition: Announcementof Proposed Hiring Decision Approval of Minutes Motion by Partmann, second by Lindquist, and unanimously carried to approve the Human Services Board minutes of October 13, 1998 as mailed. Human Services Director Position Commissioner Lee briefed the Human Services Board members regarding the hiring process used for the Human Services Director position. Motion by Lee, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to appoint Mr. John Dinsmore to the Human Services Director position at a salary grade 29, step 3. Full time employment will commence January 1, 1999 with intermittent, part-time employment until that date. Correction Delivery Systems -Discussion Court Services Director, Chuck Kitzman, provided a handout from the Department of Corrections regarding proposals to restructure correction delivery systems in communities. Mr. Kitzman explained two proposals to deliver services either by counties participating in the Community Corrections Act and providing services through the CCA organization or those not participating in the CCA with services provided by the State DOC. Mr. Kitzman will further research the issues and keep the board members informed of proposed legislative action. West Central Regional Juvenile Center Mr. Kitzman provided the minutes of the September 3, 1998 West Central Regional Juvenile Center Advisory Board Meeting. 1998 Probation Statistics Mr. Kitzman provided 1998 Juvenile and Adult probation offense and caseload statistics. Family Services Collaborative -Discussion Public Health Director, Diane Thorson, opened discussion regarding the transition phase of the Family Services Collaborative. Ms. Thorson stated that a short-term committee has been implemented to identify the current collaborative projects and a long-term committee to look at ,,: .. Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners October 27, 1998 Page 2 future goals. Lengthy discussion occurred regarding options to coordinate/lead the collaborative _ effort and options relative to the governance structure of the collaborative. 0 Introduction of Human Services Director Human Resource Coordinator, Karen Lundin, introduced Human Services John Dinsmore, to the County Board members. Chairman Nelson and other board welcomed Mr. Dinsmore to Otter Tail County. Director, members University of MN Portable Dental Clinic -Contract Approval Motion by Partmann, second by Stone, and unanimously carried to authorize the Public Health Director's signature on a contract with the University of Minnesota for the dental clinic scheduled for November 30 -December 4, 1998. FDA Compliance Checks -Contract Approval Motion by Stone, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to authorize the appropriate county officials' signatures to execute a contract between Otter Tail County Public Health Department and MN Department of Health for FDA compliance checks ... The ,contract provides $50 per compliance check not to exceed $4,500. Nominees for MN Partnership for Action against Tobacco Advisory Committees Commissioners and the Department of Public Health received requests for nominees for the MN Partnership for Action against Tobacco Advisory Committees. Ms. Thorson recommended the names of Desta Hunt and Connie Graff to be submitted for these committees. Consensus of the board was to request Ms. Thorson to forward these names for consideration. Q Sliding Fee Child Care Expenditure Update Social Services Supervisor, Tom Jensen, updated the board regarding an overage in the Child Care Fund of the allocation that Otter Tail County receives from the State of Minnesota. The same type of overage occurred last year and the state reallocated into the next fiscal year. He reported that this reallocation may take place again this year. Amended Contract Approval -Lakeland Mental Health Center Motion by Lindquist, second by Lee, and unanimously carried to authorize the appropriate county officials' signatures to execute amended contracts between the County of Otter Tail Social Services Department and Lakeland Mental Health Center for a state mandated 1 % COLA increase for the Community Support program for adults and Family Community Support program for children. Bills & Claims Motion by Lindquist, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to approve the Human Services bills and claims as presented. Adjournment At 11 :05 a.m. Chair Nelson declared the meeting the Otter Tail County Human Services Board adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 1998. 0 0 Dated: 'f/c.n~-f/l 1 /0 I I 9 7 '6 Attest /4,~ 1'f- Larry Krn, lerk IL OUN Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners October 27, 1998 Page 3 D OF COMMISSIONERS By~~~~:J__!~~~::::::::_ ____ _ Sydney Nelson, Hu Virginia Partmann, Human Services Vice-Chair Call to Order The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Malcolm Lee, Chair; Sydney Nelson, Vice-Chair; Andy Lindquist, Bill Stone, and Virginia Partmann present. Approval of Agenda Motion by Lindquist, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board agenda of October 27, 1998 with the following additions: Request for Amendment to Conditional Use Permit Request from Stalker Lake Association Approval of Minutes Motion by Lindquist, second by Stone, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board minutes of October 20, 1998 as presented. i , ·~r 0 Pelican River System Meeting Commissioner Lee reported on a meeting regarding the flows of the Pelican River System. He reported that the Corps of Engineers has agreed to contribute $100,000 to study the flow problems of the Pelican River System and the DNR will contribute $100,000 if a local match of $100,000 can be· offered. The counties do not have jurisdiction in the matter. Conditional Use Permit Request Land & Resource Director, Bill Kalar, reported that he has viewed the property of Larry and Deb Otto as requested at last week's board meeting. Mr. Kalar presented pictures of the area and reported that the stairway will be constructed from cement blocks that weigh 80 to 120 lbs. each. There is a 42% slope to the lake, however, not high enough to be considered a bluff. He stated that stabilization can be accomplished if constructed in the spring when there is good grass and vegetative cover. Mr. Kalar is not concerned about precedent because this is not the average way of putting in a stairway. Motion by Nelson, second by Stone, and unanimously carried to approve the Conditional Use Permit of Larry & Deb Otto on Tenter Lake (Sec. 29, Twp, 136, R. 40, Edna Twp, 56-348) with conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission. Request for Amendments to Conditional Use Permits Mr. Kalar reviewed the request of Eric Canfield on Big McDonald Lake. Initially, Mr. Canfield applied for a variance to create six metes and bounds tracts. Tract 3 was 4.32 acres in size, therefore, required a variance through the Board of Adjustment. The existing road was to be vacated and a land trade with the DNR resulted in construction of a new road in an alternate location. The potential land deal with the DNR to acquire this property did not evolve, therefore, all tracts created were five acres in size and did not require the variance. Mr. Canfield applied for a CUP to construct a road to serve the proposed lots. On 6/11/97, Mr. Canfield applied for a CUP to Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners October 27, 1998 Page 4 create a private road with 66' wide right-of-way to serve the aforementioned lots. This was ,_, approved and permit #5568 was issued requiring construction of the road to county specs. On Q 8/20/97, Mr. Canfield applied for a permit to construct a private roadway with 33' wide right-of-way. This was approved and permit #5578 was issued requiring that the road be built to county specs. Motion by Nelson, second by Lindquist, and carried with Stone abstaining, to amend CUP #5568 to read "construct the permanent road dedicated to the public with a 66' wide right-of-way and to amend CUP #5578 to read "construct a temporary road/drive with a 33' right-of-way. Sewer System Abatement List Motion by Lindquist, second by Stone, and unanimously carried to add Stalker Lake to the list to be considered for sewage system abatement evaluation as requested by the Stalker Lake Association. Final Payment Approved -CSAH NO. 46 Motion by Stone, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve final payment, in the amount of $17,991.91, to Central Specialties, Inc. for RAP. 56--646-05, bituminous overlay and aggregate shouldering. · ' Discussion -Recycled Glass Project on CSAH No. 74 The Highway Engineer provided an update on the CSAH No. 74 project. He noted that the production of glass aggregate blend and lay down was very successful. Mr. West reported that the City of Erhard has agreed to allow the stockpiling of glass at the Erhard Garage for future plans to use the glass in the proposed CSAH 24 project scheduled for the year 2,000. Q Adjournment At 1 :47 p.m., Chairman Lee declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. Dated: ~t<4B'k""""-~"""'lu"'---"l-1;'-L.Jmt:...L......::.~- Attest ~ (t_ Larry Khn.ierk OTTER J~L.. LINTY BOAR~OF MMISSIONERS ~7, . ~. By W~,i,/4'. 1/""C-< le Im K. Lee, C airman CB/kd