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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 05/04/1973MINlITES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING ·OF THE · BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 4th, 1973, all members present. Motion·was made by Andy Leitch,· seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Lampert Quality Builders in the amount of $18,470.00 for the construction·of a storage building at Battle Lake, Minnesota, it bei.ng the lowest of bids received on Thursday, Apri 1 19th, providing building meets specifications and applicable codes. Upon·motion made by John Snowberg and unanimously carried after being seconded by George Walter, the chairman was authorized to sign the necessary contracts. Motion· was made by Richard Dillon, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, to authorize the County Auditor to advertise for bids to be received until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, :June 12th, 1973, for the construction of an all steel g~rage and storage building to be located near the existing Otter Tail County Nursi.ng Home at Battle Lake, Minnesota, architect, Glenn Cording, to provide the necessary specifications, 24% of the building costs to be paid out of Revenue Sharing money. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Richard Dillon and unanimously carried, to approve change orders M-4 and E-4 for Joint County Law Enforcement Center. Upon motion made by Richard Dillon, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, approva~ was: given to Ole Juven, for a one parce 1 sp 1i t out of a tract in Government Lot 1, Section 25 -133 -43, parcels having no setback or sideyard problems. I I i r ,I Upon· motion· made by John Snowberg, seconded by Richard Dillon and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board cf.County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS Minn. Statutes 375.18, Subd. 7, states, "Each County Board may transfer by unanimous vote any surplus beyond the needs of the current year in any county fund to any other such fund to supply a deficiency therein," and WHEREAS there exists in the Poor Fund of Otter Tail County a surplus beyond the immediate needs of the county, NOW THEREFORE be it hereby resolved, that _$200, 000 be transferred . ' from the County Poor.Fund to the T.B. and University Hospital Fund, Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 4th day of May, 1973. \ Chairman / ATTEST: ~ Clerk Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Richard Dillon and unanimously carried, the followi_ng resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the em(ironment must be protected· by realistic laws, WHEREAS the Department of Natural Resources has experience and is knowledgeable in the area of solving pollution problems, WHEREAS the Department of Natural Resources has demonstrated that it can cooperate with Otter Tail County officials in solving common pollution problems in a manner acceptable to environmentalists, as well as business, industry and local units of government, WHEREAS the Department of Natural Resources, by its very nature, is oriented to solving problems in rural areas, WHEREAS past experience has indicated that the Department of Natural Resources favors local control~ where applicable, rather than centralized controls from Saint Paul, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the. Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that the functions of the Minnesota Pollution Control _Agency would be more viable, more effective,· more. realistic, more democratic, less expensive, and more efficiently achieve the objectives for which it was established on a fooctional logic basis· if the responsibilities of the Minnesota Pollution·control Agency were made a Division cf the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Adopted at Fe_rgus Falls, Minnesota this 4th day of May, 1973. Chair Upon motion· ma.de by John Snowberg; seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried·, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County .Commiss:i:ners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, HF 1912, which has been introduced in the ~nnesota Legis- lature deals with the state assuming responsibility for all general relief costs, and WHEREAS., Section 4 of this bill would transfer all moneys currently held in poor funds or similar funds held by townships, villages, cities and counties to the. general fund of the state treasury, and WHEREAS,_ the Otter Tail County Welfare Board and the Board of County Commissioners r.egard this transfer of existing funds as an indirect state tax levy, and WHEREAS, such trans fer Would riot be equi tab 1 e to the various towns, villages, cities and counties since some of these have no relief funds while others have varyi.ng balances thus resulti.ng in unequal taxation, and WHEREAS, such unequal "taxation" would result in further depletion of local government .revenues which have already been severly limited by the 6% levy limit increase imposed by the 1971 legislature. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Welfare Board and Board of County Commissioners, in session this 4th day of May, 1973 does .respectfully request that the legislators representfog Otter Tail County to exert a1I their efforts to strike such proposal from HF 1912 and other similar l.egislation which may come before it, and be it further resolved that, A copy of this resolution be sent to all 1.egislators representing Otter Tail County, by special delivery mail. Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 4th day of.May, 1973. ATTEST~ Clerk Upon motion made by Geo_rge Walter, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor were approved: Evelyn Smith Mrs. Ernest Strehlow Carl Backstrom Clarence Koehler Elvin 0. Arntson August Heinrich Ralph Richter Rackley Wenzel Pine Lake _Lodge Spruce Lodge Pine Lakes Resort Koehler's Resort El's Resort Cozy Cove Resort Lost Valley Resort Lazy Acres Resort Lawrence J. Purdon Lakeway Golf Course (Subject to Special Use Permit) Corliss Township Star Lake Township Pine Lake Township Pine Lake Township Scambler Township Dead Lake Township Candor TownshipRo Edna Township Tordenskjold Township Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of Ronald D. Becker for license to sell intoxicating liquor at Becker's Supper Club, Buse Township. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and unani- mously carried, to approve the application· of Arnold Hemquist for permit to all,ow consumption and display of intoxicati_ng liquor at Balmoral Country Club, Otter Tail Township. Motion·was made by.John Snowberg, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to include members.of.the Otter Tail County Planning Advisory Commission as members of the Economic Development Commission. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried, to adjourn until 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, May 8th, 1973. ATTEST: ~~ ', Clerk