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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/23/1976MINUTES 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 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 23, 1976, all members · present. · Motion was made by Andy Ldtch, sec011ded· by' Berl Hovland and unanimously carried, instructing the county auditor to prepare abatements for all persons assessed on County Ditch_ #37 for 1976 ~ to reinoye the .1976 special assessment from the tax books and pro7eed with appointing-. a t~ree man board .to view the entire area of County Ditch #37 and the area that has tapped into Ditch #37, or benefited by said ditch, determining an equitable assessment to be placed against the property 01mers benefited and affected, ·hearings to be' arranged for at a later date. Upon motion made by Aridy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried, the county auditor was authorized to. advertise for bids . to be received until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 20th, for the two county owned houses on South Court Street in the City of Fergus Falls. Motion was )llade by George Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the plat of McGowan Riverside, located in G;L. 6, Section 27 -135 -39. Motion was·made by George. Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the union., agreement of the highway department maintenance department; subject to county attorney's opinion. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, the county auditor'was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 20th, for the following: GRADING & AGGREGATE SURFACING C. P. 76: 116; Length 2 . 964 mil es, 1 oca ted from 1. 48 miles east of CSAH #21 to T.H. #210. The Board, having previously .advertised for bids to be received for aggregate base, plant mixed bituminous surface and aggregate shoulders, under project S. P. 56-658-03 (CSA!-! 58), proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Duininck Bros. & Gilchrist, Olivia, Minnesota Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota · McLaughlin & Schulz, Inc., Marshall, Minnesota W. Hodgman & Sons, Inc., Fairmont, Minnesota Thorson, Inc., Bemidji, Minnesota $295,075.00 308,377.00 343,623.00 346,310.00 375,325.00 After consideration, motion was made by George Watter, seconded by 1-lub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Duininck Bros. & Gilchrist, Olivia, Minnesota in the amount of $295,075.00, it being the lowest bid. The Board, having previously advertised forbids to be received for aggregate base, plant mixed bituminous ~forface and aggregate shoulders, under proj,ect S. P. 56-665-03 (CSN-1 65), proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota McLaughlin & Schulz, Inc., Marshall, Minnesota W. Hodgman & Sons, Inc., Fairmont, Minnesota Duininck Bros. & Gilchrist, Olivia, Minnesota Thorson, Inc., Bemidji, Minnesota $152,789.00 167,169.00 169,591.00 192,054.00 192,305.00 After consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried~ to accept the low bid of Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the amount ·of $152,789.00. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the county auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 2:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 20th, for the county owned garage located in . . . Pelican Rapids, more particularly described as Lots 1 through 6, Block 2, Frazee's 3rd Add'n to the City of Pelican Rapids. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch _and unanimously carried; the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail ' County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the Board of Managers of the South Buffalo Watershed Dis- trict on December 9, 1975 requested that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners join them in a petition to include portiO.I:1-?. of. Norwegian Grove ,and Trondhjem Town- ships, within the above mentioned ,,,atershe<l district, and WHEREAS, a meeting was held at·Lake Region Electric Auditorium, Pelican· Rapids, Minnesota on January 15, 1976 for purpose of discovering the advan- tage and disadvantage of bei11g included within the subject watershed with land owners ,~i thin the ~roposed district, and . . . WHEREAS,-Curt Johnson and Sherwood Peterson represented the Board of Managers of. the South Buffalo River iVatershed 'at_ al:io;~ mentioned me.eting a~d did pre- sent oral and visual information concerning the existing watershed as well as pro-_ posed new boundaries, and IVJ-lEREAS ,-the audience at meetings was_ permitted adequate time for both questions and answers, and WHEREAS, -forty-'three ( 43) landowners voted no and one land owner voted yes on signed ballot which asked if they desired their land to become a. part of the watershed, .. NOW, THEREFOREi~E IT HEREBY RESOLVED; that_the Otter Tail County Bo·ard of Commissioners are opposed to the Otter Tail County area listed above be- coming a part of the South Buffalo Watershed District, because the land to be in- cluded in the watershed district does not have the support of the landowners for inclusion within the proposed watershed district b·oundaries, and that the County Auditor is hereby directed to convey this resolution to the South Buffalo Watershed District Board of Managers as well as Mr. Erling Wiberg of the State Water Resource Board. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 23rd day of March, 1976. Ch1i.irman -· Clerk Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the followi_ng resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by_ the Board o'f County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners go on record opposing the Cormorant Lakes Watershed District Project Number One, if it is the intention of the Cormorant Lake Watershed District to discharge water into any lake, stream, ditch, channel, flowage, watercourse, standing body of water, or watershed that may connect to or enter the public water.s of. Otter Tail County Minnesota. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 23rd day of March, 1976. Chairman · iJ ATTEST: . · Clerk Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Johri Sriowberg and · unanimously carried, the following ·resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, County State Aid Highway No. 60 has been re-routed, and WHEREAS, Otter Tail County no longer has a need for the old highway right of way which lies So~th 6f the existing hig~way right of way. NOW, THEREFORE, .BE IT RESOLVED, that this pbrtion of old highway right of way located ·in Section 20, Township 137 North, Range 39 West, shall revert to the owners of r.ecord, as .provided by law. Adopted this 23rd day of March, 1976. d .. ···~~·.·7/4··. . ~ C~airman, Otterfai~ . Board of Commissioners Attest: ~· . , County Auditor (SEAL) . I · ivlotion was made by Bert Hovland,. seconded by John _Snowberg and unanimously carried,authofizingc'onsulting engineer Robert J. Mcfarlin to complete plans on Bridge #56519 on CSAH #1, over Dead River, as defined in letter to County Engineer dated March 17, 1976. Motion was made by John _snowberg, .s·econded by George Walter and carried, authorizing partial payment, exceeding 90% on C.P. 75:67.and County Bridge #59520 & 56521. Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, to accept the petition for the request of naming County Road #14, east ofHighway #78, The St. Lawrence Road. Upon motion made by c;;eorge Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the following applicatxns for homestead classification and/or reduction of assessed .valuation were approved_: Dennis Anderson Elizabeth.Township Gary L Harper Bluffton Township Gary L. lfright Hobart Township Rollie. & Florence Case Pine Lake Township Lovell Larson Pelican Rapids Edward Benoch Dead. Lake Township Raymond Sha Belican Rapids Robert T. Johnston : Elmo Township Gust E. & Ella Jaaska Ronald Wold John Haverland Reino Hietala Casstilla L~ Tigges Claude Vorderbruggen Kenneth Dykhoff Bil 1 Barthe 1 · Mary I. Bayer Leaf Lake Township C Ii theral 1_ !'owns hi B Gorman Township New York Mills Bluffton Township Bluffton Township Bluffton Tmmship Bluffton Township Bluffton Township Homestead classification Homestead classification ~omestead classification Hom~stead classification Homestead classification Homestead classification Homestead classification •Homestead classification Limited market value in error . L:i:rni ted market va-lue in error · Asses_sed for. top many tillable acres Limited market value in error Portion of property purchased by Highway Dept. . Portion of property purchased by Highway Dept; Portion of property purchased by High1·1ay Dept. Portion of property purchased by Highway Dept. Por~ion ~f ptciperty purci1ased by Highway.Dept. Upon motbn made by George Halter:, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the following resolution was_ adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County·commissioners of Otter Tail Cow1ty Minnesota, that n1e County Board does hereby go on record in' favor of H.F. 2001 and S.F. 1898 and does urge its pass_age. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 23rd day of March, 1976. ATTEST:~ Clerk Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to approve the conveyance of one parcel of at least 100' in width, 20,000 square feet in size, in Government Lot 6-, Section 2 --134 -_39, pro- viding that should additional parcels be conveyed, this must be done by a plat and this metes and.bounds lot be included in the plat. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and u.TJ.animous ly carried, to approve the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor: Gerald Schultz Edward Stans Donald Firnhaber George Reimer Lynn J. Rhodes Ernest LT.angeling Donald A. Bistodeau Bennett C. Berg Robert R. Madsen Frieda Strehlow Charles Malmstrom Kenneth McNabb Thomas J. Mullen Thomas F. Collins A. J. McGoven Tumuli Township Dead Lake Township Dora Township Dora Township Everts Tmmshi p Everts Township Girard Township Pine Lake Township Amor Township Star Lake Township Everts Township Lida Township Lida Township Star Lake Township Girard Township Ten Mile Lake Resort Pleasant View Resort Perry's Place Star Lake Resort Graystone Lodge · Deer Lake Resort Woodland· Park Resort Big Pine Resort Northland Grocery & Resort Spruce Lodge Madsen'~ Store & Resort Crystal-Lida Store Maple_Beach Resort Collin's Landing "78" Club Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the application of Gerald Schultz for permit to hold public dances at Ten Mile Lake Resort, Tumuli Township, was approv~d. Motion was made by George Walter, second~d by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the application ·of George Nagel for permit to allow consumption and display of intoxicating liquor at the Red Bar-n in Rush Lake Township. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the application of A. J. McGoven, Girard Town- ship, for· lianse to sell intoxicating liquor at the "78" Club, including Sunday liquor. Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carri~d. to approve.the amendments to the solid waste plan, as pre- sented and on file in the County Auditor's office. Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the meeting was adjourned until 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, April 6, 1976 . .. ATTES~ · . Clerk