HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 09/07/1978MINUTES OF nm ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS O'M'ER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Co1mty Commissioners of Otter Tail ColDlty Minnesota met at 9:30 A.M., Thursday, September 7, 1978, all ; ·members present. Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, the following applications for reduction in assessed valuation were approved: Michael Mistelske Marvin Swan Leaf Lake Township Lida Township Property overvalued Assessed as having a basement and has none Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve special aid to Nidaros Township in the amount of $1,200.00 for major drainage structure. cr.:;,,r;,s~r: Qr.,. 1 ~ '97R •---~ .• ,.. o ..., l t· - Motion was made by Andy.Leitch, ~ec:onded by John Snowberg and unani- ,· mously carried, to sell the county shop located in the City of Underwood to the Township of Sverdrup for $10,000, one-third down, balance in two years, possession when county vacates property. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani- mously carried, to approve special aid in the amount of $215.86 to Eastern·Township. SEP r~ \g7~ 94~,u:?. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg and unani- mously carried, to grant special · of Edna, Hobart and Perham. aid in the amo1mt of $500.00 each, to the townships 94 f:(f;-!t_ .. SEP 1 Q !978 'Qi6~<-(; . ., .Q6~5~: l ,., ........ Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve transfer of property, by metes and bounds descriptions, on property between a road tobe vacated and a new road built~ in Girar~ Township, subject to approval by the Otter Tail County Planning ADvisory Commission. I Upon motion made by.John Snowberg, seco~ded by Andy Leite~ and 1D1aniaously carried·, the following resolution was: adopted: R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, the County of Otter Tail has .obtained th~ Commissioner's approval of the plans for. the· following County State-Aid Highway Projects: S.A.P. No. 56-627-05 CSAH No. 27, located 5.5 miles North of CSAH No. 10 to CSAH No·. 24, 3 iniles East of Erhard. Consisting of Aggre- gate Base, Bituminous ~urfacing and Aggregate Shouldering.· · · s.-A.P. 56-652-02 CTB CSAH No. Old !>2,. located.from·csAH No. 10,. Northwest· of· Carlisle~ to· CSAH No. 24 in Rothsay. Consis.ting of Grading, Bituminous Surfacing and Aggregate Shoul~ering, and WHEREAS, said County·is prepared to proceed.with the construction of said projects by providing local funds to supplement the available funds in. the Regular Account of its County State-Aid ~ighway Funds, and WHEREAS, repayment of the· funds so advanced by.the· County is desired in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 162.08, Subdivisions 5-and 7. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the.Commissioner of.Transportation be and is hereby requested to approve this basis for financing said construc- tion projects and to authorize repayments from the.-subsequent accruals to the Regular Account of the· County State-Aid Highway F~nd for·said County, within the limitations provided by law and at the· times and in the· amounts as herein indicated: (Not to·exceed a period of 5 years.) On or after Feb~ 1, 1979 -$350,000.00. from.1979 Allotment. Adopted this 7th · day o:(-·september, . 1978.· Chairman, Otter Tail County Attest: Board of Commiss-ioners (SEAL) Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS on July 19, 1977, the County Board accepted the bid for grading and aggregate surfacing on C.P. 77:119 from Lincoln Construction, Lynd, Minnesota, in the amount of $105.485.95, and WHEREAS the above contract has now beencompleted to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $106,104.07, an overrun of $618.12 due to normal variation and liquidated damages deducted in the amount of $1,200.00, NOW, fflEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby •I:'. '.I authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $18,766.02 payable to Lincoln Construction, Lynd, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 7th day of September, 1978. Upon motion made by Sydney Ne.Ison, seconded by Hub Nordgren and un.animuusly carried·, the following resolution·was adopted:. RESOLVED by the· Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Co~tyMiMesota, that WHEREAS on May 9, 1978, the bid for co~gated steel pipe arch culvert, under S.A.P. 56-656,08, ·was ,warded ,to Acklitt Const.ruction Company, ' • • ' •,• •' :, ~ ::, .•• I ,. ' :: • ' .. (,/ • • ' Frazee·, Minnesota in the amount of ·$26,244.00, and WHEREAS the above· contract has ·now been completed to the satis,- faction of the County Board at a total ,cost of.$26,122, an'underrun of $122.00 due to normal variation, NOW, THEREFORE, BE I.T RESOLVED the C01Ulty Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant· in'" the amount of $11,146.00 payable ., to Ack ling Construction Company, Frazee, Minnesota as final payment for this work. s' Dated at Fe_rgus Falls, Minnesota this 7th day of September, 1918. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and 1Dlanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of Co1D1ty Commissioners of Otter Tail County that WHEREAS application has been made by Gordon Dykhoff to·repurchase from the State of Minnesota the following described-property: Sub Lots 1, 6, 7, 8 & 9 of SW~ of Section 33 -135 -36 said property having forfeited for taxes on the 28th of December, 1977 for non- payment of the 1971 tax, and WHEREAS the :iabove applicant, being owner of record, has paid the sum of $,161.47, being the aggregate of all delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties, costs and interest, NOW, TifEREFORE, BE IT. RESOLVED'· the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Co1D1ty does hereby approve.said application, granting to be in the best publici½ interest and relieve 1D1due hardship~ Dated· at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 7th day of September, 1978. Chairman . Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, the following resolution was adopted: · RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota that WHEREAS, in acoordance with a Procedural Agreement between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, •.• dated May 23, 1962, certification by the Comity Board of Commissioners for acqui- sition of lands by the U.S. Fish. and Wildlife Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have met with the Board of Commissioners on September 7, 1978, and informed said Board that a purchase agreement had been secured from Allan D. Backstrom on the ~ SW¼ of Section 16 and the E½ SE¼NE¼, and the NE¼ NE¼ SE¼ of Section 17, all in 135 -43, and WHEREAS the above request has been given consideration by said Board, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, approval for said acquisition by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the above described land, be and is hereby granted. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 7th day of September, 1978. Ch"airman ATTEST: vl;L~-~ ef/~F~:Jcierk Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren_and carried, with John Snowberg and Sydney Ne hon voting ''no", ,cthe · following resolu- tion was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Cotmty Minnesota, that WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board of Commissioners for acqui- sition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the· Board of Conunissioners on September 7, 1978 and informed said Commissioners that a purchase agreement had been secured from Eddie H. Peterson, et al, for the N½ NE¼ of Section 23 -132 -43, and WHEREAS the above requested has been given consideration by said Board, NOW., THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, approval for acquisition by the u. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the above described land, be and is hereby denied~ Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 7th day of September, 1978. ATIEST: ·~· aJ /2! ~/7/2( 41.~ A petition signed by various residents of Buse Township praying for approval of purchase by the U. s. Fish·& Wildlife Service of the Eddie Peterson property· in Buse Township was read. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, said petition was accepted and the·county Audi tor was authori.zed to file same. A petition calling for restrictions on the use of Pelican Lake was read to the Board. UPon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the petition was accepted and the County Auditor was authorized to file same, and the Cotmty Attorney was requested to check on the situation. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve an application by, Kalmer· Hanson for reduction of ~ssessed valuation in the City of Rothsay. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, . . to approve payment in the amount of $350.50 to Robert B. Oslund & Associates, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minnesota for.the preparation of a plat of Auditor's Subdivision No. 102. SEP 1 ~ /978 Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the following bills were allowed: I Office expense Glen Melby ·Robert Wright Clarence Frank Charles Hay Max Kroneman ' Mrs Gord.on· Tomhave Manley Erickson, Sheriff Carr's Clark 011 & Refining Consumers Co-op Oil Continental Oil Co Holiday Dent Oil Co Farmera Union Oil Co Gene's Standard Otterman's Standard Otter Tail Co-op Oil Pazak' ,Region Co-op Perham Co-op Oil Phillips 66 Service Oil Co Thomas 011 Co Standard Station Deer Creek Minnesota Motor Co Fergus Dodge Inc. ·, Bau~ Chev. Co Worner!s Auto Sales Perham Auto Wrecking Good Year Service Fergus Auto SU.pply-Inc. Auto Glass Installers Ine. Xerox Corp. Uniforms Unlimited The Photo Center Nelson Bros Printing Cooper's Office Supply- Hesby Barker Radisson Duluth White Drug Parkers Prairie Hosp. Memorial Hospital &-Homes Lake Region Hospital Fergus Falls Medical Group Orletta Eisenhuth Bev. Hendrickson . , Geraldine Tomhave Cass Clay Cry-. Inc. Don's 10 to 10 Ernies Food Market National Food Market Service Food Market __ Piggly-Wiggly Store'. Warehouse Food Market Fergus Jobbing Metz Baking Mrs Gordon Tomhave 165.00 55.88 979.20 244.Bo 81.6o 28.80 15.00 8.oo 29.71 29.27 149.59 218.31 628.42 12.44 19·.90 21.82 1:,6.76 467.06 24.06 688.22 25.53 251.03 847.75 11.75 110.37 571.30 82.43 115.:,8 . 4o.oo 127.18 31.85 so.oo 361.00 400.00 105.56 43.50 27.52 185.04 91.51 4.73 20.00 14.oo 53.00 9.00 29.20 58.4o :,4.67 226.:,8 103.46 115.51 245.17 11.05 88.37 335.53 38.55 105.94 19.50 COMMISSIONER$ Hubert Nordgren Berton Hovland Andy Leitch COUNTY COURT . Xerox Corp. Victor Lundeen & Co Coope~•s Office Supply Inc. Poucher Printing & Litho Nelson Bros Printing Empire Business Machines Midwest Printing DWI Cline Fergus Falls,• City of Perham · Roger Bengtson · Rudolph Auch Connie Hovland Cooper's Office Supply Nelson Bros Memindex So Mill Standard Otter 'fail•Co-op Oil Mehdi Oran.di M.B. Marjean·BansC>n Orandi Medical P.A Mehdi Orandi M.D. Ralph Estrem M.D. SUbhi Sharifi M.D. Lake Region Hospi~ VftERANS SERVICE 'l CORONER Detroit Lakes.Ambulance Service Karen Peterson Karen Beyer Ji'loyd Hoff Peter Hoff Russell Knutson Jared Smalley Janice Palan Eugene Davenport Mildred Helmrichs Otter 'fail Co-op Oil . Worners Auto Sales BRA ASSESSOR 162.00 ;36#,52 95.95 270.00 56.48 15.35 57.30 35.00 1,041.00 75.00 75.00 65.00 188.02 146.80 77.20 178.00 225.00 12.20 6.50 29.21 300.00 77.23 180.00 176.75 30.25 80.50 63.32 92.50 954.68 93.30 13.00 10.00 20~95 24.25 23.50 81.45 44o.oo 78.53 23.42 CO AGENT Fergus-Dodge Ine. Goodyear Service Store Otter Tail Co-op Oil City of Perham WEED & SEED INSP. Alva Kreckul.a Gordon Bjoralt Otterman Standard . . PHELPS MILL Battle Lake Sanitary' Landf'ill Ricky Nelson . LAND & RESOURCE Richard. MacGregor James J obnson Larry Krohn Richard Pihn Riehard·MaeGregor Xerox Corp. Vietor Lundeen, &:. Co. _ J .c .. Pemiy Co VOTER REGISTBATION Miller Davis Poucher Printing & Litho Burroughs Corp. Computer Concepts Gust Lagerquist & Son Crow Chemical c.z .. Chemical . Verd-A-Ray Corp • . Honeywe11 · Mantek Corp. Iqstad's Pest Control Fergus Jobbing Otter Tail Power Co Otter Tail Co-op Oil Jeff Jensen Xerox Corp. Vietor Lundeen & Co Cooper's Office Supply Miller Davis Poucher Printing & Li tho · Nelson Bros Printing Xerox Corp. Daily Journal DA'l'A PROCESSING MISC EXPENSE Perham Enterprise Bulletin The Registry Hotel 14.21 14.41 41.04 100.00 351.35 174.99 105.53 11.50 393.25 , 121.80 , 84~30. 87.30 194.90 15.52 83.14 ' 753.4o 15.00 492.40 1,284.04 92.00 18o.38 127.50 158.05 186.43 104.64 176.:,8 46.00 48.58 8.85 177.00 648.40 - . 5.60 351.61 787.50 84.33 '/%-.ao 1,747.25 342.86 3,164.83 81.32 Assoc of Minnesota Counties Henning Advocate Pelican Rapids Press Haug Hammer Post# 508 C.R Larson Co Enstad Mann Minnesota State Treas. Sylvia Bergerud Joseph Cade Michael Kirk June Ryan George Nelson N.F. Field Abstract BO.AT & WATER SAFETY Carr's Consumers Co-op Oil Otterman's Standard Perham Co-op Oil Park Region Co-op Otter Tail Co-op Oil Th1.,mas Oil Co Water Safety Films Inc. Minnesota State Treas. CO DITCH ROAD & BRIDGE Champion Auto Store Ebersviller Implement Co Genuine Parts Co 'l'he George T Ryan Co Interstate National Bushinc & Parts Westgo Truck Equipment Ziegler Inc. Alexandria Diesel Service Battle Lake Electric Belle International K cl: K Tires Inc. Riverside Repair Shop Russ Johnson Co Super GMC Truck Sales Swenson Repair Anderson Grocery Coast to Coast Store Hanson' s Bard.ware Lawson Products George Mccollough Jr M-R Sign Co Inc. Ruhland' s Hardware Firestone Store Meyer's Service Mark Sand & Gravel Patrick Marrs Farmers Elevator Co Miltona Creamery Assoc. 13.00 2,718._28 11.35 50.00 4,131.40 400.00 3,909.10 100.43 33.00 126.19 110.50 92.07 34.oo 68.73 15.98 43.08 36.36 28.51 185.09 186.90 22.50 36.30 34.6o 1.85 319.95 124.16° 70.32 238.30 1,229.24 75.10 10.50 74.72 6.50 319.28 218.25 683.34 19.50 5.52 49.:,8 59.27 85.37 68.oo 2,883.20 166.63 162.:,8 154.73 255.00 1,200.00 55.50 304.59 Vergas Co-op Mill & Elevator Assn Anderson Bros Cons.traction Co Barry's Excavating Donald Conroy Construction Co Herman Ruckheim N.E. Ottertail Landfill Assn Ole Juven 3M Business Products Comm. of Transportation Constructi.on Bulletin Brunson Enstrument Co Minnesota Blueprint Nelson Bros Printing Poucher Printing & Litho J/ictor-Lundeen & Co Swanson's Surplus Store C.R. Larson·co Dennis Berend EO'f Telephene Co Midwest Telephone Co Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Pelican Telephone Co Koch Refining Co Elmer & Delphine Spranger- Katherine S Engeb~etson Louis Kunza Albert & Theresa Kunza John J & Mary Anne Fisher · Louis Kunza Alfred & Beverly Schulz John Baker Marlin & Patsy Listrom Harold & Agnes Mattson Albert C & Ethel Leskela William & Regina Weniger Fred Stinar D-A Lubricant Co Inc. Arrow Petroleum Park Region Co-op Oil Goldammer Oil c~ Battle Lalte Farmers Union Oil Co-op Services Inc. Curt's Repair Farmers Co-op Assn Gene's Standard Jim's Service North Union Champlin Otter.Tail Co-op Oil Otterman Standard Thomas Oil .co ', Perham Co-op Oil Thomas Oil Co . V' ergas Oil Co : . ~ ',, :,0.75 157·.50 75.00 1,562.50 . 55.25 6.50 55.00 1,540.00 1,336.72 44.oo 97.70 342.99 392.00 65.57 95.91 57.90 5,902.00 23.75 72.41 9.30 127.02 9.79 4,611.84 265.00 855.40 245.00 700.00 3:,0.00 72.70 100.00 125.00 79.90 5.00 5.00 680.95 238.48 558.10 <254.13 •:· ,_684.o:, 97.00 40.97 480.72 258.50 234.21 9.94 132.16 394.71 600.75 205.83 110.69 11.46 2,055.68 395.49 CETA Bretz Bard.ware Charley's Sharpening Service Coast to Coast Pelican Rapids B & LOK Hardware B'Wat Park Store Kimber Awning eo Ken Knudson Chev. Inc. Park::Region Co-op Perham Co-op Oil Co- Seheideeker Small Engine Repair Inc. Swanson Equip. Gerald Stine 4.oo 3.00 16.00 8.95 37.90 205.30. 4.oo 3.00 18.24 5.30 37.66 375.30 'nlere being no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting wttil 9; 30 A.-M., Friday, September 8, 1978. -FRIDAY'S SESSION - Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Cotmty Conunissioners of Otter Tail ~otmty met at 9:30.A.M., Friday, September 8, 1978, all members present. UPon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the following applications were approved for reduction of assessed valua- tion: Gr_egory Jones Warran Oas Dtmn Township Amor Township House measured incorrectly Incorrect limitation Motion was made by JXnay Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve a reduction of a tax on a mobile home. in.-~the·tri.ame Iof,/l!ertjr:·•Huseth,.located in Tordenskjold Township, said tax having been figured incorrectly_and paid as billed. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, the County Auditor was authorized and directed to publish notice of hearing to be held at 10: 00 A .M. , -Wednesday, . October• 11:, 1978-, for the purpose of amending the Portage Lake Water Sur(ace Use Ordinance. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the plat of Shenandoah Ridge, locate4 in Section 23 -136 -41. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to app~ve the plat of Chuc}('s North Shore. View, Second Adcltion, located ' . in Section 35 -136 4L Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by_Andy Leitch and carried, to approve a special use permit for Kenneth Van Tassel, to expand resort by adding four cabins to existing resort, located onOtter Tail Lake, Otter Tail Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve a special use permit for Harry Dallmann, to cut and fill area on Long Lake in Elizabeth Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, ~o approve a special use perinit for ijoward A.~Greterman to roll back front of lot, on Pelican Lake,· Scambler Township. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, the special use permit for Dorothy Bylander of ByJander's Resort in Dora Township was approved for three addi tinnal mobile home sites • Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve an application of George McCullough for special use permit to fill a low area on West McDonald Lake in Edna Township. Moti_on was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by· Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve an application of Calvin Preston for special use· permit to move road on Preston's Lakeview Beach, Jewett Lake, Elizabeth Township. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve a special use permit for Joseph Koep to expand bait business at Spitzer Lake in Leaf Mountain Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and wtani- mously carried~ to affirm the decision of the Otter Tail ColD1ty Planning Advisory Comission in the denial of a special use permit for Dale W. Light to construct year around dwelling with well and sewage system using excess dirt to slope towards lake, on Heilberger Lake in Friberg Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded-by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve a preliminary plat of Winger's Orchar1:}l,1for two lots, to be located in Sections .33 & 34'-133 -43. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve a preliminary plat of Rostad's Development to be located in Section 32 - 134 -41, on condi.tion that problem of easements be resolved for all people concerned in a legal form. ~oti_on was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg ~ and carried, to approve a preliminary plat of Adams Point, to be located in Section 7 -135 -39. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lei_tch and carried, a sewage disposal system cleaners license was.approved for Marvin Pederson, Route #1,, Erhard, and a sewage disposal installers,license was approved for.Waldo Johnson of Johnson Excavating, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The Board, having previously published notice of hearing on General Revenue Sharing ftmds as contained in the proposed budget for the year 1979, considered the budget as proposed. The proposed budget as presented to the Board is as follows: ·Revenues Estimated taxes· Estimated fees, charges, license-fees, etc. Local Government Aid Federal Revenue Sharing Funds TOTAL County Revenue.Fund' County.Road & Bridge Fmtd County· Buildi_nis Expenditures- Department of Human Services· Regional Library TOTAL EXPENDITURES. $3,584,925.00 640,865.00 469,074.00 .. -619 ~902. 00 $5,314,766.00 $2,438,136.00 1,200,000.00 300,000.00 1,295,900.00 -· · · 80;730~00 $5',314, 766.00 All interested persons were heard but no action taken. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconde4 by Andy Leitch and carried, to raise the out-of~county board of prisoners fee to $14.00 per day. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to charge the various villages a·sum of 1/2 of the county rate for boarding of prisoners. Th.ere being no further business, the Chairman adjoumed the meeting until 1:00.P.M., Tuesday, September 19, 1978.