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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/24/1978MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Connnissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 24, 1978, all members present. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded.by Hub Nordgren and carr:i,ed, to approve the Connnunity Health Services Plan and the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Otter Tail County. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to grant a permit to the City of Henning for burning brush. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,352 .-00 to Otter Construction Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota for concrete work for watershed on the west and north comer of courthouse. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve an application of David Anderson ~or cancellation of taxes, penalty and interest on a mobilerome located in Deer Creek Township, which was sold prior to assessment date. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren 8tfe1 2 5 1978 carried, to grant special aid in the amount of $500.00 to Newton Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to advertise for bids to be ·received until 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, November 21, 1978 for Bridge #L0891 over County Ditch #2, under S.A.P. 56-S99-09. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to accept a petition calling for a 30 mile hourspeed limit on CSAH #30, past the North Enunanuel Lutheran Church and the petition was turned over to the County Engineer for action. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, _seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve an application of Douglas C. Haugen to construct a residential development in Pelican Lake, Dunn Township_. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve an application of Ed Lakoduk for special use permit to cut and slope a driveway to serve home on Pelican Lake in Dunn Township, subject to con- ditional requirements. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve an application of Dale Liming for special use permit to cut ridge and fill lot on Dead-Lake, Star Lake Township, subject to conditional require- ments. Motion was made by :~t~;Hovl:alfd;,, seconded by .tbht\i:. Sn·owb'trr-g and carried, to approve an application of the Pelican Lake Yacht Club for special use permit for sailing school and yacht club activities on Pelican Lake in Scambler Township~ subject to conditional requirements. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve an application of Dwight L. Bollefer for special use permit to operate a sales service of lawn and garden tractors on the Otter Tail River in Sverdrup Township. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to accept the proposal of Ackling Bros. Const., in the amotmt of $29,279.24, for the replacement of Oak Valley Township Bridge No. L0971, under an emergency resolu- tion passed on October 10, 1978, it being the lowest proposal submitted. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve an application of Donna Nagel to hold public dances at the Red Bar-N in Rush Lake Towns_hip, 1D1der new construction in a different location. Motion was made by Andy Leitch to call for bids for remodelling of the Cotmty Attorney's offices on the third floor of the court house, as per plans submitted by the architectural _firm of Cording & Ass·ociates. The motion was seconded by John Snowberg but did not carry, with Hub Nordgren, Sydney Nelson and Bert Hov- land voting "no". I I 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 on April 13, 1978, the County Board accepted the bid of Stan Morrill, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the amount of $73,459.12 for an R.C. P-A Culvert on County Highway #116, S.A.P. 56-598-02, Bridge #91674, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $74,958.32, an increase of $1,499.20 due to normal variation, with liquidated damages being charged against this project in the amount of $4,500.00 NOW, nlEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $4,813.11 payable to Stan Morrill, Inc., Fergus F_alls, Mil)Jlesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesofa tltis /24th day ·of October, 1978. ATTEST: Clerk Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The County of Otter Tail has applied to the Commis- sioner of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Trans- portation Fund for the reconstruction of Oak Valley Township Bridge No. 91797 over South Bluff Creek, and WHEREAS, The application for the grant has been reviewed by the West Central Regional Development Commission, and WHEREAS, The amount of the grant has been determined to be $24,298.24 by reason of the lowest responsible bid. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the County of Otter Tail does hereby affirm that any cost of the bridge in excess of the grant will be appropriated from funds available to the County of Otter Tail, and that any grant monies appropriated for the bridge but not required, based on the final estimate, shall be returned to the Minnesota State Transportation Fund. Attest: (SEAL) Adopted this 24th· day of October, 1978. ~hairman, Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, 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 said Board on the 11th day of October, 1978 established the budget of the Viking Library System at a sum of $48,083, the minimum established by the State Department of Education, and WHEREAS levying the minimum would seriously curtail the operation of the Viking Library System, NOW, THEREFORE .BE IT _HEREBY RESOLVED, the levy for the year 1979 for the Viking Library System be established at .66 mills against the taxable valuation of Otter Tail-. Cotmty, excluding the City of Fergus Falls, the City of New York Mills and the City of Perham. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 24th day of October, 1978. Chairman ATTEST: ~--ct) I Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were authorized to execute an agreement with the State of Minnesota on behalf of Otter Tail County for snow removal for the 197.8-1979 season.: Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, John Snowberg voting "no", to forward copies-of the October 11th resolution regarding the State Building Code to ·each of the counties in the State of Minnesota, except the seven metropolitan counties. There being no further business, the Chairman. adjourned the meeting until 9:30 A.M., Thursday, November 2, 1978.