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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/21/1978MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF ntE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS aITER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Co\D'lty Connnissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 21, 1978, all members present. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for the replacement of a bridge, under S~A.P. 56-599-09, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Gerald Ehrp, Chokio, Minnesota Riley Bros. Const., Inc., Morris, Minnesota Ackling Construction Co., Frazee, Minnesota Delzer Construction, Inc., Dalton, Minnesota Landwehr Heavy MOving, Inc. , St. Cloud, Minnesota Radniecki & Jensen Const. Co., Inc. Oklee, Minnesota Lakeview Construction Co., Glenwood, Minnesota $54,978.00 55,760.00 58,625.00 60,500.00 61,055.00 66,420.00 72,560.00 After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Gerald Ehrp, Chokio, Minnesota in the amount of $54,978.00, it being the lowest bid. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 2:00 P.M., December 19th, 1978, for the removal of the two county houses on South Court in the City of Fergus Falls. Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, December 19th, 1978, for the remodeling of the County Attorney's office in the Court House. Motion was rna~e by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to re-appoint Arnold Evavold as a regular member of the WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Project Committee to represent West Otter Tail Co\D'lty and the West Otter Tail Soil & Water Conservation District for the year 1979. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the following resolution was adopted:. RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail· County 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 ac- quisition 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 Commissioners of Otter Tail Collllty, State of Minnesota, on November 21, 1978 and informed the Commissioners that a waterfowl easement had been secured from Glen R. Bjorklund on the N½ NW¼ (Lot 1) of Section 14 -132 - 41, and WHEREAS the County Board of Commissioners considered the above request for acquisition by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for waterfowl ease- ment purposes, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED said County Board does hereby approve said request. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of November, 1978. Chairman ATTEST: ~ .. ) ~&"-Fti.n Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson 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 recons_truction of Carli_sle Township Bridge No. 91799 over County Ditch No, 2, and WHEREAS, The application for the grant has_ been revi_ewed by the West Central Regional Development Cornrqission, and WHEREAS, The amount of the grant has been determined to be $52,128.00 by reason of the lowest responsible bid. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the County of Otter Tail does hereby affirm that any cos_t 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. Adopted th.is 21st day of November, 1978. Attest: ~~~~~~RJ Conty Audi tor (SEAL) _airman, Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners. Upon motion made by John Snowberg, second.ed by Hub Nordgren and carried, the following resolutions calling for final payment on road mowing con- tracts were approved: RESOLVED by the B.oar~ of County Commhsioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota that WHEREAS on April 13 1 1978, the. bid for mowing Area H, C.P. 78:M was awarded to Ellsworth Whipps, in the amount of $7,163.00, and WHEREAS said contract has now b~e~1 ·completed to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $6,345.23, a decrease of $817.85 due to a deduction of 9.37 miles mowing on C.R. #114 and liquidated damages of $240.00, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $530.08 payable to Ellsworth Whipps, Route #1, Dalton, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of November, 1978. Chairman . I RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Mirinesota, that WHEREAS on April 13, 1978, the bid for mowing Area A, C.P. 78:M was awarded to Arnold Bennett, Frazee, Minnesota for $7,931.95, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $7,630.31, a decrease of $301.64 due to a deduction of 4.3 miles on CSAH #41 because of construction work being done, NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $763.03 to Arnold Bennett, Frazee, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of November, 1978. Chairman ATTEST:. ~;-a) .,J, tj?PLF✓fierk RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Cotmty Minnesota, that WHEREAS on April 13, 1978, the bid for mowing Area E, C.P. 78:m was awarded to Carl Wallevand and Sel~er ~alverson, Vining, Minnesota in the amount of $6,985.44, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $6,772.32, a decrease of $213.12, due to 3.95 miles of shoulder cut on CSAH #43 and 4.26 miles mowinb on CSAH #43 because of construction work, with 1.0 mile of mowing added for mileage not included in proposal, NOW, ntEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby author- ized· and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $736.62 payable to Carl Wallevand and Selmer Halverson, Vining, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of November, 1978. Chairman I I RESOLVED by the Board of County Comissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS on April 13, 1978, the bid for mowing ARea I, C.P. 78:m was awarded to Carl Wallevand and Selmer Halverson, Vining, Minnesota in the amount of $7,147.57, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $7,019.77, a decrease of $127.80 due to a deduction of 2.0 miles mowing on CSAH #81 because of construction work, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is ,hereby authorized and directed(to issue a warrant in the amotmt of $701.97 payable to Carl Wallevand and Selmer Halverson, Vining, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of November, 1978 • . Chairman · .AITEST: ~;/,, ; a) J< q u:,u t t:r!k RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS on April 13, 1978, the bid for mowing Area J, C.P. 78:M was awarded to Merle Dittberner and Orlin Johnson, Henning, Minnesota in the amount of $6,714.84, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed· to the sa_tis- faction of the Board at a total cost of $6,714.84, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is '•,hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amotmt of $1,SiS.83 payable to Merle Dittberner and Orlin Johnson, Henning, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of November, 1978. ATTEST: ~~c~- Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to appoint Joe Fehrenbach as a me~ber of the Community Action CoW1.cil. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to remove Jack Perala as a member of the Community Action Council. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to appoint David Huttunen as a member of the Community Action Council. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to execute the certificate of completion of coW1.ty road work on the following road work done by: Batzer Construction Co., Royalton, MN Ackling Const. Co., Frazee, MN Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, MN Evavold-Vikesland Const., Fergus Falls, MN Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, MN C.P. 78:SS S.A.P. 56-666-01 & C.P. 78:144 S.A.P. 56-650-04 & S.A.P. 56-667-12, C.P. 78:84 S.A.P. 56-681-01, C.P. 78:81 S.A.P. 56-641-04, S.A.P. 56-679-02, C.P. 78:1148, C.P. 78:2M, C.P. 78:4M C.P. 78:35M, C.P. 78:Twp. B-1 C.P. 78:Twp. 8-2, C.P. 78:Twp. B-3 C.P. 78:Twp. 8-4, S.A.P. 56-627-05 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani- mously carried, approving a temporary easement to Burlington Northem for reshaping embankment between the Railroad & C.S.A.H. #52, old Highway #52. Motion was made_ by Bert Hovland., secon~ed by Andy Leitch and carried, to explore action necessary to tum back old highway #2.10 to Aurdal Township. Motion was made by Hub.Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, authorizing the Colll\ty Engineer to advertise for bids to be received until 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, January 23, 1979, for a. bridge replacement·. on C.S.A.H. #52. Upon motion made by JOhn Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the meeting was a~joumed until 9:30 A.M., Monday, December 11, 1978. Chaiman ATTEST: '41'; ,,) J, ,Ep i'At'4'-' fi.erk