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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 12/11/1978MINUTES 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 9:30 A.M., Monday, December 11, 1978, all mem- bers present. Members of the Otter Tail Snowmobile Trail Association appeared before the Board relative to complaints about the association. No action taken. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to authorize Progress Telephone Company to install button system telephones irt the County Attorney's office, a~ an estimated cost for modification of $1,265.00, plus cost of the telephones. ' . Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to grant a two week leave of absence in January, 1979, for Florence Merz of the County Recorder's office. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to appoint Jeff Tikkanen as a regular member and Duane Donley as an alter- nate member of the WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Project Committee to represent East Otter Tail County and the East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conser- vation District for the calendar year 1979. Moti.on was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to appoint Bert Hovland as alternate member of the WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Projject Committee to represent West Otter Tail Cotmty and the West Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District for the calendar year 1979. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 3rd, 1979, for printing and publishing for the year 1979. \ Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, authorizing Cal Mielke to prepare the Otte_r Tail Cotmty exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair. Motion was made by JOhn Snowberg, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to pay the 1979 dues in the amotmt of $3,947 to the Association of Minnesota Cotmties. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the County Treasurer was granted an additional $4,000.00 for expenses to complete the year 1978. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, the County Engineer was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 1:45 P.M., January 23, 1979 for two walk-in type vehicles to be used by the County Highway Department. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to deny a request for road ditch cleaning by ,:Irvin Kolle, Tumuli Township, on Cotmty Road #82. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve certificate of completion of the following county road work: Donald Conroy Const. Co., Dumont, MN S.A.P. 56-599-03, Bridge #91556 Ackling Construction Co., Frazee, MN S.A.P. 56-599-07, Bridge #91797 Stan Morrill, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN C.P. 78:01, Carlisle Twp. Road Traffic Marking Services, Inc., Buffalo, MN. C.P. 78:HS Leonard Hillstrom, Vergas, MN C.P. 77:01, Road crossing Pelican River I Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by-John Snowberg and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, candidates are now be_ing considered for the position of Commissioner for the Minnesota Depart- ment of Transportation, and WHEREAS , Mr. -Dean Anklan, a former· County Engineer; has filed his application for this position. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Otter Tail County does support Mr. Anklan as an experienced, know-' ledgeable and professionally qualified transportation person for this position. · · · Adopted this 11th. day of December, 1978. Attest:· (SEAL) . Chairman, oterTail County Board of Commissioners Upon motion made by John Snow~erg, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Comity Minnesota, that WHEREAS on June 20, 1978, the bid for highway striping for 1978 was awarded to Traffic Marking Service, I~c., Buffalo, Minnesota in the amount of $26,865.00, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $43,855.02, an increase of $16,990.02, due mainly to addition of more miles of striping, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amotmt of $4,385.50, payable to Traffic Marking Service, INc., Buffalo, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of December, 1978. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, the followbg resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS on August 8, 1978, the bid for grading and aggregate surfacing on CSAH #81, S.A.P. 56-681-01, C.P. 78:81, was awarded to Evavold- Vikesland Const?"1ction, Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the amount of $78,837.57, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $83,420.41, an increase of $4,582.84 due mainly to the need for additional aggregate surfacing and sodding, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $11,509.22 payable to Evavold-Vikesland Construction, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of December, 1978. Chairman ATTEST: ~,,0,&~~rk Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, the following resolution was adopted: J RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the Co\Dlty·Board,·on April 13, 1978, accepted the bid of Harold Fread, Route #1, Henning, Minnesota for mowiugr·. Area:c, in the amo\Dlt of $6,199.20, and WHEREAS the above'·con"tract has now been completed ·to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $5,794.10, a decrease of $405.10 due to a deduction of 5 .65 miles cutting and $100. 00 of liquidated damages, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $489.41 payable to Harold Fread, Route #1, Henning, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of December, 1978. Chairman · AITEST: -~-N Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson 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 bid for mowing Area G was awarded to Merle Dittberner and Orlin Johnson, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota in the amount of $6.984.77, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been completed to the satis- faction of the County Board at a total cost of $6.984.77, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $1,503.06 payable to Merle Dittberner and Orlin Johnson, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota as final payment for this work. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of December, 1978. Chairman ATTEST: ~,.2J~~JJ d Clerk Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved: Mr. & Mrs. MOrris Anderson Linda Hanson Solien Theodore & Ethel Brown Dunn Township Assessed for too many mobile home lots Dora Township Mid=year homestead classification Tordenskjold Twp. Vacant lot Motion was made by Sydney Nelson,· seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to appropriate $400.00 for the Minnesota Red River Valley Development Association for the year 1979, Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgre~ and carried, the following bills were allowed: l I Glen Melby ·car1tofi:' E;. Mortensen. Office,,Expense Max Kroneman Clarence Frank Rich~ Tamke Luella Schlueter Roar C Nossum Ray Polensky Robert Wright Gary Kane Gary Young Larry Kleinhuizen Bauck Chrevrolet Co Bob Moore Ford Minnesota Motor Co Riverside Repair Shop Pelican Union 76 Phillips Petroleum Otter Tail Co-op Oil Frontier Texaco Erickson Holiday Fergus Dodge Inc. Continental Oil Co Consumers Co-op SHERIFF' Clark Oil & Refining Corp. Big Chief Texaco RoBo Car Wash Service Oil Co · Thomas Oil Co South Mill Standard Xerox Corp. Uniforms Unlimited Inc. The Photo Center Nelson Bros Printing General Trading Co J.D. Locks & Keys Welding Supplies & Fire Equipment Mobile Radio Service Maracom eolor Press Victor Lundeen & Co Hingten Karst Electric Co Fergus Glass & Paint Lake Region Rehab. Industries Howard Johnson's Holiday Inn Department of Public Safety Office of City Adm Lake Region Hospital Parkers Prairie Hospital Drs Severn, Anderson & Earl Gibson Pharmacy City Pharmacy Andrew & Meister Drug Beverly Hendrickson Mrs Gary Anderson Mrs Gordon Tomhave Beverly Hendrickson Orletta Eisenhuth 134.55 195.2g l5D.OO 28.80 734.40 8.23 6.81 21.88 73-"30 326.40 39.47 17.50 204.oo 13.91 18.49 22.40 54.70 117.69 26.99 418.25 175.87 413.84 223.18 88.92 20.14 16.37 32.53 727.92 217.89 540.34 19.88 189.14 6.50 35.19 20.00 3.82 12.60 6.50 252.55 26.40 235.76 27.39 8.46 54.95 93.09 94.97 200.00 1,018.75 188.32 10.00 10.00 17.32 5.95 9.78 15.00 30.00 454.42 452.60 481.80 Alice Beske Marge Barvels Mrs Gordon 'fomhave Warehouse Food Market Red Owl Store Piggly Wiggly National Food Store Metz Baking Co Fergus Jobbing Continental Big Red Bob's Supennarket Cass Clay Creamery CO ATl'ORNEY Michael Kirk Xerox Corp Victor Lundeen & Co Nelson Bros Printing William & Nitz I.B.M. Corp. Oswald Publishing Co IBM Corp, CO COURT Xerox Corp. Victor Lundeen & Co Empire Business Machines Midwest Printing Miller Davis Co Nelson Bros Printing Midwest Carbon Poucher Printing & Lithe . The Photo·::Center DWI Clinic Fergus.Falls, Leon Reineke Jim Brandberg Pamela Nelson City of Perham LAND & RESOURCE James Johnson Larry Krohn Richard Fihn Xerox Corp Victor Lundeen & Co Dept of Conferences National Forest Prod. Assoc GR Graphics Inc. Perham Enterprise Bulletin P~lican Union 76 Frank Lachwitzer Arlys Jacobson Charles Beck CO PLANNING 36.50 54.75 26.00 194.36 39.18 37.03 308.27 79.57 40.00 460.34 215.38 246.34 114.oo 26.19 2,768.85 27.00 9.20 31.00 31.16 41:'f.~59 270.00 278.92 55.40 47.50 57.85 228.50 56.98 99.34 62.00 250.00 18.88 17.92 15.00 65.00 230.70 466.70 60.30 70.00 39.25 180.00 1.00 220.54 21.64 36.25 118.50 103.10 , 100.00 Charles Davis Reba Lee Andy Lindquist Wilfred Estes Pelican Rapids Press Daily Journal June Byan Calvin Johansen Thomas Donaho ~elican Rapids Press Roger Bengtson Rudolph Auch Otter Tail Co-op Oil Lynn Card Co BOARD OF ADJUNSTMENT VETS SERVICE Nelson Bros Prtg. Cooper's Office Supply Midwest Business Products RoBo Car Wash HRA Karen Peterson Phyllis Dunker Jared Smalley Janice Palan Peter Hoff Floyd Hoff Midwest Printing Victor Lundeen & Co Perham Enterprise Bulletin Parta Printing Mehdi Orandi M.D. Marjean Hanson Subhi Sharifi M.D. Benjamin Delgado M~D. Lewis Struthers M.D. Ricky Nelson Maine Repair Shop Otterman Standard City of Perham Otter Tail Co-op Oil Fergus Dodge Inc. Gordon Bjoralt Alva Kreckula ' Eugene Davenport Worners·Auto Sales Otter Tail Co-op Pronto Land Measures Reg 7 MAAO Nelson Bros CORONER PHELPS MILL CO AGENT WEED & SEED. ASSESSOR 292.00 117.30 359.35 256.20 10.06 6.05 20.00 20.00 20.00 6.70 42.82 35.18 29.00 81.25 6o.oo 150.00 43.63 178.14 1,831.25 100.00 24.25 23.50 10.00 13.00 17.50 31.89 ,43.00 40.00 300. OQ,.•,: . .:.' 76.05 30.25 80.00 30.00 78.38 9.50 28.20 100.00 25.68 135.87 14.70 166.83 64.20 10.65 95.57 27~00 154.oo 378.00 DATA PROCESSING Computer Concepts Burroughs Burroughs Corp ' MISC EXPENSES 'Gust Lagerquist Lystads _ Wm Galena & Son Knutson Htg & Air Mantek National Chemsearch Dacotah Paper General_ Trading Electrolux Corp Ebersviller Impl Co J.D Locks & Keys Stenerson Bros Lumber Darel Jacobson Construction Otter Tail Co-op Jeff Jenson Xerox Corp ---Victor Lundeen & Co Oswald Burroughs Corp. Midwest Carbon Empire Business Machines Poucher Printing&: Litho Cooper's Office Supply Inc. Secretarial Service Daily Journal Enstad Mann White Drug Hesby Barker Sylvia Bergerud Jerry Ewert Harlan Nelson Fergus Falls Medical Group Lake Region Hospital Dale Rolfson Elks 1093 Midwest Printing ;, ' BOAT&: WATER SAFETY Thomas Oil Company ROAD&: BRIDGE Borchert Ingersoll Inc. Chantilly Chrysler Plymouth Raymond Cichy Ebersviller Implement Co Fergus Auto Supply General Trading Co Genuine Parts Co Gerry's Parts Supply Minnesota Motor Co National Bushing & Parts Nastrom Peterson Neubauer Equip Super GMC Truck Sales- Uselman's Inc. Vergas Ford&: Equip. 1,570.67 239.90 893.60 95.00 176.38 186.75 28.50 129.50 152.99 178.50 5.67 6.48 108.85 24.30 8.56 245.00 25.00 30.50 448.57 1,3!/i.02 36.40 34.20 92.08 45.00 125.83 425.11 91.60 466.88 277.00 103.22 432.00 34.20 39~15 16.00 37~50 44.97 5.00 31.46 55.00 147.35 138.83 2.35 156.38 24.75 134.48 536.97 150.00 127.17 44.20 125.74 37.35 679-51 12.28 264.24 Ziegler Inc. Electric Auto SU.pply Gerald Evenson Inc. Fergus Dodge Inc. Little Falls Machine Mike's Machines Shop Mobile Radio Service Monson's Welding Perham Radiator Repair Riverside Repair Schave•s Electric Service Auto Glass Stan Moe Ford Swanson Equipment Thalman's Repair Torkelson Heating & Air . Coast to Coast Store Battle Lake Coast to Coast Henning Coast to Coast Pelican Rapids Dent Equ.i ty Wm Galena & Son Gambles Garbage Service H & LOK Hardware Hanson's Hardware Jaeger's Deeorating,Service Johnsen Purni tu.re , Lampert Building Center Mills Farmers Elevator · Northern States Supply Pelican Hardware . Pelican Paint & ·:Glass Pelican Ready Mix Setterholm's Hardware Share Corp. Sigel.man Steel & Salvage Stenerson Bros Lumber co· Welding Supplies & Fire Equip. Fergus CUlverts Sales Paper Calmenson & Co Wilkin County Hwy Dept Twin City Testing Douglas County Highway Dept Carr's Tree Service Stan Mcrill Inc. Construction Bulletin Daily Journal Midwest Carbon Minnesota Blueprint Victor Lundeen & Co Dennis Berend Thomas Behm Douglas Weiszhaar Dennis Berend University Of Minnesota EOT 'lRephone Co Mid~est Telephone Co 61.23 17.61 15.56 476.88 220.00 6.50 83.00 42.00 24.50 162.70 5.48 50.00 138.84 35.55 64.60 12.65 131.19 33.31 104.76 9.24 1.83 3.77 72.00 3.23 596.45 199.00 109.00 48.45 46.20 339.86 13.38 1.73 13.00 4.oo 66.32 40.10 156.96 47.52 178.70 10,992.07 932.30 33.25 314.50 436.10 2,322.75 35.20 15.76 91.69 130.12 13.07 42.55 53.57 132.47 47.79 150.00 75.16 11.13 b I -+Je;p:tauostoPB. ilell 4'ele:phene 8e Northwestern Bell Telephone. Co Park Region Mu.tual Telephone Co Pelican Telephone Co Elmer Marquart Burlington Northern Railroad Lake Region Co-op Elect. Assn Lake Region Co-op Elect. Assn Lake Region Co-op Elect. ·Assn D-A Lubricant Co Inc. Arrow Petroleum Meyer's Service Inc. Otter Tail Co-op Oils Roy Fossen Oil Co Vergas Oil Co Kirchoff Perkins Oil Co And.ya 66 Service Bengtson Oil Co Birkholz Northside Self Service Bud's Mobile Denny's North Star Dent Oil Co Duane's Mobile Jim's Service Ken Knudson Chev. Mischke Oil Station Ottennans Standard Thomas Oil Co RoBo Car Wash Thomas Oil Co CETA Coast to Coast Pelican,Rapicis. Gambles · H & LOK Hardware H'Way Park Store Kimber Awning Co Inc. Otter Tail Co-op:Oil Park Region Co-op Small Engine Repair Swanson Equipment Duane Bjerketvedt 126.1~ 126.14 51.89 15.96 100.00 4,090.00 6,059.64 1,360.68 1,519.92 382.80 342.49 965.75 300.29 133.25 1,051.97 464.oo 884.17 435.35 392.72 337.80 324.90 208.98 416.28 237.49 135.48 273.15 234.34 235.37 22.66 1,315.87 10.28 6.12 4.38 13.90 97.56 9.15 11.97 4.95 32.75 . 321.15 There being no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting Wltil 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 12th, 1978. '' -TUESDAY'S.SESSION - Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 12, 1978, all members present. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to grant permission to Mike Johnson to leave grain bins erected within 40' set-back in Section 18, Nidaros Township. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for two police cars to be used by the Sheriff's Department, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Fergus Dodge, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minnesota Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, Minnesota $13,668.00 13,740.70 After consideration, motion was made by Sydney Nelson to accept the bid of Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the amount of $13,740.70. Motion failed for lack of a second. After further consideration, motion was made by JOhn Snowberg to accept the low bid. The motion was seconded by Andy Leitch and upon roll call vote, Hub Nordgren, Andy Leitch, John Snowberg and Sydney Nelson voting".yes, Bert Hovland voting"no", the bid of Fergus Dodge, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the amount of $13,668.00 was accepted. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the plat of Kirchenwitz Beach, located in Section 29 -136 -40. Motion was made by Bert.Hoyland, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve the plat of Suncrest Terrace, located in Section 24 -133 -43. ' ;, ... •· .. Motion was macJe by Sydney Nelson,' seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve the application of Connie Brandhagen, Rush Lake Township, to cut ridge running adjacent to Marion Lake, subject to conditional requirements. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve an application of Gerhard K. & Doris Haukebo, for special use permit to •,:,build a road for access to lots on Clitherall Lake, in Clitherall Township, subject to conditional requirements. The following resolution was introduced· by John Snowberg who moved for its adoption: RESOLVED by the Board of CoWlty Commissioners of Otter Tail CoWlty Minnesota, that The 1979 CoWlty Commissioners annual salary shall be set at an increase of 5% over the 1978 salary, to be the sum of $9,167.04, plus longevity as established in the County's Personnel Policy. The County Board shall also collect a $15 .00 per diem for services,·;on the Human Services Board and County Nursing Home Board, but there shall be no per diem allowance for services on any other county committee or'board. The above motion was seconded by Hub Nordgren, and upon roll call vote, the following voted "yes": John Snowberg, Hub Nordgren and Bert Hovland; the following voting "no": Andy Leitch and Sydney Nelson; whereupon the resolution was declared duly adopted: Dated this 12th day of December, 1978, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Chairman · · ATTEST: I Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, an application of J.essie Rasmussen for special use permit was approved, to fill area, suJ;ject to conditional requirements. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and '" carried, a preliminary plat of :Br,demeyer's 2nd Add'n, to. be located in Section 17 -134 -38, was approved. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowberg and carried, to approve a preliminary plat o~ O~k Dale~ 2nd Add'n, located on South Turtle Lake, Section 3 -132 -41, subject to special use permit on road. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to pay the second half appropria:tion of $3,801.50 to the Pelican Rapids Land Fill District. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lei.tch and carried, to erect a walkway on the south side of the bridge on County #1, known as the Pleasure Park Bridge. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the agreement with the AFL-ClO Local 1830, for the year 1979, and the chairman of the board and county auditor were authorized to execute same on behalf of Otter Tail County. There being no further business, the Chairman·adjourned the meeting until 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 19th, 1978. Chairman ATIEST: _ofdl ✓-/Q) b. ~£?urlr ✓c1£k