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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 05/26/1981MINUTES 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 met at 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 1981, all members present. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and car- ried, the bill for the completion of the facility plan study on the Otter Tail Sewer District was approved in the amount of $4,800.00 payable to Ulteig Engineers, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to appoint John Sethre to the Otter Tail County Extension Committee; to replace Max Kroneman who has resigned effective June 1, 1981, term expiring December 31, 1981. The Board considered various proposals for a water supply to serve the park at Phelps Mill, after which motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried with Van Ellig voti_ng "no", to accept the proposal of Barry's Excavating, Underwood, MN, for running 250 feet of pipe, underground, from the well at the house, at a total cost of $935.00 to include all material and labor. The County Engineer appeared before the Board and presented a petition from various property owners in the River Oaks and River Oaks Add'n adjacent to the City of Fergus Falls, calling for a right-hand turn lane into River Oaks Addition on County Road Number 15. After discussion, motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to accept said petition and negotiate with the Townships of Buse and Fe~gus Falls for said construction. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to authorize the acquisition of right-of-way for the construction and repair of County Road #81 on the east side of Eagle Lake. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried with Sydney Nelson voting "no", to purchase the Roger Nelson property for addition to Phelps Mill Park, pursuant to agreement, contingent upon grant funds, total purchase price of $46,500.00for approximately 2.43 acres. i Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and car- ried, thefollowing resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by theBoard 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 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 County Board on May 26, 1981 and informed said Board that a waterfowl easement had been secured from Mr. and Mrs. Frank 0. Prim on the SE\SE¼ of Section2 and the NE¼NE¼ of Section 11 -135 -44, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby ap- prove the aforementioned waterfowl easement acquisition by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 26th day of May, 1981. ATTEST: Clerk Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 375.025 and notice thereof, a hearing was conducted for the purpose of redistricting Otter Tail County to comply with requirements after filing of the Federal Census. After listening to the various interested parties, motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, with Andy Leitch and Hub Nordgren voting no, to remove Star Lake Township from Commissioner District #1, and set into Commissioner District #2, remove Amor Township from Commissioner District #2 and set into Commissioner District #4, and the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by theBoard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the Commissioner Districts of Otter Tail County as presently constituted, to not comply with the standards set forth in Minn. Stat. 375.025, and WHEREAS, the County Board having given published notice of their intent to redistrict the County as provided by Minn. Stat. #375.025, and WHEREAS, the public was given an opportunity to present their opinions, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the following shall constitute the five commissioner districts in Otter Tail County: District #1 Butler Township Candor Township Corliss Township Dead Lake Township Dora Township Edna Township Gorman Township Hobart Township Homestead Township Newton Township Otto Township · Paddock Township Perham Township Pine Lake Township Rush Lake Township City of Dent City of New York Mills City of Perham City of Richville City of Vergas District #2 Aurdal Township Carlisle Township Dunn Township Elizabeth Township Erhards Grove Township Fergus Falls Township Friberg Township Lida Township Maine Township Maplewood Township Norwegian Grove Township Oscar Township Pelican Township Scambler Township Star Lake Township Trondhjem Township City of Erhard City of Elizabeth City of Pelican Rapids City of Rothsay District #3 Aastad Township Buse Township Clitherall Township Dane Prairie Township Eagle Lake Township Everts Township Leaf Mountain Township Nidaros Township Orwell Township Saint Olaf Township Sverdrup Township Tordenskjold Township Tumuli Township Western Township City of Battle Lake City of Clitherall City of Dalton City of Underwood City of Vining City of Fergus Falls Ward 1, Precinct 1 Ward 1, Precinct 2 District #4 Amor Township Blowers Township Bluffton Township Compton Township Deer Creek Township Eastern Township Effington Township Elmo Township Folden Township Girard Township Henning Township Inman Township Leaf Lake Township Oak Valley Township Otter Tail Township Parkers Prairie Township Woodside Township City of Deer Creek City of Bluffton City of Henning City of Ottertail City of Parkers Prairie City of Urbank City of Wadena District #5 City of _Fergus Falls Ward 2, Precinct 1 Ward 2, Precinct 2 Ward 3, Precinct l Ward 3, Precinct 2 Ward 4, Precinct l Ward 4, Precinct 2 l Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 26th day of May, 1981. CMlrman ATTEST: Clerk Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to approve the plat of White Sands Estates, located in Section 5-133-40. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to approve the plat of Lake View Beach, 4th Add'n, located in Section 11-137-43. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve the following ject to posting of bond: David Bugbee Gene Anderson Wayne Lehman Nolan H. Hanson Steve Jorgenson David Kromwiede & Terry Kromwiede Allen Stadum (Cleaners License applications for sewage disposal installers license, sub- Dave's Backhoe Service Jerry Anderson Trenching Hanson Plbg. & Htg., Inc. P. J. Excavating & Concrete Kromwiede Construction Stadum Plumbing Underwood, MN New York Mills-, MN Perham, MN Wadena, MN Erhard, MN Ottertail, MN Erhard, MN Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and car- ried, the following applications for special use permit were approved: Duane Tietz Jack & Margaret Bart- kowski John C. Moe Lida Township Amor Township Sverdrup Township Landscape lot, cut and fill Change establishment for set-up and 3.2 beer, offsale Construct road to serve proposed subdivision Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, the decision of the Otter Tail County Planning Advisory Commission on the application of Warren Diederich for special use permit to fill swamp area for parking and recrea- tional use was upheld and application denied. The County Sheriff appeared before the Board and presented various proposals for the replacement of carpet in certain areas of the law enforcement cen- ter. After discussion, motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to authorize the County Sheriff and the Chief of Police to select the re- placement carpet. Motion was made by Sydney_Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and car- ried, authorizing the County Sheriff to select low bid for motor and trailer for use in Boat & Water Safety program. The Sheriff's Department Teamsters Union Agreement was presented to th_e County Board. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to table action on said agreement until the June meeting for certain clari- fication. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved: Frances Sommerfield Rush Lake Township Keith Lein Oscar Township J. A. Wambach Dunn Township M. Earl & Laverne Wambach Dunn Township Raymond & Jane Putikka Blowers Township Glenn Robeck & Deborah Niebuhr Trosvik, Inc. City of Fergus Falls State of Minnesota State of Minnesota Warren R. Hershner U.S.A. Star Lake Township Rothsay Orwell Township Maplewood Township Maplewood Township Maine Township Erhard City Wetland credit Homestead classification Homestead classification Homestead classification Homestead classification Mid-year homestead Homestead classification Should be tax exempt Should be tax exempt (Metcalf property) Should be tax exempt (Wischnack property) No well and septic tank Should be tax exempt Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor: Charles Scherz Dorothy M. Ohde Ronald D. Schetnan Jake Bartkowski Lake View Acres Resort Graystone Lodge Clitherall Corner Hackberry Inn Perham Township Everts Township Nidaros Township Amor Township (off-sale) Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to approve the following applications for permit to allow consumption and display of intoxicating li_quor: Jake Bartkowski Hackberry Inn Amor Township Rodney K. Olson The Last Resort Elizabeth Township Dorothy M. Ohde Graystone Lo_dge Everts Township Rob~rt c. Garbe_rg Bob's Bait Fribe_rg Township Ray A. Chase Ethel Beach Resort Girard Township Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, thefollowi?g bills were allowed: .I I ' American Data Products Auch Rudolph REVENUE Battle Lake Fanners Union Beck, Charles -Bengtson, Roger Bigelow, Chet Birkholz Northside Bjoralt, Gordon Burroughs C_orp Carr Enterprises Cass Clay Creamery Computer Concepts Continental Big Red Ceoper•s·Offi9e Supply Corporate Risk Managers :Oacotah Paper Darby Travel Agency Douglas Co Elders Comm~ Inc- Ellig, Van Empire Business Machines Erickson Pet. Corp Fergus Falls Daily Journal Fergus Falls DWI Clinic Fergus Locker Fergus Tire Center Griep, Tom Hanson, Marjean Hendrickson, Beverly Hesby.Barker Agency IBM Corp Jo_hnson Controls ~ohnson, Jan,es: Krekµla, · Alva Krohn, Larry Lachowitzer, Frank Lagerquist, Gust Lake Region Hospital Lunde~m, Victor Mantek Melby, Glen Metz Baking Minnesota Motor Co Mobile Radio Service MPH Industries Inc N.C.R. National Foods Nelson Bros Prtg NelaOil, George Nelson, Mike Nordgren, Hub North Central Instruments Orandi, Mehdi M.D. Otter Tail Co-op Oil Otte·r Tail Co Hwy Dept . Otter Tail Co Sheriff's Dept 252.53 131.61 183.72 161.40 184.15 125.00 101.85 114.63 619.64 258.28 238.70 2,888.37 547.02 5,580.99 390.00. 117.62 510.00- 100.00 685.75 121.00 249.00 694.74 669. 76- 375.00 139.00 334.91 1,041.00 126.08 106.33 513.54 205.4o 135~)5 234.77 184.44· 245.37 330.10 576.83 108.67 1,157.51 415.68 138.97 136.22 104.48 107.67 520.00. 145.50 494.27 1,057.05 180.00 208.47· 4o8.04 321.46 500.50· 1,394.89 177.41 244.97 Otter Tail Dept Pub. Health Perham Co-op Oil Perham. City of Peterson, Karen Photo Center, The Poucher Printing & Litho Red Owl Ryan, Jwie Saratoga Specialties Service Oil Co Sharifi, Subhi So. Mill Standard Stop N Go Store SUper One Swedberg Nursery Texwipe Tomhave, Mrs Gordon Western Chemical Westside Service Xerox Corp Total other Vendors Anderson, Irvin Anno Inc ROAD & BRIOOE Beaman, Kenneth & Marvel Bednarz, Lawrence & Lillian Bengtson Oil Co Berend, Dennis Big A Auto Parts Boettger, John & Joyce Bradow, Gary & Norma Bruhn, Elmer & Jeanette Bud's Mobil Bunkowski, Donald & Janith Carlson, Carl E & Viola Carlson, David & Shirley Carlson, Marc L & Peggy Caye, Machine E Clasen, Raynold & Mildred Comma of Transportation Construction Bulletin Crane Johnson Lumber Dent Oil Co Eckof'f, Alvin & Jewell Eckhott, Herbert & Eileen Fergus Falls Daily Journal Fergus Tire Center Frederiok,G. A. General Trading Genuine Parts Hanson Plumbing & Htg Helle International Hennefent, 'l'homas Hi-Way Auto 1-J)l. Horn, Edgar & Ella Itasca Equipment Co Johnson, David & Donna 253.55 193.50 499.39 2,081.46 156.00 387.56 114.31· 120.00 262.50 754.02 180. 75· 259.92 738,44 397.91 328.50 134.03 192.78 387.63 147 .24· 2,081.57 · 4,115.54 839.73 1,399.66 211.00 100.00 121.02 202.05 148.19 4,148.00 1,814~70 150.50 407.04 1,324.80 2,86o.45 1,852.85 16o~oo 186.38 526.70 167.48 767.52 159.30 316.07 651.00 2,098.00 288.85 210.61 121.77 255.10 150.49 127;36 149.76 105.00 1,353.79 838.25 244.41 2,318.00 Keller, Clifford & Sharon Keller, Harold & Rosie Knudson, Chev. Klait, Donald & Carol Klai t, Gilbert & Lydia Koch Asphalt Co Kratzke, Clarence & Verna Lugert, Daniel & Delores -Lundeen, Co M-R Sign Co Mayo's Standard Minnesota Blueprint Minnesota Mining & Mfg Minnesota Motor Co Missling, Vernelle & Linda Mobile Radio Service National Bushing & Parts National Chemsearch Moe, Duane North Union Champlin Northwestern Bell Telphone Co Phman, Frank & Caroline Olson Auto Electric Ot.:ter:Tail Co-op Oil Park Region Co-op Peavey Building Supplies Penrose Oil Co Pierce Co, The Poucher Printing & Litho Putman, Helen Ray's Oil c~ Schiflett, W.H. & Florence Schultz, Arland & Karrie Schultz, Dorvin & Edna Service Oil Co Sigelman Steel & Salvage Skips Genuine Parts Soland, Bruce & Cheryl Soland, Wenzel & Florence Solin, Mildred Svarvari, Gordon & Marie Thalman;s Repair Vergas Oil Co Vern Charest Oil Vickerman, Earl & Jeanne Welding & Supplies West O.T. Soil & Water Westgo Truck Equip. Ziegler Inc Total Misc Vendors Al's Refrigeration Mollerud Electric Otter Tail Glass Misc Vendors COUNTY BUILDillG 3,273.10 3,549.45 209.50 3,228.00 773.00 6,205.98 458.00 960.75 29q.06 938.09 479.85 1,227.62 262.70 109.90 1,119.75 257.20 406.58 278.61 1,909;.40 723.29 156.05 579.50 111.05 383.01 183.05 149.28 .132.50 841.00 224.16 1,814.70 408.28 100.00 100.00 120.00 247.79 180.18 113.81 190.00 526.00 300.00 577.50 360.64 745.85 812.43 130.00 109.70 680.00 249.64 526.47 1,876.12 256.00 277.94 14o.50 86.21 BOAT & WATER SAFETY Dunk.era Marine Fergus Falls, City of Total Misc Vendors FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING Revenue Sharing Adv. Service COUNTY DITCH Otter Tail Hwy Dept 241.68 3,600.00 148.06 55.00 240.86 With no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 1981. ATTEST: Clerk