HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 08/11/1981MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
August 11, 1981
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners met at 9:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, August 11, 1981, all members present.
David Barton and Paula Huey of the Viking Library System appeared
before the Board, presenting a report of activities of the mobile library and
presented the budget of $95,799.00 for the year 1982.
Larry Krohn, Executive Secretary, presented a proposal from a
firm desiring to place a mini-computer in the Government Services Building for
the purpose of conp.1ting cycle loads on electrical equipment in said building.
No action taken. Mr. Krohn also discussed the courthouse locks and keys situation,
and was authorized to proceed with necessary maintenance on locks.
Chester Possehl, District Coordinator, Agronomy Services, Minnesota
Department of Agriculture, appeared before the Board at the request of the Board
relative to the agricultural inspectors in Otter Tail County and the weed problems
encountered in various areas, and along county roads, as well. No action taken.
Gerald Kluczny, Regional Representative of the Minnesota Department
of Revenue, Assessment Division; Jean Bopp, Fergus Falls City Assessori Jim Nitchals,
Fergus Falls City Administrator; Richard Baker, Superintendent School District #544;
and Gene Davenport, Otter Tail County Assessor, appeared before the Board regarding
an applic.at.ilon presented by Gordon Bakken on Union Plaza and Lincoln Center for reduc-
tion of assessed valuation for the tax year 1981. After considerable discussion,
motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to grant said
abatement upon the recommendation of the City and County Assessors, and· submit same
to the State of Minnesota Department of Revenue for approval.
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and car-
ried, the application of Erwin Post for permit to hold public dances at ParkWay
Inn in Leaf Mountain Township,was approved.
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and
carried with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no", the following resolu-
tion 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 acquisition 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 August 11, 1981 and informed said Board that a
waterfowl easement had been secured from Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Madden, et all,
on the SE¼, SE¼NE¼, and Lots 1 and 2 lying south of the road, including Sublets
A, B, C & 4 as recorded in Plat D-54, all in Section 7 -133-40,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby
approve the aforementtioned waterfowl easement acquisition by the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of August, 1981.
Chaitµ~
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, Kenneth Johnson, owner of record, has made application
to repurchase Lot 11, Block 14, Cutler's 3rd Add'n to the City of Fergus Falls,
said property having forfeited to the State of Minnesota on the 28th day of
December, 1977 for non-payment of the 1971 taxes and subsequent years, and
WHEREAS, the aggregate of all delinquent taxes, assessments,
penal ties, costs and interest in the amount of $3, 76'6. 61 has been paid,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby
approve the aforementioned application and grants repurchase to be in the
best public interest and relieve undue hardship.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of August, 1981.
Cha'lrman
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, application has been made by John W. Walker, represen-
tative of the owner of record of 1/2 interest in Lots l through 20 and Lots 22
through 36, Block 1, Echo Ranch Riviera, 7th Addtn, said propery having for-
feited to the State of Minnesota on the 23rd day of January, 1980 for non-
payment of the 1973 tax and subsequent years, and
WHEREAS the total amount of delinquent taxes and assessments,
with penalties, costs, interest, etc., in the amount of $1,583.90 has been
paid,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby
grant approval for repurchase for the following reasons:
Be to the bestpublic interest and relieve undue hardship.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this .llthhday of August, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Van Ellig, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
ried, thefollowing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, under Chapter One, Article 8, Sections 5 and 6, Laws
of 1981, the County Board is authorized to establish a fee of up to $5.00
for tax searches for tax liens and tax sales and treasurer's certificates of
current taxes,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail County does hereby establish a fee of $2.00 for auditor statements
for tax liens and tax sales and treasurer's certificates of current taxes.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of August, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
TRUST SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER, 1981
Name Date
Ralph Wilde 11-23-77
Milford Johnson 06-09~78
' .. -
Nycklemoe Law Office· 06-20~78
David Wifal 1 .06---28-Y-8
Debra Gunkel 07-06-78
Rufer Law Office· 08-09~78
Bayard Lewis 10-18-78 ·
Bayard Lewis 10-18-78
Rufer Law Office 12-07-78
Cheryl Bednarz· 03-20-79
· Peltoniemi, Johnson & Majors
Russell Fiskum
Arvid Bergsten
West Central Speedway
Edwin Siegel
Waldon Jenson
Western Minn. Savings
Timothy Sporre
Lorraine Karch
Lyndon Kratochwill
Donald Blackledge
Jeffrey Boese
Wesley Knutson
Rufer Law Firm
Callaghan, Nelson & Abenland
Ken Cole
Eckberg, Eckberg & Rethmeiei
Helg~n, Virgil & Williams
James Herzong
Scott & Karkela
Charles Teigen
Kennard Vennes
Williams & Nitz
04-1"1-79
04-.2 7-79
09-17-79
09-28-79
10-31-79
11-30-79
12-31-79
01-22-80
' 02-05-80
02-28-80
04-07-80
05-19-80
05~21-80
05-22~80
08-25-80 ,·
10-13-81
09-24-81
11-06-81
09-14-81
03-25-81
10-19-81
10-01-81
04-07-81
I
I
I A.mount
$,60.00
140. 00
250.00
190.00
,40.00
j5o.oo
250.00 I . 250.00
20.00
5.00
250.00-
30.00
84-. 50
20.00
4.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
110.00
25.00
5.00
13.00
5.00
25.00
. 250.00
5.00
20.00
2,700.00
6,200.00
5.00
250.00
25 .·oo
15.00
T,OTAL ................. · ..... ~ ...... · ........................... $11.116. 50
I
Motion was made by
to approve a one day beer license
be held September 13, 1981.
Sydney Nelson, seconded by Van Ellig arid carried,
at no fee for the Holy Cross Church baJaar to
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
ried, to approve payment in the amount of $4,788.00 to Vigesaa Engineers, Moorhead,
Minnesota, for completion of the Mini and Maxi-Audits as required by the Minnesota
Energy Agency.
and presented
in the amount
Jeff Morton, caretaker at Phelps Mill, appeared before the Board
a proposal from All Building Corporation, Fergus Falls, Mijnesota,
of $1,996.00 for repairs to the caretaker's house at PhelpJ Mill.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to approve
as presented.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
I to approve the plat of Henry's Hill, 3rd Add'n, located in Section 27-137-42.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and car-
ried, to approve the plat of Schultz Add'n, located in Section 29-131-42.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
ried, to approve the plat of Heikes Heights, located in Section 14-134-4J.
. d b . di . d Motion was ma e y Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig an carrie ,
to approve the plat of First Add'n to Preston's Lakeview Beach, located 'n Section
23-134-43.
ried, to
cated in
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
approve a preliminary plat of Emil Matson's Beach, 1st Add'n, t, be lo-
Section 28-136-42, and a special use permit for road construction.
to approve
in Section
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
a preliminary plat of Rostad Development, 2nd Add'n, to be located
32, Maine Township, and a special use permit for road construc!tion.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovlanj and car-
ried, to approve the f6llowing applications for special use permit:
Charles Green Dunn Township Fill and landscape ot
Edward W. Janssen Star Lake Township Fill low spot
Don Zitzow Hobart Township Landscape lot
Wallace E. Radtke Dunn Township Excavate and level
(subject to conditional requirements)
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried,
to approve the following applications for sewage disposal installers license:
Robert Kirchof Kirchof Backhoe Parkers Prairie, MN
(subject to posting of bond)
Irvin Woodworth, Jr. Woodworth Backhoe Serv. Parkers Prairie, MN
Vincent Coulter Vince's Re:i::a: ir Ottertail, MN
Daryl Schlueter Daryl Schlueter Excava-
ting Hewitt, MN
Representatives of the Crystal-Lida Sewer District, together with
their attorney, Scott Dirks; representatives of the opposition, together with
their attorney, Charles Krekkelberg; Henry Mott, Engineer; Attorney Robert Bigwood
representing certain individuals; and other interested parties appeared before the
Board relative to the Crystal-Lida Sanitary Sewer District. Various interested
parties were given opportunity for expressing views. County Attorney Mike Kirk
presented alternatives and options. After an adjournment upon motion made by
Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to give the sewer district com-
missioners and opportunity to consider and discuss alternatives, ·the following:.
five point-motion was presented by Van Ellig:
1. Abandon the proposed system, but retain the district intact.
2. Accept the report of the Department of Land & Resourse Management for
advisory purposes.
3. Direct the Crystal-Lida Sewer Commissioners to determine a fair and
reasonable compensation for the engineer and attorney and apply to
the Otter Tail County Board for approval of the compensation.
4. Direct the Crystal-Lida Sewer Commissioners, after approval of the
compensation by the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners to cash
in the bonds necessary to pay the attorney and engineering expenses,
obtaining releases from the attorney and the engineer, and to pay the
expenses.
s; Direct the Land & Resourse Management Office to abate all properties
with systems not in compliance with ordinance requirements, allowing
thirty (30) days to be made leagl or proof of design that compliance
will be met."
The motion was seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried unanimously.
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland
and carried, thefollowing resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Otter Tail has applied to the Commissioner
of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation
Fund for the reconstruction of Bridge No. 91834 over the Otter Tail River
and;.
WHEREAS, the application for the grant has been reviewed by the
West Central Regional Development Commission, and;
WHEREAS, the amourit of the grant has been determined to be
$49,326.30 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 ~nies appropriated for the bridge but not required, based on
the final estimate, shall be returned to the Minnesota State Transportation
Fund.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that all project funds be transferred to the
Agency Account as needed.
Adopted ___ l_l_t_h __ day of ___ A_u~g-u_s_t ___ , 1981.
Attest:
Ci?aiITl)an, OtterTailounty
Board of Connnissioners
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County:_ Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, the County Board, on November 13, 1980 accepted the
bid of Landwehr Heavy Moving, Inc., Saint Cloud, MN in the amount of $172,621.35
for bridge replacement, concrete pipe-arch culverts, on Carlisle Twp. Road
#722 at Co. Ditch #2, Gorman Twp. Rd. #309 at the Toad River, Compton Twp.
Roads #574 at Oak Creek, #417 at S. Bluff Creek and #14 at Oak Creek, and
WHEREAS, the above contract has now been completed to the satis-
faction of the County Board at a total cost of $169,996.35, a decrease of
$2,625.00 due to use of fewer equipment hours,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby
authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $19,708.64 payable
to Landwehr Heavy Moving, Inc., Saint Cloud, MN as final payment thereof.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of August, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Boardof County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, under Chapter 333, Laws of 1981, the County Board
is authorized to establish a fee to cover expensess of administering the
licensing function for precious metal dealer licenses,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Commissioners
of Otter Tail County does hereby establish the license fee for the tran$l:!tion
of business as a precious metal dealer in Otter Tail County in the amount of
$25.00.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 11th day of August, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, the County Engineer was authorized to advertise for bids to be received
until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 13, 1981 for road construction on C.S.A.H. #75,
east of Bluffton.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch, authorizing
the appointment of Merle Thompson as Maintenance Supervisor in the county highway
department at a salary of $1,400 per month with an increase of $70.00 per month
after the six month probationary period.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried
with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no", the County Auditor was authorized
to place a one page ad in the new Rockford Atlas of Otter Tail County, at a cost
of $250.00 for which the county will receive 25 books at no charge.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried,
to deny the request of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls for tax exemption on
recreational property in Amor Township.
Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
the following applications for reduction of assessed value were approved:
Robert & Marie Gangelhoff
Francis H. Zeck, Jr.
Rudoihph Olsen
Clitherall Township
Scambler Township
Lida Township
Pole building assessed as frame
Wrong classification
Property non-existent after
splits
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
ried, the County Board determined not to support the application of Otter Tail -
Wadena Community Action Council, Inc., for grant funds through the Regional Develop-
ment Commission for Child Development -Head Start.
At 4:45 p.m., the Chairman adjourned the meeting until 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, August 12, 1981.
Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried with Andy Leitch voting "no", to ratify the contract with the Sheriff's
Teamsters' Union a provision paying l½ times regular .salary for working a
holiday scheduled, in addition to regular pay.
Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, to grant uniform allowance in whatever manner is agreeable to the
County Sheriff.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned until
the afternoon of August 25, 1981.
ATTEST:
~,., ,'.,) ~ ,w£ Clerk