HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/27/1981MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAII; COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board.of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County met at 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 1981, all members
present.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, to assist Henning Township in the replacement of a culvert at one-half
of the total cost of $2,162.15, county share $1,081.07.
Motion was made by Bert HovlaDd, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, to approve the plat of Gladden Fields, located in Section 19-133-42.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and car-
ried, to approve the plat of Anchors Bay, located· in Section 31-132~39.
Representatives from the City of Fergus Falls, P.elican,,Rapids and
various townships in Otter Tail County appeared before the Board relative to solid
waste disposal in the county. Ed Meyer, Research Analyst, Solid Waste Management
of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, together with Malcolm Lee, Land &
Resource Administrator, presented a study of alternatives for solid waste disposal.
No action.
The Board, having previously advertised and considered purchase
of automobiles for the Court Services department through the Human Services Board,
considered bids as follows:
Bob Moore Ford, Fergus Falls, MN $5,498.00 (each)
Domholt Ford, Elbow Lake, MN (1982 model) 5,415.92
Domholt Ford, Elbow Lake, MN (1982 model) 5,333.00
Fergus Dodge, Fergus Falls, MN 4,989.00
Fergus Dodge, Fergus Falls, MN 5,189.00
Fergus Dodge, Fergus Falls, MN 5,894.00
Fergus Dodge, Fergus Falls, MN 5,985.00
Fergus Dodge, Fergus Falls, MN 6,349.00
After consideration, motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by
Van Ellig and carried, to' accept the bid :of Fergus Dodge, Fergus Falls, MN in
the amount of $4,989 and $5,189.00 being the lowest bid.
The Board, having previously advertised for bids for a station-
wagon to be used by the Veterans Service Officer, proceeded to open bids which
were found to be as follows:
Fergus Motors, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN, Plymouth Reliant
Fergus Motors, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN, Plymouth Reliant K
Fergus Motors, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN, 1982 "K" car
$8,894.00
9,039.00
.8,339.00
After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by
Andy Leitch and carried, to accept the bid of Fergus Motors, Inc., for the
Plymouth Reliant, in the amount of $8.894.00, being the lowest bid meeting speci-
fications.
Charles Krekelberg, Attorney, appeared before the Board on behalf
of his client, Reuben Roberts, New York Mills, requesting remuneration on a drainage
and storm sewer instaliation.on property in Newton Township. After considerable
discussion, motion was made by Sydney Nelson to pay $1,000 damages to Mr. Roberts.
The motion was seconded by Van Ellig and failed with Leitch, Hovland and Ellig
voting "no".
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and car~
ried, to approve registration fee of $210.00 for Wm. Henl<es attendance at Asphalt
Pavement.,Inspection:s~minar at the;Univ~,r,sity of Wisconsin, December 3rd and 4th.
Howie Koeppen, custodian, appeared before the Board and presented
proposals for replacement of trees on the courthouse law;n. After consideration,
motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van.Ellig , and carried, to accept the
proposal of Lake Country Gardens, Battle Lake 'for placement of two green ash trees
and one sugar maple at a total cost rif $189,00.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
to approve payment in the amount of $1,345.00 for replacement of trees by Neuleib
Landscaping on tree damage on the Steve Jenson property caused during road construction.
Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
to approve a leave of absence re_quest from Gertrude Gray of the Motor Vehicle Office,
without compensation, from November 16th through December 11th.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried
with Van Ellig and Bert Hovland voting "no", to grant additional compensation of
$50.00 per month to Betty Rovang and Viola Runningen of the Voter Registration office
for additional duties and responsibilities with drivers licenses, for the months of
October, November and December.
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, on Apri~ 7, 1981,.the County Board accepted the bid
of Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $93,405.00
for three heavy duty single axle snowplowing dump trucks, and
WHEREAS, the above uni ts, have been delivered to the satisfaction
of the County Board at a total cost of $93,405.00,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby
authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $93,405.00 made
payable to Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, MN, in full payment thereof.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 27th day of October, 1981.
ATTEST: ~;;; Tjl_ __ _
Clerk
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the local businesses have requested the designation
of a 10 ton route to utilize Trunk Highway No. 10 in and adjacent to
the City of Frazee, and
WHEREAS, Road Rater test data has indicated sufficient load
carrying capacity on County State Aid Highway Old No. 10 in the area
to accomodate 10 tons.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that County State Aid Highway
No. Old 10 be designated a 10 ton route; beginning at the intersection
with Trunk Highway 10 and terminating at the north Otte!," Tail County
line near the City of Frazee.
Adopted day of October , 1981. -------------------,,-27th
Attest:
(SEAL)
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the local businesses have requested the designation
of several 10 ton routes to utilize Trunk Highway No. 10 in and adjacent
to the City of New York Mills, and
WHEREAS, Road Rater test data has indicated sufficient load
carrying capacity on several Courity State Aid Highways in the area to
accomodate 10 tons.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that County State Ai_d Highway
No. 84 be designated a 10 ton route begtnning at the southeast junction
with Trunk.Highway No. 10 and terminating at the northwest junction w:ith
Trunk Highway No. 10; and also, that County State Ai,d Hi_ghway No. 67 be
designated a 10 ton route; beginning at the intersection w:ith County
State Aid Highway No. 84 and terminating at the south city limits o;f;
New York Mills.
Adopted 27th day of -------
Attest:
(SEAL)
October , 1981. --------
Chalrman, Qtte;i;-Ta_i,l C nty
Board o;f; Cqmmisstone;t;'s
Upon motion made by Van Ellig, secondea 5y Sydney Nelson and
carried~ the following resolution was adopt~d:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS legislation is being introduced amending Minnesota
Statutes 1980, Section 104.08, granting local units of government to choose
not.to participate in the national flood insurance program, (waiver of claims
to federal relief), and
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WHEREAS, the County Board has.considered such legislation
and agrees thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board of Otter Tail
County does hereby go on record endorsing said legislation and urges passage,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a copy of this resolution be forwarded
to Representative Ray Welker, Room 394, State Office Building, Saint Paul,
MN.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 27th day of October, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk -
Donald Shand, Newton Township, appeared.before the Board with
complaints of harassment at his property in Newton, including wild gun shots
and irresponsible driving over said property. The County Sheriff responded
to said complaints. No action taken.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, to approve payment in the amount of $125.00 for mowing and cleaning
a parcel of tax forfeited property in Almora by Mrs. Violet Syverson, said
cost to be added to the appraised price of the property.
Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, ,seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, thefollowing bills were allowed:·
CO REVENUE
Bachleitner, Steve
Barker Williams Ins. Agency
Battle Lake Farmers Union Oil
Benson, Mike
Birkholz Northside Self Service
Bjorgo Repair Shop
Burroughs Corp
Carr Enterprises
Cass Clay Creamery
Computer Concepts & Services
Conoco Inc.
Continental Big Red
Cooper's Office Supply
Corporate Risk Managers
Crow Chemical & Equip.
Dacotah Paper Co
Davenpo_rt, Gene
Don's Jack & Jill
Douglas Co Treas
Empire Business Machines
Enstad Mann Baatz
Erickson Petroluem
Estes, Wilfred
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Fergus Falls DWI Clinic
Fergus Falls Medical Group
Fergus Locker & Meat Supply
Fergus Motors
Fergus Tire Center
Grimstad, Gerald
.Hanson, Marjean
Henning Advocate
Hunt Ins Co
IBM Corp
Indianhead Specialty
Johnson, James·
Jorgenson, Delores
Kalar, William
Krohn, Larry
Lagerquist Gust & Sons
Lee, Malcolm
Lundeen, Victor
Martin, Willard
Metz Baking Co
Miller Davis
Mobile Radio Service
National Foods
Nelson Bros Printing
Orandi M.D. Mehdi
Otter Tail Co-op Oils
Otter Tail Sheriff Dept
135.08
531.73
260.04
502.50
137.67 ·
108.75
619.64
155.15
230.14
2,372.68
141:.60
412.95
541".96
390.00
376.36
6a9.82
268.66
174.32
350.00
559.00
228.00
475.54
123.63
471.50
525,00
258.61
1?9.00
:350.56
351.44
149.00
i27.16
2,.341,.-48
. 108.00
·919.78
,171.00
.124.26
112.14
116.85
299.39
230.87
213.55
4,944.19
166.55
.-223.47
1;393-50
1,389.87
·541.00
. 206.64
939.00
1,512.38
. 206.25
Otter Tail Dept of ~b. Health
Perham Co-op Oil .
Perham, City of
Petterson, Victor Jr
Poucher Printing & Litho ·
Rustad, Virginia
Ryan, June
Service Food Market
Service Oil Co
South Mill Standard
Stop N Go Store
Three_M
Travel Gallery
Uniforms Unlimited
Varda-
Western Chemical
Westside Service
Xerox Corp
101 Misc Vendors
ROAD & BRIDGE
Backstrom, Arland
Battle Lake Farmers Union OiL
Becker Co Hwy Dept
·Big A Auto Parts·
Bud's Mobil
··Burlington'. Northern Inc, ·
Co-op Services
Commissioner of Transportation
Consumer's Co~op Oil
Curt's Repair-
Cutler Magner Co
D-A Lubricant Co
Dick's Standard Service-·
Dytron Alloys Corp
Elbow Lake Sand & Gravel
Evavold Vikesland Const •.
Farmers Co-op Assoc.
Fergus Falls, City of
Forman Ford Paint Co.
General Trading
Genuine Parts Co
Gorentz Vernon
·Grewe, Marie
Hanson Plumbing & Heating
Hegstad Oil Co
Helle International Inc.
Henning, City of
Kirchoff Perkins Oil
Koch Asphalt Co
r
Lake Region Rehab. Industries
M-R Sign Co
108.00
327.62
419.63
213.08
242.41
190.29
120.00
227 .69.
662.97
339.66:--...
879.67
214.02
662.00
~97.40
113.29
10.9.21
774.43
959.01
3i918/~3
152.50
1,979.47
r,020.0O:
376.93
1,002.60
1,282.62
507.67
2,973.53
546.91
433.11
3,694.53
1,.499,85
446.84
291.68
·834, 72
421.55
·14o. 74
1,019.'10
760.50
190~38
380.83
2+6.oo
315.00
l'.44. 64 '' . 7,37.8.oo
352.30
853.42
362.70
117,339.13
145.50 810.-60 ::,-. : }, , · · ..
MacQueen Equip. Co
Madison, James
Mark.-Sand & Gravel
Mayo's Standard Service
McGowan Plbg & Htg
Meyer's Service
Minnesota Blueprint
Minnesota Mining & Mfg
Mobile Radio Serviee
National Bushing.& Parts
North Union· Champlin
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Nundahl Oil Co
OK Tire Store Inc
Otter Tail Aggregate
Park Region Co-op Oil
Pelican Ready Mix
. Perham Ready Mix
Photo Center
Poucher Printing & Litho
S & C Computer Service·
Schmitz Ford Garage
Seaman Co
South Mill Standard
Strom Constr. of Brandon
Swanson Equip
Vergas Oil Co
Wadena Asphalt Co
Westgo Truck Equip.
Worum Chemical Co
53 other misc vendors
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COUNTY BUILDING
Al's Refrigeration
Bill's Lock & Key
Dave Siems Decorating
Nordgren, Alfred
BOAT&: WATER SAFETY
Bay View Shores
Otter Tail Co-op Oil
6 other Misc Vendors
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
500.00
1,148 •. 36
3,168.75
405.08
1,705.00
628.67
351.68
262.10
464.20
288.23
1,180.11
236.61
369.49
235;00
l,15p.OO
1, 719·.89
115.88
825.25
124.13
1:39.63
735.13
196.07
59~_.ll
74'3.72
259.00
1,1~0.~00
72g!p8
2,924'.oo
153.i6
655~25
1,953.82
129.38
154.21
38.00
2,085.37
208.10
274.31
· 211.58
12.31
With no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting
until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 12, 1981.
C}Jtir an
ATTEST:
Clerk