HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/12/1981MINUTES 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 Minnesota met at 9:30 a.m,, Thursday, November 12, 1981, all members
present.
Alva Krekula, East Otter Tail Co_unty Agricultural Inspector appeared
before the Board and presented a new progrci,m of fertilizer inspection under the
direction of the MinnesotaDepartment of Agriculture.
Bob Torkelson,of Century: 21, Fergus Falls, appeared before the Board
relative to the possibility of obtaining various licenses, liquor, set-up and beer,
for the Hi-Way Host Restaurant in Buse Township.
Chester Possehl, District Co~rdinator of the 'Minnesota Department-of
Agriculture, appeared before the Board relative to screening of applicants for East
Otter Tail County Agricultural Inspector. Mr. Possehl was authorized by the Board
to give written tests to all applicants, narrowing the field to three to five for
interview by the County Board.
Diane Thorsen, Director of the County Nursing Service, appeared be-
for the Board relative to the Otter Tail County Medical Consultant. After discussion,
motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and Carried, to retain Larry
Mathison as Otter Tail County Medical Consultant, at a fe~ of $500.00 per month,
commencing January 1, 1982, with a transfer of $6,000 from County Revenue to the
Human Services Fund to cover said cost.
The matter of self-insurance through the Association of Minnesota
Counties and the Minnesota County Attorneys Association for liability insurance was
brought before the Board by the County Attorney, Mike Kirk. The County Attorney was
instructed to check into the feasibility of entering the A.M:c. and M.C.A.A. pool
for self-insurance.
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Motion was made by And_y Leitch, sec,onded by Bert Hovland, to
approve a waterfowl easement on the Richard A. Fihn property and the Alvin B.
Miller, et al, property in Dane Prai.rie and i::umuli Townships. The motion did
not carry with Sydney Nelson and Hub No;·dgr~n voting "no", Van Ellig absent.
Upon motion made by 'Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
ried, with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no", 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 acqui-
sition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and
WHEREAS, r~presentatives of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
met withthe County Board on November 12th and informed said Board that waterfowl
easements had been secured from the following:
Ms. Florence A. Putnam, the N 20 acres of Lot 4, also known as the frac.
NW¾NW¾ of Section 2-136-43
Ella E. Anderson, SE\NE¾, Section 36-136-43
Mr. & Mrs. Ordean J. Westby, E½SW\SE\, SE\SE\, Section 7-135-42
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Zuehlsdorff, et al, Lots 4 and 5 arid the West 385.06' of
the south 905.00 1 of Lot 2, Section 9-133-42
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board approves acquisition
of the aforementioned waterfowl easements by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 12th day of November, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried
with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no", 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 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 November 12th and informed said board that a water-
fowl easement had been secured on the following described lands:
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Fihn, Sublots 4, 5, 6 and the west 6 rods of Sublot 2 of
the NE¾SW¾ (as shown on Plat D-71), Sublots 2, 3, 4 and
Sublot 'l, except_ S-ublot "A" .. thereof (as shown on Plat G-17),
and the SE¾NW¾ lying.south of railroad, Section 3--:131-42
Mr._& Mrs. Richard A. Fihn, E½NE'!i:;SW¾,,SW¾SWlr,·of Secti.on.34-1_32-42
SW¾ of S~ctiqn 1,. lying west of cen_terline of road, exc. tr.
, 131-42
E½SE¾, ex. tr., Section 2-131-42
Frac. N½NE¾, Frac. NW¾NW¾ lying east of the RR, S½NE¾NW¾,
SE¾NW¼ lying north of the RR., SW¾NE¼, e.xc. the RR, S½SE¾NE¼,
Sublot "A" of Sublot 1 of the NW¾SE¾, NE¾SE'!i:;, ex. RR~ Lot 4,
and Lot 3, exc. the South 14.20 acres, Section 3-131-42
, . ~ ~ .
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin B. Miller, et al, S½SE¾NW¾, N½NE¾SW1'4, Section 10~132~43
NOW, THEREFO~E BE IT RESOLVED, the County· Board does hereby approve
the aforementioned waterfowl easement acquisition by the U. S, Fish. and Wildlife
Service.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 12th day of November, 1981.
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, on October 27, 1981~ t~e Courity Board accepted the
bid of Fergus Dodge, Inc., Fergus Falls., 'Minnesota. for one 1981 Plymouth
Stationwagon, at a cost of $8,894.00, and
WHEREAS, the above vehicle has now-been delivered to the
satisfaction of the Board, and the Veterans Service Office,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is authorized
and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $8,894.00 payable to Fergus
Dodge, Inc. , Fergus-Falls, Minnesota in full payment thereof.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 12th day of November, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Proposals for new chairs and a conference desk for the County Board
Room were presented to the Board. After inspection and discussion, motion was made
by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and Carried, to authorize the purchase of
a conference table from Orlyn Pederson at a cost of $1,600 and chairs from the Cooper's
Office Supp~y, eight chairs at $240.00 per chair and 6 chairs at $193.00 per chair.
After receiving orders from the City of Pelican Rapids for the demolition
of hazardous buildings on tax forfeited property in the City of Pelicari Rapids, motion
was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to authorize'the City
of Pelican Rapids Fire Department to dispose of said buildings located on S.L. A,
Section 27-136-43, by burning.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and. carried,
to approve the agreement with Great Plains Natural Gas Company for interruption of
service, and the Chairman of the Board was authorized to sign the acknowledgement on
behalf of Otter Tail County.
Motion was made by Van. Ellig, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to
increase the broad money and securities burglary robbery insurance coverage to $100,000
at a premium of $419.00.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
to accept the contract of Lagerquist Elevators, Inc., for performing a full load safety
test on the courthouse elevators, at a cost ,of $285. 00:
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
to approve·the application of the Underwood Co-op Creamery, for.a special use permit
to erect a 30,000 gallon anhydrous ammonium storage tank in Section 12-133-41.
Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried,
the following applications for special use permit were approved:
Robert Sjulstad
Ken C;onnor
Carl Hammer
Dunn Township
Dunn Township
Dora Township
Operate a floor covering business from home
Fill low area
Landscape lot, using retairiing walls, etc.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to
approve a preliminary plat of Wenstrom Beach, to be located in Section 32-131-42.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to
approve a preliminary plat of Tri-Lake Estates, 1st Add'n, to be located in Sections
9 & l_O -136-42.
With no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting until
9:30 a.m., Friday, November 13, 1981.
-FRIDAY'S SESSION -
Rursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County Minnesota met at.9:30 a.m., Friday, November 13th, 1981, all
members present.
Motion was made by ~ert Hovl1md, seconded :by Andy Leitch and
carried, to offer for sale at cl6sed auction, used highway equipment, to local
Otter Tail County governmental subdivisions.,: at 10: 00 a. m. , Tuesday, December
.8, 1981.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and car-
ried, to assist in the cost of construction of a right turn lane off County #115
in Buse and Fergus Falls Townships with the townships each contributing $650.00.
Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Be.rt Hovland and carried
with Andy Leitch and Hub Nordgren voting "no", to set up a purchase order system
and a central supply, as a duty of the executive secretary.
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch. and
carried, the follow:ing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners: of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, on April 7, 1981, the County Board accepted the bid
of Dennis Drewes·, Inc., Frazee, MN in the amount of. $69,218.80 for grading
and aggregate surfacing on County Road #130, and
WHEREAS, this c.ontract has now been completed to the satis.,-
faction of the County Board at a total cos·t of $72,301.66, an increase of
$3,082.86 due to overruns on excavation, seeding and sodding,
NOW·, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the· County Auditor is· hereby·
authorized and directed to issue a warrant .in the amount of $13,298.74 payable
to Dennis Drewes, Inc. , as final payment for this· work.
Dated at Fergus Falls, ,Minnesota this 13th day of November, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and
carried, the followirig resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
The County Board Chairman is hereby authorized and directed for
and on behalf of the County of Otter Tail to execute and enter into a contract
with the Commissioner of Transportation for the removal df snow from particular
portions of all of the roads, highways or run~ays under the jurisdiction of the
County of Otter Tail, all on the terms anq conditions contained and set forth
in the "State of Minnesota, Department' of Transportation, Division of Field
Operations, Snow Removal Agreement, a copy of which said form was before the
Board, assuming on behalf of the County. of Otter Tail all of the contractual
obligations therein contained.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Dennis D. Berend, the County Engineer
of said Otter Tail County be and is hereby authorized to request and order from
time to time men and equipment for the removal of snow in accordance with and
under the terms of said contract.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 13th day of November, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried with Hub Nordgren voting "no", the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Minnesota Laws 1980, Chapter 607, Article 19 authorizes
a County to impose a gravel production tax, with provisions for reporting
and payment of such tax by an operator engaged in the removal of gravel,
to the County Auditor; and also establishes penalties to be imposed if the
required reports are not submitted or the due tax paid, and
WHEREAS, said Minnesota Laws 1980, Chapter 607, Article 19 provides
for a distribution of funds collected by the imposition of the gravel tax
as follows: 60% to the County Road and Bridge Fund; 30% to a County Town
Road and Bridge Fund for the maintenance and repair of roads traveled by
vehicles hauling gravel, in a manner to be determined by the County Board;
and 10% to a County Land Restoration Fund for expenditures required for
site work on County property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that as of January 1, 1982,a gravel
production tax will be imposed in Otter Tail County under Minnesota Laws 1980,
Chapter 607, Article 19 at the rate of 10¢ per cubic yard of material.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, tha.t a County "Town Road and Bridge Fund" and
a County "Land Restoration Fund" are hereby established.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the purposes of this Resolution, all
granular material is considered to be gravel when it is removed from any de-
posit in Otter Tail County for any purpose whatsoever.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, tha.t thi!3 Resoluti,on shall supersede the
gravel production tax Resolution dated November 25, 1980 whi,ch is hereby
rescinded on January 1, 1982.
Adopted this 13th day of -----, 1981. -------------Novemoer
Boa_rd of Commissioners
Attest:
(SEAL)
With no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting
until the afternoon of November 24, 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk