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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/08/1983MINUTES 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, Tuesday, March 8, 1983, with all members present. DuWayne Bal ken, Executive Director of ECSU, appeared before the Board and explained the organizational struction and functions of ECSU (~ducational Cooperative Service~ Unit), stating full membership fees to be $350.00, associate member fees to be $175.00. Also speaking were Stan Wieber, Executive Secretary of the Fergus Falls Chamber of Commerce, Dave Shafer of Cooper's Office Supply, and Larry Krohn, Executive Secretary to the County Board. Howard, Koeppen, Custodian, appeared before the Board relative to summer relief help. Mr. Koepp~n was advised to seek whatever help was necessary until May 1st at which time the workfare program under the Department of Human Services would go into effect. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to authorize Koeppen to obtain two quotations for purchases up to $1,000 without board approval, using his own discretion, any purchase over $1,000 to be with board approval. Rollin Siegfred, U. S. Fish and W1ldlife Service, appeared befofe the Board and presented checks totaling $66,177.00, representing 91% of the full shared revenue payments covering iands a·dministered by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Diane Thorsen, Directo~ of the Otter Tail County Nursing Service, appeared before the Board and presented a promotional-program for Otter Tail County employees to encourage weight reduction among the obese, through a systematic weight loss program. After discuss~on motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to adopt said program. The County Board also challenged any other county in the State to beat Otter Tail County's endeavor, loss of weight to be on a total participant basis, with various prizes being given by local business firms, to include dog food donated by Tuffys of Perham, cheese by the Mid-America. Dairy in Fergus Falls, turkeys by West Central Turkeys of Pelican Rapids and a week /" "''--, end at the Otter Tail La~e Campg·rounds, \ 1------. MAR County Board March 8, 1983 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve payment of a right-of-way in the amount of $473.10 to Otto R. & Corinne G. Richter on CSAH #1. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, with Van Ellig voting "no", to advertise for bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., April 6, 1983 for the year's supply of road signs, sign faces and posts, hot mix bituminous aggregate base materials and equipment rentals for the 1983 construction season, approximately 300 gallons of bituminous material, traf- fic marking paint and drop-on beads, seasonal requirements of reinforced concrete pipe or steel corrugated metal pipe culverts, seasonal supply of rock salt, and until 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 1983 for full cut of_ county roadside mowing. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to enter into agreement with the City of Fergus Falls for reconstruction of Ca~cade Street from Burlington-Northern Railroad Tracks to Summit Avenue and the reconstruc- tion of Summit Avenue from Cascade Street to Friberg Avenue. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to approve payment in the amount of $150.00 for a fire call for a large hay bale burning on County Road #18, l½ miles east of C.R. #35, Underwood Fire Department. B. K. Soby, Milton Paulson and Carol Swenson, representing the Otter Tail County Historical Society, appeared before the Board requesting additional funds in the amount of $16,500 to cover expenses for the year 1983. After considerable discussion, motion was made by Van Ellig to transfer $8,250 of Federal Revenue sharing funds dedicated to County Revenue ,to·~~ch D:A:c. po~t and the Otter Tail County His~ torical Society. Motion failed for lack of a second. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried·unani~ously·upon a roll call vote, to give the Otter Tatl County Historical S~ci~ty the sum of $8,500 now and possibly additional funds later in the fall, if needed. Ed Schafer, architect from Duluth, MN, appeared before the Board re- questing consideration should the County Board determine remodeling or reconstruction of the county jail become a nece~sity. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Van Elli'g and car- ried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the Gbvernor of the State of Minnesota has proposed a four payment Real Estate Tax plan for 1984, and WHEREAS th~ Otter Tail County Treasurer has estimated additional costs at $64,290 for implementatiori of _said quarterly payment plan, and WHEREAS, the cost to the taxpayers of Otter Tail County would be approximately $1 .37 per parcel with absolutely no benefH for said County, and WHEREAS the Assessor':s ·office wou.ld be required to provide assessment figures earlier than as presently received, causing additional problems in the Assessor's office, and WHEREAS certification by the State of Minnesota prtor to the current November 15th ~oa1d,be·riecessary, WHEREAS said plan would require·re-wr~ting of-contracts and legal obligations for the taxpayers of Otter Tail County,. and WHEREAS said plan w,ould result only in the juggling of moneys with increased costs for all involved, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Otter Tiil County Commissioners hereby solicit the support-of the Legislature in maintaining the current real estate tax collection system with payment deadlines of May 31st and October 31st, Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 8th day of March, 1983. Chairman ATTEST: ('ft4"' ',,) 13,,0_,,__,, ,0 Clerk Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and car- ried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnes.ota, that BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, the County Board of Otter Tail County requests continuation of the 8% levy ltmit · • imposed upon all counti.es in the State of Minnesota. Adopted at Fergus Falls, Mfonesota this 8th day of March, 1983. ATTEST; . ~ 2 C ( 'c2_) fSe_,1-f #.-U-Lt9 ,~d r Clerk County Board Ma re h 8, 1983 St~ve Andrews, County Treasurer, appeared before the Board and pre- sented his investment report for the month of February. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to accept the deposit proposals and collateral designations from the American Federal and the Westefn Minnesota Federal Savings & Loan Associations in Fergus Fa 11 s. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, the following applications for special use permit were approved: Bob Fritz Elizabeth Township Duane Hovland Dora Township Francis J. Wagner Leaf.Mountaf~ Twp, Donald E. Langran Clitherall Township Repair ice damage and landscape (subject to conditional requirements) Re~ove tree stumps and level area (subject to conditional requirements) Cortstruct road to serve proposed . ·. pl at (subject to conditional requirements) Construct road to serve proposed plat Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to approve the following applications for sewage disposal system cleaners license, sub- ject to posting of bond: Norman A. Lukken Gregary Barry L. & 0. Enterprises Barry & Rostad Pumping Batt 1 e Lake , MN Underwood, MN Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to approve the following applications for sewage disposal installers license, sub- ject to posting of bond: Norman A. Luk ken R.on Ma che 1 edt Dale Hintermeister Gregory Barry Charles· Egge L & 0 Enterprises Ron's Repair SwanuEnterprises Barry Excavating Egge Construction Battle Lake, MN Battle Lake, MN Fergus Fa 11 s, MN Underwood, MN Pelican Rapids, MN Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the application of Kenneth R. Saurer, Clitherall, MN for solid waste col- lection and transportation license for Saurer's Garbage Service. County Board Ma re h 8, l 983 Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve a preliminary plat of Westwood, to be located in Section 2-132-40. . . Motion was made by Sjdney Nelson, _seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve the preliminary pJat of Ternus Beach, to be located in Section 7-136-38. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, ,seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to advertise for bids to be received until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 6, 1983, for a suburban type vehicle for use by the sheriff's department. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to authorize the County Sheriff to obtain quotations for the purchase of a six cylin- der automobile for civil process, Hub Nordgren and Bert Hovland voting "no". Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to approve the following applications for reduction of assessed valuation: North Central Camp Cherith, Inc., Minneapolis, MN,Candor Twp. Tax exempt property Victor C. Rehborg, Dent, MN, Dora Township, Silo n~depreciated properly Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the statement.·of··the receipts and disbursements for the year ended Decem- ber 31 , 1982, as presented by the County Auditor. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to not accept a bid1•as ~resented from James Hawkins, Fargo, ND, for the lease of Lot 4, Block l, Lida Shores, Lida Township, for the amount of $300.00, annually. Motion was made by Hub Ndrdgreri, seconded by Vari_· Elli~,'.'., ·and carried, to enter into agreement with the Minnesota Counties Research Foundation for the cost allocation study to be performed by David M. Griffith & Associates. at a cbst to the county of $7,700.00. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve the following ipplications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt li- quor: Robert C. Garberg Robert H. Cleasby Patrick J. Sagerhorn Curtis D. Sproull Bob ':.s · B_ai t Bobber Bar Pebbie Lake Golf Club Wee Vi 11 a Resort Friberg Township Friberg Township Buse Township Elizabeth Township With no further bus_iness, at 3:10 P:m., the Chairman adjourned the meeting until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 1983. -WEDNESDAY'S SESSION~ Purs~ant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners met at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 1983, i~ the ~eeting room of the Government Services Building, with all members present. Gail Elias and Da~id Dupfee, fepresentatives of the National Institute of Corrections presented an all day_ program relative to planning of new institutions of correction, requirements that are necessary both in physical construction and staff operaticin, and problems-resulting from im- proper planning of correction facilities. No action taken. Because of the small number of increased market values in Otter Tail County for the assessment year 1983, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, authorizing Gene Davenport, County Assessor, publish·notices of the times of meetings of the various townships' Board of Equalization meetings in each -and every newspaper within the County and forward individual notices to the taxpayers having properties that either increased in value or change in classification rate. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor were approved: Reuben Finkelson Gary D. Benson James G. Boedigheimer Al be rt G. Bl aid o Clear Lake Resort Eagle Lake Township (subject to approval by township) Cozy Cove Resort Dead Lake Township Blue Horizon Ballroom Rush Lake Township Wee Town Store Friberg Township Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the application of James Boedigheimer for permit to hold pub- lic dances at Blue Horizon Ballroom,Rush Lake Township. With no further business, at 4:30 p.m., the Chairman adjourned the meeting until th~1~fternoon of March 22, 1983. Chairman . · ATTEST: ~( __ ; C't) /3,u, rr 1cu0 Clerk