HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/08/1983MINUTES 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 met Tuesday, November 8, 1983, with all members present. Chairman
Hovland opened-the meeting at 9:36 a.m ..
Judd Young, President of Otter Tail Country Tourism, appeared before
the Board relative to the county's contribution to the association and also explained
the "Joint Venture" program for matching funds. After discussion, motion was made
by Van Ellig to appropriate funds in the same amount at 1983, of $2,100 for Otter Tail
County Tourism and $400.00 to Viking-Land-USA, for the year 1984. The motton was
seconded by H:ul:> Nordgren and carried,
Mot:ion was made by Andy Leitch~ seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
to approve the land surveyor's certificate of correctton to plat on the plat of
Philip Burseth Beach, feco~ded'tn Book O of Plats, Page 134,
Motion was made by Sydney· Nelson! seconded by Van Elli•g and carried,
to approve payment of $8,441.94 to George Klein & Co,, Deephaven, Minnesota, for
professional services rendered in connection with the Otter Tan Jail Pacility.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to
approve the application of Ron Hyland for license to sell intoxicating liquor at
Becker's Supper Club, Buse Township.
Laura Youngsma, Data Processing Manager, appeared before the Board
with an update on the computer progress, stating an open house for county employees
will be held on the 22nd of November, final hardware payment to be made by November
23rd.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to approve the nurlington-Northern lease for running cable under the B-N tracks
between the government services building and the courthouse, at a cost of $30.00
per year:for a ten year period, payable in advance.
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Jeff Morton, caretaker at Phelps Mill, appeared before the Board and
presented cost estimates for replacing trees at the park and for floor covering for
the house at Phelps Mill, as follows:
Replacement of 18 trees:
Lake Country Gardens
Cashman's of Fergus Falls, Inc.
Swedberg Nursery, Battle Lake, MN
Flooring:
Johnson Carpet Co .• Fergus Falls, MN
Dahlstrom Carpet, Fergus Falls, MN
The Floor to Ceiling Store, Fergus Falls, MN
$405.00
540.00
635.00
$1,543.74
l ,653 .00
1,650.00
After c6nsiderat,ion., motion was m~de by Van Ellig, seconded by Hub
Nordgren and carried, to accept the proposal of Lake Country Gardens in the amount
of $405.00 for replacement of the trees; and motion wasmade by Hub Nordgren, seconded
by Andy Leitch and carried, to accept the proposal of Johnson Carpet Co., Fergus
Falls, MN in the amount of $1,543.74 for floor covering.
James Beutelspacher, State 911 Proj~ct Coordinator, appeared before the
Board relative to the 911 Emergency Reporting System, stating the date of December,
1986 is the mandated date for implementation by the county. The board requested the
911 Committee report their findings to the County Board.
Steve Andrews, County Treasurer, appeared before tbe Board and reported
the interest earnings to be $533,024.12 through October 31, 1983.
Mn. -Andrews presented proposals as follows for micro-film equipment to
be used in the Treasurer's office;
Concept Microfi.lm, Inc., Long Lake, MN
Northland Microfilm, Brainerd, MN
House of Micrographics, Minneapolis, MN
$5,200.00
8,329.00
8,165.00
After consideration, motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney
Nelson to approve the purchase and payment of the mitro-film equipment from Concept
Microfilm, Inc., Long Lake, MN in the amount of $5,200.00.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to approve the plat of Glen Haven Add•n, located in Section 33 of Everts Township.
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Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to approve the plat of Fawn Run Estates, located in Section 11, Maine Township.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to approve the plat of Oak View Shores, Section 11, Maine Tm'lnship.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
to approve the plat of .1st Add'n to Ukkelberg Beach, located in Section 33, Girard
Township.
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Melson and carried,
the following applications for special use permit were approved:
David & Beverly Skyberg Dunn Township Fill low area (subject to condi-
tional requirements)
F. W. Worth Everts Township
Philip Erickson Tumuli Township
Construct 1350' of road to serve
proposed subdivision (subject to
conditional requirements)
Level lot for building purposes
(subjet to conditional requirements)
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried,
to uphold the decision of the Otter Tail County Planning Advisory Commission and deny
the request of Calvin Muckala for special use permit to remove a dirt ridge on Lot l,
Block l, Shenandoah Ridge, Dora Township.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried,
to approve a request for extension of the time for final plat approval on a prelim-
inary plat of Burr Oak Estates of up to 180 days, pending approval by the Soo Line
Railroad Company for appropriate access to said subdivision.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried,
to approve the application of Art W. Anderson, Detroit Lakes, MN for sewage disposal
system cleaners license.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carri.ed,
2nd Add'n
to approve a preliminary plat of La 1:Co'te du ~Jorth/to be located in Section 28-133..-40.
A request from the Big Pine Lake Association was presented to the Board
calling for the testing of Big Pine Lake by the Land & Resource Department with the
Leachate Detector, Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
carried, to accept the request and place on file.
Upon motion made by Aridy Leitch, seconded by Van Ell ig and c9:rried,
the following resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter TailCounty
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, the 1983 session of the ~innesota Legtslature considered
the matter of state administrative aids to ~ounties for the public assistance pro~
grams, in SF 1234 and HF 1298, and
WHEREAS, the legislature continued to June 30, 1985 no funding for
state administrative atds to the counttes inittally discontinued tn one of the
special s.essi•ons in 1981 and 1982, and
WHEREAS, additional mandated servites tn public assistilnce were
passed b_y the Mi_nnes.ota legislature for county administration, and
WHEREAS, the :;.mpos·eddlevy limits placed on county boards by the
legislature did not contain consid~ration of the suspension of state administrative
ai:ds, i)nd
WHEREAS~ this cost of approximately $71,000 per year had to be ab.
sorbed by Otter Ta_ i_l County~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this matter be referred to the
Human Servi.ces Committee of the Association of Mi.nnesota Counties for consi.deration
of their legislative agenda for ~the 1984 session of the Minnesota Legislature.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 8th day of November~ 1983.
tlL~ Cha 1rmcrn ·
ATTEST:
~ ,;) l3v'f 1z« JJ. Clerk
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter TailCounty
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, the 1983 session of the Minnesota Legislature modified the
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Minnesota General Assistance Act so that employable persons would be eligible
October l, 1983, and
WHEREAS, the present eligibility could potentially cover students
enrolled in a two year educational program (vocational tech~ical schools) and
WHEREAS, these persons :to~ld be living at home or sharing
living facilities and still be eligible,ifor $199,00 per month, and
WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners in session
this 8th day of November, 1983, respectfully requests the Human Services Commit-
tee of the Association of Minnesota Counties to study this issue, and bring it to
the annual meeting of the Association of Minnesota Counties for consideration and
possible legislation by the 1984 session of the Minnesota Legislature.
Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 8th day of November, 1983.
Chairman
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,4L+,.J 13-v.:ff J Clerk
County Board Nov em Ber 8, l 983
Harold Rtemenschneider appeared before the Board relative to the
removal Qf timber from the gravel pit in Section 10, Dead Lake Township, award for
sale of same havtng Been submitted and accepted by the County Board on June 6? 1982.
Motion was made by Sydney' Nelson, seconded By Andy Lei'tch and carried, to confi_rm
the verbal. permission given on June 6~ 1982, to use whatever method ts necessary
to remove said timber.
Larry Iversen of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield appeared before the
Board with proposed alternate plans fo~ hospitalization and major medical coverage
in response to a request for reduction of costs for the coverage. After consider-
ation, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to
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appointta committee consisting of one person from each of the major departments,
the Revenue, Road & Bridge and Human Services, with Larry Krohn to be the County
Board's representative and make the selections of the other members, for the purpose
of exploring the alternatives and make recommendations.
With no further business, at 2:45 p.m., Chairman Hovland declared the
meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 1983.
~ WEDNESDAY'S SESSION~
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners met Wed.
nesday, November 9, 1983, with all members present. Chairman Hovland declared the
meeting open at 9:30 a.m ..
Angela Berge, Extension Home Economist, appeared before the Board a,nd
reported on her trip to Atlanta, GA where she attended the National Association of
Home Economists, where she was elected President of the national organtzation to.
serve in that capacity until the annual convention in New York City in 1984.
Al Blaida, owner of Wee Town, appeared before the Board with complaints
of the conditi_on of County Route #1 during the construction which is not yet completed.
Because of weather conditions, tompletion of the bituminous surfacing wi11 not take
place until 1984, motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
to remove the detour sign and place weight restri'ction signs until the 15;-tuminous
surface is completed.
Larry Krohn presented a request by the Veterans Affairs officer for
a suspended ceiling with .iacoustical ceiling tile in the Veterans Affairs office for
the purpose of ~)eviating noise and echo sounds. Motion was made by Andy Leitch
to accept the low proposal for said project, but died for lack of a second.
Glen Melby, County Sheriff, appeared before the Board relative to
documenting unused sick leave while serving as deputy sheriff prior to his election
as county sheriff. Larry Krohn was instructed to prepare documentation for all
of the elected county officials who have unused sick leave coming as county employees
prior to their becoming elected officials,i'for approval by the Board.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
approving the purchase of a patrol vehicle for use by the sheriff's department, through
the State fleet purchase.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to approve a lease agreement for County Road #134 with the Department of Natural Re-
sources with payment of $25.00 for same, and the chairman of the board and county
auditor were authorized to execute said a~reement on behalf of Otter Tail County.
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Because of inability of collecting for a fire call on an indtvtdual
whose automobile burned six miles north of Bluffton on County Roa.d #1~~ s.ai:d bill
for fire cal 1 was submitted to the county by toe New York Mills fire department for
payment. After consideration, motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded 15y Andy Lei.tch
and carrted, to deny payment of said claim.
In response to a request from the City of New York Mills to designate
County Road #84 as a centennial drive in connection with the New York Mills Centen-
nial Celebration' to be held in 1984, motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by
Hub Nordgren and carried. to approve said designation.
The Board discussed the possibility of contracting for services to
include surveying, snow removal, grading, bituminous surfacing, etc.,whit.h is to be
checked into.
Also discussed were the various requests for the take over of various
segments of township roads. No action taken.
Samuel Lykken, Project Director of the Board of Directors of The
Rail Action Corporation, appeared before the Board, along with Steve Rufer, Chairman,
Ted Delzer and Irvin Bucholz, relative to the appropriate steps necessary to save
the rail service through Otter Tail County and the City of Fergus Falls. The
various individuals present citing the economic impact on Otter Tail County should
the railroad company abandon the line as proposed and requested financial assistance
from the county in the amount of $11,000. Motion was made by Van Ellig to contribute
the requested amount of $11,000 to the Rail Action Corporation for the purpose of
fighting the proposed abandonment. The motion was seconded by Andy Leitch and carried
with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no".
Gary Martin of Martin Surveyors & Associates, appeared before the
Board for the purpose of introduction stating their firm specialized in surveying,
engineering, soil testing and were interested in preparing half-section maps for the
county. No action taken.
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Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to approve an application for reduction of assessment on property owned by Michael J.
Puetz and Rhonda Marie Duffy in the City of Vergas, property overvalued as per Vergas
Assessor.
Paul Dubbels appeared before the Board requesting permission to cut
a deeper ditch on County Road #116 near his property to allow for more drainage.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to grant ap-
proval provided written approval is given by the neighbor down stream between himself
and the river, and also written approval from the county engineer and the county
attorney.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
authorizing the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor to execut~ agreements
on behalf of Otter Tail County with, the State of Minnesota for the purpose of in-
specting and regulating various facilities for preventing and abating environmental
health hazards in connection with the new sanitary ordinances recently adopted in
the county. Andy Leitch voted "no".
With no futther business, at l :55 p.m., Chairman Hovland declared the
meeting adjourned until the afternoon of November 22nd.
ChAirman ·
ATTEST:
Clerk