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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 04/06/1984MINUTES 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 Friday, April 6, 1984 with all ,.members present. Chairman Nelson opened the meeting at 12:37 p.m .. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch,·seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, the following applications for license to sell-intoxicating liquor were approved: Leon Jensen Ronald Becker Lindsey Gustafson Jerry L. Seri ber Donald H. Johnson Robert E. Ri.fe Pebble Lake Golf Club The Hustler, Inc. N ite Owl Lounge· Mabel Murphy'.s Pelican Supper Club Dunn•s Lodge, Inc. Buse Township Buse Township Bluffton Township Fergus Falls Tbwnship Pelican Township Dunn Township Upon motion made by Andy Leitch~ seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, the following application for license for on sale wine was approved: Eddie Z. Richardson The Red Hut Restaurant Sverdrup Township Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor were approved: Arran Bentzin Russell Pederson. Dwight Sonnenberg Charles Malmstrom Morri.s Anderson Robert Garberg Donald C. Kane Richard Hockersmith Ray Chase Kathleen A. Manteuffel Ed Richardson Lynda Nelson Edward Stans Harold Nelson Gerald Schultz Red Lantern Resort Bay View Maine Store Madsen's Resort Olson's REsort Bob's Ba it Minneha Beach Resort Silent Rainbow Resort Ethel Beach REsort Limmer 's Resort The Red Hut T & L Lil' Store STan's Pleasant View Resort Ye 01 de S~ol-,Bar-~ri 11 Ten Mi 1 ell~ ke. Resort• ', / -\ \ Amor Township (off sale) Star Lake Township Maine Township Everts Township Dunn Township (off sale) Friberg Township Girard Township Dora Township Girard Township Rush Lake Township Sverdrup Township Fdberg Township Dead Lake Township Friberg Township Tumuli Township County Board Beer licenses (Cont"d) Bennett Berg Carl Wolter Michael W. Sundblad -2 - Big Pine Resort Viking Resort The Last Resort I April 6, 1984 Pin~ Lake Township Amor Township (off sale) Elizabeth Township Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following application for permit to hold public dances was approved: Michael Sundblad The·,.uasFREsorF[odge Elizabeth Township Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve a gambling permit for the VFW Otter Post,·#874, Battle Lake. Larry Krohn presented a slide presentation on the trip recently made to Red Wing to v;new· the refuse burner. Mr. Krohn also presented a request to the county Board by the City of Perham to hire BrUGe Thom as consulting engineer for said refuse burner facility proposed for the City of Perham. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to accept the petition from the City of Perham. After consideration~ moti"on was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to contact Bruce Thom with the proposal of retaining him as consulting engineer, starting immediately, on a month by month basis, with a thirty day notice. Steve Andrews. County Treasurer, appeared before the Board and re- ponted the sum of $47,500.00 as an estimated figure lost by the county in interest because of the state mandated change in settlement dates paid to school district. Mr. Andrews also requested forgiveness of penalty for a late payment of tax by Vernon Jensen, where due to an error in the treasurer's office a payment was credited to Jensen property and a refund made to Jensen for the duplicate pay- ment. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to grant approval. The application of Mel McGowan for special use permit to stabilize l.ake shore to high water mark in Rush Lake,ffownship was presented by John Scott, Attorney. After listening to the various interested parties, motion was made by Hub Nordgren to table action on said application until the rest of the members of The Otter Tail County Planning Advisory Commission have had a chance to view the premises with Malcolm Lee. The motion was seconded by Bert Hovland and carried with Sydney Nelson voting "no". County Board April 6? 1984 Upon mot i'on made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and car- ried, the following applications for sewage disposal inst.allers license were approved: Marvin W. Johnson Kenneth Schepper Terry Pehl Ellts Engebretson Richard Hanson Marvin J, Wegscheid Jerry Bucholz Kent Meader Steve Jorgenson Lloyd Peasley Marv~s Plbg. & Htg, Schepper Excavating Otter Tail Sewer & Water Engebretson Construction Dick•s Backho~ Service Bluff ton Hardware P. J. Excavating Lloyd•s Excavating Battle Lake, MN Dent, MN Fergus Fa 11 s, MN Pelican Rapids, MN Fergus falls, MN Bluffton, MN Fergu.s F al;ihs , MM Dent, MN Erhard, MN Erhard, MN Upon mot ion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Van Ell ig and carried, the following application for sewage disposal system cleaners license was approved: Terry Pehl Otter Tail Sewer & Water Fergus Falls, MN Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, the following applications for special use permit were approved: Erhards Grove Twp. Compton Township Richard Trollier Henri~tta Klinnert Carl Wolter Nick Phillips Peder S, Pederson Robert Rife Robert M. Bazemore Dennis· Str~mer Jerry Bratten Pamely Joy Kludt Tom Haggemiller Daryl Sutter Erhards Grove Compton Township Replace deficient bridge Replace deficient bridge Edna Township Remove cliff and grade lot (subject to conditional requirements) Maine Township Operate beauty shop in home Amor Township Add two additional campsites (subject to conditi.onal requirements) Pine Lake Township Cut bank and level lot (subject to conditional requirements) Star Lake Township Construct controlled access (subject to conditional requirements) Dunn Township Proposes 68 unit cluster development (subject to conditional requirements) Corliss Township Add six additional campsites Effington Township Construct road to serve proposed plat (iubject to conditional requirements) Amor Township Add 4 three bedroom units to resort (subject to conditional requirements) Clitherall Twp Fill low area Uda Township Cut & fill (subject to cond. requirements) Aurdal Township · Build retaining wall to prevent erosion (subject to township approval) County Board April 6, 1984 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve a preliminary plat deV!eloped' by'··DenrHs~Stramer on Block Lake, in Sections 8 & 17-131-38. Motion was made by Andy Leitch to hire the Reike-Carrol Engineering firm to prepare. recommendations on the Battle Lake Sanitary Landfill, dn the over- all county solid waste plan. The motion was seconded by Bert Hovland and carried. Representatives from Amor Township appeared before the Board with request,for re-allignment of the curve on the new by-pass on County #1 by Otter Tail Lake, citing hazandcius~driving conditions as presently located. After dis- cussion, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to straighten the curve in question, and the Couniy Engineer was instructed to take whatever steps are necessary to improve the condition. '. Charles Krekelber~, attorney for -the Otter~Tail Lakes Area Sewer District, appeared before the Board stating the bid letting for the intermediary bonds is to b~~postponed until May 22nd. Mr. Krekelberg al§o stated additional land acquisition will be necessary with a portion of the additional cost being born by the local share. Dave Stock, Western Township, appeared before the Board pi~~eating objections to the changing of the road restriction signs on C6unty Road #112 from a 7 ton capacity to a 5 ton capacity, After considerable discussion, motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to change the restriction to c,1. 7 ton restri"ction by Tuesday, April 10th, if the weather remains favorable. Joe Peloquin ffom the Sheriff's Department, appeared before the Board and presented quotations from various automobile dealers for the replacement of a vehicle recently damaged,as shown below: Jim Rydell Auto Center, Detroit Lakes, MN $6,810.00 Moore Ford, Fergus Falls, MN 7,400.00 Fergus Motors, Inc., Fergus Fa 11 s, MN 7,495.00 Worner's Auto Sales, Fergus Fa 11 s , MN 8,000.00 Minnesota Motor Co., Fergus Fa 11 s, MN 8,600 .. 00 Minnesota Motor Co., Fergus Fa 11 s , MN 8,700.00 Minnesota Motor Co., Fergus Fa 11 s, MM 9,000.00 Bauk Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc., Perham, MN 9,013.00 County Board April 6, 1984 After review and consideration, motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve purchase and payment of the 1984 Phoenix, from Worner's Auto Sales, Fergus Falls, in the amount of $8,000 upon recommendation of the Sheriff's Department as being the lowest ~foposal meeting specifications. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, secon_ded by Andy Leitch and carried, authorizing the County Auditor to publish notice of hearing for 2:00 p.m., Tfi~iday, May 4, 1984 for the purpose of amending the; Otter Tail County Board of Adjustment Ordinance to increase the size of said Board. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, appeared before the Board and pre- sented a request by the S & C Computer Firm, Fergus Falls, of a $3.00 per hour increase in cost over 55 hours per month. After consideration, motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve same. Motion was made by Hub. Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve application to the State of Minnesota for technical assistance for valuation of nine bridge structures in Otter Tail County. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to advertise for bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., ~u~sday, May 8, 1984, for the following: AGGREGATE BASE AND BITUMINOUS BASE & SURFACE S.A.P. 56-601-18, etc. Length S.A.P. 56-601-18 1.383 miles S.A.P. !i56~i601-19 5.639 miles S.A.P. 56-606-08 4.117 miles _S.A.P. 56-635-07 3.149 miles C.P.:1 .84::126 4.205 miles C.P. 84:142 3.787 miles 26.093 miles (combined contract) Amor 84:0lB 0.831 miles Clitherall 84:0lB 0.236 miles Fergus Falls 84:0lB .989 miles Hobart 84:0lB 0.564 miles Lida 84:0lB 1.193 miles Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to approve payment in the amount of $10,448.50 to the Road & Bridge Fund out of theCounty Building Fund for certain work done on County Garage #10. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOl:.VED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Coun~y Minnesota, that 'WHEREAS on December 7, 1983, the County Board accepted.the bid of Moore Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda, Fergus Falls, MN in the amount of $10,807.69 for one full size LTD "S" for use by the Sheriff's Department, and WHEREAS, the above vehicle has now 6een delivered to the satis~ faction of the County Board at a total cost of $10,807~69, NOW, THERE FORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby autborfzed and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $10,807.69 payable to Moore Fdrd Lincoln Mercury Mazda, Fergus Falls, MN out of the Federal Revenue Sharing Fund fn full payment thereof, Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of April, 1984. ATTEST: .a. l ~ ~ ;;) /3u ·r· .. ri Clerk Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carri~d,tthe following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that The Chairman and Clerk or Auditor forthwith enter into agreement with the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Transportation, for the maintenance, except the application of calcium cloride in locations where the State considers it to be necessary, and except snow plowing, of the road de- scribed in said agreement as Temporary Trunk Highway No. 59 ---, to wit: Beginning at junction with Grant C.S.A.H. No. 20 (located at the junction of Sections 2 & 3, Tl30N, R42W and Sections 34 & 35, Tl31N, R42W); the-nee run northerly along said Otter Tail C.S.A.H. No. 37 for a distance of 2.1 miles to its junction with Otter Tail C.S.A.H. 35 (located at the junction of Sections 22, 23, 26 & 27, Tl31N, R42W); thence run northerly along said Otter Tail C.S.A.H. 35 for a distance of 0.50 mile to its junction with 1-94 (located at approximately 520 feet north of the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 23, Tl31N, R42W); thence run northwesterly along said I-94 for a di.stance of 5.95 miles to its junction with T.H. 59 (located approximately 620 feet south of the northwest corner of Section 31, T,l 32N, R42W); said Municipality to be paid therefor at the rate of $300.00 per mile per month. Fractional miles and fractional months~ if any, will be used in computing amounts payable. The use of said road as a <lletour by the State will terminate on or before October 20, 1984. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of April, 1984. ATTEST: Clerk County Board April 6. 1984 Motfon wasmade by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and carrted, to advertfse for btds to be received unttl 10:00 a,rn., Tuesday, May 8, 1984, for the following: SAND SEALING S,A,P. 56.,.611 .. 10, etc, Length 32.016 mtles (~ombtned contract) S.A.P. 84-621.,.06) S.A.P·. 56-611.,.10) S .A. P. 56-652.,.05 S.A.P. 56-666.,.03 S .A. P. 56.,.681..-05 Length 4.097 mfles, Approximately 14.565 gallons of bituminous material for seal coat and 524 cubtc yards of FA-2 seal coat aggregate Township & Village Jobs Aurdal 84:01, 84:02, 84:05, 84:06 Dane Prairte.,.B~se 84:01 to 84;07 Dunn 84:01 to 84:07 Edna 84:01 to 84:04 Edna.,.perharn 84:05 Leaf Lakes 84:01, 84:02 Maine 84:01 Village of Vergas Length-27.919 mtles. Approxtmately 87,705 gallons of bttumtnous m~tertal for seal coat and 3143 cubtc yards of fA.,.2 Seal coat aggregate. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to advertise for bids to be recetved until 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 1984, for tlie purchase of two pickups for use by tlie Higliway Depilrtment. Motion was made by Van Ell ig, seconded by ·Andy Leitch and carried, to close the meeting of April 10th from 11 :30 to 12:00 for the purpose of developing strategy in labor negotiations. Mot ion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, with Andy Leitch voting "no", to approve the following applications for mechanfcal or clerfcal change: David Tordson John & Shirley Jansen Fergus Falls Township .Efffngton Township Mobile home moved prior to assessment date Forg~~eness of penalty With no further business, at ~:30 ~~m. Chairman Nelson adjourned the meeting until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Apri1110, 1984. ATTEST: Clerk