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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/13/1984MINUTES 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 Minnesota met Tuesday, November 13, 1984, with all members present. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m .. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to authori_ze payment in the amount of $539.00 to Rufer, Hefte, Pemberton, Schulze, Sorlie, Sefkow & Kershner, representing the county's share of arbitration costs in the Teamsters Local No. 320 vs Otter Tail County arbitration. Van Ellig reported on the various aspecti of the State Hospital Task Force and the progress _to date, including efforts being made to obtain the necessary psycli,i:atrists. Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, explained a state program called 11 Datanet11 , online information system containing data on land, minerals, forestry, agriculture, wetlands, lakes, grants & loans, tools & techigues, people, etc~. Motion was made By Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ell tg and carried, to approve membership in the 11 Datanet 11 onl ine informati'on system, cost of $200.00 per year. Tim Brand, consultant, discussed the data processing system and made a recommendation to the Board for departmentalizing the data processing department. Motibn was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to discuss the feasibility of departmentalizing the data processing department. No further action taken. Motion was, made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve membership in·the Associ~tion of Minnesota Counties at the 1985 fee of $8,375.00, to be paid prior to February 15,' 1985. At 11 :00 a .m., Commissioner Van Ell ig was excused to participate in interviews for the position of Chief-Executive Officer at the Fergus Falls State Hospital . Rollie Mann, executive director of the Otter Tail Lakes Area Sewer District,reported on the progress to date of sewer installations. County Board November 13, 1984 Chairman Nelson announced bids were to be received for the purchase of $740,000 Grant and Bond Anttctpation Notes, Series 1984, as adverttsed for sale. The County Auditior presented affidavits showing publ tcation of the notice of sale in the official newspaper and tn Commerctal West, whtch afftdavtts were examined and found satisfactory and ordered placed on file. The County Auditor then presented· the sealed bi.ds for the Grant and Bond ~nttctpatton Notes, Series 1984: which were examined and found to be as fo 11 ows: .Price Interest Cost & Rate NORWEST SECURITIES $734,000.00 $142,900.00 7.7243% Moore, Juran & Co., Inc. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OP SAINT PAUL 734,006.00 146,594.00 7.9240% CRONIN & MARCOTTE, INC. DAIN BOSWORTH INCORPORATED 734,376.00 153,624.00 PIPER, JAFFRAY & HOPWOOD, INC. 734,287.20 153,712.80 8.3088 M. H. Novick & Company, Inc. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. OF SAINT PAUL 734,100.00 153,900.00 8.3189 Commissioner Nordgren , introduced the following written resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE OF $740,000 GRANT AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES, SERIES 1984, FIXING THE FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THEIR PAYMENT BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, as follows: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION _,. 1.0h Otter Tail Lake Area .,sewer District (the "District"~s obtained commitments for federal and state grants for the construction of a wastewater treatment facility in the County. There has been-presented to .. this Board a form of Joint Powers Agreement ·dated as of December 1, 1984 (the "Joint Powers Agreement") between the District and the County whereby-the District has assigned such grant proceeds .to the County. 1.02. In anticipation of federal and state grant funds and the issuance of permanent bonds, the Board of Commissioners is autho·rized by Section 475.61, Subd. 5, Minnesota Statutes, to issue, and does hereby authorize the issuance of, $740,000_Grant and Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 1984, (the "Bonds"). It is hereby found and determined that the estimated proceeds of such federal and state grants and the proceeds of definitive obliga- tions which the County is authori_zed to issue pursuant to Section 116A.20, Minnesota Statutes, w'ill be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and the County's General Obligation Grant Anticipation Bonds, Series 1984, dated June 1, 19 8 4 ( the ·n Prior Bonds") when due. SECTION-2. TERMS AND FORM OF THE NOTES. 2.01. The Board of Commissioners awards the sale of the Notes more fully described in this Section 2, to Norwest Se~urities, as the best bidder offering to purchase such obligations at the lowest net interest cost, on its _·bid to purchase the Notes bearing interest at the rate of 7.4% at a total price of $734,000 plus accrued interest from the date of the Notes to the date of delivery of the Notes. It is hereby found and determined that the net effective interest rate for the.Notes is 7.7243% per annum. The good faith check .of the successful bidder shall be retained by the Treasurer pending delivery. of and payment for the Notes. -2 - 2.02. The Notes shall be in aggregate principal amount of $740,000 shall be dated December 1, 1984, shall be issued in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the principal amount of Notes maturing in any year, .shall be numbered from R-1 upwards in order of issuance or such other order as the Note Registrar shall determine and shall bear interest at the rate set forth above, payable June 1, 1985 and semiannually thereafter on June 1 and December 1 of each year, and shall mature on June 1, 1987, all Notes being subject to redemption and prior payment at .;the option of the County in whole or in part on June 1, 1986 or December 1, 1986 at par and accrued interest. In the event of redemption by lot of Notes of like maturity, the Note Registrar shall assign to each Note of such maturity then outstanding a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Notes and shall select by lot in the manner it determines the order of numbers, at $5,000 for each number, for all outstanding Notes of like maturity. The order of selection-of Notes. to be redeemed shall be the Notes to which were assigned numbers so selected, but only so much of the principal amount of each Note of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. 2.03. The Notes shall be payable as td principal upon I?res~ntation. at the. maini" office of Nqrwest Ban,k,~Mi J?Deaial is._ in M, ooe~nl 1,s . , M1nnes-ota _ , as Registrar ana, aying gent, or at the o7.ces of such other successor agents as the County may hereafter designate upon 60 days .mailed notice to the registered owners at their registered addresses. Interest shall be paid by check or draft of the Registrar mailed to the registered owners at their addresse~ shown on the registration books on the last · business day preceding each interest payment date unless other arrangements satisfactory to the Note Registrar, the County.and the registered owners of Notes are made. The County shall deposit immediately available funds with the Note Registrar sufficient for the payment of such interest as is to be paid in such manner on the business day preceding each interest payment date. 2.04. The Notes shall be in substantially the follow~ ing form, with the necessary variations as to number, CUSIP Number and denomination, the blanks therein to be properly filled in, to_::-wit: -3 - No. R- Rate --- (Form of Note) -UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL GENERAL OBLIGATION GRANT AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE, SERIES 1984 ·-- Maturity June 1, 1987 Date of Original Issue December 1, 1984 $ ____ _ CUSIP . The County of Otter Tail in the State of Minnesota, for value received, hereby certifies that it is ;nd~~ted and hereby promises to pay to ' · or registered assigns, the principai sum of __________ dollars ($ __ -.-___ ) on the maturity da"te specified above, upon the pre- sentation and surrender hereof, and to pay to the registered owner hereof interest on such principal sum at the interest rate specified above from December 1, 1984, or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly . provided for as specified below, on June, ... 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 1985,·un_til said principal sum is paid. Principal and the redemption price is payable in lawful money of the United States ~f America at the office of--.--,,---------' in---,,..,,,..,....-----' _______ , as Registrar and Paying Agent, or at the offices of such successor agents as the County-may designate upon 60 days notice to the registered owners at their registered addresses. Interest shall be paid on each June 1 and December 1 interest payment date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the preceding May 15 and November 15 (whether or not a business day) at the registered owner's address set forth on the registra- tion books maintained by the Note Registrar. Any such interest not punctually paid or provided for will cease to be payable to the person in whose name this Note is registered on such regular record dates and such defaulted interest may be paid to the person in whose name this Note shall be registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such defaulted interest established by the Note Registrar. ADDITIONAL PPOVISIONS OF THIS NOTE ARE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN AS IF SET FORTH HERE. This Note is one of a series of Notes in the aggregate principal amount of Seven Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars -4 - .... ·· . ($740,000); all of like date and tenor except for number and denomination and is issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and Laws of the State of Minnesota, includ- ing Section 475.61, Subd. 5, Minnesota Statutes, for the purpose of providing temporary funds in anticipation of federal and state grants and the issuance of permanent bonds to defray the expenses incurred and to be incurred in connection with certain waste treatment facilities in the County as set forth and described in the resolution of the Board of Commissioners relating to the issuance of the Notes of this series adopted November 13, 1984 (the "Note Resolution"). The Notes of-this-series are subject to redemption at the opinion of the County, in whole or in part by lot, on June 1, 1986 or December 1, 1986 at par and ac·crued interest. Thirty days' prior notice of prior redemption will be give by mail to the banks were the Notes are payable and to the registered owners, and published notice of prior redemption will be given in t:,he manner provided by Chapter 475, M,;nnesota Statutes. •· ~ - I The_principal of and interest on the Notes of this _series, to the extent the same cannot be paid when due from re- ceipts of-federal and state funds payable to Otter Tail Lake Area Sewer District not required to be applied to the payment of the County's $2,670,000 General Obligation Grant Anticipation Bonds, Series 1984 or the proceeds of special assessments to be levied in connection with the project financed by the Notes which have been assigned to the-County, are payable from the County's Grant and Bond Anticipation Notes of 1984 Debt Service Fund from the proceeds of.permanent obligations which the County shall offer for sale in advance of their maturity in accordance with Section ll~A.20, Minnesota Statutes. In addition, in the event funds ar~ not available for payment i11. full of the Notes of this series at maturity, the registered owners have the right to require the issuance .in exchange therefor-~£ definitive obligations pursuant to Section 116A.20, Minnesota Statutes, bearing interest at the maximum rate permitted by law. Reference is hereby _made to Chapter 116A, Minnesota Statutes, and Chapter 475, Minnesota Statutes, to the Joint Powers Agreement dated as of December 1, 1984 between the County and Otter Tail Lake Area Sewer District relating to the assignment·of federal and state grant proceeds, and to the Note Resolution for a description of the covenants of - the County as to the application of the proceeds of the Notes of this series and the moneys pledged to the payment of the Notes and interest thereon. This Note is transferable, as provided in the Note Re-elution, only upon books of the County kept at the pffices of the Note Registrar by the registered owner hereof in person or by his duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Note for transfer at the office of the Note Registrar, duly endorsed by, -5 - or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satis- factory to the Note Registrar duly executed by the registered owner hereof or his duly authorized attorney, and, upon payment of any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer, one or more fully registered Notes of the series of the same principal amount and interest rate will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. The Notes of this series are issuable only as fully registered notes without coupons in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the principal amount maturing in any one year. As provided in the Note Resolution and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series of a different authorized denomi- nation, as requested by the registered owner or his duly author- ized attorn~y, upon surrender thereof to the Note Registrar. · It is Hereby Certified, Recited and'Declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Note do exist, have happened and have,,-been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; and that this Note, and the series of which it is a part, is within every debt and other limit prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota. -{ .. This Note shall not.be valid ot become obligatory for any purpose until the Authentication Certificate hereon shall have been signed.biy the Note Registrar. ' In Witness Whereof, the County of Otter Tail, acting by and through its Board of Commissioners, has caused this Note to be executed with the facsimile signature of its Chairman and attested with the facsimile signature of the County Auditor, all as of the Date of Original Issue specified above. Dated: (Facsimile) County Auditor COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL By (Facsimile) Chairman, Board of County Commissioners Note Registrar's Authentication Certificate This is one of the Notes described in the within mentioned Note Resolution. -6 - Note Registrar By Authorized Signature ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address of Transferee) the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints · · attorney to transfer the within Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: Please Insert Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number of Assignee Signature Guaranteed: Notice: The signatur~ to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of this Note in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever~ Signatures must be guara.nteed by a national bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm having membership in one of the major stock exchanges. (Form of Certificate) CERTIFICATF. AS TO LEGAL OPINION . I, Sylvia J. Bergerud, County Auditor of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, hereby certify that except for the date line, the above is ·a full, true and compared copy of the-legal opinion of Faegre & Benson, of Minneapolis, tlinnesota, which was delivered to me upon delivery of the notes and is now on file in my office. -7 - (Facsimile) County Auditor Otter Tail County 2.06. As long as any of the Notes issued hereunder shall remain outstanding, the County shall maintain and keep at the office of the Note Registrar an office or agency for the pa:y~ ment of the principal of and interest on such Notes, as in this Resolution provided, and for the registration and transfer of such Notes, and shall also keep at said office of the Note Registrar books for such registration and transfer. The Note Registrar shall be a bank or trust company which is subject to or who agrees to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Commission's transfer turnaround rules, which in general present- ly require an agent to complete normal transfers in 72 hours. Upon surrender for transfer of any Note at the office of Note Registrar with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Note Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney, and upon payment of any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer, the County shall execute and the Note Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or. more fully registered Notes of the same· series, of art-f authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, interest rate and maturity. Any Notes, upon surrender thereof at the office of a Registrar may, at the option of the registered owner thereof, be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of the same maturity · and interest rate of any authorized denominations. In all cases in which the privilege of exchanging Notes or transferring Notes is exercised, the County shall execute and the Note Registrar shall deliver 1Note/s in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. AlL'.Notes originally issued hereunder or issued pursuant to a transfer or exchange prior to the first interest payment date shall be registered as of and bear. interest from December 1, 1984 and all Notes subsequently issued shall be registered as of and bear interest from the last interest payment date to which interest was paid or duly provided for. For every such exchange or transfer of Notes, whether temporary or defini- tive, the County or the Note Registrar may make a charge suffi- cient to reimburse it for any tax, fee or other governmental charge.required to be paid with respect to such exchange or transfer, which sum or sums shall be paid by the person reques- ting such exchange or transfer as a condition precedent tp the exercise of the privilege of making such exchange or transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of thi~ Resolution, the cost of preparing each new Note upon each exchange or transfer, and any other expenses of the County or the Note Registrar incurred in connection therewith (except any applicable tax, fee or other governmental charge) shall be paid by the County. 2.07. Interest on any Note which is payable, and is punctuallypaid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the person in whose name that Note (or one \ -8 - or more Notes for which such note was exchanged) is registered at the close of business on the preceding May 15 or November 15, as the case may be. Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the register- ed holder on the relevant regular record date solely by virtue of such holder have been such holder; and such d~faulted interest may be paid by,the County in any lawful manner, if, after notice given by the County to the Note Registrar of the proposed payment pursuant to this paragraph, such'payment shall be deemed practic- able by the Note Registrar. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, each Note delivered under this Resolution upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note and each such Note shall bear interest from such date that neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substi- tution. · 2.08. As to any Note, the County and the Note Regis- trar and their respective successors, each in its discretion, may deem and treat the person in whose name the same for the time being shall be registered as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and neither the County nor the Note Registrar nor their respective successors sh_a.11 be affected by any n~tice to the ,,::· contrary. Payment of or on account of the principal of any such Note shall be made only to or upon the order of the registered owner thereof, but such registration may be changed as above provided. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Note to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. SECTION 3. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY. 3.01. The Notes shall be executed by the respective facsimile s'Ignatures of the Chairman and County Auditor. The text of the approving legal opinion of Faegre & Benson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as bond counsel, shall be printed on the reverse side of each Note and shall be certified by the facsimile signature of the County Auditor. When said Notes shall have been duly executed and authenticated by the Note Registrar in accor- dance with this Resolution, the same shall be delivered to the purchasers thereof upon payment of the purchase price, and the receipt of the Treasurer to said purchasers thereof shall be a full acquittance; and said purchasers shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money. The Notes shall not be valid for any purpose until authenticated by the Registrar. Notes initially issued hereunder shall be issued in such autho- rized denominations and registered in such names as shall be designated by the purchaser to the Note Registrar. -9 - 3.02. The Official Statement relating to the Notes, on file with tlie'"County Auditor and presented to this meeting, is hereby approved, and the furnishing thereof to prospective bid- ders for the Notes is hereby ratified and confirmed, insofar as the same relates to the Notes.and the sale thereof. 3.03. If such officers find the same to be accurate. the Chairman;· County Treasurer and County Auditor are authorized and directed to furnish to the purchasers at the closing a certificate that, to the best of the knowledge of such officers, the Official Statement does not, at the date of 6losing, and did not, at the time of sale of the Notes, contain any untrue state- ment of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under whi~h they were made, not misleading. Unless litigation shall have been commenced and be pending questioning the Notes, proceedings for the improvements to be financed with the proceeds of the Notes, or the organization of the County or incumbency of its officers, at the closing, th'.e Chairman and County Auditor shall also execute and deliver t<S-1the successful bidder a suitable certificate as to absence of material litiga- tion, and the Treasurer shall also execute and deliver his cer- tificate as to payment for and delivery of the Notes, together with the arbitrage certificate referred to below and the signed approving legal opinion of Faegre & Benson as to the validity and enforceability of the Notes and the exemption of interest thereon from federal and Minnesota income taxation (other than Minnesota corporate franchise and bank e~cise taxdi measured by income) under present laws and rulings. 3.04. The form of Joint Powers Agreement is hereby approved and shall be executed by the Chairman and the County Auditor. SECTION 4. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. 4.01. The proceeds of the Notes shall be transferred to the District pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreement and shall be credited to a separate construction fund which shall be used solely to defray expenses of the Otter Tail Lake Area Sewer System and payment of principal and interest due on the Notes prior to completion of all costs thereof: provided, however, that such amount of grant proceeds as are necessary to pay the prin- cipal of and interest on the Notes when due are irrevocably pledged and appropriated to the payment thereof and such grant proceeds shall not be applied to the costs of the improvement unless the estimated collections of remaining grant proceeds pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreement and proceeds of permanent obligations which the County is authorized to issue without an election are sufficient to pay principal and interest on the -10 - Notes when due. Any balance of the proceeds of the Notes re- maining therein shall be transferred to the Debt Service Fund created under Section 5 hereof. SECTION 5. GRANT ANTICIPATION NOTES OF 1984 DEBT SERVICE FUND. 5.01. There is he~eby created a special fund to be known as the Grant and Bond Anticipation Notes of 1984 Debt Service Fund, which shall be he~d and used by the Treasurer for no other purpose than to pay the principal and interest on the Notes; and there shall be credited to jaid Fund the proceeds of federal and state grants not applied to the construction thereof or to the payment of the County's General Oblig~tion Grant _ Anticipation Bonds, Series 1984, any special assessments col-. lected for the payment. thereof and the proceeds of definitive obligations which the County is authorized and required to issue. 5.02. The Notes and interest thereon are payable pri- marily out~the proceeds of definitive obligations which the Board of Commissioners shall offer for sale prior to the·maturity of the Notes to the extent the same cannot be paid out of the grant proceeds received by the County under the Joint Powers Agreement or out of any other County funds_which are properly available and are approp~iated by the Board of Commissioners for such purpose. Any amount of the Notes which cantfot be paid a£ maturity from the grant proceeds, special assessments or_from any other funds appropriated by the Board to the purpose shall be paid from the proceeds of definitive obligations which the County shall issue and sell prior to the maturity date pursuant tri Section 116A.20, Minnesota Statutes, or, if sufficient funds are not available for payment in full of the Notes at maturity, the holders thereof shall have the right to require the issuance in exchange therefor of such definitive obligations bearing interest at the maximum rate permitted by law. SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS. 6.01. The County covenants and agrees with the pur- chasers and holders of the Notes that the investments of proceeds of the Notes, including the investment of any·grant proceeds or other revenues pled~ed to the Notes which are considered proceeds under the applicable regulations, and accumulated sinking funds, if any, shall be limited as to amount and yield in such manner that the Notes shall not be arbitrage bonds within the meaning of. Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and regulations thereunder. Oti the basis of the existing faqts, estimates and circumstances, including the foregoing findings and covenants, the Board of Commissioners hereby certifies that it is not expected that the proceeds of the Notes will be used in such -11 - manner as to cause the Notes to be arbitrage notes under Section 103(c) and regulations thereunder. The County Auditor shall furnish an arbitrage certificate to the purchaser embracing or based on the foregoing certification at the time of delivery of the Notes to the purchaser. The proceeds of the Notes will likewise be used in such manner that the Notes are not industrial development bonds under Section 103(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. 6.02. The County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Resolution and to cause the same to be filed in his office under Section 475.63, Minnesota Statutes, and to provide his certificate as to registration of the Notes. 6.03. The County Auditor, the Treasurer and other officers and employees of the County are hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the attorneys approving the Notes, on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes, certified copies of all proceedings and certificates as to facts as shown by the books and records·of the County, to show the proceedings taken in con- nection with the improvements to be financial.'and the Notes, and the right and authority of the County to iss~e the Notes, and all such certified copies and certifications shall be deemed repre- sentations of fact on the part of the County. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Conunissioner Hovland and upon -vote being taken thereon the fbllowing i6ted in favor thereof: All members present and the following voted against the same: None whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. ATTEST: ~ ~--=-:-Cle---=-rk County Board November 13, 1984 Lynn Burns,of Corporate Risk Managers,appeared before the Board and pre~ented a proposal of liability insurance through the International Surplus Lines Insurance Company with a $1,000,000 limit and an umbrella liability of $1,000,000 at an annual premium cost of $5l,185, After considerati:on, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded_ by Bert Hovland and carried, to accept the recommendation of Cor- porate Risk Managers and enter into a pool with other counties for the county's liability coverage. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, presented a proposed cost of approxi- mately $189,000 for the proposed road to serve the refuse incinerator proposed for the City of Perham, plus railroad crossing cost of $75,000 and signal costs of $127,000. After cons-ideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nord- gr_en and carried, to set up a comni.ttee to meet with the City of Perham for the pur- pose of negotiating with the City of Perham on said proposed road construction. A bill in the amount of $270.J3 from KJJK was presented to the Board lt'epresenting losses _incmrred .by Station KJ.JK ·as· a result of outages claimed to have been caused by Otter Tail County road construction. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve payment in the amount of $68.13 due to an outage caused by county crews on Novemliler. lst/ balance of claim, $202.00 being caused by power compa!ly in changing lines, not the responsibility of the county. Don Swenson, Mayor of the City of Perham, appeared before the Board and spoke ~egarding the four way project between the ind~stries in Perham, the County of Otter Tai 1, the City of Perham and Otter Tail· Power Company on the proposed refuse incinerator in the City of Perha~, urging the County to issue a letter of intent to Otter Tai_l Power Company·, to facHitate the burner being on line in December of 1985. After consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, to issue a letter of intent to enter into contract with Otter Tail Power Company for a ten year period on terms that·are agreeable to both parties. County Board · Noyem6er 13 ,· 1984 Motion was made by Bert Hovland~ seconded by And_y. Lei.tch and carri.ed ;· to approve the followtng applttations for special use permit, subjjtt to co~dttfonal re.tj_u i rements : Alvin Eldevi.ck Steve Wtdness Monte Kjos Thomas F. Zavoral Jerr_y D. Knapper N. Duane Koehler Ed & Bette Prescher Randa 1 Hutm.acher franklin J. Veno Gary Skil li'ngs Scambler Township Gi.rard Township Corliss Townshi:p Dora Townshi.'p Edna Towns·h tp Otto Townshtp Otter Tai_"l Townshtp Dead Lake Townshtp Star Lake Township Hobart Townshtp Fil 1 two 1 ow area-s · Con.e per1_11\~ted) ·Level area for house locatio~'.. Dtvide_ lot into three parts·.· Permanent residential dwellfng wtth unattached garage Cut and ftll Construct access road Pi'll :1 ow area Cut and fill to level lot Cut ice ridge for Boat launch Cut? ffll arid level lot Motion was made b_y Hub Nordgren~ s:econded by Bert Hov.land and c~rri_ed, to ta6le th.e appl tc~ti:on of Peter A. K9egel for permi:sston to clean out extsttng natural drainage waterway on property in Rush L·ake Township? unti_l the next meeting. Motton was made by Bert Hovland to deny the fol.lowing appl tcations f9r condittonal use permits·: Don Johns-on Dav i.d Trosen Pelican Township Girard Township Cut hill top and fill low area Cut tee ridge and fi.11 low area The mot ion was· seconded by Hub Nordgren~ amended By Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub · Nord~ren and carried, to table the Trosen request. ·The motton carried. Motton was made by· Bert f.lovland, seconded by Hub :No-rdgren and carried;· , .. to authorize the Land & Resource Management office to obtatn quotati'ons· for the pur--· •· chase of a new four-wheel dri.ve vehicie •. With no further busi.ness, at 2;30 p.m~, Chairman Nelson adJour.n~d the meeti'ng unti'l the afternoon of November 20, 1984. ATTEST: Clerk