HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/01/1985MINUI'ES OF THE ADJOURNED MEEI'ING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OITER TAIL COUNTY M.INNE.sOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Cmmty Commissioners of Otter
Tail County Minnesota rret Friday, March 1, 1985, with Mel O. Olson, A. Hubert Nord-
gren, Andy Lindquist and Sydney Nelson present, Bert Hovland absent attending an
insurance co..-op meeting of counties in Saint Paul. Chai:rman Nordgren called the
meeting to order at 9: 30 a.m ••
Motion was made by .Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve the minutes of the February 19, 1985.meeting as mailed.
Rich Hill and Rob I.arrpa, Engineers from Reikelcarrol Muller and Jim
Ce:rber, appeared before the Board and presented their report on the proposed burner
construction at the State Hospital location in the City of Fergus Falls. The total
estimated cost of installation, including denolition of certain existing buildings,
or portions of existing buildings, site ·work, building additions and :rrodifications,
equiprren:t and piping, rolling stock, contingency, engineering & contract adminis-
tration was presented at $4,841,000, with an estimated tipping fee of $23.17 per
ton and a potential working crew size of 14 persons at an estimated cost of $421,000.
No fonnal action taken.
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to retain the firm of Reike carroll Muller and Associates, Inc., for
the preparation and submittal of all infonnation, involving direct negotiation with
Minnesota authorities, for three (3) solid waste transfer station grant applications
as soon as possible, for the tentative locations at Pelican Rapids, Fergus Falls and
Henning, with a cost not to exceed $~1000.00.
M:>tion was rrade by Mel O. Olson to eliminate the publication of the
list of employees' personal service charges on the annual financial staterrent for
the year 1984. The notion was seconded by Andy Lindquist but failed with Sydney
Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no".
Upon rrotion made by Melo. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and
unanirrously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Comnissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, the County of Otter Tail and the City of Perham have agreed
to construct a new access road to the Industrial Park in the City of Perham, and
WHEREAS, the proposed access road will connect Otter Tail County
State Aid Highway No. 80 to the site of the proposed refuse burner located in the
Perham Industrial Park, and
WHEREAS, the proposed access road will provide a 9 ton route to the
Perham Industrial Park, and
WHEREAS, the proposed access road must cross the Burlington Northern
Fa.ilroad,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Minnesota Department of
Transportation is hereby requested to approve this railroad crossing and take the
appropriate action.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 1st day of March, 1985.
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ATI'EST:
Q , Clerk
Upon notion made by Andy Ll.ndquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and
unanirrously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Corrmissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, ·the County of otter Tail and the City of Perham have agreed
to construct a new access road to the Industrial Park in the City of Pebham, and
WHEREAS, the proposed access road will connect otter Tail County
State Aid Highway No. 80 to the site of the proposed refuse burner located in the
Perham Industrial Park, and
WHEREAS, the proposed access road v.0uld provide a 9 ton route to
the Perham Industrial Park, · and
WHEREAS, the proposed access road must cross the Burlington Northern
Railroad, and
WHEREAS, pe:rmission has been obtained to construct a railroad
crossing,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Burlington Northern Rail-
road is hereby requested to design this crossing with appropriate signals and to
take the necessary action to have this v.0rk canpleted in the 1985 construction
season.
A<J.opted at Fergus Falls, MN' this 1st day of March, 1985.
ATI'EST:
~,.) /3u,x,,,,,o Clerk
County Foard March 1, 1985
Charles Krekelberg, Attorney representing the Otter Tail Lakes Area
Sewer District, appeared before the Board relative.to administration of the shoreland
ordinance within the boundaries of the Otter Tail Lakes Are~ Sewer District~ No for-
mal action taken •
. Upon motion made by ~L i 0. < Dlson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, the following payments o:f delinquent.tax without penalty and interest
were approved, properties being split in the.counttoffices with no statement being
mailed to the escrow agent and the property owner not being aware the taxes were not
paid:
Otto & Mae M:)e
Harold R. Marfy
· Roger Jaenish
Douglas Dewey
Gary & Ma:cy Boettger
Neil R. Shirreff
Rothsay
Norwegian Grove
Pelican Tavnship
Fergus Falls City
Fergus Falls City
Buse Township
Donald R. & Susan.L. Schreiner Fergus.Falls City
Paul K. & Donna Jacobson
Phillip M. & Patricia H.
Buse Township
Douglas Erhard City
William & Ann Terrill
Jeffrey & Diane Gunvalson
Dunn 'lbwnship
Fergus Falls City
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by ~l O. Olson and unani-
mously carried, the following apphl.cations for reduction of assessed valuation, and/
or harrestead classification were approved:
Clyde Wheeler
Ronald Wright.
Virginia Veazie
Henning Township
Blcwers Twp and Bluff-
:ton City ·
Erhards Grove Twp •.
Error in transfer, forgive penalty,
interest and costs
Error in billing, forgive penalty,
interest and costs
Homestead classification, forgive
·· penalty, interest and costs
Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, the following applications for permit to sell non-intoxicating malt
liquor were approved:
Dale F. Tibbetts
Gerald Schultz
Donald G. Blank
Michael ¾einhandle
Dale's Bait and Tackle Lida Township (off sale)
Ten Mile Lake Resort Tumuli (on and off sale)
Hidden Acre candor (on and off sale)
Mike's Standard & Junction Cafe Inman (on and off sale)
County Board March 1~ 1985
To expedite payment of the gas-tax refund Jor 1985 in the absence of
the 1985 mill rates, notion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
unanimously carried, to use the 1984 mill rates to establish that portion of the
1985 gas tax refund to the var!i.ous to.-msh~ps.
With no further business, at 1:30 p.rn., Chairman Nordgren declared the
rreeting adjourned-until the afternoon of March 8, 1985.
ATTEST:
Clerk