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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 07/01/1985MINUTES OF THE Ail..TOURNEE> MEEI'ING OF THE BOARD OF-COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTI'ER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjournrrent, the Board of Cotmty Cornnissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota rret Monday, July 1, 1985, \ci.th all rrernbers present. Nordgren opened the meeting at 1:10 p.m •• Chairman Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Melo. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of June 26, 1985. Keith McKay, representing Skywarn program, appeared before the Board requested funding for installation of equiprrent at the courthouse, for providing faster notification of irrpending or actual severe storms, at a cost of $1,435.70. After con- sideration, motion was made by Melo. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and tmanimously carried, to approve funding, in the arrotmt of $1,435.70 for said project, subject to a hold harmless clause approval by the Cotmty Attorney, with application being made to Civil Defense for reimburserrent. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanimous- ly carried, to sell a piece of tax forfeited property, described as part of the NWJ.--,JIB¼, North of highway and·west of ditch, in Section 23-133-38, for the sum of $1.00, subject to approval by the State of Minnesota, to the City of Henning. Motion ·was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Melo. Olson and unanimously carried, to advertise for bids to be received tmtil 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 1985, for the house located on Lots 5, 6 and N½ of 7, Original Plat to the City of Fergus Falls, 401-403 South ~~11 Street, to be moved from the premises. Proposals were presented for fiJJling, sodding and seeding areas at Phelps Mill as follows: Don Harles Landscape & Tree Service, Fergus Falls, . MN Natures Garden W:>rld, Fergus Falls, MN $874.00 980.00 Motion was made by 13ert Hovlan?, seconded by Melo. Olson and tmanimously carried, to authorize Jeff M::>rton, Phe:J:_ps Park Caretaker, :to take low proposal. Motion was made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and tmanimously carried, to accept the proposal of Ron's & Don's Electric of Battle lake, MN, in the amount of $3,006. 76 for wiring project at Phelps J:1.'lill. County Board July 1, 1985 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanirrously car:i;ied, to advertise for bids to be received until i: 30 p. m. , Friday, August 2 , 19 8 5, for the construction of solid waste transfer stations at Pelican Rapids 1and Henning, ' . - and alternate bids_ for Pelican Rapids, Henning and the City of Fergus Falls. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- :rrously carried, to.uphold the decision of the Otter Tail County Planning Commission_and deny the application.of Melvin Klein for conditional use pennit on Marion Lake, and adopt the recornrendations as set forth by Michael Kirk, County Attorney, in a letter to the County Boa:rd dated June 14, 1985. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, appeared before the Board and informed the Boa:rd the Highway Departrrent had received citations from OSHA, four serious and one non serious violations, at a total penalty cost of $868.00. The Board, together with Berend, discussed various alternatives of enforcing the OSHA regulations, to eliminate such penalties, after mich notion was rnade by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unaninously carried, to pay said penalty in the arrount of $868.00. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- :rrously carried, to approve the application of Joseph E. Korf, Pastor of the Sacred Heart. Catholic Church of Dent, for a one day on-sale beer license for the annual bazaar to be held July 21, 1985, at no ~ee. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- rrously carried, to approve the application of Ray A. Chase for permit to allow con- sumption and display of intoxicating liquor at Ethel Beach Resort, Girard 'Ibwnship. Motion was made-by Bert Hovland, seconded by .Me.:)_ O. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of the u. s. Department of Interior for can- cellation of special assessrrents on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property_located . .in the N½NE¼ of Section 32-133-44. Motion was.made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Melo. Olson and unani- :rrously carried, to gran:t:-step: increases . as recol.TUl'Eiided' by-tile Personnef· Committe'e•·: for various employees in the. County Engineer's office, the County Recorder's office and the County Assessor's office, as of the;1June 25, 1985 meeting. I Upon rrotion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- rrously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 1984, Section 160,232 (Mowing Ditches Outside CitiesI Sec. 2(C) does allow a local road authority to establish a mowing policy to address the local n-eeds· of their road system, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RES()LVED, that Otter Tail County shall permit a mowing width of ten feet from the Yoad surface or shoulder if one exists, which may be mowed at any time and cutting height. ALSO, BE IT RESOLVED, to control the unauthorized agricultural use of the right of way-, mowing may be performed at any time and cutting height, ALSO, BE IT RESOLVED, to permit local farmers to cut hay on the right of way at any time and cutting height. ALSO, BE IT RESQLV,ED, to control noxious weed patches,,·mowing may be performed at any time and cutting height. ALSO, BE IT RESOLVED, to control potential snow drifting porblems, mowing may be performed at any time and cutting height. ATTEST: (SEAL) Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this· 1st day of ----==J'-'u:::l;;.,y ______ , · 1985 • . dJ~ CHAIRMAN, Ot terTailCunty Board of Commissioners I Cotn1ty Board July 1, 1985 Upon notion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- rrously carried, ~e following applications for horrestead classification and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved: Kelly & Debra _'.Shannon candor Township l'-'.larcus Karels. Clitherall Township Lan:y D. Charest Clitherall Tamship Concord )?ro}?E!rty Co. Fergus Falls City Marvin Vorderbruggen Compton Township Virgil W. Anderson Clitherall City Rarrona Lindblad Hobart 'Ibwnship Steven & Nancy Strandlien Erhards Grove otter Tail Area Sewer Dist. Everts Township 'Terry & Sharon Bennett Hobart Township Robert.F. Lucking Pine Lake Township Chester & Marjorie Johnson Arror 'Ibwnship Carlos D. Brown Arror Township LeRoy & Mercedes Jacklitch Arror 'Ibwnship Renney Malcolm Dead Lake Township Westmall Corporation City of Fergus Falls Homestead classification Homestead classification Homestead Classification Property overvalued Land overvalued Homestead classification Recalculate Home not completely finished Tax exempt Property overvalued Wrong dirrensions on cabin & garage Homestead classification Fann homestead classification Horrestead classification Land overvalued Court order reduction Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lincquist and tn1ani- rrously carried, to authorize Lar:ry Krohn, County Coordinator, to forward "Subscription Offer For Solid Waste", together with a letter. to all cotn1ties adjacent to Otter Tail, stipulating a dollar arrount of the tipping fee for the proposed refuse burners in otter Tail Cotn1ty, with invitations to attend the special meeting of the County Board scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, 1985, at 7:00 p.rn· •• r.btion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanirrously carried,· to schedule a hearing on the proposed solid waste service areas, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 400~05, to be held at 10:30 a.rn., Monday, August 12, 1985. A proposal for a new dispatch system for the law enforcement center was presented by ~omnissioner Lind::Juist. No action taken. With no further business, at 3:35 p.rn., Chairman Nordgren adjourned the rreeting tn1til 9: 30 a .rn. , Monday, July 8 ,. 1985. ATTEST: Wu ; ~ J3R T "D Clerk