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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 07/10/1985MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OI'TER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to adjotirnment, the Board of County Corrmissioners of otter Tail County.Minnesota met Wednesday, July 10, 1985, with all members present. Chair- rran Nordgren opened the meeting at 9: 37 a .m •• Pursuant to published notice thereof, a hearing was conducted for the purpose of considering anendments to the county's Food and Beverag-.e ·Esuwl!is~nt ·-Or- dinance and the County Lodging Establishrrents Ordinance. After listening to the various interested parties, Chairman Nordgren declared the hearing closed. Motion was made by Bert Hovland to adopt the ordinance regulations as presented, with corrections being made on fee schedule and definitions at a later date. The motion was seconded by Andy Lindquist and the following amendments=s were adopted, effective January 1, 1986: Food and Beverage Establishments Ordinance B. water Supplies: Every food and beverage service establishment shall obtain a safe, adequate supply of water fran a public comnunity water supply system, a public non-corrrrnunity water supply system, or a source, of supply and system which is located, constructed and operated in accordance with the provisions of the rules of the commissio;er governing public water and wells (7 M:AR. ~ 1.210. -H.223). If the water source is private, the water shall be tested for colifonn bacteria:1 and nitrate nitro- gen by the Health Department as needed, but not less than once every two years. County Lodging Establishments Ordinance II. Definitions G. RESORI': Shall rrean any building, structure, or enclosure, or any part thereof, located on, or on prope:rty neighboring, any lake, stream, or skiiing or hunting area for purpose of providing convenient accessthereto, kept, used, maintained, or ad- vertised as, or held out to the public to be an enclosure where sleeping accomrrodations are furnished to the public, and primarily to those seeking recreation, for period of one day, one week, or longer, and have for rent two or more cottages, rooms, or enclosures. J. Water Supply. A safe adequte supply of water shall be provided. The water supply system shall be rocated, constructed and operated in accordance with the rules of the Board. After January 1, 1984, the temprature of hot water which is provided in any public area or guest room, including, but not limited to, lavatories, bath tubs or show- o 0 ers shall not exceed 130 F. (approx. 55 C.). If the source of water supply is a private County Board July 10, 1985 source, the water shall be tested for colifonn bacteria and nitrate nitrogen by the Heal th Departnent as needed, but not less than once every two years. Motion was made by Hub 'tbrdgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to pay $15.00 per beaver, for beaver control, subject to approval by the MN Deparbrent of Natural Resources and the townships, with collection of tails and pa.yirent being made by the t<J\mShips, reimbursed by the county. County Engineer Berend infonred the Board a three way stop has been requested at the intersection of CSAH #1, #35 and #74 in Arror Township. No action taken. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel O. Olson·and unani- mously carried, to instruct the County Auditor to set up a Solid Waste Fund with a transfer of $350,000 out of the County Revenue Fund. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to add a portion of highway north of Battle lake to existing sand-seal contract. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by ~l O. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve an addition to the sand-seal overlay contract at River Oaks Addition in Fergus Falls Township and Buse Township, subject to township approval. A suggested application for variance to allow right-of-way encroachnent for advertising signs was presented to the Board by Engineer Berend. Motion was made by Bert Hovland to hold up on sign placements on road right-of-way violations until a decision is made on how to handle variance requests. The notion was seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanirrously carried. Motion was made by Mel O. Olson, seoonded by Bert Hovland and· unani- mously carried, to approve placement of no parking signs along CSAH #115 during the Airfest in August, 1985. Gordon Hydukovich, City Planner, 1 Fergus Falls, appeared before the . Board relative to the county Economic Developrrent Program, stating the cost to the county for updating the EDA progITam would be $6,000. No action taken. County Board July 10, 1985 Ron Henderson and Dave Ewert appeared bef?re the Board requesting a clean out of portions of County Ditch #11 in.Tordenskjold. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist~ seconded by Bert Hovland and una.r{i.mJusly carried, to proceed with the necessary errergency clean-out on said ditch. Motion was made by iv.el O. oison, seoonded-by Andy. Ll.ndquist and unani- mously carried, to approve a Tower Space I.ease with Charles Grunewald on the radio ' tCMer located near the otter Tail Lake Nursing Home in AIIDr Township, and the Chainnan ofthe Board and the County Auditor were authorized to s~gn said agreement on behalf of otter Tail County. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seoonded by Melo. Olson and unanirrously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of July 1st. Motion was rrade by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried to change the date for opening of bids on the sale of the house located at the comer of Mill and Junius in the City of Fergus Falls, to 2: 00 p.rn. , Monday, August 12, 1985. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seoonded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applications for sewage disposal installers license, subject to posting of bond: Tim Stenger James L. Husarik Stenger Excavating J. L. Husarik & Sons. Const. Detroit Lakes, MN Lake Park, MN Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seoonded by Andy Ll.ndquist and unani- . rnously carried, to approve the following applications for sewage disposal system cleaners license: Keith.Hellie Hellie Prnping Service Audubon, . MN Solid Waste Manager Malcolm Lee infonnec:f 0the Board application has been . made to the M.P.C.A. for disposal of ash from the Perham refuse.burner • . lee also infonned the Board the M.·P.c.A:· ·will not act on the County's grant application for assistance on the transfer stations, until-a decision is made on the burner installations. County Board July 10, 1985 Maloolm Lee discussed with the Board the,various classifications for assessments for garbage disposal, with tentative classifications being proposed as horrestead, non-horrestead, seasonal & recreational, cornrrercial, cluster, manufacturing, and non-profit or govenurent. Larry Ibm, financial consultant, appeared before the Board and reported on progress of the bond issue for the jail facility. George Klein and Pichard Mccarthy, of Geo. Klein & Co., appeared before the Board reporting.on the progress of the design documents for the jail facility, stating said documents will be ready for bids in mid-August. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel O. Olson and canried, Sydney Nelson:'\roting "noll., to retain ·cons:ti:tloti-0n'AnaJJysis--and .Management,·. ~mcl, ·;Mpl•s. MN, as oonstruction manager for the jail facility construction. C-iene Fahey and Pam Swenson of the otter Tail County Hurrane Society appeared before the Board relative to their request for additional funds for the Society. :r-'btion was made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unaninously carried, to grant funds in the anount of $7,498.68 for operation of the Society through December, 1985. Upon notion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- rrously carried, the·fdlllowingapplications for hanestead classification and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved:! M:>lly Joanne I.emen Keven L. Froerrming Gerald Schultz Otto Koennicke, et al Aurdal To.vn.ship Aurdal Township Tumuli Township .Perham City Charles & Ardyce Christianson Vining City Constance W. Taylor Concord Property Co. Lake Region Hospital C. R. Sanons lester & Geraldine Lind Vining City Fergus, Falls City Fergus Falls City Fergus Falls Township Candor Township Wrong market value used Full horrestead classification Property overvalued Exempt, school property Property overvalued Property overvalued Property overvalued Property overvalued Homestead tax credit Mobile horre rerroved prior to 1/1/84 M:>tion was made by_ ,Andy Lindg:.uist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to authorize Jeff M:>rton, Caretaker at Phelps tA.ill, to install the five signs as requested., relating to closing, littering, etc •• County Board ~Tuly 10, 1985 Motion was made by Bert 1-bvland, seconded by _Andy Lindquist and unani-. ' . m:msly carried, to approve the following applications for license to sell non.,..iritoxi-,- cating malt liquor: Milton Baglien .Milton Baglien carol Mae Iverson West Central Airfest Adamson-Norman Post No. 30 Big Chief cafe & Station Fergus Falls Township Buse 'Ibwnship Dane Prairie Township Motion was.made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the follawing applications for pennit to allo.v consumption and display of intoxicating liquor: Stephen G. Kunz Rocky's Resort P.oute #1, Dent, MN Motion was made by Mel-O. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve payrrent in the amount of $1,370.00 to Burghardt Amateur Center, Watertown, SC for the installation of equipment in the courthouse for Skywarn. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- rrously carried, to authorize Control Data Business Advisors, Inc., Minneapolis, .MN, for the Comparable Worth Study for otter Tail County. With no further business, at 4:00 p.rn., Chai:rman Nordgren declared the rreeting adjourned until the afternoon of July 23rd. . . 01airwand~ Approved 1-,;; E -k !> Clerk