HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 08/02/1985CALL TO ORDER
ALL PRESENT
HISTORICAL SOCIEI'Y
COUNTY DI'ICH #12
LIDA TCWNSHIP
TRANSFER STATION
BIDS
CONDITICNAL USE
PERMIT, BOE
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOAPD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONEP..S
O'ITER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
AU9'!-15t 2, 1985.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Coilllty Comnissioners of Otter Tail
Coilllty Minnesota met Friday, August 2, 1985. Chairrran Nordgren called
the meeting to order with all rrernbers present., at 1: 10 p .rn ••
Milton Paulson and B. K. Soby of the otter Tail Coilllty Historical Society
appeared before the Board and introduced Scott Stevens, the new director
of the Society. Paulson discussed·with the.Board the Society's proposed
budget for the year 1986 and the Society's request for county funds in
the artount of $46,200. The Society was asked to reduce the arrount of re-
quested funds and return to the Board either August 21st or September 11th.
The Lida Town Board appeared before the County Board requesting a clean
out of the culvert on County Ditch #12,: .:.Jvbtion \\ras made by Bert Hovland,
seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to have the County
Engineer, Dennis Berend, rreet with the Town Board to see what can be done
on said ditch to alleviate the flooding problem on the township road in
Section 30.
The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for the
construction of transfer stations in various areas in the county, proceeded
to open bids which were found to be as follows:
Option Option Option
#1 #2 #3
All Builcling Corporation 1 . ' ! ,.'•;,
Fergus Falls, MN $206,967 $290,129 $339,724
Hamner Construction, Perham, MN 176,500 264,700 310,700
Marcus Construction, Prinsburg, MN 199,800 297,700 352,600
All bid docurrents were turned over to Malcolm Lee, Solid Waste Manager,
for study with letting to be at a later date.
r-btion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously
carried, to uphold the decision of the otter Tail County Planning Commission
and deny the request of Robert Boe for conditional use pennit to fill lot
on Linden Shore, Lida 'Ibwnship
STENDER CDNDITIONAL Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanimously
USE PERMIT carried, to uph0ld the-decision of the Otter Tail County Planning Comnission
and deny the application of NornB11 ~tender for a conditional use permit
SOLID WASTE
COLLECT'.ION COSTS
FEED rms
TRANSFER TRAILERS
to grade and fill lot, in Dora 'Ibwnship, and request stabilization of the
area to prevent erosion. ·
Malcolm Lee, Solid Waste Manager, . discussed ~ th the Board the various
classifications for charging out solid waste costs, to be: homestead,
non-homestead, seasonaY & recreational, commercial, condominiums, and
gove:rnrnent and non-profit organizations. Detennination of the sub-groups
of the cornrrercial, ie, ·small, medium and large , to be made by C-..ene Daven-
port, Coilllty Assessor. Motion was made by Jl'El o. Olson, seconded by
Sydney Nelson and lmanirrously carried, to refer comnercial costs to the
Solid Waste Committee for their recommendations.
Malcolm Lee infonred tlie Board Beatrice Foods has bought out Swift and Co.
and are planning construction of feed lots in Otter Tail County which will
require Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAW). No fotrnal action taken.
Motion was made by Mel O. Olson, ·seconded by :Andy Lindquist and unanimously
carried, to have the transfer trailer specifications reviewed by the High-
way Department, Andy Lindquist, Attorney Mike Kirk, Malcolm Lee and Lar:ry
· Krohn, and advertise for bids as soon as specifications are established.
County Board
TREASURER
PIDPERI'Y TAX
RELIEF EXTENSION
RESOLUTICN
BEAVER CONTROL
August 2, 1985
Motion was made by Mel o. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and tmanirrously
carried, authorizing the Cotmty Treasurer, Steve Andrews, to purchase a
copy machine, subject to additional quotations aOJui_red and on the con-
dition there are ftmds in the budget for such expenditures.
Because of the fact many tax statements in Otter Tail County have still
not been mailed to taxpayers, motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded
by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to request an extension from the
State of Minnesota Departrrent of Revenue for property tax relief·;. until
September 30th, for those persons not having received statements :±rr:itl:me
for the August 31st deadline.
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanirrously
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Corrmissioners of Otter Tail County,
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, beaver darns are causing significant problems to public roadways
and private lands in certain parts of Otter Tail County: and
WHEREAS, the Department of Natural Resources will allow for the taking of
beavers where causing damage by pennit: and
WHEREAS, the county needs to provide a financial incentive to encourage
trappers to assist in the rerroval of problem causing beavers: and
WHEREAS, the county would like to establish a program providing funds for
trappers to rerrove problem beavers: and
WHEREAS, the county believes that such a program can best be administered
by the local game warden and township boards,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Otter Tail County Board of Com-
missioners hereby creates a program for the eradication of beavers
causing damages to public roadways or private lands to be.administered
as fella.vs:
1. The township board and local Department of Natural Resources game war-
dens will detennine whether'beavers pose a problem in a given area.
· 2. 'Ihe local game warden will issue the necessazy pennit and enter a con-
tract with a trapper or trappers to rerrove a specified number of
beavers from a problem area, with the permission of the property owner.
3. Otter Tail Cotn1ty agrees to pay to the trapper or trappers so retained
the sum of $15.00 for each beaver so tal<.en upon proof by the trapper
or trappers of the trapping of said beaver to the satisfaction of the
local game warden.
4. This program will terminate at any time the County Board so desires,
and all involved game wardens will be notified as soon as possible
of tennination of this program.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 2nd day of August, 1985.
A'ITEST:
Cotmty Board
July 8th~ 23rd
MINUTES APPROVED
SPECIAL MEEI'INGS
HRA
TRANSFER TRAILER
& STATIONS
PELRA
ABATEl\lENTS
MOI'OR VEHICLE
ADJOURNMENT
August 2, 1985
lMoti:dion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and tmani-
rrously carried, to approve the minutes of the Board of Equalization
meeting comrrencing July 8th, and the County Board meeting of the 23rd
of July.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland·, seconded by Andy Lindquist and tmani-
rrously carried, to schedule additio~l cotmty board meetings as follows:
August 9th
August 27th
September 30th
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and tmanirrously
carried, to reappoint Janice Palan to the Otter Tail County Housing &
Redevelopment Authority for a five year term cornrrencing August 1, 1985.
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel O. Olson and tmanirrously
carried to involve the County Engineer and staff in the establishment of
the transfer stations and trailers for solid waste collection
PEJLRA;regulations were discussed by the County Board and Olainnan Nordgren
appointed Mel Olson, Andy Lind:Juist, Larry Krohn and Mike Kirk as a com-
mittee to identify problems in light of PELRA regulations and make
recomrrendations to the CCotmtY Board.
Upon notion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and tmani-
rrously carried, the following applications for horrestead classification
and/or reduction of assessed valuations, or orrmitted properties were
approved:
Richard L. Johnson
Richard A. Newman
Janes D. Platt
Phillip WiclUurid
Stanley Prozinski
West. MN S & L
Helen M. Fossen
John & Lenore Bosffi3Il
Lula Boor
A. O. & D. B. Orstmd
Lyndon L. Olson
Ebro. ,Township Hornestead classification
Inffi3Il Township Homestead classification
Pelican Township Mid-year harestead
Pelican Rapids Mid-year homestead
Rush Lake 'Ibwnship Mid-year horrestead
Fergus Falls City P:ro:perty overvalued
Fergus Falls City Mid-year homestead
Henning City Mid-year homestead
Henning City Homestead classification
Pelican Township Homestead classification
Otter Tail Township Mid-year horrestead
'Ihe County Auditor presented the following quotations on equiprrent for
the M.otor Vehicle office:
Cooper's Office Supply
Victor Lundeen Conpany
3 Desks calculator 1 Chair
$714.45
720.00
$139.00
119.50
$109 .59
99.95
l-btion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by· Bert Hovland and tmanirrously
carried, to accept low quotation.
With no further business, at 4 :O7•>p.m., notion was made by Mel o. Olson,
seoonded by Sydney Nelson and tmanirrously carried, to adjourn the meeting
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