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BA.C Funding
Lakewood Point
Extension
Minutes approved
Sewage Disposal
Ins. License
Conditional Use
Penni.ts
Preliminary Plats
Solid Waste
E.O. Soil & Water
Cons. District
Veterans Service
Officer
Veterans Service
Officer, Ass't.
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNID MEEI'ING
OF THE
EOARD OF COUNTY COW.1ISSIONERS
OTI'ER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
, : Octorer 1.4, 1985
Pursuant to adjourrurent, the Board of County Comnissioners of Otter
Tail County met Friday, October 4, 1985, with all rrembers present.
Chainnan Nordgren declared the rreeting open at 1:00 p.m ••
Stan Wieber, Executive Director of the Fergus Falls Chamber of Com-
merce, together with Marion Kirschner and Oscar Sorlie, appeared be-
for the Board prorroting economic developrrent in Otter Tail County
and the involvement by the Business A..ssistance Center (BAC) , reques-
ting_ an appropriation of $20,000 for the BAC, including the balance
of allowable appropriation for 1985. After consideration, notion was
made by :Mel Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and carried ·with Sydney
Nelson voting "no", to appropriate funding for,Jthe year 1986 in the
arrount of $14,000.00 ·
Motion was made by Bert Hov:land, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-
mously carried, to approve an extension of one year for the completion
of the plat of Lakewood Point, to be located in Section 2-137-42.
l\ibtion was rnade by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of SeptemlJer 25th.
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to approve an application of Bill Walker, Wahpeton, ND,
for sewage disposal installers license.
Upon notion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
rrously carried, the following applications for conditional use pennit
were approved, subject to conditional requirements:
Benjamin DeLagoon
Ronald CMens
Jon A. Anderson
Michael Jacob
Duane Ulschrnidt
Lawrence A. Srri th
Lucille Willems
Buse Township Level land
Pine Lake 'Ibwnship Build nound type drainfield
Pine Lake Township Install rround type drainfield
Rush Lake Township Fill low area
Dunn Tov1nship Raise lot 16 increases
Dunn Township Fill and slope lot
Clitherall Township Fill behind ice ridge
Motion was :made by Sycney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
rrously carried, to approve the preliminary plats as follows:
Turnquist Acres
Lacy Acres
Belcourt Wooded Shores
23-134-38
5-135-39
2..:131-41
User fees for solid waste collection were discussed, and installation
of an adequate sewer system at the Henning landfill, and Malcolm Lee
was instruacted to obtain quotations • Also discussed were costs for
mile for hauling with quotations to be received.
Don Kenyon, East Otter Tail Soil & Water Conservation District, appeared
before the Board with a request of funds for the year 1985. ~btion was
made by Sydney Nelson,· seconded by Bert Hovland and unanirrously carried,
to appropriate the sum of $32,500.00 for the East Otter Tail Soil &
Water Conservation District as requested.
Dave Johnson, Veterans Service office, appeared before the Board and
infonned the Board he would accept the position of Otter Tail County
Veterans Service Officer, at a salaDJ set at 80% of the former officer's
sala:ry with a 5% increase after the six nonth probationary period.
Motion was made by ~:.el o. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanirrously
carried, authorizing advertising and selection of an assistant Veterans
Service Officer.
Transfer station
Change order
Perham 'Ibwnship Aid
Prepaid bills
Resolution
County Ditch #11
Gambling Pennit
Denial
Abaterrent
Bills
Great Plains Gas
Interruption
County Board -2 .,.. October 4, 1985
Rick Hamrer of All Building Corporation appeared before the. Board and
info:rrced said board, soil borings at the transfer station location in ....
dicated additional stability in the construction. :tvbtion was ma.de
by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimou..sly carried,
to approve a change order in the arrornt of $46,939.00.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and rnani-
rrously carried, to approve payment in the.arrount of $500.00 to Perham
Township for tarring project from CSAH #34 to the Aerovilla Road.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by .Melo. Olson and unani-
rrously carried, to approve prepayment of the following bills to take
advantage of discornt:
A & B Autorrotive Center, Detroit Lakes
otter Tail Co-op Oils, Fergus Falls
Penrose Oil Co., Parkers Prairie
$2,064.55
5:722.60
756.00·
Upon rrotion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-·
mously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS necessary repairs were made to Cornty Ditch #11 to provide
adequate drainage, and
WHEREAS a bill has been presented by Wadena Crane & Excavating,
Wadena, MN, in the arrount of $5,000 to cover cost of said repairs,
NCW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is here by authorized
and directed to issue a warrant in the arrount of $5,000 made payable to
Wadena Crane & Excavating, Wadena, MN in full payirent thereof.
BE IT FURI'HER RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby directed to
assess the property owners along County Ditci:h #11, the sum of $5,000
to cover said costs.
:Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seoonded by :Andy Lindquist and carried,
:Nelson votihg:ri0, to authorize the County Audi tor to send a letter to
the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board objecting to a gambling
license for the Moorhead Youth Hockey Assocation at Perham Colonial
Square, Inc. , Perham, MN.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
rrously carried, to approve payment without penalty by Katy Olson, as
tax was held for corrected statement and unable to pay prior to deadline,
on tax in JltT..aine Tc:wnship.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried
with Bert Hovland voting "no", to approve payirent of the following bills
which were received too late to be included in the September comnissioner
bills:
Cindy Bigger
Denzil Cooper
Vickie Paurus
Expenses
Expenses.& mileage
Expenses
$412.82
168.63
269.24
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seoonded by Andy Lindquist and rnani-
rrously carried, to submit the names of Howard Koeppen and C-€Ile Gaustad
for people authorized to receive and execute natural gas interruption
when called by Great Plains Natural Gas Ccrnpany.
Resolution
CSAH #20
Furnaoe, Henning
Shop
Deer lake Road
Andy Lindquist
Water Resources
Board
Parking Lot
Trailer bids
Crescent Equip.
work Study Agree-
rrent
City of Fergus Falls
Burner contract
Adjournment
County Board -_3 -OCtober 4, 1985
Upon notion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
nously carried, the following resolution v.B.s adopted: ·
WHEREAS Becker County has·approved~velopment construction in Lake
Etmice 'Ibwnship, and
WHEREAS, the developrrent will require· an all season 9 ton access road,
and
WHEREAS Becker County has requested that County State Aid Highway No.
20, which is located on or near the County line be designated an all
season 9 ton route to accarrodate the developrrent needs, and
WHEREAS, Road Rater test data has indicated sufficient load carrying
capacity on County State Aid Highway No. 20 to accorrodate 9 tons.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Otter Tail County State Aid High.-
way No. 20 is hereby designated an all season 9 ton route from Trunk
Highway No. 59 westerly to Becker County CSAH No. 22, a distance of
approxinately 3. 3 miles.
County Engineer Berend discussed installation of a new furnace for
the sign shop in Henning. No action taken.
'!1he matter of the township road used as an unofficial detour near
Deer lake during construction of CSAH No. 1, was again brought up for
discussion, with the information .the cost of upgrading ¼Ould be approx-
.inately $1,500 to $2,000, including putting in a ditch and gravel.
Motion was made by Andy Lind}uist, seconded by IJel o. Olson and car-
ried, with Sydney Nelson voting "no", to put in three tandem axel
truck loads of gravel on the disputed area.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Melo. Olson and carried,
to authorize payrrent of expenses for Andy Lindquist should he be
selected to serve on the water Resoprces· Board~-"
M:>tion was made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
with Hub Nordgren voting "no", to proceed with the resurfacing of the
parking lot at the corner of :r,till and Junius , City of Fergus Falls.
'!1he matter of acceptance of the bids received for the purchase of
semi-trailers for hauling of solid waste was brought before the Board
for final action. After consideration, notion was made by Andy Lind-
quist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanirrously carried, to accept
the bid of Crescent Equipment, Inc., Crescent, C'A, in the arrount of
$40,000 for each unit, being the lowest acceptable bid, with the pro-
vision service facility and repair parts available within 50 miles
of Fergus Falls.
M::>tion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to approve the Work Study Agreerrent with the Fergus
Falls Cormnunity College and the Chai:rman of the Board and County
Auditor were instructed to execute said agreernel'lt on behalf of Otter
Tail County.
'!1he matter of the contract with the City of Fergus Falls for, ,the in-
stallation of a refuse burner at the State Hospital was brought up
for discussion, with certain points to be clarified prior to acceptance.
to be -worked out between the County Attorney at the City Attorney.
With no further business, at 4:53 p.m., Chairman Nordgren declared the
rreeting adjourned until 9 :30 a.m., ·wednesday, October 23, 1985.
Chai~ I
ATI'FST: Approved __ A_o_-_9_-_f_S-___ _