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MINUTES APPROVED
'IWIN CITY TESTING
COAL ROOM ROOF
JUSTICE FACILITY
CHANGE ORDER
JUSTICE FACILITY
CHANGE ORDER
JUSTICE FACILITY
CHANGE ORDERS
JUSTICE FACILITY
CHANGE ORDER
JUSTICE FACILITY
cHANGE ORDERS
JUSTICE FACILITY
CHANGE ORDER
GRAVEL PIT
DUPLICATE DEED
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
OOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OITER TAIL COUNTY·MINNESOTA
September 5, 1986
Pursuant to adjoUillIDent, the Board of County Ccmnissioners of otter Tail
County met Friday, September 5 , 1986, with all members present. Chair-\.
man,_(Olson opened the meeting at 12:52 p.m ••
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to approve the minutes of the August 21, 1986 rreeting
as subnitted.
Jim Perras of Construction-Analysis-.M..anagement and Rich McCarthy of
Klein-McCarthy, appeared before the Board relative to the justice
facility construction. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by
Bert Hovland and unanirrously carried, to accept the recorrmendation of
TWin City Testing and proceed as recomnended on the roof of the old
coal roan on the southside of the highway-jail annex.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded.by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve change order No. 2, Ellenson Cal.king Co.,
Horace, ND, for an additional $244.00 on the justice facility.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by·Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve change order for All Building Corporation,
for an additional $657.91 to install secure partition after second
floor plank is set.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carried, to approve the following change orders on the justice
facility:
All Building Corporation
·Ellenson Cal.king Company
F.dd
Add
$1,770.06
909.00
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve a change order for demolition in connection
with the justice facility for All Building Corporation for an addition
of $5,556.17.
M:>tion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to approve a change order for Brandt Electric to pro-
vide additional conduit to speakers throughout jail, for a total
additional of $9,743.90 •
.MOtion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve change order No. 5, for Brandt Electric,
for an addition of $9,354.98.
M.Otion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to instruct the County Attorney to draw a duplicate
deed on a depleted gravel pit in Section 16, Inman Tavvnship, to re-
place a deed issued in 1950, bid of which \\B.S accepted by the County
Board on r-".arch 15, 1950, to Donald Heard. ·
RESOLTJrION
PUOCHASING AGENT
SPECIAL USE PERMITS
APPROVED
ADAMS ADDITION
PRELIMINARY PIAT
BORG ADDITION
PRELIMINARY PIAT
County Board -2 -September 5, 1986
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Cormnissioners of Otter Tail County
fv"unnesota, that
WHEREAS, Otter Tail County is exempt from the payrrent of sales and
use tax, and
WHEREAS, the County by separate bid specifications and separate con-
tract awarded bid to Brandt Electric, Inc. , Olivia, MN for the pur-
chase of materiasl to be used in Phase 2 of the jail project, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota sales tax regulations allow for the designation
of a contractor ar purchasing agent for the county for the purc..hase of
rraterials where' the materials were separately 1bid, are separately con-
tracted for, an~ where the specifications did not provide for the
award of the contract to the lowest lump sum bid of materials and
labor; and
WHEREAS, the sales and use tax exemption of the county may be utilized
for the purchase of materials for Phase 2 of the project if the above
narred firms are appointed as purchasing agents for the county,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Otter Tail County Board of
ccmnissioners does hereby appoint as its purchasing agent, Brandt
Electric, Inc. , Olivia, MN, for purchase of materials utilized in Phase
w of the jail project. 'Ihis appointment shall be limited to the pur-
chase of personal property, building materials, equipment and supplies
which are necessary to Phase 2 of the jail construction project, and
shall become affixed to and a part of the real estate. Notwithstan-
ding any other contract, Brandt Electric, Inc. , shall have the autho-
rity and responsibility as required by law to qualify said purchases of
.personal property, building materials, equipnent and supplies as exempt
fran Minnesota sales tax and use tax. 'Ihe Chainnan of -the County
Board is hereby authorized to enter into any contracts reasonable and
necessary to carry out the tenns·and intent of this resoluuion.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 5th day of September, 1986.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded·by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carried, to approve the following applications for conditional
use pennit, subject to conditional requirerrents:
Jeanne E. Jerstad Dunn 'I'c:Mnship Fill and level portion of lot
Francis· Gallagher Pirie Lake Township Fill low area
Havery Nicholson Lida TcMnship Fill low area
Judd D. Young &
David Finke
Steve Leach
Lynn & Branda Hansen
Gregory Mikkelson
Henrietta Piper
Burl Adams
Ted Ludovissie
Nidaros Tarmship
Dunn TcMnship
Clitherall Twp.
Girard TcMnship
Lida Township
Dead Lake 'Iwp
Rush Lake Twp.
Fill low areas
Terrace lot
Construct driveway 1and landscape
Grade and slope vacated
road
Fill low spat in front of cabin
Construct road to serve
Fill low area & rebuild ice
ridge
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of Adams Addition, to
be located in Section 26-135-40.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to approve the preliminary plat of Borg Addition, to
be located in Section 21-133-39.
INSTI\LLERS LICENSE
APPROVED
POSITIONS AT CANNISTER
LOCATIONS
SALARY SCHEDULE.
WASTE ASSURANCE
AGREEMENTS
CANNISTER QUOI'ATIONS
WADENA-oITER TAIL
COUNTY LINE
WADENA COUNTY
SOLID WASTE CONTINGTh~
FUND
OITER TAIL -WADENA .
JOINT PCl'VERS AGREEMENT
SOLID WASTE USER CHARGE
RICHARD DANICORT
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Cmmty Board -3 -September 5, 1986
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve the following application for sewage dis-
posal installers license:
Daryl Schlueter Daryl Schlueter Excavating Hewitt, .MN
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-·
mously carried, to authorize advertising for part time positions for
various cannister locations throughout the county.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to establish the salar.f at minimum to $5 .25 per hour
for the new positions for cannister tenders.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to approve the following Waste Assurance Agreements
and the Chai:rnan: of the· Board and the County 11.uditor were authorized
to execute said agreements on behalf of otter Tail County:
Leonard Johnson
Michael G. Roers
Johnson Sanitation -
Al's Sanitation Service
ottertail, MN
Wadena, MN
The following were received as a result of f.;olicitations for quo-
tations for ;:=;plactng;.; various cannisters located throughout the
county; for a total of 20 cannisters:
C--eneva Manufacturing, Alexandria, MN
Structural _Bteel Supply, Perham, MN
Peeters Welding & Mfg. , Perham, MN
$8,400, plus $200.00 delivery
6,980, including delivery
7,440, including delivery
Motion was made by Bert .Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren. 1and1 1unani-
mously carried, to table action on the purchase of cannisters until
the meeting of September 15th.
The Wadena County Board, together with the Wadena County Engineer and
representatives from adjacent to.vnships, appeared before the .Board
relative to the proposed take-over of a township road between otter
Tail and Wadena. Counties. · M::>tioo.~ was made by Hub Nordgren, seronded
by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to direct the County Engineer
of Wadena County :-ahd the Wadena City Engineer, to prepare a detailed
cost figure on the cost of the proposed road construction for presen~
ta:tion to the County Board. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded
by Bert Hovland and carried, l 1.indquist _& Nelson voting "no" , to parti-
cipate in the cost of construction of a figure not to exceed_$92,000.
Michael Kirk, County Attorney, presented a warrant in the amount of
$9,964.50, fran Wadena County representing Wadena's participation in
the solid waste contingent fund, Perham project.
Attorney Kirk also suhnitted the.Joint Powers Agreement for Solid Waste
Incineration between otter Tail Counb.J and Wilkin County, ·which was
approved upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland
and unanimously carried, and the .Board Chainnan and County Auditor
were authorized to execute said agreerr.ent on behalf of otter Tail
County.
Richard · Danicort, St. Petersburg, FL, appeared before the Board ob-
jecting to the solid waste fee, stating his occupancy of the property
in Maplewood Township is on a seasonal basis. Motion was made by Bert
Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to change
the fee from the $25.00 residency to the $15.00 seasonal residency fee
because of the seasonal use.
CCMfilNICATIONS CONSUL-
TANT
PERH.Z\M ANNEXATION
TITLE OPINION
ACKLING BUILDING
HRA APPOINTMENT
RUSSELL KNUTSON
ABATEMENTS APPROVED
BEER LICENSE
PIAT CORRECTION
TRADEWELL Is WOODLANDS'
HIGHWAY DEPT.
VEHICLE PURCHASE
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
BUILDING
WINDSHIEI.D REPAIR
QUOTATIONS
County Board ,... 4 .,.. September 5, 1986
Joe PelCX1Uin, Undeisherif f, appeared before the Board and recarnmended
the name of John DuBoise, Hennepin County, for ccmnuri.ication consul-
tant, at an estimate total project cost of $11,582.00, for preparing
bid specifications, examine bids and inspection during installation.
No formal action taken.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to aPfX)int Andy Lindquist and Mel O. Olson to repre-
sent otter Tail County on the annexation proceedings for the City of
Perham
Motion was made by Andy Lind:fuist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to approve payrrent in the amount of $100.00 to Rufer
& Hefte, Attorneys, Fergus Falls, MN for examining the abstract on
the Ackling property recently purchased by the County.
MJtion was rnade by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mous·ly carried, to re-appoint. Russell Knutson to the otter Tail County
Housing & Redevelopment Authority for a term expiring August 1, 1991.
lJpon_motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, the following applications for hanestead classification
and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved:
0:nergy & ().?al Stordahl Dora Township Wrong lake front footage
Dale & Beverly Travis Leaf :tJbuntain Property overvalued
George Schuler, Jr. Amor Township Cottage overvalued
Corinne G. Went 2el Clitherall Twp. La.v lot under water, over
valued
Elmer Hasse Dane Prairie Barn on personal property
rerroved in 1985
M:>tion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to approve the follo.ving application for pennit to
sell non-intoxicating malt liquor, off sale: ·
Carol Iverson Big Chief Dane Prairie Township
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unan-
imously carried, to approve a land surveyor's certificate of correction
to the plat of Tradewell's Woodlands, recorded in Book Q;of Plats,
Page 4, Document #494558.
Dennis Berend appeared before the Board with quotations for the pur-
chase of a new vehicle for the highway deparbnent fran three firms
in the City of Fergus Falls. Berend was instructed to obtain additional
quotations for presentation to the Board.
Russell.Evjen presented quotations to the board for construction of a
vehicle maintenance building. No official action.
The following quotations were presented to the Board for-the repair
of a windshield involving a rock picked up and thrown by a county
truck:
Fergus Motors
Jl"innesota Motor
$171.06
171.07
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to accept lo.v quote.
SALARY INCREASES
SATERAN & COSSEI'TE
0r'IERTAIL CITY
LANDFILL CIDSURE
SOLID WASTE USER FEE
CITY BALIS & FIRE DEPT.
SOLID WASTE USER FEE
CHURCHES
CLOSED TO PUBLIC
ADJOURNMENT
County Board -5 -September 5, 1986
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani-
mously carried, to accept the recarmendations of the Personnel Board
and authorize increases in salary for Alice Sateran fran Range 1,
Step 4 to Range 1 Step 5; and for Janice Cosette, fran Range 3 Step
5·: to Range 3, Step 6.
Arnold Herrquist, Chairman of the Otter Tail Town Board, and Raymond
Mounts, Ottertail City, appeared before the Board relative to the
order fran the M.P.C.A. on the closure of the Ottertail City Landfill,
to be accomplished by Octooer 15th. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren.
seconded ·by lmdy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to accept the
resolution presentedby the City of ottertail and the Tavnship of Otter
Tail, and assist the township and city in accanpHshing the closure
pursuant to the PCA order by providing the engineering services and
the necessary survey.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist but failed
with Sydney Nelson, 1'1el Olson and Bert Hovland voting "no", to exempt
city halls 1and fire deparbnents fran the requirements to pay the solid
waste user fee. ·
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seoonded by Andy Lind:;Juist and unani-
mously carried, to authorize· :Malcolm Lee and C',ene Davenport to detennine
the oolid wa~teuser !flees to·be tharcjed·the churches, depending upon
size of the ch~ch and the solid waste-generated, from $0 to $30.
At 5: 00 p .m. , rotion was made by Sydney Nelson, seoonded by AnCl'_J Lind-
quist and unanirrously carried, to close the meeting to the public for
the purpose of discussion on labor negotiations with the AFL-CIO Hi-way
Departnent Union. ·
At· 5: 50 p.m. , Chairman Olson declared the meeting adjourned mtil
9: 30 a .m. , M:mday, September 15, 1986.
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