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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/14/1986\ \ \ CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED U.S. FISH & WIIDLIFE SERVICE PLANNING COMMISSION RYAN RESIGNATION ACKLING BUIIDING MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTI'ER TAIL COUNTY MINNESCYI'A Cx::tober l1, 1986 Pursuant to adjourrnnent, the Board of Crn.mty Ccmnissioners of Otter Tail County met Tuesday, Cx::tober 14, 1986. Chaiman Olson opened the :rreeting at 9:35 a.m., with all members present. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the September 26th meeting as mailed. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Corrmissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that· WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the u. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board for aCXIuisi.tion of. lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife _Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and'Wiidlife Service met with the County Board on October 14th and informed said Board that waterfowl easements had been secured from the following: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Johansen, et al, N½SV-%SW¼, SE-¼SW¼, Section 26 and the east 21 acres~ of Iott 1, Seo.tion, .all in 1.+33-4·2 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Hanstad, S½ND-~¼, SE¼NE¼ Section 16-133-41 1/ir. and Mrs. Vernon Johansen, I.ot 11, S 10 acres of I.ot 6, W½SE¼NW¼ of Section 29, and the E 10 acres of the SE¼SW¼, \,v½SE¼, the W 20 acres of I.ot 11, Section 30, all in 133-41 .fv".ir. and Mrs • Harry T. Burau, et al , E½SE¼ , ND-.JIB¼SW¼, S½SE¼SW¼, Section 5, and the m-P,..-,JIB¾ of Section 8, all in 132-42 H. Olive Dermer, W½NE¼SE¼, NW¼SE¼, E½SW¼SE¼, W½SE½;SE¼, E 15 chains of Lot 4, Section 27-131~42 1/.s. Rita B. Politiski, N½NE¼SW¼, Section 9-131-44 r,il.r. and Mrs. Addison W. Stock, SD-,iNW¼, E½ND-.iNW¼, Section 9-131-44 Ms. laura C. Medenwaldt, W½SW¼NE¼, E½SD-~%, W½ of I.ot 2 , S½ of I.ot 3, Section 4-131-44 NOW, THEREFOPE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the aforementioned waterfowl easement a<XJUisitions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 14th day of Cx::tober, 1986. A letter of resignation from June Ryan from the Otter Tail County Elanning Canmission was presented to the Board, resignation effective January 1, 19 86. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanirrously carried, to accept, with regret, said resig- nation and the County Auditor was instructed to send a letter of appreciation for the m:my years of service to the county. The survey of the Acklir~JProperty in the Cityof·Perham recently.-pur.;.. chased by the County was presented to the Board and indicated an over- hang encroachment on the adjacent property lines. A discussion fol- lowed with the County Attorney indicating the enc:i;:-oachment should not be a major problem. tt:>tion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to authorize the closing of the sale and payment by the County. HONORARIUMS POOR FARM CEMETERY COUNTY DITCH #18 :PELICAN LAKE IMP. ;_;, DISTRICT #1 SOLID WASTE OFFICER .. -;· ... · __ s . •;1HENNING CITY t? '.·t>RAINING PROBLEMS .. FASTERN TOWNSHIP County Board -2 -October 14, 1986. A letter fran Mike Kirk, County Attorney, relative to honorariums received by county errployees for speaking engagements, etc. , was presented · to the Board. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seoonded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to refer the matter to t:he. Personnel Board wit(h a request a recomnendat::iohbe presented to the Board at the November 13th meeting. The matter of care of the abandoned cemetery at the former County Poor Farm was returned to the Board. After discussion motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried;.,to give the charge of the cemetery to the Highway Department and the.· county Agricultural Inspector to return to a proper semblence of a cemetery and maintain same. A petition calling for redetermination of benefits for the purpo~e of a clean-out of County Ditch #18 east of Wall Lake along Highway 210 was presented to the Board. Motion was made by Andy Lindqui~t,, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to p.cae~t .saic _ petition and the County Auditor wa9 instructed to review forcer.ti'."" fication of ownership of the properties involved. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a hearing v.7clS conducte<". at 10:00 a.in. for the purpose of considering the petitions presented praying .Jor th~ establishment of Pelican Lake Improvement District #1 of otter Tail County. After listening to the various interested · parties, wi.th Scott Dirks, Attorney for the petitioners, and Mike Kirk, County Attorney representing.the County, the hearing was closed at· 10:35 a.m.. No formal action taken !J'.f the Board. The Board discussed the advisability of establishing a full time position of Solid Waste Officer and Chainnan Olson instructed Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, and Mike Kirk, County Attorney to draw up a job description and necessary qualifications for the position of· solid Waste Officer~ Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to advertise said posi ti.on. · Drainage problems in the City of Henning were discussed and it was detennined since the drainage outlets into a natural waterway, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would have control. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and.unani- mously carried, to pay gl'.lavel costs in the amount of $460.20 to Eastern Township for approaches and crossovers RESOWTION FINAL PAYMENT HEATING SYSTEMS HIGHWAY GARAGES CSAH #1 BIDS County Board -3 -O::tober 14, 1986 Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of Coilllty Ccmnissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS on March 4, 1986, the County Board accepted the bid of Werner's Auto Sales, Inc., ?ergus Falls, MN in the amount of $49,661.00 for a 1986 Ge Truck w/2000 gallon bituminous distributor, and WHEREAS, said equipnent has now been delivered to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $49,661.00, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $4,996.10 payable to Worne.r' s Auto Sales, Inc. , Fergus Falls , MN, as final payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 14th.day of October, 1986. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to advertise for bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 13, 1986, for new heating systems for the Dalton, Battle Lake and Parkers Prairie garages. MOtion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to advertise for bids to be received until 1:00 p.m. TUesday, November 25, 1986, for the following grading, aggregate base and bitum:i,nous base & surfacing projects: S.A.P. 56-601-22 S.A.P. 56-601-24 Total length 4.515 Miles Total length 0.881 ·Miles VACATION OF PORTION UpOn motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- OF CSAH #1, DEAD RIVER mously carried, the foll<Mil:i-9 resolution was adopted: BRIDGE SHERIFF VEHICLE WESTRIDGE MAIL EX'I™SION REQUEST RESOLVED by the Board of County Canmissioners, that WHEREAS in the construction and re-alignment of CSAH #1 at the location of the Dead River Bridge, certain portions of old CSAH #1 \-1.-rere no longer necessary for the construction and/or maintenance of CSAH #1, NOW', THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that portion of old CSAH #1 described as· follows be and is hereby vacated: "All that portion of highway right-of-way in C'.,overnment I.Dt 5, Section 12, Township 134 1 North, Range 40 West, lying between Otter Tail Lake and a fifty (50). foot strip of land lying southeasterly of and adja- cent to the follCMing described centerline: Carmencing at the west quarter corner0 of,Section 12, Township · 134 North, Range 40 West, thence S 00 01' 22" East for a distance of 271.82 feet, ~ence S 66° 29' 18" W for a distance of 1,863.3 feet6 thence S 33 52' 48" W for a distance of 809.3:feet, thence S 21 37' 18" W for a distance of 335.5 feet, thence deflect to the right on a 14° 00' cmve (bel:ta angle 30° 00') for a distanc0 of 106.0 feet to point of beginning, thence continue on said 14 00'cmve for a distance of 108.3 feet, thence S 51° 37' 18" W for a distance of 131. 7 feet and there tenninating :• Motion wa.s made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $13,698.50 ro warner's Auto Sales, Inc. , Fergus Falls, MN in full payment of a quotation presented to the Board and accepted on October 3, 1986, for a 1987 Eagle 4 wheel drive 4 door.wagon for use by the Sheriff's Department. Jan Gendron, Accountant for Westridge Mall, appeared before the Board requesting an extension of the deadline for payment of the second half of the 1986 tax, because of a shortage of cash and the unsuccessful attempt to locate the major shareholder in the partnership to fo:rward the necessary funds. After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to deny said request, to do so would be establishing a precedent. RUSH LAKE 'I'avNSHIP MAJOR DRAINAGE STRUCT. ANGELINE ANDERSON vs O. T. CaJNTY JUSTICE FACILITY CHANGE ORDERS ABATEMENTS GAMBLING AMERICAN LEGION GAMBLING MOORHEAD YOUTH HCXl<EY JOINI' PG\IERS County Board -4 -Cctober 14, 1986 IDtion was rrade by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the arrount of $1,442.75 to Rush Lake 'Ibwnship, for one-half the cost of installation of a rrajor drain- age structure. · M::>tion was rrade by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the arrount of $1,298.52 to Rufer & Hefte, attorneys in the Angeline Glawe Anderson vs otter Tail Cotmty matter. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- nPusly carried, to approve the following change orders in connection with the justice facility: Brandt Electric, Change Order No. 6, Add All Building Corporation, Change Order No. 8, Add All Building Corporation, Change Order No. 7, Add Glewwe Metals, Inc. , Change Order No. 2 , Add $10,149.31 6,810.54 515.69 10,119.00 Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applications for reduction of assessed valuation: Orville Hawes William Taylor Colonial Village Kennedy l\brtgage otter Tail Township City of Fergus Falls City of Fergus Falls City of Fergus Falls Property overvalued Change frcm canrrercial to fann non-hcxnstead Court ordered reduction Court ordered reduction M::>tion was rrade by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to offer no objection to the establishrrent of a gam- bling device at Riverfront IDunge, by the C'.,eorge Bergem Post #489, American Legion. M::>tion was made by Sydney"Nelson/. seconded by Andy Lindquist and car- ried, with Bert Hovland and Hub Nordgren voting "no", to offer no ob- ject;t:ins to the establishment of gambling devices at the Colonial SqUare, by the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association, and forward a letter to the Gambling Control Board to waive the 30 day waiting period. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the joint powers agreement with the County of Grant, and the Chairman of the Board and County Auditor were author- ized to sign said agreement on behalf of otter Tail Cmmty. FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindq:uist and unani- DENIED mously carried, to deny forgiveness of penalty on late user fee payments on the following: Glen Hughes Neil Sh±rref f Dora Township Buse Township WESTWa)D PIAT APPROVED M::>tion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nord(Jl'.!en and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of Westwocxi, located in Section 2 of Clitherall Tavn.ship. NE LANDFILL -SURVEY QUADRANT BILLS IDtion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to hire a registered land surveyor to prepare a survey of the prcperty recently aoquired frcm the Northeast otter Tail County Landfill Association. M::>tion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously ttarried, to approve payment in the. arrount of $2,056.20 to Quadrant Company, Perham, :MN, for refuse delivered to plant and non- canbustable material and ash delivered to the NE Landfill, with 77% of the above arrount being paid by Becker County. \ SERVICING CANNISTERS BUDGET CO.MMI'ITEE RESOLUTION 1987 BUDGET COUNTY JAIL REVENUE BOND REFINANCING county Board O:tober 14, 1986 The matter of quotations for the servicing of the cannisters located throughout the county was brought before the Board, after which motion was made by Hub Nordgren and seconded by Bert Hovland to establish certain areas with proposals being requested for said areas fran the various garbage haulers in the county.for servicing the cannisters, said cannisters to be the property of the hauler and the hauler's res}'.X)nsibili ty to keep the areas clean. The motion was withdrawn. t-btion was then made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried with Andy Lindquist voting "no", to establish areas for quotations to be received fran various haulers for the servicing of cannisters, to be owned and maintained by the haulers, with the County Board retaining the right to reject any or all quotations re- ceived. The matter of the budget and proposed levy for the year 1987 was brought before the Board, with Chairman Olson appc!)inting a canni ttee consisting of the Olainnan of the Board, the County Auditor, the County coordinator and one other County Board Member, to serve as a budgeting vehicle to examine Dilistrict Court.and Public Defender costs, review thoroughly the budget for the sheriff 1·s department, jail and kitchen, along with the candidates for Sheriff, and monitor all departrrental budgets for the entire year on a quarterly basis. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Ccmnissioners of otter Tail County Minnesota, that There be levied upon the taxable property of otter Tail County payable during the year 1987, the following arrounts for the several county funds: County Revenue Fund $5,815,504 Miscellaneous Receipts·· 2;125,500 County Revenue Fund Human Servic.es Fund Road & Bridge Fund Regional Library County Bonded Debt County Building Fund Taxable Levy . $3,690,004 3,339,224 1,500,000 116,342 538,100 100,000 $9,283,670 Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 14th day of October, 1986. Larry 1D0ri1 artd Wally Dornfeld,: representatives· tfrom·'Publio-Fjm:ancial Systems, appeared before the Board with a proposal for refinancing of the Colll1ty Jail Revenue Bonds. After consideration, Corrrnissioner Hub Nordgren introduced the following written resolution and moved its adoption: A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE REFINANCING OF JAIL FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL JAIL SUBLEASE AGREEMENT; APPROVING FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE AND LEVYING TAXES FOR·PAYMENT OF BASIC RENT UNDER SUBLEASE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Crnmissioners of otter Tail County, Minnesota (the "Colll1ty") , as follows: · County Board -6 -· Cctober 14, 1986 1. Authorization of Bonds; Documents Presented. The City of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, a home-rule city within the County (the "City'') acting pursuant to Chapter 474, Minnesota Statutes (the "Act") has issued on behalf of the County its $4,050,000 County Jail Revenue Bonds (Otter Tail County Unlimited 1ax Lease Obligation), Series 1985 (the "Series 1985 Bonds'') to finance county jail facilities for the County in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Commissioner of Corr_ec- tions (the ''Project"). The Series 1985 Bonds were issued under a Trust indenture dated as of October 1, 1985 (the "Original Inden- ture") between the City and National City Bank of Minneapolis (the "Trustee") and are payable primarily from payments of Basic Rent required.to be made by the County under the Jail Sublease Agreement dated as of October 1, 1985 (the "Original Sublease") between the County and the City. The County desires that the City issue its $4,455,000 County Jail Refunding Revenue Bonds (Otter Tail County Unlimited Tax Lease Obligation), Series 1986 (the "Series 1986 Bonds") as provided in the First Supplemental Indenture described below for the purpose of refunding the Series 1985 Bonds and that the City call the Series 1985 Bonds for prior redemption on February 1, 1991. The issuance of the Series 1986 Bonds to r_efund the Series 1985 Bonds is authorized by the Act, Section 475.67, Minnesota Statutes, and· the Original Indenture. Forms of the following documents relating to the Series 1986 Bonds have been submitted to the Board of Commissioners and are now on file in the offi~e of· the County Auditor: (a) First Supplemental Jail Sublease Agreement (the "First Supplemental Sublease") dated as o·f November 1, 1986 between the City and the County requiring the County to pay Basic Rent sufficient to pay principal and interest or the Series 1986 Bonds when due; (b) First Supplemental Trust Indenture (the "First Supplemental Indenture") dated as of November 1, 1986 between the City and National City Ban~ of Minneapolis, as Trustee, setting forth the terms of the Series 1986 Bonds and pledging _the Basic Rent derived from the Sublease, as amended by the First Supplemental Sublease, to the payment of the Series 1986 Bonds; and · (c) Bond Purchase Agreement (the "Bond Purchase Agree- ment") to be dated October 20, 1986 among Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand & Yost Incorporated (the "Underwriter''), the City and the County, describing the terms under which the Underwriter has agreed to purchase the Bonds. 2. Approval and Execution of First Supplemental Sub- lease. The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners (the "Chair- man") and the County Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to execute, attest and deliver the First Supplemental Sublease. All of the provisions of the First Supplemental Sublease,, when executed and delivered as authorized herein, shall be deemed to be a part of this resolution as fully and to the same extent as if incorporated verbatim herein and shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution and. delivery thereof. The First Supplemental Sublease shall be substantially in the forms on file with the County with such necessary and appropriate variations, omissions and insertions as permitted or required, or ·as the Chairman, in his discretion, shall determine, and the execution thereof by the Chairman and County Auditor shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. 3. Approval and Execution of Bond Purchase Agreement. The Chairman and County Auditor are hereby authorized and -I Ceunty Board October 14, 1986 directed to accept and confirm the Bond Purchase Agreement. All- of the provisions of the Bond Purchase Agreement, when accepted and confirmed.as authorized herein, shall be deemed to be a part of this resolution as fully and to the same extent as if incor- porated verbatim herein and shall be in full force and effect from the date of execution and delivery thereof. The Bond· Purchase Agreement shall be substantially in the form on file with the County with such necessary and appropriate variations, _omissions and insertions as permitted or required, or as the Chairman, in his discretion, shall determine, and the execution thereof by the Chairman and County Auditor shall be conclusive evidence of such determination. 4. Approval of Official·staternent. The County hereby authorizes the preparation of an Official Statement and its use and distribution by the Underwriter in connection with the sale of the Series 1986 Bonds, provided that the form thereof shall be satisfactory to the Chairman and the County Auditor. 5. Approval of Indenture. The County hereby approves the form of the First Supplemental Indenture and the terms of the Series 1986 Bonds described therein. 6. Tax Levy. In order to provide monies for the pay- ment of the Basic Rent due pursuant to th_e Sublease, as amended by the First Supplemental Sublease,· there is hereby le.vied upon all of the taxable pr6perty in the·County, in lieu of the taxes levied pursuant to the resolution of this Board adopted October 28, 1986 to provide for payment of the Series 1985 Bonds, a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the County for the year and in the amounts as follows: Levy Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Collection. Year 1987· 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Amount Levied . $453,300 524,200 527,900 , 524,900 525,900 525,600 523,600 510,000 542,600 534,500 514,500 525,300 522,400 522,400 Said tax levies are such that if collected in full they will produce at least five percent (5%) in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the Basic Rent payments under the Sub- lease. Said tax levies shall be irrevocable until expiration of the term of the Sublease; provided that such levies may be can- celled or reduced provided the County has sufficient monies on hand with which to pay rental payments due pursuant to the Sublease. The taxing powers of the County shall be and are hereby irrevocable pledged for the prompt and full payment of the Basic Rent payments under the Sublease, as the same respectively become due and payable. 7. Registration Certificate. A certified copy of this resolution shall be filed-with the County Auditoi and the County Auditor shall issue her certificate that the First Supplemental Sublease has been entered in such Auditor's Bond Register. County Board -8 -Cctober 14, 1986 8. Confirmation of Levies. The County shall annually, in each of the years 1986 through 1999, confirm the amount of the levy to be spread upon the tax rolls for that year. 9. Authorized County Representative. The County Auditor is hereby designated and authorized to act on behalf of the County as the Authorized County Representative, as defined in the Sublease. 10. Deposit of Funds. The County shall deposit with the Trustee such amount as is required in addition to the pro- ceeds of the Series 1986 Bonds to provide the funds necessary for the refunding of the Series 1985 Bonds and pay the expenses of the transaction pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture and the First Supplemental Sublease. 11. Effective Date. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. The motion for the ad0ption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Andy Lindquist and upon vote being taken thereon the follaving voted in favor thereof: Sydney Nelson, Berton Hovland, Andy Lindquist, A. Hubert Nordgren and rl'.el O. Olson and the .:followi,ng voted against the sa:rre: " . i_;'. _,i· .·· None whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted this 14th day of October, 1986. "ST. OF MINNESOTA SURPLIS IAND FOR SALE A letter fran the Minnesota Depa.rbnent of Administration relative to a portion of State ~med surplus land consisting of 45. 9 acres, lo- cated in the City of Fergus Falls was being offered for sale, inviting otter Tail County to subnit a bid for same should there be an interest. MOtion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to respond to said letter stating the County is not interested in purchasing said property. KLEIN M::::: CARTHY & Co~ JUSTICE FACILITY HEARING TO AMEND SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE WINDSHIEID REPAIR DENIED, ONSTAD ABATEMENTS .Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and carried, with Bert HovJJand and Hub Nordgren voting "no", to approve ,payrrent in· · .the amount of .$lr543.9lito Klei!n McCarthy for pr!:ofessional services in gonnecticin with the justice facility. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren to hold a hearing for the purpose of amending the ordinance to reduce the standards of vehicles used in the collection and transportion bf garbage. The motion was seconded by Sydney Nelson but failed with Andy Lindquist, Bert Hovland and r.1el o. Olson voting "no". A bill in the amount of $171.06 was presented to the Board from Dale Onstad for the repair of a windshield dama.ged by a county highway truck thro .. ,ing a rock. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to deny pa~_iment for the reason the windshield ,s.ras not repaired. Motion was made by J',El o. Olson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve the follo.,;ing applications for reduction of assessed valuation: James M. Worner City of Fergus Falls Correct valuation code ABATEMENT FORGIVTh1ESS OF PENALTY .MEETING CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT I county Board -9 -Cx:tober 14, 1986 M:>tion was-made.by 'Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the follo,.,ing request for reduction of assessed valuation: Virgil Starin , . . Everts Township. :1 PtoPerty overvalued MJtion was made by Bert Hovland, !3econded by .. Aridy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to approve ·a reduction of user fee and a change of classification together with forgiveness of penalty on the Noyes property . in. the City .. of Fergus Falls. At: 4:10 p.rn., motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to close the meeting for a discussion on labor negotiations. W:ith no further business, at 4:40 p.rn., Chainnan Olson declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of Cx:tober 28th~· Olainnan Approved ,/0--:?~-f'=, ATTEST: