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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/06/1986CALL 'ID ORDER AIL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED PELICAN LAKE IMP. DIST. #1, FAILED RO,_-WSIDE Mal\JING FINAL PAYMENTS GARAGE HEATING SYSTEM BIDS COAL RCCM SLAB PHELPS MILL PARK TREE S'IUM!' REMOVAL BILL APPROVED MADD VIGIL MINUTES 0? THE ADJOUPHED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CCUNTY ca·'1MISSIONERS OITER TAIL COONTY MINNESarA November 6, 1986 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Corrmissioners of Otter Otter Tail County Minnesota met Thursday, November 6, 1986. Chairman Olson opened the' meeting,,qt 1:15 p.m., with all members present. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the October 28th meeting as mailed. The matter of the establishment of the Pelican lake Improvement District No. 1 was brought before the Board for final action. After considera- tion, motion 'v.B.S made by Bert Hovland to offer the resolution establish- ing said district, provided all ag land was to be excluded fran the district. The motion was seconded by Hub Nordgren,. but failed with Sydney Nelson, Mel Olson and Andy Lindquist voting "no", Hub Nordgren and Bert Hovland voting "yes". Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that · WHERfil'>...S, on May 15, 1986, b.i;ds for roadside mowing in areas G & J were awarded to Orlin Johnson and Merle Dittberner in the amount of $5,215.31, and WHEREAS, the above contract has been ccmpleted to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $5,215.31, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $675.12 to Orlin Johnson and Merle Dittberner, as final payment f0r this work. Motion ¼B.S made by Andy Lindquist to place the bids for the heating systems in various county garages on hold and rebid, asking for bids on infra-red heaters, any number of BTUs, any type of fuel. The motion was seconded by Hub :t-gordgren but withdrawn prior to vote. Jim Perras of C-A-M appeared before the Board and stated Klein McCarthy has sul::rnitted an estirrate in the amount of $1,420 for designing a struc- tural slab to be poured over the existing coal roan structure, plus a $450.00 fee if the investigation is not done on a regularly scheduled visit. No formal action taken, with the thought in mind to wait until spring. The folla-1ing quotations were presented to the Board for removal of tree stlil"rps at Phelps Mill Park: Carr's Tree Service, Inc., Ottertail, MN Tom's Tree Service, Battle lake, MN Ross Tree: Service & Painting, Pelican Rapids, MN $7.95 per stump 883.00 (total) 1,620.00 (total) After consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to accept la-1 quote fran carr's Tree Service, Ottertail, MN in the amount of $7.95 per sturrp. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve a mileage and expense bill for Steve Hande- gaard in the amount of $223.83, erroneously omitted fran the October commissioner's bills. · Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to allow the organization MADD to conduct a vigil at the front d(X)r of the courthouse on December 7th, to camnemorate those who have died as a result of drunk driving. CANNISTER LOCATION r.iONITORS OITER TAJ:L COUNI'RY TCURISM MINNESOTA HEARTLAND COUNTY DITCH #21 ACKLING BUILDING Coilllty Board -2 -November 6, 1986 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to instruct I.ar:ry Krohn and Mike Kirk to check into placing those persons attending the cannisters on col.Il1ty payroll as part-time errployees. Don Gladson, President of Otter Tail Countr.1 Tourism, appeared before the Board relative to appropriations for the year 1987. No fo:r:mal action taken. A request for funds in the amount of $2,597.00 was received £ran Minnesota Heartland, Brainerd, which was denied upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried. George Walter, Ditch Viewer, appeared before the Board relative to county Ditch #21, stating when the viewers suhnitted their report, it was correct at the time; however with the change in conditions since then, it could be different at present. No action taken. Larry Krohn, County eoordinator, reported on the Ackling Building in Perham recently purchased and various uses of unfinished portions of the building, for the nursing service, land & resource and the Perham pclice department. Krohn and Mike Kirk were instructed to research and report back to the Board on the 13th of November. ACKLING BUILDil;JG RENT Motion ·was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- rrously carried, to adjust the rent figures for the Ackling Building with the County receiving the rent £ran the date of closure. MC DUES, 1987 Motion was made.by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $9,329 to the Association of Minnesota Counties, representing dues for 1987. FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY Motion was made by _Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- DENIED -BEYER mously carried, to deny the application of Karen Beyer for forgiveness of penalty on late payment of the second half of the 1986 tax in Dl.Il1n Township. FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY Motion was· made by Bert Hovland, secondeq by 8'.fdney Nelson and unani- APPROVED -GEARY mously carried, to allav forgivenss of penalty on late payment of tax by Phillip and Elaine Geary, Dunn Township, due to an erroenous assess- ment with corrected statement rn.ai:led too late for payment on time. COl'IDITIO:NAL USE PERMITS COl'IDITIONAL USE PERMIT -DENIED Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanm1ously carried, to approve the following applications for conditional use,pennit, subject to conditional requirements: Clitherall Tavnship Expand facilities with Terry Colton, et al 28 additional campsites Inspiration Point Bible Camp Leaf Y..ountain Township cut hill and fill low area Gordon Zeise leaf Lake Township Build dam for wildlife use steve & Kari Knutson) Shave bank and fill low Brad & Kris Davick ) Girard Township area for dwellings oon Dreyer otter Tail Tavnship Construct road to serve plat of South oaks Fill low spots Charles R. Borchert EUgene Floersch Daryl Sutter Girard Tovmship Everts Township Aurdal Tovmship Add 16 campsites Cut and slope Motion was made by An&J Lindquist, seco~ded by Hub Nordgren. an<;1 unani- mously carried, to uphold the decision of the Planning Carmuss~on_and deny the request of Roger ~Jollschlager to gra<;1e or fill for ~m~ding_ site except as necessary to cause surface drainage at the bmlding site to be run away fran the lal<.e. PRELIMINARY PIATS APPROVED OSHA REQUIREMENTS RESOLUTION SOLID WAS'IE, E'IC. NIDAROS TOWI:•JSHIP county Board -3 -November 6, 1986 .r-btion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the preliminary plats of South Oaks, to be located in Section 1, 1 :otter Tail To.vnship, and Replat of Part of Lot 1 of Oasis Acres, located in Section 22, Perham Township. Larry Krohn, Col.Il1ty Coordinator, reported OSFA has given the county four months to corrply with fire code requirements on the basement of the court house, with application made by: ,.the county '1!:efore the end of the four month period if an extension is necessary. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the follaving resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Cormnissioners of otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Landfill abatement has been mandated by the State, and WHEREAS, Incineration and pelletizing represent alternative methods for the disposal of solid waste materials, but there are many uncertainties associated with these methcds, and WHEREAS, It is beneficial to remove recyclable materiaLs from the waste stream prior to incineration or pelletizing to conserve valuable natural resources and to reduce the amount of materials being landfilled, and WHEREAS, It has become apparent through updating our County 'solid Waste Plan that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and other public in- terest groups, are pranoting the solid waste disposal methods of com- pasting and recycling, and WHEREAS, We have discovered that the cost of recycling is high, prices received for recycling materials are very low, and the number of avail- able markets for recyclable materials is virtually non-existent, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Ccmnissioners of Otter Tail County hereby supports the development of a plank in the Associa- tion of Minnesota County ''s 1986 legislative Platform that encourages the Minnesota State legislature to adopt legislation and provides funds for: 1. Development of education programs that advocate, encourage, and teach methods and needs of recycling solid waste materials. 2. Development, possibly utilizing econ011li.c incentives, of rrarkets for recyclable material. 3. Establishment of Econanic Developnent Grants that could help establish "cottage industries" which create usable products frcm recyclable materials. 4. Solid waste incineration air emissions and ash monitoring and tes- ting programs to develop a data base for future research, evaluation, and regulation. These could be managed by the Minnesota Waste Mana- gement Board. 5. Developnent and enforcement of a state wide disJ:X)sal container tax program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be sent to the AM: Execu- tive Director; Af.C Physical Develop-nent Policy Camnittee; MC Special subcorrmittee on Solid Waste; area legislators; ill~1; I.CMR. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of November, 1986. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to pay one-half the cost of a culvert replacement on Stuart Lake OUtlet in Nidaros Township in the•· amount of $2,852. 88, total cost $5,705.76. RESOLUTION WESMIN RC & D NIPF ADJOURNMENT Cotmty Board -4 -November 6, 1986 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 Corrrnissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the·Headwaters REsource Conservation and Development Associa- tion in cooperation with WesMin, Onanegozie and Hiawatha Valley RC&D Associations, has initiated and prepared a draft proposal for a state- wide inventory of nearly 5.6 million acres of non-industrial private forestland (NIPF) in Minnesota, and WHEREAS, this proposal is to·.provide essential resource infonnation needed by industry decision makers conterrplating expansion of existing mills or establishment of new primary or secondary wood processing facilities, as well as· a planning tool for economic development organi- zations and resource planners·, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Cotmty Board does hereby support this inventory project and the establishment of a NIPF Inventory steering Committee. Adopted at Fergus Falls, :MN this 6th day of November, 1986. With no further business, at 4:30 p.m. ,· Chairnan Olson declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m., ·Thursday, l'bvember 13, 1986. Ch~ <Cl<12~,,v1,/ Approved 1/-Jg'-½b A'ITEST: