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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 12/16/1986ALL PRESENT CALL TO ORDER MINU'IES APPROVED HEART AT WORK NACO ABATEMENT 0. T •. FOOD SHELF cor.'MITTEE PERSONAL PROPERI'Y DELINQUENT TAXES MINU'IES OF THE ADJOORNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTI'ER TAIL COUNTY MINNESorA December 16, 1986 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Cornmissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, met Tuesday, December 16, 1986 with all members present. Chainnan Olson opened the meeting at 9:39 a.m., o'clock. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of December 5th, as mailed. Wally Senyk, representing the employees committee, appeared before the board and presented additional information on the "Heart At Work", a program of the American Heart Association, and the letter of agreement which had been previously approved by the board. A letter fran the National Association of Counties was presented to the Board, asking for volunteers willing to place their name for considera- tion to be appointed to the national association. No action taken. · Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of Ronald Becker, for reduction of assessed valuation on land, dwelling, equipment and the supper club building in Buse To.vnship. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to name Mel 0. Olson as Otter Tail County Board repre- sentative on the Otter Tail County Food and Shelter Committee, to allocate $18,954 of Federal Emergency .Management Agency (FEMA) funds to county food shelves. Motion was ma.de by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy..Lindquist and tmani- mously carried, to place all delinquent 1986 personal property taxes into judgment, and the foll01Ning report of the County Board of Otter Tail County Minnesota, of uncollected personal property taxes for the year 1986 is presented: •December 16, 1986 BE IT KNO:rJN, THAT the Otter Tail County Board did meet in session on the 16th day of December, 1986, that at said session the County Treasurer of said County delivered to said Board the list of uncol- lected personal property taxes for the year 1986, together ·with his certification thereon as required by law; and that at said session the said Board did duly consider said list of uncollected taxes, and did cancel such taxes as they are satisfied cannot be collected. That the following is a correct list of said uncollected personal property taxes in said County for said year of 1986, as so revised by said Board, and that the Clerk of District Court is ordered to issue citations thereon, to-wit: Penalty Name and wca.tion Tax & Costs Total Remarks Ody J. Fish, Underwood $ $260.42 $260.42 Collect Dennis Fraki, Henning 78.62 10.47 89.09 Collect Hi-Way Auto & Inp. , New York Mills 110.70 14.64 125.34 Collect Rollie Thiel, Henning 10.48 1.61 12.09 Collect wards Auto Sales, Compton 170.12 22.36 192.48 Collect TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF CCMMISSIONERS A'ITEST: ~~ lk,Jv, <, ,Qlerk STATE HIGHWAY BONDS BCND COUNSEL BILIS -FAEGRE & BENSON BILIS ALI.DWED ADVERI'ISE FOR BIDS LEGAL PUBLICATIONS LIQUOR LICENSE LEGISLATION ASSESSOR INTERVIEWS COUNTY ASSESSOR APPOIN'IMENT SOLID WASTE OFFICER SIGNING PRQJECT ORWELL TCWNSHIP MAJOR DRAINAGE STRUCT. BLO:-IBRS TOWNSHIP MAJOR DRAINAGE STRUCT. County Board -2 -December 16, 1986 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $3,860.00 to EaE:?gre & ; .Benson, Minneapolis, MN, for legal services as bond counsel in connection with the issurance and sale of $7,735,000 Otter Tail County General Obligation State Aid Highway Bonds of 1986. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to refer the following bills to the County Attorney for advice on payment: Faegre & Benson, professional services in connection with Otter Tail Sewer System bonds Faegre & Benson, professional services in connection with Otter Tail Sewer System bonds $ 710.86 2,550.68 Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following bills were allowed: West Central fl\l!..S Corporation Resusci Anne Douglas Wise, Small Cities Development Grant Application $157.50 1,200.00 Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to advertise for bids to be received until 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 1987, for the first and second legal publications of the annual financial statement, delinquent taxes, all legal public notices and all legal publications. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to deny the request of Laverne Luick for refund of the unused portion of the liquor license issued to Pier 38, which has dis,-; continued operation. Pursuant to invitation extended to all area legislators, with only Cal Larson appearing, an open forum •.-.1as held with the camnissioners, department heads and elected officials voicing concerns relative to legislation, including MPCA rules and regulations, tax sirrplification, etc .. No official action taken. Erwin Siens, Deputy County Assessor, appeared before the Board for an interview for the position of Otter Tail County Assessor. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to table a decision on the appointment of the County Assessor until the meeting on the 23rd of December. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to schedule a special meeting for December 29th, com- mencing at 9:30 a.m., for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the position of Solid Waste Officer, and any other business that may come before the Board. Dennis·Berend, County Engineer, appeared before the Board and stated the sign inventory has been canpleted on all township roads wirtih some smaller cities' inventories yet to be completed. Motion ¼'a.S made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $683.02 to Orwell Township representing one-half of the cost of a najor drainage structure in Orwell T0\,\'11Ship. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,052.00 to Blowers Town- ship, representing one-half the cost of major drainage structure instal- lations between sections 14 & 15 and 19 & 20, on Blue Creek in Blowers Ta-mship. OAK VALIEY TOWNSHIP MAJOR DRAINAGE STRIJCT. Ol'I'O TCWNSHIP SPECIAL AID EFFINGTON TOWNSHIP SPECIAL AID -TABLED CORMAN 'I'OvNSHIP COUNTY DI'ICH #44 NE OI1I'ER TAIL LAND FILL'ACREAGE THOMPSON OIL ADD'N PIAT SEWAGE DISPOSAL INSTALLERS LICENSE County Board -3 -December 16, 1986 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $598.40 to Oak valley Township, representing one-half the cost of a major drainage structure installation between Sections 9 & 16, oak Valley Township. Motion was made by Syitlne19,Ne,lsonto approve special aid in the arrount of $500.00 to otto Township. The motion ·was seconded by Bert Hov-i · ~and: . but withdrawn prior to a vote. Motion was made by1 Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and·unani- mously carried, to table a request fran-Effington Township for special aid, for additional infonnation~ A letter received by the County Board from C.,onnan Township for the pur- chase of sand for the 1986-1987 winter season 'v.B.S turned over to Engineer Berend. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson,-seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimous- ly carried, to approve payment in the arrount of $252 .00 to McC--owan Con- struction, ottertail, for installing a culvert on the James Buchholz. property on County Ditch #44, out of the ditch fund. A discussion \.,-as held on the 42 tillable acres at the northeast otter Tail County landfill. No action taken. M:>tion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of Thompson Oil Add'n, located in Section 4-132-40. M:>tion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded_by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the follaving applications for sewage dis- posal installers license:for the year 1986 • . Dennis : Trosvig . All Building Co:rp. Fergus Falls, MN SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- AND TRNS. LICENSE mously carried, to approve the following applications for solid waste collection and transportation license for the year 1987: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PUTNAM ADDITION CONDITIONAL USE PER- MIT -HANSON Stanley Toutges Henning, MN Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to refer the application of Helen F. Serumgard and Douglas Jensen for conditional use permit for canpletion of minor grading and sloping in S.L. A of G.L. 3, Section 4, Nidaros 'I'c:M1ship, back to the Planning Conmission. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of Putnam Addition, located in section 20=137-42. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of Thanas W. Hanson for conditional use permit to establish a Pizza and :r.iexican Restaurant in G.L. 5, Section 1, Scamoler Township, subject to conditional requirements. RESOLUTION Upon motion made by ---=B~er=--t~H_ov_l_an_d ____ , seconded by Andy Lindquist and carried, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the county will be occupying a new building consisting of a. jail, courts area and County Attorney's Office area in approximately May of 1987; and WHEREAS, it is evident that the present and future activities involving this new complex are numerous and complicated; and WHEREAS, the process leading up to the occupancy of this building requires a coordination of activities between county administration, the Sheriff's Department, the courts, the County Attorney's Office and various other departments; and WHEREAS, the best interests of all partie·s can be served by an orderly and efficient process of transition. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Coordinator be designated to serve as Chairperson of the transition team, in cooperation with the Sheriff, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a transition team be appointed consisting of the following individuals: 1. Sheriff's Office -Gary Nelson, John Halvorson, Bruce Eckley. 2. County Administration -Larry Krohn. 3. Court Administration -Kenyon Rudd. 4. Counti'Attorney's Office -Michael Kirk. Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 16th day of December, 1986. ATTEST: RESOLUTION Upon motion made by Sydney Nelsc,n , seconded by Andy Lindquist --"'----------- and carried, the following resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has initiated the construction of a new correctional facility which is scheduled for completion in approximately May of 1987; and WHEREAS, the process leading up to occupancy of this jail requires a great deal of planning, training and coordination particularly within the Sheriff's· Department; and WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has previously participated in a program entitled "Planning of New Institutions" through the National Institute of Corrections; and WHEREAS, the National Institute of Corrections provides a program entitled H.O.N.I. II to assist local units of government in the transition from an existing correctional facility to a new correctional facility; and WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners believes that this program would be very helpful to Otter Tail County during the transition to the new correctional facility. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners hereby requests assistance from the National Institute of Corrections through the H.O.N.I. II program to facilitate the transition to the new correctional facility in Otter Tail County. Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 16th day of December,' 1986. ATTEST: #~m> & !P.Vrfjf-Jr,__,j 'sy ia G. Berger½ Cl~ ELEVATOR PROPOSAIS & COURT ADM. OFFICE REVISIONS PUBLIC FORUM ~TY B~K GRANT APPLICATION LIQUOR LICENSE FOR COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS fQR CLASS REUNION NATURAL GAS INI'ERRUPI'ION WESM.lli RC & D DUES FOR 1987 AUDITOR'S OFFICE CCMPUTER COURSES ADJOURNMENT County Board -7 -December 16, 1986 A proposal frcm Klein Mc'Carthy & Company for courthouse elevator re- placerrent and revisions to the Court Administrator's Offices, plus proposals frcm J. H. Dahlmeier Engineering, Inc., and Ericksen Ellison and Associates were presented to +-be Board for a total cost of $8,110 for said project. .. · _ 1 --) , , -_ Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to table action until detailed infonnation is received on said costs. Pursuant to published notice thereof, a public forum was held for the pw:pose of hearing testi.P.nny and receiving public input on the county's application for a $450,000 Corrmunity Block Grant. Said forum is part of the application process to identify needs, . to receive input on lCM and moderate income housing and econanic development needs. Douglas wise, Planner, presented comuents on the procedures necessary. Dennis Christiansen, Rehabilitation Specialist with the Fergus Falls HRA, reported there are approximately 200 applicants with 60 of those applicants being in the target area of the last grant received. Needs include improper or inadequate heating systems, energy conservation W)rk, inadequate water facilities and overcrowded units. A review of the county for greatest need 1 indicates the southeast part of the county should be 'canpleted before going into other areas, with approx- imately forty units still eligible in the target area. Don Elh.1a11ger spoke and carrnended the Board for the investment by the County in the cost of the grant application of two years ago.produced great benefits both in the work generated and the benefits to the recipients. Steve Nagle fran the Comnunity Action Council at New York Mills stated from 30 to 40 homes per month are weatherstripped, with 462 houses on the waiting list. IDrraine Bittner expressed thanks on behalf of reci- pients. Jeff Gaffney presented a note from Rick IDng of ~lob Services stating the impact the prior grant had on the errployment rate in SE Otter Tail County. Also discussed was fu.e necessity of keeping the Econcmic Developnent Plan updated. Bruce Bratten, Class of 1977 Reunion Ccmnittee, appeared before the Board requesting the Holiday Inn be granted permission to extend their liquor license to the Otter Tail County Fair Grounds for the Class Reunion which is to be held in June of 1977, providing all the necessary statutory requirements·. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the Holiday Inn's utilization of their liquor license for the reunion activities, subject to notification provided to Buse Totmship. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- rrously carried, to authorize Eugene Gaustad, Ernest Johnson and Howard Koeppen to receive and execute natural gas interruption when called by the Great Plains Natural C',as Co. , Fergus Falls for service to the courthouse. Motion was made by Bert I:Iovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- rrously carried, to approve payment in the arrount of $450.00 to WesMin Resource Conservation & Development Ass'n, representing dues for 1987. M:>tion was made.by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- rrously carried, authorizing certain individuals in the Auditor's office to take canputer courses, with reimbursement by the County if the errployees successfully complete the courses. With no further business, at 3:35 p.m., Chai:rman Olson declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of Decenber 23rd, 1986. A'ITEST: Approved __ l~~--~ ___ 3_-_~_Jo __ _ Clerk •