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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 02/26/1987CAIL TO ORDER HOVIAND ABSENT MINUTES APPROVED E.O.T. COUNTY WEED INSPOCTOR -ANNUAL REPORT, 1986 I SOLID WASTE USER CHARGE KVAM LUTH. CHURCH PORI' AUTHORITY, SPLIT FOR TAX PURPOSES .ABATEMENTS APPROVED STATE PURCHASING CONTRACT RESOUJTION AM: BUIIDING PRQJOCT MINUTES OF THE ADJOORNED MEETINr, OF THE BOA..1m OF CCUNTY CCMMISSIONERS aITER TAIL COONTY MINNESarA February 26, 1987 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Crnrrnissioners of otter Tail County Minnesota met Thursday, February 26, 1987, with Crnrrnissioners Nelson, Lindquist, Nordgren and Olson present, Carmissioner Hovland absent to attend.an Insurance Trust Board meeting in Saint Paul. Vice Chairman Lmdqili.st called•'the meeting ,to·,otder ... ait 9:35 a.m .• Motion was made by Mel o. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of February 19, 1987, as mailed. Ken Becker, East otter Tail Cormty Agricultural Inspector, appeared be- fore the Board, and presented his annual report for the year 1986. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to accept the report as sul:mitted, and authorized the Vice Chairman of the Board to sign the report on behalf of otter Tail County. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and rmani- mously carried, to approve reduction of the solid waste user fee for the Kvam Lutheran Church, Saint Olaf Township, to $15.00 per year, accepting payment without penalty or interest. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and rmani- mously carried, to approve splitting of sane property in the City of Fergus Falls, to allow the Port Authority to pay that :oortion of the property purchased by the Port Authority with the balance of the property to go on the delinquent tax list. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the follo.ving applications for hanestead classifitation and/or reduction of assessed value were approved: Bernadine M. Walter C-orman Should be seasonal & recreational Craig Peterson Perham City Should, '· be residential mid-year Arlen Nelson Erhard City Building value should be removed Motion was made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren andrmani- motb.sly carried, to approve payment of the annual fee of $225.00 for the year 1987, to the State of Minnesota to oarticipate in the state contracts for purchasing. · ·· Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Melo. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of Cormty Crnrrnissioners of otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the Association of Minnesota Cormties/Minnesota Cormties Research Formdation (AM:/l"CRF) has received approval fran its member cormties and their Board of Directors to proceed with an Association Building, and WHEREAS, escalating lease rates ultinately make ownership more cost effedtive and place AM:/MCRF in a stable and advantageous financial position, and WHEREAS, counties in the state would share equitably in the financing of the MC/M:RF building on-a population-based formula; BE I'!' RESOLVED that the otter Tail County Board of Carmissioners does hereby support the AMC/MCRF Board of Directors in i'ts pursuit of an Association building and does pledge its financial support to the project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that otter Tail County Board of Camnissioners prefe:rs a one tine payment with the first payment due on or about Janu- ary 1, 1988. ~opted at Fergus Falls, MN this 26th day of February, 1987 BUDGET PUBLICATION MIKE HANAN SOLID WASTE DIRECI'OR RESOilJI'ION ffiNTAINER DEPOSIT ADVERI'ISE FOR BIDS WITHDRAWN PHELPS MILL ART OF THE IAKES JAIL FACILITY CHANGE ORDERS JAIL FACILITY ABC LATE PAYMENT GAMBLING PERMIT PELICAN RAP. DUCKS UNLIMITED LONG RANGE BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY CONST. PLAN LIDA TCWNSHIP PETITION CSAH #4 County Board -2 -February 26, 1987 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve the 1987 budget as presented by Wayne Stein Accountant/Deputy Auditor for publication pw:poses. Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Director, appeared before the Board and dis- cussed the solid waste disposal problems in the county, including proposed legislation, recyclying, the N.E. Otter Tail Sanitary Land- fill, solid waste haulers and the cannister sites·in the County. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren to adopt a resolution as prepared by Mike Hanan relative to solid waste disposal and resource recovery projects. The motion failed for lack of a second. Motion was made·by Hub Nordgren to advertise for bids for hauling solid waste, but subsequently withdrawn. Ruth Abbott, representing Art of the lakes, appeared before the Board along with Jeff Morton, Phelps Mill Caretaker, and discussed the Art of the lakes Festival to be held in July of 1987, requesting same minor electrical work, and additional parking facilities. Morton was instructed to proceed with the wiring, and the parking request was to be referred to the County Engineer. Jim Perras of C-A-M appeared tefore the Board and discussed various change order requests, which were approved upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel Olson and carried with Andy Lindquist voting "no", as follows: Holm Bros. Fixture change Add $798.15 Ed Belka of All Building Construction appearedtefore the Board with a request the county pay interest charges on ·late payment of job pay- menb:1requests. Motion was made by Mel .0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nord- gren and unanimously carried, instructing Mr. Belka rreet with C-A-M representatives to "iron out" the situation, with the claim Otter Tail County was not responsible for the late payment. A request by Pelican Rapids Ducks Unlimited Chapter for gambling per- mit at the Pelican supper Club was presented to the Board with no objections voiced. Upon motion made by Mel o. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- rrously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Ccrrmissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Otter Tail County, to canply with the State of Minnesota Ac- tion Plan, did hold a public meeting on February 26, 1987, to consider a long range bridge and highway construction plan, and WHEREAS, the adoption of a future bridge and highway construption plan in accordance with the Minnesota Action Plan is required, 1 I NCW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the "1987 Otter Tail County Bridge and Highway Construction Plan" dated February 26, 1987, as prepared by the County Highway Engineer, is the 1987 long range Bridge and Highway · Construction Plan for Otter Tail County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proIX)sed construction date on any project can te changed to accanodate the available funding and con- struction requirerrents. Adopted at Fergus Falls, :MN this 26th day of February, 1987. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to accept a petition fran Lida Tc:Mnship Board requesting an update of the bridge on County State Highway #4, and the County Auditor was instructed to file same. E.O.T. FAIR ASS''N SOLJD WASTE HAULERS SERVICING BIDS I PELICAN RAPIDS & :M.TI'LE IAKE LANDFILL SITES CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJO~ Connty Board -. 3 -February 26, 1987 Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hi.lb Nordgren and carried with Andy Lindquist voting "no", to approve an appropriation of $8,000 to the East Otter Tail County Fair Association for the construction of a building, payment to be made after bids are accepted. Motion was made by Mel 0, Olson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and nnani- mously carried, to direct the Solid Waste Director to seek bids from solid waste haulers, based UEX)n the haulers owning and servicing the cannister sites. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by M:!l 0. Olson and nnani- mously carried, to pay .the costs of servicing the cannisters at~ the Pelican Rapids and Battle lake landfills, as of the 19th of February, nntil bids are received for said service. At 4:15 p.m., Vice Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting closed to the public for the purpose of discussing litigation items with the Assistant Cotmty Attorney. With no further business, at 4: 30 p.m. , Vice Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of March 5th, 1987. A'ITEST: 4-f< ~ ,i) t3,;,;_f', ;,Q Cleik