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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/29/1987CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES AP PROV ED OTTO TOWNSHIP ROAD HEARING U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE -NELSON MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNEn MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA October 29, 1987 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners r.if 'Otter Tail County met Thursday, October 29th, 1987. Chairman Hovland called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m., with all members present. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, th~ minutes of the October 22nd meeting were approved as mailed. Pursuant to notice, a hearing was held for the purpose of resolving a complaint filed by seven landowners in Otto and Leaf Lake Townships involving certain township roads the complaintants felt were not being serviced properly by Otto Township Board. Dale Menze of Otto Township stated the roads in question were Tl99 running from the midsection of Section 31 south:,to the town line, T64 running along the town line between Leaf Lake and Otto Townships, an unnumbered road running from midsection of Section 32 south to the town line, T385 in Se~tion 24, and an unnumbered road in Section 18 east of the Saint Lawrence Church, and the Quiet Waters Development Road on which a hearing had been ~eld previously. Menze read from the Otto TowwBoard minutes various actions-having taken place at the town board meetings. Menze reques- ted action by the County Board to either back up the town board in their actions, or support the complaintants. John Schram also spoke relative to problems he has enoonntered in obtaining access rights to property he owns west of the river in Section 18. Reuben Olson also spoke. Attorney Carl Peltoneimi spoke on behalf of the Town Board stating the complaint was vague and difficult to address the roads in question, that the objections to the town board policies should be addressed at township elections. The Board also stated a contract is being let for the construction of Tl99. Mark Olson, Chairman of the Town Board, stated the town line road between Otto and Leaf Lake Townships is not passible and has affectively been abandoned by disuse, The Elken road in Section 32 has been abandoned but not vacated. Ron Pbllard spoke to the situation on the east side of the St. Lawrence Church, stating a permanent easement will be signed by the owners of the property thus providing access for Schram to get to his property west of the river. Verner Anderson, Town Clerk, stated he has searched the town records and can find no-indication of a car~way at the St. Lawrence Church, with all minutes having been approved by the Town Board. Leo K~innert, Otto Township Treasurer· for thirty-six years, stated the last time he drove on the Leaf Lake Otto Town line was in 1964, and also stated there are pages missing from the town board minutes. Members of the Leaf Lake Town Board stated 'tbnstruction ornthe L:elaf Lake-Otto town line road is not feasible. Menze then stated the need for the road is there and there is a hardship for those persons on the Leaf Lake-Otto Township line. Chairman Hovland closed the hearing at 11:15 a.m .. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel O. 01 son and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners 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 of Commissioners for acquisition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife-Service is re- quested, and WHEREAS representa~ives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the County Board on October 29th and informed said Board that a water- fowl easement had been secured from Mr. and Mrs. Georige W. Nelson on the NE¼ of Section 32-132-40, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the aforementioned waterfowl easement acquisition by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE BUCHMEIER & LANGSETH HOSPITALIZATION PLAN SELF-FUNDING MINNESOTA HEARTLAND APPROPRIATION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DENIED -BENNETT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TABLED -MOORE LARRY DORN INVESTMENTS PSAP EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARK REGION MUTL TEL. County Board -2 -October 29, 1987 Upon motion made by Andy Ltndquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS in accordance with a Procedural Agieement between the Minnesota Department .of Natural Resources and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board of Commis- si6ners-:for acquisition of lands by the U. S. Fish and Wildife Service is requested, and WHEREAS representatives of the U '. S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the County Board on O~tober 29th and informed said Board that waterfowl easements had been secured from Mr. ~nd Mrs. Alvin F. Buck- meier on the SW¼SW¼ of Section 17-133-42, and from Mr. and Mrs. Orris Kenneth Langseth on the S½NW¼SW¼ of Section 17-133-42, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the aforementioned waterfowl easement acquisition by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lloyd Wooldridge, representing the Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust, rep~mted on the proposed self-funding hospitalization program. Mr. Wooldridge was instructed to meet with the Blue Cross-Blue Shield representative and the personnel committee, the employees committee and department tieads for a full explanation onhow the self-funding pl an works. Joe Egge, representing the tourism department hi the State·· of 1Mi niiesota, ~ppean~d before the Board supporting Mtnne~ota Heartland urging the county to appropriate the sum of 5¢ per capital or $2,748.50 for Heartland promotional activities. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried,· to appropriate the sum of $1,000 for Minnesota Heartland for the year 1988, requesting the association make their request prior to the setting of the budget for the next year of 1989. The application of Terry Bennett for conditional use permit, tabled from the October 15th meeting was again brought before the Board. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and carried with Bert Hovland voting 11 no 11 , to uphold the decision of the Planning Commission and deny the request for a conditional use permit. The application of Kevin Moore for conditional use permit, tabled from the October 15th meeting was again brought before the Board. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and. unanimously carried, to delay action on said application until the 12th of November. Larry Dorn of Dorn & Co., Inc., appeared before the Board and gave a detailed report on the county~s investments of the State Aid~H*gh- way bond ·J;u nds. Paul Hoff of Park Region Telephone Company and Joe Peloquin from the Sheriff I s Department appeared before the Board and reported the Emergency System 911 is in place except for one small exchange in Otter Tail County. As soon as that exctiange has completed the necessary switching operation, the 911 System will be .op~rative. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously car- ried, to continue the monthly rate for the Public Safety Answering Equipment with Park Region Mutual teleptione Company at $350 1•100 per month. Chairman Hovland instructed Larry Krohn to meet with Joe Peloquin for the purpose of inde~tifidation and instruction. DuBOIS CONTRACT USER CHARGE FEE INCREASE SOLID WASTE BUDGET County Board -3 -October 29, 1987 Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to submit the contract with DuBois on the preparation of specifications, etc., to the County Attorney for clarification on certain items . Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, appeared before the Board and reported the Solid ~laste Committee had met and recommended increasing the solid waste user chcrge and not consider the re-establishment of tipping fees for the present. Chairman H~vland appointed~Commissione~s Olson and Nordgren to "sit down" with Larry Krohn and Mike Hanan to make a recommendation as to what the user charge should be per point. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried,to approve the budget as presented by Mike Hanan for the Solid Waste Department for the year 1988 in the amount of $1 ,087 ,05,LOO EFFINGTON TOWNSHIP Members of the Effington Town Board, Melvin Hollatz, spokesman, ROAD PROBLEM appeared before the Board requesting assistance in the repair of one mile of black top road in the township, said road having been surfaced in the 1970s and is breaking up badly. No action taken. HAZARD ELIMINATION Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- SAFETY PROGRAM mously carried, contingent upon review by the County Attorney, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that Pursuant to Section 161 .36~ Subdivision l thru 6, Minn. Statutes, the Commissioner of Transportation be appointed as ~ent of the County of Otter Tail to collect and disburse on the County of Otter Tail behalf, Federal-Aid Hazard Elimination Safety Program funds, and the Chairman of the County Board and the County Auditor are hereby authorized to execute and enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Transportation prescribing the terms and conditions of such Agreement No. 63529, acopy of which said agreement was be- fore the County Board, assuming on behalf of the County all of the obligations therein contained. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 29th day of October, 1987. MEETING CANCELLED Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to cancel the County Board meeting scheduled for the afternoon of November 19th, 1987. NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTY Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- REPURCHASE OPTION mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 282,261, Subd. 3, allows the County Board of Commissioners by resolution to provide for the alternative treatment of non-homestead property in the case of the repurchase of tax forfeited property, and ~JHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Commissioners after discussion and con- sideration deem it appropriate that the alternative set forth in 282.261, Subd. 3, should be implemented in Otter Tail County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the installment arrangement set forth in Minn. Stat. 282.261, Subd. l, is not applicable to non-homestead property which shall hereafter be subject to the provisision of Minn. Statutes 282.261, Subd. 3, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the minimum down payment for the repurchase of non-homestead property sh~ll be twenty percent (20%) and the balance shall be payable in four equal annual installments. · BE IT FURH:ER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall remain in effect un- til revoked by action of the County Board of Commissioners, and in no event for less than one year. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 29th day of October, 1987. FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY DENIED -PETERSON & DYKHOFF JIM LARSON REPURCHASE NEW YORK MILLS BRANDT ELECTRIC ESCROW ACCOUNT ADJOURNMENT County Board -4 -October 29, 1987 Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to deny forgiveness of penalty to Barry Dykhoff on a mobile home tax, and Roger Peterson, real estate tax in Sverdrup Township, both late payments due to having been lost in the mail or late postmark. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgr-en and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that Whereas, application has been made by Jim Larson, President of Land Corporation of America, Inc., and Mills Realty, Inc., owner of record of the following described properties: l) Except road and except south 260', all Lots 21 & 22, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York Mills 2) Easterly 50' of Westerly 100' of South 195' of Lot 24 and Southerly 160' of E½ of Lot 24, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York Mi 11 s 3) North 35' of South 230' of East 100' of Lot 23 and North 35' of West 100' of South 230' of Lot 24, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York-Mills 4) Nly 160' of Sly 390' of Lots 23 and 24 & W½ of Lot 25, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York Mills 5) Westerly 29' of Southerly 160' of Lot 25, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York Mi 11 s 6) Wly 70' of Ely 171' of Sly 160' of Lot 25, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York Mills 7) Beginning 60~ NW & 160' NE of SE corner of Lot 25, NE 78', NW 250', SW 73', SE 250', Part of Lots 24 & 25, Wm. V. Smith's Add'n to the City of New York Mills said property having forfeited to the State of Minnesota on the 2nd Day of October, 1986 for non.;.payment of the 1982 tax, in the total amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, costs, interest, etc., of $12,451.44, applicant having paid the amount of $1,245.14, representing one-tenth of s~ch aggregate co~ts, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, the Counby Board approves said purchase to be in the best public interest and relieve undue hardship. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve the release of. $20,800 of escrowed retainage funds to. Brandt Electric, retaining $5,778.00 in the escrow account. With no further business, at 4:50 p.m., Chairman Hovland declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of November 5th, 1987. ATTEST: