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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/02/1988CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT BOARD OF PRISONERS PROPOSAL BnA INVESTiGAT0R VETERANS AFFAIRS GRAVE MARKERS SIGNS & POSTS INSTAL- LATION MINUTES APPROVED COUNTY DITCH #70 OTTO TOWNSHIP RIVER BRIDGE RAILINGS GAME & FISH CHANGE FUND MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA March' 2, 1988 I Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, March 2, 1988. Chairman Lind- quist called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m., with all members present. Sheriff Gary Nelson appeared before the Board and discussed boarding of prisoners for out-of-county inmates, with a proposed rate schedule as follows: I. Single Inmates:'. A. One day to five days -$50.00 per day B. Up to ten days -$45.00 per day C. El even or more days -$40.00 per day. (Based on length of continuous stay) II. Multiple Inmates~: A. Three or more inmates -$40.00 per day After cnnsideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel. 0; Olson and unanimously carried, to approve the proposal as presented on a six month trial basis. Sheriff Nelson also discussed with the Board replacement of an investi- gator position presently being utilized by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, with motion being made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to take enough money from the moneys sei!zed in the forfeiture proceedings on the homestead farm, not to exceed $1,000 maximum for replacement purposes. Veterans Affairs Officer Brad Bice appeared before the Board relative to the Memorial Day Services grave markers, with motion being made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve purchase of 150 markers at $6.25 per marker. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the February 24th meeting with the condition of approval for State;1and Federal funds of the bid accepted from H. & R. Construction, Dalton, on installation of township signs inathe hazard elimination safety program. A letter from the law firm of Rufer and Hefte, on ~n atleged~bai4tdous coridit:ion on Count~:Oitdi #70, .on the south s:ide of: Sewell I.laker~ resulting from donstriwcti-iion<on··oountf·Ditch #70,~,,ra? tunned·ov:er to the County Engineer, upon motion made by ·Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried. A request from the Otto Town Board requesting railings on the river bridge in Section 18 of Otto Township, was turned over to the County Engineer. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani~ mously carried, the followirjgqresolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that· There be established the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for use as a change fund for the Game & Fish Department of the County Auditor's office. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 2nd day of March, 1988. COURT ADMINISTRATOR BLINDS DUMP TRUCK BIDS PICK-UP BIDS PICK-UP BIDS SIGNS, FACES, DECALS & POSTS BIDS DUMP BOXES & HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS BIDS County Board -2 -March · 2:~ , 1 988 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,354.00 to On Windows, Minneapolis, MN for fourteen blinds in the office of the Court Administrator, to be paid out of the budget of the Court Admini- strator. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for four tandem-axel dump trucks, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Ha 11 GMC, Inc., Fargo, ND $181 ,528 .00 Nelson International, Inc., Fargo, ND 184,540.00 W.W. Wallwork Ford, Fargo, ND 191,943.76 Boyer Ford Trucks, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 197,871.20 After review, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Hall GMCr Inc., Fargo, ND, in the amount of $181,528.00, being the lowest bid. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for one one-ton, six man, two door pickup, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, MN Warner's Auto Sales, Inc., Fergus Falls, MM $12,684.00 13,048.18 Aifjter review, motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hov- land and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $12,684.00 being the lowest bid. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for one one-ton, four door, six man pickup, proceeded .to open bids which were found to be as follows: Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, MN $13,395.00 Warner's Auto Sales, Fergus Falls, MN 13,880.91 After review, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Minnesota Motor Company, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $13,395.00, being the 1 owest bid. The Board, having prevf6usly advertised for bids to be received for road signs, sign faces~ decals & posts, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: M-R Sign Co., Inc., Fergus Falls, MN Hall Signs, Inc., Bloomington, IN 47402 $41,620.10 45,106.00 After review, motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by~Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of M-R Sign Co., Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $41,620.10, being the l~west bid. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for four dump bodies and hydraulic systems, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Dakotah Truck Equipment, Inc., West Fargo, ND J $37 ,836.QQ/ Sanitation Products, Inc., Fargo, ND ~ 40,780.00 Crysteel Truck Equipment, Lake Crystal, MN 1 34,192.00 Midland Equipment Co., Eden Prairie, MN 4 38,752.00 J-Craft, Inc., Kimball, MN . J 37,168.00 J-Craft, Inc., Kimball, MN b 44,344.00 After review, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Dakotah Truck Equipment, Inc., West Fargo, ND, in the amount of $37,836.00, being the lowest bid meeting specifications. QUADRANT CLOSED TO PUBLIC QUANDRANT USER FEE REMOVED CLIF HILDRETH -HENNING OTTO TOWNSHIP RIVER BRIDGE FINAL -SAP 56-602-02 MARK SAND & GRAVEL UTILITY PERMIT ART & RANDY CARROW ADVERTISE FOR BIDS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT County Boa rd -3 -March 2, 1988 Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, appeared before the Board and dis- cussed various alternatives as reviewed by the Solid Waste Committee and Quadrant Co., relative to cash flow problems. At l l:30 a .m., Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to close the meeting until l :00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing pending litigation with the County Attorneyis staff. The meeting was again called to order at l :00 p.m., at which time Lyle Rosenow of the Sol id Waste Subcommittee appeared before the Board along with Dcyle Johnson of Quadrant Co., to further discuss possible solutions and alternatives. After further revriew, :motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to consider option 4., Cooperative Solution, requiring counties to increase revenue at the facility through increased tonnage or increased process fee; require steam customers to continue to lessen their demand for steam produced with alixil iary fuels as well as to pay an increase in steam costs based on 1/2 of the percent/6f increased county average tip fee; require Quadrant to disclose contta~t agree- ments with all parties involved and to annyally have income and expenses evaluated by a private accounting firm, counties and steam customers would be repaid if profits exceeded a pre-agreed upon percentage. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. 01 son. and u nani- mous ly carried, to remove the user fee plus any penalty or costs attached thereto, on a home owned by Clif Hildreth in the City of Henning. After review of the resolution from Otto Township by the County Engineer, motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to accept the resolution requesting the installation of railings on the river bridge in Section lB in Ottb Township, and the County Auditor was instructed to file same. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, 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 on May 21, 1987, the County Board accepted the bid of Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, MN in the amount of $1,994,443.03 for grading aggreg~te baie, bituminous base and surface on CSAH #2, under S.A.P. 56-602-02, etc., and WHEREAS, the above contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the county board at a total cost of $2,043,662;12, an increase of $49,219.09 due to added work,c1supplemental agreements, and liquidated damages, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $100,788.16 payable to Mark Sand & Gravel Co., as final payment for this work. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 2nd day of March, 1988. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve a utility permit for Art & Randy Carrow for an irrigation crossing running the line through the culvert under CSAH #60, removing at the end of the season. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to advertise for bids to be received until l :30 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, 1988, for a 70 hp tractor and loader, snowplowing equipment for four drump trucks, one way plows and wings, seasonal supply of bituminous materials, seasonal supply of hot mix materials· for east Otter Tail County locations. I RESOLUTION BOAT & WATER SAFETY PUBLIC DEFENDER MEETING CANCELED RESOLUTION COMPREHENSIVE WASTE RE- REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT OF 1988 I County Board -4 -March 2, 1988 Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, under the provisions of M.S. Section 361 .24 (1980) the sheriff of each county is required to carry out the provisions of M.S. Section 361 .01 to 361 .29 and the Boat & Water Safety Rules, and WHEREAS, in tonnection withe the Sheriff's duties, M;s. Section 361 .24, Subd. 2 and 3 provides that the County submit to the Commissioner of Natural Resources a budget to carry out the Sheriff's duties; and WHEREAS, approval of the Board of County Commissioners is necessary in the establishment of such budget, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby grant approval of. the 15u:get in the amount of $63,000, of which the County of Otter Tail will appropriate the sum of $'8~906 and the State of Minnesota the sum of $54,094, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County Sheriff, Chairman of the County Board and the County Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to execute the required agreements between Otter Tail County and the State of Minnesota Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 2nd day of March, 1988. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to accept the prepared order of Judge Nelson pertaining to the public defender of indigent persons, including salaries and expenses, with the request that the budget for a calendar year be presented at the time of buqgeti:cons iderations for all departments, and the mileage reimbursement be at the regular mi,leage reimbursement of 20¢ per mile. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to cancel the meeting originally scheduled for May 4th, 1988. Jack Frederick of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency appeared before the Board discussing proposed legislation under the Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Act of 1988. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, the fol- lowing resolution was adopted: WHEREAS the County has reviewed the Comprehensive Waste Redu cti:on and Recycling Act of 1988; and WHEREAS, this Act shall provide every citizen in the State of Minnesota an opportunity to recycle; and WHEREAS, this Act shall reduce the amount of waste generated and dis- posed of in the State; and WHEREAS, this act will increase the rateand amount of waste recylced in the State; and WHEREAS this Act shall establish a Recycling Initiative Fund through the creation of a Recycling Deposit and Waste Reduction Initiative Fee;and WHEREAS, this Act shall strengthen and generate markets for recyclables in the State~ and WHERMS, this Act shall insureand promote citizen awareness of recy- cling; and WHEREAS, this Act will strength and support':the waste reduction and recycling efforts of Otter Tail County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Otter Tail County does hereby support the adoption of the Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recy- cling Act of 1988. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 2nd day of March, 1988. ADJOURNMENT County Board -5 -March 2, 1988 At 3:45 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Lindquist adjourned the meeting until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, 1988. ATTEST: