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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 04/06/1988ALL PRESENT CALL TO ORDER DNR LAND PURCHASE NATURES CONSERVANCY MINUTES APPROVED BILLS APPROVED SOIL SURVEY FIRST STATE BANK ASHBY -REFUND DEED TAX ALL BUILDING ESCROW ACCOUNT ORWELL TOWNSHIP CULVERT REPLACEMENT MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA A pr i l 6 , l 988 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, April 6, 1988, with all menbers present. Chairman Lindquist called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m .. Gordon Nielsen of the Department of Natural Resources appeared before the Board requesting permission from the County Board for the Depart- ment of Natural Resources to purchase the E½ of Section 17, Western Township from the Natures Conservancy. Under this proposal, the DNR would be paying approximately $960.00 per year in lieu of taxes, whereas the Natures Conservancy is a non-profit tax exempt organization wHh no tax obligation. After consideration, the following resolution was in- troduced by Andy Lindquist who moved for its adoption: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on April 6th, representatives of the Department of Natural Resources met with the County Board with a request the DNR be per- mitted to purchase the E½, Section 17-131-44 from the Natures Con- servancy, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby grant approval to the DNR in the purchase of said land. The motion was seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried unanimously. Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the March 23rd meeting. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following bills were approved in connection with the jail construction: Bartley Sales Company, shower seat Fransen Decorating, Inc., epoxy columns & beams Arrow Equipment, trade-in of commercial washer Melby Graphics, floor signs Dakota Equipment, storage cabinet All Building Corp., OSHA requirements, basement C-A-M, general conditions $ 464.00 105.00 5,800.00 185 .00 l ,418.00 100.00 464.93 ( ba la nee) Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $43,928.50 covering costs incurred in the soil survey for the period of October 1, 1987 to Ma re h 31 , l 988 . A request from the First State Bank of Ashby was presented to the Board requesting a refund of $31 .35 representing a refund of overpay- ment of a deed tax. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson to approve refund. The motion was withdrawn prior to vote. Motion was then made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to approve the refund of $31 .35 to the First State Bank of Ashby. All Building Corporation presented a request for the release of the escrow account being held on the jail construction project. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to table action until the meeting of the 13th of April. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $605.40, represen- ting one-half the cost of instat~ation of a culvert in Section 5 of Orwell Township. ABATEMENTS County Board -2 -April 6 , l 988 Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and u nani- mou sly carried, the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved: David & Mary Lundeen Donald Seals Edward Keller Jerry Keller Robert & Doreen Parks James A. Jacobs Harland Whiteford Richard Ruckheim Keith Newman Mark Sjostrom Edwin Richardson Lawrence Pavek Philip Olson Victor Petterson Victor Petterson Jon C. Petterson Jon C. Petterson Peter & Jean Kunz Robert Bu nkows ke Myron Krause Arlan Marks Raymond Peterson Kenneth Gutneckt Darla J. Baaka, et al Donald & Bonnie Hau Scott Wellnitz Peter C • Lund Michael R. Olthoff David Brooks Vernon Borgen Carl & Dorothy Klinnert Jerald Washek Bruce Finkelson Gregory Ballard Robert Plowman Robert Hemphill Donald Heintzman Paul Thunsell Terry Klemetson Norman Krey City of Fergus Falls David F. Lundeen, et al Elliott 0. Boe First Nat' 1 Bank .ll.rchie Atkinson Karl Meyer Bob Dieseth Montana Flour Mills Larry Sweere Dav id Duchene Richard .a.. Gappa AmoTJ Township Compton Corliss Corliss Dead Lake Dora Effington Effington Elizabeth Twp. Erhards Grove Erhards Grove Everts Everts Fergus Falls Twp Fergus Falls Twp. Fergus Falls Twp. Fergus Falls Twp. Fergus Falls Twp. Fergus Falls Twp. Fergus Falls Twp. Gorman Leaf Lake Leaf Lake Leaf Lake Lida Lida Lida Lida Lida Lida Maine Maine Maine Norwegian Grove Pine Lake Rush Lake Star Lake Tumu 1 i Tumu 1 i Woodside Fergus Falls City Fergus Falls City Fergus Falls City Fergus Falls City Fergus Fa 11 s City Fergus Falls City Fergus Falls City Fergus Falls City Henning City New York Mills Parkers Prairie C. Seasonal & recreational Remove user charge Property undervalued Property overvalued Residential homestead Residential homestead Property split Property split Property overvalued Mobile home burned in 1986 Midyear homestead Homestead classification Remove user charge ( dou b 1 e assessed) Omitted property Property overvalued Property overvalued Homestead classification Remove user charge, no bldgs. Homestead classification Property overvalued Non-homestead Homestead classification Remove user charge (double assessed) Non-homestead Property split Property split Property split Property split Property overvalued Property overvalued Property overvalued Property overvalued Residential homestead Homestead classification Property overvalued Residential homestead Residential homestead Property split Property split Homestead classification Cancel user charge (double assessed) Small business credit Homestead classification Property overvalued Residential homestead· Residential homestead Property overvalued Lower solid waste user charge Small bus1ness credit Non-homestead, ag Wrong-; classification BATTLE LAKE LANDFILL Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Director, appeared before the Board and pre- sented the report of Braun Environmental Laboratories on the monitoring well development, sampling and gnoundwater analysis for two wells at the Battle Lake Sanitary Landfill. stating monitoring will be continued for a time. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept the report and forward on to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. County Boa rd ... 3 ... April 6, 1988 NE OTTER TAIL LANDFILL Hanan also discussed with the Board and reported on the estimated costs of cle~ning out the grove and the area of the Northeast Otter Tail Landfill. By general consent Hanan was instructed to proceed with the clean ... up. GAMBLING LICENSE DALTON FIREMEN'S REL. CSAH #1 AMOR BY ... PASS PETITION VOTER REGISTRATION IBM PS2 50 BIDS ... SAND SEALING BIDS ... OVERLAY CSAH #110 & #34 HENNING TRANSFER STATION ROAD DEUSCH LAKE, LEAF MOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP DAVID JENNEN EMPLOYMENT DATE HEAL TH INSURANCE RETIREES PREMIUM HISTORICAL SOCIETY LOAN OF PICTURES An application from the Dalton Firemen's Relief Association was pre .. sented to the Board for a gambling license at Ten Mile Lake Steak .. house, Tumuli Township, with no objection by the Board expressed. An additional petition was presented to the Board on the by-pass of CSAH #1 at Amor, which was accepted upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, and the County Auditor was instructed to file same. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the purchase of an IBM PS2 50, at a cost of $3,378.00 thrQugh a state contract with the Secretary of State's office for use in the State'·s voter registration system. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, authorizing the County Engineer to advertise for bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 1988, for Sand Sealing on the various county roads. Motton was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, authorizing the County Engineer to advertise for bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 1988, for overlay on CSAH #34 and CSAH #110. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to reimburse the County Road & Bridge Department the sum of $15,000 out of the ·Soli'd Waste Fund, to <tbver the cost of sur- facing the road serving the Henning transfer station, billing the City of Henning and the Township of Henning for their portions of the cost as determined in an agreement between Otter Tail County and the Township of Henning and the City of Henning, as prepared by Mike Kirk, County Attorney, and Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer. A request received from Norman Holt, Minnetonka, MN, calling for the redesignation of a lake in Sections 14 and 23 of Leaf Mountain Town- snip from "Deuscli Lake" back to "Holt Lake" as HoH claimed it was originally, was presented to the Board and turned over to Malcolm Lee, Land & Resource Manager. The Board received a request from Deputy David Jennen, through Sheriff Gary Nelson, asking fan the anniversary date of employment be changed from April 1, 1976, to June 1, 1974, indicating Jennen had actually been continuously employed from the June 1, 1974 date, although:: through a voucher system payment and not payroll for a period of time. After consideration, motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Sydney Nel- son and unanimously carried, to refer said request to the Union for placement and incorporated into the union's seniority roster. In response to a request from members of the County Board, Coordinator Larry Krohn presented an insurance rate comparison between the Blue Cross-Blue Shield coverage and the Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust rates. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanimously carried, to amend the motion of March 16th relative to tlie county's contribution to the retired employees' health insurance premium, making the contribution retroactive to January 1, 1988. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mous·ly carried, to approve the loan of the four pictures hangfiingtJin the first floor reception area of the court house pertaining to t~~ious locations in Otter Tail County, including,the aftermath of the 1919 cyclone that hit the City of Fergus Falls, to the Otter Tail County Historical Society for a display during the summer of 1988. RECORDING SYSTEM COMMISSIONERS ROOM REFUND IMPOUND COSTS JAMIE M. LaRUE PERSONNEL POLICIES & PROCEDURES SEMINAR RESOLUTION -TAX FORFEITED LAND SALE DITCH INSPECTOR C OU nty Boa rd April 6, l 988 Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, presented quotations on a renovation of the recordi'ng system for the commissioners room, results being: C & C Electronics Team Electronics $1,920.40 l ,825 .00 After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to accept the proposal of Team Elec- tronics, in the amount of ~825.00, being the lowest quotation. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried to approve payment in the amount of $47 .00 to Jamie M. LaRue for cost of towirig an impounded vehicle, impounded due to an error in the fa:i'lure .of the District Court to inform the Department of Public Safety that a traffic fine had been paid. Motion was m:ade by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to authorize Larry Krohn to attend a seminar on person- nel policies and procedures on April 21, 1988. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota that Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 282. it is hereby resolved the sale of Otter Tail Cou.nty tax forfeited land shall be set for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 16, 1988, in the County Commissioners Room of the Otter Tail County Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN, tracts to be sold under the following con- di'tions: Each and every tract shall be sold on a cash basis. In addition to the purchase price of the land, the County Auditor shall charge and collect in full, an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the total sale price of the land, amount so collected by the Auditor to be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Tax Forfeited Land Account, 1969 Minn. Stat. 284.28, Subdiv. 6. Also in addition to the purchase price of the land, the County Auditor shall charge and collect in full, an amount e~ual to $1 .65 per $500 of the purchase price constituting the amount of the deed tax. Title to the land to be offered for sale is not guaranteed, either by Otter Tail County or the State of Minnesota. When payment of the purchase price has been made, the purchaser will receive from the State of Minne- sota a quit claim deed to the property for which the Auditor is required by law to collect and remit to the State a fee of $20.00, plus an addi- tional fee of $10.00 for recording said deed. All mineral rights are reserved by the State of Minnesota, and sale is subject to existing easements. The County Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and with- draw any parcel listed before or during the sale. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of April , 1988. The matter of ditch inspector for Otter Tail County was again discussed, with instructions to the County Coordinator to proceed with advertising for a part time inspector. Action by general consent. LEGISLATION ADJOURNMENT I County Board -5 -April 6, 1988 Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unan-~ imously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, legislation has been.introduced amending Minn. Stat. 1986, Section 345.38, Su5d. 4, allowing counties to reclaim iunds untlaimed by the creditors after the statute of li~itations, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County does hereby approve said legislation and does urge its passage. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of April, 1988 At 1:50 p.m., with no further,business, Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of April 13th. ATTEST: Lfu~~ ' · C erk