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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 05/11/1988CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT RESOLUTION U.S.FISH & WILDLIFE'. MINUTES APPROVED STATE CO-OPERATIVE PURCHASE GAMBLING PERMITS BEER LICENSE KLEIN-McCARTHY STEP INCREASE METCALF USED DISC DRIVE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT APPROPRIATION MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA May 11 , 1988 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met Wednesday, May 11, 1988. Chairman Lindquist called the meeting to order at 12:33 with all members present. Upon motion made by ''Mel1_:o.··01son, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, in accof-dance 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,J and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the County Board on May 11, 1988 and informed said Board that a purchase agreement had been secured from the Security State Bank of Sebeka on the W½NW¼ of Section 26, and G.L. l, Section 27, all in Township 37, Range 37, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Otter Tail County Boa rd does hereby approve said acquisition by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 11th day of May, 1988. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland'and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the April 27th meeting as mailed. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the cooperative purchasing agreement through the State of Minnesota for year Jaly 1, 1988 through June 30, 1989, payment to be made in the amount of $250.00. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to offer no objections to gambling permits requested by The Lions Club of Henning, at Oakwood Supper Club, and The Fire Department Relief Association of Pelican Rapids at the Pelican Supper Club. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve an application of Helen Eldevick for permit to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor at Bayv:iew Shores in Scambler Township. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgnen and unani- mously carried, to table a bill in the amount of $3,168.39 received from Klein McCarthy & Co., for Construction Administration Phase. A request for a step increase for Wendy Metcalf of the Recorder's Office was presented to the Board, with a motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to table. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the purchase of a used 496MB disk drive from Prime Computer, Inc., for $7,750.00. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,995.86 to the Seventh Judicial Court System, representing Otter Tail County's portion of addittonal funds required to cover a deficit of $14,557.69. ABATEMENTS PLAT APPROVED WELBERT'S ADD"N County Board -2 -May 11 , 1988 Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy" Lindquist and unanimously carried, the following applications for homestead classi-- fication and/or reduction of assessed valuation were approved: George & Bernard Bauer Donald P. Harles Lauren Youndale Walter H. Berge Merlyn F. Mickelson Paul Stei nkopf D.J. & Carol Hoivik Wm. & Shirley Erickson Alan E. Mueller, Jr. Herman Engebretson Larry & Lola Larson Elf i e A . Lu nd Linda Hagen Francis G. Weis Ch a r l es S ou p i r Orvis Jibben Betty Lou Sterling Gordon Bjoralt Richard Hanson Wesley Tweeton Bernard Stich W i 11 i am Kaye Julie Christensen Lawrence Pavek Mathew Rairdon (Gordon Ziesmer) Maynard Stokka Rudolph Haukebo Rudolph Nordick Wallace Grunewald Frederick Fischer l~a l ter Tru pukka Donald Hollarn Donald Peterson Hobart Remove garbage assessment and reduce assessed value Property overv al.ued Elizabeth T Fergus Falls Fergus Fa 11 s Gorman T Leaf Lake T Maine T Property overvalued T Property overvalued Perham T. Pirie· Lake Fergus Falls C Fergus Falls C New York Mills Peli can Rapids Perham C Girard Girard Aurdal Aurdal Dane Prairie Erhards Grove Everts Everts Everts Everts Sverdrup Sverdrup Battle Lake Dent Erhard City Fergus Falls C New York Mills Pelican Rapids Rothsay Homestead classification Property overvalued Property overvalued Should be non-homestead P~operty overvalued Property overvalued Property split Residential homestead Should be non-homestead Property overvalued Property split Property split Homestead classification Property overvalued Should be non-homestead Mid-year homestead Property overvalued Homestead classification Should be ag classification Homestead classification Homestead classification Homestead classification Homestead classification ~id-year hanestead Remove sol id waste user charge only a garage ('86 & '87) Property assessed double Should have small business credit Property overvalued Homestead classification Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of Welbert's Add'n, located in Section 15-136-42. CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applications for conditional use permit, subject to conditional requirements: Clyde B. Bratlie Dora Township Fill low spot to level lot Michael Stras Tordenskjold Cut bank CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Motion was made by Bert Hovland to reverse the recommendation of the KALDAL Otter Tail County Planning Commission and deny the application of David Kaldahl to increase his resort operation, adding one adjacent cottage. THe motion was seconded by Hub Nordgren but withdrawn prior to vote. Motion was then made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to table action on the conditional use application until the meeting of May 25th, to allow the County Board members time to view the property. SEWAGE SYSTEM INSTALLERS & CLEANERS OPTICAL SCAN BALLOT COUNTING EQUIPMENT HEARING -STRONG BEER RECYCLING PHELPS MILL DAM OTTER TAIL -WILKIN COUNTY LINE ROAD S.A.P. 56-604-04 F IN.l\L County Board -3 -May 11 , 1988 Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- 'mously carried, the following applications were approved for sewages disposal system cleaners licenses and sewage disposal installer licenses were approved: Cleaners Licenses: Al Dahl Keith Ketter Roy Pomeranz Tom Tarnowski H a r o l d W • D av is ·Roger Haugse Installers Licenses: Al Dahl Edward ~Jal n Lloyd Hendershot Sherill Jacobson Al Dahl Construction Ketter 1 s Septic Service R & J Septic Service Triple T Pumping The Pumper South Turtle Lake Resort Al Dahl Construction Ed Waln Construction Jacobson & Sons Excavating Detroit Lakes, MN Frazee, MN Bertha, MN Detroit Lakes, MN Pelican Rapids, MN Underwood, MN Detroit Lakes, MN Wadena, MN Battle Lake, MN Underwood, MN Representatives from the City of Fergus Falls, Pelican Rapids and various townships in the County appeared before the Board relative to a proposed optical scan ballot counting machine. Mtition wa~ made by Bert Hovland-: seconded--by-1-fub-Nordgre-n---and u na nimou sly -ca-r::: ried, to table until the 25th of May, and,1.the County Auditor was in- structed to arrange for a demonstration for the 25th of May. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to hold a public hearing at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 25th, for the purpose of accepting testimony on a proposed ordinance which would allow all those establishments having a 3~2 beer license and wi nee 1 icense as of August l, 1987 to sell strong beer. Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, together with Jim Perrin, recycling service, appeared before the Board relative to proposed recycling in Otter Tail County. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously tarried, to instruct Mike Hanan to work with. Jim Perrin and the Sheltered. Workshop, and proceed with grant appli- cations for recycling, including baling, crushing, aluminum cans, etc .. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, reported on the further deteriora- tion of the dam at Phelps Mill, stating additional stop logs had been removed in an effort to al 1 ev iate the pressure on the dam. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $9,885.11 to Wilkin County, representing one-half of the cost of construction of portions of Wilkin County Road No. 175 from T.H. 108, north one-half mile, between Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissiioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on June 16, 1986, the County Board ~ccepted the bid of $2,029,378.06 from Mark Sand & Gravel for grading, aggregate base,· bituminous base and surface under project #S.A.P. 56-604-04, etc., and_ ~JHEREAS, the above contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $2,363,885.52, an increase of $334,507.46 due to added ~mrk, supplemental agreements, liquidated damages , etc. , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is instructed to issue a warrant in the a~ount of $126,059.33 payable to Mark Sand & Gravel, Fergus Falls, MN; in final payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 11th day of May, 1988. S.A.P. 56-604-04 ARBITRATION DECISION COSTS S.A.P. 56-604-04 PARKERS PRAIRIE GARAGE ROOF REPAIR County Boa rd -4 -May 11 , 1988 Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $16,585.67 to Mark Sand & Gravel Company, Fergus Falls, MN, representing final costs based on arbitration decision costs under S.A.P. 56-604-04. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,000 to Briggs & Morgan, Attorneys, for professional services in connection with S.A.P. #56-604-04. Engineer Bere.nd presented the following quotations for the repair of the roof dlf 1the11hi1ghwa:y rnaii'n:tienance-:garage east of Rarkers Prairie: Ken Noe Construction $420.00 Henning Coatings Co; 480.00 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to accept the lo~ quotation of Ken Noe Construction, in the amount of $420, 00. 3 POINT HITCH BACK HOE Engineer Berend presented the following quotations for the purchase.' of a three point hitch back hoe: 3 POINT HITCH DISC MOWER HENNING CITY SIGNALS WORK STUDY TEMPORARY LIQUOR' LICENSE, FAIR HILLS BEER LICENSE BIG PINE RESORT STEP INCREASE METCALF Interstate, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN Fergus International, Fergus Falls, MN $5,138.00 5,874.00 Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to accept the low quotation of Interstate, Inc., Fer- gus Falls, MN, in the amount of $5,138.00 Engineer Berend presented the following quotations for the purchase of a three point hitch disc mower: Interstate, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN Fergus International, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN Fergus Falls Equip~ent, Fergus Falls, MN $3,626.00 3,815.00 3,860.00 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to accept the low quotation of Interstate, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $3,626,00 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the erection of signals in the City of Henning, with 90% of the cost to be born by tne Federal government and 10% by the State government. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel Q. Olson and unani- mously carried, the worR study agreement wi'th the Fergus Falls Community College was approved, the the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were instructed to sign the agreement on behalf of Otter Tai 1 County. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried with Mel O. 01 son voting "·no", to approve a two day temporary liquor license, at no cost, for,;the Detroit Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, to serve strong beer at the governor~s fishing opener at Fair Hills on Friday and Saturday, May 13th and 14th. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve an application for permit to sell non-intoxi- cating malt liquor for Duane Kolness, at Big Pine Resort, in Pine Lake Township, subject to sheriff approval. The matter of step increase for Wendy Metcalf was returned for con- sideration, with motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to grant a step increase from Range 13, Step 5 to Step 6. County B6a.rd,:1 .; ,. 5 -Mc1y 11 , l 988 AGRI-INSTITUTE COALI-Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- TION mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH PARKING LOT CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT ·RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, it is a central goal of our community to develop and maintain a strong, dynamic economy that can provide the Jobs, income and op- portunities essential to a high quality of life 'for the people of our area, and WHEREAS, the production, processing and marketing of food, fiber qnd other materials derived from our abundant natural resources is funda- mental to our present and future economic well-being, and WHEREAS, the addition of economic value to these products before they leave our area; the creation and expansion of businesses that relate to and strengthen our economic base; enhanced competitiveness of our industries; and the promotion of promising new.ideas for products and services are important goals of our local and ,,area economic develop- ment effots, and WHEREAS, the areawide efforts of the Agri-Institute Coalition are supportive of those goals and are beneficial to the economic prospects for our entire region by making applied research and development ser- vices more accessible to the entrepreneurs and businesses in our com- munity and region, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Otter Tail endorses the efforts of the Agri-1nstitute Coalition and its copperative approach to building a better future for agriculture. And be it further resolved that the County of Otter Tail encourages the Greater Minnesota Corpor- ation to locate its Agricultural Utilization Research Institute at Crookston, where University of Minnesota educational and research facilities provide the base for success for this key part of the GMC program!\1 Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 11th day of May, 1988. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve an addendum to the. leas~ a~reement with the First Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls, for the parking lot, to add an additional five spaces, at a total cost of $875.00 per year. At 4:05 p:m. motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nord- gren and unanimously carried, to clos~ the meeting to the public for the purpose of discussing with the County Attorney pending liti9ation and position on union contracts •. At 4:35 with no further business, Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 1988. ATTEST: