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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 07/13/1988CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED EQUALIZATION BOARD MINUTES APPROVED BRAATEN FOR 3RD VICE PRESIDENT -NACo VEHICLE PURCHASE SOLID WASTE OFFICER GAMBLING PERMIT SACRED HEART OF DENT ABATEMENTS SOIL SURVEY QUARTERLY PAYMENT PREPAYMENTS APPROVED MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA July 13 , 1 988 I Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met Wednesday, July 13, 1988. Chairman Lindquist call:ed the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m., with all members present. Motion was made t,y Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carded, to approve the minutes of the July 6th meeting as corrected. Upon motion made t,y Mel 0. Olson, seconded t,y Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the minutes of the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Equalization were approved as presented. Upon motion made t,y Hut, Nordgren, 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, Kaye Braaten has served on various local and regional com- missions and committees, and WHEREAS, Kaye''s career clearly demonstrates her leadership abilities, and WHEREAS, the Upper Great Plains States are critical to the Nation's economy, and WHEREAS, the Upper Great Plains States need an experienced, effective spokesperson, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, t,y the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that the Otter Tail County Board endorses and supports Kaye Braaten for Third Vice President of NACo and encourages other counties of this region to join in this endorse- ment. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of July, 1988 Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carrted, to approve payment in the amount of $9,889.00 to Worner's Auto Sales, Fergus Falls, MN, for a 1988 GMC pickup recently delivered to the Solid Waste Officer. An application by the Sacred Heart Church of Dent for gambling permit at a bazaar to be held in Edna Township was presented to the Board with no o6jections voiced. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the following applications for reduction of assessed valuation was approved: Dave Schornack Perham Township Mobile home overvalued Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $21,964.25 to the Soil Conservation Service, representing quarterly payment for the period from April l, 1988 through June 30, 1988, on the soilc1 survey. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following payments were approved, to take advantage of the discounts: Gappa Oil Co., Parkers Prairie, MN Penrose Otl, Parkers Prairie, MN $363 .72 280.73 ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH BEER LICENSE BEER, WINE & LIQUOR LICENSES FLOY'Dl~HOFF -HRA COUNTY ATTORNEY CLERK HIRE County Board -2 -July 13, 1988 Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve an application of the St. Lawrence Church, Otto Township, for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor at the church bazaar to be held this summer, at no fee. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, the following applications for licenses were approved: Beer Licenses : Paul Pfeifle Dale Tibbetts Arron Bentzin Diane Cornell Grover Penn Roy & Betty Skramsted Ronald Owens Donovan Ellwanger Ron Bina Liquor Licenses: Victor Yager Wine License: Ron Bina Loghaven Resort Dale's Bait & Tackle Red Lantern Resort Deer Lake Resort Possum's Bait Maple Leaf Resort Jones Landing American Heritage Galaxy Resort Country Manor Motel Galaxy Resort Lida Township (off-sale) Lida Township (off-sale) Amor Township (off-sale) Everts Township Henning Township Maine Township Pine Lake Township Eastern Township Star Lake Township Compton Township Star Lake Township Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded.iby Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to re-appoint Floyd Hoff to the Otter Tail County Housing & Redevelopment Authority, for a five year term commencing August l, 1988, through August l, 1993. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to authorize County Attorney Mike Kirk to hire an additional three-quarter time secretary position as requested. NACo STEERING COMMITTEESUpon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- HOVLAND & NORDGREN mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: LARRY KROHN PERSONNEL POLICY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN BECKER COUNTY JOINT POWERS RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that The names of Bert Hovland and Hub Nordgren be submitted to the Asso- ciation of Minnesota Counties for one-year appointments to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Employment/Labor and Employee Benefits and Environment and Land Use (Natural Resources) Steering Committees, respectively. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of July, 1988 Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, presented draft of the county's pro- posed personnel policy, instructing each commissioner to carefully study said pol icy for future action on-adopting. The County Affirmative Action Plan, prepared in 1974, was also discussed, with instructions to Krohn to proceed with updating the plan. Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, discussed with the Board the proposal from Becker County and their requests regarding their being permitted to be released from the Joint Powers Board and the agreement with Quadrant. The Board, through general consent, authorized Hanan to inform Becker County they were opposed to giving the transfer station located in Detroit Lakes to Becker County, but would negotiate a sale; they were opposed to returning the $22,776 contingency fund deposited by Becker County, but would release Becker County from fut~ne · liability; they were opposed to Otter Tail County's refunding the entire grant funds should the refund be requested, and they were not willing to release Becker County from any further }egal ·ramifications. HEARING -PELICAN LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CLEANERS LICENSE INSTALLERS LICENSE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS APPROVED SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT S.A.P. 56-614-06, etc. County Board -3 -Ju 1 y 13 , 1 988 Members of the Pelican Lake Property Owners Association appeared be- fore the Board relative to a petition that has been presented calltrlg for the establishment of "The Pel icanvLake-Improvement District". Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to accept said petition and schedule a hearing on said petition to be held in the County Board Room, Otter Tail County Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN, on Wednesday, August 3rd, at 1 :30 p.m., for· the purpose of receiving input regarding the establishment of the proposed "Pelican Lake Improvement District". Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the following application for sewage dis- posal system cleaners license: Richard Berge & Charles Meyer A-1 Pumping Fergus Falls, MN Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applicationfor sewage dis- posal installers license: E. M. Noyes Noyes Construction Co., Inc. Fergus Falls, MN Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Otlson and unani- mously carried, the following applications for cond:itfonal use permit were approved, subject to conditional requirements: Richard Taggart Otto Township Fill low.area Stanley Silbernagel Dead Lake Township Construct driveway Charl.es Bangs Elizabeth Township Build retaining walls Alan Bensman Sverdrup Township Pill area for driveway Richard Ihland, Frank Baer & Dale Howard Dora Township Richard Vogt Elizabeth Township Malcolm McMillan Lavern L. Johnson Steven & Susan St. Olaf Township Everts Township Fi 11 1 ow area Operate sign painting business from home Fi 11 1 ow area Construct walk-out basement Trandem Dellis D. Lange Robert W. Green Scambler Township Fill low areas Dwain Thomsen Leonard Johnson Tordenskjold Township Grade & fill Maplewood Township Build up shoreline, remove Star Lake Township Rush Lake Township stumps, displace dirt, etc. Construct road to plat Operate automotive & small engine repair shop Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, 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, the proposal on S.A.P. 56-614-06, etc., permits the County to add work to said contract, and WHEREAS, additional work can be done under the following conditions: 1 • The contractor wi 11 do the war k at the contract unit price. 2 ~ The contractor wi 11 do the work at the same standards as the contract. 3. One-half extra working day will be added to the contract. 4. The contractor shall not make claim of any kind or character what- soever, for any other cost or expense which he may incur, or which he may hereafter incur, in performing the work and furnishing the materials covered by the agreement. Location: CSAH #15, south leg, C.P. 88:16B CSAH #38, City of Urbank, C.P. 88:38B NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, additional work shall be added at a cost of $495.26, with Premier Aggregates, Virginia, MN. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of July, 1988 HIGHWAY BUILDING ROOF REPAIR -HERZOG ST. LAWRENCE ROAD CSAH #14 CSAH #120 APPROACH, CEMETERY CSAH #1, APPROACH CARR'S SUBDIVISION PHELPS DAM REPAIR DISPATCH CENTER TELEPHONE SYSTEM BACK-UP ADJOURNMENT I County Board -4 -Ju l y l 3 , l 988 Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unam- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,450.00 to Herzog Roofing, Inc., Detroit Lakes, MN, representing final payment on the repair of the roof of the county highway department building, as per proposal approved by the County Board on March 16, 1988. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to instruct the Highway Engineer to make application to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the designation of CSAH #14, from T .H. 78 east to CSAH #67, as 11 The St. Lawrence Road 11 , wtth the appropriate signage. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, presented a request for a second approach to CSAH #120 between CSAH #33 and #29, to the cemetery, to eliminate a traffic hazzard presently experienced because of backing out onto CSAH #120, in Dane Prairie Township. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to deny a request to allow an approach to CSAH #1 over the 25 1 right-of-way easement near Carr's Subdivision. The matter of the repairs on the dam at Phelps Mill was discussed, with instructions to Berend to write to Barr Engineering for a letter outlining what is necessary to proceed with the project. Joe Peloquin, Sheriff's Department, discussed with the Board, re- modelling of the sheriff's department for the relocation of the new radi)6 'and telephone equipment, stating the cost for the project will be approximately $12,000. No action taken. Larry Krohn reported the new telephone system for the courthouse will be installed Friday evening, July 15th, wtth instructions on operations to take place Frtday, and the following week. Krohn was instructed to get a firm quotation on the change to new telephones for greatest utilization of the new switch. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanimously carried, instructing Larry Krohn to proceed with the eme~gency back-up system, at an estimated cost of $2,100.00. · At 2:50 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 20, 1988. ATTEST: