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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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