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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 08/24/1988CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED RESOLUTION RECYCLING PROJECT RECYCLING AGREEMENT JAMES PERRIN, JR. NA]IONAL RECYCLING CONFERENCE SNO~MOBILE TRAIL AGREEMENT DNR MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS August 24, 1988 I Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County metiWednesday, August 24, 1988. Chairman Lindquist called the meeting to order at 12:31 p.m., with all members present. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the August 17th meeting as mailed. -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 The Otter Tail County Board pledges to use all funds made available By the Waste Management Board for the Recycling project exclusively for the capital cost of the Recycling project and to pay an additional amount by which the cost of the Recycling project exceeds the estimate by appropriation to the contruction fund of additional: funds or pro- ceeds of additional bonds of Otter Tail County, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any subsequent withdrawal of allocated or additional funds of Otter Tail County will impair the obligation of contract between the State of Minnesota and Otter Tail County. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 24th day of August, 1988. Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the followio~ resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has determined that reduction of the County's solid waste streem through recycling is in the public interest; and WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has requested proposals from persons inter- ested in performing recycling services for the County; and WHEREAS, the proposal of James Perrin, Jr., as contractor has been awarded by the County as the most appropriate proposal received and a proposal which meets the spirit and intent of Minnesota Statutes Section 400.04, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to exeuute an agreement with James Perrin, Jr., namling·:said i!qmes Perrin, Jr. as the County's Recycling Contractor, said agreement on file in the office of the County Auditor Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 24th day of August, 1988. Commissioner Hovland advised the Board of the National Recycling Conference to be held September 27th through 30th, with Amy Beske and Commissioner Hovland to attend. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the Minnesota Trail Assistance Program Agree- ment for Otter Tail #1, Snownobile Trails, on the condition there is no liability on the part of Otter Tail County, and the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were authorized and directed to execute said agreement on behalf of Otter Tail County. FERGUS FALLS LANDFILL COSTS VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS FISH & GAME FOLDERS BOIS DE SIOUX WATER- SHED DISTRICT County Board -2 -August 24, 1988 Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted, subject to the approval of said agreement by Grant County: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS on the 11th day of August, 1986, Otter Tail County entered into agreement with the City of Fergus Falls for the purpose of allowing the City to pass landfill costs on to the County and other counties served by the incinerator at the Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, ,and ·- WHEREAS the City and County understood as pary of the agreement that $1 .50 of the initial processing fee would be utilized by the City to cover costs associated with ash disposal at the City owned landfill; and WHEREAS the City is limited to increases of only seven percent (7%) in the processing fee, intluding costs associated with ash disposal at the landfill; and WHEREAS, the City and County initially agreed that the City would only provide ash disposal and bypass landfilling for solid waste not incinerated to long as the City could operate its landfill under the permits and license existing as of the date of the agreement on August 11, 1986; and WHEREAS'ithe City and County had contemplated that the City wou 1 d either close its landfill or turn its landfill over to the County at such time as repermitting or relicensing was required to comply with ap- plicable standards regarding the disposal of ash and solid waste; and WHEREAS, the City had indicated a desire to continue ownership of the landfill and is willing to relicense and repermit the landfill for the continued disposal of ash and solid waste that bypasses the incin- erator if the City can recoup the additional costs associated with re- licensing and repermitting from Otter Tail County and the other coun- ties served by the Fergus Falls incinerator; and WHER:AS Otter Tail County has no objection to the City continuing to own and op~rate the landfill so long as only the actual costs associated with landfilling ash and solid waste that bypasses the incinerator are actually charged against Otter Tail County and the other counties in- volved in disposing of solid waste at the Fergus Falls incinerator, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties involved, that the agreement entered into as of August 11, 1986, shall be amended, and the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor · are hereby authorized and directed to execute said amended agreement on behalf of Otter Tail County. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 24th day of August, 1988. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson ai,_d unani- mously carried, to grant approval of the Otter Tail County Veterans Service Officers to attend the annual convention at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge in Deerwood, MN, September 11th through the 14th. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the purchase of fish and game license fol- ders for distribution to the various agents and license purchasers in Otter Tail County, at a cost of $56.00 per thousand. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to submit the name of Andy Lindquist as Otter Tail Countyts representative on the Advisory Committee for the Bois de Sioux Watershed District. TRIBAL JURISDICTION I County Board -3 -August 24, 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 WHEREAS, in 1985 the Public Lands Steering Committee adopted a reso- lution in recognition of the complicated relationships between tri- bal and county governments caused by the unique legal status of Native Americans under federal law, treaties and court decisions; and WHEREAS, this same resolution also recognized the need for individual counties to join together to address issues of mutual concern in order to conserve scarce resources and increase their effectiveness; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to decide the case of the Yakima Indian Nationa, in which case involved tribal jurisdiction over non-members; and WHEREAS, the Attorneys General of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming have stated that the precedent in this case, i'f not reversed, will result in even more claims of pre- emption by tribal governments of state and local governmental powers over non members, not just in the area of zoning, but in broader uses such as environmental controls, taxation, and general business regu- 1 ati"on, and WHEREAS, the United States, national Indian organizations and tribal governments across the United States will participate and be heard in the briefing of these issues beforethe United States Supreme Court in support of the Yakima Indian Nation and WHEREAS, individual units of local government cannot effectively be heard in an effective manner due to an insufficiency of local resources; no, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, Otter Tail County does hereby go on record supporting a joint effort in the support, briefing, argument and related aspects of this case before the United States Supreme Court, but at this time cannot assist in funding such argument. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Public Lands Steering Committee com- mends those Attorneys General that have filed in support of the peti- tioner -,1and further urges those Attorney General to devote additional staff, time, and resources in support of Yakima County and any other tribal jurisditional situations similar. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 24th day of August, 1988. O.T. HISTORICAL SOCIET~ Charlene Akers and Milton Paulson, Otter Tail County Historical Society representatives, appeared before the Board and discussed the Society's budget request for the year 1989, proposed contribution from the County of $42,500.00. The request will be considered by the ~udget committee. TELEPHONE SYSTEM VENDING COMMITTEE PICK-UP REPAIRS Larry Krohn, Coordinator, reported on the phone system update, and was instructed to complete the installation of the telephones that are necessary. The vending machines in the courthouse were also discussed, with the consensus of opinion, they should remain in the custody of the employee committee. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unani- mously carried to approve payment in the amount of $883.85 to C. & S Auto Body and Repair, Fergus Falls, MN, for the repair of the left side of pickup for damages from acci -,ent of 7 /7 /88, reimbursement having been made by Aetna Insurance Co., CSAH #8 UPGRADE CITY OF PERHAM FINAL PAYMENT PREMIER AGGREGATES County Board -4 -August 24, 1988 The Board discussed a.request received from the Perham City Planning Commission for upgrading of County Road #8, where it enters Perham from the south, for improved safety for both vehicles and pedestrians, as well as drainage and increased parking in the commercial area. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to include said upgrading in the county's road & bridge plan. 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 October 8, 1987, the bid for grading, aggregate base, bituminous base and surface was awarded to Premier Aggregates, Inc., Virginia, MN, in the amount of $299,832.45, and WHEREAS, the above contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $322,188.20, an increase of $22,355.75 due to overruns on base, bituminous surface, sodding and supplemental agreement #1, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant out of the Road & Bridge Fund in the amount of $16,322.21, payable to Premier Aggregates, Inc., as final payment thereof. Adopted. at Fergus Falls, MN this 24th day of August, 1988. MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY Julian Whiting of Blue Springs, MO, appeared before the Board inqu1r1ng as to the possibility of the County assuming responsibility of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery located in Section l of Clitherall Township, for continued maintenance. Mr. Whiting was instructed to contact the Town Board of fflithetal Township. USED EQUIPMENT PURCHASE The County Board received a request from the City of Vergas for per- mission to purchase a used snowplowing dump truck that has been re- placed by a new truck. County Engineer Berend was instructed to inventory equipment and list those items available for purchase and notify the townships and cities that such equipment is available on ADJOURNMENT a bid basis, allowing all jurisdictions equal opportunity for purchase. At 2:20 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 1988. ATTEST: 4.~12unr , Clerk