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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 09/07/1988CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED OTTER TAIL -WADENA FINAL PAYMENT S.A.P. 56-614-06, PREMIER AGGREGATES USED EQUIPMENT SALE COUNTY RECORDER CHANGE FUND MINUTES OF frHE A:DJOl!llRNEO:!MEBTING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA September 7, 1988 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, September 7, 1988. Chairman Lindquist called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m., with all members present. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of August 24th. as mailed. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $37,500.00 to Wadena County, representing the second half payment of the road project on the county line between Otter Tail and waaena 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 Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on October 27, 1987, the County Board accepted the bid of Premier Aggregates, Inc., Virginia, MN, in the amount of $1,166,928.45 for grading, aggregate base, bituminous base and surface, under S.A.P. 56-614~06, etc., and WHEREAS, the above project has now been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $1,286,538.93, an increase of $ll9,610.48 due to overruns and 9 supplemental agreements, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is herebyiauthorized and directed to issue a warrant out of the County Road & Bridge Fund in the amount of $66,309.49 payable to Premier Aggregates, Inc., Virginia, MN, as final payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 7th day of September, 1988. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, presented the inventory requested of surplus snow plowing dump trucks, as follows: Unit #42, 1973 International 1700 Unit #74, 1974 International 1700 Unit #55, 1970 International 1700 Unit #65, 1972 International 1700 Unit #105, 1976 International 1850D Unit #99, 1975 Ford F-750 After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to offer for sale Units #42, #74, #55 and #65, to other governmental units, retaining Units #105 and #99 for county use, sale to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 21 , 1988. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that The sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) be established as a Change Fund for the use of the Otter Tail County Recorder. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 7th day of September, 1988. ELECTION NIGHT COFFEE County Board -2 -September 7, 1988 Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovl1and and unani- mously carried, to authorize the purchase of coffee and cooki:es for election night for those precinct judges bringing in the election returns, noti to exceet $83.00, payable out of the County Commissioners Contingency Fund. BURLINGTON-NORTHERN Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY mously carried, to deny the request of Burlington Northern for forgive- DENIED ness of penalty on a late payment of personal property taxes. COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL WATER PLAN A[~ATEMENTS CSAH #14, PETITION FQR RAILING BEER LICENSES COUNTY PLANNER CORPORATE RISK MANAGERS TERM:tfilAT~ON GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE BIDS HALF SECTION MAPS PROPOSAL Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by 1-lub•;:Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $9,914.00 to the International Coalition for the second year payment for the Comprehen- sive Local Water Plan. Motion was rrede by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson mously carried, to approve the following abatements: and u nani- Production Credit Ass'n (Colin Anderson} Joe Devorak, Jr. Lloyd & Della Wasvick Scambler Township Aurdal Township. Aurdal Towns hi p Property overvalued Split for 1988 tax Split for 1988 tax A petition praying for construction of a railing for the bridge over the Otter Tail River on CSAH #14 was presented to the Board for con- sideration. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hov- land, to accept said petition, instructing the County Auditor to file same, and refer the request to the County Engineer for a recommendation. Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following applications for permit to sell non- intoxicating malt liquor were approved. subject to sheriff approval: Lawrence Iverson Big Chief Station Dane Prairie (off sale) Mary J. Wallace Hamburger Hollow Pine Lake Township Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, informed the Board De~ Redetzke, County Planner, is officially on duty, has contacted all the m~nici- palities in the county and is working with the Economic Development Committee. Krohn also discussed the contract with Corporate Risk Managers and the 30 day termination agreement. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, authorizing Larry Krohn to give a 30 day notice to Corporate Risk Managers terminating said contract. Krohn also discussed the bid specifications for the county's health insurance, stating Meadowbrook Insurance Group, risk managers for the Minnesota Insurance Trust, will prepare the county's health in- surance specifications for bidding sometime in October. Also dis- cussed was self insurance, fully insured coverage, and the possibility of excluding union members. No formal action taken. Clem Hendrickson of Anderson Land 6urvey Co., appeared before the Board and presented a proposal for the completion of the county's half sec- tion maps, from a ten year period to a 30 year period for completion. Chairman Lindquist appointed a committee, headed up by the County Auditor, including the County Assessor, Recorder, and Land & Resource Manager, to review the proposal and report back to the Board with a recommendation. GOVERNMENT SERVICES BUILDING -MOISTURE PROBLEM LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER WEST ENTRANCE DOORS GOVERNMENT SERVICES BUILDING -DOOR REPLACEMENT AD FOR BIDS -CRUSH BITUMINOUS MATERIALS REFUSE HAULER QUOTATIONS MPCA -BATTLE LAKE LANDFILL GAMBLING PERMIT CACTUS GARDENS PLAT APPROVED RESOLUTION RECYCLING County Boa rd -3 -September 8, 1988 Rick Sytsma, Building Maintenance Supervisor, discussed with the Board various items needing repair or changing to accom~odate handicap accessibility requirements. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanimously carried, to authorize Sytsma to install the necessary ventilation to eliminate a moisture problem in the roof of the Government Services Building. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to authorize Sytsma to replace the west doors of the law enforcement center, up to a maximum of $3,000 to accommodate the handicapped. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried to authorize Sytsma to proceed with replacing the out- side west entra~e door on the government services building for safety reasons, at a cost not to exceed $1,200.00. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the County Engineer was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 28th, 1988, for crushing bituminous materials. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to authorize Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, to get quotations for trucking refuse from the Henning transfer station to Quadrant. Jennifer Volkman, Cathy Billis and Larry Olson, from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, appeared before the Board for the purpose of discussing the proposed closure of the Battle Lake Landfill. After considerable discussion, the MPCA representatives were requested to prepare a statement of requirements for the closure of the landfill to be·;accomplished in November of 1988, notifying the Landfill Associa- tion and Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to offer no objection to the Lions Club of Dent, having a gaming operation at the Cactus Garden, Inc., Perham Township, requesting waiver of the thirty day waiting period. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, Auditors Subdivision Plat #112, located in ~ection 12 -132 -41 • was approved. Amy Beske, Recycling Coordinator/Educator, appeared before the Board requesting approval of collection and separation of recyclable material in the county offices. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has identified solid waste as a major county issue, and WHEREAS, the County has primary responsibility for solid waste manage- ment and planning, and WHEREAS the Otter Tail County Board has identified recyclin~•as a primary method of addressing sol id waste management problems, and WHEREAS Otter Tail County would like to set an example for county residences and business, NOW, THEREFORE, the Otter Tail County Board does hereby require that the following items: office paper, computer paper, newspaper, and aluminum cans, shall be collected and recycled by all county offices and departments. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 7th day of September, 1988. ADJOURNMENT County Board -4 -September 7, 1988 At 2:43, with no further business, Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of September 14, 1988. ATTEST: J, L~ ;v &~ ' q Clerk