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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 09/14/1988CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT. MINUTES APPROVED BIDS SAP 56-635.,.11 Mark Sand & Gravel TAX FORFEfTED. PUBLlC HEALTH NUISANCE COSTS WATER PATROL WAGON PURCHASE G/\ME & FISH COMPUTER BEER LICENSE PREPAYMENT APPROVED FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY DENIED -BURLINGTON MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA September 14, 1988 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met Wednesday, September 14, 1988. Chairman Lindquist called the meeting to order at 12:46 with all members present. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nord1ren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 7th. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received under S.A.P. 56-635-11, for grading, aggregate base, plant mixed bituminous base & survace, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as fol lows: Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, MN $388,234.60 Starry Construction, Long Prairie, MN 419,698.50 Strom Construction Co., Moorhead, MN 441,468.60 Sellin Bros. Inc., Hawley, MN 455,605.00 After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, MN, being the lowest bid. M12;I D .e> Ison Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by :Ber't tlc. 1-and and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,120.00 to the Department of -Public Health for services in connection with a public health nuisance abatement on Lot 5, Block l, Crystall Hills, parcel #37.,.000-99-0537-000, with said amount being placed on said parcel to be included in the appraised price at time of sale. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $14,747.00 to North Star Dodge Center, Inc., Bnooklyn Center, MN, for the sheriff 1s department wagon to be used by the water patrol, paid out of the water patrol fund, undert the State purchasing contract. The County Auditor re.quested computerization of the game and fish department, as recommended by the State Auditors, approx imate·1 cost of the computer to be $3,500, with $800.00 for the software and $600.00 annual maintenance cost. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson to approve acquisition. The motion was seconded by Andy Lindquist but withdrawn, for inclusion in the 1989 budget. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of Judy Johnson for permit to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor, off-sale, at Johnson 1s Bait and Tackle, Lida Township. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. mously carried, to approve the following prepayment to take advantage of discount: Olson and unani- of fuel oil costs, Olson Oil Company, Fergus Falls, MN Farmers Co-op Ass~n, Deer Creek, MN Penrose Oil, Parkers Prairie, MN Penrose Oil, Parkers Prairie, MN $3,580.18 3,952.80 277 .38 257 .42 (Discount - (Discount - (Discount - (Discount - $7 2. 99) 144.00) 20.70) 21.10) Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimosly carried, to amend the motion of September 7th and deny forgiveness of penalty on late payment of the reaai" estate tax of Burlington Northern as well as the personal property tax. / County Board -2 -September 14, 1988 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- APPROVED mously carried, the following applicattons for conditional use permit were approved, subject to requirements: PRELlMINARY PLATS APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLAT DENIED INSTALLERS LICENSE APPROVED Evelyn Ternus Blase Bieniek Walter Leaders Charles P. Scherz John Alden JOhn Alden Gary Shehan Dale Busta Gerald Wiese Carol Ann Sersland L. J. Lukas Arthur Christianson Dale Hinsverk Rush Lake Township Tordenskjold Leaf Lake Township Perham Township Tordenskjold Saint Olaf Dora Township Maine Township Everts Township Dora Township Dead Lake Township Lida Township Everts Township Fill low area Fi 11 1 ow area Fi 11 low area Remove 2 cabins, add three Construct roadway Construct roadway Fi 11 1 ow area Remove trees from beach area Remove dirt for walk-out Subdivide into 8 lots and construct roadway Expand existing resort to eight cabins Remove stumps & ice ridge Fill low area Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the following preliminary plats: Twtn Oak Heights, 1st Add'n, 17 & 18-136-38 Peck Addition, 2-135-40 Loon Lookout, Section 3-136-41 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to uphold the decision of the Otter Tail County Plan- ning Commission and deny approval of a preliminary plat of West Battle Beach, to be located in Sections 25 & 26, Everts Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the following application for sewage dis- posal installers license: Roderick Hendrickx R.C. Hendrickx Const. Elizabeth, MN UNITED WAY Upon mQti~n made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS mously carried, the following Jresolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commiss ioner:s of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the 1989 campaign of the United Way of Fergus Falls, INc., wi'l 1 commence on September 16, 1988, and WHEREAS, contribution to this campaign supports fully, or in part, 22 organtzations, and WHEReAS,, employees, by mutual agreement between United Ways, are asked to contribute where they work in order to utilize payroll with- lioldi"ng, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commtssioners encourages the participation of all county employees tn tlieir Untted Way Campaigns, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners en- courages the use of payroll withholding for this purpose and the Board adopts the goal of $1,674.00 for the Courthouse and Sheriff's Department, and $862.00 for the Government Services Building. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN, this 14th day of September, 1988. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE ACCOUNTS PELICAN LAKE IMPROVE- MENT DISTRICT HEARING CSAH #14, RAILING OVER THE OTTER TAIL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS BIDS RECEIVED County Board -3 -September 14, 1988 Upon motion made by Mel O. Olson, 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, legislation has provided that certain percentages of proceeds from crtminal forfeitures are payable to either the law enforcement agency involved in the investigation or prosecuting agency involved in the prosecution, and WHEREAS, the law provides that such moneys be a supplement to any budget of the prosecutor or law enforcement agency, and WHEREAS it has been recommended that a specific fund be set up: for deposit and expenditure of these proceeds, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVeD, the County Auditor is hereby autho- rized and d~r~cted to establish a separate account for the County Attorney's Cr.'fm.inal Forfeiture Account and Sheriff's Office Criminal Forfeiture Account. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 14th day of September, 1988. Pursuant to notice and publication thereof, a hearing for the purpose of receiving public testimony relative to the petition presented to the County Board for the establishment of the Pelican ~ake Improve- ment District, was held at 1 :30 p.m .. Attorney for the proponents of the District, Charles Krekel burg, presented arguments for the establishment of the district. George Martin presented a slide presentation showing various scenes of Pelican Lake. Robert Dawson, President of the Pelican Lake Property Owners Association spoke, indicating budget for the operation of the weed control for the dis- trtct could amount to from $55,000 to $68,000 for the year 1989. Don Reedstrom and Chris Kavanaugh of the Department of Natural Re- sources spoke to the issue. Also speaking were Jerry Danielson, .Mr. Selvig; Marge Overbye, Don Klomstad, Terry Reynen, Ray Schwartz, Leo Thurnau, Don Christian, Dr. Geo. G. Maher, Norman Krabbenhoff, Ken Connor, Wayne Gustavson, Pauline Frazee, Larry Gregorson, Gary Danielson and Virginia Lebakken. At 3:03 Chairman Lindquist declared the hearing closed. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to table action :with,,a final decision to be made at 1 :00 o'clock p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 1988. County Engineer Berend presented a preliminary engineering estimate for the installation of railings on the box culverts on CSAH #14 over the Otter Tail River, in the amount of $2,115.30. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren, to approve the construction, amended to include payment out of the Road & Bridge Fund. The motion carried unanimously. · The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for communications equiJJTlent, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Item l Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Electr.onic Repeater Repeater Repeater Contro 1 Base Base Base Console Systems $86,713.00 Mo bid No bid. No bid Motorola C .& E 106,938.00 s1~zo2:00'$7 ,088.00 $8,325.00 Kustom Electronics 75,941 .14 No bid No bid No bid Communications Center No bid 8,543.10 8,700.00 9,362.80 GE No bid 7,245.95 7 ,063 .3 5 7,948.90 COMMUNICATIONS BIDS (Cont'd) SHERI FF VEHICLE PURCHASE FOR 1~89. BAJllFFS PERRIN RECYLCING AGREEMENT R.ETIREES Coi.inty Board Motorola · Communications Center GE Motorola Communications Center GE Brandon Communications Minn-Kota Communications Motorola Communications Center GE Brandon Communications Minn-Kota Communications Kustom Electronics Console Systems, Inc. -4 - Item 5 Repeater Base $5,518.00 6,989.10 6,149.75 Item, 9· Walkie Talkies $16,437.60 17,374.50 32,536.80 14,720.94 15,119.10 Iteni 6 . Base Statioti September 14, 1988 Item 7 Mobile Radios Item 8 Radio Pagers $7,134.50 $37,881.00 $2,676.00 6,977.90 35,191.27 2,010.00 6,198.60 47,420.25 2,305.20 Item l 0 Misc. Tech. $ 267 .00 300.00 90.00 Total Bid Package Items l & 10 $107,205.00 7 5, 941 . 14 86,713.00 Hems 2-8 & 10 $75,824.50 77 ,7741;17 84,422.00 !ten 9 only $16,437.60 17,374.50 32,536.80 14,720.94 15,119.10 After completion of the bid opening, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to turn all bids over to Dr. DuBois, Communications Consultant, for review, with formal acceptance scheduled to 11 :00 a.m., Wednesday, October 5, 1988. Sheriff Gary Nelson and Deputy Joe Peloquin appeared before the Board and discussed the Sheriff Department's auto requirements for the year 1989. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to authorize the Sheriff's Department to order 6: automobiles through the State Purchasing Contract, to be picked up in Saint Paul, with payment in 1989. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the Sheriff's bailiff plan for 1989, using former law enforcement personnel on a $40.00 per day basis, at a total of 585 days, or $23,400.00, a savings of $22,529.00 per year. All pr6~~ettive bailiffs to be provided a procedures manual. Assistant County Attorney discussed the contract drawn with Perrin Recycling, stating some of the language as it pertained to purchase of land to incorporate grant contingency .. ne~ds0to"be addressed prior to formal approval. No action taken. Larry Krohn, County Coordina~or, discussed the language in the new personnel policy as it pertains to the option of retired persons being ablie to take their unused sick leave in the form of cash at the time of retirement rather than as insurance, and what effect that has on those persons who have previously retired. No action taken. CITY OF VERGAS USED EQUIPMENT PURCHASE ADJOURNMENT I County Board -5 -September 14, 1988 Paul Ptnkie, Representing the City of Vergas, appeared before the Board requesting· permission by the City to purchase Unit #99, which was not placed on the list for sale of unused equipment. The Board, by general consent indicated the sale should be as published, to determine the outcome of those units placed on the sale before offering Unit #99. With no further business, at 4:32 p'lm.1 Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m.r, Wednesday, September 21,, 1988.