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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/02/1988CALL 1:0 ORDER ALL PRESENT VETERANS HOME FACILITY FERGUS FALLS MINUTES APPROVED OCTOBER 19TH MINUTES AMENDED SOIL SURVEY PAYMENT APPROVED RICHARD JOHNSON CLAIM APPROVED 1988 MINN. STATUTES PURCHASE COUNTY DITCH #21 HEARING PHELPS MILL SOIL SURFACE BIDDING DOCUMENTS ABATEMENT MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA November 2, 1988 I Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, November 2, 1988, with all mem- bers present. Chairman Lindquist called the meeting to order at 9 :30 a .m. James Nitchals, Fergus Falls City Administrator, Brad Bice, Veterans Affairs Officer, and several other interested parties appeared before the Board regarding the proposal to establish a Veterans Home in the City of Fergus Falls on the grounds of the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center.· A proposal presented was for the county to bond for such facility, payments on the bonds to be through a 1 ease arrange- ment with the State of Minnesota, under Chapter 519, 1988 Sessions Laws. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to authorize the City and the Committee to proceed with the retaindgey of a bond consultant for a bonding proposal to be presented to the State of Minnesota, details to be presented to the County Board for final approval at the meeting of November 9th. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the October 26th meeting as corrected. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to amend the minutes of the County Board meeting of October 19, 1988, amending that portion pertaining to the levy for the year -]989, eliminating the departmert.al budgets for 1989, with a final determination to be made at a later date. 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 U.S. Soil & Water Conservation Service representing the quarterly payment due for the soil survey. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,000 to GAB Business Services, to cover the deductible costs on a claim for Richard O. Johnson, Henning, MN. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the purchase and payment of two sets of the 1988 Minnesota Statutes, one for use by the County Auditor, the other for the County Board's use in the Board Room. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to set a hearing on the viewers report of determina- tion of beneifts for County Ditch #21, for 2;00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 1988. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,243.92 to Barr Engineering, for preparation of bidding documents for subsurface soil investigation in connectton with the dam at Phelps Mill. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to cancel the 1988 tax on anl949.'mobni'.l:e home located in Rush Lake Township in the name of Lewis Andrews, said mobile home declared by the Collections Department to be deteriorated to the point of non-collectibility of the tax, with no valuation. County Board -2 -November 2, 1988 ELECTION NIGHT REFRESH-Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- MENTS mously carried, to approve the furnishing of coffee and refreshments on election night for those persons bringing in the election returns, cost to be paid out of the County Commissioners Contingency Fund. BOAT & WATER SAFEY Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- AGREEMENT mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: GROUP HEALTH INSURAHCE BIDS COURT ADMINISTRATOR DEPUTY CHAIR DEMOLITION DUMP BR_EDAHL CSAH #32 APPROACH PERRIN RECYCLING RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County' Minnesota, that WHEREAS, under the provisions of M.S. Section 361.24 (1980) the sheriff of each county is required to carry out the provisions of M.S. Section 361 .01 to 361.29 and the Boat and Water .Safety'JRiules·, .riefer~ed to as the 11 NR Rules.11 promulgated by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, including patrol, enforcement, search and rescue, watercraft inspec- tion, waterway marking and accident investigation, and WHEREAS, in connection with the Sheriff's duties, M.S~Section 361 .24 Subd. 2 and 3 provide that the County submit to the Commisssioner of Natural Resources a budget to carry out· the Sheriff's Duties; and WHEREAS, M.S. Section 361 .24, Subd. 4 and the NR Rules provide for the allocation of funds by the Commissioner;1_to the County based on certain criteria and conclusions to assist the funding of the Sher- iff's Duties; and WHEREAS, the County has submitted a proposed budget to the State l ., • , Zf'. I ! NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows: A. (DUTIES) The county sheriff shall perform the Sheriff's Duties as defined in the agreement, B. (TERM) Said agreement shall be effective under the Terms of the Agreement. Funds, not expended by the latter date shall be re- turned to the State. In no case will expenses incurred outside of the agreement be.funded by the State, Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 2nd day of November, 1988. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to advertisei'for bids to be received until l :00 p.m., Wednesday, December 7, 1988, for the county's group health insurance. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to grant permission to the Court Administrator to purchase a secretary's chair for the Deputy Court Administrator's use, cost to be approximately $430.00. The Board discussed with Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, the proposed location for a dump to bury demolition material from a building to be raied · in the City of Wadena. No action taken. Attorney Allen Haugrud again appeared before the Board relative to the requested access by Roger & Judy Bredahl to CSAH #32 in Maine Township. Haugrud was informed the Board was not acceptable to the location requested and was instructed to approach his client to recommend an alternative location for the access. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani- mously carried, to authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute agreements with Perrin Recyclying for recycling, and the purchase of the property from Production Uternatives in the City of Fergus Falls. HENNING TRANSFER STATION LOADER STARRY CONSTRUCTION FINAL PAYMENT RECYCLING RECEPTACLES LAKE POLLUTION PROBLEMS PELICAN LAKE CHAIN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GROUP LEADERS CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT County Board -3 -Nov ember 2, 1988 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to authorize the transfer of a front end loader from the Fergus Falls location to the transfer station in the T6w_nshtp of Henning . A request from Starry Construction for final payment in the amount of $28,914.45 for aggregate base, bit. base & surf. on CSAH #34 was presented to the Board. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to pay half the requested amount, and request a meeting with Starry Construction to review the grev i ences of the townships and various people a 1 ong the road prior to releasing the final payment. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve purchase and payment of 100 recycling receptacles from Fleet Farm, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $469.00. Commissioner Nelson reported on a meeting attended relative to the weed problems and pollution. problems on the chain of lakes from Detroit Lakes in Becker County and through the Pelican Lake chain in Otter Tail County. Nelson stated there are grant funds available for a study to research the cause of the pollution problems. No action ta ken. Merle Thompson, Ralph Haman and Don Pederson, Group Leaders, from the Highway Department, appeared before the Board relative to their request for additional compensation because of additional duties imposed on the group leaders. The Board informed the gentlemen the request would possibly fall within the union negotiations and contract. No action taken. At 1:30 p.m., motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to close the meeting to the public for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations. With no further business, at 2:20 Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of November 9, 1988.