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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/01/1989CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED TOM FAWCETT, REPORT FOR 1988 BRAD BICE Rl?PORT FOR 1988 DIANE THORSON SPENCER LUNDQUIST REPORT FOR 1988 SNOWMOBILE TRAIL EX PANSIONN MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA March l , 1989 Putsuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, March 1, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m., with all members present. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of February 22nd. Tom Fawcett, Director of Human Services, reported on activities in the Human Services Department in 1988. Brad Bice, Veterans Service Officer, presented the report on Veterans Service activities for the year 1988. Diane Thorson~. Director of the Department of Public Health, reported on the activities of the Health Department for the year 1988. Spencer Lundquist, Director of Court Services, p~esented a report on the activities of the Court Services for year 1988. Clifford Treinen of the Pelican Rapids Snowmobile Trail:'.Ass'n, together with Del Porter of the Ottet( Tail Country Snowmobile Trail Ass'n, appeared before the Board relative to expansion of the trail to include the Pelican Rapids area, to assist in obtaining grant funds, and liability coverage. After considerable discussion, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to be sponsoring entity in the completion of the snowmobile trail to the Pelican Rapids area, with Malcolm Lee, Land & Resource Manager, being inspector for the approval of all bills prior to county board approval, subject to the review of the County Attorney of the liability insurance coverage, and approval by the County Attorney. EXTENSION SERVICE Denzil Cooper, Otter Tail County Extension Director, and John Sethre, VEHICLE PURCHASE Chairman of the Otter Tail County Extension Committee, appeared before the Board relative to the proposed vehicle purchase for the Bast Otter Tail County Extension Service, pte~enting ttte fibllowing proposals Ford Aerostar, Schmitz Ford (5 passenger) $12,600.00 Ford Aerostar, Schmitz Ford (7 passenger) 13,000.00 Plymouth Voyager, Matz & Greiff (7 pass.) 16,212.00 Plymouth Voyager, Matz & Greiff (7 pass.) 14,997.00 Chevrolet Astro, Minn. Motor (8 passenger) 13,387.70 E.O.T. EXTENSION SERVICEAfter considerable discussion, motion was made by Mel O. Olson, VEHICLE PURCHASE seconded by Andy Lindquist and carried with Hub Nordgren and Sydney Nelson voting "no", to approve the purchase of the 7 passenger BITUMINOUS WORKSHOP HENKES PHELPS DAM REPAIR Ford Aerostar, in the amount of $13,000.00, provided that Denzil Cooper 11 find 11 the additional $2,000 over the budgeted amount for vehicle purchase, within the existing budget. Motion was then made by Bert Hovland to allow Cooper to trade in the old vehicle, but the motion was withdrawn. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to allow Wm. Henkes to attend a bituminous workshop at Arden Hills, with the county paying the $250.00 registration fee and expenses. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to authorize the Chairman of the Board to write to the area legislators relative to funds for the repair of the dam at Phelps Mil 1. County Boa rd .. 2 -March 1, 1989 ABANDONED WELL SEMINAR Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani .. mously carried, to approve advance registration fee in the amount of $30.00, plus manual fee of $15.00 for the Abandoned Well Sem,ilnar to BURAU BEACH PLAT CORRECTION PHELPS MILL DAM ENGINEERING SERVICES GAMBLING PERMIT PEL. RAPIDS DUCKS UNL. S ITZER PROPERTY CLAIM UPDATE SOLID WASTE PLAN SOLID WASTE LANDFILL LEGISLATION HAULERS LICENSE APPROVED -A & H FERGUS FALLS LANDFILL ORDINANCE HEARING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COORDINATOR REPORT -1988 WORD MARC SOFTWARE DALLAS DAVIS VARIANCE be attended by Tim Greip of Land & Resource. Motion was made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve Land Surveyor's Certificate of Correction to Plat involving the subdivision plat of Burau Beach, filed on August 14, 1947, located in G.L. 3, Section 3-132,..42. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $10,048.36 to Barr 11 Engineering, for professional services from January l, 1989 through January 28, 1989 for the design of repairs at the Phelps Mill dam. An application from the Pelican Rapids Ducks Unlimited for a gambling operation at the Pelican Supper Club, was:,presented to11the· Board with no objections voiced. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $237 .00 for clay removed from the Brent & Leigh Sitzer property, and the Chairman of the Board and County1Auditor were authorized to execute a quit claim deed to the Sitzers. Mike Hanan reported on proposals received for updating the solid waste plan, with a general consent of using two members of the solid waste committee, two county board members, Larry Krohn, and Hanan, to review applicants and present their recommendation to the County Board Hanan also reported on legislative proposals regarding responsibilities for solid waste landfills. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of Spencer Haugen, of A & H Waste Services, Mooreton, ND, for haulers license. Hanan presented a proposal from the City of Fergus Falls ofifering to turn over the City's landfill to Otter Tail County. Nd action taken. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, a hearing was scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 15th, for the purpose of obtaining public input. on a proposed ordinance to prohibit the trespassing of uninvited persons or motor vehicles onto the land of another person for the purpose of consuming alcohol or a controlled substance, without written permission. Larry Krohn reported to the County Board that a certificate of compliance has been received from the Department of Human Rights on the county's Affirmative Action Plan. Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, presented his report for the year 1988. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani .. mously carried, to approve purchase order #631, for Up~rade of Word Marc, and annual service agreement costs, for Marc Software in the total amount of $2,825.00 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to allow Dallas Davis permission to return to the Board of Adjustment, without additional fee, for reconsideration of a variance. RESOLUTION ENERGY AUDIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUPPORT CLOSED TO PUBL.IC HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT LABpR ADJOURNMENT County Board March 1, 1989 Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Beard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners has expressed a desire to conserve the nation•s natural resources, and WHERF.!\S, data collected from various sources indicate a steady in- crease in energy usage, and WHEREAS, energy costs are'continuing to escalate, and WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and the Energy Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Service a:-e now offering cost-share maxi-audit grants to cities, counties, towns and public and private non-profit institutions to conduct energy audits on their buildings and energy using systems, and '· WHEREAS, .once completed said audits become va1uatJN~itoo}s: for making wise energy conservation and capital investment decis:ions, and WHEREAS, once completed, said audits can be used to apply for loan funding to implement energy conservation projects,.and WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has budgeted for fiscal year 1989 funds to be used expressly for this purpose, and WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of each level of government to take steps to reduce dependente 'on non-renewable energy sources, and WHEREAS, Otter Tafl County, along with other Minnesota Counties, is aggressively pursuing measures to preserve and protect our natural resources and environment, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby authorize an energy audit be performed on the buildings owned and used by Otter Tail County, including the Courthouse proper~ and annexed complexes, and the various county garages situated around the county. Adopted at Fergus Falls,~~' this 1st day of March, 1989 Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the 'chairman of the Board was• instructed to write a letter to the Honorabl~ Governor Rudy Perpich, supporting the budget requests of the Community College System. At 3:30 p.m., motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to:close:the meeting to the public until 3:45 p.m., for the purpose of labor negotiations. Representatives of the Highway Depa rtmerit Labor Uni on appeared before the Board relative-to salartes. No formal action taken. With no further business, at 4:10 p.m., Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, 1989. ATTEST: