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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/15/1989CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED RECLASSIFICATION RODMAN REC LASS IF I CATION OERUTY IREASURER RECLASSIFICATION LAND TRANSFER CLERKS PHELPS MILL DAM RECONSTRUCTION HEARING TRESPASS ORDINANCE ORDINANCE ADOPTED MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Marchi:1:5, 1989 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met Wednesday, March 15, 1989. Chairman Melson opened the meeting at 9:35 with all members present. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the March 1st meeting as mailed. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to accept the recommendation of the Reclassification Committee and establish the classification for the position of rodman at Range 11 . Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to accept the recommendation of the Reclassification Committee and approve a change from Range 13 to Range 14, effective April l, 1989, for JOyce Schmidt, Deputy Treasurer. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve a change in classification, as recommended by the Reclassification Committee, for the land transfer clerks in the Auditor 1s Office, to a Range 13, requesting that the Reclassification Committee present their recommendations in correlation with the budgeting process. Change to be made as of April l, 1989. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign an appli- cation to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Army for work in protected waters relating to the work on the dam at Phelps Mill. Pursuant to published notice, at 10:30 a hearing was held for the pur- pose of receiving input on a proposed ordinance the subject matter and general purpose of which is to prohibit the tresspassing of uninvited persons or motor vehicles onto the land of another person for the ~urpose of consuming alcohol or a controlled substance, without written permis- sion. County Attorney opened the hearing with remarks on said proposed ordinance. After listenting to the interested parties, the hearing was closed, the motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to adopt the following ordinance, to-wit: OTTER TAIL COUNTY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TRESPASSING The County Board of Otter Tail County ordains: l. Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meaning given herein: A. Landowner. Any per.son holding legal title to or legal control over land. B. Person. Any individual, group, firm, partnership, association, corporation, governmental unit, company, or organization of any kind. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS HIGHWAY PROJECTS I County Board -2 -March 15, 1989 II. Trespassing. A. Uninvited persons. No person shall enter uninvited ontg the land of another for the purpose of consuming alcohol or a control}ed substance. B. Motor vehicles. No person shall bring a motor vehicle with- out invitation onto the land of another ~o facilitate con- sumption of alcohol or a controlled substance. III. Determination of Intent. To determine the intent of an uninvited entry of a person or a motor vehicle upon the lands of another, the factors to be con- sidered include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Time of day; B. Presence of containers intended to contain or containing alcoholic beverages; C. Presence of equipment used to dispense alcoholic beverages; D. Presence of paraphernalia containing identifiable residues of a controlled substance; E. Presence of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances; F . Noise level ; G. Lighting; H. Identifiable physiological response associated with consump- tion of alcohol or a controlled substance; and I. Conduct of a person or persons in the presence of a peace officer or peace officers. IV. Authority. This ordinance is enacted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 471 .985. V • Penalty. Any person who violates this ordinance is guilty of a misemeanor. VI. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effectiv County Board of Commissioners an ATTEST: u on adoption by the Otter Tail ublication as required by law. Motion was made by Hub Nordg en, seconded by Mel 0. Olson ·and unani- mously carried, to authorize advertising bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 19th, for the following: Seasonal supply of bituminous material Seasonal supply of rock salt Seasonal culvert supplies Seasonal engineering fabric supplies 1989 Supply of road signs, sign faces and posts Seasonal supply of hot mix bituminous material Two (2) pull type bituminous distributors One ton 4 door 6 man cab pick-up One ton 6 man extended or super cab 2 door pick-up One 1/2 ton extended or super cab pickup truck One 1989, 4 wheel drive wagon VETERANS HOME FERGUS FALLS PELICAN LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASS IN SNOWMOBILE ASS'N INSURANCE GAMBLING PERMIT VFW POST, BATTLE LAKE ABATEMENTS RECLASSIFICATION FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR MN DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS TRAINING SESSION HAULERS LICENSE APPROVED -ROERS County Board -3 -March 15, 1989 The Board discussed proposed legislation relative to the proposed bonding for the Veterans Home in the City of Fergus Falls. No action. The Board discussed action by the Pelican Lake Property Owners Ass'n relative to grant funds for weed control. No action taken. The Board discussed the Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust and its relation with insurance for snownobile associations. Motion was made by Mel O. Olson to request that the snowmobile association submit a certificate of insurance prior to the county's entering into the sponsorship of the trail extension. The motion was seconded by Bert Hovland but withdrawn prior to vote. An application for gambling permit by the VFW Post #874, Battle Lake, was presented to the Board, with no objections voiced. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of valuation were approved: Harold Schoon Michael Scheidecker Duane Donley Roger Cross Doug 1 as Haugen Sue M. 01 son Norman fmstru p Rita Mora nz Harold Guenther John Jansen David Houge Roxanne Vigen Jeffrey A. Lukken Edwin R. Orman Wallace Hegg George Ford Marlow Davidson Irene Pfeifle Duane Lee Carlson Turkey Farms Evelyn Ternus Gary Burks Junior Cigeske '<enneth Wendt Peter 0d 1 and David Gorghuber First Baptist Church Robert Rossow Bret Sample Blowers Twp. Buse Township Dead Lake Dunn Dunn Edna Edna Edna Effington Effington Elizabeth Twp. Elizabeth Twp. Girard Twp. Hobart Hobart Leaf Lake Lida Lida Lida Parkers Prairie T. Rush Lake Twp. Sverdrup Parkers Pra'irie C Fergus Falls C Fergus Falls C Fergus Falls C. Fergus Fa 11 s C Fergus Falls C Fergus Fa 11 s C Mid-year homestead Split Split Half homestead classificatiG~ Property overvalued ~id-year homestead Construction incomplete P~operty overvalued Buildings assessed in error Personal property assessed as real estate Property overvalued Seasonal/residential midyear Residential homestead Property overvalued Property overvalued Property overvalued Split Spl it Property overvalued Wrong classification Double assessment Residential mid-year Residential homestead Residential homestead Part homestead Residential homestead Tax exempt Property overvalued Property overvalued Motion was made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and carr•i,ed, Lindquist '1no·'1 ~ to accept the recommendation of the Reclassification Committee, and approve a reclassification for the Food Service Super- visor in the jail to .a range 13. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to appoint the Chairman of the Board, Sydney Nelson, to represent Otter Tail County at a training session scheduled for April 19-21, 1989, entitled "The Jail as a Part of County Government" sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the application of Michael Roers, dba Al's Sanitation Service, Wadena, MN, for Solid Waste Collection and Transportation License. RESORTERS LICENSING FEES DISPATCH CENTER PROGRESS REPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER COMPUTER SYSTEM CLOSED TO PUBLIC OPEN GRAVE MARKER PURCHASE REMODELING OLD JAIL FACILITY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT UNION CONTRACT APPROVED ADJOURNMENT I County Board Various resort operators representatives from the the 1arious fees charged required by the county. -4 -March l 5 , l 98 9 appeared before the Board, along with County Department of Health, relative to by the Department of Health for the licenses No action taken. Joe Peloquin appeared before the Board and reported on the progress of the dispatch center. Peloquin and Police Chief Hull ,appeared before the Board stating they had received cost estimates on the joint computer system for the law enforcement center from CPSI, Minneapolis, and Computer World, Du1'u1;h, approximating $35,000 with capabilities of hook:)up to the State system. The matter was referred to the Data Processing Manager and the County Attorney. At 1:55 p.m., motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lind- quist and unanimously carried, to close the meeting to the public for ten minutes to discuss labor negotiations. At 2:10, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting open to the public. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Noridgren and unani- mously carried, to approve grave marker purchase by the Veterans Service Officer in the amount of $700.00 to cover 100 markers at $7 .00 per marker. Rick Sytsma, Maintenance Supervisor, presented a letter from Solien and Larson Engineer, Fargo, ND, on remodeling of the old·;jail for storage purposes. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to employ said firm, at a fee of $2,500.00 for engineering services in connection with remodeling of the old facility. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the labor contract with the Highway Department and the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the County Board, on the con- dition a cover letter be drafted by Larry Krohn, Coordinator, qualify- ing the longevity provision. At 2:50 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of March 22, 1989.