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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 04/19/1989CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED INVESTMENT PROGRAM FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY PFEIFLE -APPROVED 1 ABATEMENTS I l h.?":> .... -x,, MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL touNTY MINNESOTA April 1 9, 1989 Pursuant to adjourrrnent, the Boafd of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met Wednesday, April 19, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meetin~ to order at 9:31 a.m., with all members present. Upon motion made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the minutes of the April 12th meeting were approved as mailed. · Steve Andrews, County Treasurer, reported on current,:ii1nvestments at a rate of from 5.% to 10.9%, with funds throughout the various ·banking institutions in checking, savings, certificates of deposit and securi- ties. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to grant forgiveness of penalty on late payment of tax by Irene Pfeifle on a piece of property in Lida Township that had been omitted due to an error in the county offices. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the following abatements were approved: Lauretta Becklund City of Battle Lake Beth; Engel hart Orv i 11 e Anderson Geo. Jaros Ronald Gettel Donald Lafferty Ida Engstrom Clayton Holdeman C & H Farms Fred & Rose Ka 1 k Bruce Montplaisir Duane Dilts Da 1 e Oppegard John Dorsch Mar 1 ow Dav id son James Gilles, Jr. _John & Betty Boen John Cousins Dale Marier Norman A. Edwards Marilyn Trochnan & Lois Broda 1 e Earl P. Kienegger Arnold Stock & Son~ Sidney W. Nelson - Douglas Dewey George Marottec k Hugo Ahlgren John L. Cooley Pete Welter Dennis Happel Buse Clitherall T. Dane Prairie Dane Prairie Dane Prairie Eastern Edna Edna Elizabeth T. Girard Girard Girard Hobart Leaf Lake Leaf Mountain Lida Maine Norwegian Grove Pine Lake Rush Lake Star Lake Sverdrup Tondenskjold Western Dalton Fergus· Fa 11 s C- Fergu s Falls C New York Mil ls New York Mills New York Mills Perham C Should be canmercial Tax exempt Mobile home removed Mobile hane cimnitted Full ag hanestead Residential mid-year Ag homestead · Residential/seasonal mid-year 1970 mobile homes assessed as -1977 Property overvalued Mid-year res identia 1 _ hemes tead _ · Property overvalued Property overvalued. No garage Should not have garbage fee Property overvalued _ Ag homestead Property overva 1 ued Seasonal recreational Seasonal recreational Remove building value & garbage fee Wrong acreage assessed Res id.enti al homestead Homestead classification Property overvalued Hous_e removed Property overvalued Residential homestead Commercial homestead Residential hanestead (()'llmercial classification Applications for gambling operations were presented to the Board from the Fire Department ReliefrAss'n, Pelican Rapids, at the Pelican Supper Club and from the Lions Club, Henning, at Oakwood Supper Club, with no objections voiced. RESOLUTION KIRK APPOINTMENT TO JUDGESHIP ,. BIDS -ROCK SALT BIDS -BITUMINOUS MATERIAL County Board -2 -Apr i 1 19, 1989 Upon;motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, a judicoal vacancy in the Seventh Judicial District with cham- bers in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, will occur on July 1, 1989, and WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners is concerned about the fair and effective administration of justice in Otter Tail County, and WHEREAS, Michael L. Kirk, Otter Tail County Attorney, is an applicant for appointment by the Governor to fill this Vacancy, and WHEREAS, Michael L. Kirk has denonstrated exceptional public service to Otter Tail County and its citizens as County Attorney for the past eleven years and possesses the qualities necessary to be a fair and effective judge, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners strongly recommends the appointment of Michal L. Kirk to the position of Judge of the District Court with chambers in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Adopted this 19th day of April, 1989. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be receiv~d for the county's seasonal supply of rock salt, opened bids which were found to be as follows: Cargill, Minneapolis, MN $35.94 North Central Jobbers, Northwood, ND 34.10 Frank Bode Trucking, Courtland, MN 41 .50 Cutler-Magner Company, Duluth, MN 32.25 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer and after review and consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried to accept the bid of Cutler-Magner Company, Duluth, MN, in the amount of $32.25, being the lowest bid. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for the county's seasonal supply of bituminous material, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: 85/100 120/150 200/300 RC MC SC CRS-1 CRS-2 CSS-1 CSS-lH AE HFMS-2 Ashland Petro. $131 .37 Ri:chards1; Asphalt ,'.Swanston Equip. 0.6084/gal. 0.6084/gal. o . 6 08 4 / g a 1 . 0 .6084/gal. $142.84 142 .84 142.84 152.84 152.84 152 .84 Christianson Asphalt QrJ6540/gal ! OfJ6540/ga 1. 0.0540/gal. 0.7850/gal. 0. 6820/ga 1 . 0.68200gal. 0.6520/gal. 0.650~{:ga.1. Koch Materia 1 s $140.82 140 .82 0 .8868/gal. 0 .6890/gal. 0 .8368/gal. o . 63 68 / g a 1 . I: . ' ,' , 1 j ., o . 63 68 / g a 1 . o . 63 68 I g a 1 . All bids were turned over to the County Engineerrand after review and consideration, motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Christianson Asphalt Products, Fargo, ND, in the amount of $0.6800/gal. being the 1 owest bid. BIDS -l /2 Ton ptcku p BIDS -l Ton pickup BIDS~ ROAD SIGNS, SIGN FACES & POSTS County Boar.id -3 -April 19, 1989 The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for one (1) 1/2 Ton extended or super cab pick-up truck, proceed to open bids which were found to be as follows: Pick-up Moore Ford, Fergus Falls, MN $10,576 Worner's Auto, Fergus Falls, MN 12,275 Auto Trans. Total $ 857 $11 ,433 675 12,950 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer for review and after consideration, motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to acdept the bid of Bob Moore Ford, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $11,433, being the lowest bid. The Board, having previous)'y advertised for bids to be received for one (1) two door, 6 man extended or super cab pickup, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Worner's Auto, Fergus Falls, MN Minnesota Motor, Fergus Falls, MN Bob Moore Ford, Fergus Falls, MN $13,187 14,495 15,236 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer for review and after consideration, motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nord- gren and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Worner's Auto Sales, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $13.187.00, being the lowest bid. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for road signij, sign faces and posts, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Catagories Gopher Sign Co. M-R Sign Iowa Prison Industries Rocal, Inc. Newman Signs Earl F. Anderson #1 $31 ~129.00 24,142.60. 23,434.30 24,545.00 #2 $3,277 .50 4,039.00 ]'.,147 .80 2,735.00 2,764.00 #3 $500.00 1880.00 17 2. 00 880.00 #4 $13,060.00 14,086.00 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer for review and after consideration, motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Gopher Sign Co., Saint Paul, MN, in the amount of $13,060.00 being the lowest bid in Catagory #4, and motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried with Bert Hovland voting "no", to accept the btd of Iowa Prfson Industries, in the amount of $26,754.10, being the lowest combined bid for catagories #1, #2 and #3. BIDS~ CULVERT SUPPLIES The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for AND ENGINEERING FABRIC seasonal supply of culverts and engineering fabric, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: H. V. Johnson Culvert Co., Fargo Culvert Co. All Steel Products Co. Northwestern Sheet & Iron Works Contech Construction Products Culverts $15,505.00 15,851.00 16,363.90 17,148.40 18,661 . 08 Fabric $0 .53 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer for review and after consideration, motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lind- quist and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of H. V. Johnson Cul- vert Co., New Brighton, MN, in the amount of $15,505.00 being the lowest bid for culverts, and motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to accept . the bid of Contech Construction Products, Oak Brook, IL, at $0.53 S.Y. for engineering fabric, being the only bid received. BIDS -BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTORS BIDS -ONE TON, 4 DR. 6 MAN CREW PICKUP BIDS -HOT MIX BITUMINOUS BIDS~ THREE HEAVY DUTY TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCKS County Board -4 -A pr i 1 1 9, 1 98 9 The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for two (2) pull type bituminous distributors, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Stepp Mfg. Co., North Branch, MN Krider Equip., Inc., Fargo, ND MacQueen Equip., Saint Paul, MN $27,400.00 29,850.00 37,968.00 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer and after review and consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to accept second low bid of Krider Equip., !Ne., Fargo, ND, in the amount of $29,850.00, the low bid of Stepp Mfg., North Bra:nch, MN, did not meet specifications; with the heating system call for two 600,000 BTU burners ,,:bid had two 500,000 BTU burners, with cab control for turning spray bar off and on from truck cab calling for electric over hydraulic, bid was only electric. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for one (1) one ton 4 door, 6 man crew cab pickup, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Minnesota Motors, Fergus Falls, MN Warner's Auto, Fergus Falls, MN Bob Moore Ford, Fergus Falls, MN $13,045.00 14,488.00 15,280.00 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer for review, and after consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nord- gren and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Minnesota Motors, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $13,045.00 being the lowest bid. The Board, having previously advertised for bids for the season's supply of hot mix bituminous, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Wadena Asphalt, Wadena, MN $34,200.00 After consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Wadena Asphalt, Wadena, MN, in the amount of $34,200.00, being the only bid received. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for three heavy duty tandem axle snowplowing drump trucks, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Nelson International Hall GMC Lakeland Ford Alexandria Diesel W. W. Wallwork Bid $140,219. 91 148,500.00 155,143.08 150,306.00 158,231.67 Options $ 91 .20 489.00 69.00 200.00 Value of Trade-ins $17,500.00 12,750.00 13,450.00 14,150.00 16,600.00 All bids were turned over to the County Engineer for review and after consideration, motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Nelson International in the amount of $122,987.51, with trade and options. After more dis- cussion, m@tion was made by Andy Lindquist and Mel 0. Olson to with- draw said motion as the bid did not meet specifications in that there are no Rockwell duel rear axle locking differential. After additional consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nord- gren and unanimously carried, to accept the Hall GMC, Fargo, ND, bid in the amount of $148,500.00, with option to include the trade in of $12,750.00. County Board -5 -April 19, 1989 BIDS -FOUR WHEEL DRIVE The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for WAGON one 4 wheel drive wagon, proceeded to ppen bids which were found to be as follows: PERRIN RECYCLING AGREEMENT COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORT FOR 1988 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DENIED -BACHMANN ASH DISPOSAL - NORTHEAST LANDFILL COURT ADMINISTRATOR REPORT FOR 19-88 SEMI-MONTHLY SALARY PROPOSED COST RESOLUTION FINAL -TRACTOR LOADER S~P 56-634-05 STARRY CONSTRUCTION FINAL PAYMENT Warner's Auto Sales, 1989 Cherokee #1 Warner's Auto Sales, 1989 Cherokee #2 Warner's Auto Sales, 1989 Cherokee #3 $15,000 with trade 15,000.~~ith trade 15,500 with trade After consideration, motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carri~d to accept fufud #2, in the amount of $15,000, with trade, being the only vehicle available for immediate delivery. James Perrin, together with his attorney Scott Dirks, f,my Beske & Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Department, and Cecil Femling, member of the Sol id Waste Committee, met relative to the recycling agreement with James Perrin, submitting a new proposal. No action taken. Erwin Siems, County Assessor, submitted his annual report for the year 1988. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to uphold the decision of the Planning Commis- sion and deny the request of Effie Lund and Monte Bachmann, for a conditional use permit in Pine Lake Township. Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, discussed burning permits for burning brush, etc., and ash disposal at the northeast landfill. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carr:i,ed, to approve an additional cost of $5,500 for preparation of specifica- tions and bid documents by R.C.M. Engineers for ash disposal cells at the northeast landfill. Kenyon Rudd, Court Administrator, appeared before the Board and pre- sented his report for the year 1988. Wayne Stein, Deputy Auditor, appeared before the Board and presented a figure of approximately $5,500 to be the cost of issuing salary checks on a semi-monthly basis vs monthly basis as now is. No action. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unani- mously carried, the fol lowing resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Mi.nnesota, that WHEREAS, on November 16, 1988, the County Board accepted the bid of Fergus Internatioral, Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $26,925.00 for one 70 HP loader tractor, and WHEREAS, the above unit has now been delivered to the satisfaction of the County Board, NOW, THEREFORE, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $26,925.00 to Fergus International, Fergus Falls, MN, in full payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 19th day of April, 1989 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $14,457.22 to Starry Construction, being the balance due on S.A.P. 56-634-05 on a suppl ementa 1 contract with Tumuli Township, forwarding a bil 1 for collection from Tumuli Township for their share of the contract. COMMITTEE LISTING BUDGET REQUESTS, 1990 COMPARABLE WORTH & PARKING ADJOURNMENT County Board -6 -Apr i1 19, 1989 Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, presented a listing of all the various committees and persons serving on said committees for the board members information. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to request the various department heads submit their budgets for the year 1990 by June 1, 1989. Krohn also discussed with the Board legislation affecting the county's Comparable Worth plan, and parking problems affecting jurors, witnesses and defense attorneys. No action taken. At 4:20 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of April 26, 1989. ATTEST: Approved .i./--Rtb-~ ;1/, ,; eJ J;,qvzrw.fJ · · Cler~