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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 05/10/1989CALL TO. ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED REPURCHASE GARY NEUMANN MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA May 10, 1989 Pursuant to adjournnent, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, May 10, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order with all menbers present. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by:· Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the May 3rd meeting as mailed. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on May 5, 1989, Gary A. Neumann, owner of record of Part of G.L. 4, beginning 788.5' West 561 .l' SEly N ¼ Corner to beg. Center line of road, thence SEly 267.81', Sly 251.25', Nly 204.22', E 223.6' to beg., Section 28-133-42, has made application to repurchase, said property having forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-pay- ment of the 1981 tax, and WHEREAS, applicant has submitted the sum of $3,977.92 being· the agg:ne- gate of all delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties, costs and interest, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve repurchase, to be in the best public interest and relieve undue hard- ship. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 10th day of May, 1989. W.O.T. EXTENSION PETTY CASH FUND SERVICEMotion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to establish a petty cash fund in the amount of $100.00 to the West Otter Tail County Extension Service, to cover incidental costs relating to mediation services. ABATEMENTS PENALTY FORGIVEN NELC -VIN ING SNOWMOBILE TRAIL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LAKE RUNNERS GAMBLING PERMIT DENT FIREFIGHTERS MEETING DATE CHANGED JUNE 28th, TO JUNE 29 Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the following applications for reduction of tax capa- city and/or homestead classification were approved: Ronald Lentsch Star Lake Incomplete house overvalued Daniel W. Mueller Rush Lake Property overvalued Herbert E. Bayer Bluffton T Renove building valuation Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to accept payment without penalty and interest on late payment of a solid waste user charge from the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church at Vining. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve a Minnesota Trail Assistance Program Pro- ject Proposal from the Lake Runners Trail Association, for state fun- ding in the amount of $24,336.15, and the Chairman of the Eoarld was authorized to execute said application on behalf of Otter Tail County. An application from the Dent Firefighters Relief Ass'n for gambling operation at the Galaxy Resort at Star Lake was presented to the Board and upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist, a request for waiver of the 60 day waiting period is to be submitted to the Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue. Because of an AMC District meeting to be held in Fergus Falls on Wednesday, June 28th, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to change the meeting date to the afternoon of June 29th for regular board, with the Human Services Board meeting in the morning. ROADSIDE MOWING BIDS County Board -2 -May,il O, 1989 The Board, having previ'ously advertised for bids to be received for roadside mowing, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as fol 1 ows: Artea A Area B Area C Area D Area E Arnold Bennett $30.00 Steven Ehnert 31 .25 Archie Wahl in $22.00 Kenneth Anderson $24. 90 Dennis Johnson 20.90 Selmer Halvorson $23 .00 Car 1 Wa 11 ev and 22.50 Area F Area G Area H Area I Area J Archie Wahlin $22.00 Kenneth Anderson 21 .50 Orlin Johnson $18.90 $18.90 Dennis Johnson $20.90 Carl Wallevand 22.90 $22.50 Denn i s &· Or 1 i n Johnson $20.00 Merle Dittberner 36 .26 Selmer Halvorson 21 .60 21 .50 All"bid~ w~re turned over to the County Engineer for review and after consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lind- quist and unanimously carried, to accept the low bids, as follows: Area A Arnold Bennett $30.00 Area B Kenneth Anderson 24.90 Area C Dennis Johnson 20.90 Area D Carl Wallevand 22.50 Area F Kenneth Anderson 21 .50 Area G Orlin Johnson 18. 90 Area H Dennis Johnson 20.90 Area I Dennis Johnson & Orlin Johnson 20.00 Area J Orlin Johnson 18.90 SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for BIDS snow removal equipment, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: HERBICIDE BIDS Little Falls Machine, Inc., Little Falls, MN $31 .875.00 After review and uppn recommendation of the County Engineer, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Little Falls Machine, Inc., in the amount of $31 .875.00, being the only bid received. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for the seasonal supply of herbicide, proceeded to open bids which were fund to be as follows: Edwards Contracting, Inc. Andrae Products, Inc. 3 0 g a 1 . d rums $10.45 12. 95 55 gal. drums $10.30 12 .65 After review by the Engineer, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried, with Mel 0. Olson abstaining, to accept the bid of Edwards Contracting, Inc., Hampton, IA, in the amount of $10.30 for 55 gallon drums, being the lowest bid. County Board -3 -May 10, 1989 DUMP BOXES & HYDRAULIC The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for SYSTEM BIDS three dump boxes and hydraulic systems, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: BOB RESSET CONTRACT JAIL REMODEL! NG SEWAGE SYSTEM INSTAL~ ums & CLEANERS LICENSES Sanitation Products, Fargo, ND Crysteel Truck Equipment-; Fridley, MN Dakotah Truck Equipment, West Fargo, ND Midland Equipment, Eden Prairie, MN J-Craft, Kimba 11 , MN $30,198.00 27,855.00 30,390.00 30,774.00 31 ,215. 00 All bids were turned over to the County Engineerjfor review and after consideration, motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to reject the low bid of Crysteel Truck Equipment, in the amount of $27,855, due to the fact the bid was for type VII hoist when the specifications called for a type V ttecause of pfevious ex~erience with type VII, and accept the bid of Sanitation Products, Fargo, ND in the amount of $30,198.00. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to accept the contract with Bob Resset for the re- habilitation of the old jail facility, subject to review by the County Attorney, and the Chairman of the Board was instructed to execute said contract on behalf of the County. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following sewage system installers and cleaners licenses were approved: Installers Licenses: Lloyd Hendershot A 11 an Roggenkamp John Boit Sherrill Jacobson Al Dahl Cleaners Licenses: Roggenkamp Excavating Boit Construction Jacobson & Sons Exe. Al Dahl Construction Donald & DuWayne Strom Strmm's Resort Al Dahl Al Dahl Construction Battle Lake, MN Wadena, MN Lake Park, MN Underwood, MN Detroit Lakes, MN Detroit Lakes, MN Detroit Lakes, MN CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by .Bert Hovland and unani- APPROVED mously carried, the following conditional use permits were approved, subject to conditional requirements: Ten Ku nza Dick Der ti ng er Carol Shelton Sandra McDonald Pine Lake & Corliss T Ru sh Lake Dead Lake Scam bl er Dale & Delores Campbell Friberg Construct road to serve proposed pl at Remove portion of ice ridg~ Operate amusement park Operate vehicle service garage Move driveway and cut & fill low area CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- DENIED -NORDICK mously carried, to uphold the decision of the Planning Commission and deny the application of Wayne Nordick for(m conditional use permit to cut bank on shoreline in Everts Township. OCTA TRAIL GRANT APP. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, .approval was given to an application by the OCTA snowmobile trail association for $·:e2,,61:ll-.J'1[) of State grant funds, and the Chairman of the Board was authorized to execute the sponsor approval on behalf of Otter Tail County. TRAINING SESSION, PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RESOLUTION VIKING LIBRARY SYSTEM LIQUOR LICENSE BEAVER TRAP EDA APPOINTMENT MI KE ACKLEY U.S.FISH & WlLDLIFE SERVICE~ ACQUISITION County Boa rd -4 -May l O, 1989 Wally Senyk, Assistant County Attorney, discussed with the Board the possibility of having an update training session for all members of the Otter Tail County Planning Commission and the Board of Ad- justment, dealing with court decisions, etc.. Senyk was instructed to proceed with the plan. David Barton, Director of the Viking Library System, appeared before the Board and presented the new Library Service Agreement, af:ter which the following resolution was introduced by Hub Nordgren who moved for its adoption: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has officially acted to establish public library service in the county's cities and townships and~pnovide financial support for such service, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with the Viking Library System for such public library service, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. to provide funding for said service, a levy shall be extended to all the taxpayers of Otter Tail County, except those areas providing their own library, Fergus Falls City, Pelican Rapids, Perham, New York Mills and Wadena, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, said levy shall be paid to the Viking Library System, one half on or before the 31st of July, second.half on or before the 15th of December, each year, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, should receipts through taxation not be adequate to pay the entire amount so levied, the short-fall shall be paid out of othe General Revenue Fund, with reimbursement being made to said fund when funds are received. The motion was seconded by Mel 0. Olson and carried unanimously. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve an application for on-sale intoxicating liquor license for Robert L. Thomson, dba Blanche Creek, Inc., for the Beaver Trap in Girard Township. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to appoint Mike Ackley, 1039 West Linden, Fergus Falls, MN, to the Otter Tail County Economic Development Commission. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and carried, with Hub Nordgren voting "no", Bert Hovland absent, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board for acquisition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the County Board on May 10, 1989 and informed said Board that a purchase agreement had been secured from Rolland Hanstad on Lot 4 & 5, Section 19~131-42, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board· does hereby approve the aforementioned acquisition by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 10th day of May, 1989 RESOLUTION, FISH & WILD LIFE SERVICE RAILROAD~ CR #143 CROSSING HAZZARD ADJOURNMENT County Board -5 -May 10, 1989 Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a division of the De- partment of Interior, acquires private lands for wildlife purposes; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this acquisition is beneficial to the preserva- tion of wildlife in this nation but leads to the elimination of taxable properties within counties, particularly those more suitable for this type of land acquisition; and WHEREAS, the Fish and Wildlife Service has a program commonly referred to as "Payment in Lieu of Taxes" to provide some offset to counties for loss in property tax revenue caused by the public acquisition of these lands; and WHEREAS, the program, if fully funded, would only provide a portion of the taxes lost to local units of government; and WHEREAS, in recent years the Congress of the Unites States has failed to fully fund this ''Payment in Lieu of Taxes" Program thereby increasing the property tax burden on other landowners within this county and l i ke counties, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners hereby request the Congress of the United States to fully fund the program commonly referred to as the "Payment in Lieu of Taxes" Program of the Fish and Wildlife Service. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Auditor is directed to send a certified copy of this resolution to Congressman Arlan Stangeland and Senators David Durenberger and Rudy Boschwitz. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 10th day of May, 1989. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to instruct the County Engineer to write a letter to Robert G. Swanson, MNDoT regarding a traffic engineering study on the Railroad -County Road #143 crossing to determine the need of trcffic control devices, and also signing on the Newton Township road located west of C.R. 143, with a request for grant funds for said project. At 3:30 p.m., motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nord- gren and carried, to adjourn the meeting until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 17 , l 98 9 . ATTEST: Approved S-/7-~ 'i