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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 08/16/1989CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED ABATEMENTS JAIL REHABILITATION CHANGE ORDER APPROVED ST. PAUL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE SEMINAR AUDITOR PERSONNEL AMC BUILDING DEDICATION BIDS S.A.P. 56-599-32 BRIDGE -ERHARDS GROVE ROTHSAY -911 SERVICE MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA August 16, 1989 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, August 16, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m., with all members present. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of August 9, 1989. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of tax capacity were approved: Kenneth Johnson Perham City Mid-year homestead John Dubbels Carlisle Mobile home overvalued Mal Weisenburger Eagle Lake Mobile home moved prior to 1/1/89 Allan Sandvig Erhards Grove Homestead classification Kevin Berger Everts Residential homestead, secondary Kenneth Rimpil a Ernest Mathias Dale Lemke Roberta Cline Bradley Nelson Homestead Lida Rush Lake Fergus Fa 11 s C. Pelican Rapids parcel, remove garbage fee U.S.A. property, tax exempt, remove garbage fee Property overvalued Disability classification Half-homestead Homestead classification Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve additional work by Bob Resset Construction, Inc., Pelican Rapids, resulting in a change order of $1,550.00, and payment for same. on the jail rehabilitation project. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve four individuals from the Auditor's office to attend a St. Paul Technical Institute Seminar to be held at the Holiday Inn, Fergus Falls, at a cost of $95.00 per person, designed specifically for auditor's office personnel. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to designate Commissioner Hovland to accept a plaque being given by the AMC to those counties contributing funds towards the construction of the new AMC building in Saint Paul, building dedication being held August 31st. The County Board, having prevoiusly advertised for bids to be received for concrete arch culverts to be installed on a township road in Efhards Township, under S.A.P. 56-599-32, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Landwehr Heavy Moving, Inc., St. Cloud, MN Riley Bros. Const., Inc., Morris, MN Egge Construction, Pelican Rapids $ 78,862.00 82,140.00 102,216.60 All bids were turned over to Engineer Berend for review, and after consideration, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hov- 1 and and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Landwehr Heavyil Moving, Inc., St. Cloud, MN, in the amount of $78,862.00, being the lowest bid. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the agreement with the City of Rothsay for the Emergency 911 Service, and the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the Board. SAFETY COMMITTEE OLSON APPOINTED RESOLUTION BRIDGE #96805 GRANT BIDS -RECYCLING BUILDING PELICAN VALLEY LANDFILL CLOSED PERHAM CHAMBER TOURISM EXTENSION SERVICE COMPUTER SYSTEM County Board -2 .. August-•16, 1989 The minutes of the meeting of the Safety Committee were presented to the Board and discussed. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, that Mel O. Olson be appointed as a member of the Safety Committee. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the County of Otter Tail has applied to the Commissioner of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation Fund for the reconstruction of Bridge No. 96805 over the Pelican River, and, WHEREAS, the application for the grant has been reviewed by the proper agencies, and WHEREAS, the amount of the grant has been determined to be $7,875.70 by reason of the lowest responsible bid, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Otter Tail does hereby affirm that any cost of the bridge in excess of the grant will be appropriated from funds available to the County of Otter Tail, and that any grant monies appropriated for the bridge but not required, based on the final estimate, shall be returned to the Minnesota State Transportation Fund. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 16th day of August, 1989. The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for the construction of a building for the Fergus Falls Recycling Center, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Gast Construction, Wahpeton, ND H amme rs Const . , I n c . , Perham , MN Alt No. 1 $309,590.00 $306,589.00 291,000.00 283,000.00 Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to refer the bids to Engineer Moen and Solid Waste Officer Hanan for further study and report back to the board the reasons for the difference in the estimated cost and the bids received. Representatives of the Pelican Valley Landfill Ass~n appeared before the Board, informing the Board that the permfi1t:)for their landfill had expired in February of 1989, wi.th an extension until September. Gerald Ricard also appeared and indicated his interest in taking the white goods until such time he can no longer dispose of them. After some discussion, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to instruct Attorney Mike Kirk and Solid Waste Officer Mike Hanan to draw up a contract with Ric~rd to accept white goods until such time he is unable to dispose of same. with the landfill no longer taking demolition materials, and the canisters accepting household wastes and tires only. Jane Ashnewitz, [}l:ecut:r.ve S~cretary of the Perham Area Chamber of Commerce, appeared before the Board, requesting support and financial assistance for the chamber's tourism p~omotion. No action taken. Harold Stanislawski, County Agent, appeared relative to his grant approval of a state connected computerized system for extension service, requesting a separate phone line connection for access by area farmers, lending agencies, elevators, chemical companies, etc., to the University of Minnesota Extension Service. After some discussion, motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to approve on a trial basis for the remainder of 1989 and all of 1990, at a $40.00 per month, plus $60.00 installa- tion fee, authorizing Stanislawski to charge an appropriate access fee for those firms and individuals wishing to utilize the system. ADJOURN ME NT County Board -3 -August 16, 1989 At 3:10 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of August 23rd, 1989. Approved H-;;> 3-K7 ATTEST: