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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 09/06/1989MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA September 6, 1989 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to adjournme,nt, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter ALL PRESENT . Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, September 6, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m., with all members present. MINUTES APPROVED Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of August 23, as mailed. WEST CENTRAL MN INI-Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- TIATIVE FUND mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, it is the intent of the County to endorse those activities which will capture additional resources for its citizens; and, WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners must endorse the applica- tion of organizattons to receive planning grants from the Economic Development Administration; and WHEREAS, the West Central Minnesota Initiative Fund has demonstrated that it would serve as a fine representative of regional approach to economic development, and would further the goal of creating private- public partnerships to reduce government expenditures; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board of Commis·sioners hereby endorses the designation by the Economic Development Administra- tion of the West Central Minnesota Initiative Fund as the Regional Economic Development District. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of September, 1989. UNITED WAY EMPLOYEE Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- CONTRIBUTION GOAL mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: CELTIC LIFE INS. CO. CONVERSION PREMIUM RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the 1990 campaign of the United Way of Fergus Falls, INc., will commence on September 8, 1989, and WHEREAS, contributions to this campaign supports fully, or in part, twenty-two (22) local, state or national organizations, and WHEREAS, employees, by mutual agreement between United Ways, are asked to contribute where they work in order to utilize payroll withholding, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners does encourage the participation of all county employees in this United Way campaign, and · BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners encour- ages the use of payroll withholding for this purpose and the Board adopts the goal of $3,748 as the 1990 Otter Tail County Employees United Way Goal. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of September, 1989. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $990 .00 for the annual premium for the conversion premium to Celtic Life Insurance Company. COURT ADMINISTRATOR STORAGE CABINETS DONALDl.[AKE PETITION LIMIT MOTOR SIZE ABATEMENTS APPROVED U.S. FISH & ·W[HJ:DlJI.F.E:: ACQUISITIONS EAST BATTLE BEACH PLAT ROAD QUADRANT -LEACHATE AGREEMENT PROPOSED AFDC RULE CHANGES I County Board -2 -September 6, 1989 Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,698.00 to Soli's Wood Shop, Fergus Falls, for storage cabinets for the Court Administrator. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to accept a petition from a group of concern.ed citizens, praying for a 1 imit of 20 _H.P. be pl a.ced on outboard motors operated on Donald Lake in the City of Otter Tai 1 , instructing the County Auditor to forward same to th~ City of Otter Tail. Motiok was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of tax capacity: Randal F. Hemmerlin Buse Township Mobile home overvalued Allen & Alice Westby Erhards Grove Vacant prope~ty -remove garbage fee David Wegscheid Gorman Remove mobile home value - no 1 onger there Vernon Koep Henning Twp. Remove solid waste fee Paul Hell Lida Travel trailer licensed - remove value Daniel & Linette Hanson Fergus Falls C Should be residential mid-year Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded· by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was ado~t~d: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otte·r 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 of Commissioners for acquisition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is re- qui red, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with the County Board on September 6, 1989 and informed said Board that waterfowl easements had been secured from: Craig L. Vaughn on the SW¼NW¼ and Lot 6, exc. tr., Section 21-132-42 Bruce L. Brenden, SW¼SW¼, Section 20-135-44 Olaf V. Draxten, et.,al., Lot 3, ex. tr.,·section 22-132-42 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does here by approve the aforementioned acqujsiUon by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Adopted at Fergus: Falls, MN this 6th day of September, 1989. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren to allow until July l, 1990 for Taylor Investment to construct a road in connection with East Battle Beach plat. The motion was seconded by Andy Lindquist, but was withdrawn prior to vote. Dayle Johnson of Quadrant and Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Officer, appeared before the Board and discussed the Leachate Agreement between Otter Tail County and Quadrant Co. No formal action taken . . A letter from J. Allan Anderson, Investigator, was presented to the Board relative to proposed AFDC rule changes and the County Auditor was instructed to write a letter to the Department of Human Services requesting a hearing on the proposed rule amendments~ upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried unanimously. STONEL~ INC. EDC RESOLUTION I County Board -3 -September 6, 1989 Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissi~ners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, it is within the powers of the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County of the State of Minnesota to condu·ct activities supportive to economic development of the County for the purpose of expanding employment, ehhancing the tax base, and promoting the general welfare of the County, and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County has been re- quested to submit a sponsoring resolution for the firm of Stonel, of rural Fergus Falls, of Otter Tail County, and WHEREAS, such resolution was presented by Del Redtzke, County Economic Development Constultant, who outlined his meetings with the Company's principals, those. principals being Wally Stommes and Gerry Nelson, previously employed by a Fergus Falls firm, the new product, while in the same general international market, is substan- tially different from that currently being made in·the area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County, hereby submits this resolution on behalf of Stonel, Incorporated. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of September, 1989. CASE FUER & EQUIPMENT Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- FINAL PAYMENT mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: CSAH #1 PERHAM IND. PARK ACCESS BIDS FAIR APPROPRIATIONS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR HEARING RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners:, of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on July 19, 1989, the County Bo~rd accepted the bid of Case Power & Equipment, Shakopee, MN, in the amount of $21,508.08 for two 20 ton ramp trailers, and WHEREAS, said trailers have now been delivered to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total amount of $21,508.08, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby instructed to issue a warrant in the amount of $21,508.08 to Case Power & Equipment in full payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of September, 1989. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to advertise for bids to be received until l :00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11th, for access to the Perham Industrial Park on CSAH, excluding the railroad crossing. Representatives of the West Otter Tail County Fair Association appeared before the Board relative to the budget for the fair for the year 1990. After consideration, motion was made by ~ndy Lindquist, seconded by ~el 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to appropriate $12,000 for each of the two fair associations in Otter Tail County for the year 1990. Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Cammi ss ioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, th at The sum of $11,494,547 be presented ·as the County's proposed budget for the year 1990 at the County's budget hearing scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 20, 1989. Adopted at Fergus Falls, ~•N this 6th day of September, 1989. ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT County Board -4 . .,. September 6, 198g Upon motion made by Mel O. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety has been desig- nated:to administer law enforcement funds available through the Federal Antm-Drtlg Abuse Act of 1986; and WHEREAS, the County is eligible to receive funds for services set · forth in its grant application, NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the County of Otter Tail enter into agreement with the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety, to reimburse the County for money spent for approved activi- ties in connection with its grant application. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Sheriff and County Treasurer be and are hereby authorized to execute such agreement and any amendment thereto. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 6th day of September, 1989. At 3:55 p.m., motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to close the meeting to the pµbMc for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations with the County Attorney. At 4:07 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjournsd ·until the after on of September 13, 1989. ATTEST: ~J!gloa~ ·. ~ ~k