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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/11/1989MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ·OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA October 11 , 1989 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to adjournment, the _Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, October 11, 1989. Chairman Nel- son called the meeting to order at 12:37 p.m., with Commissioners Hovland. Lindquist, Nordgren and Nelson present, Commissioner Olson arriving shortly ther~after. · MINUTES APPROVED Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and car- ried. to approve the minutes of the October_ 4th meeting as mailed. ' CSAH #41 BRIDGE, Motion was. made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and carried, STAR LAKE to support the Star Lake Town Board in naming the bridge constructedi1 in 1987 over CSAH #41 on the West arm of Star Lake, the Frank Memorial Bridge, as a trib.ute to the efforts of John a17d Lucille Frank in pro- moting the replacement of the culvert with the bridge. GROUP HOSPITALIZATION Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to authorize advertising for bids to be received until 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 22, 1989, for the county's group hospi- ~ tal, medical & surgical -employee and dependents, coverage. COURTHOUSE PHOTOS Two professional photographers appeared before the Board relative to a request by Richard McCarthy, architect, to close off the east parking lot for the purpose of taking pictures of the courthouse with the new justice facility addition. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimously carried, to grant permission to take _said photographs on the condition the county receives a copy of the COUNTY ATTORNEY RES! GNATION COUNTY ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT COUNTY ATTORNEY ASSISTANT REPLACEMENT SOIL SURVEY CONTINUANCE photo_s taken: A letter from Mike Kirk, County Attorney, was presented to the Board, stating his intentions to resign as Otter Tail County Attorney because of his appointment as Judge in the Seventh Judicial District. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to accept Kirk's resignation with regrets, ,effective Dec. l, 1989. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, 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, the position of County Attorney for Otter Tail County has been vacated due to the restgn'ation of Michael Kirk, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 375.08, the County Board is authorized to fill such vacancy by appointment, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby appoint Waldemar Senyk, Fergus Falls, Assistant County Attorney, to the position of Otter Tail County Attorney, to complete the unexpired term, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, comp~nsation shall be set at 90% of the · current salary of the judges of district court, commencing December l, 1989. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 11th day of October, 1989. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to authorize the County Attorney to advertise for an assistant county attorney, to replace position being vacated, with a hiring date of November 15, 1989. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously car~ied, approviAg continuance of the Soil Survey, and the Chairman bf the Board was authorized to execute the agreement on be- half of Otter Tail County. NUISANCE ABATEMENT COST PUBLIC HEAL TH FIRE CALLS APPROVED ABATEMENTS AMC DUES APPROVED FINAL -SANITATION PROD. DUMP BOXES CSAH #1 RIGHT~OF.-WAY ACQUISITION PLAT APPROVED BELLE ACRES CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT KALDAHL,. DENIED County Board -2 .. . October 11 , 1 989 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $732.88 to the Department of Public Health, to cover abatement costs on the Virginia Schulz property in the City of Fergus Falls, and authorize the County Auditor to place a special assessment on the property on the tax of 1990. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded -by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve payment for fire calls, in the amount of $200.00 to the New York Mills Com~unity Fire Department for road ditch fire in the SE¼, Section 5, Deer Creek Township on CR #135, and $150.00 to Cbmpton Township for grass fire o~ road ditch on CSAH #50. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of tax capacity were approved: Duwayne & Marilyn Nelson Everts Township Residential homestead Merle V. Myhre . Dunn Township Property overvalued John C. Bemis Eagle Lake Tw~. Incomplete construction overvalued James Schneider Dunn Township Property overvalued Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel O. Olson and unani- mously.carried, to approve payment of the 1990 dues to the Association of Minnesota Counties, in the amount of $11,463.00, to be paid in February of 1990. Upon motion ma.de by Bert Hovland~ seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani.- mously carried~ the following res9lutton was adopted; RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tai.1 County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, on May 10, 1989, the County Board accepted the bid of Sanitation Products, Fargo, ND, in the amount of $30,19.8.00 for three dump bo~ & hydraulic systems, and WHEREAS the above contract has now been received to the satisfaction of the County Board at a total cost of $30,198.00, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Audi tor is hereby autho- rized and instructed to issue a warrant in the amount of $30,198.00 payable to Sanitation Products in full payment thereof. Dated at Fergus Falls, MN this 11th day of October, 1989. Erwin Siems, County· Assessor, discussed the possibility of condemna- tion proceedings for acquisition of the necessary right-of-way on the re.-routi ng of CSAH #1 through Amor.· No act ion taken. Mot ion was made. by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of Belilie Acres, located in Section 31-135-38: Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to uphold the decision_ of the Otter Tail County Planning Commis~ion on the denial of consideration of an application by David Kaldahl, Fair Hills, Inc., for conditional use permit. BlDS S.A.P. 56-651-10 SHERBROOKE ASPHALT· CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS APPROVED - RECYCLING CENTER [QUIPMENT BIDS County Board October 11 , 1989 The Board, having prevfously advertised for bids to be received for grading, aggregate base, plant mix, bituminous base and surface, under S.A.P. 56-651-10, proceeded to open bids which were to be found as fol lows: Sherbrooke Asphalt, Inc., Pelican Rapid~ MN Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, MN $119,549.80 135,072.00 After consideration and review by the County Engineer, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Sherbrooke Asphalt, Inc., Pelican Rapids, MN, in the amount of $119,549.80, being the lowest bid. Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, the following_ applications for conditional use permit were approved, subject to conditional requirements: Duane McGowan Otter Tail Twp. Fill low area Merle Lange Otter Tail Twp. Operate bed & breakfast Charles Malmstrom Herb Johnson Lester Langren Larry Schermerhorn Everts T_wp. Dunn Twp. Friberg Twp. Hobart Twp. facility Increase resort from 11 to 13 units Construct road to serve new subdivision Fill back of lot Lower top edge of lot for gradual s~ope & build approach The Board, having prevtously advertised for bids to be received for recycling center equipment, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Magnetic Horizontal · ean Baler Separator Recycling Equipment $7,244.00 Steins, Inc, II II Ver-Tech Blatzheim Co. II (feed conv.) Recovery Systems II II II II Conv. Miller's Bobcat Fergus International Stein's Inc. II II $30,460.00 43,395.00 490.00 7,500.00 275.00 33,936.00 (_ 5,840.00 (_ 6,280.00 Rubber Self Dumping Hoppers $ l ,501 .50 2,328.60 7,900.00 670.00 9,037.00 Portable Scale Nott Company Blatzheim Co. 3,775.00 $2,422.00 Worners Auto II II Fergus International Recycling Equipment Blatzheim Company II II Recovery Systems, Inc. PCR Equipment Aqua Poly Can Dens i fier $15,200.00 . 20,927.00 865 Med. Duty 2 T Truck $21,499.63 17.834.19 18,532.77 17,039.00 Glass Rubber Crusher Tilt Trucks $4,195.00 4,360.00 $476.00 646.30 4,500.00 1108.00 330.00 3,785.00 Drive on Skid Steer Scale Loader $11,367.16 12,258.00 14,555.16 $3,395.00 17,835.00 ~ed. Duty 2 T Truck + flt. bed $23,185.66 22,386.92 Plastic/ Paper Granulator 20,959.00 $18,898.00 670 19,098.00 12,849.00 15,999.00 WERMAGER -OTTER TAIL LAKES AREA SEWER DIST. DEL REDETZKE EDC CONTRACT LINDEBORG PROPERTY MEMORIAL PARK OFFER DECIUNED ADJOURNMENT County Board Bids (Cont'd) ABM Equipment Rayfo, Inc. II II -4 -October 11 , 1989 Multi-type Li ft hook $13,333.00 11,057 .00 13,332.00 All bids received were turned over to the Solid Waste Department for review and recommendations. Marc Wermager, Ottertail, again appeared before the Board regarding costs involved in the installatiQn of a sewer system not included in the Otter Tai 1 · Lakes Area Sewer District grant funds. Assistant County Attorney Waldemar Senyk, informed the Board and Mr. Wermager, along with a lett.er from Oountyi.)Attorney Mike Kirk, that total res- ponsibility in the matter rests with the sewer district. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to schedule the time of 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 25, 1989, inviting the members of the sewer district board to meet for the purpose of discussing the allegations of the Wermagers. Renewal of Del Redetzke's contract with the Economic Development Commission for continuation was discussed with no action taken. The matter of the offer of Lots 41 & 42, together with lake frontage, Oak Point; Rush Lake Township, by the Lindeborg's for a memorial park was brought up for final action. Motion was made by Sydney G. Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unanimo~sly carried, to decline the offer. At 3:14 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, 1989. ~-ry~?i~ Approved /0 -17-ff'J