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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 12/13/1989MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA December 13, 1989 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter ALL PRESENT Tail :County Minnesota met Wednesday, December 13, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 12:43 p.m. with all members present. MINUTES APPROVED Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the December 6th meeting as submitted. LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER Richard Kausler, Sheriff's Department, and Rick Sytsma, Maintenance CARPETING -APPROVED Sup~rvisor, appeared befote the Board regarding the requested carpe- ting in the law enforcement center. After consideration, motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to authorize Sytsma and Kausler to proceed with the project, getting quotations, allowing up to $4,500.00 for the installation of the car- pet, as recommended by the Building Committee. SHERIFF VEHICLES Joe Peloquin, Sheriff's Department, discussed the purchase of vehicles APPROVED for use by the Sheriff's Department, stating there would be an approxi- mate savings of from $800.00 to $1,000 per unit if purchased through the state contract. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the purchase of six vehicles through the State contract. RESOLUTION Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- BOAT & WATER SAFETY mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: 'I RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, under the provisions of M.S. Section 361.24 (1980), the Sheri ff of each county is required to carry out the provisions of M.S. Section 361 .01 to 361 .29 and the Boat and Water Safety Rules, referred to as the 11 NR Rules, 11 promulgated by the Cammi ss i oner of Natural RE sources, including patrol, enforcement, search and rescue, watercraft inspection, waterway marking and accident investigation, and WHEREAS, in connection with the Sheriff's duties, M.S. Section 361.24 Subd. 2 and 3 provide that the County submit to the Commissioner of Natural Resources a budget to carry out the Sheriff's Duties; and WHEREAS, M.S. Section 361 .24, Subd. 4 and the NR Rules provide for the allocation of funds by the Commissioner to the County based on certain criteria and conclusions to assist the funding of the Sheriff's duties; and WHERE~S; the County has submitted a proposed budget to the State, NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows: A. (DUTIES) The county sheriff shall perform the Sheriff's duties as defined in the agreement. B. (TERM) Said agreement shall be effective under the Terms of the Agreement. Funds not expended by the latter date shall be re- turned to the State. In no case will expenses incurred outside of the agreement be funded by the State. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of December, 1989. County Board -2 -December 13, 1989 RESOLUTION Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and PHELPS DAM GRANT FUNDS unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota,-that WHEREAS, Otter Tail County is experiencing problems with the dam at Phelps Mill Park due to deterioration of the dam, and WHEREAS certain grant funds are available through the Department of Natural Resources for assistance in such repairs, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County doeshereby urge that repairs to the Phelps Mill dam and three Otter Tail River Dams at the outlets of Big Pine Lake, Rush Lake and Otter Tail Lake be included in the Depart- ment of Finance's recommendation to the Legislature for funding, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED copies of this resolution be mailed to the Honorable Rudy Perpich, Governor of the Great State of ~innesota, to the Commissioner of Finance, State of "1innesota, and to the legislative representatives for Otter Tail County. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of December, 1989. RED RIVER VALLEY DEV. Upon motion made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- ASSOCIATION mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: VIKING LIBRARY GOVERNING BOARD SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE BOARDSMORE: SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE FEHRENBACK SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE OLSON SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE SULLIVAN NOT APPOINTED SWENSON-STOCK TAX SPLIT FOR 1989 ABATEMENTS APPROVED RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Mi'nnesota, that UNDER THE provisions of Section 739, General Statutes of 1932, the sum of $600.00 be and the same hereby is appropriated out of the Rev.enue Fund of the County to the Red River Valley Development Asso- ciation, said amount so appropriated to be used in payment of pre- miums to exhibitors for the year 1990. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of December, 1989. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to appoint Janice Bennison, Perham, MN, as Otter Tail County representative on the Viking Library System Governing Boa·rd. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, ,to appoint John Beardsmore to the Solid Waste Committee. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to re-appoiriti;Joe Fehrenback to the Solid Waste Com- mittee. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to re-appoint Bert Olson to the Solid Waste Committee. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson, to re- appoint Jourdan Sullivan to the Solid Waste Committee. The motimn failed with Commiss ibners Hovland, Nordgren and Nelson voting II no 11 • Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to allow a split of the Marlin Swenson-David Stock property for the tax year 1989, split having taken place in 1988, allowing Swenson to pay his portion of the 1989 tax. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded mously carried, the following applications were approved: by Mel 0. Olson and unani- for reduction of tax capacity John L. & Damaris A. Peshek Charles & Marjorie Munkirs Dunn Township Dunn Township Property overvalued Property overvalued FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY APPROVED -EBERSVILLER FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY DENIED -NOAH DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS APPROVED County Board -3 -December 13, 1989 Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to allow forgiveness of penalty to Gordon Ebersviller for late payment of tax on property in the City of Fergus Falls, due to the c9mputer being "down" at the time of inquiry, resulting in the late payment. , Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to deny forgiveness of penalty for late payment of tax by Matt Noah, on property in Dunn Township. Upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mo"usly carried, the following department budget were approved for the year 1990: Commissioners Commissioners Contingency Court Administration County Public Defender 7th Judicial District County Coordinator County Auditor Motor Vehicle Treasurer Assessor Auditing Data Processing Elect ions County Attorney County Attorney Contingent County Recorder Courthouse operations Veterans Service Land & Resource Board of Adjustment Planning Commission HRA Sheriff Contingency Sheriff Jail Kitchen Boat & Water Safety Coroner Ci v il Def ens e Economic Dev·elopment Small Cities Development Program The Rail Action Committee ,:]Regional Treatment Center O.T. County Tourism O.T. County Historical Society Fair Associations Phelps Mill Park West Otter Tail Extension Service East Otter Tail Extension Service W.O.T. Soil & Water Conservation Dist. E.O.T. Soil & Water Conservation Dist. O.T. County Extension Committee Weed Control Soil Survey Recycling Match Predator Control Telephone Postage UPS Charges Liability Insurance Mis ce 11 aneous Humane Society Appropriation · Retirees Insurance Sheri ff' s Dept. Severance Pay O.T. Sewer Dist .. TOTAL $ 140,388.00 l ,000 .00 469,868.00 141,785.00 277,859.00 115,343.00 331,224.00 73,208.00 173,853.00 307,128.00 35,000.00 327,070.00 46,245.00 434,990.00 5,000.00 145,676.00 368,882.00 88,553.00 170,650.00 4,200.00 11,500.00 6,352.00 2,579.00 l ,312,498.00 1,026,080.00 201,231.00 66,068.00 27,100.00 2,816.00 57,043.00 8,000.00 6,000.00 20,000.00 3,000.00 41,717.00 24,000.00 23,637 .DO 8:B,767.00 85,871.00 39,000.00 39,000.00 2,370.00 47,210.00 87,857.00 20,201.00 12,500.00 85,000.00 58,000.00 2,350.00 355,000.00 68,601 .00 20,000.00 12,000.00 8,000.00 50,380.00 $7,574,710.00 PLAT -CLITHERALL LAKE VIEW -TABLED PLAT APPROVED MCDONALD SHORES PLAT APPROVED TWIN OAKS HEIGHTS, 1st CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TABLED -MORKEN/BRING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLATS APPROVED EXTENSIONS APPROVED HE-THA-NICK & WICKLUND'S ADD'N BED & BREAKFAST PRINTING & PUBLISHING BIDS AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS FAMILY COVERAGE OPTION STATE PURCHASE CONTRACT APPROVED COUNTY ATTORNEY ORGANIZATIONAL CHART PLANN COMMISSION SCHWARTZ APPOINTED BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ANDERSON APPOINTED County Board -4 -December 13, 1989 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to table action on the approval of the plat of Clitherall Lake View, to be located in Section 13-132-40. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried to approve the plat of McDonald Shofes, Phase l & 2, located in Sections 17 & 20-136-40. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of Twin Oaks Heights, 1st Add'n, Sections 17 & 18-136-38. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to table action on the conditional use permit of Harding Morken/Lyle Bring, on the request to construct a walk-out base- ment, Lida Township. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. mously carried, to approve the following applications use permit, with conditional requirements: 01 son and unani- for conditional Gerald Meland Dead Lake & Rush Lake Townships F.F.Fish & Game Club Maine Twp. Construct road to serve n proposed pl at Excavate for waterfowl ponds Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve preliminary plats of South View, Section 1-135-40 and Section 6-135-39, and Abells Pickeral Lake North Shore Add'n, Section 12-134-41. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve extensions of the 90 day deadline for com- pletion, on the preliminary plats of Ted Kunza for He-Tha-Nick, Section.33-137-38, and Kenneth Wicklund, Widklund's Add'n, Section 13-134/41. Malcolm Lee discussed the 90 day moratdrium on bed & breakfast estab- lishments with no action taken. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried,' to authorize advertising for bids to be received until 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 2, 1990, for printing and publishing of the county's annual financial statement, delinquent tax list and legal notices for the year 1990. Larry Krohn, County Coordinator, discussed plan amendments with American Administrators, with no action taken. Krohn also discussed the possibility of allowing an option for family coverage with Blue Cross/Blue Shield with no action taken. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve renewal of the State contract for purchases. County Attorney Waldemar Senyk presented an organizational chart together with proposed salary range schedule, which was approved as presented upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lind- quist and unanimously carried. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to re-appoint Robert Schwartz, to the Otter Tail County Planning Commission. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to re-appoint Craig Anderson, to the Otter Tail County Board of Adjustment. PLANNING COMMISSION ACKLEY APPOINTED BALLOT JOGGER PURCHASE APPROVED CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT County Board -5 -December 13, 1989 Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to re-appoint Mike Ackley to the Otter Tail County Planning Commission. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to approve purchase of an AIS Ballot Jogger from American Information Systems, at a cost of $295.00 for use with the · optical scan ballot counting machine, delivery of such machine to be made August 1 , 1990. At 2:30 p.m., motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to close the meeting to the public for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations. At 3:32 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until 9:30 a .. , Wednesday, December 20, 1989. ATTEST: ~ Ji. ~rsek •