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August 13, 2024
OTTER TAIL COUNTY -MINNESOTA
BOARD OF COMM ISSIONERS' MINUTES
Government Services Center, Commissioners' Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
August 13, 2024 I 8:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the
Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Commissioners Kurt Mortenson, Chair; Lee Rogness, Vice
Chair; Wayne Johnson, Dan Bucholz, and Bob Lahman were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Mortenson called for approval of the Board Agenda. Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and
unanimously carried to approve the Board of Commissioners' agenda of August 13, 2024, with the following
additions and corrections:
LCCMR Echo Bay Resolution
Carbon Pipeline Public Hearing & AMC Transportation Policy Subcommittee
Correction to the July 23, 2024 Minutes on pg. 5, Resolution No. 2024-64
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Johnson, second by Lahman and unanimously carried to approve the consent agenda items as
presented:
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1. July 23, 2024, Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for July 30, 2024, as Approved for Payment by the County Auditor-
Treasurer (Exhibit A)
3. Warrants/Bills for August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
4. Human Services and Public Health Warrants/Bills for August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
5. Otter Tail River 1W1 P Agreement for Services
6. Redeye River 1W1 P Agreement for Services
7. Approval of Final Payment for CP 4295-202 2024 Crack Sealing Project -Fahrner
Asphalt Sealers, LLC, Eau Claire, WI
8. Approval of the issuance of a temporary liquor license for New York Mills for the Otter
Berry Farm, Corn Maze on the date of September 7, 2024.
9. Approval of the application for gambling permit for Lake Country Sportsmen's Club of
Otter Tail County for an event for Tuesday, October 15, 2024, held at Beach Bums Bar
& Eatery at 35776 County Highway 72, Battle Lake, MN 56515.
10. Approval of the application for charitable gambling permit for Perham Sportsman's Club
at The Cactus, 43521 Fort Thunder Road, Perham MN on October 17, 2024 for PSC
Annual Chili Feed Fundraiser.
11. Approval of the issuance of an Otter Tail County Departmental Purchasing Card, with a
30-Day Limit of $5,000 to the Otter Tail County Auditor/Treasurer's office as requested
by Wayne Stein, County Auditor/Treasurer.
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024
12. Approval of the issuance of an Otter Tail County Purchasing Card, with a 30-Day Limit
of $1,000 to Jesse Paul Oelfke, Assistant County Attorney as requested by Michelle
Eldien, Otter Tail County Attorney.
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER CONSULTANT CONTRACT
Motion by Johnson, second by Lahman and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials'
signatures to execute a one-year Professional Services Agreement between Otter Tail County and Meghan
Kelley Mohs as a Family Resource Center Development Facilitator to assist the County with the development
of Family Resource Center(s) to meet the needs offamilies within our communities.
AMC TRANSPORTATION POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE
Commissioner Johnson informed the Board that, as the Vice Chair of the Association of Minnesota Counties
(AMC) Transportation Policy Committee, he was asked to serve in a position on a subcommittee advisory
group related to Minnesota Motor Vehicle Registration Compliance. Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz
and unanimously carried to recognize the appointment of Commissioner Johnson to serve on the AMC
Transportation Policy subcommittee related to Minnesota Motor Vehicle Registration Compliance.
PROBATION AGENT
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to approve two (2) 1.0 full-time equivalent
(FTE) Probation Agents within the Probation Department as part of Phase 2 of the transition from the County
Probation Officer Model to the Community Corrections Act Model. These positions will be funded through the
probation funding subsidy for 2025.
OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Motion by Rogness, second by Lahman and unanimously carried to approve out-of-state travel for Probation
Director Michael Schommer and one staff member to travel to Las Vegas, NV from January 26-29, 2025 to
attend the American Probation and parole Association (APPA) 2025 Winter Training Institute. Costs will be
covered by the correctional fee account with no additional taxpayer expense.
COURTHOUSE INNER SECURITY DOOR PROJECT
Motion by Bucholz, second by Lahman and unanimously carried to authorize the Otter Tail County Sheriff's
Office to apply for a Courthouse Security Grant, as well as the Board to provide a letter of support, as part of
ongoing efforts to support the safety and security of the courthouse. The Sheriff's Office plans to build an inner
set of security doors past the screening station with plans to maintain the historic aesthetic of the building.
RECESS & RECONVENE
At 8:55 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
recessed for a short break. The Board of Commissioners meeting was reconvened at 9:03 a.m.
SOLID WASTE HOURS OF OPERATION
Motion by Johnson, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to authorize the following changes to the
Solid Waste hours of operation effective October 1, 2024:
> Fergus Falls Transfer Station: open first Saturday of each month 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. > Pelican Rapids Transfer Station: open Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. > Fergus Falls HHW, Re-Use and Redemption Center: open first Saturday of each month 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and closed Mondays year-round
> All other facilities hours remain unchanged
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August 13, 2024
HEART OF THE LAKES TRAIL -MAPLEWOOD SEGMENT -CHANGE ORDER #1
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to authorize Change Order #1 for the Heart
of the Lakes (HOTL) Trail -Maplewood Segment in the amount of $42,801.00 for the installation of silt fence
and rapid stabilization to meet MPCA compliance due to the abnormally high volume of rain as presented by
Parks & Trails Director Kevin Fellbaum.
SUPPORT TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING THROUGH LCCMR -ECHO BAY
OTTER TAIL COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 2024-27
WHEREAS, the County of Otter Tail supports the grant application made to the Minnesota Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for grant funding through Minnesota's Environment and
Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) for the amount of $1,250,000.00. The application is for construction
of Phase 1 of the Echo Bay Master Plan to include the following, construction of bituminous access roads,
bituminous parking lots, bituminous trails, and vault toilets within Echo Bay Park.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the County of Otter Tail supports the above referenced project
and authorizes the submittal of a proposal for funding of this project on behalf of the Otter Tail County Parks
and Trails Department to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) in response
to the 2025 Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) Request for Proposal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, if funding is awarded, the County of Otter Tail agrees to accept the award
and may enter into an agreement with the state of Minnesota for the above referenced project. The County of
Otter Tail will comply with all applicable laws, environmental requirements, and regulations and any additional
conditions stated in the grant agreement and the approved LCCMR work plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, the County of Otter Tail understands that grants from the ENRTF are
generally paid out on a reimbursement basis. The County of Otter Tail has the financial capability to pay for
project expenses prior to seeking reimbursement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, the County of Otter Tail certifies none of the current principals of the
County of Otter Tail have been convicted of a felony financial crime in the last ten years. For this purpose, a
principal is defined as a public official, a board member, or staff that would have the authority to access or
determine the use of EN RTF funds, if awarded; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, Kevin Fellbaum, Otter Tail County Parks and Trails Director is hereby
authorized to execute such agreements and work plans as necessary and Kevin Fellbaum is authorized to
implement the project on behalf of the County of Otter Tail; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the County of Otter Tail has the financial capability to meet the match
requirements and ensure adequate construction, operation, and maintenance of the project once completed.
The motion for the authorization of the changes to the foregoing resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Johnson, duly seconded by Commissioner Lahman and, after discussion thereof and upon vote being taken
thereon, passed unanimously.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 13th day of August 2024.
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COUNTY -MINNESOTA
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August13,2024
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated: August 27, 2024
By: -----1.!./£::/-~...LJ/4~. fJ1.~'±~-:======~--
Kurt Mortenson, Board of Commissioners Chair
Attest: _,v&,~_I ........ • tdt-, ____ ----"--tj---=~_____.. ___ _
Nicole Hansen, Clerk
RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD AND CONTRACTS & BONDS
Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to award the S.P. 056-070-035 MN Project
No. HSIP 5624(269) Curve Realignment to Gladen Construction, Inc. of Laporte, MN with the low bid amount
of $227,801.12 and to authorize County Officials' signatures to execute the contract between Otter Tail County
and Gladen Construction, Inc. for S.P. 056-070-035 MN Project No. HSIP 5624(269) Curve Realignment.
CLOSED SESSION
At 9:17 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the Board of Commissioners meeting closed to public. The closed
session is authorized under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, Subd. 3(c)(3) to discuss the purchase of property at
829 NE 3rd Street, Perham, MN. Present in the room were Commissioners Kurt Mortenson, Lee Rogness,
Dan Bucholz, Wayne Johnson, and Bob Lahman, County Administrator Nicole Hansen, County Attorney
Michelle Eldien, County Engineer Krysten Foster and Deputy Administrator Nicholas Leonard. The closed
session ended at 9:42 a.m.
EMPLOYEE COMMENDATION
The Board of Commissioners commended Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program Manager Nick
Heeter for his outstanding actions on June 17, 2024. While out in the community, Heeter performed lifesaving
efforts resulting in a saved life. The Board recognized and applauded Heeter's actions.
RECESS & RECONVENE
At 9:48 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
recessed for a short break. The Board of Commissioners meeting was reconvened at 9:50 a.m.
CARBON PIPELINE
Commissioner Johnson informed the Board of an upcoming Public Hearing regarding the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the proposed carbon pipeline to be held August 20, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bigwood
Event Center in Fergus Falls, MN.
PRAIRIE WETLANDS LEARNING CENTER LETTER OF SUPPORT
Commissioner Mortenson informed the Board about an invitation to sign a letter to Senator Klobuchar,
alongside many other organizations in the Fergus Falls community, offering support for the Prairie Wetlands
Learning Center in an effort to ensure that the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center remains a thriving educational
institution.
PUBLIC HEARING
At 10:00 a.m., Chair Mortenson opened the Public Hearing regarding Property Tax Abatements Related to
the Single-Family Tax Rebate Program. Chair Mortenson asked for comments from the public and no
comments were received. Community Development Director Amy Baldwin noted that the Single-Family Tax
Rebate Program is a limited duration program and set to end at the end of this calendar year for new
applications. The Community Development Agency (CDA) will be discussing the future of the program at an
upcoming CDA meeting. The Public Hearing was closed at 10:01 a.m.
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August 13, 2024
MOU WITH M-STATE DRIVE FOR FIVE TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials'
signatures to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Otter Tail County and Minnesota
State Community and Technical College (M-State) for the Minnesota Department of Employment and
Economic Development (DEED) Drive for Five Initiative.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:13 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners meeting adjourned.
The next regular Board meeting is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Government
Services Center in Fergus Falls and via livestream.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By: /µ-Kl., rvJ. t
Kurt Mortenson, Board of Commissioners Chair
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Dated: August 27, 2024
Attest:~/• t,,o/,J../-UJ14A-
Nicole Hansen, Clerk
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Vendor Name
ACKERSON/JEFF
AED PROFESSIONALS
ALBANY RECYCLING CENTER
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
AMERICAN PRESSURE INC
AUTO VALUE FERGUS FALLS
BEYER BODY SHOP INC
BRASEURYAN
BROGARD PLUMBING HTG & EXC fNC
CARR'S TREE SERVICE INC
CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR
CHS FERGUS FALLS EAST AGRONOMY
CfflZEN'S ADVOCATE
CLEAN SWEEP COMMERCIAL SERVICES
CODE 4 SERVICES INC
COIL'S FLAGS & FLAGPOLES
COLLEGE WAY AUTO
COLUMN SOFlWARE PBC
CONCEPT CATERING
COOPER'S OFFICE SUPPLY INC
CYBERSPROUT LLC
OACOTAH PAPER CO
DOUBLE A CATERING
EAST SIDE OIL COMPANIES
ECKHARDT/KIMBERLY
ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE LLC
ENVIRONMENTAL SENTRY PROTECTION
FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL
FERGUS HOME & HARDWARE INC
FERGUS PQ\NER PUMP INC
FERGUS TIRE CENTER INC
FORCE AMERICA DISTRIBUTING LLC
FRANZ REPROGRAPHICS tNC
FRAZIER/BRENT
GALLSLLC
GILSON COMPANY INC
GOPHER STATE ONE CALL
GOVERNMENT FORMS & SUPPLIES
GRAINGER INC
HOUSTON ENGINEERING INC
JENNEN/ADRJON
JORGENSON/KURT
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
90.00
660.00
7,583.08
1,924.54
496.68
1ll.99
150.00
845.34
660.00
6,151.00
1,061.50
209.93
80.80
575.00
2,926.81
1,116.95
21029
28.32
264.00
65.04
150.00
2,839-57
89.50
190.00
980.00
14,798.62
14,640.00
1,186.52
349.98
15,465.00
138.95
6,487.90
5926
103.40
1,56924
766.29
48.60
734.68
164.14
10,579.75
13.00
22.99
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Vendor Name
JORGENSON/MICHELLE
KESSLER SOILS ENGINEERING PRODUc·
LAKES COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE
LARSON FUNERAL HOME
LAWSON PRODUCTS INC
LOCATORS & SUPPLIES INC
LUMEN
M-R SIGN CO INC
MARK SAND & GRAVEL CO
MARTlNNALERIE
MID-CENTRAL EQUIPMENT INC
MIDWEST MACHINERY CO
MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
MINNESOTA NATIONAL BANK
MINNESOTA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION
MN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES-OP\
MN PESTICIDE INFO & EDUCATION
MOORE ENGINEERING INC
NAPA CENTRAL
NELSON AUTO CENTER INC
NELSON AUTO CENTER INC
NEW YORK MILLS DISPATCH
NORTHWEST TIRE INC
NYHUS FAfv'IIL Y SALES INC
OLSON TIRE & Oil
OTTER TAIL LAKES COUNTRY ASSOCIAT
PALMERSHEIM/COLBY
PARK REGION CO OP
PARKERS PRAIRIE INDEPENDENT lLCffi
PEMBERTON LAWPLLP
PERHAM STEEL & WELDlt>!G
PERHAM/CITY OF
PETE'SAUTOBODYLLC
PLUNKETTS VARMENT GUARD
POWERPLAN OIB
PRAIRIE LAKES MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
PSICK CAPITOL SOLUTIONS INC
QUADIENT FINANCE USA INC
RAYS SPORT & MARINE-PERHAM
RDO EQUIPMENT CO
RIPLEY/DAVID
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
10925
4,595.10
135.94
1,390.00
887.55
23.98
85.00
1,794.10
99,361.38
116.80
43.85
3,489.36
33023
71.00
350.00
120.00
660.00
1,051.50
282.31
62,898.00
2,892.30
1,092.82
2,289.48
178..20
7,434.42
600.00
69.68
47.43
193.12
1,780.00
120.00
87,679.93
1,707.00
172.00
3,553.50
14.00
66.41
3,500.00
308.44
61.54
844.03
233.60
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Vendor Name
RODER/BETSY
SCHORNACK/DAVID
SIGNWORKS SIGNS & BANNERS INC
STACHITRENT
STREICHERS
SWANSTON EQUIPMENT CORP
TAGUP
TARPS RUSS
THIS WEEKS SHOPPING NEVVS
TRANSPORTA TlON COLLABORATIVE &
UNDERWOOD/CITY OF
USPCAINC
\/ESTIS
VIKING COCA-COLA
WADENA ASPHALT INC
WALD'S WEST COUNTRY DELIVERY
WM CORPORATE SERVICES INC
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
180.00
287.20
285.00
9.76
44.99
4,374.55
53.10
854.50
174.60
9,215.16
80.00
100,00
258.67
420.00
5,808.00
15.00
36,998.96
448,442.40
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Vendor Name
A-OX WELDING SUPPLY CO INC
A&A RECYCLING LLC
ACORNS-OAK CONSULTING LLC
ALEX RUBBISH & RECYCLING INC
ALLSTATE PETERBILT GROUP
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
APPLIED CONCEPTS INC
ASSOCIATfON Of MN COUNTIES
AUTO VALUE FERGUS FALLS
AUTO VALUE PERHAM
BABOLIANfOWEN
BARR ENGINEERING CO
BRlAN'S REPAIR INC
BUY-MOR PARTS & SERVICE LLC
CHARM-TEX INC
CHS INC
CLEAN SWEEP COMMERCIAL SERVICES
COLLEGE WAY AUTO
COLLINS LAWN CARE & LANDSCAPING I~
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
COOK CONSTRUCTION INC
COOPER'S OFFICE SUPPLY INC
CREIGH/SAM
CULLIGAN OF WADENA
DACOTAH PAPER CO
DAHVCOLT
DAKOTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC
DAKOTA WHOLESAtE TIRE INC
DECKARD TECHNOLOGIES INC
DELUXE
DENZEL'S REGION WASTE INC
DOUBLE A CATERING
EHLERT/ROBERT
ERICA MARTIN COMPANY INC
EVERTS LUMBER CO
FARGO GLASS & PAINT CO
FASTENAL COMPANY
FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL
FERGUS FALLS/CITY OF
FERGUS POWER PUMP INC
FtOLAR TECHNOLOGIES INC
FOREMAN/NORAH
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
101.00
330.00
1,500.00
632.00
12,866 . .82
6,469.62
145.35
150.00
1,042.80
47.28
203a01
3,659.50
269.50
15,015.23
88.50
1,325.57
1,395.00
226.80
10,000.00
29,567.30
10,000.00
3,399.65
172.19
65.42
486.86
239.86
386.00
760.00
2,500.00
175.77
165.00
35.00
25.00
500.00
56.15
9,800.00
1.34
3,739.73
297_50
14,250.00
3,639.40
19028
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Vendor Name
FORMANEK/ROBERT
GAUSLLC
GLENDE-NILSON FUNERAL HOME
GOPHER STATE ONE CALL
GUARDIAN RFID
HUBERT/MADISON
INNOVATIVE OfF(CE SOLUTtoNS LLC
JAKE'S JOHNS LLC
JOHNSON/KENT
KRESS/JEFF
KUGLER/HAlEY
LAKES ACE HARDWARE
LARRY OTT INC
LAWSON PRODUCTS JNC
LEE PROPERTY CARE
LBGHTON MEDIA-DETROIT LAKES
LEIGHTON MEDIA-FERGUS FALLS
LOCATORS & SUPPUES INC
LOE/DOR.JS
LONG WEEKEND SPORTS\'VEAR
MARCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
MARCO TECHNOLOG1ES LLC
MARK SANO & GRAVEL CO
MCIT
MCKESSON MEDICAL-SURGICAL INC
MCNEILUS STEEL .INC
MEYER/GEORGE
MIDWEST MACHINERY CO
MIB.KE OIL COMPANY
MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
MN CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MN DEPT OF LABOR & tNDUSTRY
MN GIS LIS CONSORTIUM
MNCVSO ASSISTANTS ASSOCIATION
MODERN ASSEMBUES INC
MOORE ENGINEERING INC
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS CONNECTMTY
NAPA CENTRAL
NELSON AUTO CENTER INC
NEWMAN SIGNS INC
NBNVILLE/HEATHER
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
120.60
2,398.50
1,172.30
66.15
226.00
19028
98.02
310.00
105.19
186.93
167.50
93.97
8,550.00
376.55
660.00
110.00
1,415.00
238.73
220.77
2,210.00
2,149.33
975.22
86,958.71
273.00
140.03
1,974.71
40.01
19,169.14
6,554.87
2,641.95
99.00
557.68
180.00
250.00
270.00
585.00
52,107.75
3,100.00
1,066.55
178.15
830.00
1,250.00
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Vendor Name
NILSON/BRET
NORTHWEST TIRE INC
NOVA FIRE PROTECTION INC
OK TIRE STORE -MOTLEY
OLSEN CHAIN & CABLE CO INC
OLSON OIL CO INC
OTTER TAIL CO LAW LIBRARY
OTTER TAJL CO RECORDER
OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
OTTERTAIL MINN-DAKOTA COACHES INC
PALMERSHEtM/COLBY
PAW PUBLICATIONS LlC
PEBBLE LAKE AUTO
PEOPLEFACTS LLC
PETE'S AUTOBOOY LLC
PETERSON/JOEL
PHllLIPPi/DR JAY
PlACER LABS INC
PLUNKETTS VARMENT GUARD
P0\1\/E.RPLAN OIB
PRECISE MRM LLC
PRO AG FARMERS CO OP
QUICK'S NAPA AUTO PARTS
QUICK'S NAPA AUTO PARTS
QUINUVAN & HUGHES PA
RADZWJWHANNAH
RDO EQUIPMENT CO
RDO TRUCK CENTERS LLC
RICE/JOHN
RINKE NOONAN LAW FIRM
ROLLIE/WILLIAM
ROSENTHAUGREGORY
RUFFRIDGE-JOHNSON EQUIP CO INC
SALATHE/KELVIN
SANFORD HEAL TH
SCHWANTZ/CHRISTOPHER
SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP
SIGELMAN STEEL & RECYCLING INC
SEMENGAARD/PAUL
SKOUGARDJKENNADY
STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
343.71
170.94
1,085.00
3,323.13
376.56
225.40
486.48
46.00
50,000.00
59.15
1,613.70
25.00
499.30
399.20
32.90
1,82H10
373.19
475.00
26,500.00
419.00
45323
2,300.00
108.15
14.72
127.95
3,547.50
142.71
2,249.18
6,879.54
458.95
209.75
38525
287.43
263.33
350.41
16322
254.60
52,887.00
163.59
58.42
353.90
119.02
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Vendor Name
STIGMANIRYAN
SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE LLC
T&KTtRES
TAGUP
THIS VVEEKS SHOPPING NEWS
THOMSON REUTERS-WEST
THRIFTY \iVHITE PHARMACY
TITLE TEAM/THE
TNT REPAIR INC
TOVvMASTER
TRAUT COMPANIES
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC
UGSTAD PLUMBING INC
UNLIMITED AUTOGI..ASS INC
US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE
USIC LOCATING SERVICES LLC
VERGAS AUTO REPAIR LLC
VESTIS
VESTIS
VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY
WAASDORP/KAYLEE
WADENA ASPHALT INC
WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER
WALVATNE/DOUGLAS
WEUPATI-i LLC
WEllS CONSTRUCTION MN LLC
WSB & ASSOCIATES INC
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
394.63
13,309.32
200.00
26.55
116.40
459.07
86822
11,400.00
483.82
1,066.69
45,585.00
63,468.00
10.00
750.52
1,533.26
1,218.55
2,045.79
71.05
258.67
1,m.19
364.41
83,754.00
354.12
3,975.00
109,759.00
4,180.00
30,52225
874,194.64
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Vendor Name
ADAMS/MEGAN
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
ASSOCIATION OF MN COUNTIES
CAMPIONICHAD
COUNTIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY
DANIELSON/KIM
EVAVOl.D/Af.. YSSA
FERGUS TIRE CENTER INC
HAUGRUD/REED
HOCKING COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT
HOLMQUiST/ABIGAIL
JOHNSTONJl:UCAS
KAMBEL-SEUFERTJKJM
PMHUBE-OlWA CAP INC
MN CORRECTIONS ASSOCIATION
MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
NELSON AUTO CENTER INC
OLSON/ALIXANDRA
OTTER TAIL CO ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
OTTER TAIL CO RECORDER
OTTER TAIL CO SHERIFF
OTTERTAIL CO TREASURER
POTTER/LELAND
PREMIER BIOTECH INC
PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
QUAUlYTOYOTA
SCHOOL DIST 542-BATTLE LAKE
SCHOOL DIST 544 -FERGUS FALLS
SCHOOL DIST 545 -HENNING
SCHOOL DIST 547 -PARKERS PRAIRIE
SCHOOL DIST 548 -PELICAN RAPIDS
SCHOOL DIST 549 -PERHAM
SCHOOL DIST 550-UNDERWOOD
SCHOOL DIST 553-NEW YORK MILLS
ULSCHMID/LIZA
VERIZON WIRELESS
WADENA CO SHERIFF
VVEST CENTRAL REG JUVENILE CTR
WHIPPLENANESSA
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
15.00
372.10
700_00
66.00
246.00
21.03
39.92
27.00
25.46
19.00
108.36
15.00
15.00
29,128.53
245.00
216,786.14
610.88
11.91
2,443.75
188.00
445.30
15,617.92
57.58
1,190.00
724.64
918.69
6,061,00
36,887.00
5,757.00
8,151.00
13,034.00
20,572.00
10,615.20
11,799.00
155.06
1,549.31
75.00
204.00
25.61
384,923.39
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Vendor Name
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES JNC
ASSOCIATION OF MN COUNTJES
BARKER/tvEGf\N
BYE/KRISTIN
CLAY CO HEAL TH DEPT
FRUSTOUANNE
GRISMER/PAULA
GUCK/AMY
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
LAKES ADVERTISING LLC
LIEN/JODY
MARTENSON/PAULA
MCKESSON MEDICAL -SURGICAL
OTTER TAJL CO PUBLIC HEAL TH -PETTY
OTTER TAJL CO TREASURER
SCHWARTZ/ERIKA
VAN SANTENIOANA
VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY
WESTBY/LINDA
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
65.55
175.00
49.58
3.35
223.59
26.80
19.43
54.94
667.67
700.00
6203
29.48
93.17
350.00
320.00
8.04
6.16
609.67
28.14
3,492.60
Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024
OTTER TAIL COUNTY -MINNESOTA
DRAI NAGE AUTHORITY MIN UTES
Government Services Center, Commissioners' Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
August 13, 2024110:20 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The Otter Tail County Drainage Authority convened at 10:02 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the
Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Commissioners Kurt Mortenson, Chair; Lee Rogness, Vice
Chair; Wayne Johnson, Dan Bucholz, and Bob Lahman were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA & CONSENT AGENDA
Chair Mortenson called for joint approval of the Drainage Authority Agenda and Consent Agenda. Motion by
Rogness, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to ,approve the Drainage Authority Agenda of August
31, 2024 with the addition of Ditch 49 and the Consent Agenda of August 13, 2024 as follows:
1. July 23, 2024, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
DITCH 47 -TREE GROWTH
Motion by Johnson, second by Lahman and motion carried with Rogness abstaining to authorize clearing
approximately 500-1000 feet of small trees throughout the alignment of the tile system on Ditch 4 7, in Section
17 of Buse Township, to allow for locating tile repairs, with expenses to be paid by the ditch fund as
recommended by Drainage Inspector Colby Palmersheim.
DITCH 50 -REPAIR
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to approve repairing approximately 1.5 miles
of Ditch 50 to its original ditch grade, in Orwell Township along 210th Street, due to cattail growth and sediment
obstruction with expenses to be paid by the ditch fund as recommended by Drainage Inspector Colby
Palmersheim. Palmersheim also noted a clerical correction to the supporting documentation stating that the
findings and action section should reference Ditch 50.
DITCH 49
Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to approve beaver dam removal in Ditch 49,
along County Highway 140, with expenses to be paid by the ditch fund as recommended by Drainage
Inspector Colby Palmersheim.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:35 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the Otter Tail County Drainage Authority meeting adjourned. The
next Drainage Authority meeting will immediately follow the next regular Board meeting on Tuesday, August
27, 2024, at the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls and via livestream.
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OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By: _____,_}_'Lo#-_____,_J4...__. ...__f11. ___ f: ___ , __
Kurt Mortenson, Board of Commissioners Chair
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Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024
Dated: August 27, 2024
Attest: _J __ /----=· ttJ'---~-="-''-"--"'-'.____ ___ _
Nicole Hansen, Clerk
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Vendor Name
DEMUTH/JOHN
H2OVER VIEWERS LLC
HAUGRUD/BRYAN
KUGLER/DOUGLAS
MADI
SWANSTON EQUIPMENT CORP
T JADENIBRIAN
VERIZON WIRELESS
WIEBE/JEFFREY JON
Final T oml:
Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
1,033.68
14,328.00
400.00
400.00
50.00
275.00
440.00
40.01
724.82
17,691.51