Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of October 19, 2015
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 19th day of October, 2015 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Jul Feuling, Jeff Oberg, Joel Dahlheimer, Rod Eldevik and Russell Niskanen. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk, and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chair Feuling at 6:00 p.m.
Eldevik, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Niskanen, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 10/05/2015 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 15203-15213 in the amount of $21,208.22, EFTPS of $1,332.41 totaling $22,540.63 and a transfer of funds from savings in the amount of $19,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Patrick Bunnell with Done Right Landscaping was present to request a waiver of the after the fact permit fee for a shoreline alteration permit. Zoning Administrator Oleson reported that Mr. Bunnell applied for a permit and after review it was determined that the proposed landscaping would exceed the impervious surface limitation. Mr. Bunnell reduced the impervious surface by removing concrete in a driveway and proceeded with the landscaping assuming that his permit was approved. Mr. Oleson reported that he never finalized the permit and contacted Mr. Bunnell, informing him that he would be subject to the additional cost of the after the fact permit fee. Niskanen, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to waive the after the fact permit fee for Patrick Bunnell since he originally applied for the shoreline alteration permit and met the terms and conditions as recommended by Zoning Administrator Oleson in regard to impervious surfaces. Motion carried unanimously.
The board discussed the concept of possibly approving a variance based on a building envelope size rather than the final design of a proposed building. The board was in consensus to consider these types of variance applications on a case by case basis.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported the Neewana Beach Road reconstruction project was substantially completed with the exception of turf restoration. Dormant seeding will be completed this week and the project came in under budget.
Engineer Kuhn inquired if the board would cost share for the drainage being completed in Victoria Estates. The developer is constructing a storm water retention pond and would redirect the drainage from the end of Pawnee drive into the retention pond. Presently the storm water from the end of Pawnee Drive flows overland across private property into Lake Victoria. Engineer Kuhn reported that to install 200 ft. of pipe to connect the Pawnee Road drainage into the retention pond would cost approximately $8,000. Clerk Raisanen will review previous minutes to determine conditions for the approval of the final plat.
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that he met with Tyler Goldberg from CYBERsprout, Inc. regarding redesign for the township’s website. Tyler will be providing a proposal to redesign, maintain, and host the township’s website to include downloadable applications, searchable minutes and agendas, and the ability for the administrative assistant to make minor changes.
NEW BUSINESS: None
Being no further business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2015
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Jul Feuling, Chair