Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of September 9, 2015
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 9th day of September, 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 Niskanen, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Niskanen, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 8/17/2015 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 15172-15182 in the amount of $15,692.13, net payroll of $3,073.41, totaling $18,765.54 and a transfer from savings in the amount of $16,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Clerk Raisanen reported that the planning commission had forwarded the preliminary plat and conditional use application for the rural reserve development known as RC Farm to the town board for consideration. The planning commission recommended approval of the plat/conditional use as presented with no conditions. The applicant, Gary Hills, stated that the site plan had changed slightly after the public hearing. He noted there would still be three lots and the acreage in each lot would remain the same; however, in order to retain homestead status on the field portion, lots 1 and 3 would need to be contiguous. The site plan was altered to accommodate this change. Dahlheimer, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to accept the planning commission’s recommendation and approve the rural reserve development and conditional use permit for RC Farm (including the change indicated by the applicant regarding lots 1 and 3) with no conditions. Roll: Niskanen, Dahlheimer, Oberg, and Feuling – yes. Eldevik abstained. Motion carried.
Clerk Raisanen reported the planning commission has requested that the Transportation Committee meet to discuss the township’s road approval policy. The town board appointed the following individuals to serve upon this committee: Dahlheimer and Niskanen from the town board, Steinbrecher and Steidl from the planning commission, Engineer Kuhn and Zoning Administrator Oleson. Oleson to set up the meeting.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported that the lot at the end of Sioux Lane will be developed and there is no room for a turnaround at the end. Sioux Lane is a dead-end road that was not platted with a turnaround easement. No buses are currently using that road. Clerk Raisanen responded that if children move into the area, we would tell the school district that children would have to catch the bus at the intersection of Apache/Sioux Lane due to the lack of a turnaround.
Engineer Kuhn also reported that a pre-construction meeting for the Neewana Beach Road project has been scheduled for Thursday, September 10, 2015. Gary Thompson, owner of the Geneva Golf Course, has been invited as well as his landscaper, the contractor and the subcontractor.
Engineer Kuhn noted that his office will be putting together a pre-construction meeting for the new development for Victoria Estates.
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that he, Chair Feuling and the township attorney met onsite at Dick Zunker’s property. He noted that Mr. Zunker has provided weigh tickets and appears to be making an effort in the cleanup process. Mr. Zunker has requested retaining small components onsite until he has an opportunity to go through them. Since the deadline for cleanup has expired, the township attorney states we have two options: 1) extend the deadline; or 2) hire someone to finish the clean-up. A court date has been set for October 29, 2015. Clerk Raisanen will contact Attorney Paul Johnson to inform Mr. Zunker that the town is proceeding with the court date at this time and to request that he continue providing us with the weigh tickets.
NEW BUSINESS: none
Being no further business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2015
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Jul Feuling, Chair