July 7, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Alexandria Township

Alexandria, Minnesota 56308

Minutes of the meeting of July 7, 2010

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 7th day of July, 2010 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.

 

ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Jul Feuling, Joel Dahlheimer and Roger Thalman. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk, and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Thalman at 6:00 p.m.

 

Alstead, seconded by Fueling, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of a citizen concern. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 6/21/2010 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Alstead, seconded by Fueling, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 10172 – 10190 in the amount of $165,159.55, net payroll in the amount of $6,265.96, for a total of $171,425.51 and to authorize a transfer from savings into checking of $170,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.

 

CITIZEN’S CONCERNS:   Supervisor Alstead reported that the township office had received a complaint about tires being stored at 3505 Maple Drive. He will turn the complaint over to Zoning Administrator Oleson to determine if there are any violations.

PLANNING AND ZONING: No items of business.

 

ENGINEER’S REPORT: No items of business.

 

OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that he had met with Douglas County Parks Director, Al Lieffort, regarding the proposed Geneva Estates Bike Trail. Mr. Lieffort indicated that the majority of the park dedication funds for Alexandria Township have been designated for use to pave a bike trail from the LeHommeDieu swimming beach to Crestwood Drive. He also supplied information regarding a DNR grant to provide funding for bike trail connectivity. The board discussed the possibility of a joint project between Douglas County Public Works and Alexandria Township to construct the bike trail next year. Clerk Raisanen will work on completing the grant application for the proposed project.

 

Chairman Thalman reported that the MNPCA will be holding a public hearing on August 15, 2010 to discuss the proposed discharge limits for the ALASD plant. The board was in consensus to have Chairman Thalman voice, on behalf of the board, their concerns regarding the impact on user fees with no guarantee of any changes in water quality in Lake Winona if the stricter discharge limits are imposed on the plant discharge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Being no further business Alstead, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

 

Meeting adjourned at 6:22 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted….

 

 

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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk

 

Approved this ____ day of ________, 2010

 

 

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Roger Thalman, Chairman