Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of June 7, 2010
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 7th day of June, 2010 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Jul Feuling, Louis Ross, 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 Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 5/17/2010 regular board meeting amending the adjournment time to 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 10143 – 10162 in the amount of $69,140.72, net payroll of $4,232.47, totaling $73,373.19 and to authorize a transfer from savings into checking of $72,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: Clerk Raisanen stated that he had spoken to Al Lieffort, Douglas County Parks Superintendent, about the use of park dedication funds for the proposed Geneva Bike Trail project. Clerk Raisanen asked if the park dedication fund could be utilized for a private project versus a project for a governmental entity. Mr. Lieffort thought the bike trail would be a good utilization of fund dollars; however, he was unsure if this would have to be a governmental project. There is enough money in the fund that was generated in Alexandria Township to fund this proposed project. Clerk Raisanen will meet with county officials to determine the steps to move forward with the project.
Clerk Raisanen reported that he and Zoning Administrator Oleson directed Attorney Clark to draft a letter to Jack Baumann indicating that he is in violation of the permit granting him a second home on his property since he had not permanently disconnected the water line to the property. Prior to the letter being sent, Mr. Baumann came forward with a proposal to connect the mobile home to the existing septic system. Mr. Baumann hired a septic inspector who determined the septic system is able to handle both structures. Mr. Baumann subsequently hired a contractor to perform the septic hook-up. County staff has confirmed that it has been connected to the sewer system. The township attorney and Zoning Administrator Oleson feel it would be in the town’s best interest to let the septic hook-up remain since a) it means Mr. Baumann is in compliance with regulatory rules; and (b) the permit limits the size of the mobile home structure both now and in the future. Chairman Thalman declared the issue resolved. The board instructed Oleson to advise Attorney Clark to withhold sending a letter due to the resolution of the issue.
JFRC – Zoning Administrator Oleson stated that he had received a number of complaints from the owner of Jack’s Recycling regarding a neighboring property. The complaints were about noise, burning, etc. Oleson will meet with the complainant.
Other items discussed by the planning commission included a plan to convert part of the Broken Arrow resort into a cooperative and complaints on junk cars.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Gene’s Road sign – Supervisor Dahlheimer had been approached by residents along Gene’s Road requesting a Gene’s Road sign at the State Hwy 27/County Rd 17 intersection. MnDOT said they would install the signs, east and west of the intersection, for $1,067/sign. The consensus of the board was to not pay for these signs; however, if the residents chose to pay the cost, the township would petition the county to make the request to MnDOT on their behalf for installation. Supervisor Dahlheimer will meet with the residents and inform them of the board’s directive on this issue.
Engineer Kuhn stated that he had obtained two quotes for paving and patching projects. He reported that he had the contractors quote it by two separate projects, one for the Kurt Street project and one for the patching projects. Central Specialties quoted $28,696.00 for the Kurt Street Project and $46,425.00 for the patching project. Lakes Area Paving and Striping quoted $50,100.00 for the Kurt Street Project and $34,630.00 for the patching project. Engineer Kuhn recommended that the project be split and awarded separately: Central Specialties be awarded the Kurt Street portion and Lakes Area Paving be awarded the patching portion. Motion by Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer to contract with Central Specialties to complete the Kurt Street paving project in the amount of $28,698.00. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, to contract with Lakes Area Paving for blacktop patching in the amount of $34,636.00. Motion carried unanimously.
Engineer Kuhn stated that the road gravel installation for 2010 is complete.
NEW BUSINESS: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
Being no further business Alstead, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:37 PM.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2010
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Roger Thalman, Chairman