Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of February 1, 2010
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 1st day of February 2010 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, 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 with the addition of calcium chloride contract under New Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 01/20/10 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 10026-10037 in the amount of $26,384.61, net payroll $2,712.02, totaling $29,096.63 and to authorize a transfer from savings into checking of $15,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: The board considered an Interim Use Permit Application for James Florin located at the corner of Maple Drive and 50th Ave. Zoning Administrator Oleson stated that the recommendation from the planning commission is to approve the application with four conditions as outlined in the staff report. Supervisor Alstead asked if there is a condition limiting the number of employees. Oleson said there are no limits specified. Supervisor Ross indicated concern as to the location of the building due to drainage issues on the west side of Burgen. The applicant stated that the building site will be on the northern end, above the low-lying area, and thus will not restrict the flow of water. An approach is already in place near the northern half of the property. The applicant also stated that he does not wish to subdivide, that in actuality he has combined the two lots. Supervisor Ross stated that he wants to prevent anyone from building in the low-lying area and would like to make that a fifth condition, along with a sentence indicating why this condition was added. The applicant said he does not have a problem with a 5th condition reading, “that no other dwellings shall be built on this parcel unless specifically approved by the Alexandria Town Board of Supervisors. This condition was imposed to preserve Lot 1 for water retention purposes.” Motion by Ross, seconded by Alstead, to approve the Florin Interim Use Permit application with 5 conditions. Roll: Dahlheimer, Alstead, Ross, Thalman – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimjously.
Discussion of potential ordinance amendments. Oleson stated that the planning commission is prioritizing enforcement-related ordinance(s), state statute updates, and regulation of businesses within residential districts.
Chairman Thalman instructed Oleson to compare our zoning fees with the city’s new fee schedule and report back to the board.
Discussion of potential subdivision. The Commission informally discussed a potential application for a rural reserve development along Hope Road. The applicant has since decided to apply for re-zoning, which would allow for three lots instead of the two lots originally proposed.
OLD BUSINESS: Update on LAHS. Supervisor Ross commented that he and the Humane Society Director, Christin Klimek, met with LaGrand Township and the City of Alexandria and those meetings were favorable. They plan to make a presentation to the county commissioners on February 9, 2010. Two of the county commissioners indicated that they would listen, but not take immediate action. Supervisor Ross volunteered to write a letter to the Echo Press regarding the meetings scheduled for February 9th and February 23rd with the county. He also asked the town board to show its support by attending the meeting on the 23rd with the county.
NEW BUSINESS: Appointment of vacant supervisor position. Chairman Thalman submitted the name of Julie Feuling for consideration. Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to appoint Julie Feuling to the vacant supervisor position. Roll: Dahlheimer, Alstead, Ross, Raisanen, Thalman – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to appoint Darlene O’Brien, Verla Schwendeman, and Margaret Movald as election judges and to appoint Darlene O’Brien as the head judge for the upcoming township election. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen stated that we had received notice from the county inquiring if we want to be included in their calcium chloride bid. The town board decided not to take part in the county bid but rather to include this item in their spring road maintainer bid.
Chairman Thalman said that the appointment of Julie Feuling to the town board has created a vacancy on the planning commission. The town board will consider a planning commission appointment at the next meeting.
Being no further business Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, 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