Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of January 4, 2010
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 4th day of January 2010 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Joel Dahlheimer and Louis Ross. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk, and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Ross at 6:00 p.m.
Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 12/21/09 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 10001-10012 in the amount of $21,328.69, net payroll $2,906.39, totaling $24,235.08 and to authorize a transfer from savings into checking of $6,400.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: The first item for discussion was the conditional use application brought by Colleen Ellerbroek, 311 Erickson Heritage. The applicant is seeking to convert her house to a duplex. The recommendation by the planning commission is to approve the application with two conditions. The first condition is to obtain a variance with the town Board of Adjustment since the lot width is 120 ft. and the zoning ordinance requires a minimum of 125 ft. Second, that the landowner maintains at least four, off-street parking spaces. The applicant indicated that one stall of her three-stall garage currently under construction will be dedicated to the rental unit. Motion by Alstead, seconded by Dahlheinmer, to approve the Ellerbroek conditional use permit with the two conditions outlined in the staff report. Roll: Alstead, Dahlheimer, Ross – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimously.
The second item for discussion was the conditional use application brought by Donnie Froemming, proprietor of Dun Rite Auto Body, 4353 State Highway 27E. The applicant stated that he had obtained a conditional use permit a year ago to display up to 10 vehicles. Since then, the vehicles “for sale” aspect of his business has grown by 50%. Due to this growth, the applicant is proposing increasing the number of display vehicles from 10 to 40. Mr. Froemming stated that he wants to improve the image of his business by screening. He proposes removal of the trees in the front and replacing them with a fence, which would be set back from the road, allowing three areas of display vehicles. The salvage cars would be hidden from view behind the fence. Motion by Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, to approve the Froemming conditional use permit as presented with the 11 conditions outlined in the staff report. Roll: Dahlheimer, Ross, Alstead – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimously.
Baumann mobile home: Zoning Administrator Oleson sent a letter on Dec. 18th informing them to apply for a land use permit. The letter also stipulated that they needed to permanently discontinue the water supply. He had asked for a confirmation that this requirement was met. The land use permit had been applied for; however, no communication had been received by Dec. 30th regarding the water supply. Oleson contacted Mr. Baumann and he said the waterline has been cut. The town board directed Zoning Administrator Oleson to make a site visit to verify that the water is disconnected.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen stated that Community Growth Institute presented a contract for zoning administrator services for 2010 in the amount of $3,750 month and administrative services at $45.00/hr. He noted that the cost is the same as last year. Motion by Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, to contract with CGI for planning and zoning services for 2010 at the rates presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen presented Widseth, Smith & Nolting’s contract for Engineering Services for 2010. He noted that the fee schedule exactly the same as last year. Motion by Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, to contract with WSN for engineering services for 2010 in the amount presented on the fee schedule. Motion carried unanimously.
Lakes Area Humane Society update: Vice-Chairman Ross stated that he and Christin Klimek, Director of the Humane Society, met with the LaGrand Town Board. Ms. Klimek gave a powerpoint presentation to the board, of which the LaGrand Town Board was receptive. He and Ms. Klimek plan on meeting with the City later this month and eventually the County Board of Commissioners.
Being no further business, Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:54 PM.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2010
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Louis Ross, Vice-Chairman