Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of December 21, 2009
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 21st day of December 2009 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 as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 12/07/09 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 9355-9366 in the amount of $103,609.82 with net payroll in the amount of $2,731.12 for a total of $106,240.94 and a transfer from savings of $104,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: Kevin Baumann asked the board why they approved allowing two dwellings at Arlene Baumann’s property. Supervisor Thalman responded that the board has evidence that there has been a trailer located at this property since 1980 and therefore it would be “grandfathered” since the township assumed planning and zoning on January 1, 2007. In addition, the zoning administrator had inspected the trailer and the water service had been removed from operation. Mr. Baumann indicated that the current trailer was moved into this site during 2007. In addition, he alleged that the water was currently hooked up to the trailer. Chairman Thalman indicated that the landowner could not improve the property however it would be allowed to remain as a non-conforming use on this property.
Zoning Administrator Oleson presented a final plat application for Victoria Estates submitted by Ben Zacher. The applicant has requested a minor change from the preliminary plat by reducing the size of lot 1. All minimum requirement of the Zoning Ordinance had been met with the change requested. The preliminary plat was approved with three conditions.
Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to not require the final plat application for Victoria Estates to go back to the planning commission since the amendment to the plat is minor in nature. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to approve the final plat of Victoria Estates as amended and to direct Chairman Thalman not to sign the plat until the applicant has complied with all the required items. Motion carried unanimously.
Zoning Administrator Oleson reported that he had been contacted by Al Beisner requesting that the township allow construction of a private bike trail in the township road right of way. The board directed Clerk Raisanen to discuss this matter with Attorney Julie Haseman to determine the potential liability of this request.
Zoning Administrator Oleson reported that there was a typographical error on the ordinance number included in the resolution passed at the last meeting. The correct ordinance number is 122 instead of 121. Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to amend resolution number 09-05 and 09-06 to include the correct ordinance numbers. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn will prepare a new cost estimate for South Side Drive to reflect a scaled down blacktop improvement project.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that the engineer service and zoning administrator service contacts expire at the end of the year. Alstead, seconded by Ross, made a motion to request a quote from Community Growth Institute for Zoning Services. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to request a quote from Widseth, Smith, and Nolting for Engineering Services. Motion carried unanimously.
The board reviewed the current budget. Clerk Raisanen presented total revenue and expenditures and compared it to the budget. The township will be spending less than the budgeting amount and revenue will be slightly greater than what was budgeted.
Being no further business, Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2009
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Roger Thalman, Chairman