Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of August 17, 2009
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 17th day of August, 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 Ross, 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 8/03/09 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 9233-9245 in the amount of $180,604.22 and a transfer from savings into checking of $179,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Barry Bjornson, 1174 Vinland Strait was present requesting board approval to keep a plastic culvert and approach that was installed off of Neewana Beach Road as a secondary access point to his property. He indicated that the location is at a high point in the road ditch. Engineer Kuhn will inspect the approach and report back to the board.
Karen Wiegel and Nick Heydt presented the board two quotes for the improvement of a drainage that is located on and between their two properties. The quote includes tree removal, installation of a 2 ft. diameter poly culvert, approximately 3000 yards of fill, and stabilization fabric and riprap to prevent erosion. They are requesting cost sharing by the township since this drainage begins in a dedicated drainage easement located on the plat and also to protect Lake Burgen from additional sediment as a result of erosion. This drainage serves a large land area upstream of this location. They are requesting the township pay for the culvert and riprap installation at an approximate cost of $18,000.00 and the landowners would pay the other costs. This work would require a conditional use permit due to the quantity of fill proposed in the project. The board discussed if and why the township should participate. The evidence was that the drainage easement on the plat was required by Douglas County as a condition of the plat which indicates that the government entity determined the need for a dedicated drainage in the area and also that currently this drainage in its present form contributes a significant detriment to Lake Burgen with all the sediment that is going into the lake because of its present condition. The board was in consensus to participate in the project provided that a new drainage easement was obtained in the correct location and that a conditional use permit was applied for and granted.
Rick Saar, 2752 Shadow Lane was present to discuss the condition of the road ditch located in front of his property. It appears as a result of the landscaping in this area, the road ditches have been filled in slightly which has resulted in the ditch losing capacity, which results in some standing water at times. The board directed him to work with his neighbors to try to lower some of the ditch bottoms to allow drainage.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
Being no further business, Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2009
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Roger Thalman, Chairman