Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 09-15-2008
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 15th Day of September 2008 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 Clerk Gregg Raisanen and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Thalman at 6:00 PM.
Alstead, seconded by Ross, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 3, 2008 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Supervisor Casper joined the meeting.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 8276-8283 in the amount of $15,794.18; net payroll: $1,205.19, for a total of $16,999.37 and a transfer from savings into checking of $16,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEER’S REPORT:
- Queens Rd Paving Project – Engineer Kuhn stated that Riley Brothers would begin work on the Queens road project on Wednesday.
- Clerk Raisanen reported that ALP had contacted him regarding street light installation in the S. LeHommeDieu Estates subdivision. ALP is willing to install three streetlights in this subdivision at no cost to the township as long as the township pays the utility costs until this area is annexed in approximately three years. The estimated cost is $15.00/month. Dahlheimer, seconded by Casper, made a motion to authorize ALP to install 3 streetlights in the LeHommeDieu Estates subdivision and pay the month utility cost until the area is annexed by the city of Alexandria. Motion carried unanimously.
- The board directed Engineer Kuhn to obtain quotes for the blacktop repair on Maple Drive.
NEW BUSINESS:
Clerk Raisanen reported that the road maintenance contract would expire prior to the signing of a new contract. Ross, seconded by Casper, made a motion to authorize Alden Just road maintenance to continue to maintain township roads under the same terms and conditions of the existing contract until a new road maintenance contract is signed. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen reported that the 2009 ALASD Levy is approximately $176,000 compared to a budgeted amount of $160,000. The board was in consensus to make up the deficiency by using a portion of the revenue received from the orderly annexation agreement.
The board discussed the progress report received from ALASD regarding the construction contract with Dunnik Brothers. Additional work needs to be done on W. Lake Jessie Road.
Clerk Raisanen reported that at the primary election, he used a couple of election judges from LeGrand Township because of a shortage of trained judges. Three people who indicated that they were going to go to training did not; therefore, the township was short judges. Three additional people have indicated a desire to serve so Clerk Raisanen will train them prior to the general election.
Being no further business, Alstead, seconded by Ross, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted….. Approved this _____ day of________, 2008
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk Roger Thalman, Chairman