Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 7-16-2007
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 16th Day of July 2007 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Joel Dahlheimer, Louis Ross, 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 7:30 PM.
Alstead, seconded by Ross, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Ross, made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2007 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 7224-7239 in the amount of $172,093.81 and authorize the transfer of $170,000.00 from the savings into the checking account. Motion carried unanimously.
PLANNING AND ZONING: Clerk Raisanen reported that when the driveway ordinance was adopted, no fee was set for the application process. Alstead, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to set the driveway application fee at $100.00. Motion carried unanimously.
Zoning Administrator Oleson reported that he had received a complaint about the Zunker junkyard located along CR 81. He had spoken with County Attorney Karpen who indicated that Mr. Zunker has been removing junk and has agreed to not accept any additional junk. The board was in consensus that as long as no additional junk is being added, there is no violation of our ordinance since the junkyard was present prior to enactment of the township’s ordinance.
Zoning Administrator Oleson had communicated with county attorney Karpen regarding the new zoning districts. He expressed no concerns about the new districts.
ENGINEER’ REPORT: Engineer Kuhn provided an alternate method of erosion control using concrete structure instead of riprap for the E. Lake Burgen Drainage project. He will obtain quotes for the board’s consideration for their next meeting.
Engineer Kuhn reported that letters were sent to the Queen’s road residents informing them of the construction project.
NEW BUSINESS: Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to set a public hearing at 6:30 PM on August 20, 2007 to consider the adoption of an ordinance enforcing the state building code. Motion carried unanimously.
The board reviewed the draft copy of the newsletter.
Being no further business, Ross, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:20PM.
Respectfully Submitted….. Approved this _____ day of________, 2007
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk Roger Thalman, Chairman