Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 11-07-2005
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 7th day of November 2005.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, T. Michael Thompson, 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 7:30 PM.
Ross, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of discussion of LAR. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 17, 2005 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of $23,123.87. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: Clerk Raisanen reported that he had received a bill for the trapping of beavers not authorized by the township. The board was in consensus that the township has no responsibility for payment.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: The board reviewed the status of Wildflower Lane in the Wildflower Estates development. Dahlheimer, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to adopt resolution 05-05, a resolution designating Wildflower Lane as a township road provided that the developer clean out the catch basin on the south side of the road. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to adopt resolution 05-06, a resolution designating Wilderness Ridge Road as a township road. Motion carried unanimously.
Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt resolution 05-07, a resolution designating Airway Lane as a township road. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt resolution 05-08, a resolution designating Alpine Road as a township road provided that the developer provide a bond or letter of credit for the one-year warranty period. Motion carried unanimously.
Engineer Kuhn reported that the developer of Lake Jessie Meadows has placed the base course of asphalt on the portion of N. Lake Jessie Road to the entrance of the development. He indicated that he doesn’t know if enough class 5 was placed on the road prior to paving; however, he has taken some cores to evaluate the thickness and will notify the developer of the results.
Engineer Kuhn reported that the outlet of the culvert under E. Geneva Road would require substantially more excavation on private property to provide enough grade to allow proper drainage. Ross, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to not authorize any additional work on this culvert. Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Thalman reported that a contractor has cut into the road surface on Timber Lane to install sanitary sewer lines without notifying the township. Clerk Raisanen will contact the contractor and ALASD notifying them of the application process.
Supervisor Ross reported that he attended the storm-water seminar, which was beneficial, and will provide a summary to the board at its next meeting.
The board discussed the storm water retention pond located within the Wilderness Ridge Plat. The Board directed Engineer Kuhn to obtain quotes for the enlargement of the Wilderness Ridge storm water retention pond.
NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Thalman reported that the Joint Zoning Board approved the splitting of one lot into 4 located along Timber Lane. Chairman Thalman also reported that the Joint Zoning Board denied the Johnson’s application to rezone a portion of their property located along CR 46. He indicated that this property will be within the city limits of Alexandria within two months so therefore he felt it was appropriate for the City to consider this once it is annexed.
The Board discussed applications for variances that were scheduled for consideration before Douglas County Planning and Zoning. In both applications, no hardships were noted; therefore, the board was in consensus to oppose both requests.
Clerk Raisanen reported that he had received a letter from the State Auditor stating that the township will be audited by the state. The board discussed the option of having both a private firm and the state do the financial audit. The Board directed Clerk Raisanen to contact Chris Mitchell’s office to determine the impact if they did not do the audit this year and just have the state complete the audit.
Supervisor Thompson reported that LAR may be facing financial difficulties since District 206 is pulling out of the Joint-Powers agreement, so therefore less revenue will be received.
Being no further business Ross, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM.
Respectfully Submitted…..
Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this _____ day of _________, 2005
Roger Thalman, Chairman