Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 8-15-2005
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 15th day of August 2005.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, T. Michael Thompson, Jim Casper, 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 old business regarding Boy’s Ave. Motion carried unanimously.
Casper, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 1, 2005 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported that Deerwood Drive will be posted with a 30 mph advisory sign going north and a 30 mph sign will be placed on the Scenic Heights road going south.
Engineer Kuhn reported that there is inconsistency in the speed limit posting of Tolena Lane. The current 30 mph speed limit sign will be removed and a 15 mph advisory sign will be placed under a Watch for Children sign.
Engineer Kuhn reported that a resident at 1724 E. Lake Geneva inquired into the possibility of placing a culvert for drainage through their private property and fill in the ditch. The Board requested that Engineer Kuhn inquire to see if the landowner would be willing to grant an easement in the event that work needs to be done in the future prior to them proceeding with the work.
Engineer Kuhn reported that he had been in contact with Attorney Haseman regarding a quiet title action regarding a piece of property in the Three Havens Area. The attorneys are redrafting the road descriptions to clean up the title.
Engineer Kuhn reported that the paving in the East Lake Burgen Area has been completed.
Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of $15,650.94 and to authorize the transfer of $15,000.00 from the savings into the checking account. Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Ross, seconded by Casper, made a motion to appoint Bryon Alstead to the LAR Board as a citizen representative for a two-year term. Motion carried unanimously.
Supervisor Ross inquired as to the action taken by the Board at the last meeting regarding Boy’s Ave. The Board gave the landowners permission to proceed with the improvement of the turnaround at the end of the road as long as they coordinate the work with the township engineer. Clerk Raisanen indicated that there has been previous instances when landowners have made improvements on Township roads.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that he was appointing Bonnie Fulghum as deputy clerk.
Clerk Raisanen reported that he had been in contact with WSN regarding office space. They offered to lease office space for $300.00/month in the area that has been remodeled for AAEDC and would be willing to allow the Board to use their conference room for meeting space.
A resident from Rosewood Lane expressed concern about the road striping and shoulders along the road. Chairman Thalman reported that maintenance on this road would be assumed by the City of Alexandria in January 2006; therefore the board elected not to stripe the road this year. The township road maintenance contractor will be contacted to improve the road shoulder.
Being no further business Thompson, seconded by Casper, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted…..
Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this _____ day of _________, 2005
Roger Thalman, Chairman