Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of February 6, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 6th day of February, 2017 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Jul Feuling, Rod Eldevik and Russell Niskanen. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk, and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chair Feuling at 6:00 p.m.
Niskanen, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Niskanen, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 01/18/2017 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 17019 – 17033 in the amount of $51,037.34, net payroll $3,114.88 totaling $54,152.22 with a transfer of funds from savings of $59,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Zoning Administrator Oleson presented the preliminary plat of Anderson Storage submitted by Marcus and Raymond Anderson for a 2-lot commercial subdivision in a Commercial-Rural zoning district. He said the planning commission’s recommendation was to approve the plat with no conditions. He also mentioned that they had applied for final plat and it appears to be in order. Niskanen, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to approve the preliminary and final plats of Anderson Storage. Roll: Niskanen, Eldevik, Feuling – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimously.
Oleson presented the preliminary plat of TQM Addition submitted by Ben Zacher (Zacher Investments) for a 2-lot commercial subdivision in a Commercial-Urban zoning district. The planning commission recommended approval with one condition: that no buildings or sewage-generating uses be allowed on Outlot A without the express approval of the town board. The applicant had also applied for final plat and it appears to be in order. Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to approve the preliminary and final plats with the listed condition of TQM Addition. Roll: Niskanen, Eldevik, Feuling – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimously.
Oleson presented the conditional use application submitted by Alfred Kramer to allow a used dwelling and garage in a Rural Residential zoning district. The application was recommended for approval by the planning commission with two conditions: 1) that the siding, shingles, windows and doors on the home be replaced with new materials of a uniform nature and which reasonably fits in with that of the surrounding area, or as otherwise approved by the Zoning Administrator. This work shall be completed by August 1, 2017 unless an extension is granted by the town board; and 2) that a list of contractors established to perform the work in condition no. 1 be submitted to the township board prior to the February 6, 2017 meeting (said listing was provided). Oleson stated that the building inspectors indicated the house quality is acceptable. Niskanen, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to approve the conditional use application with the two conditions specified. Roll: Niskanen, Eldevik, Feuling – yes. Opposed: none. Motion carried unanimously.
There was discussion about vehicles for sale along County Road 82 East. Consensus to have the zoning administrator contact the resident.
Consensus to invite the township attorney to its March 6, 2017 meeting to discuss Jack’s Recycling.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Clerk Raisanen mentioned that Engineer Kuhn does not see a need for striping roads this year.
OLD BUSINESS: none
NEW BUSINESS: The board reviewed the proposed 2018 budget that was recommended by the budget committee. Total proposed spending for 2018 is $829,000 compared to the 2017 budget of $793,628. The proposed levy of $619,103 will be approved at the next meeting and then brought forward to the annual meeting.
Clerk Raisanen recommended that Paul Stennes, Barb Sather, Darlene O’Brien and Verla Schwendemann be appointed election judges for the upcoming annual township election with Darlene O’Brien serving as head judge. Niskanen, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to appoint the aforementioned as election judges. Motion carried unanimously.
Being no further business, Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2017
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Jul Feuling, Chair