Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of December 20, 2021
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 20th day of December, 2021 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Jeff Oberg, Joel Dahlheimer, Rod Eldevik, Dennis Butz and Jerry Wright. Also present was Bonnie Fulghum, Deputy Clerk. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Eldevik at 6:00 p.m.
Oberg, seconded by Butz, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Wright, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 12/06/21 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Wright, seconded by Butz, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 21209 – 21218 in the amount of $26,208.16, EFTPS $3,043.34 totaling $29,251.50 and a transfer of funds from savings of $29,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Township Attorney Paul Johnson stated that per the town board’s directive at their last meeting, the deadline for removal of vehicles from Billie Dropik’s property was today. Consensus of the town board that this deadline was not met. Attorney Johnson reported he had received correspondence from Justin Anderson, Mr. Dropik’s attorney, and with Mr. Dropik himself. Mr. Dropik informed him that his attorney would not be representing him on this matter, however.
Chairman Eldevik questioned if the township has the authority to remove the vehicles and put them into storage.
A question arose concerning the ownership of the vehicles. Attorney Johnson stated the court order from 2019 gives the township authority to remove items from Mr. Dropik’s property. He said any action on the part of the township would require giving Mr. Dropik a 7-day notice of intent. Consensus of the town board was to have Attorney Johnson update the 2019 court order and after renewal, the township will proceed with removal of the vehicles from the property and continue with the removal as long as the resident is not in compliance with the court order.
Attorney Johnson was also instructed to contact the business in New York Mills to determine the nature of the security interest of the vehicles with the Secretary of State’s office.
Supervisor Oberg reported the county was in the process of reviewing three ordinances: 1) impervious coverage, potentially eliminating the 100% coverage for pervious pavers; 2) clearing and grading of land; i.e. clear cutting, which would comprise both shoreland and non-shoreland; and 3) rip rap. Oberg will present the finalized versions of the ordinances at a future meeting.
Supervisor Dahlheimer questioned the clean-up effort on the Ebel property. Consensus of the town board to have Zoning Administrator Oleson send out another letter to have the junk removed and/or be totally shielded.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: none
OLD BUSINESS: Deputy Clerk Fulghum reported the planning commission had elected to change their site visit schedule and application dates to afford additional time for review. Consensus to have the Board of Adjustment make the same accommodations with their schedule beginning 2022.
NEW BUSINESS: none
Being no further business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Butz, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Bonnie Fulghum, Deputy Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2022
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Rod Eldevik, Chairman