Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 4-18-2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 18th Day of April 2011 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, Jul Feuling, Joel Dahlheimer, Bryon Alstead, 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 Ross at 6:00 PM.
Alstead, seconded by Thalman, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the additions of the Ronning property on North McKay under Citizen Concerns and township attorney under Old Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2011 regular board meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Feuling, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 11092–11101 in the amount of $3,214.41 and payroll in the amount of $544.87, EFTPS $1,182.77 for a total amount of $4,942.05. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN CONCERNS: Supervisor Ross reported that he had met with Sue Ronning, North McKay Ave., to discuss concerns about the water in the ditch along the road and in front of her property. Chairman Ross explained that the water is currently not impacting her home and that the water would have to run over the road before it would impact her home. In addition, he explained the township was not responsible for approving the surrounding developments but at the time that the developments were approved, Douglas County was the approving authority. He also suggested that additional fill could be added to the front of their property to help alleviate the water issue. The board was in consensus to authorize Engineer Kuhn to determine the elevations of the road and the Ronning house.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn presented two written quotes for gravel; Central Specialties quoted $8.15/ton for a total of $40,750.00 and Mark Lee quoted $6.95/ton for a total of $34,750.00. Alstead, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to accept the low quote provided by Mark Lee in the amount of $34,750.00 for gravel. Motion carried unanimously.
Engineer Kuhn reported that Donway Drive and Shadow Lane have significant failures in the road surfaces. He provided an estimate to repair Donway Drive at $120,000.00 and Shadow Lane at $140,000.00. With this work and the estimates for road overlays, the total cost of road surfacing would be $620,000.00. The board directed Engineer Kuhn to prepare bid specs for these projects with deduct alternates for the board to consider.
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that Julie Haseman is not interested in providing legal services for the township; however, she recommended Paul Johnson, who is interested in providing legal services to the town at the same price of $165.00/hr. Clerk Raisanen also reported that the township has received a letter from former assistant county attorney Joel Paschka, who has expressed interest in serving the township. The board directed Clerk Raisanen to contact LaGrand Township to find out whom they are using and inviting Attorneys Johnson and Paschka to a future meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that additional storage shelves are needed in the township office and Lyle Hammerschimdt expressed an interest to construct. Alstead, seconded by Thalman, made a motion to authorize payment to Lyle Hammerschimdt at the township labor rate to construct the storage shelves in the township office. Motion carried unanimously.
Being no further business Thalman, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:40PM.
Respectfully Submitted…..
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this _____ day of _________, 2011
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- Louis Ross, Chairman