Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of August 15, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 15th day of August, 2016 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Jul Feuling, Jeff Oberg, Joel Dahlheimer, 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.
Oberg, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Niskanen, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 8/01/2016 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 16157 – 16169 in the amount of $55,979.09, EFTPS $1,076.57, totaling $57,055.66 with an authorization of $45,000.00 transfer of funds from savings into checking. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: Gail Kulp, candidate for district 8B, was present and introduced herself to the board.
PLANNING AND ZONING: None
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported that he investigated the use of riprap along Liberty Road as a possible solution to the sinkholes that are forming in the road surface, probably due to muskrats burrowing under the road. Total cost estimate would be over $100,000. The board was in consensus to have our road maintenance contractor dig out one of the larger holes to investigate the cause.
Engineer Kuhn reported that the curb and gutter was installed in Victoria Estates and blacktop should follow.
OLD BUSINESS: none
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that the summer road maintenance contract will expire at the end of September and it was time to advertise for winter road maintenance. Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to advertise for written quotes for winter road maintenance. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen provided the board a copy of Schedule 1, statement of revenue and expenses to date. When reviewing the statement compared to the 2016 budget, it appears that the township revenue and expenses were in line with the approved budget.
Being no further business, Eldevik, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:22 PM.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2016
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Jul Feuling, Chair