Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 2-23-2005
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 23rd day of February 2005.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Joel Dahlheimer, Louis Ross, Jim Casper, 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.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 7, 2005 regular meeting as written. Motion carried. Supervisor Casper abstained.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, made a motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of $5,691.13. Motion carried unanimously.
AAEDC Update: David Kjos and Jason Murray presented a review of AAEDC activities over the past 12 months. Mr. Kjos reviewed major projects that AAEDC has been involved with. He presented the 2005 objectives for the commission and provided the Board an explanation for the 2006 levy request in the amount of $34,846.00.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Chairman Thalman reported that the City of Alexandria has agreed to install water at the developer’s expense into the new plat of Rosewood Estates located within Alexandria Township. This plat is scheduled to be annexed into the city on January 2006.
Engineer Kuhn provided the Board an estimated cost for the blacktopping of Queen’s Road in the amount of $250,000.00. In addition, he provided an estimate for the amount of $176,000 for the installation of sanitary sewer lines. There would be an additional cost for the installation of a lift station at the east end of Queen’s Road. The Board requested Clerk Raisanen to determine if the township has a policy regarding the blacktopping of roads without sanitary sewer and to also contact the landowners to invite them to an informational meeting on March 21, 2005 to discuss the future of this project.
Engineer Kuhn presented the Board a memo indicating that the storm-water retention ponds within the plat of Burgen Terrace meet township standards and made the recommendation that the Board accept the ponds. Casper, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to accept the storm-water retention ponds within the plat of Burgen Terrace and assume maintenance of the ponds. Supervisor Ross expressed concern about the township’s role in the maintenance of storm-water ponds and desires to review the standards in the future. Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen provided the Board a proposed 2006 budget as recommended by the budget committee. The budget was drafted in two amounts; one with planning and zoning responsibilities and the other without. Total budget amount for 2006 is $971,998 with planning and zoning and $919,648 without planning and zoning. The Board will consider this budget request at the next Board meeting.
Clerk Raisanen reported that the 2004 audit has almost been completed and will be reviewed at the special Board meeting on Feb. 28, 2005.
The Board discussed the items that are scheduled for planning and zoning. The board was in consensus to recommend restricting the size of the sign for the proposed massage business to a maximum of 2 ft. X 3 ft. in the Carneva Acres area.
Being no further business, Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted…..
Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this _____ day of _________, 2005
Roger Thalman, Chairman