Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of January 4, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 4th day of January, 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.
Niskanen, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of Queens Road garbage complaint under Citizen’s Concerns. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 12/21/2015 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Eldevik, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 16001-16007 in the amount of $25,557.60, net payroll of $2,754.62 totaling $28,312.22 and a transfer of funds from savings in the amount of $28,000. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: Supervisor Niskanen reported we had received a complaint of trash in the r-o-w of 3565 Queens Rd (rental property). Niskanen verified that two trash containers were located at the end of the driveway and were overflowing. He contacted West Central Sanitation, who informed him that the renters were 90 days behind on payment. Supervisor Niskanen will follow up with the landowner and, if no satisfaction, will contact West Central for pick-up, with the town initially covering the cost.
PLANNING AND ZONING: Zoning Administrator Oleson provided a draft of a proposed fee schedule rate change for 2016. All fees would remain the same as the 2015 schedule except for the addition of septic situations where a tank is being abandoned by the homeowner. The county charges $60 to perform the inspection. If the rate change for this service is included in the 2016 schedule, this cost could be passed on to the homeowner. Niskanen, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt the fee schedule for 2016 as presented, which includes the additional fee of $60 for septic tank abandonment inspections. Motion carried unanimously.
Oleson reported a contractor had contacted Lynn Timm regarding pervious paver credit. In years past, the DNR left those decisions to local governments; however, at this point in time, the DNR does not allow credits in shoreland areas. The contractor also asked if credit would be given to property outside of shoreland areas. Supervisor Niskanen interjected that the county currently gives up to 100% credit in both shoreland and non-shoreland areas via CUP. Oleson to check on the county’s conditions for allowing pavers.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: none
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported he had received a proposal from Hometown Planning to provide zoning administrator services for 2016. The terms and conditions are the same as last year. The monthly rate is increasing by $110/month; i.e. from $3750 to $3860/month. Dahlheimer, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to accept the proposal from Hometown Planning for zoning administrator services for 2016 in the amount of $3860/month. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen reported he had received a proposal from Widseth, Smith, Nolting for engineering services for 2016. Engineer Kuhn’s services will increase by $5/hr. from last year; i.e. $140/hr. to $145/hr. which translates to about a 4% increase over last year. Eldevik, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to accept the proposal from WSN to provide engineering services for 2016 at the rates provided in the proposal. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen provided a draft of resolution 16-01, a resolution declaring support for the RCC expansion in the 2016 bonding bill by the City of Alexandria. Niskanen, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to approve Resolution 16-01 and to authorize the board chair and clerk to sign the resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS: none
Being no further business, Eldevik, seconded by Feuling, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2016
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Jul Feuling, Chair