Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of November 2, 2015
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 2nd day of November, 2015 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.
Eldevik, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Oberg, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 10/19/2015 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Eldevik, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 15214 – 15226 in the amount of $157,863.57, net payroll $2,691.01 totaling $160,554.58 and a transfer of funds from savings in the amount of $153,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Clerk Raisanen reported the Board of Adjustment will meet on November 16th regarding a request for a variance. He also reported residents have expressed concern about animals running at large in unplatted areas. The zoning administrator will provide an update at the next meeting.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Neewana Beach Reconstruction Project. Engineer Kuhn will provide an itemized pay estimate totaling Mr. Thompson’s cost share portion for the project. Supervisor Niskanen inquired about potential liability regarding the underpass. Engineer Kuhn will confer with the county engineer.
Victoria Estates Drainage. Engineer Kuhn brought forth the possibility of cost sharing for drainage. Clerk Raisanen stated the town had agreed to final plat subject to conditions, one of which was a stormwater plan. He stated that the town still needs to review and approve a final proposal for the stormwater plan. Engineer Kuhn to follow up with the developer and/or zoning administrator.
OLD BUSINESS: Website revision. Clerk Raisanen reported he had met with Tyler Golberg of CYBERsprout. Mr. Golberg submitted a proposal with rates, scope of services, etc. The clerk stated the proposal outlines the elements discussed at the last meeting. Clerk Raisanen to invite Mr. Golberg to the next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: 2016 budget. Clerk Raisanen provided a copy of the budget that was brought forth to the town board last February. It is broken down by category with actual expenditures and revenues. He stated the 2016 budget was preliminarily approved by the board and needs to be finalized at the next meeting. Clerk Raisanen will bring a Schedule 1 to the next meeting.
Chair Feuling reported the town had received a request for donations from the Douglas County Food Shelf. She stated the township is prohibited from making a donation; however, board members can choose to make a donation on an individual basis.
Being no further business, Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2015
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Jul Feuling, Chair