Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of November 21, 2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 21st day of November, 2011 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Jul Feuling, Joel Dahlheimer 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 Alstead at 6:00 p.m.
Feuling, seconded by Thalman, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of Joint Planning Board discussion under New Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Feuling, seconded by Thalman, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 11/07/2011 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Thalman, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 11289-11297 in the amount of $1,762.72, EFTPS of $906.67, totaling $2,669.39. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Chairman Alstead and Zoning Administrator Oleson visited Jack’s Family Recycling Center on November 18th to view the operation and determine if they were meeting the conditions of their conditional use permit. They met with the manager and owner and viewed the property. No violations were observed during this viewing. They provided suggestions on how to move some of JFRC’s operation behind the fence that was installed. The board requested that Zoning Administrator Oleson provide another map of the operation to get a better understanding of the original use of the property.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Supervisor Dahlheimer reported that a new culvert was installed under Brackin Road after he and Engineer Kuhn determined the existing culvert was non-operational.
OLD BUSINESS: none
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that Rod Eldevik’s term on the ALASD board expires at the end of the year. Thalman, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to appoint Rod Eldevik to a three-year term effective January, 2012. Motion carried unanimously.
The board discussed a possible appointment to the vacant position on the LAR Board. Clerk Raisanen will invite Tim Oldenkamp to the next meeting to meet the supervisors and determine his interest in the appointment.
Supervisor Thalman stated that the Joint Planning Board will need to meet in December to consider a request to rezone a property located at 1201 Ridgeview Terrace. The applicant wants to operate a group home with 10 occupants which exceeds the current zoning classification.
Being no further business, Feuling, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2011
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Bryon Alstead, Chairman