Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of November 4, 2013
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 4th day of November, 2013 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Jul Feuling, Lyle Hammerschmidt, Joel Dahlheimer 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 Chairman Alstead at 6:00 p.m.
Feuling, seconded by Hammerschmidt, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of correspondence from the county auditor under Old Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Hammerschmidt, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 10/21/2013 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 13239 – 13252 in the amount of $44,960.94, net payroll of $3,405.33, totaling $48,366.27 and a transfer of funds from savings in the amount of $44,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Zoning Administrator Oleson reported that the planning commission had reviewed the Small Animal Ordinance, made a number of changes based on the Town Board’s input from last month, and had recommended approval of the revised draft. Feuling, seconded by Hammerschmidt, made a motion to approve the small animal ordinance with additional revisions as follows: regulations will apply to parcels 1-5 acres in size (rather than the proposed 1-2.5 acres); the definition of small animals be revised to include animals over 6 weeks of age (instead of the proposed four months); and that the table indicating the maximum number of animals allowed, whether permitted or conditional, will increase by one for every 0.5 acre increase above 1 acre – up to 5 acres (instead of up to 2.5 acres). Roll: Dahlheimer, Niskanen, Hammerschmidt, Feuling and Alstead – yes. Opposed: none.
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that the town received correspondence from the county regarding the Zimmerman property’s chronological timeframe. The core issue is the non-recording of the easement.
NEW BUSINESS: none
Being no further business, Feuling, seconded by Hammerschmidt, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2013
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Bryon Alstead, Chairman