October 16, 2023 minutes

Alexandria Township

Alexandria, Minnesota 56308

Minutes of the meeting of October 16, 2023

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 16th day of October, 2023 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway, and via teleconference.

ROLL CALL:  Supervisors present were Joel Dahlheimer, Rod Eldevik, Dennis Butz, Jeff Oberg and Jerry Wright.  Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk, with Mona Billmark, Treasurer, via teleconference.  Said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Eldevik at 6:00 p.m.

Oberg, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Oberg, seconded by Butz, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 10/02/23 regular board meeting as written.  Motion carried unanimously.

Wright, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 23174 – 23179 in the amount of $16,323.21, EFTPS of $1,507.64, totaling $17,830.85 with a transfer from savings of $4,000.00.  Motion carried unanimously.

CITIZEN’S CONCERNS:  none

PLANNING AND ZONING:  Zoning Administrator Oleson reported he had driven by the Dropik property and it doesn’t appear that any additional vehicles have been moved onsite.  He will continue to monitor.

ENGINEER’S REPORT:  Engineer Kuhn reported he will continue working with Alden Just Road Maintenance on any additional asphalt and manhole repairs.

OLD BUSINESS:  Clerk Raisanen reported the Liberty Road informational meeting has been set for 5:00 PM on October 30, 2023 at the college.  Notices have been sent to affected landowners.

Chair Eldevik reported a contractor had blocked a township road with no notification being given to the township. He expressed concern about emergency vehicles if the need arose.  Consensus that notification needs to be made to the township in the future.

NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that additional property can be added to the ALASD boundary by resolution.   Clerk Raisanen will prepare a resolution once the legal description of the area to be added to the ALASD boundary is obtained.

Being no future business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Butz, made a motion to adjourn.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted….

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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk

Approved this ____ day of ________, 2023

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Rod Eldevik, Chairman