Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 10-20-08
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
Alexandria Township was held on the 20th Day
of October 2008 at the Alexandria Town
ship Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Bryon Alstead, Joel Dahlheimer, Jim Casper, Louis Ross,
and Roger Thalman. Also present were Clerk Gre
gg Raisanen and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As
said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Thalman at 6:00
PM.
Casper, seconded by Ross, made a motion to adopt
the agenda with the addition of the township
website under new business. Motion carried unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Casper, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 10/06/08 regular
board meeting and the minutes of the special board meeting on 9/16/08. Motion carried
unanimously.
Alstead, seconded by Ross, made a motion to
authorize payment of claims 8325-8340 in the
amount of $13,780.99, net payroll:
$627.98, for a total of $14,4
08.97 and a transfer from savings
into checking of $2,500.00. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: Zoning Administrator Oleson reported that the zoning
subcommittee has been reviewing the inventory of potential
sensitive areas in the township
including wooded areas. The current inventory
from the comprehensive use map is probably not
accurate enough to make an assessment of the act
ual inventory of sensitive areas for zoning
purposes. The board authorized zoning administrator Oleson to spend up to 20 hours to refine the
map to make it more useable for zoning purposes. Zoning administrator Oleson reported that he
has approximately 20 hours left on our contract with his company to do this work.
Clerk Raisanen presented a proposed plat for Crocker Cottage, which will be reviewed by the
joint zoning board since it is within the orderly annexation area.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported th
at the Queens Road paving project is almost
complete with the exception of seeding. The contr
actor did not finish within the contractor time
frame, therefore they will be assessed approximately $22,000.00 in liquated
damages. The board
authorized Clerk Raisanen to schedule an asse
ssment hearing for December 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM.
The board discussed 50
th
Ave. Significant hauling has occurre
d recently which has resulted in
damage to the road surface. The contractor has
been contacted and is cooperating with grading of
the road surface.
The contractor completing work for ALASD on W. Lake Jessie Road is completing a punchlist of
items that need to be corrected.
Town Board Minutes – 10/06/08
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that a false warning made from a tornado siren
resulted in a service call. Rudy’s Electric notif
ied the township that
when the sirens were
installed, the wrong type of battery was installed
which resulted in the false alarm. They have
installed new batteries and recommended that the ba
tteries in the other siren be replaced. Clerk
Raisanen will contact the installation contractor to discuss the situation.
Clerk Raisanen reported that since the hosting of
the Alexandria Township website has changed
from REA-ALP to Gardenville, the township offi
ce has had difficulty posting information on the
website. Keith Martinson, Northe
rn Heart Media, has recommended that the township change its
host to Crystal Tech, who they work with other sites. The annual cost would be $203.40.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to
change the host site for the Alexandria
Township website to Crystal Tech. Motion carried unanimously.
The contractor hauling material on 50
th
Ave. reported that there are other contractors hauling
from the same pit, so they do not feel
totally responsible for the damage to 50
th
Ave.
Being no further business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted…..
Approved this _____ day of________, 2008
_______________________________
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Roger Thalman, Chairman