Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of October 3, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 3rd day of October, 2016 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.
Oberg, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the additions of LAR update and city limit boundaries under Old Business and engagement letter for 2016 audit under New Business. Motion carried unanimously
Niskanen, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 09/19/2016 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 16192-16198 in the amount of $18,203.80, net payroll $3,236.08 totaling $21,439.88 and a transfer of funds from savings of $20,000. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: none
PLANNING AND ZONING: Zoning Administrator Oleson reported the township had received an inquiry about building a driveway at the north end of Lake Victoria SE. There are two lots that appear to be served by a private easement. Oleson stated the individual is interested in buying one or both of the properties and wants to run a driveway off the end of the cul de sac. Oleson noted that a) there is an existing sewer easement; and b) the two lots are adjacent to the lake and currently do not have road frontage. Engineer Kuhn reported there is an existing culvert off the end by the barricades. If the township chose to permit a private driveway, and if additional material is needed, the town may require that the culvert be lengthened. Consensus of the board is to require a driveway permit.
Oleson reported that the zoning subcommittee completed a draft of the junk (nuisance) ordinance. He distributed a copy for the board’s review. Oleson stated that the subcommittee’s recommendation is to treat the nuisance ordinance as a separate stand-alone ordinance and that the next step would be to schedule a public hearing. Clerk Raisanen recommended that legal counsel review the ordinance. Chair Feuling instructed the board to review the ordinance for discussion at the next meeting and to accept the clerk’s recommendation to have legal counsel review the ordinance.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported that the preliminary findings on the speed study is to have the speed limit remain at 55 mph on Liberty Road and that Neewana Beach Road be posted at 45 mph. It was also recommended that an advisory sign be posted for the blind approach on Liberty Road.
OLD BUSINESS: Supervisor Oberg provided an update on LAR activities. He had previously presented to the town board the possibility of a minor increase in funding over the next year and remarked that it appears to be moving ahead in that direction. He also provided activity comparisons with other towns/cities of like size.
Supervisor Eldevik reported that he had researched the city limit boundary at the public access on the north end of Lake Burgen and concluded that all of the public access area is within the township’s confines.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that we had received a request from Carlson Highland to conduct our 2016 audit for a fee of $5500. Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to retain Carlson Highland to conduct the 2016 audit at the fee stated above. Motion carried unanimously.
Being no further business, Eldevik, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2016
Jul Feuling, Chair