| Commissioner's Meeting Minutes |
|
|
|
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MURRAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER SLAYTON, MINNESOTA OCTOBER 25, 2005 9:02 A.M. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Alfred Gertsema, Robert Moline, Lyle Onken, William J. Sauer and Kevin Vickerman. Also present Gary D. Spaeth, Auditor/Treasurer and Paul Malone, County Attorney. The meeting opened by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Chairman asked if there were any additions to the agenda. Several items were added. It was moved by Robert Moline, seconded by Lyle Onken, and passed to approve the agenda as modified. It was moved by William Sauer, seconded by Kevin Vickerman, and passed to approve the minutes of the October 18, 2005 meeting with one addition. Gary Spaeth reported that the Slayton Office Supply quote for three workstations did not include sales tax and that the Davis Typewriter quote was missing one item. It was moved by Lyle Onken, seconded by William Sauer, and passed to rescind the motion from the October 18, 2005 meeting to accept the low quote from Slayton Office Supply for three workstations for the Assessor's Office for $4,832.82. Slayton Office Supply and Davis Typewriter were asked to submit another quote for the purchase of three workstations for the Assessor's office. The quotes that were presented at the October 18, 2005 meeting are adjusted or resubmitted as follows: Slayton Office Supply (adjusted) $5,146.95 including sales tax Davis Typewriter (revised quote) 4,779.42 including sales tax It was moved by Lyle Onken, seconded by Robert Moline, and passed to accept the quote from Davis Typewriter of $4,779.42 for three workstations for the Assessor's office. Gary Spaeth presented the following petitions for repair: County Ditches 30, 54 and 63, and Judicial Ditches 2N, 3 and 14. A motion was made by Robert Moline, seconded by Kevin Vickerman and carried that the Commissioners appointed as Inspectors in and for the County of Murray, are hereby instructed to examine and inspect that portion of the foregoing described County and Judicial Ditches, lying within the County of Murray, for the purpose of determining what repairs are necessary, and if deemed necessary, to prepare either a cost estimate of said repair, or order said repairs to be made, with a report to be given thereon at a Murray County Board of Commissioner's meeting, held in the Commissioners Room of the Murray County Government Center, Slayton, Minnesota. Karen Onken met with the Board regarding a conditional use permit application. C. Robert and Betty Clouser were present. Karen presented Conditional Use Permit No. 1167 to Pelican Rock Golf Driving Range. This permit is to open and operate a seasonal golf driving range on a 10.15 acre parcel in the NW¼SW¼ Section 36 Lake Sarah Township. The Board received the minutes from the October 20, 2005 public hearing on this permit, which included the findings of the Planning Commission. It was moved by Robert Moline, seconded by Lyle Onken and passed to approve Conditional Use Permit No. 1167 to Pelican Rock Golf Driving Range to open and operate a seasonal golf driving range on a 10.15 acre parcel in the NW¼SW¼ Section 36 Lake Sarah Township on the recommendation of the Planning Commission. William Sauer asked Karen for clarification of the zoning ordinance on an issue regarding construction site erosion. Karen Onken indicated that Chris Hansen did the inspection for her on the site and he was called to the meeting. Chris met with the Board to address the issue on the property owned by Darwin Patzlaff. No action was taken. Ron Johanning met with the Board and indicated that he no longer needed to discuss the liquor license issue on the Agenda. Ron used his time on the Agenda to discuss the valuation on Valhalla Steakhouse. Marcy Barritt was called into the meeting and would make an appointment to do an inspection of the Steakhouse property for the 2006 assessment. No action was taken. Ron inquired about the section of the zoning ordinance relating to lot size in a shore land district relating to a parcel of land that he plans on developing in the near future. The Board discussed having the Planning Commission begin a review process for amending the zoning ordinance. No action was taken. Jim Reinert met with the Board to discuss the Murray County Supports Our Troops signs. It was moved by Robert Moline, seconded by Kevin Vickerman, and passed to take the motion to authorize the purchase of three ËœMurray County Supports Our Troops' signs to be placed at the Government Center and at the corner near the highway department off the table. It was moved by Robert Moline, seconded by Lyle Onken, and passed to amend the motion to to authorize the purchase of two ËœMurray County Supports Our Troops' signs to be placed at the Government Center. Commissioner Sauer was opposed. The Chairman called the vote on the original motion, as amended, and declared that it passed. Commissioner Sauer was opposed. It was moved by Kevin Vickerman, seconded by Lyle Onken, and passed to authorize Jim Reinert to solicit the services of the County Recorder in the implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Murray County. It was moved Kevin Vickerman, seconded by Lyle Onken, and passed to approve of CAD Consulting Services converting AutoCAD ditch maps to Arc View at a cost of $70 per ditch. Commissioner Moline was opposed. Tim Auringer, I & S Engineers & Architects, Inc., Project Manager and Margie Anderson and Mike Bambrick met with the Board regarding kitchen in the 4-H Dining Room Building. Tim distributed his October 24, 2005 letter to Gary Spaeth that addressed concerns that the Fairground Building Committee wanted him to address. Mike reported that Tom Buesing was consulted on reconfiguration of the kitchen and made recommendations for moving the grill and hot service to the south wall. Buesing estimated that it would cost $20,000 for the reconfiguration of the entire kitchen, which would include changing the service windows. Tim indicated that he designed the entire building, except for the kitchen. Tim would continue to work with the Committee until all of the concerns with the Building are addressed, including the flow of traffic in the dining room. No action was taken. Mike indicated that his crew would be available later this fall to finish the interior walls of the exhibit portion of the 4-H building. Mike would contact Slayton Building Materials to meet with the Fairgrounds Building Committee next week on selecting the finish material. Randy Groves met with the Board and distributed two aerial maps of potential sites to purchase for a new highway department facility. Randy indicated that the Site Committee met with one of the landowners and contacted the second landowner to discuss price. The first landowner wanted the County to make the first offer and the second landowner offered to sell the County 10 acres for $100,000 with a 15% down payment. Randy recommended that the county purchase the 10-acre site, which is west of Slayton, because of its proximity to city utilities. It was moved by William Sauer, seconded by Robert Moline, and passed to accept an offer to sell a 10-acre parcel of land for $100,000 with 15% earnest money down payment, with a one-year option to purchase. It was moved by Lyle Onken, seconded by William Sauer, and passed to authorize the County Engineer to sign a contract with S.E.H., Inc., subject to obtaining a signed purchase agreement for 10 acres of land for a site. Commissioners Moline and Vickerman were opposed. William Sauer gave a report on the AMC District VIII meeting that four counties reported labor contracts were settled with 1% salary increases. The Special meeting that was set for November 4, 2005 is cancelled due to the Heron Lake Watershed District staff not being available to give a tour of the Watershed. Gary Spaeth will contact Jan Voit regarding possible dates for a later tour. The Board discussed indicating a value on the property donated by Dorance and Marion Kuehl in 2004, which at that time had an estimated market value of $300. Paul Malone would contact Red Egenes to discuss the situation. No action was taken. Barbara Lewis met with the Board and distributed information on dental insurance options that are available for 2006 and reported that the Insurance Committee is conducting a survey of employees regarding dental insurance for 2006. The Committee would meet on Monday to review the survey results and make a recommendation for dental insurance for the next meeting. Chris Hansen met with the Board and distributed a breakdown of the budget for the archeological study on the sewer project and indicated that it is not likely that Summit EnviroSolutions would do any field work this fall. No action was taken. Gary Spaeth was directed to draft a letter to our Congressmen regarding additional fuel assistance funds for the 2005/2006 Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council Energy Assistance Program. The Commissioners gave their committee reports. Alfred Gertsema reported on Regional Solid Waste and Rural Energy Board September 26, Special Board Meeting for Highway Department Building September 28, Highway Department Building and Hospital Executive October 6, Hospital Meeting and Ditch Meeting October 18, RSVP (Donated) October 19, Planning & Zoning October 20, Hospital Executive October 21, Shetek Medical Services October 25. Robert Moline reported on Special Board Meeting for Highway Department Building September 28, Fairground Building October 5, Hospital Meeting and Ditch Meeting October 18, AMC District Meeting October 20, Highway Site Committee October 21. Lyle Onken reported on Shetek Medical Services September 6, Special Board Meeting for Highway Department Building September 28, Hospital Meeting September 30, Hospital Executive October 6, Personnel October 11, Hospital Finance October 17, Hospital Meeting and Ditch Meeting October 18, Hospital Executive October 21. William J. Sauer reported on Heron Lake Watershed September 19, Parks Board September 21, SMOC September 26, Special Board Meeting for Highway Department Building September 28, Fairground Building October 5, Personnel October 11, Water Plan October 13, Hospital Meeting and Ditch Meeting October 18, AMC District Meeting October 20, Highway Site Committee October 21, SMOC October 24. Kevin Vickerman reported on Special Board Meeting for Highway Department Building September 28, RCRCA October 17, Hospital Meeting and Ditch Meeting October 18, Insurance Meeting October 25. It was moved by Robert Moline, seconded by Lyle Onken, and passed to approve the Commissioner Vouchers. It was moved by Lyle Onken, seconded by Kevin Vickerman, and passed to go to closed session under attorney-client privilege at 12:05 p.m. The Chairman opened the meeting to the public at 12:35 p.m. Paul Malone reported that the Board had discussed methods of resolving a claim of threatened litigation. The meeting adjourned at 12:36 p.m. |