REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Held on Tuesday, March 6, 2007; 11:00 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Lepper, Adee, Briggs

MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioners Hanson and Pavleck (other county business)

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Richard Lehtinen, Dale Olson, Einar Sundin, Jack Walls; Reporter Lisa Kaczke

2007/03-01 Motion by Adee, seconded by Briggs to approve the agenda with additions and deletions. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs. Motion carried.

2007/03-02 Motion by Adee, seconded by Briggs to approve the minutes from the February 27, 2007 regular meeting. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs. Motion carried.

2007/03-03 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Adee to approve payment of the Auditor claims in the amount of $21,005.03 and the monthly County Board expense claims in the amount of $7,669.28. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board acknowledged the resignation of Doug Skrief from the County Heritage Committee and will request the County Historical Society to provide a membership update and recommendation to fill the vacancies and/or recommendation for continued oversight of the County Courthouse Historical Master Plan.

2007/03-04 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Adee empowering the Board Chair to appoint a Board member to a Trunk Highway 11 West Task Force at the request of Lake of the Woods County to work with MnDot to seek needed improvements for the Highway. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs. Motion carried.

2007/03-05 Motion by Adee, seconded by Briggs that Koochiching County in partnering with AEOA approves the construction and joint ownership of a Storage and Operations Facility located on County property adjacent to the International Falls County Highway Garage; and in which this facility will provide to the County one heated vehicle storage unit and use of the Facility’s wash bay and the remaining facility to be utilized by AEOA for the operation of their public busing service. That construction of the facility will be under the terms of a DOT grant approved for the AEOA bus facility and that the AEOA Public Transportation Director, the County Highway Engineer and Complex Superintendent are designated as the Project Managers for the construction of the facility. Further, that before usage of the facility by the owners, a facility maintenance agreement is executed between the owners. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Environmental Service Director and Solid Waste Technician met with the Board to seek further information for setting up the meeting between the County Board and Solid Waste Advisory Committee as requested in Board Motion 2007/02-18. In summary, the topics will be a review of the tax and tipping fee system for collecting revenue to pay for the County’s Solid Waste costs and a review of utilizing the Transfer Station scale for charging tipping fee based on weight for all vehicles and/or just garbage haulers. It was agreed to set a committee of the whole meeting the afternoon of Tuesday, April 10 for this review session.

000 The Board Chair called for public comment at 12:10 p.m. Jack Walls, in response to discussion on the solid waste charges, stated that the current charge of assessment and tipping fee would be less costly for his household than by assessment alone.

2007/03-06 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Adee to adjourn the meeting at 12:15 p.m. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs. Motion carried.