Koochiching County Board Minutes 1-17-06

Board Minutes

for

February 19, 2008

REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Held on Tuesday, February 19, 2008; 9:30 a.m.

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Jaci Nagle, Quinn McCarthy, Dennis Hummitzsch, Ann Scholler, Phil Miller, Doug Grindall, Mick Kuryla, Dan McCarthy, Einar Sundin; Reporters Lisa Kaczke and Jerry Franzen

2008/02-26 Motion by Adee, seconded by Briggs to approve the agenda with additions and deletions. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-27 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to approve the minutes from the February 12, 2008 regular meeting. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-28 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Briggs to approve payment of the Highway claims in the amount of $51,545.71. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-29 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee accepting the recommendation of the License Committee to approve On Sale and Sunday Intoxicating Liquor and Tobacco Licenses to the Falls Country Club located in International Falls, MN for the period of April 1 through October 31, 2008. Voting yes: Lepper, Adee, Briggs, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2008/02-30 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Lepper to approve a lobbyist service agreement with Flaherty & Hood, P.A. for the 2008 Legislative Session with an effective date of February 12, 2008 and with cost not to exceed $10,000. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board reviewed a letter from the Falls Memorial Hospital CEO requesting the support of the County and City of International Falls for wetland mitigation to assist in the building of the new hospital adjacent to the Duluth Clinic. With the property being located in the City of International Falls, the County Board acknowledged that the City would need to take the lead as wetland administrator in their city limits but that the County would be willing to provide assistance where it could. It was agreed the Board Chair would take the lead in getting the details and plan of action and work with the Environmental Service Director to find out what assistance the County could provide in conjunction with the City and report back to the Board.

000 The Board received notice of the hire of Quinn McCarthy as the GIS/Network Specialist with a starting date of February 13, 2008.

2008/02-31 Motion by Adee, seconded by Lepper authorizing the purchase of 24 personal computers, 1 laptop and accompanying MS Office software under the County Department Information Systems Plan in the 2008 Budget at a cost not to exceed $39,500 as recommended by the I.S. Manager. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board received notice of the hire of Joseph Meres as County Forester with a starting date of February 19, 2008.

2008/02-32 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Briggs to cancel the repurchase of forfeited lands for applicant Brent Hanson for Lots 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, Block 6, American Suburbs Company of East Side Addition (approved in Board Motion 2008/01-43) due to failure to make the required payment under County Policy and further, authorizing the Land Commissioner to proceed with site cleanup and auctioning the property at the next scheduled land sale. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-33 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to waive the ten-percent penalty on total sale value of timber permit K5054 and K4137, being released by Joseph White, formerly doing business as J&J Logging with all other penalties to stand under the Timber Sale Forfeiture Policy and with consideration based on the Policy’s exception to review hardship requests on an individual basis. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-34 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee accepting the recommendation of the Car Pool Committee to award State bid (low bid) for two Chevy Impala E-85 vehicles at a bid price of $31,538.66 and to sell the two replaced vehicles under sealed bid with a minimum bid to be established. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-35 Motion by Adee, seconded by Briggs authorizing the purchase of a sander truck with steel sander and tandem axle dump truck with plow, wing and sander under State bid as recommended by the Highway Engineer with a cost not to exceed $260,000, the amount set for equipment replacement in the 2008 Highway Budget. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-36 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Lepper accepting the recommendation of the Highway Engineer to allow a private property owner to make improvements to a platted roadway in the Plat of Craig for access to his property under the following stipulations: that the road would be constructed to County standards and in the County’s interest if the road is considered for future County maintenance; all construction costs are the responsibility of the petitioner; the public can not be denied usage of the road. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/02-37 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Briggs adopting the following resolution for designating state aid mileage for the TH332 Relocation Project:

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Board of the County of Koochiching that the road described as COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY NO. 92 beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 11 said point beginning approximately 140 feet east and 55 feet north of the northwest corner of southwest quarter-northwest quarter, section 36, township 71 north, range 24 west; thence southeasterly to the north line of said southwest quarter-northwest quarter, section 36; thence east along or near said north line to the intersection of 2nd Avenue of Third East Side Addition; thence north of said 2nd Avenue to Trunk Highway No. 11 and there terminating, length – 0.5 mile, be and hereby is, revoked as a County State Aid Highway of said County, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of Minnesota.

BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Board of the County of Koochiching that the road described as beginning at a point of Trunk Highway No. 332, said point being west of the east section line of Section 35, Township 71 North, Range 24 West, thence northwesterly and northerly to a point on Trunk Highway 11 and there terminating, length 0.6 mile, be and hereby established, located, and designated a County State Aid Highway of said County, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation of the State of Minnesota.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that two certified copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Commissioner of Transportation for his consideration, and that upon his approval of the designation of said road or portion thereof, that same be constructed, improved and maintained as a County State Aid Highway of the County of Koochiching to be numbered and known as County State Aid Highway 155.
Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board Chair called for public comment at 10:50 a.m. Mick Kuryla addressed several issues with regard to public comment period, the State Highway 332 Relocation Project, annexation law and the NACO Prescription Drug Card. Dan McCarthy addressed several issues pertaining to public comment period, the proposed County Zoning Ordinance and the State Highway 332 Relocation Project. Einar Sundin addressed the State’s tax system.

2008/02-38 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to adjourn the meeting at 11:30 a.m. Voting yes: Pavleck, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.