REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Held on Tuesday, April 1, 2008; 2:00 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs

MEMBERS ABSENT: None

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Doug Grindall; Reporter Lisa Kaczke

2008/04-01 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Adee to approve the agenda with additions and deletions. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/04-02 Motion by Hanson, seconded by Lepper to approve the minutes from the March 25, 2008 regular meeting. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board received notice of the temporary hire of Lori Lindberg in the Sheriff’s Department for female transports.

2008/04-03 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to approve payment to Flaherty & Hood in the amount of $1,675.06 for 2008 lobbying services and to approve payment of the monthly County Board expense claims in the amount of $7,839.87. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/04-04 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Briggs appointing Commissioner Pavleck to the DNR Shoreland Regulation Committee at the request of the DNR. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/04-05 Motion by Briggs, seconded by Adee accepting the following abatement recommendation of the County Assessor: Walter Buller – Parcel #92-120-06110 for taxes payable 2007 and 2008 for incorrect building size; Koochiching County/International Falls – Parcel #21-051-00081 for taxes payable 2008 for condemned property for tax exempt status; State of Minnesota – parcel #06-014-11000 for taxes payable 2007 for tax exempt status. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board reviewed information on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to expand the Critical Lynx Habitat from the current designation of Voyageurs National Park in Koochiching and St. Louis Counties to all lands east of Highway 53 to include 8,226 square miles in Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Koochiching Counties. The Board agreed to review the proposal with other northern counties at the upcoming AMC Legislative Conference before submitting comment by the April 28 deadline. The Board Chair deferred the item to the April 15 agenda and asked the Coordinator to pull information for the Board from the prior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s meeting with the County Board in which the current Lynx Habitat designation was reviewed.

2008/04-06 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Hanson to approve the employment separation of Information Systems Technician Todd Langevin on March 24, 2008. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/04-07 Motion by Hanson, seconded by Briggs to support the position of MRCC to request the Minnesota Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations to fund and authorize freight studies in each of the Mn/Dot districts in the state which will quantify commodity movement in each county which will provide county engineers valuable information in current and future transportation infrastructure needs. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/04-08 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee authorizing the County Engineer to set up the annual County auction for disposal of surplus equipment and vehicles which includes obtaining the services of an auctioneer. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

2008/04-09 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Briggs authorizing the County Engineer to fill a third Senior Engineering Technician or a Junior Engineering Technician position. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.

000 The Board Chair called for public comment at 2:50 p.m. No comment was presented.

2008/04-10 Motion by Adee, seconded by Hanson to adjourn the meeting at 2:50 p.m. Voting yes: Pavleck, Hanson, Adee, Lepper, Briggs. Motion carried.