Koochiching County Board Minutes

Board Minutes

for

February 10, 2009

REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Held on Tuesday, February 10, 2009; 11:15 a.m.

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Richard Lehtinen, Doug Grindall, Aarden Barnes; Reporter Lisa Kaczke

2009/02-10 Motion by Adee, seconded by Lepper to approve the agenda with additions and deletions. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

2009/02-11 Motion by McBride, seconded by Adee to approve the minutes from the February 3, 2009 regular meeting. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

2009/02-12 Motion by Lepper, seconded by McBride to approve payment of the Auditor claims in the amount of $33,836.60 and authorize the Board Chair’s signature to the Auditor’s January vendor payment listing verifying its review. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

2009/02-13 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to approve and authorize the Board Chair’s signature to an agreement with the State of Minnesota for provision of the sentence to serve program in Koochiching County providing two crew leaders at a total contract amount of $151,978 and for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

2009/02-14 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee appointing Al Steele to the EKSSD Board as recommended by the EKSSD Board of Directors. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

000 The Board agreed to reschedule the Woods Tour with Land and Forestry staff for March 6 to allow Board members to attend the Friends Against Abuse training session. The Coordinator was asked to check with the Land Commissioner if the woods tour could be rescheduled to February 27th.

2009/02-15 Motion by McBride, seconded by Adee adopting the following resolution in support of the establishment of a Northern Minnesota Veterans Home:

WHEREAS, northern Minnesota is currently a significantly underserved region for veterans home services, with only the Minnesota veterans homes located in Silver Bay and Fergus Falls currently serving the region; and

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is currently studying the state-wide needs for veterans homes and will be making recommendations to the Minnesota State Legislature regarding the location of future facilities; and

WHEREAS, the number of veterans living in northern Minnesota, and other criteria established by the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, seems to strongly support the location of a new veterans home in the Beltrami County area to serve the needs of veterans throughout northern Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, the Northern Minnesota Veterans Home Task Force has been organized and, with the help of a professional architect, has initiated the process of developing the required pre-design documentation and applications to locate a facility in northern Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, the Northern Minnesota Task Force will be formally asking the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs and the Minnesota State Legislature to strongly consider a Beltrami County location as the next veterans’ home project to be approved in the state.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Koochiching County Board of Commissioners desires to go on record stating the need for additional veteran home services for veterans residing in northern Minnesota and further expresses support for the efforts of the Northern Minnesota Veterans Home Task Force to locate a veteran’s home to serve northern Minnesota. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

2009/02-16 Motion by Adee, seconded by Lepper to approve service agreements with the Occupational Development Center to assist the Transfer Station for roadside litter clean-up and clean-up and recycling at the station as recommended by the Environmental Service Director with costs covered in the 2009 Environmental Service Budget. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

2009/02-17 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to award low bid for Bulk Fuel Delivery and Fuel Service Stations as recommended by the Highway Engineer and with the addition of Holiday in International Falls to the Service Station award. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.

000 The Board Chair called for public comment at 11:40 a.m. Aarden Barnes, referencing the afternoon session on the Advanced Life Support Ambulance Service, questioned the cost of initial and ongoing training to retained skilled paramedics for this proposed service.

2009/02-18 Motion by Adee, seconded by Lepper to adjourn the meeting at 11:45 a.m. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper. Motion carried.