Koochiching County Board Minutes

Board Minutes

for

March 17, 2009

REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Held on Tuesday, March 17, 2009; 10:30 a.m.

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Steve Shermoen, Bob Peterson, Doug Grindall, Brian Youso, Phil Miller, Scott Anderson via conference phone; Reporter Lisa Kaczke

2009/03-27 Motion by Lepper, seconded by McBride to approve the agenda with additions and deletions. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-28 Motion by McBride, seconded by Adee to approve the minutes from the March 10, 2009 regular meeting. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-29 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee accepting the recommendation of the County License Committee to approve On/Off Sale and Sunday Intoxicating Liquor Licenses to Opp Hagemeister Management Inc. for Island View Lodge for a period of May 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-30 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Pavleck to ratify the Board Chair’s appointment of Kallie Briggs as the County’s representative on the Arrowhead Library System Board effective January 1, 2009 with the term ending July 1, 2010. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-31 Motion by Pavleck, seconded by McBride accepting the recommendation of the County Coordinator and Sheriff to reclass temporary hire Marilee Simon to working no more than 67 days in a calendar year to allow for coverage during the part time Jail Cook’s leave of absence. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-32 Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Lepper to adopt the following resolution for the sale of County Real Estate:

WHEREAS, Koochiching County purchased a parcel of real property in 2005 from Amber L. Anderson and Anthony R. Anderson to facilitate construction of the Jackfish Bay Sewer Project; and

WHEREAS, a portion of said real property was required for construction of a building necessary for proper operation of the sewer collection system; and

WHEREAS, Koochiching County has no need to continue ownership of the remaining portion of said real estate, which contains a single family dwelling;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 373.01, the Koochiching County Board hereby authorizes the sale of said parcel of real property, legally described as: Part of Lot Ten (10), AUDITOR’S PLAT NO. FIVE (5), according to the recorded plat thereof, described as follows: The East One Hundred Fifty Feet (E 150') of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE¼SW¼), Section Twenty-eight (28), Township Seventy-one (71) North, Range Twenty-three (23) West, Koochiching County, MN, lying northerly of a line Two Hundred Fifty Feet (250') south of and parallel with the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter. Subject to easements, restrictions and reservations of record. Reserving, however, all mineral rights to Koochiching County pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 373.01, Subdivision 1(5) (g).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County shall advertise for bids to purchase said real property in the official newspaper of the county for three consecutive weeks and once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the property is located. The notice shall state the time and place of considering the proposals, contain a legal description of any real estate, and a brief description of any personal property, which consists of the refrigerator, stove, washer, dryer and all window coverings currently in the home. That the terms of the purchase shall be cash payable within 30 days of the bid being accepted by the Koochiching County Board. All bids must be received by the Koochiching County Auditor/Treasurer’s Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 17, 2009, and shall be reviewed by the County at 9:00 a.m. on April 20, 2009, in the County Boardroom. Bids must be accompanied by a cashier’s check payable to Koochiching County for 10 percent of the amount of the bid. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-33 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Pavleck accepting the recommendation of the Car Pool Committee to seek quotes from local dealers to compare to state bid to replace one vehicle in the fleet with funding in the Car Pool Account and with quotes to include trade in. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-34 Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Adee to defer complaints received by a County Commissioner on the performance of the Veteran Service Officer to the Personnel Committee for procedural review and direction to the County Board in handling the matter. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-35 Motion by Pavleck, seconded by McBride accepting the recommendation of the Sheriff to award low bid to Wherley Motors for a 2009 Ford F150 4x4 pickup at a bid price of $21,918 with trade in and a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria car at a bid price of $17,348 with trade in.
Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

000 The Sheriff informed the Board that they are looking to wrap up the Phase I 911 Sign Project and in doing so, they will set a date of mid May to inform citizens concerned with the sign or rural address, to call the Sheriff so that they can make the corrections and make final payment to the contractor. The group will than begin planning for the Phase II 911 Sign Project. The Board concurred that the deadline to submit concerns has to consider the snowbirds returning in the spring and that the notice has to be published county-wide.

2009/03-36 Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Adee to close session at 11:06 a.m. for attorney-client privilege review of the pending cartway litigation of Jacobson vs. Koochiching County with MCIT’s assigned legal counsel, County Attorney and Highway Engineer. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2009/03-37 Motion by Lepper, seconded by Adee to open session at 11:45 a.m. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.

000 The Board Chair called for public comment at 11:45 a.m. No comment was presented.

2009/03-38 Motion by McBride, seconded by Lepper to adjourn at 11:45 a.m. Voting yes: Hanson, McBride, Adee, Lepper, Pavleck. Motion carried.