1076347 Douglas County Commissioners Meeting - April 13

Commissioners

Publish May 5, 2010

DOUGLAS COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR SESSION

MARCH 23, 2010

The Board of Commissioners in and for the County of Douglas, State of Minnesota, met in Regular Session this 13th day of April, 2010. Following is a summary of actions taken at that meeting. The full text is available for public inspection in the County Auditor/Treasurer’s office.

To approve the agenda with additions. Motion carried.

To approve minutes of the March 23rd Regular Board meeting and the March 29th Special Board meeting. Motion carried.

To approve the Autism Awareness Day proclamation. Motion carried.

To pay bills in the amount of $901,766.20 as follows:

(Vendor Name, Count, Amount)

Alexandria Light & Power; 2,324.43

American Solutions for Business; 2,036.78

Apperts; 5,316.97

Beltrami County Treasurer; 10,498.00

Caterpillar Financial Services; 2,835.92

Centurylink; 4,024.13

Computer Professionals Unlimited; 4,989.70

Dahlquist/James S; 5,555.96

Douglas County Public Works; 11,177.49

Echo Press; 10,031.32

Farmers Union Oil; 4,551.48

Johnson Controls Inc; 3,019.38

Johnston Fargo Culvert Inc; 4,273.29

Lutheran Social Services of MN; 2,576.70

Maney International of Alex, Inc; 3,265.42

MCF-Red Wing; 2,880.00

Mend Correctional Care, LLC; 11,875.00

Midstates Equipment & Supply; 13,388.08

Motorola; 45,454.11

Pictometry; 65,872.41

Prairie Lakes Youth Programs; 3,255.00

Regents of the University of MN; 22,593.75

Stein’s Inc; 2,009.24

Svare Appraisal Service; 3,000.00

Tillitt-McCarten Lawyers; 2,374.00

West Central MN Petroleum LLC; 3,437.00

Whiting/Doug; 2,308.37

WSB & Associates, Inc; 4,430.17

Other Vendors; 192; 66,911.72

GRAND TOTAL 326,265.82

(Vendor Name, Count, Amount)

Pitney Bowes; 7,000.00

Wells Fargo; 2,818.92

Minnesota Revenue; 95,230.61

Pitney Bowes; 7,000.00

A J Spanjers Company, Inc; 5,890.00

A & H Electric, Inc; 51,812.00

Alexandria Light & Power; 2,289.11

Avon Electric Services, Inc; 9,996.85

Centerpoint Energy; 6,007.18

Contegrity Group, Inc; 24,387.11

G & R Controls, Inc; 82,041.99

Johnson-Nelson Masonry; 54,693.35

Minnetonka Plumbing, Inc.; 57,593.75

Multiple Concepts Interiors; 15,807.48

Pauly Jail Building Company, Inc; 8,267.15

Regal Contractors, Inc; 37,767.25

Thelen Heating & Roofing, Inc.; 26,782.40

Twin City Wire; 40,990.04

Alexandria Light & Power; 8,331.46

Verizon Wireless; 3,048.24

Centerpoint Energy; 2,101.80

Lubrication Technologies; 20,405.10

Other Vendors; 17; 5,238.59

GRAND TOTAL 575,500.38

Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 10-21 approving a gambling permit. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 10-22 approving a gambling permit. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Gregory Frischmon parcel number 60-0322-200 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Scott and Amy Allen parcel number 63-7902-030 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Douglas County parcel number 90-0003-000 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Alpine Assets LLC parcel number 12-1383-290 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Douglas County parcel number 18-0275-000 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Hockert family Ltd Partnership parcel number 39-0180-000 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Glen Bearson Jr parcel number 69-0203-000 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for George P Grant and Lori J Grant parcel number 27-1523-000 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the abatement for Samuel Wing parcel number 63-3271-375 for taxes levied in 2009 and payable in 2010. Motion carried.

To approve the quote for pavement striping from AAA Striping Service Company in St. Michael, MN in the amount of $65,507.80. Motion carried.

To approve the revised Cooperative Agreement between Grant and Douglas Counties for the road surfacing construction project on County State Aid Highway 19 as presented by Dave Robley. Motion carried.

To cancel the CSAH 82 bid letting and authorize Mr. Robley to advertise for bids on CSAH 19 and 82. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 10-23 regarding Eagles Landing Improvement Hearing. Motion carried.

By consensus, the Public Works annual information meeting was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on May 19th and the road tour was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on May 10th.

By consensus, a hearing for the realignment of CD 98 was scheduled for 9:05 a.m. on April 27th.

To approve/authorize the Board Chair to sign the joint powers agreement between Douglas County and the Department of Corrections for Work Release services in fiscal year 2011. Motion carried.

To authorize Sheriff Wolbersen to accept a donation to the Honor Guard program from Douglas County Deputy Sheriffs Federation in the amount of $750. Motion carried.

To approve/authorize the Board Chair to sign the annual Boat and Water Safety Grant agreement. Motion carried.

To approve Sheriff Wolbersen’s request to send one of his employees to Dive Team Training in Madison, SD. Motion carried.

To not require department heads to come before the Board with mandatory trainings that are held out of state. Motion carried.

By consensus, the Board will interview six applicants for the Deputy Registrar/License Director position on May 5th at 8:30 a.m.

To take the preliminary plans for the LEC remodel to the City of Alexandria’s Design Review Team. Motion carried.

To approve the Blueprint for primary Prevention of Domestic Violence as presented by Sandy Tubbs. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 10-24 in support of a 5-county Community Health Board. Motion carried.

To approve the amended 2010 Environmental Health License fees (proposed special event recreation camping area fees) as presented by Sandy Tubbs. Motion carried.

To decline the offer to enter into a Non-Community Public Water Supply Delegation Agreement with MDH. Motion carried.

To authorize Sandy Tubbs to publish a notice of intent to act on Environmental Health Administrative Ordinances. Motion carried.

To approve the year-to-date financial report as presented by Sandy Tubbs. Motion carried.

To acknowledge payment of Public Health bills for the month of March, 2010. Motion carried.

To approve/authorize Board Chair to sign the 2010 Natural Resources Block Grant agreement as presented by Dave Rush. Motion carried.

To approve the Excavator/Landscaper licenses. Motion carried.

To approve the contract with Rural MN CEP. Motion carried.

To approve the policy for write-off of collection debts as presented by Mike Woods. Motion carried.

To acknowledge payment of Social Services bills for the month of March, 2010. Motion carried.

Nathan Olson, DNR, and Dave Rush presented information to the Board regarding the zebra mussel problem in some of the area lakes. By consensus the Board directed Mr. Rush to move forward in drafting a water surface ordinance and to schedule public hearings/informational meetings to help educate the public on this issue.

To change the earlier motion regarding the LEC plans from “take the preliminary plans for the LEC remodel to the City of Alexandria’s Design Review Team” to “take the preliminary plans for the LEC remodel or demolition to the City of Alexandria’s Design Review Team.”

Motion carried.

To adjourn the meeting at 12:10 p.m. Motion carried.

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