7 P. M., Township Hall
Unofficial Minutes
Present: Todd Borell, Myron Damberger, Robert Jensen, Milt Ransom, Township Attorney
Tim Young. Town Board: Chairman David Stumpf,
Supervisor John Dearing, Supervisor Bill Lieb and
Clerk/Treasurer Vi Novotne.
Chairman David Stumpf opened the meeting at
Bill Lieb
presented motion to approve this meeting's agenda to change time to Award Sale
of Bond and Certificate of Indebtedness to
Requests to be on the
Agenda:
1. Award the
Township Attorney, Tim
Young.
$465,000 General Obligation
Tax Exempt Bond covering
$375,000 General Obligation
Tax Exempt Certificate of Indebtedness of 2004 covering 80th Street or Hemlock
total reconstruction and paving and Ireland Avenue for overlay of an existing
paved road: Annandale State Bank, 3.75%;
Oakley National Bank of Buffalo, 3.75%; State Bank of Kimball, 3.88%; and
Center National Bank of Litchfield, 4.95%.
The board considered the two
identical bids from Annandale State Bank and Oakley National Bank of
their Payment. Bill Lieb seconded
the motion. Motion carried.
Paperwork will be completed
in a week to ten days.
2. Todd Borrell,
representing Robert Brault,
Plans to remodel home and
add an attached screen porch. Porch
construction had been done without a permit.
Neighbors have signed
statements that the porch location
will be no problem. Bill presented
motion to approve the constructed
screen porch 61' from the lake on an undersized lot. This addition will remain as a screened in
porch with a roof and no permanent windows or walls. The existing house has a 3.7' side lot. Dave Stumpf,
second. The motion was approved. For building without a required permit, Mr. Brault is aware a double payment is imposed for the
variance and the permit.
3. Myron Damberger,
cabin at
a bedroom to existing house that will be no closer to sidelot and cabin would become square in size. John Dearing presented motion to approve
variances for a 12x14 addition with one sidelot at
12', house at 9.4' from one sidelot and for an undersized
lot. Bill Lieb
seconded the motion. Motion carried.
4. Phyllis Beadle,
request). Plans to improve road by
purchasing gravel. One neighbor
does not intend to share in the
cost. She would like township board's
assistance so that all property owners share in the expense. John Dearing offered to make a road site
visit. As there is minimum road turn
around space, the township will erect a "Dead End" sign.
5. Property Owner Complaint (Ltr dated
fence is an eyesore and on edge
of the road, 83rd and
6. Robert Jensen,
Jensen reported that road
paving project was completed in June.
Road shoulders were leveled and ditches seeded. At his property, the rocks were not removed
in ditch area and only weeds has grown instead of
grass. John Dearing offered to follow
up.
7. Milt Ransom,
Ransom reported that a
Hearing covering the Highway 24 Reconstruction will be held in September. At that time MNDOT representatives will be
meeting with property owners. Mr. Ransom
was reassured that a board
member would be present at these
meetings.
Other Items:
1.
John Dearing reported that
on
south of
2. At
Township Attorney Tim Young
provided the legal description of the portion of the road to be vacated. Board approved hearing date as the
3.
August has not been received. Board discussed the possibility of
reconstructing the road using only the excavator's expertise and knowledge.
4. Website: Set up seems to be complete. Webmaster Brian
Munsterteiger will be purchasing the
programming software for township to maintain the website.
5. 2004 Junk Amnesty Day Report. 282 trailer-truck loads were
received to salvage/recycle over 110
tons. Expenses were comparable to 2003
and scrap tonnage doubled. Eight youth
workers, Sentence to Serve Crew, 3 adult volunteers, three maintenance men and
the town board all worked hard to make this another successful project. Many property owners commented that they
appreciated the clean up day.
6. Primary Election,
forwarding absentee ballots for both
elections. Election
judges received training August 9.
7. Orderly Annexation Agreement with the
City of
The Board unanimously agreed
that as the township does not have land in the City of
8. Crackseal
Proposals (continued from
next meeting.
9.
Board reviewed a copy of the
plan.
10. John Ashland of 11430 103rd Street
(Telephone request) Mr.
11.
Miller and Doug Smith
received a copy of the preliminary program. Registration is due
12. Dept of Administration, Strategic and
forwarded a corrected copy of the
joint resolution for orderly annexation as adopted by City of Maple Lake and
Town of
Correction was Range 127
West to Range 27 West.
13. Minnesota Revenue certified $362 will be
the 2005 PERA Aid to
offset increase for employer
contributions for 2005.
14. Association of Minnesota Counties
Survey.
will respond that the township
does not own or operate parks.
15. City of
21. The lake association has requested sewer and
water lines installed for the area on north side of
for sewer and water and curb
and gutter at $10,000. The board stated
an additional cost to these
property owners would be the City of
15/ Use of Building: August 21,
As there was no further
business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vi Novotne,
Clerk