CORINNA
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Unofficial
Minutes
7 p.m., Township Hall
Present: Warren
Nelson, Barb Johnson, Westin and Wendy Nelson and Town Board: Chairman David
Stumpf, Supervisor John Dearing, Supervisor Bill Lieb and Clerk/Treasurer Vi
Novotne and Mark Miller, Maintenance.
Chairman David
Stumpf opened the meeting at 7 p.m.
With Bill Lieb’s motion, John Dearing second, the minutes of the Township
Meeting of May 18, 2004
were approved as printed. John Dearing presented motion to approve this meeting’s
agenda with the addition of Mathiowetz Construction Company for a Conditional
Use Permit. Bill Lieb, second. Motion carried.
Requests to
be on the Agenda:
1. Warren
Nelson, real estate agent representing new property owners: Gary and Roberta
Heitkamp, 11440 103rd St NW,
Lot 2, Williams Point. With motion by
Bill Lieb, second John Dearing,the board approved construction of a 24x34 three
stall attached garage 38.5’ fom the center of the road or approximately 22’
from the edge of the road right of way. Lot across road
will be used for guest parking.
2. Wayne
Johnson, 117th and Grant. (ABSENT) Request variance for a garage
setback.
3. Robert
Tregillis, purchasing property at 6310 County Road 39 NW. (ABSENT)
Request for a
Conditional Use Permit for a hobby farm with 10 acres of which 5 acres would be
fenced for containing six dogs.
4. Wendy and
Westin Nelson, 11919
Kramer Avenue NW. With motion by Bill Lieb, John Dearing second, the board
approved variances for addition to a guest cabin which will be 6.3’ from the
north side property lot line and will be 7’ from the road right of way on an
undersized lot. Existing cabin is approximately 69’ from the ordinary high
water mark of the lake. Board assured the Nelson’s that calcium chloride will
be applied the entire length of road.
5. Mathiowetz
Construction Company, Ledwein
Commercial Park.
With`motion by Bill Lieb, second by John Dearing, the board approved petition
for a Conditional Use Permit to move excess fill from 80th Street
and Isaak Avenue Road Projects to the Lampi Overflow Parking Area, near corner
of County Road 6 and north of State Highway 55.
Maintenance
Men Meeting: Present: Mark Miller Absent: Doug Smith
1. Tiger
Corporation versus Doyle Lawsuit scheduled for June 15, 2004. Mark Miller will
respond for the township with a telephone deposition which will be used at the
trial.
2. Town Hall
Rental: June 12 for a Graduation Party.
3. Calcium
Chloride for dust control will be applied beginning Wednesday, June 2.
4. Discussed
ongoing road maintenance. Turn around at end of 107th, at Steinbach’s,
is to receive additional gravel. Culvert work will be done at the Bass
Lake and golf course areas.
Other Items:
1.
Isaak Avenue to 75th and 78th
Street Projects: Signed easements have been received from everyone except
Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez. Excavation work was delayed one week.
2. 80th
Street/Hemlock
Road Improvement. Thomas Magnuson
signed easement and Norm Planer received a corrected easement showing the legal
description for Beryl Planer’s parcel. John Dearing signed to accept the Braun
Intertec proposal for testing services.
3.
Topfer Road Relocation Project. No
update. Road work is being held up due to the continuous daily rains.
4. Realign
110th and Gulden. No update.
5. Request
for Overlay Bid for Ireland Avenue,
June 15, 2004
bid opening. Bid notice was published in the Annandale Advocate, Maple Lake
Messenger and posted at town hall. Courtesy notices were mailed to
Mid-Minnesota, Buffalo Bituminous and Duininck Bros.
6. Website:
Clerk has reviewed the web pages with Brian Munsterteiger, Webmaster. Lakedale
Telephone should be ready next week to add the files to their system. Setup
will be gradually streamlined. Domain name will remain. Additional pictures
could be added.
7. Town
Rental Rental, June 12, 2004. Rental fee and damage deposit have been
received.
8. Boat Dock
and Lift Business without Conditional Use Permit reported: 7453 Isaak Ave NW. Wright
County P&Z to investigate.
9. Request
to sell Fireworks: Tom Smith, a non-township resident, was informed to
obtain a transient merchant permit for sale of fireworks on the Lampi Auction
Property.
10. Storm
Sirens: Clearwater Lake Property Owners Association has purchased and
erected two storm sirens, one at Kramer Avenue and and second at Bayview Road.
President Jerry Truman and CLPO Board asked township to consider paying the
annual seasonal utility payment of $128.97 for the siren stationed at Kramer
Avenue. Bill Lieb presented motion to pay the siren’s seasonal utility payment,
but motion was not approved due to the lack of a second.
11. MNDOT
Long Range
Transportation Plan. Board received a copy of the summary and comments
documenting public input for the Region 7W Meeting, March 31, 2004.
12. Barbara
Johnson, 103rd Street,
discussion of road that is below the flood plain and engineering study is being
prepared. Barbara Johnson asked if the board knew the road would be
reconstructed when six months previously board approved placement of her prefab
garage on the road right of way. John Dearing responded that several property
owners cannot receive a permit until the road is elevated. Barbara was advised
to contact Marsha Westover of Wright County Planning and Zoning for permit
requirements. In response to Barbara’s road water questions, John Dearing
stated that engineering will give us answers and culverts could have a flap to
prevent a back flow of water.
13. Portion
of 65th Street
and Gowan Annexation adopted by City of Maple Lake
and the Town of Corinna.
Director of Strategic and Long Range Planning forwarded a copy of the municipal
boundary adjustment order.
14. Additional
chairs for town hall. No action.
14. Payment
of Claims: Claims covered by check nos. 12179-12225, and Electronic
Transfers 43,44,45 for a total amount of $80,108.37 were approved and paid.
No further
business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Vi Novotne,
Clerk/Treasurer