CORINNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

7 p.m., Town Hall Unapproved

Present: Jeff Weiss, Linda and Mike Parady, Lloyd Walburn, Adam J. Novacek, Sandy Ransom, Bill Westhoff and Town Board: Chairman John Dearing, Supervisor Bill Lieb, Supervisor Ken Jude and Clerk/Treasurer Vi Novotne.

Meeting opened at 7 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.

With motion by Bill Lieb, seconded by John Dearing, the minutes of the Auigust 2, 2005 Town Board Meeting were approved as printed.

Bill Lieb presented motion, seconded by Ken Jude, the agenda was approved with the addition of Ludenia Contract and Election Equipment Plan.

Requests to be on the Agenda:

1. Jeff Weiss, PID 206-072-000020 and 206-072-000241, Sugar Lake, and contractor Adam Novacek. With motion by Bill Lieb, seconded by Ken Jude, the board approved the construction of a new home on an undersized lot with one side lot setback at 8.5’ and the other at 10.8’. The sewer system will be 5’ from the neighboring property line. The board noted that the house size may need to be adjusted as the lot coverage is over 15%.

2. Bill Westhoff, Market Retreat, PID 206-000-273300, Corner 70th Street and County Road 6. With motion by Ken Jude, Bill Lieb second, the board recommended approval of rezoning the Market Retreat Parcel from Ag to R-2. The development plan is to

create 13 parcels of at least 2 ½ acres each.

3. Bonnie Kelly, PID 206-040-001030, 8526 County Road 6 NW. Bill Lieb presented motion to approve the construction of a 22x38 garage with a spancrete floor and three-season porch placed 8’ from the side lot and 90’ from the County Rd 6. A 16x26 master bedroom addition placed north of the existing house with a 8x6 deck will be no closer to the lake than the existing home. The construction of a lake side deck will be constructed no wider than the existing deck of 10’ and screen porch will be replaced as a three season porch. Remove 8x12 storage building and construct a 20x24 storage building that is 31’ from the lake or 27’ from the edge of road right of way. Ken Jude, second. Motion approved. Mrs. Kelly was advised to ask Wayne Fingalson, Wright County Highway Engineer, if the construction of the deck and

garage and storage building will be allowable when County Road 6 is reconstructed.

4. Ron Worden, PID 206-030-001230, 9167 Kilbury Ave NW. (telephone request) Ken Jude will make a road site visit and discuss the water run off problem with Mr. Worden.

Other Items:

1. 103rd Street NW Reconstruction. Contractor began work the week of August 8. Nearly 500’ will need matting applied.

2. Special Town Meeting to consider construction of a new town hall, Tuesday, August 23, 2005, 7 p.m., town hall. Notices were placed in town newspapers and individual letters were mailed to each property owner. Ken Jude reported that he will have prints on display for the 44x100 new building that will have three offices, a meeting room, and a kitchen with facilities to allow catering. The building will be fully air conditioned. Plan is to use existing well and add a new holding tank. The present meeting room area will have garage doors added and building prepared for maintenance equipment storage. The new building would be placed East and North of the present hall, just off Ireland Avenue.

3. Mike Parady, 9236 Ingram Avenue NW. Mike was recognized and welcomed at this meeting as a Boy Scout obtaining the Star Badge of Achievement. He is attending this meeting to take notes about township government and later he will interview Supervisor Ken Jude to learn about the duties of the town board.

4. Junk Amnesty, July 30, 2005. Total expense after surcharges will be reported after all the invoices have been received. Two pictures of the event have been placed on the township website.

5. Junk Violations:

Steve Leinonen, 11718 Kramer Ave NW. At this 8/16/2005 town board meeting, the deadline was extended as a site visit has indicated that the property owner is making more progress in cleaning up his land.

6. City of Annandale Land Use Plan Update, Thursday, August 25, 2005, Annandale City Hall, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Bill Lieb and Clerk plan to attend.

7. Don Riley, 8596 Griffith and neighbor Robert Balogh. Township Attorney, Tim Young, will prepare the Quit Claim Deed so that the ownership of the town road in Outlot A of Mink Lake Shores (owned by Balogh) is added to Lot 4, Block 2, Van Island Beach First Addition (owned by Riley).

8. 2005 Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo, October 5 and 6, at St. Cloud Public Works Facility. Information forwarded to Mark Miller and Doug Smith.

9. Annexation Seminar. Tom Salkowski, Wright County Plasnning and Zoning, forwarded a notice for a seminar that the township board may be interested in attending.

10. Use of Town Hall: August 20 – Sugar Lake Association

August 27 – Indian Lake Association

11. Kevin Ludenia Part-Time Maintenance Contract. Board approved new hourly rate.

12. Wright County Election Equipment Plan. Board received a copy of the drafted Election Equipment Plan which is to provide same voting technology throughout all Wright County precincts. Federal funds should be sufficient to cover the entire cost for the purchase of AVT equipment that will allow disabled voters to vote in the 2006 Primary and General election. If federal funds are insufficient to cover the entire cost, the County shall be responsible for the additional costs.

The meeting was adjourned from at 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. to hold the Proposed Assessment Hearing for T-315 and T-516 (89th Street and Linn Avenue NW Road Improvement)and the Proposed Assessment Hearing for T-556 (79th Street and Iten Ave NW Road Improvement)

With motion by John Dearing, Bill Lieb, second, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Approved: September 6, 2005

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Vi Novotne, Clerk John Dearing, Chairman