CORINNA
TOWNSHIP MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 19, 2007
7 p.m., Town Hall DRAFT
Present: Warren
Triplett, Bradley Longtin, Charlotte Quiggle, Dave Stumpf, Richard Whirley, Ronda Isakson, Charles Marohn,
Richard Naaktegegoren, Mark Obinger,
Kevin Blohm and Veda Vargo
and Town Board: Chairman Bill Lieb, Supervisor Alan
Jude, Supervisor John Dearing and Clerk/Treasurer Vi Novotne
Meeting opened
promptly at 7 p.m. with the Pledge of
Allegiance. Bill Lieb presented motion to accept the
minutes with one correction: Other Business: Corinna Township
Comprehensive Plan. Should read: “The town board
reviewed the comments forwarded by Tom Salkowski, Wright County Planning and Zoning Administrator, on the “Draft Corinna Township Comprehensive Plan”. The comments were adopted by
the Wright County
Board of Commissioners December
19, 2006. The plan was not adopted at the December 19, 2006 meeting.
Alan Jude seconded the motion with the one correction. Motion was approved.
With motion by John Dearing, second by Alan Jude, the agenda was approved with
three additions: Warren Triplett, John Kittok and
Kevin Blohm.
Requests to
be on the Agenda:
1. Warren Triplett, 131 Brown Ave South. Request to withdraw June 20, 2006 petition for annexation to the City of Annandale.
Alan Jude presented the motion to withdraw without prejudice the Warren
Triplett request for Annexation into the City of Annandale.
John seconded the motion. Approved.
2. Chuck Marohn, Community Growth. Chuck Marohn
recommended that the township’s next step is to adopt the Wright County Land
Use and Subdivision Ordinances. These documents would be prepared in an
editable format where the existing language could be edited to read as a
township and be applicable to township government. This draft should be
completed for presentation at the next town board meeting, February 6, 2007. The town board will review the
regulations and ultimately a hearing will be held to formally adopt the
ordinances. Making minor changes that are more restrictive
than the County will limit any opposition. A Planning Commission of five
or six persons should be appointed by the next town board meeting. The Planning
Commission members will need time to review the ordinances, work out details
and make recommendations on adoption to the town board. Community Growth will
meet with Corinna Planning Commission members to
familiarize them with the ordinances and their role in administering and
enforcing the ordinances. Bill Lieb stated that the
county is now meeting with the NE Quadrant townships and ordinance changes will
be made. If one ordinance changed there, would our township ordinances be
updated? Chuck Marohn replied that from day one our
township will have ordinances that are as restrictive. Some ordinances the town board will have to search out answers and in time the
township will prove itself. Bill Lieb also asked that
on the land use map, the task force used a different name than Agriculture and
will this be critical in analyzing planning issues. Alan Jude replied Rural
Preservation and Agriculture are equal now. Chuck Marohn
responded that the two names are similar in concept and by default Rural
Preservation is Agriculture and added that not all agricultural land is as
productive as another parcel of land.
Chuck Marohn continued that a draft covering gravel mining
regulations will be presented at the next town board meeting, February 6. Chuck
added that the board could define reasons and extend the moratorium for six
months. The town board has authority to make variances and allow individual
projects with, for instance, a 30-day timeline, with a temporary permit on a
project to project basis, etc., without opening up the moratorium. John Dearing
added that a contractor wishes to bid for the Highway 24 project and the
moratorium ends in June of 2007. Bill Lieb added that
the present moratorium came about because of the major concern affecting two
lakes. Chuck cited that he worked with another area with similar concerns with
water quality.
Chuck continued
that the timeline will depend on the intensity of the Planning Commission and
their review will take possibly two meetings. Coordination with Wright
County will reduce potential
issues. As the Annual Meeting is the 13th of March some meeting
dates will change to April.
Chuck presented
a contract that would cover Drafting the Ordinance for
a lump sum of $2,500. After ordinances are prepared and delivered, he will work
with township to review them and bring them to adoption. The public hearing
should be only one meeting. This work would be performed at an hourly rate of
$89, with mileage at $.45 and expenses at cost (no markup). A rough cost of
$400 per meeting could be expected.
John Dearing
presented motion to approve the contract submitted by Community Growth, with a
second by Allan Jude. Motion unanimously approved.
Ronda Isakson
asked if Rural Preservation and the term Agricultural are the same?
Bill Lieb responded that the township will be as restrictive as
the county. The County has the term Agricultural on their map until some
requests are received for rezoning.
Chuck Marohn added that the Plan lays out the goals and the
Ordinances are those that regulate. If you rezone to Rural Preservation, it
does not exist as it is only a concept. Bill continued that a 40 acre parcel
that has a Planned Unit Development (PUD)could in order to protect a 10 acre
wetland and have 10 acres of open space and meet township road requirements
could have ten lots of two acres that would have good building sites for
sewers. The town board saw this as a good plan. Chuck added that to repond to a zoning change, a conditional use permit and a
plat must have a public hearing. Bill noted that the Planning Commission hearing, and the zoning request action doesn’t happen
easily. Safeguards are in place.
Charlotte Quiggle, Task Force member, added that at the two Visioning
Meetings the 150 property owners in the community responded that they liked and
wished to preserve the rural way of life, the trees, the
lakes and did not wish development. The township ordinances define categories
the same as the county.
Ronda Isakson
asked where was the pressure for development? Bill Lieb responded that the County Board Committee is now
studying the NE Quadrant of the county and development may be changed from 1
per 40 to 1 per 20 acres. In the NE Quadrant area, the pressure is greater than
in the western part of the county.
John Dearing
added that the owner of the land decides if he wishes to sell land for
development.
Dick Naaktgeboren, Task Force member, stated that the township
at this time does not have development pressure areas. The township would have
the same regulations for cluster developments as the county.
Bill Lieb cited the Corinna approval
for a zoning change for a PUD plan, Sugar
Lake area, of 5-acre lots, that County did not approve.
Chuck Marohn stated that the Comprehensive Plan adopted by the
township would have ordinances that regulate enforcement in the pressure areas.
The task force members
have not identified pressure areas at this time. The town
board will protect the identified values.
3. Brad Longtin, Mink-Somers
Lake Association
Representative. Brad Longtin’s presentation cited
the need of a Mink-Somers Lake Improvement District as a way to turn around the
current signs of poor water quality, Curly Leaf Pond Weed infestations and
pollution. The cost of making improvements can only be possible with a LID.
Money raised would be at $.046% or approximately $99 per $100,000 Agricultural
land would have a reduced classification. The district has 232 property owners.
Of the 145 persons responding to the petition, 68% agree and 25% gave no
response. The petition will be submitted to the Wright County Board of
Commissioners. Agencies such as the Minnesota Pollution Control and Department
of Natural Resources Fisheries have not given negative responses. A binder
covering the proposal was presented for the township files.
Bill Lieb, as a property owner in the Indian Lake Improvement
District, offered the suggestion that monies raised should be by a special
assessment rather than a general assessment. A straight assessment counts
towards the county total allowable assessments. Bill added that after John
Dearing took over farmland in the Indian Lake District, good farming methods
such as chisel plowing and soil testing are practiced.
4. Anthony Rieger-Borer, 11754 Jarvis Ave NW, PID 206-000-03220. (absent). John Dearing presented motion to approve the
petition for a Conditional Use Permit to move-in a dwelling onto his property.
Second by Allen Jude and approved.
5. Kevin Blohm, 11708 Hollister Ave
NW. Plans to add an addition to lake home. Engineer has developed plans for
the septic system that require variances. Kevin Blohm
stated that he has acquired property across the road that would enable the road
to be moved. A legal description of the present and proposed road to be vacated
is to be prepared.
6. John Kittok, building site address: 8370
State Highway 24. PID
206-000-202104. (Absent). Request for variance to
build a pole shed that would be 90’ from the road. No action taken.
Other
Business:
1. Wright County Attorney, Public Hearing Notice and Notice of Intent to Adopt Wright County Official Map Ordinance. Draft will be discussed at
Wright County Board during its meeting, January
23, 2007, 9:30 a.m. No
comment or concerns.
2. Wright
County Planning Commission, February 8, 2007, 8 p.m. Public hearing to
consider an amendment to the Wright County Zoning Ordinance to add
“Environmental Education Resource Center” as a conditional use in both the AG
and A/R. Also to add the definition ofr
the use “Environmental-Education Resource Center” and performance standards for the new use. Alan Jude
stated he had no problem with the concept. No response will be submitted by the
Town Board.
3. New Cingular Wireless, (Clearwater Township).Notice of
public hearing, January 25, 2007 for a petition for Conditional Use Permit for
a 195’ high communications tower. No comment.
4. 2007
Local Board of Appeal and Equalization. Board will confirm date as April 12, 2007, 3 p.m.
5. Local
Board of Appeal and Equalization Training: Alan Jude will attend the
training Wednesday, January 24, beginning at 12:30
p.m., at the Wright County
Government Center.
One voting member of the Local Board of Appeal must have attended the training
session
6. Wright County Township Officers Association Meeting, January 4, 2007.
Beginning in
February, the third Thursday of the month, 8
p.m., County Board Room, Wright
County Government
Center, Joint Township/County
Meetings will be held.
Bill Lieb volunteered to be the Corinna Township
representative. Suggested topics for these meetings are to be forwarded to
Commissioner Dick Mattson by January
31, 2007.
7. 2006
State Audit of Corinna
Township. State
Auditor’s Office does not have staff to perform scheduled township audits in a
timely manner, Township will contact LarsonAllen for audit services.
8. Wright County Planning and Zoning response for request to subdivide Gerry Mundell property, 9081 Ingram Ave NW, PID 206-000-154300. Cannot accept application as
property has not been zoned S-3 or proposed.
9. Wright
County Planning and
Zoning response to Tom Lampi variance request for
signs on lots in Ledwein
Commercial Park.
A restriction prohibits billboards placed on the property. Recommendation of
staff was to withdraw request and apply for a permit to construct a sign once
the new sign ordinance has been completed.
10. 2006
Reconstruction of 103rd Street
NW. Otto and Associates have completed the survey of the road as completed.
Board is to receive a report.
11. House
Removal, 108th and Highway 24. Tony Rieger-Borer,
11754 Jarvis Ave NW, has
requested a Conditional Use Permit. After Wright
County approves the permit, the
contract will be signed.
12. Junk
Amnesty Date: Saturday, July
28, 2007. Vendors are being contacted.
13. Corinna Township
Annual Meeting and Election, Tuesday,
March 13, 2007. Three candidates filed: Richard Naaktegeboren for Supervisor for three years, the term of
William H. Lieb expiring; and Alan Jude and Mark Obinger for Supervisor for one year term to fill Ken Jude’s
term
14. Building
Permits: (7) 11/27-12/18/06: 1-new home; 1-deck; 5-septic systems.
15. Bid to Remodel
Maintenance Building:
Liman Post and Beam: $17,950
Maple Lake
Lumber: $17,742
Replace 12’
overhead door; replace 18x13 overhead door, framing doors, new insulation, new
steel outside for two sides of building
With motion by
Bill Lieb, seconded by Alan Jude, the board approved holding approval on this bid and obtain a bid
for the entire building remodeling costs.
16. Proposed
Budget for 2008: (continued from 1/9/07)
Board adjourned
at 9:30 p.m. to continue proposals
for the 2008 budget.
Respectfully
submitted: Approved: February 6, 2007
Viola M. Novotne William H. Lieb
Clerk/Treasurer
Chairman