SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

JULY 18^TH, 2006

7P.M.

UNAPPROVED

JIM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

THE PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS-JOHN BOGART OF BOGART AND PETERSON ENGINEERS INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND ASKED THE BOARD IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS. BRIAN IN HIS REPORT TO THE BOARD HAD A PROPOSAL FROM MR. BOGART. THE BOARD STATED THEY HAD NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

REVIEW AND APPROVE THE AGENDA- RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVAL OF JUNE 20^TH, 2006 MINUTES.- MOTION MADE BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND HEATH SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

HALL RENTAL DEPOSIT- CLERK EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD THERE WERE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE LAST RENTAL, THE HALL WAS LEFT CLEAN BUT THINGS WERE NOT PUT BACK. THE CLERK HAD TO HUNT FOR OVER A WEEK FOR SOME THINGS, THE HALLS GARBAGE CANS WERE LEFT OUTSIDE, USUALLY THE GARBAGE BAGS ARE TAKEN OUT SIDE AND PLACED IN THE GARBAGE CAN AND IF TWO MANY ALONGSIDE IT NOT THE INSIDE CANS PLACED OUTSIDE. PLAQUES TAKEN OFF WALLS AND NOT REPLACED, THE KITCHEN GARBAGE CAN WAS MISSING. NOTHING REALLY SERIOUS JUST ANNOYING. AFTER DISCUSSION THE CLERK WAS TOLD BY THE MOTION OF JOHN TO DEDUCT $25.00 FROM THE DAMAGE DEPOSIT AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

CLERKS REPORT-CLERK READ OFF THE NAMES OF THE TOWNSHIP ELECTION JUDGES FOR APPROVAL THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE FALL ELECTIONS. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE JUDGE LIST FOR THE FALL ELECTION AND ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK STATED THAT ON THE 22^ND OF AUGUST THERE WILL BE ELECTION JUDGE TRAINING HERE AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL AT 7 P.M. FOR ALL THOSE THAT WISH TO BE CERTIFIED AS JUDGES FOR THE FALL ELECTION. AT THE SHORT COURSE ATTENDED BY THE CLERK IT WAS

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SUGGESTED THAT FIVE JUDGES BE IN ATTENDANCE AT ALL TIMES. FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN FORCE TILL FURTHER NOTICE BY THE DNR. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL- MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE CLAIMS AND PAYROLL AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

AUDIT OF CLAIMS- TO FIRST MINNESOTA CK # 5417 FOR $1,879.56, CITY OF MONTICELLO CK # 5419 FOR $ 13,680.00, CENTER POINT ENERGY CK # 5424 FOR $152.87. MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CLAIMS AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

TREASURERS REPORT-DEPOSIT FIRST QUARTER RECYCLING FROM COUNTY $1,871.80, RECEIVED JUNE SETTLEMENT, TO DEPOSIT REVENUE $ 258.99, R&B $55.00 97^TH AMERY $20.14, FOR A TOTAL OF $334.13 REVENUE TOTALS $84,186.74, R&B $139,845.60 , AVAILABLE MONEY $224,032.34, FIRE FUNDS $2,754.20, 97^TH AMERY $ 4504.71, CHARITABLE $ 2,248.35, BUILDING $ 4,800.40, BLACKTOP $ 775.78, CONTINGENCY $20,357.27, LL-142^ND $ 31,713.75, CHECKING $ 635.36, CHECKS OUT $2,014.66. MOTION BY RUSSELL TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. THE TREASURE ASKED FOR A MOTION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE BLACKTOP FUND TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, RUSSELL MADE THE MOTION TO DO SO AND ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

ESTES AVENUE ROAD PETITION- BOB QUINN AND JOE NETT RESIDENTS OF ESTES AVENUE APPEARED FOR DISCUSSION. BOB STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GET 100% APPROVAL FROM THE RESIDENTS FOR THE PAVING ASSESSMENT. BOB ASKED IF THE ROAD COULD JUST BE REBUILT. ALFRED EXPLAINED THE LEGAL PROCESS OF BUILDING AND REPAVING AND HOW THE COSTS ARE ASSESSED TO EACH RESIDENT WHEN NOT 100% AGREE TO THE ASSESSMENT. JIM EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD APPROVED TO CONTRIBUTE $500.00 PER PARCEL FOR THE BUILDING OF THE ROAD AND WITH 24 PARCELS THAT WOULD AMOUNT TO $12,000.JOE NETT STATED HE WOULD GET A QUICK CLAIM DEED FROM HIS MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR THE TOWNSHIP IF NEEDED FOR THE TURNAROUND. ALFRED STATED THAT HE FELT THE TOWNSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TURNAROUND COSTS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT

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RECORDED RIGHT-WAY. BRIAN STATED POSSIBLE HE COULD DO THE ROAD FOR $12,000.00 IF THE TOWNSHIP WOULD HANDLE THE COSTS OF CORRECTING THE TURNAROUND. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO GET THIS RESOLVED BY STAYING THE $500.00 PER PARCEL WITH A CAP OF $12,000.00 FOR THE ROAD AND TO HANDLE THE TURNAROUND COSTS PREDICATED ON THE NETTS DONATING THE LAND WITH A CAP OF $5,000.00. JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

NEW BUSINESS- REVIEW OF MEETING NOTICE POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS. RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THE OUTSIDE BULLETIN BOARD AS A POSTING PLACE FOR NOTICES WHEN TWO OR MORE BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND A MEETING OR GATHERING OR TO POST IN THE MAPLE LAKE MESSENGER IF THE BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY. SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. JOHN GAVE A REPORT ON THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD IN BUFFALO CONCERNING JERRY’S TOWING AND HIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. HE REPORTED THE BOARD GRANTED MR. FOLEY HIS PERMIT WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS NO MORE THEN FOUR TRUCKS ON THE PROPERTY DROPPING OFF AND HOOKING UP. WITH THE EXCEPTING OF LATE NITE DROP-OFFS. ALSO THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS REVIEWED AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL USE PERMIT AND THE BALL PARK AND BAND STAND WILL NOT BE BUILT. A CEDAR 6 FOOT HIGH FENCE WILL BE PUT UP BETWEEN MR. COUDRON PROPERTY AND THEIRS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN AND CONCERN FOR THE CATTLE. CONCERNING MIKE RADUNZ REQUEST TO REZONE HIS PROPERTY A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE TOWNSHIP ON THE TOWNSHIPS VIEW OF THIS REQUEST. THE COUNTY BOARD AFTER DISCUSSION DENIED THE REQUEST.

FOR THE MEETING ON JULY 20^TH, 2006 AT THE WRIGHT COUNTY COURT HOUSE ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE CONCERNING PLANNING AND ZONING TWO OF THE SUPERVISORS WILL ATTEND JOHN JONES AND RUSSELL NELSON.

ON THE INVITATION FROM CORRINA TOWNSHIP FOR THE BOARD A MOTION BY ALFRED THAT THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIR ATTEND THIS MEETING CONCERNING COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING TASK FORCE ON JULY 25^TH, 2006 IT WAS SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

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FILING SYSTEM – JIM STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SEPARATE FILLING SYSTEM FOR EACH OF THE BOARDS, PLANNING AND ZONING AND SUPERVISOR BOARD. WE AT THIS PRESENT TIME PUT MUCH OF THE MEETING INFORMATION IN THE MINUTE BOOKS, SO WHEN WE NEED TO LOOK UP INFORMATION IT’S TIME CONSUMING. JIM WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH THE CLERK AND SET UP A SEPARATE FILING SYSTEM TO SIMPLIFY DOCUMENT LOCATION. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST AND ALFRED SECOND ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

JOHN OBSERVED THAT A RESIDENT HAD 6 HORSES OR THEIR PROPERTY AND MANY UNLICENSED VEHICLES ON A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY, JOHN PRESENTED PICTURES FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW. RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO SEND A LETTER TO THE RESIDENT TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING CONCERNING THESE ISSUES AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THE TOWNSHIP INSURANCE CARRIER TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE NEW SALT SHED AND TO HAVE IT INSURED FOR $50,000.00 ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

RUSSELL ALSO ASKED THE BOARD IF HE COULD CONTACT MR. ANDERSON CONCERNING THE COMPANY VIET WHO IS TAKING CLAY OUT OF A PIT ON HIS PROPERTY. RUSSELL STATED THAT VIET WAS TO HAVE A WATER TRUCK ON HAND TO TAKE CARE OF THE DUST ON THE ROADS CAUSED BY THE TRUCKS COMING AND GOING AT THE PIT. BOARD GAVE PERMISSION.

CLEARWATER LIBRARY SENT A LETTER REQUESTING A $1,500.00 ADDITIONAL DONATION FOR THEIR LIBRARY. THE BOARD STATED THAT A CONTRIBUTION OF $2,000.00 A YEAR HAD BEEN OKED BY THE BOARD. THIS YEAR a $500.00 DONATION HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN SO FAR SO THE ADDITIONAL $1,500.00 WOULD BE IN LINE.

RUSSELL MADE A MOTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA A LIMIT OF FIVE MINUTES FOR COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR BE STATED. JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

MAINTENANCE REPORT-BRIAN PRESENTED A PETITION TO THE BOARD FROM RESIDENTS ON 140^TH ST. N.W. FOR A SPEED LIMIT POSTING OF 30 MILES A HOUR. ALFRED STATED THE DRIVEWAYS HAVE TO BE CLOSER

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THEN 300 FEET TO DO THIS, BRIAN STATED AFTER TALKING TO THE RESIDENTS THAT 30 MILES A HOUR IS UNREALISTIC AND 40 WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE SIGN TO BE POSTED AND ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

BRIAN RECEIVED THREE COPIES OF THE BRIDGE CONTRACT FOR 127^TH, ST. THE PROJECT WILL COST ABOUT $100,000.00 OF WHICH THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE LIABLE FOR $15,000.00. MOTION TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AND PROCEED TO ALLOW THE ENGINEERING FEES BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY JOHN, HEATH OBTAINED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. BRIAN WILL BE ATTENDING CLASSES TO GET CERTIFIED FOR

SUB GRADING AND THE S.A.P. PROJECT. THE DUST CONTROL IS COMPLETED. FIXED A DRAINAGE ISSUE BY OLSON’S CAMP GROUND AND A RESIDENT WITH NEW CULVERTS AND DITCH CLEANING. THE PAVING PROJECT IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR THE SHOULDERING OF MERIDIAN, WE WERE UNDER THE TOTAL BID ON THE PROJECT BY $25,000.00. THE ROAD SHOULDERING MOWING IS DONE, BRIAN STARTED TO HAUL FILL MATERIAL FOR THE SLOPES AND BERM OF THE SALT SHED. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE REPORT BY JOHN A SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK