REGULAR MEETING OF THE SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD

JUNE 20TH, 2006

7P.M.

UNAPPROVED

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE FOR SUPERVISOR BOARD, JIM KLOSTER JOHN JONES LATE ARRIVAL, ALFRED SHENTON, RUSSELL NELSON, HEATH GILLHAM. CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, TREASURER LENORE JOHNSON, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR BRIAN OPATZ.

 

 

JIM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

 

PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

 

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS-A RESIDENT FROM EAGLE LAKE ASKED ABOUT THE EAGLE LAKE LANDING PROJECT AND HOW IT IS PROGRESSING? BRUCE FROM WSB WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE INSPECTION WAS DONE AND NO ARTIFACTS WERE FOUND SO THE WET LAND MITIGATION WOULD GO FORWARD. JIM STATE THAT THE ROAD WOULD BE REBUILT BUT NO PAVING AT THIS TIME. JIM ALSO STATED IF THE RESIDENTS WISH TO HAVE THE ROAD PAVED A PETITION WOULD HAVE TO BE DRAWN UP EXPLAINING THE FULL COSTS TO THE RESIDENTS BY OUR LAWYER AND A 100% AGREEMENT OF THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE GOTTEN BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP CAN GO FORWARD.

 

 

BOB ESSE SPOKE HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO PASS CONCERNING THE TOWNSHIPS.

 

ROME HUTCHINGS WISHED TO SHOW PICTURES AND A TAPE OF THE ACTIVITIES ON THE JERRY FOLEY PROPERTY. JIM THEN READ A STATEMENT OF WHICH WAS FROM AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE TOWNSHIP LAWYER AND TOM SALKOWSKI IN RESPONSE TO MR. HUTCHINGS INQUIRIES OF WHAT THE TOWNSHIP WILL DO ABOUT MR. FOLEYS ACTIVITIES. (ATTACHED TO MINUTES) MR. HUTCHINGS THEN ASKED THE BOARD TO RESEND THEIR ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR MR. FOLEYS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. JIM THEN ASKED THE BOARD IF ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESEND THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A HOME BASED BUSINESS FOR MR. FOLEY. NONE WAS GIVEN. MR. HUTCHINGS THEN STATED HE WAS SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL AND WOULD LIKE COPIES OF MINUTES CONCERNING MR. FOLEYS APPEARANCE

 

 

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BEFORE THE BOARD HE GAVE THIS REQUEST IN WRITING AND PRESENTED THIS TO THE BOARD. HE REQUESTED IN THE WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THIS BE MAILED TO HIM IN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS. JIM STATED THE CLERK WOULD DO SO.

 

REVIEW OF THE AGENDA- MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH ADDITIONS BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

MINUTES OF MAY 16TH, 2006. – JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

DAMAGE DEPOSIT-ONE AND CLERK STATED HALL LEFT IN GOOD ORDER. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO RETURN THE DAMAGE DEPOSIT AND HEATH SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

CLERKS REPORT- REMINDER TO THE BOARD OF THE SHORT COURSE JULY 10TH, ALSO THE WRIGHT COUNTY TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PORK CHOP DINNER JULY 13TH, LETTER FROM THE AUDITOR OFFICE AND SPREADSHEET ON THE COSTS OF THE NEW HAVA MACHINE AND THE M100 VOTING MACHINE THAT WITH THE GRANTS THE COSTS TO THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE LESS THEN THOUGHT TO BE. LOCK LAKE ASSOCIATION REQUESTS TO USE THE TOWNSHIP PARKING FOR A GARAGE SALE FUND RAISER IN SEPTEMBER; CLERK ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE ANY PROBLEM FOR THE BOARD, NO OBJECTS FROM THE BOARD. CLERK WILL GIVE TO THE BOARD A LIST OF THE JUDGES FOR APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MEETING. CLERK ASKED BOARD TO LOOK AT AN ADVERTISEMENT CONCERNING A CAMERA THAT HAS A PRINTING DOCK INCLUDED, THE PRICE FOR BOTH ON SALE $199.00. THE USES WOULD BE FOR DOCUMENTATION OF SITES VISITED BY BOARD MEMBERS THAT COULD BE SHARED BY ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT COULD NOT VISIT THE SITE IN QUESTION. IN OTHER WORDS A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SINCE THE PRINTING DOCK CAN GIVE YOU A PICTURE WITHIN SECONDS. MOTION BY HEATH TO PURCHASE SAID CAMERA AND SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT BY ALFRED AND SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

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

 

 

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AUDIT OF CLAIMS- CK # 5368 FIRST MINNESOTA FOR $2776.86, CK # 5374 FOR DAVE’S RECYCLING $1250.00, CK # 5375 FOR TADS TELEPHONE FOR $706.54. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CLAIMS BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS REPORT- AMNESTY DAY COLLECTIONS $4,361.36 YET TO BE DEPOSITED $3,406.79, AVAILABLE MONIES $274,905.53 IN REVENUE WE HAVE $103,900.23, IN ROAD AND BRIDGE $171,005.30, FIRE FUND $2,747.31, 97TH AMERY $4,493.45, CHARITABLE $2,842.02, BUILDING $4,798.88, BLACK TOP $773.84, CONTINGENCY $20,320.03, LL-142ND $ 31,616.30, CHECKING $615.10, CHECKS OUT ZERO, JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT T THE TREASURERS REPORT AND ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

OLD BUSINESS- DISCUSSION ON THE IRREGULARITY OF OUR RECYCLER AND OPTIONS. BOARD DECIDED TO RESEARCH DIFFERENT RECYCLERS AND A POSSIBLE ON SITE RECYCLING. DAVE’S CONTRACT ENDS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

 

ESTES AVENUE PETITION- JIM HAD THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY TIM YOUNG DRAW UP A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS ON ESTES AVENUE; EACH RESIDENT WOULD SIGN THE AGREEMENT THAT STATES WHAT THEIR PORTION OF THE ASSESSMENT WOULD BE TO PAVE ESTES AVENUE. SINCE THE PETITION FIRST CAME TO THE TOWNSHIP LAST YEAR BLACK TOPPING HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLE, AND THE COST NOW TO THE 24 PROPERTY OWNERS MIGHT NOT APPEAL COMPARED TO LAST YEARS COST. THE COST MIGHT EXCEED $4,700 PER PARCEL. BOB THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE RESIDENTS WILL GO BACK AND SEE WHAT THE RESIDENTS REACTION TO THE COST INCREASE WILL BE AND GET BACK TO THE BOARD.

 

BRUCE COCHRAN FROM THE ENGINEERING COMPANY WSB WHO IS WORKING WITH THE DNR ON THE EAGLE LAKE LANDING PROJECT SPOKE OF THE PROGRESS ON THE PROJECT THIS FAR. RUSSELL ASKED IF THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED WITH THE WRIGHT COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AS RECEIVED. BRUCE SAID HE WOULD GET VERIFICATION, BRUCE ASKED FOR AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE THE PROJECT, RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THE PROJECT CONTINUED ON THE VERIFICATION THAT THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE WRIGHT COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN WRITING AND TO BE VERIFIED WHAT CAN BE USED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND ANY OTHER CONDITIONS

 

 

 

 

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 FOR USE OF THE FUNDS. SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

RUSSELL MARTIE APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO HAVE PERMISSION TO HAVE HIS IRRIGATION SYSTEM EXTENDS UNDER THE ROAD (150 ST.)

HE DREW A DIAGRAM OF HIS LAND AND WHERE THE IRRIGATION PIPES WOULD GO UNDER THE ROAD. SIX INCH ALUMINUM PIPE WOULD BE USED. BRIAN ASKED RUSSELL TO STAKE THE AREA SO HE COULD SEE WHERE EXACTLY THE PIPE WOULD RUN, RUSSELL AGREED. ALFRED STATED THAT GOPHER ONE WOULD HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED, RUSSELL AGREED, JIM STATED THAT THE TOWN SHIP LAWYER WOULD HAVE TO DRAFT AN AGREEMENT FOR RUSSELL CONTAINING THE ISSUES DISCUSSED AND THE LIABILITY, BRIAN TO OVER SEE THIS PROJECT. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ALLOW THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER THE AGREEMENT FROM THE LAWYER HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY MR. MARTIE AND SIGNED, SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

JIM PRESENTED A LETTER TO THE BOARD STATING THERE POSITION CONSIDERING THE REQUEST FROM MR. RADZEN TO REZONE HIS PROPERTY. TO BE FORWARDED TO WRIGHT COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING MR. SALKOWSKI. MOTION BY ALFRED TO FORWARD THE LETTER AND SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

JIM KLOSTER STATED HE ATTENDED A SITE INSPECTION OF THE COUNTIES AT THE LAND OF THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE, QUESTIONS ON THE BAND SHELL USE WERE DISCUSSED AND THE CONCERNS OF THE ADJOINING LAND OWNER WHO HAS CATTLE, HE WOULD LIKE THE BUDDHIST TO BUILD A FENCE SO THAT THE CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE IN HARMS WAY SHOULD THEY CLIMB HIS WOOD FENCE, HE HAS TWO BULLS IN RESIDENCE. JIM TO ATTEND THE COUNTY MEETING.

 

ALFRED STATED THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS ON THE RESIDENCE OF 4203 H ST. N.W.; IT SEEMS THAT MORE REFUGE HAS ACCUMULATED. CLERK TO UP DATE LETTER TO RESIDENCE AND CONTACT THE COUNTY IF NECESSARY.

 

MAINTENANCE REPORT-PAVING ALMOST COMPLETE, THE SHOULDERS ON MERIDIAN AVE. NEED TO BE COMPLETED. BRIAN STATED HE WAS $27000 UNDER THE BID TOTAL FOR WORK. THE SALT SHED PAD IS DONE. THE TOWNSHIPS OLD BLADE BROUGHT $175.00 AT LAMPIE AUCTION. THE DUST CONTROL HAS NOT ARRIVED YET A PROBLEM WITH THE RAIL CARS AND

 

 

 

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THE MANUFACTURE, BRIAN WILL KEEP ON CALLING FOR UPDATES. BRIAN STATED HE AND MEL ARE MOWING THE SHOULDERS NOW. BRIAN WILL CALL ON THE STATUS OF THE 127TH ST BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT. BRIAN STATED HE WILL TRY TO GRADE 120TH ST YET. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE REPORT BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS FINAL TALLY, SPENT IN REVENUE $20,972.49, FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE $ 34,170.16, CHARITABLE $600.29, BUILDING $60.50.

 

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

 

 

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK