REGULAR MEETING SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS

MAY 15TH, 2007

7 P.M.

UNAPPROVED

 

 

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN JOHN JONES. IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE SUPERVISOR BOARD, JOHN JONES, JIM KLOSTER, ALFRED SHENTON, RUSSELL NELSON, CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, TREASURER LENORE JONES,  ABSENT HEATH GILLHAM.

 

PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

 

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS- NONE.

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA- MOTION TO APPROVE BY JIM WITH ANY ADDITIONS AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

APPROVAL OF APRIL 17TH, 2007 MINUTES- MOTION BY RUSSELL TO APPROVE AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

CLERKS REPORT- CLERK REPORTED THE ELECTRICIAN BRIAN THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR CONTACTED FIXED THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND VARIOUS OTHER LIGHTS IN THE BUILDING. THERE WILL BE TWO HALL RENTALS IN JUNE, PURCHASED A MICROSOFT PROGRAM FOR THE MAINTENANCE COMPUTER SO THAT BRIAN CAN USE EXCEL AND OTHER PROGRAMS. ALSO A TRAINING SESSION IN ST-CLOUD FOR FURTHER EDUCATION ON THE EXCEL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE IN AUGUST IF THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR CAN ATTEND IF THE BOARD WISHES TO SEND HIM AT A COST OF $79.00. MOTION BY JIM TO HAVE BRIAN ATTEND AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT BY JIM AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

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

 

AUDIT OF CLAIMS- Ck # 5852 to FIRST MINN $2053.90, CK # 5853 TO IMHULT $500.00, CK# 5854 LENORE JOHNSON $ 19.40. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CLAIMS BY JIM AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

   

 

 

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TREASURERS REPORT- TRANSFERRED BALANCE OF GAMBLING ACCOUNT TO REVENUE OF $770.24 DEPOSITED TO REVENUE $46.50 TO ROAD AND BRIDGE $2149.63 FOR A TOTAL OF $2196.13. REVENUE HAS $122.634.25, ROAD AND BRIDGE $114,270.06 FOR A TOTAL OF AVAILABLE MONEY $236,913.31. FIRE FUND $7,641.12, BUILDING $4,690.15, CAPITAL IMP. $91,691.13, CONTINGENCY $20,702.96, LL-142ND $939.47, CHECKING $489.59, CHECKS OUT $3,559.05. MOTION BY ALFRED TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

NEW OWNERS FOR THE SILVER CREEK BAR, LARRY AND JACKIE  MOORES AND DAUGHTER CHRISTINE THE MANAGER OF THE BAR. APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO PAY THE LIQUOR LICENSE FEE AND INTRODUCED THEM SELVES AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE. THE NEW NAME OF THE BAR WILL BE THE CREEK GRILL AND BAR.

 

JEFF OLSON FROM OLSON’S CAMP GROUND APPEARED TO ASK THE BOARD IF HE COULD PURCHASE SOME GRAVEL FOR THE ROAD LEADING TO THE CAMP GROUND AND IF THE TOWNSHIP COULD DELIVER IT. THE BOARD AFTER DISCUSSION HAD NO PROBLEM IN HAVING MR. OLSON PURCHASE GRAVEL BECAUSE OF THE FIVE HOME OWNERS WHO ALSO LIVE ON THE CART WAY. BUT STATED THAT THE TOWNSHIP COULD NOT DELIVER THE GRAVEL AND HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOME ONE ELSE DELIVER IT. MOTION BY JIM TO LET MR. OLSON PURCHASE THE GRAVEL AT $5.65 YARD AND ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

CONSENT AGENDA- AFTER DISCUSSION THE BOARD WILL TRY A TRIAL CONSENT AGENDA THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING, THE CLERKS REPORT AND THE  DISBURSEMENTS LIST . MOTION BY JIM TO DO SO AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

DISCUSSION ON MAIL DELIVERY TO THOSE ON THE CONSTRUCTION ROADS- ALFRED SPOKE OF A DISCUSSION WITH THE POSTMASTER OF MONTICELLO ON PLACING TEMPORARY MAIL BOXES ON LOCATIONS WHERE CONSTRUCTION WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH NORMAL MAIL DELIVERY. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO HAVE BRIAN CONTACT THE POSTMASTERS OF MAPLE LAKE, MONTICELLO, AND POSSIBLE BUFFALO THAT THE TOWNSHIPS WILL BE PLACING TEMPORARY MAIL BOXES ON LOCATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE HAVING ROAD CONSTRUCTION. JIM SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

 

 

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JOHN GAVE A UP DATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE PROPERTY. JOHN MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND TOM SALKOWSKI AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TEMPLE TO DISCUSS A SITE PLAN FOR THIS PROPERTY, WITH DISCUSSION OF THE YEARS ACTIVITIES IN JUNE AND AUGUST. A MEETING PROPOSED FOR THE 24TH OF MAY TO HAVE THE SITE PLAN PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY FOR APPROVAL. AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE NOISE AND CAPACITY OF THE ACTIVITIES.

 

JOHN READ BRIANS MAINTENANCE REPORT – BLACKTOP ROADS SWEPT, PROPERTY AROUND THE SALT SHED SEEDED AN SHAPED. HAULED 8300 YARDS OF GRAVEL. WILL BE CLEARING TREES ON THE DNR PROJECT THIS WEEK.

MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE REPORT BY JIM AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

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

 

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK