05-18-1987 Town Board MinutesState of Minnesota The Town Board of the Town of Otsego met this
County of Wright 18th day of May, 1987, at 8:00 P.M. Norman
Town of Otsego Freske, Chairman, Floyd Roden and Douglas
Lindenfelser, Supervisors, James Barthel
Treasurer, Lani Will and Elaine Beatty, Deputy Clerks, and Jerome
Perrault, Clerk, were present.
The Meeting was called to order by Chairman Norman Freske.
Minutes of the May 4, 1987, Town Board Meeting were approved
as read.
Attorney Richard Cox appeared before the Board to discuss vacating
the streets in the Townsite Plat requested by Elaine Speaker. Mr. Cox
felt they should either vacate the streets she requested or vacate
the entire Townsite Plat streets as the lots as laid out are too small
to comply with the County Ordinance.
Douglas Lindenfelser moved to adopt the following Resolution:
Be it resolved that the Town Board requests Attorney Richard
Cox to consult the State Attorney General regarding the proper
procedures to vacate either the streets requested or all the
unused streets in the Townsite Plat.
Seconded by Floyd Roden, passed unanimously.
Alvan Friendshuh appeared before the Board to request a variance
to split 10 acres and the existing buildings from an 80 acre farm
located in the W2 of the N.E. 4 of Section 22 Range 24. The Otsego
Planning Commission has approved the split.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to approve the request of Alvan
Friendshuh to split 10 acres with the buildings from an 80 acre farm
parcel 250 FT wide and 1742.4 Ft. deep along the West side of the 80
acres.
Motion seconded by Floyd Roden and passed unanimously.
Jim Peterson appeared before the Board to request a zoning change
on the Flora Kolles Estate Property located in the W2 of the NW k of
Section 22, Range 23. The property is in the area considered as future
residential development in the Township Comprehensive Plan. Mr Peterson
plans to develop the 76 acre property and his present plans are to have
9 Lots. The Board said they are agreeable to the zoning size lots. The
Board will meet with Mr. Peterson at the property on Thursday morning,
May 21, to do a site inspection of the property.
Engineer Peter Raatikka presented the Board with a feasibility
study for the blacktopping of Quaday Ave and 72nd St.
Estimated Cost of Project $ 103,900.00
Bituminous Surfacing 50,925.00
Class 5 - Gravel 25,200.00
Shaping and Grading 5,000.00
Culverts 2 000.00
Total Construction Cost 8 ,1 .Y6
Engineering and Administration 20 775.00
Total Project Cost 1 ,
There are 10 assessable units in the project.
Cost alternative No. 1 would be to assess each unit at $2,078.00
with a ten year cost of $309.61 per year with the Township paying the
balance of $83,120.00.
The second cost alternative would be to assess each unit $4,572.00
with a ten year cost of $681.20 per unit per year, with the township
paying the balance of $58,180.00.
The Town Board took no action on the project at this time.
The Board advised Engineer Peter Raatikka they wish to change
the Kadler Ave. project to a 3" mat.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to accept the feasibility study
for the bituminous surfacing of Kadler Ave. from Co 39 to the Mississippi
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River and set June 8, 1987 at 8:00 P.M. as the time for a Public
Hearing on the Project. Seconded by Norman Freske, Passed un-
animously.
Motion by Floyd Rodin to make a partial payment of $9,110.12
to Northdale Construction for the Storm Drain Project. Seconded
by Norman Freske, passed unanimously.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to accept the Standard Agree-
ment for Engineering Services Contract with Hakanson Anderson Assoc-
iates, subject to renewable on the second Tuesday of March of each
year. Seconded by Norman Freske, passed unanimously.
Kenneth Davis and Lisa Davis appeared before the Board to
request a variance to break off 12 acres from a 382 acre parcel.
Raymond and Lisa Davis are presently living in a mobile home
which will be removed when they build on the 12 acre lot.
Motion by Floyd Roden to recommend granting a variance as a
hardship case to Kenneth Davis and Raymond and Lisa Davis to split
off 12 acres from a 382 acre parcel to create a building site front-
ing on a Township road. Seconded by Douglas Lindenfelser, passed
unanimously.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to appoint Nancy Duerr to replace
James Barthel on the Otsego Planning Commission, her term to expire
in 1990, and appoint Randy Pouliot to replace Robert Schafer on the
Otsego Planning Commission, his term to expire in 1991. Seconded by
Norman Freske, Passed unanimously.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to appoint Larry Fournier to
another term on the Otsego Planning Commission to expire in 1990.
Seconded by Norman Freske, Passed unanimously.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to pay Deputy Clerk Elaine Beatty
$5.25 per hour for a 24 hour week, Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 AM
to 3:00 P.M., one 24 hour week paid vacation and 6 paid Holidays.
Seconded by Norman Freske, passed unanimously.
Motion by Floyd Roden to send notices to the following people
to clean up their lots by June 15, 1987:
Gary Nevissen of 8185 0aWwood Ave. N.E. has junk on his lot.
Emil Slavik of 14205 83rd Circle, has pallets in the ditch.
Richard Houghton of 15972 N. E. 92nd St. has junk on his lot
Seconded by Norman Freske, passed unanimously.
On Motion, the Meeting adjourned.
SUPERVISORS
ATTEST: Jerome Perrault, Clerk