01-08-1990 Town Board MinutesSTATE OF MN The Town Board of the Town
COUNTY OF WRIGHT of Otsego met this 8 day
TOWN OF OTSEGO of January 1990, at 8 PM.
Norman Freske, Chairman,
Douglas Lindenfelser and
Floyd Roden, Supervisors, James Barthel, Treasurer, Elaine
Beatty, Deputy Clerk, Judy Hudson, Secretary, Jerome
Perrault, Clerk, Larry Koshak, Engineer, and William
Radzwill, Attorney, were present.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Norman
Freske.
Minutes of the December 18, 1989, Town Board Meeting
were approved as read.
William Birrenkott, of the Elk River Municipal
Utilities, appeared before the Board regarding billing for
the street lights in Mississippi Parkwood. Doug Lindenfelser
said that the Town Board would prefer not to be involved in
the billing but Mr. Birrenkott said that it is almost
impossible for the Utilities to bill individual property
owners for unmetered electricity (street lights) and it is
almost never done. He suggested that the Utilities bill the
Township and the Township can then bill the individual
property owners. The Board will consider the billing further
before deciding.
Dave Callahan, of the Northern States Power Co. appeared
regarding moving a power line that runs accross the Cold
Region Test Facility, construction of which will start this
year. It is necessary to move the line because it will
interfere with the instruments being used in the test
facility. They plan to relocate the line South along Jaber
Avenue to County 37 and then East along CO. 37 to Albertville
and then North along the property line between Vernon
Greeninger and Bernard Roden to re -connect to the original
line. The line will be a single pole structure set back
43 1/2 ft. from the center line of Jaber Ave and Co. 37.
Motion by Douglas Lindenfelser to approve a Conditional
Use Permit for NSP to re -locate their power line along Jaber
Ave. Co. 37 and the property line between Vernon Greeninger
and Bernard Roden. Seconded by Norman Freske, all Board
Members voted in favor of the motion.
Ron Bray, Construction Manager for the Cold Region Test
Facility, addressed the meeting concerning the project. He
said the project has been re -named the Minnesota Road
Research Project and construction will be starting this year
and completed by the fall of 1991. Test strips will be
constructed this year and the Township road thru the project
from 70th St. to Jalger Ave. will be constructed in 1991.
Dallas Howell appeared before the Board regarding his
request to split his lot, Lot 14, Block 1, Great River Acres,
along 91st St. and Nelmark Ave. on the curve.
Because it is located on the curve, he has 580 ft. of
road frontage. The lot is 3.9 acres and he would like to
split it into a 2.6 acre and a 1.3 acre lot. Great River
Acres is zoned R2 and the lot would have to be re -zoned R1 in
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order to be split. The Otsego Planning Commission has denied
the request to be re -zoned R1 becasue it is in an R2 area.
The Board said they would like to discuss the request will
Planner Dave Licht before making a decision on the proposed
re -zoning and splitting the lot.
Motion by Norman Freske to table action on the request
of Dallas Howell to rezone and split his lot until they have
consulted Planner Dave Licht. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all
Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
Dianne Wolfgram appeared before the Board to request
splitting PID 214-000-293101 an 80 acre parcel into a 40 acre
parcel, a 37 1/2 acre parcel and a 2 1/2 acre parcel with the
existing home. The 80 acre parcel is located in Sec. 29,
Range 23, on the South side of 77th St. The present Wright
Co. Ordinance specifies one building site per 40 acres of Ag.
land.
Motion by Norman Freske to approve the request of Dianne
Wolfgram to split PID 214-000-293101 into a 40 acre parcel, a
37 1/2 acre parcel and a 2 1/2 acre parcel with the
stipulation that there will be no building site on the 37 1/2
acre parcel. Seconded by Floyd Roden. Norman Freske and
Floyd Roden voted in favor of the motion, Doug Lindenfelser
voted no.
Kathy Eggers appeared before the Board to request a
variance to split 2 1/2 acres with the existing home off PID
214-100-152400, a 48 acre parcel of Ag Land on the South side
of Co. 39 in Sec 15, Range 24. The Otsego Planning
Commission has recommeded a split of 40 acres and
approximately 8 acres in order for the smaller parcel to have
sufficient road frontage.
Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to approve the variance
request of Kathy Eggers to split PID 214-100-1524 into a 40
acre parcel and an approximately 8 acre parcel measuring 325
ft. by 1100 ft. Seconded by Norman Freske, all Board Members
voted in favor of the motion.
Co. Engineer Wayne Fingalson and Pete Forvre appeared
before the Board to present an update on the plans to rebuild
Co. 42 this year. Bids on the project will be let on April
3, 1990. The County Highway Dept. will be requesting
variances from the State Highway Dept. regarding turn lanes
and speed on curves. Regarding the Township vacating River
Road and building 85th St. to Co. 42, they have not included
the 85th St. junction in the plans for Co. 42 but could
easily incorporate them.
Regarding Assessment procedures for the Township share
of the Curb, Gutter, and Driveway aprons. Mr. Fingalson said
the County does not wish to be involved in the Assessment
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procedure. Larry Koshak said he has suggested to the Board
that they have the Assessment Hearing and request the County
Highway Dept. to be present at the Hearing and present the
plans and specifications on the project. For the Township's
protection it may be necessary to have the Township Engineer
do a feasibility study of the Co. 42 project because only
$16,715 of the project is assessable it might not be
feasibile to go thru the expense of assessment procedures.
The Board requested Wayne Fingalson to give the Township in
the near future a final figure not to exceed so many dollars
as the Township share of the Co. 42 project. Regarding 85th
St. construction, the Township has to follow 429 procedures
and it would be difficult to be ready to advertise for bids
by April 3, the same time the County is advertising for bids
on Co. 42.
Larry Koshak presented the Board with the revised
feasibility study he has prepared for bituminous surfacing
Packard Ave. between 60th and 70th Streets. The cost figures
on the project are as follows:
For a 9 ton design with a 32 ft. wide subgrade and a 24
ft. wide bituminus top the total cost would be $187,500.
For a 7 ton design with a 32 ft. wide subgrade and a 24
ft. wide bituminus top the total cost would be $156,500.
The Engineer suggested 3 alternatives for assessing part
of the project cost to the 20 property owners on Packard Ave.
Alternative 1 would be to assess each property owner
$2,500 ($50,000 total) and the Township pay the balance
$137,500 for a 9 ton design and $106,500 for a 7 ton
design.
Alternative 2 would be a 50-50 split of the cost with
each lot owner assessed $4,687.50 for a 9 ton design
and the Township paying $93,750.00 and each lot owner
assessed $3,912.50 and the Township paying $78,250 for
the 7 ton design.
Alternative 3 would be a 60-40 split with each lot owner
being assessed $3,750.00 and the Township paying
$112,500 for a 9 ton design and each lot owner being
assessed $3,130.00 and the Township paying $93,900 for a
7 ton design.
Motion by Norm Freske to accept the feasibility study on
Packard Ave. between 60th and 70th streets but to delay the
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Public Hearing on the project until the Township has
determined whether the State Legislature will be approving
Municipal Funding for Township Roads. Seconded by Floyd
Roden, all Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to sign the Release Form as
presented by Wright Co. indemnifing and holding Wright Co.
harmless from injuries and property damage resulting from the
re -cycling program.
Seconded by Norman Freske, all Board Members voted in
favor of the motion.
Motion by Doug Lindenfelser to hire Schoen Electric to
re -wire the Town Hall and wire the new addition to the
Township Garage. Seconded by Norman Freske, all Board Members
voted in favor of the motion.
Motion by Floyd Roden to approve the 1990 Law
Enforcemennt Contract with the Wright Co. Commissioners and
Wright CO. Sheriff's Dept. with a rate increase of $19.75 to
$20.50 per hour for Deputy Sheriff Patrol Service and
contingent upon all other provisions of the Contract being
the same as the 1989 Contract. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all
Board Members voted in favor of the motion.
Proceeding as a board of audit, the Town audited and
allowed verified accounts Nos. 825 to 834 inclusive and Nos.
1 to 46 inclusive.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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Freske, Chairman
las Lindenfelser, Supervisor
,Floyd Roden, Supervisor
Attest: Jerome Perrault, Clerk
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