Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 5-16-2005
A regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 16th
day of May 2005.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, Jim
Casper, Joel Dahlheimer, and Roger Thalman.
Also present was Gregg Raisanen, Clerk. As said members formed a quorum
and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Thalman at 7:30 PM.
Ross, seconded by Casper, made a
motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of discussion regarding Planning
and Zoning and Road inspections. Motion
carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Casper, made a
motion to approve the minutes of the May 2, 2005 regular board meeting with two
corrections. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Casper, made a
motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of $5,283.82 and to
authorize the transfer of $5,000.00 from the savings into the checking
account. Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen presented a draft of
Resolution 05-02, a resolution appointing members to the Alexandria Township
Planning Commission. Casper, seconded
by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt resolution 05-02. Motion carried unanimously.
The board discussed the pros and
cons of having an ex-officio member from the board on the planning
commission. This individual would
provide guidance and advice to the commission.
After further discussion, the board was in consensus to not appoint an
ex-officio member to the planning commission. The board also discussed the need for a zoning administrator to
assist the planning commission.
The board discussed the duties
of the planning commission. The first
order of business is to help draft and approve the comprehensive land use
plan. Other duties include reviewing
preliminary plat applications and making recommendations to the board of
supervisors. They would also be
conducting public hearings and make recommendations of conditions for approval
of preliminary plats.
Supervisor Casper and Chairman
Thalman discussed their meeting with Daren Hungness, Douglas County Land &
Resources Director. The board discussed
the application process for preliminary plats, the timing of township review
and who would determine when an application was complete. They also discussed the need to develop a
township checklist for preliminary plat applications.
The Board discussed the proposal
submitted by Community Growth Institute for planning services. Supervisor Casper commented that he thought
the proposal was thorough and would provide good exhibits. He expressed concern about the portion of
the total cost allocated to community meetings and workshops and also that some
of the information provided under Enhanced Actions Plans for an additional fee
in the proposal should be part of the base comprehensive plan as provided in
the RFP. After further discussion,
Ross, seconded by Casper, made a motion to send out additional RFPs to three
consultants to receive additional proposals.
Motion for: Ross, Casper, and Dahlheimer. Motion against: Thalman.
Motion carried.
The Board discussed planning and
zoning issues. The board discussed the
re-platting of the Airway Acres plat proposed by Victor Roob. The board expressed no concerns and recommended
approval. The Board discussed the proposed Little Norway-3rd
addition plat. The developer has
realigned the road as recommended; however, there were no proposed contours for
the plat. The board recommends tabling
due to lack of information provided.
The board discussed the conditional use permit for Debs of Alexandria
for a wholesale auto dealer’s license.
Supervisor Dahlheimer reported that the vehicles would be stored behind
the fence and fewer vehicles would be along the road than currently has been
the case. The board expressed no
concern with this CUP.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Clerk Raisanen provided a draft of
resolution 05-03, a resolution declaring adequacy of petition and ordering
preparation of a feasibility report for the improvement of a portion of Queen’s
Rd., Castle Lane, Golden Gate Ave, Kings Rd. and Bridge St. Casper, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a
motion to adopt resolution 05-03 as written.
Motion carried unanimously.
The board discussed the
rebuilding of a portion of Brackin Rd.
The board directed Engineer Kuhn to view and make a recommendation to
the board.
Engineer Kuhn requested
direction from the Board for road inventories.
The original road inventory was completed by former engineer Olson and
needs updating. He will provide a
proposal for redoing the inventory in an electronic format for the board’s
consideration. He will also work on a
capital improvement plan for existing roads and the need to overlay certain
roads.
NEW BUSINESS: The board
discussed road inspections. One item
noted was the installation of two brick columns within the road right-of-way
along Brigitta Drive. Dahlhiemer,
seconded by Ross, made a motion to have Clerk Raisanen write the landowner
requiring them to remove the columns due to safety concerns. Motion carried unanimously.
Ross, seconded by Casper, made a
motion to adopt Ordinance 106, an ordinance regulating parking on township
roads. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Raisanen reported that he
had received the population estimate for the township from the state demographer’s
office. The 2004 population estimate
for Alexandria Township is 4,361 with an estimated household number of 1,661.
Being no further business Ross, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.
Respectfully
Submitted.....
Gregg Raisanen,
Clerk
Approved this
_____ day of _________, 2005
Roger Thalman, Chairman