Alexandria Township

Alexandria, Minnesota 56308

Minutes of the meeting of 7-18-2005

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 18^th day of July 2005.

ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, T. Michael Thompson, Jim Casper, Joel Dahlheimer, and Roger Thalman. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk and Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Thalman at 7:30 PM.

Thompson, seconded by Casper, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of discussion of old business regarding Duane Clarke’s property. Motion carried unanimously.

Ross, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 6, 2005 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried. Supervisor Casper abstained.

Casper, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of $47,612.88 and to authorize the transfer of $47,500.00 from the savings into the checking account. Motion carried unanimously.

CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: Clerk reported back to the board his conversation with Attorney Haseman regarding the brick light posts installed in the road right-of-way off of Brigitta Drive. Attorney Haseman recommended that the posts be removed since any legal action filed in the event of an injury or property damage as a result of the posts’ location will result in the township being named as a defendant. Clerk Raisanen will notify the landowner.

ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn presented a developer’s agreement for the Geneva Estates East Plat. The board discussed the close vicinity of trees along the road surface in this plat. The board previously took action and recommended that all trees in the road right-of-way be removed. Engineer Kuhn and Gary Thompson will view the trees in the plat.

Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, authorized accepting the quote in the amount of $9,000.00 from Rudy’s Electric for the installation of streetlights within the Broken Arrow Subdivision. Motion carried unanimously.

Engineer Kuhn reported that the Highway Committee met and discussed the Deerwood Drive/Scenic Heights intersection. They recommended that the intersection remain a two-way controlled intersection as currently marked. The board discussed the installation of speed limit signs and directed Engineer Kuhn to investigate the legality of posting the area as 30 mph even though it doesn’t meet the rural residential classification.

Engineer Kuhn presented a draft letter regarding some issues with the Lake Jessie Meadow’s Plat. The board was in consensus to have Engineer Kuhn send the letter to the Developer and Engineer.

Engineer Kuhn presented a map showing the installation of water mains within the phase 1 annexation area. This map will provide documentation that the city has complied with the requirements of the annexation agreement prior to moving to phase II of the annexation.

OLD BUSINESS: Ben Oleson, Community Growth Institute, was present to discuss the Comprehensive Land Use Plan with the Board. He explained that the total cost of the plan would depend on the level of detail desired within the plan. The First Pre-planning meeting on the plan will be held at the July 25, 2005 Planning Commission meeting.

Clerk Raisanen presented a draft of the zoning administrator service contract for the Board’s review. No changes were recommended to the draft so therefore it will be used for the period July 18, 2005-December 31, 2005.

The Board discussed an interim or permanent subdivision ordinance. Supervisors Casper and Ross, Engineer Kuhn, Zoning Administrator Oleson, and two planning commission members will meet to discuss which way the Township should proceed and make a recommendation to the Board for action.

The Board discussed an erosion problem located at 2440 Shadow Lane. Sediment is filling the road ditch along the road and could potentially cause some flooding problems in the future. The Board was in consensus to have Attorney Clark send a letter to the landowner to correct the problem.

NEW BUSINESS: Dahlheimer, seconded by Ross, made a motion to contract with Jim Howard in the amount of $6.25/parcel for assessment services for the year 2005. Motion carried unanimously.

Being no further business Ross, seconded by Casper, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted.....

Gregg Raisanen, Clerk

Approved this _____ day of _________, 2005

Roger Thalman, Chairman