Alexandria Township

Alexandria, Minnesota 56308

Minutes of the meeting of 1-04-2006

 

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 4th Day of January 2006.

 

ROLL CALL:  Supervisors present were T. Michael Thompson, 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.

 

Dahlheimer, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of discussion of the Wilderness Ridge Storm water retention pond and a vehicle ordinance.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 19, 2005 regular board meeting as written. Motion unanimously.

 

Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of $32,463.51.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

ENGINEER’S REPORT:  Gene and Shelly Karnis were present to discuss the storm water retention pond located within Wilderness Ridge.  Mr. Karnis reported that he is prepared to restore the pond to its original design condition and has obtained a quote from Seph Construction to complete the work.  Seph construction quoted $13,200.00 to clean out the pond and to enlarge the pond as specified by Engineer Kuhn.  The contractor will be hauling the excavated material to a nearby site near the property.  The cost to clean out the pond would be $4,620.00 and $8,580.00 to enlarge the pond.  The contractor would be willing to complete the excavation work this winter and the turf restoration would occur next spring.  Engineer Kuhn indicated that this work could still be done satisfactory this winter as long as the excavated material was stabilized to prevent erosion.  Thompson, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to contract with Seph Construction to enlarge the storm water retention pond located within the plat of Wilderness Ridge for the amount of $8,580.00 provided that all the necessary requirements are met.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Gene Karnis provided a warranty deed indicating that the lot that the retention pond is located on has been conveyed and recorded to the township as of September 7, 2005.  Clerk Raisanen will discuss this with Attorney Haseman.

 

Engineer Kuhn reported that stop signs are needed at the intersection of Wilderness Ridge Rd. and E. Lake Victoria and will check on the roads in Twilight Acres Plat.

 

OLD BUSINESS:  Clerk Raisanen reported that he had spoken with Tom Riddick, Douglas County Auditor, regarding the Douglas County HAVA plan.  Douglas County has prepare a plan to purchase and maintaining new voting equipment and the township will be responsible for paying the cost of programming and election needs.  He is checking on the value of the current Eagle ballot scanner with ESS since it is compatible with the new voting requirements.

 

NEW BUSINESS:  Ben Oleson, Community Growth Institute, provided the board an update of the comprehensive land use plan.  He indicated that the final draft should be completed by the end of February and will be sent to the county and neighboring townships for their comments.  An open house will be scheduled during the annual township meeting to highlight parts of the plan and final adoption of the plan should happen by the end of March.

 

Mr. Oleson also reported that the zoning subcommittee has been meeting and have drafted a subdivision ordinance, PUD ordinance, Storm Water ordinance, and tree preservation ordinance, and should be ready for review by the town board supervisors in the near future.

 

Chairman Thalman reported that the Joint Zoning Board has approved a vehicle ordinance for the joint zoning area, which requires that all vehicles in platted areas be operable and parked on driveways.  This ordinance will be enforced by complaint.  Chairman Thalman requested that Ben Oleson draft a vehicle ordinance for the board’s consideration for platted areas outside the joint zoning boundary.

 

Being no further business Dahlheimer, seconded by Thompson, made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Meeting adjourned at 8:30PM.

 

Respectfully Submitted.....

Gregg Raisanen, Clerk

 

Approved this _____ day of _________, 2006

Roger Thalman, Chairman