Alexandria
Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 4-18-2011
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria
Township was held on the 18th Day of April 2011 at the Alexandria
Township Conference Room, 610 Fillmore Street.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, Jul
Feuling, Joel Dahlheimer, Bryon Alstead, 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 Ross at 6:00 PM.
Alstead, seconded by Thalman,
made a motion to adopt the agenda with the additions of the Ronning property on
North McKay under Citizen Concerns and township attorney under Old Business. Motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Alstead,
made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2011 regular board
meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Feuling, seconded by Dahlheimer,
made a motion to authorize payment of claims 11092–11101 in the amount of $3,214.41
and payroll in the amount of $544.87, EFTPS $1,182.77 for a total amount of $4,942.05. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN CONCERNS: Supervisor Ross reported that he had met with
Sue Ronning, North McKay Ave., to discuss concerns
about the water in the ditch along the road and in front of her property. Chairman Ross explained that the water is
currently not impacting her home and that the water would have to run over the
road before it would impact her home. In
addition, he explained the township was not responsible for approving the
surrounding developments but at the time that the developments were approved,
Douglas County was the approving authority.
He also suggested that additional fill could be added to the front of
their property to help alleviate the water issue. The board was in consensus to authorize
Engineer Kuhn to determine the elevations of the road and the Ronning
house.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn presented two written quotes
for gravel; Central Specialties quoted $8.15/ton for a total of $40,750.00 and
Mark Lee quoted $6.95/ton for a total of $34,750.00. Alstead, seconded by Feuling, made a motion
to accept the low quote provided by Mark Lee in the amount of $34,750.00 for
gravel. Motion carried unanimously.
Engineer Kuhn reported that
Donway Drive and Shadow Lane have significant failures in the road
surfaces. He provided an estimate to
repair Donway Drive at $120,000.00 and Shadow Lane at $140,000.00. With this work and the estimates for road
overlays, the total cost of road surfacing would be $620,000.00. The board
directed Engineer Kuhn to prepare bid specs for these projects with deduct
alternates for the board to consider.
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen
reported that Julie Haseman is not interested in providing legal services for
the township; however, she recommended Paul Johnson, who is interested in
providing legal services to the town at the same price of $165.00/hr. Clerk Raisanen also reported that the
township has received a letter from former assistant county attorney Joel Paschka, who has expressed interest in serving the
township. The board directed Clerk Raisanen to contact LaGrand
Township to find out whom they are using and inviting
Attorneys Johnson and Paschka to a future meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen
reported that additional storage shelves are needed in the township office and
Lyle Hammerschimdt expressed an interest to construct. Alstead, seconded by Thalman, made a motion
to authorize payment to Lyle Hammerschimdt at the
township labor rate to construct the storage shelves in the township
office. Motion carried unanimously.
Being no further business Thalman, seconded by Alstead, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:40PM.
Respectfully Submitted.....
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this _____ day
of _________, 2011
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S. Louis Ross, Chairman