Kandiyohi County
Board of Commissioners Minutes


April 2, 2002

COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
APRIL MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD

Office of the County Auditor/Treasurer of Kandiyohi County, Willmar, Minnesota.

The Board of Commissioners of Kandiyohi County met at 10:30 A.M., April 2, 2002, pursuant to adjournment. All members were present.

Bids for the Bituminous Pavement Crack Sealing BPCS-02 were opened at this time pursuant to published notice as follows:

BPCS-02

Estimate: $50,500.00

Astech Corp
St., Cloud, MN
$33,330.00
Bargen Inc
Mountain Lake, MN
$65,599.50
Daffinson Pavement
Green Bay, WI
$36,764.00
L & M Services
Belgrade, MN
$41,410.00
Northwest Asphalt Maintenance Inc
Goodridge, MN
$37,824.50
Parking Lot Maintenance Inc.
St. Cloud, MN
$32,320.00

Bids for the Chloride Application CA-02 were opened at this time pursuant to published notice as follows:

  Estimate:
Calcium Chloride -100,000 Gal.- $.80 p/gal- $80,000.00 Magnesium Chloride-120,000 gal-$.80 p/gal - $96,000.00
Dustcoating Inc
Savage, MN
CC - $47,800.00
MC - $54,840.00
General Chemical
Parsippany, NJ
CC - $89,000.00
Ferrellgas (formerly Thermogas)
New London, MN
MC - $81,600.00
Vopak USA (formerly Van Water & Rogers)
St. Paul, MN
CC - $42,900.00
MC - $50,280.00

Bids for the Corrugated Metal Pipe Culverts CMP-02 were opened at this time pursuant to published notice as follows:

  Estimate: $53,206.60
All Steel Products
Chaska, MN
$39,203.50
Contech Construction Products Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD
$36,471.59
Johnston Fargo Co.
St. Paul, MN
$39,699.10

Bids for the Reflectorized Pavement Markings - CS-02 were opened at this time pursuant to published notice as follows:

  Estimate:
Yellow Paint - 3000 gal $10.60 p/gal - $31,800.00
White Paint - 4000 gal $10.35 p/gal - $41,400.00
Total                                               $73,200.00
AAA Striping
Rogers, MN
$54,500.00
Swanston Equipment Co.
Fargo, ND
$55,870.00
Traffic Marking
Buffalo, MN
$52,410.00

Eric Vogel and Kim Asche from Extension appeared and discussed the changes that are occurring in the Extension office; the shift in job descriptions and the elimination of one staff member. The report was received for information.

Paula Schroeder, Zoning Administrator, appeared with some changes for the zoning fee schedule.

A motion by Peterson 2nd Shuck to approve a fee cap of $300.00 on commercial properties within any extended building code area effective April 3, 2002 was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Peterson 2nd Madsen to approve a $225.00 initial land use permit fee for residential dwelling and attachments effective April 3, 2002 was on vote adopted. Voting yes: Madsen, Peterson, Shuck, Falk. Voting no: Larson.

Don Kujawa, County Sheriff, appeared regarding a racial profiling grant in the amount of $45,000.00 from the Commissioner of Public Safety. A motion by Larson 2nd Falk to approve the following Resolution was on vote unanimously adopted.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT

Be it resolved that Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Department enter into a cooperative agreement with the Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Don Kujawa is hereby authorized to execute such agreements and amendments, as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Department. I certify that the above resolution was adopted by the Kandiyohi County Commissioners of Kandiyohi County on April 2, 2002.

ATTEST: BY THE BOARD:
Sam Modderman
County Auditor/Treasurer
Harlan Madsen
Chairman

A motion by Shuck 2nd Peterson to approve a $.50 per hour increase in blading rates and snow and ice rates effective January 2, 2002 was on vote unanimously adopted.

Ann Stehn, Public Health Director, appeared as a result of a request from the MN Dept of Health for a letter of support from local County Boards for their application to the Center for Disease Control for State and local bio-terrorism preparedness funding. A motion by Larson 2nd Falk to approve sending a letter of support to the MN Dept of Health for bio-terrorism preparedness funding was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Shuck 2nd Falk to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement as presented with the Kandiyohi County Family Services employees for the calendar years 2002 - 2004, subject to receipt of the signed agreement from the bargaining unit was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Shuck 2nd Larson to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement as presented with the Kandiyohi Boys Group Home employees for the calendar years 2002 - 2004, subject to receipt of the signed agreement from the bargaining unit was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Larson 2nd Peterson to approve the payment of claims being $105,079.12 from Revenue Fund, $149,531.84 from Road and Bridge Fund, $4,900.74 from County Building Fund, $10,284.77 from Library Fund, $1,704.25 from Health & Human Services Building Fund, $1,198.72 from Green Lake Sewer Projects Fund, $683.25 from Ditch Fund, $18,104.10 from GLSSWD Fund, $9,456.11 from Sanitary Landfill Fund, $15,416.67 from SCORE fund according to the detailed listing of claims as recorded in the office of the County Auditor/Treasurer was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Falk 2nd Shuck to approve the minutes of the March 19, 2002 board meeting was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Larson 2nd Peterson to approve the application of Keith Pattison for a “on-sale” intoxicating liquor license at a fee of $4,000.00 and a “on-sale” intoxicating liquor license for Sunday at a fee of $200.00 for the Kandi Entertainment Center, Inc. for one year from May 1, 2002 through April 30, 2003 was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Larson 2nd Madsen to approve the agreement to provide professional services between Midstate Computer Coop and Computer Professionals Unlimited, Inc. for the contract period of April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2008 was on vote unanimously adopted.

A motion by Falk 2nd Larson to approve setting a hearing date for adopting the redistricting plan for May 7, 2002 at 10:30 A.M. was on vote unanimously adopted.

US Representative Collin C. Peterson appeared and introduced himself to the board. Mr. Peterson will now be our representative because of the redistricting and he wanted to come and give a brief introduction of himself and his political views. The report was received for information.

On motion the meeting was adjourned until April 16, 2002.

ATTEST: BY THE BOARD:
Sam Modderman
County Auditor/Treasurer
Harlan Madsen
Chairman