February 22, 2022

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Call To Order

Chair Buck Nordlof called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Buck Nordlof, Cody Hasbargen, Jon Waibel, Joe Grund. Also present was County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, and Commissioner Ed Arnesen by phone.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add Tourism and Bonding Bill.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of February 8, 2022. 

F.A.T

Head Track & Field Coach and Elementary Physical Education teacher Curt Storbeck requested funding for a fully automated timing system for the track team. No action was taken at this time.

Social Services

Jodi Ferrier introduced herself and gave an overview of the Social Services department.

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $1,726.23; Commissioners Warrants $3,298.25; Commissioners Warrants $13,713.28.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $37,735.14; Road & Bridge $18,946.18; County Development $200.00; Solid Waste $25,515.69; EDA $942.85.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/22/2022 For Payment 2/25/2022

Vendor Name Amount

BMC Software Inc 2,583.28

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 11,091.00

Farmers Union Oil Co. 3,535.04

Integris DBA 4,189.34

LaValla Electric DBA/Ned 3,650.00

Mar-Kit Landfill 15,143.00

Northwest Community Action, Inc 10,000.00

Pemberton Law, P.L.L.P. 2,457.50

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance 6,268.50

Ziegler, Inc 3,940.16

42 Payments less than 2000 20,482.04

Final Total: 83,339.86

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: February 8,2022 for $427,762.82; February 9,2022 for $157,884.03; February 16,2022 for $20,922.51; and February 18,2022 for $38,537.

Bank Signature Cards

RiverWood Bank Signature Cards – Main

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to authorize County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Connie Nesmith and County Board Chair James (Buck) Nordlof to sign the RiverWood Bank signature card for the main account, investments and the insurance accounts.

RiverWood Bank Signature Cards – Deputy Registrar 75

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to authorize County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Erik Tange, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Connie Nesmith, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Anna Sanchez and Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Chelsea Anderson to sign the RiverWood Bank signature card for the Deputy Registrar 75 account.

RiverWood Bank Signature Cards – Sheriff’s Office

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to authorize Julie Berggren and Jill Hasbargen-Olson to sign the RiverWood Bank signature card for the sheriff’s office.

RiverWood Bank Signature Cards – Social Service Fund

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to authorize Shelley Pepera and Jodi Ferrier to sign the RiverWood Bank signature card for the Social Service Fund.

RiverWood Bank Signature Cards- Over Remittance Fund

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to authorize County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, and Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Connie Nesmith to sign the RiverWood Bank signature card for the over remittance account.

MN Department of Administration-State Surplus Property

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to authorize Chair Buck Nordlof, County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Public Works Director Anthony Pirkl, Social Service Director Amy Ballard and County Sheriff Gary Fish to sign the signature card for Federal and/or State Surplus Property.

Economic Development Authority

EDA Director Ryan Zemek introduced himself to the Lake of the Woods students and gave an overview of what the EDA position does in the county. Ryan asked the board for advice on what they would like to do with the remaining amount from the NorthWest Angle forgivable loan. Consensus was made to contact MN Deed first to see what options are available, then contact businesses at the NWA to check for further qualifications, and to look into special legislation that may allow them to use the funds in another way if needed. 

Public Works

Public Works Director Anthony Pirkl discussed the demolition of the Williams school building and estimated costs. A second review of the school may be needed. 

Toward Zero Death

TZD Coordinator Sue Johnson, State Aid Engineer Brian Ketring, and District Engineer JT Anderson met with the board and presented a power point and information on the Towards Zero Death Task Force and the importance of safe driving and wearing seatbelts.

Borderland Treatment Court

Treatment Coordinator Amanda Zortman, and Probation Officer Sara Ubel presented on the process and the purpose of the Borderland Substance Abuse Court. Clyde Boots spoke to the board about how the treatment courts can help lead people living with substance use out of the justice system and into lives of recovery and stability and his own experiences with this program.

Prevention Conference- Substance Abuse

Tammie Doebler, Sandy Peterson, Doris Knutson, and Lake of the Woods students presented to the board their experience and what they learned at a substance abuse prevention conference in Washington, D.C.

Fair Board

Allen Cauble and JP Sweet gave an update on projects and future plans for the county fair. They are requesting donations for the centennial county fair in 2023. No action was taken at this time.

Leaving the Meeting

Commissioner Cody Hasbargen left the meeting at 11:50a.m.

 Recess

The Meeting was called to recess for lunch at 11:50 a.m. and reconvened at 12:50p.m.

Pine to Prairie Task Force

Deputy Sheriff/Investigator Craig Severs provided a presentation on the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force, which works with nine different counties, local law enforcement, conservation officers, the Paul Bunyan Task Force and others. 

DNR Fisheries

Phil Talmage from the DNR gave an update on how they are keeping track of the amount of people on the lake as well as the amount of fish and what kind of fish are being caught and kept. He also discussed current fishing conditions on Lake of the Woods. 

Carp Swamp Addition

Scott Laudenslager from MN DNR, and Emily Paschke met with the board about land at Carp swamp that Emily would like to sell to Pheasants Forever and they would then donate the land to the DNR to add to the wildlife management area. Consensus was made by the board to add this to the March 8,2022 agenda. No further action was taken at this time.

Tourism

The board discussed moving forward with new legislation to move towards a county wide lodging tax, not including the City of Baudette. If passed, they would look at setting new by-laws and re-establishing the tourism board. No action was taken at this time.

Bonding Bill

The board discussed the possibility of using a bonding bill to fund the new Law Enforcement Center and Highway department. No action was taken at this time.

Add to Old/New Business

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to add Centennial to old/new business on the agenda for ongoing discussion.

Recess

With no further business before the Board, Chair Buck Nordlof called the meeting to recess at 3:06p.m.

Attest: March 8, 2022

______________________________ _________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chairman James “Buck” Nordlof

Commissioner Proceedings

February 23, 2021

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School. 

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Joe Grund called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Cody Hasbargen, Ed Arnesen, Jon Waibel and Buck Nordlof.  Also present was: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Approve Minutes from February 17, 2021, Human Resources/Non-Elected Department Head Review Date, Law Enforcement Center, and Tourism.   

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 9, 2021.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 17, 2021.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $7,526.27, Commissioners Warrants $2,821.45, Commissioners Warrants $8,345.69.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to set the date for non-elected department head reviews for March 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Room at the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows, with the exception of the claim for vendor 5892 for $628.64: Revenue $38,454.39; Road & Bridge $23,361.25; County Development $200; Joint Ditch $43,719.72; Solid Waste $11,443.96; EDA $905.28.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/23/2021 For Payment 2/26/2021

Vendor Name Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 7,876.91

Code 4 Services,Inc 3,487.78

Counties Providing Technology 3,860.00

Interstate Billing Service Inc 17,548.58

LOW Highway Dept 41,217.80

Quadient Finance USA Inc. 2,000.00

R & Q Trucking, Inc 2,060.00

Roseau County Sheriff 2,585.00

Roseau County Treasurer 2,501.92

Sandpieper Design Inc. 11,800.28

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance 6,268.50

36 Payments less than 2000 16,877.83

        Final Total: 118,084.60

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following Auditor warrants: February 10, 2021 for $58,671.23; February 17, 2021 for $309,288.29.

Transfer of CARES ACT Funds

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the transfer of $256,250 from the Revenue fund to the Economic Development Authority fund for the appropriations of the CARES ACT funds: $256,000 for the small businesses and $250 for CARES administration.

Rehabilitation Housing Satisfactions

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve County Board Chair Joe Grund to sign the Satisfaction of Mortgage for the Rental and Rehabilitation Loan Program with Barry and Janelle Westerlund.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve County Board Chair Joe Grund to sign two separate Satisfactions of Mortgage for the Rental and Rehabilitation Loan Program with Brock and Sherri Stebakken.

COUNTY EXTENSION

Brenda Nelson, Extension Educator and 4-H Youth Development, along with a few students, provided an update to the Board on the program’s accomplishments.  4-H Cloverbuds workshops for grades K-3 and STEM workshops for grades 4-6 continue to be offered and curriculum for students in grades 7-12 called Youth and You was also added.  A catalog with Spring and Summer class offerings for the Northwest Region was reviewed.

RECESS

The Board took a brief recess at 9:20 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:30 a.m.

PINE TO PRAIRIE TASK FORCE 

Sergeant Schrage provided an update on the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force, which works with nine different counties, local law enforcement, conservation officers, the Paul Bunyan Task Force and others. 

BORDERLAND TREATMENT COURT

Amanda Zortman, Bryan Hasbargen, Lisa Havluck and Judge Jerrod Shermoen presented on the process and the purpose of the Borderland Substance Abuse Court.  Treatment courts can help lead people living with substance use out of the justice system and into lives of recovery and stability.

LAKE OF THE WOODS SENIOR CLASS TRIP

Several students from the Lake of the Woods High School Graduating Class of 2021 shared their plans for a senior class trip. The Board asked the students to attend the Board meeting on March 23rd to provide an update.

PUBLIC WORKS

Highway

Approval of bids: SAP 039-608-024, SAP 039-631-007, SAP 039-606-019

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the bid from Gladen at $600,660 for SAP 039-608-024.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the bid from Knife River at $2,121,067.57 for SAP 039-631-007 and SAP 039-606-019.

Approval to advertise for bids: SAP 039-622-08

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the advertisement for bids on SAP 039-622-08. 

Resolution for LRIP Grant

The following Resolution was offered by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following: 

LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY SPONSORING AGENCY

For

Main Avenue North, City of Baudette Project

Resolution No. 2021-02-04

WHEREAS, the City of Baudette is applying to the Commissioner of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation Fund for Local Road Improvement for Project – Main Avenue North;

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County agrees to act as sponsoring agency for the project identified as Main Avenue North, seeking Local Road Improvement Program funding and has reviewed and approved the project as proposed.  Sponsorship includes a willingness to secure and guarantee the local share of costs associated with this project and responsibility for seeing this project through to its completion, with compliance of applicable laws, rules and regulations; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County hereby authorizes County Engineer, Anthony Pirkl to act as agent on behalf of this sponsoring agency.

Resolution for LRIP Grant

The following Resolution was offered by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the following: 

LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY SPONSORING AGENCY

For

Eighth Ave South East, City of Baudette Project

Resolution No. 2021-02-05

WHEREAS, the City of Baudette is applying to the Commissioner of Transportation for a grant from the Minnesota State Transportation Fund for Local Road Improvement for Project – Eighth Ave South East;

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County agrees to act as sponsoring agency for the project identified as Eighth Ave South East, seeking Local Road Improvement Program funding and has reviewed and approved the project as proposed.  Sponsorship includes a willingness to secure and guarantee the local share of costs associated with this project and responsibility for seeing this project through to its completion, with compliance of applicable laws, rules and regulations; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County hereby authorizes County Engineer, Anthony Pirkl to act as agent on behalf of this sponsoring agency.

Amend Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to amend the agenda to add, under Public Works/Highway: Purchase of 2015 Freightliner Cascadia.

Purchase of 2015 Freightliner Cascadia 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia 125 for $40,500.

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

CentralSquare Contract Signature and Financing

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously the following; contingent upon approval of County Attorney James Austad, County Sheriff Gary Fish and final approval of contract:

RESOLUTION APPROVING 

LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 

PURPOSE OF FINANCING A PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECT

RESOLUTION NO. 21-02-06

WHEREAS, Upon approval of legal counsel, Lake of the Woods County desires to enter into that certain Lease Purchase Agreement by and between Lake of the Woods County and Government Capital Corporation, for the purpose of financing a “public safety project”.  The County desires to designate this Agreement as a “qualified tax-exempt obligation” of the County for the purposes of Section 265 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The County desires to designate Chair Joe Grund as an authorized signer of the Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY:

Section 1. That Lake of the Woods County enters into a Lease Purchase Agreement with Government Capital Corporation for the purpose of financing a public safety project.

Section 2.  That the Lease Purchase Agreement by and between Lake of the Woods County and Government Capital Corporation is designated by the County as a “qualified tax exempt obligation” for the purposes of Section 265 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Section 3.  That the County designates Chair Joe Grund, as an authorized signer of the Lease Purchase Agreement by and between Lake of the Woods County and Government Capital Corporation.

Section 4. That should the need arise, if applicable, the County will use proceeds for reimbursement of expenditures related to the Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.150-2, as promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

PROBATION PROGRAM

Marc Bloomquist presented on the MN Department of Corrections Probation/Supervised Release Program. Lake of the Woods County participates in this program, which can provide supervision for offenders to include face-to-face contacts, electronic home monitoring, mandatory work or school, daily curfews, mandatory restitution and random drug testing.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. as follows.

LAKE OF THE WOODS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

2020 County Feedlot Officer Annual Report

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the 2020 County Feedlot Officer Annual Report, as presented by Mike Hirst with Lake of the Woods County’s Soil & Water Conservation District.

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Update

Mike Hirst with Lake of the Woods County’s Soil & Water Conservation District provided an update on the Aquatic Invasive Species Program.  In 2020, the program focused on inspections, education/outreach and early detection efforts.

Keep It Clean Program

Mike Hirst with Lake of the Woods County’s Soil & Water Conservation District provided an update on the Keep It Clean Program, which was created to promote cleanliness for Lake of the Woods.  

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY FAIR BOARD

Grandstand Project

Members of the Lake of the Woods County Fair Board provided an update on the grandstand project.  A used grandstand from Gustavus Adolphus College is available at a cost of $100,000.  The estimate to complete the project is $250,000.  The Fair Board is working on fundraising for the project and provided the County Board with a copy of a donation letter. It was the consensus of the County Board to support the project and the Fair Board was asked to come back again with a project update.

LAKEWOOD PUBLIC HEALTH

COVID-19/Vaccination Update

Kay M. Schell from CHI LakeWood Health, provided an update on the COVID-19 positivity rate and the public health COVID-19 vaccination clinics.  

Funding Request

Jeffry Stampohar from CHI LakeWood Health provided an update and asked if the Board had any concerns about CHI LakeWood Public Health using the contracted $30,000 of flexible budget dollars for use toward the public health COVID-19 vaccination clinics, if needed.  CHI LakeWood Health has received funding from the state, but they are unsure if that will continue to cover all of the expenses of the vaccination clinics.  It was the consensus of the Board to approve the use of the $30,000 towards the vaccination clinics, if needed.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER

Due to time, Commissioner Ed Arnesen withdrew his addition of Law Enforcement Center from the agenda.

TOURISM

Due to time, Commissioner Ed Arnesen withdrew his addition of Tourism from the agenda.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chair Joe Grund called the meeting to recess at 2:55 p.m.

Attest: March 9, 2021

__________________________________ _____________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chair of the Board, Joe Grund

Commissioner Proceedings

February 9, 2021

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room. 

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Joe Grund called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Jon Waibel, Buck Nordlof, Cody Hasbargen.  Commissioner Ed Arnesen attended by phone conference. Also, present: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the agenda with the following additions: Prep for Non-elected Department Head Reviews/Human Resources.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 26, 2021.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrant’s $18,247.68; Commissioners Warrant’s $1,736.81; Commissioners Warrant’s $4,449.37.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $24,686.49; Road & Bridge $38,358.39; County Development $1,000; Solid Waste $26,181.92; EDA, $1,697.74. 

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/09/2021 For Payment 2/12/2021

Vendor Name Amount

Code 4 Services,Inc 2,920.00

Compass Minerals America 7,936.35

Howard’s Oil 3,153.63

Interstate Billing Service Inc 3,095.13

Little Falls Machine, Inc 8,172.28

LOW Highway Dept 6,900.00

Mar-Kit Landfill 17,221.50

Tillery/Dale 2,064.24

Woody’s Service 3,152.81

Ziegler, Inc 11,792.80

58 Payments less than 2000               25,515.80

                           Final Total: 91,924.54

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: January 27, 2021 for $11,495.92; February 2, 2021 for $82,060.12; February 2, 2021 for $231,549.57.

Resolution for Off-Site Gambling – Northwest Angle Edge Riders

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call the following:

RESOLUTION APPROVING 

LAWFUL GAMBLING ACTIVITY APPLICATION 

TO CONDUCT OFF-SITE GAMBLING

RESOLUTION NO. 21-02-01

WHEREAS; the Northwest Angle Edge Riders has submitted a Minnesota Lawful Gambling LG230 Application to Conduct Off-Site Gambling to be conducted at the following establishment, which is located in Lake of the Woods County: Sunset Lodge Resort on 2/27/2021.

 Sunset Lodge Resort 3179 Oak Island MN 56741

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby approves said application for submission to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board.

County Extension Committee Appointment

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously by roll call to appoint Dean Thompson to the 2021 County Extension Committee.

Transfer of Funds: Ditch and CARA

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously by roll call to authorize a temporary loan to Ditch Fund 22 and the CARA fund; to mitigate a temporary negative cash balance effective December 31, 2020.

Review County Lands for Sale/Auction

The Board reviewed the list of county lands that are eligible for auction.  It was the consensus of the Board to reduce the minimum bid to $1,000 for the three parcels in the City of Williams.  The county land adjacent to the Gustafson property will need to be surveyed and the right of way easement determined before a decision to sell it can be made. The land auction sale will be rescheduled for a later date to accommodate procedures and advertise.

Time Change for Board Meeting

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to change the start time for the Board meeting on February 23, 2021 to 8:30 a.m.  This meeting will be held at Lake of the Woods School.

SHERIFF

Joint Powers Agreement – Minnesota Anti-Heroin Task Force

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the Joint Powers Agreement for the Minnesota Anti-Heroin Task Force Program and for Commissioner Joe Grund to sign the same.

ATTORNEY

Memorandum of Understanding – Minnesota Legal Kiosk Project 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota and Lake of the Woods County Law Library and for Commissioner Joe Grund to sign the same.

MIS

IT/GIS Job Description Change 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the three-tier job descriptions for the MIS Department.

Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to move current IT/GIS employees in the MIS Department to Grade 15, Step 5, Points 337, effective the next full pay period.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Highway Office Manager Approval 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to hire Jane Larson to the Highway Office Manager position at Grade 13, Step 2, Points 299, effective May 15, 2021.

Approval to Advertise, Interview and Hire Highway Deputy Accountant

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously by roll call to advertise, interview and hire for a Deputy Accountant in Highway at Grade 10, Step 1, Points 233.

PUBLIC WORKS

Highway

Amend Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to approve adding “Agreement with the City of Baudette” to the agenda.

Agreement with the City of Baudette

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to approve an agreement with the City of Baudette for maintenance of State Aid Roads in City Limits.

Purchase of Excavator

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the purchase of a John Deere 210G with tilt bucket, hydraulic attachment ability and 2D grade guidance at $268,254.

Purchase of Mulcher

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the purchase of a mulcher attachment for use on a Bobcat from Paladin at $18,500.

Truck Transfer to Sheriff’s Department

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the transfer of a Ford 150 from the Public Works Department to the Sheriff’s Department.

Approval on Consultant for SAP 039-608-025

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve WSB as the consultant for SAP 039-608-025 at $34,202.

Ditch/Drainage Authority

Provided an invoice for JD 28 at $41,217.80

Landfill

Trade-in and Purchase of Bobcat

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the purchase of a 770 Bobcat at $48,520.68 with trade-in of telehandler.

ZIPPEL BAY JETTY

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously by roll call to approve up to $25,000 from Con Con Funds for maintenance dredging of the Zippel Bay Jetty.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Roseau River Watershed 1W1P

Resolution

This resolution was offered by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commission Ed Arnesen, and adopted by a vote of 5-0 at a regular meeting of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners on February 9, 2021.

RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT A ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED 

ONE WATERSHED, ONE PLAN PROJECT

Lake of the Woods County

Resolution #21-02-02

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources has developed policies for coordination and development of comprehensive watershed management plans, also known as One Watershed, One Plan, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B.801, Comprehensive Watershed Management Planning Program; and,

WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B.301, Comprehensive Local Water Management Act, authorizes Minnesota Counties to develop and implement a local water management plan; and,

WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103D.401, Watershed Management Plan, authorizes Minnesota Watershed Districts to develop and implement a watershed management plan; and,

WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103C.331, subdivision 11, Comprehensive Plan, authorizes Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts to develop and implement a comprehensive plan; and,

WHEREAS, the counties, soil and water conservation districts, and watershed districts within the Roseau River Watershed (#46), as delineated in the attached One Watershed, One Plan Suggested Boundary Map, have interest in developing a comprehensive watershed management plan for this area.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County recognizes and supports watershed-scale planning efforts consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B.801, also known as One Watershed, One Plan; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Lake of the Woods County welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the counties, soil and water conservation districts, and watershed districts within the Roseau River Watershed for watershed-scale planning efforts in the future; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners supports an application to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for a planning grant to develop a comprehensive watershed management plan and it is anticipated full participation is not warranted; however, staff will be able to provide comments on an as needed basis.

Lower Rainy and Rapid Rivers 1W1P

Resolution

This resolution was offered by Commissioner James Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, and adopted by a vote of 5-0 at a regular meeting of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners on February 9, 2021.

RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT A RAPID AND LOWER RAINY RIVER WATERSHED 

ONE WATERSHED, ONE PLAN PROJECT

Lake of the Woods County

Resolution #21-02-03

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources has developed policies for coordination and development of comprehensive watershed management plans, also known as One Watershed, One Plan, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B.801, Comprehensive Watershed Management Planning Program; and,

WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B.301, Comprehensive Local Water Management Act, authorizes Minnesota Counties to develop and implement a local water management plan; and,

WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103C.331, subdivision 11, Comprehensive Plan, authorizes Minnesota Soil and Water Conservation Districts to develop and implement a comprehensive plan; and,

WHEREAS, the counties and soil and water conservation districts within the Rapid and Lower Rainy Watershed (#50) as modified in the attached One Watershed, One Plan Suggested Boundary Map, have interest in developing a comprehensive watershed management plan for this area.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County recognizes and supports watershed-scale planning efforts consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103B.801, also known as One Watershed, One Plan; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Lake of the Woods County welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the counties and soil and water conservation districts within the Rapid and Lower Rainy Watershed for watershed-scale planning efforts in the future; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners supports an application to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for a planning grant to develop a comprehensive watershed management plan and anticipates entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with the counties and soil and water conservation districts within the Rapid and Lower Rainy Watershed, to collaborate on this effort, pending selection as a recipient of a planning grant.

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #21-01CU by Grant and Savanna Slick

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and presented a Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #21-01CU by Grant and Savanna Slick:  A 4.6-acre tract in Section Twenty-nine (29), Range One Hundred Sixty-one (161) North, Range Thirty-one (31) West – Parcel ID#: 24.29.22.020. Applicants are requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 401.C of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to operate a short-term transient rental in a Rural Residential Zoning (R2).

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried by roll call, with Commissioner Buck Nordlof abstaining, to approve the following Findings of Fact for Grant and Savanna Slick to operate a short-term transient rental in a Rural Residential Zoning (R2), with conditions:  

Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners

Findings of Fact and Decision

Name of Applicant:  Grant & Savanna Slick_________________   Date:  February 9, 2021_____

Location/Legal Description:  A Tract of land in Section Twenty-nine (29), Range One Hundred Sixty-one (161) North, Range Thirty-one (31) West – Parcel ID#: 24.29.22.020

Project Proposal:  Operate a short-term transient rental in a Rural Residential Zoning District (R2)

1. Is the project proposal consistent with the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Land Use Plan? YES (X) NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  The Lake of the Woods County Board is clear about the type of values important to the county as it develops an approach to managing its land base. These values include a desire for local control over an individual choice when it comes to issues of work and leisure. The following is a summary of those values important to Lake of the Woods County, pertinent to this request:

• Individual Choice – In the types of work and leisure to pursue, and in where to live and in the lifestyle to pursue;
• Local Influence – Over policy that affects the lives of county citizens;
• Balance – Between individual rights and the public’s welfare and between competing economic development objectives.

Low Density Rural Activity

Lands in Lake of the Woods County classified as low-density rural activity areas include farmsteads and rural residences, and other rural developments. The latter classification includes a significant number of resorts and recreational properties in the county and some commercial and industrial properties.

The low-density rural activity lands in Lake of the Woods County account for only a small fraction of total land uses. The county can expect to experience some modest growth in these uses primarily for recreational properties on or near lakeshore. Since 1980, almost all of the net growth of households has been in the rural areas of the county, outside of the limits of the cities, and all of the net increase in residences has been in the seasonal home category. In conclusion, there will be modest growth in intensive uses, principally seasonal home development, over the next two decades.

Future Land Use Plan

The following describes Lake of the Woods County’s vision for future land use and development in the county. It includes the county’s land use goals, policies it will promote through its activities, and a future land use map illustrating described future land use patterns in the county. It also includes specific implementation strategies the county will undertake to further its goals and policies.

• Goals:  Within the context of its values and philosophy, Lake of the Woods County has developed a series of goals to guide the development of its land use plan. The following are those goals pertinent to the project proposal.

1. Enhance the economic opportunities available for individuals and businesses in the county in ways that are compatible with long term environmental quality.
2. Maintain the tax base of the county so quality services can be provided.
3. Improve recreational opportunities for residents and visitors.
4. Maintain and, where necessary, improve water quality.

• Policies:

1. Maintain the county governments economic health through the maintenance of its tax base, and the promotion of compatible economic activity.
2. Work to enhance the tourism industry in Lake of the Woods County through recreational enhancement and promotion activities.
3. Encourage future growth to occur in areas that are not environmentally sensitive, and that are already served by infrastructure; conversely, discourage growth in areas that would cause environmental problems or be expensive for the county to serve with roads and other facilities.

• Rural Development Activity:  Existing and future development areas which are within one-half mile of currently developed lands, but excluding lands that are either in public ownership, classed as wetlands, or more than one mile from an existing road. Future developments may include industrial, commercial, tourism, residential or other uses as appropriate to the site characteristics and neighborhood character.

2. Is the project proposal consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare?

YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not? The public health, safety, and welfare will be maintained by upgrading the septic system, if necessary, and establishment of criteria via a rental agreement to ensure neighborhood character is maintained.

3. Is the project proposal consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution, including sedimentation and nutrient loading?                        YES (X) NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The project proposal is consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution by upgrading the septic system, if necessary.

4. Will the project proposal not adversely affect the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover?                                            YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  There will be no change to the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover.

5. Is the project proposal’s site location reasonable in relation to any floodplain and/or floodway of rivers or tributaries? YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  The project proposal is not changing the location of current structures.

6. Has the erosion potential of the site based upon the degree and direction of slope, soil type and existing vegetative cover been adequately addressed for the project proposal?

YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  The project proposal is not altering existing conditions.

7. Is the site in harmony with existing and proposed access roads?     YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  Access to and from the property is via an existing driveway which leads to an existing county road (22^nd Ave NW).

8. Is the project proposal compatible with adjacent land uses? YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  Surrounding land uses are consistent with a rural atmosphere as there is a mixture of seasonal and permanent residences, agricultural, and farmsteads. With proper conditions, the proposed use will be limited in scope as compared to adjacent seasonal and full-time residences.

9)  Does the project proposal have a reasonable need to be in a shoreland location?

YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Property is adjacent to the Winter Road river.

10. Is the amount of liquid waste to be generated reasonable and the proposed sewage disposal system adequate to accommodate the project proposal? YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The current septic system was installed in 1987 and will be inspected during the summer of 2021.

11. Will the visibility of structures and other facilities as viewed from public waters comply with Section 901 of the Zoning Ordinance?         YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The proposed use will not alter the view from public waters.

12. Is the site adequate for water supply and on-site sewage treatment systems?

YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The property is served from a private well and sewage treatment system.

13. Are the affected public waters suited to and able to safely accommodate the types, uses, and numbers of watercraft that the project proposal will generate? YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The Winter Road river is a tributary of the Rainy River.

14. If the project proposal includes above ground or below ground storage tanks for petroleum or other hazardous material that is subject to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, has a permit been sought?                                                YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  The proposed use will not include storage tanks.

15. Will there be fencing and/or other screening provided to buffer the project proposal from adjacent properties?                                                                                                YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  Natural barrier of trees/vegetation is in existence.

16. If signage is associated with the project proposal, has the applicant demonstrated the need for the number and size requested, and minimized the visual appearance as viewed from adjacent properties to the extent possible?                                                                             YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  There will be no signage associated with the proposed use.

17. If the project proposal will generate additional traffic to or from the site, has the applicant adequately demonstrated how the additional traffic and parking is to be addressed? 

                                                                                                     YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  There is ample parking on the property with an existing driveway. No off-site parking is proposed or needed.

If all answers to the Findings of Fact-Criteria are either “Yes” or are “Not Applicable” to the request, the criteria for granting the conditional use permit have been met. The conditional use permit will maintain the goals of safety, health, and general welfare of the public.  

The specific conditions of approval are as follows:

1. A septic system compliance inspection is to be performed prior to July 31, 2021. If the current system is found to be non-compliant, the system must be upgraded within two-years of the date of the inspection deeming it non-compliant.
2. Must meet applicable Department of Health requirements.
3. The current well must be tested and it must meet Minnesota drinking water standards. If the well doesn’t meet said standards, adequate measures must be taken to meet the standards, which may include drilling a new well.
4. A rental agreement must be kept on file in the Land and Water Planning Office and available on the premises, which addresses and includes the following items:
   • Language reminding renters about boat speed on the Winter Road river.
   • Establishment of quiet hours from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am.
   • There shall be no more than eight (8) people residing or sleeping on the property.
   • Owner contact information is identified, or, in the case the owner is not immediately available, a local point of contact is established.
   • Language prohibiting large gatherings such as wedding receptions, parties, or any other large group function.
   • Establishment of immediate eviction criteria.
   • Language regarding animals and pets on the property.
   • Language regarding being courteous to neighboring property owners and trespassing.
   • Language regarding ATV and snowmobile traffic.
   • A property boundary map.
5. The property corners are to be visible marked.
6. This conditional use permit terminates upon sale or transfer of the property.

Approved as Presented (   ) Approved with Conditions  (X) Denied  (  )

February 9, 2021 _____________________________________

Date Joe Grund

        Chair, County Board

This is in accordance with Section 1204 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance.

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #21-02CU by L & S Investing, LLC   

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and presented a Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #21-02CU by L & S Investing, LLC for Government Lots 3, 4, and 5, less deeded in Section Seven (7), Range One Hundred Sixty-one (161) North, Range Thirty-one (31) West – Parcel ID#: 24.07.32.009. Applicants are requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 401.B of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to operate a short-term transient rental in a Residential Development (R1) Zoning District.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to approve the following Findings of Fact for L & S Investing, LLC to operate a short-term transient rental in a Residential Development Zoning District (R1), with conditions:  

Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners

Findings of Fact and Decision

Name of Applicant:  L & S Investing LLC Date:  February 9, 2021

Location/Legal Description:  Government Lots 3, 4, and 5, less deeded in Section Seven (7), Range One Hundred Sixty-one (161) North, Range Thirty-one (31) West – Parcel ID#: 24.07.32.009

Project Proposal:  Operate a short-term transient rental in a Residential Development Zoning District (R1)

1. Is the project proposal consistent with the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Land Use Plan? YES (X) NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  The Lake of the Woods County Board is clear about the type of values important to the county as it develops an approach to managing its land base. These values include a desire for local control over an individual choice when it comes to issues of work and leisure. The following is a summary of those values important to Lake of the Woods County, pertinent to this request:

• Individual Choice – In the types of work and leisure to pursue, and in where to live and in the lifestyle to pursue;
• Local Influence – Over policy that affects the lives of county citizens;
• Balance – Between individual rights and the public’s welfare and between competing economic development objectives.

High Growth Corridor

The high growth corridor is a 12 mile stretch of highway between Baudette and Wheelers Point Resort. The corridor includes property adjacent to TH 172 and up to the Rainy River. Due to the high-quality amenities and the desire of tourists and residents to be near such fabulous natural resources as Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River, the County would like to encourage growth in a responsible way along the growth corridor.

The vision for the growth corridor is to offer an exceptional quality of life to existing residents, future residents, and tourists interested in taking advantage of the unique natural resources and opportunities in the County.

The pertinent objectives and policies, within the growth corridor are as follows;

1. Encourage growth in highly desirable areas while discouraging haphazard, random development patterns.
   • Allow home based businesses that do not generate significant traffic or outdoor storage.
2. Protect housing from incompatible uses.
   • Require buffering for commercial uses that abut residential property.
3. Support uses that target tourist-oriented development.

Future Land Use Plan

The following describes Lake of the Woods County’s vision for future land use and development in the county. It includes the county’s land use goals, policies it will promote through its activities, and a future land use map illustrating described future land use patterns in the county. It also includes specific implementation strategies the county will undertake to further its goals and policies.

• Goals:  Within the context of its values and philosophy, Lake of the Woods County has developed a series of goals to guide the development of its land use plan. The following are those goals pertinent to the project proposal.

1. Enhance the economic opportunities available for individuals and businesses in the county in ways that are compatible with long term environmental quality.
2. Maintain the tax base of the county so quality services can be provided.
3. Improve recreational opportunities for residents and visitors.
4. Maintain and, where necessary, improve water quality.

• Policies:

1. Maintain the county governments economic health through the maintenance of its tax base, and the promotion of compatible economic activity.
2. Work to enhance the tourism industry in Lake of the Woods County through recreational enhancement and promotion activities.
3. Encourage future growth to occur in areas that are not environmentally sensitive, and that are already served by infrastructure; conversely, discourage growth in areas that would cause environmental problems or be expensive for the county to serve with roads and other facilities.

• Rural Development Activity:  Existing and future development areas which are within one-half mile of currently developed lands, but excluding lands that are either in public ownership, classed as wetlands, or more than one mile from an existing road. Future developments may include industrial, commercial, tourism, residential or other uses as appropriate to the site characteristics and neighborhood character.

2. Is the project proposal consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare?

YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not? The public health, safety, and welfare will be maintained by upgrading the septic system, if necessary, and establishment of criteria via a rental agreement to ensure neighborhood character is maintained.

3. Is the project proposal consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution, including sedimentation and nutrient loading?                                                                  YES (X) NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The project proposal is consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution by upgrading the septic system, if necessary.

4. Will the project proposal not adversely affect the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover?                                            YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  There will be no substantial change to the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover.

5. Is the project proposal’s site location reasonable in relation to any floodplain and/or floodway of rivers or tributaries? YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  The project proposal is not changing the location of current structures.

6. Has the erosion potential of the site based upon the degree and direction of slope, soil type and existing vegetative cover been adequately addressed for the project proposal?

    YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  The project proposal is not altering existing conditions.

7. Is the site in harmony with existing and proposed access roads?         YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  Access to and from the property is via an existing driveway and County Road #30.

8. Is the project proposal compatible with adjacent land uses?       YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  Surrounding land uses are consistent with a residential atmosphere as there is a mixture of seasonal and permanent residences. With proper conditions, the proposed use will be limited in scope as compared to adjacent seasonal and full-time residences.

9. Does the project proposal have a reasonable need to be in a shoreland location?

      YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Property is adjacent to the Rainy River.

10. Is the amount of liquid waste to be generated reasonable and the proposed sewage disposal system adequate to accommodate the project proposal?         YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

       Why or why not?  The current septic system was installed in 1998 and will be inspected during the     summer of 2021.

11. Will the visibility of structures and other facilities as viewed from public waters comply with Section 901 of the Zoning Ordinance?                                                                   YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The proposed use will not alter the view from public waters.

12. Is the site adequate for water supply and on-site sewage treatment systems?

        YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The property is served from a private well and sewage treatment system.

13. Are the affected public waters suited to and able to safely accommodate the types, uses, and numbers of watercraft that the project proposal will generate?                                               YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  The Rainy River is an expansive waterbody that is more than capable of accommodating additional watercraft.

14. If the project proposal includes above ground or below ground storage tanks for petroleum or other hazardous material that is subject to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, has a permit been sought?                                                                                                     YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  The proposed use will not include storage tanks.

15. Will there be fencing and/or other screening provided to buffer the project proposal from adjacent properties?                                                                                                               YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  Natural barrier of trees/vegetation is in existence.

16. If signage is associated with the project proposal, has the applicant demonstrated the need for the number and size requested, and minimized the visual appearance as viewed from adjacent properties to the extent possible?                                                                                                      YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not?  There will be no signage associated with the proposed use.

17. If the project proposal will generate additional traffic to or from the site, has the applicant adequately demonstrated how the additional traffic and parking is to be addressed? 

                                                                                                                  YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A ( )

Why or why not?  There is ample parking on the property with an existing driveway. No off-site parking is proposed or needed.

If all answers to the Findings of Fact-Criteria are either “Yes” or are “Not Applicable” to the request, the criteria for granting the conditional use permit have been met. The conditional use permit will maintain the goals of safety, health, and general welfare of the public.  

The specific conditions of approval are as follows:

1. A septic system compliance inspection is to be performed prior to July 31, 2021. If the current system is found to be non-compliant, the system must be upgraded within two-years of the date of the inspection deeming it non-compliant.
2. Must meet applicable Department of Health requirements.
3. The current well must be tested and it must meet Minnesota drinking water standards. If the well doesn’t meet said standards, adequate measures must be taken to meet the standards, which may include drilling a new well.
4. A rental agreement must be kept on file in the Land and Water Planning Office and available on the premises, which addresses and includes the following items:
   • Language reminding renters about boat speed on the Wabanica River, if utilizing the public access near Bayview Lodge.
   • Establishment of quiet hours from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am.
   • There shall be no tents or campers allowed to gain more renters/occupancy on the property.
   • Owner contact information is identified, or, in the case the owner is not immediately available, a local point of contact is established.
   • Language prohibiting large gatherings such as wedding receptions, parties, or any other large group function.
   • Establishment of immediate eviction criteria.
   • Language regarding animals and pets on the property.
   • Language regarding being courteous to neighboring property owners and trespassing.
   • Language regarding ATV and snowmobile traffic.
5. The capacity/occupancy of the structure is limited the size of the septic system capacity which will be based upon seventy-five (75) gallons/person/day.
6. The conditional use permit is based upon current structure size, height, and dimensions which is located on Lot #3 (3.41 acres) on the conceptual plat drawing presented as part of the application.
7. This conditional use permit terminates upon sale or transfer of the property.

Approved  as Presented  (   ) Approved with Conditions  (X) Denied  (  )

February 9, 2021 _____________________________________

Date Joseph Grund

        Chair, County Board

This is in accordance with Section 1204 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Prep for Non-Elected Department Head Reviews

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously by roll call to postpone the work session to prep for non-elected department reviews to February 17, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

RECESS

With no further business before the Board, Chair Joe Grund called the meeting to recess at 11:48 a.m.

Attest: February 23, 2021

_________________________________ _________________________________County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chair of the Board, Joe Grund

Commissioner Proceedings

February 11, 2020

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Jon Waibel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Jon Waibel, Buck Nordlof, Cody Hasbargen. Absent: Commissioner Ed Arnesen. Also present were: Jaime Boretski-LaValla and Woody Fiala.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following addition: Gambling Application for the Northwest Angle Edge Riders.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 28, 2020.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrant’s $16,906.38, Commissioners Warrant’s $3,399.95, Commissioners Warrant’s $9,357.02.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $79,533.00, Road & Bridge $32,014.77, Joint Ditch $9,238.68, Solid Waste $47,424.72, EDA $38,948.83.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/11/2020 For Payment 2/14/2020

Vendor Name                                        Amount

Beckel/Joyce & Thomas                                          3,600.00

ByteSpeed, LLC                                                       7,179.00

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                                    6,263.38

Counties Providing Technology                              3,751.00

Crompton/Daniel & Judith                                         3,480.00

Esri                                                                         25,000.00

Headwaters Regional Development Commiss      37,500.00

Howard’s Oil Company                                           5,324.13

Information Systems Corporation                            9,124.00

LOW Highway Dept                                               10,352.50

Mar-Kit Landfill                                                       18,780.50

Nw Mn Household Hazardous                                 5,508.00

Pb Distributing Inc                                                    5,775.10

Plutko Plumbing & Heating                                        7,438.72

R & Q Trucking, Inc                                                  3,605.00

SeaChange Print Innovations                                   5,458.21

Shi Corp                                                                   3,016.00

University of North Dakota                                       9,202.71

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc                               7,456.50

Woody’s Service                                                     2,813.47

60 2000 Payments less than 26,531.78

Final Total: 207,160.00

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: January 29, 2020 for $13,353.82, February 4, 2020 for ($849.00), February 4, 2020 for ($533.20), February 4, 2020 for $169,922.86, February 5, 2020 for $13,825.10.

GAMBLING APPLICATION

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously the following:

RESOLUTION APPROVING

LAWFUL GAMBLING ACTIVITY APPLICATION

TO CONDUCT OFF-SITE GAMBLING

RESOLUTION NO. 20-02-01

WHEREAS; the Northwest Angle Edge Riders has submitted a Minnesota Lawful Gambling LG230 Application to Conduct Off-Site Gambling to be conducted at the following establishment, which is located in Lake of the Woods County: Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge on 2/29/2020.

 Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge 836 Oak Island, Oak Island, MN  56741

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby approves said application for submission to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board.

SHERIFF

City Law Enforcement Contract

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the Law Enforcement Contract with the City of Baudette.

COUNTY HIGHWAY/LANDFILL

Selection of Bridge Consultant for CSAH 8

The County is working with Widseth Smith Nolting on the CSAH 8/Zippel Bridge Project, preliminary work will start this year with replacement next year.

Highway Update

Boyd Johnson provided the update for the Highway Department.

Landfill Update

Boyd Johnson provided the Landfill Update and reported that progress continues to be made regarding the permit extension with the MPCA.

MIS

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve security upgrades totaling $7,341.00 for the court room and court administration, including: audio/video/pc cables, key fobs, and security glass for the court administration counter.

PROPOSED LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER

Discussion continued on exploring location options for the proposed law enforcement center.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Jon Waibel called the meeting to recess at 9:50 a.m.

Attest:                                                                                      February 25, 2020

__________________________________                            _________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                                Chairman of the Board, Jon Waibel

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Commissioner Proceedings

February 25, 2020

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February     25, 2020 in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Call to Order

Chairman Waibel called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Cody Hasbargen, Ed Arnesen, Jon Waibel and Buck Nordlof.  Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, County Attorney James Austad and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: NWA Airport Resolution, Post Prom, Sheriff Boat and Water Grant, Selection of Committee Members for Joint Committee with City of Baudette, Set-up work session for Landfill, and Law Enforcement Center Discussion.   

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 11, 2020.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $8,326.17, Commissioners Warrants $2,282.24, Commissioners Warrants $18,459.86.

COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Revenue $94,741.04; Road & Bridge $17,872.27; County Development $2,200; Solid Waste $3221.52; EDA $385.00.

Warrants For Publication

Warrants Approved on 2/25/2020 for Payment 2/28/2020

Vendor Name                          Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                          2,656.94

Klein McCarthy & Co, Ltd, Architects             7,248.53

McCoy Construction & Forestry Inc             11,143.66

Minnesota State Auditor                               63,766.10

SeaChange Print Innovations                        2,292.51

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc                          2,910.87

St. Louis County Auditor                                2,000.00

TOTALFUNDS                                                3,000.00

51 Payments less than 2000                        23,401.22

Final Total:                                                 118,419.83

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following Auditor warrants: February 11, 2020 for $151,703.39; February 21, 2020 for $734.48.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Non-Elected Department Head Reviews

Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to set the date for non-elected department head reviews on March 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners Room.

BOLLIG NWA AIRPORT RESOLUTION

Resolution

The following Resolution was offered by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT

EXCLUDING LAND ACQUISITION

Resolution No. 2020-02-03

It is resolved by the County of Lake of the Woods as follows:

1. That the state of Minnesota Agreement No. 1035854, “Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Excluding Land Acquisition,” for State Project No. A3902-03 at the Northwest Angle Airport is accepted.

2. That the County Board Chair and County Auditor are authorized to execute this Agreement and any amendments on behalf of the County of Lake of the Woods.

POST-PROM

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to donate $100 to the Post-Prom Party to be held at Lake of the Woods School.

CITY/COUNTY JOINT COMMITTEE

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to appoint Commissioner Jon Waibel and Commissioner Ed Arnesen to the joint committee with the City of Baudette regarding Lake of the Woods Tourism.

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT APPROVAL

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve Tony Kalk’s Eagle Scout Project, which is to secure a life ring at Clementson Rapids.

SHERIFF

Boat and Water Grant

The following Resolution was offered by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and moved for adoption:

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FEDERAL:

BOAT & WATER SAFETY GRANT

Resolution No. 2020-02-02

WHEREAS, under the provisions of M.S. 84.026, M.S.86B.101, the Sheriff of each county is required to carry out the provisions of Chapter 86B, and the boat and water safety rules promulgated by the Commissioner of Natural Resources; and,

WHEREAS, M.S. Section 86b.701 and the MN Rules provided for the allocation of funds by the Commissioner to assist in the funding of the Sheriff’s duties.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman, Auditor and Sheriff are hereby authorized to execute the federal county boat and water safety agreement, for the period of March 2, 2020 through August 14, 2020. Fiscal year 2020 will be paid up to $10,277.00 for expenses incurred between the effective date of the grant.

The resolution was seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Proposed Law Enforcement Center

Discussion about the proposed Law Enforcement Center and costs involved.

PINE TO PRAIRIE TASK FORCE

Carl Hultman and Craig Severs provided an update on the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force.  The Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force works with eight different counties, local law enforcement, conservation officers, the Paul Bunyan Task Force and others.

JUVENILE DETENTION ALTERNATIVES

Katrinna Dexter, JDAI Assistant State Coordinator/MN Association of Minnesota Counties, provided information about the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative.  The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative is a nationwide effort of local and state juvenile justice systems to eliminate unnecessary and inappropriate use of secure detention for juveniles.

COUNTY HIGHWAY/LANDFILL

Purchase of Major Equipment for the Highway Dept.

Motion

Motion was made Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of capital equipment, including: Motor Grader, Road Maintainer, Two Mowers, Dozer, and a Tractor.

Motion to Finalize Project: SAP 39-592-001; SAP 39-601-032; SAP 39-603-024; SAP 39-606-018

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Joe Grund and carried unanimously to accept the Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for SAP 39-592-001, SAP 39-601-032, SAP 39-603-024 and SAP 39-606-018 for Agassiz Asphalt, LLC of Newfolden, MN in the total amount of $2,790,038.62, and hereby authorize final payment in the amount of $225,644.67.

Highway Update

County Engineer, AJ Pirkl, provided the Highway Update.

Approval of Funds for Landfill Equipment

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a Semi Truck at up to $40,000.

Landfill Update

County Engineer, AJ Pirkl, provided the Landfill Update and a work session was set for March 10^th after the board meeting.

TOWARD ZERO DEATH

Toward Zero Deaths Coordinator for District 2, Susan Johnson and Lieutenant Brad Norland presented on the Towards Zero Death Task Force.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 12:36 p.m. as follows:

DWI COURT

BORDERLAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COURT

Amanda Zortman and Bryan Hasbargen presented on the process and the purpose of the Borderland Substance Abuse Court.

PROBATION PROGRAM

Marc Bloomquist presented on the MN Department of Corrections Probation/Supervised Release Program.

LAKE OF THE WOODS COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Prairie Fire Children’s Theater Production of “Alladin”

Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to donate $500 from County Development Funds to Lake of the Woods Community Education for the Prairie Fire Children’s Theater Production of “Alladin”, which will have two performances- one on August 21, 2020 and one on August 22, 2020.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Waibel called the meeting to recess at 3:05 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                      March 10, 2020

__________________________________                _____________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                    Chairman of the Board, Jon Waibel

Commissioner Proceedings

February 12, 2019

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

Call to Order

Chairman Hasbargen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Cody Hasbargen, Jon Waibel, Buck Nordlof and Ed Arnesen. Also, present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson and Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Grund, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following addition- County Attorney.  

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 22, 2019.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval for claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrant’s $8,301.87, Commissioners Warrant’s $2,201.45, Commissioners Warrant’s $63,404.33.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims, February 26, 2019 board meeting start time, Dr. Retention Agreement, and cell phone stipend, Larson Ditch Petition, GCN leases and post prom request of funds.

February 26, 2019 Board Meeting

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board to discuss the February 26 board agenda that will be held at Lake of the Woods School and informed them that the agenda is full and requested if the board could start at 8:30 a.m. to accommodate the full of agenda. The consensus of the board was to start at 8:30 a.m. instead of 9:00 a.m. and to post accordingly.

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $70,778.30, Road & Bridge $26,424.18, County Devel.$200.00 , Solid Waste, $33,399.78, EDA, $2,040.19.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/12/2019 For Payment 2/15/2019

Vendor Name                                        Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                                       9,230.87

Counties Providing Technology                                  3,570.00

Farmers Union Oil Co.                                                 3,023.30

Grant’s Mechanical                                                     2,643.41

Howard’s Oil Company                                               3,043.67

Information Systems Corporation                               8,771.00

Little Falls Machine, Inc                                               7,090.29

LOW Fair Association                                               25,000.00

LOW Highway Dept                                                    7,774.15

Mar-Kit Landfill                                                          15,063.25

Plutko Plumbing & Heating                                           6,034.18

R & Q Trucking, Inc                                                     2,060.00

Streamworks                                                              2,500.00

TOTALFUNDS                                                             4,000.00

Woody’s Service                                                        2,850.51

75 Payments less than 2000 30,187.82

Final Total: 132,842.45

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: January 22, 2019 – $.50, January 31, 2019- $48,818.48, January 31, 2019 – $3,252.54, February 6, 2019, $9,831.58-Febuary 6, 2019- $230,605.33.

Dr. Retention

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve to approve the Doctor Retention Agreement with Lakewood Health Center effective October 1, 2018 for three years unless earlier terminated by County by written notice and authorize County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Chairman Hasbargen, and County Attorney, James Austad to sign.

Cell Phone Stipend

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Grund to approve a County Cell phone stipend to Dean Wiese, in the amount of sixty dollars (60.00) per month.

Government Center North Leases

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to approve the Government Center North Lease for space with Sanford Health Network North effective February 1, 2013 and extended through and until December 31, 2019, or by written notice of sixty (60) day notices of termination of lease with a fixed rent of $1,000 per month and authorize County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson to sign.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to approve the Government Center North Lease for space with NWCA with a fixed rent of $650.00 per month effective August 1, 2019 thru July 31, 2020, unless extended or sooner terminated and authorize County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson and County Attorney to sign.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel, and carried unanimously to contribute $100.00 to the Post Prom Committee from the Revenue fund.

HUMAN RESOURCES

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board on behalf of Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick to set a date for Non-elected Department Head Review Process. The board set March 12th after the regular meeting to discuss the review process.

NORTHWEST ANGLE EDGERIDERS

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board on behalf of Northwest Angle Edgeriders club for a resolution of Support for a Capital Equipment Grant.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following resolution:

MN Snowmobile Trail Assistance Program

FY2019 Capital Equipment Grant

Resolution – 19-02-01

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County on behalf of the Northwest Angle Edge Riders Snowmobile Club supports the grant application made to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the Federal Recreational Trail Program. The application is to purchase snowmobile trail grooming equipment for the Corridor 39 trail.  The trail system is located throughout Lake of the Woods County.

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County recognizes the Northwest Angle Edge Riders Snowmobile Club will provide a twenty-five (25) percent match requirement for the Federal Recreational Trail Program.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, if Lake of the Woods County is awarded a grant by the Minnesota Department of Natural resources, the County agrees to accept the grant award, and may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above referenced project.  The County will comply with all applicable laws, environmental requirements and regulations as stated in the grant agreement, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant has read the Conflict of Interest Policy contained in the Trail Program Grant Manual and certifies it will report any actual, potential, perceived, or organizational conflicts of interest upon discovery to the state related to the application or grant award.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County Board names the fiscal agent for Lake of the Woods County for this project as:

                                                                  Lorene Hanson

     County Auditor-Treasurer

                                                      206 8th Ave SE #260,

                                                      Baudette, MN 56623

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Northwest Angle Edge Riders Snowmobile Club hereby assures the grooming equipment acquired through this grant will be maintained for no less than twenty (20) years as required by the Federal Recreational Trail Grant Program or until such time as appropriate disposition actions are approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

County Attorney, James Austad met with the board to discuss the proposed Special Events Ordinance.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 9:50 a.m. and reconvened at 10:02 a.m.

EDA DIRECTOR

Lake of the Woods Economic Development Authority Director, Ryan Zemek met with the board via a phone conference call to discuss the proposed loan to the Northern Farmer’s Cooperative Exchange for assistance with an upcoming expansion that would help with the demolition of an existing elevator. The cost of this is approximately $100,000 in labor and transport and $40,000 in demo fees.  The Co-op approached the EDA for a loan with flexible terms to complete this phase of the project. Ryan informed the board that he is working on underwriting of the loan and will get terms and loan agreement done for the next EDA meeting.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to advance funds in the amount of $140,000 to the EDA from the Con-Con fund with funding returned by December 2019.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting permission to advertise, interview and hire two (2) part-time Dispatchers/Jailers.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish to advertise, interview and hire two (2) part-time dispatchers at grade 10, Step 1, 237 points, $18.86 per hour.

Credit Card

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve a county issued credit card to Dispatcher/Jailer, Tammy Maurer.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and presented a Conditional Use Permit for Jerry and LuAnn Hennum to operate a commercial business consisting of transient short-term rental of an existing structure in a Residential District (R1).  No comments were heard from the Public. Josh reviewed the Findings of Fact of the Planning Commission and informed the board that they approved this application with the following conditions, the specific conditions of approval are as follows:

1. Survey site to make sure all buildings within lot lines.
2. Meet all MDH requirements.
3. CUP terminates on sale or transfer of property.
4. Lodging tax for LOW County must be paid retro to 9/20/18.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to approve the following Findings of Fact for Jerry & Luann Hennum to operate a commercial business consisting of transient short-term rental of an existing structure in a Residential District (R1) as follows:

Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners

Findings of Fact and Decision

Name of Applicant:  Jerry & Luann Hennum                                                               Date:  February 12, 2019

Location/Legal Description:  A tract of land lying in Government Lot 1 and in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE ¼ NW ¼), Section Twenty-eight (28), Township One Hundred Sixty-two (162) North, Range Thirty-one (31) – Parcel ID# 24.28.21.030.

Project Proposal:  A Conditional Use Permit, as required by Section 401-B of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance, to allow the applicant to operate a commercial business consisting of transient short-term rental of an existing structure in a Residential District (R1).

1. Is the project proposal consistent with the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Land Use Plan?                                                                                                                                                             YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _Growth corridor________________________________________

2. Is the project proposal consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare?

            YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _Must meet MDH/County requirements______________________

3. Is the project proposal consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution, including sedimentation and nutrient loading?                                                                                                YES (  ) NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

4. Will the project proposal not adversely affect the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover?                                                                                                              YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

5.  Is the project proposal’s site location reasonable in relation to any floodplain and/or floodway of rivers or tributaries?                                                                                                                            YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _Not in floodplain_______________________________________

6. Has the erosion potential of the site based upon the degree and direction of slope, soil type and existing vegetative cover been adequately addressed for the project proposal?

                                                                                                                                    YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

7. Is the site in harmony with existing and proposed access roads?                                 YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _State Hwy 172_________________________________________

8. Is the project proposal compatible with adjacent land uses?                                        YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _Residential____________________________________________

9. Does the project proposal have a reasonable need to be in a shoreland location?

                                                                                                                                    YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

10. Is the amount of liquid waste to be generated reasonable and the proposed sewage disposal system adequate to accommodate the project proposal?                                                                    YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _Must meet MDH requirements_____________________________     

11. Will the visibility of structures and other facilities as viewed from public waters comply with Section 901 of the Zoning Ordinance?                                                                                                       YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _No change_____________________________________________

12. Is the site adequate for water supply and on-site sewage treatment systems?

                                                                                                                                      YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? _Must meet MDH requirements____________________________       

13. Are the affected public waters suited to and able to safely accommodate the types, uses, and numbers of watercraft that the project proposal will generate?                                                                      YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? __No change/adequate____________________________________

14. If the project proposal includes above ground or below ground storage tanks for petroleum or other hazardous material that is subject to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, has a permit been sought?                 YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

15. Will there be fencing and/or other screening provided to buffer the project proposal from adjacent properties?              YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________   

16. If signage is associated with the project proposal, has the applicant demonstrated the need for the number and size requested, and minimized the visual appearance as viewed from adjacent properties to the extent possible?                                                                                                                                     YES (  )  NO (X)  N/A (  )

Why or why not? ___None planned________________________________________

17. If the project proposal will generate additional traffic to or from the site, has the applicant adequately demonstrated how the additional traffic and parking is to be addressed?

                                                                                                            YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not? __On site______________________________________________

If all answers to the Findings of Fact-Criteria are either “Yes” or are “Not Applicable” to the request, the criteria for granting the conditional use permit have been met. The conditional use permit will maintain the goals of safety, health, and general welfare of the public. 

The specific conditions of approval are as follows: 

1. Survey site to make sure all buildings within lot lines.
2. Meet all MDH requirements.
3. CUP terminates on sale or transfer of property.
4. Lodging tax for LOW County must be paid retro to 9/20/18.

Approved  as Presented  (  )              Approved with Conditions  (X)                      Denied  (  )

                                                                                    _____________________________________

                                                                                                            Cody Hasbargen

                                                                                                        Chair, County Board

This is in accordance with Section 1204 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance.

DNR

Tim Williamson, Acquisition and Development Specialist/Division of Parks and Trails and Jack Pellinen, Area 1C Supervisor and Hayes Lake State Park Manger met with the board to discuss Border to Border Touring Route which will be a scenic backroad route that intends to travel across the Northern Portion of the State from North Dakota Border to the Shore of Lake Superior on roads legally open for highway licenses vehicle. The purpose of the route is to allow extended, low-speed, adventure-touring through the upper portion of the State of Minnesota. Tim informed the board that there is a bill going through for the maintenance cost to counties for the maintaining of the roads. They will be having a public meeting on February 13th at the Lake of the Woods School.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting approval to Advertise, Interview and Hire Heavy Equipment Operator and to Purchase a Mower.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to authorize Public Works Director, Tim Erickson and Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick to advertise, interview and hire a Heavy Equipment Operator at grade 11, step 1, points 265 and $19.93 per hour.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a Land Pride Mower RC5014 in the amount of $20,600 less trade in of $8,500 as budgeted.

Larsen Partial Drainage Abandonment Petition

The board discussed the options for the Larson Petition for Partial Drainage Abandonment.  With this being a Joint Ditch with Lake of the Woods, Beltrami and Koochiching County this petition will have to be heard by the Joint Ditch Authority.   It was the consensus of the County Board to direct Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to visit with Mr. Larsen and explain the options available to him with the drainage abandonment and potential road vacation.  Tim will report back to the board following his conversation.

Badger Road

The board discussed the maintenance of the Badger Road.  It was the consensus of the County Board as a temporary solution to snowplow the road until a final resolution could be resolved.  This will be added to the March 12, 2019 county board agenda.

MIS

MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board for approval for the County’s Security Policy.  It was the consensus of the County Board to approve the policy with their full support of the MIS Director in regards to the policy and the training for all employees, including disabling accounts if applicable.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the Security Policy as presented. 

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Hasbargen called the meeting to recess at 11:55 a.m.

Attest:                                                                                      February 26, 2019

__________________________________                            _________________________________County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                                Chairman of the Board, Cody Hasbargen

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Commissioner Proceedings

February 26, 2019

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February     26, 2019 in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Call to Order

Chairman Hasbargen called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Cody Hasbargen, Ed Arnesen and Jon Waibel. Absent, Buck Nordlof.  Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd, County Attorney, James Austad and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Grund, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Minnesota Department of Administration- Fleet and Surplus Service Division.  

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 12, 2019.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services Supervisor, Jodi Ferrier, met with the board requesting approval for claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $4,837.41, Commissioners Warrants $726.14, Commissioners Warrants $11,178.37.

COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims, appointment to the Board of Adjustment Committee, approval for Engagement letter for 2018 year-end audit with Hoffman/Philipp & Knutson and approval to enter into the MN Department of Administration Fleet and Surplus Service Division.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Grund, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Revenue-$16,337.13-Road & Bridge-$4,112.15-Solid Waste-$2,980.62–EDA-$325.00.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/26/2019 For Payment 2/28/2019

Vendor Name                                        Amount

Lakes Gas Co                                                             2,163.36

North Star Garage Door of Baudette                          2,448.91

Sun Monitoring                                                            2,082.00

44 Payments less than 2000 17,060.63

Final Total: 23,754.90

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following Auditor warrants: February 13, 2019-$100,609.19.

Board of Adjustments Committee Member

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Grund and carried unanimously to appoint Wes Johnson to the Board of Adjustments committee.

Engagement Letter

Motion was made by Commissioner Grund, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Hasbargen to sign the letter for year-end Audit services with Hoffman/ Philipp and Knutson for 2018 year-end audit.

MN Surplus

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Hasbargen, County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, Social Service Director, Amy Ballard and County Sheriff, Gary Fish to sign the signature card for Federal and /or State Surplus Property.

FRIENDS AGAINST ABUSE

Friends Against Abuse, Jenell Feller, Program Director met with the board and students to inform them of the services that are available for those experiencing domestic violence and to help make it faster and easier for victims of domestic violence and their friends /family.

AMEND AGENDA

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to amend the agenda and add Northwest Emergency Communications Board appointment.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to appoint Emergency Management Director, Jill Olson to the NWECB committee.

PINE TO PRAIRIE TASK FORCE

Officer Carl Hultman, and Detective, Joe Morisch met with the board and gave a background on what the Pine to Prairie Task force is all about. The force has a 13- member task force that works across state lines.

TOWARD ZERO DEATH

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, District State Aid Engineer Lou Tasa, Michelle Rognerud, MnDOT District 2 Traffic Engineer and Lieutenant Brad Norland met with the board and presented a power point and information on the Towards Zero Death Task Force.

COUNTY ROAD 33

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to discuss the CR 33 Path.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the construction of path on CR 33.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 12:36 p.m. as follows:

NORTHERLY PARK

Northwest Angle Edge Riders President, Joseph Laurin met with the board to review the Northerly Parks plans. Joe discussed the board walk vs the wetland issues, the Tower height of proposed tower, insurance and the Welcome Center staffing.  

BORDERLAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COURT

Honorable Judge LeDuc, County Attorney, James Austad, DWI Court Coordinator, Amanda Zortman, met with the students and explained the process and the purpose of the Borderland Substance Abuse Court.

ROD AND GUN CLUB

Rod and Gun Club President, Robert Laine met with the board to discuss the lease with the county for the land for the Rod and Gun Club. Robert stated that they would like to lease the forty (40) acres -eastern half for sporting clays. Commissioners Hasbargen and Nordlof, County Attorney, James Austad and Robert Laine will review the lease agreement and bring back to the board.

ARENA BOARD

Mike Schulz and Derek Olson from the Lake of the Woods International Arena met with the board to update the board on the progress of the Arena and gave the board a tour of the Arena.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Hasbargen called the meeting to recess at 3:25 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                      March 12, 2019

__________________________________                _____________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                    Chairman of the Board, Cody Hasbargen

Commissioner Proceedings

February 13, 2018

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

Call to Order

Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ken Moorman, Cody Hasbargen, Buck Nordlof, Ed Arnesen and Jon Waibel.  Also present were: Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd, County Attorney, James Austad and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Department Heads Evaluation, Approval to Hire Dispatch, Beaver Removal Cost.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 23, 2018.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval for claims, Contract and Credit Card. Amy introduced newly Hired Child Support Officer, Bryan Hasbargen and Social Service Protection Officer Jennifer Hovde to the board.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $8,436.21, Commissioners Warrants $21,113.06, Commissioners Warrants $10,294.14.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the contract between Lake of the Woods County Social Services and Life-Care-Roseau for the provision of Clinical Supervision for 2018-2019.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel to approve the Lake of the Woods contract with Friends Against Abuse for Supervised Services for 2018-2019.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve a county issued credit card for Social Service Protection Officer Jennifer Hovde.

COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Janet Rudd met with the board requesting approval of claims, and approval to appoint member to Extension Committee.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Revenue-$107,745.97-Road & Bridge-$19,533.86-Co.Development-$22,500.00-Solid Waste-$31,171.87–EDA-$7,787.41.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/13/2018 For Payment 2/16/2018

Vendor Name                                                    Amount

Air Med Care Network                                                        16,474.00

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                                                 5,829.71

Computer Professionals Unlimited Inc                                  3,432.00

Cps Technology Solutions                                                    2,988.70

Dell Marketing, Lp                                                               12,011.34

Forks Freightliner                                                                  3,040.20

HotsyMinnesota.Com                                                            2,141.66

Howard’s Oil Company                                                         4,566.15

Information Systems Corporation                                         8,238.00

LOW Area Industrial Development Corp                               7,142.85

LOW Fair Association                                                        25,000.00

LOW Highway Dept                                                              7,442.50

Mar-Kit Landfill                                                                    17,285.50

R & Q Trucking, Inc                                                               2,060.00

Roger’s Two Way Radio, Inc                                              13,034.56

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc                                         23,583.33

Woody’s Service                                                                  4,111.53

71 Payments less than 2000 30,357.08

Final Total: 188,739.11

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following Auditor warrants: January 24, 2018-$161,565.22-January 31, 2018- $105,110.33-Febuary 2, 2018- $210,573.21-Febuary 8, 2017- $14,905.32.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to appoint Sandy Peterson to Lake of the Woods Extension Committee.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for Mutual Aid Agreement.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish to enter into the Mutual Aid Agreement pursuant to MN Statutes 471.29 and authorize Chairman Arnesen to sign.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Waibel seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY TO ENTER INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT

2018-01-04

WHEREAS; the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff accepted the plan for a mutual aid agreement with the law enforcement agencies in northern Minnesota -the intent of which is to make equipment, personnel and other resources available to political subdivisions from other political subdivisions for law enforcement purposes.

WHEREAS; this agreement is consistent with statute MS. 12.331 LOCAL ASSISTANCE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; that Lake of the Woods County enters into a Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Agreement with other law enforcement agencies for the mutual benefit of the public safety of all citizens in the state of Minnesota.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Recourse Director, Savanna Slick met with the board and requested approval for Law Enforcement Job Descriptions, grade and steps and discuss non-elected Department Heads evaluations.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the Jail Administer Job description at grade 10.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve Sandy Peterson as the Jail Administrator at grade at 10, step 7, $21.21 per hour, points 237, with night differential pay, effective February 25, 2018.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the Sergeants Job description at grade 14.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve two Deputy Sheriffs, as Sergeants at grade 14, step 6, $25.98 per hour, points 349.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to fill vacant Dispatch position with applicants from the Dispatch list.

Non-Elected Department Head Evaluations

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board to discuss the evaluations for the Non-Elected Department Heads. The board set a work session for February 21, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to review the evaluation process.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. as follows:

ARENA BOARD

Mike Schulz, representing the Arena Board met with the board and updated them on their fundraising campaign, informed the board that the purchase agreement for the land at the school is complete and the projected date for breaking ground for the arena is set for May 1, 2018. Mike requested funding in the amount of $150,000 with five years to pay ($30,000 per year). Chairman Arnesen asked if the Arena board could meet with them again on February 27 so the board could review their request.

SWCD

Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board and updated them on the “Keep it Clean Committee”, and discussed how the Wheel Houses are leaving behind trash, and the economic loss that comes with them.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and informed the board that the Buffer Cost Share Grant will be expiring on March 1, 2018, and if not used it will have to be sent back. Josh encouraged the board to let their constituents know that there is available funding for buffer expenses.

MIS/GIS

MIS/GIS Director, Peder Hovland, and GIS Specialist, Eric Solo met with the board and informed the board that the State of MN is requiring to get all the addresses to standard addressing. With this mandate by the State, it will effect well over eight(80) residents in Lake of the Woods County, and the County will be entering into Joint Powers agreements with the City of Baudette and City of Williams for 911 addressing. The board requested that the office send out letters notifying the households and will set a meeting date to meet with them to go over the States 911 Mandates of addressing. Peder and Eric also discussed the Pictometry images, which takes virtual tours of properties, high resolution digital images which will save valuable time. It will also assist with E911, Fire Departments, Community Planning, Environmental Assessments and Development, Engineering, Transportation/Utilities and Law Enforcement. Pictometery Intelligent Images costs for two flights over six years would be $179,175.85. Eric will get in touch with Pictometery Intelligent and request a change of the second flight and come back to the board next meeting with an updated pricing. The consensus of the board was to approve up to $35,835.17 for six years.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Hearing- Five Year Plan

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 11:50 a.m. and open the Public Hearing for the Public Works Department Five Year Road Plan. Public Works Director, Tim Erickson reviewed the five year work plan with the board. Dave Marhula questioned why Township Road number 80 was not on the five year plan. Tim explained that the 5 year plan details how we intend to use State Aid funds.  Since the County cannot use State Aid funding on roads off of the State Aid system, the Township Roads aren’t included in this plan.  However, as the TR 80 project has been in development for the past few years, it will be moving forward with Township funding this year.   

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 12:37 p.m. and open the regular meeting.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the five year construction plan as presented.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following resolution:

 RESOLUTION NO. 18-02-05

BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, REHABILITATE, OR REMOVE

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County has reviewed the pertinent data on bridges requiring replacement, rehabilitation, or removal supplied by local citizenry and local units of government, and;

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County has identified those bridges that are high priority and that require replacement, rehabilitation, or removal within the next five years.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the following deficient bridges are high priority and Lake of the Woods County intends to replace, rehabilitate, or remove these bridges as soon as possible when funds are available:

Old              Road           Total          Township or           Federal            Local or         Proposed

Bridge          Number        Project      State Bridge           Fund               State Aid        Construction

Number       or Name       Cost           Funds                                           Funds             Year                

92647        CR 77        $140,000.00    $70,000.00                            $70,000.00          2018

92633        CR 69        $160,000.00    $80,000.00                            $80,000.00          2019

                         CSAH 31       $100,000.00        $50,000.00                                         $50,000.00               2020

7255          CSAH 8     $900,000.00    $600,000.00                          $300,000.00         2021

7581          TR 83        $160,000.00    $80,000.00                            $80,000.00          2022

R0622        TR 53        $160,000.00    $80,000.00                            $80,000.00          2023          

FURTHERMORE, Lake of the Woods County does hereby request authorization to replace, rehabilitate, or remove such bridges, and;

FURTHERMORE, Lake of the Woods County does hereby request financial assistance with eligible approach grading and engineering costs on township bridges, as provided by law. 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel, and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a Motor Grader, which includes a packer and a ripper in the amount of $281,560 as budgeted.

Tim informed the board that one mile brushing will be done on Ditch 24 with cost approximately $10,480 and should be completed by March 24. Commissioner Moorman requested cost associated to Beaver Control for the Joint Powers Resource Board, for they are gathering this information to present to the State Legislatures.

CLOSED SESSION

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 12:48 p.m. and open the closed session pursuant to MN Stat§ 13D.05, subd 3(b), Attorney Client Privileges. Members present: Commissioners Arnesen, Hasbargen, Moorman, Waibel and Nordlof. Others present: County Attorney, James Austad.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to close the closed session and open the regular meeting at 1:30 p.m.

Correspondence

The board reviewed correspondence from Rinke Noonan Law Firm.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 1:31 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                      February 27, 2018

__________________________________                            _________________________________Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Janet Rudd                          Chairman of the Board, Edward Arnesen

Commissioner Proceedings

February 27, 2018

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February     27, 2018 in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Call to Order

Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ken Moorman, Cody Hasbargen, Ed Arnesen and Jon Waibel. Absent, Buck Nordlof.  Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Cell phone stipend and Data security breach.  

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 13, 2018.

BORDERLAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COURT

Honorable Judge Leduc, County Attorney, James Austad, DWI Court Coordinator, Amanda Zortman, Court Reporter, Lisa Havluck, and Probation Officer, Alison Hauger met with the students and explained the process and the purpose of the Borderland Substance Abuse Court.

PINE TO PRAIRIE TASK FORCE

Alesso Schroage, and Detective, Joe Morisch met with the board and gave a background on what the Pine to Prairie Task force is all about. The force has a 13- member task force that works across state lines.

TOWARD ZERO DEATH

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, District State Aid Engineer Lou Tasa and Lieutenant Brad Norland met with the board and presented a power point and information on the Towards Zero Death Task Force.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 12:36 p.m. as follows:

TOWER SPACE LEASE

Lee Hervey, with Voyageurs Comtronics met with the board along with Jim Behrens requesting authorization for Pieper Farms to place a GPS portable base station on the county tower. Lee explained that the county owns the land and tower, but the county does have an easement with Pieper Farms, and therefore suggested that there be no charge for the tower lease.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval for claims and cell phone stipend.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $300.00, Commissioners Warrants $272.31, Commissioners Warrants $23,373.79, Commissioners Warrants $4,047.61,Commissioners Warrants $19,410.52.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve a cell phone stipend for Social Worker, Jennifer Hovde in the amount of $60.00 per month.

COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims, and informed the board that the Lake of the Woods Women of Today applied for an application to conduct excluded Bingo, which will take place on November 17, 2018 at the Lake of the Woods School, which she approved on February 21, 2018.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Revenue-$24,406.35-Road & Bridge-$12,692.08-Co.Development-$200.00-Solid Waste-$1,245.72–EDA-$895.41.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/27/2018 For Payment 3/02/2018

Vendor Name                                                    Amount

Code 4 Services LLC                                                           3,508.43

Lavalla Sand & Gravel Inc                                                    9,000.00

Management Association Inc                                               3,918.75

Mort’s Outdoor Sports                                                          6,010.44

TOTALFUNDS                                                                       2,000.00

47 Payments less than 2000 15,001.94

Final Total: 39,439.56

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following Auditor warrants: February 13, 2018-$88,109.88.

DNR

Baudette Area Wildlife Supervisor Scott Laudenslager, Red Lake Area Wildlife Manager Gretchen Mehmel and Assistant Manager, Charlie Tucker met with the board and reviewed the past accomplishments and current projects in Lake of the Woods County.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

City of Baudette Mayor, Rick Rone and Chamber of Commerce President, Mike Hovde met with the board requesting funding for the Willie Walleye Replacement Campaign. They informed the board that the idea of the statue of Willie Walleye started in April of 1958, and total cost to construct was $2,000 and was dedicated during the Walleye Days in June of 1959.  The fundraising goal for Replacing Willie is $110,000 and with the City of Baudette share of $39,898.75 they have raised $70,017.75, the committee is requesting a donation from the county of $30,000 to $40,000.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to appropriate $30,000 payable in three year payments of $10,000 per year starting 2018-2020to the Willie Walleye Replacement Campaign from the Con-Con funds.

ARENA BOARD

Mike Schulz, Derek Olson and Keith Block met with the board to discuss the request of funds from February 13 board meeting. Mike informed the board since last meeting they have secured more funding for the new arena.  The board discussed the funding request from the last meeting.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to appropriate $200,000 to the New Arena, payable in five year payments of $40,000 per year starting 2018-2022 with the funding to go towards the Ice Plant/Coolant system, with funds from the Con-Con account.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 2:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m. as follows:

HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board and informed them that Amber Hahn was hired as Part-time Dispatch and Emily Tiedemann was hired as full time Dispatch.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the hiring of Amber Hahn as Part-Time Dispatch at grade 10, Step 1, points 237, $ 18.67 per hour, effective March 3, 2018.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the hiring of Emily Tiedemann has full time Dispatch at grade 10, Step 3, points 237, $19.51per hour, effective March 11, 2018.

Security Breach Protocol

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick informed the board that there are some changes to be updated in the Security Breach Protocol Policy and will bring back to the board when completed.

Sergeants

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the appointment of Ben Duick as Lake of the Woods County Deputy Sheriff/Deputy Coroner and Sergeant effective March 11, 2018 at Grade 14, Step 6, points 349, $25.98 per hour.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the appointment of Brad Abbey as Lake of the Woods County Deputy Sheriff/Deputy Coroner and Sergeant effective March 11, 2018 at Grade 14, Step 6, points 349, $25.98 per hour.

Facility Coordinator Position

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board to discuss the Facility Coordinators Step, she informed the board that the candidate that was chosen for this position counteroffered his step to be able to consider this position.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve grade 9, step 7, $20.03 per hour, for Facility Coordinator Position effective March 25, 2018.

MIS/GIS

MIS/GIS Director, Peder Hovland and GIS Specialist, Eric Solo met with the board to further discuss the Pictometery Master Product Agreement between Pictometery and MCCC and Lake of the Woods County.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the down payment of $8,855.75 from the 911 account for the Pictometery services.  

EXCUSED FROM MEETING

Chairman Arnesen excused himself from the meeting at 3:30 p.m. to attend AMC conference in St. Paul.

SWCD

SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board and reviewed the 2017 County Feedlot Officer Annual Report.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize Vice Chairman, Cody Hasbargen to sign the 2017 County Feedlot Officer Annual Report.

Buffer Law

SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board to discuss the Local Water Plan and informed the board that the Buffer Law requires County officials to incorporate the Summary of Watercourses in to the Local Water Plan.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution to Incorporate the Summary of Watercourses

Into the Lake of the Woods County

Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan

2018-02-06

Whereas; Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103F.48 requires soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) in consultation with local water management authorities, to develop, adopt, and submit to each local water management authority within its boundary a summary of watercourses.

Whereas; The Board of Water and Soil Resources has adopted Buffer Law implementation Policy #6 ‘Local Water Resources Riparian Protection (“Other Watercourses”)’ which identifies steps SWCDs are required to take in developing said inventory.

Whereas; Lake of the Woods SWCD has adopted a Descriptive/List inventory of other watercourses and provided it to Lake of the Woods County on “February 27, 2018”.

Whereas; Lake of the Woods County recommends that implementation of buffers or other practices on these waters be voluntary in nature through the Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan.

Whereas; Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103F.48 requires a local water management authority that receives a summary of watercourses identified under this subdivision must incorporate an addendum to its comprehensive local water management plan or comprehensive watershed management plan to include the SWCD recommendations by July 1, 2018.

Whereas; Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103F.48 does not require a plan amendment as long as a copy of the included information is distributed to all agencies, organizations, and individuals required to receive a copy of the plan changes.

Therefore be it resolved that; the summary of watercourses or “other waters” for Lake of the Woods County shall be incorporated as an addendum in its current local water management plan.

Be it further resolved that; Lake of the Woods County authorizes staff to provide a copy of the addendum and any supporting information to be distributed to all agencies, organizations, and individuals required to receive a copy of the plan changes.

One Watershed One Plan Update

SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst informed the board that the Advisory & Policy Committee met jointly and discussed the One Watershed One Plan to discuss the plan that lays out the framework and goals of work to be done.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Vice -Chairman Hasbargen called the meeting to recess at 3:50 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                      February 27, 2018

__________________________________                _____________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                    Vice-Chairman of the Board, Cody Hasbargen

Commissioner Proceedings

February 14, 2017

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

Call to Order

Chairman Nordlof called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ken Moorman, Cody Hasbargen, Jon Waibel, Buck Nordlof and Ed Arnesen. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd, and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Tourism Bureau Liaison, Set-Up License, State Boat and Water Grant, Closed Session- Union.   

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 14, 2017.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval for claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrant’s $18,973.08, Commissioners Warrant’s $14,233.15.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $59,099.75, Road & Bridge $43,556.12, County Devel.$1,515.00 , Solid Waste, $38,410.62 Solid Waste, $38,410.62,  EDA,$3,285.29.

       WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/14/2017 For Payment 2/17/2017

Vendor Name                                                    Amount

Applied Concepts, Inc                                                          2,417.50

B&B Plumbing & Heating Inc                                                 8,800.00

Cdw Government, Inc                                                           2,668.87

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                                                7,243.74

Computer Professionals Unlimited Inc                                3,760.00

Hoffman, Philipp & Knutson, PLLC                                      2,500.00

Howard’s Oil Company                                                         3,844.72

Information Systems Corporation                                       6,968.00

Lakewood Health Center                                                       5,780.00

LOW Master Gardener                                                          2,071.96

Mactek Systems Inc                                                               3,062.00

Mar-Kit Landfill                                                                     15,902.50

Northern Light Region                                                          2,703.00

Northwoods Heating & Cooling                                         11,155.00

Nw Mn Household Hazardous                                             4,113.00

R & Q Trucking, Inc                                                               3,060.20

Sun Monitoring                                                                      2,490.50

Swanston Equipment Corp                                                  8,988.86

Woody’s Service                                                                    5,044.68

94 Payments less than 2000  43,292.25

Final Total: 145,866.78

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: January24, 2017 – $412,434.86, February 1, 2017- $84,582.97 – February 1, 2017- $134,041.72- February 6, 2017 $63,752.02, February 7, 2017-$22,501.59.

Set-Up License

County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson met with the board and requested approval for a set-up license for Ships Wheel Resort.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve a State Issued Set-Up license for Ships Wheel Resort effective April 1, 2017- March 31, 2018.

Tourism Bureau

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board and informed the Board that Tourism Director, Joe Henry was inquiring about who will be the contact person on the board that he can contact. Commissioner Arnesen stated that he would be the contact person for the Tourism Bureau.

4-H- Horse Club 

Jennifer Strohl, representing the 4-H Horse Club met with the board to discuss the Panels for the Horse Arena.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of panels for the Horse Arena in the amount of $4,176, plus sales tax, if applicable from the County Development Fund.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to amend the Agenda and add “Snowmobile Trail” Committee to the agenda.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to add “Snowmobile Trail Committee to the Commissioners Committee list”.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Waibel and carried unanimously to appoint Commissioner Nordlof and Hasbargen to the Snowmobile Trail Committee.

ESRI  LICENSE AGREEMENT

MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board requesting updating the current individual license with ESRI to an enterprise license agreement, which will give the county increased licenses for all departments and will give more tools to expand the GIS to help department’s productivity.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the license upgrade with ESRI, with first year payment of $15,000 from the Enhancement fund, second year payment of $20,000 and third year payment of $25,000 (allocations to be decided).

PROWEST

MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board requesting approval for ProWest for updates to the Point and Pay Integration with LINK,

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the updates for the Point and Pay with ProWest in the amount of $1,455.20 from the revenue fund.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to enter into a 2017 State of Minnesota Annual County Boat and Water Safety Grant Agreement.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Waibel and carried unanimously to enter into the 2017 State of Minnesota Annual Boat and Water Grant in the amount of $11,240, effective January 1, 2017 thru June 30, 2018 and authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish and Chairman Nordlof to sign.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:55 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. as follows:

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting approval to purchase a new Motor Grader.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a new Motor Grader in the amount of $372,220 from the Highway Fund.

Ditch 26 and Land and Water Planning

Ditch 26 discussion and Land and Water Planning Office was moved to February 28, 2017 agenda.

Drug Court

Honorable Judge LuDuc met with the board to discuss the background of the Drug Court; he explained that it is a problem solving court with intense supervision of its clients. Judge LuDuc informed the board of the funding for 2017, which includes grants, donations from counties and cities. At this time, the court is short $25, 000 and they are looking for a donation from the county. He explained that the State is allocating 3.3 million dollars, and if it goes through, we can expect approximately $130,000 for the Lake of the Woods and Koochiching County Drug Court.

CLOSED SESSION

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 11:55 a.m. pursuant to MN Statute MN Stat. § 13D.03, subd.1(b), Labor Negotiations. The following members were present: Commissioners Nordlof, Waibel, Arnesen, Hasbargen and Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick, and Public Works Director Tim Erickson.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to close the close session at 12:37 p.m.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to open the regular meeting at 12:38 p.m. The board met with Union Representatives and presented a proposal.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Nordlof called the meeting to recess at 12:44 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                     February 28, 2017

__________________________________                            _________________________________County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                            Chairman of the Board, James Nordlof

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Commissioner Proceedings

February 28, 2017

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Call to Order

Vice-Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ken Moorman, Cody Hasbargen, Jon Waibel, and Ed Arnesen. Absent, Buck Nordlof. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd, and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Keep it Clean, dismiss Cartway Hearing and MN Court Data Services.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 14, 2017.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval for claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $8,680.18, Commissioners Warrants $2,974.21, Commissioners Warrants $5,881.06.

COUNTY SHERIFF

Dispatch

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board and informed the board that the Dispatch Schedule will change with two permanent full time dispatcher that will work only the night shift and two that will only work the day shift and requesting that the designated night shift dispatchers receive a .75 cent per hour increase.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the night deferential pay for designated permanent full time employees working the night shift as dispatch, to increase hourly rate by .75 cents per hour.

Deputy Sheriff/On Call Pay

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting an adjustment for on call pay for Deputy Sheriffs.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to authorize to increase the annual stipend from $520.00 to $754.00, for all full-time Deputy Sheriffs for on-call pay.

Court Data Services

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for the master Subscriber Agreement for Minnesota Court Data Services for court records and documents to carry out their duties.

Resolution

AUTHORIZING THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO THE MN GOVERNMENT ACCESS SYSTEM

Resolution No. 17-02-01

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the new Minnesota Government Access Accounts, allowing government agencies to view appropriate electronic court records and documents stored in the Minnesota Court Information System for cases in Minnesota District Courts, require authorization from the governing body.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board of  Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota as follows:.

1. Approve and authorizes Gary Fish, Lake of the Woods County Sheriff, to sign the Master Subscriber Agreement for Minnesota Court Data Services for Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office.
2. The Lake of the Woods County Sheriff, Gary Fish is also authorized to sign any subsequent amendment or agreement that may be required by the State of Minnesota to maintain the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office connection to the systems and tools offered by the State.
3. That the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff, Gary Fish is the designated Authorized Representative for Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office.
4. That Commissioner Arnesen, the Vice- Chairman of the County Board, and Lorene Hanson, the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/Treasurer is authorized to sign this Resolution.

Deputy Sheriff- Part Time

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting authorization to advertise for Part-time Deputy Sheriff.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish to advertise for Part-time Deputy sheriff.

TOWARD ZERO DEATH PRESENTATION

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, Holly Kostrzewski, Northwest Minnesota Regional Toward Zero Deaths Coordinator, District State Aid Engineer Lou Tasa and Lieutenant Brad Norland met with the board and presented a power point and information on the Towards Zero Death Task Force.

VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER

Veterans Service Officer, Rick Rone met with the board and updated them on the Veterans Service program in Lake of the Woods County. Rick informed the board that they are in the process of working on a design for a Veterans Service Memorial and will be meeting with Mrs. Carlson class on March7th.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board requesting per union negotiations  authorization for step increases for Cooper Mickelson and Todd Canfield.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve two steps increase for Cooper Mickelson from Grade 12, step 6 to step 8, $23.69 per hour, points 274, effective March 12, 2017. 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve one step increase for Todd Canfield from Grade 10, step 4 to 5, 19.95 per hour, points 237, effective March 12, 2017.

KEEP IT CLEAN

The board discussed spring fishing and the need of a Keep It Clean Dumpster at Frontier Landing. The board concurred with the request and asked Mike Hirst if he could take care of the moving on of the dumpster over.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 11:20 a.m. as follows:

DNR

Baudette Area Wildlife Supervisor Scott Laudenslager and Red Lake Area Wildlife Manager Gretchen Mehmel met with the board and reviewed the past accomplishments and current projects in Lake of the Woods County.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Uniform Allowance

Emergency Management Director, Jill Olson met with the board requesting a Uniform Allowance for Emergency Management in the amount of $100.00.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve a uniform allowance for Emergency Management in the amount of $100.00 per year.

Satellite Phones

Emergency Management Director, Jill Olson met with the board requesting authorization to cancel the Satellite Phones.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to authorize Emergency Management Director, Jill Olson to cancel the two Satellite Phones.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened at 12:50 p.m. as follows:

SWCD

SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board to review the following:

• 2016 Feedlot Program Report,
• Buffer Update
• Drainage System Grants
• Lake Shore Stabilization Projects

LAND AND WATER PLANNING DIRECTOR/COUNTY SURVEYOR

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund and County Surveyor, Donn Rasmussen met with the board to discuss the Benchmark Survey. They informed the board that the last time this was completed was in 1996. The survey maintains an accurate and uniform system of elevation reference marks on a common vertical datum for monitoring and gauging the lake level and for planning purposes.  County Surveyor, Donn Rasmussen will contact other agencies involved and will meet with the board on March 28 with a confirmed quote for this project.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $27,925.54, Road & Bridge $10,121.30, Solid Waste, $24,942.89, EDA,$6,565.83.

       WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/28/2017

Vendor Name                                                    Amount

Dell Marketing, Lp                                                                     4,168.00

Hasler                                                                                      4,000.00

Headwater Regional Development Commiss                           6,111.97

KRIS Engineering Inc                                                                3,250.36

North East Technical Service,Inc                                             2,063.50

Roger’s Two Way Radio, Inc                                                   5,443.00

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc                                                 22,471.04

60 Payments less than 2000  22,047.69

Final Total: 69,555.56

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: February 15, 2017 – $22,180.54, February 23, 2017- $2,279.05.

Drug Court Funding

County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson met with the board to discuss the request for funds for the Lake of the Woods Drug Court from February 14 meeting.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve funding of $25,000for the Lake of the Woods Drug Court. ($15,000 as budgeted an additional $10,000, with funding from Revenue fund.)

Post Prom

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board and informed the Board that Post Prom committee requested $100.00 for the Post Prom Party.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to contribute $100.00 to the post prom committee as budgeted with funding from the revenue fund.

Tveit Cartway Hearing-Dismissal 

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to cancel and dismiss Byron Tviet Cartway Hearing that was scheduled for 2:30 p.m., as the parities were able to come to an agreement as per Tviets Attorney, Nora Crompton.

 RECESS

With no further business before the board, Vice-Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 3:05 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                      March 14, 2017

__________________________________                            _________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson                                Vice-Chairman of the Board

                                                                                                  Edward Arnesen

Commissioner Proceedings

February 9, 2016

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

Chairman Moorman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Buck Nordlof, Tom Hanson, Patty Beckel, Ken Moorman and Ed Arnesen.  Also present were:  County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Janet Rudd and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions:  Copy machine, Deputy Sheriff, Joint Housing meeting.

APPROVAL of Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the consent agenda as follows: Jodi Ferrier to attend Leadership Core Series in East Grand Forks on March 24-25, April 21-22, May 26-27, June 23-24 and December 1-2;

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 26, 2016.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue                      $ 21,535.82

Road & Bridge           $ 15,413.35

                                                Solid Waste                $ 17,801.73

EDA                            $     817.93

                                      55,568.83

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/9/2016 For Payment 2/12/2016

Vendor Name                                        Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                              6,518.23

Computer Professionals Unlimited Inc           3,693.00

Howard’s Oil Company                                      3,125.67

Mar-Kit Landfill                                                  11,809.00

Mn Rural Counties Caucus                               2,100.00

Wallwork Truck Center                                      2,240.36

Woody’s Service                                               2,275.39

57 Payments less than  2000    23,807.18

Final Total: 55,568.83

    Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants:

                                                January 28, 2016                    $    2,233.60

                                                February 3, 2016                   $   85,960.20

                                                $ 88,193.80

County Credit Card

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval to issue a County credit card to Appraiser Trainee, Whitnie Reasy.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to authorize Appraiser Trainee Whitnie Reasy a County credit card for official county business.

Liquor License

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for an On-Sale/Sunday Liquor license and 3.2 off sale malt liquor for Flag Island Resort LLC.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to authorize County Auditor/Treasurer to issue an On-Sale/Sunday Liquor license and 3.2 off sale malt liquor for Flag Island Resort LLC, effective January 1, 2016 thru June 30, 2016.

MCCC Service Agreement

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting authorization to enter into a Professional Service Agreement with MCCC.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the Professional Service Agreement between Lake of the Woods County and MN Counties Computer Cooperative and Trimin Systems Inc. for maintenance and support for the IFS effective January 1, 2016 thru December 31, 2018.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Social Service Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following claims:

                                                            Commissioners’ Warrants $ 18,497.25

                                                            Commissioners’ Warrants $ 24,337.85

Timber Contract

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously  to amend the agenda and add closed session at 9:40 a.m. pursuant to MN Statute §13D.05, subd. 3(b), Attorney Client Privileges to discuss Timber Contract.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to close the closed session and open the regular meeting at 9:50 a.m.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Moorman to sign the Timber Contract with Levasseur Timber Sales, Project Number 4521.

HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose met with the board and informed the board that the MIS department’s job descriptions were reviewed by MRA. The IT Tech job description was graded at step 10, points 238 and a salary range between $17.94- $22.38 per hour; GIS job description was graded at step 12, points 283, and salary range between $20.05- $25.04 which included working with various departments for GIS responsibilities, (at this time, this position has been unable to do these duties). MIS Directors job description was graded at step 19, points 435, and salary range from $29.72 to 37.23, increased points by 20 due to adding the duties of Maintenance Supervisor to this job description.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the MIS Directors job description at Grade 19, points 435, step 3, $31.09 per hour, effective January 12, 2016; if the Maintenance Supervisor duties leave the MIS Directors position, the grade will revert back to grade 18, points 415; if another positon is hired for IT Tech, the MIS Directors step will move to step 4, $31.77 per hour effective of date of hire.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve the IT Tech position at grade 10 , points 238, salary range from $17.94- $22.38.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to leave the GIS grade at 11, when the duties of the GIS changes with GIS responsibilities, MIS Director will need to come back to the board for changes of duties.

Employee Performance Review

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose met with the board to review the Employee Performance Review form. The consensus of the board was that the form was acceptable.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board requesting a colored copy machine for his department due to the change in his office area.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to enter into a lease agreement with Marco for copy machine for the Land and Water Planning Office.

SWCD Position

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board to discuss the SWCD positon which would blend with the county’s Public Works/Land and Water and NRCS with help with drainage, county road ditch systems and surveys. Grant funds are available at this time thru SWCD for two years. If funding gets cut, Josh asked if the County would consider partly funding this position. The consensus of the board was that they support SWCD board’s decision of hiring this position.

MIS/SHERIFF

MIS Director/Maintenance Supervisor Peder Hovland and County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board to discuss Law Enforcement complex and long term planning. The consensus of the board was for them to proceed with long term planning of the Law Enforcement Complex.

COUNTY SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to move Deputy Sheriff, Russ Platz to full time at forty (40) hours per week as long as a Deputy Sheriff serves on the Task Force; once a Deputy Sheriff no longer serves on the Task Force, this position would move back to 30 hours per week.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve Deputy Sheriff, Russ Platz to full time at forty (40) hours per week, effective February 14, 2016 as long as a Deputy Sheriff serves on the Task Force; once a Deputy Sheriff no longer serves on the Task Force, this position would move back to 30 hours per week.

ADRIANS RESORT

Brian Ney, representing Adrian’s Resort met with the board to discuss winter road access that the resort has provided for 25 years. Brian explained that they previously went  out at Wheelers Point area and were asked many years ago by a previous Commissioner to move to the current access that they are at now due to the congestion at the other access. The board indicated to continue as is for now to allow them time to research prior actions and research the property lines and options available.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to discuss County Road 33 storm sewer. Tim explained with the Wheelers Point Sanitary District construction in progress that this would be a good time to place a storm sewer in that area.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to amend the five year project plan to include CR 33 storm sewer.

JOINT HOUSING MEETING

Commissioner Beckel was asked if the County Board would be interested in holding a Joint Housing Meeting with the City of Baudette and the EDA. She will get back with the board when the dates are finalized.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Moorman called the meeting to recess at 12:45 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                                 Approved: February 23, 2016

__________________________________                                        ______________________________

Lorene Hanson, County Auditor/Treasurer                                        Kenneth Moorman

                                                                                                          Chairman of the Board

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Commissioner Proceedings

February 23 2016

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

Call to Order

Chairman Moorman called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Thomas Hanson, Ed Arnesen, Buck Nordlof, and Ken Moorman.  Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor /Treasurer Janet Rudd, County Attorney, James Austad and Woody Fiala.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr.  Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Introduction

Chairman Moorman gave a brief description of the duties of County Commissioners.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Lake of the Woods International Arena and Pequana Play House flyer.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the consent agenda as follows: Heather Blodgett to St. Cloud on February 22-23 for MN Choices Mentor Meeting; Leah Larson to Minneapolis on March 15-18 for MSSA Conference; Christine Hultman and Jodi Ferrier to St. Cloud on May 17-18 for SSIS MAPCY Training; Craig Severs to St. Cloud on June 10 for MN County Attorneys Association Child Support Conference;

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 9, 2016.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Revenue $ 21,284.98, Road & Bridge                    $23,319.74, Co. Develop $ 800.00, Solid Waste$8,218.66,EDA$ 1,782.00.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/23/2016 For Payment 2/26/2016

Vendor Name                                                    Amount

Information Systems Corporation                                   6,923.00

John Deere Financial                                                       2,419.13

Levasseur/Steve                                                                  2,150.62

Little Falls Machine, Inc                                                     3,907.47

R & Q Trucking, Inc                                                           3,107.60

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc                                           2,845.62

Ziegler, Inc                                                                        14,929.80

51 Payments less than 2000       19,122.14

Final Total:   55,405.38

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: February 10, 2106 $11,698.77, February 16, 2016 $130,654.70, February 17, 2016 (125.80), February 17, 2016 $5,958.19, February 17, 2016 $31,278.17.     

Schrandt Cartway

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval to set a public hearing for continuance for the Shrandt Cartway.

Resolution

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to set the Continuance of a Public Hearing for David and Mary Schrandt Cartway for March 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Moorman to sign the Order/Notice for Continuance of Public Hearing for David and Mary Schrandt cartway.

MN Department of Administration

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for signatures for the MN Department of Administration to allow purchase through the Fleet and Surplus Service Division.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Moorman, County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, Social Service Director, Amy Ballard and County Sheriff, Gary Fish to sign the signature card for Federal and /or State Surplus Property.

Set-Up License

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a Consumption and Display Permit for Ships Wheel Resort.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the Consumption and Display Permit for Ships Wheel Resort effective April 1, 2016 thru March 31, 2017 issued by the State of Minnesota.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Service Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting approval for claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve the following claims against the county as follows: Commissioners Warrants: $10,358.00 and $5,427.97.

SWCD

SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board to review the 2015 Feedlot Program Report.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the 2015 Feedlot Program Report from January 1, 2015 thru December 31, 2015 and authorize Chairman Moorman to sign.

HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose met with the board requesting approval of the Data Practices Policy for Members of the Public and Data Practice Policy for Data Subjects. Karen explained that IPAD developed sample policy guidance to meet the new requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subd. 5, which is to include a model policy, related to ensuring appropriate access to not public data.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to adopt the model policy that IPAD created for Policy of Members of Public and Data of Subject and authorize Chairman Moorman to sign the notice of Adoption of Model Policies.

MIS DIRECTOR

IT Technician

MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board requesting approval to advertise, interview and hire for an IT Technician.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the MIS Director, Peder Hovland to advertise, interview and hire for an IT Technician position at grade 10, step 1, $17.34 per hour, points 238.

Mail Boxes

MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board requesting approval to purchase 20 additional mailbox licenses.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to authorize MIS Director, Peder Hovland to purchase 20 additional mailbox licenses in the amount of $1,556 from the MIS budget.

DNR

Baudette Area Wildlife Supervisor Scott Laudenslager and Red Lake Area Wildlife Manager Gretchen Mehmel met with the board and reviewed the past accomplishments and current projects in Lake of the Woods County.

HEADWATER REGIONAL DEVEOPMENT CENTER

HRDC Economic Development Director, Ryan Zemek met with the board to discuss the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) which is a new way to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to buildings of commercial property owners. Ryan explained that state law allows local units of government to enter into joint powers agreement to create a PACE program. The board requested that Ryan meet with County Attorney, James Austad and County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson to discuss and review the joint powers agreement.

FRIENDS OF ZIPPEL BAY PARK

Tom Heinrich, representing Friends of Zippel Bay Park met with the board to discuss the possibility of the “Friends of Zippel Bay Park” to assist in grooming the ski-trails. Chairman Moorman received information from Acting Regional Manager, NW Region –Parks and Trails Gary Hoeft in regards of a Memorandum of Understanding to allow the Friends Group to work under the umbrella of the Lake of the Woods County to allow them to groom the trails at Zippel Bay State Park. County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson explained to the board that these volunteers would not be eligible to be under the counties workers compensation; however they would be covered by general liability coverage.

GREAT NORTHERN TRANSMISSION LINE

Project Manager, Jim Atkinson met with the board and informed them that the preferred blue route was approved. The next step will be the right-away field activities to land owners and engineering designs for field surveyors to access property owner’s lands. Project completion date is June 1 2020.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:55 a.m. and reconvened at 12:40 p.m. in the Commissioners Room as follows:

TOWARD ZERO DEATH PRESENTATION

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, District State Aid Engineer Lou Tasa and Lieutenant Brad Norland met with the board and presented a power point, pictures and information on the Towards Zero Death Task Force.

PUBLIC WORKS

Vehicle Purchase

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting authorization to purchase a pickup for the highway department and informed the board that he is looking into a cell booster for the highway department.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of extended cab pickup in the amount of $27,618.50.

Highway 11 Update

District State Aid Engineer, Lou Tasa discussed the upcoming State Highway 11 construction with the board.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2:24 p.m. as follows:

CLOSED SESSION

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 2:30 p.m. and open the closed session pursuant to MN Stat. § 13D.05, Subd. 3(b), Attorney Client Privileges to discuss Wetland Mitigation. The following were in attendance: Commissioners Arnesen, Nordlof, Hanson, Beckel and Moorman. County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson and County Attorney, James Austad. Wetland Mitigation Attorney, John Kolb via conference call.  SWCD board members: Russ Hansen, John Sonstegard, Roger Krause, Frank Sindelir and Nancy Dunnell. SWCD Staff, Mike Hirst and Josh Stromlund.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to close the closed session and open the regular meeting at 4:00 p.m.

JERRY AND SHARON KROHN

Land owners Jerry and Sharon Krohn met with the board and informed them that back in 1969 that the Legislatures passed a law to include there land within the designated Zippel Bay State Parks Boundary. They attempted to get this land removed from within the park boundary in 2014, but at that time the Parks Division of the DNR refused their request. Krohn’s asked the board for support on having their parcel of land deleted from the legislative boundary.

The following Resolution was offered by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously the following resolution:

Resolution No. 15-02-01

DELETE LAND FROM LEGISLATIVE BOUNDRY OF ZIPPEL STATE PARK

WHEREAS, in 1969 Legislature of the State of Minnesota enacted Chapter 85.012.61, History Item 1969  C 879 S 1,  State parks;  Subdivision 1. Acquisition of lands. The lands described in this section are added to the boundaries of the designated state parks, waysides, and recreational reserves and the commissioner of administration for the commissioner of conservation is authorized to acquire by gift, purchase, or if expressly authorized by law, by condemnation proceedings the lands as described. Any land which now is or hereafter becomes tax-forfeited land and is located within the described park boundaries is hereby withdrawn from sale and is transferred from the custody, control, and supervision of the county board of the county to  the commissioner of conservation, free from any trust in favor of the interested taxing districts. The commissioner shall execute a certificate of acceptance of the lands on behalf of the state for such purpose and transmit the same to the county auditor of the county for record as provided by law in the case of tax-forfeited land transferred to the commissioner by resolution of the county board for conservation purposes. Any lands within the herein described boundaries which may be owned by the United States and managed by any of its agents may be acquired by land exchange, direct transfer, or purchase as federal laws may prescribe. The lands acquired pursuant to this section shall be administered in the same manner as provided for other state parks and shall be perpetually dedicated for such use.

WHEREAS, Subd. 13. Zippel Bay Recreation Reserve, Lake of the Woods County; states all of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10; all of Government lot 3 of Section 11; all of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the  Northwest Quarter of Section 14; all in Township 162 North, Range 33 West;

WHEREAS; all of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10 was sold to the State of Minnesota in 1961; all of Government Lot 3 of Section 11 was sold to the State of Minnesota in 1971; all of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14 was sold to the State of Minnesota in 1973; all in township 162 North, Range 33 west;

NOW THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners, upon request of current Land Owner hereby request the State Legislators delete all of the south half of the northwest quarter of section 14, Township 162 North, Range 33 West located in Lake of the Woods County from the boundaries of the Legislative designated Zippel Bay State Parks reserve.

CORRESPONDENCE

The boards acknowledge the following: Pequana Play House and Lake of the Woods International Ice Arena.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Moorman called the meeting to recess at 4:25 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                     Approved: March 8, 2016

_______________________                                                  _________________________________

Lorene Hanson,                                                                       Chairman of the Board, Ken Moorman

County Auditor/Treasurer      

Commissioner Proceedings

February 10, 2015

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners, Ken Moorman, Patty Beckel, Ed Arnesen, Tom Hanson and Buck Nordlof.  Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd and Linwood “Woody” Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: exempt gambling permit, credit card approval, purchase of computer rack, SEH short term lease – boring update and HRDC housing survey.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Brock Stebakken to Duluth on April 1 for MPCA HHW Safety & Health; Barry Bailey, Todd Canfield and Ted Furbish to Bagley on March 18 for MPCA HHW Safety & Health Refresher training; Todd Canfield to Willmar on April14-16 for MPCA HHW Safety & Health Initial training.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of January 27, 2015.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims:

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows:

                                                Revenue                      $ 90,399.85

                                                Road & Bridge           $ 29,903.85  

                                                Co. Devel.                   $      200.00

                                                Solid Waste                 $ 84,977.98

                                                EDA                            $        13.23

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/10/2015 For Payment 2/13/2015

Vendor Name Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc.                                             6,320.92

Computer Professionals Unlimited Inc                           5,801.18

Cps Technology Solutions                                              2,989.00

Headwater Regional Development Commiss                 2,500.00

Howard’s Oil Company                                                      4,834.61

Information Systems Corporation                                    6,923.00

Lakewood Health Center                                                   7,009.77

Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC                                               2,245.50

Mactek Systems Inc                                                         10,709.50

Mar-Kit Landfill                                                                    9,345.00

Mn Dept of Natural Resources                                        15,935.55

Mn State Dept-Correction                                                15,177.01

Nelson’s Collision Center (Dba)                                       3,948.96

Nw Mn Household Hazardous                                          4,923.00

R & Q Trucking, Inc                                                            4,265.30

Rtvision Inc                                                                       16,390.00

Swanston Equipment Corp                                             59,109.00

Woody’s Service                                                                5,094.24

64Payments less than 2000  21,973.37

Final Total:  205,494.91

 Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants:

                                                January 27, 2015         $        875.21

                                                January 30, 2015         $   23,250.83

                                                February 4, 2015         $     7,716.94

MN Heartland Tourism Association

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting authorization to pay MN Heartland Tourism Association membership dues.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize payment of $275.00 for membership dues to MN Heartland Tourism Association dues.

Exempt Gambling Permit

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for Northwest Angle Edge Riders to conduct a raffle at Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge on March 7, 2015.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the Lawful Gambling permit for Northwest Angle Edge Riders to conduct a raffle on March 7, 2015 at Sportsman’s of Oak Island Lodge.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

County Attorney, James Austad met with the board requesting authorization for a credit card.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve a credit card for County Attorney, James Austad.

MIS DEPARTMENT

MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board requesting authorization to purchase a Rack for the computer room.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously for MIS Director, Peder Hovland to purchase a computer rack in the amount of $4,000 from the MIS account.

HRDC HOUSING SURVEY

Commissioner Hanson handed out a Housing Survey for each Commissioner to complete.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met with the board requesting approval of claims for Social Services department.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners Warrants        $ 14,256.50

                                                  Commissioners Warrants        $   2,644.26

                                                  Commissioners Warrants        $        43.13

S E H

Chairman Arnesen informed the board that the county needs to request a grant from the MN Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics for the continued planning efforts related to the potential NWA airport. Short term lease and boring reports were reviewed.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Arnesen to sign the grant request letter to the MN Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics for the potential NWA airport.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Retention Schedule

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose met with the board to discuss Human Resources retention schedule. The board placed this on the February 24, 2015 agenda for further discussion.

Policy and Procedure Manual

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose discussed the Personal Policy that is in a PDF file on the web, and was wondering if they would like to see the policy hyper-linked. Karen informed the board that she has not spoken with the MIS department but wanted to inquire with the board on their thoughts.  The board requested that Karen talk with the MIS department to see what details are involved with this project.

Performance Evaluations/Orientation Program

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose informed the board that she attended a webinar on Public Employees Evaluation, and that public employees can challenge their  evaluations  under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. Karen also discussed an orientation program for newly hired employees. The consensus of the board was for her to move forward with the orientation program. The board requested Karen to look into updating the Performance Evaluation forms.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:04 a.m. as follows:

BAUDETTE ARENA ASSOCIATION

Barry Westerlund, representing the Baudette Arena Association met with the board to discuss the probable 2015 Mighty Duck grant and requested that the county board write a letter of support to Senator Skoe and Representative Hancock. The board concurred and requested that County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson draft a letter on their behalf. Barry also commented that if the grant is awarded that he would request the county be the Fiscal Officer.

PREVENTION COALITION

Program Director, Tammie Doebler met with the board and updated the board on the Federal Government grant called “Drug Free Community”, if received the grant funding would be for five years. The new grant would be targeted on substance youth underage drinking and marijuana use.  The grant requires a one to one match of in kind service.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously  allow Lake of the Woods County to apply for a Federal Drug Free Grant, partner and enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Prevention Coalition if the grant is received  and allow County Attorney, James Austad to be the Program Director. If grant is received the county would hire a program coordinator and provide a fiscal agent officer.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

County Attorney, James Austad discussed a Social Host Ordinance with the board. The board tabled this until the February 24, 2015 meeting.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:55 a.m. and reconvened at 11:01 a.m. as follows:

PUBLC HEARING- FIVE YEAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PLAN

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting and open the Public Hearing at 11:01 a.m.

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson reviewed the following construction plans:

FIVE YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN

                                                                              2016

CSAH 14- Bituminous Overlay

CSAH 49- Grading

CR 77- Bridge Replacement(BR 92647)

CR 51- Chip Seal

CR52-  Chip Seal

                  2017

CSAH 3- Bituminous Overlay

CSAH 6- Bituminous Overlay

CSAH 31- Culvert Replacement

                   2018

CSAH 2- Bituminous Overlay

CSAH 2- Culvert Replacement

Various – Municipal Sidewalks

                   2019

CSAH 3- Bituminous Overlay

CSAH 19-Chip Seal

                   2020

CSAH 8- Bituminous Overly

Dave Marhula, Don Smith, Dale Holte and Don Holte discussed their erosion soil problems due to the excessive water. The board requested that Public Works Director, Tim Erickson have a hydraulic study done on HWY 72 and bring back to the board in a month from now.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously carried to close the public hearing and open the regular meeting at 11:58 p.m.

PUBLIC WORKS

Five Year Bridge Plan

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting approval of the Five- Year Bridge plan.

Resolution

15-02-01

Five Year Bridge Plan

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve the following:

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County has reviewed the pertinent data on bridges requiring replacement, rehabilitation, or removal supplied by local citizenry and local units of government, and;

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County has identified those bridges that are high priority and that require replacement, rehabilitation, or removal within the next five years.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the following deficient bridges are high priority and Lake of the Woods County intends to replace, rehabilitate, or remove these bridges as soon as possible when funds are available:

Old Bridge Number	Road Number	Total Project	Township or State Bridge Funds	Federal Funds	Local or State Aid	Proposed Construction
92647	CR 77	$140,000.00	$70,000.00	—	$70,000.00	2016
–	CSAH 31	$  90,000.00	$45,000.00	—	$45,000.00	2017
L9510	CR 147	$120,000.00	$60,000.00	—	$60,000.00	2020

FURTHERMORE, Lake of the Woods County does hereby request authorization to replace, rehabilitate, or remove such bridges, and;

FURTHERMORE, Lake of the Woods County does hereby request financial assistance with eligible approach grading and engineering costs on township bridges, as provided by law.

Hydraulic Jack

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting approval to purchase a Hydraulic Jack that was budgeted for 2015.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to authorize Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to purchase a hydraulic jack, as previously approve within the 2015 budget.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 12:04 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                     Approved: February 24, 2015

___________________________                                          _________________________________

Lorene G. Hanson                                                                   Edward Arnesen

County Auditor/Treasurer                                                       Chairman of the Board

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Commissioner Proceedings

February 24, 2015

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, in the ITV room at the Lake of the Woods School.

Call to Order

Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Thomas Hanson, Ed Arnesen, Buck Nordlof, and Ken Moorman.  Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor /Treasurer Janet Rudd and Woody Fiala.

High School Social Studies teacher, Mr.  Don Krause

Mr. Don Krause thanked the Commissioners for meeting at the School so his students could attend and participate in the meeting.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Travel for Heather Blodgett.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Heather Blodgett to Brainerd on March 9-11 for SSIS training.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of February 10, 2015.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows:

                                           Revenue                              $    18,435.12            

                                                Road & Bridge                    $    16,862.22

                                                Co. Develop                        $      1,984.00

                                                Nat Resc Enhanc                 $         976.00

                                                Solid Waste                         $      2,562.34

                                                EDA                                    $      1,040.10

                                                                               41,859.78

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 2/24/2015 For Payment 2/27/2015

Vendor             Name                                        Amount

Black Box Corporation                                      $  3,233.21

Compass Minerals America                                 7,576.58

Holen Electric                                                         3,655.00

Mn Rural Counties Caucus                                    2,100.00

North East Technical Service,Inc                         2,181.00

NOVA Fire Protection, Inc                                     2,000.00

Wallwork Truck Center                                         2,253.70

54 Payments less than 2000                                                20,010.29

Final Total:                                                         $43,009.78

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants:

                                                February 13, 2105                  1,171.34

February 13, 2015            $111,437.20

February 19, 2015            $117,413.63

February 19, 2015            $    3,859.03

February 19, 2015            $  14,893.47                      

Lost Warrant

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a lost warrant for the Northwest Angle Fire Department.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the application and affidavit for lost warrant for the Northwest Angle Fire Department date March 29, 2013 for $2,649.21 without furnishing indemnify bond.

Approval of Credit Card and Phone Stipend

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a credit card and phone stipend for Social Worker Heather Blodgett.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve a county issued credit card for Social Worker Heather Blodgett.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, second by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve a cell phone stipend in the amount of $60.00 per month to Social Worker, Heather Blodgett.

Cigarette License

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a cigarette license for Hards LLC, DBA B&R Bait & Tobacco.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to approve the cigarette license for Hard’s LLC, DBA B&R Bait & Tobacco, effective February 24, 2015 and expiring on June 20, 2015.

Social Services Director

Claims

Social Services Financial Officer, Christine Hultman, met with the County Board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following claims against the county.

                                                Commissioners’ Warrants          $ 10,308.40

                                                Commissioners’ Warrants          $ 14,020.44

DRUG COURT

Lisa Santee, Problem Solving Court Coordinator met with the board and updated them on the DWI Court. Lisa informed them that the DWI court started in 2007, has saved many dollars by participants that enroll in the DWI court vs jail time; recidivism is fewer after individuals participate in this  program.

SWCD

2014 Feedlot Report

Mike Hirst, SWCD Resource Technician, met with the board and presented the 2014 Annual County Feedlot Officer Report.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Arnesen to sign the 2014 Annual County Feedlot Officer Annual Report and Performance Credit Report as presented.
2014 Annual Report of Activities

Mike Hirst, SWCD Resource Technician, met with the board and reviewed the following activities: Wetland Conservation Act-Cost Share Programs-Water Plan-Watershed Management-Water Quality Monitoring-Large Lake Issues-Shoreline Restoration- Assistance-Local, State, and Federal Policy Making-Forestry and Tree Sales-Engineering Assistance-Accountability and Reporting- AgBMP Program, Low Interest Loans for Water Quality-Wildlife Habitat-Invasive Species Management-Historical Data Preservation Community Involvement and Education

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Conditional Use

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and presented a Conditional Use Permit request from Sean Westman to conduct a commercial business consisting of a winter ice fishing guide service with sleeper houses in a Low Density Residential District. Josh reviewed the findings and fact with the board and informed the board that the Planning Commission recommends to the County Board to approve the request as presented. No comments were heard from the floor and a letter of opposition was acknowledged.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously  to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Sean Westman to conduct a commercial business consisting of a winter ice fishing guide service with sleeper house with conditions.

  Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners

Findings of Fact and Decision

Name of Applicant:  Sean Westman                                                    Date:  February 24, 2015

Location/Legal Description:   The SE¼NE¼SE¼, Less Deeded of Section 26, Township 162N, Range 32W (Wheeler Township), Parcel #19.26.41.030

Project Proposal:  Applicant is requesting a conditional use permit as required by Section 401.C of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to allow a commercial business consisting of a winter ice fishing guide service with sleeper houses in a Low Density Residential District.

1. Is the project proposal consistent with the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Land Use Plan?                                                                                                                            YES (X) NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Control business in residential growth corridor.

2. Is the project proposal consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare?

YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Addresses concerns beforehand.

3. Is the project proposal consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution, including sedimentation and nutrient loading?                                                    YES (  ) NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

4. Will the project proposal not adversely affect the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover?                                                                                                  YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Not adversely but will require some tree removal.

5. Is the project proposal’s site location reasonable in relation to any floodplain and/or floodway of rivers or tributaries?                                                                                           YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

6. Has the erosion potential of the site based upon the degree and direction of slope, soil type and existing vegetative cover been adequately addressed for the project proposal?

                                                                                                                        YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

7. Is the site in harmony with existing and proposed access roads?               YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  No change.

8. Is the project proposal compatible with adjacent land uses?                                  YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  With proper buffer.

9. Does the project proposal have a reasonable need to be in a shoreland location?

                                                                                                                        YES (  )  NO (  ) N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

10. Is the amount of liquid waste to be generated reasonable and the proposed sewage disposal system adequate to accommodate the project proposal?                                                     YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________ 

11. Will the visibility of structures and other facilities as viewed from public waters comply with Section 901 of the Zoning Ordinance?                                                                              YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

12.  Is the site adequate for water supply and on-site sewage treatment systems?

                                                                                                                          YES (  )  NO (  ) N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________ 

13. Are the affected public waters suited to and able to safely accommodate the types, uses, and numbers of watercraft that the project proposal will generate?                                                YES (  )  NO (  )  N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

14. If the project proposal includes above ground or below ground storage tanks for petroleum or other hazardous material that is subject to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, has a permit been sought?

                                                                                                                              YES (  )  NO (  ) N/A (X)

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

15. Will there be fencing and/or other screening provided to buffer the project proposal from adjacent properties?  

                                                                                                                               YES (X) NO (  ) N/A (  )

Why or why not?  See conditions.

16. If signage is associated with the project proposal, has the applicant demonstrated the need for the number and size requested, and minimized the visual appearance as viewed from adjacent properties to the extent possible?                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                YES (X) NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Must meet DOT requirements.

17. If the project proposal will generate additional traffic to or from the site, has the applicant adequately demonstrated how the additional traffic and parking is to be addressed?

                                                                                                                    YES (X)  NO (  )  N/A (  )

Why or why not?  Business done elsewhere, site for storage.

If all answers to the Findings of Fact-Criteria are either “Yes” or are “Not Applicable” to the request, the criteria for granting the conditional use permit have been met. The conditional use permit will maintain the goals of safety, health, and general welfare of the public. 

The specific conditions of approval are as follows:

1. Cannot see fish houses from highway.
2. Must be twenty (20) feet from property lines to protect neighbor’s property.
3. No more than twenty (20) fish houses stored on site.
4. No habitation during storage.

Approved  as Presented  (  )                                     Approved with Conditions  (X)                   Denied  (  )

_____________________________________

                                                                                                            Edward Arnesen

                                                                                                        Chair, County Board

This is in accordance with Section 1204 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance

HUMAN RESOURCES

Retention Schedule

Human Resources Director, Karen Ose met with the board and reviewed the Human Resource Retention Schedule. Karen recommended that this schedule be approved.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the Human Resources Records Retention Schedule as presented.

PUBLIC WORKS

Advertise for Bids

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting authorization to advertise for bids for construction projects.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to authorize Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to advertise for bids for construction of S.A.P 039-601-028, S.A.P. 039-601-029, S.A.P. 039-627-004, Mill Bituminous Surface and Bituminous Surfacing with the bid opening to be held on March 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

Work Session

Chairman Arnesen discussed possible dates to hold a work session with Public Works Director to discuss Road Inventory, 911 Ordinance and Clementson Property. Consensus of the board was to hold the work session on March 18 at 7:30 a.m. at the Public Works Department.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:40 a.m. and reconvened at 12:26 p.m.

SHERIFF

Permanent-Part time Deputy Sheriff

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to hire a Permanent-Part time Deputy Sheriff.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to advertise for a Permanent- Part time Deputy Sheriff with minimum of 30 hours per week.

Donation of Vacation Time

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for donation of vacation time to a Sheriff Department employee.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve donation of vacation day pursuant to Personal Policy, Chapter 4,1.j.

Emergency Management Director

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting authorization to hire Jill Olson for the Emergency Management position.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the hiring of Emergency Management Director, Jill Olson, and effective March 1, 2015 at grade 11, Step 2, $18.79 per hour.

COUNTY ASSESSOR

Lap Top

County Assessor, MaryJo Otten met with the board requesting approval to purchase a Lap Top computer for her office.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to authorize County Assessor, MaryJo Otten to purchase a Lap Top computer in the amount of $1,397.45 from the Assessors budget.

Assessment Specialist

Approval of Job Description and Authorization to Advertise

County Assessor, MaryJo Otten met with the board requesting approval for the Job Description for Assessment Specialist/Office Manager and authorization to advertise.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the job description for Assessment Specialist/Office Manager at grade 10.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Beckel to amend the agenda and add authorization to advertise for Assessment Specialist/Office Manager.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to advertise for Assessment Specialist/Office Manager for the Assessor’s Office.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

Social Host Ordinance

County Attorney, James Austad met with the board to discuss a Social Host Ordinance which discourages underage possession and consumption of alcohol, even if done within the confines of a private residence, and intends to hold persons criminally responsible who host events or gatherings where persons under 21 years of age possess or consume alcohol regardless of whether the person hosting the event or gathering supplied the alcohol. This ordinance would not apply to the cities within Lake of the Woods County. The consensus of the board was to have County Attorney, James Austad bring this back to the Prevention Coalition for further clarification.

ARENA ASSOICIATION LETTER

Chairman Arnesen presented the letter of support for the possible Mighty Duck Grant for the Baudette Arena Association.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize Chairman Arnesen to sign the letter of support for the Baudette Arena Association.

CORRESPONDENCE

The board reviewed the 2015 Arrowhead Library Board budget.

COMMITTEE REPORT

Commissioner Moorman informed the board of the Joint Powers Natural Resource Committee meeting he attended and the discussion on the Aquatic Invasive Species.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chair Beckel called the meeting to recess at 2:38 p.m.

Attest:                                                                                     Approved: March 10, 2015

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Lorene Hanson,                                                                       Chairman of the Board, Edward Arnesen

County Auditor/Treasurer