June, 2017

Commissioner Proceedings

JUNE 13, 2017

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

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 Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following addition: Airport Hangar.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of May 23, 2017.

SWEARING IN

Deputy Recorder, Christie Russell met with the board and administrated the oath of office for the Board of Equalization meeting which will be held at 6:00 p.m. Swearing in members of the board of equalization were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Commissioners Waibel, Arnesen, Hasbargen and Moorman.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

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

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Commissioner Warrants-$10,275.91, Commissioner Warrants-$8,672.46, Commissioner Warrants- $39,431.09.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

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 $32,005.58- Road & Bridge $119,025.29-Co. Development $6,735.00- Joint Ditch-$908.00-Solid Waste, $28,335.95- EDA, $44.56.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/13/2017 For Payment 6/16/2017

Vendor Name Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 4,830.83

Computer Professionals Unlimited Inc 3,310.00

Contech Engineered Solutions LLC 29,977.30

Crop Production Services 20,967.54

Dvergsten/Jessica Vivian 2,968.95

Farmers Union Oil Co. 4,184.58

Jake’s Quality Tire Inc 3,001.28

LOW Highway Dept 2,648.75

Mar-Kit Landfill 13,703.50

Marco Technologies LLC 3,927.77

MN Counties Intergovernmental Trust 2,343.00

Nelson Auto Center 28,056.71

Powerplan 9,935.29

R & Q Trucking, Inc 3,230.00

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 6,718.33

Woody’s Service 5,046.07

Ziegler, Inc 8,967.18

72 Payments less than 2000 33,237.30

Final Total: 187,054.38

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: May 24, 2017- $668,280.92-May 30, 2017 – $694,193.83, May 31, 2017-$569,487.99, June 7, 2017-97,799.62.

AMC

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board and informed the board that AMC notified them on the Wheelage Tax that counties can charge to local residents on all passenger vehicles and the county can choose how much they want to charge up to $20.00 per vehicle. No action was taken at this time.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting approval for a cell phone stipend for Kyle Onstad.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve a cell phone stipend for Inspector II, Kyle Onstad in the amount of $60.00 per month effective July, 2017.

PUBLIC HEARNG

Flag Island Resort Off Sale to Combination On Sale License

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 10:10 a.m. and open the Public Hearing pursuant to MN Stat. §340A.405, Subdivision 2( c ) Intoxicating Liquor, Off-Sale Licenses to a combination Liquor License. The board reviewed the application for On Sale/Off Sale combination license for Flag Island Resort. No comments were heard from the public.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to close the public hearing at 10:15 a.m. and open the regular meeting.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the application for Flag Island Resort for an On/Off Sale Combination License effective July 1, 2017 thru June 30, 2018.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director met with the board to discuss Buffer Program Implementation.

Resolution

A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ELECTION OF JURISDICTION FOR

THE MINNESOTA BUFFER LAW

Lake of the Woods County

Resolution #17-06-01

WHEREAS, provisions in Minnesota Statute 103F.48 (Buffer Law) allow a county or watershed district to affirm jurisdiction to carry out the compliance provisions regarding riparian vegetated buffers and alternative water quality practices for those waterbodies identified on the Department of Natural Resources’ Buffer Protection Map; and

WHEREAS, a county with jurisdiction over a noncompliant site shall enforce corrective actions through a coordinated approach under the authority granted in Minnesota Statute 103B.101, subdivision 12a, the Buffer Law or other authority granted by statute; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners agree to carry out corrective actions on a parcel basis to ensure compliance with the buffer requirements, which may include an Administrative Penalty Order (APO) plan under the authority provided in Minnesota Statutes 103B.101, subdivision 12a and 103F.48; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners is electing jurisdiction on all public drainage ditches for which it is the drainage authority and public waters, located within its boundaries, identified on the Department of Natural Resources’ Buffer Protection Map; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners delegate the jurisdiction of carrying out the compliance provision of the buffer requirements to the Lake of the Woods County Land and Water Planning Director; and

WHEREAS, the Buffer Law requires that each Local Government Unit provide notice affirming jurisdiction and identify the rule, ordinance, or other official controls that will be used to carry out the compliance provisions of the buffer requirements to the Board of Water and Soil Resources, including a copy of the adopting resolution.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby accepts the authority and administrative responsibility to implement the Buffer Law as the Local Government Unit within the legal boundaries of Lake of the Woods County for the water features identified above as of June 13, 2017, in accordance with Minnesota Statute 103F.48.

This RESOLUTION was offered by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen, and adopted by a vote of 4-0at a regular meeting of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners on June 13, 2017.

Flood Plain

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board to discuss the possibility of the Land and Water Planning Office to assist the public with Flood Plain levels. With the county having Lidar, they are able to determine the Flood Plain levels most of the time depending on the site.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve Land and Water Planning Office to add additional services for Flood Plain determination and then to forward on to FEMA for final approval

Staffing

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board to discuss adding an additional staff member with the increase work load in the office. The board requested that Josh proceed with job description and bring back to the board.

Zippel Bay Dredging

Soil & Water Conservation District Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board and informed them of the funding they received from the “Harbor Trust Fund” in the amount of $50,000 to be used for Zippel Bay Dredging project.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:13 a.m. and reconvened at11:15 a.m. as follows:

LAKE OF THE WOODS DRIFTERS

Lake of the Woods Drifters Snowmobile Club members Brad Dolinski, Tom Hanson, Randy Orton and Marti Mollberg met with the County Board to discuss the donation of $5,000 to the county (LG555 form Government Acknowledgment for Use of Gambling Funds) to be used for safety ads and general needs for trails.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ken Moorman and carried unanimously to accept the $5,000 from the Lake of the Woods Drifters Club and authorize County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson to sign the LG555 Government Acknowledgement for Use of Gambling Funds form.

Trails/Equipment

Lake of the Woods Drifters Snowmobile Club members discussed the snowmobile trails and the work that is needed on bridges and also equipment needs. They requested that the county purchase the equipment and that the club would make payments back to the county. No action was taken.

Acceptance of Trail Maintenance and Legal Sponsorship for Border Trails

The board discussed the Maintenance and Grooming application for Border Trails.

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to contract with the Lake of the Woods Drifters Club for the maintenance and grooming of the Border Trails and to further authorize the County Board Chair and County Auditor-Treasurer to sign the County/Club Contract.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Ken Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 17-06-02

Sponsorship of Snowmobile Trails Assistance Program

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County will act as the legal sponsor for an application for funding to the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for Border Trails maintenance of snowmobile trail managed by Lake of the Woods Drifters.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the state, the Lake of the Woods County may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above referenced project and that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County Auditor-Treasurer, Lorene Hanson is hereby authorized to serve as the fiscal agent for the above referenced project.

PROPERTY ISSUES

County Attorney, James Austad, Mary and Dave Gisch, Ron Streed and Steve Nesmith met with the board to discuss the property description on parcel number 30.1541.000. The Board requested the County Attorney and Public Works Director to research this further and report back to the County Board later in the day.

DITCH AUTHORITY

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to close the regular County Board meeting and open the Ditch Drainage Authority meeting. The following were in attendance: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Cody Hasbargen, Ken Moorman and Jon Waibel, Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Attorney Jim Austad, Public Works Director Tim Erickson and Woody Fiala.

The drainage authority board discussed the petition for repair of a drainage system received from Norvel Parsley regarding Judicial Ditch 24, Zippel Township, Township 162, Range 33, Section 16.

The drainage authority recognized that there was a road culvert issue, however not a judicial ditch issue; therefore denying the petition for repair.

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to close the Ditch Drainage Authority meeting and open the regular County Board meeting.

The County Board discussed the results from the Drainage Authority.

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to replace the culvert and share the actual cost of the culvert with the land owner. Public Works Director Tim Erickson was going to contact Mr. Parsley of the results of the meeting.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 5:00 p.m.

PROPERTY ISSUES

Public Works Director Tim Erickson, Mary and Dave Gisch, Ron Streed, Steve Nesmith and Roseann Swenson reported back to the County Board on their research of the property description on parcel number 30.1541.000. After reviewing GIS maps and further discussion, the parties were going to meet again to resolve the matter.

AIRPORT

Commissioners Jon Waibel and Cody Hasbargen gave an update to the County Board from their last Airport meeting.

RECESS

With no further business before the County Board, Chairman Nordlof called the regular County Board meeting to recess at 6:00 p.m. The County Board of Equalization followed at 6:00 p.m.

Attest: June 13, 2017

___________________________________ _____________________________________County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Vice-Chair of the Board, Edward Arnesen

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 20, 2017

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Angle Outpost Resort at the Northwest Angle.

Call to Order

Chairman Nordlof called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Cody Hasbargen, Ed Arnesen, Ken Moorman, and Buck Nordlof. Absent: Jon Waibel. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Janet Rudd, County Attorney, James Austad , County Sheriff, Gary Fish, Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick, Social Services Director, Amy Ballard and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Digital T.V. and Land issues.

Approve Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of June 13, 2017.

PUBLIC WORKS

Angle Road Update

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and informed the board that some gravel was placed on the Angle Road last year, more gravel to be placed in July and another load the next year. Tim also informed the board that they will be placing Calcium Chloride on the road next week.

NWA Maintenance

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and requested approval to advertise, interview and hire for the NWA Maintenance Department.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to authorize Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to advertise, interview and hire for the a NWA Maintenance Department.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to charge Office Fees for Firearm Storage at $5.00 per time and Vehicle Storage at $10.00 per day and requested that the Deputy Sheriffs Office position be removed from the agenda and placed on next board agenda.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the County Sheriff’s Office Fees for Firearm Storage at $5.00 per time and Vehicle Storage at $10.00 per day.

NWA Golf Course Road

The board discussed the parking issues on the Golf Course Road. After discussion with Paul Colson the board decided that Commissioner Arnesen and Public Works Director, Tim Erickson will look into this further and requested that Paul send Time the marker coordinates.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Solid Waste Assistant Program Director

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board requesting authorization to create an Assistance Solid Waste Program Manager job description and to hire within.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to create a new job description and grade for Assistant Solid Waste Program Director and advertise and interview.

Emergency Management Director

Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board requesting a step increase for Emergency Manager and requesting thirty (30) hours per week versus the twenty-four (24) hours, and up to ten (10) additional hours as back-up dispatch. County Sheriff, Gary Fish requested that this position be moved to a step seven (7).

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman with Commissioner Hasbargen abstaining and carried unanimously to move Emergency Management Director, Jill Hasbargen Olson from step 4 to step 7 at $21.96 per hour effective next pay period with thirty (30) hours and Emergency Management and up to additional ten (10) hours as Dispatcher duties.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 11:20 a.m. and reconvened at 11:30 a.m. as follows:

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Service Director, Amy Ballard met with the board to inform the NWA residents of the services that are available thru her office and left packets of information for local residents.

FLOOD PLAIN SERVICES/ VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER

Chairman Nordlof informed the NWA residents that the Land and Water Planning Office now offers assistants with determining Flood Plain levels and that Veterans Service Officer , Rick Rone will be meeting at the NWA on July 17 from 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.

AIRPORT UPDATE

Commissioner Arnesen informed the NW Angle residents that he just had a conversation with a member of the Tribe in regards to the NW Angle Airport, and last August they were to meet but the meeting was cancelled. We will wait to hear forth coming information.

DIGITAL TV

Paul Colson inquired about the Digital TV that was discussed in the past. County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson will look into and get back to the board.

Land Issue

The board discussed Mary and Dave Gisch property. The consensus of the board was to have Chairman Nordlof work with County Attorney, James Austad on behalf of the county board on this property, with Commissioner Hasbargen abstaining.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:59 a.m.

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Board of Equalization Meeting was opened at 12:00 p.m. and closed at 12:11 p.m.

RECESS

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

ATTEST: APPROVED: June 27, 2017

___________________________________ __________________________________County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chairman of the Board, James Nordlof

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Commissioner Proceedings

JUNE 27, 2017

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 27, 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: James Nordlof, Ken Moorman, Jon Waibel, and Ed Arnesen. Absent, Cody Hasbargen. 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: Board of Equalization Minutes, AMC District 2 meeting, Stonegarden Grant, NWA Edge Riders Premises Permit Application.

Approval of Minutes

June 13, 2017

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of June 13, 2017.

Board of Equalization

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the 2017 Board of Equalization minutes.

SHERIFF

Deputy Sheriff Coroner Job Descriptions

County Sheriff, Gary Fish, Helgeson Funeral Home Director, John Helgeson and Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board to discuss Coroner duties that have been assigned with ted to the Deputy Sheriff’s and the job description changes made. Savanna also informed the board that all deputies have completed the courses to be Deputy Coroners, new Deputies hired that are not certified as a Deputy Coroner, will be hired as Deputy Sheriff at grade 12, until passing the courses required to be certified.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the Deputy Sheriff Coroners job description at a grade 13, points 288 with the Deputies moving up to that grade, but Deputies at a grade 12, until all required courses are passed, certifying them as a Deputy Coroner, with Deputies staying at their current steps, effective July 2, 2017.

Deputy Sheriff/Investigator

County Sheriff, Gary Fish and Human Resource Director, Savanna Slick met with the board to discuss the changes made to Deputy Sheriff/ Coroner/ Investigator job description.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the Deputy Sheriff/ Coroner/Investigator job description at grade 13, 288 with Deputy staying at his current step, effective July 2, 2017.

STONEGARDEN

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for the 2016 Stonegarden Grant in the amount of $56,303.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and moved for adoption:

A Resolution Authorizing the Stonegarden Grant Agreement

Resolution 17-06-03

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman Nordlof and County Sheriff, Gary Fish are hereby authorized to execute the 2016 Operation Stonegarden Grant, Agreement No. A-OPSG-2016-LOTW-CO-005, effective September 1, 2016- August 31, 2019 in the amount of $56,303.

MINNESOTA POWER

Steven White, Senior Communications Engineer with Minnesota Power met with the board requesting authorization to place antennas on the Baudette and Williams’s towers for communication for the Great Northern Transmission line crew.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve Minnesota Power to place antennas on the Baudette Tower and Williams Tower with an addendement to the existing contract with an additional $2,000 per tower per year, contingent approval of County Attorney, James Austad.

VOYAGERS COMTRONICS

Lee Hervey, from Voyagers Comtronics informed the board that the county towers will need to be painted next summer along with re-banding. He updated the board on the Digital TV for the Northwest Angle, informing them that residents can get transmission on the South Side of the Angle from the Williams tower. On the North side of the Angle, the hill cuts off the transmission and therefore they would not get reception. However, Lee stated that if individuals want to put up a TV tower high enough, they would get reception.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

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

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Commissioner Warrants-$6,049.18, Commissioner Warrants-$5,331.55, Commissioner Warrants- $14,697.18.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:18 a.m. and reconvened at 10:22 a.m.

GOLF COURSE ROAD

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and informed the board that they have been doing research on the Golf Course Road that Paul Colson inquired about at the NW Angle meeting. Tim informed the board that he has not heard from Paul Colson as this time, for Paul was to send information to him on his updated survey on his property.

DRIFTERS CLUB

Drifter Club members, Brad Dolinski, Randy Orton, Tom Hanson and Marty Mollberg, and IDC member Chuck Tischart met with the board and updated the board on the progress of the Equipment funding. IDC representative, Chuck Tischart stated that the IDC would like to partner with the County on a loan to the Drifters Club, with IDC committing to $100,000. The board referred this to the Economic Development Authority.

AUDITOR/TREASURER

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

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows: Revenue $30,773.00- Road & Bridge $67,104.07-Co. Development $7,429.00- Joint Ditch-$515.00-Solid Waste, $14,027.49- EDA, $699.48.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/27/2017 For Payment 6/30/2017

Vendor Name Amount

Baudette LOW Chamber Of Commerce 8,750.00

Code 4 Services LLC 2,464.67

DLT Solutions, Inc 2,197.38

Earthworks Contracting Inc 9,120.00

Fish/Kevin 27,240.00

Hancock Concrete Products LLC 6,547.20

Hasbargen Farms Inc 6,870.00

Hasbargen Logging Inc 7,950.00

Roger’s Two Way Radio, Inc 13,193.25

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc 12,434.57

Strata Corp, Inc 5,753.71

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 2,662.33

44 Payments less than 2000 15,364.93

Final Total: 120,548.04

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: June 13, 2017- $359,911.65-June 21, 2017 – $45,581.25.

3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a 3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor license for Oak Island Resort.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the 3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor License for Oak Island Resort effective July 1, 2017 thru June 30, 2018.

NW ANGLE EDGE RIDERS

NWA Premises Permit

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a Premise Permit for the NW Angle Edge Riders to conduct legal gambling for Pull Tabs at Flag Island Resort.

Resolution

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

A Resolution Approving a Lease for Lawful Gambling Activity and Premises permit Application

Resolution No.17-06-04

WHEREAS, the NW Angle Edge Riders has submitted a lease for lawful gambling activity and a premises permit application for Minnesota Lawful Gambling to be conducted at the following establishments, which are all located in Lake of the Woods County:

Ø Flag Island Resort, 3037 Flag Island unorganized township of Angle

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.

MOTOR VEHICLE CLOSURE

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board to inform the board that the Motor Vehicle Department within the Auditor/Treasure’s office will be closed starting Thursday July 20 through Monday, July 24, and re-opening on July 25. The closure is due to the State of MN transitioning to Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS). She reminded all not to delay on your July tab renewals or Driver’s License Renewals that expire in July.

HENNUM PROPERTY

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson and Jerry Hennum met with the board to discuss TR 142, which runs down the middle of land owned by Gregg Hennum and Jerry Hennum. Hennums are asking the board to either vacate the road or extinguish the road. Tim will look into this further and report back to the board.

Committee Updates

Commissioner Moorman updated the board on AMC District Meeting which topics of discussion were:

Right-of-Way Ordinances, Data Retention Policy, and Supervisor Training.

Commissioner Arnesen inquired about the construction of the Public Access at Rocky Point and asked to have research done to see when the process started.

RECESS

With no further business before the County Board, Chairman Nordlof called the regular County Board meeting to recess at 11:45 a.m.

Attest: July 11, 2017

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

June, 2016

Commissioner Proceedings

June 14, 2016

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners Room.

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 Thomas Hanson, Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, and Ken Moorman. 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 Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions and deletions: remove Baudette Depot and add ATV Ordinance discussion, Sandy Shores/Birch Beach discussion and MIS Updates.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the following consent agenda: Lorene Hanson to Deer Wood on June 21-24 MACATFO Conference; Alisa Jacobsen to St. Cloud on July 10-14 for Assessment Laws and Procedures Training; Angie Eason to St. John’s University on June 22-23 to MAFAS Summer Seminar and to Brainerd on June 7-8 for Management Learning Community meeting.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of May 24, 2016.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Service Financial Officer, Christine Hultman 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 following claims against the county: Commissioners Warrants: $16,162.29; Commissioners Warrants: $24,896.35.

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS

TJ Grooming/Border Trails

Tom and Joyce Beckel met with the board to discuss the Border Trails grooming and informed the board that everything ran well this last winter but have concerns on the cuts of the 4^th benchmark and a 30% cut from last season and will have the same cut in 2016; no capital improvement grants are available as in the past.

Lake of the Woods Drifters

Gregg Hennum met with the board to discuss the Lake of the Woods Drifters/Traverse Trail with concerns of the shortage of funding from the State and discussed issues of grooming lake trails.

HEADWATERS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Ryan Zemek met with the board to discuss the Statewide Pace Program that is available for property owners of commercial and industrial business’s that would make energy improvement without upfront capital. Ryan informed the board that they would need to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with the St. Paul Port Authority for the purpose of implementing and administering the program on behalf of the County.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to adopt the following resolution and authorize Chairman Moorman and County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson to sign the Joint Power Agreement.

RESOLUTION DECLARING PARTICIPATION IN STATEWIDE PACE PROGRAM

Resolution No. 16-06-01

WHEREAS, a Statewide Property Clean Energy Program (PACE) administered by the St. Paul Port Authority (SPPA) provides loan funds to assist property owners of commercial and industrial businesses and multifamily housing projects to make energy conservation and/ or renewable energy improvements; and;

WHEREAS, PACE allows qualified participants to make energy improvements without upfront capital outlay as such costs for the improvements are paid back through a special assessment on their taxes with the increase offset by decrease in energy costs so that the businesses sees no change in the bottom line:

WHEREAS, Minnesota legislation currently allows governmental entities to participate in the Statewide PACE program by entering into a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with St. Paul Port Authority; and

WHEREAS, the JPA delineates the financial district, directs the St. Paul Port Authority to administer the program, whereby the participating government entity agrees to assess the property per the loan agreement, and collect and then transfer the payments to SPPA;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners finds that financing energy projects is a valid public purpose because it stimulates economic development, improves property values, reduces energy costs, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and increases employment in the County; and

NOW THERFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby does hereby agree to enter into a JPA with SPPA in order to participate in the Statewide PACE Program.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 9:57 a.m. and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. as follows:

ASSESSOR

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose and County Assessor, Mary Jo Otten met with the board requesting approval for the Job Description for Seasonal Help for Lake Property Guide for assistance for transporting Assessor and other department personnel to property accessible only by lake transportation.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the Lake Property Guide job description at Grade 11, Step 1, $18.96 per hour, points 252.

MN CORRECTIONS

MN Corrections District Supervisor Marc Bloomquist met with the board and presented the 2015 County Probation Costs and reviewed the Probation and Drug Court practices. The board thanked the Probation Officers for all they do for the community.

ATV ORDINANCE

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board and requested that they rescind the motion for the ATV Ordinance Public Hearing to allow additional time to review the current ordinance.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to rescind the Public Hearing date of June 28, 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 $139,373.95, Road & Bridge $79,956.57, Co. Devel $672.50, Natl Resc Enhanc $4,764.50, Solid Waste $33,104.64, EDA $602.44

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/14/2016 For Payment 6/17/2016

Vendor Name Amount

Bert’s Truck Equipment Of Moorhead, Inc 8,247.00

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 5,845.96

Computer Professionals Unlimited Inc 3,303.00

Contech Engineered Solutions LLC 10,944.20

Federal Signal Corporation 25,400.00

Hancock Concrete Products LLC 34,041.16

Howard’s Oil Company 2,692.12

Independent Emergency Services 67,136.07

LOW Highway Dept 6,323.75

Mactek Systems Inc 5,581.48

Mar-Kit Landfill 12,466.50

R & Q Trucking, Inc 3,710.20

Rinke-Noonan 4,964.50

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc 5,002.52

Strata Corp, Inc 8,830.31

Sun Monitoring 2,069.50

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 3,841.67

Woody’s Service 3,780.74

Wright Locksmith and Security Systems 4,504.75

106 Payments less than 2000 39,789.17

Final Total: 258,474.60

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: May 25, $640,618.24, June 6, $2,818,334.03, June 8, $81,901.96.

Lost Warrant

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a lost warrant for Lake of the Woods School.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the application and affidavit for lost warrant for Lake of the Woods School dated December 18, 2015 for $25.00 without furnishing indemnifying bond.

BAUDETTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Mike Hovde, representing the Baudette Chamber of Commerce met with the board and updated them on the Chamber Events.

MIS DIRECTOR/MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

MIS Director/Maintenance Supervisor Peder Hovland met with the board and informed them that Next Gen 911 is completed, renovation of offices are almost completed. Pete informed the board that the lawn mower is getting worn out and the mower is 14 years old. The board requested that Peder get a quote for a new mower and bring back to the board.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and informed the board that Inspector II position will have to re-advertise for the newly hired worker never showed up for work. Tim also informed the board that the Drainage Committee will meet on June 28, 2016 after the County Board meeting.

SANDY SHORES/BIRCH BEACH BRIDGE

Commissioner Arnesen discussed the Sandy Shores/Birch Beach Bridge. Public Works Director, Tim Erickson informed the board that the residents of Sandy Shores/Birch Beach could apply for an Approach Permit so they can build their own bridge; that his department could help facilitate the project by helping with the design of the bridge, but the residents would have to purchase and place the bridge on their own. The board set July 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss this issue and requested notification be sent to all land owners in the Sandy Shores/Birch Beach Plat informing them of the date and time of this discussion.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Moorman called the meeting to recess at 12:28 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 28, 2016

_______________________ _________________________________

Lorene Hanson, Chairman of the Board, Ken MoormanCounty Auditor/Treasurer

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 21, 2016

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Angle Outpost Resort at the Northwest Angle.

Call to Order

Chairman Moorman called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Ed Arnesen, Thomas Hanson, and Ken Moorman and Buck Nordlof. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Janet Rudd, County Attorney, James Austad , and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the agenda as presented.

Thank-You

Chairman Moorman on behalf of the Board and Sheriff’s Department thanked the local residents of the NWA for their assistance in the search for the missing boaters last fall.

NW ANGLE PARK

Commissioner Hanson informed the residents of the NWA that the land by Jim’s Corner did go through the lands bill for the county to take over ownership. The next step is to wait for the State to send the deeds to be transferred into the counties name, and then the process of the development of the park can proceed with the proper steps of permitting, wetlands, construction and so forth.

NWA SNOW CLUB UPDATE

Brian McKeever, representing the NWA Edge Riders informed the board that the day today business of grooming went well and no concerns on maintenance of trails. However, they have a great need for a shed for protection of equipment, at this time they have the equipment stored in a private shed, but that will not be available for use shortly. They have the funding to build the shed, but no land to build it on and inquired if they could place that on county owned land. The consensus of the board was that they could perhaps build the shed by the Landfill or possible on the newly acquired land by Jim’s Corner.

PUBLIC WORKS

NWA Road

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to inform them that the NWA road is on a State Aid Project and funded and ready to go, but the need of gravel is what is holding it up. Comments were heard from the residents of the condition of the road. The residents requested a meeting with the county board in a month to see what the status of the road condition is and what can be done to fix it temporarily, until the State Aid Project is started. The board set July 25, 2016, for a Work Session at the NWA at 11:00 a.m.

Barge Run/Blue Blades

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson informed the board that this will be the last year for the barge run at the Islands, which will take place on August 6-7 and from then on the Island Owners Association will take care of the barge run. Tim also informed the board that within a couple years the Blue Blades signs will be placed at the NWA.

NWA Airport

Commissioner Arnesen informed the board that the next step with the NWA Airport is the site selection, which consists of Federal Rules, MN DOT Aviation and the Red Lake Tribe.

FILE OF LIFE/Helicopter Services

Chairman Moorman explained that the County Board entered into a Member Contract with Valley Med Flight for membership which helps to reduce the cost of ambulatory health care to its members; explained that Valley Med Flight will accept the amount paid by the Covered Member’s Insurance as payment in full for any medically necessary air transport. That the membership fee paid herein constitutes prepayment for any deductible, copayment or other out-of-pocket expense not covered by the Covered Member’s insurance, so that the covered Member will be relieved of any out of pocket expense following transport. Membership covers only medically necessary air medical transport completed by Valley Med Flight, or another AMRG company, and only those transports to the closest appropriate hospital. Chairman Moorman informed the residents that the Mental Health Local Advisory Council created a File of Life Campaign which is a miniature medical history file that can be kept at home on the fridge; personal sized file is also available to be kept in a car or on person which will help in medical emergencies.

County Auditor/Treasurer

MCIT Works Session

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting a work session be set for August 16 with MCIT to discuss Risk Management. The consensus of the board was to set the work session at 1:00 p.m. after the regular county board meeting on August 16.

Official Depositors

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting to add an additional institution for Official Depositories of County Funds for 2016.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioners Hanson, seconded by Commissioners Arnesen and carried unanimously to designate an additional institution, Multi-Bank Securities as Official Depositories of County funds for the year 2016.

OTHER TOPICS

Paul Bunyan Transient- no county taxes used for this service; Digital Signal –Commissioner Hanson will look into to see what it would take to get.

RECESS

With no further business before the board, Chairman Moorman called the meeting to recess at 12:05 p.m.

ATTEST: APPROVED: June 26, 2016

___________________________________ __________________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chairman of the Board, Kenneth Moorman

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 28, 2016

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners Room.

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 Thomas Hanson, Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, and Ken Moorman, 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 Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions and deletions: remove Baudette Depot and add New Arena, and Budget Dates.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following consent agenda: Sheri Stebakken October 12-14 in

Alexandria for MN Financial Worker & Case Aide Association Conference; Karlene Stay and Jodi Ferrier CURAM demo on new child welfare information system St. Paul, August 2/3.

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 June 14 and 21, 2016.

SOCIAL SERVICES

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

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims against the county: Commissioners Warrants: $870.10; Commissioners Warrants: $13,793.95; $23,118.50.

Eligibility Worker

Social Service Financial Officer, Amy Ballard and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose met with the board requesting permission to hire an Eligibility Worker. Amy informed the board that in 2013 with the implementation of Affordable Care Act (ACA) the State of MN developed MNSure as the system used by individuals to apply for health care coverage. At that time, our agency chose not to hire as it was unknown how these changes would actually affect our workload. DHS has gradually pushed more of the work onto the counties. Currently, the counties are accepting, entering and processing applications and manual renewal forms in MNsure. Counties are gradually being given the instructions on how to make changes that clients report to the county such as, income, household members, request for coverage, and address changes. MNSure has, without a doubt, greatly increased the current eligibility workers work load. Not only because of the amount of time involved working in that system but the increase in the number of people eligible for public assistance programs after the ACA was implemented. They could easily work overtime but have normally been told that overtime is not allowed unless absolutely necessary. They feel their customer service has suffered due to how long it takes to process applications and make changes with the addition of MNSure. The State of MN covers approximately 70% Eligibility Workers salaries.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve Social Service Director, Amy Ballard and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to advertise and interview for a Eligibility Worker, Grade 9, Step 1.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Security Policy

Human Resources Director, Karen Ose met with the board to discuss the Security Policy with the board such as who needs identifying badges, after hour meetings and what buildings the security policy applies to. Commissioners discussed the issuing of key fobs to non-county employees and why they need key fobs after hours. They felt that there needs to be a policy in place on access to the Government Center.

Wellness Committee

Human Resource Director, Karen Ose met with the board to discuss the wellness committee and recognizing it in the personnel policy. She informed the board that MN Statute § 15.46, allows counties to provide necessary staff, equipment, and facilities and they may expend funds as necessary to achieve the objectives of the program for Preventive Health Services for Public Employees. She recommended that this be placed into the Personnel Policy, for Lake of the Woods County does have a Wellness Committee, and with this in the Policy, it would allow the county to expend funds for this program upon County Board approval.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson, and carried unanimously to add the Wellness Committee to the Lake of the Woods County Personnel Policy.

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 $18,883.77, Road & Bridge $27,853.10, Solid Waste $356.85, EDA $3,179.85

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/28/2016 For Payment 6/30/2016

Vendor Name Amount

Crop Production Services 20,422.54

Mn Counties Information System 2,278.50

Northwest Community Action, Inc 3,122.00

SeaChange Printing&MarketingServices LLC 8,513.11

Voyageurs Comtronics, Inc 3,085.78

37 Payments less than 2000 12,851.64

Final Total: 50,273.57

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: June 15, 2016- $39,222.00, June 15, 2016- $338,960.88, June 22, 2016- $35,782.01.

MIS DIRECTOR/MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Equipment

MIS Director/Maintenance Supervisor Peder Hovland met with the board and presented a quote from EverGreen for a Lawn Mower, Snow Brush and Snow blower in the amount of $10,156, which included a trade in of the old mower of $2,900.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a new Lawn Mower, Snow Brush and Snow Blower in the amount of $10, 516 from the maintenance account.

Government Center North Building

MIS Director/Maintenance Supervisor Peder Hovland met with the board and informed the board that there was an annual inspection of the County Jail and Government Center North roofs and presented pictures of the Government Center North roof, which is in need of repair/replacement, and the septic line needing repair. The board requested that Peder get quotes on the roof and septic line and come back to the board.

RECESS- The meeting was called to recess at 10:06 a.m. and reconvened at 10:12 a.m. as follows:

MARSHALL NELSON

Marshall Nelson met with the board to discuss drainage problems with Ditch No. 26 and other county ditches that are over grown, have erosion and beaver dams that are causing flooding of his fields and other property owner’s property as well. Marshall showed pictures of the ditch and its condition to the board. He requested that the discussed outlet get cleaned out now, along with the adjoining first half mile.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:57 a.m.

KELLY CREEK PUBLIC HEARING- ROAD VACATION

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting at 11:15 and open the Public Hearing for the Kelly Creek Road Vacation.

The following were present at the site: Commissioners Moorman, Arnesen, Beckel, Hanson and Nordlof were present along with County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Janet Rudd, County Surveyor, Donn Rasmussen, Landowner Tim Erickson and Woody Fiala.

The County Commissioners viewed the road site and exiting private driveway. The board recessed from the viewing at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened the Public Hearing at 11:45 a.m. at the Government Center in the Commissioners Room. Attorney Michelle Moren, confirmed with the board that the Public Notice of Kelly Creek Plat was published in the legal newspaper the weeks of June 6 and 13; the notices of the road vacation were posted at the Baudette City Hall, Lake of the Woods Government Center and the Baudette Library on June 8, and that all owners within the Kelly Creek Plat and Mortgage Companies were notified by either certified mail or personally served. County Surveyor, Donn Rasmussen informed the board that the survey was completed; he reviewed the road map and the legal descriptions with the board. There were no comments or objections for this road vacation, that all land owners are in agreement on granting easements to each land owner and quit claim deeds will be recorded to each land owner. The board concurred that the vacation of this road is for the good of the public.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and carried unanimously to close the public hearing at 11:48 a.m. and open the regular meeting.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously that the County Board of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota does hereby resolve as follows:

RESOLUTION No. 16-06-02

RESOLUTION VACATING A ROAD ON BOARD INITIATIVE

A RESOLUTION VACATING KELLY CREEK ROAD A/K/A KELLY DRIVE

WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, at a regular meeting on April 26, 2016, passed a motion to consider vacating the dedicated road within Kelly Creek Plat pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §164.06 and §164.07.

WHEREAS, the Kelly Creek Plat contains the following legal description:

A tract of land lying partly in Government Lot Five (5), Section 28, Township 161 North, Range 31 West and partly in Government Lot Two (2), Section 27, Township 161 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, and described as follows:

Bounded on the South by a line parallel to and 175 feet distance from the Semi-Tangent Westerly from the P.I. of S.T.H. #72; on the West by the centerline of Kelly Creek; on the North by a line parallel to and 921 feet distance from the South boundary line of this tract; and bounded on the East by a line lying North 8° 21’ east from a certain 1”x24” iron pipe monument placed (by Mr. Lyle Wood in a survey dated 1947) along North line of the S.T.H. #72 right of way in Section 27, Township 161 North, Range 31 West, enclosing some 5.8 acres of land area.

WHEREAS, all affected landowners have agreed to provide easements to all other affected landowners for private access for ingress and egress to the subject area and upon recorded documentation of the same, recorded in the office of the Lake of the Woods County Recorder, the Kelly Creek Road a/k/a Kelly Drive will be vacated.

WHEREAS, the dedicated road passes over and/or abuts tracts of land in Kelly Creek Plat with the owners of said land as follows:

City of Baudette, a Municipal Corporation;

Baudette International Airport;

Roger and Carol Erickson;

Erlin Olson;

Timothy Erickson;

Robert and Debra Anderson.

WHEREAS, the County Board scheduled a Public Hearing to consider the vacation of said road; and

WHEREAS, a Public Hearing to consider the vacation of such road was held on the 28^th day of June, 2016, before the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners. Said Public Hearing was first held at the site of the road vacation at Kelly Creek Road a/k/a Kelly Drive, as described above. Following the viewing at Kelly Creek Road a/k/a Kelly Drive, the Public Hearing was moved to the Lake of the Woods County Courthouse, 206 8^th Avenue, Baudette, Minnesota 56623;

WHEREAS, notice of said Public Hearing was duly published and posted, together with personal mailed notices to all affected property owners by the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/Treasurer on the 8^th day of June, 2016, and all interested and affected persons were given an opportunity to voice their concerns and be heard; and

WHEREAS, any person, corporation or public body owning or controlling easements contained upon the property vacated, reserves the right to continue maintaining the same or to enter upon such way or portion thereof vacated to maintain, repair, replace or otherwise attend thereto; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners in its discretion has determined that the vacation will benefit the public interests because the originally platted Kelly Creek Road a/k/a Kelly Drive, was never built and it is necessary to vacate the unestablished roadway for continued development.

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners determined that no damages would be incurred by the owners listed above, as the road to be vacated was never built and never utilized, instead each of said owners have granted verbal easements to each other for purposes of ingress and egress.

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by unanimous vote concur in this Resolution;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that such Petition for vacation is hereby granted and the Kelly Creek Road, a/k/a Kelly Drive, described as follows is hereby vacated:

See Map of Kelly Creek Road, a/k/a Kelly Drive, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the vacated portion of Kelly Drive shall be granted to the respective owners of lots 1 through 10 Kelly Creek Plat, by projecting the lot lines easterly to the east line of Kelly Creek Plat.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the County Board and the Auditor/Treasurer are hereby authorized to sign all documents necessary to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the County Auditor-Treasurer is authorized and directed to provide a copy of this resolution to each of the affected owners listed above.

Adopted by the County Board this 28^th day of June, 2016.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The vacation of Kelly Creek Road, a/k/a Kelly Drive, will be effective upon the recording in the office of the Lake of the Woods County Recorder of private easements allowing all affected landowners ingress and egress to the subject real property.

Approved:

______________________________ ____________________________

Lorene Hanson, Auditor/Treasurer Ken Moorman,

Chairman of the Board

ORDER VACATING KELLY CREEK ROAD, A/K/A KELLY DRIVE

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, moved for the vacation of Kelly Creek Road, a/k/a Kelly Drive, a town road under Minnesota Statutes §164.07;

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, held a hearing on said Petition on the 28^th day of June, 2016, notice thereof having been given;

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, passed a Resolution on the 28^th day of June, 2016, vacating the road;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the following described road is hereby vacated:

See attached Exhibit “A” depicting vacated Kelly Creek Road, a/k/a Kelly Drive.

Dated this 28^th day of June, 2016.

Attest: ________________________________

Ken Moorman, Chairman of the Board

________________________________

Lorene Hanson, Auditor/Treasurer

NEW ARENA/BUDGET

Commissioner Hanson discussed possible funding request for the new arena. The board set the following dates for budget meetings: August 15, August 23 and August 29.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Commissioner Arnesen reported on the Watershed meeting he attended.

Commissioner Moorman reported on the Joint Powers Natural Resources meeting and updated the board on the File of Life Campaign.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Moorman called the meeting to recess at 12:26 p.m.

Attest: Approved: July 12, 2016

_______________________ _________________________________

Lorene Hanson, Chairman of the Board, Ken MoormanCounty Auditor/Treasurer

June, 2015

Commissioner Proceedings

June 9, 2015

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 9, 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 Ed Arnesen, Buck Nordlof, Ken Moorman, Patty Beckel and Tom Hanson. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Deputy Auditor /Treasurer Janet Rudd, County Attorney, James Austad, Representative Hancock and Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Representative Hancock, AMC District 2 meeting, Lost warrants, NWA Agenda items, EDA meeting, Public Works- work session, Time Card update, Stantec – new bridge and Paul Bunyan Transit meeting.

Approval of Consent Agenda

None

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of May 26, 2015.

Representative Hancock

Representative Hancock met with the board to discuss the following issues: School funding, tax reform, transportation budget, billion dollars for tax reform, fuel tax, dedicate long term budget for roads and bridge, rural transit, legacy bill, bonding bill, State Auditor’s office, giving counties and SWCD more control and authority over ditches and buffers.

AMC DISTRICT 2 MEETING

Commissioner Beckel updated the board on the AMC District meeting.

Social Services

Claims

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

Motion

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

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 13,223.61

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 4.373.40

Social Worker Supervisor

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting authorize to fill the Social Worker Supervisors position.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to authorize Social Service Director, Amy Ballard and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to fill the vacant Social Service Supervisor and advertise and interview.

Land and Water Planning

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and reviewed the 2014 Feedlot and Performance Grant Agreement and authorization to sign; informed the board that he will take his annual leave September 12-20.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund to sign the 2015 MN BWSR MPCA and the 2014 County Feedlot Performance Grant agreement.

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 Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $37,502.53

Road & Bridge $20,230.22

Co. Develop $ 9,953.50

Natl Resc.Enhanc $10,218.56
Solid Waste $23,986.89

EDA $ 79.55

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

May 27, 2015 $ 649,381.33

\ June 4, 2015 $ 5,878.50

June 4, 2015 $1,005,743.67

June 8, 2015 $ 327,395.26

Vacant Auditor/Treasurer Positions

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting authorization to advertise and interview for Motor Vehicle Clerk/Assistant Elections and Fiscal Officer. The board discussed the Fiscal Officers position and that this position to process payroll from the Auditor/Treasurers office.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to a advertise and interview for Motor Vehicle Clerk/Assistant Elections and Fiscal Officer.

E-Time Card

The board inquired on the E-Time Card. County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson informed the board that the company has some things to do yet and then training. Lorene thought it would be a couple months from now.

Lost Warrants

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting authorization to replace a lost warrant for Cheryl Anderson and Jill Hasbargen Olson.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously approve the replacement warrants for Cheryl Anderson in the amount of $79.97 and Jill Hasbargen Olson, in the amount of $14.81 without furnishing an indemnifying bond.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:15 a.m. and reconvened at 10:25 a.m. as follows:

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting authorization to promote Mike Anderson to Maintenance Supervisor. Tim informed the board that he did check with the union and they have no problem with promoting within, but the contract with union employees needs to post for open position five (5) days.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and carried unanimously to post internally for five (5) days for the open Maintenance Supervisor position.

Work Session

The board discussed a Work Session with the Public Works department to discuss Ditches and Roads. The board set June 22, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. for the work session.

Drainage Committee

The board discussed the Drainage Committee. The following members that have been appointed to this committee are: Commissioners Arnesen and Moorman, Byron Tviet, Tim Erickson, Josh Stromlund, Dennis Johnson, and SWCD Representative.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to appoint Vern Horntvedt to the Drainage committee.

NO-NET-LOSS POLICY

The board reviewed the No-Net Loss policy and the possible legislation bill that MRCC and AMC are working on.

GREAT NORTHERN TRANSMISSION LINE

Chairman Arnesen discussed the Great Northern Transmission line resolution. The consensus of the board is that they preferred the “Orange Route”.

RINKE NOONAN LAW FIRM

Chairman Arnesen reviewed the Riparian Protection and Water Quality Practices (Buffers) memo received from Rinke Noonan. The board discussed ditch concerns that they would like to address with Attorney Kurt Deter, from Rinke Noonan Law Firm.

MCIT

Bob Goede from MCIT presented the 2015 MCIT Annual Report to the board. The board requested that Bob put in a work order to see what has caused the county’s workers compensation rate to increase.

NWA EDGERIDERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB

Joe Laurin, member of the NWA Edgeriders Snowmobile Club met with the board asking for County support for a grant application to create “Northerly Park” on state land behind Jims Corner at the NWA. Joe stated that the state would fund the grant, but they are requesting help with occasional park maintenance after it’s established. The board requested Joe to attend the NWA meeting that is being held on June 16.

CORRESPONDENCE: Meeting with DOT in regards to Paul Bunyan Transit on June 15 at 9:30 a.m.; MN Heartland Tourism Association Meeting, June 22 at Brainerd Lake Chamber Office.

NWA MEETING AND EDA MEETING

The board reviewed the NWA agenda; EDA meeting attendees for June 17 meeting.

BRIDGE REPLACEMENT COMMITTEE

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to appoint County Engineer, Tim Erickson and Commissioner Nordlof to the Baudette Rainy River International Bridge committee.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 12:40 a.m.

Attest: Approved: June 23, 2015

_______________________ _________________________________

Lorene Hanson, Chairman of the Board, Edward ArnesenCounty Auditor/Treasurer

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 16, 2015

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Angle Outpost Resort at the Northwest Angle.

Call to Order

Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to order at 10:11 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Ed Arnesen, Thomas Hanson, and Ken Moorman. Absent: Buck Nordlof. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson, Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, County Assessor, Mary Jo Otten, Assistant Assessor, Dale Boretski, County Attorney, James Austad , SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst, Woody Fiala.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: RFP and Sheriff’s Office.

NW ANGLE AIRPORT UPDATE

Shawn McMann, representing S E H met with the residents of the NWA and reviewed the proposed NWA Airport. Shawn explained that in 2012, the Phase I Feasibility study was completed ( survey-justification), 2013 Phase 2 Feasibility study was completed (Analysis), 2014 Phase 3 Preliminary Engineering study was completed . MN DOT representative Julie Carr reviewed funding that is available for Airports. Questions and Answer were addressed.

NWA AIRPORT SITE SELECTION

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to select site 3, for the intended NWA selection site, for the potential NWA airport.

Emergency Management Director

“BJ” Glesener, Region Staff Fire Management & Enforcement and Emergency Management Director, Jill Hasbargen Olson met with the board and reviewed the NWA Fire Protection Plan. Emergency Management Director, Jill Hasbargen Olson met with the board requesting approval for the mainland Fire Protection Plan Application.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the mainland Fire Protection application and authorize Emergency Management Director Jill Hasbargen Olson and Chairman Arnesen to sign.

NORTHWEST ANGLE EDGERIDERS

Kelly Knight, representing the Northwest Angle Edegeriders snowmobile club met with the board requesting support from the County for the development of a park, and help with occasional maintenance.

Resolution

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

Northwest Angle Edgeriders

Request for Gant Funds from

Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission

2015-05- 04

WHEREAS; Northwest Angle Edgeriders met with Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners on June 9, 2015 to discuss a grant to create an Park at Angle Inlet/Northwest Angle;

WHEREAS; The park plans for Northerly Park in Lake of the Woods County is significant and exciting for it would be the most northern park in the lower 48;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT; Lake of the Woods County Commissioners supports Northwest Angle Edgeriders grant request that they will be placing with the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission, since this area of Lake of the Woods County does not have an existing park in Angle Inlet/Northwest Angle.

Letter of Support

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to authorize Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners to sign a letter of support for the Northerly Park regional destination and subsequent Regional Parks and Trails Legacy funding request.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for the 2014 Operation Stonegarden Grant, the 2015 I/Mobile System and authorization to advertise and interview for part-time dispatch.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and unanimously carried the following resolution:

2014 Operation Stonegarden Grant

Resolution No. 15-05-05

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (“State:) , Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division has announced that Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Department (“Grantee”) has been awarded a 2014 Operation Stonegarden grant in the amount of $58,395.00; and

WHEREAS, the Grantee, is not a state employee and will perform and accomplish such purposes and activities as specified herein and in the Grantee’s approved 2014 Operation Stonegarden Application, which is incorporated by reference into this grant agreement and on file with the State at 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN; and

WHEREAS, the Grantee shall also comply with all requirements referenced in the 2014 Operation Stonegarden Guidelines and Application which includes the terms and conditions and grant program guidelines,

WHEREAS, the breakdowns of costs of the Grantee’s budget is contained in Exhibit A, which is attached and incorporated into this grant agreement and the grantee will submit a written change request for any substitution of budget items or any deviation and in accordance with the grant program guidelines. Requests must be approved prior to any expenditure by the Grantee;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Grantee certifies that the appropriate person(s) have executed the grant agreement on behalf of the Grantee as required by applicable article, bylaws, resolutions, and authorizes Chairman Arnesen and County Sheriff, Gary Fish to sign.

I/Mobile System

Resolution

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

RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE

STATE OF MINNESOTA

FOR I/MOBILE SYSTEM

Resolution No. 15-05- 06

WHEREAS, Sheriff Gary Fish has met with Lake of the Woods County Board to discuss I/ mobile data computing between the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Department and the State of Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this agreement is for the State to provide Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Department with access to the State’s I/Mobile System; thru software purchased and installed by the county on county laptop computers mounted in the patrol vehicles; and

WHEREAS, the term of this agreement shall be from January 1, 2015(or the date the State obtains all required signatures) thru December 31, 2016;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts this joint powers agreement and authorizes Chairman Arnesen and County Sheriff, Gary Fish to sign.

Part time Dispatch

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Arnesen, and moved carried unanimously to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to advertise and interview for part-time dispatcher.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 1:15 p.m. as follows:

Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan

SWCD Resource Technician, Mike Hirst met with the board and presented the Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and informed them about gravel prospecting

at the NWA. Spoke to the NWA residents about the Blue Blade Signage that are being placed this year on the main land.

LAKE OF THE WOODS TOURISM

Lake of the Woods Tourism Director, Joe Henry met with the board and reviewed the 2014 Lodging Tax revenues.

FAMILY HOMELESS PREVENTION

Chairman Arnesen presented a resolution for support the Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously the following resolution:

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATION OF

THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCYS

FAMILY HOMELESS PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

RESOLUTION NO. 15-06-07

WHEREAS the need for homeless prevention and assistance exists in Lake of the Woods County; and

WHEREAS the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. desires to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County in accordance with all applicable State and Federal regulations; and

WHEREAS in order to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County, it is necessary for the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. to file a resolution of approval executed by the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is hereby authorized to:

Submit a proposal to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for funds from the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program to assist people in Lake of the Woods County;

Administer the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County, according to the program guidelines, contingent upon funding being granted.

Approved this 16 day of June, 2015

BY: ________________________________ BY:_______________________________

(Authorized Officer) (Authorized Officer)

ITS: _______________________________ ITS:______________________________

(Title) (Title)

COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURER

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval to place a request for Proposals out for Employee Integrity Benefits.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously to authorize County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson to advertise for RFP for Employee Integrity Benefits.

Correspondence: NWA Airport Compiled list of support, Paul Bunyan Transit Update.

With no further business before the Board, Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 2:26 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 23, 2015

____________________________ _______________________________

County Auditor/Treasurer Chairman of the Board

Lorene Hanson Edward Arnesen

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 23, 2015

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 23, 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 Ed Arnesen, Buck Nordlof, Ken Moorman, Patty Beckel and Tom Hanson. 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 Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: Rinke Noonan and MN Department of Transportation.

Approval of Consent Agenda

None

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the official and summarized minutes of June 9 and 16, 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 $ 20,495.04

Road & Bridge $268,695.70

Natl Resc.Enhanc $ 1,404.30
Solid Waste $ 17,891.75

EDA $ 8,299.55

NEED WARRANTS

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

June 10, 2015 $ 418,687.56

June 17, 2015 $ 37,633.64

Schrandt Cartway Hearing

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting the board to set a Public Hearing for the Schrandt Cartway Hearing.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to set a Public Hearing on July 28, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. for a Cartway Hearing for David and Mary Schrandt.

GREAT NORTHERN TRANSMISISON LINE

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson presented a resolution for the Great Northern Transmission line indicating the boards preferred route.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Moorman and carried unanimously the following:

MINNESOTA POWER’S GREAT NORTHERN TRANSMISSION LINE

RESOLUTION NO. 15-06-08

MPUC Docket No. E015/TL-14-21

OAH CASE NO. 65-2500-31637,

DOE OE DOCKET NO. PP-398

WHEREAS; Minnesota Power is proposing to construct the 500 KV Great Northern Transmission Line through Lake of the Woods County by June 1, 2020;

WHEREAS; Minnesota Power has been working with Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners, residents, and landowners in Lake of the Woods County, for over three years to develop and refine a route for this project that provides the least impact to residents and landowners;

WHEREAS; Lake of the Woods County does not support Great Northern Transmission Line alternate routes indicated in Red;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT; Lake of the Woods County prefers Minnesota Power’s “Orange Route” as reviewed with Jim Atkinson from Minnesota Power on May 26, 2015.

CORRESPONDENCE:

The boards acknowledge the following letters: Rinke Noonan and MN Department of Transportation.

Social Services

Claims

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

Motion

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

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 10,346.16

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 4.352.80

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 32,285.86

Social Worker Supervisor

Social Services Director, Amy Ballard met with the board requesting authorize to fill the soon to be vacant Case Aide position due to retirement.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to authorize Social Service Director, Amy Ballard and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to fill the soon to be vacant Case Aide position and authorized them to advertise and interview.

2016 BUDGET SESSIONS

County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson requested to set 2016 budget sessions.

The following budget sessions are : August 4, 10 and 11 at 7:30 a.m.

Land and Water Planning

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and reviewed the 2015 Amended Comprehensive Local Water Plan.

Resolution

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

RESOLUTION

15-06-09

Amended Comprehensive Local Water Plan

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners has been notified by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources that the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan has been approved according to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 103B.301:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Lake of the Woods County Board Commissioners hereby adopts and will begin implementation of its approved comprehensive water plan.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, after the adoption of the local comprehensive water management plan, the Lake of the Woods County Board shall amend existing water and related land resources plans and official controls as necessary to conform them to the applicable and approved comprehensive water plan.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, after the adoption of the local comprehensive water management plan, Lake of the Woods County shall notify local units of government within the County of the adoption of the plan or amendments to the plan. The local units of government are required to submit existing water and related land resources plans and official controls within 90 days to the County Board for review.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, within 180 days, the Lake of the Woods County Board shall review the submitted plans and official controls and identify any inconsistencies between the local plans and official controls, and local comprehensive water management plan. The Lake of the Woods County Board shall specify applicable and necessary measures to bring the local plans and official controls into conformance with the local comprehensive water management plan.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, if a local unit of government disagrees with any changes to its plan; the local unit has 60 days after receiving the county’s recommendations to appeal the recommendations to the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, after receiving the recommendations of the Lake of the Woods County Board or a resolution of an appeal, a local unit of government has 180 days to initiate revisions to its plan or official controls. The new or revised plans and official controls must be submitted to the Lake of the Woods County Board for review and recommendations.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting authorization to hire Mike Anderson as Maintenance Supervisor and to advertise and interview for Heavy Equipment Operator.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to authorize Public Works Director to hire Mike Anderson as the Maintenance Supervisor at grade 15, step 5, $25.28 per hour, points 347 effective June 21, 2015.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Hanson and carried unanimously to authorize Public Works Director, Tim Erickson and Human Resource Director, Karen Ose to advertise and interview for Heavy Equipment Operators position.

Brush Trailer

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson informed the board that the brush trailer has been placed with signage, and people are still throwing in garbage and other construction materials instead of yard clippings. He will advertise on Channel 3 and in the newspaper informing the City residents that if this continues the trailer will be discontinued.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:15 a.m. and reconvened at 10:25 a.m. as follows:

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director Josh Stromlund met with the board an presented and application for Conditional Use Permit for Stephen Cooper. to allow the applicant to conduce a commercial business consisting of a Self-Storage Rental Building in a Natural Environment District. Jos informed the board that the Planning Commissions did approve the application with conditions.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, Seconded by Commissioner Beckel and carried unanimously to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Stephen Cooper to allow him to conduct a commercial business consisting of a Self-Storage Rental Building in a natural Environmental Distrcit with conditions, but removing the condition -Fifty (50) foot setback from Right-of-Way set forth by the Planning Commission, for that is in the county’s zoning ordinance.

Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners

Findings of Fact and Decision

Name of Applicant: Stephen Cooper Date: June 23, 2015

Location/Legal Description: The W 420’ of the E 820’of the N 1020’ and the E 400’ of the N 480’ of the NE¼NE¼ of Section 25, Township 162 North, Range 33West, (Zippel Township)

Project Proposal: Applicant is requesting a conditional use permit as required by Section 401.B of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance, to allow the applicant to conduct a commercial business consisting of a Self-Storage Rental Building in a Natural Environment District.

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? Allowing commercial venture in agricultural area.

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

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

Why or why not? ______________________________________________________

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? Will 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 (X) NO ( ) N/A ( )

Why or why not? Not an issue.

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

Why or why not? County Road #8 access.

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

Why or why not? Agricultural.

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

Why or why not? Signs on ends of building only.

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? Storage and occasional access only.

The specific conditions of approval are as follows:

No outside storage.
Multi-unit storage facilities/buildings only is allowed.

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.

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.

WILLIAMS CREEK PROJECT

Land and Water Planning director informed the board that there will be a hearing from July 20-24 for the Williams Creek Project which he and possibly County Attorney, James Austad will attend. This is the last phase of the project.

CLOSED SESSION

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Nordlof to close the regular meeting at 10:30 a.m., pursuant to MN Stat. §13D.03, subd. 1 (b), Union Negotiations. The following were present, Human Resource Director, Karen Ose, Commissioners Arnesen, Moorman, Beckel, Hanson and Nordlof.

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Beckel to close the closed session at 11:10 a.m. and open the regular meeting.

BAUDETTE ARENA ASSOCIATION

Barry Westerlund and Jeremy LaValla, representing the Baudette Arena Association met with the board requesting support for the Baudette Arena Association to apply for the LUG Mighty Ducks Grant.

Resolution

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

Resolution of LGU Mighty Ducks Grant Application

Resolution No. 15-06-10

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC), via the State General Fund, provides for general funds to assist political subdivision of the State of Minnesota for the development of sport facilities, and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County on behalf of Baudette Arena Association desires to replace direct R22 Systems, including floor replacement in existing arena;

Estimates that the total cost of developing said facility shall be $ 800,000 and Lake of the Woods County on behalf of Baudette Arena Association is requesting $400,000 from the Mighty Ducks Grant Fund and the Baudette Arena Association will assume responsibility for a match requirement of $400,000.
Baudette Arena Association agrees to own, assume 100 percent operation costs for said facility, and will operate said facility for its intended purpose for the functional life of the facility which is estimated to be 30 years.
Lake of the Woods County on behalf of Baudette Arena Association agrees to enter into necessary and required agreements with the MASC for the specific purpose of renovating a sports facility and long-term project direction.
That an application be made to the State of Minnesota, MASC, for an amount presently estimated to be $ 400,000.
That the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson and Lake of the Woods County Commissioner’s is authorized and directed to execute said application and serve as the official liaison with the MASC.

TAX FORFEITED LAND-Old Williams School

City of Williams Clerk, Kathy Elson and Deputy Clerk, Tara Aery met with the board to discuss some unsecured areas of the Old Williams School. County Sheriff, Gary Fish will take care of this issue. Kathy also had concerns of water that is running from the School into the Williams sewer system.

Chairman Arnesen will talk to Public Works Director, Tim Erickson and have him look at the issue. The board discussed the request from City of Williams Mayor, April Stavig for the procedure of getting approval for potential sale of the building. No action was taken and was referred to the Economic Development Authority to look into.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 12:16 a.m.

Lake of the Woods County

Board of Appeal and Equalization

June 23, 2015

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Ed Arnesen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman, Buck Nordlof and County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson. Also present were: County Assessor Mary Jo Otten, County Attorney James Austad, County Recorder Sue Ney, Woody Fiala, George Swentik and Scott Arvig. County Recorder Sue Ney swore in the members of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization.

County Board Chair Ed Arnesen explained that all appeals would be heard before any action would be taken.

County Assessor

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten issued and reviewed the following reports:

2014/205 Comparisons / New Construction — by Townships
New Construction and Market Value by Year — 1980 through 2015

Mary Jo further explained that the valuation period is from sales during October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, and discussed adjustments that had been made during the past year.

Property Owners

Meeting with the County Board was Wetland Property Investments LLC, Scott Arvig, property owner in Lakewood Township. Scott relayed his concern on the increases in market value on his property and what the potential trend of increases would be. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the properties in question and said that all of Lakewood Township parcels had been reassessed this past year. She further explained how the increase in sales affects the market values.

Meeting with the County Board was George Swentik, appearing for property owner Dennis Keep in Gudrid and Baudette Townships. George explained Mr. Keep’s concern in the recent values assessed to his property. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the properties in question and mentioned that all of Gudrid and Baudette Township parcels had been reassessed this past year. She further explained how the increase in sales affects the market values.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented information from Dan Basher, property owner in Wheeler Township. Mr. Basher commented on being assessed for a Mobile Home on his property, which had been removed. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the process of the assessment period.

Commissioner Ed Arnesen presented a request from Dale Smedsmoe, property owner in Angle Township. Mr. Arnesen explained the concern of Mr. Smedsmoe on being assessed in a commercial classification when the building was no longer being used as a business. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the classification codes.

Recess

With no further questions or comments from the public and the need for some issues to be researched, Commissioner Chair Ed Arnesen called the meeting recessed at 7:15 p.m. and rescheduled the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting to reconvene Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at 8:00 a.m.

Reconvene

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met and reconvened on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Ed Arnesen called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman and County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson. Commissioner Buck Nordlof was absent. Also present were: County Assessor Mary Jo Otten, County Attorney James Austad and Woody Fiala

County Board Chair Ed Arnesen explained that the appeals had been heard at the previous meeting and there would be no new appeals before the Board. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the required research from the prior meeting.

Actions

After hearing all the appeals, questions, comments and further research, the following action was taken:

Wetland Property Investments LLC, Scott Arvig, property owner in Lakewood Township, Parcel Numbers: 13.35.14.000, 14.01.11.000, 14.01.21.000, 14.01.22.000, 14.01.23.000, 14.01.41.000; the County Board of Appeal and Equalization noted this was a question and clarification of how properties were being valued and assessed all of which was addressed by County Assessor Mary Jo Otten at the original Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Motion was made by Commissioner Tom Hanson, seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel to take no action on any of the above mentioned parcels, and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Dennis Keep property in Gudrid and Baudette Townships, Parcel Numbers: 31.10.33.000, 31.15.11.030, 24.50.01.060; the County Board of Appeal and Equalization noted this was a question and clarification of how values were assessed, all of which County Assessor Mary Jo Otten addressed at the original Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, and further addressed at the reconvening meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel and seconded by Commissioner Ken Moorman to take no action on the above mentioned parcels, and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Dan Basher, property owner in Wheeler Township, Parcel No. 19.57.01.020; a motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to remove the value of the mobile home and reduce the total value from $28,200 to $21,000. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ken Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

North Point 07 LLC, Dale Smedsmoe, property owner in Angle Township, Parcel No. 02.30.11.010; a motion was made by Commissioner Ken Moorman to change the classification from Commercial to Seasonal Recreational. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tom Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Adjourn

Motion was made by Commissioner Tom Hanson to adjourn the County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2015. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. County Board Chair Ed Arnesen adjourned the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2015, at 8:15 a.m.

Attest: Approved: July 14, 2015

_______________________ _________________________________

Lorene Hanson, Chairman of the Board, Edward Arnesen

County Auditor/Treasurer

June, 2014

Commissioner Proceedings

June 10, 2014

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

Chair Beckel 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, Ken Moorman, Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel and Tom Hanson. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the agenda with the following additions: Land Sale update, FAR North Transit, Invasive Species, Gazebo-Willy Walleye Park and AMC Legislative update. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the consent agenda as follows:Ken Moorman to Montana for Prevention Coalition Training on July 7-11. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the minutes of May 27, 2014 regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims:

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 21,488.17

Road & Bridge $ 30,976.92

Co. Devlep $ 6,578.00

Solid Waste $ 29,573.84

EDA $ 1,500.00

90,116.93

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/10/2014 For Payment 6/13/2014

Vendor Name Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 5,253.99

Crop Production Services 19,966.17

Headwater Regional Development Commiss 3,000.00

Howard’s Oil Company 2,250.61

Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC 4,756.80

LOW Highway Dept 4,763.75

Mar-Kit Landfill 11,138.40

R & Q Trucking, Inc 2,777.65

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 9,128.01

Woody’s Service 4,028.81

69 Payments less than 2000 23,052.74

Final Total: 90,116.93

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

May 28, 2014 $ 4,129.81

May 28, 2014 $ 970,319.03

June 4, 2014 $ 16,807.94

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of On/Off Sunday, On-Sale and Sunday and Off-Sale Liqour- 3.2 Malt Liquor On/Off Sale- Set-Up and Cigarette Licenses

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd met with the board requesting approval for the 2014 Liquor and Cigarette Licenses.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the following 2014 On/Off Sale and Sunday Liquor License; On-Sale Sunday Liquor License; Off-Sale Only, Cigarette Licenses and 3.2 on and Off Sale Malt Liquor License as permitted by County Sheriff, Gary Fish and County Attorney, James Austad:

On/Off Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Adrian’s Resort, DACH -Angle Inn Lodge, Ballard’s Resort, Borderview Lodge, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, PCE-Riverbend Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, J&L Hennum-Sportsman’s Lodge, T&N Briggs-Wigwam Resort, Zippel Bay Resort, Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge; Bugsy’s on Bostic;

On-Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

First Ice Enterprises-Cyrus Resort, Ken-Mar-Ke Resort, Blue Eyed Chief Bar & Grill, Wheelers Point Resort, Bathel Enterprises- Slims Resort and Elkhorn Outfitters-Riverview Resort;

Off-Sale Only:

Log Cabin Liquors Inc;

Cigarette License:

Ballard’s Resort, Bay Store, Borderview Lodge, Cenex, City of Williams, City of Baudette, First Ice Enterprises-Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Holiday Station, Howard’s, Jeanette Mcatee, Lake of the Woods Foods, Log Cabin Bait, Log Cabin Liquors, Long Point Resort, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Rock Harbor Lodge, Slims Resort, Sportsman’s Lodge, Sportsman’s of Oak Island Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Andy’s Garages, Wheeler’s Point, Zippel Bay Resort;

3.2 On-Sale Malt Liquor:

Long Point Resort, Ships Wheel and Oak Island Resort;

3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor:

Angle Outpost, Bay Store, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Blue Eyed Chief Bar & Grill, Long Point Resort, Flag Island. Oak Island Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Log Cabin Bait,

Set-Up License:

Ships Wheel Resort.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried with Commissioner Arnesen abstaining from voting.

SCHRANDT CARTWAY PETITION

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall met with the board to discuss the Schrandt Cartwy Petition that was filed with the County on October 22, 2013; at the Cartway Hearing the board determined that a survey, appraisal and wetland study be conducted and that the petitioner shall pay to the county $13,500, with the survey at $7,000, Wetland Delineation at $6,000 and Appraisal of Cartway route $500.

Mark informed them that none of the damages have been paid and that former County Attorney, Michelle Moren sent a letter dated April 22, 2014 to Attorney Nora Crompton, informing her that at the Cartway Hearing required that her client provide security in the sum of $13,500 and if the security was not paid by June 1, 2014 the county board would dismiss this Cartway on June 10, 2014 board meeting. County Attorney, James Austad concurred that this carwaty can be dismissed.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to dismiss the Schrandt Cartway and authorize Chair Beckel to sign the back of the petition stating the cartway was dismissed by the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried

Affirmative Action Plan

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for the Affirmative Action Programs for Minorities, Women, and Disabled individuals effective June 1, 2014.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the Affirmative Action Programs for Minorities, Women and Disabled individuals effective June 1, 2014 and to authorize Chair Beckel to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

2015 Budget Dates

County Auditor/Treasurer Mark Hall and Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board to discuss the upcoming budget cycle. They will bring tentative budget dates to the June 24, 2014 meeting.

Land Sale

County Auditor/Treasurer Mark Hall informed the board that he will be adding the Land Sale to the next agenda to set a date, minimum bid and terms of sale.

AMC 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION OVERVIEW

Chair Patty Beckel updated the board on the AMC meeting that she attended and reviewed the handout with the board.

Social Services Director

Claims

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met with the County Board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the following claims against the county:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 14,483.27

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 6,933.21

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Debt-Write-Off for Count Collections Unit

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met with the County Board requesting approval for the Lake of the Woods County Social Services Policy and Procedure Manual for Debt Write-Off for collection’s unit. Nancy informed the board that the purpose is to identify debt that may be eliminated and written off the collections books when there is no realistic prospect for future recovery. Debt may include parental fees, fees related to court actions, service fees, out of home reimbursement fees, detox fee, Social Security reimbursement, CD evaluations and other miscellaneous fees.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the Lake of the Woods County Social Services Policy and Procedure Manual and Debt Write-Off for County collections and to authorize Chair Beckel

to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

RECESS

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

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board to update them on the Clean Water Act letter that Rinke-Noonan Law Firm is writing on behalf of several counties and that the draft letter will be sent for their review; informed the board that the Septic System Ordinance has met the State Requirements and has been approved; Wetland appeal has been filed with BWSR and they have a 60 day time- line to review the appeal. Josh informed the board that additional funds are needed for the Wetland mitigation.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to allocate up to $10,000 from the Natural Resources- Environmental fund for Wetland mitigation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES

Chair Beckel and Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund discussed a new bill that will provide additional monies to be used exclusively by counties to “prevent the introduction of or limit the spread of invasive species at all access sites within the county. Under the bill, counties must establish, by resolution or through adoption of a plan, guidelines for the use of the proceeds. The board reviewed the estimate of funds, which consist with Lake of the Woods County having six (6) trailer launches with proposed 2015 additional County Program Aid (CPA) in the amount of $40,235. The board questioned the calculation of the funding and will discuss this with Representative Erickson and Senator Skoe at the Northwest Angle meeting.

HUMAN RESOURCES

County Attorney, James Austad and Human Resource Assistant, Dena Pieper met with the board to discuss the vacant Human Resources office. The board discussed contracted Human Resources vs Employee Human Resources. The board requested that Human Resource Assistant, Dena Pieper set up a meeting with the Personal Committee to recommend the grade for this position. Dena updated the board on the Human Resource Seminar she attended.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement, with the Northwest Minnesota Regional Emergency Communications Board.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to authorize Chair Beckel, County Attorney, James Austad and Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall to sign the Joint Powers Agreement with the Northwest Minnesota Regional Emergency Communications Board. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

WILLY WALLEYE PARK GAZEBO

Chair Beckel discussed the $25,000 contribution that the County Board designated to the Willy Walleye Park for the construction of a Gazebo. Chair Beckel informed the board that she did attend the City of Baudette’s Council meeting on June 9, 2014. The City made comment that this was not the Citie’s project. Chair Beckel felt that this funding should be put on hold for further clarification of who the possessor of this project is.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to hold the $25,000 in a designated account for the Gazebo project for the Willy Walleye Park until further clarification from the City of Baudette and until final plans are approved. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

CLOSED SESSIONS

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hanson to close the regular meeting at 11:05 a.m. and opened the closed sessions as follows:

RESOLUTION CLOSING BOARD MEETING

2014-05-01

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Open Meeting Law, Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(b) states that “meetings may be closed if the closure is expressly authorized by statute or permitted by the attorney-client privilege;” and

WHEREAS, in ANIP Acquisition Company vs. County of Lake of the Woods, Case No. 39-CV-12-86 and 39-CV-13-116, the plaintiff has filed an action in Minnesota Tax court, contesting the valuations of real property owned in Lake of the Woods County; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Attorney has informed the Lake of the Woods County Board that there have been developments in the settlement negotiations; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board seeks to meet with its attorney, to discuss pending and future litigation; and

WHEREAS, it would be detrimental to the interests of the Lake of the Woods County Board to hold a public discussion with its attorney regarding the strengths and weaknesses of its legal position(s), strategy, and potential settlement position where an opposing party or opposing attorney could listen to or be made aware of Lake of the Woods County’s positions; and

WHEREAS, there is an absolute need for the Lake of the Woods County Board to obtain confidential legal advice regarding the litigation and potential settlement in order to maintain the attorney-client privilege.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Lake of the Woods County Board as follows:

The Lake of the Woods County Board hereby closes this meeting based upon the attorney-client privilege pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(b);
The specific subjects to be discussed, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 3, are the legal strategy in the Tax Court action, past and future litigation involving Land and Water Planning, and any settlement proposals which may be made by or responded to by the Lake of the Woods County Board.

The following were present at the closed session: Commissioners’ Beckel, Nordlof, Hanson, Moorman and Arnesen, County Attorney, James Austad and County Assessor, Mary Jo Otten.

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

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to close the closed session and open the regular meeting at 11:24 a.m. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Correspondence:

The board reviewed the letter from the DNR in regards to making changes to the following rules without a public hearing: Trout regulations, other game fish regulations, border waters and others. The board will discuss these issues at the NWA meeting with Representative Erickson and Senator Skoe.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chair Beckel called the meeting to recess at 11:33 a.m.

Attest: Approved: June 24, 2014

________________________ _________________________________

Janet E. Rudd Deputy Auditor Patty Beckel, Chair of the Board

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 17, 2014

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Angle Outpost Resort at the Northwest Angle.

Call to Order

Chairman Beckel called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Ed Arnesen, Thomas Hanson, Buck Nordlof and Ken Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer Mark Hall, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, County Assessor, Mary Jo Otten, Assistant Assessor, Dale Boretski, County Attorney, James Austad and HRDC Specialist, Marcus Grubbs.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the agenda with the following additions: Crowning of gravel roads. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the consent agenda as follows: Christine Hultman to Grand Rapids on June 23-25 for AMSSA Conference; Stacy Novak to St. Paul on July 9-10 for Tax Advisory Committee Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

SENATOR SKOE AND REPRESENTATIVE ERICKSON

Chair Beckel welcomed Senator Skoe and Representative Erickson to the meeting and opened the floor for questions. The following topics were discussed:

Water Issues
Public Roads
Aquatic Invasive Species Funding
Transportation Funding
All Day Kindergarten
Early Childhood Scholarships
DNR Rule Changes
4-day School Week
Internet Speed
Minnows

headwater regional development

Headwaters Regional Development Specialist, Marcus Grubbs, met with the residents and reviewed the NWA Community Wild Fire Protection Plan.

NW ANGLE CO. ROAD 49

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to inform them that they have an agreement with a gravel company to haul gravel to the NWA for the preparation to gravel County Road 49 this summer.

NW ANGLE AIRPORT Update

Chair Beckel informed the NWA residents that the next step in the feasibility study was to get permission from the State of MN( which the county has been granted) to let the county do boring testing on the possible site. She explained that the board is not against and not for the airport, but these steps need to be taken to see if it is even possible to build an Airport.

Recess

With no further business before the Board, Chair Beckel called the meeting to recess at 11:50 a.m.

Attest: Approved: June 24, 2014

____________________________ _______________________________

Janet E. Rudd, Deputy Auditor Patty Beckel, Chair of the Board

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Lake of the Woods County

Board of Appeal and Equalization

June 18, 2014

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Patty Beckel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Patty Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman, Buck Nordlof, Ed Arnesen, and County Auditor-Treasurer Mark Hall. Also present were: County Assessor Mary Jo Otten, County Recorder Sue Ney, Deputy Auditor-Treasurer Stacy Novak, Gloriann Fischer, Lorene Hanson, Rita Krause, and Gary Bailey. County Recorder Sue Ney swore in the members of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization.

County Board Chair Patty Beckel welcomed those in attendance, explained the purpose of the Board of Appeal and Equalization, and explained that all appeals would be heard before any action would be taken.

County Assessor

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten summarized the past year, noting the townships of Lakewood, Zippel, and Chilgren had been re-assessed. She discussed and explained the Sales Comparison Approach used in assessment and how it affected classifications of property. The most notable change was in Agricultural lands resulting in a 30% increase across the boards. The new range of tillable land values is $675 – $1125 per acre.

Mary Jo further explained that State Board of Equalization has met and, as to date, she has not been given a State order to make any changes. This year’s re-assessment plans include the townships of Wabanica, Baudette, Gudrid, and possibly the NW Angle if time permits.

The following report was handed out and reviewed:

2013/2014 Comparisons / New Construction — by Townships

Property Owners

Meeting with the County Board was Gary Bailey, property owner in Prosper, Potamo, Rulien Townships and the Forest Area. Gary voiced concerns regarding his property values and felt they are high compared to surrounding properties. Gary and County Assessor Mary Jo Otten have already started reviewing his properties in question and will continue to schedule time for re-assessment of lands and buildings still in question. Gary also presented information concerning pool levies in Counties with an international boundary.

Meeting with the County Board was Rita Krause, property owner in Baudette, Wabanica, and Walhalla Townships. Rita voiced concerns of the increasing agricultural values. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the Sales Comparison Approach in further detail; explained parameters involved and sales around the area affected the property values of those areas. The validity of Green Acres was also discussed.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented a listing of corrective changes made after the Spring Mini Abstract that she would recommend Board approval on. The list included:

Gary Hendrickson, NW Angle, Corrected FF Values

Valerie Jean Gravseth and Betty Marie Albrecht, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

NW Angle Resort & Restaurant Inc, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Kevin Luksik, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Daniel Schmidt, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Keith Oswald, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

T&T Hilltop LLC, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Ronald Bachleitner, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Theresa Dale-Pfister, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Michael Randall, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Lindus Properties, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

WBL Flag Island LLC, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

S.C.O.P.E. Inc, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Harvey Vogel Mfg, NW Angle – Reassessed and Corrected schedules

Brush Island Properties, NW Angle – Outlot, drainage, under water

Louis Taylor, Wheeler Twp – Lowland under water, corrected story height, land values

Ross Dally, Spooner Twp – Corrected values

Gerald Pirkl, City of Baudette – Corrected values

Joseph Humble, City of Baudette – Corrected values

Actions

After hearing all the appeals, questions and comments, the following action was taken:

Gary Bailey, property owner in Prosper, Potamo, Rulien Townships and the Forest Area, multiple parcels; the County Board of Appeal and Equalization noted these properties were already being addressed by County Assessor Mary Jo Otten and asked if they would need to have changes approved by the Board within the 10 day guide line. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten felt her remaining reviews would be considered “clerical errors” and would not need further approval at this time. No action was taken.

Presented listing of changes made after the Spring Mini Abstract approval by County Assessor Mary Jo Otten; the County Board of Appeal and Equalization agreed with the recommendations as presented. (List attached as addendum) Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen to approve the listing of changes as recommended. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ken Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Gloriann Fischer, property owner in Spooner Township, present for general inquiry. No appeal. No action taken.

Rita Krause, property owner in Baudette, Wabanica, and Walhalla Townships, present for general inquiry. No appeal. No action taken.

Adjourn

Motion was made by Commissioner Tom Hanson to adjourn the County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2014. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. County Board Chair Patty Beckel adjourned the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2014, at 7:04 p.m.

Attest: Approved: _______________________

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Stacy Novak, Deputy Auditor-Treasurer Patty Beckel, County Board Chair

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Commissioner Proceedings

Emergency Board Meeting

Flooding Issues

June 19, 2014

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in an Emergency Session on Thursday, June 19, 2014, pursuant to MN Statute 13D.04, subdivision 3 in the Court Room at the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

Chair Beckel called the meeting to order at 1:09 p.m. with the following members present: Commissioners Ed Arnesen, Buck Nordlof, Patty Beckel, Thomas Hanson and Ken Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasure Mark Hall and Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd.

Flooding Issues

Barb O’Hara, Emergency Management Director from Kittson County, Jennifer Olson, Beltrami Region Planner, Beltrami Emergency Management Director, Christopher Muller and retired NW Region Emergency Management Director, Mary Hildebrandt met with the board to discuss the process of declaring a State of Emergency, which includes a resolution from the county board declaring an emergency. The emergency management team also reviewed the incident status summary reporting requirements, damage assessment calculation worksheets and proper sandbagging techniques and other topics.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING DIRECTOR

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board to present a slide show of recent aerial pictures and current conditions of Pine and Sable Islands, water banks and other area flooding issues.

RESOLUTION

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hanson and moved for adoption:

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY DECLARING

A STATE OF EMERGENCY

Resolution No. 14-06-02

WHEREAS; the flood impacted the population of Lake of the Woods County and its cities; and

WHEREAS; the flood event has caused a significant amount of public property damage; and

WHEREAS; the Lake of the Woods County Department of Emergency Management requests the Lake of the Wood County Board of Commissioners to declare Lake of the Woods County in a STATE OF EMERGENCY for the flood event of 2014;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners declares Lake of the Woods County in a State of Emergency for conditions leading up to and resulting in the flooding that has occurred and continues to impact the county, this resolution will expire thirty (30) days from the adoption of this resolution

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

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board and presented a letter from the MN Department of Natural Resources informing them due to historically high rainfall amounts across MN, the Commissioner of Natural Resources has approved that local units of government may enact a 30 (thirty) – day temporary emergency water surface use slow wake restrictions.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Moorman and moved for adoption:

30 Day Temporary Emergency Water Surface Slow Wake Restriction

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY DECLARING

A STATE OF EMERGENCY

Resolution No. 14-06-03

WHEREAS; the bodies of water have reached a level where damages to property is expected;

WHEREAS; the elevation that triggers the slow no-wake restriction shall be the ordinary high water level established by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or a lake elevation or river stage where damage to property is expected;

WHEREAS; the slow no-wake restriction shall be lifted once the water body has been 0.1 feet below the elevation that triggers the slow no-wake for three days. The slow no-wake restriction shall be lifted a maximum of 30 days from the first day it is enacted, unless the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources approves an extension;

WHEREAS; Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners has set a slow no-wake area at 150 feet from the shore;

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County will notify the Commissioner via the DNR Boat and Water Safety Unit as soon as practicable from enactment;

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County will notify the public via their website, posted notices at public water access sites, press release and other means they have available;

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners has designated Lake of the Woods County Sheriff Department to enforce this temporary restriction and note that other licensed peace officers may also enforce the restriction.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; that Lake of the Woods County has adopted a 30- day temporary emergency water surface use slow wake restriction on all bodies of water located within the county.

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

Recess

There being no further business before the County Board, Chair Beckel called the meeting to recess at 2:28 a.m.

Attest: Approved: June 24, 2014

______________________________ ___________________________________

Janet E. Rudd, Deputy Auditor Patty Beckel, County Board Chair

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 24, 2014

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

Chair Beckel 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, Ken Moorman, Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel and Tom Hanson. Also present were: County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall, County Attorney, James Austad and Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the agenda with the following additions: DNR Rule Making, Rinke Noonan letter, Wetland Work Session, and MN Department Commerce, SWCD Letter, Budget Dates, Permanent Water Surfaces and June 19, 2014 Emergency Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the consent agenda as follows: James Austad to St. Cloud on June 25-26 for “Managing the Human Resource Seminar”; Amy Ballard and Dessa Bergan to TRF on 8-11 to 8-12 for a Supervisor/Mentor Orientation for MnCHOICES. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

June 10, 2014 Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the minutes of June 10, 2014 regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

June 17, 2014 NWA Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the minutes of June 17, 2014 NWA meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

June 18, 2014 Board of Appeal and Equalization Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof to approve the minutes of June 18, 2014 Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

June 19, 2014 Emergency Meeting-Flooding Issues Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the minutes of June 19, 2014 Emergency Meeting (Flooding Issues). The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims:

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 13,764.84

Road & Bridge $ 27,764.21

Natl Resc Enhanc $ 4,776.50

Solid Waste $ 10,237.84

EDA $ 5,117.04

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/24/2014 For Payment 6/27/2014

Vendor Name Amount

Cps Technology Solutions 3,500.00

Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC 4,614.00

North East Technical Service,Inc 4,064.25

Northwest Community Action, Inc 4,073.00

Rinke-Noonan 4,776.50

SeaChange Printing&MarketingServices LLC 4,487.42

Strata Corp, Inc 2,074.58

Titan Machinery – Roseau 19,500.00

40 Payments less than 2000 14,570.68

Final Total: 61,660.43

61,660.43

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

June 11, 2014 $ 80,143.74

June11, 2014 $ 547,738.42

June 11, 2014 $ (265.94)

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

NW Community Action

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall met with the board requesting approval for the renewal of the Lease for the Government Center North Building with NW Community Action.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to enter into a lease agreement between Lake of the Woods County (Lessor), and Northwest Community Action, Inc. (Lessee), effective August 1, 2014 thru July 31, 2017. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Absentee/Mail Ballot Board and Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA Board)

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Deputy Auditor, Darren Olson met with the board requesting approval for the County Absentee/Mail Ballot Board and UOCAVA Board.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hanson and moved for adoption:

Resolution

Authorizing A County Absentee / Mail Ballot Board

Resolution 14-06-03

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County is permitted by Minnesota Statute 203B.121 and 203B.23 to authorize a County Absentee / Mail Ballot Board; and

WHEREAS, this authorization will bring uniformity in the processing of accepting or rejecting returned absentee / mail ballots to the Lake of the Woods County Auditor, that would consist of a sufficient number of election judges as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22, 204B.45 and 204B.46; and

WHEREAS, this will eliminate the need for election judges to perform this technical and time consuming task on election day wherein the County Absentee /Mail Ballot Board can begin this process 45 days prior to an election; and

WHEREAS, this will speed the processing of accepted absentee / mail ballots delivered to the precincts to be incorporated into the vote counts on election day; giving election judges more available time for the voters at the polls; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/Treasurer to implement a County Absentee / Mail Ballot Board that would consist of a sufficient number of election judges as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22, 204B.45 and 204B.46 to perform the task.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Nordlof and moved for adoption:

Resolution

Authorizing A County UOCAVA Ballot Board

Resolution 14-06-04

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County is permitted by Minnesota Statute 203B.121 and 203B.23 to authorize a County UOCAVA Ballot Board; and

WHEREAS, this authorization will bring uniformity in the processing of accepting or rejecting returned UOCAVA ballots to the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/ Treasurer, that would consist of a sufficient number of election judges as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22, 204B.45 and 204B.46; and

WHEREAS, this will eliminate the need for election judges to perform this technical and time consuming task on election day wherein the County UOCAVA Ballot Board can begin this process 45 days prior to an election; and

WHEREAS, this will speed the processing of accepted UOCAVA ballots delivered to the precincts to be incorporated into the vote counts on election day; giving election judges more available time for the voters at the polls; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/ Treasurer to implement a County UOCAVA Ballot Board that would consist of a sufficient number of election judges as provided in sections 204B.19 to 204B.22, 204B.45 and 204B.46 to perform the task.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Auditor/Treasurer Staff

The County Board disused the Auditor/Treasurer staff that have filed for the open seat of the office. County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Deputy Auditor, Darren Olson informed the board that all requirements are met according to MN Statutes and that all candidates are staff, and staff have their jobs to preform within the office. Every four years there is one in the office that is a candidate that is running for the Auditor/Treasurer. Darren also informed the board that election judges are coming in to perform some of the election duties.

Budget Dates

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board to discuss budget date. The board requested that they have all budget information by July 25 and will review on August 5, 2014 board meeting and meet on August 19 with the Sheriff, Public Works and Social Service department. They will review the EDA budget on July 15, 2014.

Social Services

Claims

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval of claims for Social Service in the absence of Director, Nancy Wendler.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the following claims against the county:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 10,543.82

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 28,405.52

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Correspondence

Chair Beckel reviewed the notification of the MN Department of Natural Resources of notice of intent to adopt rules without a Public Hearing to consider changes with trout regulations, other game fish regulation, border water changes to be consistent with other MN inland regulations, or make consistent with the bordering state’s regulation for Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Canada; and other changes. The DNR would have to hold a hearing if 25 or more person request a hearing. The county board will contact their constituents to reach the 25 or more requests.

RECESS

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

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson, Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund and Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Stacy Novak met with the board to discuss a Ditch Fund Establishment, currently what Ditch 2 has established. The board inquired about State payment on Ditch 1; Stacy informed the board that they pay at ratio portion. The board inquired if the funding could be used for Beaver issues in that area and what the county can levy for; Tim informed them that they could use this funding in the Benefited area and can levy up to five (5) percent.

The board concurred that a meeting with the beneficiary would be in order and set a Public Hearing for August 4, 2014 a 7:00 p.m. for Ditch 1 assessment.

The board discussed the following with Public Works Director, Tim Erickson:

Mowing at the IDC- working on
Blue Blades (address signs) – working on the Emergency Management Director, Nina Husbands
Road Inventory- getting closer
Clementson Project backhoe- backhoe was in Roosevelt at the time of request being used for county project.

SWCD

Chair Beckel discussed a letter from Chair Sonstegard, from the Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation requesting that the County Board recommence the County Drainage Committee due to recent changes on the landscape have led to an increase in pubic drainage infrastructure concerns. The SWCD feels that the County Drainage Committee is the best avenue to resolve these concerns. John addressed that the SWCD and the County, have successfully obtained past grants to assist with the facilitation of the committee and data gathering to further the assessment of resource and public drainage infrastructures needs. The board requested that Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund and Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to organize a date for the Drainage Committee to meet.

WETLAND AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Chair Beckel informed that board that there is a Wetland Work Session on July 13-15, in Two Harbors, Commissioners Arnesen and Moorman will attend; and Solid Waste Committee will be meeting on June 27 at 7:30 a.m.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board to inform them on the following:

Applied for a School Resource Officer grant that would fund a deputy to work at the school for three (3) years which would consists of 75% of the time at the school and the other 25% as part-time deputy, but the fourth year the county would have to pay for a Deputy and hire for one year.;
County Coroner, Dr. Dayer is leaving at the end of July, Gary informed the board that he is looking into a service contract with UND;
Permanent Water Surface( no wake) – Gary and Josh are working on application for a Permanent approval

Part-time Deputy and Purchase of Rifles

County Sheriff, Gary Fish requested approval to hire a part-time Deputy Sherif to replace a deputy that has resigned and requested to purchase two (2) Colt .233 rifles for the swat team.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to purchase two (2) Colt .233 rifles for the swat team from the Sheriff’s funds. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the hiring for a Part-time Deputy Sheriff off the hiring list at Grade 12 Step A, $19.06 per hour effective June 24, 2014. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resource Assistant, Dena Pieper and County Attorney, James Austad met with the board to inform them that they are working on the employment listing and re-advertising once the Personal Committee meets to set the grade.

LAND SALE

County Auditor/Treasurer, Mark Hall and Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, Stacy Novak met with the board requesting approval for a County Land Sale. The following items were discussed: land sale minimum bids, notice of public sale of tax forfeited lands, terms of sale and resolution of support of tax forfeited land sale.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the list of tax forfeited lands and minimum bids as reviewed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Resolution

The resolution was offered by Commissioner Moorman and moved for adoption:

TAX FORFEITED LAND SALE

RESOLUTION NO. 14-06-05

BE IT RESOLVED, that all parcels of tax-forfeited land listed on the List of Tax-Forfeited Land be classified as non-conservation land; that the basic sale price of each parcel on the List of Tax-Forfeited Land, that is on file with the Clerk of the County Board, be approved and authorization for a public sale of this land be granted, pursuant to MS 282.01; that the sale will be held at 1:00 p.m. on August 22, 2014, by the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/Treasurer at the Lake of the Woods County Courthouse, for not less than the basic sale price; and that all sales shall be full payment or on the terms set forth on the List of Tax-Forfeited Land.

The question was on the adoption of the resolution, and there were 5 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

County of Lake of the Woods

Board of County Commissioners YEA NAY ABSENT

Thomas Hanson x

Patricia Beckel x

James Nordlof x

Kenneth Moorman x

Edward Arnesen x

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

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Moorman and moved for adoption:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS

RESOLUTION NO. 14-06-06

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the parcels of land described in the List of Tax-Forfeited Land that is contained herein shall be sold to the highest bidder at public sale. The sale will be governed by the provisions of MS 282.01 and by the resolution of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners authorizing the sale. The resolution reads as follows:

BE IT RESOLVED, that all parcels of tax-forfeited land listed on the List of Tax-Forfeited Land be classified as non-conservation land; that the basic sale price of each parcel on the List of Tax-Forfeited Land, on file with the Clerk of the County Board, be approved and authorization for a public sale of this land be granted, pursuant to MS 282.01; that the sale will be held at 1:00 p.m. on August 22, 2014, by the Lake of the Woods County Auditor/Treasurer at the Lake of the Woods County Courthouse, for not less than the basic sale price; and that all sales shall be full payment or on the terms set forth on the List of Tax-Forfeited Land.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the conditions and terms of the public sale shall be as described in the list contained here-in and approved by the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners.

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

CORRESPONDENCE:

MN Department of Commerce- July 16 at Lake of the Woods School at 1:00 p.m.
Advisory Task Force- August 12, 13 & 14
Rinke Noonan Letter
EDA Meeting on June 27, 2014
Wetland Work Session
SWCD Drainage Committee

With no further business before the board, Chair Beckel called the meeting to recess at 12:14 p.m.

Attest: Approved: July 8, 2014

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Janet E. Rudd Deputy Auditor Patty Beckel, Chair of the Board

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June, 2013

Commissioner Proceedings

June 11, 2013

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

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

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the agenda with the following additions: Drainage Issues, Travel for Lorene Hanson, MaryJo Otten and Christine Hultman, S.E.H Resolution and Emergency Management. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Christie Russell to Deerwood for 2013 Vitals Session on June 11-12; Lorene Hanson to St. Cloud on June 14 for Payroll Health Reform and to Deerwood on June 25-28 for MACATFO; Christine Hultman to Grand Rapids on June 24-26 for AMSSA Conference and MaryJo Otten to St. Paul for State Board of Equalization on June 12-13. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the minutes of May 28, 2013, regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Drainage issues

George Swentik met with the board to discuss a serious problem of a beaver dam that is flooding 40 acres of his land. Public Works Director, Tim Erickson informed George and the board that he will have someone out to his land by this evening to take care of the dam.

Emergency management director

Chairman Hanson discussed the vacant Emergency Management Director Position with the board.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish to advertise for Emergency Management Director position for a 24 hour work week. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Auditor

Claims

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board for approval of claims:

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the claims as follows:

Revenue $ 20,408.08

Road and Bridge $ 34,081.41

Co. Devlp. $ 3,080.00

Solid Waste $ 28,967.16

EDA $ 1,500.00

$ 88,036.65

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/11/2013 For Payment 6/14/2013

Vendor Name Amount

Howard’s Oil Company 2,035.05

LOW Highway Dept 4,872.57

Mar-Kit Landfill 11,269.35

Midway Ford 21,818.92

R & Q Trucking, Inc 3,262.65

Roseau County Cooperative Assn 2,179.50

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 3,796.67

Woody’s Service 5,718.34

74 Payments less than 2000 33,083.60

Final Total: 88,036.65

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

May 29, 2013 $ 1,678.92

May 31, 2013 $ 676,029.36

May 31, 2013 $ 678.41

June 5, 2013 $ 102,209.16

June 5, 2013 $ 257,140.36

June 6, 2013 $ 8,896.71

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Liquor License

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for the 2013 Liquor License, Cigarette License and 3.2 percent Malt Liquor License.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the following 2013 On/Off Sale and Sunday Liquor License; On-Sale Sunday Liquor License; Off-Sale Only, Cigarette Licenses and 3.2 on and Off Sale Malt Liquor License as permitted by County Sheriff, Gary Fish and County Attorney, Philip Miller:

On/Off Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Adrian’s Resort, Angle Inn Resort, Ballard’s Resort, Borderview Lodge, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Riverbend Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Sportsman’s Lodge, Wigwam Resort, Zippel Bay Resort, Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge; Randall’s Resort;

On-Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Cyrus Resort, Ken-Mar-Ke Resort, Blue Eyed Chief Bar & Grill, Wheelers Point Resort, Slims Resort and Elkhorn Outfitters-Riverview Resort;

Off-Sale Only:

Log Cabin Liquors Inc;

Cigarette License:

Adrian’s Resort, Ballard’s Resort, Bay Store, Borderview Lodge, Cenex, City of Williams, City of Baudette, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Holiday Station, Howard’s, Jeanette Mcatee, Lake of the Woods Foods, Log Cabin Bait, Log Cabin Liquors, Long Point Resort, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Rock Harbor Lodge, Slims Resort, Sportsman’s Lodge, Sportsman’s of Oak Island Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Andy’s Garages, Wheeler’s Point, Zippel Bay Resort;

3.2 On-Sale Malt Liquor:

Long Point Resort, Ships Wheel and Oak Island Resort;

3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor:

Angle Outpost, Bay Store, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Blue Eyed Chief Bar & Grill, Long Point Resort, Flag Island. Oak Island Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Log Cabin Bait,

Set-Up License:

Ships Wheel Resort.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried with Commissioner Arnesen abstaining from voting.

S E H Approval for Contract and Resolution for authorization to execute a Grant Agreement with State of MN/ Commissioner of Transportation- Grant No. 04137

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval to enter into an Architect/Engineer Agreement with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. for the NWA Airport and to execute a grant agreement with the State of MN-Commissioner of Transportation.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize Chairman Hanson and County Attorney, Philip Miller to sign the Professional Service Agreement between Lake of the Woods County and Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (S E H), to perform Architectural, Engineering and/or other Professional Services for the project at Lake of the Woods County for the proposed Northwest Angle Airport, entitled Feasibility Study- Phase II. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried

Resolution

Authorization to Execute Minnesota Department of Transportation Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Excluding Land Acquisition

Resolution No. 13-06-01

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

Therefore, be it resolved that Lake of the Woods County:

That the state of Minnesota Agreement No. 04137,

“Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Excluding Land Acquisition” for State Project No. A3902-01 at the NorthWest Angle Airport is accepted.

2. That Chairman Hanson, Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson and County Attorney, Philip Miller are authorized to execute this Agreement and any amendments on behalf of Lake of the Woods County.

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

County Leased Lands

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board informing the board that the office had an inquiry about county leased lands and the usage of this land. The board concurred that County leased lands are used for agriculture use only.

AMC DISTRICT 2 MEETING-June 5, 2013

The board reviewed the following AMC handouts:

2013 AMC Policy Committee Delegates
New Disclosure Requirements for County Commissioners
Levy Limits and Sales Tax Reporting Requirements
New Transportation Revenue Sources
MCIT privacy Claims
AMC Policy Committee meeting is September 6, 2013 in Alexandria.

Social Services

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioner Warrants $ 10,321.67

Commissioner Warrants $ 13,881.48

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Cell Phone Stipend

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met the board requesting approval for cell phone stipend for Social Service Supervisor, Amy Ballard.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve a cell phone stipend for a regular cell phone for Amy Ballard in the amount of $40.00. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Land and Water Planning

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board to review the Williams Creek letter that the board requested him to draft.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof to approve the Williams Creek letter with changes and authorize Chairman Hanson to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 10:41 a.m. and reconvened at 10:53 a.m. as follows:

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to requesting approval to pass a resolution in support of the MarKit Landfill Certificate need.

Resolution

Resolution in Support of the MarKit Landfill’s Certificate of Need

Resolution No. 13-06-02

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

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County directs all of its mixed municipal solid waste to the Mar-Kit Landfill under a waste delivery contract with Mar-Kit Joint Powers Board, and

WHEREAS, the Mar-Kit Landfill will exhaust the landfill capacity granted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Permit prior to the expiration of the delivery contract in 2015 , and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County supports Mar-Kit’s requests that the MPCA grant additional Certificate of Need (CON) for additional capacity at the Landfill on a short-term basis so that services to the County are not interrupted, and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County is in the process of preparing a Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan (CSWMP) Update per Minn. Stat. § 115A.46, and

WHEREAS, the new CSWMP is the document upon which a long-term, (2015-2025), CON may be authorized and calculated by MPCA, and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County intends to continue to operate a solid waste management system that meets the requirements of State law: specifically, that Lake of the Woods County will continue to reduce its dependence on land disposal by utilizing a variety of landfill abatement programs, and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County will continue to coordinate planning its future solid waste management system with neighboring Counties, and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County will work with MPCA to determine the need for additional land disposal capacity through its new CSWMP, and now therefore;

BE IT RESOLVED, Lake of the Woods County pledges to use its best efforts to continue to operate a solid waste management system that reduces the need for and practice of land disposal, to formulate and adopt a new CSWMP in 2014, and to support the Mar-Kit Landfill’s development of a short- term request for a Certificate of Need for Additional Land Disposal Capacity, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Lake of the Woods County, without committing to deliver waste to Mar-Kit after the expiration of the existing delivery contract in 2015, will adopt a new CSWMP that fulfills MPCA’s need for information to determine the need for land disposal capacity for the period from 2015 to 2025.

Submitted

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

District Aid Engineer Lou Tasa

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson and District Aid Engineer, Lou Tasa met with the board and Lou informed the board that MN DOT contacted the DNR and that they are not interested in the Clementson Wayside Parcel and that the DNR supports the conveyance to Lake of the Woods County for park purposes. DOT will be looking into the title search of the property and get back to the county.

TOWORDS ZERO DEATH PRESENTATION

MN State Patrol, Captain Michael Hanson, and Northern MN TZD Coordinator, Holly Kostrzewski met with the board and presented the Zero Death Presentation to the board.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 11:43 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. as follows:

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to close the regular meeting at 1:01 p.m. and open the Public Hearing for the usage of Drainage System as Outlet into Ditch #1 pursuant MN Stat. § 103E.401. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Public Hearing

Chairman Hanson welcomed Attorney Kurt A. Deter to the Public Hearing. Mr. Deter informed the board that Roger Ellingson, from Ellingson Companies petitioned the county to allow him the use of Ditch 1 as an outlet for 19 acres that are not assessed into Lake of the Woods County Ditch 1.

Mr. Deter explained that the first step for allowing the outlet is if the Ditch system has the capacity to hold the water, and if so, then the Ditch Authority places a franchise outlet fee and an assessment fee as recommended by the Ditch Authority. The Ditch Authority concurred that the system does have the capability to hold the additional drainage.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to access a franchise outlet fee of $250, and assessment value to be equal to adjacent assessment benefited acres. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof to close the Public Hearing at 1:20 p.m. and open the regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Old/New Business

Updates on the following:

Lessard –Sams Outdoor Heritage Council/Outdoor Heritage Fund- percentagechanged to DNR 40%, Metro 40% and Greater MN 20%

Celementson Bridge Property/Water Accesses- right of way issues

Towers-Lude Tower, not sure if complete

Williams School- boarded up

Correspondence

The following correspondence was acknowledged: Retirement Open House for HRDC Cliff Tweedale.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Hanson called the meeting to recess at 1:19 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 25, 2013

____________________________ _______________________________

Janet E. Rudd, Deputy Auditor Thomas Hanson, Chairman of the Board

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Lake of the Woods County

Board of Appeal and Equalization

June 19, 2013

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Tom Hanson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Patty Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman, Buck Nordlof and Chief Deputy Auditor Lorene Hanson. Also present were: County Assessor Mary Jo Otten, Assistant Assessor Dale Boretski, County Recorder Sue Ney, Gloriann Fischer and Marlys Hirst. Commissioner Ed Arnesen arrived later during the meeting. County Recorder Sue Ney swore in the members of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization.

County Board Chair Tom Hanson explained that all appeals would be heard before any action would be taken.

County Assessor

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten issued and reviewed the following reports:

2012/2013 Comparisons / New Construction — by Townships
New Construction and Market Value by Year — 1980 through 2013
Land Sales and Sales Ratios in their respective townships

Mary Jo further explained that the valuation period is from sales during October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012, and discussed adjustments that had been made during the past year.

Property Owners

Meeting with the County Board was Marlys Hirst, representing the Lake of the Woods County Museum in the City of Baudette. Marlys realized she was at the County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting instead of the City/Local Board meeting; however she had some questions for the County Board. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the property in question and explained that being it was being rented to a private party, it was valued accordingly.

Meeting with the County Board was Gloriann Fischer, property owner in Spooner Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the new construction in the Baudette and Williams areas; explained the different sales and how they may or may not affect property values, reviewed residential and seasonal sales and further discussed the tax court case.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented information from Peter Cich, property owner in Gudrid Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed values and the classification being assessed to his property.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented information from AET, Larry Larson property owner in Spooner Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the additional buildings and also the buildings being removed and how they affect the assessed value of the property.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented information from Gwendolyn Wikstrom, Wabanica Township. She reviewed the values assessed to the property.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented a letter from Bradley Berg, Flag Island, Angle Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the values of similar properties in this area.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented information from Doug Freitag, property owner Angle Township. County Assessor reviewed the assessed value of the property, the values of similar properties and the purchasing price of this property.

Recess

With no further questions or comments from the public and the need for some issues to be researched, Commissioner Tom Hanson called the meeting recessed at 7:01 p.m. and rescheduled the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting to reconvene Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 11:30 a.m.

Reconvene

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met and reconvened on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 11:45 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Tom Hanson called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman, Buck Nordlof and Chief Deputy Auditor Lorene Hanson. Also present were: County Assessor Mary Jo Otten and County Recorder Sue Ney. County Recorder Sue Ney swore in member, Commissioner Ed Arnesen of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization, noting the remaining members were previously sworn in at the original Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization.

County Board Chair Tom Hanson explained that the appeals had been heard at the previous meeting and there would be no new appeals before the Board. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the required research from the prior meeting.

Actions

After hearing all the appeals, questions and comments, the following action was taken:

Marlys Hirst, representing the Lake of the Woods County Museum property owner in the City of Baudette, Parcel No. 61.57.01.010; the County Board of Appeal and Equalization noted this was property located in the City of Baudette and clarification of this being a rental property and how it had affected the assessed value was addressed by County Assessor Mary Jo Otten at the original Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. No action was taken.

Gloriann Fischer, property owner in Spooner Township, Parcel Numbers 30.21.32.020 and 30.21.34.000; the Board of Appeal and Equalization noted this was a question and clarification of: new construction, how sales affect property values, and seasonal and residential sales, all of which had been addressed by County Assessor Mary Jo Otten earlier. No action taken.

Peter Cich, property owner in Gudrid Township, Parcel No. 31.53.02.040; a motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof to reduce the total value from $191,500 to $158,000 and to further reclassify the property from Seasonal Recreational Commercial to Seasonal Recreational Residential. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tom Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Larry Larson, AET, property owner in Spooner Township, Parcel No. 30.22.21.000; motion was made by Commissioner Tom Hanson, to increase the value from $700,100 to $946,800, due to additional buildings added. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ken Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Gwendolyn Wikstrom, property owner in Wabanica Township, Parcel No 23.50.01.050; motion was made by Commissioner Ken Moorman to reduce the total value from $232,800 to $171,000. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Bradley Berg, property owner in Angle Township, Parcel No 03.34.32.050; motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to reduce the total value from $225,600 to $188,800. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Doug Freitag, property owner in Angle Township, Parcel No 02.30.21.024; motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen to reduce the total value from $74,800 to $50,700. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Adjourn

Motion was made by Chief Deputy Auditor Lorene Hanson to adjourn the County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2013. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. County Board Chair Tom Hanson adjourned the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2013, at 12:00 p.m.

Attest: Approved: _______________________

___________________________ ________________________________

Lorene Hanson, Chief Deputy Auditor Tom Hanson, County Board Chair

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 18, 2013

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in session on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Angle Outpost Resort at the Northwest Angle.

Call to Order

Chairman Hanson called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Ed Arnesen, Thomas Hanson, Buck Nordlof and Ken Moorman. Also present was: Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the agenda with the following additions: Interim Emergency Management Director. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

NW ANGLE AIRPORT PRESENTATION

Principal, Benita Crow and Aviation Planner, Kaci Nowicki, from Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. summarized the Northwest Angle Airport Phase 1 study, and presented to date the Phase 2 study. Questions and answers were addressed.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:40 a.m.

ROAD/UTILITY CORRIDOR

The board updated the residents on the Road/Utility Corridor at the Northwest Angle. Questions and answers were addressed.

SENATOR SKOE AND REPRESENTATIVE ERICKSON

Chairman Hanson welcomed Senator Skoe and Representative Erickson to the meeting. Senator Skoe and Representative Erickson reviewed the following Legislative updates:

Balance of Budget
Improvement on PILT payments
Ditch Assessment for State to Pay Share
Township Aid
County Program Aid
School Funding
Wetland/Mitigation issues
Auditor/Treasurer/Recorder appointed versus elected did pass the Senate, but not reviewed by the House for 2013 session

Chairman Hanson thanked Senator Skoe and Representative Erickson for attending the meeting.

headwater regional development

Headwaters Regional Development Specialist, Marcus Grubbs, met with the residents and reviewed the Hazard Mitigation Plan and informed the residents that he will be scheduling a meeting to present Wild Fire control in the near future.

Sheriff

Compensation Time and Vacation Time

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to for payoff of compensation time and vacation time for Arlen Block

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the payoff for Arlen Block compensation time and vacation time in the amount of $3,383.25. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Deputy Sheriff

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to advertise for Deputy Sheriff’s position.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize County Sheriff, Gary Fish to advertise for Deputy Sheriff. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Liquor License renewal

Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd requested approval for Liquor License for Jerry’s Restaurant and Lounge LLC for Brian McKeever.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve an On-Off Sale and Sunday Sale liquor License for Jerry’s Restaurant and Lounge LLC effective June 13, 2013 thru June 30, 2013 as permitted by County Sheriff, Gary Fish and County Attorney, Philip Miller. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve an On-Off Sale and Sunday Sale liquor License for Jerry’s Restaurant and Lounge LLC effective July 1, 2013 thru June 30, 2014 as permitted by County Sheriff, Gary Fish and County Attorney, Philip Miller. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

NORTHEWEST COMMUNTIY ACTION

Chairman Hanson presented a letter from Northwest Community Action requesting a resolution for them to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County.

Resolution

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

Resolution No. 13-06-03

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATION OF THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY’S

FAMILY HOMELESS PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

WHEREAS, the need for homeless prevention and assistance exists in Lake of the Woods County; and

WHEREAS, the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. desires to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County in accordance with all applicable State and Federal regulations; and

WHEREAS, in order to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County, it is necessary for the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. to file a resolution of approval executed by the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is hereby authorized to:

Submit a proposal to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for funds from the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program to assist people in Lake of the Woods County,
Administer the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County, according to the program guidelines, contingent upon funding being granted.

The resolution was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimolys carried.

BARGE RUN

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to discuss the barge runs that the county has been offering. Tim explained that the purpose of the run was to clean up the Islands, not to remove personal items. The future plan is to clean up each Island, and when the Island is cleaned, then that Island will be removed from the barge runs list; they will continue to clean up all the Islands and when all the Islands are clean, the barge runs will cease.

Interim Emergency Management

The Interim Emergency Management Director was tabled and placed on June 25, 2013 board agenda.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Hanson called the meeting to recess at 2:50 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 25, 2013

____________________________ _______________________________

Janet E. Rudd, Deputy Auditor Thomas Hanson, Chairman of the Board

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Commissioner Proceedings

June 25, 2013

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

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

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Nordlof to approve the agenda with the following additions: Cartway Petition, July 5 and Lineworkers School. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the minutes of June 11 regular meeting with changes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Commissioner Moorman

May 29-Rainy/Rapid River Board
June 6-State Advisory Council on Mental Health
June 12- Lake of the Woods Prevention Coalition

Commissioner Beckel

June 12- Giziibi RC&D
June 17 Airport Commission
June 20 Northwest Community Action

HUMAN RESOURCES

Chairman Hanson discussed the Human Resources vacancy with the board and County Attorney, Philip Miller who has agreed to take over the Human Resources Department. The County Attorney’s Office will not be combined with Human Resources. The job duties will be separate. County Attorney, Philip Miller will draw up a Human Resources Agreement.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to appoint Philip Miller as Human Resource Director retroactive from May 1, 2013 at an annual salary of $15,000 per year. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Auditor

Claims

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board for approval of claims:

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the claims as follows:

Revenue 69,902.20

Road and Bridge 28,120.01

Co. Devlp. 2,500.00

Solid Waste 11,922.12

EDA 4,832.69

$117,277.02

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/25/2013 For Payment 6/28/2013

Vendor Name Amount

Arrowhead Library System 33,118.02

Baudette LOW Chamber Of Commerce 6,400.00

Crop Production Services 20,805.88

Esri 4,256.58

First State Tire Recycling 10,447.10

Hasler 4,000.00

Northwest Community Action, Inc 2,930.00

Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc 8,970.00

66 Payments less than 2000 26,349.44

Final Total: 117,277.02

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

June 13, 2013 $ 2,547.21

June 13, 2013 $ 69,893.59

June 19, 2013 $ 340,072.60

$ 412,513.40

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Northwest MN Multi-county HRA Section 8 Rental Assistance Choices

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board requesting approval for a resolution of support for the expansion of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program in Lake of the Woods County from 15 units not to exceed 20 units.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Nordlof and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 13-07-03

Northwest Minnesota Multi-County HRA Section 8 Rental Assistance Choices

WHEREAS, The Northwest Minnesota Multi County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is providing Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and has agreed to allow Lake of the Woods County to participate in the program, and

WHEREAS, citizens of Lake of the Woods County have benefited from the operation of the program county wide, and

WHEREAS, the HRA has offered to administer the program for Lake of the Woods and make housing choice vouchers available to residents living in Lake of the Woods County,

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners supports the efforts of HRA to provide Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers for rental housing throughout Lake of the Woods County,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County approves the expansion in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program in Lake of the Woods County, effective July 1, 2013 from the current 15 units not to exceed 20 units.

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

Ellingson Benefited Assessment

Chief Deputy Auditor, Lorene Hanson met with the board informing the board that the Ellingson benefited amount for Ditch 1 will be comparable to joining property and that the invoice was sent to Ellingson for the franchise outlet fee in the amount of $250.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting the board to appoint Interim Emergency Management Director Christina Husbands.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to appoint Christina Husbands as Interim Emergency Manager Director until position is filled, effective June 25, 2013 at grade 11, step 1with a work week of up to 24 hours. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Generation 911 Grant Extension

County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for extension of for the Next Generation 911 (NG911) grant until June 30, 2014.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the extension for the Next Generation 911 grant, Contract No. 3000017851, in the amount of $10,000 for converting to the next generation 911 high speed voice and data network for routing and delivering emergency calls, and authorize Chairman Hanson and County Sheriff, Gary Fish to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

recess

The meeting was called to recess at 9:53 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m.

Sandy shores /birch beach crossing

Pat Waag representing Sandy Shores/Birch Beach Crossing met with the board to discuss the petition that she circulated among the residents indicating a desire for a crossing that would connect the two lakeside communities. Consensus of the board was to have Public Works Director, Tim Erickson to talk to Meads about their property and to see if they would be interested in an easement.

Social Services

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioner Warrants $ 6,865.58

Commissioner Warrants $24,138.14

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

RFP for Health Care Services

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler met the board requesting a resolution of support for approval

for Lake of the Woods County to provide health care services to recipients of Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Beckel and moved for adoption:

Health care services for Medical Assistance and Minnesota Care

Resolution No. 13-07-4

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Human Services has published a Request For

Proposals to provide health care services to recipients of Medical Assistance and

MinnesotaCare in Lake of the Woods County; and

WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Human Services has requested County

evaluations and recommendations regarding the managed care organization proposals

from each respective county; and

WHEREAS, Blue Plus, Medica, and UCare submitted proposals to provide managed

health care services in Lake of the Woods County and

WHEREAS, representatives of Lake of the Woods County Social Services have reviewed

and evaluated the proposals; and

WHEREAS, Blue Plus, Medica, and UCare did submit proposals, and

WHEREAS, Blue Plus has submitted a proposal suitable to meeting our needs:

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners support the recommendation of Lake of the Woods County Social Services approving Blue Plus as the managed care organization providing managed health care services in Lake of the Woods County.

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

Jim Miggins

Jim Miggins, Landowner in Lake of the Woods County met with the board requesting the board to allow him to sell some of his real property to the City of International Falls Economic Development Authority. He informed the board that there are so many restrictions on this parcel of land from the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area that he cannot even get to his land without getting a permit from the DNR; he cannot develop nor get access to the land. The consensus of the board was this would be the best use of this property and for Jim Miggins to move forward with his sale.

PUBLIC WORKS

Award Bid for S.A.P. 39-598-65 & S.A. P. 39-604-07-Box Culverts

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to recommending awarding the bid for S.A.P. 39-598-65 & S.A.P. 39-604-07, Box Culverts to the lowest bidder Lian Construction in the amount of $180,959.

Lake of the Woods County Contract Bid SummaryContract No.: 20132Project No.: SAP 039-598-065, SAP 039-604-007Bid Opening: 06/24/2013 2:00 PM Business NameTotal Bid AmountLian Construction$180,959.00Taggart Excavating & Septic Service$187,450.00Olson Construction TRF Inc.$190,124.00Davidson Ready-Mix & Construction, Inc.$192,474.00Gladen Construction, Inc.$200,125.60Utility Systems of America Inc$232,357.50
Business NameTotal Bid AmountLian Construction$180,959.00Taggart Excavating & Septic Service$187,450.00Olson Construction TRF Inc.$190,124.00Davidson Ready-Mix & Construction, Inc.$192,474.00Gladen Construction, Inc.$200,125.60Utility Systems of America Inc$232,357.50

Lake of the Woods County
Contract Bid SummaryContract No.: 20132Project No.: SAP 039-598-065, SAP 039-604-007Bid Opening: 06/24/2013 2:00 PM
Business NameTotal Bid AmountLian Construction$180,959.00Taggart Excavating & Septic Service$187,450.00Olson Construction TRF Inc.$190,124.00Davidson Ready-Mix & Construction, Inc.$192,474.00Gladen Construction, Inc.$200,125.60Utility Systems of America Inc$232,357.50

Business NameTotal Bid AmountLian Construction$180,959.00Taggart Excavating & Septic Service$187,450.00Olson Construction TRF Inc.$190,124.00Davidson Ready-Mix & Construction, Inc.$192,474.00Gladen Construction, Inc.$200,125.60Utility Systems of America Inc$232,357.50

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to award the bid for S.A.P. 39-598-65 & S.A.P. 39-604-07, Box Culvert Installations to Lian Construction in the amount of $180,959.The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
S.P.39-617-08 update

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and informed the board that Roseau County is working on the design for Co. Rd 17. The Public Works Department will be moving forward with delineating wetlands for the project and the proposal will cost roughly $12,500

Building and Grounds

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and informed the board of Maintenance Supervisor, Matt Mickelson intent to retire. Tim explained that he would like to re-align the staffing and duties of the department. The consensus of the board was to set a work session for the restructure of the department.

CARTWAY PETITION-SCHRANDT

Chairman Hanson discussed the Cartway Petition that was received from David and Mary Schrandt in respect to real property and requested them to set a public hearing date on the petition for the cartway.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to set a Public Hearing for July 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. for a Cartway Hearing for David and Mary Schrandt. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 11:40 a.m. for continuation of Board of Equalization Meeting. The regular meeting reconvened at 12:05 p.m. as follows:

LINEWORKERS SCHOOL

Chairman Hanson discussed that this summer the Lineworkers School needs to be checked on at least once a week to make sure everything is operating correctly.

JULY 5-POSSIBLE CLOSING

Chairman Hanson stated he received a request for consideration of closing the Government Center and Offices on July 5, 2013. No action was taken.

BUDGET DATES

The board set July 22, 2013 at 7:30 a.m. for a work session for the 2014 budget.

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chairman Hanson called the meeting to recess at 12:36 p.m.

Attest: Approved: July 9, 2013

____________________________ _______________________________

Janet E. Rudd, Deputy Auditor Thomas Hanson, Chairman of the Board

June, 2012

Commissioner Proceedings

June 6, 2012

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Northwest Angle School.

Call to Order

Chair Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel and Tom Hanson. Absent was Commissioner Ken Moorman. Also present were: County Sheriff Dallas Block, Public Works Director Tim Erickson, Emergency Management Director Holly House, County Auditor John W Hoscheid and Ted Stone.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Tom Hanson to approve the agenda with the addition of Paul Colson NWA discussion. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Emergency Management Director

Emergency Management Director, Holly House met with the County Board to discuss the Hazard Mitigation Plan and update process.

County Sheriff

County Sheriff, Dallas Block met with the County Board to discuss his retirement effective, June 30, 2012 and the sheriff’s office.

Barge Run

The County Board discussed the “Barge Run” for the Northwest Angle. There was a request from the citizens to provide this service every other year, possibly in August. Public Works Director, Tim Erickson will research and report back to the County Board.

County Assessor – Seasonal Help

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen to approve the hiring of the new employee for seasonal help in the Assessor’s office, at a grade 5 step 1 on the part-time scale, effective June 6, 2012. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. Chair Todd Beckel questioned why there was no name given to the County Board with the request.

Paul Colson

Paul Colson had requested time with the County Board to discuss NWA issues. Paul was unable to attend and therefore there was no discussion.

Recess

With no further business before the County Board, Chair Todd Beckel recessed the meeting at 10:54 a.m.

Attest: Approved: June 26, 2012

____________________________ _____________________________

John W Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, County Board Chair

Commissioner Proceedings

June 12, 2012

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Arnesen, Tom Hanson and Ken Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, and Ted Stone.

Approval of Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the agenda with the following additions: Public Works Department- final payment for Final Contract Payment for SP 39-090-02 & SP 39-090-039 (bike paths), Ditch Spraying and County Road 33 letter; MaryJo Otten to St. Paul for State Board of Equalization and County Assessor’s office. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion was made byCommissioner Hanson to approve the consent agenda as follows: travel for Christine Hultman to Deerwood on June 26-29 for AMSSA Annual Conference; Holly House to Crookston on June 27-28 for HSEM workshop; Lorene Hanson to St. Cloud on June 19-21 for MCIT and PERA Meeting; Steve Sindelir to Hibbing on July 23-25 for 2012 MN Association of County Agricultural Inspectors Annual Conference; Josh Stromlund to St. Cloud on June 14-15 for MACPZA Legislative Update & Training; Mary Jo Otten to St. Paul for State Board of Equalization on June 14-15.. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the minutes of May 22, 2012 with changes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put a vote, was unanimously carried.

Senator Saxhaug

Chairman Todd Beckel welcomed Senator Saxhaug to the board meeting. Senator Saxhaug reviewed the legislative changes, discussed bonding possibilities, and grant opportunities. Chairman Todd Beckel thanked the Senator for his ten (10) years of services to Lake of the Woods County and for attending the meeting.

Social services

Claims

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the County Board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 8,060.41

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 20,480.39

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:03 as follows:

MN DNR ECOLOGICAL & WATER RESOURCES

MN DNR Plant Ecologist/Botanist, Erika Rowe met with the board and informed them that the DNR Division of Ecological and Water Resources will be conducting a county biological survey. And part of the survey, they will systematically collect, interpret and deliver baseline data on the distribution and ecology of rare plants, rare animals, native plant communities, and functional landscapes needed to guide decision making, whether that be at the county, private, or state level. Erika presented a power point to the board on what they will do and how the county might use the data in the future.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board requesting authorization to enter into a Local Fix-up Grant for MPCA funds for upgrades for septic systems to eligible applicants.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to authorize Land and Water Director, Josh Stromlund to sign, submit, and fulfill the requirements of the grant. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Ordinance Amendments

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund discussed the revising of some sections in the following ordinances: Septic, Residential District Clarifications and Administrative Subdivisions. No board action at this time.

COUNTY AUDITOR

Claims

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the County Board for approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 45,563.57

Road & Bridge $ 106,240.93

Co. Develop $ 432.00

Solid Waste $ 109,902.88

EDA $ 2,416.72

264,556.10

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/12/2012 For Payment 6/15/2012

Vendor Name Amount

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 8,892.34

Contech Construction Products 31,037.40

Crop Production Services 19,886.75

Czeh, Pederson & Wilson 2,000.00

Esri 4,044.88

Farmers Union Oil Co. 5,171.39

Four J Sawmill, INC 90,000.00

Howard’s Oil Company 3,852.45

LOW Highway Dept 3,246.25

Mar-Kit Landfill 10,701.00

R & Q Trucking, Inc 2,733.00

Titan Machinery 28,321.88

Voyageurs Comtronics, Inc 18,302.27

77 Payments less than 2000 36,166.49

Final Total: 264,356.10

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

May 21, 2012 $ 1,507.27

May 22, 2012 $ 16,453.21

May 24, 2012 $ 688,834.14

May 25. 2012 $ 128,483.52

May 30, 2012 $ 2,232.71

May 30, 2012 $ 499.93

May 30, 2012 $ 36,899.77

May 31, 2012 $ (36.61)

June 1, 2012 $ 224,871.48

June 4, 2012 $ 717,318.33

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Liquor License Approval

Auditor

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval for the 2012 Liquor/3.2 Malt Liquor and Cigarettes renewals..

Motion

Liquor License

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the following licenses: Intoxicating Liquor, 3.2 Malt Liquor and Cigarette; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, contingent upon the approval of the County Sheriff, County Attorney and all property taxes and lodging taxes are paid to date.

On/Off Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Adrian’s Resort, Angle Inn Resort, Ballard’s Resort, Borderview Lodge, Jerry’s Restaurant and Lounge, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Riverbend Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Sportsman’s Lodge, Wigwam Resort, Zippel Bay Resort, Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge; Randall’s Resort;

On-Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Cyrus Resort, Ken-Mar-Ke Resort, Blue Eyed Chief Bar & Grill, Wheelers Point Resort, Schuster’s Resort and Elkhorn Outfitters-Riverview Resort;

Off-Sale Only:

Log Cabin Liquors Inc;

Cigarette License:

Adrian’s Resort, Ballard’s Resort, Bay Store, Borderview Lodge, Cenex, City of Williams, City of Baudette, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Holiday Station, Howard’s, Jeanette Mcatee, Lake of the Woods Foods, Log Cabin Bait, Log Cabin Liquors, Long Point Resort, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Rock Harbor Lodge, Sportsman’s Lodge, Sportsman’s of Oak Island Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Too Tall’s, Wheeler’s Point, Zippel Bay Resort;

3.2 On-Sale Malt Liquor:

Long Point Resort, Ships Wheel and Oak Island Resort;

3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor:

Bay Store, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Long Point Resort, Flag Island. Oak Island Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Log Cabin Bait,

Set-Up License:

Ships Wheel Resort.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. Commissioner Arnesen abstained from voting.

Affirmative Action Plan

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval for the Affirmative Action Plan.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the Affirmative Action Plan and authorize Chairman Todd Beckel to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Hoffman, Dale, & Swenson, PLLC

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval to enter into a three (3) year contract with Hoffman, Dale, & Swenson for year-end auditor.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to enter into a three (3) year contract in the amount of $25,700 for each year end audit for 2012, 2013 and 2014 and authorize County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid and Chairman Todd Beckel to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

SHERIFF

Appointment of County Sheriff

County Sheriff, Dallas Block met with the board and recommended that they appoint Chief Deputy Sheriff, Gary Fish as County Sherriff.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the appointment of Chief Deputy Sheriff, Gary Fish as Sheriff effective July 1, 2012 until the end of the sheriff’s elected term ending January 4, 2015. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Hanson, Arnesen and Moorman. Voting against: Commissioner Todd Beckel. (Commissioner Todd Beckel noted that he cannot support the appointment as he believes in advertising for all vacant positions)

Vacant Deputy Sheriff Position

County Sheriff, Dallas Block and Chief Deputy Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to hire a Deputy Sheriff from the standing eligibility list.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to authorize County Sheriff, Dallas Block to open the vacant Deputy Sheriff’s position and hire. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Arnesen, Hanson, Moorman and Patty Beckel. Voting against: Commissioner Todd Beckel (Commissioner Todd Beckel noted that he cannot support the hiring as he believes in advertising for all vacant positions)

Appointed County Sheriffs Salary

County Sheriff, Dallas Block met with the board to set the salary for the appointed Sheriff. No action was taken and placed on the June 26, 2012 board meeting.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board requesting approval for final payment on project numbers SP39-090-02 & 39-090-03- shared use paths.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of final contract acceptance for SP 39-090-02 & 39-090-03, shared use paths, for Bowman Asphalt products, Inc. and hereby authorize final payment in the amount of $38,337.00. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

CR 33 Letter

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson discussed the County Road 33 letter that he and Commissioner Patty Beckel drafted. The board approved the letter with changes.

Ditch Spraying

The board discussed the time lines on brush cleaning and ditch spraying with Public Works Director, Tim Erickson.

COUNTY ASSESSOR

County Assessor, Mary Jo Otten met with the board to inquire how Lake of the Woods County conducts the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting.

OLD/NEW BUSINESS;

No updates.

Lessard –Sams Outdoor Heritage Council/Outdoor Heritage Fund-

Land Trade–

Red Lake Tribe

Township Road Inventory/ATV Ordinance

Inventory-

Beaver

Clementson Bridge Property/Water Accesses

2012 Goals and Projects

Grant Policy and Expenditures

Zippel Bay State Park

COMMITTEE UPDATES

No updates.

Correspondence

Positively Minnesota- 2012 Small Cities Development Grant Program; NMJC Report; Grant Policy; 2012 BWSR Legislative Review

Recess

With no further business before the County Board, Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to recess at 12:10 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 26, 2012

_______________________________ _______________________________

John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board

Lake of the Woods County

Board of Appeal and Equalization

June 12, 2012

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman and County Auditor John W Hoscheid. Also present were: Chief Deputy Auditor Lorene Hanson, County Assessor Mary Jo Otten, Assistant Assessor Dale Boretski, County Assessment Specialist Joy Lindquist, Clarence and Loretta Nash, Tim and William Fish, and Gloriann Fischer. It was noted that County Recorder Sue Ney swore in the members of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization earlier in the afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

County Board Chair Todd Beckel explained that all appeals would be heard before any action would be taken.

County Assessor

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten issued and reviewed the following reports:

2011/2012 Comparisons / New Construction — by Townships
New Construction and Market Value by Year — 1980 through 2012
Ma & Pa Resorts and Class 4c(1) Resorts

Mary Jo further explained that the valuation period is from sales during October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011, and discussed adjustments that had been made during the past year.

Property Owners

Meeting with the County Board was Clarence W and Loretta Nash, property owners in Wheeler Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the values of similar properties in this area, the values assessed to their property and adjustments that have been made prior to this meeting.

Meeting with the County Board was Gloriann Fischer, property owner in Spooner Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten explained the different sales and how they may or may not affect property values.

Meeting with the County Board was Tim and William Fish, property owners in Myhre Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the values of similar properties in this area and the values assessed to their property, the adjustments made prior to this meeting and then further addressed the legal description of their property.

County Assessor Mary Jo Otten presented a letter from Don Menking, property owner in Wheeler Township. County Assessor Mary Jo Otten reviewed the values of similar properties in this area and the values assessed to their property.

Actions

After hearing all the appeals, questions and comments, the following action was taken:

Clarence W and Loretta Nash, property owners in Wheeler Township, Parcel No. 19.70.02.120; a motion was made by Commissioner Ken Moorman to not make any changes from the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Gloriann Fischer, property owner in Spooner Township, Parcel Nos. 30.21.32.020 and 30.21.34.000; the Board of Appeal and Equalization noted this was a question and clarification of how sales affect property values, which had been addressed by County Assessor Mary Jo Otten earlier. No action taken.

Tim and William Fish, property owners in Myhre Township, Parcel No. 21.06.21.010; a motion was made by County Auditor John W Hoscheid to not make any changes from the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tom Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Don Menking, property owner in Wheeler Township, Parcel No. 19.21.22.010; motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel, to not make any changes from the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Adjourn

Motion was made by Commissioner Tom Hanson to adjourn the County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2012. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. County Board Chair Todd Beckel adjourned the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting for 2012, at 7:15 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 26, 2012

___________________________ ________________________________

John W Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, County Board Chair

Commissioner Proceedings

June 26, 2012

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Todd Beckel, Arnesen, Tom Hanson and Ken Moorman, absent Commissioner Patty Beckel. Also present were: County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, and Ted Stone.

Approval of Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the agenda with the following addition: Compensation Plan. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

None

Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve June, 6, 2012 NWA meeting, June 12, 2012 regular meeting, and June 12, 2012 Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Social services

Claims

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the County Board requesting approval of claims.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 6,188.74

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 22,097.94

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Public Health -Home Health Care

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler discussed the changes that are coming with the Home Health Care and that she has been meeting with LakeWood Health and others to be able to continue this service for Lake of the Woods County residents.

Borderland Substance Abuse Court

Lisa Sante, LOW/Koochiching County DUI/Substance Abuse Court Coordinator met with the board and updated them on the drug court goals and reviewed the cost savings for Lake of the Woods County for 2011. Lisa introduced Lamont, a court graduate to the board. Lamont thanked Lake of the Woods County Commissioners’ for supporting this program in Lake of the Woods and explained how this program has helped him.

SHERIFF

MNJAC

County Sheriff, Dallas Block and Chief Deputy Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to enter into the MNJAC grant.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the 2011 MNJAC Grant, No. A-MNJAC-2011-LOTC-S0-00004, in the amount of $3,000 and authorize County Sheriff Dallas Block and Chairman Todd Beckel to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Deputy Sheriff

County Sheriff, Dallas Block met with the board requesting the board to approve the grade and step for newly hired Deputy Sherriff, Joe Morisch.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to set Deputy Sheriff, Joe Morisch pay at grade 11 step 1 effective July 1, 2012. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Taser Guns

County Sheriff, Dallas Block met with the board requesting approval to purchase three taser (3) guns for his Deputies.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to authorize County Sheriff, Dallas Block to purchase three (3) taser guns for $2,693.09 with the funding from the DWI grant. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

LETG PROGRAM

County Sheriff, Dallas Block and Deputy Sheriff, Gary Fish discussed the LETG Program, the need of three Laptop Computers for the Squad Cars and the remodeling of the Dispatch Center. The board placed this on the July 10, 2012 meeting.

LAND AND WATER PLANNING

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and presented the findings and facts for consideration for a Zone Change submitted by Arnesen’s Rocky Point Inc. Josh acknowledge the one letter that was received and reviewed the following Findings and Facts with the board.

Lake of the Woods County

Rezoning

FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION
Name of Applicant:	Arnesen’s Rocky Point, Inc. (Ed Arnesen)	Date:	June 13, 2012
Location/Legal Description:	See Attached
Current Zoning Classification:	Natural Env. & Residential	Proposed:	Commercial – Recreation
Parcel Number(s):	14.08.23.000 & 14.05.31.080& 14.08.23.000	Application Number:	12-04ZC

The Planning Commission shall consider all facts from all sources prior to submitting a recommendation to the County Board relating to a proposed zone change. Its judgment shall be based upon, but not limited to the following factors as applicable.

Is the zone change consistent with the Lake of the Woods County Comprehensive Land Use Plan?

X Yes ___No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	Not spot zoning – already commercial zoning in area

Are the existing surrounding land uses consistent with the proposed zoning classification?

X Yes ___No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	Already commercial/recreation

Will the zone change alter the characteristics of the neighborhood?

___Yes X No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	Neighborhood allows for commercial development with trailer park and campground

Is there a potential for public health, safety or traffic generation impacts based on the proposed zone change and how will they be addressed?

X Yes ___No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	Additional traffic but addition of more roads in development. State Department of Health
To approve mobile home park expansion.

What additional public services would be necessitated and would existing utilities be sufficient to accommodate the proposal?

___Yes X No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	None needed – private systems.

Will the zone change impede the normal or orderly development and improvement of surrounding property for uses permitted in the zoning district?

___Yes X No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	Used as it is now – allow for expansion of services (resort)

Has there been a change in the development in the general area of the property in questions?

X Yes ___No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	For the resort’s expansion of sewers

8. Will the zone change have a negative effect on property values in the neighborhood?

___Yes X No

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Comments:	Should increase values

COMMENTS:	COMMENTS:
Conditions:	Apply for commercial on adjacent property (storage) within 6 months.

The Lake of the Woods County Planning Commission hereby recommends to the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners adopt the above findings and APPROVE the application for a zone change be WITH conditions.

_____________________________________ June 13, 2012

Tom Mio Date

Chair, Planning Commission

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby adopt the above findings of fact of the Lake of the Woods Planning Commission WITHOUT modification and APPROVE the application for a zone change WITH special conditions.

_____________________________________ June 26, 2012

Todd Beckel Date

Chair, Planning Commission

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the Zone change from Natural Environment & Residential to Commercial-Recreation with one condition to apply for commercial on adjacent property (storage) within 6 months. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried with Commissioner Arnesen abstaining from voting.

COUNTY ASSESSOR

County Assessor, Mary Jo Otten met with the board requesting approval to implement a fee schedule per parcel for assessment work.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to set the following fee structure for assessment work as follows:

City of Williams- $4.00/parcels,

City of Baudette- $7.00 for improved Ag, Res, SRR

$3.50 for unimproved AG, Res, SRR

$10.00for improved commercial

$5.00 for unimproved commercial

$3.00 for improved exempt

$1.50 for unimproved exempt

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

PUBLIC WORKS

County Road Safety Issues

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board to discuss the new “Toward Zero Deaths” (TZD) in Minnesota to create a culture for which traffic fatalities and serious injuries are no longer acceptable through the integrated application of education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency medical and trauma services. Tim informed the board that there will be a regional steering workshop in Bemidji on July 30, 2012 for County Road Safety Plan. He also informed them that there are grants available for this program and the he will contact the TZD Coordinator to talk with the board and all the area groups that will be involved in this project.

Calcium Chloride Application

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson informed the board that Ballard’s Resort requested that the Public Works Department apply Calcium Chloride on their parking lot. Tim informed the board that he will not apply the Calcium Chloride until he receives payment for the repairs the county did on County Road 33.

Building and Grounds

Public Works Director, Tim Erickson informed the board that Train came up and looked at the air conditioner in the MIS Room and they think it is repaired now.

COUNTY AUDITOR

Claims

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the County Board for approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 51,438.94

Road & Bridge $ 72,155.21

Solid Waste $ 7,589.93

EDA $ 2,669.42

135,690.25

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/26/2012 For Payment 6/29/2012

Vendor Name Amount

Anchor Marketing, Inc 2,669.42

Bobcat Of Grand Forks 62,827.42

Headwater Regional Development Commiss 2,200.00

Lavalla Sand & Gravel Inc 15,499.64

North East Technical Service,Inc 2,403.50

Northwest Mechanical Of Bemidji Inc 2,683.87

Olson/George 19,100.00

Woody’s Service 4,623.33

64 Payments less than 2000 21,846.32

Final Total: 133,853.50

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

June 15, 2012 $ 227,334.45

June 15, 2012 $ 65,436.25

June 15, 2012 $ 10,423.71

June 15, 2012 $ 22,062.82

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Liquor License Approval

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval for a 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor off sale license for Quiverfull Inc. DBA Angle Outpost Resort.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor off sale license for Quiverfull Inc. DBA Angle Outpost Resort effective July 1, 2012 thru June 30, 2013. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

COMPENSATION PLAN/APPOINTED SHERIFF’S SALARY

Chairman Todd Beckel discussed the compensation plan and setting of the Appointed Sheriff Salary with the board to see how they would like to proceed with setting his salary.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to set appointed Sheriff Gary Fish salary at grade 20, step 3+ effective July 1, 2012. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

COUNTY SHERIFF YEARS OF SERVICE

Chairman Todd Beckel presented a plaque of recognition to County Sheriff, Dallas Block for his many years of service to Lake of the Woods County Residents.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Todd Beckel and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 12-06-01

WHEREAS; Dallas Block has served the residents of Lake of the Woods County for thirty-seven (37) years for the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Department, with the last ten (10) years as County Sheriff;

WHEREAS, Dallas has retired from county service, effective June 30, 2012;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board of Lake of the Woods County extends its deepest appreciation to Dallas for his many years of dedicated service and best wishes on his retirement.

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

RECESS

The meeting was called to recess at 11:50 a.m. and reconvened at 1:03 p.m. as follows:

PUBLIC HEARING – ABANDONMENT OF BRANCH #5 OF JUDICIAL DITCH #16

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to close the regular meeting and open the Public Hearing for the abandonment of Branch #5 of Judicial Ditch #16. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Chairman Todd Beckel welcomed Kurt Deter from Rinke Noonan Law Firm, representing Lake of the Woods County to the meeting and welcome Al Christy, from Mackall, Crounse & Moore Law Firm, representing Northern Conservation, LLC who petitioned Lake of the Woods Drainage Authority for the abandonment of a portion of the original Judicial Ditch No. 16, referred to as “Branch No. 5”. Facts and Findings were heard from both Attorneys and the Public in attendance. No correspondence was received.

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to close the Public Hearing and open the regular meeting at 2:06 p.m. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

FINDINGS AND FACTS AND ORDER APPROVING/DENYING THE PARITAL ABANDOMENT

Chairman Todd Beckel presented the Findings and Facts and Order for approving or denying the partial abandonment. (Saturator requirements require that if evidence is presented that you cannot deny the request of abandonment.)

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Arnesen as follows:

Resolution No. 12-06-02

BEFORE LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, ACTING AS DRAINAGE AUTHORITY FOR

LAKE OF THE WOODS JUDICIAL DITCH #16 AND JUDICIAL DITCH #1

Findings of Fact and Order Granting Partial Abandonment of Branch #5 of Judicial Ditch #16 and a portion of Judicial Ditch #1 Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes§ 103E.806

WHEREAS, a Petition, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 103E.806 requesting the partial abandonment of a portion of Judicial Ditch #16, known as Branch #5, was received from Petitioner, Northern Conservation, LLC, dated April 26, 201 2; and

WHEREAS, the partial abandonment requested that Branch #5 of Judicial Ditch #16, which described approximately t he northerly 3,100 feet of the north-south quarter section line in Section 5, Township 161 North, Range 33 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, the above description also covers approximately 600 feet of Judicial Ditch # 1; and

WHEREAS, said Petition alleged that Branch #5 is of no public benefit or utility and does not serve a substantial useful purpose to any lands remaining in Judicial Ditch #16; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Lake of the Woods County Government Center located in Baudette, Minnesota; and

WHEREAS, proper notice by mail and publication was given to landowners within the assessed area of Judicial #16; and

WHEREAS, Petitioners presented their evidence supporting their Petition concerning the partial abandonment in that the portion to be abandoned does not serve a substantial useful purpose as part of the drainage system to any property remaining in the system and is not of substantial public benefit and utility; and

WHEREAS, public comment was taken concerning the Petition.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Lake of the Wood County Board of Commissioners, acting as Drainage Authority for Judicial Ditch #16 and Judicial Ditch #1, makes the following Findings of Fact and Order:

That based on the evidence and testimony, the Drainage Authority determines as follows:
1. That the part of the drainage system known as Branch #5 of Judicial Ditch # 1 6 and approximately 600 feet of Judicial Ditch #1, which overlays a portion of Branch #5 of Judicial Ditch #16 and described above does not serve a substantial useful purpose as part of the drainage system to any property remaining in the system.
2. The portion of Judicial Ditch #16, known as Branch #5, and also that portion of Branch #5 overlaid by Judicial Ditch #1 and described above is not of substantial public benefit and utility.
3. That specifically the above described Branch #5 of Judicial Ditch #16 and that portion of Judicial Ditch #1 also partially abandons any road described as part of that portion of Branch #5 of Judicial # 16 and that portion of Judicial Ditch #1 and specifically it is the intent to abandon any alleged road along the above described property.
4. Petitioners shall pay all costs of the process under 103E.806 that results in this partial abandonment.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the portion of Judicial Ditch #16, known as Branch #5 and that portion of Judicial Ditch #1 that overlays the above described property is hereby abandoned. That further, the responsibility of the Drainage Authority for that part of Judicial Ditch #16, known as Branch #5 and that part of Judicial Ditch #1 as above described hereby ends.

Dated this _ day of _ _, 2012.

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, ACTING AS DRAINAGE AUTHORITY FOR JUDICIAL DITCH #16 AND JUDICIAL DITCH #1

By Its Chairperson

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

OLD/NEW BUSINESS;

Commissioner Hanson requested that the name Zippel Bay State Park under Old/New Business be changed to read Lake of the Woods Area Park & Trails; discussed the progress of the Rocky Point Road Access and reported that they are working on easements. No updates on Old/New Business

Lessard –Sams Outdoor Heritage Council/Outdoor Heritage Fund-

Land Trade–

Red Lake Tribe

Township Road Inventory/ATV Ordinance

Inventory-

Beaver

Clementson Bridge Property/Water Accesses

2012 Goals and Projects

Grant Policy and Expenditures

L/W Area Park & Trails

COMMITTEE UPDATES

No updates.

Correspondence

MCIT 2012 Coverage Document Change, Federal PILT Payment; MN DNR US Fish and Wildlife

Recess

With no further business before the County Board, Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to recess at 3:40 p.m.

Attest: Approved: July 10, 2012

_______________________________ _______________________________

John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board

June, 2011

Commissioner Proceedings

June 14, 2011

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Work Session

The work session was cancelled due to emergency circumstances which involved the County Sheriff’s Office.

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: Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Tom Hanson, Moorman and Arnesen. Also present were: County Auditor John W Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd and Penny Mio Hirst.

Approval of Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the agenda with the following additions: Senator Saxhaug Letter and Assessors Interviews. The motion was seconded by Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the consent agenda for travel as follows: Travel for Josh Stromlund to St. Cloud for continuing educational training for septic system licensure November 30-December 1 and to St. Cloud for MACPZA Legislative Update and Training on June 16-17; Lorene Hanson and John W. Hoscheid to Deerwood on June 21-24 for MACO Annual Conference;

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel approve the minutes of May 24, 2011, regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Voyageurs Comtronics

Tower Inspection

Lee Hervey from Voyageurs Comtronics met with the board to discuss tower inspections. Lee informed the board that one year ago the tower was painted and the inspection is good for five (5) years. The board requested that Lee present a yearly activity report on Tower related issues. Lee informed the board that the Federal Communications Commission says that Ch. 51 is the highest channel that can be used for broadcasting, because of this, county TV channels will be changing in Lake of the Woods County. With this change, the top antenna on the tower needs to be replaced with a new one. The cost is approximately $30,000 to have this completed. Lee also informed the board that Roseau County is replacing their tower, and that the county will lose county TV for approximately a week, or longer depending on weather. Lee stated that if spare equipment was purchased, he could do a temporary feed to the Koochiching County tower to pull signal from there so there will be no loss of coverage.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize Voyageurs Comtronics to purchase spare equipment for a temporary feed to pull signal from Koochiching County while Roseau County completes their tower replacement. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioner’s Patty Beckel, Hanson, Moorman and Arnesen. Voting against: Commissioner Todd Beckel.

MIS

MIS Director, Brent Birkeland met with the board along with MN Office of Enterprise Technology (OET) representatives Jan Nelson and Mark Nelson. OET lead a presentation via Video Conference on the changes in Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity. The board discussed the cost of the WAN services. The consensus of the board was to go with OET at the rate of $600.00 per month until December 31, 2011.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the OET WAN Connectivity at the rate of $900.00 per month effective January 1, 2012. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

SHERIFF

County Sheriff, Dallas Block requested the board amend and adjust his salary with an additional 8 hours per week for Stonegarden work.

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

Amend County Sheriff Salary

Resolution 11-06-01

WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security has asked local law enforcement agencies along our Nation’s border to step up border monitoring, pursue joint objectives, and enhance their capabilities for providing border security; and,

WHEREAS, in an effort to assist local governments in fulfilling this request, the Department of Homeland Security through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, offered “Operation Stonegarden 2010” grant; and,

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office is a successful recipient of an Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant; and,

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff has undertaken, as additional duties, the responsibility to avail himself and his officers for additional training, or to provide such training for his officers himself, for border protection and border security, and the additional duties of improving the distinct capability of the sheriff’s office as a whole with regard to border security and border patrol as part of a joint mission; and in addition, as and for additional duties, the sheriff will necessarily devote more of his own time to border patrol and border enforcement; and,

WHEREAS, the Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant given to assist the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office in its efforts to secure the border includes the sum of $33,280.00 overtime and $ 7,280.00 fringe benefits; and,

WHEREAS, it is estimated that these additional border security duties will necessitate that the Sheriff expend on average another eight (8) hours per week; and,

WHEREAS, through the Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant, all of the additional overtime worked by officers devoted to border security issues is fully reimbursable under the grant, including the cost of officer overtime pay, PERA, Medicare and worker’s compensation, so that the net cost of the additional homeland security duties to Lake of the Woods County is fully reimbursed by the grant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the resolution setting the sheriff’s salary, as originally set by this board on December 14, 2010 was $68,024.06 and fringe benefits were $9,795.46, be amended so that the sheriff’s salary is increased by the sum of $9,500.00 and fringe benefits are increased by $1,368.00 commencing June 12, 2011 through December 31, 2011, with the increase funding from the Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant contingent upon the following:

That the Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant funding be available; and,
That the sheriff works, in addition to his regular duties, eight (8) hours per week of said Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant.

At such time that the Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant funding is no longer available and/or if the sheriff is unable to complete the additional eight (8) hours per week of Operation Stonegarden 2010 grant work, then the sheriff’s salary shall return to the salary as originally set by this board on December 14, 2010.

The resolution was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and carried as follows: For: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Tom Hanson and Ken Moorman; Against: Commissioner Todd Beckel.

Emergency Management Director

Emergency Management Director, Holly House met with the board requesting approval for the Regional Radio Board JPA modification resolution.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Todd Beckel and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 11-06-02-

A RESOLUTION APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE

JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FORMING THE

NORTHWEST REGIONAL RADIO BOARD

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County is a participating member of the Northwest Regional Radio Board, a Joint Powers Entity formed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 403.39 and 471.59; and

WHEREAS, a Joint Powers Agreement creating the Northwest Regional Radio Board was approved by the fourteen counties and one city comprising the Board, including Lake of the Woods County ; and

WHEREAS, the current Joint Powers Agreement provides for membership by counties and cities within HSEM Region 3; and

WHEREAS, the Minnesota legislature has amended Minnesota Statute 471.59 to provide authority for federally recognized Indian tribes to participate in Joint Powers Agreements; and

WHEREAS, compliance with this amendment to Minnesota statute requires modification of the existing Joint Powers Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Northwest Regional Radio Board recommends modification of the Joint Powers Agreement governing the Northwest Regional Radio Board to provide for the authority for federally recognized Indian tribes meeting the same requirements as counties and cities within HSEM Region 3 to participate in the Northwest Regional Radio Board.

BE IT RESOLVED the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners approves the modifications to the Joint Powers Agreement recommended by the Northwest Regional Radio Board and attached hereto; and be it further

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Lake of the Woods County Board Chairman is hereby authorized to execute the required addendum to the existing Joint Powers Agreement to implement the authorized modifications contingent upon the approval of County Attorney, Philip Miller.

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

Joint Powers Agreement Northwest Minnesota Regional Radio Board

Emergency Management Director, Holly House met with the board requesting approval for the Joint Powers Agreement with the Northwest Minnesota Regional Radio Board.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to authorize Chairman Moorman and County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid to sign the Joint Powers Agreement with the Northwest Minnesota Regional Radio Board. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Emergency Operations Center Grant (EOC)

Emergency Management Director, Holly House met with the board and informed them that she re-submitted a grant to Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for auxiliary power for the Government Center in the amount of $187,500 with matching funds of $ 62,500. She will keep the board posted on the progress of the grant.

Social services

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

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners’ Warrants $9,592.90

Commissioners’ Warrants $17,553.99

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Auditor

Claims

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the County Board for approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 40,314.40

Road & Bridge $ 51,489.13

Social Service $ 48.80

County Development $ 2,943.00

Solid Waste $ 21,357.47

$116,152.80

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 6/14/2011 For Payment 6/17/2011

Vendor Name Amount

Baudette Low Chamber Of Commerce 4,000.00

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 8,568.48

Crop Production Services 6,102.54

Esri 3,327.70

General Equipment & Supplies 3,803.82

Hasler 2,000.00

Howard’s Oil Company 2,068.28

Lake Area Construction Inc 6,975.00

Low Highway Dept 3,301.25

M-R Sign Co, Inc 14,807.28

Mar-Kit Landfill 10,691.55

North American Salt Co 4,326.80

Northwest Mn Multi-County Hra 5,000.00

R & Q Trucking, Inc 2,316.95

RDO Equipment Co 2,409.34

Roseau County Cooperative Assn 2,075.96

Walker Pipe & Supply 2,042.17

Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 2,076.33

Woody’s Service 6,009.85

81 Payments less than 2000 $24,249.50

Final Total: $116,152.80

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

May 24, 2011 $ 650,468.05

May 25, 2011 $ 103,889.43

May 27, 2011 $ 1,3000.000.00

June 3, 2011 $ 732,151.93

June 7, 2011 $ 134,909.08

June 7, 2011 $ 78,723.78

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Liquor License Approval

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval for the renewal of Liquor License and Cigarette Licenses.

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the following licenses: Intoxicating Liquor, 3.2 Malt Liquor and Cigarette; from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, contingent upon the approval of the County Sheriff, County Attorney and all property taxes and lodging taxes are paid to date.

On/Off Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Adrian’s Resort, Angle Inn Resort, Ballard’s Resort, Borderview Lodge, Jerry’s Restaurant and Lounge, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Riverbend Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Sportsman’s Lodge, Wigwam Resort, Zippel Bay Resort, Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge; Randall’s Resort;

On-Sale and Sunday Liquor License:

Cyrus Resort, Ken-Mar-Ke Resort, Flag Island Resort, Wheelers Point Resort, Schuster’s Resort and Elkhorn Outfitters Inc;

Off-Sale Only:

Log Cabin Liquors Inc;

Cigarette License:

Adrian’s Resort, Ballard’s Resort, Bay Store, Borderview Lodge, Cenex, City of Williams, City of Baudette, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Holiday Station, Howard’s, Jeanette Mcatee, Lake of the Woods Foods, Log Cabin Bait, Log Cabin Liquors, Long Point Resort, Morris Point Lakeview Lodge, Riverbend Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Sportsman’s Lodge, Sportsman’s of Oak Island Lodge, Caroline’s LLC’s, Wheeler’s Point, Zippel Bay Resort;

3.2 On-Sale Malt Liquor:

Long Point Resort, Ships Wheel and Oak Island Resort;

3.2 Off-Sale Malt Liquor:

Bay Store, Cyrus Resort, Border Bait, Long Point Resort, Oak Island Resort, Rock Harbor Lodge, Log Cabin Bait, Flag Island Resort.

Set-Up License:

Ships Wheel Resort.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried. Commissioner Arnesen abstained from voting.

Arrowhead Library Board Appointment

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board and informed the board that Sandy Johnson term with the Arrowhead Library Board will expire on June 30, 2011.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to appoint Commissioner Tom Hanson to the Arrowhead Library Board and Commissioner Todd Beckel as alternate. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Tax Forfeited Property

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board to inform them that the City of Baudette verbally informed him that they would like to purchase the tax forfeited land Parcel No. 60.57.01.080, Mohn’s Add to Baudette Subdivision Cd COBO8 Lots 8-14, Block 1, City of Baudette and requested that the County Board set a price on the property. No action was taken at this time but will be placed on the June 28, 2011 board meeting.

Senator Saxhaug’s Letter

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board and presented a letter from Senator Saxhaug informing them that the County has received a $100,000 grant from the Department of Agriculture for a proposed biomass plant. John informed the board that the money could be used for feasibility study, site identification, and site acquisition.

Budget Planning Meeting Date

Chairman Moorman informed the board that they need to set a date to discuss the upcoming 2012 budget. The board will meet on July 12, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. before the regular county board meeting.

Lineworkers school

Rescind Economic Development Authority Resolution No. 2011-01-08

Approve Resolution No. 2011-06-03

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid informed the board that Lake of the Woods Title & Abstract Company called and informed him that the date on Resolution No. 11-01-08 did not match the date that North Star Electric conveyed the Lineworkers School Property to the County which was on August 24, 2010 not December 14, 2010. John requested that the board rescind that resolution and pass another resolution with the August 24, 2010 date.

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to rescind Resolution No. 2011-01-08

“Approving the Transfer of Land, Granting the Authority to Enter into a Loan Agreement and Approving an EDA Levy in the event of a budget shortfall.” The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Patty Beckel and moved for adoption:

RESOLUTION NO. 11-06-03

APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF LAND,

GRANTING THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO

A LOAN AGREEMENT AND APPROVING AN EDA

LEVY IN THE EVENT OF A BUDGET SHORTFALL

WHEREAS, on September 30, 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (“Rural Development”) approved North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s application for a grant (“Grant”) to make an initial loan to Lake of the Woods County from Rural Development, pursuant to Section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (“Act”) and 7 CFR part 4280; and

WHEREAS, North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc. intends to use the proceeds of the Grant for the sole purpose of establishing and operating a revolving loan fund (the “Revolving Loan Fund”) to finance projects in accordance with North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s approved revolving loan plan dated June 2, 2010, as approved by Rural Business and Cooperative Service; and

WHEREAS, the original loan made from the Revolving Loan Fund will be made to Lake of the Woods County Economic Development Authority to finance construction of a building (the “Building”) to be used for a line worker’s school (the “Loan”) to be operated by Wadena Community College; and

WHEREAS, North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc., on August 24, 2010, conveyed and quitclaimed unto the County of Lake of the Woods (the “County”), the following described real property (“Property”) which is situated in the County of Lake of the Woods, State of Minnesota, which is legally described as follows, to wit:

That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4-SW1/4) and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4-SW1/4), Section 27, Township 161 North, Range 31 West, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right of way line of Minnesota State Trunk Highway 172 and lying easterly of the following described line: Commencing at the southwest corner of said SW1/4-SW1/4; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 19 seconds East, assumed bearing, 1043.00 feet along the south line of said SW1/4-SW1/4 to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 41 seconds West 196.00 feet; thence North 42 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds East 523 feet, more or less, to said southwesterly right of way line of Minnesota State Trunk Highway 172 and said line there terminating; subject to the right of way for County Road 88 (4^th Street Northwest); subject to other easement, reservations or restrictions of record, if any.

WHEREAS, North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc. retains a right of reversion in the event that the Property is not regularly and exclusively used for educational purposes; and

WHEREAS, the County has entered into construction contracts (the “Construction Contracts”) for the Building and construction activities on the Property has already begun; and

WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) adopted an enabling resolution (the “Enabling Resolution”) pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 469 (the “Act”) establishing the Lake of the Woods County Economic Development Authority (the “EDA”) on September 14, 2010, as Resolution No. 10-09-01; and

WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statutes Section 465.035 a county may lease or convey its land for a nominal consideration, without consideration, or for such consideration as may be agreed when authorized by its governing body; and

WHEREAS, the Board desires to convey the Property and Building, and assign the Construction Contracts to the EDA to facilitate construction of the Building and the establishment of the line worker’s school; and

WHEREAS, Wadena Community College intends to lease the Building from the EDA; and

WHEREAS, as a condition of the Loan by North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc. the EDA is required to pledge the Property and Building as collateral; and

WHEREAS, the lease payments made by Wadena Community College are anticipated to be sufficient to cover all debt payments on the Loan; and

WHEREAS, the Board desires to authorize the EDA to enter into an agreement or agreements for the Loan with North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc. including approving a debt obligation of the EDA and agree to consider annually whether to impose a county-wide levy of the EDA as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.107 in the event lease payments are insufficient to cover debt payments on the Loan; and

WHEREAS, the Enabling Resolution of the EDA may be modified to make any changes as authorized by the Act or deemed appropriate by the County Board of Commissioners.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board, that the conveyance of the Property to the EDA is in the best interests of the County and its people, and that the transaction furthers its general plan of economic development and the conveyance of the Property to the EDA is approved.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board, that the County approves the Loan and borrowing from North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc. by the EDA

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board, that the County agrees to consider annually whether to impose a county-wide levy on behalf of the EDA, pursuant to and as limited by Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.107, in the event lease payments are insufficient to cover debt service payments on the Loan.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board, that the County authorizes its Chairperson and Auditor, on behalf of the County, to execute any and all such documents and instruments as may be necessary to (a) facilitate the conveyance of the Property to the EDA, including a quit claim deed in substantially the same form as attached in Exhibit B, and (b) assign the Construction Contracts to the EDA.

The resolution was seconded by Commissioner Hanson, and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Hanson and Moorman. Commissioner Arnesen abstained from voting.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:01 p.m. as follows:

Land and water planning director

Williams Wastewater Treatment Facility

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board along with Tim Wedin, LHB Engineer on conference call to discuss the Williams Wastewater treatment facility and the two options for easements that are available. The consensus of the board was to have County Attorney, County Surveyor, County Engineer and Land and Water Planning Director work with the engineers on this.

State of Minnesota Work Order

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board informing them that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has written a work order to provide coordination and technical expertise relative to orchid relocation along the TH 11 corridor under the Master Contract with MnDOT that the county entered into on May 11, 2010.

Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Todd Beckel and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 11-06-04

MN DOT AGREEMENT NO. 96887, WORK ORDER 02

WHEREAS, The Minnesota Department of Transportation wishes to cooperate closely with local units of government to coordinate the delivery of transportation services and maximize the efficient delivery of such services at all levels of government; and

WHEREAS, Occasionally opportunities arise for local governments to provide services to Mn/Dot; and

WHEREAS, The parties wish to be able to respond quickly and efficiently to such opportunities for collaboration, and have determined that Mn/DOT, having the ability to write work orders against a master contract, would provide the greatest flexibility; and

WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County entered into a Master Contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation on May 11, 2010, authorizing County officers to provide services to Mn/DOT;

BE IT RESOLVED: That Lake of the Woods County will provide coordination and technical expertise relative to orchid relocation along the TH 11 corridor effective on the date that all required signatures are obtained and expires on November 18, 2011, or when all obligations have been satisfactorily fulfilled, whichever occurs first.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Chairman Moorman is authorized to sign MN/DOT Agreement No. 96887, Work Order 02.

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

Ordinance Amendment

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and informed them that recent legislative changes now have merged the standards for approving/denying variances for cities, counties and townships. Josh recommended to the board to move the “Planning Commission” to the “Board of Adjustments”.

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to amend Article XII of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to be consistent with Minnesota Statute 394.27, Subdivision 7 as amended by the Minnesota Legislature. Through proper notification and procedures, the Comprehensive Land Use Committee shall draft language and present it to the Planning Commission at a future date when completed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the vote carried as follow: Voting for: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Moorman and Hanson. Voting against: Commissioner Arnesen.

International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund reviewed the draft resolution for the International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force. No action was taken and placed on the June 21, 2011 board agenda.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 2:03 p.m. and reconvened at 2:07 p.m. as follows:

State shut down

The board discussed with Department Heads that were present what affects it would have on their offices if the State would shut down.

Tower Lease

The board reviewed the State Land Lease with Mn/DOT which is participating in a partnership for the development and operation of a public safety radio communication system within Lake of the Woods County. The DOT has the need to construct a Communications Tower to provide radio coverage for the ARMER system and other radio communications service; Lake of the Woods County has a need for a Communications Tower to support the implementation of its county-wide communications system. County Attorney, Philip Miller discussed his recommendation of changes to the lease. The board agreed of the recommendations and requested that County Attorney, Philip Miller make those changes and send to the State for their comments.

Human resources- Assessor’s interview

Human Resources Director, Wade Johannesen met with the board and handed out packets for the

Assessor’s Interviews which will be held on June 17, 2011.

Old/New Business

There were no new updates on Old/New Business.

Committee Reports

Commissioner Moorman updated the board on Lutheran Social Service and the Local Advisory Mental Health.

With no further business before the board, Chairman Moorman called the meeting to recess at 3:30 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 28, 2011

_____________________________ ____________________________

John W Hoscheid, County Auditor Ken Moorman, Chairman of the Board

Lake of the Woods County

Board of Appeal and Equalization

June 14, 2011

The Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization met on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

County Board Chair Ken Moorman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Tom Hanson, Ken Moorman and County Auditor John W Hoscheid. Also present were: Chief Deputy Auditor Lorene Hanson, Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski, County Assessment Specialist Joy Lindquist, Lisa Tibbits, George M Swentik, Arnold Freije, Dale Thortsen, Krisann Thortsen, Rod Thompson and Gloriann Fischer. Deputy Recorder Christie Russell swore in the members of the Lake of the Woods County Board of Appeal and Equalization.

Property Owners

County Board Chair Ken Moorman explained that all appeals would be heard before any action would be taken.

Meeting with the County Board was Lisa Tibbits, property owner in Wabanica Township. Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski reviewed the values of similar properties in this area.

Meeting with the County Board was George M Swentik, property owner in Gudrid Township. Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski reviewed the values of similar properties in this area and addressed the depth of his property.

Meeting with the County Board was Arnold Freije, property owner in Northwest Angle Township. Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski reviewed the values of similar properties in this area and explained that the site value was changed on all parcels in the county.

Meeting with the County Board was Dale Thortsen, property owner in Baudette Township. Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski reviewed the values of similar properties in this area, explained mobile home assessments and that site values were changed on all parcels in the county.

Meeting with the County Board was Rod Thompson, property owner in Prosper Township. Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski explained the levels and percentages of completion on his house and how they were assessed yearly.

Meeting with the County Board was Gloriann Fischer, property owner in Spooner Township. Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski explained the Homestead Rural Vacant Land classification and clarified the difference in due dates between land classed as agricultural and land classed as rural vacant land.

Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski presented documentation from Della Jones, property owner in the City of Williams. He explained that this was brought to the Williams City Board of Review. Because it was an “Open Book” meeting, it needed to be presented at the County Board of Appeal and Equalization.

Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski presented a letter from Doug Phalen, property owner in Baudette Township.

Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski presented e-mail documentation from Jerry Klema, property owner in Northwest Angle Township.

Interim County Assessor Dale Boretski presented documentation from Richard Davis representing ANIP Acquisition Company, property owner in City of Baudette. The City of Baudette Board of Review denied the request for an adjustment of value, so Mr. Davis was bringing their request to the County.

Actions

After hearing all the appeals, questions and comments, the following action was taken:

Lisa Tibbits, property owner in Wabanica Township, Parcel No. 23.13.11.030; a motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to not make any changes from the Board of Appeal and Equalizatio

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