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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA
January 21, 1997
The County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners'
Room at 9:00 a.m. Present were Acting Chairperson Al Bennett,
Commissioner Leon Tacheny, Commissioner Colleen Landkamer, County
Attorney Ross Arneson and County Administrator David Twa.
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve the amended Agenda to include a
Disaster Declaration Resolution and a grant from the Center for
Enterprise Facilitation. The motion carried. 97-26
The Commissioners reported on committees that they have
attended since the last Board Meeting.
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve the January 7, 1997 Board Minutes.
The motion carried. 97-27
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve the following Bills:
Bills for Week of January 13-17, 1997
Grand Total $781,254.43
Bills for Week of January 20-24, 1997
Grand Total $2,051,538.33
The motion carried. 97-28
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve the following Personnel items:
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Land Use
Planner I (C42). (Environmental Services)
Employment of Laurie Berg, as a License Center
Specialist II (B22), with a starting salary of $10.69
per hour effective January 22, 1997. (License Center)
The motion carried. 97-29
Ms. Jody Bloemke, Administrative Assistant, presented the
following item for the Board's consideration.
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve being the fiscal agent for a two
year grant in the amount of $41,215 from the State of Minnesota.
The grant will expand the WE-LEAD Leadership Program, a regional
leadership training involving Blue Earth, LeSueur, Nicollet,
Sibley and Waseca Counties and their Extension Departments. The
motion carried. 97-30
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to reappoint Mr. Bernard Cranston, Mankato
and Ms. Joan Eichers, Mankato, for a three year term to the
Extension Committee. The motion carried. 97-31
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve the following Extension Department
items:
PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
EXTENSION SERVICE
AND BLUE EARTH COUNTY
FOR EMPLOYING COUNTY EXTENSION STAFF
In accordance with the terms of our Memorandum of
Agreement with the University of Minnesota Extension
Service related to the hiring of county extension
staff, salary funds for non-union employees and
department heads in this county were increased by 2%
during 1996.
This percent increase will be added to the county
payment for each full time equivalent extension
educator in the county for 1997.
RESOLUTION BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
APPROPRIATING FOR COUNTY EXTENSION WORK
BLUE EARTH COUNTY
YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1997
BE IT RESOLVED: That the sum of $151,546 be set apart
from the General Fund and appropriated subject to the
order of the Dean and Director of the Minnesota
Extension Service of the University of Minnesota for
the support of county extension work in Blue Earth
County for the year beginning January 1, 1997, in
accordance with Minnesota Statue, Section 38.33-38.38,
1990.
The motion carried. 97-32
Commissioner Landkamer moved to approve a tax abatement to
Alvis and Carol More for their property located at Rural Route 3,
Box 139, Mapleton R46-20-07-200-003 K-198663 destroyed by fire,
the motion died for a lack of a second.
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve a contract with the Minnesota
Department of Corrections Stillwater to house Stillwater
Prisoners that are eligible for work release programs in the Blue
Earth County Jail when space is available. The County would be
paid $50.00 a day for each prisoner. The motion carried. 97-33
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve the following:
RESOLUTION REQUESTING A PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION
OF A MAJOR DISASTER
WHEREAS, the County of Blue Earth Minnesota has
sustained severe losses of a major proportion, brought
on by blizzard conditions from January 10, 1997, and
continuing.
WHEREAS, the County of Blue Earth Minnesota has had
record snowfalls resulting in plowing and removal
expenditures far beyond our capability.
WHEREAS, Blue Earth County is a public entity within
the state of Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the following conditions exist in Blue Earth
County as a result of the disaster. The control of
snow accumulations have exhausted the snow removal
budget of the County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County
Commissioners, for and on behalf of the citizens of
Blue Earth County, request the Governor of the state of
Minnesota to petition the President of the United
States to declare the County of Blue Earth, Minnesota
to be a major disaster area through appropriate
channels.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this request is for the
Infrastructure Support Program as offered through P.L.
93-288.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Emergency
Management Director is authorized to coordinate the
damage survey teams with local government and assist in
the administration of the disaster recovery process as
needed.
The motion carried. 97-34
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to accept and send an invoice for a grant of
$10,500 from the Center for Enterprise Facilitation for Blue
Earth Center for Enterprise Facilitation Program. The motion
carried. 97-35
Mr. Veryl Morrell, Land Use & Natural Resources
Administrator, presented the following Planning and Zoning items.
After hearing from the property owner Mr. Jack Regan,
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny seconded
the motion to approve the following:
RESOLUTION
APPROVING A CERTIFICATE OF PLAT CORRECTION
HAVEN HILLS NO. 2
MANKATO TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS, Carol Regan, has submitted a Certificate of
Correction, to rename the private driveway, as shown on Haven
Hills No. 2, as Haven Hills Road , for approval; and
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Correction was reviewed by the
Blue Earth County Planning Commission on January 8, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Blue Earth County Planning Commission
recommended approval of said Certificate of Correction; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Blue Earth County
Board of Commissioners hereby approve the Certificate of
Correction of Haven Hills No. 2, and that this resolution
authorizes the Chair of the Board of Commissioners and the County
Administrator to sign said Certificate of Correction.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and without publication.
The motion carried. 97-36
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve the following Conditional Use
Permit:
RESOLUTION GRANTING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR A MANUFACTURED HOME
LOTS 10, 11, AND 12, BLOCK 21, RIVERSIDE PARK ADDITION
SECTION 14, SOUTH BEND TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS, Dean and Julie Mettler, owners of the following
real estate in the County of Blue Earth, Minnesota, to wit:
Lots 10, 11, and 12, Block 21, Riverside Park Addition, Le
Hillier Townsite, Section 14, T 108 North, R 27 West, South
Bend Township;
have applied for a Conditional Use Permit to place a manufactured
home in an RT, Rural Townsite Zoning District, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Agency of the County has completed a
review of the application and made a report pertaining to said
request (AH 01-97), a copy of said report has been presented to
the County Board; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Agency of the County on the 9th day of
January, 1997, following proper notice, held an administrative,
public hearing regarding the request; and
WHEREAS, the Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners finds
that:
1. The proposed use conforms with the County Land Use
Plan.
2. The applicant has demonstrated a need for the proposed
use.
3. The proposed use will not degrade the water quality of
the County.
4. The proposed use will not adversely increase the
quantity of water runoff.
5. The soils are adequate to accommodate the proposed use.
6. The proposed use does not create a potential pollution
hazard.
7. Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and other
necessary facilities have been or are being provided.
8. Adequate measures have been or will be taken to provide
sufficient off-road parking space to serve the proposed
use.
9. The Conditional Use will not be injurious to the use
and enjoyment of other property in the immediate
vicinity for the purposes already permitted.
10. Establishment of the Conditional Use will not impede
the normal and orderly development and improvement of
surrounding vacant property for the predominate uses in
the area.
11. Density of the proposed residential development is not
greater than the density of the surrounding
neighborhood or applicable zoning district.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Blue Earth County
Board of Commissioners, that the request for a Conditional Use
Permit for temporary use of a mobile home, in an RT, Rural
Townsite Zoning District, is granted with the following
conditions:
1. That the manufactured home be installed in conformance
with State of Minnesota manufactured home installation
requirements.
2. That there shall be a full basement beneath the living
quarters of the manufactured home.
3. That the addition be constructed concurrent with the
homes s installation.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and without publication.
The motion carried. 97-37
Mr. Scott Fichtner, Environmental Services Director,
presented the following items for the Boards consideration.
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve Addendum No. 3 to the Foth & Van
Dyke agreement. This addendum covers the general consulting
services associated with the operation of the Ponderosa Landfill
during 1997. The motion carried. 97-38
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve a Joint Powers Agreement with the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture to be a co-operator in the
Continuous Waste Pesticide Collection Pilot Project. The motion
carried. 97-39
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve an agreement with Southern
Minnesota Construction Company Inc., to operate, for the benefit
of the residents of Blue Earth County, a facility for the
composting of yard waste. The Agreement will commence on January
1, 1997, and shall expire on December 31, 2001. The motion
carried. 97-40
Mr. Dennis McCoy, Deputy County Administrator, presented the
following Human Service items for the Boards consideration.
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to approve the following contracts:
Approval of an agreement which renews the Waivered
Service Contract with the Lutheran Home Inc./Cedar
Haven, Mankato; Country Neighbors Inc., Mapleton;
Meadowbrook Board and Home Care/Lori Zeik, Mankato;
Country Neighbors Inc., Lake Crystal; and Sibley
Manor/Kevin Anderson, Mankato to provide Elderly Waiver
Services. The time-frame for the agreements is
February 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997.
Approval of the 1997 Cooperative Agreement for Child
Support Administrative Process between the Department
of Human Services, the Court Administrator, the Blue
Earth County Sheriff and the Blue Earth County Human
Services Department.
The motion carried. 97-41
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Tacheny
seconded the motion to adjourn at 10:45 a.m. The motion carried.
97-42
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