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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA
June 11, 1996
The County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners'
Room at 9:00 a.m. Present were Chairperson Colleen Landkamer,
Commissioner Leon Tacheny, Commissioner Lin Barnes, Commissioner
Al Bennett, Commissioner Alvis More, County Attorney Ross Arneson
and County Administrator David Twa.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the Agenda. The motion carried. 96-197
The Commissioners reported on committees that they have
attended since the last Board Meeting.
Mr. Lee Morris, Mapleton, expressed concerns over the
assessments on County Ditch 86. Staff will work with Mr. Morris
and Mr. Dick Bradshaw who was the engineer on the project.
Mr. Jerry Books, Finance Director, presented information on
the Health Insurance Renewal.
After discussion, Commissioner Bennett moved and
Commissioner Barnes seconded the motion to go with the Blue
Cross/Blue Shield Blended rate option and make the HMO option
available for the Blue Earth County employees July 1, 1996 health
insurance renewal. The motion carried. Commissioner Landkamer
voted nay. 96-198
Mr. Jerry Kallheim, Land Records Director, presented the
petition for Redetermination of Benefits on County Ditch 35.
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Tacheny seconded the
motion to have the ditch viewers conduct a redetermination of
benefits and damages to property owners on County Ditch 35. The
motion carried. 96-199
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the May 21, 1996 Board Minutes. The motion
carried. 96-200
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following Bills:
Bills for Week of May 27-31, 1996
Grand Total $6,514,207.60
Bills for Week of June 3-7, 1996
Grand Total $10,151,948.12
Bills for Week of June 10-14, 1996
Grand Total $16,032,753.94
The motion carried. 96-201
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Personnel items:
Promotion of Peter Preston, from a Medium Equipment
Operator (B22) to a Heavy Equipment Operator (B23),
with a salary adjustment from $12.87 to $13.33 per hour
effective June 12, 1996. (Highway)
Employment of Barbara Turner, as a Clinical Social
Worker (C43), with a starting salary of $15.89 per hour
effective June 17, 1996. (Human Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for two (On-Call)
Custody Officers (B23). (Sheriff)
Resignation of Barbara Ideker, as a Clerical Specialist
II (B22), effective June 14, 1996. (Court
Administrators)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Clerical
Specialist II (B22). (Court Administrators)
Employment of Cheri McDougall, as a Senior Account
Clerk (B22), with a starting salary of $10.16 per hour
effective June 12, 1996. (Human Services)
Employment of Jeremiah Talamantes, as a Microcomputer
Support Technician (B31), with a starting salary of
$12.19 per hour effective June 26, 1996. (Data
Processing)
The motion carried. 96-202
Commissioner Bennett gave an overview of the Signage
Committee. The following committee members gave a presentation:
Mr. Dan McGowan, Mankato; Mr. Jim Mongeau, North Mankato; Ms.
Sandy Hooker, Township Representative; Mr. Tom Miller, MCTC; Mr.
Larry Brandenberg, Lake Crystal Fire Chief; Mr. Al Forsberg,
Public Works Director; Mr. Charlie Berg, Information Services
Director.
Mr. Ken Bunde, Mankato, made comments that funding of the
signs should come from the Townships. The Board took all the
information from the presentations under advisement.
Mr. Al Forsberg, Public Works Director, presented the
following items for the Boards consideration. Ms. Nadine
Michels, Clerical Specialist II and Ms. Jane Jans, Office
Manager, were also present for the Annual Reports for Road &
Bridge and Parks presentation.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Blue Earth enter
into an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and the Commissioner of Transportation for the
installation and maintenance of railroad crossing
signals at the intersection of Robinson Street (CSAH
20) with the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, and appointing the
Commissioner of Transportation agent for the County to
supervise said project and administer available Federal
Funds in accordance with Minnesota Statute, Section
161.36. The County's share of the cost shall be 20
percent of the total signal cost.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson and Clerk
of the Board be and they are hereby authorized to
execute said agreement for and on behalf of the County.
The motion carried. 96-203
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following resolution:
RESOLUTION FOR
EMERGENCY STREAMBANK EROSION
CONTROL PROJECT
BLUE EARTH COUNTY CSAH 28
BE IT RESOLVED that the Blue Earth County Board of
Commissioners requests the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
study the feasibility of developing emergency
streambank protection projects to protect CSAH 28 from
erosion caused by the LeSueur River under the authority
provided by Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act,
as amended. The erosion sites are located about 1/8
mile and 1 mile east of CSAH 27 southeast of Eagle
Lake, Minnesota as shown on the attached map.
It is understood that, if it is found feasible and
advisable to develop a streambank protection project at
these locations, the County would be required before
construction commences to enter into a contractual
agreement that it will provide such local cooperation
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.
The County Engineer of Blue Earth County is directed to
transmit three copies of this resolution to the
District Engineer, St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, 190 Fifth Street East, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55101-1638.
The motion carried. 96-204
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following tax abatements: City of
Mankato, 1525, 1545 and 1700 Mankato Place, Mankato, MN R01-09-
18-104-009, R01-09-18-104-020 and R01-09-18-104-053; Donald &
JoAnn Petersen, RR 2, Box 184 Lake Crystal, MN R38-02-33-453-002
K-163450; Betsy/Tacy Society, 332 Center Street, Mankato, MN
R01-09-18-308-018 K-84848. The motion carried. 96-205
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to appoint Commissioner Landkamer as the NACo Voting
Delegate and Commissioner Bennett as the Alternate Delegate. The
motion carried. 96-206
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve Development Agreements with Crysteel
Manufacturing and Crysteel Trucking, subject to review by the
County Attorney. The motion carried. 96-207
The meeting recessed at 12:15 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
An informal hearing on County Ditch #29 was held.
Commissioner More conducted the hearing to discuss a petition
filed for improvements to County Ditch #29. Consensus of the
group was to proceed with the project. They will put together a
formal petition.
Mr. Bob Kruse, Mapleton, expressed concerns over the fee for
adding land into the drainage system. The Board will wait and
see how the training of the ditch viewers goes. This will give
them an estimate of the costs involved with the process.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to adjourn at 2:30 p.m. The motion carried. 96-208
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