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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA
June 13, 1995
The County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners'
Room at 9:00 a.m. Present were Chairperson Leon Tacheny,
Commissioner Lin Barnes, Commissioner Al Bennett, Commissioner
Alvis More, County Attorney Ross Arneson and Deputy County
Administrator Dennis McCoy.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the Agenda. The motion carried. 95-192
The Commissioners reported on meetings that they have
attended since the last Board meeting.
Mr. Steve Michel, Physical Plant Director, presented the
following bids for the Boards consideration.
Pursuant to publication, bids were received, opened and
reviewed for the following projects, with the following results:
PROJECT: Household Hazardous Waste Storage Building
BIDDER: Amount of Bid:
Farm & City Construction, Mankato, MN $24,483.00
Wells Construction, Mankato, MN $24,819.92
The Planning Center, Mankato, MN $36,500.00
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded the
motion to award the bid to Farm & City Construction, Mankato, MN
in the amount of $24,483.00. The motion carried. 95-193
PROJECT: Household Hazardous Waste Site Work & Concrete
BIDDER: AMOUNT OF BID:
Webb Construction, Mankato, MN $11,976.00
Wells Construction, Mankato, MN $11,098.00
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded the
motion to award the bid to Wells Construction, Mankato, MN in the
amount of $11,098.00. The motion carried. 95-194
PROJECT: Blue Earth County Parking Lot &
Sidewalk Improvements
BIDDER: AMOUNT OF BID:
WW Blacktopping, Mankato, MN $50,387.10
Southern MN Construction, Mankato, MN $80,974.60
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded the
motion to award the bid to WW Blacktopping, Mankato, MN in the
amount of $50,387.10. The motion carried. 95-195
Mr. Scott Fichtner, Environmental Services Director,
presented the following items for the Boards consideration.
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the transfer of the Blue Earth County
Recycling Center Agreement with Minnesota Valley Recycling to
Sanifill, Inc. which is purchasing MN Valley Recycling/Kato
Sanitation. The motion carried. 95-196
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve an agreement with Northern States Power to
conduct a fluorescent bulb recycling collection for businesses.
The motion carried. 95-197
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to approve the May 23, 1995 Board Minutes. The motion
carried. 95-198
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Bills:
Bills for Week of May 29 - June 2, 1995
Grand Total $16,390,531.42
Bills for Week of June 5-9, 1995
Grand Total $9,134,507.86
Bills for Week of June 12-16, 1995
Grand Total $16,362,617.60
The motion carried. 95-200
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded the
motion to approve the following Personnel items:
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Jail
Administrator (B31). (Sheriff's)
Promotion of Randy Walker, from Custody Officer (B23)
to Jail Administrator (B31) with a salary adjustment
from $12.32 to $13.05 per hour effective May 30, 1995.
(Sheriff's)
Employment of Christopher Spencer, as a Waste
Management Specialist (C41), with a starting salary of
$13.04 per hour effective June 12, 1995.
(Environmental Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Probation
Officer (C42). (Community Corrections)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a .5 FTE
Clerk (A11). (Human Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Clerical
Specialist II. (B22) (Court Administrators)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Land
Use/Natural Resource Feedlot Specialist (C41).
(Environmental Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Medium
Equipment Operator (B22). (Highway)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a .5 FTE Case
Aid (Clubhouse Support) (B23). (Human Services)
The motion carried. 95-201
Mr. Charles Berg, Information Services Director, and Mr.
Jerry Kallheim, Deputy Administrator-Land Records, gave an update
on the productivity increases with the new Mainframe Computer
System.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Human Service items:
Extension of the existing host county agreements with
REM-Mankato to provide waivered services and semi-
independent living services from July 1, 1995 to March
31, 1996.
Renewal of an agreement with Interstate Reporting
Company to provide the fraud prevention program from
July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1997.
Extension of the host county agreement with MRCI-
Mankato to provide day training and habilitation
services from July 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996.
Extension of the host county agreement with
Habilitative Services Inc. to provide waivered services
from July 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996.
Authorization to initiate the process of entering the
Prepaid Medical Assistance Program contingent upon
satisfactory resolution of County cost-shifting
concerns.
Approval of the House of Hope host county agreement
effective July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996.
Approval of Human Services fee policy changes to be
effective June 26, 1995. The changes are primarily
cost of living adjustments.
Extension of the existing host county agreement with
Christian Concern from July 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996
due to Legislative action which directs when contract
amounts will change and by how much.
Extension of the host county agreement with SMILES from
July 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996 due to Legislative
action which directs when contract amounts will change
and by how much.
Renewal of the existing agreement with the Minnesota
Department of Corrections to provide secretarial
services in Faribault County.
Approval of an agreement with School District 77 to
complete IEIC (Interagency Early Intervention
Committee)_ responsibilities in an amount not to exceed
$2,800. The County flows these monies to the
Committee. The funding is 100% state funded.
Authorization for the Southeast Minnesota Housing
Network to submit an application to Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency for a grant to provide homeless
assistance services in Blue Earth County.
The motion carried. 95-202
Mr. Jerry Kallheim, Deputy County Administrator-Land
Records, presented the following abatements. Commissioner More
moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded the motion to approve tax
abatements to Narisco P & Ruth Tenorio, 633 South Front Street,
Mankato, MN R01-09-18-152-012 K-82751 for Years 1988, 1989 and
1990; Mark Norman Jenkins, RT 1, Box 79, Mapleton, MN R51-23-01-
200-001 K-222654 for year 1994 and Kenneth & Harold Williams,
1022 Third Avenue, Mankato, MN R01-09-06-402-004 K-42787 for year
1994. The motion carried. 95-203
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to appoint Commissioner Landkamer as delegate and
Commissioner More as an alternate for the NACO Association's
annual election of officers and policy adoption for the 1995
American County Platform. The motion carried. 95-204
Ms. Kathy Meyer and Mr. Cliff Meyer, Mapleton, voiced
concerns to the County Board.
Mr. Al Forsberg, Public Works Director, presented the
following items for the Boards consideration.
Pursuant to publication, bids were received, opened and
reviewed for the following projects, with the following results:
PROJECT: Bridge 07569 CSAH No. 90
BIDDER: Amount of Bid:
DH Blattner & Sons, Avon, MN $3,394,758.00
Johnson Bros. Corp., Litchfield, MN $3,403,760.71
Kraemer & Sons, Inc., Plain, WI $2,947,831.96
Lunda Const. Co., Black River Falls, WI $3,002,161.63
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to recommend that the State award the bid to Kraemer &
Sons, Plain, WI, in the amount of $2,947,831.96. The motion
carried. 95-205
PROJECT: Bridge 07570 CSAH No. 69
BIDDER: Amount of Bid:
Structural Specialties, Hutchinson, MN $196,507.32
Lunda Const., Black River Falls, WI 193,447.65
Dallco, Inc., Finlayson, MN $171,716.25
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to award the bid to Dallco, Inc., Finlayson, MN in the
amount of $171,716.25. The motion carried. 95-206
Mr. Joe Metro, VP for University Operations, Mankato State
University, was present for the following item. Commissioner
Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded the motion to
approve the following:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, extension of County Road No. 190 (Stadium
Road) from Pohl Road to County State Aid Highway No. 8
(Monks Avenue) would provide improved access, improve
safety, and provide a unified entrance from the south,
east, and west to Mankato State University; and
WHEREAS, this extension of County Road 190 would
provide logical termini of CSAH 82 on the east and CSAH
8 on the west;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board of
Commissioners of Blue Earth County do hereby designate
the following described road as County Road No. 190:
Beginning at a point 820 feet East of the
Center of Section 20, Township 108 North,
Range 26 West, then Westerly along the Center
Line of said Section 20, Township 108 North,
Range 26 West to the West Quarter Corner of
said Section 20, there terminating, amounting
to 0.66 mile, more or less.
The motion carried. 95-207
Ms. Dee Michels, Clerical Specialist II-Parks and Ms. Jane
Jans, Office Manager, were present for the Annual Report
presentations. Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett
seconded the motion to accept the Annual Public Works Department
Report for 1994 and the Annual Park Department Report for 1994.
The motion carried. 95-208
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to adjourn at 12:10 p.m. The motion carried. 95-209
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