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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA
August 15, 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, County
Attorney Ross Arneson and County Administrator David Twa.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to approve the amended Agenda. The motion carried.
95-304
The Commissioners reported on meetings they have attended
since the last Board meeting.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to approve the August 1, 1995 Board Minutes. The
motion carried. 95-305
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Bills:
Bills for Week of August 7-11, 1995
Grand Total $528,237.95
Bills for Week of August 14-18, 1995
Grand Total $1,195,178.67
The motion carried. 95- 306
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Personnel items:
Revision of resignation date of Deborah McGinty, Victim
Assistance Coordinator (C42) from September 29, to
October 27, 1995. (Human Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Financial
Worker (Child Support) (B22). (Human Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Heavy
Equipment Operator (B23). (Highway)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Medium
Equipment Operator (B22). (Highway)
Employment of Craig Bollman, as a Light Equipment
Operator (B21) with a starting salary of $9.17 per hour
effective August 9, 1995. (Highway)
The motion carried. 95-307
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the Blue Earth County Housing Rehab Report
from Minnesota Valley Action Council. The motion carried. 95-
308
Mr. David Twa, County Administrator, presented the July
Financial Report as an informational item.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Human Service items:
Extension of an existing agreement with Mankato
Rehabilitation Center for Employability Services
effective from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996.
Designate Dennis McCoy as Boards agent for the
Community Health Board.
The motion carried. 95-309
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to approve Gambling Premises Permit Renewal
Applications to Recreation Crystal and Loon Lakes, Lake Crystal
to be held at the following locations: Junction Inn, Southbend
Township; LB's, Garden City Township; and Cambria Bar & Grill,
Cambria Township. The motion carried. 95-310
Mr. Rick Hanna, Land Use & Natural Resources Administrator
and Ms. Julie Conrad, Land Use & Natural Resources Planner,
presented the following Planning and Zoning items.
The first item to be considered is a resolution revoking a
Conditional Use Permit for an auto salvage yard in a Heavy
Industrial Zoning District to Mr. Bradley Van Guilder, Section
31, Lime Township. Mr. Jerome Anderson, Attorney for the
applicant, spoke on behalf of the applicant. After discussion,
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded the
motion to continue this request to the October 24, 1995 Board
Meeting at which time the applicant must meet the following
conditions: Minimum of 6 foot fence along easement, no cars in
easement, no disabled cars in parking lot, post no parking signs
on County right-of-way and easement, comply in an environmentally
sound manner, and have on going monitoring by Environmental
Services Department. The motion carried. 95-311
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to approve the following Final Plat:
RESOLUTION
APPROVING FINAL PLAT
DUNCANSON-MORRIS SUBDIVISION
SECTION 6, MAPLETON TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS, the owner of the property included in the plat
Duncanson-Morris Subdivision has submitted a final plat for
approval; and,
WHEREAS, the final plat was reviewed by the Blue Earth
County Planning Commission on August 2nd, 1995; and,
WHEREAS, the Blue Earth County Planning Commission
recommended approval of said final plat; and,
WHEREAS, the final plat meets the requirements of the Blue
Earth County Subdivision Ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Blue Earth County
Board of Commissioners hereby approve the final plat of
Duncanson-Morris Subdivision., and authorizes the Chair of the
Board of Commissioners and the County Administrator to sign said
plat.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and without publication.
The motion carried. 95-312
The following individuals made comments about the proposed
changes to the Feedlot Operation Policies: Mr. Dan Fitzsimmons,
Good Thunder; Mr. Karl Duncanson, Mapleton; Mr. Wayne Dodge,
Mankato; Ms. Katie Wortel, Mankato Township; Ms. Connie Meier,
Truman; Mr. Mike Dove, Attorney for Pork Producers. Commissioner
Barnes moved to continue the discussion at the September 26, 1995
Board meeting. The motion failed for lack of a seconded.
Mr. Steve Durkee, Senior Realty Specialist and Mr. Karl
Duncanson, Landowner, presented the following item for the Boards
consideration.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to approve the following:
CERTIFICATION OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
In accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962,
certification by the County Board of Commissioners for
acquisition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service is requested.
Representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
met with the Board of Commissioners of Blue Earth
County, State of Minnesota, on August 15, 1995, and
informed the Commissioners that a purchase agreement
has been secured from Karl Duncanson, also known as
Karl D. Duncanson, and Jacqueline G. Duncanson, husband
and wife, of Mapleton, Minnesota, on the following-
described lands:
T. 106 N., R. 26 W., 5th P.M.
Section 14, W-1/2 SW-1/4
Section 15, SE-1/4
Section 22, The north 106.66 acres of the NE-1/4
Section 23, The north 53.34 acres of the W-1/2 NW-1/4
The motion carried. 95-313
Mr. Ed Tschida, and Mr. Roger Guenette, Advanced Resources
For Development, discussed the Phoenix Company Project.
Mr. Steve Michel, Physical Plant Director and Mr. Jerry
Kallheim, Deputy Administrator-Land Records, discussed space
needs for the Land Records Department.
The meeting recessed at 12:21 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
Mr. Rick Hanna, Land Use & Natural Resources Administrator,
and Mr. Scott Fichtner, Environmental Services Director,
presented the following items for the Boards consideration.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to approve an Ordinance Rezoning certain property
located in Decoria Township from A-2, Limited Agriculture
District to C-1, Conservation District. Commissioner Barnes
voted nay. The motion failed.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to reconsider Mr. Jeff Schmidt's request at the August
29, 1995 Board meeting. The motion carried. 95-314
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to support Nicollet County's Biomass bid:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF
ST. PETER, MINNESOTA BIOMASS FACILITY
BLUE EARTH COUNTY
WHEREAS, on February 13, 1995, the St. Peter City
Council appointed a Biomass Task Force to research the
feasibility of siting a biomass facility in the St.
Peter Community, and
WHEREAS, after a thorough investigation of the benefits
and detriments of a biomass facility, it was the
recommendation of the Task Force that St. Peter was an
appropriate site for such a facility; and
WHEREAS, NRG Energy, Inc. has now bid the biomass
project with the City of St. Peter as a site for the
plant, and
WHEREAS, if the bid is awarded to St. Peter, the
facility will require fuel for operation, and in turn,
will provide a market for sale of crop residue,
including corn fodder and soybean straw harvested by
farmers in the region; and
WHEREAS, such a facility will further provide an added
benefit by providing area farmers with a means of
growing an additional marketable crop, namely, trees,
on marginal agricultural lands located within the
region; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet the fuel supply needs of the
proposed biomass facility, it has been concluded that
there is ample crop residue available in the six county
area, including Nicollet, Blue Earth, Brown, Sibley,
LeSueur, and Waseca Counties; and
WHEREAS, it has been further concluded that there is
ample acreage in this same area to develop biomass
plantations to plant the approximate 80,000 acres of
hybrid poplar trees necessary to meet the biomass
facility's needs; and
WHEREAS, after carefully reviewing this opportunity, it
is the firm belief of Blue Earth County that the siting
of a biomass facility in the St. Peter community will
greatly enhance the regional farm economies and other
financial resources in the area of Minnesota.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Blue Earth
County Board of Commissioners do fully support and
recommend the siting of a biomass electricity
generation facility in the St. Peter community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Blue Earth County
Board of Commissioners believes that this will benefit
all participating counties in the region and they
would, therefore, strongly encourage all of these
counties to support the construction of such a plant in
St. Peter.
The motion carried. 95-315
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to send the draft letter regarding closure costs for
the Ponderosa Landfill. The motion carried. 95-316
Mr. David Twa, County Administrator, and Mr. Jerry Books,
Finance Director, presented items for the Budget Workshop. Mr.
Doug Schaller, Mankato, asked questions.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner Barnes seconded
the motion to adjourn at 4:19 p.m. The motion carried. 95-317
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