September
Meeting was called to order by James Schmidt with the pledge to the flag at 7:33 pm.
Motion to approve agenda was made by James Schmidt, with addition of October meeting date, under new business, 2nd by Donna Hoeper. Motion carried 3-0
Motion to approve the bills in the amount of $30,327.12 was made by James Schmidt, 2nd by Donna Hoeper. Motion carried 3-0
Motion to approve minutes was made by Donna Hoeper, 2nd by Pete Fernholz. Motion carried 3-0
Treasures report by Christy Tvrdik, there were two outstanding checks. Christy presented the idea to the board about placing monies from sewer fund into a money market vs. a CD. Discussion had. Christy Tvrdik will further discuss interest rates with Bremer Bank and more discussion will be had, before any final decisions are made.
Motion to approve the Treasurers report was made by James Schmidt, 2nd by Donna Hoeper. Motion carried 3-0.
ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR:
Residents of Robins Lane SW were present. The residents on the private part of the road were asking if the maintenance on their part of the road could be taken over by Lake Mary Township, as they are running out of resources and finances. Only a portion of the Robins Lane SW is a township road, the rest of the road is owned by the property owners. James Schmidt explained the township cannot just take over a private road. The ownership and easements of the private part of the road will need to be looked at, all the owners would need to sign off on making that part of Robins Lane SW a township road. The road would also need to be brought up to the proper specs before the township would take over the road. James stated the town board will check into this, in the meantime property owners should mark with flags, how far back they would like the road to become a township road. James informed residents this may take 2-3 months or longer to get an answer, so residents will still have to maintain this winter.
ROAD DISCUSSION:
Jeff Runge Jr was present. Grading of the chloride roads; the weather will start changing soon and all roads need to be graded before it freezes. Discussion had. Runge’s will start grading next week. Bluebird Ln still needs to be graded after gravel was spread. Serenity Cove signs have been ordered and should be installed soon. Runge Grading presented a quote from Riley Brothers on fixing the Gator spot on the East part of Little Mary Circle. Discussion had. James Schmidt made a motion to accept quoted from Riley Brothers. 2nd by Pete Fernholz. Motion carried 3-0
OLD BUSINESS:
Special sewer meeting: No need to hold, as Sue Hanson feels Township now has a good understanding on assessments and hook-up charges.
LSF: LSF did not have representation at the meeting, so will keep on agenda for next month.
Paul Anderson, State Representative for District 12B, was present to ask about any concerns in the township. James Schmidt asked Representative Anderson where the State stands on contributing monies to be used to maintain lakes. Discussion was had on legalities for donations and contributions that can be given by a township, townships are very limited to what they can legally contribute to. Representative Anderson explained that the state gives the counties monies for the lakes. The state disburses 50 million dollars a year to the Counties. The amount of money received by the County depends on number of public accesses and parking. The County asks for a 25% match from the Lake Associations and County picks up the other 75% for costs of controlling weeds, invasive species, etc. This is done to make the funds go further. Representative Anderson also talked about the bonding bill for monies that will go towards the funding of local roads and bridges. Internet service and grants for Greater Minnesota to have fiber optics installed in rural areas was also discussed.
Resolutions and Ordinances: Township board reviewed and made updates to Resolution 2004-11, A resolutions of the Make Mary Township Board of Supervisors Pledging Their Financial Commitment and Representative Participation to the Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission (AAEDC) . Sue Hanson will make updates and Board will review and approve resolution at the October meeting.
Sewer assessments funds: It was questioned whether the ALASD taxes can be paid with monies out of the sewer fund. James Schmidt did not think that this was an option as he believes the monies can only be used or sewer projects, but he will check into it further.
October meeting: October meeting will be held on October 16th instead of October 9th at 7:30 p.m.
New Business:
MAT insurance: Insurance policy was reviewed and discussed. No changes to be made this year. Sue Hanson will check on coverage that is listed for submersible pump with wrong address.
PAC- Hearing will be held for conditional use permit that was applied for on Sunfish Ln SW by Jeff Roquette to allow a C&C machine business. Board reviewed info in packet from PAC on this. No concerns with project at this time.
Disposal of old office equipment: Sue Hanson spoke with Klein Recycling out of Sauk Centre, they accept old computers, laptops cell phones, batteries, etc. at no charge, with a $5 charge for old printers. Discussion had. Sue Hanson will schedule a pickup date.
MAT District meeting: Meeting was held Monday August 20th in Alexandria. Donna Hoeper and Sue Hanson attended.
MAIL BAG: Reviewed and discussed.
Motion made by James Schmidt at 9:23 p.m. to adjourn the meeting, 2nd by Donna Hoeper. Motion carried 3-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sue Hanson
Chairman_____________________________________________________________________