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4111 11th Avenue SW - Rochester, Minnesota 55902 - Tel. (507) 282-6488 |
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Rochester Township
Board Meeting October 12, 2006 Gary Donovan called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM Members Present –Brian Mueller, Gary Donovan, Jeff Orth, Douglas Butler, Lenny Laures, Brenda Dicken and Gary Swenson. Members absent – Guests: Art Reckinger, Scott Nyberg, and Barbara Koenig Minutes – Douglas Butler made a motion to approve the September
minutes as revised. Brenda Dicken seconded the motion; it was voted on
and passed. New Business: A. NPDES Report - Brenda reported that we did get a response back from the state on our permit and they suggested that we work with the county and city on on our compliance. B. General Election - Lenny said the road should be complete by the election. Gary Swenson said he had 7 or 8 judges lined up for the general. C. Animal Control – Gary Donvan passed out a new Minnesota State Statute involving exotic animals. The new law states that the local authority (township) has to designate an animal control authority. Douglas Butler said he will look into this and report back to the board on the specifics of the new law. Jeff Orth suggested that we name the townboard as the local authority. D. Traffic assessment report on Mayo Woodlands – Gary Donovan
received a copy of the new traffic study from (Bill Toiton) McGhuie and
Betts. The report stated that nothing has changed and we still need a
second exit and entrance. The current report states that they limited
the roads to 2,000 trips per day. The road is built per state standards
for 3,500 trips per day. The volume was reduced from 3,500 to 2,000
because of the one exit and entrance. Bill Tointon will be meeting with
Mike Sheehan to review the data. Mayo Woodlands – Right hand turn lane – Brenda Dicken said that in
the original development agreement stated that the developer is required
to put in a right turn lane off of County Road 8. Lenny stated that the
turn lane and asphalt paving will go in this fall. Mayo Woodlands – Wall - Gary Donovan said that they did not need a
variance on the wall if the lettering on the sign was within township
ordinance. Gary Donovan and Lenny Laures are working with the
contractors on keeping the wall within township limitations in the
ordinance. 8th Street - We accepted 8th street a couple of months ago ( July
8th), we owe them an acceptance letter. Jeff Orth moved that we request
Gary Swenson to write GGG, Inc. a check for $30,000 for 8th street as
directed in our developers agreement. Brenda Dicken seconded the motion,
it was voted on and passed. Gary Donovan will write them a acceptance
letter and indicate the starting date of July 8th, 2006 for the two year
warranty on the road. Art Reckinger stated that 8th street is getting a
lot of the heavy traffic because the City road is limited to 7,000 gross
weight. A performance bond will be in place for the two years. Treasurer’s Report August 2006 Checking and Money Market Opening bal $695,277.83 Checks $ -22,542.01 Deposits $5,168.56 Closing bal. $677,904.38 Treasure’s Report –Jeff Orth made a motion to approve the treasure’s
report. Douglas Butler seconded the motion; it was voted on and passed. Rochester Township Claims – Brenda Dicken made a motion to approve
the Rochester Township claims from 310 to 321 for $54,081.74. Brian
Mueller seconded the motion; it was voted on and passed. JPB Claims – Brenda Dicken made a motion to approve the JPB claims
630 thru 648 for $15679.70. Brian Mueller seconded the motion; it was
voted on and passed. New Business: A. Maintenance Report – Lenny Laures stated we are about done with
the paving in Windsor Lane and Court. He is having a problem with one
individual on Windsor Lane on the removal of one driveway that is a
safety issue. The individual currently has three driveways. Gary Donovan
and Lenny will work on this. Our parking lot has been ground up and regraded Lenny is working on bids for the mower tractor. TCPA Report – Brenda Dicken said they did not have an official
meeting, but reported on the unofficial meeting. County Association meeting – Brenda Dicken reported on the meeting. The main event was the local candidate form. LGA – Brenda Dicken gave the board a current update on what is
happening with LGA. Brian Mueller made a motion to reimburse up to $350.00 of expenses
per attendee for attending the MATTs Annual convention in Duluth. Brenda
Dicken Seconded the motion. The motion passed. Community Policing Effort – Current Status – Gary Donovan reported
that the contract was discussed in committee and some changes were made
and is being reviewed by our lawyer. The next step is getting the county
approval. A lot depends on what happens with the county budget. Community septic inspections/ subdivisions ordinance amendment - This
item was addressed above. Boulder Creek Update – We have had no response from Steve Holtegaard
regarding the letter we sent him stating that he had 60 days to repair
the waterway and driveway culvert. Gary Donovan will contact Steve
Holtegaard and find out what his plans are. The township’s options are
to repair the waterway and culvert and bill Boulder Creek for the work
or require him to do it and withhold any new building permits until the
work is done and paid for. Extra hours for custodian - The board decided that we could add extra
hours as needed to the custodians. Brenda moved that we hire Don
Fredrickson for extra hours as needed. Jeff Orth seconded the motion and
it was voted for and passed. Life Insurance – Gary Donovan asked the board if they were interested
in adding life insurance as a fringe benefit to the board members. Gary
Donovan will review various plans and report back next month. Southport - Brenda Dicken received a complaint from a resident of
Southport that Catherine Mueller’s yard (611 28th Street SE) is out of
compliance with our township ordinance dealing with vehicles and parking
of those vehicles. Brenda sent a letter requesting that it be cleaned
up. As of today the yard was improved. Township Flag - Douglas Butler reported that he and Lenny looked into
two possible locations of lights that will shine up on the flag. Meeting adjourned - Douglas Butler made a motion to adjourn the
meeting at 10:45 PM, Brenda Dicken seconded the motion; it was voted on
and passed. Respectfully Submitted, Gary Swenson, Clerk Gary Donovan, Chair |
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Rochester Township - 4111 11th Avenue SW - Rochester, Minnesota 55902 - Tel. (507) 282-6488 |
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