Public Notices August 23, 2018
TODD COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION
215 1st Ave. South, Suite 103
Long Prairie, Minnesota 56347
320-732-4420
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. the Todd County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Commissioners Meeting Room, 215 First Ave South, Long Prairie to consider the following applications.
1. Richard Beckley’s “Beckley’s Diamond Bay First Addition” Preliminary Plat: BEG AT A PT 33 FT W & 20 FT S OF NE COR OF GOV’T LOT 1, THENCE S 208.97 FT, SW 400.31 FT, NW 253.46, NE 448.19 FT TO BEG in Kandota Township
Site Address: NA. PIN: 14-0012000
Request to review a proposed preliminary plat to establish one lot.
2. Derek Holst: LOT-2 BLOCK-2 HOLST ACRES in Villard Township
Site Address: 29075 Todd Line Road. PIN: 25-0061000
Request to amend existing CUP granted for haunted woods and house to include additional activities and expand the hours of operation.
3. Matthew Harvey Rewitzer: N2 NW4 & NW4 NE4 in Burleene Township
Site Address: 15709 County 14. PID: 05-0008700
Request to change the zoning district of this 120 acres from R10 zoning to AF2 zoning to allow siting of a feedlot on the property.
All persons interested are invited to attend said hearing and be heard on these matters.
Todd County Planning Commission
Michael Wiener,
Chairperson-
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(ABBREVIATED ADVERTISEMENT)
TODD COUNTY
2018 BRIDGE PROJECT
Closing date: September 18, 2018
PUBLIC NOTICE
Sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m., September 18, 2018 by the Todd County Public Works Director/Engineer and County Auditor/Treasurer at 44 Riverside Drive, Long Prairie, Minnesota 56347 for the following construction project:
SAP 077-599-061
This is an abbreviated advertisement. A full advertisement can be viewed by going to the Public Works website at https://egram.co.todd.mn.us/
Loren Fellbaum,
Todd County Public Works Director/Engineer
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notice
Lutheran Social Services
invitation for bids
The LSS Senior Nutrition Program hereby solicits sealed bids for meals in Clarissa. Any interested bidder may obtain more information by calling (218) 233-7521 or writing to the LSS Senior Nutrition Program, Suite #401C, 715 North 11th St., Moorhead, MN 56560. All proposals for furnishing said meals should be marked as a bid on the envelope and must be received at the above address, no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 14, 2018 at which time and place all bidding shall be considered closed and all bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud.
The right is reserved by the LSS Senior Nutrition Program to accept or reject any or all bids, and to waive any formalities in any bid received or procedure set forth herein and to make the award in the best interest of the project.
The LSS Senior Nutrition Program shall have a period of 30 days after said opening to accept or reject said proposed bid.
Dated this 16th day of August, 2018.
LSS Senior Nutrition
Program
Kristin Schurrer,
Senior Director -
Nutrition Services
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MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING FRESHWATER ED. DISTRICT #6004 July 25, 2018
STAPLES, MN
CALLED TO ORDER at 5:35 p.m. by V. Hinojos, Chair
Board present: V. Hinojos, WDC; S. Veronen, Verndale; P. Benning, Browerville; C. Funk, Sebeka; R.VanDenheuvel, BH; C. Wolf, LPGE; Supt: D. Fjeldheim, Sebeka; Directors, J. Nesland, L. Murdock; Admin. Recorder, S. Thiel; others, K. Barse.
AGENDA
MOTION BY Veronen, seconded by Wolf to approve the agenda as presented. VOTE- U/C
PRESENTATION
Update of the building project was presented by K. Barse, ORB. APPROVAL OF PAST BOARD MINUTES- MOTION BY Funk, 2ND BY Wolf to approve the 4/25/18 minutes as presented. VOTE- U/C
OLD BUSINES
MOTION BY VanDenheuvel, seconded by Benning to accept the 5/9/18 SAC Mtg. Minutes as presented. VOTE-U/C
MOTION BY Veronen, seconded by VanDenheuvel to approve all of the ezIQC prequalified general and subcontractor contracts as presented. VOTE-U/C
NEW BUSINESS
SPECIAL EDUCATION REPORT:
MOTION BY Benning, seconded by Wolf to approve the shared services agreement between Sourcewell and FED for “Frontline Teacher Recruitment Software”. VOTE- U/C
ALC/TARGETED SERVICES REPORT:
REVIEWED the recap of July Outreach Meeting held at the Fosston School Dist.
MOTION BY Benning, seconded by VanDenheuvel to authorize the purchase of 1 MDE pre-approved ALC Van of nine (9) passenger + driver, under a Service Co-op. Bid Contract. VOTE-U/C
TECHNOLOGY REPORT:
REVIEWED State Telecomm Aid Payment of $41,176 for 16/17 SY to the Member Districts.
ECFE/SR REPORT:
MOTION BY Funk, seconded by Wolf to approve the successful Initiative Foundation Grant request of $1,500 for the project “Reading for the Future in Todd County”. VOTE- U/C MOTION BY Benning, seconded by VanDenheuvel to accept the donation from Staples Lions Club of $100 to the RFF Program. VOTE-U/C
REVIEWED ECFE & SR 17/18 Session Enrollments and Program Evaluations.
MEMBER SERVICES:
REVIEWED Lease-Levy Certifications history and projected lease levy; Project 20/20 Month End Report & FED Principal Advisory Council Mtg Agenda.
MOTION BY Funk, seconded by Benning to approve two (2) anonymous donations totaling $5,500 to the Rapatz Scholarship Fund, FED hosts. VOTE: U/C
MOTION BY Veronen, seconded by Funk to approve J. Nesland to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) and S. Thiel to act as the IOwA to add and remove names only for FED 6004-61. VOTE: U/C
MOTION BY Funk, seconded by VanDenheuvel to approve the FY19 FED Employee Handbook as presented. VOTE: U/C
REPORTS:
MOTION BY VanDenheuvel, seconded by Wolf to officially recognize the revised FY-19 CTE Plan Approval Notification and Grant Award in the Secondary amount of $206,875.08 and $32,016.16 for the revised Secondary Reserve Allocation. VOTE: U/C
BUSINESS & FINANCE
MOTION BY Benning, seconded by Funk to approve the 4/21/18 -7/23/18 cash reports and payments of checks numbered 120669 -121030. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Veronen, seconded by VanDenheuvel to approve a ten year Building Project Strategic Investment joint powers Agreement with Sourcewell Service Co-op. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Funk, seconded by Wolf to approve the Voc-Rehab Agreement hosted by ISD #2170 for the 18-19SY. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY VanDenheuvel, seconded by Benning to enter into a service agreement with LCSC beginning 7/1/18 for the purpose of complying with Health & Safety requirements. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY VanDenheuvel, seconded by Funk to participate in the 18/19 SY police service agreement with the city of Wadena. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Veronen, seconded by Wolf to approve the agreement with North Risk Partners as the FED Health Ins. Agent of Record, effective 1/1/19. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Benning, seconded by VanDenheuvel to amend the current FED HRA Plan Document as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Funk, seconded by Veronen to approve the FY19 CMERDC Copier Maintenance Agrmt. as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Wolf, seconded by Veronen to amend the current Freshwater Post-Employment HRA Agrmt. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY VanDenheuvel, seconded by Wolf to acknowledge the superintendents’ recommendation to turn over the FED GTC Prog. to the local Region V Service Coop., effective 7/1/18, with any program balance remaining as of 6/30/18 will be returned to the participating districts. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Wolf and seconded by Veronen to approve the Todd-Morrison #6004 FY18-22 Facility Lease Agreement with CLC as presented. VOTE- U/C
PERSONNEL CONSENT AGENDA:
MOTION BY Wolf, seconded by Veronen to approve the items as follows:
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Renaming C. Grenier, Program Specialist Assessment;
Permission to advertise and hire a .5 ECSE Teacher for the LPGE site, .5 ECSE Teacher for Assessment and B-3, ECSE Para for the LPGE and Sebeka site, SpEd Teacher for the Level IV Prog.; Hiring of P. Gladback, ECSE Teacher, M. Benning, SpEd Prog. Assist., R. Rothstein, SpEd Prog. Specialist, J. Nodsle, Occ. Therapist, C. Wieshalla, ECSE Para, C. Collins, SpEd Para, S. Ziegler, SpEd Para, K. Bauck, ECSE Para, K. Snyder, School Psych., J. Rice, SpEd Para.; Resignation of C. Conger, SpEd Para, J. Fundine, SpEd Inst., B. Andrews, SpEd Para,; Increase in hrs. for D. Baune, SpEd Para, Bev Johnson, SpEd Para, A.Eckhoff, Prog. Assist.; increase in days K. Marstein, ECSE Teacher, ALC/TS: increase in hrs. for C. Salathe, Prog. Assist., T. Sweeney, ALC Billing Clerk/Prog. Assist; Resignation of S. Martinson, ALC Tech Tutor; Lane Change of J. Hendricks, ALC Instr., ECFE/SR: increase in hrs. for B. Faust, FE/SR Instr. AGENCY WIDE: naming E. Weber, SpEd Admin. Director of Programs & Evaluation, with an additional part-time assigned teaching days, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION; resignation of A. Dinkel-VanValkenburg, ABE Prog. Coord; hiring of B. Tollefson, ABE Prog. Coord. VOTE- U/C
MOTION BY Wolf, seconded by Veronen to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 p.m.VOTE- U/C
Preapproved Publication Summary
Respectifully submitted,
Penny Benning, Clerk
Freshwater Education
District
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Todd County BOARD OF COMMISSIONERs JULY 17, 2018
MINUTES
Call to Order
The Todd County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioner’s Board Room in the City of Long Prairie, MN on the 17th day of July, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairperson Kneisl. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. All Commissioners were present with the exception of Commissioner Neumann.
Approval of Agenda
On motion by Becker and seconded by Erickson, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote. To approve the agenda as presented.
Consent Agenda
On motion by Kircher and seconded by Becker, the following motion and resolution were introduced and adopted by unanimous vote:
To approve the Commissioner’s Meeting Minutes for July 3, 2018 as presented.
To approve the Human Resources Report for Personnel Actions dated July 17, 2018 as on file.
Auditor-Treasurer
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Becker, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To approve the Commissioner Warrants number 49253 through 49377 in the amount of $68,468.59.
On motion by Kircher and seconded by Erickson, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To approve the Health & Human Services Warrants number 514050 through 514139 in the amount of $162,426.49 and warrants number 703057 through 703135 in the amount of $66,057.52.
On motion by Kircher and seconded by Becker, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To approve the renewal of the annual contribution by allocating $7,500 to the Initiative Foundation for the 2019 budget year.
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Becker, the following resolution was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote:
TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM COUNTY DITCH FUND TO GENERAL REVENUE FUND
WHEREAS, The County Ditch Authority has approved to have the hours worked by the County Ditch Inspector charged back to that ditch, and;
WHEREAS, the calculations have been made for the County Ditch Inspector’s time for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 per attached copy;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Todd County Board of Commissioners approve the transfer of $5,705 from the Fund 40-County Ditch Fund to the Fund 01-General Revenue Fund per the attached list.
Ditch Inspector
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To acknowledge receipt of a Hold Harmless Agreement to replace a Private Crossing on CD21 from Gary Reinbold - parcel 20-0025200, Reynolds Twp, Section 22.
Public Works
On motion by Kircher and seconded by Erickson, the following resolution was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote:
Final Payment
Authorization - 2017 CSAH 1 Bridge
Construction Contract
WHEREAS, the contract with Structural Specialties Inc. for the 2017 CSAH 1 Bridge Construction Contract known as SAP 077-601-021 located at the Long Prairie River crossing on Todd County State Aid Highway 1, has in all things been completed, and;
WHEREAS, construction work on this contract was scheduled in 2017 and completed in 2018 with the value of the total work certified being $599,151.15, and;
WHEREAS, partial payments amounting to $566,125.09 have been previously been made to the contractor as work progressed, and;
WHEREAS, it has been determined that $33,026.06 still remains to be paid to Structural Specialties, Inc.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners does here accept said completed project for and in behalf of the County of Todd and authorize final payment as specified.
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by majority roll-call vote with Commissioner Becker against: To approve the attached WSN Agreement to create a RFP for the Expo Building Mold Remediation Project and approve execution of said RFP.
Planning & Zoning
On motion by Becker and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To grant the CUP request by Linda Dvorak to establish a temporary hardship dwelling on parcel #08-0022700 with conditions established by the Planning Commission.
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To grant the CUP request by Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman to establish a temporary hardship dwelling on parcel #13-0009000 with conditions established by the Planning Commission.
On motion by Becker and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To grant the CUP request by Brian Thorson to establish a temporary hardship dwelling on parcel #05-0004100 with conditions established by the Planning Commission.
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To grant the CUP to Knife River to operate a temporary hot mix plant on PIN 12-4002000 with conditions specified by the Planning Commission.
Administration
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Kircher, the following motion was introduced and adopted by unanimous vote: To approve the hiring of an Administrative Assistant.
Auditor-Treasurer’s Report
The Auditor-Treasurer reported that the Mobile Home Property Taxes have been prepared and mailed.
Commissioner’s Report
The Commissioners reported on the meetings that they had attended.
Interim Coordinator’s Report
The Interim Coordinator reported on the meetings attended and projects in-progress.
Adjourn
On motion by Erickson and seconded by Becker, the meeting was adjourned for the month of July 2018.
commissioners WARRANTS
Vendor Name $ Amount
AMERICAN COMM. INC $3,750.00
DIAMOND MOWERS INC 4,236.38
FORCE AMERICA 2,356.59
MORRIS ELECTRONICS 2,037.71
NOW MICRO INC 8,248.69
ROLYAN BUOYS 2,690.20
STAPLES WORLD 3,731.44
WIDSETH SMITH
NOLTING INC 5,120.00
117 PAYMENTS LESS
THAN $2,000 36,297.58
TOTAL $68,468.59
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Vendor Name $ Amount
#14524 $2,424.60
#14813 2,059.80
#14000 2,791.20
#15336 2,791.20
CENTRAL MN MENTAL
HEALTH CTR 2,940.00
#15490 3,787.80
#14593 5,215.94
#15447 2,187.60
HEARTLAND GIRLS
RANCH 6,854.10
HOLISTIC FAMILY
EDUCATION SRVS 6,810.17
KINDRED FAMILY
FOCUS 5,694.00
#15511 6,615.90
LITTLE SAND GROUP
HOME 6,718.50
LP KIDS - LP/GE
SCHOOLS 2,761.91
#10746 2,223.30
MID MINNESOTA
DRUG TESTING INC 3,375.00
NORTHERN PINES MENTAL
HLTH CTR IN 24,135.00
NORTHWOOD CHILD.
SERVICES 9,104.39
PAKLONSKY/CHERYL 2,446.00
#15286 3,744.60
STEP 6,351.12
WEST CENTRAL REG.
JUVENILE CTR 3,479.17
PAYMENTS LESS
THAN $2,000 47,915.19
Total $162,426.49
Vendor Name $ Amount
KARVONEN FUNERAL
HOME - WADENA 3,500.00
RURAL MN CEP INC 11,768.54
TODD COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 2,216.00
TODD COUNTY
AUD./TREASURER 15,096.10
75 PAYMENTS LESS
THAN $2,000 33,476.88
TOTAL 66,057.52
On a motion by Kircher and seconded by Erickson, the preceding minutes of the County Board meeting held July 17, 2018 were duly approved by unanimous vote at the Todd County Board of Commissioners at the Regular Board Meeting held on August 7, 2018.
Witness my hand and seal:
Randy Neumann,
Todd County Board
Chairperson
Denise Gaida, Todd County
Auditor-Treasurer
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