Commissioner Proceedings

December 07, 2022

COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
November 15,2022

PURSUANT TO MN. STATUTE 331A.01, SUBD. 10

THE PUBLISHED MATERIAL IS ONLY A SUMMARY AND THE FULL TEXT IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION

AT THE LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY AUDITOR/TREASURERS’ OFFICE

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The Lake of The Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

CALL TO ORDER Chair Buck Nordlof called the meeting to order at 9:00a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Buck Nordlof, Joe Grund, Jon Waibel, and Cody Hasbargen. Also present was County Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson. Absent was: Commissioner Ed Arnesen

APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add: Land Lease, Permission to Advertise, Interview, & Hire HEO, Permission to Hire Engineering Technician I.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the minutes from October 25, 2022.

Social Services Claims Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $27,463.04; Commissioners Warrants $5,627.47; Commissioners Warrants $18,291.68.

Auditor/Treasurer Claims Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $64,129.92; Road & Bridge $40,180.80; County Development $3,355.00; Joint Ditch $1,050.00; Solid Waste $33,421.51; EDA $67,469.25.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 11/15/2022 For Payment 11/18/2022

Vendor Name Amount

ARRO of the North, LLC 2,200.00

Baudette/City Of 4,919.00

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 19,744.26

DSC Communications 2,158.00

Government Management Group, Inc 3,750.00

Hoffman, Philipp & Martell, PLLC 8,325.00

Howard's Oil Company 7,514.38

Integris LLC 12,027.36

Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC 4,120.00

LOW County Auditor-Treasurer 60,000.00

LOW Highway Dept 2,867.50

Mar-Kit Landfill 13,451.50

Motorola Solutions, Inc 6,594.50

Msop-Mn Sex Offender Prgrm-462 2,616.90

Nordlof/Tanner 4,028.80

Northern Light Region 3,391.00

Powerplan 2,679.00

R & Q Trucking, Inc 3,055.00

Royal Tire Inc 5,154.83

SeaChange Print Innovations 2,127.34

Tyler Technologies, Inc 4,312.50

84 Payments less than 2000 34,569.61

Final Total: 209,606.48

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: October 26, 2022 for $381,751.95; November 2, 2022 for $466,268.61; November 7, 2022 for $401,365.75; November 9,2022 for $51,649.28.

Set Work Session Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to set a work session with Koochiching County for November 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Koochiching County Courthouse in International Falls, MN.

Lake of the Woods Food Shelf Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve a donation of $1200.00 to the Lake of the Woods Food Shelf for the purchase of a new freezer to be paid for out of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds.

Rainy River Resort Liquor License Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the application for a liquor license from Rainy River Resort.

Land Lease The board discussed approximately 13 acres of land that is owned by the county.

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to advertise for bids for the 13 acres of county owned land for a minimum of $30.00 per acre on parcel #18.2342.000.

Approval of Bid Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to accept the RFP from RB Farms Garrett Ravndalen for the agriculture land lease at $30.00 per acre for the following parcels: 14.28.41.000, 14.27.22.009, and 14.22.33.009.

Public Works Highway Final SAP 039-599-001 Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the final payment for project SAP 039-599-001for Gladen Construction, Inc. of Laporte, MN in the total amount of $158,528.00 and hereby authorize final payment of $7,926.40.

Todd F. Retirement County Engineer Anthony Pirkl informed the board that Todd Fadness will be retiring on December 23, 2022 after 40 years with the county.

Permission to Advertise, Interview, & Hire Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve to advertise, interview, & hire for a heavy equipment operator.

FEMA County Engineer Anthony Pirkl gave an update on a meeting with FEMA. He informed the board that FEMA was very impressed with how organized the county is and we should be able to get reimbursements.

Permission to Hire Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to hire Dylan Hancharyk as Engineering Technician/Inspector I at Grade 10, Step 1, $20.59 per hour at 234 points.

Solid Waste County Engineer Anthony Pirkl gave an update on various topics that included: PFAS testing, MPCA surprise inspection, and the Tub Grinder sale. The MPCA inspection went very well and the landfill passed. There will be more updates to come on PFAS testing and the Tub Grinder Sale.

Sheriff Government Center North Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve an amount up to $25,000 to purchase equipment for the interview and conference rooms at the Government Center North building.

Land & Water Land & Water Director Josh Stromlund presented the following CUPs for board approval:

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #22-14CU by Blue Line Consulting, LLC

The NW¼NW¼, Section Nine (9), Township One hundred Sixty-two (162) North, Range Thirty-four (34) West – Parcel ID # 17.09.22.000. Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 401.C of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to operate a Short-Term Vacation Rental in a Rural Residential Development (R2) Zoning District

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve Conditional Use Permit #22-14CU/Findings of Fact by Blue Line Consulting, LLC to operate a Short-Term Vacation Rental in a Rural Residential Development (R2) Zoning District with the following conditions:

1.) The Conditional Use Permit Terminates on transfer of property.

2.) Quiet time from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

3.) Must post local contact information

4.) Must meet Minnesota Department of Health Regulations

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #22-15CU by Dale and Connie Peterson
A tract in the Northeast Corner of Government Lot 3, Section Five (5), Township One hundred Sixty-three (163) North, Range Thirty-four (34) West – Parcel ID # 14.05.31.010. Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 902 of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to construct an inland harbor connected to Lake of the Woods and to cumulatively move more than the allowed amounts of material within and outside of the shore impact zone. Lake of the Woods is a General Development Lake.

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve Conditional Use Permit #22-15CU/Findings of Fact by Dale and Connie Peterson to construct an inland harbor connected to Lake of the Woods and to cumulatively move more than the allowed amounts of material within and outside of the shore impact zone with the following conditions:

1.) Follow the permitted harbor design approved by the agencies

2.) The cumulative movement of material is allowed for dike construction and rock rip rap to protect property from high-water and/or flooding.

Consideration of Conditional Use Permit #22-16CU by Stacey Manning

Lot 1, Block 3 River Oaks Plat, Section One (1), Township One hundred Sixty-one (161) North, Range Thirty-two (32) West — Parcel ID# 23.52.03.010. Applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit as required by Section 401.B of the Lake of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance to operate a Short-Term Vacation Rental in a Residential Development (R1) Zoning District within the shoreland area of the Rainy River. The Rainy River is an Agricultural River Segment.

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve Conditional Use Permit #22-16CU/Findings of Fact by Stacey Manning to operate a Short-Term Vacation Rental in a Residential Development (R1) Zoning District within the shoreland area of the Rainy River with the following conditions:

1.) The septic system must be upgraded within two (2) years from September 20, 2022.

2.) The Conditional Use Permit terminates upon sale or transfer of the property.

3.) No on street parking

4.) Must post local contacts and emergency numbers in dwelling.

5.) Must follow tenant rules listed in application and quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

6.) Must meet Minnesota Department of Health Regulations.

HOFFMAN, PHILIPP and MARTELL, PLLC Audit Exit Review

Colleen Hoffman from Hoffman, Philipp and Martell, PLLC provided an audit exit review to the County Board of Commissioners.

RECESS With no further business before the Board, Chair Buck Nordlof called the meeting to recess at 10:30 a.m.

Attest: November 29, 2022

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County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chair James “Buck” Nordlof

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