REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

June 16, 2009

Stanton Town Hall

31186 40th Avenue Way, Cannon Falls, MN 55009

 

Attending: Board Chair, Vince Cockriel; Vice Chair, Bob Benson; Supervisor, John Miller; Treasurer, Ken Ebert; Clerk, Laura Pederson.

 

Vince Cockriel called meeting to order at 7 pm.

Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Vince Cockriel called to reveal any conflicts of interest.

None were heard.

 

Approval of Agenda:

Bob Benson made motion to approve agenda as written.

Vince Cockriel seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0

 

Approval of May 19, 2009 Minutes:

Tabled until July meeting

 

Building Permits:

1. Joe Lopez – 5908 – 303rd Street (Penfield)

    -requesting permit for addition of a deck/porch where current deck is located

    -Planning Commission made motion to recommend to the Board to approve request

    -site plan and construction plans presented.

    -set backs met

    -estimated cost at $7-9,000

   Bob Benson made motion to grant zoning permit.

   John Miller seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0

   

Public to Speak:

-none-

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Ken Ebert reported:

 

Funds/Accounts

Amount

Notes

Current Investments

$     50,723.32

 

                                 

Receipts

$            30.58

interest

Disbursements

$       6,154.81

 

Ending Balance

$   115,938.65

Cash Available

 

  Bob Benson made motion to accept treasurer’s report.

  John Miller seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0.

 

  Ken Ebert was approved as a BETA tester for CTAS for the State of Minnesota.

 

Castle Rock resent invoice to show corrected amount.  Clerk verified new invoice so not included with this month’s claims.

Bob Benson made motion to pay corrected invoice of $33,179.62.

John Miller seconded the motion.  Motion passed3/0.

 

Note: Penfield Bond due July 1st, 2009.  Included in June claims.

 

Clerk’s Report:

  1. Verification of 8th Avenue Way is a public street

 -clerk contacted by Goodhue County Abstract Company

 -need road verification for pending sale of property

      -does Stanton maintain this road?

      -road leads to salt shed and Stanton has maintained it for more than 6 years

  1. Short Course – July 16 (Rochester)

-Bob Benson (yes), Laura Pederson(maybe), Vince Cockriel (no), John Miller (yes )

-Board of Equalization Training offered (John Miller needs this certification)

  1. Menards Air Conditioner

-air conditioner quotes collected and presented

Vince Cockriel made motion to put 7 K into the office for price of $236.74 with John

     Krantz to install.

 Bob Benson seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0.

  1. File Cabinets

-Need to get paperwork from rafters of townhall sometime

- Dave Garner and Dave Pederson drove to White Bear Lake and picked up cabinets

  1. Menards Cards

-cards given to Bob Benson, Tom Kurtz, and John Krantz

  1. MAT Cards

-presented to all Board members

  1. Burning of Trash in Penfield

-complaint passed on via Deputy Sheriff regarding burning of trash in Penfield

-nothing addressed in our ordinance on this topic (DNR enforces this issue)

  1. Legal Review of Ordinance

-Troy stated that he would be done with review at the end of this month

-Board will let Planning Commission review this first and will go from there

 

Road Report:

  1. Chloride request on 330th and 56th

-want to be sure chloride goes up to stop sign and around the corner

  1. Chloride application Dates

-June 25-26 for chloride (tentative)

-Week July 6th will have Diamond Mower.  Will mow ditches prior to that.

  1. Blacktop Repair

-no information at this time

-ask Bill for quote on Penfield area where culvert was put in and other crack filling

  1. Culvert Repair Dates

-no information at this time

 

Reports of Meetings Attended:

Vince Cockriel attended Goodhue County 5-Year Comp Plan on June 3rd in Zumbrota

John Miller and Bob Benson – none attended

 

Old Business:

1. Heavy Loads

    -awaiting number loads from John Krantz and time grading from Tom Kurtz

    -Tom Kurtz stated that he spent a total of

2. Road Maintenance Plan  - to be visited at September Meeting

     -consider vegetation policy with this so that bushes do not grow to be trees due to lack of

        maintenance (upkeep important)

     -Diamond mower used this year and not sure how much will be accomplished with it

     -this year will be used as a bench mark

3. Goodhue Avenue Discussion – where is township line located?

     -approach Northfield Township regarding maintenance of this road

 

New Business:

  1. Crushed Rock on side of townhall needed to side door to square off parking lot

-one load of rock should cover it

-need to deal with correcting elevation issue

-call Anderson for one or two loads of  ¾ inch lime

Bob Benson made motion for one or two loads of gravel for eastside of townhall

John Miller seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0.

  1. Building Concern on Hwy 56

-only building going on is the Lee house

  1. Annexation Numbers (Cheryle Peters)

-interested in putting together numbers of monies spent on the annexation process

-Board advised to look for legal fees, town meetings, postings, etc.

-information to be useful if township ever accused of not bargaining in good faith

-Treasurer advised to assist Cheryle in collecting this information

-start collecting information from 2006 to present

  1. Maltby

-property being sold

 

Upcoming Meetings:

June 17 – CapX in Wanamingo

July 1st in Zumbrota (Goodhue County Planning) at 7 pm at library.

July 16th – MAT short course in Rochester with 8 AM registration

 

Mail

Bob Benson made motion to open mail

John Miller seconded the motion. Motion passed 3/0.

 

GHC: Hazardous Mitigation Plan

Yes, Stanton will participate due to FEMA fund disbursement

Will not be attending the upcoming meeting(s).

Vince Cockriel will be our respresentative

 

Claims

Bob Benson made motion to pay claims

Vince Cockriel seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0.

 

Bob Benson made motion to adjourn meeting.

Vince Cockriel seconded the motion.  Motion passed 3/0.

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:03 PM

 

Respectfully submitted,

Laura Pederson

 

 

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(signature)

 

Stanton Township Clerk