Regular County Board Meeting 05/08/12

MINUTE SUMMARY REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

Held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012; 10:40 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:   Commissioners McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck

MEMBERS ABSENT:      Commissioner Adee (Medical Leave)

The County Board approved the May 8th meeting agenda; approved the minutes from the May 1, 2012 regular meeting; approved payment of the Courthouse claims in the amount of $27,981.03 and authorized the Board Chair’s signature to the April Vendor Payment Listing.

2012/05-16   Motion by Hanson, seconded by Pavleck that it be resolved Koochiching County approves Air Service Promotion Grant Agreement #A3601-SM009 in the amount of $25,000 on behalf of the International Falls-Koochiching County Airport for marketing the Airport.  Voting yes: Pavleck, McBride, Hanson, Ecklund.   Motion carried.

2012/05-17   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Ecklund to approve a ten-year Tower Agreement with Mn/DOT for the use of antenna space and shelter space on MnDOT’s Loman Communications Tower for the County emergency communication system. Voting yes: McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.   Motion carried.

2012/05-18  Motion by Hanson, seconded by Ecklund to approve an added 2012 Recorder Technology/Project Account Budget of $37,290 and $5,000 funding from the 2012 I.S. Capital Outlay Budget and approve the implementation of the new County Recording and Indexing System. Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/05-19   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Hanson accepting the recommendation of the I.S. Manager to purchase replacement Department PCs and software as planned in the 2012 Budget for a total of $32,585.85.  Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

000   The Board received notice that Susan Thorstad-Salmi was hired to the Case Aide position.

2012/05-20   Motion by Ecklund, seconded by Pavleck to approve the change in the County Job Description changing the title from Financial Worker to Eligibility Worker to mirror the Merit System title change. Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2012/05-21   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Ecklund authorizing the Community Service Director to fill the vacant Eligibility Worker position due to the hire of the Case Aide.  Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2012/05-22   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Ecklund to adopt a resolution to amend the Koochiching County Comprehensive Water Management Plan. Be It Resolved that the Koochiching County Board of Commissioners delegates the Koochiching County Environmental Services Department and the Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District the responsibility of coordinating, assembling, writing and implementing the revised local water management plan pursuant to M.S. 103B.301. Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

000   The Environmental Service Director updated the Board on the Tower Committee’s review for the AT&T Lake Tower proposal and on MnDOT’s plan to find a site for their last Armor System Tower in the County.  In summary, AT&T prefers a tower site at the Rainy Lake Houseboat site and another site in the Ranier area and MnDOT is looking for a site in Ranier –International Falls area.  The Director recommended that another Tower Committee meeting be scheduled to get the parties together to discuss a site in which both companies can co-locate on a tower. The Board concurred and requested the Director set up a Committee meeting with AT&T and MnDOT representatives.

2012/05-23   Motion by Hanson, seconded by Ecklund to cancel Highway billings for Courthouse work in the amount $628.72 and Airport work in the amount of $2,654.83 as presented by the County Engineer.   Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2012/05-24   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Ecklund to award low bid in the amount of $156,340.00 to Bowman Asphalt Products for CP 2012-05, (Bituminous Overlay of County Roads East of International Falls Project).  Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

2012.05-25   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Ecklund to reappoint Douglas Grindall as County Engineer for a four-year term beginning May, 2012.   Voting yes:  McBride, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck. Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

A full copy of the minutes is available on the County website at www.co.koochiching.mn.us and for public inspection at the County Administration Office during regular business hours.

The Journal

May 19, 2012