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Summary of Minutes of the OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, September 18, 2012
Published 2:46pm Tuesday, October 16, 2012(First Publication October 11, 2012)
Summary of Minutes of the
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
(Full Text Available at the Office of the
County Administrator
or at www.co.ottertail.mn.us under Board of Commissioners)
Otter Tail County Government Services Center
September 18, 2012
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners:
1. Called to order the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners at 9:30 AM.
2. Approved payment of the County Board bills as follows.
3. Approved pursuing a practical solution with the Bois de Sioux WD for the Rabbit River flooding in consultation with the County Attorney and the Chair of the Wilkin County Board of Commissioners.
4. Approved 3 Conditional Use Permits
5. Approved 1 Preliminary Plat.
6. Denied a Site Permit Fee Waiver request.
7. Closed to the public for purposes of discussing labor negotiation strategies regarding the Human Services, Nurses, and Facilities Maintenance unions.
8. Authorized the Board Chair, County Administrator, and County Auditor to sign the Management Representation Letter for the audit of the December 31, 2011 year-end financial statements.
9. Approved payment of the following costs incurred under the provision of Minnesota Statutes 609.35:
Essentia Health Account No. 19854180
ICR#12019317 $553.00
Sanford Account No. 55627483
NA $830.20
10. Authorized Otter Tail County to hire a Negotiator for labor/union contract negotiations for those contracts ending December 31, 2012. The motion includes that this decision is on a trial basis to gain outside perspective for negotiations, save staff time, and coincides with a new negotiator representing the unions.
11. Approved Change Order No. 1 for the New York Mills Improvements general construction (Project No. 1113). This decreased amount of ($40,080.29) is due to some deletions of expected work.
12. Approved Change Order No. 1 for the Otter Tail County Courthouse Remodeling Phase I Project (No. 1119), in the amount of $10,146.41 and Change Order No. 2, in the amount of $51,729.21, payable to Comstock Construction, Inc. of Fergus Falls, MN.
13. Authorized the appropriate County Officials’ signatures to execute the following Public Health contracts:
Family Home Visiting contract with the MN Department of Health for expenses related to Nurse Family Partnership for training and fees, in the amount of $30,918.00, to the National Service Office; and Nurse Family Partnership National Service Office for support, training, and data system for the next three year period; and Becker County Human Services for shared staffing for the NFP.
Childhood Immunization contract with MN Department of Health for Perinatal Hepatitis B Case Management with reimbursement based upon the various tasks and number of referrals during the contract period.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention and Birth Defects Case Management with the MN Department of Health. Reimbursement is case by case and depends on the number of referrals during the contract period
14. Approved purchase of the following easement as part of a plan to manage water levels on Mud Lake to improve water quality and wildlife habitat through temporary draw downs and controlling undesirable fish populations:
Access/Outlet/Flowage Easement
Mud Lake WPO (WPO00051), Parcel No. 1, Acquisition No. 143760
LeRoy and Cynthia Fronning to the State of Minnesota
The area encompasses approximately 26 acres and is described as Government Lot 5, Section 23, T. 131N., R43W.
15. Directed the Interim Ditch Inspector to return to the Board by October 16, 2012, with cost estimates for repair of Ditch #70 as originally constructed with the estimates/quotations including completion of the project this fall and an alternate estimate for completion next spring.
16. Awarded, with Lindquist opposed, the CSAH
16 Multi Use Trail project to the low bidder, Central Specialties, Inc. at a bid amount of $329,233.47.
17. Adjourned at 2:54 PM
Vendor Name Amount
A-1 Wayne’s Towing 203.00
A’viands LLC 7,522.56
ABG Maintenance Inc 171.00
Al’s Refrigeration 181.93
American Welding & Gas Inc 180.80
Amerigas 23.51
Battle Lake Auto Parts 90.73
Ben Franklin Store 16.67
Ben Holzer Unlimited 99.38
Berts Truck Equipment Of Mhd Inc 30.41
Bob’s Standard Bulk Service 136.53
Braun Vending Inc 797.12
Bretz Hardware 32.67
Call One Inc 147.03
Carlund/Richard 200.00
Carr’s Lake Country Supermarket 518.52
CDW Government Inc 1,043.53
Charter Communications 76.10
Cheshire/Ryan C 33.66
Clean Plus Inc 225.99
CO OP Services Inc 80.96
Code 4 Services LLC 467.50
College Way Auto Inc 253.66
Concept Catering 165.65
Cooks Correctional 497.03
Coopers Technology Group 869.83
Culligan of Wadena 77.28
D & V’s Perham Bakery 26.00
Dakota Printers LLC 298.58
Dan’s Towing & Repair 382.70
Design Electronics 24.15
East Otter Tail Focus 880.15
Essentia Health St Mary’s 30.00
Evergreen Lawn Care 69.47
Everts Lumber Co 29.91
Fargo Freightliner 2,026.66
Farnam’s Genuine Parts Inc 1,005.42
Fastenal Company 227.81
Fergus Falls Daily Journal 5,999.43
Fergus Falls/City Of 2,640.00
Fergus Power Pump Inc 3,960.00
Fergus Tire Center 513.51
Fleetpride Truck & Trailer Parts 275.78
Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC 6,508.80
FSH Communications LLC 128.26
Galls LLC 24.68
Hanson’s Plumbing & Heating Inc 152.83
Harris/Michael 274.29
Henning Auto Parts Inc 163.07
Hitesman & Wold P.A. 160.00
Hoff/Marland 1,787.50
Hugs & Stitches 1,000.00
Independent Emergency Services 64.22
Innovative Office Solutions 209.14
Intab Inc 83.04
Jake’s Johns LLC 270.00
Kelly Services Inc 721.45
Knutson/Kim 7.21
Lakes Area Cooperative 405.06
Lakeway Market LLC 252.13
Larry Ott Inc Truck Service 2,040.00
Larson/Paul 366.48
Lee/Thomas 407.06
Leitch Excavating 740.00
Liberty Tire Recycling Services Mn 3,257.47
Lindberg/Janet 48.22
Little Bear Towing 251.16
Locators & Supplies Inc 685.70
M-R Sign Company Inc. 9,736.84
Mann/Randall 309.32
Mapping Solutions 390.00
Marco Inc St Louis 569.20
Marks Fleet Supply Inc 12.15
Mathison CO 115.00
Mend Correctional Care LLC 7,458.33
Metcalf/Wendy L 169.83
Midwest Printing Co 220.12
Midwestern Mat Rental & Supply Co 84.56
MN GIS LIS Consortium 370.00
MN Motor Company 233.34
Mn Office Of Enterprise Technology 3,400.00
MN State Auditor 3,540.00
Mn State Bar Association 175.28
Moore Medical LLC 125.30
NAPA Fergus Falls 11.75
NAPA Of Perham 64.92
Nelson Auto Center 970.55
Newborg/Kevin 118.77
Northern Engine & Supply INC 169.07
Nova Fire Protection 135.00
Officemax Incorporated 83.30
OK Tire Store 14.00
Olson Oil Co Inc 125.04
Otter Electric LLC 123.62
Otter Tail Telcom 75.00
Ottertail Trucking Inc 18,229.50
Outdoor Renovations Landsc & Nurser 1,140.00
Overland Mechanical Services 93.08
Pebble Lake Auto Repair 236.58
Pelican Rapids Press 112.20
Perham Ace Hardware 145.30
Perham Resource Recovery Facility 147,909.60
Pete’s Amoco 209.74
Phoenix Supply 273.06
Praxair Distribution Inc 426.81
Price Family Construction 80.00
PSS World Medical INC 388.24
RDO Truck Centers 27.82
Renewable Resource Consultants LLC 46,169.23
Review Enterprises Inc 891.34
Richland CO District Court 66.25
Schierer/Steve 302.66
Scott Hofland Construction Inc 7,675.00
Service Food Super Valu 11.21
Sherwin Williams 129.27
Sigelman Steel & Recycling Inc 208.30
Smith/Gene 112.18
Staples Advantage 220.85
Steins Inc 363.37
Steve’s Sanitation Inc 6,521.00
Strand Hardware & Radio Shack 140.54
Swanston Equipment Corp 9,620.48
This Weeks Shopping News 112.05
Titan Access Account 1,128.09
Toshiba Business Solutions USA 80.81
Uniforms Unlimited INC 272.44
Vergas Hardware 30.50
Victor Lundeen Company 152.84
Wallwork Truck Center 397.51
Waste Management 22,524.33
Weller Oil Co 257.69
Wenck Associates Inc 60,547.96
White Banner Uniform Shop 275.96
Wilkin Co Sheriff 85.00
WW 11 Consulting Company 1,104.08
Xerox Corporation 168.96
Final Total: 410,182.51
Publication Date: October 11, 2012.
Warrants Approved On 9/18/2012 For Payment 9/18/2012
(First Publication October 11, 2012)
Summary of Minutes of the
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
(Full Text Available at the Office of the
County Administrator
or at www.co.ottertail.mn.us under Board of Commissioners)
Otter Tail County Government Services Center
September 18, 2012
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners:
1. Called to order the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners at 9:30 AM.
2. Approved payment of the County Board bills as follows.
3. Approved pursuing a practical solution with the Bois de Sioux WD for the Rabbit River flooding in consultation with the County Attorney and the Chair of the Wilkin County Board of Commissioners.
4. Approved 3 Conditional Use Permits
5. Approved 1 Preliminary Plat.
6. Denied a Site Permit Fee Waiver request.
7. Closed to the public for purposes of discussing labor negotiation strategies regarding the Human Services, Nurses, and Facilities Maintenance unions.
8. Authorized the Board Chair, County Administrator, and County Auditor to sign the Management Representation Letter for the audit of the December 31, 2011 year-end financial statements.
9. Approved payment of the following costs incurred under the provision of Minnesota Statutes 609.35:
Essentia Health Account No. 19854180
ICR#12019317 $553.00
Sanford Account No. 55627483
NA $830.20
10. Authorized Otter Tail County to hire a Negotiator for labor/union contract negotiations for those contracts ending December 31, 2012. The motion includes that this decision is on a trial basis to gain outside perspective for negotiations, save staff time, and coincides with a new negotiator representing the unions.
11. Approved Change Order No. 1 for the New York Mills Improvements general construction (Project No. 1113). This decreased amount of ($40,080.29) is due to some deletions of expected work.
12. Approved Change Order No. 1 for the Otter Tail County Courthouse Remodeling Phase I Project (No. 1119), in the amount of $10,146.41 and Change Order No. 2, in the amount of $51,729.21, payable to Comstock Construction, Inc. of Fergus Falls, MN.
13. Authorized the appropriate County Officials’ signatures to execute the following Public Health contracts:
Family Home Visiting contract with the MN Department of Health for expenses related to Nurse Family Partnership for training and fees, in the amount of $30,918.00, to the National Service Office; and Nurse Family Partnership National Service Office for support, training, and data system for the next three year period; and Becker County Human Services for shared staffing for the NFP.
Childhood Immunization contract with MN Department of Health for Perinatal Hepatitis B Case Management with reimbursement based upon the various tasks and number of referrals during the contract period.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention and Birth Defects Case Management with the MN Department of Health. Reimbursement is case by case and depends on the number of referrals during the contract period
14. Approved purchase of the following easement as part of a plan to manage water levels on Mud Lake to improve water quality and wildlife habitat through temporary draw downs and controlling undesirable fish populations:
Access/Outlet/Flowage Easement
Mud Lake WPO (WPO00051), Parcel No. 1, Acquisition No. 143760
LeRoy and Cynthia Fronning to the State of Minnesota
The area encompasses approximately 26 acres and is described as Government Lot 5, Section 23, T. 131N., R43W.
15. Directed the Interim Ditch Inspector to return to the Board by October 16, 2012, with cost estimates for repair of Ditch #70 as originally constructed with the estimates/quotations including completion of the project this fall and an alternate estimate for completion next spring.
16. Awarded, with Lindquist opposed, the CSAH
16 Multi Use Trail project to the low bidder, Central Specialties, Inc. at a bid amount of $329,233.47.
17. Adjourned at 2:54 PM
Vendor Name Amount
A-1 Wayne’s Towing 203.00
A’viands LLC 7,522.56
ABG Maintenance Inc 171.00
Al’s Refrigeration 181.93
American Welding & Gas Inc 180.80
Amerigas 23.51
Battle Lake Auto Parts 90.73
Ben Franklin Store 16.67
Ben Holzer Unlimited 99.38
Berts Truck Equipment Of Mhd Inc 30.41
Bob’s Standard Bulk Service 136.53
Braun Vending Inc 797.12
Bretz Hardware 32.67
Call One Inc 147.03
Carlund/Richard 200.00
Carr’s Lake Country Supermarket 518.52
CDW Government Inc 1,043.53
Charter Communications 76.10
Cheshire/Ryan C 33.66
Clean Plus Inc 225.99
CO OP Services Inc 80.96
Code 4 Services LLC 467.50
College Way Auto Inc 253.66
Concept Catering 165.65
Cooks Correctional 497.03
Coopers Technology Group 869.83
Culligan of Wadena 77.28
D & V’s Perham Bakery 26.00
Dakota Printers LLC 298.58
Dan’s Towing & Repair 382.70
Design Electronics 24.15
East Otter Tail Focus 880.15
Essentia Health St Mary’s 30.00
Evergreen Lawn Care 69.47
Everts Lumber Co 29.91
Fargo Freightliner 2,026.66
Farnam’s Genuine Parts Inc 1,005.42
Fastenal Company 227.81
Fergus Falls Daily Journal 5,999.43
Fergus Falls/City Of 2,640.00
Fergus Power Pump Inc 3,960.00
Fergus Tire Center 513.51
Fleetpride Truck & Trailer Parts 275.78
Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC 6,508.80
FSH Communications LLC 128.26
Galls LLC 24.68
Hanson’s Plumbing & Heating Inc 152.83
Harris/Michael 274.29
Henning Auto Parts Inc 163.07
Hitesman & Wold P.A. 160.00
Hoff/Marland 1,787.50
Hugs & Stitches 1,000.00
Independent Emergency Services 64.22
Innovative Office Solutions 209.14
Intab Inc 83.04
Jake’s Johns LLC 270.00
Kelly Services Inc 721.45
Knutson/Kim 7.21
Lakes Area Cooperative 405.06
Lakeway Market LLC 252.13
Larry Ott Inc Truck Service 2,040.00
Larson/Paul 366.48
Lee/Thomas 407.06
Leitch Excavating 740.00
Liberty Tire Recycling Services Mn 3,257.47
Lindberg/Janet 48.22
Little Bear Towing 251.16
Locators & Supplies Inc 685.70
M-R Sign Company Inc. 9,736.84
Mann/Randall 309.32
Mapping Solutions 390.00
Marco Inc St Louis 569.20
Marks Fleet Supply Inc 12.15
Mathison CO 115.00
Mend Correctional Care LLC 7,458.33
Metcalf/Wendy L 169.83
Midwest Printing Co 220.12
Midwestern Mat Rental & Supply Co 84.56
MN GIS LIS Consortium 370.00
MN Motor Company 233.34
Mn Office Of Enterprise Technology 3,400.00
MN State Auditor 3,540.00
Mn State Bar Association 175.28
Moore Medical LLC 125.30
NAPA Fergus Falls 11.75
NAPA Of Perham 64.92
Nelson Auto Center 970.55
Newborg/Kevin 118.77
Northern Engine & Supply INC 169.07
Nova Fire Protection 135.00
Officemax Incorporated 83.30
OK Tire Store 14.00
Olson Oil Co Inc 125.04
Otter Electric LLC 123.62
Otter Tail Telcom 75.00
Ottertail Trucking Inc 18,229.50
Outdoor Renovations Landsc & Nurser 1,140.00
Overland Mechanical Services 93.08
Pebble Lake Auto Repair 236.58
Pelican Rapids Press 112.20
Perham Ace Hardware 145.30
Perham Resource Recovery Facility 147,909.60
Pete’s Amoco 209.74
Phoenix Supply 273.06
Praxair Distribution Inc 426.81
Price Family Construction 80.00
PSS World Medical INC 388.24
RDO Truck Centers 27.82
Renewable Resource Consultants LLC 46,169.23
Review Enterprises Inc 891.34
Richland CO District Court 66.25
Schierer/Steve 302.66
Scott Hofland Construction Inc 7,675.00
Service Food Super Valu 11.21
Sherwin Williams 129.27
Sigelman Steel & Recycling Inc 208.30
Smith/Gene 112.18
Staples Advantage 220.85
Steins Inc 363.37
Steve’s Sanitation Inc 6,521.00
Strand Hardware & Radio Shack 140.54
Swanston Equipment Corp 9,620.48
This Weeks Shopping News 112.05
Titan Access Account 1,128.09
Toshiba Business Solutions USA 80.81
Uniforms Unlimited INC 272.44
Vergas Hardware 30.50
Victor Lundeen Company 152.84
Wallwork Truck Center 397.51
Waste Management 22,524.33
Weller Oil Co 257.69
Wenck Associates Inc 60,547.96
White Banner Uniform Shop 275.96
Wilkin Co Sheriff 85.00
WW 11 Consulting Company 1,104.08
Xerox Corporation 168.96
Final Total: 410,182.51
Publication Date: October 11, 2012.
