August - Belle Plaine Township

OFFICIAしMINUTES
BEしLE PLAINE TOWNSHIP MONTHLY M離TING
August 4, 2015
BEしLE PしAINE TOWNSHIP HALし
25130 HICKORY BしVD., BELしE PLAINE, MN
Members Present:
Garγ Schmitz - Supervisor / Chairman Robert Koenig - Supervisor
DougIas Kasper - Supe「Visor
Myron Bratsch - Treasurer Kristy Bieder - Cierk
G「eg Felt - Engineer
Others Present: Cindy Heime巾eff Klehr, Diane Lynch and Troy KuphaI,
1,) C訓to Order:The meeting was c訓ed to order by Ga'γSchmitz at 7:00 p.m. foIiowed by the Pledge ofAllegiance.
Approval ofthe 」une 201与Board Meeting minutes were presented′ On a mOtion by Bob Koenig′ SeCOnded by GaIγ
Schmitz, a= in favor, mOtion carried.
Approval of Treasurer’s report as presented′ 0n a mOtion by Gary Schmitz′ SeCOnded by Bob Koenig′ a旧n favor′ mOtion
carried, With the fo=owing 」une 2015 balances:
Check活g
S 637"31
MM/State Bank BP 274,624.74
MM/Escrow GRE 15,238.19
丁otal: S 290,与00,24
Receipts for」ulY 201与: i2,103.00
Myron Bratsch hopes to have the Great Rive「 Energy satisfied & CAPX2020 account transfers done by the September
BoardMeeting.
2.) Agenda Requests &Walk ln Items
a. Diane Lynch a-ongwith Troy Kups-and from Scott CountySoil & Wate「Conservation Department approaChed
the board on a potential wetland 「estoration at her property located at l1670しaramie Lane. The a「ea
historica=ywas a wet-and and has been tiled.剛as been cropped in the past′ butfloods nearly everyyea「・
The area has been surveyed and a design by SWCD staff has been created for the wetland 「estoration・
Basically, an eXistingt剛ne that is not functioning properly is going to be cut and the emergency sp用way is
going to be const「ucted on the no刷side ofthe wetland in case ofa iarge rainfa肌
b. SWCD wiil go out with GPS to ensu「e eievation is accurate. (65.7 - 65"8)
i. Afterreviewing the design and hea「ing Diane Lvnch,s request the Township Board approvedthe
requestwith the foliowing conditions: 2 feet offree board (2 feet minimum with road edge) and an
as-bu航surveY PrOVided from SWCD-
3.) Road Report/lssues:
壁MA Update - G「eg Feitタかgineer met with Wayneしamerau from HSEM momeland Security and Emergency
Management〉 on F「iday. 」u-y 17th to review a冊e FEMA sites to requeSt mOre funds. Greg is hoping afte「Wayne
reviews 。ur documentation that we w川be receiving an additionai $10,000-;20,000.
1
Dust Coating - Myron w紺send out an invoice to Mark Schu庇forthe amount of;100fo「 his dust coating. Cindy
Heimeri w軸Rubies & Rust has a remainde「of ;25Oowing for herdust coating which should be paid in fu= by
September/OctobeL 縁
New Drivewav /Culvert Pe「mit - Kristy created a new permit to be used in the futu「e′ the board members 「eviewed
and approved the use ofthe new pe什両t w輔the foliowing two changes: the =ame Ofthe permit be cha=ged to
“lnstalIation or Mo輔cation of Driveway/Culvert Permit” and changing the contact name fo「 the fina=nspection to
GarySchmitz.
4・) 0鳳er Buiiness:
Solar Garden Zoning Ordinance - reViewed the draft ordinance p「ovided by cott County.
岬- reViewed the fina1 2015 & the pr輔minary 2016 vaiuation data for taxes
Payable,
」&Wしaws亜-the latest update is the State,s Motion to Dismjss which is setforAugust 6pr, 2015.
Upcomirlg MAT Conference - K「isty w硝make the hoteI reservations for the November Minnesota Association of
Townships 2015 Educationai Conference & Annual Meeting at the Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center in
Aiexand南.
5.) Review and App「ova! of Claims for Paγment:
Motion by Gary Schmitz, SeCOnded by Doug Kasper to approve claims fo「 payment′ mOtion carried.
Check lndividual/Business
Description
Check Amt.
4283∴∴∴∴ Klehr Grading & Excavating
Gradjng Township Roads
S446与.00
4之84 」AAKししC
Township Sign lnstailation
S8740.00
4285 Cou「i & Ruppe
Legal Representatior¥
S 218.7与
4286 Be=e Plaine Herald
Legal Notice Pu帥cation
S 60.00
S 1与0.00
4288 Myron Bratsch
Website Changes
Wages/Expe nses
4289 Kristy Bieder
Wages/M出eage
S1722.6与
4290 Gary Schmitz
Wages/Miieage
S与32.81
4291 Doug Kaspe「
Wages/Miieage
S 601.3与
4292 Robert Koenig
Wages/Mileage
S鵜8.88
4294 pe 「亀
pe「倉与% DCp
S 324_10
4295 しevi VonBank
しawn Mowing
S与与4.10
IRS Pavro= Deductions
SlO68.38
4287 WebCetera Designs
S 976.64
4293 VOID
E.「.丁.P.S.
Sociai Security
Medicare
Federai WithhoIding
TOTAしCHECKS:
‡19.97之.66
6.) Bu脚ng Pel.mit Applications approved: Report was reviewed.
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