MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING-NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Meeting called to order at 7:40 pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisor Dave Baker, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo, Clerk Fran Levings, and Deputy Clerk Beverly Carlin.  Supervisor Jason Fornengo was absent.

There was no Public Input.

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the Minutes of October 11, 2017.  Carried.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report.

FUND BALANCES:

General Fund-                                                 $5,454.24

Road & Bridge Fund                                        $72,678.23

Cemetery/Landscaping Fund                          $3,195.95

Fire Protection Fund                                       $19,851.94

Fire Hall Fund                                                  $125.45

Driveways Fund                                               $6,242.96

Savings Account                                              $1,161.93

CDs                                                                  $46,682.34

TOTAL FUNDS                                                 $155,392.64

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List and the Net Payroll List for approval.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLAIMS:

Fran Levings                                        Mileage- 2 Trips                                 $91.80

Wayne Hessler                                    Lease & Gas- Mowing                         $75.00

Dave Baker                                         Mileage- 1 Trip                                   $32.64

ECE                                                      Electricity- Oct. & Nov.                       $99.00

Ed Proffit                                             Road Work                                          $1,500.00

Pine County Courier                            Legal Notice                                        $33.84

Pine County Recorder                         County Plat Map                                 $25.00

Bruno Deep Rock                                Gas for Tank in Garage                       $655.33

AT & T Mobility                                   Telephone/Internet                             $101.95

Todd Elliott Excavating                       Road Work                                          $1,030.00

Beverly Carlin                                     Mileage- 1 Trip                                   $44.88

GROSS PAY

Dave Baker (Supervisor, Beaver Control)                              $315.00

Beverly Carlin (Deputy Clerk)                                                 $140.00

Dave Fornengo (Board Chair)                                                 $125.00

Jason Fornengo (Supervisor)                                                   $75.00

Mandy Fornengo (Treasurer)                                                 $140.00

Wayne Hessler (Lawnmowing)                                               $25.00

Fran Levings (Clerk, NPAHD, Cemetery, Zoning)                   $455.00

Frank Rehberger (Grader Operator)                                      $350.00

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Clerk requested authorization to have name plaques made for the large New Dosey Board of Honor Wall Plaque honoring Edward Carlin and Alan Holter.  She explained the criteria for placement on this plaque are the candidate must be deceased and have made a considerable contribution to the township.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, giving the clerk this authorization.
2. Clerk requested authorization to spend up to $125 on prizes, etc. for the All-Community Get-Together on Dec. 2. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, granting this authorization.
3. Date to Remember- December 2- 10am- Informational Town Meeting to discuss changing to a Clerk/Treasurer position and to making this an appointed, not elective position. 5:30 pm- All-Community Get-Together at the Town Hall.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. ROADS-
2. Chair Fornengo and Supervisor Dave Baker reviewed all road work done by Contractors Ed Proffit and Todd Elliot, the signed off on the 2017 Road Work Order.
3. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to hire Jason Fornengo as the Plow Truck Operator and John Fornengo as the substitute Plow Truck Operator for the 2017-2018 snow season.
4. Supervisor Baker reported that he was contacted by a resident suggesting that a sign “Kingsdale- 5 miles” be placed at the intersection of Rutabaga Road and Kingsdale Road. Chair Fornengo said he would design a draft sign indicating both Kingsdale and Markville and have it ready for the Board at the December meeting.

2. COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP DAY:

Following another discussion of blight in our township, motion was made by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to host a Community Cleanup day in the spring of 2018.  Carried.  A dumpster will be placed at the town hall and all residents and weekenders will be notified to bring items to the dumpster.  People will be charged for any items that require a fee.

3. CHANGE TO A CLERK/TREASURER COMBINED POSITION AND MAKE THE POSITION APPOINTED, NOT ELECTED.

Clerk Levings explained again that she plans to run for re-election in the March- 2018 Township Election.  She would like to then resign in January of 2019-effective March- 2019.  The Board would then take applications and appoint a Clerk/Treasurer in March of 2019.  Levings would maintain her positions as NPAHD representative, cemetery sexton and zoning officer.  Since our township has a population of approximately 70 residents, she thinks they could be very well-served by one position of Clerk/Treasurer.   Minnesota Statute allows for both changes- that of a Clerk/Treasurer Combined Position and that of making such a position appointed, rather than elected.

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to submit the question to adopt Option D to the electors, which would change the township government to allow for a Combined Clerk/Treasurer Position-effective March 15, 2019.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to submit the question to adopt Option B to the electors, which would allow the town board to appoint a clerk/treasurer, rather than have this position be elected-effective March 15, 2019..  Carried.

Option B is contingent upon Option D being approved by the electors.

In the event, Option D & B fail in the election of 2018, the Clerk said she will finish out her term and will not run in 2010.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. REPORTS:
2. Pine County Board of Supervisors meeting with township officers on Oct. 24.  Beverly Carlin, Fran Levings & Dave Baker attended this meeting.  Some of the facts they learned were: (1) by 2030, there will be more people over the age of 65 than in grades K-12 in the U.S.

(2) The Older Americans Act was passed by President Johnson in 1965.

(3) MN is divided into 6 Agencies on Aging.  Pine County is in the Central MN Council on Aging and is represented by Steve Hallan.

(4) In 2010, Pine County had 5206 persons over 65.

(5) MN is ranked # 1 in the health of seniors.

(6) MN has modeled its Alzheimers care model on Australia.

(7) Pine City has a very good program for Alzheimers caregivers.

Following the program on Aging, County Board members asked for any problems we had.  Beverly Carlin expressed her concern about speeding on Rutabaga Road.

28. Pine County Township Officers meeting- Oct. 28.  Fran Levings & Dave Baker attended this meeting.

• Commissioner Steve Hallan reported that Pine County has a very good Meals on Wheels program, but it is on the chopping block in Congress now.
• Pine County charges more crimes that our neighboring counties, but that does not mean we HAVE more crime, only that they are now charged out & the paperwork does not sit for months on a desk.
• Meth, not opiods, is still the major drug problem in Pine County.
• Congressman Nolan is working on getting completion of the 30 mile section of the Matt Lourey Trail that is still vacant from Hinckley to Chisago City.
• MAT Short Courses will no longer be held at the Black Bear Casino, but will now be at the DECC in Duluth.

Meeting adjourned at 8:32 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair _________________________  Date _________________

MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING- OCTOBER 11 2017

Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Vice-chair Dave Baker.  Also present were Supervisor Jason Fornengo, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo, Clerk Fran Levings, Deputy Clerk Beverly Carlin, Contractor Ed Proffit and Allen McKinney.  Chair Dave Fornengo was absent.

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Minutes of the September 13, 2017, meeting.  Carried.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report.

FUND BALANCES:

• General Fund $8,123.36
• Road & Bridge Fund $81,205.28
• Cemetery/Landscaping Fund $3,017.77
• Fire Protection Fund $20,660.94
• Fire Hall Fund $125.45
• Driveways Fund $5,554.01
• Savings Account $1,161.64
• CDs $46,682.34
• TOTAL $166,530.79

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims and Net Payroll Lists for approval.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to pay these bills.   Carried.

CLAIMS:

• Town of Arna Lease-Small Grader                            $825.00
• Fornengo Plumbing Kitchen Sink                                         $324.07
• TrueNorth Steel Culverts                                               $4,653.60
• Robin Fornengo Reimburse-Town Hall Supplies           $60.56
• AT&T Internet/Telephone                             $88.99
• Kettle River Graphics Printing                                               $4.45
• Glen Williamson Website                                               $230.00
• Jim Anderson Beaver Control                                    $125.00
• Ed Proffit             Road Work                                          $2,375.00
• Federated Co-op Propane- Fire Hall                               $676.85
• Federated Co-op Propane- Town Hall                            $809.40
• Fran Levings Mileage- 2 Trips                                 $69.36
• Dave Baker Mileage- 1 trip                                                $65.28
• S. Postal Service Postcard Stamps                                 $8.50
• S. Treasury 3^rd Qtr. Taxes                                      $666.32

GROSS PAYROLL:

Dave Baker  (Supervisor, Beaver Control)                                                                 $345.00

Beverly Carlin (Deputy Clerk)                                                                                     $120.00

Jason Fornengo (Supervisor)                                                                                       $115.00

Mandy Fornengo (Treasurer)                                                                                     $140.00

Robin Fornengo (Housekeeper)                                                                                  $110.00

Fran Levings (Clerk, NPAHD, Cemetery Sexton, Zoning)                                           $395.00

Frank Rehberger (Grader Operator)                                                                          $237.50

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Dates to remember- 24- Pine County Board Meeting with Township Officers- 6pm

Oct. 28-  Pine County Townships Officers Meeting- 9 am- VFW Hinckley

2. Road Certification Report has been completed & sent to the Pine County Highway Department.  The township has 26.83 miles of roads.
3. Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to host an All-Community Get-together on Dec. 2- 5:30 pm.   Fun & Games also.

ZONING:

Land Use Permit # 149 to Larry Paron (Hunting Shack)

Land Use Permit # 150 to Dave Majeski (Garage)

Land Use Permit # 151 to Jeannie Virden- Mobile Home

OLD BUSINESS:

1. ROADS-

(a) Report from Greg Beck that Rydberg should be finished crushing gravel the week of Oct. 16.

(b) Culverts have been delivered.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to sell a 10” culvert to Allen McKinney for $161.70.  Carried.  The precedent for selling culverts was set a few years ago and since then, 2 other property owners were allowed to do so.  Dave Baker questioned whether or not we need another culvert on Hay Creek Road before the intersection with Rutabaga Road.  Ed Proffit and Jason Fornengo said “No”.  Supervisors Jason Fornengo and Dave Baker will look again at the culvert on Rocky Blvd. to see if it needs to be replaced yet.

(c) Dave Baker hired Mel Elliott, Jr. to work on Beaver Control for the township.  Doug Wiita had cleaned out the beaver dam on Kingsdale Road.

2. COMBINED CLERK/TREASURER POSITION-

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to hold an Informational Town Meeting on Dec. 2, 2107, at the town hall (10am) for the purposed of explaining to the voters why this may be a good idea.  Carried.

2. NPAHD REPORT-

Fran Levings, representative to the NPAHD, distributed a handout on the State of Rural Health in MN and read aloud some statistics on Essentia Hospital-Sandstone.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Legal Seminar Report-  Levings and Baker reported that she learned a lot about Road Right-of Ways cemetery operations  and, once again, Open Meeting Laws.
2. Blight- Following a lengthy discussion regarding the messy property on one resident’s land and the fact that the township has received numerous complaints about this unsightful yard, Jason Fornengo made a motion that Baker and Levings talk to the property owner to see if he would be willing to put all of the junk in a dumpster if the township held a Cleanup Day and provided a dumpster. Motion seconded by Dave Baker.
3. Clerk had spoken to a Pine County Supervisor to ascertain how that Board handled Public Input at meetings. While the township encourages all residents to attend meetings and provide input on issues of concern to the Board, she suggested having a policy on how that input would be presented.  She presented a Public Policy Input for their consideration (Copy on file at the town hall and on the Township website).

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to adopt this policy.  Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Vice- chair _____________________   Date ______________

 MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING-SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Vice-chair Dave Baker.  Also present were Chair Dave Fornengo (via speakerphone), Supervisor Jason Fornengo, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo, Clerk Fran Levings,Deputy Clerk Beverly Carlin, Contractor Ed Proffit, Don Mishler, Marlene Mishler, Ron Mosser, Mary Mosser and Deloris Schirmer.

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Minutes of August 9, 2017.  Carried.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report.

FUND BALANCES:

• General Fund- $9,452.68
• Road & Bridge Fund- $85,497.64
• Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $2.977.77
• Fire Protection Fund $20,660.94
• Fire Hall Fund $125.45
• Driveways Fund $5,554.01
• Savings Account $1,161.64
• CDs $46,682.34
• TOTAL FUNDS $172,112.47

The Board has the discretion each year to decide which funds to distribute the Town Aid monies into.  Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to deposit all Town Aid ($6484.50) from the State of MN in the General Fund this year.  Carried.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List & the Net Payroll List for approval.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLAIMS LIST:

AT& T                          Telephone/Internet                             $95.36

Robin Fornengo           Reimburse-Town Hall Supplies           $32.47

Ziegler Cat                  Grader Parts                                       $376.95

Fran Levings                Mileage- 2 Trips                                 $115.26

ECE                              Electric Bill-Sept. 2017                       $55.00

Wayne Hessler            Gas & Lease- Mowing                         $75.00

Ed Proffit                     Road Work                                          $2900.00

Todd Elliott                  Road Work                                          $450.00

Dave Fornengo            Mileage- 1 Trip                                   $51.00

USPS                            Postage                                               $49.00

GROSS PAYROLL:

Dave Baker                             $175.00

Beverly Carlin                         $40.00

Dave Fornengo                        $125.00

Robin Fornengo                       $100.00

Mandy Fornengo                     $120.00

Jason Fornengo                       $75.00

Wayne Hessler                        $112.50

Frank Rehberger                     $512.50

Fran Levings                            $355.00

CLERK’S REPORT:

• Reminder- Township Legal Seminar- Sept. 16- Rutledge- 9am
• Thank-you card from Karen Mishler speaking for the entire Hessler Reunion held at the Cloveton Town Hall. Included in the card was a donation of $40.00.  Consensus of the Board to put this donation in the Cemetery/Landscaping Fund and send a Thank-you to Karen.
• Clerk presented the latest edition of the Minnesota Township Laws. It will be placed in the township office.

ZONING REPORT:

• Permit # 146- Seamus Kane (Cabin), Permit # 147- Gerald Manthey (moved a building onto his property) & Permit # 148-Seth Montgomery (Storage Building).

OLD BUSINESS:

1. ROADS:
2. Shortage of Class 5 Gravel- Hopkins Sand & Gravel is very expensive.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to contract with Rydberg & Sons to have them crush 20,000 tons at $2.83 cv.  Chair Fornengo said that the Board has misinterpreted the proposed Rydberg contract and that $2.83 cv was NOT per ton.  Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to rescind the above motion and to contract with Rydberg for a sum not to exceed $60,000.  Carried.
3. Culverts- Dave Baker will place an order with TrueNorth Steel for culverts after he has ascertained how many the township needs.
4. Beaver Control- Serious beaver problem on the Kingsdale Road and another problem in back of Dennis Sherman’s home.  Ron Mosser recommended Jim Anderson, Hinckley, as the new Beaver Control Officer.  Dave Baker said he would contact Mr. Anderson.
5. Call from property owner School House Road west of Tamarack River Road. A neighbor is doing work on the road. Dave Baker said that the township does not certify this road and it is questionable if it is under our purview
6. Roadside Brushing- Town of Blaine will send a contract.
7. Any other road issues? (1) Don Mishler requested that holes be filled on McDermott Creek Road & Ed Proffit responded that he would do that.  (2) Deloris Schirmer complained about too many rocks in the pit run gravel dumped on Squib Creek Drive and Dave Baker disagreed by stating that the pit run was good and the road was in much better condition than a few years ago. (3) Ron Mosser questioned not having the roads graded when they were wet and Dave Baker responded that the grader operator has had some health concerns that have made him unavailable recently. (4) Letter from Don Schirmer  (attached to file copy of these Minutes) concerned about all of the gravel being placed on Hay Creek Road north of Squib Creek Road.  Dave Baker and Ed Proffit both responded that this is gravel contracted by a private property owner and not by the township.   Schirmer is also concerned about low spots on Hay Creek Road north of Rutabaga Road. Dave Fornengo responded that a culvert may help this and the road will be built up.  Dave Baker stated that the township is obligated to do work on Minumum Maintenance roads also.

2. NPAHD REPORT-

• Levings read a report on the impact of Essentia Hospital on the Sandstone zip code areas.
• The Hospital District plans to publish a newsletter quarterly.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. MAT District 7 Meeting Report- Levings reported that 56 townships were represented at the meeting with 9 counties and 113 attendees.  Micheal Miller, Isanti County, was elected as the new District Chair.  MAT had lobbied the state legislator for $12million to township roads & got MAT.  $600,000 was appropriated to fight purple amaranth-a plant with thousands of seeds that grow on 6-foot all stalks.
2. Change to Clerk/Treasurer position- Clerk Levings said she plans to resign in 2019 and recommended that the town voters consider combining the jobs of clerk & treasurer. It is quite common in smaller MN townships.  She further suggested perhaps making the position an appointed (hired) position.  Consensus was to schedule a town meeting this fall to inform & discuss with the voters this proposed change.

Meeting adjourned at 9pm.  Respectfully submitted, Fran Levings, Clerk ______________

Also signed by the Chair: __________________________  Date_________________