MINUTES- REGULAR MEETING-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- OCTOBER 14, 2015

Meeting called to order at 7:30 by Vice-chair Dave Baker. Also present were Supervisor Jason Fornengo, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo, Clerk Fran Levings, Duxbury Volunteer Fire Chief Mike McCullen, Duxbury Firefighters Don Mishler and Jeff Grandpre and Ron Petroske.

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

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the September 9, 2015, meeting. Carried.

WATER TANK PLACEMENT- Fire Chief Mike McCullen explained that the space marked out by the Fire Hall was, in his opinion, the most appropriate place to install a water tank for use by the fire department. He said the tank should be installed by November 30. Clerk Levings reported on an email from Chair Dave Fornengo that he preferred a site across Rutabaga Road. The supervisors and firefighters went outside to examine both proposed sites. Upon returning to the town hall, motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to install the water tank in the place recommended by the fire department. Carried (2-0 vote). Motion then by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, authorizing a second place should it become necessary to do so before the December board meeting. Carried. Consensus of the board supervisors and firefighters is that they will negotiate where that second site, if necessary to have one, will be. Motion carried. Jeff Grandpre reported that the DNR is very eager to have a water tank at Cloverton. Chief McCullen asked if the township would be willing to sell a gas tank to the fire department. This topic will be put on the agenda of the November town board meeting.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report and Receipts list (attached to file copy of these minutes). FUND BALANCES:

• General Fund $14,423.61
• Road & Bridge Fund $53,682.62
• Cemetery/Landscaping Fund $2,514,63
• Fire Protection Fund $17,342.91
• Fire Hall Fund $125.45
• Savings Account $1160.70
• Driveways Fund $3,792.45
• CDs $45,394.18
• TOTAL $138,436.54

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

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List and Net Payroll List for approval. (Attached to file copy of these minutes). Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

• The November board meeting will be on November 10 because November 11 is Veterans Day. Clerk will publish notices and do the postings
• Lisa McElderry, granddaughter of long time former board member Alfred Proffit donated several items (letters, school records, etc.) that she found in her home to the township. Clerk recommended that we get permission from the voters at the 2016

Annual Meeting to donate them to the Pine County Historical Society where a special section on Cloverton will be established.

• Pine County Township Officers Meeting- Oct. 24- 9am- Hinckley.
• MAT is offering a New Officers Training session at Spring Short Courses. Townships will be reimbursed $50 fee for anyone who takes it.
• Thank-you note received from Tri-State Business Systems in Superior, WI, for township purchase of a filing cabinet.
• All unused electronic equipment is stored in grader garage. Clerk will ask voters at the Annual Meeting for permission to take it to Best Buy for free recycling.

ZONING:

• There are still 3 property owners who are not in compliance with the township Land Use Ordinance. Zoning administrator sent each a 2^nd letter on this.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to sign the 2015 Road Work order as being completed. Carried. Don Mishler reported that the class 5 dirt recently spread on McDermott Creek Road has clay in it. Dave Baker will ask the grader operator to grade it again.
• Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to sign an Equipment Rental Lease agreement with Ron Mosser. Carried.
• North Pine Area Hospital District Representative Fran Levings reported that the groundbreaking event is on hold until the City of Sandstone meets some final provisions with the Federal Economic Development Authority. Two entities have expressed strong interest in purchasing the current Pine Medical Center when it is vacated in 2017.

NEW BUSINESS:

• Clerk presented the Current Property Valuation Report as prepared by MATIT. Board supervisors recommended that clerk contact them with the following change: the town hall would have a replacement valuation of $150,000.
• Clerk distributed the annual report of the Tri-Township Disposal District. It will be filed at the town hall.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD:

• Dave Baker reported on the status of Creekview Lane work. He will have a walk-through with Soil & Water and BWSER on Oct. 20. If all goes well, he will request some road work from Todd Elliot Excavating before deer hunting season.
• Ron Petroske was assured by the Board that the ruts on Kingsdale Road that he is concerned about have been addressed.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk Also signed by the Chair ___________________ Date _______

MINUTES- REGULAR MEETING- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Chair Dave Fornengo. Also present were Supervisors Dave Baker and Jason Fornengo, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo and Clerk Fran Levings.

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

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the August, 2015, meeting. Carried.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report (attached to file copy of these minutes). FUND BALANCES:

• General Fund $17,142.24
• Road & Bridge Fund $56,702.11
• Cemetery/Landscaping Fund $2,434.99
• Fire Protection Fund $18,542.31
• Fire Hall Fund $125.45
• Driveways Fund $3,757.45
• Savings Account $1,160.41
• CDs $45,219.22
• TOTAL $145,083.97

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. (Attached to file copy of these minutes). Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

• Reminder- Legal Seminar- Rutledge Town Hall- September 19.
• Clerk explained that Marlene Mishler, former township housekeeper, wished to donate her pay from June, 2014-March, 2015, in the amount of $175 to the Cemetery/Landscaping Perpetual Care Fund and Cheryl Fornengo wished to donate her reimbursement for flowers she purchased in the amount of $21 to the Cemetery/Landscaping Perpetual Care Fund. Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to authorize the clerk to transfer $196 from the General Fund to the Cemetery/Landscaping Fund. Carried.
• Clerk reported on a conversation she had with Methven Funeral Home director

stating that they have 2 graves left for indigent persons and may not purchase

ZONING REPORT:

• The dilapidated mobile home has been removed from Little Fawn Drive.

• Zoning Administrator Fran Levings reported that she had printed several documents from Pine County Zoning Administrator Kelly Schroeder and will file them under Septic and/or Shoreland.
• ZA was advised that Pine County is in the process of updating their Comprehensive Plan.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Supervisor Baker reported that he has begun the Creekview Lane report- He will be working with the Soil & Water District to get a permit for work on the 2^nd mile on that road.
• NPAHD report- The MN Court of Appeals upheld the District in denying the Hinckley detachment. The City of Hinckley has approved a motion to not proceed any further. Discussion of reimbursement for First Responders-Micheal Hedrix, Essentia CEO, said it is not in their contract with the County and suggested that the townships should pay their own 1^st Responders. The new medical campus is on course to begin construction in October. Ms. Levings presented a report indicating patient satisfaction with Essentia Health Care in Sandstone.
• Chair Fornengo distributed a draft list of New Dosey Township fulltime residents and a township may in his presentation of the role our township will play in the Emergency Preparedness Program for Pine County. Mr Fornengo will be the captain of this pilot project. He will enlist an assistant captain and section captains. Each captain will have a packet explaining his/her duties. The plan is to have a master map of the township and divide the township into sections to be monitored.
• NEW BUSINESS:

• MAT District 7 Meeting- Anoka-Ramsey Community College- September 2, 2015. Thrust of the meeting was to inform the townships of legislation being proposed or passed by the state legislature- we do NOT want to raise the load limits for trucks on township roads. We want to defeat the annexation bill. We want to raise the rate of PILT payments. We want to get to the point of having only ONE permit for any construction. We want more funding for Broadband coverage
• Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to hire Jason Fornengo to be the 2015-16 snow plow truck driver. Motion by Jason Fornengo, to have John Fornengo and Ron Mosser as back-up drivers for both the truck and the grader.

Meeting adjourned at 9 pm. __________________Clerk ____________Chair

MINUTES- REGULAR MEETING- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD-AUGUST 12, 2015

Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisor Dave Baker, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo, Clerk Fran Levings, Ron and Mary Mosser, Ed and Jan Proffit.  Absent was Supervisor Jason Fornengo.

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

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the July 8, 2015, meeting.  Carried.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes)

FUND BALANCES:

• General Fund $14,277.71
• Road & Bridge Fund $52,025.30
• Cemetery/Landscaping Fund $2239.73
• Fire Protection Fund $16,611.45
• Fire Hall Fund $125.45
• Savings Account $1160.41
• Driveways Fund $3757.45
• CDs $45,219.22
• TOTAL $135,416.71

RECEIPTS SINCE JUNE 1^ST:

• Interest-Checking $1.51
• Refund- Federated Co-op $34.98
• 1^st ½ of Property Taxes $25,963.33
• Interest- Savings $.29
• Driveways Fund $120.00
• Land Use Permit $25.00
• Tax-Forfeited Land Sale $52,301.71

Discussion of the possibility of purchasing a 3^rd CD in the future.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List & the Net Payroll List for approval. (Attached to file copy of these minutes). Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

• Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to purchase a filing cabinet from Tri-State Business State Business Systems for $331.95.
• MAT District 7 Meeting- Anoka/ Ramsey College- Sept. 2. Clerk will attend.
• Letter from MATIT stating that they will send a representative to inspect our buildings to determine what the insurance coverage should be.
• Letter from Pine County Historical Society requesting to send a representative to a future town board meeting. Clerk was advised to contact them and schedule a speaker.

ZONING REPORT:

• Zoning Administrator was advised to send a certified letter to the property owners on Little Fawn Drive insisting that they have the dilapidated mobile home removed from the road.
• Discussion of another property that fits the definition of “blight” resulted in the town officers agreeing that we have no authority to ask them to clean up the yard.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Chair Fornengo met with Pauline Amundsen, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Pine County. He explained how the Pilot Program for our township to set up an Emergency Preparedness would work.  A Captain Coordinator would work directly with Ms. Amundsen. The township would be divided into sections with each section having a captain assisting residents is his/her section.  All fulltime residents would be listed with any special needs being identified.  Chair Fornengo will begin working on a map and will ask other board members for lists of residents.  A drill practice will eventually be scheduled.
• Fran Levings, NPAHD representative, reported on her attendance at the Wilma Town Board meeting explaining the benefits of joining the District. The topic will be put on the Agenda for the Wilma Town Meeting next March. Ms. Levings is also serving on a Task Force for the District to explore the possibilities for what to do with the Pine Medical Center when it is vacated.

NEW BUSINESS:

• Consensus of the Board to place an order for culverts with True North Steel Co. We will order 7- 12 X 30 and 6- 15 x 30.  3- 12 X 30s and 2- 15 X 30s will be for Arna Township.  They will reimburse our township for only the 2- 15 X 30s as we owe them 3 culverts.  Ron Mosser will receive  one of the 12 X 30s and he will reimburse the township also.
• Chair Fornengo will order more highway cones and safety flags.
• Letter from Dale Powers, Zoning Authority, offering his services free was discussed. He will be contacted if we feel we need his services.
• Treasurer will send Plowing Private Drives notices out in September.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD:

• Ron Mosser apprised the Board of a big rock in Hay Creek Road by Al Holter’s home. Contractor Ed Proffit will take care of this.
• Ron Mosser & Ed Proffit expressed concerns about holes left in the road by the Pine County Surveyor recently. Supervisor Baker will contact the Surveyor about this.
• Supervisor Baker wants to develop a plan for Creekview Lane to submit to the Soil & Water District. Dave Fornengo will work with him on this.

Meeting adjourned at 9 pm.

Respectfully submitted,_____________________Fran Levings, Clerk  _________Chair