MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- REGULAR MEETING- JUNE 12, 2013 

Meeting called to order at 7:40pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisor Dave Baker, Treasurer Margaret Coveau, Clerk Fran Levings, Todd Elliott and Ed Profitt, Road Contractors.

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 May 8, 2013, meeting.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes).  Fund Balances are:  General Fund- $6261.37, Road & Bridge Fund- $10752.00, Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $605.42, Fire Protection Fund- $2292.25,

Fire Hall Fund- $125.45, Cartway Fund- $89.15, Savings Account- $1155.34, Driveway Fund- $1935.02, and CDs- $43743.33.  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 Dave Baker, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Primary election- July 23- Pine County Board supervisor for District 5.

The clerk & one judge will go to the Courthouse that evening to count the

Mail-in ballots from our township.

1. The Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund netted $375 in donations this year.
2. Board of Review Training- August 22- Rutledge Town Hall- 6pm.
3. Letter sent to 2 new households in the township informing them of meeting dates, Mail-in Voting & how to register to vote, and clubs in our community.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Chair Fornengo had researched Internet access expense for our township.  Through East Central Energy- $58/month + taxes.  He asked the Board to think about it and discuss it again in July. He also suggested that the township have an emergency preparedness plan in place and that funds may be available from PineCounty to help with this.
2. Chair Fornengo will look into what is needed to get in compliance with the Bridge Inspection report and contact the supervisors about getting it done.  The bridge in question is the one on McDermott Creek Road.
3. Town Hall needs some cleaning done. Mandy Fornengo will do this and submit a bill.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Lengthy discussion and distribution of road work to be done this summer.  Chair Fornengo and Supervisor Baker worked with Road Contractors Todd Elliott and Ed Proffit in dividing up the work to be done between the two of them.  Electronic copy on file with the Chair and paper copy on file with the Clerk.
2. Dave Baker reported on some culvert requests he had received.  These were assigned to Todd Elliott because he puts in all of the township culverts.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD?

1. Dave Baker reported that the truck battery needs to be replaced.
2. Lengthy discussion of beaver problems.  Al Holter, township Beaver Control Specialist, will be contacted by Dave Baker.

Meeting adjourned at 9:03 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair __________________________  Date _________________

MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING- MAY 8, 2013

Meeting called to order at 7:35 pm. by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisor Ken Coveau, Treasurer Margaret Coveau and Clerk Fran Levings. Supervisor Dave Baker was absent.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Ken Coveau, to approve the minutes of the April 10, 2013 meeting.  Carried.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2013, Board of Review and Equalization Meeting.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report.(Attached to file copy of these minutes.  FUND BALANCES ARE:

General Fund- $9863.81, Road & Bridge Fund-$13807.31, Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $230.42, Fire Protection Fund-$2347.64, Fire Hall Fund-$125.45, Cartway Fund-$89.15, Savings Account- $1155.34, Driveways Fund-$2341.23 and CDs- $43480.68.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Ken Coveau, to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings distributed a list of all receipts since January 1, 2013.  (Attached to  file copy of these minutes.)

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

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Special Election for CountyCommissioner for District 5 will be held on September 17.  Primary Election will be July 23.  Since NewDoseyTownship has Mail-In Voting, voters are reminded to watch for ballots in the mail.
2. Circulated a copy of the 2012 Financial Statement of the Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department.  (Attached to file copy of these minutes). The statement showed an overall balance of $125,938.32.  Consensus was to consider re-negotiating the township contract with the Fire Department.
3. Thank You note received from Family Pathways Senior Services.

NO ZONING REPORT

OLD BUSINESS:

1. The discussion of  possible Internet access was tabled until the June meeting

NEW BUSINESS:

1. May 18, 7:30pm., was set as the date for the annual road review.
2. Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Fornengo, to pass a resolution re-establishing the township has holding its own Board of Review and Equalization meeting.  Carried.
3. Chair Fornengo circulated a copy of a price list for culverts from Land & Cabins Company.

Meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair___________________

Date __________________

MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD MEETING-APRIL 10, 2013 

Meeting called to order at 6:30pm by Chair Dave Fornengo. Also present were Supervisor Ken Coveau, Treasurer Margaret Coveau and Clerk Fran Levings.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to approve the agenda. Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Ken Coveau, to approve the minutes of the March 20, 2013, regular meeting.  Carried.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to approve the minutes of the Board of Re-Organization meeting on March 20, 2013.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report (attached to file copy of these minutes).  Fund Balances are:  General Fund- $9863.81, Road & Bridge Fund- $13807.31, Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $230.42, Fire Protection- $2347.64, Fire Hall Fund- $125.45, Cartway Fund- $89.15, Savings Account- $1155.34, Driveways Fund- $2341.23.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Ken Coveau, to accept the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

1. Thank-You letters received from the Old School Arts Center and the Seven-County Senior Federation for donations received as Contracts for Services.

ZONING REPORT:

1. Planning Commission (Ed Carlin, John Fornengo, and Fran Levings) met to approve an application for a Minor Subdivision for Robert & Geraldine Doyle.  They co-own 40 acres on Doyle Lane and requested that it be subdivided into 2- 20 acre parcels.  Application was approved.
2. Letter sent to Pine Septic Design Inc. requesting a final report on the mound system inspection on John Goodrich’s property that was done in the summer of 2012.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to hire Margaret Coveau to mow the lawns of the town hall grounds and the cemetery at a rate of $25/hour.  Ten dollars will be paid each month for gas for the mower. Carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Chair Fornengo will research the cost of having the Internet installed in the town hall.
2. Fran Levings and Dave Baker reported on the Pine County Township Officers meeting they attended.  Highlights of the meeting were:   (1) Sheriff Cole reported that the majority of burglaries in PineCounty are to steal prescription pain-killers.  He also reported that Broadband services are on their way to our area out here-  Eagle Head tower is going up in Duxbury. (2) Lenny Bonander spoke about the NLX train from Duluth to the Twin Cities.  The 157 mile corridor has been mapped and the environmental study has been completed.  (3) Curt Nelson spoke against the Hospital District- some townships are trying to withdraw their membership.  (4) Gene Winn, DNR, said the major problem facing them now is Aquatic Invasive Species (5) Rick Oleseen, representative for Congressman Rich Nolan, spoke on the need to improve Hwy 70 in southern Pine County.
3. Margaret Coveau and Fran Levings reported on the Short Courses for the Minnesota Association of Townships that they had attended- They said that our township is in compliance with all of the rules & regulations.
4. Dave Baker reported that 2 pieces of New Dosey Township forfeited land are going on the auction block- Both are in the townsite.

Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair_________________________  Date _________________