MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING-DEC, 14, 2011

Meeting called to order at7:30 p.m.by vice-chair Dave Baker.  Also present were Supervisor Wes Cemenski, Treasurer Margaret Coveau, Clerk Fran Levings, and Deputy Clerk Robin Fornengo.  Absent was Chair Dave Fornengo.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Wes Cemenski, to approve the agenda.  Carried.

Motion Wes Cemenski, second by Dave Baker, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 9, 2011, as printed.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report.  (File copy attached to these minutes). Fund Balances are:  General Fund- $1771.65, Road & Bridge Fund-($734.59), Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $669.35, Fire Protection Fund-($2029.85), Fire Hall Fund-$125.45, Cartway Fund-($10.85), Savings Account-$1148.38 and CDs-$53060.06.  Treasurer Coveau explained that the 2^nd portion of the property taxes had come in, but was not deposited until December and the report is for the month of November.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Wes Cemenski, to approve the 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 Baker, second by Wes Cemenski, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT;           1,  Announced filing for office for the township election next March opens on January 3 and closes on January 17 at 5 p.m. All of the notices have been made.

1. 2.      Dave Baker completed a census report stating that our township has no boundary changes.

ZONING REPORT:             1.  Land Use Permit # 87 was issued to Scott Walberg for a dwelling.

1. 2.      Pine County is considering the possibility of going to a county-wide zoning program.

OLD BUSINESS:                 1.  Vice-Chair Dave Baker and Supervisor Wes Cemenski signed off  on the 2011 Road Work order.

NEW BUSINESS:                1,  Clerk Fran Levings presented a proposed 2012 budget for consideration.  The Supervisors made several suggestions.  Clerk Levings and Deputy Clerk Fornengo will have a full budget ready for approval at the January, 2012, meeting.

1. 2.      Supervisors advised Zoning Administrator to begin completing the County Zoning Survey and come to the January meeting with questions.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD-

1. 1.      Supervisor Wes Cemenski submitted an oral resignation from both his positions as supervisor and grader operator.  His resignation was accepted.

Board members will seek candidates for both.  The supervisor position will be appointed in January and the term will run until March 2013.

Meeting adjourned at 9:39 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk  Also signed by the Vice-Chair____________________

Date ____________________

MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING-NOV. 9, 2011

Meeting called to order at7:30 p.m.by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Wes Cemenski and Dave Baker, Clerk Fran Levings, Deputy Clerk Robin Fornengo, Don Proffit, Ronald Petropske, and Jonathan Podritz (spelling may be incorrect on these 2 names).  Treasurer Margaret Coveau was absent.

Motion by Wes Cemenski, second by Dave Baker, to approve the minutes of the meeting ofOctober 12, 2011, as printed.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Treasurer’s Report.(Attached to file copy of these minutes)  Fund balances are: General Fund-$1407.11, Road & Bridge Fund-$8430.75, Cemetery/Landscaping Fund-$690.96, Fire Protection Fund-($2606.73), Fire Hall Fund-$125.45, Cartway Fund-($10.86), Savings Fund-$7148.38 and CDs- $51,524.81.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Wes Cemenski, 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 Wes Cemenski, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:  1 Reminder that filing for the office of Supervisor (3-year term) and Clerk (2-year term) will open in December.

1. Letter sent to MAT attorney Kyle Harnett asking for a status report on the proposed cartway legislation that our township submitted over 5 years ago.

ZONING REPORT:   1. Zoning Administrator learned of 4 persons whomay need to apply for a land use permit.  Letters will be sent.

NEW BUSINESS:     1.  Motion by Wes Cemenski, second by Dave Baker to approve a Resolution regardingEnnerstrom Road.  This resolution would give the owner of the property at the end of the road to install a locked gate by this driveway and would give the township the right to construct a “turn-around” before the gate for grading purposes.  (Copy of the complete resolution is on file at the town hall)  Carried.

1. A decision to sign-off on the Road Work Assignment was tabled to the December meeting.
2. Culvert Discussion- Supervisor Baker reported that he was told by Johnson-Culvert Inc., that a large culvert forRocky Roadwould cost @$3800.00.  Pine County Engineer Mark LeBrun has examined the culvert and stated it is not in any danger at the time. Clerk was told to start a running list of culverts needed so it may be incorporated into the 2012 budget.
3. Sign Reflectivity Mandate- Chair Fornengo has done extensive work on this project.  He presented a computer spread-sheet that he had done which includes location, direction facing, need of the sign, grade of the sign, etc. He is working on incorporating this information onto a map of the township.  This spreadsheet, map and a policy will meet the requirements by the state ofMinnesotawhich is due in January 2012.  Mr. Fornengo recommends reducing the number of signs in the township, replacing 12 signs in April 2012, then putting the rest of the signs on a rotation basis for replacement. He has written a policy.
4. Alternative Energy Project-37 kilowatts have been produced since the installment of the project onOct. 17, 2011.  Chair Fornengo is working with East Central Energy to complete all of the paperwork on the project.
5. Supervisor Baker said he would ask Todd Elliott Excavating to do the final work on the Matt Lourey Trail-South project.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Pine County Township Officers Meeting Report- Clerk Levings reported that Pine County sold ¼ million dollars worth of property at the annual land auction, services for Pine County Health & Human Services are mandated, yet the budget has been cut, for the 4^th year in row the County has not raised the levy and the County is considering county-wide zoning. State Senator Lourey said the process of discussion at the Capitol has broken down and that he was not comfortable with the Zone of Silence during the state shutdown and that re-districting will hurt rural MN.  State Representative Crawford spoke about the loss of the Homestead Credit. The sheriff’s department has taken in over $760,000 for boarding prisoners from other counties so far this year, they have processed over 1500 prisoners so far and offer many programs for the inmates. The DNR requires permits for the townships to do beaver control before and after open season.  7^th district MAT chair Don Sherper spoke about the Sign Reflectivity Mandate.  Township Assessor Bob Brewster suggested the group set up a liason committee to coordinate with issues concerning the Pine County Board.  This idea will be discussed at the March 2012 meeting.  Dave Baker reported on the Homestead Credit and how that will work.  It appears that the bulk of maintaining a deduction financially will be borne by weekenders and businesses.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD:

1. Property owner Don Proffit expressed further concerns about the expense of proceeding with his cartway petition and the problems he has with the township and Judge Reuter about this issue.
2. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to have the clerk contact Mr. Richard Kosman about purchasing the remaining diesel gas in a tank he has on town hall property.

Meeting adjourned at9:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair: _______________________ Date _______________

MINUTES-REGULAR MEETING-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD-OCT. 12, 2011

Meeting called to order at7:35 p.m.by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Wes Cemenski and Dave Baker, Treasurer Margaret Coveau, Clerk Fran Levings, and Deputy Clerk Robin Fornengo.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Wes Cemenski, to approve the agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Wes Cemenski, second by Dave Baker, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting ofSept. 14, 2011, as printed.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes).  Fund balances are:  General Fund- ($2955.91), Road & Bridge Fund- $16,744.94-Cemetery/Landscaping Fund-$510.97- Fire Protection Fund-($2606.73)-Fire Hall Fund-$125.45- Cartway Fund-($6.03), Savings Account-$7148.38 and CDs-$51.351.37.  Treasurer Coveau reported that Northview Bank will now view our entire account as a Savings account and we will only receive statements quarterly.  A board resolution would have to be passed in order to get monthly statements.  The treasurer and clerk recommended trying the quarterly system for a few months.  Clerk also explained that the deficit balance in the Fire Protection is because we only levied $3500 for this account and our fees were raised by $1000 and the propane expenditure for the fire hall is now taken out of this fund.  A recommendation will be made to the Annual Meeting in 2012 to increase the amount levied for Fire Protection. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Wes Cemenski, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to transfer $5,000.00 from the Road & Bridge Fund to the General Fund.  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 Wes Cemenski, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

1.  Dates to remember-            Oct. 21-  Special Town Meeting seeking permission to re-assert township authority on the Matt Lourey Trail going N. of Hwy 32 for one mile. All landowners were notified, public notice put in Courier, and notices posted on bulletin board and notice board.  Clerk will call electors seeking their attendance.

Oct. 22-  Pine County Township Ass’n meeting inHinckleyat9:30 a.m.

1. Road Certification report has been sent to the Pine County Hwy. Dept.  We have 22.08 miles of township roads.
2. Clerk still needs copies of social security cards from 2 employees.
3. Distributed a copy of the population of townships and cities inPineCounty.
4. Distributed a copy of the Tri-Township Disposal District annual report.

NO ZONING REPORT

OLD BUSINESS:

1.Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to hire Cemenski Tree Services to remove trees along one side of Doyle Roadfor a price of $3250.00.  Supervisor Cemenski abstained from voting.  Carried.

2.  Alternative Energy Project- Chair Fornengo has contacted an Drilling Electric, ECE, and Kris Schmidt of Legacy Solar, Inc..  Mr. Fornengo will schedule a meeting of all participants to meet at the town hall to do the installation and hook-up.  The township can expect further fees for this project.

3. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Wes Cemenski, to authorize themselves to check out prices of truck chains and grader tires.  Carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Motion by Wes Cemenski, second by Dave Fornengo, to hire Ken Coveau as the snow truck driver for this winter at a rate of $20/hr.  Carried.
2. Zoning administrator Fran Levings and Supervisor Dave Baker reported on a Clean Water Seminar they attended in Hinckleyon Oct. 29^th.  The seminar centered on the importance of keeping the St. Croix Watershed free of sediments and phosphorus.  Mr. Baker spoke at the seminar on steps our township is taking to reduce sediment.  Both agreed that the seminar was excellent and worthwhile.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD?

1. Chair Fornengo expressed his continued concern about the gate onEnnerstrom Road. He plans to contact the owner again and state that the gate must be removed before winter snow falls.
2. Supervisor Cemenski reported that persons are camping at the end ofMcDermott Creek Road.  Mr. Baker stated that this is state land, but no one should be camping on the road itself.
3. Clerk Levings inquired about the deadline for submitting a road-sign condition report.  We will wait until notification.

Meeting adjourned at9:16 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,  Fran Levings, Clerk _______________________________

Also signed by the Chair _______________________ Date