On Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Town Board= Chairperson Greg Anderson called the regular monthly Town Board meeting to order. Other Supervisors present were Mark Riverblood, Eugene Stoeckel, John Roxbury, Jr., and Dan Minks.
Approve Mi=
nutes
A motion was made by Mark Riverblood and seconded by D= an Minks to approve the minutes of the August 18, 2009 regular monthly meeting= as printed. Motion Carried.
Approve Fi=
nancial
Report
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve the Financial Report for August 2009 as submitted. Beginning Balance of Township fund= s was $219,767.49; total receipts of $1,718.07; total disbursements of $12,030.64; leaving a balance of $209,454.92. Motion Carried.
Old Busine=
ss
The Clerk stated that she had checked with an independ= ent CPA firm and was informed that it would cost about $5,000 to hire them to do the financial work. She also checked with Bogus Brook and Greenbush Townshi= p and they are paying their treasurers about the same amount. Greg Anderson stated that they received a contract from the auditors specifying that the audit w= ould be $5,500.00 for the year. Dan Minks motioned to accept KDV’s bid for auditing services and just leave things as they are. John Roxbury, Jr. seco= nded the motion. Motion Carried.
New Busine=
ss
Eugene Stoeckel motioned = to amend the agenda to move up the discussion on the Landsplit and payment for road work. John Roxbury, Jr. seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Lance Stanley explained t= hat he wanted to split 5 acres from his 40, in Section 23, and he was aware that t= he remaining 35 acres would have one buildable parcel. Eugene Stoeckel motione= d to approve the Landsplit. John Roxbury, Jr. seconded the motion. Motion Carrie= d.
Chad Jordan was present to request a partial payment of $10,000 for some road work that has been done. Greg Anderson stated that Todd McLouth had written a letter approving a payment. Chad explained what needed to be done yet and stated that the proj= ect should be done by Friday, October 18th. Mark Riverblood asked Ch= ad if he was responsible for the ditches, if the grass did not grow because of= dry weather. Chad stated that the contract states that he would take care of it. John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to approve a payment of $10,000 to Chad Jordan f= or road work. Eugene Stoeckel seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Greg Anderson reviewed the changes that were made to the Comprehensive the night before at the Public Hearing and Planning Commission meeting. John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to appr= ove the Comprehensive Plan with the recommendations from the Planning Commissio= n. Dan Minks seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Engineers =
Report
Todd McLouth was not present for the meeting and had no reports.
Open Forum=
There were no residents p= resent.
Supervisors
Reports
John Roxbury, Jr. suggested= that Todd McLouth check with the County regarding a possible change in the speed limits for some township roads, since the sign program is still active. Greg Anderson requested that the Clerk check with Todd to find out if they could just leave the speed limits at 30mph instead of switching them to 35mph.
John Roxbury, Jr. stated th= at the County is looking into an ordinance to deal with the number of ATVs and the best way to control the use of them. He thinks that the township should tak= e a look at them when they are complete to see how they can apply to the Townsh= ip.
Eugene Stoeckel stated that= the City of Princeton is getting a new boom truck today so that may affect the Township’s ISO rating and therefore possibly lower the insurance.
Eugene Stoeckel stated that= the Princeton Airport is having the runway filled and sealed. They are also loo= king at extending the runway to gain more commercial business.
Mark Riverblood inquired as= to whether the Township was able to reimbursement Larry Ziebarth for his actual costs in preparing the Comprehensive Plan. Greg Anderson stated that the Cl= erk checked with the Minnesota Assoc. of Townships to see if Larry Ziebarth cou= ld be paid for his services and was told that he could not. There was no agree= ment to be paid before the project was undertaken. Mr. Anderson stated that he w= ould like to find some way to at least reimburse him for the supplies.
Clerks Business
The Clerk stated that she had talked to Jane Odgers an= d Rich & Ann Bein regarding the gravel issue on 97th Ave. They both agreed that the road did need gravel. Brian Dahlheimer would be taking care= of the issue.
The Clerk asked the Town Board how they wanted to hand= le payment for the Supervisors when there are two meetings in one night. They = all agreed to just be paid for one meeting per night.
Approve Pa=
yment of
the Bills
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve payment of the bills, Check numbers 8553-8580. Motion Carried.
Adjourn
A motion was made by Dan Minks and seconded by John Ro= xbury, Jr. to adjourn the meeting at 7:59 p.m. Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Wubben
Clerk/Treasurer
Attende= es: &n= bsp; Lance Stanley