On Tuesday, November 17, 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 Dan Minks and seconded by John Ro= xbury, Jr. to approve the minutes of the October 20, 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 October 2009 as submitted. Beginning Balance of Township fund= s was $202,900.51; total receipts of $1,898.11; total disbursements of $45,048.16; leaving a balance of $159,750.46. Motion Carried.
Old Busine=
ss
There was no old business on the agenda.
New Busine=
ss
A motion was made by John Roxbury, = Jr. and seconded by Mark Riverblood to approve renewal of the Conditional Use Permit for Shooters Bar with the correction of taking Jamie Andrews’ name of= f of the permit, and keeping the annual review. Motion Carried.
The next item on the agenda was to review and approve = the 2010 Township Fee Schedule. The Clerk informed the board that there was a public hearing last year for the schedule but not for the previous 3 years.= She asked the attorney whether a public hearing was necessary and was informed = that if the fee schedule included zoning related fees, then Minnesota Statutes requires a hearing prior to adoption.
John Roxbury stated that they are not looking to make a profit, just simply cover the administrative cost. Greg Anderson stated tha= t he did not think a hearing was necessary since no changes were being made.
Mark Riv= erblood stated that he thinks the attorney was referring to the fact that if the fee structure is identified as part of the zoning ordinance, and if you chose t= o change those fees within the zoning ordinance, then a public hearing would need to= be held. John Roxbury agreed.
Mark Riverblood stated that fees like Park Dedication = Fees are called attention to in the zoning. He thought they should be taken out = of the zoning ordinance and put on the fee schedule and then can be amended as necessary rather than have all of the publishing every time a change needs = to be made.
Greg Anderson stated that maybe that should be address= ed for next year’s fee schedule, to get them out of the ordinances and put t= hem on the schedule. He also stated that maybe the Planning Commission should be directed to take a look at that. John Roxbury stated to do that for the next ordinance change.
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve the 2010 Township Fee Schedule as presented. Motion Carried.
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Mark Riverblood to approve the 2010 Dates that the office will be closed as presented. Motion Carried.
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Dan Minks to approve the 2010 Meeting Schedule as presented. Motion Carried.
Open Forum=
Larry Ziebarth asked if the Board would like the Plann= ing Commission to take all of the fees out of the ordinances and put them in the fee schedule. John Roxbury, Jr. stated that if there is a dollar value on t= hem, than yes.
Carol Karling was present to represent the Princeton A= rea Visionary Committee. She briefed the board on the last meeting that was held and informed them that they would like to have two members of the township = on the board, one of them being an elected official. Mark Riverblood stated th= at he could attend the next meeting with Carol on an interim basis to see how = the scheduling of meetings goes.
John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to nominate Mark Riverblood= to the position for the Princeton Area Visionary Committee. Dan Minks seconded= the motion. Motion Carried.
Mark Riverblood stated that he will be making a recommendation to the Board to have the Planning Commission consider a nomi= nal trail fee in the future.
Supervisors
Reports
John Roxbury, Jr. stated that he has been talking with= the City of Princeton’s Fire Chief, his brother, and because of the bridge reconstruction coming up next year, there will be some problems posed with getting the fire trucks to this end of the township. He stated that because there is a large amount of space in the garage, he wanted to know what the Board thought of allowing the Princeton Fire Dept. to stage one or more of their vehicles out of the townships’ facility. That way the fire crews could come straight to the township garage instead of going into the City. =
Greg Anderson stated that he thought that would be a g= ood idea. If there was a truck out here than any fires in this area could be covered a lot quicker.
Dan Minks stated that it would certainly be worth a tr= y. Eugene Stoeckel stated that it would be good on a temporary basis while the= bridge is closed. Mark Riverblood stated that it makes perfect sense while the bri= dge is out. He also stated that there is a great amount of cost associated with having a permanent site. John Roxbury, Jr. stated that it could actually be done without any additional cost to the fire dept. or township. If the town= ship location did turn out to be a satellite station, it could make a significant difference in the fire ratings for the people in this area, which would low= er the insurance.
John Roxbury, Jr. stated that he could have his brothe= r come out for the next meeting and they could talk more about it.
Eugene Stoeckel stated that the Fire Advisory approved= the purchase of a new grass rig for the City of Princeton Fire Dept. They also = drew up their bylaws for the townships to review and sign off on. It basically states that each entity has equal rights. The City of Princeton, Princeton township, Wyanette township, Greenbush township, Bogus Brook township and Bluehill township each have one vote.
John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to approve signing the byla= ws for the Princeton Fire Advisory Board. Dan Minks seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Eugene Stoeckel stated that he went to the Association= of townships meeting and talked with Bruce Cochran from the County. He informed Eugene that the township needed to adopt a resolution on how they will hand= le replacement for the new signs that were installed. There were several optio= ns available. Eugene will put the information together and let the board know = at the next meeting.
Eugene Stoeckel stated that Mr. Cochran also reminded = him that the township needs to make sure that they levy taxes for Road & Br= idge purposes to at least .04835 percent of taxable market value. If the township does not at least assess that amount, they could lose the state levy. The C= lerk stated that there was some information received regarding that and the town= ship is just fine with their amount.
Mark Riverblood stated that the township is very low i= n the amount they are collecting for park dedication fees. He thinks that should = be looked at for an increase, to assist in long term planning. At the same time they could look at the ordinances and get any fees that are listed in the subdivision ordinances out and listed in the fee schedule. Another thing th= at could be looked at is the open spaces.
Clerks Business
The Clerk stated that she received a letter from the C= ounty regarding the nuisances with bats at a rental property owned by the Strombe= cks. Although Loren Kohnen was involved while there were still occupants living there, there is nothing further that needs to be done, since the renters ha= ve left.
The Clerk also stated that they received a letter from= the University of Minnesota extension office stating they would be putting wood= ash product on Kevin Lee’s property in Section 11. It would not require a Conditional Use Permit.
The Clerk stated that she had received a complaint reg= arding the road that runs by Whitcombs nursery and the Implement dealer. They thou= ght that the road should be striped. She stated that she talked with Todd McLou= th and he did not think it was necessary because there has only been one compl= aint and there had not been any reported incidents in that area. She stated that Todd also thought if they were considering striping one road, they would re= ally have to strip all roads to be consistent, and that would be a very costly undertaking.
Greg Anderson stated that when Connie Heinks quit her = job, she applied for unemployment. The unemployment office started sending her checks and then realized that was a mistake and now wanted their money back. Connie Heinks had appealed that decision. Mr. Anderson stated that he had a hearing yesterday. It was a three way phone conference with Connie Heinks, = the judge and himself. He stated that they should know in a couple of days what= the ruling is.
Approve Pa=
yment of
the Bills
A motion was made by Dan Minks and seconded by John Ro= xbury, Jr. to approve payment of the bills, Check numbers 8612-8637. Motion Carried.
Adjourn
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Dan Minks to adjourn the meeting at 8:08 p.m. Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Wubben
Clerk/Treasurer
Attende= es: &n= bsp; Larry Ziebarth, Carol Karling