Agendas

Meets 10 a.m. Tuesday

Commissioners Board Room, Courthouse, Walker.

1. Call to order.

a. Pledge of Allegiance.

b. Approval of Agenda for discussion. (Any requests to be heard not on the proposed agenda are considered for inclusion at this time).

2. Robert Yochum, county administrator.

a. Approve consent agenda.

b. Personnel committee of the board report.

3. Larry Wolfe, chief financial officer.

a. Approve Resolution No. 45-10 establishing preliminary 2011 property tax levy.

b. Approve Resolution No. 46-10 establishing preliminary property tax levy - Unorganized.

c. 2011 budget committee recommendations to date.

4. Ane Rogers, Reno Wells, HHVS.

a. Child placement costs for July 2010 in the amount of $241,716.

b. HHVS/Probation department transition team report.

5. Randy Fisher, sheriff.

a. Approve memorandum of understanding, Lakes Area Dive Team.

b. Approve reimbursement to Lakes Area Dive Team, purchase of 2001 E-450 passenger van.

c. Approve Resolution No. 47-10 amending the Northeast Regional Radio Board Joint Powers Agreement.

6. Josh Stevenson, land commissioner.

a. Resolution No. 47-10 Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Grant Industrial Forest Land.

b. AMC policy committee presentation request.

7. Public hearing, first reading of Ordinance 2010-02 Amending the 1988-03 Soo-Line Trail Rules and Safety Regulations for Cass County, Minn.

8. Confirm upcoming meeting schedule.

a. September 11th Observance on Saturday, September 11, 2010, beginning at 7:40 a.m., Veterans Podium, north lawn of the Cass County Courthouse, Walker, Minn.

b. County board meeting, Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 6 p.m. East Gull Lake City Hall, 10790 Squaw Point Road, East Gull Lake, Minn.

9. Adjourn.

Consent agenda

1. Approve board minutes of August 17, 2010, special meeting minutes of August 31, 2010.

2. Approve auditor warrants dated August 19, 2010, in the amount of $71,895.58.

3. Approve HHVS auditor warrants dated August 20, 2010, in the amount of $83,776.72.

4. Approve HHVS commissioner warrants dated August 20, 2010, in the amount of $ $233,161.86.

5. Approve auditor warrants dated August 26, 2010, in the amount of $213,585.05.

6. Approve auditor warrants dated August 26, 2010, in the amount of $1,378.00.

7. Approve HHVS auditor warrants dated August 31, 2010, in the amount of $173.00.

8. Approve personnel items.

9. Approve pay request Invoice 697TD0817B for Cass County Facilities Analysis to ESG in the amount of $9,131.85.

10. Approve pay request Invoice #4228195 for AGC Re-Use Project to Kimley-Horn in the amount of $4,337.50. (capital fund).

11. Receive and file August 2010 Cass County EDC Activity Report.

12. Approve FY11-Snowmobile Trail GIA Capital Improvement Grant (#B48003) MN DNR in the amount of $45,500.

13. Approve Resolution No. 43-10 FY11 Cross-Country Ski GIA Maintenance and Grooming Grant Agreement (#B47110) MN DNR in the amount of $738.63.

14. Receive and file correspondence from the IRS accepting sales tax settlement for tax periods 2008 through 2009.

15. Authorize board chair and sheriff to execute PSAP Consolidation Plan contract amendment (extension 09-3-10 to 12-31-10)-MN Public Safety.

16. Authorize board chair and sheriff to execute 2009 State Homeland Security Program Grant from MN Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Communication Networks (DECN) in the amount of $215,000 with no local match for partial infrastructure and end user radio equipment for the ARMER Project.

17. Receive and file timber auction results of August 26, 2010, totaling 3,447.50 cords plus 26.40mbf saw timber totaling $71,999.

18. Receive and file Cass County annual auction results in the amount of $39,042.

19. Approve quote for repair of Pine River Transfer Station garbage deflector plate assembly.

20. Receive and file MN Dept. of Revenue certificate of appointment, county assessor Mark Peterson.

21. Receive and file ESD comments to MPCA regarding Lake Margaret total Maximum Daily Load.

22. Approve outstanding checks to be canceled on Sept. 7, 2010.

23. Accept donation in the amount of $1,000 from the Eddy Family Foundation for the Boat and Water Division.

24. Approve moving Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, board meeting to Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, beginning at 3 p.m. followed by final adoption of 2011 Cass County budget and property tax levy beginning at 6 p.m. commissioners board room, Courthouse, Walker, Minn.

25. Receive and file monthly HHVS cash accounts report to date, July 31, 2010, in the amount of $10,287.521.

26. Approve submitting the 2011 MN CVSO Operational Grant to the MN Department of Veterans Affairs, for Laptop/portable/printer/scanner at $1700, telephone headsets at $500 and publicity/outreach at $2,000. Modify Enhancement grant, approved Aug. 3, 2010, to remove laptop printer and include in operations grant.

27. Approve the non-financial contract for Home and Community Based Services with Horizon Health Services through December 31, 2011.

28. Approve appointment of Wallace Schoeb, superintendent, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schools, as school member on the HHVS Advisory Committee through December 31, 2011, due to resignation of Theresa Meyers, superintendent, Northland Schools.

29. Approve Minnesota Department of Health ongoing grant agreement with CCHHVS Board for Public Health Emergency Preparedness funding, $22,468, for service dates of August 10, 2010- August 9, 2011.

30. Accept donation of $300 for the Veteran's Transportation Program, from the American Legion Auxiliary, Hackensack Unit 202.

31. Approve Resolution No. 44-10 final payment on SAP11-635-01 (CSAH #35).

32. Approve Victim Services to submit grant application for continuation funding to the Department of Public Safety-Office of Justice Programs for 2011 in the amount of $43,172.

33. Approve payment to Widseth Smith Nolting and Assoc., Inc. in the amount of $1,213 as uninsured claim (Netter Case).

34. Approve licenses - Tobacco, Lawful Assembly.

35. Approve award of annual propane quotes for winter 2010 - 2011 heating season.

36. Approve award of MN Life Insurance.

Baxter City Council

Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday

Baxter City Hall.

The Future Land Use Task Force will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Baxter City Hall.

1. Call Meeting to Order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegiance.

4. Public Comments.

Comments received from the public may be placed on a future meeting agenda for consideration.

5. Consent Agenda.

The following items are considered non-controversial by staff and are recommended to be read and passed in one motion. Any council person, staff, citizen, or meeting attendee can request one or more items be pulled from the Consent Agenda and the item will be pulled and addressed immediately after the passage of the Consent Agenda; otherwise, the following items will be passed in one motion:

A. Approve Council Minutes of August 17, 2010.

B. Payment of Bills and Approval of Finance Report

C. Accept Utilities Commission Minutes of August 18, 2010.

1. Accept the 20-Year Streets Maintenance Plan, with the exception of the signage plan since it is a work in progress due to the new retroreflectivity laws.

2. Approve the Anderson Brothers Construction Change Order #2 for the 2010 Potlatch Phase 2 and T.H. 210 Improvement Project in the amount $8,620.74.

D. Accept ARC Minutes of August 19, 2010.

E. Accept Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes of August 23, 2010.

1. Commission recommends acceptance of the park land (Outlot B of Baxter Medical Park Second Addition) with half of the required park fees totaling $31,532.81.

F. Accept Long Range Planning Commission Minutes of August 23, 2010.

1. Approve the 2010-2011 hunting map with no changes.

G. Approve the spending of the Walmart $1,000 donation on materials for new K9 equipment.

H. Appoint Jerry Walseth to the Long Range Planning Commission.

6. Pulled Agenda Items.

7. Other Business

A. Matters pertaining to Baxter Medical Park Second Addition Plat

1. Motion granting conditional approval of the Baxter Medical Park Second Addition preliminary and final plat with conditions.

2. Reopen the public hearing regarding the vacation of Isle Drive related to the Baxter Medical Park Second Addition plat and take any public testimony, close the hearing.

3. Approve the vacation of that part of Isle Drive related to the Baxter Medical Park Second Addition plat by adopting Resolution No. 10-8/2-2.

B. Sprint Telecommunications Tower Lease.

8. Council Comments

A. Jim Klein

B. Rob Moser

C. Todd Holman

D. Mark Cross

E. Darrel Olson

9. City Attorney's Report

10. City Administrator's Report

A. Change Council meeting date for the first meeting in November.

11. Adjourn to Special Council Meeting for Preliminary Budget & Levy on Monday, September 13, 2010, at 6 p.m.

Little Falls City Council

Regular meeting

Meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

Little Falls City Hall council chambers.

1. Call to order/determination of quorum/Pledge of Allegiance, council president/council.

2. Approval of agenda, council.

3. Approval of minutes, council, special work session meeting of Aug. 16, 2010 and regular meeting of Aug. 16, 2010.

4. Approval of bills, council.

5. Awards, donations, presentations and proclamations, council president/others.

6. Citizen appeals and petitions, citizens/others.

A. Citizen appeals (five-minute limit.)

B. Petitions.

1. Vacate alley, block 7, Steele's Addition, receive.

2. Annex, David and Judith Glaze, Resolution 2010-66, Belle Prairie Suburban Annexation Area, receive/adopt.

3. Withdrawal of request for paving of alley, block 83, Thayer's Addition, receive.

7. Consent agenda.

A. Application for exempt permit, Morrison County Ducks Unlimited raffle, approve.

B. Community Services Advisory Board minutes of June 2010, receive.

C. Deferrals of special assessments 2010C and 2010D, public improvement 360, approve.

D. Energy and Environmental Committee minutes, Aug. 2010, receive.

E. Name Change, Speedway SuperAmerica to Northern Tier Retail LLC, approve.

F. Personnel Policy 38, cellular phones and smart phone devices, as amended, receive.

G. Police Department report, July 2010, receive.

H. Public access video, LLC, reviewed financial statements, Dec. 31, 2009, receive.

I. Public hearing, proposed 2011 budget, approve.

J. Street Department report, August 2010, receive.

K. Temporary On Sale (3.2) beverage license, Broadway Sports Bar, Lindbergh Lions Recreational Complex, approve.

L. Temporary on sale liquor license, Employment Enterprises Inc., fundraising event, approve.

M. Wastewater treatment facility report, July 2010, receive.

8. Public hearings and lettings, council/others.

A. Public hearings.

1. Resolution 2010-63, adopt final assessment roll, public improvement 360, adopt, PW director.

2. Resolution 2010-64, adopt final assessment roll, public improvement 360A, adopt, PW director.

3. Resolution 2010-67, order in surface improvement, approve plans and specifications and authorize advertisement to bid, alley, block 83, Thayer's Addition, adopt, PW director.

B. Lettings.

1. Well No. 9, construction, Eagle Construction Co., award, PW director.

2. Garbage/recycling, city facilities, award, finance officer.

9. Old business, council/others.

10. New business, council/others.

A. Airport commission recommendation, Resolution 2010-62, Mead and Hunt, Task Order 9, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Little Falls/Morrison County Airport, adopt, finance officer.

B. Airport commission recommendation, Resolution 2010-65, authorizing execution of Federal Aviation Administration Grant, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, adopt, finance officer.

C. Classification and Compensation Report, Aug. 2008, adopt, acting city administrator.

D. Resolution 2010-59, Proposed 2011 Levy, adopt, finance officer.

E. Resolution, 2010-60, Proposed 2011 Budget, adopt, finance officer.

F. Resolution, 2010-61, Proposed 2011 Housing and Redevelopment Authority Levy, adopt, finance officer.

11. Announcements, council/others.

12. Adjournment, council.

Little Falls City Council

Special meeting

Meets 6:45 p.m. Tuesday

Little Falls City Hall council chambers.

1. Call to order/determination of quorum, council president.

2. Approval of bills, councilmember Klinker.

3. Appeals and petitions, none.

4. Consent agenda.

A. Personnel Policy 38, cellular phones and smart phone devices.

5. Public hearings and lettings, none.

6. New business, none.

A. Resolution 2010-59, proposed 2011 levy.

Council informational only items:

A. Fifth Avenue Southwest, 2011 Improvement Project with Morrison County.

B. Boys and Girls Club request, basketball court at Washington playground.

C. Farmer's Market request, relocate onto Second Street Southeast.

D. Request to purchase property, former Iron Hills South Pawn and Gun, 122 Northeast First Street.

E. Other.

Constitutional complaints, council.

12. Adjournment, council president.