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KABETOGAMA TOWNSHIP

REGULAR MEETING

MAY 4, 2010

 

Chairman Nevalainen opened the meeting at 7:00 pm.  Board members present were Supervisor Town, Supervisor Kiner, Clerk Manninen, Treasurer Kiner, Deputy Treasurer Tomczak along with 3 guests.  All attending recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Agenda – The agenda was approved with the following addition.  Add old community building to Community Building under old business on a motion by Chairman Nevalainen, seconded by Supervisor Town.  Motion carried.

 

Minutes – the minutes were reviewed by all present.  The minutes were approved on a motion by Supervisor Kiner, seconded by Supervisor Town with the following corrections, change $5000,000 to $500,000 and remove the 100% out of the minutes for the Namakan Basin report until Chairman Nevalainen can confirm that the number is correct, motion carried.

 

The treasurer’s report was read by Treasurer Kiner.  The treasurer’s report was approved on a motion by Chairman Nevalainen, seconded by Supervisor Kiner, motion carried.  Chairman Nevalainen moved to accept a transfer of funds from the general account to the road account to keep a minimum balance on the account, and that the funds will be reimbursed when the levy money comes in, seconded by Supervisor Kiner, motion carried.

 

Account

Beg Bal.4/1/10

Income

Expenses

End Bal. 4/30/10

Checking

$58,252.75

$168.00

$3,249.70

$55,171.64

Road Acct.

$4,992.04

$1,000.69

$60.00

$5,932.73

Comm. Center Fund

$29,481.91

$21.32

$2,500.00

$27,003.23

Cert. of Deposit

$25,000.00

 

 

$25,000.00

 

 

Lodging Tax

 

 

 

 

$879.90

$853.50

 

 

The following claims were approved on a motion by Chairman Nevalainen, seconded by Supervisor Kiner, motion carried.

 

3228

Robert Nevalainen

Mileage – JPA

$48.00

3229

Frontier Phone Co.

Phone & Internet

$85.12

3230

North Star Elec.

Power for Hall

$56.00

3231

Norton

Computer Security 2 yrs

$101.52

3232

St. Louis County

Steaming Culverts

$127.18

3233

St. Louis County

Snow Plow 2nd. ˝ yr

$525.00

 

 

Total

$942.82

 

Old Business –

 

Namakan Basin Joint Powers Board Meeting –

 

Chairman Nevalainen reported from the 4/15/10 JPB meeting.  Julie Kennedy stated that 90% of the Comprehensive Plan cost estimates were complete.  Their goal is to have a presentation of the draft plan at the May JPB meeting to be passed out to the JPB members prior to this meeting.  The board made a motion to make the draft copies available only to the Namakan Basin JPB members until the board as a whole was briefed at the May meeting.  Chairman Nevalainen discussed his concern regarding the distribution of the $100,000 from the IRRB that is going to the Crane Lake Sewer District.  Julie Kennedy stated that the funds are for construction jobs versus planning. 

 

Supervisor Town moved to approve Resolution 2010-01 Resolution Authorizing the Town Board Chair to Enter Into an Engineering Service Contract For The Pucks Point Sanitary Sewer Project Facility Plan Amendment.  Supervisor Kiner seconded all voted yes, motion carried.

 

VNP Clean Waters JPB – Chairman Nevalainen reported from the 4/15/10 meeting.  Julie Kennedy, SEH, recommended to move on the Project Priority List with the MN Pollution control Agancy.  The board supported taking action on this and seeking approval at the May meeting.  The distribution of the $285,000 of State bonding funds needs to be determined but not enough members were available at this meeting to have a quorum.  SEH Engineering needs to discuss what the funds can or cannot be used for with G. Cerkvenik.

 

Roads & Trails – The county came up and filled in the  holes on Ness road but it is still in bad shape and the county needs to come up and do more work.  Road Supervisor Town look into this.

 

Governor’s Fishing Opener – On track.

 

Community Building (old) – Ed Town made sure the water was on and useable for the Lake Association Meeting.  He has reported that the front porch and steps need replacing because they are in bad shape.  Ed Town and Paul Kiner will speak with contractors and get some prices back to the board for the June board meeting.

 

Community Building (New) – Supervisor Kiner moved to rescind the motion from the April 6 board meeting allowing the Community Building Committee to enter into a contract with General Steel for $5,900.00 for a building plan, seconded by Supervisor Town, motion carried.  The community building committee would now like to proceed with contacting an Engineering Firm (s) and ask if they can provide to them various plans for various types of buildings that would be economically feasible up in our area.  The committee would provide to them some of the specifics that we would prefer in our building.  Supervisor Kiner moved to allow the Community Building Committee to proceed with this new plan and allow them to spend no more than $5,900.00, seconded by Supervisor Town, votes taken two yes, one no, motion carried.

 

Annexation – Tabled to the next meeting.

 

New Business – None.

 

Chairman Nevalainen moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 pm., seconded by Supervisor Kiner, motion carried.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Mary Manninen, Clerk

Kabetogama Township

 

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