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KABETOGAMA TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING October 6, 2009
Chairman Nevalainen opened the meeting at 7:00 pm. Board members present were Supervisors McGregor and Town, Clerk Manninen and Deputy Clerk Tomczak and Treasurer Kiner along with 2 guests. All attending recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Agenda – The agenda was approved on a motion by Supervisor Town, seconded by Supervisor McGregor. Motion carried.
Minutes – the minutes were reviewed by all present. The minutes were approved with two corrections. On the road count the date of the next count will be in 2011, the payroll amounts were incorrectly reported and must be changed, on a motion by Chairman Nevalainen, seconded by Supervisor McGregor, motion carried.
Lodging Tax Deposits for August, $11,750.88, 3% to township $352.53, Lodging Tax Disbursed to Tourism Bureau $11,398.35.
Payroll – Jill Kiner, $134.84; Manninen, $307.43; Nevalainen, $250.71; Town, $46.77; McGregor, $46.78.
The treasurer’s report was approved on a motion by Chairman Nevalainen, seconded by Supervisor Town, motion carried.
Chairman Nevalainen moved to approve the following claims, seconded by Supervisor McGregor, motion carried.
Old Business –
Planning Commission Report was given by Marlene Tomczak. Under the old business a motion was made to write a draft of the traffic count report to update the comprehensive plan. Betsy Warrington will write the draft and it will be submitted at the January Planning Commission meeting for approval. The governor’s fishing opener report stated that the raffle ticket sales are going well. Meetings are being held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month anyone may attend. Under the new business Phil Hart expressed the need for the area to have a warning system in place. Possible grant options were discussed. A memo will be sent to Fire Chief Larry Warrington to see what grants might be available and ask him to explore the possibilities of applying for them. Committee report items were as follows; Community Hall, Voyageurs National Park, Trails and roads and Namakan Basin Waste Water Project. Detailed information on these reports can be found on the township web site under Advisory Committees and then Planning Commission Minutes. There are two positions open in 2010 for three year terms on the Kabetogama Township Planning Board. Applications for interested parties are being taken and must be in to the township clerk by December 31, 2009. A notice will be posted in the Voyageur Sentinel paper in December. It was suggested that a letter of concern be sent to Commissioner Forsman about the Kabetogama area not having a local snowplow operator. Clerk Manninen will work with the supervisors in drafting a letter and getting it sent out.
Namakan Basin – Julie Kennedy, (SEH) is working with the St. Louis County Environmental Services Department and has compiled all the date base information necessary to complete the individual surveys to be mailed out on 10/7/09. A postcard from Environmental Services will be sent out on 10/1/09 advising individuals that they will be receiving a survey letter. It was decided that the St. Louis and Koochiching County JPB will be called the VNP Clean Water Joint Powers Board. The meetings will be scheduled on the same date and held immediately after the Namakan Basin JPB meeting, with the first organizational meeting beginning on October 22, 2009. Gary Cerkvenik gave an update on funding applications for the project. He anticipated final IRRB approval for $50,000 for project planning funds. Additional planning funds should give $450,000 from the United States Army Corp of Engineers 569 (USACE 569) grant program and $285,000 from State Bonding funds. Mr. Cerkvenik outlined his approach to prepare for the House Bonding Committee on October 7, 2009 and the State Bonding Committee on October 14, 2009. These committee meetings will also include presentations by the St. Louis County and Koochiching Commissioners.
Roads/Trails – Supervisor Town will contact St. Louis County regarding snow plowing and culvert steaming for this winter season. The board has decided to let the county take care of steaming culverts and not proceed at this time with the purchase of a steamer.
Community Hall – Supervisor Town will close up the hall for this year. He will purchase supplies for this and they will be paid for by the township.
New Business –
Kabetogama Tourism Bureau – Chairman Nevalainen moved to accept the following persons to the Tourism Board of Directors, Heidi Schauer, Larry Kec and Mel Carlson. Motion seconded by Supervisor Town motion carried.
Gretchen Jansen gave a presentation of the changes being made to the St. Louis School District #2142. There will be a vote on December 8, 2009
Chairman Nevalainen moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Supervisor Town, motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Manninen, Clerk Kabetogama Township |