Normanna Town Board Meeting Minutes
August 18, 2003
The Normanna Town Board Meeting was called to order on August 18, 2003 by Dan Johnson at 7:00 P.M. at the Normanna Town Hall. Present were Supervisors, Dan Johnson, Will Rhodes, Marcia Stromgren; Clerk/Treasurer, Tammy Courrege; along with 2 others.
The board reviewed the agenda. A motion was made by Dan Johnson to approve the agenda with the additions. Marcia Stromgren seconded. All for. Motion carried.
The clerk had the July 21, 2003 Town Board Meeting minutes to the supervisors prior to the meeting for review. A motion was made by Dan Johnson to approve the July minutes with grammar corrections. Marcia Stromgren seconded. All for. Motion carried.
The board reviewed the August 11, 2003 Special Board Meeting minutes for approval. A motion was made by Dan Johnson to approve the special board meeting minutes. Marcia Stromgren seconded. All for. Motion carried.
Tammy Courrege gave the following treasurer’s report: Beginning balance for Wells Fargo checking as of 6/30/03 was 2,945.26. Deposits made were 1,000.00 from Wells Fargo money market, 32,241.56 from St. Louis County Auditor for July property tax apportionment, and 150.00 from the DNR for wildland fire equipment. Disbursements cleared totaled 1,597.42 with a 2.00 check return fee. Ending balance as of 7/31/03 was 34,737.40. Beginning balance for Wells Fargo money market as of 6/30/03 was 28,031.52. Interest earned for July was $9.25. A withdrawal was made for 1,000.00 to Wells Fargo checking, and 25,000.00 to Purchase Building CD #1. Ending balance as of 7/31/03 was 2,040.77. Beginning balance for Paine Webber savings as of 6/30/03 was $.08. Deposits were 30,000.00 from the building CD maturing on 7/31/03 with interest of 690.00, and 446.30 for interest on the fire & general CD’s. The Certificates were; 25,000.00 for Building CD #1, 20,000.00 for Building CD#2, and 10,000.00 for Fire CD. Ending balance for all accounts as of 7/31/03 totaled $122,914.55. The following claims were presented for approval: Qwest for 27.72, Minnesota Power for 41.00, Hanft Fride for 100.00, St. Louis County Auditor for 4,166.00, St. Louis County - Public Works Dept. for 30.00, Eagle Lake Excavating for 3963.00, Tammy Courrege for 90.60, Marshall One Stop for 343.28, Donn Hansen’s for 318.84, Jersey City for 44.00, Alan Marshall for 55.00, Centerline Automotive for 408.12, Tri-State Industrial Supply for 144.92, and payroll for Dan Johnson for 64.64, Marcia Stromgren for 64.64, Will Rhodes for 64.64, and Tammy Courrege for 295.52. Total claims for approval were $10,221.92. A motion was made by Dan Johnson to approve the treasurer’s report and pay the claims presented. Will Rhodes seconded. All for. Motion carried.
The fire department had five fire runs this month. They have had 30 runs so far this year, which 80% were medical. The first responders have been helpful. Two guys are going to be starting fire fighting school in September.
The deadline to get information in to the Ladies Auxiliary for the Normanna Newsletter is September 17, 2003.
The Building Committee finalized the building plans. Dan Johnson submitted these plans to Jerry Harju. The next meeting they will look at what Jerry Harju sends back. The next building committee meeting will be September 8, 2003.
Will Rhodes is going to call Inez Wildwood to return the Land Use information. Marcia Stromgren would like it returned by the next board meeting.
Dan Johnson has not heard back from Richard Marnich about land adjacent to proposed turn-around. Dan Johnson drafted up a letter to him to contact us as soon as possible so we can work on an easement for the Koski Rd. turnaround.
There was discussion on the motor cross track. Marcia Stromgren is going to call Mark Johnson to see what the status is on the motor cross track. Tabled until Marcia Stromgren gets some information from Mark Johnson.
There was discussion on the hazardous mitigation plan. Marcia Stromgren needs to get more information about this. Kurt Johnson mentioned the fire department has to do the same plan. The fire department will work on the plan and show the board when it is done. Tabled until there is more information.
Roger Braun is no longer available to mow the township road ditches. The township road ditches are not going to be mowed this year. They will be brushed next year.
There was discussion on the Land Use Committee Resolutions. Marcia Stromgren had some guidelines for choosing the Land Use Committee Members she would like to have in the resolution. A motion was made by Marcia Stromgren to table the resolutions to think about these guidelines. Dan Johnson seconded. All for. Motion carried.
The ditch work has been completed. The ditch work on the Lookout Road did not get finished because there was more work involved then expected and would have cost over what was estimated. It will be looked at next year. A motion was made by Dan Johnson to have Scott Grubb haul 200 yards of gravel on the Wikstad Rd., 200 yards on the Lookout Rd., and 100 yards on the Hagen Rd. with the elimination of hauling gravel on the Koski Rd this year because of the turnaround work. Marcia Stromgren seconded. All for. Motion carried. Rodda will do the grading after Scott Grubb has hauled the gravel.
There was discussion on a culvert ordinance for culverts on township roads. The ordinance would be for making sure the culverts are in the right place and are the right size. The county has entrance permits for this but not for township roads. Dan Johnson will look into this. Dan Johnson will write a letter to the King’s Court Road Association letting them know that we are working on this issue.
The summer short course was July 31, 2003. The clerk went and said it was informative for her.
The certification of levies to the county is due by September 15, 2003. The levies approved at the annual meeting were 14,000 for General, 20,000 for Fire, 13,769 for Road & Bridge, and 7,000 for Building. The clerk will submit these to the county.
Election judges need to be approved at the next board meeting for the general election on November 4, 2003. There was discussion on having kids voting at the town hall on election day. A motion was made by Will Rhodes to allow kids voting. Marcia Stromgren seconded. Will Rhodes and Marcia Stromgren for. Dan Johnson abstained. Motion carried.
There was discussion on the minute summaries for the Normanna Newsletter. The minutes take up a lot of room which doesn’t leave much room for other information which the supervisors would like to have in there. A motion was made by Dan Johnson to discontinue minute summaries for the Normanna Newsletter and have information presented by the Supervisors in place of summaries due to space constraints. Marcia Stromgren seconded. All for. Motion carried.
The township is looking for snowplowing bids for the fire hall and town hall driveway. The clerk will send a letter to Scott Grubb to see if he is interested in doing it again this year.
A motion was made by Marcia Stromgren to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 P.M. Will Rhodes seconded. All for. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Tammy Courrege
Last updated: 9/24/2003