Mankato Township Board Minutes For Past Year |
Reports |
|
MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING - 6/15/16 The Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 AM on 6-15-2016 by Chairman Dan Rotchadl, board members present: Morgan and Pankratz. The May meeting minutes were approved as sent to the board. Planner report: Board reviewed another annexation request for Southview II area again. After discussion, Ed Pankratz moved to approve the annexation request, second by Scott Morgan, motion carried with all in favor. Travis Stewart is applying for Variance, should be heard next month. Alliance pipeline is requesting a building permit for a structure to be over a main line value in sw1/4 of section 12. City of Eagle Lake approved the pipeline building, board okayed it, and planner will process the permit. The Board discussed the Clow property. An email from the County Assessor ’s office said that both houses on the Clow property were being used for residences. The old farm house was not to be used as per the agreement with Clow. The County Assessor had the tax value lowered because both houses could not be used as residences. After discussion, clerk is to contact Clow and view the property to see if it is in compliance , if not, legal action may begin. Treasurers report accepted as given for both months, bills were read and approved to be paid. Discussed FEMA project- water is high, nothing is being done. River Hills road petition received, the feasibility study will be started. Clerk will verify names and addresses. The board will have to get an engineer hired. Mike Gardner from Stoney Creek Subdivision asked about the process for the road work. The board discussed what had to be done. Jim Roy said there are two subdivisions would both subdivisions have to do the project together, Dan said he would contact him to let him know. Discussed road work. Rains of 4-6 inches last night caused some damage. Discussed Ron’s wages and a recommendation of $0.75 raise per hour. All of the board agreed to give that raise to Ron Cords. July 20th, 2016 is the next meeting at 7:00 AM at town hall. At 7:45 AM the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING - 7/20/16 The July meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 AM on July 20, 2016 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the June meeting were approved as sent. The Planner reported Clow not using farm home as a residence. More emails from County Assessors office to review and contact. Planner asked for a motion to commence the Board of Adjustment , with Dan Rotchadl as Chairman and Ed Pankratz as vice chair. Motion made by Scott Morgan, second by Ed Pankratz, and approved with all in favor. A request for a Setback Variance was heard. Travis Stewart at 19700 Ridge Drive , Mankato , is asking for a bluffline setback variance for his deck. The deck was built without a setback variance. The deck and footing were started by the previous owner illegally, and Travis finished it June of 2015. Travis said he decided to complete what was there instead of starting over for safety issues. Ed asked if there is any concerns about the larger deck from the SWCD, they have not viewed the site as of now. Dan Rotchadl stated that twice in 2015 Travis said he was going to build an 8 ft deck which would have been allowed to replace the old deck, and then he went ahead and built the larger deck which was not permitted. Dan said there is no hardship, and he is against granting the variance as per the Ordinance. After discussion, Ed moved to table the request until the SWCD views the site. Scott Morgan seconded the motion. The Board of Adjustment recessed on the request until more information is available. MS4 status discussed. Will have to have a special meeting to get it together. Expected $8,500 to $9,000 annual cost to the township Got feasibility quotes on RiverHills Road and Riverdale Road project. Scott recommended Bolten and Menk. Scott moved to have Dan take on the project and will get it in motion now, motion carried with all in favor. Siren system bid reviewed. Board agrees to about $5,000 cost to the township, (20% of total cost) with the city of Mankato paying the rest. Discussed road project in Stoney Creek . Need the petition. Elections – judges in training now. Filings are open Aug. 2-16. Dan moved to approve and sign the grant agreement award on River Park Drive . Motion carried. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Discussed road work. Ed will get blacktop crack sealing quote. A 15” culvert needs to be installed on 586th Lane, north side. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:45 AM. Next regular meeting will be on Aug. 17th at 7:00 AM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal, Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING 8-17-16 The August meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 AM on Aug. 17, 2016 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the July meeting were approved as sent. The Planner presented a request for annexation from Mike Drummer for 32.93 acres in Section 15. Ed Pankratz moved to approve, second by Scott Morgan, motion carried with all in favor. The Tom Theobald request to purchase about .75 acre of neighboring land to attach to his site was discussed, it is located at 58370 Kirkwood Road. The city approves as long as it is made a part of the original farm site and not be a separate new parcel. Ed moved to approve, Scott seconded the motion, motion carried with all in favor. No one heard from Travis Stewart for variance for existing deck and footing. The Board of Adjustment remained recessed until more information is available. Discussed Riverhills Lane road project, waiting on water/river to go down, still on hold. MS4 status discussed. Ordinances will have to be approved. Got feasibility study on Maple Park Road, River Park Drive, River Hills Road, River Park Drive, and Riverdale Road projects from Bolten and Menk. Lyle Femrite presented the project, August 31 at 7:00PM will be hearing. Motion to approve Resolution 2016-2 was made by Dan, second by Ed, motion carried with all approved. Attached is the resolution. Discussed road project in Stoney Creek. Got the petition. Board authorized getting a feasibility study. Bargen bid road projects, Ed moved to approve up to $20,000 of repairs for crack repairs, second by Scott, motion carried. Javen’s Winery discussed. Motion made by Scott Morgan and approved by the Board to allow the variance of the minimum lot size, and will follow the property as long as it's a winery. This action is in response to the replacement of the County Road 41 bridge over the Le Sueur River which cuts into the lot and reduces the lot size. The Elections – primary done. Air conditioner really nice. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:10 AM. Next regular meeting will be on Sept. 23, 2016, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING 9-21-16 The September meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order by Chairman Dan Rotchadl at 7:00 PM on Sept. 21, 2016 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the August meeting were approved as sent. The Planner stated more letters being sent about the Assessor’s office findings of construction without permits. Will keep working on them. Discussed Riverhills Lane riverbank road project, still on hold because of water. MS4 status discussed. Application due Oct. 25, 2016. Ordinances are being written and will have to be approved. Went over report on Maple Park Road, River Park Drive, River Hills Road, River Park Drive, and Riverdale Road project from Bolten and Menk. Went through the hearing dates and meetings. Will be 2017 before construction could begin. Ed Pankratz moved to accept the Proposed Street and Utility Improvement Report, second by Scott Morgan, motion carried with all in favor. The Javen Winery lot reduction was discussed again. Javen concerned the wording does not cover all. Discussed. The Javen’s Winery was approved to continue with the change in the total lot size and the area of acres of grapes due to the highway route rearrangement cutting into the lot and reducing the total lot size, and the total acres of grapes planted. Motion made by Scott Morgan and approved by the Board to allow the continuance of the winery even though both the acreages for the winery property and the vineyard now will be less than required by state statute. The Board of Adjustment was reconvened. Discussed Travis Stewart request for setback variance for deck and footing. Went over letter from the BE County SWCD, does not address the deck issue. Dan Rotchadl discussed options: 1) Remove footings and 16 foot deck then allow the original eight foot deck to be built. 2) Leave footings of the 16 foot deck but remove deck and put in new footings for an 8 foot deck to be rebuilt. 3) Allow variance to leave construction as is. And with all options -have some type of landscaping done to prevent erosion. Discussed further, Scott still has questions about the hillside stability and landscaping. When SWCD person went to view lot, Travis Stewart was to get Ed to go along. Travis did not contact Ed, so that did not happen. SWCD report did not address the deck impact to the hill. Board decided it needs more information, motion made by Ed Pankratz to table. Travis Stewart agreed to the postponement so Ed could meet with Travis at the site, Travis is to contact Ed. Second to the motion by Scott Morgan, variance request tabled until next month with all members voting in favor. Valerie Pearson was before the board with concern about construction on lot at Carey Court. Discussed water runoff. Planner is to get hold of Jesse Anderson. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Joe talked to two banks about financing the road projects. No tax opinion needed, they are both interested in giving loans. 3-6% interest rates range from Ist National and Community Bank. Would be a loan to the township, backed by our ability to tax property. Discussed road work. Talked about Maple Hills road work project. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM. Next regular meeting will be on Oct.19, 2016, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The October meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order by Chairman Dan Rotchadl at 7:00 PM on Oct. 19, 2016 at the township hall. All board members present: Ed Pankratz and Scott Morgan. Minutes from the September meeting were approved as sent. The Planner stated he has gotten another email from the County Assessor’s Office on properties in Mankato Township. Has had some responses from earlier letters, with checks for their building permits. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills were read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Reconvened the Board of Adjustment with Dan Rotchadl as Chairman and Ed Pankratz as vice chair: Continued discussion about the Travis Stewart Setback Variance for the sixteen foot wide deck he constructed at 19700 Ridge Drive, Mankato, MN. into the bluff line setback. Dan Rotchadl said that he is agreeable to allow an 8 foot deck, but not the 16 foot deck. Travis was asked if he tried to get hold of Ed Pankratz to view his site, Travis said he was too busy and did not. Ed stated he viewed the site from the road on his own. Discussed further. Ed Pankratz agreed to deny the variance, Scott Morgan agreed also to deny. They discussed leaving the 16 foot deck footings. But the new deck and footings have to be at eight feet. The Board was in agreement that the 16 foot footings can be left in place. Travis Stewart asked if he can take it to court and the board said of course, and he walked out. Motion made by Ed Pankratz to deny the variance for the sixteen foot deck and the existing footings for the sixteen foot deck can remain so the bluff zone will not be further damaged, and give Mr. Stewart up to 90 days to remove the sixteen foot deck, and Mr. Stewart can rebuild the eight foot wide deck and footings at eight feet. Second by Scott Morgan. Motion carried with all voting in favor. It was discussed that Mr. Stewart knew that the deck had to be at eight feet when he bought the property, he agreed to build an eight foot deck, but went ahead and built a sixteen foot wide deck without a building permit or variance to do so. Attached are the emails and findings of fact, and Resolution # 10-2016 denying the request. Planner told to get a notice to Travis Stewart by certified mail, that the variance was denied, since he left before all discussion and action was complete. Discussed Riverhills Lane Road bank project, still on hold till spring. MS4 status discussed. Extension was approved. NRCS Extension was approved. Discussed River Hills Road projects. On Maple Park Road, River Park Drive, River Hills Road, River Park Drive, and Riverdale Road project. Lyle Femrite from Bolten and Menk presented the project, went over who could be assessed or not. All the board approved the resolution for Declaring Cost to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment. As of this writing, Assessment interest Rate will be 6% and the term of the assessment will be 7 years, in accordance to our township policy, and it will be prepared by Bolten and Menk. Special meeting will be the Assessment Hearing meeting and the Proposed assessments will be discussed. Notices will be prepared and sent per State statute, Bolten & Menk will assist in this process. Meeting is at 7:00 pm, Nov. 17 to discuss River Hills road projects with property owners. Discussed road project in Stony Creek. Improvement hearing will be on Nov. 16th at 6:00 PM at the township hall. B & M will get paperwork done. Krone site examined, no damage seen on township property, the board will look at redoing the culvert. Discussed Jeff Schmidt water problem. Discussed Yaeger Bridge. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:40 PM. Next regular meeting will be on Nov.16th, 2016, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal, Clerk Mankato Township Board 11-16-2016 The Mankato Township board meeting was called to order by chairman Dan Rotchadl at 7:00 PM on 11-16-16 at the Mankato township hall, all board members were present. Minutes of the October meeting were approved as sent. The Canvass of the election results was discussed and approved by the Board. Re-elected to the Board were Dan Rotchadl, Ed Pankratz and Joe Willaert. Planner’s report: Attorney informed board that the time limit on the Stewart Variance request went beyond the limit by statute and therefore is automatically approved. Scott Morgan said we should litigate it out, we were played by the owner, the board was trying to work with him to be as fair as possible. The Board discussed rescinding the action from October’s meeting and approved the variance. Motion made by Dan Rotchadl to reverse the denial of the variance and it would be allowed, second by Ed Pankratz. Motion carried. Jones Electric asked the board for approval of the lights planned on Unique Auto building. The Board did not have any concerns. Discussed non-permitted improvement list from the County Assessor. The Board gave the planner directions as to followup with the list. Treasurer’s report was accepted as given. Bills were read and approved to be paid. MS4 is in the works. River Hills riverbank project still ongoing. River Hill road improvement project meeting is tomorrow night. FEMA 4290 meeting will happen tomorrow. Being no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal, Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The December meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on Dec. 21, 2016 at the township hall. Board members present: Ed Pankratz and Dan Rotchadl. Minutes from the November meeting were approved as sent. The Planner said the new web site has been created and new service provider contracted with. Stated he renewed with Geek squad and internet service provider. Tivoli site, owner is close to river and wants to maybe move his home or build a new one on C-2 conservation zoned land. Only one house permitted on the 21 acre lot. Antique Auto company wants to add on to their building on the south west side of the building. Have to get approval from township and City of Mankato. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Discussed Riverhills Lane road project, still on hold till spring. MS4 status discussed. Ordinances will be available next month Maple Park Road, River Park Drive, River Hills Road, River Park Drive, and Riverdale Road project proceeding with Bolten and Menk, contract is let. Stony Creek water tile design is being worked on. Road work discussed. Everything is good Eagle Lake Fire Contract discussed, seems fair. Board is happy with it. Brad Potter mentioned an option that Lime Twp likes, board is happy with what we have. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM. Jan.11, 2017 is the next meeting. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The January meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on Jan. 11, 2017 at the township hall. Board members present: Dan Rotchadl and Ed Pankratz. Minutes from the December meeting were approved as sent. The Planner stated that the Unique Auto sales property is looking to add on but needs a site drainage plan. Discussed Riverhills Lane road project, on hold till spring. MS4 status discussed. Ordinances approved awaiting paperwork. Discussed road project in River Hills. Ready to go this spring/summer. Stoney Creek still in design stage with tile. FEMA meetings about done. Kerns Bridge, board will look to try to get rid of it. Treasurer report was handed out, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:12 PM. Feb.21 audit of clerk and treasurers books. Next regular meeting will be on Feb.15, 2017, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The February meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on Feb. 15, 2017 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the January meeting were approved as sent. Planner Report: Pond Road Market asked about a storage building, told them not allowed. There may be a CUP request in April for a hair salon home occupation on 200th street. The Planner stated that no building permit has been returned from Travis Stewart. Told to send up a follow up email to tell him it is due and get it in to the township . Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid FEMA 4182, got into the water and are now done except for some Evergreen Companies work on landscaping. MS4 status discussed. Scott editing the ordinance wording. FEMA 4290 we will be getting funds from the Sept. 2016 flood. Ed is working on it. Discussed Maple Park Road, River Park Drive, River Hills Road, River Park Drive, and Riverdale Road project. No update. Discussed road project in Stony Creek. Water issue being worked on. Roads are in good shape. Yaeger bridge is getting worse. Mrs Pasbirg has old mail post in right of way – blocking wide farm traffic so should be taken down. Winkler driveway work will be done. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM. Audit meeting will be Feb. 21, 2017, 5:00 PM. Annual meeting will be on March 14, 2017, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk Mankato Township Board Annual Meeting 3-14-17 The Mankato Township Annual Meeting was called to order by Clerk Dan Fogal at 7:00 PM on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at the Mankato Township Hall, 788 Victory Drive South, Mankato MN. The Clerk asked for nominations from the floor for a moderator of the meeting. Bryce Ballard was nominated and elected for the moderator of the meeting. Minutes of the last annual meeting were read and approved as read. The Treasurer’s report was given by Joe Willaert. Cash balance of all funds at beginning of year 2016 was $780,966.97. Cash at end if year, Dec. 31, 2016 was $794,456.63. Receipts and transfers were $608,086.65 Disbursements and transfers for the year was $594,596.99. Board went over the various funds and the activity for the year. Discussion held, Dan Rotchadl moved to accept the report as given, second by Ed Pankratz , motion carried to approve the Treasurer’s report. The Planner, Dan Fogal gave his report for activities for the year. Building Permits: 19, of those, 3 were new homes. There was one Conditional Use Permit Request and two variance requests. There were 3 annexations to the City of Mankato and one to Eagle Lake. The Planning Commission is still the same. Dan Rotchadl moved to approve the Planners report and Scott Morgan seconded. Motion carried. Old Business: none New Business: Discussed the tax levy for next year. Motion made by Joe Willaert to raise the tax levy to $335,000. Second was by Dan Rotchadl, motion carried with all in favor. Dan Fogal made the motion to hold the Annual Meeting at 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of March, the 13th in 2018. Second by Dan Rotchadl, Motion carried. Motion was made and approved to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 PM. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk Reorganizational Meeting 3-14-17 The Reorganizational meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 by Clerk Dan Fogal. Board members present: Scott Morgan, Dan Rotchadl, and Ed Pankratz. Nominations for chairman were heard and Dan Rotchadl was nominated and elected Chairman. Minutes were read and approved as read for the 2016 Reorganizational meeting. The board moved and approved First National Bank of MN. for the main bank. Second bank - Community Bank of Mankato. The official newspaper will remain the Free Press; notice to be posted will be at the Twp Hall. Meetings will be the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the township hall, or when special notice is given. Ed Pankratz was nominated and approved to be road supervisor. Discussed wages/pay raises. Board approved the following: 2% raise for Treasurer, and Clerk /Planner. Raise fees: $600 for CUP or Variance request. Once the MS4 process in place, add $400 or more for that cost. Raise building permit fees to: $2.00/m for residential building permits, $4.00/m for commercial permits. Bills were read and approved to be paid. Being no further business, meeting adjourned at 7:29 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk Special Meeting for Stony Creek Road Improvements 3-14-2017 Meeting was called to order by Dan Rotchadl, at 7:30 PM, all board members present. The Board reviewed the road plans from Bolton and Menk Engineers for the road improvement project. Motion by Dan Rotchadl and second by Ed Pankratz to approve Resolution # 2017 -01 : The Mankato Township Board accepts plans and specifications. And approves putting it out for bids to be opened at 11:00 AM on April 7, 2017 at the Bolton and Menk Emgineers Office. Scott Morgan will attend. Being no further business, meting was adjourned at 7:39. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The April 19, 2017, meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at the township hall. Board members present- Ed and Dan. Minutes from the Feb. meeting were approved as sent. A request for a CUP for a home occupation for a hair salon from Bridget Barker the owner at 56601 200 Street, in Section 36-108-27 of Mankato Twp. was discussed. The County Environmental Dept. approved the use. Ed moved to approve, Dan seconded the motion, motion carried with all in favor. The Planner presented a request for a CUP for hauling in 233 cubic yards fill for a roadway and building site from Mike Hensel, the owner, of the N 500 feet of the W 330 feet of the NE4 of SW4, Sec.23-108N-R26W. The ag zoned land has a building site to it. Ed Pankratz moved to approve, second by Dan, motion carried. Discussed the County temporary family health care dwellings. County has approved a form and City recommends another. In the PC meeting Roxanne Johnson recommended 300 sq.ft. for the size, built offsite and moved in. Discussed requiring the structure to be anchored like mobile homes since they can not have foundations. County is also looking at updating subdivision ordinance and some definitions may affect our ordinance and may have to review it once the County settles on final wording, may need to amend our Land use Ordinance. FEMA project, Ed said we will get about $49000 back. Gravel bids were opened. Bid from R & E accepted. Discussed road project in Stoney Creek. May 10th 7:00 PM assessment hearing 6% int. 7 year term. Resolution 2017-04 approved and attached hereon with Ed Pankratz and Dan Rotchadl voting in favor. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Ron Kibble would like to tile under Kirkwood road, he will pay for tile and intakes, but needs twp approval. Discussed, the board will replace the culvert and Ron will tile alongside it under the road. Location is about 200 feet west of the curve onto Kirkwood Road on 206th street. The Board agreed to the plan to do the project. Ron Kibble then asked about his 26 acres southeast of Hwys #22 and #83 to be made into a pond to hold rain water running out of the city. He would give the land for a pond to be built if it would have a water flow control put on it . Discussed, Board will get Scott Morgan to look at it. St. Clair Fire Dept. was before the board to show their calls and cost list. 16% increase - $38,004 cost for 2017-2019. Discussed garbage trucks running into the subdivision and beating up the roads. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM. Next regular meeting will be on May 17, 2017, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The May meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on May 17, 2017 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the April meeting were approved as sent. Planner Report: CUP request from Tyler Woitas was heard by the board to transfer development rights for his conservation zoned land, was approved as recommended by the PC. Motion made by Dan Rotchadl, second by Ed Pankratz, motion carried with all in favor. Resolution to not opt out of the requirements of MN Statutes, Section 394.307 for Temporary Family Health Care dwellings was discussed and approved with all board members in favor. Motion made by Dan Rotchadl, second by Ed Pankratz, motion carried with all in favor. 598th Street speed limit was discussed, 35 mph was approved to be allowed. Motion made by Dan Rotchadl, second by Ed Pankratz, motion carried with all in favor. BE Cty is reviewing the Comprehensive Plan to update it. Treasurer gave his report, a FEMA check came in. It was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid, with all in favor. FEMA 4182 has few cleanup items to do. MS4 status discussed, proceeding. Discussed Maple Park Road, River Park Drive, River Hills Road, River Park Drive, and Riverdale Road project. Started working on the road projects. Board discussed not doing the paving on River Hills Lane or River Park Drive until after the riprap projects are completed. Discussed road project in Stony Creek. Assessment hearing went through last week. FEMA 4290: riprap still needs to be done and mat, then work should be done. 200th Street repairs by Stony Creek was discussed, decided to mill up asphalt and re-lay, board approved the work. Road work was discussed, done graveling. Bargen crack sealing bid was reviewed and approved to be done. Ron Cords pay was discussed, given a $0.75 raise per hour. Award grant is signed and will be sent into State for River Park Drive slope stabilization. 7:50 adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The June meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on June 21, 2017 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the May meeting were approved as sent. Reviewed the ordinance for Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings from our attorney. Resolution 2017-6 was approved for Mankato Township Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings. Motion made by Dan Rotchadl and second by Ed Pankratz. Jody Witney 119 Red Oak Drive was before the board to ask for a pool cover instead of a fence up for their pool. Township ordinance requires a 6 foot fence. Board would approve contingent on County approval of pool covers instead of fences, Dan Fogal to contact county. Reviewed annexation request. Approved annexation of Neumann property – Lot 1, Block 1, Ironwood Oaks, to the City of Mankato. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Board wants the fire department checks held till July 1, 2017 when [property settlement will come in. Discussed the River Hills road bank rework. $25 to $40+thousand to fix up. Board approved the needed work. MS4 meeting coming up. Scott and Dan plan to attend. Permit has been approved. FEMA 4290 should be done now. Ed will put bills together. River Hills Road improvement projects almost done. Stony Creek preconstruction meeting has to be scheduled, possible start date of late July. Chapman Road blacktopping discussed. The project is approved and will proceed. Jeff Schmidt was before the board saying the water from Red Oak Subdivision is running onto his land and washing it away. Said there are seven pipes running into his land and washing it out. Jeff said last year he was going to dump free dirt in the hole, but Neil Ballard, developer of Red Oak Subd. said he would do it right with rock etc., but then nothing was done. Jeff just wants the board to know he is upset and asked what can he do now. Board told him to proceed with Ballard. St Clair Fire Department contract was approved by the Board. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at8:03 PM. Next regular meeting will be on July 19, 2017, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The July meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on July 19, 2017 at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the June meeting were approved as sent. Planner Report: Witney Variance request was heard for a pool cover instead of a fence around their pool at 119 Red Oak Drive, in a residential zoned area. Discussed motion made by Ed Pankratz to approve, and seconded by Dan Rotchadl to approve. Motion carried with all in favor. Discussed a request from Brady Kuiper for the right to build a septic system on park lot in Meadow Wood Subdivision. Attorney is checking on who owns the park and what can be done. Assuming the township can split the park lot or whatever. The board approved to transfer rights to the new owner(s) to facilitate the property sale, the costs of providing the lot to the adjoining/benefiting property owner(s) would be paid by them. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. Resolution 2017-7 was presented to authorize the Township to proceed with the Stony Creek and River Hills blacktopping projects. The projects are to be paid for by a specific allocation from the Township, toward the costs, and by assessments to the properties affected. The Township authorizes the Chairman, Dan Rotchadl, and the Treasurer, Joe Willaert to arrange for and sign on behalf of the Township, financing for the projects and the resulting long-term assessments receivable. The resolution passed unanimously. FEMA 4182 - Scott hopes to have the project completed shortly, weather permitting. NRCS project on schedule. River Hills Road projects– WW blacktopping done, shoulder and ditch work needs to be done. Stony Creek project is started, should be done soon. MS4 status discussed. Scott editing the ordinance wording. Mike Grebner from Stony Creek wants more work done in front of his property, Ed will look at it. Chapman Road is done. Township roads are in good shape. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM. Next meeting will be on Aug. 16, 2017, at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal Clerk MANKATO TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING The August meeting of the Mankato Township Board was called to order at 7:00 PM on Aug.16, 2017 at 7:00 PM at the township hall. All board members present. Minutes from the July meeting were approved as corrected and sent. The Planner asked for the Board of Adjustment to approve a variance request from Heather Javens for her winery. The county is planning on moving the road when redoing the bridge on #41 in 2020 and will result in taking some land of the Javens, reducing the total lot size of to 9.57 acres and the field of grapes to 2.36 acres- required lot sizes are 10 and 2.5 acres. Board approved the variance with all in favor. Legal: PT NW 4 BEG 511’E OF NWCOR, S 336’. E 30’, S 182.55’, W 358.63’, S 619’, E & N ALONG RIVER C/L TO N LINE OF SEC 35, W TO BEG 35-108-26 10.50 ACRES Planner explained the Mary Hix property issue. The back edge of their property collapsed into the ravine, called Dan Rotchadl and approved an emergency to fix the ravine as soon as possible with an engineer’s plan. I and S Engneers were hired and will do an unsigned plan – faster and not as detailed. Board approved them to proceed. Brady Kuiper lot and septic system discussed. Dan Rotchadl will work with Chris and their attorney, costs to be paid by Kuiper. Moved to approve by Scott, and second by Ed, motion carried. Bob Bratsch lived at 137 Maple Park Drive, sold to Connie O’Brian, she is suing him, claims she did not get notice of road work to be done. Planner checked with Bolton & Menk, she was sent notices and letters were sent to her, a copy was sent to Bob by the planner. County Subdivision rules are updated and changed, another meeting on Thursday. Treasurer gave his report, it was accepted as given. Bills read by the clerk and approved to be paid. MS4 status discussed. Still working on it. River Hills projects discussed, some cleanup needed. Dave Johnson property will have the house taken out by the County. Dan Rotchadl says the county will not get the house out till maybe winter, recommends finishing road projects now. Stony Creek blacktopping all done, but some shoulder work still being done. Dan moved to pay payment #1 of $199,741 to WW Blacktopping. Second by Ed, motion carried with all in favor. FEMA 4290, final check coming in. $375,000 line of credit at 3% interest Community Bank is set up for the blacktopping costs. Discussed roadwork. Kirkwood getting beat up with the detour, will keep track and bill county. Being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM. Next regular meeting will be on September 20th at 7:00 PM, at the Township hall. Respectfully submitted, Dan Fogal, Clerk |
|
