Grey Eagle Township – July 2, 2012

Grey Eagle Township
July 2, 2012
Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Members Present: Ron Frericks, John Young, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus & Bev Eggerth.
Agenda Approval: A preliminary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. John made the motion to accept the agenda. Ray made the second. All in favor. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the June 4, 2012 minutes to the board. Ray made the motion to approve the minutes as presented. John made the second, all in favor. Minutes approved.
Zoning Report: Bev reported she had sent a picture of the camping sign to the County, but received no response. She will continue to work with Kris Pelzer on the website. She spoke with Curt Hoffman from the MPCA office about the burning violations; he stated it was an ongoing investigation.
Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for June. Claims list included 11 claims for a total of $14,617.77. John made the motion to approve the claims, Ray made the second, Motion carried unanimously. Discussion on upcoming primary and general elections. John made the motion to pay the election judges $15.00 per hour, with the head judge pay rate at $20.00 per hour. Ron made the second, Ray abstains. Motion carried. Ron made a motion to appoint Jan Sinclair, Ann Denk, Ray Bense and Bernie Waldorf as election judges with Jonelle Kirchner serving as head election judge. John made the second, Ray abstains. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s report as follows: Beginning Balance as of May 31, 2012: $155,449.91; Checks cleared: 17, $11,683.46; Deposits including interest: $123,630.94; Balance as of June 30, 2012: $267,397.39; Outstanding Deposits: 0.00; Outstanding Checks: 0.00; Cash Available: $267,397.39; CD Balance: $62,030.52.
Ray made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second by John. All in favor, Motion carried.
Road and Bridge Report: John gave his road reports, starting with the one quote that came in to do ditch mowing. Erv Muellner presented his quote to include a rate of $64.50 per hour for grass mowing and $84.50 per hour for brush cutting. This would be based on $3.75 fuel. If fuel should get up to $4.00, then a surcharge would be added. John had looked into the price of purchasing some type of equipment or renting would be another option. John made the motion to hire Erv M. at this rate to do one pass for now. Ron made the second. Ray did not vote. Motion carried. John reported on the Ascot Road project, he suggested doing the section where the brush is the worst, and then the road work could begin, working on frost boils and soft spots. Ron made the motion to start the brush work. Ray made the second. All in favor, motion carried. Ray cautioned that the landowner be notified before cutting begins. Ray will take care of changing the speed sign on 341st. Work on 140th street should begin soon. A test area was discussed for dust control. It was decided to apply magnesium chloride to the first 500 ft. of 337th ST, and then do 500 ft. of soybean oil.
Additional agenda items: None.
Public Comment: None.
Adjournment: Motion by John to adjourn the meeting. Ray made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Minutes not approved.
Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Treasurer