Lake Emma Township
2012 Board Meeting
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Lake Emma Township Board Meeting Minutes- Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Chair Jeff Adolphson called the January meeting of the Lake Emma Township Board to order at 7:04 PM. Other Board members present were Supervisor Brian Behrens, Treasurer Mavis Trenholm and Clerk Nancy Bogaard. Five residents were also present. The pledge of allegiance was recited.
Brian moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes from the December 6, 2011 Board meeting. A copy has been received by the board members previously, and was available to other residents attending. The minutes are also on the Lake Emma Township website. Jeff seconded the motion and it carried. , Mavis gave the treasurer’s report as of December 31, 2011 – Total of All Accounts = $558,228.32; General Revenue = $141,083.20; Road & Bridge = $417,145.12; State Bank Money Market = $63,607.86; State Bank CD = $119,801.84; Citizens National Bank Money Market = $270,918.17; Citizens National Bank CD of $51,336.01; Citizens National Bank CD of $52,366.13 and Citizens National Bank checking account of $198.31; Funds available is $334,724.34. Payment of vouchers #3056-3071 were presented for payment. Brian moved to accept the treasurer’s report, Jeff seconded and motion carried.
Old Business: Road Report – Terry Long of Long Construction reported they did a little snow plowing at the end of December. They also removed some trees in the road right-away along Green Pines Road.
Terry also expressed an interest in doing the roadside mowing for the township roads in the upcoming year. He thought it would be easier to coordinate the mowing with the grading on the gravel road if they were also doing the mowing. Jeff requested that Terry submit a bid. We will also request a bid from Ray Ball.
Ken Grob presented a request for payment for the Hubbard County COLA Healthy Lakes grant for their watercraft inspection project. Brian moved to approve the grant funding of $1000. It was seconded by Jeff and motion carried. Ken also presented a Resolution in Support of Establishing a Hubbard County AIS Task Force, which will be requesting funds from townships in the future.
Jeff and Brian visited with the Swanson Law Office regarding the cemetery survey recording and gave them the boundaries described in the survey.
The Sign Reflectivity inventory is about half completed. Jeff is doing the inventory. A few signs can be eliminated, but the majority will have to be replaced if they do not meet the new reflectivity standards including night vision. Sign supports may have to be replaced changing to 3# posts. Kelsey Adolphson will be volunteering to help as part of a student government program in school. Jeff moved to adopt the Lake Emma Township Road Sign Inventory, Retro-Reflectivity Compliance Evaluation, and Replacement Policy as presented. Brian seconded and the motion carried.
There were no concerns from the floor.
New Business:
A Utility Permit application will be available on our website (lakeemmatwp.com). Nancy will notify MasTec that they will need to complete the application instead of just notification of where they are digging.
Harris & Terry Hokeness of Bayside Resort were present to request a Resolution for a 3.2 Malt Liquor License. Jeff moved to grant the request, seconded by Brian and the motion carried.
Terry Long will give us an estimate for bring Get Around Drive into compliance of the township ordinance for a township road per a resident’s request.
A discussion was held regarding what are donations and what are contracts. We have received the insurance certificate from the Hubbard 1st Response and Rescue. Additional discussion will be held at the February meeting.
Correspondence, etc: Hubbard County Township meeting – Monday, January 23 – Straight River Township
The Board of Audit was set for Tuesday, February 7, 2012, prior to the regular meeting.
Jeff moved to adjourn at 9:22 PM, seconded by Brian. Motion carried.