Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Wendy Anderson, Jeff Cook, Corlis West, Stephen Dahl, Dan Tanner
Supervisor Reorganization and Meeting assignments

Welcome to our two new Supervisors, Wendy Anderson and Dan Tanner
Chair

• Jeff would like to nominate Stephen Dahl, Corlis seconded.
• Stephen nominated Corlis – Corlis declined the nomination.
• Stephen accepted the nomination for chair. All approved.

Vice Chair

• Jeff Cook accepted the position of Vice Chair
  
  Stephen suggested a special meeting to look at the reorganization with each department, discuss goals and possible objectives that might need to be accomplished within the coming year. Stephen also suggested the need for a Personnel Supervisor. The special meeting will be April 22, at 7:00 p.m.

Remainder of the Reorganization

• Road and Bridge – Dan and Corlis
• Cemetery – Dan
• Community Center – Stephen and Wendy
• Town Hall – Stephen
• Personnel – Jeff
• Fire Dept. – Corlis
• Police – Jeff
• Board of Adjustment – Wendy
• Outside meetings - Dan
• D/NSSD - Jeff
• North Shore Management Board – Jeff
• Zoning – Corlis and Jeff
• McQuade Harbor – Jeff
• Endowment – Wendy
• RSPT - Jeff

Town Board Meeting
April 14, 2005

1. Approve Minutes

• Stephen made a motion to approve the minutes, Jeff seconded. Motion passed
• Corlis made a motion to allow the chair to bring forth a motion the same as any other member, Jeff seconded. Motion passed.

2. Concerns from the Audience

• John Bowen would like to acknowledge St. Louis County who stopped a great deal of spring melt water from running over Greenwood road thereby saving the road.

3. Approve Agenda

• Under Police Report – Police Contract/George Sundstrom
• Under New Business – Burnt buildings/Corlis West
• Following correspondence – Move Planning interviews.
• Under Zoning – RSPT Storm water/Jeff
• Under Fire - New Fire Truck/Barry
• Under Zoning – Draft Copy/Jeff
• Under Zoning – McQuade Road Access/Jeff
• Wendy – increase in mileage rate for 2005
  • Jeff made a motion to follow federal mileage standards until voted differently, Wendy seconded. Motion passed.
• Stephen made a motion to approve the agenda, Wendy seconded. Motion passed

4. Correspondence

• Tim and Anita Zager driveway access:
  o Passed to the Town Attorney
• Don McTavish Petition to Request to upzone to 10 acre minimum size lots around the Sucker River.
  • There is no mechanism to deal with this in the current zoning ordinance. The residents can wait until the new ordinance has been adopted or perhaps a deed restriction through County Zoning.
• Board of Appeal – April 27, 6:00 p.m.
• Grant Information
  • Passed along to Wayne
• Gas Tax/Road Aid
  • Wendy Anderson will check into the issue
• Legislative
  • No action taken
• New road name: Pine Park Road
  • New subdivision along the shore before the Homestead Road.

Meeting was suspended to open the Cemetery Bids 8:00 p.m.
Adam Wolffe Knife River – $4500.00
Jeff made a motion to accept the bid, Corlis seconded. Motion approved
Meeting re-opened at 8:13 p.m.

• Hagglund road maintenance
  • passed along to Road supervisor.

Planning and Zoning interviews
Bill Weckman
Dave Chura – by letter
Christopher Clay
Michael Kahl – New Planning Commission Member

• Dan made a motion to vote on a paper ballot, Jeff seconded. Motion passed

5. Treasurers Report

• Beginning Balance $441,819.29
• Receipts $ 38,292.97
• Disbursements $ 29,091.65
• Ending Balance $451,020.61
• Jeff made a motion to approve the treasurers report, Dan seconded. Motion passed

6. Department Reports

• Police Report – presented by Chief Padden Shawn
  • Police Contract – 3% wage increase each year for two years.
  • made a motion to approve, Jeff seconded. Motion passed.
• Fire Report – Given by Barry
  • Our ISO Rating
    1. Dropped to an 8, we are expecting formal notification which will be printed in the newsletter.
  • FEMA Grant
    1. All deadlines were met.
    2. Applied for $94,000.00.
  • New Fire Truck Bid.
    1. Barry, Corlis and Attorney Tim Strom will coordinate a sealed bid.
    2. Fire Department will recommend to the town board which truck would be best.
• Community Center
• Variance on the sprinkler system.
  1. Will be updated with a 20,000 reserve tank that could be used also for a fire department water source.
  2. Will be paid for by Health and Safety funds. Place on May Meeting agenda, possibly take from capital improvement funds so the entire project could be completed in one year instead of two.
• Re-work the lease.
• Wrong date was given for North Shore Community School Board Meetings. Correct to the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
• Rental Agreement Form.
  1. No Smoking on the Community Center grounds. Dan made a motion that smoking is not allowed on the community center grounds, Wendy seconded. Motion passed.
  2. Rental fees. A handout was presented to the board for their consideration. Lowering the fees was approved.
  • Jeanne Anderson Community Center Event Coordinator
    1. If we use the town hall is there a fee? No there should not be a fee.
• Legal
  • Lynn Williams road issue. Tim will contact Ken Butler and proceed accordingly.
  • Greenwood Beach paper road vacation.
• Town Hall
  • No Business
• Planning and Zoning
  • 2 public hearings last month
  • Educational information for planning commission.
    1. Yvonne Rutherford is willing to work for $3,000.00 (approximately 60 hours) with production costs of up to $2,300.00.
    2. Jeff made a motion to get this through as soon as possible, and accept Yvonne Rutherford’s proposal, Dan seconded. Motion passed
  • Alseth Wood sub division.
  • One public hearing for April.
  • Interview process for the Zoning Assistant.
    1. Place on May agenda.
  • Zoning Ordinance. The board is unsure procedure should be followed for presenting our draft ordinance to the County.
    1. Corlis made a motion to approve a letter to be sent to the county, Dan seconded. Motion passed.
  • Regional Storm Committee Team (RSPT)
    1. Jeff made a motion we fund for advertising and outreach, our share of $300.00 for RSPT, Corlis seconded. Motion passed
  • McQuade Harbor
    1. A storm water plan was submitted, but no type of storm water protection has been put into place during construction. Jeff will create a letter suggesting storm water protection; Corlis will make an informational to call to someone from the DNR making a similar suggestion.
• Recycling
  • Busy
• Road and Bridge
  • Spring clean up
    1. Saturday April 23, 2005 8:00 a.m.
  • Post new Road Bid ASAP – Open at May meeting.
  • Hagglund Construction will continue with road maintenance until the May meeting even though their road contract terminate at the end of April.
• Cemetery
  • Cemetery Bid was opened at 8:00 p.m.

7. Old Business

• Rice Lake dump.
  • Garbage was dumped on the South Alseth. The township received a letter from WLSSD stating there would be no charge for getting rid of the garbage.
• Wayne Dahlberg would like to participate in the interview process for a new assistant zoning administrator.

8. New Business

• Larry Nesgoda will attend the May Board meeting to discuss the Darrell Rajavouri residence.

9. Pay Bills
10. Motion to adjourn 10:45 p.m.