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Town Board Meeting

June 10, 2004

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call: Present: Stephen Dahl, Corlis West, George Sundstrom, Jeff Cook

Absent: Bruce Aho

2. Concerns from the Audience

4. Correspondence

• New Federal listing of impaired Waters; Duluth Township streams are included in the list.

5. Treasurers Report

• Beginning Balance $223,459.12
• Deposits $ 24,259.81
• Expenses $ 9,442.67
• Ending Balance $238,276.26
• CD for the Community Center has been purchased from Beacon Bank.

6. Department Reports
1. Police

• Written report was read and approved.
Fire Department – Barry Lampi present

• Neal Myrdal is the new relief association treasurer as of May 5, 2004.
• Relief Association audit report was presented to the Town Board. A request was made to increase the per-year of service payout from $400.00 to $600.00. This request was based on the current Audit report and on the State Auditor recommendation the Fire Department could increase their per-year of service payout no more than $849.00. The fire department request was below that amount. Corlis made a motion to approve the relief association increase from $400.00 to $600.00 per-year of service, Stephen seconded. Motion passed.

1. Community center

• BJ. Kohlstadt presented a collaboration recommendation between the Community Center and the Township. A grant will be pursued for an Americorps site sponsor to act as a Community Education Coordinator. The Township would be required to provide $1,250.00 for a part time person (20 hours per week, 12 months September 1^st through August 31^st of the following year). At the 2003 Annual Meeting $2,000.00 was set aside to develop programs at the Community Center for Township use, this would be the correct opportunity to use those funds. Stephen made a motion to pursue the Americorps Grant for a half time person, Corlis seconded. George amended the motion to include the "amount not exceed $1,250.00 per request". Motion passed. Community Education Coordinator would be required to attend board meetings a minimum of every other month. George voted on this motion as it concerned the Community Center, not the North Shore Community School.
• The North Shore Community School is interested in helping with the Energy Program presented by Stephen Dahl last month.
• Stephen presented a packet of $135,000.00 improvements the North Shore Community School is planning for the Community Center Building. It has been suggested the board view the Community Center once a year, as a posted meeting, right after school is out for the year. This issue was tabled until July.

1. Legal

• Planning and Zoning – Tim has been working quite a bit with the commission on how the proposed amendment would deal with signs and Adult uses.
• Jeff attended the North Shore Management Board and received a revised agreement. There are a number of problems with the agreement. 1. The draft does not list whose contracting rules apply to this organization. This needs to be resolved. 2. The section re: amending the agreement. Members of the North Shore Management board will have to vote on the amendment to the agreement however as the agreement currently reads, any amendments must be presented to the entire board one month prior to the vote. 3. Many sentence fragments which will need to be cleaned up a bit.
• Roger Lipe is planning a unit development off North Shore Drive and would like to request use of the paper road in the area of his development. It is up to the town to decide if a road will be opened, maintained or used. Tim will discuss the issue with Mr. Lipes’ attorney.

1. Town Hall

• Hall Rental – Tabled until July
• Maintenance – hand railing need painting.

1. Planning and Zoning

• Wayne presented the proposed schedule for Zoning Ordinance Public Hearing. Work meeting including the Town Board June 17^th.
• Three public hearings this month.
• Lipe property – our zoning ordinance is quite specific, about the Development information he is required to provide the Planning Administrator and commission.
• It was suggested the same list of Monthly Building permits provided for the Planning commission be provided for the Town Board.

1. Recycling

• Busy – no issues

1. Road and Bridge

• New Road Names – Copperline Road and Deerview Trail.
• Road inspection – Tabled until July.
• App Road – County will chloride the first week of June

1. Cemetery

• George asked Norm for a price to level the arched sign.
• Marcy Stromgren contacted George for Cemetery information.

Old Business

• City of Duluth sent George a letter with their current Living Wage rate of $8.13 per hour. The township used County Language when the Living Wage issue was set for the township. George made no recommendation to reverse wages backward; he will continue to check into the County’s living wage.
• North Shore Management Board is planning on requesting inkind participation of $750.00 from each township. It was suggested this issue be brought to the March Annual Meeting.
• McQuade harbor is scheduled to begin construction in August. Next meeting at the town hall June 16^th.

New Business

• Liquor License – Shorecrest and Lakeview Castle. Jeff made a motion to approve the liquor licenses, Stephen seconded. Motion passed.

Pay Bills

Motion to adjourn 10:40 p.m.