Board of Supervisors Minutes
February 2002
February 5, 2002:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Hickey present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Hickey moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Hickey moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
At 9:00 a.m. County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Hickey to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a purchase agreement with C. S. Johnson Family Living Trust, by C. S. Johnson, to purchase twenty-nine acres of land more or less adjacent to land already owned by Fremont County, for $101,000. Motion was seconded by Whipple and carried unanimously. Seller acknowledges that the closing date may change due to survey and title work being completed and the seller to cash rent the farm back from the County at $95.00 per acre for one year. Other land owned by Fremont County and currently occupied by the Secondary Road Department will be sold when the project is completed.
The Board reviewed various departmental budgets. The Board is taking a hard look at all departmental budgets.
At 9:30 a.m. the Board met with Sheriff Steve MacDonald in regards to the budget for the Sheriff’s Department and the Communication Department. The Sheriff’s budget was not completed as Sheriff MacDonald had to go to a Sheriff’s sale.
At 10:30 a.m. the Board met with the County Attorney Vicki R. Danley in regards to the budget for the County Attorney’s office. The County Attorney told the Board to do whatever they needed to do to get her budget to a reasonable level.
At 11:00 a.m. Jerry Sharp met with the Board in regards to property in Hamburg that the tax sale certificates are held by Fremont County. He will contact an attorney before proceeding with the bid for tax sale certificates on these properties.
Payroll for February 8, 2002 was approved and the following claims were approved.
There being no further business, motion for adjournment was made.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
February 7, 2002:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, February 7, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Hickey present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Hickey moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Hickey moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
The Board reviewed various departmental budgets.
At 10:00 a.m. the Board met with Shirley Fredrickson in regards to Loess Hills Planning and Zoning. Rick Maskie was also in attendance. Shirley and Rick gave a presentation for economic issues in the Loess Hills. They want to provide assistance to counties that will encourage and allow them to plan for the future of the Hills in an informed and thoughtful way, with accurate information. They talked about planning grants that help counties identify special regulatory methods that are appropriately flexible and sensitive to the nature of the Hills.
There being no further business, motion for adjournment was made.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
February 12, 2002:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 12, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Hickey present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Hickey moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Whipple moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
Departmental budgets were reviewed.
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, February 14, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Hickey present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Hickey moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Hickey moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
At 9:00 a.m. motion was made by Hickey to approve the following resolution. Motion was seconded by Whipple and carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO RECONSIDER ITS DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE FINAL BIOLOGICAL OPINION ON THE OPERATION OF THE MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM RESERVOIR SYSTEM AND ADDRESS IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS
WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has proposed to release higher than normal flows down the Missouri River in the spring and fall and release substantially lower flows in the summer; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes will damage property, the economy, and the recreational uses of the Missouri River in communities downstream from Gavin’s Point Dam in Yankton, South Dakota; and
WHEREAS, changes in Missouri River water levels could move nearby contaminants to Sioux City’s well fields and result in a loss of public drinking water supplies and create a danger to public health; and
WHEREAS, valuable farmland will be exposed to potential flooding, drainage problems and adverse groundwater conditions; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of navigation on the Missouri River would shift transportation to rail and trucks, resulting higher transportation costs and straining the ground transportation infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, reduced summer flows jeopardize electric power supply during peak usage months; and
WHEREAS, vaguely defined adaptive management plans could circumvent opportunities for public review and input regarding river management plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA, that the United States Corps of Engineers be urged to reconsider and address and solve the aforementioned problems before implementing the proposed changes in the Draft Implementation Plan.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 14th day of February, 2002.
ATTEST:
/s/ Lucille
Hunt
/s/ David Aistrope, Chairman
Fremont County
Auditor
/s/ Keith
Hickey
/s/ John E. Whipple
At 9:30 a.m. County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Whipple to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign an Agreement for Professional Design Services with Kirkham Michael and Associates, Inc., to complete Project: Fremont County Road J-34 from Iowa Highway 2, west 1.4 miles to County Road widen and overlay 0.8 miles of existing surfaced road and realign 0.6 miles of roadway. Motion was seconded by Hickey, carrying unanimously.
The County Engineer said he received a bid to clean a road ditch by Moyer’s and Homeyer’s but he will ask for additional bids.
At 10:00 a.m. bids were opened to rent the county farm. Bids received were: $15,265.14 from Cary Lang, $95.01 per acre ($13,054.37) from Michael Nenneman, $80.00 per acre ($10,992) from Karl Hobbie, $13,924 from Jim McAlexander and $16,639.14 from Mark Crom. Whipple moved to accept the high bid of $16,639.14 from Mark Crom. Motion was seconded by Hickey and carried unanimously.
The Page County Board of Supervisors telephoned the Fremont County Board of Supervisors and discussed the Johnson Run Drainage District. Page County has been cleaning brush out of the drainage ditch in Shenandoah and suggested that each county ask the maximum amount for drainage for 2002/2003.
There being no further business, motion for adjournment was made.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistorpe, Chairman
February 21, 2002:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, February 21, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Hickey and Whipple present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Whipple moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Whipple moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
At 9:00 a.m. Dan Davis, County Engineer, met with the Board. Motion was made by Hickey to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a supplemental agreement with HGM Associates for design of Doyle Box Project BROS-C036(31)—5F-36. Motion was seconded by Whipple and carried unanimously.
At 9:45 a.m. motion was made by Whipple to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Grant Agreement with Fremont County in regards to well abandonment, well testing and well rehabilitation for $16,500 with the grant project officer as Gary Moles. Motion was seconded by Hickey and carried unanimously.
At 10:00 a.m. the Board, acting as trustees for Johnson Run Drainage District in Fremont County, discussed the proposal for certificate of levy for a maintenance levy of 50% for fiscal period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 as proposed and passed by the Page County Board of Supervisors. Motion was made by Whipple to approve the levy as approved by the Page County Board of Supervisors, seconded by Hickey and carried unanimously.
In other business, payroll for February 22, 2002 was approved and the following claims were approved. Claim numbers 19612, 19613 and 19625 were not approved.
There being no further business, motion for adjournment was made.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
February 26, 2002:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 26, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Hickey and Whipple present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Whipple moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Whipple moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
At 9:00 a.m. County Engineer Dan Davis and Mike Batenhorst met with the Board to open bids for a new tractor-boom rotary mower. Dave Meyerring was present. The trade-in is a 1991 John Deere 2755 Tractor, Serial No. L02755G706550, with a Tiger Rotary Mower. Bids received were: a demo 6410 John Deere 2001 Tractor Boom Tiger Rotary Mower, with turf tires, without trade $70,741.00 and with a trade $60,741.00 with a delivery date of two weeks, or a 6420 John Deere 2002 Tractor Boom Tiger Rotary Mower without trade $76,528.00 and with a trade $66,528.00 with a delivery date of 30-45 days, both from Road Builders Machinery and Supply Co., Inc., Omaha, NE; a 2002 John Deere 6420 Tractor with Diamond DB-50C 50" Rotary Boom Mower for $62,705.00 without a trade and $49,200.00 with a trade with delivery date of July 2002 from Athen Implement, Inc., Hamburg, IA. Discussion was held regarding the differences in the types of mowers, the delivery date and the trade-in value. Whipple moved to table the bids because there is quite a difference and we need to know where the difference is before we accept a bid and to table the decision to accept or not accept a bid until Thursday, March 7th at 9:00 a.m. Motion was seconded by Hickey and carried unanimously. Motion was made by Whipple to sign the Iowa Department of Transportation Plans of Proposed Improvement on the Secondary Road System of Fremont County for the Culvert Replacement near Kenny Welchans, Section 22-T67N-R41W, Project Number L-16-22-3. Motion was seconded by Hickey and carried unanimously.
At 9:45 a.m. Carol Kirkpatrick, Mike Carver, Mike Lyons and Dennis Holliman met with the Board in regards to property on the south side of I29/Highway 2 Urban Renewal Development area. Dan Davis and Mike Batenhorst were present. Discussion was held in regards to the development on the south side of Highway 2. They requested that the county road be widened and paved because businesses are developing there. Engineer Davis said normally the developer plats the development and paves the roads. The Supervisors said they agreed to pave the county road 610’ north and south of Highway 2, which is completed, and the developer was required to complete their development. Hickey suggested they put their plan together before development continues in that area.
Sheriff MacDonald called and changed his appointment to Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
There being no further business, motion for adjournment was made.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
February 28, 2002:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, February 28, 2002, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Hickey and Whipple present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Whipple moved to approve the agenda as posted; vote carried unanimously. Supervisor Whipple moved to approve the minutes of the previous Board session; vote carried unanimously.
At 9:00 a.m. Sheriff Steve MacDonald met with the Board. He requested that the Board remodel the communications center as it is so cramped and the carpet on the walls hold in dust. He has a bid from Electronic Engineering to remodel the current dispatch center before the new radio system is in place. The proposal by Electronic Engineering is $19,995. The Board told him they had no problem with the project and know it needs to be done. They will take a look at the budget for buildings in May 2002, to be sure the money is there to proceed.
At 9:30 a.m. motion was made by Hickey to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign the Iowa Department of Human Services Community Mental Health Center Affiliation with Waubonsie Mental Health in Clarinda, Iowa. Motion was seconded by Whipple and carried unanimously.
At 10:00 a.m. Dave Meyerring and Leo Baumgart from Road Builders Machinery met with the Board. They wanted to tell the Board about the safety and engineering design of the Tiger Mower.
At 11:00 a.m. Donald Bartholomew held the Emergency Management Budget Hearing in the Boardroom.
There being no further business, motion for adjournment was made.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman