Dickinson
County Board of Supervisors
Present are Supervisors Chairperson David
Gottsche, Mardi Allen, Paul Johnson, Pam Jordan and Wayne Northey.
Presented to the Board is the Preliminary
Plat of Dreeszen’s Farm. Following
information given by Zoning Administrator concerning the proposed plat, it was
moved by Northey, seconded by Allen to approve the preliminary plat of
Dreeszen’s Farm. All voted aye.
Moved by Allen, seconded by Jordan to
approve and adopt the following resolution:
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL PLAT OF DREESZEN’S FARM
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the
Boar of Supervisors by the Planning and Zoning Commission, a recommendation for
approval of the final Plat of Dreeszen’s Farm, Dickinson County, Iowa; and WHEREAS,
it is the desire of the Board of Supervisors to approve the aforementioned
final plat. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS
HEREBY RESOLVED that the final Plat of Dreeszen’s Farm, be and the same is
hereby approved as presented and the Chairman and Dickinson County Auditor are
directed to certify the Resolution which shall be affixed to said plat. PASSED AND APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Board
of Supervisors of Dickinson County, Iowa, this 15th day of August,
2005. All voted aye.
Roger Gilbert, Owner’s representative for
the courthouse project, present with a project update report. Moved by Johnson, seconded by Northey to
approve Change Order No. 17 to the McHan contract in the total amount of
$3754.00 for 1. to furnish 3068” door
and frame for temporary door at T21C1 in the amount of $818.00 and 2. for modifications to top of 8’ cold formed
metal framing along grid line in the amount of $2936.00. All voted aye.
Also discussed was the Application and
certification for Payment #12 to McHan.
The amount in dispute is the listing of 100% complete for the single ply
roofing in the amount of $57,000 still owing to McHan Construction. Mr. Gilbert states that actually this
portion is approximately 90% complete so the payment estimate should be reduced
by $9,000. Moved by Northey to adjust
the application and certification for Payment #12 to McHan to reflect a 10%
incomplete on the single membrane roof for a total reduction of $9,000 and that
a copy of the adjusted application be faxed to RDG and McHan. Seconded by Johnson. All voted aye.
Beth Will, CPC, present to discuss a case
management service contract for Children’s Mental Health Waiver participants.
The board will review the information presented and make a decision next week.
County Engineer present. The engineer presented a letter received
from IDOT approving the stop light request at 202nd Street and
Highway 71 and the possible financial costs with the project. The intersection appears to fall within the
jurisdiction of the Cities of Milford, Arnolds Park, West Okoboji and the
County. Any project would need to be
initiated by one of the cities or the County.
The engineer was instructed to continue discussions with the other
cities concerning this matter.
The Board also discussed gravel pit
leases. Moved by Northey, seconded by
Allen to approve the recommendation to terminate the current farm leases on the
Leith, Miner, Morphitt and Neppl pits; renegotiate stockpile storage on the
Ehret and Jackson pits; and renegotiate gravel crushing royalty fees on the
Gath pit. All voted aye.
David Murphy and Yvonne Taylor,
representing the Dickinson County Trails Association present to request a
restructure of the County Trails system.
Under the proposal the trails would be a separate county department and
not under the Conservation Board. The
department would be created and overseen by a new board through a 28E agreement
with the cities and would oversee building new trails, maintenance of the
existing trails and have its own budget within the county budget. The cities have signed the 28E agreement
approving the restructure of the trails Association. Each city would contribute financially based on their census and
assessed value. The board will send the
documents to the Assistant County Attorney for review and input before making a
decision.
Moved by Northey, seconded by Allen to
adjourn to 7:00 P.M. at the Dickinson County Community Building.
7:00 P.M.—Community Building All
present. Time for the consideration of
the request of Donald C. and Nancy A. Yarnes on a rezoning application from A-1
Agricultural District to R-4 Lakeshore Residential District, Part of Govt Lots
2,3, and 4 in Section 14 of Spirit Lake Township. With approximately 105 interested persons in attendance,
Chairperson Gottsche outlined the format that would be used for the public
hearing. Following that information, it
was moved by Allen, seconded by Northey to open the public hearing. Zoning Administrator David Kohlhaase gave a
summary of the action that had been taken by the P&Z board to get to this
public hearing. Kirke Quinn, attorney
for Don and Nancy Yarns, gave a presentation as to the application on behalf of
the Yarns’. Mr. Quinn indicated that
the planned project would include rain gardens, bio cells, and buffer strips in
the plans and they would take steps to protect as much as possible the stand of
bulrushes in the lake. The covenants of
the plat were presented also to the board that includes the material that is to
be used for the docks. The proposed
numbers of lots has been to 35 lots with Lot 1 to be used as a park for the
subdivision. Jim Blum gave an outline
of the proposed lots in the plat that would follow if the rezoning were
granted. Those present were then given
the opportunity to address the board.
The main concern is the bulrush bed and is feared will be destroyed if
the development is allowed to proceed.
Berkley Bedell suggested that efforts should be made to purchase the
land from the Yarnes’s in order to keep it from being developed as
residential. Following the comments of
those who wished to address the board, it was moved by Allen, seconded by
Jordan to continue the public hearing for approximately 60 days to October 18,
2005, at 10:30 A.M. in order that the board can study and review the information
presented so far. All voted aye.
Moved by Allen, seconded by Jordan to
continue the approval of Ordinance No. 05-5 to amend the zoning map to October
18, 2005, at 10:30 A.M. All voted aye,
except Johnson voting nay.
Moved by Allen, seconded by Jordan to
continue the public hearing on the approval of the preliminary plat of Sand Bar
Farm to October 18, 2005, at 10:30 A.M.
All voted aye except Johnson voting nay.
Moved by Johnson, seconded by Jordan to
adjourn. All present voted aye.