Dickinson County Board of Supervisors

November 15, 2005

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

      Present are Supervisors Chairperson David Gottsche, Mardi Allen, Paul Johnson, Pam Jordan and Wayne Northey.

 

The Board canvassed the results of the regular municipal elections that were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2005.  Complete election results may be found in the Auditor’s office.

 

Don Hemphill, attorney representing the City of Orleans, present to official notification to the Board of the proposed voluntary annexation of the subdivision of Vista Del Sol.  Questions were asked by the Board members about the trail and the progress with the City of Orleans and Jerry Jones to work together to extend the trail through the subdivision.  Jerry Jones was present and informed the Board that both parties were working on an agreement for the trail expansion.  There were no objections and no action taken. 

 

Alissa Julius, IT Department, present with change orders in the amount of  $4279.36 for the new telephone system.  Moved by Allen, seconded by Northey, to approve the change orders as presented.  All voted aye. 

 

Owner’s representative presented Change Order No. 25 in the amount of $22,236.00 to provide terrazzo base in lieu of rubber base in public circulation areas.  Moved by Northey, seconded by Johnson to approve the change order as presented.  All voted aye.  The Board was also updated on construction issues for the new courthouse project.

 

Donna Buell, representing the Dickinson County Bar Association, present to request additional funding for the law library in the new courthouse.  She is requesting that the Probate Practice bound books be discontinued and add an additional user online for the public’s use be approved.  There would be an additional expense of around $3000.00.  The Board instructed Assistant Co. Attorney Lonnie Saunders to research this issue and report back to the Board on the resources that would be needed and the approximate net expense next week.

 

Moved by Allen, seconded by Northey, to approve the setting of attorney fees at $50 per hour, not to exceed $150 dollars for mental health proceedings as recommended by Beth Will, County CPC director.  Roll call vote: Gottsche, Northey, Allen, Jordan-AYES Johnson-abstained.  Motion carried.

 

Dan Eckert, Co. Engineer, present with weekly maintenance and road issues.  The drainage petition for Drainage District No. 6 as signed by Tom Kaiser and presented to the Board was rejected and sent back to County Engineer to get more details and a better legal description before action is taken.

 

Supervisor Johnson discussed the topic of billboards being placed in the County.  He felt that an ordinance should be adopted controlling them.  Gottsche discussed amending the principal use language in the present zoning ordinance for industrial and highway- commercial property.  The Board requested that Lonnie Saunders, Assistant County Attorney, check into issue and report back to the Board.

 

Supervisor Jordan reported that she has been checking on having the law library bookcases repaired and reported that the Questors have offered to finance this project.

 

The Board of Supervisors of Dickinson County, State of Iowa, met in regular session, in the Board Room, Dickinson County Courthouse, 1802 Hill Avenue, Spirit Lake, Iowa, at 11:30 A.M., on the above date.  There were present Chairperson Gottsche, in the chair, and the following named Board members:  Jordan, Johnson, Allen, Gottsche and Northey.

 

This being the time and place fixed for a public hearing on the matter of the adoption of the proposed Shore Acres Urban Renewal Plan, the Chairperson first asked for the report of the Designated Representative with respect to the consultation held with the affected taxing entities to discuss the proposed Plan.  The Board was informed that the consultation was fully held as ordered by the Board and that no written recommendations were received from the affected taxing entities.  The report of the Designated Representative with respect to the consultation was placed on file for consideration by the Board.

 

The Board also was informed that the proposed Plan had been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission as being in conformity with the general plan for development of the County as a whole, as set forth in the minutes or report of said Commission previously placed on file for consideration by the Board.

 

The Chairperson then asked the County Auditor whether any written objections had been filed with respect to the proposed Plan, and the County Auditor reposted that no written objections thereto had been filed.  The Chairperson then called for any oral objections to the adoption of the Shore Acres Urban Renewal Plan and one was made by Spirit Lake Township Trustees representative.  Josephine Gruhn, representing the Spirit Lake Township trustees, had questions concerning that the road did not go all the way through and that it only benefited a few residents and not the township as a whole.  She felt it only helped the present development and there would not be sufficient growth for new development.  She also had concerns about all residents’ taxes being raised and not just the Shore Acres residents.  Scott Bauermeister, representing the Shore Acres residents, tried to answer all of her questions.  The public hearing was then closed.

 

Board Member Northey then introduced the following Resolution entitled ‘RESOLUTION DETERMINING AN AREA OF THE COUNTY TO BE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA, AND THAT THE REHABILITATION, CONSERVATION, REDEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, OF SUCH AREA IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY; DESIGNATING SUCH AREA AS APPROPRIATE FOR AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT; AND ADOPTING THE SHORE ACRES URBAN RENEWAL PLAN THEREFORE” and moved that the same be adopted.  Board Member Johnson seconded the motion to adopt.  The roll was called and the vote was, AYES:  Northey, Jordan, Allen, and Johnson

                  NAYS:  Gottsche

 

Whereupon, the Chairperson declared the resolution duly adopted.

       

There being no further business presented before the Board, it was moved by Allen, seconded by Jordan to adjourn.  All voted aye.

 

 

_______________________________David Gottsche, Chairperson

 

 

_______________________________Nancy Reiman, Auditor