Dickinson
County Board of Supervisors
Present are Supervisors Chairperson David
Gottsche,
Moved by Jordan, seconded by Northey to go
into closed session with Assistant County Attorney present to discuss pending litigation
as per Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(c). All
voted aye. Closed session
tape-recorded. Moved by Allen, seconded
by Northey to return to open session.
All voted aye.
Moved by Northey, seconded by Allen to approve the Sheriff’s appointment of Thomas Struthers as training dispatcher at a wage of $5.15 per hour with said appointment to be effective January 8, 2006. All voted aye.
Moved by Allen, seconded by Jordan to
approve the Sheriff’s appointment of Jarrod Fischer as training dispatcher at a
wage of $12.60 per hour with said appointment to be effective January 8,
2006. All voted aye.
Courthouse project owner’s representative
1.
Modifications
at sally port 1310; structural lintel at 4/L&K and generator exhaust
pipe--$2245.00
2.
Modify
sinks to solid surfacing in group toilets--$3411.00
All
voted aye.
IT present with change order requests to
the new courthouse phone system contract.
Moved by Allen, seconded by Jordan to approve change orders in the
amount of $1853.15 for:
1.
Two
Chadsworth 7’ data racks--$463.00
2.
UPS
for data room on second floor--$1390.15
All
voted aye.
Time for the continuation of the public
hearing on the vacating of 270th Avenue Place in Spirit Lake
Township. Several residents are in
attendance as well as representatives for Don and Nancy Yarns, owners of
Sandbar Beach resort. Opposition was raised
from the Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club stating that the public uses the bridge
and road to serve as an access to the lake for persons for fishing and wildlife
watching. Mr. Blum stated that the Yarns
own the private property between the road and the lake and it is not for public
use to get to the lake. Engineer stated
that perhaps there could be a trade for additional 17 feet for right of way for
the other county road not being vacated in exchange for vacating the road. This proposal has not been offered to the
Yarns to date. Moved by Northey,
seconded by Jordan to continue the public hearing to January 31, 2006 at 10:00
A.M. Following discussion, it was moved
by Northey, seconded by Jordan to amend the previous motion to continue the
public hearing to February 7, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. All voted aye.
Time for the public hearing on the
construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation submitted
by Duane Drost in Section 11 of Westport Township. The type of confinement feeding operation
structure proposed is two 200 ft by 800 ft confinement swine buildings with an
8 ft deep below-floor manure storage pits with an animal unit capacity of
1600. There being no written or oral
objections, it was moved by Northey, seconded by Allen to approve the
application of Duane Drost and that the sanitarian submit this to the DNR. All voted aye.
Time for the consideration of the rezoning
request of Superior Ethanol for tracts in SE ¼ and SW ¼ of Section 34-100-35
from A-1 Agricultural to HI Heavy Industrial.
Several persons were in attendance concerning this rezoning. Superior Ethanol representatives gave an
overview of the application and answered questions from the board. The public present was given the opportunity
to express their concern or support of the rezoning. The hearing was closed to the call of the
chairman. It was moved by Allen,
seconded by Northey to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Commission to approve the request of Superior Ethanol to rezone from A-1
to HI tracts in SE 1/4 and SW ¼ of Section 34-100-35, with the complete legal
description on file in the zoning office.
All voted aye.
Moved by Northey, seconded by Jordan to
approve amending the zoning map with Ordinance 06-1 an ordinance amending the
Dickinson County Zoning Ordinance 102 providing for a change in the
classification of real estate, from A-1 to HI and amending the official zoning
map for Dickinson County unincorporated, with complete legal description on
file in the Auditor’s and Zoning Administrator’s offices. All voted aye.
There being no further business presented
before the board, it was moved by Allen, seconded by Johnson to adjourn. All present voted aye.
_______________________________David
Gottsche, Chairperson
_______________________________Nancy
Reiman, Auditor