Sand Creek Township

Monthly Meeting Minutes

June 2nd, 2022

DRAFT

Officers Present

Chairman Chad Sandey, Supervisor Bruce Hunstad, Supervisor Bill Schneider, Deputy Treasurer Kevin Nordick, Clerk Maggie Gallentine, and Deputy Clerk Emily Nordick. Treasurer Myron Pauly did not attend.

 

Others Present

Matt Stordahl – Stantec, Curt Hennes and Dr. Christian Morkeberg – PLSLWD, Deb Pauly, Fritz Dysterheft – RD & Associates, Marc Theis, and Tom & Amy Bedeaux.

 

Called to Order

The regular monthly meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by Chairman Chad Sandey. The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

Due to COVID-19 we are practicing safe social distancing.

 

Minutes

Minutes for the May meeting were presented to the Board. Motion to accept the May Meeting Minutes by Bruce, second by Bill, Unanimous at 7:03pm. Motion to accept the Board of Appeal Reconvene Minutes by Bruce, second by Bill, Unanimous at 7:03pm. Motion to erase the May recording of minutes by Chad, second by Bruce, Unanimous at 7:04pm.

 

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer’s Report for June was submitted by Myron. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report by Bruce, second by Bill, Unanimous at 7:06pm. Bruce mentioned some changes he would like to see on the spreadsheet. ARPA Funds need to be added to the spreadsheet. Kevin replied that he will work with Myron to get it updated.

 

Monthly Claims

 

                        Dvorak Excavating (gravel, grading, tree trimming)    $  16,207.18

                        Bryan Rock Products                                                    $       261.76

                        Pentagon Materials Inc. (gravel)                                  $       877.07

                        Stantec (Berkshire project, general Eng.)                     $    2,574.50

                        Scott County OBM/Acctg (SCALE mtg refreshments)   $         73.75

                        New Prague Mini Storage (June rent)                          $       113.00

                        Southwest News Media (meeting notices)                   $       126.30

                        Dem-Con Companies (furniture disposal)                    $       102.43

                        Maggie Gallentine (cell phone)                                    $         46.33

                        Kevin Nordick (milage for training)                             $         76.56

                        Northern Salt (dust coating)                                        $  22,592.61

Payroll                                                                         $    1,050.00

Payroll                                                                         $       395.00

Payroll                                                                         $       630.00

Payroll                                                                         $       370.00

Payroll                                                                         $       480.00

Payroll                                                                         $       660.00

Payroll                                                                         $       000.00

 

 

                                                            Total                                         $  46,636.49

 

Motion by Bruce to accept the monthly charges as read, second by Bill, Unanimous at 7:10pm. Bill asked Maggie to email him the Northern Salt (dust coating) invoice so he can review it. Chad explained to Maggie that the SCALE Meeting refreshments claim should be sent to Scott County Township Association for reimbursement.

 

 

Public Comment:  Marc Theis would like to regrade the ditch in the front of the house as the culvert is filling with mud. He wants to cut out the sod, add rock, blast out the culvert and resod. Chad mentioned to not extend into Scott County right-of-way as the Township does not have jurisdiction there.

 

Fritz Dysterheft with RD & Associates has been asked to remove large basswood trees along Morlock Drive. He wants to know if he needs a Road Obstruction Permit. Chad explained that Men Working signs need to be setup on both ends of Morlock to warn drivers. Fritz expects to be at the site for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Fritz will email Maggie his insurance information.

 

 

BUSINESS/DISCUSSION:

Sheriff’s Department: Det. Muelken spoke about the Report that listed 60 calls for service, up from 53 last month: 15 traffic, 3 fire, 4 agency assists, 8 medical, 3 accidents, 3 parking (softball fields), 2 suicidal person, 1 death (Valley View Assisted Living) and 1 alarm.  

 

Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District:  Curt Hennes introduced Dr. Christian Morkeberg to the Board. Dr. Morkeberg will be representing PLSLWD at Sand Creek Township meetings, but may not be able to attend all meetings. Dr. Morkeberg spoke of the plans for the Watershed District to focus on water quality, invasive species, and flood management. Bruce Loney former Treasurer, will be taking over as President in July as Mike Myser has resigned. Chad thanked Curt for his (just under) 10 years of service.

 

Stantec: Matt Stordahl provided updates on the following Projects/Topics: Unofficial detours caused by TH 282 road project: Diane Langenbach (MNDOT) has been taking vacation days so that has made it difficult to check on progress of reimbursement.  Berkshire Extension Project: Bid opening has been delayed until the end of June. Bid will be awarded and construction will start in August. An Open House for businesses and residents will be on July 13th at the SCALE building on Valley View. The 1-page image will be handed out showing Berkshire Avenue project and acceleration lane from 166th north on TH 169. We will know who won the contract and what their schedule will be by that time. TH 169 Overpass Project: Lisa at Scott County is working on cost estimates with SRF. SRF is nailing down design details. TH 169 median work that was going to happen in 2024 overlay project is now going to be part of the overpass project. 2022 Local Partnership Program (LPP) Grant: Stantec has handed in the paperwork. Stantec has not heard anything about bonding offerings.

 

Building Permit Township Approvals: Maggie explained that Jami Neiber at Scott County sent her the Township Approval Form for Building Permits with the expectation that we review it and reply if we want to change anything for the Township. Helena Township changed their language for Residential section. Chad responded that he liked the change Helena had done, and suggested adding Cell Tower to the Commercial section. Motion by Chad to adopt the same language as Helena for their residential side to read: No longer require Form. Township to receive email for New Home, Demo, or Move in Structure at time of permit application acceptance, second by Bruce, Unanimous at 7:57pm.

 

Website Update and Task List: Emily updated the News section by adding Resolution 2022-02 LPP Grant, City of Jordan Proclamation of Armed Forces Day, Scott County Noxious Weeds Program, Sutton Ridge Farm as Agri-tourism site, and Scott County Elections department link. Task List: Updated the status of the computers as complete, added 1-pager and Open House to list for website. No Workshop meeting this month.

 

REPORTS/DISCUSSIONS:   

 

Bruce Hunstad: Bruce attended the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting, and Overpass Project PMT meeting. Lisa (Scott County) is working on overpass timeline and helping to push things along. He suggested to Matt that Scott County should turn over the apartment driveway to the Township. He worked on the CIP spreadsheet and noted that communication should get started on the Twin Oaks mil and overlay road work. He also suggested getting new quotes for the project as the last quotes were done in 2019. Chad mentioned getting Bob Ruppe involved to review assessment language for residents.

 

Bill Schneider:  Bill attended the Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting. He also rode along in a dust coating truck.

 

Road Report:  Bill said roads look pretty good and grading happened before dust coating. Tree trimming has been done, and more material added to low areas. The final dust coating is scheduled for Friday, June 10th. Motion to approve the Road Report by Bruce, second by Chad, Unanimous at 8:26pm. Bruce has a new sheet filled out with road priorities for Todd Dvorak. Chad thanked Bill and Maggie for the hard work of organizing the dust coating for this year.

 

Chad Sandey:  Chad had numerous calls from residents, and attended the SCALE meeting.

 

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:35pm by Bruce, second by Bill, Unanimous.

 

Submitted By: _____________________________________________________

Emily Nordick, Deputy Clerk

 

 Approved by ______________________________________________________

Chairman, Chad Sandey