Sand Creek Township

Monthly Meeting Minutes

July 2nd, 2020

DRAFT

Officers Present

Chairman Chad Sandey, Supervisor Bill Schneider, Treasurer Myron Pauly, Clerk Maggie Gallentine, and Deputy Clerk Emily Nordick

 

Others Present

Matt Stordahl – Stantec, Curt Hennes – PLSLWD, Jennifer Jensen, Mark Jensen

 

Called to Order

The regular monthly meeting was called to order at 7:05pm by Chairman Chad Sandey. The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

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

 

Minutes

Minutes for the June meeting were presented to the Board. Motion by Bill to accept the minutes, second by Chad, Unanimous at 7:06pm. Minutes for the June 18th Workshop meeting were presented to the Board. Motion by Chad to accept the minutes, second by Bill, Unanimous at 7:07pm. Motion to erase the June recording of minutes by Bill, second by Chad, Unanimous at 7:08pm.

 

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer’s Report for July was submitted by Myron. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report by Chad, second by Bill, Unanimous at 7:11pm.

 

Monthly Claims

 

                        Dvorak Excavating (tree trimming & roads)                 $ 13,016.00

                        Bryan Rock Products                                                    $   9,199.56

                        Pentagon Materials                                                      $ 23,389.60

                        Northern Salt (for dust coating)                                   $ 31,879.23

                        Stantec (general engineering)                                      $   1,084.00

                        Couri & Ruppe (general legal)                                     $   2,415.00

                        Nagell Appraisal & Consulting (Pueblo Project)           $      900.00

                        Internal Revenue Service (2nd Qtr taxes)                      $   1,609.56

                        Bond Trust Services (agent fee)                                   $      475.00

                        Bond Trust Services (interest)                                      $   5,393.75

                        SW News Media (publishing legal notice)                    $        65.04

                        Valley Paving (bituminous mix)                                   $      115.97

                        Scott County (treated salt)                                           $      546.00

New Prague Mini Storage                                            $      109.00

Maggie Gallentine (cell phone)                                    $        41.12

Bill Schneider (mileage: road insp, trash, spraying)      $      283.44

Barbara Lee (weed spraying w/Bill Schneider)              $      200.00

Dustin & Katelyn Lambrecht (refund escrow)               $   1,000.00

Payroll                                                                         $      900.00

Payroll                                                                         $      275.00

Payroll                                                                         $      550.00

Payroll                                                                         $      475.00

Payroll                                                                         $      600.00

Payroll                                                                         $   1,170.00

 

 

                                                            Total                                         $ 95,692.27

 

Motion by Bill to accept the monthly charges as read, second by Chad, Unanimous at 7:15pm.

 

 

Public Comment:  Jennifer Jensen asked about the Zoning Ordinance change from the June Meeting. Chad explained the Zoning types and the reasons for the activity changes within the zones.

 

 

BUSINESS/DISCUSSION:

 

Sheriff’s Department: No Deputy present. There were 67 total calls, an increase from 38 calls in June.

 

Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District:  Curt Hennes shared that there are 2 open positions on the Board and are waiting for the County Commissioner vote on Tuesday, July 7th. The Watershed District is looking to setup a Fall Tour of the Shakopee Mdewankanton Sioux Water Treatment Facility and the Spring Lake shoreline. They have received financing for re-stocking each lake in the fall. The activities for the Sutton Lake Project have been accepted by BWSR and DNR and are planned for late Fall. The new double-lane roundabout interchange at Hwy. 13 and Hwy. 21 should be open on July 15th.

 

Stantec: Matt Stordahl explained that the Hwy. 282 access agreement has been sent to Bob Ruppe for review. The pond sizing design is too small and needs to be re-sized accordingly or there should be a statement saying if certain events happen that MNDOT is responsible instead. May want to include an emergency overflow and we should talk with Bob Ruppe. We are waiting to hear back from MNDOT about the pond design.

 

TH 169 Project: Stantec is putting together the legal description for the right-of-way provided by Shakopee Mdewankanton Sioux Community. Bruce’s email informed us that he spoke with MNDOT SW Manager about the 2024 project concerns. The MNDOT SW Manager suggested we delay the 2024 project to 2025 to see if any larger grant money becomes available.

 

Berkshire Extension/Acceleration Lanes/Access Controls: Stantec is putting together a design services proposal and working with MNDOT.

 

Federal Funding CARES Act: Chad explained that we will likely get reimbursed for the NetWave broadband funding.

 

Website Update and Task List: Emily added links to Scott County Elections Department and Scott County Ordinances to the website. Under the News section, a link was added to the KCHK Radio interview with Chad Sandey. The Sand Creek Township 101 document was added to the Home page. For the Task list, we made updates to several medium priority items.

 

Pueblo Group Paving Project: Pueblo Group Paving information on the website has been updated to include the new FAQ and the map of properties with list of owners. Next step is for residents to decide if there are enough that want to petition for a Subordinate Service District and continue the process.

 

REPORTS/DISCUSSIONS:   

 

Bruce Hunstad: Not present

 

Bill Schneider:  Bill worked on weed spraying, and grass killing experiment along Sawmill. Cold pack was done by Bill and Barbara Lee. He attended the Workshop and the Township meeting.

 

Road Report:  Bill commented that the roads are in good shape, grass cutting on dirt roads are done. Tree-trimming is complete on Xanadu and other locations. Hot pack was done by Todd’s crew. Bill did a road inspection after the 2.5” of rain and will be updating Todd’s list every month. Motion by Chad to approve the Road Report, second by Bill, Unanimous at 8:19pm.

 

Chad Sandey:  Chad attended the SCALE meeting and the KCHK Radio interview.

 

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:27pm by Bill, second by Chad, Unanimous.

 

Submitted By: _____________________________________________________

Emily Nordick, Deputy Clerk

 

 Approved by ______________________________________________________

Chairman, Chad Sandey