Sand Creek Township

Monthly Meeting Minutes

April 5th, 2018           

 

Officers Present

Chairman Chad Sandey, Supervisor Bill Schneider, Bruce Hunstad, and Treasurer Michelle Rutoski

Unable to Attend

Shelley Pauly, Clerk

 

Others Present

Deputy Sheriff Phil Nawrocki, Curt Hennes, SLPL Watershed District, Emily Nordick, Kyle Renneke, Stantec, Nate and Kayla Heinz, Scott Schmidt Construction, Ed Tabukov, Ace Auto, Mark and Jennifer Jensen, Joe Kruger, and Bob Wolf.

 

Called to Order

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

 

Minutes

Minutes for the March’s Meeting were not available.  March and April will be approved at the May meeting. 

 

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer’s Report was submitted by Michelle.  Motion to accept the report by Bruce, second by Bill, Unanimous. 

 

Monthly Claims

                       

                        Dvorak Excavating                                                    $   8,866.50

                        Stantec Consulting                                                   $        50.00

                        Southwest Newspapers                                            $        32.43

                        Couri & Ruppe                                                           $        95.00

                        Shelley Pauly Phone Reimbursement                     $        88.73

                        Internal Revenue Service 1 Qtr Taxes                     $   1,410.56

                        Payroll                                                                                    $      484.84

                        Payroll                                                                                    $    1,200.55        

                        Payroll                                                                                    $       507.92

                        Payroll                                                                                    $       808.06

                        Payroll            -  Mileage Reimbursement                          $       140.07

                        Payroll                                                                                    $       858.85

 

 

                                                                        Total                           $   14,543.51

              Motion by Bruce to accept the monthly charges as read, second by Bill, Unanimous.

                       

Public Comment – Jennifer Jenson – questioned if there has been any discussion on internet service.  Frontier is spotty and Comcast is not available.  Chad said there is not much that can be done on the township level.  There was much discussion at our annual meeting on March 13th.  Jaguar Communications received a grant to install internet in an area of the township.

At this time, it is not expected to go to the Jenson house right now.  There may be a possibility of more in the future.  Jennifer requested the contact of Jaguar.

 

BUSINESS/DISCUSSION:

 

Sheriff’s Department –  Sheriff’s Deputy was at the meeting.  There were 51 total calls for the month of March.  The deputy did not notice anything major. 

 

Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District –  The second Carp seine was not able to be done.  Curt said they will try again, possibility in the summer, but more likely it will be next winter.    Sunday, April 22 will be Spring Clean-up of Crystal Park weather permitting, backup date is April 29th.   

 

Stantec –  Kyle passed out the minutes from the meeting between Stantec and the Board regarding the 169 Corridor Study that will take place along Hwy 169.  This study will take place the spring of 2018 through fall of 2018.  Discussed the time table of needs and results.   

 

Chad spoke about the erosion that is happening on the Bluff Drive Project that was completed last fall.  He brought it to the attention of Stantec and they will be working to get this situation fixed.  

 

Scott Schmidt Construction - Demolition and construction of a new home at 1396 West Country Trail.  The homeowners are Nate and Kayla Heinz.  Scott brought the blue prints and explained the process to the board.  They will be hooking up to the existing well and septic.  Chad said they need to be in compliant with the County specs.  Once the permit is approved by the county, the township can sign off on the plan.  Contact Shelley when ready to have a signature.

 

Joe Kruger – 3275 West 180th Street – Soil Erosion – Erosion in the ravines that run through his property.  He has had many county departments out to look at the ravines.   Stability of the soil that may affect his home.  The erosion is happening from run off from property up the hill from his property.  He is looking at ways to stop the flow of water.  Chad said that it is not in the realm of the Township to make decisions on this situation.  Chad told Joe it was good he came and presented it to the board and it is now on the record within the township.  The board suggested that he talk to Paul Nelson at the County as a good resource.

 

Ace Auto – Ed Tabukov presented the building plans to the board.  The CUP has been approved by the county. 

 

 

 

 

 

Development Review Team (DRT) Meeting –  DuWayne Ege is the owner of Shakopee Towing and has applied for a CUP to build mini storage units and to mine some of the black dirt on the property.  This meeting gets the County staff and Township together where this CUP application is located.  DuWayne said the businesses that were in the additional buildings on the property will not be there anymore.   The mobile home and two semi-trailers on the property will be removed also. The board said that removing the Quonset Hut will be part of the Conditional Use Permit.

 

Solar Garden Scholarships – 4 scholarships are in the process of being paid to the township to distribute to the schools for the Dollars of Scholars programs at Jordan High School and Shakopee High School.

 

Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District Management Plan –  We are within the 60-day review period.  It will be put on the agenda for May to have a recommendation ready.

 

Dust Coating Costs to Township Residents – It was decided that the dust coating cost will remain the same as 2017.  The residents approved at the Annual meeting for a 50/50 split between the township and the resident.   It will be $164.00 for 300 feet.  The resident’s cost will be $82.00 for the first 300 feet and they have the option of getting another 150 feet for an additional charge of $82.00.  Bill will contact the company and set up a date to apply the dust coating.

 

Reports and Discussions:

 

Bruce Hunstad:  Attended many meetings:

169 Corridor meeting, lots of projects coming up this summer.  Bruce signed up for the executive board for the 169 Corridor Coalition.

Annual meeting had an excellent turnout and good information. 

Open House for the 2040 Comp Plan was a good presentation and he thinks the Open Houses are a good way of getting the information out to the public. 

169 construction meeting, businesses meeting.  South of Jordan 169 will be a mess this summer with the overlay. 

Scott County Townships meeting was attended by the board and the County Commissioners were also present.  There is good discussion and lots of information.

 

Bill Schneider:  Bill attended all the same meetings as Bruce.   He also attended Shakopee Sands meeting and the blasting that they are doing has him a little concerned.  A few of the employees will be monitoring and grading the blasting. 

        

Road Report: More TV’s in the ditch now because Scott County is now charging to accept them at their facility.  Also, found some trash spread out on the roads and used some of the cat litter bags that he found to fill a hole by the Rutoski’s home.  Michelle thanked him!  Grading of the gravel roads will be delayed with all the snow we are getting.

 

Motion by Bruce, second Chad to approve the road report from Bill.  Unanimous                                                                 

         

Chad Sandey:  Chad attended the same meetings and took many resident’s calls this month.  Busy month.

                                                                                   

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 by Bruce, second by Bill, Unanimous.

 

Submitted By: _____________________________________________________

Shelley Pauly, Clerk

 

 Approved by ______________________________________________________

Chairman, Chad Sandey