Regular Meeting
August
21, 2007
The Board of Supervisor met in Session on the
above date with the following members present: Condon, Dencklau, Lizer, Motl
and Nolting. Absent: None.
Moved by Lizer, seconded by Condon to approve
minutes of August 14, 2007, regular meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Dencklau to receive
and place on file the following Drainage Repairs: D.D.#27 and D.D. #300.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Dencklau, seconded by Motl to receive
and place on file termination of Ned Gibson, Civil Process Server, effective
August 6, 2007. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Lizer to approve
part-time employment of Jan Kretlow, Civil Consultant for the Webster County
Sheriff’s Department, effective August 20, 2007, at an hourly rate of $13.80
per hour. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Lizer, seconded by Condon to approve and
authorize Chair to sign Agreement with Allers Associates Architects, P.C. and
Webster County to provide design and facilitate the renovation of the second
floor of the building at 723 First Avenue South for Webster County Disabilities
Alliance. (Copy on file in Auditor’s
office). Motion carried unanimously.
David
Seil, President of Webster County Farm Bureau discussed current lease agreement
with Webster County. The Board will
address their lease at the August 28, 2007 regular meeting.
Moved
by Condon, seconded by Dencklau to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility
permit application from Aquila to place a 2-inch gas line across 380th
Street between Sections 30 and 31, East Dayton Township. (Copy on file in
Engineer’s office). Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved
by Dencklau, seconded by Motl to approve and authorize chair to sign utility
permit application from Prairie Energy Cooperative to replace overhead power
poles and electric line along Taylor Avenue in Sections 8, 17, and 20, Webster
Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s
office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved
by Motl, seconded by Lizer to approve and authorize Chair to sign contract
documents with Peterson Contractors, Inc. on Bridge Replacement Project
BROS-CO94(66)-8J-94 located on Easter Avenue between Sections 14 and 15, Gowrie
Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s
office). Motion carried unanimously.
At l0:30a.m. a Public Hearing
was held on proposal to classify a portion of public road in Section 27,
Township 89 North, Range 29 West, known as the Breen and Laughlin Consent road,
as Area Service “C.” No written
objections were received and several landowners commented regarding the road
being gated and access by unauthorized individuals. Chairman Nolting closed the public hearing.
Moved by Condon, seconded by
Dencklau to adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION
CLASSIFYING A PORTION OF PUBLIC ROAD
IN SECTION 27, T-89N,
R-29W AS AREA SERVICE “C”
WHEREAS, the Webster
County Board of Supervisors, after consultation with the County Engineer, has
the authority to specify certain roads within the County as Area Service “C”
roads pursuant to Iowa Code Section 309.57, and
WHEREAS, a public
hearing was held at 10:30 A.M. on August 21, 2007 in the Board of Supervisors
Room at the Webster County Courthouse in Fort Dodge, Iowa on classifying the
following described parcel of road right of way as Area Service “C”:
That portion of public right of way described on Pages 224
and 225 of Road Record Book No. 6 as the West Thirty-Three (33) feet on the
West Side of the Southeast Quarter of Section Twenty-seven (27), Township
Eighty-nine (89) North, Range Twenty-nine (29) West of the 5th P.M.,
known as the Breen & Laughlin Consent Road.
WHEREAS, proper and
legal notice and publication were served and published according to the Code of
Iowa, and
WHEREAS, there were
no claims received, either in writing or by persons present, and
WHEREAS, a portion of
public right of way starting near the Center of Section 27, Township 89 North,
Range 29 West of the 5th P.M., and running due south to the South
One Quarter (S1/4) Corner of said Section 27 has been gated and locked for
several years and remains unimproved, and
WHEREAS, according to
the Secondary Road County Engineers Listing, this portion of public road is
0.441 miles, is classified as legal not open, and is the portion of Johnson
Avenue south of Parker Drive, and
WHEREAS, adjoining
landowners commented about the road being gated and locked for several years
and expressed concern about access by unauthorized individuals,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webster County Board of Supervisors hereby
classifies the following described parcel of road right of way as Area Service
“C”:
That portion of public right of way described on Pages 224
and 225 of Road Record Book No. 6 as the West Thirty-Three (33) feet on the
West Side of the Southeast Quarter of Section Twenty-seven (27), Township
Eighty-nine (89) North, Range Twenty-nine (29) West of the 5th P.M.,
known as the Breen & Laughlin Consent Road, being 0.441 miles and that
portion of Johnson Avenue south of Parker Drive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that Webster County will be responsible to install and maintain the gate, and
that the adjoining landowners will be responsible for promptly unlocking and
locking the gate during each ingress and egress and that road will remain
unimproved and road maintenance will not be performed on a regular basis.
Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved by Lizer, seconded by
Condon to allow claims. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Dencklau, seconded by
Motl the meeting adjourn. Motion
carried unanimously.