February 20, 2007 Park Board Minutes

The organizational meeting of the Ward County Park Board was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Chairman Gruenberg. Roll call was taken with the following members present: John Fjeldahl, Jerome Gruenberg, Darlene Watne, Carroll Erickson, Jim Lee, Jim Muzzy and Ken Kitzman. Also present were Park Manager Steve Fuegmann; State's Attorney John Van Grinsven and Secretary Barbara Curren.

 

Moved by Comm. Erickson, seconded by Comm. Lee to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2007 meeting. Roll call: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Kluck then presented the bills. Moved by Comm. Lee, seconded by Comm. Erickson to approve the bills totaling $4,534.11. Roll call: all voted yes; motion carried. Comm. Lee requested that Kluck research the possibility of transferring the bill for the Rice Lake Siren to the Emergency Management budget.

 

Moved by Comm. Lee, seconded by Comm. Muzzy for the Ward County Park Board to accept the transfer of the following described property from Ward County: Outlot 2 of Gov’t Lots 5 and 6, SENW and NESW, Section 2, Rice Lake Township (152-85.) Roll call: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Discussion was then held on the special assessments at Rice Lake. Appearing for comment were Rice Lake Sanitary Sewer District Attorney Brian Hankla, and Van Grinsven.  Moved by Comm. Watne, seconded by Comm. Erickson to transfer the following described land (Outlot 2 of Gov’t Lots 5 and 6, SENW and NESW, Section 2, Rice Lake Township (152-85) to the Rice Lake Sanitary Sewer District for the purposes of a lagoon, in the amount of $58,734.93. After further discussion an amended motion was moved by Comm. Lee, seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to include Assistant State's Attorney Tim Wilhelm’s memo, dated January 29, 2001, which answers the question of whether or not the Park Board can be specially assessed for the property it owns at Rice Lake included in the proposed Sewer District.

 

At 8:33 a.m. Comm. Gruenberg left the meeting.

 

At 8:34 a.m. Comm. Gruenberg returned to the meeting.

 

An amendment to the amended motion was made by Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by Comm. Lee to include in the agreement that Ward County not be charged operational costs unless the County property is hooked into and using the sewer system. Roll call: Comms. Fjeldahl, Lee, Muzzy and Gruenberg voted yes, Comms. Erickson, Watne and Kitzman voted no; amendment to the amended motion passed. After further discussion, Comm. Lee withdrew his amended motion.

 

It was moved by Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by Comm. Lee to amend the original motion that Ward County not be charged operational costs unless the County property is hooked into and using the sewer system. Roll call on the amended motion: Comms. Fjeldahl, Lee and Muzzy voted yes, Comms. Erickson, Watne, Kitzman and Gruenberg voted no; amended motion failed.

 

At 9:03 a.m. the Park Board recessed for the Ward County Commission meeting and would meet again at 4:00 p.m.

 

At 4:00 p.m. the Board reconvened with the following present: Gruenberg, Fjeldahl, Watne, Erickson, Lee, Muzzy, Kitzman, Kluck, Curren, Van Grinsven and Hankla.

 

After further discussion on the original motion, Comm. Lee called for the question. Roll call on the motion to transfer the following described land (Outlot 2 of Gov’t Lots 5 and 6, SENW and NESW, Section 2, Rice Lake Township (152-85) to the Rice Lake Sanitary Sewer District for the purposes of a lagoon, in the amount of $58,734.93.  Roll call: Comms. Watne, Erickson, Muzzy and Gruenberg voted yes, Comms. Fjeldahl and Lee voted no and Comm. Kitzman abstained; motion carried. Van Grinsven then informed the Board that he would prepare a deed transferring the land from the County to the Park Board as well as the deed transferring the land from the Park Board to the Rice Lake Sanitary Sewer District.

 

Discussion was then held on the garbage assessment at Rice Lake. After discussion, Board consensus was to have Kluck, Park Worker Steve Fuegmann and Comm. Muzzy meet with the Rice Lake Board and request that the Rice Lake Board change the schedule of the garbage service pickup.

 

Van Grinsven then appeared regarding the farm land rent paid by Don Leifson. He presented the Board with NDCC 1-08-04 and a copy of the deed showing the land being given to the County for park and recreational uses. Board consensus was that any action stipulating the rent be given to the Park Board would need to be taken by the Board of Commissioners.

 

Moved by Comm. Lee, seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to set a spring park board meeting for April 3 at 4:00 p.m. and a park public hearing on April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ex-Serviceman’s Room. Roll call: all voted yes; motion carried.

 

Kluck then presented the Board with informational items.

 

At 4:52 p.m. with no further business, it was moved by Comm. Watne to adjourn.

 

ACCEPTED AND APPROVED THIS 3rd DAY OF APRIL, 2007.

 

 

s/Jerome Gruenberg

Chairman

 

ATTEST:

 

s/Barbara A Curren

Secretary