Garfield Town Board Meeting
March 9, 2010
Present: Chairman: Ed Gullickson
Supervisor: George Stroebel
Supervisor: Donald Mork
Treasurer: Valerie Anderson
Clerk: Sue Knutson
Meeting called to order by Chairman, Ed Gullickson, at 7:03 pm.
Minutes of last meeting: Motion made by Stroebel/Mork to approve Board minutes as
submitted. Carried-unanimously.
Public Comments: Nadine Duzbay (SP?) wanted to know if the Town could move the Dead
End sign on Nokomis Drive and also put a “No Lake Access” sign up. Town will address the
signs when the weather allows.
Ms. Duzbay also suggested putting advertising of notices and meetings in the yellow
Advertiser paper. Gullickson stated that the Advertiser is not considered a legal paper for the
Town and stated that this matter will be brought up at the Annual Meeting in April.
Vivian asked why the Town was not listed in the yellow paper (Advertiser) for the Absentee
Voting.
Annual Town Meeting: Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for April 17 at 10:00 am.
Road Projects & Construction: Kennedy Mill and 155th. Scott Ward from Stevens
Engineers and Mark Knutson will go over Pazer report. Mark Knutson suggested that we
should get our long range road plans worked out so that it has a flow pattern on when roads
should be done.
Dairyland Power Company is looking for permission to bring their equipment in to do their work
on the power lines and that they would pay for the repairs if needed.
Road Equipment Needs in 2010 (Discussion): Gullickson stated he talked to Dave
Lundgren from John Deere/Frontier Ag & Turf regarding the Town tractor and trading the
tractor in.
Residential Well Testing (Discussion): Gullickson stated we are still getting more
information.
Building Inspection Contract (Discussion): Waiting to get information from Kathy
McKintrick, Town’s Association Lawyer, on what other towns are doing with/for the building
inspectors.
Road, Driveway, Erosion Control and Storm Water Management Ordinance: Stevens
Engineers made changes to the ordinance in regard to the width of the driveway entrance, the
length of the driveway, prevailing wage, culvert purchase, and agricultural right of way.
Motion made by Gullickson/Mork to approve the final draft of the Road, Driveway, Erosion
Control and Storm Water Management Ordinance as submitted by Stevens Engineers.
Carried-unanimously.
Clean-up/Collection for Earth Day: Jim Ellefson suggesting a clean-up day for the Town.
Have limits on items to be discarded. April 16 & 17 to have a recycling date. Motion made by
Stroebel/Mork to approve to have a Town clean-up day on April 16 & 17. Notice will be
advertised in the Advertiser paper and Amery Free Press.
Gary Johnson—Review Assessment of Property: Gary Johnson served papers on the
Town. Mr. Johnson did appear at the Board of Review. Mr. Johnson submitted an appraisal.
Motion made by Gullickson/Stroebel to deny Mr. Johnson’s request to lower his assessed
value. Carried-unanimously.
Simon Kremer—Drainage Problem on 138th Street (Discussion): Gullickson talked to
Dave Peterson from Polk County and they will meet this week to see what can be done.
Farmer’s fertilized field drains onto this property. Mork asked if the DNR had any comments
on it.
Update on Town Hall Remodeling (Discussion): Gullickson gave report on building.
Building is old and walls were starting to move out at the top, old windows were not installed
correctly, and chimney was removed. New lights and wiring were installed, insulation is in,
sheetrock is up and ready for taping.
Seasonal Part Time Road Maintenance Person: In the last couple of years the Town hired
young men either in school or just out of school. Mark Knutson will look into hiring someone
with more qualifications to help during the summer and will bring information to April Town
Board Meeting.
Statement of Accounts: Profit & Loss statement was submitted. Motion made by
Gullickson/Mork to approve Profit & Loss statement. Carried-unanimously.
Approval of Vouchers: Submitted, signed and approved. Motion made by
Gullickson/Stroebel to approve submitted vouchers. Carried-unanimously.
Treasurer’s report: Submitted. Motion made by Stroebel/Mork to approve treasurer’s report.
Carried-unanimously.
Adjourn: Motion made by Mork/Stroebel to adjourn meeting, 8:29 pm. Carried-unanimously.
Submitted by: Sue Knutson, Clerk