What Help me. >> Well, we'll start the Steel County Commissioner meeting. It is April 7th. It's 8:15 a.m. Is there any agenda additions? Finley Township um is coming in to talk
about a culvert the Buzzby road. So they'll be in about 9 9:15 and then we just need to approve myself as an election inspector and then
will be with me. But since she doesn't live in the township, she can't officially take you on. So >> anything else move to approve the agenda as amended? >> Okay, do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second. All in favor? >> I I
>> opposed. Motion carried. Okay. Um we'll do the approval of minutes of last last month. Everybody look over the approval of minutes. >> Um I was here. It was not on Zoom. >> Okay. >> Uh
I noticed one type of graphical in there. It's no big deal, but it says you already know about it. >> No, I'll take it though. >> It's they will not be working on the installation or the gutters. I think it's supposed to say they will not be working on the installation of the gutters. >> Of the gutters. Okay.
>> For the job. Okay. Okay. >> Anything else? I'll move to approve the minutes as amended. Motion by Perry. Second. >> Second. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor?
>> I opposed. Motion car. We'll turn it over to park board. Okay. April 7th, order. The park board is our agenda additions.
Any changes? >> Shake it off. >> That request bill you did. Okay, perfect. >> Any changes? No changes. Approval. I'll make a motion to the agenda.
Seconded. >> I'll second. >> Approve. >> Motion carried. Okay. Now on to old business. >> Minutes. Approval of minutes. >> Second.
>> Motion carried. We move on to old business. Lake Flees Garbage Village and White Hills. So, um, as far as I know, the deeds are not
transferred over to the new owners yet. So, we're still kind of waiting on that. Um, Evan and Todd in contact with Jake, their is it Jake, their son? I believe um they're on a the
owners are on a vacation. So, talking to Jake. Um, talked about the garbages. I told him where he took care of the garbages. So, he's now have to call Waste Management and transfer our bill over to him if that's the way
he wants to do it. I did um call Waste Management and tell them that we're no longer the owners of it. So, I said, "Perfect. We'll take that off and then we'll wait till the new owners call us." So, that's >> it's actually on hold right now. Our
account is on hold for the winter. Yes. and he said, "If you don't call back, we'll just not ever if called, get it active again." >> Okay. >> So, um and then I talked to Jake about um how we send out our letters and that 850
kind of covers like their garbage and things like that. And he was going to try and keep it on the same schedule for them. Um, we did send him like land taxes and stuff and like what we think the structural taxes will be. Like on all these right now
they only pay land taxes. So we sent that out to him and said this is probably rough. >> They don't pay structural tax right now. >> They just pay land tax. >> Tax is free, but it's >> um state land.
>> Oh yes. Sorry. Yes. So they're paying just this what's on their like the building structures. Yes. And so this is what's probably going to be added to it. So all the tax statements are going to get sent to the new owners because it's not going to be parcel out individually
anymore. >> So we kind of sent him that. I'm just trying to get things straightened out. But the lights are still kind of a mess cuz I don't know which lights go with what or who's all
needing lights out there. So, and the light bill isn't that big. But no, >> we can go around and and figure out ours and then we can make a list >> because the and it's not very well labeled on the bill. But so
>> so do we know notify him of anything or does Jake take care of all that now or what? >> That's Jake's bill. >> That's Jake. I think I think it maybe is transfer. >> Yeah. >> I think it might be >> I'm not Yeah, I haven't talked to Jessica, but >> we can double check with her, too. So,
>> but he does know that he he will be getting all the tax bills. There's there'll be four separate tax statements just because it's parcelled out four different ways. So, and I kind of it's kind of all up to him
because he was asking all kinds of questions. I said, "It's up to you. We don't we don't own it anymore." So, >> but >> I think they kind of got started on the surveying of some of the lots too, haven't they?
>> Yes. Yep. They hired Nest to come out and start parsing them out. So, we'll work with him to get auditor lots because all of those are going to have to get auditor lots, >> right? >> I haven't I haven't talked to Jason yet about it. I know he's been out there.
So any other old business should be likely subscribed with bills and later bills. I don't know if that's new business, but that bill Jake called Sir West and Val wasn't in that day.
They said she'll get back to him. I talked to Jake the other day and she still hadn't got back to him about what was going on there. So, I don't know if a lot of us are going to have to call down there and see what's going on or what. >> And what happened was I think Ver West double build us for the installation of the generator.
And we paid a bill back in February of 25 and then Jake paid like almost the exact same bill and everything in December of 25, >> right? >> So, we were just trying to figure out if it was a double build or not, >> right? Because Jake said there's no way
it cost $10,000 to hook that generator up. No. >> And I looked this morning and the bill is almost identical. Only there's numbers that are turned around on down there. But >> so we paid like $5,200 and then Jade paid $5,600. So
>> I think the difference though is probably some uh interest or you know service charges for not having it paid when it was supposed to be. What I could tell maybe. >> Yeah. >> So but we do owe Jake uh that with that VR West bill included,
we owe Jake about 10 grand for um septic and construction stuff. So, we were just waiting to hold off until we hear about that burst bill. >> Oh, wait. We probably should pay Jake those other >> You want to just Okay. Take off the
burst one. So, pay 1,700 and 2500 to Jake. >> And that's all work that was done last year again. >> Yeah. >> Until we find out about the >> Yeah. should be >> that septic stuff was >> that might be >> that was February of this year. Yeah, >> but that other one was in closing and
>> I think so. Yeah, >> that should be last year. >> So, and that one septic is for four pumps. >> And that was when? That was December? >> February of 26. >> That's my wife. So, he's all paid up then.
>> He will be after we pay him these two, the 17 and the 25. So >> I'll make a motion to pay those two bills for now and then hold off member. >> What's that? >> All in favor? >> I
motion carried. >> And then just an update. Jake was in a couple weeks ago. He said they're going to fully open the week of Mother's Day, like that Wednesday. So, Wednesday before Mother's Day, >> he did mention too, he might have something go through the generator. That
thing's running quite a bit this year. >> Little times that the electricity's gone out and generator kicks in. So, he's just going to maybe have to go through that thing and service it up a little bit. >> It's been off quite a few times.
>> He'll arrange that. Yes. Yeah. >> Or even one of the county guys could go out and service it too, >> right? Yeah. Just go through it. >> We can have Matt talk to Matt and have him send somebody out there and service it. It's pretty easy. >> That's free. Oh, there's a thousand
bucks. >> Yeah. I don't think we would bother coming here. Well, I'll make a motion to journ if there's nothing else. >> Anything else you got on there? Nobody
approve motion carried. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. We'll resume the steel commission meeting at 8:26. Start with Matt. You want to step up for the mic?
>> Morning. Morning. Lovely weather we've been having. Yeah. >> Start off with I've been going around taking a look at a lot of the gravel. um and some of our going over some of our records and
things like that of what been graveled in the past. Uh the first page of this is down in the bottom you'll see the highlights uh projected crack sealing and projected contract travel. Um
the highlighted in green are the ones that I would like to have uh contract gravel done. It's roughly about 34 miles or so. Um second page is a little bit harder to
see, but there's a I broke down all the roads that have had contract gravel done um and color coded them and everything like that. And then I also went through the spreadsheets of uh what we've hauled
in from our own, you know, ourselves and looking at the totals. So figuring in um all of the gravel amounts on that on top of the what's been contracted
and came up with uh according to the map uh the previous records highway 6 from 200 down to 11 has had some uh some gravel hauled in by us. same as highway
uh county 10 between 19 and 200. Uh but they haven't had any contract gravel for at least since before 2019. Um I believe uh 2019 was the last time
contract gravel was done on one down through Colgate and Broadlon and 2022 I think was the last time 19 was done. So figuring could work uh 19 and
10 in under the same system. And then uh I want to get a couple of rounds of blading done before I start looking at the rest of the spot traveling and where we'll be hauling from ourselves. But this is kind of what I was projecting. And then the crack
ceiling. Um depending on what happens with our bids and things like that through the rotation, uh 23 is due and uh five is also due. Five is one of the
chip ceiling bids. So that would be one that we would probably want to put on priority for uh getting done first along with eight. I realize eight was crack sealed last year, but uh it
wouldn't hurt to go down at minimal material quick uh before that. That's also one of the chip sealing bids. um and then hitting 23 after those. So, just wanted to run that by you guys and
sounds good. You guys want to move forward with your gravel? Historically, you've done a motion to basically allow Matt to cease bids for
those roads for gravel and then we come back to your next meeting with bids. Look at I'll make that motion that we give that seat some gravel bits. I'll second it.
All in favor? I I opposed. Motion carried. Thank you, gentlemen. Um, other than that, >> yeah, are you looking to hire summer help? Just thinking for future as it's
April. I uh I would I would probably like to we could have a pretty busy gravel season. Um, looking at some of the roads, they they take a beating all winter
long, uh, obviously. And but I know our guys are we're going to be busy with gravel. And then, uh, that's section of five looks like it could use, uh, a pretty
good coating of crack seal, you know, uh, county five. >> We budgeted for health. >> Yeah. >> I think we should advertise for Okay. Yeah, ideally some summer help would be
>> correct. We are down one person. Um we uh lost the guy after he got his CDL. So I think we're we're working on some changes on that. So they're going to
probably try for about a year after they get that. They're going to sign a contract to to be with us for at least a year. >> Yeah. >> Or else there's going to be a penalty. They have to pay that back. >> I think you talked to Charlie on that. Correct.
>> Yeah. Otherwise, I it's it's just going to be a revolving door of people using the county to get a CDL. >> That guy got his license on Wednesday and he quit Friday. >> Yeah. And came in and his keys and card were on the desk and hope. So
that was we got that job posted and >> I see that post. >> Yeah, it's on Facebook. I was going to talk to Charlie um about in out and stuff. Kind of wanted to try Facebook first for a little bit because that is free advertising
for stuff because you guys know that stuff in the newspaper can go. >> Was it Have you had any applicants yet? >> I haven't seen any come through. I haven't seen any either. >> Ben, do you have the summer help from last year one? >> Yeah.
>> I'm just use that same one. >> Yeah, I'll talk. >> Okay. Anything else you got, Matt? >> Guys worked hard this weekend, holiday weekend. I uh
they did a a heck of a job. Fantastic job. Um I got a lot of calls on my personal cell of uh people commending them being out right away and taking care of stuff. Uh
>> just to even get the roads open, see a car down. >> Yeah. >> Was it was I wasn't expecting them. That was really awesome. There was >> there. Yeah, there was a lot of uh compliments on how quickly and how well
they did. >> Wonderful. And >> thank you for from the commission, you and your staff. >> I think that's all I have. Uh >> thank you. >> Mike, >> morning everyone.
have some silo bits. All the numbers around that way too. So, as Matt just talked about, this is for uh bids for boats on County Road 5 and County Road 8. It also includes the
entrance road into Golden Lake off of County Road 8. Um and then it there are two alternatives that uh were included with this. one was the uh kind of the north south road at Golden Lake and also the parking lot if you guys are interested in doing that as long as we're up there
doing Conor Road 8. That would be uh alternate number one. And then alternate number two, as we talked about, the city of Hulk was interested in getting their main street seal coat done as well. So we included this as uh um alternate number two as the pro and as part of the
project. So, uh, certainly, uh, I would assume that, uh, taking that number to the city of Hope and talking to them about it and seeing what they're what they're interested in, uh, in doing with that probably has to be done before you guys can make a final award to this, too. Um, our estimate was, uh, for doing
everything was 1.1 million. The low bidder was Asphalt Preservation Company out of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. or uh if you do all three of them, it's uh 1,ion27,000 and change is what the low bid was for doing all of this. And then
of course listed on the bottom below that um where the the base bid of $960,000 and change. And then the two alternatives are listed separately there uh um about 28,000 if you're to do the parking lot and the road at Golden Lake
and about 48,000 to do uh the main drag through uh downtown Hope. Do we have a courthouse in there? >> Courthouse was part of the B base bid. Yep. Yep. We included a sand seal for the courthouse parking lot just as part of the base bit.
So I don't know if there is any questions on the project or the bid. Just to be clear, I asked Mike to call the city of hope one just so we'd have a number to go off for city of hope. >> Yeah. When will you county's not on the hook for that? City of W has the money to do that.
>> When do you think you guys will make that decision so we can make ours? >> Our meeting is a week from today. >> Okay. We probably should have a special meeting maybe to or I guess we could >> we could make a motion depending on
their approval and whether they're not going to do it. I mean, we can approve our part. >> Yep. >> Pending theirs. That's what I would really recommend just to make things cleaner is just make it, you know, if if you're going to do both alternatives just to award the
whole project contingent to help approval. >> Sure. >> And then if it can be worded, >> you have an agreement to pay the county. >> Sure. >> Pay the county back reimburse. Is that how you guys would like to do that? >> Okay. >> That'll work. We could have a special
meeting too in city of >> Yeah. when the um timeline to date to finish it. >> Uh September 1st, I think, was their deadline to finish it. So, I don't think most of these Silk code guys have their schedules put together yet cuz they're still bidding some of these things. Um
the the DOT had their last uh bid letting on March 27th, and there was a lot of seal codes included on that particular biding, too. So, there's they're still figuring out schedule, a little early for schedule. As far as having a special meeting, I don't know. That's probably not necessary. It's 20° outside today and I don't think we're
worried about this happening for a while. So, we got a little time to figure it out, too. >> Great. >> I think we should do all of all of what we request to bid at the lake and warehouse here and everything. >> I agree with that. >> That's what we normally do when we seal
code. We always do that up to the lake. >> What's our final number again for all? >> Uh 1,27,6553. Okay, >> that's the >> one. >> Yes, you got it. Yep, that one right there. >> I will make a motion to approve all
opinion on the city of city. >> Motion made by Perry. Second. I'll second that. Second by Brandon. All in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. So you guys are from a funding standpoint. Uh we visited last week with
Mike and Tyler and myself and Matt just to get Matt looked in on the funding and the projects and everything else that's going on. Um there's this will use up the rest of our prairie dog money that we had from the last prairie dog bucket
still. Uh and then we'll use some other that's about 700 and some dollars. We have other funding sources like highway tax distribution, some other stuff to help offset that cost. So if but your fair bucket money will be used up.
>> Yep. >> With this property. >> All right. >> So I have something else. >> Um we got a couple culbert projects that we're going to be talking about. Do you have time to stick around for a few minutes? >> Yep. Sure. Again. Yep. Shannon mentioned that too.
>> Yep. >> Yep. Sure. Will. While they're waiting, uh, should we do this township certification mileage? >> Nothing changed from last year, right? >> Yes. Uh, so every it's a every two-year thing that you guys have to do. Um, just
need a motion to approve. >> Yeah, you just need a motion to approve the township minor certification. >> To approve the township certification of mileage. >> Motion made by Curry. Second. >> Second. >> Second abandoned. All in favor? All right. They forward. Motion car.
Oh, this is the funny Thank you. >> Okay. Good morning, Dennis. Well, good morning. Uh, first of all, I've I've had so many road projects that
got done, so many state grants have been successful and upcoming things going on. I I got kind of tell you what I'm not talking about so we don't get confused. Okay. No, seriously. Is he gonna be wondering what what is he talking about?
Is it part of the other project? No, it's not. Like not this legislative session, but the one before that when they approved all the money for emergency programs to go along with their [ __ ] funds in Huga Township, we got the grant was $250,000 they gave us
to fix four spots. We asked for five. One got just left off somehow. So we had to fix that on our own. But we got $250,000 that got finished last year. It takes that long to get things done like three or four year. But it did that got all signed off in last year. The county
was the pass through on that for the money. Okay. Y >> they were the pass through that and the money. Okay. And uh the biggest part of that was that county road north of Hope, one mile north and a mile east. That took $90,000 of that 250 we got to fix
the county road spot. But that one there was like if we didn't fix that, that was like a major hub through our township without getting that spot fixed. I mean, when that road blows out and major events, then it was hard to find ways around in our township, too. So, we just
said if we can't if we can't fix that county road fixing these other spots, it's good. But but anyway, uh and then I worked with Tyler on that one. The reason it took so much money to do that is, and we didn't even ask these for other things before, but I told Tyler, I said, "Look, we need the hundred-year
fix on that county road, and it's going to take some money." He said, "Well, we don't have 100-year fixes for county roads." But he said, "We can fix really, really good. We usually have plan one, two, and three. We'll do plan three with even more in it." And I said, "I want an emergency spillway built in that road." And that's what he proposed. And the
state did that. And and I was there when they did it. And the guys who did it were really nice. They they they knew I just wanted to watch just see what they were doing. And when they did that county road, they they they dug it out, packed it in, hardened that
culvert, and then the culbert was left higher. And then Tyler had the kind of the grade of the road set where just beyond there a little bit the road dips. You don't even hardly notice it, but I do cuz I watched him build it. And then about 18 inches below there is the
emergency spillway. And and Tyler had ordered four, five, four different aggregates. So they had piles of it too. They did right by his and Tyler was there to watch him do it. And they and they had this kevlar material and they built it in and they they wo that into
that hardened area and then they covered that with when they were done put rocks in and they covered it with like clay and set gravel so that could wash out. So in case of it over top of the vent, uh the theory is just like 18 inches of
road might wash out. Now all you need is a couple of dump trucks loads of material and then you got your county road back. Well, that took like $91,000 of that grant to fix the township road. Well, well, we're not asking for things like that again. But anyway, that was that
project. Okay. So Okay. And then the other one is in the future now is our four street southeast project and I' I've got some updates on that that's not on the agenda but I can just give you like a three minute update on that before I leave. Okay. So that that's the
that's an upcoming thing that's was approved in the legislature and that's the whole the whole process why they how they did that. Ben is here. Ben is here somewhere. Yeah. Right there. Yeah. But anyway, but the one I'm asking about is we asked two different times for a grant
for this for our time. I thought we had a really really good proposal like everybody else they did. Interstate engineering did the hydraulic study on this. Okay. I got got the study here. I got a copy for everybody. So at least you guys will know what I'm
talking about. I got I want to be here when Mike here. >> Okay. I call this I I call this the Dennis Gilbertson project, but the the legal descriptions on here. What is there a culvert there now or? >> Yeah, there's there's a culver there,
but the cover is whenever this was put in. Yeah, I don't know how it was put in, but the cover is barely as wide as the top of the road. And in my time being there, I've seen three Where's this damage?
>> Yeah. And there's the legal descriptions right there. It'd be like two and a half miles north of all, but the covered is just as wide as the top of the road. I've seen three vehicles go overturn there. >> Yeah. >> Okay. One of them was Alan McCullis. That I remember him in particular cuz
that's somebody I knew very well. I remember looking at his pickup upside down there and I thought that was in the winter, but it would have been one that was overflowing with water. He probably probably would have been dead. the other other guy I knew him but I don't remember his name and we everybody was
saying we got to fix it. We got to get that fixed. We got Well, they've been saying for like forever we got to get that fixed. Well, after I became chair of the township, I said we got to quit talking about getting it fixed and get it fixed. Well, now that we've been turned down twice, uh, you know, there's talk about getting
it fixed. Don't get it fixed. >> What What size culvert is that? >> Uh, I was hoping Mike would kind of take over here. >> It's a It's a big arch pipe. It's uh >> I know it's very narrow. >> Yeah. And I was hoping like Mike could have they done the engineering work on Tyler
and him were both there. >> It's also in this inventory. >> Okay. >> So, here's here's what we usually do on this. So, we we usually uh make sure all the studies done so we know what size culvert needs to be put in there. We take and uh then we bid it
out and then we take and pay half usually. >> Yeah. and we split it with the township and then we usually we'll we'll maybe go up to two years financing if if you need that time to finance it. Um
do you guys know where this call is at just south of Dennis Gilbertson? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um >> I'll uh deep culver that's >> it's not really deep. There's not much bill on it. I feel I I filled it when we
worked for the county way back in 98. I remember it was like that built a couple times during the feed and stuff after that was it's it is a bad culver. >> Um >> what is the length of that
>> now? The length is >> 46 foot. Now >> I don't think it's that. >> No no 27. Yeah. >> Yeah. Short. >> It's very short. It's about what is the top of the road. >> So you're we're proposing 46 ft Mike.
>> Yeah. Alternative number three. That's what the discussion recommendation was which would make the crossing 30% bigger water area than what it is now by 30%. >> Okay. One thing else I need to add Dennis is so when we do this project if it blows out again we don't we're
done. The countyy's done. We don't come back and we don't pay to fix it. That's a onetime deal. >> Well, we wouldn't be any worse. soft there than we are. >> No, I think you'll you'll be fixed. I think it'll probably be good. I just want to make sure you know that that that's how we've done it with all the rest of the townships and we just have
to be fair going forward with everybody else. Uh do you guys want to go ahead with this project? Well, I have I talked to Tyler about this and I was just wondering if and this kind of ties into our our Four
Street Southeast project that's we're ahead of the game here, but that's going to be a big project coming up that's only a mile away and we're going to have companies bidding on that and and Hibler Township's going to be
last time these guys all we did was sign off on it, but Mike and Tyler, they're the ones who helped us with the bid to be honest, you know, cuz we don't know how to bid projects. So, we relied on Interstate to help us with that. But all these companies are going to have this equipment within a mile of there. And we
were just wondering, I talked to Tyler, do you think we could bid this the same time we bid the other ones and see if the whoever bids this to kind of take into consideration all their machinery is right there and maybe we might get like a better bid considering they're
only a mile away from there. and and Hugo Township and this ain't going to happen this year because first of all the state got to release the money and then it's got the engineering has to be done and and even when all that was done four years ago it took a
year before any of the work could start but and I talked to Perry about that he came to our we invited him to our annual meeting and but then we weren't as far along as thinking about this but I did talk to Tyler in person we sat down well I went to that in Bismar him and I had
time to talk at the transportation what the conference >> the DOT conference >> yeah the DOT conference I attended the DOT conference but I said maybe that would be a better time to for to us to bid this when all that heavy equipment is going to be a mile away from there will be companies bidding on that and
also I don't know if this a nice way of putting it but say well look you guys are right there can you kind of give us a better deal knowing that this project it's not part of this it's separate however it's going to a lot of the company's bidding on this and we're going to be looking at well what's the bid on this
and the bid on this >> and >> so your your fourth Avenue project is uh >> for street >> fourth street was was applied through the flex funds so it wasn't actually awarded the flex funds it's warded the
prairie dog funds so now we have to wait till the prairie dog buck is filled before they can proceed with that project which is why it isn't this year but refresh my memory again to ask was there any culverts as part of that or was Yes. Yeah, it was here. Here's what we asked for and and
I got to talk about this to talk about what we're talking about. Okay. Because all this stuff's intertwined and Okay. When that the chance to bid all this came out, Ben got the word sent out to us. We had
about like three weeks to do it and that was it. And so there wasn't a whole lot of time. I looked at that stuff and I I talked to Tyler. Tyler came out to my He came up to the whole county. He probably talked to way more than he didn't have to tell me who he talked to because that wasn't my business. But he came out to
my shop. Him and I just threw kind of push stuff aside in my township or my farm shop. I said, "Look, this is what I like to do in Hugo Township. Apply for the flex fund grants." And he said, "Okay." We put worked all this stuff. About three days later, he called me up
and said, "That ain't going to work, Dennis." He said, "Your project ain't big enough for the flag." He said, "This is what I think we should do." And basically, I went along with this and I had my input on this, but Tyler, give credit where is due. This is what the This is
how he did the proposal. Three townships in Steel County have come together to get a project approved under this fund. Edenale, Hugle, and Nro Township Four Street Southeast. This is currently a
13-mi stretch of road that is all gravel and some spots considered minimum maintenance. That's our black black perry roads we call them. Okay. The idea behind this request to make a rate major road through thoroughfare through the townships and give the local egg
producers the ability to travel on township roads to the North Dakota highway system versus taking their equipment along the heavily traveled county roads. This project includes aggregate surfacing, a large amount of grading, a small grade, and railroad
crossing improvements. This has been a major conversation for years, and to have a project like this completed so as to alleviate the egg producer traffic from the county road. Additionally, this road connects the county road with the
North Dakota highway system. Due to the size and cost of this project, the township would not normally be able to fund this. If approved, the township have agreed they would put some money into this. Well, I I I got this is the Tyler. He did work with us. I'll just
give you that. So, you know, yeah, he worked with us. I don't know what he talked to. Uh he talked to had to talk to Ben. Well, we know that it was went through it was applied through the flex fund
and you had to be brief and what you had asked for. For some reason or another, we even asked our legislature why they did that. We asked Bent Severson who was on the board. He said, "By the time we get to approve of these things, there is no chance to approve them or
disapprove." He said, "Decisions are all made. to hand us the projects that are going to be approved. So he said the people who actually had the PE authority approved got no say. But he said there was four projects statewide that
they disapproved in the flex funded and they funded them in the prairie dog fund. Well, one was in pass county and one was in Grand Forks County. They poured a bunch of money into that. Yeah, they give it this is $854,000 for this project. Yeah, the
culverts were improved and signed we're we're in those. But I think that if there's some culverts that are included in this, they're probably smaller culverts. >> Yeah, there there's no there's no there's no major uh >> So, the reason I asked that is even though some of the equipments would be
similar, in order to do a big culvert crossing like this, your main piece of equipment is the big backhoe, which you're probably not going to use on the road project. So, if you wanted to get this done this year, you know, you may get some cost savings bidding it together. But the other uncertainty in this world is how much your steel price
is going to go up a year from now. And >> do do you guys have the money to >> We could go We could go half on it. Yes, we do. >> Okay. Looks so Let's >> And and then >> what do you guys want to do? >> This is This is a culbert. That's best of Tony Richards that you're talking about or Dennis
>> Gilbert Gilbert. It's Gilbert. I thought another Yeah. brother call. >> Yeah, I know. I know the different we've had several projects and to keep them straight is and and I would go with what Mike says cuz it's >> my my expertise is nothing. So, you know,
>> well, I I just know that you're anxious to get this project done and I just >> another another thing is if we're if we vote to do that, u this may go away one day as well. >> So, >> we have another one that's coming in right after you. Um so, just keep that
in mind, guys. But this may go away eventually. >> I had related to Dennis at the town at their township meeting that we've done this in the past and that if you wanted it done, he should come to the meeting and he's here. >> Yeah. >> So, >> I'm I'm okay with with doing that as
well. >> Is that a motion? >> That is a motion. >> Motion made by Perry. Second. >> So, what's the motion for >> to >> is it to go 50/50 on a culvert? We can finance up to two years with them. >> What would you like to do? You can go with the project.
>> Yeah. Well, we'll bid it out. >> The project. >> No, we're bidding the project. Okay. >> Bidding the project. >> I want to see a bid first. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to move ahead and receive a bid for doing that project. >> Okay. >> Second. >> I'll second that. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor?
>> I opposed. Motion carried. So, we'll we'll we'll ask for bids >> and then we'll see where that goes. >> Okay. Yeah. cuz I don't know how to bid these projects here. >> Yeah, we'll get >> we'll get it taken care of. >> Okay. >> Okay.
>> Okay. That that'll be and then uh that the P Street project that be upcoming thing and then >> guess there'll be other times that we'd have to talk about that that first of all the legislator is going to like you have to put the money into the brain dog
funds and >> Well, the good news of that is the brain dog budgets are actually filming it. So >> yeah, he said he said they put $110 million into them and they're filling them. That that's what the biggest said. They put $110 million into it is what he
told us that the the township meeting in hope. So I asked him if you think he not going to fill arrest give us he give us a real politician's answer now saying yes we're going to put every dollar but he didn't say no we're not. We did try
asking him. So So, I'm kind of optimistic that they're going to do that. >> Thank you, Dennis. >> Yeah. Okay. >> All right. Um, I see Finley Township's out there. Should we take care of them right now, too?
>> I'll stand up. Good morning. >> Good morning. You guys want to just stand by the mic there or sit down by the mic? That'd be great. If you could or whoever speaking for sure, >> that's a >> I can help you along. So on the Bugby
Road, they have a culvert that's uh a 9 foot by 30 foot culvert and it's all roughed out on the bottom. Um it's been kind of a troublesome for their township for the last five, six, seven years or more. Um
this is another project just like the one we just had. They are coming in here to see if we'd help pay for it, I believe. >> Yes. Well, I'm trying to figure out who's responsible for it because before any of you guys were on the
board, I've met with commissioners three, four times and we call it the Thorson one. That one I do have signed papers on that the county turned it over to us after it blew out and they were going to replace it. And I thought this
bugby road was the same way, but if you want to claim it, that's fine. Can I zero in on where you're at? >> What road you give up? So being between 15 to 16 and 16. >> Which one is that? Sorry,
>> which one is it? 109. Well, it's not that possessive. Is that the effective register? road. Yeah. It's a minimum age this road. >> Yeah. >> So, it's another one of your numbered
bridges that are not on the federal inspection system, which is what the skull structure report was tasted. >> So, they call it a bridge. >> It was a bridge at one point in history. Excellent. So, there's a
prior to the '9s when they came out with the uh current federal bridge inspection program, there was a bigger bridge listing map, but then when they changed to the federal inspection program, they dropped off all the bridges less than 20 ft, but we still have the map of what
all the bridges in the valley were at a certain point in history. So, this is one of the numbered bridges back from today. And I guess coming from last year when uh the road superintendent brought out this map and said that you know this is one of their structures. It was a county
structure because as the township was going we thought this was our responsibility >> and uh after I found out that it's not our responsibility. It's kind of why we're here because we've been trying to work on getting it fixed. Um it's one of two roads that connects the north and
the south side of our township. The other one's a county road. So, it's a it's getting to be a very more used road than minimum maintenance now because u of the land that was purchased by different uh farmers up there now. So, it's it's I know we're going to gravel
it again this year. Part of it we graveled it before. It's just it's a it's an important road and uh getting to be more of an important road I should say. >> And his equipment is getting wider. Yeah, >> they're veering off of the county road because of that narrow bridge to the
south of Brad Clayos. >> I know we're we're guilty of that. We're going away from that narrow bridge and taking that road. And there's that old multiplate sitting by
that Thorson corner. it. I know Richard's probably looked at it many times, but is that something that could get moved and put over in there? >> Um, I'd have to look at that again to I I
don't I don't remember how long that is or >> it's it's long enough. I've measured it, >> but as far as the good part, you know, it's bent up. >> Well, could you guy kind of straighten it a little bit and >> I don't know. Maybe. I don't
I don't know. I think the best bet would be probably have Mike do a hydraulic study out there to see really what size culvert it needs to be and then we can look at that culvert as well but do a study on them to see what needs what it needs to be.
>> Is that multiplate that you're talking about was that an arch pipe? >> Yes. >> Well, no. It's hard to say. It's hard to say. >> It's a bolted together multiplate. I mean, they're what, three foot, four foot sections, and there's about six sections, I think, around.
>> It's kind of a squash type deal. >> If it was a squash bottom, it was an arch pipe. Uh, they were very popular in the 80s, but the problem with those culverts is when they have that when they're bigger and they have that flatter bottom like that. What we've
seen over and over and over is that they're very sensitive to how they were installed. They entirely they completely depend on the strength of the back fill at the corners of that. So I've seen dozens of these where what typically happens is if those corners settle just
a little bit bottom pops up and then they fold in on themselves. >> That's what happened that one. >> Yeah. And it's it's once they lose that strength the first time, it's dang hard to try and get them to fit back together again. So, just to put that out there, I've seen dozens of these that just
didn't We actually had a large legal drain that I was on at one point and within the first five years that one of these was put in, it failed. Every other one was fine, but that particular one failed. So, they're just so sensitive to that soil. So, I just throw that out there. Sometimes they're I don't know,
you can spend an awful lot of money putting it in and then find out, you know, in a couple months it's still not going to be there. I know we have kind of designed it so the water runs over the road to the south of it so it doesn't blow the culvert out all the time. >> Well, we had more problems before with
it until that one years with the floods and stuff just it was easier to let the water go over the road than replace that filter all the time. Yeah, it only water events the only time I ever sees more more a lot of water.
Otherwise, it's it's just a smaller graph. So, it's the size of that other huge range. >> Mhm. >> Huge events. >> So, we want to do a study to see what size culver should go in there. And then
we're still trying to figure out the responsibility, correct? Whose culbert it is. Yeah. >> So, how are we going to decide that? I don't know. I I'm not sure how we should do that because what we've done now is we've we've paid for half on these coarts, but
>> there's real no documentation. >> Probably not. Yeah. >> So, that was a bridge at one time. It was a bridge at one time. I saw one time that somebody county or >> did the county the county must have paid for the culver in there I'm guessing
>> the first one yeah >> but you know it was back when Joe Hansen Sherman Dickerson and those Billy Develin those guys were on the board and back then it was it was easier for them to say we're
going to close the road than to put something back or that's when Ruth Bullix was the auditor. So I don't know if there's a way that again >> in the art you give us this month here. We'll take a look to see if we have any records for
it. >> I guess I'd like to know the year that there was a bridge when that bridge flew out. I don't know that you're gonna find it in common bus, you know, >> because all the years I've driven over that road, it's I've never driven over a
bridge. >> It's always been a cover. >> So, this is actually on what's technically called Middle Branch Loose River. >> It's got some large structures on it. This is the one where we uh replaced the
structure of Pashar with box covers, big box covers. So depending on how the overflow works on it or the 38, >> would would uh a lot crossing work
in that? >> I you have to take a look at it, I guess. Is this is it got a fairly I mean is it is it an abrupt drop into the channel? Is there a fairly gentle slope? >> It's gentle now. I guess we did.
>> We filled that in over here, haven't we? It's got a 9 foot culvert in it. >> That's going to be a pretty good drop. >> You're probably talking 12 feet maybe from the bottom of the channel to the top of the road. >> There's not much present.
>> There you go. Yeah. So maybe you're talking 10, 11, but to cut that out to get it down to a low water crossing to try and spoke the road back >> depending on how the the valley looks can be can be challenging to put a cover to
by the time you get older. >> Did you say it's 109-09? Yep. >> We can look at a couple options. depending on how the department looks there options for >> well I don't I don't know how big of a
rush it is but I mean it's trusted hope to have somebody go across it and I mean it's held up for a couple of years now and who's going to be the lucky one >> well let's take do our research on our
end this month and then next month we readress it um how long would it take to do a study on that You could have a couple weeks. >> Okay. So, if you can have that study for us for the next meeting, we'll >> long as you promise it doesn't smell good, >> right? >> Yeah, I promise that.
>> Do you want Mike to send us the study and then you send it out to the township or do you want it to go straight to the township or how do you want them? >> Uh, send it to us and then we can share with the township and then they can look at it before our meeting as well.
Then everybody's informed about it. for the meeting. That seemed right guys. Yeah. >> Yes. >> You want that back in May? >> If you guys can come back in May, we'll try to do our research and get
everything figured out. >> We won't be in the field. Yes. >> Okay. Well, um, thanks for coming in, guys. >> Yep. Thank you guys for your time. make um those files that
>> well let's move on. Let's talk about the county tour. April 14th, 10 a.m. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> When is it? >> You know, I might be >> I might be here.
>> I might be in court that day. >> Okay. Wait, hold on. >> I got jury duty that day, I think. >> Yeah. >> Is it that date? >> Yeah. >> So, I might I might be here, but I might not be able.
>> I thought they moved it by one day to avoid important dates. >> The morning. >> I believe I would have asked Jessica, but I know we worked with her to go around the court schedule. Is that correct? >> They're coming on the tour Tuesday. >> Yep. Of course, Wednesday morning is a
jury trial. >> Doug's still on >> as of right now. >> Good. >> Let you know if it's Yeah. And then your Tuesday courts Wednesday, right? >> Yeah. Jury trials in the morning till noon. We have regular court in the afternoon and then jury trial Thursday,
Friday. It'll continue then. >> So, should we have one person there too? And I believe Wayne is not. Wayne, you're gone that day, right? >> I won't be here. >> I went last time they were here and I was actually okay talking to
>> I had the counsel jury trial. >> No, we moved it. >> I know, but I have to cancel. I was supposed to get out. >> Oh, you're cancel >> Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. The jury. >> So, wait here. >> I'm here. >> Okay. >> I can probably make it to long as I'm not. Yeah. I'll be around too if we
need. >> Okay. >> We'll see guys. I'm not very good at showing talent. >> They just kind of That's how you have me. >> You can do all the talking. >> They like to take a look. >> I'll try making a not Brandon or if you want to come and
>> we'll just stay in touch. >> Yep. Um, in the improvement gaming, you guys need to make a motion for that. >> Just for the year out there, >> we have a motion for that. >> We'll move.
>> Motion made by Brandon. Second. >> I'll second that. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. What's that? Proxy vote. >> Supposed to be proxy vote. Uh it's the name need you guys to name
Kyle to the uh Northeast crib as a proxy for Steel County. >> Okay, we have a motion for that. >> I'll make that motion. I'll second. >> Motion made by Brandon, second by Perry. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. Summer lawn
care by Jacobson's. Did everybody take a look at the quote they gave? It was about $11,000 if I remember right for the year. I think that's pretty similar to last year, isn't it? >> I >> Yeah, I think it's pretty similar to last year. Looks like the same
>> different bids or just do one bid. >> What do we do last time? >> We just did that. >> Required required to get more in the water. >> No, not >> anything less than 250,000. You don't have to. >> Is everybody pretty happy with the job
that they did? >> They did a nice job. >> And they do more than just mowing. If you need to quote, they do cutting the granles and >> Yeah. I'll move to approve the Jacobson Brothers quote for long term. >> Motion made by Perry. Second.
>> Second. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. >> Okay. This is the end of yearly townships. Is this for their general fund balance? >> Okay.
>> And they have to they have to we have to submit that so they can get um funding. >> Okay. Does everybody want to look at this just for dollar amounts in their fund? >> I don't know. Is it carpenter that has quite a bit? They're saving up for a culvert project.
Why they have extra? >> How much do they have? pay for it themselves. >> I can't remember what call it by.
>> Well, that other one by uh or by uh Iris main. >> Yeah. >> Well, to the west. >> Uh do we have a motion? >> Move to approve that >> motion made by Perry. Second. >> Second.
>> Second by Brandon. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. >> Motion carries. >> So when did we rent tents and it is >> they're going to be out here at our celebration. >> That's So you're pay for them? >> We paid for it. So
>> half of that is >> or get reimbured for reimbured by the city. >> Okay. go without >> easier to put it all under us cuz I believe either two 10's going to be here Wayne two or one >> there's be one here
and then we have to do >> well it is to put together so there is two >> we have to have a motion to make a Janna election inspector do we have that motion >> I'll make that motion >> motion made by Brandon second
>> second by Perry all in favor I >> opposed. Motion carried. >> I think that's everything except for the bills. Correct. for >> uh Kyle
for Ste County for them. N C R I northeast So yes. >> Oh yeah. Oh, rare new radios are obsolete though. Seven years guaranteed. >> They doubt it. >> No,
>> they doubt it. >> No. No. Being told and being guaranteed are very two very different things in the radio. >> Thanks. about 30 40 minutes after you
open the box 75 years they can't keep >> you can you won't be able to talk to anybody then you get mad be cool away so I >> think that's unfair for them to do that to our world
>> law enforcement emergency services >> I'm quite certain that nothing has been thrown home since the 80s. >> You might be on or something about that. >> Um, >> the 80s. You mean the 60s? >> Yeah, the 60s. >> Well, actually
I found Richard the summer help application. >> I told him to call. >> I told her I I found a bunch from the 80s and I I I was going to start calling people to see if they were still
There you go. $5 an hour. We can >> do a lot better than that. >> Oh god, that's funny. >> Yeah, you should see if you can find that because I doubt >> Well, I um Yeah, I found I've been finding personnel files from 77.
>> Wow. >> So, um yeah, >> to me, I just don't know. Like I said, I don't know if the county went in and replaced that. Wonder if that'd be upstairs or >> the problem. Well, those plans,
>> what year did they start doing this? So, >> that's they could be upstairs, but there is so much that I still haven't gotten through in just in in the first office. Um, but I know there
there's a ton of branch left. I'll start fading and see if I can record that. >> I'll look through some of the commissioner minutes, but I don't know. We'll see. >> Yeah, I know. >> I might have the time when it got done.
>> Wait, here David was auditor. That was she was on her forever. >> So that's been over 25 years ago. I found it was her on >> but she was also there for a long time. >> She was also there for what? 20 years >> and she was a deputy auditor before that >> for 25 years. So it's probably been 35
years of all I have run across some records with her on them. So that's I asked I was like who the hell >> but I can look at the minutes but >> I I think we've since we've done this so I think we've always just paid half
>> that's kind of otherwise we changed things and then all of a sudden I just curious when you started doing that half uh I'm it started when I got on the board. Okay. >> I think that's a pretty good
>> I think that's the only thing we can >> be generous. >> Yeah. >> Because otherw I mean the bad thing it's a dirt road. Um then like I said we need to see bids and then we need to see >> all that stuff. >> Yeah.
>> After speaking like a certified letter or like a ship they >> should be getting something that day when >> Charlie write it up from now on. >> Yeah. I think that would be a Charlie. >> So we should probably go back. >> Yes. >> Which ones we've done. Well, we we
should uh >> we've done several just in the last but there are those I mean those minutes were >> they're recording >> was pretty we made clear but they're >> once if it washes out we're out we're done.
I mean, if we're talking about a ownership or responsibility for that road or the bridge, that will be a legal question of thought could be >> maybe have a letter or some kind of legal document
>> just the documentation of >> probably be best to have them sign make something up and have them sign it from as well as the minutes cuz I don't want to bring up Whatever you have is technically the answer. Well, and if say if none of us are on this board and
another project or the same project comes involved, that's the I mean the agreement should be here. >> But if you guys do, right? We should at least have a list of all the projects that we've done that way. That way you guys can
>> that should be in one file. So you should say, okay, this is our this is our bridge removal, culvert removal, share projects. Yeah, because I think there's just going to be more and more of them. Oh, >> yeah. Moving forward. >> Well, and we what we started doing or
started when we did this because we said always that this may end at any time. There's going to be a time where we're going to be able to afford to do more here. >> Make a motion to approve the bills. >> Motion made by Brandon. Second. >> I'll second that.
>> All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carried. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> One thing before just information only. >> So I don't know who all knows about the we all know about what's coming up in
June, but part of it was to look at the old log cabin. So I thought I'd bring that up real quick. Um so we went in there uh last >> summer, land of the summer. Um then I
open up the door and there's actually one of the logs is on the ground and it's for the one side. It's not a huge support one. Um but since that time over the winter the roof is now it's caving in a little bit inside. I
finally found somebody to come and look at it. Just a local contractor. I knew what the answer is going to be. It was going to be we going to touch this. So that's what the answer I got. He doesn't think it's safe for anybody to be in it. um as far as in there for a long period of
time. Um when there's a load on the roof such as the winter time um and we're going to need somebody's if you want to get it fixed, we're going to need a specialized somebody to come and look at that. So I'm reaching out to the Amish to come in and look at it. That's
what everybody told me. I reached out to Mayville. As you guys go through May, you probably seen that they lost theirs last year in the storm and you see what they did and that's what they did, too. However, they have decided that is they can't have it anymore. So, they're not even going to fix theirs up. That one's
going to be gone. So, that's what they decided. So, hopefully in the next couple weeks, maybe we can have somebody look at it and then I'll come back hopefully in May and give me a price and what they think. I think there's actually might be a donor out there that's very interested in giving us some
money to help with that project. So, but right now it is not going to be open for the general public at all. I am going to have the guys go in there um and clean it out. That's why I asked him to stay, excuse me, stay here.
Are they not? Well, hopefully we'll more next month. I have no idea what it's going to cost right now. And then you guys can decide at that time what you think. >> Did you get a hold of an Amish person or >> I got a guy from um they had to call me. I got to call him again.
>> Uh it's from up north to one of them up in the Minnesota over by uh where area. >> Oh >> that group over there. >> Sure. >> Yeah. I got a good connection. That's who maybe I brought in to look at it real quick. So and then I have another one connection to the ones that are in
southern Minnesota too. I got a phone number for them too. We have a couple options. So, it's this information. We'll find out more next month, maybe. >> Sounds good. Okay. Do we have a motion to adjurnn? >> Move to adjourn.
>> Motion made by Perry. >> Second. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried. It's >> what time? >> 9:20. >> Thank you everybody.
Well, Richard, by the way, um