Government : Board of Supervisor Meeting Minutes 9/22/15

September 22, 2015 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Frese, Hertle and Wiley present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley, to approve the minutes of September 15 and 16, 2015. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. Moved by Wiley, seconded by Hertle, to approve vendor checks numbered 216209 through 216384, payroll checks numbered 138371 through 138414, and ACH deposits numbered 25299 through 25434, for payment. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley, to renew the contract between Benton County and TMS for Medicaid reimbursed transportation services, for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, unless the State of Iowa would override the contract. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. The time of 9:15 .m. having arrived, the board opened the public hearing on a land use change requested by John and Jul Tuttle. Marc Greenlee presented the technical information in accordance with the Benton County Agricultural Land Use Preservation Ordinance. The change in use is on approximately 1 acre located in the SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 23-85-9 and is to change the classification to a single residential use. A new well and septic, which may need to be a nonconventional system, would be needed for the new residence. There is an existing residence on part of parcel, which will remain and has a conforming well and septic. Hearing no further comment, it was moved by Wiley, seconded by Hertle, to approve the request for a land use change from agricultural to non-agricultural on approximately one acre for a residential purpose on a parcel generally described as being located in the SE ¼ SE ¼ of Sec. 23-85-9. Voting aye were Frese, Hertle, and Wiley. Nays none. Motion carried. The Board selected two pieces of artwork created by Gloria Orcutt to be displayed on the first floor of the courthouse Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley to adopt Resolution #15-72 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE. Voting aye were Frese, Hertle, and Wiley. Nays none. Motion carried. R E S O L U T I O N #15-72 BE IT RESOLVED by the Benton County Board of Supervisors that the following described Secondary Road be closed for CONSTRUCTION effective from September 23, 2015, through the completion of the project. From the SCL of Walford south approximately 1 mile to Benton-Iowa Rd along County Route W30 (Benton-Linn Road) in Florence Township. Signed this 22nd day of September, 2015. BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR’S _______________________________________ Chairperson _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ATTEST: ______________________________ Auditor Moved by Wiley, seconded by Hertle to adopt Resolution #15-73 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE. Voting aye were Frese, Hertle, and Wiley. Nays none. Motion carried R E S O L U T I O N #15-73 BE IT RESOLVED by the Benton County Board of Supervisor’s that the following described Secondary Road be closed for MAINTENANCE effective from September 28, 2015, through the completion of the project. At the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co. crossing along 33rd Avenue in Florence Township between US Hwy 151 (79th St.) and Benton-Iowa Rd. Signed this 22nd day of September, 2015. BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR’S _______________________________________ Chairperson _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ATTEST: ______________________________ Auditor Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley, to direct the chair to sign the Title Plan Sheet for the grading project: Project No, L-BE-01-15. Voting aye were Frese, Hertle, and Wiley. Nays none. Motion carried. Moved by Wiley, seconded by Hertle, to set Tuesday October 6, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and date to for the bid letting on project L-BE-01-15. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. Moved by Wiley, seconded by Hertle, to accept resignation of Roger Junge from Benton County Secondary Roads, effective November 30, 2015. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. The resignation is due to retirement. Deputy Auditor Gina Edler reviewed the website pages that she is developing for the Board of Supervisors. Edler requested guidance on specific information to be included in the board’s pages of the website. The board indicated that they were pleased with the development so far and provided ideas for additional information. Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley, to adjourn. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. ____________________________________ Donald H. Frese, Chairman ATTEST: _____________________________________ Gina Edler, Benton County Deputy Auditor