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Call to Order

Attendance: Town officers, guests

Clerk's Report

Treasurer's Report

AUGUST 2023
Total Funds on Hand 8/1/2023 $249,682.23
Plus: Deposits $7,542.79
---Interest on Accounts 500.99
---Payment in Lieu of Taxes 3,903.80
---Taconite Production Tax 3,138.00
Less: Disbursements $1,420.91
---Payroll 348.71
---MATIT Insurance 970.00
---Other Expenses 102.20
Total Funds on Hand 8/31/2023 $255,804.11
Checks Written #1924 - #1929
No transfers to the Checking Account will be needed

Old Business

• Update on the deputy clerk position
• Update on the West Branch Road

New Business

• Township tree/branch drop off
• Election Allocation Fund - Lita Wallace
• How to register for Absentee Ballots for any election - Lita Wallace
• MN Department of Natural Resources Community Wildfire Defense Grants - Ed Potter
• Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) via Webinar - Douglas Nelson
• Snow plowing Renewal Application due on September 15, 2023
• Trail, mower, loon, no wake signs
• Options and cost of repair for the township area on West Branch Road

Correspondence

Received:

• Email from MN Department of Natural Resources forwarded by Ed Potter re-Community Wildfire Defense Grants
• Email from Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT) re 2023 LRIP (Local Road Improvement Program) funding and upcoming webinars
• Email from St. Louis County re-snow plowing renewal application form to be submitted by September 15, 2023
• Email from MAT re-District 10 meeting and election
• Email from Cathy Rouleau of St. Louis County Association of Townships (SLCAT) re-date change of Candidate Forum running for District 10 Director at MAT
• Email Community Development newsletter from St. Louis County inviting the public to learn about Community Development Block Grant Funds
• 2024 Levy Form from St. Louis County Auditor's Office to be filled out and submitted by September 15, 2023
• Email from MN Association of Townships re-"4-Corners CTAS Training for Clerks and Treasurers"
• Bill from MN Association of Townships for attendance by town clerk to 4-Corners Clerk Training in Grand Rapids in October
• Application for deputy clerk position
• Forwarded email from Pickle Publishing sent by Cathy Rouleau of SLCAT re-"Investigative Report on Youtube: Public mislead re-$834,197 theft from MATIT"
• 533-page 2023 Election Laws from St. Louis County Elections
• Email from Victor Lund, Traffic Engineer, sent by Christine Clark of St. Louis County Public Works Department re-2023 LRIP eligibility requirements, funding, etc.
• Email from St. Louis County Planning and Community Development re-NE MN HOME Consortium Public Meeting HOME Funding Process
• August 2023 Newsletter via email from MN Association of Townships
• Email from MN Association of Townships re- update on LRIP Funding Information
• Email from Dewey Johnson, Emergency Operations Manager of St. Louis County sent by Holly Olson St. Louis County Sheriff's Office requesting an initial damage assessment they are conducting from the storm on September 5, 2023
• Email from Cathy Rouleau of SLCAT re-info on September and October 2023 SLCAT meetings
• Email from Ray Barnes of North Star re-new piece of software, ISMTrack (Invasive Species Management Tracking System) to use in conjunction with EDDMapS (Early Detection Distribution Mapping System)

Sent:

• Mailed completed 2024 Levy Form to St. Louis County Auditor's Office

Public Comment: This is a courtesy extended to persons wishing to address the Board. No more than one (1) public comment per citizen will be accepted per meeting. Comment information with your name and topic of comment must be submitted to the clerk via email (peqclerk@gmail.com) three (3) days before the scheduled meeting. Your presentation will be limited to two (2) minutes.

Public Comment requests:

• Invasive Species new software reporting: Ray Barnes
• West Branch Road Repair: Bonnie Dressen, John Brickley, Daryle Waldriff, Scott Mead, Nancy Nilsen

Next Meeting, October 10, 2023, 7:00 p.m.

Adjourn meeting