Board of Supervisors Minutes

December 8, 2009

The Tama County Board of Supervisors met at 9:30 a.m., December 8, 2009.
Present: 1st District Supervisor, Larry Vest; 2nd District Supervisor,
Kendall Jordan and 3rd District Supervisor, Dan Wilkens.

Motion by Wilkens, seconded by Vest to approve the minutes of the
December 1st, 2009, regular meeting. All voted aye. Motion carried.

The Board met with Bill Christensen, Tama County Zoning Administrator,
to discuss the need to create a Wind Zoning Ordinance in Tama County.
He presented a proposal prepared by Marty Wymore, Region 6 Planning
Commission. This was discussed and some changes suggested. This will
be discussed again at next week's meeting.

The Veteran's office has made a request to get a charge card for their
office to use. This requires the Board of Supervisors approval. Motion
by Wilkens, seconded by Jordan to authorize a credit card for the
Veteran's office. All voted aye. Motion carried.

Bob Etzel, Tama County Conservation Director, was present to let the
Board know that the Conservation Board has received a grant form the
Resource Enhancement and Protection Program for the purchase of some
land around Otter Creek Park. This has been an ongoing project and is
the third piece of land that has been acquired. He would like the Board
to approve the deposit of the check into the Land Acquisition and
Development Fund for the purchase of land for Otter Creek Park. Motion
by Jordan, seconded by Wilkens to approve the deposit of $100,257.09 of
grant funds into the Conservation Land Acquisition & Development Fund
(LAD):

RESOLUTION12-8-2009A

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tama County Board of Supervisors approves the
deposit of $100,257.09 of grant funds into the Land Acquisition &
Development Fund (0027) for the purchase of land for the conservation
department.

Roll Call Vote: Vest, aye. Jordan, aye. Wilkens, aye. Resolution
passed and adopted this 8th day of December 2009. Larry Vest, Chairman,
Board of Supervisors.

Motion by Jordan, seconded by Wilkens to approve the claims for payment
as presented. All voted aye. Motion carried.

Chairman Vest adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m.