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>> WE CAN CALL THE MARCH 8TH BOARD
[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair Dranttel]
OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING TO ORDER AND START WITH THE FLAG PLEDGE LED BY COMMISSIONER COLE.>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING ALL.
FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS TO SILENCE THE CELL PHONES.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CHANGES, ADDITIONS, SUBTRACTIONS? THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> NEXT IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[Consent Agenda]
>> JACK, YOUR QUESTION, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL SOMETHING OFF OR?
>> WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO PULL IT OFF.
DO I NEED TO PULL IT OFF TO DISCUSS?
>> YOU CAN HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION.
>> BRIEF DISCUSSION, I'LL ASK MANDY, ON THE COUNTY FEEDLOT ANNUAL REPORT.
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THESE OVER THE YEARS. CERTAINLY, I KNOW.
COULD YOU GIVE A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF HOW YOU FELT 2021 WAS HANDLED.
>> BASED ON ALL OF THE CURRENT EVENTS WITH THE PANDEMIC, OUR FIELD LOT OFFICERS DID AS MUCH AS THEY POSSIBLY COULD WITH RESPECT TO THE FEEDLOT PRODUCERS AND GOING ONSITE, ALL THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED.
THAT DID NOT CHANGE. BUT ESSENTIALLY THEY WERE WORKING OUTSIDE, SO THEY WERE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THEIR JOB.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL THOSE IN FAVORS?
>> NEXT IS PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
[Public Appearances]
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES TODAY?>> JIM WEIBULL, I'VE JUST SPOKE TO JACK ABOUT 77, SO WE GOT THAT UNDER CONTROL.
I'M HERE AS I WANT, 868 AS WELL.
THAT'S THE NEW ONE WITH THE PUMPS AND WE GOT TO GET THEM BABIES FIRED UP HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF WATER IN THE FIELDS NOW, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF IT.
YOU'RE PROBABLY ABOUT AS FRUSTRATED AS I THINK THE LANDOWNERS ARE.
BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THEM GUYS UP AND RUNNING WITHIN A WEEK AND A HALF MAYBE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD ASK THIS IS THAT YOU GIVE THE AUTHORITY THE GOOD HONOR AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO GET THAT DONE.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GUYS HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> MADAM CHAIR NATE HAS THE SAME OPINION, YOU DO TOO.
>> BUT THEY JUST GOT TO LISTEN TO THE POOR GUY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATION.
[Administration]
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY AND BOTH OF THEM ARE CONCERNING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND.
THE FIRST ONE IS IN REGARD TO THE ARP BUDGET RESOLUTION.
DURING THE NOVEMBER 23RD, 2021 BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD APPROVED A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS AND THE AMOUNT OF $6,657,323.
THE COUNTY HAD ALREADY SAVED THE FIRST HALF OF PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,328,661.50.
THE SECOND HALF PAYMENT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS SPRING SOMETIME.
THE NEXT STEP OUTLINED WITHIN THE 2021 RESOLUTION IS TO ESTABLISH A BUDGET FOR THE ARPA FUNDS WITHIN YOUR PACKET AS A RESOLUTION REITERATING THE LANGUAGE IN THE NOVEMBER 2021 ARPA RESOLUTION, IN ADDITION TO PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING BUDGET OF OUR FUNDS INTO THE REVENUE REPLACEMENT PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AGENCY CATEGORY.
EXCUSE ME. THIS CATEGORY PROVIDES BROADER FLEXIBILITY AND GREATER SIMPLICITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OVERALL FUNDS AND PROGRAM.
TODAY, I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION, ESTABLISHING THE ERPA BUDGET.
>> MENTOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATOR LAND CAMERA?
>> NO QUESTIONS, MADAM CHAIR, JUST WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED THIS IN A WORKSHOP, THIS CONCEPT OF GIVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO THE COUNTY TO SPEND THE FUNDS IN WAYS AND MOST HELP CONSTITUENTS.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SARAH, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> THE SECOND ITEM, I HAVE FOR YOU IS
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THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS RESOLUTION REGARDING ERPA BUDGET.IT'S AGAIN WITHIN YOUR PACKET, I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REALLOCATE FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON JANUARY 25TH AT 2022 AS FUND BALANCE RESERVES IN THE AMOUNT OF $802,583.50.
THEN THIS WOULD BE MOVED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS WITH IT BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY.
THIS WAS RELATED TO THE BUILDING PURCHASE OF 1301 MARSHALL STREET IN ST. PETER IN DECEMBER OF 2021.
SERVICES RELATED TO MITIGATION AND PROFESSION OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH CARE WILL BE OFFERED ON-SITE IN ADDITION TO THE RELOCATION OF THE POWER OF CLUBHOUSE AND THE HHS OR HEALTH IN HUMAN SERVICES ADULT MENTAL HEALTH UNITS STAFF.
TODAY, AGAIN, I'M ASKING YOU FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO REALLOCATE THE FUNDS FROM FUND BALANCE RESERVES, TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS?
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE UNDER RESOLUTION FIRST UNDER THE THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
I'M JUST NOTICING IT NOW IT SHOULD BE APPROVED THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
>> SEE. YEP. I CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. THAT'S JUST A CLERICAL. THAT'S FINE.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN THE SENTENCE, THE WHEREAS CLAUSE ABOVE, AND I'M PROBABLY READING THIS BACKWARDS, SO IT SAYS THE BUDGET CHANGE.
I'M SORRY. THERE ARE FOUR, EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY.
FROM THE FUND BALANCE RESERVE TO THE ARPA FUNDS, I WOULD'VE THOUGHT IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND THAT WE WERE DOING FUNDS FROM ARPA TO GENERAL RESERVE.
>> WITH THE JANUARY 25TH, THE BUDGET APPROVAL FORM, THEY WERE INITIATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND, TO THE FUND BALANCE TO ADDRESS THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING.
TODAY, I'M ASKING TO TAKE IT FROM WHAT WE ORIGINALLY APPROVED FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO MOVE IT INTO THE ERPA FUNDS FOR OUR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES?
>> I'M GOING TO ACCEPT THAT, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> WE'RE GOOD. ALL THE SMILES. [LAUGHTER]
>> MADAM CHAIR, CAN YOU GIVE US A REALLY BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?
>> [LAUGHTER] YES. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PRESS RELEASES OR IN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT THE CLOSURE OF THE NORTH MANKATO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING EFFECTIVE MARCH 1ST.
STAFF, THAT INCLUDES HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STAFF, AND PROBATION STAFF, HAVE SINCE RELOCATED TO SOME OF THEM AT THE PROBATION AGENTS ARE AT THE NORTH MANKATO PD.
SOME HAVE MOVED UPSTAIRS TO THE THIRD FLOOR PROBATION OFFICE.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STAFF HAVE MOVED FROM NORTH MANKATO TO ST. PETER, IN THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR, AND SOME OF THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH STAFF HAVE STARTED TO TRANSITION UP TO 1301 MARSHALL STREET.
IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A DOMINO EFFECT FOR THE STAFF WITH IT, BUT THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH IT.
MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN ON-SITE WITH THE MOVERS AND WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTORS TO START THE ACTUAL DEMOLITION WITHIN THE NORTH MANKATO BUILDING.
>> YES. VERY MUCH AS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
>> IT'S MORE LIKE A DELICATE BALLY OF BODIES.
>> CORRECT. SARAH, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE.
[Informational Items]
>> MADAM CHAIR, JUST TWO THINGS TO NOTE, NORMALLY IN MARCH WE DO A NEW DRIVE OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND DO A LITTLE COMPETITION TO SEE WHICH DEPARTMENT CAN BRING IN THE MOST CASH OR FOOD DONATIONS.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT NEXT WEEK.
THEN SECOND, THEY HAD ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, BOTH FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS JUST WELL AS ATTENDANCE ISSUES, AND STARTED TO SEE AN INCREASE IN ABSENCES THAT WERE RESULTING IN TRUANCY REFERRALS.
WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR TRUANCY POLICY TO FIND AVENUES OF DOING EARLIER INTERVENTION TO AVOID GETTING TO THE NEED TO FILE A PETITION IN COURT.
WE'VE UPDATED OUR POLICY AND PRACTICE TO INCLUDE A MEETING THAT WE INVITE PARENTS TO EARLY WHEN THEY HAVE HAD EARLIER ABSENCES, AND THE CHILD AND THE PARENT COME TO THAT MEETING.
WE'VE STARTED THAT IN SAINT PETER AND HOPE TO EXPAND THAT TO MANKATO.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S SOME EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT PROVIDING SOME INCENTIVES.
SMALL INCENTIVES TO STUDENTS FOR COMING TO SCHOOL AND BEHAVIOR.
I'M GOING TO USE SOME OF MY FORFEITURE DOLLARS TO HELP PROBATION WITH SOME OF THOSE SMALL INCENTIVES TO STUDENTS THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE TRUANCY INTERVENTION OFFICER TO UTILIZE.
THOSE ARE THE UPDATES THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE REPORTS. COMMISSIONER LUCKY.
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>> FIRST I WENT THROUGH THE DITCH MEETING IN GAILLARD 10 DAYS AGO, I SUPPOSE, AND WAS UP AT AMC.
I TOOK THE FIRST BUS TO THE CAPITAL, AND TOOK THE LAST BUS BACK TO THE HOTEL.
I MADE THREE ROUND TRIPS BETWEEN THE CAPITAL AND THE SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WENT TO PRESENTATIONS BY FOUR SENATORS AND FOUR REPRESENTATIVES, AND HAD PRIVATE VISITS WITH FOUR REPRESENTATIVES.
IT WAS THROUGH THE EXPRESSION MEETING LAST NIGHT IN NICOLLET AT THE CONSERVATION CLUB.
I THINK WE'RE MOVING BACK TO THE SOIL WATER IN NICOLLET FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
>> PARTICIPATED IN A MEDIATION, BROWN NICOLLET COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOARD, SAINT PETER LIAISON MEETING, AN ARPA COMMITTEE MEETING, A DITCH MEETING.
>> COMMISSIONER COOLERS(PHON).
I DID WORK FOR THE CHS PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AT AMC, FROM THE 1ST THROUGH THE 3RD.
IF IT WOULD PLEASE THE BOARD, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT TRANSPORTATION, AS IT RELATES TO TRAFFIC DEATHS IN MINNESOTA, SINCE COVID.
WHICH IS SHOWING THAT 37 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2020 THROUGH 2021.
MUCH RELATED TO SPEED, AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, AND OF COURSE THE TOWARD ZERO DEATH COMMITTEE, WHICH RIGHT NOW A PART OF, IS GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON TEACHING YOUTH ABOUT IMPROVING SAFETY.
THAT DATABASE IS OUR MEAN CRASH DATABASE, SO DPS WEBSITE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH THAT.
ALSO, THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, CO-CHAIR, WAS THERE TALKING ABOUT THE IIJA [NOISE] FUNDING, THAT THE STATE WILL BE LOOKING AT, WITH RESPECT TO REBUILDING ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WITH FEDERAL HELP.
BUT WE'LL PROBABLY BE NEEDING INNOVATIVE FUNDING INTO THE FUTURE, [LAUGHTER] INCLUDING A SERVICE FEE DOWN THE ROAD.
MADAM CHAIR AND I WERE PART OF A LELS [NOISE] NEGOTIATION MEETING ON THE 4TH OF MARCH. THANK YOU.
>> I'M SURE I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN COMMISSIONER COOLERS. CAN I SHARE THAT NOW?
>> COMMISSIONER COOLERS, I THOUGHT YOU'RE GOING TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF WORK ON HIGHWAY 14, WHICH I THINK THE FREE PRESS REPORTED ON YESTERDAY?
>> I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE.
I HAD ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTICE [LAUGHTER].
BUT I DID SHARE IT ON FACEBOOK.
IT'S A TREMENDOUS TIME, ISN'T IT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> FOR NICOLLET COUNTY AND FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO APPROVE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.
>> I JUST WORK A LOT [LAUGHTER] EVERYWHERE.
GO AHEAD AND CALL ME AT 4:30, JACK [LAUGHTER] I'LL ANSWER THE PHONE.
>> I KNOW YOU'LL BE UP. [LAUGHTER].
>> APPROVE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES TO BE.
>> I SKIPPED COMMISSIONER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE ANY? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE DO HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE ONE IN MARCH 30TH, AND APRIL 1ST, AND 2ND, UP AT GRANDVIEW, CORRECT?
>> MANY OF OUR STAFF USUALLY ATTEND OR AT LEAST SOME OF OUR STAFF DO.
>> YES. WE ARE AWARE WE HAVE SOME DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT HAVE INDICATED THEY ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND.
>> THAT'LL BE GREAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD CONFERENCE.
>> AT THIS POINT, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
>> GOOD MORNING. WE CAN CALL THE DRAINAGE OF 30 MEETING TO ORDER OF MARCH 8TH, 2022.
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order]
FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR SUBTRACT TO THE AGENDA? NO? OKAY.
>> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> ONTO OUR CONTINUED, COUNTY DITCH 79 PUBLIC HEARING, ON THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST, MADAM CHAIR,
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THAT YOU TURN IT OVER TO ENGINEER BRANDEL TO PROVIDE US AN UPDATE, ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED LAST TIME ABOUT LEVELING THE AREA OF THAT PROJECT.>> SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. TAKE IT AWAY, CHUCK.
>> I BELIEVE THE ISSUE [INAUDIBLE].
THIS IS THE QUARTUS(PHON) PROPERTY.
QUARTUS IS HERE. HERE'S SOME DRONE FOOTAGE.
THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKED LIKE PRIOR TO THE PROJECT.
I WISH I HAD A REMOTE CONTROL.
BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU'VE HAD SOME WATER ISSUES RIGHT HERE?
>> WE HAVE WATER ISSUES PRETTY MUCH ALONG WITH THE WHOLE WORK, ALL THE WAY AROUND THAT CORNER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS UNDERSTOOD THIS. IT'S PROBABLY BETTER.
THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE CLEANOUT.
THIS PART OF THE PROPERTY, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE QUARTUS PROPERTY, WAS JUST A CLEANOUT AND THEN THERE WAS A REROUTE HERE.
HE WAS SHOOTING SOME DRONE FOOTAGE ON A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS, SO I HAD THEM JUST GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS, IS TO SHOW YOU A PICTURE.
THERE WAS AN OVERFLOW CONSTRUCTED RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS, I BELIEVE FEBRUARY 28TH, IS WHEN THIS WAS TAKEN.
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF MELTING.
THERE'S A TINY BIT OF STANDING WATER HERE. KIND OF SEE IT.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF DEERS SITTING HERE.
THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE DRONE WAS FLYING BY, SO IT'S GOOD.
BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF STANDING WATER HERE.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN THIS OVERFLOW, WHICH IS UNDER THE SNOW.
THEN RIGHT HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE.
I MEAN THIS IS A HARD TIME TO JUDGE IT, JUST BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE AREAS THAT THE GROUND IS FROZEN, AND THERE'S STILL SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND, SO IT'S HARD TO JUDGE IT.
BUT I HAD NOT SEEN THE STANDING WATER HERE, UNTIL THIS PHOTO.
BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY STANDING WATER THERE.
>> OKAY. SO ON THE PICTURE THERE.
>> I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU. I JUST WANT TO SHOW ALL THESE.
>> THIS IS AFTER THE PROJECT IS DONE.
THAT'S THE ORIGINAL ONE. THAT ONE I ALREADY SHOWED.
THIS IS WHY WE RECOMMENDED APPROVING THE PROJECT.
WHEN WE WERE OUT DOING THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE PLANS, THE PLAN WAS ALWAYS TO TAKE THIS MATERIAL, PLACE IT HERE, AND THEN HAVE THE WATER DRAIN THROUGH AN OVERFLOW.
WE ORIGINALLY WERE GOING TO HAVE IT ALL COME STRAIGHT OUT THIS WAY.
WE MET ON-SITE DURING CONSTRUCTION, NATE HENRY, MYSELF, CHRIS ADAMS, AND THE CONTRACTOR, WE DECIDED, INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT HERE, LET'S MOVE THE OVERFLOW OVER TO HERE.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY FLAT AREA, SO THERE IS AN OVERFLOW HERE.
I'M WONDERING IF EITHER THIS IS FILLED UP WITH SOME MATERIAL OR IT'S TOO HIGH, WHICH IS DAMMING UP WATER ON BOTH SIDES OF IT.
IT'S NOT GETTING THERE. IT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON TODAY'S PHOTO.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION TIME.
>> NOT COPY THE CONSTRUCTION ONE ON HERE.
AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, I BELIEVE THIS WAS, HAD SOME POSITIVE GRADE TO THE ALGORITHM.
I'M NOT SURE IF SEEDING, FINAL GRADING, OR IF WE'VE GOT SOME SEDIMENT IN HERE, OR WHY THIS IS OPEN WATER? IT WAS DESIGNED TO GO TO [INAUDIBLE], BUT WE ARE HOLDING A LITTLE BIT OF WATER RIGHT AT THIS POINT.
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I AGREE, BASED ON THE PHOTO THAT WE HAD, THAT THERE'S SOME WATER BEING HELD THERE.I THINK IT COULD BE MULTIPLE REASONS THIS COULD HAVE SETTLED.
ALSO THE GRADING IN HERE, THIS IS PRETTY LIGHT SOIL.
YOU PROBABLY HAD SOME DRAINAGE THROUGH THE SOIL, PRIOR TO THE PROJECT BECAUSE THIS WAS PRETTY FLAT.
THIS HAS ALL BEEN COMPACTED, WHICH COULD HAVE BLOCKED THAT.
A COUPLE SOLUTIONS TO THIS IS, ONE, WE LOWER THIS OUTLET, THE OTHER ONE IS WE SPREAD THIS MATERIAL OUT, WHICH WILL FORCE IT ALL THAT WAY.
MY DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. QUARTUS IS WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
THE DESIGN WAS ALWAYS TO TAKE THE MATERIAL, PUT IT HERE, AND HAVE IT RUN TILL OVERFLOW.
I GUESS I CAN LEAVE IT AT THAT. I CAN SHOW MORE.
WE DID REACH OUT TO [INAUDIBLE], THE CONTRACTOR, TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME BACK AND DO SOME OF THIS MINOR GRADING.
INITIALLY, ON THE PHONE, THEY SAID THEY WERE INTERESTED, AND WE SAID, "CAN YOU PLEASE GET BACK TO US BY NOON ON MONDAY?" WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
I'M NOT SURPRISED, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN THE MOST COMMUNICATIVE CONTRACTOR.
BUT I'D LIKE TO GET THE PROJECT CLOSED OUT, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IF WE NEEDED TO FILL THIS AREA IN, THAT'D BE ONE SOLUTION OR WE'D LOWER THIS OVERFLOW.
I GUESS I'D LIKE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE LANDOWNER.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF YOUR FIELD AREAS.
MOST OF YOUR DITCHES HAVE BERMS AND BANKS ON THEM, AND THEY RUN TO AN OVERFLOW.
THERE ARE SPOTS THAT ARE RELATIVELY FLAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT RIGHT HERE BECAUSE IT'S THEIR YARD.
>> MADAM CHAIR? BRANDON COULD YOU SHOW THE PICTURES THAT RON SENT TO ME. IF YOU LIKE THAT RON.
>> YES, I WAS OUT THERE THE DAY AFTER AND THERE HAD BEEN ADDITIONAL MELTING BECAUSE I HAD TALKED TO CHUCK AND HE HAD SAID HE HAD TO TALK TO HER TODAY BEFORE WITH THE DRAWING, I WENT OUT AND WALKED INTO THE AREA THERE AND I TOOK PICTURES OF IT.
>> YEAH. I GOT THOSE TOO. I FORGOT TO COUNT THEM IN.
>> SO HERE WAS THE WATER THAT WAS THERE THE NEXT DAY.
THEIR OVERFLOW IS [OVERLAPPING].
THE OVERFLOW ON THIS ONE IS OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE NOW.
WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS THE LAKE HERE.
>> CAN THE RECORD REFLECT THE NAME OF THE SPEAKER?
>> THE DEPTH UNDERWATER IS CLOSE AS I CAN GET IT IS SOMEWHERE AROUND THREE INCHES AT THIS TIME AND IS STILL NOWHERE AS CLOSE TO GOING OUT THE OVERFLOW.
THE OVERFLOW IS PROBABLY 6-9 INCHES TOO HIGH FOR THE ELEVATIONS AROUND IT.
I TOOK MULTIPLE PICTURES OF STUFF GOING UP AND DOWN THE DITCH.
[OVERLAPPING] MOST OF THIS IS THROUGH THE YARD OR IS JUST AN AREA OF OUR YARD.
NOW, WHEN WE ORIGINALLY HAD BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY AND BUILT THE CABIN AND EVERYTHING THERE, WE HAD SOMEBODY COME OUT AND PULL THE DIRT BACK AND LEVEL THE YARD BECAUSE THERE WAS A BERM THERE ORIGINALLY.
WE HAD THAT TAKEN AWAY ALONG MOST OF THE AREA ALONG THE YARD PORTION THERE, WHERE THE MAIN ISSUE IS NOW WHERE WE PARK AND EVERYTHING.
SO WHEN I WAS HERE TO THE MAJORITY OF THE MEETINGS AND STUFF AND WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT, MY UNDERSTANDING THE ENTIRE TIME WAS THAT THAT DIRT WAS GOING TO BE SPREAD OUT INTO THE YARD, THAT IT WOULD EITHER BE FLAT OR TAPERED TOWARDS THE DITCH.
AT NO TIME DID I REALIZE THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING A SPILL AWAY.
[NOISE] ACTUALLY, THE FALL BEFORE AFTER IT WAS COMPLETELY DONE AND STUFF, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE SPILL AWAY, AND YOU CAN PHYSICALLY SEE THAT IT'S HIGHER THAN THE YARD ITSELF.
THE SPILL AWAY ISN'T GOING TO WORK TO START WITH, AND WITHOUT LEVELING THERE OR RAISING THE REST OF THE YARD.
WE WOULD JUST ASSUME WE WOULD HAVE THE ENTIRE YARD LEVELED VERSUS HAVING JUST ANOTHER SPILL AWAY PUT IN OR HAVING THIS ONE READJUSTED.
I REALIZE THAT NO OTHER [INAUDIBLE] IN NOW AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE WATER,
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BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT, EVERY TIME YOU HAVE A BIG RAIN IN THE SUMMER YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.THE YEAR OR THE SUMMER AFTER THE PROJECT, WE COULDN'T EVEN GET IN THERE TO MOW OR ANYTHING UNTIL JUNE OR SO.
THERE WAS WATER STANDING IN THERE RIGHT AWAY THAT FIRST YEAR.
>> MR. BRANDON, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE AGREEING THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED HERE AND THAT IN PART ARE YOU ASKING MR. CORTEZ WHAT HE WOULD PREFER TO DO OR?
>> I AM, BECAUSE IT'S A YARD AREA.
IF IT WAS A FIELD AREA, WE'D ADJUST THE OVERFLOW BECAUSE THAT'S STANDARD PRACTICE. YOU HAVE OVERFLOWS.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE EXPOSED FIELD AREAS DURING PARTS OF THE YEAR, YOU DON'T WANT TO LET EVERYTHING GO UP AT THE TOP AND HAVE A VOLUME PROBLEM.
BECAUSE THIS IS GRASS, IT IS MORE OF A FILTER.
IT'S LIKE A BUFFER, IT'S THE REASON WE HAVE THE BUFFER LAWN.
IT'S NOT A MAJOR ISSUE IF WE FLATTENED THE SLOPES A LITTLE BIT THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE CONCENTRATED FLOW FROM AN UNPROTECTED AREA.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR MR. CORTEZ.
IT'S NOT A HUGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO LEVEL OUT THE MATERIAL.
>> MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OR FOR MS. COPEN, IT SOUNDS THE ISG AND MR. CORTEZ NEED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO TO FIX THIS.
BUT IT'S GOING TO GET FIXED IS WHAT I'M HEARING.
>> AGAIN, THAT'S THE GOAL OF THESE CAUSAL HEARINGS. IF THERE'S AN ISSUE.
I SHOWED YOU THE DRONE FOOTAGE WHEN WE WERE THERE, IT WAS DRY.
I DIDN'T KNOW OF THE ISSUE, THE ISSUE GOT BROUGHT UP.
>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ISG IS SAYING TO YOU THAT YOU WANT TO FIX THIS?
>> RIGHT. YES. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW WE GO ABOUT DOING IT.
>> MY QUESTION WOULD BE ABOUT THE COST.
IS THIS PART OF THE CONTRACT COST? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST?
>> I'LL JUST ANSWER PART OF THAT.
BECAUSE THERE WAS SNOW ON IT, I DIDN'T GO TAKE ELEVATION SHOTS TO VERIFY IF IT'S CHANGED FROM WHAT THE AS-BUILT WAS.
IF IT'S HIGH, THE CONTRACT OR PUT IT IN HIGH, WE COULD DEDUCT IT FROM THE CONTRACTOR'S FINAL BILL.
[NOISE] IF THIS AREA HAS SETTLED, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO BLAME ON THEM BUT IS THE ROCK EXPOSED NOW? WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE A WEEK AGO, IT WAS NOT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS RIGHT NOW, THE DAY AFTER WHEN I WAS OUT THERE, THE ROCK WAS STILL AT SNOW AND STUFF ON IT. IT WASN'T EXPOSED.
>> ONCE THE SNOW MELTS, TAKE A FEW SHOTS ON THIS, VERIFY THE GRADE, AND UPGRADE ON THE PLANS IF IT'S NOT CORRECT.
BUT MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DEDUCT IT FROM THE CONTRACT AT THAT POINT.
IT'S PROBABLY HALF A DAY WITH A SMALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO DO THIS IS.
WE'RE TALKING, DEPENDING ON MOBILIZATION, LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS [INAUDIBLE].
>> WELL, THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS THOUGH IS, WHEN WE LEVEL ALL OF THE DIRT.
>> THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE SEEDING, THEN YOU HAVE RESEED.
>> IT WOULD NEED TO BE RESEEDED.
BUT WHEN WE LEVEL OUT THE DIRT AND EVERYTHING, THERE'S NO REASON FOR HAVING THE SPILL AWAY ROCKS THERE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HIGHER.
AT THIS POINT, THEY'LL BE HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE YARD.
[NOISE] IT WILL BE A ROCK PILE AT THAT POINT.
>> ONCE WE LOWER THAT, THEN WE WANT TO ABSOLUTELY THE LOWER OF THIS.
>> LIKE I SAID, IF WE GET RID OF THE DYKE, IT'LL DRAIN LIKE IT DID BEFORE.
BEFORE THE YARD JUST DRAINED INTO THE DITCH.
[NOISE] IF WE LEVEL IT BACK OFF, IF WE EITHER MAKE IT FLAT OR TAPER IT TOWARDS THE DITCH, THE YARD WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN INTO THE DITCH.
AT THAT POINT, THERE WILL BE NO REASON FOR HAVING A SPILL AWAY.
>> MR. CARSON, MR. BROWN, I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THOSE ISSUES, BUT WE WON'T MAKE THE DETERMINATION OF HOW IT GETS FIXED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S REALLY BETWEEN YOU AND MR. BRANDON.
BUT I THINK MS. COPEN WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING.
>> YEAH. [NOISE] I DO WANT TO ADD WHAT WE DO OWE [INAUDIBLE] LAWN TRUCKING FOR OUR FINAL PAYMENT,
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WHICH ISN'T VERY MUCH JUST 6,177.NOW YOU JUST SAID SOMETHING ABOUT 1,000 AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL WORK AND THEN MAYBE SOME ROCK WORK.
BUT IF WE'RE WITHHOLDING, WE DON'T HAVE A TON TO WITHHOLD AT THIS POINT, JUST TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN THAT.
BUT MY OPINION, IF SOMEBODY BRINGS IN A LARGE-SCALE MOTOR, THEY COULD FACTOR AT THAT MATERIAL.
>> BUT THAT'S ONLY IF THE ELEVATIONS ARE INCORRECT.
>> YEAH, IF THEY'RE INCORRECT. [BACKGROUND].
>> SO OUR NEXT STEP IS TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATION, WE CAN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ENSURE THAT THERE AREN'T ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO A FUTURE DATE SO THAT WE CAN THEN HOPEFULLY CLOSE IT.
I KNOW MR. BRANDON HAD SUGGESTED JUNE POTENTIALLY FOR THOSE CLOSING VIEWS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CORTEZ.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS POINT?
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK?
>> YEAH. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT THAT I [OVERLAPPING] YOU'LL HEAR ME.
>> THE MICROPHONE NEEDS TO PICK YOU UP.
>> PRIOR TO THIS CLEANING, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A LOT [NOISE] OF CONSTERNATION ON WHERE THE WATER WAS GOING AND IF YOU WERE ONLY GOING TO CLEAN IT TO [INAUDIBLE] SLEW, NOT TO SWAN LAKE.
OKAY. YOU GOT THAT FIGURED OUT, IT GOES TO SWAN LAKE.
GREAT. THE NEXT HURDLE IN 10 YEARS IS NOT GOING TO BE WELL THOUGH, IT'S GOING TO GO TO RONNIE CORTEZ'S SLEW.
LET'S GET THE WATER WHERE IT BELONGS.
WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER CLEANING, IT'S JUST SIMPLY ANOTHER CLEANING. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK?
>> I AGREE. I THINK WE'VE GOT TO SET UP A [NOISE]
>> ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE NEED TO SET A CONTINUATION DATE.
>> I CAN EXPLAIN WHY I SAID JUNE.
IF IT STAYS WET OR WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET THIS DONE.
>> LET'S GO WITH THE 28TH IN CASE THE GROUND IS SLOPPY THIS YEAR.
>> WE WILL CONTINUE THIS MEETING UNTIL JUNE 28TH, 2022 [BACKGROUND].
>> 10 O'CLOCK. YEAH. WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY.
>> AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.