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>> GOOD MORNING. WE CAN CALL THE MAY 10TH,
[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair Dranttel]
2022 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING TO ORDER.WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS TO SILENCE OUR CELL PHONES AND IF IT GOES OFF, IT MIGHT COST YOU MONEY.
>> IF I TURN MY MIC ON, EVERYBODY WILL BE HAPPY.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, MANDY?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[Consent Agenda]
ANYTHING TO ADD OR PULL OFF? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?>> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> NEXT IS PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC WORKS.
[Public Works]
MR. GREENWOOD, GOOD MORNING.>> MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF.
ONE ITEM FROM PUBLIC WORKS TODAY IS FOR ME TO SUBMIT OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S 2021 ANNUAL REPORT.
WITHIN YOUR PACKET, THERE SHOULD BE AN ENTIRE COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT.
I WASN'T PLANNING ON GOING THROUGH THIS THING IN DETAIL, BUT HIGHLIGHTING A FEW DIFFERENT SECTIONS WHERE CERTAIN INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IF YOU WOULD HAPPEN TO GET QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS.
ON THE COVER WE PUT UP BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTO OF THE COUNTY ROAD 12, RAISING THAT WE DID THROUGH THE KITSOS LAW.
THAT PROJECT TURNED OUT VERY WELL.
IT WAS QUITE AN INTERESTING PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH, TO SAY THE LEAST.
IF WE GO INTO THE REPORT AND WE GO TO A PAGE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS, PRIMARILY, THE ACCUMULATION OF ALL THE DATA IN THIS REPORT FUNNELS DOWN TO THESE BASE NUMBERS CONTAINED IN THE SUMMARY SHEET, AND THE SUMMARY SHEET GETS SUBMITTED TO MENDOTA STATE AID AND IT'S TO JUSTIFY OUR EXPENDITURE OF THE STATE AID, MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE.
THROUGH THESE NUMBERS, IF WE DON'T SPEND ALL OUR STATE AID MAINTENANCE DOLLARS, THIS REPORT JUSTIFIES THEN THAT THOSE REMAINING MAINTENANCE FUNDS GET PLACED INTO OUR RESPECTIVE CONSTRUCTION STATE AID CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS.
IF YOU GO TO PAGE 2, THIS IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF MAJOR EXPENDITURES IN THE DEPARTMENT.
ONE THING I WOULD NOTE WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROJECTS CONTAINED EITHER UNDER BULLETS 1, 2, AND 3, SOMETIMES THOSE DON'T REPRESENT THE FULL VALUE OF THOSE PROJECTS.
THOSE ARE JUST THE EXPENSES THAT WERE EXPENDED IN THE RESPECTIVE YEAR.
PAGES 3 AND 3A ARE THE ASSETS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND THE LIABILITIES.
IF YOU'RE EVER CURIOUS WHAT INDIVIDUAL TOWNSHIPS RECEIVE IN STATE AID ALLOTMENTS, THAT CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 5.
IF YOU'RE EVER JUST DYING TO KNOW WHAT THE AVERAGE COST FOR SAY OUR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PER MILE OF OUR COUNTY STATE AID, REGULAR ROUTES, THE MUNICIPAL ROUTES, OR JUST THE COUNTY ROADS, THAT CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 11.
THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW AFTER PAGE 11, JUST BREAK DOWN THAT THOSE HIGH LEVEL AVERAGES JUST FURTHER AND FURTHER AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE BY PER ROAD SEGMENT, WHAT THAT COST PER MILE TO MAINTAIN THAT SEGMENT IS.
IF YOU GO TO PAGE 16, THIS SHEET AND THE FOLLOWING SHEETS AFTER IT BREAK DOWN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, BASICALLY ALL ROAD PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING,
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AND YOU CAN SEE THE CONTRACT PAYMENTS MADE, THE AMOUNT OF ENGINEERING THAT'S BEEN EXPENDED DEVELOPING THOSE PROJECTS RIGHT AWAY THAT'S BEING PURCHASED, UTILITY RELOCATIONS, AND WHATNOT.LIKE I SAID, THE PAGES AFTER THAT, THERE'S AN INDIVIDUAL SHEET FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS.
THEN GETTING TO THE BACK OF THE REPORT, IF YOU'RE EVER CURIOUS ABOUT HOW MANY MILES COUNTY ROAD 1 IS, OR COUNTY ROAD 3, AND HOW MANY MILES OF COUNTY ROAD 1 ARE BITUMINOUS OR CONCRETE SURFACE, TOWARDS THE BACK THERE ARE SHEETS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS THAT PROVIDE THAT BREAKDOWN OF OUR ROAD MILEAGE.
>> HOW MANY MILES OF GRAVEL ROAD DO WE HAVE?
>> I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO ADD THEM UP HERE.
WE GOT 55.02 ON THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM, AND 31.1, SO ABOUT 86 MILES.
>> ANY PLANS TO SURFACE ANY OF THEM?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME. WE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTENTIALLY SOME ROUTES TO POTENTIALLY GO BACK TO TOWNSHIPS.
BUT THAT'S A DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER DAY.
ONE SHEET IN THE REPORT THAT'S TYPICALLY NOT IN HERE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ONE HERE, AND IT'S FOR CRYSTAL FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED.
THESE ARE PART OF THE FIRST COVID BILL THAT WAS PASSED.
THERE WAS COVID MONEY IS ALLOTTED TO EVERY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, AND $171,323 IS THE AMOUNT THAT MENDOTA ALLOCATED TO NICOLLET COUNTY.
WHAT WE DID WITH THAT MONEY, IT WAS WE PUT IT TOWARDS THE COUNTY ROAD 13 CONCRETE OVERLAY PROJECT AND SO THAT JUST REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OUR REGULAR STATE AID CONSTRUCTION FUNDS THAT WE HAD TO EXPAND ON THAT PROJECT.
AFTER THAT SHEET, THERE'S TWO MAPS.
THE FIRST SHEET SHOWS THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
THESE ARE THE BIG CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WERE ONGOING IN 2021, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING MAP IS ANTICIPATED PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER CONTRACTOR PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN 2022.
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND YOU GUYS ARE LAYING AWAKE AT NIGHT, YOU CAN'T SLEEP, AND PERUSING THIS, AND YOU COME UP WITH MORE QUESTIONS, JUST FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
>> MADAM CHAIR SAID THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
OBVIOUSLY, YOUR REPORT IS SHOWING PROGRESS AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE.
ARE THERE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ANY KIND OF PROJECTS OR DO WE HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH GETTING MATERIALS?
>> OH, I CAN GO INTO MATERIAL AVAILABILITY.
IF THE BOARD LAST ME A FEW MORE MINUTES, I CAN GIVE A GENERAL PROJECT UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS WE'RE DEVELOPING AND HOPING TO GET OUT THE DOOR FOR CONSTRUCTION AND I THINK THAT'LL ANSWER COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE] QUESTION.
>> THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, COUNTY ROAD 23 AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE HAVE THAT CENTER LINE CULVERT THAT CROSSES 23 WHERE WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT EROSION IN THE RAVINE ON THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THAT PIPE.
WE ALSO HAVE EROSION OCCURRING, NOT AS BAD ON THE INLET SIDE BUT WE HAVE PLANS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETED AND THIS WEEK THEY SHOULD BE GOING INTO MINDOT STATE AID FOR REVIEW.
WE NEED TO PURCHASE SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY.
TO DO THIS PROJECT, WE'VE GOT THREE LANDOWNERS THAT WE NEED TO WORK WITH.
NOT LARGE ACQUISITIONS BUT SOME ACQUISITION AND SO AFTER MINDOT COMPLETES THEIR REVIEW, WE WORKED THROUGH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WE'RE HOPING TO START ADVERTISING POTENTIALLY LATE JUNE, EARLY JULY WHICH WE WOULD BE HOPING THEN TO START CONSTRUCTION LATE SUMMER AND THAT WOULD PROGRESS INTO THE FALL.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING DOING THIS PROJECT WITHOUT FULLY CLOSING ROAD 23 BUT WE WOULD HAVE INTERMITTENT SINGLE LANE CLOSURES AS THE CONTRACTOR WOULD BE PROSECUTING THAT WORK.
THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO REQUIRE SOME PRECAST STORM SEWER DROP STRUCTURES AND CONCRETE PIPE.
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THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES AND TALKING WITH MY COUNTERPARTS, THERE'S ISSUES WITH COUNTIES AND CITIES AND EVERYBODY ELSE GAINING AVAILABILITY TO PRECAST CONCRETE MATERIALS.THE PRE-CASTERS ARE DRASTICALLY BEHIND, THE WHOLE COVID SHUTDOWN REALLY SLOWED DOWN THEIR PRODUCTION.
THEY DON'T HAVE STOCKPILES OF PRE-MADE MATERIALS JUST SITTING THERE FOR PROJECTS AND THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH STAFF ISSUES JUST TO GET THE STUFF MADE PLUS THE REINFORCING STEEL THAT GOES INTO THE PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
THE DELIVERY OF THAT REINFORCING STEEL IS NOT CONSISTENT AND SO ALL THOSE FACTORS COMING TOGETHER AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET THOSE ITEMS BUT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THOSE ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE COUNTY ROAD 23 PROJECTS SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THAT WON'T BE AN ISSUE AND THAT THAT PROJECT WILL GET DONE THIS YEAR.
OUR COUNTY ROAD 15 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME FINAL RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION THERE.
WE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE PROPERTY PROBABLY LATE IN JULY.
AT THAT TIME, WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO START ADVERTISING FOR BIDS PROBABLY IN AUGUST AND OUR GOAL THIS YEAR, GET A CONTRACTOR ON BOARD BY EARLY FALL IS TO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR DO ALL THE TREE REMOVALS THROUGH THE CORRIDOR AND THAT WAY THEN THE UTILITY COMPANIES CAN GET IN AND START DOING THEIR RELOCATION BECAUSE WE HAVE UTILITIES THE ENTIRE 11-MILE LENGTH FOR THE PROJECT THAT I'LL NEED TO RELOCATE THEIR FACILITIES FURTHER OUT IN THAT NEW RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT WE PURCHASED.
THAT WOULD SET US UP WELL THEN TO GO INTO FULL RECONSTRUCTION STARTING IN THE SPRING OF 2023 WHICH WILL GO INTO 2024.
OF COURSE, THE DETOUR WOULD OFFICIALLY GO INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR.
THE COUNTY ROAD 21 SLOPE REPAIR.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LONG TIME NOW WITH MINDOT AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ON COMING TO AN AGREEMENT ON WHAT THE ACTUAL FINAL PERMANENT REPAIR OPTION IS GOING TO BE FOR THAT SLOPE REPAIR NEAR COUNTY ROAD 14.
RIGHT NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE THE REPAIR OPTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH IS CALLED A GIBEON-FACED REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE.
THE REPAIR THAT WE DID ON COUNTY ROAD 14, THAT WAS RSS OR REINFORCE SOIL SLOPE.
BUT WE VEGETATED THAT ONE SINCE THE 21 SLOPE OF BOTS RIGHT AGAINST THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND WE'LL SEE FLOODWATERS.
WE WOULD FACE THAT WITH GABION BASKETS.
BASICALLY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A GABION BASKET IS, IS A WIRE MESH BASKET FILLED WITH STONES TO HARD ARMOR THAT SLOPE FROM POTENTIALLY WASHING OUT.
HOPEFULLY, WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH MINDOT AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY SOON ONCE WE HAVE FINAL AGREEMENT ON THE OPTION THEN FINAL DESIGN, PUTTING THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND WORKING THROUGH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING THEN WOULD START.
THAT'LL GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS YEAR AND WE ANTICIPATE TO CONSTRUCT THIS NEXT YEAR AND 2024.
THE OTHER BIG PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING IS A BOX CULVERT PROJECT FOR BELGRADE TOWNSHIP ON KEARNS DRIVE.
THE SIZE OF THIS BOX CULVERT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE AND SO WHEN THAT HAPPENS, MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PROJECTS FALLS TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE CAN ACCESS THE STATE AID TOWNSHIP RICH FORUMS FOR THIS.
PLANS ARE JUST ABOUT FINISHED FOR THAT PROJECT AND WE'LL BE GOING INTO MINDOT STATE AID REVIEW HERE REAL SOON.
WE'RE LOOKING TO ADVERTISE THAT PROJECT IN MID-SUMMER BUT THERE'S A REAL POTENTIAL.
WE WANT TO BUILD THIS PROJECT AND HAVE IT DONE BY THE END OF THIS FALL BUT THE WORD ON THE STREET AND WE'VE ACTUALLY CALLED THE CONCRETE PRE-CASTERS THAT MAKE THE LARGE BOX CULVERTS AND THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE NOT EVEN QUOTING BOX CULVERTS FOR 2022 ANYMORE.
IT'S ALL 2023 WORLD WHICH IN ALL MY YEARS OF DOING THIS, THAT'S NEVER EVER BEEN AN ISSUE.
YOU PUT AN ORDER IN FOR A BOX CULVERT AND 6-8 WEEKS LATER, YOU HAVE ONE AND THAT'S JUST NOT THE CASE.
>> SOUTHWOOD BELGRADE HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT COST?
>> YES, THERE'S MINIMUM AMOUNTS THAT THEY [NOISE] ARE ON THE HOOK FOR UPWARDS OF 10,000 MAX OUT-OF-POCKET FOR ENGINEERING COST, UP TO ANOTHER $10,000 OUT-OF-POCKET FOR APPROACH GRADING COST.
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AND THEN ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION IS 100 PERCENT TOWNSHIP EXPENSE.EVERYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THROUGH STATE EIGHT TOWNSHIP.
>> I'VE RECEIVED CALLS FROM THOSE FOLKS, MAYBE OTHERS HAVE AS WELL BUT THEY'D BE PREPARED FOR THAT TYPE OF INVESTMENT, CORRECT?
>> YES. WE MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS PROGRAM AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT COMES WITH IT.
IF 20,000 PLUS WHATEVER THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IS.
I MEAN, EVEN IF THAT'S ANOTHER 40,000 FOR A 500,000-$600,000 PROJECT, THAT'S NOT A BAD VALUE FOR THE TOWNSHIP.
>> THEY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AS WELL. THE LAST I HEARD FROM THEM.
>> OH GOOD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR PROJECT.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WITH THOSE.
>> I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE SHEET HERE.
THE WHEEL AGE TAX AND SALES TAX, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF US HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED FOR IT, BRINGS IN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT?
>> YES, AND THE GRAVEL TAX, DO YOU KNOW IS THERE A LOT OF THE AGGREGATE FOR THE NEW HYBRID 14 PROJECT COMING OUT IN NICOLLET COUNTY?
>> I'M SURE THERE'LL BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT COMES FROM THE NEW LONG QUERY.
>> OKAY, SO THIS NUMBER SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR?
>> YEAH AND THAT NUMBER VARIES EVERY YEAR JUST DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF MATERIALS SOLD IN NICOLLET COUNTY.
YEAH, ALL THREE OF THOSE FUNDING SOURCES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HELPFUL.
>> I BELIEVE I NEED A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT.
>> ANY FURTHER [NOISE] DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC SERVICES.
[Public Services]
>> GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
>> WHAT I HAVE IS SOMEWHAT OF A FORMALITY.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, BUT I HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR YOU TO PROVE CONVEYING SOME TAX-FORFEITED LAND, RE-CONVEYING IT BACK TO THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS.
IN 2018, THIS IS TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY RIGHT ON MAIN STREET THAT WAS BURNED DOWN, ENDED UP IN THE CITY, ACQUIRED IT FOR PUBLIC USE.
DURING THAT TIME OF PUBLIC USE, THEY HAVE TO STATE WHAT THEY'RE USING IT FOR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
AT THAT TIME THEY STATED THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND A PARKING LOT.
IN TIME, THEY ENDED UP CHANGING THEIR PLAN TO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, WENT INTO ANOTHER BUILDING AND NOW THEIR INTENT IS TO STILL USE THAT PROPERTY BUT USE IT AS A CITY PARK WHICH STILL DOES QUALIFY UNDER PUBLIC USE.
BUT THE FORMALITY IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CHECKS ON THESE PROPERTIES AND DURING THAT CHECK, IT WASN'T BEING USED AS THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED.
THEN IT WAS RECONVERTED BACK TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, SO NOW IT'S BACK TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WITH NICOLLET COUNTY NAME ON IT.
THE CITY IS NOW INTENDING TO RECONVENE THAT BACK TO THEM AS PUBLIC USE AGAIN BUT AS A CITY PARK.
THEY'RE BASICALLY CHANGING THE USE OF IT.
BOTH THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THIS IS ALL APPROVED.
THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS TO HAVE THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THAT I'VE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET BASICALLY APPROVING THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE DEED FOR PUBLIC USE AS A CITY PARK.
I WOULD JUST BE ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION AND IF SO, THEN WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT PROCESS.
>> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
>> SECOND. DISCUSSION. SARAH, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> YES AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING LAFAYETTE WITH THAT.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
[County Attorney Update]
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. WHAT I JUST WANTED TO CONVEY TO THE BOARD WAS TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ITS SUPPORT DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR
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THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE TRIED TO BRING AWARENESS TO IN THE COMMUNITY.APRIL IS A BUSY MONTH OF RECOGNITION OF BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE TYPES OF CASES THAT IMPACT THE MOST VULNERABLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE RECOGNIZE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, AND THEN CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK AS WELL.
WE APPRECIATE THE BOARD SUPPORT IN BRINGING INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.
WE DID HAVE DENIM DAY HERE THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF APRIL, INVITING STAFF TO WEAR DENIM IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
I WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THOSE ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE REPORTS. COMMISSIONER HAACK.
[Commissioner Committee Reports]
>> JUST HAVE ONE MEETING LAST FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST ONE.
IT WAS A SHORT ONE, I PROMISED THEM TO BE SHORT.
BUT THE REASON IT WAS SO SHORT IS BECAUSE THEY HAD SCHEDULED A SPECIAL MEETING TO FOLLOW UP.
COMMISSIONER MORROW IS GOING TO TAKE THAT ONE FOR ME BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
>> I WENT TO A SPECIAL MEETING OF MINNESOTA ENERGY BOARD.
IT WAS ABOUT TRANSMISSION LINES.
AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, BY IMPROVING SOME TRANSMISSION LINES IN MISSOURI, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP OUT GETTING WIND POWER FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO TWIN CITIES IN THIS AREA ALSO.
SOLAR WATER MEETING SAT THROUGH A ZOOM MEETING GOVERNMENT YESTERDAY MORNING AND CORTLAND TOWNSHIP ASKED ME TO SIT IN ON A MEETING THEY HAD WITH DOT LAST NIGHT REGARDING ENROLLEES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GAIN BECAUSE OF THE HIGHWAY 14 PROJECT AND ABOUT ONE AN THREE-QUARTER MILE.
THEY'RE GOING TO GAIN THREE-QUARTER MILE MORE THAN WHAT THEY LOSE.
>> NICOLLET COUNTY COLLABORATIVE [LAUGHTER]
WE HAD THE AMC RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON MAY 2ND AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.
THAT COMMITTEE HAS GOT SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS DOING SOME RESEARCH TO HELP WITH THE IDEA THAT BUILDS WHAT IS ALREADY A STRONG ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND TRY TO FEND OFF SOME OF THESE CRITICISMS OF SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN CALLING OTHER RE-ELECTIONS STOLEN.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ON MAY 4TH THEN TODAY'S COUNTY BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. I ALSO ATTENDED THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT ZOOM MEETING YESTERDAY AND FOUND THE BROADBAND CONVERSATIONS INTERESTING IN LIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH YESTERDAY OR PROPOSALS YESTERDAY.
SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING FOR BROADBAND IN RURAL MINNESOTA AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE.
NEXT IS COMMISSIONER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.
[Commissioners Meetings & Conferences]
DO WE HAVE ANY DISTRICT 7 IS COMING UP?>> WE HAVE, YES, THE DISTRICT 7 EMC MEETING JUNE 8TH STARTING AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AT THE LESSOR COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER.
JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER MEETINGS TOMORROW IS THE CLUBHOUSE OPEN HOUSE AT 1301 MARSHALL STREET FROM 11:00 AM-02:00 PM.
THEN YOU MAY RECALL AN EMAIL ABOUT THE NORTH MANKATO REMODEL TOUR AT THE HHS BUILDING ON MAY 19TH AT 2:30.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM HELEN WERNER YESTERDAY ABOUT THE UPCOMING JUNE 22ND TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION MEETING.
JUST A HEADS UP, WE ARE IN THE BEGINNING OF BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND YOU WILL BE GETTING INVITES FOR JULY, AUGUST, AND POSSIBLY SEPTEMBER BUDGET MEETINGS. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I'M HOPING THAT STAFF OR ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WHO CAN ATTEND THAT TOWNSHIP MEETING.
>> IT'S BEEN SINCE 2019, I'M SURE THEY WANT TO SEE YOUR SMILING FACES. DON'T THEY?
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS TO APPROVE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
>> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> AT THIS POINT A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
>> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> NOW, WE WILL CALL THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER.
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair Dranttel]
FIRST ON THAT IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.>> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> THE ONLY THING ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AGENDA.
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>> THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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