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>> FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS THE ELECTION OF THE 2023 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OFFICERS.
[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair]
DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR CHAIR?>> I'M NOMINATING COMMISSIONER KOLARS.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT NOMINATION?
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? LASTLY, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> MOTION PASSES MR. JACK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN NOMINATIONS FOR A VICE CHAIR.
>> I WOULD NOMINATE TERRY MORROW.
>> WE HAVE A NOMINATION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE, MR. MORROW, YOU ARE OUR VICE CHAIR FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
WOULD WE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE? [NOISE] FOLKS, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES AND FOR THOSE WISHING TO USE MASKS, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH COVID.
THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR THE SUPPORT AS CHAIR FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
AS WE BEGIN THIS NEXT YEAR, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME NEW COMMISSIONERS, MARK DEHEN AND KURT ZINS TO NICOLLET COUNTY, AND ALSO TO CONGRATULATE THE RETURNING COMMISSIONERS MARIE DRANTTEL AND TERRY MORROW ON THEIR RE-ELECTION THIS PAST NOVEMBER.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WORKING TOGETHER AS A COUNTY BOARD, IT'S OUR DUTY TO OVERSEE COUNTY ACTIVITIES, TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT CITIZEN CONCERNS ARE MET, THAT FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS ARE FULFILLED, AND COUNTY OPERATIONS RUN SMOOTHLY.
AS WE ALL WILL LEARN, WE SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES, MANY OF THEM AND REPORT THOSE ACTIVITIES BACK TO THIS COUNTY BOARD.
WE ESTABLISH POLICIES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENTS TO MEET THEIR GOALS.
WE OVERSEE THE COUNTY PERSONNEL SYSTEM, AUTHORIZING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND ESTABLISHING THE SALARIES.
WE TAKE STEPS TO REVIEW LIABILITY ISSUES TO PROTECT THE COUNTY.
WE ADOPT AND OVERSEE THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR USE BY THE COUNTY.
WE ESTABLISH PLANS TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE OUR COUNTY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
AS A COUNTY BOARD, WE WORK TO ADOPT THE ANNUAL BUDGET TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF COUNTY-WIDE PROPERTY TAXES.
WE SERVE AS THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ON DISPUTES REGARDING APPRAISE PROPERTY VALUES.
WE ALSO MONITOR THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE COUNTY THROUGH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE DEPARTMENTS.
WE'RE JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE RIGHT THERE.
AS WE BEGAN THIS NEW YEAR WITH NEW MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT LEARNING THE WAYS OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
ASK OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, OUR COUNTY SHERIFF.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ASK US THOSE WHO'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.
JUST AS A FINAL NOTE, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER SOME OF US COME FROM THE CITY, SOME OF US COME FROM THE COUNTRY, BUT AS COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THIS YEAR.
BOARD WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
[Approval of Agenda]
>> COMMISSIONER MORROW AND COMMISSIONER DEHEN, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IT IS COMMISSIONER ZINS AND THEN COMMISSIONER DEHEN.
>> OH, I'M SORRY. SO YOU'RE COMMISSIONER ZINS AND COMMISSIONER DEHEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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>> APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR NEW MEMBERS.
[Approval of Consent Agenda]
I THINK COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE REVIEW ON THAT.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE REVIEWED AHEAD OF THIS MOTION? THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN AND COMMISSIONER MORROW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
JOE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BILLS FOR THIS PAST YEAR.
>> MR. CHAIR, I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I THINK THERE JUST WASN'T A LINK.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE CORRECT, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU.
[Public Appearances]
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD TODAY? IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT.>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JAMES STANSON.
MY ISSUE TODAY IS THE NICOLLET COUNTY HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.
MR. TOM HAGEN FROM NORTH MANKATO CALLED ME AND SAID, "JIM, I SEE YOU WERE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY BOARD WHEN THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED." HE GAVE ME A COPY OF IT AND I SEE MY SIGNATURE RIGHT THERE.
[LAUGHTER] WHUAT I WANT TO DO THIS MORNING IS, I'M REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATION OR IN THE COUNTY BOARD TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.
I LIKE TO KNOW WHO THE THREE MEMBERS WHO ARE STILL ON IT AND WHETHER ANYTHING HAS REALLY HAPPENED SINCE 2011.
MR. HAGEN HAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
I BELIEVE HE WAS ORIGINALLY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD ON THE GROUP AND I KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, JUDY HANSON WAS AN ADVOCATE OF THIS PROGRAM WHEN SHE WAS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO PROPERTIES IN RURAL NICOLLET COUNTY THAT MAY BE QUALIFYING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
ONE IS THE OLD NORSELAND STORE.
HERE A LOT OF THINGS DEPEND ON WHO OWNS THE THING AND FINANCES AND ALL THIS STUFF, BUT AT LEAST IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE IT.
THE OTHER ONE IS AN OLD FARMHOUSE THAT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY ERIC'S DAD WHO LIVES OUT IN THE NORRISON AREA.
IT'S AN OLD SWEDISH HOME THAT HAS REAL STRONG CHARACTERISTICS.
NOBODY IS LIVING IN THE HOME ANYMORE.
BUT I'VE TALKED TO HIM RECENTLY AGAIN ABOUT THAT PROPERTY.
I THINK HE'S OPEN ANYTHING THAT COULD HAPPEN.
I GUESS I WOULD ASK MANDY AND THE BOARD JUST TO UPDATE ME AS THE CITIZENS IN NICOLLET COUNTY WHO'S INTERESTED IN THIS TO SEE WHAT THE STATUS IS.
THAT'S ALL I GOT, I GUESS. SO MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HOUSTON [OVERLAPPING].
>> HANDS AND IF SOMEBODY AT THE ADMINISTRATION COULD LOOK INTO IT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THE STATUS IS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR REQUEST, WE APPRECIATE YOUR VISIT HERE TODAY AND WE WILL ASK OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO DO SOME HOMEWORK.
ANY THE OTHER PUBLIC APPEARANCES BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD TODAY? IF NOT, LET'S MOVE ALONG TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
[Health and Human Services]
MRS. SASSENBERG. GOOD MORNING.>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THE FIRST ITEM I HAVE THIS MORNING IS AN ANNUAL RESOLUTION FOR EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN NICOLLET COUNTY ENTERS INTO PURCHASE OF SERVICE AGREEMENTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, INTERNSHIP AGREEMENTS, AND LEAD COUNTY CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EFFICIENCY, THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD HAS ANNUALLY AUTHORIZE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AND IMPROVE THESE CONTRACTS FOR PROGRAM AREAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND BUDGETED FOR BY THE BOARD.
THIS MORNING, I AM ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED TO 2023 RESOLUTION DELEGATING CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO MYSELF.
>> YOU'VE HEARD THE REQUEST OF AN MRS. SASSENBERG, IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD MOVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE A SECOND.
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>> COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL, COMMISSIONER MORROW.
ANY QUESTIONS OF THE MOTION? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> MY SECOND ITEM THIS MORNING IS A RELOCATION REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY RESOURCES OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THEY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, SKILL-BUILDING AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR MULTIPLE COUNTIES WITH AROUND HALF FROM NICOLLET IN BLUE EARTH COUNTIES.
THEY HAVE MOST RECENTLY BEEN LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE SAINT PETER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING.
WHENEVER A DAY SERVICES PROGRAM SEEKS TO MAKE A LOCATION CHANGE, IT MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF THE LEAD AGENCY AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HAS CURRENTLY REQUESTING A LOCATION CHANGE TO 1810 COMMERCE DRIVE IN NORTH MANKATO.
THIS MOVE WOULD ALLOW FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY INTEGRATION DUE TO PROXIMITY TO AREA BUSINESSES.
NICOLLET COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORTS THIS REQUEST AS IT DOES NOT LEAD TO A DECREASE IN SERVICES AND WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.
THE PROVIDER ALSO WILL ENSURE THAT CLIENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING THE SAINT PETER LOCATION HAVE ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED TO THEM SO THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE LOSS FOR THOSE CURRENTLY ATTENDING.
THIS MORNING, I AM REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUBMIT APPROVAL FOR THE REQUESTED LOCATION CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE REQUEST OF OUR HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN MOVES. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> COMMISSIONER ZINS, ANY QUESTIONS OF ASSASSIN BREWERY ON THIS ITEM?
>> YOU SUPPORT THIS REQUEST, CORRECT?
>> YES. THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING IS JUST NOT THE MOST COMMUNITY INTEGRATED SITE AND BEING IN AN AREA WITHOUT NATURAL LIGHTS AND IT'S JUST NOT THE BEST FOR THE CONSUMERS BEING SERVED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE. PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US THIS MORNING?
AT THIS TIME SETH GREENWOOD WILL COME FORWARD.
[Public Works]
I UNDERSTAND, ARE WE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION THAT I HAD OF YOUR REPORTING?GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF, SEVERAL ITEMS FROM PUBLIC WORKS.
THIS MORNING FIRST IS TO TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY ROAD 13, CONCRETE OVERLAY PROJECT, WHICH WE HAVE WON TWO BIG AWARDS FOR.
THAT PROJECT ENTAILED CONCRETE OVERLAY FROM 506 STREET UP TO TRUNK HIGHWAY 99 IN THAT PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2021 BECAUSE THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT STAFF DID ON THAT PROJECT, ALONG WITH THE EXCELLENT WORK BY CROELL WHO'S OUR CONCRETE PAVING CONTRACTOR.
WE HAD WON A STATE PAVING AWARD FOR HAVING THE BEST COUNTY CONCRETE OVERLAY PROJECT IN 2021.
BECAUSE OF WINNING THAT AWARD, WE BECAME ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE AND POSSIBLY GETTING A NATIONAL AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
WE WERE NOTIFIED LATER LAST YEAR THAT WE HAD WON AN AWARD FOR OUR PARTICULAR CATEGORY.
THEY DON'T TELL YOU IF YOU WON THE GOLD OR SILVER AWARD AT THAT TIME.
MYSELF, ALONG WITH TWO STAFF MEMBERS FLEW DOWN TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE TO ATTEND THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND AWARDS BANQUET.
WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO WIN THE GOLD AWARD.
TODAY I HAVE WITH ME THREE OUT OF FOUR AND MY STAFF THAT WORKED ON THAT PROJECT.
WE'VE GOT JOEL BAKER, JOHN PESKY, AND MATT HACKETT WITH ME, MATT YOU CAN COME UP.
MATT ZELLER WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA CONCRETE PAVING ASSOCIATION.
HE IS HERE TO DO AN OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OVER STATE AND NATIONAL PAVING AWARDS.
>> SURE. JUST A FEW COMMENTS THAT IS MENTIONED TO THE FORMER COMMISSIONER BEFORE THE MEETING GOT STARTED.
THE CHALLENGES THAT ESPECIALLY OUR COUNTY ENGINEERS HAVE,
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A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW BIG OUR ROADWAY SYSTEM IS, MINNESOTA HAS THE FOURTH LARGEST ROADWAY SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY.WE'RE THE 14TH LARGEST STATE WHEN IT COMES TO AREA, SO WE'RE BIG AND WE'RE SPREAD OUT WE'RE 21ST IN POPULATION.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN ALL OF THESE ROADS AND PAY FOR THEM.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, I'LL BE 60 NEXT WEEK.
I STARTED BUILDING ROADS WHEN I WAS 19, SO 47 YEARS I'VE BEEN BUILDING ROADS.
MOST OF MY TIME I GO OUT, I SPEND TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. IT'S REALLY FUN TO COME OUT AND DO THESE WHERE WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING WENT WELL.
AGAIN, THIS WAS A WONDERFUL JOB ON COUNTY ROAD 13.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY HAS GOTTEN A CHANCE TO DRIVE THERE OR NOT.
IT'S A GREAT JOB, AS SETH MENTIONED, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CROELL.
IT'S LIKE HE SAID, IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO GO OUT AND TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT THESE JOBS WERE, I THINK SETH MENTIONED.
THIS WAS LAST YEAR'S AWARD FROM CPAM, AND THE DOT.
AGAIN, THIS GOES UP AGAINST EVERY CONCRETE JOB IN THE COUNTRY THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD.
I PUT OUR WORKMANSHIP ABOVE ANYBODY.
WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF OUR CONTRACTORS AND THE AGENCIES IN MINNESOTA.
I THINK, WE'VE LEARNED FROM OUR MISTAKES.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REALLY GOOD ROADS AROUND HERE.
I THINK YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A SMART CHOICE BY BUILDING WITH CONCRETE, WHICH WILL LAST YOU FOR DECADES.
AS WE GET INTO THIS FOURTH LARGEST ROADWAY SYSTEM, AND I WAS JUST MENTIONING THAT THE STATE DOES WITH THE ROAD IF THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TRAFFIC ON IT, THEY'RE GOING TO KICK IT TO YOU GUYS, AND THEN YOU GUYS HAVE TOO MANY, YOU MIGHT KICK IT TO THE TOWNSHIPS.
HAVING A CONCRETE ROAD SHOULD LAST YOU FOR DECADES.
WE KNOW IT'LL GET ROUGH, THEY'LL NEED SOME WORK LATER IN LIFE BUT WE HAVE CONTRACTS THAT CAN CLEAN THAT UP TOO.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO SOMEBODY HERE.
>> MATT, WHY DON'T YOU PRESENT IT TO SETH AND WE'LL GET A PHOTO LINE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
>> PICTURES I WOULD LIKE TO [INAUDIBLE].
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] NEXT WEEKEND DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
[NOISE] [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] ONE, TWO, THREE, THERE YOU GO. [APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, ON BEHALF OF THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD, MANDY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND TRAVELING.
>> IT WASN'T TOO BAD UNTIL I GOT 15 MILES AWAY.
>> I THINK GOING HOME I'LL DEAL WITH IT.
>> WELL, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING NICOLLET COUNTY.
THAT IS ONE OF THE NICEST CONCRETE ROADS THAT I'VE EVER DRIVEN ON.
IT'S SMOOTH TO THIS DAY, SO WE THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU. IF WE CAN EVER HELP, I'M HERE FOR ONE MORE YEAR.
>> OKAY. MR. GREENWOOD, YOU HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR US?
>> YES. MY NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE FINAL REPORT FOR THE LOOKOUT DRIVE ROAD 13 CORRIDOR STUDY.
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS CORRIDOR STUDY FOR SOME TIME NOW.
NICOLLET COUNTY ALONG WITH MAPLE AND THE CITY OF NORTH MANKATO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A CORRIDOR STUDY FOR ROAD 13 LOOKOUT DRIVE.
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THAT CORRIDOR STUDY EXTENDED FROM LEE BOULEVARD TO 512TH STREET, WHICH IS SOMERSET LANE.WE KICKED OFF THE CORRIDOR STUDY IN JUNE 2021 AND THE STUDY HAS RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETED AND THE SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL REPORT WAS DELIVERED TO THE CITY AND TO THE COUNTY IN DECEMBER OF 2022.
REALLY WHAT THE INTENT OF THE CORRIDOR STUDY WAS TO UNDERSTAND THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR, DEVELOP AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES THAT ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT IS REASONABLE AND IMPLEMENTABLE.
THE STUDY HAD ROBUST OUTREACH FOR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND HAS INCLUDED MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS IN [INAUDIBLE] GATHERING SESSIONS WITH THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD, THE CITY OF NORTH MANKATO CITY COUNCIL, THE MAPLE PARK, AND THE MAPLE POLICY PROGRAM.
I DID INCLUDE THE ENTIRE FINAL STUDY REPORT IN THE BOARD PACKET.
IN THE CORRIDOR STUDY, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE STUDY WAS BROKEN INTO THREE SEGMENTS: THE NORTH, MIDDLE, AND SOUTH.
NICOLLET COUNTY HAS JURISDICTION ON THE NORTH SEGMENT, SO FROM HOWARD DRIVE NORTH TO 512TH STREET, AND THEN THE CITY OF NORTH MANKATO HAS A JURISDICTION ON THE MIDDLE WITHIN SOUTH SEGMENTS, LEE BOULEVARD AND HOWARD DRIVE.
IN THE REPORT, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 65, THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN FIND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR PORTION OF THE CORRIDOR.
IN THOSE RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS ARE BROKEN INTO SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS.
FOR OUR SECTION, WE HAD GROUPED MOST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OCCURRING SOMETIME IN THE NEXT YEAR OR FIVE YEARS.
NOT TO SAY THAT SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS MADE BE PUSHED OUT A BIT FURTHER IN THE LONG TERM.
SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT NORTH SEGMENT, LOOKING AT ADDING A TWO-WAY LEFT TURN LANE, CONVERTING INTERSECTIONS AT HOWARD DRIVE AND CARLSON DRIVE TO SINGLE ROUNDABOUTS BECAUSE AS THAT AREA DEVELOPS, TRAFFIC WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ROUNDABOUTS WILL PROVIDE THE BEST ACCESS CONTROL AT THOSE INTERSECTION.
WE'D ALSO BE LOOKING AT ADDING SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS AND THEN ESSENTIALLY CONVERTING THAT TWO-LANE RURAL SEGMENT INTO A THREE-LANE URBANIZED TYPE OF SEGMENT THAT YOU CURRENTLY SEE FROM CARLSON DRIVE SOUTH TO HOWARD DRIVE.
THERE'S ALSO IN OUR ADA TRANSITION PLAN WITH SOME OF THE SIDEWALK AND PED RAMPS THROUGH THAT AREA DO NOT MEET CURRENT ADA GUIDELINES AND SO WITH ANY PROJECT, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS HERE WITH THE COUNTY BOARD TO SOLICIT INPUT AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON WHAT THESE RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES ARE GOING TO BE.
NOW THAT WE HAVE IT IN THE FINAL REPORT, I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CORRIDOR STUDY BY THE COUNTY BOARD, WHICH REALLY SETS THE VISION GOING FORWARD FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CORRIDOR.
THAT WILL ALLOW COUNTY STAFF TO ENGAGE THE NORTH MANKATO STAFF BECAUSE ANYTIME WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHIN CITY BOUNDARIES, THERE'S ALWAYS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND COST-SHARING ON IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DO ON THOSE ROADWAYS.
THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY REPORT.
I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AS A MEMBER OF THE [INAUDIBLE] PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, IT'S BEEN MY SERVICE TO THIS BOARD TO REPORT BACK ON ITEMS LIKE THIS.
I MIGHT ASK IF YOU'LL GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AND I WOULD ASK OUR NORTH MANKATO REPRESENTATIVE, COMMISSIONER DEHEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SECOND THIS. SO I'LL MOVE IT.
>> DISCUSSION ON THIS PROPOSAL?
>> I WOULD JUST COMMENT THAT I APPRECIATE THE COUNTY'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROJECT.
FROM MY INVOLVEMENT WITH NORTH MANKATO, THIS IS ONE OF OUR NEXT COMMERCIAL QUARTERS.
WE LOOK AT THIS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH MANKATO WHICH WILL SERVE BOTH NORTH MANKATO AND NICOLLET COUNTY.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT SO FAR TO COME TO THIS CONCLUSION ON THIS STUDY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AS WE MAKE THIS VISION COME TO FRUITION.
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>> THE WHOLE CORRIDOR HAS SOME ISSUES.
THERE'S SPEEDING ISSUES UP ON TOP OF THE HILL HEADING NORTH, AND SO SOME OF THOSE ROUNDABOUTS ARE GOING TO SLOW THAT DOWN AND MAKE IT SAFER AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF ROADWAY FOR ALL OF NICOLLET COUNTY AS COMMISSIONER DEHEN MENTIONED.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT, JEFF.
COMMISSIONER COLE HAS SAID FROM THE SOUTH PARK TRAFFIC, IT'S THE JIG BREAKING THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING WE HEAR ABOUT NORTH MANKATO.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVING BOTH THOSE AND OTHERS.
>> THE QUESTION THAT I WOULD HAVE THEN NOW AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WHAT TIME FRAME ARE WE ON IN TERMS OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN FROM THE NORTH SIDE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BY THE RIVER?
>> THERE'S NOTHING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED OR SET IN STONE.
BUT AS WE GO FORWARD WITH ADOPTION OF THIS, WE'LL START HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHEN THOSE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE WORKED IN AND MADE.
>> YEAH, THAT'LL BE PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, SHOULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO IT? I THEN MADE A MOTION.
>> CARRIES. THANK YOU, MEMBERS.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF ROAD STREET. SETH.
>> MY FINAL ITEM IS TO CONSIDER MENDOTA AGREEMENT 1052224 AND OUR CORRESPONDING RESOLUTION.
THIS AGREEMENT IS ROUTINELY REFERRED TO AS THE DCP AGREEMENT, WHICH IS CALLED THE DELEGATED CONTRACT PROCESS AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND MENDOTA, AND IT COVERS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL AID FUNDS.
IT ALLOWS FOR MENDOTA TO ACT AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S AGENT ACCEPTING THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S BEHALF FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, OR ENHANCEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FINANCE EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL FUNDS.
THIS IS A ROUTINE AGREEMENT THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
WE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED DCP AGREEMENTS IN 2011 AND 2018, AND AFTER A PERIOD OF YEARS, THERE'S ALWAYS CHANGES IN STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS THAT EVENTUALLY THESE AGREEMENTS NEED TO BE UPDATED TO INCORPORATE THOSE NEW PROVISIONS.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY IN THIS UPDATED DCP AGREEMENT.
I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT AGREEMENT AND THEN ALSO THE CORRESPONDING RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.
>> YOU FIND THE REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR STARTING ON PAGES 223.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> MR. MORROW, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANKS. THESE CONTRACTS CHANGE WHEN LAW CHANGES, MAYBE I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT HERE.
>> HOW DID [LAUGHTER] THIS CONTRACT CHANGE AND WHAT WAS CHANGED?
>> OH, I GOT A LIST RIGHT HERE.
>> I WAS AFRAID SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU WERE AFRAID? [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M JUST GOING TO READ THEM ALL.
CHANGES BETWEEN 2018 DCP AND 22 DCP AGREEMENTS INCLUDE, THEY UPDATED THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO ASSISTANT LISTING NUMBER, ALM AND DUNN'S.
IT'S A UNIQUE NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ENTITY THAT'S RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.
THEY USED TO USE GUNS NUMBER, NOW THEY'RE USING THIS UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
THERE WAS SOME ADDITION LANGUAGE FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES.
NOW THAT WE'RE NOT SIGNING EVERYTHING WITH A PEN AND USES DIGITAL SIGNATURES AND ADDRESSED THAT IN AGREEMENT THERE IS AN UPDATE TO CERTIFICATION.
THERE IS TITLE 6 LANGUAGE AND SECTION ADDED IN THERE, WHICH REVOLVES AROUND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS AND AT SOME POINT IN 2023,
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I'LL BE COMING BEFORE THE BOARD TO HAVE THE BOARD CONSIDERED AND ADOPT, A TITLE 6 POLICY FOR PUBLIC WORKS THAT ADDRESSES THOSE ITEMS. THERE WAS CHANGES IN FEDERAL LAW WITH BUY AMERICA PROVISIONS, SO CERTAIN MATERIALS INCORPORATED UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS HAVE TO BE PRODUCED AND MADE IN AMERICA.THEY CAN'T COME FROM A FOREIGN SOURCE.
THERE IS ALSO SECTION UPDATING PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT.
I THINK THAT IS DIRECTLY INVOLVES STUFF PRODUCED BY CHINA.
THEN THERE WAS ALSO SOME UPDATES TO A CODE FOR THE REGULATIONS REGARDING DOMESTIC PREFERENCE FOR PROCUREMENTS AND I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS, BUT IT'S IN THE AGREEMENT.
>> COME OUT AND ADMIT YOUR GLAD I ASKED.
>> COME AND ADMIT YOUR GLAD I ASK.
>> AM GLAD, I WAS PREPARED FOR THAT.
[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE CURIOUS.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. KOLARS?
>> BUT I WOULD SAY THAT EVERY CITY AND COUNTY IN THE STATE THAT RECEIVES ANY FEDERAL FUNDS AND WORKS WITH MEMBER STATE AID OFFICE AND EVERYBODY'S EXECUTING THE EXACT SAME AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MORROW.
MR. GREENWOOD, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD, I WANT TO THANK YOUR COUNTY PERSONNEL FOR THE FIRST BLIZZARD OF THE YEAR [LAUGHTER] HERE A FEW DAYS AGO AND JUST WISH THEM SAFETY AS THEY MANEUVER THROUGH THIS ONE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NEW EQUIPMENT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO KNOCK DOWN THOSE BIG DRIFTS OUT IN NICOLLET COUNTY.
>> ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE SAFE AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.
WE HAD WITH THAT LAST VERY LARGE BLIZZARD BRAKE FOR CHRISTMAS AND INTO CHRISTMAS WE HAD STAFF AT EVERY SHOP, SEVERAL STAFF THAT ACTUALLY SLEPT IN THE SHOPS TO BE READY AND PREPARED FOR THE FUND THAT AWAITED THEM.
THEY TAKE THEIR JOBS VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT WE DIDN'T SAVE ANY STRANDED MOTORIST SO I HEARD OF OR?
>> I HAD LOTS OF FOOLISH PEOPLE OUT DRIVING AND GETTING STUCK.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND AGAIN FOR THE HONOR ON THE HIGHWAY.
[Administration]
MORNING MISS LANDKAMER.>> GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THE STAFF, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OUR COMMISSIONER ZINS AND COMMISSIONER DEHEN, WELCOME.
I ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RETURNING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I DO REALLY WANT TO COMMENT ON CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PUBLIC WORK STAFF.
TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE STATE LEVEL IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, BUT TOO IN OUR WORLD AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IS MONUMENTAL AND IT'S EXCELLENT SERVICE THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AND JUST AS DR. GREENWOOD SAID DURING THE RESPONSIBILITY, IT'S EXCITING AND DEDICATION THAT WE SEE FROM OUR STAFF.
WITH THAT, I DO HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION WORK GROUP NEW FUNDING FORMULA FOR PROBATION RESOLUTION AT THE ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON DECEMBER 4TH 2022.
THE BOARD APPROVED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AS IN 2022, A CHANGE IN THE FUNDING FORMULA FOR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS IS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE BOARD THIS YEAR.
THE AMC BOARD ALSO PASSED A MOTION TO ENCOURAGE ALL 87 COUNTY COURTS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE FORMULA CHANGE AND A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE LEGISLATURE.
A DRAFT OF THE RESOLUTION IS ATTACHED WITH AN INFORMATION SHEET EXPLAINING THE FUNDING SYSTEM AND THE WORK AMC HAS BEEN DOING TO FIX THE FUNDING ISSUES AT THE LEGISLATURE.
THERE ARE THREE PROBATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN MINNESOTA THAT USE A COMBINATION OF STATE AND COUNTY PROVIDED SERVICES.
COUNTIES PROVIDE ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE PROBATION AND SUPERVISED RELEASE SERVICES IN THE STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PROVIDES THE OTHER 20 PERCENT.
THE THREE DELIVERY SYSTEMS ARE THE DOC OR STAY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT,
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WHICH PROVIDES ALL SUPERVISION SERVICES, THE COMBINATION OF THE DOC, COUNTY PROBATION OR CPO, WHICH STATE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ALL FELONS AND COUNTY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR JUVENILE AND ADULT NON FELONS.THE CCA OR COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ACT, WHICH NICOLLET COUNTY IS CONSIDERED, PROVIDES ALL SUPERVISION SERVICES.
NICOLLET COUNTY IS TRANSITION TO A CCA COUNTY IN JULY OF 2021.
TODAY I'M REQUESTING CONSIDERATION THEY ATTACHED RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A FUNDING FORMULA CHANGE FOR PROBATION SERVICES AND AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS.
>> WE'VE HEARD THE REQUESTS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
>> AS WE'RE NOT READING THE RESOLUTION, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE A COUPLE OF SENTENCES IN THERE.
THE MINNESOTA HAS BECOME THE STATE WITH THE LOWEST LEVEL OF CORRECTIONS FUNDING IN THE NATION.
THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FUND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, WHICH INCREASES LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES ON RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
THIS IS NECESSARY JUST AS WE SEE OFTEN FROM THE STATE, A FAILURE TO KEEP UP ON ADEQUATE FUNDING.
HAVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDE THE SERVICE, BUT THEY DON'T PROVIDE THE CASH.
I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US? I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT.
IF THE AMC IS GOING TO TAKE FULL PLEDGED ACTION ON THIS, IT WILL ENCOURAGE US TO DO IT.
WE NEED TO BE THERE AND WE NEED TO DO THAT.
I MIGHT ASK OUR ADMINISTRATOR IF YOU COULD GIVE OUR BOARD JUST A SHORT REVIEW OF HOW OUR PROBATION SERVICES HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I SHOULD'VE ASKED YOU THAT BEFORE?
>> [LAUGHTER] I CAN GIVE A VERY HIGH SUMMARY AND THEN WORD OF WORK WITH OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, RICH MULL TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN THE NEXT WEEK WITH IT TO ADOPT.
WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED SERVICES, OF COURSE, PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF AND WHICH REQUIRES INCREASED STAFFING BECAUSE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
FUNDING HAS MAINTAINED STEADY.
THERE WAS HOPE LAST YEAR, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THROUGHOUT THE SPRING THAT THE FORMULA WAS GOING TO CHANGE, THAT WOULD BE FAIR AND STABLE ACROSS ALL THREE DIFFERENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TODAY FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
THERE HAS BEEN, UNFORTUNATELY THE FALLOUT OF THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO OUR PROBATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE INCREASED SERVICES PROVIDED WITH THAT.
I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR DIRECTOR WHO COULD GATHER SOME MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AS FAR AS WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS AND WHAT'S THEIR SERVICES HAVE INCREASED.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? IF NOT, SARAH, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> THE NEXT ITEM HAS CONSIDERATION OF THE TERMINATION OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
CURRENTLY, DHS LEASES APPROXIMATELY 2,100 SQUARE FEET IN THE BASEMENT OF A ST. PETER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING.
THE CURRENT LEASE IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2023.
DHS IS REQUESTING TO TERMINATE THE LEASE EARLY BY FOUR MONTHS AROUND FEBRUARY 28TH IN 2023.
DH STAFF HAVE FOUND A LOCATION WITHIN NORTH MANKATO THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS AND BE MORE COMMUNITY-BASED, WHICH IS A POSITIVE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES AND WOULD BE MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR STAKEHOLDERS.
EARLIER IN THE MEETING, MS. SASSENBERG REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUBMIT APPROVAL FOR THE REQUEST AND LOCATION CHANGE.
THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN THAT PROCESS, AND THEREFORE, I REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE EARLY TERMINATION OF THE LEASE WITH DHS AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.
>> YOU'VE HEARD THE REPORT FROM OUR ADMINISTRATOR, IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> MRS. DRANTTEL HAS MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. DEHEN, IS THAT WITH ZINS? I'M SORRY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
>> MR. CHAIR, THIS FREES UP 2,100 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN THE BASEMENT OF HHS FOR OUR USE NOW.
>> WHICH WE'RE OVERFLOWING AGAIN.
>> WELL, IT'S TIMELY, CORRECT?
>> IT'S A GOOD THING FOR EVERYBODY.
>> I SEE MS. SASSENBERG HERE, MAYBE YOU CAN ADD HOW WILL THAT BE USED OR THIS LAND CAMA. DO YOU HAVE PLANS?
>> THERE'S ALWAYS PLANS FOR SPACE IN OUR COUNTY BUILDINGS AND WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW THAT COULD BE USED POTENTIALLY AT THE MEETING SPACES OR DROP-IN SPACES.
BUT WE WILL HAVING THIS IN OUR NEXT BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER.
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>> AS NEW MEMBERS WE'LL LEARN AS WE MOVE FORWARD WHEN WE GET TO WORKSHOP DAYS, A LOT OF THIS WILL BE PREVIEWED BEFORE WE MOVE AHEAD WITH ACTION ITEMS. JUST TO GIVE US ALL A BETTER IDEA, A BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S SIT DOWN A CLIFF OVER THERE, BUT THAT WILL HELP OUT.
HAVING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
NEXT ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE?
>> THE LAST ITEM I HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2023 COMMITTEE MEETING OR ASSIGNMENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR A PER DIEM PAYMENT.
AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND BOARD ASSIGNMENTS LISTED, REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED, THE COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES ARE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC ITEMS. THE LIST WITHIN YOUR BOARD PACKET IDENTIFIES VACANCIES AND/OR CHANGES IN THE REPRESENTATIVES IN RED.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE REQUESTS FOR A REPRESENTATIVE WHICH IS A NEW ADDITION TO LIST THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL BY THE MANKATO SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH THE GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE DIRECTOR REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
COMMISSIONER KOLARS WAS CONTACTED INITIALLY WITH THIS REQUEST IS INDICATED HIS INTEREST WITH IT.
AS YOU GO THROUGH THE LIST, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE ITEMS, AS I SAID, THEY HAVE VACANCIES OR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES ON THE COMMITTEE'S BOARD ASSIGNMENTS OR MEETINGS ARE LISTED IN RED.
SOME FORM HAS BEEN AUTO FILLED WITH OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS, BUT OTHERS DO HAVE SOME VACANCIES WITHIN THE COMMITTEE LIST.
>> WELL, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE AMC POLICY COMMITTEE.
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT IS OPEN.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ARE OPEN.
I WOULD ASK THE NEW MEMBERS, WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER AS WE ENTER YOUR FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE? > MR. CHAIR, I WOULD ALSO OFFER UP.
IF ONE WANTED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, I'D BE HAPPY TO MOVE ON THAT AS WELL.
>> I SEE, THAT OPENS THOSE POSSIBILITIES.
MR. DEHEN, COMMISSIONER ZINS HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO BE ASSIGNED, AT LEAST IN THE FIRST YEAR?
>> IF THE SEAT'S AVAILABLE I WILL BE INTERESTED IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WITH MY BACKGROUND.
>> TERRY, THAT WOULD PUT YOU TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
>> YOU HAVE SO MUCH EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL GOVERNMENT, YOU'LL BE GREAT.
>> ADOLESCENT CHEMICAL WELLNESS ADVOCATES.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO THE ALTERNATE WAS HERE.
>> COMMISSIONER HACK WAS PART OF THAT.
TERRY, HOW MANY MEETINGS ARE THERE WITH THE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OKAY. I GET A LOT OF EMAILS AS WELL.
DAVE WAS, I THINK DOING SOME MORE ACTIVE WHILE HE WAS ON THE BOARD.
I'VE RETURNED TO A MORE ACTIVE. SURE.
>> NEW COMMISSIONERS, ANY INTEREST?
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN HAS VOLUNTEERED.
THANK YOU. BROADBAND COMMITTEE.
COMMISSIONERS MORROW AND DRANTTEL ARE ON THIS I THINK.
THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER LUEPKE WAS PART OF THAT, WASN'T HE? YES.
>> I'D VOLUNTEER IF YOU WANT SOMEBODY.
>> YOU'LL LEARN A WHOLE NEW LANGUAGE.
>> COMMISSIONERS ZINS TO BE THE ALTERNATE ON BROADBAND. THERE WAS NOT MUCH.
BUT YOU SEE YOU BEEN APPOINTED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH SO THAT NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN LATE JANUARY.
I GOT TO CLICK ONTO MY NEXT ONE HERE.
NICOLLET COUNTY FAMILY SERVICES COLLABORATIVE BOARD.
SOME HISTORY ON THAT, MISS [INAUDIBLE].
>> I BELIEVE MS. SASSENBERG, COULD YOU ADD MAYBE EVERY EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS ONE?
>> CASSIE COULD YOU COME FORWARD AND ADDRESS THAT IDEA?
>> YOU JUMPED A COUPLE OF PAGES THERE JACK.
>> I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] I MUST HAVE.
I DID. SHOOT, I'M SORRY. SIT TIGHT.
>> JACK, I WOULD ALSO JUST REITERATE THAT IF THERE ARE COMMITTEES THAT AT LEAST THAT I'M
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ON THAT YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN FEEL FREE TO MENTION THEM.>> THERE'S AN OPEN SEAT UNDER CRIMINAL JUSTICE.[OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH, THEY DID. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WOULD VOLUNTEER FOR THE DRAINAGE ONE AS WELL.
>> I THOUGHT THEY WERE STILL OPENED OR SOMETHING THERE.
>> I'M TRYING TO CLICK ON THE RIGHT ITEMS HERE.
>> WE ARE UNDER THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY COMMITTEE, JOINT DRAINAGE BOARD.
IT'S ON PAGE 3, THE FIRST ITEM HAS MERIDIAN LISTED ON IT, AND THEN IT'S OPEN BELOW COMMISSIONER ZINS HAS INDICATED.
I BELIEVE SARAH HAS IT ON THE SCREEN ALSO.
>> THAT'S THE ONE I WAS LOOKING AT.
>> DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY? DRAINAGE?
>> YEAH. THERE'S AN OPENING ON THAT, IF YOU NEED SOMEBODY ON THAT DRAINAGE AUTHORITY COMMITTEE, I WOULD VOLUNTEER.
>> COMMISSIONER ZINS IS VOLUNTEERING TO BE ON THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY COMMITTEE, DRAINAGE BOARD.
THANK YOU, SIR. EMS JOINT POWERS BOARD.
WE DO HAVE AN ALTERNATE OPENING THERE THAT MEETS IN EAGLE LAKE ON A REGULAR QUARTERLY BASIS.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF THAT BOARD, I COULD ALTERNATE WITH THEM.
>> I CAN DO THAT ONE IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> COMMISSIONER ZINS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE MEMBER?
>> HOW ABOUT MARK DEHEN BEING THE MEMBER OF THE JOINT EMS AND I'LL CONTINUE AS THE ALTERNATE UNLESS KURT, YOU WERE ASKING FOR THAT.
>> NO. IT'S JUST FINE, JUST TRYING TO VOLUNTEER WHERE NEEDED.
>> GET READY FOR THE NEXT ONE KURT.
>> I DON'T KNOW. WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? [LAUGHTER]. CAN WE TRADE LATER? [LAUGHTER]
>> EXTENSION COMMITTEE. NOW, COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL, WHAT ARE THE RULES ON THIS? I SEE JACKIE IS HERE TOO.
IS IT A BOARD CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR IDEA?
>> I BELIEVE SO. BOARD CHAIR. I'M LOOKING AT JACKIE.
>> NO, THE CHAIR OF THIS BOARD, SHOULD THEY BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
>> SO I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
>> CERTAINLY IF SOMEONE HAS AN INTEREST.
>> ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING FOR THAT?
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ZINS WILL TAKE THE SPOT ON THE EXTENSION COMMITTEE AND THE OTHERS WILL REMAIN THE SAME, CORRECT?
>> WHEN EXTENSION MEETS AGAIN, THERE WILL BE NEW PUBLIC MEMBERS.
>> NICE THING ABOUT IT, IT'S BEEN MEETING AT THE CATHOLIC IN NUTLEY.
>> WE HAVE MOVED TO SOUTHERN WATERS CONFERENCE ROOM.
>> THAT'S NEW TO ME. THAT'S FINE.
>> COMMISSIONER KOLARS, CAN I JUST REITERATE? SOME COMMISSIONER ZINS WILL BE ON IT AND WILL IT BE COMMISSIONER KOLARS, YOURSELF OR WILL COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL WILL MAINTAIN THE MEMBERSHIP?
>> I BELIEVE THE BOARD CHAIR HAS TO BE ON IT.
THANK YOU. I WAVE 14 PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE NOW.
>> MR. CHAIR, I'M GOING TO REQUEST THIS ONE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS ONE THROUGH.
>> OKAY. FOR ALTERNATIVES, ARE THERE ANY VOLUNTEERS?
>> I'D VOLUNTEER FOR THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE HIGHWAY 14 PARTNERSHIP FOR LESS DOZEN YEARS.
>> VERY GOOD. FOURTEEN, WILL BE COMMISSIONER MORROW AND THEN ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER DEHEN.
WE'VE BEEN MEETING BY ZOOM DURING THE COVID PERIOD.
ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ALTERNATE POSITION? WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE A LOOK WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON THE IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN IN OUR COUNTY.
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>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN HAS VOLUNTEERED. THANK YOU.
WAS DAVE ON THAT OR WAS THIS COMMISSIONER LUEPKE?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS DAVE, BUT I'M NOT SURE.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY MET MUCH IN THE LAST HALF-YEAR, ONCE MAYBE.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.
IT ORIGINALLY WAS COMMISSIONER MCCORMICK AND THEN COMMISSIONER HACK I BELIEVE WAS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE BUT WE HAVE NOT REALLY MET.
>> ANY INTEREST ON THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE? TERRY IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH. [OVERLAPPING]
KRISTI AND MANDY TAKE A TREMENDOUS LEAD ON THIS, BUT LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT INSURANCE PACKAGES OR PRIMARILY HEALTH-RELATED, OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES AND THIS IS IN EVERY YEAR. IT MUST BE EVERY YEAR.
>> TYPICALLY, IT'S EVERY YEAR, BUT ANOTHER CURRENT INSURANCE PACKAGE WHERE WITHIN A EXTENDED YOUR CONTRACT.
>> ANY INTEREST? COMMISSIONER ZINS, IS THAT A YES?
>> SURE. YEAH, I WILL DO THE INSURANCE AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL PUT ME DOWN FOR THE NEXT ONE FOR THE AIRPORT BEING A PILOT I HAPPEN TO BE INTERESTED.
>> HEY, I LIVE ON AN AIRPORT, SO THAT'S OKAY.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
>> LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW THAT MEETS? CASSIE, CAN YOU HELP?
>> SURE. THAT IS A QUARTERLY MEETING.
CURRENTLY IT IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM.
THE GOAL IS TO REVIEW ADULT MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND GAPS.
>> ANY INTERESTS? NEW MEMBERS?
>> VERY GOOD. LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE.
COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL ARE YOU GOING TO STEP UP AND BECOME THE EX-OFFICIAL MEMBER THERE OR ARE YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE AS AN ALTERNATE?
SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE EXTENSION.
>> LET'S MAKE SURE THAT COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL WOULD BE THE COMMISSIONER THERE AND WE NEED A COMMISSIONER ALTERNATE LOOKING TO THE NEW SIDE OF THE BOARD.
>> COMMISSIONER ZINS HAS AGREED.
LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER WEST COMMITTEE ONE WATER.
>> HEY, I EMAILED YOU A COPY OF THE LIST [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S 3 YEARS OF A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S OUT FOR 90-DAY REVIEW WITH BAUZER RIGHT NOW AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN ON THE COMMITTEE.
>> ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL WILL REMAIN ALTERNATE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AT THIS TIME?
>> MISSIONARY ZONES AS AGREED.
THIS IS THE OLD MRCI COMMISSIONER ACT HAS BEEN ON THIS.
I HAD BEEN ON THIS IN THE PAST.
IT'S A MAN-KETO AREA TYPE OF SITUATION.
I DON'T KNOW MARK IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT RIGHT FIT SOME OF YOUR TALENTS.
>> MR. SNOWDEN HAS AGREED TO BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE THERE.
>> NICOLLET, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
>> FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THEY HAVEN'T HAD THREE OR FOUR CONVENTIONS A YEAR.
WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS INTO THE CONVENTION, I DON'T KNOW TOO MY WIFE JANE AND I, AND SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH LOOP.
WENT TO WASHINGTON DC AND IT WAS 110 DEGREES GS.
GLORY COUNTY COMMISSIONER COLLEEN VAN CAMERA GOT US INTO THE WHITE HOUSE RIGHT AFTER ALL, IT WAS DURING CLINTON AND THERE WAS ANOTHER WOMAN THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH CLINTON AT THE TIME.
WE DIDN'T SEE HER THAT DAY. BUT IT WAS HOT.
I'D ENCOURAGE FOLKS WHO ARE NEW TO CONSIDER NICOLLET CONVENTIONS MOVING FORWARD.
GOOD COUNTY FAMILY SERVICES COLLABORATIVE.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I VOLUNTEER FOR THAT ONE.
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>> CASSIE, WHAT'S THE MORE MEAT ON THAT?
>> SURE, THE FAMILY SERVICES COLLABORATIVE IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE PULL MONEY INTO THE FUND AND WE ALL ARE ABLE TO PULL MONEY OUT TO HELP FUND SOME VERY IMPORTANT SERVICES.
A LOT OF FUNDS ARE ALSO GENERATED FROM THE TIME STUDIES THAT EVERYBODY PARTICIPATES IN.
DURING 2023 WILL BE TAKING A VERY HARD LOOK AT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CURRENT FUNDING AND WOULD JUST ASK FOR SOME STRONG COLLABORATION IN THAT AREA.
>> MR. CHAIR, I'VE HAD EXPERIENCES IN SCHOOL SIDE, COUNTY SIDE.
I THINK THEY'VE FILLED IN FOR ME FOR A WHILE.
I THINK THAT WAS PART OF A TRANSITION.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
FOR ME, SPEAK ABOUT THIS NEXT NICOLLET COUNTY NORTH MANKATO LIAISON COMMITTEE, AND THE OPENING WAS THERE IT USED TO BE IN THE PAST YEARS THAT THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO LIVED IN NORTH 98, ONLY ONE PERSON WHO LIVED IN THE COUNTY OUTSIDE OF NORTH MANKATO THAT WERE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
MOST RECENTLY, IT WAS TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVING IN NORTH MANKATO WHO ARE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
IN THE PAST WITH CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATORS AT BOTH SITES, I'VE ASKED OUR ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE IDEA IN THE FUTURE, SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD.
HAVING THIS BOARD, THE SAINT PETER CITY COUNCIL, THE NORTH MANKATO CITY COUNCIL MEET AS A COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO EXPLORE THAT.
NOW, WHAT I THINK MISS LAND CAMERAS GOING TO DO IS VISIT WITH BOTH THE ADMINISTRATORS AT SAINT PETER AND NORTH MANKATO ABOUT THAT IDEA AS TO HOW WE CAN GET A CHANCE TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN A LARGER WAY WHERE WE CAN HOST IT HERE AT THE COUNTY.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON THIS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK AS LAND CAMERAS, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE OTHER TWO ADMINISTRATORS AND THE TWO LARGER CITIES.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY FEEDBACK TO THAT IDEA OF A COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS?
>> THERE HAS BEEN SOME INTEREST.
MORE OF IT'S THE LOGISTICS OF PULLING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND MAKING IT HAPPEN WITH THAT, OF COURSE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SIZE OR WHO WAS AT THE MEETINGS ON THE CITIES, ARE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTIES, WITH THE LIAISON COMMITTEE.
>> LET ME ASK THE SAINT PETER UPS IN YOUR MEETINGS WITH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAINT PETER.
PAUL, HOW ARE THOSE CONVERSATIONS GOING THESE DAYS? ARE THEY PRODUCTIVE? ARE THEY USEFUL? HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO MEET?
>> WE HAVE NOT MET REGULARLY THIS LAST YEAR.
WHEN WE DO MEET THEIR PRODUCTIVE, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO PRIMARILY SHARING INFORMATION.
>> IS THE NORTH MANKATO INTENDED TO BE A PARALLEL ONE TO SAINT PETER ONE, I THINK SUPPOSED TO BE SERVING THE SAME FUNCTION.
>> COMMISSIONER USED TO BE MADE GENERAL SAINT PETER ON THE SAME PETER, NORTH MANKATO, SAINT PETER REPS ON THE NORTH BANK GET A ONE, SO THEN IT BECAME MORE OF A SHARING TYPE OF A DEAL.
THERE WERE SOME BUMPS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATOR AND A PAST ADMINISTRATOR THAT MADE THE WORD DOES PRODUCTIVE AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN.
WHICH IS WHY I ASKED FOR THE IDEA OF STUDYING MAYBE A COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, WHETHER IT'D BE A FULL NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD HOSTING FOR NORTH MANKATO CITY COUNCIL AND A FULL SAINT PETER, AND THEN WE CAN'T FORGET, NICOLLET AND LAFAYETTE AND CORTLAND DID THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION.
BUT THAT WOULD TRULY BE A SHARING TYPE OF SITUATION.
>> WHAT MR. CHAIR GUESS WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT MARIA AND I KEEP MEETING WITH SAINT PETER.
I DO AGREE IT'S INFORMATION SHARING.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S A MUST-INGEST.
IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN SAINT PETER FOR MUCH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT GARBAGE COLLECTION, FOR EXAMPLE IN OTHER WORDS, I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT.
SIMILARLY, I COULD IMAGINE YOU ALL MEETING WITH THE CITY OF NORTH MANKATO ON LOCALIZED ISSUES THAT PROBABLY AREN'T KEY TO SAINT PETER,
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SO I WOULD SUGGEST WE KEEP THAT STRUCTURE OF NORTH MANKATO A SAINT PETER.IF WE WANT TO HAVE A LARGER GATHERING OF FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR CITIES OR WHOMEVER, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TO PURSUE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE IT TODAY, BUT THAT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO PERCEIVE THEM.
>> CAN I JUST INTERJECT IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY? THEY HAVE THE MERITS AND CLERKS MEETINGS.
THAT MIGHT BE A MODEL TO LOOK AT WHERE YOU WOULD GET MCCLINTON, LAFAYETTE, NORTH MANKATO, SAINT PETER ALTOGETHER ON A REGULAR QUARTERLY BASIS OR BI-ANNUAL BASIS AND DO SOME SHARING THAT AND TALK SOME PROBLEMS. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LARGEST CITIES TO SUPPORT THE SMALLER CITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THE LARGER CITIES HAVE AND GIVE THEM SOME IDEAS ON THINGS THEY CAN DO OR COLLABORATE ON.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, COMMISSIONER, AT THE IDEA THAT OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THOSE BACK TO HER MULTIPLE DAYS AND MANKATO WITH HIS TOWNSHIPS AND AROUND THE SURROUNDING BLUE EARTH COUNTY AREA.
MAYBE I WOULD ASK IF COMMISSIONER DEHEN WOULD JOIN ME ON THE NORTH MANKATO NICOLLET COUNTY, A LIAISON, AND I DON'T KNOW THOUGH.
WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE ON THAT ONE TOO, SO REPRESENTS PART OF NORTH MANKATO. I HEARD IT.
BUT I THINK THE BOARD FOR HEARING THE IDEAS OF MAYBE BROADENING, AS COMMISSIONER MORROW SAID, THE FAMILY OF GOVERNMENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE MEET WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND BLUE EARTH COUNTY AND THE SEWARD COUNTY AND SIBLEY COUNTY, AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND WE NEED TO DO THAT SOME MORE.
JUST AS TOO BORED SITTING TOGETHER AT TIMES.
THAT PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IDEAS OF WHAT'S WORKING AND OTHER COLONY WHAT WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WIDTH AND THAT TONY TOO.
I KNOW MS. LAND CAMERA OR THAT YOU'LL BE VISITING WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR NEIGHBORING COLONIES TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
COMMISSIONER HAT BECAUSE I MISSED BEFORE BECAUSE HE USED TO BE THE PRODUCTS DIRECTOR AT NORTH MANKATO.
ANY INTEREST ON THE ARCS COMMITTEE?
>> VERY RARELY MEET COMMITTEE AND BEYOND MISSIONARY AND RENTAL AS VOLUNTEER, AND WE NEED ANOTHER ONE.
>> LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE AN ALTERNATE.
>> ALTERNATE FOR THE OPEN SPOT.
COMMISSIONERS ENDS HAS PUT HIS HAND UP. THANK YOU.
MOVING FORWARD TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND VISITING WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATORS.
COMMISSIONER DRAG AND I HAVE ALREADY STARTED NEGOTIATIONS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH THREE OF OUR UNION REPS, SO WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION IF THAT IS OKAY WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING.
WE HAVE AN OPENING OFFER, AN ALTERNATE, AND ATTORNEYS ARE USUALLY GOOD ALTERNATIVES.
>> I WOULD BE THRILLED TO BE THE ULTIMATE MEMBER.
>> COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THAT SPOT.
THANK YOU, SIR. STATEWIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, BOARD>.
>> I HAVE SAT ON THIS BEFORE, AND MARK, SINCE YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO TAKE EMS, I WOULD MOVE INTO THIS.
THIS IS THE RADIO OR WE'RE SPENDING $800,000 IN HARPA FUNDS THIS YEAR TO RENEW OUR 12-YEAR-OLD RADIOS.
IF IT WOULD PLEASE THE BOARD, I WOULD TAKE THAT.
CASSIE, DID I CLICK WAY DOWN OR YOU COMING BACK TO BE WITH US?
>> YOU DID IT. YOU'VE ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
>> IF I COULD MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST ONE MOMENT AND RECYCLING, WE I DON'T THINK YOU'RE AN ALTERNATE.
I THINK WE'RE BOTH MEMBERS, AREN'T WE? IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S TWO COMMISSIONERS.
I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ALTERNATE.
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NO. THIS IS THE RECYCLING COMMITTEE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. I CONFUSED IT, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THIS MEETING.
>> [LAUGHTER] THERE WAS INTENTIONS OF MEETING PRIOR TO COVID AND THEN A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, THE PROJECT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD AND IT'S AT A STALEMATE AT THIS POINT.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. THEN YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE, AND LET'S JUST KEEP IT ON, AND THEN WE CAN TALK.
>> SO WE'RE OKAY WITH THOSE ASSIGNMENTS?
>> RURAL MINNESOTA ENERGY BOARD, MR. [NOISE] WAS ON THIS.
THIS WAS THE ONE THAT MEETS OUT IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, ABOUT 100 MILES AWAY.
>> MONTHLY. THE INTEREST ON THE MINNESOTA RURAL ENERGY BOARD, KURT?
>> MR. COMMISSIONER? [LAUGHTER] NO.
MR. CHAIR, I WOULD HAVE SOME INTERESTS IN SERVING ON THE RETAIL GREATER MANN-KENDALL GIRL'S COURT.
I HAD SOME CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS.
THEY'RE WONDERING INTEREST IF THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
>> WELL, I'M SORRY, I SKIPPED PAST THAT.
MEMBERS. COMMISSIONER DEHEN AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION, AND HE HAS SERVED AS [LAUGHTER] THE CHAIR OF RITA, AND I HAD OFFERED TO HIM TO NOT BE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE BECAUSE HE HAD LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
PLEASE SCRATCH CO-LEARNERS AND ADD DEHEN TO RITA.
>> SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT MARK AND COMMISSIONER ZINS IS RURAL MINNESOTA ENERGY.
RUSH RUBBER CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP BOARD?
>> HAS DISBANDED, SO IT CAN GO AWAY.
SHIP COMMITTEE. THIS IS THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH.
>> MR. CHERYL VOLUNTEER FOR THIS, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS ON IT.
>> I'M CLEARLY I'M NOT, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS.
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN AND COMMISSIONER MORROW HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST.
THANK YOU. WHO WANTS THE FIRST [OVERLAPPING]?
>> IT'S DEHEN AND MORROW AS THE ALTERNATE.
WE'RE UP TO SPEED. EVERYTHING OKAY? SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MEETING LAYS ON?
>> COMMISSIONER ZINS HAS INDICATED AN INTEREST.
>> UNLESS THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE WHO WANTS [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. IT IS TO ADVANCE THAT MEETS SOME LIQUID.
>> THANK YOU. SOUTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA MULTI-AGE ARE ON WALTON COUNTY AGE RNA.
>> THIS WAS DANNY, THEN IT WAS ME FOR A MEETING AND THEN IT WAS DAVE.
THIS IS THE SELLING OF THE AMBER FIELD PROJECT?
>> UNLESS OTHERS WANT THIS ONE, I'M HAPPY THAT SINCE I GOT AT LEAST SOME FAMILIARITY, I'M HAPPY TO STEP BACK IN, BUT MARK, IF YOU WANT IT.
>> NO, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT WHATSOEVER.
>> COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST.
THANK YOU. SOUTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA ORIGINAL EMERGENCY, ANY INTEREST IN TAKING THAT SPOT?
>> JACK, DO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO THE FAMILY ALTERNATE OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO REMAIN ALTERNATE?
>> I'M TRYING TO PUT MY HANDS AROUND THIS WHEN MANDY WHO HAD BEEN THERE BECAUSE IT WAS COMMISSIONER HACK.
>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY A COMMISSIONER CAMP.
THEN WITH THAT CHANGE, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER HACK STEPPED IN, AND IT'S A COMBINATION WHERE BLUE EARTH COUNTY LEADS AND SO THE CONTACT FOR IT FOR THE MEETING.
>> I KNOW I SERVED ON A YEARS AGO, COMMISSIONERS, SO I HAVE SOME FAMILIARITY.
IF YOU LIKE I'LL TAKE THE SPOT AND THEN WE NEED AN ALTERNATE IN THAT AREA.
>> IS THIS REGARDING EMS, FIRE IN FAST RESPONDING?
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>> GENERAL CONVERSATIONS LIKE RADIO CONVERSATIONS.
>> YOU SAID YOU'VE GOT PUBLIC SAFETY ON AMC?
>> YEAH. I WOULD NOT MIND IF YOU NEED.
>> THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU. SOUTH-CENTRAL TRANSIT BOARD, COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL, HAS THIS MET RECENTLY?
>> ANNUALLY, AND WHAT DO YOU TALK ABOUT?
>> PROOFS THE CONTRACTS WITH VINE FOR TRUE TRANSIT.
>> WHAT'S THE INVESTMENT OF NICOLLET COUNTY ON THIS?
>> IT DEPENDS UPON TRUE TRANSITS BUDGET AND ITS FUNDING FROM MENDOTA AND THE FEDERAL PARTNERS.
IT'S A SURPRISE WHEN YOU GET THERE.
AS MUCH AS ONE WOULD ASSUME, WITH COVID, WE HAD NO CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED FROM OUTSIDE ENTITIES.
MENDOTA AND THEIR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PAID FOR EVERYTHING.
>> AN INTEREST AS AN ALTERNATE TO COMMISSIONER GRANT OLIN, SOUTH-CENTRAL TRANSIT?
>> I WOULD TAKE THAT. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING FORWARD, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS AN ENEMY, AS GENEROUS AS [LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DEHEN, SOUTH-CENTRAL WORKFORCE COUNCIL?
>> JACK, WHEN DOES THIS MEET? I'M GOING TO START MEETING THIS LIKE THIS.
>> WELL, I DON'T REMEMBER US MEETING THIS PAST YEAR.
THIS IS SOMEWHAT TIED TO MINNESOTA VALLEY ACTION COUNCIL.
>> I THINK THIS IS ALREADY ME.
BUT I'M CHECKING TO SEE EXACTLY.
>> WHY DON'T WE PUT THAT ONE ON HOLD FOR A WHILE? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
DRIVERS TO SUE REGIONAL LIBRARY.
I WORK AS THE TREASURER TO THIS GROUP.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE AND MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH, SIX TIMES A YEAR.
I WOULD INVITE ANYONE TO BE PART.
COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL, THANK YOU.
>> I THOUGHT I ALREADY WAS, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING EMAILS LATELY.
JACK, GOING BACK TO THE OTHER ONE, I'M THINKING THE EMAILS THAT GO INTO THE MEETINGS ON SOUTH-CENTRAL WORKFORCE COUNCIL.
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT, TERRY.
THAT'S WHY I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION.
>> BY THE WAY, HAVE WE BEEN THROUGH MVAC OR DID I CLICK PAST THAT? WELL, IT'S WORKED FOR US COUNCIL.
>> WORKFORCE COUNCIL SHOULD BE COMMISSIONER MORROW AND TERRY WILL BE ALTERNATE.
>> UNLESS YOU WANT. YOU CAN BE ON IT.
>> I THINK YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> I'VE BEEN THERE MAKING CHANGES.
>> MAY WE MOVE ON TO TRUE TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE? MARIE, YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
>> SINCE WE PARTNERED WITH LEAST SEWARD COUNTY AND BLUE EARTH COUNTY FOR TRANSIT SERVICES.
MEETS AS NEEDED, GENERALLY EVERY QUARTER VIA ZOOM.
>> SINCE I'M ON THE SOUTH-CENTRAL TRANSIT BOARD, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD SPOT TO BE.
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN HAS VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE THAT ALTERNATE POSITION. THANK YOU.
AM I MISSING ANYTHING? I'M LOOKING AT ADMINISTRATOR LAND CAMERA TO SEE IF VACANCIES HAVE BEEN FILLED.
>> IT APPEARS ALL OF THE VACANCIES HAVE BEEN FILLED OR WE HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.
>> WELL, THEN YOU HAVE IT RESOLVED FOR US?
>> YES. WITHIN YOUR PACKET, THERE IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING ESTABLISHING THE 2023 COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND BOARD ASSIGNMENTS THAT QUALIFY A PER DIEM PAYMENT AND I REQUEST APPROVAL OF THAT RESOLUTION THIS MORNING.
>> I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR TAKING YOUR ON THE NEW ASSIGNMENTS.
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN, COMMISSIONER ZINS,
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ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN WHAT THE ADMINISTRATOR LAND CAMERA HAS SAID ABOUT PLUGGING IN SOME OF THOSE HOLES?>> WOULD YOU THEN BE SENDING OUT A SCHEDULE WHEN THOSE MEETINGS ARE?
>> YEAH. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTACT THE INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEES TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S NEW REPRESENTATIVES AND ALSO PROVIDE YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] PERFECT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MS. CAMERA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US THIS MORNING?
>> THANK YOU. NOTHING UNDER INFORMATIONAL ITEMS?
[Informational Items]
[LAUGHTER]THE ITEM LISTED UNDER INFORMATIONAL ITEMS IS JUST A NOTATION OF THE ARIZONA MISSIONS FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.
THIS IS DONE ANNUALLY JUST TO IDENTIFY WHETHER MAY HAVE BEEN SOME TYPOS OR MISCALCULATIONS IN PROPERTY EVALUATION.
>> THAT IS ON PAGE 255, OF OUR PRINTOUT HERE.
ANY QUESTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR ON THIS INFORMATION ITEM? THANK YOU. WELL, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BOARD,
[County Attorney Update]
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY IN HER RE-ELECTION.MADAM ATTORNEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE START OF THE NEW YEAR AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS.
WELCOME. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY IS ADDRESSING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ISSUES.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE A STRUGGLE FROM OUR STUDENTS OF ATTENDING SCHOOL AND NOT FACING TRUE [NOISE] OR SCHOOL ABSENCE ISSUES.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO UPDATE OUR TRUANCY POLICY, OUR DIVERSION PROGRAM.
WE'RE UPDATING SOME BROCHURES THAT WE SENT OUT TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH STAKEHOLDERS FOR EDUCATION SUCCESS, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUED TO TAKE A PRIORITY AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE STUDENTS STRUGGLING, AS I INDICATED WITH PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL USE, AND AS WELL AS STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH.
THERE'S A WHOLE MYRIAD OF FACTORS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THOSE SCHOOL ABSENCES.
IT'S REALLY GOING TO TAKE A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS TO ATTEND SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH REGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
THAT IS ONE OF MY PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY? THANKS FOR YOUR REPORTS.
[Chair’s Report]
MEMBERS OF THE NEW FOLKS, THIS IS WHERE WE SHARE WHERE WE'VE BEEN.YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN NOWHERE YET ON YOUR COMMITTEES, BUT WE REALLY WELCOME ANY IDEAS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD AT THIS MEETING.
>> I WAS AT THE HIGHWAY 14 PARTNERSHIP.
WE HAD A COUNTY DITCH 86A MEETING, PERSONNEL MEETING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD, COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL AND I, AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND COUNTY DITCH 86A. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL.
[Commissioner Meetings & Conferences]
>> I ATTENDED THE BROWN EQUIP COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD MEETING VIA ZOOM, WHERE WE CELEBRATED AND CONGRATULATED THE RETIREMENT OF KAREN MOORE.
THANK YOU. I COULDN'T GET IT OUT.
ATTENDED THE TRI-COUNTY SOLID WASTE MEETING, 86A ISSUES AND THEN THEY SPECIAL DRAINAGE MEETING FOR 86A.
>> SARAH, I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS.
>> TRI-COUNTY SOLID WASTE, 86A MEETING.
THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD, A MEETING OF THE AMC COUNTY HEALTH GROUP.
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I WENT AND ATTENDED A MEDIATION CONCERNING COUNTY DITCH 86A UP IN THE CITIES WITH THE ATTORNEY ROGER JUSTIN.ATTENDED ANOTHER 86A MEETING TWO DAYS LATER.
ANOTHER MEETING CONCERNING 86A, A SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AND THEN TODAY. THANKS, SARAH.
MR. DAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS?
>> SURE. FIRST. THANK YOU FOR THE WELCOME TODAY AND THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH NICOLLET COUNTY FOR ELECTING ME TO THIS ROLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE COUNTY GOING FORWARD.
I OBVIOUSLY WAS AT THE LAST NORTH NICOLLET CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE HIGHWAY 14 PARTNERSHIP MEETING, AS WELL AS THE LAST MEETINGS FORUM, GREATER MANKATO GROWTH AND RITA, REASONABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE MEETINGS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER ZINS.
>> I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR WARM WELCOME TO THE BOARD, AS WELL AS MY CONSTITUENTS FOR THEIR FAITH IN VOTING FOR ME.
I WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO THE HIGHWAY 14 MEETING AS WELL AS A GUEST OF FRED FRALICK INVITED ME TO IT.
IT WAS ENJOYABLE SEEING THE PROGRESS ON HIGHWAY 14.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. CHAIR, DO WE HAVE ANYONE GOING TO THE COUNTY DRAINAGE CONFERENCE?
>> WAS THAT COMMISSIONER OF ZINS OR? THAT'S IN?
>> THOSE ARE OUR COMMISSIONER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.
AGAIN, A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO COMMISSIONERS [NOISE] THROUGH EMAIL WOULD BE APPRECIATED SO THAT WE CAN REACH BACK TO SARAH TO GET US REGISTERED.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.>> COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND?
ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> CARRIES. IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD.
WE WILL ADJOURN THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING AT THIS TIME.
OUR DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING WILL BE CALLED TO
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair Dranttel]
ORDER NOW BECAUSE WE WERE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATE, AND I HAD A BOARD ASSIGNMENTS, SO WE WANT TO THANK JACKIE COPI FOR HOLDING ON.>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> MOTION BY MORROW SECOND BY DRANTTEL.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> CARRIES. ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES? SEEING THEM, LET'S MOVE ON TO PROPERTY AND PUBLIC SERVICES. GOOD MORNING.
>>GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TODAY.
THEY ARE ROUTINE AND PROCEDURALS, BUT A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER APPOINTING VIEWERS TO OUR NEXT BATCH OF REDETERMINATIONS.
I HAVE NINE DITCHES THAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE.
THERE ARE ALSO NINE FIGHTING IN FACTS IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOU TO CONSIDER REGARDING APPOINTING THE FREEBORN COUNTY VIEWERS.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE RE-DETERMINATION PROCESS.
I WOULD RECOMMEND MARK BEHRENS AND HIS TEAM BE APPOINTED TO COUNTY DITCH 9A, COUNTY DITCH 23A COUNTY DITCH 27A, COUNTY DITCH 30A, COUNTY DITCH 32A, COUNTY DITCH 32A LATERAL 1, COUNTY DITCH 40A AND COUNTY DITCH 87 AND 88.
THIS ORDER WOULD SPECIFICALLY APPOINT MR. BARRON'S AND HIS TEAM AS VIEWERS.
ROBERT HANSEN, KENDALL LENZA, JOHN THOMPSON, BRUCE NESS,
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AND WEST DAHL AS THE VIEWERS AND IT WOULD ALSO APPOINT JONES, HAUGH AND SMITH, THE ENGINEERING FIRM, TO DETERMINE THE WATERSHED FOR EACH MAPS.SPEAKING WITH MR. BARRON, HE'S COMFORTABLE WITH THIS GROUP OF NEXT DITCHES.
HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY.
HE WANTS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HE DOESN'T ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO APPOINT HIM, BUT HE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY AND HONORED FOR YOU TO APPOINT HIM AS THESE NEXT VIEWERS, BUT THE WEATHER'S NOT VERY GOOD AND IT'S A LONG DRIVE UP HERE.
THEY HAVE DONE A REALLY GREAT WORK SO FAR.
WE ARE REALLY MOVING THROUGH OUR COUNTY IN GETTING OUR RE-DETERMINATIONS DONE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP THAT EVERYTHING IN THE BLUE HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED.
THE PURPLE IS WHAT I JUST AM PROPOSING, AND THE GREEN ARE JOINT DITCHES AND A FEW COUNTY DITCHES.
AFTER THIS PURPLE GROUP, WE WOULD HAVE LESS THAN TEN COUNTY DITCHES LEFT AND SOME VARIOUS JOINT DITCHES.
SOME OF THOSE JOINT DITCHES JUST ARE GETTING FINALIZED NOW.
THE MAP WILL BE UPLOADED AGAIN.
THIS PROJECT HAS THE END INSIGHT AND WE HAVE STILL WORK TO DO ON IT, BUT THE END IS IN SIGHT AND I THINK THE MAP IS STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE IMPRESSIVE FROM WHERE WE STARTED OUT DOING ONE OR TWO DITCHES ON THIS PROJECT IN 2014.
>> WELL, BEFORE WE ACT ON YOUR REQUEST, EXPLAIN AGAIN WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR NICOLLET COUNTY TO TAKE ON THE TASK OF RA-DETERMINING THE BENEFITS.
>> THIS PROJECT STARTED AROUND 2014 WHERE WE STARTED WITH A FEW DITCHES, BUT THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT THESE DITCHES HAVE NOT BEEN RE-DETERMINED OR THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE WATERSHEDS HAVE BENEFITS TO THE DITCH THAT COULD BE 50 TO EVEN 75-100 YEARS OLD.
THIS PROJECT IS, IS TO BRING THE BENEFITS UP TO DATE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE WITHIN THAT DITCH AND INCLUDING ALL PROPERTY AND EXCLUDING PROPERTY THAT MAYBE DOESN'T HAVE BENEFITS TO THAT DITCH.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WILL BE DONE ONCE IN OUR LIFETIME. I DON'T KNOW.
THE NEXT TIME WE'LL PRY BE ANOTHER 50-75 YEARS UNLESS THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT OR A NEED FOR A RE-DERMINATION.
WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF VIEWERS THAT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED.
ONE OF THE OTHER PROCESSES IN THIS RE-DETERMINATION IS THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE OPEN DITCH ARE NOW GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THEIR BUFFERS BY THE LAND OWNERS.
THESE ARE ALL LAND OWNER FUNDS.
THEY ARE ALL LAND OWNER FUNDS.
ALL BILLS GET PAID OUT OF THE DITCH SYSTEMS CHECKBOOK AND THEY FUND THEMSELVES, BUT WE DO THAT ADMINISTRATION IN THEIR FINANCES FOR THESE DITCHES.
>> THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE DITCH BALANCES WERE IN THE RED, CORRECT? THIS RE-DETERMINATION HAD TO TAKE PLACE SO THAT THOSE BALANCES COULD BE FILLED BACK UP AND IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE ON VARIOUS DITCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
THIS IS A REMARKABLE MAP FROM WHERE WE STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO AND SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE THE VIEWERS, YOU'LL COME TO SEE THEM WHEN WE HAVE THESE RE-DETERMINATIONS.
THE ROOM WILL FILL UP WITH LANDOWNERS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL MEETINGS AHEAD OF THE ROOM FILLING UP TO HAVE THE BOARD GO AHEAD AND MAKE THESE RE-DETERMINATIONS HAPPEN.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD AT COMMUNICATING WITH LANDOWNERS ABOUT WHAT YOUR SITUATION WILL BE FOR YOUR PART OF THE DITCH.
MARIE, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ONE OF THE LEADERS IN UNDERSTANDING DITCHES OVER THE YEARS.
>> LEARNING A LOT. LEARNED SOMETHING EVERY DAY WITH THEM.
>> WE ALL DO. IF I MAY ADD TO THAT, THE RE-DETERMINATION PROCESS COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM NINE MONTHS TO A YEAR DEPENDING ON COMPLEXITY OF EACH OF THESE DITCHES FOR THIS GROUP.
THESE VIEWERS WILL ALL HAVE THREE MEETINGS, WELL TWO, THREE INCLUDING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS THE ONLY REQUIRED MEETING, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A MEETING AT THE VERY BEGINNING TO INVITE LAND OWNERS IN AS INFORMATIONAL AND DESCRIBE THE PROCESS.
THEN AGAIN, ONCE THE SPREADSHEETS, WHICH IS IN MY NEXT ITEM, YOU'LL GET A GLIMPSE OF THOSE AND HAVE THEM REVIEW THEM
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AGAIN IN HOPES OF GETTING OVER WRINKLES AND ANY ISSUES IRONED OUT BECAUSE SOME LANDOWNERS HAVE SOME SPECIFIC UNIQUE ITEMS ABOUT THEIR LAND WHICH VIEWERS NEED TO KNOW SO THEY CAN MAKE APPROPRIATE DETERMINATIONS ON THOSE.ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMES AROUND THE HOPES, ALL THOSE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS BEFORE HAND.
IF AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THERE, I INVITE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME TO ANY THOSE INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS, MR. BARONS DOES A GREAT JOB DESCRIBING AND WHAT A RE-DETERMINATION IS.
I'VE LISTENED TO IT SO MANY TIMES BUT I STILL PICK SOMETHING NEW ON IT EVERY SINGLE TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR ADDING ME TO THE BONES ON THAT.
WE HAD A PROPOSAL FROM DIRECTOR COPET IN FRONT OF US, RECOMMENDING BARONS AND HIS TEAM.
>> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST INTERRUPT FOR A SECOND.
I BELIEVE MISS COPET HAS BEFORE HER THE DATES THAT EACH OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WERE REDETERMINED. DO YOU HAVE THAT WITH YOU?
>> IF SHE COULD JUST SUMMARIZE WHEN EACH OF THE SYSTEMS AS PART OF THE FACT FINDING TO ESTABLISH THE NEED FOR THE RE-DETERMINATION, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> WHAT PAGE WOULD THAT BE ON?
>> I'M JUST GOING TO VERBALLY TELL YOU.
>> JUST AS A REFERENCE ITEM, COUNTY DITCH 9A WAS LAST REDETERMINED IN 1968, 23A WAS REDETERMINED IN 1947, 27A WOULD BE 1948, 30A WAS IMPROVED AND REDETERMINED IN 1971, 32A IS ANOTHER OLD ONE IN 1957, 32A LATERAL ONE IS ALSO 1957, AND 40 IS 1958 AND 87, 1966 AND 88 IS 1967.
YOU CAN SEE DITCHES CURRENT VALUES HAVE BEEN REDETERMINED FOR AT LEAST 50 YEARS.
>> MEMBER ATTORNEY, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> IF I MAY ADD THAT EACH ONE OF THESE HAS THEIR OWN FINDING AND FACTS IN ORDER, SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT EACH ONE BE APPROVED SEPARATELY.
>> BUT SEPERATE PROCEDURAL ITEMS TODAY.
>> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 9A.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> I MOVE APPROVAL TO FINDINGS AND FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 23A.
>> IS THAT YOU, KURT? I'M SORRY.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS SOME FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 27A.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION?
>> ZINS SECONDS? MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS AND FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 30A.
>> SECOND AND MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 32A.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 32A LATERAL 1.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 40A.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 87.
>> YOU HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
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>> DEHEN SECONDS. DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDERS FOR COUNTY DITCH 88.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. MY NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A RESULT OF CLOSING OUT OUR LAST BATCH OF RE-DETERMINATION.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO CONSIDER THE FINDINGS AND APPROVAL OF RE-DETERMINATIONS ON VARIOUS DITCHES.
ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2022, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD IN A DRAINAGE AUTHORITY APPROVED THE RE-DETERMINATION FOR COUNTY DITCH 8A, COUNTY DITCH 39, COUNTY DITCH 47A, COUNTY DITCH 71, COUNTY DITCH 78, COUNTY DITCH 78 LATERAL 2 BRANCH 4, COUNTY DITCH 82, AND COUNTY DITCH 84.
ATTACHED TO ARE ALSO THE FINDING AND FACTS AND ORDERS, AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS FOR EACH DITCH AS EXHIBIT A TO EACH RESOLUTION OR EACH FINDINGS OUT THERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AGAIN, I WOULD ASK THAT EACH DITCH BE ADDRESSED INDIVIDUALLY.
>> REJECT THE MOTION BE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACTS AND ORDER, DO WE ALSO HAVE TO APPROVE THE BENEFIT?
>> THE BENEFITS ARE IN THE FINDINGS AS EXHIBIT A.
IT LISTS THE BENEFIT AMOUNT IN ITEM NUMBER 5 AND THEN YOU PROVE AND THEN EXHIBIT A AS PART OF THE FINDINGS.
I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE TO DO THEM SEPARATELY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] UNLESS YOU FOLLOW THEM.
>> MR. CHAIR, IF I MIGHT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY DITCHES.
>> SORRY. I WOULD DO [OVERLAPPING] YOU WOULD DO EACH SEPARATELY.
>> GOT YOU. MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 8A.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 39.
>> HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> DEHEN SECONDS. DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 47A.
>> WE'VE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACTS IN ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 71.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MORROW, DRANTTEL SECONDS.
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 78.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 78 LATERAL 2 BRANCH 4.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 82.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN ORDER FOR COUNTY DITCH 84.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE OUR DRAINAGE AUTHORITY?
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING AND THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING AT THIS TIME.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> CARRIES. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
IT'S A GOOD START TO THE YEAR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.