[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair]
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>> WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING OF THE NICOLLET COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO ORDER FOR FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.
BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [NOISE]
>> BEFORE WE GET GOING TODAY, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMEMBER ON BEHALF OF THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD, STAFF ADMINISTRATION, THE LIFE OF JOHN DRANTTEL, FATHER OF MARIE.
[Approval of Agenda]
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA PLEASE.>> THEY HAVE A MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THE MOTION IS SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Approval of Consent Agenda]
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS OFF OR WOULD YOU BE READY TO GO?>> MORROW AND DEHEN, DISCUSSION.
HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ARE THERE PUBLIC APPEARANCES HERE TODAY BEFORE THE BOARD THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED ON OUR AGENDA? SEEING NONE, ADMINISTRATION, MANDY. [NOISE]
[Administration]
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I HAVE HERE WITH ME TODAY AI CHRISTENSEN, OF TRI-COUNTY SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR.
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF NICOLLET COUNTY IN TRI-COUNTY.
TRI-COUNTY ASSIST RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES, AND WILL SERVE NICOLLET AND SIBLEY COUNTIES WITH THE HANDLING OF WASTE STREAMS, SPECIFICALLY SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.
THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH A JOINT POWERS BOARD MADE UP OF THE THREE COUNTIES.
FOLLOWING THE RELOCATION OF THE TRI-COUNTY OPERATIONS TO NICOLLET COUNTY IN 2015, THE AGREEMENT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET WAS CREATED.
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S DISCUSSION IS TO CONSIDER SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT.
THOSE ARE RELATED TO THE, OF COURSE UPDATING THE DATE FROM JANUARY 2023 TO DECEMBER 2025, UPDATING IT RATHER THAN A PER COPY FEE, A FLAT RATE, ANNUAL FLAT RATE.
IDENTIFYING A FLAT RATE FOR ADMINISTRATION FEES, PREVIOUSLY IT WAS UNDER A FISCAL ADMINISTRATION AND IT WAS GROUPED UNDER ONE CATEGORY OF ADMINISTRATION.
THEN ADJUSTING THE PROPERTY SERVICES STAFF TIME DOWN BY APPROXIMATELY $100.
I DID ASK MR. CHRISTENSEN TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT THE TRI-COUNTY BOARD MAY HAVE HAD.
BUT AT THIS TIME, I DO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT.
>> YOU'VE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> DEHEN AND DAN. MORROW IS THAT THE ORDER YOU WANT THAT IN? IT ALWAYS ON MR. ZINS.
>> ZINS AND MORROW DESTRUCTION. QUESTIONS?
>> MR. CHAIR, WE'RE NOT ON THIS BOARD AND THESE CHANGES WERE DISCUSSED IN A COUPLE OF A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND I AND DRANTTEL WAS VERY AGREEABLE TO ALL INVOLVED.
>> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> IT CARRIES, THANK YOU. [NOISE]
>> NOW, I JUST THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR TIME.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MANDY FOR SHEPHERDING THIS ALONG.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT AGREEMENT IN THE PAST AND LOOK FORWARD TO RENEWING THIS AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] MANDY DO YOU HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU?
>> YES, I HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY, AND IT IS THE 2023-2027 NICOLLET COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN.
EACH YEAR THE COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN IS DESIGNED TO SERVE A VARIETY OF PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES.
THESE INCLUDE PROVIDING A ROAD MAP FOR SERVICES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE IDENTIFIED COUNTY'S STRATEGIES, MISSION, VISION AND CORE VALUES.
BE A DECISION-MAKING TOOL FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
BE A LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR DEVELOPING STAFF GOALS AND ASSIST WITH GOAL PORTION OF THE ANNUAL STAFF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND BE A COMMUNICATION TOOL FOR STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT PROJECTS AND SERVICES THAT COUNTY PROVIDES.
BY EFFECTIVELY USING THIS PLAN, THE COUNTY CAN BE ASSURED THAT THE PROCESS AND THE COUNTY'S MISSION,
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VISION, AND CORE VALUES ARE MET AND MAINTAINED.THE FIRST PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2018, AND THAT WAS WAS LAST ADOPTED IN JANUARY OF 2021.
THE PLAN IS ADOPTED EVERY YEAR TO REFLECT NEW GOALS, AMEND EXISTING GOALS, AND ORDERING MORE COMPLETED GOALS.
IDENTIFY GOALS IN THE PLAN WOULD BE PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE AVERAGE DAY-TO-DAY CORE DUTIES OF EACH DEPARTMENT.
ALTHOUGH IT IS A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, YOU WILL NOTICE A MAJORITY OF THE GOALS THAT FOCUS NOW ON THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.
BECAUSE THERE ARE 36 PAGES WITHIN THE GOALS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES, I WILL NOT BE GOING THROUGH EACH DEPARTMENT ITEM, BUT I WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE BOARD DID DISCUSS THIS DURING THE FEBRUARY 21ST BOARD WORKSHOP, AND WE DID HAVE ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF ARC-MAP AND BEACONS, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.
BUT AT THIS TIME I AM REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2027 FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> YOU'VE HEARD THE REQUEST OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GET A MOTION.
OR YOU WANT TO HEAR A MOTION FIRST TO APPROVE? CHAIR WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THAT PLAN.
>> DEHEN HAS MOVED, IS THERE A SECOND ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN?
>> COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL. DISCUSSION PLEASE, I KNOW WE'VE HAD THIS IN FRONT OF US FOR A WHILE, IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT AND IT SETS THE COURSE, IT'S A PLAN.
YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING? THERE'S NOTHING REALLY UNUSUAL ABOUT ANY CHANGES FROM ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU SAW, CORRECT, MS. LANDKAMER.
I'D SAY THIS IS DEFINITELY A NICE TOOL THAT THE COUNTY AND DEPARTMENTS CAN USE AS FAR AS WHAT'S PRIORITIES AND IDENTIFYING THOSE GOALS EACH YEAR, AND THEN MAKING SURE THEY'RE ACHIEVED,.
>> MR. CHAIR, I THINK WE WOULD THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND STAFF WHO PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS TO COMPLETE THIS.
IT KEEPS THEM ON TRACK AS TO WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THROUGH THIS STRATEGIC PLAN? WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE ROLL CALL? LET'S DO THAT.
>> YES, IT CARRIES. THANK YOU.
[Community Corrections]
YOU READY CORRECTIONS, I'M SORRY.I DIDN'T GET YOU COMING IN EARLIER THERE HEATHER.
>> GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR AND GOOD MORNING BOARD.
BEFORE THE BOARD THIS MORNING AS SOME OF THE FOLLOW-UP OF WHY I'VE BEEN HERE MOST RECENTLY, AND THAT IS THE, A NICOLLET COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AND SPECIFICALLY TODAY I'M ASKING FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL JUVENILE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IT'S A COMMITTEE OVER THE 20 COUNTIES THAT MEETS QUARTERLY THE WAY IT LOOKS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS JUNE 1ST OF 2023.
THEY ALSO HAVE OCTOBER 5TH AS THE NEXT MEETING THAT FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, I BELIEVE THAT'LL BE THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THESE MEETINGS, NICOLLET COUNTY WOULD HAVE A COMMISSIONER APPOINTED AND THAT COMMISSIONER WOULD BE THE VOTING MEMBER FOR NICOLLET COUNTY AS THIS TEAM OF 20 MEETS AND DECIDES OF ALL PER DIEMS AND OTHER TOPICS RELEVANT TO OUR JOINT HOURS [NOISE] CONTRACT.
WITHIN WHAT I'VE SUBMITTED, I'VE MADE THE NOTE THAT I'M MAKING A REQUEST FOR THE BOARD TO APPOINT A COMMISSIONER.
THE DIRECTOR OF PROBATION IS ALSO REPRESENTED, SO I'D ASK THAT YOU POINT ME AS YOUR CURRENT DIRECTOR.
THEY HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF AGENTS THAT MEET AS WELL, AND SO THEY ASKED FOR AN APPOINTMENT OF AN AGENT AND I HAVE AGENT BROOK MOHR LISTED AS SHE'S THE JUVENILE AGENT AT ST. PETER'S OFFICE.
>> WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPOINT IN OUR FIRST CONTRACT WITH THIS GROUP?
>> COMMISSIONER MORROW, DO YOU SIT ON THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS?
>> I DO. HAPPY TO DO IT IF THAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
>> I'M HEARING COMMISSIONER MORROW'S NAME BEING TESTED.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL HAS MOVED.
IS THAT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER DEHEN?
>> ON APPOINTING COMMISSIONER MORROW?
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>> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON COMMISSIONER MORROW'S APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>>AYE, AND THOSE OPPOSED THAT CARRIES.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO A ROLL-CALL ON NOW AND GET IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR TIME.
>> VERY GOOD. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE US THIS MORNING?
>> NO. JUST THE NOTATION THAT THE BOARD WOULD ALSO THEN BE APPOINTING THE DIRECTOR AND THEN BROOK MORROW.
>> SO I MOVE THAT PART THE DIRECTOR AND BROOK MORROW TOO?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT EFFECT?
>> COMMISSIONERS ZINS, DISCUSSION.
I'M TAKING THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. MALHOTRA ON THIS.
>> MR. CHAIR, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO BEGIN AT 9:30 FOR FINANCE,
[Human Resources]
SO WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND MAY CONSIDER AMENDING THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT.>> OH, YES. THE CHAIR WILL ASK FOR A MOTION AND SECOND, WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
THE PORTION OF THE BOARD MEETING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, IT'S ALLOWED BY THE MINNESOTA OPEN MEETING LAW, MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 13D.03, CLOSED MEETINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.
I'D ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> DISCUSSION. ROLL-CALL, PLEASE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES DEPUTIES UNION CONTRACT?
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE LICENSED UNION CONTRACT FOR 2023 THROUGH 2024 FOR OUR LICENSED DEPUTIES PEACE OFFICERS. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN SECONDS THE MOTION.
DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER?
>> MR. CHAIR, I JUST LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS, FOR SUBCOMMITTEE, I'D LIKE TO THANK MS. LARSON AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND TO REACH AN AGREEMENT THAT TRULY FEELS LIKE IT PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF STAFF AND THE INTERESTS OF THE COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU. THOSE ARE KIND WORDS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, COMMENTS ON THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US TO APPROVE THE DEPUTIES CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS?
>> HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, SARAH.
>> YES. IT CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO.
>> THANK YOU, KRISTI FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
NOW, I'M LOOKING FOR DIRECTION TO SEE.
[Finance]
IT IS FINANCE NEXT [OVERLAPPING] GOOD MORNING HEATHER.>> RIGHT ON TIME. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HERE THIS MORNING FOR THE AGENDA ITEM TO PRESENT THE 2023-2027 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DURING THE PRESENTATION, I WILL REFER TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS CIP.
FOLLOWING MINNESOTA STATUTE 373.4 NICOLLET COUNTY WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A FIVE-YEAR CIP PLAN.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING [NOISE] IS TO REVIEW, DISCUSS, AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED 2023-2027 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR NICOLLET COUNTY.
THE PLAN WILL IDENTIFY ESTIMATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
HAVING A CIP ALLOWS THE COUNTY BOARD ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT HEADS MAKE BETTER FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND ON THE COUNTY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS.
FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AND ADOPTION OF THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
[NOISE] YOU EACH HAVE THE CIP BOOKLET THAT SARAH PUT TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR THAT, SARAH.
I WILL GO THROUGH THE BOOK AND MENTION AREAS AND DISCUSSION AS FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WE GO.
BEGINNING OF THE PACKET WILL PROVIDE THE MISSION, VISION,
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AND CORE VALUES OF NICOLLET COUNTY ALONG WITH THE ORG CHART OF NICOLLET COUNTY.THEN FOR A HELPFUL REFERENCES THE TABLE CONTENTS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GET GUIDE YOU TO CERTAIN SUBJECT AREAS OF THE CIP PLAN AND APPENDICES.
NOW I WILL GO TO THE CIP HIGHLIGHTS PAGE 1-3.
PAGE 1-3 OF THE CIP PLAN WILL PROVIDE GENERAL AND REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR THE CIP.
AGAIN, FOLLOWING THAT MINNESOTA STATE STATUTES 373.4 A CIP PLAN MUST SET FORTH ESTIMATED SCHEDULE, TIMING, AND DETAILS OF SPECIFIC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ESTIMATED COST OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE NEED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE SOURCES OF REVENUES NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.
IN GENERAL, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS IS A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
IT'S NOT APPROVALS TO COMPLETE PROJECTS OR ISSUE DEBT, IT IS A PLAN.
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PLAN IS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AND APPROVED THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND THEN ONE AREA THAT WOULD BE ONGOING FOR APPROVALS WILL BE THE ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS THAT WILL COME THROUGH THE BOARD AS THEY COME.
WITH THIS SECTION, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE NICOLLET COUNTY CURRENT DEBT.
THE COUNTY DEBT HAS ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENTS OF $2,014,805.
THE DEBT LIMIT BASED ON MARKET VALUE OF PROPERTY OF NICOLLET COUNTY, THE LIMIT WOULD BE 6,737,968.
YOU WILL SEE WE'RE WELL BELOW THAT LIMIT.
NOW, I WILL GO TO APPENDIX A, WHICH STARTS ON PAGE 4.
APPENDIX A PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF THE FIVE YEARS SHOWING THE PROJECT PURCHASE TYPE BY YEAR AND THEN THE FUNDING SOURCE BY YEAR.
THE TOTALS FOR EACH YEAR WILL FLUCTUATE.
TYPICALLY, LARGE SWINGS WILL MAINLY OCCUR FROM PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS OR BUILDING PROJECTS.
THESE AREAS WOULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROJECT WISE AND DOLLAR-WISE.
FOR DECISIONS ON BONDING, THE COUNTY'S GOAL IN THE PAST HAS BEEN TO KEEP THE BUTTONING LEVY FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR RELATIVELY FLAT SO THE TAXPAYER WILL NOT SEE LARGE SWINGS, AND THEN WE HAVE PROJECTED NEW DEBT COMING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WOULD INCLUDE POTENTIAL THAT WOULD INCLUDE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY AND COUNTY ROADS 16 PROJECT AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR COUNTY ROAD 15.
ALTHOUGH WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THAT AND HAVE THAT AT OUR RADAR AS THAT PROJECT GETS GOING.
NOW WE WILL GO TO APPENDIX B, I GUESS IN B1.
THIS WILL BE A TWO-PAGE SUMMARY SHOWING THE FIVE YEARS OF PROJECTS BY DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A NICE SUMMARY OF EACH YEAR.
AS NOTED, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CIP WAS DISCUSSED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THEN BRIDGE PROJECTS ARE HANDLED AS THEY PROGRESS.
AT THAT APPROPRIATE TIME THEN PUBLIC WORKS WOULD BRING THOSE PROJECTS BEFORE THE BOARD.
THEN THE BULK OF THIS BOOKLET, PAGES 7-33 IS APPENDIX B2, AND THIS WILL PROVIDE ALL THE PROJECT FORMS THAT THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS WOULD HAVE SUBMITTED.
THE NEXT APPENDIX WOULD BE APPENDIX C, PAGE 34 THROUGH 39.
THIS SECTION PROVIDES CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR THE FIVE YEARS, AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT INVESTMENTS ON APPENDIX C2.
FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND EQUIPMENT INVESTMENTS, LIKE OUR DEBT APPROACH WITH THE COUNTY, WE TRY TO KEEP THE INVESTMENTS AND EQUIPMENT RELATIVELY FLAT AND STABLE EACH BUDGET YEAR AS WELL.
THE NEXT APPENDIX IS APPENDIX D.
THIS SCHEDULE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR BOND TAX LEVY.
IT WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION OF THE YEAR OF THE LEVY, THE YEAR OF COLLECTION AND THE YEAR OF PAYMENT.
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AGAIN, THE COUNTY'S GOAL IS TO KEEP THAT BINDING LEVY RELATIVELY FLAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR FOR THE TAXPAYER.THIS TAX SCHEDULE IS A GOOD GUIDE THAT WE REFERENCED WHEN WE CONSIDER TIMING OF NEEDED PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT FALLS IN LINE WITH OUR DEBT.
THEN THE NEXT APPENDIX IS APPENDIX E. THIS PROVIDES SOME INFORMATION ON NICOLLET COUNTY'S UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE SUMMARY.
THE INFORMATION IS OUR LAST AUDITED YEAR, WHICH IS 2021.
ALSO THIS FORM WILL SHOW STATE AUDITOR RECOMMENDED THRESHOLDS, WHICH YOU'LL SEE WE FALL IN THOSE THRESHOLDS FOR THOSE AREAS.
WE ALSO HAVE ON HERE THE INFORMATION ON THE RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE REGARDING SALES AND MILEAGE TAX.
THESE FUNDS WILL START TO BE USED WITH THE COUNTY ROAD 15 PROJECT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
[NOISE] THEN WE HAVE APPENDIX F. THIS IS A REFERENCE FROM THE ROAD PROJECT LIST WHEN WE DID THE SALES TAX APPROVAL FOR NICOLLET COUNTY.
THE SCHEDULE SHOWS THE PROJECTS THAT SALES TAX BONDS CAN BE USED ON.
THAT WOULD CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
I COULD TAKE QUESTIONS OR WE CAN OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
>> OTHER THAN SMALL PRINT CONTAINING BIG NUMBERS, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS.
WE'VE SEEN THIS AT A WORKSHOP AND WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK OVER IT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER ANY OF YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING WHAT THE PLAN LOOKS LIKE IN LIGHT OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO FINANCE IT?
>> SURE. I WOULD SAY WORK IN OUR DEPARTMENTS HAPPENS ALL YEAR LONG.
FORMALLY, WE START WITH THAT BUDGET PROCESS IN THE SUMMER, THEY START WORKING ON THEIR SUBMISSIONS.
WE REVIEW THEM WITH THEM, GET THEM FINE TUNE MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE WHAT WE AGREE ON.
THEN THEY'RE USING THOSE AS A TOOL AS THEY PLAN.
AGAIN, I MENTIONED A FEW TIMES IT IS A PLAN.
THINGS CHANGE, ESTIMATES CHANGE, BUT DEFINITELY I WOULD SAY THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS REALLY A GUIDE FOR THE DEPARTMENTS.
I THANK THEM FOR ALL THE WORK.
>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN RESOLUTION, AND PLAN ADOPTION WOULD COME AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TODAY? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> COMMISSIONER MORALE HAS MOVED.
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN. ANY COMMENTS TO THE MOTION IN FRONT OF US? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? AGAIN, REITERATING COMMISSIONER MORALES' EARLIER STATEMENT.
WE THANK YOU HEATHER FOR THIS DOCUMENT AND ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THAT WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS WELL.
>> THAT WOULD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS WELL AS THE CORRECT. THANK YOU.
>> YES. IS THAT OKAY WITH MAKING THIS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON BOTH.
CAN WE DO THEM AT THE SAME TIME OR DO WE HAVE TO SEPARATE?
>> MR. CHAIR I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT DID WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> YES. AS FAR AS THE MOTIONS CAN BE MADE AT ONE.
>> IF THAT PLEASES THE BOARD, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, SIR?
>> YES, IT CARRIES. THANK YOU.
>> NOW WE MOVE TO PUBLIC WORKS.
[Public Works]
MR. GREENWOOD, GOOD MORNING.>> YES, I DO. WELL, GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
A COUPLE OF ITEMS FROM PUBLIC WORKS TODAY, THE FIRST BEING A TRUNK HIGHWAY 22 CORRIDORS STUDY UPDATE PRESENTATION, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST, NICOLLET COUNTY ALONG WITH THE CITY OF ST. PETER IN MNDOT ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER ON A CORRIDOR STUDY OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 22 FROM HIGHWAY ROAD 22, TRUNK HIGHWAY 169.
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THE STUDY KICKED OFF LAST YEAR AND THE WORK DONE SO FAR IS WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING DATA ON THE CORRIDOR AND LOOKING AT CRASHED STATISTICS ALONG THE CORRIDOR.THERE'S BEEN SOME PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE'VE SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC ON WHAT THEY SEE AS ISSUES AND PRIORITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
DURING THIS WINTER WE'VE TAKEN THAT DATA AND WORKED ON DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CORRIDOR.
WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT NOW THAT WE'RE PREPARING FOR PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE THAT WILL OCCUR IN MARCH.
BEFORE THAT OCCURS, WE WANTED TO GET UPDATES OUT TO THE COUNTY BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL AT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS PROJECT.
TODAY I HAVE WITH ME BOB ROGERS FROM BOLTON AND BANK, WHO'S THE PROJECT MANAGER THAT'S OVERSEEN THE COMPLETION OF THIS STUDY.
WE HAVE MARY AND SAM ALSO WITH US FROM MNDOT AND THEY'RE ALSO PART OF THE STUDY.
I'M GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO BOB.
THERE IS A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION IN YOUR PACKET, BUT THAT WAS AN EARLIER VERSION.
SARAH HOUSE UPLOADED THE MOST CURRENT VERSION WHERE WE HAVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> ONE SLIGHT CHANGE. NOTHING MAJOR. [OVERLAPPING] NOTHING REALLY VAGUE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US IN TODAY.
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WITH THIS STUDY, SETH PROVIDED A GOOD BACKGROUND OF, WE KICKED OFF THE STUDY IN THE LATE SUMMER AND DID A BUNCH OF THAT DATA COLLECTION IN THE EARLY FALL TIMEFRAME.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE, QUICK TRIP BEING RIGHT THERE.
A NEW BUSINESS ON THE CORRIDOR WAS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL, SCHOOL WAS BACK IN SESSION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE COLLECTING THE NECESSARY DATA, THAT WE HAD A TYPICAL TRAFFIC CONDITION THAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OUT THERE ALONG THE QUARTER.
AGAIN, THE LIMITS ARE ON THE WEST END, COUNTY ROAD 20, AND THEN WE PROCEED EAST OVER TO HIGHWAY 169 AND LOOKING AT THAT SECTION OF HIGHWAY 22.
WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE.
JUST AGAIN AS SETH HAD INDICATED, YOU'RE STUDY PARTNERS HERE, THIS IS A CO-OPERATIVE TYPE OF STUDY.
IT'S REALLY A PLANNING LEVEL STUDY.
IT'S NOT GETTING DEEP INTO THE ENGINEERING OF IT.
ALTHOUGH YOU WILL SEE WITH SOME OF OUR CONCEPTS THAT WE ARE GETTING INTO SOME OF THOSE DETAILS.
BUT WE'VE HAD PARTNERS WITH ST. PETER, NICOLLET COUNTY, AND OF COURSE, MNDOT WITHOUT BEING THEIR ROADWAY.
JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THE SCHEDULE.
IT'S REALLY A THREE-PHASE APPROACH WE'RE TAKING ON THIS CORRIDOR STUDY.
AS I INDICATED THE INITIAL PHASE LATER FALL AND EARLY WINTER, WAS THAT DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO FIND SOME OF THE CORRIDOR ISSUES, UNDERSTAND BETTER WHERE ST. PETER ANTICIPATES DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS TO CHANGE IN THAT NATURE.
OVER THE WINTER HERE, WE'VE NOW BEEN STARTING TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES AND WE'LL SHARE THOSE WITH YOU SHORTLY.
THEN MOVING ON TO GATHERING THAT PUBLIC INPUT, AND THEN WE'LL EVALUATE THE ALTERNATIVES, AND THEN MOVE INTO THE SPRING AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO DEFINE REALLY WHAT IS OUR PREFERRED CONCEPTS FOR MOVING INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
THAT DOES HAVE A PROJECT PLANNED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE FULL SCOPE OF THAT WILL BE, AND SO THIS IS HELPING DEFINE BEYOND JUST NEEDING THE PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE SAME TIME AS THAT PROJECT.
THE NEXT SLIDE HERE JUST GETS INTO WHAT IS THE CORRIDOR VISION AND WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE? IT REALLY IS PROVIDING EFFICIENT ACCESS AND MOBILITY ALONG THE CORRIDOR, ENHANCING ALL MODES OF TRAVEL.
WE'VE GOT PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS THAT USE THIS CORRIDOR.
SOME OF THOSE FACILITIES ARE GREAT, OTHERS MAY NEED SOME IMPROVEMENT OR THERE MIGHT BE GAPS IN THE SYSTEM.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING INTO AND HOW WE CAN MAKE ENHANCEMENTS THERE.
WE ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OUT ALONG THIS PART OF THE CORRIDOR AND WITHIN THAT PART OF ST. PETER.
WE WANT TO PROMOTE SAFETY, AGAIN, FOR ALL USERS, NOT JUST OUR VEHICLES, BUT OUR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS.
EVEN SOME OF THE AGRICULTURAL TRIPS THAT ARE ON THE CORRIDOR OR EVEN FREIGHT.
WE WANT TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT'S FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A GRANDIOSE PLAN THAT NO ONE CAN AFFORD, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL IT IS FUNDABLE AND ALSO IMPLEMENTABLE.
THEN LASTLY, JUST SOMETHING THAT REALLY HELPS CREATE SOME COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR AS WELL.
THOSE ARE GENERALLY THE MAIN POINTS.
AGAIN, IF YOU GET INTO THE DETAILS OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK TODAY, NOR WE TALK WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT EXISTING LEVELS OF SERVICE AND ALL THOSE FINE ENGINEERING DETAILS, BUT THEY ALL ROLL UP INTO THESE BIGGER BUCKETS.
THE NEXT SLIDE REALLY COVERS THAT FIRST PHASE WHEN WE DID THAT DATA COLLECTION.
WE'RE REALLY OUT THERE TRYING TO DEFINE WHAT ARE THE ISSUES OUT THERE.
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THERE WAS SOME PUBLIC INPUT GATHERED BACK IN A JUNE OPEN HOUSE.BUT THEN ALSO, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE COLLECTED DATA, WE ANALYZE CRASH DATA.
THE IMAGE HERE SHOWS SOME OF THE TRASHES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ALONG THE QUARTER.
THIS IS A COMBINATION BETWEEN FIVE AND 10-YEAR CRASH COUNTS.
REALLY WHAT WE FOUND IS THERE'S THREE INTERSECTIONS THAT REALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERN THAN SOME OTHERS.
THOSE BEING SUNRISE DRIVE, WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND THEN RIGHT AT 169.
THE CONCERNING THING ABOUT THE SUNRISE AND WASHINGTON IS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE CRASHES ARE WHAT WE CALL RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES OR T-BONE CRASHES, WHERE SOMEONE'S PULLING OUT AND GETTING HIT BY THE THROUGH-MOVEMENT.
THOSE CAN OFTEN RESULT IN MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.
THEY'RE JUST A MORE SERIOUS CRASH THAT WE WANT TO IDENTIFY IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO RESOLVE THOSE.
THERE ARE OTHER CRASHES ALONG THE CORRIDOR, NOT PROBABLY RISING TO THE LEVEL OF THOSE OTHER THREE.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE LOOKED AT AND WE'RE INCORPORATING INTO OUR DESIGNS FOR OUR ALTERNATIVES.
OTHER THINGS OUT THERE, I MENTIONED THE POOR PAVEMENT THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT BECOMES QUITE EVIDENT WHEN YOU GET ALL THE FREEZE-THAW GOING ON AND THEN PATCHES POP IN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
THE PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE CONNECTIONS, WHICH I MENTIONED, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, IDENTIFIED A FEW AREAS LIKE IT, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PARK. WE'VE GOT AN UNDERPASS.
THAT'S GREAT, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY LOCATION ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ELSEWHERE AND OTHER CONCERNS FOR THAT, SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE LOOKED INTO.
WE DID LOOK AT TRAFFIC OPERATIONS WITH THE COUNTS WE TOOK.
THERE ARE SOME MINOR CONDITIONS OUT THERE WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN YOU'D LIKE THEM TO HAVE TO ADD CERTAIN MOVEMENTS, CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY.
ONE OF THOSE BEING UP NEAR THE HOSPITAL, SHIFT CHANGES OCCUR, PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TRYING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY 22, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GET TO BE A BIT OF A BACKUP AND THERE'S SOME DELAY THERE.
QUARTER TRAVEL SPEEDS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP IN OUR PUBLIC INPUT.
I THINK PRIMARILY, IT'S A FAIRLY WIDE CORRIDOR FOR A TWO LANE ROAD.
PEOPLE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, SO IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO TRY TO MAKE THEM, I DON'T WANT TO SAY FEEL LESS COMFORTABLE DRIVING, BUT MORE LIKE THEY'RE IN A REAL COMMUNITY AREA IN URBAN AREAS, SO TRY TO GET THEM TO SLOW DOWN.
THEN LASTLY, JUST BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE LARGER VEHICLES THAT DO USE THE CORRIDOR AND TURNING ON AND OFF OF HIGHWAY 22.
THOSE WERE GENERALLY PACKAGING THINGS IN THE BIGGER BUCKETS.
WHAT WE HEARD AND SOFTWARE ISSUES OUT THERE ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
TAKING THAT INFORMATION ON THE NEXT SLIDE HERE, WE FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT.
WE'VE GOT AN EXISTING ROADWAY OUT THERE TODAY THAT'S PRETTY WIDE CURB.
WHAT IS THE TYPICAL SECTION LOOK LIKE? WHAT'S THE LANE CONFIGURATIONS? WE DIDN'T FIND THAT WE ARE REALLY IN NEED OF CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH TRAFFIC THAT WE NEEDED TO SAY A FOUR-LANE ROADWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE LOOKED AT WHAT ARE A COUPLE OF THE TWO-LANE OPTIONS THAT COULD BE DONE, AND THE FIRST IMAGE THERE ON THE LEFT, AN ENHANCED TWO-LANE IS JUST CLEARLY DEFINING THE TRAVEL LANES, CLEARLY DEFINING THE SHOULDER AREAS, MAINTAINING SOME OF THE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND BICYCLE FACILITIES ON EITHER SIDE.
THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH [NOISE] WHERE YOU'VE GOT THAT SHARED CENTER LEFT TURN LANE.
WE LOOKED AT THAT OPTION AS WELL BECAUSE THAT CAN PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY BY GETTING SOME OF THE TURNING MOVEMENTS OUT OF THE THREE-LANE.
BUT ULTIMATELY MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE LANDED MORE SO, AND THIS IS I WOULDN'T SAY OUR PREFERRED OPTION, BUT AN OPTION WE'RE REALLY LOOKING INTO RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ACCESS TO DRIVEWAYS AND THE BUSINESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, MOST OF THE INTERSECTIONS OR ACCESS POINTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR ARE AT INTERSECTIONS.
THEY'RE NOT A BUNCH OF DRIVEWAYS.
THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY THIS THREE-LANE NEED WHERE WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE OFF TO TURN INTO THEIR RESIDENTIAL HOUSE OR THEIR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
LOOKING AT THIS ALTERNATIVE TWO-LANE SECTION, MAINTAINING PEDESTRIANS ON THE OUTSIDES, MORE SO FOR THE WALKERS GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE OF THE EXPERIENCED AND JUST GETTING BICYCLES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE ROADWAY IF THEY WANT TO BE.
THIS COULD SERVE AS A SHOULDER.
OUR ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THERE'S VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, STREET PARKING THAT OCCURS ON THE QUARTER BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A BUNCH OF HOMES OR BUSINESSES RIGHT THERE.
THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OFF STREET PARKING LOTS OR ACCESS OFF THE LOCAL ROADWAY TO THE HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
A TWO-LANE WITH SOME ENHANCED BIKE LANE OPTIONS IS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO, SO WE'RE CARRYING THAT FORWARD INTO OUR ALTERNATIVES.
BUT REALLY, THE GREATER EMPHASIS ON SOME OF OUR ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS HAS BEEN, WHAT DO WE DO AT SOME OF THESE INTERSECTIONS WHERE WE REALLY DO HAVE SOME IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS. THE NEXT SERIES OF SLIDES WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT, WE BREAK THE CORRIDOR DOWN INTO A FEW SEGMENTS.
THIS BEING THE WEST SEGMENT REALLY FROM COUNTY ROAD 20 TO SUNRISE DRIVE,
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SO THREE INTERSECTIONS IN THERE WITH 20 KLEIN AND SUNRISE.THIS IS ONE OPTION WHERE REALLY AT COUNTY ROAD 20 DID NOT SEE REALLY ANYTHING FOR OPERATIONAL CONCERNS, VERY LITTLE FOR SAFETY CONCERNS.
I THINK THERE WAS ONE CRASH IN OUR STUDY PERIOD, SO WE PROPOSING THAT WE DON'T DO A LOT AT THAT INTERSECTION.
BUT WE DO LOOK AT MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS AT KLEIN AND SUNRISE.
THE FIRST IMAGE HERE, OUR ALTERNATIVE 1 IS TO PUT A ROUNDABOUT AT KLEIN STREET.
KLEIN HAD SOME ACCIDENTS AT THAT LOCATION, BUT THOSE CRASHES WERE NOT NEARLY WHAT WE SAW AT SUNRISE.
SO YOU'LL SEE IN JUST A SECOND HERE SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS.
BUT SO THIS IS A ROUNDABOUT AT KLEIN AND MAKING SOME INTERSECTION ENHANCEMENTS AT SUNRISE BY PUTTING IN LEFT AND RIGHT TURN LANES.
ALTERNATIVE 2, JUST FLIP-FLOPS THOSE WITH THE EXCEPTION AT KLEIN, AGAIN, NOT MUCH FOR OPERATIONAL CONCERNS.
IT'S REALLY MAINTAINING THE EXISTING GEOMETRIC CONDITIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY OR THE LANES THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY, MAINTAINING THE CROSSWALK THAT IS OUT THERE TODAY.
WE DID ADD, IF YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE WESTBOUND, IF THERE IS A BICYCLIST IN THE WESTBOUND DIRECTION, THERE'S A SLIP WHERE THEY CAN GET OFF AND GET ON AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THERE AND CAN GET OFF.
THERE'S A SLIP RAMP THERE FOR THE BIKES.
BUT THEN THIS PUTS A ROUNDABOUT AT SUNRISE DRIVE.
REASON FOR THAT IS, WITH ALL THOSE RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THERE, ROUNDABOUT DOES A GREAT JOB AT ELIMINATING THOSE.
NOT SAYING THAT IT'S GOING TO ELIMINATE ALL CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS WITH ROUNDABOUTS WHERE THERE ARE SOME RERUNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT HAVING THE ROUNDABOUT THERE WOULD ELIMINATE MANY OF THOSE RIGHT ANGLE CONCERNS AND THOSE MORE SERIOUS CRASHES THAT WE HAVE.
THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE LOOKS AT PUTTING ROUNDABOUTS AT BOTH, AND YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT SIZE IN ROUNDABOUTS HERE.
JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT REAL QUICK.
AS YOU ENTER IN TO ST. PETER, THE THOUGHT WAS THAT, THAT FIRST ROUNDABOUT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A LARGER SIZE, GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOWN ENTERING THE COMMUNITY, MAKE THEIR MOVEMENTS THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT AS YOU PROCEED INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THE ROUNDABOUTS WE HAVE AT SUNRISE AND OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SHOW AT THE QUARTER.
IN SOME CASES WE SHRINK UP THE SIZE OF THAT ROUNDABOUT AND CALL THEM MORE OF A COMPRESSED OR MINI ROUNDABOUT.
STILL VERY CAPABLE FOR LARGER VEHICLES TO MAKE THOSE MOVEMENTS.
BUT THIS JUST CREATES A SMALLER FOOTPRINT.
IN THIS CASE, AGAIN, ALL PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ARE ALLOWED AT KLEIN.
THE UNDERPASS AT SUNRISE IS STILL MAINTAINED, THIS DOES PROVIDE SOME SURFACE CROSSING OPPORTUNITIES AND AT SUNRISE AS WELL FOR THOSE PEDESTRIANS.
THOSE ARE THE THREE CONCEPTS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED FOR THE WEST SEGMENT.
IN THE MIDDLE SEGMENT, GOT THESE ALL ON ONE SLIDE HERE.
THIS IS AT WASHINGTON AVENUE AND THERE'S REALLY JUST ROUNDABOUT OPTION AND THEN TWO REGULAR TRADITIONAL INTERSECTION OPTIONS THAT JUST VARY SLIGHTLY ON THE TURNING LANES.
ALTERNATIVE 1 IS AGAIN THAT SMALLER FOOTPRINT ROUNDABOUT AT THIS LOCATION.
LOOKING AT ADDING MAYBE A PEDESTRIAN TYPE OF FLASHER, PUSH BUTTON TYPE OF BEACON AREA HERE SO THAT PEDESTRIANS COMING FROM THE NORTH NEEDING TO GO SOUTH OR VICE VERSA, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DRIVERS AWARE THAT THEY'RE AT THE INTERSECTION BY PUTTING IN ONE OF THOSE SLASHER SYSTEMS. ALTERNATIVE 2 REALLY MAINTAINS WHAT'S OUT THERE TODAY WITH A LEFT TURN LANE, A THROUGH RIGHT TURN LANE IN EACH DIRECTION.
HOWEVER, WE CHANNELIZED THOSE TINY MOVEMENTS BY PUTTING IN THE CENTER CONCRETE MEDIAN.
GIVES PEDESTRIANS A SMALL REFUGE, SO THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO CROSS BOTH DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC AT ONE TIME.
THAT YOU COULD CROSS ONE DIRECTION, PAUSE IN THE CENTER MEDIAN, MAKES SURE THAT YOU'RE SAFE TO CONTINUE YOUR CROSSING.
THEN THE LAST ONE IS PROVIDING THE FULL LANE CONFIGURATION FOR HIGHWAY 22 WITH LEFT AND RIGHT TURN LANES ALONG HIGHWAY 22 TO TURN ON AND OFF OF TO WASHINGTON AVENUE.
THOSE ARE THE THREE OPTIONS WE'RE PROCEEDING WITH AND LOOKING FOR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC ON AT WASHINGTON AVENUE.
THEN THE LAST SEGMENT IS REALLY THE EASTERN PORTION DOWN HERE, OLD MINNESOTA AVENUE, THIRD AVENUE.
HERE AGAIN, JUST AN OPTION OF ADDING IN TURN LANES TO FINDING TURN LANES IS ALTERNATIVE 1 FOR PEOPLE COMING OFF OF 169 ONTO OLD MINNESOTA.
CREATE A LEFT TURN LANE AT OLD MINNESOTA FOR THEM TO TURN IN AND LIKEWISE FOR THE EASTBOUND DIRECTION HAVING THAT TURN LANE.
THIS CROSS SECTION GETS TO BE MORE LIKE A THREE-LANE WHERE YOU'VE GOT THOSE LEFT TURNS CLEARLY DEFINED.
THEN THE SECOND ONE THERE IS THE ROUNDABOUT, AGAIN,
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DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE TRUCKS WE KNOW THAT NOT ONLY AT QUICK TRIP DO THEY HAVE LARGER VEHICLE IS GOING IN THERE, BUT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES FURTHER ALONG MINNESOTA AVENUE TO NEEDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOMMODATE THE FREIGHT MOVEMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR.PUBLIC OUTREACH. THE LAST LITTLE UPDATE WE WANT TO GIVE YOU HERE, SETH HAD INDICATED WE HAD DONE SOME EARLIER OUTREACH, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE COMING UP HERE ON MARCH 15TH.
THEY'LL BE HELD AT THE ST. PETER COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE INTENT OF THAT MEETING WILL BE TO PRESENT MUCH OF THE INFORMATION WE'RE SHOWING YOU HERE TODAY TO GATHER INPUT FROM THOSE IN ATTENDANCE OF WHAT DO THEY SEE AS NOT ONLY THE ISSUES, BUT WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT SOME OF THESE ALTERNATIVES, WILL THEY RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES? DO THEY HAVE PREFERENCES ON WHICH ONES THEY MIGHT LIKE BETTER THAN OTHERS? WE DO HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WE'LL LAUNCH PROBABLY AFTER THE ST. PETER CITY COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK THAT WILL THEN EXTEND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.
IT DOES JUST THAT. IT'S A SURVEY THAT ASKED PEOPLE TO AGAIN REVIEW THESE CONCEPTS, PROVIDE THEIR RATING AND THEIR FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY PREFER AND WHAT THEY LIKE THERE.
WERE ALSO LOOKING INTO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAYBE A COMMUNITY POP-UP EVENT WHERE YOU JUST SHOW UP, MAYBE AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY AND HAVE A TABLE THERE AND ASK PEOPLE TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE CORRIDOR AND THE ISSUES GOING ON AS WELL.
THEN THERE'S ALWAYS THE PROJECT WEBSITE.
THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION.
JUST THE LAST SLIDE WE HAVE IS JUST THE CONTACTS TO SHOW WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS.
SETH HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN ALL OF OUR PROJECT TEAM MEETINGS.
WE GOT MARY AND SAM HERE FROM MNDOT TODAY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL.
THEN PETE, I BELIEVE, IS OUT OF TOWN, BUT HE'S GOT HIS UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET THROUGH THIS PHASE.
THEN INTO THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE, WHICH WILL BE ULTIMATELY MAKING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MNDOT AS THEY PROGRAM AND FURTHER DESIGN WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO HIGHWAY 22 WITH A FUTURE PROJECT OR PROJECTS.
>> WELL, BOB, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE VOLUME OF YOUR PRESENTATION. I HEARD EVERY WORD.
>> THAT'S A CLUE TO OTHER PRESENTERS, PLEASE SPEAK SO I CAN HEAR.
[LAUGHTER] I WILL LOOK TO OUR ST. PETER COMMISSIONERS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.
I KNOW MARIA AND JERRY USE THESE ROADS OVER AND OVER.
>> THREE AND FOUR TIMES A DAY BETWEEN MY TREKS BACK AND FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL THIS WEEK, I WITNESSED FOUR ACCIDENTS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG THAT STRETCH.
MOST OF THEM WERE DODGING POTHOLES AND SLID IT INTO ANOTHER CAR.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUICK TRIP PROPERTY ONLY EXACERBATED THE PROBLEMS. THAT INTERSECTION IS NASTY.
NOW, THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND IT CAN'T HANDLE IT.
THERE'S NO SIGHT LINES WHEN YOU'RE HEADED NORTH TO CROSS OR IF YOU'RE HEADED NORTH TO GO BACK DOWN TO THE HIGHWAY AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THEM OUR CUTS DOWN THERE BECAUSE THEM SIGNS ARE DOWN AGAIN, SOMEBODY MUST HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH THEM OR SOMEONE MUST BE GOING THROUGH AND BACKWARDS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE OUT CUTS.
IT'S A PROBLEM. THERE'S NO MENTION OF THAT ALONG HERE, SO I ASSUME THAT, AND PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE HISTORY CENTER BECAUSE THE DRIVEWAY IS TOO STEEP AFTER THE ROAD WAS REBUILT.
SO IT'S AN UGLY STRETCH OF ROAD.
LUCKILY NOBODY HAS DIED ON IT LATELY.
>> I SEE MARY AND SAM ARE TAKING SOME NOTES. [LAUGHTER]
>> DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION THOUGH?
>> [LAUGHTER] CHANNELING AN INNER BODY HERE, BUT IT'S FRIGHTENING.
IN PART OF THE WASHINGTON INTERSECTION AS YOU'RE COMING DOWN HILL FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS TO GET TO THAT WASHINGTON INTERSECTION.
YOU MAY THINK IT'S A WIDE STRETCH OF ROAD.
THOSE OF US WHO LIVE THERE DON'T THINK THOUGH.
IF YOU COME DOWN THERE WITH A PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT, YOU WANT TO SEE RUDE HAND GESTURES, BE BEHIND THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
IT DOES COME DOWN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B.
THERE IS A LOT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC THAT GOES THROUGH THERE TOO, WITH COMMODITIES ON IT AND THEY'RE HEADED NORTH AND THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH THOSE OUT CUTS.
THEY CAN'T MAKE THAT CORNER SHARP ENOUGH WITH THE TRAFFIC AND 169 TO HEAD NORTH.
I HAVE NOTICED COMING OUT A QUICK TRIP, THE TRUCK TRAFFIC HAS WENT DOWN TO JOURNAL STREET, IF THEY'RE GOING SOUTH TO AVOID GOING BACK OUT AND MAKING THAT CORNER.
OR THEY'RE GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MCDONALD'S ON THE OLD HIGHWAY AND COMING OUT TO GO SOUTH BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MAKE ALL OF THE CORNERS IN THERE.
I WOULDN'T WALK ALONG THERE AND RIDE A BIKE ALONG THERE.
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LIFE INSURANCE FOR THAT.
>> I DO RIDE A BIKE ALONG THERE. [LAUGHTER]
>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT BIKES, BUT I WANTED TO ASK COMMISSIONER MORROW IF HE HAS ANY OTHER THOUGHTS.
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PLUS I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
CONCEPT 1 WHICH HAS THE ROUNDABOUT AT KLEIN.
BUT I'M JUST NOT REALLY SURE I UNDERSTAND, THAT INTERSECTION SEEM TO BE RELATIVELY SAFE COMPARED TO THE OTHER TWO.
WHAT WOULD BE THE PREFERENCE WE'RE PUTTING THE ROUND ABOUT THERE AS OPPOSED TO THE ROUNDABOUT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. IT IS NOT AS OF A SAFETY CONCERN AT SUNRISE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
WE WANTED TO SHOW THE FULL RANGE OF OPTIONS THAT COULD BE DONE, SO THAT'S PART OF IT.
THE OTHER THOUGHT HERE WAS THIS ALLOWS THE ABILITY TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN BEFORE YOU GET TO SUNRISE IN THAT LOCATION.
THIS IS THAT BUFFERING AREA, IF YOU WILL, AS TRIPS ARE COMING IN FROM THE WEST HEADED EASTBOUND TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY AT KLEIN, YOU PUT THE ROUNDABOUT THERE.
IT'S A BIGGER FOOTPRINT ROUNDABOUT.
TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN THERE AS THEY PROCEED IN TOWARDS SUNRISE AND WHATNOT.
>> KLEIN HAS HAD, I THINK IT WAS THREE RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES THERE.
SUNRISE HAS HAD MORE RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES, BUT WE'RE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SEVERE RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES AT KLEIN.
NOW, IT MAY NOT BE AS DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT, BUT AS ST. PETER CONTINUES TO GROW AND A LOT OF THE GROWTH AREA AND RESIDENTIAL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO THE WEST UP AND LONG ROAD 15 THAT WE WILL CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE TO SEE PROBABLY ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC PRESSURES AT THAT LOCATION.
WITH US, IF THE DOT IS GOING TO MAKE A SIZABLE INVESTMENT THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR, IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO PUT A ROUNDABOUT AT THAT LOCATION.
>> AND I WANTED TO TRY, SORRY, IF YOU WANT GO AHEAD.
[NOISE] I'LL JUST SAY, IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO CROSS BY BIKE AND GO BY KLEIN, I COULD SEE ALTERNATIVES 2 OR 3 BECAUSE I JUST THINK THAT THE SUNRISE ONE IS A TOUGH ONE SO IS WASHINGTON.
AT THE RISK OF UPSETTING TRUCKERS WHO FIND ROUNDABOUTS PROBLEMATIC AT TIMES, I WOULD PROBABLY DO THE TWO.
BUT THAT'S JUST ONE PERSON'S THOUGHT BECAUSE I WILL SAY ON A BIKE CROSSING AT SUNRISE CAN BE A CHALLENGE.
>> I HAVE PROBABLY SOME INSIDER INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPMENT HAVING HELPING IN WEST ON KLEIN STREET.
>> I'M OKAY WITH HELPING KLEIN.
>> THERE'S SOME FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE THAT MIGHT ADD TRAFFIC TO THAT.
I THINK I'M THE ONLY PERSON THAT USES THAT TUNNEL AND I USE MY FOUR WHEELER, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THERE.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN A BODY IN THAT TUNNEL ON A BIKE OR ON FOOT, EVER.
THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY SPENT ON THAT THING IT'S NOT GETTING USED APPROPRIATELY.
THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME SNOWMOBILES THROUGH THERE OVER THE WEEKEND.
>> AT THE RISK OF ASKING ANOTHER QUESTION THAT MAY CAUSE, HOW DOES THE SPEED LIMIT FACTOR INTO YOUR STUDIES? DO YOU ASSUME SPEED LIMIT ALWAYS STAYS THE SAME OR DO YOU INCLUDE THAT AS A SAFETY CONSIDERATION?
>> WE DO CONSIDER IT A SAFETY CONSIDERATION, YES AND ULTIMATELY THERE ARE SET SPEEDS OUT THERE TODAY AND YOU MAY HAVE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS ON OTHER COUNTY ROADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TOO ABOUT SPEED LIMITS.
ULTIMATELY WHAT MNDOT WOULD PROPOSE TO DO HERE IS THAT FOLLOWING AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHEN ANYTHING GETS IMPLEMENTED, WHETHER THAT'S ONE ROUNDABOUT AND JUST THE ROADWAY GETS REDONE, THAT YOU WOULD LIKELY THEN DO A SAFETY STUDY TO THAT ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHAT IS THE SET SPEED OF IT.
WE'RE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS HERE THAT WE'RE HOPING WILL ACTUALLY CALM TRAFFIC TO A POINT WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO REDUCE SOME OF THOSE SPEEDS TO GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN.
BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU WANT TO SET THAT SPEED WHERE THE AVERAGE DRIVERS DRIVING DON'T HAVE BIG FLUCTUATIONS OF SOMEONE THAT'S DOING 55 AND SOMEONE THAT'S TRYING TO DO 25, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT SOMETHING WAS CONSIDERED INITIALLY.
SPEEDS WERE DEFINITELY SOMETHING BROUGHT UP THAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
YOU MENTIONED THE COMING DOWN AT WASHINGTON AND IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THAT'S ONE AREA WHERE WE DID HEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SPEEDS ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE FOLKS ARE COMING DOWN THOSE HILLS AND THEY JUST [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHETHER THEY'RE INTENTIONALLY DOING IT OR JUST THEIR VEHICLES ARE PICKING UP SPEED THEY'RE COMING THROUGH THERE AT A FASTER RATE THAN PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
BUT IT WOULD BE FURTHER CONSIDERED AS WELL.
>> LEAVE THE POTHOLE SUBTLE SLOW THEM DOWN.
>> OH, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS, AS THE SURVEY GOES OUT AND THE MATERIALS THAT WILL BE POSTED AT THE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.
WITH THESE ALTERNATIVES, BOB AND HIS TEAM WILL ON THOSE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES, THERE'LL BE PROS AND CONS THAT WE SEE FOR EACH ONE OF THESE.
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WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY SAYING EVERY ONE OF THESE ALTERNATIVES IS A GREAT IDEA THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME DRAWBACKS WITH SOME OF THEM.FOR EXAMPLE AT WASHINGTON AVENUE, IF YOU PUT IN A LEFT TURN LANE OR RIGHT TURN LANE YOU GOT THE THROUGH LANES THAT INTERSECTION IS GETTING WIDER.
IT'S A LONGER DISTANCE FOR PEDESTRIANS GET ACROSS.
IT MORE THAN LIKELY WILL NOT HELP WITH RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES AND POTENTIALLY YOU COULD SEE AN INCREASE IN RIGHT ANGLE CRASHES BECAUSE DRIVERS ARE HAVING TO CUT ACROSS MORE LANES OF TRAFFIC OUT THERE.
THAT WASN'T INCLUDED IN YOUR PRESENTATION BUT THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS GOING OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC [OVERLAPPING]
>> AFTER HEARING BOB'S REPORT, I JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE AND I THINK WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD SENSE FROM FOLKS WHO LIVE AROUND HERE.
YOU'RE GETTING SOME PUBLIC FEEDBACK, RIGHT?
>> I'VE SAID THIS FOR A LONG TIME SO I'M GOING TO KEEP SAYING IT UNTIL SOMEBODY HEARS ME.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME PROFESSIONAL BICYCLISTS.
YES. TERRY MIGHT BE, MARK YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT IT TOO.
WHEN I SEE TWO LANE ALTERNATIVE CROSS-SECTION WITH REALLY NICE SIDEWALK, BIKE LANES ON THE OUTSIDE, AND THESE DANGEROUS BIKE LANES NEXT TO VEHICLES THAT CAN RUN YOU OFF THE ROAD AND KILL YOU, I WONDER WHY THE HELL THEY'RE THERE.
>> I GUESS THAT WOULD BE MY COMMENT AS WELL.
TO ME WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR PREFERRED TWO LANE ALTERNATIVE CROSS-SECTION WITH LANE SEPARATED BIKING ON BOTH SIDES, AND WALKING TRAIL AND POTENTIALLY A BICYCLE TRAIL ON THE OUTSIDE.
THAT SEEMS LIKE REDUNDANCY TO ME AND AT EXPENSE TO HAVE THE ROAD WIDE LIKE THAT.
QUITE HONESTLY MY EXPERIENCE IN NORTH MANKATO HAS BEEN THE WIDER THE ROAD, THE STRAIGHTER THE ROAD, THE FASTER THE SPEED NO MATTER WHAT YOU POSTED THERE BECAUSE IT JUST BEG SPEED FROM FOLKS.
TO YOUR TRAFFIC CALMING IDEA, PUTTING THE LANE SOUND THERE THAT MAY SEEM TRAFFIC CALMING BUT STILL IT'S GOING TO LOOK BROAD TO THE DRIVER.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO INCLUDE A TRAIL ON BOTH SIDES OR SIDEWALK IN ONE AND TRAIL IN THE OTHER, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE OVERKILL.
TO ME THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE YOU COULD SAVE QUITE A BIT OF MONEY BY EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER BUT NOT REQUIRING BOTH.
>> ARE ALREADY THERE FOR BOTH SIDES THERE.
>> THEN THERE ARE CURBS THERE FOR THAT BIKE.
THAT BIKE IS GOING TO HAVE TO CONTEND WITH A CURB IF THOSE ARE CURBS ON THAT TWO LANE.
MY POINT IS, ARE THERE MORE PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS OR IS IT EVEN MONEY? IF IT'S EVEN MONEY, WHY CAN'T THEY BOTH USE THE SAME LANE?
>> I'D LIKE TO DISAGREE WITH COMMISSIONER DEHEN FOR A MOMENT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IF WE NEED AN ALTERNATIVE AND I DO LIKE THAT [NOISE] REGULARLY, THE PROBLEM MARK I WOULD SAY IS SPEED.
IF YOU'RE GOING DOWNHILL ON A BIKE AND YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK, IF ONE OF THOSE TWO SIDES WAS A BIKE LANE OR IF A BIKE LANE WERE DESIGNATED AS PART OF THE SIDEWALK, THEN I'D BE FINE BECAUSE I SAY OKAY, AT LEAST PEOPLE NOW DON'T WALK ON THIS SIDE OF IT BECAUSE A BIKE COMING DOWN THAT IS GOING TO HIT 30.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU WITH THE STRATEGY WE'VE USED IN NORTH MANKATO WAS SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE, TRAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE [OVERLAPPING] BUT THEN YOU DON'T ALSO NEED THE BICYCLE LANES ON THE ROADWAY.
>> I HAVE SOMETHING ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRUCK TRAFFIC OF THE TRUCKS GOING BOTH WAYS.
>> IT DOES GET A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
>> THAT'S WHY I DON'T WANT TO PUT THE BIKES DIRECTLY WITH THE PEDESTRIANS.
>> ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW EBIKES THEY REALLY ROLL.
>> CAN I CLARIFY SOMETHING REAL QUICK? IF WE GO TO THIS SLIDE, THIS IS GREAT.
THIS PROVIDES THOSE LANE WIDTHS AND SOME OF THE DIMENSIONS OUT THERE.
THE 44 FEET YOU SEE CURB TO CURB ON THIS SECTION IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 44 FEET THAT'S OUT THERE TODAY, WHICH IS EXACTLY THE SAME 44 FEET THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE IF THESE WERE JUST SHOULDERS.
IT REALLY CREATED SOME STRIPING AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S CREATING THAT SENSE OF, AGAIN, TO CALM TRAFFIC, A SENSE OF THIS.
IF WE DIDN'T EVEN STRIPE THEM AS BIKE LANES OR INDICATE THAT THEY WERE BIKE LANES, BIKERS WOULD STILL LIKELY STILL USE THEM WHETHER OR NOT THE PAINTING IS ON THE PAVEMENT OR NOT.
THE ONLY CROSS-SECTION THAT DOES CHANGE IS IF YOU DO THE THREE LANE SECTION YOU ACTUALLY CAN NARROW THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT BUT THEN YOU DO HAVE ADDITIONAL COSTS BY PUTTING TRAIL.
THE INTENT HERE IS THAT WE KNOW THAT YOUNG KIDS ARE LIKELY STILL GOING TO RIDE THEIR BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK.
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IT'S ONLY A 6'' SIDEWALK BUT SOMEONE THAT'S MORE OF AN EXPERIENCED BIKER MAYBE WHO DOES NOT WANT TO CONTEND WITH THE PARENT PUSHING A STROLLER OR THREE KIDS JUST WALKING DOWN WITH HEADPHONES ON THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.THE BIKERS WANT TO AVOID THOSE CONFLICTS AND SO THEY GET ON THE ROAD.
THE TWO LANE CONCEPT WITH EITHER THE SHOULDERS OR THE STRIPING OF THE BIKE SHOULDER IS JUST THE OPTION THAT THE TEAM TALKED ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE AN OPTION.
BUT WE FULLY KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING TO RIDE A BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK AND INTERACT WITH THE PEDESTRIAN.
>> COULD YOU GO A SLIDE EARLIER?
>> THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING IT'S JUST THE PAINTING IS DIFFERENT.
>> YES. THAT ENHANCED TWO LANE IS JUST FOR SHOWING IT AS A SHOULDER THE OTHER ONE THAT SHOULDER IS DESIGNATED AS ALSO CAN BE USED FOR LIKELY.
TODAY THERE'S NO PARKING SIGNS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SOMEONE CAN PARK OUT THERE.
IF YOU DID A BIKE LANE MEAN THAT WOULD PROBABLY TALK TO THE COMMUNITY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A, DO WE WANT TO HAVE PARKING ALLOWED IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS MORE.
GETTING MORE INTO THE WEEDS AND THE DETAILS, BUT NOTHING PROHIBITS THEM FROM BEING OUT THERE PARKING TODAY AND BIKERS HAVE TO THEN ENTER THE TRAVELING BRIEFLY TO GO AROUND A PARKED CAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, I'M JUST TRYING TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF BICYCLISTS.
>> I AM DOING FOR YOU BECAUSE I MISSED A FEW OF YOU TOO CLOSE IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY.
I THINK YOU HAVE A BETTER SHOT OF SURVIVAL IF YOU'RE WITH A WALKER THAN A 3,000 POUND VEHICLE.
>> I ALMOST HIT A DEER THERE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
>> IF I COULD FOLLOW THE MARIE'S POTHOLE QUESTION FOR A MOMENT.
BECAUSE WHAT IT MEAN THAT'S GENERAL PLAN THEN MAY BE WE ALREADY KNOW.
BUT DOES THIS ALL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE PAVING GETS RECTIFIED? [NOISE]
>> WELL, THEY'VE BEEN COFILING THEM BUT PLAN SOME RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH TRAFFIC.
>> THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAPPEN I'M GOING TO MEAN THAT 28 IS THE PLAN PROJECT.
KNOWING THAT THE PAVEMENT IS IN TOUGH CONDITION, THAT'S WHY WOULDN'T SAY WE'RE RUSHING THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR, SAY WE'RE TRYING TO GET DEFINED.
WHAT ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT THAT CAN THEN BE PLANNED.
IDEALLY, YOU WOULD DO ONE PROJECT AT ONE TIME BUT CAN THE PAVEMENT MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE 28 PROJECT? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE STILL ANALYZING EVERY SEASON.
I'M SEEING WORDS THERE CAN WE MAKE THOSE MINOR REPAIRS TO GET IT THROUGH AND ULTIMATELY GET TO THE 28 TIMEFRAME.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I THINK WE'VE GIVEN A PRETTY GOOD DISCUSSION, AND THAT GIVES YOU AT LEAST SOME OF YOUR EARLY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MARIE AND SAM, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR ARE YOU HERE TO HEAR?
>> BOB, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR REPORT TO US TODAY WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> LET'S HOPE THEY FAST-TRACK IT.
>> TELL ME ABOUT IT. [BACKGROUND]
>> THE SECOND ITEM FROM PUBLIC WORKS TODAY IS CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS.
EARLIER IN THE MEETING TODAY, THERE WAS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF THE 2023-2027 NICOLLET COUNTY FIVE-YEAR CIP, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FIVE-YEAR CIP.
WITHIN OUR FIVE-YEAR CIP, WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS IDENTIFIED THAT WE NEED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICE HELP TO DELIVER THOSE PROJECTS.
LAST FALL, DURING THE COUNTY BOARD ROAD TOUR, WE REVIEWED AND LOOKED AT THESE PROJECTS.
THEN SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STONEBROOKE ENGINEERING TO DEVELOP SCOPE OF SERVICE AND COST FOR THOSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO DEVELOP THOSE PROJECTS.
AT THE COUNTY BOARD WORKSHOP HERE IN FEBRUARY, WE TALKED IN DETAIL ABOUT THESE THREE PROJECTS IN THE CIP, ALONG WITH AN UPCOMING TRUNK HIGHWAY 14 TURNBACK [NOISE] NEGOTIATION THAT WILL BE UPCOMING WITH MNDOT.
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I WILL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT CONVERSATION FROM LAST WEEK.THE FIRST PROJECT WE WOULD BE DISCUSSING IS COUNTY ROAD 42 RECONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS OLD TRUNK HIGHWAY 14 IN THE CITY OF NICOLLET.
RIGHT NOW, IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, WE ANTICIPATED A 2024 CONSTRUCTION YEAR.
STONEBROOKE'S ESTIMATED FEE TO DEVELOP [NOISE] THAT PROJECT, IT WOULD INCLUDE COORDINATION WITH THE CITY, IS AN ESTIMATED FEE OF 300,000.
THAT ESTIMATE ALSO INCLUDES THE USE OF TWO SUB-CONSULTANTS BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION THAT WE MAY HAVE TO DO WHERE WE NEED TO TIE OLD 14 INTO EXISTING COUNTY ROAD 42 ON THE EAST END OF THE PROJECT.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE WETLAND DELINEATION PERMITTING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR.
SO TWO SUB-CONSULTANTS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT COST TO PROVIDE THOSE POTENTIAL SERVICES.
AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL BE COORDINATING WITH THE CITY OF NICOLLET.
TYPICALLY, WITH A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN A CITY, SOMETIMES CITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS OLD AND THERE MAY BE A NEED TO UPDATE AND INCORPORATE PORTABLE SANITARY WATER PLANTS FROM THE CITY OF NICOLLET.
IN PAST DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OF NICOLLET, THERE'S BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY INCORPORATING AN OFF-ROAD TRAIL WITH THAT PROJECT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PROJECTS? THE NEXT PROJECT WOULD BE COUNTY ROAD 6 RECONSTRUCTION.
AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER OLD SEGMENT OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 14 NEAR NORTH MANKATO.
IT'S ALMOST SEVEN-TENTHS OF A MILE LONG.
IT'S REALLY A MIRROR IMAGE OF THE OLD ROAD SECTION IN THE CITY OF NICOLLET.
WITH BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME TRAFFIC ANALYSIS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE EXISTING OUTLAY OF OLD 14, I THINK, IT'S ALMOST FIVE LANES WIDE, AND MORE LIKELY, WE WON'T NEED THAT AMOUNT CAPACITY WITH THE RECONSTRUCTED PROJECTS.
IT'D BE MORE LIKELY LOOKING AT NARROWING BOTH OF THESE SEGMENTS.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 2024 ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION HERE.
STONEBROOKE'S ESTIMATED FEE, 291,000, TO DEVELOP THAT PROJECT.
AGAIN, WE'D BE INCLUDING IN THERE THE USE OF TWO SUB-CONSULTANTS FOR POSSIBLE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION AND, OF COURSE, WETLAND DELINEATION AND PERMITTING.
MY VISION FOR BOTH THESE PROJECTS, IF THEY'RE ABLE TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE SAME TRACKS SO THAT WE DEVELOP PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOTH, AND IF POSSIBLE, BID THOSE PROJECTS OUT AS ONE CONTRACT, AS WE WOULD PROBABLY SEE GOOD PRICING WITH ONE CONTRACTOR TO BUNDLE THOSE.
BUT DEPENDING ON HOW COORDINATION WORKS WITH THE CITY OF NICOLLET AND WHAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT WANT INCLUDED IN THERE, THEY MAY PROGRESS AT A LITTLE DIFFERENT TIMEFRAMES FOR THOSE.
THE OTHER BIG PROJECT IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN WOULD BE THE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY ROAD 5 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ST. GEORGE AND COUNTY ROAD 16, WHICH TIES INTO COUNTY ROAD 5 IN ST. GEORGE.
RECONSTRUCT FROM ST. GEORGE NORTH TO THE COUNTY LINE.
BOTH THOSE SEGMENTS TOGETHER IS JUST SHY OF ALMOST FIVE MILES OF RECONSTRUCT.
THE PIECE OF COUNTY ROAD 5 IN THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE WAS NEVER RECONSTRUCTED WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT HAPPENED GOING EITHER WAY FROM ST. GEORGE.
WE ARE ALSO HAVING POTHOLE TROUBLES IN THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE AS THAT PAVEMENT'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT IN TOUGHER SHAPE.
>> IT'S BEEN A PRIME YEAR FOR THAT, ISN'T IT?
>> THIS IS JUST THE PERFECT WINTER.
THESE MAJOR FREEZE-THAW CYCLES, AND THEN WHEN YOU GET.
IT'S NOT SO BAD JUST GETTING FREEZE-THAW, BUT WHEN YOU GET AN INCH OF RAIN, HALF INCH OF RAIN, IT REALLY DESTROYS THINGS.
THIS PROJECT WOULD BE A MUCH LARGER UNDERTAKING.
STONEBROOKE'S ESTIMATED FEE IS ABOUT 554,000.
AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE PROJECT AND GET SOME OF THAT PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK, I'D BE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS THAT WOULD DEVELOP A RIGHT-OF-WAY PLAT THAT IDENTIFIES THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY AND CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT.
WE'D ALSO HAVE SOME WETLAND DELINEATION AND PERMITTING, AND WE WOULD ALSO BE HIRING AN APPRAISER TO APPRAISE THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY AND CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO TAKE A BREAK AND JUST TALK ABOUT THOSE THREE CIP PROJECTS.
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>> WHAT ARE THE WISHES OF THE BOARD?
>> ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU.
>> THE FOURTH PROJECT I WOULD HAVE STONEBROOKE HELP US ON IS WITH THE TRUNK HIGHWAY 14 EXPANSION THAT'S CURRENTLY GOING AND WITH NEW 14 BYPASSING THE CITY OF COURTLAND TO THE NORTH, WE WILL BE RECEIVING A PORTION OF OLD TRUNK HIGHWAY 14, AND THAT PORTION WILL BE FROM WHERE OUR COUNTY ROAD 24 COMES INTO THE CENTER OF COURTLAND.
WE WILL BE TAKING OLD 14 FROM THAT POINT TO THE EAST UP TO WHERE COUNTY ROAD 25 CURRENTLY INTERSECTS OLD TRUNK HIGHWAY 14.
WE WILL HAVE TO EXECUTE A TURNBACK AGREEMENT WITH THE MNDOT.
AS PART OF THAT TURNBACK AGREEMENT, WE'LL BE NEGOTIATING A PROJECT OR AMOUNT OF FUNDING NEEDED TO BRING THAT WHOLE PIECE OF 14 UP TO AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD FOR THE COUNTY.
THERE WILL BE PROBABLY A SIGNIFICANT WORK DONE ON THAT SEGMENT, AND TO GO INTO THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, I NEED TO HAVE AN IDEA OF COST AND NEEDS FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT.
STONEBROOKE ESTIMATED A COST OF $70,000 TO DO THAT HIGH-LEVEL PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING WORK TO GET US A GOOD BALLPARK SCOPE AND COST FOR THOSE [NOISE] IMPROVEMENTS GOING INTO THAT NEGOTIATION.
WITH THOSE TURNBACK AGREEMENTS, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING TYPICALLY IS A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE TO THE TURNBACK ACCOUNT.
MORE LIKELY, THE 70,000 SPENT HERE, THAT ISN'T WASTED DESIGN WORK.
YOU'D HAVE TO BE DOING THAT WORK ANYWAY TO DELIVER A PROJECT, AND SO THAT 70,000 PLUS WHATEVER ADDITIONAL TO DO THE FULL DESIGN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THOSE TURNBACK REIMBURSEMENT FEES.
MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR THESE ITEMS.
>> WITH RESPECT TO THE COST ON THAT, ARE THE FEES FOR OLD COUNTY ROAD 42 AND 6, THOSE FEES WERE 300 AND 291,000.
THOSE ALSO ARE, SO TO SPEAK, APPROPRIATED OR AVAILABLE.
THOSE WERE PART OF THOSE TURNBACK AGREEMENTS WITH THOSE ROADS AS WELL.
>> THEY INCLUDED SOME ENGINEERING REIMBURSEMENT.
THERE'S SEVERAL WAYS TO NEGOTIATE TURNBACK AGREEMENTS.
THESE TWO SMALLER ONES THAT ARE ALREADY DONE, THE COUNTY BOARD IN THOSE AGREEMENTS, THEY WERE LUMP-SUM PAYMENT AGREEMENTS.
WE, THE COUNTY BOARD, AGREED TO A LUMP SUM PAYMENT WHEN THOSE AGREEMENTS WERE EXECUTED.
THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS COMING FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
JUST GIVEN THE COST OF WHAT CURRENT MATERIALS ARE, THESE PROJECTS WILL COST A BIT MORE THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED.
I WILL SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED IN TURNBACK FUNDS BY USING OUR STATE AID CONSTRUCTION OR MUNICIPAL STATE AID CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS TO COVER THE COSTS NOT ONLY FOR FEES BUT INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKED TO APPROVE THESE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HERE IN A MOMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK, SETH, IF I COULD, YOU'RE LOOKING TO SPEND ABOUT $1.2 MILLION FOR THESE STUDIES.
EXACTLY AGAIN, WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM TO PAY FOR THESE STUDIES?
>> FOR 42 NODE 6 ANTICIPATING USING THEIR STATE AID REGULAR CONSTRUCTION AND STATE AID AND THIS WILL CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS TO HELP COVER THOSE FEES WHEN WE GET TO ROAD 5 AND 16, SINCE THAT'S A MUCH LARGER PROJECT, WILL MORE LIKELY BE TAPPING INTO OUR SALES TAX AND WE'LL EACH TIME TAXES TO HELP COVER THOSE EXPENSES.
>> I THINK WE HEARD AT THE WORK SESSION THAT STONEBROOKE, WOULD BE THE VENDOR FOR THIS WORK.
YOU USED OTHER FIRMS THROUGHOUT YOUR TIME HERE AND YOU THE COUNTY WELL.
>> YEP. THEIR STONEBROOKE HAS DONE VERY WELL WITH US.
THEY'D BEEN EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE.
THEY'VE DONE UNBELIEVABLE COORDINATION BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.
UTILITIES, LANDOWNERS, OURSELVES.
BUT WE ALSO HIRE OTHER CONSULTANTS TO DO SOME OF THE SPECIALTY WORK.
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BOLTON LINK DOES THE BULK OF ALL OF OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY PLOTTING SURVEY WORK.WE HAVE VARIOUS APPRAISERS THAT WE WORK WITH.
WE HAVE FUNDS BEING DISPERSED IN ALL DIFFERENT CONSULTING AREAS, SO TO SPEAK.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR SETH BEFORE WE TAKE CONSIDERATION ACTION? YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> NO. I'M HERE TODAY JUST TO ASK THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE UTILIZING STONEBROOKE FOR THESE FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THEN TO AUTHORIZE MYSELF TO APPROVE THE WORK ORDERS FOR STONEBROOKE.
>> YOU'VE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT?
>> COMMISSIONER DEHEN HAS MOVED THOSE IN A SECOND?
>> COMMISSIONERS ENDS DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? WE'RE GOOD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DODGED A BULLET ON THE LAST 12 " OF SNOW.
>> LIKE I SAID BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING STARTED.
MY OPINION, THAT'S THE PERFECT TYPE OF SNOWSTORM THAT WE LIKE TO SEE.
TEMPERATURES WERE NICE TO WHERE THE SNOW WASN'T REAL STICKY WHEN IT CAME DOWN AND GOT PASTED ON AND WE'RE LEFT WITH PACK SNOW AND ICE ON AND THE ROADS CLEANED UP FAIRLY WELL.
>> WELL, THE SPREADING OUT OVER THREE DAYS GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO MOVE IT TO THERE, I WOULDN'T SAY LITERATURE BUT TO MOVE IT EFFECTIVELY.
>> I THINK THE MESSAGING FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIGN, THE POTENTIAL OF HOW BAD THE STORM WAS GOING TO BE, HELP KEEP PEOPLE, PLANNED AND PREPARED.
IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE STAY OFF THE ROADS.
WHEN WE HAVE THAT HAPPENED IN ALL THE SNOW AND ICE AND EVERYTHING GETS PASSED DOWN WEIGHTLESS AND IT MAKES OUR REMOVAL OPERATIONS A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
IF I HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE OFF THE ROADS WITH THE START AND THEN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS STARTS.
>> BEING A FORMER CONVEYOR OF NEWS AND WEATHER REPORTS OVER THE YEARS.
I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LISTEN AND MAYBE THAT'S JUST BECAUSE OF ME. I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WHEN THEY LISTENED, IT STILL KEEPS PEOPLE OFF THE ROADS AND KEEPS US ALL SAFER.
BUT THEN THEY GET CRITICIZED FOR NOT GETTING IT RIGHT.
>> I SAY WINTER WEATHER PREDICTION IS MUCH HARDER THAN PREDICTING THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE SUMMER THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT HAS TO PERFECTLY HAPPENED IN THE ATMOSPHERE.
REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH SMALL YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
IT'S TOUGH FOR THEM. THEY GET CRITICIZED CREDIT.
>> WELL, YESTERDAY IS HALF INCH OR BRANDON'S FILLING UP THE RIVERS A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD THING. HOPEFULLY IT WILL IMPROVE SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT.
>> NO, COMMISSIONER KOLARS OR IS IT FILLED UP MY BASEMENT.
>> SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT THAT MAM TRISHER.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US?
>> NO, I DO NOT UNLESS OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS.
[County Attorney Update]
COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE, MADAM ATTORNEY.>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE AT THE BEGINNING.
I WAS IN COURT AT A COURT TRIAL, BUT ON MY OFFICE IS BUSY DOING YEAR-END REPORTS.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THE LEGISLATURE REQUIRES US TO FILE EACH YEAR, AND SO WE WERE BUSY COMPLETING THOSE REPORTS AND GETTING THOSE SUBMITTED. THANK YOU.
[Chair’s Report]
WE HAD A WORKSHOP ON THE 21ST.JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE AMC MEETINGS LAST WEEK.
I HAD PRESENTED SOME NOTES TO YOU FOLKS.
IF I COULD JUST LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR TAB FEES ARE GOING TO GO UP, WHICH WILL RAISE SOME MONEY ABOUT 200 MILLION.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO GET SOME MONEY.
I WILL SAY THAT HAVING THE CONFERENCE VIRTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE PREDICTED SNOWSTORM, WE'LL REALLY ALLOWED FOR THE SAFETY OF ATTENDEES AND ABILITY TO PLUG INTO VARIOUS COMMITTEES AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO FROM MY OFFICE SPACE.
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BUT IT'S GOT EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR MONEY AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH I'M SURE IT WAS COMMISSIONER MORROW NOTES CAN BE BOTH FRUSTRATING AND INTERESTING DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE YOU'RE LOOKING AT.AT A TDS PERSONNEL MEETING LAST WEEK, THE STATE AUDITOR AND TODAY WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING, COMMISSIONER ZINS?
[Commissioner Committee Reports]
>> I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH. I JUST OBVIOUSLY IT WAS ALL A LITTLE BIT LAST WEEK, BUT THEY LISTENED TO THE LEGISLATIVE LISTENING SESSION ON FRIDAY.
HAD A LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY THERE.
THEY WERE ASKING FOR ME TO SPEAK, WHICH I WASN'T PREPARED FOR ANYWAY, BUT COMPUTER, I HAD DIDN'T HAVE AUDIO OR VIDEO, SO I WAS JUST LISTENING ALONG. THAT'S ABOUT IT.
>> I ATTENDED BY ZOOM THE STATE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY.
THEY HAD THE NEW MDH COMMISSIONER THERE, DR. BROOK CUNNINGHAM.
SHE DID A KEYNOTE SPEECH AND THEN THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES FOR THIS SESSION.
THEY HAVE ONE ON ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTHY BEGINNINGS, HEALTHY FAMILIES, HOME VISITING, FAMILY PLANNING PROJECTS HELPED ME CONNECT AND SCHOOL HEALTH.
THOSE WERE THE MAIN ISSUES THAT THEY'RE DOING LEGISLATIVELY FOR THE SESSION.
AT THE LAST MEETING, I HAD MENTIONED MRCIA HAD SELECTED A NEW DIRECTOR, AND THAT IS BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.
NOW IN SOME CASES, THE WEST OFF, YOU'LL BE STARTING HERE IN MARCH.
I AM PLANNING ON PRETENDING THERE'S SOME LAND USE CHANGE TOMORROW, COUNTRY IN SUITS.
I WOULD REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE GMT ANNUAL MEETING IS MARCH 7TH.
I THINK THE REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO ATTEND, BUT I AM PLANNING ON ATTENDING REPRESENTING TONY.
FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL FOR HER CENTERFOLD PHOTO OF THE MAKING A MAGAZINE THIS MORNING.
>> I DIDN'T GET TO SEE IT, WHICH ONE?
>> SERIOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER MORROW.
>> WE ALL HAD A DITCH CLOSED MEETING.
I MENTIONED THE WORKSHOP EARLIER, MEETING WITH FAMILY SERVICES COLLABORATIVE.
I ATTENDED THE MEDIATION LAST WEEK ON THE DEJ AND WILL REPORT THAT THERE IS NO AGREEMENT.
I'M ALL ABOUT THE INITIALS TODAY, SIR.
>> S-C-H-S-A-C WAS THAT THE ONE THAT CASSIE WAS ON?
>> CASSIE HEISENBERG DID A VERY NICE JOB DESCRIBING THE ISSUE INVOLVING BEDS AND BED SPACE AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS ON THAT MEETING, EVENT OUR PLANNING AND ZOOMING LAST NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL.
>> I'VE HAD A CRAZY COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT I WAS AT THE BOARD WORKSHOP AND EVIDENTLY I'M IN THE MEDICAL MAGAZINE.
[Commissioner Meetings & Conferences]
>> COMMISSIONER. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.
AGAIN, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FROM AMC, THOSE WHO I HAD SECURED HOTEL ROOMS FOR LAST WEEK, THOSE WERE ALL FORGIVEN.
AMC IS PROBABLY GOING TO EARN ON THE INTERNET DENTIN, INTERCONTINENTAL FACILITIES SOME MONEY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK YET I HAVEN'T HEARD.
NEXT AMC ISSUE IS LEADERSHIP AND THIS WALL, WHICH IS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET AWAY TO THAT EVENT.
I THINK IT'S THE 29TH, ISN'T IT, MANDY, SOMETHING LIKE THE END OF THE MONTH.
PLEASE VISIT WITH SARAH TO GET YOURSELF PUT INTO THOSE MEETINGS.
CHAIR WOULD INVITE A MOTION TO APPROVE PER DMS AND EXPENSES.
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ZINS AND DAN.ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSE IT CARRIES ANY OTHER ITEMS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THIS MORNING MANDY? [NOISE] WE ARE ADJOURNED.
I'LL CALL THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]
>> MORROW AND DEHEN ARE MOVED AND SECONDED DISCUSSION.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?>> MORROW AND ZINS ARE MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> IT CARRIERS, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY? SEEING NO PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
WE WILL ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.