[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair]
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>> THANK YOU. WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR LOCAL COUNTY BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING.
[Approval of Agenda]
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION?ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA UNLESS ANYONE WANTS TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS OFF.
[Approval of Consent Agenda:]
IS THERE A MOTION?>> COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS MOVED.
DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AT THIS TIME, WE OPEN OUR COUNTY BOARD MEETING TO PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
[Public Appearances]
FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED ON THE AGENDA BEFORE, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES? ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES? MOVING ALONG,[Board Engagement]
WE HAVE A BOARD ENGAGEMENT MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PRESENTATION.I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME GREG ORIS TO OUR COUNTY BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING AND HIS CONTINGENT. MORNING GREG.
>> ANGIE, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PLUG IN HERE FOR US?
>> WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO START WITH THANKING YOU FOR SEEING US TODAY AND THROUGH THE EARS AND GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON WHERE WE'RE AT IN TERMS OF THE PROJECTS WE HAVE AND THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE SEE AS OUR FUTURE AND WHAT WE SEE COMING ONTO THE NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM AND HOW WE ARE RESPONDING TO THEM.
I WANT TO THANK ANGIE PILL TABER FOR BEING WITH ME TODAY.
SHE WILL ALSO PREPARE A PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.
ALSO WITH US, WE HAVE DORRIS DEGANSTINE AS OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS COORDINATOR.
LISA BINGHAM IS OUR STATE AID ENGINEER AND JOEL OF REGION NINE WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
I ALSO WANTED TO JUST GIVE A THANKS TO YOU MR. KOHLER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP OF THE ATP.
THE DIRECTION OF A GOOD MEETING MANAGEMENT THAT YOU HAVE IN HELPING US TO GET THROUGH OUR AGENDA, WE DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SETH HE'S BEEN A GREAT COUNTY ENGINEER FOR YOUTH YEARS.
HE'S GOOD AT COMMUNICATING WITH US, LETTING US KNOW WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES AND CONCERNS AND WORKING TOGETHER.
ALSO AGAIN, I STILL WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN HIGHWAY 14.
IT CAN NEVER SAY IT ENOUGH THAT LAST PORTION OF 14 PUTTING TOGETHER THAT FINANCIAL PACKAGE, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THAT PROJECT WAS ESSENTIAL TO GETTING TO THE FINAL LEG.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AGAIN, TODAY, WE WANT TO JUST TALK QUICKLY ABOUT HOW WE ARE PLANNING TO INVEST IN OUR SYSTEM MOVING FORWARD.
TALK A LITTLE BIT JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF OUR PROJECT DELIVERY CYCLE.
WE HAVE OUR LOOK AHEAD FOR TEN YEARS AND WHAT WE HAVE FOR PLANNED PROJECTS, AND WE ALSO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHERE OUR SYSTEM IS AT IN TERMS OF IT'S PERFORMANCE AND WHERE WE THINK OUR SYSTEM IS GOING AND HOW IT'LL LEAD TO INVEST IN OUR SYSTEM THROUGH THE YEARS.
AGAIN LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER AT FIRST, WORKING TOGETHER WITH NICOLLET COUNTY HAS BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITIES AS WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THE YEARS.
IN YOUR PACKET HERE YOU'LL HAVE OUR PRESENTATION ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND WE ALSO HAVE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUAL THINGS THAT ANGIE WILL GO OVER IN TERMS OF OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE REDRAFT AT THE MEND-SHIP DIRECTIONS.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THE CHART THAT'S CURRENTLY, IT'S GOING TO BE COMING OUT HERE SHORTLY AND IT'S SHOWING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE INVESTING THE DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT $31.5 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.THIS GIVES YOU A GOOD INDICATION AS TO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR SYSTEM AND PERFORMANCE OF OUR SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE INVESTING THOSE DOLLARS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT PAVEMENT CONDITION IS STILL TAKING A LARGE AND ALWAYS WILL TAKE LARGE PORTION OF IT AT 37% AND THEN BETWEEN PAVEMENTS AND BRIDGE IS OVER 50% OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WILL BE INVESTED.
GROWTH SIDE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ANOTHER MAIN LARGE PORTION OF IT AT 7% AND THEN ALSO OUR PROJECT DELIVERY DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE IN THERE IS ANOTHER LARGE PORTION OF IT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT PAYS FOR THIS STAFF, THE CONSTRUCTION, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EVERY OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE.
RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY IN HERE THAT IS REPRESENTED BY THE DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR.
WE'RE STILL WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATION AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE COMING UP HERE.
I WOULD IMAGINE HERE IN A MONTH OR SIX WEEKS WE'LL HAVE BETTER INDICATORS TO WHERE WE'RE AT ON THOSE DOLLARS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE'S OUR SYSTEM.
WE RUN OUR SYSTEM EVERY YEAR WITH THE PAVEMENT CONDITION BAND THAT GIVES US A GOOD INDICATION OF HOW WELL OUR PAVEMENTS ARE PERFORMING.
WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR PAVEMENTS THIS SPRING DID NOT PERFORM VERY WELL AND SO THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO SHOW UP HERE THIS NEXT YEAR WHEN WE SHOW UP NOW IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR PAVEMENTS ARE AT.
BUT WE TYPICALLY TRY TO KEEP THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALSO THE HIGHER VOLUME ROADS.
AGAIN, WE TRIED TO KEEP THAT ABOVE 65% AND THE POOR LESS THAN FOUR PERCENT AND IT SHOWS THE REPRESENTATIVE LANE MILES IN AND THEN OUR LOWER VOLUME ROADS.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT IN TERMS OF WHERE THOSE ROADS ARE WITHIN OUR SYSTEMS IN OUR 13 COUNTY AREA.
THEN OVER HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDE IS WHAT THE PERFORMANCE IS RIGHT NOW.
GREEN IS GOOD, YELLOW IS THAT FAIR, IT'S IN-BETWEEN THAT PORE AND THE GOOD.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ON OUR SYSTEM VERY FEW AREAS THAT SHOW UP AS POOR HERE IN OUR CURRENT STATE RIGHT NOW.
NOW, WHEN I SHOW THIS AND WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY SAY, NOW WAIT A MINUTE [LAUGHTER] I'VE BEEN TRAVELING X ROAD AND IS NOT DOING VERY WELL AND THAT CAN VERY WELL BE THE CASE OF THIS DATA IS FROM LAST YEAR ALREADY SO IS ONE YEAR LEG ON THE DATA.
IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF OUR OVERALL PERFORMANCE.
ALSO IN HERE, AGAIN ON BRIDGES ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM, 55% THAT GOOD OR ABOVE AND LESS THAN 5% POOR AND LESS THAN 8% POOR ON THE NON HHS SYSTEM WHEN YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ONLY A FEW BRIDGES THAT ARE SHOWING UP IN THAT POOR CONDITION AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THOSE.
THOSE ARE THE BRIDGES IN AND AROUND MANKATO, OVER THE RIVER.
WE'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 10 YEARS FROM NOW AS A RE-DECOR AND A REPLACEMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING DOWN THAT PATH OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR HIGHWAY 4 NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE HERE IN THE YEARS AHEAD AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
WE ARE DOING SOME WORK ON THOSE BRIDGES TO GET THEM TO THAT NEXT 10 YEAR CYCLE AND THEN ALSO THE BRIDGE IN MANKATO IS ALSO WHERE THAT BRIDGE WAS BUILT IN AN ERA WHERE WE DIDN'T USE THE PROXY CODED BARS ON BOTH.
WE HAVE AN UPPER CAGE AND A LOWER CAGE ON A BRIDGE DECK AND WE USE BLACK BARS UNDERNEATH AND THAT IS SHOWING WHERE AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR US.
GET SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT BRIDGE.
THERE WAS PRE ADA AND SO THERE'S OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE TO THAT BRIDGE TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT OF PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES.
AGAIN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT AND IN TERMS OF OUR OVERALL PROJECT DELIVERY CYCLE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT 10-YEAR PROGRAM OR THE CHIP, THAT'S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S COMING INTO THE PROGRAM, WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING ONTO OUR RADAR
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AND WE HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SEST AND HIS COUNTERPARTS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT AND START TO LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE AT FOR ROADS AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.THAT'S ALSO WHERE WE START THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS OF GOING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND SAYING WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THAT YOU SEE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
BEING HERE IN NICOLLET COUNTY, BEING ASSOCIATED WITH ST. PETER AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
THEN ONCE WE GET DOWN TO THAT FOUR-YEAR CYCLE WHERE THE ATP COMES IN IS THAT SELECTION OF PROJECTS THAT GET INTO THE PLANNED PROGRAM.
I USED TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE'RE JUST COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THOSE PROJECTS WHEN THEY COME INTO THE PROGRAM BUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IT'S BEEN MORE OF A STRUGGLE TO MANAGE THE MONIES STATE WIDE AND WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME MOVEMENTS ON PROJECTS IN ORDER TO MANAGE OUR MONIES GOING FORWARD.
THE INCREASED COSTS, YOU'VE SEEN IT IN THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE INCREASED COST THAT WE'RE SEEING WE'VE HAD TO MOVE MONEY AROUND AND THEN TO DELIVER THE PROJECTS.
HERE, I THINK I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ANGIE.
YOU'RE ALSO THE FIRST COUNTY TO GET OUR PRESENTATIONS SO WE'RE PROBABLY WORKING A FEW THINGS OUT AS WE GO.
>> [LAUGHTER] OKAY. THANK YOU, GREG. APPRECIATE THAT.
I'M ANGIE [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE PLANNING SECTION.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECTS.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MAPS IN YOUR FOLDERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION MAP ON THE TOP AND THEN YOU HAVE A MAP THAT COVERS OUR FIRST FOUR YEARS OF OUR PROGRAM STIP, AND THEN THE LAST MAP WILL BE THE CHIP MAP FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF THE PLAN.
STARTING WITH CONSTRUCTION THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 7.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HERE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MAP IS THAT WE ARE DELIVERING APPROXIMATELY $133 MILLION IN PROJECTS DURING THESE FOUR YEARS.
THAT INCLUDES THE SECOND AND THE FINAL YEAR OF THE US14 PROJECT, THE SECOND YEAR OF THE CONCRETE OVERLAY AROUND NADILIA ON HIGHWAYS 15 AND 16, AND ALSO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE I90 [INAUDIBLE] OVERLAY IN FEDERAL COUNTY, THAT'S BETWEEN BLUE EARTH AND HIGHWAY 22 AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT PARTICULAR ROAD.
THIS IS THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION MAP AND WE'LL GET INTO SOME PICTURES HERE, SHOWING YOU SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IN NICOLLET COUNTY.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN OLDER PICTURE, BY NOW ALL THE CONCRETE IS ON THE NORTH FIRM LANES OF 169.
BUT THIS IS THE WORK AT THE US 169 AND 22 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT AND THE MINNESOTA 99 [INAUDIBLE] IS BEING WORKED ON NOW.
THAT'S TAKEN DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.
THIS AN $8.19 MILLION TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW AT THIS INTERSECTION, PRIME CONTRACTOR IS [INAUDIBLE] SO THE THE NORTH FARM LANES ARE ALREADY WRAPPING UP, CONTRACTOR HAS SWITCHED OVER, SO NOW ALL THE TRAVEL IS ON NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND IS UNDERWAY.
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE COMPLETING THAT PROJECT SOMETIME IN OCTOBER LEVERING PROGRESS DEPENDENT.
ANOTHER PROJECT THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRAVELERS AROUND THE AREA INCLUDING THOSE FROM THIS AREA IS THE US 14 EXPANSION PROJECT, WE HAVE A LOT TO GO.
NICE PICTURE HERE IS A FAIRLY RECENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THIS IS TAKEN FROM THE COUNTY ROAD 37 BRIDGE AND HERE YOU CAN SEE BOTH OF THE LANES AND THE RAMPS ARE AT THE EXTENSE OF THE PICTURE AND YOU'LL WHERE THOSE ARE BEING BUILT UP.
COMPLETION FOR THIS IS ALSO SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER WEATHER-DEPENDENT, SO WE'RE HOPEFULLY TRACKING ON THAT ONE PRETTY WELL TOO.
>> AND NEED US TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE CELEBRATION.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, A CULMINATION OF MY 36-YEAR CAREER.
>> I HOPE IT HAPPENS ON A DAY THAT WE'RE NOT AT COUNTY BOARD.
>> THAT WOULD BE IDEAL, WOULDN'T IT? WE'D WORK ON THAT.
>> BECAUSE WE HAD TO MISS THE LAST ONE.
>> WE WILL WORK ON THAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THIS IS AN $83.5 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT OVER TWO YEARS, SO THIS IS A PRETTY BIG ONE FOR THE DISTRICT.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE UPCOMING ON BOTH OUR STIP AND OUR CHIP YEARS, JUST QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT 7 FUNDING TARGET FOR 24 THROUGH 33.
ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE STIP FUNDING TARGETS ON THE RIGHT, WHERE THAT RED LINE IS AND THE BLUE TAKES OVER, THOSE ARE THE CHIP YEARS.
BASICALLY, WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE, THESE ARE THE DOLLARS GREG MENTIONED THIS EARLIER THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT THE LEGISLATURE MADE AVAILABLE JUST RECENTLY.
THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO BE ANOTHER $5 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
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THAT'S NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THESE NUMBERS, SO AS SOON AS I SHOW YOU THIS GRAPH, IT'LL PROBABLY CHANGE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS HOPEFULLY.WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE LINES ARE THE DISTRICT FUNDS, THE GREEN LINES THAT ARE STACKED ON TOP OF SOME OF THESE ARE EXTERNAL FUNDS.
THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT COME OUT OF OUR CENTRAL OFFICE QUITE FREQUENTLY.
THEY WOULD BE FOR REST AREAS, BUT THEY CAN ALSO REPRESENT BONDING MONEY GRANTED BY THE LEGISLATURE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE FLUCTUATIONS IN THIS.
WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROGRAMMING ALMOST 300 MILLION ON THE STIP SIDE, AND ON THE CHIP SIDE, THIS IDENTIFIES ABOUT $630 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS, SO WE'RE JUST UNDER 1$ BILLION FOR THE ENTIRE 10-YEAR PLAN.
[LAUGHTER] MOVING ON TO THE STIP PROJECTS, THESE ARE OF COURSE THE 2024 THROUGH 2027.
IN NICOLLET COUNTY, YOUR MAP ACTUALLY THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET HAS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION.
HERE WE ARE JUST FOCUSING ON THE PROJECTS IN NICOLLET COUNTY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE HIGHWAY 22 PROGRAMMED BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 20 IN NICOLLET AND HIGHWAY 111, THIS IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF ST. PETER.
THAT WAS MOVED TO 2027, BUT THE PROJECT WILL BE READY TO DELIVER IN 2025 OR 2026.
GREG MENTIONED THE VETERANS BRIDGE, THAT'S THE SMALL YELLOW DOT SITTING ON, LOOKS LIKE 14 AND 69, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA.
THESE ARE TOUGH TO DO WITH GRAPHICS SOMETIMES WITH SUCH A LARGE SCALE.
THAT'S BETWEEN MANKATO OR NORTH MANKATO.
WE HAD TO MOVE THAT PROJECT TO 2026.
THE CITY OF MANKATO DOES OWN A PORTION OF THAT STRUCTURE, SO WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE CITY TO COORDINATE THAT FUNDING SIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE US 169 PROJECT IN MANKATO AND NORTH MANKATO.
THIS IS RIVERFRONT DRIVE TO NORTH OF US 14.
THAT REMAINS IN 2027, BUT OF COURSE, 2027 IS NOW IN STIP, SO BASICALLY IT IS MOVED TO THE STIP.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE.
>> WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE NICOLLET COUNTY AND THE CITY OF ST.
PETER WILL BE IMPACTED OBVIOUSLY BY THE 22 PROJECT COMING UP HERE ALSO.
>> YES. CORRECT. THAT'S THE LINE JUST OUTSIDE THERE, THE YELLOWY, GREEN LINE THAT'S SHOWING THE HIGHWAY 22 PROJECT FROM MANKATO TO ST.
PETER THAT WILL BE UNDERWAY AND THAT WILL BE A TWO-YEAR PROJECT FROM '24-'25.
MOVING ON TO THE CHIP, OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE PLANNED PROJECTS.
IF YOU TAKE NOTHING ELSE AWAY FROM THIS PRESENTATION TODAY, UNDERSTAND THAT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE CHIP TYPICALLY DO MOVE AROUND AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE FUNDING IS ALL BASED ON ESTIMATES AND ASSET DOLLARS ACTUALLY.
AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE STEP YEARS, THOSE DOLLARS START TO CHANGE, SO THAT SOMETIMES CHANGES OUR PLAN.
AS I SAID, THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT $633 MILLION IN PLANNED PROJECTS.
MOST OF THESE PROJECTS ARE STILL IN THE STAGE WHERE WE'RE ASSESSING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, SO WE'RE SCOOPING THE PROJECTS, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS TO FIND OUT THE NEEDS ARE, SO THINGS WILL CHANGE EVEN WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE DISCOVER MORE NEEDS.
THESE PARTICULAR PROJECTS, WE'VE GOT THE ST. PETER PROJECT ON MADISON 22 DODD ROAD, IN ST. PETER IN 2028.
BASICALLY, WE'VE JUST COMPLETED A QUOTA STUDY THERE WITH THE CITY COUNTY THAT IDENTIFIED SINGLE LANE ROUNDABOUTS AT SUNRISE, WASHINGTON, AND OLD MINNESOTA, AND THAT'S TO HELP ACCOMMODATE FUTURE GROWTH AND ALLEVIATING EXISTING ISSUES.
THEN ALSO THE US 14 BYPASS TENTATIVELY REMAINS IN 2032.
THEN THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE NEARBY.
HIGHWAY 68 IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE CLOSER ONES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT ONE IN BROWN COUNTY.
OF COURSE, THAT'S SERVING AS A DETOUR RIGHT NOW FOR THE HIGHWAY 14 PROJECT.
IF WE COMPLETE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THE CHIP, IN THE 10-YEAR PROGRAM, THESE THE ROAD CONDITIONS THAT WE WOULD EXPECT BASED ON OUR QI.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS YOU DO STILL SEE A LOT OF GREEN, A LOT OF YELLOW, BUT YOU ALSO WILL NOTE THAT THERE ARE MORE AREAS OF RED APPEARING.
THIS REPRESENTS 3,200 LANE MILES.
THE CONDITION OF THE SYSTEM OVERALL IS IN A GOOD POSITION, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO SUSTAIN THE CURRENT CONDITION WITH BOTH PAVEMENTS AND OUR BRIDGES WITHIN OUR EXISTING FUNDING TARGETS.
YES, WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY COMING IN, BUT OUR SYSTEM REQUIRES A LOT OF MONEY TO MAINTAIN IT.
THEN THE SAME THING WITH THE BRIDGE CONDITION.
ONCE WE'VE COMPLETED THIS 10-YEAR PROGRAM, ASSUMING EVERYTHING IS ACTUALLY BUILT, THEN THESE WILL BE THE CONDITION OF THE BRIDGES.
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YOU'LL SEE, AGAIN, THERE A LOT OF GREEN AND YELLOWING HERE BUT THEN THERE'S MORE RED POPPING UP.A LOT OF THE YELLOW AND RED, YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE ON I-90 WHERE A LOT OF THESE BRIDGES WERE BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME, SO THEY'RE ALL COMING TO YOU FOR WORK.
>> WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS SLIDE?
>> WOULD YOU ALL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A POOR BRIDGE MEAN? I CAN IMAGINE FOLKS WHO MAY BE WATCHING THIS MEETING THING.
WHY DO WE HAVE ANY [OVERLAPPING] AND IF YOU WANT TO USE THE TERM STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT AS PART OF THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A BRIDGE TO BE POOR?
>> THAT TERM GOT US INTO TROUBLE TOO.
[LAUGHTER] WHEN WE'RE SAYING POOR, IT'S NOT THAT IT IS STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT AND THAT IT'S NOT SAFE, IT'S THAT IT'S GOING DOWN A PATH OF REQUIRING ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO KEEP IN IT'S GOOD CONDITION.
AT SOME POINT IN THERE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN WHETHER IT'S A REHAB, LIKE WE'RE GOING TO REDEC AND LIKE THE BEST BRIDGE, OR WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
POOR TO US IS THAT YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE BREAK OUTS OF THE PAVEMENTS, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE JOINTS STARTING TO FAIL, OR YOU'RE SEEING MORE IF THEIR IS STEEL IN THOSE BRIDGES.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE DETORIATION IN THE STEEL MORE THAN WE WANT TO SEE.
YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THAT OUR FACTOR OF SAFETY ON THE BRIDGE IS QUITE HIGH.
WHEN WE SAY POOR, WE ARE OPEN TO OTHER TERMS TOO.
>> IT'S FLASHBACK TO 2007 [OVERLAPPING].
BUT THE CONDITION IS SUCH THAT IT COSTS A LOT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP IT SAFE.
WE TYPICALLY TRY TO GET 75 YEARS ON THE BRIDGE.
WHEN WE SHOW THAT IN THIS CONDITION WE GO AND DO A BRIDGE, IT'LL GO BACK [INAUDIBLE] FROM THERE.
>> COMMISSIONER, I THINK THAT TOO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
>> THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION AND IMPORTANT QUESTION.
AND I THINK GREG, NOTE THAT WE COUNT ON BRIDGES TO THE LAST 75 YEARS.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT PRESIDENT EISENHOWER STARTED THE INTERSTATE PROJECT IN 1956.
[INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS SIGNED AND '56, I REMEMBER THE I-35 WAS BUILT IN "65 AND SO ON.
WE'RE GETTING TO THAT POINT WHERE THE AGE OF OUR SYSTEM IS RIGHT THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED IN MANY CASES AND STRENGTHENED.
>> LIKE I-90, YOU SEE THOSE BRIDGES GOING FROM FAIR AND INTO POOR.
THEY WERE ALL BUILD IN ABOUT THE SAME 10- YEAR PERIOD.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BRIDGE FUNDING GOING FORWARD IT'S THE BLATNIK BRIDGE.
THAT'S BETWEEN $800 AND A BILLION DOLLARS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THAT BRIDGE.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A FINANCIAL VEHICLE THAT WILL HELP EITHER TO HELP US MANAGE THOSE THAT REPAYMENT OVER TIME OR EITHER WE PUT IN FOR MANY OF THOSE MEGA GRANTS AND MEGA PROJECTS AT THE KAMODO IIJA AND WE'RE STILL HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN STILL SECURE FUNDING FOR THAT BRIDGE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH.
[OVERLAPPING] THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS LAST YEAR AND IT DOES COME DOWN TO SOME HISTORIC TYPE FROM A HIGHWAY PERSPECTIVE FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO US.
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>> I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THIS BOARD AND I THINK I'VE
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DONE IT EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, BUT IT'S BEEN MY GOOD FORTUNE TO BE ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR AMC AND ALSO MOST RECENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GROUP.I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN LOOKING AT OUR LARGE 13-COUNTY AREA, IT IS AMAZING THAT THE WORK THAT THIS GROUP DOES AT MENDOT.
I HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE EMPLOYEES AND MR. OS FOR HIS ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REACHING TO THE STATE FOR THOSE FUNDS THAT WE NEED IT.
WE WERE WILLING PARTNERS ON THE HIGHWAY 14 PROJECT.
IF I EVER WIN THAT LOTTERY, I WAS GOING TO HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IF I COULD, BUT IT HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING HERE IN OUR AREA.
NOT ONLY DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE WE LIVE, BUT THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE MENDOT STAFF AND THE LEADERSHIP FOR BEING GOOD PARTNERS IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS A BLOODLINE, IT TOO HARD COUNTY TO OUR STATE AND TO OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S HEALTHY AND KEEP IT GOING.
THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE SO IMPORTANT [BACKGROUND] IT'S ADMINISTRATION'S REPORT NOW AND GOOD TIMING OR ESTIMATE ON TIMING,
[Administration]
MANDY, AT 9:35, WELCOME, GOOD MORNING.>> GOOD MORNING, MR. BOARD MEMBERS OF THE CHAIR.
THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING PRESENTATION BY LINDA.
TIMING WISE, IT WORKED OUT JUST SPOT ON.
THE ITEM I HAVE FOR YOU IS BEGINNING ON PAGE 19, OF YOUR PACKET FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE REDA JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT.
NICOLLET COUNTY IS A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS REDA WHICH IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARM OF GREATER MANKATO GROWTH, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS GMG.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF REDA ARE BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTIES.
THEN THE CITIES AT EAGLE LAKE, LAKE CRYSTAL, MANKATO, NORTH MANKATO, AND ST. PETER.
IN YOUR PACKET IS A REVISED SERVICES AGREEMENT AGREED UPON BY THE REDA MEMBERS.
THIS AGREEMENT SPELLS OUT THE ROLE OF THE REDA MEMBERS, WHICH IS TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE GREATER MANKATO REGIONAL MARKETPLACE.
IN ADDITION TO THE ROLE OF GMG, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE MARKETING EFFORTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE OVERALL REGIONAL MARKETPLACE INTO THE CITIES AND COUNTIES.
THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST YEAR AND MOST RECENTLY AT THE MAY BOARD WORKSHOP IN WHICH JESSICA BEYER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GMG, AND RYAN VESEY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH MANAGER FOR GMG AND REDA ARE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT REDA,
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GMG, AND THE OVERALL AGREEMENT.THE PACKETS CONTAINS THE AGREEMENT AND WHICH WOULD BE ENFORCED IF AGREED UPON TODAY OF JANUARY 1ST, 2024, THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2029.
TODAY I'M ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE REVISED REDA AGREEMENT.
>> WE AGREE OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR ADMINISTRATOR, IS THERE ANY MOTION TO CONSIDER AT THIS TIME.
I'M LOOKING THROUGH COMMISSIONER DAN TO SEE IF YOU MIGHT BE A LEADER ON THIS.
>> SIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REDA AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. DISCUSSION, ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS A GOOD MODEL FOR US TO FOLLOW?
>> OVER THE LAST YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE REDA PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTIES AND THEN THE CITIES AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENT COUNTY BOARDS.
THROUGHOUT AT ALL, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS BUT IN THE END, THE COUNTIES FELT CONFIDENT THAT WHAT WAS DRAFTED AND PROPOSED WAS IN LINE WITH THE MISSION OF REDA AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE OVERALL MARKETPLACE AND THE CITIES AND COUNTIES, THAT'S ALL.
THAT IS ALL. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMENT TO THAT, WE REALLY APPRECIATE TOWARDS OUR MINISTER AND ALL THE PARTNERS WHO WENT THROUGH THIS LONG DISCUSSION.
I THINK IT'S REALLY WORKED OUT TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL, BUT IT WAS A THROUGH DISCUSSION IT'S BEEN A PROCESS, SO I THINK WE CAN GIVE IT A GOOD COMPROMISE AND A GOOD RESULT.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS COULD WE CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
>> YES, IT'S CURIOUS FIVE TO NOTHING.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US?
>> THANK YOU, MANDY. MOVING ALONG AND I'M GOING TO NEED TO STEP OUT FOR A MOMENT,
[County Attorney Update]
BUT I WOULD ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO GIVE HER UPDATE AND THEN CURT IF YOU COULD START ON THE LINE DOOR.>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS I INDICATED AT THE LAST MEETING, MY OFFICE IS GETTING READY FOR NEW STATUTORY CHANGES AND AM PUTTING SOME TRAINING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THOSE STATUTORY CHANGES AS THE RESULT OF THE LAST LEGISLATURE SESSION, [NOISE] AND WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY WITH NEW CRIMINAL FILES COMING INTO THE OFFICE.
I'VE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH A FRAUD PRESENT HERE IN ST. PETER, I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTH MANKATO FUN DAYS PARADE WORKING WITH AQUA, WE PASSED OUT FREEZIES TO KIDS, AND POISON CONTROL INFORMATION RELATED TO THC GUMMIE AND WE'RE GOING UP FOR THE BACKPACK SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE THAT I CHAIR. THANK YOU.
[Commissioner Committee Reports, Meetings & Conferences]
>> I HAD NO MEETING SO NOTHING TO REPORT OTHER THAN SOME CONSTITUENT PHONE CALL.
I WAS ACTUALLY THE GRAND MARTIAL FOR THE NORTH MANKITO FUN DAYS PARADE SO IT THERE FOR FUN DAYS, THROUGHOUT THAT CELEBRATION I HAD A GREAT CROWD, GREAT WEATHER AND THEN WE HAD A MRCI EXECUTIVE FINANCE CALL YESTERDAY AND I PARTICIPATED IN AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> I HAD A HIGHWAY 169 MEETING AND AGAIN LOCAL.
>> I HAD NO MEETING ALSO BUT I DID ATTEND THE SOFT OPENING OF THE NEW EXHIBIT OF THE TREATY CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP OF THE NICOLLET COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND FIRM BUREAU AND AGRICULTURE IN NICOLLET COUNTY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
>> WOW. THANK YOU MADAM ATTORNEY FOR LEADING US.
[Chair’s Report]
ALSO AMC VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL MEETING, WHICH IS STARTING I'M SHARING THAT WITH OUR ADMINISTRATOR AND HR MINNESOTA VALLEY ACTION COUNCIL HEAD START.MARIA AND I HAD A PERSONNEL MEETING THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS SOME ITEMS THAT WILL BE COMING TO OUR FULL BOARD AT OUR AUGUST MEETING.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER REPORTS, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, WELL LET ME JUST SAY MANDY WE HAVE THE TOWNSHIP TOMORROW NIGHT, CORRECT?
[00:40:04]
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEETINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US OR ANY UPDATES ON OUR AMC HOSTING?
>> FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, WE DO HAVE STATE AUDITOR JULIE BLOHA IN ATTENDANCE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THAT DISCUSSION.
TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE NICOLLET TOWN ASSOCIATION MEETING IN NICOLLET AT THE LEGION, AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE HAVE THE SIBLI COUNTY AND THE NICOLLET JOINTLY FOLLOWING THE BOARD WORKSHOP.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS THAT WILL BE HERE THAT WILL BE HERE.
YES, WE'RE HOSTING AND STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF IDEAS AS FAR AS THE AMC DISTRICT MEETING DATED SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JUST NOW THAT THEY DO HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE SO WE GO CHECK THAT OUT, SEE HOW IT WORKS AND HOW THAT WOULD WORK FOR THE POTENTIAL MEETING.
>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. MR. GREENWOOD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD TODAY? I NEED YOUR UPDATE ON 14 OR THE INTERSECT SECTION AUTHOR.
>> ALL OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE GOING WELL WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MUCH DRY AND WARM WEATHER THINGS GO A LONG PRETTY WELL, SO GOOD PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON K ROAD 15 AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO WRAPPING UP THE K DRIVE CULVERT PROJECT.
>> GOOD, QUESTIONS FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT?
>> ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION WE JUST HAD?
>> THAT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION.
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT THE EIGHTH TIME I'VE SEEN IT.
LOT'S OF EARTH SHATTERING COMING OUT OF IT.
NICE THAT THE LEGISLATORS PROVIDING MORE FUNDING THAT.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN ON 14, THE NEW 14 LATELY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE? I HAVE INDEED THE ONLY BUT ANYONE ELSE.
YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY TRIPS MARIE WITH HER COUNTY ATTORNEY?
>> THE LAST ONE WAS EPIC ENOUGH.
>> WELL, THERE IS ANOTHER TOWNSHIP MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, MAYBE.
>> I'VE CROSSED IT A FEW TIMES.
THINGS LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PROGRESSING WELL.
AGAIN, DRY WALL MARIE HELPING THAT PROJECT TOO.
>> IT'S BEEN A GOOD CONSTRUCTION SEASON WITH THE DRY WEATHER FOR SURE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE DRY WEATHER BUT WE REALLY NEED RAIN.
>> WE REALLY NEED RAIN FOR THE FRESH SEEDING THAT WE'RE DOING ON ALL THE PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU. HEATHER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US OTHER THAN JUST WAITING FOR THE ARBITRARY TO COME IN?
>> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TODAY.
>> WE WILL PROBABLY BE ADJOURNED BEFORE THE STATE AUDITOR COMES SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY AROUND WHERE WE CAN VISIT HER HERE I GUESS.
MOTION TO APPROVE PER DIEMS IN EXPENSES.
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]
COMMISSIONERS MEETING AND CALL THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY TO ORDER, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WOULD REQUIRE A MOTION.>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> DIEM DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING TODAY ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.