Apr 25, 2023 Board of Commissioners

[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair]

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WE 'LL CALL THE APRIL 25TH NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU MEMBERS.

GOOD MORNING STAFF.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[Approval of Agenda]

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONS TO THAT, MISS LANDKAMER? MR. CHAIR, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

CARRIES. THANK YOU.

OUR NEW MICROPHONES SEEM TO HAVE MORE RESONANCE IN THE.

SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR THAT.

[Approval of Consent Agenda:]

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

IT CARRIES. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES OTHER THAN THE STAFF WHO ARE HERE TO PRESENT TODAY? ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES? SEEING HEARING NONE.

LET'S MOVE ALONG TO FINANCE.

[Finance]

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE QUARTER ONE DONATIONS I RECEIVED IN QUARTER ONE, ASKING FOR APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION.

THE COURT THE QUARTERS DONATIONS RECEIVED THIS QUARTER.

WE HAD VARIOUS DONATIONS FOR THE VAN SERVICES OF $366.

WE HAD AMERICAN LEGION NORTH [INAUDIBLE], DONATE $500 FOR VAN SERVICES.

WE HAD VARIOUS DONATIONS FOR THE LOAN CLOSET OF $315.

AND THEN THIS QUARTER, WE HAD A $500 DONATION FROM COUNTY SHERIFF'S YOUTH PROJECT, DONATION FOR TOWARDS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS TO ASSIST YOUTH OR THE PARENTS OF YOUTH IN NEED.

OUR TOTAL DONATIONS FOR THIS QUARTER IS $1,681.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THESE GIFTS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE.

MISS NADINE HAS MOVED.

COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS SECONDED ANY COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.

WAS THAT MR. ZINS SECOND IT, I'M SORRY DEHEN AND ZINS.

WE DO WRITE THANK YOU NOTES TO THE INDIVIDUALS IF WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

EACH DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF THANKING THE DONORS FOR THOSE DONATIONS.

THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.

THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS MOTION.

YES. IT CARRIES. THANK YOU.

HEATHER. THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG IN THE AGENDA, LET'S MOVE ON TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

[Health and Human Services]

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY FIRST ITEM THIS MORNING IS RELATED TO COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES WITHIN THE SAINT PETER'S SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE MINNESOTA OPIOID MEMORANDUM OF OF AGREEMENT, NICOLLET COUNTY MAY USE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE INFORMED SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION OR INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF OPIOID USE.

THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY ENABLING STRATEGIES THAT BOTH ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS, WHILE PRIORITIZING LOCAL PRIMARY PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING.

INITIALLY, THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PROVIDING EIGHT HOURS PER WEEK OF EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES SPLIT BETWEEN THE SAINT PETER HIGH SCHOOL AND ROCK BEND ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER, ONE OF OUR LICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS WOULD OFFER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ACCESS OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS TO IMPROVE SKILLS IN DEALING WITH HIGH RISK SITUATIONS.

OUR STAFF CAN THEN ALSO PROVIDE REFERRAL INFORMATION AND ASSIST YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES REGARDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

AND WE WOULD BE STARTING HERE IN THE SAINT PETER'S SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT OUR HOPE WOULD BE TO EXPAND THIS TO OTHER RURAL SCHOOLS WITHIN NICOLLET COUNTY, USING THIS FIRST SCHOOL YEAR AS KIND OF A PILOT.

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YOU'VE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? SO MOVED.

COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL I MIGHT ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO WEIGH IN HERE.

OR YOU'VE BEEN PART OF THIS DISCUSSION.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE? MISS SASSENBERG AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW BEST TO UTILIZE THE OPIOID MONEY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH STANDPOINT, AND CERTAINLY ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR PREVENTION. I THINK WE GET A BETTER USE OF OUR DOLLARS, TO PREVENT USE AND OR INTERVENE EARLY WHEN THINGS LOOK LIKE IT COULD BECOME A PROBLEM.

SO I FULLY SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AND INTERVENTION.

AND CASSIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? NOT AT THIS TIME. NO.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER MEMBER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

IT CARRIES.

THANK YOU. MY SECOND ITEM IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM SHIP FOR LIGHTHOUSE ON MARSHALL.

SO NICOLLET COUNTY'S LIGHTHOUSE ON MARSHALL APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM THE STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PURCHASE OF A WATER FOUNTAIN THAT CAN FILL WATER BOTTLES, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF COMMUNITY GARDENING BEDS AND TOOLS.

THEY WERE AWARDED THE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,870 FOR THESE ITEMS, AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING FACILITY MAINTENANCE, WOULD PROVIDE THE INSTALLATION, FOR BOTH THE GARDENING BEDS AND THE WATER.

SO THIS MORNING, I'M REQUESTING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GRANT.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW, COMMISSIONER DEHEN, YOU'RE ON THAT SHIP COMMITTEE, AREN'T YOU? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION ON THIS? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER DEHEN.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MORROW.

DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIR, I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD WE OFTEN SEE THIS TYPE OF APPLICATION.

I THINK THEY'RE GREAT, REALLY ARE HELPFUL.

AND THESE REQUESTS COME WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE GRANT SOME GUIDELINES AND I'M SURE WE'LL SEE SOME MORE HERE FRIDAY WHEN WE MEET IN NEW [INAUDIBLE]. CORRECT.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US THIS MORNING? I DON'T, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE ADMINISTRATION.

[Administration]

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ADD FROM MISS SASSENBERG'S REPORT ABOUT THE LIGHTHOUSE ON MARSHALL.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE IDEAS, WHEN DISCUSSING THE PROPERTY AND THE PURCHASE OF THE SPECIFIC PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THE OUTDOOR SPACE AVAILABLE TO IT WITH IT.

SO IT'S AN ADDED AMENITY AND VERY EXCITED THAT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

THE ITEM I HAVE FOR YOU IS JUST INFORMATIONAL, AND IT BEGINS ON PAGE 23 OF YOUR PACKET.

AND REGARDING THE 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW.

SO AS WE NEAR THE END OF NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH AND THE THEMES COUNTY RISE, IT STANDS FOR RESILIENCY, INCLUSION, SOLVENCY AND EMPOWERMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NICOLLET COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES AND STATISTICS FOR 2022, AND TO ELEVATE THE AWARENESS OF COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO BRIEFLY THROUGH EACH DEPARTMENT AND JUST HIGHLIGHT TWO ITEMS, 1 OR 2 ITEMS THAT THEY'VE DONE OVER THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR, STARTING WITH COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. THE STS CREW ARE SENTENCED TO SERVE CREW AND THE JUVENILE WORK CREW PROGRAMS COMPLETED 3800 HOURS OF WORK ON VARIOUS JOBS AND SITES THROUGHOUT NICOLLET COUNTY. AND OF THOSE 3800 HOURS, APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS WERE COMPLETED BY 80 JUVENILES, IN ADDITION TO COLLECTING $6,500 OF RESTITUTION FOR THE VICTIMS AND OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THEY REVISED THE NICOLLET COUNTY TRUANCY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, DIVERSION POLICY, AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE CHILDREN TO AVOID UNEXCUSED ABSENCES AND TO OFFER APPROPRIATE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN'S AND THEIR FAMILIES.

YOU ALSO NOTICE ON PAGE 15 OF THE REVIEW THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN VICTIM CONTACT, WHICH REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED AS A RESULT OF THE BACKLOG CREATED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT CHART, BUT JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK AT IT.

YOU'LL SEE THE INCREASES BEGINNING FROM 2018 TO CURRENT DAY 2022 WITH IT.

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THEY ASSISTED WITH THE NORTH MANKATO SERVICES BUILDING REMODEL, WHICH ADDRESSED ACCESSIBILITY, PRIVACY OF CLIENT CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSIONS, SAFETY AND SECURITY ITEMS, AND THE EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY OVERALL.

AND THEY ALSO MAINTAIN 150FT² OF COUNTY FACILITY AREAS WITHIN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 2022 AUDIT.

IN ADDITION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, THEY INTEGRATED 51 NEW HIRES INTO THE PAYROLL PROCESS.

AND I'M GOING TO STATE THIS AND I'LL SHARE ANOTHER NUMBER LATER ON.

BUT REALLY, 51 NEW HIRES TO THE COUNTY LAST YEAR WITH OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO THE REMODEL AT THE NORTH MANKATO SERVICES BUILDING, THEY ALSO CREATED THE HOPE HOUSING PROGRAM TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH HOMELESS PREVENTION WITHIN OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

COMPLETED THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY, WHICH THE FINDINGS WERE IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 1ST, 2023, AND THEY ALSO COMPLETED AT THE HIRING PROCESS FOR 66 INDIVIDUALS. AND OF THOSE, 15 STAFF WERE PROMOTED INTERNALLY.

SO WHEN I MENTIONED THE 51 WITH FINANCE, THAT WAS 51 NEW STAFF, AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO PROMOTE 15 NEW STAFF OR, EXCUSE ME, 15 STAFF INTERNALLY WITHIN OUR PROPERTY AND PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THEY COMPLETED FIVE ELECTIONS.

THAT WAS TWO SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR A COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT.

THEY COMPLETED A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ONE AND THEN ALSO THE STATE AND GENERAL ELECTIONS.

IN ADDITION, THIS IS A PRETTY ASTOUNDING STAT AND IN OUR RECORDERS DIVISION, THEY HAD A COMPLIANCE RECORDING RATE OF 99.72%. AND THIS IS VERY HIGH.

YOU MAY THINK THEY NEED TO GET 100%, BUT THERE IS FLEXIBILITY AND 99.72%, BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTS THEY RECORDED LAST YEAR IS SIGNIFICANT.

SO THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO BE ALLOTTED FOR THE THREE STAFF THAT ARE WITHIN THAT AREA.

WITHIN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THEY RECEIVED THE 2021 AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONCRETE PAVING GOLD AWARD FOR THE BEST COUNTY CITY CONCRETE PROJECT IN THE NATION.

AND WE HAD NOTED THAT IN A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING THIS YEAR, AND THEY ALSO RECEIVED A 1,500,000IN THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AND THAT'S GOING TOWARD THE 15 FULL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WITHIN OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STATISTICS WITHIN THE REVIEW.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH THEM, BUT DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO GO, LOOK ON PAGE 59 IN THE REVIEW AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT STATISTICS THAT THEY COLLECT, SPECIFICALLY THE FIRST SECTION, WHICH HAS THE NUMBER OF 911 CALLS COMING IN, THE TRAFFIC INCIDENTS AND THE OFFENSES INCIDENTS WITHIN IT. AND THAT GOES PRETTY DETAILED.

ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALLS, RESPONSES, ACTIVITIES THAT OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN WITHIN OUR TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENT.

THEY MADE A SHIFT IN HOW THEY ANSWER THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM TO A PRIORITY, TO A SCHEDULING BASED SYSTEM, WHICH HAS HELPED WITH THE RESPONSE RATE AND OVERALL COMPLETION.

IN ADDITION, THEY IDENTIFIED 217 PROJECTS, AND CURRENTLY 92 OF THOSE ARE IN PROGRESS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE EFFICIENCIES FOR OUR STAFF AS THEY ROLL OUT THEIR SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN OUR VETERAN SERVICES AREA.

THEY CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 714 SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS WITH CLIENTS PERTAINING TO BENEFITS, AND THEN THEY HAD 694 UNSCHEDULED CONVERSATIONS WITH CLIENTS PERTAINING TO BENEFITS.

SO THEY WERE PRETTY BUSY OVER THERE.

AND THAT IS A DEPARTMENT OF TWO.

AND THEY WERE FULLY STAFFED JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGAIN WITH IT.

SO THEY DO QUITE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN JUST COUNTYWIDE, I THINK THIS IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND IN RELATION TO HOW THE NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH AND THE THEME OF COUNTIES RISE AND THE EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION IS THAT LAST YEAR WE EXPANDED THE USE OF LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICES WITHIN ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND ENHANCED WITHIN OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH THAT AS WELL.

SO WE LOOK AT THE ABILITY FOR INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY AND SERVICE PROVISION EFFICIENCY WITH IT.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS DOCUMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE IT AS AN INFORMATIONAL.

IN LINE WITH NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH, THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL TO REVIEW, BUT JUST REALLY TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHAT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS DO

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SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY ACTION TODAY.

I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS AS OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBERS.

ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ON THIS VERY EXTENSIVE REPORTING ON WHAT GETS ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN NICOLLET COUNTY.

I WOULD WELCOME ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AS I THINK ABOUT IT, IF A FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WILL ALLOW ME, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AGAIN, WE HAVE MANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE IN NICOLLET COUNTY AND WE ARE LED BY WOMEN, AND THAT IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET FOR US.

FROM ANDY TO MICHELLE TO CASSIE TO OTHERS, NOT TO PUT DOWN OUR OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, OUR SHERIFF OR CORRECTIONS, BUT WOMEN ARE LEADING NICOLLET COUNTY.

AND FOR THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL AND SO CONTINUE THAT GOOD LEADERSHIP.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

MR. CHAIR, IT'S A LOT OF REMARKABLE WORK, A LOT OF INNOVATION, GOOD PROGRESS.

I'M JUST GOING TO NOTE ONE NUMBER.

OVER HALF THE 911 CALLS WERE MISS DIALS.

NO. I WAS SHOCKED THAT STATISTIC DID ALSO STAND OUT TO ME TOO, AS WELL AS THAT WE, ANTICIPATE TO HAVE SOME MISS DIALS, BUT NOT THAT MANY IT'S 93191.

IT HAPPENS.

I'M GUILTY.

NOT THIS LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.

MICHELLE, SINCE YOU'RE HERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, ADD ANYTHING VERBALLY TO THE REPORT THAT YOU GAVE THAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE IMPORTANT FOR THE YEAR? FOR THE YEAR IN REVIEW? YES, I THINK OVERALL, AS A COUNTY, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE TO BRING US TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT INNOVATION.

PARTICULARLY THE WORK AT INCLUSION.

THE COUNTY WIDE DISCUSSION OF THE LANGUAGE LINE.

TO MAKE THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS, FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES.

I THINK. IF I WERE COMMISSIONER, I'D BE VERY PROUD OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE AND THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO OUR TAXPAYER BASE.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT FROM MY DEPARTMENT, WHICH ALSO IMPACTS, QUITE FRANKLY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND THE COURT SYSTEM.

OUR CASE CLEARANCE RATE AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

WE EXCEEDED WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE IN TERMS OF GETTING CASES RESOLVED.

AND THAT IS ALSO A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THAT BACKLOG CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC.

AND WE WERE ONE OF THE NUMBER HAS BEEN INCREASING, BUT WE WERE IN ON THE FIRST GROUP.

SO I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE DONE COLLABORATIVELY TO COME OUT OF THE BACKLOG ASSOCIATED WITH COVID.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS AND, YOU KNOW, PRIDE IS AN INTERESTING WORD, BUT WE, I THINK, ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING FROM OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR US THIS MORNING, MANDY? NO. JUST I'LL FOLLOW UP, THOUGH.

WE ARE TRACKING THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE LINE THAT WE CURRENTLY USE AND HAVE AVAILABLE FOR CLIENTS AND RESIDENTS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'LL BE INTERESTING ONCE WE GO FURTHER YEARS DOWN THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF LANGUAGES THAT WE ARE SEEING AND THE NEED FOR ALL THOSE.

SO IT'S BEEN KIND OF AN INTERESTING FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WE GO INTO 2023 AND LOOK AT 2022 NUMBERS AS WELL.

YES. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO HOW MANY LANGUAGES YOU ARE SEEING NOW? TYPICALLY WITH THE USE OF LANGUAGE LINE, RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN SOMALIAN SPANISH, BUT THERE ARE OTHER NEEDS OUT THERE AS WELL.

WE THANK YOU.

AND CASSIE AND SETH AND KRISTY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE REPORTS THAT YOU GAVE.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE MEETING FOR.

[Addition Item]

NONLICENSED UNION.

WE ARE RETURNED FROM OUR CLOSED MEETING ON THE CHAIR NOW WILL ANNOUNCE THE INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE CLOSED MEETING FOR THE RECORD,

[Human Resources]

ALSO PRESENT WERE COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHELLE ZEHNDER FISCHER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MANDY LANDKAMER, AND OUR PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, KRISTI LARSON.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US ON THE NON-LICENSED UNION CONTRACT FOR

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THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER DEHEN HAS SECONDED.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

IT CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS LARSON.

COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE.

[County Attorney Update]

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR THE OFFICE AND RESTATE THOSE, BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED.

BONNIE PETERSON ATTENDED THE PROJECT COMMUNITY CONNECT AND PRESENTED INFORMATION ON FRAUD VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S LICENSE REINSTATEMENT, OPPORTUNITY THAT INDIVIDUALS HAVE.

SHE TALKED TO OVER 100 PEOPLE AT THAT EVENT.

THE EVENT, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

BONNIE AND I ATTENDED THE SENIOR EXPO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER HERE IN SAINT PETER ON LAST THURSDAY.

WE PROBABLY TALKED BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PEOPLE.

WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF, FRAUD ISSUES RELATED TO FRAUD.

THE SHERIFF WAS RIGHT NEXT TO US.

HE WAS COLLECTING EXPIRED AND UNUSED DRUGS? PHARMACEUTICALS. AND THEN I ALSO HAD LIONS EYEGLASS COLLECTION.

SO WE WERE DOING A LOT OF COLLECTING ACTIVITIES AT THAT EVENT.

DENIM DAY IS TOMORROW, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO, UNDER THEIR EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES, TO CONSIDER WEARING JEANS TOMORROW IN RECOGNITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND AWARENESS DAY.

CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK IS HAPPENING NOW, AND THERE'S INFORMATION AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES RELATED TO CRIME VICTIMS AND ON THURSDAY, MISS PETERSON AND I WILL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER IN SAINT PETER PRESENTING, WITH THE SAINT PETER POLICE DEPARTMENT ON FRAUD PREVENTION.

SO IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY WEEK IN JUST IN TERMS OF PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE ALSO SEEING THE EXPECTED UPTICK IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE KEEPING OUR CRIMINAL DIVISION BUSY THAT WE OFTEN SEE IN THE SPRINGTIME.

WE TEND TO SEE AN UPTICK, UNFORTUNATELY, IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

BUT WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT.

AND THIS WEEK WE ARE HAVING OUR DATA, OUR RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT THE BOARD GRACIOUSLY APPROVED US MOVING FORWARD IS IN PLACE.

SO WE ARE RELEARNING HOW TO DO ALL OF OUR WORK ON A RECORD MANAGEMENT.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND VALUE YOUR EXPERTISE.

CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OUTREACH FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THE NORWOOD IN WITH REGARD TO SEEKING, ASSISTANCE WITH STAYING IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE FACE OF HIGH LIFE CLOSING IN WYNDHAM? THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE TRIBUNE AGAIN TODAY ABOUT THAT.

THEY'VE NOT REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE.

I'M AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMMUNITY, CONVERSATIONS RELATED TO THAT, BUT NONE THAT I'VE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DEHEN.

COMMISSIONER REPORTS.

[Chair’s Report]

JESSE HARMON'S REVIEW ALSO ATTENDED WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY STAFF.

THE NICOLLET COUNTY TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION MEETING.

AS WELL AS OUR COUNTY WORKSHOP AND DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DEHEN.

I ATTENDED THOSE SAME MEETINGS AS WELL.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE GREATER MANKATO GROWTH, MONTHLY MEETING.

AND I WANT TO CALL OUT, I'VE ASKED STAFF TO FORWARD A INVITATION TO THE COMMITTEE OR THE THE COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE STAFF THAT, MANKATO FOUNDATION WILL BE HOSTING A REVEAL OF THEIR GREATER MANKATO INCLUSIVITY STUDY THAT OUR ATTORNEY WAS ALLUDING TO EARLIER.

ONE OF THOSE ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE FACING US ALL.

SO THAT WILL BE ON MONDAY, MAY 22ND FROM 7:30 TO 9:30 A.M.

AT THE MAYO CLINIC HEALTH CENTER EVENT CENTER, AND SO THAT WILL BE THEY'VE DONE AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND, IN OUR AREA, AND THEY'LL BE BRINGING THEIR RESULTS.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER MORROW, I ATTENDED THE SAME MEETINGS AS COMMISSIONER ZINS AND DEHEN, OTHER THAN THE GREATER MANKATO GROWTH.

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OH, BOY. BIG EXCITEMENT.

NO, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT.

HAPPY TO DO IT. WELL, THEY NEED LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT PART, COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL.

THANK YOU.

I ATTENDED THE [INAUDIBLE] TAC MEETING.

OUR RIDERSHIP IS FAIRLY FLAT AND OUR FARE BOXES ARE COVERING EXPENSES, SO THINGS ARE LOOKING UP THERE.

I HAD A REGION NINE, FULL COMMISSION MEETING AND MISS THE TOWNSHIP MEETING BECAUSE I WAS AT THE REGION NINE MEETING.

BRI MACKEY IS NOW PART OF THE MINNESOTA OFFICE OF BROADBAND AND DID SOME PRESENTATIONS AND HAD LOTS OF QUESTIONS THROWN AT HER THAT WERE UNKNOWN TO HER. THE DEPARTMENT HAD THE BOARD WORKSHOP AND YESTERDAY WAS PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WITH ADDITIONAL UNION NEGOTIATIONS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

SAME FOR THE WORKSHOPS.

THE TOWNSHIPS OUR TDS TRAVERSE DES SIOUX LIBRARY BOARD HAS BEEN BUSY WORKING ON BOARD ITEMS AND FINANCING THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING YESTERDAY WITH CORRECTIONAL FOLKS.

AND I THINK I CAN SAY THAT WE'RE CLOSE TO A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THAT LABOR GROUP, AND WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE REPORTS ANY MEETINGS, CONFERENCES MANDY? THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BRING TO OUR ATTENTION AT THIS TIME? OKAY. CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.

[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]

MR. DEAN IS MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MR. ZIN'S. COMMENTS.

QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES.

ANY OTHER ITEMS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD THIS MORNING BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO DRAINAGE AUTHORITY? HEARING NONE. WE ARE ADJOURNED ON THE COUNTY BOARD MEETING.

WE'LL CALL THE COUNTY DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER.

[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? IT CARRIES APPROVAL OF CONSENT.

AGENDA. SO MOVED.

MOTION. SECOND.

SECOND. ZIN, SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. CARRIES.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL INVITE PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THE AGENDA FOR THE 86, A FINAL ACCEPTANCE HEARING ON THE SELLY EXCAVATION CONTRACT WILL BE ONLY AT 10:00 THIS MORNING.

THERE WILL BE NO COMMENTS OTHER THAN THE SELLY INFORMATION AT THAT TIME.

SO I SEE LANDOWNERS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT MAY WANT TO TALK ABOUT OTHER CONCERNS WITH 86 A, THEY COULD SPEAK NOW DURING THE GENERAL PUBLIC PORTION, PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING.

AT 10:00, WE WILL BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SELLY CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE.

ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AT THIS TIME.

GOOD MORNING, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

FOR THE RECORD. MORNING.

TIM WEIBEL 45438 541ST AVENUE, COURTLAND.

I GOT A COUPLE. I'VE GOT A LIST OF THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO GO OVER WITH THE STRUCTURE PART DOWN ON ON 86, A NUMBER ONE, THE OVERFLOW PIPE LEAKS, SO WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT, IS ORIGINALLY IN THE BUILDING, THERE WAS AN OVERFLOW PIPE.

IF THERE WOULD BE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THAT OVERFLOW PIPE WOULD ALLOW THE UPWARD PRESSURE TO MOVE DOWNWARD INTO THE LAKE.

THERE ARE TWO STOPS ON THAT.

THERE IS ONE THAT IS CONTROLLED THAT IT WOULD COME DOWN.

IF THERE'S MORE PRESSURE ON THE LAKE SIDE, IT WOULD JUST PUSH AGAINST IT AND SEAL IT UP.

THAT'S HOW THE OLD STRUCTURE WAS, JUST THAT SINGLE ONE.

AND THAT WORKED ALL THESE YEARS, FOR 40 SOME YEARS.

NEVER LEAKED. MIGHT HAVE HAD A SMALL DRIBBLE ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT USUALLY SOMETHING GOT IN THERE TO CLOSE IT UP.

AND THEN NOW ON THIS NEW ONE, THERE'S A CRANK.

AND YET WE'RE SEEING, BACKWATER COME FROM THE LAKE SIDE BACK INTO THE PUMPING STATION, NUMBER TWO, THE ELECTRICAL BUILDING LEAKS, AND WE HAD REA DOWN THERE, BROWN COUNTY REA, ALONG WITH, THE ELECTRICIAN THAT WE'VE BEEN USING AS OF LATE.

OTTO ELECTRIC GOT NICOLLET, AND THEY SAID THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

THAT'S A BIG CONCERN OF ANYBODY HAVING TO GO IN THERE AND AND WORK ON ANYTHING WITH ELECTRICAL, WITH WATER COMING ON THE FLOOR, WHICH WE ALL KNOW NUMBER

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WHERE THE BRANDS USED TO GET INTO THEIR FIELD.

THERE WAS A GATE THAT WE PUT IN THERE, AND, COMMISSIONER MORROW HAS SEEN IT HIMSELF WAS DOWN THERE, AND IT LEAKS.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT LEAKS, BUT ALL I KNOW IS WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF, THERE'S STILL A WHIRL OF WATER AT THE BOTTOM COMING THROUGH THERE.

AND THE REASON WHY THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW, IS I NEVER KNEW THAT THESE PUMPS COULD NOT FREEZE OVER THE WINTER.

WELL, THIS LAST WINTER, GUESS WHAT? THEY WERE FROZE IN.

AND SO MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TOO THAT WE GET THAT GATE COMPLETELY SEALED UP.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GO INTO THE PUMPING STATION, WE HAVE A GRADING SYSTEM TO KEEP THE DEBRIS OUT.

I DON'T THINK THAT WHEN THEY ENGINEERED THIS, THAT THEY TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THAT I WOULD SAY EASILY 20% OF THAT CULVERT IS COVERED WITH THE GRATE SYSTEM.

I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK INTO EFFECT THAT THEY'RE SLOWING THE FLOW DOWN BY THAT MUCH.

BECAUSE WE'RE I'LL GET TO THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT.

AND THEN, ARE.

YEAH. AND THEN THE DITCH THAT WE GOT TO GET THAT DITCH DUG OUT YET.

BUT I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT WE DO THAT DITCH IN A DRY PART OF THE SEASON.

MAYBE IF WE CAN GET AUGUST, LATE SEPTEMBER.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PUT IN A BURM TO KEEP THE WATER BACK OUT, AND IT NEVER WAS DUG DOWN TO GREAT.

I MEAN, AND, SO AND THEN INSIDE THE BUILDING, THEY PUT IN A CEMENT STOPPAGE WALL TO DECREASE THE PRESSURE AS QUICK AS THE WATER COMES IN, WHEN WE RUN THE SMALL PUMP AND WE RUN ONE BIG PUMP, THAT WALL RESTRICTS SO MUCH WATER THAT THE BIG PUMP SHUTS OFF.

AND THEN IT TAKES LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE TO LAY DOWN AND PHYSICALLY LOOK UNDERNEATH THERE.

AND YOU CAN SEE IT THAT WE'RE TAKING THAT MUCH WATER OUT TOWARDS THE LAKE, BEYOND THAT STRUCTURE THAT SUPPOSED TO CONTROL THE, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT THE WATER COMES IN TOO FAST.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

NOW, IT TOOK US 13 DAYS TO GET THE WATER OFF THIS LAST TIME.

WHEN WE HAVE A CROP IN THE FIELD, THAT'S 48 HOURS AND WE NEED THEM BIG PUMPS TO RUN.

I'M SORRY I'M RAMBLING ON, BUT THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

AND THEN ANOTHER THING IS, WHEN WE STARTED THESE PUMPS UP, I BELIEVE REA SAID THAT THEY WEREN'T CONTACTED WITH THE FULL DRAW OF WHAT THESE THE SYSTEM WAS SO UP ON COUNTY ROAD 12 IS WHERE OUR POWER FEEDS ARE.

EXCUSE ME. COUNTY ROAD FIVE IS WHERE OUR POWER FEEDS OFF.

THERE'S THESE BIG FEW STATS ON TOP OF THE ELECTRICAL POLES THAT CONTROL THE VOLTAGE COMING IN.

WE BLEW THREE OF THEM OUT.

REA WAS OUT TO REMEDY THAT, BUT TO.

AS OF NOW, WE'VE RAN ALL THREE PUMPS AT THE SAME TIME FOR NATE.

HENRY COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION A LOT BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT IT WAS MINUTES AND WE HAD PROBLEMS. SO RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE AT, WE'VE GOT THE LITTLE PUMP THAT CAN RUN, AND ONE OTHER PUMP, ONE BIG PUMP AT THE SAME TIME.

BUT WE'RE AFRAID TO TRY THE THIRD PUMP, MEANING USING FULL CAPACITY PUMPING BECAUSE OF WRECKING SOMETHING.

WE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT I CAN'T ANSWER BECAUSE I'M NOT AN ELECTRICIAN AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

BUT WE KNOW THERE ARE CERTAINLY ISSUES.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR. WEIBEL. THANK YOU FOR THE TESTIMONY.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY BEFORE WE GET TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

WE WILL BE STARTING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 A.M.

LYNN FLUEGGE 41460 551ST AVENUE.

AGAIN ON DITCH 86 A, I WAS NOT DOWN TO THE PUMP STATION, BUT TIM WAS AND HE WENT OVER IT'S REALLY GOOD. I SEE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE FARMERS ORDERED, WANTED TO HAVE IN THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE TRASH PUMPS.

THEY WERE NOT JUST WATER PUMPS.

THE ONES THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] SON PUT IN ARE WATER PUMPS, AND THEY CAN'T WITHSTAND ANY TRASH, WHILE THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE GRADING SMALLER SO THAT THE PUMPS WOULD BE WARRANTED.

I THINK WE SHOULD SEE IF WE CAN TAKE THESE PUMPS BACK AND PUT THE ONES THAT AT THE FARMERS WANTED TO BEGIN WITH.

AND AS FAR AS THE RESTRICTION, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO HURT THE STRUCTURE IF WE KNOCK OUT PART OF THAT WALL.

I CAN TAKE I GOT PICTURES OF THAT IF YOU ALL WANT TO SEE IT.

BUT ITS ABOUT A GAP.

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THAT'S ALL THE WATER THAT CAN GET THROUGH.

UNLESS YOU GO, I'D SAY PROBABLY EIGHT FEET HIGH.

THEN THE WATER CAN FLOW OVER THE STRUCTURE THIS RESTRICTION IS, I WOULD SAY, 6 TO 7FT HIGH AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE WATER FLOWING THROUGH IT THAN JUST A COUPLE OF FEET.

YEAH. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE DITCH CLEANING, NOBODY'S ADDRESSED THAT YET.

WE GOT TO GET THAT DONE.

SHUT OFF GATE LEAKS.

THAT WAS ADDRESSED.

NOBODY'S ADDRESSING THAT YET.

ELECTRICAL BUILDING CEMENTING THE ROCKS IN.

AND THE BIG QUESTION THAT WE ALL HAVE.

ARE FARMERS REALLY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS? HOW MUCH OF THIS IS ISG'S PROBLEM? THE STRUCTURE THAT'S RESTRICTING THE WATER FROM FLOWING IN, THAT'S ISG'S PROBLEM.

THE PUMPS THAT THEY ALLOWED THE [INAUDIBLE] SONS TO PUT IN, THAT'S ISG'S PROBLEM.

THE DITCH CLEANING.

THAT'S ISG'S PROBLEM.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO BE NEGATIVE ON THIS, BUT A LOT OF THIS IS ISG'S PROBLEM AND NOT THE FARMERS PROBLEM. GLEN, I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF ITEMS HERE, AND IF YOU COULD SHARE THOSE WITH OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND FOLKS, I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO SPEAK.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM YOUR TIME.

BEFORE WE GET TO OUR 10:00 PUBLIC HEARING, I ASK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL CONCEDE.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU. GLEN.

JEFF BRANDES.

43424 553RD LANE, COURTLAND.

JUST THAT PERTAINING TO THE GREAT WHAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT.

I WAS AT MEETINGS AND ISG SAID WE NEED A CLEANER TO CLEAN THE GREAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BUDGETING PROBLEM, SO WE'LL JUST FIX IT LATER, BECAUSE THEN THE COUNTY SETH CAN JUST COME AND SAY, WELL, WE NEED IT.

WE'LL JUST PUT IT IN.

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

WE NEED IT. NOBODY HAS ANY PLANS TO PUT A CLEANER IN.

YESTERDAY I SAW ONE OF TIM'S SONS WITH WADERS AND A RAKE STANDING IN ICE WATER, SLIPPING, RAKING IT OFF WITH A HAND RAKE. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS.

ISG KNEW THIS.

THEY JUST [INAUDIBLE] IT.

AGAIN, ISG SHOULD BE SUED FOR THIS WHOLE SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BRANDES ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE GET TO OUR 10:00 PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE? NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

FOR THE RECORD. KEN FLUEGGE 54851 COUNTY ROAD 15.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ANY OF THIS OTHER STUFF.

I THINK THESE GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

MY ISSUE IS IF I RAN A BUSINESS LIKE THIS AND STILL GOT PAID, I SHOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS ANYMORE.

I MEAN, WE HAD BIDS.

WHEN I TAKE MY CORN IN TO SELL IT, I DON'T SAY, OKAY, I'M SCREWED UP.

I GOT CRAP CORN, BUT I STILL WANT THE TOP PRICE, SO I DON'T WANT THIS WHOLE THING IS A MESS AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, NOT ONLY WITH ISG, BUT WITH THE CONTRACTOR HIMSELF. AND WE'RE GOING TO PAY THEM AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY THEM EXTRA.

SO SOMEWHERE ALONG THERE'S A RIGHT AND A WRONG.

WE'RE WAY OUT IN LEFT FIELD, SO I'M DONE.

THANK YOU, MR. FLUEGGE. WE APPRECIATE IT.

SO THOSE ARE THE PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

WE ARE NOW AT 10:00.

A REMINDER, MR. CHAIR, BEFORE YOU START, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THAT WE CONSIDER HOLDING AT A FUTURE DATE A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTE.

13 D .05, SUBDIVISION 3 B A MEETING WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

ALL RIGHT. THE AGENDA FOR THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE HEARING OF SELLY EXCAVATING CONTRACT AGAIN, A REMINDER, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD FOR COMMENT ON THE SELLY CONTRACT.

ONLY.

WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COUNTY DITCH 86, A FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF SELLY EXCAVATING CONTRACT.

NATHAN IS HERE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.

NATHAN. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2018, THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY ACCEPTED THE FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT AND THE VIEWERS REPORT FOR THE CD 86, A IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

UPON ADVERTISED BIDS, THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE TILE PORTION ONLY TO SALLY EXCAVATING

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THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT TO CLOSE OUT THE CONTRACT WITH SALLY EXCAVATING, THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS A WHOLE WILL REMAIN OPEN.

NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS GIVEN AND MAILED TO ALL LANDOWNERS APRIL 11TH, 2023.

THANK YOU, MR. HENRY.

NOW, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE FOLKS FROM ISG TO COME FORWARD.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME.

MORNING BOARD. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION JUST TO GO OVER A COUPLE THINGS HERE.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME POSITION WITH ISG.

YEAH. JACOB RISCHMILLER CIVIL ENGINEER AND ONE OF THE PROJECT ENGINEERS ON DITCH 86A HERE.

GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WATERSHED SIZE, WHERE ABOUT 4263 ACRES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SWAN LAKE, DRAINS QUITE A BIT OF LAND THERE.

TWO AREAS, TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAD AS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

NEXT SLIDE.

WAS THE PUMP STATION THAT WAS BID PACK ONE, AND THEN THIS TILE PORTION THAT'S SUPPLEMENTED, LATERAL S OF THE MAIN BRANCH THERE AND THE UPPER PART OF THE WATERSHED.

THAT WAS BID PACKAGE TWO.

LIKE NATE SAID, THAT WAS AWARDED TO SELLY EXCAVATING, TO CONSTRUCT THAT.

NEXT SLIDE HE ALREADY WENT OVER THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT ITSELF THEY STARTED CONSTRUCTION IN MAY OF 2021.

ENDED IN JULY OF 21.

OVERALL PROGRESS.

THE NEXT SLIDE TWO.

DID REALLY GOOD WORK.

REVIEWED THE TELEVISING.

NO ISSUES FOUND WITHIN THEIR WORK.

THEIR SCOPE.

SO THIS THE LAYOUT OF THE PROJECT OF THE SITE, A NEW LINE PARALLEL TO THE EXISTING LINE IN PLACE THAT THE EXISTING PLACE LINE WILL STAY A PART OF THE PUBLIC LINE PUBLIC SYSTEM.

THE NEW LINE IS A SUPPLEMENT AND WAS DISCONNECTED WHERE THE OLD TWO LINES CAME TOGETHER.

THAT VERY NORTHERN PORTION.

AND SEPARATED THOSE TWO SYSTEMS. SO THEY NOW HAVE TWO OUTLETS GOING TO THE DITCH.

THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THIS PORTION OF THE SYSTEM SO THEY CAME IN, LIKE I SAID, IN MAY, ENDED IN JULY, WE TELEVISED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND DIDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES WITHIN THE PIPE.

HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ISSUES OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, HERE ARE JUST SOME PHOTOS OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION ITSELF.

THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB.

PUT ROCK AND SAND AROUND IT, RESEEDED.

RIPPED WHERE THEY NEEDED TO RIP GOT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING, FINAL PAYMENT FOR SEELEY EXCAVATING AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,794.14, WHICH IS THE REST OF THE RETAINAGE.

THEY CAME IN UNDER CONTRACT AMOUNT, AT FIVE $55,882.85.

WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL OF THEIR CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS OF THEIR WARRANTY BOND, AS WELL AS THEIR [INAUDIBLE] 134 SAYING THAT THEY PAID ALL THE SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS, AND THEY HAVE THEM.

THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL OR OF THE ACCEPTANCE REPORT.

THERE IS IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE NEXT ONE.

THERE WAS TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION DAMAGES, IN PART OF THE PROJECT, ABOUT 3.2 ACRES OF DAMAGES.

A LITTLE BIT OF GRASS AND SOME CORN AND THE REST OF THE CORN DAMAGES, THAT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT ITSELF AS WELL.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE RECOMMENDING FINAL PAYMENT TO SELLY EXCAVATING AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,794.14.

IS THAT THE EXTENT OF YOUR REPORT? YES. ALL RIGHT.

MEMBERS, THE BOARD WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING, INVITING ANYONE TO COMMENT ON THE SOLE ISSUE THAT IS BEFORE THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY.

THAT IS THE CLOSING OF THE CONTRACT WITH SLLEY EXCAVATING INCORPORATED.

ANY COMMENTS ON THE SELLY CONTRACT CLOSING?

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WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION.

SO BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE MOVING AHEAD WITH THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE ON THE SELLING CONTRACT, WE WOULD ASK THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY FOR THIS MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE REPORT PRESENTED BY ISG AND DIRECT THE PUBLIC AND PROPERTY SERVICES DIRECTOR TO PREPARE FINDINGS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING.

THAT WOULD BE THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOTION PROPOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? SO MOVED.

COMMISSIONER ZINS HAS MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL COMMENTS TO THE MOTION IN FRONT OF THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONER ZINS. MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION.

JUST SO I'M CLEAR, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAD IF YOU HEARD ANY OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO ASK OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN THE PREVIOUS, PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR MY CLARIFICATION.

DID SELLY CONTRACTING WORK ON ANY OF THOSE ISSUES? I DON'T THINK THEY DID.

I'M ANSWERING MY OWN QUESTION.

BUT DID THEY WORK ON THE OVERFLOW PIPE, THE ELECTRICAL BUILDING, THE GRATES? NO. SO IT WAS JUST FOR THE TILE PORTION IN THE NORTH PART OF THE WATERSHED.

AND I THINK I'M CORRECT IN STATING OR ASKING THAT THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SELLY PORTION OF THIS PROJECT.

THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE TODAY.

CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION IN FRONT OF THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AT THIS TIME? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

. IT CARRIES FIVE TO NOTHING.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE PUBLIC HEARING CAN BE CLOSED AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.