>> MORNING. WELCOME TO APRIL 8TH,
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2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING.[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order]
FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.>> THANK YOU. FIRST ON OUR AGENDA IS THE SILENCING OF THE CELLPHONES AND TURNING ON YOUR MICROPHONES.
NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND WE HAVE SOME CHANGES, CORRECTIONS, MANDY?
>> THE ADDITIONS WOULD BE RELATED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[Approval of Agenda]
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA?
>> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH AN ADDITION.
[Approval of Consent Agenda]
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
WOULD ANYONE WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC WORKS.
COUNTY EARNINGS INSPECTOR ANNUAL REPORT FROM 2024 AND WORK-PLAN FOR 2025 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET,
[Public Works]
AND WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THERE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT FROM 2024 AS WELL AS THE WORK-PLAN FOR 2025, AND THESE HOURS ARE AN ESTIMATE OF TIME SPENT DOING DIFFERENT DUTIES SUCH AS WEED INSPECTION, SEED INSPECTION, MEETING WITH DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS, CITY OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS LANDOWNERS, AND RESIDENTS.A COUPLE OF THINGS TO POINT OUT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, I COULD ANSWER THAT, OR I'LL CONTINUE ON.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE IDENTIFIED THE NEW NOXIOUS WEED IN THE COUNTY, COMMON TANSEY, AND THIS WAS A SMALL PATCH GROWING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 5, THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BY AND NOTICED A NEW LOOKING WEED IN THE DITCH, SO PULLED OVER AND IDENTIFIED IT, AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE LANDOWNER, IT WAS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, SO THIS LANDOWNER HAPPENED TO BE ACTIVELY MOWING THE DITCH AT THE TIME SO I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO HIM AND EDUCATE HIM ON WHAT THE WEED WAS AND WHY WE CAN'T MOW IT, POSSIBLE WAYS TO TREAT IT, SO WE STAKED IT OFF, AND I WORKED WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO DO A HERBICIDE TREATMENT ON IT, AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE REALLY EFFECTIVE KILL ON THAT WEED LAST YEAR, WELL, WE'LL FOLLOW IT UP THIS YEAR WITH SOME MONITORING, AND IF NECESSARY, MORE HERBICIDE APPLICATION, BUT THAT WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF EARLY COORDINATION WITH THE LANDOWNER AND FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN THAT.
JUST HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING BY, SO NEW, WE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE.
ON THE BACK PAGE, IS ONE THAT'S INTERESTING.
IT'S THE EXPENSES FOR 2024 FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MOWING AND SPRAYING NOXIOUS WEED, SO FOR THE TOTAL OF 2024, THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, SPENT JUST SHY OF $50,000 FOR NOXIOUS WEED TREATMENT AND CONTROL.
>> DID YOU SAY COMMON PANSY OR COMMON TANSEY?
>> I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
>> WILL YOU SPELL THE NAME OF THAT WEED?
>> COMMON TANSEY, T-A-N-S-E-Y. IT IS A.
>> THANK YOU. IS IT A BROAD-LEAF, OR A GRASS, OR WHAT IS IT?
>> IT'S A BROAD-LEAF AND THE TOP OR THE MOST DISTINCT FEATURE ON IT, IT'S GOT A YELLOW BUTTON-TOP ON IT.
IT GROWS IN A WOODY STEM BUT IT'S IN A TIGHT CLUSTER, AND THIS HAPPENED TO BE I THINK ABOUT 10-FOOT ROUND DIAMETER AREA, AND THOSE YELLOW I GUESS FLOWERS OR THOSE YELLOW BUDS, THEY'RE REALLY EVIDENT WHEN THEY STICK OUT ON THE TOP.
IT'S ON THE PROHIBITED SECTION OF THE NOXIOUS WEED LIST.
>> I'M EXCITED TO GO OUT AND HOPEFULLY NOT SEE IT.
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>> HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T FIND IT.
>> I ANTICIPATE SEEING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE IF IT WAS THERE?
>> WELL, I HAVEN'T FOUND IT ANYWHERE ELSE SO I'M NOT SURE HOW IT GOT IN THE COUNTY.
IT'S POSSIBLE IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY ON COUNTY ROAD 5.
IT COULD HAVE CAME IN SOMEBODY JUST HAULING IN HAY, OR GRASS, OR MAYBE IN SOME SHOULDERING MATERIAL, IT'S HAD TO SAY IF IT BLEW OF A TRUCK, BUT THIS WAS THE ONE PLACE I FOUND IT, SO IT'S LIKELY IT'S SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT IT'S NOT WIDESPREAD, AND IF WE KEEP AN EYE ON IT, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR NATE? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT?
>> OH, JUST ONE MORE THING I FORGOT HERE I HAVE A NOTE OF.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE AG INSPECTOR ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN LOBBYING LEGISLATURE TO CREATE FUNDING FOR OUR POSITION AS IT'S BEEN NOW AND AS IT'S BEEN CREATED EVER SINCE.
IT'S AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, SO THE STATE SAYS WE HAVE TO DO IT BUT THEY DON'T PROVIDE ANY FUNDING, SO ABOUT, 3, 4 YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY HIRED AMC TO BE A LOBBYIST FOR US AND WE'VE BEEN LOBBYING LEGISLATURE TO GET FUNDING FOR THESE POSITIONS, SO IT'S NEVER BEEN APPROVED BUT THIS YEAR, WE GOT SOME TRACTION WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE PAUL ANDERSON FROM I BELIEVE IT'S FROM STARBUCK, HAS OFFERED THE BILL.
IT'S HOUSE FILE 39 AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A COMMITTEE HEARING ON IT IN THE AG AND FINANCE POLICY COMMITTEE COMING UP, SO WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT THAT WILL BE APPROVED AND POTENTIALLY GET SOME FUNDING FOR THE POSITION.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> YES. IF YOU THINK YOU FOUND A PATCH, GIVE ME A CALL, I CAN STOP BY AND MEET YOU.
>> IT'S A LITTLE LIKE PARSNIP OR [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE'LL GO OUT FOR A WALK [INAUDIBLE].
>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATION.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
YOUR CONSIDERATIONS IN THE BEGINNING ON PAGE 19 OF THE BOARD PACKET.
EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH.
EACH DAY, THE NATIONS 3,069 COUNTIES PROVIDE
[Administration]
ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 330 MILLION PEOPLE.SINCE 1991, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES OR NACO, HAS ENCOURAGED COUNTIES TO USE NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH AS A TIME TO ELEVATE AWARENESS OF COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES.
A THEME WAS NOT IDENTIFIED THIS YEAR, HOWEVER, COUNTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFLECT ON THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE POSITIVE IMPACTS COUNTIES HAVE ON RESIDENT'S LIVES AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH.
MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION IN FRONT OF RECORD.
>> TITLED, PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH, APRIL 2025.
WHEREAS, THE NATIONS, 3,069 COUNTIES, SERVING MORE THAT 330 MILLION AMERICANS, PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO CREATE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS COUNTIES FULFILL A VAST RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVER SERVICES THAT TOUCH NEARLY EVERY ASPECT OF OUR RESIDENT'S LIVES, AND WHEREAS COUNTIES AS INTER-GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS, ENACT, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ALL RESIDENTS, AND WHEREAS NICOLLET COUNTY AND ALL COUNTIES TAKE PRIDE IN OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT, ENHANCE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS IN EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS, AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR SINCE 1991, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES HAS ENCOURAGED COUNTIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ELEVATE AWARENESS OF COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES, AND WHEREAS THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, NICOLLET COUNTY EMPLOYEES DEDICATE THEIR TIME, SKILLS, AND EXPERTISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR NEIGHBORS, PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING CONDITIONS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE, COORDINATING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MANAGING JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS WITH AN OVERALL GOAL OF IMPROVING RESIDENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD COMMISSIONS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2025 A NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL COUNTY OFFICIALS,
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EMPLOYEES, SCHOOLS, AND RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES.DATED THIS 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025.
>> I'LL MOVE THAT MADAM CHAIR, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE REMINDED ABOUT HOW COUNTY GOVERNMENTS SERVES THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. FURTHER COMMENTS?
I'LL JUST ADD THAT AS K12 SCHOOLS GET MORE ENCUMBERED WITH TESTING, ESPECIALLY IN MATH AND ENGLISH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC EDUCATION.
>> MANDY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> I WOULD ADD IS THAT IF YOU WATCH OUR FACEBOOK OR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, THAT THIS MONTH THERE'LL BE AREAS IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF THE DIFFERENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT EACH DEPARTMENT HAS SHARED AS PART OF OUR YEAR IN REVIEW.
THAT'S OUR PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTH.
[County Attorney Update]
EXCITING FACTS AND FIGURES COMING UP SOON.>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I MAY HAVE JUST USED MY UPDATE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS APRIL STANDS FOR JUST IN TERMS OF AWARENESS, THAT IS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS AWARENESS WEEK.
IT IS ALSO CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, SO APRIL IS ALWAYS A BUSY MONTH WITH BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT THAT CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION HAVE ON INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS YOU ENTER TODAY, YOU PROBABLY SAW THREE DIFFERENT DISPLAYS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE ATRIUM WITH MATERIALS FOR EACH OF THOSE AREAS OF AWARENESS.
THOSE MATERIALS ARE ALSO FOUND AT BOTH THE NORTH MANKATO AND ST. PETER PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AS WELL AS BOTH VOCATIONS FOR HUMAN SERVICES, AND SO INDIVIDUALS CAN PICK UP RESOURCE INFORMATION REGARDING THOSE TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
IN THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2024, EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE A CRIME VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR IN OUR OFFICE, BONNIE PETERSEN, AND SHE KEEPS INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SHE SERVES IN HER CAPACITY AS VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR.
IN 2024, SHE SERVED 603 INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OR BUSINESSES THAT WERE VICTIMS OF CRIME THAT OUR OFFICE WERE HANDLING THOSE CASES.
IN THAT ROLE, IN ADDITION TO KEEPING THEM AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR CRIMINAL CASE AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS THEIR CASE MOVES THROUGH THE CRIMINAL COURT SYSTEM, SHE ALSO MADE 386 REFERRALS TO OTHER VICTIMS SERVICE SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS CATER, VICTIMS ASSISTANCE AT DOC, AND THE CRIME REPARATION BOARD.
SHE ALSO MADE 148 REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
SHE HAS PRELIMINARY FIGURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTERS OF 2025, AND EACH YEAR, THE NUMBER OF RESETS IN TERMS OF COUNTING THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS THAT SHE IS WORKING WITH, AND THIS YEAR, OUR OFFICE HAS HANDLED CASES WHERE 272 VICTIMS HAD OUTREACH IN HER ROLE.
THOSE AREN'T NEW VICTIMS. THEY ARE SOME CASES THAT CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR, BUT THAT'S THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS THAT OUR OFFICE CURRENTLY IS HANDLING CASES INVOLVING.
SHE'S ALREADY MADE 98 FULL REFERRALS TO OTHER VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS, AND 35 REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICES AND RESOURCES, AND SO I THINK THOSE NUMBERS SPEAK VOLUMES JUST IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO'S LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CRIME AND HERE WITHIN NICOLLET COUNTY.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THOSE NUMBERS? IN HER ROLE, SHE PROVIDES THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH UPDATES IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR CASES, WHAT EACH STAGE OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS MEANS, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE VOICE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS HEARD BY THE COURT, AND COMMUNICATES THAT INFORMATION WITH PROSECUTORS IN MY OFFICE.
I ALSO INDICATED THAT IT WAS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, I'LL TALK AT THE NEXT MEETING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
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APRIL 30TH IS DENIM DAY WHERE WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO WEAR JEANS IF THEIR EMPLOYERS WILL ALLOW, TO BRING AWARENESS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WITH RESPECT TO THAT.BUT I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF CHILD ABUSES, 100% PREVENTABLE.
IT CAN BE THAT RESOURCE TO A FAMILY THAT'S STRUGGLING OR A PARENT THAT'S STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ISSUES OR JUST STRUGGLING IN A SINGLE-PARENT TO BE THAT POSITIVE SUPPORT AND CONNECTION TO JUST PROVIDE A PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR THAT FAMILY AND REACH OUT TO INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY BE STRUGGLING BECAUSE IT CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE BOTH IN THAT PARENT'S LIFE AS WELL MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THAT CHILD'S LIFE ABOUT JUST HAVING THAT PROTECTIVE FACTOR AND POSITIVE PERSON IN THEIR LIFE.
WE ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TOWARDS CHILDREN TO BE THAT PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DID PULL SOME STATISTICS FROM THE MINNESOTA CHILD MALTREATMENT REPORTING SYSTEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE MOST CURRENT STATISTICS WE HAVE ARE FROM 2022.
BUT FROM THAT MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, THEY REPORT 32,047 ALLEGED VICTIMS WERE INVOLVED IN 24,489 COMPLETED OR ASSESSMENTS OR INVESTIGATIONS BY HUMAN SERVICES FROM CHILD PROTECTION REPORTS IN 2022.
IT'S A STAGGERING NUMBER OF REPORTS FOR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING ABUSED OR NEGLECTED.
WITHIN THOSE NUMBERS, THERE ARE CHILDREN AGES EIGHT AND YOUNGER REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN IN COMPLETED MALTREATMENT ASSESSMENTS INVESTIGATIONS.
ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN INVOLVED IN COMPLETED CHILD MALTREATMENT ASSESSMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS WERE UNDER THE AGE OF THREE ARE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION FOR CHILDREN.
I BRING THOSE NUMBERS JUST FOR AWARENESS AND ATTENTION AND ALSO JUST CALLING OUT BOTH FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES AS WELL AS CHILD ABUSE RECOGNIZING THAT BOTH CRIME VICTIMS AS WELL AS CHILD ABUSE HAPPENS IN OF ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES REGARDLESS OF YOUR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND SOMETIMES MEMBERS OF THE GROUPS THAT WE DON'T SUSPECT CAN BE ALSO HAVE THE MOST VULNERABILITY BECAUSE YOU DON'T SUSPECT IT SO YOU'RE NOT LOOKING THERE.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE THAT RESOURCE AND AWARE AND THANK THIS BOARD FOR IT'S SUPPORT BOTH OF OUR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS THAT PROTECTIVE FACTOR AND THAT PREVENTION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT SUPPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. THANK YOU MS. FISCHER.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE ASTONISHINGLY BAD.
I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE NOTE ABOUT YOUNG CRIME VICTIMS AND JUST ANECDOTALLY AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, MOST OF THE PROTECTION FOR OTHER CHILDREN IS COMING FROM OTHER KIDS, SO FRIENDS AND PEERS WHO ARE REPORTING WHAT THEY SUSPECT TO BE VIOLENCE OR ABUSE IN ANOTHER KID'S HOME, AND TOO OFTEN IT DOES SHAKE OUT TO BE TRUE, AND SO I JUST WANT TO IMPRESS UPON THE REST OF US ADULTS THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EARS OPEN AND ALSO OUR EYES OPEN, AND IF WE SUSPECT SOMETHING, WE NEED TO STEP IN SO IT ISN'T ON THESE 12, 13, 14-YEARS-OLD GIRLS TO PROTECT EACH OTHER.
>> I THINK TO JUST FOLLOW UP ON THAT IS THAT AS PARENTS, LISTENING TO WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE SAYING ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEN LIKE YOU SAID, TAKING THAT BURDEN OFF OF YOUR CHILD TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION FORWARD.
I'M SEEING THAT A LOT MORE WHERE KIDS ARE TELLING OTHER KIDS AND THEN THOSE KIDS ARE TELLING THEIR PARENTS, SO ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT FACTOR OF HAVING THAT CONNECTION WITH YOUR OWN CHILDREN AND HAVING THOSE OPEN CONVERSATIONS, SO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THEM.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA,
[Commissioner Committee Reports, Meetings & Conferences]
COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE REPORTS USER CONFERENCES.WE CAN START WITH COMMISSIONER KOLARS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AT THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION MEETING, WE HAD THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION BOARD RADIO ADVISORY MEETING, DIVERSITY FINANCE MEETING, AND TODAY'S COUNTY BOARD.
WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY AT THE TOWNSHIPS TOMORROW NIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HELGET.
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>> I WILL SEE YOU AT THE TOWNSHIP MEETINGS TOMORROW NIGHT AFTER THE NICOLLET PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD.
I DID A COUPLE OF SESSIONS WITH AMC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
I HAVE AN AQUA SESSION TOMORROW.
THEY'RE COMING TO DAKOTA MEADOWS, IT'S EXCITING FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS WHO ARE CURIOUS ABOUT VAPING AND ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO NOT DO IT OR TO STOP DOING IT, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM COME AND VISIT.
I'VE HAS A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS WITH ST. PETER GOOD NEIGHBOR DIVERSITY COUNCIL.
THEY REALLY WANT TO SHOUT OUT THAT THEY HAVE THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS COMING UP ON MAY THE 3RD.
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT AND SHARE THAT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIAS AND CLICK ON FRIENDS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DEHEN.
>> I HAD THE [INAUDIBLE] SERVICES LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE MEDICARE SEMINAR THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE COUNTY, I HAD THE MRCI BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY WHERE I WAS ELECTED CHAIR, AND I'M PLANNING ON JOINING MR HELGET TOMORROW AT [INAUDIBLE].
>> I ONLY HAD TWO MEETINGS SCHEDULED THIS PAST.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SO I ELECTED TO GO TO THE [INAUDIBLE] ORIENTATION PRESENTATION. DRANTTEL.
>> I HAD TWO [INAUDIBLE] MEETINGS.
SOME REGION 9 GIGS, AND TOMORROW NIGHT, I WILL NOT BE JOINING YOU BECAUSE I HAVE THREE MEETINGS AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S EITHER, HOUSING, TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION, OR REGION 9, SO WE'RE GOING WITH THE ONE WITH THE MOST AMOUNT OF DRAMA.
I'M GOING TO BE IN UPPER NORTH AND IT'S A QUICK DRIVE.
ANY OTHER CONFERENCES OR MEETINGS WE NEED TO APPROVE?
>> JUST A REMINDER AGAIN, AS EVERYONE HAS SAID THAT NICOLLET TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT,
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
AND THEN ON APRIL 22ND, I'LL LEAD THE BOARD MEETING WE HAD THE JOINT MEETING WITH [INAUDIBLE] COUNTY AT THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE.>> THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS TO APPROVE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?>> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> WE CAN ADJOURN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING AND OPEN UP THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING.
FIRST ON THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
>> NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH CONTAINS THE MINUTES OF MARCH 25TH.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> DRAINAGE AUTHORITY PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
>> LYNN FLUEGGE, 41460 551ST AVENUE.
I'M JUST GOING TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF POINTS HERE ABOUT DITCH 86A, OUR ELECTRICAL BUILDING, AND IT'S, PROBABLY MY OWN WORTH, PROBABLY $500,000.
IT'S BEEN LEAKING FOR THREE YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE A HEATING SYSTEM IN THERE, WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THERE, WE HAVE DEHUMIDIFYING SYSTEM IN THERE.
WELL, IT'S LEAKING WATER SO WHAT GOOD DOES ALL THAT DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL STUFF? THREE YEARS NOW, AND ALSO, WE'VE ASKED THE BOARD TO LOOK INTO IF YOU GUYS COULD INSURE OUR PUMP STATION.
I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THAT.
THIS ARE BYES THAT WE KNOW [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING TO PROTECT OUR ELECTRICAL BUILDINGS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NO OTHER BUSINESSES BEFORE THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING, SO WE CAN ADJOURN [INAUDIBLE].
>> JUST A REMINDER THAT IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE BUILDING REPAIRS FOR THE 86A ARE OUT FOR BID AND WAITING TO GET BACK BIDS AND RESULTS, SO THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND WILL BE MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT, AND I THOUGHT WE DID ADDRESS THE INSURANCE ON EQUIPMENT AT ONE POINT IN TIME.
MICHELLE, DID YOU LOOK INTO THAT AT ONE TIME?
>> WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE INSURANCE.
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>> WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT, YEAH.
>> THANK YOU. HEARING AND SEEING NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING. THANK YOU.
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