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WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order - 9:00 a.m.]
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE 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. GOOD MORNING. REMINDER TO TURN YOUR MICS ON.EVIDENTLY, I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T. NUMBER TWO ON OUR AGENDA IS THE ALWAYS SILENCING OF THE CELL PHONES.
NUMBER THREE IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[Approval of Agenda]
MANDY. ARE THERE. SUSAN, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS? CORRECTIONS? THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT PROVIDED BY MRC WITHIN YOUR GREEN FOLDER. OKAY.
NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT OR TO ACCEPT THIS.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADD THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT FROM RCI.
SECOND. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDITIONS SO MOVED? SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[Approval of Consent Agenda]
WOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? MOVE TO APPROVE.THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
AND SEEING NO PUBLIC, WE CAN ROLL ON TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
[Health and Human Services]
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY FIRST TOPIC IS TO CONSIDER COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WORKER DAY.EACH YEAR, THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF DECEMBER AS COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL, AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WORKER DAY.
THIS IS DONE TO VALUE THE DEDICATION OF THESE WORKERS TO IMPROVING HEALTH, PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE, AND PROVIDING OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA. THIS YEAR, THAT DATE FALLS ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2025. THIS MORNING I HAVE LISA RADLOFF HERE.
SHE IS OUR TEAM LEAD IN INCOME MAINTENANCE TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU. HI, LISA. WHEREAS COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH, PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE, AND PROVIDING OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA THROUGH THEIR PREVENTION EFFORTS, ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS, AND PROVISION OF SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRUDENT EXPENDITURE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY AND MUST MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF JOB PERFORMANCE IN PROGRAM AND SERVICE DELIVERY.
AND WHEREAS, THE DUTIES PERFORMED BY COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS REQUIRE THAT THEY DEMONSTRATE A VARIETY OF SKILLS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO CLIENTS, COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
AND WHEREAS THE NATURE OF FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION NECESSITATES THAT COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS CONTINUALLY EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE RELATED TO THEIR PROFESSIONS AND THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
AND WHEREAS NICOLLET COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE VALUABLE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL, STATE, AND HEALTH AND HUMAN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS PERFORM EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR THE HEALTH PREVENTION AND PROTECTION OF MINNESOTANS.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE PROCLAIMED BY THE NICHOLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, IT READ. DECLARE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2025 AS COUNTY, CITY, TRIBAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE WORKER DAY.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. SECOND.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING.
NONE. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER.
SO ADDITIONALLY, RELATED TO THE SAME TOPIC, EACH YEAR I BRING FORWARD THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND THIS YEAR I'D LIKE TO START TO HIGHLIGHT A DIFFERENT TEAM EACH TIME.
AND SO THIS YEAR I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR INCOME MAINTENANCE TEAM.
THAT TEAM IS COMPOSED OF ONE SUPERVISOR THREE TEAM LEADS, 15 ELIGIBILITY WORKERS, ONE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR AND TWO CASE AIDES.
AS YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THESE MEETINGS, 2025 HAS BROUGHT ON A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES FOR THIS TEAM.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONTINUE TO EVOLVE.SEVERAL OF THESE CHANGES THIS YEAR INCLUDED THE TRANSITION TO SIX MONTH REPORTING FOR CASH PROGRAMS, UPDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SNAP, CHANGES IN HOW SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.
PREPARATION FOR THE REPEAL OF THE DIVERSIONARY WORK PROGRAM AND H.R.
ONE RELATED CHANGES TO SNAP AND MEDICAID.
ADDITIONALLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CREATED DAILY SHIFTS AND GUIDANCE FOR PROCESSING SNAP APPLICATIONS, WHICH ADDED ANOTHER LAYER OF COMPLEXITY FOR OUR STAFF. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, OUR TEAM HAS REMAINED FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TIMELY AND HIGH QUALITY SERVICES.
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2025, NICOLLET COUNTY WAS ONE OF ONLY 16 COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA TO MEET THE SEVEN DAY, EXPEDITED AND 30 DAY STANDARD PROCESSING TIMELINES FOR SNAP APPLICATIONS.
OUR TEAM ACHIEVED A 95% RATE FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND A 96% RATE FOR STANDARD PROCESSING, WHICH EXCEEDS THE GOAL OF 95% IN BOTH CATEGORIES.
FOR COMPARISON, THE STATEWIDE AVERAGES DURING THAT PERIOD WERE 57% AND 85%, RESPECTIVELY. BEYOND PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, THE TEAM ALSO PROVIDED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 15 HOUSEHOLDS, HELPING COVER RENT, UTILITIES AND CAR REPAIRS.
THESE SUPPORTS PREVENTED UTILITY SHUTOFFS AND HELP INDIVIDUALS MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT BY ENSURING ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.
AND LASTLY, IN ADDITION TO THEIR SERVICE DELIVERY, THE TEAM CONTINUES TO LEAD IN INNOVATION. NICOLLET COUNTY WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF FOUR COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROJECT FOR MEDICAID'S ASSET VALIDATION PROGRAM.
THE SELECTION WAS BASED ON PREPARATION OUR STAFF HAD ALREADY COMPLETED, AND THE PILOT RAN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE BEING EXPANDED STATEWIDE.
THE TEAM IS ALSO THE TEAM THAT'S INVOLVED IN TESTING EVA, OUR NEW AI PHONE ASSISTANT, WHICH IS NEARING READINESS TO LAUNCH.
SO THIS TEAM'S ADAPTABILITY, DEDICATION AND FORWARD THINKING REALLY EXEMPLIFY THE VALUES OF NICOLLET COUNTY, AND I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THEM THIS YEAR AS PART OF OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DAY. THANK YOU.
COOL. THANK YOU. FANTASTIC NEWS, ISN'T IT? COOL. VERY GOOD. YEAH.
IN CHALLENGING TIMES. AND CHANGING.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
MY SECOND ITEM THIS MORNING IS TO CONSIDER THE 2026 MASTER CONTRACT FOR DWP AND NOTICE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE. AS YOU HEAR, ANNUALLY NICOLLET COUNTY CONTRACTS WITH THE MINNESOTA VALLEY ACTION COUNCIL TO DELIVER SERVICES TO COUNTY RESIDENTS THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR THE MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND DIVERSIONARY WORK PROGRAM.
YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THE ANNUAL MASTER CONTRACT AND THE NOTICE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE, WHICH OUTLINE THE TERMS AND FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
THE 2026 BUDGET REFLECTS $27,459 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DWP SERVICES THROUGH THE MINNESOTA VALLEY ACTION COUNCIL AND SOUTH CENTRAL WORKFORCE COUNCIL, $257,361 FOR DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, JOB PREPARATION AND PLACEMENT, AND $46,800 RESERVED FOR CLIENT SUPPORT SERVICES AIMED AT HELPING INDIVIDUALS SECURE AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT.
THIS MORNING, I AM REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE 2026 MASTER CONTRACT AND NOTICE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT.
SECOND DISCUSSION. CHANGES COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR.
OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS FINANCE.
[Finance]
ARE THOSE YEAR END THINGS? IT'S HERE ALREADY. MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT A CONSIDERATION OF DECEMBER 2025 AND JANUARY 2026. BILL APPROVAL.
SOME BACKGROUND REGARDING THIS IS REGULAR SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS OCCUR ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, EXCEPT FOR THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND SOMETIMES JANUARY. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EFFICIENT ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES AND TO PROVIDE TIMELY PAYMENT TO OUR VENDORS, OUR EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDERS.
OUR WARRANT DISTRIBUTION NEEDS TO OCCUR ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE.
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONER WARRANTS, WITH BOARD APPROVAL AT THE SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY ARE NOTED ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
SO THE PAYMENT DATES THAT ARE IMPACTED WOULD BE DECEMBER 9TH, WOULD BE APPROVED AT BOARD AT DECEMBER 16TH BOARD MEETING.
AND THEN THE PAYMENT DATES OF DECEMBER 23RD AND DECEMBER 31ST WOULD BE APPROVED AT THE
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JANUARY 6TH BOARD MEETING.AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS COMMISSIONER WARRANTS DATED JANUARY 13TH WOULD BE APPROVED ON JANUARY 27TH, 2026.
AND I'M LOOKING FOR APPROVAL TO REMAIN PAYMENTS ON REGULAR SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE? I'LL MOVE IT, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PAYMENTS ARE MADE AND TIMELY FASHION, CORRECT? YES. CORRECT.
YES. ONE BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER AND THEN JANUARY.
WE ALWAYS MEET AT THE FIRST TUESDAY.
SO JUST KIND OF MESSES A IS A LITTLE BIT WITH OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC SERVICES.
[Public Services]
EG B M P LOW INTEREST LOANS.ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MY FIRST ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE A, B, AND P LOW INTEREST LOAN PROJECT RESOLUTION. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, THIS WOULD ADD ON A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO TWO PARCELS FOR THOSE UTILIZING OUR AG BMP LOAN PROGRAM FOR SEPTIC FUNDING.
THE SPECIFIC PARCELS AMOUNTS TERMS OF THE ASSESSMENTS ARE LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION IN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE 2026 TAX ROLL.
SO I'D BE LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO APPLY THOSE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO THE TWO PARCELS. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU. FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER.
THE SECOND ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE NHDOT RIGHT OF WAY.
TEMPORARY EASEMENT ON COUNTY PROPERTY.
NICOLLET COUNTY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF AN EASEMENT.
A TEMPORARY EASEMENT TO THE COUNTY'S PROPERTY.
TO THE FACILITY TO HELP FACILITATE THE STATE HIGHWAY 15 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE KLOSSNER PUBLIC WORKS SHOP AND THE ACQUISITION IS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSECTION OF A ROUNDABOUT, I BELIEVE, AT THE FORT ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 15.
SO ATTACHED ARE SEVERAL DOCUMENTS FROM MNDOT DETAILING THE TEMPORARY EASEMENT.
THE CERTIFIED APPRAISED AMOUNT THEY'RE OFFERING IS $500, WHICH IS INTENDED TO COVER THE DAMAGES AND THE LOSS OF VALUE TO THE REMAINING PROPERTY.
SETH GREENWOOD, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AND I DID MEET WITH MNDOT TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED EASEMENT AND DIDN'T SEE ANY ISSUES RELATING TO THAT.
SO IN AN EFFORT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, I WOULD NEED COUNTY BOARD APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE TEMPORARY EASEMENT.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO PROCEED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE EASEMENT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. FURTHER DISCUSSION? THAT WILL BE A GOOD INTERSECTION TO HAVE AROUND ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
SLOW THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK IT'S PART OF SOME CRASH STATISTICS PLANNING.
THIS ONE IN THE ONE ON THE FORT ROAD AND 111.
YEAH. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC WORKS.
[Public Works]
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF.ONE ITEM FROM PUBLIC WORKS TODAY IS THAT TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING EXCESS MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS TO OUR REGULAR CONSTRUCTION FUNDS ACCOUNT.
I PERIODICALLY COME BEFORE THE BOARD WITH THE SAME RESOLUTION IN PAST YEARS.
SO OUR STATE AID, MUNICIPAL AND REGULAR CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS HAVE MAXIMUM BALANCES.
BALANCE LIMITS THAT CAN'T BE EXCEEDED AT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR.
IF WE HAPPEN TO GO PAST THE END OF THE YEAR CARRYING MORE THAN WE ARE ALLOWED IN THESE ACCOUNTS, WE THEN LOSE ACCESS TO THOSE EXCESS FUNDS.
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SO OUR MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION COUNT HAS THIS SITUATION.AND THERE IS A PROVISION IN STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS, BY RESOLUTION, THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER THOSE EXCESS MUNICIPAL FUNDS TO OUR REGULAR CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT TO AVOID LOSING ANY OF THOSE FUNDS.
SO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THIS.
SO OUR STATE AID, MUNICIPAL ACCOUNT, THOSE ALLOTMENT DOLLARS THAT COME IN FOR THAT ACCOUNT ARE TO BE USED ONLY IN OUR SMALL COMMUNITIES, POPULATIONS OF 5000 AND UNDER THE REGULAR CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT THOSE FUNDS CAN BE USED ON ANY OF OUR STATE AID ROAD MILEAGE.
SO ANYTHING OUTSIDE THOSE CITIES OF UNDER 5000 POPULATION.
AND WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS IN THOSE CITIES UNDER 5000.
SO THAT THAT ACCOUNT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ROUTINE PROJECTS IN OUR SMALLER COMMUNITIES.
WE JUST HAVE LESS ROAD MILEAGE IN THERE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY YEAR AFTER YEAR, IF WE DON'T HAVE A PROJECT, OUR CONSTRUCTION BALANCE IN THAT ACCOUNT GROWS.
SO IN YOUR PACKET, THERE IS A RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER SOME OF THOSE EXCESS MUNICIPAL FUNDS. I'M PROPOSING TO TRANSFER $400,000 OUT OF OUR MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT INTO OUR REGULAR CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
SO I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE ON THIS.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR SETH, MADAM CHAIR.
IT SEEMS WE DO THIS WITH SOME REGULARITY.
CORRECT? CORRECT. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE AMOUNTS OF PAST YEARS.
IS IT ALWAYS IN THIS RANGE? IT'S RANGED. I WAS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT IN THE PAST HISTORY.
IT'S RANGED ANY FROM FROM MAYBE 150,000 TO TO 500,000.
JUST DEPENDS ON HOW CLOSE THAT THE PREVIOUS YEAR WE ENDED UP.
AND THEN WE GET A SIZABLE ALLOTMENT.
AND THAT KIND OF DICTATES HOW MUCH I GOT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THERE TO, TO MAKE SOME, SOME ROOM.
NEXT YEAR, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TRANSFER ANY THIS TRANSFER WILL BRING IT DOWN.
WE WILL HAVE THE COUNTY ROAD 42 PROJECT OLD 14 IN NICOLLET NEXT YEAR.
WE DO HAVE SOME TURN BACK FUNDS THAT WILL FUND THE MAJORITY OF THAT PROJECT, BUT THAT PROJECT IS A BIT SHORT ON FUNDING, WHICH, SINCE CITY OF NICOLLET IS POPULATION UNDER 5000, WE WILL UTILIZE SOME OF THESE MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS THAT REMAIN IN THIS ACCOUNT. SO THAT WILL DRAW THE ACCOUNT DOWN EVEN FURTHER.
SO WE'LL HAVE A NICE ROOM IN THERE FOR FOR NEXT YEAR'S ALLOTMENT THAT WE RECEIVE.
SO WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE RESOLUTION? COMMISSIONER. DEHEN. YES.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATION.
[Administration]
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY BEGINNING ON PAGE 97 OF YOUR BOARD PACKET.IT IS IN REGARD. THE MRI TO THE MRC.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT WITHIN THE BOARD PACKET.
THERE ARE THREE HANDOUTS CONCERNING MRI, CIS INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT.
THEIR IPS PROGRAM AND YEAR END REPORT.
MRC HAS REQUESTED THE BOARD CONSIDER AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM.
THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR FIDELITY REVIEW IN JANUARY, WHICH REQUIRES CONFIRMATION FROM COUNTY BOARDS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE WORK BEING DONE. MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT INTO THE RECORD.
THANK YOU. TITLED ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT FOR MRC IPS PROGRAM, THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE VALUABLE SERVICES PROVIDED BY MRC THROUGH ITS INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT IPS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES IN ACHIEVING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES RESIDENTS IN BLUE, EARTH, BROWN, LE SUEUR, NICOLLET AND SIBLEY COUNTIES, OFFERING PERSONALIZED SUPPORT SUCH AS JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, RESUME BUILDING, INTERVIEW PREPARATION AND ONGOING EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT.
WE RECOGNIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACT IPS HAS INDIVIDUALS AND ON OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ITS ROLE IN FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE, IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN NICOLLET COUNTY, DURING 2025, 76% OF IPS CLIENTS WERE EMPLOYED AND 25 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THE BOARD EXPRESSES ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR MISHTI'S EFFORTS AND COMMENDS THE
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DEDICATION OF STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS WHO MAKE THESE SUCCESSES POSSIBLE.WE LOOK FORWARD TO ONGOING COLLABORATION AND ANNUAL UPDATES ON THE PROGRAM'S PROGRESS DATED THIS 25TH DAY OF 2025.
MADAM CHAIR, I AM REQUESTING THE BOARD CONSIDER THE ATTACHED MRC ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSIDERATION? SO MOVED. SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'D JUST LIKE TO MAYOR MARK.
SURE. SO THIS IS THIS INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT PROGRAM IS REALLY THE OUTCOME OF MRS EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE OUR CLIENTELE INTO THE COMMUNITY.
IN THE OLD DAYS, YOU USED TO BRING ALL THE WORK TO THE MRCI BUILDING AND DID THINGS THERE. AND THEY HAVE TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM THAT.
AND NOW THEY BRING THEM HAVE THEIR CLIENTS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING IN VARIOUS JOBS.
YOU'LL SEE THEM AT THE SHOW ON THIRD STREET.
YOU'LL SEE THEM UP AT HY-VEE. YOU'LL SEE THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND SO THIS IS JUST JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC UPDATES UNLESS THE BOARD HAS QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY? IT'S A GOOD DAY. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE REPORTS,
[Commissioner Committee Reports, Meetings & Conferences]
MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.COMMISSIONER. KOLARS, LET'S START WITH YOU TODAY, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVITATION TO REPORT.
I ATTENDED AN AMC ZOOM MEETING ON THE 12TH, THE DATA CENTER DISCUSSION AT SOUTH CENTRAL.
THAT SAME DAY WE HAD THE WORKSHOP ON THE 18TH.
I WAS INVITED TO SPEAK TO THE CONNECT NICOLLET COUNTY FOLKS THAT AFTERNOON.
I UNDERSTAND MARK IS GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME IN DECEMBER.
COMMISSIONER. DEHEN. OUR DIVERSITY COUNCIL EVENT LAST WEDNESDAY WAS A SUCCESS.
WE HAD ABOUT 130 PEOPLE AT THE EVENT, WHICH TURNED OUT VERY WELL.
BUKATA HAYES SPOKE AMONG OTHER SPEAKERS AND HE OF COURSE WAS AT THE DIVERSITY COUNCIL FOR LIKE 15 YEARS. AMC EDUCATION TRAINING MEETING.
I ATTENDED THE RURAL MINNESOTA ENERGY BOARD MEETING VIRTUALLY YESTERDAY.
AND THERE'S A TALK AT THAT EVENT THAT THERE'S A GROUP IN NOBLES COUNTY WHICH IS HOOKED UP WITH GERONIMO POWER BUILDING, A 28 ACRE DATA CENTER IN THEIR AREA. THEY WOULD GET POWER FROM SOLAR AND WIND OUT IN THAT AREA, WHICH IS NEAR PIPESTONE, A HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
I DID ASK THE QUESTION THAT HAS CONCERNED SOME FOLKS AROUND OUR AREA ABOUT WATER USAGE IN THESE TYPES OF THINGS, AND APPARENTLY THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO WATER USAGE. SO THEIR PLAN IS TO AIR COOL THESE DEVICES INSIDE OF THEIR BUILDING.
THEY LOOK, THEY LOOK TO FINISH IT IN 2027.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT THIS THURSDAY IS THANKSGIVING, AND I WANT TO WISH ALL MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS A SAFE AND HEALTHY THANKSGIVING. WE'LL BE MAKING BOHEMIAN DUMPLINGS, WHICH IS POTATO DUMPLINGS THE SIZE OF FISTS.
AND YOU CUT THEM IN HALF THE NEXT DAY AND FRY THEM UP WITH EGGS.
IT'S HEAVEN ON EARTH. SOUNDS LIKE IT.
COMMISSIONER HELGET. COMMISSIONER KOLARS.
I TOO AM MAKING POTATO DUMPLINGS FOR THANKSGIVING.
AND I AM MAKING THEM WITH ACID KRAUT, THOUGH IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT ACID IS.
I ATTENDED THE BOARD WORKSHOP.
I HAD A ANNAKOW E L U MEETING THAT ALSO DISCUSSED WATER USAGE IN DATA CENTERS.
I HAD A COMMUNITY LIAISON MEETING WITH THE MINNESOTA STATE HOSPITAL.
I HAD A STAKEHOLDERS IN EDUCATION MEETING AND I HAD THE MINNESOTA VALLEY ACTION COUNCIL CHILD DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD COMMITTEE.
I ALSO MET WITH THE GOOD NEIGHBOR, SOME FOLKS FROM THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GROUP HERE IN SAINT PETER TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL GRANT FROM TRANSFORMING RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT FOCUSES ON ARTS DEVELOPMENT.
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THAT WAS REALLY FUN. ALL RIGHT.COMMISSIONER ZINS. I ATTENDED THE SEVERAL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETINGS SINCE WE LAST MET. ALSO DID THE BOARD WORKSHOP WITH ALL THE REST OF YOU.
ALSO DID SOLID WASTE BOARD MEETING WITH OUR CHAIRMAN AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
I HAD THE GMG HALL OF FAME HAD AN MRC LEADERSHIP TRAINING, DID A TRUE TRANSIT COMMITTEE MEETING AND A JOINT POWERS MS MEETING AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION WORKSHOP. HOW'S THOSE TRANSIT NUMBERS DOING? GOOD. WE'RE LOOKING AT THEY'RE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT REVISING THEIR FEE SCHEDULE A LITTLE BIT TO TRY AND MAKE IT MORE EQUITABLE. AND THE FACT THAT THE FED MAY BE CUTTING SOME OF THEIR FUNDING TO US SO FAR, OR WE DON'T LOOK LIKE ANY BUDGET IMPACT FOR US NEXT YEAR, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME GOING FORWARD. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET IN FRONT OF THAT.
OKAY. I'VE SEEN THE BUS AROUND LATELY, WHICH IS GOOD.
I ATTENDED THE BOARD WORKSHOP, SEVERAL REGION MEETINGS, TRY COUNTY SOLID WASTE, 20 MINUTE TDS MEETING.
KIND OF PLAYED HAVOC WITH MY SCHEDULE THAT DAY.
AND SEVERAL PERSONNEL MEETING COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON TODAY'S BOARD MEETING.
SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS FUTURE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 7TH THROUGH THE 10TH IN BLOOMINGTON. OKAY. AND DO WE KNOW WHO'S GOING AT THIS POINT? I'M GOING OKAY. NO, IT DOESN'T FIT INTO MY SCHEDULE.
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL MEETINGS OR CONFERENCES? I WAS JUST MADE AWARE OF IT.
IT'S NOT ON YOUR LIST, BUT DECEMBER 10TH IS THE TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION MEETING IN NICOLLET. SO YOU'LL BE GETTING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH THAT AS WELL AS WE HAVE THE DECEMBER 4TH BUDGET AND LEVY MEETING AT NIGHT.
AND THEN DECEMBER 11TH, THE COUNTY BOARD WORKSHOP.
MADAM CHAIR, ON THAT CALENDAR.
I THINK WE HAD SOMETHING FROM WHITNEY ABOUT A DECEMBER 4TH COUNTY COMP STUDY MEETING.
IS THAT QUESTIONABLE NOW? THAT IS PART OF THE PORES OF THE OPEN CLASS STUDY.
AND THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT TO STAFF ABOUT THAT. OH, OKAY. SO THAT ISN'T REALLY ON THE AGENDA. THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, RIGHT? NOT ON THE CALENDAR.
CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
THE COUNTY BUDGET MEETING IS AT SIX THAT NIGHT, SIX 3630 IN THIS ROOM.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE OOPS WRONG SCREEN.
AND IT WENT DEAD. APPROVAL OF PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND AT THIS POINT, WE CAN ADJOURN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
[Adjourn Board of Commissioners Meeting]
MEETING AND OPEN UP THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING AND CHANGE SCREENS.[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]
MORNING, JACKIE. GOOD MORNING.ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA OF THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY.
IT HAS THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 10TH AND DITCH REPAIR REPORTS PRIMARILY RELATED TO CRITTERS AND DITCHES. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING OFF OF THAT? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR DRAINAGE AGAIN.
HEARING AND SEEING. NO PUBLIC.
THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO.
MY FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR COUNTY DITCH 60 ONE FOR THE FINAL ENGINEER'S REPORT.
SO WE'VE RECEIVED THE FINAL INJURY REPORT ENGINEER'S REPORT.
THE DNR ADVISORY REPORT AND THE VIEWERS REPORT AS WELL.
SO I'M REQUESTING THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY SET BY ORDER, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PETITION FOR THIS PETITION ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026 AT 10 A.M. IN THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARDROOM.
PLEASE SEE THE PROPOSED ORDER FOR DETAILS.
AND THEN IN ADDITION, A LANDOWNER INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS ALSO SCHEDULED BEFORE THIS HEARING TO HOPEFULLY ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS AND IRON OUT ANY ANY
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ISSUES IF WHATEVER ARISES ON DECEMBER 10TH AT 9 A.M., AND THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY OUR VIEWERS AND OUR OUR ENGINEER.SO I AM LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE ORDER TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR JANUARY 6TH, 2026 AT 10 A.M.. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SET THAT DATE FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING? SO MOVED.
THANK YOU. SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING. NONE.
THANK YOU. MY SECOND ITEM IS COUNTY DITCH 38, A IMPROVEMENT BID RECOMMENDATION.
SO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, NICOLLET COUNTY RECEIVED THREE BIDS FOR THE NICOLLET COUNTY DITCH 38, A IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THE BIDS RANGED ANYWHERE FROM 380,113 TO 546 883.
ATTACHED IS A LETTER FROM HOUSTON ENGINEERING AND CHRIS OTTERNESS IS HERE FROM HOUSTON ENGINEERING THAT WILL GO THROUGH THAT BID RECOMMENDATION.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHRIS.
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SO AS JACKIE INDICATED, WE DID RECEIVE THREE BIDS FOR THE PROJECT AND THE LOWEST BID.
THANK YOU. THE LOWEST BID WAS FROM MSB EXCAVATING AND TILING.
THAT BID WAS 380,113 AND $0.60.
OUR ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS 522,002 46.
SO THIS WAS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THAT.
I'LL NOTE THAT THOUGH THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE BIDS WAS HIGHER THAN OUR THAN OUR ESTIMATED COST. SO WE LOOKED AT THE BIDS.
THE NICE THING ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT WE USE NOWADAYS IS THAT IT'S ALL AUTOMATED SO THAT ALL THE MATH CHECKS OUT WITH IT AUTOMATICALLY.
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT.
MSB EXCAVATING AND TILING DID PROVIDE DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE.
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE REQUESTED IN THE SPECIFICATION.
THAT INCLUDED WORK ON A COUNTY DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
AND I'LL JUST NOTE THAT HOUSTON ENGINEERING HAS WORKED BEFORE WITH MSB EXCAVATING ON A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WERE IN WRIGHT COUNTY AND THEY FULFILLED THOSE PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS.
ONE OF THOSE WAS A TILE PROJECT.
SO BASED ON THAT, WE FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE COMPETENCE FOR COMPLETING THAT WORK. AND BASED ON THAT, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT BID BE AWARDED TO MSB EXCAVATING AND TILING IN THAT AMOUNT OF 380,113 AND $0.60.
WE ALSO WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THERE BE AN ADDITIONAL 20% ALLOCATED.
THAT WOULD BE BUDGETED FOR POTENTIAL CHANGE ORDERS DUE TO UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS OR ADMISSIONS. THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED.
AND SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZE A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDERS UP TO THAT AMOUNT.
I CAN ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, MADAM CHAIR.
HAVE WE DONE BUSINESS WITH MSP BEFORE THAT? WE HAVE RECORD OF. I DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF EVER WORKING WITH THEM.
AND IN CONVERSATION WITH NATE, WE HAVEN'T.
HE HASN'T EITHER. AND CHRIS, HAVE YOU DEALT WITH THESE PEOPLE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM BEFORE? YES, IN TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN WRIGHT COUNTY.
AND THEY CAME IN. THE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED WITHIN BUDGET AND TO OUR SATISFACTION.
CORRECT? OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BID? SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT, MADAM CHAIR.
I BELIEVE MR. ADAMS WAS SAYING THAT.
SHOULD WE PUT INTO THE BID THE 20% ALLOCATION FOR ANY CHANGE ORDERS? YEAH, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AS PART OF THE MOTION TO ALLOW OR TO AUTHORIZE A STAFF PERSON TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDERS UP TO THAT AMOUNT.
SO IT'S NOT A CONTRACTUAL CHANGE, IT'S JUST AUTHORIZING STAFF TO BE ABLE TO
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MAKE CONTRACTUAL CHANGES ALONG THE WAY.IF WE DO HAVE THE NEED FOR A CHANGE.
ORDER. MADAM CHAIR, DID I HEAR HIM SAY UP TO 76,000? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE 20% OF THE CONTRACT.
AND YOU KNOW, WE VARY THAT RECOMMENDATION.
WE, WE ALMOST ALWAYS RECOMMEND SOME SORT OF ALLOCATION LIKE THAT FOR CHANGE ORDERS.
USUALLY IT ENDS UP BEING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 TO OR 10 TO 20%.
IN THIS CASE I'M RECOMMENDING 20% FOR A COUPLE REASONS.
ONE IS JUST GIVEN THAT THE BID CAME IN SO MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD ESTIMATED THAT, YOU KNOW, 20% OR 20% OF 380 IS A LOT LESS THAN 20% OF 522,000.
AND THESE PROJECTS WITH TILING LIKE THIS INEVITABLY WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY.
CERTAINLY YOU KNOW, WE'LL PROBABLY FIND ADDITIONAL TILES THAT PRIVATE TILES THAT WE'LL NEED TO CONNECT INTO, WE MIGHT FIND OTHER CONDITIONS ON SITE THAT WE SIMPLY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED AND CAN'T IDENTIFY UNTIL WE START EXCAVATING.
SO. DUE TO SOME OF THAT UNCERTAINTY AND AGAIN, HOW LOW THE BID CAME, AND THAT'S WHY I'M RECOMMENDING THE 20% IN THIS CASE. MADAM CHAIR, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE MAKER AND THE SECOND OF THE MOTION, I WOULD SUPPORT IT.
YOU'VE KIND OF ANSWERED SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS GOING TO ASK ANYWAY IS HOW CUSTOMARY IT IS TO ADD, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A 20% CONTINGENCY FOR THOSE CHANGE ORDERS.
YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF A MYSELF, A, I DON'T LIKE CHANGE ORDERS THAT MUCH UNLESS THEY'RE REALLY WELL JUSTIFIED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF THE PLANNING, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO PUTTING THE BIDS IN THERE. I DON'T LIKE SEEING LOW BIDS AND THEN CHANGE ORDER THEIR WAY INTO PROFITABILITY. SO IT GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT, ABOUT, ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST, I GUESS, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU READ IT, REITERATE, THAT'S A A CUSTOMARY PLAN.
I MEAN, IT GIVES ME A LITTLE CONCERN, AS YOU SAID, THAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SAYING PART OF IT IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE BID CAME IN SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN YOUR ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.
YEAH. AND AGAIN, BEING A AN UNDERGROUND PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY UNKNOWNS.
I HAVE TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW OF A SINGLE PROJECT THAT I HAVE DONE WITH A DRAIN, DRAIN TILE TYPE PROJECT LIKE THIS WHERE WE HAVEN'T HAD SOME SORT OF A CHANGE ORDER THAT OCCURRED ALONG THE WAY.
I, I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE HAD ANY SO FAR THAT HAVE GONE INTO 20% ON, ON A, FOR A TILE PROJECT LIKE THIS, BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. AND AGAIN, THE REASON ON THIS CASE THAT I WENT TO 20% RATHER THAN TEN WAS DUE TO HOW LOW THE BID CAME IN AND THAT IT CHANGES THE SCALE OF THINGS. YEAH. I GUESS I'LL AMEND THE MOTION TO.
ACCEPT IT WITH A 20% CONTINGENCY AND I'LL SECOND THAT AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
AND THEN WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION.
ANYTHING ELSE? DRAINAGE WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY.
WHEN WILL THEY START THIS PROJECT? WE HAVE A THE CONTRACTOR COULD LITERALLY START ANY TIME. BUT AGAIN, DUE TO THE WINTER CONDITIONS THAT ARE APPROACHING, IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THEY WILL START UNTIL PROBABLY JUNE.
TIME FRAME, I WOULD GUESS, BUT WE'VE LEFT IT OPEN ENDED.
WE HAVE A COMPLETION DATE AT THE BEGINNING OF FALL AND SO OF NEXT YEAR.
AND WE DO HAVE AGAIN DAMAGES BEING PAID TO LANDOWNERS FOR THEIR PROPERTY AND THE ABILITY OR I SHOULD SAY THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL DAMAGE CROP LAND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO WE ANTICIPATED THAT IT WOULD BE A SUMMER CONSTRUCTION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS OR JACKIE WHILE THEY'RE HERE? I GUESS NOT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY.
WE CAN ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.