Feb 24, 2026 Board of Commissioners

[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order]

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THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING TOGETHER FOR FEBRUARY 24TH.

PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

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.

EVERYONE, WELCOME. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO SILENCE CELL PHONES.

AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVE THE AGENDA.

[Approval of Agenda]

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[Approval of Consent Agenda]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC APPEARANCES.

[Public Appearances]

SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME UP.

BUT WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON MATTERS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN. WE ASK THAT SPEAKERS STATE THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD, LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES AND DIRECT COMMENTS TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.

THE BOARD WILL NOT TAKE ACTION ON REQUESTS RECEIVED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTARY PERIOD, BUT WILL DIRECT COUNTY STAFF TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO ISSUES RAISED BY CITIZENS.

IF YOUR COMMENTS YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEYOND THE THREE MINUTES OR YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS, YOU CAN SUBMIT THOSE TO SUSAN AND SHE WILL SHARE THEM WITH US. SO IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS ANDY DAVIS I'VE, 603 NORTH THIRD STREET HERE IN SAINT PETER.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

I'M A PASTOR HERE IN TOWN.

I'M PASTOR OF UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ONE OF THE OLDEST CHURCHES IN SAINT PETER. AND I COME HERE WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL AND THE VICE OPERATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE BIG BUDGET, THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. I DON'T LIKE CALLING IT THAT, BUT IT HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT, AS YOU KNOW, ON COUNTY ON THE COUNTY BUDGET.

IT'S PUTTING A STRAIN ON OUR FINANCES AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPERATION OF ICE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON WORSHIP ATTENDANCE AT MY CHURCH.

WE ONCE HAD A HISPANIC CHURCH THAT MET ON OUR CHURCH PROPERTY, AND THEY ARE NO LONGER MEETING THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID. THAT HAS REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF WORSHIP HAPPENING IN MY CHURCH, WHICH I'M AGAINST. AS A PASTOR, I SEE MEMBERS OF MY CHURCH REALLY STEPPING FORWARD. WE'RE DOING DIAPER DRIVES, FOOD DRIVES, WE'RE RAISING MONEY, WE'RE GIVING RIDES TO KIDS.

BUT WE KNOW THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO KEEP DOING THIS INDEFINITELY.

THIS IS A HUGE STRAIN ON US.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY JUST REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE COUNTY TAKING SOME LEADERSHIP AND PUSHING BACK.

WE KNOW THE COUNTY IS A VICTIM OF THIS, BUT I REALLY LIKE TO URGE THE COUNTY TO, AS INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, IF POSSIBLE, OR AS A BOARD TO MAKE A STAND TO LET OUR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, THAT THIS IS STRESSFUL. US IF YOU HAVE TO RAISE TAXES, THAT THE CITIZEN SHOULD KNOW WHY YOU'RE RAISING TAXES, THAT THIS IS NOT OUR FAULT. THIS IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FAULT. AND ALSO GOING FORWARD WITH ICE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE COUNTY REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH ICE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THEY'RE JUST NOT REALLY OPERATING WITHIN THE LAW.

AND WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO STAND UP TO THEM. SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS HEIDI MILLER.

I'M A RESIDENT OF SAINT PETER.

I'M MANY THINGS, SOMETIMES ACADEMIC, A MUSICIAN, A WIFE, A FRIEND. BUT RIGHT NOW MY STRONGEST IDENTITY IS AS A MOTHER.

THE MORNING AFTER THE ELECTION, BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.

FOR MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER CAME OUT TO BREAKFAST AND TEARFULLY ASKED, IS DONALD TRUMP GOING TO DEPORT MY FRIENDS? I ASKED MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT THE CLIMATE'S BEEN LIKE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR. HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS SHE SHARED WITH ME.

A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO JOKE ABOUT ICE WHEN IT'S BROUGHT UP, BUT EVERYONE IS TERRIFIED AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT.

WE KNOW WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SO PEOPLE TEND TO MAKE JOKES ABOUT IT.

MOSTLY I'VE JUST NOTICED AVOIDANCE.

NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IMMINENT DEATH.

EVERYONE IS ALWAYS ON EDGE, ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL DRILLS.

SOMETIMES WE AREN'T NOTIFIED THAT DRILLS ARE FAKE UNTIL THEY ARE ALREADY HAPPENING. WE HAPPEN TO BE IN THE CHOIR ROOM WHEN A SHOOTER DRILL STARTED, THERE WERE POLICE SIRENS OUTSIDE, COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY, BUT PEOPLE STARTED CRYING AND PANICKING BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS REAL AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO DIE.

I HAD TO COMFORT A FRIEND WHOSE FAMILY IS HERE LEGALLY BUT ARE NOT CITIZENS BECAUSE ICE HAD BEEN SEEN IN HER STREET AND SHE WAS TERRIFIED FOR HER FAMILY'S SAFETY.

NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

FRIENDSHIP. BREAKUPS OVER POLITICAL VIEWS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.

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IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THOSE PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY OF US.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S INTERNAL THOUGHTS, BUT I AM PRETTY SURE THEY FEEL THE SAME. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THESE THOUGHTS ALL COME FROM MY DAUGHTER, WHO KNOWS THAT SHE HAS THE RELATIVE SAFETY OF HER WHITE SKIN AND CLEAR CITIZENSHIP.

SHE KNOWS THAT SHE HERSELF IS CURRENTLY, AT LEAST NOT IN ANY IMMINENT DANGER FROM ICE.

BUT SHE HAS BEEN TAUGHT THAT LOVING AND CARING FOR OTHERS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO AS HUMANS.

AND SHE'S NOW WATCHING THE PEOPLE WHO TAUGHT HER THOSE THINGS, VIOLATE THOSE TEACHINGS AGAIN AND AGAIN, EITHER BY DIRECTLY HURTING OTHERS OR INDIRECTLY BY FAILING TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AROUND US WHO ARE VULNERABLE.

AS A PARENT, HOW DO I TEACH MY CHILDREN RIGHT AND WRONG? THE GOLDEN RULE. ANY SORT OF MORAL CODE.

WHEN THOSE IN CHARGE SEEM TO HAVE ABANDONED EVEN THE MOST BASIC RULES WE WERE TAUGHT IN KINDERGARTEN AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND OUR KIDS CAN'T CONCENTRATE IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE FRIGHTENED FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND FOR THAT OF THEIR FRIENDS.

WE ALL REALIZE THAT THIS IS A REALITY IN MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS HORRIFIC.

BUT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, WE USED TO BE A PLACE THAT TRIED TO HELP OTHER COUNTRIES ESCAPE THESE CONDITIONS, NOT A PLACE THAT DELIBERATELY IMPOSES THEM ON OUR OWN PEOPLE FOR NO REASON, OUT OF NOWHERE.

OVER THE COURSE OF 14 SHORT MONTHS, WE'VE ALL HEARD THE NEWS THAT ICE HAS OFFICIALLY LEFT MINNESOTA.

AND YET WE STILL HEAR ABOUT ILLEGAL SEIZURES OF OUR PEOPLE HAPPENING TO THIS DAY.

BUT THE NEWS IS HARDER TO FIND.

INFORMATION'S GETTING BURIED AND THE FEAR IS STILL REAL AND PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING HARMED AND DISAPPEARED. SO. SO HERE'S MY QUESTION.

WILL YOU HELP DEPLOY EVERY RESOURCE, AUTHORITY, AND INFLUENCE AVAILABLE TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS AGAINST AGGRESSIVE AND ILLEGAL ACTIONS USED BY FEDERAL ICE AGENTS, AND HELP US FEEL SAFE AGAIN, AND HELP OUR KIDS FEEL SAFE AGAIN IN SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. I'M MARY BEHRENS FROM SAINT PETER.

I'VE COME TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WHAT TRUMP'S BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL WILL DO FOR IT.

IT SEEMS MORE APPROPRIATE TO SAY WHAT THE BILL WILL DO TO IT.

I'VE SPENT MY LIFE ENGAGED IN EDUCATION.

I'M THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO HAVE EARNED A COLLEGE DEGREE.

MY PARENTS, CHILDREN OF SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANTS, DID NOT HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THEY ENCOURAGED MY SISTERS AND ME TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT SCHOOL.

WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP IN DULUTH, WE ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL AND BENEFITED GREATLY FROM GOOD PROGRAMS THERE, ALSO FROM TRULY GREAT TEACHERS.

THAT CHILDHOOD IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CHANGED OUR LIVES.

ALL THREE OF US CAME TO GUSTAVUS AND EARNED TEACHING DEGREES.

I WENT ON TO COMPLETE A MASTER'S IN MORE COURSEWORK AFTER THAT, BUT MAINLY I SPENT 42 YEARS TEACHING FRENCH TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE LAST 29 HERE IN SAINT PETER.

FOR MUCH OF THAT TIME, I WAS ALSO ADVISOR TO THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM. I WAS A DEVOTED TEACHER.

IT WAS A STROKE OF LUCK THAT I RETIRED IN 2019 AND MISSED THE PANDEMIC.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COLLEAGUES SURVIVED THAT TIME.

I THINK THERE ARE BATTLE SCARS.

TEST SCORES MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE ARE GAPS IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

MANY IN OUR CULTURE WOULD WOULD LIKE TO BLAME TEACHERS FOR THEM.

WE SEE THE PUBLIC'S FAITH IN EDUCATION DETERIORATING MORE EVERY YEAR, WITH VERY CAPABLE STUDENTS NOW FAILING TO SEE THE VALUE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AT ALL.

WHAT HAS THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION DONE TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE? SELECT A WEAK SECRETARY OF EDUCATION WHOSE MISSION IT IS TO OVERSEE THE DISMANTLING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

WHAT DOES THE BIG BILL BRING TO THE TABLE.

BESIDES GENEROUS FUNDING FOR ICE AND TAX CUTS FOR THE SUPER RICH, IT CUTS FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND PUTS LIMITS ON STUDENT LOANS, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR MIDDLE CLASS GIRLS FROM DULUTH TO BECOME TEACHERS AT GUSTAVUS. GIVEN THAT TEACHING DOES NOT PROMISE A HIGH ENOUGH INCOME TO QUALIFY FOR A LOAN, IT ALSO SUPPORTS VOUCHERS DESIGNED TO DIRECT STUDENTS AND FUNDING AWAY FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE NAME OF SCHOOL CHOICE FOR THE PRIVILEGED.

EVERYTHING IN ME IS DEEPLY OPPOSED TO THESE TRAJECTORIES THAT ARE DESIGNED AND INTENDED.

IT SEEMS TO LIMIT THE FUTURES OF POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS CHILDREN.

WILL YOU USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO PUBLICLY ADVOCATE THAT CONGRESS REPEAL THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL? HELP US WORK TO KEEP THE MINNESOTA OF TOMORROW LOOKING LIKE A PLACE WE RECOGNIZE. HELLO? CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? HELLO, MY NAME IS. IS THERE A GREEN BUTTON THERE? YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

YOU CAN PULL IT CLOSER. OH, SHE'S JUST A LITTLE TOO FAR AWAY.

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AND TILL THIS DAY, WE STILL HAVE NO EXPLANATION WHY THEY BROKE HIS WINDOW.

HE IS RIGHT NOW IN TEXAS.

HE WAS. HE'S BEEN GETTING TREATED WELL.

BUT WHEN HE LEFT, HE WAS SICK AND HE HE HAD DIABETES BACK THEN.

AND I CALLED HIM A FEW WEEKS AGO ASKING HIM HOW HE WAS.

HE WAS OKAY, BUT HE JUST SOUNDED LIKE HE LOST LIKE A LOT OF WEIGHT BECAUSE THE FOOD THAT THEY GIVE HIM IS JUST RICE THAT IS LIKE HALF COOKED AND THEN BEANS.

AND RIGHT NOW I'M TAKING CARE OF LIKE MY FAMILY GETTING GROCERIES BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF GOING OUT. MY AUNT IS CURRENTLY PREGNANT AND WITHOUT THE HELP OF MY UNCLE, SHE'S BEEN STRUGGLING WITH GOING TO APPOINTMENTS HANDLING WITH THREE OTHER CHILDREN. ONE OF THEM IS 12 YEARS OLD, THE OTHER ONE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS TWO YEARS OLD.

I RECENTLY TOLD MY AUNT THAT WE SHOULD START A GOFUNDME BECAUSE THE COST OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS REALLY EXPENSIVE.

AND SO FAR THE GOFUNDME HAS BEEN A SUCCESS AND THEY ARE REALLY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE DONE IT. BUT MY UNCLE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE COURT ON FEBRUARY 13TH, BUT THE LAWYER HAD TO CANCEL IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF INTERVIEWS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF DEPORTATION AND THERE WAS A LOT OF LIKE PEOPLE COMING BACK HOME.

AND SO IT JUST DIDN'T FIT.

LIKE HE JUST LIKE COULDN'T GO.

BUT NEXT WEEK HE WILL HAVE HIS INTERVIEW MARCH 2ND.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE TIME, BUT WE JUST KNOW IT'S ON THAT DAY.

WILL YOU PROHIBIT ICE FROM USING CITY OR COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY OR PARKING SPOTS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. I'M PATTY CONLON.

I'M AN ARTIST AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN SAINT PETER FOR 20 YEARS.

AND BEING A JEWELER IS SOMETHING LIKE BEING SOMEBODY'S HAIRDRESSER.

I FIND OUT A LOT OF STORIES.

AND LATELY THE STORIES HAVEN'T BEEN SO HAPPY.

SOME, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE CITIZENS, WHO LOOK HISPANIC, WHO LOOK LATINO ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE TO CARRY THEIR PASSPORTS AROUND PEOPLE WHO ARE UP AT MY CHURCH AND THEY'RE DRIVING CHILDREN BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOLS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BEING LABELED DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.

WHEN I LAST YEAR, WELL, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AT THE ELECTION, I WAS AN ELECTION JUDGE.

AND I HAD HOPE TILL THE NEXT MORNING.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY I HAD TO WAKE UP AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

AND I, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO GO WELL.

I DIDN'T THINK THE WAY THE ELECTION WAS GOING TO GO WELL FOR OUR COUNTRY.

I'M SINCE A BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL HAS BEEN PASSED, IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

I'M SURPRISED EVERY MORNING AT THE BAD NEWS THAT COMES OUT OF MY RADIO AND, AND WITH THE ADVENT OF ICE IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR STATE AND NOW IN OUR OWN LITTLE CITIES IN OUR COUNTY YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE DOING AS MUCH AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN TO, TO FIGHT BEING TAKEN, YOU KNOW, BEING TURNED INTO A FASCIST STATE.

AND I AM TOO. ONE OF THE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS, WELL, I FIGURE SAINT PETER AND NICOLLET COUNTY AND MANKATO AND BLUE EARTH COUNTY DO HAVE SOME LEVERS OF POWER THAT THEY ACTUALLY CAN USE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW MUCH ICE ACTIVITY IS ACTUALLY COSTING US BECAUSE THAT'S MONEY IS A BIG DRIVING FACTOR FOR PEOPLE.

FOR PEOPLE YOU KNOW, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES HAVE HAD TO SHUT DOWN.

I HAVE A RELATIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS WHO'S ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH A NEW BABY, THEY'RE STILL DRIVING TEACHERS BACK AND FORTH TO HIS SONS SPANISH IMMERSION DAYCARE BECAUSE

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ANYWAY, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD ASK THE COUNTY TO DO IS IF YOU COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DOCUMENT HOW MUCH THE COSTS OF ICE ACTIVITY IN OUR AREA ARE ADDING UP TO AND I, AND I'D LOVE IT TO BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I THINK MONEY IS A HUGE MOTIVATING FACTOR IN OUR CULTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE THEM. WE WILL TAKE THEM UNDER CONSIDERATION AND AND REACT TO THEM AS WE CAN APPROPRIATELY SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND AND VOICING THOSE CONCERNS TO US.

WE ALL SHARE THEM, BUT WE WOULD IT'S NICE TO HEAR IT FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS.

[Community Corrections]

I'M BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING REQUESTING A BUDGET LINE ITEM OF 01255 6270.

REQUESTING $80,000 TO BE PLACED INTO THE INTO THAT BUDGET.

WE HAD AN OVER BUDGET IN 2025 BY AN AMOUNT OF 76.

THOUSAND $400, I BELIEVE IT WAS.

I CAME HERE TO PROVIDE SOME $74,610.30 OVER BUDGET 2025.

I CAME HERE BRINGING SOME STATISTICS FOR YOU FOLKS AND TO SEE IF I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS WELL.

IN 2022, WE HAD A BUDGET UNDER THIS LINE ITEM OF $325,000, AND WE WERE UNDER BUDGET IN 2022.

THE SAME IN 2023, SAME AMOUNT AND UNDER BUDGET IN 2024, WE HAD PLACED NINE JUVENILES AND MY BUDGET WAS $325,000, AND WE EXCEEDED THAT BY OVER $100,000.

AND AT THAT TIME IN 2026 I HAVE A BUDGET OF 425,000.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO JUVENILES IN PLACEMENT IN 2026.

SOME OF THE MATERIALS I'VE ADDED FOR YOUR REVIEW IS THE FACILITIES THAT WE USED IN 2025. WE HAD 15 JUVENILES PLACED IN THAT YEAR COMPARED TO NINE JUVENILES IN 2024.

OUR PER DIEM RATES ARE LISTED THERE.

WE CONTINUALLY HAVE A PER DIEM RATES GOING UP EACH YEAR.

SOME OF THESE HAVE DOUBLED OR TRIPLED OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

FOR OUR DAILY RATES THESE ARE COURT ORDERED PLACEMENTS EITHER IN SECURE OR NON-SECURE.

I MADE A HIGHLIGHT OF A NOTE FOR MYSELF.

I WANTED TO PASS ON THAT IN THIS YEAR WE HAD A YOUNG MAN AT THE AGE OF 15 BE IN OUR PROGRAM. HE'S NOW 19. HE'S ON EXTENDED JUVENILE JURISDICTION, WHICH MEANS THAT HIS ADULT SENTENCE HANGING THAT HAS OVER HIS TIME PERIOD, BUT HE'S UNDER A JUVENILE SENTENCE. AND AND SO THIS PERSON HAS BEEN IN THE SYSTEM SINCE AGE 15 IN 2025. HE WAS PLACED ALL YEAR LONG BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AT $300 A DAY. AND NOW HE IS IN A GROUP HOME AT $249 A DAY.

AND HE'LL BE IN THE SYSTEM UNTIL HE'S 21.

HE'S 19 NOW. THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF RATES INCREASING.

AND SOME YEARS WERE LOW AND SOME YEARS WERE HIGH BASED ON THAT.

WE'RE VERY MINDFUL WHEN WE DO OUR PLACEMENTS THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUR JUVENILES IN THE RIGHT SPOT WHERE THEY GET THE BEST SERVICES TO COME BACK AND DECIDE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO AS I STATED, I HAVE SOME STATS FOR YOU AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NOT QUESTIONS? SURE. THANK YOU.

RICH. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR A CHILD GETTING PLACED INTO A FACILITY LIKE THIS. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN FOR US AND FOR THE PUBLIC WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? SO WE JUST, YOU KNOW, DON'T MAKE AN ASSUMPTION THAT, YOU KNOW, HERE'S A KID WHO'S BEEN IN A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO PLACE HIM IN ONE OF THESE FACILITIES FOR A YEAR.

IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT, RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. WE, AS THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT HAVE WHAT WE CALL THE J UNIT OR THE JUVENILE UNIT.

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EACH MEETING IS TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN RETURN THEM TO THE COMMUNITY SAFELY AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THAT'S USUALLY TRYING TO GET THEM SERVICES, 31 DAY PROGRAMS, 15 TO 30 DAY PROGRAMS THAT WE WORK WITH.

AND WE'RE REVIEWING THAT EACH MONTH AS A UNIT, BUT WE'RE DAILY RECEIVING CONTACT OF HOW THINGS ARE GOING AND WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES. WE HAVE SECURE AND NON-SECURE PLACEMENTS.

THE EXAMPLE I GAVE WAS A SERIOUS PERSONAL OFFENSE, AND THAT'S WHY THIS PERSON WILL BE ON IN PLACEMENT.

THAT'S VERY RARE. WE DON'T HAVE VERY MANY OF THOSE IN A TIME PERIOD.

SO THAT'S A RARE THING THAT OCCURS.

OUR MAIN PEOPLE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE USUALLY AROUND THE AGE OF 15, 16, AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH CHEMICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND THEY COMMIT A CRIME OF SOME LEVEL.

WE TRY TO OFFER DIVERSION, THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHEN APPROPRIATE, BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED PLACEMENT FOR THE SAFETY OF THAT CHILD OR THEIR FAMILY OR THE PUBLIC. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. THANKS, RICH.

JUST A QUESTION. FOR UNDERSTANDING.

YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE REQUESTING THAT WE RAISE THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR, FOR THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM IN YOUR IN YOUR BUDGET.

CORRECT. CORRECT. SO THIS IS A 2025 BUDGET 2025 BUDGET.

SO THIS IS MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SPENT IN 2025.

I TRY TO EACH YEAR TRY TO TARGET VIA TRENDS, WHETHER OR NOT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HIT.

AS I STATED IN 2026, WE HAVE TWO JUVENILES IN PLACEMENT RIGHT NOW.

LAST YEAR, IN 2025, WE ENDED UP WITH 15.

THE YEAR BEFORE THAT IT WAS NINE.

SO IT JUST FLUCTUATES WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT PARTICULAR JUVENILE AND THEIR FAMILY AT THAT TIME.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT SO YOU'RE REQUESTING TO RAISE THE BUDGET THAT FROM 2025 THAT'S I'M LOOKING TO EXPLAIN WHY WE WENT OVER BUDGET TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND THEN I'M LOOKING FOR THE FUNDS TO, TO PAY OUR DEBTS OFF.

BASICALLY FOR THAT YEAR, WE I BUDGETED FOR 325 AND WE EXCEEDED THAT BY 74,000. THANK YOU. UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT CLEARER FOR ME.

I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT WE WERE ACTUALLY TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, DO HERE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS MONEY THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN SPENT.

WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

I MEAN, THERE'S REALLY NO CHOICE HERE. I MEAN, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE COMING BEFORE THE BOARD AND AND EXPLAINING WHY IT'S OVER THAT BUDGET. SO YEAH. THANK YOU.

THAT CLEARS THINGS UP A LITTLE BETTER FOR ME.

YEAH. AND THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY TO LIKE, PREDICT EXACTLY HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THESE SERVICES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

RIGHT. LIKE I'VE WORKED WITH, WITH KIDS WHO HAVE THESE HIGH NEEDS FOR BEHAVIORS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL USE.

AND IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO KNOW I'M GOING TO NEED 12 BEDS THIS YEAR.

I'M GOING TO NEED 15 BEDS THIS YEAR.

IT'S, WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT FLEXIBLE.

CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THESE THINGS AS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS UNIT.

WE MEET WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH ANYTHING FROM TRUANCIES ON UP TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE THING THAT WE CAN DO FOR THIS CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY.

AND WE JUST KIND OF KEEP RATCHETING IT UP UNTIL WE FINALLY HAVE TO HELP SOMEONE AND IN PLACE THEM FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THAT CHILD, RIGHT? AND LIKELY ENDS UP SAVING THE COMMUNITY MONEY IN THE LONG TERM.

BECAUSE WITHOUT THESE, THESE SERVICES, WHEN THE KID NEEDS IT SOME OF THESE BEHAVIORS CAN GO REALLY SIDEWAYS AND CAN BE REALLY DAMAGING TO AN ENTIRE FAMILY STRUCTURE OR SCHOOL STRUCTURE OR COMMUNITY STRUCTURE.

SO I APPLAUD YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR THIS, THIS HARD AND GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, I THINK THERE'S SOME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT, BECAUSE IT WAS SO FAR OVER BUDGET.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE DRIVING FACTOR THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY.

THAT'S FAIR TO SAY. THANK YOU. ONE LAST FOLLOW UP.

ALSO WITH REGARD TO YOUR 2026 BUDGET, I GUESS I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL WENT THROUGH THAT ALREADY LOOKED AT THAT. I CAN'T RECALL THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM. HAVE YOU MADE AN ADJUSTMENT IN YOUR 2026 BUDGET TO KIND OF MOVE THESE NUMBERS UP, REFLECTING OF WHAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE ON.

CORRECT. BASED ON THE TRENDS THAT I'M SEEING NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ON AN UPWARD SWING, UNFORTUNATELY.

YEAH. THAT THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.

AND SO BASED ON THAT, I'VE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR MY 2026 BUDGET, HOPING TO BE COMING UNDER BUDGET AGAIN IF POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE $80,000 REQUEST? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

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NEXT ITEM IS THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ITEM.

[Health and Human Services]

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY TOPIC FOR A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR HEALTHY KIDS OF MINNESOTA WAS ONE THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE FEBRUARY COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD WORKSHOP.

SOME BACKGROUND. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS EXPANDING ITS HEALTHY KIDS MINNESOTA PROGRAM IN THE MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MEASURE EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS THAT MAY AFFECT CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROGRAM WILL COLLECT URINE SAMPLES FROM CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 6 DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD SCREENING APPOINTMENTS WITH PARENTAL CONSENT TO TEST FOR SUBSTANCES SUCH AS METALS, PESTICIDES AND AIR POLLUTANTS.

RESULTS WILL BE SHARED WITH FAMILIES AND USED TO GUIDE PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS TO CHILD HEALTH ACROSS THE STATE.

MDH HAS INITIATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH NICOLLET COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY AND MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM LOCALLY.

IF APPROVED, NICOLLET COUNTY'S ROLE WOULD INCLUDE ASSISTING WITH PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT, CONSENT AND SAMPLE COLLECTION.

MDH WOULD COVER PROGRAM COSTS AND PROVIDE TRAINING MATERIALS AND ANALYSIS.

THE CURRENT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WOULD BE FOR US TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FROM MARCH TO AUGUST OF 2026. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUR STAFF TIME IS $20,000, WHICH WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SO THIS MORNING, I AM REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH MDH FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE HEALTHY KIDS MINNESOTA PROGRAM, AND THE CONTRACT WOULD THEN BE EXECUTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR VIA DOCUSIGN.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND. SECOND, I HAVE A QUESTION.

THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, MR. KOLARS. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THESE URINE SAMPLES FROM 3 TO 6 YEAR OLD KIDS? YES. I THINK OUR STAFF ARE COMFORTABLE PARTICIPATING IN THIS.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S EXISTED FOR FOUR YEARS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE AND IS JUST MOVING TO THIS AREA. SO WE DON'T SEE THAT AS INTRUSIVE AT ALL.

NO, THERE WOULD THERE WOULD BE PARENTAL CONSENT.

I UNDERSTAND HAVING A FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDSON.

I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW WOULD I FEEL ABOUT THAT? SURE. YEAH. AS A PARENT, YES.

BUT THEN AGAIN, BACK WHEN WE WERE KIDS, WE GOT SHOTS THAT OUR PARENTS SAID WE HAVE TO WALK THROUGH AT SCHOOL AND NOBODY COMPLAINED.

THAT'S RIGHT. GOT A LOT OF SHOTS, DIDN'T WE? AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS WOULD NOT BE A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY OF THESE APPOINTMENTS.

THIS WOULD BE WITH PARENTAL CONSENT AND EDUCATION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? HI. I'M NOT SURE YOU HAVE A SECOND.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? OH, YEAH.

WE DO. JACK, WHAT'S OUR SECOND? OH, I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT I. JUST A SECOND.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO MOTION CARRIES BEFORE YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BLURB AND A PITCH FOR YOUR COMMUNITY BOARD THAT I SEE ON TV NOW? SURE. YES. SO YESTERDAY WE DID BEGIN ADVERTISING FOR OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

OUR GOAL IS TO START THAT COMMITTEE IN JUNE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY THREE WHO ARE SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR NICOLLET COUNTY RESIDENTS, THREE NICOLLET COUNTY RESIDENTS AND THREE NICOLLET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND VETERANS SERVICES SERVICE RECIPIENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY SPEND TIME TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA, NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND REALLY TO GAIN FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACT OF OUR SERVICES ARE.

AND THIS MORNING, AS WAS MENTIONED, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE FEDERAL AND STATE CHANGES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THAT ARE IMPACTING THE COUNTY BUDGET AND SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME, I THINK, FOR THIS COMMITTEE TO GET STARTED, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FEEDBACK AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THOSE IMPACTS LOOK LIKE.

SO I THINK WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE END OF MARCH, AND WE HOPE TO BRING FORWARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR APPOINTMENTS IN APRIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM IS PROPERTY SERVICES.

[Property Services]

MORNING, JOHN. GOOD MORNING, MISTER CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SO TODAY WE HAVE TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AT THE BY THE NICOLLET COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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THE FIRST ONE IS PLN 26 ONE, WHICH IS THE THE REQUEST OF PENTAGON MATERIALS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY KENNETH AND JANIS DRILL FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO RENEW THEIR MINERAL EXTRACTION OPERATION FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

SO THIS PIT. IT'S BEEN UNDER VARIOUS NAMES.

IT'S KNOWN AS THE PENTAGON PIT BECAUSE WE'VE PENTAGON MATERIALS.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED BY DIRT MERCHANTS INCORPORATED.

AND SO THIS IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE OF COURTLAND AND IT'S SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR. IT'S ACCESSED VIA 506TH STREET.

AND THEN WHICH HOOKS ON TO COUNTY ROAD 25.

SO WITH THIS, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND SO THE, THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THOSE THAT WERE IN THE STAFF REPORT.

SO TODAY WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS AND THEN APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT FROM THE HEARING. I'LL MOVE IT.

SECONDED THE MOTION. SECOND.

FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU JOHN.

THANK YOU. AND FOR OUR SECOND ITEM WE HAVE PLN 20 6-04.

SO THIS IS THE REQUEST OF NOAH IGLESIAS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A LEVEL TWO HOME OCCUPATION THAT WOULD INCLUDE BULK LIQUID STORAGE.

AND SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF SAINT PETER JUST OFF OF US.

169 IT'S BASICALLY DOWN THE HILL FROM THE.

IT'S LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR. IT'S LOCATED BASICALLY DOWN THE HILL FROM THE RIVERVIEW NORTH SUBDIVISION, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA.

AND SO THIS BUSINESS WOULD BE IT'S BASICALLY A BUSINESS FOR DUST CONTROL ON, ON ROADS DURING THE SUMMER SNOW REMOVAL AND ALSO LAWN CARE, MOSTLY CONSISTING OF CUTTING GRASS AND MAINTAINING LANDSCAPING.

AND SO WITH, WITH THIS BUSINESS, IT ALSO INVOLVED A VARIANCE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS.

EARLIER AT THE SAME HEARING.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE THIS BUSINESS DOES NOT, IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 1200 SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL USAGE. HOWEVER, IT DOES COUNT AS A LEVEL TWO HOME OCCUPATION BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT EQUIPMENT WILL BE STORED IN AN EXISTING SHED.

AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD LIQUID STORAGE TANKS.

SO THAT AUTOMATICALLY RAISES IT TO A LEVEL TWO, WHICH IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

HOWEVER, THE NICOLLET COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ALLOW FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES TO BE USED IN HOME OCCUPATIONS WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CONSERVANCY ZONING DISTRICT. AND THAT IS THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY.

SO THE CONSERVANCY ZONING DISTRICT IS BASICALLY FOR PLACES THAT ARE CONSIDERED ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE IN SOME WAY.

THIS AREA IS PART OF THAT DISTRICT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY EVERYTHING FROM 150FT BACK FROM THE BLUFFS DOWN TO THE RIVER.

UP UNTIL YOU HIT FLOODPLAIN FALLS INTO THE CONSERVANCY ZONING DISTRICT.

BUT THE, THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS DID RECOMMEND THAT VARIANCE FOR APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BUSINESS OPERATE IN THESE SEPARATE STRUCTURES.

AND SO FOR AND THE MPCA DOES NOT CONSIDER THE COMPOUNDS THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD STORE TO BE HAZARDOUS. IT WOULD BE BASICALLY EITHER CALCIUM CHLORIDE OR MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, WHICH IS USED FOR THE ROAD WETTING PROCESS.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE JUST HAD SOME, WE HAD SOME PUBLIC COMMENT FROM MNDOT UP BEFORE THE HEARING. AND BASICALLY THEY ADDED A COUPLE OF, OF CONDITIONS THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD APPLY FOR AN ACCESS PERMIT ONTO 169 MNDOT DOES NOT HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS JUST BECAUSE THIS BUSINESS WOULD NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT AND THE STORAGE TANKS WOULD ALLOW FOR THE APPLICANT TO ONLY RECEIVE ONE MAJOR DELIVERY OF THE MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE IN THE SPRING, WHICH WOULD SAVE OVERALL DELIVERY TRIPS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

SO MNDOT DID NOT HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

MNDOT ALSO HAD TO REQUEST THAT NO EQUIPMENT SHALL BE STORED IN THE STATE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THE APPLICANT SHALL WORK WITH MNDOT ON THE ROAD.

MEDIAN ALTERATION IF MNDOT STAFF IDENTIFY CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN FOR OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA.

WE DID HAVE SOME CONCERN FROM A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS FROM THE NEIGHBORING SUBDIVISION UP THE HILL ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE TANKS.

SO WE ARE, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE SCREENING PLAN.

HE PLANS TO PLANT TREES THAT ARE ALREADY 10 TO 15FT TALL TO SCREEN THE TANKS WHICH MNDOT THOUGHT WAS SATISFACTORY FOR THE APPEARANCE OF ONE 60 NINE.

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GOING INTO THE FUTURE THE TANKS WOULD ONLY BE USED TO STORE MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE OR CALCIUM CHLORIDE, AND THAT THE TANKS WOULD BE MAINTAINED IN A NATURAL OR EARTHEN HUE.

AND THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREENING MEETS OUR 20 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE STATE RIGHT OF WAY.

AND WITH THAT, ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE NEEDING AN ENGINEERED PLAN FROM THE APPLICANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A CONTAINMENT AREA AROUND THE TANKS THAT MEETS BOTH THE, THE STATE STANDARDS AND THE COUNTY STANDARDS.

AND SO TODAY WE'D BE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WITH THE RECOMMENDED AMENDED CONDITIONS AND THEN APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT.

SO MOVED. MOTION TO BOTH BOTH THAT ELEMENTS OF THAT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED.

GOOD QUESTION. YEAH. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE BEING PLACED ON THIS.

SO A LOT OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE COMING FROM MNDOT.

SO WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURANCE? THE ENSURING THE COMPLIANCE? IS IT US AND IS IT ON OUR DIME OR DOES NOT DO THAT? WELL, THE ALL OF THE CONDITIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AS FAR AS THE, YOU KNOW, THE CONDITION ABOUT THE ROAD MEDIAN NEEDING ALTERATION.

THAT WOULD REALLY BE, IT WOULD NEED TO BE FLAGGED BY SOMEONE AT MNDOT IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE NEAR TERM.

THAT WOULD JUST BE OF IF SOMEONE DETECTED TRAFFIC ISSUES, BUT THAT WOULD BE MNDOT STAFF WHO WOULD NEED TO DETECT IF THERE WERE SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC ISSUE HAPPENING. YOU KNOW, FOR THE ROAD EQUIPMENT STORED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY CALLED IN AND SAID, HEY, I THINK THERE'S EQUIPMENT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR IF A MNDOT STAFF MEMBER SAW EQUIPMENT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

AND THEN FOR THE ACCESS PERMIT, MNDOT HAS SUPPLIED US WITH A COPY OF THAT PERMIT, AND THE APPLICANT WOULD WORK WITH STEVE SHOBE WHO'S THE CONTACT FOR ACCESS RELATED MATTERS AT MNDOT.

AND THEN MNDOT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BASICALLY STAKE THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR US IN THAT AREA.

SO THAT THE APPLICANT CAN MEASURE AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREENING VEGETATION IS PLANTED FAR ENOUGH BACK.

AND WE'VE HAD MNDOT SCREEN RIGHT OF WAYS.

WE'VE HAD MNDOT STAKE RIGHT OF WAYS ALONG 169 SO THAT PROPERTY OWNERS KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE STATE RIGHT OF WAY ENDS.

DOES THAT ANSWER THAT? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD DAY. NEXT ITEM WILL BE PUBLIC WORKS.

[Public Works]

THIS IS THE SAME FORM THAT I COME BEFORE YOU EVERY SPRING TO PRESENT.

AND JUST KIND OF A RECAP OF WHAT'S OCCURRED LAST YEAR IN 2025 AND WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING FORWARD HERE IN 2026. AND KIND OF CERTAIN TASKS AND TIME SPENT ON EACH TASK FOR EACH OF THEM. IN 2025, I'LL JUST TOUCH ON, I GUESS A COUPLE THINGS.

IN THE PAST, I HAD REPORTED ON GENERAL NOTICES OR OFFICIAL NOTICES THAT HAD BEEN SERVED. AND LAST YEAR WAS, I BELIEVE, THE FIRST YEAR AND SEVERAL THAT WE NEVER SERVED OFFICIALLY ANY NOTICES, WHICH INDICATES WE'VE WE'VE HAD GOOD COMPLIANCE AND COOPERATION WITH RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. I ALSO RECENTLY REPORTED ON, I BELIEVE LAST YEAR THERE WAS A PATCH OF A NEW NOXIOUS WEED FOUND ALONG COUNTY ROAD FIVE COMMON TANSY, WHICH WE'VE HAD GREAT COLLABORATION WITH THE LANDOWNER AND THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO, TO TREAT THAT. AND I EXPECT THIS YEAR TO ESSENTIALLY ERADICATE IT.

AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE GROWING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

SO I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY REAL HIGHLIGHTS I HAD ON THE BACK PAGE.

YOU'LL SEE THE EXPENSE REPORT FOR 2025 THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SPENT ON JUST SPRAYING AND MOWING OF NOXIOUS WEEDS THROUGHOUT ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WORK.

EVERY TIME YOU TALK ABOUT NOXIOUS WEEDS, I GET REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE I TOO LIKE TO GO

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AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALERTING ME TO A BRAND NEW NOXIOUS WEED IN THE COUNTY.

I WILL KEEP MY EYES OPEN FOR IT.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME. I HOPE YOU DON'T FIND ANY.

I GOT YOUR NUMBER, SO IF I DO.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE.

CONTRACT AGREEMENT. SO I WOULD JUST BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

OH, OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT? SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY.

MY SECOND ITEM, COUNTY INSPECTOR GRANT FOR 2026.

KIND OF A FOLLOW UP TO MY LAST REPORT.

I'LL START OFF WITH JUST ADDING THAT THAT REPORT THAT I SUBMIT TO YOU EVERY YEAR, I SUBMIT SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AG SO THAT THE STATE CAN ALMOST KEEP TRACK AND NOTICE WHAT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE I'LL JUST SO I'LL START WITH THE GRANT HERE. I BELIEVE THAT PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN GETTING THIS GRANT. SO DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AG INSPECTORS WORKED WITH AMC TO LOBBY THE LEGISLATURE TO SECURE GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS POSITION. HISTORICALLY, THE AG INSPECTOR POSITION HAS BEEN AN UNFUNDED MANDATE FROM THE STATE.

AND AS MORE MANDATES ARE BEING PASSED AND PUSHED ON TO THE COUNTIES, THIS GRANT IS GOING TO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HELPING COUNTIES STANDARDIZE AG INSPECTOR DUTIES AND ENCOURAGE THEIR ACTIVITIES.

SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, SOME COUNTIES ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THIS ROLE, AND SOME JUST DO THE BARE MINIMUM OF PUBLISHING A NOTICE.

AND THAT'S THE EXTENT OF IT.

SO WE'RE THANKFUL TO TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT AND RECEIVE IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING IT DONE.

MISTER CHAIR, JUST A QUESTION. WOULD THAT PUT US IN THE VERY ACTIVE BUCKET OF THIS OR THE DOING. WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE THAT ACTIVITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YEAH. SO MOVED. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANKS.

THANKS FOR THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE CONSIDER A COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT ON 42 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. GOOD MORNING. SETH. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF.

AS STATED, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR OUR COUNTY ROAD 42 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

THIS WOULD BE A COOPERATIVE JOINT PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF NICOLLET.

IT INVOLVES COUNTY ROAD 42, WHICH.

THIS PIECE IS THE OLD PORTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 14 THAT GOES THROUGH NICOLLET.

SO WE'RE YOU'RE GOING TO BE RECONSTRUCTING IT FROM TRUNK HIGHWAY 111 EAST TO BIRCH STREET, WHICH IS BIRCH STREET ESSENTIALLY IS THE NORTH SOUTH PORTION OF OF COUNTY ROAD 42.

SO WHEN WE EMBARK ON A PROJECT WITH A CITY PARTNER, WE ALWAYS WORK THROUGH A AND ADOPT A COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT THAT ESSENTIALLY LAYS OUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH AGENCIES.

IN THESE PROJECTS, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES TYPICALLY FINANCIAL SPLITS FOR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION ITEMS AND POSSIBLY RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.

SO WITHIN YOUR BOARD PACKET, YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT.

THE CITY OF NICOLLET HAS ALREADY TAKEN ACTION ON THE AGREEMENT.

BOTH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT AND THEIR COMMENTS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED.

SO I'M LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TODAY TO APPROVE THE COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT.

AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THAT AGREEMENT.

I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.

THANK YOU. MOVE IT. I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND SECONDED.

COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. THIS IS STANDARD PRETTY MUCH STANDARD AGREEMENT.

SO YEAH THANKS FOR GETTING THIS DONE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE ROAD REDONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT IS THE ADMINISTRATION.

[Administration]

THE ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MULTI COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM TO THE CITY OF MANKATO UPON APPROVAL OF THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER BY THE US HOUSING AND URBAN

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THE TRANSFER INCLUDES ALL OF THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER UNITS AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET AUTHORITY, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, PAYMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEE RESERVES AND PROGRAM ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD? YES, PLEASE. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MULTI COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM.

WHEREAS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MULTI COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE C M M, C H A IS A PUBLIC BODY, CORPORATE AND POLITIC, ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 469 AND IS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND WHEREAS THE C M C H R A CURRENTLY ADMINISTERS THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER.

THE HCV PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT ACC WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD, OR AS HUD APPROVED TO DO SO.

AND WHEREAS THE C M, C H R A AND MINNESOTA PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS REQUESTED TO VOLUNTARILY TRANSFER THE NICOLLET COUNTY VOUCHERS AND THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM TO THE. TO THE MANKATO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MN063.

AND WHEREAS, THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MAY APPROVE VOLUNTARY EXCUSE ME, CONSOLIDATIONS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND CORRESPONDING BASELINE UNITS FOR THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM.

AND WHEREAS HUD NOTICE P I H 20 1812 AUTHORIZES VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF HCV PROGRAMS BETWEEN PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES LOCATED WITHIN THE SAME STATE, SUBJECT TO HUD APPROVAL.

AND WHEREAS THE PROPOSED VOLUNTARY TRANSFER IS PERMANENT, AND UPON HUD APPROVAL, THE S-A-M M C H WILL CEASE.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE HCV PROGRAM AND TRANSFER ALL HCV UNITS AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET AUTHORITY. ALL HAP AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEE RESERVES AND PROGRAM ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

AND WHEREAS ACCEPTANCE OF THE TRANSFER WILL PRESERVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE AFFECTED JURISDICTIONS AND SUPPORT HUD'S POLICY OF ENSURING PROGRAM STABILITY AND EFFICIENCY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, NICOLLET COUNTY TO THE MANKATO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY HUD.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OR INTERIM DIRECTOR IS DIRECTED TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY HUD TO EFFECTUATE THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER AND TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPANTS AND LANDLORDS.

THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE.

DATED THIS 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION.

A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

OKAY. COMMENTS. DISCUSSION.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WITH THAT THIS IS A RESOLUTION.

SO SUSAN, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER. YES. COMMISSIONER.

KOLARS. YES. COMMISSIONER.

ZINS. YES. COMMISSIONER.

HELGET. YES. COMMISSIONER.

DEHEN. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

THANK. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I DON'T.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE.

[County Attorney Update]

GROUNDWORK SERIES CONVERSATIONS FOR PUBLIC GOOD.

BROUGHT TOGETHER A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF WORKING TOGETHER IN TIMES OF CRISIS. REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE AND TALK ABOUT HOW TO COLLABORATE IN THE EVENT THAT, THAT COLLABORATION WOULD BE NEEDED.

ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY LIAISON MEETING AT MINNESOTA SECURITY HOSPITAL AND WORKING ON SETTING UP A FOLLOW UP MEETING WITH THE MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM TO DISCUSS NEW SECURITY MEASURES BEING PUT IN PLACE THERE.

AND JUST A REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE THE STAKEHOLDERS FOR EDUCATION SUCCESS CONFERENCE COMING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY AT GUSTAVUS.

AND I THINK WE ARE AT ABOUT 77 PARTICIPANTS.

SO REALLY GOOD RESPONSE AND COMMISSIONER HELGET WILL BE PARTICIPATING AT THAT CONFERENCE. AND SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED SIGN UP CLOSES ON THURSDAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT IS THE COMMISSIONER OR THE CHAIR'S REPORT.

WE'LL GO WITH COMMISSIONERS COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[Commissioner Committee Reports, Meetings & Conferences]

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ALSO THE BOARD WORKSHOP WITH THE REST OF YOU PLANNING AND ZONING AND ALSO BUILDING COMMITTEE TOURED THE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES FOR A SECOND TIME.

NOW IT'S UP AND OPERATIONAL.

ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER. KOLARS.

OH, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. DIVERSITY BOARD.

THAT'S THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE THAT MEETS REGULARLY IN MANKATO. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THAT FOR THREE YEARS.

I ATTENDED THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL LISTENING SESSION WITH COMMISSIONER HELGET.

CASSIE. CASSIE SASSENBERG AND MANDY LAND CAMTOR OUR WORKSHOP ON THE 17TH.

AS COMMISSIONER ZINS MENTIONED, WE HAD OUR BLUE EARTH COUNTY BUILDING TOUR YESTERDAY. THE OTHER DAY WITH MANDY AND SETH AND THIS MORNING, YESTERDAY MORNING NOON, I WAS ON AN AMC ZONE MEETING WHICH TALKED ABOUT INSPIRING LEADERS.

AND IT WAS INTERESTING, IF I MAY SHARE, THAT THE NEXT GENERATION IS WATCHING. HOW ARE WE HANDLING CRITICISM? HOW DO WE TREAT OUR COLLEAGUES? HOW DO WE MODEL LEADERSHIP? OUR COMMISSIONERS WORKHORSES OR SHOW HORSES? WE NEED TO BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER.

AND IN ENCOURAGING PEOPLE, WE MIGHT JUST WANT TO ASK SOME OF THE YOUNGER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS THIS IDEA OF BEING A COMMISSIONER OR BEING A COUNCIL MEMBER.

JAKE LOESCH FROM THE CITIZEN LEAGUE WAS PRESENT ON THE ON THE ZOOM.

AND I'LL SHARE THAT HE MENTIONED THAT PARTIZANSHIP AND POLARIZATION HAVE BECOME PREVALENT IN AMERICA, SADLY.

BUT THIS WAS AN INTERESTING PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I FOUND TO BE WHAT I EXPECTED TO BE. THE TRUTH.

RIGHT NOW, 25% OF MINNESOTANS ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR. THAT'S UP FROM 2% IN 1973.

AND ONE OF 11 RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN BORN.

SO OUR STATE, OUR COUNTRY IS CHANGING AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

AND WE NEED TO LOOK TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT THOSE CITIZENS AMONG US WHO FIT THAT DESCRIPTION. BY 2045, IT'LL PROBABLY BE 5050 IN AMERICA.

AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE OF CAUCASIAN SKIN ARE WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

THEY'RE AFRAID. BUT OUR COUNTRY IS CHANGING.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COMMISSIONER HELGET.

I WAS IN THAT ZOOM MEETING YESTERDAY, TOO, AND I WAS ALSO INSPIRED.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE MET SOME YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FIT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW, AND ONE OF THEM MAY BE SITTING IN THIS ROOM.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, CHRISTINA, FOR SPEAKING TODAY.

I KNOW THAT WAS HARD. IT HAS BEEN MY UNIQUE PLEASURE TO MEET YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

I ALSO HAD THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD WORKSHOP WITH ALL OF YOU.

I HAD THE COMMUNITY LIAISON MEETING WITH THE MINNESOTA SECURITY HOSPITAL.

I HAD THE ACR JC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN I MET WITH THE GUSTAVUS STUDENT SENATE THE OTHER NIGHT, AND THAT WAS ALSO EXTRAORDINARY.

A LOT OF REALLY WONDERFUL KIDS AND FUTURE LEADERS WERE IN THAT ROOM AS WELL.

AND THEN THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, WHO HAS BEEN SUCH A WORKHORSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE SPEAKERS TODAY.

I DID A NOT A SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION OF VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT THESE FOLKS HAVE PUT IN OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF.

AND IT WAS OVER 1000 HOURS OF PROVIDING MUTUAL AID FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR PROVIDING SAFE RIDES TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND WORK.

AND FOR PROVIDING RAPID RESPONSE.

AND YOU KNOW, FROM MY OBSERVATION, NO ONE IS INTERFERING WITH ANY KIND OF

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PEOPLE ARE JUST WITNESSING AND PROVIDING EVIDENCE SHOULD WE NEED IT.

AND THERE ARE SOME CIRCUMSTANCES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE EVIDENCE IS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO PROVE THAT DUE PROCESS WAS NOT PROVIDED, NOT FOLLOWED AND HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY GET SOME RESTITUTION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

REGION NINE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SEVERAL HR MEETINGS, A COUPLE PERSONNEL MEETINGS.

I DID THE TRAVERSE DES SIOUX LIBRARY BOARD MEETING REMOTELY BECAUSE I HAD TWO MEETINGS AT THE SAME TIME. MADE IT TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE BOARD WORKSHOP. WE HAVE KEPT KLEENEX IN BUSINESS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO DON'T CATCH THE FLU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO HAVE THE WORKSHOP WITH ALL OF YOU.

[Chair's Report]

I HAD A TRUE TRANSIT MEETING, AND YOU MENTIONED THE TOUR OF THE BLUE EARTH COUNTY GARAGE. I SAW THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH FROM 4 TO 6.

THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR THOSE OF US THAT DID NOT GO OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

SO WITH THAT, I'D ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES.

[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I WILL ADJOURN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING AND WE WILL

[Adjourn Board of Commissioners Meeting]

[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]

THANK YOU. SECONDED. ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT.

LET ME GET THE AGENDA UP HERE. OKAY.

THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ONLY CONTAINS THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY? ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY? OKAY.

ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY? SO, SEEING NONE, WE WILL ASK TO ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.