[ Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order] [00:00:05] 14 BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETING TO THE ORDER. WE WILL START WITH 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. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON THE NEXT ITEM IS, SILENT CELL PHONES AND THEN THE NEXT TIME [ Approval of Agenda ] IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA THE AGENDA WAS PROVIDED IN ADVANCE. SO MOVED. SECONDED. ANYBODY WANT TO PULL OUT OF THERE? NO? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT ITEM IS APPROVE THE [Approval of Consent Agenda ] CONSENT AGENDA. THOSE ITEMS WERE ALSO PROVIDED FOR IN ADVANCE. AND I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION SECOND. ANYBODY WANT TO PULL ANYTHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC APPEARANCES. [Public Appearances ] DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO TALK? ANY PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING AT THIS TIME? SIR, YOU CAN COME ON UP. NO, GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, WARREN, AND THEN... MY NAME IS WARREN COHEN. I LIVE IN THE TWO AND A HALF HOUSE NORTH OF MICHIGAN. WE JUST WENT DOWN THE CORNER OF FORT GORDON AND 1ST AVENUE. [INAUDIBLE] I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A CUP OR PUC OR WHATEVER IT IS WAS, AND HE SAYS THAT HAS TO BE IN, YOU HAVE TO PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC 30 DAYS BEFORE YOUR NEXT MEETING, AND THEN AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO IT, OKAY, BUT THAT'S 60 DAYS. I DON'T HAVE 60 DAYS. SO... I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN MOVE THE DIRT INTO THAT ROAD. AND THE DNR IS OKAY WITH IT. EVERYBODY IN THE PROJECT IS OKAY WITH IT. THERE'S A LAKE AND SWAMP TO THE EAST OF US, AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN OLD ROAD FROM YEARS AGO, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE ROAD BACK ON. SO IT IS AN EXISTING ROAD, BUT IT'S A SWAMP ROAD, AND IT'S NOT MUCH OF A ROAD. WE'LL BUILD IT UP FIVE FEET SO THAT WE CAN... RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN APPROACH ABOUT MAYBE 300 FEET TO THE WEST OF THERE. THAT'S ABOUT 15 FEET WIDE. YOU CAN'T GET A SEMI IN AND OUT OF IT. WE HAVE TO BACK OUR PLANTER INTO IT. BACK OUT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DRIVE OUT BECAUSE THE PLANTER DOESN'T FOLLOW RIGHT. AND IT'S A PRIVATE DITCH. THE PEOPLE ON THE DITCH UPSTREAM FROM US, THERE'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE IN IT, AND MAYBE FOUR. BUT THE CULVERTS AREN'T BIG ENOUGH. THERE'S TWO 18-INCH CULVERTS. AND WHEN WE GET A BIG RAIN, THE WATER IS SIX, SEVEN INCHES HIGHER ON IT, FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. SO I SAID, WELL, THAT'S OKAY. I'LL PAY FOR PUTTING A NEW CULVERT IN BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET ACROSS IT ANYWAY. AND AS LONG AS WE CAN PUT IT IN, WE MIGHT AS WELL PUT THE RIGHT SIZE IN. SO I HAVE THE CULVERT AND EVERYTHING READY, BUT JOHN ZENDER SAYS, WELL, YOU CAN'T PUT THE ROAD IN BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE PERMIT. WHICH I AND MOST FARMERS DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT. SUPPOSEDLY, ANYTHING OVER 10 YARDS, YOU BRING IN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT ON IT. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT JOHN ZENDER TOLD ME. I SAID, WELL, EVERY FARMER AROUND HAS PUT A CULVERT IN AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND BROUGHT IN 30 YARDS OF DIRT, YOU KNOW, FOR AN APPROACH. THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WELL, HE SAID, THAT'S ILLEGAL. I SAID, WELL, THEN YOU PROBABLY SHOULD MAKE THAT MORE WELL-KNOWN BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S DOING IT. WELL, IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THAT TODAY WARREN, SO WHY DON'T WE'LL HAVE STAFF CHECK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. [00:05:02] HE CAN DO, AND IF THERE'S A WAY TO EXPEDITE IT FOR HIM, WE'LL TRY. AND JOHN SAID HE WOULD, AND I THOUGHT JOHN WOULD BE HERE, BUT HE'S NOT HERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, AUGUST 5TH OR 6TH OR SO IS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE THE DIRT, SO I HAVE TO BE READY FOR THAT ON THAT DAY, AND THAT'S THREE WEEKS FROM NOW. MY HANDS ARE TIED AND HE'S JOHN SAID WELL YOU CAN BRING IT ON YOUR PROPERTY AND PUT IT RIGHT ALONGSIDE OF WHERE YOU'RE GONNA PUT THE ROAD JUST STORED ON THERE AND THEN ONCE WE GIVE YOU PERMISSION YOU CAN MOVE IT OVER 50 FEET AND PUT IT IN. HE SAYS THAT TREE DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL IT'S 3,000 YARDS AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO COST ME 15,000-20,000 TO MOVE THE DIRT AFTER I GOT IT ON MY PROPERTY WHEN I COULD HAVE PUT IT IN RIGHT AWAY SO IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT OR FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON I CAN COME BACK TO ANOTHER MEETING. NEXT WEEK OR WHATEVER. JUST ASK IT FOR FORGIVENESS OR WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR NOT KNOWING SOMETHING. WE'LL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT FOR YOU. WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE REACH OUT TO YOU. AND YOU'LL TALK TO JOHN ZENDER OR HE'LL GET SOME HELP? WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE REACH OUT TO YOU IF THAT WAS APPROPRIATE. OKAY. THANKS, WARREN. OKAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME? ANY OTHER PUBLIC? [Administration] IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATION. GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BEGINNING ON PAGE 12 OF YOUR BOARD PACKET. IT IS TO CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2026 COMMITTEE MEETING AND BOARD ASSIGNMENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR PER DIEM PAYMENT. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR, THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND BOARD ASSIGNMENTS ARE REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES AND CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC COMMITTEES. THE RESOLUTION WAS AMENDED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR TO REFLECT THE ADDITION OF THE COMMUNITY, HEALTH, HUMAN, AND VETERANS SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. TODAY, I AM REQUESTING THE BOARD CONSIDER A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION AND COMMITTEE LIST TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER HELGET TO REPLACE COMMISSIONER KOLARS ON THE GREATER MANKATO DIVERSITY COUNCIL AS HE HAS REACHED HIS TERM LIMIT. THE AMENDMENT IS THEN READY FOR THE COMMITTEE. MR. CHAIR, I'M GOING TO PRESS THE MOTION. MOTION. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION TO SECOND. SECOND. CONCERNS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT 09:30, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE OVER THAT. [County Attorney Update ] LET'S GO TO COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC UPDATES TODAY OTHER THAN TO THANK THE COMMITTEE IN NORTH MANKATO FOR ANOTHER WONDERFUL, FUN DAY'S PARADE AND EVENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. [Commissioner Committee Reports, Meetings & Conferences ] COMMISSIONER KOLARS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ON THE LAST ITEM THAT WE JUST TOOK ACTION ON, WE APPRECIATE THAT. MY TERM ON THE GREATER MANKATO DIVERSITY COUNCIL IS FINISHING UP AFTER SEVERAL YEARS. I WILL BE CONTINUING ON AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I WILL BE AT TOMORROW NIGHT'S MEETING TO INTRODUCE COMMISSIONER HELGET TO THE BOARD. WHICH IS CERTAINLY ENTERING A NEW PHASE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A SEARCH FOR A NEW DIRECTOR IN THE COMING MONTHS. RESPECT TO MEETINGS, I ATTENDED THE MNDOT RETIREMENT FOR GREG OSE, WHO WE ALL KNOW AND WHO HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COUNTY. ZACH TESS IS THE NEW DISTRICT ENGINEER. THEY'RE GETTING YOUNGER EVERY DAY. AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MEETING. I WANTED TO THANK ADMINISTRATOR LANDKAMMER AND ANGIE WINCH FOR THEIR WORK ON THE DECLARATION TAPING. I WAS ABLE TO VIEW IT, AND I NOTICED THAT AT LEAST TWO OF US, KURT AND... AND NICOLE PROBABLY BELONG ON TELEVISION. AND THEY DID A TERRIFIC JOB. I ATTENDED THE AMC ZOOM YESTERDAY, MR. CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS, ON THE STATE OF RURAL MINNESOTA. IT WAS PRESENTED BY KELLY ASH. AND IT TALKED ABOUT THE POPULATION CHANGE IN RURAL MINNESOTA. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECLINING BIRTHS AND INCREASING DEATHS. WE ARE LIVING AS AN OLDER POPULATION. [00:10:05] ...RELATION NOW AND THERE'S MIGRATION CHANGE THAT HAS SOMEWHAT ALLEVIATED SOME OF THE ISSUES OF SMALLER FAMILIES IN OUR RURAL AREA IN OUR COUNTY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IN FACT MINNESOTA IS ATTRACTING MY IMMIGRANTS TO HELP REPLENISH THE POPULATION AND THOSE ARE POSITIVE TREND LINES. PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVING IN MINNESOTA, SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. NOBLES COUNTY, OVER 50% MORE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA, WORTHINGTON. THE NICOLLET COUNTY HAS GROWN IN POPULATION FROM 2010 UNTIL 2024 DUE TO ECONOMIC VITALITY, REASONABLE COST OF LIVING. INCOME TO COST RATIO, BUT MOSTLY THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE IN OUR COUNTY. IN RURAL COUNTIES, IT WAS REPORTED 26% OF THE JOBS ARE IN GOVERNMENT. SO JOB VACANCIES ARE A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE USED TO. AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE SURGE OF ICE AGENTS IS PROBABLY GOING TO COMPLICATE THE GROWTH OF IMMIGRANTS IN MINNESOTA. AS OUR WHITE POPULATION DECLINES, IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN ATTRACTED TO OUR STATE, BUT NOW HAVE BEEN. CHASED AWAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I GUESS SINCE WE LAST MET, I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. RANDALL AND I HAVE UNIONS AND CONTINUES TO DATE. LET ME SEE WHAT ELSE. I WAS IN THAT AMC MEETING YESTERDAY AS WELL. IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS, COMMISSIONER KOLARS. AND IT JUST, IT REMINDS ME OF GRADUATION HERE IN THE COUNTY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. OVER 30% OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS ARE KIDS OF COLOR, AND THAT PERCENTAGE IS GOING TO INCREASE. I'VE BEEN IN THE SCHOOLS A LOT THIS PAST YEAR, AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THOSE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, WONDERFUL PEOPLE. UM, I HAD THE ST. PETER NICOLLET COUNTY LIAISON MEETING, I THINK IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT DATE THAT WAS ON. I ATTENDED A NACO WEBINAR ON, UM, SUGGESTED CHANGES TO HOW, FEDERAL GRANTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO CITIES AND COUNTIES LIKE OURS. THAT, THAT RAISES A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL, POTENTIAL INCREASED COSTS TO DOING BUSINESS. UM CONCERNING, I'LL JUST SAY THAT. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESCORT A RESIDENT WHO HAD BEEN IN DETENTION FOR SIX MONTHS IN TEXAS TO HIS FIRST PAROLE CHECK-IN AT THE WHIPPLE BUILDING. AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT IT WAS A PRETTY SCARY AND FRAUGHT EXPERIENCE AT FIRST. WE GOT THROUGH SECURITY, I WOULD SAY THAT IT WENT REALLY WELL AND WAS VERY SMOOTH. AND SO I THANK OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS FOR MAKING THAT PART OF WHAT HAS BEEN A PRETTY FRAUGHT EXPERIENCE FOR THIS FAMILY AS EASY AS IT COULD BE. THAT'S ABOUT IT. YOU SHOULD GO. ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER ZINS. FEW PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND UNION NEGOTIATIONS, MARATHON UNION NEGOTIATIONS, WE LOOK AT THAT. YESTERDAY, I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE UNION AND GO TO ONE WATER ONE, FINALLY COME BACK. HRA MEETINGS, FINALLY WINDING THAT DOWN. AND I DROVE A FLOAT IN THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE AND GOT THE MAYOR FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND DIDN'T RUN OVER ANY KIDS STARTING OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRANKLY, THEY GOT TO CHANGE THAT. YEAH, THAT WAS SCARY. WE GOT THROUGH THE PARADE AND WE'RE DONE. GOOD JOB. NICE. I DID THE MRCI, THEY HAD AN [00:15:01] OPEN HOUSE AND THEN THEY HAD A FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. I WENT TO THE ROCKWELL OPEN HOUSE, WHICH IS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE QUARRY BEHIND PIZZA HUT ON 3RD AVENUE. THAT'S VERY INTERESTING, LOOKS LIKE A NICE ATTRACTION FOR THE AREA. AND WE HAD THE INSURANCE MEETING THIS MORNING. AND I ALSO ATTENDED NORTH CATO FUNDING AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT DID THAT. [Approve Per Diems and Expenses ] ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES? WE'LL MOVE IT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. [Adjourn Board of Commissioners Meeting ] AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO CALL A RECESS ON THE COMMISSION MEETING. AND WE'LL COME BACK FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 930. SO WE'LL RECESS. AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP THE [ Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair] DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING. SO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY WAS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WAS JUST MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. MOVE IT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR DRAINAGE? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM IS TO SET THE PUBLIC... WE SET A HEARING DATE FOR THE FINAL REDEMPTION HEARING FOR THE VARIOUS COUNTY DITCHES. THE PROPERTY AND PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR IS BEING SETTLED RIGHT NOW. THERE WE GO. WE'LL GO GET IT. SO WE'LL TAKE A REST. SHOULD WE GO TO RECESS WHILE WAITING FOR JACKIE? GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SORRY FOR MY TARDINESS. THAT'S WHAT WE MEAN. IT WENT QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT. SO MY ONLY AGENDA ITEM TODAY IS TO SET THE HEARING. DAY FOR THE FINAL REDETERMINATION HEARINGS FOR VARIOUS COUNTY DITCHES. THOSE COUNTY DITCHES ARE COUNTY DITCH 16A, COUNTY DITCH 80, COUNTY DITCH 85, COUNTY DITCH 94, COUNTY DITCH 96, AND COUNTY DITCH 92A. THE VIEWERS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR FINAL REPORTS AND I'D LIKE TO SET THAT HEARING FOR AUGUST 25TH, 2026 AT 10 A.M. IN THE COUNTY BOARDROOM. AND JUST AS AN ADDITIONAL ITEM, WE DID HAVE A PERMISSION MEETING FOR ALL THE LANDOWNERS ON JUNE 22ND. AND SO LANDOWNERS SHOULD BE WELL INFORMED OF ALL THE INFORMATION PROCESS. MOVE IT. YES. SECOND. I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THIS THE LAST OF THE INTERNAL COUNTY DITCHES? THIS IS THE LAST OF THE COUNTY DITCHES. THAT SAME AFTERNOON AT 1.30 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A JOINT DITCH. ONE OF THE JOINT DITCHES WILL BE COMPLETED. AND THEN THERE'S STILL ABOUT SIX JOINT DITCHES THAT ARE LEFT THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. AWESOME. THAT'S CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S WHY I ASKED. BIG MOVE. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES AND WE'LL HAVE THE PREDETERMINERS IN PUBLIC HEARING AT THAT POINT. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING? I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES 30 IS ADJOURNED. WE ARE STILL IN RECESS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL 9.30 SO WE'VE GOT 10 MINUTES. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING BACK TO ORDER. WE ARE NOW HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERING INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON PERMITTING OF DATA CENTERS WITH NICOLLET COUNTY. MORNING, JOHN. MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SO AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, DATA CENTERS ARE AN EMERGING LAND USE THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS RELATED TO ENERGY DEMAND, WATER CONSUMPTION, NOISE, HEAT GENERATION, AND AS WELL AS LAND USE COMPATIBILITY. AND CURRENTLY, NICOLLET COUNTY'S ZONING ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE SPECIFIC STANDARDS OR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS DESIGNATED FOR DATA CENTERS AS A UNIQUE LAND USE AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT NICOLLET COUNTY PROPERTY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A MORATORIUM OF 12 MONTHS ON THE PROCESSING OF [00:20:02] DATA CENTER APPLICATIONS AND PERMITTING OF NEW DATA CENTERS WITHIN NICOLLET COUNTY AND THAT WILL GIVE THE STAFF AND THE PROPERTY OR DEPARTMENT TIME TO RESEARCH RELEVANT ISSUES ABOUT THE PERMITTING OF DATA CENTERS AND HOW DATA CENTERS RELATE TO LAND USE ISSUES AND THAT WILL GIVE THE DEPARTMENT TIME TO DRAFT PROPOSED LANGUAGE TO UPDATE THE ORDINANCE TO BE ABLE TO BE EXPLICIT ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY TREATS DATA CENTERS AND SO CURRENTLY YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY A PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR AN INTERIM ORDINANCE THAT WILL ENACT A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THAT INTERIM ORDINANCE AND THEN WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE MOTION MR. CHAIR I WOULDN'T MOVE THE RESOLUTION I'LL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT, FURTHER DISCUSSION. COULD WE READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD, MR. CHAIR? OH, SURE. WOULD WE LIKE TO HAVE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD DO THAT FOR THE RECORD? I'LL GIVE YOU THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE COUNTY OF, BOARD OF NICOLLET COUNTY ORDAINS, WHEREAS MINNESOTA STATUTE 394.21 AUTHORIZES A COUNTY TO CARRY ON PLANNING AND ZONING ACTIVITIES, AND WHEREAS MINNESOTA STATUTE 394.25 AUTHORIZES THE FORMS OF CONTROL, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES, AND WHEREAS MINNESOTA STATUTE 394.34 AUTHORIZES THE ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCES AS EMERGENCY MEASURES UP TO ONE YEAR IN DURATION IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE, AND WHEREAS NICOLLET COUNTY HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 14, 2026 DURING THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED THE INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON PERMITTING OF DATA CENTERS ON JULY 14, 2026 AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE SUMMARY OF THE ADOPTED ORDINANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON JULY 23, 2026 IN THE ST. PETER HERALD PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES 331A.01 AND 375.51. MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY. SIR. THANK YOU. AND MEMBERS, WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS MORATORIUM. LE SUEUR COUNTY, I THINK, HAS MOVED INTO THE MORATORIUM BUSINESS ON DATA CENTERS. READING IN TODAY'S FREE PRESS, THE MANKATO CITY COUNCIL VOTED 7-0 LAST NIGHT IN THEIR MEETING. AND SO I THINK RECOGNITION OF... WHAT THESE DATA CENTERS PRESENT TO US AS A COMMUNITY, AS A COUNTRY, IS WORTH EXPLORING. AND SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION IS OUR STEP FORWARD. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL HAD MENTIONED AT ONE OF OUR LAST MEETINGS, AND I... I WANTED TO ASK HER ABOUT THAT POINT THAT SHE HAD MADE, SOMETHING LIKE SIX ACRES IN NICOLLET COUNTY THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE. IS THAT STILL AN ACCURATE AMOUNT? I'LL ASK THAT OF JOHN. YEAH, IT IS A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF ZONES. IT'S REALLY ONLY THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY UFC AND KLOSSNER, AND THEN ONE PORTION OF THE NEW ULM QUARTZSITE QUARRY. IN TERMS OF AREAS THAT HAVE LIMITED INDUSTRY ZONING, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW WHERE WE WOULD CURRENTLY CATEGORIZE A DATA CENTER USE IN THE ORDINANCE. AND OF COURSE, MR. CHAIR, THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT RURAL NICOLLET COUNTY. IT HAS NO IMPACT ON THE CITIES WITHIN OUR COUNTY. AND SO THOSE OF US WHO MAY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT ABOUT THE AQUIFER, THE WATER SUPPLY IN OUR COUNTY MIGHT ALSO BE CONCERNED WITH WHAT CITIES MIGHT END UP DOING IN NICOLLET COUNTY. SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT I PLAN TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? ARE 12 [00:25:01] MONTHS THE MAXIMUM TIME PERIOD THAT WE CAN PASS A MORATORIUM FOR? YES, THAT IS LAID OUT IN THE STATE STATUTE THAT THE INTERIM ORDINANCES FOR A MORATORIUM CAN BE UP TO 12 MONTHS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF NOT, SUSAN, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL? YES. COMMISSIONER HELGET? YES. COMMISSIONER ZINS. YES. COMMISSIONER KOLARS. YES. COMMISSIONER DEHEN. YES. OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVE IT. SECOND. SECONDED. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANKS EVERYONE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.