Thank Okay. >> Thank you. We'll kind of just wait a minute and get Dave in to replace and sit. All right. Okay. Um I'm now calling I'm [clears throat] sorry, D. Goodman, executive director of the Anoka County Regional Rail. I'm now calling the 2026 organizational meeting of the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority to order. Madame Secretary, could you please call the role? >> Commissioner Hinrich >> here. >> Commissioner Brastead >> here. >> Commissioner Reiner >> here. >> Commissioner Schulty >> here. >> Commissioner Gomesh >> here. >> Commissioner Jeepson >> here. >> Commissioner Meisner >> here. >> Thank you. The first order of business is the election of the chair of Anoka County Region Rail for the year 2026. I will now call for nominations for the election of the chair for Anoka County Region Rail. >> Oh, I nominate uh Trustee Scott Schulty. >> Commissioner Schulty has been nominated. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? And third and final, are there any other nominations? Hearing none, the nominations are closed. Is there a second to elect Commissioner or Trustee, actually, Commissioner Schulty to the Noa County Regional Rails Commission? >> Second. >> The motion is made and seconded. Is there any any discussion? All right. All those in favor of electing Commissioner Schulty as a Noa County Regional Rail Authority Chair for 2026 signify by saying I. >> I. Naze. The motion carries. I will now turn the meeting over to our new chair, Commissioner Schulty, for the election of the vice chair. Thank you. >> Thank you, D. Uh, we will now move into the election of the vice chair for program year 2026. Is there a motion to elect a commissioner to vice chair for program year 2026? >> Mr. Chair, I will make the motion to elect um Vice Chair Mandy Meisner to the ACR vice chair position. >> Thank you. Commissioner Jeepson has a motion on the floor to nominate Commissioner Meisner as vice chair for regional rare rail for 2026. There any other nominations? Are there any other nominations for vice chair for regional rail for 2026? Third and final call for nominations for vice chair for regional rail 2026. Seeing none, is there a second to the nomination for Commissioner Meisner for vice chair? >> Second. >> There's a first a motion by Commissioner Jeepson and a second by Commissioner Heinrich for Commissioner Meisner for vice chair for regional rail for 2026. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? And that motion passes. Congratulations, Commissioner Meisner. And we will now have an election for the Regional Rail Authority Secretary for program year 2026. Is there a motion to nominate a secretary for the program year 2026 for the regional rail authority? >> Mr. Chair, I'll nominate Julie Jeepson for secretary of ACR. There is a nomination on the floor for Commissioner Jeepson for Secretary of Regional Rail for 2026. Are there any other nominations? Are there any further nominations for Secretary for Regional Rail Authority for 26? Last call for nominations. Seeing none, nominations are closed. Is there a second for Commissioner Jeepson for Regional Rail for 2026? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Meisner. I have a motion by Commissioner Gamash, a second by Commissioner Meisner for Commissioner Jeepson for the Secretary for Regional Rail for 2026. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. Anyone opposed? That passes unanimously. Congratulations, Commissioner Jeepson. Next, we'll have an election for the Regional Rail Authority Treasurer for program year 2026. Is there a motion on the floor for treasurer? Commissioner Meiser. >> Uh, Mr. Chair, I make a motion to elect Commissioner Jeff Reiner as treasurer. >> There's a motion on the floor for Commissioner Reiner for treasurer for program year 2026 for the regional rail authority. Are there any further nominations? Are there further nominations for regional rail authority treasurer for 2026? Last call for nominations for treasur for 2026. Seeing none, I will close nominations and look for a second. >> Second, Mr. Chair. >> Second by Commissioner Heinrich for Commissioner Reinert for treasurer for program year 2026. The motion coming from Commissioner Meisner. Are there We will go to a vote. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. Anyone opposed? That passes unanimously. Congratulations, Commissioner Riner. That concludes our elections. Next, we'll move on to consider approving resolution 2026-1 establishing certain rules and procedures and designation of a public meeting notice facility and legal publication for NOA County Regional Rail Authority for 2026. Is there an offer of the resolution? >> I'll offer it. The >> resolution's been offered by Commissioner Brassstead. Is there further discussion? >> Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. Anyone opposed? That passes unanimously. Next, we'll consider the appointment of the following persons as deputies or assistants for program year 2026. They are item 8 A and B, the deputy secretary, admin administrative assistant or designate, and B, the deputy treasurer, who's the chief financial officer to perform collection and investment functions and accounting transactions. Is there a motion to approve item 8 A and B? >> So moved. Have a motion by Commissioner Jeffson. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Gamash. Further discussion. >> Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Another unanimous vote. Item nine, consider the appointment of D. Goodman to serve as the re on Noa County Regional Rail Authority Executive Director for program year 2026. Is there a motion to appoint? >> So moved. I have a motion motion by Commissioner Gamash. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Heinrich. Any discussion? >> I'll just say she's done a stellar job all the years I've been here. I'm glad we're reappointing [snorts] her. >> Absolutely. >> All those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. I. >> Anyone opposed? >> Unanimous vote. Congratulations. Next, we'll consider the appointment of Tanya West Hafner to serve as the In Noa County Regional Rail Authority Assistant Executive Director for program year 2026. Is there a motion to appoint? >> So move. >> Motion by Commissioner Reiner. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second by Commissioner Gamash. Further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? That passes unanimously. Consider approving a resolution 2026-2, a resolution identifying an NOA County Regional Rail Authority local officials for 2026. Is there an offer of the resolution? >> I'll offer the resolution. >> Resolution's been offered by Commissioner Jeepson. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. I. >> Anyone opposed? That passes. and forformational purposes, the appointments by the chair to the regional rail authority management committee for program year 2026 as follows. Uh [sighs] the management committee I will ask if it's appropriate if we can do the same thing for the regional rail that we're going to do for the HR. >> That's right. >> Okay. Then we will do uh the chair and then the uh uh vice chair. Well, we'll just do the chair and then the rest of the regional rail will all be on the management committee. >> Yes. >> And then the management committee meetings will entail the entire board. >> So, um Mr. Chair, um we do have a resolution I believe that we need to modify. So we need to do that first and then we can follow those steps too. >> Can we do that at the next regional rail meeting? >> Yes, I believe for that or towards that. Yes. >> Then I will mod I will do this resolution the way it's supposed to be done, the way you have it set up. Okay. >> I will select myself as the chair. >> Um we'll leave it as it was in 25 with Commissioner Meisner and Commissioner Reinard as the appointees. >> Okay. >> For now. I'll look for a this is forformational purposes so we'll leave it at that and then I would look forward at our next regional rail authority meeting that we can change this to the same format as the HR where the entire board is the management committee. >> Okay, we will work on that. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> If that's okay with the rest of the board. I just think it's we're doing it for H. It seemed like we should do it for regional rail. >> Yep. Yep. >> All right. >> I've been voting anyway, Mr. Chair. >> [laughter] >> duly noted. Anything else to come before the regional rail authority with that we're thank you all and the