The first item is uh roll call. >> Trusty Heinrich >> here. >> Trusty Braided >> here. >> Trusty Reiner >> here. >> Trusty Gamash >> here. >> Trusty Schulty >> here. >> Trusty Jeepson. >> I should have waited a little bit longer. Sorry. >> He's here. >> Oops. [laughter] >> Trusty Meisner >> here. >> I think we're all here. Uh there will move down to the approval of minutes from the AC board meeting on November 12th, 2025. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> It's been moved by Trusty Schulty. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Trusty Hinrich. Any changes or anything? >> And just before I'll we'll move on to there. Did you have any changes to the uh minutes? >> Nope. >> Okay. [laughter] Sorry about that. I didn't Oh, you're fine. I didn't see that you were [cough] missing there for a second. Um all in favor signify by saying I >> I opposed. Hearing none. It passes unanimously. chair's remarks. I don't have any uh for the last AC meeting of the year, but we'll move right on into item number five with Tanya. Uh thank you, chair and trustees. Um the first item up is the final adoption of the final budget and special benefit levy for the H. Um and you guys um approved this in the in committee, but you have to give a formal approval here. >> We have to make it official, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. [laughter] >> All right. We have this before us. Do I have um is this chair? >> Yes. Trusty Schultey. >> I'll offer resolution 2025-03 adopting the final budget and special benefit tax levy for 2026. >> And that resolution is before us. Um any comments? Did you want to add anything more just for public knowledge? >> Um no. I think um it was in the packet. Um essentially it's a 1.4% 4% change and that's mostly in the amount of the actual levy which is based on um property value valuation. So >> absolutely any comments by any of the trustees? Um seeing none, let's get back here. Um this is not a roll call vote. Oh, what is a roll call vote? Go ahead. >> Trusty Brad. >> I. >> Trusty Reiner. >> Hi. >> Trusty Gamash. >> Hi. >> Trusty Schulty. >> Hi. Trusty Jeepson. >> I, >> Trusty Meisner, >> I, >> Trusty Hinrich. >> Hi. >> And that passes unanimously. >> Um, so if there's nothing else to come before us, >> yeah, >> I think we we have a few items. >> Oh, I'm sorry. How come I have only five numbers here? >> I don't know. >> I know. What the heck? >> We got the original um the next thing is the joint powers agreement with Am >> Yeah. And you guys approved all of these things in committee, but [laughter] >> All right. Um, >> record. >> Okay. So, now we're down to item number two. >> Yes. Number two. >> Okay. The committee recommends the AC board of trustees authorize the executive director to negotiate a replacement for joint powers agreement and replacement right of first offer with the city of Ham Lake. >> Yes. Um, chair and trustees, this is related to our the building that we own in Ham Lake. um the bonds are going to be defeased at the end of January. And so this is just our negotiating kind of potential use of their funds that are sitting in the H buckets um to do some rehab and then also just agreement going forward and how we're going to operate the building and how they want us to to deal with the additional property that's there. So >> very good. >> We'll bring back a a final JPA to you when it when I get it figured out, finished out. >> Okay. Um, do I have a motion? >> I'll move it. >> It's been moved by trustee uh Jeep uh trusty Brassstead. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by trustee Schulty. Um, now I got the right one. Okay. Um, any comment and this is a >> contract. So, it's contract. >> Roll call vote. >> Trusty Reiner. >> Hi. >> Trusty Gomesh. >> Hi. >> Trusty Schulty. I >> trusty Jeepson. >> Hi, >> Trusty Meisner. >> I >> trusty Heinrich. >> Hi, >> Trusty Brasted. >> Hi. >> And that passes unanimously. Uh the next one is um the committee recommends the AC board of trustees approve contract C 0012027. A professional services agreement with MKC Inc. for prevailing wage Davis Bacon Consulting Services on Community Development Block Grant funded projects for the two-year term commencing January 1st, 2026 with up to two two-year renewals with costs not to exceed 60,000 annually. >> Tanya, >> uh chair and trustees, um this is related to our community development block grant um program. a lot of the proper projects um and um the projects trigger Davis Bacon and so there's um paperwork and weekly payrolls and things that that have to be collected and interviews that have to be done and she helps us out with that uh process. Takes a lot of very specific expertise to make sure that we got all the eyes dotted and tees crossed um for that particular >> um regulation. So, it's nice to have someone with her background helping us with that. She's been a long-standing um entity that we've contracted with. And again, it's up to 60,000. So, if we don't she only does two projects, then we only pay her for two. It's not a She absolutely gets 60,000. It's a per project amount. >> Excellent. Any uh do I have a motion? >> So, moved. >> Moved by Trustee Meisner. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> By Trusty Hinrich. Any discussion? This a roll call vote. Trusty Gamash. >> Hi. >> Trusty Schulty. >> Hi. >> Trusty Jeepson. >> Hi. >> Trusty Meisner. >> Hi. >> Trusty Hinrich. >> Hi. >> Trusty Braided. >> I. >> Trusty Reiner. >> I. >> And that passes unanimously. Then the next item is the open to business. The committee recommends the ACR board of trustees approve an extension to contract C 00006997D with the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers for the Open to Business program in the amount of $165,000 annually. Tanya >> want to start new businesses in the county. So, >> and they hadn't had an increase in a long time. So, [laughter] >> okay. It's been moved by Trustee Mash. >> I and that passes unanimously. Now, if there's nothing else to come back for us, >> that's all we got. >> All right. Well, thank you and uh I guess happy holidays everybody. This is our last meeting of the uh official year. So, happy holidays and we're adjourned. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Your work session is advertised.