And the it is 6:51 p.m. A quorum is present and we'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance. Okay, our first item on our agenda is a to approve a text amendment. It's uh 02026-002 TA. Uh we all know what that means because we read our packet, but uh the public uh uh we're going to have our planning director, I think, come forward and uh introduce herself and she's going to uh explain to us what this is all about. >> Good evening, commissioners. I'm Allison Sosa, planning director. Do you have a presentation? All right, I'm here this evening to introduce uh text amendment uh what is it? Uh zero No, oh. 02026-002 TA. So, this is a text amendment to the county's flood plain and shoreland ordinance. You can forward it. Forward me, thank you. Okay, the direction tonight from FEMA is pretty uh simple. They're asking that Homestead County delete one section of our ordinance and add a second section to our ordinance. I've got future slides that are going to talk about those in just a little bit more detail, but the deadline they have given us is August 21st, which is Friday. Um and we are recommending approval of this ordinance. All right. So, the section to be deleted is section 3.07, which is part of our permit process. Uh, this is essentially, um, a piece of code that says that there are certain types of development that are so minor, they are excluded from the flood plain development permit process. Um, this used to be language that was found in, um, Minnesota's, in the DNR's model ordinance. So, when we adopted our ordinance, this was part of the model ordinance. It has since been removed, and FEMA is now going to multiple jurisdictions that still have this language, and they're asking that it be removed. The impact is pretty minor. Um, I don't get too many calls about, uh, mailboxes or about flagpoles or gardens. Um, we'll still look at this as part of larger applications that come in if there's a house or something else. Um, we'll look at this and and we'll follow the rules, but I expect this to be relatively minor. So, minor impact. Um, and then the section to be added is again in section 307, permit processing. This is, um, a section that FEMA's requesting that it's just about some record keeping. There's really no impact to us here. This is something that we already do in the planning office. So, um, it's good that we're going to have it clarified. Um, but again, no no real impact. We already keep all the documentation in in as part of the applications in perpetuity. Like this. So, when you're looking at text amendments, really you're looking at a couple different things, but the really most important one is typically is it in the public interest? Um, but secondly, you're looking at, um, when we're talking flood plain shoreland, we're talking about whether this is consistent with FEMA, FEMA's rules, and uh, DNR's rules. Um, this language is coming directly from FEMA, so it's a pretty easy, um, finding to make that this is going to be consistent with, uh, FEMA's uh, requirements. Um, at the county level, we are required to um we can we can be more restrictive than the state and the federal um government. We can't be less restrictive. So, um if we do not pass this tonight, FEMA is going to view that as us being um inconsistent with their rules and uh the ramification for that would be suspension from the National Flood Plain Insurance Program, which we don't want to do. So, I do have a draft motion for us. Um I'm not here to answer any questions. There is a public hearing tonight, um but at the end of that public hearing, we are going to ask that you uh make a motion to approve this text amendment. >> Thank you. Any questions of the planning director? None. Uh this is a public hearing. Let's uh I think we usually typically open with a motion. Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion and second. All in favor, let's say aye. Okay, we're in the public hearing now. Is are there any members or is there a member of the public that wants to speak to this? Uh any member wants to speak to the uh issue before us? One more time, any member? Sensing none, is there a motion to close the public hearing? >> Motion to close the public hearing. >> Okay, we've got a motion and a second and all in favor say aye. >> Aye. >> Okay, it passes. Uh now, is there a motion on the uh matter before us? >> I'll make a motion >> [laughter] >> to approve the text >> Second. >> amendment. >> Okay, we've got a motion and second to approve the text amendment as suggested. Any further discussion? Sensing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. And opposed, nay. And the text amendment is approved. I bet you wish they were all that easy. Okay, moving on. We have the consent agenda before us and I'll I'll just read about six or seven items here uh for the consent agenda. Any member can pull any one of these if they wish. First to approve the board minutes of August 4th, to approve a low pardon me low voltage systems vendor contract award, approve Olmsted County public facing fees, enter into a detour agreement with MnDOT uh uh enter into a a second detour amendment with MnDOT. I'm not going to give you all the initials. Uh and lastly to set the truth and taxation dates for the 2027 budget. Is there a motion to approve or anybody want to uh pull any one of those items? >> Move to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Moved and second to approve the consent agenda as presented. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed nay and it is approved. Uh so we move into informational items and we have an informational item tonight dealing with the transforming trash. And uh we're going to have a new artist presented to us, I believe. Uh maybe yes, at least one or two. And uh so our uh our good friend from uh environmental services is going to speak to the body about it and please introduce yourself and uh introduce your guests. >> Yeah, great. Thank you. I'm Kathy Hall, I'm the environmental resources director. And I'm here tonight to introduce our second transforming trash artist, Jorie Jorie. Uh she's a multi-discipline artist with a background in film, costuming, and live performance, specifically in circus arts, theater, and stand-up comedy. They currently work mostly in three-dimensional medium focusing on mask work and mixed media self sculptures. These sculptural pieces have been included in various juried solo, duo, and group shows in Canada, in the US, and Japan, winning five awards in the last 2 years. Jorie has also had a piece on permanent display in Niagara Falls at the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. I love the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. I don't know if how many I dragged my dad to as a kid, so I'll have to get to that >> [laughter] >> one. Um the artist works entirely second-hand, donated, and found objects, finding materials that have more life in them and keeping them out of landfills. Something near and dear to my heart. Uh the work explores mythology, the representations of gender, body, and self, and how we are connected and disconnected from the natural world. There is an additional focus on the creation of worship objects, our relationship to these objects, and what realness means. So, the artist hails from Gulf Island in the Salish Sea in Canada, but now lives in the foothills of Northern California, drawing inspiration from and being an active member of both communities. So, with that, I'm going to turn it over to Joy Joy. >> Gosh. >> Welcome. >> Welcome. >> Welcome. >> Hello. Hi everybody. >> Hello. >> Stand that up a tiny bit. Um thank you so much for having me. It's an absolute delight and honor to be your artist in resident. Um I've had such a beautiful time in Rochester so far. I'm going to make sure I see everybody. Hello. Thank you all for having me. Everybody has been wonderful, incredibly kind. I've met so many like interesting people on my day-to-day. I've been biking everywhere. Laura lent me a bike, so it's been really wonderful kind of exploring the area. Um I'm working on a piece for you guys I'm really excited about. I'm using textile, uh recycled textile. It's been from some donations. We've got a little bit from the um the trash place. The recycling center. Thank you. I I needed your eyes to tell me what that was. Um from the place where trash goes and uh from donations from the community. So, I've been working on that. It's going to be really exciting and I'm looking forward to sharing it with you guys. Uh I always think it's really important to have a little bit of a conversation about textile waste. It's not something we really think about, but ever since we shifted from going from tailored clothing that was being made specifically for you to kind of the world of fast fashion that we're in, uh clothing and textile waste is just an immense um like contributor to pollution kind of across the United States and across the world. So, um I'm hoping that the piece will evoke a little bit of conversation around that. And um yeah, I'm just super happy to be here. >> Welcome. >> Yeah, thank you so much. >> I appreciate it. >> Mr. Chair, if I might When when Jessalyn, I think you all know, but some some of you in the audience might not know, Jessalyn Finch, she is the executive director of Olmsted County's Transforming Trash Artist in Residence program, along with Kathy Hall, who is our Environmental Resources Director. The the three of us like head up this uh this program. And when Jessalyn and I thought of this idea a year ago, a year and a half ago, um I I couldn't I couldn't have imagined that we would get an artist like you, Jorie. I mean, I am just meeting you and knowing you and seeing your process and little sneak peeks of what you're up to, I like I sometimes lose sleep awaiting what this creation will be like. And the the um the reception for the work that that you're creating will be in our atrium, our our rotunda, like right outside these doors. So, it'll be right here in the um in the Government Center. Uh and I think Jessalyn, maybe you'll give give us a few more details about that date and time. And so so personally, I I just want to fill the world with art, and I think there's too much stuff and trash and discarded things around, and I would much prefer that these turn into permanent beautiful um uh pieces of art in the world. And I I am just oh overcome. I'm just overcome with gratitude, Jory Jory, that you made the journey from that you applied, that you made the journey from California, and that you're helping fill our community with beautiful art from made exclusively from reclaimed materials. That uh you that your um that your work, your efforts, your inspiration, your phenomenal talents will ripple out through our community for generations, and I'm so grateful to have you here. Thank you, Jory. >> Great. >> Really appreciate that. >> Yeah. >> Great. Anyone else? Well, we appreciate this, and for the uh benefit of the public, Transforming Trash is all about uh getting us as a society to think differently about waste, and uh that waste are often treasures, and we should not waste them. So, uh we look forward to your work, and if I'm we're all looking at one on the screen as well, and uh I mean, it's just unbelievable. And uh I want to see it in person. >> [laughter] >> Okay, anyone Do you want to please comment? >> I was just going to pitch the exhibition opening is August 28th, so it's the last Friday of August. And looking around, everybody is going to come. Um 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and we will have an artist talk with Jory around 5:30 that day right outside at the Rotunda. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Great. Thank you. Very much. Thank you. Welcome. Okay, that concludes our informational items. So, we're going to do the board and committee reports. Uh Are there are any Are there any reports tonight, uh Commissioner Tyne? >> No report. >> Commissioner Wright, no report. Commissioner Miller? >> No report. >> Commissioner Hopkins? >> No report. >> And Commissioner Adauki Smith? >> No report. >> And the Commissioner Sanjeev has none, either. And so, with that, I'd entertain a motion to adjourn. >> So moved to adjourn. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to adjourn. All in favor, say aye. >> Aye. >> Opposed, nay. And we are adjourned at 7:05.