[1:30] it is Tuesday October 17th at 9:00 A.M we'll call the right County Board of Commissioners to order we'll begin with [1:37] the Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the [1:42] flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one [1:47] nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for [1:54] all this could be one of the lightest agendas today [2:00] the review of it it looks quite long but if you actually look into what a lot of those ones are are renewals of licenses [2:06] and such uh but we'll begin with the uh uh dispensing of the minutes from the uh [2:13] County board meeting on October 3rd and the County Board workshop on October [2:18] 10th we can do them combined or separately Mr chair yes um I did um I [2:24] did add some clarifications that have been included already in the in the in here um yesterday so I would I would [2:32] approve those minutes with those um adjustments made they're just clarifications Mr chair yes I had a item [2:41] from the workshop to address and I would be number four on the fee schedule [2:48] review uh two things there if we want to talk about them now or do you want to [2:54] approve the meeting minutes first and then so if you're wanting to discuss items that are about the fees schu we [3:00] can do that part of the recommendations uh from the workshop which would be under items for consideration oh so if [3:05] you but if you want to actually alter the minutes we can that then that we need to do that now well there's an [3:10] addition to that fee schedule that we didn't get to discuss the other day so I that would be a separate recommendation [3:16] and that we because we couldn't add it to the minutes because it was didn't actually take place at that meeting so um that I would say then discuss that at [3:24] the uh items for consideration under the approval of the recommendations from the workshop okay all right so that was my [3:31] motion I guess have a motion on the floor to approve the minutes from October 3rd and October 10th do we have [3:36] a second no second all right we have a second by commissioner catchmark to approve the minutes uh for October 3rd [3:43] and October 10th any further discussion hearing none all in favor say [3:48] I I oppose same sign moot minut minutes approved unanimously uh moving on to [3:54] today's agenda is anyone like to add anything to today's agenda Administration uh if I could let's [4:00] discuss the December meeting schedule if we could and set that with the AMC conference being in December so I'll add [4:05] that as an item for consideration would be my request all right we'll add that as the under items for consideration B [4:14] uh December meeting scow Joel um I'm going to add a real quick discussion [4:20] under items for consideration C which would be uh letters of support for the lrip for monacello and Clearwater [4:27] townships uh they have some requests for that [4:34] and if that I will entertain a motion to approve the agenda with such stated [4:40] additions I'll second um motion by commissioner uh Dietrich second by commissioner Holland any further [4:48] discussion hearing none all in favor say I I I post same sign agenda approved unanimously all [4:56] right today's consent agenda would anyone like to remove anything from today's consent agenda for further discussion Mr chair yes okay [5:04] under B ASM boy three just observation somewhat District 5 related with the [5:11] renewal of the tobacco licenses okay be very brief observation [5:18] no problem so we we are uh and you're making a motion to approve the consent agenda with the removal of uh [5:25] item uh B3 B3 unless someone else has something else and I don't see anything [5:30] so I'll make that motion all right we have a motion by commissioner catchmark second second by commissioner [5:36] Dietrich any further discussion hearing none all in favor say [5:42] I I post same sign the consent agenda approved unanimously item B3 the [5:49] approval of the renewals for the 2024 tobacco licenses commissioner catchmark oh thank you Mr chair so I'm just [5:55] reading through the material what's up for Renewal today there were 17 facilities businesses in Ray County up [6:01] for renewal for the tobacco licenses I noted there were a few that had one [6:07] violation there was one in District 5 the D tobacco store that had three I [6:12] just want to note I know there's several Department departments and offices in Ray County that work on this program [6:18] there were appropriate fines handed out to all those that didn't pass and I just want to acknowledge that I read and shed [6:26] a little light on that one but look at all the circumstances everyone still [6:31] qualifies for this renewal so that's what I just wanted to note that I read that over and that that [6:38] stood out to me and it's my district so uh just wanted to note that so with that [6:44] uh I'll make a motion to approve B3 those tobacco license renewals as listed [6:51] all right we have a motion by commissioner catchmark to approve consent item B3 uh tobacco renewals for [6:58] 2024 I'll second second by commissioner Holland any further [7:04] discussion hearing none all in favor say I I post same sign motion passes [7:10] unanimously moving on to the uh timed agenda items first the timed agenda item would be Administration the request to [7:16] set dates for a public hearing related to the changes in the fee schedule uh [7:21] suggested date of November 21st 2023 at 9:30 a.m. at the County board [7:27] meeting yes good morning Mr chair members of the board um first uh first request is to set a date and time for [7:33] the public hearing related to the fees for service schedule um November 21st 2023 at 9:30 uh the fee schedule was [7:41] presented with the modifications at the workshop last week and that was what we'll be moving forward with the public [7:48] hearing barring the recommendations that may be adjusted or not adjusted and [7:54] that's and that's fine that those can be as long as they're put as part of the posting that's that's more important as [7:59] long as they're included in what we put out for publication we will include any modifications perfect so with that uh [8:07] it's a regular board meeting I just I need a formal motion and approval by the board to put that on the agenda for [8:13] November 21st I'll make that motion all right motion by commissioner Holland I'll second second by commissioner [8:19] catchmark to set the public hearing for fees scheduled changes to November 21st [8:24] at 9:30 a.m. during the County board meeting any further discussion [8:30] hearing none all in favor say I I I oose same sign the public hearing is set for [8:36] November 21st at 9:30 a.m. okay thank you we'll get Publications out um second [8:42] item is to acknowledge an invite from the U ofm extension for media breakfast all five Commissioners we'd like to [8:48] acknowledge that you're invited to that on November 7th from 11: to noon at the rney government center in 1103 um [8:56] requesting if more than one attends or two attends we'd like to post it as a potential public event so that's why [9:03] we're here today to invite you to that uh we'd like to RSVP back to the extension by November 2nd uh I suggest [9:11] that we just uh if you're interested in going let myself or Caitlyn know and we will put in the RSVP for you as a as a [9:19] group I already did well tin already did Tina is done and I also did too all [9:24] right then never mind but we do have to post that in case more than to of your show I'm going see [9:31] thanks Mark all right thank [9:36] you so I guess we don't need to take any action on that item so now moving on to the second timed agenda item would be [9:43] the projects Administration is the approval of the ARP program request for the township surface Transportation [9:50] grants rolls right off the tong good morning Mr shair Commissioners so as stated I'm here to request approval of [9:56] the non-competitive grant program for the Township service Transportation projects um the program was developed [10:02] based on Direction given during um a committee of the whole for ARP the grant program will be funded using ARP funds [10:09] for $1.1 million um we've used the highways Town Road formulas to develop [10:14] the allocations that you saw within the packet um we are asking townships to provide a 50% match um that's similar to [10:22] what we requested for the City Grants using ARP funds um and then all the [10:27] grants will be reimbursement type grants because that's how we have set up all of our ARP grants um so each Township will [10:34] be asked to complete an application that way we have a chance to review and make sure that the projects they're submitting for are eligible so to go [10:40] through staff review and review by our consultant um in terms of schedule we [10:46] would like to have all their applications submitted by May 1st um and then all of their projects must be done [10:52] by the end of September of 2026 so if approved uh we'll finalize the documents [10:57] and then we will communicate out with Township leadership um and get the ball rolling Mr chair yes and maybe for staff [11:05] could you reference what page that that's on that shows who's getting what I saw a separate uh item on a document a little [11:13] bit ago but just to save me from the 369 Pages here I guess I'm not entire I does [11:20] anyone know what page it's on in the 325 okay you can thank you and I just want a [11:27] quick discussion I mean I think September 26 is being super generous I just want to make sure that we I know we [11:33] have things that we can pivot on but I'm kind of I I think most of them will spend it much sooner I kind of would [11:39] almost like to say a like a July of 2026 just because it gives us a little bit [11:44] more time to meet as a board if we need to to discuss on how we want to Pivot from there I I just we won't be able to [11:52] Pivot after the end of 2024 we have to have all of our ARP funds obligated by the end of 2024 so that means we we need [11:59] to know what projects we're spending it on um which is why we've asked for applications earlier but but even from [12:04] like a reporting standpoint are we going to run into these issues we going into September of 2026 I just we easier for us to say July [12:13] and if we had to give them an extension for 60 days would be better than to get to September and be like no we can't [12:18] extend it anymore because we don't have enough time to get yeah U good morning chairman board [12:25] Commissioners we do we have to have all the funds obligated by 20 so you really in all reality if you wanted to be safe [12:32] you would have to say they'd have to be in by 24 like all they'd have to be said and done done we we can ask for um [12:39] reimbursement requests earlier than the end I mean we've asked for at the end of August but we can move that up to the [12:45] end of July of 2026 just to make sure but I guess because what in my mind is I [12:50] just don't I I I'd imagine all of them are going to utilize it but I almost want to would want to go to the route of [12:56] saying that in order for us to to be able to to Pivot on it they'd have to have [13:01] them completed by November of 202 four for which basically means that [13:09] they have to utilize it next year which all of them have a road project every year so I I mean I don't feel like it's [13:14] not an issue for them to utilize it I I just I I I don't want it to be like [13:21] we've seen where some of them in the past have like held it down to the very last in our other granting rounds as [13:27] we've seen they held on to it till like the very last day of our deadlines and [13:32] that's I I would appreciate we can we can make [13:38] that change and they are able to use um I don't remember the exact date but retroactively they can use it back to I [13:44] think December of 2021 or 22 so there there's a little thing go back and find [13:49] an eligible project they've already spent money on and that might be I think if we do enough education on that uh so [13:55] I guess I would like to set the deadline for it to be uh of November 1st of 2024 uh it is a short deadline but I [14:03] think that is still very achievable because they can go back to other expenses that they can use to use for the reimbursement piece to it that way [14:09] it still gives us time and to Pivot if need if necessary good [14:17] good Mr chair thanks for the efforts I think it it'll be money well spent it [14:23] was interesting at the township officers meeting a week or two ago a couple of us went and we were told who was getting [14:31] what by a Township officer and I didn't know what what we were giving so I was [14:37] getting questions afterwards and hey where are we at so this was actually now once we approved this when we can [14:45] actually legally tell them we voted to give you this amount so I'm glad we're getting this out of the way because I [14:51] have a couple that were pending just for following the rules and not given early [14:56] info so that's what I'm going to do with and you might get calls too but there's these deadlines are important and so [15:03] what's the plan for telling the townships is it a mass email or what what are we going to do I was intending [15:08] to send emails to their clerks and supervisors or I'm sorry their chairs um [15:13] and then copy you guys on that as well and if you have the opportunities to speak with any of your townships [15:19] encourage them to follow up that would be wonderful okay sure well thank you Mr chair yes um Elizabeth but you um I know [15:27] they expanded like defin of what projects could you just um explain that just a little bit how they've expanded [15:33] now what's eligible for these funds uh so surface Transportation projects are now eligible under ARP uh the there's [15:41] several different types that are eligible we're focusing in on what's called the Streamline path 2 I believe [15:47] which is really anything that's eligible under what is their raise program it's another grant program but for townships [15:53] what they're going to care about is um basically roads Bridges and culverts so any projects [15:59] there that don't have significant environmental impacts should be eligible okay thank you Mr chair How about if [16:06] they run short or they got extra money stockpiling gravel and a piece of [16:12] equipment can it go toward road maintenance equipment those two things are they eligible equipment no okay how about the [16:22] their gravel stockpiling for the year no no buying gravel okay not less they're [16:27] intending to and do something with it well as part of the project oh okay [16:34] thank you they can iron out the rest with you thank thank you for all your hard work that's put together really [16:40] quickly so thank you so I would entertain a motion with the amending of the uh uh approval of [16:48] the deadline of uh November 1st for them to have the encumbered the expenses of [16:55] next year of next year yep so mov to all right motion by commissioner Shane I'll [17:01] second second by commissioner catchmark any further discussion hearing none I'll in favor [17:06] say I I oppose same sign motion passes unanimously I'll let my [17:14] Township you have a lot of them okay uh moving on to items for [17:22] consideration uh approve and adopt the recommendations from the October 10th Workshop uh there's a seven different [17:29] items on there uh the recommendations the first one was some uh scheduled meetings that uh were part of the [17:37] minutes and then there was The Advisory uh updates as well which was informational only we had a good robust [17:43] discussion uh about the initiative foundation in 7w the recommendation is [17:49] that it's informational only and there's no interest in the board in pursuing anything further at this time uh [17:54] regarding an ed with 7w at this time the next item was item number six was the [18:00] fee schedule review uh which was uh discussed and reviewed there'll be some [18:07] discussion here we'll take here afterwards with some items that were um missed or changed after that Workshop [18:13] that need to be included as part of that recommendation uh process uh for [18:19] appointments to the grit River Regional Library uh the recommendation was to continue the use of the same application [18:26] and interview process uh postal open board and committee uh seats publicly [18:33] the sixth item was the third floor Government Center uh which is the [18:38] recommendation is there's no interest of the board to move forward with any remodeling or construction projects at [18:43] this time um that was a pretty uh good discussion as well um then the last item [18:50] was the phone analysis which the board uh came with the recommendation to use [18:55] the project Administration team to do an anal analysis of the phone [19:01] system with that I'll entertain a motion but we have some quick discussion here on the fee schedule first do you Mr [19:07] chair um just for number three third floor Government Center um this is my a [19:14] minor change but there's no interest I would say there's no consensus from the board to move forward with any remodel [19:20] or construction projects at this time that's fine if you want to change it from saying interest to no consensus [19:27] that that's fine no problem all right well Mr chair my minutes say there's no [19:33] consensus from the board isn't that what what you wanted right the minutes did but the recommendation says [19:39] recomendations oh I have a different version says I don't know mine says there is no interest okay well I don't know how we [19:47] got two different versions but there's no consensus from the board to move forward with any remodel or construction [19:53] projects that maybe that was included in the in there with the updated oh [19:59] so well if it included in the updated but we had then I'm fine that's right okay all right that was one of the [20:05] pieces where I printed this out yesterday and I think there was a there was a a change from that saying interest [20:10] to consensus after I printed out this okay yep and I was looking at yesterday's to interest consensus I that [20:19] that's fine it's just subtle that's fine so no problem there uh commissioner [20:25] catch mark on the fee schedule thank you you so a claim review long time ago led [20:32] to checking with Highway Department about the plat review fee how they came [20:38] up with it uh what are we well who's paying what basically for the service um [20:43] so I met with actually slipped my mind with all the excitement at the last fee schedule meeting so I met with them [20:49] right afterwards they were appreciative of that and what what I was looking for [20:54] is just kind of consistency with the other departments that took the time and review some were due and some weren't [21:00] but we saw a lot of 90% cost recovery in the updated fee schedule and the [21:06] constituents that I talked to the taxpayers paying the bills aren't interested in supplementing development [21:13] for profit and and the staff time that goes into the plat reviews so Highway [21:18] took another look and they have submitted a proposal for the fee schedule it came in the last couple days [21:25] I think everybody got a copy that basically shows a 90% cost recovery for [21:32] what they consider like an average or a typical plat review but they do vary a [21:37] lot um we can only get so close but I we're a lot closer I think than we were [21:43] so that's a little background on that change where it came from and and Highway I appreciate the extra effort in [21:49] them sitting outside of their rotation and getting it cleared up to this degree [21:55] so that's in a nutshell save Mark a little bit of time at the podium [22:00] maybe yeah Mr chair members of the board so after the fee schedule meeting at the workshop uh commissioner catchmark um [22:08] brought this to our attention a concern uh with the plat review of the highway department uh I believe the the [22:14] information you had yesterday showed uh 79% and an 84 down to an 84% cost [22:20] recovery um after some conversations yesterday afternoon the new one actually shows a 90% at [22:26] all3 uh um tiers um and that would be if uh if [22:33] you have it in front of you uh Unit 10 or less units with no Road improvements [22:38] at a 90% cost recovery be 110 uh less than 10 acres 10 999 units would [22:47] be a 90 recovery at three what heck was that [22:53] number at 290 and then uh th000 units 10 or 10 [22:58] plus acres would be 570 out of 90% cost recovery um this act the highway [23:03] department is scheduled to do a full fee schedule review in 24 for implementation in 25 so this is just a little bit of an [23:11] outlier and wanted to bring this to the board for either inclusion or or not in [23:16] the fee schedule before we post it to public hearing Mr chair he mentioned the [23:21] tier process and what that allows for more so is if you have like a family [23:27] farm set up and you want to uh give a couple entitlements to your kids that they're not going to be charged at the [23:32] same rate that a developer is going to when they're here for profit and hundreds of units and lots so I'd [23:41] propose that that get Incorporated with the rest of the changes that I believe would become effective January 1st of [23:47] 2024 is that correct uh they will become effective January 1st if the fee schedule passes the public hearing right [23:54] but this is set up to be lumped in with that and not something for the future correct yes okay so anyone have anything [24:02] else on that more than you wanted to know maybe but no I just jumped out at me and I appreciate the staff time and [24:07] working through it commissioner catchmark I appreciate the effort that you did you took on this with uh discussing with the administration in [24:14] the highway department I think this is a good um representation of the cost and also not burdening those people for [24:21] those situations where you're just subdividing things for uh family reasons and because the review on those time [24:27] those are very little uh so this is a good representation of the time [24:32] associated with it so Mr chair no and I just want to say that I got to sit in on [24:39] part of that as well and really appreciate the time that they took because it does make sense now so thank [24:45] you then I had another part to the then the other one was the discussion [24:51] on there was another one it was part of the fee schedule was the discussion on [24:57] the uh I forget what we call it uh the staff charging staff time fee [25:05] associated with the uh training facility uh and just wanting to get clarity on [25:12] the when and how it's applicable um I think there was the discussion at the workshop was that we were just [25:18] anecdotally assuming that that was a fee that was uh meant for after hours and weekends but there wasn't uh we didn't [25:25] know that definitively at that time I think at least three of us were wondering about it when there's staff [25:32] out there and then it's noted that additional staff would be for range it [25:37] seemed like the consensus was that if you have staff out there already that we [25:44] wouldn't be looking at a extra staff so I guess the question isn't so much about the the the the [25:51] dollar amount as it is pertaining to how or where it's applicable well there would be a dollar amount on it cuz it [25:57] said that the cost of that additional staff would be assessed to the user yeah [26:03] but I guess the discussion isn't so much on the dollar month that's on the fee schedule it's just more the question of [26:08] how and when it's applicable is what the discussion is [26:13] correct so um I guess Mr chair which line item is that in [26:19] the in the P schedule schedule hold on it's under the range it's about in the [26:25] middle and it next to the range it says uh additional share of Staff [26:32] time language I and I guess I I think to the [26:39] point at this point I think having it in the fee schedule is is correct and should be in the fee schedule because [26:45] there is times that we would have to charge for things so I think that that is not an issue so I think having it [26:51] published with that in there as such I think after the fact we can get some clarity as to when and how it's [26:56] applicable uh at I think Administration can get that information for the board uh to those [27:02] ends and chairman and then we will um before we have the public hearing um [27:08] adjust that if uh the cities of uh the PDS from um Buffalo anadale and Howard [27:16] Lake we would wave the fees for the training facility so the which I think the [27:23] recommendation was is at this time we were just because we haven't even created a fee for such per se I mean we [27:29] can wave the fee because there's a fee on there for rental per se but then we've discussed it's easier for us to [27:35] have a fee and then for us to wave it than it is to do it the other way around okay okay but what uh the recommendation [27:41] also was at this time to uh ask the cities in Wright County to make a formal [27:48] request because at this time uh we've had spent a lot of discussion on something that is just a big question [27:54] mark So if there I I don't want to have this discussion anymore because it could be at the end of the day all for nothing [28:00] if they if they make a formal request then we can have a discussion uh and the sheriff can and the board can have a [28:07] discussion of what that looks like what would be required and and what we would [28:12] have for availability and and if it works it works and if it doesn't it doesn't but at the end of the day at [28:17] this time I don't want to discuss it when we've just anecdotally said that they may be interested so I'd like them [28:23] to make a formal request first Mr chair I just like they had after that last [28:28] meeting that I had caused to talk to one of the Chiefs about something else and I gave him an update on the meeting with [28:35] the fee schedule and hey what would you think are you interested and unsolicited [28:40] by me the chief mentioned that they would be depending on the amount of red tape and I said what do you mean well [28:47] this extra Guardian I'll call them per se that's noted on here watching over [28:52] them they lose interest very quickly so I would be looking at I think they'd be [28:58] in favor of like a 2hour whatever orientation for your designated person [29:03] and and our our staff would say here's what you can do here's what you can't do and then you have people out there [29:09] already incidentally whether these other PDS are out there or not that could troubleshoot anything else but I'm just [29:16] bringing an updated feedback from the uh the Inc County Chiefs just an update on [29:23] their thought on that's relative to this very item absolutely I guess we the [29:28] biggest piece about this and like I'm saying is I don't want to have any more anecdotal conversations we haven't [29:34] postured any requirements at this time we haven't had any formal discussions everything that's going on out there is [29:41] literally just a lot of just anecdotal conversations so if we want to have if if they are seriously interested ask [29:49] them to put in a formal request to Administration for the usage of the facility then at that time we will have [29:55] a robust discussion about what we would require what we have for availability and then we can put this all in writing [30:02] and then it's not he said she said type situations I [30:07] don't want any more of that kind of conversations until we actually have a formal request I do want us to entertain it [30:14] though just for the fact that they those citizen the r County Citizens are paying a lot of money for this training [30:20] facility yearly and they should have their they should have a right for their [30:26] departments to to be able to use it for no Fe Mr shair as well I think it's [30:31] important to note that when our Deputy before we had this training facilities our deputies did train at the anandale [30:37] facility and were charged for that to go there and have training so we were charged by the city of anandale but it [30:43] wasn't a a county tax and I I think facility that we but [30:51] it's still okay we're going to keep on topic here exactly and I just want but I just want it's balance this because you [30:58] got to speak and you got to speak add that y we're good thank you commissioner [31:04] Dietrich thank you commissioner Holland I think at this point like I said I don't at the board level here we're not [31:09] going to have any discussions and though we have a formal request from one of the municipalities in the county and we will [31:14] address those concerns uh both yours commissioner Dietrich as well as yours commissioner Holland from a from a a [31:21] charging perspective as well as the availability but without any request I don't want to have any more disc [31:27] discusss on it because uh we may having all this conversation for nothing so Mr [31:32] chair just to clarify that's part of the project list that clay has tasked with right reaching yes y that was part of [31:38] the recommendations which I wanted to add to this is that to to to communicate to the municipalities that if they want [31:45] to have any uh discussions with it to please communicate with the administration uh and not via the board [31:53] about these conversations just to actually put together a formal request Mr chair may I add to I mean part of [31:59] that we haven't said is talking to the sheriff about this with together this is a big picture together in absolutely [32:05] because that's where the piece is once we have a formal request we will have a discussion with the sheriff about what [32:10] is the availability what would it take from uh liability costs and training and [32:18] all the pieces about it then we'll have a then we'll actually develop a policy to it but I don't want to develop a policy when we don't have it we don't [32:24] have any formal requests thank thank you Mr chair all right with that I will ask that the [32:31] board uh make a motion to approve the uh recommendations from the workshop on [32:37] October 10th I'll make that motion all right motion by commissioner catchmark what [32:43] the addition of the highway yeah with the addition of the highway fee as well [32:48] as the uh other discussion items pertaining to Communications the municipalities and the county if they [32:55] want to have any discussion about it too correct submit a formal request M second [33:00] second by commissioner Shane any further discussion hearing none all in favor say I I post same [33:07] sign recommendations approved unanimously uh next would be the [33:13] December meeting schedule uh so we've had uh a little bit of discussion back [33:18] at the workshop about this uh talking about what the interest of the board on [33:24] how we want to shape the December schedule there is the AMC conference I [33:31] don't know what the interest of the board is on some of you attending that but that always does fall over the first [33:36] Tuesday in December uh which we have trth truth and Taxation too on that P [33:42] that would be 7th in the evening Thursday yeah it's on that Thursday evening [33:49] yeah 6 PM that Mr chair y typically the public [33:56] Public Safety Committee meeting that I'm on would fall on that Tuesday morning so [34:02] without confirming but past history has been that so if the board would sooner see me there I plan on coming and going [34:10] just from MRC and Public Safety and not staying for the rest but that would conflict with A Tuesday meeting unless [34:16] there's some pressing item that somebody feels and if there's at least three here [34:21] you know I don't know how you want to look at that I I I'm okay if if you want to forgo the December 5th meeting so [34:27] that's I don't we can then we just wanted to have a discussion of of pivoting I would probably recommend then [34:33] at that point that we would uh go with a schedule of sorry I'm changing my view [34:39] on my calendar here uh Mr chair that would leave us the Tuesdays of the 12th [34:44] 19th and 26th i' probably recommend the 12th and the 19th and uh foro December [34:50] 26 and we can always call a special one if for some reason we would have to address something at the last Tuesday of [34:56] the year year but I think we could accomplish the business that we need to on the 12th and the 19th and we will [35:02] forego a workshop in December agree okay good need a motion [35:10] yeah rain that motion I'll make it second all right we have a motion by commissioner catchmark second by [35:16] commissioner Shane uh to set the December schedule of cancelling December 5th and scheduling County board meetings [35:22] on December 12th and December 19th and foregoing a County Board Workshop in [35:28] December any further discussion hearing none all in favor say I I I HST same [35:35] sign motion passes unanimously uh item number c I've gotten requests from uh [35:41] monacello and Clearwater Township for letters of support for the lrip which is [35:46] a local Road Improvement program uh last year uh clear water and uh Silver Creek [35:54] Township had applied for this and got fundings funding for Gowan Avenue 150th [36:00] Street this is their four-phase project they uh are applying for phase two now [36:06] and looking for a letter of support as well as the see I got to get the [36:12] uh uh monel tonship is applying for a letter of support for their project [36:19] which is on I'm trying to remember all these different one 90th Street and Birchwood Avenue Mr chair just the [36:27] question if were other parts of the county eligible for this there's a lot of Grants and programs that come and go [36:33] I hard to keep track of them and so historically what we've done as a County Board anybody that that uh requests the [36:40] board support to these as long as it's a qualifying project generally the county supports them whether it's the highway [36:45] department parks department uh County Board universally um and hopefully the [36:51] scoring down there will work for one or two or three of them to get funding across the county [36:58] okay so it's not it's not a it's not an all or nothing so it's potential that three or four different townships in the [37:04] county could be awarded these grants so oh do we know if they put in for it too [37:10] or is monel the only one no monell and Clear Water Well clear water and Silver [37:15] Creek combined are applying as well as then monell Township I've only know the ones in my district that have reached [37:20] out to me asking for letters of support I can't speak to other townships within the county so [37:28] okay is Mark the spokesperson if we want to if I want to talk sidebar if if there's anything else going on or [37:34] potential so M Mr chair I don't have a list of all the townships yet but we're expecting six to eight different [37:39] townships throughout the county to apply for local Road Improvement programs okay which the county is the sponsor for so [37:47] uh in November either the 7th or the 21st we'll be bringing support resolutions for each of those applications to the board for for those [37:54] projects so letters of support would not be necessary CU we do the resolutions [38:00] which show the support through the board so we'll plan on bringing monell silver cck and the other ones that are going to [38:07] be putting applications in if that works for you that's typically the past practice and that's fine and I'm just [38:14] reacting to the requests that I've had on these and then uh I know because Ross is getting the same request as well as a [38:20] highway department and I don't want I'm trying to get on the front end from us having to send out like six seven [38:26] different letters of support because and I guess we have to maybe communicate a better process of how the county addresses these programs so we don't end [38:32] up uh either looking like we don't care in not sending a letter of support or [38:38] sending out six different letters of support and saying like here's our processes for it and and on this program [38:44] since we are the sponsor for those for those uh that done by resolution in the past there's other Ro there's other [38:50] programs like State Park Road account um Outdoor Rec grants that departments have [38:55] written support letters if they they match into some of our planning opportunities so um [39:02] yeah developing a little bit of a process but on this one program we'll plan on bringing support resolutions for [39:07] each of those projects that are being submitted that are due to uh mop by December 8th and that'll be the same [39:13] with the State Park Road account the spr one for the uh 97th in monel Township [39:20] well we'll get that done all right I'll make a motion to assist my [39:26] brother commissioner in uh that letter of support I don't yeah which is probably [39:31] even if necessary because it sounds like we're going to do it through resolution here coming up in next month for those programs yep and then letter uh for [39:38] State Park Road account so all right so let your Township know we're we're on it and communicate applications to Virgil [39:45] over at the highway department so that we can prepare the resolutions for the November meetings all right perfect uh [39:52] maybe I'll forward these resolutions that I have from the townships over to Chad okay sounds great thank you thank [39:58] you so we got a motion do we need um I guess I would say at this time I don't necessarily know that we need a because [40:04] we're coming forward with it versus a a letter of resolution so I'm going to say [40:10] we'll wait when we'll do it all the Township's universally versus start doing them one-offs all right I don't want to shoot a blank up here though so [40:16] you you you you'll remove your motion okay he removes his [40:23] motion all right um yeah would be the end of the agenda here is there anybody [40:28] have any quick announcements before we adjourn Mr chair just we got that Lake Improvement request for a meeting we got [40:34] most of the cast of characters here did we ever settle on on something it was going to be you and I Mr chair and some [40:41] others but I don't know did we ever figure something out we got a a date I think you gave me a calendar invite on [40:46] something on that what are we talking about Mr chair if they didn't send a calendar in fight I won't show I don't [40:52] think that was finalized yet it was just a district five isolated case basically [40:58] for only two Commissioners can meet kind of sidebar with DNR to talk about a yeah [41:03] we do it's November 14th at 11:00 a.m. I just see right here on my calendar there is an invite because anybody that knows [41:09] me I live and die by my outlet calendar so okay what was the time again Mr chair 11: a.m. okay Mr chair I do have some [41:17] updates real quick that's all right I will my two sentences I attended the ri [41:23] ribbon cut cutting in anandale on Hemlock Street a great Community project that increased safety and traffic flow [41:29] for the schools really um and a beautiful project as well it's on 24 and Hemlock um attend I also attended the [41:36] rural County's um annual meeting out in Alexandria so that we could get a quorum [41:42] there to elect the executive board um and we discuss also discuss the legislative priorities um that will then [41:49] be finalized in at the December meeting and um yesterday we had a Highway 55 [41:54] quarter Coalition meeting um we did not receive the C cordor of Commerce um [41:59] Grant this year that we applied for um we kind of recognized the things that we need to make improvements on um so we [42:06] can get the the funding is for the four lane expansion from Adina to Highway 19 and ledto and then I did have one um and [42:13] we also discussed kind of funding strategies and dues for the Coalition itself and then um grants and funding [42:21] that we could strategize for um for the roads itself and then I did have one [42:26] little clarification um to make um and the newspapers that ran a couple weeks [42:32] uh regarding the County board meeting where we approved the preliminary Levy the story stated the initial reduction [42:38] was a difference of $30 per taxpayer um it should have read um the $30 per [42:45] average residential home not per person I just subtle Clarity but it makes a [42:50] difference um we do property taxes not personal taxes so um just wanted that clarified thank you commissioner [42:57] Dietrich uh so just to the general public just to notice the change that our advisory committee updates now will [43:03] be done monthly uh at the workshops so just being able to give the County Board [43:09] a little bit more of a robust discussion about what is taking place at our different uh advisories uh that we sit [43:17] on uh versus doing them here in a very rushed fashion through the end of the at [43:22] the end of the County board meeting we will take a moment at the end of every every County board meeting if there's anybody that needs to make any quick [43:28] announcements but uh generally the updates will take place in the workshop with that with no other business to [43:34] attend to at the County board meeting we will adjourn today at [43:49] 9:42