Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

All right, at this time, I'd like to call the meeting to order. And Lene, is there any additions to the agenda?

Yes, Mr. Chair, we have one addition under Land and Resource, the final plat for Irene Sunnybrook, first addition. We are starting with resolution 2654 today.

Thank you. Board? I make a motion to approve the agenda today. Second.

Thanks, Jeff. Thanks, Jerry. Any further discussion? All in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. Oh no, sorry. Rap. Wrong meeting.

Yes, yes.

Way.

Yeah.

Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina. Yes. Motion carries.

That's a great way to start a meeting. All right. Approve the draft of the minutes from June 16th and also the Board of Appeal.

Chair, I'll make a motion to approve both sets of minutes from the previous meetings. Second.

Thanks, Charlie. Thanks, Jeff. Lene, please.

Way. Yes. Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina.

Yes.

Rapp.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Perfect. At this time, we have Lee, but Lee couldn't make it this morning. We're going to talk about the Douglas County Fairgrounds plat for the final two, so we can move this on. Does anybody have any questions or concern on it, or does anybody want to address it?

Go ahead, Jerry. I just make a comment. I did talk to Lee earlier about that, and I did ask him if the land attorney had looked at this, and they had. And so I felt as though if we had outside supervision on that from a legal standpoint, we're good.

Okay, and then Charlie and I met with the city and the county at our LGC meeting. Tim was there. We went through the whole thing, and we went through it too as well and thought it was good to go. So I'm looking to take action.

Mr. Chair, the one thing that you and I talked about a few minutes ago is possible vacation of the one road, but that's up to the city. That's...

Yeah, vacating number seven on here.

Yeah.

I'm the only one who's got a copy, by the way.

We know that. No, but the one other than that, but that doesn't affect us.

Correct.

It hasn't got anything to do.

And then the other one where number four on the list is cannot go out to County Road 82. We want to make sure that's in there. They cannot take that one out there.

I think Mr. Erickson made that perfectly clear to him at the LGC meeting that there would be no more vacations. exits or entrances off of 82 other than the west gate and the main gate, so.

Okay, looking for action on it.

Yeah, I'll make that motion.

Thanks, Jerry, I'll second it. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina.

Yes.

Rapp.

Yes.

Way. Yes. Meyer. Yes. Motion carries.

Thanks, this time I'd like to call up Sheriff Troy Wolverson.

Good morning. Today I just have the one item. IT'S A DONATION FROM ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $500. SO I'D ASK THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE DONATION. They did not designate it, so I guess if we could designate it to the fitness room fund. Makes sense, you know, physical fitness, spiritual fitness. Good point. Might be a stretch, but it's a good place to put it, and it's an appreciated donation.

I'll make a motion to accept Resolution 2654, donation from St. Nicholas Catholic Church. I'll second that.

Thanks, Tim. Thanks, Jerry. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Kalina.

Yes. Rapp. Yes.

Way. Yes. Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Thank you. Thanks, Troy. This time I'd like to call up Don Daly, the library director.

Good morning, Mr. Chair, commissioners. I have with me my new assistant director, Paige Spillis. I know some of you have met her, some have not. So, Paige.

Hello, welcome.

We're here this morning to ask permission to attend a national conference, which is ARCEL, the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, and it's in Montgomery, Alabama, and it's September 15th through the 20th. We have brought this in front of the library board. They approved our participation with the approval from the commissioners. We have the money in our budget to cover this. Paige and I also each received a $1,000 scholarship from Northern Lights Library Network to attend. So we're asking permission for out of state travel.

DO YOU HAVE IT BROKE DOWN WHAT THE EXPENSES ARE TOTALLY GOING TO BE OR JUST GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF IT ALL OR ARE YOU GOING TO GO INTO YOUR BUDGET?

WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO OUR BUDGET AND OUR SCHOLARSHIP. IT'S RIGHT AROUND THAT $2,100 APIECE.

IT'S SIX NIGHTS THE WAY IT LOOKS SO IT MAKES SENSE AND REGISTRATION.

LOOKS GOOD.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR THE PAIR.

I SECOND.

Thanks, Charlie. Thanks, Jeff. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Rapp.

Yes.

Way. Yes. Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina. Yes. Motion carries. Thank you, gentlemen.

Thank you. At this time, I'd like to call up Tabitha from the Community Human Services Director.

Good morning, commissioners.

Good morning.

I have one item for you this morning. Excuse me. And that is to request permission to hire an eligibility worker at a step two. We have an opportunity to hire an experienced eligibility worker this particular candidate is from out of state, so has experience working in the federal programs that we administer, but does not have the state-specific training, of course. In the particular state that this candidate has been built most of their career, they administered the eligibility programs at the state level. So they have five years in this exact role, however, with the state, because the state is the one that administers it. So they have experience determining eligibility for the program, doing all of the calculations, in-person customer service interviews, doing all of that follow-up. Overall, they have 10 years in county and state experience, and so I would like to honour some of that experience by starting them at a Step 2 as opposed to a Step 1. Fiscally, this is a vacant position and has been vacant for a bit because recruitment has been a challenge in this particular position. So the benefit is that they have experience, they understand the complexity of federal programs, and also understand sort of the workflow, which is one of the challenges that we have a hard time articulating to people who are applying for the job who just have not worked in it. So I would be happy to answer any questions you might have, but otherwise I would like to have permission to start the person out of step two.

Mr. Chair, with the 10 years of experience, that's a pretty modest ask, really. I'd make the motion to approve, start at step two. I'll second. Okay.

Thanks, Charlie. Thanks, Tim. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Way.

Yes.

Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina.

Yes.

Rapp.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Tab, I got a question. Do you have any other openings or how are you sitting today?

We do currently have a child protection social worker position that we are right in the process of beginning interviews for. So you got some apps. And that is continuously posted until filled. Okay. Yeah.

Good. Thanks.

Thank you.

At this time, I'd like to call up Tim Erickson, Public Works Director.

Good morning. Good morning, Tim. I have three items on the agenda for your consideration. First one is to approve advertising for bids on SAP 021623-016. That's our County Road 23, the grade widening, the storm sewer. If approved, we would set a bid opening date of August 12th at 1 p.m. here in the boardroom.

Mr. Chair, I got a question. So would the work be done this fall yet?

Correct.

So that road would be closed?

So because we're just doing the grade widening and we're actually not cutting out many of the hills, the road will be open.

The road would be open.

Just to the north of the interstate bridge, that little section, we will close that area because we're going to be rebuilding some of that.

Okay.

And we can do all of that before we should be able to be done by mid-November.

Well, what I'm looking at is school bus routes.

And the other problem we got in that area is 81 with Centerpoint out there.

And they're going to be there until October. And we'll be to the south of 81. Right.

So I'm just wondering. That's where I'm leading to. So we got to make sure it's kind of able to get through.

So will they be putting storm sewer in it at that time?

Yes. Okay. Okay.

Do you need to be closed by the bridge you said? By the interstate bridge?

We're going to close at the interstate bridge.

Totally for the whole project?

Not for the whole project, no.

But what were you going to use for detour?

86 to 87.

Okay, and how about the other way? You won't get across the interstate.

Right.

You know, that's the issue that we're going to have there.

You'd have to go down 50th probably.

We'll get them around. Okay. Yeah, before we start all that work, we'll coordinate with Julie, and then we coordinate with dispatch, so we make sure that people know their way around.

Yeah, because when you close it at the interstate, there isn't a quick way to get around.

Correct.

Correct. So, okay. Well, I'll make a motion to approve advertising for bids on County State Aid 23 route widening.

I'll second it. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Meyer.

Yes.

Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina.

Yes.

Rapp. Yes. Way. Yes. Motion carries.

Thank you. Excuse me. Next item that I have is to approve a purchase agreement. 210 North McKay. It also includes the parcel to the north, which doesn't have an address, but that is the parcel ID 63-0405-500. We do have a price total for both of those parcels, $650,000, which is a lot of money. The purpose behind doing this, we're going to move Donovan Drive where it comes out to McKay, that whole intersection, we're going to push it further to the north, which will allow us to make room for either the... roundabout at that intersection of 82 and McKay, or even if we don't even build that, we're increasing traffic flow as it's gonna come down. We're gonna get that conflict point out of the way. That's the big part, big push behind all of this. When we had our closed session at the last board meeting, two of the items that came up, what do we do with the current right of way for Donovan Drive? So I've talked with both the city's utility committee and through their highways committee. When we end up where we put the new Donovan Drive, we'll end up dedicating that as right-of-way. So we'll do a right-of-way plat to dedicate the new right-of-way. With that same document, we'll end up vacating the current Donovan Drive. So with that vacation, that property will end up getting absorbed into actually the 210 North McKay property. There's ALASD line through that current right of way. ALP has water, and I think there's even a gas main, that sort of stuff through there. So in our right of way plat, we're gonna actually open it up as a utility easement so that we don't have to move those things. It'll be in public property anyway, but it will be our property. That's how we're working through that question.

it's either gonna be a road or a parking lot anyway. So there won't be a building above that. Utilities, okay. We don't have to move anything.

That's good. The other big question that came up on part of this agreement is the current owners are gonna move the existing building off the property. They have until December 1st to move that building. and we're looking for some sort of assurance that they'll do that. So we have in the agreement, it's actually a blank right now, but as we've been talking back and forth a little bit, this is section 12, if you wanna scroll down to that. We're looking at putting a dollar amount in escrow. So Scott Johnston will hold onto that until they meet the conditions and move in that building. The dollar amount we were looking at was about $5,000 just to hold on to. Part of the reason we're thinking that that's enough money to kind of motivate the seller to make sure that that building comes off. It's also enough money to where if that doesn't happen and we get stuck moving that building off, we'd put the building up for auction like we did for all the buildings that were on Pilgrim Point, which were not in great shape. and somebody bought every single one of those, and even if we only spend a dollar, we're gonna say five grand. So I think we're protected enough at five grand. That's my personal opinion.

Mr. Chair, so when that building gets moved, the county is responsible for the concrete removal then?

Correct. And so the reason we actually put December 1st in there, there's a sand point well, is what the water system is. We want to pull that before it freezes. So the building would be moved before December 1st. Immediately, we're going to pull that sand point well. And my understanding is we just pull them. But then we don't have to worry about any of that freezing up.

And this is good with the cellar?

It is.

Okay. Any other questions?

What would you like to do?

I got one other question. Go ahead. So if the building did not get moved, they would forfeit the $5,000? Correct.

Correct.

And what do you figure it would cost us to tear it down? Or advertise it or whatever?

Well under $5,000. We would advertise is what we do. We would still have enough time to advertise to get that thing out of there. And in the event that nobody even buys it for a dollar, I think we can tear it down for at least five or less than five. Excuse me.

With getting rid of all the material and stuff?

I believe so.

I don't know if you guys have any objection, but I would like to see $10,000.

I said the same thing.

I would like to see 10,000 on there and that's more secure then, it's more incentive. And that's my opinion.

That's why it's a blank right now. So what the board's wishes are is what we'll fill in.

Do we need a motion on that? Yes. I will make a motion to put the retainer fee at 10,000.

I'll second that. And you could do the whole motion to approve the purchase agreement with that.

then I'll approve the purchase agreement.

There you go. Jerry, you're good with that?

Yes, I'm good with that.

That work, Tim? Any other discussion? Lene, please.

Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina. Yes. Rapp.

Yes.

Way.

Yes.

Meyer. Yes. Motion carries.

Thank you. I think that was a good idea, Tim. That way it's motivated him to get it out of there.

So we don't got to deal with it. 5,000 isn't much in today's world.

No, I agree with you. Thank you very much. Last item that I have for you is to approve purchase of a plow truck. This is something that's going to go in our 2027 budget. The reason that I have this in here now is because if we get in their list now, we might see it by next October or November.

What brand are you getting?

International because of NCI being in town, they can service everything.

Mr. Chair, I got a question. Whose truck is sitting out there now? Is that one of ours or is it another county?

There were actually two of ours that were just delivered today. These are ones that we've ordered in 2024.

That's what I was gonna say. I know we're short trucks.

As I was driving over here, there were two that were driving.

Driving in.

Yep, I met them on County Road 90.

Okay, because I was just wondering if those were our trucks or if we're still waiting.

We finally got them.

Okay. So this one would be for, be put in service in like 2020?

27, 28. Yeah. Yep, thereabouts. My budget number, if you guys are curious, I probably shouldn't even tell you because you weren't curious until I said that. I'm looking at 350. And that is for the truck and all the plow equipment. The truck was about $1,000.

That's road ready.

That is road ready at 350. All of its attachments. Yep, the box, the plow, the sanders, the everything.

And that will go through Towmaster?

Yes. Okay. Yep.

I will make a motion to approve the purchase of a plow truck for 2027 budget item.

I second.

Thanks, Tim. Thanks, Jeff. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Kalina.

Yes. Rapp. Yes.

Way.

Yes.

Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Thank you very much. Thanks, Tim.

Good news with that snow, they don't go up and down the road as often maybe, so they last longer, thank God at the price of it.

Just a question on 29, do we have a start date for that bridge between Geneva and La Hamada?

We do, and it's not a good one. So because we still don't have signed plans from the bridge office. we're at the point where we need to push that construction into 2027.

Next summer?

Actually, next spring. So I'm talking with our consultant just to see if what I want to do is reasonable, and he says absolutely. So I had a meeting with the district engineer last week as well. I let him know what I'm looking to do. So we are expecting to have signed plans, and well, we were expecting them last November. So we should have them definitely by August. We'll advertise in October, assuming all that works through. We are planning construction for March, April, and May of 2027.

The state, who is it?

Is it DOT? The state bridge office, so it's DOT, but it's down in St. Paul. That's who's sitting on it now. I think we've kindly had their final comments and we've got them addressed. So I'm not happy.

Mr. Chair, go ahead. Isn't Broadway supposed to get done next year too?

No, 28.

28, okay. I was gonna say that's gonna really be a mess.

So the money that Representative Franzen got for the bridge expires at the end of 2027.

Okay.

So that's why my plan was always let's push for 26 because if something outside of our control happens, we can still build it in 27. Something outside of our control happened. and we're gonna push to get it done really before, hopefully before Memorial Day is what I'm hoping. Because the channel doesn't fully freeze over, we should be able to take the existing culvert out, we should be able to drive piling for all the piers, we should be able to pour concrete then it should be into May where we're doing the approach paving. So we should be able to hit all of this in those three months.

Okay. We hope.

Well, snow and ice control will be the fun part, but that's where we get to work with the DOT, and we love working with the DOT.

We'll be good.

Yeah, I like that.

All right, good? Thank you. Thanks, Tim. David Rush, Land and Resource.

Good morning. Good morning. Thank you for accommodating my added item at a late time. So I have four items for you this morning. First two are from the Planning Advisory Commission meeting two weeks ago. So we have an application for a conditional use permit. Cohen is the property owner, Darren Berg, Berg Plumbing would be the applicant. This is, what is it, L and K trucking over.

RK. What is it? RK. RK.

Trucking off of Highway 29 there in Carlos Township. Planning Commission looked at this and recommended approval of a conditional use permit to, it's a little bit broader, contractor shop business office warehouse with outdoor storage. I believe there's three conditions in there that are fairly standard on our permits for these types of uses about how much outdoor storage. So go ahead.

So Dave, and why do they need a conditional use permit? Because it's zoned rural residential. And it's been in transport for how many years?

With a conditional use permit. Oh. So there was a conditional use permit issued in the, I believe it was in the 1990s, that allowed it to be used as a trucking business.

Okay, I thought, I didn't think it was...

So the conditional use permits are fairly specific. In this case, we're attempting to broaden that use out so it doesn't just say plumbing business. It's contractor office, warehouse, that sort of thing. So it's a little bit broader. So the next person who comes along and wants to use it for, you know, a lawn mowing business, they can go ahead and do that without... I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND.

THANKS, JERRY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? LENEE, PLEASE.

RAP.

YES.

WAY. YES. MEYER. YES. SCHMIDT.

YES.

KALINA. YES. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. The next item is a conditional use permit to allow a temporary second dwelling for family supportive care. So this is a property on the west side of Lake Ida. It's a 12-acre property. The applicant is looking to construct what would be an accessory to the primary structure. and in the upper level have living quarters for a family member who can partially live independently but needs some guidance from the family. And so Planning Commission looked at this and recommended approval. I believe there's just two conditions relating to what happens after the use for family supportive care ceases.

So Mr.

Chair, I just have to ask, you know, if you decommission that thing from a living space, you got 90 days, I mean, in my opinion, you'd devalue the property, right? I mean, to me, if it's got everything to live in, but yet you take out the kitchen, it can't cook or, I don't understand. what we, I mean, if they can cut that property off there and that's cut and dried, that they can separate that at any given time this person is no longer with them or under their care?

So Mr. Chair, they have a couple of options. One of them is to subdivide the property. If they subdivide it, they have 12 acres, so they could plat it, provide a separate connection, the central sewer. We don't care if they share a well. They're working with the township for a separate approach already. So that's one option. The other option is to go into the building and modify the building so it's no longer considered a dwelling under our ordinance. So they have that option. Or they could remove the building from the property. That's the other option.

I mean, that to me is just absurd that you'd have to remove a building like that from the property. I mean, unless they got money growing on trees, I don't understand how you could do that.

So our ordinance allows for specific uses and limits certain things, as you're aware. One of the things is our ordinance says that you can't have more than one dwelling on a property. I know that. So because of that, there's the property owner, when they enter into one of these applications, they're aware of what the ordinance limits and what their responsibilities are. So from a value standpoint, because it's a conditionally permitted use, they're already hindered by that in terms of the value. It's only able to be used as a dwelling while they have a family member there that requires support. So it's a limited use under specific terms. So the applicant's well aware of what they're entering into here in this agreement, and then hopefully they're aware of what their options are in the future if they want to keep that structure and not have to.

So if they sold it to another party or person that had the same situation of a child or a family member that needed that, they could sell it to them and stay as is?

It can continue in that use as long as it stays that use. think ultimately and maybe this is the question that you're thinking about but haven't asked is why does the county do this and the answer is is what the county doesn't want is a 12-acre property with frontage on a lake to have two dwellings one of them being used as a rental property and the other as a primary residence so by having specific uses like this that are conditionally permitted, we can have a little more control over how that gets used. But ultimately, they do have options. If they no longer want to use it this way, they do have some options that wouldn't require them to tear the building apart if they didn't want to.

So Dave, I got a question. So if they split this property, they could still keep and rent it out if they split it? Then they could turn it into a VRBO or whatever.

Correct. If it was subdivided, in this case, it would require to be platted. Got it. But yes, then it would be on a separate parcel and they would, they could rent that as a vacation.

But they still get around it by doing it that way. Yeah. All right. Any further questions? Board's wishes.

I'll make a motion to approve the conditional use permit for Jeffrey and Tamara Meyer with the conditions.

Second. Thanks, Tim. Thanks, Charlie. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Way?

Yes.

Meyer? Yes. Schmidt? Yes. Kalina? Yes. Rapp? Yeah. Motion carries. Thank you.

The next item I have for you is a release of financial security from our agreement with Chainview Estates. Andrew and Terry Giese are the developers. So they had proceeded this spring to release get final plat approval from us and record their plat and then had some work yet on the road and other infrastructure to They entered into an agreement with us, and we accepted financial security as part of that agreement. So they've completed all of that infrastructure work. There's a couple of things left on the engineer's punch list, which I think I included in your packet. It was some road signs needed to be put in and some revision of paving around manholes. Silt fence will get removed at some point in the future when vegetation is fully established, which it was pretty much there when we inspected. So at this point, I think it's appropriate that we release about 90% of the financial security. We'll keep 10% as a warranty on that road until such time as the warranty period expires or the township takes over maintenance of that road. So I'm looking for approval from the board to release that security back to the developer.

Go ahead, Jerry. Mr. Chair, so anyway, my question, when these people come in for permits, are they advised about the fact that they have to have a saltwater discharge on site or a salt-free water softener?

Yes, we provide them with that information, and then after that, it's up to them to comply or not.

Dave, question, who follows up now with the remaining punch list items?

So either the township, Highway Department or our office will follow up with that. Ultimately, the township is the one that, other than if there's any signage off of County Road 11 there, the county might put that in if it's in the county right of way, but the rest of it is on Township Road, so that would be up to the township to make sure that that gets installed.

So does this have to get done in order to get that 10% back? That would be part of it.

I mean, if they don't complete that, we're certainly not going to give them the 10% back.

Well, I've seen things happen that happen. All right.

So one more question going back to the salt issue is that when when you hand out the permit have they already picked out a plumber I would assume not to our knowledge when we issue permits we issue permits to a building contractor or in in

landowner, it could be either of those parties. If it's a general contractor who's licensed, he doesn't inform us who his subs are. We do ask about his excavator because we do require that excavators are licensed in the county in order to work. But otherwise, we don't know who their subcontractors are.

Because to me, the plumber is the big item here. He's the one that roughs it in. Without him knowing about this, it can fall through the cracks.

Correct.

And so to me, the plumber should have to sign off in that development.

If I could... Throw my two cents in here, Mr. Chair. If we want to make sure those sorts of details are enforced, the county has the ability to adopt the building code enforcement, and then we would have that ability, so. Yeah, well, you're stretching me now, but.

Okay. Just, that's...

Forward to issues. I'll make a motion to approve that we can release the security for Chainview Estates.

That's second.

Thanks, Jeff. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Meyer? Yes. Schmidt?

Yes.

Kalina?

Yes.

Rapp?

No.

Way?

Yes.

Motion carries.

Okay, the next item I have is added items. This will be the final plat of Irene's Sunnybrook first edition collection. You approved the preliminary of this back in, I believe it was May. This actually was a property that was, went through the preliminary platting process back probably 2008, maybe 2009. But they've come forward now with the final plat, seven lots. All the roads were constructed back in the, Irene Sunnybrook when that was developed the first time, stormwater conveyances and collection areas and so forth. So the final plat meets all of the requirements that we have and we recommend approval for recording.

I'll make a motion to approve the final plat of Irene Sunnybrook, first edition with conditions.

Second.

Thanks, Tim. Thanks, Charlie. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Rep.

Yes.

Wei. Yes. Meyer. Yes. Schmidt. Yes. Kalina. Yes. Motion carries.

Very good, thanks Dave. Unless you have anything else for me? No other questions. Thank you.

This time I'd like to call up Auditor-Treasurer Vicki Doling. Good morning, Vicki.

Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the board. I've just got a couple items. The first being a one- to four-day temporary license for Divot's Prairie Rendezvous. They are a historical reenactment organization that will be hosting a four-day non-profit event in July. 30th through August 2nd out in home city township. They've applied for a temporary on sale liquor license to serve intoxicating liquor and beer during the event. The township has consented and the background check has come back satisfactory. We're just waiting on the liquor liability before we send it on to the state for their final approval.

I'll make a motion to approve.

I'll second it. Any discussion? Monet, please.

Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina.

Yes.

Rapp.

Yes.

Way.

Yes.

Meyer.

Yes.

Motion carries.

All right, the next item is a request for abatement of late penalty on parcel, two parcels in Carlos Township, 12-0711-000 and 12-0713-000. The taxpayer indicates in their letter that they were out of town, basically just forgot to pay per hour ABATEMENT POLICY, THE COUNTY, WE OFFER PLENTY OF WAYS TO SUBMIT TIMELY PAYMENT, EITHER IN PERSON, ONLINE, OR BY MAIL, SO LONG AS IT'S POSTMARKED BY THE DUE DATE. SO PER COUNTY POLICY, FAILURE TO REMEMBER TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES ON TIME IS NOT A VALID REASON FOR REFUND OF LATE PENALTY. So therefore, I would suggest we deny the request for abatement of late penalty. That is this taxpayer's first time that they've been late. And it would be in the amount of total for the two parcels, $227.44.

Everybody's tight-lipped this morning.

They are, yeah.

Mr. Chair, I've got to ask. Go ahead. Do you keep record if they ever paid early?

Well, we could look in the payment history to see if they've, yeah. I didn't take the time to do that to see if they've ever paid early. I just caution the boards that if you set the precedence of simply paying late, you will be inundated with lots of these requests every year.

I'll make a motion to deny.

I second. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Kalina.

Yes.

Rapp.

Yeah.

Way.

Yes.

Meyer.

Yes.

Schmidt.

Yes.

Motion carries. All right, thank you.

Go ahead, Charlie's got a question.

I didn't see what the fee is for that temporary license. Is it so much a day or?

I believe, oh, you're putting me on the spot. I think it's $100. But it's for all four days? For the whole thing, yep. Or was it $250? I can't remember if we raised that one up this last year.

We should take a good look at it because there's people that pay taxes and that have licenses and have catering licenses and so on and so forth. To be fair to them, especially when it gets into the four days like that and stuff and so forth. I think we should take a look at that.

Yep.

I know we can't do it, and I don't disagree with, I mean, the 501 thing to a point, you know. It's more like, is it a food truck coming from Bemidji to sell food in Douglas County and... paying $100 and no property taxes.

Well, this isn't a food truck doing it.

I know what it is. I'm the wrong one to bring it up because I sell liquor for a living also, so I get, or my son does, I should say now, but yeah. That's why I brought it up, too, because of that fact.

Yep.

Thank you. So noted.

Noted.

Thanks.

My whining is done temporarily.

Jill Frazell, finance director, come on up.

Rush brought a big club.

Good morning. I just have one item today, but a big one. Just looking for a motion to approve bills. This meeting totaling $37,886,675.60. which includes first half tax settlement.

Tell the state no. And the tone changes.

And the city. Motion to pay the bills.

I'll second it. Thanks, Charlie. Thanks, Jerry. Any further discussion? Lene, please.

Rapp.

Yes.

Way. Yes. Meyer. Yes. Schmidt.

Yes.

Kalina.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Thanks, Jill.

Thank you.

Next item is to appoint two commissioners to the Liquor License Committee. I did some homework and Jerry and Charlie said they both would do it. So thank you. So they're appointed. Do we need to do any action on it? I don't think so.

That's okay.

Okay. There you go. Let's do our per diems. Tim Kalina.

Okay. On the second, we had a regular commissioner meeting and then a work session, which Lene reminded me of that I forgot to write down. And then on the third, we had that DNR public works meeting about public waters over at the the public works there. Fifth was AMC and Fergus Falls District 4 meeting. And on the 12th, we had planning and zoning, viewing of some of the stuff we just approved. On the 16th, we had a regular commissioner meeting. 16th, we had a work session. 16th, we had board of appeals. And the 16th, I had a fair board meeting. And on the 22nd, had Lakeland Mental Health in Fergus Falls, they pay per diem in mileage. And on the 23rd, we had planning and zoning meeting. And that's it. Thanks, Tim.

Who's up next, Charlie? Yep.

Regular commissioner meeting On the second, with work session, and the third was the public works DNR projects. On the fourth, at 11 a.m., that was about the power line from Big Stone or Hortonville or whatever, that 340 line they're adding. I don't know if that's legit. It was at my place, so it was pretty easy for me to stop in there, but The only other one that was in the crowd was Max. And I wasn't surprised at all. Roger, he was there.

Otherwise, supervisor.

Yeah, he's on ship and the rest of the people in the place were with the utility group or the state. So then five district meeting up in Fergus Falls on the eighth horizon, public health on the 10th, the local government coordination committee. And also I want to thank Cloud for the Armour meeting that afternoon. The 11th, Rainbow Rider, slowly getting there, aren't we, Jeffrey, with the new shed out here next to Massman. 16th was, we had a work session at noon and then we had our Board of Equalization and regular meeting that afternoon. The 18th, we did a Zoom with Rainbow Rider, more on unfortunately, with change order. I don't know if this one counts or not. That's why it's marked. I think Shane and I were meeting with Jackie Peters.

I just wrote it down. I forgot about it.

Yeah. With the YMCA and on the 26th Hospital Board at 7.30 in the morning. Thanks, Charlie. Sorry, I'm losing my voice. Jerry?

All righty, 6-2, a regular meeting, and we had a work session. 6-3 was a DNR at the Public Works. 6-4, Prime West. 6-5, Fergus Falls AMC. On 6-8, Horizon. And on 6-16, we had a regular meeting. And on 6-16, we had a work session. On 6-18, LAC. 616, that should have been up there too. Board of Equalization, I got a day off there. 622, Dancing Sky, Zoom, and 624, Sauk River Watershed Policy Meeting Committee. That's it.

Thanks, Jerry. I'm up next. On 6-2, we had board meeting, and thanks, Lynnae, to remind us of the work session. I think we all forgot it other than Jeff. 6.4, Prime West. 6.8, Horizon Health. 6.10, updates from the city and school district, our LGC meeting. 6.11 was our PIO meeting with Julie. 6.11 was Alamir Health, CEO updates. 6.15, open line. 616 Douglas County Work Session, 616 County Board Meeting, our bi-monthly meeting, and then our Board of Appeal on the 16th. 17th was our Department Head Meeting, Updates and Concerns. On the 17th, I went over to the Senior Expo. On the 18th, Pope Douglas Solid Waste Monthly Meeting, Alamir Health Executive Meeting, and then their regular meeting on the 26th, they pay both of them. And then we had public works updates on the 29th. And I just added that in, Lene, to the YMCA with Jackie Peters on the 25th with Charlie.

Jeff. Okay, 521 is the library board meeting, monthly meeting. The 526 is the West Central Community Action board meeting, the monthly meeting. 527 is the PIO meeting. 528, the Horizon Public Health food pool and lodging, the quarterly meeting in Alexandria. 6-2 is the county board meeting and work session. And 6-3 is the public waters inventory meeting put on by the DNR at the public works. I WAS INVITED TO A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE GRAND ARBOR LEADING AIDES MINNESOTA. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE CARE THAT THEY RECEIVE AS FAR AS THE We want to call it nursing home, assisted living, home health. And so it's a very interesting discussion. And they want to collaborate with different counties in the state of Minnesota. So time well spent. And 6-5 is the AMC District 4 meeting held in Fergus. 6-8, Douglas County Soil and Water monthly meeting. 6-11, PIO. 6-11, Rainbow Rider meeting, monthly meeting. 6-12, Palmatier Watershed meeting, monthly meeting. 6-16, the Board of Meeting and Work Session, Board of Equalization. 617, reason for mental health meeting in Elver Lake. 623, residential community action, monthly meeting in Elver Lake. 629, public meeting at the public works update. And then 71 is the PIO meeting.

Mr. Chair? Go ahead. I got a question for Lene. Jeff and Jerry put down the DNR. I didn't. I didn't know if it was per diem eligible or not.

Yes, I can add that one for you. You were there.

You can add that one in time then.

I want to mention that, Tim, that you should put that down and claim that.

As long as you're talking the additions for Charlie and Jeff for the leading edge and I for Jackie Peters need to be added in.

Yeah, I'll make that motion.

Okay. And I second.

And that approves all the per diems? Yep. Thanks, Tim. Thanks, Jeff. Any further questions? Lene, you got any?

No, sir.

Go ahead.

Meyer.

I got it.

Meyer. Yes. Schmidt. Yes. Kalina. Yes. Rapp. Yes. Way. Yes. Motion carries.

Thank you, I do want to bring up that there is a global leadership summit coming to Alexandria, August 6th through the 7th. I would really like to attend it, so I don't know if any other county commissioners. It's at the V Church and they got some pretty good speakers coming in and they're presenting on leadership. I don't know if anybody else wants to attend or not. August 6th through the 7th. Oh, 6th.

6th and 7th, two days.

Let's see, that's a good question, Charlie. I think it starts like at 8 or 8.30 and goes till 4 each day.

I attended that last year and it was pretty good.

Yeah, so I just thought if anybody else was going, we'd have to let Lene go know so that we could all go if I would like to attend.

Registration type of thing?

Yep, you got to register.

I couldn't on Thursday, Friday, but that's fine. Okay. If you're interested, let's.

I won't be.

Okay. I would be if Jerry goes, that's still only two, so we're still good. Right, should be good. Okay.

That's a good report.

Perfect. At this time, I'd like to see, call and see if there's any items from the floor. Are there any items from the floor? One more time, any items from the floor?

This time I close it. Brophy Park this evening.

Tonight?

Yeah.

Motion to adjourn.

Motion to adjourn.

I'll second it. Anything else for the good of the order? Bring your umbrella. Bring a wooden umbrella. Kalina? Yes.

Rapp?

Yes.

Way? Yes. Meyer? Yes. Schmidt?

Yes.

Motion carries.

Thank you. Have a good day, everyone.