--------- session to order. First thing on the agenda is introduction of new employees. Do we have any new employees? I turn my microphone on. Doesn't look like we have any new employees. So, we'll move on to identify future work meeting topics. Commissioner, Mr. Chair.
Yep. Go ahead, Commissioner Gold. Um, with our recent talk about the new jail uh or the old jail building, it got me thinking about the status of our the rest of our facilities owned by the county. So, I was wondering if uh Steve
could come in sometime soon and talk about the status and outlook of um all of our facilities in general. Just um any kind of that's a fairly broad scope. Anything in particular you're
wanting him to focus on? I mean, we have a lot of facilities and you know, just wondering what uh you know what we could, you know, we don't want to burn a bunch of his time on stuff that you don't care to see or hear about. Do you have anything that specific that you are
looking for? Yeah, just uh how many buildings do we have? What are the ages of each of them? Um how much does each cost on an annual basis? Um what's the shortterm plans? what's the long-term plans for all of them? Um, things of
that nature. What's the rest of the board wishes on that? I I think that's um could be a substantial amount of work for for our maintenance manager there. I'm just
concerned about about that. You know, maybe he can give us a summary what he has handy. is that with and then see if they if you are interested in getting more information, but I wouldn't want them to spend days working on something uh you
know for just background information. Administrator Barry, do you have any any thoughts on that of what we what Steve may or may not have had handy? Have you as far as budgeting and stuff? Uh what he might have already to present? Yeah, there's uh
he's got quite a bit of information. And so I mean depending on how much detail you want, he could he could go on for quite a bit of time. He's he's very organized and uh I'm sure would love to talk about some of this stuff. So um I think just helping him know exactly what you want to hear about so we can
streamline the time and and as you say not add more that's unnecessary would be advisable. I love the idea. Just want to make sure that we put some parameters on it so he doesn't think that he has to talk for two hours. Yeah. happy to give him some leeway on on what he thinks we
should know. So yeah, over overview stuff would be great for us to to hear. Commissioner Carlson, do you have Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just I would look at it from a capital improvement standpoint. So kind of an overall view of long range, what are we looking at? Are we putting away an adequate amount of money to replace uh older buildings,
that sort of thing? And I think that would be the way I would want to see it from a capital improvement. I I would agree with that. Um, similar like this year we're doing some improvements on the the solid waste facility building and and things like that. Yep, that's good. That work for you, Commissioner
Gold? All right, they're perfect. Anybody else have any future work topics they would like to add? Not seeing one other thing was um a county extension update from Tony from U of M Extension. Um perhaps he could come
in and let us know about some uh items in the news. I know they've been getting some PR lately on on some programs and things. Uh, as a big 4H fan, I would love to have them come in and and uh tell us tell us a little bit
about the latest what's going on with uh county extension. Okay, that it. All right, thank you. And we'll move on to a historical society update. Get Emily coming in.
Hello. All right. Well, good evening, commissioners. Um, I'm Emily Shaves. I'm the executive director of the Belrammy County Historical Society. Thank you for the opportunity to share a brief update with you on how we collect and preserve and share the stories of Belrammy County
and how we've been doing it lately. U so just to start with our collect um so documenting bel County's uh people, places and stories. So we are actively gathering oral
histories for the North Country Journal which is being revived with support from a Belrammy County development grant. So thank you very much. Um this year's issue highlights the voices and experience of women in our region and we have many volunteers who are working
right now to gather those oral stories together. Um, looking ahead, our 2026 theme for our exhibits and programs is voices of the MissyZD, the Ojiway name of course for the Mississippi River.
This is our America 250 project which will be focused on collecting the water related stories tied to travel, trade, economy, ceremony, and community. We're working with the Baiji JC's and parks and wreck and we're hoping to bring in
city, county, tribal, and veteran partners as well. We're also preparing a nomination for Bel Trammy County to be recognized as Minnesota's World War II heritage city. Now, they call it a city, but it's it's really any location. So,
we're going for county. Um, so this effort involves multiple partners and it will require our county administrator's signature. Um the application is due on April 30th and we're doing all the work. So um we're looking forward to to putting that in and hopefully um having
our name put forth for that. Uh so under preserve uh thanks to a Minnesota Historical Society large legacy grant, we've installed mezzanine shelving and begun archival rehousing to better protect our collections. Um, so we've
also digitized 70 plus Biji high school sports films and volunteers continue scanning our photo archives. Um, so now we have over a half a million images in our collection and we have gotten about 30% of those images digitized at this
time. Um we are working with the Minnesota digital library and we have digitized the the Biji directories from 1904 forward to the point where they are copyrighted. So we can't can't do anymore at this point. Um so these are
used by researchers, planners and ge genealogologists alike and we're really grateful um to the city of Biji as well for budgeting for our 2025 HVAC system replacement. Um, and this is essential of course to all of the long-term preservation
efforts. And so then on to share, uh, we offer free admission to SNAP and, uh, now to military families through museums for all and blueest star museums. Uh, Blueest Star Museums begins May 17th and runs through Veterans Day and that will
be for active military members and up to five of their family members. Um, this spring's train day event uh welcomed over 400 visitors and also marks the 40th anniversary of the Northern Iron Horse Railroads Society with whom we
have a long-standing and wonderful partnership and friendship. Um, our theme for this year's exhibits and programs is empowering women bely's journey toward equality. Uh, and this will include a monthly speaker series. Our topics so far have included
financial wellness and relationship safety. Our next program this Saturday will feature women in media and that begins at 10:00 a.m. One of our most visible upcoming initiatives is women's history period and that runs May 26
through the 31st. We'll host a new exhibit, public programs, and a menstrual product donation drive to address period poverty, which refers to the lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, and education. As part of this initiative,
we will be launching this week the period product pledge, encouraging businesses, nonprofits, and government offices, including the county, to offer free menstrual products. We're also partnering with Bel Tremy County Public Health to ensure these essential items
are available to community members in need when they need them. Aside from our programs that we are working on this year, we also support school field trips, homeschool co-ops, and we work with Visit Bamiji to add history tours to upcoming
conferences. And we maintain an active social media presence where community members share stories, memories, and their local pride. Uh so finally, we just want to say thank you for your continued support. Um your $7,500 annual contribution, which is
roughly 10% of our annual operating budget, helps us to leverage over $70,000 each year in competitive grant funding. Um and that's a really powerful return on investment. It helps us to retain staff, uh deliver free and
lowcost programs, and make history accessible across Belrammy County. And in today's climate, your support um helps to make us stable and that matters more than ever. Um so we welcome your questions and your visit and your ideas.
And so we hope that you'll stop by and see our new shelving or just come to chat with us about our current projects. And we would certainly love for a member of the county board to consider uh appointing a commissioner as an exeicio representative to our board. Uh so I
just want to thank you again for your time and support and we are very proud to serve the county. So thank you. Thank you Emily. Any of the commissioners have any questions for me? Commissioner Winger have one. Um these films that you have digitized are are those going to be
something that you sell. So at some point at least or so we have we have plans for we have two plans for them. So, one is that we are going to put them online so that folks can just go see them because we've gotten them digitized for free. So, we're going to put them online for free. Okay? And then folks
will be able to see them that way. We also recognize that folks who may have been in those films or may not be of an age where they're comfortable with that digital experience. So, we are making a set of DVDs. Um, we may need to sell those at cost just to be able to make
more of them. Um, but it won't be a very high cost for them. It's going to be a six CD set because there's just so many films. Um, but we'll we'll have some number of those available for folks who want the DVD as well. So, okay. Thank you. Yeah. Any other questions for Emily? Commissioner Gold? Yeah. Uh, just
wondering, uh, has there been any updates regarding getting any financial asurances from the city uh, with the HVAC system that needs to be upgraded? I mean, it's their building. The city owns the building. They keep wanting us to,
you know, chip in for that, but they got to do it. So hopefully there's some the the last that I've heard uh is that they have budgeted for this project and that it is their plan and intention to
complete getting us a new HVAC system before the end of this year. Um so we've we've um every like every couple weeks I'll get a call or a message from HVAC folks with a question. So I'm I'm just assuming that progress is happening and I'm very happy for that. So it's yes,
I'm I'm grateful for everything that we're doing so far. So uh and all the support we received was just um it really helped to move everything along and all these projects are coming together really nicely to ensure that those resources are going to be kept safe for a long time. So
thank you. Thank you Emily. Thank you all very much Mr. Chair. Yeah. Oh Mr. Commissioner. Sorry about that. I was just trying to finish uh writing down some notes I have. So, you said uh um the county
gives you 7500 per year, which is about 10% of your your uh budget. And I I imagine it's been a number of years since uh since you've had an increase or since the organization has an increase
in in that allocation. Correct. Yes. Okay. Um, how many members do you have? We have roughly 330 members right now. 330. And the price of membership varies. It's
$25 for an individual and $45 for a family. And I I imagine most of that uh covers a portion of your budget. Yep. It's it's all operation. It just goes right back into our operational stuff. And so, do
you have a membership drive? We um we do uh it's it's usually happens around the fall of each year. So yeah. And uh and then we also do a business sponsorship drive and we just started that. Okay. Well, I'm just trying to figure out ways to try to help promote, you know, uh the
work that you guys do. I I follow your Facebook page and and uh looked like you guys had a great event this past weekend. you know, if I was into, you know, trains, I would definitely be there uh maybe uh sometime in the
future. Um but I just want to encourage people to if they can, you know, maybe donate to the historical society. um you know and encourage I don't know I'm not a member but I would encourage others to consider and and and hopefully
uh I I will get a membership uh application here uh soon so I can I can join and I'd encourage others to to join as well. Thank you for your presentation. Thank you. Thank you Commissioner Summer.
Thank you. Thank you all. Good evening. Next up, we've got uh natural resource management revenue and a portment. Shane is coming up. Good afternoon, commissioners. I'm Shane Foley with the natural resources
department. Um just here to briefly talk about our 2024 aortionment. It's kind of standard that we give you the presentation to see how the budget went or how the how the revenue went in the previous year. So our 2024 totals, we had a gross
revenue of 1,560,000 some odd dollars. We had expenses of about $780,000 which ultimately meant that we aortioned out $780,000. how this lines up with previous years.
Um, these last two years, 2023 and 2024, have been better than the last several years. Um, one of the reasons for that, partly 2023 was a good year because 2022 had really bad winter conditions, so a lot of the sales couldn't be sold. Um
2023 caught up some of those sales and a few of those have rolled over into 2024 as well. Um but 2024 was a really good year for us. So how the revenue is allocated
again aortionment state statute dictates how we have to give this money to um different entities. I guess the the biggest portion is timber development, which in our county is about 24% of the
revenue goes towards right back into the land, planting trees, protecting them from deer brows, um herbicide treatments, that kind of thing. School districts get 20%. The county's general revenue fund gets 20%. County parks get
20%. The county development fund gets 6%. Um, and then townships receive 10% of the funds. So, how that actually figures out with a revenue allocation of $781,000 is timber development got about
$190,000. School districts, county general revenue, and county parks all got about 156,000. The county development fund that we talked about at a meeting a month or so ago was about 45,000. And then townships receive $78,000 of the
timber money. Um, so it's a it's a good portion of money that gets spread out amongst a lot of different areas. Um, it's something we're pretty proud of. How it broke down for the school districts, the Bumiji school district
received $122,000, Black Duck School District 32,000, and Kelly 2,000. And then breaking down which townships received funds. Um I just did it by commissioner districts. Um district one
received 30,500. District two city didn't receive any. There's no timber sales there. District 3 was 21,000. District 4 20,000 and district 5 was 6,000. Those numbers fluctuate based on where the timber
sales actually happen. District one kind of has the the benefit of having a gravel pit that um a fair amount of revenue comes through that in Turtle River Township. So Turtle River Township is kind of the township that gets most of the revenue in most years or the
highest number of dollars each year. Um Yep. Go ahead. Oh, I I see the school districts and um the Gregor school district isn't part of they are there. There's no timber sales there this past
year. Somebody's just zero. All right. Okay. Um and that's all I have. Um just wanted to give you a quick update. If you have any questions, I can take them now. I wanted to put in a quick plug though that our our office is really
privileged to run as a business. We all of us in that office really enjoy that aspect of it and take pride in being as profitable as we can be. Um, and the foresters and Lori in the parks, each
one of them takes us very seriously. I mean, when we talk about land in a district, these guys talk about it like there's own it's their own land and not in a possessive way, but they care about it and it's you guys should be really proud to have them all working on on
these projects. So, it's been a little more stressful than I thought it was going to be with some of the decisions that come out, but I I feel really blessed too to be in the spot I am. So, thanks. Thanks, Shane. Any commissioners have any questions? Are there further questions for Shane? you know, I'd just
like to give you a plug. I thought you did a real good job on the the the timber sale that I attended um about a month or a two ago, whatever it was. Um um I think that was your first one and that went went pretty well. Bids came in good and and you did a good job. Thanks.
Thanks, Shane. Yeah, it's we're I should say we're also really lucky to have a couple mills here. We have and then we have a bunch of loggers. There was at the last timber sale just a week or so ago, we had 50 different loggers that were there and that's just unheard of in
other parts of the state. So, we're lucky to have the mills, too. Thanks, Shane. Next up, we've got the shore shoreland ordinance update. I think Brent is going to come and talk to us about that. Good afternoon, commissioners. Um, Brent Dude, Bel Tramy County Environmental
Services Department. Um, can I'm going to give you kind of a update on where we're at in the shoreline management ordinance update process. Um, Shorland ordinance was last updated in 2006. Originally was up update or adopted in 1992. It had a couple of revisions to
it. Uh, it's it's overdue for at least an update. Um, make sure we've talked about the Charlotte ordinance several times in the past. Um, this is a smaller focus than previously looked at. seemed like the last time there was a lot of things that really
became overwhelming for a bunch of people. Um, so we're kind of focused on deleting unnecessary sections in the ordinance and unnecessary standards in the ordinance, clarifying some existing practices, um, cleaning up some of the confusing areas in the ordinance to make it easier to read and understand,
created some new tables and appendices um, just to make it easier and less complicated. Um, and there are some changes too and we'll go over those. the process. Uh the planning commission has has met and discussed the ordinance language several times. Um ESD staff, we
we created a draft ordinance based on the public or a planning commission comments and uh discussions and um sometimes going round and round and round on specific topics until we get to an agreement on what we want the draft ordinance to say. But um we just held a
public hearing at the planning commission on April 7th and uh we did make some slight revisions to the ordinance based on that and hopefully the planning commission will vote to make a recommendation to the county board at their next meeting on April 28th. So you'll be um seeing this again
here in the very near future, probably the first meeting in May, I'm guessing. Um so the next steps for the county board um hold a public hearing and then at some point take action on the ordinance as you see fit. There's also a process where the DNR needs to review the draft ordinance and provide a letter
of approval to the county. And then once it's adopted and enacted, the townships then will have um some leeway, but they'll have some time that they'll be required to look at review their ordinances that when the there's a few townships that do their own Charlotte ordinances, so they'll have to review their ordinances to make sure they're
not less restricted than the county as well. Um kind of move into the highlights of the proposed changes. Uh just starting with definitions, I pulled out a few. Um so we added a couple of definitions. You can see there and then we amended definitions for a few of
those and and we did amend and tweak more than just that. These are kind of the highlights, the big big picture stuff. Um bluff really making it easier for um everybody to understand and figure out where the top of the bluff is. Make that it's actually a little less restrictive. Um decks and patios.
The big change there is just changing um the differentiating feature between a deck and a patio. You in the current ordinance is anything less than 12 in high above ground is a patio. Anything over 12 in is a deck. We're changing that number to 30 in um that more aligns
with building code and when railings are required and things like that. So um making a tweak there. um resort definition changing to um kind of expand that a little bit to to make it easier for some of our um traditional resorts
that we have here to fit into that category where they might rent out their cabins year round in the offseason for college students or for traveling people or whatever it might be. Um uh here kind of move on to the lakes and river table. I put a picture in here.
This is what the current an example of what the current lakes and river section looks like. It's sorted by the lake ID number and each so it's all crossed out because this is part of the part we're deleting. But um this is the spe special protection list. And so if you think
about how the average person would use this list and they use this ordinance, they'd be looking in this to find out what lake classification their lake is. But if they're already sorted by lake classifications, if you don't know what class it is, it makes it pretty tough to find that lake. you have to look through a bunch of different lists that are not
in alphabetical order to find it. Um, pretty simple, but it's going to have some pretty big impacts. Like that's the new list um done alphabetically and it'll be an appendix in the back of the ordinance. So, it'll take I don't remember the if it's 16 pages or
something like that for the lakes and rivers list and current ordinance and get it down to um some 8 n 10 whatever it is that and it'll be at the back of the ordinance. So it'll it'll just read easier and better. Um this is the the picture is showing kind of the new draft
use table. Um really consolidated the table. There was a bunch of different sections based on use types. If it's private use, public use, and whatever. It's all just one use table. Um we removed some unnecessary lines you can see there, but added some other ones. And some of those ones you don't see on
there, but we added things like resorts specifically. We add salvage yards, airports, industrial. Um and some of those like airports and industrial and salvage yard we added because we wanted to specifically call them out that they're not allowed in the shoreland area. Um the ordinance does say it has
said forever that if the use is not listed in the table it's not allowed but there have been lots of questions and lots of calls and so we wanted to kind of clarify some of these other things. And then the last one I want to point out is we did add a kind of a catchall to the use table where we said other
commercial uses that are not listed in the table. it. They might be possible, but the planning commission would have to review that application and determine if there if it's appropriate to issue a conditional use permit or not for it rather than us just telling people it's not in list, it's not allowed. There is
an option for a good case to be made of planning commission and they get to decide if it's going to be allowed or not. Um, moving on to lot sizes there. There's a couple two big changes. Um we we're increasing to increase the lot
size for general development lakes. Um really this applies to Upper Red Lake. Uh the lot size right now is 20,000 square feet. If you think about it, it's 100 by 200 on Upper Red Lake. Um because the minimum width is 100. Upper Red Lake is surrounded by a lot of old wetlands.
So you have essentially a a beach ridge, a low area that's wetland, another beach ridge, a low area. The 20,000 square feet is really small. They're we're having a hard time on these new lots creating places where people can put houses and septic systems and meet the lakes at back and everything like that.
Um so the increase is a good thing there. And then this is another change we just made based on some public comments we received adding a couple of sections for sewer lakes. So those are the highlighted ones. So, um, this isn't
going to apply to us in Belrammy County immediately, but it does in Northern Township and we we're adding this so that Northern Township can have their rules and still enforce their rules, so they're not considered less restrictive than the county. Um, so we just added
the standard there and the the 15,000 square foot minimum lot size for a sewer repairing lot on a GD lake. That's the Minnesota DNR minimum standard and that's what the Northern Township has in their ordinance. I reached out to their administrator and we kind of worked through that to make sure that we
weren't setting Northern Township up to fail by adopting an ordinance that had different standards. Um there is uh one change. It's pretty big change actually in our setback section. The proposal is to add a
standard for setbacks from Minnesota DNR permitted harbors which would be one half of the normal lake setback that's required. This will really apply again on Upper Red Lake. Um some of those canals and Lraine Beach area uh South Kawashkus if you're familiar with that.
A lot of those lots they can't meet the setback. They're they're surrounded on at least two sides by canals and they're 100 feet deep the or 125 feet deep whatever the overlapping setbacks just preclude anything everything that they would want to do up there requires a
variance to develop. This would give uh a majority of those lots more of those lots and area that they could develop without applying for a variance. Um guest quarters changing the minimum height to 20 feet from 15. Um,
removing some unnecessary language in there. Patios and platforms. Adding this section just kind of creates some additional standards. Uh, clarifies where they're allowed, how big they can be, things like that. Um, clarifying that people they don't need a permit for them if they're outside the building set
back, things like that. Solar collectors added a section in there. we're starting to see more and more solar collectors and where can they be put and people want to put them down by the lake and um everybody kind of agrees that that's probably the worst place we can put them if we're concerned
at all about visual and aesthetics. Um so came up with some standards on where they're allowed, when a permit's required, what type of permits required. Um SSTS standards, that's septic systems. Um we're removing pretty much the entire section of the septic systems language out of the Shorland
ordinance. We have a countywide septic ordinance. That's where all of that language is. Um, earth moving uh expanded that section clarifying when a permit is required, when a permit's not required, what type of permit is allowed, and then uh created a new
category for the very large projects that would require a conditional use permit for some of those earth moving activities. And then the other big one is um beach sand blanket changes. um recently in the last I don't know seven eight years been seeing a lot of the um
less than desirable lots being developed and you know people are on a swampy edge and there's a slope and people still want to have their sand beach and in the past we've kind of been forced to give some people some permits to put new beaches in because it's allowed or has
always been allowed and what we're finding is after a couple of years those the sand is all in the lake and eroded away and now they're having an erosion problem on the surface and instead of just leaving it alone or doing something different. And we're finding out that um there's a couple of reasons people want
a beach, a beach sand blanket. They want their kids to be able to play in the sand and stuff like that. So, we've we've created some other options like uh essentially we've created a standard where they can do essentially a sandbox that's close to the lake. It's just going to be contained. So, it is going to prevent any erosion from
happening. Um created a new section for resorts and campgrounds. Uh really the impetus for this is changing the density standards that um how density is figured out for resorts and what's allowed. The current standard is very complicated and the resort owners don't um really
understand how to plan for what they can do. Um if you imagine a sliding scale, every resort is allowed different densities based on the average living square footage of their rental units. And if they change any of those rental units, the density changes. And so their
their density is always changing based on what they do there. Uh we've proposed a standard one-sizefits-all density allowance that um in the in the cases that we've looked at, it increases their allowed density and they get to choose how they use it and where they use it and it makes it a
lot simpler. Um that's the kind of the big change there. And um I think this is the last one that um all of our permits right now are valid for a year for 12 months. And it's usually not a problem, but there's always a bunch of people that are asking
if they can extend a permit or whatever. And we've been pretty lenient in most things. But what we want to do is we want to just make a permit standard valid for two years so they have two construction seasons to get something done. And they don't need to contact us to to get an extension or to get grace to do it or we have to tell them, "No,
you have to renew it or something like that. And that's all I have for an update overview. Um, if you have any questions or if you want to talk about it more, um, Commissioner Wer, I have one. You
made reference to the deck being changed from 14 in to 3 ft. Is there a difference on what you can do as far as a patio or a deck as far as, you know, putting in a patio? Is that easier to do as far as regulations? The deck section
doesn't change. Um, it's just what is considered a deck changes, but the deck section doesn't change. There never was a patio or platform section in the ordinance. So, some people argue that you can put as big of a patio wherever you want in the building setback. Other
people argue that putting a patio in as a structure and you can't put them anywhere in there. And so, it's kind of been one of those um as long as people are proposing something reasonable, you just let them do it. Uh what we're trying to do is create a standard that people can see here's what it is, here's
what's allowed, and then they can make plans to follow that. Okay. Y other questions for R? Oh, I know we didn't have very much turnout at the April 7th public hearing
and so those that see the see the ordinance now and and that there will be another public hearing coming. So, um, once we come up with that and bring it up to the board, hopefully if people uh are paying attention, they'll come to that public hearing. Yep. We'll, uh,
we'll try to get the word out again and maybe use maybe use our public information officer to get word out differently, but I know several of us made an attempt to get that out there as much as we could. So, yep. Well, thank you, Brent. Yep. Thank you, guys. And we'll move on to the administrator's
update. Good afternoon, commissioners. Uh just a couple updates for you. Um first of all, I'll start it with a legislative update. That seems to be kind of our constant update. Not uh any better news than the last time we spoke about this, but at
least I'll get you kind of where things are standing at the moment. The demolition landfill um legislation that was attempting to relieve us from permitting caused closures uh did not advance. So that's not included currently. Uh the speed limit on
Birchmont Drive uh legislation also did not advance. So those two are kind of hanging out there. Um despite our letter to the legislature that you all um reviewed and and the board chair signed and submitted early last week uh encouraging mandate reform and
requesting relief from the cost shifts that uh are being suggested by both the governor and now the senate and the house. Uh despite all of that, the human services omnibus bill uh did come out last week um on both the house and the uh senate side and do does include
enormous cost shifts and funding reallocations to the counties. Uh there, as we mentioned before, no real solutions being discussed uh down at the capital at least that we were aware of. Uh really the approach seems to just be cost cutting and cost shifting. Those
were the those were the solutions. Unfortunately, uh the FY26 and 27 cuts statewide just in the health and human services or the human services omnibus bills range between 200 million and $400 million. Uh and then in fiscal year
2829 uh the bianium those cutsc to 430 million to $1.2 billion. So over that next 4-year period, this is the period we're sort of moving into. Um, over that 4-year period, we expect reductions
anywhere from $630 million to 1.6 billion with a B dollars on just the human services activities that the state uh has traditionally funded or um um
supported. So, that does not include uh impacts that we're monitoring on other levels as we've been talking with you about before. But before I get to that, uh just so that you know what those numbers mean as they translate to the county, uh just for fiscal year 26 and
27, uh we're looking at uh anywhere between a $2.4 million and a $4.7 million reduction uh on the Health and Human Services uh funding side. That's going to be pretty significant. And if we had to make all of that up with the
levy, that would be about a anywhere between a 9.3% and a 16.2% 2% increase uh as things stand today. Now, of course, um the legislature hasn't taken official action on all of this, so things could still change, but that's
why I give you the ranges because we sort of have a best case, worst case, even though they're both really bad cases, if you will. Um, looking forward, uh, we haven't yet been able to really get at understanding what those, uh, bianual numbers for 28 and 29 statewide
are going to be in the way that they transfer onto the county. So, we don't have an estimate for that. But these numbers that I've just given to you on behalf of uh, impacts to the county also do not include things like uh, payment in le of taxes or PILT funding
reductions or county program aid reductions, which are also being discussed. We'll see what the legislation or the omnibus bills look like on the tax side when we get more close to the end of the month, but at this point in time, uh there's pretty
significant conversation around about cuts that could equate to anywhere between 1.1 to maybe $1.7 million of additional funding to the county. Um, additionally, this does not include
these estimates, uh, losses of state or federal grants. We've already started to experience that. In fact, uh, this evening we'll have to make a request to pull one of those grants that we were asking for you to approve because it was rescended by the state. That's the boat and water grant. Um, and we're just
seeing more of that. Uh, money that was allocated or promised is now being pulled back. Um it also doesn't include increased costs from impacts from the tariffs. Uh we get a lot of um supplies, materials, those sorts of things from
overseas. Uh so those costs are going up. It doesn't include insurance or utility costs, wage adjustments, all of that sort of stuff. Uh I did brief the management team at the last meeting. Uh board chair, Commissioner Gosig was there. And um you know I I think the
approach we're expecting uh and you will you will give us this direction at some point in time. But the direction I imagine we'll be uh taking is that we'll have to look for both reductions uh to costs with our county budget. Um maybe new revenues in some way uh while trying
to preserve as much as we can the uh service levels that we have. And in some cases, we may not have a choice but to increase um revenues uh in the way of uh alternative sources, including property taxes. So, we're just monitoring all of this, but again, it's not a good news
story. Uh it's very concerning for us. Moving on, um just talk about the shade store closing. Uh we did have an event, a regional event last Thursday, uh from about 10 to 2:00 in the afternoon. We had about 30 booths that were set up there. We didn't organize it. Deed helped to organize that, which
was great. uh we participated and we had um several of our staff that were up there participating as well. Um as I mentioned about 30 booths in total were up there. Overall seems like the s the event was fairly successful. There were a lot of great leads for those who are finding themselves uh unemployed as a
result of that closing. Um next up I was going to talk to you a little bit about the Northern Township sewer project if you wouldn't mind handing those off. Uh the purchase and sale agreement is just about finalized. We're going through it. Uh in the last details here, I expect to
have that on the May 6th uh meeting agenda. And that also works out nicely because it gives um community members an opportunity to participate in theformational meeting that Northern Township is going to be hosting on Tuesday, April 22nd at 700 p.m. in the
Bo Arts uh ballroom at BSU. That's a meeting as I mentioned before where they will be talking about the project and then there will be a Q&A section where the public can ask questions and get information about the project. Uh so I just wanted to uh encourage anyone who's
interested in that to make sure they make plans for that. I just passed out a notice also that Northern uh sent out yesterday. It's a published notice uh that they are applying to be incorporated as a city. Now, uh I think some of us expected this uh for some
time, but it's now official and so there may be uh an opportunity here for us to add another city to the county. Uh we'll have to see how that works out. Uh lastly, I just wanted to uh inform you that we have with your permission a late
addition request to the regular session. I'll pass this uh agenda memo and the supporting documents. Of course, you haven't reviewed this information because you haven't had a chance. Uh so we'll explain it to you thoroughly when the item comes up if you allow it. But
essentially what's being requested here is um related to a project that you have already approved and in fact you approve the budget for it in this fiscal year budget. This is the Biji uh transfer station remodel project and also some things that are occurring to a couple
other facilities um including in a facility in BlackDuck. Uh we did have a budget of about $2.3 million for all this activity that was included in the fiscal year 25 budget. Uh the bid came in today and it's a 200,000 plus uh less
than the bid amount which is really good. Unfortunately, we have three weeks now, just the way the calendar works out till our next meeting. So, we want to lock these prices in as soon as we can while we have a favorable bid on this. So, um if you would kindly consider the
addition of that to the regular agenda, uh we'd appreciate it. and our solid waste uh division director Brian Olsen will be prepared to discuss in detail uh what's being requested here and how the project shapes up and what it's all about and that sort of stuff. Uh with
that the only other agenda modification as I mentioned is the boat and water grant that is on the um regular session. I think it's under the consent item. See what I did with my sheet here. So, are we scratching? Um, just item 7L
or 7K and 7L. The federal one is still on track or not. Uh, item 7K, the federal boat and water grant. I think I said state earlier. You said state earlier. Yes. Yeah. I apologize for that. It's the federal. Yep. So, the federal one is being scratched from the correct from the consent agenda.
Correct. The removal of item 7K, the federal boat and water grant. Okay. um we just would ask that you table that until we can bring it back. So that would be the motion we would request to just table it or remove it from the agenda until we can bring it it back if
it happens to come back. We're not sure that it will. Uh and then as I mentioned, the addition of this particular uh item to regular session would be appreciated. And then of course you're free to modify the agenda in any other
ways that you might see fit. uh as we head into that regular session as well. So with that, I'll stand for any questions you might have. Anybody have any questions on any of Administrator Barry's topics that he covered? Uh Mr. Chair, Commissioner Sumar. So, with the
late addition, um, as our policy allow exceptions because I feel that if we're going to stick to the policy of of of not, uh, including u last minute additions to the
agenda that we would be making an exception for this and if we make an exception for this, we would be allowing for exceptions for for other things. Correct. Incorrect, Commissioner Sumar. Yeah, there there are we we have it in
our policy to allow for emergency financial type things like this. And so that um is something that we can allow but when it when it is relating to um something that is a virgin nature um not
just a a topic that we want to bring up. It's something where it's um we have a copy of that policy. It'd be uh it'd be good and wise if we were able to pull out a book that had our county policies, right?
Well, you know, I support this, but I I can't support uh bringing something up to, you know, uh adding to the agenda. Um and I and I get I get it. It's just um I I can't support, you know, bringing
something up uh last minute. So, and um and I'll your prerogative obviously and yeah, I just want to make that uh make that u statement. So, thank you. But I I would like to see that policy though.
Go ahead. U Mr. Chair, I've got the policy up right now. I was able to pull it up while um you were conversing. And it says here, uh, the agenda setting process at the board work session meeting. Um, board members have an opportunity to request items that they
or their constituents would like to have heard by the full board. Provides members the ability to suggest a topic and for there to be discussion amongst the full board as to the appropriateness and applicability of the suggested item. If there is a consensus of the board by
the majority of presiding members at the work session meeting, the topic may be added to a subsequent work session or regular board meeting. So you it doesn't say it has to be the next one. I mean the next one is the next one actually. Ultimately ultimately our board has the
authority to and I get the numbers of the board. So I mean I know that uh it would pass regardless of my opposition or not. But, you know, I I do appreciate you uh written the policy and and if you can email it to me for for my records
for future reference. Um and in addition um if we are I'll wait till everybody gets done. So, but I I do have another uh suggestion for the next meeting. Thank you, Commissioner Sar. Any any further questions that are relevant to what comm
administrator Barry was discussing? So, Mr. Chair, I'm I'm I'm confused, I guess, at this point. Do we need a head nod to I guess we'll get to that. I was I'm asking for comments on the administrator's report at this point. I'm sorry. We haven't gotten to the rest
of it yet. Sorry. So, does anybody have anything that the comments about the shade store, about the, you know, the legislative update or nor the township? Any comments or or any questions regarding that? Seeing none, we'll move on to to other business items. Uh, Commissioner
Sumar, you have something that you would like to pull from consent, I think. Uh, yes. Uh, let me pull up my agenda here. It was the item 7D, approval of fund balance transfer.
Okay. Okay. So, we'll take item 7D and move that down to item 8A for the um fund balance transfer. I believe that was from the health and human services department from the general fund
through the health and human services. Yeah, it was from the general fund to the to make the health and human services budget whole, I believe. Yeah. Any other any other changes did you add,
Commissioner Sunner, or is that it? I I think I created enough work for my colleague here. Um, now we'll move on if anybody nobody else has any other consent agendum agenda items that they need pulled. Well, Mr. Chair, I I was under the
impression that we should pull 7K. If if if it doesn't exist, there's no point in approving something that doesn't exist. I think correct. that will that will be removed. Yeah. As part of the um Commissioner Weer will need to state that as part of the uh change to the
consent agenda that item 7D will be moved to item 8A and item 7K will be removed. And then Mr. Chair, I would recommend that we add item 8B, the bid approval for the transfer station projects.
So that that would be item 8B and we would need to get consensus from the board to add that. Obviously, Commissioner Carlson is in favor of adding that. Commissioner Gold, are you in favor of adding that? The document that we just got
handed out and due to the financial implications of um and the budget savings by by approving it. Um, that's why we were adding it. I'm leerary because it's over a $2
million ask of the taxpayers and it's last minute. We had approved over 2.3 million in the budget for this expenditure. So, it's not a a last minute, it's actually a last minute savings of over $200,000.
Okay. Okay. But we published an agenda um last week and this wasn't on there and this is over a $2 million item. This would normally be a consent agenda item just like our highway department stuff that where we saved um almost $2 million on two line items that were on consent a
couple weeks ago. So what what is the emergency? What is the urg? These are bids that are normally only held for um a month at the most and we only have 3 weeks between now and our next meeting. So, it's um it would also potentially get us to be able
to start these projects earlier. And by adding this to the agenda, um our solid waste division director would be able to answer those questions for you. Um he is here. Couldn't we have a special meeting between now and then for
this item? That would be unnecessary if we just added name. My main concern is we published an agenda and this isn't on there and now it's going to be on there and nobody
from the public had any time to contact us about this. So So I'm taking that as a no. No. Okay. I I would say that we should add it to the agenda. How about Commissioner Winger? I agree. It should be added and he can give his presentation.
Okay. And Commissioner Sumner is opposed to adding it. So we will add it uh with the approval of the majority of the board as item 8B the bid approval for the transfer station project
bids. Okay. So that that uh moves us on. So the agenda you've got all the notes for changing the agenda. And we will adjourn until 5:00 PM. Take
a quick break here and we'll be give Diane time to get our recording going. Part: 2
The meeting of the county commissioner is order. Please stand for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. All right, I will forgo the general comments for the evening and go on to the citizens addressing the board. Anyone wishing to address the county board on an item not on the agenda may come forward at this time to be recognized by
the board chair. Please state your name and address for the record. Comments are limited to 5 minutes. A personnel complaint against an individual county employee may not be heard initially at a board meeting. Personnel complaints may be submitted to the B board in writing through the county administrator's office. A person addressing the board
may not use profanity or vulgar language. Do we have anyone wishing to address the board this evening? Not seeing any, we will move on to the uh approval of the agenda. Commissioner Winger, would you like to Yeah, I will move to approve the agenda
with these additions. Move 7D to 8A. remove 7K and add the solid waste uh to 8B. We have a motion from Commissioner Winger for the amended agenda. Do I hear
a second? Second. Second by Commissioner Carlson. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of approving the amended agenda say I. I. And opposed? No. Four to one. The agenda is approved.
Approval of the consent agenda. I hear a motion to approve the amended consent agenda. I'll make a motion. Motion by Commissioner Winger as amended. As amended. Yep. And do I hear a second? Second. Second
by Commissioner Carlson. All in favor of approving the amended consent agenda say I. I. I. And those opposed. And consent agenda is approved. 5-0. On to the regular agenda. We've got the fund balance transfer item 8A that
Commissioner Summer requested to remove from the consent agenda. Mr. Sum, take it away. All right. Look for it again here. I'm sorry. Diane, can you pull it up? All right, board. I I asked that uh
we uh pull this from the consent agenda because I had a couple of question in regard to uh this this fund. Um, so it's my understanding that uh the Health and Human Services
Department uh had uh uh overspent on their their budget for the 2024 year. Um and now they are requesting a $300,000 transfer from the general fund.
Uh so I was curious to know and ask why or what was the cause of this overexpenditure and why they're requesting 300,000 or a 275,000
u negative balance. Thank you, Commissioner Summer. I think those are valid questions. Do we have is Ann or Jod wanting to step forward and answer those? Thank you, Jody. Good afternoon, commissioners. Jody Treat, Belrami
County Auditor Treasurer. Um, for starters, it I I just want to clarify it wasn't Health and Human Services requesting this transfer as part of our endofear process for the financial statements. we have to make sure that
every fund in the county has a positive fund balance. So it was it's just part of our standard operating year end of procedures. So it was not although I ran it by an it was not a request from
health and human services. Um the reason the difference between the 275,000 and the 300,000 request is as we go through an audit, um the auditors are looking for any expenses that were paid
in 25 that should have been attributed to 24 that we haven't accounted for yet. So if there happens to be a $10,000 expense that they find, we don't have to come back here again and say, "Oh, we need another $10,000." So it just kind
of gives us a little leeway. Okay. Well, that that explains and that's uh something that I support, you know. I mean, and actually I support this. It was just I had a few questions on on uh you know, why we needed more than than
what was uh in the negative. And if um so maybe if Ann or Tom can help what what was the reason for the overs expenditure? Was it was it out of
home placement or was it uh it's possible that it was not an over? It might have been an underfunding situation. So yeah would be helpful. Yeah. Thank you an good afternoon commissioners. Ann Lindse uh director of health and human services. Um to answer your question, Commissioner Sumar, we
had anticipated um funding from our state agencies similar to historical funding in two of our child welfare funding streams. And in 2024, those funding
streams were reduced by almost a million dollars. So, in response in 2024, Health and Human Services did do some very dramatic adjustments to our operations to account for those um lesser funds that we received from our state lead
agencies. Okay. All right. Thank you. And um well, if I can kind of piggyback off that and hearing, you know, from the uh administrator's uh report that uh we're receiving reductions, you know, it has
come in here. I would hope and um that maybe the this year's uh budget committee takes all that into consideration. you know, when when we're hearing about reducing, you know, uh hearing about federal funding freezes,
uh state reductions, you know, I just think it has a it's taking a trickle down effect and uh you know, right now at the county, we're we're experiencing it and it's unfortunate that you know, we're going to have to tighten our belts. uh that we're going to have to
maybe rethink how we provide services to our our um our residents and and I hope that when we are, you know, discussing funding that we not forget about, you know, our vulnerable or or the people
that are really reliant then on on some of these services and I'm and I'm hopeful that, you know, uh we we can, you know, create a budget that, you know, we won't really have to, you know, lay off staff or um or
things like that where it really impacts um how we operate it, you know, at the county level. And uh you know, but it's something that we need to think about, you know, in the next couple of months, you know, as we approach the the budget
season. and and I'm hopeful that, you know, we're not back here again, you know, uh transferring money from the general fund, you know, for for other things. But the way it sounds, it it this it is
a possibility. So, um just want want us to do what we can to, you know, plan and prepare and and uh work together as as we try to figure out our our financial situation. That's all the questions I have. Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thank you,
Commissioner Sumar. And I think I I think that was you volunteering for the budget committee, was it? That's all I was going to say. It sounds like It sounds like we have at least one of our commissioners and and typically we have a freshman S commissioner that
goes on. I think we already have our two commissioners. I'll make a note of that. Thank you. Um, we will look for a uh if there's any motion for the uh I'll make that motion to approve the um the fund
balance transfer. The fund balance transfer. Thank you, Commissioner Ser. Do I hear a second? I'll second that. Second by Commissioner Carlson. Any further discussion? Seeing none, I'll call for the question. All in favor of approving the fund balance transfer say I. I. Any
opposed? Carries. 50. Next item up is the bid approval for the transfer station project. Uh, and Brian is here. If you could come up and give us a little presentation on that, Brian, I appreciate it. Yes, thanks for uh having me uh and approving this addition to the
the agenda. My name is Brian Olsson, uh, Solid Waste, uh, director of, uh, of it's a division now. So, um, normally, uh, I wouldn't be trying to come to you and and
and ask for something that's outside of the, uh, out of the norm as, you know, every we have our own protocols and when we're supposed to get these things into the uh, into the um, administrator. So
the reason for this is one usually these things are just in a something that goes in front and is in a consent agenda. I during today's bid opening, one of the comments from one of
the um one of the main contractors that put it in, they had a $275,000 increase just in overnight because of supplies. And I and I worry that in our trying times that we're having right now with all the
fluctuation in in supplies and suppliers that uh 3 weeks from now could mean that our price goes up because if there's things that some the suppliers if they if they can't get it anymore, they're not they're not going to sell it for a
loss. So, um, that's why I I believe this was somewhat of a urgent matter and I come before you to, uh, ask for approval of this agenda item. Questions
for director of transportation or or subways? Anybody Carlson? So, Mr. Chair, just to start this off, why don't I uh make the motion to approve the bid from BCI Construction as low bidder for the Black
Duck and Bumiji transfer station projects. Okay, we have a motion by Commissioner Carlson. We have a second. I'll second that. Second by Commissioner Winger and we'll open it for discussion. Discussion on
the why this has been brought forward uh at the last minute. Brian just mentioned that basically um and the the cost issues involved. Um but uh other further questions for for Brian. Well, Mr. Chair, it it seems like we'd
be silly to throw away a couple hundred,000 savings on a project. Um knowing full well that we have three weeks between now and our next board meeting instead of the typical two. Um, and u, I I think that was very wise of
Brian to bring that to us and I want to thank you, Brian, for doing that. Thank you, Commissioner Carlson. Anybody else have any discussion on the topic? Uh, Mr. Chair. Yeah, go ahead, Commissioner. Um, I
know looking at one of these uh bid forms, it said, I am submitting this bid. I agreed to hold my bid open for 30 calendar days after its opening. Um and and the opening was today. Today?
Yes. So there would be a meeting in between today and the 30 days. Right. Those are standard documents that they always sign. You know, I just if and but then that would that would that would be on them and not the
county, wouldn't it? I mean, this is a a a legal uh document that it is. They they are not they're not required to fulfill. They could reig on. If they ended up having a price increase that was um in more excess than what their cost would be to to essentially not
follow through with the contract, they would choose to do that. They're not like like Brian mentioned, they would not lose money on the job. So, if they had a um you know, 200, they're already low bid by quite a bit. If they had a significant cost increase overnight, um
that would be uh something where I could see them pulling their bid and then all of a sudden we're out that 200 plus,000 savings. And in the budget crunch that we just talked about for this year's budget, we need to every 100,0002,000. What would those savings be applied
towards then the the less spending? Less spending. Oh, we would spend less and but there was there was a comment that said that we already approved the two and a half budget. Yeah, the budget's already approved for 2.3.
It's on the back page for 2.3 million.328. This is 2.1 million. really a 10% less um bid than what we had projected. So I guess that again that's why I'm coming before the board. I think it
there's some sense of urgency on on this. Um Mr. Chair, tariffs, everything that's going on in the world right now. It's we're in a very fluid environment. So Mr. Chair, I just want to remind Commissioner Sumar that this project is already in our budget at $2.3 million.
We always have to as a board approve all the bids. And so rather than wait three weeks to approve a bid that could actually end up going away, we approve it now so Brian can go back tomorrow, tell the bidder, go ahead, we're we're we've got a deal and and so they can go
ahead and procure the items that they need to beat any other kinds of increases that could happen due to our inaction. Yeah, I understand, you know, that it it is something that's approved. I get that. It's just
the the fact that you know as as I mentioned during the um work session it is coming you know last minute and and seeing that um that you were aware that today would be you know one your opening bids and
two uh that there is a county board meeting. So there could have potentially been a placeholder uh either on consent or um the regular session for this to be on the
agenda. So that's that's a valid point I think. Yep. But that so that's why I'm going to oppose. Any further discussion? Seeing none, I'll call for the question. All in favor of approving
the the solid waste transfer station bids at the 2.15 105 million say I. I. I. Those opposed. I I approve. It passes three to two. Thank you. Thank you,
Brian. All right, that'll move us on to we'll combine the legislative lobbying and commissioner reports. Commissioner Sumar. Thank you, Mr. here. Um, not too sure where to begin here. I got a lot of notes here. Uh, well, I'll just begin with the
Black Duck Ambulances. This Thursday, so I'll be in attendance to that. Uh, yesterday I had the upper and lower Red Lake, one watershed, one plan meeting uh, in Red Lake. It was a good meeting. Uh, some of the people are probably
going to say it's probably been the best meeting. the uh well uh we did approve the bylaws which will be coming uh before the board I I believe uh at the May meeting. We're hoping uh to get on the agenda for the approval of that. Uh
Friday I will be attending the AMC board of directors meeting uh virtually. Uh yesterday I also participated in the county employee opioid steering committee meeting. Uh reviewed grant applications and we're
hopeful to be uh submitting those to the county board here next month as well. Um want to make mention that the extension committee meeting is April 28th
uh that morning and the Nico finance um committee meeting is by Zoom also that evening. And I also want to mention that um uh Scott from the Black Duck uh de uh
Black Duck uh development corporation um emailed uh Tom and myself uh a few weeks ago, maybe it was sometime last month, and the Black Duck uh economic development corporation is is looking for uh county
participation. And um you know I I when I first uh joined or went to a meeting I I mentioned to Scott that I would be willing to participate but I don't know uh at what level or what capacity I can
participate. Um they are monthly meetings uh in BlackDuck and and um I have you know a lot of things going on that I'm not able to fully commit to you know another assignment whether that be
a county assignment or or if it's something that I just take on for for my personal I'm not too sure and I think that's uh something that I'll have be having conversations with uh Scott and and Um, I imagine sometime soon to
figure figure that out or if it's something that uh some, you know, one of one of you uh would be willing to or or would want to participate in. It's it's not that I don't it's uh I just can't commit to, you know, an every month uh
meeting. Um so I just want to bring that up. Um and for the legislative and lobbying, you know, I just want to, you know, mention again that um we have to do what we can to, you
know, work on our county budget next year. You know, I appreciate, you know, the administrator uh doing what he can to um you know, keep us informed on on what's going on. And it's unfortunate that, you know, we're we're seeing, you know, everything
that taken place at the federal level and the state level really impact us here at the county. You know, I mean, you know, just the the vote that we had, I I wholeheartedly support, you know, our our need and and wanting to, you
know, build and expand, but it it's hard when folks are playing politics, you know, and and our people are the ones that are suffering from it. And uh I mean I I can go on and on, but uh I'll leave it at that. So uh thank you. Thank
you, Commissioner Summer. Commissioner Winger. Um yeah, just a couple of things. Uh I did go to the shade store fair thing, not as a commissioner, but I was there and it was a amazing turnout.
Um got a couple of new employees I I think so far at least. and sounded like we were getting potentially some for the county. I talked to one uh and I met with him and interviewed him, but he's applying for the corrections job, so hopefully that'll work out for him and
for us. Um went to the Basque meeting. Um really impressed every time I go to hear the things they're doing in the schools. Uh, a lot of mental health work being done right at the school instead of having to have people go other
places, take somebody out of school for two, three hours. Um, it's all done right at the school and all parents know all about it. All the permission stuff is there. So, it's really cool. Um, they got a lot of lot of good stuff happening. Um, I do agree with Joe. It'
be great if Kim would come and talk about some of the things they got going on because they're really busy. uh radio board. Um I did that via Zoom. Um they're still working on the mapping of schools. It's a free deal for the
schools in our area. Uh all schools in Minnesota really are are are free to have this done. Um and what it does is it maps this school with by floor and everything. So if a 911 call comes in, they can pinpoint exactly where they are
in the school. uh which, you know, could be a real handy thing for, you know, anybody that's hurt or anything else that's going on. Uh had the solid waste meeting yesterday. Um and I think we all kind of have an idea what's going on
there. It's mostly the remodeling stuff and things like that that are happening. So, and then last, I just want to remind everybody, uh I had my first nice stuck deer tick already. So, uh, be aware they're out and about and moving and I got my little
bullseye going in the back of my arm over here. So, I get to go into the doctor tomorrow. So, beware. Commissioner Sar. Yeah, I forgot the um on the meeting notes or the agenda. I
was supposed to be at the BO meeting last month, but apparently it's this month. Exactly. So, there was a typo or a mixup in dates. uh and Commissioner Winger uh reached out and and reminded me uh but he will be taking my place
uh next week. Oh, I just want to like Thank you, Commissioner Summer and Commissioner Winger. Commissioner Carlson. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um had our Prime West health meeting this month, but uh
as you know, we had 10 inches of snow and I said I'm not driving in that. So, I did attend via Zoom and uh and Commissioner Winger joined me when we uh used the HR conference room and uh I think that was helpful that we were able to do that together in Zoom. So, thanks
Diane for getting that arranged for us. Um I had the Bel Tramy County Lakes and River Association uh meeting. Uh that's a quarterly meeting. We had that last week. Uh we have jail uh design and operations every other week. We do the
second and fourth Tuesdays. Um so that doesn't conflict with our board meetings. Um I attended the airport uh affairs advisory uh group uh Thursday morning uh last Thursday morning. Uh they're moving ahead nicely on some ideas that they could present to the
airport authority for our consideration. Uh so they're moving along nice. Um I did go Saturday to the Gigazone event. uh mostly because I wanted to hear Duncan uh can't remember how his last name is pronounced but uh it was an interesting presentation but then uh
what I really was going for was the North Startup Pitch competition. I've been to that for the last four years uh three years and uh it's really interesting to see these people with new products uh that they're pitching and trying to get a check for $5,000 and um
so that was interesting. I did that on Saturday. Um, and then last announcement is I was honored to be chosen by AMC to uh be a trustee on the magic board. And so that's a quarterly meeting and I'll
be first one will be May 5th and they're in weight park and I intend to drive instead of doing in in Zoom because I just especially the first one I really feel like it's important to to be face to face with everyone. So, uh, that'll be coming up for me. And I just thought,
uh, it was kind of a last minute thing. I saw it. We all got the notice and and I I go, "No, I just really don't need to take on something else, do I?" But then I thought, my background is such that I'm probably as qualified or more qualified than anyone else could have
been. So, I thought, well, it's only four times a year, so Congratulations. Yeah. Great. Great job, Commissioner Carlson. I don't have a lot to go over. Um, one thing I before I forget, Commissioner Sumar, I I had um I
voluntarily joined the Black Deck Development Corporation when Black Deck was in my district and I had two two committee assignments, so I wasn't able to attend very regular either. Um certainly, you know, would encourage you to to still attend, you know, with it being in your district now, but um but
uh that um you know, they're just they're doing a lot of good things, especially having Scott as the full-time guy now. I think they're going to make some good progress. So, yeah, I I've been to one and and kept in contact with Scott and and uh you know, they are
doing great things and and you know, as I did mention to him, you know, I I am willing to come when I'm able to. It's just uh I have a lot going on, you know, and and um it's not that they're, you know, concerns or or less or or
anything. It's just a a time, you know, time issue. So, not putting pressure on you, just thought, you know, you wouldn't have to be there every time to to still make a difference. But um I had uh as I mentioned earlier the shoreland ordinance public hearing that we had on
um April 7th. Um there's only a couple of of member community members that attended in addition to Commissioner Carlson. Thanks for for attending that. Commissioner Carlson um just want to make sure that people are aware that that is coming so that they um can voice
their opinions and and show up at our next public hearing if they have concerns about it. Um the management team um administrator Barry was pretty firm about our situation, the financial situation that we're in and
the budget committee is going to be definitely having their work cut out for them this year um with the stuff that the state is doing especially um as we get such a huge portion of our budget is from state funding. So any cuts are are
very very deep for us there. Um Scott, you got chatabot tomorrow. Um so make sure got that under control. Uh we I've got the airport authority uh tomorrow evening with Commissioner Carlson. Got HRDC meeting the next night. So got a
busy schedule, too. So uh Commissioner Carlson, uh I forgot to mention that I will be going to the Minnesota Airports conference next week, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Yeah. Thank you. I I have a conflict where I won't be able to attend that. But um the
um Oh, let's see. Just had a thought and it faded right after I had the older you get, the more that happens, it seems like. But uh Oh, I know. I was going to mention one thing with the solid waste transfer, the roof
re um remodel is is happening right now. Um T10 construction is doing a doing a good job with that. So, um that's underway. That is separate from the the building remodel that we approved earlier. And that is it for me. Um look
for motion to adjurnn. Motion by Commissioner Sumner. Can I hear a second? Oh, second. Second by Carlson.