All right. So, we'll start with the pledge of allegiance. 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. The uh first uh thing on the agenda after the pledge is disclosures of interest. Are there any disclosures of interest? >> Hearing none. Next, we'll review the previous board minutes. >> Move approval. Anderson.
>> Second. Any discussion? There's been a motion and a second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. A motion carries. Uh next is to review the agenda. Are there any changes? >> There are no changes, chair.
>> Okay. Is there >> second Anderson? >> There's been a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. Next is the consent items.
And I had them counted up, but I don't right now. >> Move approval as presented. Second. >> There's been a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Okay. Here uh all those in favor say I.
>> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Next is land use management the public hearing regarding a reszone. Good morning. Um this agenda item is related to a resoning request. um taking
a track of land from business to industrial. The land is located in Holden Township at 3020 457th Street Way, Kenyon, Minnesota. Included in the staff report is a copy of the application as submitted and
staff uh maps prepared by our zoning staff. Uh the applicant is Ashley Meyers. She along with her husband Jonathan owned the property um at 3020457 Streetway in Kenyon. The property is
just over 7 acres in total area. It was the former Milo Peterson Ford dealership if any of you are familiar with that. Um the property is just north of the Kenyon city limits. Um about half a mile north of the city limits. Um because this is
an ordinance change, the county board is required to hold a public hearing. Um I will note that there was also a public hearing held at the planning commission level, but there was um the hearing notice was published for today as well um at the board meeting.
project summary really is that in this case, the Meyers purchased the property um with the intent to reuse the site and the building in its current condition, but um instead of a commercial use of the land, what they're proposing really
is fits more within the county's definitions of industrial use. Um and I'd say the tipping point here is that they're doing more what's called production and fabrication. So, anytime you're taking a raw material and
modifying it, changing it, and turning it into something else, it categorizes it in our industrial category. Um, and so those that use is not specifically allowed in a commercial district. It's only allowed in an industrial district.
Um here I think in the staff report um you know we're basically saying this um their proposed use is the fabrication of metal parts and assemblies welding and powder coating. Um and like I said that that is not allowed in commercial. It's
only allowed in industrial. Couple things about the site. Um it is the nearest feed lot is over a mile and a half away. Um, no portions of the property are in shoreland or flood plane. There's no mining sites within a thousand feet and there's no utility
scale um, solar within 1,000 ft of the property. Um, the property does have access from a public road which is County Road or County 56 Boulevard. Uh, there is a frontage road that runs along
the um between 56 and the front side of the property. the um Meyers actually had applied to the county for a setback variance um because the sha the original structure which
looks to be built probably in around the 1960s 1970s um was built too close to the north property line. So they they came in and applied for a v a a setback variance and then as our staff was reviewing their variance, we started asking questions about their use and of
course it was newly purchased property. Um and that's when we discovered that they're going to need to petition for the for the reszone. Um so the mayors have been very cooperative in working with the county on that. Um you know the big question we've been asking is you know tell us about your long range
business plans. We just want to make sure that there's when we when we take a site from industrial that we're not essentially allowing an intense use of the land that's going to adversely impact the neighbors. Um the things I think about are smoke, odor, a lot of
truck traffic, um kind of those heavy industrial uses. Um the Meyers have been very clear that their intention is to keep everything within the footprint of the existing building. Um, and you know, their welding and powder coating has a little bit of an odor, but it's not it's
not high volume production. Um, the neighbors and the township have not expressed any opposition. I've talked to um all the neighbors and the township as well and they're supportive um they're supportive of the project especially because it's a really good
reuse of the property and is a new business um to the Kenyon community that has jobs and tax base. So with that, the planning commission's recommendation was to recommend a approval of the zoning map amendment um
taking the subject property from business to industrial. Are there any questions for Megan before we open the public hearing? So at the planning commission and at the um township or city,
there were no issues, right? That's correct. Nope. There was our staff took um I took a couple phone calls from neighbors just sort of asking um det questions about you know how they run their business and what their long range plans are and um the neighbors had no
opposition and in fact I did get I'd say more support than oppos you know this is one where I can proudly say there was more support than there was opposition. >> Very good. Thank you. >> Any other questions? Just one. I I see
there's a is there is that a communications tower that's on the site and is that a county communications tower or who's >> I believe it's cell phone communications. >> It's cell phone. Okay. All right. >> Any other questions?
Hearing none. Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. There's a motion and a second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. The public hearing is open. Is there anyone that would like to speak to this issue? If
so, they should come to the microphone a second time. Is there anyone who would like to speak to this issue? Third and final time. Is there anyone who would like to speak to this issue? >> There be anyone online, Susan? Oh,
>> no. >> I move we close the public hearing. >> Second. >> It's a motion and a second. All those in favor of closing the public hearing say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. Public hearing is closed. >> I would move that we do the reszone as
presented. And I think that's a great reuse for that uh site. I'll second. >> Any further discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. I opposed. Motion carries.
Okay. Um, next up is public works. Good morning, commissioners. >> Morning. >> Morning. >> Our first item of business today is uh to discuss uh amending our park board bylaws. Um through some staff work in
updating our website. It was recognized uh that the last time the park board bylaws were adopted was uh December 16th of 2008 and there were several outdated items that required revision. Um today I
have with me Jennifer Zeamer who is our special projects coordinator and put a lot of time into this effort and she will be going through this item. >> Good morning. We tasked a subcommittee of three park
board members to review the bylaws as they were adopted in 2008 and they proposed several changes to the bylaws which have been discussed by the park board. There is a version of the bylaws along that accompanies the report that shows
these changes in red and there is also a clean version of the proposed amended bylaws attached to the resolution with your agenda item. There were several small grammatical wording and sentence structure changes that were very
minimal. Uh we also made are proposing some updates that reflect the current meeting structure in board operations such as meeting quarterly versus monthly as was directed under the 2008 bylaws and following Robert's rules of order
for our meeting processes. With increasing challenges in finding citizens to serve on boards and comm committees, there were a few structural changes being proposed under article three of membership.
The first of those changes is that elected township officials were allowed to serve on the park board under the old 2008 bylaws. In order to provide equal opportunity, we would also like to allow elected city officials to be able to
serve. The second change would be to the structure of the park board. It's currently made up of nine members. There are two county commissioners, five citizens with one being chosen and appointed from each of your districts
and two recreational group representatives that is worded in the bylaws as such as representatives of bike trails. In the past, uh these two representatives have been from the Good Hugh Pioneer State Trail and the Canon
Valley Trail. those bike trail group positions have been especially challenging to fill and one of those positions has been vacant for a couple of years now. Two changes to that structuring of those representatives um that are being
proposed. Uh the first one is to expand one of the recreational group positions from um groups such as bike trail recreational groups to include community organizations. This would maintain the goal of
representing a larger group of people, but it would also provide more opportunity to involve civic, environmental, and youth organizations. The second organizational change would be to restrict the other recreational
group position to make a representative of the Canon Valley Trail a permanent rec representative on the park board. We've had someone serving in that capacity for quite some time. Um, it's worded in the proposed amendment to be
either the trail manager or a member of the joint powers board as recommended by the joint powers board and still would be appointed by the county commissioners. Members other than the county commissioners now serve up to three terms of three years each for a total of
nine years. The Canon Valley Trail has tried appointing other representatives but has ended up coming back to their trail manager who just completed his second service of nine years. As Goodw County owns the land for the
Canon Valley Trail and is part of the joint powers board. The park board felt that this permanent position on the board would be fitting. The park board has been noticed of a vote on the amendment. They approved
these amendments to the bylaws at their recent meeting on March 25th and are now recommending approval by the county board. >> Thank you. Are are there any questions? >> Hearing none, is there a motion? We've worked on these on and off for like 3
years to get to this point. >> You feel pretty confident. >> So I would move to approve as presented. >> Second. >> There any discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you,
>> Jess. I think you're up again. >> Yes. Our second item today is discussing the local road improvement program grant selection that good county. Um uh this last um September
the state of Minnesota through the department of transportation opened up a grant uh solicitation for the local road improvement program. uh staff submitted a project for the Casaw 1 CASA 66
roundabout that was scheduled for construction in 2027. Eligible applicants for this grant opportunity included townships, cities, and counties. There was a total of 233
projects that were submitted statewide, representing over $233.4 4 million in requested funding and approximately $1.143 billion in total project costs. The LIP
grant program only had 47 million in general obligation bonding funds available and resulted in 42 projects being selected for funding. Goodiewu County was one of those lucky recipients. So, part of this item today
is to congratulate the board on being selected uh for this grant opportunity of $750,000. So, congratulations board. As with most state grant programs, uh the county board will be required to
formally enter into a grant agreement with MDOT. Uh staff will present that agreement to the board um for consideration at a future meeting. The board may recall that this project was also awarded $750,000
through the Highway Safety Improvement Program um or HIPP. At that time, HZIP was not anticipated to be available to Goodyu County until 2030 uh which impacted the previously planned
2027 construction schedule. So, I I mentioned that to the board. The plan was to move the project to 2030 to be able to receive those dollars. The LI funds that are available to the county need to be under contract in 2027
and we can build the project in 2028 and we'll advance construct the HSIP project as it is today to 2028 and we'll be able to build that project and then ultimately receive all the funds uh and make take advantage of of
both grant opportunities. So, that'll require the board to uh amend our 5-year construction program, and we'll handle that next spring. Uh the adjustment does not present any funding challenges as currently the
program uh was funded um and all the projects had identified funding mechanisms. So, this will just be a uh an ability for the county to do more construction later on. So, with that, are there any questions?
>> Um, I have one question. With the money that's not coming till 2030, but being spent in 2028, does that delay some other project until 2030? >> No. >> Because there's enough uh funds in the reserve. Is that right?
>> We Yes, we have we have budgeted appropriately. We weren't planning on these dollars to begin with. So there was another funding mechanism for it. >> Though those dollars will just be deferred for other projects. >> Thank you. >> So one of my challenges with this one is
it sounds like we're going to build county one, do the concrete on county one out to 53 and 27 >> and then not build the roundabout till 28. >> Yes. Is there any way we can move them together so we don't shut that road down
for two years? >> The the challenge the challenge are the funding mechanisms and when we when we can build them and when we can't. We can advance construct for sure two years ahead of the planned 2030 construction.
Um we also because now the project is federalized through the HSIP program. there's additional hoops that we have to jump through to get that project off the ground that weren't originally planned because it was going to be a state aid project. So to get through that and the
right ofway processes, um there's cultural resources issues that'll have to be resolved as well. Uh so the project in and of itself from a design perspective is going to take additional time. We're anticipating that we wouldn't be able to advance it
regardless because of the how the funding is going to lay out. Um, but with the additional work required under a federalized project, 2028 lends itself the best to being able to build that project and keep it's unfortunate, but
at the same time, it'll uh it'll be nice to get that project built sooner rather than later. >> Yeah. Well, it just it just I know that's a major grain route into Redwing and to disrupt it for two years is really unfortunate, but I understand the
funding. If there's any way the state would allow or somebody would allow us to put them together, God, I'd certainly appreciate any effort we can do to minimize shutting down that road for two years.
and and we're we're actively moving on the project uh on a daily basis here. So, we're getting close to hopefully having right-of-way issues determined so we can start to take care of those along with everything else. But, I believe the cultural resources and the environmental
impacts that we're going to have to work through probably going to take longer than than what we would hope for. Well, and it's it's great that we we you know, we getting the funding and you know, thank you for saying that to us for
getting it, but we know who did the heavy lifting, not us. It was your department. So, thank you to you for for getting those funds and and applying for them. >> Are there any other questions >> about the detouring? You got some
options for detouring or is this going to be a struggle? Um well, we always have to identify a detour route. Um our County Road 53, which is west of town here, um and comes in, um not too far from our recycling center, will be a
part of that detour route. So, it's not going to be exceptionally long, but I mean, with any project, a detour route always creates >> consternation. You'll be able to take semis on there like Brad said with the grain and
>> yes, that road was we repaved that road uh in the in the recent past and when we when we do our full depth reclamation projects, we're bringing the roads up to a 10 ton status. So that road that route should be robust enough to handle the grain
traffic. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> Good work. Just is that there's nothing you need from the board today. This was informational. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next is for your information.
The capital plan report, debt services, ditch fund, and fund balance. Anybody want to comment on that at all? Nope. Project status report. New and old business. All right, Linda, >> go ahead.
>> Oh, I just wanted to remind everyone the Mississippi Cleanup Challenge this year will be at County Road 18 and Sturgeon Lake Road from 9 to 11 a.m. And
we've been trying to rally once again the other counties to join us. Uh Redwing will also be having a cleanup on Earth Day the 22nd from 4 to 6 on Hanicha Barn Bluff.
So hopefully we will see people out there. >> What day is that? >> The 22nd is a Wednesday. The 25th is a Saturday >> of April. >> Yes. Of April. Sorry. during Earth Week.
>> Brad, >> just a comment. In some of the discussions I had with um Megan from Land Use, um it was pointed out to me that Megan still runs with a desktop and does not have a laptop
and it's scheduled to happen in 2027. with going to this new online deal. Is there any way we could bring her into the real world and have a laptop so that she can take it home and
work on stuff at home if she wants to or is there a way we can expedite that and get her get that moved forward in the capital plan? >> We can figure that out. It's I mean it's what 3,000 bucks at the most to to bring
that up and get her to a point where she can actually take a laptop into a meeting with with residents and not have to >> deal with a desktop. >> We'll figure that out. >> Thank you. >> That'll be good.
>> Any other new or old business? And how about committee reports? >> Go ahead. >> Okay. Well, um I don't know how many of you caught it, but it is National County Government Month. So, April is
that. And we always uh when people ask me what what does a county do because they actually don't even have a clue. Um uh I think I think that tells that we're kind of the invisible part of government. People just don't know what
we do. But my answer to him is if something happens with a resident in Good County, it probably has something to do with the county government. whether that be in social service and public health and the sheriff's department and the ADC and probation and
land use and all the areas that we touch and the public really just knows it happens and doesn't pay much attention but um county government is uh a very integral part of how this county runs.
And then the other thing I just kind of wanted to touch on because I've had so many questions about it from residents um was the um post that we did on shotgun rifle blah blah blah. Everybody
thinks that we had to approve rifle and that was not the case and I just want to set that straight. The DNR made that decision. And as I've said many times, Good County likes to stay in their lane. We are not DNR. We
do not regulate or manage the wildlife. And the DNR decided with the legislature to pass that to be rifle and that they have choices of their own as landowners to have shotgun only if they want it.
Um, we did not need to take a vote on it. um it just went into effect and um I've heard both sides of the story, but um I think it was a pretty big
example of us staying in our lane that we do not manage those things. And if this DNR thinks that's the way it should go, then we should let that happen. Um so I just wanted to say that um uh so the public hears that.
>> Thank you. Anything else on committee reports? Okay. Next is the claims. >> Move approval. Second. >> Uh any discussion? All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Motion to
adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I I Okay. Motion carries.