agenda is a public hearing for 180 degrees to approve a project. Good evening, commissioners. Chairman Ty, my name is Travis Granzy. I am the Mstead County Administrator, and I'll just kick this topic off tonight. Um,
this is a project 180 degrees has been working on a construction project basically to rebuild their shelter uh over the course of the last several years. In August of last year, we were before you for a public hearing because Olmstead County has a responsibility,
this board of commissioners has a responsibility to authorize additional funding for this project. And in August of 2024, this board um authorized basically the city of Yota to issue $7 million worth of bonds for 180 degrees
to move forward with constructing a new shelter on their property. The request before you tonight is to approve an additional 3.75 million uh so $3,750,000 uh for them to complete that project. Uh
so basically what we need to do is have a public hearing then where we're able to hear from anybody that's got any comments on this authorize this from your perspective which then really just gives the city of EOTA the authority that they need to authorize the issuance
of the conduit bonds so that um the city of Yota ends up um being the one that's responsible. Uh the city of Yota is also the one that uses their bond authority uh with the state of Minnesota then to get these funds authorized. So because
Iota is within Homemstead County, that's why you all are required to take some action. Okay. All right. With that, I need somebody to make a motion to open the public hearing. Move to open the public hearing. Take a second. Okay. All in
favor say I. I. Anybody like to speak for or against us? Come on up, sir. Introduce yourself. Good evening, commissioners. My name is Jeremy O'Hara. Um, I'm one of the associate directors for 180 degrees, and I've been working with the shelter in
Rochester for just under five years now. I just want to give you guys an update on the project. We ended up breaking ground around December 2024. Um, currently they're working on install the drywall on the project. Um the plan is to be finished around October, November of this year and then we're hoping to get into the building um right around
the 1 of the year. So January 2026. Um also I have we going to be doing a hard hat tour on June 6 or June 5th and I have some flyers I'd like to hand out to you guys at some point if you guys are interested in coming and attending that as well to see the new shelter and see the old shelter and be able to see the difference. So sure, you can hand those
out. Yep. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Anybody else like to speak for or against this? Second time. Anybody like to speak for or against this? Third and final time. Anybody like to speak for or against
this? Move to close the public hearing. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. Okay. Discussion motions. I move to approve the um uh 180 degree project. I'm not sure about the wording,
but uh to to approve the bonding process. Sounds good. Can I get a second? All right. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Carries.
Okay. Next up is the consent agenda. Approve county board minutes for May 6. Transfer excess municipal funds. Approve roco and mindot agreement safety action plan 05589001 I JA match funding. Designate
deputy clerk of the county board. Approve the whatever it takes grant agreement amendment. And finally accept the mobile crisis startup grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Move to approve the consent agenda in
block. Second. All in favor say I. Uh I would like to vote no on B. Uh so Mr. Chair, can I amend the motion to exclude B? That'd be fine with me. Okay. So and you're fine with that? Okay. So we have a motion to approve the
consent agenda other than B. All in favor say I. I. I. opposed carries. Okay. Would you like to discuss? Mr. Chair, I'm not going to make We've talked about this one. Uh I just uh I just happen to believe this money was
was appropriated by the by the state state legislature to cities and and it's a may we don't have to do this. I I would just soon see this money stay with the local communities and it could if if we didn't take it. So I I would just await a motion and I'll vote my no and
we'll be done. Okay. Okay. Can I get somebody to to move to approve B? Move to approve letter B of the of the consent agenda. Okay. We have a motion to second. All in favor say I. I. I. Opposed. Nay. Okay. Carries. All right.
Items. City of Chatfield update. Welcome. Thank you very much, commissioners. It's an honor to be here and I appreciate the invitation to share a little information about Chatfield. Excuse me. Chatfield. My name is Michelle Peterson and I'm the city administrator. I've been in Chatfield
for about a year and a half now. So, our theme this year is we're building the city one piece at a time and we're taking a look at every little thing and seeing how we can make things fit together and really trying to think outside of the box. Our priorities this year, housing, I'm sure I'm not the
first city to tell you that. Um, but how do we incentivize that? Our hotel, um, attracting new businesses, and then marketing our community. something I think we haven't done enough of. I think it's a pretty neat little hidden gem there.
It's not advancing. There you go. Oh, there we go. Um, so with housing, we're looking at do we look at infill lots? Do we look at annexation? Um, do we take that's per used for something else now. Whether that's commercial or park land, just how
do we try to think outside of that box a little bit? And then most importantly, what type of housing? So, do we need single family homes? Do we need multifamily homes, medium density, low density, all of those good questions? And what fits best with the character of our community and the needs of our
community? A hotel. I probably sound like a broken record to some of you, but we're still looking for a hotel. We still think that's a a something that we're missing in our community. Of course, to do that, we need to talk about tax abatement and we'd like to talk about that with the Mstead County
Board. So, I know you guys have been in discussions with your staff, but I just want to reiterate that's still a priority for our community and that is a huge economic tool that could benefit us in many ways. So, we talk a little bit projects.
What do we have on our radar? Just like a lot of you, road projects. Um, we had a project scheduled for 2025. We're going to actually move that up because we can do so much more and save so much money by doing it this year. We can do an additional eight and a half
blocks. We're also looking at a project of 18 alleys to be resurfaced this year and sidewalks. So, lots of infrastructure work and trying to keep up with the demand. Big thing we're looking at is our goals versus what's reality. what do
we have the power to control? And uh two of those things that jump out at me is a housing incentive. So, we're working on that right now. Part of that discussion is is that incentivizing the developers to come to Chatfield or is is it in
incentivizing the buyers? Um and maybe it's a twofold. How do we help reduce those lot costs that helps both the buyers and the developers? The other thing we're looking at is our rate structures for our utility billing. kind of looking at old practices and maybe
switching to a newer version with tiered rates that incentivizes or encourages um I just lost my word. No, not using as much water. Um conservation. There you go. Thank you.
Sorry. Um one of the things that I think we really haven't touched on in Chatfield a lot is our outdoor recreation. We have an extensive number of parks which is a fabulous thing. We actually have 64 acres that's currently dedicated
to parkland. We are also taking a look at potentially adding another 70 acres because we see that importance. We see um how great that could be to our community. That would be walking trails,
a mode trail, a pave trail protects perhaps a campground. And this could tie into some additional um opportunities in our town. So, one is the Lost Creek Hiking Trail. That is a a hiking trail that is run by volunteers completely.
It's a wonderful opportunity if you ever have the chance and enjoy that. They also have the Chatfield ATV trail. Um they are also working on expansion. So again, just another different type of outdoor activity that you can do in our beautiful
area. Can't forget to mention our uh pool. Just a few years old now, but uh very nice facility. And then I wasn't sure if you've heard about this in your region. Um but there is a discussion about creating a regional hiking trail that
would go from Chatfield to Calonia. If you haven't heard those discussions, I'd encourage you to take a look at it. It's a pretty neat and really out of the box um idea that they're working on and I know they've been going to every community and holding community forums
to get people educated on that. Uh lastly, I just wanted to touch because this is kind of special and unique. Chatfield has their own fire department, their own ambulance, and their own police department. Our ambulance is only one of three non Mayo
Clinic services in Mstead County. We're currently staffed by 20 volunteers. That includes our full-time director, a full-time assistant director, and just last year, our council approved adding a part-time EMT. Again, just because we recognize the importance of having that
service in our community. We average about 400 calls per year and have two trucks that run regularly. So, it is definitely a needed service. Our Chatfield Fire Department is also fully staffed with 26 volunteers. Um, ordered
a new truck that should be coming in a couple years because it does takes a little while nowadays. And finally, the Chatfield Police Department who is also fully staffed. Um, chief of police and four full-time officers and three part-time officers.
Of course, we're always looking to expand those opportunities. Um, but I think we've our council and our community very much value having these services in Chatfield as part of our community. That is all I have. So, thank you very much for your time. Unless
there's any questions from the board. Those hiking trails, are they private land, government owned land or the the Lost Creek hiking trail I believe is majority on private land. Um the regional discussion would be a combination of both. Um they are looking
for but land owners that would like to be a part of that but then there's also some coordination with current state easements. Sure. It's great. Yeah, we have somebody that could probably evaluate those hiking trails. I've I've looked at that and I've looked
at the brochures. I think that uh for people that like to be outdoors and like scenery and stuff that the possibilities of those hiking trails would be really good. And it is a unique area uh that we have
geologically as as well as topography. So good luck with that. Thank you. I appreciate your time. Oh, thank you. H how is the performance center doing? And and do you manage that out of your
office in terms of We do not. Okay. Um so the Chatfield EDA actually owns the CHA the uh we'll say Potter Auditorium or the Chatfield Center for the Arts. They lease that to the Chatfield Center for the Arts Incorporated. So that's a separate nonprofit entity that runs the
business. They are doing well. They just hired a new executive director. Um, so I think they've been they're on a right path now to have somebody permanently in place and right direction for their board and so that group is responsible
for recruiting the shows and correct them. Okay. Yeah. And I think they've been doing a great job. We've had all kinds of different shows this year. Great. Trampled by Turtles is Yeah. We a little coordination between our law enforcement agencies as well for that. So that's been great. Thank you
very much. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, next up a legislative update chairman Ty and Commissioners Travis Gran again, the Homestead County Administrator here with just a real brief legislative update. Actually, we put this on the calendar um well,
thinking that, you know, the end of session was yesterday and maybe we'd have a a really good legislative report for you. I'll just provide a couple updates. I mean, as you know, the session did not conclude yesterday. Well, it did. Um, but nothing happened
yet. Um, and so, hot off the press, I mean, I did did just receive some additional information. So, I'll share a little bit of that with you. But the, um, what we've learned is that Governor Walls is going to call a special session once budget bills have been negotiated and reached final agreement. So, that's
kind of the state of where things are at right now. And there are working groups that started meeting today. It sounds like one of them did. And according to the caucus leaders agreement um says that working groups should function much like a conference committee including
holding public hearings. So hopefully we'll see uh some public hearings that occur and then the internal deadline that they've set for the chairs to reach agreement with one another is 5:00 uh tomorrow uh Wednesday, May the 21st. Uh so we'll see what kind of progress they
make on that. Uh there's a lot that's still up in the air. Uh some bills did get passed yesterday before uh the session concluded. Um a few that we continue to track. Uh if you recall a couple of weeks ago, I was before you
and talked some about the cost shifts that we were bracing for and concerned about. Um, I'd say that uh we don't have any resolution uh on those at this point in time and so we're still watching and we'll be um actively uh sharing our
voice with the legislature around those things uh because we are still concerned about them. The other thing that I don't know within the last uh two hours here I also received a note suggesting that the county program aid cuts are back on the
table again. Um, so I mentioned that maybe the last time we were together two weeks ago and probably about a week ago that was off the table and sounded like it wasn't anything we needed to be worried about, but as of about 4:15 today, they're back on the table. Uh, so
again, something that we'll be watching and bracing for, frankly, um, if those dollars are impacted, uh, we know it'll mean for us here locally. And the last thing I'll mention is just the bonding bill. I know that a number of you heard about this a little bit earlier today
too from Jennifer Burkwam. Uh but we are still um hopeful that um there's a possibility that some of our projects might get included in a bonding bill. Uh so more to come on that, but I I think that well clearly I've stood up here for two minutes and I haven't really said a
lot because we really don't know a lot yet. Uh but that's your update for today. We'll obviously be tracking this closely and we'll share additional information with you and the community as soon as as soon as we have it. So,
questions. Thank you, Travis. All right. Thank you. All right. Moving right along. Uh discussion decision items. The only thing on agenda is approved changes to chapter 2150 the county's code of ordinance ordinances regulating the use and display and sale of cannabis and
cannabis derived products in the county. Evening, commissioners. Thank you for having me again. Um, just going to do a quick run through. Uh, I know most of you h heard um this presentation already, so I'm just going to recap a
little bit about um really highlighting the changes from our special session on Thursday to now um and then kind of kind of go from there if there are any questions. So again, the the proposed ordinance covers lottery notice, um what
our uh timeline is for collecting applications, what our timeline is for kind of uh reviewing those applications, and what we're going to require within those applications for the lottery. So you'll notice a change um that last bullet point, the capitalization table
that's submitted to OCM. Um we're going to utilize that to uh gather ownership and interest information. again avoid a little bit of duplication. Um since our applicants are already providing this to the state, we can kind of review that as
um at through our application process as well. So we won't be asking for additional um uh information around those ownerships because that capitalization table is quite extensive. Um so thank you for um some of our
uh business industry folks that were able to provide that and really let us take a look. So um moving on again lottery fee is mentioned here. We'll be setting this at a later date. We're going to be meeting with our internal uh
county staff uh specifically in the PRL department and our election staff to really kind of assess what costs might look like utilizing internal staff. Um and then um we can set that fee through a future resolution, but we're not envisioning that to be a a significant
cost. Um common control and transfer. So there no changes to this section from um from the Thursday session, but again preventing the transfer of the light uh transfer of registrations in the event that a business might not make it. We would ask
for any potential new applicants to register and we would kind of go through a a lottery process for those open registrations opposed to selling uh registrations or transferring registrations in any aspect. But do want to highlight here we talked a little bit
about uh and I'll bring it up in a actually future section but um again for reviewing the application setting the timeline of 20 business days that we'll complete it. We did add the uh language up to 20 business days. We're going to
try to be as um as quick in our review process as possible and um distributing that to the various departments for review um so we can continue to move that process along. we will allow 10 business days to make any uh corrections to those applications and if any
deficiencies are not are noticed. Um we'll contact that applicant and we'll again we'll encourage them to do it as as soon as possible but allow that 10 business days. Um if it's not fixed within those 10 business days, the application will be denied at that
point. Uh lottery selection. So again, we changed this language to uh allow county staff to conduct the lottery or utilize a third party sta uh third party organization as well. Um this will be at a public lo uh public meeting so uh so
folks can attend the lottery itself. Um we'll announce the location date and time. It'll be during regular business hours and we'll make sure to give two weeks notice for that lottery so folks can attend if they choose. Um again for the lottery itself we'll be
separating applications into three groups. Micro business, retail endorsement and mezo uh businesses with a retail endorsement uh sorry micro businesses with a retail endorsement, mezzo businesses with a retail endorsement and cannabis retailers. This is a change from the Thursday session to
just uh uh properly capture that uh the medical cannabis uh combination businesses and medical cam can cannabis businesses with a retail endorsement um aren't subject to our cap but they are subject to uh registration. Um so you'll see that
reflected in this slide where we moved that one registration that we did have uh uh set aside for those medical accommodation businesses and bump those uh bump that registration to the micro businesses. So you'll see a distribution of eight for the micro businesses, four
for cannabis retailers, and two for the mezzo businesses. And that's based off of um some just initial statistics at the state level in terms of applications. Um, if we receive insufficient numbers of applications for any of those subtypes, we'll kind of uh
pull them together in a in a joint lottery to determine uh who gets that like that open registration essentially. Uh, all right. Again, uh, applicants aren't required to be present. Uh, we just need
their information to enter them into into the lottery. So if they they alert us that they can't make that particular date um we'll make sure that uh they're included in the lottery process. Uh we will select alternates for each of the
uh each of the categories. So again if someone is not able to open going to that third bolded bullet point then we have an alternate to pull from insteading instead of having to conduct a a whole new lottery every single time. So those alternates we have uh being
valid for 18 months um if they so choose. Again they can come off our list if they so choose. Um we did amend this from th uh from Thursday special session where uh we'll give businesses six months to begin operation when they receive that registration and they'll be
able to get a 90-day extension uh again if they have if they have cause. So, um, speaking with some of the businesses, they actually did want to kind of, uh, condense that time period so registration isn't held up for such a significant period of time.
U, the last bullet point there is mentioning that we do have an administrative and appeals ordinance. It's our chapter 4,000 that we'll utilize for uh, cannabis as well. Again, going to the medical cannabis aspect, we had to clean up a little bit
of language within it to just uh make sure that we were aligned with state statute. So, this this is what that this slide is reflecting. And in a nutshell, that captures the changes, but I I just want to make sure I take time to um thank our
local industry. um we we had the opportunity to meet with them and kind of throughout this process collaborate with our local industry and really get input from them um along with thanking the team uh we had a lot of departments working working on this and a lot of staff working on this and then thank you
all for kind of walking the journey with us too. So with that that's all I got and if there's any questions questions I'd like to thank you guys too. You guys did a great job. This has been a long process and really led us along. So, thank you on that. Very
welcome. All right. No questions. Can I get a motion then? Move to approve the um changes to chapter 2150 of the county code of ordinances regulating the use and display and sale of cannabis and cannabis derived products in the county.
Second. Okay, we have a motion to second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I opposed. Carries. Thank you. Okay, now we're moving right along. Board and committee reports. Let's start with you, Greg. I have no report. Thank
you, Laurel. I have no report. Maybe one little piece of legislative news that that that did pass and that is that uh I believe it passed. Uh it certainly was approved.
Yeah, the the the uh what we call the conference committee uh report passed it, but it included within the framework of a million dollars uh uh priority uh status to about five different
organizations for that $1 million and the George Staple Farm was one of them. So, it'll help just a little bit. Well, that's a lot. Fantastic. Yeah. So, No report, right? No report, Bob. No
report. Well, not much reporting. All right. Uh, I got a short quote from historian Joan Wallik Scott. She said that those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history.
Move to adjourn. All right. Second. Where?