supposed. >> All right, it's 8:15 August 5th regular commission meeting. Call the meeting to order. Has everyone had a chance to look at the last meeting's minutes? If so, can I get a motion to approve
them? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by CER. >> I'll second. >> Second by Perry. All in favor? I I opposed. Motion carried.
There any additions to the agenda? If not, we will move on to the parkboard meeting. >> All right, I'll call the August 5th parkboard meeting to order. Uh, is anybody had chance minutes from last meeting? Anybody see any corrections or errors?
Not. Is there a motion to approve the minutes? >> Motion. >> There a second. >> Second. Any more discussion? All in favor say I. >> Post same sign. Motion car. Anybody got
any agenda additions? Any agenda additions? If not, we'll move on. Uh, old business is addition to the restaurant. Ben and I have been talking. There's some
through there's a destination development grant through uh commerce and um the it's it's kind of a stretch, but I think we can board it the right way um to apply for that for some of the additions that you
guys wanted to do in the lake store. Uh we also move in whatever is left for the activities pad just to get the recreational piece 100% in there. So what my ask today is what
are you looking for and wanting to do with this grant is due September 1st. Um, so we would spend some time working on here this month. But if you guys had a good idea, Matt and I have been talking a little bit, but if you guys had a really good idea of what exactly you want it done, I can include all of
that into it. I'd say to make it, you know, so it don't sound like we just want to add a bar. We want to add a common area where we can hold like the other night they had a ladies night out there and I mean
the place was full so nobody really come into the restaurant. It would be nice to have a little separate area that they could have been in and still had the restaurant going on. >> I think at the very least we got to redo the deck. Not >> that
part of it to redo the deck, too. Yeah. That need some work done. But it'd be nice to kind of have a separate area from the restaurant for the other ones that sit in there for a while and gets a little loud. And then that would be another thing too
to see if there would be something we can put on that ceiling to deaden the sound a little bit because it gets pretty it gets noisy in there. Wow. Richard, you got any ideas what a guy should do?
with that being fish land coming up and stuff. I we should just kind of hold tight for addition right now this year. >> Yeah, I mean this is going to be something we can start working on and I mean it's going to be if we get approved the first
time then it starts to get into the real >> nuts and bolt nuts and bolts of it, doesn't it? that you have to. Yeah. >> Do you have a cost of moments? >> No. That's what if we get approved for this, that's when we got to start coming up with, you know, building projects and what,
you know, estimates what it's going to cost and all we're going to do, how big, and everything else. I just say we just we're just going to try to see. Like Ben said, it might be a long shot, but I I just want to know what I should include in all really.
What kind of money is making a minimum of 200,000? >> So cost share be on that or they haven't said anything which usually means 100%. But it's also up to Congress's discretion. um what they award that money to. So, legislature gave them $15
million and he gave them specific requirements of what it can be used for. We're going to fall underneath the recreation piece, but we're not going to fully fall under the recreation piece of the additional. So,
I I don't I want to get your hopes out. It's kind of like a tourism thing type to bring more people, attract people to the area, you would explore. So, it's worth a shot if we work it the right way. >> So, we include Steel County in that deal
for the tourism part or not. Okay. So, bring like I said, we're just it's something we're just shooting for just see if it, you know, it's out there. So, we figured we'd try for it.
That's right. >> If you get it, do you have to use it within so much time? >> It's a two-year grant, so it's not by any we have to use it by. >> I don't know if you get some ideas there. >> Okay. All righty.
Now, we'll move on. New business freezer issues. The system is only two years old and Jake's had that thing go out three times this year already and it's just little things like a fan motor that goes out and it shuts the
thing down. This last time his alarm last time his alarm didn't even go off because it was something to do with the thermostat that said it was still cold in there and it wasn't. So he's figured after this one, this one
was a pretty big one cuz he just loaded the freezer up with food on a Monday and he come out Wednesday and it was all melted laying on the floor and it shouldn't have been melted that quick either. Like he said, he didn't know what. So he figured his insurance is probably
going to drop after this one. >> There isn't any sort of warranty on most freezers if they years old. >> One year. one year, you know, all they had one year on parts and labor and stuff. So, I know what we're going to do. Like
you said, we got it. So, if the generator kicks in, if electricity goes out and all the components, but like Jake said, they pretty much change everything out. They change both the fans out. They change the compressor out. It's like a new new system again, like
he said. So, I just don't know why it's not a way to put a backup alarm in there. So you have a second way of knowing. >> That's what he There is a second one, but he said every time you open that door, that beeper goes off. So when they're working during the day, every time somebody goes in and all that
thing, alarm's going off. So they don't use that one very much. I don't know what we can say about it. If it's Hopefully that starts working here now again, stays working. >> That alarm. What is that allowed him to his phone or something or
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Isn't there a way to program it during the day? >> I don't know. That's what I he was going to check into that. There's some other way to get that so it's you know in the evening when nobody's there that it can get automatically get turned on or whatever.
>> There is a system that public health uses for their freezers and fridges and stuff. Um, and that actually is a it's um database, but it is it is it alerts like myself back when they them if the
freezer gets out of whack out of a certain temperature or above a certain put your head in. >> It was the company that they went through to get the freezers and stuff. So, I mean that's a option option something else. Yeah, >> a good option to put a check in with
>> you can't get that on program, >> right? >> I can talk to Hannah. See? See what that is. Okay. Ready. New restaurant hours. I know. Haven't talked to Jake when he's starting. I suppose his girls are all going back to
school now. So, >> yeah. >> Said after Labor Day >> after Labor Day weekend after Labor Day for fall hours. >> Okay. And then he said he would be sure about winter and February February plans
are hoping to get open but not sure. So suppose we're going have to do a little get a hold of Curtis too to get them things put in the septic tank. So hopefully that try that so it don't freeze.
>> Hopefully we got a couple months. >> Right. >> Comes fast. >> Yeah. You know where that line goes out. Richard that a guy should probably cover with snow if we do get snow >> out by the parking lot kind of. >> So we do get some snow maybe.
>> You think that's where it's freezing up or you think it's in the tank? >> Probably coming out of the tank water there and then maybe up top the drain field. It might be coming out there too. I mean freezing there as well. >> And that gets pushed out with a pump
that's pumped out. >> That's what I wonder happened if the septic tank froze up last year and then the pump it wrecked the pump so it wouldn't work anymore >> or if it gets line gets froze coming up top. >> Yeah, that'll wreck the pump.
>> That ends up >> I'm guessing the tank probably wasn't. was probably come >> coming come. >> It might help having a tank heater keeping some heat in there all the time then too to keep that from freezing. But who knows? >> Can't hurt to try it, right?
Okay. Jake, have anything else for you, Jen? When you talked to him? >> I did. Um, we asked for his lease sent to his insurance company. So, I gave him all that. He said he didn't really know how much.
That's going to be the big thing going forward is that >> freezer. >> I thought if we put two different things on there, we're going to have issues. >> But you can't I mean, >> but this one here, like this one here, like you said, for some reason was something in that thermostat that said it was still cold in there that had
never set the alarms off. Neither one of them. He said it was something really goofy. He said that. And something you guys just going to have to watch. >> Beckman's out there all the time. He can stop in check.
Well, >> if we should be >> if it went off overnight, it shouldn't Everything should have melted and thought it should that fast. That's what Jake said. TW didn't know why that >> Huh. door >> and and some of it like you said it
wasn't all I mean some of it was it was like a top on a box that was unthaw but underneath that stuff was frozen in so he he kept some of it and saved some of it but he said there was certain amount that was shot again so
>> yeah anybody anything else pickle ball court is poster in they're going to put the fence up well it depends on is why the guy was going to come get the the top what you call it on top of the cement for the all the
patterns and everything out so you could start playing. Hopefully they said by the end of August they'll be able to play some pickle ball on it depending on the weather. Hasn't been very cooperative. So there's nothing else. Is there a motion
to adjurnn? >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> I'll second it. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carried. >> Thanks guys. >> I'll call you and we'll work together in
this little bit and if you have something out there Jeff next. >> Sure. Thank you. Go. planning. >> I'm here to present a plaque. We're replatting
land that my wife and I own out of Golden Lake. Um went through the uh Golden Lake Township and was approved there. So, all I need is I need you guys to make a motion to accept the replatting
as drawn and then I need uh the president and I need Richard to sign it in front of a notary. Do you have any questions? >> This goes to the township first and then it goes to the county level for their
second. That's fine. And if so, and it can be all done. >> I did sign off yesterday. All the taxes have been paid. >> So, this has been approved by the township already. >> Everything looks good. Yeah. So,
just >> I will make a motion to approve the block change. Motion may carry. >> I'll second it. Second by. All in favor? >> I opposed.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Yeah, there's one. very specific. >> No, Richard, if you would sign the township one, we can do the same in there.
You better write better. Thank you. Excuse me one more. Oh, you're fine. Thank you very much. Can I get from Thank you. >> Mary Reed, what do you got for us today?
you guys. I sent you guys all an email. Um, I do have Our our rightway in there approximate right away is 65 ft. Uh
looks like what he's wanting to do is tie into the road door by Keith's place and then angle out uh the highline wires. I'm estimating them to be about 50 ft out from the road. Uh so he is
possibly uh out far enough where he's got his pipe there, but he's going to angle back into our right away. And uh kind of on both sides, he's going to then he's going to
put a pump on top of there. You put a a gate where you can shut it and trap all the water between the his dyke and the road >> for the CF go to the waterboard to get permission for that. >> I was just down there with them and what
they had told them is they he needs to stay out of our rideway >> unless he gets permission from us. So, um, >> does he have to have any special permit or anything for a pump in there?
>> That is already applied for for pumping and they granted him that >> the water. >> The water board. Yep. There's no stopping any of that nowadays after that new law come about a few
years ago unless it is damaging to our right away. Um the water I can see where the where the like if it comes over to our road the water from case place drains that way towards that culver. It's not it's going to be trapped behind
the wall. So if it'll either they'll have to make a a put a culbert in there with a flap gate, you know, in the ditch if we let them um to where the water flows that way but don't flow back.
But uh like yesterday, I sent this also to Tyler and to Mike and uh I think we need to have them almost look at it a little bit more in an engineer
perspective for us to make sure and do we want to let them in our rightway? I'm I'm a no on letting him in the rightway. I don't think they should be all on the back side. >> I think so, too. I think this old dyke
either should be straight across >> both side of our right. >> Why don't we Why don't we have have Mike >> Mike and Tyler give us kind of opinion on that? I'm on the same boat that keep that that d out of the right away. >> So, when is this when are they looking
to do this? >> I have no idea. replace that polar yet? >> No. >> No. I mean, we're going to replace >> Yep. In September. >> And once we do replace it, I mean, we really don't want pumping water in there. >> When our polers,
>> it's it's already full. Uh I mean right now we're going to have to build a big pretty good size copper dam and to to >> well if they if they build their dam you know whenever they build it but you know we can but the culver and upper their
dams built depending on when they're going to do it >> the and what it says here it says either a 24 in or a 36in culbert will be going in their in their dyke. Oh, it says 24 ft of 36 inch culver.
>> Oh, that Okay, there you go. Yeah, 24 ft. >> So, it's a 36 inch culvert. I don't remember what size do we have. >> 36 in. that straight line is that is you know
is the highline wires. So >> So that's all we to do that everything we've done before I guess for this project really just kind of waste time. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Unless it's going to bother our road, right?
>> That is the exception. >> Green title. There was no water left after a couple years, right? >> Yep. with with that new law with the drain tile, they can just pump it into any ditch anywhere without any
notification to anybody for a long time. >> Yeah. Like on the documents we got before, that's a pretty big watershed area >> coming through there. >> Yeah. So when we put that fall in, we want to make sure we rip wrap the heck out of it.
>> Yep. >> A lot of water coming in there. Yeah. Y >> the inlet and outlet because if the outlet doesn't get cleaned out, it's going to swirl on the back side of it. >> Yeah, >> it'll help once we fill in our right
away. So to the level of the culbert, too. It's going to be tough to do all that in the water, but over time. >> Well, yeah. You know, we fill into the bottom of the cart. We got to be kind of careful. I mean, so are they going to make a ditch to go to
our culvert or is that just flood out? >> Yeah, it sure is. >> We don't want that. >> No. >> Well, it's already ditched about right up to the culvert. >> Yeah. To the culver. It's too low. >> So once we fill it height, >> they ditch it at least that, you know,
once. >> I'm saying we fill it back to height. >> Yeah. that you know is that water just going to go on the back side of that dyke and go east. >> Well, it looks like the culvert height that they got here 100 foot zero in whatever they're using for measurement,
but then the top of the dyke is going to be 100 ft 3 in. So, it's only going to be 3 in over the culvert on the top of the culver. >> Yeah, the top of the culvert. Suppose if too much water comes through then it can go over the dyke dyke.
>> Yeah. >> So all we really have to do is give permission lettering right away. Is that the only thing they got though? >> Oh, I just brought it to your guys's attention, >> right? I mean, knowing that >> we have >> knowing we have this right. >> Yeah. >> That's the only
>> that's the only thing we're concerned. >> Yeah. >> Well, we probably make that decision today. We don't go on the right way. You say no. >> So, as long as she stays out of our rightway, we're fine with it.
>> I I don't want it in the rightway. If we do this then we might have everybody wanting to get into the >> into the right. >> So they believe we're responsible for everything in the rightways, aren't we? We know if someone >> Right. >> Yes. >> That's that's going to be to grade for >> Yeah.
>> with the ditch and hit it or whatever. >> Legalities. Did you Did he ever talk to you about right away? >> Uh he asked a couple questions via text and I never responded to them. >> Then you forwarded it to him. Did you give him the >> You said You said you would talk to him. >> No,
>> I never did talk. >> I never responded. >> Okay. >> I'm sure he doesn't care if he's in the right way or not, does he? It really doesn't matter. I don't think just sets it back. >> Yeah, he just set up. What does that matter? Just
make I make a motion that he puts it right away. >> I'll second that motion. If that's the if that's the only thing that we are here for. >> Yeah. >> And we can't stop it. >> No. >> So I'll send them a copy of a rightway.
>> And that's for sure. What do you say? 54 ft from center line. >> 65. >> 65. >> 65. >> 65 center of the road. >> From the center of the road. Got a motion and a second. All in favor?
I wish. >> You want to talk about the the other >> the last one? >> Y >> I think so.
>> Anything else? The gravel one. Blake's done with his gravel one. Uh Richard is supposed to be starting here pretty soon too on our the rest of the graveling. My guys are still graveling. Uh I did hire
uh Justin. >> Yeah. Uh he's been running Blade now and he's 43 years old. He's from Hope I Odo. Uh and uh he's doing really good. So Okay,
then we'll go over the flex one stuff with you guys. >> Thanks, Reed. >> I don't know if everybody saw the August 18th meeting the chips start. Mike said an email. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. So, uh, Mike did send an email over the weekend to you guys about the flex fund and the kind of the the little bits of the meeting that we had here the other day. Um, the biggest biggest piece of that is that um they'll
come to the state. The the state did uh the state did lower our funding. We talked to you guys about that last month. They did lower our total per funding that we were going to get. Um, however, they expanded the flex fund with that. So, um, part of that, I don't
know if you guys you guys look through that email at all for Mike a little bit. So, this is the, uh, you want to take one of those and pass it around. This is the basics of of what they did. So, when they moved the prayer dog money up ahead
of the CIF fund, um, they lowered everything. They added more money into the flex fund. So uh with the flex fund there are things that we get directly funded for and then there are grants that we have to apply for. Uh so there is a non oil
county and city formula that we do get money for from from directly from the flex fund. Um but everything else is is grant money. Okay. Um I should say townships do also do get some direct money from the flex fund as well. Um, but that's based on now it's based off
of road miles instead of a normal flat rate that it was based off of before. So, every township will get something, but it's all based off of what their road mileage is. From the grant side of it, um, they came up with different buckets. So, there is a grants for the non-oil counties and
cities. There's a grants for bridges and a grants for non-oil townships. So those three different buckets, they put specific dollars amount in there and then we get to apply for what we need based off of that. The grants for bridges,
that was a meeting that we had with Mike here last week. Uh that was discussing how we were ranking bridges are anything greater than 20 ft. So federally inspected bridges. So we had to rank uh kind of what our most needy was to what
we want to get replaced right away type of thing. Uh, we did that. Mike's going to get that sent in for us. Um, so we did have to do like a top five priority for rehabilitation, top five priority for removal if we had any, that
type of thing. Uh, so that's pretty much taken care of, we believe, right now. The other two buckets that are out there though are the grants for the nono townships and the grants for the counties. So the nonawa townships, that's everything that we've been talking about before. um from a dollar
standpoint. So any township that has any type of project that deals with road infrastructure, bridges, coverts, whatever, they can apply for the flex fund to get some of that to get that project done.
Um legislature also changed the definition of an oil producing county. So they there's only four of them now in the state when there was eight according to the old definition which means four more counties and townships got added to this
bucket of money. So when you talk to your townships I did send a text out last night um but when you talk to your townships just let them know that there is flexible available everything is due September 19th. if they have a project and they don't know where to go or don't
know how to start, have them call me or get a hold of me somehow, you know, walk them through it. Um, the biggest parts that they need to know is that it does need a cost estimate provided with the application. So, when it comes down to it, they do need to have
some type of what a thought for a dollar amount. So, September 19th is when everything is due by. um grants for the county is also kind of broken up almost into two different ones. So when they reduce priority dog funding, uh they also then
put it in a backend work of a grant. So the other half. So uh we have to apply for the flex funds from a county standpoint and then whatever doesn't get funded under the flex funds has a possibility of getting funded under the prairie dod funding
grant money. So it's a lot of convoluted bull crap in my opinion, but this is the world we have to live in right now. Um so for that specific piece, what we had talked about and and kind of the discussion that Mike went into in his email was um when we had visited here is
that little committee we had talked through doing uh our priorities for that as being the minor structures. So, if you guys remember, Interstate went through and they did that little binded booklet of minor structures and they um you know, that's anything less than 20
ft that we need that is has some type of crossing on it. So, it's a it's a bridge that we need to take care of basically. Um that's the idea that we came up with is that we needed to start replacing those
and get those prioritized. Uh but it doesn't have to be. So, do you guys have any first question, do you guys have any additional thoughts when it comes to applying for money? Is that a good process to start with? Is there a road that you want to get fixed
up? Is there something that you want to pave? Is there something that you want to take from pavement to gravel or do you want to deal with the minor structures and move on? I don't remember what our priorities were bridges.
>> Basically what we >> what we did sat down and >> I have it. Uh >> I'm trying not to fill it all with like all the stuff we talked about because we talked about a lot but that trying to
hit the basics at least. The other piece of it, while Brandon's looking, the other piece of it we've talked about was um not just the minor structures, but we were going to get maps to Reed and then Reed was going to go talk to all the township officers and
get their like top three priorities when it comes to bridges and their townships cuz some bridges, you know, we think look a c certain way and but to the townships they use them every day and they're crap or vice versa, you know. So Rita was going to reach out to all the township officers, get some maps, and
then go visit with all the township officers about what their top three priorities are. So then we were going to come back as that committee and go through and kind of rank those projects and try to come up with a good number of this is the other things we want to
apply for. And Tyler said that he'll go along with me too for some of them if he if need you know there's some of them that have more structures and stuff that uh he would gladly go along with and me would and explain it to him.
>> We're not too far from the deadline here. >> It's not a lot of time. >> And I and I asked about that. Mike was pretty confident they could get everything put together pretty fast. So, the idea is is that if we can get those maps to Reed, uh Reed can start going out and visiting with the township. Shouldn't take him very long. That
committee can meet again here uh next week or the week after and comb through those projects a little bit more and kind of finalize that what our recommendations to you guys would be for those projects. And then um probably in a special commission meeting at the end of this month, we would have you guys
give that authority to apply for those projects. And the reason why we would need that is because there's a cost decision that comes with that. Uh in order for the townships to be included in this process, they have to go through the county. The state does not have a way to fund the townships directly. So
it has to go through the county. So then we have the question again of do we act as the bank? Do we act as a pass through? What's that look like for us? Um the other question that it comes to is um part of the ranking is is if we are and the townships are willing to put
in some money to offset that total cost. So if we have a $100,000 project, how much money are we willing to put in? It's okay to ask for the 100%. And I imagine a lot of places will ask for that, but you get higher points if you're going to put in money. So the
question then will become do we want to help offset some of that for our stuff we not want >> engineering cost included we find >> engineering costs um once the project is awarded will be included moving forward but our preliminary stuff will not
we're on the hook for engineering either way >> um so the one on one on 10 was our number one priority So 461 12211 that's our uh number one for rehab.
Um, County Road five, the far east one, 12525. That's our number two. >> Kimy's there. The on the end 11. >> The double. >> That's five. That's five. The >> It's got that >> the one on 11.
>> That exactly. >> Yeah. The one on 11 is then our number three prior. >> That's the one we fixed the railing on. Four would be 11517 source. I didn't write a township down. >> Yeah.
>> Yep. >> You're looking at both these posts. Maybe close one and call one, replace one, and rehab another. And then number five would be 10808
which is uh right in Finley Township just off of 32 cuz remember we did the Melville bridges. We got those approved and then right after that they came across and they said that that bridge is now restricted. >> Which one? 1128 >> 10808
right off of 32 in Finley Township. That was our number five. >> Another one we were pretty high on the list was the one by Gerald Wler's >> on what? >> Gerald Wler on the west side of his place. >> Yeah. >> That's a main corridor for going north south all the way from highway 32 to
8. >> Yeah. And then also that other one where the Lumber bridge >> if we if Lumber one had to go. Yeah, >> that's why we want to lose that wall because after fit it's very lined. >> What's that? >> One by Gerald Walzer.
>> It's not on there. It's not on here, but it's one of the minor structures. >> That was that was one big golden lake. So that that discussion is what we wanted to have with all the township officers and at least go through what
could be uh you know what their main what again what their top three priorities are because we could sit here and say well our top priorities are this which on the county roads makes sense but you know >> what's your time frame do you think you could have that together in 2 weeks? >> Mike is pretty confident that he can get
that all done. I think Tyler's gonna be working between the hours of midnight and 4 am a lot. But um no, I I Mike's pretty confident he can have all that stuff done and have some good information to you guys by the end of this month. >> I working on it now. I think he's on
there. >> It'll take a little while to meet with townships, too. >> I don't think it'll take that long. >> Recovers a lot of ground pretty fast. >> Two weeks from today is the 19th. 3 weeks from today is the 26th. >> I I guess my recommendation would be
that month. >> Yeah, >> it would need to be an in-person meeting because there's going to be a lot of this stuff that you guys will have to be looking at. >> We have to ship. >> No, you would meet with Mike and us to
make decisions. You'd >> bring the results back recommendations that we have and the results. So, while you're thinking about that, I guess the the main things are is that when we're at that meeting, we're going to need to
have some good recommendations for the applications that we're going to put in, but we're also going to need to know dollar amount that you guys are willing to spend. So, if it's if you want to go 100%, we'll go 100%. And I think that's obviously what we want, but there is
that extra points available that if we do put in a little cost share, 80 20 50% 75 25 whatever the case is, we do get ranked a little higher on the point scale. >> And that and that say, yeah, we'll do
the 20 80, right? Well, by 20 townships, we're we're broken, >> right? No, I understand that. >> I think you start out at 100%. Then then we're going to have to come back and decide what's the most important we think. >> Yep. >> And then >> say, "Okay, we can throw this to it if
we can." >> Right. So our idea is that to go out to the townships, talk with them, get their top three, and then we as a committee meet again probably that next week and go through and say, "Okay, well, here's our top ones that we can do. Uh here's the ones that make sense. Like if we have to lose a bridge, we can do this
bridge type of thing." Um, maybe we get 20 good projects. We get a dollar amount associated with those projects. We bring that to you guys and you guys have the full here's what we had. Here's what we recommend. Here's what we're hoping you guys type of thing.
>> Tyler, what did I miss? I don't think you I think you hit every point. Um and then we're going to uh the plan is that later at the towards more towards the end of the week here, maybe Thursday. Um I'm going to meet with uh
Reed and we're going to try to yeah get meet with some of these townships that um we know we have some bridges that or that we know will have some bridges to replace. So um yeah, I think you I think you hit all the all the points. Um, and it's going
to have to hit the ground running, I guess. Get a list together and um, yeah, we like it was hit on, it's going to be a short time frame, so we got to hit the ground running and get some stuff out to these uh, townships and get that stuff going.
>> So, when you're talking to the townships, I think it's good just to remind them that it's a separate pot of money, all this dollars amount. So, they need to apply for stuff is the biggest thing. whatever project that they have that they think they need money for, have them, please have them reach out. If they have questions, but have them
apply. If if they want to go through me, they sure can. If they don't want to, that's completely fine. They can do it on their own. Um, but they do need that cost estimate is the only thing. So, they need to reach out to a contractor to get that figured out or engineer or whatever the case is. Um, and then
obviously our stuff here now is then separated out into two different buckets. So we have the federally funded federally inspected bridges and then everything else. >> So what I from what I understand is we have to go through this process to get a shot at >> prairie dog. >> Maybe that
>> prairie dog as well. >> What a great thing. >> I wonder if our legislature understands what kind of burden that put on every single other >> I don't know Brandon you had a conversation with a legislator. >> I don't know why they got to do this but
>> same job scared me. No, this No, gladly get this back. I really >> Yeah, and that's a good point is the prairie dog money part. >> Is there I guess the other question I had, is there anything you guys want to focus on right now besides what the
townships come back and and offer? We're kind of going two different if you think two different projects. Our county focus for the county grants are going to be the minor structures and then we are going to additionally reach out to all the townships and get their thought
process which is going to likely be minor structures as well. Do you guys want us to focus on anything else? Is there anything else you want to apply for or is is that kind of a good idea of a >> there there is there is that sheet that's in there that Ben's got. It tells
you what the red tape is on there. And Mike did send this over. So I mean the example projects they give are closes a gap in the transportation network or connects an economic generator. Grade raises in areas that require routine work due to dearly damage. Minor structure replacement. So anything
greater than 48 in or less than 20 ft. Curve realignment correcting steep ins slopes or winding narrow roads which I got to reach back out to Newberg because that's a perfect one for them. um surface upgrades on hight traffic routes or converting pavement to gravel on low traffic routes. Address a road issue due
to industry ADA improvements or multimmodal projects or expanding a project being funded by another grant program. Basically, they don't want to have to spend all the money. They don't want to go 100% if they don't have to. But I think they understand that there's not a lot of places out there that are going to say, "Oh yeah, we'll throw in
half a million for it. Don't worry about that." you know, comes at at the grant application stage. It becomes how you play the game. A lot of information for you guys, but is there anything else you want us to focus on right now that you can think of
and and you don't have to have anything. If you want to think about a little bit, come back later, we can do that, too. But I would ask that we do get a special meeting set up in place and that gives uh Mike and Tyler a bit of a deadline
too of we need to have all this stuff in by this specific date. I'm good with the 26. That's three weeks. >> Yep. But you'll need some time after public meeting to Yep. to do things too.
>> Yep. because if there has to be additional cost estimates or engineering done with those projects, then we have to give them time to get it done. >> So, the sooner we can have that public meeting, the better. >> Mike was Yeah, Mike was thinking that if we could if if we could have your guys'
ultimate decisions on priorities of projects, then by the end of the month, we would have some time to move forward and get it applied for. Just do it on 26.
>> I just was throwing that date out. Any any day will work. >> 26. >> That'll still work. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Let's do that again. 26 me 8:15 started till 26
And then like Mike's email said, the trip seal is scheduled for the 18th. for the roads. I had nothing else unless Tyler had anything else. It's a lot of talking and bull crap. My
opinion is what it is. B Okay. Go ahead. What's your question? >> I think he's just going to go out to the pumps. >> So, if you wanted to spend a couple of
days riding with Reed, probably could. You're next. >> Go back up to the water board if you can. I'll just get on the budget hearing the health 1176. Every entity in the county needs to have
a budget hearing or else they get frozen back to their last year's numbers. So, this is new. They got rid of sending out estimated tax statements. And then they forgot to add in the piece anything over less than 100,000 does not
need a budget hearing, but they left that piece out. So, now everybody in the county that is getting money to have a budget hearing. So, we do need to set hours. I have gotten a few some of the
towns cities back. Um, hardly any townships, but they need to have one or else they get kicked back to last year's numbers. I don't watch much. >> What's that got to get done by? When's that got to get done by again? >> In between the fourth and 10th.
October 10th. and can't have can the eth and the September 8th and the 10th right >> that's when they need to occur September 8th through the 10th >> correct and they send no emails to all
of the entities so you can just wait >> September 7th through October 7th. I need to know the date, time, and place of the meeting. And I have to send those
out by the end of the week, a 10th. So, if they don't have a budget hearing, sorry. And I did ask Linda out at the state and she reminded me that they get to be frozen because a lot of are having issues with
because townships already had their meetings. They're like, "Why do we have to meet again? We have to." Sorry. It literally can be probably going to be like a three minute meeting. You have to meet order. See if anybody has an issue during the meeting.
>> So, >> all we can really discuss then is the preliminary budget. >> It's going to be advertised to >> I will have to send that out. You don't need to put it in the paper. I just need to send it out to all um members of how
or have land. I'm just going to send out one sheet with everything on it and they can pick and choose what they want to see or go to church. >> Our regular September meeting for the county would be September 2nd.
>> We usually hold it at 7 o' usually like that first part of September, >> first week. >> Yeah. And I do have a few I know um I believe Sharon Township and this city of
Finley Park Board are going to meet up here the same day we have ours. And if people do come, we can set them downstairs or in Megan's office. She said that way have a separate date just have it all
here. So, >> do you guys want to have it? >> That should be the first week of September, second or the fourth. >> Our commissioner meeting is moved to that 9th. So, you're aware. >> Okay. is moved to the 9th.
>> Yeah. >> So, we won't have it on second. My calendar says >> you uh the fourth. >> Let's do the fourth. >> Yeah. Maybe the first at 7 p.m.
>> The fourth at 7. >> That's my birthday. >> Happy birthday. Oh, you get to spend your birthday evening with us. >> Happy birthday. Hopefully you get an approved voucher for your birthday. >> That happens to me.
>> I'll let everybody else know too that I said that anybody else wants to have it up here that day and that'll be for the next two years till it can get changed. The wild explorers are here too. Come on
in. >> Hi. >> Hi. your face sooner. >> Good morning and thank you for allowing us to join the meeting this morning. We are from the Finley shared wildlife explorers for club.
>> I am club reporter and joining me. Joining me this morning is Tia, our club treasurer and Cayenne, our club president. >> We are a club of 35 members and our mission is to explore nature, try new things and learn by doing. Together we
grow as leaders and build skills that help us and our world have a better future. We are here today to ask for your consideration in placing a Rainbow Bridge pet memorial on the courthouse lawn to honor those who have lost a beloved pet. As for each members, we
believe in honoring the deep bond between people and their animals. The Rainbow Bridge Pet Memorial would serve as dedicated public space where community members can reflect, remember, and celebrate the lives of pets and animals that have passed on. It symbolizes the connection between humans
and animals and honors the roles they played in our lives. This bridge would offer a peaceful place of healing and remembrance of people for all ages. It creates a lasting county landmark that reinforces our shared love for animals in the natural world. In creating the space, we hope to give people the place
to grieve with dignity, remember with joy, and feel connected to others who experience the same love and loss. It's not just a bridge. It's a symbol of the lasting impact animals have on our lives and the strength of of our community and honoring that leaders. The side will be
this bridge will be approximately 10 ft long and by 4 ft wide. The decking will be painted in color while the rest of the structure would be stained and sealed for protection. Please take a look at our hando for an idea of what
the bridge would look like. We have blocked the bridge to be placed under the trees on the west side of the courthouse lot. We will create a sign to explain the purpose of the bridge. We also plan to include a way for individuals placing a
collar on the bridge to share who they're remembering. How does this benefit the community? The Rainbow Bridge pepper would be a dedicated space for all the community members to honor the special bond between people and who will be paying for this. The Wildlife Explorers 4 Club
is prepared to cover the costs associated with purchasing the bridge and materials to paint, stain, and seal the bridge. Who can use it? The bridge is for anyone to use to memorialize their special pets from all around. Who
is caring for this? Our for club wildlife explorers will be caring for the bridge. Do you have any questions? >> I do not have any questions. We want to do we want to uh finalize that with a
vote. I'll make a motion to approve placing the rainbow bridge for the 4H club in the west lawn. >> I'll second Barry. >> I'll second it. Second by Chris. >> All in favor? I opposed.
>> Motion carried. >> Motion carried. You guys did a good job. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you so much. It's a wonderful day. >> Every day, man. You call me the grim about want to take a break real quick or no?
>> You want to keep going? >> I'll make a motion to take a fivem minute break. >> Perry for a quick break. Second. Second by Chris. All in favor? >> Immigr. a little bit back. We're trying to figure out
But it's something people Yeah, trying a couple of How many guys pilot smash? What's that thing? Hold on. Sorry.
I thought Republic. Those 4 age girls were pretty happy. >> They were jumping around out here. >> I'm sure they were nervous. >> Oh, yeah. So, it's good. It's good to see him do that, though. >> It's It's a good experience for them to
do that. So in researching some of those flex grants, they they can include private >> funding too. Really? >> So if a group of residents in a township decide to throw in so much each or
something, they they can include that. >> Interesting. for the association. There was the other case. >> I don't know if they're a political subdivision though. >> I don't think >> Yeah,
>> I do believe so. Singular keys. I'm sorry. Are we doing an update on the exterior repairs or we going to just check that off? >> Just check it off. No, we don't have any. >> Hey, table up.
Unless you heard something different from 5:00 last night. Not that I've heard. >> All right. Meeting back order. Um, >> does anybody want to be a county delegate at conventional whisker?
North Dakota Association of Counties one. Yeah. I've gone the last two years to that. So I don't know if anybody else wants to go. >> Yeah. In Bismar, right? >> Yeah. The first day of convention at 8 a.m.
>> Yeah. You can go out the evening before, I think. But I usually Are are you going to plan on going again? Period. >> I don't know if nobody else wants to go. I could go. >> They do have some pretty good seminars
and things. >> I don't mind those. test actually at least once. >> All right. Uh the 2026 budget. I do have one spot where you need to add some Ben's
budget. >> What are you adding? >> His grant money. >> He heard back. So we're going to add 200,000 on top and then on the bottom so it washes out anyways. But
>> fast for us >> new budget will be 369 623 69 623. >> Does anybody have any questions about
the budget? um like it to be the budget approved today. >> So just for the handsome drainage complaint, the engineer is nine almost 10 grand. >> You pay that yearly >> just to them.
>> What? >> For that? >> Oh, second. No, sorry. >> That's singles. Yeah, that's >> 10,000 10,000 bucks for the the Hansen range. that's broken down >> and Fugleberg drainage complaint. >> It's broken down on that page what everything is
>> for our engineering cost >> for just just for the the cost taxpayers for that. So just so everyone is aware of that >> and we had to do that. We had to do our due diligence. >> Correct. >> Start over. >> Yeah.
budgets or are we just going to budget for the exams and then change it later? >> I don't I don't foresee any major increases. No, I think >> if you guys we should have anything else
that is like million dollar that so we won't have to really worry about that 3% but unless you guys want to up the
house fund just because you do have wiggle room to go up that 3%. So next year you need to show it yourself and% at >> right now I have it at CFA at 100.
>> The the thing kind of what Jan is alluding to is is that with 1176 there's unused cap money that you're able to use in several succeeding years. So if you do if you do go 3% but you only use 2%
you have 1% of that funding left over. So then when you budget in 20 for 2027 you can utilize that 1% rollover money to offset any budgets and still go 3%. So in essence you can grow 4%. So it's
it's one of those where I we probably should raise it. >> Wow. Well, we're talking about major expenditure to fix the courthouse. I I agree. >> Should we do 3% on that then?
>> You want to go up to that 3% and then step back. We got to go. We got to go another 400,000 to your 3%. >> Um, currently we are sitting at
>> 3% on our entire budget. >> Correct. Correct. Not the county, not general together, but have about 400,000 to play with before you reach that.
And just so you're aware too um >> budget last year >> last year it was >> other companies did >> we did a lot of work to keep it low and to cut budgets and we did the same thing this year and we're actually cutting our
general fund just requests >> general fund is being cut by >> 6.38 mills >> which is give or take >> y our mill went up a little bit. It was at 33, it's now at 37, close to their
age. So Casey's been doing a lot of work in his office desk and things. So starting to reflect on the mill side. >> The higher mill's worth, the less you need to take, which means the less money that the taxpayers be taxed on.
when t if you guys if you guys approved the budgets as they sit today just like forever for for next year taxpayers would see a decrease in the county fund. And I think I think that's our our uh our uh
full plan what we'd like to do. But I also don't want to you know >> should have not done that. Yeah, sounds >> the other thing while you guys are pondering um because we we talked about it while I talked to some folks at the state about it too. Um our farm to
market and five mil lines will no longer be levied for. So if you guys look at that front sheet that Janon gave you that um well that has everything >> great. >> Yeah. Um 5 mil and farm to market can no
longer be levied for. 5 mil was actually for um uh 5 mil and farm to market were for specific projects but those both >> those both sunseted uh at the end sunset at the end of this year. So we are no
longer able to levy separately for those. Uh so we will leave because we are able to levy up to 25 mills in the road and bridge. We are just rolling that into road bridge. So road and bridge at the end of the year you're going to notice that road and bridge is
normally negative by a lot of dollars amount and then we transfer money in to get it positive. That's the transfers that you guys do in January. Um roaden bridge shouldn't be as hard negative with that 10 with that 15 mills. So it's a wash when it comes to tax the
taxpayers they don't see that but it's just going to be net zero. Okay, I see you again. >> Well, the the mills will be still be levied just >> will still be levied just under road and bridge >> and taxpayers in 22 did vote to increase mills up to 30 mills for road bridge
>> 10 years >> and that's good for 10 years. So you could go higher in road bridge if you wanted to. you're only going to levy like 23 mills and some change right now based off of the and that's totally based off of the income that's going
into that fund from farm to market and 5 mil. So you don't need to budget for a lot if you got the money to offset it. But then on the opposite end of that, we had to raise the county bonds because the county bonds are not included in the
formula for the 3%. Whereas where they sat prior, they were included in the formula. So if we take those bonds out, put them separately like they were originally supposed to be for, that increases our total allowable for our 3% that we're able to go to, which gets you your 400,000 versus before you would
have been at like 70,000 for 3%. So county bonds just are not included in that formula. Overall, you're at like a.77 decrease on total mills levied. Uh which is still an increase in dollar amount about 300,000 over last year. You still
have an additional 400,000 above that. Then after you approve it today, you do not go down. >> Go down. You guys wanted us to add it and then I don't I'm just concerned if
you guys aren't going to take it in future years. Are you going to leave? >> And I don't know how long they'll cap. I would assume they're getting a lot of not good feedback on it. So, >> yeah.
>> I don't think they're going to take any of that into consideration until next year though when because everybody all legislators are thinking right now, well, it's their first year doing it. They're going to have problems. We'll wait till next year.
So, I think next year's NDACO conference is probably one where you should all be at, honestly, because I think a lot of the stuff dealing with these caps and whatnot next year is going to be discussed at that conference, especially
during the commissioners meeting that they have out there. I think if you guys are planning in the future, plan to go to the the conference next year because it'll be you'll probably want to be there. If you do want to go this
already, >> we're down.7 mills worth getting more for less. pay more for less. >> 400,000 >> 400,000 get us
>> up to the 3% which will ultimately increase or increase taxes, right? Yep. I don't I really didn't want to do that. But but I also want to have, you know, funding too, but
like got more out of budget. Actually, >> might have to. >> Well, we can after this, >> but the the thing is we're for you're going to
come across where it's >> but what uh what I'm worried about is just future years I I don't know what inflation's going to do. Inflation was super hard to keep up
with for a long time. Might ease a little, but it's not going to go away. So if you have the same amount of mill that we did last year 240,000 add the mills
>> I said you can always cut that out Yeah, >> I'll make a motion to approve our preliminary budget at last year's mill total mills. >> 290.
We'll add the general play with I can put that into under capital projects for now and then you guys can >> rearrange it later. >> Yes. >> Cut it.
>> Yeah. >> Got a motion by Perry. >> I'll second it. >> Seconded by Chris. All in favor? >> So that will put up the capital courthouse project up to 90. Vote 800 to vote 800 short.
>> And that puts you at zero increase, zero decrease. What will be the increase >> with that two 340 next project? >> What is that? 340 in there. That'll be a zero increase.
And then you're still under that you're not really >> going to be spending sweet. It's going to be >> work. You could build a whole another building
right next to us. We're half $600,000. Not as not as No. >> Well, it sucks. I mean, that's a lot of money. I don't want to lose a meter.
Wow. Make sure you look. It's kind of like fixing an old piece of equipment. So, it's another key bridge on roads. Okay. Did we vote on that? Are we done? We
>> have not yet. We got a motion by Perry, second by Chris. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carry. Got some bills there for you with us. >> Yeah. So, um,
he's not listened, but, uh, we are doing, so Tim and Ethan, uh, responded, uh, to a car accident. They happened to be there back on July 17th. Um and so my understanding of I wasn't there but
my understanding of it is that um person ran drove her vehicle into the back of a load of gravel truck. U vehicle got crushed was you know she was in a whole heck of a lot of pain. Um vehicle actually caught fire. It was her 2-year-old kid in there and then a
couple of dogs. Uh Tim and Ethan happened to be out on county 8 really close by to it when this happened. Uh they pulled up the Tim and uh the driver of the semi actually um pulled the mom and kid out of a burning vehicle. Um so
we were doing a life-saving award thing for Tim today. Um there's a appreciation award for Ethan as well. He helped wrangle the dogs and then um he was actually looking for a fire extinguisher to try and help right away. Uh realized that there was no fire extinguisher on
the truck that they were at. took then it on his own uh to go buy a fire extinguisher, put it on the truck, make sure that all those vehicles are outfitted now with them. So, one of those appreciation things. Wayne's got a whole thing written up for those two. We're going to present that award at 10.
We're going to do it right out here. Um so, if you guys would stick around for that, we'd appreciate that. >> Yeah, I appreciate if you guys could stick around. It'll take two minutes, guys. at 10:00 or you guys are done now.
>> Morning. >> Just doing bills. >> Okay. Soon as you guys are done, we're 10:00. Kim has also been nominated with uh Marty the truck driver's also been nominated for a state award.
Had a pretty good chance to to be Oh, we're there. So, just for your guys' information, if you did a So, we all requested that 4% uh for COLA. If you did a 2% cola, the increase in wages goes from 85,000 down
to 25,000. And cola is looking about two and a half right now. A little under two and a half, 2.3 or something like that. He's put in for four. But if you did go down to two, that would lower
everything. >> We did two and a half last year, I believe. >> Yep. It's a 60,000 decrease. >> Department heads wise some of them have all their materials and items that should never discuss.
When when? Okay, just refresh my 10. When's that budget got to be by was October? October 10th. >> I think we probably should have >> I don't know if you want
two portfolio holders to meet. >> Yeah, we probably should do department has do you guys just want to call your portfolios and schedule with them? So, I don't need to be a part of that. I kind of scheduled it for you guys last year, but >> set up the
Pay attention. So just a can't we can't go 3% over the highest of the last three years that how it works. >> Yeah. And then there's an adjusted value worksheet which I think Jenna probably gave you guys all the stuff. Um adjusted
years. So add in don't add don't include the emergency fund and the bonds and water resource and all that stuff. Then take your three years and then what do you got? Some of that's a little bit different. Then you take the higher of the two. So you either go three years strafe base or you
go the adjusted years based off of that stuff. So if you can go 3% of those things when Jenna did the work to about 400,000 that's got increase. So if you go zero zero mill increase. The idea of this is
to get you guys away from mills and to get you into the dollar amounts of budgeting. So you're budgeting for the dollars needed, not for the mills needed. supposed to create transparency with the public because the public doesn't understand the mill value the mill rate
you know which makes complete sense because how many of you understood it when you first started how many of you actually understand it now right I mean there's there's that process um that's the whole point of it though is create that transparency budgeted action dollars
we need $4 million to operate the county here's how we're going to get We should go maxing that out. Be in trouble. >> That's what I'm afraid of. >> That's what's going to happen now. We max it out taxes and that's going to be in trouble there. But if we don't max
it out, there's going to be some some deal that's going to screw us. We're not going to get money for it. From a reserve standpoint, from a funding standpoint, I mean, roadside, you're sitting okay right now, but you get
that comes up. >> Yep. >> They're going to screw us, >> right? Yeah. That's Yeah. You get anything crazy comes up, it's going to be bad. >> That's what's going to happen. >> So, that would be So, it's getting away from mills, but we're still we're still
figuring out that value with a mill. >> Exactly. waste. So if that mill if that mill decreases which has it when's the last time the mill's decreased? >> Never. >> Never. >> Well the mill the value of a mill has decreased. The >> value the value of a mill
>> yes has decreased. >> You guys have for the last two years you guys have actually cut mills. You have cut Johnson >> 23 40.39 24 was 39.94 last 25 is 28.29
and then what you guys food was 28.24 two four. So >> also the value of it went up value of it's gone up because because they're able to lower the mill because I mean I remember it was 30,000. >> Yeah. 30 or 31,000
>> just because Casey's out there he's fulltime so he can go out and do everything. >> That's a it's a plug for Casey honestly. I mean, he's he's doing you guys leaving his values alone and trusting that process and is awesome because that's
allowing you to have these tough decisions from a budget side, but it's allowing you to give be able to get more money for less. So, if you can budget for before this 3%, you know, this is a fantastic problem, right? I don't think this would ever be a discussion. We
could cut eight mills out of the budget, you guys wouldn't have any problem with it whatsoever. But because of three percentages here, what do we do? You know, and also our budget has gone >> up with even decreasing notes.
>> Yeah. But we've been able to offset that with the different reserves and with the different grants that have been coming. >> Yes. Yes. >> And a lot of that stuff has has come back. >> That's the that's the wild card. Franks still keep coming or they stop and all of a sudden you're
a couple hundred dollars short somewhere. >> We've had a lot of projects paid for. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Boom. There's going to be a time where there's so many projects. >> So, like I'm looking at, you know, to keep it the same as last year or even do what the budget sheet
has you guys have already. And you have 3% to play on that, but you know, the budget is higher. It's mills worth more. So, we still have 400,000 to need to.
What's that look like a year from now? Or next year? You wouldn't be able to do that 400. Next year it'd be 3% over what are the current 2.9 million. Yep. >> So you have 400 simple numbers, right? I mean, if you add 400,000 to 2.9 and
you're at 3.3. >> Yep. >> Right. >> Then you can So 3% of that >> 3% of 3.3 is 653 to 150 200,000ish. Whereas 3% of 2.9 is just less than 100
difference of 80 grand. What we're going to do get a motion to approve the bills. No mention. I'll >> second. All in favor? I opposed carried.
A motion to journ I'll move to ajourn second that all in favor I