Brown County, Minnesota Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 248 Center & State Streets New Ulm, MN 56073 Telephone (507) 233-6600 District 1: David Borchert 405 South Broadway St. BOARD OF BROWN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS New Ulm, MN 56073 REGULAR MEETING – August 28, 2018 AGENDA: District 2: Anton Berg 20218 195th Ave 9:00 AM 1. Approve County Board Official Proceedings and Synopsis of 08-21-18 New Ulm, MN 56073 2. Set Closed Session for Labor Negotiations Strategy Planning 9:01 AM Human Services Chemical Dependency Counselor Leah Luke Probation Department Chemical Dependency Counselor LuAnn Macho District 3: Scott Windschitl 3. Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund Annual Report/DAANES County 10 Doris Drive New Ulm, MN 56073 Chemical Dependency Statistics 2017 9:20 AM Underage Substance Abuse Coalition Coordinator Abigail Schwab 4. Underage Substance Abuse Coalition Presentation District 4: 9:35 AM Children & Families Social Services Supervisor Denise Kamm Dean Simonsen 28711 310th Ave. Childcare Licensor Alesia Slater Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 5. Childcare Licensing Fees Changes 9:45 AM Human Services Director Tom Henderson District 5: 6. Human Services Claim Payments Dennis Potter 40520 US Highway 14 7. Correspondence and Consent Agenda Items Springfield, MN 56087 10:25 AM BREAK 10:30 AM HR Director Ruth Schaefer 8. Human Services Office Support Specialist Resignation/Retirement 10:32 AM Highway Engineer Wayne Stevens 9. Resolution − Proposal for a Historian for Bridge 2110 on CSAH 8 10:35 AM Auditor/Treasurer Jean Prochniak Assistant Highway Engineer Andrew Lang 10. Drainage Ditch Repair Request 10:40 AM Auditor/Treasurer Jean Prochniak 11. SpyGlass Snapshot Audit Agreement 12. IFS Contract Ratification 13. 2019 Drainage Assessments 14. Findings of Fact – Redetermination of Benefits CD 69 15. Findings of Fact – Redetermination of Benefits CD 57 16. Findings of Fact – CD 35 Consolidation 17. Findings of Fact – Redetermination of Benefits CD 35 11:15 AM Auditor/Treasurer Jean Prochniak 18. County Ditch 3 Feasibility Study 11:45 AM County Attorney Charles Hanson 19. Participation in Bridging Brown County Leadership Program 11:47 AM County Administrator Charles Enter 20. MCIT 2018 Dividend for Brown County 21. July 2018 Budget Report 11:50 AM 22. CONVENE CLOSED SESSION – For Labor Negotiations Strategy Planning for the two (2) LELS and two (2) AFSCME Collective Bargaining Units 23. Other Business 24. Correspondence C-1 thru C-3 25. Coordinate Calendar Events 26. Adjournment Additional items may be added as Addenda and approved with Agenda or with a Suspension of Rules NOTE: COUNTY BOARD 2019 BUDGET REVIEW SESSIONS Brown County Courthouse, Room 204, New Ulm, MN 8-27-2018 at 9:00 AM NEXT COUNTY BOARD MEETING DATES 09-4-18 09-18-18 09-25-18 10-2-18 County Administrator’s E-Mail Address: [email protected] Home Page Address: www.co.brown.mn.us August 21, 2018 113 At 9:00 AM, on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, the Board of Brown County Commissioners met in Regular Session in Room #204 of the Brown County Courthouse located in New Ulm, Minnesota 56073. Commissioners present were David Borchert, Anton Berg, Scott Windschitl, Dean Simonsen, and Dennis Potter along with County Administrator Charles Enter and County Attorney Charles Hanson. NUCAT staff was present and Media Representative Fritz Busch of the Journal was also present (at 9:10 AM). ______________________________ Chairman Simonsen convened the Regular Meeting at 9:00 AM, at which time the printed agenda was accepted along with the following addenda: C-4. Commissioner Borchert report on the SHIP (State Health Improvement Project) meeting on 8-16-2018 in St. Peter; C-5. Commissioner Berg reports on the Salary Survey Committee, Public Health, Highway Committee meeting, JD#18 W&B meeting, and the One Watershed One Plan meeting; C-6. Commissioner Windschitl reports on Teen Court, Law Enforcement Center Joint Management Committee meeting, Underage Substance Abuse Coalition, and the Brown County Historical Society; C-7. Commissioner Simonsen reports on the Brown Soil & Water Conservation District and on the Salary Survey Committee. ______________________________ A motion was offered by Commissioner Borchert, and was seconded by Commissioner Windschitl, to accept the Minutes of 08-07-2018 and authorize publication of the Synopsis of same. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ At 9:04 AM, Chief Deputy Jason Seidl met with the County Board. A motion was offered by Commissioner Borchert, and was seconded by Commissioner Berg, to approve the Brown-Lyon-Redwood-Renville Emergency Response Unit Joint Powers Agreement effective 8-21-2018. This motion carried unanimously. _____________________________ At 9:05 AM, Auditor/Treasurer Prochniak met with the County Board. A motion was offered by Commissioner Potter, and was seconded by Commissioner Simonsen, to authorize payment of General Government claims in the amount of $209,406.55 as follows: Revenue $113,601.55 Public Health $2,917.80 Road and Bridge $25,966.67 Human Services $631.15 Park $2,862.47 Ditch $36,904.54 Landfill $24,738.05 SCORE $34.32 Forfeited Tax $1,750.00 In accordance with MS 375.12, the following claims exceeding $2,000 are included in the Fund totals above: Alpha Wireless Communications $2,427.65; Flint Hills Resources, LP $10,871.64; Full Service Electric $3,371.65; Heiderscheidt Digging Inc. $8,199.50; Klassen Mechanical $3,128.34; MN Department of Corrections $58,019.63; MN Valley Testing Laboratories $13,608.05; New Ulm Body Shop $6,860.88; North Central International $2,000.99; Powerplan OIB $2,397.84; Prairie Lakes Juvenile Detention Center $11,263.98; Scott’s Helicopter Services $11,880.00; Seachange $3,531.46; Summit Food Service LLC $5,730.93; TSG Server and Storage $10,200.00; Walters Excavating $15,015.00; Ziegler Inc. $2,031.22; 123 Payments less than 2,000 $38,867.79; Final Total: $209,406.55. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ At 9:10 AM, Highway Engineer Wayne Stevens and Assistant Highway Engineer Andrew Lang met with the County Board. A motion was offered by Commissioner Potter, and was seconded by Commissioner Berg, to approve the following Drainage Repair requests and the payment of said repairs as follows: System Repair # Order Twp Section Repair Type Percentage Cost CD67 18-008 2 Clean Out 5% release 100 $738.35 CD58 18-074 2 Sigel 35 Jetting 100 $335.00 CD01 18-062 1 Home 12 Surface Intake 100 $428.25 CD10 18-100 1 Home 11 Surface Intake 100 $428.25 JD30 R_B 18-099 1 Prairieville 27 Surface Intake, Tile Outlet 100 $2,471.50 This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ August 21, 2018 114 A motion was offered by Commissioner Berg, and was seconded by Commissioner Potter, to authorize the needed 10% local share for the Federal Grade Crossing Safety Program funding for railroad crossing gates and lights, and prioritize the Brown County projects as follows: CSAH 8 crossing west of Sleepy Eye and CSAH 11 crossing in Essig based on traffic count and crash prediction factors, and also to support the City of New Ulm’s submittal of the Boundary Street crossing as the city’s highest priority. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ At 9:18 AM, Public Health Director Karen Moritz met with the County Board. A motion was offered by Commissioner Borchert, and seconded by Commissioner Berg, to approve Public Health Director Moritz’s attendance at the Association of Minnesota Counties County Opioid Summit on 9-12-18 in Alexandria, MN, noting expenses will be incurred for registration, lodging, mileage, and meals. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ A motion was offered by Commissioner Windschitl, and was seconded by Commissioner Potter, to accept and file the Public Health Update 8-21-2018 on: Vector Borne Disease Show a Rise; Smoke Free Housing Law for HUD Housing; USDA Funds to Help with Radon Mitigation; Recreational Water Illness; Community Health Assessment; Family Home Visiting Site Visit; (IPI) Immunizations Practices Improvement Site Visit; Public Health Actively Providing Health Promotion in the Community; and Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 6- 13-2018. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ At 9:30 AM Probation Director Les Schultz, STS Crewleaders Eric Bruns and Marc Bode, Juvenile Crewleader Tammy Johnson, and Department of Corrections STS Coordinator Sarah Eischens met with the County Board. A motion was offered by Commissioner Berg, and was seconded by Commissioner Simonsen, to accept and file the Sentence-to-Service (STS) Crew Leaders’ and the Juvenile STS Quarterly Reports for 4-1-2018 through 6- 30-2018. The motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ At 9:42 AM, County Assessor Anne Grunert met with the County Board. A motion was offered by Commissioner Windschitl, and was seconded by Commissioner Potter, to accept and file the Assessor’s Office 3rd quarterly report of 2018 noting the Ag Fractional Homestead Project and Tax Court update. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ At 10:00 AM, Planning and Zoning Administrator Laine Sletta and Assistant P&Z Administrator Robert Santaella presented the Planning Commission recommendations of 8-14-2018. A motion was offered by Commissioner Windschitl, and was seconded by Commissioner Berg, to approve Final Plat Application APP-P- 033 by Casandra Anderson known as Anderson Family Trust Subdivision (4.85 Acres) described as the S½ of the NE¼ of Section 28, Township 109N, Range 34W, Burnstown Township, Brown County, Minnesota. Parcel being platted is an existing building site being split off from the tilled ground. This motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ A motion was offered by Commissioner Berg, and was seconded by Commissioner Potter, to approve Preliminary Plat Application APP-P-0034 by Michael Carpenter known as Eden Ridge Subdivision (Lot 1 5.47 Acres, Lot 2 34.27 Acres) described as part of the NE¼ and the SE¼ of Section 4 Township 111 N, Range 33W, Eden Township, Brown County, Minnesota.