OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

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1 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA. Commissioners Chambers, Lake County Courthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota. Commissioners present: Bergman, Jones, Goutermont, Sve. Absent:. Also present: Matthew Huddleston, County Administrator; and Laurel Buchanan, Clerk of the Board. Meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Chairperson Rich Sve. Unless otherwise stated, all actions have been approved by unanimous yea vote. MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND JONES: 01 Approve agenda, with change. Absent: MOTION JONES, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 02 Reschedule Committee of the Whole meeting in March to Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. Absent: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health Sanitarian Cindy Hakala and Epidemiologist Amy Westbrook provided an overview of the Minnesota Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program and fielded several questions from Commissioners regarding the program. MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND BERGMAN: 03 Recess County Board meeting at 10:08 a.m. Absent: A public hearing was convened at 10:09 a.m. regarding the refinancing of a Lake County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) bank loan. Bruce Kimmel with Ehlers, Inc. provided an overview of the proposed refinancing on HRA s General Obligation (G.O.) bonds. Mr. Kimmel reviewed a public finance proposal for housing development bonds and included bond projections on sources and uses, debt service schedule and debt service comparison. He also proposed a schedule of events in which legal actions would take place on March 13, 2012, and a bond sale would take place on March 14, MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND JONES: 04 The public hearing adjourned at 10:27 a.m. Absent: The meeting was reconvened at 10:28 a.m. with all members present, except for Commissioner. MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 05 Lake County encourages the Lake County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to move forward with Ehler s Inc. public finance proposal for housing development bonds and in examining refinancing options. Absent: Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) Executive Director Harlan Tardy gave an overview of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars spent through AEOA and reviewed the AEOA annual report. MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 06 Recess County Board meeting at 10:52 a.m. Absent: The meeting was reconvened at 10:57 a.m. with all members present except for Commissioner. MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 07 Approve utilizing the $20,000 owed to St. Louis County to be used as match for the Blandin Foundation Robust Broadband Network Feasibility Study Grant awarded to Cloquet Valley Broadband Initiative per St. Louis County resolution adopted on November 22, 2011 (number 627) subject to a formal agreement between Lake County, St. Louis County and the Cloquet Valley Broadband Initiative. Absent: Public comment was heard regarding notices on delinquent taxes.

2 Page Two MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 08 Approve Consent Agenda as follows: 1. Approve County Board meeting minutes from January 24, Approve claims in the amount of $72, Authorize annual payment in the amount of $2, to Plunkett s Pest Control for services rendered at the Courthouse, Silver Bay Ambulance and Rescue Center, and Two Harbors Rescue Center. 4. Authorize payment to National Forest Counties & Schools Coalition (NFCSC) in the amount of $ for NFCSC 2012 Membership Dues. 5. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Grant Agreement between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program and Lake County Forestry for Oak Conifer Restoration. 6. Adopt the findings by the Planning Commission and approve Interim Use Permit, I , for North Shore Headlands House, LLC. 7. Adopt the findings by the Planning Commission and approve Interim Use Permit, I , for Richard & Kristen Cawood. 8. Authorize payment in the amount of $5, to Quinlivan & Hughes, PA for legal services rendered through December 30, 2011, regarding Orix Public Finance, LLC. 9. Amend minutes from January 24, 2012, motion 13, to specify that title work and closing costs in the amount of $4, were included in amount approved. 10. Authorize payment of operations and management fee for the month of January 2012, in the amount of $66,000, to Lake Communications, Inc. 11. Authorize the Chair to sign a GIS Data Sharing Agreement with the Minnesota Legislature. 12. Authorize the Chair to sign the Non-Appropriation Form for the 60 month Equipment Rental Agreement for the Health & Human Services Department with Toshiba Business Solutions. 13. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Lake County Support Services Agreement for IFSpi Training and Support with Golden Electronic Training and Support, LLC for an annual cost not to exceed $360 plus tax. 14. Authorize payment in the amount of $2,000 to St. Louis County Auditor for Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board (NCLUCB) 2012 membership dues. 15. Approve transfer of $19, from Road and Bridge to Forestry for 2011 year end from Pit Royalty funds.

3 Page Three 16. Amend County Board meeting minutes from January 24, 2012, consent agenda item 10, to read as follows: Authorize purchase of HP Designjet T2300 MFP W/Postscript (GSA# ) from Cadd/Engineering & Graphic Supply for $7, plus tax (Set-up, installation and end user training included in price). Trade in value of Xerox 8825 is $ Authorize additional 2 year warranty in the amount of $1, plus tax. Authorize Agreement for Goods and Services at $0.20/sq ft plus tax.) 17. Resolution approving the values and terms of the following land sales: Public Sales 1. SESW, Section 20, Township 64 North, Range 11 West $34,000, $850/acre 2. SWSE, , $34,000, $850/acre 3. SWSE, Section 2, Township 53 North, Range 11 West. $850/acre $34, That part of the NW¼ of the NE¼, lying North of Forest Highway 11, Section 27, Township 57 North, Range 11 West. Approximately acres. $18,000 (Approximately $750/acre) 5. That part of the NW¼ of the NE¼, lying South of Forest Highway 11, Section 27, Township 57 North, Range 11 West. Approximately acres. $11,250. (Approximately $750/acre) Private Sale Tax Forfeit 6. NWNW, Section 35, Township 55 North, Range 11 West, $750/acre, $30,000, Tower Site Private Sale Fee Latourell/USFS Parcels $20,000 (Correspondence 19 from the packet) 18. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Joint Powers Agreement between the State of Minnesota and Lake County. This agreement is needed to enable funds to be paid to the Tomahawk Snowmobile Trail for a needed trail reroute. 19. Amend 2012 County Board Schedule as follows: reschedule Committee of the Whole meeting at City Hall, City of Silver Bay, Minnesota, to April 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.; change time and location of August 21, 2012, Committee of Whole meeting to 6:00 p.m. at Clair Nelson Center, Town of Crystal Bay, Finland, Minnesota; remove Department Head meetings from the County Board meeting schedule. 20. Authorize payment in the amount of $250 to the Center for Rural Policy and Development for 2012 membership dues. 21. Authorize payment in the amount of $ to VISA, for Commissioner Brad Jones registration for the 2012 Explore Minnesota Tourism Conference and for FedEx services in January Authorize payment in the amount of $3, to Russ Conrow Law Office for services rendered in December 2011 and January 2012 (Invoices and 10029), in the matter of the fiber network. 23. Authorize payment in the amount of $ to Russ Conrow Law Office for services rendered in December 2011 (Invoice 10030), in the matter of Orix litigation. Absent:

4 Page Four MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND JONES: 09 Approve the Resolution of Authorization between Lake County Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Health for Lake County s participation in the Minnesota Lake Superior Beach Monitoring and Notification Program. Yea: None. Nay: Bergman, Goutermont, Jones, Sve. Absent:. Motion did not carry. MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT 10 Approve and authorize Human Services Director Vickie L. Thompson to sign a Joint Powers Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health, regarding participation in the Minnesota Lake Superior Beach Monitoring and Notification Program. Yea: None. Nay: Bergman, Goutermont, Jones, Sve. Absent:. Motion did not carry. MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND JONES: 11 Authorize payment in the amount of $4, to The Northspan Group, Inc. for 2012 funding commitment to Northland Connection Program. Yea: Bergman, Goutermont, Jones. Nay: Sve. Absent:. Motion carried. MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND JONES: 12 Approve the correspondence from Commissioner to Mary Tome, regarding county involvement with road issues in the Fall Lake area. Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 13 Authorize purchase of five vehicles for the Sheriff s office, for a total price of $144,680.75, payable to Thane Hawkins Polar Chevrolet. Absent: MOTION JONES, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 14 Resolution approving the low bid from Future Forests, Inc., in the amount of $17, from the February 13, 2012 bid opening, for acres of conifer plantation site preparation at $105.00/acre ( Disc Trench), total payment not to exceed $20,000.0 to be paid through a Conservation Partners Legacy Grant. Absent: MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND BERGMAN: 15 Resolution approving the low bid from Northwoods Forestry Inc. in the amount of $13, from the February 13, 2012 bid opening, for acres of hand release of conifers in a conifer plantation $85.00/acre ( Hand Release), and additional acres at the same rate not to exceed a total of $15,343.00, the balance available in the Conservation Partners Legacy Grant. Absent: MOTION JONES, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 16 Authorize the Chair to sign letters to Representative David Dill and Senator Thomas Bakk, with copy to Craig Engwall with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR); and a separate letter to Governor Mark Dayton, with copies to Speaker of the House (Representative Kurt Zellers), and Majority Leader (Senator David Senjem) to request assistance to find funding sources for the Clair A. Nelson Memorial Forest. Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 17 Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Pole Attachment and Conduit Occupancy Licensing Agreement between Citizens Telecommunications of Minnesota, LLC and Lake County d/b/a/ Lake Connections. Absent: MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND BERGMAN: 18 Approve and authorize Chair to sign the Agreement for 2012 Misdemeanor Prosecution Services between the County of Lake and the City of Two Harbors. Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND JONES: 19 Approve the probationary appointment of Stefan Bakken to Information Systems Specialist at the probationary rate of $17.64 per hour effective February 21, Absent:

5 Page Five MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND BERGMAN: 20 Approve a General Leave of Absence without pay for Art Lorntson, Heavy Equipment Operator, effective February 8, Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 21 Authorize payment in the amount of $6, to Osborne Associates for market research study conducted to fulfill a requirement of the RUS Form 532-Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Application, Invoice LC 001, July 21, 2009, Project: Lake County Telephone Survey. Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 22 Approve and authorize Chair or County Administrator to sign Community Forest Bonding Grant Application, for tree planting on vacant space next to the Law Enforcement Center. Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 23 Authorize the Clerk of the Board to publish a Notice to Bidders soliciting sealed proposals for phase 1 construction, including the supply of necessary labor, materials, and equipment, of an ARRA funded Stimulus project for rural telecommunications, for the Lake County Fiber to the Premise Project. (Visit for further information.) Absent: MOTION BERGMAN, SECOND GOUTERMONT: 24 Authorize the Chair to sign the Standard Alarm Sales / Monitoring / Service Contract between Lake Connections ( Subscriber ) and Great Lakes Alarm & Security Products, Inc. (GLA). Absent: MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND BERGMAN: 25 Authorize the Chair to sign Amendment #2 to the FY12 ATV Trail Agreement (SWIFT Contract Number ) for the Red Dot ATV Trail. Absent: MOTION GOUTERMONT, SECOND JONES: 26 Adjourn meeting at 11:55 a.m. Absent: The Lake County Board will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Law Enforcement Center, Two Harbors, Minnesota. A regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. in the boardroom at the Lake County Courthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota. ATTEST: Laurel D. Buchanan Clerk of the Board Rich Sve, Chair Lake County Board of Commissioners