WASECA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MARCH 18, 2014

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1 WASECA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MARCH 18, 2014 The Waseca County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in the boardroom, 300 North State Street, Waseca, Minnesota. Members present were Chair Blair Nelson, Dan Kuhns, Richard Androli, Jim Peterson and Mike Hintz. Others present were Laura Elvebak, County Administrator; Tammy Wynkoop, Auditor-Treasurer; Nathan Richman, Highway Engineer; Charity Floen, Human Services; Paul Dressler, County Attorney; Clinton Rogers; Mike Santo; Crystal Prentice and Mark DuChene. Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Roll call was taken and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. There was no public comment. Androli moved and Hintz seconded the motion to approve the agenda amended to remove item 12d Health Care Reform in Rural Minnesota. Motion carried unanimously. Time. The bills were found to be in order. There was nothing for Department Head Hintz moved and Androli seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda as follows: a. Approval of Bills - Commissioner, Auditor & Human Services b. Approval of Conditional Offer of Hire - Thomas Roycraft (Environmental Health Specialist) c. Approval of Adult & Children s Mobile Crisis Grant Cooperative Agreement d. Approval of Courthouse Elevator Repair and Addition of Lock Off Key Switch by MEI in the amount of $3,698 e. Acceptance of Veterans Services/Emergency Management Monthly Report f. Acceptance of Human Services Monthly Report Motion carried unanimously. Kuhns moved and Androli seconded the motion to approve the minutes from the March 4, 2014, regular county board meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Hintz moved and Kuhns seconded to approve the following resolution to close a portion of the meeting at 9:34 a.m. Resolution # WHEREAS, the Waseca County Board of Commissioners desire to close a portion of the March 18, 2014 Board Meeting to discuss Guardian Energy tax appeal. WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.05, subd. 3(b), the County Board by resolution may close a meeting as permitted by Minnesota law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Waseca County Board of Commissioners hereby closes a portion of the County Board meeting on March 18, 2014 at 9:34 a.m. in order to discuss Guardian Energy tax appeal as permitted by the attorney-client privilege.

2 Motion carried unanimously. Closed session ended at 9:45 a.m. and the regular meeting resumed. Nathan Richman, Highway Engineer, presented a draft copy of the Waseca County Highway Department Cost Participation Policy. Hintz moved and Androli seconded to approve the policy as presented. Motion carried unanimously. A complete copy of the plan is on file at the Waseca County Highway Department. Administrator Laura Elvebak presented a resolution to terminate a joint powers agreement with Minnesota River Basin. Kuhns moved and Androli seconded to pass the following resolution: Resolution Resolution to Terminate the Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Agreement and End Business Operations of the Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board (a.k.a. Minnesota River Board) on April 1, This resolution was prepared by the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board (hereafter referred to as the MRB ) and approved by the MRB Executive Committee for member counties to consider, take action on, and file with the MRB Executive Director no later than February 21, The Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Agreement (hereafter referred to as the joint powers agreement ) was signed by 37 counties on July 12, 1995 and revised March 16, 1998, November 15, 1999, May 15, 2000, and approved with revisions on July 12, 2000, thereby establishing the joint exercise of powers to promote water quality improvement and management of the Minnesota River Watershed (in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 103B.311, 103B.315, and ). The 37 counties that signed the agreement in 1995 included Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown*, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota*, Douglas*, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant*, Hennepin, Jackson*, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Le Seuer, Lincoln*, Lyon*, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Pipestone*, Pope*, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice*, Scott, Sibley, Steele*, Stevens, Swift*, Traverse*, Waseca, Watonwan*, and Yellow Medicine*. As of January 1, 2014, 15 counties (*) had withdrawn from membership. WHEREAS, after nearly 20 years of initiatives and challenges, as well as calls for change from its valued partners, the MRB delegates passed Resolution in September 2012 to dedicate funds for a full external review of the MRB governance structure, mission, duties, services provided, and funding; and WHEREAS, the external review process was led by an independent consultant and a steering committee that included one representative from each of the following entities: Minnesota River Board, Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts (MAWD), Minnesota River Watershed Projects, citizen-led organizations, agricultural and water resource interests, and the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD); and WHEREAS, after several rounds of revisions, the end result of the external review process included guiding principles, primary functions, and recommendations for the governance and funding of a new basin entity; and 318

3 WHEREAS, the MRB delegates passed a motion on December 16, 2013, to advance the recommendations with no additional MRB involvement in the process, on a split vote (11 in favor, 6 opposed, 1 abstention); and WHEREAS, the MRB delegates passed a resolution on December 16, 2013 to complete required business, transfer existing projects, and/or otherwise cancel all agreements and bring the MRB business operations to a close on April 1, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the MRB member counties must establish that the sentiment of the members is for the Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Agreement termination process to be initiated; and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as per Section 7, Part B of the joint powers agreement, when a majority of the member counties agree, by resolution, to terminate the agreement, termination may then, but only then, be initiated; and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, per the joint powers agreement, a majority of the member counties is defined as 12 of the 22 counties that paid dues during the first half of FY2014 (July 1, 2013 December 31, 2013); and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of a majority of member county resolutions to terminate the Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Agreement, the MRB shall wind up its business, including the defense and provocation of any claims against it; THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prior to the April 1, 2014, the MRB shall compile the review process recommendations, testimony from the December 16, 2013 meeting, other reports, and copies of this resolution from the member counties as part of a final MRB report that will be distributed to the Minnesota Legislature, Local Government Roundtable participants (Association of Minnesota Counties, MAWD, and MASWCD), natural resource agency leadership, and any other interested parties. Resolution Motion Roll Call Vote (Required) County Board roll call results for a motion to pass MRB Resolution A YES vote favors passage of Resolution to terminate the joint-powers agreement among the counties for the Minnesota River Basin. A NO vote by a Commissioner indicates lack of support to pass Resolution and supports the continuation of a shared-governance Minnesota River entity. A simple majority of YES votes by the County Board in its entirety is required to pass the resolution. Roll call as follows: Peterson-yes, Androli-yes, Kuhns-yes, Hintz-yes, and Nelson-yes. Motion carried 5-0. Elvebak presented a proposal to contract with Springsted Inc. to prepare a Work Plan on County Probation Services in conjunction with Dodge and Steele Counties. Hintz moved and Peterson seconded to enter into the contract at a cost not to exceed $6,000 for Waseca County. Motion carried unanimously. Laura Elvebak gave her Administrator s report. Commissioner updates were given. Having no further county board business, Hintz moved and Kuhns seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously and meeting adjourned at 11:14 a.m. 319

4 Blair J. Nelson, Chairperson Waseca County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Tamara J. Wynkoop, Clerk Waseca County Auditor/Treasurer The following bills were audited and allowed: A.H. HERMEL COMPANY INC ACS ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS INC ANCOM COMMUNICATIONS INC 34, ARAMARK ASSOC OF MN COUNTIES AUTO VALUE WASECA INC BEHRENDS/MARK 2, BERRY/SARAH 4.25 BETTERS WEINANDT ATTORNEYS AT LAW BOCKS SERVICE INC BOSS SUPPLY INC BUDACH IMPLEMENT INC CARQUEST AUTO PARTS CDW GOVERNMENT INC CHARLIES HARDWARE INC CHRISTENSEN TIRE & AUTO REPAIR CHRISTIANSON/CHRIS 1, CONNOR/KATHLEEN A CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO INC CULLIGAN DANIEL/SANDY DELANE NELSON ELECTRIC DEML FORD INC DEML FORD INC 88, DONAHUE ELECTRIC LLC 3, EXPRESS CARE INC FASTENAL CO FIRST NATIONAL BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK OHAMA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA

5 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA FLEX COMM SECURITY G&K SERVICES INC GAMBLES OUR OWN HARDWARE GIESEKE/RICK GMS INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES, INC HUCKLE MEDIA, LLC HY-VEE OWATONNA JACOBSON/RHONDA 6.72 JANESVILLE HARDWARE LLC JOBS PLUS INC KMTELECOM 3.90 KRAMER/NATE KUHNS/DANIEL LAKESHORE TOWNHOUSE ASSOC 1, LUTZKE/DAVID MADDEN, GALANTER, HANSEN LLP MATHESON TRI-GAS INC MCCLUNES TREE SERVICE MCGEE MD/MICHAEL B 1, MEDIACOM-NEW YORK 1, MEDIBADGE INC/KIDS LOVE STICKERS MINNESOTA ELEVATOR INC MINNESOTA RIVER BOARD MISSISSIPPI WELDERS SUPPLY INC MN COUNTIES COMPUTER COOP MN DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION 11, MN OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY 1, MN SUPREME COURT NAPA AUTO & TRUCK PARTS OF WASECA NICOLIN/NANCY NORTH CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL INC NORTHERN BANK NOTE COMPANY

6 PANTHEON COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC PATTON HOVERSTEN & BERG PA 1, PERSONALIZED PRINTING OF WASECA INC POWERPLAN INC PREMIER VETERINARY CENTER LLC 1, PROBUILD-WASECA PTS OF AMERICA, LLC 1, RAMSEY COUNTY 1, REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY LAB INC REGIONS HOSPITAL (AUTOPSIES) RELIANCE ELECTRIC OF SO MN LLC RETROFIT COMPANIES/THE 1, RINKE-NOONAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1, RIVER BEND BUSINESS PRODUCTS RIVERSIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL SVCS LLC 1, ROCKMOUNT RESEARCH & ALLOYS INC RONCO ENGINEERING SALES INC 1, SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC SCHMITZ OPHAUG & DOWD LLP SKJEVELAND ENTERPRISES SMITH TOLLEFSON & RAHRICK 3, SPECIALTY PERSONNEL SERVICES INC 1, SRP HEATING AIRCONDITIONING STEELE CO DETENTION CENTER 4, STEELE CO HIGHWAY DEPT 67, STEELE COUNTY LANDFILL 3, STEWART SANITATION 1, SYVERSON FORD TRUCK INC/DAVE TESCH SERVICE CENTER INC TLJ INTERNATIONAL INC TOTAL GLASS-LOCK INC TRADES OFFICE PRODUCTS 1, WASECA CHRYSLER CENTER WASECA CO PUBLIC HEALTH WASECA COMMUNITY ED WASECA GLASS INC WASECA MEDICAL CENTER-MAYO HEALTH WASECA PROPERTIES INC WASTE MANAGEMENT-CAROL STREAM 10, WEST GROUP PAYMENT CTR WESTMAN FREIGHTLINER INC WESTPHAL/DEB ZIEGLER INC 2,