9:00 AMRock County Courthouse April 6, 2004Chair Jarchow called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to approve the April 6, 2004 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the March 23, 2004 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the following consent agenda with an addition (#4), declared carried on a voice vote. 1. Foster Care Licensing – Richard and Cheryl Pavel2. FSA Contract # 102-211-04 with Southwestern Mental Health Center to provide Rule 79 Mental Health Case management services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Contract effective 5-1-04 to 4-30-05.3. Rock County Housing Preservation Grant Repayment Agreement and Lien for a parcel located in the Original Plat to the City of Hills, Lots 8 & 9 in Blk 10.4. Additional deferred comp provider – Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. Troy Larsen, Representative of the Lewis & Clark Project and Dan Cook, Rock County Rural Water Manager presented a project update stating that they had received federal funding for 2004 of $17 million, roughly half of what they had requested. They also stated that $17.5 million is budgeted in the presidential budget for 2005, again, half of the amount being requested. Mr. Larsen and Mr. Cook briefly reviewed the commitment agreement that was originally signed in 1993 and are looking to present a new commitment agreement. Currently, there is no deadline in obtaining this agreement but they anticipate it to be in the late summer or fall of 2004. Mr. Cook requested to pay the Lewis & Clark third quarter dues payment of $8,488.95; motion by Boyenga, seconded Hoime, to authorize the payment, declared carried on a voice vote. Mike Winkels, Sheriff, presented Greg Lingen as the newly promoted Sergeant in the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. The County Board congratulated Mr. Lingen on his promotion.Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, requested approval of the Commissioner’s per diems of $525.00 and payment of claims; motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to pay the claims and per diems, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the claims is available by request at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office. General $20,008.47LEC 1,539.33Road & Bridge 19,911.15Welfare 22,717.75Landfill 12,532.12TOTAL $76,708.82Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to approve the fund balance report, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken, to change the following County Board meeting dates, declared carried on a voice vote. oApril 20th moves to April 19thoAugust 17th moves to August 24thoNovember 2nd moves to November 9thoNovember 16th moves to November 23rdRandy Ehlers, Family Services Agency Director and Ona Reker, FSA Fiscal Supervisor I presented a federal participation for Human Services review, which indicated the federal reimbursements that Rock County receives on different activities/programs. They also discussed medical assistance for Mental Retardation Funding. The potential cost overruns on current commitments would be $270,000 in the year 2004. Mr. Ehlers stated that he would be meeting with state representatives on April 14th to resolve this issue. The County Board reviewed the Children’s Justice Initiative video and Mr. Ehlers explained that all parents with children in the court process would view the video. Mark Sehr, Engineer and Allen Hartz, Shop Foreman and Mechanic presented the following bid for a new snowplow truck and a heavy duty truck with snow blower; (only one bid was received for each item)o4 x 4 All Wheel Drive Plow Chassis MacQueen Equipment, Inc. $254,211.00 o4 x 4 Heavy Duty Truck with Snow BlowerMacQueen Equipment, Inc $291,752.00Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Hoime, to approve the bids from MacQueen Equipment with internal financing to be taken care of out of the Road and Bridge reserve fund, declared carried on a voice vote. Also authorized as part of the motion, to authorize the supplemental equipment for the 4 x 4 All Wheel Drive Plow Chassis of $19,354.25 to be taken from the 2004 Maintenance account. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Wildung, to re-assign the duties of (1) LMO Technician to Engineering Technician effective 04/06/04, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Boyenga, to negotiate the recycling contract and MSW hauling with Ketterling Sanitation Services, Inc. through December 31, 2005, declared carried on a voice vote.The County Board discussed land use fees for Wind Turbines. The fees schedule will be based on the plate production of each tower for $750.00 per mega watt. Motion by Boyenga, seconded Bakken, to approve and amend the fees schedule to $750.00 per mega watt of name plate capacity on wind turbines, declared carried on a voice vote. Eric Hartman Land Management Office Director informed the County Board that he would be attending a research plot meeting on April 12th. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Wildung, to direct the Planning & Zoning Committee as the board responsible to conduct public input hearings on behalf of the County Board for feedlot permitting, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board was informed of a Waste to Energy meeting on April 16th. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to enter into a contract with Minnesota West for HazMat training, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Wildung, to authorize shift differential compensation for the Sergeant position in the Sheriff’s Office, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to appoint Tim Anderson to the Planning & Zoning Committee and to send a thank-you letter to Randy Creeger for his services on that committee, declared carried on a voice vote.The County Board conduced a joint meeting with the Luverne Public School Board and City of Luverne Representatives Dan Statema and Ben Vander Kooi. The City of Luverne requested authorization from the School Board and County Board of a resolution authorizing tax exempt land (9 acres) currently located in the Gold’n Plump site to be moved over to properties identified as the Tri-State properties in the City of Luverne. Motion by Boyenga, seconded Wildung, to approve a sub-zone resolution to authorize tax exemptions as corrected (Rock County Resolution No. 13-04), declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to congratulate the Economic Director Dan Statema and his staff on the successful work they did in bringing the new business to Luverne and would welcome the opportunity to collaborate on future opportunities as they are presented, declared carried on a voice vote. Commissioner Boyenga informed the board that he had attended the Solid Waste meeting and will be attending the Annual Southwestern Mental Health meeting on April 14th. Commissioner Bakken stated that he had met with Midwest Wireless regarding cell phone coverage on the western portion of Rock County and that he felt the meeting had been very productive. Commissioner Hoime informed the board that he had attended the Planning & Zoning meeting and that they had tabled a conditional use permit until additional information could be obtained. Commissioner Hoime attended a meeting regarding building issues at the Law Enforcement Center and that issue would be coming to the County Board for further discussion and the Energy Task Force meeting. With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was declared adjourned. Bob Jarchow, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(4-22)
