Cass County Board of Commissioners

Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday

Commissioners Board Room

Courthouse, Walker

1. 9 a.m. Call to order.

a. Pledge of Allegiance.

b. Approval of agenda for discussion.

2. 9:05 a.m. Robert Yochum - County Administrator.

a. Approve Consent Agenda.

b. Report back on AMC Conference.

c. Approve Resolution No. 16-10 appointment of Mark Peterson as Cass County Assessor.

3. 9:15 a.m. Larry Wolfe - Chief Financial Officer.

a. Report back on 2010 Budget Contingency Plan.

b. Approve Change Order No. 16 for AGC Re-Use Project to Landwehr Construction Inc. in the add amount of $27,980 (regulated material).

c. Approve - Change Order No. 6 for AGC Re-Use Project Young Excavating Inc. in the add amount of $14,916 (Water tower site &AGC site-gate valves).

4. 9:30 a.m. Ane Rogers - HHVS Director.

a. Child Placement Costs for February 2010 in the amount of $ 154,341.

b. Annual Report - HHVS Supervisors.

c. Jail Health Annual Report-Jamie Richter, Adult Health Supervisor.

5. 10 a.m. Christopher Strandlie - County Attorney.

a. Discuss agreements for municipal prosecution services.

6. 10:10 a.m. Josh Stevenson - Land Commissioner.

a. Report back on Ad-Hoc Committee meeting on timber permit extensions.

b. Contract award 2010 spring aerial photography.

c. Shingobee Bike Trail Environmental Assessment Statement approval.

7. 10:20 a.m. Tim Richardson - Central Services Department.

a. Present Certificate of Appreciation to Leonard DeWitt.

b. Approve final submission to Office of Energy Security (OES) for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

c. Receive and file notice of State of MN OSHA voluntary inspection of Cass County Facilities from May 3-5.

8. 10:35 a.m. Dave Enblom - Highway Engineer.

a. Receive and file 2009 Annual Report, and 2010Maintenance Work Program.

b. Approve recommendation for speed limit on CR#142 Steamboat Loop Road from MNDOT.

c. Approve Maintenance Foremen to take County owned vehicles home outside work hours.

d. Request approval to increase the Petrovend fund balance from $20,000. to $50,000.

e. Request approval to enter into a partnership proposal with MNDOT for truck station in Pine River.

f. Approve Conservation Fund #73 request for Longville Bike Group.

g. Approve Beltrami Engineer contract.

h. 11 a.m. Jeff Holubar - Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust (MCIT).

a. Annual report of MCIT.

10. 11:15 a.m. Tom Fitzpatrick - Labor Legal Counsel.

a. Close meeting to the public pursuant to M.S. 13D.05, Subd.3. (b). - Veteran Preference Rights.

11. 11:30 a.m. Re-open and adjourn the meeting.

Consent agenda

1. Approve Board Minutes of March 16.

2. Approve Auditor warrants dated March 18 in the amount of $113,338.13.

3. Approve HHVS Auditor warrants dated March 19 in the amount of $73,620.63.

4. Approve HHVS Commissioner warrants dated March 19 in the amount of $1,193.90.

5. Approve HHVS Commissioner warrants dated March 19 in the amount of $224,605.58.

6. Approve Auditor warrants dated March 25 in the amount of $567.

7. Approve Auditor warrants dated March 25 in the amount of $79,239.58.

8. Approve HHVS Auditor warrants dated March 31 in the amount of $69.

9. Receive and file Monthly Budget Reports.

10. Approve Personnel Items.

11. Approve licenses - Tobacco, 3.2 Beer, Liquor, Gambling, etc.

12. Approve out of state travel for County Recorder Kathryn Norby - Fidlar Technologies in Rock Island, Ill., on May 18-19.

13. Approve Resolution No. 15-10 - Sheriff's Office - 2010 Boat and Water Safety Grant (No. B40896)in the amount of $60,330.

14. Receive and file timber auction results of March 25.

15. Accept a donation from Orhan Soykan in the amount of $8.

16. Receive and file Cass County EDC March 2010 Activity Report.

17. Authorize use of 25 percent Fund allocation - $1,705 for school forest project at Northland Community School-Remer for 30 -4th graders.

18. Authorize Auditor-Treasurer enter election administration agreement - absentee voting procedures for off schedule non-home schools districts.

19. Approve purchase of 87,200 Jack Pine and Red Pine seedlings from Pacific Regeneration Technologies in the amount of $8,720.

20. Award bid to Scott's Helicopter for aerial seeding contract for 140 acres, and purchase of seeds from MNDNR Badoura Nursery.

21. Receive and file monthly HHVS Cash Accounts Report to date, Feb. 28 in the amount of $8,609,595.

22. Approve HHVS payment to Department of Human Services, $16,673 for the 2007 targeted case management disallowance.

23. Approve Request for Proposals - Group basic and supplemental life insurance.

24. Refer budget commitment for office facility for MN Counties Information System (MCIS) to Capital Committee of the Board (Dowson, Peterson).

25. Reschedule to April 20 Board Meeting on awarding RFP on energy conservation and facility improvements in multiple County buildings.

26. Approve Assessor's Office Abatements.

27. Refer Shingobee Island Subordinate Sewer District to Capital Committee of the Board (Dowson, Peterson).

28. Approve transfer of Acclaim Benefits, (Medical and Childcare Flexible Reimbursements Spending) administration to TASC; term ending Dec. 31.

29. Approve pay request No. 9 for AGC Re-Use Project to Young Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $3,135 (capital fund).

30. Approve pay request No. 3 for Deep Portage Biomass Gasification Project to Kuepers, Inc. in the amount of $8,346.65 (capital fund-33-651).