Law Library 9:00 A.M.Rock County Courthouse July 11, 2006Chair Wildung called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to approve the July 11, 2006, County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve the June 20, 2006, County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to approve consent agenda items #1 & #2, with item #3 being pulled from the consent agenda, declared carried on a voice vote. 1. FSA Contracts with Habilitative Services Inc. to provide Home & Community based services to eligible individuals, funded through Medical Assistance. Contract effective 06/01/06 – 06/30/07 is #129-1689-06. Contracts effective 07/01/06 – 06/30/07 are: #120-1689-06, #122-1689-06, #124-1689-06, #125-1689-06, #128-1689-06, #129-1689-06, #132-1689-06, #133-1689-06, #135-1689-06, #139-1689-06.2. FSA Contract 140-651-06 with Children’s Home Society to provide residential treatment services to eligible children; effective 07-01-06 – 06/30/07.Resolution No. 13-06, a JOBZ resolution transferring 1.94 acres to Lot 4, Block 2, Industrial Park I Addition was approved on a motion by Hoime, seconded by Jarchow, and declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board was informed that on 07 August 2006 there will be a Reintegration Ceremony involving guard soldiers in Worthington.The County Board was in receipt of a Green Earth Players thank you. The County Board reviewed the following bids to install fiber between the new Law Enforcement Center and the Courthouse: SDN $60,154.10; Dell Com, Inc $77,066.78; Chris Riley Utilities, Inc. $72,725.00. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Jarchow, to accept the SDN bid of $60,154.10 and recognized that the bid was in excess of $50,000, however the budgeted amount was $35,000 and with the receipt of Federal Financial Participation and state cost sharing over a 5-year period, the net cost to the county should be around $3,692.46. Motion was declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the purchase of a new data server with media licensing for $5,780.66 from Morris Electronics, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Hoime, to authorize an advisory sign for walleye fishing at Schoeneman Park, declared carried on a voice vote.Plum Creek Library funding was discussed and directed a joint meeting be held with the city, the Library Board and the Director of Plum Creek to discuss the issues. Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the claims with additions and per diems of $1,215.00; motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to approve the claims and per diems, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the claims is available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office. General Revenue $ 36,738.09Family Services $ 71,517.54Road & Bridge $ 39,510.15Capital Projects $198,412.86Land Management $ 2,665.08Rural Water $ 8,372.75TOTAL $357,216.47Fund balances were approved on a motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, and declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to authorize a one-day liquor license for an event sponsored by the Area Community Foundation and to waive the liquor license fee, declared carried on a voice vote. The Auditor/Treasurer discussed the Integrated Financial Systems (IFS) platform Independent project re-write. The project would include moving the data base to a JAVA language that would enable both AS/400 and PC/Network hosted architecture. Price of the re-write is $17,600 and will take three years to re-write the program with the cost split between Family Service Agency and the General Fund and will also be paid over three years. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Jarchow, to authorize the re-write expenditure, declared carried on a voice vote. Randy Ehlers, Family Services Agency Director, and Don Johnson, Southwest Youth Services Director, presented a program update of the Southwest Youth Services (Magnolia).FSA Staff Nancy Lange, Kelly Bloodgood, Stacy Schepel, Randy Ehlers, Rock County Sheriff Mike Winkels, Assistant County Attorneys Jeff Haubrich and Mike Schnieder presented a mock out-of-home-placement scenario, explaining the process and all of the agencies and individuals involved in the placement of a child. The County Board thanked the individuals for their time and preparation for the presentation.Sheriff Mike Winkels requested approval to purchase a radio communications tower from Raycom; motion by Bakken, seconded by Jarchow, to authorize the purchase declared carried on a voice vote. The Sheriff requested approval to declare confiscated vehicles as surplus along with confiscated bicycles and requested approval to be sold on an auction this fall; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Hoime, to declare the confiscated items as surplus and sell, declared carried on a voice vote. Don Klosterbuer, County Attorney, informed the County Board that Mr. Don Fiegen submitted a $50,000 bond on behalf of Judicial Ditch No. 3 and has requested continued work on Judicial Ditch No. 3. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to hire Steven J. Penkava, PE of Jones, Haugh & Smith Inc. Consulting Engineers for the preparation of the Preliminary Survey and Report on Rock County Judicial Ditch No. 2 at an estimated cost of $20,000.00. Additional bonding would be submitted by members of the Judicial Ditch No. 2 in the amount of $13,000.00 by September 1, 2006, declared carried on a voice vote.Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented the bids for bridge project SP 67-599-133 in Martin Township:Duininck Brothers $279,582.00Structural Specialties $326,326.15Graves Construction $348,817.00M-K Bridge Construction $306,832.00Minnowa Construction, Inc $314,605.00On a recommendation by the Engineer, motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to award the bid to Duininck Brothers for $279,582.00, declared carried on a voice vote.Resolution No. 11-06, which was adopted at the June 20, 2006, County Board meeting, was discussed, as the legal description documented on the resolution was incorrect; motion by Bakken, seconded by Jarchow, to approve Resolution No. 11-06 as amended to reflect the correct legal description, declared carried on a voice vote. Eric Hartman, Land Management Office Director, presented a conditional use permit for the expansion/operation of an existing livestock feeding facility to over 1000 animal units located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 34 of Martin Township; motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve the conditional use permit, declared carried on a voice vote.Also presented (2) conditional use permits for the operation of an existing livestock feeding facility over 1000 animal units with the first being located in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 11 of Springwater Township and second being located in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 16 of Springwater Township. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve both conditional use permits, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board was in receipt of a letter from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, referencing Knutson Feedlot stating that the feedlot is in a 30-day review for the environmental impact. Commissioner Hoime stated that he had attended an Environmental Task Force meeting.The County Board was also informed that the Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council, Inc would be conducting an Economic Classes workshop on August 21, 2006, 8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. at the Minnesota West Worthington Campus.With no further business to come before the board, meeting was declared adjourned. Jane Wildung, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(8-3)