Commissioner’s Room 9:00 AMRock County Highway Department June 22, 2004Chair Jarchow called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the June 22, 2004 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the June 8, 2004 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.Tom Houselog, Assessor, requested that the county enter into a contract with the City of Hardwick for assessing services for a cost of $2,555.00 per year; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Hoime to approve the assessing contract with the City of Hardwick, declared carried on a voice vote. Randy Ehlers, Family Services Director, requested approval of (13) contracts, which modifies the consent agenda; motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve the following consent agenda items as presented, declared carried on a voice vote.1. FSA Contract #14-1074-04 with Volunteers of America, Dakotas to provide inpatient, outpatient, and halfway house Chemical Dependency treatment services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.2. FSA Contract 4-04 with Keystone Treatment Center to provide inpatient, outpatient, and after care Chemical Dependency treatment services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.3. FSA Contract 22-533-04 with Southwestern Youth Services to provide non-secure detention and treatment services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.4. FSA Contract 33-788-04 with Sioux Valley Regional Health Services, D.B.A. Luverne Community Hospital to provide various Home Health Care services. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.5. FSA Contract 37-1689-04 with Habilitative Services Inc. to provide Personal Care Attendant services to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05. 6. FSA Contract 40-582-04 with Magnolia Café to provide Home Delivered meals to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05. 7. FSA Contract 42-1684-04 with Tuff Home to provide Home Delivered meals to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.8. FSA Contract 46-850-04 with Green Lantern Café to provide Home Delivered meals to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.9. FSA Contract 52-788-04 with Sioux Valley Regional Health Services, D.B.A. Luverne Community Hospital to provide Chemical Dependency outpatient treatment to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.10. FSA Amendment to Contract 84-55-04 with Client Community Services Inc. to provide In Home Family Support services to one client. Contract effective 4-12-04 to 12-31-04.11. FSA Contract 109-1090-04 with Nutrition Services Inc. to provide Home Delivered Meals through the Luverne Meal site to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.12. FSA Contract 114-368-04 with Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan to provide Assisted Living Plus services at the Poplar Creek site to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.13. FSA Contract 97-1453-04 with Karen Gunnink to provide guardianship services to a Rock County client. Contract effective 3-1-04 to 2-28-05.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the fund balances, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the claims as presented, declared carried on a voice vote. A complete listing of the claims is available by request at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office. General $21,814.20LEC .00Road & Bridge 21,382.75Welfare 33,867.48Landfill 2,835.48TOTAL $79,899.91The County Board acknowledged receipt of a thank you from the Southwest Minnesota Foundation.The County Board was in receipt of a letter from Lyon County stating that they are not interested in participating in the Waste to Energy Facility program in Redwood Falls following the study that had been completed by an independent engineer.The County Board reviewed a request to participate in caricature mapping publication for the Luverne community; it was determined that the county would not participate at this time. The County Board was in receipt of training materials entitled "Creating a More Effective Board," materials were reviewed and no action was taken. The County Board received an update from a meeting held by Sioux Valley regarding the surrounding property of the new hospital site currently owned by Sioux Valley. No action was taken. Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented construction plans for US Highway 75; currently they are at MnDOT for review and should be back in a couple of weeks.Mr. Sehr, stated that his department is working on (6) box culvert projects throughout the county and work is progressing as scheduled. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken, to approve the use of the Morton building at the Highway Department for the CROP walk to be held on September 26, 2004; declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to enter into a recycling contract with Ketterling Services, Inc. with an effective date of 01 July 2004 through December 31, 2007 for the amount of $47,500 per year - $35,000 for processing, $12,500 for shed pick up and the county would no longer recycle glass products, however magazine recycling could be dropped off directly at the Ketterling location during business hours, declared carried on a voice vote. Dan Statema, Luverne Community Economic Development Director, presented Resolution No. 21-04, a resolution to transfer JOBZ acres from the City of Luverne to the City of Winsted; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Wildung, to approve Resolution No. 21-04 contingent upon additional clarification on the specific property being identified, declared carried on a voice vote. Don Klosterbuer, County Attorney, presented Resolution No. 22-04, authorizing the commencement of eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of temporary construction easement and relocation of US Highway 75 access; motion by Wildung, seconded by Hoime, to approve Resolution No. 22-04, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board directed the County Attorney and the County Administrator to draft a letter to the City of Luverne for proposals for Law Enforcement stating that they would enter back into Dispatch and Pool agreements at the current rate of funding and continue the Law Enforcement contract. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to enter into the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council Investment Act joint powers agreement, declared carried on a voice vote. Commissioner Bakken informed the County Board that he had attended the last Soil and Water Conservation District meeting and at that time they established a priority list for how they would handle engineering services for feedlots. Commissioner Hoime stated that he had attended the Planning and Zoning meeting and that they are working on bonding issues for gravel. He also stated he had attended the EQB Board meeting at the library and had met with the "Touch the Sky Prairie" individuals regarding noxious weed issues on their properties.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(7-8)