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McLeod County-Board of Commissioners

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:22am

McLeod County

McLeod County
Board of Commissioners
Minutes
04/07/2020

Commissioners Nagel and Wright were present. Commissioners Pohlmeier, Shimanski and Krueger participated via video conferencing.
Krueger moved, Wright seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the agenda. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Wright moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the consent agenda. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye. Consent agenda items included: (a) March 17, 2020 County Board Meeting Minutes; (b) March 24, 2020 County Board Special Meeting Minutes; (c) March 31, 2020 County Board Special Meeting Minutes; (d) March 13, 2020 Auditor’s Warrants; (e) March 20, 2020 Auditor’s Warrants; (f) March 27, 2020 Auditor’s Warrants; (g) Approve gambling permit for Brownton Rod & Gun Club, Inc., 19151 108th Street, Brownton, Minnesota, to conduct a raffle on August 08, 2020; (h) Approve gambling permit for Brownton Rod & Gun Club, Inc., 19151 108th Street, Brownton, Minnesota, to conduct a raffle on February 06, 2021; (i) Approve additional amount for renewal of Zix email encryption for 132 additional users with American Communications Inc. (Morris, Minnesota) for $3,300 with funds from the Information Technology budget (01-065); (j) Approve hiring Braun Intertec (Saint Paul, Minnesota) to perform pavement testing (Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), coring, Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD)) on the following roads: (i) County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 5 from CSAH 2 to CSAH 1 (6.8 miles); (ii) CSAH 9 from CSAH 1 to County Road (CR) 85 (0.5 miles); (iii) CSAH 10 from CSAH 2 to Carver County (7.0 miles); (iv) CSAH 12 from Trunk Highway (TH) 15 to CSAH 7/CR 79 (0.8 miles); (v) CSAH 13 from Sibley County to US 212 (7.4 miles);(vi) CSAH 16 from TH 7 to Wright County (5.9 miles); (vii) CSAH 18 from Renville County to TH 15 (6.0 miles); (k) Approve sale of 1976 Caterpillar 950 loader, hours unknown, on MinnBid at a price of $16,125.00; (l). Approve the annual contract with SafeAssure Consultants, Inc. (Willmar, Minnesota) for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other Public Works safety related training for a total fee of $5,848.16 with funds from the Highway Maintenance budget (03-310).
Board Chair Nagel read proclamations for (a) National County Government Month and (b) Public Health Week.
Travis Fuechtmann and Sam Prescher of Contegrity Group provided a monthly update on the McLeod County Government Center construction progress.
Wright moved, Shimanski seconded and motion carried unanimously to move forward with the tile repair that drains county property as well as the Health and Human Services parking lot at 1805 Ford Avenue (Glencoe, Minnesota) for a cost not-to-exceed $10,000.00 with funds from the County Buildings Major Repair budget (01-115). Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Pohlmeier moved, Shimanski seconded and motion carried unanimously to reject the bid of $419,796.00 from White Construction (Hutchinson, Minnesota) for the Fairgrounds Commercial and Horticulture Building project. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Wright moved, Krueger seconded and motion carried unanimously to award CP 20-000-01 and CP 20-000-02, County-wide sealcoating to ASTECH corp. (Saint Cloud, Minnesota) with low bid of $547,810.59. This includes alternate bid of $14,866.09 for County Courthouse parking lots. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Wright moved, Shimanski seconded and motion carried 4-1 to award CP 20-054-02 to Duininck, Inc. (Prinsburg, Minnesota) for $821,300.49. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – nay.
Nagel moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to award SAP 43-619-004 to Duininck, Inc. (Prinsburg, Minnesota) for $1,506,262.61. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Wright moved, Krueger seconded and motion carried unanimously to award SAP 43-611-013 to Everstrong Construction Inc. (Redwood Falls, Minnesota) for $713,733.00. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Krueger moved, Wright seconded and motion carried unanimously to award SAP 43-615-013 to Duininck, Inc. (Prinsburg, Minnesota) for $5,025,687.09. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Pohlmeier moved, Shimanski seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve Minnesota Department of Transportation Local Bridge Replacement Program Grant Agreement 1031837 and corresponding Resolution 20-CB-20. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Shimanski moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to award SP 43-070-016 to AAA Striping Services Co. (Maple Lake, Minnesota) for $278,470.93. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Pohlmeier moved, Krueger seconded and motion carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 20-CB-19. Roll call: Wright – aye; Kruger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Wright moved, Shimanski seconded and motion carried unanimously to accept the 2019 Annual Medical Examiner’s Report. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Krueger moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to accept the 2019 Annual County Attorney’s Report. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Shimanski moved, Wright seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Lester Prairie Highway Shop Quit Claim Deed. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski – aye; Nagel – aye.
Meghan Mohs, Interim Director of Health and Human Services, Laurie Snegosky, PHN, Kevin Mathews, Director of Emergency Management and Sheila Murphy, County Administrator provided the Board with McLeod County’s updates on COVID-19
Wright moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to re-grade the Public Works Sign Technician position from Grade 150 to Grade 160. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Pohlmeier moved, Shimanski seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to reclassify Engineering Technician and Senior Engineering Technician positions into the following classifications: (a) Engineering Technician I, Grade 130; (b) Engineering Technician II, Grade 150; (c) Engineering Technician III, Grade 160; (d) Engineering Technician IV, Grade 170. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Krueger moved, Wright seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to replace the current role of Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) District Technician, Grade 160 (two positions, one currently vacant) into two positions of SWCD Resource Conservationist, Grade 180 and District Technician, Grade 140. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Nagel moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to reclassify the position in Finance of Chief Deputy Treasurer II, Grade 190 to Cash Management Officer, Grade 180. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Pohlmeier moved, Wright seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to add three additional full-time Social Worker positions at Grade 160. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Shimanski moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to add one additional full-time Case Aide position at Grade 130. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Wright moved, Krueger seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to reclassify the Building Maintenance Worker role as a Maintenance Engineer I, Grade 140. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Krueger moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Personnel Committee recommendation to replace the Building Maintenance Worker role with the Maintenance Engineer II role, as appropriate upon higher skill requirements being met, to be set at a Grade 150. Roll call: Wright – aye; Krueger – aye; Pohlmeier – aye; Shimanski- aye; Nagel – aye.
Shimanski moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) – Licensed Sergeants Local #297 for December 22, 2019 – December 17, 2022.
Wright moved, Pohlmeier seconded and motion carried unanimously to recess at 10:49 a.m. until the next County Board Meeting on April 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the McLeod County Courthouse Boardroom (830 11th Street East, Glencoe, Minnesota) and via zoom video conferencing.

(Published in The McLeod County Chronicle May 6, 2020)