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OTTER TAIL COUNTY – MINNESOTA
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ &
DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AGENDA
Government Services Center, Commissioners’ Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
February 13, 2024 | 8:30 a.m.
TIME AGENDA
Please silence cell phones.
8:30 – 8:35 (1) Pledge of Allegiance
Call to Order:
Approval of Agenda – February 13, 2024
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. January 23, 2024, Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for January 30, 2024, as Approved for Payment by the County Auditor-
Treasurer
3. Warrants/Bills for February 13, 2024
4. Human Services & Public Health Warrants/Bills for February 13, 2024
5. Approval of Final Payment for SAP 056-594-002 to Ottertail Aggregate, Inc., Ottertail,
MN
6. Approval of the issuance of a County Purchasing Card to Jeff Ratz, Group Leader, as
requested by Krysten Foster, County Highway Engineer.
7. Approval of the LG220 Application for Exempt Permit as submitted by Lake Country
Sportsman’s Club of Otter Tail County for an event scheduled for Monday, April 29,
2024 at Beach Bums Bar and Eatery located at 35776 county Highway 72 in Everts
Township.
8:35 – 8:50 (3) Human Services Director, Deb Sjostrom
2024 Donations to Otter Tail County Human Services Resolution
Resolution Supporting Regional Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Development in Clay County
8:50 – 9:00 (4) Probation Director, Michael Schommer
Probation Advisory Board Composition
Probation Advisory Board Appointment
9:00 – 9:15 (5) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Blake Knisley
Request for Certification of Easements
9:15 – 9:20 (6) County Sheriff, Barry Fitzgibbons
Donation of Fire Suppression Tools (FST)
9:20 – 9:30 (7) County Auditor-Treasurer, Wayne Stein
Request for Abatement of Penalty and Interest
Absentee Ballot Board Appointment
2024 Presidential Nomination Primary Canvassing Board Appointments
9:30 – 10:00 General Discussion
Commissioner Invite to the EOT Assn of Townships Spring Meeting
AMC Leadership Summit March 27-29, 2024
AMC & MCIT Cybersecurity April 25, 2024
USFWS & SWCD Board Summer Tour
10:00 – 10:05 (8) Community Development Director, Amy Baldwin
Public Hearing Regarding Property Tax Abatements Related to the Single-Family Tax
Rebate Program
10:05 – 10:15 (9) County Engineer, Krysten Foster
RAISE Grant Funding Commitment & Resolution
CSAH 3 Replat & Resolution Plat No. 39, Sheets 9, 10, 11 - CP 4001-401 West
Segment
10:15 – 10:20 (10) Parks & Trails Director, Kevin Fellbaum
Heart of the Lakes/Pelican Rapids School District Multi-Use Building MOU
10:20 – 10:30 (11) County Administrator, Nicole Hansen
Tyler Connect Conference
Other:
County Attorney
County Administrator
10:30 – 10:40 Break
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
10:40 – 10:45 Safety & Justice Committee (BL/DB)
Probation Assessment Update
10:45 – 11:05 Health & Wellness Committee (KM/WJ)
Extension Committee Updates
Food, Pool & Lodging
11:05 – 10:10 Finance, Property & License Management Committee (WJ/BL)
Highway Department Capital Request
11:10 – 11:35 Economic Growth & Community Investment Committee (DB/LR)
2050 Transportation Plan
County State Aid Fund Update
11:35 – 12:00 Break
DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING
12:00 – 12:05 (1) Approval of Agenda – February 13, 2024
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. January 23, 2024, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for February 13, 2024
12:05 – 12:30 (3) Drainage Inspector, Colby Palmersheim
Ditches 43, 56 & 32 Redetermination of Benefits Public Information Meeting Dates
Establish Joint Board with Wadena County
Ditch 52 – Bog Removal Update
12:30 – 12:40 (4) Drainage Inspector, Colby Palmersheim
Reconvene Ditch 49 Public Hearing
12:40 – 12:45 Break
COMMITTEE MEETINGS (CONT.)
12:45 – 2:20 Administration/Operations Committee (LR/KM)
Engineering Supervisor
Minnesota Rural Counties
MICA Annual Legislation Forum
Cannabis Laws
Carbon Reduction Grant Program
County Vehicle Management
Commissioner Per Diem and Mileage
UPCOMING EVENTS
02/16/2024 9:00 a.m. Partnership4Health Community Health Board Meeting, 715 N. 11th St., Moorhead (WJ)
02/20/2024 11:45 a.m. HRA Board Meeting, Rush & Big Pine Lake Rooms, 505 S. Court St., Fergus Falls
(WJ/LR/KM)
02/20/2024 1:00 p.m. CDA Board Meeting, Rush & Big Pine Lake Rooms, 505 S. Court St., Fergus Falls
(LR/KM)
02/21/2024 7:30 a.m. EOT SWCD Board Meeting, EOT Office, Perham (DB)
02/21/2024 1:00 p.m. Bid Opening – Seasonal Supplies, Dead Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
02/21-22/2024 AMC Legislative Conference, InterContinental Hotel, St. Paul
02/26/2024 9:30 a.m. LMHC Board Meeting, Fergus Falls Office, Fergus (KM)
03/06/2024 1:00 p.m. Bid Opening - CP 4004-401 HOTL Trail Maplewood Segment, Lida Lake Room, GSC
03/18/2024 7:00 p.m. Open House in New York Mills, City Center, Council Chambers, New York Mills
03/21/2024 6:15 p.m. WOT Township Associations Spring Meeting, Lida Township Hall, Pelican Rapids