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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
October 28, 2025 | 8:30 a.m.
Commissioners may participate in the meeting by interactive technology.
TIME OPEN FORUM
8:20 – 8:23 (1) Nancy Trinka
Adelman Property Development
AGENDA
Please silence cell phones.
8:30 – 8:35 (1) Call to Order:
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda – October 28, 2025
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. October 14, 2025, Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for October 28, 2025
3. Amazon Warrants/Bills for October 28, 2025
4. Human Services & Public Health Warrants/Bills for October 28, 2025
5. Warrants/Bills, as Approved for Payment by the County Auditor-Treasurer, for October
10 & 17, 2025
6. LRIP Sponsor Resolution - Everts Township
7. LRIP Sponsor Resolution - Fergus Falls Township
8. LRIP Sponsor Resolution - Nidaros Township
9. LRIP Sponsor Resolution - City of Vergas
10. Approval of the issuance of an Otter Tail County Purchasing Card, with a 30-day limit
of $5,000 for Jodi Teich, Otter Tail County Engineer, as requested by Nick Leonard,
Deputy Administrator.
8:35 – 8:40 (3) Assistant Public Health Director, Kristi Goos
Out of State Travel Request
8:40 – 8:45 (4) Human Services Director, Deb Sjostrom
Volunteer Driver Program Coordination Contract
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8:45 – 8:55 (5) Community Development Director, Amy Baldwin
Call for Public Hearing - Tax Abatement Request
HRA Tax Forfeit Lot Request: 67000990093000
8:55 – 9:00 (6) Assistant HR Director, Stephanie Retzlaff
Data Analyst
Memorandum of Understanding - Property Tax Specialist
9:00 – 9:30 Closed Session
Closed to the Public for Attorney-Client Privilege, Authorized under Minn. Stat. Section
13D.05, Subd. 3(b), regarding Otter Tail County Jail Litigation
9:30 – 9:35 (7) Veteran Service Officer, Robert Emerson
Operation Green Light Resolution
9:35 – 9:40 (8) County Recorder, Lynn Larson
Proposed Gambling Permit Resolution
9:40 – 9:45 (9) Parks & Trails Director, Kevin Fellbaum
Phelps Mill Memorial Park Bench Resolution
9:45 – 10:00 General Discussion
10:00 – 10:40 (10) Land & Resource Management Director, Christopher LeClair
Otter Tail Water Management District Public Hearing – Property Addition
Final Plat - Century Farms Subdivision
Lower Potency Hemp Edible Retail Registration
Cannabis Registration Application: Mary Jane's Dispensaries
Cannabis Registration Application: Elevated Dispensaries
Long Lake Improvement District
10:40 – 10:50 (11) Interim Deputy Administrator, Kris Vipond
Cancellation of Contract for Repurchase of Tax-Forfeited Land (Thomas Runningen)
Cancellation of Contract for Repurchase of Tax-Forfeited Land (Teeple Trust)
10:50 – 10:55 (12) County Administrator, Nicole Hansen
Paid Family & Medical Leave Policy
Other:
County Attorney
County Administrator
DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING
10:55 – 11:00 (1) Approval of Agenda – October 28, 2025
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. October 14, 2025, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for October 28, 2025
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11:00 – 11:15 Break
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
11:15 – 11:35 Administration/Operations Committee (BL)
Per Diems Report
Artificial Intelligence Policy & Guidelines Draft
11:35 – 11:45 Health & Wellness Committee (KM)
Federal Shutdown Impacts
11:45 – 1:15 Economic Growth & Community Investment Committee (DB)
Single Sort Recycling Update
Friends of Phelps Mill Video Request
Phelps Mill Store
Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance (MNEA) Request
Legislative Planning
Food, Pool & Lodging (FPL) Update
Maple River-Cuyuna Transmission Line Project
UPCOMING EVENTS
10/28 6:30 p.m. EOT Association of Townships Fall Meeting, Event Center, Deer Creek
10/31 8:00 a.m. AMC District 4 Fall Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
11/05 11:00 a.m. CDA Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls (SS/KM)
11/05 12:45 p.m. HRA Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls (WJ/KM)
11/10 9:00 a.m. WOT SWCD Board Meeting, SWCD Office, Fergus Falls (KM)
11/10 1:00 p.m. Otter Express Joint Powers Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
11/17 7:00 p.m. Commissioners’ Open House, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
11/19 6:30 p.m. WOT Association of Townships Fall Meeting, Sverdrup Township Hall, Underwood
11/21 9:00 a.m. Partnership4Health CHB Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls (WJ)
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