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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
April 14, 2026 | 8:30 a.m.
Commissioners may participate in the meeting by interactive technology.
TIME AGENDA
Please silence cell phones.
8:30 – 8:35 (1) Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda – April 14, 2026
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. March 24, 2026, Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for April 14, 2026
3. Amazon Warrants/Bills for April 14, 2026
4. Human Services & Public Health Warrants/Bills for April 14, 2026
5. Warrants/Bills, as Approved for Payment by the County Auditor-Treasurer, for March
20 & 27, 2026 and April 2, 2026
6. Human Services Contract
7. Out-of-State Travel
8. LPHE Registration - Wagon Wheel - Richville
9. Approval of an application for a Seasonal 6-month On-Sale Liquor and Sunday Liquor
License for Zorbaz of Pelican Lake Inc. dba Zorbaz III for the period of May 1, 2026,
through October 31, 2026.
10. Approval of an application for a Consumption and Display permit for Loonies Pub and
Campground LLC for the period of April 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027.
8:35 – 8:40 (3) Public Health Director, Jody Lien
Prairie Lakes CHB & National Public Health Week
8:40 – 8:45 (4) Deputy Administrator, Liz Mickelson
Engagement Letter with the Office of the State Auditor for the 2025 Audit
8:45 – 8:55 (5) Tollerud Farms LLC, Travis Tollerud
Feedlot Public Meeting
8:55 – 9:00 (6) Emergency Manager, Patrick Waletzko
2025 Hazard Mitigation Project Assistance Grant Agreement
9:00 – 9:10 (7) Land & Resource Management Director, Christopher LeClair
Planning Commission Recommendations
OTTERTAIL
COUNTY -MINNESOTA
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9:10 – 9:25 (8) Community Development Director, Amy Baldwin
Resolution Approving Issuance and Sale of Conduit Revenue Bonds and Authorizing
Execution of Documents Related to the Bongards' Creameries Project
Resolution Approving Single Family Tax Abatement
Request to Purchase Tax Forfeited Property by Community Development Agency
9:25 – 9:30 (9) County Recorder, Lynn Larson
CDA Purchase of Tax Forfeited Parcel Resolution
9:30 – 9:45 (10) League of Women Voters Minnesota, Teresa Muckala
Post Election Review Report for 2024
9:45 – 10:00 General Discussion
Pelican Rapids EMS Work Session
Opioid Settlement Strategies Summit
10:00 – 10:10 (11) Soma & Schmidgall Feedlot, Jeff Bauman
Feedlot Public Meeting
10:10 – 10:20 (12) Recycling Manager, Brooks Andersen
Skid Steer Purchase
Forklift Purchase
Film Plastic Collection Update & Bin Purchase
10:20 – 10:25 (13) Engineering Supervisor, Bob Ehlert
Recommendation for Award and Approval of Contracts & Bonds
10:25 – 10:40 (14) Probation Director, Michael Schommer
Consultant Contract
10:40 – 10:45 (15) Deputy Administrator, Nick Leonard
Interfund Transfer for County Ditches 10, 11 and 31
10:45 – 10:55 (16) County Administrator, Nicole Hansen
Amended Intergovernmental Agreement with Wilkin County
Six Remnant Defendants Opioid Settlement Resolution
10:55 – 11:20 Closed Session
Closed Session is authorized under Minnesota Statute §13D.03, Subd. 1(b) for
discussion on Labor Negotiations.
Other:
County Attorney
County Administrator
11:20 – 11:30 Break
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DRAINAGE AUTHORITY
11:30 – 11:35 (1) Call to Order
Approval of Agenda – April 14, 2026
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. March 24, 2026, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
11:35 – 11:40 (3) Deputy Administrator, Nick Leonard
Interfund Transfer for County Ditches 10, 11 and 31
11:40 – 11:50 Break
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
11:50 – 12:05 Finance, Property & License Management Committee (WJ)
Highway Capital Request & Revised Request
Government Services Center Roof
12:05 – 12:15 Health & Wellness Committee (KM)
MDHS County Audit Report
12:15 – 12:45 Safety & Justice Committee (BL)
Axon AI Era Plan
Midwest Monitoring GPS program for Work Release
DOC Jail Survey
12:45 – 1:05 Economic Growth & Community Investment Committee (DB)
Recycling Cart Purchase – NE Quadrant
MOU with the City of Fergus Falls – Fergus Falls Hwy Garage
EGCI Tour
UPCOMING EVENTS
04/13 7:00 p.m. Commissioners Open House, Public Library, Pelican Rapids
04/15 7:30 a.m. EOT SWCD Board Meeting, SWCD Office, Perham (DB)
04/16 3:00 p.m. Employee Years of Service Recognition, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
04/23 1:00 p.m. Bid Openings - SAP 056-624-021 and SAP 056-030-008, Long Lake Room, 505 Building,
Fergus Falls
04/29 2:00 p.m. Fergus Falls VA Clinic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony,1205 W Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls
04/29-05/1 AMC Nuts, Bolts & Boardrooms, InterContinental Hotel St. Paul Riverfront, St. Paul
04/30 1:00 p.m. Bid Openings - SP 056-070-037 & Etc and CP 4325-200 Traffic Marking, Long Lake
Room, 505 Building, Fergus Falls
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