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Summary of Proceedings Washington County Board of Commissioners
February 4, 2014
Present were Commissioners Fran Miron, District 1; Ted Bearth, District 2; Gary Kriesel,
District 3; Autumn Lehrke, District 4; and Lisa Weik, District 5. Absent none. Board Chair
Lehrke presided.
Accounting and Finance
Approval of a five year contract with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as the county’s primary depository
to provide general banking services.
Commissioner Reports – Comments – Questions
The Commissioners reported on the following items:
- Commissioner Kriesel – Commended the Public Works Department for the outstanding job
they have done this winter under the cold conditions;
- Commissioner Miron – reported he attended the Extension Committee meeting; - Commissioner Weir – reported she will be attending the Metropolitan Energy Policy Coalition
all-day forum on Thursday; and she attended the half-day workshop with the Resource
Recovery Project Board;
- Commissioner Lehrke – reported that she and staff attended the School District 833 kick-off
meeting for the recycling program.
Community Services
Approval of the following actions:
- 2014-2015 cooperative agreement with Community Services, the Sheriff’s Office, and the County Attorney to administer the Child Support Enforcement Program;
- Child Protection Citizen Review Panel 2013 Annual Report.
General Administration
Approval of the following actions: - January 28, 2014 Board meeting minutes;
- Wildwood Library to reopen on February 5;
- Board correspondence was received and placed on file.
Information Technology
Approval of a joint powers agreement for development of an optical fiber network with the City
of Stillwater.
Property Records and Taxpayer Services
Approval of the following actions:
- Plat of Hidden Oak Meadows located in West Lakeland Township;
- Assessment Year 2013 Payable 2014 Assessment Classification and Valuation Change List;
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- Joint Powers agreement with the City of Forest Lake to provide election administration
services.
Public Health and Environment
Approval of the following actions:
- Resolution No. 2014-010, set public hearing date of February 25, 2014 to consider the repeal
of Solid Waste Management Ordinance #178 related to the County Environmental Charge and
replacing it with a new Solid Waste Management Ordinance; - Licenses for the use of real property for the collection of household hazardous waste;
- Resolution No. 2014-014, adopting Policy No. 7003 Washington County Subsurface Sewage
Treatment System Low Interest Loan Program;
- Staff directed to send County Policy 7003, along with a cover letter, to the Minnesota
Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources; - Board workshop held to discuss non-profit special event food stand license fees;
- Board workshop held to review findings of the 2013 Community Health Assessment.
Public Works
Approval of the following actions: - Contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., preliminary design engineering for pedestrian
and traffic improvements for the County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 5 project;
- Work order 1 for the CSAH 3 curb and gutter project with New Look Contracting, Inc.;
- Resolution No. 2014-011, final payment for New Look Contracting, Inc. for CSAH 3 curb and gutter replacement project; - Grant application to the Stillwater Rotary Club to fund prize money for the Amateur Talent
Show held at the Historic Courthouse;
- Report given on the Suburban East Conference Sectional Cross Country ski event held at the
Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Sheriff’s Office
Approval of the following actions:
- Resolution No. 2014-012, joint powers agreement with the City of Bayport for the purchase of fuel to provide law enforcement services;
- Resolution No. 2014-013, joint powers agreement with the City of Oak Park Heights for the
purchase of fuel to provide law enforcement services;
- Appointment of Douglas A. Berglund as Director of Emergency Management.
A complete text of the Official Proceedings of the Washington County Board of Commissioners
is available for public inspection at the Office of Administration, Washington County
Government Center, 14949 62nd Street N., Stillwater, Minnesota.
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