Board of Commissioners Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 9:00 a.m.

Washington County Government Center - Board Room

Stillwater, Minnesota

1.  9:00 - Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

2.  9:10 - Comments from the Public
Visitors may share their comments or concerns on any issue that is a responsibility or function of Washington County Government, whether or not the issue is listed on this agenda.  Persons who wish to address the Board must fill out a comment card before the meeting begins and give it to the County Board secretary or the County Administrator.  The County Board Chair will ask you to come to the podium, state your name and address, and present your comments.  You are encouraged to limit your presentation to no more than five minutes.  The Board Chair reserves the right to limit an individual's presentation if it becomes redundant, repetitive, overly argumentative, or if it is not relevant to an issue that is part of Washington County's responsibilities.  The chair may also limit the number of individual presentations to accommodate the scheduled agenda items.

3.  9:05- Consent Calendar - Roll Call Vote

4.  9:05 - Community Services - Richard Backman, Division Manager
Proclaim April as Child Abuse Prevention Month

5.  9:15 - Property Records and Taxpayer Serivces - Carol Peterson, Elections Supervisor
Joint Powers Agreement with School District 832, Mahtomedi Area School, Election Administration Services

6.  9:20 - Public Works - Don Theisen, Director
A.  Update on the Environment Center
B.  Change Order #3 to Contract with Jorgenson Construction Related to the Environment Center

7.  9:30 - Public Health and Environment - Jeff Travis, Program Manager
Licenses for the Use of Real Property - Collection of Household Hazardous Waste

8.  9:35 - General Administration - Jim Schug, County Administrator
A.  2010 Census
B.  Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan
C.  Legislative Update

9.  10:00 - Public Health and Environment - Lowell Johnson, Director
Formal Board Hearing on an Appeal of the Department of Public Health and Environment's Finding of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Denying Appeal of the Matter of David A. Beaudet, November 15, 2009 of the County Environmental Charge

10.  10:30 - Commissioner Reports - Comments - Questions
This period of time shall be used by the Commissioners to report to the full Board on committee activities, make comments on matters of interest and information, or raise questions to the staff.  This action is not intended to result in substantive Board action during this time.  Any action necessary because of discussion will be scheduled for a future Board meeting.

11.  Board Correspondence

12.  11:00 - 11:20 - Executive (Closed) Session with Office of Administration
Discuss Possible Joint Purchase with City of Woodbury of Property Owned by Dale

13.  11:20- Adjourn

14.  11:20 - 11:40 - Regional Railroad Authority Workshop with Public Works
Update on the Counties Transit Improvement Board March 17 Meeting Agenda Items

15.  11:40 - 12:00 - Board Workshop with Administration
Association of Minnesota Counties' 10 Point Redesign Plan

16.  Break

17.  12:30 - 1:30 - Board Workshop with Administration
Orientation of the New County Board Room on the 5th Floor

  Meeting Notices

Reminder:  No Board Meeting on March 30, 2010 - 5th Tuesday

March 16, 3:30 p.m.
Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board
1584 Hadley Avenue North - Oakdale

March 17, 8:30 a.m.
Counties Transit Improvement Board
90 West Plato Blvd. - St. Paul

March 17, 8:30 a.m.
Workforce Investment Board
Platinum Bank, 7667 10^th St. N. - Oakdale

March 17, 12:00 p.m.
Metro TAB Program and Advisory Board
390 Robert Street North - St. Paul

March 18, 11:30 a.m.
MN High Speed Rail Commission
601 St. Andrew Street - La Crosse, WI

March 18, 6:30 p.m.
CAP-Ramsey and Washington Counties
450 Syndicate Street North - St. Paul

March 18, 7:00 p.m.
Parks and Open Space Commission
101 West Pine - Stillwater

Consent Calendar - March 16, 2010

Consent Calendar items are generally defined as items of routine business, not requiring discussion, and approved in one vote.  Commissioners may elect to pull a consent calendar item(s) for discussion and/or separate action.

The following items are presented for Board approval/adoption:

Administration
A.  Approval of the March 2, 2010 Board meeting minutes.
B.  Approval to appoint Pamela McLain, Forest Lake, to the Workforce Investment Board, representing Small Business, to a first term expiring June 30, 2012.

Community Services
C.  Approval to accept $30,000 per year in federal funds for 2010 and 2011 for Family Group Decision Making, a child protection services.

County Attorney
D.  Approval to vacate an easement and authorize execution of appropriate documents relative to Sanitary Landfill Cleanup Agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Human Resources
E.  Approval to ratify the 2010-2011 wages and health insurance for Confidential Supervisors.

Property Records and Taxpayer Services
F.  Approval to renew application of on sale and Sunday liquor license for the Outing Lodge at Pine Point, LLC for the period April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011.
G.  Approval of extended business hours on Saturday, March 27, 2010 in the Stillwater License Center, Woodbury License Center and the Forest Lake License Center.

Public Health and Environment
H.  Approval to designate a representative to act as an agent for Washington County in the execution of the signatory portion of manifests and other transportation documents pertaining to waste shipments for waste collected at/or transported from the Washington County Environmental Center.

Public Works
I.  Approval and execution of Amendment No. 3 with Parsons Electric, LLC for electrical services to extend the contract term to February 14, 2011.