ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
August 27, 2013 - BOARD AGENDA

  9:00      1) J. Mark Wedel, County Board Chairperson
                   A) Call to Order
                   B) Pledge of Allegiance
                   C) Board of Commissioners Meeting Procedure
                   D) Approval of Agenda

 9:05           E) Health & Human Services (see separate HHS agenda)

10:00       Break

10:10           F) Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (3) minutes per person. The County Board generally will not engage in a discussion or debate in those three minutes but will take the information and find answers if that is appropriate. As part of the County Board protocol, it is unacceptable for any speaker to slander or engage in character assassination at a public Board meeting.

              2) Consent Agenda – All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and have been made available to the County Board at least two days prior to the meeting; the items will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from this Agenda and considered under separate motion.

                    A) Correspondence File August 13, 2013 – August 26, 2013
                    B) Approve 8/13/13 County Board Minutes
                    C) Approve 8/20/13 County Board Minutes – Special Meeting
                    D) Approve Commissioner Warrants
                    E) Approve Auditor Warrants – Real Estate Tax Adjustments
                    F) Approve Auditor Warrants – Sales & Use Tax
                    G) Approve On Sale Liquor License - Park Rapids Eagles Club #870
                    H) Approve Resolution - Repurchase of Tax Forfeited Property: Boyette
                     I) Approve Public Auction of Vehicle – Sheriff’s Dept.
                    J) Approve Cash Donation of $187.00 to Aitkin County Sobriety Court
                    K) Approve Resolution – 2013 Federal Boating Safety Supplemental Equipment Grant

10:15     3) Patrick Wussow, County Administrator
                    A) MN DNR Request to Acquire Additional 762 Acres of Land in Fleming Township to Enlarge Gun Lake State Wildlife Management Area

10:45     4) Kirk Peysar, County Auditor
                    A) Schedule Public Hearing - Lake Minnewawa Improvement District
                    B) 11:00 Public Hearing – Large Assembly, White Pine Logging & Threshing Show
                         1. Approve Resolution – White Pine Logging & Threshing Show
                    C) Discussion – Minnesota State Sales Tax Exemption

11:15     5) Ross Wagner, Economic Development & Forest Industry Coordinator
                    A) Approve Tourism and Promotion Grants

11:25     6) Board Discussion
                    Mark Wedel – CMCC, Kinship
                    Laurie Westerlund – Mille Lacs Watershed, CMCC, HRA
                    Don Niemi – ARDC, Lakes & Pines, Snake River
                    Brian Napstad – MHB, Metallic Minerals
                    Anne Marcotte – McGregor Mineral Rights, Forest Advisory

              7) Committee Updates
                    Upcoming Meetings:
                        Lakes & Pines – September 16, Full Board
                        ARDC – September 19, Board meeting
                        Snake River Watershed – September 23
                        Kinship – September 17
                        Sobriety Court – September 6
                    Committee Minutes:
                        Aitkin-Itasca-Koochiching Community Health Board

12:15 Adjourn

Addl/Post Meeting Items:     Signed Minutes      Synopsis       Resolutions       Handouts/Correspond.

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