Board of Commissioners
Boardroom, Administration Center, Hastings, MN
Agenda — 58 items
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- 1. Call to Order and Roll Call
- 2. Pledge of Allegiance
- 3. Audience
- 4. Agenda
- 4.1 Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)
- 5. Presentation
- 8 Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA) and Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Annual Update
- 9 CONSENT AGENDA
- 6. County Administration - Approval of Minutes
- 6.1 Approval of Minutes of Meetings Held on December 2, 2025
- 7. Items Recommended by Board Committee*
- 7.1 Approval Of 2026 Planning Commission Work Plan
- 7.2 Approval Of Public Art Advisory Committee 2026 Work Plan
- 7.3 Approval Of Library Advisory Committee 2026 Work Plan
- 7.4 Approval Of Right Of Way Acquisition And Authorization To Initiate Quick-Take Condemnation For Regional Trail Easement For Veterans Memorial Greenway In Cities Of Eagan And Inver Grove Heights, County Project P00147
- 8. Central Operations
- 8.1 Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Cities Of Farmington, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul And West St. Paul For Continued Emergency Management Planning
- 8.2 Authorization To Execute Contract With Minnesota Department Of Public Safety For 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant
- 8.3 Establishment Of 2025 Fund Balance Commitments
- 8.4 Authorization To Amend Environmental Legacy Fund Budget To Transfer Fund Balance To Byllesby Dam Enterprise Fund
- 8.5 Report On Invoices Paid In November 2025
- 9. County Attorney
- 9.1 Authorization To Execute An Agreement To Provide Legal Services To Dakota County Community Development Agency
- 9.2 Authorization To Execute An Agreement To Provide Legal Services To Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization
- 9.3 Authorization To Join The Metropolitan Council In Challenging Environmental Impact Statement Adequacy Determination For Nelson Mine Backwater Project
- 10. County Board/County Administration
- 10.1 Scheduling Of 2026 County Board/Committee Of The Whole Meetings, Workshops And Public Hearings
- 10.2 Establishment Of 2026 Elected Officials’ And County Manager’s Compensation And Commissioner General Expense Allowance
- 11. Community Services
- 11.1 Authorization To Execute Interagency Cooperative Agreement Between Minnesota Department Of Children Youth And Families, Child Support Division, And Dakota County
- 11.2 Authorization To Execute Subcontractor Agreement With Independent School District 196
- 12. Physical Development
- 12.1 Certification Of Dakota County Portion Of 2026 Vermillion River Watershed Management Tax District Tax Levy
- 12.2 Authorization To Execute First Amendment To Joint Powers Agreements With Townships And Cities For Septic System Maintenance Programs
- 12.3 Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization For Administration, Staffing, And Support Services
- 12.4 Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Inver Grove Heights For Natural Resources Restoration Within Select Parks And Amend Budget To Reflect Local Project Match
- 12.5 Authorization To Amend Contract With Miller Dunwiddie Architecture, Inc., For Fischer Trailhead Project In Spring Lake Park Reserve
- 12.6 Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment With Bolton & Menk, Inc., For Construction Management Services For Minnesota River Greenway Fort Snelling Segment, In Cities Of Burnsville And Eagan, County Project P00127
- 12.7 Approval Of Final Plats Recommended By Plat Commission
- 12.8 Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Eureka Construction Inc., Amend Reimbursement And Relocation Agreement With Northern States Power Company; And Execute Agreement With Minnesota Department Of Transportation For Federal Participation In Advanced Construction (117th Street East), County Project 32-65
- 13. Public Safety
- 13.1 Authorization To Execute Contract With City Of Empire To Provide A Full-Time Deputy For Police Services
- 13.2 Authorization To Extend Joint Powers Agreement With City Of Eagan For Distribution Of High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Grant Funding
- 14. Public Services and Revenue
- 14.1 Approval Of Applications For Property Tax Penalty Abatement
- 14.2 Approval Of 2026 Intoxicating Liquor Licenses
- 48 REGULAR AGENDA
- 15. Central Operations
- 15.1 Certification Of 2026 Property Tax Levy And Adoption Of Dakota County 2026 Budget And 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program
- 16. Interagency Reports/Commissioner Updates
- 17. County Manager's Report
- 18. Information
- 18.1 Information See Attachment for future Board meetings and other activities.
- 19. Adjournment
- 19.1 Adjournment
- 57 * Designates items discussed in Board Committee(s)
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