Items 4A - 4I. Routine Business
All matters listed under Routine Business are considered to be standard items by the Board of Commissioners and will be enacted by one motion. For background information about any of the items listed below, visit this link.
Item 4A. Gale Woods Solar PV Grant Agreement
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE TWO STATEWIDE SOLAR ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENTS TOTALING $172,550 OF FUNDING THROUGH STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Item 4B. 2026 Sentencing to Service Agreement with Hennepin County
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD CHAIR AND SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR SENTENCING TO SERVICE WORK CREWS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $172,074.24 WITH FUNDING DESIGNATED FROM LOTTERY-IN-LIEU-OF REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE PARK DISTRICT IN 2025.
Item 4C. Budget Adjustments for 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE 2025 GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET BY INCREASING EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES BY $120,600.
Item 4D. Authorization to Pay Property and Liability Insurance Premiums in 2026
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE 2026 PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM TO MINNESOTA COUNTIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRUST IN THE AMOUNT OF $767,792 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO PROCESS AND PAY PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS AS PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT ARE ADDED DURING THE YEAR.
Item 4E. Award of Contract for Whaletail Lake Water Quality Improvement Project
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE WHALETAIL LAKE ALUM TREATMENT TO SOLITUDE LAKE MANAGEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $379,393.
Item 4F. Regional Trail System Winter Use Permits
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE WINTER USE PERMITS FOR 2025-2026 FOR THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD AND 2025-2028 FOR THE CITY OF SPRING PARK.
Item 4G. Award of Construction and Construction Administration Contracts for Mississippi Gateway Shoreline Stabilization and Fishing Improvements
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO:
- AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHORELINE STABILIZATION AND FISHING IMPROVEMENTS AT MISSISSIPPI GATEWAY REGIONAL PARK TO McLAFFERTY CONTRACTING GROUP, LLC. IN THE TOTAL BASE BID AMOUNT OF $711,407.40; AND
- ENTER INTO A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH WSB, LLC. TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR SHORELINE STABILIZATION AND FISHING IMPROVEMENTS AT MISSISSIPPI GATEWAY REGIONAL PARK WITH A TOTAL HOURLY NOT-TO-EXCEED FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $107,700; AND
- ESTABLISH A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $901,018, INCLUDING A TEN % CONTINGENCY WITH FINANCING FROM THE 2024 ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING FUNDING FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS), WEST MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION (WMWMC), AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND (ENRTF) GRANTS.
Item 4H. Board Minutes of November 13, 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 13, 2025, REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
Item 4I. Approval of Claims for the Period Ended December 11, 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 11, 2025, IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,652,103.95.
