Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 9:00 a.m.
Place: Room 219, Courthouse, Caledonia, MN
Members Present:Eric Johnson, Teresa Walter, Jack Miller, Robert Burns
Not Present:Greg Myhre (joined briefly at end of meeting)
*All Members participated via computer/conference call due to declared peacetime emergency. Conference call information was shared for public participation
Board Workgroup Session
Call to order.
Auditor/Treasurer Trehus updated the board on her plans for election training and status of acquiring poll pads through grant support from the state.
The Board discussed seasonal reservation policies at Wildcat Park concerning transfer of sites if a camper is sold/site vacated. The Board agreed that a remaining portion of a camp-site seasonal rental could be transferred, but only for the remaining portion of that year. The purchaser would then go onto the waiting list for consideration and the spot would be opened to the next on the list and/or be included in the lottery, consistent with the Wildcat Park ordinance. The Parks Committee will look at the need to perform the lottery for site assignments for the 2021 camping season. The Board also discussed the steps necessary to open the park to recreational camping, consistent with Executive Order 20-63 and DNR guidelines.
Administrator Babinski provided an update to the Board on county operations and the adjustments made to open county facilities slowly and incrementally. County staff has started offering additional services “by appointment only” to ensure social distancing, cleaning, and other requirements could be met to offer services in a way safe for both the public and county staff.
The Board discussed the timeline on RFP question submission, review, and proposal deadlines for the Highway Department facility.
The workgroup session adjourned at 10:37 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOUSTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
By: Eric Johnson, Chairperson
Attest: Jeffrey Babinski, County Administrator
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