Dakota County  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
Tuesday, December 16, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Boardroom, Administration Center,  
Hastings, MN  
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Commissioners may participate in the meeting by interactive technology.  
1.  
Call to Order and Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Audience  
2.  
3.  
Anyone wishing to address the County Board on an item not on the agenda, or an item on the  
consent agenda may notify the Clerk to the Board and instructions will be given to participate  
during the meeting. Comments can be sent to CountyAdmin@co.dakota.mn.us  
Verbal Comments are limited to five minutes.  
4.  
Agenda  
4.1  
Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)  
5.  
Presentation  
Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA) and Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC)  
Annual Update  
CONSENT AGENDA  
6.  
7.  
County Administration - Approval of Minutes  
6.1  
Approval of Minutes of Meetings Held on December 2, 2025  
Items Recommended by Board Committee*  
7.1  
Physical Development Administration - Approval Of 2026 Planning Commission  
Work Plan  
7.2  
Public Services and Revenue Administration - Approval Of Public Art Advisory  
Committee 2026 Work Plan  
7.3  
7.4  
Library - Approval Of Library Advisory Committee 2026 Work Plan  
Parks - 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  
Office Of Risk Management - 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  
Office Of Risk Management - Authorization To Execute Contract With Minnesota  
Department Of Public Safety For 2024 Emergency Management Performance  
Grant  
8.3  
8.4  
Finance - Establishment Of 2025 Fund Balance Commitments  
Finance - Authorization To Amend Environmental Legacy Fund Budget To  
Transfer Fund Balance To Byllesby Dam Enterprise Fund  
8.5  
Finance - Report On Invoices Paid In November 2025  
9.  
County Attorney  
9.1  
9.2  
9.3  
Attorney - Authorization To Execute An Agreement To Provide Legal Services  
To Dakota County Community Development Agency  
Attorney - Authorization To Execute An Agreement To Provide Legal Services  
To Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization  
Attorney - Authorization To Join The Metropolitan Council In Challenging  
Environmental Impact Statement Adequacy Determination For Nelson Mine  
Backwater Project  
10.  
11.  
County Board/County Administration  
10.1 Office Of The County Manager - Scheduling Of 2026 County Board/Committee  
Of The Whole Meetings, Workshops And Public Hearings  
10.2 Human Resources - Establishment Of 2026 Elected Officials’ And County  
Manager’s Compensation And Commissioner General Expense Allowance  
Community Services  
11.1 Employment and Economic Assistance - Authorization To Execute Interagency  
Cooperative Agreement Between Minnesota Department Of Children Youth And  
Families, Child Support Division, And Dakota County  
11.2 Social Services-Children and Family Services - Authorization To Execute  
Subcontractor Agreement With Independent School District 196  
12.  
Physical Development  
12.1 Environmental Resources - Certification Of Dakota County Portion Of 2026  
Vermillion River Watershed Management Tax District Tax Levy  
12.2 Environmental Resources - Authorization To Execute First Amendment To Joint  
Powers Agreements With Townships And Cities For Septic System Maintenance  
Programs  
12.3 Environmental Resources - Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement  
With Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization For Administration,  
Staffing, And Support Services  
12.4 Parks - 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 Parks - Authorization To Amend Contract With Miller Dunwiddie Architecture,  
Inc., For Fischer Trailhead Project In Spring Lake Park Reserve  
12.6 Parks - 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 Transportation - Approval Of Final Plats Recommended By Plat Commission  
12.8 Transportation - 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 Sheriff - Authorization To Execute Contract With City Of Empire To Provide A  
Full-Time Deputy For Police Services  
13.2 Sheriff - 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 Property Taxation and Records - Approval Of Applications For Property Tax  
Penalty Abatement  
14.2 Public Services and Revenue Administration - Approval Of 2026 Intoxicating  
Liquor Licenses  
REGULAR AGENDA  
Central Operations  
15.  
16.  
15.1 Finance - Certification Of 2026 Property Tax Levy And Adoption Of Dakota  
County 2026 Budget And 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program  
Interagency Reports/Commissioner Updates  
Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC)  
Metropolitan Emergency Services Board  
Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA)  
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Commission  
National Association of Counties (NACo)  
Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)  
Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board  
Workforce Development Board  
Others  
17.  
18.  
County Manager's Report  
Information  
18.1 Information  
See Attachment for future Board meetings and other activities.  
19.  
Adjournment  
19.1 Adjournment  
* Designates items discussed in Board Committee(s)  
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