Dakota County  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
Tuesday, April 21, 2026  
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.  
Public Hearing  
5.1  
Physical Development Administration - Public Hearing To Receive Comments  
On Draft Dakota County Fiscal Year 2026 One-Year Action Plan For Community  
Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, And Emergency  
Solutions Grant Programs  
CONSENT AGENDA  
6.  
County Administration - Approval of Minutes  
6.1 Approval of Minutes of Meeting Held on April 7, 2026  
7.  
Items Recommended by Board Committee*  
7.1  
7.2  
7.3  
Environmental Resources - Authorization To Add Six Full Time Equivalents For  
Operations At New Recycling Zone Plus And Amend Environmental Resources  
Operating Budget  
Transportation - Authorization To Submit Applications For 2026 Regional  
Solicitation Grant Funding Opportunity And Approve Letters Of Support For  
City-Led Project Applications  
Facilities Management - Authorization To Execute Contract With McKinstry  
Essention, LLC, For Energy Improvements Project Phase Two  
8.  
Central Operations  
8.1  
8.2  
8.3  
Office Of Risk Management - Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement  
With City Of Rosemount For Emergency Management Planning  
Office Of Risk Management - Authorization To Apply For 2025 Urban Area  
Security Initiative Grant With Minnesota Department Of Public Safety  
Finance - Report On Invoices Paid In March 2026  
9.  
County Attorney  
9.1  
Proclamation Of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week In Dakota County For  
April 19-25, 2026  
10.  
11.  
County Board/County Administration  
10.1 Office Of The County Manager - 2025 Gift Acceptance Report  
Community Services  
11.1 Community Corrections - Authorization To Execute Contract With Life  
Development Resources For Juvenile Services Center Therapeutic Services  
12.  
Physical Development  
12.1 Physical Development Administration - Authorization To Execute 2026 Lease  
Agreement For Agricultural Use Of County Property  
12.2 Physical Development Administration - Approval Of Substantial Amendments To  
2021 Dakota County HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan  
And 2023 And 2024 Dakota County HOME Consortium Programs  
12.3 Facilities Management - Authorization To Execute Contracts With Dick’s  
Sanitation Services, Inc., And Allied Waste Services Of North America dba  
Republic Services Of The Twin Cities, Inver Grove Heights For Resource  
Management Services At County Buildings, Parks Facilities, And Residential  
Organics Drop-Off Locations  
12.4 Facilities Management - Authorization To Execute Cooperative Purchasing  
Vendor Contract With Mid-America Business Systems And Equipment, Inc. For  
Shelving At Burnhaven Library  
12.5 Transportation - Authorization To Initiate Quick-Take Condemnation, Amend  
Contract With Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc., And Amend 2026  
Transportation Budget For Delaware Avenue And Butler Avenue Improvements  
In Cities Of West St. Paul And Mendota Heights, County Projects 63-33 And  
4-18  
12.6 Transportation - Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of  
Inver Grove Heights Regarding Signal Maintenance Agreement  
12.7 Transportation - Authorization To Execute Third Contract Amendment With  
Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson, And Associates, Inc., For Continuing Preliminary  
Engineering Services For County State Aid Highway 46 In Cities Of Rosemount,  
Empire, And Coates, County Project 99-013 (ST00011)  
12.8 Transportation - Authorization To Execute Second Contract Amendment With  
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. For Continuing Final Design Services For County  
State Aid Highway 42 (145th Street) At Trunk Highway 52 Interchange  
Improvements In City Of Rosemount, County Project 42-174  
12.9 Transportation - Approval Of Final Plats Recommended By Plat Commission  
12.10 Environmental Resources - Certification Of Property Assessed Clean Energy  
Charges For Energy Improvements On Property In City Of Mendota Heights  
12.11 Environmental Resources - Authorization To Submit Minnesota Pollution Control  
Agency Application For Prevention Of Wasted Food And Food Rescue Grant  
Funds To Support Food Waste Reduction Program  
12.12 Environmental Resources - Authorization To Execute Seventh Contract  
Amendment With Voith Hydro, Inc. For Commissioning Services For Byllesby  
Dam Water-To-Wire Redevelopment Project  
13.  
14.  
Public Services and Revenue  
13.1 Public Services and Revenue Administration - Approval Of Application For  
Assemblage Of Large Numbers Of People License For Tunnel To Towers  
Foundation  
REGULAR AGENDA  
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  
15.  
16.  
County Manager's Report  
Information  
16.1 Information  
See Attachment for future Board meetings and other activities.  
17.  
Adjournment  
17.1 Adjournment  
* Designates items discussed in Board Committee(s)  
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