Dakota County  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
Tuesday, January 6, 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  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance with Dakota County Sheriff's Honor Guard  
Election of 2026 Officers  
3.1  
3.2  
Election of 2026 County Board Chair  
Election of 2026 County Board Vice-Chair  
4.  
Audience  
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.  
5.  
Agenda  
5.1 Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)  
CONSENT AGENDA  
County Administration - Approval of Minutes  
6.  
7.  
6.1  
Approval of Minutes of Meetings Held on December 16, 2025  
Central Operations  
7.1  
Office Of Risk Management - Authorization To Execute Contract With Motorola  
Solutions To Provide Post-Warranty Support Services For Dakota County 800  
MHz Subsystem  
7.2  
7.3  
7.4  
Information Technology - Authorization To Execute Contract For Purchase Of  
Esri, Inc., Enterprise Geographic Information Services Software Licenses  
Information Technology - Authorization To Execute A Contract With The State  
Of Minnesota MN.IT Whole-Of-State Cybersecurity Plan  
Information Technology - Authorization To Execute Contract With Oracle  
America, Inc. For Enterprise Resource Planning Software Licenses  
8.  
County Board/County Administration  
8.1  
8.2  
Office Of The County Manager - Official County Newspaper And Public Notices  
Office Of The County Manager - Appointment Of County Board Members To  
Boards/Committees For 2026  
8.3  
8.4  
8.5  
Office Of The County Manager - Ratification Of Appointment Of Chairs Of  
Committees Of The Whole For 2026  
Office Of The County Manager - Designation Of 2026 Official Voting Delegates  
For Association Of Minnesota Counties  
Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Metropolitan Emergency  
Services Board Radio Technical Operations Committee And 911 Technical  
Operations Committee  
8.6  
8.7  
Office Of The County Manager - Appointment To Rosemount Research And  
Outreach Center Advisory Committee  
Office Of The County Manager - Appointment To Airlake Airport Advisory  
Commission  
8.8  
8.9  
Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Extension Committee  
Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Library Advisory Committee  
8.10 Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Personnel Board Of Appeals  
8.11 Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Planning Commission  
8.12 Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Public Art Advisory  
Committee  
8.13 Office Of The County Manager - Appointments To Special Board Of Appeals  
And Equalization  
8.14 Office Of The County Manager - Appointment Of At-Large Commissioner To  
Dakota County Community Development Agency Board  
8.15 Human Resources - Approval Of Revisions To Policies 3200 Pay Practices And  
3380 Separation From Employment  
9.  
Community Services  
9.1  
Community Services Administration - Authorization To Execute Grant  
Agreement With Legal Assistance Of Dakota County, Ltd.  
10.  
Physical Development  
10.1 Physical Development Administration - Authorization To Purchase Fleet  
Vehicles And Equipment  
10.2 Facilities Management - Authorization To Amend Contract With Gilbert  
Mechanical Contractors, LLC, For 2025 Building Automation Services  
10.3 Environmental Resources - Authorization To Execute Minnesota Board Of Water  
And Soil Resources Natural Resources Block Grant Program Agreement  
10.4 Parks - Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreement With City Of  
Rosemount For Natural Resource Restoration On McMenomy Permanent  
Natural Area Conservation Easement  
10.5 Parks - Authorization To Award And Execute Consultant Contract With  
Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. For Alignment Analysis Services For  
Vermillion Highlands Greenway In Cities Of Rosemount And Empire, And  
Amend Budget To Move Funding For New Project, Project #2000642  
10.6 Transportation - Authorization To Award Direct Purchase Of Signal Steel From  
Millerbernd Manufacturing Company, LLC, For County State Aid Highway 42  
(145th Street) At Trunk Highway 52 Interchange In Rosemount, County Project  
42-174  
10.7 Transportation - Authorization To Award Direct Purchase Of Steel From  
Millerbernd Manufacturing Company, For County State Aid Highway 42 (150th  
Street W) Signal Replacements At Garrett Avenue And Pilot Knob Road (County  
State Aid Highway 31), And Garrett Avenue Roadway Improvements In City Of  
Apple Valley, County Project 42-177  
10.8 Transportation - Authorization To Execute Contracts With Xcel Energy And  
Dakota Electric Association For Installation Of Street Lighting For Two  
Roundabouts Along County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W) At Trunk  
Highway 3 And Trunk Highway 56, County Projects 86-043 And 86-044  
10.9 Transportation - Authorization To Execute Contract With Dakota Electric  
Association For Installation Of Street Lighting Along County State Aid Highway  
31 (Pilot Knob Road) At Upper 147th Street In City Of Apple Valley, County  
Project 31-118  
REGULAR AGENDA  
11.  
Community Services  
11.1 Social Services-Children and Family Services - Authorization To Apply To  
Minnesota Department Of Children, Youth, And Families Request For Proposals  
To Implement And Expand Family First Prevention Services, Accept Grant  
Funds, Execute Grant Agreement And Related Contracts, And Amend 2026  
Social Services Budget  
12.  
13.  
Transportation  
12.1 Transportation - Authorization To Execute Contract With Collins Electrical  
Construction Co. For Temporary Signal Construction At County State Aid  
Highway 46 And Trunk Highway 52 And Execute Cooperative Agreement  
1061519 With Minnesota Department Of Transportation, County Project 46-67  
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  
14.  
15.  
County Manager's Report  
Information  
15.1 Information  
See Attachment for future Board meetings and other activities.  
16.  
Adjournment  
16.1 Adjournment  
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