1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,320 Councillor Session. Madam Clerk, will you please take the roll. 2 00:00:10,860 --> 00:00:16,000 He is running late, so please know how lady is when he arrives, please. 3 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:19,240 President. 4 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:26,400 I have not heard from him either way, so. 5 00:00:30,630 --> 00:00:31,190 Thank 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:40,240 you. Next we'll have a moment of silence, and then the pledge of allegiance led by Commissioner. 7 00:00:51,010 --> 00:00:51,770 Thank you. 8 00:00:52,270 --> 00:00:59,810 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic of 9 00:01:00,050 --> 00:01:06,910 which stands for one nation under God in the physical liberty and justice for all. 10 00:01:15,870 --> 00:01:16,810 Thank you. 11 00:01:17,910 --> 00:01:24,060 Next item of business is approval of the agenda. 12 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:31,340 May I have a motion to approve the August 20th, 2026 Board of Commissioners regular session 13 00:01:31,340 --> 00:01:33,240 and agenda as presented. 14 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:35,500 Second. 15 00:01:36,380 --> 00:01:39,960 Strobridge and U. Is there any discussion? 16 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,800 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 17 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:44,960 Aye. 18 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,240 Aye. Any opposed? 19 00:01:47,380 --> 00:01:48,620 Motion carries. 20 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,940 Next up is approval of the minutes 21 00:01:54,890 --> 00:02:02,380 for August 6th, 2026 Board of Commissioners' regular meeting. 22 00:02:05,420 --> 00:02:08,320 Tompkins, Strobridge, any discussion? 23 00:02:09,780 --> 00:02:12,280 Hearing none, all those in favor say aye. 24 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:13,180 Aye. 25 00:02:13,860 --> 00:02:14,460 Any opposed? 26 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:16,820 Motion carries. 27 00:02:21,930 --> 00:02:24,190 Next item on the agenda is citizens' time. 28 00:02:24,810 --> 00:02:29,910 During citizens' time, the board chair shall recognize any person wishing to address the 29 00:02:29,910 --> 00:02:30,230 board. 30 00:02:30,610 --> 00:02:35,890 A person recognized by the chair shall approach the podium and state his or her name and 31 00:02:35,890 --> 00:02:42,130 it in community of residents. A person may address the board only once on the same matter 32 00:02:42,490 --> 00:02:49,130 during each period set aside by four citizens time on the agenda, and only on matters that 33 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:55,550 are relevant to county government. The chair shall control the length of the time each 34 00:02:55,550 --> 00:03:02,610 person shall be allowed to speak, which shall not exceed three minutes, and shall not allow 35 00:03:02,610 --> 00:03:07,830 negative personal comments. During citizen's time, if this is your first 36 00:03:07,830 --> 00:03:12,870 opportunity here, this is not a question and answer of period. However, during 37 00:03:12,870 --> 00:03:17,070 commissioner time later in the meeting, commissioners may choose to provide 38 00:03:17,070 --> 00:03:24,210 clarity to any subject matter. Is there anybody wishing to address the board, 39 00:03:26,710 --> 00:03:26,850 sir? 40 00:03:26,850 --> 00:03:41,210 I guess tonight we're going to vote on a agreement between the road department and the solar 41 00:03:41,210 --> 00:03:44,110 farm is supposedly getting built this year. 42 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,520 I heard a little bit about the agreement 43 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:49,880 just a few minutes ago. 44 00:03:52,020 --> 00:03:57,700 Supposedly what we've heard, like $8 million is going to be given. 45 00:03:58,380 --> 00:04:03,280 to the road department as I was just told a few months ago, 46 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,920 2 million was going to be held till they did prep work 47 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,060 before the thing started. 48 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,240 Then afterwards the rest of the 8 million 49 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,380 is going to just give them to the road department. 50 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:22,450 I hope you commissioners vote it down until we get a thing 51 00:04:22,450 --> 00:04:27,690 somehow is the road department keeps track of what they're spending 52 00:04:27,690 --> 00:04:36,750 of the $8 million in lead township or not get paid the money until they do the work because 53 00:04:37,530 --> 00:04:42,670 there's incidents out there in lead township where as promised stuff we paid for stuff and 54 00:04:42,670 --> 00:04:49,070 we didn't get it and all I can see is they run the road department kind of like a ponds 55 00:04:49,070 --> 00:04:54,530 that seem what they can get from somebody is to help pay for something they promise somebody else 56 00:04:57,690 --> 00:05:06,010 As another thing, I don't know how you guys can vote or why people don't come here is because we have no idea of citizens 57 00:05:06,010 --> 00:05:11,290 If they come here have no idea what you guys are going to vote on or nothing like how 58 00:05:12,730 --> 00:05:17,930 How could I before hand find out what that road agreement was so I could 59 00:05:18,810 --> 00:05:26,730 Convey to my commissioner whether I thought a prove did or a didn't prove it. You don't know nothing you just 60 00:05:27,690 --> 00:05:30,390 all of a sudden you're going to vote on something and that's it. 61 00:05:33,430 --> 00:05:34,030 Thank you. 62 00:05:34,350 --> 00:05:35,090 Thank you, sir. 63 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,800 Would anybody else like to address the commission? 64 00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:42,400 Barry? 65 00:05:48,380 --> 00:05:50,860 Barry, you want to add, I'm 6.2 West Green Street 66 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,780 and Marshall's three blocks that way. 67 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,120 I agree with the previous speaker. 68 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,500 We need to be concerned about what's 69 00:06:01,500 --> 00:06:07,560 going on with the placing of all these solar 70 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:15,520 solar farms. It's an amazing amount of acreage that's been disboiled. And particularly 71 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,760 up in the leak township, I know about a couple of friends who have a farm up there, and 72 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:30,580 they are constantly complaining about how, with the same underhanded methods, bring in these 73 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:37,810 solar farms. I know it's real easy for a farmer. 74 00:06:37,810 --> 00:06:46,350 who has children who could care less about farming and so many comes in and dangles all this 75 00:06:47,650 --> 00:06:58,150 solar farm money or mega site money or whatever that they cave in, particularly when they 76 00:06:58,150 --> 00:07:09,690 are advised that if they choose not to sell out, that life could be made intolerable for 77 00:07:09,690 --> 00:07:10,670 them after that. 78 00:07:13,770 --> 00:07:23,150 So we need to think twice about this over industrialization, over technologicalization, 79 00:07:23,150 --> 00:07:24,270 and if that's a word, 80 00:07:26,730 --> 00:07:33,190 of Kalham County particularly recognizing that it is the agricultural 81 00:07:33,690 --> 00:07:45,190 and natural resources of the county that are irreplaceable and once dispoiled it's 82 00:07:45,190 --> 00:07:46,950 a real job trying to bring it back. 83 00:07:49,930 --> 00:07:58,030 But like the previous speaker was talking about the transparency issue, sufficient public 84 00:07:58,030 --> 00:08:08,910 notice I think is actually required and most people in the county unfortunately have 85 00:08:10,110 --> 00:08:12,910 decided into a political 86 00:08:12,910 --> 00:08:17,950 apathy knowing that it's, 87 00:08:18,910 --> 00:08:20,410 it takes too much of an effort 88 00:08:20,410 --> 00:08:22,250 to actually find out what's 89 00:08:22,250 --> 00:08:26,540 going on and to try to find out 90 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:28,100 the whole truth about things is 91 00:08:28,100 --> 00:08:30,440 another whole other burdensome 92 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:30,940 project. 93 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,260 So, for example, 94 00:08:37,180 --> 00:08:39,420 with the City of Marshall just 95 00:08:39,420 --> 00:08:50,380 this new pseudo moratorium, a moratorium that's not a moratorium, that can be terminated 96 00:08:50,380 --> 00:08:52,740 at any time. All right, I'll be back. 97 00:08:58,830 --> 00:09:01,330 Thank you very. Is there anyone else who wishes 98 00:09:01,330 --> 00:09:02,610 to address the commission? 99 00:09:06,260 --> 00:09:11,260 Seeing none, we will move on to elected and appointed county 100 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:16,960 officials comments. Is there any elected or appointed county officials who would like 101 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,020 to address the commission. 102 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:22,300 Seeing none. 103 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,520 We'll move on to item number eight, special order of business, and there is none. 104 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,500 So on to item number nine, consent agenda. 105 00:09:32,460 --> 00:09:39,930 We have four items, five items on the consent agenda this evening. 106 00:09:40,630 --> 00:09:47,690 Can I have a motion to approve the consent agenda for the August 20th, 2026 Board of Commissioners 107 00:09:47,690 --> 00:09:51,990 There's regular session as presented in 108 00:09:55,190 --> 00:09:55,750 Strollbridge. 109 00:09:57,690 --> 00:09:58,950 Is there any discussion? 110 00:10:00,470 --> 00:10:05,090 Seeing none, all those in favor of the consent agenda as presented, say aye. 111 00:10:05,810 --> 00:10:05,970 Aye. 112 00:10:06,750 --> 00:10:07,150 Any opposed? 113 00:10:08,250 --> 00:10:09,210 Motion carries. 114 00:10:11,190 --> 00:10:16,150 Moving on to item number 10, special committee and workshop and board reports. 115 00:10:16,150 --> 00:10:19,130 Is there any commissioner, French? 116 00:10:20,410 --> 00:10:21,310 Thank you, Chair. 117 00:10:21,730 --> 00:10:43,910 I just like to acknowledge on Tuesday, I believe it was Kelly had the opportunity to represent the county and speak for the Burma Leadership Fellowship at the City of Battle Creek City Hall and she did a phenomenal job in representing the county and I just want to say thank you Kelly for representing the county in such manner. 118 00:10:43,910 --> 00:10:48,430 Also, I like to congratulate the New Justice Center. 119 00:10:48,730 --> 00:10:52,950 They had the ribbon-cut ceremony and it was a great turnout for that as well. 120 00:10:57,150 --> 00:11:03,290 The care well services did not meet this week because we did not have corn, but those are my reports. 121 00:11:04,470 --> 00:11:05,970 Thank you, Commissioner French. 122 00:11:06,410 --> 00:11:08,490 Is there any other updates? 123 00:11:10,700 --> 00:11:11,840 I just have one. 124 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:20,320 And I had the opportunity today, I was invited by our specialty courts Supervisors Act 125 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:25,220 can house to attend sobriety court graduation today. 126 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:35,800 And for me it was a good opportunity because I had the opportunity as captain and as sheriff 127 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,080 enough to attend those when I was with the Sheriff's Office. 128 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:49,680 And now to attend a graduation of sobriety court, they had two graduates today, both participated and 129 00:11:49,680 --> 00:11:56,760 passed what can be up to a year and a half sobriety court to graduate. 130 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:06,760 way. Also there today were representative Frisbee and Senator Albert and I was thankful 131 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:12,680 to see them there as well because we often need funding from our legislature to keep 132 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:23,240 those specialty courts going. And lastly, it was Judge Bomyas. 133 00:12:25,060 --> 00:12:32,600 I will say that his last, because he's going to stay on running sobriety court because he was appointed by Governor 134 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:37,420 Whitmer to circuit court, and he'll be moving up to circuit court. 135 00:12:37,420 --> 00:12:46,380 In fact, he was moving office furniture after the hearing today, but until the governor points 136 00:12:46,380 --> 00:12:53,380 a replacement to replace him in the district court, he apparently is going to keep the sobriety court going forward. 137 00:12:53,600 --> 00:13:01,160 But over time, I had the opportunity to attend under Judge Hallecy, Judge Beardsley and 138 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:10,140 now Judge Bomiya, and the sobriety courts are a great problem solver in our community. 139 00:13:10,140 --> 00:13:24,940 and Calhoun County's recidivism rate for drunk driving of those that graduate from sobriety court is around 5% which is much lower than the state average for sobriety court. 140 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:39,160 So that started in 2010, so we're several years in and still have a 5% or less recidivism rate just shows how good that program is. 141 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:46,360 So long winded but I was hoping Cher King would get here by the time I stopped talking, but that hasn't happened so. 142 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:55,800 If there's no other comments or elect where we at here. 143 00:13:56,900 --> 00:13:57,980 Unfinished business. 144 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,840 All right, yeah, I lost my page here. Next item 11, 145 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,060 In an unfinished and old business, there is none. 146 00:14:06,860 --> 00:14:10,520 Next item, 12 new business County Administrators report. 147 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:18,180 I will turn it over to County Administrator Controller Scott for her report. 148 00:14:18,540 --> 00:14:19,760 Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. 149 00:14:20,620 --> 00:14:28,700 All right, so we got some nice media coverage about our opioid settlement funds steering committee meeting last week. 150 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:39,500 the black squirrel news, a local sort of grassroots media, did a story just trying to explain to the community what the opioid settlement funds are about, how we use them, how we've invested them. 151 00:14:39,860 --> 00:14:57,900 So, and Commissioner Sachsen sits on that committee on behalf of the Board of Commissioners, the Native American Heritage Fund Board met yesterday, and this is a once a year opportunity to award about close to 500,000 in grants 152 00:14:57,900 --> 00:14:59,840 to support Native American 153 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:29,840 Education, cultural awareness, curriculum development and replacement of inappropriate school mascots. So they considered 13 applications this year and awarded nine of them. We will not announce those awards until we notify the recipients and then you'll see a press release on that. So that comes from part of the casinos net win on slot machine revenue. So a great opportunity to give more money to local governments. 154 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:36,940 across the state, and then just to add to the Burma Center's Elevate Fellows Leadership Program that was on Tuesday. 155 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:52,640 Yes, it was a great opportunity to participate with the City of Battle Creek and just educate dozen or so leaders from the Burmese community, about 2000 Burmese residents in our county, the largest portion in the whole state of Michigan. 156 00:15:52,640 --> 00:16:05,100 And these were individuals who were interested in participating in local government and also in I would say in employment opportunities. 157 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:17,800 And so in addition to my presentation, commissioners French and U were there and they brought up all the city commissioners and county commissioners at the end and ask them why they decided to go into public office. 158 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:24,820 And so I thought it was really amazing that Dominic and Monique both just talked about the passion for this community 159 00:16:24,820 --> 00:16:27,520 And if you want to make the change, you've got to be the change. 160 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,980 So I thought they did a wonderful job. 161 00:16:30,380 --> 00:16:33,100 That was a great opportunity to do that. 162 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:35,620 Let's see what else. 163 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,120 Yeah, I think that's it for my report. 164 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,260 And then under new business tonight, we just have one item. 165 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:46,680 It's a big item. 166 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:53,500 And this is 12v1, this is a road department, road use agreement with Maple Run Solar. 167 00:16:54,380 --> 00:17:16,060 So as with all of commercial developments throughout the county, the road department is charged with putting in place a road use agreement that protects our taxpayers and the townships and pretty much tries to hold the county harmless for any damage done. 168 00:17:16,060 --> 00:17:24,840 We're thankful for this new development, but it's huge construction, and it does involve large heavy trucks using our roads. 169 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:33,280 So we are trying our best to protect us with these road use agreements, and they have been evolving over the years. 170 00:17:33,860 --> 00:17:39,240 I just want to give kudos to our Corporation Council, Kate Ambrose, and Assistant County Administrator. 171 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:46,780 for continuing to learn from lessons from previous ones and make it the best that we can. 172 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:48,940 I think this is the best agreement that we have. 173 00:17:49,380 --> 00:17:52,700 This is for the solar agreement in Lee Township. 174 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:54,780 We call Sunfish One. 175 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:59,460 I think it's the largest in the state, one of the largest in the nation. 176 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:05,160 They're proposing to construct a solar facility between T Drive North and 177 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:12,020 I'll drive north in Lee Township, and this will generate almost 500 megawatts in solar 178 00:18:12,020 --> 00:18:17,500 energy, which I did the math at one time about how many homes that will generate power for, 179 00:18:17,620 --> 00:18:18,580 but it's huge. 180 00:18:19,420 --> 00:18:22,780 And the point is, they have a hull route, they need to bring their heavy trucks. 181 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:28,800 The roads are not in good shape in Lee Township, so we want to make sure that we can put the 182 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:33,860 roads on the front end, we can put the roads in safe condition during construction. 183 00:18:33,860 --> 00:18:42,880 We can maintain public safety, and most importantly, after the construction, we can ensure full restoration once the construction is complete. 184 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:57,140 And that should be, again, not on the county's dollar, not on the taxpayers' dollar, not on the township's dollar, but on the solar company because this huge development will, obviously it's going to generate a bunch of revenue for them in the future. 185 00:18:57,140 --> 00:19:02,260 So, I'm going to stop there and ask Doug to talk about the details. 186 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:06,340 And also we have our road department, managing director, Christine Parsons, 187 00:19:06,460 --> 00:19:07,500 also the road department. 188 00:19:07,660 --> 00:19:11,880 She's been instrumental in taking leadership and making sure that we've got 189 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:16,840 a really good estimate of what we need from these companies to make this happen. 190 00:19:17,020 --> 00:19:18,300 So, Doug, if you want to start? 191 00:19:18,420 --> 00:19:19,700 Yeah, I'll start, Christine. 192 00:19:19,860 --> 00:19:20,520 Feel free to add in. 193 00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:25,460 You know, I'm really happy with where we got to with this agreement. 194 00:19:25,460 --> 00:19:36,600 And we worked with the township quite a lot, their engineer provided some thoughts on what we could do on the front end, especially on pre-construction. 195 00:19:36,820 --> 00:19:39,300 They also provided thoughts on post-construction. 196 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:45,660 And we were able to work some of that in, and that's something that I think we can do better at. 197 00:19:45,860 --> 00:19:54,160 And Lee Township really needs some of that immediate relief, and you'll see that in that $2 million doing a mile crush on shape on our drive is really big. 198 00:19:54,160 --> 00:20:02,380 The small portion of T drive that were crush and shaping as well is on their haul route, and that's for my understanding one of the worst in the county. 199 00:20:02,620 --> 00:20:14,480 So getting some relief there, wedging is going to help those roads that are not in great condition, get through this construction and then where that wedging is having a lot of that is getting redone after the fact. 200 00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:20,780 So again, about $2 million in pre-construction and $6 million in post. 201 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,900 And yeah, it was great working with the township, working with their engineer, 202 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:29,680 ours, and all coming together to find something that worked for all three parties. 203 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:34,920 And it took a lot of conversation, a lot of hard conversations, but we got there. 204 00:20:35,020 --> 00:20:40,020 One thing I will mention, just in case you do have the question on how can we make 205 00:20:40,020 --> 00:20:45,740 sure post-construction work dollars are actually utilized, it's built into the agreement. 206 00:20:45,740 --> 00:20:55,680 We have one full year, one full construction season, after the project is complete to do that work that's in the Appendix and Post-Construction. 207 00:20:56,360 --> 00:21:04,440 Whatever we don't get done, the company can self-perform through its own contractors still meeting MDOT, you know, specs. 208 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:10,080 And that would then be funded through whatever's remaining in the funds that they gave us. 209 00:21:10,260 --> 00:21:11,600 So that's how we worked that out. 210 00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:15,780 And I really just have to speak to what Doug says. 211 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:21,560 We had a lot of support from Doug and from Kate and Kelly and from the rest of you that 212 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:22,980 we're able to be involved with this. 213 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,800 It was a difficult negotiation because there was still a lot of people that feel very passionate 214 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,120 about the road in Lee Township and the impact of solar. 215 00:21:30,460 --> 00:21:34,620 And what we wanted was really to find that balance between what is best for the roads right 216 00:21:34,620 --> 00:21:38,940 now, what's best for the roads at the end, and how can we come together to make all of that 217 00:21:38,940 --> 00:21:39,460 happen. 218 00:21:39,460 --> 00:21:43,680 And at the same time be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and making sure that we're 219 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,580 accounting for that cost so that the residents of Lee Township don't have to pay for 220 00:21:47,580 --> 00:21:50,500 that on the back end, because the majority of these, not all of them, the majority 221 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:55,000 of them are local roads, which, as our current policy requires, 50 percent of that cost 222 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,780 comes from an outsized source, which is typically the township. 223 00:21:57,900 --> 00:22:01,760 And we didn't want to leave that burden on a township that already struggles to develop 224 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:03,440 funding for local road work. 225 00:22:03,740 --> 00:22:08,460 So this, we really count as a win, we've, as Kelly mentioned, we've had a lot of 226 00:22:08,460 --> 00:22:38,360 evolution in the way that these roadies agreements work, we've worked closely with other counties with the kind of road association at a statewide level to really determine how can we make these advantageous in the sense that the solar company is doing the large majority of the damage right now is going to be covering the cost of that so it accounts for both maintenance during construction, the pre-construction work and the post-construction work, and as you can already see, we've done some work with previous solar developers and 227 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:41,980 And this is a continued evolution of even better than we've had in the past. 228 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,240 So we're really excited to work with the folks that make a run, 229 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:51,280 we have a good relationship with them, we speak with them on multi day per week basis. 230 00:22:51,780 --> 00:22:53,760 So we're very closely tied with them and 231 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,880 making sure that that work is happening as it's supposed to be happening. 232 00:22:57,140 --> 00:23:00,260 So we intend to actually start tomorrow if you approve this. 233 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,120 So that's what we're hoping for right now. 234 00:23:05,420 --> 00:23:05,920 So thank you. 235 00:23:06,660 --> 00:23:07,480 Thank you. 236 00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:11,200 Is that on the presentation prior to? 237 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:11,280 Yes. 238 00:23:11,420 --> 00:23:11,660 Okay. 239 00:23:11,860 --> 00:23:11,980 Thank you. 240 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:18,100 Madam Clerk, can you let the record show that Chair King did arrive at $7.19? 241 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:31,340 Can I have a motion to approve the Calhoun County Road Department road use agreement with Maple Run Solar as presented? 242 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:32,360 So. 243 00:23:32,360 --> 00:23:34,980 So, Tom Pkins, King. 244 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:41,060 I'm sure there's questions, so commission. 245 00:23:41,540 --> 00:23:42,440 Thank you very much. 246 00:23:42,580 --> 00:23:49,560 Just want to verify just what you had indicated as such, because obviously it is something that people have noted in question about. 247 00:23:49,980 --> 00:23:55,940 So the pre-construction money, the $2 million, that'll be obviously provided to us upfront so we can do the work that we need to do. 248 00:23:55,940 --> 00:24:00,440 So, at 5.9 million on the back side, if you will, is not going to be available to us until 249 00:24:01,220 --> 00:24:05,060 the construction is completed, or all of that money is going to be given to us right 250 00:24:05,060 --> 00:24:06,400 at the same time. 251 00:24:06,660 --> 00:24:14,220 I believe, and if you have a case, I believe it's after we complete the pre-construction, 252 00:24:14,940 --> 00:24:20,460 and everybody's were good with that, then they fund the remainder. 253 00:24:20,620 --> 00:24:25,180 So we'll get that up front, if you will, as well, before we do post-construction. 254 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:31,840 Thank you. 255 00:24:32,140 --> 00:24:36,060 And then I do know that I saw in their someplace that there is also a contingency 256 00:24:36,060 --> 00:24:40,400 fund for anything that occurs that has to be funded by the solar company so that 257 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,520 the set amount of money is kept in there in case anything comes up that we have to 258 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,620 provide for from our end. 259 00:24:47,180 --> 00:24:51,460 So that's a non-exhaustible fund, so to speak. 260 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,920 It's exhaustible, but it's substantial enough to cover what we feel should be the life 261 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:57,560 of the project. 262 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:58,120 Okay. 263 00:24:58,400 --> 00:24:58,620 Thank you. 264 00:24:59,620 --> 00:25:01,160 Is there any other questions? 265 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,780 I have a few here. 266 00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:08,940 So, this is a road use agreement, right? 267 00:25:09,220 --> 00:25:14,860 This is not approving the installation of a solar field. 268 00:25:15,020 --> 00:25:17,700 That was done by Lee Township, am I correct? 269 00:25:18,060 --> 00:25:27,200 So this road agreement is not approving the largest solar field in Calhoun County. 270 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,660 that was done by lead township. 271 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:30,100 Okay. 272 00:25:30,980 --> 00:25:40,220 And then as to this agreement and this item on our agenda, our board agenda was posted 273 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:45,540 according to Open Meetings Act and this was posted on our website and available for citizens 274 00:25:45,540 --> 00:25:48,620 to see prior to tonight as well. 275 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,080 So thank you. 276 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:54,160 Sometimes you don't want to ask those questions, you don't know the answers to, but I do 277 00:25:54,160 --> 00:26:07,060 We know that we posed our minutes and our meeting agenda, and this road agreement was available for citizens to see prior to the night, along with all our board members, obviously. 278 00:26:16,740 --> 00:26:26,780 I think that's all that, because I had a commissioner Schroberg asked about contingency fund to fix emergency damages during the construction as well. 279 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:30,460 So with that, is there any other questions? 280 00:26:32,850 --> 00:26:35,990 see none, Madam Clerk, will you open the vote? 281 00:26:37,010 --> 00:26:37,870 It's open. 282 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,800 The answer is not open. 283 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:49,740 Okay. 284 00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:51,280 The answer is not open. 285 00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:59,900 In what stringent it says it's not join, but you were on it, so make sure our talk gets. 286 00:27:00,220 --> 00:27:00,400 Yes. 287 00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:02,720 Make sure our sacks don't. 288 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:03,120 Yes. 289 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,480 Commissioner Morpher is. 290 00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:06,560 Excellent. 291 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:07,540 Excuse. 292 00:27:08,860 --> 00:27:09,160 Okay. 293 00:27:09,900 --> 00:27:10,640 Commissioner O. 294 00:27:10,980 --> 00:27:11,580 Yes. 295 00:27:11,580 --> 00:27:11,720 Yes. 296 00:27:12,180 --> 00:27:13,180 Mr. McQuatch. 297 00:27:13,660 --> 00:27:13,820 Yes. 298 00:27:14,660 --> 00:27:15,300 Mr. McQuatch. 299 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:15,860 Mr. O'Gritch. 300 00:27:16,740 --> 00:27:17,400 Yes. 301 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:17,860 Mr. King. 302 00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:18,300 Yes. 303 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:20,140 It's you and Alex. 304 00:27:21,180 --> 00:27:21,460 It's you. 305 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,600 Thank you, Madam Clerk. 306 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:28,300 That concludes my report. 307 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:28,680 Thank you. 308 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,000 Thank you, Administrator Scott. 309 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:42,100 And for the record, Chair King did advise upon his arrival at 719 that Commissioner O'Marc 310 00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:48,060 I called him earlier and he should have been excused at the start, but I was not 311 00:27:48,060 --> 00:27:48,900 made aware of that. 312 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,380 Next item on the agenda is item 13, Citizens' Time. 313 00:27:55,980 --> 00:28:01,120 Our next item is Citizens' Time, the same rules apply as during the first 314 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:06,960 Citizens' Time, please limit your time to three minutes and no negative personal 315 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:12,500 comments. And before we start that, I'm going to move that box over speakers. You 316 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,640 know, we can't see them. 317 00:28:27,830 --> 00:28:33,990 Not at all. Can you start it? Is it started? All right. Yeah, we got it. 318 00:28:47,830 --> 00:28:50,030 Anybody wishing to address the commission? 319 00:28:51,430 --> 00:29:01,410 Well, I mean, a couple other. I'm Carl Galley, lead township. So I don't know about this road agreement. But anyway, I got a couple of things. 320 00:29:01,410 --> 00:29:07,450 may be somebody you commissioners ought to ask. One is the 321 00:29:07,450 --> 00:29:12,330 piece stone, steel coated or whatever you want, and fog sealed, 322 00:29:13,010 --> 00:29:19,470 V drive north and canvas township. There's 600 feet from where 323 00:29:19,470 --> 00:29:26,950 canvas township starts and Garfield Lake Road is. They didn't do that. 324 00:29:26,950 --> 00:29:33,890 that. There's two yards of stone at the end of V drive because that ends on I-69 and 325 00:29:33,890 --> 00:29:39,830 maybe one of you guys could ask a question why didn't they do the 600 feet? The road's 326 00:29:40,380 --> 00:29:47,570 good shape. I mean, could have saved it maybe. The second thing I want to take are commend 327 00:29:47,570 --> 00:29:58,250 And the road department, after spending six, seven years ago, $5 million on some equipment 328 00:29:58,250 --> 00:29:59,770 I meant the mode of the roads and the brush. 329 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:14,660 And stuff and that, they take and bought electric pole saw for one of the road workers to come out and trim a few trees along a corner. So I'm glad you least bought a pole saw. Thank you. 330 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:15,480 Thank you. 331 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:21,260 Does anyone else want to address the commission, Barry? 332 00:30:21,260 --> 00:30:22,400 very 333 00:30:26,020 --> 00:30:27,160 well Adams again. 334 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,480 Just finishing my thought from before. 335 00:30:35,490 --> 00:30:37,170 The Marshall City Council 336 00:30:37,590 --> 00:30:46,170 did a maneuver that really showed bad faith and has got a lot of people in town in 337 00:30:46,170 --> 00:30:56,710 an uproar as the maneuvering that they did to impose this phony moratorium, a 365-day 338 00:30:56,710 --> 00:31:02,690 moratorium that can be terminated at any time by the whim of the council. 339 00:31:03,430 --> 00:31:12,870 So it was really nothing but a political palliative to try to sugarcoat and tamp down the heat with 340 00:31:12,870 --> 00:31:17,330 the city residents, but it's kind of backfired and actually got a more angry. 341 00:31:19,770 --> 00:31:30,860 But at the last meeting I asked for an opportunity to dispute and Mr. King said wait till the next 342 00:31:30,860 --> 00:31:32,300 meeting so here I am. 343 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:45,060 Within from the information I get which I can pretty much trust within a month. 344 00:31:45,980 --> 00:31:52,040 there just won't be enough diesel fuel available in the nation. Now that doesn't 345 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:57,400 mean there won't be a single drop, it just means that the amount of fuel that 346 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:04,420 can be produced will not keep up with demand and that will create a 347 00:32:04,420 --> 00:32:17,580 spiraling of economic catastrophes, which is not hyperbole, which will result in empty 348 00:32:17,580 --> 00:32:27,700 shells in the grocery stores, whatever fuel is available. I was alive back in the mid-70s 349 00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:35,000 when they had the open embargo and things got out of hand. 350 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:41,920 So but the attorney for me felt 351 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:45,360 that that kind of situation was going 352 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:49,580 to be a boon for the electric vehicle industry, 353 00:32:51,820 --> 00:32:56,440 where if there is a corresponding economic collapse, 354 00:32:56,440 --> 00:33:02,960 the collapse of the value of the dollar, people are going to be looking to buy a $30,000 355 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,940 light pickup, electric vehicle pickup. 356 00:33:09,020 --> 00:33:11,960 They're probably going to be doing more walking and riding bicycles. 357 00:33:13,980 --> 00:33:15,700 So we'll see what happens in a month. 358 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:22,220 I don't want to be a doom and boom guy, but the information that says that there is going 359 00:33:22,220 --> 00:33:26,300 to be a real constriction in economic 360 00:33:26,300 --> 00:33:29,820 availability is very significant and 361 00:33:29,820 --> 00:33:30,100 credible. 362 00:33:30,580 --> 00:33:31,340 Thank you, Bury. 363 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:34,340 Is there any other that would like to 364 00:33:34,340 --> 00:33:35,200 address the commission? 365 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,580 Seeing none, next item is commissioners 366 00:33:41,580 --> 00:33:41,880 time. 367 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,700 Do any commissioners have anything to 368 00:33:44,700 --> 00:33:46,280 share during the commissioner time? 369 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:57,500 Seeing none, next item is payable 370 00:33:57,500 --> 00:34:13,240 Listings claims payable for July 30, 2026 through August 12, 2026 in the amount of 9,066,465 and 38 cents. 371 00:34:13,720 --> 00:34:27,480 Can I have a motion to approve the Calhoun County claims payable for July 30, 2026 through August 12, 2026 in the amount of 9,066,000. 372 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:31,500 $465 and $38. 373 00:34:33,420 --> 00:34:42,580 Can you open up the vote? 374 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:45,300 Still not working? 375 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:49,740 Can you call the vote, please? 376 00:34:50,460 --> 00:34:51,840 Yes. 377 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,020 yes 378 00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:10,240 yes unanimous vote thank you madam clerk and 379 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:14,800 next item of business is any 380 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:20,950 announcements are there any announcements commissioner Tom comes you got to 381 00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:26,490 have one all right very 382 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:29,340 good 383 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,100 Did you see the bridge? Did you see the bridge? 384 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,940 I did see the bridge as a matter of fact, yes, very nice. 385 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,140 Absolutely, there was, if I may, so, I mean, 386 00:35:38,620 --> 00:35:39,700 I knew I could get it. 387 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:41,320 You could get something out of me. 388 00:35:41,700 --> 00:35:43,580 I will just tell you that people were very, very pleased. 389 00:35:43,820 --> 00:35:46,140 The fact that that is now back open and the thoroughfare. 390 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:47,520 You know, it's a major, I was just, you know, 391 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,160 it's a major thoroughfare there. 392 00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:51,460 So they're very excited to have it. 393 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,500 And obviously, the all-dry bridge is currently under construction. 394 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:56,520 We'll have that probably late fall too, as well. 395 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:57,600 Isch, maybe. 396 00:35:58,140 --> 00:35:58,520 No? 397 00:35:58,940 --> 00:35:59,100 No? 398 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:00,020 Winter? 399 00:36:00,140 --> 00:36:01,180 Okay, late winter, but still. 400 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:02,900 Yes, very positive. 401 00:36:03,140 --> 00:36:04,300 So, yes, we're going to give a chance to see it. 402 00:36:04,380 --> 00:36:04,600 Thank you. 403 00:36:04,780 --> 00:36:07,560 She just said we're going to have a late winter this year. 404 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,100 I think is what she said. 405 00:36:11,690 --> 00:36:17,830 So, if that's the only announcements, meeting adjourned at 736. 406 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:38,060 And I told my commissioner, French, I said, if he said these and Hastings right now, 407 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:39,660 he's north of Hastings. 408 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,820 Were you even close to Hastings or were you in middle of it all at least?