Are we up? Okay. Good afternoon
everybody. Welcome to the Sarpie County
Board of Equalization meeting. Today is
August 18, 2026. It is uh 3:00.
Um, anyone wishing to address the uh
board during open public comments or on
a specific end agenda item, we ask you
to sign in with our the clerk sitting to
my left in the front here. And uh if
you're interested in the uh Nebraska
Opens Meeting Act, we have a copy
available if you so request it. Um, in
attendance today we have all five
commissioners, our um, county
administrator, our county assessor, our
county treasurer, and our county clerk.
If you haven't silenced your phones
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Um, please do so. And let's stand for
the pledge of
>> allegiance
to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
Does anybody wish to come forward and
address the board?
Okay, not seeing anybody come this way.
We'll get right into the consent agenda.
Uh we have four items on there today.
And unless any of the commissioners want
to see that moved, uh an item moved to
the regular agenda, I'll take a motion
to approve
as published.
Motion to approve.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Okay. I have a motion by Commissioner
» Okay. I have a motion by Commissioner
Warren and a second um by Commissioner
Kug. Uh any further discussion?
Please vote.
>> Motion passed.
» Motion passed.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
I did not see ma'am. I did not I don't
think your item was on the consent
agenda. I think it's on the regular
>> Yeah, it is.
» Yeah, it is.
>> So, just stand by. Okay. Don't leave
» So, just stand by. Okay. Don't leave
yet.
Okay. Um, item 6.1 on the regular agenda
are tax corrections
17998 to 18,000.
Dan Pitman. Any questions for Dan on
these? Motion, please.
>> Motion to approve.
» Motion to approve.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Motion by Commissioner Mixon, second by
» Motion by Commissioner Mixon, second by
Commissioner Burmeister. Any further
discussion? Please vote.
Motion passed.
>> Okay. The last item is 6.2 um homestead
» Okay. The last item is 6.2 um homestead
exemption rejection form 458R Rachel
Bone for lot 640 Le Vista Replat partial
010558063.
Uh protest Rachel Bone is the applicant.
Annie from the county attorney's office.
>> Good afternoon, commissioners. Um the
» Good afternoon, commissioners. Um the
assessor's office has reached out to
Miss Bone. Um they've provided her with
the documentation necessary that she'll
need to have her physician fill out for
the extension for the homestead
exemption application. So, if we could
table this
two weeks, please.
>> Two weeks. Okay. Motion to table for two
» Two weeks. Okay. Motion to table for two
weeks.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Okay. We have a motion by Commissioner
» Okay. We have a motion by Commissioner
U.
A motion by Commissioner Warren, a
second by Commissioner Mixon.
Uh, any further discussion?
» Please vote.
>> Motion passed.
» So before we adjourn, uh, Annie, could
you come forward? Was her item on the
agenda?
Yes, it was one of the homestead
exemptions on consent.
>> Oh, well then I misspoke.
» Oh, well then I misspoke.
Congratulations, ma'am.
>> Okay. Um, all items having been
» Okay. Um, all items having been
addressed as published, the uh uh Board
of Equalization is adjourned.
Okay. Welcome to the Sarpie County Board
of Commissioners meeting. Today is uh
August 18th, 2026. It's 3:05 p.m. Uh, a
copy of the Nebraska Open Meeting Act uh
is available upon request and uh if you
wish to address the board either during
um the open comment period at the
beginning here or on any specific agenda
item, check in uh with our county clerk.
Um all five commissioners are present
along with our administrator and our
county clerk. Uh, commissioners, uh,
comments?
» No comments. Thank you.
>> None. Thank you.
» None. Thank you.
>> No comment.
» No comment.
>> No comments.
» No comments.
>> None. Okay. Um,
» None. Okay. Um,
nothing, Bonnie.
>> No comment. Thank you.
» No comment. Thank you.
>> Okay, great. Um, does anybody want to
» Okay, great. Um, does anybody want to
come forward and address the board
before I get rolling here?
Okay, then we'll get right into the
consent agenda.
Uh we have uh eight items on the consent
agenda today. Unless any of the
commissioners want to see one of those
items discussed on the regular agenda,
I'll take a motion to approve as
published.
>> Motion to approve.
» Motion to approve.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> I have a motion by Commissioner Warren,
» I have a motion by Commissioner Warren,
a second by Commissioner Kug. Any uh
comments?
Please vote.
» Motion passed.
>> Okay. On the uh planning and uh zoning
» Okay. On the uh planning and uh zoning
agenda, we have two items. I'll read
them both in the record. will have one
public hearing and two separate votes.
Item 6.1 is a hearing in on resolution
232 which is reszoning from AG
agricultural farming district to RE2
residential states 2 district for a
subdivision to be known as lot one RIA
Lake Homestead generally located
northwest of 111th Street and uh Buffalo
Road. The applicant is Linda uh
Schulting and the briefer will be Robert
Laroko, our planning director. Item 6.2
is a on the same uh parcel and property
and it's the preliminary plat Robert.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon,
commissioners.
Right. So, um, before you this afternoon
is a resoning and preliminary plat for
Rio Lake Homestead located northwest
111th and Buffalo Road consisting of
77.62 acres developed with an existing
single family residence on the site
today. Um,
uh, with a number of outuildings and Rio
Lake comprises the majority of of this
the parcel. Take a look here. Zoom in
for you a little bit on the vicinity
map. You can see the area that we're
specifically platting today is this area
here. The majority of the site is Rio
Lake. The applicant is proposing the
creation of a single 3.721
acre lot that comprises the existing
residence and the field south and east
of the house. There are no new or
expanded structures being proposed as
part of this request.
Um
uh based on the size of the lot, the
applicant is proposing to reszone the
new lot from AG agricultural farming
district uh to RE2 residential estates
to district. I should note here that the
the balance of the parcel that's
comprises Rio lake would remain as is
and unplatted is not included within the
boundary of this plat.
get you a look at the plat proposed lot
lines here. Um, as I noted, one lot
comprising the existing residents. The
um, out buildings would remain on the
outlot um, which would be allowed. This
request was initially recommended for
approval uh, by the planning commission
at their September 16th, 2025 meeting.
As a part of that uh approval, the
entire property, we should note, was
located within an entire environmentally
sensitive area. Um the subdivision would
typically need to designate at least 40%
of the total site in a protected outlot.
And the planning commission's
recommendation included a condition to
create that outlot prior to bringing
that forward to uh the commission or the
board, excuse me.
The applicant has since submitted an
evaluation um signed and sealed by a
registered professional engineer that
notes that the land that's located
within the boundary of the plat isn't
actually uh or does not meet the
conditions or requirements for an
environmentally sensitive area that are
outlined in the comprehensive plan. Um
so taking a look at that evaluation the
department felt that that was accurate
and and represented. As you can see, um,
the vast majority of the area that's
being platted is located within
rorowcrop or it's in rorowcrop today.
Um, typically wouldn't be considered
environmentally sensitive. So, the
department is comfortable with that
evaluation, agrees that the land does
not meet the conditions that are
identified in the comprehensive plan.
So, um, we've revised our recommendation
to remove that condition of approval for
you today. Um the with regards to the
resoning, the RE2 district is the
appropriate zoning district for the
residential estates land use designation
should note uh just a couple things of
note here. The property is located
within a flood plane. So any future
development that they should go uh go
after. It would need to be in compliance
with flood plane development regulations
including elevation of the structure and
um would comply with all other Sarpie
County flood plane regulations.
Given uh that um staff is recommending
the approval of the reszoning from AG to
RE2 district along with approval of the
preliminary plat of Rio Lake Homestead
subject to the conditions noted in the
recommendation report. Staff is
available for questions at this time.
» So this I'm sorry, Robert, this didn't
go back to the planning commission on
the environmentally sensitive issue.
>> It did not. Um
» It did not. Um
we felt that
the the condition of approval um
we wanted to they needed to demonstrate
that that was environmentally sensitive
and since they were able to demonstrate
that it wasn't um we're comfortable with
allowing the plat to go forward without
that condition of approval.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> So essentially we're just taking one
» So essentially we're just taking one
farm site and dividing into two separate
lots so we can build a second structure
second home. Uh I think the purposes of
the plat were um just for transfer. Uh
so the existing the lot one that's being
approved or that's presented here for
you today um would remain as is the
structure. Um the balance of the parcel
would remain unplatted and would just
comprise the lake and the out or the out
buildings, excuse me.
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> But I'm not aware of any new structure
» But I'm not aware of any new structure
that's being proposed.
>> Okay. But this would allow a second
» Okay. But this would allow a second
structure right
>> on the outlot. Um no I think
» on the outlot. Um no I think
in order for them to gain building
rights for a new residential use on that
outlot, they would need to plat that as
well.
>> So that lot one's an out lot.
» So that lot one's an out lot.
>> Uh this lot here, lot one
» Uh this lot here, lot one
>> is a regular residentially zoned
» is a regular residentially zoned
>> Okay.
» Okay.
>> lot. The balance
» lot. The balance
>> that encompasses the existing home right
» that encompasses the existing home right
now, right?
>> That's correct.
» That's correct.
>> I gotcha. Okay.
» I gotcha. Okay.
>> Is the applicant here?
» Is the applicant here?
Could
you state your name for the record,
please?
>> Randy Kush with Lampern, 14710 West
» Randy Kush with Lampern, 14710 West
Dodge Road, Omaha, Nebraska. Um, I'm
with Lampernerson Civil Engineer on
behalf of the applicant. The applicant
wasn't able to be here today. Um, but if
you if I might add um just related to
the reasoning for this plat um the
applicant is basically setting up for uh
estate planning. Um, there are some
family that live in that house currently
and as that property would move into a
trust, they're just trying to plan that
ahead so that there won't be hiccups
with how that property transfer would
happen in the future and make that messy
through any sort of inheritance process.
So, the intent is simply to pull that
lot, pull that house out of the larger
area of the lot um to make that transfer
easier in the future.
Okay.
Great. Thank you. Any questions?
Okay. Anybody else want to address the
uh the board on this?
>> Okay. Then I'll close the public
» Okay. Then I'll close the public
hearings and uh we'll take a motion on
the the first item which is the uh
reasonzoning.
>> Motion to approve.
» Motion to approve.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Um motion by Commissioner Warren, second
» Um motion by Commissioner Warren, second
by Commissioner Kug. Uh any further
discussion?
Please vote.
Motion passed.
>> Okay. Uh on the preliminary plot.
» Okay. Uh on the preliminary plot.
>> Motion to approve.
» Motion to approve.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Motion by Commissioner Clug, second by
» Motion by Commissioner Clug, second by
Commissioner Burmeister. Any discussion?
>> Please vote.
» Please vote.
>> Motion passed.
» Motion passed.
>> Okay. Two items on the regular agenda.
» Okay. Two items on the regular agenda.
The first item is a public hearing and
resolution 224. Sarpie County 1 and six
uh year road program for 2027 through uh
2032.
Scott Bovvic uh deputy chief
administrative officer and probably Zack
Kergen Raider
County Engineer. Scott,
[cough]
thank you. Commissioners, um, as you
know, each year the county is required
to hold a public hearing on the one and
six year row program and then adopt the
one and sixy year row program the week
before the budget hearing which is next
week for you. Um, so this year um, we're
here to to talk through this, hold a
public hearing, answer any questions you
have, and then um, have the budget next
week. And so, um, if you remember back
in spring of 2024, the county board held
a retreat and we talked about what we
called the next wave of construction of
road projects. At that time, the
[clears throat] board started talking
about key projects, also talking about
uh, building towards a uh, bond issue in
middle of 2026 to help finance the
construction of those projects. And so,
two years later, here we are. Um,
exciting time. I know you know already
know about the uh bond issue and um the
the uh great rate that we got on that
and can answer questions as we go
through. So this one and six program is
325 million. It's over the next six
years. It's funded from ongoing existing
revenue sources along with the $200
million bond issue which the proceeds of
that will be delivered in the beginning
of September.
At the March 2024 retreat, the board
directed staff to change our debt limit
policy to authorize uh debt service,
annual debt service up to 100% of
highway allocation. We match, we meet
that with this bond issuance. And then I
would just remind the board of two
things. Any state and federal funds that
we obtain that we should be aggressive
and trying to obtain will either offset
or supplement this program. And then the
last thing is as we're walking through
this these key projects, you'll see that
the next 24 months are very intense on
construction. Um about 200 million of
the 325 million is construction outlay
in the next 24 months.
Here's a list of the key projects. We'll
walk through each of them briefly.
Obviously, signature project that's
under construction right now, the South
Sarpie Expressway. Uh 82 million is
allocated to the expressway. that
includes construction engineering of the
current uh stretch of the project. Then
we also have money set aside for ongoing
planning design of future segments of
the corridor. We also think it's
important to have money allocated for
interim improvements as those come up
along the um entire uh Platview existing
Platview Road corridor. Another emerging
project, the interchange project. Uh
getting a new interchange is probably
once in a 20 to 30 year kind of thing.
Um we're benefiting from that. This
project is the interchange is underway.
Our responsibility was to get paved
roads to that. So if you look at the
map, those orange uh um segments called
out will actually attach that
interchange to other existing pavement
and that part of the county. Greta's a
partner on this. In terms of funding, we
expect uh most the majority of that to
be completed in spring of 2028, 24
months away.
>> Can I ask a question about that?
» Can I ask a question about that?
>> So, how how long we'll use arterial
» So, how how long we'll use arterial
street improvement program uh funding to
pay for some of that or
>> and how how many years do we collect
» and how how many years do we collect
that?
>> Um we collect [clears throat] arterial
» Um we collect [clears throat] arterial
street improvement program funding, ASIP
fees in areas that are our planning
jurisdiction. So that is a a part of our
funding, but it's a small part. What um
is a larger part of the funding for this
is direct contributions from development
as they come in. And so if you look at a
a total spend of 38 million, I estimate
that the county's net cost once all
those developments happen and contribute
that our net cost will be about 15
million.
>> Okay. So, we're really pioneering these
» Okay. So, we're really pioneering these
roads out in that part of the county.
>> And that's as long as it stays in an
» And that's as long as it stays in an
extr territorial zoning jurisdiction and
not annexation. Correct.
>> Uh in our ETJ, not in or in our
» Uh in our ETJ, not in or in our
jurisdiction, not in a city's ETJ, but a
lot of this area is in the city's ETJ.
So, the ASUP fees that we collect across
the county is very minimal because we
have limited jurisdiction.
>> And I'd want to show you a map to kind
» And I'd want to show you a map to kind
of talk through that a little bit, but
but uh in in our jurisdiction, we do
collect those ASA fees. And I will say
um we've had partnerships with the city
of Pilion, city of Gretna, city of um
Springfield when they've had unique
developments come in that they have
shared that ASIF uh revenue, their ASIP
revenue with the county and that helps
to partnerships.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> And um this is actually a great example
» And um this is actually a great example
of that. So, uh, some of these roads in
this area that's in the area being
developed with the first phase of the
sewer agencies area, the city of
Springfield, um, the fees, ASAP fees
they collected from the Facebook
developments, they collected, they
remitted those to the county to help pay
for some of this road network. Um,
Pilion and and Greta also have portions
of this. Again, 38 million and we expect
this to be completed by summer of 2028.
Package one under construction. Package
two started construction this summer and
package three should be out to bid this
fall to be constructed over the next 24
months.
Another uh key project for the Serpy
County and some of our partners is 168th
Street corridor highway 370 to Harrison
Street. Uh Zach and Shane Swope with our
consultant talked to you a few weeks ago
about this. MAPA has allocated $27
million towards this project. We've also
re received a determination from
Nebraska Department of Transportation
that this can be a categorical exclusion
from the environmental standpoint.
That's the lowest level. So that's
really two uh things to jumpstart this
project. Also Omaha, City of Omaha has
received money from MAPA to look the
design of the Harrison Street corridor.
So, we're working with them, uh, the
city of Omaha, Douglas County, MAPA to
make sure that we have alo money
allocated for 168th Street and Harrison
Street going forward to key corridors.
>> So, if you get federal funding, then you
» So, if you get federal funding, then you
got to go through the NEPA process. Is
that right?
>> We do have to go through the NEPA
» We do have to go through the NEPA
process and an environmental impact
statement is the highest threshold. Then
there's an environmental assessment and
then there's a categorical exclusion
which essentially means they don't feel
like there's any real environmental
threats and so that is a benefit of the
state.
>> So it still costs money though, right?
» So it still costs money though, right?
You still need an engineering firm to
come out and validate that.
>> It still costs money and that's just
» It still costs money and that's just
part of being compliant with federal
funds. But now that NDOT is the final
arbiter of what the environmental issues
are, we think it'll cost us less and go
quicker
>> because there'll be less environmental
» because there'll be less environmental
issues.
>> Oh, sort of related but unrelated. On
» Oh, sort of related but unrelated. On
132nd Plat B Road, we're going through
the NEPA process now. Is that for
environmental or
>> Yep. Yeah. And I believe you get federal
» Yep. Yeah. And I believe you get federal
money or No,
>> that is federally funded um through the
» that is federally funded um through the
uh Congressional Community Funding Act,
but it does follow federal regulations.
Olsen is the engineer on that. They
they've they're doing the environmental
review.
>> I saw that.
» I saw that.
>> Again, categorical exclusion is um you
» Again, categorical exclusion is um you
know, the the easiest to obtain and
that's why when we're thinking about
going for federal funding, sometimes
it's best to go to those areas where you
have the least amount of potential
environmental impact.
>> Sure.
» Sure.
>> Thank you.
» Northwest Road Network, um which
includes Harrison Street that we're
working on. This is the that rural area,
but it's growing. The Greta High School
site um is there working through all
those those projects. The last project
will be bid um this fall, 225th Street,
and that should be completed uh by the
end of 2028.
And then we think it's important to make
sure that the one row program includes
money for maintenance and also
contingencies, especially when we have
such a large amount of capital that
we're going to be spending. And so we do
allocate 1.5 million a year for bridge
program concrete 500,000 for panel
repair asphalt overlay arterial streets
as you know when developments come up
you don't always expect them we need to
have some money set aside so we can
partner with them when those emerge and
then we are carrying a $3 million a year
construction contingency should bids
come in high or uh project uh you know
emergency come up we have some money in
there to to utilize
and then I do think Um it's important to
recognize the team. It takes a team to
really deliver $325 million worth of uh
road projects. And so um Zach and his
team here, they do a great job. A lot of
behind thes scenes stuff, a lot of out
on site um working with contractors,
working with engineering firms. Um and
then uh the other team that that helps
the rest of the folks GIS one of the
great things about this program if you
remember years ago we actually had a
consultant help us build this document
and then over time the GIS department
Eric Kriner was able to bring that
inhouse. So no cost to us and and Eric
has a database. We just plug the numbers
in and it it develops the document. So
very very streamlined there. And then um
obviously you know government partners
who we need to continue to work with
over the coming years on funding
partnerships
uh and then private partners. We really
have a good relationship with the
development community, engineering
firms, construction firms. So things um
really come together for us to be able
to to deliver all these projects for
you. Um with that I'm happy to answer
any questions. It is a public hearing.
Um
>> just a couple comments. Okay. When I was
» just a couple comments. Okay. When I was
looking through the uh the uh it was
like 30 projects or so.
>> Mhm.
» Mhm.
>> I was glad to see that we're taking a
» I was glad to see that we're taking a
look at Giles Road. Uh I think that's in
Commissioner Klug's area.
>> But I travel it. And uh the other day I
» But I travel it. And uh the other day I
was uh
uh coming from 132nd, which we're also
redoing that with two roundabouts. So
that's really good because that's a
that's a real mousetrap in there. But
and I got across Highway 50, 144th
Street, and the traffic was blocked all
the way to the next
156th Street. And you know, it was rush
hour traffic, but that that road is way
way um underdeveloped. It needs to be
expanded into an arterial. And so it
looks like we're going to do a study. Is
that what I saw? I think we have 250,000
in this year's budget to look at the
Giles corridor from Highway 50 to
Highway 631.
Um there's some development as you know
that's occurred on there obviously when
we finish the Connect Sarpie project.
It's a changing corridor. So we think
it's important to get eyes on that and
figure out pedestrian improvements uh
signalization and then you know any
expansion um efforts that we need. So
that is in there and once we approve
this we'll start the process of getting
an engineering firm on board to study
that and then yes 132nd in Giles you
know we we build we're building a lot of
new and replacing a lot of bridges but
we also have to look at capacity of
existing areas and 132nd in Giles is a
an area that we need to get some you
know get a expansion done on
>> and then uh swinging to the east a
» and then uh swinging to the east a
little bit. It wasn't in the one and
six, but at some point I think we need
we've done a really good job of
protecting the north south arterials and
getting out in front of things out in
western part of the county and gyms area
out there with the growth and new school
and all that stuff going out there. So
that's good. But we're I mean and I I
don't know if there's a path forward,
but we got to try to find a way to
correct the sins of the past. If you
come down 60th Street, which is a major
arterial in Douglas County, and you get
to Harrison Street, the road disappears
until you get to 370.
And uh we've got to find a way because
so what happens as a result of that. All
these people that are compressed in the
Pilion and Western Belleview area have
no choice but to go east and west, to go
north. And that's just not good for
traffic flow. It's not good for uh you
know commutes. It's so I think we need
to look take a look at trying to find a
way to extend Giles Road east and west
out of the Vista to connect uh to
Belleview and north and south figure out
a quarter. It's going to be hard now
because there's developments in there.
you can't move the developments, but
something I would think that kind of um
uh runs parallel to the Papio uh Creek
uh till you get down to Corn Husker and
then maybe can tie back in somehow. Um
I I don't know what it looks like, but
we need to look at it at least because
this it's long past too. I know
Commissioner Mixon and I talk about it
all the time. How did we ever let this
happen? you know,
>> it was a future or was a past county
» it was a future or was a past county
board that let it happen. I mean,
unfortunately, but
>> I mean, way in the past because
» I mean, way in the past because
this is it's so critical to look at our
roads and then protect that right away.
Um, Giles could have easily had been it
could have been protected, but they let
the developer crisscross it with houses
on the furthest part of it down on the
west part
>> and it just it just took the took the
» and it just it just took the took the
rideway away.
Um,
and that
because I come up to
um I'll come up to Brian High School and
I can look west and I can see Giles Road
on the other side. And uh it's very
frustrating because yes, you're either
going down to you're either going north
to Harrison or you're going south down
to Corn Husker to get any farther west.
And and I I I'm glad you bring that up
also, Don. The point of uh 60th Street
and then obviously we have 66 there, but
we we also have uh we have where we need
to kind of get 66 punched through.
Either that or we come around from the
other side and do something. But I think
those are I think those are very smart
and strategic plans. So,
>> yep. And then something we can look at.
» yep. And then something we can look at.
>> Just one last question. It's kind of
» Just one last question. It's kind of
financial related. So, we're bonding 200
and some million.
>> Yep.
» Yep.
>> How how much wiggle room do we have if
» How how much wiggle room do we have if
we wanted to accept more risk and bond
more roads? Well, one of the So, um, one
of the reasons why we've retained our
AAA bond rating and got the best rate
was as part of that process working with
Moody's, we did they did ask us if we
have any plans for future bonding, not
just roads, but other things, we told
them not not for two or three years. And
so, that um I think was a a factor in
making them comfortable with us
retaining that um retaining that rating.
Um, we're we're always going to continue
to look at where are the other sources
of funding we can go to. I think um
there's money out there from other
funding sources that we need to go be
aggressive in obtaining those and build
that package for what we'll call the
next wave, you know, the 2028 2029 wave.
But, um, you know, we we would have to
talk offline about, you know, how do we
access more bonding? I think at this
point we've got this bond issue 200
million. We have three years to spend
it. We're going to spend it. So we need
to talk about what happens in year four
or five and where's how do we amass the
you know the pot of funds out there to
do the next wave of projects.
>> Yeah. I mean, with 200 million in
» Yeah. I mean, with 200 million in
bonding, we're obviously not risk
adverse, but I think we got to look for
ways to be even more aggressive because
all you have to do is look at the
landscape what's going on out around
Gretina and the the whole county is
about ready to blow up now that we've
got sewers in most places.
uh this area um what east of Highway 50
all the way to Belleview to 75 is gonna
it's going to grow. It's gonna bring in
more and more of a t broaden the tax
base. So I
>> if there's ways that we can get out in
» if there's ways that we can get out in
front of it and not have to wait until
it's assured. I think the risk is a is a
is a it's calculated. And and I would
say too, part of the Moody's rating was
a commitment not to go get more bonds in
the next 24 months, but it but they also
told us you're in a healthier financial
position than you were the last time you
got bonds four years ago. And that's
because they see and they understand how
when we pioneer a road and and maybe the
interchange roads are a good example. uh
when we pioneer 40 million of roads, but
then all of this area is going to
develop and directly contribute to our
project that our net cost is 15 million.
It just makes really good financial
sense. And when we talked to them the
first time we did our first bond rating,
we talked about the connect project and
we actually drew an area and said this
area is worth two billion today. And so
we were able to go back to them and do
that snapshot in 2026 and go now it's 4
billion. And so they they they're
speaking that language with us. But I
think challenge the board and challenge
us to go find partners that can bring
money to the table and then when we need
to go get the next bond issue, maybe
that's matching money because we've been
able to bring in 50 or $100 million from
other sources. So but we'll keep working
on that and talking about it and I
appreciate it. Before we uh
um ask the public to come forward, did
you want to add anything, Zach, from the
county engineers office?
>> Nope, I don't think so. We have a lot of
» Nope, I don't think so. We have a lot of
new projects on there.
>> Okay, Scott.
» Okay, Scott.
[clears throat]
Regarding all the partnerships and then
obviously when we have developers
contributing back, do you have an
estimate? I mean, you had a few of them
where you said, "Okay, it's 38 million,
but we're it might be our net is 15."
Okay. So, all the money that we have in
the in the bond issue and everything,
when we start getting that money back,
do you have an estimate for all that's
out there of how much potential could be
coming back? And then when that money
comes back, does it come back into this
program?
I don't have an actual number, but when
Dan Takes and I generate our our cash
flow for the next 20 years years, um, we
do have estimates for how much we expect
to get each year. I could look at that
and tell you as a general rule, I'd say
if we're spending 325 million, a
conservative estimate would be a third.
So 100 million or so is going to be
direct financial contributions from the
development. And then yes, it goes back
into this um pot of money to use for
projects or pay for debt or um you know
just have cash in there for pay as you
go projects
>> because what what I'm seeing is what
» because what what I'm seeing is what
you're showing the total expend
>> but that's not the net
» but that's not the net
>> you're not seeing the revenue side right
» you're not seeing the revenue side right
and that revenue you have direct
contributions from development is a very
important part of that
>> maybe 8 to 10 million a year and then
» maybe 8 to 10 million a year and then
the highway allocation is the other
important part that's about you you
know, 18 to 20 million a year.
>> Those those would be good numbers to
» Those those would be good numbers to
get.
>> Okay. We can show that
» Okay. We can show that
>> what's coming back.
» what's coming back.
>> Yeah. And we we just can we budget those
» Yeah. And we we just can we budget those
direct contributions from developments
conservatively because we don't know
when a property is going to develop or
not, but um it's definitely an important
part of our financing.
>> Yeah. I' I'd rather keep the
» Yeah. I' I'd rather keep the
conservative number. I want to get some
>> I've beat it every year.
» I've beat it every year.
>> [laughter]
» [laughter]
>> So, is it is anyone from uh from the
» So, is it is anyone from uh from the
county planning to attend the Gross
Sarpies economic development conference
coming up in October?
>> Yes, I think I'm manning a round table.
» Yes, I think I'm manning a round table.
>> Yep. We've got um got plans for that so
» Yep. We've got um got plans for that so
that we have representation um people
can speak to planning and roads issues.
Yeah, it might be good if the board
maybe get could get get an invite to
that and uh at least one or two of us
could go because I think it would be
pretty good to mix it up with the
developers and see what they're
thinking.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> Okay,
» Okay,
>> good.
» good.
>> Thanks, Scott. As public hearing,
» Thanks, Scott. As public hearing,
anybody want to address the board on
this uh plan one and six?
>> No. Okay, then I'll close the public
» No. Okay, then I'll close the public
hearing and we'll take action on it next
week.
Right.
>> Today.
» Today.
>> Okay. Today.
» Okay. Today.
>> All right. Uh, last item on the board is
» All right. Uh, last item on the board is
a resolution
today.
>> Oh, we do it today.
» Oh, we do it today.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> Oh, I thought we were doing it next
» Oh, I thought we were doing it next
week. Today's the hearing and the vote.
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Okay. Who was the motion? Dave. Motion
» Okay. Who was the motion? Dave. Motion
by uh Commissioner Clug, second by
Commissioner Burmeister. Any further
discussion?
Please vote.
>> Motion passed.
» Motion passed.
>> Okay. The last item is resolution 222
» Okay. The last item is resolution 222
establishing the A911 search charge for
the 2027 calendar year in the amount of
$1 per month per telephone number
commencing January 1st, 2027. Dan
Toleus, chief financial officer.
>> Good afternoon, commissioners. Uh, as
» Good afternoon, commissioners. Uh, as
you just read into the record, uh, this
establishes the search charge for
calendar year 2027 in the amount of $1
per month per telephone number. Uh this
is the uh maximum amount that's
allowable by statute and it is
consistent uh the dollar per month per
telephone number is consistent with the
uh search charge in prior years as well
and this is action that the board takes
annually by September 1 to set this
every year. So happy to answer any
questions that you might have for me.
>> Motion to approve.
» Motion to approve.
>> Second motion by uh Commissioner Warren,
» Second motion by uh Commissioner Warren,
second by Commissioner Clue. Any further
discussion?
Please vote.
>> Motion passed.
» Motion passed.
>> Okay. We don't we have no need for an
» Okay. We don't we have no need for an
executive session and all agenda items
having been addressed as published. The
board of commissioners is adjourned.
Thank you for coming.