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Anoka County Board meeting, May 12, 2026

County Board

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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What happened

The Anoka County Board unanimously accepted claims, approved prior minutes, approved Transportation/Parks consent items including a $1,171,830.97 Bunker Beach contract and transportation agreements, and adopted a resolution approving the 2026 Annual Action Plan for CDBG/ESG/HOME submissions.

Motions and votes

4 motions on the record.

  • M-1Commissioner Heinrich made motion accepting the regular claims paid over $500 for the period ending April 18, 2026, and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending April 18, 2026. (Claims are on file in the County Administration Office.).

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    Commissioner Heinrich made motion accepting the regular claims paid over $500 for the period ending April 18, 2026, and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending April 18, 2026. (Claims are on file in the County Administration Office.)

    moved by Heinrich, seconded by Braastad

    Passed
    • YJohn Heinrich
    • YJulie Braastad
    • YJeff Reinert
    • YScott Schulte
    • YMike Gamache
    • YJulie Jeppson
    • YMandy Meisner
    p. 10:48

  • M-2Commissioner Meisner made motion approving the minutes from the April 28, 2026, Anoka County board meeting.

    moved by Meisner, seconded by Gamache

    Passed

    Motion carried unanimously.

    p. 1

  • M-3Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052)... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction...

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    Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction...

    moved by Reinert, seconded by Jeppson

    Passed

    Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.

    p. 1

  • M-4Commissioner Gamache offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 2026-42 APPROVING ANOKA COUNTY’S 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF SUCH GRANT REQUESTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT... Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Resolution declared adopted.

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    Commissioner Gamache offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 2026-42 APPROVING ANOKA COUNTY’S 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF SUCH GRANT REQUESTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ... Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Resolution declared adopted.

    moved by Gamache

    Passed

    Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Resolution declared adopted.

    p. 2

Dollar amounts in motions

Amounts named in or tied to a motion that passed, each shown with the motion. A motion can approve an amount, cap it, or remove it from a list, so read the motion text. These links are AI-extracted, and the minutes control.

  • Contract SCON26-00001044 to Ebert Construction for the Lazy River Bridge Replacement and Mechanical Building Upgrades projects at Bunker …

    $1,171,831

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 1p. 9

  • Engineer’s estimate for Project SP 002-614-051 pavement preservation on Main Street NW.

    $1,607,504

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 5

  • Original professional services contract amount with TKDA for Project SAP 002-612-039.

    $327,312

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 7

  • TKDA professional services contract Amendment 1 amount for Project SAP 002-612-039.

    $274,000

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 7

  • Total contract amount after TKDA Amendment 1 for Project SAP 002-612-039.

    $601,312

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 7

  • Engineer’s estimate for intersection improvements project SAP 002-612-039.

    $4,580,000

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 6

  • Mechanical Building Upgrades funding: $220,000 in County funding (2025 Bunker Beach).

    $220,000

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 9

  • Mechanical Building Upgrades funding: $325,000 in County funding (2026 Bunker Beach).

    $325,000

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 9

  • Total Mechanical Building Upgrades funding shown in the packet.

    $545,000

    Motion Commissioner Reinert made motion approving the following recommendations brought forward from the meeting of May 5, 2026: Consent 1. Resolution 2026-41: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANOKA COUNTY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 1062985 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT SP 002-614-051 (CONTRACT SCON26-00001052) ... 2. Contract SCON26-00001091/C0011952A, Amendment 1 to the professional services contract with TKDA, for Project SAP 002-612-039... 3. Contract CCON26-000437/C0011857, a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey County for Project 002-632-023... 4. Contract SCON26-00001044, in the amount of $1,171,830.97, to Ebert Construction... Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 9

What was on the agenda

12 items as recorded in the agenda and minutes, each with a short summary of what was at issue.

  1. 1Chair calls meeting to order

    Meeting called to order at 9:30 a.m.

    Procedural opening.

    No action
    p. 1p. 1

  2. 2Pledge of Allegiance

    Procedural opening.

    No action
    p. 1p. 1

  3. 3Roll Call

    Roll call of commissioners; all present.

    Procedural.

    No action
    p. 1p. 10:22

  4. 4Consider accepting the regular claims paid over $500 and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending April 18

    The board accepted the regular claims paid over $500 and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending April 18, 2026, with the claims register kept on file; the motion was approved by unanimous roll call vote.

    Approved unanimously by roll call vote.

    • claims
    Approved
    p. 1p. 10:39

  5. 5Approval of minutes from the April 28, 2026, county board meeting

    Approved unanimously.

    • minutes
    Approved
    p. 1p. 11:07

  6. 6Chair’s remarks

    Memorial Day services information and Law Day report-out.

    Information only.

    • Memorial Day services
    • Law Day
    Discussion only
    p. 1p. 11:35

  7. 7ACommittee of the Whole recommendations — Management

    Management committee report; informational.

    All items informational; no board action recorded.

    • Management Committee report
    Discussion only
    p. 1p. 13:42

  8. 7BCommittee of the Whole recommendations — Transportation/Parks

    Transportation/Parks consent slate including MnDOT agreement resolution, TKDA amendment, Ramsey County JPA, and Bunker Beach contract.

    As a single consent motion, the board approved an MnDOT advance-construction participation agreement for the Main Street NW pavement preservation project, approved a TKDA professional services contract amendment for the Radisson/109th/Davenport intersection work, approved a joint powers agreement with Ramsey County for the County Road J overlay segment, and awarded the Bunker Beach Lazy River Bridge/Mechanical Building Upgrades contract to Ebert Construction for $1,171,830.97; the consent slate carried unanimously by roll call.

    Approved unanimously by roll call vote as a consent slate.

    • Transportation/Parks consent
    • Bunker Beach
    • MnDOT Agreement 1062985
    • TKDA design amendment
    • Ramsey County JPA overlay
    Approved
    p. 4p. 15:02

  9. 8Consider Resolution 2026-41, Approving Anoka County’s 2026 Annual Action Plan for CDBG/ESG/HOME and authorizing submission to HUD

    Annual Action Plan approval and submission authorizations.

    The board approved the county’s 2026 Annual Action Plan covering CDBG, ESG, and HOME programs and authorized required submissions and execution of related grant/subrecipient agreements; the agenda listed the action as Resolution 2026-41, while the minutes record adoption as Resolution 2026-42, and the vote carried unanimously by roll call.

    Adopted as Resolution 2026-42 in the minutes; agenda lists it as Resolution 2026-41.

    • CDBG/ESG/HOME Annual Action Plan
    • HUD grant submission
    Approved
    p. 1p. 29:37

  10. 9Commissioner reports

    Commissioner updates and announcements.

    Information only.

    • commissioner reports
    Discussion only
    p. 1p. 210:42

  11. 10Other business

    No other business recorded.

    No action
    p. 118:26

  12. 11Adjournment

    Adjourned at 9:48 a.m.

    Meeting adjourned.

    No action
    p. 1p. 218:26

Alternatives considered

Options the council weighed, and what happened to them. The record of the road not taken.

  • Lazy River Bridge Replacement bids at Bunker Beach

    adopted

    Rejecting the first round of bids (July 2025) due to costs exceeding the available budget and re-bidding later with additional funding and plan adjustments

    Why: The packet states the first round of bids was rejected because costs exceeded budget; re-bidding allowed the county to secure additional funding and adjust the plan to be more appealing to bidders.

Sources

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Agenda

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What was on the agenda.

Packet

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Minutes

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The official record of what happened.

Show a sample of the transcript (124 segments, 18:39 total)
  • 0:22 [clears throat] >> Will the clerk call the roll, please? Commissioner Heinrich. Here. Commissioner Breasted. Here. Commissioner Reinert. Here. Commissioner Schulty. Here. Commissioner Gamache.
  • 0:31 >> Here. Commissioner Jepson. Here. Commissioner Meissner. Here. All present and accounted for. Next, we will consider accepting the regular
  • 0:39 claims paid over $500 and purchase card claims paid for the period ending April 18th. Is there a motion to approve?
  • 0:48 >> So moved. Second. Have a motion by Commissioner Heinrich and a second by Commissioner Breasted. Further discussions. Seeing none, this is a roll call vote.
  • 0:57 Commissioner Breasted. Aye. Commissioner Reinert. Aye. Commissioner Schulty. Aye. Commissioner Gamache. >> Aye. Commissioner Jepson. Aye. Commissioner Meissner. Aye. Commissioner Heinrich. Aye.
  • 1:07 And that will pass unanimously. Next, we'll look to approve the minutes from April 28th, 2026, which was the County Board meeting. Is there a motion to approve the minutes?
  • 1:17 So moved. Have a motion by Commissioner Meissner. Is there a second? Second. Second by Commissioner Gamache. Anything to add or subtract from the
  • 1:26 minutes? Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. >> Aye. Anyone opposed?
  • 1:35 Your minutes are adopted for April 28th. Uh just a couple items to note on chair's remarks. First, the Anoka County Veterans Council invites the community
  • 1:44 to join local veterans organizations for Memorial Day services on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026. Two ceremonies will be held. The first
  • 1:54 at 10:00 a.m. at the Field of Honor at Morningside Memorial Gardens in Rapids. And the second at 11:30 a.m. at Bunker
  • 2:03 Bunker Hills War Memorial Park. Following the ceremonies, a community picnic, open to everyone, will take place at Bunker Hills Park Pavilion
  • Showing first 12 segments. Open the YouTube video for the full transcript.

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