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Anoka County Board meeting, June 9, 2026

County Board

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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What happened

The Anoka County Board accepted claims, approved prior minutes, recognized Assistant County Attorney Nancy Norman Sommer, and approved two transportation contracts plus a deer-management permit resolution.

Motions and votes

3 motions on the record.

  • M1Commissioner Braastad made motion accepting the regular claims paid over $500 for the period ending May 30, 2026, and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending May 30, 2026.

    Exact transcript text

    Commissioner Braastad made motion accepting the regular claims paid over $500 for the period ending May 30, 2026, and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending May 30, 2026.

    moved by Commissioner Braastad, seconded by Commissioner Meisner

    Passed
    • YJohn Heinrich
    • YJulie Braastad
    • YJeff Reinert
    • YScott Schulte
    • YMike Gamache
    • YJulie Jeppson
    • YMandy Meisner
    p. 1p. 1

  • M2Commissioner Heinrich made motion approving the minutes from the May 26, 2026, Anoka County board meeting.

    Exact transcript text

    Commissioner Heinrich made motion approving the minutes from the May 26, 2026, Anoka County board meeting.

    moved by Commissioner Heinrich, seconded by Commissioner Meisner

    Passed
    • YJohn Heinrich
    • YJulie Braastad
    • YJeff Reinert
    • YScott Schulte
    • YMike Gamache
    • YJulie Jeppson
    • YMandy Meisner
    p. 1p. 1

  • M3Commissioner Jeppson made motion approving the following recommendations from the meeting of June 2, 2026: Consent 1. Contract GR_00776, a Subrecipient Grant Agreement (SG-26M-TM-04 with the Metropolitan Council) in the amount of $262,500.00 to receive Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds for Anoka County’s Transportation Management Organization (TMO), known as Commute Solutions, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. 2. Contract SCON26-00001125 with North Pine Aggregate, Inc., for Project SAP 002-612-039, improvements at the intersection of 109th Avenue and Tournament Players Parkway/Mankato Street and the intersection of 109th Avenue and Radisson Road in the city of Blaine in the amount of $3,878,355.61. 3. Resolution 2026-45: ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR DEER MANAGEMENT IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF BUNKER HILLS REGIONAL PARK, RICE CREEK CHAIN OF LAKES PARK RESERVE, RUM RIVER CENTRAL REGIONAL PARK, LAKE GEORGE REGIONAL PARK, AND COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK.

    Exact transcript text

    Commissioner Jeppson made motion approving the following recommendations from the meeting of June 2, 2026: Consent 1. Contract GR_00776, a Subrecipient Grant Agreement (SG-26M-TM-04 with the Metropolitan Council) in the amount of $262,500.00 to receive Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds for Anoka County’s Transportation Management Organization (TMO), known as Commute Solutions, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. 2. Contract SCON26-00001125 with North Pine Aggregate, Inc., for Project SAP 002-612-039, improvements at the intersection of 109th Avenue and Tournament Players Parkway/Mankato Street and the intersection of 109th Avenue and Radisson Road in the city of Blaine in the amount of $3,878,355.61. 3. Resolution 2026-45: ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR DEER MANAGEMENT IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF BUNKER HILLS REGIONAL PARK, RICE CREEK CHAIN OF LAKES PARK RESERVE, RUM RIVER CENTRAL REGIONAL PARK, LAKE GEORGE REGIONAL PARK, AND COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK

    moved by Commissioner Jeppson, seconded by Commissioner Reinert

    Passed
    • YJohn Heinrich
    • YJulie Braastad
    • YJeff Reinert
    • YScott Schulte
    • YMike Gamache
    • YJulie Jeppson
    • YMandy Meisner
    p. 1p. 2p. 1

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 SCON26-00001125 with North Pine Aggregate, Inc., for Project SAP 002-612-039 intersection improvements in Blaine.

    $3,878,356

    Motion Commissioner Jeppson made motion approving the following recommendations from the meeting of June 2, 2026: Consent 1. Contract GR_00776, a Subrecipient Grant Agreement (SG-26M-TM-04 with the Metropolitan Council) in the amount of $262,500.00 to receive Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds for Anoka County’s Transportation Management Organization (TMO), known as Commute Solutions, for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. 2. Contract SCON26-00001125 with North Pine Aggregate, Inc., for Project SAP 002-612-039, improvements at the intersection of 109th Avenue and Tournament Players Parkway/Mankato Street and the intersection of 109th Avenue and Radisson Road in the city of Blaine in the amount of $3,878,355.61. 3. Resolution 2026-45: ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR DEER MANAGEMENT IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF BUNKER HILLS REGIONAL PARK, RICE CREEK CHAIN OF LAKES PARK RESERVE, RUM RIVER CENTRAL REGIONAL PARK, LAKE GEORGE REGIONAL PARK, AND COON RAPIDS DAM REGIONAL PARK Passed(Upon roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.)
    p. 1

What was on the agenda

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

  1. 1Chair calls meeting to order

    Minutes record the meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m.

    • meeting_procedure
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

  2. 2Pledge of Allegiance

    Minutes indicate the Chair called for participation in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

    • meeting_procedure
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

  3. 3Roll Call

    Roll call of commissioners present.

    Minutes list all seven commissioners as present.

    • meeting_procedure
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

  4. 4Consider accepting the regular claims paid over $500 and purchase-card claims

    Claims for period ending May 30, 2026.

    The board accepted the regular claims paid over $500 and purchase-card claims paid for the period ending May 30, 2026, with the motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

    Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

    • claims
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

  5. 5Approval of minutes from the May 26, 2026, county board meeting

    Motion carried unanimously.

    • minutes
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

  6. 6AChair’s remarks — recognition (informational)

    Recognition of Assistant County Attorney Nancy Norman Sommer for receiving the Douglas K. Amdahl Public Attorney Career Achievement Award.

    During the Chair’s remarks, the board recognized Assistant County Attorney Nancy Norman Sommer for receiving the Douglas K. Amdahl Public Attorney Career Achievement Award.

    Recognition was given; no vote recorded in minutes.

    • recognition
    Discussion only
    p. 1p. 1

  7. 7ACommittee of the Whole recommendations — Management

    Minutes state all items were informational.

    • committee_reports
    • management_cotw
    No action
    p. 1p. 1

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

    As part of the Transportation/Parks Committee of the Whole consent recommendations, the board approved entering into the Metropolitan Council subrecipient grant agreement to receive CMAQ funds for the county’s Transportation Management Organization (Commute Solutions) for January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

    The board approved awarding the construction contract to North Pine Aggregate, Inc. for improvements at the intersections of 109th Avenue with Tournament Players Parkway/Mankato Street and Radisson Road in the City of Blaine.

    The board approved a deer-management resolution authorizing the Parks Department to issue permits for archery deer hunting in designated areas of Bunker Hills Regional Park, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve, Rum River Central Regional Park, Lake George Regional Park, and Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, with permits effective from October 24, 2026 through December 31, 2026 (with certain restrictions) and a request for a post-season analysis before the 2027 deer hunting season.

    Board approved consent items 1-3 from June 2, 2026 Transportation/Parks Committee of the Whole.

    • transportation
    • parks
    • contracts
    • deer_management
    Approved
    p. 1p. 1

  9. 8Commissioner reports

    Minutes include the heading but no details.

    • commissioner_reports
    Discussion only
    p. 1p. 2

  10. 9Other business

    No other business recorded in the minutes.

    • other_business
    No action
    p. 1p. 2

  11. 10Adjournment

    Minutes record adjournment at 9:55 a.m.

    • meeting_procedure
    Approved
    p. 1p. 2

Alternatives considered

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

  • Project SAP 002-612-039 construction award

    rejected

    Award to another bidder instead of North Pine Aggregate, Inc. (Park Construction Company, Forest Lake Contracting, Inc., Thomas and Sons Construction, C.S. McCrossan Construction Inc., Bituminous Roadways Inc., or Dresel Contracting Inc.)

    Cost comparison: Bid prices listed: North Pine Aggregate, Inc. $3,878,355.61; Park Construction Company $3,921,357.04; Forest Lake Contracting, Inc. $3,941,551.35; Thomas and Sons Construction $4,336,578.75; C.S. McCrossan Construction Inc. $4,339,347.66; Bituminous Roadways Inc. $4,648,350.27; Dresel Contracting Inc. $4,700,199.10; Engineer’s Estimate $4,578,159.40.

    Why: Transportation action item recommended award to North Pine Aggregate, Inc.; the board approved that recommendation.

  • Transportation Division equipment purchases in draft 2027 budget

    deferred

    Authorize the County Engineer to place an order for equipment now vs. wait until a future meeting

    Why: Transportation/Parks Committee of the Whole tabled the authorization "until a future meeting."

Sources

Documents and recordings archived for this meeting, when available.

Agenda

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What was on the agenda.

Packet

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The supporting materials the board reviewed.

Minutes

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The official record of what happened.

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