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Commissioner Jepsen, reporting for the committee, said the MOU with Ramsey is \"similar to all the requests that we've consistently done over the past year or so\" with cities including Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Columbia Heights and Anoka, and that \"there is no cost to the county on this\" for equipment placement. The board approved the transportation consent slate by roll call vote.

The committee also recommended approval of a quitclaim deed to grant a 40-foot opening in existing controlled access to an outlot in Waterfront Village in Ramsey, to allow a proposed development (Bunker Lake Crossings) with three commercial lots and one outlot. County and city staff confirmed the proposed access configuration meets respective requirements, and Jepsen said \"there is no cost to the county associated with that.\"

On capital requests, Commissioner Reinert described a multi-decade effort to complete a marshy segment of the Rice Creek North Regional Trail called the \"missing link.\" The county previously received $500,000 in 2021 and $200,000 in 2023 for design and engineering; the committee is now requesting $7,000,000 in capital funding to complete the last remaining segment near Golden Lake Elementary and Baldwin Park in Circle Pines.

Parks items included an annual resolution (2025 TR 18) to authorize archery deer hunting permits in designated areas of several regional parks to reduce deer density; Reinert cited examples of deer density per square mile at parks (Bunker Hills Regional Park 39, Rapids Dam 21, Rice Creek Chain of Lakes 22) and said hunting operations aim to reduce deer-auto collisions and other safety issues.

The committee recommended award of contract C0011630 to Vitumanus Roadways Inc. in the amount of $3,557,090 for the Bunker redevelopment project using legacy funds (Jepsen said about $4 million is available in that legacy fund). The board approved that contract by roll call vote.

Informational items the committee discussed and authorized included: directing the county engineer to negotiate contracts and enter into two agreements (C0011640 and C0011641) with MnDOT to allow direct access to awarded Trunk Highway 65 funds (the city of Blaine and Anoka County were awarded $9 million and $25 million for portions of the project); authorizing the county engineer to advertise for bids to replace a bridge on Rum River Boulevard over Seeley Brook in Oak Grove; and preparing an application to participate in the nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for monarch butterfly conservation on energy and transportation lands in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Why it matters: The actions move multiple local infrastructure and parks projects forward, including a high-cost trail segment, a multimillion-dollar park redevelopment contract, and agreements that enable the county and MnDOT to use awarded Trunk Highway 65 funds. Several items carry funding implications or rely on intergovernmental agreements; the Rice Creek segment request seeks $7 million in capital funding.

What to watch: The board approved the committee's consent items and the $3,557,090 contract; the county engineer was authorized to negotiate and advertise for subsequent contracts and bids for Trunk Highway 65 and bridge replacement. The Rice Creek capital funding request will proceed through Minnesota Management and Budget and future capital budgeting processes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting, June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Anoka County's transportation and parks committee brought several consent and informational items to the full board, which approved them unanimously, including grant acceptance, intergovernmental MOUs, easement releases and a $3.56 million contract for park redevelopment.","taxTitle","Anoka County, Minnesota","taxId",8864,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208878,"Anoka County commissioners adopt resolution saying county is not a ‘sanctuary’ jurisdiction",1362,1244000,2606000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3740408-4a11f7e0ae4bf28d8786806bebe201b8&start=1244&end=2606","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3740408-4a11f7e0ae4bf28d8786806bebe201b8/thumbnail_1244000.jpg","/articles/6208878/Anoka-County/Minnesota/Anoka-County-commissioners-adopt-resolution-saying-county-is-not-a-sanctuary-jurisdiction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208878-5f0547fc93f894de9b067a4874be9612/orig.mp4?Expires=1776397904&Signature=ZJo-93vzwzSpuQN1hvQ1TrU7QBaeQKOe4GHWHk2KqUJ7aTekc4rvWZhbFrZLQn1BCtWXDv7UW7Fj1n0VTrw0GVQAGvsyfS1~oqroi6hlt~FcGOLHLB0rG5p6TC6Tx5HlQJ20g8-dkafagY59MbN5mhZYIofq5UGv8I3hAwmphSIaBha8fK5uG7D5kUAIkvVYT3xp1Nprj2vEfyR~KtZ-YVpSlQ-238id2xXPCWHoIMiDBGlYyqzUk-snV4UHw9T19ABEkPHdPC2wH9wGmuNMMYIhrpa0CizUSbFg1OTHKPLfMI5plL9SadpIhkvirrzcNBGdq5TcMHPtjoVVvNaKqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anoka County commissioners voted 6-1 to adopt Resolution 2025 PS 11, a statement “affirming the rule of law” that says Anoka County \"is not a sanctuary for undocumented people within The United States\" and that county officials \"reaffirm their oath to discharge faithfully the duties of their offices.\" The motion was offered by Commissioner Breasted and passed after public discussion and staff remarks.

The resolution was offered to correct what county officials described as erroneous public listings and misinformation. County Administrator Jim Dickinson told the board that on May 30 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a list that identified Anoka County as a sanctuary jurisdiction; Dickinson said the list was taken down within days and may be reissued, prompting the county to set the record straight. \"We believe this is an identifier to really set the record for state straight of who Anoka County is,\" Dickinson said.

County Attorney Johnson told the board the phrase \"sanctuary jurisdiction\" has no established legal definition in federal or state law and said Anoka County has never \"passed any ordinance, adopted any resolution, or set any policy or procedure aimed at or resulting in the county being a sanctuary jurisdiction for undocumented immigrants.\" He called the DHS listing \"erroneous\" and supported the resolution as a factual clarification: \"It is just inaccurate to describe the county as otherwise.\"

Sheriff Brad Wise also addressed the board, saying the resolution \"is a statement of fact\" and not a policy change. \"They do their jobs very well. They frankly don't need local law enforcement's help to do their job,\" Wise said of federal immigration authorities, adding that the county will continue to \"follow the law just as we always have.\" He said in his 30 years in local law enforcement he has not been asked by ICE to provide assistance in removals.

Several commissioners framed the resolution as aimed at protecting county operations and staff from potential federal funding consequences. Commissioner Jepsen said the resolution was \"in support of our staff in the county attorney's office as well as the sheriff's department\" and noted \"there is some potential funding issues that we might have.\" Commissioner Heinrich said the action is about \"public awareness\" and \"setting the record straight.\" Commissioner Meissner said she would not support the resolution, calling it politically driven and unnecessary, and said the board in 2021 committed to avoiding actions like this; Meissner said, \"I will not be supporting this resolution for basically the foundational reason of that this is politically driven.\"

The resolution text cites county officials' sworn oaths to support the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions, notes the reservation of powers to states, and states that Anoka County \"respects the rule of law, the rights of individuals and every day they seek to carry out the county's responsibilities for protecting and serving the people in Anoka County within the law.\" The document directs that the resolution be posted on the county bulletin board and that copies be forwarded to county departments and the Association of Minnesota Counties.

The vote on the resolution was 6 in favor, 1 opposed; Commissioner Meissner recorded the lone opposing vote. No amendments were offered during the board discussion.

Why it matters: County leaders said the resolution is intended to correct a federal listing that could lead to confusion or potential funding impacts and to publicly reaffirm that Anoka County follows federal and state law.

Looking ahead: The resolution will be posted in the county's official postings and distributed to county departments and the Association of Minnesota Counties as directed in the resolution text.","The Anoka County Board on a 6-1 vote adopted Resolution 2025 PS 11, titled “affirming the rule of law,” to state that the county has not adopted policies making it a sanctuary jurisdiction and to push back on a Department of Homeland Security list that briefly identified the county as one.","actionData","errors"]

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