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Board approves consent items: $817,161.81 SEH signal contract, Rice Creek West trail contract, airport parking agreement and TIF acknowledgement
Summary
The Anoka County Board approved several consent and informational items on July 14, including a professional services contract with SEH for signal reconstruction ($817,161.81), a parks trail contract recommended for award, a temporary airport parking agreement for the 3M Open at no cost to the county, and acknowledgement of the City of Ramsey TIF submittal.
At its July 14 meeting the Anoka County Board approved multiple consent items and received informational reports.
Contracts and consent items - Highway: the board approved professional services contract SCON26‑00001144 with SEH for signal reconstruction and enhancement at nine intersections in Anoka, Fridley and one redacted city; the committee reported the contract amount as $817,161.81. The Transportation & Parks Committee had recommended the award. - Parks: the board approved a recommendation to award contract number 11777 to Minutes Roadways Inc. for Rice Creek West Regional Trail improvements at Lock Park in the City of Fridley. The meeting transcript lists an amount as "511,700" with unclear formatting; the exact dollar amount and units were not specified clearly in the transcript or on the record and should be confirmed in the meeting materials. - Airport/Events: the board approved a temporary use agreement among the Metropolitan Airports Commission, Anoka County and LYNX FBO Anoka (doing business as Atlantic Aviation) to allow event parking in conjunction with the 3M Open, July 13–28, 2026, at no cost to the county; shuttle service for attendees was described. - TIF acknowledgement: the board acknowledged receipt of the City of Ramsey’s proposed tax increment financing materials to modify Development District No. 1 and establish TIF District No. 20 and agreed to submit comments in lieu of the standard 30‑day comment period.
Procedure and votes Several motions were made from the floor and approved by roll call or voice vote; the chair stated the consent agenda items passed unanimously. Where motions were identified, the meeting record named movers and seconders (for example, the claims acceptance motion was moved by Commissioner Brastad and seconded by Commissioner Heinrich). The board also received informational committee reports including a management report on a ratified library bargaining agreement and an internal audit exit interview that produced an unmodified audit opinion for year ending 12/31/2025.
Chair also announced the county received an $18,000,000 BUILD grant for the Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard interchange, which the chair said creates a fully funded project.
The clerk recorded routine roll‑call approvals and the meeting adjourned after commissioners’ district reports.
