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Commission Minutes—March 17, 2014 4272 g. Contract approval - Mark Sand & Gravel Company—federal aid contract for three bituminous overlay projects on County Highway 14 from 1-29 to County Highway 81; County Highway 81 from 76th Avenue South to the Wild Rice River; and Wild Rice bridge to County Highway 16; - Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill Counties—vulnerable adult protective service contracts for 2014; - Gravel supply bids—accept all bids for 2014 gravel to be used in the best interest of the county; - Riley Brothers Construction, Inc.—box culvert replacement in Sections 34/35 of Highland Township; bridge removal in Sections 31/32 of Highland Township; and culvert replacement in Sections 15/16 of Highland Township; - Riley Brothers Construction, Inc.—box culvert replacement in Sections 28/33 of Empire Township; Section 12 of Gill Township; Section 7 of Everest Township; Sections 11/14 of Warren Township; and Sections 5/8 of Hill Township. 6. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM, Authorize chairman to skin application for additional home acquisitions Jason Benson, County Engineer, said on February 18th the commission approved that the county begin the application process for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to acquire additional homes along the southern corridor of County Highway 81 and south of County Highway 16. Since that meeting, county officials and staff from Lake Agassiz Regional Council met with homeowners in the area to discuss the buyout process and to answer questions. He said out of the 46 properties, 36 submitted applications with only one property owner from Chrisan Subdivision that did not apply for a buyout. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to authorize the chairman to sign the application for additional flood home acquisitions through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 7. WATER RESOURCE DISTRICTS, Upper Maple River Dam project ballot question Jurgen Suhr, Chairman of the Maple-Steele Joint Water Resource District, was present to discuss the creation of the Upper Maple River Dam, a floodwater detention project in Carpenter Township in Steele County. The dam would include construction of an earthen embankment with concrete principal and secondary spillways, and would detain flood waters from the Maple River. The project would provide flood protection benefits to properties in Steele, Barnes and Cass Counties. Also present was Mike Opat from Moore Engineering. Cass County owns a 5.43 acre tract in Section 16, Township 141 North, Range 55 West in the proposed assessment district and as a landowner, is part of the voting process to create the district. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to cast a "yes" vote to the Upper Maple River dam ballot question as follows: "Should the Maple- Steele Joint Water Resource District proceed with the creation of the Upper Maple River Dam?" Discussion: Mr. Peterson asked about comments received from landowners in the proposed district. Mr. Suhr