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Commission Minutes—April 21, 2014 4286 7. VECTOR CONTROL CONTRACTS, Approved Ben Prather, Vector Control Director, discussed the annual mosquito spraying contracts with cities, townships, subdivisions and private organizations that are standard agreements to be renewed for 2014. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the annual mosquito spraying contracts with cities, townships, subdivisions and organizations for 2014. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Prather discussed enhanced service contracts with cities and townships near the metropolitan area for additional funding for larval control. He also said Moorhead and Clay County Public Health each requested assistance from Cass County for adult mosquito surveillance and consulting services. There was discussion regarding how contract costs were figured with Moorhead and Clay County. Mr. Prather estimated the amount of staff time required to collect larval samples plus necessary materials to arrive at a fee to charge each entity. He will monitor the expenses since this is the first year the county will be providing these services. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to authorize the chairman to sign enhanced service contracts in Cass County jurisdictions, and mosquito surveillance contracts with the City of Moorhead and Clay County Public Health for 2014. Discussion: Mr. Peterson asked that costs with Moorhead and Clay County be tracked closely. He wants to ensure the county is reimbursed appropriately for the services provided. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. VECTOR CONTROL, Airborne Custom Spraying application authorization waiver Mr. Prather said each year the county is asked to sign an application authorization waiver with Airborne Custom Spraying, the company that does aerial mosquito control applications for Cass County. The waiver is needed in order to comply with Federal Aviation Administration and North Dakota Department of Health requirements. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to authorize the chairman to sign the application authorization waiver with Airborne Custom Spraying required by the Federal Aviation Administration for aerial mosquito spraying over Cass County, North Dakota. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 9. PLAT APPROVAL, Job Second Subdivision Hali Durand, Cass County Planner, said the Cass County Planning Commission recently approved Job Second Subdivision in Pleasant Township to plat four lots for residential development.