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Commission Minutes—July 7, 2014 4321 There being no additional appeals, the chairman declared the County Board of Tax Equalization adjourned for 2014. 11. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM, Agreement approved with NDDES for additional flood property acquisitions Jason Benson, County Engineer, said funding was recently approved for 38 additional property acquisitions the county applied for in March through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The homes are located along the southern corridor of County Highway 81 and south of County Highway 16. The agreement with the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services is expected to arrive this week in order for the process to move forward beginning with home appraisals. He said another public meeting will be held this Wednesday evening with residents to review the acquisition process. He anticipates the county will close on properties beginning in mid-August and continue through the fall. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to authorize the chairman to sign the agreement with the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) as sub-grantee for a grant through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) of FEMA for additional flood property acquisitions. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Memorandum of Agreement for County Highway 25 in Oxbow Mr. Benson said the City of Oxbow recently annexed and recorded a plat for construction of a new development, new golf course holes and portions of the Oxbow/Hickson/Bakke ring levee. He provided a brief ownership history of County Highway 25 and said the north half is paved and the south half is gravel. A memorandum of agreement was drafted with the Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD), Flood Diversion Board of Authority, Oxbow City and Oxbow Job Development for the county to transfer any interest in the south half-mile portion of County 25 and deeded right-of-way easements to allow for the new construction. State's Attorney Birch Burdick has reviewed the agreement and said when deeds are recorded, the county will want to quit claim any interest in that part of County Highway 25, including any right-of-way and easements. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to authorize the chairman to sign the Memorandum of Agreement for Cass County Highway 25 in Oxbow with the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Authority, Cass County Joint Water Resource District, City of Oxbow, and Oxbow Job Development Authority. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. ROAD DEPARTMENT, 12th Avenue North reconstruction Documented Categorical Exclusion (CatEx) Mr. Benson said Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG) is in the final stages of the 12th Avenue North study and is beginning the design phase so the project may be completed in 2015. As part of the process, a Documented Categorical Exclusion (CatEx) from an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been drafted to address environmental impacts. The reconstruction will incorporate a portion of 12th Avenue North from County Highway 19 east three miles to 45th Street.