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<br />¡CASS COUN1Y <br />'GOVERNMENT <br />I'- <br /> <br />Highway <br />Department <br /> <br />Keith D. Berndt, P.E. <br />County Engineer <br /> <br />Richard S. Sieg <br />Superintendent <br /> <br />Thomas B. Soucy, P.E. <br />Design and C mstruction <br />Supervisor <br /> <br />1201 West Main Avenue <br />P.O. Box 698 <br />West Fargo, North Dakota <br />58078-0698 <br /> <br />701-298-2370 <br />Fax 701-298-2395 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />DEC 27 2004 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />CASS COUNTY COMMISb". <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Cass County Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />/-'" <br />Keith Berndt, Cass County Engineer~-:?'[;/ <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 23, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Agenda Item for January 3, 2004 Meeting: Sponsorship of <br />Grant Application for Highland Park House Acquisition <br /> <br />I am writing to seek a decision on a request for County sponsorship of a <br />grant application to acquire a house on an unstable riverbank. <br /> <br />A large riverbank slide has damaged a private residence in the Highland <br />Park Subdivision north of Fargo. The residence has experienced foundation <br />shifting from the slide and further damage to the home is likely to continue. <br /> <br />The ND Division of Emergency Management (ND-DEM) has indicated that <br />funding of 75% ofthe cost of an acquisition is a possibility through the Pre- <br />disaster Mitigation Program (PDM). This is a relatively new program and <br />is somewhat different from the Hazard Grant Mitigation program that the <br />County has received funding from previously. There are no guarantees <br />that the application will be approved if submitted. If the application were <br />submitted and approved, the County would own the land similarly to the <br />previous flood acquisitions. The grant applications are due in Bismarck in <br />February . <br /> <br />If the Commission elects to submit a grant application, I recommend that an <br />agreement be entered into with owner or other private parties to fund the <br />25% local match. I would also recommend an agreement be entered into <br />with the Highland Park association to take over maintenance of the lots <br />after acquisition. <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: <br />Option 1: Direct County Engineer to complete grant apflication for funds <br />to acquire the residence and surrounding lots at 13 19 641 Avenue North in <br />the Highland Park Subdivision. <br />Option 2: Decline request for County sponsorshif of a grant application to <br />acquire the home and surrounding lots at 1319 641 Avenue in Highland <br />Park. <br /> <br />J:\Admin-Eng\Commission Consp\2()O4 Correspondencc\Agenda Memo Highland Park River Bank Slide <br />I 22304.doc <br />