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Commission Minutes--March 21,2005 2877 MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to enter into a contract with Foss Associates for the construction of two additional 48-bed housing pods; to appoint County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson as the project coordinator, and solicit bids for the work. Cass County would retain the right to reject any or all bids at the time of the opening of the bids. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. ORDINANCE #2005- , First readinQ for truck size limits and permit policies Mr. Berndt proposed first reading today of a draft ordinance and policy regarding legal size limits and permit policies for over-dimension vehicles traveling on Cass County highways. The ordinance and policies were discussed in detail at a meeting of the Cass County Road Advisory Committee held earlier today and were approved for forwarding to the county commission. The ordinance and associated policy are intended to preserve county highways by providing better overweight enforcement, to promote more economical movement of goods by allowing properly configured vehicle combinations to exceed current weight and length limitations, to allow the county to retain revenue from oversized vehicle fines, to implement a more formal permit system for vehicles that exceed the new legal limits and set charges for the permits, and to implement a 10% over-weight allowance permit system during the winter months when roads are able to accommodate heavier loads due to frozen sub-grades. A representative of the North Dakota Highway Patrol was present, as well as Assistant State's Attorney Leah Viste, who assisted in the ordinance process. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to hold the first reading of the Over-Dimensional Vehicle Ordinance and direct that the appropriate notice be published and schedule a second reading of the ordinance for May 2,2005. Discussion: Mr. Bennett asked Mr. Berndt to review the following items: consider not requiring a permit for the winter season, to report back to the board on the effectiveness of portable scales, consideration for loads with added weight from mud and snow, and consider whether or not fees for overweight vehicles are too high. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 14. RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR/COUNTY CAMPGROUND, Discussion on aQreement Mr. Burdick reported that he contacted the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department by telephone and has provided copies of documents concerning the campground at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. The county has been approached by the attorney for the Red River Valley Fair Association, Jonathan Garaas, about deeding the campgrounds to the fair association according to a prior agreement. Since the campground was built with grant funds, the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department will contact the National Park Service to seek approval for the county to deed the campground to the Red River Valley Fair Association. Mr. Burdick said the county has been advised to wait for that approval before taking any action to deed the property; and he suggested putting this item back on the commission agenda for the first meeting in May.