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Commission Minutes--November 6, 2000 2213 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota--employee health insurance coverage; Fargo Cass Public Health--provision of public health and correctional health services; North Dakota Highway Patrol contract for FY 2000, Traffic Safety Grant. 7. TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY, Hearing on aDpraisal County Auditor Michael Montplaisir said this is the date and time advertised for a hearing on the appraisal of tax-forfeited property. He provided a copy of the newspaper publication of the Notice of Sale of Real Estate Forfeited to the County for Delinquent Taxes, which will be held at 10:00 AM on November 21, 2000, in the County Auditor's Office. Chairman Meyer opened the public hearing and invited comments from anyone wishing to address the board on the notice sent to townships and cities. No one asked to speak at this time, and the chairman declared the public hearing closed. 8. ABATEMENT HEARING, Hall Properties. LLP Francis Klein, Director of Tax Equalization, presented a written report on his investigation of the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by Hall Properties, LLP. The applicants are requesting a reduction in the valuation of their horse boarding/training facility located in Stanley Township for the year 1999. After completing his inspection and review of the property, Mr. Klein recommends setting the valuation at $585,000, plus $22,500 for approximately 40 acres of agricultural land. Hall Properties, LLP was represented at today's meeting by Attorney Richard Anderson. Also present was Perry Ronning, Clerk of the Stanley Township Board of Supervisors. Mr. Koenig asked Mr. Anderson about this property being in the floodway, and Mr. Anderson said that factor was excluded when the Hall property was appraised at $520,000 in January, 2000. However, he indicated that the figure proposed today by Mr. Klein is acceptable. The Stanley Township Board recommended a partial reduction in valuation, and Mr. Meyer said they are also in agreement with the Tax Director's findings. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Koenig seconded that Abatement #4165 be reduced to $607,500 for the year 1999, as recommended by the County Director of Tax Equalization. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 9. FLOOD MITIGATION, South side protection proiect transferred to City of Fargo Mrs. Quick said the Cass County Flood Master Plan Committee was formed as a result of the 1997 spring flood, and the Board of County Commissioners accepted the flood mitigation plan development, emergency flood protection plans and highway improvement recommendations presented by Moore Engineering, Inc. dated February, 2000. Part of that plan was a south side flood protection project that would divert overland flood water and an outlet control structure at Rose Coulee to prevent the Red River from backing into the coulee. Cass County received a letter from the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management indicating the deadline is approaching for committing $9 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Funds, and the county believes the City of Fargo would be in a better position to take the lead agency role.