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Commission Minutes--May 21, 2001 2285 on the proposed plan. No one asked to address the board at this time, and the chairman _ declared the public hearing closed. Greg McDonald, Cass County Emergency Manager, said he did not receive any inquiries about the plan in his office, and no one asked to see the copy that was available in the Cass County Commission Office since the last meeting when the plan was presented to the Board. MOTION, passed By virtue of the authority vested in the Board of County Commissioners, Mrs. Sorum moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to adopt the Cass County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of Cass County's long-term recovery strategy which promotes pre- and post- disaster mitigation measures for hazards involving floods, winter storms, summer storms, hazardous materials, urban and rural fires, drought, and dam failures. The overall intent ofthis plan is to identify opportunities to reduce the impact of future disasters and emergencies. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 7. .- r-- U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, Proposed land acauisition in Eldred Township Chairman Meyer stated that a public hearing was held April 16, 2001, at 9:30 AM, in the Casselton City Council Chambers, concerning the proposed acquisition of 15.08 acres by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The land is abandoned railroad property and would be used as a waterfowl production area. Attending the hearing were four Cass County Commissioners and county staff, as well as representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Cass County Wildlife Club. Comments received at the public hearing favored the acquisition of this property by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Tammy Fairbanks, representing the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service at today's rneeting, requested a favorable recommendation to North Dakota Governor John Hoeven to approve the acquisition ofthis land, which is bounded on both sides by an existing waterfowl production area near Alice, North Dakota. Ms. Fairbanks indicated that the comment period was extended to May 11, 2001, for written comments to be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners. None were received. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that the Cass County Board of Commissioners respectively recommend that the Governor approve this proposal for acquisition of 15.08 acres in Eldred Township, Cass County, North Dakota, for a waterfowl production area. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. JOINT DISPATCH/911 SERVICES, Joint Powers Aareement Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, provided the history on recent discussions and public meetings concerning joint dispatch/911 services. Mr. Wieland stated this has been a topic of discussion for the past 10-12 years, and he is hopeful that a joint communications center will be approved by all of the entities involved in the current discussions. Mrs. Johnson said the proposed joint powers agreement would be precedent-setting in nature, in that it would be the first dispatch center to cross State lines. The agreement includes Cass County and the Cities of Fargo and West Fargo in North Dakota, as well as Clay County and the City of Moorhead in Minnesota. F-M Ambulance Services is also a party to this agreement.