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Commission Minutes--June 4, 2001 2294 increase was three years ago, when the rate changed from $47 to $50 per day. He provided _ a comparison of prisoner boarding rates from eight other jails, showing the highest daily rate at $87.50 in Washington County, and the lowest rate being $49.82 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to set the rate for housing prisoners at the Cass County Jail at $55.00 per day for the year 2002. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. .- 12. PARKING LOT PURCHASE On behalf of the County Auditor, Michael Montplaisir, who is attending an out-of-state seminar, Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, presented a proposal for purchasing a lot at 923 Second Avenue South, Fargo. Referring to a letter to the Board of Commissioners from Mr. Montplaisir, dated May 29, 2001, Mrs. Johnson said the lot is directly north of the current department head parking lot and would provide 13 additional parking spots. She indicated the terms of the sale have become somewhat more attractive and parking spaces are somewhat more critical around the courthouse. This would provide some parking space in transition with the jail project. The offer on the table is to purchase the lot for $75,000, with incentive money of $20,000 to assist in completing the parking lot. The Boulger Funeral Home and the First United Methodist Church are contributing $10,000 each to make up the $20,000 in incentive funds, which would be in exchange for them using the parking lot during evenings and weekends when county offices are closed. Mrs. Johnson said money for the parking lot purchase and construction would be paid from the county's future building fund. This is the fund being used to pay for finishing the Annex fourth floor and Annex parking lot improvements. Money will be available for the parking lot expense. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to negotiate the purchase of Lot 7, Block 16, of the Original Townsite to the City of Fargo with funding to come from the Future Building Fund, and to direct State's Attorney Birch Burdick to work with John Boulger on negotiating a purchase agreement by the date of June 15, 2001. Discussion: Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, said one of the terms which Mr. Boulger proposes in a letter addressed to Mr. Montplaisir dated May 22, 2001, is a perpetual easement for use of the county parking lot by visitors ofthe Church and the Funeral Home during the times specified. Mr. Burdick said a perpetual easement implies the county cannot do anything different with the property, and he cautioned the board about such an agreement. He is willing to review the easement with Mr. Boulger by June 15th. The item will be placed on the next Commission agenda scheduled for June 18, 2001. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. ,--- 13. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve Voucher No. 153,390 through No. 153,686. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.