4. RRV Fair/County campground warranty deed

iCASStOlJN1Y! IGOVERNMENT) !..I..i 1- ....... ! ---- ."~. _. ---- -'-"""--... ..----~-"._----" State's Attorney Birch P. Burdick Assistant State's Attorneys: Mark R. Boening Tracy J. Peters Lisa K. Fair McEvers lrent W Mahler Aaron G. Birst Earle R. Myers, Jr. Leah J. Viste Reid A. Brady Kara Schmitz Olson Jonathan H. P. Anderson Victim/Witness Coordinators: Brenda Olson-Wray Debbie Tibiatowski Check Division/ Restitution: Linda Workin Charlotte Johnson Box 2806 211 Ninth Street South Fargo, North Dahlta 58108 PH: 701-241-5850 Fax: 701-241-5838 REGEIVELi APR 2 5 2005 CASS COUNTY COMMISSION April 25, 2005 Cass County Commissioners Cass County Courthouse Fargo, ND Re: Cass County Campsite Near Fairgrounds Dear Commissioners: As you may recall, at the March 21, 2005 Commission meeting we discussed the status of the Cass County campsite near the fairgrounds. This is a follow-up to that discussion. Much of the history of this campground is contained within the materials provided to you for the March 21 meeting and is not repeated here. In summary, certain federal funds (from Land and Water Conservation Fund) were used to help develop the campsite. With those federal funds came certain restrictions on what could be done with the property. In the early 1990's the Commission entered into an agreement with the Red River Valley Fair Association that at the expiration of a lease agreement (December 31, 2004) the County would transfer the campsite to the Fair Association. However, a question arose this year as to whether such a transfer would conflict with the federal restrictions. Jonathon Garaas (Fair Association attorney) and I worked with the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, and through them with the National Park Service, to determine whether the federal restrictions could be lifted in our case. On April 15 the NO Parks and Recreation Department sent me a letter confirming that those restrictions could be lifted. A copy of that letter, as well as the underlying National Park Service letter, is provided here. With that clarifying authority, and with the intent to conform with the agreement entered into by the Commission in the 1990's, enclosed is a draft deed transferring the property to the Fair Association. Bire . Burdick Cass County State's Attorney BPBllr cc: Chad Peterson, Cass County Park Board, Chair Proposed Motion: Approve the transfer of the Cass County campsite near the fairgrounds to the Red River Valley Fair Association and authorize the Commission chair to sign an appropriate deed. (Note: The enclosed proposed deed will be updated by the Commission meeting to reflect current dates.)