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e Joint Meeting with City Officials--October 23, 2001 CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING WITH CITY OFFICIALS CITY AUDITORIUM, CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA OCTOBER 23, 2001, AT 7:00 PM CALL TO ORDER Cass County Commission Chairman John Meyer called to order an informal meeting of the Cass County Board of Commissioners and officials from Cass County's cities at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 23, 2001, in the Community Center, Casselton, North Dakota. Other Cass County Commissioners present were Alon Wieland, Robyn Soru m and Scott Wagner. Commissioner Donna Schneider was absent. County staff present were Michael Montplaisir, Auditor; Birch Burdick, State's Attorney; Greg McDonald, Emergency Manager; Keith Berndt, County Engineer; Frank Klein, County Assessor; and Don Rudnick, Sheriff. City officials from the following Cass County cities were present: Casselton, Mapleton, Buffalo, Harwood, Horace, Fargo, Grandin, and Tower City. A few concerned citizens were also present (see attached list of attendees). PURPOSE OF MEETING Mr. Meyer said the County Commission was encouraged to hold regular meetings with the county's city officials by the Local Governance Advisory Committee, which met and reviewed various aspects of county government last year. The group was appointed by the County Commission and began meeting in May, with a final report being available last November. Mr. Meyer said County Commissioners regularly attend the spring and fall meeting of the Cass County Township Officers Association and hold joint meetings with City Commissions of Fargo and West Fargo, as well as meeting annually with the Clay County Board of Commissioners. The Cass County Commissioners, Engineer and Sheriff have also held community awareness meetings in local city restaurants arou nd the county at various times. AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED Greg McDonald spoke to the group about emergency preparedness in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11,2001, in New York City and Washington, D.C., and the recent Anthrax threats around the nation. He advised the local cities to provide extra protection for their water wells and increase security as much as possible. He encouraged more communication among all cities and reporting any suspicious activity to the Sheriffs Department. Keith Berndt informed the group that the County Commission recently appointed a Subdivision Review Committee to evaluate policies on subdivision development and funding of infrastructure improvements. He said the committee will be meeting until sometime next spring, and they would like input from individual cities so that any recommended policy changes will complement the neighboring city property. Mr. Berndt asked for input on the county highway plan and briefly discussed the capital improvement projects. He asked the city representatives who were present this evening to provide input by completing a short survey that he had prepared. Mr. Berndt brought the group up to date on GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and what information will be included on the base map when it is completed.