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Commission Minutes--November 5, 2001 2376 14. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Blue Cross Blue Shield: Hiah Plains Technoloav ,.-. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head, subject to state's attorney approval, and authorize the chairman to sign: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Blue Cross Blue Shield--employee health insurance for 2002; High Plains Technology--computer services/software agreement for site hosting the NDRIN (North Dakota Recorders Information Network) electronic central repository. 15. CONDOLENCE LETTER, To Commissioner Alon Wieland familv MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a letter of condolence to Commissioner Alon Wieland and his wife, Merle, on the death of her mother, Alma Cameron of Westhope, North Dakota. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 16. TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY, Hearina on appraisal oftax-forfeited land County Auditor Michael Montplaisir said this is the date and time advertised for a hearing on the appraisal of tax-forfeited property. Commissioners received a copy of the notice of hearing sent to cities and townships having tax-forfeited property in their jurisdiction. Mr. Montplaisir said this is the time for hearing objections to the minimum sale price set by the Board at the second meeting in October. Mr. Meyer opened the public hearing and called three times for any comments from the audience on the appraisal of tax-forfeited property. No one asked to speak at this time, and the chairman declared the public hearing closed. Sale of the property will take place at 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 20, 2001. - 17. FLOOD BUYOUT FUNDS, Update bv Lake Aaassiz Reaional Council Irv Rustad, Lake Agassiz Regional Council, updated the Commission on flood buy-out properties and the balance of funds from the 1997 flood. He said approximately $5,095,123 of FEMA and State funds have been spent to date, leaving approximately $1,164,900 for a fund balance. This amount includes program income from the sale and salvage of some of the properties. Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have all been spent, he said. Mr. Rustad provided a list of 8-1 0 other properties being considered for buy-outs, and he asked the Board for direction on how they wish to proceed. Mr. Meyer said he favors proceeding with the buy-outs so the county could finish this project. Mr. Wagner asked where the county matching dollars would be paid from. Mr. Montplaisir said it will cost about $25,000 in matching funds from the county. He estimated the contingency fund balance to be $10,000 and said a budget adjustment could be made for the remainder. Also, some money will be realized from the sale of the homes. He will put together a financial proposal for the next board meeting. - 18. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Forest River emeraencv levee removal delaved Keith Berndt, County Engineer, provided copies of an aerial photo and a plat map, in addition to his memorandum dated October 26,2001, concerning removal ofthe Forest River emergency levee constructed during last spring's flooding. This emergency dike was left in place after the flood with the hope of acquiring the property and obtaining funding to make the emergency dike