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-. -. Commission Minutes--November 5, 2001 2378 The highest priority for county crews has been snow plowing county roads before other jurisdictions, so most of the others have contracted on their own for snow removal initially, and the county highway department will do further clean-up after the county roads are done. Mrs. Schneider did not see any reason to deviate from that policy. Mr. Berndt said he will provide whatever services the Board wishes to perform, and he had suggested spending about an hour in Argusville and then moving out to the county roads. He said signing the proposed contract will delay the opening of county roads for a time equal to the amount of time spent in Argusville. Mrs. Sorum said she and Commissioner Wieland were contacted by the Mayor of Argusville about a snow removal concern. The county has been providing services but without a contract, so she and Mr. Wieland suggested that a written agreement be drafted to alleviate problems. Mr. Wagner asked if there are any other cities within the county that receive this kind of service. Mr. Berndt said there are two other cities that have a county shop located there, however, the County Highway Department has not provided this level of service to those cities, other than on a secondary basis. Mrs. Schneider said she does not see a need for signing an agreement with one jurisdiction when the county does not have a written agreement with other cities. She suggested informing the City of Argusville that they should contract for snow removal, and the county will provide secondary services in the same manner as they do for others. Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, asked if there has been any understanding in the past on liability issues, and Mr. Berndt said he did not believe that has ever been formally addressed. Also, Mr. Burdick thought the county should consider whether or not they are putting themselves in competition with private snow removal contractors. MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to delay action on the proposed street maintenance agreement with the City of Argusville, pending a revision to the contract to give first priority to county highways. Discussion: Mr. Wagner asked if delaying the action pending a revision means the contract will come back to the County. Mr. Berndt said it would be appropriate to bring it back to the Board for a decision. The motion carried on a 3-1 vote with Mr. Wagner, Mrs. Sorum and Mr. Meyer voting "Aye"; Mrs. Schneider opposing. Mrs. Schneider left at this time due to another commitment. 21. JAIL SITE/COURTHOUSE WEST ADDITION, Schematic desian presentation Architect Rick Hoganson, of Foss Associates, presented a Schematic Design Report for a proposed Courthouse West Addition, which would be a replacement facility where the existing jail and sheriff's residence are located. The Board approved moving forward with the design and development based on this approach at their meeting on May 7, 2001. Atthis time, Mr. Hoganson showed sketches and outlined the various components ofthe project. _ The major spacial components were identified as mechanical and electrical systems, transfer of inmates from the jail for court appearances, Information Services/GIS Center, maintenance, underground parking, and municipal courts. Accommodating a request to include expansion and relocation of space provided by Cass County for District Court to the third floor of the proposed building. brings the estimated cost of basic construction to $8.8 million. Mr. Hoganson