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Commission Minutes-May 2, 2005 2895 standards; 5) County will be the contracting agency on the construction contract; 6) County reserves the right to turn the route back to the city after five years and the city agrees to accept ownership of the route at that time; and 7) City indemnifies the county from all suits and claims related to the truck route in a hold harmless clause in the maintenance agreement. Mr. Berndt also recommends contributing $20,000 in county funds toward the project. Two City of Kindred representatives were present, and Mayor Bob Clarke said Mr. Berndt's recommendation and stipulations will be presented at a meeting of the Kindred City Council this evening. Mr. Clarke believes the City of Kindred will be agreeable to the conditions. MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to direct the County Engineer to work with the City of Kindred and take the necessary steps to add the Kindred truck route to the County Federal Aid System, subject to meeting conditions 1-7, as listed above. Cass County will contribute $20,000 in county funds toward the project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 17. VECTOR CONTROL FACILITY, Financina recommendation County Auditor Michael Montplaisir said the Vector Control Building Committee met last week and recommends that the county finance the project using a capital lease program. He provided a schedule showing the potential lease payments and cost in mills to both the Vector Control Board and the County Highway Department. Of the estimated project cost of $1,000,000, the committee proposes paying $100,000 from current funds in the vector and highway department budgets and finance $900,000 through a lease. If the board approves the building committee recommendation today, language relative to the capital lease will be included in the amended vector building ordinance, scheduled for second reading and adoption on May 16, 2005. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to approve obtaining a capital lease for $900,000 for the construction of an addition to the County Highway Shop and for a chemical storage building on the County Highway Department grounds. Discussion: The board discussed the county's authority for financing the vector facility. Any lease would be provided to Mr. Burdick for his review before it is signed. On roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting "Aye" and Mrs. Sorum opposing. 18. FOREST RIVER/ORCHARD GLEN BOW HUNTING, No change in county policy As chairman of the bow hunting subcommittee, Mr. Wagner said he and Commissioner Pawluk met with the Stanley Township Board of Supervisors on April 12, 2005, at which time the township reaffirmed their decision of March 8, 2005, to deny bow hunting privileges on property owned by Stanley Township in the Forest River Subdivision. Without the 17 acres owned by Stanley Township, Mr. Wagner said it would be too restrictive and not feasible for the county to allow hunting on the county-owned lots in Forest River.