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Commission Minutes--February 4, 2002 2411 U.S. Marshal's Service--Intergovernmental Service Agreement for boarding federal prisoners; IBM--renew hardware support contract for the AS400; North Dakota Department of Transportation--railroad/highway crossing upgrades on Cass County Highway 2 three miles south of Grandin and on Cass County Highway 3 three miles east of Buffalo; Barnes County Correctional Facility--boarding of prisoners; Mark A. Beauchene--for indigent defendants in mental health proceedings. 7. FARGO CASS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Contract for services for "Pilot Proaram" aDD roved Tony Grindberg, Executive Vice President of the Fargo Cass County Economic Development Corporation (FCCEDC), was present to update Commissioners on the "pilot" skills development program. The Board was aware that Mr. Grindberg will begin a new job in about two weeks as Executive Director of the North Dakota State University's new Research and Technology Park. He assured the Board he will continue to be involved in some projects through FCCEDC to ensure continuity, including the pilot program to increase the skill levels of the under employed and the refugee population. Mr. Grindberg referred to his letter of January 14, 2002, which identifies the goals for each quarter in 2002. The first objective includes hiring a training coordinator, and he said they are considering hiring Jane Hewitt, who was present today. Also present were Dr. Jerry Migler, North Dakota State College of Science, and Kathy Hogan, Social Services Director. NDSU and NDSCS own the Skills and Technology Center, which is a partner in the pilot project. Kathy Hogan is a member of the skills development task force. Mr. Wagner suggested adding language to the contract that reflects the 2002 plan prepared by the task force and explained by Mr. Grindberg today. In accordance with that plan, the county will receive quarterly reports, which will be due at the end of each quarter on a calendar-year basis. Also, the payment schedule will be $25,000 for the first quarter, $40,000 for the second quarter and $17,500 each for the third and fourth quarters. Mr. Grindberg was agreeable to include these items in the Scope of Service and Compensation sections of the contract so the language will match the task force plan. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a Grant Agreement with the Fargo Cass County Economic Development Corporation concerning the "Pilot" Skills Development Program. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, County-wide technoloav Dlan aDDroved Mark Johnson, Executive Director, Terry Traynor, Assistant Director, and technology staff Mike Abel, Joe Kramer and Terry Schmaltz were present from the North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo) to discuss a county-wide technology plan for Cass County. A proposal was received by e-mail last Friday afternoon to design and implement a planning process that will provide a blueprint for Cass County Government's information technology efforts and create a road map for continuing the planning process into the future. The project would include discussion and definition of the role of the Information Services (IS) Department, review of the county's network, systems and applications, identification of internal and external customer connection requirements, assessment and prioritization of current and