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r. .. 31 .).1 '- . PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Bids for Cthse. exterior masonry cleaning and repairs--referred to Arch. Adams Truck Plaza, Inc.-- St. Atty. to look over the necessary docu- men ts A letter of resignation was received from Howard Emerson effective December 31, 1983, from the Board of the Southeast Cass Water Resource District. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to appoint Mr. Fred Selberg to the Southeast Cass Water Resource District for a five-year term to expire January 1, 1989, to replace Mr. Howard Emerson. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Two terms are expiring this year on the Rush River Water Resource District. It appears that the term of William Thompson, who replaced the late Ralph Cameron, has gotten out of sequence in past years and therefore, expires at the same time as the term of William Sinz. The Commission expressed concern over having two terms expiring at the same time. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to reappoint Mr. William Thompson to the Rush River Water Resource District for a three-year term to expire January 1, 1987. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Larson seconded to reappoint Mr. William Sinz to the Rush River Water Resource District for another five-year term to expire January 1, 1989. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to reappoint Mr. Robert Thompson to the North Cass Water Resource District for another five-year term to expire January 1, 1989. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to accept the resignation of Mr. Howard Emerson from the Southeast Cass Water Resource District effective December 31, 1983, and to appoint him as an advisory member without compensation. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. A letter will be writ.ten to Mr. Emerson thanking him for his 22 years of service in the area of water management in Cass County. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded .to reappoint Alvin Johnson and Maura Jones, both of Fargo, as Cass County members on the Human Services Board for two-year terms to expire January 1, 1986. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of the County Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to approve the reappointment of Roger Erickson and Joan MacDonald to the Cass County School Reorganization Committee for three-year terms to expire January 1, 1987, On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The term of Mr. Jack Marcil on the School Reorganization Committee is also expiring December 31st, but he does not wish to be reappointed. The Superintendent of Schools will submit the name of a replacement for him at the January meeting of the County Commission. Bids were received until 10:00 A.M. for the CassCounty Courthouse exterior masonry cleaning and repairs. Architect Richard Moorhead was present and stated that the firm of J. E. Krieg and Sons submitted their bid and then realized that they had misunderstood one of the alternate bids. They then put a qualification on the outside of their bid envelope relating to the alternate bid. The Board questioned whether this would be an acceptable bid. Robert Hoy, States Attorney, stated that bidding requires that the bid information be contained in a sealed envelope. However, he stated that if the Commission agreed to allow the qualification and if all other bidding firms were present and did not object, it should be permissible. However, not all companies who submitted a bid were present, and J. E. Krieg and Sons elected to withdraw their bid entirely. Bids were then opened from the following for the Courthouse exterior masonry cleaning and repairs: North American Consultants, Inc. Meiriecke-Johnson Company Stoutland Construction, Inc. D. C. Trautman Company, Inc. The bids were referred to the Architect for tabulation and a recommendation later this morning. Attorney Thomas Wold appeared representing John D. Adams, the developer of a truck plaza on 32nd Avenue South and Interstate 29. He stated that he will be delivering final drafts to the States Attorney of the necessary documents that need to be executed for the issuance and sale of industrial development revenue bond for the Adams Investment Company Project. Mr. Wold asked that a resolution be adopted today subject to the States Attorney's approval of the documents when delivered to him. 'I