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....... i .~ 0:-) tl.l9:d Juv. Ctr. Bldg-- proposal for maint. contr. on fire safety equip. Soc. Serv. employ. granted permission for out-of-state trvl Soc. Servo Board-- Ron Sahr will be resigning Sh ff. Dept. -- need for addtl. office space disc. DES Dir. to proceed with obtaining 50% matching funds for tower and repeater system to improve communications Co. contributes to EVAC, Inc. DES Director disc. closing of 19th Ave. North from the Interstate during blizzard conditions Vouchers apprvd. Raffle Permit for Kindred Lion's Club Lost I nstr. Bond for Maple River Water Res. Dist. Sale of Tax-Del. lot to City of Hunter State Hwy. Dept-- cor res . on new consulting eng. pol Mtg. on flood control Jail to purchase six bunk beds PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA on .~ __ .__ _._""'"'"-~_.-'~. on the :,mp::~'::~::=t th'Ann.~no~=y tutu,. ~'P~:'~:'~::~~'~~th'~om J.n"n,~ Cass County: Social Services Director, and Alton Johnson, Buildings and Grounds Supervisor, be notified i of this action. I I i 1 ! The Simplex Time Recorder Company is also proposing a maintenance contract on the fire safety equipment in the Juvenile Justice Center building in the amount of $310.92 per year, this to be effective April 1st. The County presently has maintenance contracts, which are due April 1st, on the fire safety equipment at the Courthouse for a cost of $305.00 annually and at the County Jail for a cost of $420.00 annually. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to grant permission for out-of-state travel for two County Social Services employees to attend an In-Home Workshop in Brainerd, MN, on February 8-10, 1984. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Larson stated that Fargo City Commissioner, Ron Sahr, is resigning from the County Social Services Board effective July 1, 1984. Mr. Sahr is requesting that the County Commission appoint another Fargo City Commissioner to replace him at the time of his resignation. Sheriff Don Rudnick. appeared before the Board regarding a need for additional office space for his department. The Commission decided to view the office space at the Juvenile Justice Center and Disaster Emergency Services after the Commission meeting this morning. Gordon Sletmoe, Disaster Emergency Services Director, submitted a cost estimate in the amount of $28,000.00 for a 300' guyed tower and repeater system for the County's radio communications which are overtaxed on the present frequency. He stated that he is in the process of trying to obtain 50% matching funds. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to authorize Gordon Sletmoe to proceed with plans for the new radio communications system on a 50-50 matching basis up to a total project cost of $28,000.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Sletmoe expressed his appreciation to the members of a non-profit group called EVAC, Inc. (Emergency Vehicle-Assistance and Communications) for their time, effort and expense during the past weekend blizzard. At his suggestion, Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to contribute $400.00 from the County's Promotional Advertising funds to EVAC, Inc. to be used as they feel necessary within their organization, and that a letter be written thanking them for their fine efforts in emergency situations last weekend and in the past. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Sletmoe reported that blowing and drifting snow last weekend caused a lot of problems on 19th Avenue North from Interstate Highway 29 east to University Drive in the City of Fargo. He stated that during the storm, the City of Fargo blocked off the portion of 19th Avenue North in the Fargo city limits, and Mr. Sletmoe has now received permission from the State Highway Department to close the off-ramps of Interstate 29 leading to 19th Avenue North during potential hazardous driving conditions. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that Vouchers No. 40,548 through No. 41,281 and Revenue Sharing Vouchers No. 385 through No. 388 be approyed and ordered paid. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to approve the Application for a Raffle Permit for the Kindred Lion's Club to be held on the date of April 7, 1984, at the Kindred Public School. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously': Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to receive and file the Indemnity Bond on Lost I nstrument for the Maple River Water Resource District, and authorize the County Auditor to issue a duplicate check. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. . Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that a parcel of unplatted land described as a part of Auditor's Lot 9 in the NE! of Section 23, Township 143, Range 52 be sold to the City of Hunter for $1.00 per lot and to cancel the five-year delinquent general taxes and specials in the amount of $368.95. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The Commissioners received copies of correspondence from the State Highway Department of a new Consulting Engineering Policy on County Federal Aid Projects. The Commission requested Mr. Krueger to provide a copy for the County Road Department also. Notice was received of a public meeting sponsored by the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers and the North Dakota State Water Commission to be held at 1 :00 P.M. on February 28, 1984, at the Griggs County Courthouse in Cooperstown for the purpose of reviewing the proposed flood control improvements along the Sheyenne River. Upon the request of the County Sheriff's Department, Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Larson seconded, to purchase six bunk beds for the County Jail at a cost of $170.00 each, this to be paid from the Sheriff's Department budget. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mr. Eckert, the meeting was adjourned.