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Mr. Wieland stated that there will be a parking problem around the Courthouse when construction begins on the south addition. The south parking lot will be needed for construction vehicles, so the people now using the south lot will have to park at the Juvenile Justice Center. Mr. Wieland has talked to the County Engineer about increasing the number of parking spaces and doing some patching and drainage work on the Juvenile Center lot. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to notify the Fargo Public School District that effective November 1, 1985, Cass County will be using the entire parking lot that is located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues South and between 10th and llth Streets South in Fargo due to construction of a south wing of the Courthouse. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of Architect Richard Moorhead, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to award the low bid for the general construction of the Courthouse south wing to T.F. Powers Construction in the amount of $1,479,300.00 for Base Bid 1 and 2; to award the low bid for the mechanical construction to West Fargo Plumbing Heating in the amount of $456,380.00 for Base Bid 1 and 2; and to award the low bid for electrical construction to Dakota Electric Construction in the amount of $355,575.00 for Base Bid 1 and 2. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. A decision on bids for the Rotunda Restoration (Alternate G -1 and E -1) will be delayed 2 -3 weeks. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign a Resolution to increase Cass County's levy by 3% over 1984 for the 1985 taxes on the General Fund, Road Department and Social Services Department. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Discussion continued on balancing the 1986 County Budget. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to reduce the extra ordinary outlay levy to one mill, to transfer the Detention Center budget from the General Fund to the Jail levy, to transfer $135,150.00 in revenues from the General Fund to the Highway Fund, and to transfer approximately $35,280.00 of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds into the Jail levy, this resulting in the total County budget being at 50.55 mills or an increase over last of .22 mills. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to adopt the 1986 Final Budget as established. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. On motion by Mr. Eckert and seconded by Mrs. Stanton, the meeting was adjourned