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6293 Cthse. cleaning services- -Don Halmrast present Hearing on F -M Metro Council Area Highway Plan Update Abate. for Alice L. Petty approved Abatement for M. Krabbenhoft denied Cthse. artwork in dome proposal for restoration by Phillip Thompson C14-- petitions recd. and filed for hard surfacing 1986 road bridge plan accepted Resolution of condo- lences to family of former Co. Eng., Al Cousins Raffle Permit for Viking Booster Club Response to Albin Olson re: taxes Cthse. remodeling- Change Order G -2 District Court Room- letter from Judge McGuire Corres. from N.D. Ins. Reserve Fund Juv. Center cleaning contract with Alton Johnson's to be increased PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FEBRUARY 18, 1986 Chairman Alon Wieland called the meeting to order with four members present, Ray Larson being absent. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Commissioner Sondrall reported that he discussed the Courthouse cleaning contract with Donald Halrnrast of Professional Window and Cleaning, Inc., because of a complaint the Commission received last week from District Court. Mr. Halrnrast was present to re- affirm his commitment to doing a good job at a reasonable cost. He stated that he had no previous warning that there was a problem on the third floor, but he intends to correct. it. He felt the Commission needs to decide if they would want the cleaning service to spend additional time because of the remodeling at the Courthouse. Mr. Sondrall suggested that Mr. Halrnrast report back to the Commission in two weeks with an estimate on the cost of additional work due to the construction. A hearing was held at 9:30 A.M. on the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Highway Plan Update. Mr. Rick Lane from the Metropolitan Council of Governments submitted cost estimates of four alternatives to improve access to the West Acres area and resolution of traffic congestion on 13th Avenue South. Mr. Wieland stated that Jay Schmallen of the Fargo Chamber of Commerce Street and Highway Safety Committee would like to address the County Commission next week on these cost alternatives. A hearing was held at 10:00 A.M. on the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by Alice L. Petty. Upon the recommendation of the County Director of Tax Equalization, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the abatement be approved as submitted. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. A hearing was held at 10:00 A.M. on the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by Michael and Marlene Krabbenhoft. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the abatement be denied as recommended by the County Director of Tax Equalization. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The Commission received a proposal from Phillip Thompson, Chairman of the Arts Department at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, to restore the art work in the Courthouse rotunda at a cost of $8,000.00. Mr. Wieland stated that the North Dakota Council of the Arts examined the proposal by Mr. Thompson, and they highly recommend accepting his proposal. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to hire Phillip Thompson for the art work restoration in the Cass County Courthouse rotunda area, the States Attorney and architect to draft a contract. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of the County Engineer, Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Road Department receive and file petitions for hard surfacing Cdunty Road 14 from County Road 81 to the Horace Road. Motion carried. County Engineer Don Richards presented the 1986 county road plan. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Board accept the road and bridge plan for 1986, as approved by the road committee. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the Cass County Commission adopt a resolution of condolences to be sent to the family of the late Albert Cousins, a former Cass County Engineer. Motion carried. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to approve the application for a raffle permit for the Kindred Viking Booster Club to be held on March 21, 1986, at the Kindred School. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chairman be authorized to respond to a letter from Albin Olson of Fargo concerning his property taxes. Motion carried. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to approve Change Order G -2 in the amount of $1,915.00 for concrete work in the Courthouse remodeling project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to receive and file a letter from Judge Michael McGuire regarding the possibility of dedicating one of the County Court's hearing rooms or courtrooms in the memory of a former County Court Judge, Paul M. Paulsen. Motion carried. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to receive and file the correspondence from the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund concerning noxious weed chemical overspray. Motion carried. Scott Krueger, Administrative Assistant, reported that the budget for cleaning services at the Juvenile Justice Center has not been increased in over four years. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the Commission increase the contract with Mr. and Mrs. Alton Johnson for cleaning the Juvenile Center by the suns of $600.00 annually retroactive to January 1, 1986. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.