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Commission Minutes--August 15, 2005 2957 12. LOST INSTRUMENT BOND, Received and filed for Don Harstad Company. Inc. MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to receive and file Indemnity Bond for Lost Instrument to Don Harstad Company, Inc. and to authorize the county auditor and county treasurer to issue a duplicate check. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Sheriff's Department arant application/purchase of service MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve the following Sheriff's Department grant application and purchase of service agreement, subject to State's Attorney review, and authorize the chairman to sign: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. - 2005 application for funding on behalf of Youthworks under the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act; North Dakota Highway Patrol purchase of service agreement to enforce laws relating to underage drinking. 14. NORTH DAKOTA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, ReQuest for additional funds Kelli Poehls, Public Affairs Coordinator of the Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead, was present to answer any questions on behalf of Chamber Director, David Martin, and Dick Walstad, Chairman of the Fargo-Moorhead Air National Guard Support Group. In a letter to Chairman Vanyo dated July 27,2005, Mr. Walstad indicated additional funds are needed to continue the process of supporting the Air National Guard/119th Fighter Wing in Fargo during the United States Department of Defense BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) process. Most of these funds would be used to retain Washington, D.C. consultants, The Spectrum Group, to assist through the September conclusion of the BRAC process. Ms. Poehls said the committee is making progress and receiving frequent updates; however, no final decisions are expected until September. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to approve additional funds in the amount of $2,000 to support the North Dakota Air National Guard "Happy Hooligans" from being on the base closure list, the funds to be paid from the county contingency fund, leaving a balance of $4,500 in the contingency fund. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 15. DISTRICT COURT, ReQuest for office space improvements Mr. Vanyo said he received a letter from Presiding District Judge Georgia Dawson dated August 3, 2005, requesting consideration at the board's next regular meeting about certain items that were rejected in the second round of funding by the State Court Facilities Improvement Advisory Committee. Judge Dawson listed five items she believes cannot wait another year to be addressed, such as carpet ripples, reversing the direction that a door swings open, library painting, jury chair replacement and carpentry work to remove a counter in order to set up an office cubicle. Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, talked about each of the items in Judge Dawson's letter. She said a number of court improvements were made with county funds, in addition to the items paid for by the first round of grant money that was awarded to Cass County.