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Commission Minutes--May 19, 2003 2591 ,- Mr. Wagner said the jail was already approved for demolition, and there was work being done while going through the processes with the North Dakota State Historical Society on the Sheriff's Residence, prior to the TRO. Any arrangements made for the fill material could have been accommodated at that time. he said. Mr. Vanyo asked the State's Attorney if the issue of the dollar amount in the change order for clay material is a decision to be made by the courts. and Mr. Burdick responded that the court will first resolve the issue of liability. If the parties named in the counter suit are found liable, the court will then decide the dollar amount. Mrs. Johnson said the change order request in the amount of $39.066.00 represents an amount of money that was considered very carefully by all parties, namely T.L. Stroh Architects, Industrial Builders, Inc. and Cass County Government. She said the change order amount was reviewed line by line, and it represents a fair number in terms of what the work stoppage has cost the contractor. ,,- Mr. Tennefos maintains there were other delays besides the temporary restraining order, and he asked the commission to investigate those delays before making a decision on the change order. Mrs. Sorum said the board has to show some trust and reliance on the information provided by T.L. Stroh Architects and by Industrial Builders. MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve payment of the change order with Industrial Builders in the amount of $39,066.00 for delays in the old jail and sheriff's residence demolition project caused during work stoppage as a result of the Temporary Restraining Order; and further, the county continues to seek recovery of this amount from the plaintiffs who filed the Temporary Restraining Order. Discussion: Mr. Bennett said he has no question on the change order amount of $27,366.00; however, the amount of $11,700.00 for the loss of clay could be questionable later during the court proceedings. Mr. Wagner said there is no question that the change order amount is owed to Industrial Builders. He said the crucial time was during the work stoppage, from April 14-22, 2003, when it was necessary to remove the clay from the other project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. VECTOR CONTROL, BudQet increase for additional mOSQuito control efforts Keith Berndt, County Engineer, was present to request that the vector control budget be adjusted by $139,000.00, from $262,139.00 to $401,139.00, in order to significantly increase the effectiveness of the program. In view of the threat of West Nile Virus, he suggested using county emergency funds to cover the expenditure. Mr. Berndt said the additional funds would be used for equipment, supplies and salaries. He said the budget adjustment does not include aerial mosquito spraying of cities; however, he did include $25,000.00 for aerial spraying some of the rural populated areas outside of the city limits. Individual cities would fund aerial spraying in their jurisdiction. ,,- Also present was Kristi Biewer, newly appointed Vector and Weed Control Director for Cass County. Ms. Biewer discussed mosquito control efforts and encouraged the board to increase funding in order to take the program up another level because of West Nile Virus.