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Commission Minutes--August 18, 2003 2644 8. NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, DeleQate to state convention MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to appoint Charlotte Sandvik as Cass County's delegate to the North Dakota Association of Counties Convention to be held October 5-8, 2003, at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck, North Dakota, and to pay her registration from the Commission budget. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 9. CONTRACT APPROVAL, North Dakota Department of Human Services: North Dakota Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Grant MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head, subject to state's attorney approval, and authorize the chairman to sign: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. North Dakota Department of Human Services--Adult Protective Services in Region V; North Dakota Department of Transportation--Traffic Safety Grant in the amount of $12,760 for occupant protection and other traffic safety enforcement. 10. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Public hearinQ on 2003 law enforcement block Qrant funds A public hearing was advertised for this date, time and place for the purpose of receiving public input on the expenditure of 2003 law enforcement block grant funds. Chairman Wagner opened the hearing and invited comments from the public. Hearing none, the public hearing was closed. MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to accept the 2003 Law Enforcement Block Grant funds as submitted by the applicant agent, Glenn Ellingsberg, in the amount of $13,374. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 11. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Flood insurance mappinQ contract with Pacific International Keith Berndt, County Engineer, presented an agreement for consulting services with Pacific International Engineering, PLLC, on the Maple River Flood Insurance Study, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Mapping Phase I Work. This project expands the study of the Sheyenne River to include the Maple River in southeastern Cass County, as well as areas in the townships of Davenport, Warren, Durbin and Mapleton. The estimated completion date of the project is March 31, 2004. According to information provided by the County Engineer, the total estimated cost of the project is $177,397 and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is funding the majority of the project. FEMA is asking for a local contribution of $81 ,343, of which the North Dakota State Water Commission will pay 35%, or $28,470. Mr. Berndt also has a commitment of $25,000 from the Cass County Joint Water Resource District, leaving a balance of about $28,000 from Cass County Government. County funds would be paid from the engineering/consulting line item in this year's county highway budget, according to Mr. Berndt.