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126 REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNIY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEPTEMBER 20, 1988 Chairman Don Eokert called the meeting to order with ail members present as follows: Oscar Sondrall, Alon Wieland, Don Eckert, Jeannette Stanton, and Ray Larso~. County Planner Earl Haugen requested that t~e mlnutes of the previous meeting be amended concerning the Oxbow incorporation. He asked that the following sentence be included after Mr. Twomey stated that Earl Haugen did not list any specific concerns. "His concerns are listed in his reports of the Petition, which are a part of the file of this record." Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the minutes be approved as corrected. Motion carried. Mr. Steve Zaiser from the Metropolitan Council of Governments described on a map the route system for the metropolitan bikeway plan. He stated that he has made a presentation to the County Planning Commission, and he understands that Cass County interested in extending the bikeway plan beyond the Fargo Oity limlts in the Council's scope of work for next year. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to approve the Bikeway Plan, as presented by the Metropolitan Council of Governments. Motion carried. Sheriff Don Rudnick appeared before the Board to ask if there are any questions on the jail staffing report, copies of which He provided two weeks ago. He stated that there are some critical times where additional staff is needed. As soon as a new facility is built, there wlll be staffing requirements to meet. He felt the County should begin adding staff now in order to be prepared mhen a new 3ail is built. Mrs. Stanton suggested hiring more part-time employees rather than paying overtime. A representative of AT&'T Company mas present to discuss installation of fiber optic cable across five county roads in Cass County. He stated that he has been in contact with the Water Resource Districts involved and also the County Planner. Upon the recommendation of County Engineer Don Richards, Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to allow AT&T to install fiber optic cable across County roads 17, 19, 11, 15, and 9 subject to approval by the Water Resource Districts. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Don Richards reported that the Road Department office building in West Fargo received some water damage as a result of the rain storm on September 18th, and he has contacted the insurance company. Concerning a proposed policy on offering assistance on road pro3ects, Mr. Wieland suggested that the County Engineer review the proposal and make any recommendations at the next meeting.