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Commission Minutes--October 17, 2005 2990 MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to add Lot 9 Block 6, Pointe West 1 st Addition to the City of Fargo, as omitted property for 2005 in the amount of $129,600, according to notice sent from the county auditor to Tad and Michelle Vandermay, Fargo, North Dakota. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to add Lot 4 Block 1, Woodhaven 2nd Addition to the City of Fargo, as omitted property for 2005 in the amount of $362,100, according to notice sent from the county auditor to Ryan and Jennifer West, Fargo, North Dakota. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 7. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Monthly financial statement received MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to receive a monthly financial statement from the Auditor's Office for the month ended September 30, 2005. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY, Quit claim deed for redemption of property MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a quit claim deed between Cass County Government and Dennis J. Althoff for redemption of tax-forfeited property. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 9. TAX EXEMPTION FOR DAKOTA AG COOPERATIVE DENIED, Public hearina held Frank Klein, Director of Tax Equalization, was present and introduced Dennis Novacek, General Manager of Dakota Ag Cooperative, Kindred. Mr. Klein referred to his October 11, 2005 letter to county commissioners concerning the application of Dakota Ag Coop for a $1.00 payment in lieu of taxes for the years 2007-2017 under North Dakota Century Code 40-57.1. Dakota Ag Cooperative operates a unit-train loading facility near Kindred, and the business plans to spend about $1,250,000 on improvements, according to Mr. Klein. He said it would appear this amount is mostly construction costs which may not add dollar for dollar value. Equipment costs also appear to be included; however, some of these costs are not assessable. The effective tax rate then, according to Mr. Klein, would be 1.5%. Per county policy, Mr. Klein said the applicants deposited the $100 non-refundable application fee and published the two required notices to competitors. A letter was received from David Braaten, Normanna Township Clerk, expressing support of the tax incentives requested by Dakota Ag Cooperative. A letter was also received from Steve Hall, Superintendent of the Kindred Public School District, opposing the request for tax exemption because the loss of revenue would impact the school district budget. Both Mr. Braaten and Mr. Hall were notified of today's meeting; however, neither was present. Chairman Vanyo opened the public hearing for those wishing to speak on behalf of the request for payment in lieu of taxes.