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Commission Minutes--October 6, 1997 1725 14. 15. 16. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to allocate $300,000 of HUD (Housing and Urban Development) funds to the City of Mapleton project and to leave $210,000 unallocated at this time. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Mr. Rustad also provided a hand-out on the Phase I Hazard Mitigation Acquisition Program as of October 3, 1997. APPRAISAL OF TAX FORFEITED PROPERTY, Hearing date set for October 20th MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to set the value of the tax forfeiture properties as outlined in the list provided by the County Auditor's Office; and to set the hearing date on the value of property as 3:30 PM on October 20, 1997. Motion carried unanimously. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Jim Bortnem Enterprises Mr. Meyer had some questions on how radio tower replacement at the County Highway Department will affect the paging system of rural first responders and rural fire departments. Present to answer questions were Glenn Ellingsberg, Sheriff's Department, and Jim Bortnem, Elder's Communications. Mr. Ellingsberg said he had an estimate in excess of $60,000 to replace the tower, however, an alternative way would cost a fraction of that amount. Today's proposed agreement allows Jim Bortnem Enterprises, Inc. to lease land from Cass County to build a 179' tower at the West Fargo location. In return, Cass County would agree to provide a 50-year contract, easement to the tower site, electrical, phone and fiber optic cable from street to the antenna site, and a 10 X 12 wooden building to house the transmitters. The county would gain access to placing four antenna on the tower, one of which will be at the top. Estimated cost to the county is $15,000, which will be paid by insurance money because the tower was damaged during last spring's ice storm. Cass County received a total of $31,600 from the insurance company to replace the tower. Approximately $15,000 of that amount has been spent since last spring to continue the necessary radio frequencies until the new tower is constructed and operational. Mr. Ellingsberg said he recognizes the ideal situation would be a tower that is centrally located in the county at a height close to 300' but cited cost factor as preventing such an ideal. Mr. Bortnem said buildings will still cause problems with rural paging systems. He agreed the best situation for a tower would be to go as high as possible, with as much power as possible, at a central location. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a 50-year lease agreement with Jim Bortnem Enterprises, Inc. for building a radio tower at the Cass County Highway Department grounds. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, Leave granted to convention delegates At Mr. Wieland's request, Wayne McKelvey, Project Coordinator, North Dakota Public Employees Association, provided names of delegates and agenda for their upcoming convention in Fargo.