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Commission Minutes--June 21, 1999 1999 18. FLOOD UPDATE, Buy-out transaction: financial update: designation of applicant/agent Irv Rustad, Lake Agassiz Regional Development Corporation, said he received a telephone call from Garland Hagemeister, owner of the former Pat and Di Scherling home in Chrisan Glen Subdivision of Stanley Township. He is trying to remove as much of the property as he can without damaging the road and is waiting for a specific contractor to begin the work after July 151. Therefore, Mr. Hagemeister is requesting another time extension, according to Mr. Rustad. The Board set a deadline at the last Commission meeting for removing the home by June 30th. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to extend the deadline to July 15,1999, for Mr. Hagemeister to make a decision on moving his flood buy-out home, which will allow time for the County Commission to take any further action at the July 19, 1999, Board meeting. Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, asked how Mr. Hagemeister will notify the County Commission. AMENDED MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to amend the motion to include that Mr. Hagemeister notify the County of his intention by corresponding with Irv Rustad. On roll call vote, the amended motion carried unanimously. At the call for the question and upon roll call vote, the main motion carried unanimously. Mr. Rustad provided a hand-out for each Commissioner with updated financial information on the flood program. Keith Berndt, County Engineer, requested the signature of the Commission Chairperson designating him as the applicant agent for Disaster Declaration Number - FEMA 1279-DR-ND. All Commissioners were in agreement. 19. REGISTER OF DEEDS, Computer conversion uDdate Deanna Kensrud, Register of Deeds, updated the Commissioners on progress being made since her April 19th report on the backlog of returning recorded documents. She said the department was able to attain the original goal of returning all documents recorded under the old computer system by the end of May. Progress under the new system has gone slower than anticipated, however, she said they are now returning recorded documents in four months, instead of the previous six months, and she hopes to improve on that in the future. 20. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that Voucher No. 129,087 through No. 129,748 be approved. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 21. COUNTY COMMISSION JULY 6TH MEETINGS, Canceled for lack of a auorum MOTION, passed Due to the 4th of July holiday and lack of a quorum, Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to cancel the July 6, 1999, meetings of the Cass County Board of Commissioners; and that the Chairperson be