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<br />CASSCOUNlY <br />GOVERNMENT <br />... <br /> <br />Highway <br />Department <br /> <br />Keith D. Berndt, P.E. <br />County Engineer <br /> <br />Richard S. Sieg <br />Superintendent <br /> <br />Thomas B. Soucy, P.E. <br />Design and Construction <br />Supervisor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUl 28 2006 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Cass County Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Keith Berndt, County Engineer J;j) <br /> <br />CAllS COlJNTy COMMISSION <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 28, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item for August 7, 2006 Commission Meeting <br /> <br />Chairman Bennett received a letter dated July 5, 2006 from the Executive <br />director of Fargo Municipal Airport Authority requesting County funding <br />participation in the amount of $160,000 for a bridge replacement project. <br /> <br />The bridge crosses drain lOon the west side of the Airport Terminal at 32nd <br />Avenue North. The bridge replacement is necessitated by a project to <br />relocate drain 10 to repair a bank slide threatening one or more airport <br />buildings. SE Cass Water Resource District and the Airport Authority have <br />explored several alternatives and concluded that the drain relocation is the <br />most cost effective solution. <br /> <br />The $160,000 request was based on Cass County Funding 40% of the <br />bridge replacement cost. The total project cost is estimated at 640,000 <br />including $400,000 for the bridge replacement and $240,000 for the channel <br />work. <br /> <br />Consistent with ND Century Code, the County typically funds 40% of the <br />local cost of bridge replacements on legal drains for County and Township <br />roads. This project is somewhat unique. The bridge is on a section line <br />road and crosses a legal drain. It is within the City of Fargo Airport <br />property and the road is generally gated. My initial reaction to the request <br />was to recommend against County participation. After visiting with Airport <br />and SE Cass WRD officials at the site on July 25, I decided to support the <br />request and recommend Commission approval of the request. If the <br />Commission decides to support the request, bridge funds in the budget <br />previously earmarked for the local match of several unfunded federal aid <br />bridge projects could be used. <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: Authorize County participation in the amount <br />of 40% of the bridge replacement cost not to exceed $160,000 for the <br />replacement of a bridge over drain lOon 32nd Avenue north. <br /> <br />1201 Main Avenue West <br />West Fargo, North Dakota KB/kb <br />58078.1301 <br /> <br />701.298.2370 <br />Fax 701.298.2395 <br /> <br />J:\Admin.Eng\Commission COITsp\2006\Agenda Memo wr to 32nd Ave Airport Bridge.doc <br />