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Commission Minutes-July 2,2007 3222 MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to authorize the chairman and county auditor to sign the following resolutions regarding Street Improvement District No. 2007-1 for Granberg's and Amber Plains Subdivisions: RESOLUTION #2007-13 CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2007-1 OF THE COUNTY OF CASS, NORTH DAKOTA; RESOLUTION #2007-14 DIRECTING ENGINEER TO PREPARE REPORT; RESOLUTION #2007-15 APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT; AND RESOLUTION #2007-16 DIRECTING AUDITOR TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. VECTOR CONTROL, Update provided bv director Angela Balint, Vector Control Director, was present and provided an update on the vector control season. The area has received 13.08 inches of rainfall, which is 7 inches over the average for this time of year. Vector control crews have treated over 14,000 acres with larvacide chemicals. She discussed trap counts and said the peak occurred June 27th, with an average of 202 mosquitoes per trap in the metropolitan area. Aerial spraying and ground spraying were completed last week. She said the majority of labor hours have been spent in the metropolitan area because the focus is on public health as compared to nuisance mosquito control. Traps in the rural area are averaging 480 mosquitoes. Many of the small communities contract with vector control for ground spraying. Ms. Balint said the first human case of the West Nile Virus in North Dakota was reported in Cass County last week. She anticipates additional cases throughout the season due to the high number of disease carrying mosquitoes present in traps. She noted other vector programs in North Dakota and neighboring states have also seen increased populations of vector mosquitoes. Ms. Balint said vector control employees are involved in public education through attending numerous events and being present at different locations throughout the community to inform the public about services provided by the county, encourage use of repellents, and teach homeowners how to keep themselves safe. 9. VECTOR CONTROL, Purchase order for eQuipment approved Ms. Balint submitted a request to purchase an additional backpack fogger/applicator. Their department currently has one that has worked well in wooded areas along the river where a vehicle does not reach. If approved, vector crews will use one in the metropolitan area and the other in the rural area. This is a non-budgeted item; however, she anticipates additional revenue from contracted spraying will cover the cost of the equipment. Mr. Vanyo commended Ms. Balint for her work this season and supports her request. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a purchase order to Aire-Mate, Inc. in the amount of $1,635 for an additional Dyna-Fog Twister XL backpack fogger for the Vector Control department with the cost to be offset by additional revenue collected from contracted spraying. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.