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Commission Minutes—July 27, 2022 5613 14. RURAL AMBULANCE AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION Jim Jager, President of the Rural Ambulance Association was present to review the 2023 budget. The request is $255,000 with no change from 2022. Mr. Jager said Rural Ambulance has seen an increase in medical calls related to mental health in 2022. He said the $255,000 request includes $195,000 for general operations and $15,000 for four ambulance services. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Kapitan seconded to approve the 2023 preliminary budget for Rural Ambulance and Rescue Association as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 15. LAKE AGASSIZ REGIONAL COUNCIL Amber Metz, Executive Director of Lake Agassiz Regional Council (LARC) was present to review the 2023 budget. The request is for $28,350, up from $27,000 in 2022. Ms. Metz said the 5% budget increase was requested to match a federal grant opportunity. She said LARC continues to work on many State and Federal Grant opportunities. Mr. Steen asked if the Career Workforce Academy was approved for grant funding. Ms. Metz said LARC helped secure the Career Workforce Academy with $1.5 million in grant funding which was less than expected. She said this region does not have the urgency eligibility requirement to get increased funding other regions get. Mrs. Scherling asked if Richland County has a JDA. Ms. Metz said yes, Richland does have a JDA and LARC is the entity that runs the Richland JDA. Ms. Metz said she was present earlier in the meeting and listened to the discission on the potential of Cass County adopting a JDA. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to approve the 2023 preliminary budget for Lake Agassiz Regional Council as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 16. HUMAN SERVICES Social Service Indirect Cost Fund MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to approve the 2023 preliminary budget for the Social Service Indirect Costs as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Human Service Zone Fund Ms. Heinle said the Human Service Zone Fund budget is set by the State and cannot be modified. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to approve the 2023 preliminary budget for the Human Service Zone Fund as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 17. CAPITAL PROJECTS 401 Building Fund The Building Fund is funded by a 4.5 mill levy. Ms. Madrigga said the building fund has expected expenditures of$10.1 million in 2023 to complete seven building projects: a new Red River Regional Dispatch Center at approximately $5 million, potentially purchasing the Robert D Johnson building to the west of the Courthouse and renovating the building to suit the County's election storage needs at approximately $1.5 million, remodeling the Highway Administration building at approximately $2.9 million, constructing a law enforcement storage building at approximately $500,000, renovating the Tax Equalization office at $55,000, and renovating the Annex building at approximately $400,000. These projects were discussed in detail at the last Building Committee meeting and Commission meeting on July 18, 2022. MOTION, passed