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Commission Minutes—October 17, 2022 5648 Mr. Benson said agreements with NDSP, Everest Township, and the County will be presented to the Board in upcoming months for the work and transfer of this road. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve and authorize the chairperson to sign the purchase order and contract documents with Houston Engineering, Inc. for engineering services for the detailed design, permit applications, and construction management of phase two and three of the Casselton Soybean Road Improvement Project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 11. ROAD, Cass Highway 81 Repairs Mr. Benson said for the Board's consideration today are contract documents with Northern Improvement for a slide repair, guardrail, and incidentals on Cass Highway 81. He said this project was discussed by the Cass County Flood Sales Tax Committee on August 15, 2022 and the project was approved for funding and since then, the water on the Wild Rice River has gone down and engineers have come up with an alternative, less complex fix than originally presented. He said the estimated project cost has significantly decreased and the new total cost is $319,959.25. Of the total cost, the State Water Commission will cover 50%, the Cass County Flood Sales Tax Committee will cover 37.5%, the Cass County Highway Department will cover 9.4%, and the City of Fargo will cover 3.1%. Mr. Peterson asked what changed from the original project to now. Mr. Benson said the early estimate included an extensive sheet pile wall and after the water went down on the river, the geotechnical engineer determined sheet piling and rip rap was not needed on the slump. Mrs. Scherling asked if the Highway Department does anything to prevent slides before they affect the road. Mr. Benson said the Highway Department monitors and completes work when needed. He said slides and slumping on the Wild Rice and Red River are often unpredictable. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to authorize the Chairman to sign the purchase order and contract documents with Northern Improvement company for the slide repair, guardrail, and incidentals on Cass Highway 81. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. ROAD, Agreement with the Cities of Fargo and West Fargo for 52nd Avenue South approved Mr. Benson said for the Board's consideration today is an agreement between Cass County, the City of Fargo, and the City of West Fargo for the reconstruction, widening, and bridge improvements on 52"d Avenue (Cass Highway 6) between 63rd Street and Sheyenne Street (Cass Highway 17). He said the 2023 budget includes $4.1 million for this project and since then, additional federal funding has been provided and the County's cost will be approximately $2.8 million. He said the county will pay $1.4 million in 2023 and the other $1.4 million in 2024. The total project cost is $19,729,796.71. Mr. Steen said Cass County will pay approximately 14% of the total project cost and when the project received an additional $9.5 million in funding, the County's portion dropped by $1.4 million, he asked what percent of the total project cost the County had before the additional funding. Mr. Benson said the additional federal funding was approved for the bridge portion of the project of which Fargo is paying the largest share of due to their water intake facility dam structure. Mr. Benson said the agreement also transfers the ownership of 52"d Avenue to Fargo and West Fargo. He said this will eliminate any segment of 52"d Avenue from being designated as Cass Highway 6. MOTION, passed Mr. Kapitan moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to authorize the chairman to sign the Agreement for the 52nd Avenue South Reconstruction with Cass County Government, the City of Fargo, and the City of West Fargo. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.