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Commission Minutes—March 6, 2023 5492 <br />REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />MARCH 6, 2023 <br />1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER <br />Commissioner Mary Scherling called the meeting to order at 3:31 PM with all members present as <br />follows: Tony Grindberg, Duane Breitling, and Mary Scherling in person; and Chad M. Peterson and <br />Jim Kapitan via Microsoft Teams. <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Taylor Kaushagen led the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />3. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Breitling moved and Mr. Grindberg seconded that the minutes of the <br />previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. <br />4. AGENDA, Order approved <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Breitling moved and Mr. Grindberg seconded to amend the order of the <br />agenda with the addition, purchase of carpet cove base to item b. and the <br />addition of item 6. Accept 2023 IIJA Cyber Security Grant. Motion carried. <br />5. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to approve the consent <br />agenda as follows: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br />a. Adopt resolution #2023-02, proclamation for National Therapy Animal Day as follows: <br />PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY <br />RESOLUTION #2023-02 <br />There are thousands of Pet Partners therapy animal teams serving in communities across <br />the United States; and <br />WHEREAS, Pet Partners has designated April 30 as National Therapy Animal Day; and <br />WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams in the Town of Fargo play an essential <br />role in improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond; and <br />WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams make millions of visits per year in settings <br />such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools and hospice; and <br />WHEREAS, Pet Partners therapy animal teams interact with a variety of people in our <br />community including veterans, seniors, patients, students facing literacy challenges, and <br />those approaching end of life; and <br />WHEREAS, these exceptional therapy animals who partner with their human companions <br />bring comfort and healing to those in need. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, as Chairman of the Board of Cass County Commissioners, I do <br />hereby proclaim April 30, as National Therapy Animal Day in Cass County, North Dakota. <br />I encourage our citizens to celebrate our therapy animals and their human handlers. <br />Further, I publicly salute the service of therapy animal teams in our community and in <br />communities across the nation. <br />b. Authorize purchase of wetland mitigation acreage from Tetonka, LLC in the amount of $53,760; <br />purchase of cyber security liability insurance; purchase of vehicle and asset tracking from <br />Verizon Connect in the amount of$5,328; purchase of ultra-light turbo kit from Tritech Forensics <br />in the amount of $5,621.60; purchase of less lethal equipment from Kiesler Police Supply in the <br />amount of $28,900.55; purchase of lighting upgrades in the Annex from Bergstrom Electric in <br />the amount of $95,075; purchase of painting in the Annex from Morris Painting and Decorating <br />in the amount of $112,720; purchase of carpet cove base for the Annex from Fargo Linoleum <br />Co. in the amount of$29,322.