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Commission Minutes-March 16, 2009 March 10, 2009. Spring load restrictions will be effective at 12:01 AM on or after March 18, 2009, as determined by the County Engineer. Dated this 16th day of March, 2009. c. Approve a charity local permit for a poker tournament to be held April 17, 2009, through April 19, 2009, at the Knickerbocker Liquor Locker in Hickson, North Dakota, for the Relay for Life Team 2 benefit. d. Contract approval - North Dakota Department of Transportation-construction and maintenance agreements for bituminous overlay project eight miles west of State Highway 18 and culvert project on the Maple River six miles east and six miles south of Alice; - All-Terrain Grounds Maintenance-Courthouse, Annex, and Jail grounds maintenance; - Microfacs-film to digital conversion of documents for Cass County Recorder's Office. 3482 6. FLOOD UPDATE, Report from county staff Dave Rogness, Emergency Manager, updated the board on flood preparations as follows: - The City of Fargo has offered to help the county with sandbag distribution. The city will fill sandbags and deliver them to subdivisions or smaller cities on a roll-off for pickup by residents; - A meeting will be held with city officials to discuss transporting volunteers through the MAT transit system; - Neighborhood meetings will be held on the north and south sides of town to inform residents about potential flooding and to answer any questions; - The county and city are working together to establish a combined Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate flood efforts more effectively. The EOC will most likely be located at the Fargo Public Safety Building; - The Red Cross, Salvation Army, First Link and other organizations are ready to assist with flood fighting efforts; - Meetings with city and county officials are being held frequently to coordinate and update all entities involved. Keith Berndt, County Engineer, provided maps of area subdivisions and a map showing the locations of emergency levees, if needed. He said the National Weather Service is predicting a 10% chance the Red River will crest at 40 feet and 50% chance of reaching 38'/2 feet. He said the county website has been updated for citizens to obtain necessary flood information. Mr. Berndt is asking for commission action to request state assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct emergency levees in several locations south of Fargo city limits and to allow him to work directly with the Corps of Engineers. He said with the predicted flood forecast, emergency levees will be needed to protect the public infrastructure.