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Commission Minutes-March 16, 2009 3485 12. JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, Contract for soil borings at site Mrs. Johnson said the board approved a scope of services contract last month with T.L. Stroh Architects for a joint public safety building proposal. She and county staff have met with the architect and schematic designs were provided for consideration. The architect has recommended a testing lab take soil borings in order to determine what type of building the site will support. Devin Mogck, Architect, T.L. Stroh Architects, was present. Proposals were received from Midwest Testing and Northern Technologies, Inc. to perform soil tests. Mr. Mogck said the lower proposal is from Midwest Testing in the amount of $1,900; however, this is a preliminary estimate and there may be some additional costs. The board decided to allow the county administrator to work with the architect to decide which company will perform the soil borings. MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to authorize County Administrator Bonnie Johnson to enter into a contractual agreement with a soil boring company as recommended by Architect Terry Stroh for soil testing of the site for a proposed joint public safety building. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve Voucher No. 234,193 through Voucher No. 234,525. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 14. AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT; NACo LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE; WAFFLE PROJECT; MEETING UPDATES, Committee reports Mrs. Johnson said there may be funds received by the state through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for "shovel ready" projects for public safety service buildings or other government buildings. The county has two projects-a courthouse addition and joint public safety building-which may be eligible for funding. A letter has been drafted to Governor John Hoeven asking if the state has established criteria for distribution of the funds. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to authorize the chairwoman to sign a letter to Governor John Hoeven regarding criteria for distribution of ARRA funds in North Dakota. Motion carried. Mr. Wagner provided a brief report on the National Association of Counties legislative conference, which he attended last week. Mr. Pawluk briefly discussed the Waffle Project, which addresses flood mitigation efforts in the Red River Valley. The board recently received a report on the project from the Energy and Environmental Research Center. He feels the report is timely considering the anticipated flood forecast for the area, and believes the concept of storing water for short periods of time does not damage agricultural land.