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Commission Minutes-May 4, 2009 3510 Contract approval - Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc.-vending machine lease agreement for Cass County Social Services; - North Dakota Department of Transportation-traffic safety grant in the amount of $6,500 for seat belt enforcement. 6. FLOOD PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROGRAM, Application plan, priority list, and local match approved Flood Property Acquisition Program Application Irv Rustad and Tracey Anderson, Lake Agassiz Regional Council (LARC), were present to discuss the application plan for the property acquisition program in Cass County. Ms. Anderson said LARC plans to submit three separate applications on the county's behalf through the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). FMA is only for flood-insured properties and $25 million is available on a national basis. She said approximately one-third of the properties on the buyout list have flood insurance. FMA applications will be considered on a first come-first serve basis and FEMA will accept applications beginning June Stn. HMGP was used by the county to purchase properties after the 1997 flood and applications are submitted to the state. The state then applies through FEMA for funds to cover numerous projects throughout the state. Ms. Anderson outlined the three applications as follows: • Proposal 1: Submit FMA application for flood-insured properties no later than June Stn withdrawn if FMA application is approved. • Proposal 3: Submit HMGP application for non-flood-insured properties. • Proposal 2: Submit HMGP application for flood-insured properties, which will be Ms. Anderson said LARC will first concentrate on the FMA application since FEMA wants to allocate these funds as soon as possible on a first come first serve basis. Mr. Rustad said FEMA covers 75% of the program cost with a 10% state match and 15% local match. MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to approve the application plan as presented by Lake Agassiz Regional Council and submit three applications for the Cass County property acquisition program. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Flood Buyout Priority List Mr. Rustad said approximately 160 properties are on the buyout list. After commission approval, certified letters will be sent to those on the list with a May 15tH deadline to respond regarding inclusion in the buyout program. Their office will handle additional buyout requests as they are received and will send letters accordingly. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to approve the priority list for flood buyouts and include properties added to the list contingent upon review and approval by the Flood Buyout Program Committee. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.