00:00:04,070	This morning. So. You never give up the phone number. OK. I. Don’t see a chaplain? Um, one of the things I’d asked before the Pledge of Allegiance that we have a moment of silence just to remember. Um um Early county Comm. Bill Delre recently passed away.

00:00:32,670	Thank you for that Pledge of allegiance, please. Uh, Joe to the flag of the United States of America. Jury public for which it stands. One Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. You know, Call the, um June 17th meeting of the burly county commission to order the first item on the agenda is the, uh Roll call on members, please Comm.

00:01:07,670	Bakken here. Comm. Schwab Comm. Woodcock Comm. Munson Chair Bittner. Everyone’s present. Uh, next item is the approval of the agenda. Um, we’re just gonna add a few little things under other business. None of it really needs to be noted at this point. But. Other than that. Anybody have any changes or anything for the agenda.

00:01:29,070	Comm. Barton. One question. Is there. Anybody from Summit carbon Solutions here. A, representative of Summit Carbon Solutions. No, thank you. I move to approve the agenda. Second emotional second, a further discussion seeing no call the roll, please. Comm. Schwab. Yes Comm. Woodcox Comm. Munson Comm.

00:01:55,730	Bakken Chair, Bitner yes, and carries Consideration and approval of May 31st 2024 special meeting minutes in the June 3rd 2024 meeting minutes and bills Commissioners fellow chair, fellow commissioners. I had a chance to read and approve all the minutes as well as the bills. It’s like You have a motion to second to approve bills and minutes any further discussion.

00:02:19,230	See no color role, please Comm. Schwab. Yes Comm. Woodcock. Yes Comm. Munson. Yes Comm.. Yes. Chair Bitner? Yes. Minutes and bills are approved Consent agenda Anybody want to pull anything off there for discussion. Motion. Water proof. Second motion is second to approve the consent agenda. A further discussion. See None Call the roll Woodcox. Yes. Comm. Munson. Yes Bakken.

00:02:44,930	Yes Mr Schwab. Yes. Sharon Bitner? Yes. Motion carries pass the consent agenda. Next is US Fish and Wildlife service. Uh, potential land purchase within the county. Got that. State your name for the record, please. Hello Chair Bitner and and commissioners. Um my name is Doug Moser.

00:03:27,070	I’m a realty specialist for the US Fish and Wildlife service. I’m here with, uh Jared Newton, the manager at out at Long Lake Wetland Management district and Long Lake, Uh, National Wildlife Refuge, um as well as well as Eric Weber. Another Realty specialist uh, is is along here with me today.

00:03:52,600	Uh, we are here to propose a request or a request a motion of support from the burly county commissioners for the sale of, uh some land, um, out near, uh, Rice Lake in burly county. It’s township, 140 range 76. Section three, the Southwest Corridor Northwest Quarter less out lots three A and four A and Section four government Lot one less outlaw A.

00:04:23,130	We were approached by Virgil Gluth, um, to sell the property to the National Wildlife refuge system and because we would be using migratory bird dollars, Um or, um, wet, um Monies that are received through the sale of duck stamps we required to get governor’s approval for any purchases that may take place, and, um, part of that process is reaching out to the Kony

00:04:48,200	Commission and getting a letter signed at a later date. If we get to the point where we are going to actually be purchasing the property. At this point we just kind of gave you that packet of information as well as the maps just for some background information.

00:05:08,570	Um, but, um, because of, uh, that duck stamp dollars that we are using. We have to get this approval. Like, I said. And. Um so we’re just here today to get, um, a support to move forward because if you look at page Six in your materials. There’s a long list of things that we have to do.

00:05:31,630	Um, in order to make this sale happen, and one of those, so we’re at, um, Step three. It’s not binding today. It’s just a matter of us kind of getting support to move forward to request an appraisal and make an offer to the landowner.

00:05:53,370	At that point if they decide to move forward and sell us the property, we will be back with, um, an advertised meeting and have You know. Public comment at that point, will have an environmental assessment done and present that as well to the game and fish Department, um, as well as several other steps there that have outlined, um and, um yeah, we have like, say, advertise it in the paper and

00:06:12,730	so forth, but that’s only if the person the the willing seller is interested in selling to us once they see what the value is going to be. So, um because it takes us over a year. Get that value to them, and there’s some due diligence on our parts.

00:06:28,130	We just kind of wanted to have a feel for how things were before we proceeded with that process. OK? Um, I know, I heard a couple of questions earlier. So commissioners who have questions. Just. One of the questions was just to ensure that there was going to be a public hearing. Yes. You are correct. Yep So. Yeah.

00:06:51,200	We’re we’re bound by by policy and state law to advertise for two weeks preceding the meeting in the county paper, and, um yeah, so you know, making the public aware that there’s going to be a public meeting and public hearing on that, and at that point, you know the general public could comment and From

00:07:11,270	there. You can decide if you want to approve or disapprove. Um or send that letter recommendation on to the governor’s office. It’s ultimately the governor’s decision at that point to decide if if they are going to allow us to proceed with the purchase, and then at what point in the process.

00:07:33,900	Does the property come off the tax rolls. Is that upon sale yes. After the the deed would transfer to the Special. Is that retroactive or does that the tax bill for the year? It would be, we would they would pay their pro rata share of the taxes up to the date of sale.

00:07:55,000	And, then as far as outdoor opportunities as far as hunting So. Um, yeah. And Jared may want to speak to this as well if there’s any additional questions, but in general, yes, it would be a waterfall Production area, so it it typically be open to public hunting. Steel shot? Yeah. Yeah.

00:08:16,270	All the other rules that would apply to a waterfall Production area. Yes, Mr Woodcock. I had the same question about open for hunting. So. That’s good so in regards to the property taxes then, um, does the US fish and wildlife Payment in lieu of taxes. We do. Yeah, So. We have what’s called what’s called Refuge revenue sharing payments.

00:08:38,800	Um, which is calculated at three quarters of 1% of the appraised value, or the sale price of the property at the time of sale. Um, however, um, that fund is not fully funded Congress has in the past has not chose not to fully fund that fund, so it’s whatever we As, a national wildlife refuge system collects through fees, raising agreements.

00:09:04,930	Um, those types of things over the year. Um, roughly, um, we’re at I, um, about 22% of that value. Um, And. So. What happens is, um if we do a calculation, and if, um Those in lieu of taxes are going to be less than what the current taxes that are being collected. We.

00:09:39,670	We have the ability to do a trust fund payment. Um, which can Which is used as a formula to come up with, um An additional payment that could be put into a trust or interest and then take payment off that, or it’s totally up to you as as a county. What you wanna do with those monies, but that is a possibility. So.

00:10:02,070	It’s based on the sale price of the property, as well as the, UM interest rate at the time, and it goes into a formula. And, so it’s more or less what it Whatever that difference is can be paid by that trust fund through interest, but like, say, it varies depending on interest rates.

00:10:23,470	T bill rates at the time and the sale of the property. OK, thank you so based on prior experience, are you Um, in a similar situation where you basically covering the the existing property taxes or you deficient or right. Yeah, so it it’s it’s supposed to it pretty much should equal it for the year.

00:10:42,770	Um, because of that trust fund payment, and if it was invested at that rate, so, um I kind of just run some rough numbers If And. We. We don’t know the value of the property because that’s still yet to be determined, but say it was sold for to us for $1000 an acre.

00:11:11,470	And, um Currently, um, you’re collecting about 1000 $91 in taxes for the year? Um, if we put that sale price into the formula, um and took the three quarters of 1% Um, that would get us to $3467. But like I said. We’re only paying about 22% of that. So.

00:11:38,130	That payment would then be $762 giving us a shortfall of 329 that we would have to make up. So. So. What. What happened is in this case based on that formula and the T bill rate based on Friday, Um and these numbers will change and you will have Look at this, Um, when we had the public hearing as well, but based on these rough numbers, we would

00:11:59,530	then make you a trust fund payment of $6500. And. If that $6500 was invested at 5.07% the T bill rate As of Friday, Um That payment would make up the difference of the Approximately $329 appreciate that information. Any other questions? Commissioners? See none. Um I. Guess. We would entertain a motion of support.

00:12:36,100	Pending any public hearings, I guess. Moved to approve second. OK, any further discussion? Motion is clear. OK? So. No. Call the roll, please. Comm. Schwab. No! Mr! Woodcock? Yes Comm. Munson. Yes Commission. Bakken? Yes Chair Bitner. Yes motion carries. Thank you thank you very much for your time. Tony Planning Director flanagan. We have, uh, four different things. Appeal of a complaint.

00:13:12,200	Flex Subdivision, Riverside third subdivision and peaceful View Final Plat. Welcome, mitch. Versus the appeal. Good evening commissioners. Uh, first up is the, uh PO from Mr Bob Jonathan Byers for Uh, register of a complaint. Um, that was sent out on 523. Regarding, um Residential properties on one lot.

00:13:50,100	Um Article 12 Section three refers to density, allowing only one house per family per net acre that’s on platted property. Actually on any property. It’s not allowed to have a second residence. This is basically as a as a garage as a picture of it in your Packet. It’s, um, a separate building next to his main, the primary residence.

00:14:15,130	Um We asked as part of this appeal. That. He signed a non conversion agreement. To re To not allow it to be used as a second residence. Um There’s Hm? The idea is that if we if we don’t do something now he could he could rent this out. I. Don’t believe you could sell it.

00:14:41,900	I don’t think there would be a clear title to the property because it’s not separate. It is a separate lot. Um We don’t have anything that allows for this in our ordinance.

00:15:03,300	Their, uh, I am working on hopefully by next month, we I am working on a, um Accessory dwelling ordinance to allow this sort of thing. Certain square footage for like a mother in law suite or Or as of just an addition to the primary residence. We get a lot of requests for this. And. The idea is it’s um It’s a problematic for some neighborhoods to allow this So it’d be like a special use permit kind of deal.

00:15:24,700	And, but we do have You know residences that are asking for it to allow their mother in law or the or whoever to live there. But can’t be any bigger than the primary residence. But, uh, as I as I thought that as part of this appeal, we could remove the complaint if he signed a non conversion agreement.

00:15:45,500	To, uh To answer the complaint. We have to do something. I don’t believe tearing the building down. Would be in the best interest of the owner or burly county. But we should respond in some manner to the complaint. OK? Comm. Woodcox Bitner.

00:16:12,600	Um We went and looked at this on Friday, and it’s a house with a they built a double garage or there was a double garage there, and they converted into a A, Uh, apartment for the father or father in law or something, and he no longer lives there now and they’re willing to sign this agreement. Sorry, Sorry.

00:16:32,400	The owner is here and I don’t he stated that he objects to the non conversion and I’m wrong there, But Anyway, you look at I just found that out today. Anyway. This is a separate like a double garage that they’ve converted into a ra apartment. And. He was their father or father-in-law what it may be with living there no longer lives there. Am.

00:16:49,470	I still correct on that. OK. Now. The conversion agreement comes in there if he is willing to sign that this will take this complaint away. But now I heard that they want to discuss that. So. Go ahead and go that way, Right, And so he he? I just saw him just a few minutes ago, And.

00:17:05,070	He said that he stated he does not agree with Signing the agreement, so OK. Um Comm.. Munson did you have? I was just gonna ask if there were true living quarters in there, you know, water, sewer bedroom kitchen. I didn’t get inside, but he didn’t dispute that it was used for a residence.

00:17:24,230	Thank you Comm. Bay. So as far as the investigation who was involved in the investigation at the time of this complaint, was it you and Sheriff’s Department or No. I sent the complaint to the owner.

00:17:44,530	He come, He came in and and we discussed it in my office and that he, uh he sent in the appeal, which is part in your packet. Um and he has to appeal this right? And as I read through the appeal. Part of what I jumped into was the finding of fact or basis for the complaint, and given that it’s not used for that.

00:18:04,700	I Had a hard time seeing the complaint to be validated in the first place. Well, I mean, it’s I didn’t get into the building to look at he he didn’t dispute the fact that it was used for residents for a second residence. But not currently. I don’t know It looked to me like it was still It’s not a garage.

00:18:26,570	But. I can I can re re examine this. I could go out there and ask him to let me get into the building and document. I mean just part of my questioning with it is, Is it a valid complaint or not? At right now and that and that’s part of didn’t dispute that it was used

00:18:40,030	for residents. It appeared to me to be a residence, and so I mean he can. He can explain it up here. If he wants we will give you a chance to do that. Mr Chair members of the commission. My name is Jonathan Byers. I own and reside at the residence in question. We purchased this property.

00:19:19,430	Uh, from a home builder named Francis Sanger. Uh, in May of 2004. So. We lived there 20 years now. He had lived in this guest house on the property while he obtained a permit for and built the main residence. So. He was living in this smaller building while he built the main residence.

00:19:40,230	This, uh, garage Guest house has always had Uh, living quarters in it. A bedroom, a kitchen, a laundry room and bathroom. That’s always been there since he built it to begin with. And when he advertised it for sale. He advertised it as a guest house and that’s the way we purchase.

00:20:08,500	This property was as a guest house. We have never been in violation of Article 12 Section three Maximum allowable density is one family per net Acre. We did have a my father in law. Residing there. Uh, Until last summer when he passed away, But again It was all one family that was my wife’s dad. So.

00:20:43,800	Why is this rearing its head now since we lived there 20 years in this this place hasn’t changed. One of my neighbors, not my wife or me. Complain to to the county that the neighbor to our North was operating a commercial tree. Removal business and was bringing back the Cut down trees, uh to the residential Development. And. So.

00:21:08,870	He complained about that. And I, I. I’m assuming or, uh, I think it’s Logical with this complaint against us now is them thinking that we made the complaint against their commercial tree business? We did not do that. But I’m think thinking This is in retaliation for That complaint against them. Now.

00:21:31,400	The non conversion agreement, The planning director recommended that we sign what I didn’t like about that is it seems to require that we do some work to put this back to a garage. That’s not gonna change anything because it always had living quarters in it. And. So, I.

00:21:48,070	We’re agreeing, and we’ve always known that we could not rent this out. So if you want us to sign something, saying, we’ll never rent this out, we’ll find that we’ll agree to do that. I. Just don’t think given the fact that as a Comm. Bakken indicated that I don’t think that there’s anything that shows that we’re currently violating the ordinance, and I.

00:22:06,030	Don’t even think when my father in law lived there, it violates the language. Maximum allowable density is one family per net acre. It’s all our It’s all our family. We weren’t renting it to him. He just lived there because it’s my wife’s dad. And. So, I.

00:22:25,470	I’m, asking the commission to find us not in violation. Or out as as as a plan B to at least table this and tell, uh, the planning director can do what he indicates he’s going to do a month from now and to make the ordinance account for Um Mother in law quarters or a guest house. So that’s my request to the commission.

00:22:48,830	I’d be happy to answer any questions, you know. Comm. any questions? I have some comments. Um, over the years here, um, in conjunction with the city planning, Um, we’ve had quite a little bit of conversations about. I guess the the word I think that’s been used as Granny flat.

00:23:12,730	You know it’s It’s these type of accommodations that People can use on their properties in order to maintain their family. Commitments, you know, like Mom needs to move in with the kids.

00:23:33,600	And, you know, she doesn’t really want to live in the house and then and so those things are not unusual, and I think here Um That’s probably the direction that we’re heading, because I think more people are gonna want to do that. Um, you know, Uh, Jonathan is made it real clear. I guess that this is the way that always has been. And. I’m not aware of any As. Far as I’m concerned, I’m not aware of any violation that you know violates our ordinances.

00:23:57,070	So I I think that we’re heading down the road of allowing these sort of things anyway. If. It’s not already in our ordinance, which actually kind of escaped me because I thought we’d been working on this quite a while. Um So I can understand it. It does appear to me In. What. My.

00:24:16,970	Bigger concern is not this so much as this neighborhood down here in in, um There has has been starting to have just a little bit too much fighting back and forth and I would like to see somehow that we, um See less of that. You know this I don’t know if it’s all in all that important for us to know who made the initial complaint.

00:24:38,700	I have asked for that sort of information in the past. When. We’ve gotten what you would consider an anonymous complaint and that information has been provided to me. Um I may or may not ask for that, but I don’t know that Um, that’s really important to this issue. I. I think that If.

00:25:00,070	He’s willing in the meantime, to sign an agreement that Mitch can confirm. That he is not going to be renting this out or having other than family living there or something. In. The meantime, I personally don’t have any problem with this, but Comm. Comm.

00:25:20,930	Bach and might be aware of this, but I believe about 12 years ago, right in that area. Bismarck approved putting guest house On lots smaller than this, And. I. Think. It is coming, You know that Maybe it’s time to put an ordinance on the size and stuff.

00:25:49,730	So that You know we have it under control, but I know the city will allow you to have a guest house now on the lots that are maybe 20,000 square feet or less point Comm. and again. I don’t see a basis for this complaint. And I would, uh Um You know before I make a motion there’s We need to get ahead of this because, like the city of Bismarck did and addressed it.

00:26:15,470	It’s gonna get into the rural area more prevalently because there is a focus with long term care and trying to keep people at home because of the cost of long term care and facilities, um, and quality of life issues. So, Um, I’m looking forward to to seeing what Mitch comes up with. In the meantime, I would move to dismiss this complaint. Yeah.

00:26:34,700	Motion to second to dismiss the complaint any further discussion? Mr Chair. Could that be part of the part of it. Would he be willing to say he’s not going to rent it out. In. The, meantime, is that part of the motion? I don’t think that’s a concern.

00:26:50,000	OK, cause right now he’s following the law right now he’s completely following the laws. I I. Anybody who’s got a Over exuberant man cave. Would You expect them to sign the same thing. So I. I mean we’re not gonna go through house by house in the county and look for those situations, So. I. Don’t think that’s necessary at this time.

00:27:10,400	I think that’s probably true. Um, I know, I know that we have made concessions in the past regarding a little larger acreage places where there were some, uh, neighbors that didn’t want property split so that a Guy Uh, son and his daughter in law could build a house on the same Thing, and I know it was a

00:27:27,430	little bit contentious, but we still approve that because it’s on the same lines. When you own property. And you wanna Have your family. Um, you know, have a chance at a at a. You know a lifestyle that is not really anything wrong with that. So we have a motion of second any further discussion.

00:27:47,670	See on coals. Comm. Schwab? Yes Comm. Woodcox Yes Comm. Munson Comm. Bakken chair and be yes. Motion carries. Thank you. OK flex subdivision and we wanna add in there. Uh, developer waiver request Marcus So Before I start Mars go ahead and present it. Good evening commissioners. Uh, the the request I did hand out to you.

00:28:17,530	There’s a board letter and shows a map. Uh, in front of you there as part of the approval of the Flex subdivision, uh, their requesting the approval of a pavement waiver and the only reason this was on my part of the agenda, uh, is just because of the timing of getting the agenda together and the timing of the planning Commission

00:28:36,400	because I did want to see the comments of the planning commission before I. I put this before the board. But. At. This point I would like to make this request.

00:28:57,600	Um as part of the A, as you know, as part of our Policy developers are required to pave all internal roads and at least, uh, the section line road or a road in their development to connect to the existing pay system. Uh, so in this particular case, the developer would like a waiver from that. Of particular requirement. Uh, if we were to follow that policy they’d have to pay about 7/10 of a mile to get over to 26th Street.

00:29:17,830	There is a map in your packet showing the location of where that’s at and in the distance. That would be, uh, would they need to pay? Um, as we always do. This is a two part resolution of the first part.

00:29:39,830	Basically, states that, um We’re moving forward with this, but the individual would still be responsible for, uh, working with us and paying their fair share of any future decisions to pave that road that the county or township made, uh and that this waiver is really just for the purposes of allowing the plant to move forward and get approved so I would recommend approval of that particular. Uh, resolution.

00:29:58,100	I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have. What. We approve second motion second to approve any further discussion. Comm. Woodcock Chair. What’s the status of 110th. Are. We ever gonna pay and getting a lot more activity up there all the time. Is that on our list of long term, uh Paving of that road.

00:30:18,230	Improving it I know it needs to improve it to a lot of commissioners at this point is not in a pool it it would be in the packet of projects that we have unfunded at this time, OK package. So Thank you. Comm. Munson. Yes, Mr. Bakken Schwab Woodcock? Yes Chair Bitner yes motion carries for the pavement waiver. Oh Comm.. Yes.

00:30:48,230	So the next item up for here is the, uh, recommendation for the Flex Subdivision final plant. This is a, um three lot Subdivision Lot one is 18.22 Lot two is 10 Acres. Lot three is 10 acres totaling 39 point. 97 acres with 1.75 dedicated as a right away.

00:31:14,800	Um, the stormwater was approved in June the public hearing for the final Plat was last week. Um and so the Right now. It’s it’s Waiting for your the recommendation of waiting for your approval. Now that we have the Um Paving waiver approved to Good.

00:31:38,030	The commissioners just came for the county Planning Commission recently and as far as I recall, there was no opposition or or concerns in the neighborhood over it. Move your proof. Like. A motion is second to approve any further discussion. Called role, please Comm. Munson Comm. Bakken Comm. Schwab woodcock Chair Bitner yes, motion carries to approve. Next up in your packets. Uh, commissioners. There is the recommendation for the Riverside Third final subdivision flat.

00:32:04,500	This flat is located in Riverview Township at 9920 Island Road the owners wanted to combine three lots into one. That total is 2.70 acres. Uh, they intended to intend to build a accessory building. The, Um, approval was eight to a recommended approval at the Planning commission was 8 to 0.

00:32:31,200	Um stormwater management waiver was approved on in November 1st public hearing was approved for the vacate the section line was approved in February and the public hearing for F Platt was last week. This came to us. Uh, this is the we had five revisions on this to make sure that this met our county ordinances so Waiting for your approval. Mr Chair. Comm. Munson. Mitch.

00:32:51,170	I would assume the, um First waiver was approved on 11 1 of 2324. Ok there. Yeah well to approve. OK. So I have a motion to second to approve just a little further discussion on that This has gone on for a while, Um, when it first came before the county Planning Commission, there was concerns in the neighborhood of

00:33:13,800	whether a approving a subdivision within a subdivision was going to make any changes to the covenants and and whatnot. And and, um, for the to Credit.

00:33:33,230	Uh, the landowner and the Homeowners Association, work together and resolved any concerns with that, And as far as I know, there’s no problem with that in that area, so I’m not aware of any opposition to the Any other discussion. Cole Ros Comm. Schwab. Yes Comm. Woodcox Yes Comm. Munson Comm. Bakken Chair Bitner yes motion carries Next up. Commissioners is the recommendation for the peaceful view of Asian Final Plat, We had, uh Give you copies of that? OK? Um There you go. We.

00:34:20,070	Get the overhead, please. There you go. This is a, uh two lot subdivision. It’s out on 3300 Southeast 102nd Avenue in Fort Rice Township. The lot. One. You is 10.27 acres. Lot two below there. Is Seven. 0.62 acres, a total of 17.

00:35:07,100	89 The, the total PRI, Uh, primary mix is cul and residential zoning out there. Lot two is under 10 Acres, so they had to rezone it to, uh from AG to R one The paving waiver was approved in January the public hearing to vacate that section line is is Section of the easement for the section one day that the they have an alternative.

00:35:31,130	They they, uh Donated that or dedicated that 66 ft on the Platte That’s in that hatched area. As for access down to the core land. Um The stormwater management waiver was approved in June and the public hearing for the both the zone change and flat was, uh, a recommended approval on 612. That was an 820 recommended approval for the vote. Fisher.

00:36:01,000	Any questions? Move to approve second. Motion second to approve any further discussion. I’d just like to add. I appreciated the applicants some willingness to accommodate burly county on the easement request in order to offset the Section line. That that the public would have been losing. So. Thank you any further discussion? A role, please Comm. Schwab.

00:36:24,470	Yes Mr Woodcock Comm. Munson Bakken Chair. Yes motion carries. Next is Metropolitan Planning Organization executive director. Racial rachel. Um Lukaszewski. Thank you. I didn’t want to damage that. Hey, request to consider the 2024 urban functional classification system. Welcome, Rachel. Thank you chair Bittner and commissioners. Um, thank you for your audience today.

00:36:51,730	It’s nice to see you, Um in your pocket. I have a memo. Uh, that is requesting approval of the 2024 function. Classified network. Uh, this is a network that has existed for several years longer than I have tenure at the MP. In fact. Um, however, with everyday census, there is an opportunity to update. Uh, the functionally classified network.

00:37:13,530	And, Um, this occurs in a series of steps. Um, which first establishes an urbanized boundary for our region. Um, and then subsequent to that, Um, a a rook at the functionally classified network.

00:37:39,270	Uh, this network is made up of, um collector roads, arterial roads as well as the interstate, and it’s designed, um to To Uh, allow a road to receive federal grant aid for construction or maintenance. Um, so as you can imagine, the federal government has a vested interest in making sure that um our community is able to to funnel together and to drive and and reach the places that it it wants to go, Um, both within itself as well as outside, um And.

00:37:59,570	So, Uh, the functionally classified network and the grant funding that accompanies that is designed to help maintain those roadways. Um, I’ve worked over the last several months with all of our jurisdictional partners. That includes, um staff from burly county engineering.

00:38:21,430	Um um And I think mitch might have been on a few of the calls as well, Um, to, uh, evaluate this road system to talk about changes. Um, often times when there is new development, there’s a need to To find more roadway. Um, In. This Instance. There were three major changes for our functionally classified network.

00:38:45,400	Uh, the first was the addition of frontage roads that are within the right of way of state highways, namely expressway and State Street, US 83. These were added, Um they are in the jurisdiction of the city of Bismarck, but they were added at the request of NDT. Um, and it just allows the community to use this grant funding on the frontage road. Should there be work done to the main line.

00:39:08,870	Those frontage roads can still receive additional aid for maintenance. Uh, which otherwise they might fall. Uh without, um, repair for longer. That was the first major change. The. Second major change was adding, uh, several different collectors throughout both of the cities and the third major change and this is the one that may be of most interest to the county.

00:39:31,300	Is that our urbanized area that outlining boundary um actually came in from where it was previously established in 2013. Um And. Uh, although the Census bureau does establish this boundary after each census, it does give, uh the local MP O, the state, the cities, the counties the opportunity to adjust and we did adjust that

00:39:53,800	and on the recommendation of ND DOT. We did bring in the boundary ever so slightly. Maybe a quarter mile, maybe a half mile and some some certain places. Um, but what That does is it does create, um what I’ll call a gap a gap between the urban functionally class.

00:40:12,400	System that the NPO works to oversee and the state or rural functionally classified system that dot and Marcus have much more interest in And. Um, where those gaps occur. They are actually not on the request tonight. Um, but I did include, um, a table.

00:40:36,670	It is the second of the Excel tables in your packet, and those are the variety of areas where the county might consider in the near future to add additional functional classification to their network. Um and I can certainly work with the engineering staff to fine tune that if they’d like, uh, although I’m very confident that they have the expertise Manage that, uh, with their own partners at DOT.

00:40:59,930	Um, uh, So with that? Um, uh, as outlined in the memo. I did prepare or I have prepared a an interactive map, an arc GIS online map that visually shows these changes. Um, and it’s accessible through the link. That’s the electronic version of the packet. Um, but, uh, we also are required to prepare a paper per view.

00:41:20,800	Um, so I have a list of all of the changes in your packet numbers one. Through 44 are the specific changes we will be requesting of ND DOT, and it is ND DOT S purview to to finalize any changes. Uh, so right now they are requests. And. Then, of course.

00:41:44,200	The Second page where the number is three digits long, Those would be for a further consideration beyond tonight’s, um, request for consideration and approval. Um With that I will leave you with some of the final steps. Where where we will go from here. Uh, the NPO is currently in the process of considering this same network at our boards.

00:42:08,200	Our TAC met today and our policy board will meet tomorrow. Tac did recommend approval. Um, this has gone before this Bismarck City Commission on their consent agenda and it was passed. It will go to Mandan City Commission tomorrow on their consent agenda and I’ll be giving a similar presentation to the city of Lincoln. And to Morton County, uh, within the week.

00:42:30,270	Um My formal requirement by DOT is to have approval by the major cities Bismarck and Mandan, because if the NPO weren’t here, both of the cities would need to create their own system. Um, however, uh I’m, a very strong believer in trying to get buy in and approval. Um, to be neighborly with all of our jurisdictions.

00:42:50,470	And so that’s why I brought it here for your consideration as well. Um, should the board choose not to approve it. That information will be shared with ND DOT. I can take any questions you might have Comm. Buck.

00:43:18,330	How does that, um Line with 2045 and some of the long range planning that, uh MP O and city of Bismarck and and some of the land use with that shrinking of that that footprint. How does that align as far as the long term growth perspective, That’s a good question. I need to think a bit on my feet to answer that. Well for you, Uh, Comm. Bakken.

00:43:41,200	Um I would say that the N p’s purview Our urbanized area boundary is While. It’s based on census data, the nuts and bolts of it deal with federal grant funding so it does not constrain any jurisdiction to development of their land or consideration of their own land uses.

00:44:05,770	Um, where the city and county plans may be a little bit more specific to that, Um, although I think on paper, there’s a bit of an overlap on these two items, and I know that, uh, 2045 plan from the city does. Identify their own collectors in arterials and and and the reasons that those are important, um so there there’s definitely overlap, but, uh, our functionally classified network is not intended to, um, to be prescriptive to the

00:44:26,470	jurisdiction and how they should develop and just want to follow up for that, Rachel, um as far as the federal dollars that are coming in. What are some of the impacts we should look.

00:44:44,330	Forward to or or that we’re gonna realize, uh, from a dollar’s perspective, you know, that is a very good question, And. It’s a bit of a question mark for us right now. We’re reaching the end of our current highway Bill, um, which has set aside funding until 2027. And although we aren’t there yet. We’re always planning ahead. DOT is working with us to plan ahead. And, so they are planning for funding.

00:45:03,400	Um, this year in 2028. So, so they’re planning for beyond that highway bill is this Gonna impact some of that funding. Um Uh, there are only three roadways that are being removed from consideration and all of those are collectors.

00:45:22,800	Typically the funding that we receive is not seen going to collectors because there’s so much need for the arterial con. Uh, network already. Thank you. You’re welcome. A further questions. Theres suggested motion in the packet. About. The. Only thing I’d add, is that’s pretty small print you got here it is. I have larger ones. I apologize. I didn’t for you just now, though.

00:45:49,430	Why, are you reading now? Uh, just approve. OK motion to approve any further discussion, saying uncalled roll, please! Comm. Munson? Yes Comm. Yes Commission Schwab. Yes. Comm. Woodcock. Yes chair and Bittner. Yes motion carries. Thank you one thing. So rachel After The. Other approvals.

00:46:15,470	Um or denials? Uh, can we get an update back at the county Commission where everything is sitting it just After you get through the rest of the process? Absolutely I. I will caution you that it may be several months that we go into a queue at DOT for approval, And. Um, although they they try to get through them as quickly as possible. There are several throughout the state to consider. But.

00:46:33,130	Um, I’ll make a note to update this board on. Um any, um, Final changes. Why because I know the impact because There’s not a lot of MP S in the state so that we do have an impact with that, so I would be very interested in seeing where that lies absolutely happy to do so. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you.

00:46:52,330	County Engineer Hall Underground easement request. Good evening. Once again, Um, on May 20th the county board, I presented, uh, a request from MD U in regards to an easement across a burly county property. Uh, there is a map in your package showing the location of the proposed request of easement.

00:47:14,200	Uh, at that time the board vote. Some voiced some concerns over the language and the easement. Um and also, uh, the lack of Um A Payment of that easement, basically, um so and asked me to go back and try to work out some of those details. I was able to, uh, do a couple different things.

00:47:39,830	Number one, we rewrote, Uh, the easement in more of a consistent form than what we usually use, So it’s consistent to what we have, and we changed some of that language that they had proposed, Uh, so that it was more suited to what our needs and requirements were in addition to that we asked for and it was talked At the

00:47:59,000	meeting to see if we could acquire a a rock pile that they had on their property. Um, and as part of that discussion, they, uh said yes, we could have the rocks at that pile. Um, In addition to that any rocks that they uncover when they build their site out there. We could have those too. So.

00:48:18,870	Um, they were forthright with all that. So. Uh, there is a pod resolution resolution in your packet, and the easement is in your packet. Uh, happy to be a as answer Any questions you may have, um and I recommend approval. Move to approve. Second Motion is second to approve any further discussion. N. Paul Rowe, please Comm.

00:48:41,730	Woodcox. Yes Comm. Munson. Yes Comm. Bakken Commission Schwab Chair. Yes. Thank you thank you. County finance Director Jacobs detention center Sales tax update Detention center, Capital improvement and Maintenance fund discussion Welcomely. Good, evening chair Bitner and Commission.

00:49:11,200	Uh We are back with an update, Um Really? I realized that I’m sure we all realize that this this sales tax measure is passed. Uh, but nothing has really changed in terms of Kind of the same obstacles we’ve been discussing trying to get this bond, um, taken care of. I’ll just go through a A quick Update here. Um, if you refer to the packet, you can see that we need $40.

00:49:34,600	1 million to To pay off the bond that we we deposit that in Bank of North Dakota, and, uh and they make the payments for us. We, Wash our hands of it. Um, as you can see, we have $43 million in our bank account. So.

00:49:53,800	We’re we’re ahead, but we’re in that same situation where Morton were on these different payment schedules. So Morton at this point still owes approximately 477,000 and burly is about 4.3 million ahead, give or take. Um so we’re still in that same situation where we’ve where Morton is. They’re just simply behind, as is their right. They’re doing everything. It’s fine. It’s just a timing issue. Um So if we Think about this.

00:50:21,230	This Defeasance, which is the The the Defeasance. I. Actually. I actually looked it up today I. Finally, I finally Googled the definition, believe it or not five months into this thing and basically what it defeasance is, is, um, we swap out our bond liability for an asset, which is this $40 Million deposit I’m

00:50:42,600	talking about, so we just do a swap and then the the bond liabilities off our books. Um And, and so was the asset. Of course, but it’s a legal term and it’s it’s a thing within the bond world. Um and we’re We’re right there in the middle of it, so The, the underwriters.

00:51:03,730	Colliers recommend 60 days to get this thing wrapped up. Um, And as we’ve discussed. We need to give that, uh, the tax department needs 90 days to turn on or turn off, Um, sales tax.

00:51:25,670	So whether it’s the one cent or the half cent Um, we’ve still got to give that that notice and part of our, uh, bond obligation is going through this whole defeasance process. Um So if we If we think about I mean, We have about 13 days left in this quarter. Realistically, we’re probably into the next quarter to get this. This Defeasance done II.

00:51:47,530	I would mean that we can We can try but I the the advice we’ve gotten is that we we would need more time. Um So if we look to the next quarter, um, which is the end of September. At that point burly will be about 7.5 million ahead. Uh, Morton will be paid off with that September payment that they receive. So that’s about September 20th give or take. And so Realistically.

00:52:11,530	We need to start the process before Morton gets that payment because of this, the amount just the amount of time involved in in wrapping this up, so we’re still back at that same scenario we’ve discussed where you know, Basically either Morton would Make a deposit from their general funds to cover What they owe.

00:52:34,030	Um just burly would make a loan and or burly would just pay Morton share and and take a greater interest in the loan in the in the jail Rather and I, I think when I if we if we shoot for September, 30th and Morton will probably owe about $300,000.

00:52:52,670	By the time we we really realistically need to get started on this, Um So that Kind of segue here. We were talking about the sales tax bond passing and, um We also have a timing issue.

00:53:12,930	I think with the sales tax bond in terms of how I mean with with the sales type, I’m getting my words picked up with the with the one cent sales tax. The one cent sales tax measure passed and that has its own timing issue. So if you look at the home rule charter We are going to use We are going to use July 1st to June 30th. We’re gonna collect those payments and use those months to Fund.

00:53:38,570	Essentially the next year, Um Jail state’s attorney and those those expenditures so the timing issue is that If we Depending on when we turn on the one cent sales tax. Uh, come next year. We may only have six months of, uh of sales tax that we can legally use to fund.

00:54:07,400	Uh, the the next year’s expenditures because of that time frame of July through through June, So, Let me give you an example. Suppose that we defeat the the Bond on on September 30th.

00:54:26,130	We give our notice to the tax department shut off the half cent turn on the one cent So that would actually be January 1st when we would start to collect the one cent sales tax and we would have through June 30th that period that we can use for 2026 is expenditures, so that’s only if you can conceive of that.

00:54:51,200	That’s really only six months so In that situation come 2026 when we’re ready to do this property tax relief in that situation, we’re only able to buy down about 50% of Of what we intend, you know, ultimately to buy down Um So that puts us out to 2027 before we would we would have a full 12 months of of property taxes, and it’s it’s I. Think. Um Comm. Munson.

00:55:14,670	I think you had alluded to this at a prior meeting when when Julie was here, just that timing issue that we’ve got within the home rule charter so I. I guess we’ve We’ve got some things to discuss. As far as that is concerned, Um you know if we were to If it’s possible if we were to say step up from a half cent to a one cent.

00:55:36,170	And give that notice at the end of this month if that’s if that’s possible to do, we would begin collecting one cent October 1st. And. Now we would have Nine months of, um Of sales tax that we can use to fund that 2026 budget year. Um So I. I guess that’s that’s part of this.

00:56:04,270	Related to this defeasance process is You know, understanding the timing issue with this one cent and what we’re what we’re bound to with the home rule charter in terms of the months of collection.

00:56:26,270	Um, one thing to consider is Do we Do you desire to Contact the tax department and ask and and and, you know, start this one cent sales tax. Uh, At, least start the process at the end of June. Um I don’t know that we have any other meetings between now and the end of the month. OK, let’s let’s take that on. Um, Mr Chair. Mr Woodcock. Yeah, I was gonna lay out just a little bit, But. Go ahead.

00:56:50,570	I just I. I talked to him about it today and that’s why we’re having this conversation because it It occurred to me that If. If we wait, then we’re not going to be able to provide the property tax relief that we as fast as we can fast, right? And so the I guess the word for

00:57:11,600	it would be the optics that that we promise something and then we’re not delivering. And And. Frankly, this is a timing thing, not a No. I think it’s pretty clear that from from all estimates that the sales tax Is collected in burly county already, so we’ll be able to use a little bit of that. Maybe.

00:57:31,670	But we don’t wanna count on that yet. But. The indication is that even Morton County share will be paid for by September. So if we started the action to start the sales tax, we would we would be able to more accurately.

00:57:55,330	Meet what we promised the citizens was basically what we’re Say So, um Mr bin. I was the same thing sooner the better soon as we I think so, because that’s where we might not get a full year’s tax relief, but we’ll get nine months. Uh, three quarters. That’d be great. That’s that’d be a lot better.

00:58:12,930	And is there a scenario because I starting this sooner than later is beneficial for our taxpayers? Is there a scenario so if Morton County were not able to, um Be in the position to end at that point. Is there a scenario where We could lend them the money for Closing out their bond. And.

00:58:39,130	What would that look like for them to pay us back? I can speak to that a little bit because we’ve had that conversation and and I’m not in favor of paying somebody else’s bills, but it there’s a a big cost to our taxpayers. Why not? Correct. And. Those are some unintended things that we didn’t understand. To begin with, um I like I’m Sure.

00:58:59,970	Most bur County citizens are not anxious to, um, pay somebody else’s debt, but it it results in a lot of dollars that we’re talking about here. You. I’m not talking about pain. I’m just talking about landing it on. Yeah I. I understand that and I don’t think that’s um Out of the question.

00:59:19,130	But I think since they’re going to be at at paying it off in September, anyway. That. It’s We Hope. I’m just looking a little further down the road, too. Um, we could easily call that in September or In August, right if it’s if it’s that close. Because. By this time. We’re only talking 100.

00:59:46,670	$100,000 I mean we’ve got that much in lawyers’ fees on carbon dioxide pipelines, So, you know, that’s not I mean? I. Don’t wanna say that? That’s not much money, But in this in when we’re talking when it’s not 22? Yeah, we’re talking $22 million, you know? Thing here. So. So. What is the fastest way re redo that.

01:00:07,200	Are you talking about October 1st We start the T start the one that sales tax. We discontinue the app Start the one on October 1st is that The earliest No. Not, the earliest would be to start the one cent now. Well. We would give notice today, but it’s we notice that’s what I mean The 90 Day notice then it then it takes that quarter for it to You.

01:00:28,600	That’s. That’s What? I started starting it now. The notice Now is what we’re doing that requires no motion. So moved. So. I emotion, a second to initiate the process for the one cent sales tax based on this election. Any further discussion. All role, please. Schwab. No. Woodcock. Yes Commission! Munson! Yes Comm.

01:00:56,030	Bakken Yes Chair Bitner yes, ocean carries OK. So. Then the next question. Go ahead. Ask the next question. From Lee. What’s Your Next Step the next The next issue is is the half sent Um So In this case.

01:01:18,730	It’s it’s probably it would be difficult to get this half sent that all that the stuff done in the next 13 days, But I think we can definitely do this by, uh, September 30th, and there’s kind of a laundry list of Things that we would need to do Irrespective of what happens with Morton. I mean it just has to be done anyway. Um I. I.

01:01:41,730	Think one of the things One of the things we need to do is we? We’ve got a few investments at at the bank in North Dakota that we have to sell. Because they don’t mature at the right time. They mature in January.

01:01:57,730	We want them to mature in October to make our payment in November, So we’re gonna try to get the maximum interest, so we have to liquidate those. There’s only a handful. We’ve been investing the surplus fund from the, uh from the sales tax on a month to month basis since like march because just anticipating that we were going to have this discussion, um, we do do have a couple of of bonds

01:02:14,800	that are out there. And. I think January of 2025. Um, but generally speaking the bulk of it. We’ve just been reinvesting on a short term basis, getting great rates to on those monthly, Uh, one month Treasuries. Um so we’ve got to liquidate. Basically everything we’ve got, Uh or at least those two bonds.

01:02:31,930	Um And. Like I said. This is this is to align our schedules. We need our our, uh, investments to mature when our bonds come due, essentially what it is, um The next thing we need to do with goes kind of goes hand in hand is we need to retain a bidding agent.

01:02:49,670	This would be some kind of a finance, financial planner or the that type of a person and I we would work with with Colliers the bond guys on this, but we want to retain somebody, and what they’ll do is they’ll go out and they’ll pick all of the investments for us for this escrow fund that we’re setting

01:03:07,330	up. Um it’s kind of like an annuity. We invest, you know 40 million now, and that’s enough money to make our payments on time. For the next eight years, so we, but we want to hire that done because it’s I. I. Don’t wanna do it. So. It’s Just, Not My wheelhouse.

01:03:25,430	Um and that is common to hire a bidding agent to pick those securities for us once we have done that we’re we are required to hire a verification agent. This is basically a CPA firm. That, uh, looks at the at the what the bidding agent has selected for investments.

01:03:46,730	It looks at your bond documents and said, yes, those will be sufficient to make your bond payments that is required under a bond documents and I. I imagine we would use the the same verification agent we used in 2020. I think that there’s not a lot of folks that do that. That type of work. Um So.

01:04:04,330	Those are things that we we we would need to do basically immediately and then we would also need to work with, um Bond Council and the the the Bond Guy Colliers on anything else. There’s some notice that they have to give. Um there’s a lot of people involved with this that need to give their blessing.

01:04:23,730	Um So, really, it’s those I. Guess we’re looking for I don’t know if it rises to the level of emotion, but certainly your blessing to liquidate our investments to hire a bidding agent and to hire uh uh uh, a accounting firm to to do the verification process.

01:04:45,030	I think that’ll take a motion, however, before we go there Um I don’t think we’ve made a decision You referred to taking the bond payments out to 2030. Five or something. I don’t I. Don’t think we’ve made a decision on that at this point.

01:05:06,930	The other so you may have the other stuff all makes sense, but just to point out that we haven’t We haven’t decided that particular issue yet. Mr Chair Commission. The difference is these bonds are like 2.2%, and we can get five point something out of our what our investors, So we got a three point spread there, and that spread is gonna be a mountain of about $2 million of savings or of additional income. Correct correct. OK? Yes. Over.

01:05:27,530	The earliest maturity, which is 2025. In total. It’ll Save about 8 million in payments over the course of the eight years Um It’s A. It’s an amazing amount of money that we can can save and make. I mean. It’s just craziest thing, but so I would make that form of emotion.

01:05:45,270	I don’t know what we need to legally. Write that down, So. We know exactly what we’re doing, but I think a motion to move forward as presented would probably be the Fine. Easiest way to make the records match the motion, so Motion second, any further discussion. Unca roll, please. Comm. Schwab. Yes Comm. Woodcox Yes Comm. Munson Comm.

01:06:12,400	Bakken Chair Bittner yes, motion carries Need anything else on that? Well. Perhaps if we’re covered by that motion with the the liquidating the bonds and verification agent all that stuff, OK? Yeah. That was that was the intent. OK, I think that That’s what we’ve got on the on the bond and the one cent sales tax. Um, the The.

01:06:42,830	Other item is this Is this B MD maintenance fund? It’s more of a housekeeping type of an issue, But. I think that the sheriff Perhaps.

01:06:59,070	Just needs an answer one way or the other as to whether or not he can fund uh his or maybe we covered that at that at the last meeting, But, this is this is the the fund that we discussed about one a month or two ago. Uh, it’s a fund that’s had a a variety of different uses. Over the years it just keeps getting new life breathed into it, but it never quite dies.

01:07:16,070	So it’s got a lot of stuff in there that, um, just we’re in. We isn’t really relevant anymore. Um We have some property taxes in there that were were were raised to pay maintenance on the old jail, which has been torn down. We now have a a separate mechanism for maintenance on the new jail, which is the joint powers agreement. And So, I. Guess My.

01:07:37,370	My concern is that we’re commingling. Funds here and I would be concerned if maybe five years down the road. You know we write a check with the wrong you know money, and I thought we already addressed that, But. Go ahead.

01:07:56,470	I just going to say I thought last meeting we approved the sheriff to use those funds, but you bring up a good point. What do we do with the balance of those funds? Over and above the need for the funding of the the renovation. Of the shop. OK So good question. Let’s talk about that Comm.

01:08:17,900	Wood does since Julie lawyer had she had opinion on that, too, And I can’t remember exactly what it was and the sheriff had an opinion also, and they both are unavailable today. I assume we’d pass that on to the next meeting. And when you do some research in the meantime and find out between those two what what we can do and and go from there.

01:08:37,070	I think that makes sense in agreement. OK, we’re gonna do that. To carry it forward to the next agenda, please. Thank you. Thank you. And. Thank you? I wanna say thank you to the voter for approving that, I think is there were a lot of skepticism about whether this is gonna work and I think we’re approving it already? We’re

01:08:54,600	already, uh, Gonna take nine months of tax collections on the 2026 property tax and reduce it. So, uh, I look forward to it, and the following year, it will be 100% of it. So, uh One of those great things that we Pat ourselves on the back, so to speak, that we’ve actually reduced in property tax. II.

01:09:18,670	I Comm. Munson had mine and I don’t need anything to do about it. So. I’m just saying congratulations. I think I think it really is important to the citizens of Bur County. It’s I think one of the best things that we can be doing at this time in the history of county.

01:09:33,230	I know there are some people that don’t trust it, but It’s it’s a lot of money. It’s you know. Absolutely. OK auditor, Spanks Crossroads Tavern Liquor License application. Yes Chair and commissioners. Um, I’m sure as you’re all aware on May th may 31st we have a special meeting about the, uh Status of renewing the current license.

01:10:01,630	That, uh, that, uh This group has and, uh, the commission chose not to renew it for 2024 and 2024 2025. And. So, uh, Jocelyn Miller Uh, one individual who was on the current, which was will, uh Go, which will expire at the end of June.

01:10:24,930	Uh, Jocelyn Miller applied for a new liquor license in her own name, Uh but still under the same Group. So we wanted to bring this to you for your consideration by itself. Um, as you see in the packet, it has gone to the Hay Creek, Uh, township and they have rejected this application. Uh, but we wanted to bring this to you separately for your consideration. OK, Comm. Swan.

01:10:51,600	I see, they rejected it, but nobody signed the rejections. Yeah, that appears still So I would Think, we’d almost have to table this. I. Don’t think you can take a rejection without a signature on it? Now, just to just to let you know the township does not have the authority to reject an application.

01:11:16,670	The only thing they can. The township. Uh, board does not have the ability to reject an application. It is to recommend approval or denial to the county commission. Just to just to let you know. Yeah, they did provide us the meeting minutes.

01:11:38,100	Mr Chair they do provide the meeting minutes I visit with the township supervisor and they did have a meeting and they discussed it at length and they voted to recommend that we not renew that license. Is that correct? The original license, and they also They also reviewed the new application of Jocelyn Miller and had the same recommendation yes to not renew the current one and to not approve, approve.

01:12:02,600	Approve this application, OK? OK? Mr. Chair based on uh Hay Creek Township not approving the new license. I would also recommend that we do not approve the license for The Crossroads Tavern. Second I have a motion in a second to not approve the license any further conversation. Discussion. Applicants are here. Comm.. You know I, I Think If.

01:12:40,070	You wanna have, uh, something to say about it? You’re welcome to Um I’m Jocelyn Miller, the co owner of Crossroads Tavern, Um, since the last application that I did put in there has been a lot going on and we have decided to sell our business to this gentleman here. So Chair and commissioners. Uh uh.

01:13:15,930	Appreciate you let me letting us come up here after you made a motion? Uh, my name is Ryan Deckert. Uh, when a handful of bar restaurants in Bismarck and Mandan Uh, we just in the in the last week have have met with Jake and Jocelyn. So.

01:13:34,470	We’re here asking if, uh Jocelyn can can get approved to be on the license? Uh uh, kind of almost interim not not for us, but they operated in the interim until we can, uh, get Our State license and then our license. Uh uh, of course through this body. Um, but but that will allow is, is, uh uh for a handful of things one.

01:13:55,270	We, don’t lose. Uh uh, business that they’ve worked to build up and then also Matt pack wrestling doesn’t lose, uh, gaming, uh, and have to go through the whole process of of getting a new gaming license and then also miss out on those proceeds from gaming for the whatever it’ll take a month or

01:14:13,930	Or two months to to get to that point. I know there’s uh, you know there there may have been due cause for not renewing the license. Uh, back at your last meeting. Uh, we’re here to plead with you to to allow Jocelyn to operate.

01:14:32,670	Uh, the bar in an in interim, even if it’s a a shorter than a, uh uh, A. One year license. Um, uh, just to allow us so so they don’t have to close down and we can have an easy Transition into the new ownership group. Any questions from Comm. any questions? Woodcox.

01:14:55,130	I know, I asked her state’s attorney, if that was a possible like a 30 Day or 60 Day or 90 Day extension, And I. Don’t think we ever got a definitive answer? I would be great. That would be great. If you could do that I’d be more in favor of doing that. You don’t wanna have a lapse in business, That’s for sure. Or.

01:15:08,970	You’re gonna lose your Flow in the whole thing. So and congratulations on moving on to new owners. That’s That’s great but I don’t know whether we can do that or not, as our state’s attorney’s representative is here. Uh, is that a quick yes or no? Or, uh, don’t know. Thanks.

01:15:28,730	I don’t know that it’s a quick yes or no one would be whether it was considered in the same way by Hay Creek. You know the township as it was presented today. Um, if it hasn’t been, I think it would have to go back to them to reconsider? Um, that application in light of the new owners and the interim and then then be represented back to the

01:15:46,300	commission. That would be the quick answer today. OK. Mr. Chair. I think we can get that decision quickly. I mean they can call Phone and message or whatever they wanna do. We can get that approval or denial one way quickly that I think legally, we are.

01:16:06,000	We don’t know whether it can operate with a 90 Day extension or whatever. I don’t know what that question is. That’s the the How. The Township is a recommendation to us and we make the final decision as to whether or not the license is approved.

01:16:23,300	So and I, I can follow up with Julia lawyer and like tomorrow and and see if we can do some quick research and find out if that is available. We may have Appeal to the state or something.

01:16:36,530	I don’t know what that what that might be, But boy would be it would be worth a special meeting for us to have between now and July 1st if we had a 15 minute if we can get that done, if all the pieces for all the in place I think there’s a motion a second on the table There is I would I would I would be willing to have a special meeting of the county commission to reconsider if if need be? Um Based on.

01:16:56,270	You know we were handed out this Information about what’s been going on out there. I. I think the action that we have to take is relatively clear. I understand? We’ve got a motion and and to tune to deny this application.

01:17:12,930	We can do that, and we’ll go from there for a new we can We can start and I’d be willing to. I mean I. I can offer that that I’d be willing for a special meeting with Comm. Bachman. Um, two questions is what would the timeline be for you to acquire The business. Yeah, so we’re we’re trying to move fairly quickly. Our.

01:17:32,600	Our original goal was by July 1st, Uh, now we just started meeting this in within the last week. Um, with that said, I know the state liquor licensing? Uh, they normally do Run 1 to 2 months? Um so I would hope it’s faster than that, But. I would say it could be up to two months.

01:17:50,670	So I what we would maybe ask for is maybe a three month. Uh, license operating? Uh, and maybe a Uh, uh, under Jocelyn because Jocelyn has the the state like she’s on the state license as well.

01:18:09,400	So Well in the second part of my, uh like more of a statement, I guess is, you know, part of the problem is You know you mentioned a continuation of the business in the interim. That was part of the problem. It was the current clientele that’s there is part of the problem.

01:18:30,670	Um, that’s a lot of the issues, so you know There needs to be a reinvention of the business to a certain degree, so I’m a little remiss to continue business as usual with The list of complaints that have been filed or you know, Track through our sheriff’s department. Yes I. I understand Comm. Bakken so sometimes closing a business for a while just to to re invent itself is not a bad thing, I. I understand, But? Uh uh, A. Lot of the business is good business.

01:18:52,670	Um, so starting tonight, uh, was the plan of of myself to come in and and we were gonna start taking over a lot of the management responsibilities and and so we can hit that head on II. I.

01:19:09,300	See the the, uh, your your concerns or Concerns and those are concerns also that that I have as a and this goes back prior to me being on this commission, but there was a lot of An improvement plan that was put in place by this commission at one point, and none of that was followed up on is Is that something you’re looking at addressing so I? I’m not familiar with the the

01:19:28,930	improvement plan. Um, but for recommendations I I’d be willing to take a look at this. Lighting and some other concerns. I, uh You know? They got a year to clean up the rack and Last meeting. Well. Maybe the problem is, we should have closed an hour earlier, like at the other bars.

01:19:55,170	Well, then why didn’t they? It’s kind of reckless. At my problem with this whole thing, which was never brought up. They’re talking. Guns. SWAT team. Drug dealings in the parking lot. Maybe. The parking lot isn’t lit, right? I don’t know what the cameras are up there.

01:20:19,230	I don’t want The Sheriff’s department when they’re real busy to have to sit in one deputy up there and get overwhelmed either and put them at risk. Because. If we get a call. We got to send somebody up there. So. I. Uh, I think they need to start all over? Uh, It doesn’t work.

01:20:40,470	Uh, Former owners, or however they wanna Do it have proved to me that they’re not gonna accomplish anything. Commission Woodcox we have our sheriff is out of town, but we have a representative from the Sheriff’s department that would like to, uh and step up and express their concerns going forward with the New operation, so to speak. Mr Chair commissioners.

01:21:05,000	Major home with the sheriff’s department. Um, obviously, when this has been a hot topic for quite a while, we can go back in time, just a little bit to the 31st was obviously our special meeting for this. Um, obviously, I have some notes here. I’m just gonna refer to but on, uh 63 Jocelyn Miller reapplied.

01:21:26,400	Um 65 is when the township basically had their recommendation to you. And. I can go from the 31st till now of what has happened at the Crossroads bar. On 69 at two o’clock in the morning. Our deputies were called there for a medical assist. Which eventually led into another call the first medical assist.

01:21:50,970	Our deputies were greeted by a large crowd outside that was extremely uncooperative. Yelling obscenities at our deputies and were there for a medical call. That’s quite concerning. When they’re dealing with that They ultimately, then ended up dealing with another individual that was arguing with the, uh I believe a significant other or boyfriend girlfriend type thing.

01:22:12,370	In a sense, uh, kind of a domestic situation which led to Intoxification management are commonly referred to as a detox. But more concerning just as or as recent as yesterday morning 616 at 01 46 hours in the morning. We responded to a shots fired call. In the parking lot.

01:22:39,530	This is an open case right now, and our investigation section is following up on it, uh, looking at reckless endangerment charges on an individual. Now. This is just the stuff that’s happened since the 31st. Now. I would think, uh, with what? Sheriff Liebman presented on the 31st and laid everything out.

01:22:59,430	You would think that would send a message to the current owners that Hey this is serious. But again. We’re dealing with the same things to include a shots fired call yesterday morning. So in my mind Sheriff’s mind our department. The big question is What’s changed? That’s for you to answer. Thank you questions? I’d be happy to wood. What changes could be made to Make the situation better.

01:23:27,000	What? What do they need to do? In our mind. We’ve sat down with Mr Miller In the past. We’ve talked security on several occasions We’ve talked about lighting cameras, um, having more security, but what’s concerning, too is it was brought up even at the meeting.

01:23:48,870	I believe on the 31st is when they’re talking about security and the parking lot. It’s still their property. They still have the duty to protect their property and the people that go there. Not just inside and lock the door at two o’clock in the morning because people need to leave. It’s done. It’s over and they’re not doing that in our mind What. We’re seeing it.

01:24:09,370	So the commission. I don’t think that’s a fair question for our sheriff’s department to try to manage a business. I. Just. It’s not true and the only reason I bring it up is it’s conversations we’ve had we have had in the past several times, and we’ve offered that advice just like we do with other

01:24:26,870	businesses in the county. We offer security advice. We do have visits because people will reach out to us and just ask for some input. We’re always happy to help. Comm. Swan. So. There’s still open till two in the morning, Correct Well. Wasn’t that brought up absolutely nothing done. I Well, disappointed.

01:24:53,000	I’m gonna call a question. Comm. Munson Just Comm. Schwab’s statement It was very heavily recommended a year ago when their renewal was was brought up and again it was on the 31st talked about extremely This is the problem that, uh, 1 to 2 A.m. is where most of the issues are occurring. After a close even at two And.

01:25:14,330	You’re right. They didn’t change well. The owner also said at the last meeting, maybe we should be closing at One at one. Kind of like, you know, that was the problem and then continued to go now we got shots fired again. No way, Mr Chair. We’re gonna these shots were fired at 615 in the morning, though.

01:25:36,300	No? No? No? No? No at, uh, basically at, uh, 01 46 hours just shortly before two o’clock in the morning yesterday morning, OK? OK any further discussion, Seeing. None of call the roll. Mr Schwab. Yes Comm. Woodcox Comm. Munson Comm. Bakken Chairing. Bener motion carries Tough day, but it had to be done. Well.

01:26:04,000	This is a rejection of the Jocelyn Miller application so effectively a business will be out of business. June, 30th or July 1st. Now. In the meantime, if they can find out Well for the state. I don’t allow you. I don’t know where you proceed. You’re you’re in the business. I’m.

01:26:22,870	I’m Not so well, the option is obviously to come back before us if they can come come forward with a plan to continue operating after that new orders, that’s that’s on the table. But, I can tell you there’s gonna have to be changes. Um You, You understand? All right. Thank you.

01:26:56,300	OK, um other business Now I’ve got a I’ve got a couple of things to add. Um You know, I’m not sure that this is really a big thing, but I did get a call from a citizen that had had expressed concern about the concerns about the ballot language. On the election for the sales tax.

01:27:17,670	I don’t I’m I’m not sure how I could have made it any more clear to him. But his question was, Was that the, uh, the ballot language made it sound like the half and increase is a done deal and the leg which was just saying how it will be used, And. I. Um I. I.

01:27:33,330	Don’t agree with that because I thought we had so many meetings where we talked about it at this table, and so many meetings with the home rule charter Committee, um, open to the public we had. We had, um Articles and there was involvement with the And even the individual is from up north of wing and he felt that we didn’t do enough to like, Go there and explain to him there.

01:27:56,070	What was happening and I thought we were as transparent and clear as possible here. I don’t know what more we could have done, but I wanted to point out that Um, there was a question about the ballot language not being clear, and he didn’t indicate that he Looked up the actual ballot or the actual home rule.

01:28:16,470	Charter amendment in order to understand it, But. He just said that there wasn’t enough information on here and and in that regard, I can agree after I reviewed it that Those of us who were so close to the issue, knew what the question was and what it meant.

01:28:35,670	But It may be wasn’t as um, informative as we could have maybe made it But I. I didn’t see that It was Um You know a deal breaker, so I just wanted to point that out that we did get a call and in future things where the ballot language is something maybe we have to, um Consider that other people who aren’t as up to

01:28:53,800	speed as those of us who are talking about, you know, maybe are then the other thing that I wanna discuss from another phone call from the citizen. Is. Um, He’s making a request that I kind of publicize this issue of mowing lawns and and heavy grasses right next to the roadways.

01:29:17,300	Um, because of, uh the danger of of Grass blown out onto the highways and byways, um and how it affects motorcycles and and traffic safety in general, So he was asking if I could put out to the public that we would like your co-operation and not blowing mowing and clippings and stuff like that, um, out onto the highways.

01:29:41,470	So Um, that was about I had some questions about the election. I spoke. I spoke with auditor and the elections director today that, um, that would kind of like to see a summary or a survey of of the poll workers in general, um You know, like some question and answer things in actual survey that they could fill out

01:30:06,330	about what went well with this current election. And what? What maybe didn’t go as well so that we can be a little bit better prepared for the election. In the fall. Um Not just a request, and I know that they’re pretty busy. And. What was the, uh, canvassing. Uh, the canvas board is coming up.

01:30:23,500	I Think June 24th, So. I’m not asking for some presentation ahead of that, But I did ask that this commission get kind of an update on on, you know, basically the customer satisfaction with the election so that we can look forward to that. Um, that’s pretty much all I had for Other business.

01:30:45,330	I Think, Comm.. Munson. You Thank you chair. I just wanted to, uh Give her a little update. We have the, uh, time capsule reveal reveal out at the Driscoll Sibley Park last Friday. Um First time for everything, And. That is definitely a first time and it was kind of fun.

01:31:08,270	Uh, we had an opportunity to look at, uh, what people felt was important, um, decades ago, and so, uh, I Wanna just thank a few groups of people, you know, the thirties club are is the group that developed the park and put the time capsule in place, Uh, the Driscoll’s men’s club added features out at the facility.

01:31:27,830	Uh, the D A, uh, brought the color guard and they are the folks that have been Maintaining that facility, so I want to put a special thank you out to them. The Bernie County Highway Department, uh, spent a lot of time helping me out out there. Uh, the time capsule proved to be a little trickier to get into than we assumed.

01:31:44,030	Uh, they spent several hours making sure that it was, uh, excavated out and taken out in one piece so that the reveal went well. The, North Dakota State Historical society came out their handling All of the artifacts.

01:32:01,830	Uh, they’re gonna do digitize all that stuff for us so that we Have that availability on our website when all of that stuff is done. Um, but again thank you for all the folks out in Driscoll, uh, area it was, uh, we had a 50 people out there. And so it was.

01:32:18,670	It was a fun afternoon and just for the record for those that may not have seen The the news story on it or we’re able to attend. Uh or the highlights of the contents of the time capsule. Well, Not a singing frog, right? No. OK, our HR director found a napkin from her brother’s wedding. Uh, But. There was belt buckles. There it was it was it was it was.

01:32:42,430	There was a lot of stuff in there. It was a little bit of everything, Uh, key chains to, uh yeah. Newspaper articles. Uh, speeches that were, uh, given at the dedication of the park. Uh, so it was a lot of fun.

01:33:02,130	Uh, close, Uh, Lemke had a speech and and those handwrit notes were in there, And so, uh, it it It’s gonna be fun to see all this stuff digitized when it’s all saved. That’s great. Little bit of fun. It was OK anything else for, uh The the good of the order.

01:33:22,970	I know, I did mention that, um, we have received some bills for the legal services for the CO two case we we have, I believe been very well represented on that. That was a lot of work. Um And. Of course there’s still some additional work to go. This is far from over. Um and I. I have been getting comments and and feedback from the public about their appreciation for the the position.

01:33:42,070	The Burly County Commission is taking in regards to this, So thank you. Commissioners on behalf of the citizens, Anything else for burly county We’re gonna adjourn and go into, uh, burly county Weed board meeting if there’s nothing else OK, we will adjourn the burly county commission meeting and we will convene as the burly county weed board.

01:34:05,530	For June 17th 2024, I think. Roll call members, please. Comm. Schwab here. Comm. Woodcox here. Comm. Munson here. Comm. Bitner Chair Bakken. Uh, with that, Uh, this meeting is called the Order. Um, consideration of herbicide bid and chemical applicator bid results. So, Uh, Chair and commissioners Ah and Comm.. Schwab.

01:34:37,070	You can jump in if and whenever you want to, um, so on Uh, we had a, uh, about a week ago We opened bids for chemical companies to provide herbicide for our needs, as well as for a chemical applicator. We open two B or two different, uh, proposals for bids.

01:35:00,570	We received three bids for the herbicide and one bid for the chemical applicator. You see those bids on your on your, uh, in your places and just Looking for some, uh, direction. Comm. Schwab Chemical. You. You can talk about the chemical first or the applicator, whichever one you want. Chemical. The Chemical bid one was mailed in and one was off. Send email. So the question is Do.

01:35:36,530	We Accept the email. One Yes, So I Think So. Uh, van, uh, reached out to me on a Monday morning of last week and expressed desire to place a bid. They thought that it was going to be this week instead of last week that the bids were gonna be opened. I informed them.

01:35:59,970	That was in fact that day that they were going to be opened, so he requested if they could email the bid. Um I reached out to state’s attorney’s office asked them what their opinion would be.

01:36:17,430	And, they said, so long as you would In this CA in this type of situation it allow anybody to do so they didn’t see a problem with it. I reached out some other department heads. They suggested that we bring this forward and this manner tell you guys of the manner in which it was received and have you make the determination if we should accept that. Bid for consideration or not, And that was for the Van East.

01:36:36,830	I want to weigh in a little one there? We As, a company of mine. My. My company participates in a lot of of bids a lot of bid openings and a lot of them are electronic matter of fact, A. Lot of them are electronic only, um, not just Has become more and more of a thing in the contracting business.

01:37:01,530	Everybody is kind of on along the same lines. It gets into questions of if if the bid is as secure as a bid in an envelope. But in the case of the government, we have to.

01:37:17,670	We have to trust that the people that are receiving the bids aren’t disclosing that information to other bidders, although I have seen it happen. And has happened in the past, but in in my opinion as a contractor as relatively common for us to, um do electronic bids, and and I wouldn’t see that as the only reason to reject the bid because they did contact him.

01:37:35,000	Ahead of time and ask if he could do that. And. I don’t know if we had a An actual specification on the Envelope or not, but I also know that we always have the We Reserve the right to waive any irregularities or things also I’m. I’m fine with it. Uh, you know, the these two companies are so close together.

01:38:02,170	On their prices that Normally What what? Has been done in the past is Kind of split things up, so we have two suppliers. And, I. I’m guessing maybe another Four or five years down the road, You’re gonna probably get more electronic bids anyway, so I don’t have a problem with it. We know who they are. And.

01:38:26,630	We’ve been doing business with these people, right? I mean and sometimes maybe one product might be a little cheaper with the one Guy one product a little cheaper with the other Guy. Maybe. But if we’ve had good working relationships with them in the past, I don’t I’m not seeing a problem here.

01:38:48,030	Which as the commission Thank you. Do. We need to bid except the I don’t know what the numbers are, except his bid. I mean it allow his bid to be considered the electronic one. I would I would Second That motion motion is second further discussion. Call the roll, please. Alright Comm. Bitner Comm. Schwab Yes Mr Woodcock Comm.

01:39:14,800	Munson chair ban Uh, do you need a motion to accept the low bid, then Mark Well. It’s up to the It’s up to the, uh, weed board. Um, if you want to decide to go completely with one company or complete with the other company or to, uh, take the lowest bid on a chemical basis, And if they’re

01:39:33,500	the same to split the order, it’s it’s up to you guys. I kind of like that idea. That’s what we’ve been doing in the past, and I think we should. There’s a precedent there already. For quite a while. There a motion Yeah. So.

01:39:56,200	What is your motion? What’s your emotion? Moves on first it, it could, it could be to accept the, uh the, uh, low bid perk. Uh, I, uh, per chemical basis and to split the order on any chemical that they are the same. So. I’m All salute 2nd 2nd Further discussion. Call the roll, please. I got Woodcox Munson Comm. Bitner Comm.

01:40:20,370	Schwab Chair Yes motion carried applicator bid. So, uh, that one we did receive as well. Uh, he did not fulfill all of the requirements that we placed On, uh, on ever the desire for The equipment, the work that we would like to be done or anything like that.

01:40:44,400	Uh, so it’s up to the board, but he It was not a it was not a bid that fulfilled all of the desires that we have. I believe the only he had was ornamental. Right away, though. If I read that That’s A. That’s a potential concern as well. Right.

01:41:07,370	It did like to speak to that, too, when it was kind of the scratch out what we wanted to do, And, they said, This is how we’re going to do it. Red. Well. That’s not how it works and minor work. You know we we bid things, according to the bid specifications. And if you can’t meet specifications, that’s That’s Why. You have specifications so I would move to reject the bid.

01:41:30,830	Second Motion to second for the discussion, Mr Chair. So. That means we don’t have an applicator, then. No. And. Uh, what’s our alternative? Part. I. Put it back up, You open the bid back up again.

01:41:48,000	Well, I think what we’re going to have to do is we’re going to just have a set up a fee schedule for this year and anybody that’s got time wants to step in. And his property license. That’s kind of where I’m looking at it now. Because of all this winning stuff. Everybody’s behind. So it’s It’s one of them things that, uh, I went back, and normally this stuff is bit out in November. So.

01:42:10,900	That is when we’re gonna start our bidding in November on this stuff. Can. We go a year without getting spraying. I Well. There’s a lot lot of farmers have called me and and they’ll Give us the chemical and whatever the cost share is and they’re gonna spray themselves. Most of them have been pretty understanding about it.

01:42:29,870	Except for one out of all Mr Chair. I had a Friend of mine is that I thought was qualified. Well, he was qualified, but he his license is expired over the years and for him to reapply it.

01:42:50,570	The the the restrictions on this being the weed officer were so tight that it would be a he’d have to go back to school for a year to get qualified, even though he had a degree in agronomy and something else, too. So I’d like to have a look at that. I don’t know how we can are those everybody got the same restrictions that they’re that tight. How can a farmer spray Uh, he is not qualified.

01:43:05,430	He didn’t have all those licenses, do they? We? We only, and they spray on their own property. Maybe, but we only have one chemical that We. Bring in that is a restricted use. So, you know, like milestone and and the and the stuff that most of the farmers use.

01:43:25,630	It’s not a restricted, but they still should read the label. For heaven’s sake. You would think But. We want to be legal, but we we don’t want to be over restricted that we can’t Find anybody that can do it Right. Well, I think you’re If. I may um are you Are? You talking about the application for the weed control officer? OK.

01:43:46,030	That’s a separate issue from the sprain because the weed control officer doesn’t do the spraying. He arranges the spraying and goes out and determines where, where need spraying. Where’s the Noxious weeds and whatnot.

01:44:08,800	So guys like me that spray do that under a license, and that license includes the ornamental the highway right away the You know pesticide certifications and whatever else, but it’s different from the So if we don’t need, officer if we don’t have a wet officer, we’re we do be legal. No, we do have wet officer that has started. Uh, we have a weed officer it it just got to the point where you have to say to yourself.

01:44:27,000	Where do these wheat officers come from? Somebody has to train him. So the last Two didn’t work out. And HR. Work with me outside of the box and we are training one. He went to work. Today. Pretty Gung ho. He’s studying to get his applicator license. He lives out in the morn area.

01:44:53,600	Had a farm knows a little bit about weeds, but Not enough. To be an applicator yet. So We want to send him probably to Ward County for a week. Because I believe Ward County. Um They do their own springing up there. I believe they do. I’m not sure. And have him tag along with them. And then there’s another.

01:45:22,000	Deal going on in Carrington in about a month. We have to train them because There’s a shortage of them. Where do they start and that’s Just the way it’s gonna have to play out on the Chair of the wheat board been in contact with them.

01:45:41,730	They’ll help out in any way we can so right as well. So the the thing about it is, is that, um Uh, it’s gonna take him a couple months to get a snuff. But Dropping everything on him and he hasn’t even got Any clues. You know it’s basically all the government goes about this stuff that wouldn’t be right. So I guess. Also I’m asking.

01:46:05,730	Is this going to be OK to send him to this training. We do have the funds in a weed account? Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. OK? So Plan of action, then for The applicator. Uh uh.

01:46:34,070	Are we gonna work with the Individual landowners, then kind of the plan, or I can call other counties OK? And see if maybe they may have this some people they can turn our weight. You know that need work. But Promising I. I have got to talk to the highway department because They have been after me to sign right away for the state highways and the interstate. Well, I can’t sign it if we don’t have an applicator. So.

01:46:58,530	I’m gonna have to tell them soon. That. Maybe. We can’t unless you got an idea on this thing. Yeah, I do. Um I think that we could kind of modify the bid proposal.

01:47:19,470	Uh, the bid request to, um include some of the smaller applicators, you know, because I, I think the thing was the The specification called You had to have three trucks and you had to have this is and thats and the whole thing And and then maybe there’s guys that might have two trucks.

01:47:36,070	Didn’t we go down there, you know, Um, but but I mean, if that’s if that’s an option, so that so that maybe we don’t want to pick just one if we know that we need three trucks. Then. You know, maybe higher. Three guys that got one truck, you know, because that might spread the You know maybe this this thing about the trucks. If you’re out spraying on right away. You’re gonna be on the road. You have to have a Flasher behind you.

01:47:57,530	You have to have one ahead, you know, flagging. When. You got your truck parked there. You just can’t be below the hill. So Two in the backup is basically we went with Auditor a judgment So. Yes, uh, Comm. Schwab and myself. We looked at the whole thing.

01:48:18,530	Um, in it when I was much younger, I was also I was a chemical applicator in Minnesota and North Dakota. So I kind of came from that world a little bit And, So. We both looked at it revamped it, Try to make it something more reasonable than with the last one was because, uh, Comm.

01:48:34,670	bit knew you’re correct and the requirements are quite stringent. And. Uh so we went through it. Try to make it something that was a good product. But Something. That was still a reasonable for the smaller guys to be able to come in and do And so I believe that we set it up to be a minimum of two trucks.

01:48:49,070	With the capability of 300 gallons per truck, so it’s something that’s not exorbitantly huge Mr Chair, I think Sure. Oh. I’m sorry. Um what We had a company that was spraying for us for 2030 years. What happened. They did not wish to continue. Yeah, they retired. Mr B. No I.

01:49:16,600	I was I was just thinking that if we could Spread it out a little bit. I understand the thing with the flagging and the and everything else but You know there’s just flat out not too many people out there that have a lot of rigs. I mean we we own a couple of spray rigs. Um But. Not enough to meet that either.

01:49:31,800	And. We’ve been We’ve been a commercial for the, uh, bid. Throw it back out there, And. In, the meantime, we’ll pursue other paths to Other options and leaning on some other counties or wherever we can. Find some more sport. Um I. I can do that. Along with Comm. Schwab. Uh However. I’m.

01:49:52,700	We might I’m in up over my head and budget right now, so I might have to be all to lean on to Comm. Schwab. More for that right at this time. Well. I think Comm. Woodcox. He asked what happened to the other Guy. Uh, that was fertile on and they he retired.

01:50:13,500	And he is was bought out in his customers buy I And. Of course, that contract went with it kinda And. I said. Well. We can’t handle that. Because. It’s not enough lead time. You know just all of a sudden dive into this thing. So The. Other thing is it looks like the lab program is gonna get approved again.

01:50:46,600	I think It is. OK? And. Then there was another $10,000 grant that I think, um Lee. Is taking care of working and he’ll be doing the budget for the Weed boards so that we meet the conditions to keep that little that lab program going You know? We can’t budget budget on it.

01:51:14,730	You know we have to have three mills. Three egg mills. And. He’s got to meet that goal. Yeah. Um so we’ll throw that back out for bid. Just just cuz, um Some other alternative remedies. In the meantime, any other business? Hearing on this meeting of the county board is