00:00:06,800	Good morning, everybody. We’ll Go ahead and call the, uh April meeting of the board of the burly, Clean Water Resource district to order When do you take roll call, please. Andrew smith here. Manager here. Manager Jones here. Here Chair here. We have a corn. We will proceed.

00:00:29,600	Move on to item number two approval of the last two meeting. We had two meetings in March. The regular board be, and then we had the special meeting on on a few items. We had two different meat minute packets there so Move to approve Mr Chair. OK got a motion to approve.

00:00:47,770	I’ll second The motion by Manager Jones second by manager Smith to approve both sets of meeting minutes. All those in favor say Aye. Motion passes minutes are approved. Moved on to amendments and approvals of the of the agenda this morning. Any changes additions, Mr Chair I got, uh Like one item to add to under the Sibly Island project.

00:01:13,170	Um Topic OK, Um, And it’s some, uh Changes to the special assessment of a couple of persons. OK the additional parcel discussion, OK? And. We will add that any other Changes this morning. If, not we entertain a motion for we’ll prove them. Agenda has amended Got a motion by Major Smith seconded by major bear to approve the agenda as amended. All those in favor say Aye.

00:01:45,130	Oppose. Motion passes agenda is approved as amended Comments from members of the public. That associated with a project not seeing any this morning. We can move on to McDonald. Then this morning and bear OK, um Yeah.

00:02:10,370	I’ve got just a couple quick comments on the easement negotiations, but before I do that I’d like to call on Dave Meyer. Uh, Talk about the need for a pickup. They had one of our pickups out there went to Went kaput and they’ve located a possible replacement at a pretty good price. So I’ll. Let Dave tell you about it. Morning. There’s this thing on. Sounds like now. We’re good. Good morning.

00:02:33,130	Um yeah, just really quick. Um I won’t give a little back story. Um As you are aware some of the equipment out of McDowell Dam is Park District, Bismarck parks and recreation District property, and some of it’s the burly county water resource District property.

00:02:50,000	It’s a good mixture of of things there, that kind of cross in between, and fitting those two categories. Pretty much all of the pickups. At McDowell Dam, our park district property mowers, tractor. We have a We bought a small little, uh, hub truck. Um with, uh, water Resource district property that are used out on on the property. The pickup in question is one of the park district property.

00:03:15,800	Um Park districts. Um, pickups. It’s an It’s Got a cracked frame on it. Um We have looked at it. And Decided that we can’t repair it. Um In talking with Mr robinson.

00:03:38,000	He would prefer not to have a a new pickup out at McDowell Dam just for the variety of things that we do with the pickups out there. Um, this pickup would replace the park district pickup. Um, as I had mentioned to to manager Bear. Kind of an odd opportunity. Something showed up out at surplus that we could get a hold of, uh, we don’t have it budgeted for in Park District Park district funds for this year. Um, but See the seeing this opportunity.

00:04:00,800	We think it would be a great thing, So. I just mentioned to, um, manager vinegar that you know. Could We talk about this and see if it’s something that that the water water resource District would be interested in purchasing four Mcdell Dam.

00:04:16,200	Um, the plan for it would be to replace the pickup that’s owned by the park district. During the winter we put the plow blade on it. Uh and clear the the roadway during the summer, Mr Robinson would plan to use his truck to get some of the back areas. The truck is not a brand new truck. This is 1988 86 GMC four wheel Drive pickup.

00:04:35,630	It’s a rug. It’s a one ton pickup. It’s rugged, uh and for its age, It is in very good shape. Um Our mechanic has looked at it. We’ve had it. We’ve picked it up from surplus. Just. They. Let us take things to to test them out. Check them out. Have them have a mechanics.

00:04:51,100	Look them over. It runs. Good. Um We could possibly get it for about $3500. Right now something like that, Um, out in the general markets over $10,000. So, um Talking to our mechanic. Like I said. It’s in good shape parts are not an issue with it being the type of truck it is.

00:05:12,800	It’s not like It’s one that’s going by the wayside, and it’s hard to get those parts. This is a a commonly available pick up with parts readily available for it. Uh, so we’re feeling confident that it’s something that we can have out there for a long time.

00:05:31,470	Um Just wanted to bring it up and and and see if the board Would be interested in purchasing that. If not we can try and make it work through the General fund with with Park district funds and it then it would maintain as a park district. Uh, equipment. But. Uh, I just wanted to touch base with you guys on this. It Brady.

00:05:49,100	I’m fine with go ahead with that purchase. It’s Oh, Randy, how many miles On the pickup or has it turned? It’s only 57,000 miles on it? Is it a flatbed, or is it? No? It’s a standard box? So, would we be buying it? It would be Uh, in in in our name? Yes it being in water Resource district property,

00:06:08,470	then. Which brings up a Make sure we look into the insurance thing and the insurance thing and Then do we have a current list? Um What you own and what we own. We. Do. We do maintain that And. Every year we update the insurance list. Um, we just went through it actually.

00:06:31,900	So? Yeah. Have. You talked to our insurance. We have not yet. No. This is this is just developed in the last Probably in less than a week. Um, that we we saw this opportunity we check out at surplus for many things, um, quite often just to see what opportunities there are for for the Park district to extend the

00:06:53,770	extend our dollars. Uh, in this. This popped up so Yeah. In the motion. Yeah. Can. I ask just curiosity. Is there any salvage value that other pickup in in what? What’s gonna happen that just park it off, and, uh Drive it over a surplus or get it the surplus and well it being it being Bismarck parks and

00:07:15,670	recreation District property, we would we have a process to dispose of equipment. Occasionally. Well, actually, annually we go through the, uh, the city police auction and we find equipment. We get our board to approve disposal of equipment. That’s over a certain value. They approve that and then we put it in the police auction.

00:07:36,570	And if if somebody finds value to it, they purchase it that way, if not it I see. Paint on our our mechanics assessment of it. It could go that route or it could just end up getting scrapped and we’d get scrap metal price for it. So OK? Unless Kathleen wants to put in a bid.

00:07:57,200	I would make a motion. That. Uh, we expend the 3500 for, uh, the pick up and then and then have, uh, Dave take care of the insurance. Uh, arrangements second. In. Just one further question on insurance that would go into your blanket insurance. What would it be an individual insurance problem? Um I would have to defer.

00:08:19,670	I’m not sure how the how the water resource district. I think it’s the end of the ender? Yeah through the water resource policy. Through the Insurance Reserve Fund. Yeah. OK, right. We have a motion by manager Bear and a second by manager Jones to, uh, purchase approved the purchase of a vehicle for McDowell Dam.

00:08:45,270	And you so you guys would do that and just go into our our monthly regular billing for next month. Whenever that comes. It’s a good question. I was gonna ask that that same thing. Um as you guys are aware as a Managing agency.

00:09:01,930	We budget annually for the Water research district and where that would go out of the the dollar amount that we have, We would be over. We can do that. We think that we’ll still stay in the black across water research district. There’s other areas that we Annually are under just that one line item that one line item will be over.

00:09:21,570	Um, so the other part of that discussion is that they? You have administrative fee that goes on top of all the other invoices right? And, So count pennies to a certain extent, but it’s under 25% on top of it. I don’t know that that one would have it because we’re not bidding it out. Um We’re just purchasing something.

00:09:37,630	So, so I, don’t I don’t know And. I’ll talk with our our finance director about that, Because this one I. I mean I. Don’t see why we would apply in 25% fee or or the 5% fee for the purchase of that kind of, um it just doesn’t to me that doesn’t seem like that’s necessary.

00:09:53,600	It’s not like we’re going through all the paperwork for processing quotes and and that kind of stuff. Because the other way would be to get a check. I imagine somehow over to You guys to give to surplus, but I think I think we can handle it through our general budget. I think we’ll be fine.

00:10:15,030	Casey has guaranteed me that, uh, That the, uh chip seal came in under budget. We were just talking before. We were just talking before he said it it It came in. Good, So. I. Think. We’re gonna we’re gonna balance so it should be all right, OK? Any more discussion. Kathleen. Do, You have a question? No, no OK, it’s been answered. Thank you OK We do a motion.

00:10:32,600	When do you take roll call Vote, please. Andrew smith. Yes. Andrew re. Yes. Manager Jones. Yes. Yes Chair. Yes motion passes. Forward. Right. Anything else, Dave. Just a quick update for McDonald Dam. Um The ice is off. We already have some kayakers out there. Um, we don’t have the docks in yet.

00:10:59,900	We’re we’re gonna get started on on gearing up for some of that stuff. The bathrooms are ready to go. Once. We turn things on. So, um, our plan with our plumbers across the district and to include McDowell Dam is to start next week with turning water on for the bathroom facilities.

00:11:21,370	Um so Slowly, everything will start opening up here, with the weather turning after this weekend, so we should be in good shape there. Good deal. Thank you. Regarding, the supplemental water supply project out at McDowell Dam, uh, been in discussion with the two landowners involved there were searching, seeking easements from and had a really good conversation with the with the northern landowner and he, uh he’s taking some time to think

00:11:47,870	about our our offer. And, Um the, uh, this the more Southern landowner, um, had some issues, uh, with the location of a of a air release valve. In in the It’s currently, uh, was plotted in a kind of in the middle of the field that that is farmed. And. So.

00:12:09,900	We’ve we? We? We’ve moved that location kind of out of the way for him. And. Um, and then he He also wanted some trees removed, Um, in the southwest corner, and, uh, I don’t think there’s anything that that that you know we can do for them just because of the cost, but, uh, we are in discussions with them, and

00:12:28,470	Travis is gonna meet, um, out there with them at four o’clock on on Friday of this week. So, So. Travis isn’t here but but thank you to Travis for taking up.

00:12:44,630	It’s gonna be some of his weekend to to to meet with these folks and and And that farmers are gonna be out there, too. Just to talk about, um things the the way we could complete the project that would benefit his farming operation. So. Uh, bottom line is, Uh uh Negotiations are are are moving ahead and the informal negotiations negotiations are proceeding nicely in my mind at this point.

00:13:10,000	Um, the only other thing I had to report was, uh, we still waiting on that, uh, water flow simulation data. And. Uh uh, I know, I know that, uh Sibley Islands kept the Houston busy, but we would like to get that completed as as as soon as we can get a get a good look at that. That’s all I have.

00:13:29,800	Thanks randy Any questions for andy Dan. No one thing, Mr Chair. Yeah. We’ve got some data. Randy and I’ve talked about the simulation and as soon as we get some time, we’ll put the simulation into the spreadsheet that we recovered. That was ancient, so to speak. Um, the other one. I’ll. Just mention it now because it’s an opportune time.

00:13:45,400	Uh, we did complete the submittal for the state water plan for both Mcdow Dam and Sibley. So. They have been submitted. It’s an electronic submittal. Um, we do have copies. I think I sent copies out to the board. Um, when you can put it in the book next week. Or next month.

00:14:02,400	I should say, but, um those have been completed and they were before the deadline, so Good. All right. Thanks Michael. Anything else on McDonald’s Dam this morning. Thanks, Randy. We can move on to next item, the financial reports. Mr Chair board members of Page seven and eight is the balance sheet for, um through March 31st. I’ll go through some of the detail.

00:14:23,230	We started out, uh, the month of March with a balance of $2,057,047.47 in her checking Account, um, We pay bills in the amount of $49,691.72. We had an income of $453,026.65, which Contained about 353,000 in real estate tax. Um, Special Assessment and O and M fund collections were near a little over 74,000.

00:14:54,900	We did have the reimbursement for SIB the island effort through the state of North Dakota in 18,000. Um With all that we ended up also, we had some state aid in there, as well as income ending balance in the checking account. $2,460,382.40. Our Reserve Fund balance did increase by $3405.50.

00:15:24,100	If you pay attention month to month on the on our asset list, You’ll see some changes we are going through that balancing process. Uh, Wendy’s doing that, and so you’ll you’ll notice some changes. Um, as we go from month to month there, but Um, with that I would just Offer a motion to approve as presented Don’t move second.

00:15:46,530	We got a motion by a manager re seconded by manager vinegar to approve this month’s balance sheet. When. Do you take roll Call vote, please. Andrew Smith. Yes. And, yes, Andrew Jones. Yes and yes, Chair Yes motion passes balance sheet is accepted.

00:16:11,600	Continued on mr Chair profit and loss statement is is and budget year to date is shown on pages nine and 10 in the packet again. Just, uh, notice from month to month. There are some Changes in and maybe some redistribution of funds just to get up to get everything accurate as far as O and M counts and special assessment accounts. Um, but with that I move for approval as presented Second A.

00:16:32,700	Motion by Marie second by manager Jones to accept and approve the profit and loss for this month. When you take roll Call Vote, please. Andrew Smith? Yes. Man? Yes. Andrews. Yes. And your vinegar? Yes, Chair. Yes, motion passes. Mr Chair board members. Item C under financial reports. Um, I Did Wendy did share. Um, some investment options for our funds.

00:17:00,200	Um and these would be Short term CDs, is is what the proposal would be, um, a couple of different options were presented there. They’re very similar, Um, they do leave operating funds. Um, available for our typical operating cost.

00:17:24,400	You know, the The terms are It’s kind of a ladder proposal where you have multiple different terms anywhere from three months to 12 months. Um so Um And they would come out of both the General Fund and reserve fund but again would not put us at risk. In my opinion of of Having to cash these in for any any type of expenditures.

00:17:45,070	Without all open it up for any or That you open it up for any discussion or questions. So that in the additional document, Dennis he had the two options in one just would be would be a little bit larger investment that option one then. OK, right, well option option One is these more in the in the balances, right? Yeah, OK.

00:18:07,500	And when talking to the bank that they recommend anything as far as we did not. They, just, uh, just give them I kind of like, I don’t know. Just looking at that 6 to 8 month that 5.1% Mr Chair. Do. We have actual start dates. On any of our projects coming up. I mean it.

00:18:34,630	Sibley Island has been kind of a ball in the air for a number of years and that would go to bed. You know later in the year, I would say it would be probably a minimum of six months out before we’d end up any type of cash flow significant cash flow to and probably closer to nine months.

00:18:51,730	Yeah. I believe that the Chair is absolutely correct and we’re we invest it. Like that six month. So just just to be clear if you’re looking at those tables, um The options are kind of a ladder CD process where you have multiple different C DS, uh, at various durations so that you’re having money kind

00:19:16,230	of funneled through Mhm and so Um The interest rates if you look from anywhere from 3 to 12 months are essentially the same. And, So I. Guess. That would be my thought process since I have multiple ones that you know one would come to in three months. One would come.

00:19:37,770	A couple would come due in six months and a couple would come due in 12 months. Then you mean you again? You get that revolving effect and and don’t sort yourself cash. Not that we would, anyway, I don’t think but Just a option one leads a little bit more in our our funds.

00:19:56,400	Option two is more investing and and you know, these are two example options again. They don’t have to be the final answer and I would be in favor of doing your suggestion. Couple of three months. Couple at six months. Couple at Nine or 12 months. Um If. We’re talking about bidding. S sometime.

00:20:20,670	Late summer early fall. We should be in good shape. And I did. I did a little research on my own. And. Quite frankly, you came up with the best rates in town. So Well. It was one phone call, so I can’t take a lot of credit. So King out of those two options listed here does one And.

00:20:47,700	We have one that option. One leads balances of 800,000 in general and 700 in reserve is that that meets with my approval. I will make the motion to do so. No second. OK? Got a motion by Manager Jones second by manager Bear to move forward with Option one as presented When do you take roll call Vote, please.

00:21:11,130	Andrew smith. Yes. Manager. Yes. Manager. Yes, yes, Chair. Yes. Motion passes, so just to sum up here, we’ll get that taken care of and and share back any, uh, details with the board next month, OK? Thanks, Dennis. All right? Any other questions regarding any of that.

00:21:42,070	If not we can move on to drainage permits and complaints this morning, Kathleen Goetz was closed and our our meeting in March. Uh, grass lake. I drove up again this weekend. It’s still kind of a mud hole. I don’t see any major. Dirt move. But. I can’t get to the site that Hypothetically. There was something moved or taken out. Um And checking with, uh, our Chair.

00:22:11,670	Being that the meandering Law has gone away. I’ve been trying to get a hold of John vows to find out What the elevation of that lake really should be. So far I’ve been on successful at doing that, so that’s gonna be open for a while. Then we have a A? Uh, just real quick.

00:22:35,400	Uh, Michael when I talked to Kathleen about was maybe having If. Travis, meet Kathleen and we can get a hold of the individual who filed the complaint just to go. What? What, do you? What do you want? What? Is he seeing out there as far as where he thinks he put the three range.

00:22:52,470	I think they’re critical point to Kathleen’s, Um, discussion is that We don’t know what he did, and I’m not sure based on conversation. If you go out there, you’ll be able to identify exactly what was done. So if you’re complaining about something, you should be able to point out the specific action that occurred and where it was at and and the second point and I don’t understand.

00:23:11,200	And. Maybe. The board needs to think about. Making some kind of compliance to this. This happened in November of 23. The complaint was filed December 31st of 23. I received the complaint in February. Um With what little snow. We had. If. There was dirt moved.

00:23:37,930	It’s probably sunk into some type of ridge it does in my yard every year. So I’ve talked to Mr johnson a couple of times on the phone to let him know that we’re not forgetting him.

00:23:58,970	Uh, but at this time, even when we can get in there, and I will take somebody from Houston and I’ll Ask roger to accompany us as well. Will have to see what we really see. Yeah. Yeah. If you want to go out there, too? Roger dealt with these things before. Yeah. Yeah. Well. He has a certain degree that I don’t have right. OK, I appreciate that. All right? OK, Well. I think, Casey. You have something to the Morning.

00:24:24,330	Casey with the county Highway department. We talked with a few people around the area, asking them back in the nineties. What had originally happened. And the down the claims. Granted. It’s hard to verify everything. But.

00:24:47,800	The claims were the people that lived on the South and east side of Grass Lake did not like the level of the water where I was at and that the water is backing up and affecting their lands and We don’t know who but somebody dug it out and let it go, and the downstream landowner wasn’t the most appreciative of that, uh, going through there, so that’s part of the complaint that went to

00:25:07,700	the state in 97 and getting that all of it established talking with some of the grass like township people. Now it sounds like it’s some of the similar things from back then. So. We don’t know who went out there and and dug it out. But it sounds like It was the same thing. They.

00:25:29,170	They want the water level? They want that down, so it’s not affecting their land and be be able to use it more than what it’s being able to be used. Today is some of the explanation we got from what past history in there, so OK, All right, thanks. Yeah.

00:25:49,930	OK and the other one is, uh, the shaft. Excuse me, Um Mrs had a neighbor who planted A lot of trees right in the drain way. There is over 25. I’m sure And we did send him out a letter. David sent him on a letter. Giving him a timeline of May Of this year to get it moved.

00:26:16,300	Now considering the soil conditions. Um We may have to extend that 90 days. Because right now. I can’t take my garden tractor on my own lawn without denting it up. And. I would imagine it would be worse than that drainage area. I drove up on Saturday. To, take a look and If someone removed dirt It’s not visible. So.

00:26:45,430	All I can do is wait until that dries out. Um Excuse me. Sh. Um yeah, He’s got way too many trees. Right in the drain field. So Will I have talked to Mr Scoff. His neighbor agreed to moving him. So all I can do is keep checking on it.

00:27:15,230	OK? I guess Mr Chair from the standpoint that you’re in your April meeting in May 1st occurs before your next meeting. Um, it may be prudent, just giving conditions to send Mr beam. The gentleman who planted the trees, a 30 Day extension. Just so that it’s not, um, a violation of the board’s order. That set out there. I mean Granted.

00:27:33,400	It can be a kind of a gentleman’s agreement if you want to call it that to to extend it, but it might be nice for the record just to have a letter to him that said the board recognizes spring conditions and extended to June 1st. Consensus on that.

00:27:48,930	OK and I guess because Dave sent the last letter, Dave, I would probably toss it back to you to write that extension. OK. Thank you My question is Because we’re supposed to get a ton of rain this weekend. We just extend it to June 1st, or shall we give him until July, 1st. So we don’t have to do this. Every meeting.

00:28:11,830	I haven’t been out there. I. Guess I don’t know what the conditions are out there exactly, But I mean it was a It was a fairly dry spring overall, but overall it was so I mean I think you and first still seems reasonable. It’s These aren’t huge trees. From. What. I, Remember.

00:28:28,170	They’re newly planted, so I don’t think it should take too long to do it. So all right, just Food for thought, OK? OK, Thank you, Kathleen. June 1st. All, right? Anything else this morning, Katherine, not underage. OK. Unless. Somebody has a surprise for me. OK, thank you. If not we can move on to projects this morning.

00:28:53,900	First. One out there is Sibly Island, so General, sir, we can certainly fill in here and I know we have some people that would like to visit or approach board, too. So, um For things. The cost share agreement with the Department of Water resources. We did get together with, um with staff and and their legal counselors.

00:29:14,170	There was one item If you recall last meeting where we crossed out and signed and initialed and then signed it and sent it back and they did not accept that amendment to the agreement. I had a discussion with them.

00:29:31,870	Um and I think it’s still in their court to get back to us with how they officially are going to respond, You know based on that discussion. And it. It’s all within deification and who pays what bills lawyer bills? Simplifying it. Don’t Scree, uh, cringe too much. Dave When. I talk about this Certainly correct me if I say anything wrong, but that’s still in process, I guess to sum that up.

00:29:49,330	Um, we do as a result of our march, 22 meeting letters were sent out April 25th. Uh 5:30 P.m. at the Bismarck Public Library is the is the public hearing for the assessment district.

00:30:12,630	Um Deadline to vote is June 10th 2024, and there’s options in the letters that went out on a couple different ways to vote. Um There were a couple of Uh, we’ve received a couple or a few calls, I guess on, you know, with some questions. There are two parcels in and mike handed out hard copies to the board members this morning.

00:30:34,530	That need to be corrected as far as the assessments for those particular parcels, and that is the item we added to the agenda I would like, I guess we need to act on these and get these letters sent out. So they the parcel owners are aware of these changes to their assessment values. Um And, so maybe just diverging right there.

00:30:51,630	I would make a motion that we approve these letters as presented. For the Chair to sign and to send out to these parcel owners with that assessment, district or assessment amount change. I would second that motion by manage reep, seconded by manager Jones to a proven, uh, send out these these two additional letters as part of the special assessment. One question.

00:31:12,400	I do have, uh, for Dennis and michael this morning before we vote on this is do we always have to send this to the county? Yes. It’s kind of a now was the discussion. Why. It’s board action, the board actually certified the original assessment district.

00:31:28,900	So therefore, modifications have to be certified by the board and a copy of this letter will be sent to the county auditor as part of the part of that process, amending that, OK, it is Kathleen. You agree, I? I. Do I have a question for Michael if it goes to the county auditor, does it automatically go to? Um the tax? Uh, director as well. It’ll go to LV Meyer as well. Yes.

00:31:50,400	I just want to make sure that and then just FY I the publication for the, um public notice will be in the paper this Saturday and it will be corrected for these two changes. OK, OK just so let you know the publication will be, uh, corrected, so or Based on current action. Alright.

00:32:11,730	Any other questions from the On the motion. OK, if not when do you take? Roll Call Vote, please? Yes, yes. And, yes, Yes. Chair land. Yes, motion passes. Thank you. OK? Uh, one thing regarding the Meeting Room two When the Si.

00:32:41,200	You reached out and talked or had some correspondence with the library they are looking into, or they will provide us with Audio visual is things that they have So. OK. We still have some microphones We’ll have supporting. We’ll Make Sure. We have good audio visual at the meeting and is that on Dakota access as well? No? No, no, no, no, that will not be recorded.

00:32:59,570	Mr Chair Dakota access obviously doesn’t have the ability to record at the library. Um, one of the ones that we’re gonna need discussion on is to, um Putting the, uh if you wanna call it the messaging or the PowerPoint together, um, because they age in the history of this, we want to go through as many items as we can.

00:33:16,000	And I’ve already started to put together a list of frequently asked questions from prior projects so that we can address some of those, um, on the presentation side, um, in advance to hopefully allow more time for, uh, individuals to speak to other issues that may arise. So thank you. If anything else does.

00:33:39,070	Uh, we can see. No, I think can be great if we heard from them. OK? Members of the public. Morning. Can to state your name. Good morning. Hold on jesse, Hand guard I at 445 Glenwood Drive.

00:34:03,630	Or at least that is my physical address, depending on the mailings that varies from 405 to South 12th Street, Uh and that brings up my first, uh, item. I’m Of concerned about inconsistencies in the quality stuff that’s being sent out as far as documents and that, um Start off with last January, the first mailing Mailing came out. Lo and behold, documents were included. Separate mailing is sent out includes documents.

00:34:28,730	I understand things happen so fast forward to this time. Same thing. Letter sent out actual documents sent out the letter. It’s supposed to be in there for individual allow individuals to vote is not included. Separate mailing goes out with that. Um as far as the documents that were sent out. No question as to why Why. There was color changes.

00:34:51,170	I mean it may seem like something simple, but You look at the actual map of the parcels. And the colors designate. What risk you are and what you’re gonna pay. You look at the actual spreadsheet listing the parcels by landowner. A different color scheme. And it’s very confusing. And. Uh, I’m talking like I’m.

00:35:13,570	You know I’m able to decipher, but we have to consider our whole population. Who’s rating this and what And. The other thing is with the mailing. Is that as you know, We just went through an audit. Our mail system is a complete joke. Down there. We’re lucky if we see male some weeks, one time a week.

00:35:34,100	Just Last week I received a mail that had been or a letter that had been mailed 28 days earlier. I mean and it’s to sort of depend on that is I mean it’s it’s not realistic. Um The other the other one on the actual documents is I was and this is more just more of a clarification or one.

00:35:56,930	My observation is that, uh, On the actual ballot. Um It lists the Landowners in the parcel number, but there’s no mention of the actual number of votes or what is gonna be represented by each one.

00:36:20,400	And The point I’m going to with this is that I’m currently just with these other discrepancies in that, So Once again, we’re gonna We’re gonna rely on somebody to transpose these over and grab these numbers, And. Hopefully. This is gonna be correct when it comes to count the ballots or I sure would rather seen the actual number of votes. Per parcel on that sheet. So. The individual knew what they were getting as well.

00:36:41,230	So I just wanted to point that one out. Um Quick question on. I assume since this hasn’t changed. This is still a not a certifiable levy, according to FEMA, Correct. Correct, OK? And. Uh, reason I. Bring that up is I’m troubled by that, too, Because. That means it doesn’t meet minimum government standards.

00:37:06,330	So we’re being asked to pay for something. That. We still don’t know the actual amount of And it’s going to do nothing for our federal flood insurance rates because FEMA won’t recognize it as As a certified levy. Just a point there.

00:37:32,400	Um Next one I’ll go back to is that, uh I brought up on the last year is that, uh, Um Still trying to digest how we can be. We’re we’re showing point to your mouth. We’re showing a protection area over 1270 acres. But. Yet. This is being assessed by, uh, property owners in approximately 231 acres. Meaning it’s south of 48th in between Washington and 12th Avenue.

00:38:00,600	But your your own Predictions slash projections are show this projection going or protection going all the way up to Cottonwood Lake and I realized. I know there was assessment done. With the MC on that. One corner of the Southeast corner and where individuals were assessed. I’m not asking them to be assessed again. But there’s a lot of other individuals farther north.

00:38:19,400	And to the east that are not paying for this. Protection, so wanted to bring that up. Um Uh, second. Another. One is that, uh, With the And order in the latest mailing that you haven’t secured all the easements, um I find that troubling as well.

00:38:42,400	I mean if if we’re gonna go forward Does that mean we get to the point where we’re just gonna do an eminent domain on the last individual. Down there. And I. I I think everybody is always troubled by when that comes to could potentially come to that point where We have states slash county government telling people what they what is best for them on their own private property.

00:39:01,570	So I just wanted to state that as well. Um Last one I had is, uh As. I look at the looked at numerous times at the maps and the percentage flood ratings and who is designated as what? And look at the topography and etcetera. And then you compare it to the aerial photographs that were taken at 2011.

00:39:26,530	There’s a lot of discrepancies, and I think I think that goes back to the fact that I’ve heard from a few people is that Um A. Lot of this was groundwater. And the troubling part for me with that is that if it’s groundwater, a levee works two ways it holds water on both sides.

00:39:49,000	So if we’re having groundwater issues this levy potentially is just gonna People groundwater in that area. So Just a bunch of points that I wanted to bring up that I’ve noticed. And.

00:40:07,270	Um, Unfortunately, I won’t be able to be here on the 25th of April and it’s got work commitment out of state, but I just want to bring those up and hopefully those will be addressed and Oh great for more information for you guys. Thank you? Thank you. Thank you. Want. A. Couple of those. Um, thanks for the comments. I. Appreciate it.

00:40:29,000	It’s too bad You can’t be there on on the 25th, but, um yeah, We’ve gotten some feedback on you know, just some discrepancies and, you know Parts of the, uh, package being missing, And so we’re addressing those as we’re made aware, Um, we definitely aware the mailing issue.

00:40:46,770	That’s why we did extend it out to beyond what’s required for the turnaround time on the vote, and then in between the public hearing, so definitely a concern and we’ll definitely be monitor that as we go forward, we did for what landowners that had emails. I think we sent those out via email as well or at least a notice that you Is that correct. There were a couple.

00:41:03,400	Um, actually, you mean back to the mailing list? It’s interesting because yeah, we forgot to include the route stamped return envelope. What. We found out interesting after sending the stamp return envelope out is that people were getting the stamp return envelope before they got the larger packet, which goes to your point about the mailing That stuff’s not getting there when it needs to be there. How it’s Sordid.

00:41:20,270	Whatever you want to call it So? Yeah? We’re we’re addressing those comments as they come through visited with a number of people on that, Uh, there were several people that got the Mailing. Ballot with a simple envelope, but they didn’t get the larger packet because they’re no longer in the assessment district.

00:41:36,530	So we’ve been in contact with everybody, Uh, but to your point and all your questions are all valid. Um, that’s what I mentioned earlier in the meeting here that we will put together frequently asked questions and, um At the end of that presentation that will be posted On the board website and then there’ll be a summary of the meeting.

00:41:57,300	Um, typically the or I shouldn’t say meeting. Technically. The board isn’t meeting they’ll probably post it because her, uh, because most of the board members will be there, but there’ll be no action by the, uh, the board itself, but we will also pose the frequently asked questions and a summary of the meeting.

00:42:13,100	So to your point and the questions that you raised, Um I’m aware of most of them, I jotted them all down and we will be addressing those one at a time, but I want to talk, though from the general public perspective on the certification of the levy. The Levy is being designed Her Levy standards FEMA standards. So.

00:42:33,600	It will function as a, uh, design levy for FEMA purposes. It does not have the required free board, Burly County and the city of Bismarck when they adopted the 20 ft plan. It’s a plan based on the actual 2011 event for protection. Um It does not provide FEMA certified protection. However properties located behind that levee.

00:42:57,470	We get a reduced Um, flood insurance rate. Because of the existence of the levy. They will not be Um, get to the point where they don’t have to have flood insurance, but they will get a reduced rate. And that goes to the city of Bismarck’s, uh, CRS program as well as others.

00:43:15,070	So, uh, just to kind of address that side of the question, But. Yeah. We will, uh, look at all the questions that you brought forward and, uh, they’ll be responses at the, uh, at the public hearing.

00:43:28,570	Uh, since you can’t be there at some point in time you wanna get me your email address? I’ll make sure to independently email that to you so Yeah. I just want to reaffirm I. I did want to address that. You know the comment about the non certified FEMA Levy. It’s It’s still a good levy.

00:43:45,330	I just I want to reaffirm that just because it doesn’t meet free board requirements is the main reason it doesn’t meet FEMA standards, and that’s back to the burly county 20 FT plan. The other thing you mentioned, um, Groundwater, um, received another call from one of your neighbors, Same topic and and you know, that’s what happened in 2011. It was a groundwater issue for that particular land. Maybe for yourself as well.

00:44:04,230	I’m not sure but Um, that’s true, right? And so this levy Doesn’t have the capacity to protect the ground against groundwater. No. What, I will say is that 2011 vent was hopefully unique in the fact that it was so long and it takes a while for that water table to to, you know, equalize on both sides of the levee and so on a shorter

00:44:24,670	duration flood. I believe the levee still has quite a bit of value. Even for those scenarios, Um Perfect world, you know? Yeah. It’s not gonna protect everything, but it is protection. It. I am Cindy Venous 4841 Willow Oaks Road.

00:44:58,800	And my husband and I own three partials that are in this, um, area and I do have about eight different questions, and I’m gonna address them as just a question. I, don’t if you can’t answer them now I totally understand. That’s what the public’s hearings for, however, I think it will. Some of these will fall into what Mike says.

00:45:16,400	You can have the answer ready, and I think they would be concerns that some of my fellow neighbors also would have. I am not speaking for everybody. In the neighborhood. I Am speaking for our household, Um But. The. First thing is if it goes forward with the Yes, I have some questions there.

00:45:39,800	So the access to the Levy, Uh, for a TV S dirt bikes. Snowmobiles. Is There Gonna be gates locking gates so that they can’t get on to it. Um, because clearly signs don’t work. And. If you look at any of the ditches in the county.

00:46:01,670	Those Forms of entertainment, um, do damage and I can only imagine what that dike would look like if there was not gates or something to prohibit them going on, because clearly signs don’t work, and then I did see a little line in there that says, um, there was some maintenance money put in.

00:46:25,170	But how often does that get replenished? And, who pays that continuing forward? Um And who’s responsible to check the levies? I mean let’s say the it’s a yes and it goes through and it’s built who actually goes back there and checks on him. And. How often is it just one something is foreseen. And, then we don’t have time to fix it or repair it.

00:46:43,000	And then I kind of was interested, and I heard a little bit of a reply, but the projects start time and then from the project start time, when is the completion time? I mean? What kind of a time frame? Are we looking at And then, um, I’m gonna go on to the next question. Which would be if there was a breach.

00:47:04,270	You know we’ve all seen or at least I have the Breaches in these levees from different towns, different communities, different states. And once that happens, of course, everything that it was supposed to protect is no longer so. Who watches for that. And.

00:47:29,800	What is the response time for that, because the minute it breaches those of us that paid to have it done. Are, the first ones impacted. And who supplies the pumps and the fuel. We were down there in 2011, and, um, I believe if somebody wants to correct me, they sure can.

00:47:51,130	But for my, um, remembering it was Ernie Zentz tractor that was put back there by the breeze and us in the neighborhood kept filling, Um, the fuel and Arnie was watching it and the neighbors, I believe the breeze. Um gentlemen were watching it.

00:48:10,530	I’m You know if we’re paying for all this, and if there is a pump, because, um, I believe, michael Gun said at one time, or he said it to me that there can be there’s an You know there’s there can be a pump put there well can be And.

00:48:31,130	Is there one sitting somewhere with a tag on it that says symbol for Sibley Park is a whole another question at the time of need, Where would it be? And? What is the response for that, and Um again who pays for the breach repairs. Is that then gonna come back to the same people that paid to put the levy up? Or is that allocated differently? I mean, these are all questions that before we vote, I think we need some answers to these And. Then.

00:48:54,070	I’m gonna move on to the, um 12th Street and 48th Avenue and Jerry. Thank you for being here on behalf of the county commissioners. I appreciate that. Um So the county from what I recall and I believe my country mentioned this to me, too, that the county wants this job would be complete.

00:49:17,530	The County has two years to raise 12th Street and 48th Avenue. So during that time We are still 100% unprotected from 12 Street flooding. Correct. Because Our property. The. Little bit of that broke in in the very back corner and the ones that flooded my neighbors to the direct south of me.

00:49:46,400	They didn’t come from the Washington’s Park area. They came from 12th Street and again the National guard photos can show you that, um So Again. We would be paying for a dike or a levy whatever it’s referred to, but during those two years if something happened, we are still 100% unprotected. And.

00:50:12,530	Then at that point Um Would in order to save South Bismarck, would you then come down and put another dike on 48th Avenue that happened in 2011 to literally box us in because that protected South Bismarck and we are the second house behind that. So.

00:50:37,670	We have concerns about You know it’s not that we just all wanna be na negative neighborhoods, but I think we have genuine concerns, at least our household and I know when our neighbors hear these things, they will have the same concerns.

00:51:00,070	I assume So That’s That’s a big thing, and then when it does come to 12th and 48th, and I know that doesn’t fall under your jurisdiction because that would be county and roads and all the different things But again. We Wanna make intelligent votes at this point for this project, but not knowing where’s that money coming from for those roads and streets? Um, are we listen, and first I’m gonna back up. Thank you for recording these because you may not see some of our faces here, but My household.

00:51:18,770	We. Watch him diligently as we do the county commission meetings. So in listening to the county commission meetings and, um, just the nature of The world. All of our townships are I don’t want to say broke for that sounds, but but we’re all low on funds. And. So. If. If.

00:51:43,400	This project is gonna go and we do the dikes. Where’s the money for that gonna go. Is it gonna come to the same people that built the dike again? That’s protecting South Bismarck. But now We have to pay for 12th and 48th and get assessed those taxes as well.

00:52:07,130	So And that that’s that’s some of mine and if you do come down and put a dike On 48th in like you did like happened. I shouldn’t say you cause some of you are new faces, but like it happened and we were behind the dike. We weren’t allowed to cross the dyke. And.

00:52:26,600	We were out of our homes for three days before the date got even put up. And. Now. If. It’s there’s a dike behind us. I do see A. Real problem with the dyke being there. And. Then again. Um I I pretty. I. Wanna reiterate everything that Jesse said in regard to the groundwater, our particular household it was 100% groundwater.

00:52:51,130	We didn’t have anything coming through everything we had was, um, just a little bit of groundwater. We had no flood claims. We have letters from the insurance company that we don’t have any flood claims. The aerial pictures from the National Guard which were phenomenal, and we’re very thankful for Job that they did during that time, too, anyway.

00:53:12,030	Every partial was affected differently down there. There’s I. I mean we were down there during that whole time, And. It is incredible. How one end which, when you’re walking doesn’t appear to be that much. But there is difference and I get that, But we were all Um, affected differently.

00:53:32,970	And so the little bit of the cookie cut of this is how it’s gonna be and in my particular case, if we were to have to pump our groundwater because we got a dike here, and we got the dyke on 48th Avenue.

00:53:54,230	We are two hosts in from Back from 48th Avenue onto Willow Oaks Road, where two houses in that makes us the probably There’s only one house farther from from the dike than us. Where. Would. We pump our water to our neighbor that’s already flooding.

00:54:16,500	You know so to get my water out of our property, which was 100% our problem in 2011, and I assume it will be again because if we’re talking groundwater, and this doesn’t affect anything Who’s gonna. How. Do. We get our ground water over the dike as one. My gun, talked earlier and started the, uh, the last meeting and said, we have the opportunity to put a a pump there and pump that groundwater out. Uh, I’m not really seeing how that would work at our household.

00:54:40,200	And, then I wanted to just address because I wanna get clarification. What is the overall percentage Of, the project that can be Um What, uh, over the overrun or the increase before it has to be re Voted because I think we need to know that if it’s 50% and you, Ha we vote today on those

00:55:06,300	numbers that were given to us for those partials and you have up to 50% as long as it comes in under 49 per at 49%. It’s a goal and we’re stuck with those dollars. I I think that’s asking a lot in regards to the Blank checks. Supposedly that we’re laying down.

00:55:28,670	I mean every household runs on a budget and I get that the majority is gonna win, but I think we need to, um I think we need to. We need to know that before we make I mean if it comes in at 49, and right now, ours is just using ours as an example our property.

00:55:47,870	I think I don’t have it with me right here. I did but oh, our combined is $14,100 today as I stand here. So if it’s overrun by 25% that comes to 17,625, but that’s still a not not a locked in rate if it can be up to 49%. Now, it becomes 21,000.

00:56:16,130	$9 And that’s still uh, that would be still OK. That’s a big difference from voting today to what that price could end up. Um And, then on the public hearing letters I. I do have a copy of these and I would like these all answered. I will leave them with someone. But, Um, on the public hearing letter, the number three on the back.

00:56:36,470	It stated that the board has inspected the area levy and assess partials. That letter is dated 322 of 24, and honestly, it it couldn’t have been all inspected because For the third time I brought it to the attention that there’s been new homes, beautiful homes. Nice families we welcome into We welcome him into the neighborhood. But again.

00:57:00,400	It’s not correct. Um, at the last Public meeting that we had down here. I showed the National guard photos and said, Look at this particular partial and look at this particular partial and you’re They’re all the same. Photos don’t lie.

00:57:26,770	And when you can see the green grass in some photos and the other houses look like like they’re swimming in water. You can’t see any ground. And. Yet. Those partials are all the same. Um, allotment. So I really had high hopes that on this second round that some of that would have been addressed, and it wasn’t The.

00:57:49,630	Same thing came out and again different color codes, which I agree with everything, Jesse, said. 100%. And I. Guess. I was just confused. Even in the mailing process as well. Why. Aren’t We getting this information from the county. Or from the county Water board. Why. Is it all coming from Houston.

00:58:16,870	Engineering to you know, I called here because I was gonna come and get another copy, and she I assume that’s where I was to go. And, she said. Oh. We don’t have that Houston Engineering did that. So I guess I’m just a little I. I. Look to you people and For, my For my information and my, um knowledge, but Anyway, Um I’m gonna kind of summarize and then Just a little bit my number seven. So.

00:58:40,870	We’re getting close the bids. I. I really am. We’re not knowledgeable. That’s. That’s other people’s jobs, but we’d like a little synopsis of how that all happens. There’s a process and I will only reason I can attest to that is we had, um Some trees removed.

00:59:04,800	In fact we had 22 trees removed from our property, and we got six different beds. And those these were in a straight line. We requested the same job from each and every person we didn’t vary by one thing, and they came in from 16,000 to 34,000. So. Just using that personal little job. I can only imagine the magnitude of this and I also want That.

00:59:31,000	We didn’t have any potential endangered birds or bats to deal with. And. I believed when you’re going down through the park, um I You know, I think there’s I kind of. I can’t remember the name of them now, but I, have it.

00:59:49,970	Oh, little brow bats, They’re on the endangered list and somebody said, there’s somebody that some of them down in Sibley Park. So when it comes to tree removal, and you’re going along and you get to those What happens. Rerouting. Uh I mean I just wanna know some of those things before we get started and and go too far.

01:00:08,870	And, you know, tell us what kind of dirt and clay needs to be used and like, give us an idea. Where. Does it come from. Is it available here. Does. It have to come from another state. Does it come. You know what I mean? I we We really don’t know anything.

01:00:26,630	A whole lot about this project and we listen every single month to the things but some of these points aren’t being addressed. And I. Guess. There are moot point. If it’s a vote No, so and Do we know that Like. Is it gonna be amateur is over 30 years. What’s What’s the process for that, too, I. I look, and I can get myself confused. And.

01:00:49,930	Then I’m asking if do I need to call the county commissioners and Marcus Hall to get somebody there to speak on behalf of the 12th Street and 48th because that, too is relevant to this project. And potential protections. So, um And in closing, You know, I.

01:01:20,400	Just Wanna say on January 24th 2023 the project for that We’re currently talking about it was sent out with $732,100. And That was 95 partials paying And now on February of February 7th of 2024.

01:01:47,670	The project is now sent out to only 84 partials, which The rerouting, but supposedly, that’s supposed to be a lesser Amount of Of, um, work and that is increased to now. 786,500. So when one year the price has already increased $54,500 and the number of paying partials reduced by 11, you know, none of those prices are even locked in yet so I I’m concerned. Like Jesse with what was mailed out. What What amount Do. We have I.

01:02:16,400	I think there was something at one time that you get the number of dollars. But again With, the mailing. It’s insane and none of these were mailed, Um, to even be sure that the people got them.

01:02:47,000	And I don’t know it this none of this without including the Lincoln, Lincoln Township roads and To allow to reach over to get up to 49% without it’s still a go from all of us, I think is pretty much unacceptable because I don’t think we’re gonna lay down a blank check.

01:03:06,670	So I think you have a lot of a lot of information that you need to come, please and provide us and then I believe that my gun and my speaking to him, said that even after the vote OK after the vote, and let’s say it’s a yes now is when the current pricing is going to come out with the the correct amount.

01:03:26,930	But How can that be if we aren’t even starting the project and getting all the bids locked in and things until 6 to 9 months from there that I don’t believe will even be a correct number. And If I’m wrong. Please tell me So But at that point, Cindy venous can still say Oh, I.

01:03:48,070	Don’t agree with this and I want to have a I wanna De I? Forget what the proper word would be, but I wanna protest it. And. That’s an ugly word, but I wanna protest it. OK, so I come and I protest it and I bring all my evidence, and I do things and someone whether it’s you people or someone says, Yeah. I. Guess. She’s right.

01:04:07,770	OK? Yeah to me, but who picks up that money? So if it happens to be one of my neighbors, and they get the yay for them, does their money does their difference? Then get allocated to me again. I mean, I think there’s just so so much unknown for households that run on a budget. OK. That’s it unless you have any questions.

01:04:32,670	Thank you, Cindy and certainly we all took notes. I think michael took notes and you’ll provide those Yeah, I think it’s to me? Yeah. I was just gonna say thanks For. All the questions Cindy and, uh, a lot of questions. And.

01:04:53,730	So I Think maybe just maybe, In essence the time we address them at the public hearing is that Is that OK? That’s fine, but I because I know yeah, yeah. I get in. I get annoyed when people don’t use their microphones, so I will come back up. I agree. I, don’t I don’t have a problem that if they’re not addressed right now I do want them all addressed.

01:05:13,830	I would like a copy of the answers that that seem to come out of this. Um, but I think that these are a lot that if you have What. You. Consider them to be, uh, I know my other projects. I. I don’t care about other projects. I don’t mean to be rude, but I care about Sibley Island Project.

01:05:34,600	Right? So. I’ll be happy to leave a couple of those and Sure. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you and again Thank you for using your microphones? I. We get annoyed when they aren’t Thank you.

01:05:59,200	OK? Michael you if I may, um Cindy greatly appreciate the conversation I really do and the questions and that’s one of the reasons why I mentioned earlier during the meeting that we need to have frequently asked questions and then address those frequently asked questions whether it’s at a handout at the public hearing or whether it’s actually during the public hearing. Either way, but we we’ll get answers to your questions.

01:06:15,200	Some of them are a little down the road wise, so they’re difficult to give a specific answer to, but the one I do want to touch on because you mentioned it, Um Statutory requirement is 25% over. Not 50. It’s 25% over that occurs at the time of bid. Based on the Value of the assessment.

01:06:35,570	So if the bids are 10% over the value of the assessment. The district can proceed if they’re 30% over. Then. The district has to consider other other options. So. Some of that will touch on the on the public meeting, but I want to make sure that we’re only understands it’s 25% by statute, and a lot of the issues that are happening now,

01:06:51,700	um To to Jesse’s point with easements and other issues. Um, those issues get addressed during final design. They’re not addressed now. Otherwise in in essence, completely spent a lot of money with final design and having plans ready and a project may not proceed. So in the interest of protecting the public dollar.

01:07:11,700	This is the time that things move forward. And you’re you’re all of your questions are very valid, and I appreciate those. So. Uh, we’ll get responses together. And. Then I think Casey may want to say something to something. Uh, Casey and really kind of Highway department.

01:07:33,670	One quick thing, um, Dancer one question because it’s a common question we get, especially with projects is the brown bat is not currently not endangered or threatened. It’s being considered for threatened status. What is endangered is the northern long eared bat and you have to have people who are really expert in bats come up and go through the whole thing.

01:07:52,570	See if there’s any habitat if they find no habitat, basically, the only time you can cut down trees is tree. December 1st and March 31st. So that way. You sure you’re not impacting any of the northern long bat going through there so that that’s a federal requirement.

01:08:13,170	Uh, we do it on every project basically anymore, Uh, pretty well known co common thing to go through, uh, the other part for 12th and 48th funding for that would come from township gas Tax and Highway department mills, and that’s from taxes that have already been paid. We do not do special assessments on there.

01:08:34,000	That’s been the direction of the board for numerous years, so it’s from taxes that you’ve already paid on that and we would look at once The board authorizes us to move ahead with the project. Then. We would look at Mo moving forward at that time. OK, thanks, Casey. Casey you? Well, you and Marcus B at that meeting in the 25th Just Curious I.

01:08:52,270	I will try to get Marcus there, but he’ll probably send me Thank you, Casey. One thing, too, Mr. Chair. Um In the whole process and here, um because of the federal properties, Um One of the major increases in the cost of the overall project was that at that time of the last public informational meeting, we did not have the dollar value for the section 48 Review which

01:09:11,200	goes to the long eared bat and everything else. Um, because of that process takes some time. So. We do have those costs. That’s a regulatory environment, um, that occurs after the vote. And.

01:09:28,500	The Construction Timeline obviously is probably a year from start to finish, but we have to get the permits first, so we’ve got a process to to step through. Um, but the other one I wanted to mention is that we will be sending out an invite to all the agencies. Um You know SO and US Fish and all service Obviously Corp of engineers because it’s their property.

01:09:46,530	Um, so they’ll be notified of that, Um, that includes the city of Bismarck. We’ve had discussions with some of the people at the city relative to, uh some of the properties because it’s in the ETA. So, um, that notice will be out and hopefully they can attend doesn’t mean they’re going to So But.

01:10:00,470	That notice will be going out, so they’ll be aware of it. Thank you. Thanks, michael. Your thoughts, mister Chair. Is this is this on. Can you hear me back there, OK. Can. I see the light? Um as far as the county is concerned, we we represent Lincoln Township because organized so the the actual Bernie County Commission is the uh, governing entity of Lincoln Township and

01:10:22,870	I think are the Lincoln Township And don’t call me exactly, but I think they’re committed to three quarters of a million for this project, and I don’t know the exact timing. I will find out what it is on. So, 12th and 48th. But. I know it’s on our list. But.

01:10:37,900	I don’t know exactly when it’s gonna happen. So that rings a bell. Yeah 707,000. Yeah. Picture. OK? Anything else on Sibly Island this morning. Be with comments. OK? Thanks again for your questions. We’ll try to address as many of those as we can. At the hearing at the end of the month, so OK.

01:11:03,470	We’ll move on to hog island anything this morning. And. How that one? Yeah? No. Nothing really new to report? Uh, be some seating operations going on there, um, soon. And. Uh, that project will be finalized. Uh, State Water Commission Khare request has not been not gone in yet, but, uh, that’s That happen here within the next month or so.

01:11:28,570	Anything else, michael? Yeah, one thing, Mr Chair real quick. Um from the standpoint once the cost shares and stuff all get in place. Um, and the assessment dollars are finalized based on the final contract amount, Um, talking to Bond Council. It’s a two month process. To put the bonds in place.

01:11:48,870	Uh, obviously you have October 30th as your date for submitting the actual cost of the county auditor for assessment. Um, your bonds obviously can because you paid this in advance if you will, so the bond revenues will be a reimbursement to the board. So you can obviously do that later.

01:12:06,530	But once the costs are in place, it’s probably the time to, uh The process forward to actually do the bond sale. I start doing that this spring, right? OK, thank you. OK. Anything else? No, no. All right. Thank you. He deliver You. OK Drive safe. Yeah, Enjoy. OK? Just for the record. We still do have a quorum here with the three of us so we can continue to conduct business if needy.

01:12:29,470	Need be so, uh, moving on to other old business this morning. Uh, as you can see in the packet there, you know, there’s still probably some on agreements working with the highway department. Um Imagine the annual product inspections, probably sometime this spring. There’s any updates this morning on that. Uh, was there ever a joint board update.

01:12:50,770	Roger. Anything real quick. Uh, let’s see, Uh, members of the Missouri River Joint board and that’d be the counties that are currently the members of now approved the Amendments to the joint Powers agreement. And so that agreement is being Finalized. We’ll get a copy so you can Sign it as part of our participation. And.

01:13:16,800	Uh, once I get the final. I’ll send it to wendy for the packet. So Thank you. Thank you. OK, thanks, roger. Uh, moving on to other items. Nothing in a new business this morning, so Uh, in your packet.

01:13:39,330	There’s more information regarding kind of some temporary water permits, as well as beginning the request additional information and the plats and storm water management plans as you see listed there. There’s the four there from Baker down to Silver Ranch. Uh, also in your packet. There is the annual meeting notice from ender.

01:13:56,930	Uh, wendy just kind of put that in there for informational purposes If there is a a meeting You can attend. Um there’s an election process for for, uh, their board of officers. Things of that nature that we we can participate if you want, but it’s probably more for informational purposes. That’s it for Old and new business this morning. We can move on to approval of the bills.

01:14:18,800	Dennis Chair of board members on page 35 is a summary of the bills. I’ll just make a couple of notes on those, um It does include Missouri River EAE program. Um, a request came through the Missouri River Joint Board for the amount of 7500 from burly county, along with other counties got similar requests, depending on their population.

01:14:37,600	Um, it also includes $300 for the North, Dakota Water Users association membership, um Bond service payments debt service payments on Bird Creek and MRCC bonds. And. Then just of note. Our payroll is now all lumped in into a front tail frontier Professional services invoice. Which you probably noticed in your packet.

01:15:02,700	Um, I did go through the math ads up. Um, I move for approval of paying our bills and the amount of $109,590.77 And I’ll check The motion by Manager Reap and second by manager smith to approve the bills this month.

01:15:23,570	I did have one question with that frontier professional is your bill in that same grouping that just that’s just for the board. That, the $100 for the Actual Process of the payroll is included in that, but everything else is separate. OK, good. Thank you. OK. When do you take a roll call vote, please on that motion. And Smith. Yes, man. Yes. No. Chair landenberger. Yes.

01:15:51,730	Yeah motion passes good bills will be paid this month, OK? Yeah. Yet the a lot of information there, Uh, additional detail on the bills for this month. Uh, most coming from Bismarck parks and rec from Dal Dam, so Our Next board meeting is scheduled for May 8th. You guys can make that one. In the same room at 8 A.m.. And.

01:16:11,470	We do have the public hearing for April 25th at 530. In the public library, so To be just Wendy. Did We get the notice of that on our website yet there, will we? I expect it might already be on there. I can’t remember if I put it on there or not. OK? Yeah.

01:16:32,400	We can put that OK if there’s doing other business before the board this