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COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING COURT HOUSE, GRAND MARAIS, MN JULY 13, 2010
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8:30 a.m. 1. Call regular meeting to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Make adjustment to agenda

8:35 a.m. 2. Brian Silence, Maintenance Director
A. Purchase of fleet car

B. Garage/storage building

8:50 a.m. 3. Mark Falk, County Sheriff
A. Request for Proposal-Participation Plan Development Services

9:00 a.m. 4. Grand Marais/Cook County Airport Representatives
A. Grant Agreement for Airport improvement

9:05 a.m. 5. David Betts, County Highway Engineer
A. CSAH 8 Right-of-Way acquisition Resolution

9:15 a.m. 6. Russell Klegstad, Maintenance Supervisor
A. Request to sell pot hole patcher

B. Revision to crushed gravel request

C. Request from U.S. Forest Service for in-kind services

D. Potential gravel source

E. Quotes for 2010 Road Striping

9:25 a.m. 7. Cindy Gentz, Water Plan Coordinator
A. 2008 and 2009 Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program - update

9:40 a.m. B R E A K

9:55 a.m. 8. Janet Simonen, Personnel Director
A. Veteran Service Officer resignation

B. Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District Manager resignation.

10:00 a.m. 9. Braidy Powers, Auditor-Treasurer
A. Claims

B. Firewise Grant

C. 2011 Budget Letter

D. Capital Purchase Policy

10:10 a.m. 10. Employee Concerns
Commissioner Concerns
A. Request for letter of support for a Senior Housing Market Study

B. Notice re: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act

C. Meetings to note

D. 1% Local Option Sales Tax project updates

10:20 a.m. 11. Correspondence-Memos
A. Center for Rural Policy and Development Newsletter, Summer 2010. Information.

B. MN Transportation Alliance News Review, 6/29/10 and 7/6/10. Information.

C. Letter from MN Dept. of Human Services, 6/17/10, re: CY 2011 Adult Mental Health Grant Awards. Information.

D. Gitchi-Gami State Trail newsletter, Summer 2010. Information.

E. Letter from U.S. Dept. of Interior, 6/22/10, re: Fee to Trust acquisition of Linnell/Westerlind property. Information.

F. Letter from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, 6/29/10, re: Payment in Lieu of Taxes program. Information.

G. Materials re: August 9, 2010 Human Service Redesign Planning meeting. Information.

H. Materials from 6/29/10 meeting of Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District Board meeting. Information.

I. Cook County Historical Society meeting minutes for 6/14/10. Information.

J. Materials from 6/28/10 meeting of Cook County Higher Education Board meeting. Information.

K. Grand Marais Library Board meeting minutes for 6/7/10. Information.

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