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. .LJJ~' 5cJ cJ )~~~ ~CJ<<~ ()~ "'~".,'~~~ =J.~'-'---~ 1/}:rJ a(~ (~,~ - ~V#quJ4><J4 Prepared by: Jerom E. Janulewicz Deputy Hall County Attorney ERIC VOLDEN - CRANE MEADOWS CONCERNING GRANT: Eric Volden is submitting an application for a block grant to assist in the development of a foot bridge across the Platt River. The total cost of the bridqe would be $127,000.00. The qrant would need to go through a government entity and the County would need to sign a letter of commitment. If the grant money is received the budget would need to be amended. Mr. Volden will prepare the letter and have Jerry Janulewicz review it and address it next week. 10:40 a.m. Lancaster made a motion and Abernethy seconded to go into a Board of Corrections meeting. Abernethy, Hartman, Lancaster Landis, Long, Quandt and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 11;30 a.m. Returned to regular session REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION FROM REGIONAL PLANNING ON HOG CONFINEMENT OPERATIONS: Hartman stated they met with Dave Barber concerning this and it is already in the zoning plan and a conditional use permit would need to be obtained in order to have a hog confinement operation. Landis made a motion and Lancaster seconded to have the regional planning commission submit a recommendation in writing concerning this. Abernethy, Hartman, Lancaster, Landis, Long, Quandt and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Senator Chris Peterson stated that Senator Dierks is holding regional meetings concerning the hog confinement operations. The board requested herto forward any information she may have from these meetings to Dave Barber. RESOLUTION CONCERNING GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: A sample resolution and information were included in the board members packets, but the board requested additional time to study this matter. Quandt made a motion and Stelk seconded to notify Beth Holthusen, Mr. Bass and Midland Area Agency on Aging of this resolution. Abernethy, Hartman, Lancaster, Landis, Long, Quandt and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. SCHEDULING COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS: Landis stated that from the audit committee meetings with the officials, the officials expressed a desire to meet more often with their committees and she wanted to discuss the possibility of having board meetings every other week and committee meetings on the off week. Lancaster suggested evening meetings for public hearings or Board of Corrections meetings and was willing to try a change. Hartman agreed with trying the change until the first of the year.