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BID OPENING — Mr. Humphrey reviewed the bid. Quandt made a motion and Bredthauer seconded to accept the bid from Lacy construction for $29,607.20 for the ADA remodeling at the DHHS Building. Bredthauer, Hartman, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Quandt and Richardson all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 13. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING UPDATE FROM COUNTY SHERIFF REGARDING HUMANE SOCIETY - Sheriff Conrad stated that there were some issue with the Humane society but the board has stepped up and addressed the issues. Tammy Allen has been getting projects going. They held a vaccination clinic in Alda and issued 99 licenses. Things are going better even though they have taken a beating on social media. Jacklyn Harvey is the new director and Chris Ribeiro was also present. This is her second day on the job. She stated they have 3 animal control officers. They are working hard to restore the professionalism. They are bringing people on board who care like Tammy Allen and volunteers like Mike Cleary. They are handling the calls so it does not tie up a deputy sheriff. They appreciate the Sheriff's support and are working hard to be a proactive force in the community to prevent issues Quandt noted some of the negative comments on how the animals are being treated. They are taking step to fix the issues. Richardson stated she is the board liaison and there are some volunteers that have put an immense amount of time and energy to improve the place. They are also working on the fund raisers. Hartman expressed concern on the issues in Wood River. Jackie stated they are working hard to make the society transparent and honest. 6. WEED DEPARTMENT UPDATE APPROVE & AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HOWARD COUNTY FOR WEED CONTROL SERVICES — Rob Schultz was present and has the signed Howard County Weed Control Agreement and is asking the board's approval. The agreement was increased to $25,000.00 for the fiscal year. It is the same as last year but the amount was changed. Quandt made a motion and Bredthauer seconded to authorize the chair to sign the interlocal agreement with Howard County for the weed control services. Bredthauer, Hartman, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Quandt and Richardson all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 22 DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DRAINAGE ON MEADOW LANE SUBDIVISION — Steve Riehle stated they have been looking at various drainage issues and looked at Meadow Lane they did address Farmstead Drive and there was a culvert installed. There is a cornfield on the north edge of Meadow Lane and there is water in the cornfield they have talked to the neighbors, the NRD and the Planning Commission to set up a joint project to address the drainage issues. There is concern on the drainage on some commercial property it is a crushed concrete parking lot and they need to build a detention pond. He has a letter to send to them to start the construction of the cell. They still have to do some ditch drainage and remove some trees. They would have to dedicated easement for the storm water drainage. He would like to send 9