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6. UPDATE ON AMICK ACRES - Mr. Riehle stated that they continue to work on the diversion project. They have seeded the slopes of the ditches and are considering placing clay on the bottom of the ditches. They met with the property owns regarding the berms on the south side of Leisure Lake and he noted the area on the map. The HOA for Amick Acres East built the east west berm but ran out of dirt and this is a private lake. The county built the last part of the berm there is a gentle slope and it stops the water from the field. When you live along a lake it is ground water and it can come up at any tie. There is no outlet on the lake. The west ditch is almost completed and they have culvert pipe ordered but are waiting on the utility updates and information on the phone lines so they are waiting and do not want to cut them. They moved to work on a different pipe on Binfield Road. They put in a 42 inch pipe on Benfield Road and he noted that the gas lines had to be lowered and they put in some crushed concrete so the lines will not wash out. Looked at the job costs and the HOA has spent $45,000 on their ditch projects and the berms and to date the county has spent $68,000 for labor and equipment. The county has spent $30,000 on culverts, $10,000 on piling $3,000 on crushed concrete but they will be able to pick up some of the concrete so it will be about $2,000 and they spent $1,000 on sand. He estimates that to finish the project it will be close to $150,000 for the in-kind services and actual purchases. The board will need to make a decision on the extra dirt. Mr. Riehle stated to finish the project they have some seeding and work on the berms. He ask what the board wants to do with the extra dirt. Steve stated he talked to Sarah Carstensen about building the berms and if he could make the dirt available to the HOA to build the berms. He showed the location of the berms and they would prevent additional water going into the lakes. Hartman ask if the county should haul the dirt or give the dirt to Amick Acres it could be $25,000 to $30,000 to haul the dirt out but they need to decide soon because it will be completed soon. They can give the dirt to HOA or haul the dirt to Alda. Lancaster ask Deputy County Attorney Sarah Carstensen if there were any legal concerns. She stated that the dirt does have value but it would take man hours to remove it so it may be better to give the dirt to the HOA. She also stated that building a berm on private property and issues with water right and Ag land cases do go to court frequently. They do not want to volunteer services and they must make it clear and then decide how to proceed. Hartman noted that it would cost too move the dirt. Steve stated that that this is a bigger scale and a larger amount of dirt. The HOA had to pay for dirt that was brought in. John Amick, 410 Amick Avenue, Doniphan stated they have a family foundation and donated $20,000 to the Doniphan Community Association to offset the pumping costs. 3