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6. 9:45 A.M. TONYA BROWN — PRESENTATION GROW GRAND ISLAND Tonya Brown stated she would like to update the board on some completed projects and provided information to the board members. She stated they will be working on a sign project. The signs are 20 years old and need to be updated they will start this spring on Highway 281, Highway 30 and at the Airport. They are working on the land contract. Grow Grand Island was incorporated in 2016 and they are 6 years old. They recently did a survey and received 125 responses and created a list of priorities to help guide the future initiatives. Lancaster stated she appreciates the update and it is important to move forward. Grand Island is a good place to live. Peterson ask about their funding it comes from the beverage tax and Tonya stated they also apply for grants, they do different campaigns and some private funding. There was a proposed sunset on the beverage tax but could be a 2 year renewal. Lancaster noted that the beverage tax was down because of COVID. She also noted that in the past there were separate organizations but now they are together and work together. E) DISCUSSION & CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ASPHALT FOR PATCHING COUNTY ROADS IN 2021 USING CITY OF GRAND ISLAND CONTRACT AS BID ON JANUARY 13, 2021 (CITY BID TAB ATTACHED) Steve stated he would like to use the state bid that ae sued by other government entities. Currently Gary Smith has the bid for the City of Grand Island and he would like to have the authorization to do this. Mr. Smith has always given the county the same bid price as the city. Sorensen made a motion and Bredthauer seconded to approve the purchase of the asphalt using the City of Grand Island contract. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Quandt, Peterson, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. F) PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE Steve stated he talked to Ron Baldwin with J.I.L. and they now have a 25 foot rolling straight edge to check the bumps. They need to get started on this project and get it done before they start on any other projects. Gary Smith will be back on asphalt work for the county and they are also doing some crack sealing on Wood River Road west of Highway 11. They have checked on culverts and 2 more have failed one on Rosedale Road and one on Shady Bend Road the infrastructure is old. They did some inspections and now they do the inspections and the reports electronically the photos can be taken on the phones to and put on the computer. They're trying to do a better job tracking the culverts. Steve stated that the contractor doing the shop floor will accept the contract price and no additional costs. They have ordered the 2 part sealer and will get the cracks sealed and then apply the salt/sand sealer and power wash the walls also paint the walls. Then start the equipment repairs. 7