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~20020169 COUNTY ATTORNEY DISCUSS AND APPROVE BID SPECIFICATIONS AND SET BID OPENING DATE FOR REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS IN BEL TZER BUILDING - County Attorney Jerry Januelwicz presented bid specifications for the removal of the asbestos in the Beltzer Building. The floor tile and the mastic have asbestos in it and will need to be removed. He spoke to the architect and they recommended hiring a contractor remove the asbestos. He has prepared the bid specifications that require the removal of the asbestos according to Nebraska regulations. They will have a project monitor and do air samples when the project is completed so there will be no airborne asbestos in the building. The estimated cost would be $20,000.00. It would be better to remove the asbestos while the building is empty. The building and grounds committee met and recommended to proceed with the project. Jeffries made a motion and Logan seconded to approve the bid specifications and set the bid opening for April 9th at 9:30 a.m. Jeffries stated that this is the time to have the tile and the glue removed because it would have to be removed in the future. Logan questioned if the asbestos removal would cause problems on the completion date on the remodeling for the Beltzer Building. Jerry Janulewicz stated that this will eliminate delays and they should be able to coordinate the work with the contractor that is doing the remodeling. The vote on the motion was held. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Chairman Lancaster called for public participation and no one responded. 7b PRESENTATION FROM JON I KUSMA WEATHER ALERT RADIOS - Joni Kuzma stated that the City of Grand Island received a $300,000.00 grant for Project Impact, which is a partnership between the City of Grand Island, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the weather radio provider, Weather or Not, Inc. Project Impact will place the radios in schools, homes, medical facilities, nursing homes and businesses in Hall County. The radios will be available at a cost of $15.00 instead of the regular price of $75.00. The radio is pre-programmed for Hall, Buffalo, Sherman, and Adams Counties. People can call for the order form, send it in and the radio will be mailed directly to the address listed on the order form. Joni provided forms to the board members. 7a APPROVE PROCLAMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK- Emergency Management Director Howard Maxon stated that Governor Mike Johanns has declared April 1 to April 5 as "Weather Awareness Week. He presented a resolution for the board to consider. Last year Hall County did not have any tornadoes but the season is here and everyone needs to be ready to take action if necessary. Jeffries made a motion and Arnold seconded to approve Resolution #02 - 0021 declaring April 1 to April 5 as Weather Awareness Week. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Howard encouraged everyone to purchase the weather alert radios. They are available at a nominal fee and they will be on a first come, first serve basis. 2