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('20020492 HALL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AUGUST 29, 2002 The Hall County Board of Supervisors met from recessed regular session August 29, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Lancaster called the meeting to order ROLL CALL - Present on roll call were Scott Arnold, Jim Eriksen, Richard Hartman, Bob Humiston, Bud Jeffries, Pamela Lancaster, and Lonnie Logan. Also present were representatives from the Grand Island Independent and KRGI. Lancaster stated that this meeting was from the recessed session on Tuesday. The items to be discussed are the request from Stuhr Museum and the board received a request to add an emergency item to the agenda to authorize the chair to sign the contract with West Group. Arnold made a motion and Eriksen seconded to add the item concerning the contract from West Group to the agenda. Arnold, Eriksen Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried DISCUSSION AND FURTHER ACTION ON RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT RECREATIONAL PROJECT RELATING TO AN OPERATING TRAIN AT STUHR MUSEUM- Executive Director Susan Gallagher was present and stated that the museum has had several meetings since Tuesday regarding the request to place the bond issue on the ballot for the November election. She stated that at the City Council meeting Tuesday evening Councilman Gale Larson made a motion to prepare a business plan before they proceed with the election process. The museum does not have the resources to prepare this type of a document and the City has offered to assist with the business plan and preparing a cost analysis. Ms. Gallagher stated the museum feels that this is very important and that is why she requested that the County Board consider the resolution to rescind the motion to place this on the November ballot. Jeffries stated that he was appalled at this request. The museum goes to the city for the first time and the City suggests a cost analysis and they want to pull the matter of the ballot. Ms Gallagher stated that the museum wants to make sure that this will only be for 10 years and not a tax burden to the people. She fees that they owe it to the community that the museum will be able to support this project. She wants to do the right thing. Eriksen questioned if the museum may be able to obtain grant money. Ms. Gallagher stated that they would have to check on that. Hartman questioned why they would have the City do the study. He suggested having some one else and he doesn't think this will help. Discussion was held on who would do the analysis. Pam Price stated that this would be an independent opinion from the accounting firm Shonsey and Associates. They will do a cost analysis of the construction and the entire project. They stated that they feel that it is important to do this before they proceed with the project.