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P;J1559 10:30 A.M. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS TRANSFER OF CAPP: Ken Cooper with the Army Corp of Engineers was present representing the Army on the cleanup and sale of the property. He introduced Tom Jamison, Joe Laird and Jo Soleberg. They have the responsibility for the clean up and sale. Mr. Cooper entertained questions from the board members on the transfer. Amold questioned the graph and the different shading. Mr. Cooper explained that the area in question was the burning area and the pistol range and he stated that there is lead that still needs to be cleaned up. He also stated that load line five still needs to be cleaned up. There is still parcel #45 that has a RDX contamination and they are working on cleaning up. Lancaster thanked them for the smooth transfer from the present management to the new management. This has been a twelve-year process and there has always been onsite staff but now there will be a large organization in Omaha to help with the transfer. There will still be a representative on site. Discussion was held on the sale. There will be about 2,600 acres sold. The board members thanked them for the information. Chairman Hartman called for a break at 10:50 a.m. 11 :05 returned to session Highway Superintendent Marsha Medbery presented the results of the bid opening on the asphalt projects. Logan made a motion and Lancaster seconded to accept the low bid from Gary Smith Construction, Grand Island, in the amount of $248,593.90 and authorize the chair to sign the contracts. Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Arnold absent for the vote and Jeffries was absent. Motion carried. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Hartman called for public participation and Mr. Corneilus requested to speak to the county board concerning the railroad crossing projects. A public hearing was held on this and the board voted to close the crossing in question. Mr. Corneilus has expressed concern that it will not allow large farm equipment to be turned around or get through without using Highway #30, which causes a safety problem. Hartman suggested that the county board might need to address this issue again. It was suggested that the county do a traffic count on this crossing. There are still problems caused by the trains blocking the intersections. Lancaster made a motion and Eriksen seconded to refer this matter to the public works committee. If the trains block the intersection for over 15 minutes, the county sheriff should be called to ticket the engineer. 11: 15 A.M. JASON CLANCY WITH NIRMA TO DISCUSS LOSS CONTROL ISSUES: Jason Clancy, loss control manager with NIRMA was present. He stated he would make a full report to the safety committee at the next meeting. Hall County's work compensation claims have increased and he recommended that the county should emphasize safety programs to prevent back injuries. Hall County as also experienced an increase on slip and fall injuries. Some injuries are preventable with training. Since the September 11th tragedy NIRMA had sent out two messages to all counties concerning courthouse safety. Supervisor Eriksen suggested that Mr. Clancy meet with the new safety director and Jason stated he would be doing that today. The board thanked Mr. Clancy for coming.