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(jS(J:) S 1<-( 8. REUSE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: Steve Christensen, Vice President of DTE Rail Service Inc., was present to discuss property that they are requesting to purchase at CMP. There are some narrow tracts of land that need to be included in the legal descriptions of tracts that have already been sold, and he is requesting that the county board approve the changes of the legal descriptions and approve resolutions concerning these changes. Landis stated that Mr. Christensen as been working with Olssen and Associates and Rockwell and Associates to refine and correct the legal descriptions. This will benefit the Army and the County when the property is sold. Landis made a motion Jeffries seconded to authorize the change of the legal descriptions and to change the resolutions to include the property that was not included in the original tracts that were sold to DTE. Arnold, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster Landis and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 8. DISCUSS AND APPOINT NEW REUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Margaret Landis stated she has been the chair of the Reuse Committee since it stated and it is a very successful committee, but the reuse committee's responsibilities are starting to wind down. Landis recommended that Dick Hartman be appointed as the chair of the reuse committee. Mr. Hartman represents most of the area involved and rural people know that he serves them. Landis made a motion to appoint Dick Hartman as chair of the Reuse Committee. Arnold stated that the new chair of the county board will be elected in two weeks and he feels that this appointment should be made at that time. Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster, Landis and Logan all voted yes and Arnold voted no. Motion carried. A county board resolution designates the members of the reuse committee and Lancaster questioned if County Attorney Jerry Janulewicz would need to prepare a new resolution to reappoint the county board representative on the reuse committee. The chairman, vice chairman and the county board representative will now need to be appointed. She wanted to know if this should be done by a motion and vote or by resolution. Jerry Janulewicz stated that the board could do it either way. Landis stated that when the reuse committee started it was imperative that the community be involved so the resolution was drafted to appoint the members. Lancaster stated that she would like to see the president of the Economic Development Corporation board appointed to the reuse board until a new director is appointed. The Economic Development Corporation has put a lot of work into this committee. A letter was included in the board members packets addressing this. Lancaster stated that Steve Kunzman will serve as the interim director for the Grand Island Economic Development Corporation until a new one is appointed and she would like to see him appointed to the reuse committee until a new director is selected. Arnold stated that these appointments could wait until January when the chair of the county board makes the committee appointments. Discussion was held. Jeffries made a motion and Landis seconded to appoint Lonnie Logan as the county board representative on the reuse committee. Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster, Landis and Logan all voted yes and Arnold voted no. Motion carried. Jeffries made a motion and Lancaster seconded to appoint Steve Kunzman from the Economic Development Corporation to serve on the reuse committee. Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes. Arnold voted no and Landis abstained. Motion carried. 8a DISCUSS AND APPROVE FURTHER DESIGNATIONS AT CMP: Landis stated that the original reuse plan took two years and a lot of man-hours to complete. In the original