1 00:00:01,839 --> 00:00:06,640 We'll call the Williams County 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:09,920 Commissioners meeting for September 1st, 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,559 2026 to order. Beth, please call roll. 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,599 » Barry 5 00:00:10,559 --> 00:00:12,080 » Here. 6 00:00:11,599 --> 00:00:12,880 » Steve 7 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,599 » Here. 8 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:14,240 » Bo 9 00:00:13,599 --> 00:00:14,639 » Here. 10 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,640 » Chris 11 00:00:14,639 --> 00:00:17,760 » Here. We have a quorum. We'll proceed. 12 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,760 If everybody please stand for the 13 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,760 pledge. 14 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:26,080 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 15 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:28,800 United States of America and to the 16 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:31,519 republic for which it stands, one nation 17 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:35,079 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 18 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:35,079 justice for all. 19 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:48,000 » Okay, brings us to item C, the consent 20 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,480 agenda. What are the wishes? 21 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:53,440 » Mr. Chairman had moved to approve. 22 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:54,480 » Thank you. Is there a second? 23 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:58,079 » Second. 24 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:59,760 » Moved and seconded. Any discussion? 25 00:00:58,079 --> 00:01:01,120 » Discussion. 26 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,239 Roll call, please. 27 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,960 » Barry, 28 00:01:02,239 --> 00:01:03,520 » Yes. 29 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,239 » Steve, 30 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:04,879 » Yes. 31 00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:05,439 » Corey, 32 00:01:04,879 --> 00:01:06,000 » Yes. 33 00:01:05,439 --> 00:01:06,479 » Bo, 34 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:06,960 » Yes. 35 00:01:06,479 --> 00:01:10,080 » Chris, 36 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:13,439 » Yes. Motion carried. 37 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,439 Item D is the public comment section. Uh 38 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:17,119 if there's anything that's not on the 39 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:18,560 agenda currently and there's somebody 40 00:01:17,119 --> 00:01:23,400 from the public that wishes to address 41 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:23,400 the board, now is the time. 42 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,000 Seeing none, 43 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:33,000 we will move on. Uh item E, planning and 44 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 zoning. 45 00:01:35,759 --> 00:01:39,520 » Good morning. Michelle Hogan with county 46 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,240 planning. 47 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:45,240 The first item that we have today is 48 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,240 LU-000057-26 49 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:50,640 which is Hannah Emmens and Von Cornell 50 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,960 on behalf of Herbert Cornell who are 51 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:55,119 requesting a variance for her proposed 52 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:58,000 1.21 acre lot to remain in the 53 00:01:55,119 --> 00:01:59,520 agricultural zoning district. This is 54 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,600 located in the north half of the 55 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:04,079 southwest less the state highway and 56 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:06,960 previously deeded parts of section one 57 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:08,959 township 155 north range 101 west being 58 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:11,599 Missouri rich township and they have 59 00:02:08,959 --> 00:02:13,840 recommended approval on this project. 60 00:02:11,599 --> 00:02:16,080 The applicants are requesting a minor 61 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:18,480 subdivision which will create two lots. 62 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,800 The parent parcel is approximately 63 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:23,520 140.87 87 acres and within the 64 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:27,360 agricultural zoning district while only 65 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:29,280 68.12 acres are going to be platted. The 66 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,800 newly created lots will be approximately 67 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:34,480 1.21 acres and 66.90 68 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,319 acres. 69 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,599 The larger lot will remain in that 70 00:02:36,319 --> 00:02:42,239 agricultural zoning district as it meets 71 00:02:39,599 --> 00:02:44,000 the minimum required acreage. The 72 00:02:42,239 --> 00:02:46,720 applicants are seeking the variance for 73 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:49,840 the 1.21 21 acre lot to also remain in 74 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:54,000 the agricultural zoning district 75 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:56,720 and from the required 175 foot minimum 76 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,560 lot width. The purpose of this minor 77 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,319 subdivision is to create a smaller 78 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,159 standalone parcel for Herbert and 79 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:03,840 Marlene's granddaughter Hannah to have a 80 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:06,400 single family residence like they had 81 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,480 done for their grandson. Access to the 82 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:11,200 subject property is off of US Highway 83 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:13,120 85. When planning and zoning heard this 84 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,959 item, they did recommend approval on 85 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:18,000 this. 86 00:03:14,959 --> 00:03:20,959 » Okay. Is the applicant present? 87 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,640 Do you have anything you'd like to add? 88 00:03:20,959 --> 00:03:24,319 » Okay. 89 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:27,879 All right. We will turn it to the board. 90 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:27,879 What are the wishes? 91 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,400 » Make a motion to approve following staff 92 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,200 comments. 93 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,400 Is there a second? 94 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:41,040 » Second. 95 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:41,040 » Moved and seconded. Any discussion? 96 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,440 Discussion. 97 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,120 Roll call, please. 98 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:49,760 » Steve, 99 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:50,560 » Yes. 100 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,239 » Chris, 101 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,840 » Yes. 102 00:03:52,239 --> 00:03:54,959 » Corey, 103 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,560 » Yes. 104 00:03:54,959 --> 00:03:57,360 » Bo, 105 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,400 » Yes. 106 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,760 » Barry, 107 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:04,720 » Yes. Motion carried very randomly. Thank 108 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:06,640 you, Beth. 109 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,640 The second item we have today is 110 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,640 LU-000058-26 111 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,640 Leon Brachie on behalf of Derek and Sadi 112 00:04:12,319 --> 00:04:16,560 Offer and Lynen Mcnesen. They're 113 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,959 requesting a variance for a proposed 114 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:21,600 13.11 acre lot to remain in that 115 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:23,120 agricultural zoning district. 116 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,199 The location of this is in the 117 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,360 northeast, the east half of the 118 00:04:25,199 --> 00:04:29,759 northwest. Government lot one, which is 119 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:32,639 northwest northwest and government lot 120 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:35,759 two being the southwest northwest. All 121 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:38,080 within section 31, township 159 north, 122 00:04:35,759 --> 00:04:40,080 range 99 west, which is Rock Island 123 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,120 Township, and they have recommended 124 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,880 approval on this item. The applicant is 125 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:47,520 requesting a minor subdivision, which 126 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:50,880 will create two lots. The parent parcels 127 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:52,720 contain approximately 301.24 24 acres 128 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:57,120 and are within that agricultural zoning 129 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:59,040 district. The larger lot will be 288.13 130 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:02,080 acres and will will remain in the 131 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:04,160 agricultural zoning district. 132 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:07,120 The smaller lot will be approximately 133 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,880 13.11 acres. The applicants are 134 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,880 requesting a variance for the smaller 135 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,639 lot to also remain in that agricultural 136 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,759 zoning district and to allow the 137 00:05:12,639 --> 00:05:17,919 irregularly shaped lot configuration 138 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:20,560 necessary to accommodate access to the 139 00:05:17,919 --> 00:05:22,800 property. The requested variance would 140 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:25,440 also allow the access area to be 141 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:27,440 incorporated into the lot. The purpose 142 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:30,160 of this minor subdivision is to separate 143 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:33,280 the farmyard and access road to it from 144 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:35,120 the crop and pasture land. Access to the 145 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:38,639 subject property is taken from an 146 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:42,000 unnamed private access road off of 78th 147 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:43,360 Street Northwest. And on August 20th, 148 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,280 when planning and zoning heard this 149 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:48,080 item, they did recommend approval 6 to 150 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:50,479 zero. 151 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:54,080 Okay. Is the applicant present? Do you 152 00:05:50,479 --> 00:05:56,800 have anything to add? No. 153 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:59,680 Uh, what are the wishes? 154 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:01,919 » I was just curious. Sorry, Chris. Uh, is 155 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:04,160 that how we typically handle the roads 156 00:06:01,919 --> 00:06:05,280 like that? It seems like this is 157 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:08,639 different. 158 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:10,960 » Not typically. Um, with this particular 159 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:13,360 one, they we suggested that they could 160 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:15,919 do an easement, but they just felt like 161 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,680 they would rather have the road part of 162 00:06:15,919 --> 00:06:21,240 the lot. 163 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,240 » Okay. Thank you. 164 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:28,919 Okay. Any other questions? 165 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:28,919 » Okay. What are the wishes? 166 00:06:29,919 --> 00:06:34,880 I make a motion to approve following uh 167 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:37,759 planning and zoning recommendations. 168 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,199 » Is there a second? 169 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:43,639 Second. 170 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:43,639 » Moved and seconded. Any discussion? 171 00:06:43,759 --> 00:06:46,479 Discussion. 172 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:47,440 » Roll call, please. 173 00:06:46,479 --> 00:06:48,240 » Corey, 174 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,039 » Yes. 175 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:49,600 » Bo, 176 00:06:49,039 --> 00:06:50,160 » Yes. 177 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:50,800 » Chris, 178 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,520 » Yes. 179 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,080 » Barry, 180 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:52,720 » Yes. 181 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,440 » Steve, 182 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,600 » Yes. 183 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,520 » Motion carried. 184 00:06:55,600 --> 00:07:00,520 » The final item I have today is 185 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,520 LU-0062-26. 186 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,840 Clark Hatch on behalf of the Cork Trust 187 00:07:03,919 --> 00:07:08,479 is requesting a zone change to the rural 188 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:11,039 commercial zoning district. 189 00:07:08,479 --> 00:07:14,160 This is the south south half of the 190 00:07:11,039 --> 00:07:16,560 northeast of section 8 township 156 191 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:18,960 north range 99 west which is Marshall 192 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:22,160 Township. The township has recommended 193 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:23,919 denial on this project. The applicant is 194 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,599 requesting a zone change to the rural 195 00:07:23,919 --> 00:07:27,840 commercial zoning district for the 196 00:07:25,599 --> 00:07:29,759 subject property. property is currently 197 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:32,800 within the agricultural zoning district 198 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:35,680 and consists of approximately 87 acres. 199 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:37,599 Purpose of this zone change is to allow 200 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,360 the owner to lease out the subject 201 00:07:37,599 --> 00:07:41,599 property to a company who will utilize 202 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:44,319 it as a commercial parking lot to park 203 00:07:41,599 --> 00:07:46,880 their vehicles on. Access to the subject 204 00:07:44,319 --> 00:07:49,120 property is off of 127th Avenue 205 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:51,120 Northwest. When planning and zoning 206 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:55,479 heard this item in August, they did 207 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,479 recommend to deny the project. 208 00:07:56,319 --> 00:08:00,360 » Okay. Is the applicant present? 209 00:08:01,599 --> 00:08:04,960 » All right. Is there any other anybody 210 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,199 else that needs to address the board on 211 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,560 this one? 212 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:09,840 » Yes. If you do, if you're going to 213 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:14,840 address, please come up, introduce 214 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:14,840 yourself for the record, and uh 215 00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:20,800 » My name is Jeff Severson. from the uh 216 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:24,879 landowner directly to the west of this 217 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:28,319 property. Um I guess I'm opposed to this 218 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:29,840 zone change on the fact of definitely 219 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:32,240 spot zoning. It's out in the middle of 220 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:34,159 nowhere. No infrastructure for 221 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:37,120 commercial. 222 00:08:34,159 --> 00:08:39,440 None of the roads have been up to county 223 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:42,399 specs. 224 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,839 I don't know. It's just uh 225 00:08:42,399 --> 00:08:45,839 kind of like I said, out in the middle 226 00:08:43,839 --> 00:08:50,959 of nowhere. 227 00:08:45,839 --> 00:08:54,600 Uh, I guess any questions for me? 228 00:08:50,959 --> 00:08:54,600 » No. Thank you. 229 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,880 » Good morning. My name is Kimberly Erdman 230 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:06,720 and I am a land owner to the south of 231 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:10,720 this. It's on 127th Avenue and I oppose 232 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:13,360 this uh procedure. Number one, um this 233 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:16,080 proposal contains a non-conforming use 234 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:17,600 that harms the community's integrity. If 235 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:20,080 you look at the infrastructure on 236 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:23,279 highway 2 itself, there is no turning 237 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:26,399 lanes to go across the median median, 238 00:09:23,279 --> 00:09:28,160 sorry. Which means that the truck would 239 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:31,040 have to come to a complete stop, 240 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:34,080 blocking swinging their trailer out into 241 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:38,000 traffic, blocking traffic and propose 242 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:39,680 proposed um harm to other vehicles, 243 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:43,120 stopping traffic, and even the 244 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:46,399 possibility of somebody passing away. 245 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:49,760 the approach and the road itself is not 246 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:52,560 designed to to handle truck traffic. 247 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:56,480 The the township nor the county maintain 248 00:09:52,560 --> 00:10:00,399 it. So my question that I have is is if 249 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:02,240 this is not proposed in their paperwork, 250 00:10:00,399 --> 00:10:05,040 who is the one that's going to maintain 251 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:07,519 this? 252 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:09,519 Also, my environmental concerns, as 253 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:12,880 we're all well aware in Williams County 254 00:10:09,519 --> 00:10:16,959 that when commercial land is developed, 255 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:18,959 spills happen that go unreported. And 256 00:10:16,959 --> 00:10:21,600 depending on how big the spill is, of 257 00:10:18,959 --> 00:10:25,519 course, it could go into the waterway, 258 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:28,880 which could harm not only the local pets 259 00:10:25,519 --> 00:10:31,360 that we have, cows, chickens, dogs, 260 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:34,959 cats, we got quite the arrangement out 261 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:37,279 there, but even wildlife. So on the 262 00:10:34,959 --> 00:10:39,920 behalf of 263 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:43,120 the neighbors, farmers and ranchers, um 264 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:46,360 I do hope that you deny this. Thank you. 265 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,360 » Thank you. 266 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:55,200 » My name is Heather Brewer and my husband 267 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:58,560 and I own the parcel to the southwest 268 00:10:55,200 --> 00:11:02,240 corner of this. Um, and we are opposed 269 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:05,760 to this because we just spent $800,000 270 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:08,240 to construct a home yesterday on that 271 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:10,480 parcel and we have six kids. Um, the 272 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,640 access road is not maintained at all. 273 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:15,279 Myself, our neighbors, neighbors to the 274 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,800 west. We all all of us have maintained 275 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:19,279 that road for the last couple of years. 276 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:21,680 We just got raw water this year. I think 277 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:23,920 that having 87 acres for a truck lot is 278 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:25,519 a little bit excessive and I think it's 279 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,120 going to create a higher fire hazard 280 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:31,920 right there. We've had a lot of fires in 281 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:34,560 the area. Um the access road that is in 282 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:36,560 their proposal is actually my driveway. 283 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:38,720 So I'm an access road, section line, 284 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:40,320 whatever you want to call it. It's um 285 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:42,959 it's not actually maintained by anybody 286 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,880 but myself and my husband. 287 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:47,120 We have six children and I don't think 288 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:49,760 that having a commercial truck lot just 289 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,279 to the north of our brand new home is 290 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,519 reasonable. We moved out there for a 291 00:11:51,279 --> 00:11:57,200 reason and that was to get away from all 292 00:11:53,519 --> 00:12:00,079 of uh the oil field traffic and I don't 293 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:01,279 think that having 87 acres for a truck 294 00:12:00,079 --> 00:12:03,200 lot in the middle of nowhere is 295 00:12:01,279 --> 00:12:05,279 reasonable and I think the county should 296 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,720 deny it. 297 00:12:05,279 --> 00:12:10,000 » Anything you want to add? 298 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:12,079 » No. Um [clears throat] 299 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:15,519 we bought the property to get away from 300 00:12:12,079 --> 00:12:20,360 out out of or in town and to enjoy some 301 00:12:15,519 --> 00:12:20,360 peace of quiet and now 302 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:25,680 Now that they proposed this truck lot, I 303 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:28,560 mean it we probably would have thought 304 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:32,000 differently if this were to be approved, 305 00:12:28,560 --> 00:12:33,440 but um yeah, really want to uh this to 306 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,120 be denied. 307 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,320 » Okay. What What's your name so we don't 308 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,800 have to write down husband? 309 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:40,160 » David Larson. David. Thank you. 310 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,959 » Thank you. 311 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:44,560 » Thank you. 312 00:12:42,959 --> 00:12:47,600 » I know. I could see the look on your 313 00:12:44,560 --> 00:12:51,200 face. So we got a name now. Anyone else 314 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:54,600 wish to address the board? 315 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,600 Anyone else? 316 00:12:54,959 --> 00:13:00,560 Okay, hearing nobody else. What uh what 317 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:02,959 are the wishes, gentlemen? 318 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:05,120 » Make a motion to deny following planning 319 00:13:02,959 --> 00:13:06,320 and zoning recommendation. 320 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,519 » Okay. Is there a second? 321 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:11,959 » Second. 322 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:11,959 » Moved and seconded. Any discussion? 323 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:17,200 » Discussion. Roll call, please. B. Yes, 324 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:17,920 » Chris. 325 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,720 » Yes, 326 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:19,360 » Barry. 327 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:19,920 » Yes, 328 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:20,480 » Steve. 329 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,200 » Yes, 330 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,680 » Corey. 331 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:25,360 » Yes. Motion carried. 332 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:29,200 » Thank you. That's it for planning and 333 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:31,839 zoning. That was easy, Michelle. 334 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:35,880 » Okay, department heads. Lindsay, you got 335 00:13:31,839 --> 00:13:35,880 a whole list of stuff. 336 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,279 All right. Good morning, 337 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:49,399 Okay. 338 00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:56,480 Hallelujah. 339 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:58,800 Okay. We're going to start with rural 340 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:01,199 community grant program recommendations. 341 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:05,279 So, as a reminder, the rural community 342 00:14:01,199 --> 00:14:08,240 grant program is the extension of the 1% 343 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:10,560 sales tax to uh communities with less 344 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:12,320 than 5,000 people with the dedication to 345 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:14,560 community gathering and recreational 346 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:16,720 spaces. There were two review cycles 347 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:19,920 here this year. Uh there's funds that 348 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:21,600 are allocated for 2026 and 2027. Only 349 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,120 public entities could apply for the 350 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,959 2026. 351 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:28,720 The finance committee serves as the 352 00:14:24,959 --> 00:14:30,320 review committee. So this month or in 353 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:33,120 August, I don't know what this month is 354 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:35,839 right now. um September allegedly. Uh 355 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:37,760 they reviewed um two applications, one 356 00:14:35,839 --> 00:14:40,399 from the Granora Park Board and one from 357 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:43,199 the city of Tyogga um for the remainder 358 00:14:40,399 --> 00:14:45,519 essentially of the 2026 funds. Uh the 359 00:14:43,199 --> 00:14:47,519 city of Granora is looking to install a 360 00:14:45,519 --> 00:14:49,680 underground sprinkler system at Sunset 361 00:14:47,519 --> 00:14:52,079 Park, which now serves T-ball, but also 362 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:54,160 is their park um as a way to cut down on 363 00:14:52,079 --> 00:14:56,320 on manual watering and improve that 364 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:59,040 space. And the city of Tyogga is looking 365 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:01,279 to construct a new soccer field um for 366 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,800 utilization by the community and sports 367 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:04,880 teams. 368 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,560 So the maximum amount that can be 369 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:09,680 utilized for a project this year is a h 370 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:11,360 100,000. Uh so between the city of GRO's 371 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:14,240 request for about 90 and the city of 372 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:16,320 Tyogga for 100. Um the finance committee 373 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:18,000 did recommend awarding both of those if 374 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:21,040 they're approved, you'd have about 375 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,720 $2,200 left for projects this year. Uh 376 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:24,160 but there's no review cycle left for 377 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,000 this year. We're we're now looking at 378 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:28,079 2027. So then with this the 379 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:33,480 recommendation then also just to move 380 00:15:28,079 --> 00:15:33,480 those remaining $2,200 to to 2027. 381 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:42,000 » Uh when we reviewed these uh in finance, 382 00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:45,120 I mean they they are exactly what we're 383 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:46,639 looking for as far as projects. So um 384 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:50,760 that was where the recommendation came 385 00:15:46,639 --> 00:15:50,760 from from the finance committee. 386 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,560 I'd make a motion to approve the 387 00:15:59,199 --> 00:16:02,720 recommendations as presented and 388 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:05,360 authorize the chairman to sign the grant 389 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:07,519 agreements once finalized with legal and 390 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,720 roll the remaining 2026 grant funds into 391 00:16:07,519 --> 00:16:10,959 2027. 392 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,959 » I'll second that. 393 00:16:10,959 --> 00:16:16,320 Did somebody write that for you? That's 394 00:16:12,959 --> 00:16:17,920 impressive. I like it. I like it. 395 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,839 » We have a You rattled off the top of 396 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:24,199 your head, right? We have a motion in a 397 00:16:19,839 --> 00:16:24,199 second. Is there uh any discussion? 398 00:16:24,959 --> 00:16:28,880 » No discussion. Roll call, please. 399 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,240 » Chris, 400 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,040 » Yes. 401 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:31,600 » Barry, 402 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:32,160 » Yes. 403 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:32,880 » Steve, 404 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,920 » Yes. 405 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:34,480 » Corey, 406 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,040 » Yes. 407 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,160 » Bo, 408 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:40,320 » Yes. Motion carried. 409 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:42,240 » Okay. 410 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:46,320 All right. 411 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:49,600 So now I have a variety of items related 412 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:52,639 to theratom committee that was appointed 413 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:54,160 uh here a few weeks ago. Uh so since the 414 00:16:52,639 --> 00:16:56,720 commission appointed it, the committee 415 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:59,440 has met twice on August 17th and August 416 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:01,360 24th and the focus being on providing 417 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:03,920 recommendations to the commission to 418 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:06,559 then provide to the legislature. Uh the 419 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:08,799 legislature does convene today for 420 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:10,319 hearings. Um there is a special ad hoc 421 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:12,240 policy committee that will hear the 422 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:14,240 creatum related bills this afternoon, 423 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,000 other bills this morning. Uh and then 424 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:18,079 the special session will officially 425 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,319 start tomorrow. Um so this week will be 426 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:22,400 a big week for what the state decides to 427 00:17:20,319 --> 00:17:26,160 to codify and and what they make their 428 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:28,480 decisions on. Um the recommendations are 429 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,960 kind of split into two different chunks 430 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:34,000 um coming from the committee. One um 431 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,600 first is for local action. So, we it was 432 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,120 recognized through our our county 433 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,120 departments that already exist through 434 00:17:37,120 --> 00:17:40,640 the NDSU extension and the sheriff's 435 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:42,880 office, plus our partnership with the 436 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:45,600 upper Missouri district health unit um 437 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:47,679 that they do have efforts that go on 438 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,280 that support awareness and just to 439 00:17:47,679 --> 00:17:51,440 continue to support those and expand 440 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:54,000 those um as well as with our local 441 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:56,559 behavioral health providers. And then 442 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,640 there was a a piece about making 443 00:17:56,559 --> 00:18:00,320 additional funding locally available for 444 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:02,880 increasing those awareness and 445 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:05,840 prevention efforts. 446 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:07,919 And the second page in your credum 447 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,320 packet kind of breaks down that funding 448 00:18:07,919 --> 00:18:12,480 recommendation. Um it was talked at a 449 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:14,400 high level from the committee and then 450 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,840 in in working with Commissioner Anderson 451 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,000 who serves as the chair of that 452 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:21,039 committee a little bit more. um an 453 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:23,600 initial amount of $50,000 was suggested 454 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:25,919 and then in again working with 455 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:30,960 Commissioner Anderson to break that down 456 00:18:25,919 --> 00:18:32,640 to allocating 30,000 towards um what we 457 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,960 would call our internal departments or 458 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:37,840 partnerships. So again, focus on 459 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:39,760 delivering credible information um from 460 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:43,280 credible sources because this can be a 461 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:44,799 very uh minute topic um and allocating 462 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,559 then that again towards the extension 463 00:18:44,799 --> 00:18:49,120 the sheriff's office and the the health 464 00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:50,799 unit and then uh because the Williams 465 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:52,720 County behavioral health program uh 466 00:18:50,799 --> 00:18:54,480 which licensed providers can apply for 467 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:57,280 that's currently open through September 468 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:59,200 18th um and then putting 20,000 towards 469 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:01,840 that program specific for creatum 470 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:03,360 related programming uh programming for 471 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,440 mental health awareness behavior health 472 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:07,039 awareness uh substance abuse is already 473 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,640 part of that program. So this would just 474 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:10,640 specifically allocate dollars towards 475 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:13,520 that. 476 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:15,120 So that's the local action piece. And 477 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:18,080 then the second piece is towards the 478 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:19,840 legis the legislative actions uh with 479 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:22,240 the two bills that are out right now 480 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:25,520 which is house bill 1628 which focuses 481 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:28,000 on age limits um and regulating pureum 482 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:31,280 versus synthetic and then senate bill 483 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:34,400 2408 uh which focuses on scheduling the 484 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:37,520 synthetics as a controlled substance 485 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:39,120 and in general um the committee did 486 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,960 recognize that while a total ban is 487 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:42,559 ideal it might just not actually be 488 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,880 practical because the focus should be 489 00:19:42,559 --> 00:19:47,760 onfor enforcable and effective 490 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:49,600 legislation and regulations. Um and then 491 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:52,320 with additional focus on increased 492 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:54,559 consequences for retailers as opposed to 493 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:58,000 users and decrease access overall 494 00:19:54,559 --> 00:19:59,600 toratom and products. Uh it was also 495 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:03,039 brought up especially from our public 496 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:05,360 health perspective uh with 497 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:07,520 kind of looking at catum more like 498 00:20:05,360 --> 00:20:09,440 marijuana as opposed to tobacco in which 499 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:12,160 marijuana is regulated for medicinal 500 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:14,640 versus recreational use. And if there is 501 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,160 a true medicinal use for pureratom, then 502 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:19,280 it should be allowed under the 503 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:22,240 supervision of a physician um and and in 504 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:23,760 their care. And overall then as well if 505 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:26,080 the synthetic is going to be scheduled 506 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,360 as a controlled substance um the age 507 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,919 limits and other parts of that 508 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:31,600 regulatory framework uh not co-mingling 509 00:20:29,919 --> 00:20:33,520 that with language related to tobacco 510 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:36,480 and instead with other similar 511 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:38,640 substances such as marijuana. So that 512 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:40,480 information is then provided synthesized 513 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,720 for you in the recommendations. The 514 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:44,640 funding recommendation is separate and 515 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,720 then should you so wish to issue then 516 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:51,799 those recommendations to the legislature 517 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:51,799 a draft of a letter is provided as well. 518 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,360 » Okay. I guess I would just like to thank 519 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,919 the the committee and commissioner 520 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:59,280 Anderson for the time and effort to to 521 00:20:57,919 --> 00:21:01,679 go through and get all these things put 522 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:04,480 together for us. It's uh I'm sure it was 523 00:21:01,679 --> 00:21:06,880 a lot of work and Lindsay, thank you for 524 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,799 uh being part of it since I volunteered 525 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,640 you without you knowing it was 526 00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:10,720 happening. So Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo 527 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:10,720 Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo 528 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:11,760 Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo 529 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:14,159 Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo Bo at least did it on his 530 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:16,960 own. You kind of got stuck. 531 00:21:14,159 --> 00:21:20,159 » Well, he says a lot of work. I guarantee 532 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:22,320 99.9% of it is Lindsay because she took 533 00:21:20,159 --> 00:21:24,480 the ramblings of the committee and 534 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:28,000 brought it all together here. But the 535 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:30,559 moral of the story is the the committee 536 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:32,720 wants to have some sort of action now 537 00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:37,760 that we can do and it's in education and 538 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:39,760 the the folks in the room um from the um 539 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:42,880 healthc care community basically said 540 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:46,400 absolutely we can continue to provide 541 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:50,320 education but uh additional funds would 542 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:52,880 be useful to for them. Um but we also 543 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:55,280 have I mean sheriff's office all these 544 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:57,840 departments within the county that offer 545 00:21:55,280 --> 00:22:00,000 educational opportunities and I that 546 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:02,640 within our own organization I think we 547 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:06,480 can do a pretty good job of um 548 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:07,840 bolstering this education. So um thank 549 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,840 you Lindsay for putting all this 550 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:13,360 together. This letter I think is very 551 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:15,840 well written and um it should should 552 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:19,200 hopefully affect the legislature in a 553 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:21,120 good way. So, thank you. 554 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,120 » One thing I was just curious about, 555 00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:24,960 we're a significant employer as Williams 556 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:26,880 County. Could we include some 557 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,720 educational material for our own staff 558 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:31,440 in the form of a simple email? I mean, 559 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:33,520 just some educational material. Uh, that 560 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:36,480 seems like an easy thing we could do 561 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:38,960 through HR and distribute information to 562 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,039 make staff aware of the issue. I 563 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,720 certainly didn't know about it until it 564 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:45,120 became an issue. 565 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:47,039 You know, one thing that one of the 566 00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:50,880 folks in the room brought up and she 567 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:53,360 deals specifically with DOT violations. 568 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:56,159 There was a person that came into her 569 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:59,679 office that had a DOT violation because 570 00:22:56,159 --> 00:23:02,720 of substance of some kind and she put on 571 00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:04,720 the document that 572 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:08,080 was part of the issue, you know, would 573 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:11,200 have to be dealt with. the federal DOT 574 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:14,559 person told her you have to remove that 575 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:16,799 off there because there is no federal 576 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:18,720 guidelines withratom use and all this 577 00:23:16,799 --> 00:23:21,600 stuff so you have to take it off. So 578 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:24,320 basically it makes their violation go 579 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:26,400 away because there there's nothing that 580 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:29,039 says that using 581 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:32,400 bad according to the federal government. 582 00:23:29,039 --> 00:23:35,200 So the fact that there are drivers out 583 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:41,600 there on the road that are under the 584 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:46,240 influence of is is uh is concerning. So 585 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:48,080 » And I I will add on that note um the if 586 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,200 you remember back to the DEA scheduling 587 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,640 the earliest that they could have 588 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,400 scheduled it would have been August 5th 589 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:54,720 and that was based on their 30-day 590 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,240 timeline for the notice of intent. um 591 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,840 they didn't schedule it August the 5th 592 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:59,120 and really it wasn't expected to be that 593 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,640 day because that was just the first it 594 00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:02,400 could have been but it was scheduled 595 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:05,120 last week so that DEA emergency 596 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:06,480 scheduling did get completed um their 597 00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:08,880 press release was Tuesday and the 598 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:11,039 Federal Register came out Wednesday so 599 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,080 it's like they knew North Dakota was 600 00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:15,520 going into special session um so at 601 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,799 least those pieces are kind of falling 602 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,919 apart because a lot of times you can't 603 00:24:16,799 --> 00:24:19,360 do anything locally unless the state 604 00:24:17,919 --> 00:24:21,440 does the state can't unless the federal 605 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:23,520 government does. So it's at least moving 606 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,840 along. The other thing the committee 607 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:29,279 talked about is the whatifs like what if 608 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:32,880 the legislature didn't do anything. So 609 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:35,120 as a group we also discussed that 610 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:37,360 whatever recommendation the committee 611 00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:41,679 were to for it if something didn't come 612 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:44,640 out of legislature has to be enforceable 613 00:24:41,679 --> 00:24:47,279 but it has to has to be lock step with 614 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:49,520 law enforcement to make sure that it's 615 00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:51,279 it works. But not only that, it's going 616 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:54,080 to be a collaboration with every 617 00:24:51,279 --> 00:24:55,679 community in the in the county so that 618 00:24:54,080 --> 00:25:00,000 we can come up with something 619 00:24:55,679 --> 00:25:02,400 comprehensive that fits the whole county 620 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,880 that actually that will work. I mean, I 621 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:07,440 say I say it will work to the best of 622 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:09,600 our ability, but it will involve every 623 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:12,600 community so that we can get on the same 624 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,600 page. 625 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:19,440 » Okay. So, what we're looking for is a 626 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:23,679 motion to uh approve the the funding 627 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:26,000 recommendation and also to approve the 628 00:25:23,679 --> 00:25:27,679 creative committee recommendations and 629 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,120 put the letter together and authorize 630 00:25:27,679 --> 00:25:29,520 the chairman to sign. Is that what we're 631 00:25:29,120 --> 00:25:30,320 doing? 632 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,200 » That yes. 633 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,600 » Does that sound right? 634 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,640 » That sounds right. I didn't make that. 635 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,159 » Everybody catch that? 636 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,400 » I would make that motion. 637 00:25:36,159 --> 00:25:41,039 » I'll second the motion. 638 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:43,520 » Okay. Beth, did you get the motion? All 639 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:44,799 right. 640 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,400 go in order but I got it. 641 00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:49,440 » All right. As long as you got it. Is 642 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,240 there any discussion 643 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,840 » Discussion 644 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:54,559 » On the healthcare side of things? Just 645 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:57,520 for the record, I've seen uh people 646 00:25:54,559 --> 00:26:01,080 withdrawing from in our ER. It is a 647 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,080 heart-wrenching site. 648 00:26:02,559 --> 00:26:07,080 » Okay. Uh roll call. Beth, 649 00:26:07,120 --> 00:26:09,279 » Yes. 650 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:09,919 » Steve, 651 00:26:09,279 --> 00:26:10,640 » Yes. 652 00:26:09,919 --> 00:26:11,279 » Corey, 653 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:11,840 » Yes. 654 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:13,279 » Bo, 655 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,840 » Yes. Chris. 656 00:26:13,279 --> 00:26:19,120 » Yes. Motion carried. 657 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:24,080 » Okay. Thank you. All right. And the last 658 00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:26,159 item is uh Senator Ingot. Uh so Senator 659 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:28,080 Mark Ingot represents district 2, which 660 00:26:26,159 --> 00:26:29,679 encompasses a couple of counties and 661 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:32,640 actually most of the rural parts of 662 00:26:29,679 --> 00:26:35,760 Williams County. uh and he is organizing 663 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:40,000 a data center information session for 664 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:42,720 September 14th uh from 10 am to 2 pm uh 665 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,360 for the public to be able to attend uh 666 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:47,440 and interact with um different subject 667 00:26:45,360 --> 00:26:48,880 matter experts uh there's some folks 668 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,880 that are coming from the state some 669 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:53,360 folks that are coming from the electric 670 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:55,279 uh companies and cooperatives uh from 671 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:57,039 their planning coun uh one of the 672 00:26:55,279 --> 00:26:58,960 planning council representatives and 673 00:26:57,039 --> 00:27:00,480 then they're also inviting commissioners 674 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,960 and planning and zoning board 675 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:04,720 representatives. Um 676 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:07,600 I have been piecing some information 677 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:08,960 together here. Uh but once I had shared 678 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,120 some of this, it seemed that there was 679 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:13,440 quite a bit of interest from more than 680 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:15,520 one commissioner attending. Uh so 681 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:18,400 putting this before the board for your 682 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:22,400 discussion and then um who you would 683 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:25,360 like to have attend. 684 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,880 » I guess uh my first question for Karen, 685 00:27:25,360 --> 00:27:29,840 how do we go about if we're going to say 686 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:32,000 we want everybody to be able to attend? 687 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:35,600 What do we have to do? 688 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:37,440 » And so into it is it so originally I had 689 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,360 thought it was only 10 to noon. It is 10 690 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:44,080 to 2. So it's four hours and it's an 691 00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:45,840 openhouse comeand go format. 692 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:48,640 » I guess and my reasoning while you're 693 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:50,080 thinking um my reasoning behind it is I 694 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,840 I think there's going to be some good 695 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:55,360 information there if they're bringing in 696 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:57,279 other people. not necessarily us as 697 00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:59,039 information because I'm I'm trying to 698 00:27:57,279 --> 00:28:02,399 learn as much as I can while we're doing 699 00:27:59,039 --> 00:28:03,840 this, but if I I mean, they did list on 700 00:28:02,399 --> 00:28:06,159 there that Bo was going to be a speaker, 701 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:10,240 which I don't believe he's going to be. 702 00:28:06,159 --> 00:28:11,520 » Well, and uh just and Mark is the one 703 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,679 that called me on this quite a while 704 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:16,320 ago. So, he and of course I'm like, 705 00:28:13,679 --> 00:28:18,000 well, yeah, I'll put it on my calendar. 706 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:20,480 He's like, you're the only one that 707 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:22,799 hasn't said yes, I'm coming. So, I'm 708 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:26,799 like, okay, yeah, I'll be there. 709 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:29,200 Um, also since my uncle passed away and 710 00:28:26,799 --> 00:28:30,799 I will be in New Mexico, so I will be on 711 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,360 my way home that day. So I won't be able 712 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:31,760 to go. 713 00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:33,440 » Okay. 714 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:36,080 » So I will have to let Mr. Ingot know 715 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:38,080 that. But you know when Lindsay brought 716 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:40,960 up that the flyer says that the whole 717 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:42,720 commission I is coming. I in no way, 718 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:45,679 shape or form said absolutely the whole 719 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:48,159 commission will show up. But 720 00:28:45,679 --> 00:28:50,799 I'm I guess I have a couple concerns. 721 00:28:48,159 --> 00:28:54,720 one that it's going to be a, you know, 722 00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:57,120 like a lynch mob. But, you know, to the 723 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:59,520 public, I want people to know that I 724 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:02,000 probably know just about as little about 725 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:04,320 some of these data centers as a lot of 726 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,840 people do. So, it's it's going to be a 727 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:08,000 learning curve for all of us. The good 728 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:11,279 news is that, you know, planning and 729 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:14,720 zoning work very hard to get our 730 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:18,399 ordinance updated and so that we have a 731 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:20,240 a better framework and a policy to get 732 00:29:18,399 --> 00:29:23,200 through. I think that what people are 733 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:27,200 confused about though is that there's 734 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:29,600 city limits and then there's county. So 735 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:32,559 I on on the Facebook world, we all get 736 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:36,640 lumped together as one big huge group of 737 00:29:32,559 --> 00:29:38,159 idiots. So, um 738 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,760 I think I it's going to be a good 739 00:29:38,159 --> 00:29:42,640 meeting. I wish I could be there. I'm 740 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:44,320 sorry that sorry that I can't attend. 741 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,799 » Well, and I think that's that's my 742 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:49,120 reasoning. Uh because it's going to be a 743 00:29:46,799 --> 00:29:50,480 good learning experience and and if and 744 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,159 not saying and I guess I'm not 745 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:54,720 volunteering everybody. Nobody has to 746 00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:56,320 say yes, but I I know there at one point 747 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:59,919 there was a couple that had decided they 748 00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:01,600 were going Barry being one of them. Um I 749 00:29:59,919 --> 00:30:04,080 personally if I can make it work I would 750 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:06,720 like to be able to be there and I don't 751 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,120 know about Commissioner Kemp or 752 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,320 Commissioner 753 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:08,960 » If I can make it work I'd like to be 754 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,960 there as well. 755 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:14,000 » So I I think that brings us to the 756 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:15,600 question with you. What do we got to do? 757 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,440 » Well under state law there are certain 758 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,880 instances where the board can go to 759 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:21,120 meetings and things like that that don't 760 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,640 trigger public notice requirements. But 761 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,480 I'd have to really dig into the century 762 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,919 code to see if a legislative session is 763 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,600 one of those things. And so once I find 764 00:30:25,919 --> 00:30:29,440 that out, I can ask I can talk to 765 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:31,360 Lindsay or coordinate with Lindsay and 766 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,880 if there's like public notices that are 767 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,440 required, whatever, then she can handle 768 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,120 that. Then 769 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,720 » That sounds like a great idea. Then you 770 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,440 guys just deal with it and do what we 771 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,120 got to do. 772 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:43,120 » Okay. 773 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:46,000 » Um so, uh would we do we need a motion 774 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:48,640 then to to do that and direct them to go 775 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,919 ahead and and move with this or do we 776 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,679 just do it? 777 00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:53,120 » I think we just do it. 778 00:30:51,679 --> 00:30:56,159 » Perfect. There's nothing I love more 779 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:58,000 than Karen saying, "Just do it." 780 00:30:56,159 --> 00:30:58,559 » I'm gonna walk away now. 781 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,480 » Thanks. 782 00:30:58,559 --> 00:31:05,461 » Thank you, Lindsay. Appreciate it. And 783 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:07,279 we got Karen to say just go. I love it. 784 00:31:05,461 --> 00:31:11,799 [laughter] 785 00:31:07,279 --> 00:31:11,799 » All right, Helen, you're up. 786 00:31:16,559 --> 00:31:21,600 Good morning. 787 00:31:18,399 --> 00:31:23,919 you'll see that we have no positions to 788 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:25,520 seek permission to fill and we don't 789 00:31:23,919 --> 00:31:30,240 have any board appointments. So, this is 790 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:32,399 just an FYI report for you. The the one 791 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:35,520 thing that I would give you an update on 792 00:31:32,399 --> 00:31:38,240 today is that we are working out at the 793 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:40,640 fairgrounds right now and when I say we, 794 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:43,919 I really mean County Highway and Company 795 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:46,240 are out there. Uh we they have 796 00:31:43,919 --> 00:31:50,000 undertaken a clean out on the north end 797 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:52,799 of the site and so for maybe all of the 798 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:55,279 70 years of the fairgrounds things have 799 00:31:52,799 --> 00:31:57,200 been put on the north side and the weeds 800 00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:59,679 have grown up. So there's been an effort 801 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:02,080 to knock down those weeds and then pull 802 00:31:59,679 --> 00:32:06,320 out the scrap. I understand the metal's 803 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:08,799 gone to metal recycling. Wood where it's 804 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:12,559 um good firewood is actually being 805 00:32:08,799 --> 00:32:14,799 reused for the parks to resell for 806 00:32:12,559 --> 00:32:18,559 camping and then the rest of course is 807 00:32:14,799 --> 00:32:20,480 going to the dump. So it's been 808 00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:22,159 I think nearly a full week. I was out 809 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:24,799 there at the end of last week and they 810 00:32:22,159 --> 00:32:28,159 were working pretty hard filling up dump 811 00:32:24,799 --> 00:32:31,279 trucks. I think there's been 812 00:32:28,159 --> 00:32:33,760 a lot of dump truck loads taken out. So, 813 00:32:31,279 --> 00:32:35,919 thanks to those guys for that. The other 814 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,519 thing that's happening is that we are 815 00:32:35,919 --> 00:32:39,840 working closely with the fair 816 00:32:37,519 --> 00:32:41,840 association and proceeding with the 817 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:44,880 demolition of a couple of buildings out 818 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:48,000 there. As uh we have previously 819 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:50,640 reported, there was some kind of a wind 820 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:54,480 shear episode out there in June in which 821 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:57,279 we lost a number a lot of roof material 822 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:59,360 for a couple of the oldest buildings and 823 00:32:57,279 --> 00:33:01,600 they're used primarily just during the 824 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:03,360 fair. And so in conversation with the 825 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:07,120 fair association, what were we going to 826 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:08,559 do as a fix, the determination was uh we 827 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,640 can we can do something with some 828 00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:13,279 temporary storage and some temporary 829 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:15,679 trailers during the fair and to store 830 00:33:13,279 --> 00:33:19,440 their material in between. And so those 831 00:33:15,679 --> 00:33:22,880 buildings are coming down as well. 832 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:25,840 So, baby steps and of course when when 833 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:28,399 we had the folks in town chip sealing 834 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:30,880 the highways, they also chip sealed all 835 00:33:28,399 --> 00:33:33,360 of the the applicable hard surface out 836 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:37,360 there as well. So, 837 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:39,120 » And we had a meeting with Icon and the 838 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:41,519 gentleman from Preffort who was 839 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:44,960 livestock handling facility which I 840 00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:46,960 thought he was fantastic but it's it was 841 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:49,200 interesting that the majority of the 842 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:52,559 icon guys were looking to the prefort 843 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:54,240 guy for advice on what would this 844 00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:56,159 building look like? What should we do 845 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:58,640 here? Where would this go? I mean that 846 00:33:56,159 --> 00:34:00,559 it was kind of interesting, but uh in 847 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:02,000 the discussion it sounds like County 848 00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:04,559 Highway is going to do a whole bunch of 849 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:08,720 grading of parking lots and moving dirt 850 00:34:04,559 --> 00:34:10,399 and so I I mean that it's good to have 851 00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:14,079 everybody on board and kind of getting 852 00:34:10,399 --> 00:34:17,200 on the same page. But um I mean as a 853 00:34:14,079 --> 00:34:20,000 farmer I collect junk and like to clean 854 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:21,919 up and I I can see how the fairgrounds 855 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:24,320 in certain areas got the way it was you 856 00:34:21,919 --> 00:34:26,159 know in that back but their county 857 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:28,000 highways cleaning all that up and it's 858 00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:30,240 it's going to take time but I think it's 859 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:33,280 really even just basic improvements like 860 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:36,240 that is going to be huge. So it's nice 861 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:39,599 but uh the discussion with Icon and the 862 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:42,720 preer gentleman was I think was good. I 863 00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:44,480 think Helen kept giving me the the skunk 864 00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:45,359 eye occasionally because I kept telling 865 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:46,159 him 866 00:34:45,359 --> 00:34:48,480 » I was never 867 00:34:46,159 --> 00:34:50,960 » Tip tip over the tip over the apple 868 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:53,359 cart. Whatever whatever they think it 869 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:56,159 should look like. We just need to tip it 870 00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:59,760 over. See what what recommendations we 871 00:34:56,159 --> 00:35:02,560 get and then we go back to what what 872 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:04,000 will the public tolerate? You know, what 873 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,760 group what does this look like to all 874 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:08,800 the groups out there? But it was a good 875 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:11,119 conversation. Good starter. Oh, may be 876 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:12,800 willing to dream more than I am 877 00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:16,880 sometimes, but that's good. That's why 878 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:18,960 we all do this together. Yeah, the um 879 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:22,640 county highway is also going to 880 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:25,200 undertake or has started. There's a west 881 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:28,800 area that I would call more of a swamp 882 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:31,200 than a parking area. And so, uh, we 883 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:34,079 they've they've done some design work to 884 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:36,800 be able to change, uh, sort of change 885 00:35:34,079 --> 00:35:39,520 elevations, get some drainage happening 886 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:41,040 this year during that the big rain event 887 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:43,520 during the fair. You could really see 888 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:45,359 where all the water goes and either 889 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:47,280 we've got people parking there or they 890 00:35:45,359 --> 00:35:49,440 can't park there because now it's really 891 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,520 wet. So, that's the other thing that 892 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:55,680 they're working on this fall. Uh, 893 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:58,240 Preffort is a nationwide leader in the 894 00:35:55,680 --> 00:36:00,960 metal panels and all of the livestock 895 00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:04,480 handling stuff. Look, people who know 896 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:06,720 know. And so, uh, this gentleman 897 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,960 happened to be in the area doing work 898 00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:11,119 with ICON. And so, it was just a nice 899 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:14,880 opportunity for us to have somebody who 900 00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:18,960 specializes in that kind of, um, animal 901 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:21,040 handling, thought processing to to be 902 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,880 out there. I I think all of the 903 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:24,640 architects who have talked to me and 904 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:26,160 have said we'd kind of like to be 905 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:28,000 involved in this project have mentioned 906 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:30,400 that they have contacts with Preffort 907 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:32,079 and Preffort could be involved and so 908 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:34,960 when I heard he was coming it just felt 909 00:36:32,079 --> 00:36:36,560 like a good opportunity to to meet him 910 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,000 in person. and I think he's sort of the 911 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:42,000 regional guy 912 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:43,920 » And also has extensive knowledge of 913 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:48,079 facilities that are going to be used for 914 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:50,320 livestock that change immediately into 915 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:52,720 some other venue like a concert 916 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:55,599 basketball arena that type stuff. So 917 00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:58,320 preferred does all the like a national 918 00:36:55,599 --> 00:37:00,960 finals rodeo if you watch that all the 919 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:03,599 interior stock handling for that and 920 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:05,520 exterior is all preferred and guarantee 921 00:37:03,599 --> 00:37:10,240 that Glenn was probably part of that 922 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:13,119 project. So it was it was a good visit. 923 00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:14,720 » Again I anticipate end of the year or 924 00:37:13,119 --> 00:37:16,560 probably early next year because here we 925 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:19,920 are in September already. We'll go 926 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:22,000 through a process to uh allow architects 927 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:24,480 to put their names in and we'll choose 928 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:27,040 someone who will be our our support 929 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:29,920 through the design process. But for now, 930 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:31,440 we're as it as it becomes possible, 931 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,440 we're getting a little more information, 932 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:35,599 educating ourselves a little bit, I 933 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:37,119 guess, if nothing else. 934 00:37:35,599 --> 00:37:40,400 » Mr. Mr. Chairman, just one quick 935 00:37:37,119 --> 00:37:42,720 question and I 936 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:44,720 my concern has always been around the 937 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:47,440 racetrack and since there's no appetite 938 00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:50,960 to move it whatsoever, would there be an 939 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:52,640 opportunity to at least engage a company 940 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:54,400 like the one that put up the walls for 941 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:56,560 the data center just to do a noise study 942 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:58,880 to see if there is some remediation that 943 00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:01,200 we could do as a part of this overall 944 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:03,280 master plan? I mean, it I don't I can't 945 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:04,560 imagine a study would cost a tremendous 946 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:09,800 amount of money, but at least we'd have 947 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:09,800 an idea of what it would take to to help 948 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,160 » That. 949 00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:13,920 » Yeah, exactly. With the popping and the 950 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:16,400 cracking. 951 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,960 » Yeah. I mean, we have Yes. 952 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:19,119 » Okay. 953 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:21,200 » Well, we can do all sorts of studies and 954 00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:22,640 determinations. Yep. 955 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:27,119 » I'll add it to the list. 956 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:30,160 » Okay. Would it would it be worthwhile 957 00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:32,800 reaching out to McKenzie with their 958 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:34,800 facility down there? What what they wish 959 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:36,240 they would have done or or good god 960 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:38,240 don't do that kind of a thing. 961 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:40,240 » Yeah. Yep. I would say once we have our 962 00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:42,320 architect uh once we have a contract 963 00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:45,200 with an architect then there will be a 964 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:48,400 whole bunch of that. Uh DSU Dickinson 965 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:51,359 State has just built a new arena rodeo 966 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:53,280 grounds. uh McKenzo County of course and 967 00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:55,280 so once we have somebody who's 968 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:58,079 collecting information and putting it 969 00:38:55,280 --> 00:39:00,320 together and analyzing for us then we'll 970 00:38:58,079 --> 00:39:03,119 start to do some of those efforts so 971 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:04,079 that we can again incorporate that into 972 00:39:03,119 --> 00:39:05,839 what we're doing long 973 00:39:04,079 --> 00:39:07,599 » Term for sure. 974 00:39:05,839 --> 00:39:11,040 » And part of that meeting was supposed to 975 00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:12,960 be a a trip to Watford City to tour 976 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,960 their facility and talk to them about 977 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:16,480 all that stuff but my harvest schedule 978 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:20,160 kept us from doing that. So we're going 979 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:21,599 to reschedu it. And I was pretty glad Bo 980 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:25,119 couldn't do it because I think we're 981 00:39:21,599 --> 00:39:27,680 going to need to do it when we have 982 00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:32,400 educated, knowledgeable consultants 983 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:36,079 anyway. So, it's okay for us to wait. 984 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:37,280 » Okay. Any other questions for Helen? 985 00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:38,000 Is that all you got? 986 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:38,720 » That is. 987 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,839 » Thank you. 988 00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:41,359 » Thank you. 989 00:39:39,839 --> 00:39:44,240 » All right. Anybody got anything else for 990 00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:46,079 the good of the order? 991 00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:49,079 We are adjourned. 992 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:49,079 840.