GRAND FORKS COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING December 1, 2020 - 4:00 P.

GRAND FORKS COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
December 1, 2020 - 4:00 P.M.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment with Commissioners Knauf, Pic, Falck, Rost and Engen present. Commissioners Engen and Falck participated via Zoom.
Chair Knauf called for nominations for Chair and Vice Chair of the Grand Forks County Commission to serve from December 2020 thru November 2021.
Moved by Rost, seconded by Falck, to appoint Commissioner Pic to serve as Chair of the Grand Forks County Commission from December 2020 thru November 2021. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Engen, seconded by Pic, to appoint Commissioner Falck to serve as Vice Chair of the Grand Forks County Commission from December 2020 thru November 2021. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Rost, seconded by Knauf, to approve the minutes of the November 17, 2020 Commission meeting and the November 17, 2020 Special Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Falck, seconded by Rost, to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Knauf, seconded by Falck, to approve the consent agenda. Items in the consent agenda included: bills as submitted by the County Auditor, Check #36925 - Jefferson Capital Systems. LLC- $373.38, 36926 - Bottineau County- $700, 36927 - Gustavson Bruce R- $14.38, 36928 - Leedahl Glenna- $39.1, 36929 - Moe, Susan A- $5.12, 36930 - Aflac Group- $536.68, 36931 - Collection Center Inc- $271.87, 36932 - Combined Insurance Co of America- $795.18, 36933 - Fidelity Security Life- $2859.93, 36934 - Fraternal Order of Police- $102, 36935 - Medico Life and Health Insurance Co- $242, 36936 - ND F.O.P.- $575, 36937 - Rodenburg Law Firm-Fargo- $156.53, 36938 - United States Treasury- $91.15, 36939 - USAble Life- $49.08, 36940 - City of Larimore (Hwy)- $64.36, 36941 - City of Thompson (Hwy)- $63.91, 36942 - 1101 Dental Pllc- $1013, 36943 - 3-D Specialties- $1838.43, 36944 - Advanced Drainage Systems Inc- $4577.23, 36945 - Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc.- $2347.66, 36946 - Altru Clinic-Main- $1024, 36947 - American Bankers Insurance Co- $6914, 36948 - Aramark- $513, 36949 - At & T Mobility- $95, 36950 - Auto Glass & Aftermarket- $65, 36951 - Bonn, Megan- $1300, 36952 - Buchmeier, Blake C- $210, 36953 - Burggraf's Ace Hardware- $158.39, 36954 - Cariveau, Michelle Mary- $38.14, 36955 - Cass County Sheriff- $26, 36956 - City of Grand Forks-Police Dept- $2041.84, 36957 - Clark, Travis- $48, 36958 - Dacotah Paper Co- $940.1, 36959 - Deere Credit Inc- $26462.77, 36960 - Dell Marketing Lp- $10667.64, 36961 - Development Homes- $36.25, 36962 - Dub Construction- $1650, 36963 - Ecolab Pest Elimination Div- $101.96, 36964 - Election Systems & Software In- $5643.81, 36965 - Enterprise Rent-A -Car- $69.5, 36966 - Executive Properties & Maintenance LLC- $4500, 36967 - Fastenal- $298.51, 36968 - Frontier Precision Inc- $4000, 36969 - GF Clerk of District Ct- $1550, 36970 - GF Cnty Treasurer- $89800.41, 36971 - GF Public Health Department- $27286.4, 36972 - GF Welding & Machine- $715.9, 36973 - Greatamerica Financial Srvcs- $1386.77, 36974 - Greg's Lawn & Landscape- $1676.1, 36975 - Hampton Inn-Bismarck- $97.02, 36976 - Hewitt, Shea Marie- $15, 36977 - Hood Cleaners- $1200, 36978 - Interstate Power Systems Inc- $1356.33, 36979 - Interstate Towing & Recovery- $1502.92, 36980 - Johnson Controls Fire Protection Lp- $380, 36981 - Journies Inc- $100, 36982 - KLJ- $2016.74, 36983 - Knutson Printing Co- $438.82, 36984 - Lawson Products Inc- $105.37, 36985 - Liberty Business Systems-Fargo- $221.13, 36986 - Lipp Carlson & Assoc Ltd- $75, 36987 - Loffler- $69.94, 36988 - Lombardi Lou- $92, 36989 - Marco -Tx- $810.24, 36990 - Marco Technologies LLC- $1264.34, 36991 - McKesson Medical Surgical- $191.76, 36992 - Menards- $84.68, 36993 - Mewes Lee- $105, 36994 - Midcontinent Communications- $5823.75, 36995 - Mutch Oil Company- $348.8, 36996 - ND DHS Finance Dept- $1734.03, 36997 - ND DHS Finance Dept- $649.06, 36998 - ND DHS Finance Dept- $1498.32, 36999 - ND DHS Finance Dept- $2139.05, 37000 - NDACE- $100, 37001 - NDEAFCS- $115, 37002 - NDSU Ext Serv-Dept 3110- $635, 37003 - Nelco First Aid Inc- $109.2, 37004 - Ness Press Inc.- $65, 37005 - Nodak Electric Coop- $235.5, 37006 - O'Reilly Auto Parts- $212.76, 37007 - Pettigrew, Michelle- $511, 37008 - Post Board- $45, 37009 - RDO Trust Account #80-5800- $8942.77, 37010 - Redwood Toxicology Laboratory- $5.1, 37011 - Redwood Toxicology Laboratory (Kits)- $469.38, 37012 - Reliance Inmate Systems- $6000, 37013 - Reliance Telephone Systems Inc- $2590, 37014 - Schmidt & Associates- $80, 37015 - Skip's Petroleum- $51.18, 37016 - Spivey Susan- $481.25, 37017 - Strata Corporation- $5295.96, 37018 - Streichers- $85.98, 37019 - Topcon Positioning Systems Inc- $288, 37020 - Twp of Michigan Clk/Treas- $13358.36, 37021 - Twp of Rye Clk/Treas- $3308.2, 37022 - UND Office of Safety- $1729.26, 37023 - Verizon Wireless - Newark NJ- $275.52, 37024 - Vonasek, Adam J- $86, 37025 - Whalens Inc- $1190, 37026 - Winay Associates LLC- $3909.95, ACH payments to - Xcel Energy - Mpls- $35104.22, - Xcel Energy - Mpls- $780, - Acme Electric/Tool Crib of Nor- $161.7, - Advanced Business Methods- $139, - Allstate Peterbilt- $60.98, - Allstream- $64.14, - Batteries Plus Bulbs- $278.95, - Border States Electric Supply- $296.84, - Border States Electric Supply- $-2.14, - Border States Electric Supply- $89.4, - Border States Electric Supply- $303.12, - Border States Electric Supply- $166.5, - Border States Electric Supply- $155.1, - Business Essentials- $40.86, - Business Essentials- $17.99, - Business Essentials- $36.14, - C L Linfoot Company- $60, - Century Electric Inc.- $100, - Charm-Tex- $4845, - Cintas- $82.54, - Cintas- $82.54, - City of Larimore- $27826.8, - Cole Paper Inc.- $51.41, - Cole Paper Inc.- $1144.4, - Cole Paper Inc.- $517.51, - Cole Paper Inc.- $1810.52, - Cole Paper Inc.- $395, - Cole Paper Inc.- $82.04, - Comfort Keepers- $244.65, - Dakota Business Solutions- $112.99, - Diamond Drugs, Inc.- $451.96, - Docu Shred Inc- $74.52, - Docu Shred Inc- $111.77, - GF Fire Equipment Company- $161, - Global Safety Network- $60.5, - Greater GF Fair & Exhibition- $1871.18, - Home of Economy- $119.99, - Home of Economy- $8.98, - Noss Sewing & Alterations- $12, - Noss Sewing & Alterations- $50, - Phoenix Supply- $2463.85, - Royal Tire Inc- $728.67, - Safe Kids- $140, - Stein's Inc.- $84.8, - Summit Food Services LLC- $7342.24, - Summit Food Services LLC- $7454.6, - Summit Food Services LLC- $7469.87, - Telelanguage Inc- $186.25, - Toshiba Business Solutions- $87.37, - Xcel Energy - Mpls- $376.27 and purchasing card transactions in the amount of $20,628.21; employee status changes for Cris Wallace and Michael Comstock; overtime; County Deed on parcel number 11-3503-00002-002; Beer and Liquor Licenses for Nelson Pumpkin Patch LLC, Whispering Oaks Golf Club and Beer License for Larimore Golf Club; and Game of Chance Permit for Legion Post 97 and Hometown Heros Outdoors. Motion carried unanimously.
Debbie Swanson, Public Health Director and Michael Dulitz, Opioid Response Project Coordinator/COVID-19 Data/Analytics Leader gave a COVID-19 update.
Kari Goelz, Emergency Management Director, informed the board a storage facility has been secured for the PPE and Whalen's Storage and Moving has been hired to transfer the items to the storage space.
Tom Ford, Director of Administration, addressed the board.
The County reopen date discussion will be tabled until the December 15, 2020 Commission Meeting.
Moved by Falck, seconded by Engen, to bid the Grand Forks County Office Building/State's Attorney Office Safety Improvements Project. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Rost, seconded by Knauf, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:32pm. The next meeting will be held on December 15, 2020 at 4:00pm.
/s/ Cynthia Pic
Cynthia Pic, Chair
Grand Forks County Commission
/s/ Debbie Nelson
Debbie Nelson, County Auditor
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