Commission Minutes

NOVEMBER 13, 2008 23RD DAY OF
THE OCTOBER ADJOURN TERM

The County Commission met in the Commission Office at 2:05 p.m. pursuant to
adjourn with all members present and the following proceedings were had and made a
matter of record.

SEPTAGON
MONTHLY UPDATE

Mike Smith with Septagon Construction noted that PR#61 was issued by HMN on
9/26/08 requesting pricing to modify the granite steps and landing to make them more
slip resistant. Options with related costs were sent by HMN to the Commission.
Septagon contacted Walton Construction and asked for Walton to verify that the
coefficient of friction of the granite surface meets the written specifications. Walton did
not provide the information so Septagon contacted Palmerton & Parrish to schedule the
test. Mr. Smith noted that the test results did not meet the .6 minimum value as specified,
it was only .48.

Mr. Smith further noted that Palmerton recommended that a sample be provided
for testing in order to meet the minimum requirements. Commissioner Herschend made a
motion to go with the bush hammering and to ask Walton to fix the problem.
Commissioner Pennel asked if he meant to pay for it. Commissioner Herschend noted
yes, Walton didn’t meet the technical specifications. Commissioner Pennel seconded the
motion. The motion passed by vote: Pennel (yes), Herschend (yes), Strahan (yes).

Mr. Smith noted that HMN had contacted Johnson Burkholder to design a footing
for the precast concrete sign to be placed near Highway 160, however the design for the
footing came back extensive and the engineer suggested that it would probably be much
less expensive to use a cast-in-place wall.

Commissioner Herschend made a motion to ask Septagon to approach Sharp
Signs to design at a not to exceed rate of $4,000.00. Commissioner Pennel seconded the
motion. The motion passed by vote: Pennel (yes), Herschend (yes), Strahan (yes).

Mr. Smith noted that a revised proposal had been received requesting a total of
$6,376.00 for the addition of an indicator light and alarm in dispatch for the generator as
requested by the Fire Chief. This amount is hire due to the building now being occupied
thus the power not being able to be shut off.

Commissioner Pennel made a motion to approve the additional costs.
Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Pennel (yes),
Herschend (yes), Strahan (yes).
 Commissioner Pennel made a motion to ask Septagon to issue a purchase order
for the necessary equipment converting doors J1001A and J1001B from manual sliding
doors to motorized sliding doors. Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion. The
motion passed by vote: Pennel (yes), Herschend (yes), Strahan (yes).