LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING – January 4 ...

to charge sufficient rents on the hangars so the taxpayers are not subsidizing the hangars.Discussion followed on the history and future rents.Moved-Seconded (Weisenberg-Flanagan) to follow the recommendation of the Airport Board andKadrmas Lee & Jackson and accept the lowest responsible bid from GBA, Inc: Base-$432,671.81with Alt#1-$208,360.02 which includes the additional firewall; and Alt#1 for additional 5 units tobe funded from Mineral Severance Tax Funds; to waive any irregularities, and to approve andauthorize the Chairman to sign the contracts. Motion Carried.Moved-Seconded (Flanagan-Ewing) To require the Airport Board to annually review rents at theairport to look at market rents and increase the rental rates as appropriate to recover some of thetaxpayers expense in maintenance and operation of the airport. Motion Carried.CUSTOM, CULTURE & ECONOMIC PLAN COMMITTEE UPDATE: Bill Coburn waspresent to update the Board on the Custom, Culture & Economic Plan Committee’s discussions andprogress. Coburn stated the Committee recommends the Board adopt a Resolution to declare to theFederal and State Agencies that they intend to invoke the Local Governments Coordination Role inall future NEPA and other planning processes.Moved-Seconded (Flanagan-Weisenberg) to approve and adopt the following Lawrence CountyResolution #2011-12 A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION OF COORDINATION BY THELAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Motion Carried.LAWRENCE COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 2011-12 A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTATIONOF COORDINATION BY THE LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, Lawrence County (the “County”) is a unit of local governmentunder the constitution and laws of the state of South Dakota; WHEREAS, the Lawrence CountyBoard of County Commissioners (the “Board”) is charged with supervising and protecting the taxbase and economic stability of the County, and is further charged with implementation of localpolice powers including public safety, health and welfare; WHEREAS, the Board has found that itis in the best interests of the County to perform its duties by asserting the coordination with federalagencies mandated by federal law; WHEREAS, federal agencies are mandated to coordinateplanning and management actions with local government by statutes including the Federal LandPolicy and Management Act, 43 US § 1701, and 43 U.S.C. § 1712, the National ForestManagement Act, 16 U.S.C. 1604, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, theClean Air Act, the Homeland Security Act and the Endangered Species Act, by regulations andrules implementing those statutes and by Executive Orders directing intergovernmental cooperationand coordination; and WHEREAS, the South Dakota Constitution has recognized the County’sauthority to exercise its local police powers, and the South Dakota legislature has recognized andmandated exercise of certain of those police powers in specific statutes; NOW THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED, that the Board does hereby assert legal standing as a unit of local government ofSouth Dakota to formally assert its coordination status with all federal and state agenciesmaintaining jurisdiction over lands and/or resources located within the County and conductingplanning and management activities that affect and impact the residents and government of theCounty; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Auditor of the Board shall cause a copy of theResolution to be transmitted to federal agencies through its local, regional or state offices and to allth dayfederal elected officials representing the residents and government of the County. Dated this 12