cityhall-488Jamestown  (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Legal & Finance, Building Planning and Zoning, and Civic Center & Promotion committees met Tuesday evening at City Hall.

Council Member Gumke was not present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

Steven Fenlon, FROM MHC, spoke relative to requesting the City Council  conduct a public hearing concerning a tax-exempt refinancing of long-term indebtedness of Lutheran Social Service of North Dakota.

Steven Fenlon, FROM MHC, spoke relative to requesting the City Council  conduct a public hearing concerning a tax-exempt refinancing of long-term indebtedness of Lutheran Social Service of North Dakota.  LSS will use it’s tax exemption status to refinance.

The Jamestown property is Legacy Center, the former Jamestown Hospital.

The refinance package is for $5 million.

The committee recommends setting the Public Hearing at the December City Council meeting.

 

Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund, requested  $14,072 from the Tourism New Project Fund held by the City of Jamestown for partial cost of the Jamestown Talking Trail Project.  He said the project cost is $29,000.

The committee recommends allocation of the funds.

 

The committee considered recommending the City Council approve the request of Joel Onsurez for Renaissance Zone incentives by granting a five (5) year 100% property tax exemption and to recommend the State of ND grant a five (5) year 100% state income tax exemption  at

104 3rd Street Southeast, the former Masonic Temple.

Joel and Barb Onsurez are renovating the 1916 structure. Part of the building will serve as their personal residence. They are also installing a caterer’s kitchen and planning to use the great hall as banquet/event space.

The committee took no action pending more information, and moved the item to the City Council meeting without recommendation.

The committee  recommends the City Council approve the 2015 City Audit Report, as prepared by Schauer & Associates, PC.  No deficiencies were in the report.

Informational: The Second Reading of  an Ordinance to repeal a section of the City Code pertaining to alcoholic beverages, is scheduled for the November 7, 2016, City Council meeting.

Informational: An application for appointment to the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority has been received from David Mark Urquhart.

Informational: Departmental and financial reports.

City Beautification Committee member, Joan Morris indicated her concern on the progress of implementing the Jamestown Residential Recycling program.  City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said the City Attorney is working on paper work, at this time.  That includes the Requests For Proposals to “mesh” with the proposal from Renaissance Recycling of Jamestown.

Ms. Morris said Renaissance Recycling has not yet been contacted by city officials.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

 Informational: Minutes of the October 10, 2016, Planning Commission Meeting was presented.

The committee recommends approving  the request from Lurue Weber to move a mobile home into the city and place it at 1324 14th Avenue SW (Lots 1-2, Block 2, Meidinger 4th Addition).

Considered approving the plat of Corell Addition, a replat of Lot 1, Block 1, of the Jamestown Hospital Healthcare Campus Addition, (within the NW ¼ of Section 3, Township 139N, Range 64W.) City Attorney Leo Ryan said he reviewed the replat, and said the  Planning & Zoning Commission  should meet with the developer concerning infrastructure.   Planning & Zoning had recommended approval. If the replat is allowed the property has to follow all city codes and specifications.

The committee recommends approving the plat.

 

The committee considered introducing the First Reading of an Ordinance to create Section 6.7 of Appendix B and amend and re-enact Section 9 of Appendix B and Section 11 of Appendix C pertaining to traffic impact studies, which was tabled from the September 20, 2016, Committee Meeting.

Mayor Andersen said the trigger is ambiguous.  She asked who would pay for the study, and who pays for identified issues stemming from the study.

Council Member Phillips said she has no problem with the Ordinance as amended.

The committee recommends sending the First Reading to the City Council without recommendations, with Mayor Andersen voting in opposition.

The committee considered introducing the First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections of the City Code pertaining to standards for repair, vacation or demolition.

The committee recommends the First Reading with the addition of “The exterior of the structure.”

Informational: The Second Reading of an Ordinance  to amend and re-enact Section 3, Sections 5.2 to 5.6, and Section 7 of Appendix C pertaining to definitions, allowed uses and parking requirements for senior and assisted living uses, is scheduled for the November 7, 2016, City Council meeting.

 

Informational: A Public Hearing and Second Reading of an Ordinance  to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the West 1,690’ of the South 400’, less the West 620’ of the SW ¼ of Section 14, Township 140, Range 64 West, located within the One Mile Extraterritorial Area of the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from C-2 (General Commercial District) and R-1 (One- Family Residential District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District), is scheduled for the November 7, 2016, City Council meeting.

CIVIC CENTER & PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No items at this time.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.