City Hall 3Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Gumke was not present.

 

POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

 The committee heard from Tom Tracy relative to concerns with using local resources at Dakota Access Pipeline site(s), protests, specifically on private land.

He said Governor Dalrymple told him the National Guard is not equipped in Riot Control.

He requested that the city and county write a letter to the governor to ask him to have the National Guard control the protestors  who are law breaking.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said seven Jamestown Police officers have been at the protest site, out of 29 officers.  He pointed out that the city is being reimbursed for the cost of the officers on the site.

The Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser has been on the scene.

No action was recommended by the committee.

 

Informational: Application for appointment to the Fire Code Board of Appeals has been received from Scott Roemmich.

 

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

The committee received updated information from AE2S regarding progress and web-site preliminary information on the Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said GPS and other information is being put together.

He added that as more information is received, the city will post it on its web site.

Later, informational handouts will be available, followed by a series of public meetings.

 

Darrell Hournbuckle, from Interstate Engineering, Inc., reported on 2nd Avenue and 19th Street Southeast, which is located south of the Frontier Fort.

He said drainage issues along 19th Street are being addressed.

He added that 2nd Avenue will not be reopened at this time.

The committee recommends not taking action on a request to open 2nd Avenue between 19th and 22nd Street until more concrete issues are addressed.

The committee considered  declaring an emergency and authorizing the immediate purchase of a 2017 Freightliner with a 20 YD New Way Cobra Rear Load Body from Northland Truck Sales, in the amount of $142,900.00.  The packer body was significantly damaged on a truck, with the repair costs estimated at between $25,000 and $70,000.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said the garbage route pick ups will be readjusted to accommodate a unit no longer in service.

The committee took no action.

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