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CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE

EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER

MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 50 PERCENT IN THE VALEY CITY AREA.  PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. HIGHS

5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.

NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.

.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. WEST WINDS

10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO MID 30S.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

 

A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS  MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE.MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.

PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

SNOW LIKELY  MONDAY  EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH OR TWO.

VERY COLD AIR AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

 

NO ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

 

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

 

The City council considered entering into a Services Enterprise Agreement for Recycling Collection with Renaissance Recycling, LLC.  Mayor Andersen said the city will meet with Renaissance Recyling  later this week with Renaissance Recycling and their attorney to discuss changes in the language of the contract and then call a Special City Council meeting.

Council Member Phillips suggested discussing the issues at Monday’s meeting.

Council Member Buchanan said the Council is not in a position to discuss the changes at Monday’s meeting, with major changes in the agreement.

Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller asked for a background on the intent of the contract, noting postponements in organizing the residential recycling plan.

Council Member Brubakken said the city has gone ahead and ordered equipment.

Mayor Andersen noted the last items to come to agreement on is the length of term and the residuals, most concerning language.

Council Member Buchanan added that he hears in the community that the rates to customers seem high, and the lack of an opt-out.  Curbside at this point will not include glass.

Joan Morris of the Chamber’s City Beautification Committee spoke explained the “pay as you throw,” plan, which determines the costs.  She said she has a problem with delays in the contract agreement.

 

In January, the Public Works committee discussed the original term of contract with a five year agreement with a five year renewal, and an amended 10 year agreement and 10 year renewal, or a five year renewal. The ten year option allows for financing options by the recycler.

At Monday’s meeting it was noted the city and Renaissance Recycling will meet this Wednesday afternoon to discuss and negotiate contract changes, at 4:30-p.m. at City Hall.

 

ORDINANCES:

The FIRST READING: An ordinance to amend and re-enact Chapter 32 of the Code of the City of Jamestown pertaining to Flood Damage Prevention.

 

SECOND READING:  The Council approved an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Article III, Chapter 15, of the City Code pertaining to the Fire Protection Code.

 

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

A question about where to find where the amendments to the City Code are available.  City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said to contact City Hall.

 

APPOINTMENTS:

Approved  appointing James Weight and Brian Kilzer to serve as members of the Board of Adjustments for three year terms to expire January 2020

 

Appointed Jon Lillejord to serve as a member of the Civil Service Commission for a five year term to expire January 2022.

 

Appointed David Barnick to serve as the City resident member of the Stutsman County Weed Board for a four year term to expire December 2020.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:  No reports were given.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved  the request from the Jamestown Gymnastics Club for a gaming site

authorization at the Gladstone Inn & Suites Banquet Room on September 16, 2017.

 

Approved Change Order No. 1, to Champion Coatings, Inc., for the 1.5MG Elevated

Water Tower Rehabilitation Project, for a net decrease in the contract price of $22,000.00, due to areduction in the amount of welding that was needed on the top roof plates.

 

Jamison Veil introduced himself, as the new to the City Assessor.

 

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

 

Valley City  (CSi)  There will be a Public Information Meeting on Tuesday February 7, 2017, at 7-p.m. at City Hall.

On the agenda is  the 2017 Parking Lot Improvement District.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A student with cerebral palsy has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights after she was denied admission into the pharmacy program at North Dakota State University.

Kelli Sem was given conditional acceptance into the program last spring, provided she could meet physical requirements under newly adopted technical standards for pharmacy students. She filed her complaint after NDSU denied her request for reasonable accommodations.

Citing email discussion from the NDSU pharmacy program, Sem’s attorney Scott Haider says NDSU adopted the new physical standards for admission after pharmacy faculty learned Sem would seek entrance into the program.

NDSU has declined to give a comment.

Sem now lives with her family in Minot after leaving NDSU in May. She is currently taking classes at Minot State University.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota State Fair has names the country acts for this year’s concert lineup.

Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne and Lonestar headline this year’s country music artists.

Marketing Director Beth Feldner says the country lineup for the grandstand is one of the best she’s seen.

Feldner says they have not finalized this year’s rock acts for the first and second Saturdays of the fair, but will make that announcement in the coming months.

This year’s North Dakota State Fair runs July 21st through the 29th.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Fargodome broke an attendance record in 2016.

Nearly 600,000 people packed the venue last year. And the record crowds produced an operating surplus of more than $528,000, which was way above the budgeted $92,000. That’s its best performance since 2000.?

Fargodome General Manager Rob Sobolik cites a strong concert line-up last year that included four Garth Brooks concerts and an AC/DC concert, each bringing in more than 19,000 people, plus a strong line-up of other entertainers, including Justin Bieber, James Taylor and Blake Sheldon.

Sobolik says a sixth consecutive year of Bison football playoff games also boosted attendance and the indoor stadium’s bottom line.?

The 2016 profits go into the Fargodome’s surplus budget to be used for capital improvements and building upgrades.

 

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