Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 2

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds

5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to

15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around

10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s.

Lows in the lower 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Highs in the upper 60s.

 

Dry and warm conditions across all of western and central North Dakota towards the end of the work week and into the weekend. Saturday and Sunday in particular look especially warm for this time of year.

 

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown AAUW Used Bookstore opened Monday, May 1, 2017, and is sharing a new location with the Dakota Store and Jamestown Volunteer Center.

The new site is at 601 1^st Avenue, South.

Store hours are 10am – 5pm Monday through Friday and selected Saturdays.

AAUW Jamestown Branch, and Bookstore Coordinator, Kelly Krein says, “With the excellent visibility on first avenue it is hoped that many people will discover us and stop to see what we have to offer”

She adds, that the  Grand Opening dates are set for May 11-13, 2017.

The new phone number for the store is 701- 952-5018 and the e-mail address is volunteers@daktel.com

 

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

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED INCLUDED….

A Resolution to approve the request from JSDC for possible Economic Development Funds for ND

Soy Processors, in the amount of $282,137, with the City’s 90-percent share to be $253,923 and paid for from the

City Sales Tax Fund.

 

Council Member Buchanan asked that Item “I” be discussed, a Resolution to approve the plat of Jamestown Southwest Addition.  He asked where the area was located, and Mayor Andersen said it’s the area between Menards and JRMC.

The Council then approved the Resolution.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

University of Jamestown students  presented a survey report conducted on behalf of the Mayor’s Committee on Disabilities.

 

Two presentations were made on behalf of persons with disabilities, and another on behalf of employers.

The purpose of surveys is positive and negative reactions to persons with disabilities.

40 surveys were returned by employers.

 

With those with disabilities…24 surveys were returned.

In Applying for employment 11 said yes, 11 said no.

Challenges in applying for jobs included, filling out applications, the application process, having a job coach.

Those individuals noted the need for more handicapped accessibility, siting the U.S. Post Office, and the Alfed Dickey Public Library. Needs include more curb cuts, better parking accomodations, and more automatic opening doors.

Employers requested more education on hiring those with disabiliites, education on tax credits for those hiring those with disabilities, and financial support to address accessibility issues.

The study indicated the need for a review of the issue every few years.

The City Council approved a Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of $4,800,000 Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bond, Series 2017.

 

The City Council approved awarding the bid for construction of 20th St SW roadway – JRMC to Menards as follows:

General Construction (Sections 1, 2 & 3) to Border States Paving, Inc., in the amount of $1,956,851.30.

Electrical Construction (Section 4) to Strata Corporation, in the amount of $157,373.00.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mayor Andersen said the work is to start this spring, and weather permitting be finished by this fall.

Also   approved was  awarding the bid for construction of 5th St NE (12th to 27th Avenue) Paving Improvements District 16-42, to Border States Paving, Inc., in the amount of $1,795,498.37.

Mayor Andersen said work is slated to start this spring, and weather permitting be completed by the opening of the Jamestown Two Rivers Activity Center, (TRAC) in August this year.

 

Approved awarding the bid for the Cell 4A Liner and Phase 2/3 Partial Final Cover Project at the

Jamestown MSW Landfill, the bid for the 2017 Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction

District awarding the bid for a New Single Axle Truck (Cab & Chassis) for the Street

Department, awarding the bid for the 2017 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District.

 

The bid for a New Extra Heavy Duty, Hopper-Type, Self-Unloading Spreader Box for the Street Department was flawed, according to City Attorney Leo Ryan.  After conducting research the City has not adopted policy concerning a notary not being used.  He said the bid bond is okay, and with information provided the bidder provided the bid will be acceptable.

The City Council then, voted to approve opening the bid.

The Council then approved the low bid, contingent upon review of the specifications.

 

The City Council then moved to committee the bid for a Two (2) Stage Snow Blower for the Street Department, to check the specifications.

 

The Council considered approving the request from Ascendum Machinery to withdraw their bid on the new loader awarded to them by the City Council due to their misinterpretation of the bid specifications, to take no action against their bid bond and; to award the bid for purchase to the next lowest bid meeting the specifications, RDO Equipment Co., in the amount of $183,250, with $75,000 guaranteed buyback, with guaranteed maximum repairs 7500 hours or 6 years, and less the $70,000 on the trade-in unit, and rescinded the April 3, 2017, City Council Resolution.

The bidder Ascendum Machinery questioned the specifications called for in the bid request.

The City Council voted to reject the Ascendum Machinery bid, and  cancel all bids and rebid the new loader award.

 

ORDINANCES:

A FIRST READING was held Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact an Ordinance to change the zoning of a portion north of a line extended from the intersection of the south boundary line of 9th Street with the east boundary line westward to the middle of the James River at right angles with the east boundary line of said lot, consisting of 8.4 acres, from P-O-C (Park/Open Space/Recreation District) to R-1A (Single Family or Duplex Residential District). The property is located at 901 4th Ave NW, the former Beulah Bible Camp.

The protests amounted to 25-percent which means the City Council needs to approve by a two-thirds vote of majority, present.

 

A PUBLIC HEARING was held,  concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact an Ordinance of the City Code to change the zoning of a portion of the NW¼ and NE¼ of Section 3, T139N, R64W from C-2 (General Commercial District) and A-1 (Agricultural District) to C-2 (General Commercial District).

Following the Public Hearing a  SECOND READING: of an Ordinance  to amend  was approved.

 

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

The Council heard from  Greg Spenningsby, concerning more transparency in issuing zoning variances in the city and allow forming a building committee, to discuss issues city-wide, in notifications.

He said the discussion stems from a building being constructed in the Island Park development concerning building a garage on a lot.

The topic will be moved to committee to address it further.

 

APPOINTMENTS:

Mayor Andersen said due to a vacancy on the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority board, an appointment will be foreth-coming to fill the position.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Phillips outlined various meetings she attended.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved  the request from the Corner Bar for a permit to conduct a street dance on 2nd Street

SW, on Saturday, June 10, 2017; and a special permit for the outdoor sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on 2nd Street SW on Friday, June 16, 2017.

The City Council  rescinded the Resolution of April 3, 2017, to sell Lot 4, Block 1, I-94 Business Park

Addition, to Allen Enterprises, and to approve the sale of Lot 4, Block 1, I-94 Business

Park Addition, to JK Holding, LLC, in the amount of $68,389.00, contingent upon a tenant signing a business lease.

An update was given by the developer, that the project is going forward but has been slowed by international laws and policies.

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

 

Valley  City  (CSi )   Valley City Public Works reports that today,  it will shut down the Master Lift Station for force main repairs at 7-p.m. until 6-am on Wednesday, May 3rd.

Residents are asked to  reduce water usage and to postpone washing clothes, dishes, bathing or showering during this time.

Motorists are requested to avoid driving on or parking along 6th Avenue Southwest from 5th Street Southwest to Viking Drive Southwest  and Viking Drive Southwest due to  several trucks  on the route.

City officials add, the work is required to permanently repair the forcemain that was temporarily fixed last year.

Questions regarding the work, contact KLJ at 845-4980.

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet and Greet for Valley City Commission candidate Ross Powell on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hi-Liner Activity Center.

Powell is the only candidate on the May 23, 2017 special election ballot.

He plans to present a personal statement, address questions from the Chamber, and answer questions from the audience.

The public is encouraged to attend.

Valley City Auditor Avis Richter reminds voters that absentee ballots are available at City Hall, until election day.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The first day of Citywide Cleanup in Jamestown collected 56.66 tons of debris in Southeast Jamestown. City officials say that’s about 3 tons more than the first day picked up in 2016.

Sanitation Department scale clerk Joey Cotton, reminds residents that tires and electronics including TVs, should be brought directly to the baler.

He adds, that household garbage should be placed with the regular collection day items, and that the items for citywide cleanup should be place in the street near the curb, and NOT on the boulevard by 7-a.m.

Tuesday’s citywide cleanup collection is in  Southwest Jamestown, in the northwest on Wednesday. On Thursday, work crews will be in the northeast section of the city.

Residents may bring items to the city baler from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 8 am to noon Saturday. City residents showing proof of residency may bring 500 pounds per month without charge on most items.

More information posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com Clean Up Flyer – detailed list for 2017

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Doug Burgum was elected North Dakota’s governor by running as an outsider and vowing to “reinvent state government.”

But the wealthy former computer software executive took charge against the backdrop of an unprecedented state revenue shortfall. He also had to deal with the contentious protest over the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Burgum tells The Associated Press it was “full-blown crisis management” when he took over in December.

The Legislature adjourned last week. Burgum says almost all his time during the first half of the session was dedicated to reacting to pipeline protests that lasted until late February.

Burgum still gives himself a B-plus grade for his first Legislative session. He says the state was able to deal with a $1.7 billion revenue shortage.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A jury has awarded $3.5 million in damages to a Fort Yates woman who suffered a stroke after a major artery was accidentally severed during surgery at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck.

The  nine-person jury decided Dr. Allen Booth and the hospital negligently performed a lymph node biopsy on 35-year-old Chenille Condon in 2012.

CHI St. Alexius Health issued a statement on behalf of the doctor and the hospital, saying the organization disagrees with the jury’s finding and is reviewing legal options.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s governor is asking President Donald Trump for federal reimbursement of $38 million in state law enforcement bills related to months of protests over construction of the Dakota Access pipeline.

Gov. Doug Burgum emailed Trump on Saturday seeking a presidential disaster declaration to pave the way for federal aid. White House officials didn’t immediately comment Monday.

The North Dakota Legislature and Burgum recently approved borrowing money to pay protest-related costs, but that money will have to be repaid by state taxpayers.

Separately, U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says a $1 trillion spending bill Congress is considering includes money for a Justice Department program that could help with North Dakota’s bills. But any reimbursement through the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program is likely to make only a small dent.

 

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — A Houston-based company that wants to build an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has amended its state air quality permit application with a new design it believes will lower emission rates and construction cost.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Meridian Energy Group’s new permit application has its refinery emitting less than 100 tons annually of each criteria pollutant, such as sulfur and nitrous oxide. It would also emit less than 25 tons annually of hazardous air pollutants, including cyanide and arsenic.

Air quality environmental engineer Craig Thorstenson says the State Health Department’s Air Quality Division review process will take between six months to a year.

The company hopes the project will go live in 2018, though construction has not yet begun.

 

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s annual paddlefish snagging season is open.

The season began Monday and is scheduled to run through the month of May, but the state Game and Fish Department can close it early if the 1,000-fish cap is reached, and that usually happens. Last year marked the 13th time in 15 years that the season was closed early.

Snagging is legal in all areas of the Yellowstone River in northwestern North Dakota, and in most of the Missouri River west of the U.S. Highway 85 bridge to the Montana border. A paddlefish tag and a valid fishing license are required.

Paddlefish snagged on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays must be released. Paddlefish snagged on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays must be harvested.

 

High School Softball…

West Fargo Sheyenne 8 Valley City 7

West Fargo Sheyenne 9 Valley City 6

 

MLB…

INTERLEAGUE

Final Tampa Bay 4 Miami 2

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Toronto 7 N-Y Yankees 1

Final Detroit 7 Cleveland 1

Final Baltimore 5 Boston 2

Final Houston 6 Texas 2

Final Kansas City 6 Chi White Sox 1

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Final Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3, 10 Innings

Final N-Y Mets 7 Atlanta 5

Final Philadelphia 10 Chi Cubs 2

Final Milwaukee 7 St. Louis 5, 10 Innings

Final San Francisco 4 L.A. Dodgers 3

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers remain unbeaten in the NBA’s post-season, handily defeating the visiting Toronto Raptors 116-105 to take a 1-0 lead Monday evening in the best-of-seven semifinal series after sweeping the Indiana Pacers 4-0 in the opening series. LeBron James led Cleveland with 35 points and Kyrie Irving added 24, as the Cavaliers showed no rust from the long layoff between the two playoff series. The Cavs hadn’t played since wrapping up the Pacer playoff on April 23.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Houston Rockets made 22 of 50 three-pointers en route to a 126-99 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinal series. The win gives the Rockets a 1-0 lead. They were led by Trevor Ariza, who scored 23 points, followed by James Harden’s 20 points and 14 rebounds. Houston had six players in double figures. Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 21 points, although he sank only 5 of 14 shots. It was the Spurs’ worst loss in a series opener under longtime coach Gregg Popovich.

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

PITTSBURGH (AP) —The  Capitals defeat Penguins 3-2 to draw series to 2-1.  The  Capitals had their backs to the wall when the puck was dropped for their third game in the best-of-seven NHL series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, trailing 2-0. They recovered in overtiime after blowing a 2-0 lead in the game when Washington’s Kirk Shattenkirk scored a goal 3:13 into the extra period. The Penguins may lose the services of star Sidney Crosby, who left just over 5 minutes into the game after getting cross-checked to the head by Washington’s Matt Niskanen.

 

 

Vikings…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have exercised the fifth-year option on linebacker Anthony Barr, but declined to do the same with injured quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

The Vikings announced Barr’s option on Monday. Barr was drafted ninth overall in 2014 and has started 42 games in three seasons.

Bridgewater had cemented himself the team’s offensive leader before suffering a horrific leg injury just before last season started. It is still not known when Bridgewater will be able to play again, if ever. If he spends all of next season on the physically unable to perform list, Bridgewater’s contract will roll over to 2018.

If Bridgewater does come back to play next season, the Vikings would have to negotiate a new deal with him to have him remain in purple.

 

PACERS-BIRD…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Larry Bird made it official Monday and announced his resignation as the Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations.

It’s the second time in five years he has walked away from Indiana’s top front office position. General manager Kevin Pritchard will replace Bird as the Pacers’ top decision-maker.

Bird says simply that he wanted to step away from the full-time job. He says it has nothing to do with his health or the team.

The move had been in the works since last week when word leaked that Bird was planning to leave the organization for the third time. He also resigned in 2000 after three seasons as Indiana’s coach.

The 60-year-old Hall-of-Famer is the only person in league history to collect the league’s MVP, coach of the year and executive of the year awards.

 

HART TROPHY FINALISTS…

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky are finalists for the NHL’s Hart Trophy.

The award is given annually to the league’s most valuable player. Crosby is a two-time Hart Trophy winner, taking the award home in 2008 and 2014. He led the NHL with 44 goals this season while helping the defending Stanley Cup champions post the second-best record in the league.

McDavid won the scoring title, posting a league-high 100 points behind 30 goals and 70 assists as the Oilers reached the postseason for the first time in 11 years.

Bobrovsky led the NHL in both goals against (2.06) and save percentage (.931) as the Blue Jackets enjoyed the best season in franchise history.

 

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