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There is a chance of a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain
and rain across northwest and central North Dakota on Wednesday
morning. Remember that even light amounts of freezing
precipitation could result in very slick roads.
Jamestown (CS) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Tuesday at 3-p..m. at City Hall.
All members were present.
On the agenda was discussion about selecting a Jamestown City Administrator, to succeed the retiring Jeff Fuchs.
On Monday the City Council interviewed two candidates
The finalists include:
Aaron Mitchell, finance director for the City of West Fargo
Chris Schilken, loan manager and lender at Prairie Federal Credit Union.
Sarah Helleckson, solid waste coordinator for the city of Plymouth, Minnesota, has withdrawn her candidacy, in Minot.
On Tuesday the City Council voted to accept the candidate, Chris Schilken for the position.
The Council will set up a negotiating session with Schilken and discuss a salary, and if the position will be a contract or a civil service position.
Also on the agenda, the City Council considered declaring an emergency for the James River Tree Snagging and Clearing Project.
The Council accepted the matching grant provision.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s committees met in joint session, Tuesday afternoon at City Hall.
FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE
An update was given from Ralph Friebel, of Recycling Center of ND, Inc., on financing and future of Jamestown curbside recycling.
At the November 6, 2017 City Council Meeting the Council approved proceeding with the amendment to the original agreement.
November 21, 2017 was also established to receive a confirmation of the recycler’s financing, with a termination clause, to determine if the recycler was still able to move forward with previous contract language and still wants to proceed, allowing the city to proceed withdrawing from the agreement if necessary without utilizing a default.
On Tuesday Friebel said his bank loan was approved. Approval is pending from the SBA, that he says is expected to be in place within about two weeks.
He says that means curbside recycling will start on March 1, 2017.
He asked the city’s subsidy for recycling, at $5,000 per month, set to end on December 31, 2017, be extended for two months.
Otherwise the recycling center will close on December 31st.
Mayor Andersen said the city did not budget for the subsidy as recycling was expected to start sooner than March 1st.
City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said the city continued the subsidy from July 1, 2017, through the current time, assuming recycling would be started.
Council Member Phillips pointed out that a contract is yet to be signed beyond the prior approved amendment.
Mayor Andersen said clerical items will be adjusted so the contract can be signed.
She pointed out that default provision is in the amended contract to cancel it.
With the subsidy, Mayor Andersen said she wants the recycling center to continue past December 31st .
The cost would be $10,000, not budgeted for.
Council Member Brubakken said he was not in favor on the two month subsidy.
Phillips said she’s “reached the end of the rope,” with the delay in curbside recycling, and not in favor of extending the subsidy.
Council Member Gumke said he’s in favor of continuing the subsidy and the recycling center staying open.
Mayor Andersen moved to continue the subsidy for two months which failed on a 3-2 vote, with Andersen and Gumke voting in favor.
If the recycling proceeds, under the original agreement, on December 21, 2017, another commitment is required to be able to implement collection on or before March 1, 2018. Collection may proceed before that time. A six week lead time is indicated by the city as lead time to have the recycling carts delivered.
The committee recommends approving the request from the JSDC for up to $47,000 from the Economic Development Fund to contract with AE2S for the development of a Strategic Communications/Workforce Marketing program with the City Share to be $37,600, and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.
JSDC CEO Connie Ova said the purpose of the program is to showcase Jamestown.
The committee recommends approving an amendment to the Resolution adopted July 25, 2017, which approved the request from JSDC for $2,847,502.71 from Economic Development Funds for the creation of an Airport Business Park, and to correct the City Share from $2,238,752.44 to the amount of $2,562,752.44.
The committee recommends approving authorizing a letter of support from the City of Jamestown to allow the University of Jamestown and the Jamestown College Foundation’s proposed USDA financing for the acquisition, renovation and construction of select facilities on the University’s campus.
The committee recommends approving entering into a Contract For Professional Services with the South Central Dakota Regional Council for administration of the CDBG – ASI, Inc. / City of Jamestown Dewey Apartments project.
The First Reading of an Ordinance pertaining to entering into a franchise agreement with Northern Plains Electric Cooperative will be at the December Council meeting.
The committee recommends approval of the City Appraiser job description for the City Assessor’s Office and to establish the pay at Range 34 on the City Employee Pay Scale. Deputy Auditor Jay Sveum said the position will not be an addition to staff, as a staff member would hold the position.
Informational: The following appointments are scheduled for the December 4, 2017, City Council meeting:
- One member to the Regional Airport Authority
- One member to the Board of Adjustments
Informational: Departmental and financial reports.
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
Informational: Minutes of the November 13, 2017, Planning Commission Meeting.
The committee recommends approval of the plat of Loose Addition, a replat of Auditor’s Lots 4-7 and Lots 4-6 together with part of the NE ¼ and part of the SE ¼ of Section 4, Township 139N, Range 64W, of the fifth principal meridian, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The property is located along 81st Ave SE between 36th & 37th St SE, Jamestown, ND.
Informational: A Public Hearing and Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Tahran Trailer Court, Block 1, Lots 12-13 and Tahran Trailer Court 2nd Addition, Block 1, Lots 5-9 & Block 2, Lots 1-3, located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from C-2 (General Commercial District) to R-1 (One Family Residential District) is scheduled for the December 4, 2017, City Council agenda.
CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE
No agenda items at this time.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE
Informational: The Second Reading of an Ordinance to ENACT the following sections to the Code of the City of Jamestown: Sec. 21-03-25 pertaining to prohibiting the use of a wireless communications device while operating a vehicle. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-08-23); Sec. 21-03-26 pertaining to prohibiting the use of a wireless communications device by a minor operating a vehicle. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-08-24); Sec. 21-03-27 pertaining to failure to maintain control of a vehicle while the driver is distracted. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-08-25); and to AMEND AND RE-ENACT Sec. 21-06-03 pertaining to speed limitations. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-09-02) is scheduled for the December 4, 2017, City Council agenda.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
To consider accepting a Special Roads Fund grant from the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the Frontier Village Access Road Project in the amount of $110,468. The total project cost in construction is $230,000.
The committee recommends approving the grant. The work would start in the spring of 2018 and the project completed by the opening of the village in 2018.
Additional discussion was held relative to the policy of allowing private antennas on City water towers.
Travis Dillman from Interstate Engineering said maintenance and repair issues are a concern with structures attached to the water towers and need to be addressed when an agreement is signed.
Mayor Andersen said it’s possible to move forward with the license agreement with the radio station signed in 2015, concerning placing a building at the base of the water tower for equipment for the repeating tower.
The committee recommends, approving a contract with i3G for a building to be constructed to support the antenna equipment with the stipulation that if the structures need to be removed in the future, it would be at the business’ expense.
The committee recommends approval of Change Order No. 2 to Border States Paving, Inc., on the 20th St. SW – JRMC to Menards construction project, for an increase in the amount of $1,485.00.
The committee recommends entering into a Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement with the NDDOT for the ADA Curb Ramps – ND 20, 1st Ave. N to 12th Ave. NE. No costs will be incurred by the city.
The committee recommends proceeding with reconstruction of 17th Street SW from US Hwy 281 S westward, with a mill and overlay under the city street project.
The committee recommends approving special assessments for the Safe Routes to School’s sidewalk construction project.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) A Jamestown Public Schools educator on Tuesday morning was surprised at a school assembly at Jamestown High School when he was presented with the 2017 $25,000 Milken Educator Award.
Jamestown Senior High Principal Adam Gehlhar was presented the award by a representative from the Milken Family Foundation.
Also on hand was North Dakota State School Superintendent, Kirsten Baesler.
In a news release From Milken Family Foundation Communications Director Jana Rausch, it said,when it comes to connecting education to the workplace, Adam Gehlhar believes in really working it. Whether he’s getting students internships with attorneys, engineers and architects, or boosting STEM education through Project Based Learning, Gehlhar has his fingers on the pulse of the practical when it comes to secondary education.
But it was Gehlhar’s pulse that was racing Tuesday morning at a student assembly in the Jamestown High School auditorium where he was awarded a $25,000 Milken Educator Award by Milken Educator Awards Senior Vice President Dr. Jane Foley and Superintendent of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler. Gehlhar is the only winner of the unrestricted cash award from North Dakota this year, and is among up to 45 Milken Educator Award honorees for 2017-18.
Known as a visionary leader at Jamestown high, Gehlhar balances bold and ambitious ideas with the practical communication and capacity-building skills required to execute them. Gehlhar has been a magnet for creative educators and innovation throughout the region, studying emerging educational methods and bringing best practices back to teachers.
The Milken Educator Awards, hailed by Teacher magazine as the “Oscars of Teaching” has been opening minds and shaping futures for 30 years. Research shows teacher quality is the driving in-school factor behind student growth and achievement. The initiative not only aims to reward great teachers, but to celebrate, elevate and activate those innovators in the classroom who are guiding America’s next generation of leaders. Milken Educators believe, “The future belongs to the educated.”
Foley says, “Adam Gehlhar is an educator who is all about connecting educational theory and knowledge to the real world of work, and promoting the gritty hands-on experience of instilling and precipitating excellence in students and colleagues. Not surprisingly for a man who spent two tours in Iraq clearing roadside bombs, Gehlhar is bold and direct, which is the kind of leadership we champion in our Milken Educators. We applaud his aspirational yet down-to-earth contributions to secondary education at Jamestown.”
Gehlhar, now in his second year as principal of North Dakota’s Jamestown High School, knows how important it is for students to connect what they learn every day with the working world. In West Fargo, where he previously served as a teacher and administrator, Gehlhar organized “You’re Hired,” a day-long activity in which teams of students tackled real-world problems using the engineering design process.
More information in this story on line at CSiNewsNow.com
Jamestown (CSi) On Tuesday U.S. Senator John Hoeven was in Jamestown.
At 10-a.m., Hoeven met with the Stutsman County Park Board and homeowners from the Jamestown Reservoir at the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, about his legislation to allow the homeowners to purchase their lots from the federal government. and transfer all remaining Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) lands around the reservoir to state and local public ownership.
After providing an overview of the bill, the senator held a question-and-answer session with local stakeholders. Hoeven’s legislation grew out of meetings his staff held with the homeowners and local officials over the past year and is modeled after similar legislation the senator introduced for homeowners at Patterson Lake in Dickinson.
Hoeven said, “Our legislation is about protecting residents’ investments in their homes around the Jamestown Reservoir and ensuring the future of this community. We appreciate all of the county officials, the park board members and the homeowners for coming together and working with us on this legislation. We look forward to advancing this bill through Congress and giving residents the opportunity to own the land on which they live.”
Specifically, Hoeven’s legislation:
- Establishes a process to make 71 residential lots on the reservoir available for sale to the homeowners for five years.
- Permanently transfers all other federal lands in the area, including two campgrounds, a park and unpurchased lots, to the Stutsman County Park Board and the North Dakota Game and Fish at no cost.
- Requires BOR to provide a legal description of all properties to be transferred.
- Provides that the value of the residential lots be based on a local third party appraiser, valuing the land as unimproved residential property, excluding all improvements.
- Maintains BOR responsibility over the reservoir and dam and directs all revenue from the sale of residential lots to be used for the costs of carrying out this legislation and deferred maintenance of the dam.
This bill follows Hoeven’s successful efforts to include a provision in the Water Resources and Development Act last year that limited fee increases for permittees on Patterson Lake, Lake Tschida and the Jamestown Reservoir. BOR had proposed increasing fees to more than twice the cost of current fees for permits on the three reservoirs. Hoeven’s legislation prevented that increase and limited the total fee increase to no more than 33 percent over 5 years.
Jamestown (CSi) Senator John Hoeven Tuesday, spoke at a noon luncheon at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown.
At the nonpartisan public gathering he gave those in attendance a legislative update.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Community Roundtable, with the Main Street Initiative Program was held at Harold Newman Arena, on Tuesday from 11-a.m., to 12:30-p.m.
About 100 people attended.
Governor Doug Burgum participated along with other state agency officials.
Around 100 people attended.
Prior to the roundtable, Burgum toured the new Two Rivers Activity Center, and Downtown Jamestown.
Following the Jamestown visit, the program moved to Valley City at The Vault from 2:30-p.m., to 4-p.m. with the same format.
Jamestown (CSi) – The 27th Annual, Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be at Concordia Lutheran Church at 502 First Avenue North in Jamestown, on Thursday November 23, 2017.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Committee Member Betty Mahlke said dinner will be served from 11-a.m., to 1-p.m., Thanksgiving Day, in the church basement, handicapped accessible. Use the west door.
Drivers will deliver meals, or give a ride to the church, for services and the meal.
Those wishing to have a ride or meals delivered may call the church at 252-2819.
The meal is free to anyone, and consists of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and dessert with Sodexo Food Service at the University of Jamestown providing the kitchen and staff, as six roasters will be used to cook the turkeys, and bake the buns.
Betty pointed out that last year 675 meals were served, with 340 meals delivered and 335 meals served at the Church.
She added that any left over food will be donated to the Daily Bread program in Jamestown.
She thanked all the businesses that have donated food items, and volunteers from the church and community that make the event successful each year.
Betty noted that the Thanksgiving Day Dinner was started by Fritz Buegel, who owned the Pantry Café at that time, when 20 meals were served.
The dinner has relocated over the years as it as grown.
Betty said it’s hoped this year around 700 meals will be served or delivered.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session, Tuesday evening at City Hall.
Commission Powell was not present.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
A raffle permit for Valley City Fire Department.
PUBLIC COMMENTS No one spoke…
ORDINANCE
The City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance repealing, amending, and re-enacting Title Four, Alcoholic Beverages. City Attorney Mertins said the item goes back to a first reading to change the language, including suspension of liquor licenses and probation period for infractions, before a second reading.
City Commissioners approved first reading of an Ordinance creating a perpetual restrictive covenant for structures to be removed in accordance with the State Water Commission. City Attorney Mertins its part of the flood buyout process.
Commissioners approved the first reading of an Ordinance amending and reenacting Chapter 8-6, Businesses and Occupations—Tree trimming, Tree preservation, and Protection. City Attorney Mertins said the action will allow the city to assess the administrative costs if the owner fails to act on the city’s request.
NEW BUSINESS
The City Commission approved an Image Enhancement Grant for signage for American Legion Post 60, not to exceed $1,000.
The Visitors Committee has approved, as well.
Approved Recommendation for Greg Vanney as VCSU Representative for Visitors Committee.
Approved a Recommendation for Mary Lee Nielsen to serve as an alternate delegate to the Lake Agassiz Water Authority.
Approved an advertisement for Bids to Sell Three City Lots on Riverview Drive, at $7,000 per lot, plus any special assessments left on the lots, concerning installation of water and sewer lines. City Auditor Richter said there has been interest in buying the lots.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
The increased sulfate levels in the Sheyenne River was discussed, from water coming in from Devils Lake.
The State Water Commission will be approached on the increased levels along with other issues.
Energy efficient LED lights have been distributed to city residents.
The Public Works Budget has been reviewed with changes for 2018, with one more meeting planned.
Fire Chief Retterath cautions residents to stay off the thin river ice.
He added for residents to check or install carbon monoxide detectors, and smoke detectors.
KLJ reported the detour and closure of a section of Main Street, coming soon, to last about two weeks to install permanent flood protection sheeting material.
December 6, and 11 will be the next Streetscape public hearings, planned at the HAC.
Commissioner Pedersen commented on Governor Burgum’s roundtable Main Street meeting in Valley City, Tuesday.
Pedersen noted the Streetscape concept being discussed.
Mayor Carlsrud thanked The Vault for hosting the meeting.
Mayor Carlsrud pointed out the Christmas decorations are being installed in the city.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays
BRITTON, S.D. (AP) — A TransCanada Corp. official says he believes an estimated 210,000-gallon oil leak discovered last week in South Dakota from the Keystone pipeline was a sudden and “immediate” event.
The American News reports that Erik Tatarchuk, a TransCanada vice president, said at a Marshall County Commission meeting Tuesday that it is unlikely oil leaked long enough to soak into the soil.
TransCanada spokeswoman Jacquelynn Benson says the cause of the leak won’t be known until further investigation.
Officials say TransCanada has about 165 people working on cleanup and assessment at the Marshall County leak site.
Tatarchuk says the section of pipeline that leaked was under about four feet of soil. The damaged pipe will be cut out and sent to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for analysis.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — City planning officials in North Dakota have requested to turn part of a state addiction recovery facility into a temporary homeless shelter and transitional housing for men released from jail or prison.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that agencies in Bismarck-Mandan have been searching for a winter shelter option after the only shelter for homeless men in the area, Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, closed last month.
Neighboring residents of the state Adult and Teen Challenge facility are being asked to offer feedback on the special use permit for the temporary shelter.
A public hearing on the proposal will be held on Nov. 27. If approved, the request would then be considered by the Mandan City Commission.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Prosecutors in a North Dakota county have been given a petition asking that all charges be dropped against remaining defendants charged in Dakota Access Pipeline protests.
The Bismarck Tribune reports the petition containing about 55,000 signatures was presented by representatives of the Lakota People’s Law Project to the Morton County State’s Attorney’s Office on Monday.
Morton County Assistant State’s Attorney Brian Grosinger confirmed receipt of the petition, but declined additional comment.
Court records show 493 pipeline-related cases have closed, 237 are open, 98 are inactive and three are on appeal.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A $38 million jail expansion project in Ward County is set to open ahead of schedule.
The Daily News reports that a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday in Minot for the project that has been under construction since fall 2015.
The construction had a deadline of June 2018. The official completion date was Nov. 3. The opening date is Dec. 15.
Project manager Brian Kunz says the early opening is due to “good decisions that were made by everyone.”
The expansion project increased jail capacity from 104 beds to 300 beds.
Public tours are scheduled for Monday from 3 to 6 p.m.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Warm weather in North Dakota over the past week means some farmers might not finish their corn and sunflower harvests until spring.
The federal Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that snowmelt might have made some crops too wet to harvest this fall.
The corn harvest is 86 percent done and the sunflower harvest is 87 percent complete.
The state’s winter wheat crop is rated 58 percent in fair, good or excellent condition.
In the ranching community, pasture and range conditions are rated 69 percent poor or very poor. Stock water supplies are 59 percent short or very short.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A mother and her then-boyfriend have been sentenced in the beating death last fall of a 5-year-old girl on the South Dakota side of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Both 26-year-old Desarae Makes Him First and 32-year-old Matthew St. Pierre pleaded guilty to murder in the October 2016 death of Gracie Kills in Water, who authorities said died of a tear in her abdomen that led to internal bleeding.
The American News reports Makes Him First was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years in federal prison and St. Pierre 40 years. Both will have to spend five years on supervised release after their prison terms.
Judge Charles Kornmann said the abuse case is as bad as any he’s seen in 22 years on the bench.
In sports…
Valley City (Mark Potts) Pairings have been announced for the 2017 Girls Basketball Barnes County Tournament set to be played December 4, 7 and 9, 2017 at Valley City State University.
Two-time defending champion LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is the top seed for the tournament. The Loboes have defeated Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page in the championship each of the past two seasons. FSHP is seeded No. 2 for the 2017 tournament.
No. 4 Barnes County North and No. 5 Sargent Central open the tournament at 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4. They will be followed by top seed LLM against No. 8 seed Maple Valley at 4:30 p.m.
In the other half of the bracket, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page takes on No. 7 seed Griggs County Central at 6 p.m. No. 3 seed Enderlin faces No. 6 seed Milnor/North Sargent in the final game of the day at 7:30 p.m.
The second round of the tournament will be played Thursday, Dec. 7, starting at 3 p.m. The tournament concludes on Saturday, Dec. 9, with placing games starting at 3 p.m. The tournament championship is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The tournament will be played at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the campus of Valley City State University. The Barnes County Tournament is played annually at VCSU, bringing eight area high school basketball teams together for girls and boys tournaments. The 2018 Boys Tournament will be played Jan. 9, 12 and 13.
Past results, stats and tournament records can be found on the tournament website located at www.vcsuvikings.com/bct
Major tournament sponsors include Valley City State University, VCSU Athletics, the Valley City Chamber of Commerce and the Valley City Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In world and national news…
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News fires Charlie Rose after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. He was co-host of ‘CBS This Morning’ and a contributor to ’60 Minutes.’ The allegations that Rose groped women and walked naked around them happened to staffers and prospective workers at his PBS interview show. PBS has suspended his show
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is following through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure that internet service providers treat all online content and apps equally. Pai’s attempt to roll back the current rules, known as net neutrality, sets up a showdown with consumer groups and internet companies who fear the move will stifle competition and innovation. Pai says his plan will encourage ISPs such as Comcast and AT&T to improve their networks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has issued new sanctions on four Chinese trading companies and a Chinese national said to have conducted hundreds of millions of dollars in business with North Korea. The Treasury Department also designated six North Korean shipping and trading companies and 20 vessels as part of its efforts to disrupt funding for the rogue nation’s nuclear and missile programs.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Robert Mugabe was “a despot who impoverished his country” and his exit is a “moment of joy” for Zimbabwe. Johnson says Mugabe played a major role in the creation of an independent Zimbabwe but had “allowed that legacy to be squandered and his country went, I’m afraid, to wrack and ruin.” Asked if Mugabe and his wife, Grace, should face justice, Johnson says: “That is a decision for the people of Zimbabwe.” Britain is the former colonial power.
DETROIT (AP) — A leading Democratic lawmaker on the House Judiciary Committee says the House Ethics Committee should investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. John Conyers. Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California says the committee should promptly assess the validity of a BuzzFeed report. The report included affidavits from former staff members who said they had witnessed Conyers touching female staffers inappropriately or requesting sexual favors.
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