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:

  1. One member to the Regional Airport Authority
  2. 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.