Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s  Finance & Legal Committee Building, Planning & Zoning Committee  Civic Center & Promotion Committee met Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

Considered was the UPG-2-052(043)264 Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement for the $3,100,000 City of Jamestown Urban Grant Program Project, for which the City must match ten percent of the project costs. (The Main Street Road Diet Proposal’s implementing document to accept the dollars.)

Mayor Heinrich said questions remain to be resolved on specifics on the dollars, and project usage for such items as bump outs.   See Feb 8 story:  Put 1st Ave on a road diet? Poll – Pixs – Video

The committee agreed to move the acceptance to the October Finance and Legal Committee meeting for further discussion and recommendation.

 


 

Discussed was revising license fees for radio antennas on City-owned, or maintained, or operated water towers.  City Attorney Leo Ryan said the average license agreement with other cities in North Dakota area between $1,000 and $2,400 per year.

Council Member Brubakken moved for a yearly license fee of $1,500, with an escalator clause, effective January 1, 2019, on a calendar year basis, and approved on a case by case basis as suggested by Ryan.

The committee recommended approving the motion.

Considered the recommended JSDC support to fund the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) position and release the 63% city share of budgeted 2018 South Central Dakota Regional Council dues in the remaining amount of $16,141.

The committee recommends to approve.

The committee considered the request to approve financial support for the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority in the form of a commitment to a bond issuance and a general tax levy in 2019 to assist in financing the Runway and Taxiway Resurfacing Project.

Airport Director Sam Seafeldt said some project dollars are covered by federal grants.

The committee recommends the request move to the City Council without recommendation subject to additional documents to be reviewed.

Tuesday, the Stutsman County Commission unanimously approved loan criteria from the state of North Dakota regarding a runway and taxiway project at Jamestown Regional Airport.

The loan was the airport authority portion of the $2.5 million project with the remainder from the Federal Aviation Administration and the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission.

 

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

The committee recommends approval of the plat of First Community Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a replat of Lots 1-6 and a vacated portion of the alley of Block 2, Curtin’s Second Addition, within the SW ¼ of Section 36, T140, R64W, Midway Township, Stutsman County, ND. The property is located at 1021 3rd Ave SE.

Approved was introducing the first 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 Jamestown Original, Block 31, E100’ of Lot 16 & 17, and E100’ of S20’ of Lot 18, from M-1 (Limited Industrial and Manufacturing District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District). The property is located at 124 3rd Ave SE.

The new owner plans to convert the structure to a home.

 

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No agenda items at this time.

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