Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session, Tuesday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

A Special Alcohol Event Permit for Valley City Eagles 2192 at North Dakota Winter Show Event Center for North Star Classic on November 28 through December 1, 2018

PUBLIC COMMENTS …No one spoke.

PUBLIC HEARING

An Open public hearing was held for a Class E Restaurant/Lounge Alcoholic Beverage License to sell on-sale beer for Sky Lanes at 2379 Elm Street.  The business owner explained the plans that would include the on-sale, that would be implemented in the future if the license is approved.

Following the Public Hearing, commissioners,  took no action.

 

ORDINANCE

The City Commission approved an Ordinance Recodifying the Revised Ordinances of the City of Valley City and Repealing & Re-enacting Title 1, General Provisions.  City Attorney Schoenack explained the revisions.

Approved was an Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Valley City Municipal Code (V.C.M.C.)

City Attorney Schoenack said some of the sections were combined, while explaining the amendments.

 

RESOLUTION

The City Commission approved a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Improvement Warrants and Exchanging them for $1,975,000 Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2018.

Representative Mike Manstrom said Valley City has an A-1 Rating from Moody’s.

Northland Securities bid was approve at a 3.53 rate.  A Special Assessment will be issued in January, to pay the Improvement Bonds and make the Special Assessments at four and a half percent, the same rate as 2017.

 

Approved was a Resolution Authorizing the City of Valley City to Purchase Directly from Vendors Awarded GSA Schedule Contracts.

City Administrator, Schelkoph said the GSA process breaks down the bidding process, and the vendors on the GSA list are vetted, and approved, as along as the project cost is under $100,000.

NEW BUSINESS

Commissioners accepted Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath’s retirement as of December 31, 2018.

The City Commission previously approved the appointment of Scott Magnuson as the City Fire Chief.

Administrator Schelkoph said Retterath’s resignation letter was accepted, after 43 years of service to the city.

 

Approved was Holiday Schedule for Monday, December 24, 2018.

The City government will be closed that day, and have commercial garbage collected on the 24th, and residential garbage collected on the 26th.  No charge will be made for additional cans that week.

Approved was the FEMA 50-50 Rule.  City Administrator Schelkoph said, the rule benefits downtown development, as structures in the flood plan will be eligible for an option to determine the cash value of property in the flood plain.

The City Commission approved a Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement for Main Street, Central Avenue, City Park (Streetscape II Project)

Approved was a Change Order for Permanent Flood Protection Phase II to include additional cost for concrete paving and to Demolish Power House, in the amount of $144,093.71

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

Last week David Schelkoph  attended a League of Cities meeting, including state money available for infrastructure projects, the Bill will come before the state legislature in January.  Valley City is in line for about $3.4 million.  If approved it would be on going dollars available.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS:

Fire Chief Gary Retterath pointed out that ice on bodies of water is not safe, and to observe fire safety, including heating equipment especially during the holiday season.

The new fire chief is ‘shadowing’ Retterath the next few weeks.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays.