Wayne Byers Show – Evening Apr 23, 2019

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to

15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in

the evening, then chance of rain showers possibly mixed with snow

showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of

precipitation 30 percent.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers possibly mixed with

snow showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the

afternoon. Highs around 50. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain

showers possibly mixed with snow showers after midnight. Lows in

the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in

the evening, then chance of rain showers and snow showers after

midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and snow

showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the

afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation

20 percent.

A push of cooler air from the north is expected on

Thursday.

This will lead to a good amount of sunshine and

cooler temperatures on Thursday with highs in the 50s to lower

60s.

The weather pattern becomes even cooler and much wetter for the

weekend.

 

Flood updates and water level updates  for the …

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

James River level through Jamestown.

Jamestown Dam

National Weather Service 

Water amounts in the snow pack

The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service

https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region

 

The rest area located on westbound I-94 approximately seven miles west of Medina is temporarily closed until further notice for maintenance work.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works informs residents that beginning Monday, April 29, 2019, City Sanitation crews will resume trash collection in the alleyways. Recycle North Dakota crews will also resume recycling collection in the alleyways.

Place carts so arrows face the alley for automated collection.

All materials must be INSIDE the cart for automated lifting into the truck. Any materials on top or next to the cart WILL NOT be collected.
Carts should be placed out for pick up by 7:00 a.m. Trucks WILL NOT return to the area due to missed garbage placed out after the scheduled garbage route has been completed.

 

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

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

Considered was the request from Journey Behaviorial Solutions for the City of Jamestown to act as the sponsoring government for the Community Development Block Grant project Journey Behaviorial Solutions to be conducted from March 15, 2019, through March 15, 2022, and managed by the South Central Dakota Regional Council.

City Administrator Sarah Hellekson said the city will act as a pass-through and will not cost the city any dollars. The item was put on the City Council agenda without recommendation, to in the meantime obtain more information.

Considered was the Jamestown Community Corrections agreement, to provide community service projects with work sights in the City of Jamestown, including specific projects.  Those included service at the Jamestown Civic Center, and the landfill, as directed by the municipal and district courts.  The contract expired at December 31, 2018.  Over the years funds have run short, due to the floods, and the police department directed to other tasks.   The committee recommends approving the extension of the contract until the end of this year, retroactive to January 1, 2019.

The committee considered approving the Compassion Care Center special use permit application from GR Vending ND Dispensary 6, LLC.  City Assessor Jamison Veil said the permit is to locate medical marijuana dispensary in Jamestown, allowed in C-2 Zoning in the city, with a Special Use permit, along the required fee of $4,000. The proposed location is the former Jamestown Auto Center (Walt Sanders car dealership) on Business Loop East. The building has been purchased from Casey Stoudt, and the dispensary will occupy 5,000 square feet with the remaining 15,000 square feet be divided and sub let. The interior is covered by security cameras. . Initial background checks have been made on employees.  The committee recommends approving the Special Use Permit.

Considered was i3G Media’s request regarding the antenna space being leased on the city’s water tower. The media group asked that the one time $5,000 security deposit be waived by the city, and amend the lease agreement. If not, the equipment will be removed from the water tower, pending FCC approval, as $5,000 has been spent for magnetic connectors on the tower. Mayor Heinrich said parameters need to be set regarding waiving security deposits.  The committee recommends placing the request on the City Council agenda without recommendation.

Considered was the request from Otter Tail Power Company to lease city property for the purpose of erecting a solar photovoltaic energy generating facility, which request was laid on the table at the March 19, 2019, Finance and Legal Committee meeting. Museum Director, Ilana Xinos said, The National Buffalo Museum has withdrawn its approval of putting the facility on its property, based on it board’s action, concerning the amount of space the facility would take up and sight obstruction.  The committee recommended denying the request for the application to lease city property from Otter Tail Power Company, which died for the lack of a second to the motion.

Considered was introducing the First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Chapter 2, Article IX, of the City Code pertaining to the Forestry Department.  The amended Ordinance would add an At-large member.  Also, to clarify the purpose of the and scope of the Forestry (Shade Tree) Committee.  Also proposed is establishing a rationale for holding meetings. The committee recommends the First Reading at the May 6 City Council meeting.

Considered was introducing the First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Chapter 31 of the City Code pertaining to Stormwater. City Attorney Leo Ryan said, more work has to be done in terms of clarification on funding usage, before a First Reading can be heard.  The committee recommends holding off on a First Reading at this time, and refer the matter to the Stormwater Committee.

Recommended for approval was a request from the Jamestown Fine Arts Association, Inc., d/b/a/ The Arts Center, for a street closing on 2nd St SW from 1st Ave to the alley, on June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2019, for the weekly Downtown Arts Market and request a waiver of the street closing fees.

Informational: Status of Century Link franchise agreement was presented.

Informational: The second reading of an Ordinance to grant a non-exclusive gas distribution system franchise agreement to Montana-Dakota Utilities, is scheduled at the May 6, 2019, City Council meeting.

Informational: Appointment applications received to serve as members of the Forestry Committee to fill two open positions: 1) The unexpired term of Colleen Grenz to April 2021; and 2) The three year term to April 2022. (For the May 6, 2019, City Council agenda)

Informational : Appointment application received to serve as a member of the Board of Adjustments, to fill the unexpired term of Harvey Schuh, January 2021. (Will be placed on the May 6, 2019 City Council agenda)

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

Considered was the matter of the city-owned, snow damaged storage building at 1100 Railroad Drive.

City Building Inspector Tom Blackmore said the damage repairs is estimated to cost $133,000, with the insurance company’s estimate to pay out the depreciated amount at between $70,000 to $75,000.

City Council Member, Steele suggested the city department heads come up with a suggested plan.

Blackmore said the consensus is to save a portion of the building and demolish the rest of it.  Some city equipment is store in the building, now.

Mayor Heinrich said usage of the building needs to be examined before a decision is made.

The committee recommends the Building Inspector an affected department heads to come up with suggestions.

The committee recommends approval of the plat of Hope Apostolic Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a re-plat of Lots 1 – 5, Block 14 of Original Plat of Jamestown, within the SW ¼ Section 25, T140N, R64W, Midway Township, City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The property is located at 424 4th Ave NE.

The committee recommends  approval of the plat of Noah’s Park View Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a re-plat of Lots 12 and 13, Block 1 of Prairie Park Addition, within the NW ¼ Section 35, T140N, R64W, City of Jamestown, North Dakota. The property is located at 1608 and 1612 10th St SW.

 

Considered was recommending the First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7, Appendix C, of the City Code, pertaining zoning regulations as recommended by the City Planning Commission, in the Land Use and Transportation plan, as follows:

SECTION 3: ADD language – 24.1 Overlay District. A zoning district which is applied over one or more previously established zoning districts that establishes additional standards and regulations for covered lots in addition to those allowed by the underlying zoning district.

 

SECTION 4: ADD language – (21) Downtown Overlay District.

 

SECTION 5: ADD – Section 5.9.4 Uses Permitted, Downtown Overlay District

1. Uses Permited.
2. Any uses allowed in the underlying zoning district plus any additional

uses, standards or regulations applied in the overlay district.

 

SECTION 7: ADD language – (Replace 2nd sentence in paragraph 1 with) – Properties located in the

Downtown Overlay District are exempt from all off-street parking

requirements.

The committee recommends, approval.

Recommended for approval is a request for special use permit on Jamestown College Subdivision, Block 2, near the University of Jamestown’s Water Tower, in the area of a multiuse building in the future. The request stems from constructing a parking lot in the approved R-3 Zoning District

Informational: Dangerous building designations, specifically the east portion of the snow damaged building at 202 Business Loop West.  The city is working with the building owner to have the center section demolished with the remainer to stand.

A roof garage roof that collapsed at a Northwest Jamestown and will be addressed by the property owner.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

Informational: April 30, 2019, 2:00 PM, bid opening for Civic Center Retractable Wall Replacement. (City Council agenda for bid award, May 6, 2019.)

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

Valley City  (CSi)  The open house to review work on the City of Valley City’s Comprehensive and Transportation Plan originally scheduled for Thursday, April 25, has been postponed; a new meeting date has yet to be determined. Notification will follow once the date has been set.

Visit www.valleycity2045.com for more information.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reports that on April 22, the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate incidents, both involving unattended deaths.

The news release says, the first incident was reported around 1-p.m., near the Steele County/ Barnes County line. The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations (NDBCI) was contacted and asked to assist with the investigation. The NDBCI is handling this investigation.

The second incident was reported around 8:17 p.m. and occurred near a cemetery south of Sanborn. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office responded to this incident as well and is handling this investigation.

There is no threat to the public. No additional information will be released at this time.

 

Jamestown (CSi)   The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce informs members that in partnership with the JSDC and TrainND, the Chamber is able to bring in business trainings as another resource for members.

Chamber Executive, Emily Biven says, the Chamber is working hard to connect members with the right opportunities that a business needs to be successful.

In an effort to make these business trainings a better experience for members are, requested to follow s link to complete the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PXBLLW5

This survey will close on Friday, May 10^th at Noon.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City State University President, Alan LaFave, reports, the 2019 V-500 Scholarships, and Century Club benefited, from the auction,  held Friday, April 12, at the Valley City Eagles Club, and  surpassed the $85,000 goal!

He says, “On behalf of the university and our students, we thank the community of Valley City and all who played a part in making the 2019 Scholarship Auction a success!”

The 20-member auction committee, coordinated by the VCSU Foundation and Alumni Office, began its planning efforts last fall and helped engineer the successful outcome of this year’s gala.

Century Club and V-500 board members, with help from faculty and staff, provided valuable help. More than 20 student volunteers assisted with the auction the entire evening.  He added, special thanks go out to Dacotah Bank for sponsoring the auction and to all those who worked behind the scenes to make this event so successful.

In the VCSU Newsletter, he said, the silent auction included almost 175 items, the gift certificate auction included 53 items, and the live auction included almost 90 items. All of these were donated by businesses or individuals in support of VCSU students. Following the auction, a few hours of karaoke and dancing put an exclamation mark on the fun!

He added, “We are grateful for all of the efforts and contributions that helped us reach and exceed our $85,000 goal! On behalf of the university and our students, we thank the community of Valley City and all who played a part in making the 2019 Scholarship Auction a success!”

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest city saw a 3% increase in crime in 2018.

KFGO radio says the report released Monday by Fargo police shows there were six homicides in the city last year, compared to two in 2017. Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd called it an “unusual” number.

Todd says most of the crime increase was related to burglaries and theft, a significant amount of which was the result of addicts stealing to get money for methamphetamine and opioid drugs. Burglaries jumped 19%.

Sexual assaults also were up 19% and aggravated assaults increased 15%.

Police made nearly 6,600 arrests in 2018, down 7% from 2017.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A 28-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following two shootings in Minot this past weekend.

Authorities say Timothy Devon Lewis is charged in district court with attempted murder, eight counts of reckless endangerment and eight counts of terrorizing.

The Minot Daily News reports Ward County Deputy State’s Attorney Kelly Dillon said Monday during an initial court appearance that Lewis allegedly fired a gun directly at people and fired into an occupied residence where four children were present. The initial report of gunshots came in about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, while the second incident occurred at a different location about 12:15 a.m. Sunday.

Prosecutors say eight people are alleged victims of the shooting incidents, but there is no word on the extent of any injuries.

 

In world and national news…

 

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — London police are asking for images taken during the terrorist attack in Sri Lanka.

Acting Commander Alexis Boon said Tuesday that counter-terrorism police want to look at any images and footage taken before, during or after the bombings.

The Metropolitan Police dispatched a small team of specialist officers from the Counter Terrorism Command to Sri Lanka to support families who lost loved ones and to help with repatriation of their remains.

The officers are gathering information that might be useful during coroners’ investigations.

Boon also is asking for witnesses to the attacks to contact police on a confidential basis.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems untroubled by the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

There appeared to be a clear divide between the court’s liberal and conservative justices in arguments Tuesday in a case that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh is the court’s newest member, an appointee of President Donald Trump. He suggested Congress could change the law to specifically bar a citizenship question if the legislative branch is so concerned that the accuracy of the once-a-decade population count will suffer.

Three federal courts have blocked the question’s addition, finding that millions of Hispanics and immigrants would go uncounted.

 

 

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) says Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump are “stupendously different in very, very many respects” as he tried to smooth over an earlier comparison of the two politicians.

At a CNN town hall in New Hampshire on Monday night, Buttigieg noted that anti-establishment energy “can find its way in a number of very different political directions.”

He says recent history shows that voters aren’t just focused on “are you close to me on a left-right political spectrum.” Rather, he said, they want to know: “Are you really going to profoundly change the system that we’re living in?”

Sanders and Buttigieg are among the Democrats seeking the party’s nomination to take on Trump in the 2020 election.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his 2020 presidential campaign on Thursday, according to a person familiar with his plans.

The 76-year-old Democrat is scheduled to face voters in Pittsburgh on Monday, the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak on the record about private conversations.

Biden’s decision answers the final major question of the early 2020 Democratic primary season, which now features more than 20 candidates. Given his high profile in U.S. politics, Biden would enter the race as a front-runner

The largest firefighters union is preparing to formally endorse Biden this week, with group leaders saying they will be “investing” heavily in the former vice president’s anticipated bid.

 

 

MOSCOW (AP) — A Kremlin adviser says that President Vladimir Putin will meet the North Korean leader in Russia’s Far East on Thursday.

Yuri Ushakov told Russian news agencies on Tuesday that the much-anticipated talks between Putin and Kim Jong Un would be held in Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean and would focus on North Korea’s nuclear program.

Local media have reported preparations and strict security measures undertaken in Vladivostok where the Korean leader is expected to arrive by train.

Kim had two summits with U.S. President Donald Trump, but the latest one in Vietnam in February collapsed because North Korea wanted more sanctions relief than the United States was willing to give for the amount of nuclear disarmament.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first-ever criminal charges against a drug company executive stemming from the opioid crisis.

The indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges former Rochester Drug Co-Operative CEO Laurence Doud III ordered subordinates to ignore red flags about certain customers to maximize company revenues and his own pay.

The Rochester, New York-based company was also charged. The company said it has a deferred prosecution agreement, will pay a $20 million fine to resolve a civil complaint and is implementing a “world-class compliance program.”

Doud’s lawyer said he intends to “fully defend” himself against the criminal charges. Doud alleges in a lawsuit that Rochester Drug Co-Operative tried using him as a scapegoat for its legal problems.