(CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.   All members were present.

POLICE & FIRE COMMITTEE

No agenda items at this time.

 

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

The committee recommends  approving plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for 2019 watermain replacement project. Ben Aaseth with Interstate Engineering reported that 10 blocks are included, three blocks northeast of The Anne Carlsen Center, two blocks near the rural fire department, southeast of the UJ football stadium to Eventide.

The project cost is $1.1 million..

 

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS INCLUDED:

 

INFORMATIONAL: Garbage collection update. City Administrator Sarah Hellekson said the formerly used green garbage container will be offered for free, to the public, to be used for other purposes than garbage or recycling materials.

 

INFORMATIONAL: Recycling collection update. Ralph Friebel of Recycle North Dakota in Jamestown, said the two recycling trucks will be retrofitted, in order to mitigate recycling materials blowing in high wind.

He said sorting of material at the recycling center started February 1 this year.  The recycling center is looking to recycle more paper material, and improving the time of sorting current material at five tons per hour.

He said in March this year, 14 tons of garbage went into the landfill.

He added the problem remains with residents placing garbage in recycling bins, which is prohibited, such as whole turkeys and dead fish.

He said he’s being paid less for cardboard, down from $175 per ton to $50 per ton, now.

Alley pick up of recycling along with garbage will resume in alleys starting Monday April 29, where alley pick up was before the spring thaw.

 

INFORMATIONAL: A public hearing will be held for the request to vacate a section of 26th Street SW east of 3rd Ave SW, adjacent to Lot 1, Block 3, and Lot 8, Block 4, all I-94 Business Park Addition, to the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, is scheduled at the June 3, 2019, City Council meeting.

INFORMATIONAL: April 25, 2019, 1:15 PM, there was a bid opening for Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District 19-41. Bid award is scheduled on the City Council agenda May 6, 2019.

INFORMATIONAL: April 30, 2019, 1:15 PM, there will be a  bid opening for Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District 19-11. Bid award is scheduled on the City Council agenda May 6, 2019

An item from the Finance & Legal Committee was:

The committee recommends approving the request for a Resolution approving the Second Supplemental Indenture of Trust on the $3,200,000 Heritage Centre of Jamestown, Inc., Project Series 2008 MIDA Bond.

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