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CSi Weather…
.TONIGHT…Chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY…Rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in
the evening in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening,
then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
Chance of showers 70 percent.
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning, then
chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
Precipitation with this system is expected to taper off overnight
Wednesday night, Thursday night through Friday, brings another shot of widespread rain.
Once this moves through late Friday night, weak high pressure will
move in, with reduced cloud cover and high temperatures in the
60s. Still some brief chances for scattered precipitation across
the area over the weekend before a better chance on Monday to
start the work week.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Planning, Building & Zoning, and Civic Center and Promotion Committees met Tuesday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE
The committee recommends approval of the recommendation from JSDC for New Jobs Training Funds from Economic Development Funds to provide a $75,110 loan to Main Saver, Inc., with the City Share to be $60,088 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund. JSDC’s Corry Shevlin explained options and said this figure is the one approved by the JSDC Board. Any shortfalls in the repayment will be the responsibility of Main Saver, Inc.
Recommended for approval was introducing the first reading of an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 49 of Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Jamestown, to allow Jamestown Regional Airport Employees and agents to mitigate wildlife hazards. Council member Steele a member of the Airport Authority Board said coyotes geese and deer are the primary hazards. Employees will be properly trained.
The committee recommends introducing the first reading of an ordinance to enact a chapter of the City Code pertaining to Stormwater, including a time line for implementation.
Considered was a request from S & R Truck Plaza to change City Code to allow beer sales. (OFF SALE)
Owner Dale Redinger said he wants to sell beer from the store’s coolers, primarily to truckers. Mayor Heinrich said there area a limited number of off sale licenses available. City Attorney Leo Ryan added that if the Ordinance is changed it would allow all similar stores to sell off sale.
Council Member Phillips disagrees with off sales at the truck stop. Redinger said if the city refuses to change the Ordinance, then he’ll come back and request a wine and beer license for the restaurant part of the truck stop.
The committee recommended revisiting the item at next month’s meeting agenda.
Considered was i3G Media’s request regarding the antenna on the city’s water tower.
Council Member Steele moved to continue with the existing policy and enforce the $5,000 deposit. The committee recommends approving continuing with the $5,000 deposit.
The committee recommends approving the updated plans and policies for the City of Jamestown Title VI Plan, Title VI Non-Discrimination Policy Statement, Title VI Public Participation Plan, Limited Proficiency Plan, Statement of Non-Discrimination Plaque, and Transit Title VI Complaint Form ( Pertaining to Jamestown Taxi.)
The committee recommends the request from JSDC for Economic Development Funds for Train ND, in the amount of $45,000, with the City share to be $36,000 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund. The request was withdrawn.
INFORMATIONAL: The second reading of Ordinance 1515, introduced by Council Member Buchanan, to amend and re-enact Chapter 2, Article IX, of the City Code pertaining to the Forestry Department, is scheduled at the June 3, 2019, City Council meeting.
Informational: Staff submitting the 2020 State Aid transit grant application.
Informational: Staff is currently discussing employee retention, and will introduce a proposal including expanding leave time at the June meeting.
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
Considered the Floodplain Administrators Report regarding the notice of floodway encroachment (a deck) at 916 2nd Ave NW owned by Rodney & Shari Pettys and set a public hearing at the June 3, 2019, City Council meeting. The city will notify the Pettys of the June 3, hearing.
The committee recommends 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 College Subdivision, Block 3, City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from R-3 (General Multiple Dwelling District) to C-C (Central Core Commercial District). The property is located at 1100 7th St NE.
The committee recommends approving the final plat of UPS Jamestown Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a re-plat of Lots 5 – 7, Block 1 of I-94 Business Park Addition, within the SW ¼ Section 1, T139N, R64W, Woodbury Township, City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The property is located at 2610 & 2702 3rd Ave SW.
The committee recommends approving the Minor Subdivision, Preliminary/Final plat Berndt Second Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a re-plat of Lots 1-7, Block 34 & Block 35 of Russell’s Second Addition, within the SW ¼ Section 26, T140N, R64W, City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The property is located at 401 14th Ave NW.
The committee also recommends approving the Minor Subdivision, Preliminary/Final plat Green Group Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, a re-plat of Lot 3 and the South half of Lot 4, Block 25 of Lloyd’s Second Addition, within the NW ¼ Section 25, T140N, R64W, City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The property is located at 801 2nd Ave NE.
INFORMATIONAL: The second reading of Ordinance 1516, introduced by Council Member Steele, to amend and re-enact Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7, Appendix C, of the City Code, is scheduled at the June 3, 2019, City Council meeting.
CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE
Informational: Staff is receiving quotes for cash machine (ATM) service at the Civic Center.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. Commission Members Magnuson and Bishop were not present.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:
A Raffle Permit for Bridge City Cruisers
Approving a Plumbing License for Ace Plumbing and Tim’s Plumbing, LLC
Approving a raffle permit for the Scenic By-Way Foundation.
PUBLIC COMMENTS …No One Spoke
RESOLUTION
The City Commission approved a Resolution approving preliminary engineer’s report & directing preparation of detailed plans, specifications & estimates of probable cost for Paving Improvement District No. 118 (5th Avenue NW)
Approved a Resolution declaring necessity of improvements in Paving Improvement District No. 118 (5th Avenue NW)
Approved a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of $746,000 Storm Water Assessment Warrant, Series 2019 (Storm Sewer Improvement District No. 50). City Auditor Richter said $435,000 is likely to be assessed to property owners.
NEW BUSINESS
Considered was options for Valley Recycling Contract. Adam Faul reviewed his business plan.
A dollar increase per meter was discussed as a possible option, and pick up more often than presently.
Present dumpster rental fees will remain for residents.
They will look into crushing glass to recycle.
Waste Management has also submitted a bid.
Mayor Carlsrud said the meeting’s information will be taken into considered.
A committee appointed by the Commission will meet May 24, to further discuss options.
The Mayor said Valley City needs recycling to keep materials out of the landfill, which would fill more quickly without recycling, with first choice recycling with local ownership.
A report was received by South Central Adult Services. Pat Hansen spoke regarding the city not funding the program. She explained that shutting down the taxi service would save $40,000 annually, allow the other services to remain. She said she was not notified of this past year’s city budget meetings, to attend.
NDDOT District Valley City Office, Director, John Thompson asked the City Commission to approve the previously denied $40,000 request and not lose the taxi service.
Commissioners moved to have the item placed on the next City Commission meeting for a vote for $10,000 in funding.
Commissioners voted to approve a Special Alcoholic Beverage permit for the Labor Club for a beer garden for an anniversary celebration dance in the Club’s outdoor parking lot.
Commissioners considered a street blockage for the VFW on May 22, in the 100 Block of Main Street East. The City Commission voted to approve contingent upon the language in the present application, relative to a protest by a city resident being withdrawn.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
David Schelkoph had nothing to report.
CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS:
KLJ reported that both the StreetScape and Flood Control current phase work should be completed within two weeks.
Mayor Carlsrud encourages residents to shop downtown, which he says is navigable.
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) the Jamestown Rural Fire District held the ground breaking ceremony Tuesday morning at the location of the new Rural Fire Station at 1209 9th Street Southeast.
The Jamestown Rural Fire Department purchased the building from Century link at a cost of $625,000, to enable the rural fire department to keep all of it’s vehicles and equipment at one location, including an addition to the building.
In June of 2018 voters in the Stutsman Rural Fire District approved a five mill property tax levy to fund the construction of a new $2.8 million rural fire station.
The rural fire district is its own taxing jurisdiction certifying its own property tax levy, and was able to hold its own elections regarding property taxes.
Update…
Jamestown (CSi) An investor meeting will be held at Harold Newman Arena on May 29th from 5- p.m. to 7-p.m. for individuals to learn more about the UJ Place project on the University of Jamestown campus. Another meeting will take place June 6th in West Fargo at the DoubleTree by Hilton
The five story building to be constructed across from Harold Newman Arena on the UJ campus, will help address the growing student population while also bringing business an opportunity to northeast Jamestown.
Plans for the mixed-use building include local businesses having the opportunity to open a second location on the main level of the building to expand, with businesses serving the community and UJ students. It will have over 13,000 square feet of commercial space and house 112 student beds.
The primary focus is on UJ student housing and to give juniors and seniors a close place on campus, to live.
EPIC Companies will develop the project, having worked on developing multiple mixed-use buildings around the area.
Construction is set to begin July 2019 with the opening anticipated in the fall of 2020.
For more information about phases and space availability, on line visit epiccompaniesnd.com or call 701-866-1006.
Jamestown (Chamber) Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee and the Young Professionals of Jamestown presented the Customer Service Award for May to Janelle Rufsvold of the Jamestown Post Office for her outstanding customer service. The chamber honors individuals who demonstrate a consistent commitment to delivering products or services that satisfy customers by exceeding their requirements or expectations.
Janelle’s letter of nomination stated, “I work at a nonprofit in Jamestown and have been in the process of getting our mailings switched to Jamestown. Janelle has been patient, kind and goes above and beyond to answer any questions and concerns I have. She is so easy to work with and has a great personality. I was a bit intimidated going into the Post Office the first time to get the process started, but that feeling was gone as soon as I started visiting with Janelle. She is truly a star at what she does!”
Congratulations to Janelle, who along with all the other monthly winners, will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual banquet in January 2020. Customer Service Award nomination forms are available at the Chamber office and on their website at www.jamestownchamber.com or call 701-252-4830.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Crews have contained a natural gas leak near the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
The university says the leak was detected around 9 a.m. Tuesday at a construction site on a public street that runs through campus. Crews from Xcel Energy were able to contain the leak shortly after noon.
Nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. That includes Wilkerson Commons Dining Complex and nearby tunnels, the American Indian Center, a nearby sorority house as well as Squires, Bek, Hancock, Walsh, Johnstone, Fulton and Smith Halls.
University employees and the public were asked to stay clear of the area.
No injuries have been reported.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Bismarck Police Department has launched a new program that aims to better connect officers with the community.
The department announced the Bismarck Community Oriented Policing Program on Monday, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
The program will divide the city into six community policing districts where officers will improve services and organize local meetings and events. It’ll also revive the Neighborhood Crime Watch and Business Watch programs to help neighbors look out for one another and bring attention to suspicious activity.
An advisory committee will be established in each of the districts to serve as a liaison between the police department and their neighborhood watch.
“This is about reconnecting with the public, us getting out from behind our desks, getting out to talk to you, connecting with the community and finding out what you have to say,” said Sgt. John Brocker, who helped develop the program when he took over the police’s crime prevention section in December.
Brocker said he felt there was a need for the department to be more transparent.
In world and national news…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the United States will not defeat Iran with economic pressure.
In a live broadcast on state TV, Rouhani says: “The Iranian nation will not be defeated by America, the White House could not defeat the Iranian nation.”
Rouhani referred to recently imposed sanctions by the U.S., which have made conditions for Iranians difficult, saying: “But at the end of the road, the victory is ours.”
Rouhani called the U.S. a “bully” for its measures against Iran.
Last year, the U.S. withdrew from a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and re-imposed sanctions on Iran targeting the country’s oil sector.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Doug Collins, says Democrats are “trying desperately to make something out of nothing.”
Collins spoke at a hearing Tuesday, where the panel’s chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, issued a stern warning that former White House Counsel Don McGahn would be held in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena and failing to appear before the committee.
Nadler said that if McGahn doesn’t “immediately correct his mistake” in not showing, the committee will have to enforce the subpoena. McGahn was a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Collins called the session a “circus” and said Democrats preferred a public “fight over fact-finding.”
The committee voted to adjourn the hearing immediately after Collins’ remarks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have received a closed-door briefing on Iran from former CIA Director John Brennan and former State Department official Wendy Sherman, who negotiated the Iran nuclear deal.
Brennan told Democrats that while Iran wants to avoid conflict, the country’s leadership will not capitulate to Trump. Sherman warned that reckless behavior by the Trump administration is undermining moderates in the country. That’s according to a person in the room who was not authorized to discuss the private meeting and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The U.S. has sent an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region and evacuated non-essential personnel from Iraq amid unspecified threats the administration says are linked to Iran.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said he wants answers on “what the administration’s strategy is — if they have one — to keep us out of war.”
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Federal regulators are reviewing plans to sell retiring nuclear reactors to a nuclear waste management company for accelerated decommissioning.
Holtec International says it could finish cleanup and demolition of the plants in eight years, rather than 60-year plans offered by their current owners.
Entergy Corp.’s Pilgrim nuclear plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is scheduled to close next week. The other facilities in Michigan, New Jersey and New York have either closed or are expected to in the next few years.
State officials, environmental groups and nuclear watchdogs say they support faster decommissioning but have raised concerns whether Holtec has the financial resources and experience to pull off the jobs.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must approve the proposed sales. Those decisions are expected in the coming weeks and months.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco police attorney said that a reporter whose office and work equipment was seized in a police raid can collect his property although the legal issues surrounding the case were not resolved Tuesday.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Samuel Feng set future dates to hear separate motions to quash search warrants used to raid the home of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody and to unseal those warrants. A third motion by Carmody’s attorney asked the judge order the immediate return of cameras, computers and cell phones seized by police May 10.
Ronnie Wagner, an attorney for San Francisco police, said she planned to challenge the motions.
Carmody’s attorney, Thomas Burke, said police have “essentially acknowledged” that they had no right to his client’s equipment.
Media organizations and First Amendment advocates are outraged that police raided a freelance reporter’s home and office in search of a leaked police document concerning the death of the city public defender.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Abortion providers say the flurry of recent state laws restricting abortion has emboldened protesters and left patients confused.
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio have passed laws that prohibit abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected. Alabama’s governor signed a measure making the procedure a felony in nearly all cases. Supporters of that law hope it will force the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
None of the laws has taken effect, but abortion providers say they are still receiving calls from concerned patients to ask whether clinics are open and can still legally provide abortions. Some say they are facing bigger and more aggressive protests, though abortion opponents dispute that claim.
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