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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
Mayor on Wayne Byers Show Monday Nov 4 Water Release
Melody Mittleider representing the Frontier Village spoke, saying she has received community support for the continuance of Front Village, and thanked those in support of Frontier Village.
She recently became President of the Frontier Village Board, and chaired last Friday’s meeting.
Mayor Heinrich thanked her for putting an end to the past struggles.
Mayor’s comment on The Wayne Byers Show Mon Nov 4
No items were removed for consideration and a separate vote.
(To provide more time to discuss controversial or disputed issues, the Council will consider the items on the consent agenda together at the beginning of the public meeting. These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. If a member of the City Council or public requests to be heard on one of these items, the Council will remove the item from the consent agenda and consider that item individually.)
REGULAR AGENDA RESOLUTIONS:
The 2018 City of Jamestown Audit Report as prepared by Schauer & Associates, PC, was moved to the November Legal and Finance Committee meeting when a representative is present.
The City Council approved and authorized the City Administrator to enter into a Municipal Advisor Agreement with Dougherty & Company LLC, for the issuance of improvement warrants for $2,680,000.00 Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2019 (Paving District 18-41), and to schedule the sale at the January 6, 2020, City Council meeting.
Considered was awarding the bid for the Tier 2 Sampling Project, Title V Air Quality Permit, Sanitary Landfill. City Attorney Leo Ryan said the bids will need to be re advertised, as the bid submitted was not proper.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
No bids were received for the sale of impounded/abandoned vehicles.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:
Council Member Brubakken asked about the sandbags stored at the Civic Center parking lot.
City Engineer Travis Dillman said the bags are being moved into public building, and heated storage is being sought, to preserve the sand bags.
Council Member Pam Phillips of the 2020 Census Committee explained the importance of filling out a census form, completed by April of 2020.
Council Member Steele said he watched on line meeting of the Governor’s Main Street Initiative presentation.
He cautioned residents to stay off the ice cover this winter with dangerous ice cover due to continued water flows under the ice.
Mayor Heinrich also pointed out the sheriff’s office warning, that personnel will not be risked to assist anyone that needs rescuing going onto the ice.
Council Member Buchanan said he’s been bird watching and found Canada Geese in Klaus Park.
Mayor Heinrich reminded that the NDDOT will be on hand with city officials for the Tuesday evening presentation at City Hall, from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., with the formal presentation at 5:30-p.m.
He added that the Corps of Engineers will not begin stepping DOWN the releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams until November 11, reaching in increments, 1100 cfs, by the new freeze up date of November 19. The increments are expected to be by 100 cfs each day.
Video from Wayne Byers Show
Mayor Heinrich said with the Frontier Village board giving the Village to the city, that the city officials are looking into the legalities of the property transfer of artifacts, and other background matters.
The Mayor spoke on the topic on Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable channel 2, with the recorded showing available at CSiNewsNow.com
The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.
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