Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session on Tuesday at City Hall, at 5-p.m.  All members were present.  Council Member Buchanan joined by phone.

The City Council  approved and authorized the issuance of improvement warrants and exchange them for Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2020, Series AD (Project 19-41), and awarded the sale of Refunding Improvement Bonds.

The representative from Collier’s said, the Public Sale was held Tuesday and the low bidder of three bids, was Northland Securities at $2,050,000, for the Special Assessment bond over seven years.  The transaction will be effective October, 15, 2020.

The City Council approved the request from Knights of Columbus for a site authorization to conduct gaming at Jonny B’s Brickhouse for the period October 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

Considered was a Change Order No. 3, to Scherbenske Inc., for the 2020 Water Main Improvement District 20-61.

Ben Aaseth from Interstate Engineering said, the original plan was to line the pipe, located behind Haut Funeral Home.  However it was decided to “pipe burst,” the line instead due to changes necessitated in the project’s procedure.

The discount was eventually reduced to $37,500 in costs, from the original 50 percent additional project cost.

The completion date of October 18, 2020 is still doable.

Mayor Heinrich said, despite the increase in cost,  if the work is not completed this fall, there is a risk of the pipeline bursting this winter.