Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.

All members were present, Council Members, Schloegel and  Buchanan joined by phone.

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

  • HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: No One spoke.

 

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:  No items were discussed separately, and the agenda was passed.

 

REGULAR AGENDA

 

RESOLUTIONS:

  • Considered was the agreement for paying agent services for municipal bonds with Starion and authorizing the City Administrator and Mayor to enter into the agreement on behalf of the City. After hearing specifics of the agreement and the reason for requiring the agreement, (contract) from Starion representatives Rick Geloff and Legal Council Kirsten  Spira, including termination by either party, the City Council, voted unanimously to approve.

ORDINANCES:

  • A PUBLIC HEARING was held, concerning the request to change zoning of the East 7.7’ of Lot 3, and all of Lots 1 and 2 and one half of the vacated alley, Block 12, Lowry’s Subdivision, within the SE ¼ of Section 2, T139N, R64W, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from Ag, Urban Residential to C2, Commercial. The property is located at 2806 8th Ave SW. No one spoke at the hearing.

Following the Hearing, a SECOND READING: was heard to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the East 7.7’ of Lot 3, and all of Lots 1 and 2 and one half of the vacated alley, Block 12, Lowry’s Subdivision, within the SE ¼ of Section 2, T139N, R64W, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from Ag, Urban Residential to C2, Commercial. The property is located at 2806 8th Ave SW.

The Second Reading was passed by the City Council.

 

APPOINTMENTS:

  • The City Council Appointed Craig Olien, to serve as a member of the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority for a five year term to expire December 2025.

 

HIGHLIGHTS, AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Buchanan highlighted the arrival of the New City Fire Department, and praised the Christmas lighting around the city this holiday season.  That was echoed by Council Member Kamlitz.

Council Member Steele said the airport has received the new snow removal equipment.

Mayor Heinrich said residents are responding nicely to the mask mandate and masking up.

He said the however even though the numbers have turned around, as of Monday’s NDDoH report, 50 Stutsman County residents have passed away from COVID-19, which he said is a “shocking number.”

He asked residents to contact their state legislators to support the state for one third funding of the new City Fire Department’s ladder truck.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

  • The City Council approved and authorized entering into an agreement with the NDDES for a Public Assistance Subgrant Agreement for FEMA-4509-DR., for the COVID-19 reimbursement funding.

 

Considered was approving the Spiritwood Energy Park Association’s request for an awarded $8,600,000 Bank of North Dakota infrastructure loan through the City at 2% interest over 30 years to develop infrastructure at the Spiritwood Energy Park, including access road and utility construction to be reimbursed by the SEPA tenants through the JSDC. Mayor Heinrich said the dollars will be use for necessary improvements at The Spiritwood Energy Park, including for the proposed Greenhouse business and possibly others at the Park.  The City Council voted unanimously to approve.

 

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