cityhallJinsideJamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building Planning & Zoning, and Civic Center & Promotion Committee met Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

With Finance and Legal Committee business:

The committee recommends approving the request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds in the amount of $40,000 to provide a Flex PACE interest buy down to Custom Contracting Solutions, with the City Share to be $8,000 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.  The business is located in Stutsman County, outside city limits.

Recommends approving the request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds in the amount of $15,000 to provide ACT Stutsman County program funding, with the City Share to be $12,000 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The committee recommends approving the request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds in the amount of $100,000 as a pledge to the ND State College of Science Manufacturing Training Center to be paid over 4 years and contingent upon local industry support, with the City Share to be $20,000 per year and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The committee recommends the  recommendation from the JSDC to allow the purchase of Lot 2, Block 1, I-94 Business Park Addition to Charlie Rickets and Ben Pesek, in the amount of $67,954.

The committee recommends approving the recommendation from the JSDC to enter into an Addendum Agreement with Kal Patel to extend the option to purchase Lot 1 and the southerly 85.82 feet of Lot 2, Block 3, I-94 Business Park Addition through May 14, 2014.

Considered the requests for gaming site authorizations for the period July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015, for the following:

University of Jamestown  for Jamestown Civic Center and University of Jamestown.James River Aerie #2337 FOE for Frontier Fort Bar & Grill;

Knights of Columbus for the Wonder Bar Sports Bar, Knights of Columbus and Corner Bar;

Progress Enterprises for Office Bar, Shady’s, Buffalo Bar & Lounge and IDK Bar & Grill;

St James Basilica for St James Basilica;

North Dakota Buffalo Foundation for the Vets Club, Tapp’s Lounge and Elks Club.

Recommends approving a request for a gaming site authorization for the ND Buffalo Foundation at the Civic Center for June 11, 2014.

Informational: Public Hearings are scheduled for the May 5, 2014, City Council meeting regarding a proposed Renewal and Development Plan and a proposed Developer’s Agreement with Menard, Inc. which will both necessitate action by the City Council. In addition, a proposed Developer’s Incentive Agreement will be included on the Council agenda.

Informational: Departmental and financial reports.

 

Building, Planning & Zoning Committee:

The committee reviewed the staff consultant’s recommendations relative to the preliminary plat of Country Side Estates, a Replat of City West Subdivision.  Following discussion including minutes on the topic at the City Planning Commission, which tabled the topic, and a recommendation to approve the replat, from SRF Consultants, relative to city growth, the committee recommends placing the item on the May 5, 2014 City Council agenda, without recommendation.

Reviewed the staff consultant’s recommendations relative to the preliminary plat of Witzig’s Fourth Addition, Lot1, Block 1, within the NE 1/4 of Section 34, T140N, R64W.  The committee recommends placing the item on the May 5, 2014 City Council agenda without recommendation.

Considered the Planning Commission recommendation that the City re-zone rather than re-plat Hammer Addition and Lots 5-11, Block 1, Homestead III Addition into one lot. 4) The committee recommends the re-zone. The committee recommends, the replat of Lot 2, Block 1, goes to the May City Council meeting without recommendation.

Recommends approving  the application of Brian Kilzer for appointment to the Board of Adjustments, three year term to expire January 2017.

Informational: A Public Hearing and Second Reading of an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 329 by amending the District Map to change the zoning of a tract of land located in the NW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64 West (Menards Site) from P-O-C (Public Open Development & Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District), is scheduled for the May 5, 2014, City Council meeting.

Informational: The Second Reading of an ordinance to amend Appendix C, Section 5.8, of the City Code pertaining to uses permitted, M-1 Districts, is scheduled for the May 5, 2014, City Council meeting.

Civic Center & Promotion Committee

No items at this time

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