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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Police Committee, Fire Committee, Public Works and Forestry Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall.
Council Member Gumke was not present.
Police Committee:
A Second reading of an Ordinance was discussed relating to Alcohol related traffic offenses; ignition interlock devices and the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of motor vehicles.
Assistant Police Chief John Johnson says the Ordinance is in compliance with state law.
The Ordinance will be on the April 6, 2015 City Council meeting agenda.
Fire Committee:
The committee considered approval of Jamestown Fire Department Standard Operating Guidelines.
Fire Chief Jim Reuther said, the guidelines have been developed over the past year with the City Attorney.
He said the guidelines outline the 24 hour daily operations of the City Fire Department. The guidelines are given, also, to new fire fighters.
The committee recommends approval.
Public Works Committee
Considered a bid award relating to Seal Coat, Patching, Construction, and Reconstruction District #15-41.
City Adminstrator Jeff Fuchs said one bid was received from Border States Paving at $1,529,566.85 which was $250,000 below the estimate.
The committee recommends approval.
Considered an Agreement for Services from Impact Dakota, Inc. relating to employee training & development at the Water Treatment Plant. The items was tabled to next month’s meeting, as the City Engineer and Water Department Superintendent were not available.
The committee discussed a Solid Waste Study draft engineering agreement relating to Sanitation Utility Operational Analysis including Recycling Feasibility Assessment from HDR.
Mayor Andersen said six proposals were received and ranked, and HDR was selected.
HDR’s Brent Erickson from the Bismarck office said, the study to take about a year, considers current methods of collection, plus assessing the bailing facility, financial information, and the recycling feasibility, including costs concerning both drop-sights, and curbside recycling.
The committee recommends, approval to enter into the agreement.
Considered a request for $3400 to cover training three (3) new staff people relating to PubWorks software. The topic was moved to next month’s committee meeting for discussion.
Recommended approval a request from Jamestown Middle School – Omega House to implement their Storm Drain Stenciling Project on May 15, 2015 with the city paying for supplies.
It was noted that City-wide Clean-up week to be held May 4 – 9, 2015.
Forestry
Second reading of Landscape the Ordinance was discussed with changes highlighted by City Forester, Doug Wiles.
He said the Ordinance includes requirements for non-residential properties concerning planting of shrubs and trees.
The Ordinance will be on the April 6 City Council agenda, as recommended by the committee.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The University of Jamestown’s 29th annual Dine and Bid dinner and scholarship benefit auction theme for 2015 is “Raindrops and Roses,” The event will take place Saturday, April 18, in the Larson Center on the University of Jamestown campus.
The event features the opportunity to bid on an array of unique items in silent and live auctions and the chance to win exciting raffles throughout the evening.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, University of Jamestown, Special Events Coordinator, Morgan Bossman said, a delicious meal is catered by Aramark and overseen by Regional Executive Chef Paolo Stefani, whose numerous culinary credentials include catering in the corporate suites during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
She added that “We are so thankful for the overwhelming support we receive from the Jamestown community. Dine and Bid would not be possible without our event sponsors, auctioneers, Master of Ceremonies, committee members and the many businesses and individuals who donate auction items. Thank you to everyone who helps make this event exceed expectations year after year.”
Items in the auction include Vintage Jamestown College signs, many overnight vacation packages including Twins game packages with tickets and hotel accommodations. Also up for bid will be a Taylor Swift concert package, movie tickets, golf kits, summer fun packages, a Michael Kors handbag and wallet, and all kinds of home décor, plus a get together with Helen Hample.
Morgan pointed out that University of Jamestown students get involved in the event by managing valet parking, greeting attendees, displaying items, serving the meal, and assisting with delivery of large auction items to buyers’ homes.
A student auction will also be held, as 200 UJ students participate in the evening.
Casey Stoudt will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Auction services will be provided by More from Orr Auctioneers.
The event is open to the community. Tickets in advance only, can be obtained by contacting Marlene Wiest at (701) 252-3467 ext. 5576 or
http://www.uj.edu/2015-dine-and-bid.
Jamestown (CSi) The 20th annual Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation Employee Giving Campaign ended on March 23, 2015. This year 118 employees made gifts and every department participated in the campaign. Over $38,000 will advance healthcare in the community by providing new funds to help launch oncology care, provide surgical tools for new providers, endowment support and more.
The employees at JRMC have big hearts that they share with the community through their healing mission. They provide compassionate, state-of-the-art care, whose gifts provide a margin of excellence in care, otherwise not possible.
The Hour Club was started in 1996 as a way for employees to donate a hour of their salary or vacation time to the JRMC Foundation through payroll deduction.
JRMC Foundation Director, Lisa jackson says,”We are very proud of the commitment Hour Club donors have made in the spirit of helping others. More than $613,000 has helped JRMC Foundation purchase the AlterG treadmill, DEXA, patient lifts, build the endowment for the future and perpetuate new service lines such as oncology. Although this campaign is coming to a close, it is the beginning of improved healthcare for years to come. Your support is very much appreciated.”
To learn more about the JRMC Foundation and how you can give back, visit
www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-4880.
About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. Between JRMC, JRMC Clinic, Sanford Health Jamestown and Essentia Health Jamestown, the community is served by 30 local medical providers and a variety of visiting specialists. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – No one was hurt in a fire at a Fargo apartment building that caused about $15,000 in damage.
Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim Binfet says the Wednesday evening blaze started when the tenant was cooking and stepped away from the kitchen. She noticed the fire when she heard her smoke detectors go off.
Binfet says the building’s automatic sprinkler system kept the fire contained to the kitchen area until firefighters could arrive to put it out.
The Red Cross is helping the apartment’s tenants with temporary housing.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A man shot by a university police officer in Grand Forks following a chase is now facing three criminal charges.
David Elliott could face up to 11 years in prison if convicted on two counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor fleeing. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.
University of North Dakota Police Officer Jared Braaten on Feb. 28 shot Elliott in a parking lot where authorities said Elliott had stopped after leading officers on a chase. The Grand Forks County States Attorney’s Office says no legal action will be taken against Braaten.
Elliott was treated at a Grand Forks hospital. A warrant for his arrest was issued Wednesday, and his extradition from Minnesota’s Hennepin County was pending Thursday.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has narrowed the list of candidates for university system chancellor from 21 to eight. Former chancellor Robert Potts made the cut.
Seven men and one woman will be invited to participate in video interviews on April 14. The board will then pick finalists for face-to-face interviews.
Potts ran the system for two years. He departed in 2006 after a dispute that started when one college president raised questions about the scope of his authority.
State Sen. Tim Flakoll, who serves as provost for the Tri-College University in Fargo, is among the final eight, as is Paul Turman, vice president for academic affairs for South Dakota’s university system.
The other candidates are Sylvia Moore, Michael Thomas, Keith Miller, Mark Hagerott and Robert Donley.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is asking lawmakers to reconsider moving control of lawyers and auditors from the university system to other agencies.
The motion approved Thursday came after the board heard from Deputy Attorney General Thomas Trenbeath and Auditor Robert Peterson on the legislative proposal to change the structure of legal and internal audit services.
A majority of board members say they are worried about losing qualified people and don’t believe it’s fair that longtime employees will have to reapply for jobs that will likely pay less money.
Grant Shaft, of Grand Forks, and Kathleen Nesset, of Tioga, voted against the motion. Shaft says the changes are inevitable and he preferred that the board stay neutral in order to maintain “a seat at the table.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Department of Public Instruction says planned student achievement testing that will gauge how well students are meeting the new Common Core educational standards has been delayed because of issues delivering the tests.
The department says contractor Measured Progress told the state this week that it needed to delay North Dakota State Assessment testing because of a “single, problematic anomaly” with the delivery system. The tests were scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Department spokesman Dale Wetzel says they believe the problem is on the verge of being solved. Wetzel says the delay “is not ideal” but that it’s more important that testing go smoothly.
Common Core outlines what skills students need to be ready for college and careers.
Nevada and Montana also have contracts with Measured Progress and are delaying exams.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota legislative leaders are pushing a measure that would name lawmakers who make written requests for public records.
Currently, lawmakers can make anonymous requests for public records through the Legislative Council, which is the Legislature’s research arm.
Republican Sen. Tim Flakoll, of Fargo, is the main sponsor of the bill. He says there have been some cases where unnamed lawmakers have made single requests for thousands of pages of documents at a staggering cost to taxpayers.
Although the proposed legislation is intended to strip the anonymity of lawmakers making such requests, it still provides a huge loophole. Lawmakers can still be unnamed if they make the request for public records by telephone.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck public schools activities director Jim Haussler is retiring after nearly a quarter century in the post.
Haussler says he’s almost 60 years old and has been pondering for about half a year stepping down from the position that he says “requires a lot of energy and a lot of time.”
Haussler oversaw 125 state champion teams during his 23 years on the job. He’ll step down at the end of June.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley is coming to Fargo to help raise money for athletic scholarships at the university where he once played and coached.
Bradley is speaking at a dinner hosted by North Dakota State University on April 9. Bradley was a free safety and punter for NDSU in the 1980s and was an assistant coach for the Bison for 10 seasons before moving on to the NFL after 2005.
Bradley got his NFL start with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006 as the defensive quality control coach. He was linebackers coach at Tampa Bay in 2007 and 2008 before spending four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks as defensive coordinator. He’s in his third year as head coach of the Jaguars.
In world and national news…
SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (AP) – What could have prompted the co-pilot of a German jetliner to lock the pilot out of the cockpit, and then fly the plane into a mountain? Investigators in France are trying to figure that out. A prosecutor says they’re focusing on the “personal, family and professional” life of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz. He says it’s clear from the cockpit voice recorder that his intention was to “destroy this plane.”
SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (AP) – The passengers aboard the doomed Germanwings flight may not have realized what was happening until the final moments before the plane crashed. A prosecutor says that’s when the cries of terror from the passengers can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. Until then, he says, there’s only the sound of the captain’s frantic pounding on the cockpit door, as he tried to get back inside. Officials say the co-pilot had deliberately locked him out.
UNDATED (AP) – It’s already the policy in the United States — there must be at least two crew members in the cockpit at all times. And now, that policy is being put into effect in other countries, after investigators concluded that a co-pilot, alone in the cockpit, deliberately brought down a German jetliner in the French Alps this week, killing all 150 people on board. Air Canada is going to require two people in the cockpit. So is a Norwegian airline that is Europe’s third-biggest low-cost flyer. Some safety experts say there may be a need for a third pilot in cockpits, so that there’s never a situation in which a pilot is alone.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG’-dahl) says he tried about a dozen times to escape from his Taliban captors in Afghanistan, but that it only brought harsher treatment. In a note that his lawyer released Thursday, Bergdahl says he was tortured repeatedly in the five years he was held by the Taliban. The lawyer had earlier shared the note with the Army, in hopes of avoiding a court-martial for Bergdahl — but the Army went ahead and filed charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
LINDEN, N.J. (AP) – It turns out that the off-duty New Jersey police officer who was behind the wheel of a car that crashed while heading the wrong way on a New York highway last week has had two DUI arrests in the last four years. Police aren’t saying why Pedro Abad remained on the force, or what punishment he may have faced. He and a second officer were critically injured in the crash, which killed a third officer and a civilian.
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