cityhall-488Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal Committee, and Building, Planning & Zoning Committee, Civic Center & Promotion Committee met Tuesday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE:

Considered establishing the license fee for a Class G alcoholic beverage license for Hillcrest Golf Course at $1,400.00, at Shady’s location at the Gladstone Inn & Suites. (The license does not include the Bunker location.)

The committee recommends establishing the fee, at half the normal annual license fee, with the golf course open approximately six months.

Two quarters at about $200 each would be charged as a fee, if alcoholic beverages were served on weekends.

The committee recommends the de-obligation of Economic Development Funds for the Szarkowski – PACE Buy down and Reister’s Meats Flex PACE.

Informational:  The Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1456, introduced by Council Member Kourajian, to grant Otter Tail Power Company a continues franchise to maintain its system within the City for a 10 year period, is scheduled for the May 4, 2015, City Council meeting. 

At Tuesday’s meeting, Council Member Buchanan suggested language changes based in part on the Ordinance established in Wahpeton, ND. Otter Tail would have the responsibility of notifying the public of any changes, and submit plans for city approval for system improvements.

Buchanan moved to approve with changes indicated in conjunction with the city attorney’s draft, plus changes indicated by Otter Tail Power.

Departmental and financial reports were presented.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE:

The committee recommends approval of the final plat of Anne Carlsen Center 2nd Subdivision, a replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Anne Carlsen Center Addition, and an unplatted portion of the North ½ of Section 3, Township 139 North, Range 64 West, within the extraterritorial lands of the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.

The committee recommends approval of the final plat of Schumacher Acres Addition, Lots 1 thru 4, Block 1, and Lots 1 through 4, Block 2, a replat of Auditor’s Lot 30-1, within the NE ¼ of Section 30, Township 140 North, Range 63 West, to the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.

The committee recommends approval of the final plat of Edgewood First Addition, Lot 1, Block 1, within the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64 West, to the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota.

The committee recommends introducing the First Reading of an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the North 600 feet of Auditor’s Lot 30-2, within the NE ¼ of Section 30, Township 140 North, Range 63 West, to the City of Jamestown, North Dakota, from R-1(One Family Residential) to R-2 (One to Six Family Residential).

Informational :

The Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1457, to amend and re-enact Ordinance 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of the proposed Lot 1, Block 1, Edgewood First Addition, within the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 2, Township 139 North, Range 64 West, from A-1 (Agricultural District) and C-1 (Local Commercial District) to C-1 (Local Commercial District), is scheduled for the May 4, 2015, City Council meeting.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No items at this time.

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