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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session on Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.
NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:
Items approved on a voice vote the Consent Agenda included:
Resolution to establish an ad hoc committee made up of representatives of City Council (Brubakken and Buchanan), Police, Fire, and Building Inspection Departments to review Article
IV of Chapter 9 of the City Code pertaining to dangerous buildings, along with codes from other communities, and report back to the Finance & Legal Committee any recommendations for amendment.
A Resolution to approve the request from Jamestown Regional Airport for a loan from the City for up to 50% of $126,000 for five (5) years for the purchase of a Jet way passenger-boarding bridge for the airport.
A Resolution to approve suspending all shooting at the range until needed work and improvements have been identified and work completed.
REGULAR AGENDA:
RESOLUTIONS:
A. PUBLIC HEARING: Concerning the special assessment list for Seal Coat, Patching,
Construction and Reconstruction District #15-41.
Following the Public Hearing the City Council Approvedisapprove the special assessments in the total amount of $1,751,659.36, with the City Share to be
$422,408.51, with the balance of $1,329,250.85 to be assessed to benefited properties within the district.
The City Council approved pending additional information needed for the application, the request from Joel Onsurez for Renaissance Zone approval for improvements of the property at 104 3rd Street SE (Lot 1 and North 49.7’ of Lot 2, Block 46, Klaus Addition) and to provide for a five (5) year property tax exemption and to recommend the State grant a five (5) year ND State Income Tax exemption.
Approved the Request for Proposals for Residential Recycling Collection.
Mayor Katie Anderson says specifications will be determined.
At this time a residential “single sort,” method is being proposed, so that residents may place all recycled items in one bin for pick up, along side the garbage.
The plan is to have the pick up in either the alley or curbside, depending on where the garbage is picked up.
NO COMMITTEE REPORTS WERE GIVEN:
ORDINANCES:
A. FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code to amend the District Map to change the zoning of Lot 1, Block 2, Mill Hill 2nd Addition, from C-2 (General Commercial District) to R-4 (Planned Residence District) for the proposed Lots 1-7,
Block 1, Sumac Ridge Addition, a replat of a portion of Lot 1, Block 2, Mill Hill 2nd Addition.
A SECOND READING of an Ordinance was approved to grant a continued franchise agreement to Cable Services, Inc.
A SECOND READING of an Ordinance to grant a continued franchise agreement to Dakota Central Telecommunications was approved.
HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:
Clarice Liechty spoke and encouraged the council to meet with Woodbury Township officials concerning improving the road from Country Acres Veterinary Clinic to the Woodbury road. She said it is a second access to JRMC.
Council Member Kourajian added that Interstate Engineering should look at such a study.
JRMC President K.C. DeBoer the roadway is not maintained in the winter.
Ms. Liechty pointed out that the roadway is a good option.
Two residents along Highway 20 spoke about the vacation of a roadway that was brought to the City Council in 2013, and tabled, and asked for an update including and additional roadway.
Mayor Andersen said the re-platt was done, future development plats are still pending.
She said the city will follow up on the matter.
APPOINTMENTS:
Approved the appointment of Lynn Hill to serve as a member on the Shade Tree Committee for a three year term to expire April 2019.
Approved appointing Abbagail C. Geroux as Assistant City Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney for a two year term to expire June 2018.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: NO REPORTS WERE GIVEN.
IN OTHER BUSINESS:
The City Council approved a Resolution designating the bridge crossing the James River at First Street West be known as the James A. (Jim) Carlascio Memorial Bridge.
John Grabinger said that he and Dwaine Heinrich, along with Council Member Buchanan propose the idea, in part because the bridge was replaced through the lead efforts of Jim Carlascio.
Buchanan said the date of June 6th is appropriate to pass the resolution, as June 6th, is the anniversary of the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II, in which Jim fought.
He read the Resolution, outling the outstanding contribution Jim Carlascio gave to the community, known as the “Mayor of the West End.”
Approved the request from Stutsman Harley-Davidson for a dance permit on June 25, 2016, and August 27, 2016 in the parking lot at 2501 3rd Ave SW.
Denied the bid for the 1.5MG Elevated Water Tower Rehabilitation near Cavendish due to bid irregularities.
The Low bidder of Champion Coatings was awarded the bid of $487,375.
The City Council approved entering into an engineering agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the Sanitary Sewer Raker System Improvements Project.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) During a Special Meeting of the Jamestown Public School Board, Monday, members on an 8-0 vote approved a seven year bus contract with Dietrich and Sons, Inc.
Board Member Heidi Larson was not present.
The agreement established the bus rates for five city and nine rural bus routes for three years.
The following four years is open to talks.
The school board will review the formal document at the June 20, 2016 board meeting.
In other business, the school board approved the 2016-17 bus fees.
The current rates of $30 per year for city students and no charge to rural students will be kept.
Jamestown (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the motorcyclist in an accident, Sunday, about 1-p.m., on U.S. Highway 83, nine miles south of Sterling.
The report says the 2006 Harley Davidson was operated by 22 year old Adam Aberle of Menoken.
The motorcycle drove off the west shoulder of the roadway and overturned in the ditch.
He was not wearing a helmet.
He was taken by ambulance to Bismarck for treatment of injuries.
Assisting at the scene were: the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Office and Sterling Fire Department.
Bismarck (CSi) Today through Thursday, this week, all North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers and inspectors are focusing on enhancing commercial motor vehicle safety on North Dakota roads by performing roadside inspections. Specially-trained troopers and inspectors will conduct standardized inspection procedures on both the vehicle and driver. Many inspections will be a 37-step procedure, known as the North American Standard Level I Inspection.
June 7-9, 2016, is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 29th annual International Roadcheck. This year’s focus is tire safety – measuring tire tread depth, checking pressure, ensuring items are not lodged between tires, and examining their overall condition.
Violations resulting from this safety blitz will be provided after its completion.
Valley City (CSi-VCSU) The Interim Higher Education Committee of the North Dakota Legislature will meet on the VCSU campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7–8, 2016. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, in the Skoal Room of the VCSU Student Center.
Included on the agenda will be presentations and committee discussion regarding higher education budget issues, student financial assistance programs, the North Dakota University System campus master plan and space utilization study, and potential legislation to be recommended by the committee, along with updates on issues affecting Valley City State University and a tour of select VCSU facilities.
The agenda for the meeting at VCSU can be found at
www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/64-2015/interim/17-5121-02000-meeting-agenda.pdf.
Valley City (CSi) The District 24 Democratic NPL Party members will hold the Presidential caucus Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 7-p.m. at The Vault in downtown Valley City.
The kickoff event for the campaign headquarters is to be held following the caucus.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2016 District 12 Democratic-NPL Caucus will be on June 7, 2016, at the Gladstone Inn & Suites, 111 2nd St. NE, Jamestown. Doors will close promptly at 7 p.m. to begin the caucus. District 12 has been allocated seven delegates and seven alternates who will be chosen at the district caucus to attend the State Delegate Selection Meeting on June 18 in Bismarck. Delegates from across the state will elect 23 national delegates and two alternates to attend the Democratic National Committee Convention to nominate the Democratic candidates for president and vice president.
The caucus is open to all District 12 residents who are at least 18 years of age. Participants are required to state that they are participating as a Democrat in the 2016 election and that statement shall be publicly recorded on the sign-in sheet at the caucus.
Anyone with questions can contact Scott Sandness at 952-5291
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s presidential caucuses could give Democrats in the state a rare opportunity to influence the presidential race. The vote comes a day after The Associated Press determined Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee. But Bernie Sanders’ campaign says it was a “rush to judgment” to declare Clinton the presumptive nominee, given superdelegates can switch their support before the Democratic convention.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Relay for Life is Friday June 10, 2016, from 12noon to 12 midnight, at the University of Jamestown’s. Taylor Field.
The Opening Ceremony brings everyone together for a high-energy event kickoff that celebrates the lives of those who have battled cancer and reminds us all that while we are winning this battle, fighting cancer is a year-round priority.
Cancer survivors take the first lap around the track. Cheered on by the other participants and the sound of upbeat music, the Survivors Lap lets all cancer survivors at the event celebrate their victory over cancer.
During the Caregivers Lap, anyone who ever cared for someone with cancer walks a special lap so they can be honored. Caregivers can walk this lap with the person they helped if they are also present.
At the candlelight Luminaria Ceremony we remember loved ones lost to cancer, support people who currently have cancer, and honor people who fought cancer in the past. It’s a powerful part of the event because it provides an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope.
The Closing Ceremony celebrates what we all just accomplished together. It’s also a time to remember the lives of those lost, and to commit to continuing the fight against this disease over the next year.
The schedule of events, and participating teams posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com
BISMARCK, N.D. – Two inmates who walked away from the Missouri River Correctional Center Sunday were taken into custody without incident. Devin John Wynne and Three Feathers Lee Morin are now at the State Penitentiary.
The Bismarck Police Department received a tip that the two were staying at the Budget Inn. Police located and apprehended the men without incident.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – In a meeting with the head of the FBI, tribal leaders in western North Dakota have stressed the need for federal help on reservations to combat increasing criminal activity.
FBI Director James Comey visited the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation during a trip to northwest North Dakota Monday to open the bureau’s newest office in Williston.
Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Mark Fox says it’s “no secret” that reservations are struggling with criminal activity. He says the “excess of crime on Fort Berthold is literally killing our people.”
Comey said that while the bureau doesn’t have plans to open an FBI office on a reservation, three agents assigned to the Williston office are expected to help with the workload of the Minot and Bismarck offices, which are responsible for much of the federal policing in the area’s reservations.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a motorcyclist was killed in a wreck seven miles north of Wilton.
The patrol says the motorcycle was traveling north on Highway 83 about 1:40 p.m. Monday and left the roadway while descending a hill that curves to the left. The motorcycle tripped and rolled into the median of Highway 83, ejecting the driver.
The driver was put in an ambulance but died on the way to the hospital.
The name was withheld pending notification of family.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man accused of selling methamphetamine on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has pleaded guilty.
Chad Agard, of Fort Yates, is charged in federal court with intent to distribute meth. Authorities say Agard was caught selling an unspecified amount of the drugs in June 2015.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. The government says Agard should get credit at sentencing for accepting responsibility for his actions.
Agard faces a maximum sentence of 30 years prison. Sentencing is set for Sept. 8 in Bismarck.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A 22-year-old Minot man is accused of using a fake name and childhood friend’s driver’s license during traffic stops.
The friend contacted the Highway Patrol after he received 10 tickets on his Louisiana driving record from North Dakota. The man told officers that he has never been to North Dakota.
Canthony Joseph Cooper Jr. is charged with making false reports to law enforcement. He made an initial appearance in court on Friday.
Cooper is also charged with three counts of forgery or counterfeiting and one count of facilitation of counterfeiting and is being held on $7,500 bond at the Ward County Jail on the counterfeiting charges.
He told Judge Todd Cresap on Friday that he cannot pay the bond in those cases..
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A Grand Forks man has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal stabbing of another man last year.
36-year-old Nicolas Peralez Jr. entered his plea Monday. He originally had been charged with murder.
Peralez is accused in the death last October of 31-year-old Joshua Neumann outside Neumann’s apartment. Authorities say Peralez stabbed Neumann during an alcohol-fueled fight at an apartment complex. Neumann tried to drive to the hospital after being stabbed, but crashed on his way.
Grand Forks County Assistant State’s Attorney Carmell Mattison says Neumann was stabbed four times.
Court records show the sentencing hearing for Peralez has been scheduled for July 27.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williston State College President Raymond Nadolny resigned effective Monday, a year ahead of the date he previously announced.
Nadolny originally announced the resignation to staff on May 16, saying he’d continue serving in the role until the end of his contract period on June 30, 2017. He had said with aging parents and family separated on two coasts, it was time to be closer to those he has been away from over his past seven years in the president’s role.
He said he moved up the date to spend the summer with his three daughters as his family begins the relocation process.
In 2014, University System Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen placed Nadolny on indefinite leave pending an investigation into alleged alcohol misconduct. Nadolny returned to his post within a month.
BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) – An area of North Dakota that encompasses the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Indian reservations has been designated one of the nation’s nine newest Promise Zones, easing access to federal aid and cut red tape for areas beset by joblessness, hunger, crime and poor housing.
The effort led by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians also designates tribal-trust and tribal-owned land and North Dakota’s Rolette County.
South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation received the designation last year.
The determination is made by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It comes with no guaranteed new federal money but gives communities an advantage in applying for grants, as well as special access to federal employees who act as liaisons through federal bureaucracy.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) There will be a boat safety class at the Lakeside Marina at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9. The Jamestown Parks Program will be attending the 10:00 a.m. session. This class is free and open to the public. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the Reservoir. There will be no supervised Parks Program activities at Meidinger Park, Nickeus Park, McElroy Park, or Leapaldt Park that morning. The parks will re-open at 1:00. For more information, contact the Jamestown Parks and Recreation office at 252-3982.
AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 3, Gary Southshore 2
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 6 Arizona 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 4 Kansas City 1
Final N-Y Yankees 5 L.A. Angels 2
Final Detroit 11 Toronto 0
Final Texas 6 Houston 5
Final Cleveland 3 Seattle 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
N-Y Mets at Pittsburgh 7:25 p.m.
Final Chi Cubs 6 Philadelphia 4
Final San Diego 7 Atlanta 2
Final Colorado 6 L.A. Dodgers 1
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are within one victory of their fourth Stanley Cup and first in seven years after taking Game 4 of the final, 3-1 at San Jose. Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner on a power play and had an assist after failing to collect a point in the first three games of the series. Ian Cole and Eric Fehr (fehr) also tallied, and Phil Kessel (KES’-ul) had two assists to help the Pens take a 3-1 series lead.
The Penguins can wrap up the series and their first Cup in seven years as early as Thursday at home.
LYNX-MOORE…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore has won Western Conference Player of the Week honors.
The WNBA announced the award Monday. It’s Moore’s second Player of the Week award this season and 16th of her career.
Moore averaged 19 points, 4.5 assists and five rebounds as the Lynx went 2-0 over the week. She scored a game-high 25 points and posted six rebounds and three assists as the Lynx beat the New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden 79-69 on May 31.
On Saturday, Moore tallied 13 points, six assists and four rebounds in Minnesota’s 80-63 win over Dallas.
The Lynx have opened the season with a seven-game winning streak and are tied with Los Angeles atop the Western Conference. The Lynx host the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night.
NASCAR-POCONO…
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) – Kurt Busch stretched his fuel to the checkered flag and won the Sprint Cup race Monday at Pocono Raceway.
Busch was urged to save fuel and go hard on the final lap. The 2004 champion did all he could to save fuel in the No. 41 Chevy and shut off the engine headed into the turns.
Told he was two laps shy, Busch not only had enough fuel left to win his first race of the season, but he had more than enough for victory burnouts and a celebratory lap around the track.
Busch won with interim crew chief John Klausmeier calling the shots as Tony Gibson served a one-race suspension.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, and Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, and Joey Logano rounded out the top five in a race postponed one day because of rain.
Brady….
BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL’) sees no possibility of a settlement with Tom Brady over the New England quarterback’s four-game suspension in the “Deflategate” episode. Goodell says the league will move forward based on whether the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decides to grant Brady’s request for the full court to re-hear the case. A three-judge panel from the appeals court in April reinstated Brady’s suspension that was handed down and upheld on appeal by Goodell.
CAVS…
UNDATED (AP) – Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love accompanied the team back home Monday after suffering a concussion during the first half of Sunday’s Game 2 loss to Golden State in the NBA Finals.
Love is in the league concussion protocol and has to be cleared in order to resume playing. Game 3 is Wednesday night in Cleveland.
The Warriors have looked dominant in rolling to wins in the first two games of the series as they try to repeat as league champs. Golden State pulled off a 110-77 laugher on Sunday after a 15-point victory in Game 1.
OLYMPICS-CURRY…
UNDATED (AP) – You won’t see Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry in a U.S. uniform during the Rio Olympics this summer. The Warriors star guard has withdrawn his name from consideration from Team USA. Curry issued a statement saying he has decided to pull out for “several factors, including recent ankle and knee injuries.”
The Americans also will be without All-Stars Chris Paul and Anthony Davis as they seek their third straight gold medal.
ALI-MEMORIAL…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Many details of Muhammad Ali’s upcoming memorial service in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, were created by the three-time heavyweight champ himself, along with family and friends.
Ali wanted the memorial service in an arena, with multiple religions having a voice while honoring the traditions of his Muslim faith. And he wanted ordinary fans to attend, not just VIPs.
The final revisions were made days before Ali died Friday at 74 at an Arizona hospital, his family by his side.
Ali’s memorial service Friday looms as one of the most historic events in Louisville’s history.
The doctor who treated Ali says the boxing icon and his family never seriously thought of donating his brain for research. Dr. Abe Lieberman said he didn’t think boxing contributed to Ali contracting Parkinson’s disease but he couldn’t be “a hundred percent” certain. Lieberman was among those who diagnosed Ali with Parkinson’s in 1984.
In world and national news…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Today is a big day for Hillary Clinton, who’s about to celebrate becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party. Clinton is hoping for victory in today’s primaries in California and New Jersey and contests in four other states. But an Associated Press count shows she already has reached the number of delegates needed for the Democratic presidential nomination. Her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders says tomorrow, he’ll return to Vermont to “assess where we are.”
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Tropical Storm Colin seems to be bypassing South Carolina. There’s no rain across the state this morning, although rain earlier brought the usual street flooding in downtown Charleston. The National Hurricane Center says 1 to 3 inches of rain are still possible today along the coast of North Carolina.
ISTANBUL (AP) – At least 11 people area dead and another 36 are wounded after a rush-hour car bomb targeting a bus carrying riot police went off in Istanbul. Istanbul’s governor says the dead are seven police officers and four civilians. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’-doh-wahn) said, “These (attacks) are being carried out against people whose duty it is to ensure the security of our people. These cannot be pardoned or forgiven.”
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank says seven countries in the European Union still have not met all of the standards to share in the euro currency. A review has assessed Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden. And the ECB says although many of the countries have made progress when it comes to limiting inflation and budget deficits, none meets all the tough requirements for joining the EU’s 19-country shared currency.
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese banks that lost some 1.8 billion yen ($16.5 million) when fake overseas cards were used at convenience store ATMs are scrambling to combat such fraud. Two banks that operate ATMs in convenience stores say they’ve reduced the withdrawal limit for customers using non-Japanese cards. Japanese media say the fake cards of a South African bank were used on May 15, and police have arrested three suspects so far.
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