Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 23

CSi Weather….

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
 EXPECTED.
 
 HOWEVER…THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
 SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE…ESPECIALLY
 NORTH OF I-94.
 
 SATURDAY WILL BE VERY WINDY WITH WESTERLY GUSTS TO 45 MPH
 POSSIBLE.
 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Fire & Police Committee and Public Works Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.　

POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

No business came before the committee.

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

Shawn Gaddie, with AE2S, gave an update on the Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study followed by a committee recommendation on whether to continue with the establishment of a Storm Water Utility for the City of Jamestown, and if so, to establish a timeline and procedure for enactment.

On Thursday, Gaddie gathered input from the committee on his past presentations, including the feasibility study.

Council Member Buchanan said the feedback he’s been getting from citizens is the cost of the project.

Mayor Andersen said she’s in favor of the option, that establishes a more equitable distribution of fees, through either annual property taxes or monthly fees on utility bills, and is in line with what other communities are doing.

She added a decision needs to be made soon, as 2017 city budgeting is coming soon, and to be able to negotiate contracts.

The committee recommends the city work with AE2S in developing a contract to engage the firm.

The committee recommends authorizing the City Administrator to submit an application to the ND State Dept of Health for a Drinking Water SRF Loan for the Cavendish Tower Interior Recoating Project.

Considered entering into engineering agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., to provide engineering services for the construction of 20th Street SW – From the JRMC to Menards.

Steve Aldinger with Interstate Engineering said two landowners have been contacted concerning easements and are working with their attorneys on an agreement. JRMC is annexed into the city, with the two private properties, the ACC and the roadway to be annexed into the city.

The Anne Carlsen Center, and Jamestown Regional Medical Center are also along the route.

The committee recommends Interstate Engineering proceed with the design phase.

Initial financing options to be considered before a Special Assessment District is established, other funding means.

The committee recommends to place on the City Council agenda without recommendation the report on the cost of infrastructure for the public improvements on Tax Increment Financing District No. 2014-1 related to Menards, and to direct the City Administrator to certify the amounts.

Discussion then concerned filling the City Engineer’s position. Deputy Auditor Jay Svenum said three individuals applied, two were accepted for interviews and one accepted another position, one did not meet the city needs.

The committee recommends expanding the search.

He said the city has been working well with Interstate Engineering with their services.

The committee will instruct engineering and the street department to make a recommendation on parking along 10^th Street Southeast in the area of Budget Auto sales, possibly reducing the time allowed for parking to one hour.

The committee considered the report from Interstate Engineering, Inc., regarding the drainage in the alley adjacent to the Jamestown Youth For Christ building located at 2nd St. and 4th Ave. SE

The Committee discussed engineering milling the alley out, and crown with an overlay, to allow drainage down the center.

Cost estimates will be considered and presented.

Troy Gunderson asked that the property not be assessed for the costs.

The committee recommends obtaining a cost estimate for the next City Council meeting on June 28^th.

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

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Some groups representing women and crime victims have joined North Dakota prosecutors to oppose a campaign aimed at incorporating victims’ rights in the state constitution.
 
     North Dakotans will vote in November on a constitutional amendment that supporters believe will bolster the rights of crime victims in the state.
 
     But opponents say changing the constitution to include the proposal will have unintended consequences. They say North Dakota already has laws that protect victims of violent crimes.
 
     The law is named after Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 1983. Her brother, Henry Nicholas, is bankrolling a national effort to expand the law into more states, including both Dakotas.
 
     Records show the California businessman has given more than $1 million toward the effort in North Dakota.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says Grand Forks Air Force Base is one of five bases being considered for the new KC-46 air refueling tanker.
 
     Hoeven says Grand Forks is on the short list along with Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, Travis Air Force Base in California and Joint Base McGuire-Dix in New Jersey.
 
     He says the Air Force expects to announce its preferred base next winter.
 
     The Grand Forks base was home to KC-135 tankers for 50 years before losing the mission during a round of military base closings and realignments. The last of those tankers left the base in 2010. The base is now home to a drone mission.

  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Sanford Health has agreed to allow its physicians to discuss terms of their contracts with co-workers and others after federal labor officials determined the health care system was violating the law. The National Labor Relations Board has approved a settlement with Sanford that forces the health care system to change its employment contracts so that doctors may discuss their compensation in the workplace and elsewhere. The settlement comes after a physician filed an unfair labor practice charge.
 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The mayor in a town where an oil train derailed says she is alarmed by a preliminary report blaming Union Pacific Railroad for not properly maintaining its track.
 The Federal Railroad Administration said in the report obtained Thursday by the AP that inspections should have caught weakened or broken bolts that hold the rail ties to the rails.
 Mayor Arlene Burns says the report on the June 3 wreck in Mosier raises questions about why Union Pacific didn’t find the problem when it inspected the tracks three days before the derailment.
 Officials say Union Pacific faces potential penalties for safety violations.
 The derailment released 42,000 gallons of crude oil and sparked a massive fire that burned for 14 hours.
 Justin Jacobs, a spokesman for Union Pacific, did not immediately return a call Thursday.

 
     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A camping area and boat ramp at Lake Tschida (CHY’-duh) that were closed due to a tiff with a neighboring landowner are being reopened.
 U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the popular Koehler’s Point area will reopen for public use later this week after the federal Bureau of Reclamation reached an agreement with the landowner, ending the dispute over road access.
 Lake Tschida is in Grant County, in southwestern North Dakota.

In sports…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Struggling Freddy Galvis homered and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a nine-game losing streak, beating the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Thursday afternoon.
 
     Cesar Hernandez tied a career-high with four hits and slumping Ryan Howard homered as part of his first multiple-hit game since April 29.
 
     The Phillies won for just the second time in 15 games. The Twins had won three in a row.

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling the Supreme Court’s deadlock on President Barack Obama’s immigration plan a “major victory” in the “fight to restore the separation of powers.” The court split 4-4, leaving in place a lower court ruling that said the Obama administration lacked the authority to shield millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally from deportation without approval from Congress.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – There’s no indication that the Republicans who control the House have budged, but House Democrats are celebrating the end of their extraordinary sit-in on the chamber’s floor that lasted more than 24 hours. The protest let them broadcast their demands around the world for gun-control votes in the wake of the mass shooting at a Florida nightclub. Democrats have been calling for votes on bills strengthening background checks and barring firearms sales to people on the government’s no-fly list.
 
     LONDON (AP) – Rain and thunderstorms are causing canceled trains and slow journeys in the London area as people travel home from work. The disruption could hurt turnout for Britain’s referendum on whether to stay in the European Union. Southeast England received as much rain overnight as it usually gets for the entire month of June and another band of rain swept through Thursday. Flooding shut down sections of the London Underground and several train lines into the capital.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – Officials in two states say people flying drones are hampering efforts to contain wildfires. In Arizona, Navajo County spokesman Adam Wolfe says drone operators have been flying near the roughly 70-square-mile Cedar Creek fire. And fire officials in southern Utah say a drone came within feet of a firefighting helicopter and could have killed the flight crew. Drones force air crews working on the wildfire to stay grounded.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Los Angeles jury has decided the band Led Zeppelin did not steal the opening to its classic anthem “Stairway to Heaven.” The federal jury’s verdict settles a point that music fans have debated for decades. The trust for the late songwriter Randy Wolfe claimed Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant stole a riff from Wolfe’s 1968 instrumental “Taurus.” Defense experts said the two works shared only a common musical building block.