Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session, Monday (Jan 28, 2013) at City Hall.

The Council adjourned into Executive Session, to consult with the City Attorney concerning the territorial service claims by Stutsman Rural Water District.   The full Friday Jan 25, 2013 meeting between City & Rural Water now available online.  Click on Video below to watch the 72 minute video previously aired on The Replay Channel. 

 At issue is whether the City of Jamestown, or Stutsman Rural Water District is to serve the area west of Jamestown, in this case, specifically the Titan Machinery building, under construction, across from Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

In attendance at Monday’s City Hall meeting  were:  Mayor Andersen, City Council Members, Kourajian, Gumke, Brubakken, and Buchanan.City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, City Attorneys Ken Dalsted,  and Mary Jensen, City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf, City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, and on conference telephone call, attorney Tammy Norgaard from the Vogel Law Firm.

Following the Executive Session, the City Council reconvened the Special Session.

The City Council directed City Attorney Ken Dalsted to prepare paperwork to present at a joint meeting of the City Council, and the Stutsman Rural Water Users this Thursday (Jan 31, 2013), at a time and location to be announced.

The meeting comes after the City Council and Stutsman Rural Water Users met jointly last Friday to negotiate issues.  The Friday public meeting was aired over the weekend on CSi 10 and CSi 67.  Available online at YouTube here or above.

Following the joint meeting with the City Council and Stutsman Rural Water District Friday, the Water District met to discuss topics brought up at the joint meeting.

At the Friday public meeting, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs commented that any agreement must contain language that leads to both sides have potential for growth.

Fuchs, agreement, frame work, would extend any agreement to other areas.

It divides the territory around Jamestown between the city and Rural Water.

Further negotiations would include drawing the map.

Rural Water, designated area would include SRWD building any water infrastructure and providing service to the customers.

Titan was asked to supply information on the type of water pressure needed for fire protection sprinklers.

Following the joint meeting with the City Council and Stutsman Rural Water District Friday, the Water District met to discuss topics brought up at the joint meeting.