Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

The Council considered matching funds required to pursue CDBG funding, in the amount of $150,000, for the purpose of James River clearing and snagging of trees and other debris.

The request for the state matching funds came from the Stutsman County water resource district, and discussed a $10,000 match.

Mayor Andersen told CSiNewsNow.com that the funding is a 50-50 match with the state, for $300,000.

She said Stutsman County had yet to act on a share.

She suggested the balance of $140,000 be split between the city and county.

The Stutsman County Commission meets on Tuesday.

She pointed out that the city’s share may come from the one half percent city sales tax fund for infrastructure , or possibly from the city’s Vector Control funds, concerning mosquito control efforts.

The City Council on Monday voted to commit  $70,000 and float a $70,000 optional loan to the county.

If the county decides against their $70,000 match, the issue returns to the city for further action.

 

The Council Members considered the request of i3G Media (Two Rivers Broadcasting) to place an 8’ by 8’ building on a 10’ by 10’ pad at the water tower located at 1704 4th Avenue SW to shelter equipment.

Mayor Andersen said in researching the issue, she suggests an agreement be drawing up with more details on the terms.

At Monday’s City Council meeting the council move to table the request,  to delay action pending meetings with owners of antennas on all city water towers, concerning water tower  maintenance issues, and create standardization for all utilities.

 

Considered was an amendment to the original agreement with Recycling Center of ND, Inc., to clearly establish a deadline for the start-up of curbside recycling.

Mayor Andersen said the city attorney and other city officials and attorney for Ralph Friebel, of Recycling Center of ND, Inc., (formerly Renaissance Recycling) in Jamestown, and Ralph Friebel, met Monday morning to discuss the issue before the Monday evening City Council meeting.

At the Monday City Council meeting,  Mayor Andersen said the city proposes that on November 21, 2017 to receive a confirmation of the recycler’s financing, with a termination clause, to determine if the recycler was still able to move forward with previous contract language and still wants to proceed, allowing the city to proceed withdrawing from the agreement if necessary without utilizing a default.

 

Also on November 21st another option concerns implementing the new recycling building.

If that option is selected the next date is February 21, 2018 to move forward with the agreement.

 

If the recycling proceeds, under the original agreement,  on December 21, 2017, another commitment is required to be able to implement collection on or before March 1, 2018.  Collection may proceed before that time.   A six week lead time is indicated by the city as lead time to have the recycling carts delivered.

 

Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller asked when the automated collection would start.

Mayor Andersen said the automated collection trucks arrive next week.  In the meantime the city will bear the costs of the present garbage collection process.

The garbage collection staff has been reduced from six to three, with one transferred to another department, and two leaving for other positions.

The city had previously indicated that the garbage collection staff would be eliminated on January 1, 2018, when automated collection had been implemented.

Mayor Andersen said another public education period will be held before implementation.

The City Council voted unanimously to proceed with the amendment to the original agreement.

 

FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES INTRODUCED  INCLUDED:

An ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Tahran Trailer Court, Block 1, Lots 12-13 and Tahran Trailer Court 2nd Addition, Block 1, Lots 5-9 & Block 2, Lots 1-3, located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from C-2 (General Commercial District) to R-1 (One Family Residential District).

 

An ordinance to ENACT the following sections to the Code of the City of Jamestown: Sec. 21-03-25 pertaining to prohibiting the use of a wireless communications device while operating a vehicle. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-08-23); Sec. 21-03-26 pertaining to prohibiting the use of a wireless communications device by a minor operating a vehicle. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-08-24); Sec. 21-03-27 pertaining to failure to maintain control of a vehicle while the driver is distracted. (This ordinance reflects state law NDCC 39-08-25); and to AMEND AND RE-ENACT Sec. 21-06-03 pertaining to speed limitations.

 

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:  No one spoke

APPOINTMENTS:

Approved was Harold Bensch to serve as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire August 2022.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Mayor Andersen gave a report on the North Dakota League of Cities about the availability of a Grant Finder Service national data base, at a cost of $40.

She said at this month’s committee meeting the members will discuss funding from the NDDOT on a match to reconstruct  the Frontier Village access road.  The state would provide 60 percent of the labor costs only, with the city responsible to provide the balance and materials cost.  The project is estimated to cost  $184,113.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

The City Council  approved adopting a Resolution to approve the 11/1/17 Revised Agreement on Joint Maintenance of Shared Streets and Sharing of Equipment between the City of Jamestown and Stutsman County for a road paving project .

The Council Members considered entering into a Memorandum of Understanding between Stutsman County and the City of Jamestown for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Pre- Disaster Mitigation Program for making application for funding of a Generator for the Main Sewer Lift Station, along with the Jamestown Rural Fire Department and Jamestown City Fire Departments generators.

Federal and local shares are provided for under the agreement, 75 percent federal and 25 percent local funding.

The city dollars will come from a utility fund, and capital construction fund.

The county will address the Memorandum and its participation at Tuesday’s meeting.

At Monday’s meeting the City Council voted to approve the memorandum of understanding as it pertains to each specific project.

 

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