Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Brubakken was not present.

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Individuals may address the City Council about any item not contained on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the hearing. If the full 15 minutes are not needed, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the hearing, with the exception of referral to staff or Committee.)

No one spoke.

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

Approved and authorized the issuance of improvement warrants and exchanging them for $2,170,000.00 Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2018, Series AB, and awarding the sale of $2,170,000.00 Refunding Improvement Bonds to Raymond James for the purchase price of $2,170,000    at an average annual net interest rate of 2.5832%.

Six bids were received from around the United States.

The Moody’s report was positive, showing Jamestown with a Double-A-3 rating.

 

The City Council approved a Resolution to approve and authorize entering into a Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement with the ND Department of Transportation for US-281 and I-94 Ramp Intersections, Project (No. IM-2-094(157)257.)

This summer, traffic signals at the north and south end of the overpass, will be installed. The signals to be synchronized with the existing traffic signals at 17th Street Southwest and 25th Street.

The contract requires the project be completed by October, this year.

 

ORDINANCES:

A SECOND READING: An Ordinance, to amend and re-enact a Chapter of the City Code pertaining to the Forestry Department, was approved.

The amendment pertains mainly to language changes.

Council Member Buchanan said draft indicated the reference of a member from NDSU to be deleted, and the at-large membership be increased from 3-to-4.

Lynn Hill from the Shade Tree Committee said the committee prefers to have the NDSU member be retained.

The City Council voted to keep the NDSU member as part of the committee, and amend the at-large membership numbers, keep it at three.

 

A SECOND READING: Of an Ordinance, was approved  to amend and re-enact Section  of the City Code  and to enact a Section pertaining to enact changes to  minor subdivisions.

 

A SECOND READING: Of an Ordinance, to amend and re-enact Sections of the City Code of the concerning special use permits for C-2, M-2 and A-1 Districts to allow special use zoning for compassionate care centers pursuant to State Law N.D.C.C. § 19-24.1.

The zoning outlines the areas where a potential medical marijuana distribution of manufacturing facility would be located through a Special Use Permit, in city limits.

APPOINTMENTS:

The City Council appointed Bob Martin and Colleen Grenz  to serve as members of the Shade Tree Committee for a three year term to expire April 2021.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Phillips said the repairs are going well, on the retaining wall and access road to Frontier Village and should be completed in a short period of time.

She added that the gates to the Village have been chained open, and will remain that way.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved  the request from Jamestown Hockey Booster Club Inc., for a gaming site authorization at Shady’s Restaurant to conduct raffles from January 1, 2019, through February 28, 2019.

Approved the request from the Corner Bar for a permit to conduct street dances on 2nd Street SW, on Saturday, June 9, 2018, and Saturday, July 21, 2018.

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