cityhallJinsideJamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building, Planning & Zoning , and Civic Center & Promotion Committees met Tuesday at 3-p.m., at City Hall.  All members were present.

With Finance & Legal Committee business:

The committee recommends approving the request from Reister Meats for Economic Development Funds to provide for up to $10,000 in FLEX P.A.C.E funding with all funds being paid from the County Economic Development Funds and for the approval to sunset one year from the date of final approval. The request was approved by the Stutsman County Commission.

The recommends approval of the request from JSDC for Economic Development Funds to provide for $9,551.98 in reimbursement for special assessments and property taxes paid, with the City Share to be $7,641.58, and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The panel recommends approving the request from JSDC for Economic Development Funds to provide for $3,500.00, in the event that a grant is not received, to provide for the update of the JSDC Strategic Plan, with the City Share to be $2,800, and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The committee reviewed the Memorandum of Opinion from the City Attorney relative to the request from Clarice Liechty for the City to reconsider the property tax exemption for Prairie Apartments. City Attorney Ken Dalsted said the city should contact the property owner in question and whether the property owner is in compliance, with the criteria, and eligible for tax exemptions. The original testimony will be reviewed by the city from a recording by CSi Cable of a previous meeting. The committee directed the City Attorney to review the testimony.

The committee considered the bids received for the replacement of the City Hall Cooling Tower and considered re-bidding at a later date due to the receipt of only one combined construction bid which is considerably over budget. The committee recommends rejecting the bids and re-bidding in February of 2014.

The committee reviewed the Second Reading of an Ordinance to create and enact a new Chapter 27 of the City Code pertaining to the regulation of sexually oriented businesses of adult cabarets and escort services, which is re-scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting. Council Member Gumke suggested leaving out structural barriers in the Ordinance.

Mayor Andersen suggested establishing a distance figure, of 100 feet from other structures in the city, and then, if necessary, amending the Ordinance later.

City Administrator, Jeff Fuchs said 275 feet as a distance from other structures, similar to distance required by liquor establishments.

From the audience Registered Nurse Susan Roemmich asked if there has been enough public input into the Ordinance, and was opposed to establishing access to such businesses within the city limits.

Council Member Gumke said there has been public testimony, and he has been personally contacted by some community members on the topic, and added that such a business will be regulated if it comes to town.

Mayor Andersen said copies of the draft Ordinance is available at City Hall, including case law on the books.

The committee recommends, a distance of 100 feet, and possibly readjusted at the Second Reading of the Ordinance at the October 7, 2013 City Council meeting.

 

Also discussed was the Second Reading of an Ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the General and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

The Second Reading of an Ordinance was reviewed pertaining to the appropriation of the Revenue and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

Other Second Readings discussed included….

The Second Reading of an Ordinance was reviewed to amend and re-enact Section 21-02-10 of the City Code pertaining to classification and disposition of traffic offenses is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

The Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact a Section of the City Code pertaining to penalties regarding the offense of theft, is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

The Second Reading of an Ordinance to enact a Section 6.5 of the City Code pertaining to beekeeping in the City of Jamestown, is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

The committee recommends amending the Ordinance to require signatures of 80-percent of the adjacent property owners approving the beekeeping at the initial permit application, and at renewal every two years, with the effective date of January 1st. Mayor Andersen does not want bees kept in the city.

The Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend a Chapter of the Code of the City of Jamestown, North Dakota, by repealing and re-enacting Section 22-2 which sets forth regulations concerning begging and panhandling, is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

The Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Chapter 1, Section 1-10 of the City Code pertaining to regulations regarding court fees, is scheduled for the October 7, 2013, City Council meeting.

Informational: Monthly departmental reports were presented.

 

Building, Planning & Zoning Committee business:

Draft minutes of the September 9, 2013, Planning Commission meeting was presented.

The committee considered the findings of staff and recommend approval of the Land Use Plan Amendment for Block 2 of the proposed Lindberg Addition, a replat of Lots 11,12 & 32 and portions of Lots 7-10 and 33, Block 9, Kelly & Fuller’s Second Addition, from low density residential to commercial.  The committee recommends approval.

The committee considered the findings of staff and to recommend introducing the First Reading of an ordinance concerning the request to change the zoning of Block 2 of the proposed Lindberg Addition, a replat of Lots 11, 12 & 32 and portions of Lots 7-10 and 33, Block 9, Kelly & Fuller’s Second Addition from zoning from R-3 (Limited Multiple Residential) to C-1 (General Commercial). The committee recommends approval.

Also considered was the findings of staff and to recommend introducing the First Reading of an ordinance concerning the request to change the zoning of Block 1 of the proposed Lindberg Addition, a replat of Lots 1-6 and 34-44 and portions of Lots 7-10 and 33, Block 9, Kelly & Fuller’s Addition from R-3 (Limited Multiple Residential) to R-4 (Planned Residential). The committee recommends approval.

The committee considered the findings of staff and recommends introducing the First Reading of an ordinance concerning the request to change the zoning of an application approved by the City Planning Commission within the city’s extraterritorial area, on Highway 20 North:

The West Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the

West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West Half of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the West 60 feet of the East Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the West 60 feet of the East Half of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 140, Range 64, Stutsman County, North Dakota from A-1 (Agricultural District) and P-O-C (Public, Open Development and Conservation District) to R-1 (One Family Residential District).Mayor Andersen said protests were received, but not enough to require a super-majority vote of the City Council to approve the zone change. The committee recommends approving the zone change application.

 

Civic Center & Promotion Committee business:

The committee recommends approving the request of the American Red Cross to enter into an agreement with the City for the use of the Jamestown Civic Center as an emergency shelter in the event of a disaster. Chapter Manager Beth Dewald says this is a renewal of the current agreement.

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