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Jamestown (CSi) The present Jamestown City Council met in its Final Regular Session Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. All members were present.
Consent Agenda items discussed separately included:
Item “A” was removed by Mayor Andersen who had questions about specifics of the lease agreement between the JSDC and the South Central Dakota Regional Council.
The Council approved a Resolution to approve the lease agreement, contingent upon the City Attorney’s review between the South Central Dakota Regional Council and the JSDC.
Item “B” was removed by Council Member Buchanan, who raised questions concerning a Resolution to approve the recommendation from JSDC that UTC pay $241,790.00, which is half of the penalty required per the May 30, 2006, contract, to be paid by August 31, 2014, allowing payments to be made through December 31, 2014, and with the understanding that if not fulfilled by the end of the year it will go back to the full amount. Buchanan said UTC did not fulfill the original contract concerning the quantity of employees, agreed to.
Mayor Andersen said both parties are amending the agreement with the Resolution.
The Resolution was approved, with Council Member Buchanan opposed.
Item “F” was removed by Mayor Andersen, who said logistics need to be worked out concerning a Resolution to accept the offer from Casey & Shawntil Knecht to purchase Lot 5, Block 1, Homestead III Addition, in the amount of $10,000.00, subject to a conservation easement be placed on the property prior to transfer and confirmation that other adjacent property owners no longer having interest in acquiring portions of said property.
The City Council voted to table.
Regular Agenda:
Resolutions:
The City Council certified that the named officers were elected by a majority vote at the June 10, 2014, 2014 State Primary/City Election:
Term Expires Votes
Mayor
Katie Andersen June 2018 1372
Council Member
Ramone Gumke June 2018 1488
Municipal Judge
Timothy J. Ottmar June 2018 1868
City Park Commissioners
Larry Knoblich June 2018 1560
Mike Landscoot June 2018 1689
Richard Ryan June 2018 1167
First Reading of Ordinances:
A FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 11-15 of the City Code by removing the position of the Fire Training Officer as an exempt employee for overtime purposes.
A FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 15.26, 15-26.1 and 15-26.3 of the City Code pertaining to the Fire Code
Hearing from the audience…no one spoke
Council Members report:
Council Member Buchanan said that Mayor Andersen and he were interviewed by the KX Television Network for a news story.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Organizational session was held Tuesday afternoon at City Hall, following the Final Regular Session of the sitting City Council. All members were present.
Mayor Andersen and Council Member Gumke took the Oath of Office.
Nominations for President of the Council were taken. Ramone Gumke was nominated.
Gumke was elected by the panel, to serve as President of the Council.
Nominations for Vice-President of the Council were taken. Council Member Brubakken was nominated.
Brubakken was elected to serve as Vice-President of the Council.
Appointments approved, included:
The appointment of Kenneth Dalsted to serve as City Attorney and Assistant City Prosecutor for a two year term
The appointment of Leo Ryan to serve as City Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney for a two year term to expire June 2016.
The appointment of Mary Jensen and Kara Helgeson to serve as Assistant City Prosecutors and Assistant City Attorneys for two year terms to expire June 2016.
The appointment of Ashley Lies to serve as an Assistant City Attorney for a two year term to expire June 2016.
The appointment of Travis Peterson to serve as a Special City Prosecutor for a two year term to expire June 2016.
Also approved…
The appointment of Katie Andersen to serve on the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation Board for a two year term to expire June 2016 was approved.
The appointment of Council Member Buchanan to serve as a City Council representative on the County Zoning Board for a four year term to expire June 2018.
Mayor’s Committee Assignments included:
Finance & Legal Committee and Personnel Committee—Council Member Brubakken.
Building, Planning & Zoning Committee—Mayor Andersen
Civic Center & Promotion Committee—Council Member Buchanan
Police & Fire Committee—Council Member Kourajian
Public Works Committee—Council Member Gumke
Hearing from the audience:
No Other Business came before the Council.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Bismarck (CSi) – North Dakota’s Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force will meet Monday, June 30, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Central Time) using eight video conference-equipped meeting sites across the state.
Advocates, parents, the public, and other interested individuals are invited to participate in the meeting from these locations:
• Bismarck (CSi) Department of Human Services – Prairie Hills Plaza office, 1237 W. Divide Ave., Door 2, Ste 1, Prairie and Rose Rooms
• Devils Lake – Lake Region Human Service Center, 200 Hwy 2 S.W., East Conference Room
• Dickinson – Badlands Human Service Center, 300 13th Ave. W., Ste 1, Basement General Staff Conference Room
• Fargo – Southeast Human Service Center, 2624 9th Ave. S., Red River Room
• Grand Forks – Northeast Human Service Center, 151 S. Fourth St., Ste 401, Meeting Room 5E
• Jamestown – South Central Human Service Center, 520 Third St. N.W., Meeting Rooms 124-126
• Minot – North Central Human Service Center, 1015 S. Broadway, Ste 18, Conference Room 411
• Williston – Northwest Human Service Center, 316 Second Ave. W., Conference Room B200
Agenda items include updates on the Consensus Council’s Autism Group, and the Support Autism in North Dakota grant administered by the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot State University. The N.D. Department of Health will provide an update on the Autism registry, and the N.D. Department of Human Services will give an update on the Autism waiver, voucher program, and upcoming fall N.D. Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference. The N.D. Department of Public Instruction will give a State Education Autism Guidelines update. Task force members will review the 2010 N.D. Autism Survey, and will discuss parent training, and the task force’s ongoing Autism Plan development efforts. An agenda is online at
www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html. More information on autism-related activities is on the Web at www.nd.gov/dhs/autism.
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations can contact Julie Huwe at 701-328-8920, toll free 800-755-2719, ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888, or jhuwe@nd.gov.
The task force was created by the legislature in 2009 to examine early intervention and family support services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to help them remain in their homes and communities. Task force members are appointed by the governor and include representatives from the mental health profession, developmental disabilities system, and state agencies; legislators, educators, and family members of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders. JoAnne Hoesel, director of the N.D. Department of Human Services’ Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division, chairs the task force. Task Force information is online at
www.governor.nd.gov/boards/boards-query.asp?Board_ID=159.
Washington DC (CSi) North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer announced that airports in Cando, Casselton, Edgeley, Fargo, Harvey, Lisbon, Rolla, Valley City and Walhalla will receive a combined total of more than $4.1 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Congressman Cramer said the funds will be for improvements to existing infrastructure, new construction, and planning for future development.
Barnes County Municipal Airport received $233,136 for the construct a 960 foot taxiway, overlay 9,306 square yards of apron, and rehabilitate 165 feet of existing parallel taxiway.
Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport got $150,000 to rehabilitate existing taxiway pavement.
Edgeley Municipal Airport, $36,000, rehabilitate runway, apron pavement, and parallel taxiway.
Harvey Municipal Airport, $45,795, rehabilitate runway, apron pavement, and parallel taxiway.
Hector International Airport in Fargo will receive $450,000 to update Airport Master Plan and Airport Layout Plan to address future development.
And the Lisbon Municipal Airport got $409,950 for construction of a 6,780 square foot hangar.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks police are searching for two males in connection with an early morning shooting in which a man died.
Authorities say they responded to an apartment building about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday and found 24-year-old Jose Luis Alphonso Lopez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Park River man was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
Authorities say two males were seen leaving the area of the shooting on foot. They are considered “subjects of interest.”
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Two members of the USHL’s Lincoln Stars are accused of using a 15-year-old girl to make a sex video in a Minnesota motel room.
Thomas Carey and Brandon Smith, both 19, were each charged Tuesday in Clay County with using a minor in a sexual performance, possession of child pornography and distributing pornography, all felonies.
County Attorney Brian Melton says the video was made in Moorhead in February during a team visit to play the Fargo Force.
The cellphone video was distributed to an unknown number of people, including hockey players and Moorhead High School students.
The Lincoln Stars say the players have been suspended indefinitely for violating the USHL’s code of conduct.
Carey and Smith are scheduled to make their first court appearance July 10.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are accusing a Mandan woman of filing more than $7,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for chiropractic services.
Greg Nelson with the North Dakota Insurance Department’s fraud unit says the woman worked for Active Life Chiropractic between 2007 and 2012 and her job duties included submitting paperwork for processing insurance claims.
Nelson found 148 claims that the woman submitted to insurance for services on her, her ex-husband and their dependents for which a chiropractor confirmed no services were provided her.
Nelson says the scheme was discovered after an insurer reported possible fraud incidents in connection with the claims.
The 28-year-old woman has not appeared in court. Authorities say she faces theft of property and forgery charges, both Class C felonies.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A construction business that started in Minot after the 2011 Souris River flood has been fined $750 by the state for operating without a required permit.
North Star Drywall and Construction was started by Tennessee contractor James Wilder. The secretary of state’s office says Wilder’s contractor’s license expired on March 3.
Wilder says a clerical error was to blame. He’s paid the fine, but has not yet been a granted a new license.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A landowner is closing off public hiking access to Medicine Hole in the Killdeer Mountains.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that landowner Brian Benz has put up barbed wire and “no trespassing” signs around his property.
Benz is upset that the National Park Service commissioned a North Dakota State University historian to study the 1864 Killdeer Mountain Battle site without first consulting landowners. Benz says he is tired of people who have never talked to him making decisions about his property.
Medicine Hole overlooks the site of the Killdeer Mountain Battle.
Arnie Skanchenko is another landowner in the area. He says he did not join Benz and other landowners in closing off the area to the public because that’s “picking on the wrong people.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is urging the building of more pipelines to keep pace with North Dakota’s breakneck oil production.
Dalrymple says increasing the number of pipelines will reduce truck traffic, curb natural gas flaring and create more markets for the state’s oil and gas.
Dalrymple on Tuesday spoke to more than 200 industry and government officials at a conference he organized in Bismarck about the future of pipelines in North Dakota.
State Pipeline Authority Director Justin Kringstad says the state has 17,500 miles of oil and gas pipelines. He says about 2,500 miles of pipelines are being added annually.
North Dakota is the nation’s No. 2 oil producer behind Texas. The state is producing about 1 million barrels a day but about 70 percent is being moved by rail.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Officials with the first unmanned aircraft experiment site in the country to open for business have put one of their drones to the test.
The Grand Forks Police Department on Tuesday sent a Draganflyer X4ES drone through a pair of mock exercises, one to record evidence in a car accident, and another to explore a possible hostage-taking situation.
The event kicked off an annual unmanned aircraft conference in Grand Forks, the hub for one of six sites that will explore the safety of flying drones in civilian airspace and public perception of the aircraft.
Jake Stoltz, a UND aviation school graduate who will be working with the test site, helped fly the drone in Tuesday’s demonstration inside the Alerus Center. He says the possibilities for drone use are endless.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says nearly half of the roughly 300 advisers and special operations forces expected to go to Iraq are now in Baghdad, and have begun to assess the Iraqi forces and the fight against Sunni militants. Another four teams of special forces will arrive in days, bringing the total to almost 200. A spokesman also says the U.S. is conducting surveillance missions over Iraq to provide intelligence on the situation on the ground as Iraqi troops battle the aggressive and fast-moving insurgency.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says it is “reserving judgment” on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for extending a weeklong cease-fire in Ukraine, saying it puts more stock in Russia’s actions than its words. A spokesman says President Barack Obama conveyed that message to Putin in a phone call yesterday. The U.S. and European Union have warned of additional sanctions on Russia if the crisis in Ukraine persists.
DENVER (AP) – Bill Clinton is defending Hillary Rodham Clinton’s commitment to the poor and to working Americans, saying his family’s post-presidential wealth has not prevented the former secretary of state from understanding people’s problems. The former president says, “She’s not out of touch.” Bill Clinton says at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting that his family’s personal wealth is the “wrong debate” and the focus should be on how political leaders address the “demise of the American dream.”
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel is vowing to “reclaim Washington, D.C., one race at a time.” He spoke as he voted today in his hometown of Ellisville, in his Senate primary runoff against six-term incumbent Republican Thad Cochran. McDaniel, whose challenge is fueled by tea party support, edged Cochran by only about 1,400 votes in the three-candidate primary earlier this month. In an email message, Cochran urged supporters to go to the polls.
NEW YORK (AP) – A draft of one of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone,” has been sold at auction for more than $2 million. Sotheby’s offered the working draft of the finished song in Dylan’s own hand for auction today. It says the selling price is a world record for a popular music manuscript. It includes a buyer’s premium. Dylan was only 24 when he recorded the song in 1965.
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