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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Tuesday afternoon (Nov 20, 2012) at City Hall. All members were present.
The City Council approved and authorized entering into an Expedited Settlement Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency relative to violations at the Water Treatment Plant of the Clean Air Act.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has fined Jamestown $2,080 for improper handling of chlorine at the city’s water treatment plant.
City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf says the fine initially was $5,000 but the EPA reduced it.
Schwartzkopf says the infractions uncovered in a spring audit dealt mostly with administrative procedures, and that no chemicals spilled.
Also approved was the request from El Zagal Jamestown Clowns for a gaming site authorization at the Jamestown Civic Center on June 22-23, 2013.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s
Civic Center & Promotion Committee reconvened Tuesday afternoon (Nov 20, 2012) at City Hall. All members were present.
The meeting was recessed from the regular meeting last week.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the committee discussed entering into a contract agreement with the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation.
Mayor Andersen suggested meeting in the downstairs meeting room for the convenience of a round table.
Council Member Buchanan suggested keeping the meeting in Council Chambers, which was done.
City Attorney Ken Dalsted has been working on the latest draft, with the major change eliminating the $75,000 the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation pays annually and replacing it with funds from city lodging and restaurant taxes.
Currently BCTF receives 100 percent of the city’s motel tax, 40 percent of the net city restaurant tax and nearly $200,000 annually in combined JSDC operating revenue and grant funds.
BCTF could still apply to JSDC for the funds on an annual basis if the proposed changes take place.
The City of Jamestown would not appoint Tourism Board members.
The proposed changes come as a way to sever ties between BCTF and the city, thus making BCTF a independent entity run on tax dollars.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Tourism Director Nina Sneider addressed the committee, asking about the make up of the number of tourism board members.
City Attorney Ken Dalsted said the city council in 2004 passed an Ordinance that the tourism foundation is not a part of city government, and certain North Dakota Century Code issue do not apply, with Jamestown a Home Rule City.
BCTF President- Elect Aldon Kollman asked about an Enterprise Agreement with the city.
Dalsted explained that a city can arrange an agreement with an entity to provide services.
The City of Jamestown had adopted an Enterprise Agreement availability.
He said a master contract may contain multiple funds.
Reporting requirements are to be in the documentation.
Dalsted added that if state funds are not available, the city would not be able to appropriate tourism related dollars, outside the city restaurant and lodging taxes.
Mayor Andersen, Tuesday, said she has gone through the present contract and amended the language for a new contract, which she explained at Tuesday’s meeting, and was reviewed item by item.
She suggested other revenue sources for tourism, outside of tax dollars, such as charging for admission to tourist sites.
She doesn’t want the City Sales Tax Fund for Economic Development going toward tourism funding from the JSDC.
The Mayor said she doesn’t believe that most tourists stay overnight for sight seeing attractions.
She also suggested a one year contract, to be renewed annually.
Kollman said a annual contract is not a good incentive for a candidate applying for the Tourism Director’s position.
The Mayor also suggested an annual agreement, and have a contingency fund available until a new agreement is signed.
Meanwhile, Council Member Brubakken said some of these same issues should be addressed concerning the Jamestown Civic Center.
Council Member Kourajian said the present system is working, so why change it?
Council Member Kourajian moved to sign a four year contract with tourism, with funding for the first two years, 2013-14 at $299,320 per year.
Mayor Andersen said she wants dedicated amounts, for such items as advertising and giving out grants.
Mayor Andersen suggested the topic be sent to the City Council without recommendation, until firm numbers are in place, which was the consensus of the committee.
In light of that, Kourjian withdrew his motion.
City Attorney Ken Dalsted will draft an Enterprise Ordinance for presentation to the City Council.
The Fire & Police Committee had no business.
Public Works Committee business:
The committee approved a change order relating to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements project.
The committee, approved a reimbursement to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services. (FEMA PW # 3197), in the amount of$30,285.04.
The payment to the city was incorrect, and was unused.
The committee recommends approving the request for a City water service line from Aggregate Industries, not to exceed $5,000 in costs for a consultant.
City Engineer Reed Schwartzkopf suggested installing a loop, with a study to be performed.
The line would also serve the future needs of Scherbenske and Sons.
The committee then talked about snow removal on railroad crossings.
City Street Superintendent Harold Sad said, BNSF told the city it did not want city crews taking snow off the crossing, but would not issues the request in writing.
Schwartzkopf said the city crews will continue to clear snow, but told the committee to be watching for future implications.
Tree trimming and street sweeping/snow removal, was discussed, by Sad.
He said City Forester Vern Quam has sent out 89 letters to property owners in Northeast Jamestown, concerning tree limbs overhanging trees, to the point that they are impeding sweeping and snow removal, and gave them a time limit to trim those trees.
Mayor Andersen said the city is following up with the property owners.
It was suggested that tree limbs hanging too low, will mean the equipment will go around that area, when snow clearing, and sweeping.
No action was taken by the committee.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 20, 2012) — The Barnes County Commission Tuesday, learned that Valley City officials threatens Barnes County with a lawsuit for possible breach of their 9-1-1 contract with the city.
That’s if the county takes control before the existing contract expires in July of 2013.
At the Barnes County Commission meeting, Valley City Administrator, David Schelkoph said the city has concerns about pushing the transition through before the January 1, 2013, deadline.
Valley City commissioner Mary Lee Nielsen said more time is needed to ease the transition.
Barnes County State’s Attorney Lee Grossman has advised the county commission to delay the transition until the contract expires in July, 2013.
Barnes County Commissioner Jon Froehlich feels the move is ill advised and will be costly for the county.
There was no official motion to delay the January 1, 2013, transition date, at Tuesday’s Barnes County Commission meeting.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 21, 2012) — The Main Street Association invites the community to the City Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Church members from Victory Lutheran Brethern Church will be in charge of the program with Pastor Shawn Bowman speaking and musicians from Victory providing the music.
Cookies and refreshments will be provided, courtesy of the Corey Bayer familyand the Jamestown Civic Center. The tree lighting will be promptly at 5:30p.m. The public is invited to participate in the event.
The tree was transported last Thursday morning and placed at it’s outdoor location on the west side of the Civic Center by the Jamestown Street Department.
It’s a 73 year old tree.
It is 53 feet tall and 5 feet 6 inches around, 21.2 inches in diameter and weighs about 8,000 pounds.
When lowered in the hole, the tree stands about 43 feet high.
The lights were put on with the assistance of the Jamestown City Fire Department bucket truck.
The tree’s transportation and crane were donated by Schebenske and Sons of Jamestown.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 19, 2012) — The Jamestown Public School Board Monday, discussed proposed changes to athletics.
The cost of the initial proposal is $70,000.
Superintendent Robert Toso introduced a proposal for chain of command organizational chart among administrators and coaches while creating a system to vertically articulate athletics from the middle school to the high school.
An organizational chart was adopted by the school board in March.
With the proposed changes, the school district would move activities director Jim Roaldson to the district office, and hire another secretary for him located at the district office.
The plan would also give a current teacher additional prep periods to cover athletic direction at the high school, and establish a vertical articulation summer project.
Proposed changes includes running all athletics through the director, who would report to administration at the three education levels, the Superintendent and finally the School Board.
Toso told the school board members, that the administration doesn’t feel comfortable having Mark Stilwell, assistant principal and activities director at the middle school, report to Roaldson, as the adopted organizational chart designated.
School Board member, Gail Martin said she doesn’t feel comfortable in spending $70,000, however, pieces of the proposal, “make sense.”
Toso said he did not expect any action by the school board at Monday evening’s meeting.
He pointed out that this is a first proposal, and more input will be needed.
A standing committee will work with the coach’s council and bring discussion back to the board.
The meeting was recorded by CSi and is playing on CSi 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL.
Bismarck, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — A Public Input Meeting will be held on December 4, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown, to discuss possible wetland mitigation sites in Kidder and Stutsman Counties as well as the surrounding area.
The Public Input Meeting will utilize an open house format with a formal presentation at 6 p.m.
These projects consist of developing wetland mitigation sites to accommodate transportation projects by providing an avenue to offset wetland impacts resulting from area highway projects.
NDDOT Environmental and Transportation Services staff will be present.
The Public Input Meeting will utilize an open house format with a formal presentation at 6 p.m.
If unable to attend the Public Input Meeting, written statements or comments must be mailed by December 18, 2012 to: Sheri Lares, Environmental Section Leader; NDDOT Central Office; 608 E. Blvd. Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0700; or email at slares@nd.gov with “Public Input Meeting” in the e-mail subject heading.
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:
· an accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,
· language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and
· translations of written material necessary to access NDDOT programs and information.
To request accommodations, contact E. Diane Laub, Civil Rights Division, NDDOT at 701-328-2576 or civilrights@nd.gov. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1-800-366-6888.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A pastor says a 12-year-old boy survived a
deadly shooting in North Dakota by hiding under the body of his
dead brother and pretending to be dead.
The Rev. Grant Patterson told The Associated Press he spoke with the boy after his grandmother and three of his siblings were killed in New Town on
the Fort Berthold reservation.
A man who committed suicide in front of police has been called a person of interest.
Counselors are helping students in two North Dakota communities cope with the weekend slayings of three children and their grandmother in New Town.
Counselors have been on hand at all three schools in New Town,
where the Sunday shootings happened in a residential neighborhood
in the northwestern community. High School Principal John Gartner
says the mood is “very somber.”
Counselors also have been working with students in the
northeastern community of Minto, where the three children had lived
as recently as a month earlier.
Authorities identified the victims as 64-year-old Martha Johnson
and three of her grandchildren: 13-year-old Benjamin Schuster,
10-year-old Julia Schuster and 6-year-old Luke Schuster. A man who
killed himself the same day as the shootings has been described as
a person of interest.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Minot bank loan officer accused in a scheme
to help companies obtain millions of dollars in bogus loans says he
will plead guilty.
Howard Palmer is charged in federal court with 22 counts,
including bank fraud and false statements. A plea agreement filed
Tuesday calls for him to plead guilty to two counts.
Authorities say the 57-year-old Palmer lied to a committee about
various loan applications, including a $2.5 million loan for a
Florida company involved in the sale of automobiles and automobile
parts.
Palmer was a loan officer and vice president for the Minot
branch of American State Bank and Trust of Dickinson. Defense
attorney Ryan Sandberg has said his client did not benefit
personally or professionally from the loans.
Palmer faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1
million fine.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck Police say the community’s bus
service was scammed out of $925 by someone pretending to be a
Western Union employee on the telephone.
Sgt. Mark Buschena says a 68-year-old
woman working at Bis-Man Transit fielded a call last week by
someone claiming to be a Western Union employee.
The caller told the transit employee that the Western Union
machine was not working properly and needed to be updated. The
transit employee followed the caller’s directions, including
turning off the machine until someone called her back.
Buschena says an actual Western Union employer called the next
day and informed the transit employee that the call had been a
scam.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The case of a Fargo surgeon accused of
drugging and raping his wife has reached a jury.
Dr. Jon Norberg has pleaded not guilty to gross sexual
imposition and reckless endangerment. He’s accused of injecting
Alonna Norberg with the anesthetic propofol and having sex with her
against her will.
Prosecutor Gary Euren (yur-REEN’) told jurors in his closing
argument Tuesday that Alonna Norberg was unconscious and did not
have the ability to give consent.
Said Euren, “It’s about Alonna Norberg being drugged with
propofol and Dr. Jon Norberg having sexual intercourse with her in
various forms. That’s the case.”
Defense attorney Robert Hoy said in his closing there’s no
evidence to support the state’s allegations and Alonna Norberg is
not credible.
Said Hoy to jurors, “Do you believe Alonna Norberg?”
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The ex-roommate of a North Dakota man
accused of making synthetic drugs that killed two people has been
sentenced to prison for his role in the crime.
24-year-old William Fox, of Grand Forks, has been sentenced to four
year in prison for distributing the synthetic hallucinogens
allegedly made by his roommate, Andrew Spofford. Fox faced up to 30
years in prison.
Several other people facing charges in the case are set to be
sentenced next week.
Police say 18-year-old Christian Bjerk, of Grand Forks, and
17-year-old Elijah Stai, of Park Rapids, Minn., died of apparent
drug overdoses from the hallucinogens. Authorities say at least
five others were hospitalized with overdoses.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Health officials have identified more
people diagnosed with an outbreak of tuberculosis in Grand Forks.
Officials say three more people have been diagnosed with the
potentially fatal lung infection. This brings the total number of
active cases identified from the outbreak to 13- five children and
eight adults.
Health officials have linked the outbreak to homeless visitors
who exposed a family who gave them shelter.
THOMPSON, N.D. (AP) – A proposed $3.4 million school building
project has failed to pass in the eastern North Dakota town of
Thompson.
Tuesday’s vote was 248 in favor and 247 opposed, which fell short
of the 60 percent approval that was required.
The school addition would have included two classrooms, a music
and theater stage and a gymnasium.
About 1,000 people live in Thompson.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Residents of the Williston School
District will vote next month on whether to approve up to $55
million in bonding for a new middle school and a new elementary
school.
The new buildings would be aimed at dealing with rapid growth in
the district in the heart of the booming western North Dakota oil
patch. Some of the money would go toward renovating and repairing
existing schools, including the high school.
The special election is scheduled for Dec. 11.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol plans
stepped-up traffic enforcement and a radio safety campaign over the
holidays.
Patrol Col. James Prochniak (PRAWK’-nee-ak) says the radio
campaign will focus safety messages on the slogan, “The Choice is
Yours.” The Bismarck Tribune reports the North Dakota Safety
Council also is launching a program called “A Slippery Slope” to
teach people how to drive in winter conditions. The booming western
oil patch is drawing people from across the country.
The Patrol today plans to have all of its units out on the roads – nearly 150 vehicles.
The day before Thanksgiving is a heavy travel day.
As of Monday, 146 people had died on North Dakota roads this
year – just two fewer than 2011’s final tally.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The director of the North Dakota
Department of Transportation is retiring at the end of the month.
Francis Ziegler has worked for the department for 42 years. He
was appointed director of the agency in 2006.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple has appointed Deputy Director Grant Levi to
serve as interim director when Ziegler steps down. Levi will serve
in the role through the 2013 Legislature.
The DOT employs more than 1,000 people and has a two-year budget
of about $1.7 billion.
In sports…
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Philadelphia 106 Toronto 98
Final New York 102 New Orleans 80
Final L-A Lakers 95 Brooklyn 90
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNDATED (AP) – The Butler Bulldogs are looking like an NCAA
tournament team once again following a one-year absence.
Rotnei Clark and Kellen Dunham each scored 17 points as the
unranked Bulldogs beat No. 9 North Carolina in the second round of
the Maui Invitational. Butler never trailed and led by as many as
27 in the second half before dealing the Tar Heels their first loss
in five games.
In other top-25 action, Top-ranked Indiana is 5-0 after
outlasting Georgetown 82-72 in overtime to win the Legends Classic
in Brooklyn.
Shabazz Muhammad scored 21 points in 28 minutes of his first
collegiate start as 11th-ranked UCLA bounced back from Monday’s
loss to Georgetown by downing Georgia 60-56 in the consolation game
of the Legends Classic.
Final (15) Michigan St. 74 Boise St. 70
Final ( 7) Florida 58 Savannah St. 40
Final (12) Kansas 73 Saint Louis 59
Final (14) Creighton 105 Longwood 57
Final (22) Cincinnati 91 Campbell 72
High School High Scorer…
UNDATED (AP) – Jack Taylor took 108 shots and set an NCAA record
by scoring 138 points to lead Division III Grinnell to a 179-104
thrashing of Faith Baptist Bible last night. Taylor made 27 of 71
3-point attempts, was 52 of 108 overall from the field and added
seven free throws on 10 attempts in 36 minutes. Rio Grande’s Bevo
Francis held the NCAA scoring record with 113 points against
Hillsdale in 1954.
Big Ten…
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) – The Big Ten will soon be a 14-team
conference now that Rutgers has accepted an invitation to join the
league, although the school still has to negotiate a release date
with Big East officials. Rutgers has been a Big East member since
1991, and its football program has grown exponentially over the
past decade. The decision comes a day after Maryland announced it
would become part of the Big Ten in the summer of 2014.
MLB…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have added eight players
to their 40-man roster. The additions announced yesterday include
outfield prospect Aaron Hicks and right-hander Kyle Gibson. Hicks
was the team’s first-round draft pick in 2008 and Gibson is coming
off elbow ligament-replacement surgery.
TORONTO (AP) – John Gibbons has been hired for his second stint
as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, who also finalized their
two-year, $16 million contract with outfielder Melky Cabrera.
Gibbons managed Toronto from 2004-08 and had a 305-305 record,
making him the third-winningest manager in franchise history. He
succeeds John Farrell, who left the Blue Jays to become Boston’s
new skipper.
Hiroki Kuroda is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing
to a $15 million, one-year contract.
SEATTLE (AP)- The Seattle Mariners have designated infielder
Chone (shawn) Figgins for assignment with one season remaining on
his four-year, $36 million contract. Figgins was a major
disappointment with the Mariners, hitting .227 with a .302 on-base
percentage in 304 games.
NASCAR-DANICA DIVORCE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Danica Patrick says she and her husband
are divorcing after seven years of marriage.
Patrick announced the split with Paul Hospenthal on her Facebook
page. She said the two have amicably decided to end their marriage.
Hospenthal is a physical therapist who met Patrick while treating
her for a non-racing injury. The two were married in 2005, and he
is 17 years older than the 30-year-old NASCAR driver.
In world and national news…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s deputy prime minister calls a
bus explosion in Tel Aviv “an escalation” in the conflict with
Palestinian militants in the Gaza strip. The bombing wounded 10
people and came as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
shuttled between Jerusalem and the West Bank to help piece together
a deal to achieve a cease-fire.
CAIRO (AP) – Egyptian security officials say they’ve thwarted an
attempt to smuggle arms in from Libya. Authorities say they
confiscated trucks carrying explosive warheads and a variety of
small-arms ammunition. The suspected smugglers fled. A flood of
weapons from Libya has added to security concerns in Egypt.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece isn’t happy with yet another delay
by the European Union of a deal to agree to release up to $56
billion of rescue loans it vitally needs. Greece’s prime minister
says it’s not just about his country’s future but the stability of
“the entire eurozone.”
STOCKHOLM (AP) – A U.N. report confirms scientific observations
that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is
growing, not shrinking. The U.N. Environment Program says the
concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere is up about 20 percent since 2000. Experts say it
needs to drop 14 percent by 2020 in order to keep global
temperature increases below 3.6 degrees.
WASHINGTON (AP) – At least one turkey is destined to keep on
gobbling. President Barack Obama is taking care of some holiday
business today, and will pardon the national Thanksgiving turkey.
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