cityhallJinsideJamestown (CSi) Jamestown City Council committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Gumke was not present.

Police Committee:

The committee reviewed the Fraternal Order of Police recommendation for law enforcement programs. Local FOP liaison Nellie Degen said, an item from the recent PERS meeting, is being proposed as a courtesy to officers, which is for them to have the option to be able to make contributions to their retirement fund earlier than now.  The committee will review information from the PERS policy, and review the request prior to 2016 budget time.

The committee recommends approving the City County Jail Committee’s Architectural Services Jail Study in the budget amount of $60,000, with the City County share of the cost to be 50%-50%.

Stutsman County/Jamestown committee has approved searching for a consultant to look at whether an addition to the county jail is feasible, and budgeting $60,000 along with and agreeing to divide the costs between the city and county.

The consultant will determine the probable costs of an addition to the existing Stutsman County Correctional Center.

The cost to build a new facility would also be included in case the existing jail’s structure could not support an addition with the necessary design requirements.

Fire Committee

Informational:

The Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact a section of the code of the City of Jamestown, North Dakota, pertaining to Group Day Care Facilities, will come before the August City Council meting.

Public Works Committee

Discussion related to the sewer repairs in Southeast Jamestown. City Engineer, Reed Schwartzkopf said the project is going well, with cross areas now being checked for interconnections, and infiltration points have been identified. Residents in that repair area still be asked to keep sewer floor drains plugged, as a precaution.

Discussion then concerned parking issues on 10th Street Southeast, and possible adoption of site triangles, and clear zones. Schwartzkoph said a number of areas are under consideration, and would be indicated by signage, and painting, and will be changed in sections. No parking will be allowed near the intersections where indicated.

The city will be looking into a possible Ordinance or another method to address the issues.

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