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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall. All members were present.

NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY…

Resolution on the Budget.

REGULAR AGENDA:

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Approved the bid awards for the following equipment as listed:

One (1) New Motor Grader, Street Dept, to RDO Equipment Co., Bismarck, ND, in the amount of $270,000.00, with a guarantee buyback of $174,000.00, and guaranteed maximum repairs 4500 hours or six (6) years, for a net bid price of $96,000.00.

One (1) New Skidsteer Loader with Attachments, Street Dept, to RDO Equipment Co., Bismarck, ND, in the amount of $63,250.00, less $13,000.00 for trade-in of 2001 Bobcat 773T Loader & Attachments, Serial 519019716, for a net bid price of $50,250.00.

One (1) New Tandem Axle truck (Cab & Chassis), Street Dept, to Westlie Crossroads, Minot, ND, in the amount of $72,007.00 less $14,250.00 for trade-in of 2006 GMC 7500 Single Axle Dump Truck with Gravel Body & Hoist, Serial No. 1GDL7C1GX6F403054, for a net bid price of $57,757.00.

One (1) New Gravel Body & Hoist (Tandem Axle Truck Mounted), Street Dept, to Northern Truck Equipment, Fargo, ND, in the amount of $16,440.00.

One (1) New Municipal Sewer Cleaning Truck with Attachments, Sewer Dept, to Sanitation Products of Fargo, in the amount of $380,645

Fire Department Cold Storage Renovation toSchnacher Construction in the amount of $35,130.

 

ORDINANCES:

A FIRST READING: Concerned an ordinance to allow the use of UTV’s Utility-Task Vehicle, (not ATV’s) on city streets. Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger, and Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser, and Jamestown City Council Member, Ramone Gumke will put together informational items on UTV’s before the Second Reading of the Ordinance.

Council Member Brubakken said he is not in favor of passage, due to research on safety issues, on paved surfaces.  Council Member Buchanan agreed.

UTV’s are described in part as, “Any motorized off-highway vehicle defined by state law as not less than 48 inches in width, but not greater than 65 inches, with a dry weight of not less than 650 pound but not greater than 2,000 pounds, or any ClassIII vehicle that is greater than 65 inches in width and weighs more than 2,000 pounds.

The UTV is designed with bench or bucket seats for side by side seating of the operator and at least on passenger.

Travels on four of more pressured tires.

Has a steering wheel.

Must be capable of attaining a speed on a paved level service of 30 mph.

The definition DOES NOT include….golf carts, riding lawn mowers, mini-bikes, motorized wheel chairs, or any vehicle that meets the definition of an all-terrain vehicle.

Following a Public Hearing:

SECOND READING of an Ordinance was approved to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Lot 1, Block 1, Meadowlark Lane Addition, from R-1 (One Family Residential District) to P-O-C (Public Open Development and Conservation District). The area is where the Two Rivers Activity will be built.

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:

Update from Nellie Degen, Liaison, ND Fraternal Order of Police, James/Valley Regional Lodge #4.

As explained on a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Nellie said that PERS allows officers to make their own contributions so they may retire at an earlier date, as early as age 55, and has been available in North Dakota since 2003.

She pointed out that PERS for law enforcement, is separate from the PERS mainstream program of public employees.

She added that political subdivisions that have PERS available for local law enforcement is a good recruitment tool, noting that with officers under emotional and physical stress and limitation as they get older officers will benefit from being able to retire at age 55.

The program also allows law enforcement employees to make contributions to there retirement package at an earlier age.

At Monday’s City Council meeting, Ms. Degen presented petitions containing 437 signatures, asking the city council to amend the 2016 city budget to including funding for law enforcement PERS.  She pointed out that the city had not scheduled a public meeting on the issue.

Mayor Andersen said the city needs to learn more on the issue, and will learn more during a planned webinar.  Ms. Degen said the city was given information prior to Monday evening’s meeting.  The City Council, Monday, took no formal action.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Buchanan noted that September 15, 2015 the City observed Arbor Day and met at two locations. 

He also pointed out that on September 25th the Xcel Energy Wind Farm held the groundbreaking near Courtenay.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Council Members discussed a pre-existing storm water runoff conditions for the new TRAC Wellness Center.  There is an existing infrastructure, a 12 inch storm sewer pipe feeding into an already congested storm sewer system.

City Engineer, Reed Schwartzkopf said and engineering firm has indicated the need for a potential water lift station.  Cost of a project would be special assessed.

No action was taken by the City Council.

 In that area, paving of now graveled, Meadowlark Lane from 12th Avenue Northeast to 27th Avenue Northeast has been discussed. Mayor Anderson says the paving would take place after the bulk of construction traffic has left the area.

The City Council approved  the Stutsman County, Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2015.

The city Council discussed the 10/5/15 draft letter to City of Jamestown and Stutsman Rural Water District regarding discharge water waiver, in conjunction with Great River Energy. Futher research will be done on the agreement.

The City Council approved further research.

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