Jamestown City Council 2014Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall.  All member were present.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY:

Council Member Buchanan asked that item “Q” be discussed, a Resolution to approve Payment No. 6 (Inv 463309-H), to HDR Engineering, Inc., for services on the

Jamestown Sanitation Utility Operational Analysis & Report, in the amount of $23,488.11. He asked if the city is “getting what it’s paying for.”

The question stemmed from the presentation given at the November 24, 2015 committee meeting.

He specifically pointed out the recycling study, which is 50 percent complete.

Mayor Andersen said the technical memo has not yet been provided to the city.

Joan Morris with the City Beautification Committee indicated confusion with the report, regarding recycling budgeting, and the amount of poundage that would be collected, for curbside collections.

Mayor Andersen said the draft will be provided to the City Beautification Committee.

The Council voted 4-1 to approved the Resolution, with Buchanan voting in opposition.

 

ORDINANCES:

  • FIRST READING:
    Concerning an Ordinance to amend and re-enact A Section 10 of of the City Code pertaining to notice to adjoining property owners when a variance is requested. The City Attorney will amend the Ordinance before the Second Reading.

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: Joan Morris requested the Council provide the City Beautification Committee with a draft of the recycling study draft, the request will be sent to the city.

APPOINTMENTS:

The City Council approved the appointment Darrell Losing to serve as a member of the Board of Adjustment for a term to expire January 2019.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: No report was given.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Approved recognizing the Employee Promotion Committee (EPC) at the State Hospital as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit on February 12, 2016, at the Gladstone Inn & Suites.

The City Council discussed the draft submittal of the 2016 City of Jamestown Project Submittal List to the NDDOT to meet the December 31, 2015 deadline. (This Project Submittal may be changed in 2016 following further consideration by the City Planning Commission and the City Council once the final draft of the Land Use and Transportation Plan is received.) The submittal does not include the Land Use and Transportation Plan.

The Council voted to table.

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