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Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. Commissioner Luke was on telephone conference call.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:
Approved Game of Change Raffle Permit for Chamber of Commerce, Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals, Ducks Unlimited – Barnes County Chapter.
No one spoke at the Public Hearing time.
A Public Hearing regarding an Amendment to the Renaissance Zone Development Plan, IV. Selection of Projects in the Zone (#2), and Guidelines for Project Approval, clarifying residential Renaissance Zone.
Following the Public Hearing the city Commission approved the amendment to the Renaissance Zone Development Plan and the Renaissance Zone Guidelines regarding residential applications.
ORDINANCES
The City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance amending Title 9, Zoning.
RESOLUTIONS
The City Commissioners approved a Resolutionn to Designate David Schelkoph as Representative to the Missouri River Basin Municipal Power Agency (MRES), and Marshall Senf as Alternate Representative.
NEW BUSINESS
Commissioners received Application for Property Tax Incentive (Payment in lieu of taxes) for a ten year period, for New or Expanding Businesses for Valley City Lodging LLC dba GrandStay Hotel & Suites and set public hearing date for February 16, 2016.
Commissioner Pedersen was allowed to abstain for voting as one of the investors in the business.
The commissioner then approved the application, with a public hearing at the City Commission meeting on February 16, 2016..
The City Commission considered a Renaissance Zone application for Smith Lumber Company for a 5 year exemption on property tax and 5 year exemption on income tax on building expansion only, and designate it as VC-90. The Renaissance Zone Committee previously approved.
The City Commission approved the exemption.
Next the City Commission considered 9 Renaissance Zone applications for Smith Lumber Company for a 5 year exemption on property tax and 5 year exemption on income tax for each newly constructed townhome. Renaissance Zone Committee previously approved, as did the City Commission.
The City Commissioners considered members for the Law Enforcement Feasibility Committee as the City Commission earlier this month, voted to establish a committee of no more than seven members with research of no more than 3 months. Research will include how the action would impact the city budget.
City Commissioner Nielson explained a list of candidates.
Recommendations:
Commissioners Nielson and Magnuson would represent the city.
At-Large, Carol Nelson and Frank Bishop.
A VCSU representative will be included.
Ex-Officio…David Schelkoph, Avis Richter, possibly Russell Myhre, and a representative of the Sheriff’s Office and Barnes County, along with the police chief.
A member from Valley City Public Schools.
Also two members of the petitioning committee, Bob Drake and Lloyd Nelson,along with a person representing young families.
The individuals will be contacted to participate in the committee.
The first meeting, will be on Tuesday February 16, 2016, at 7 –p.m., at City Hall.
CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
The Public Works budget will come for approval next month.
MRES will update information in regard to the budget planning.
100 cats a dog and other stray animals have been trapped, and were wild.
The City partners with Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals and a the vet clinic. All but two cats that were sick, were saved, and homes found.
CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS
Avis Richter said the small projects file has been closed concerning the 2011 flood event.
Dave Andersen reminded residents to shovel sidewalks following a snowfall event.
Police Chief Thompson said presented data concerning gasoline usage in police usage.
He said the present 4-wheel drive vehicles have proven to be fuel efficient.
KLJ reported on the first permanent flood control meeting.
A change in venue was noted for some meetings.
*NOTE CHANGES IN LOCATION
Neighborhood B January 21, 7 pm *VC EAGLES
Neighborhood C January 28, 6 pm *VC EAGLES
Neighborhood D January 28, 8 pm *VC EAGLES
Neighborhood E February 4, 6 pm Regional Tech Center, 415 Winter Show Road.
Neighborhood F February 4, 8 pm Regional Tech Center, 415 Winter Show Road.
Commissioner Pedersen said economic development is looking at being a liason with the closure of the Valley City Job Service Office.
Mayor Werhoven said the DMV office for license renewals that’s closed needs to find a new Valley City location, and suggested the Rosebud Visitors Center.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The January 7-9, 2016, “Battle of the Badges,” blood drive, was the single-largest blood drive held in Jamestown for United Blood Services. It partnered with local law enforcement and fire departments for the first ever Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Donor recruitment representative for United Blood Services, Weldon Roberts, says 220 individuals volunteered to donate blood, and 177 were able to donate. Twenty-nine donors gave double-red cells, which brought the total blood products collected to 206. Forty-three people donated blood for the first time.
United Blood Services provides blood to area hospitals, and about 550 units of blood are needed to keep up with the demand for blood.
Badges Blood Drive, featured two teams competing for the most donors. Team Fire represented the Jamestown Fire Department and the Jamestown Rural Fire Department while Team Law represented the Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
The competition allowed donors to choose which agency they wanted to donate blood for. Team Fire won the competition 118 to 102.
Sponsors for the event were Cavendish Farms, R.M. Stoudt, Qual Chiropractic, Bank Forward, Lindberg Brothers Inc., Stutsman Harley-Davidson, Cork & Barrel Liquors, Buffalo City Diesel Inc., RealTruck.com, Domino’s Pizza and Wildside Creations.
(CSi) Medina farmer, musician Joe Schmidt, has dedicated all proceeds from his song “My Field of Dreams” to the Farm Rescue organization.
Farm Rescue says Schmidt was inspired by the widespread positive impact it has, and this is his way of helping farm and ranch families experiencing unexpected crises.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in western North Dakota say a man suspected of shooting another man over the weekend has turned himself in to police in Montana.
The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Kyle Fuchs contacted investigators on Monday, saying he wanted to give a statement and surrender himself peacefully.
The Bismarck Tribune reports Fuchs was appended without incident in Poplar, Montana, after he told authorities his whereabouts.
The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Monday, saying Fuchs was wanted for aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a man in the hip with a handgun. The victim told authorities at the hospital that Fuchs shot him at a house south of Watford City.
Fuchs will be extradited back to North Dakota.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against two men who allegedly stole an ATM from a hotel on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks.
UND police say the 27- and 52-year-old suspects allegedly stole the ATM from inside the Hilton Garden Inn about 3 a.m. Tuesday and loaded it into a vehicle that had been stolen from a business in Grand Forks County.
Authorities say the suspects tried to flee on foot when officers initiated a traffic stop. They were apprehended and arrested on numerous charges including burglary and theft.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new state
report says North Dakota should continue to gain population despite a slowdown in oil activity due to depressed prices.
The report released Tuesday by the North Dakota Census Office says the state’s population will likely hit 824,000 by 2020 and 992,000 by 2040. The state’s current population is pegged at 757,000.
State demographer Kevin Iverson says there is “a high level of uncertainty” in the recent projections. But he says the state is showing growth in many economic sectors besides oil.
Iverson says the state still has about 14,000 unfilled jobs, along with the lowest unemployment rate in the nation. He says the state’s population also is getting younger and the death rate is decreasing because of the larger number of younger adults.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The federal government is awarding the city of Minot over $74 million in grant funding to boost flood recovery efforts in the Souris River Basin.
Minot officials competed for part of nearly $1 billion in federal grant money in the National Disaster Resiliency Competition
The Housing and Urban Development program is designed to help communities continue recovery and enhance resilience for future disasters. Communities that experienced natural disasters from 2011 to 2013 were eligible to compete.
The Souris River in June 2011 swamped part of Minot, damaging or destroying more than 4,000 homes and other structures and causing nearly $700 million in damage.
Minot competed against 40 communities. It was one of only 13 to receive funding.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s oil industry group says decades-old wells that pump sour crude are in danger of being shut down if prices slip to near worthless levels.
Sour crude is of lower value and more difficult to refine than North Dakota’s light sweet crude. Sour crude represents less than a half percent of North Dakota’s oil production and most of the 754 wells pumping it are in aging fields on the northern edge of the state’s oil patch, near the U.S.-Canada border.
Sour crude was fetching about $8.50 a barrel on Tuesday. That’s up from $1.50 a barrel on Friday.
North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness says if sour crude prices hold at just a couple of dollars a barrel, the wells will likely be shut down until prices rebound.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Fargo philanthropist and one-time Microsoft Corp. executive Doug Burgum has formed a committee to accept campaign contributions for his Republican bid for North Dakota governor.
The North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office says Burgum filed the paperwork Tuesday morning.
Burgum announced last week that that he will seek the GOP endorsement for governor but doesn’t expect to win the party’s endorsement. He says he’ll still run in the June primary if that happens.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and GOP Rep. Rick Becker, a plastic surgeon in Bismarck, also have announced bids for governor.
Democrats still have no confirmed candidate for governor, a post no one in the party has held for almost 25 years.
In sports…
Class B Polls…
Boys
1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (14) 8-1 157
2. Shiloh Christian (1) 8-1 138
3. Our Redeemer’s 8-1 121
4. Central Cass (1) 8-0 99
5. Hillsboro-Central Valley 8-1 71
6. Milnor-North Sargent 8-0 66
7. Ellendale 9-0 60
8. Dickinson Trinity 9-3 59
9. Linton-HMB 9-2 42
10. Larimore 9-1 26
Others Receiving Votes: St. John (8-2), Strasburg/Zeeland (7-2), Thompson (7-3), Enderlin (6-3), Parshall (8-2), Northern Cass (6-2), L&C-Berthold (7-2).
Girls
1. Thompson (12) 13-0 156
2. Rugby (4) 12-0 146
3. LaMoure-LM 10-1 119
4. Park River-FL 13-0 118
5. Shiloh Christian 11-1 94
6. North Star 11-1 87
7. Watford City 8-1 58
8. Grafton 9-2 38
9. Fairmount/CT 12-1 32
10. Trenton/Trinity Christian 11-0 14
Others Receiving Votes: Dickinson Trinity (9-3), New Salem-Almont (11-1), Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (10-2), Our Redeemer’s (9-3), Sawyer (11-2).
VALLEY CITY (VCSU-CSi) – The Valley City State University men’s basketball team moved up four spots to No. 12 in this week’s NAIA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Tuesday afternoon.
The Vikings are coming off a 2-0 week that included a 75-69 victory over rival University of Jamestown. VCSU is now 16-4 overall and 4-0 in the North Star Athletic Association.
The No. 12 ranking is believed to be the highest ranking in VCSU men’s basketball history. In 2007-08, VCSU was also ranked as high as No. 12. Through 20 games, this year’s team has matched the 16-4 start of the 2007-08 squad.
The North Star Athletic Association has two teams ranked in the Top 25 this week. VCSU is the top NSAA team at No. 12. Bellevue University is ranked No. 20. Other NSAA teams did not receive votes this week.
Davenport (Mich.) is the top ranked team for the second straight week. St. Francis (Ill.) is ranked No. 2, and is followed by Saint Francis (Ind.), Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Indiana Wesleyan to round out the Top 5.
Valley City State has nine regular season games remaining, all of which are NSAA conference games.
The Vikings play at the University of Jamestown on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and then go to Presentation College on Saturday, Jan. 23.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team trails Quinnipiac in both national polls, after a split of a weekend series with Omaha.
UND dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in this week’s USCHO.com poll and remained at No. 2 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
Providence remains No. 3 in both polls, with Boston College and St. Cloud State swapping the No. 4 and No. 5 spots in the two polls.
The Fighting Hawks conclude a seven-game home-stand this weekend against unranked Colorado College.
In world and natioanl news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Forecasters say tens of millions of Americans from Washington to Boston and the Ohio Valley could be walloped by an end-of-the-week snowstorm. Although it’s still early, computer forecast models are forecasting a windy, strong storm. The big questions are where and how much. National Weather Service forecaster Rich Otto said some major cities will likely see a foot or more of snow. Other meteorologists talk about 18 inches, two feet and more.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Greyhound says a bus that rolled on its side in Northern California Tuesday morning, killing two passengers, began its trip in Los Angeles. Authorities say at least eight people were hospitalized after the crash in San Jose, including one with major injuries. The accident is under investigation, and authorities say the driver will be asked to submit a blood sample to test for alcohol and drugs.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is the latest state to consider daily fantasy sports sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel an illegal form of gambling. The state attorney general wrote Tuesday in a nonbinding legal opinion that the popular online games run afoul of existing Texas law. The ruling is another blow to daily fantasy sports operators, though it doesn’t force the multi-billion dollar industry to leave Texas. DraftKings and FanDuel have filed lawsuits in other states where attorneys general have ruled against their games.
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit man whose son had claimed he hid in his basement for 11 days out of fear of being mistreated has pleaded guilty to child abuse. Charles Bothuell pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on Tuesday. He was sentenced to 18 months of probation and anger management classes. He also is prohibited from having contact with his son, Charlie, who was the target of a highly publicized search.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Fans are leaving balloons, flowers and candles on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, to celebrate the life of Eagles band member Glenn Frey (fry). He co-wrote and sang “Take it Easy” in which the line “standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona” brought international attention to the town. Locals capitalized on the lyrics, with a sign, bronze statue and mural commemorating the song. The city also holds its Standing on the Corner festival each year. Frey died yesterday at 67.
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