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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building Planning and Zoning, and Civic Center and Promotion Committee met Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. All members were present.
FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE
The committee considered the application for an abatement from W2005/Fargo Hotels (Pool C) Realty, LP (Comfort Inn) on Lot 2, Block 3, Wagon Master’s Addition by reducing the true & full value for 2015 from $1,725,580 to $934,560.
City Assessor, Darrell Wollan said he recommends denying the abatement, based on an incomplete income statement provided, by the hotel.
Mayor Andersen moved to deny and stay with the original true and full value of the property. The committee voted to recommend denial.
The committee recommends approval of the JSDC 3 Year Strategic Plan.
CEO Connie Ova asked for approval, in that if this is the direction the city wishes to proceed.
Considered was entering into the Joint Powers Agreement with the Jamestown Park District relative to the 1% City Sales Tax for the construction of the TRAC Facility.
The additional 1% City Sales Tax will be implemented on April 1, 2016.
The committee moved the issue to the City Council without recommendation.
The committee considered approving the revised Job Description for the City Engineer position. City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said a major change is for the position having little or no public works department duties. The director of public works would be responsible to the city administrator.
Mayor Andersen suggested the city engineer be responsible to handle requests for proposals.
Fuchs said he will make clarifications, and bring it back for consideration.
The committee recommends approving as amended.
First Reading of an Ordinances was reviewed granting a continued franchise to the following utilities whose franchises have expired:
a. Century Link
b. Cable Services, Inc.
c. Dakota Central Communications
City Administrator Fuchs indicated meeting with the entities regarding.
The expired Ordinance for CSi was 10 years and 5 years for Daktel.
The committee recommends the First Reading, at the April City Council meeting.
The committee recommends the appointment of Jay Marie Nitschke to serve as a member of the James River Valley Library Board for a three year term to expire March 2019.
Informational: Departmental and financial reports were submitted.
BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
The committee considered approving a land use plan amendment on Lot 1, Block 2, Mill Hill 2nd Addition, from Commercial to Medium Density Residential, adjacent to the south side fire hall. The action is a land use plan amendment.
The committee recommends approval.
The committee discussed the Second Reading of an Ordinance to enact a Section of The City Code, Appendix C pertaining to traffic impact studies; and to amend Section 9 of Appendix B pertaining to preliminary plat items and to amend a Section pertaining to the amendment process.
Mayor Andersen said she has concerns of wanting the city to be perceived as “development friendly.” She said approval would be an additional expense, and should only trigger for a large development. She said the Ordinance would not be beneficial to Jamestown with the developer paying for a traffic impact study. Council Member Buchanan said the Ordinance would not place an undue burden on developers.
The Second Reading will come before the April City Council meeting.
CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE
The committee discussed soft drink vendor proposals received from Coca Cola and Pepsi.
The committee recommends approval to Coke, as the exclusive provider of soft drinks to the Civic Center.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.
Jamestown (CSi) The committee comprised of the Stutsman County Commission and South Central Dakota Regional Council members met Tuesday.
Agreement was reached on most of the budgetary issues that led to misunderstandings between the two groups over the last two years.
Ongoing issues will be addressed in the coming months.
Stutsman County COO Casey Bradley pointed out that the two policies the Regional Council will come up with will help the council avoid running into problems such as with companies that borrow funds, then aren’t able to pay the loans back in a timely manner.
Valley City (CSi) It’s VCSU Scholarship Auction time! VCSU will celebrate the 22nd annual scholarship auction, Friday, April 15, at the Valley City Eagles Club. Our theme for this year’s auction is “VCSU Viking Heroes Unite.”
The social hour and silent auction begin at 5 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served from 6–8 p.m. The live auction will kick off at 7 p.m. This is your chance to bid on some great deals while contributing to a great cause.
Cost is $40 per person and includes both the live and silent auctions, buffet dinner, two drink tickets and five chances to win $100.
Scholarships are vital to VCSU’s success and all proceeds from the auction go directly to V-500 and Century Club scholarships. The goal is to raise $80,000 this year for scholarships.
How to help in the success of the auction?
- Donate a purchased or handmade item for the live or silent auction
- Donate a bottle of wine valued at $20 or more for the Mystery Wine Table
- Purchase a ticket
- Attend the auction
To purchase tickets stop by or call the VCSU Foundation Office at 701-845-7203.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Garage fires in Fargo and Hankinson injured two people.
Authorities say a propane tank caused an explosion and fire Tuesday morning in the home garage in Fargo. The resident was taken to a hospital with minor burns.
Fire crews estimated the damage to the garage at about $40,000.
Authorities aren’t sure what caused the garage fire in Hankinson on Tuesday afternoon. Fire Chief Arnie Lovdokken says the garage and two vehicles inside including a vintage Mustang were destroyed.
A man was taken to a Fargo hospital with unknown injuries.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 43-year-old woman who was stabled multiple times is expected to survive the attack.
The incident was reported about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. The victim is hospitalized with what authorities are calling non-life threatening injuries.
Police arrested a 26-year-old Minot man for felony aggravated assault.
The suspect has not yet appeared in court.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A Grand Forks Central High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student is facing additional charges.
Police allege that 41-year-old James Whalen, of Grand Forks, engaged in sex acts with the teenager at the school and in his home between November and February.
He initially faced two felony counts of corruption or solicitation of a minor. He now faces a third count, along with a sexual assault charge.
All of the charges are felonies. Whalen could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. His attorney was out of the office Wednesday and not immediately available for comment.
Whalen joined the Grand Forks school system as a science teacher in August 1998. He resigned earlier this month.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A 65-year-old Bottineau man who was arrested in the parking lot of a Minot school is facing child sex charges.
Donald Vandal made his initial appearance Tuesday in North Central District Court. He is charged in with one felony count of luring minors by computer and one misdemeanor count of unlawful presence of sexual offender near schools
Authorities say Vandal had been communicating online with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl but was actually an undercover Minot police officer.
Police say Vandal thought he was meeting the girl in the school parking lot on Monday afternoon, but he was met instead by police.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 28. Court documents to not list an attorney for Vandal.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A McKenzie County deputy sheriff accused of using his vehicle to crash into a fleeing motorcycle has pleaded not guilty to felony reckless endangerment.
Deputy Travis Bateman allegedly injured the motorcycle driver and a passenger in the August incident. The Bismarck Tribune reports that he entered his plea Monday.
Court documents show Bateman is scheduled for a three-day trial beginning June 21. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police are investigating the theft of an ATM machine inside a Fargo sports arena. Authorities say the cash machine was taken off the wall at Scheels Arena in the southwest side of the city. There were no surveillance cameras near the machine. Police would not say how much money was in the machine.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has sided with a Grand Forks-based air ambulance company that filed a lawsuit to block a North Dakota law imposing more rules for operators.
Valley Med Flight argued the law passed by the Legislature last year violates a federal airline deregulation law prohibiting states from regulating air ambulance services’ “prices, routes and services.”
The state legislation says only air ambulance services that are listed with certain health care providers can qualify to be on a primary call list. It also requires that a hospital “make a reasonable effort” to inform a patient of the fees for air ambulance services.
Judge Daniel Hovland says in his ruling that while the state law may be “well-intentioned,” it is pre-empted by federal law and is “unenforceable.”
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The Minot Fire Department is introducing its newest station to the public.
A community open house is scheduled Wednesday for the station built in the southeastern part of the city to enable firefighters to more quickly respond to emergencies in that area.
The $3.4 million station opened earlier this month. Twelve department members are assigned there.
The department has three other stations throughout the city.
HAZELTON, N.D. (AP) – A rural Hazelton cow recently beat the odds.
The cow owned by Michael Kertzman recently gave birth to twins. Kertzman says he suspected the cow might be pregnant with twins, but never expected triplets.
Twin calves are fairly common, but triplets aren’t. The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University estimates the odds at 1 in 105,000.
Kertzman jokingly calls the calves the “Three Stooges.” He says that unfortunately the mother cow died several days after giving birth, but that having triplets is “pretty cool.”
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Capitol is being transformed into a North Dakota products shopping mall.
The Agriculture Department is holding its annual Pride of Dakota Day at the Capitol on Wednesday. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says about 50 companies will be selling and sampling everything from food to jewelry. The Capital Cafe also is featuring North Dakota products on its breakfast and lunch menus.
Pride of Dakota is a program administered by the Agriculture Department that helps nearly 500 businesses promote products made in the state.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi-UJ) University of Jamestown head coach Dean Stork announces the signing of Trevor Okino of Richmond, British Columbia, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.
Okino is a 6’3″, 198 pound defenseman who played for the Chase Heat in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) in 2015-16. In 52 games for the Heat, Okino recorded three goals and 45 assists along with 18 penalty minutes. He was one of two players to skate in every game and finished second on the team in scoring.
Stork says, “Trevor is a two-way defenseman with an extraordinary skill set. He can skate and push the pace of the game. His offensive instincts set him above most of the competition, and he will be an excellent addition to our power play. Most definitely he will help with our 5 on 5 play offensively. This has been a player I have been keying in on from the start of the season and I was extremely excited to get the phone call with his commitment.”
In 154 games over three seasons with the Heat, Okino scored 14 goals to go along with 115 assists.
Madison SD (CSi) The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) has announced its second edition of the Softball Players-of-the-Week. Katie Cameron of Valley City State was selected as Player-of-the-Week while Alex Watson of Dickinson State was chosen to Pitcher-of-the-Week.
North Star Athletic Association Softball Player-of-the-Week
Katie Cameron – Valley City State – 5’3″ – Senior – Second Baseman – Alameda, Sask., Canada
Cameron had a monster week at the plate for Valley City State (N.D.) closed their spring trip to Tucson, Ariz. with a 6-3 record last week. She had three or more hits in five games during the week, including a four-hit, five RBI game versus Antelope Valley (Calif.).
For the week, Cameron batted .657 (23 hits in 35 plate appearances) with 15 runs, 5 extra-base hits and 16 RBIs in nine games. She had a .667 on-base percentage and a .857 slugging percentage. Cameron also swiped 12 bases in 12 attempts, including four steals versus Robert Morris (Ill.).
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Fishing regulations are in place for the next two years in North Dakota.
The state Game and Fish Department says there are several noteworthy changes.
The statewide possession limit for bluegill, yellow perch and white bass was reduced from 80 to 40 each.
Largemouth bass and northern pike length restrictions are eliminated on Red Willow Lake, and largemouth bass length restrictions are removed on North and South Golden lakes.
Sweet Briar Dam and Braun Lake are open to darkhouse spearfishing, and Larimore Dam and Wood Lake are closed to the sport.
There are several other changes as well, some related to the effort to control aquatic nuisance species. Full details can be found at www.gf.nd.gov .
New fishing licenses are required starting April 1.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s top horse racing regulator says the state has become “an important player” in international wagering markets.
State Racing Commission Director Gunner laCour told lawmakers Tuesday that bets through the state’s 12 licensed online gambling sites are projected at $600 million this fiscal year. That’s up from $482 million in fiscal 2015.
He says bets come from as far away as Sweden and Hong Kong.
The state receives a portion of the so-called account deposit wagering operations. Taxes on those operations help fund the racing commission, racetracks and horse groups.
Lacour says the wagering operations have allowed the commission to pay its own way, without state help. He says the agency returned $457,500 to the state in the last two-year-budget cycle, or $68,000 more than it had been funded.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A survey of bighorn sheep in the North Dakota Badlands indicates the herd is rebounding from an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia, boosting the likelihood of a fall hunting season.
The Game and Fish Department says the recent survey counted 292 animals in the state-managed herd, up 8 percent from last year and 3 percent above the five-year average.
Bacterial pneumonia hit the herd in 2014 and re-emerged last summer. The hunting season was called off last year for the first time in more than three decades due to dozens of sheep deaths.
Game and Fish earlier this month announced a tentative fall season, based on the herd continuing to fight back from disease. Game and Fish Veterinarian Dan Grove says sheep are still dying, but at a much slower rate.
UJ Triple Header…Softball..
The Jimmies won the opener 8-4 then a 6-3 win before Viterbo came back with a 5-3 win to end the long day.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Nicolas Batum (bah-TOOM’) scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-100. The Hornets have won eight of their last 10 and are in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with Atlanta and Boston.
Final Oklahoma City 111 Houston 107
Final Miami 113 New Orleans 99
Final L-A Lakers 107 Memphis 100
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Devan Dubnyk made a season-high 38 saves as the Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Tuesday night to move back into possession of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Erik Haula and Mikko Koivu scored for the Wild. Tyler Toffoli had the goal for the Kings.
Final Buffalo 3 Carolina 2
Final 2OT Columbus 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO Columbus 1-0)
Final Montreal 4 Anaheim 3
Final Tampa Bay 6 Detroit 2
Final Washington 4 Ottawa 2
Final Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 0
Final Dallas 6 Chicago 2
Final Arizona 4 Edmonton 2
Final St. Louis 1 San Jose 0
NAIA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP….
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Malcolm Mann’s buzzer-beating layup as time expired gave Mid-America Christian its first NAIA national championship with a 100-99 victory over Georgetown of Kentucky.
NIT….
UNDATED (AP)- Valparaiso (val-pur-AY’-zoh) and BYU are going to Madison Square Garden for next Tuesday’s NIT semifinals. Valpo defeated St. Mary’s of California 60-44 while the BYU Cougars topped Creighton (KRAY’-tuhn) 88-82.
BASEBALL IN CUBA…
HAVANA (AP)- Few people will remember the final score — for the record, Tampa Bay beat the Cuban national team 4-1 — but rather the visual of presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro sitting side-by-side at Estadio Lationamericano and talking baseball. It was the first time a Major League team had played in Cuba since the Baltimore Orioles played there in 1999.
MLB-SPRING TRAINING…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier (EE’-thee-ur) will be out 10 to 14 weeks after fracturing his right tibia.
The projected starter in left field was injured after fouling a ball off his shin Friday during a spring game against Arizona. X-rays that day revealed no broken bones but the Dodgers said Tuesday that a follow-up CT scan showed the fracture. The team says Ethier won’t require surgery.
He hit.294 with 14 homers and 53 RBIs in 395 at-bats last season.
GOLF…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Most of the top 64 players in the world start play in the five-day Dell Match Play championship today in Austin. World No. 1 Jordan Spieth (SPEETH) is the top seed and opens up against Jamie Donaldson. Rory McIlroy, the defending champion, plays his first match against Thorbjorn Olesen.
NFL-MEETINGS…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – The NFL owners have outlawed the chop block and confirmed extra point attempts will be permanently snapped from the 15-yard line. Those were among a number of rule changes owners signed off on at their meetings.
Other changes involved coach-to-player communications from the sideline as well as the press box; adding a delay-of-game penalty to a team that calls a timeout when it has none remaining; removing a 5-yard penalty for a receiver illegally touching a pass after being out of bounds; the expansion of what is called a horse-collar tackle to cover the nameplate on the back of jerseys and eliminating multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession.
In world and national news…
BRUSSELS (AP) – Police conducted raids overnight and circulated a photo of three men seen at the Brussels airport as suggestions grow that the terrorists who killed at least 34 people are part of the same Islamic State cell responsible for the Paris attacks. Belgian state broadcaster RTBF identified two of the attackers as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui and said they were suicide bombers. There’s a manhunt for a third airport attacker believed to be alive. The Brussels subway was also bombed.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinians are banned from entering Israel during the Jewish festival of Purim (POOR’-ihm). The military says the four-day closure began early today and will be maintained through midnight Saturday. Israel considers Jewish holidays as likely times for Palestinian attacks.
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) – The U.N. envoy to Libya says he’s not being allowed into Tripoli. Martin Kobler says in a Twitter posting today that he has had to cancel another flight. He says the United Nations must be given access to the Libyan capital. Kobler has been pressing Libya’s rival parliaments -in Tripoli and in the eastern region – to accept a third, U.N.-backed government that emerged from a December political agreement between Libya’s factions.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Arizona primary voters rewarded the two front-runners yesterday and Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton continue their clash of worldviews on how best to protect the U.S. from extremism. In Seattle, Clinton said yesterday “The last thing we need is leaders who incite more fear.” Trump branded Clinton as “Incompetent Hillary” for her tenure as secretary of state.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Offshore drilling rights are up for grabs in New Orleans today as the federal government sells off oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmentalists opposed to fossil fuels development on public lands plan to protest the sale. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is offering approximately 45 million acres. Interest has been limited recently due to low energy prices.
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