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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.<\/p>\n
All Members were present.<\/p>\n
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Discussed Separately:<\/p>\n
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Council Member Buchan requested Item I be discussed separately. Resolution to authorize the City Attorney to send a notice of default to the Recycling Center of North Dakota, Inc., on February 1, 2018, if curbside recycling service has not yet begun based on the terms of the agreement between the company and the City of Jamestown.<\/p>\n
He asked if the notice had been sent, and City Attorney Leo Ryan said it had not, as of yet.<\/p>\n
Buchanan asked about the default notice, to which Ryan said it was legal action, and that the recycler has 60 days from February 1, 2018 to begin recycling, the trigger date for the default notice.<\/p>\n
Mayor Andersen said the date of default will be in early April.<\/p>\n
Following discussion the City Council voted, unanimously to approve the Resolution.<\/p>\n
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REGULAR AGENDA<\/p>\n
RESOLUTIONS:<\/p>\n
PUBLIC HEARING<\/strong>: Concerning Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #18-41 protests and the sufficiency thereof.<\/p>\n Following the Public Hearing it was determined that protests have been found to be insufficient to bar proceeding with Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District<\/p>\n Resolution passed to authorize the City Engineer to develop detailed plans, specifications and estimates for Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District #18-41.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Council members considered entering into an agreement renewal with the Jamestown Community Correction Program to provide community service and restitution program services for a fee of $3.00 per hour.<\/p>\n Mayor Andersen moved to table, pending additional information.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Considered was the request from Otter Tail Power Company for reimbursement for relocating electrical lines off City right-of-way.<\/p>\n From Otter Tail Power, Richie Wolf said the area concerns 12th<\/sup> Avenue Northeast.<\/p>\n He said the city originally indicated room for the utility, and then informed Otter Tail that changes in the design with the street and sidewalk, required moving the utility\u2019s lines.\u00a0 He said the lines were reinstalled underground, at a cost of $33,000. He requested the city pay the cost of $7,500.<\/p>\n The franchise agreement indicates the utility will not charge the city for movement from the City Right of Way.<\/p>\n Wolf said Otter Tail Power agrees, but brought up the issue to say rate payers will foot the bill for the relocation.<\/p>\n Mayor Andersen said she sees an exemption to the agreement in this case, as part of the multi-use path project.<\/p>\n Council Member Buchanan moved to pay the $7,500.<\/p>\n The council voted 4-1 to approve with Council Member Brubakken voting in opposition<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ORDINANCES:<\/p>\n FIRST READING: <\/strong>Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of All Except the S90\u2019 of Lot 1 Replat & Except Parcel A, Block 1, Residence Park 2nd Addition, from R-1 (One Family Residential District) to R-2 (One to Six Families Residential District).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: \u00a0\u00a0No one spoke.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPOINTMENTS:<\/p>\n Appointed Trent Hillerud \u00a0to serve as a member on the Fire Code Board of Appeals for a three year term to expire November 2020.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Appointed Travis Iversen to serve as an Assistant City Attorney and Assistant City Prosecutor for a term to expire June 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: \u00a0\u00a0No one spoke.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OTHER BUSINESS:<\/p>\n Approved recognizing the EZ Wheels Shrine Club as an other public spirited organization and authorize the issuance of a raffle permit.<\/p>\n The City Council rejected \u00a0a bid due to irregularity, and \u00a0not opened January 30 for the Water Treatment Plant roofing removal and replacement project.<\/p>\n A second bid was opened as it\u2019s irregularity was rectified.<\/p>\n A third bid was submitted by another business.<\/p>\n Then, the Council voted to award the bid to \u00a0C.L. Lindfoot of Grand Forks, in the amount of $195,674.<\/p>\n The Council tabled action on the bids due to a wide variance in the bid price.<\/p>\n The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen says Residential Recycling in Jamestown is still moving forward for implementation in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n On Monday\u2019s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 she said the goal of recycler, Ralph Friebel is to have the recycling carts delivered by February 12th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0 However, she pointed out that while the temperatures remain unseasonably cold, the distribution may be delay until the temps warm up.<\/p>\n She added the city has implemented the default option on his contract on February 1st<\/sup>, however Friebel has a 60 day extension to implement residential recycling until the about the end of March this year.<\/p>\n She added that Friebel is awaiting final word on financing to move the recycling center to the former Coke plant in Jamestown.\u00a0 In the meantime the present location of the Recycling Center has returned to its former hours.<\/p>\n Mayor Andersen pointed out that the city as of December 31st<\/sup>, is no longer providing a subsidy to the recycler.<\/p>\n In other city update\u2019s Mayor Andersen said the City Council has approved hiring Sarah Helleckson as the new City Administrator, effective February 20th<\/sup> this year.<\/p>\n Most recently she has been the solid waste coordinator for the city of Plymouth, Minnesota, who previously withdrew her candidacy, and was re-contacted by the search committee, to come in for an interview.<\/p>\n Mayor Andersen said Ms. Helleckson is an attorney, adding that her background will be an asset in her position as City Administrator.<\/p>\n City Administrator Jeff Fuchs remains in a half time position until the end of March assisting with the transition.<\/p>\n His original retirement date was December 31, 2017, however as a search for his successor took longer than planned he agreed to stay on.<\/p>\n The mayor added that Fuchs could be retained after March 31 \u00a0to assist in other projects that he\u2019s familiar with.<\/p>\n Mayor Andersen said the recent public meeting concerning proposed traffic flow changes in Downtown Jamestown was well attended.<\/p>\n Part of the presentation included the New Jersey Road Diet Video<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lm_zrAfRj20<\/a> which outline how a similar project took place, there.<\/p>\n She added that written comments are being accepted until February 15th<\/sup> to:<\/p>\n Travis Dillman, City Engineer, 102 3rd Ave. NE, Jamestown, ND 58401 or by email at travis.dillman@interstateeng.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n She added that the City of Jamestown will apply for a grant from the North Dakota Department of Transportation to cover the majority of costs, if the project is approved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Barnes County Sheriff reports, several drug related charges are pending against three people,\u00a0 following law enforcement officers executing a search warrant at a Valley City residence on January 24th.<\/p>\n A news release from\u00a0 the Barnes County Sheriff\u2019s Office, states,\u00a0 January 24th, 2018 at approximately 6:30 PM the Barnes County Sheriff\u2019s Office conducted a drugs\/ narcotics search warrant at a residence in Valley City. Throughout the search warrant law enforcement located methamphetamine, methamphetamine paraphernalia, marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.<\/p>\n Sheriff McClaflin, says, three local male individuals are facing various drug\/narcotic charges stemming from the executed search warrant.<\/p>\n Valley City Police Department assisted the Barnes County Sheriff\u2019s Office with the execution of the search warrant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MANDAN, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Authorities say a father and his adult son have been arrested after sheriff\u2019s deputies found drugs worth more than $1 million in their pickup truck during an interstate traffic stop in North Dakota.<\/p>\n Morton County sheriff\u2019s officials say 53-year-old Robert Earl Smith from Vancouver, Washington and his 24-year-old son,\u00a0 Christopher Conkey from Grants Pass, Oregon, were stopped on Interstate 94 near Mandan on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n The sheriff\u2019s office says the son told a deputy they were transporting fan gear to the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. The deputy thought they were acting suspiciously and asked to search the truck. The request was denied, so a police dog was brought to the scene and alerted authorities to possible drugs.<\/p>\n Deputies found 210 pounds of raw marijuana, five pounds of THC wax\/shatter, and eight grams of methamphetamine. and $2,400 in cash and the two were arrested.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BEACH, N.D. (AP) \u2014 A jury has convicted a former North Dakota police chief of sexually abusing a child.<\/p>\n A Golden Valley County jury returned its verdict Monday against former LaMoure Police Chief James Watson.\u00a0 He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child<\/p>\n He’s also facing separate trials on felony sexual misconduct charges in Hettinger and Stark counties in southwestern North Dakota. The charges date back to 2011.<\/p>\n A sentencing date has not been scheduled.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Fargo police are investigating after a man’s body was discovered under a dump truck.<\/p>\n