City Council

JAMESTOWN CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 1, 2024, 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL ROOM, CITY HALL JAMESTOWN, ND 58401 Public meeting agenda and minutes can be found at www.JamestownND.gov or contact us at info@JamestownND.gov or 701-252-5900. Access the meeting remotely through Microsoft Teams. The link and phone will be available at 4:45 PM. The meeting begins at 5:00 PM. Please remember to mute your computer or phone. We do not automatically mute participants. Join on your computer or mobile app: Click here to join the meeting. Contact Info@JamestownND.gov for the video link at least two hours prior to the meeting. Or Phone 701-566-9575, Conference ID: 169 957 098 # 1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: A. Roll Call: 2. PUBLIC HEARING: A. HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Individuals may address the City Council about any item not contained on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the hearing. If the full 15 minutes are not needed, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the hearing, with the exception of referral to staff or Committee.) 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes of the regular City Council meeting, March 4, 2024 B. Minutes of the committee meeting, March 21, 2024 Moved by CM _____. Seconded by CM _____. 4. BIDS: A. Opening bids for the sale of an impounded/abandoned vehicles. 5. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: To provide more time to discuss controversial or disputed issues, the Council will consider the items on the consent agenda together at the beginning of the public meeting. These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. If a member of the City Council or public requests to be heard on one of these items, the Council will remove the item from the consent agenda and consider that item individually. A. Resolution to approve the payment of National Opioid Settlement Funds received in the amount of $4,653.08 to Central Valley Health District (CVHD) to be used as mutually agreed by the City and CVHD. B. Resolution to approve the Tower Lease and Use Agreement between the State of North Dakota Information Technology Department and the City of Jamestown for the purpose of placing, operating and maintaining on the City water tower and the water tower site State-owned telecommunications equipment and a building as part of the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN 20/20) for use by the public safety community and authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to sign the agreement. C. Resolution to approve the request from Buffalo City Gun Club to be recognized as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit. D. Resolution to approve increasing the number of steps in the City of Jamestown’s pay classification from 16 to 18. E. Resolution to approve re-classifying the position of Water Plant Operator I from a range 23 ($3,592-$5,161) to a range 29 ($3,797-$5,457). F. Resolution to approve a copier/fax/scanner lease for a new copier at Civic Center. G. Resolution to appoint Melissa Magnuson as an Assistant City Attorney and Assistant City Prosecutor. H. Resolution to approve the license agreement with Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to cross the 230-kV transmission line on inert landfill property and authorize the City Administrator to sign the agreement. I. Resolution to approve the Minor Subdivison, Final Plat of Kourajian Second Addition, Replat of Lots 6 and 7, Block 14 of Kourajian First Addition, Within SE ¼ of Section 25, T140N, R64W and SW ¼ of Section 30, T140N, R63W, City of Jamestown, North Dakota. The property is located at 1110 Railroad Dr SE. J. Resolution to direct the City Attorney to draft an agreement transferring ownership of the railroad caboose once owned by Midland Continental Railroad, wheels, track and associated signs, all located on the south side of Louis L’Amour Lane in the Frontier Village from the City of Jamestown to JK Ventures, LLC d.b.a. Jamestown Campground. K. Resolution to approve the addition of a mural on the water pump house located in the Frontier Village near the underground tank. L. Resolution to approve the proposal to add a wall in the lower level west side storage room. M. Resolution to award the bid for the Street Department Front End Loader to Titan Machinery in the amount of $149,581. N. Resolution to reject the bid for the Water Treatment Plant Lime Press Filter Machines as a non-responsive bid. O. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1, to Scherbenske, Inc., for construction on the 2023 Water Main Improvements District 23-61, in the amount of $20,039.40. P. Resolution to approve Payment No. 2 (Inv 08387.10-2), to SRF Consulting Group, Inc., for 2024 Jamestown Planning and Zoning Technical Services, in the amount of $335.21. Q. Resolution to approve Payment No. 111 (Inv 93553), to AE2S, LLC, for On Call engineering services (I&C Water) for a total amount of $5,921.58. R. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1 (Inv 53771), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Capital Improvement Plan, in the amount of $1,382.50. S. Resolution to approve Payment No. 3 (Inv 53773), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services for Radio Read Water Meters, in the amount of $4,020.90. T. Resolution to approve Payment No. 5 (Inv 53768), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services for 2023 Water Main Improvement District #23-61, in the amount of $6,991.96. U. Resolution to approve Payment No. 12 (Inv 53769), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Water Treatment Plant Lime Sludge Filter Press Replacement Procurement and Installation Contracts, in the amount of $16,500.00. V. Resolution to approve Payment No. 20 (Inv 53770), to Interstate Engineering, Inc., for engineering services on North West Booster Station, in the amount of $1,375.00. W. Resolution to approve Payment No. 345 (Inv 53772), in the amount of $8,635.00, to Interstate Engineering, Inc., for engineering services on various city department consultations as follows: a) (General), in the amount of $5,552.50; b) (Streets), in the amount of $1,302.50; c) (Sewer), in the amount of $1,225.00; d) (Water), in the amount of $432.50; e) (Solid Waste), in the amount of $122.50.  X. Motion to accept the reports of the Municipal Judge, Police Department, Fire Department, Public Works Departments, Inspection Department, Forestry Department, Civic Center, Central Valley Health Unit, and financial status. Y. Resolution on the Budget. TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRINTED. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM ___. Consent Roll Call No. 1: __ayes, __ nays, _absent. REGULAR AGENDA 6. RESOLUTIONS: 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. To award the bid for the sale of an impounded/abandoned vehicles to ____, in the amount of $_____. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. __: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. 8. ORDINANCES: 9. APPOINTMENTS: A. To appoint _______ to serve as a member of the Forestry Committee to fill a three-year term to expire in April 2027. Moved by CM_________. Seconded by CM_________. B. To appoint _______ to serve as a member of the Forestry Committee to fill a three-year term to expire in April 2027. Moved by CM_________. Seconded by CM_________. 10. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: 11. OTHER BUSINESS: A. To consider recommending approval of rental of a tractor to pull the new sludge applicator for the Sewer Department and authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to sign the agreement. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent B. To consider awarding the bid for 2024 Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District #24-41 to ___________ in the amount of $_____________ . Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. C. To consider awarding the bid for 2024 Sidewalk and Curb and Gutter District #24-11 to ___________ in the amount of $_____________ . Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. D. To consider awarding the bid for Inert Landfill Expansion to ___________ in the amount of $_____________ . Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. E. To consider awarding the bid for Phase 2 of the 96” Storm Sewer Repair (Project #24-71) to ___________ in the amount of $_____________ . Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. 12. ADJOURNMENT: Moved by CM _______. Seconded by CM _______.