City Council

JAMESTOWN CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 2, 2025, 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, May 5, 2025 B. Minutes of the Special City Council meeting, May 20, 2025 C. Minutes of the committee meetings, May 20, 2025 and May 22, 2025 Moved by CM _____. Seconded by CM _____. 4. BIDS: 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 renewal of a Special Use Permit for a Compassion Center Dispensary as required under City Code Appendix C, Sec. 12, from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. B. Resolution to approve the request from High Plains Association of Realtors to be recognized as an other public-spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit. C. Resolution to approve the 96” Storm Sewer Phase II (City Project #24-71) easements with property owners (219 Development Group, LLC, and First Community Credit Union) and authorize City Administrator Hellekson to accept the easements on behalf of the City and sign the documents. D. Resolution to approve the 96” Storm Sewer Phase III (City Project #25-71) easements with property owners (Dale and Cheryl Lende, and JF Properties, LLC) and authorize City Administrator Hellekson to accept the easements on behalf of the City and sign the documents. E. Resolution to approve a revised housing program as approved by the JSDC which establishes up to a 50/50 cost share structure between the City and private developers for infrastructure costs on new residential lots within the City of Jamestown. This program shall be funded by $1,000,000 committed in the 224 City Sales Tax Fund Economic Development line item. Participation shall be contingent upon a developer’s agreement, a minimum of five lots, lot prices to buyers or end users, and other conditions which may be established by the City of Jamestown. F. Resolution to approve the request from Jamestown Council Knights of Columbus #1883, to change its liquor license from a Class A On Sale license to a Class A On-Off Sale liquor license at 519 1st Ave S, for the period ending June 30, 2026. G. Resolution to approve the request from Jamestown Fine Arts Association, Inc., d.b.a. The Arts Center, for a street closing on 2nd St SW from 1st Ave to the alley, on June 12, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, for the Juneteenth celebration with several organizations and request a waiver of the street closing fees. H. Resolution to approve the Minor Subdivision, Preliminary/Final Plat of Buffalo Estates First Addition, A Replat of a Portion of Horizon Estates First Addition, Within NE ¼ of Section 30, T140N, R63W, Jamestown, North Dakota. I. Resolution to approve the Future Land Use Plan amendment for Buffalo Estates First Addition, from Urban Residential-Low Density/Urban Residential-Medium Density to Urban Residential-Medium Density. J. Resolution to approve Change Order No. 1 to Border States Paving, Inc. for 2025 Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District 25-41 for a net increase in the contract price of $426,252.50. K. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1, to LD Concrete, for Construction on the 2025 Sidewalk and Curb & Gutter District 25-11, in the amount of $8,444.70. L. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1, to Border States Paving Inc., for construction on the 2025 Seal Coat, Patching, Construction and Reconstruction District 25-41, in the amount of $145,928.64. M. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1, to Hillerud Construction, Inc., for construction on the exterior renovation of the building located at 1110 Railroad Drive, in the amount of $85,500.00. N. Resolution to approve Payment No. 4 (Inv 08387.11-4), to SRF Consulting Group, Inc., for 2025 Jamestown Planning and Zoning Technical Services, in the amount of $5,254.67. O. Resolution to approve Payment No. 9, to Scherbenske, Inc., for construction on the 2023 Water Main Improvements District 23-61, in the amount of $6,000.00. P. Resolution to approve Payment No. 9, to Ferguson Waterworks, for construction on the Water Meter Replacement Program Project #24-61, in the amount of $65,729.54. Q. Resolution to approve Payment No. 16 (Inv 102541), to AE2S, LLC, for Water & Sewer Instrument & Control Panel Upgrades Project #24-62, in the amount of $15,293.57. R. Resolution to approve Payment No. 125 (Inv 102559), to AE2S, LLC, for On Call engineering services (I&C Water) for a total amount of $2,005.25. S. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1 (Inv 58001), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on New Cell 4B MSW Landfill Expansion, in the amount of $112,959.71. T. Resolution to approve Payment No. 1 (Inv 57991), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Project #25-61 Watermain Replacement Project, in the amount of $268,310.17. U. Resolution to approve Payment No. 2 (Inv 57998), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Project #25-61 Watermain Replacement Project, in the amount of $541.80.  V. Resolution to approve Payment No. 2 (Inv 58006), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Replacement of Interior Piping at Water Treatment Plant, in the amount of $487.70. W. Resolution to approve Payment No. 3 (Inv 57999), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Project #25-61 Watermain Replacement Project, in the amount of $142.50. X. Resolution to approve Payment No. 3 (Inv 58002), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on 4th Ave E Rehabilitation from 10th St SE to 5th St NE, in the amount of $19,676.82. Y. Resolution to approve Payment No. 3 (Inv 58004), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on MSW Title V Air Permit, in the amount of $2,290.50. Z. Resolution to approve Payment No. 6 (Inv 58000), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on New Roof on Southside Fire Station, in the amount of $3,225.25. AA. Resolution to approve Payment No. 12 (Inv 57995), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on New Inert Landfill Cell, in the amount of $1,008.85. BB. Resolution to approve Payment No. 13 (Inv 57997), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Project #24-71 Phase II of 96” Storm Sewer Improvement Repair, in the amount of $901.45. CC. Resolution to approve Payment No. 17 (Inv 58005), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Project #24-61 Radio Read Water Meters, in the amount of $6,527.50. DD. Resolution to approve Payment No. 19 (Inv 57993), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services for 2023 Water Main Improvement District #23-61, in the amount of $773.10. EE. Resolution to approve Payment No. 29 (Inv 57994), to Interstate Engineering Inc., for engineering services on Project #23-62 North West Booster Station, in the amount of $125.00. FF. Resolution to approve Payment No. 360 (Inv 58003), in the amount of $12,195.20, to Interstate Engineering, Inc., for engineering services on various city department consultations as follows: a) (General), in the amount of $5,125.00; b) (Streets), in the amount of $2,080.00; c) (Sewer), in the amount of $125.00; d) (Water), in the amount of $4,344.80; e) (Solid Waste), in the amount of $520.40.  GG. 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. HH. 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: A. PUBLIC HEARING: Concerning a petition filed by the owners requesting the annexation of the following described real property into the City of Jamestown: Section 2, T139N, R64W, 7.71 Acres, SW ¼ Less Platted to City, Woodbury Township, Stutsman County, North Dakota as shown on the certificate of survey. B. To consider the request to annex Section 2, T139N, R64W, 7.71 Acres, SW ¼ Less Platted to City, Woodbury Township, Stutsman County, North Dakota as shown on the certificate of survey, into the City of Jamestown. .Moved by CM ____. Seconded by CM ____. Roll Call No. __: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 8. ORDINANCES: A. FIRST READING: An ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 8, Article I of Chapter 6 of the City of Jamestown Municipal Code, relating to the keeping of fowl. Moved by Council Member _____. (No second required) B. FIRST READING: An ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 1556 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of Block 1 and Block 2 of Buffalo Estates First Addition, Jamestown, North Dakota from R-1 (One-Family Residential District) to R-1-A (One-Family Residential and Duplex or Two-Family Residential District). Moved by Council Member _____. (No second required) C. PUBLIC HEARING: To amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 1556, Appendix C-Zoning Regulations: a. Section 2.2- Definitions (new definition for Storage Container) b. Section 6.4- Zoning and Land Use Table c. Section 7.9E- Storage Containers  D. SECOND READING: Ordinance No. 1597, introduced by Council Member Steele, to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 1556, Appendix C-Zoning Regulations: a. Section 2.2- Definitions (new definition for Storage Container) b. Section 6.4- Zoning and Land Use Table c. Section 7.9E- Storage Containers Seconded by CM ____. Roll Call No. __: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. 9. APPOINTMENTS: 10. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT: 11. OTHER BUSINESS: A. To consider a Resolution to approve an agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company and Voya Financial to administer the City’s 457(b) Deferred Compensation Group Plan, authorize the City Administrator as Plan Administrator to execute the necessary documents and administer the transfer, and delegate to the City Administrator the role of Plan Sponsor of the 457(b) Deferred Compensation Group Plan on behalf of the City. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. B. To consider a Resolution to terminate an agreement with New York Life for the administration of the City’s 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan, and approve the transfer of the 457(b) Deferred Compensation Group Plan from New York Life to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, and authorize the City Administrator as Plan Administrator to provide a notice of termination to New York Life executive office and the local agent. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. C. To consider a Resolution to approve the request from Jamestown Downtown Association, for a street closing at 1st Ave S from 1st St to 3rd St and 2nd St from 1st Ave to Alley, on June 14, 2025 from 6:00 AM to 6 PM, for the annual Rods and Hogs Event. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. D. To consider a Resolution to approve listing City-owned properties for sale, which are 301 11th Ave SE, 401 11th Ave SE, 1104 Railroad Dr SE and 1220 Railroad Drive SE. Moved by CM ___. Seconded by CM __. Roll Call No. _: __ ayes, __ nays, __ absent. 12. ADJOURNMENT: Moved by CM _______. Seconded by CM _______.