Public Works & Safety Committee

PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY COMMITTEE January 4, 2012 Page 1 Members Present: Connole, Greenheck, Hatlelid, Knudsvig, Krabseth, Lehner, Withus. Members Absent: None. Others Present: City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney, Finance Director, City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, Assistant Public Works Director, Police Chief, Police Captain Olson, Fire Chief, City Assessor, Assistant City Assessor, Comptroller, Auditorium/Recreation Director, Building Official, Traffic Engineer, Project Civil Engineer, and Aldermen Jantzer and Olson, and Mayor Zimbelman. To the Honorable Mayor and All Aldermen: Following are the recommendations of the Public Works and Safety Committee meeting called to order at 4:15 p.m. on January 4, 2012: 1. That the City Council approve the request from Gaylin Schmidt to relocate a single- family dwelling with an existing basement apartment from 810 West University Avenue, Minot, ND to 818 7th Avenue NW (Lot 4, Block 1, Bryn Mawr Subdivision of Lot 3 Block 13 North Minot Addition); subject to the following conditions: 1. A ten-thousand dollar completion bond must be posted with the City of Minot prior to issuance of any permits for this work. 2. An adequate foundation in compliance with City of Minot building codes and zoning ordinances must be furnished at the new location. 3. The plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems must be in compliance with current code requirements of the City of Minot. 4. All work at the new location must be in compliance with City of Minot building codes and zoning ordinances. 5. Egress windows must be installed in every bedroom. 6. Smoke detectors must be installed in each bedroom, and in areas outside bedrooms. 7. Applicant must obtain all necessary permits, and coordinate all relocation activities with public utilities to surrounding properties. 8. The property must be provided with proper drainage, and must be landscaped in a manner similar to surrounding properties. PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY COMMITTEE January 4, 2012 Page 2 9. All work must be completed within ten months of start and generally in accordance with the following schedule: a. Foundation complete within two months. b. Structure relocated within four months. c. Work required for code compliance complete within six months. d. Work complete and final clean up complete within ten months. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 2. That the City Council approve a special use permit for Robert Gasmann to allow two draft horses into City limits on January 16, 2012 for the purpose of showing them to Central Campus Students. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 3. That the City Council place and pass an ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance to add the intersection of Crescent Drive and 27th Street NW to the list of yield controlled intersections, on first reading. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 4. That the City Council place and pass an ordinance amending the Traffic Ordinance to add the intersections of 2nd Street SE and 29th/37th Avenue SE to the list of stop controlled intersections, on first reading. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 5. That the City Council place and pass an ordinance amending the 2011 annual budget in the amount of $24,658 for the receipt of the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant for the upgrade and maintenance of the mobile data computers, on first reading. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY COMMITTEE January 4, 2012 Page 3 6. That the City Council place and pass the following ordinances on second reading: a. Ordinance No. 4384 – Rezoning Brookview 5th Addition, Lot 1 from C-2 (General Commercial District) and M-1 (Light Industrial District) to M-1 (Light Industrial District). b. Ordinance No. 4435 – Rezoning Anthem Highlands, Block 1, Lots 1-4, Block 2, Lots 1-20, Block 3, Lots 1-5, Block 4, Lots 1-35, Block 5, Lots 1-22, Block 6, Lots 1- 10, Block 7, Lots 1-18 from C-2 (General Commercial District) and R-4 (Planned Residence District) to R-4 (Planned Residence District). c. Ordinance No. 4463 – Changing the ward and precinct boundaries within the City of Minot to comply with the one person/one vote standard. d. Ordinance No. 4464 – Amend 2011 Budget – FEMA Reimbursement. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 7. That the City Council approve the annual joint funding agreement with the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, for monitoring of the Souris River, effective October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012, and further, authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the agreement on the City’s behalf. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 8. That the City Council approve a new contract with St. Alexius Medical Center for advertisement on the City buses at a rate of $300 per bus per month for the first 6 months of 2012 and $500 per bus per month for the last 6 months of 2012, and further, authorize the Mayor to sign the contract on the City’s behalf. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. 9. That the City Council authorize staff to coordinate with the North Dakota Department of Transportation to pursue a grant to cover the costs of a bus route study. ********** The above motion by Alderman Krabseth, seconded by Alderman Hatlelid, and carried unanimously. General Information There being no further business, Chairman Knudsvig adjourned the Public Works and Safety Committee meeting at 4:17 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Katy Solar, City Clerk