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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown City Council met during a regular session on Monday, August 1st.
Several items on the consent agenda were approved. Some of the items approved included a request from the JSDC for Economic Development Funds for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, allowing transfer of JSDC acreage into the Spiritwood Energy Park Association if needed, and several payments to Interstate Engineering.
Councilman Buchanan removed item G from the consent agenda in regards to the JSDC 2017 budget. He pointed out that their numbers for business recruiting and marketing were surprisingly lower than he though they should be.
JSDC CEO Connie Ova reported that there were several reasons why they had that budgeted that way for 2017.
The council unanimously approved the budget.
A second item was removed from the consent agenda regarding the prohibiting of parking on the 1000 block of 10th Street SE. Mayor Katie Andersen removed the item, saying she would like to see a more comprehensive discussion on the topic.
Andersen pointed out that just approving no parking in one block was “poor planning”. Councilman Steve Brubakken stated that people could park on 10th Street wherever they wanted to, but that would cause some problems.
Council members Pam Phillips and Dan Buchanan agreed with Brubakken. Councilwoman Phillips stated that she would also like to see further discussion, but right now they should approve the no parking until further discussion could be had. The item passed on a 3-1 vote with Mayor Andersen voting in opposition.
City Beautification President Joan Morris came before the board to ask about the proposals for recycling in the community. City Administrator Jeff Fuchs reported that the city had received two proposals and that they would be discussed at future committee meetings.
The final item that had discussion was the Bank of North Dakota Infrastructure Loan. Councilwoman Pam Phillips reported that the city had not yet applied for a portion of the loan. The city would have the ability to apply for a maximum of $15 million before June 2017. Mayor Andersen gave an update on the progress of the project.
Administrator Fuchs stated that they were planning on applying for the loan to use on the road to the JRMC. He reported that they were just awaiting approval from one of the landowners and were having a meeting later this week.