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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – It was a typical, busy night during the regular Jamestown City Council meeting Tuesday evening.
A large portion of the consent agenda items passed including the notice of termination of the Rodeo Agreement between the Civic Center and Roughrider Association, construction of Cell 4A at the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, and several Jamestown Tourism agreements.
A couple of consent agenda items were removed by Council Members Dan Buchanan and Pam Phillips. A resolution regarding the budget was removed by Councilwoman Pam Phillips, who brought up recycling and the costs being added to the working budget.
City Administrator Jeff Fuchs reported that the council would approve the budget and then amend it to include the cost of initiating curbside recycling in Jamestown.
The resolution regarding the JRMC roadway and utilities preparations of documents was another item. Councilman Buchanan asked if there any updates that Interstate Engineering could provide. Travis Dillman with Interstate Engineering stated that Mayor Katie Andersen and Administrator Fuchs were involved with the negotiations and planning of the annexation of the land which is why others on the council didn’t see any updates until preliminary planning was finished.
Dillman was then asked how much longer it would take until there was some physical progress with construction. He reported that the original fall start time has now been pushed back.
During the Hearing from the Audience portion, Chamber Executive Director Becky Thatcher-Keller addressed the board on the issue of curbside recycling and when the council would decide on a bid. Mayor Andersen stated that a decision has not been made yet, but would be later this month.
Thatcher-Keller made a suggestion that the council start holding their committee meetings at 5 PM so businesses and employees could make the meetings. She also asked about the status of the City Engineers position. Mayor Andersen said they had conducted one interview recently for the position.
Nellie Degen, President of the Frontier Village, was also before the council to bring up the need to repair the sinkhole in the area. She reported that it’s been an issue since at least 2007.
Degen also provided updates regarding their push to add security cameras out at the site, reporting that they’ve experienced four separate incidents of vandalism in the village.
The final item of the evening was in regards to the Jamestown Police Department purchasing a new K-9 for the department. Chief of Police Scott Edinger reported that there was an available dog in Nebraska that had failed the aggression part of the service test, but that was okay.
The department requested $5,000 for the dog, traveling and training expenses. Edinger reported that they will retire their current K-9 unit. The dog will be under the care of one officer and an officer with the Bismarck Police Department would help train the animal. The council unanimously approved.