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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A majority of committees for the Jamestown City Council met Tuesday evening to finish numerous business items before the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Jamestown Finance & Legal, Building, Planning & Zoning, Civic Center & Promotion, and Public Works committees met to discuss their respective issues.
The Jamestown Finance & Legal committee conducted their meeting first. Items addressed included a request from Agri-Cover Inc. to make use of the New Jobs Training Funds through an agreement with the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation. The funds will be used to expand their business for a future business venture. The committee also approved submission of a Transportation Alternative Program Application to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The funds will assist in the construction of additional sidewalks in and around the Senior High School, Gusnner Grade School and TRAC Facility.
Later in the meeting, City Attorney Leo Ryan updated the council and members of the audience on the local impacts of Marsy’s Law. The law, which was passed during the general election, allows all crime victims rights which are preserved by their respective state constitution. Attorney Ryan pointed out that the new laws make more work for legal departments, such as the City Attorney’s Office and State’s Attorney’s Office.
The City will look into providing more funding to allow Attorney Ryan to either hire someone to assist with future cases once the law goes into effect December 8th.
In the Civic Center & Promotion Committee, a brief update on the Roughrider Rodeo Finals was given by Councilwoman Pam Phillips. She pointed out that a letter from the Jamestown Business Center was sent in regarding their parking lot following the event.
It was later brought up that at this moment, the event operated at a loss once more. Civic Center Executive Director Pam Fosse reports that at this moment, they ran the event at a nearly $15,000 loss, but if they receive all the expected revenue, the loss will be around $6,600.
Councilwoman Phillips, Fosse and Attorney Leo Ryan will be meeting to discuss the mess in the Jamestown Business Center parking lot. The final numbers once all revenue is received will be reported in December.
In the Public Works Committee meeting, a request from Cavendish Farms regarding a private flow meter on the City Sewer Force main was discussed.
Erin with Cavendish Farms stated that they would like to put a meter on the line connecting them to the city so they could monitor things such as PH levels and the amount being used. She says it’s part of an upgrade they’d like to do in 2017.
Engineer Darrell Hornbuckle says future usage of the same line might make a meter inconsistent and that it might be best that Cavendish pay for their own meter closer to its facility.
The council will look further into the request.
During the final moments of the Public Works meeting, Councilman Steve Brubakken stated that they had met with Renaissance Recycling and that they were both comfortable with the current status of the contract. Brubakken pointed out that they felt they were on track for the July 1st, 2017 start date.