MINOT CITY COUNCIL –

SCHEDULED MEETING

JULY 1, 2019 AT 5:30 P.M.

Members Present: Jantzer, Olson,

Pitner, Podrygula, Sipma, Straight,

Wolsky

Members Absent: None

Mayor Sipma presiding and led the

City Council in the Pledge of Allegi-

ance. John McMartin, President of

the Chamber of Commerce, brought

a draft of a document for a local

preference program. He said, it is

meant to start the conversation on

the issue and he encouraged the

Council to include the private sector

in their decisions. Mayor Sipma

commented that it will be a topic of

discussion during the Council re-

treat. Tina Alexander, resident of

409 19th Street SE, came to discuss

the issue of abandoned buildings in

her neighborhood and asked how to

move forward. She said the

residents in the area have made

calls to the Police Department regu-

larly but do not feel like they are be-

ing assisted. Mayor Sipma said,

numerous people have already

reached out regarding the issues

with the Fairview but it takes time to

clean up. The problem wasn’t creat-

ed overnight and can’t be resolved

overnight either. He stated, there is

a meeting scheduled for the next

day with City staff and First District

Health Unit, where they will discuss

how to move forward. The Mayor

then requested the Police Chief

speak on the issue. Chief Olson ex-

plained, there are some hotels in

Minot that have been operating as

apartments which is a zoning issue.

They have been working on how to

address the activity on the property

and working with First District Health

Unit. The Police Department

responds to calls in the neighbor-

hood and address what they can on

the spot but some problems are long

term. Mayor Sipma assured, he

would provide a public update after

their meeting the next day. Podrygu-

la said, it sounds like the City is do-

ing what we can but we don’t have

the money and don’t have the au-

thority to take action. It may be a

problem requiring more power to be

as responsive as we can. If barriers

are at the state level, it may need to

be addressed with the League of Ci-

ties. If it is City obstacles, then we

should address them. It sounds like

an issue that is the property owner’s

responsibility but it is still a problem.

Mayor Sipma said, staff will look at

ordinances for some suggestions for

tomorrow. He commented on the

visibility of the property, especially

with the State Fair coming up. He

stated, the public needs to be mind-

ful of their perception of realistic ex-

pectations. The City cannot just take

the property. The City Council held a

public hearing to consider a request

by Chad Sickles to relocate a

single-family residence from 104 6th

St NE, to 7520 15th Ave SE, subject

to conditions. There being no com-

ments, Jantzer moved Pitner

seconded and was carried to close

the public hearing and approve the

request. Mayor Sipma described

some of his meetings and activities

over the past month. Olson moved

Straight seconded and was carried

to appoint Jason Bentley to the

Renaissance Zone Board. The City

Manager mentioned upcoming

meetings and events. Mr. Barry

described the 2020 budget summary

and approach which was also dis-

cussed at the Budget Workshop.

The City Manager recapped the

budget modifications that have oc-

curred over the past two years and

explained budget trends that are

offsetting 2020 property tax modifi-

cations. There are additions to the

City’s revenue made possible by

property tax adjustments from the

last two years combined with the in-

crease in revenue due to the revised

Hub City formula, steady sales tax

revenues, and interest income. The

City also curbed expenses by reduc-

ing the number of positions, reduc-

ing operational costs by about $5M

annually, discontinuing the Com-

munity Facilities fund, and reducing

grants and donations. Mr. Barry also

said, the available reserves are be-

ing used for capital projects rather

than operational expenses. As a

result, staff is recommending there

be no tax increase for the 2020

budget. He described construction

updates for some major projects in

the City including the MI-1 and

MI-2/3 portions of Flood Control and

the Water Treatment Plant expan-

sion. Mr. Barry talked about NDR

activities and gave a brief update on

progress. He gave an update on

blighted properties by saying, the six

homes identified as “zombie homes”

are demolished. There are two more

set to close and demolish this year.

There are still 19 properties that

remain blighted, of which, 7 are

unwilling to sell and 12 are un-

responsive. Six properties have

pulled permits to repair. Once the

properties have been demolished,

there are two options for the proper-

ties. The Neighbor Next Door pro-

gram allows the property to be auc-

tioned but permanent structures

cannot be built on them. They can

be used toward the LMI initiative by

building LMI housing but the struc-

ture must be one foot above flood

level and must carry flood insurance.

The City Manager congratulated the

six new recruits that graduated from

the Fire Academy. There were also

seven firefighters who completed

their probationary period and were

recognized during a ceremony in

June. The Fire Department will be

fully staffed after two additional hires

are made this month. He spoke

about communication and how the

City is extending outreach to the

community. The City Manager con-

cluded his report by mentioning a

few exciting events happening

around Minot in July. The Spirit of

the Plains Airshow will take place

July 4th at Minot International Airport

and the Dakota Territory Air Muse-

um and is free to attend. The fire-

work display, presented by Minot

Fireworks Association, will be at the

ND State Fairgrounds starting at

10:45 pm. The highly anticipated

North Dakota State Fair starts July

19th through July 27th and the

parade is on July 20th. After the City

Manager’s report, Straight comment-

ed on nuisance issues by saying,

there is one Code Enforcement Off-

icer and about 50 open cases. He

also reminded residents to be con-

siderate of neighbors with PTSD be-

fore setting off fireworks. The City

Manager responded to the nuisance

issue by explaining that staff is work-

ing on improvements to the nui-

sance ordinance. He said, the com-

munity needs to understand there is

a due process which takes pre-

cedence under State law. Straight

asked about website updates, to

which Mr. Barry responded by say-

ing, an update is due this year under

the contract with the website provid-

er. The Public Information Officer

will focus on updates in October,

after the budget process has con-

cluded. Staff is reviewing content in-

cluding Planning, Zoning, and City

Codes. Podrygula recognized many

of the positive changes that are tak-

ing place within the City but said un-

fortunately nuisance issues remain a

problem and he feels for the

residents affected by them. Mr. Bar-

ry said, the first step will be to edu-

cate the public on the process for

nuisance issues and encouraged

residents to contact staff rather than

post on social media. Mayor Sipma

gave one last reminder to the public

that there is a $150 fine for discharg-

ing fireworks in city limits. The City

Attorney provided a written report.

Jantzer moved Pitner seconded and

was carried to place and pass ordi-

nance no. 5398 on first reading to

annex into the corporate limits of the

City of Minot the west half of Lot 6,

Thompson’s 8th plat; to approve the

subdivision of Lot 17 less the South

30 feet of Amended Plats of Lots 12,

15, 16 & 17 to be known as Prairie

Green 24th Addition; to place and

pass ordinance no. 5399 on first

reading to change the zone from C2

to R3C on Prairie Green 24th Addi-

tion. Jantzer moved Olson seconded

and was carried to approve the

minutes of the June 17 City Council

meeting; approve the bills and

transfers for June in the amount of

$6,029,544.89 as follows:

A-1 EVANS SEPTIC TANK SER-

VICE 200; AAAE 275; AAAE 600;

ACKERMAN ESTVOLD 1902.5;

ACKERMAN ESTVOLD 29154.38;

ACME TOOLS 2149.8; ADOBE

SYSTEMS INC. 599.88; AD-

VANCED BUSINESS METHODS

52.26; ADVENTURE DIVERS

34.95; AHMANN, TODD 330.78;

AIRSIDE SOLUTIONS 578.07; ALL

AMERICA CITY GLASS 303; ALL

AMERICAN TROPHIES 169.95;

ALL AMERICAN TROPHIES 746.5;

ALL AMERICAN TROPHIES 34;

AMAZON.COM 1717.18;

AMAZON/GECRB 1592.97; AMER-

ICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSN.

3316; AMERICAN WELDING &

GAS, INC. 8762.91; AMERICAN

WELDING & GAS, INC. 1373.35;

AMERICAN WELDING & GAS, INC.

32.34; AMERIPRIDE 72.83;

AMERIPRIDE 72.83; APEX EN-

GINEERING GROUP 84801.49; AP-

PLE BOOKS 18.68; AQUA-PURE

INC 18668.08; ARROWHEAD ACE

HARDWARE 87.9; AT&T 4262.27;

ATSSA 81; ATTIC, THE 1164; BAK-

ER & TAYLOR BOOKS 11055.15;

BAKKE GRINOLDS WIEDERHOLT

3521.9; BATTERIES PLUS BULBS

#639 3558.75; BAUER, KATHER-

INE 60.32; BEAN, EILEEN 26.1;

BECHTOLD PAVING 12654;

BECHTOLD PAVING 99940.45;

BERG, MONDA 270; BERGER EN-

TERPRISES, LLC 68515.77;

BERT’S TRUCK EQUIPMENT

19869.75; BEST BUY BUSINESS

ADVANTAGE ACCOUNT 89.97;

BILLINGSLEY, BRIAN 0; BIL-

LINGSLEY, BRIAN 383.05; BLACK-

WOOD, ROBBY 500.7; BLAN-

CHARD, PATRICK 500.5; BLOYER,

JAY 406; BLUE CROSS BLUE

SHIELD 40; BLUETARP FINAN-

CIAL, INC 79.99; BLUETARP

FINANCIAL, INC 434.05; BNSF

RAILWAY COMPANY 6097.89;

BORDER STATES INDUSTRIES

INC 1172.79; BORDER STATES

INDUSTRIES INC 81.19; BORDER

STATES INDUSTRIES INC 1225.7;

BOWLES, AARON B 60.5;

BRITE-WAY 248; BROADWAY

PRINTING COMPANY 5085;

BUCHWEITZ, JEFFREY 772.5;

BUDGET MUSIC & VIDEO 618.43;

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

60000; BUTLER MACHINERY CO.

7523.36; BUTLER MACHINERY

CO. 641.24; BUTLER MACHINERY

CO. 153.91; C.A. PIERSON LAW

P.C. 6000; C&C PLUMBING AND

HEATING 556.55; C&C PLUMBING

AND HEATING 215; CANAD INNS

297; CAPFIRST EQUIPMENT FI-

NANCE 390594; CASHWISE

LIQUORS 20; CDM SMITH

9338.26; CDW GOVERNMENT INC

100.98; CDW GOVERNMENT INC

984.32; CENEX 0; CENGAGE

LEARNING/GALE 50.23; CHIEF

SUPPLY CORPORATION 582.16;

CHRISTOPHER A. CARLSON

277.09; CHRISTOPHER A. CARL-

SON 277.09; CITY LAUNDRY 6;

CITY LAUNDRY 27.96; CITY OF

MINOT 180; CITY OF MINOT 10;

CITY OF MINOT 31.2; CLAREY’S

SAFETY EQUIPMENT INC.

2504.22; CLEAN HARBORS ENV.

SERVICES 29052.35; CLOUGH,

CAEDON 40; COLONIAL LIFE

PREMIUM PROCESSING 2695.98;

COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SER-

VICE 58; COMPUTER INTELLI-

GENCE ASSOCIA 1144.12; COM-

PUTER STORE 1589.98; COOKIES

FOR YOU 900; CPS, LTD 6195;

CRAFT BUILDERS, INC 130395.6;

CREATIVE PRINTING 75.7;

CREATIVE PRINTING 365.15;

CROSS COUNTRY DELIVERY

92.46; CUMMINS POWER, LLC

790; CUMMINS POWER, LLC

818.04; CURT’S STARTER & ALT.

SERVICE 194.59; CURT’S STAR-

TER & ALT. SERVICE 65; DACO-

TAH PAPER CO. 301.34; DACO-

TAH PAPER CO. 202.14; DAKOTA

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

1776.43; DAKOTA FENCE 108;

DAKOTA FIRE EXTINGUISHER

1958.27; DAKOTA FLUID POWER,

INC 67.41; DAKOTA FLUID

POWER, INC 149.35; DAKOTA

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING LLC

625; DARLEY 202.84; DEERE

CREDIT, INC 44346.19; DELTA AIR

LINES 2999.19; DEMCO 155.4;

DEMCO 903.65; DIG IT UP BACK-

HOE SERVICE 102193.5;

DIRECTV 284.37; DIVE RIGHT IN

SCUBA, INC 1144.92; DOMESTIC

VIOLENCE CRISIS CENTE

1390.75; DORSEY & WHITNEY

4069.64; DUST BE-GONE, LLC

10629.36; DXP ENTERPRISES,

INC 260; EAPC ARCHITECTS 9.92;

EAPC ARCHITECTS 43377.85;

EAPC ARCHITECTS 6884.36;

EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES

3402; ECOLAB 502.53; ECOLAB

555; EIDE BAILLY 198; ELDORA-

DO NATIONAL – CALIFORNIA

310.44; ELDORADO NATIONAL –

CALIFORNIA 260.33; ELICH,

TRAVIS 334.7; EMC CORPORA-

TION 45049.96; ENERBASE

32918.35; ENERBASE

28636.28;ENERBASE 217.23; EPIC

SOLUTIONS 158.68; ESO SOLU-

TIONS, FH SOFTWARE 1097.56;

EXPLORER POST #9472 100;

FACTORY MOTOR PARTS

1460.64; FACTORY MOTOR

PARTS 536.13; FACTORY MOTOR

PARTS 568; FAKEN, CHAD 50;

FARSTAD OIL CO 5615.03; FAR-

STAD OIL CO 624; FASTENAL

COMPANY 108.75; FASTENAL

COMPANY 356.84; FEDERAL EX-

PRESS 7.36; FEDERAL EXPRESS

101.61; FERGUSON ENTER-

PRISES, INC 218.56; FILKINS,

JACOB 500.7; FINDAWAY

WORLD, LLC 1549.39; FIRE

EQUIPMENT CO. 14.5; FIRE

EQUIPMENT CO. 18.5; FIRE

SAFETY USA, INC 2257.5; FIRST

DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT 8333.33;

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK &

TRUST 550; FIRST WESTERN IN-

SURANCE 50; FLEETMIND SOLU-

TIONS INC 1987.5; FLEETMIND

SOLUTIONS INC 4.29; FLEXIBLE

PIPE TOOL COMPANY 100.5;

FRED PRYOR SEMINARS 199;

FRONTIER PRECISION 932.46;

FUNKE, LANDI 69.77; G & P COM-

MERCIAL SALES 23.1; G & P

COMMERCIAL SALES 57.6; GEN-

ERAL EQUIPMENT 270.92; GEN-

ERAL TRADING 141.48; GENERAL

TRADING 60.23; GENERAL TRAD-

ING 708.33; GEOLOGIC COMPUT-

ER SYSTEMS 2962; GERDAU RE-

CYCLING 81.76; GERDAU RECY-

CLING 544.96; GILLIG LLC 111;

GLASS DOCTOR 150; GOETTLE,

SHANE C 3500; GOETTLE, SHANE

C 3500; GOOSENECK IMPLE-

MENT 569.23; GOOSENECK IM-

PLEMENT 460.81; GOOSENECK

IMPLEMENT 117.32; GOOSENECK

IMPLEMENT COMPANY 51915.87;

GR VENDING ND DISPENSARY 4,

LLC 1109; GRAND FORKS FIRE

EQUIPMENT 164.39; GRANITE

SPRINGS CO. 66.5; GRAVEL PRO-

DUCTS, INC. 4586.37; GRAVEL

PRODUCTS, INC. 6317.93; GRAV-

EL PRODUCTS, INC. 765.7; GRAY-

BAR 116.5; GRIMM, KELLY 30;

GUMDROP BOOKS 2531.92;

HACH 1534.27; HARLEYS 20.97;

HARLEYS 27.96; HAWKINS, INC

3729.6; HAWKINS, INC 4351.2;

HEAD, CHARLES 2065; HIGH

PLAINS TECHNOLOGY INC

7283.06; HIGH POINT NET-

WORKS, LLC 267.39; HIGHT CON-

STRUCTION 6500; HIRSHFELD,

ALLISON 1050; HOBBY LOBBY

65.36; HOIME, ALEX 922; HOLI-

DAY INN 938.84; HOLM CON-

STRUCTION 4405; HOME DEPOT

CREDIT SERVICES 35.88; HOME

DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES

1329.3; HOME OF ECONOMY

49.99; HOME OF ECONOMY

513.95; HOUCHEN BINDERY, LTD

78; HOUSTON ENGINEERING,

INC 26094.84; HOUSTON EN-

GINEERING, INC 17602.86; HP

INC 2215.74; I. KEATINGS FURNI-

TURE INC. 187.5; IMSA 170; IN-

FORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT 2585; INNOVATIVE

OFFICE SOLUTIONS LLC 38.12;

INTERNATIONAL CODE COUN-

CIL, INC 139; INTERNATIONAL

CODE COUNCIL, INC 52.35;

INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM

96.95; J C PENNEY CO 525.38;

JERRY’S REPAIR & ALIGNMENT

170; JERRY’S REPAIR & ALIGN-

MENT 85; JH MEDICAL SUPPLY

60.62; JH MEDICAL SUPPLY

277.52; JIMS WELDING,INC. 103;

JOHNSON CONTROLS 1078.86;

JOHNSON CONTROLS 203.4; JUL-

SON, MARCIA 772.5; KADRMAS,

LEE & JACKSON (BISMARCK)

3104.51; KALIX 54.39; KELLER

PAVING AND LANDSCAPING

28530.86; KLUG, SHANIA 35.51;

KRONSCHNABEL, KELLI 0;

KRONSCHNABEL, KELLI 158.02;

L-TRON CORPORATION 172; LAN-

DRUM AND BROWN, INC 2000;

LANE’S CARPET INSTALLATION

309.5; LAUDENSCHLAGER, ERIK

132; LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES,

INC 0; LEARNING OPPORTUNI-

TIES, INC 2339.57; LENTZ, JACOB

500.7; LHOIST NORTH AMERICA

OF MISSOURI 31516.44; LHOIST

NORTH AMERICA OF MISSOURI

20988.42; LIBRARICA LLC 476.7;

LOAF N JUG 2.29; LOCATORS &

SUPPLIES 293.71; LOWES GAR-

DEN CENTER 35.38; LOWES

PRINTING, INC. 776.35; LOWES

PRINTING, INC. 122.5; M-B COM-

PANY 548720.38; MADC 27375;

MAGIC CITY GARAGE DOOR

COMPANY 105; MAIN ELECTRIC

CONSTRUCTION 16214.51; MAIN

ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION

1107.83; MARCO, INC 371.5; MAR-

CO, INC 221.49; MARKETPLACE

FOODS 106.31; MARKETPLACE

FOODS SOUTH BROADWAY 5.98;

MATERIAL TESTING 89; MATERI-

AL TESTING 783.5; MCLEOD,

MATT 247.5; MEADOWLARK

HOLDINGS, LLC 1141.5; MEHLH-

OFF, ANDREW 165; MELLUM,

DEB 301.31; MENARDS 12.39; ME-

NARDS 22.83; MENARDS 101.66;

MENARDS 2660.72; MICKELSON,

TODD 110; MICROSOFT COR-

PORATION 178; MICROSOFT

CORPORATION 24; MINOT AUTO

1484.11; MINOT AUTO 2072.19;

MINOT AUTO 1041.08; MINOT AU-

TOMOTIVE CENTER 445.5; MINOT

AUTOMOTIVE CENTER 56.66;

MINOT COMMISSION ON AGING

7083.33; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

16894.96; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

13139.13; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

158.21; MINOT DAILY NEWS

849.19; MINOT DAILY NEWS

2027.93; MINOT ELECTRIC

2125.83; MINOT EMPLOYEE DO-

NATIONS 1372.69; MINOT PARK

DISTRICT 448; MINOT PARK DIS-

TRICT 224989; MINOT PAVING

27355.82; MINOT RESTAURANT

SUPPLY 71.15; MINOT RESTAU-

RANT SUPPLY 154.8; MINOT

SASH & DOOR, INC. 25; MINOT

STATE UNIVERSITY 858919.36;

MINOT VETERINARY CLINIC

6401; MINOT’S FINEST COLLI-

SION CENTER 1266.8; MISC P

CARD VENDOR 16689.48; MIS-

CELLANEOUS A/R 525; MISCEL-

LANEOUS A/R 600; MISCEL-

LANEOUS A/R 20; MISCELLANE-

OUS A/R 550;MN CHILD SUP-

PORT PAYMENT CENTER 172.12;

MN CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT

CENTER 172.12; MORSE, HEATH-

ER 2085.79; MOWBRAY & SONS

5972; MOWBRAY & SONS 266.32;

MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO

134.97; MUUS LUMBER 39.95;

MVTL LABORATORIES 5612;

MVTL LABORATORIES 69; NADA

APPRAISAL GUIDES 355; NAGEL,

THOMAS 1425; NAPA AUTO

PARTS 2151.22; NAPA AUTO

PARTS 1308.27; NAPA AUTO

PARTS 815.12; NARDINI FIRE

EQUIPMENT 350; NATIONAL AS-

SOCIATION OF SCHOOL 495; NA-

TIONAL PAYMENT CORPORA-

TION 209.99; ND CHILD SUPPORT

25; ND DEPT OF ENVIRONMEN-

TAL QUALITY 125; ND DEPT OF

HEALTH 911; ND DEPT OF TRAN-

SPORTATION 5; ND INSURANCE

RESERVE FUND 298.86; ND ONE

CALL, INC 1216.85; ND PEACE

OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 40; ND

SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. 65; ND

STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTAN-

CY 170; ND STATE BOARD OF

LAW EXAMINERS 180;

NEHRING-HARVEY, JACQUE 435;

NIESS IMPRESSIONS 394.2;

NORTH COUNTRY MERCANTILE

271.8; NORTH COUNTRY

SPORTSWEAR 99.9; NORTH

COUNTRY SPORTSWEAR 348.93;

NORTH DAKOTA PIPELINE CO

526.6; NORTH PRAIRIE RURAL

WATER 130.62; NORTHERN

BRAKE 55; NORTHERN BRAKE

45; NORTHERN TESTING 800;

NORTHERN TRUCK EQUIPMENT

CORP 2448.55; NORTHWEST

TIRE AND RETREAD 6281.7;

NORTHWEST TIRE AND RE-

TREAD 15376.23; O’REILLY AUTO

PARTS 12.7;OAG AVIATION

WORLDWIDE LLC 4840; OCLC

1309.3; OFFICE DEPOT 265.81;

OFFICE DEPOT 271.7; OFFICE

DEPOT 1668.44; OFFICE FURNI-

TURE RESOURCES 270; OK AU-

TOMOTIVE 66.31; OK AUTOMO-

TIVE 183.53; OLSON’S TOWING

2789; OLSON’S TOWING 230;

ORR, JEREMIAH 334.7; OSTDAHL,

DUANE 2085.79; OTIS ELEVATOR

COMPANY 902.52; OVERHEAD

DOOR CO. OF MINOT 7040; PAD-

DOCK, MARK 181.5; PAPPENFUS,

MATTHEW 192.5; PARSONS

ELECTRIC LLC 3950.44; PAVE-

MENT STENCIL COMPANY 885;

PEI 100; PEREZ JR., ISRAEL 600;

PETCO 111.98; PKG CONTRACT-

ING, INC. 28655.46; POSSEN, LA-

CEY 10.21; POST CONSTRUC-

TION COMPANY 289249.23;

POSTMEDIA PAYMENT CENTRE

918.4; PRAIRIE SCALE SYSTEMS,

INC 2380.04; PRAIRIE SUPPLY

126.5; PRAIRIE SUPPLY 211;

PRAIRIE SUPPLY 367.96; PRIN-

GLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C. 1604.45;

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

3509.6; PRO-WEST & ASSOCI-

ATES, INC 24648.98; PROCOL-

LECT 702.61; PROCONTROLS

MIDWEST 1032.55; PSYCHOLOGI-

CAL RESOURCES 135; PUBLIC

AGENCY TRAINING COUNCIL

525; R & B SUPPLY CO., INC 200;

RADISSON HOTEL BISMARCK

169.2; RALPH’S PLUMBING 75;

RDO EQUIPMENT 375.05; RDO

EQUIPMENT 25467.56; RDO

EQUIPMENT 6551.87; REALTIME

TRANSLATIONS, INC 20;

RECORDED BOOKS 62.2;

REISENAUER, RICK 23; REPUB-

LIC PARKING SYSTEM 28424.15;

REYNOLDS, NICHOLAS 100; RHI

SUPPLY 229.54; ROTARY CLUB

OF MINOT 186; ROTELIUK, RON-

DEL 86.42; ROUTEMATCH 23800;

SANITATION PRODUCTS 10125.2;

SANITATION PRODUCTS 2382.52;

SATHER, LONNIE 218.52;

SCHEELS 390.97; SCHOCKS

SAFE AND LOCK SERVICE 0;

SCHOCKS SAFE AND LOCK SER-

VICE 49.79; SCOTT BINTZ – RED

HEADED REBEL 1109; SCREEN-

CLOUD 40; SECURITY PLUS 42;

SERVPRO OF MINOT 3721.81;

SHRM 189; SIGNS TODAY, INC

155; SKILL PATH, INC. 298;

SOLTIS BUSINESS FORMS CO.

78; SOURIS BASIN PLANNING

COUNCIL 4208.33; SOURIS RIVER

JOINT WATER RESOURCE

1299797.59; SOUTH DAKOTA

CHILD SUPPORT 175.87; SOUTH

DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT 175.87;

SPENCER, DAVID 1192.5; SRF

CONSULTING GROUP 26914.08;

SRT COMMUNICATIONS 9553.5;

STAPLES 124.51; STATE WATER

COMMISSION 8290.55; STATE

WATER COMMISSION 62454.7;

STAYBRIDGE SUITES –

BISMARCK 764; STEBLETON, JA-

SON DARRELL 20; STEVICK

BUSINESS SPECIALTIES & WEAR

743; STICKS & STONES BY KERI

140; SUMMERS, DANA 334.7;

SUNDBAKKEN, JASON 273.8;

SUNDRE SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

1618.08; SWANSON & WARCUP,

LTD 6648.63; SWANSTON EQUIP-

MENT 4340.82; SWANSTON

EQUIPMENT 4833.11; SWANSTON

EQUIPMENT 352.24; TEAM ELEC-

TRONICS INC 70; TENNESSE

DEPT OF SAFETY & HOMELAND

10; THATCHER COMPANY, INC

10602.7; THATCHER COMPANY,

INC 13244; THE HOME DEPOT 0;

THOMSON REUTERS-WEST PAY-

MENT CENTER 264; THORSRUD

SUPPLY CO., INC. 874.8; TOL-

LEFSON’S 7928.36; TOTALFUNDS

200.91; TRACTOR SUPPLY

CREDIT PLAN 28.47; TRACTOR

SUPPLY CREDIT PLAN 102.21;

TRAFFIC CONTROL CORPORA-

TION 37421; TRI-N-PROPANE

(JARETT SCHATZ) 1109; TRIL-

LION AVIATION 1072.5; TRINITY

HEALTH 10; TRINITY MEDICAL

GROUP 2403; TX CHILD SUP-

PORT SDU 318.46; U.S. POST OF-

FICE 5000; U.S. POST OFFICE

457.71; ULTEIG 0; UNIFORM

CENTER 74.99; UNITED AIRLINES

3232.6; UNITED MAILING SER-

VICE 379.88; UNITED MAILING

SERVICE 370.83; UNUM LIFE IN-

SURANCE COMPANY OF AMER

3752.9; UPS STORE #1423 24.48;

US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA-

TION AWG 298.8; US DEPART-

MENT OF EDUCATION AWG

298.8; USPS – FEE PAYMENTS 55;

VALS CYCLERY 760.07; VAN

DYKE, CAMILA 127.6; VAN-

TAGEPOINT TRANSFER –

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VERIZON 3296.86; WAL MART

106.97; WALKER, BRENDON &

STEPHANIE 2085.79; WANTZ, MA-

CEY 60.32; WARD COUNTY AUDI-

TOR 454160; WARD COUNTY AU-

DITOR 11605; WARD COUNTY

LAW ENF RANGE 1500; WARD

COUNTY LAW ENF RANGE 500;

WASHINGTON, ANTHONY 406;

WASTE NOT RECYCLING LLC

9678.6; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 15.43; WATER ACCOUNT

REFUNDS 4.97; WATER AC-

COUNT REFUNDS 50; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 4.93; WA-

TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 1.87;

WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS

12.71; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 15.43; WATER ACCOUNT

REFUNDS 17.73; WATER AC-

COUNT REFUNDS 12.48; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 1.23; WA-

TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 72.03;

WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS

25.96; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 52.62; WATER ACCOUNT

REFUNDS 6.74; WATER AC-

COUNT REFUNDS 1200; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 85; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 6.97; WEST

OAKS ANIMAL HOSPITAL 553.36;

WESTERN STEEL AND PLUMB-

ING 39.35; WESTLIE FORD

2717.42; WESTLIE FORD 1783.34;

WESTLIE TRUCK CENTER

2817.02; WESTLIE TRUCK

CENTER 320.24; WESTLIE TRUCK

CENTER 772.22; WILBUR-ELLIS

CO LLC 1245.1; WINNELSON

931.52; XEROX CORPORATION

1216.98; 1ST MINOT MANAGE-

MENT 10; 3D SPECIALTIES INC.

1734.6; 3D SPECIALTIES INC.

125.1; 3M COMPANY 1642.55; TO-

TAL: $6,029,544.89

Jantzer moved Olson seconded and

was carried to approve payroll for

May 26- June 22 of $2,065,892.46;

ratify the administratively approved

requests for June; place and pass

ordinance no. 5396 on second read-

ing to amend the 2019 annual budg-

et for the purchase of an ADA Com-

pliant Braun Entervan; place and

pass ordinance no. 5397 on second

reading to amend the 2019 annual

budget for the awarded forcible entry

prop training equipment grants; ap-

prove final payment of $6,500 to

Hight Construction for the Minot Fire

Station 3 Rehabilitation; approve fi-

nal payment of $6,884.36 to EAPC

for the Anne Street Bridge Planning

Study; approve the final payment of

$28,655.46 to PKG Contracting, Inc.

for the Odor Control Improvements

project; award the bid for the

2019-2020 Nuisance Abatement

Project to Hanson’s Excavating, Inc.,

for $28,673.00; place and pass ordi-

nance no. 5400 on first reading to

amend the 2019 annual budget to

increase the Inspection demolitions

and nuisance abatement expendi-

tures using cash reserves; reject

bids for 3rd Street SE and Burdick

Expressway HSIP and authorize En-

gineering, along with the NDDOT, to

rebid the project; place and pass or-

dinance no. 5401 on first reading to

amend the 2019 annual to pay in full

the US Bureau of Reclamation loan

in the amount of $878,930.00; adopt

resolution no. 3622, designating

55th St NE from US Highway 2

North to County Road 12 as a

129,000-pound corridor; approve the

lease agreement between the Minot

International Airport of the City of

Minot and Larry Huizenga; approve

the continuation of the contract with

ND State Tax Commissioner for the

2019-2021 biennium; approve al-

coholic beverage license renewals

for the period of July 1, 2019 through

December 31, 2020 for: Captain’s

Cove Seafood Restaurant, Clarion

Hotel and Convention Center, Pizza

Ranch, Quality Inn & Suites, Thai

Hot. Olson moved Straight second-

ed and was carried to award the bid

for a 5-year lease of six new motor

graders to RDO Equipment in the

amount of $26,272.00 per year per

machine. Wolsky moved Olson

seconded and was carried to place

and pass ordinance no. 5402 on first

reading amending section 1-8 of the

Code of Ordinances to become

current with state law regarding

penalties for violations of the Code

of Ordinances after amending the

motion to include the preamble

“NDCC” wherever Section 1-8 refer-

ences the North Dakota Century

Code. Olson moved Pitner second-

ed and after discussion was carried

to place and pass ordinance no.

5403 on first reading to adopt and

implement the changes made by the

2019 North Dakota Legislative Ses-

sion relating to marijuana offenses

within the corporate limits of the city.

Wolsky stated, the language in the

ordinance seems conflicted and con-

fused and he does not support it. He

suggested the City could take the

opportunity at a local level to main-

tain control on what the legislature

provided. He elaborated by saying,

there are no exceptions listed for

medicinal uses and it has conflicting

language relating to whether inges-

tion is legal. Wolsky explained that

the changes brought before them

accomplish the task of aligning State

and City codes to avoid disruption

between offenses in court but the

City could consider modifying the or-

dinance to align with current trends.

Upon questioning by Podrygula,

Wolsky explained, there is a cultural

trend toward more relaxed policies

on marijuana. There are continued

efforts on the recreational side to le-

galize marijuana. Pitner asked about

the possibility of the City having

more relaxed laws than the State.

The City Attorney said, the Home

Rule Charter grants certain authority

to implement ordinances for viola-

tions of our code and set the penalty

for those violations. The highest

criminal offense that can be charged

in Municipal Court is a Class B Mis-

demeanor and the only thing lower

than that is a criminal infraction. The

proposed ordinance amends the

charges to criminal infractions. She

said, it would be hard to find criminal

charges that could be more relaxed.

Upon questioning by Straight re-

garding any businesses in Minot that

might be affected by these changes,

City Attorney Hendershot stated, the

charge is marijuana paraphernalia

so you would have to possess it with

the intent to use it for marijuana.

Jantzer moved Olson seconded and

after discussion was carried to place

and pass ordinance no. 5404 on first

reading, to repeal and reenact sec-

tion 2-30 which relates to the order

of business for meetings of the City

Council. Mayor Sipma explained

that he requested the ordinance

amendment to move the Personal

Appearances portion of the agenda

to the end of the City Council meet-

ing. He also encouraged members

of the public to speak to elected offi-

cials prior to the meeting in order to

place an issue on the agenda where

it could be researched and ade-

quately vetted before discussion.

The Council discussed the positive

and negative aspects of the change.

They all supported the effort to en-

courage the public to contact the

Council and staff prior to meetings

but debated when Personal Appear-

ance should take place in the agen-

da. Moving it to the end may force

an already agitated citizen to sit

through a lengthy meeting before

dealing with their issue. They also

may miss their opportunity to appear

before different media outlets if the

news cameras do not stay for an en-

tire meeting. On the other hand, it is

sometimes difficult for a working ci-

tizen to make it to a 5:30 pm meet-

ing and it would give more time to

come forward. It would also give the

opportunity to see the whole process

throughout the meeting rather than

allowing a citizen to shout and storm

out at the beginning. Council

members agreed, there is no perfect

process and if the change does not

work out, it could always be revisit-

ed. Olson moved Pitner seconded

and was carried to grant approval of

the Right of Way Encroachment

Agreement Application submitted by

Vallely Properties, LLC for the instal-

lation of artificial turf in the

right-of-way at 2124 Elk Drive. May-

or Sipma stated, in 2011, following

the completion of the North Minot

Sanitary Sewer Study, the City

Council set the North Minot Sewer

Connection Fee at $3,787.00 per

acre. Mr. Brian Sturm is planning to

build a single-family residential

structure at 650 27th St NW, which

is located within the North Minot

Sewer system. This residential lot is

approximately 3.06 acres, which cal-

culates to a connection fee of

$11,584.41. He is requesting a

reduction to this fee based on

developable area and consistency

with neighbors. Jantzer asked the

City Engineer if there would be a

shortfall for the City if the fee was re-

duced. Mr. Meyer responded by

saying, the sewer connection fee is

calculated based on the land area

that contributes to the project and is

set up as a fee per acre amount or

fee per connection amount. They es-

timate the number of connections

and base the fee on a forty-year pro-

jection. These projects are bonded

for and as connections are made to

the sewer systems, the fees are

used to pay back the bonds. Some-

times there is enough money to

make the bond payments are some-

times there isn’t but it if they don’t

have enough income they look at

rate adjustments to pay the bonds.

Jantzer then asked if a portion of the

lot is undevelopable or if it could be

subdivided and the City could get

connection fees from future develop-

ment. Mr. Meyer said, it is unlikely

the lot could be subdivided but other

three-acre lots could merit that op-

tion. The City Engineer said, based

on past practice, he recommends

option #3, to revise the connection

fee calculation for this lot based on

one acre of developable area, result-

ing in a connection fee of $3,787.00.

Pitner moved Jantzer seconded and

was carried to revise the connection

fee calculation for this lot based on

one acre of developable area, result-

ing in a connection fee of $3,787.00.

Jantzer moved Olson seconded and

was carried to accept the Strengthen

ND Funding Opportunity Toolkit and

the recommended next steps for use

strategy. Mr. Zakian provided two

options to the Council for the dispo-

sition of Spot Blight acquired lots: 1.

Construct a single-family home to be

owned by an LMI resident with the

requirements that it be raised one

foot above FEMA established flood

elevation level and be in confor-

mance with city zoning and related

codes; 2. Sell the parcels with a

deed restriction in perpetuity that

restricts uses to the HUD statutory

limitations for buyouts related to

flood control and mitigation. Mr.

Zakian explained, a program like the

Neighbor Next Door initiative carries

the requirement that no structures

be built on the property into perpetui-

ty. The LMI Housing option is not

financially feasible because any

house would need to be built one

foot above flood level and require

flood insurance. Podrygula asked if

there was a problem in choosing

both options, to which Mr. Zakian

said, No. He further explained that

previous auctions took place where

a property was nearly purchased for

only $20. The purchase fell through

but he recommended the Council re-

quire a minimum bid for properties

sold through auction. He also said,

the LMI housing would include deed

restrictions. Wolsky asked why the

process seems more complicated

than before. Mr. Zakian said, the

previously auctioned properties were

acquired with State funding but

these were purchased with Federal

funding and have more restrictions.

Jantzer moved Olson seconded and

was carried to recommend both op-

tions for the disposition of the pro-

perties which the City has acquired

through the Spot Blight (Zombie

Home) program. Pitner brought up

the quality of the steel in the Anne

Street Bridge study and suggested

the community try to think of creative

ways to repurpose materials rather

than just demolish. A resident of the

Fairview Motel came forward to ask

about the status of the building and

the tenants who live there. Mayor

Sipma explained that the issue was

discussed during Personal Appear-

ances but he can speak with the

Police Chief after the meeting. There

being no further business, Olson

moved Pitner seconded and was

carried to adjourn the meeting at

7:14 pm APPROVED: Shaun Sip-

ma, Mayor; ATTEST: Kelly Matalka,

City Clerk – PURSUANT TO NDCC

40-01-09.1, THESE MINUTES PUB-

LISHED SUBJECT TO THE

COUNCIL’S REVIEW AND REVI-

SION.

(July 11, 2019)

SUMMONS

File No. 51-2019-JV-00088

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN JUVENILE

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

IN THE INTEREST OF S.L., MINOR

CHILD.

State of North Dakota

Petitioner,

vs.

S.L., Child,

Unknown, father,

Respondents,

IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKO-

TA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

RESPONDENT, UNKNOWN, FA-

THER. You are hereby summoned

and required to appear personally

before the Juvenile Court, at its

Chambers, Ward County Court-

house in the City of Minot, in Ward

County and State of North Dakota,

on the 2nd day of August, 2019, at

9:00 o’clock a.m. or as soon

thereafter as the parties can be

heard, for the purpose of a Petition

Hearing. If you fail to appear person-

ally before the Court at said time

and place, or to show good cause

why you cannot do so, the Court will

make such Order as may be ap-

propriate and you may be proceed-

ed against for civil contempt. A copy

of said Summons, Petition and Ord-

er can be obtained at the Ward

County Juvenile Supervisor’s office

in the Ward County Courthouse in

Minot, North Dakota.

RIGHT TO COUNCIL

While you are not required to have

the assistance of legal counsel in

this proceeding you are entitled to

such assistance if you so desire. In

accordance with Section 27-20-26,

NDCC, a child subject to proceed-

ings under Chapter 27-20, the Uni-

form Juvenile Court Act, is eligible

for court-appointed counsel if the

child is determined to be needy. A

needy child is one who is unable,

without undue financial hardship, to

provide full payment of legal counsel

and all other necessary expenses

for representation. However, a child

is not considered needy if the child’s

parent or parents can, without undue

financial hardship, provide full pay-

ment for legal counsel and other ex-

penses of representation. You, as a

parent or parents of the child subject

to proceedings identified in the at-

tached Summons, are hereby given

notice of the potential obligation to

pay attorney’s fee, at the attorneys

usual hourly rate if, after the appoint-

ment of counsel by the court, it is

determined that your child is non eli-

gible for court-appointed counsel.

Dated this 8th day of July, 2019.

/s/Connie S. Portscheller

Connie S. Portscheller

Office Address:

Ward County Courthouse

315 3rd Street SE

Minot, ND 58701

Telephone: (701) 857-6650

(July 11-18-25, 2019)