City of Minot Requests for Sealed

Bids

The City of Minot, North Dakota is

requesting sealed bids for struc-

tures, to include homes, for sale that

were purchased by the City within

the footprint of the flood control pro-

ject. Structures will be sold as-is with

no guarantee or warranty to their

condition or soundness. Those

designated with “**” have

lead-based paint or asbestos hazard

information available. Each bid must

include a five (5) percent bidders

bond in a separate envelope at-

tached to the bid envelope. Accept-

able will be cashier checks, bidder

bond, or cash. Any outstanding bal-

ance must be paid within fifteen (15)

days of highest bid award. Homes,

garages, and commercial structures

to be moved require a ten-thousand

dollar ($10,000) performance bond

posted with the City within ten (10)

days of award of being the highest

bidder. Sheds do not require a per-

formance bond. Land is not included

as part of this auction. Structures

must be removed and relocated out-

side the 2011 flood inundation area

at winning bidder’s expense. Win-

ning bidder must provide destination

address, obtain any necessary mov-

ing permits and coordinate removal

plan through City of Minot property

maintenance within 30 days of bid

opening. Debris and/or damage

created by structure removal shall

be the winning bidder’s responsibil-

ity. Structures must be removed pri-

or to September 1st, or for safety

concerns must remain in-place until

after May 1, 2020 and then have 60

days to remove. Exceptions require

City approval. Any desired winteriz-

ing must be performed by winning

bidder at their own expense. The

City reserves the right to demolish

structures left in place beyond the

deadline. Demolition of

basement/slab is City responsibility.

All structures moved must follow jur-

isdictional ordinances and zoning

codes in place at the permanent lo-

cation of the structure. Structures

remaining in the City of Minot’s jur-

isdictional boundaries require a cer-

tificate of occupancy be issued

within six months of bid. The follow-

ing is a list of structures available to

the highest bidder. Detached

garages and sheds are considered

separate items that require an in-

dependent bid from the home struc-

ture. Home and commercial-type

structures have a minimum bid

based on availability and assessed

tax value. Sheds and garages have

no minimum bid price.

Address Minimum Bid/

Assessed Value

420 1st Ave. NE $15,000/

Commercial $100,000

1124 6th Ave. SW $13,800/

House $92,000

323 1st Ave. NE $3,600/

Commercial $24,000

Structures will be open & available

to view on Thu, Aug 1st, 2019 from

10:00 AM to noon. City staff will not

be present at all structures. This will

be the only viewing opportunity. All

envelopes must be sealed, and the

face of the envelope shall be clearly

marked “City Property for Sale” with

the address of the structure being

bid on. Any bidder may bid on more

than one structure, however only

one bid may be submitted per en-

velope and a performance bond is

required for each structure. All bids

must be submitted as follows:

Attn: Finance Department

City of Minot

P.O. Box 5006

Minot, ND 58702

Or hand delivered to:

515 2nd Ave SW

Second Floor

Minot, ND 58701

Bids will be opened on Thu, Aug 8th,

2019 at 10:00 AM in the City Council

Chambers at City Hall (515 2nd Ave

SW, Minot, North Dakota). Any bids

received after the deadline will be

returned unopened. The City of

Minot reserves, to itself, the right to

reject any or all bids. Additional in-

formation may be obtained via the

City’s website at

http://www.minotnd.org/457

/Home-Sale-Sealed-Bid-Request.

Questions should be addressed to

the Finance Office/Compliance Off-

icer at 701-857-4784/1553. The City

of Minot promotes fair housing and

makes all programs available re-

gardless of age, race, color, religion,

sex, national origin, or handicap.

(July 19-24, 2019)

Minutes of the Board of Ward

County Commissioners

July 2, 2019

The regular meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chair Weppler at 9:00 AM

with Commissioners Walter, Fjel-

dahl, Rostad, and Pietsch present.

Also present were department

heads Betty Braun, Dana Larsen,

Devra Smestad, Jason Blowers,

John Crosby, Kerrianne Boetcher,

Leona Lochthowe, Melissa Bliss,

Robin Finneseth, Roza Larson,

Ryan Kamrowski, Robert Roed.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Fjeldahl to approve the

agenda. Roll Call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. Moved by Comm.

Pietsch, seconded by Comm. Walter

to approve the Minutes from the

Regular Commission Meeting on

June 18, 2019, Budget Hearing on

June 19 & 20, 2019 and the Special

Meetings on June 21 & 24, 2019.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the Regular Bills totaling

$723,846.33 and the Social Service

Bills totaling $9,177.75. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Don

Moseman from North Dakota Safety

Council appeared before the Com-

mission to provide information re-

garding building security for Ward

County. Moved by Comm. Rostad,

seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-

prove requesting a cost estimate for

an assessment from NDSC. Roll

call; all voted yes, motion carried.

Leona Lochthowe, Facilities

Management Supervisor appear

with bid to soundproof four areas on

the fourth floor in Social Services.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Pietsch to approve the

bid from Commercial Glass Systems

in the amount of $2,400 to sound-

proof 4 areas on the fourth floor. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Ms. Lochthowe continued with a bid

from Fargo Class and Paint Com-

pany to soundproof the wall between

HR and Commissioner’s Chambers

on the second floor. She presented

two options: the first option is to re-

move the existing glass with lam-

inate glass and the second option is

to leave the existing glass and only

install the top filler panel. She also

presented a bid to soundproof the

first floor meeting rooms. Moved by

Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve the bid

from Fargo Paint and Glass Com-

pany in the amount of $459.00 to

leave the existing glass and only

add top filler to the wall between HR

and Commissioner’s Chamber. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Planning and Zoning Administrator,

Nancy Simpson appeared with four

plat application for Commission ap-

proval. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Rostad to ap-

prove the 4 plat applications as

presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried.

Derrill Fick

Application for a plat for the follow-

ing described property: Proposed

Outlot 9, NE 1/4, 27-156-84, Kirkelie

Township

The applicant is requesting an outlot

be created to be sold for the con-

struction of a single family

residence. Kirkelie Township has

responded with approval and no

further comment. The Ward County

Water Resource Board returned the

plat without objection, and with the

usual recommendation.

Robin & Geraldine Novak

Application for a plat for the follow-

ing described property:Proposed

Outlot 2, E 1/2, 11-151-86, Freedom

Township

The plats are being created for

estate/financing purposes. Freedom

Township has responded with ap-

proval and no further comment. The

Ward County Water Resource Board

returned the plat without objection,

and with the usual recommendation.

Gary Kramlich on behalf of Peggy

Johnson Morey

Application for a plat for the follow-

ing described property: Proposed

Outlots 6 & 7, of Outlots 4 & 5 NW

1/4 SW 1/4, 13-154-83, Afton Town-

ship

The applicant is requesting Outlots 4

& 5 be redrawn as shown on the

Plats of Outlots 6 & 7 per Court ord-

er to finalize divorce settlement. Af-

ton Township has not responded as

of the date of this agenda. The Ward

County Water Resource Board re-

turned the plat without objection,

and with the usual recommendation.

Lee Novak

Application for a plat for the follow-

ing described property: Proposed

Outlot 2, NE 1/4 NE 1/4, 24-153-84,

Torning Township

The applicant is requesting current

Outlot 1 be replatted as Outlot 2 to

expand the acreage of the outlot to

qualify for the Farm Residence Tax

Exemption. Torning Township has

responded with approval and no

further comment. The Ward County

Water Resource Board returned the

plat without objection, and with the

usual recommendation.

Ryan Kamrowski, Director of Tax

Equalization appeared with Tax Roll

Corrections Memorandum for Com-

mission approval is available in the

Ward County Auditor/Treasurer’s Of-

fice, County Administration Building,

225 3rd St SE, Minot, ND. Moved by

Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Fjeldahl to approve Tax Roll

Corrections Memorandum as

presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Robin Finneseth,

Human Resource Director appeared

with three agenda items. The first

being five payroll amendments.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Walter to approve the

payroll amendments : J.Bonn –

Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officer

(level 18); R.Ostrum-Sheriff’s Office

Correctional Officer (level18);

L.Helgeson-Sheriff’s Office Correc-

tional Officer (level 18);

K.Jemtrud-Sheriff’s Office (level

17-no change in pay);

J.Watson-Sheriff’s Office (level 17).

Roll call; all voted yes, motion car-

ried. Ms. Finneseth next item was

Memorandum-1 with a request for

the Commission to rescind the mo-

tion from June 21, 2019: “Moved by

Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve placing

Emergency Management Interim

Co-Director Kris Weber on adminis-

trative leave with her salary being

placed in escrow until investigation

has been complete.” Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to rescind the June 21, 2019

motion, as stated above. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Ms. Fin-

neseth continued with her recom-

mendation that the Commission fol-

lows the Ward County Policy and

Procedures defined in Chapter 8,

subcategory: Suspension. Ward

County’s Policy defines suspension

with pay or without pay. Moved by

Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve Human

Resources Director recommenda-

tions. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-

prove placing Emergency Manage-

ment Co Interim Director, Kris

Weber on Administrative leave

without pay. Roll call; all votes yes;

motion carried. Ms. Finneseth’s final

item was requesting the Commis-

sion to appoint Travis Schimt as

sole EMS Interim Director. Moved

by Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by

Comm. Rostad to appoint Travis

Schmit as EMS Interim Director. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Commissioner Walter handed out a

map of the proposed employee

parking lot owned by Gaylen Schmit.

The cost of renting this lot would be

$8,400 per year which would be a

substantial saving compared to the

$16,000 annual rent for the CP Rail

owned lot. Questions regarding the

distance and the number of spaces

provided were also discussed. There

was a discussion to request a rent

reduction from CP Rail. Moved by

Com. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Fjeldahl to table the discussion of

the employee parking lots until furth-

er information can be gathered. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

The Commissioners continued with

a discussion regarding the signing

onto the Opioid Litigation. Moved by

Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Fjeldahl to approve request-

ing a contract for the Opioid Litiga-

tion for Commission review. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Devra Smestad, Auditor/Treasurer

explained to the Commission the

911 deficit is $698,706.56 which

65% has been paid by the City of

Minot. Ward County’s 35% share is

$244,547.30. The Commission dis-

cussed how this occurred and how

the County needs to proceed to pay

off the debt. Moved by Comm. Fjel-

dahl, seconded by Comm. Walter to

table the 911 deficit payment until

more information can be presented.

Roll call; all voted yes, except

Comm. Rostad who voted no; mo-

tion carried. Leona Lochthowe pro-

vided the Commission with a few

ideas regarding the renaming of the

Old Morgan Building. Some of the

ideas were the 24/7 Building, Ward

County East and Ward County 425

Building. Moved by Comm. Fjel-

dahl, seconded by Comm. Pietsch

to approve renaming the Old Mor-

gan Building the Ward County 425

Building. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. Lisa Clute, First District

Health Unit Executive Officer ap-

peared with their 2020 budget re-

quest. She informed the Commis-

sion that the City of Minot will no

longer being giving the FDHU any

funds for the 2020 budget. The mills

requested for the 2020 budget is

2.36 mills per county an increase

from 2.31 mills in 2019. The total of

the 2020 budget request is

$766,589. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the 2020 budget request for

the FDHU. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Auditor/Treasurer

Devra Smestad appeared. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to receive and file the fol-

lowing correspondence: NDDOT –

Special Road Fund Project Applica-

tions; Dana Laren-3rd St Pedestrian

Crossing Improvements; Depart-

ment Head Meeting Minutes-June.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Pietsch,

seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-

prove the quit claim deed for fore-

closed property sold by realtor lo-

cated at Cassedays Plat- Don-

nybrook, 19×20′ All of B19 Don-

nybrook City-S28. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve duplicate

warrant requests for J.Evanoff and

J. Roman. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Rostad, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve the raffle permits

for Minot Area Men’s Winter Refuge

and District 38 Republicans. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Fjeldahl to approved the

Event Permit for the Minot VFW

Club Post 753, Inc. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Rostad to approve the Gaming Site

Authorization for Souris Valley Bow-

man. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried. Moved by Comm. Pietsch,

seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-

point Karlee Ann Rauschenberger to

the Ward County Library Board. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried. At

10:23 AM with no further business,

the meeting was adjourned.

(July 19, 2019)