ATTENTION ALL

PROPERTY OWNERS

CITY OF MINOT

NOTICE TO CUT TALL WEEDS OR

GRASS

Property owners in the City of Minot

are required to mow weeds or grass,

before they exceed 8 inches tall,

under Chapter 22 (Nuisances) of the

City of Minot Code of Ordinances. If

the tall weeds or grass on a property

is determined to be in excess of 8

inches tall, such weeds or grass

must be cut within 48 hours. Other-

wise, the City of Minot will arrange

for cutting; and the cost of such work

will be assessed against the proper-

ty. No further notice to individual

property owners is required under

Chapter 22. Any questions regarding

tall weeds or grass cutting pro-

cedures should be directed to the

Public Works Department at

857-4140.

(July 1-15, 2020)

INVITATION TO BID

MHA Tribal Administration

Headquarters Bid Package #4

(BP-4A) – Tribal Building and

Government Support Building

Earthwork and Final Cleaning

Re-Bid New Town, ND 58763

Scull Construction Service ND, Inc.

hereinafter referred to as “CMAR”

will be receiving Sealed Bids for

MHA Tribal Administration Head-

quarters – Tribal Building & Govern-

ment Support Building. Emailed bids

will be received by Scull Construc-

tion ATTN: Mike Jangula

mjangula@scullconst.com, unitl 2:00

PM Mountain, July 28, 2020. Bids

will be received for various trades,

include Earthwork and Final Clean-

ing. There will NOT be a pre-bid

meeting for this project in order to

practice social distancing with the

Covid-19 pandemic. However; sub-

contractors are encouraged to visit

the site. To set up a site visit please

contact Don Carlson or Shane Cre-

celius. Bidders will not be able to

visit the site unless pre-scheduled

with Scull Construction. Please bring

PPE such as protective eye wear,

hard hat, and high visibility clothing,

for we will not be able to lend them

out. Don Carlson (605)390-5665,

dcarlson@scullconst.com

Shane Crecelius (605)381-8378,

screcelius@scullconst.com

Upon receipt of an acceptable bid,

the contract will be awarded within

thirty days after the opening of bids

and the written contract executed

within ten days thereafter. Bid docu-

ments will be made available by July

6, 2020 and can be purchased at the

following locations:

Billings Builders Exchange, Billings,

MT; Construction Industry Center,

Rapid City, SD; Northeast Wyoming

Plan, Gillette, WY; Sioux Falls Build-

ers Exchange, Sioux Falls, SD;

Plains Builders Exchange, Sioux

Falls, SD; Fargo-Moorehead Build-

ers Exchange, Fargo, ND; Dickinson

Builders Exchange, Dickinson, ND;

Minot Builders Exchange, Minot,

ND; Bismarck Builders Exchange,

Bismarck, ND

Owner and CMAR reserve the right

to reject any or all bids and to adver-

tise for new bids. Owner and CMAR

reserve the right to waive any infor-

malities or technicalities in the bid-

ding and the right to disregard all

nonconforming, nonresponsive or

conditional bids. Owner and CMAR

reserve the right to reject the bid of

any bidder if determined it would not

be in the best interest of the project

to make an award to that bidder.

The Bid Forms shall request infor-

mation pertaining to the contractor’s

place of business, experience with

similar projects, and information

demonstratiing bidder’s qualifica-

tions for the project, ability to com-

plete the project, and financial ability

to complete the project. In evaluat-

ing bids, the Owner and CMAR will

consider the costs and bidder’s

responsibility, experience, qualifica-

tions, ability to perform the work, re-

liability, and financial ability.

(July 10-11-13-14-15-16-17-18-20-

21-22-23-24-25-27-28, 2020)

MINOT CITY COUNCIL –

SCHEDULED MEETING – JULY 6,

2020 AT 4:00 P.M.

Members Present: Evans, Jantzer,

Olson, Pitner, Podrygula, Ross, Sip-

ma Members Absent: None

Mayor Sipma presiding and led the

City Council in the Pledge of Allegi-

ance. Mayor Sipma stated the next

item on the agenda would be an ex-

ecutive session. The topic of this ex-

ecutive session is City Manager

Contract: Pending Predictable Litiga-

tion – Attorney Consultation and Dis-

cussion of Potential Litigation Stra-

tegy and/or Guidance for Negotia-

tion Strategy/Instructions. The legal

authority for closing this portion of

the meeting is Pursuant to Authority

of N.D.C.C. 44-04-17.1, 19.1, and

19.2. The topic or purpose of this ex-

ecutive session is to seek and re-

ceive legal advice relating to the

contract. Olson moved Pitner

seconded and was carried unani-

mously to move to an executive ses-

sion. The Mayor then stated the exe-

cutive session will be recorded and

all members of the governing body

are reminded to limit their discussion

during the executive session to the

announced topic. Any collective de-

cision, collective commitment, or

other final action by the governing

body must occur after it reconvenes

in an open meeting, unless final ac-

tion is specifically required by law to

be taken during the executive ses-

sion. The prohibition on taking final

action during the executive session

did not apply to providing guidance

or instructions to our attorney or

negotiator. Mayor Sipma asked the

members of the public attending the

meeting to leave the room. He stat-

ed, the Council anticipated adjourn-

ing the executive session, and

reconvening the open portion of the

meeting at approximately 5:30 pm.

The executive session began at 4:03

pm and was attended by all

members of the City Council, as well

as the Mayor, City Clerk, City Attor-

ney, HR Director, Finance

Director/Acting City Manager, Public

Information Officer, Attorney Randall

Bakke (via telephone) and Jeff Cahill

of NDIRF (via telephone). At 5:04

pm, Pitner moved Olson seconded

and was carried unanimously to ad-

journ the executive session and re-

turn to the regular City Council

meeting. The public was invited to

return to the meeting room with the

City Council meeting back in ses-

sion. There was no final determina-

tion during the Executive Session

and no action necessary during the

open meeting. There being no furth-

er business, Jantzer moved Pitner

seconded and was carried to ad-

journ the meeting at 5:05 pm. AP-

PROVED: Shaun Sipma, Mayor;

ATTEST: Kelly Matalka, City Clerk –

PURSUANT TO NDCC 40-01-09.1,

THESE MINUTES PUBLISHED

SUBJECT TO THE COUNCIL’S RE-

VIEW AND REVISION.

(July 15, 2020)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing of an application by

Dakota Midland Grain of Voltaire for

a Anhydrous Ammonia storage tank

will be held during the Ward County

Commission meeting on Tuesday,

July 21, 2020 at 9:00 am in the

Ward County Commission

Chambers of the Ward County Ad-

ministration Building. The purpose of

the request is approval of a Depart-

ment of Agriculture anhydrous am-

monia storage and offloading tank

on the following described property:

Outlot 1 of NW4 & N2SW4

Persons wishing to be heard on the

proposed Department of Agriculture

Storage tank permit will have the op-

portunity to address the County

Commission during the hearing. In-

formation and input may also be

presented in writing by addressing

the Ward County Commission, PO

Box 5005, Minot, ND 58702-5005.

All written materials must reach the

County Commission before the end

of the hearing. The text of the appli-

cation is available for public inspec-

tion in the office of the Ward County

Planning and Zoning Administrator

at the Ward County Highway

Department (900 13th St. SE, Minot)

during regular business hours. By

orders of the Ward County Com-

mission, this 9th day of July, 2020.

Doug Diedrichsen

Ward County Planning and Zoning

Administrator

(July 15, 2020)

NOTICE

The U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS),

Plant Protection and Quarantine, is

making available to the public a find-

ing of no significant impact (FONSI),

together with the underlying en-

vironmental assessment for Federal

involvement in the Missouri Slope

Assessment Area, North Dakota,

Rangeland Grasshopper and Mor-

mon Cricket Suppression Program.

Persons wishing to obtain a copy of

the document[s] can visit the APHIS

website (https://www.aphis.usda.

gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth

/plant-pest-and- disease-programs

/sa_environmental_assessments/

grasshopper-cricket-ea/

grasshopper-cricket-by-state) or

contact Donald Anderson at

donald.g.anderson@usda.gov, or

3509 Miriam Ave. Suite A, Bismarck

ND 58501, and (701) 355-3362. In-

quiries should request the Environ-

mental Assessment and/or the find-

ing of no significant impact (FONSI)

for the Missouri Slope Assessment

Area, North Dakota, Rangeland

Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket

Suppression Program, Environmen-

tal Assessment, EA-20-01.

(July 15-22, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00119

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

JANETTE A. TIMMRECK,

Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appoint-

ed personal representative of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the said deceased

are required to present their claims

within three months after the date of

the first publication or mailing of this

notice or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to FIRST WESTERN

BANK & TRUST, Personal

Representative of the estate, at

2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,

Minot ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 30th day of June, 2020.

FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST

/s/Tony Watterud

Tony Watterud

Its: Assistant Vice President & Trust

Officer

Matthew H. Olson – #06182

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

molson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for: Personal Representa-

tive

(July 8-15-22, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00121

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Bruce H. Brooks, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All persons having claims

against the said deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three months after the date of the

first publication or mailing of this no-

tice or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to Chris A. Brooks, per-

sonal representative of the estate at

c/o Howard & Associates, 7 Third

St. SE, Suite 202, Minot, North

Dakota 58701-3916, or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 8th day of July, 2020

/s/Chris A. Brooks

Chris A. Brooks

1821 N. Eagle Road

Eagle, ID 83616

Judith E. Howard (ID 03482)

Howard & Associates

7 Third St. SE, Suite 202

Minot. ND 58701-3916

(701)852-5904

(July 15-22-29, 2020)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Northern States Power Company

Transmission Facility Cost

Recovery

Tariff

Case No. PU-20-259

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

July 8, 2020

On June 5, 2020, Northern States

Power Company (NSP) filed an ap-

plication for approval of modifica-

tions to its Transmission Facility

Cost Recovery Tariff. The Tariff

modification is intended to clarify the

methodology used to annually

true-up the recovery of qualifying

costs in the Transmission Facility

Cost Recovery Rider.

The issues to be considered in this

proceeding are:

1. Are the proposed changes rea-

sonable?

2. Is there other relevant information

the Commission should consider?

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearing must

be received by August 22, 2020. If

deemed appropriate, the Commis-

sion can determine the matter

without a hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400; or Relay

North Dakota, 1-800-366-6888 TTY.

If you require any auxiliary aids or

services, such as readers, signers,

or Braille materials, please notify the

Commission.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Julie Fedorchak, Commissioner

Brian Kroshus, Chairman

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

(July 15, 2020)