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Legal Notices 8-13

Burlington City Council 7/6/20

Present: J Kabanuk, J Cannon, S

Skees, Z Walker, L Brooks, J Casa-

vant, S Schwandt, K Crabb, T

Pasterz, P Samson, B Boppre. Ab-

sent: R Kremer. Cannon moved to

approve June 2020 minutes, Walker

second, motion carried. Cannon

moved to approve payroll & bills,

Skees second, motion carried. M

Zietz appeared asking about the

mowing of EDC property and said

next year she will appear at council

earlier in the year and ask if it could

be mowed sooner. S Larson ap-

peared asking if anything could be

done to slow traffic on Grace Street

& Ave A. Council suggested instal-

ling Children at play signs, speed

bumps or stop signs but will start

with patrolling first. Fire Department

used 500 gallons of water. Council

discussed replacing vacation & sick

time with PTO to begin 7/1/20.

Walker moved to accept as pro-

posed, Cannon second, motion car-

ried. Casavant received a bid from

Steen Construction to repair the bulk

water spicket for $8350. Cannon

moved to have Steen fix the spicket

as soon as possible, Skees second,

motion carried. Brooks asked coun-

cil to be approved for $5000 to have

the new accounting software set up

correctly. Cannon moved to ap-

prove, Walker second, motion car-

ried. Engineer’s report: BU1 has

been delayed but is scheduled to

begin this month. 7:30 Walker

motioned to adjourn and enter into

executive session, Cannon second,

motion carried. 8:00 Cannon

motioned to bring meeting to order,

Skees second, motion carried. Re-

quest by S MacClennan for zoning

variance at 441 Valley Ave, Cannon

moved to approve, Walker second,

motion carried. Request by R

Schwandt to combine lot 2 & 3

Riverwood Addition, Walker moved

to approve combining lots with an

easement, Cannon second, motion

carried. Request by D Lebrun to re-

plat Outlot 22 & 23, Skees moved to

approve, Cannon second, motion

carried. Fireworks ordinance was

discussed, no one appeared to talk

about it, ordinance was left as is.

Building permits: #874 R Hanna Lot

13 Blk 2 Hacienda Acres 10 x 24

deck. #875 D Hanna 6 Kittelson 16 x

24 shed & 8 x 10 deck, #876 M

Brevick 1716 Heights Ave Single

Family Home. Cannon moved to ap-

prove, Skees second. Motion car-

ried.

Respectfully submitted,

L Brooks, Auditor

(August 13, 2020)

Combined Public Notice

Notice of Finding of No Signifi-

cant Impact and Notice of Intent

to Request Release of Funds

August 13, 2020

City of Minot, North Dakota

P.O. Box 5006

Minot, North Dakota, 58702-5006

701-857-1553

These notices shall satisfy two

separate but related procedural re-

quirements for activities to be under-

taken by the City of Minot.

REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE

OF FUNDS

On or about August 31, 2020, the

City of Minot will submit a request to

the U.S. Department of Housing and

Urban Development (HUD) Region

VIII for the release of Community

Development Block Grant National

Disaster Resilience (CDBG-NDR)

funds, under Title I of the Housing

and Community Development Act of

1974, as amended, to undertake a

project known as City of Minot

CDBG-NDR Program: Center for

Technical Education (CTE) Project,

for the purpose of creating an edu-

cational center in downtown Minot.

The total project cost is $3,540,000,

the entirety of which would be HUD

CDBG-NDR funds. The proposed

CTE Project would involve the

voluntary acquisition of the property

at 120 Burdick Expressway E, Minot,

ND 58702, an approximate

0.94-acre lot, and the renovation of

the existing on-site building. The ex-

isting two-story structure was con-

structed in 1957 and is 13,094

square feet. The building is utilized

as a mixed-use establishment, in-

cluding retail, office and professional

uses. The property also contains a

surface parking lot. The proposed

rehabilitation would involve con-

verting the existing space into la-

boratory and classroom space, a

computer center, administrative of-

fices and study areas. Exterior work

to the structure would be limited to

installation or repair of windows. In

addition, the surface parking lot

would be repaved. Minot State

University and Dakota College at

Bottineau would provide program-

ming and management for the CTE.

The CTE would offer one- and

two-year certificate programs, cus-

tomized technical training for local

businesses, associate degree pro-

grams, and ultimately college

transfer programs.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT

IMPACT

The City of Minot has determined

that the project will have no signifi-

cant impact on the human environ-

ment. Therefore, an Environmental

Impact Statement under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA) is not required. Additional

project information is contained in

the Environmental Review Record

(ERR) on file at the City of Minot,

515 2nd Avenue SW, Minot, North

Dakota, 58702-5006, and may be

examined or copied weekdays 9:00

A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency

may submit written comments on

the ERR to the City of Minot, P.O.

Box 5006, Minot, North Dakota,

58702-5006. All comments received

by August 28, 2020 will be con-

sidered by the City of Minot prior to

authorizing submission of a request

for release of funds. Comments

should specify which Notice they are

addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL

CERTIFICATION

The City of Minot certifies to HUD

Region VIII that Mr. Shaun Sipma in

his capacity as Mayor consents to

accept the jurisdiction of the Federal

Courts if an action is brought to en-

force responsibilities in relation to

the environmental review process

and that these responsibilities have

been satisfied. HUD Region VIII’s

approval of the certification satisfies

its responsibilities under NEPA and

related laws and authorities, and al-

lows the City of Minot to use Pro-

gram funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF

FUNDS

HUD Region VIII will accept objec-

tions to its release of funds and the

City of Minot’s certification for a

period of 15 days following the anti-

cipated submission date or its actual

receipt of the request (whichever is

later) only if they are made on one of

the following bases: (a) the certifica-

tion was not executed by the Certify-

ing Officer of the City of Minot (b)

the City of Minot has omitted a step

or failed to make a decision or find-

ing required by HUD regulations at

24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant reci-

pient or other participants in the

development process have commit-

ted funds, incurred costs or under-

taken activities not authorized by 24

CFR Part 58 before the approval of

a release of funds by HUD Region

VIII; or (d) another Federal agency,

acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part

1504, has submitted a written finding

that the project is unsatisfactory

from the standpoint of environmental

quality. Objections must be

prepared and submitted in accor-

dance with the required procedures

(24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and

shall be addressed to U.S. Depart-

ment of Housing and Urban

Development, Region VIII Office,

8ADE, 1670 Broadway Street,

Denver, Colorado 80202-4801. Po-

tential objectors should contact HUD

to verify the actual last day of the

objection period.

Mr. Shaun Sipma, Mayor, City of

Minot

(August 13, 2020)

MINOT CITY COUNCIL –

SCHEDULED MEETING –

AUGUST 3, 2020 AT 5:30 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 described some

of his meetings and activities over

the past month. He also said, there

were numerous phone calls, e-mails,

and individual contact concerning

City business. The Mayor then

presented his coin to City Sanitation

employee, Chris Simonsen for going

above and beyond while on the job.

Mr. Simonsen helped three-year-old

Brex celebrate his birthday with a

special visit from one of the sanita-

tion trucks. Acting City Manager, Da-

vid Lakefield, began his report by

listing upcoming meetings, including

the Planning Commission meeting

the following day, Souris River Joint

Board August 6th, City Council Au-

gust 17th, Chamber Board Meeting

August 18th, and Water Topic Com-

mittee August 19th-20th. He contin-

ued by providing project updates. He

said, HUD approved the NDR sub-

stantial amendment which moved $2

million into the CTE project and $4

million towards City Hall. The Blu on

Broadway groundbreaking took

place and they continue to provide

weekly progress reports on the pro-

ject. The roundabout at 31st Ave SE

is now open. Storm sewer work is

being installed and 31st Avenue is

closed to traffic from 2nd Street to

11th Street. The 10th Street SW

Sewer project is behind schedule.

All storm sewer is installed at the in-

tersection of 10th Street and 31st

Avenue and businesses impacted

remain open and accessible. The in-

tersection will be paved this week

and installation will move south. The

Flood Control project continues to

move forward. The final section of

flood walls at MI-1 will be poured

this week. The pump station at 4th

Avenue is expected to be completed

in late fall. MI-2/3 is about 98 per-

cent complete and crews are finish-

ing the Wee Links parking lot as well

as a walking path under 16th Street

and completing topsoil and seeding.

They expect completion at the end

of August. He reviewed some of the

general maintenance and repair

work taking place around the city.

Chip sealing, mill, patching and

overlay is being done in many areas.

Mr. Lakefield briefly mentioned the

2021 preliminary budget by saying,

the mill levy will remain flat and

there will be no increase to water

and sewer rates and fees. He said

his later presentation will go into

more detail. He then provided some

statistics from the Household Hazar-

dous Waste and Free Dump events.

He concluded his report by congra-

tulating Lt. Scott Redding on his re-

tirement after 30 years with the Pol-

ice Department. Lt. Darren Dyke

was promoted to Shift Commander

and Sgt. Cole Strandemo will move

to admin in Community Outreach

Unit. The City Attorney submitted a

written report. Ross moved Olson

seconded and was carried unani-

mously to approve the minutes of

the July 20, 2020 regular City Coun-

cil meeting, and the July 17th, July

20th, and July 29th special City

Council meetings; approve payroll

for the period of June 21, 2020

through July 18, 2020 in the amount

of $2,119,521.53 and bills and

transfers for July in the amount of

$6,828,483.33 as follows:

AAAE-GREAT LAKES CHAPTER

151; ACKERMAN ESTVOLD

88054.38; ACME RENTS 112;

ACME TOOLS 1879.9; ACME

TOOLS 400.91; ACME TOOLS

1056.1; ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.

1602.46; ADVANCED BUSINESS

METHODS 306.25; ADVANCED

BUSINESS METHODS 486.65; AD-

VANCED BUSINESS METHODS

3489.65; ADVANCED WARNING

LIGHTS 166.98; AICPA 285; AIR-

SIDE SOLUTIONS 22148.96; ALL

AMERICAN TROPHIES 32;

AMAZON.COM 3605.91;

AMAZON/GECRB 568.87; AMERI-

CAN TRUCK & TRAILER, LLC

45.98; AMERICAN WELDING &

GAS, INC. 8024.28; AMERICAN

WELDING & GAS, INC. 6466.2;

AMERICAN 3B SCIENTIFIC

371.35; AMERIPRIDE 81.64;

AMERIPRIDE 81.64; AMERITAS

LIFE INSURANCE CORP 1808.31;

APCO INTERNATIONAL 439;

APEX ENGINEERING GROUP 0;

APEX ENGINEERING GROUP

149704.37; APH/AUTO VALUE

9.99; APPLE BOOKS 14.71;

AQUA-PURE INC 10973.08; ARA-

MARK 100.91; ARCHKEY TECH-

NOLOGIES 125; ARNOLD, TYREN

20; ARROWHEAD ACE

HARDWARE 17.88; ARROWHEAD

ACE HARDWARE 26.97; ASPHALT

PRESERVATION COMPANY, INC.

81001; ASSOCIATION OF STATE

FLOODPLAIN 350; AT&T 10080.67;

AUTO ZONE 6843 12.99; AUTO-

TEX 25.02; AXON ENTERPRISE,

INC 38508; BAKER & TAYLOR

BOOKS 8952.09; BAKKE GRI-

NOLDS WIEDERHOLT 1023.4;

BASARABA EXCAVATING & DIRT-

WORKS LLC 242041.24; BAT-

TERIES PLUS BULBS #639

743.02; BAYMONT INN & SUITES

390.53; BEAN, EILEEN 21.05;

BEAR, JOSEPH ERNEST DUN-

CAN 50; BECHTOLD PAVING

15174; BECHTOLD PAVING

16086.75; BERRY DUNN MCNEIL

& PARKER LLC 21660; BEST BUY

BUSINESS ADVANTAGE AC-

COUNT 259.98; BILL BARTH

FORD INC 3000; BLACKBURN

MANUFACTURING COMPANY

504.54; BLUESTONE CONSTRUC-

TION, INC 572303.37; BLUETARP

FINANCIAL, INC 8.9; BLUETARP

FINANCIAL, INC 403.25; BNSF

RAILWAY COMPANY 50; BOLTON,

EDWARD T 475; BOPPRE LAW

FIRM, PLLC 6000; BORDER

STATES INDUSTRIES INC 186.11;

BORDER STATES INDUSTRIES

INC 91.21; BORDER STATES IN-

DUSTRIES INC 52.52; BOUND

TREE MEDICAL 1011.99; BRAUN

INTERTEC CORPORATION 395;

BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORA-

TION 850; BRITE-WAY 248;

BROADWAY PRINTING COM-

PANY 181.71; BUDGET MUSIC &

VIDEO 117.23; BUTLER

MACHINERY CO. 5576.64;

BUTLER MACHINERY CO.

25993.59; BUTLER MACHINERY

CO. 2614.23; CAROLINA

SOFTWARE 250; CASHWISE 20;

CASHWISE 15.92; CDW GOVERN-

MENT INC 3019.32; CHRISTO-

PHER A. CARLSON 335.85;

CHRISTOPHER A. CARLSON

335.85; CMT CONCRETE & CON-

STRUCTION 350; COLONIAL LIFE

PREMIUM PROCESSING 2630.42;

COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SER-

VICE 1000; COMPUTER STORE

839.98; COMPUTER STORE 39.99;

COOKIES FOR YOU 25; CORE &

MAIN 2791.06; CORRPRO COM-

PANIES 1510; CPS, LTD 990.5;

CREDIT COLLECTIONS BUREAU

200; CREDIT COLLECTIONS

BUREAU 200; CUMMINS POWER,

LLC 2131.54; CURTIS, JOHNNY

9631.35; DACOTAH PAPER CO.

72.34; DACOTAH PAPER CO.

347.82; DACOTAH PAPER CO.

1787.85; DAKOTA CONCRETE

CONSTRUCTION 25897.5; DAKO-

TA CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

10156.5; DAKOTA FIRE EXTIN-

GUISHER 124.48; DAKOTA FIRE

EXTINGUISHER 1567.85; DAKOTA

FLUID POWER, INC 55; DAKOTA

FLUID POWER, INC 120.7; DAKO-

TA OUTERWEAR CO. 63.5; DAKO-

TA OUTERWEAR CO. 34.5; DAKO-

TA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION 210;

DAKOTA TRUCK & FARM 264.52;

DAKOTA TRUCK & FARM 723.62;

DAKOTA UNDERGROUND SPECI-

ALTIES LLC 500716.35; DAKOTA

WRECKING AND SALVAGE 90;

DAKOTALAND AUTOGLASS 80;

DAVIDSON CONSTRUCTION 0;

DAVIDSON CONSTRUCTION

7300; DELL MARKETING L.P.

19295.67; DEMCO 934.87;

DIRECTV 408.95; DL BARKIE

CONSTRUCTION INC 7920;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS

CENTE 1567.06; DUST BE-GONE,

LLC 10629.36; DXP ENTER-

PRISES, INC 470; ECOLAB 380.29;

ECOLAB 111.67; ECOLAB 649.04;

ELDORADO NATIONAL – CALI-

FORNIA 1288.36; ELECTRIC

PUMP 10919.82; ELECTRIC SER-

VICE 4500; EMERGENCY AP-

PARATUS MAINTENANCE 667.42;

EMERGENCY AUTOMOTIVE

TECHNOLOGIES 5232.41; EMER-

GENCY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNO-

LOGIES 501.7; ENERBASE

19647.74; ENERBASE 27793.56;

ENERBASE 3172.13; EPIC SOLU-

TIONS 1451.48; FACTORY MO-

TOR PARTS 410.87; FACTORY

MOTOR PARTS 874.33; FACTORY

MOTOR PARTS 520; FARSTAD

OIL CO 317.95; FASTENAL COM-

PANY 139.29; FASTENAL COM-

PANY 440.64; FEDERAL EX-

PRESS 16.5; FEDERAL EXPRESS

248.78; FERGUSON WATER-

WORKS #2516 12982.76; FINDA-

WAY WORLD, LLC 149.99; FIRE

EQUIPMENT CO. 128.5; FIRST

DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT 20833.33;

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK &

TRUST 630; FIRST INTERNATION-

AL BANK & TRUST 630; FIRST

WESTERN INSURANCE 767;

FIRST WESTERN INSURANCE

910; FLAGSHIP ONE 487.48;

FLEETMIND SOLUTIONS INC

1987.5; FLEETMIND SOLUTIONS

INC 1987.5; FLEETMIND SOLU-

TIONS INC 0.4; G & P COMMER-

CIAL SALES 74.62; G & P COM-

MERCIAL SALES 6470.04; GAFFA-

NEYS 221.75; GALE 834.74;

GARTNER, CHRISTOPHER

137.39; GENERAL TRADING 5.33;

GENERAL TRADING 159.82; GEN-

ERAL TRADING 205.95; GERDAU

RECYCLING 61.14; GERDAU RE-

CYCLING 284.89; GERDAU RECY-

CLING 88.79; GFOA 500; GILLIG

LLC 275.52; GILLIHAN, JASON &

HEATHER 250; GLADBACK, BE-

LINDA 181.5; GLASS DOCTOR

694.92; GLASS DOCTOR 274.25;

GOETTLE, SHANE C 3500; GOL-

DEN RULE CREATIONS 1046.23;

GOOSENECK IMPLEMENT

2151.91; GOOSENECK IMPLE-

MENT 249.84; GRAINGER 206.1;

GRAND FORKS FIRE EQUIPMENT

409.38; GRANITE SPRINGS CO.

201; GRAVEL PRODUCTS, INC.

1415.4; GRAYBAR 292.14; GUER-

TON, KRISTIN 171.6; HACH

2347.92; HAWKINS, INC 20366.51;

HAWKINS, INC 16602; HERMAN-

SON, BROOK 23; HIGHT CON-

STRUCTION 131106.6; HOME

DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES

181.49; HOME OF ECONOMY

831.93; HOUSTON ENGINEERING,

INC 12502.62; HP INC 1782;

HUBER SPRINKLER SERVICE

300; INFORMATION TECHNOLO-

GY DEPARTMENT 3137.41;

INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM

121.95; JBT AEROTECH 794.41;

JELINEK, ALEXA(GRAPHIC

DESIGN) 400; JH MEDICAL SUP-

PLY 28.87; JH MEDICAL SUPPLY

554.64; JOB SERVICES OF

NORTH DAKOTA 9381.2; JOHN E.

REID AND ASSOCIATES INC. 575;

KARL’S TV & APPLIANCE 599.99;

KELLER PAVING AND

LANDSCAPING 150590.79; KELL-

ER PAVING AND LANDSCAPING

122475.33; KIWANIS CLUB OF

MINOT 150; KLJ ENGINEERING

LLC (BISMARCK) 58195; L-TRON

CORPORATION 344; LACROIX,

RANDI 41.75; LAFONTAINE, DEL-

MORE & GLORIA 495; LANDMARK

STRUCTURES 521041.5; LAN-

DRUM AND BROWN, INC 2220;

LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. 596.4;

LAWSON, DAN 50; LAWSON, JER-

RY 500; LEMERE, CHARITY 62.1;

LEXIPOL LLC 9805; LHOIST

NORTH AMERICA OF MISSOURI

27910.1; LHOIST NORTH AMERI-

CA OF MISSOURI 21856.64;

LOWES PRINTING, INC. 263.75;

M&T FIRE AND SAFETY INC

38832; M-B COMPANY 280.98;

MACA 20000; MACS INC 0; MADC

30416.67; MADC 0; MAGIC CITY

GARAGE DOOR COMPANY 329;

MAIN ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION

4460.52; MAK, SUHERMIN 25;

MARCO, INC 371.5; MARKET-

PLACE FOODS 19.96; MATERIAL

TESTING 2052; MENARDS 3.28;

MENARDS 3166.63; MICROSOFT

CORPORATION 1052; MIDLAND

DIESEL SERVICE 66.8; MID-

STATES WIRELESS, INC 1062.5;

MILITARY NAMES 13.5; MILLER

LAW OFFICE, P.C. 787.5; MILLER

LAW OFFICE, P.C. 697.5; MINOT

AUTO 2201.74; MINOT AUTO

1363.22; MINOT AUTO 22.42;

MINOT AUTOMOTIVE CENTER

36.9; MINOT AUTOMOTIVE

CENTER 156.75; MINOT

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

15000; MINOT CITY AUDITOR 105;

MINOT COMMISSION ON AGING

8750; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

10225.08; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

7898.61; MINOT DAILY NEWS

737.96; MINOT DAILY NEWS

680.22; MINOT ELECTRIC 850.32;

MINOT ELECTRIC 2206.97; MINOT

ELECTRIC 400; MINOT EMPLOY-

EE DONATIONS 742.41; MINOT

EMPLOYEE DONATIONS 740.76;

MINOT PARK DISTRICT 4000;

MINOT PARK DISTRICT

125415.09; MINOT PAVING

66548.66; MINOT RESTAURANT

SUPPLY 66.65; MINOT VETERI-

NARY CLINIC 2576; MISC P CARD

VENDOR 5859.71; MISCELLANE-

OUS A/R 1736; MISCELLANEOUS

A/R 420; MISCELLANEOUS A/R

948; MN CHILD SUPPORT PAY-

MENT CENTER 172.12;MN CHILD

SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER

172.12; MONLEY, RANDI 22.66;

MOORE, MELANIE 58; MORE

THAN MUSIC 2030.78; MOWBRAY

& SONS 5638; MUNICODE (MUNI-

CIPAL CODE CORP.) 1039.8;

MUUS LUMBER 211.09; MVTL LA-

BORATORIES 13086; NAPA AUTO

PARTS 596.79; NAPA AUTO

PARTS 873.83; NAPA AUTO

PARTS 574.03; NATIONAL PAY-

MENT CORPORATION 146.78;

NBS CALIBRATIONS 181; ND

DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY 75; ND DEPT OF EN-

VIRONMENTAL QUALITY 460; ND

DEPT OF HEALTH 18.54; ND

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

386988.11; ND DEPT OF TRAN-

SPORTATION 12.5; ND DEPT OF

TRANSPORTATION 12.5; ND

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

12.5; ND FRATERNAL ORDER OF

POLICE 737.5; ND FRATERNAL

ORDER OF POLICE 750; ND

LEAGUE OF CITIES 200; ND ONE

CALL, INC 1267.75; ND ONE CALL,

INC 388; ND STATE BOARD OF

ACCOUNTANCY 255; ND STATE

RADIO COMM. 3000; NDSWRA

175; NEBRASKA CHILD SUPPORT

PAYMENT 563.08; NEBRASKA

CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT

563.08; NET TRANSCRIPTS

621.68; NEWMAN TRAFFIC SIGNS

4047.79; NEWMAN TRAFFIC

SIGNS 193.5; NORTH COUNTRY

MERCANTILE 135; NORTH DAKO-

TA E-WASTE LLC 8956.23;

NORTH PRAIRIE RURAL WATER

134.04; NORTH WINDS TRUCK

ACCESSORIES 974.9; NORTH

WINDS TRUCK ACCESSORIES

489.9; NORTHERN BRAKE 39.9;

NORTHERN BRAKE 10.95;

NORTHERN PLAINS EQUIPMENT

CO., INC. 550.67; NORTHERN

TESTING 415; NORTHWEST TIRE

AND RETREAD 4083.38;

NORTHWEST TIRE AND RE-

TREAD 2190.97; NORTHWEST

TIRE AND RETREAD 3038.49;

NOVA FIRE PROTECTION CO.

465; O’DAY EQUIP. INC. 3341.67;

O’DAY EQUIP. INC. 375; OAG AVI-

ATION WORLDWIDE LLC 5082;

OFFICE DEPOT 1673.2; OK AU-

TOMOTIVE 291.55; OLSON’S

TOWING 2287; OVERDRIVE 6000;

PACIFIC SOUNDS VIDEO 1445.99;

PARSONS ELECTRIC LLC 1000;

PBBS EQUIPMENT CORPORA-

TION 1578; PETCO 291.51; PIC-

TOMETRY INTERNATIONAL

CORP 68427; PITNEY BOWES

INC. 52.67; PRAIRIE SUPPLY

213.5; PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION,

INC. 320; PRAXAIR DISTRIBU-

TION, INC. 229.17; PRINGLE &

HERIGSTAD, P.C. 714.75; PRIN-

GLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C. 472.5;

PRIORITY DISPATCH 801; PRO-

COLLECT 803.89; PROTECH IN-

TEGRATIONS LLC 44.97; PROVI-

DENT LIFE & ACC INS CO 525.92;

R. M. COTTON COMPANY 470;

RAPID FIRE PROTECTION INC

4510; REAL TIME TRANSLA-

TIONS, INC 4.5; REPUBLIC PARK-

ING SYSTEM 19365.71; RHI SUP-

PLY 1503.5; ROBISON, CARI 50;

ROTELIUK, RONDEL 48.88; SAM-

MY’S 422.33; SAND, LINDA 15;

SCHEELS 373.88; SCHOCKS

SAFE AND LOCK SERVICE 13.75;

SCHOCKS SAFE AND LOCK SER-

VICE 259.62; SCHULTZ, PHIL 200;

SCREENCLOUD 40; SECURITY

FENCE, INC. 2400; SECURITY

PLUS 113; SHERWIN WILLIAMS

54; SHERWIN WILLIAMS 25.69;

SIMTECH INC 1050; SIRCHIE

AQUISITION COMPANY, LLC

248.96; SOLTIS BUSINESS

FORMS CO. 332; SOURIS RIVER

JOINT WATER RESOURCE

1483043.79; SOUTH DAKOTA

CHILD SUPPORT 188.31; SOUTH

DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT 188.31;

SPOT LIGHTING SUPPLIES 2208;

SPRINKLERS PLUS, LLC 278.25;

SPRINT 792; SRF CONSULTING

GROUP 1373; SRT COMMUNICA-

TIONS 20028.61; STATE WATER

COMMISSION 32982.86; STEIN,

JEANNE 7.65; STEIN’S INC.

1057.16; STEIN’S INC. 70.53;

STEVICK BUSINESS SPECIAL-

TIES & WEAR 15757.44; STRYKER

121.45; SUN LIFE FINANCIAL 73;

SWANSON & WARCUP, LTD

8266.28; SWANSTON EQUIPMENT

521.72; SWANSTON EQUIPMENT

6122.23; T-MOBLIE USA, INC.

2259; TARGET 35.15; TARGETS

ONLINE 20.99; TED’S SERVICE

TOWING AND RECOVERY 2380;

THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC 58.1;

THEIN WELL 1950; THIRD WATCH

COMMUNICATIONS 584.7; THOM-

SON REUTERS-WEST PAYMENT

CENTER 264; TIMMONS GROUP

16262.34; TITAN MACHINERY

135.45; TRACTOR SUPPLY

CREDIT PLAN 27.98; TRAFFIC

CONTROL CORPORATION 1064;

TRINITY HEALTH 10; TRINITY

MEDICAL GROUP 1217.25; TRUE

VALUE MINOT 96.8; TYLER TECH-

NOLOGIES, INC 18200; TYLER

TECHNOLOGIES, INC 3311; U.S.

POST OFFICE 5000; U.S. POST

OFFICE 42.2; ULTEIG 28621.72;

UNIFORM CENTER 155.97; UNI-

FORM CENTER 305.95; UNITED

MAILING SERVICE 215.17; UNIT-

ED MAILING SERVICE 431.35; UN-

ITED STATES TREASURY

1991.36; UNUM LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF AMER 12622.29;

UPS STORE #1423 139.85; USPS –

FEE PAYMENTS 92; VELVA EN-

VIRONMENTAL LLC 959; VER-

IZON WIRELESS 20.02; VERIZON

WIRELESS 4920.54; VERIZON

WIRELESS 3772.43; VESSCO, INC

41900; VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE

CENTER 3150; VISIT MINOT

42729.5; WAGNER CONSTRUC-

TION 576560.43; WAL MART

316.77; WALLWORK TRUCK

CENTER 646.16; WANTZ, MACEY

57.5; WARD COUNTY AUDITOR

3180; WARD COUNTY AUDITOR

5680.42; WARD COUNTY CLERK

OF DIST. COURT 120000; WARD

COUNTY RECORDER 65; WASTE

NOT RECYCLING LLC 6719.4;

WASTE NOT RECYCLING LLC

13471.2; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 8.69; WATER ACCOUNT

REFUNDS 22.96; WATER AC-

COUNT REFUNDS 11.75; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 28.85; WA-

TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 3.48;

WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS

4.93; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 9.59; WATER ACCOUNT

REFUNDS 28.85; WATER AC-

COUNT REFUNDS 22.96; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 6.48; WA-

TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 40.01;

WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS

30.89; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 40; WATER ACCOUNT

REFUNDS 14.79; WATER AC-

COUNT REFUNDS 36.46; WATER

ACCOUNT REFUNDS 57.05; WA-

TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 1.14;

WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 50;

WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS

25.23; WATER ACCOUNT RE-

FUNDS 24.89; WEST OAKS AN-

IMAL HOSPITAL 386.8; WESTERN

STEEL AND PLUMBING 116.06;

WESTLIE FORD 78.17; WESTLIE

FORD 341.54; WESTLIE TRUCK

CENTER 153971.37; WESTLIE

TRUCK CENTER 1481.21; WEST-

LIE TRUCK CENTER 22.32;

WILBUR-ELLIS CO LLC 320; WIN-

NELSON 300.33; XEROX COR-

PORATION 752.67; 3D SPECIAL-

TIES INC. 2301; 5.11 TACTICAL

WEBSITE 158.23; Total 6828483.33

Place and pass ordinance 5516 on

second reading to rezone Lot 1 of

Swenson’s Addition from to P, and

to rezone Lot 2 of Swenson’s Addi-

tion from AG to RA; place and pass

ordinance 5517 on second reading

to rezone The Bluffs 14th Addition

from R1 and AG to RA; ratify the ad-

ministratively approved requests for

July; approve the final payment of

$155,571.70 to Keller Paving &

Landscaping, Inc. for the 2019

Street Improvement project; place

and pass ordinance 5519 on first

reading to amend the 2020 annual

budget to increase Street depart-

ment street improvement expendi-

tures for unit quantity changes which

will be paid with cash reserves; ap-

prove the change order for the ongo-

ing Drainage & Stormwater Improve-

ment Project; place and pass ordi-

nance 5520 on first reading to

amend the 2020 annual budget for

additional design work for the

drainage and stormwater improve-

ments project; approve the amended

Ground Lease and Hangar Develop-

ment Agreement between the City of

Minot and James Larsen and Duane

Haugstad; approve the amended

Ground Lease and Hangar Develop-

ment Agreement between the City of

Minot and Arden Glick; authorize the

Airport Director to begin the process

of analyzing past performance and

future opportunities for parking

management alternatives at the con-

clusion of the current five-year con-

tract with Reef Parking and author-

ize the Airport Director to enter into

an agreement for consulting ser-

vices with Landrum and Brown, the

Airport’s business consultant of

record; approve the Wireless Com-

munications Facilities Master At-

tachment Agreement with Verizon

Wireless; approve the purchase of

the radios and needed accessories

through the SIRN project using the

state bid; approve and authorize the

Mayor and Finance Director to exe-

cute amendment #4 with the Sunset

Ridge Agreement. Evans moved Po-

drygula seconded and after discus-

sion carried unanimously to post-

pone the supper club license appli-

cation from AMC Dakota Square un-

til August 17th or sooner and direct

the City Attorney to revise the Minot

Code of ordinances to be consistent

with state law while also achieving

the desired result for the applicant.

Podrygula stated, he has no prob-

lem granting the license but does

not believe it fits within the current

definition of a supper club. He would

prefer to include the language for a

theater. Olson agreed and said the

license should recognize the estab-

lishment as a theater and not a

supper club. The City Attorney said,

she envisions the language includ-

ing reference to a movie theater type

license with a restaurant component

so they could still allow minors on

the premises. There would be a food

sale obligation for gross sales to at

least be equal to the gross sale of

alcohol. Mayor Sipma commented

that this situation was not brought up

during the discussions in 2016 revis-

ing the alcohol ordinance. He also

said, it is already done responsibly

around the country. Jantzer said he

hopes they can accommodate the

request and wondered what time

frame the applicant had in mind.

Evans clarified that her motion is

meant to address the issue at the

next meeting, August 17th but if a

special Council meeting takes place

sooner, the first reading of the ordi-

nance can be done then. Olson

moved Jantzer seconded and was

carried unanimously to concur with

negotiated purchase with property

owner for flood buyout acquisition on

1416 First Avenue SE for $160,000.

Olson moved Evans seconded and

was carried unanimously to approve

and authorize the Mayor and Fi-

nance Director to execute the

Developer Agreement with Beyond

Shelter, Inc. for construction of

54-unit senior citizen LMI rental

housing. Ross moved Pitner

seconded to place an ordinance on

first reading implementing term lim-

its for the city council members in-

cluding the date of June 9, 2020 in

Sec. 2-17.1 subsection (d). Olson

shared the concerns she mentioned

during their previous discussion re-

lated to research showing that term

limits impede women and minorities

from running for office. She also

said, term limits take away choice

and they should allow voters to

determine term limits. Evans moved

Olson seconded to postpone action

on term limits indefinitely. Ross said

he does not support postponing and

believes they should take some ac-

tion even if they vote it down. Pitner

agreed and said they can discuss

the issue and vote for it or against it.

He also said he interpreted Olson’s

research differently. He said, imple-

menting term limits doesn’t lead to

more women or minorities running

for elected positions but isn’t the

only factor. It would need to be cou-

pled with campaigning and recruit-

ment. He said, the Council would

have to invite people to encourage

them to run and support them in the

process. Evans said this seems like

a solution in search of a problem.

There are no entrenched bodies on

the Council and the change in

government structure was done in

order to get a better group of candi-

dates. If voters were concerned

about term limits, they wouldn’t have

voted in an incumbent. She said, un-

til there is evidence the current sys-

tem isn’t working, there’s no need to

change it. Democracy seems to be

working just fine. Podrygula agreed

and said the Make Minot movement

has succeeded. He said he believes

term limits take away the rights of

voters. He personally has been

elected five times and was not elect-

ed three times. They need to give

the voters the opportunity to bring a

Council member back if that’s what

they want. Mayor Sipma said it is a

double-edged sword. Discussions

taking place across the country

about career politicians doesn’t ap-

ply in Minot. Make Minot improved

the at-large voting system but if en-

gagement stops, the issue can be

brought back. He said, he does not

agree that it should be postponed in-

definitely. Evans withdrew her mo-

tion. Olson as the second, agreed.

Ross stated, he supports term limits.

He said he believes it is the respon-

sibility of the Council to recruit new

members to fill their shoes. They do

not want a Council of career politi-

cians or a group of “good ole boys”

as it’s called in social media. Make

Minot worked to promote involve-

ment in city government and he en-

courages people to participate. Term

limits send a message that they are

willing to step aside. Olson brought

up a group that already exists to ac-

complish that, called Women Lead,

Women Run, which encourages

women run or be involved a cam-

paign. Jantzer commented, there is

nothing requiring a Council member

to run for reelection. He said it is

restrictive to impose term limits and

there is no guarantee someone

better will step up to run. A vote was

taken on the motion by Ross,

seconded by Pitner and failed by the

following roll call vote: ayes: Pitner,

Ross; nays: Evans, Jantzer, Olson,

Podrygula, Sipma. Finance

Director/Acting City Manager, David

Lakefield, presented the 2021 prel-

iminary budget. He said it is bal-

anced and resulted in a zero rate in-

crease to the mill levy. He explained

that there has been a slight increase

in valuations of about 2%. The

overall 2020 budget was $273.3 mil-

lion and the 2021 budget is $143.5

million. He explained some of the

major differences between the previ-

ous year’s budget compared to

2021. He said, they changed how

they account for projects like NAWS,

and Flood Control so the funding no

longer flows through the City budget.

There are also fewer infrastructure

and water and sewer projects

scheduled for 2021. He then

described some changes that took

place as a result of the new software

system. He pointed out that they bol-

stered the street improvement budg-

et. He said, the 2021 budget also in-

cludes three new positions, an Intel-

ligence Analyst in the Police Depart-

ment, converting a part-time Fire

Marshall to a Fire Inspector, and a

Project Manager/Field Design em-

ployee in Public Works. He then dis-

cussed revenue projections. He said

sales tax collections greatly im-

proved in June which means we are

trending less than 3% behind what

was budgeted for the year. He men-

tioned they are also anticipating a

spike in state sales tax for big ticket

items like boats and recreational

vehicles. He said, they continue to

monitor the price of oil but the good

news with Hub City funding is that

Minot is one of the first entities to re-

ceive collections. Mr. Lakefield

described the changes to the budget

format since the new software sys-

tem was used to develop the 2021

budget. The chart of accounts was

updated to conform with GFOA. The

changes allow for additional detail

and improved analytics. He then

demonstrated on a spreadsheet the

different ways to drill down into ac-

counts to track different budgeted

amounts. Following his presentation,

Mayor Sipma thanked staff for all of

their hard work on the new software

system especially during the COVID

pandemic and the revisions to reve-

nue projections. He then reiterated

that property tax is only one small

component of the budget and the

other funding sources play such an

important role. Upon questioning by

Evans, Mr. Lakefield went into furth-

er detail about the 47% decrease of

the overall budget from the previous

year. He explained that 2021 does

not have the magnitude of projects

that were funded in 2020. There

were two projects, the Fire Station

and City Hall Retaining Wall, that

were delayed in anticipation of re-

duced revenue, however, the 2021

budget includes portions of the fund-

ing needed. If things rebound, there

is flexibility to accelerate the projects

without pitting them against each

other. Mayor Sipma encouraged the

Council to reach out to staff for

questions prior to the budget Q&A

session August 17th. He also invited

the public to prepare questions for

the public hearing and first reading

of the budget in September. Mr.

Lakefield provided a couple other

updates. He said, they held a bond

rating call that day which discussed

special assessment districts, Flood

Control financing, and refunding

bonds for Airport debt. They will

have the ratings in a couple weeks.

He then said the Governor’s propo-

sal to use federal COVID-19 relief

dollars to reimburse funding for Pol-

ice Department payroll was ap-

proved by the Emergency Commis-

sion. It has not been finalized yet but

could be an additional $3-4 million.

He concluded by saying, they con-

tinue to evaluate the approach to

COVID-19 and are closely following

guidance from the state to mitigate

factors. The Assistant Director of

Public Works presented an update

on the Superfund Site and its poten-

tial reuse. He provided the history of

the site which was a landfill from

1961-1971. In 1985, there were

complaints about odors and gas

bubbles and it was subsequently ad-

ded to the EPA National Priorities

List in 1989. The Statement of Work,

Remedial Investigation, and Feasi-

bility Study led to a signed Record of

Decision in 1993 and remedial ac-

tion was constructed in 1996. It was

removed from National Priorities List

in 1997 and undergoes annual moni-

toring and EPA review every 5

years. He explained that superfund

reuse has been discussed since

2013 but progress has been slow

and sporadic. Restrictions on reuse

preclude any activities that could

damage the landfill cap. Minot Park

District is interested in building an

18-hole disc golf course, mountain

bike trails, and cross-country trails,

however, it is in violation the current

Record of Decision, which is to

minimize any and all access to the

site. To move forward, the EPA at-

torney will take a motion through

Federal Court setting out what the

City wants to do and the EPA’s opin-

ion on whether or not the remedy

will remain protective. He said, there

are several documents that must be

in place before this can happen. The

EPA is currently working on a draft

Explanation of Significant Difference

(ESD) and drafting an agreement to

satisfy the Consent Decree State-

ment of Work. They plan to have the

ESD signed by September 30th.

The Park District is also working on

a MOU with the City. Mayor Sipma

said he is highly supportive of any

opportunity to move forward with

reuse of the superfund site. He em-

phasized that it is an easy win to

promote quality of life and would be

a good use of the land. Mayor Sip-

ma moved Evans seconded and

was carried unanimously to adopt

resolution no. 3665 granting support

for City staff to work diligently with

the EPA and move forward to reuse

the Minot Superfund Site. There be-

ing no further business, Olson

moved Jantzer seconded and car-

ried unanimously to adjourn the

meeting at 7:03 pm

APPROVED: 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.

(August 13, 2020)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on

Tuesday, August 25th at 7:00 p.m.

at the Surrey City Hall regarding ap-

proval of a request at Lot 2 WENZ

SIXTH ADDITION SURREY CITY

S41, to extend home based busi-

ness practice to a camper parked on

the property. Anyone wishing to ad-

dress the City Council regarding the

proposed subdivision may appear at

this meeting. BY ORDER OF THE

PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF

SURREY

Anita Trana

Surrey City Auditor

(August 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Harrison Township will conduct a

Public Hearing for the purpose of

adopting a final budget and annual

tax levy on September 8, 2020; 6:30

pm at 2220 63rd St. NW, Minot, ND

58703.

Cindy Whitesell, Clerk

(August 13-14-15, 2020)

Request for Bid

The Fort Berthold Housing Authority

is requesting bids for 8 foundations

to be built on the Fort Berthold Indi-

an reservation. Bids will include

demolition, partial excavation, water

and sewer stub-in, forms, footings,

poured footing wall, rebar, sealing,

insulation, drain tile, sump pit, sill

plate and backfill. Deadline for bids

will be August 20, 2020. For more

detailed information please contact

FBHA.

CONTACT: FOREST MANDAN

Cell: 701-421-7272

Office: 701-627-4731 Ext 228

Email: forest@fbha.org

CONTACT: Toni Parisien

Cell: 701-421-0479

Office: 701-627-4731 Ext 240

Email: tonip@fbha.org

FBHA has the right to reject any and

all proposals and/or solicitations

(August 1-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-11-

12-13-14-15-17-18-19-20, 2020)

SUMMONS

51-2020-DM-00464

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Jessica R. Cox,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Paul W. Peacock Jr.,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: You are hereby summoned

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action

which has been filed with the Clerk

of District Court, Ward County, at

Minot, North Dakota, and to serve a

copy of your answer or other proper

response upon the undersigned at-

torney within twenty-one (21) days

after the completion of service of this

Summons upon you. Service is

complete upon the expiration of fif-

teen (15) days after the date of the

first publication. If you fail to appear

or answer, judgment by default will

be taken against you for the relief

demanded in the Complaint.

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

7th day of August, 2020.

THOMAS LAW FIRM

/s/Robert S. Thomas

Robert S. Thomas

Attorney for Plaintiff

114 S. Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, North Dakota 58702

(701)852-1602

thomaslawyers@gmail.com

(August 13-20-27, 2020)

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