MINOT CITY COUNCIL

SCHEDULED MEETING

DECEMBER 7, 2020 AT 5:31 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

Lisa Clute, Director of First District

Health Unit, provided a COVID up-

date. She said the numbers for

Ward county are trending in the right

direction. The number of active

cases is under 400; deaths in Ward

county is at 144 and the cases per

10,000 have gone down. The 14-day

positivity rate is still in the red zone

at 12.4% and the goal is below 5%

but it is improving. She encouraged

people to continue mitigation efforts.

There has been an increase in mask

wearing since the City’s mandate

and the Governor’s Executive Ord-

ers. They continue to monitor hospi-

tal and funeral home capacity daily

and at this time there is no need for

additional resources. They hope to

see hospitalizations reduced. She

discussed vaccinations and

responded to questions from the

Council.

The Mayor 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 reminded the com-

munity to shop local, not only in

downtown but also bars, restaurants

and hotels throughout Minot. He

suggested purchasing gift cards to

help struggling businesses during

this difficult time.

Evans pointed out that the Mayor’s

role is not a full-time position and

recognized Mayor Sipma for his

leadership and dedication. She said,

he was given emergency powers

which he has diligently and thought-

fully used during the pandemic.

Jantzer moved Ross seconded and

was carried unanimously to confirm

the following Mayoral appointments:

Visit Minot (CVB): Amanda Shap-

pell, Josh Galloway; MAGIC Fund

Screening Committee: Travis

Mowbray; Civil Service Commission:

Pam Karpenko

Acting City Manager, David Lake-

field, said there are only a few dates

to mention in December; the City

Council meeting December 21st and

City offices will be closed December

24th, 25th and January 1st.

He presented highlights from ongo-

ing NDR projects. Zombie homes

continue to be taken care of leaving

only nine remaining. He said, the

Resilient Homebuyer program has

surpassed the goal of forgivable

mortgage loans and they expect to

have about 30 closings by the end of

the year. The project has been a

great success to help LMI house-

holds buy single family homes out-

side flood zone. Buyouts remain on

schedule and are on track to acquire

properties on a timely basis to keep

pace with flood projects’ schedules.

Phase MI-1 of the Flood Control pro-

ject opened the intersection of

Fourth Avenue and Third Street

Northeast to traffic. The temporary

signal at Sixth Avenue and Third

Street Northeast has been removed.

Fourth Avenue is now open to traffic

and roadway work is winding down

for this construction season. The

project’s completion is planned for

2021. Broadway Pump Station pump

verification of operation complete,

which is a major milestone as this

shows in the event of a flood the

new pumps would work to evacuate

rain water and snow melt from the

dry side of the flood protection. The

MI-4A Maple Diversion South Utility

Relocations Flood Protection Project

started in August for relocation of

municipal utilities in advance of flood

protection features proposed as part

of phase MI-4A Maple Diversion

Project. A majority of the buried utili-

ties west of 6th St SW along

Western Ave and 4th Ave SW have

been installed, and the remainder of

the utility relocations (mainly east of

6th St SW) are to be completed in

2021. Western Avenue and 4th Ave-

nue SW near Burdick Expressway

are now open to traffic but roadways

are temporarily surfaced with gravel

for the winter season and will be

paved next construction season. He

warned that the railway crossing

connecting Burdick Expressway to

4th Avenue SW has also been reo-

pened with temporary concrete bar-

riers for added safety, but the area is

a quiet zone and trains will not be

sounding their horns.

Mr. Lakefield reported on future pro-

jects and how staff is preparing for

them. Engineering is working with all

departments to coordinate the pro-

jects included in the 2021-2025 CIP.

They are also drafting and designing

projects in Street Improvements,

Street Sealing, Patching Curb &

Gutter, and Concrete Maintenance.

In addition, staff has spent hundreds

of hours on new Asset Management

Software.

He announced that the Zoning Ordi-

nance updates are now open for

public comment. He provided links

on the City website for the public to

submit comments.

Mr. Lakefield continued with an up-

dated financial projection. He said

that sales tax collections are better

than anticipated when the pandemic

started and the revenue picture is

also better than expected. Though

optimistic, staff continues to manage

budgets aggressively. He provided

an updated chart demonstrating the

difference between the 2020 budget

and forecasted revenue, which indi-

cated the actual variance is not as

bad as they anticipated. Earlier in

the year, projects were delayed to

reduce expenditures but there are

discussions to potentially add those

projects back into their plans. He

also provided the graph of sales tax

collections over the past few years,

which has always been variable.

He concluded his report by saying

City Employee COVID impacts have

greatly improved since the previous

month. They are still utilizing remote

working when necessary but there

are less employees out sick or under

quarantine.

Pitner thanked Mr. Lakefield for fil-

ling in as Acting City Manager over

the past several months.

Mr. Lakefield said Mr. Stewart is be-

ing set up with a computer in antici-

pation of his start date and is excited

to get started.

The City Attorney submitted a writ-

ten report.

The Council held a public hearing to

consider a request to rezone Lot 1 &

2 of Mellum’s First Addition from C1,

to R1, and to amend the Future

Land Use Map of the Comprehen-

sive Plan from “Neighborhood Com-

mercial” to “Low Density Residen-

tial.” No one appeared on behalf of

the application.

Pitner moved Jantzer seconded and

was carried unanimously to close

the public hearing place and pass

ordinance 5549 on first reading to

change the zone from C1 to R1 on

Mellum’s First Addition, Lots 1 & 2

and amend the Future Land Use

Map of the Comprehensive Plan

from “Neighborhood Commercial” to

“Low Density Residential”.

Olson moved Pitner seconded and

was carried unanimously to approve

the minutes of the November 16th

regular Council meeting and the No-

vember 12th, November 16th and

November 20th special Council

meetings; approve bills and

transfers for the month of November

in the amount of $6,690,967.03 as

follows:

3D SPECIALTIES, INC. 16.8; ACK-

ERMAN ESTVOLD 82261.88;

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOC

616; AMERICAN WELDING & GAS,

INC. 3473.4; AQUA-PURE, INC.

13739.56; AXON ENTERPRISE,

INC. 449.25; BAKKE GRINOLDS

WIEDERHOLT 1138.2; BLUE-

STONE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

880629.25; BOPPRE LAW FIRM,

PLLC 3272.73; CENTRAL DAKOTA

SPRINKLER 800; COOKIES FOR

YOU 900; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

CRISIS CENTE 2061.42; DORSEY

& WHITNEY 27473.3; EMPLOYEE

ONE TIME PAY 16.26;ENERBASE

1498.98;ENERBASE 191.26; FIRST

DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT 20833.34;

FIRST WESTERN INSURANCE

10956.19; FLASH MOVING SER-

VICES 7000; FLEETMIND SOLU-

TIONS, INC. 1987.5; GOETTLE

LAW, PLLC 3500; GOVHR USA

8500; LANDMARK STRUCTURES

143150; LIECHTY HOMES, INC.

27900; MADC 30416.67; MAIN

ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION

7764.59; MENARDS 85.92;

MIDWEST TAPE 311.93; MINOT

COMMISSION ON AGING 8750.01;

MOTOROLA 228145.2; ND DEPT

OF TRANSPORTATION 2977.54;

ND ONE CALL, INC. 1017.9;

NORTH DAKOTA GUARANTY &

TITLE 0; NORTHERN TESTING

480; ONE CALL CONCEPTS, INC.

472.25; SCHULTZ PROEPRTY

MAINTENANCE, LLC 950; SKJOL-

DAL, RANDY 1695; TED BOLTON

400; UNITED MAILING SERVICE

352.92; VISIT MINOT 2322.93; WA-

TER BILLING ONE TIME PAY 6.48;

WATER BILLING ONE TIME PAY

37.9; WATER BILLING ONE TIME

PAY 40.44; WATER BILLING ONE

TIME PAY 45.33; ACME TOOLS

325.84; ADVANCED BUSINESS

METHODS 145; ALL AMERICAN

TROPHIES 54.45; ALL SEASON

ARENA 305.12; AMERICAN BANK

CENTER 156972.46; AMERICAN

WELDING & GAS, INC. 4153.2;

ARCHKEY TECHNOLOGIES

10960; ASSETWORKS 5189.59;

BAKKE GRINOLDS WIEDERHOLT

4670.5; BECHTOLD PAVING 6715;

BENTZ DELIVERY 37.95; BNSF

RAILWAY COMPANY 250; BRENT

CASTLEMAN 50; BUTLER

MACHINERY CO. 200.03; CARI

ROBISON 50; CARMEN ASHAM

327.98; CENTRAL

MACHINING&PUMP REPAIR 328;

CITY OF MINOT 25; COMPUTER

STORE 2369.94; CREATIVE CON-

CRETE 11304; CREDIT COLLEC-

TIONS BUREAU 200; CURT’S

STARTER & ALT. SERVICE

164.89; DAKOTA TRUCK & FARM

0; EBSCO 2115; EDND 150;

EILEEN BEAN 17.83; ELDORADO

NATIONAL – CALIFORNIA 692.44;

EMERGENCY AUTOMOTIVE

TECHNOLOGIES 312.45; ENER-

BASE 26759.39; FACTORY MO-

TOR PARTS 977.96; FASTENAL

COMPANY 3.5; FIRST INTERNA-

TIONAL BANK & TRUST 610; GEN-

ERAL TRADING 226.29; GILLIG,

LLC 470.84; GRAINGER 345.98;

HARLEYS 9.99; HAWKINS, INC.

11021.11; HERC-U-LIFT 37.21;

HUBER SPRINKLER SERVICE

5016.55; INTERSTATE BATTERY

SYSTEM 196.9; JACOB WALKER

72; JERRY’S REPAIR & ALIGN-

MENT 85; JESSEN ROOFING, INC.

29690; JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL

214.22; LEARNING OPPORTUNI-

TIES, INC. 687.07; LHOIST NORTH

AMERICA OF MISSOURI 14667.18;

M & S SHEET METAL, INC. 762.76;

M-B COMPANY 6080; MAIN ELEC-

TRIC CONSTRUCTION 11050.26;

MARSHAL LIDDELL 100; MINOT

AUTO 1131.87; MINOT CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE 140; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

15061.86; MINOT DAILY NEWS

1017.64; MINOT ELECTRIC

1908.68; MINOT EMPLOYEE DO-

NATIONS 734.28; MINOT PARK

DISTRICT 4000; MINOT PAVING

501489.13; MN CHILD SUPPORT

PAYMENT CENTER 172.12; NAPA

AUTO PARTS 999.28; NATIONAL

PAYMENT CORPORATION 212.96;

ND CHILD SUPPORT 25; ND DEPT

OF TRANSPORTATION 673014.42;

ND FRATERNAL ORDER OF POL-

ICE 712.5; ND STATE BOARD OF

LAW EXAMINERS 1135.12; NE-

BRASKA CHILD SUPPORT PAY-

MENT 563.08; NORTH WINDS

TRUCK ACCESSORIES 389.95;

NORTHWEST TIRE AND RE-

TREAD 1874.23; OFFICE FURNI-

TURE RESOURCES 8758; PFM

FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

100369; PRAIRIE SUPPLY 53;

PROCOLLECT 126.6; PROTECH

INTEGRATIONS, LLC 44.97; RE-

FUND ONE TIME PAY 150; RE-

GENT BOOK COMPANY 44.05;

ROBERT THOMAS CPA, LLC

1250; RONDEL ROTELIUK 105.81;

ROTARY CLUB OF MINOT 186;

SANDY FLAGSTAD 20; SANITA-

TION PRODUCTS 339.69; SOURIS

RIVER JOINT WATER RESOURCE

1162981.47; SOURIS VALLEY RE-

GIONAL LODGE 7 2448; SOUTH

DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT 188.31;

SPEE-DEE DELIVERY SERVICE

63.26; SUHERMIN MAK 25; SUN-

DRE SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

24712.31; SWANSTON EQUIP-

MENT 1261.55; TERMINAL SUP-

PLY CO. 32.15; TRAFFIC CON-

TROL CORPORATION 760; U.S.

POST OFFICE 5000; WAGNER

CONSTRUCTION 626240.65;

WARD COUNTY LAW ENF TRAIN-

ING C 500; WATER BILLING ONE

TIME PAY 7.19; WATER BILLING

ONE TIME PAY 82.77; WATER BIL-

LING ONE TIME PAY 8.69; WATER

BILLING ONE TIME PAY 5.74; WA-

TER BILLING ONE TIME PAY 9.48;

WEBSOFT DEVELOPERS, INC.

5000; WESTLIE FORD 331.21;

WESTLIE TRUCK CENTER 4877.5;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 32.73;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 7.66;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 5.55;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 24.76;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 24.55;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 24.35;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 805.48;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 24.45;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 281.67;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 107.93;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 101.45;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 92.49;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 35;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 58.01;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 161.45;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 112.94;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 154.09;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 48.5;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 161.77;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 160.49;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 187.46;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 434.09;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 252.49;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 48.78;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 141.93;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 15.25;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 61.37;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 55.41;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 215.4;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 291.93;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 33.56;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 160.89;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 295.13;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 276.58;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 44.95;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 43.18;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 22.5;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 40.6;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 34.39;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 243.93;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 54.27;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 213.75;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 41.64;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 141.93;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 160.57;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 457.61;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 193.21;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 69.85;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 133.05;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 173.69;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 53.03;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 573.41;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 140.57;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 74.01;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 23.72;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 145.13;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 42.88;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 458.17;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 99.13;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 38.54;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 53.65;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 155.13;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 113.87;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 162.09;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 165.29;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 154.01;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 195.85;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 160.49;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 334.65;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 174.17;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 224.81;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 145.85;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 139.21;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 338.49;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 49.5;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 112.89;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 84.25;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 59.93;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 41.54;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 51.26;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 143.54;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 26.31;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 92.24;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 176.08;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 66.99;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 64.73;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 165.45;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 1127.23;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 176.5;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 17593.65;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 68.95;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 31.18;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 46.7;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 4641.43;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 43.2;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 39.5;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 42.62;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 20195.01;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 43.23;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 45.26;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 53.23;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 55.04;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 167.29;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 43.02;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 52.61;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 949.51;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 55.25;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 37.6;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 82.83;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 91.58;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 41.22;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 193.98;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 1827.64;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 1599.25;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 39.98;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 509.86;

VERENDRYE ELECTRIC 1000.34;

ACME TOOLS 198.84; ADVANCED

BUSINESS METHODS 226.71; ALL

SEASON ARENA 5810.75; AMA-

ZON 2939.52; APEX ENGINEER-

ING GROUP 79825.63; ATCO

INTERNATIONAL 115; BECHTOLD

PAVING 86042.6; BLUESTONE

CONSTRUCTION, INC. 23730.43;

CENTRAL MACHINING&PUMP

REPAIR 97; CREDIT COLLEC-

TIONS BUREAU 200; DAKOTA

FLUID POWER, INC. 31.75; EAPC

2450; ECOLAB PEST ELIMINA-

TION DIVISION 144.59; ELDORA-

DO NATIONAL – CALIFORNIA

104.38; EMERGENCY AUTOMO-

TIVE TECHNOLOGIES 362.87; EM-

ILY GOFF 1120; EMPLOYEE ONE

TIME PAY 11; EMPLOYEE ONE

TIME PAY 11; EMPLOYEE ONE

TIME PAY 238.95; EMPLOYEE

ONE TIME PAY 25; ENERBASE

6540.66; FACTORY MOTOR

PARTS 668.37; FARSTAD OIL CO

16504.9; FIRST INTERNATIONAL

BANK & TRUST 610; FIRST

SPEAR 9031.42; FLASH MOVING

SERVICES 15000; GAFFANEYS

24.95; GALE 210.67; GARY EL-

LINGSON 1415; GENERAL ONE

TIME PAY 10; GENERAL TRADING

50.61; GERDAU RECYCLING

655.42; H&H TRUCKING 4895.59;

HANSON AUTO CRUSHING &

TRUCKING 123945.8; HARLOW’S

BUS SALES, INC. 64.47;

HERC-U-LIFT 107.34; HOME

DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES 11.96;

HOME OF ECONOMY 10.98;

HOUSTON ENGINEERING, INC.

3030.55; HYDRO KLEAN

238919.43; INFORMATION TECH-

NOLOGY DEPARTMENT 2775.2;

JERRY’S REPAIR & ALIGNMENT

85; KALIX 40.33; KLJ ENGINEER-

ING, LLC 11080; LOCATORS &

SUPPLIES 204.68; M & S SHEET

METAL, INC. 1475.77; MAGIC CITY

GARAGE DOOR COMPANY 215.5;

MAIN ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION

19868.47; MARCHUS-BATTERIES

PLUS 202.6; MARCO, INC. 245.24;

MARCO, INC. 206.33; MELANIE

MOORE 23; MENARDS 11.76; MID-

STATES WIRELESS, INC. 125;

MIDWEST TAPE 438.67; MILLER

LAW OFFICE, P.C. 325; MINOT

AUTO 496.06; MINOT

CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.

14949.15; MINOT DAILY NEWS

2128; MINOT EMPLOYEE DONA-

TIONS 742.86; MINOT PAVING

19377.93; MN CHILD SUPPORT

PAYMENT CENTER 172.12; NAPA

AUTO PARTS 873.64; ND DEPT

OF TRANSPORTATION 49411.24;

ND FRATERNAL ORDER OF POL-

ICE 712.5; ND HOUSING FINANCE

AGENCY 3348.87; ND IN-

SURANCE DEPT 176587.42; NE-

BRASKA CHILD SUPPORT PAY-

MENT 563.08; NORTHERN BRAKE

372; NORTHWEST TIRE AND RE-

TREAD 4674.39; OFF BROADWAY

LAUNDROMAT 223.09; OLSON &

BURNS, PC 8000; OLSON &

BURNS, PC 13000; OLSON’S

TOWING 1455; PITNEY BOWES

RESERVE ACCOUNT 1000; POST

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

368656.08; PRAXAIR DISTRIBU-

TION, INC. 55.29; PROCOLLECT

699.71; PROTECH INTEGRA-

TIONS, LLC 599.76; RAY O. AGBA-

BIAKA 1005.15; REFUND ONE

TIME PAY 25; RODNEY BRIAN

NEUHALFEN 50; SANITATION

PRODUCTS 26949.72; SCHAEFER

SYSTEMS INTERNALTIONAL

27421.49; SCOTT TIMOTHY

237.51; SECURITY PLUS 55;

SOARING EAGLE OUTERWEAR,

LLC 120; SOUTH DAKOTA CHILD

SUPPORT 188.31; SOUTHEAST

MUFFLER 153; STATE WATER

COMMISSION 44823.44; STEEN

CONSTRUCTION CO. 95358.29;

STOP AND SHOP 25.8; SUHER-

MIN MAK 130; SUNDRE SAND &

GRAVEL, INC. 20119.68; SWANS-

TON EQUIPMENT 1486.04; TAM-

RA SIVERTSON 25; TARGET

605.2; TIMMONS GROUP

23377.18; TRINITY HEALTH 10;

TRINITY MEDICAL GROUP 3101.5;

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

7000; ULTEIG 45331.47; VERIZON

WIRELESS 20.02; WARD COUNTY

RECORDER 20; WATER BILLING

ONE TIME PAY 17; WATER BIL-

LING ONE TIME PAY 80.27; WA-

TER BILLING ONE TIME PAY

25.96; WATER BILLING ONE TIME

PAY 75.8; WATER BILLING ONE

TIME PAY 127.45; WATER BIL-

LING ONE TIME PAY 12.48; WA-

TER BILLING ONE TIME PAY

1870.3; WATER BILLING ONE

TIME PAY 234.06; WATER BIL-

LING ONE TIME PAY 7.97; WATER

BILLING ONE TIME PAY 5.74; WA-

TER BILLING ONE TIME PAY

45.07; WESTLIE TRUCK CENTER

477.26; Total 6690967.03

approve payroll for the period of Oc-

tober 25, 2020 through November

21, 2020 in the amount of

$2,058,608.14; place and pass ordi-

nance 5545 on second reading to re-

zone Lots 1, 2, 4, & 8, Highlander

Estates 2nd Addition from C1, to C2;

place and pass ordinance 5547 on

second reading to amend Chapter

20 of the Minot Zoning Ordinance;

place and pass ordinance 5548 on

second reading amending Section

24-64 (Annual Leave) of the City of

Minot Code of Ordinances; approve

final payment for the 2020 Water

Main Replacement Project to Post

Construction in the amount of

$105,764.99; approve final payment

of $174,890.35 to West River Strip-

ing Company for 2020 Pavement

Markings; award the bid for a lease

on a new landfill dozer to RDO

Equipment Co in the amount of

$58,975.03 per year for 5 years;

award the bid for a lease on a new

landfill scraper to Butler Machinery

in the amount of $125,190.62 per

year for 5 years; concur the low bid

award to Ti-Zack Concrete Inc in the

amount of $2,089,618.60 for the

Burdick Expressway Major Rehabili-

tation project and ADA Upgrades

project; place and pass ordinance

5550 on first readingto amend the

2021 annual budget for the FY2021

grant award from the U.S. Depart-

ment Of Justice’s JAG program for

the Domestic Violence Crisis Center;

grant approval for the DVCC to ap-

ply for the Coronavirus Emergency

Supplemental Funding through the

North Dakota Office of Attorney

General, utilizing the City of Minot as

a pass-through entity, and authorize

the Finance Director to sign the ap-

plication; place and pass ordinance

5551 on first reading to amend the

2020 annual budget for the grant

award from the U.S. Department of

Defense’s Defense Community In-

frastructure Pilot Program to the

Magic City Discovery Center; allow

the Transit Department to apply for a

NDDOT Section 5311 Operating and

Maintenance grant, authorize the

Mayor sign the Authorizing Resolu-

tion and authorize the Public Works

Director to sign any other docu-

ments associated with this grant ap-

plication; place and pass ordinance

5552 on first reading to amend the

2020 annual budget for the FY20-21

Traffic Safety grants awarded by the

North Dakota Department of Tran-

sportation; place and pass ordi-

nance 5553 on first reading to

amend the 2020 annual budget for

homeowner sprinkler repairs re-

quired for 31st Ave SE reconstruc-

tion and approve the transfer from

Highway Reserves/Capital Infras-

tructure to General Fund; approve

the change order for the ongoing

Drainage & Stormwater Improve-

ment Project; place and pass ordi-

nance 5554 on first reading to

amend the 2020 annual airport

budget for additional costs for the

wetland delineation and culture re-

port; approve cost participation with

the NDDOT for the Bel Air Elemen-

tary Safe Routes to School project,

contingent upon project selection

from the NDDOT; approve cost par-

ticipation with the NDDOT for the

Washington Elementary Safe

Routes to School project, contingent

upon project selection from the

NDDOT; approve the proposed

120-day contract extension with

REEF Parking Management, author-

ize the Airport Director to communi-

cate Council’s approval to REEF

and direct Staff to develop an RFP

for parking services to commence in

Q2 2021; approve renewal option of

lease terms to Oakwells Commuter

Rail, LLC, as food and beverage

concessionaire at the Minot Interna-

tional Airport; approve the Retail

Beer License for Farmers Union Oil

Co. dba Enerbase operating at 3630

South Broadway; approve the Retail

Beer and Wine License for Serv-

more 4 Minot, LLC dba Safari Fuels

104 operating at 1500 37th Ave SW;

approve the gaming site authoriza-

tion for The Aggie Foundation to in-

stall pull tabs at East End and

Dakota Burger Company; authorize

auction of flood buyout structures,

structures’ salvage, and cleared land

on Spot Blight of the following pro-

perties: 220 6th Street NE (Contents

Salvage), 1424 First Avenue SE

(Structure), 517 12th Street SW

(Structure), 222 16th Street SE

(Structure), 216 16th Street SE

(Structure), 1221 Railway Avenue

(Structure), 114 7th Street NW land

(Spot Blight), 818 6th Ave. NW land

(Spot Blight; allow the Transit

Department to donate one 1977 AM

General Transit bus to the Midwest

Bus Museum in Bangor Wisconsin

and authorize the Public Works

Director to approve and sign any do-

cumentation that would go with this

donation; grant final approval of an

application for a Renaissance Zone

Project filed by Aksal Group for a

five-year property tax exemption, in-

cluding improvements and land, on

property located at 3 & 7 1st Street

SE; grant final approval of an appli-

cation for a Renaissance Zone Pro-

ject filed by Aksal Group for a

five-year property tax exemption, in-

cluding improvements and land, on

property located at 15 N. Main

Street.

Jantzer moved Olson seconded and

was carried unanimously to approve

the quote from Tyler Technologies

and authorize the purchase of the

application programming; place and

pass ordinance 5555 on first reading

to amend the 2020 annual budget

for the purchase of an integration

software to be use with the citywide

asset management software with the

use of sales improvements tax cash

reserves.

Evans moved Jantzer seconded and

was carried unanimously to recon-

sider the Renaissance Zone appli-

cation fromTITA, LLC, represented

by Gabriel Holt, for conditional ap-

proval of a five-year property tax ex-

emption, including improvements on

the property located at 619 N.

Broadway. Evans explained that she

voted in opposition of the application

at the last meeting where there was

a 3-3 split vote. She has since con-

sulted with the applicant and wants

to reconsider her vote.

Evans moved Jantzer seconded and

after discussion was carried to ap-

prove the Renaissance Zone appli-

cation from TITA, LLC, represented

by Gabriel Holt, for conditional ap-

proval of a five-year property tax ex-

emption, including improvements on

the property located at 619 N.

Broadway.

Podrygula said, the memo lists op-

tions for the Council to consider;

send it back to the Renaissance

Zone Review Board for more infor-

mation or deny the application with

“cause.” He asked for an explanation

for what “cause” would be.

The City Attorney said, she was not

the author of the memo but general-

ly the City Council has the ability to

approve or reject an application. If

the specific statute or procedures re-

quires “for cause” finding then the

discussion to deny something would

have to include a reason.

Mr. Billingsley stated, at the previous

meeting he explained the seven cri-

teria that must be met for an appli-

cation to be approved. If evidence

was presented that found the appli-

cant did not meet the criteria, that

would be considered “cause” for the

application to be denied. Upon ques-

tioning by Podrygula, Mr. Billingsley

listed the criteria again: The project

is consistent with the Renaissance

Zone Development Plan, The pro-

ject is consistent with the City of

Minot Comprehensive Plan, The

proposed uses are consistent with

city zoning, The project conforms to

all city ordinances, The property has

not been the beneficiary of a previ-

ous Renaissance Zone project,

Rehabilitation costs exceed 50% of

the current true and full value and At

least 80% of the investment is clas-

sified as capital improvements.

Podrygula asked if the approval is

just ministerial and the Council has

to approve the application. Mr. Bil-

lingsley responded by saying, yes, in

his opinion, since the application

meets the criteria set out, there is no

reason not to approve the applica-

tion. He continued by saying, the

Council has the ability to change the

rules but he does not believe they

should do so in the middle of an ap-

plication.

Podrygula said he is troubled that

the Council doesn’t have a choice.

Evans said they need to revise the

2016 Renaissance Zone Develop-

ment Plan which is now outdated.

There have been additional blocks

added to the Renaissance Zone that

require different criteria. She said

the Renaissance Zone Review

Board will be discussing the

Development Plan at their January

meeting.

Pitner, who abstained from voting on

the application, thanked the Council

for reconsidering the motion. He

said, they have the right to deny an

application but not if it meets the cri-

teria provided. He also mentioned

that the citizen who raised concerns

in an email to the Council was in at-

tendance at the meetings where the

application was discussed and did

not voice those concerns to the

Renaissance Zone Board.

Ross asked why the item was not in-

cluded in the Consent Agenda since

they have no choice but to approve

it. He said it is concerning that it was

brought to Council for consideration

but they have to approve it. Mr. Bil-

lingsley explained that North Dakota

requires a public hearing for a

Renaissance Zone application, at

which time the public can present

evidence as to why they believe it

does not meet the criteria.

Podrygula mentioned concerns that

the application was not thoroughly

discussed at the Renaissance Zone

meetings. He said, the property is in

a visible location and aesthetics are

concerning. He spoke with the appli-

cant regarding specifics about the

project but said the Committee

should look diligently at projects on

Broadway. He then mentioned a

possible moratorium on applications

until the Plan is reviewed.

Mayor Sipma asked when the pro-

perty was last developed, to which

Mr. Billingsley said he would have to

research the information. Mayor Sip-

ma continued by saying, he doesn’t

believe it has been developed since

the 1980’s and the Renaissance

Zone is meant to induce investment.

He said, he supported the applica-

tion at the last meeting and will con-

tinue to support the project.

Evans also mentioned the restricted

covenant on the property and com-

mended the applicant for their

landscaping proposal.

A vote was taken on the motion by

Evans, seconded by Jantzer and

carried by the following roll call vote:

ayes: Evans, Jantzer, Olson, Po-

drygula, Ross, Sipma; nays: none;

abstain: Pitner

Pitner moved Jantzer seconded and

was carried unanimously to approve

a contract with SRF to update the

Railroad Quiet Zone Study and up-

date existing FRA certifications;

place and pass ordinance 5556 on

first reading to amend the 2020 an-

nual budget to increase the sales tax

improvement and engineering plans,

designs, and reviews expenditures

using sales tax improvement cash

reserves.

Acting City Manager Lakefield ex-

plained some background from the

Municipal Prosecution memo by

saying, in 2019 the City Council

budgeted for Municipal Prosecution

services so the City Attorney and

Assistant City Attorney could focus

on providing legal advice to City

leadership, management, and staff.

The process has been successful

but Boppre Law Firm resigned their

services in October. The Attorney’s

Office advertised a request for pro-

posals to fill the vacancy but only re-

ceived one proposal. The Council

may choose to move forward with

the proposal but there are obstacles

to overcome regarding licensing the

individual in North Dakota.

Mr. Lakefield said, they have con-

sidered filling the position as a City

employee but one of the challenges

is space to put an additional employ-

ee. They believe they have identified

some space to work with at this

time. It seems to be the only viable

option, unless the Council wants to

re-bid.

Evans moved the City Council reject

the received proposal for Municipal

Prosecution Services and approve

the Job Description for Staff Attor-

ney I. Motion seconded by Pitner.

At the request of Podrygula, City At-

torney Hendershot provided some

additional background. She said,

most other cities across the state re-

tain law firms to provide legal ser-

vices. The City of Bismarck has one

full-time City Attorney, two Assistant

City Attorneys, a paralegal and two

administrative assistants. The City

of Fargo retains a firm as well as

three full-time City Attorneys, a

full-time prosecutor, and administra-

tive assistants. Other cities have one

firm with multiple attorneys providing

legal services. She continued by

saying, for the last two years, the

City of Minot has been using a con-

tract prosecutor to handle Municipal

prosecution and they have filled in

when necessary. The two Attorneys

in the office primarily focus on City

business and the administrative as-

sistants help the contract prosecu-

tors with filings. She said, prosecut-

ing at Municipal Court is a full-time

position so without retaining outside

services, one of the current City At-

torney would dedicate all of their

time to prosecuting.

Upon further questioning, City Attor-

ney Hendershot stated, they just

dealt with an attorney on COVID

leave, which left the other attorney

to handle all of the workload. They

have also had a couple maternity

leaves, so having backup is really

important.

Evans moved Pitner seconded and

was carried unanimously to place

and pass ordinance 5557 on first

reading to amend the 2021 annual

budget for the additional full-time po-

sition.

Personal Appearances: Aaron Moss,

representing the North Dakota

Fraternal Order of Police, Souris

Valley Regional Lodge #7, offered

gratitude for allowing Minot Police

Department to partner for the “Stuff

a Squad Car” event. They exceeded

collections of toys from the previous

year and were grateful the event

could continue even through the

pandemic. He thanked the City and

the community for all of their sup-

port. He also mentioned the upcom-

ing Cops & Kids event which has

been modified this year to maintain

social distance and other safety pre-

cautions.

Upon questioning by Evans, Officer

Moss explained that Cops & Kids

provides an opportunity for the

Lodge to partner with children to

shop for Christmas gifts. The tradi-

tional gathering, which usually at-

tracts about 200 participants, won’t

take place this year but children

have provided ‘wish list’ items for

volunteers to order and deliver

through a touchless process.

Mayor Sipma thanked Chief Klug

and all of the volunteers and said

their outreach programs are appre-

ciated.

Mayor Sipma stated, documents

were provided to the City Council,

including a ballot to vote in support

of the merger between MADC and

the Chamber or to reject the propo-

sal. The City of Minot is a member

of both organizations and as the

liaison to MADC he said, he could

answer any questions.

Jantzer moved Ross seconded and

after discussion was carried unani-

mously to accept the merger of

MADC into the Minot Area Chamber

of Commerce and submit the ballot.

Jantzer said, he has followed the

process throughout their discussions

and believes that both Boards and

staff have concluded it makes

sense. He urged the Council to sup-

port the merger.

Podrygula asked if the City has

representation on the Chamber of

Commerce Board and if there is any

opposition to the merger.

Jantzer said the City Manager has

served as an ex-officio member on

the Chamber of Commerce Board

and he is the ex-officio member for

Task Force 21.

Mayor Sipma responded regarding

opposition to the proposal by saying,

there was some concern that identity

would be lost. He explained that the

idea re-emerged through the IEDC

white papers but there was some

misunderstanding that the City

Council directed the merger, which

is not the case. He said,

Bismarck/Mandan recently merged

their two organizations and were

able to share their experience and

offer suggestions.

Ross pointed out that one Director

on the proposed Board would be ap-

pointed by the Minot City Council.

He asked if they would be ex-officio

or a voting member, to which the

Mayor responded by saying, a vot-

ing member.

Pitner said, the current contract

between the City and MADC expires

December 31st He asked if there

would be a new agreement.

Mr. Lakefield said, he is meeting

with the Acting Director later in the

week to discuss a new agreement. It

will be brought to Council for con-

sideration.

There being no further business,

Pitner moved Ross seconded and

carried unanimously to adjourn the

meeting at 7:23 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.

(December 16, 2020)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE OF REAL

ESTATE MORTGAGE

To: Drew Brent Fegley, 605 Main St.

N., Berthold, North Dakota 58718,

the record title owner and mortgagor

of record.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

you are in default of payments on a

certain Mortgage given to State

Bank & Trust of Kenmare, as mort-

gagee, dated March 8, 2018 and

recorded in the office of the County

Recorder in and for Ward County on

April 12, 2018, as Document No.

3017629 given to secure the pay-

ment of Loan xxxx413 for the value

of $25,000.00 with interest, accord-

ing to the terms and conditions of

the Promissory Note(s) further

described herein. The description of

the real property secured by said

Mortgage is as follows, to wit:

Township 157 North, Range 85

West

Section 35: SE1/4, E1/2NE1/4,

SW1/4NE1/4

The property is located in Ward

County at 13450 200th St. NW,

Berthold, North Dakota 58718.

The holder of said mortgage is at

this time State Bank & Trust of Ken-

mare and the mortgage is in default

because of the failure to pay the

amount due on Loan xxxxx413 when

the loan matured on June 26, 2020.

To cure your default, you must pay

your delinquency, which, as of

09/16/2020 is as follows:

Loan, Delinquent Payments, Princi-

pal & Interest, Late Fees, Total Due

xx413 June 26, 2020 $25,773.60

$10.00 $25,783.60

TOTAL $25,773.60 $10.00

$25,783.60

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NO-

TICE, that you are in default of pay-

ments on a certain Mortgage given

to State Bank & Trust of Kenmare,

as mortgagee, dated October 23,

2017 and recorded in the office of

the County Recorder in and for

Ward County on October 25, 2017,

as Document No. 3013324 given to

secure the payment of Loan

xxxxx163 for the value of

$215,000.00 with interest, according

to the terms and conditions of the

Promissory Note further described

herein.

The holder of said mortgage is at

this time State Bank & Trust of Ken-

mare and the mortgage is in default

because of the failure to pay the

amount due on Loan xxxxx163when

the loan payments became due and

payable. The failure to pay this

amount due is a default under the

terms of the mortgage securing

Loan xxx413. To cure your default,

you must pay your delinquency,

which, as of 9/16/2020 is as follows:

Loan, Delinquent Payments, Princi-

pal & Interest, Late Fees, Total Due

xx163 August 29, 2020 $3,116.03

$10.00 $3,126.03

TOTAL $3,116.03 $10.00 $3,126.03

Unless you bring all of your delin-

quent payments ($28,909.63) up to

date, with applicable interest, late

charges and additional expenses in-

curred by State Bank & Trust of

Kenmare in enforcing the mortgage

covenants and agreements, then

and in that event at the expiration of

thirty (30) days of the date of this

Notice, State Bank & Trust of Ken-

mare will accelerate and declare the

entire balance of the mortgage due

and payable. Due to accruing daily

interest, late charges, and ex-

penses, the amount needed to cure

your delinquency changes daily, and

if it is your intention to cure, contact

the undersigned to ascertain the pre-

cise amount required to cure your

delinquency. Note also that if anoth-

er mortgage payment comes due or

you incur additional late fees under

the terms of your mortgage before

you have cured the delinquency list-

ed above, you must also make that

payment at the time you pay the del-

inquency listed above. If you fail to

pay any balance due since the date

of this Notice, along with the delin-

quency payments listed above, you

will still be considered in default and

subject to foreclosure.

This Mortgage is also in default be-

cause of your failure to pay the 2018

and 2019 real estate taxes on the

above property. The following is a

summary of the delinquent real

estate taxes for 2018 and 2019:

Year/Statement, Parcel, Taxes, In-

terest, & Penalty, Total

2018/#45416 MN35005U030000

$281.82 $281.82

2018/#45418 MN35005U010000

$499.03 $499.03

2019/#33412 MN35005U030000

$160.55 $160.55

2019/#33410 MN35005U010000

$289.00 $289.00

TOTAL $1,230.40

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pur-

suant to N.D.C.C. Section 32-19-28

that unless, before the expiration of

thirty (30) days from the mailing or

service of this Notice, you remit to

the Ward County Treasurer, P.O.

5005, Minot, ND 58702 the sum of

$1,230.40 plus further accruing in-

terest and penalties, proceedings

will be commenced by State Bank &

Trust of Kenmare to accelerate and

foreclose the full amount of all sums

secured by said mortgage.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if

you do not make payments in the

amount of $28,909.63 to State Bank

& Trust of Kenmare, plus any addi-

tional charges, and $1,230.40 to the

Ward County Treasurer for real

estate property taxes, to cure your

delinquency by the expiration of thir-

ty (30) days from the date of this No-

tice, legal proceedings will be com-

menced to foreclose your mortgage.

Unless you notify the undersigned

within thirty (30) days after receiving

this Notice that you dispute the vali-

dity of the debt or any portion

thereof, this office will assume the

debt is valid. If you notify the under-

signed in writing within thirty (30)

days from receiving this Notice, this

office will obtain verification of the

debt and mail you a copy of such ve-

rification.

Dated this 19th day of October,

2020.

OLSON & BURNS, P.C.

Richard P. Olson (Bar ID: #03183)

/s/ Joshua J. Wolfe

Joshua J. Wolfe (Bar ID: #07838)

Attorneys for State Bank & Trust of

Kenmare

17 1st Ave. SE

P.O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

rpolson@minotlaw.com

jjwolfe@minotlaw.com

(December 9-16-23, 2020)

FORECLOSURE OF REAL

ESTATE MORTGAGE

To: Drew Brent Fegley, 605 Main St.

N., Berthold, North Dakota 58718,

the record title owner and mortgagor

of record.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

you are in default of payments on a

certain Mortgage given to State

Bank & Trust of Kenmare, as mort-

gagee, dated October 23, 2017 and

recorded in the office of the County

Recorder in and for Ward County on

October 25, 2017, as Document No.

3013324 given to secure the pay-

ment of Loan xxxxx163 for the value

of $215,000.00 with interest, accord-

ing to the terms and conditions of

the Promissory Note further

described herein. The description of

the real property secured by said

Mortgage is as follows, to wit:

Township 157 North, Range 85

West

Section 35: SE1/4, E1/2NE1/4,

SW1/4NE1/4

The property is located in Ward

County at 13450 200th St. NW,

Berthold, North Dakota 58718.

The holder of said mortgage is at

this time State Bank & Trust of Ken-

mare and the mortgage is in default

because of the failure to pay the

amount due on Loan xxxxx163 when

the loan payments became due and

payable. To cure your default, you

must pay your delinquency, which,

as of 9/16/2020 is as follows:

Loan, Delinquent Payments, Princi-

pal & Interest, Late Fees, Total Due

xx163 August 29, 2020 $3,116.03

$10.00 $3,126.03

TOTAL $3,116.03 $10.00 $3,126.03

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NO-

TICE, that you are in default of pay-

ments on a certain Mortgage given

to State Bank & Trust of Kenmare,

as mortgagee, dated March 8, 2018

and recorded in the office of the

County Recorder in and for Ward

County on April 12, 2018, as Docu-

ment No. 3017629 given to secure

the payment of Loan xxxx413 for the

value of $25,000.00 with interest,

according to the terms and condi-

tions of the Promissory Note(s)

further described herein.

The holder of the said mortgage is

State Bank & Trust of Kenmare and

the mortgage is in default because

of the failure to pay the amount due

on loan xxx413 when the loaned

matured on 06/26/2020. The failure

to pay the amount at maturity is a

default under the terms of the mort-

gage securing Loan xxx163. To

cure your default you must pay your

delinquency, which as of 09/16/2020

is as follows:

Loan, Delinquent Payments, Princi-

pal & Interest, Late Fees, Total Due

xx413 June 26, 2020 $25,773.60

$10.00 $25,783.60

TOTAL $25,773.60 $10.00

$25,783.60

Unless you bring all of your delin-

quent payments ($28,909.63) up to

date, with applicable interest, late

charges and additional expenses in-

curred by State Bank & Trust of

Kenmare in enforcing the mortgage

covenants and agreements, then

and in that event at the expiration of

thirty (30) days of the date of this

Notice, State Bank & Trust of Ken-

mare will accelerate and declare the

entire balance of the mortgage due

and payable. Due to accruing daily

interest, late charges, and ex-

penses, the amount needed to cure

your delinquency changes daily, and

if it is your intention to cure, contact

the undersigned to ascertain the pre-

cise amount required to cure your

delinquency. Note also that if anoth-

er mortgage payment comes due or

you incur additional late fees under

the terms of your mortgage before

you have cured the delinquency list-

ed above, you must also make that

payment at the time you pay the del-

inquency listed above. If you fail to

pay any balance due since the date

of this Notice, along with the delin-

quency payments listed above, you

will still be considered in default and

subject to foreclosure.

This Mortgage is also in default be-

cause of your failure to pay the 2018

and 2019 real estate taxes on the

above property. The following is a

summary of the delinquent real

estate taxes for 2018 and 2019:

Year/Statement, Parcel, Taxes, In-

terest, & Penalty, Total

2018/#45416 MN35005U030000

$281.82 $281.82

2018/#45418 MN35005U010000

$499.03 $499.03

2019/#33412 MN35005U030000

$160.55 $160.55

2019/#33410 MN35005U010000

$289.00 $289.00

TOTAL $1,230.40

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pur-

suant to N.D.C.C. Section 32-19-28

that unless, before the expiration of

thirty (30) days from the mailing or

service of this Notice, you remit to

the Ward County Treasurer, P.O.

5005, Minot, ND 58702 the sum of

$1,230.40 plus further accruing in-

terest and penalties, proceedings

will be commenced by State Bank &

Trust of Kenmare to accelerate and

foreclose the full amount of all sums

secured by said mortgage.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if

you do not make payments in the

amount of $28,909.63 to State Bank

& Trust of Kenmare, plus any addi-

tional charges, and $1,230.40 to the

Ward County Treasurer for real

estate property taxes, to cure your

delinquency by the expiration of thir-

ty (30) days from the date of this No-

tice, legal proceedings will be com-

menced to foreclose your mortgage.

Unless you notify the undersigned

within thirty (30) days after receiving

this Notice that you dispute the vali-

dity of the debt or any portion

thereof, this office will assume the

debt is valid. If you notify the under-

signed in writing within thirty (30)

days from receiving this Notice, this

office will obtain verification of the

debt and mail you a copy of such ve-

rification.

Dated this 19th day of October,

2020.

OLSON & BURNS, P.C.

Richard P. Olson (Bar ID: #03183)

/s/Joshua J. Wolfe

Joshua J. Wolfe (Bar ID: #07838)

Attorneys for State Bank & Trust of

Kenmare

17 1st Ave. SE

P.O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

rpolson@minotlaw.com

jjwolfe@minotlaw.com

(December 9-16-23, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

51-2020-PR-00240

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Joyce

Cyrus, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representatives of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three months after the date of the

first publication of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred. Claims

must be presented to Mark

Westereng, in care of Thomas Law

Firm, 114 South Main Street, P.O.

Box 2298, Minot, North Dakota

58702, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 10th day of November,

2020.

/s/Mark Westereng

Mark Westereng

c/o THOMAS LAW FIRM

114 South Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, ND 58702

(December 16-23-30, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00228

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

ERLING J. ALM, 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 CHERI J. ALM, Per-

sonal Representative of the estate,

at 2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,

Minot ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 3rd day of December,

2020.

/s/Cheri J. Alm

Cheri J. Alm

Brent M. Olson – #05593

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

bolson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for: Personal

Representative

(December 9-16-23, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00235

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

DeVonna M. Klimpel, 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 Russell L. Klimpel, Per-

sonal Representative of the estate,

at 2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,

Minot ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 10th day of December,

2020.

/s/Russell L. Klimpel

Russell L. Klimpel

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

Representative

(December 16-23-30, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00236

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Richard B. Leavitt, a/k/a Dick

Leavitt, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appoint-

ed co-personal representatives 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 Roy Leavitt and Brenda

Cerkowniak, Co-Personal Represen-

tatives of the estate, at 2525 Elk

Drive, P.O. Box 1000, Minot ND

58702-1000, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 10th day of December,

2020.

/s/Roy Leavitt

Roy Leavitt

/s/Brenda Cerkowniak

Brenda Cerkowniak

Brent M. Olson – #05593

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

bolson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for: Co-Personal

Representatives

(December 16-23-30, 2020)