MINOT CITY COUNCIL –

SCHEDULED MEETING –

DECEMBER 16, 2019 AT 5:30 P.M.

ROLL CALL

Members Present: Jantzer, Olson,

Pitner, Podrygula, Sipma, Straight,

Wolsky

Members Absent: None

Mayor Sipma presiding and led the

City Council in the Pledge of Allegi-

ance. Jantzer moved, Pitner second-

ed and was carried unanimously to

approve the minutes of the De-

cember 2, 2019 Council meeting;

approve the 2019 Interest Distribu-

tion sheet; place and pass ordinance

5431 on second reading to adopt the

2018 ICC code cycle and the 2018

IEBC; place and pass ordinance

5432 on second reading to adopt the

2018 IFC; place and pass ordinance

5433 on second reading to repeal

and reenact Chapter 2-20, Com-

pensation of Aldermen, to increase

from $595.00 per month to

$1,190.00 per month; and Chapter

2-118, Mayor Compensation from

$750.00 per month to $1,500.00 per

month; ratify the administratively ap-

proved requests; approve payment

of $15,568.66 to West River Striping

Company for a change order to the

2019 Pavement Markings project;

accept the bid from Swanston

Equipment in the amount of

$33,392.00 with trade in allowance

for the skidsteer and include the

snow blower attachment option for

$4,533.00 for a total award of

$37,925.00; place and pass ordi-

nance 5434 on first reading to

amend the 2020 annual budget for

the purchase of a skid steer loader;

award the bid to Grand Forks Fire

Equipment in the amount of

$26,334.00 for the purchase of 66

pairs Firefighter Boots; adopt resolu-

tion 3648 naming the inspector, fix-

ing the polling place and setting the

hours for the June 9, 2020 Primary

Election and the November 3, 2020

General Election; approve the re-

quest from Pizza Property, LLC dba

Marco’s of Minot for a Specialty

Restaurant Beer and Wine license

operating at 1250 4th Ave NW; ap-

prove the annual support agreement

with MEI/Parsons Technologies for

the Airport’s security system and au-

thorize the Airport Director to sign

the agreement; approve the JPA

between the City of Minot and Ward

County formalizing the operations

and funding of Minot Central

Dispatch and 911 Communications.

Olson moved Wolsky seconded and

after discussion was carried unani-

mously to approve the plans and

specifications for the final bank sta-

bilization areas identified in the

levee inspections on the SWIF, as

well as removal of sediment from

the river channel and authorize ad-

vertising for bid. Jantzer moved

Pitner seconded and was carried

unanimously to appoint Attorney

Morgan Glines to represent the City

of Minot in the prosecution of muni-

cipal ordinance violations. Pitner

moved Olson seconded and carried

unanimously to approve the contract

agreement with AE2S for the civil

engineering services for Fire Station

5; place and pass ordinance 5435

on first reading amending the 2019

annual budget for the survey en-

gineering for Fire Station #5 and

transfer the revenue accordingly.

Jantzer moved Olson seconded to

discontinue the site selection pro-

cess for the former Midwest Federal

Savings and Loan Building (M Build-

ing) and enter into due diligence and

purchase negotiations for the former

Wells Fargo Building for the City Hall

Relocation project. City Manager

Barry explained the recommenda-

tion and said the Technical Team

came to the conclusion after a

lengthy period of assessment. They

conducted a robust space analysis,

identified areas that could be conso-

lidated and potentially moved, and

calculated projections of the amount

of space needed going forward to

utilize for the next 50 years. Options

were presented during the City

Council retreat including potentially

expanding the current location, con-

structing a new building, or rehabili-

tating existing buildings. The $3.75

million allocated through the NDR

program would only be accessible if

rehabilitating an existing building

downtown, so the Council directed

staff to proceed in that direction.

They analyzed the only two build-

ings that met the space needs, the

former M Building and the former

Wells Fargo building. After ten to

twelve weeks of study, reports were

compiled and the technical team

unanimously decided to recommend

the former Wells Fargo building. He

reminded that time is of the essence

if using the NDR funds since the

deadline for those funds is Sep-

tember 2022. Straight asked about

the square footage of the current

City Hall, to which Mr. Meyer

responded by saying, it is 13,000

square feet of office space, not in-

cluding the Police Department. Mr.

Meyer summarized they conclusions

from their report. He said, they start-

ed by calculating the amount of

space needed today and what would

be needed into the future. They then

had to find all of the information

available on the buildings and sum-

marize that. They were able to con-

duct a thorough walkthrough to get

an idea of the systems in place in

both locations. They looked at avail-

able parking and the cost for ac-

quisition and remodel. He said, the

M Building would cost more to bring

up to code because of age and

remediation items. After summariz-

ing, they analyzed the feasibility of

using the spaces and made a

recommendation to the technical

committee. Pitner asked how the lo-

cal share of funds affects the time-

line in which the project needs to be

completed. Mr. Barry said, NDR

funds need to be spent before Sep-

tember, 2022 but they don’t antici-

pate that would be a problem even if

the project continues afterwards. Lo-

cal funds could be used after that

date. Jantzer asked which opera-

tions would be transferred to the

new facility. Mr. Meyer stated, the

new building would include space for

the Mayor and City Council, City

Manager, City Attorney’s Office, Fi-

nance, HR, NDR Program, IT, and

Central Dispatch. Currently, NDR is

housed at Public Works, IT is at the

Auditorium and Central Dispatch is

in the Police Department. They also

included a small amount of space for

a potential congressional office

lease that may or may not come into

fruition. There’s general office sup-

ply storage and hallways included as

well. Podrygula said he requested a

copy of the reports last week and

had a chance to review them. It is

important that people know why the

technical team is making the recom-

mendation. He said, this is a major

project that will stand for generations

and cost a lot of money. He was le-

aning toward the Big M Building pri-

or to reading the report but now has

concerns about safety issues there.

He asked the City Engineer if it is

accurate to say it seems more

economical to rehab the former

Wells Fargo building. Mr. Meyer

said, the reports are based on the in-

formation they have but they are go-

ing on a lot of assumptions as well.

They don’t have architects on staff

so are using numbers based on pre-

vious projects. All of the estimates

are to try and get a ballpark figure

for the project. Both buildings are in

great shape but when looking at

which one would best suit the City’s

needs, the Wells Fargo building

stands out. There are more options

available because the column spac-

ing allows for flexibility in creating

public assembly space. The

Midwest Federal Building works well

for office space but is not ideal for

more open space. He said, for our

needs, it would be cheaper to remo-

del the Wells Fargo building. Mr.

Meyer confirmed that based on prel-

iminary cost estimates, building new

would be cheaper than remodeling

an existing building. Mayor Sipma

reiterated that they did not want to

disparage one building over the oth-

er and emphasized that the City’s

needs differ from those of an office

or other professional building. Pitner

asked about the square footage of

the buildings. Midwest Federal is

82,000 square feet compared to

Wells Fargo of 45,000 square feet.

Mr. Meyer said, those measure-

ments are based on the gross

square footage. If you compare net

rentable space, the M Building has

50,000 square feet whereas the

Wells Fargo Building has 42,000

square feet. Mr. Meyer said at this

time, the remodel would involve a

top to bottom renovation. Mayor Sip-

ma mentioned, if this project moved

forward, there would be discussions

with current tenants. Final comple-

tion of the project would not be

needed by the end of the NDR pro-

gram so occupied space could be

renovated last. Straight asked about

the CTE project that at one time had

potential to be included with the relo-

cation of City Hall. Mr. Meyer said it

is not included in this report and that

there are other options on the table

at this point. Straight then asked

about space for Council Chambers,

to which Mr. Meyer responded by

saying, space is allocated at the new

City Hall building and the current

Council Chambers could be used for

Municipal Court. Mayor Sipma said,

the intention is to remove all of the

City functions from the Auditorium

so that building could be used for

events that have since left the Magic

City for lack of event space. Pitner

stated, it seems like neither building

has adequate space for a 50-year

projection. Mr. Meyer said, one thing

to keep in mind is that they looked at

a layout of what could be. A conver-

sation taking place at the depart-

ment level is the possibility of digitiz-

ing records. The space analysis right

now has 6,000 square feet allocated

to records storage. If you digitize a

vast majority of those records, that

space could be used for other ex-

pansion. There are other options for

expansion at either site to get where

we need to be. Straight moved, Po-

drygula seconded and was carried

to table the item until the next Coun-

cil meeting. ayes: Pitner, Podrygula,

Straight, Wolsky; nays: Jantzer, Ol-

son, Sipma. Olson moved Pitner

seconded to approve the proposed

Purchasing Policy which includes

the Buy Local Task Force’s recom-

mendation to include the definition of

“Local Vendor” and the section relat-

ing to “Local Vendor” in the pro-

posed Purchasing Policy. Mr. Lake-

field clarified, they need approval to

move forward with the updated Pur-

chasing Policy which they will bring

back to Council at the next meeting

in the form of a resolution. The

current Purchasing policy is con-

tained within City Ordinance so the

attached ordinance will repeal that

section and reenact section 2-133 to

reference the new policy. Jantzer asked if the purchases in the

$0-$5,000 category have a require-

ment for a local quote in the new

policy. Mr. Lakefield said, local ven-

dors would be covered under the

guidelines but until the purchase

reaches over $5,000, they would not

be required to get additional oral or

written quotes. Nothing would prohi-

bit them from doing that however, if

the purchasing agent wanted to

shop around. Wolsky said the buy

local component is an approach he

hadn’t considered but he likes it. It

allows more freedom for employees

to move business expeditiously and

get the government processes out of

the way. He said he trusts the judge-

ment of the individuals making pur-

chases in the City. He then raised

concerns about the thresholds

described in the policy and said the

public may not be comfortable with

waiting until a purchase is $50,000

before conducting a sealed bid pro-

cess. He said, he cannot support the

policy with the proposed thresholds.

Podrygula asked if these thresholds

are commonly accepted around the

state in other municipalities. The

City Attorney stated, it varies among

cities throughout North Dakota,

some are higher, some are lower.

Wahpeton has a threshold for sealed

bids of $100,000. The state requires

bids when a purchase exceeds

$100,000, Bismarck is $25,000,

Grand Forks is $30,000. She also

mentioned, while sealed bids are not

required until a purchase reaches

$50,000, all purchases that haven’t

been included as a line item in the

approved budget or which need a

budget amendment, would also

come to Council for approval. Mayor

Sipma asked about the process to

determine the thresholds for pur-

chases and if they decided on some

middle ground. John MacMartin, of

the Chamber of Commerce said, the

committee’s conversation revolved

around budgeted items and how to

speed the process along for items

specifically outlined in the budget.

Podrygula asked if there was a

rough estimate of expenditures

within the $25,000-$50,000 range.

Mr. Lakefield said, the current ordi-

nance states that anything over

$15,000 requires a formal bid pro-

cess and City Council approval.

They come before the Council fairly

regularly. The current policy is a lot

broader. With the new policy, as

long as the product is identified by

line item it would not require addi-

tional Council approval. Mr. Barry

explained, the thresholds in the poli-

cy depend on the comfort level of

the Council. They were modernized

by the committee to provide greater

flexibility while improving the level of

scrutiny through the new process.

The statistics regarding purchases

are not available yet because we

don’t have the ERP system in place.

He said, the thresholds were a

balancing act, some cities have

higher thresholds so there was de-

bate in both directions. He remind-

ed, they are talking about informal

oral and informal written quotes as

well so there is still price checking

involved with all purchases. The

sealed bid process is onerous for the

vendors and for staff. They believe if

they already have an approved line

item in the budget, this is simply

describing the manner in which to

purchase the item. The thresholds

allow for more flexibility to go after

more local quotes. In the sealed bid

process, anyone can bid and the

City’s hands are tied as far as how

to award the bid. Mr. MacMartin

agreed and said the policy increases

the potential for business in the local

community. Jantzer said, if Council

approves the items in the budget, he

is comfortable with the thresholds.

He believes staff is professional

enough to know when to reach out

to Council for consideration. The

policy improves efficiency which is a

good idea. Mr. MacMartin pointed

out that changing from an ordinance

to a resolution makes it easier to

make revisions in the future. Mr.

Lakefield said, the existing process

is antiquated and inefficient. The

new ERP system will improve the

entire requisition process but until

then, this is a better practice that

builds in the appropriate approvals

before going live with the new sys-

tem. Olson said she anticipated

hearing more about the buy local as-

pect of the policy. She commented

that reaching out 65 miles to the sur-

rounding communities proves that

we appreciate those residents who

also spend money in Minot. Po-

drygula said he is reassured by put-

ting accountability up front. He

reiterated his concerns with conflicts

of interest and said the language in

the policy must be beyond suspi-

cion. The current conflict of interest

policy is inadequate and he was

pleased to hear it will be reviewed in

the coming year as well as the

overall employee policy. A vote was

taken on the motion by Olson,

seconded by Pitner and carried by

the following roll call vote: ayes:

Jantzer, Olson, Pitner, Podrygula,

Sipma, Straight; nays: Wolsky. Ol-

son moved, Pitner seconded and

carries to place and pass ordinance

5436 on first reading to amend the

City of Minot Code of Ordinances,

Section 2-133 to reflect the ex-

istence and authority of the Purchas-

ing Policy. Pitner moved Olson

seconded and carried unanimously

to adopt resolution 3649 approving

the 2020 U.S. Census Marketing

Budget and Outreach Plan. Com-

munity Development Director, Brian

Billingsley, presented information on

the Complete Count Committee’s

marketing budget and outreach plan.

Mayor Sipma mentioned the impor-

tance to reach 50,000 residents and

become an entitlement city, not just

for the CDBG grants, but also to be

put in a category with greater po-

tential to attract business. Straight

asked if the City received any grants

for the 2010 census and commend-

ed Mr. Billingsley for obtaining them

this year. Mr. Billingsley said, he did

not believe they were available dur-

ing the last census but there was

$5,000 budgeted and $5,000 award-

ed from a local grant. The Mayor

suggested also reaching out to re-

tirement communities to which Mr.

Billingsley stated, the Census

Bureau goes to nursing homes to

collect data. Olson presented an

open invitation to the public to pro-

vide additional ideas and sugges-

tions. During personal appearances,

Tim Knutson stated, he is the realtor

for the “Big M” Building and invited

Council members to view the pro-

perty. He also requested a copy of

the analysis reports that were com-

piled by staff. The PIO, Derek Hack-

ett, presented a summary of the

Community Engagement Strategy ti-

tled, “Listen, Speak, Act.” He

described the goals of the document

and went into detail about the stra-

tegy. The Community Engagement

Team, made up of staff members,

also enlisted a focus group of com-

munity members to help formalize

the strategy document. He explained

that it provides a framework for

departments to follow in order to

build confidence in the community

and the Council when projects or ini-

tiatives take place regarding City

business. The strategy should pro-

vide avenues for feedback and es-

tablish a culture of internal and

external communication. The stra-

tegy defines different levels of en-

gagement and the actions that

should take place within each of

those levels. It also acknowledges

the correlation between the level of

impact and the level of public partici-

pation. The strategy includes a

toolkit for staff to use as a step by

step guide to efficiently and con-

sistently engage the public. Jantzer

asked if there would be a training

program if the strategy were imple-

mented, to which Mr. Hackett replied

by saying, yes, he intends to hold a

workshop with Department Heads.

He added, the last thing they want to

do is adopt a strategy that is never

used. Wolsky said, he appreciates

the targeted approach but wondered

what aspects were considered and

ultimately not included in the stra-

tegy that lead to the focus being on

staff. He mentioned the need for

youth engagement and said, we are

still looking for a solution in that

area. Mr. Hackett said the strategy

includes a matrix that defines the

best levels of engagement but the

group is open to further suggestions.

The Mayor stated, no action is re-

quired at this time. The Council

should review the City of Minot

Community Engagement Strategy

and supply staff with feedback. City

Attorney, Kelly Hendershot, gave a

presentation describing her depart-

ment. She introduced her team and

described a brief history of the evo-

lution of the City Attorney’s Office.

She elaborated on the role of the

City Attorney’s office and identified

the tasks they handle on a daily

basis. She also provided the Council

with handouts from the North Dakota

Court System explaining Rule 1.13

Organization as a Client as well as

an article titled, “You and Your Muni-

cipal Attorney- 11 Tips to get the

Most out of the Partnership.”

Straight mentioned the new Execu-

tive Director for Visit Minot,

Stephanie Schoenrock. Olson said,

the committees she’s involved in

presented earlier, the Census Com-

plete Count Committee and the Buy

Local Task Force. Podrygula had

nothing to report. Wolsky said, the

Zoning Ordinance Steering Com-

mittee is nearing the end of its work

and will be presenting a draft to the

Planning Commission and City

Council in late winter or early spring.

Jantzer had nothing to report. Pitner

had met with the Library Board. He

also spoke about the Gathering

Space Technical team which has

moved forward with negotiations for

Site #3 and is on pace to meet the

February deadline. The All-Seasons

Arena will have ice through spring to

help the Park District who had is-

sues with a rink this year. Mayor

Sipma said he attended a County

Weed Board meeting that morning.

He had also met with the City Hall

Relocation Technical Team which

made a recommendation to Council

this evening. The MADC Board is

continuing to look for an Executive

Director and he acknowledged John

MacMartin for temporarily filling the

role. There being no further busi-

ness, Pitner moved Jantzer second-

ed and was carried to adjourn the

meeting at 7:21 pm. APPROVED:

Shaun Sipma, Mayor; ATTEST: Kel-

ly Matalka, City Clerk – PURSUANT

TO NDCC 40-01-09.1, THESE

MINUTES PUBLISHED SUBJECT

TO THE COUNCIL’S REVIEW AND

REVISION.

(December 25, 2019)

NOTICE

Burlington City Council Meeting

November 4, 2019

Present: J Kabanuk, J Cannon, R

Kremer, L Brooks, D Griffis, J Casa-

vant, S Schwandt, M Glines & P

Samson. Absent: J Anderson & S

Skees. Cannon moved to approve

the October minutes, Kabanuk

second, motion carried. Kremer

moved to approve payroll & bills,

Cannon second, motion carried.

Kremer moved to rent 2 Soo Street

to T Arne for 1 year with stipulation

he keeps it clear in winter & mowed

in summer, Cannon second, motion

carried. Safety meeting was held,

Casavant moved to approve

minutes, Cannon second, motion

carried. Mayor Kabanuk & Kremer

will meet with Schloesser 11/15/19

at Burlington City Hall, Cannon

moved, Kremer second, motion car-

ried. Kremer moved to approve

Samson making a rough design &

cost estimate for the drainage issue

between 105 Durango Drive & 101

Durango Drive, Cannon second, mo-

tion carried. Changes to the follow-

ing ordinances: Section 8-208 Kre-

mer moved to accept changes on

first reading, Cannon second motion

carried. Section 8-211 Cannon

moved to accept changes on first

reading, Kremer second, motion car-

ried. Section 18-2604 Kremer

moved to accept changes on first

reading, Cannon second, motion

carried. Section 18-2808 Canon

moved to accept changes on first

reading, Kremer second, motion car-

ried. Section 4-103 & Section

4-1401 Kremer moved to accept

changes on first reading, Cannon

second, motion carried. Section

9-117 shall be removed. Cannon

moved to accept changes, Kremer

second, motion carried. Cannon

moved to purchase a new computer,

Kremer second, motion carried.

Cannon moved to replace Black

Mountain Accounting & SAMSID

with Quickbooks, Kremer second,

motion carried. Kremer moved to be-

gin comp-time payouts in 2020,

Cannon second, motion carried.

Cannon moved to renew bank sig-

natures for J Kabanuk, R Kremer &

Mary Brooks, Kremer second, mo-

tion carried. Building Permits: #860

D Sheppard 12 X 12 shed, 3925

Grayson Drive $85.00.

(December 25, 2019)

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION

FOR FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF

A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00162

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of JoAnn

Emmel, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Michele Nelson and Debbie Erick-

son have filed herein a petition for

adjudication of intestacy and ap-

pointment of a personal representa-

tive requesting appointment of

FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST

as the personal representative.

Hearing has been set upon said

petition on the 13th day of January,

2020, at 9:00 a.m., at the Courtroom

of the above named Court, in the

City of Minot, County of Ward, State

of North Dakota.

Dated this 13th day of December,

2019.

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

/s/Carol K. Larson

Carol K. Larson – #04406

Attorney for Petitioners

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

(701) 852-0381

clarson@pringlend.com

(December 18-25, 2019; January 1,

2020)

NOTICE OF HEARING

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00150

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Marcus V. Mobley, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Christy Dunn has filed with the

Judge of the District Court of Ward

County, State of North Dakota in the

matter of the estate of the

above-named, whose last residence

was Lancaster, Los Angeles County,

State of California. Hearing has

been set to consider the Application

for Formal Probate of Will and Ap-

pontment of Personal Represen-

teative in Intestacy on the 31st day

of January, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the

Courtroom of the above-named

Court in the City of Minot, in the

County of Ward, State of North

Dakota, at which time and place you

may be heard if you wish.

Dated this 20th day of December,

2019.

/s/William C. Black

By: William C. Black (#07284)

LARSON LATHAM HUETTL LLP

Attorneys for the Estate of

Marcus V. Mobley

1100 College Drive

PO Box 2056

Bismarck, ND 58502

(701) 223-5300

wblack@bismarcklaw.com

(December 25, 2019; January 1-8,

2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01159

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green

Tree Servicing LLC, a Delaware lim-

ited Liability Company,

Plaintiff,

v.

Kal D. Larson, and any person in

possession, and all persons unk-

nown, claiming any estate or interest

in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the

real estate described in the com-

plaint,

Defendants.

Judgment in the amount of

$369,303.80, having been entered in

favor of Plaintiff and against Defen-

dants, which Judgment was filed

with the Clerk of Courts of Ward

County, North Dakota, on November

25, 2019, for the foreclosure of a

real estate mortgage. Notice is here-

by given pursuant to said Judgment

that the real property described in

the Mortgage dated February 13,

2014, which Mortgagors, Kal D. Lar-

son, executed and delivered to Mort-

gage Electronic Registration Sys-

tems, Inc. as nominee for Premier

Mortgage Corp., its successors and

assigns.

Outlot 16, being Outlot 10 less

Sublot A of Outlot 10, Section 24,

Township 155 North, Range 82

West of the 5th P.M., Ward Coun-

ty, North Dakota. 9351 11th Ave-

nue Southeast, Minot, ND

58701-2654

and recorded in the office of the

Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,

North Dakota, on February 18, 2014,

Instrument Number 2969869. Said

Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,

its successors or assigns, by As-

signment of Mortgage recorded May

4, 2015, Instrument Number

2985545. In order to realize the

amount of $369,303.80, as of No-

vember 25, 2019, plus interest ac-

cruing thereafter on said amount at

the rate of 4.82000% per year to-

gether with the costs and expenses

of sale, will be sold subject to

redemption as provided by law as

one parcel of land at public auction,

subject to the lien for unpaid real

estate taxes and assessments of

Ward County, North Dakota, and

easements and restrictions of

record, to the highest bidder for cash

under the direction of the Sheriff of

Ward County, North Dakota, at the

main entrance of the Ward County

Courthouse located at 315 SE 3rd

Street, Minot, North Dakota 58701,

on January 29, 2020 (“Sale Date”),

at 10:00 AM. If the sale is set aside

for reason, the Purchaser at the sale

shall be entitled only to a return of

the deposit paid. The purchaser

shall have no further recourse

against the Mortgagor, the Mort-

gagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

DATED this 19th day of December,

2019.

SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY

For: Robert Roed

By: /s/Jamie Williams

Deputy Sheriff of Ward

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

By: /s/Benjamin J. Mann

Benjamin J. Mann

Attorneys for Plaintiff

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-355-2886

Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com

Bar: 08371

(December 25, 2019; January 1-8,

2020)

NOTICE OF SALE

Civil No. 51-2018-CV-02049

Notice is hereby given that by virtue

of a judgment of foreclosure by the

District Court the NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the

County of Ward and State of North

Dakota, and entered and docketed

in the Office of the Clerk of said

Court on October 18, 2019 in an ac-

tion wherein Lakeview Loan Servic-

ing, LLC was Plaintiff and Marina

Stephens; Phillip Stephens; Any

Person in Possession; were Defen-

dants, in favor of Plaintiff and

against the Defendants for the sum

of $132,769.76, which judgment and

decree, among other things, direct

the sale by me of the real property

hereinafter described, to satisfy the

amount of said judgment, with in-

terest thereon and the costs and ex-

penses of such sale, or so much

thereof as the proceeds of said sale

will satisfy; and by virtue of a writ is-

sued to me out of the office of the

Clerk of said Court, I as Sheriff of

Ward County, North Dakota, will sell

the property described in the Judg-

ment to the highest bidder for cash

at public auction at the front door of

the Courthouse in the County of

Ward and State of North Dakota, on

January 29, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to

satisfy the amount due, with interest

thereon, and the costs and ex-

penses of such sale, or so much

thereof as the proceeds of such sale

will satisfy. The property to be sold

is situated in the County of Ward

and State of North Dakota and

described as follows:

Lot 52, Belview Addition to the

City of Minot, North Dakota

If the sale is set aside for any rea-

son, the Purchaser at the sale shall

be entitled only to a return of the

deposit paid. The purchaser shall

have no further recourse against the

Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the

Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-

TIMONY WHEREOF, I have

hereunto set my hand and seal this

9th day of December, 2019.

For:Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

By:/s/Jamie Williams

Deputy

MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM

38 Second Avenue East

Dickinson, ND 58601

Attorneys for Plaintiff

51-2018-CV-02049

(December 25, 2019; January 1-8,

2020)

NOTICE OF SALE

Civil No. 51-2018-CV-00945

Notice is hereby given that by virtue

of a judgment of foreclosure by the

District Court the NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the

County of Ward and State of North

Dakota, and entered and docketed

in the Office of the Clerk of said

Court on October 22, 2019 in an ac-

tion wherein USAA Federal Savings

Bank was Plaintiff and Ashley

Queen; Brandon Queen aka Bran-

don S. Queen; any person in pos-

session; were Defendants, in favor

of Plaintiff and against the Defen-

dants for the sum of $157,779.41,

which judgment and decree, among

other things, direct the sale by me of

the real property hereinafter

described, to satisfy the amount of

said judgment, with interest thereon

and the costs and expenses of such

sale, or so much thereof as the

proceeds of said sale will satisfy;

and by virtue of a writ issued to me

out of the office of the Clerk of said

Court, I as Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota, will sell the property

described in the Judgment to the

highest bidder for cash at public

auction at the front door of the

Courthouse in the County of Ward

and State of North Dakota, on Janu-

ary 22, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to satisfy

the amount due, with interest

thereon, and the costs and ex-

penses of such sale, or so much

thereof as the proceeds of such sale

will satisfy. The property to be sold

is situated in the County of Ward

and State of North Dakota and

described as follows:

Lot 1, Block 4, Lee & Jacobson’s

First Addition to the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota.

If the sale is set aside for any rea-

son, the Purchaser at the sale shall

be entitled only to a return of the

deposit paid. The purchaser shall

have no further recourse against the

Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the

Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-

TIMONY WHEREOF, I have

hereunto set my hand and seal this

10th day of December, 2019.

For:Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

By:/s/Jamie Williams

Deputy

MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM

38 Second Avenue East

Dickinson, ND 58601

Attorneys for Plaintiff

51-2018-CV-00945

(December 18-25, 2019; January 1,

2020)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2019-DM-00810

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Randy Pfau,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Alexandra Roll,

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 is herewith served upon you,

by serving upon the undersigned an

answer or other proper response

within twenty days after the service

of this Summons upon you, ex-

clusive of the day of service. If you

fail to do so, judgment by default will

be taken against you for the relief

demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING PROVISIONS

Under the Rule 8.4 of the North

Dakota Rules of Court, upon service

of this summons, you, and your

spouse, are bound by t