ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

NAWS BIOTA WATER

TREATMENT PLANT PHASE I

(CONTRACT 7-2A/4-1A)

FOR THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE

WATER COMMISSION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the State of North Dakota, acting

through the State Water Commis-

sion, invites and will receive sealed

proposals (bids) up to the hour of

1:30 p.m., local time, on October

29, 2020, for the furnishing to the

State of North Dakota of all transpor-

tation, labor, materials, tools, equip-

ment, services, permits, utilities, and

other items necessary to construct

said work, in accordance with the

drawings and contract documents

on file in the office the North Dakota

State Water Commission. At said

time, said proposals will be publicly

opened and read aloud in the North

Dakota State Water Commission lo-

cated at:

North Dakota State Water

Commission

State Office Building

900 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0850

Bids shall conform to and be respon-

sive to the Contract Documents for

the work. The electronic reproduc-

tions of the Contract Documents will

be available after September 28,

2020. Copies of the Original version

of the Contract Documents will be

on file and may be examined during

normal office hours after October 2,

2020 in the office of the North Dako-

ta State Water Commission and at

the following locations:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

3712 Lockport Street, Suite A

Bismarck, ND 58503

701-323-0200 Phone

701-323-0300 Fax

Houston Engineering, Inc.

18 3rd St SE, Suite 101

Minot, ND 58701

701-852-7931 Phone

701-858-5655 Fax

In accordance with the North Dakota

Century Code Chapter 48, the pro-

ject shall be comprised of multiple

bids. There are four (4) contracts:

Contract No. 1 – General Construc-

tion; Contract No. 2 – Mechanical

Construction; and Contract No. 3 –

Electrical Construction; which may

be bid separately. A combined con-

struction Contract, Contract No. 4 –

Combined General, Mechanical, and

Electrical Construction, which in-

cludes all Work may also be Bid.

The contract(s) shall be awarded to

the lowest responsive and responsi-

ble bidder(s). The sum of Contracts

1, 2, and 3 will be compared to Con-

tract 4 to determine the lowest bid. If

Contracts 1, 2, and 3 are awarded,

the General Construction Contractor

will assume responsibility for coordi-

nating the work of the prime contrac-

tors responsible for Contracts 2 and

3. The scope of Work for each Con-

tract generally consists of the follow-

ing:

CONTRACT NO.1 –

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

Construction work includes: Site

demolition; construction of new con-

crete, steel, and precast Biota Water

Treatment Plant, two (2) Dissolved

Air Floatation (DAF) basins with in-

cluding pre-procured DAF equip-

ment, four (4) dual-media filters, in-

stallation of two (2) pre-procured ul-

traviolet (UV) disinfection reactors,

clearwell, equalization basin, two (2)

freeze-thaw lagoons, chemical feed

and storage, laboratory, break room,

other associated facilities, masonry,

site piping, site work, BWTP Shop,

paving, landscaping, miscellaneous

metalwork, doors, windows, flooring,

and coatings; and other miscellane-

ous Work.

CONTRACT NO.2 –

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION

Construction work includes: Con-

struction of new process piping in

sizes ranging from 1-inch to 42-

inch, valves, actuators, meters, sup-

ports, pump and surge control sys-

tems, sump pumps, plumbing, filtra-

tion equipment and appurtenances,

HVAC; and other miscellaneous

Work.

CONTRACT NO.3 –

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

Construction work includes: Con-

struction of new PLC/PC based pro-

cess control systems, control con-

soles, MCCs, VFDs, starters, buried

cable, general building and process

control electrical Work; and other

miscellaneous Work.

CONTRACT NO.4 – COMBINED

GENERAL, MECHANICAL, &

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

Construction work includes: All work

associated with Contracts 1, 2, and

3 combined. The Contractor will not

perform work or permit the perfor-

mance of Work by subcontractors

outside regular dusk to dawn work-

ing hours or on Saturdays, Sundays,

or legal State holidays without pro-

viding written notice of proposed

work to the Engineer a minimum of

5 days in advance and contingent on

the Owner’s written consent.

Copies of plans and specifications

may be obtained after October 2,

2020 following receipt of payment of

$1,500.00 per set, non-refundable,

or a CD may be obtained with the

documents in electronic (pdf) format

following receipt of payment of $40

per set, nonrefundable, from the

following:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

3712 Lockport Street

Bismarck, ND 58503-5535

The electronic reproductions of the

Contract Documents may also be

viewed free of charge online at

www.houstoneng.com, or down-

loaded for a fee of $25.00 after Sep-

tember 28, 2020. Please contact

Houston Engineering at

701-323-0200 if you have any ques-

tions about viewing or downloading

the documents. The Advertisement

for Bids, Planholders List, Adden-

dums, and Bid Results will be avail-

able from the “Bid Info” link located

on the Houston Engineering, Inc.

web site.

In accordance with the current Ener-

gy and Water Development Ap-

propriations Act, to the greatest ex-

tent practical, all equipment and pro-

ducts purchased for use in this con-

tract shall be Americanmade.

A virtual pre-Bid conference will be

held on October 15, 2020 at 9:00

a.m. The conference will be held via

Microsoft Teams and also be acces-

sible via call-in conference line.

Representatives of the Owner and

Engineer will be present to discuss

the Project. Prospective prime

Bidders are required to attend and

participate in the conference. All

bidders planning on attending the

meeting shall send an invite request,

via email, with the subject “NAWS

BWTP: Pre-Bid Conference” to Alan

Kemmet at akkemmet@

houstoneng.com prior to 12:00 p.m

(noon) on October 14, 2020. In-

vites shall be sent to the sending

email address of the request. Atten-

dance will be taken only once by the

Engineer at the beginning of the

meeting. All prime bidders listed on

the attendance sheet will be eligible

to bid the project. Bidders that are

not listed on the attendance sheet

shall not be eligible to bid the project

as prime Bidders.

Each bid shall be submitted on a

form furnished as part of the con-

tract documents and must be ac-

companied by a separate envelope

containing a Bidder’s Bond with

Acknowledgement of Surety in an

amount not less than 5% of the full

amount of the bid made payable to

the order of or for the benefit of the

North Dakota State Water Commis-

sion. The bid bond shall be executed

by the bidder as principal and by a

surety company authorized to do

business in the State of North Dako-

ta, conditioned that if the principal’s

Bid be accepted and the contract

awarded to the principal, within ten

(10) days after Notice of Award, the

Principal shall execute a contract in

accordance with the terms of the bid

and contractor’s performance and

payment bonds as required by law

and the regulations and determina-

tions of the North Dakota State Wa-

ter Commission. A bid submitted

without this information properly en-

closed in the bid bond envelope

shall not be read nor considered and

the envelope shall be resealed and

bid returned to the bidder immedi-

ately. Each bid shall be sealed and

delivered to the North Dakota State

Water Commission at the location

designated in this notice for the

opening of proposals at or before the

time in this notice provided.

Anyone wishing to hand deliver bids

or attend the bid opening in person

will need to call (701) 328-2750 at

the entrance to the Water Commis-

sion building and will be permitted

access to the building.

Anyone entering the building will be

screened, will be escorted to the

conference room to deliver the bid,

attend the bid opening and escorted

out of the building after the bid open-

ing. Masks are required. The bid

opening shall also be accessible for

virtual attendance via the same

means as the pre-bid conference. All

who plan on attending the bid open-

ing virtually shall send an invite re-

quest via email, with the subject

“NAWS BWTP: Bid Opening”, to

Alan Kemmet at

akemmet@houstoneng.com prior to

12:00p.m. (noon) on October 28,

2020. Invites shall be sent to the

sending email address of the re-

quest.

Unless a bidder obtains a

contractor’s license for the full

amount of its bid within twenty days

after it is determined the bidder is

the lowest responsive and responsi-

ble bidder, the bid must be rejected

and the contract awarded to the next

lowest, responsive, responsible, and

LICENSED bidder.

Completion for WORK for Mile-

stone 1 shall be December 17,

2021. Substantial Completion for

all WORK shall be September 29,

2023. Final Completion for all

WORK shall be December 15,

2023.

The State of North Dakota, acting

through the State Water Commis-

sion, reserves the right to select the

schedule(s) under which the bids

are to be compared and contract(s)

awarded, to reject any and all bids,

to determine whether a bidder is

responsive and responsible, and to

waive any and all irregularities in

any bid.

BY THE ORDER OF THE NORTH

DAKOTA STATE WATER COM-

MISSION.

Dated: September 24, 2020

John Paczkowski, Secretary

(September 30; October 7-14, 2020)

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161 BERTHOLD &

NORTH SHORE PLAZA

SCHOOLS

Regular School Board Meeting

August 10, 2020

The regular meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 7:00pm in the Plaza

boardroom. Board present were

Brown, Engelhard, Deaver, Pank,

Erickson and Schepp. Absent was

Schilla. Also present were Superin-

tendent Ritteman, NSP Principal

Hochalter, Athletic Director Brown,

three guests from EngTech architec-

tural firm and Business Managers

Liz Huus and Tammy Lindahl. Mo-

tion was made by Brown/Pank to ap-

prove the agenda with the addition

of three items. All yes. MC.

EngTech Architects Trevor Huffaker,

Jayden Sailor and George Smith

presented information about their

firm and some thoughts about up-

grading the lunchroom at NSP. This

proposed upgrade was first dis-

cussed in February before COVID.

Motion was made by

Engelhard/Pank to approve the

minutes of the July 13, 2020 regular

board meeting. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Pank/Schepp

to approve the minutes of the build-

ing authority meeting July 13, 2020.

All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Deaver/Pank

to approve the minutes of the spe-

cial board meeting July 20, 2020. All

yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Engelhard/Deaver to approve the

minutes of the special board meet-

ing July 28, 2020. All yes. MC.

The following general and building

fund bills were presented:

AAA Heating 207.00, Mindy Alford

40.00, American Express 3,460.17,

Apple Computers 55,579.00, All

American Trophies 80.00, American

Welding 51.43, Mechelle Banville

180.00, Brite Way 980.00, Chris

Brown 184.00, Blick Art Materials

1,091.94, CORD Communications

543.93, CW Publications 99.00,

Farmers Union 390.48, Cengage

Learning 652.75, City of Berthold

913.00, Coole School 737.45, Follett

Educational 1,843.55, Gefroh Elec-

tric 2,199.00, Janis Gerding 966.53,

HATCH 325.00, Harlow’s Bus Sales

4,437.48, Jeremy Lund Computer

2,809.00, JW Pepper 802.05, Mike

Larson 150.00, DLeee Larson 90.00,

Mystery Science 1,296.00, Menards

657.05, Montana Dakota

1,203.25,NDCEL 2,190.00, North

Prairie Rural Water 355.56, Nova

275.00, Nasco 254.93, Otter Tail

3,298.37, Paper 101 3,032.72,

Pearce and Durick 480.00, Plaza

Farmers Union 783.70, Plaza

Hardware 156.44, RDA Systems

2,524.31, Marc Ritteman 150.00,

Rough Rider Industries 617.39,

Ryan Chevrolet 1,872.60 Really

Good Stuff 106.87, Reservation

Telephone 677.15, Systems Tech-

nology 1,100.00, School Mate

646.25, School Specialty 1,937.81,

Stein’s 3,638.15, Supreme School

Supply 95.80, TCI 965.15, Teacher

Innovations 202.50, Test Out

475.00, The Carpet Garage 180.00,

The Minot Daily News 164.92, Unit-

ed Agronomy 91.68, Verendrye

Electric 6,406.86, VoWac Publishing

1,751.68, Western Agency 927.00,

Workforce Safety 9,213.76, Xcel En-

ergy 50.24, Bechtold Paving

5,050.00, WEstern Agency

11,036.00, Information Technology

212.04, NDSBA Policy Services

750.00, Plaza Postmaster 110.00,

Dawna Helfrich 134.13, ND Bureau

of Criminal 41.25, Scholastic 101.20,

McGraw-Hill Publishing 3,035.37, El-

izabeth Grabow 1,139.34, Linda

Brunner 40.00, ND Attorney General

41.24, Postmaster 220.20, Linsey

Ritteman 40.00, ND Attorney Gen-

eral 41.25, The Horace Mann

529.56, NDIASS 225.00, BASYS

81.47, First International 65.20, To-

tal August Payroll – $200,785.12, To-

tal August General Fund

133,128.16, Total August Building

Fund 16,086.00.

The board and administration re-

viewed the bills and financial re-

ports. Motion was made by

Brown/Deaver to accept the general

and building fund bills and the reve-

nue and expenses reports. All yes.

MC.

The 2019-20 District Financial Re-

port was presented. Motion was

made Engelhard/Pank to approve

the 2019-20 District Financial Re-

port. All Yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Engelhard/Pank to approve the

2019-20 Report for Publication. All

yes. MC.

Board discussed gas and oil bids for

the district. Motion was made by

Brown/Schepp to accept the bid for

oil.gas, fuel, tires and propane from

Plaza Farmers Union for NSP

school. All yes. MC.

Open enrollment and non-tuition

agreements were presented. Mr.

Ritteman and board discussed pos-

sibly closing or setting a classroom

limit on open enrollments. After a lot

of discussion, motion was made by

Brown/Pank to table the discussion

on capping the open enrollment and

non-tuition agreements. This would

allow Mr. Ritteman time to gather

more information. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the open enrollment appli-

cation for one student to attend

Lewis and Clark-NSP School from

the New Town District starting

2020-21. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the open enrollment appli-

cation for three students to attend

Lewis and Clark-NSP School from

the Parshall District starting

2020-21. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the open enrollment appli-

cation for one student to attend

Lewis and Clark-NSP school from

the Parshall District starting

2020-21. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the non tuition agreement

for two students to attend Lewis and

Clark-NSP School from the Parshall

District for 2020-21 year. All yes.

MC. Motion was made to

Pank/Brown to approve the open en-

rollment application for two students

to attend Lewis and Clark-NSP

School from the Parshall District for

the 2021-22 year. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Pank/Brown to

approve the open enrollment appli-

cation for two students to attend the

Lewis and Clark-NSP School from

the New Town District for 2020-21.

All yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Pank/Engelhard to approve the open

enrollment for one student to attend

the Lewis and Clark-NSP School

from the Max District. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Engelhard/Pank to approve the

non-tuition agreement for two stu-

dents to attend the Lewis and

Clark-NSP School from the New

Town District for 2020-21. All yes.

MC.

Motion was made by

Engelhard/Brown to approve the

open enrollment for two students to

attend Lewis and Clark-NSP School

from the New Town District for

2021-22. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the open enrollment appli-

cation for three students to attend

the Lewis and Clark-NSP School

from the Parshall District for

2020-21. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Deaver/Schepp to approve the open

enrollment application for two stu-

dents to attend Lewis and

Clark-NSP School from the Parshall

District for 2020-21. All yes. MC.

The second architectural firm Icon

represented by Todd Mitzel and Kyle

Kvamme presented information to

the board about their company. Dis-

cussed different ways to work out

the lunchroom upgrade in NSP.

Athletic Director Brown updated the

board on all the planning for the foot-

ball and volleyball seasons. He has

prepared a Lewis and Clark District

protocol for returning to play should

we have a COVID case. He present-

ed several ideas for live streaming

all the sporting events. Board con-

census that all players will sign the

COVID waiver and for the ticket tak-

ers and table workers to have the

option to wear masks at games.

Board now discussed the question

of peewee football this year during

COVID. After much discussion mo-

tion was made by Engelhard/Pank to

close the lockerrooms and the buss-

ing for the non school sponsored

peewee football program. They can

use the football field. All yes. MC.

Mr. Ritteman read a letter of resig-

nation to the board. Motion was

made by Engelhard/Deaver to ac-

cept the resignation of Lewis and

Clark-Berthold pre-school teacher,

Susan Hanna effective today. All

yes. MC.

Mr. Ritteman is working on a re-

placement for pre-school teacher.

The architectural firm presentations

were discussed. Motion by

Engelhard/Deaver to table the archi-

tect discussion for now but we still

want to pursue this project. All yes.

MC.

Board discussed mandatory Dis-

tance Learning if the area goes to

orange or red. They also discussed

an issue on Facebook. Mr. Ritteman

will follow up on this. The taxpayer

public hearing date is set for Mon-

day, September 14, 2020 at 6:30 pm

at the Berthold School followed by

the regular monthly meeting at 7:00

pm.

With no further business the meeting

adjourned with a motion by

Engelhard at 11:00 pm.

/s/Liz Huus

Liz Huus

Recording Business Manager

(September 30, 2020)

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161 BERTHOLD &

NORTH SHORE PLAZA

SCHOOLS

Special School Board Meeting

August 17, 2020

The special meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 7:07 pm via Zoom.

Board members present were Erick-

son, Schepp, Schilla, Deaver,

Brown, and Pank. Absent was

Engelhard. Also present were Su-

perintendent Ritteman, Berthold

Principal Lahti, NSP Principal Gerd-

ing, and Business Manager Tammy

Lindahl.

Purpose of the meeting was to dis-

cuss the teaching contract for the

Preschool/Title position in Berthold.

Mr. Ritteman offered the position to

Briana Imler. He has received her

teacher license.

Motion was made by Brown/Schilla

to hire Briana Imler as the Lewis and

Clark-Berthold Preschool/Title

teacher for the 2020-21 year. All

yes. MC.

Motion to adjourn by Brown/Deaver.

MC.

/s/Tammy Lindahl

Tammy Lindahl,

Recording Business Manager

(September 30, 2020)

MINOT CITY COUNCIL

SCHEDULED MEETING

SEPTEMBER 21, 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

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES –

APPROVED

Pitner moved Ross seconded and

was carried unanimously to approve

the minutes of the August 17, 2020

regular meeting and the August 24,

2020 special meeting; place and

pass ordinance 5526 on second

reading to rezone Lot 1, Riverwood

2nd Addition from AG to RA; place

and pass ordinance 5527 on second

reading to increase Street depart-

ment sidewalk, curb & gutter expen-

ditures on the 2019 sidewalk, curb &

gutter project; place and pass ordi-

nance 5528 on second reading

amending the 2020 annual budget to

increase sales tax flood control ex-

penditures on the SWIF project for

the engineering amendment; ap-

prove final payment to Rolac Con-

tracting Inc, in the amount of

$52,039.51 for construction of a roof

over the podium decks on both park-

ing structures; place and pass ordi-

nance 5530 on first reading amend-

ing the 2020 annual budget to in-

crease the Parking Ramps Capital

Project expenditures; approve

CDBG-DR/NDR Round 2 Demolition

Bid Award to HSG Joint Venture

LLC in the amount of $181,253.50;

approve changing the Planning

Commission meeting to November

4th instead of November 3rd; ap-

prove the Supper Club License for

Bev Naps, Inc. dba High Third

operating at 7 1st Street SE; ap-

prove the gaming site authorization

for The Aggie Foundation to install

electronic pull tab devices and poker

at High Third; approve the gaming

site authorization for Companions

For Children to install a pull tab

dispensing device at Mi Mexico; ap-

prove the Mowbray & Son Preventa-

tive Maintenance Proposal annual

renewal and authorize the Airport

Director to sign the agreement; ap-

prove a one-year renewal of the

Salesforce software license at a fee

of $24,874.91; approve issuing a

Request for Qualifications for indivi-

dual lot acquisition for single family

home construction, and/or lot and

single-family home construction for

LMI eligible Minot households; ap-

prove the contract amendment with

the NDDOT and authorize the Mayor

to sign the amendment; approve

Ackerman-Estvold to perform en-

gineering services related to the

CRISI Grant, authorize the City En-

gineer to negotiate a scope and fee;

and authorize the Mayor and staff to

complete any required Title VI pro-

gram requirements; place and pass

ordinance 5531 on first reading to

amend the 2020 annual for the State

portion of the NDDOT Urban Agree-

ment for the CRISI program grant;

place and pass ordinance 5532 on

first reading to add parking restric-

tions to West side of the N Broad-

way (US Highway 83) East Frontage

Road between 35th Avenue NW and

36th Avenue NW; approve the lease

with the State of ND for use of the

north hill water tower, located at

2501 16th Street NW, for the SIRN

radio system; approve the firms of

Apex Engineering and

Ackerman-Estvold Engineering to

provide general wastewater con-

sulting services; place and pass or-

dinance 5529 on second reading to

adopt the 2021 annual budget; adopt

resolution 3672 establishing the

2021 rates, fees, and charges per-

taining to Minot International Airport.

Olson moved Jantzer seconded and

was carried unanimously to approve

the mutually agreed purchase price

of $215,000 for flood buyout acquisi-

tion of property located at 1516 3rd

Avenue SE.

Jantzer moved Olson seconded and

was carried unanimously to agree to

purchase the Perry Miller property at

303 6th Street NE necessary for

construction, operation and mainte-

nance of the flood protection project

for the amount of $193,000.00; Pro-

perty owner will petition the district

court for reimbursement for reason-

able attorney’s fees and costs; and

Possession of property to be

promptly transferred to City to allow

construction of necessary flood pro-

tection.

Olson moved Podrygula seconded

and after discussion carried unani-

mously to approve a motion to; with

the exception of the American flag,

State of North Dakota flag, City of

Minot flag, cease all ceremonial flag

raisings at City Hall as of September

18th; and direct the City Manager to

develop a formal policy regarding

flag raising at City Hall.

Olson stated, they have heard from

hundreds of citizens on different

sides of the issue but she believes

City Hall should only fly the three

flags, National, State, and City, until

a better plan can be discussed.

Mayor Sipma explained that there is

an unwritten policy regarding flag

raisings but it should be documented

to avoid controversy in the future.

His original proposal provided an ex-

ception for the NRA flag which had

previously been approved to fly Sep-

tember 25th. He said he was fine

with Olson’s motion to immediately

cease ceremonial flag raisings. He

described a letter that he sent to the

Council members suggesting a com-

munity flag pole be managed by an

outside entity for ceremonial flag

raisings separate from the City.

There have been organizations at-

tempting to take advantage of the

unwritten process. Staff can move

forward to develop written guidelines

for all future flag raisings.

Pitner said, since there is no policy

in writing, it seems disingenuous not

to allow the NRA flag that was al-

ready approved. He would not sup-

port the current motion but would ac-

cept the recommendation as origi-

nally proposed. Ross agreed.

Olson said she had already been

contacted with concerns for public

safety and would prefer to wait to fly

the flag until a policy is in place. She

added, it is not out of disrespect but

believes the process should be im-

proved first.

The motion carried unanimously.

At the request of Mayor Sipma, Act-

ing City Manager, David Lakefield

explained that although there has

been a lot of excitement surrounding

the CTE project, it has not yet been

discussed by the contract committee

and is not ready for Council appro-

val. The MAGIC Fund Screening

Committee met on Friday and HUD

authorized the release of funds but

there are a few more steps before

the project can move forward.

John MacMartin, Acting President of

MADC, requested the Council grant

approval of the recommendation

subject to contract negotiations. He

then explained, the project is a way

to enhance workforce development

to retain workers in Minot.

Tim Mihalek, Chair of the Com-

munity Stakeholders, provided some

background of the project. He said,

after the IEDC Report, there were

several committees formed to ad-

dress various issues described in

white papers. CTE discussions have

been ongoing between the City,

Trinity, MSU, Dakota College at Bot-

tineau, and others. They discussed

a valuation of the proposed property

of $1.1 million with a donation from

Trinity in the amount of $300,000 for

a net price of $800,000. Last week,

HUD authorized the release of NDR

funds for the project and the MAGIC

Fund Screening Committee ap-

proved $800,000 in funding to pur-

chase the property. Mr. Mihalek

mentioned the contributions dis-

cussed with other community

partners and the endorsement from

Governor Burgum.

Dr. Shirley, President of Minot State

University and Dakota College at

Bottineau, explained the opportuni-

ties the CTE will provide by filling

current gaps in education. He said,

Minot loses students to other com-

munities which have one- and

two-year degree programs. He

thanked the Council for approving

additional NDR funding for the pro-

ject. He also explained that MSU will

work in partnership with the program

and provide required general educa-

tion courses.

Jerry Migler, Dean of Dakota Col-

lege at Bottineau, shared the

presentation that he provided to the

MAGIC Fund Screening Committee.

He explained the need for a CTE in

Minot and how it would benefit the

workforce and improve business re-

tention. He described programs in

existence as well as those in

development. He concluded by dis-

cussing the collaborations in place

and the types of resources needed

to establish facilities and programs

in Minot.

Mayor Sipma thanked everyone for

their ongoing work to develop the

CTE concept in Minot.

Mr. Lakefield said, there is a lot of

support for the project and it will

continue its momentum. The MAGIC

Fund guidelines outline the process

necessary to obtain funding and he

said staff will work as diligently as

possible to move forward.

Pastor Jeff Hoverson, Mike Huff, Au-

brey Florey, Sandra Sanders, Shane

Mgoughlin, Donita Magnusen, Liz

Hoppman, Dan Merck, Russell

Schauer, and Tavis Zablotney spoke

in opposition to the raising of the

LGBTQ flag.

Sabrina Herrmann, Riley Held, Jor-

den Laducer, ShaunAnne Tangney,

Averie Hoffarth, Tamara Allard,

Christopher Scott, Debra Hoffarth,

Daniel Nicolas, Keli

Rosselli-Sullivan, and Damon Kin-

chen spoke in support of raising the

LGBTQ flag.

Leif Snyder distributed a packet of

information including suggestions for

the HR Department.

Chad Chalmers discussed City em-

ployee cell phone conversations and

requested a Verizon data dump for

City cell phones.

Mr. MacMartin, Acting President of

MADC, explained that part of the

agreement with the City of Minot is

to provide a written update of their

contractual obligations to the City

Council every six months. He briefly

touched on some of the subjects

described in the report including

Business Expansion and Retention

(BEAR), advocacy, investors, and

internal development. He also men-

tioned how difficult it has been to at-

tract new businesses during the CO-

VID pandemic. Vendor shows can-

not take place virtually and it is

recommended they meet new com-

panies in person. He also mentioned

the merger between the Chamber of

Commerce and MADC.

Podrygula said the merger is a little

disconcerting given the

organization’s different agendas but

it makes sense if it will achieve

economies of scale. He encouraged

them to reevaluate over time. He

then discussed how the IEDC Re-

port and subsequent follow-up has

been beneficial. There has been an

opportunity to reassess the role of

economic development and the

merger should achieve unified in-

vestment.

Lisa Clute, Executive Officer of First

District Health Unit, distributed docu-

ments to the Council regarding CO-

VID statistics and recommendations

to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

She said, they utilize guidance from

the CDC and ND Smart Restart but

they do not approve or reject events.

They have developed relationships

with schools to provide consultation

and assist with contact tracing up-

dates. She then explained testing

data and various statistics and said

they are updated daily on the ND

Department of Health website. She

stated, recommendations for North

Dakota come from the Governor but

First District Health Unit can also

provide recommended safety meas-

ures to the area. They have been

working closely with Trinity but First

District has taken on the asymp-

tomatic testing. Ms. Clute reminded

those in attendance that flu vaccina-

tions are important this season. She

said, following the COVID vaccine

trials, First District is preparing to

distribute mass vaccinations.

Following the presentation, the

Council asked questions about the

data Ms. Clute provided, specifically

in Minot and Ward County. Ms.

Clute explained that a majority of po-

sitive cases in Ward County are

among ages 20-29. There was an

increase in cases as universities

went back in session. She also ex-

plained there has been a statewide

issue regarding people not cooperat-

ing with quarantine and isolation

guidelines after testing positive for

COVID.

Podrygula mentioned his participa-

tion in the Police Academy and what

a worthwhile experience it is. He

said, the Ward County Planning

Commission has a consultant help-

ing to revise the zoning code. They

will be working on the project during

lengthy meetings going forward. He

attended his first meeting with Com-

mission On Aging and said, their

programs are going well and they

are pleased to receive funding from

the City budget. The NDR Ecological

Restoration committee is meeting

with the Liaison Committee on

Thursday to discuss the future of the

old Ramstad School site.

Olson said she attended her first

Souris Basin Planning Council meet-

ing via zoom. There will be a Liaison

meeting between the City, County,

Park, and School on Thursday. As

previously discussed, she has parti-

cipated in meeting regarding the

CTE and the MAGIC Fund. She also

emphasized the Council’s role as

community liaison. She said, she

heard from over 130 people regard-

ing the flag raising and only two

have been opposed to the flag.

Evans said the Library is still going

strong. They have an after-school

teen space with social distancing

modifications. They are also hiring

for three positions at the Library.

She recognized the firefighters who

recently went to Oregon to help fight

the wildfires there. She also said she

sat in on interviews for firefighters.

Ross said the Zoning Ordinance

Steering Committee is still meeting

regularly and working through ordi-

nance changes.

Jantzer said the Liaison Committee

meeting on Thursday will also dis-

cuss election information. He men-

tioned the Broadway Corridor Study

which will update the master plan for

Broadway.

Mayor Sipma said they are working

on the Water Topics Committee

presentation to reflect what they

would have seen had they been able

to visit in person. He also mentioned

another ‘zombie’ home that was

identified and should be taken care

of soon.

There being no further business,

Pitner moved Jantzer seconded and

carried unanimously to adjourn the

meeting at 8:41 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.

(September 30, 2020)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE

To the Title Owners, Borrowers and

Occupants of the Property:

Brad M. Gaudet

2825 Jeffrey Drive

Minot, ND 58703

Emily V. Solorio

2825 Jeffrey Drive

Minot, ND 58703

Brad M. Gaudet

PO Box 75003

Colorado Springs, CO 80970

Emily V. Solorio

PO Box 75003

Colorado Springs, CO 80970

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Fair Debt Collection Prac-

tices Act, you are advised that un-

less you dispute the validity of the

foregoing debt or any portion thereof

within thirty days after receipt of this

letter, we will assume the debt to be

valid. If the debt or any portion

thereof is disputed, we will obtain

verification of the debt and will mail

you a copy of such verification. You

are also advised that upon your re-

quest within the thirty-day period, we

will provide you with the name and

address of your original creditor, if

different from the creditor referred to

in this Notice. We are attempting to

collect a debt and any information

obtained will be used for that pur-

pose. At this time, no attorney with

this firm has personally reviewed the

particular circumstances of your ac-

count. However, if you fail to con-

tact our office, our client may consid-

er additional remedies to recover the

balance due. The real property that

this notice pertains to is located at

2825 Jeffrey Drive, Minot, ND

58703, and more particularly

described as:

Lot 1C, Skyport 9th Addition to

the City of Minot, Ward County,

North Dakota.

Notice is hereby given that a certain

mortgage, recorded against the

above described property by Brad

M. Gaudet and Emily V. Solorio, ex-

ecuted and delivered to Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems,

Inc. as nominee for National Bank of

Kansas City, its successors and as-

signs, dated October 7, 2015,

(“Mortgage”); and given to secure

the payment of $292,239.00, and in-

terest and other fees and costs ac-

cording to the terms and obligations

of a certain promissory note, is in

default. The current Mortgagee of

the Mortgage is Pingora Loan Ser-

vicing, LLC. The following is a state-

ment of the sum due for principal, in-

terest, taxes, insurance, mainte-

nance, etc. as of August 12, 2020:

Principal $272,517.40

Interest Good thru 8/24/2020

$13,418.26

Late Charge $449.88

Escrow Overdraft $5,416.17

Corporate Advance $1,720.00

Grand Total $293,521.71

That as of August 12, 2020, the

amount due to cure any default, or

to be due under the terms of the

mortgage, exists in the following

respects:

Monthly Mortgage Payments

$27,660.80

Late Charge $449.88

Corporate Advance $1,720.00

Grand Total $29,830.68

In the event that you either payoff or

reinstatement the loan, payment

must be paid by certified funds, and

made payable to Pingora Loan Ser-

vicing, LLC, and mailed to Halliday,

Watkins & Mann, P.C., at 376 East

400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake

City, UT 84111. Additionally, you

must pay any additional accrued in-

terest, subsequent payments or late

charges which become due and any

further expenses for preservation of

the property which may be ad-

vanced. Please contact Halliday,

Watkins & Mann, P.C. for the exact

amount due through a certain date.

You have the right, in accordance

with the terms of the mortgage, to

cure the default specified above.

You also have the right in the fore-

closure action to assert that no de-

fault exists or any other defense you

may have to said action. Notice is

further provided that if the total sums

in default, together with interest ac-

crued thereon at the time of such

payment, accrued payments then

due and expenses advanced, are

not paid within thirty (30) days from

the date of mailing or service of this

Notice, the Mortgagee will deem the

whole sum secured by the Mortgage

to be due and payable in full without

further notice. Furthermore,

proceedings will be commenced to

foreclosure such Mortgage, and in

the event of Sheriff’s sale as provid-

ed by the laws of the State of North

Dakota, the time for redemption

shall be as provided by law, but not

less than sixty (60) days after the

Sheriff’s Sale.

Date: August 12, 2020

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/Benjamin J. Mann

Bemjamin J. Mann

Attorney for Creditor

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 701-355-2886

Fax: 801-328-9714

Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com

HWM: ND10031

(September 16-23-30, 2020)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE

To the Title Owners, Borrowers and

Occupants of the Property:

Daniel K. Guthrie

1516 6th Street SW

Minot, ND 58701

Daniel K. Guthrie

917 East 11th Street

New Albany, IN 47150

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Fair Debt Collection Prac-

tices Act, you are advised that un-

less you dispute the validity of the

foregoing debt or any portion thereof

within thirty days after receipt of this

letter, we will assume the debt to be

valid. If the debt or any portion

thereof is disputed, we will obtain

verification of the debt and will mail

you a copy of such verification. You

are also advised that upon your re-

quest within the thirty-day period, we

will provide you with the name and

address of your original creditor, if

different from the creditor referred to

in this Notice. We are attempting to

collect a debt and any information

obtained will be used for that pur-

pose. At this time, no attorney with

this firm has personally reviewed the

particular circumstances of your ac-

count. However, if you fail to con-

tact our office, our client may consid-

er additional remedies to recover the

balance due. The real property that

this notice pertains to is located at

1516 6th Street SW, Minot, ND

58701, and more particularly

described as:

Lot 5, Block 2, Sell’s First Addi-

tion to the City of Minot, Ward

County, North Dakota.

Notice is hereby given that a certain

mortgage, recorded against the

above described property by Daniel

K. Guthrie, executed and delivered

to Mortgage Electronic Registration

Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as

nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB, its

successors and assigns, dated June

3, 2014, (“Mortgage”); and given to

secure the payment of $183,612.00,

and interest and other fees and

costs according to the terms and ob-

ligations of a certain promissory

note, is in default. The current Mort-

gagee of the Mortgage is Lakeview

Loan Servicing LLC. The following is

a statement of the sum due for prin-

cipal, interest, taxes, insurance,

maintenance, etc. as of June 29,

2020:

Principal $170,980.04

Interest Good thru 4/1/2020

$16,315.29

Late Charge $225.00

Escrow Overdraft $11,713.17

Pro Rata PMI/MIP $538.56

Property Inspections $192.00

Property Preservation $3,141.14

Appraisals $1,100.00

Grand Total $204,205.20

That as of June 26, 2020, the

amount due to cure any default, or

to be due under the terms of the

mortgage, exists in the following

respects:

Monthly Mortgage Payments

$35,521.98

Late Charge $225.00

Property Inspections $192.00

Property Preservation $3,141.14

Appraisals $1,100.00

Escrow Shortage/Overdraft

$1,425.65

Grand Total $41,605.77

In the event that you either payoff or

reinstatement the loan, payment

must be paid by certified funds, and

made payable to Lakeview Loan

Servicing LLC, and mailed to Halli-

day, Watkins & Mann, P.C., at 376

East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt

Lake City, UT 84111. Additionally,

you must pay any additional accrued

interest, subsequent payments or

late charges which become due and

any further expenses for preserva-

tion of the property which may be

advanced. Please contact Halliday,

Watkins & Mann, P.C. for the exact

amount due through a certain date.

You have the right, in accordance

with the terms of the mortgage, to

cure the default specified above.

You also have the right in the fore-

closure action to assert that no de-

fault exists or any other defense you

may have to said action. Notice is

further provided that if the total sums

in default, together with interest ac-

crued thereon at the time of such

payment, accrued payments then

due and expenses advanced, are

not paid within thirty (30) days from

the date of mailing or service of this

Notice, the Mortgagee will deem the

whole sum secured by the Mortgage

to be due and payable in full without

further notice. Furthermore,

proceedings will be commenced to

foreclosure such Mortgage, and in

the event of Sheriff’s sale as provid-

ed by the laws of the State of North

Dakota, the time for redemption

shall be as provided by law, but not

less than sixty (60) days after the

Sheriff’s Sale.

Date: June 29, 2020

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/Benjamin J. Mann

Bemjamin J. Mann

Attorney for Creditor

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 701-355-2886

Fax: 801-328-9714

Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com

HWM: ND10031

(September 16-23-30, 2020)

**NOTICE OF RESCHEDULE**

NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT

OF TRUST LANDS

FALL SURFACE LEASE ONLINE

AUCTION

The Board of University and School

Lands will conduct an online surface

lease auction for one thousand forty

(1040) tracts in Adams, Barnes,

Benson, Billings, Bowman, Burke,

Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Em-

mons, Golden Valley, Grant, Het-

tinger, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan,

McHenry, McIntosh, McKenzie,

McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail,

Oliver, Pierce, Rolette, Sheridan,

Sioux, Slope, Stark, Stutsman,

Towner, Ward, Wells, and Williams

Counties, ND. Tracts will be avail-

able to view on September 1, 2020.

Bidding will commence October 12,

2020 at 8:00 a.m. CST and end

staggered from October 20-23, 2020

starting in alphabetical order with

Adams Co. The link to view the of-

fered tracts and participate in the

auction is:

https://www.energynet.com/govt_listi

ng.pl

The Board of University and School

Lands reserves the right to reject

any and all bids.

Anyone needing auxiliary aids and

services should call the Department

at (701) 328-2800 by 10/20/2020.

9/24/2020 /s/ Jodi Smith

Commissioner

(September 30; October 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00164

IN THE DISTRICT COURT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of

Vern Stevick, Deceased

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Coreen Stevick Ball has been ap-

pointed personal representative of

the Estate of Vern Stevick. All per-

sons having claims against Vern

Stevick are required to present their

claims within three (3) months after

the date of the first publication of this

notice or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to Coreen Stevick Ball,

personal representative of the

estate, at P.O. Box 998, Minot, ND

58702-0998, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 10th day of September,

2020

/s/Coreen Stevick Ball

Coreen Stevick Ball

Personal Representative

(September 16-23-30, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00165

IN THE DISTRICT COURT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of

Donna Stevick, Deceased

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All persons having claims

against Donna Stevick are required

to present their claims within three

(3) months after the date of the first

publication of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented, in

writing, to Coreen Stevick Ball, per-

sonal representative of the estate, at

P.O. Box 998, Minot, ND

58702-0998, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 10th day of September,

2020.

/s/Coreen Stevick Ball

Coreen Stevick Ball

Personal Representative

(September 16-23-30, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00134

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Lori M. King, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representative of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three months, 90 days, after the date

of the first publication or mailing of

this notice or the claims will be for-

ever barred. Claims must either be

presented to Norman F. King, Jr.,

Personal Representative of the

Estate of Lori M. King, in care of

Laura Wheeles of Boppre Law Firm,

PLLC, 2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B,

Minot, North Dakota 58701, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 25th day of September,

2020.

/s/Norman F. King, Jr.

Norman F. King, Jr.,

Personal Representative

/s/Laura Wheeles

Laura Wheeles (ID #09319)

Boppre Law Firm, PLLC

2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B

Minot, ND 58701

701-852-5224

lwheeles@bopprelawfirm.com

Attorney for Personal

Representative

(September 30; October 7-14, 2020)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Otter Tail Power Company

Transmission Facility Cost

Recovery (2021)

Rates

Case No. PU-20-383

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

September 23, 2020

On August 31, 2020, Otter Tail

Power Company (Otter Tail) filed an

annual update under its Transmis-

sion Facility Cost Recovery Rider

(TCRR) tariff. The proposed rate up-

date for 2021 includes the costs for

eight new transmission projects, up-

dated electric transmission ex-

penses with offsetting revenues, and

a true-up amount from the current

rate. The decrease for a typical

residential customer using 1,000

kWh per month would be $0.04 per

month. The issues to be considered

in this proceeding are:

1. Whether the proposed rate adjust-

ment complies with Otter Tail’s tariff,

2. Whether the incurred costs for

new or modified electric transmis-

sion facilities are reasonable and

prudent, and

3. Whether the incurred costs are

eligible for recovery through the

TCRR.

Those interested are invited to com-

ment on the application in writing.

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearing must

be received by November 7, 2020. If

deemed appropriate, the Commis-

sion can determine the matter

without a hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400 or Relay North

Dakota 1-800-366-6888 TTY. If you

require any auxiliary aids or ser-

vices, such as readers, signers, or

Braille materials, please notify,

Steve Kahl, Executive Director, 24

hours in advance.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Julie Fedorchak, Commissioner

Brian Kroshus, Chairman

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

(September 30, 2020)

MDN0034134