REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEW TOWN CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
6:00 PM
Members Present: Mayor Dan Uran (By Phone), Council Members: Terry Mathson, Dean Niemitalo, Jay Standish.
Others Present: Eileen Zaun, Becki Lyson, Stephanie Colter, Alan Estvold, Chad Johnson, Scott Baker, Monica Travino, James Johns, Tyler Rintamaki, Tyler Fauver.
Meeting called to order at 6:01 PM.
Motion by Standish, Second Niemitalo to approve financials; Roll Call Vote.
AFLAC $715.44, AMERIPRIDE $1,106.03, ALL AROUND SPORTS, LLC $2,025.00, AIRE-MASTER OF NORTH DAKOTA $412.19, AE2S $35,441.31, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELF OF ND $13,078.15, BUSINESS FORMS AND ACCOUNT $88.00, BANYON DATA SYSTEMS $1,099.00, BHG, INC $48.60, BRATVOLD, GERI $44.68, COCA COLA REFRESHMENTS $100.80, LYSON, REBECCA $150.00, CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING $27.65, ELSIE BARTLESON ESTATE $20.00, DAKOTA PRAIRIE VET SERVICES $83.33, ACKERMAN-ESTVOLD ENGINEERING $42,760.50, DAKOTA QUALITY GRAIN & LUMBER $525.62, ECOLAB PEST ELIMINATION $148.93, EAGLE ROCK TIMBER INC $2,092.50, ETHANOL PRODUCTS $3,560.61, DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP $22,266.89, ADAM COLTER $453.60, FOLLETT SOFTWARE CO $1,029.00, GUSTAFSON SEPTIC SERVICE $312.50, G & P COMMERCIAL SALES $105.00, GRAYMONT WESTERN CANADA $6,372.07, GEEK ON THE GO $751.50, GALLS INC $164.20, SHANE C. GOETTLE $5,900.00, GAFFNEYS OF MINOT $2,538.42, HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT $3,194.54, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT $174.80, KENNBECK’S JACK & JILL $51.87, LARSON SERVICE DRUG $74.45, MENARDS- MINOT $578.77, NDPERS $10,913.86, ND LEAGUE OF CITIES $210.00, ND SEWAGE PUMP AND LIFT STATION $792.50, NAPA $423.73, ONE CALL CONCEPTS $33.00, PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION $29.19, POWER PLA $412.72, RTC $1,083.19, RENSCH CHEVROLET $269.73, SATERMO HARDWARE $70.55, STEVICK BUSINESS SPECIALTIES $77.96, S & S ROUSTABOUT INC $52.00, VISA $1,522.00, UNITED PRAIRIE COOPERATIVE $10,648.06, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ND $4,546.56, SUNDRESAND & GRAVEL INC $1,128.00, VERIZON $244.73, JASON PEPPLE $1,300.00, CENEX FLEET CARD $312.84, LAKE REGION STATE COLLEGE $90.00.
Motion by Niemitalo, Second Mathson to approve the November 11, 14, & 25 minutes.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash.
CIVIC CENTER REPORT:
The lights in the Community Room are not complete, they are back ordered. David Mangum is working on 8th Street house. HA Thompson at Civic Center today working on second boiler and will move control panel to a better location.
ANNEXATION:
Motion by Niemitalo, Second Mathson to pass second Amended resolution. Will be put in the newspaper for 2 weeks.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
CITY COORDINATOR UPDATE:
There has been little snow, the streets are good. Everything is fine at the lift station from the power outages.
CITY FOREMAN UPDATE
Willie not here. Running half the plant all date. There are a few new hires and the plant is now full. Equipment is on site for the clear well holding tank but construction has not begun.
FBHA:
Issue has been tabled. FBHA was a no show.
Motion by Standish, Second Mathson to raise the fine to $1,500 for trucks going through town without a specific purpose. The City and DOT have been getting a lot of calls about the trucks coming through town. Signs will be posted soon for Truck Route 23B. It is considered a criminal offense if drivers ignore the posted signs. Trucks are also not allowed to park on streets or sidewalks. Ordinance says their destination has to be commercial or industrial, not residential. TAT is willing to work with the City Police Department to get the trucks out of town.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Mathson, Second Niemitalo to allow St. Anthony’s Catholic Church to put diagonal parking on Eagle Drive. The Church will be covering the cost.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Mathson, Second Niemitalo to approve Indigo Signworks building permit for New Town Ambulance Sign.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Standish, Second Mathson to approve Diana Rabbithead’s building permit for new home.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Niemitalo, Second Standish to approve Wayne Walker’s building permit for Teddy Residential Inn and Suites sign.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Niemitalo, Second Mathson to approve Jay and Jodi Standish’s building permit for new home.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash, Standish
Motion by Mathson, Second Standish to approve Wildcat Minerals LLC building permit for road improvements.
Motion amended. Motion by Mathson, Second Niemitalo to amend the motion to pass upon approval by the City’s Engineer.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Mathson, Second Standish to approve MP New Town LLC Curb Cut and Driveway Application.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
ENGINEER UPDATES:
NEW TOWN WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION-
PKG Contracting, Inc. Corps flood easement needs to be addressed and the notice to proceed is on hold.
MAIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION- SEWER REHABILITATION-
Bid opening is scheduled for February 2015. DOT is finishing design of connection to development east of College Drive at 1420 feet as proposed by developer.
NEW TOWN EAST SANITARY TRUNK MAIN IMPROVEMENTS-
Motion by Mathson second Niemitalo to approve additional water main south of loop
Voting Aye: Standish, Mathson, Niemitalo
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Final Design is 80% Complete. They are adding a water main from treatment plant south loop connection.
Easements needed from Dakota Plains and MWREC. Design crossing under Highway 23 for service to NE and corridor to business and development.
NEW TOWN 4TH STREET SOUTH STREET IMPROVEMENTS-
Design is in progress, anticipate bidding this winter. Need to meet with MWREC for construction funding.
LEGISLATIVE ACTION REGARDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT-
Meet with Shane Goettle on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM.
NEW TOWN EAGLE DRIVE EXTENSION-
To be bid out this winter with other projects.
NEW TOWN LIFT STATION REPLACEMENT-
Design is 90% complete and a possible bid after the holidays at the end of January.
NEW TOWN WATER TRANSMISSION IMPROVEMENTS-
Finish design for continuation of Water Transmission Line along the west side of ND 1804 to the ND 23B Truck Reliever Route intersection.
NEW TOWN WEST SANITARY SEWER TRUNK LINE AND LIFT STATION-
Getting survey on site to evaluate the best route to serve the School Property Improvements.
NEW TOWN COLLEGE DRIVE EXTENSION-
Getting survey on site. Design connection to ND 23B (approx. 1200 feet.)
NEW TOWN EAST WATER TRANSMISSION PIPING IMPROVEMENTS-
Getting survey on site to design connection loop from Water Reservoir to ND 23 at Water Fill Station.
NEW TOWN EAST BACKAGE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-
Getting survey on site to design connection from College Drive to ND 23 at Water Fill Station.
NEW TOWN POLICE UPDATE:
Police Department is still in need of a records clerk. The City is not liable for missing guns, issue has been dropped.
Background check on Employee X came back with a major issue that won’t be passable. Advertise for part time officers.
Motion by Mathson, Second Niemitalo to hire Fauver full time, give him the $1.00 raise and back pay him for 6 months.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
TAT wants to add their equipment to our Sanish radio tower. No monthly fee needed because it won’t cost the city anything. Any installation fees will be covered by TAT.
Motion by Standish, Second Niemitalo to formulate annual contract with TAT that renews automatically.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
COUNCIL CONCERNS
Motion by Niemitalo, Second Mathson to give Eileen permission to hunt around for Assessors and to get price quotes.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Motion by Mathson, Second Niemitalo to give Hayden Bott his bonus.
Voting Aye: Niemitalo, Mathson, and Standish.
Voting Nay or Absent: Nash
Meeting Ended at 8:00 PM.
Daniel Uran, Mayor Eileen Zaun, Auditor
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