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6.28.2021 Mayor’s Message

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Hi Folks,

  • I hope this time is finding you and your families well.
  • The Continental Congress passed the Declaration of Independence July 4th 1776.  Since then, the 4th of July has been the day we celebrate the success of the American Revolution.  Thank you to those leaders for freedom.
  • The 4th of July is at hand and fireworks can be very dangerous should one have a lack of concentration.  If your fireworks show is near people or around our very dry ground that could ignite, please be extra careful during these times.
  • So far our water treatment plant is keeping up with water demands during this time of drought.  Wade & Sherry at the water plant urge us to be prudent with our water use to avoid restrictions down the road.
  • Similarly, our municipal power is doing fine to date in spite of the hotter weather too.  Please keep in mind you can help if you can minimize your electrical consumption from 7-8 AM, noon – 1:00 PM and 5-6:00 PM.  By minimizing use during those times, we have a better chance of avoiding demand charges costing all of us more money.
  • I have been noticing the beautiful tree foliage around town even though we are dry.  Take good care of your trees, water pruning, etc., as they need maintenance to be healthy. 
  • If you are seeing normally green leaves yellowing on your trees, it could be chlorosis.  Please contact our Barnes County Extension Office for help, 845-8528.
  • August 5th, be watching for “The Longest Table”.  For details see: http://www.vclongesttable.org/
  • Thank you to this week’s contributorsJ
  • “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right”                  (Peter Marshall)                                                                        Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave

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6.28.2021 Special Commission Agenda

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The City Commission Meeting will begin on Monday, June 28th, 2021 at 8:15 AM CT, at the City Commission Chambers, 254 2nd Avenue NE, Valley City, ND.

The meeting is also available to view online https://zoom.us/j/96369581680 or listen by calling (1 346 248 7799) Webinar ID:  963 6958 1680

Call To Order
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance (Please Stand)

New Business

  1.  Approve Raffle Permit for the Sheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway Foundation.  (Finance Director Richter)

Roll Call           Magnuson        Gulmon           Erickson          Bishop             Carlsrud

2.  Consider Possible Burn Ban/Fireworks Options.  (President Carlsrud)

Roll Call           Bishop             Magnuson        Gulmon           Erickson          Carlsrud

3.  Approve Third and Final Reading of Ordinance No. 1085, an Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Chapter 08-07 and Section 11-05-11 and to repeal Title 13 of the Valley City Municipal Code re Mobile Park Regulations.  (City Attorney Martineck)

Roll Call           Erickson          Bishop             Magnuson        Gulmon           Carlsrud

Adjourn

Construction Notice-Main Street and Central Avenue

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Construction Notice – Main Street and Central Avenue

The southbound parking lane on Central Avenue will be closed from Main Street to 4th Street SW beginning Monday June 28, 2021 for construction operations. The roadway will remain open to traffic. Parking will be permitted on the east side of the road. Sidewalks on the west side of the road will be closed. Pedestrian traffic will be routed through sidewalk detours utilizing temporary ramps and crossings.

The parking lane closure for westbound traffic on Main Street will continue to be in place. Pedestrians are to continue using the dedicated detours through the channelizing devices.

Updated maps for all road closures will be posted on the City of Valley City’s webpage https://www.valleycity.us/engineers/ when they are taking affect. If you have any questions regarding the project, please contact KLJ at (701)-845-4980.

Construction Notice-7th Ave West

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Construction Notice – 7th Avenue West
Starting June 22nd, 2021, the intersection of Main Street West and 7th Avenue West will be closed through June 23rd to June 24th, 2021 for paving operations. A detour route will be in effect for the Main Street closure. The detour route will run from 9th Avenue Northwest to 2nd Street Northwest then back to Main Street via 5th Avenue Northwest.
Following completion of paving operations on Main Street West, 7th Avenue Northwest will be closed from Main Street West to 4th Street Northwest, and 4th Street Northwest will also be closed from 8th Avenue Northwest to 7th Avenue Northwest. This closure for Phase 2 of construction is anticipated to continue through the end of July. A detour route will not be provided for this phase of the project.
Updated maps for all road closures will be posted on the City of Valley City’s webpage https://www.valleycity.us/engineers/ when they are taking affect. If you have any questions regarding the project, please contact KLJ at (701)-845-4980.

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4th of July Holiday Closures and Garbage Plans

City Hall and  Public Works Office will be closed Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.

The Transfer Station will be closed Saturday, July 3rd and Monday July 5th.

Monday garbage will be picked up on Tuesday. Tuesday route will be picked up on Wednesday.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday routes will follow the regular pick up schedule.

6.20.2021 Mayor’s Message

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Hey Everybody,

  • What a beautiful day and great crowd were afforded us for Rally in the Valley.  Thank you to all the folks who facilitated the wonderful community event for all to enjoy.
  • The Fire Department had a touching, well done Memorial Dedication with a flyover as a part of the Rally.  Thank you to all the firefighters who participated in fundraising and construction to make it happen.  Stop by and see the beautiful display on the east side of the Fire Hall.
  • A reminder.  Many business owners rent dumpsters for their businesses.  Please know the dumpsters are for private, NOT public use.  This is an ordinance violation and can result in penalties.  Please respect the rights of the people paying the rent.  Thank you
  • Thank you to Chris Berg and Anna Johnson from KVLY for including Valley City in the “Small Town Spotlight” this week.  We were allowed to promote our beautiful town.
  • The other day I went to a business that furnished bite-size candy treats.  When I left, there was an empty wrapper lying just outside the door! Let’s do like our Mom’s told us to do, dispose of garbage (cigarette wrappers too) appropriately.  Try carrying a small garbage bag or box in your vehicle; it is pretty unobtrusive.  “Please think before you toss” thank you again.
  • Perhaps you noticed a great number of young people applying mulch and working with new plantings around town.  Thank you to our Beautification Committee and youth from the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS for all your work.  It looks GREAT!!  There were more than 270 young women attending the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Conference at VCSU.  Thank you for choosing Valley City and I hope you will visit us again.
  • August 5th, be watching for “The Longest Table”.  For details see: http://www.vclongesttable.org/
  • * * Thank you to this week’s contributors
  • “Always be a little kinder than necessary.”                                                 (James M. Barrie) Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave

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6.1.2021 Commission Minutes

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President Carlsrud called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM.

Members present: President Carlsrud, Commissioner Magnuson, Commissioner Bishop, Commissioner Erickson, and Commissioner Gulmon, City Administrator Crawford, City Attorney Martineck.

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Agenda

Removal of R1

Approval of Minutes

Commissioner Bishop moved to approve the minutes from the May 18th meeting seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.  Motion carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

  1. Approve Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.
  2. Approve Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $1,297,026.82               

C.  Approve Block off the Street Request for City Lights Wiffle Ball World Series from 5 PM-12 AM on July 24th, 2021 for Elm St. to Parking Lot of City Lights.

D. Approve Raffle Permit for SHINE.

E.  Approve 2021-2022 Renewal of Retail Tobacco Licenses for the following businesses:

      a. CHS Inc.

      b. Family Dollar Inc.

      c. Farmers Union Oil, Petro Serve

      d. County Bottle Shop Inc. dba The Liquor Locker

      e. Leevers Foods, Inc. at 148 South Central Ave.

      f. Leevers Foods, Inc. at 424 2nd Ave NE

      g. Casey’s

      h. And all licenses received before June 30 at 12 Noon

F.  Approve Renewal of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for the following businesses:

      a. Brockopp Brewing, LLC

      b. Jimmy’s Pizza

      c. The Clubhouse Lounge, LLC

      d. Chinese Palace

      e. Hi-Line Hospitality, LLC

      f. Captains Pub

      g. Bridges Bar and Grill

      h. The Liquor Locker

      i. And all licenses before June 28 at 12 noon

Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.  Motion carried.

Ordinance

Approve Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 1080, an Ordinance Rezoning the Undeveloped Land Located West of 8th Ave SE and South of 10th St SW West of Waterfront Meadows Addition.

City Attorney Martineck stated no changes from the first reading.

Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.  Motion carried.

Approve Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 1081, an Ordinance Relating to the Annexation of territory-Meadow View.

City Attorney Martineck stated no changes from the first reading.

Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.  Motion carried.

            Approve Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 1082, an Ordinance approving Hidden     Ponds Estates Planned Unit Development.

            City Attorney Martineck stated no changes from the first reading.

Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Bishop.

Roll Call:  Magnuson-aye         Bishop-aye       Gulmon-aye     Erickson-nay    Carlsrud-aye

Motion carried.

Approve First Reading of Ordinance 1083, an Ordinance Approving the Annexation of Lot 2 Block 1 of Loves Valley Addition.

City Attorney Martineck state the original Love’s annexation was in 2019.  After that was approved Loves acquired an additional parcel in the NW portion.  They have petitioned for that to be annexed in.

Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.  Motion carried.

Approve First Reading of Ordinance 1084, an Ordinance to Adopt and Enact section 12-01-11 of the Valley City Municipal Code re littering.

City Attorney Martineck stated we were getting several complaints about littering around town.  We do have a provision for littering in streets but nothing for public or private property.  This ordinance will make it an offense.

Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.  Motion carried.

Approve First Reading of Ordinance 1085, an Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Chapter 08-07 and Section 11-05-11 and to repeal Title 13 of the Valley City Municipal Code re Mobile Park Regulations.

City Attorney Martineck stated we haven’t really did any amendments to this ordinance since 1959.  City Attorney Martineck stated he made changes to align better with the State and also to make it easier to enforce.

Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.  Motion carried.

Resolution

            Approve Resolution 2299, a Resolution Approving the Plat and Variance request of             undeveloped             land located west of 8th Ave SE and south of 10th St SE, west of Waterfront   Meadows Addition.

            City Attorney Martineck stated the Planning and Zoning is recommending approval with the        several conditions and variance to the sidewalks.

Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.  Motion carried.

New Business

            Approve Special Alcohol Beverage Event Permit for The Labor Club at the Labor Club       South Lot June 19th from 7 PM to 2 AM for the Rally in the Valley Parking Lot Dance.

Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.  Motion carried.

            Approve Site Authorizations Renewals for Eagles Aerie at the Eagles Aerie, Captains Pub,   Labor Club, My Bar, City Lights and Tavern 94 from 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2021.

Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.  Motion carried.

            Approve Preliminary & Design Engineering Task Order for Project No. SU-2-990(061),       OCN             23233-12th St N (9th Ave NW to 5th Ave NE) and 8th Ave SW/Winter Show Rd (Mill   & Overlay and Turn Lanes).

            Chad Petersen from KLJ stated this was discussed at the last meeting and approved programming this project for the February 12th, 2022 DOT bid opening.  This is to complete the preliminary           environmental documentation to meet DOT requirements as well as the plan development.

            Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.

Roll Call:  Gulmon-aye    Erickson-nay   Magnuson-aye       Bishop-aye     Carlsrud-aye

            Motion carried.

City Administrators Report

            City Administrator Crawford asked Tracey Eslinger from Moore engineering to provide an update on the Nextera Subdivision property.

Tracey stated they are preparing the profile sheets for the sewer and water extensions.  They are anticipating having their plans wrapped up by the July timeframe. There may have been some discussion of having the bid later.  There could be two options, bid this year and give the contractor the option of installing it this year or waiting until next year.  Or bid it in the winter time of next year and have the project done early in the spring or summer.

City Administrator Crawford provided an update on cold storage.  July 2nd was supposed to be the closing date but we need the preliminary plat before the Title Company can do anything.  June 8th is the State Water Commission so we will be in that meeting to find out if we get the 80% for the building.

Clean-up week, kudos to all the crews that helped.  There are some things that need to be tweaked for next year and we will be working on that.  All the Sanitation positions are filled as of today.

The electrical boxes on Central have been wrapped.  They will have another opportunity to do the ones on Main.

Lots of ordinance changes will be taking place due to the legislative stuff being finished and just clean-up.

Thanks to all the crew that has been involved with addressing the “junk” issues.  There are people near those areas that appreciate it.  We are not picking on any areas, it takes time and all areas will be addressed.

City Attorney Martineck stated the State Legislature made a lot of changes.  A lot of time the city ordinances mirror the state so we will be making some changes.  We’re also finding a lot of the ordinances haven’t been changed in decades so we will be working on bringing those up to date.

Finance Director Richter encouraged people to volunteer for the RZ Board.

City Assessor Hansen stated she attended the County Equalization meeting in case there were any changes or protests, there were none.  She will attend the August 10th meeting and expect the same results.

Fire Chief Magnuson stated it is dryer than what you think so just watch and have water nearby if you decide to have a campfire.  June 19th is the dedication to our honorary members. 

Chad Petersen from KLJ stated we are seeing a lot of progress in the last week or so on the Main Street Streetscape project.  The concrete contractor will be in town tomorrow to pour for the ADA ramps and intersections and the sidewalks will follow after that.  The utility work on 7th Ave from 2nd St SW to 2nd ST NW is complete.  They anticipate that the curb and gutter will be coming in late this week or early next week.  2nd Ave sanitary sewer is complete and the water main is about half way up to 6th and 7th so they’ll be getting ready to work on the grading work.

Commissioner Gulmon gave a shout out to the kids that did the artwork on the electrical boxes.

Commissioner Erickson gave a shout out to the city crews for a good job last week.  We pulled in a 164 tons of garbage and just shy of 78 tons of inert.

Commissioner Magnuson stated it is getting nice out so get out and use the community.  We have some exciting things coming up.  Apologize for the construction but progress takes pain once in a while.  Shout out to the city crews for the hard work this last week.  Take care of your properties, your neighbors depend on you to do so.  Thank you to Gwen for coordinating with the schools to do the electrical boxes.

Mayor Carlsrud gave a shout out to the employees, the construction also creates challenges for them to do their regular duties.  Keep in mind people are working hard all over the city to get construction done for you.  Be safe.  We had to order more stop signs because people were going through construction zones to fast.  Please do not look at your phones while driving.

Adjourn

Meeting was adjourned at 5:34 P.M.

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6.1.2021 Finance Minutes

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Called To Order

President Carlsrud called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM.

Roll Call

Members present: President Carlsrud, Commissioner Magnuson, Commissioner Bishop, Commissioner Erickson (3:40), and Commissioner Gulmon.

Department Reports

Electrical Superintendent Senf reported one outage.  Finished up the underground in Webster Subdivision.  Finished the alley rebuild and will be getting some locates called in Donny’s subdivision.  Bad news is that our downtown sub, one transformer is out of commission.  Waiting for a quote from HDR.  I would like to convert it to a 115 line vs the 69 line so reinsulate some new poles and possibly a transformer.

Sanitation Supervisor Swart reported the numbers for clean-up week.  We brought in 164.10 tons of garbage since September’s clean-up week and inert was 77.74 tons.

Kevin Jacobson reported for the street department.  Stated there was a little bit of a pressure problem but that’s worked out.  Seemed to be a bad PRV.  We’re working with Grotberg on getting the fire pumps up on both Crestwood and the Industrial Park. 

Water Superintendent Hesch reported the demand for water is going up.  We trying to let people know if they are going to water, please do it in the morning or evening so it can soak into the ground.  Try not to water every day.  Your grass needs to learn to handle the stress in case there is a reason any restrictions have to go on in the future.  Also, for those that fertilize your grass with your hose, get a vacuum breaker on your hose so there isn’t any chance of the fertilizer getting sucked back into the hose and ending up in the system.

Fire Chief Magnuson stated the Fire Department will be holding their Dedication Ceremony June 19th.

Police Chief Hatcher reported they did some interviews for the open position.  We now have two open positions as another officer has submitted her resignation.  We’ve worked through a few junk areas with the Street Department.  The notices are going out and we’re notifying them and have been trying to work with them to get it cleaned up.

Review monthly bills/reports   

We have just under $1.3 million in bills and expenditures for May.

Discuss NDDOT Urban Grant Program

Chad Petersen from KLJ we have tapped into this program with the Phase I project on Central Ave along with the current project on Main Street.  This is a competitive grant program.  When we started we were just looking at using it for the Streetscape project but there are other components that are in the focus area that could benefit from this.  I wanted to see if there is interest in pursuing this.

Discuss Change Orders for 7th and 2nd

City Administrator Crawford stated change orders will be presented differently than before.  Instead of just one lump sum of a change order at the end we will discuss the change orders as we go so everyone can understand where they are coming from.  The first one is us contracting out removal of trees in order to get to the services.  The next one was the manholes.  We had to go up sizes on the pipes and make the manholes bigger because of the pipes.  There’s no way to know this until you get down to in there to see it.  The next was we knew how many services we had but we didn’t know a lot of the PVC pipe went from a house to clean-up.  There were about 14 services that looked like they would be PVC but when they got in there it was clay tile.  Approval was given for the clay tile being replaced with PVC. 

Discuss 2nd Ave SE in Front of Senior Center

City Administrator Crawford stated this was actually going to be done last fall with the project on 5th but with the plant shutting down early due to the snow it didn’t get done.  Now we have two different projects going on with two different companies that we’ll get quotes done and then it will be done in October.  The money had already been set aside but we may get a better deal this year.

6.13.2021 Mayor’s Message

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Hi Everybody,

  • Great News:  Valley City’s Annual Drinking Water Report is again “Top Notch”.  Our goal is to continually improve and maintain the quality of our water.  Along with providing high quality water, Valley City drinking water has been voted the best tasting water in the state as well.  Kudos to Wade and Sherry at our water treatment plant for all of their great work.
  • Having a pet is a blessing.  That said having a pet also includes the responsibility to feed, groom and pick up its “poop”.  People have mentioned that some pets are allowed to defecate in people’s lawns and it is left there.  I have seen feces left in several places on the shared use paths!  Please folks, SVFA and VCPR provide bags and dispensers, “PICK UP”.
  • If you are thinking a COVID Vaccination is not for you, will you please reassess a bit?  If your concern is physical, results seem to show risks are fewer than some other shots we take regularly.  If your concern is personal, consider that people without the vaccination can spread the virus to young or high-risk family and close friends.  If your concern is political, please weigh the political importance with importance of protecting your family and friends. Call 845-8518 for information.
  • “Rally In the Valley” is Saturday June 19th.  There are always a plethora of events for your enjoyment.  See https://valleycitynd.org/pages/rally for details.  Make plans with your family and friends to join you in Valley City for “Rally In the Valley”.
  • STOP by and see the Hi-Line Prairie Gardens & Orchard.  Many people have worked diligently making it beautiful, https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Park/Hi-Line-Prairie-Gardens-Orchard-1254425128059152/
  • * * Thank you to this week’s contributors
  • “Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” (John Wooden) Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave