REGULAR MEETING, CITY COUNCIL

NORTHWOOD, NORTH DAKOTA

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Mayor Richard Johnson called the meeting to order at 4:30pm at City Hall.  Present for roll call were the following Council Members: Ernie Evanson, David Dokken, Ray Withers, Gordon Ovind and Beth Johnson. Richard Cox was absent. Also present were Utility Clerk Gwynneth Ott, Police Chief Keith Prosser, Public Works Superintendent Gary Bratlie and City Administrator Marcy Douglas.  Visitors present were Mark Ellingson, Kay Case, Gil Beck, Art Bilden, Norma Maristuen, Bill and Myrna Johnson, Marlys Kunz and Bonnie Turner.

Motion to approve minutes of the meeting from Monday, August 11, 2008.  M/S/P –Withers, Dokken; 5-0.

Motion to approve the following bills totaling $389,486.99. M/S/P- Johnson, Withers; 5-0.

Motion to receive and file the following building permits: M/S/P – Evanson, Dokken; 5-0.

08-162     AGVISE                 604 Hwy 15                            50x80 building on existing slab

08-163     Aaron Johnson                    404 S Adam                           Garage with studio apartment

08-164     Korsmo Brothers                  Potato Rd                              Addition on south quonset

08-165     Eugene Hannestad              311 S Main                            Deck on back of house

08-166     Larry Higdem                        316 N Raymond                    Cement patio and fence in back of garage

08-167     Orville & Jean Hagen          307 Washington                   Replace sidewalk and fence

08-168     William Johnson                  104 5th Ave                           Replace fence

08-169     Nicole Bilden                        216 Hougen                           Construct fence

08-170     Adam Flaagan                      512 S Doheny                       Addition of dormer to roof

08-171     Ron Adams                           County Rd B12                     Construct grain bins, dryer and hopper bin

Motion to approve electric heat application for David Korsmo at 120 N Lincoln. M/S/P – Johnson, Evanson; 5-0.

Motion to approve raffle permits: 08-203 for Thunder Booster and 08-204 for Northwood Lions. M/S/P – Johnson, Dokken; 5-0.

PWS Bratlie and Police Chief Prosser had no items for the council.

Motion to approve the second and final reading of Ordinance 396 - An Ordinance Re-Zoning a Certain Parcel of Land in the City of Northwood, Lying in Section 9, Township 149 North, Range 54 West, In Grand Forks County, North Dakota. M/S/P – Withers, Johnson; 5-0 on roll call vote.

Public Hearing was held on the 2009 proposed budget. No comments were filed. Motion to approve the first reading of the budget as Ordinance 397, an annual appropriation bill for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2009, and ending December 31, 2009, and annual tax levy for the year 2009. M/S/P – Johnson, Evanson; 5-0 on roll call vote.

Pastor Mark Ellingson submitted an update on the unmet needs committee. Bonnie Turner also thanked the council for the assistance they received from Northwood. The committee was thanked for all of their hard work. Motion to grant $77,165.50 of the Northwood Relief Fund dollars to the Dakota Medical Foundation to meet the unmet needs as caused by the tornado. The needs have been assessed through case management and the unmet needs committee for recommendations. This amount will close out the Relief Fund. M/S/P – Ovind, Evanson; 4-0 on roll call vote with Member Dokken abstaining.

Motion to dissolve the Unmet Needs Committee. M/S/P – Withers, Ovind; 4-0 on roll call vote with Member Dokken abstaining.

Stacy Rutherford of CVIC gave a presentation on the Northwood/Larimore projects and their programs in general.

Myrna Johnson addressed the council and requested the Veteran’s Memorial Park (downtown park) be named Centennial Park. Motion to rename the Veterans Memorial Park to Centennial Park. M/S/P – Withers, Dokken; 5-0 on roll call vote. All of the visitors left the meeting.

Chad Peterson and Eddy Fisher of the Northwood Park District arrived. Joe Martin of Brady Martz gave a presentation on the park district audit. He followed that presentation with the audit presentation of the fire district, the airport and the city.

We are still awaiting final drawings from the architects and bids for the additional work on the downtown unsafe buildings.

Motion to approve the Mayor’s proclamation of the Red River Basin Resolution. M/S/P – Withers, Dokken; 5-0.

Meeting adjourned at 6:05pm.

SPECIAL MEETING, CITY COUNCIL

NORTHWOOD, NORTH DAKOTA

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Mayor Richard Johnson called the meeting to order at 4:30pm at City Hall.  Present for roll call were the following Council Members: Ernie Evanson, David Dokken, Ray Withers, Gordon Ovind and Beth Johnson. Richard Cox was absent. Also present were Utility Clerk Gwynneth Ott, Police Chief Keith Prosser, Public Works Superintendent Gary Bratlie and City Administrator Marcy Douglas.  Visitor present was Erik Hjelle of Ulteig Engineers.

Motion to approve minutes of the meeting from Monday, September 08, 2008.  M/S/P –Withers, Cox; 6-0.

Motion to approve the following bills totaling $85,262.76. M/S/P- Johnson, Dokken; 6-0.

Erik Hjelle of Ulteig Engineers presented the bids items for the dangerous buildings:

Company                               Previous bid          Change                  Total

RTS Shearing                        $249,500.00            $152,086.50            $401,586.50

Strata Corporation               $255,120.00            $232,610.00            $487,730.00

Robinson Excavating          $268,473.00            $166,540.00            $435,013.00

Naastad Brothers                 $324,385.00            $150,813.30            $475,198.30

Motion to award the bid to RTS Shearing as recommended by Ulteig Engineers and direct Ulteig to draft the contract. M/S/P – Withers, Cox; 5-0 on roll call vote. Member Johnson abstained due to declared conflict of interest.

Police Chief Prosser presented the resignation letter from Police Officer John Butz as he has accepted the Chief position in Larimore. Motion to accept Officer Butz’s letter of resignation with deepest regret. M/S/P – Cox, Withers; 5-1 with Dokken voting no.

Motion to approve the revised job description for Police Officer. M/S/P – Johnson, Evanson; 6-0 on roll call vote. The position will be advertised with a closing date of October 5, 2008 at midnight with ND Job Service and statewide newspaper.

Motion to approve the mayor’s appointment of the following election inspectors for the November 4, 2008 general election: Gilman Beck, Kay Case and Cecil Tinderholt. M/S/P – Dokken; Cox; 6-0 rcv.

Administrator Douglas gave the council an update on the potential chance for relocation for her family with the US Air Force due to the dismissal of the tanker mission at Grand Forks Air Force Base. More will be known next week when the realignment committee comes with orders.

Member Johnson thanked the city staff for all of their extra effort in preparing for the final football game on the old Northwood field.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00pm.