City Commission Meeting
Valley City, North Dakota
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
President Carlsrud called the meeting to order at 5:01 PM.
Members present: President Carlsrud, Commissioner Gulmon, Commissioner Bishop, Commissioner Erickson, Commissioner Magnuson
Others: City Administrator Crawford, City Attorney Martineck, Finance Director Klein, Police Lieutenant Rustebakke, Administrative Assistant Hintz.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
OATH OF OFFICE
President Carlsrud read the Oath of Office, which was repeated by the Elected Official. Signatures of the Oaths were taken care of prior to the meeting per Election Regulations.
Valley City Park Board – Jordyn Heck and Ross Powell
Valley City Commission – Dick Gulmon and Mike Bishop
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
No Changes.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve minutes from the June 18, 2024, Commission Meeting, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson. Motion passed unanimously.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
- Approve Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Electrical Superintendent, Building Inspector Finance Director and Municipal Judge.
- Approve 2024-25 Contractor License for Abel’s Remodeling SRUS of Valley City, ND.
- Approve Block the Street Request, Valley City Chamber Office for 7.31.24 from 7:00AM to 7:00P, Blocking Central from 2nd St to 4th St.
- Approve the 2024-25 Tobacco License Renewal for Family Dollar LLC @ 1346 W Main St.
- Approve the 2024-25 Alcoholic Beverage License Renewals:
- Brockopp Brewing LLC
- Valley City Town & Country Club
- Sabirs
- Boomers
- Main Street Off-Sale LLC dba Tavern Ninety-Four
- My Bar
- Dakota Silver
- Jimmy’s Pizza
- Captain’s Pub
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Erickson. Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearing on Dangerous Building Located at 340 3rd Street SE, Valley City.
Declare Public Hearing Open. Discussion.
Commissioner Bishop moved to Close Hearing seconded by Commissioner Magnuson. Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Findings and Order on Dangerous Building located at 340 3rd Street SE, Valley City.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve the findings seconded by Commissioner Erickson. Motion passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE
Approve First Reading of Ordinance 1155, an Ordinance to Repeal Subsection 4 of Section 8-04-05
of the Valley City Municipal Code Related to the sale of flavored E-Liquids and E-Cigarettes.
Commissioner Erickson moved to approve as is, seconded by Commissioner Carlsrud. Roll Call Vote: Bishop – Nay, Magnuson – Nay, Gulmon – Nay, Erickson – Yes, Carlsrud – Nay. Motion Failed.
Second and final Reading of Ordinance 1156, an Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Subsection 1 of
Section 4-01-03 of the Valley City Municipal Code relating to Sales of Alcoholic Beverages.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve as is, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson. Motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Appoint Vice President of the Valley City Commission.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve Commissioner Bishop as Vice President, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson. Motion passed unanimously.
Appoint and Approve Reorganization of the Commissioners’ Portfolios.
Finance (Gulmon)
PW Streets, Sanitation, Sewer, Water Distribution (Erickson)
PW Electric and Water Treatment Plant (Carlsrud)
Police/Fire (Bishop)
Building/Grounds (Magnuson)
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve as is, seconded by Commissioner Erickson. Motion passed unanimously.
Appoint and Approve Commissioner Assignments to Additional Committees and Boards.
Valley City Planning and Zoning Commissioner (Carlsrud and Erickson).
Valley City Library Board (Magnuson)
City County Health Board (Gulmon)
Barnes County Planning and Zoning (2 Commissioners)
Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation (Carlsrud and Bishop)
Board for Community Service (Magnuson)
Commissioner Gulmon moved to leave as is, seconded by Commissioner Bishop. Motion passed unanimously.
Approve City of Valley City/Barnes County Dispatch Center Agreement for Services
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson. Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Cost and Maintenance Agreement with Barnes County for NDDOT Project No. TAC-2-990(065), PCN 23909 (Kathryn Road/Woodland Park Shared-Use Path).
Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon. Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Special Alcohol Beverage Permit Application for Brockopp Brewing, LLC for Summer Nights on Central 7.11.24 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson. Motion passed unanimously.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
City Administrator Crawford shared that she is looking forward to working with Barnes County Dispatch with the After-Hours Calls. Working local & keeping the money local. Releases from Bald Hill Dam is now at 15cfs and they are watching the forecast for rain.
CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS
Fire Chief Magnuson presented the Commission with a request to purchase a vehicle for the Fire Department. The current Tahoe vehicle in use is in need of additional repairs and a large estimate was received for those repairs, this, after spending 11,000. on repairs earlier. There is a vehicle that was traded in that has less miles, is in great condition and is less than half of a new vehicle at 37,000. The Commission discussed at length the need to have a reliable vehicle, the options of possibly using a police vehicle, the cost of continued repairs on the current vehicle, the cost of the new used vehicle and whether to wait and budget in 2025 or to go ahead and get the vehicle now. Commissioner Magnuson sustained from voting. Commissioner Erickson was not in favor of the purchase at this time. Commissioner Bishop, Commissioner Gulmon & President Carlsrud agreed to the purchase of the replacement vehicle. The consensus was to go ahead and purchase the vehicle.
Finance Director Klein reminded the Commission that Budget Meetings would be starting in early July.
City Assessor Current gave the Commission a map detailing her coverage over the last few years and that she has been reaching out to Home Owners for appointments. Thank you to the Home Owners for setting up meetings with her.
Police Lieutenant Rustebakke talked about the new Tablets and Software that the Officers received to assist when dealing with a Mental Health Crisis on a call. He also thanked City County Health for the ID Scanners that were utilized at the last street dance. These scanners are available to the Liquor Establishment Owners by reaching out to the Valley City Police Department. Rustebakke concluded by being thankful to his team and other agencies for a quick and safe resolution to last week’s incident.
City Engineer Petersen gave updates to the Construction Projects happening around town. The rain has slowed some processes but the Crews are working through them. Petersen also explained that a small tank was located by 3rd ST NW and the City Parking Lot, it was decided that the best course of action was to fill the tank with CDF & leave it where it lies.
Commission Gulmon reminded all that the 2025 Budget talks and meetings are starting and that he hopes it goes as well as last years process. He also reported that the Sales Tax numbers are about 14% higher than last year.
Commissioner Erickson reminded those in the NE and NW that the garbage make-up day for Thursday, July 4th will be on Wednesday, July 3rd.
Mayor Carlsrud thanked all the City Employees for their work, Commissioners for their time, and the Residents for their patience. Thank you to Paul MacDonald for agreeing to serve on the Renaissance Zone Committee. A special thank you to all who ran for Office and for your willingness to serve.
ADJOURN
Meeting was adjourned at 5:57 PM.