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Board of City Commissioners


January 19, 2023


The Board of City Commissioners is scheduled to meet in regular session on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 5:15 PM in the Tom Baker Meeting Room, City/County Office Building, 221 North Fifth Street, Bismarck, North Dakota.

The Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance will be presented by a Chaplain from the Bismarck Police Department.

The City of Bismarck encourages citizens to provide their comments for public hearing items on the Bismarck City Commission agenda via email to bismarckadmin@bismarcknd.gov. Please include the item number that your comment references. The comments will be sent to the members and placed with the minutes.

To ensure your comments are received before the meeting, please submit them by 3:30 PM on the day of the meeting and reference the item your comments address. If you would like to appear via video or audio link for a 3-5 minute comment on a regular agenda public hearing item, please provide your email address and contact information to the above email at least one business day before the meeting.

Live meeting coverage is available on Government Access Channels 2 & 602HD, Radio Access 102.5 FM Radio, or streaming on multiple platforms, including FreeTV.org and Facebook LIVE. Agenda items can be found online at www.bismarcknd.gov/agendacenter.

 

Call to Order

 

FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS:

  • February 14, 2023 & February 28, 2023
  • March 14, 2023 & March 28, 2023
  • April 11, 2023 & April 25, 2023
 

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide high-quality public services in partnership with our community to enhance our quality of life.
 

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSION

1.

Public comment (restricted to items on the Consent Agenda and Regular Agenda, excluding public hearing items)

2.

CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Consider approval of minutes

Documents:
  1. January 10, 2023 - Minutes.pdf
B.

Consider approval of personnel actions

Documents:
  1. HR - Personnel Report.pdf
C.

Consider approval of expenditures

Vouchers: #1108954-1109204.

D.

Consider the request for approval from the Administration Department for the following:

  1. Recommendation to appoint Patty Olson to the City of Bismarck Animal Advisory Board.
  2. Receive and accept the bid tabulation for the Class D Full-Alcohol On/Off-Sale license.
  3. Consider application for gaming by the Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation at The Craftcade, 405 North 4th Street.
Documents:
  1. C) ADMIN - Animal Advisory Board Appointment.pdf
  2. C) ADMIN - Class D Full Alcohol License Bid.pdf
  3. C) ADMIN - Gaming Site Authorization.pdf
E.

Consider the request for approval from the Airport for the following:

  1. Change Order #6 to the April 27, 2022, Weisz & Sons agreement for Wetland Phase 7 project.
Documents:
  1. C) AIR - Change Order 6 for Wetland Phase 7.pdf
F.

Consider the request for approval from the Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Department for the following:

  1. Permission to increase fees for QuantiFERON TB Gold (blood test) and the TB skin test due to an increase in the cost of lab fees and serum supplies.
Documents:
  1. C) BBPH - TB Testing Fees.pdf
G.

Consider the request for approval from the Community Development Department for the following:

  1. Corrected Ordinance 6526, the zoning change for part of Lot 2, Block 1, Meadowlark Hill Second Addition Replat, to correct the legal description of the property to be rezoned.
Documents:
  1. C) CD - Ord 6526.pdf
H.

Consider the request for approval from the Engineering Department for the following:

  1. Approval of award concurrence of the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) State Street Safety Improvements and Preventative Maintenance Project SHE-1-083(118)901 PCN 20097, SHE-1-083(119)088 PCN 20098, NHU-IM-1-083(133)901 PCN 22769, NHU-IM-1-083(134)088 PCN 22770; City Project HC 133.
  2. Approval of an amendment to the existing agreement for professional services with KLJ for Ash Coulee Dr. Reconstruction; City Project HC 143.
  3. Approval of award concurrence of North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Bismarck Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation project Washington St to north of Main Ave), CVD-NHU-CPU-1-810(031)002, PCN 23207; NHU-1-094(221)925, PCN 23208; SHE-1-810(032)002, PCN 23225; City project HC 145 and tied project Bismarck Expressway Pedestrian Facility TAU-1-981(128), City project HC 150.
  4. Approval of award concurrence of North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) University Drive Pavement Rehabilitation project (Signal St to Bismarck Expy), NHUSU-1-804(050)072, PCN 23223, City project HC 146.
  5. Approval of a resolution of necessity for Street Improvement District SI 571.
  6. Approval of request for a resolution approving plans and specifications and resolution directing the advertisement of bids and receiving bids for Street Improvement SI 574.
  7. Approval of Contract Change Order No. 2 for Streetlight and Traffic Signal Utility Project SV 63.
  8. Approval of a street closure for Urban Harvest.
Documents:
  1. C) ENG - HC 133.pdf
  2. C) ENG - HC 143.pdf
  3. C) ENG - HC 145.pdf
  4. C) ENG - HC 146.pdf
  5. C) ENG - SI 571.pdf
  6. C) ENG - SI 574.pdf
  7. C) ENG - SV 63.pdf
  8. C) ENG - Urban Harvest Street Closure.pdf
I.

Consider the request for approval from the Finance Department for the following:

  1. Applications for Abatement where the Assessing Division recommends approval.
Documents:
  1. C) FIN - Abatements.pdf
J.

Consider the request for approval from the Fire Department for the following:

  1. Permission to purchase three sets of extrication equipment through HGAC-Buy Contract number EE08-19 through Ultimate Safety Concepts, Inc.
Documents:
  1. C) FD - Equipment Purchase.pdf
K.

Consider the request for approval from the Public Works - Service Operations Department for the following:

  1. Award bid for traffic signal pole at US Highway 83 and Skyline Boulevard, westbound, for the Electrical Division.
Documents:
  1. C) PW SO - Traffic Signal Pole Replacement.pdf
L.

Consider the request for approval from the Public Works - Utility Operations Department for the following:

  1. Reject proposals for the redevelopment of the water tower site at 202 West Avenue F, and reissue the request for proposals.
Documents:
  1. C) PW UO - Water Tower Site RFP.pdf
3.

REGULAR AGENDA

4.

Request of Steve and Michelle Mariner to release the South 108.02 feet of the access easement within Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Missouri Meadows Subdivision.

Documents:
  1. R) CD - Missouri Meadows Subdivision.pdf
5.

Continuation of consideration of a major subdivision final plat of Norbs Subdivision, requested by GKNG Properties, LLC., located east of Bismarck, east of 52nd street SE, and south of East Main Avenue/County Highway 10, along the west side of Mulberry Lane.

Documents:
  1. R) CD - Norbs Subdivision.pdf
6.

Consider approving a revised inclement weather policy.

Documents:
  1. R) ATTY - Inclement Weather Policy.pdf
  2. CoB Inclement Weather policy - 1st draft.pdf
  3. January 10, 2023, inclement weather board memo.pdf
7.

Consider review and discussion of the 2023 Legislative Report #1.

Documents:
  1. R) ADMIN - 2023 Legislative Report No. 1.pdf
8.

Other Business

 

Adjourn

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