Council Agendas

GRAND FORKS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 5:30 P.M.
Council Chambers

1. GENERAL BUSINESS:

1.1 Welcome and Roll Call

1.2 Comments by city assessor:

1.3 Receive formal protests and refer to finance/development committee (protests to assessed valuation of property)

2. Adjourn: (recess to date certain)



GRAND FORKS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 5:30 PM
(Following Board of Equalization Meeting)

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1. GENERAL BUSINESS

1.1 Welcome and Roll Call
1.2 Mayor's Announcement


2. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, APPOINTMENTS & PROCLAMATIONS

2.1 Employee recognition.

2.2 Flood update.

2.3 Legislative update.


3. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SECOND READINGS OF ORDINANCES

3.1 Public hearing and second reading of ordinance to amend the Street and Highway Plan to include public R/W shown as dedicated on plat of Highland
Point Fifth Resubdivision. (staff report)

3.2 Public hearing and second reading of ordinance to amend the zoning map to include within Highland Point PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept
Development Plan, Amendment No. 2, all of Highland Point Fifth Resubdiv. (loc.between S. Washington St. and S. 20th St., and between 36th Ave.S. and
40th Ave.S.) (staff report)

3.3 Public hearing and second reading of ordinance to annex all of property platted as Highland Point Fifth Resubdiv. (loc. at 36th Ave.S.)

3.4 Public hearing and second reading of ordinance to annex all of Lot 6, Blk. 1, Danks Second Resubdiv. (loc. at 1350 S. 42nd St.)

3.5 Second reading of ordinance amending various sections of the Grand Forks City Code relating to the establishment of various fees and charges.

4 ACTION ITEMS

4.1 Matter of purchasing policy.

4.2 Applications for abatement for 2009 and 2010 taxes by Donald and Susan Wurzbacher, 2203 Chestnut Street.

4.3 Application for abatement for 2009 and 2010 taxes by Philip Sorensen, 1049 Selkirk Circle.

4.4 Application for abatement for 2009 and 2010 taxes by Walter and Carol Mytych, 5011 Chestnut Street.

4.5 Application for exemption of remodeling improvements to residential or commercial buildings at various locations.

4.6 Reappointment of Shawn Clapp to Convention and Visitors Bureau.

4.7 Reappointment of Steven Adams to Planning & Zoning Commission.

4.8 Appointment of Julie Rygg to the GF Events Center Commission.

4.9 Renaissance Zone Plan Update.

4.10 MetroPlains Civic Auditorium Redevelopment HOME loan.

4.11 Matter of approval of election officials (inspectors) for special city election on May 3, 2011.

4.12 Application for Class II (Off Sale Alcoholic Beverage) license and Sunday Beverage license from Ozark Spirits, LLC, 2551 32nd Avenue Sl. (Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.), Grand Forks, ND

4.13 Noise variance and special license to sell alcoholic beverages at designated premises for Springfest 2011 – Rhombus Guys.

4.14 Consideration of bids for Project No. 6631, Dist. 471, sanitary sewer on S. 11th St. (40th to 44th Ave.S., Project No. 6689, Dist. 304, watermain on S. 11th
St. (40th to 44th Ave.S.) and Project No. 6712, Dist. 472, storm sewer on S. 11th St. (40th to 44th Ave.S.)

4.15 Create special assessment district for Project No. 6632, Dist. No. 474, stormsewer/pond for S. 11th St. (40th to 47th Ave.S.)

4.16 Design, Bidding and Construction Administration Engineering Services Agreement for Project No. 6632, Dist. 474, storm sewer/pond for S. 11th St. (40th to 47th Ave.S.)

4.17 Plans and Specs. For Project No. 6700, construction of citywide quiet zone.

4.18 Amendment to Federal Transportation Funding request.

4.19 Appointment of W.F. Hastings to Mechanical Board.

4.20 Grand Forks Baling Facility door retrofit and replacement bid.

4.21 Wastewater Forcemain capital improvement projects and associated engineering services amendments and agreement and budget amendment.

4.22 Matter of request from David G. Bell, II for approval to vacate all those parts of N. 8th Street lying northerly of 6th Ave.N. and Easterly of Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railroad lands and westerly of Lots 20, 22 and 24, Blk. 27, Budge & Eshelman’s Second Addn., Grand Forks, ND.

4.23 Matter of request from Mike Opp on behalf of Greenberg Family Consolidated for preliminary approval of ordinance to amend the zoning map to rezone and exclude from the LaBelle’s PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, and to include within the
LaBelle’s PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, Amendment No. 1, Columbia Park 16th Addn. for the purpose of
constructing multi-family residential units.

4.24 Matter of request from CPS, Ltd. On behalf of Halverson Family Investments (HFILLLP), for preliminary approval of plat of Black Gold First Addn.
to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. at 18th Ave.S. and S. 42nd St.)

4.25 Matter of request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Halverson Family Investments (HFI,LLLP), for preliminary approval of ordinance to amend the zoning
map to rezone and exclude from the A-1 (Agricultural Preservation) District, and include within the Black Gold PUD (Planned Unit Development),
Concept Development Plan, Black Gold First Addn. (loc. at 18th Ave.S. and S. 42nd St.)

4.26 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Halverson Family Investments (HFI LLLP), for approval of an ordinance to annex the property to be
platted as Black Gold First Addn. (loc. at 18th Ave.S. and S. 42nd St.)

4.27 Matter of request from AE2S on behalf of Turning Point, LLC for preliminary approval of the Replat of Lots C and D, Blk. 1, McEnroe Second
Resubdivision (loc. in 3800 blk. Of Garden View Drive).

4.28 Matter of the request from AE2S on behalf of Turning Point, LLC for approval of ordinance to annex parts of Lots F and G, Blk. 1 and all of Lot
E, Blk. 1, McEnroe Second Resubdivision and parts of Garden View Drive and Ivy Drive adjacent thereto and parts of the SE Quarter of the
NW Quarter of Section 8, T151N, Rk50W of the Fifth Principal Meridian to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. in the 1800 blk. Of Garden View Dr.)

4.29 Matter of request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Guy Useldinger, Etal, for preliminary approval of the plat of Southern Estates Seventh Addn. to the
city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. at S. 25th St. and 43rd Ave.S.) .

4.30 Matter of request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Guy Useldinger etal for preliminary approval of ordinance to amend the zoning map to rezone and
exclude from the Southern Estates PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, Amendment No. 6 and to include within the
Southern Estates PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, Amendment No. 7, Southern Estates Seventh Addn.,
(loc. at Columbia Road and 40th Ave.S. )

4.31 Matter of the request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Guy Useldinger, etal, for approval of an ordinance to annex all of Southern Estates Seventh Addn.
and a 140 foot wide strip of land westerly of S. 25th St. and a 14-foot wide strip of land lying south of Lot 1, Blk. 1, Southern Estates Seventh Addn.,
not previously annexed to the city of Grand Forks, ND.

4.32 Matter of request from the Planning Department on behalf of City of Grand Forks, ND for preliminary approval of ordinance to amend the text
of the Land Development Code, Chapter XVIII of the Grand Forks City Code of 1987, as amended, amending Article 3, Rules and Regulations,
Section 18-0301 Signs, relating to outdoor advertising signs.

5. INFORMATION ITEMS

5.1 Statement of Changes in Cash Balances for period ending February 28, 2011.

5.2 Portfolio Management/Summary for period ending March 31, 2011.

6. CITIZEN REQUEST

7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND BILLS:

7.1 Vendor List.

7.2 Minutes: March 21, 2011 and April 4, 2011

8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS

9. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS

10. ADJOURNMENT