CITY OF WATFORD CITY CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 10, 2017 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held on July 10, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. Present were Mayor Justin Voll and Council Members Phil Riely, Aaron Gravos, Bethany Devlin, and Kenny Liebel. Absent were Steve Sanford and Matt Beard. Also present were City Planner Curt Moen, City Auditor Peni Peterson, and Attorney Wyatt Voll. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the July 10, 2017 agenda as presented. Motion seconded by Council Member Liebel and carried unanimously. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the minutes of the city council meetings held June 5 and June 19, 2017. Motion seconded by Council Member Devlin and carried unanimously. Luke Taylor, Watford City Airport Authority, gave an update on the airport. Kylee Roff, Rough Rider Center, gave an update on the Rough Rider Center and presented a Special Liquor Permit Application. Council Member Riely moved to approve the Special Liquor Permit for D & M s Office for August 8, 2017 at the Rough Rider Center from 4:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried unanimously. No action was taken on a Roughrider Funding Request Application submitted by Bakken Oil Rush Ministry. Brady Bertram, Brosz Engineering, presented pay applications. Council Member Riely moved to approve Change Order #1 from Franz Construction (City Shop Site Grading) in the amount of -$536.46. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Liebel, Devlin, Gravos, and Riely; nays: none. Council Member Liebel moved to approve Pay Application #1 from BEK Consulting, LLC (City Shop Site Utilities) in the amount of $137,996. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Riely, Gravos, Liebel, and Devlin; nays: none. Council Member Gravos moved to approve Pay Application #2 from Brosz Engineering (City Shop Site Grading) in the amount of $19,468.94. Motion seconded by Council Member Liebel and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Gravos, Riely, Devlin, and Liebel; nays: none. No action was taken on Pay Application #2 from Tooz Construction. Wayne Olson, Fox Hills Golf Course, gave an update on the golf course, provided financials, and presented pay applications.
Council Member Gravos moved to approve Change Order #20 from Landscapes Unlimited, LLC (Golf Course Renovation Project) in the amount of $3,634.20. Motion seconded by Council Member Devlin and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Riely, Devlin, Gravos, and Liebel; nays: none. Council Member Gravos moved to approve Pay Application #4 from Landscapes Unlimited, LLC (Golf Course Construction) in the amount of $414,677.42. Motion seconded by Council Member Liebel and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Devlin, Liebel, Gravos, and Riely; nays: none. Council Member Gravos moved to approve Invoice #4047 from Herfort Norby Golf Course Architects, LLC (Golf Course Expansion) in the amount of $13,000. Motion seconded by Council Member Devlin and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Liebel, Gravos, Devlin, and Riely; nays: none. Jim Olson, Advanced Engineering, presented Pay Applications. Council Member Riely moved to approve Change Order #1 from Merryman Excavation (Hwy 23 Watermain Extension) in the amount of -$63,157. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Liebel, Riely, Devlin, and Gravos; nays: none. Council Member Gravos moved to approve Pay Application #4 from Merryman Excavation (Hwy 23 Watermain Extension) in the amount of $26,285.90. Motion seconded by Council Member Liebel and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Devlin, Liebel, Riely, and Gravos; nays: none. Council Member Riely moved to approve Change Order #2 from BEK Consulting, LLC (11 th Ave S. Improvements) in the amount of -$47,000. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Gravos, Devlin, Riely, and Liebel; nays: none. Council Member Liebel moved to approve Pay Application #8 from BEK Consulting, LLC (11 th Ave S. Improvements) in the amount of $239,477.92. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Riely, Devlin, Liebel, and Gravos; nays: none. Chief Shawn Doble gave an update on the Police Department. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the recommendations from the Planning Commission from their June 26, 2017 meeting. Approved the following: Division of Land Application for Simple Lot Split submitted by Mammoth Properties and a Division of Land Application for Simple Lot Split submitted by J & O Real Estate. Denied a Land Use Application for Zone Change submitted by Mammoth Properties. Motion seconded by Council Member Riely and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Devlin, Riely, Gravos, and Liebel; nays: none. Minutes from the Personnel Committee Meeting held June 20, 2017 were discussed. It was the consensus of the council to have City Administrator Moen move forward with a job description for a Rough Rider Center Facility Maintenance position and to work on an amendment to the current Rough Rider Center JPA. Council Member Riely moved to approve the following annual step increases: Mariah Pavek
Category 3, Step 3 effective August 1, 2017; Michael Snook Category 6, Step 2 effective August 1, 2017; Jacob Gadewoltz Category 12, Step 2 effective August 16, 2017. Motion seconded by Council Member Liebel and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Riely, Liebel, Gravos, and Devlin; nays: none. Minutes from the Building Committee Meeting held June 27, 2017 were reviewed. It was the consensus of the council for City Administrator Moen to work with the property owner of the current post office to perhaps purchase the property once an appraisal has been completed. No executive session was held. Council Member Gravos moved to approve Ordinance #436 Adding Section 9-508 to Article V of Chapter IX Relating to Fees for Funding Crime Victim and Witness Programs. Motion seconded by Council Member Riely and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Devlin, Riely, Liebel, and Gravos; nays: none. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the Special Liquor Permit Applications submitted by D & M s Office for July 11 th from 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. at the Rough Rider Center and July 29 th from 4:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. at the Rough Rider Center. Motion seconded by Council Member Riely and carried unanimously. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the Special Liquor Permit Applications submitted by Six Shooter s LLC for July 22 nd from 5:30 p.m. 12:00 a.m. at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds and August 11 th from 4:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. at Main and 2 nd Ave NE (VIP Tent at Ribfest). Motion seconded by Council Member Riely and carried unanimously. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the Special Liquor Permit Application submitted by Watford City Eagles Aerie #3543 for September 29 & 30 from 5:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. at the Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Building. Motion seconded by Council Member Riely and carried unanimously. Council Member Riely moved to amend the Fox Hills Golf Estates Development Agreement to state that the required mass grading for holes 5& 6 at the Fox Hills Golf Course has been completed. Motion seconded by Council Member Gravos and carried by the following roll call vote: ayes: Devlin, Leibel, Gravos, and Riely; nays: none. Council Member Gravos moved to approve the bills as listed. Motion seconded by Council Member Liebel and carried unanimously. EFTPS $125,219.25; TASC $2,149.62; NDPERS $4,525.00; Nationwide Financial $1,380.06; Nationwide Retirement Solutions $4,513.06; Payroll $285,948.15; ND Job Service $2,440.97; BCBS $50,874.05; NDPERS-Retirement $46,013.03; NDPERS $509.89; Symetra $753.35; AFLAC $4,782.06; Accusource $299.75; ADDCO $156.89; Advanced Engineering $134,051.17; Airgas on-site Safety $34.00; American Engineering $780.00; Andrew Eisenschenk $20.55; Arthur Walgren $1,000.00; B&H Photo-Video-Pro Auto $170.49; Badlands Hardware $2,117.76; Badlands Occupational Testing $756.00; Badlands Power Fuels $425.00; Bakken Lube & Wash $65.74; Balco $2,773.92; BEK Consulting $408,902.92; Belynda Cantrell $45.96; Blue Lube $1,123.37; Brian Oakley $65.94; Brosz
$9,362.32; Butler Ag Equipment $3,224.81; C&D Water Services $60.00; Cascade Auto Glass $1,916.50; Chamley Pipe & Salvage $2,250.00; Chief Supply Corp. $665.49; CIM Sanitary Tech $5,000.00; City of Watford City $1,305.54; Circle D Feeds $1,215.00; Coborn s $46.51; Cole Papers $480.04; Cornerstone Bank $85,607.62; Dakota Back & Neck $480.00; Dakota Supply Group $12,272.08; Dealers Electric $265.37; Dean Anderson $1,090.00; Dell Marketing $571.12; DW Excavating $6,010.00; EC Electric $435.22; Emergency Apparatus Maintenance $3,377.91; Environmental Consulting $600.00; Farmer s Union Oil. Co $6,793.81; Fastenal $1,847.10; Ferguson Waterworks $1,232.87; First International Bank $424,139.36; Flexible Pipe Tool $5,958.45; Franz Construction $19,468.94; Frontier Precision $1,086.25; Galls $318.12; Glenn & Tina Wahus $9,900.00; Guardian EMS Products $966.70; Hannaher s $1,338.26; Hansen Diesel $1,318.05; Hawkeye $90.97; Hawkins $2,444.38; Heggen Equipment $1,674.73; Herfort Norby Golf Course $13,000.00; Holiday Credit Office $3,894.84; Icon Architectural $31,047.37; ID Card Group $25.44; Indigo Signworks $1,446.00; ITD $2,071.05; Interstate All Battery Center $11.88; Intoximeters $24.85; Jack & Jill $102.09; Jamar Company $54.00; James/Valley Regional Lodge #14 $66.00; Jesse Wellen $95.97; Jim Hanson Masonry $4,417.00; Jost Painting $44,500.00; Juniper Systems $320.58; Kenneth Prentice $390.48; Kotana Communications $23,761.14; L- Tron Corp. $1,360.88; Landscapes Unlimited $414,677.42; Locators & Supplies $159.39; Lund Oil $507.00; Lyle Signs Inc. $742.23; Mail Finance $315.00; Marco, Inc. $74.42; Marco Technologies $1,606.50; McKennett Law Firm $19,902.50; McKenzie County Ambulance $251.58; McKenzie County Auditor $15,000.00; McKenzie County Farmer $1,177.31; McKenzie County GIS $612.50; McKenzie County Healthcare $261,939.49; McKenzie County Heritage Assoc. $315.25; McKenzie County Landfill $28,513.80; McKenzie County Recorder $72.00; McKenzie County School $251.58; McKenzie County Water Resource $200,740.51; McKenzie Electric $4,104.00; Merryman Excavation $26,285.90; Meuchel Enterprises $2,980.55; MDU $21,059.80; Motorola $9,338.80; MVTL $421.50; ND Dept. of Health $50.00; ND Dept. of Transportation $3,835.27; ND League of Cities $1,451.00; ND State Radio Communications $360.00; NDAAO-Carla Broadland $105.00; NDACO $4,355.02; NDASRO Treasurer $90.00; NDFOP State Treasurer $638.00; Nelson Contracting $6,361.40; North Dakota Chemistry Lab $223.63; North Dakota Insurance Dept. $49,450.90; Office Depot $405.64; Office of State Tax Commissioner $14,306.95; OK Implement $1,787.54; OK Tire Stores $6,579.82; One Call Concepts $179.60; One Way Service $840.23; Otis Elevator Company $1,517.40; Parkway Ford $785.46; Personnel Concepts $35.85; Petty Cash $377.23; POST Board $270.00; Power Plan $274.10; PXI Inc. $71,154.00; Qualification Targets $44.93; Quality Flow Systems $5,473.50; Quiqlite, Inc. $136.80; Radisson Hotel Bismarck $245.70; RTC $3,162.66; Respond Systems $398.34; River Aggregates $4,278.96; Roadworkx, LLC $17,985.66; Schock s Safe & Lock Service $32.50; Share Corporation $3,426.91; Sherwin-Williams $4,088.59; Stein s $253.02; Swanston Equipment $8,008.91; The Village Family Service $1,242.16; Tractor Supply $227.17; Triple AAA Safety/Training $38.04; Ultramax $1,216.00; UPS $886.45; Valli Information Systems $956.29; Van Diest Supply Company $3,957.10; Verizon $3,201.77; Visa $3,822.31; Watchguard Video $21,180.00; Watford City Express Laundry $902.61; Watford City Lumber $110.75; Watford City Park District $251.58; Watford City Vet Clinic $956.58. The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:52 p.m. These minutes are published
subject to the City Council s Review and Revision pursuant to NDCC 40-01-09.1. Peni Peterson, Auditor Justin Voll, Mayor