00:00:11,700	One. It is 5:30 P.m. may 21st 2024. I’d like to welcome everyone to the Mandan City Commission meeting. Uh, we’re here in the Bosch Frelich meeting room in Mandan City Hall could have a roll call, please. Comm. Olson here. Braun Camisa Roar mayor. Hell here. Uh, let’s start off tonight’s meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.

00:00:40,130	Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. For which it stands. One nation under, uh Divisible. Liberty and justice for all. OK with that. We’ll move into announcements. Introduction of our new employees. Sure. Good evening. Hello. First time I’ve been up here for this, Um First up. We’ve got our GIS coordinator.

00:01:12,100	Um we have been advertising for this position for about the last 14 months and we finally got it filled with Carla Schultz, Um Carla was raised in Glasgow Montana and lived in several places in western Montana and Las.

00:01:30,730	Vegas, um, growing up, she would visit extended family in this area and for the last three years she has lived here and she is currently a man dan resident. Uh, prior to being hired. She was a GIS technician for an engineering firm around town, and, uh, she will be working with Ah, many departments to, uh, achieve their GIS goals for the city. Good evening, Carla.

00:01:49,630	It’s nice to have you with the city, Amanda and I hope you make a long career out of it. And I think you got a good team there with you’re surrounded by a good team of people so Good luck in your new position. Thank you. All, right? And, Then Next up. We’ve got, uh Riley, MCA wrestler Razor.

00:02:08,270	Um, he grew up in Bismarck, uh, graduated from Century High school. Following that he attended N DS U and and, uh, received his bachelors in civil engineering. Um, After that he began working for the North Dakota Department of transportation and their geotechnical section. Uh, he has a wife, a Golden doodle and a nine month old at home.

00:02:26,000	He enjoys tinkering in his shop and spending time with his family and golfing. I. I. Welcome Riley. I, too. Hope. You have a long career here in Mandan at Jared’s a good Guy to be working side by side with so, uh, Enjoy your time here is productive in the long run. Thank you. As long as we’re under announcements.

00:02:54,170	E a couple of things. First off. I Wanna start off by last weekend, uh, touch a truck in Mandan. I’d like to thank the NP. Again a wonderful event. The business community. That’s always there supporting these events.

00:03:17,200	Uh, the Mandan Bismarck people, if you for your great support of the events Uh, it was another great event that showcased Mandan in a very positive light. Thanks for to the police department. Uh, the fire department.

00:03:36,770	Uh, public works not only for your efforts at controlling traffic and cleaning streets and stuff, but also for your willingness to have people there and for the little kids to, uh, run around squad cars, Fire trucks, dump trucks. It was a really great effort. I never saw so many smiling little faces. Uh, it’s just another example of what makes In a great community. So. Thank you for that, Um As long as we’re on announcements again this week is national public works week.

00:03:55,030	Uh, I don’t know if the match if you want to come up and say a few things, but there’s an open house Thursday night at, uh The public works, so if you could give everyone a little preview of what’s to come, Mr mayor commissioners.

00:04:12,000	Thank you for, uh, announcing that? Yeah, we, uh, take this week to set aside some special time to recognize the men and women that work at public works and, uh, do work day in and day out to keep our city what it is, and they’re proud to do it, but, uh, they they don’t like recognition, but we like to take a moment to do that when we can. So yes.

00:04:26,500	This Thursday, uh, afternoon from three to 4 to 6. I’m sorry, I should know that And I apologize. Um But is our open house at 411 6th Avenue Southwest and we will be having, uh Some equipment rides and some food to eat for the kids to snack on and stuff, so our facilities would be open for tours and, uh, come and

00:04:44,000	meet the men and women in public works this Thursday from 4 to 6. Thank you, Mitch another great event, and I said. I. Just, love watching the little kids in their faces and their smiles and it’s a great deal. So thank you.

00:05:02,200	Uh, from a really positive things to one of the lowest points in my time in politics here in Mandan. I’m very frustrated and disappointed at this commission. That, um I wasn’t at a table to attend the last commission meeting. And. The Commission voted to apply for a grant for an additional four employees.

00:05:23,730	This employees were for the police department that has nothing to do with What I’m talking about here? It doesn’t matter what department they were. Applying for Are. These employees were not vetted. Uh, when I saw the request on Saturday. Uh, when I run through the agenda, packet, Um I was surprised by it. I hold the finance portfolio never heard nothing of it. I called Administrator NB on Monday morning.

00:05:46,000	Um, asked if he had heard anything about it. Uh, he said. That was the first he had heard about it. I called Comm. Rohr. How. Nice Long talk with Comm. Rohr. He said he had not heard about it. I asked him again he had not heard about it.

00:06:07,270	We talked about the proper vetting and what effects this might have on Other personnel requests in the budget within the city. Comm. roar assured me that he would not vote to Progress this motion but would rather table it. Until I returned. That was my request just a table. I also contacted, uh Comm. Kisa by text. Same thing. I start a courtesy. You run the meeting to night.

00:06:31,400	Would you please table this request so it can be properly vetted. Um No promises made there and I didn’t expect any different. This isn’t a fault on the police department, the fire Department any other department that brings their request through. I applaud those that fight for what they want in their departments.

00:06:52,670	Um this kind of actions are are the ones that get cities and businesses in big trouble. We have a new mayor coming on, and we know who it is, and this action just threw him under the bus. He should have been involved in this process. We have budget meetings coming up. I should have been involved with it.

00:07:08,830	Chief Roar should have been involved with it. And, The new Mayor definitely should have been involved with it. Just this week, the city of Bismarck came out and they’re talking about their police department. How. They’re having trouble keeping employees and they’re gonna have to raise Wages.

00:07:28,530	OK? Something we’re gonna have to do when one does it One government entity, does it the next one Does it the next one does it and it’s a vicious cycle, So we’re gonna have to take that into account. Um, there was no equipment or training included in the request that I saw of health insurance is going up again.

00:07:46,100	The Fire Department has asked for two new firefighters the last several budgets. And. We’ve slowly tried to work them in. What’s this request gonna do to that. To that we have at least 2 to 3. Other department requests can the city of Mandan Ford Seven or eight new employees. Can the taxpayers afford it. There’s a proposed property tax elimination measure.

00:08:09,200	If that passes and man and we’ll be stuck at the 2024 taxable valuation was that taken into effect? Do any one of you guys have enough? Courage to Fire these maybe these policemen or these firemen. Administrator Neubauer. To make up these budget difference deficits. They should have all been done behind closed doors.

00:08:35,300	Likely normally do in a process vetted properly instead of thrown out at a meeting I respectfully requested to have a table so we could talk about it so we could vet it so we could determine OK. This is a city if you don’t have water to supply the fire hoses, it doesn’t matter if you have 2 million firemen.

00:08:53,330	It doesn’t do any good. If. You can’t sewer can’t flow because you can’t afford somebody to to sit in that manhole or fix that fire or that water line. It doesn’t do any good. The commission’s job is not to be friends with everybody. And. I was always heard Comm.

00:09:11,570	Olson say I’m all for police and fire anything they want. Well, that’s the easy way out. Your job isn’t to say I can give you everything you want. Your job is to balance what’s in front of you and do what’s best for the entire city. I’m not opposed to the request. I’m not Mad that I got outvoted.

00:09:31,930	I just want the public to know that we’re up here doing the best job we can with the information we got. And If. I get outvoted, So. Be it, but at least we vetted it and we went through the process That didn’t happen, guys. I’m very disappointed and I. I think there’s a lot of really good things going in the city.

00:09:51,630	Uh, the All the departments are getting along very well and this should have been vetted through the whole system. It shouldn’t have been thrown on the table that night. Um I’ve been, uh Against The Property tax elimination proposal. I think it’s gonna be hard on the cities like Mandan. But. After actions like this.

00:10:12,870	I’m going to be one of the big supporters of it now. Cause there needs to be control. There needs to be debate. There needs to be that that varying of these possessions. If I could I would give the police Department the fire department. Everybody anything they can ask for. What. The. Citizens can’t afford it.

00:10:34,270	There’s people out there struggling right now and with this property tax measure. If that passes. This City is in some real hard and some real hard decisions to make. Um and I feel sorry for our new mayor, because If. This goes through that just makes his job all the harder and he didn’t have any input in it. We know what’s gonna be? Why.

00:10:54,130	Didn’t we involve him in the process. Hold on. Hold on. I love this city and I want nothing but the best for it. I’m gonna give you commissioners the same respect and opportunity that you gave me at the last meeting and we’re gonna move on to the minutes.

00:11:15,930	Consider approval of the minutes from the May 7th 2024 Border City Commission regular meeting. I moved to approve the minutes. Motion by Comm. Braun. Second seconded by Comm. Olson. Questions or comments on the minutes. Hearing none. A roll call vote, please. Comm. is Braun Camisa? Yes Roar? Yes Olson? Yes, mayor. Hell. Yes. That motion passes. Gonna move on to public hearings.

00:11:44,130	Consider Preliminary Platin zone change from a agricultural to R seven. Residential to PUD planned unit development for the shores at Lakewood Second Edition, andrew. Good evening. Good. Evening, mayor. Commissioners Allow Me a minute to share my screen here for folks online. This is a request from TRX developers.

00:12:11,430	Um it was at our previous meeting, and we we did extend the hearing to today to allow a little bit more time for some submits to come in, Uh, the preliminary plat has been resubmitted. I’m just navigating down in the packet to it.

00:12:26,570	Um, some of the updates that you can see in the updated application include an overall Production in the number of lots for the shores at Lakewood. Phase two. When this was brought to the commission at our previous meeting, there would have been 123 lots in Phase two and that has been reduced to 103 paired with this.

00:12:48,270	You could infer, um more larger lots more larger homes would be, uh, planned for this next phase of the shores of Lake Wood. Um, I do have the plat in the In the packet and on the screen. It is exhibit number two in there for your review. Um, you can generally see the adjustments that were made.

00:13:08,230	Include the addition of the portion that requested for private access to the private road, which would be built on block one Connecting Mackenzie Drive to those, uh, those homes with the rear access And, The private drive. Um Cursor over here. Um, there is a attachment in the packet as well. That shows what the Plat previously looked like.

00:13:31,000	And, you can see, Um where where The changes were made. But. In General. This map would show the coloring you would see the standard R seven single family, um, zoning would show up in A blue or purple color. And, then the R four and R 3.2, I believe would be showing up in the red color.

00:13:52,100	I’ll check to see what that one is, Um With some of the changes that would be the R 3.2. So that’s gonna be where the the smaller single family and the twin homes could be constructed in the development. Um, Green would be the parks and stormwater ponds and, um, the future phase of the master plan would be here.

00:14:11,070	This item has been looked at quite a bit for conformance with minimum lot sizes, Rights of way, et cetera. And. There aren’t any really concerns with any of that? And as you’re aware, there have been some items that the city has been collaboratively reviewing with different agencies and the developer and, um and and many Of.

00:14:32,500	Those have been addressed in regards to Ownership in regards to Parks. Um Infrastructure, et cetera. There are a couple of items that are still outstanding, such as the development, wide irrigation. Um, and the the the sewer cap capacity. Issue.

00:14:57,430	We did, um, have that review completed? We farmed out some review to a consultant, and it’s been determined that there is not capacity in this developments. Um In the in the lift station there would be connecting to as I understand it for the entire phase to be constructed. Therefore, Some of the findings have been updated to reflect our inability to provide necessary public services. At this time without improvements to that infrastructure.

00:15:18,630	As I understand it. The engineering departments, Um Have connected in our meeting this week to address that issue or to Talk about some solutions to that issue. In regards to how Excuse me how this would get to the wastewater plant.

00:15:41,800	So for this item staff is recommending to conduct a public hearing for the preliminary plight of phase two of shores at Lakewood and for this property to be rezoned to the PUD for shorts at Lakewood. Approval of the plat can be done here under the public hearing and approval of the zone change can be done under resolutions and ordinances.

00:16:03,870	Number three, which is staff recommendation for both to be approved contingent on the approval of a utility servicing plan for this development. Are there any questions for me? The applicant and the engineer are here, too. Andrew, I have a Come. There has been a lot of complaints I received back in that area. Were they they plot out. Quite a lot of the acreage. And.

00:16:23,000	Then when you get to Wesley when a a tremendous amount of dirt has blown over into those residential areas. And. My question would be, um, are they going to do anything? Netgate this this problem? In other words if there’s gonna sit over development and are not going for like, if I, say sister for two years, and they keep

00:16:41,600	plowing up and they di keeps blowing over there, and that’s to me, that’s not acceptable. If they’re going to if it’s gonna be there for a while, then they shouldn’t grass grass seed or do something to keep that from blowing and could be environmentally a problem, too. I don’t know there should be restrictions on that. But.

00:16:59,170	Anyway. I got concerned about that and also the trees that were taken down. I still people ask me when they’re gonna remove that whole rule. Of dead trees has been laying back there for a long time. Those. Those are two things that I’d like to have answered before. I had to prove this. Comm. roh I.

00:17:15,330	I can defer to the developer to see what they may be willing to do to address those concerns. I think if it came down to what we might be able to Um, to maybe force it, But of course we’d try to avoid that if we can, with proactive measures and communication, um, on the

00:17:28,330	front end. But. There are things that can be done. Water trucks can be ran, et cetera and windier days to try and keep the dust down, et cetera.

00:17:40,570	It’s just throwing out some ideas, but I would kind of welcome the developer to speak to some of the ways that they might be able to tackle that issue. It would be something I, I think sure will be monitoring. And that if he agrees to those things, and which is fine If. There’s, uh, attitude is this? No? We’ll do it and They. Come on me, then I. I’d be questioning that. Thank you, Comm..

00:18:06,930	Any other questions for Andrew before we open the public hearing. OK no further questions. We’ll open the public hearing. To consider the preliminary plat in zone change from a agricultural to our seven residential to PUD planned unit development for the shores at Lakewood second edition Commissioners Arthur dammer with TRX. Helpers Comm. Rohr.

00:18:35,900	Um, we do have a water truck on site when we’re doing all grading activities and we do plan to continue, So. Uh, we did get a late see in last year, which not a lot of it took, but we will be receding again this spring, uh, to address the trees.

00:18:50,270	Uh, we do have a 6 ft mulch for the end of an excavator that was purchased and fitted up this spring that we’ll be using as well to bulge and remove the rest of the dad And. Kinda. I sort of vegetation, so you’ll be getting those things cleared out. Some time. Probably. Yes. Yes and then you have see. So.

00:19:07,730	You’re making attempts to to reduce the problem from blowing dust and dirt. Yes. That’s just I need the verification for that because I didn’t know what What actions you were taking. I just know that people were complaining. And a lot of us live down in the lake.

00:19:23,570	Where are you too, So we understand the But that ball that starts a Kist and kind of keeps going through, but we will be receiving it again and Twice if we have to, If it doesn’t take and and we will be addressing the trees as well. Ok, well, I appreciate Cooper operation here. You’re welcome. Uh, commissioners while I’m up. Uh, would anyone else have any questions for me? No questions just a couple of comments.

00:19:42,570	It’s nice to see your first edition filling up and I was down looking at the water sprinkler system the other day and looks like a pretty cool idea. Hopefully, everything works out. Thanks, commissioners. Yeah and this is a public hearing Anyone else like to come forward for against or have any questions. Third and final call.

00:20:07,530	Seeing and hearing No. One Suppose the public hearing and turn it back to the commission. I moved to approve the preliminary plot for shores of the Lakewood Phase two contingent upon approval of a utility service plan. Second We have a motion by Comm. Ka seconded by Comm. Olson any further questions or comments CNN here.

00:20:33,800	None a roll call vote plays. Yes Roar? Yes Olson? Yes. Braun mayor Heling. Yes that motion passes, then we’ll jump to resolutions and ordinances and item number three first consideration of shores at Lakewood Second Edition Zone Change and Ordinance number 1447 andrew 1447 will be the PUD applied to Phase two of the shores at Lakewood, Um, and just for a

00:21:01,000	little bit more detail on the development. Uh, these are the setbacks that they will have they’ll have on The screen. It’ll be a 25 ft. Setback for the front 15 if they have their Garage in the back.

00:21:17,770	Um and then sides are five and 15 and a rear yard of 20, so just a slight adjustment from our base zoning. And we have it in here to be applied to the specific legal descriptions that were in that color shaded map. So. That is how this will be recorded for the properties within this phase staff is recommending approval contingent on the utility servicing plan.

00:21:35,730	Do You have any questions for me? Questions of andrew So on your wishes. Someone like to make a motion. This is for the first consideration of the audience is First consideration. Of one who support 47. I moved to approve the first consideration of ordinance 1447 contingent on utility Supreme Plan approval. Mhm. Second Motion by Comm. Rohr Seconded by Comm. Kisa.

00:22:19,530	Are there questions or comments. CNN hearing. None are all called Vote plays Comm. Rohr. Yes Olson. Yes Braun Camisa. Yes, mayor helping yes, that motion passes. Move to the consent agenda. Item number one consider approval of the monthly bills. Item two. Consider the following abatements. 2022 and 2023 abatement application for MD Limited Partnership number 81.

00:22:46,200	This is 101st Street Northwest. 2022 and 2023 abatement application for Wells Fargo Bank 111, 2nd Avenue, Northwest 2022 and 2023 veterans. Credit job. Item three. Consider approval of the following gaming site authorizations.

00:23:16,730	Friends rock and Rescue at str Enterprises LLC doing business as Main street Drive through from July 1st 2024 through June 30th 2025 Mandan Moose Lodge number 425 at Man Moose Lodge number 425 from July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Mandan Baseball club at the drink from July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Man and baseball club at the broken or from July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Man and baseball club at the seven Seas from

00:23:38,630	July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Mandan Baseball Club at the Silver Dollar Bar from July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation at the Lonesome dove from July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation at midway lanes from July 1st 2024 to June 30th 2025 Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation at the

00:24:04,600	paddle trap from July 1st 2024 To June 30th 2025 Fort Lincoln Foundation that aviators July 1st 2024 through June 30th 2025 Item. Four. Consider approval of a raffle permit for rough riders. EMBU CS. And Item. Five consider a letter of support for the Northern Plains National Heritage area, Missouri Valley arts and Cultural Collective Item six.

00:24:40,500	Consider a minor plot for ramblewood 14th Edition Item seven. Consider a minor plat for Riverside Second Edition Item eight Consider approving a sole sourcing and pre negotiation for a past slackers on the water treatment Plant Phase three Optimization project. Item nine. Consider 1806 Mellon overlay preliminary engineering reimbursement agreement.

00:25:07,670	Item 10 Consider Eighth Avenue Northwest Trail Project grant Acceptance item 11 Consider for approval of the city of Mandan Mandan Depot east to signature events item. 12 Consider approval of the special event permit for the Preser Kickoff Party item. 13 Consider approval of a special event permit for East Main Investment July 3rd Street dance.

00:25:27,470	Are there any items that any Comm. would like to remove for discussion. See. None will deal with the present, uh, consent agenda as presented. I move to approve the consent agenda. Second A motion by Comm. Braun Seconded by Comm. Ka. Any questions or comments. Roll call vote Players Commissioners Olson Yes. Braun Camisa Roar Mayor. Hell.

00:25:55,730	Yes, that motion passes, we’ll move on to new business Item number one. Consider an update to the on the city of Mandan. Brownfield’s assessment Grant. Andrew Commission that snuck up on me. I did put together a brief, uh, just a short presentation on how we’ve progressed with the city’s brownfields grant and I’ll. Try my best to stick to short timeline. Short presentation.

00:26:18,130	This has been a really exciting project to get to work on. Exciting unknown would be the word. I think the day I started. There was a voicemail on my phone from the EPA saying that we got this grant and I was like, Oh, jeez, I should tell somebody And.

00:26:35,300	Um since then, it’s it’s really turned into a lot of opportunities for the city to grow and learn and leverage different types of resources. As we kind of explore the world of Being a grantee of the EPA.

00:26:57,400	This is a grant that came through regenerated the EPA and is administered with a partnership We have with Stantec, a contractor that specializes in a lot of things, including brownfield redevelopment. So, um We began this process in 2019 and officially submitted an application that was awarded in 2020 for the award. To be, uh, left on my voicemail. April 30th and I came in at $300,000. That is the kind of typical brown field assessment grant that comes in.

00:27:19,870	We’re able to use it for the identification of Brownfield sites, which I would characterize as pretty much any property that’s been used before. In an urban context. Um, and then many kind of industrial sites are pretty much a ground field on a Guarantee level. We have been able to use this grant to prioritize sites for redevelopment sort of from a dream big perspective.

00:27:41,400	But the actual, uh, do some actual boots on the ground. Phase one and phase two environmental assessments we’ve done I believe we’ve done a a mix of both at seven different properties in the community.

00:28:00,470	We’ve been able to do some community outreach have the option to do some planning and can do things like, um Redevelopment planning as well for any clients that come in. The big goals of the project were to assess properties for any environmental issues where there is redevelopment pressure or whether it’s high reuse potential. Um, Mayor Heling. I Think you’ve said it.

00:28:19,870	Uh, really well where we have to think creatively in Mandan about how we grow and how we redevelop within our footprint. This is a great resource for us to be able to do that. Um, these are all infill. This is kind of the main street initiative and practice in a way, um, creating resources and capacity to redevelop properties in town. So in 2021.

00:28:39,200	We kicked off with our contractor, and we began prioritizing some sites, and we formed an advisory committee. I just have a screen clip here. If you go to city of mandan.com/brownfields. Great.

00:28:59,500	You can see the application and a little bit more information about the project that we have, but we’ve done quite a bit of outreach and, um It’s kind of difficult to form trust with property owners to say that we are this is money from the EPA, and it’s all Good and nothing bad could come from it. But. We’ve been able to form quite a bit of trust with a few property owners in town. And do that assessment work for them. In 2022.

00:29:18,870	We did kind of leverage our first, um, relationship with the EPA. To receive some free planning assistance in Mandan. So when 22. We worked pretty hard on this market analysis and site reuse plan for the building that we’re in and the area that we’re in.

00:29:39,230	This was a civic complex plan that was funded directly by the EPA via their Land Revitalization technical assistance program. So While we could have used our grant to pay for planning. It’s It’s really nice that once you’re kind of in the network or the the club, you could call it. These are resources that become available that they want communities to take care of. So.

00:29:56,470	We use that grant to Funding formula and a capital stack for city Hall. Some public engagement regarding the plan with the idea being that A lot of the previous planning that had been done a facilities assessment, the downtown plan, etcetera kind of planted the seed for this project to go a little bit deeper. Knowing that it is a sustainable, environmentally friendly.

00:30:19,300	Uh, thing for the community to do to to take the the future of this building into consideration that came with an estimated value of around $100,000, which which we were really thankful to the EPA for that, Um, for that assistance. In the fall of 22. We did kind of initiate our first property assessments.

00:30:37,700	Um, we’ve done some public properties. We’ve done some private properties as well. I was able to attend my first kind of big conference in the planning world, and that was in Oklahoma City. I was particularly interested in going to that one because Oklahoma City has stockyards.

00:30:53,630	It has a lot of industrial properties and kind of a Western feel, and I was able to Gleaned from the the presentations. How to kind of tailor the approach in in a community like Mandan. Um, with training being an eligible cost. It’s it saved the planning budget.

00:31:12,800	I’ve kind of gotten my fill on conferences, and these sessions are really, um, tailored but also kind of generic in a way, too, so Sort of, um A. Good opportunity for us to be able to take advantage of that. In 2023.

00:31:28,930	That civic complex plan was completed and we began kind of the next phase of that, which was the the Capitol Stack to how for how to pay for what they kind of designed as things that we should go after. Property owners, assessments continued and we began the phase two assessment here on City Hall, which was kind of an intrusive, um, assessment.

00:31:46,000	They took samples from the building to help us identify areas to focus any clean up that would need to be done as part of a redevelopment or renovation for the site, Uh, the capital Stack. In a way that Jim Madison and I would not have been able to do figure out how we should tackle this project when that gets going, and we continued our stakeholder outreach and identification of additional properties to do assessment work at Last fall.

00:32:08,270	The City Hall assessment was essentially complete. We’re going to do a couple hiccups with some things that took a little bit longer than we expected. But, you know, with us being the client, it’s OK.

00:32:25,470	I also had the the pleasure of attending the brownfields conference last year, which was in Detroit kind of my old stomping grounds to see what was new, Uh, continue to build some relationships with different folks. From that we join What’s called the Bright Fields Accelerator. This is a partnership between Kansas State University and the Rocky Mountain Institute, and they provide some technical assistance to us regarding how solar projects could be developed on brownfields in Mandan. And.

00:32:47,470	Then if you recall last fall with the acceptance of the Mandan high school place making plan, Brownfield’s grants were indicated to be A potential source of funds to assist the city and the school district with that project. OK in spring 2024. That is I. Guess.

00:33:09,430	That’s Now we have completed as I said the assessment on seven properties, which are either done with Phase one going into phase two or done with Phase two already. Um, these assessments take time. They require kind of co ordination and Agreements to be in place and a lot of what kind of red tape type stuff. The Brownfield Advisory Committee has met two times.

00:33:30,730	Uh we recently just attended another conference in Denver. This was a really small conference where the National brownfields conference had thousands of people out of this one had I think maybe 40 This. It went really well.

00:33:51,070	They were pleased to see the level of vetting that we have done with the projects that we’ve carried forward, please, to see that, um, different federal entities Economic Development EPA, etcetera had, um, had thought that That. Their grants would be sources to kind of help our community hit its goals. And. We were also selected by the EPA for another kind of leverage this building blocks for sustainable communities.

00:34:09,470	Technical assistance grant where we will be able to for the first time ever kind of focus on a corridor in Mandan, focusing on environmental health, housing and access to goods and services, putting them in the spotlight when they haven’t really had the opportunity to be there before. So that that project is going to be kicking off here pretty soon, which we’re excited about.

00:34:28,730	The summer will be at about 50% of our grant spend. Um, These are three year grants, so we are able to to request an extension. I think if we would not have been able to take advantage of these planning assistance opportunities, as you can see, we we leveraged about $300,000 worth of additional planning from the EPA on top of the 300 that we

00:34:46,370	got for the assessment, so we weren’t necessarily needing to spend as much of our grant on planning. We can request an extension and perhaps keep the assistance or incent. You could call it, um around for a little bit longer.

00:35:04,130	I think there’s some interest in keeping that around for maybe the initiation of the Memorial Highway project should that trigger any redevelopment interest? The counties, of course, requested our assistance with the vetting of the Mandan Villa property on 14th Northwest. So. Those are some uses of a potential extension. Will be dedicating quite a bit of staff support to our building blocks technical assistance.

00:35:24,870	That’s the Third Street plan and will be completing numerous environmental assessments that have been underway. Oh, Jim or myself, or Madison will be in front of you to to likely continue to vet the the building that we’re in the project that we’re talking about, Um, primarily, which is sort of evolved into the brown fields world, and that would be, um, identifying funds for the needed architecture and

00:35:43,530	structural assessments for this project. Um Grant applications are due this fall for a clean up grants and for the revolving loan fund grants. We’d be talking to the tune of multiple millions of dollars that we would be applying for to tackle the abatement of environmental issues at the high school site within City Hall, um, possibly

00:36:03,500	the Mandan Villa property if that’s one that carries forward, each of these buildings have needs near a million dollars worth of environmental work that is required to do for anything to happen with them. So. That’s something that we will be dedicating quite a bit of time to this summer.

00:36:21,500	Also exploring that funding strategy a little bit more if it’s the best for the community to go after those cleanup grants or to go after, Uh more of a consortium based RLF, where we would be granted some seed money for us to locally control via the RLF, we would be, um Requesting that extension as I mentioned and continuing the

00:36:39,000	work that we have with the right fields. Accelerator. We’re excited to see, uh, potential interest for the conversion of man Dan’s landfill into a solar area. Some communities have been able to take properties that have been told that can’t be used ever again and make something good come out of them.

00:36:59,000	Renewable energy, potential leases, etc. Um are all things that we would have in our advantage should that should that not move forward and also having just some sort of free consulting on how do we go about taking advantage of different programs, et cetera. How. Do. We actually get solar on the roof of City Hall. If.

00:37:14,530	That’s something that that we decide to do a little bit more of like public works, etcetera. Um 2025 2029. I think the city will continue to be in the We can apply for additional assessment grants should be desire to do that. There are multipurpose grants that allow the city to continue its assessment program.

00:37:42,070	And, then take that assessment client and help them with funding their cleanup project. I think that’s been One thing I’ve learned is wanting to have the resource to help people across the finish line, not just get them to the race in a way. So 2025 to 2029.

00:37:59,730	We would be awaiting kind of the announcement of those cleanup grantees are typically announced in the spring like our assessment, Grant was If We are awarded. Consider the commencement. Um, of property clean up in abatement if that would be this building the high school site, etcetera. Those grants typically have performance periods of four years.

00:38:21,600	So once we make that application the city would have four years to use all of the funding, which allows a little bit of buffer room for projects to continue to be vetted, but to have that resource on the forefront, knowing that for the high school to be renovated for it to be demolished. Environmental abatement is something that needs to happen in either case.

00:38:40,130	Um, so that’s kind of a brief update on what we’ve done this whole time with the funding. It’s been like I said. It’s been a huge learning opportunity. For me It’s been a good resource for the properties that we’ve been able to assist with it. And.

00:38:59,930	We really hope to continue to exist within this little world of brownfields and assistance because it’s it’s a lot of capacity building for us. If. You have any questions? I can take them now. These are the kind of primary project contact? I don’t I. Guess I didn’t know these more time. The screen. I’m sorry, guys, um, just reading here. These are the project context There’s this was not a very visual presentation.

00:39:20,430	So, um I should have looked up. Andrew, I just like to thank you for taking the time to do this, and I know you’ve got a lot more patients than I would I can handle of working with the government for four years like that to get through a project that takes a special kind of person.

00:39:36,400	I admire your willingness to think outside the box and do things different. And push the commission and directions that As conservatives here in my hand and generally don’t like to go, so it’s it’s It’s refreshing and thank you for your work on this project and all of those That were involved with you so awesome. Great.

00:39:56,830	Thank you? Hopefully we’ll be back with some more updates on these projects soon. Thank you. I don’t number two under new business, considering Amendment number one for the water treatment. Plant Phase three Optimization Project Engineering Service Agreement. Good Evening Mayor and commissioners.

00:40:20,070	Um yeah, we have a We currently have an act of engineering service agreement with 82 s related to the design of our water treatment Plant Phase three optimization project. Um Recently the state water Commission, uh, made Uh, made it a required requirement for a basic basic asset inventory assessment to be developed in order to be eligible to receive State Water Commission funding this amendment would would do that work for this project and Along

00:40:48,330	with that we would submit Cost share. Um, cost share application to the State Water Commission for this work, Um, the total amount of the agreement is 574,000 with this amendment, and we budgeted 700,000 in 2024 for this work so it should fit within our budget Still Questions are Gerica.

00:41:12,270	See an inherent none Your wishes. I moved to approve Amendment number one for engineering services related to the water treatment plant Phase three optimization project Unauthorized City staff to submit this for cost your consideration. Second Okay. We have a motion by Comm. Camisa seconded by Comm. Rohr. Any further questions or comments. Roll call vote plays commissioners Braun Camisa.

00:41:40,670	Yes or yes, Olson. Yes Mayor Helbling. Yes, that motion passes that gets also time to thank the North Dakota State Water Commission. You know they’ve been very supportive of Mandy in and a lot of the projects that we have going and without them, um your taxes would be a lot higher, So thank you to the Water Commission for

00:41:57,900	supporting us. Item number three. Consider approval of water service agreements for metal Park and Gateway Mobile home communities, Mr Neubauer helping and commissioners. Um, we’ve had several discussions with various mobile home courts, and since there are two of them that have recently been purchased Um, we thought it was time to either update or create

00:42:21,800	a new water service agreement for those entities to You know how it works. Is it. City supplies water to a master meter for the parks. The Park, then distributes that water to the residents and the lots within a park.

00:42:41,100	Um, we bill based on the master meter, and the readings that we take from that the individual parks then build their tenants for that water. Um We have we have had? I Think on metal Park? I believe a an agreement. Um, there was entered into I think 2020. Sometimes. I get the park’s mixed up a little bit.

00:43:03,930	But in any case we’ve been working with their attorney, Dan Nagle, and rather than just a letter that says, Here’s what we’re going to do, and we agreed to it. We decided it would be best to put these in the contract form. And therefore, the contract before you is with metal Park and Gateway Mobile home communities. The Highlights of the contract.

00:43:21,330	This is a 10 year contract the user which would be the park owners are responsible for transporting the water from the point of our connection to the meter. Um, they will install, the user will install and maintain the private media and equipment at their own expense.

00:43:39,230	Um, importantly, the user, which would be the park may not charge its residents more than the actual cost of the water purchased from the city. Or by the city. Um, any items reimbursed for the cost of the water lines and the park administrative fees or invoicing shall not be charged to the resident within this water rate. So again.

00:43:56,270	I think it’s a good protection for the residents of the parks that the park owners cannot kind of resell at a profit water that they are purchasing from us. So again in the in the big scheme of things.

00:44:13,870	This is this is a kind of a Really a draft agreement that we will be using for approaching the other parks so that we can get those up to speed. We’ve had some questions, and you know, some of them have been reselling the water to their park residents for many, many years, whether it’s 20 years, 30 years 40 years we have not been able to find all agreements.

00:44:29,330	That relate to those so again, it provides us a good time to update Or paperwork with those park owners. So if you have any questions for me, be certainly glad to try and answer them. Mayor Administrator Neubauer. Um So. How. How do we enforce? If somebody is going ahead and attempting to charge for water at a profit under this agreement.

00:44:57,630	What’s our enforcement mechanism? Mayor Helbling and Comm. Camisa. I think our enforcement mechanism is always We shut the water off. And then nothing goes to the meter. Which Um, we really don’t want to do because in that just hurts the residents of the park, but that is the worst case scenario, I think. That’s Jamie.

00:45:20,700	If there’s penalties and fines that we might impose upon the park owners. Uh, yes. Comm. Camisa there. We could also do a notice of violation, which would include penalties and fines. Um, they would also be violating state law at that point, so we could also get this seat involved. Thank you. Okay? Down in the weeds a little bit, Jim. So.

00:45:43,000	So the master meter The The group that owns the trailer park is responsible for the master meter. Now the master now Does each individual tenant within that court have their own meter. Mayor Helbling and Comm. Braun. Yes, that is part of the requirement that those are individually metered.

00:46:04,600	We have some that are in the process of getting meters installed. Um, I think it was last summer, the summer before we’ve had a park that has, I mean last November came out to install meters and then whether hit and then they had to go back home. Um, but, yes, Parks will be required to have their own meters.

00:46:22,600	Yeah, I was just also add if they don’t have meters and they can’t be charging the residents for water. So that’s why we’re getting these agreements in place. Just a comment been was involved in a long part before.

00:46:40,800	I don’t think it’s Really fair to not let them up charge a little bit if they’re going to be required to install meters and read them. The City charges residents for the meters they charged for the time to go read the meters. And, the maintenance of you know, I think there should be some clause in there if it was me. To.

00:47:01,700	Give them some opportunity, whether it’s 5% above the city’s cost or whatever something to reach to Recouped those costs. Otherwise, they’re just going to raise the lot rent anyway to cover it because they have to They’re going to get it one way or the other, but Mayor Helbling if I could respond to that, it’s a state law so we can’t do that. Thank you. And to add to that mayor.

00:47:21,900	I think that there have been several changes made in state law in the last few years. In order to kind of protect protect. Residents from Different various items, and that’s understandable. Any further questions for Jim. Your wishes. I moved to enter into the water service contractors presented with metal parking gateway. Mobile home communities.

00:47:56,000	Second We have a motion by Comm. Camisa seconded by Comm. Rohr Any further questions or comments Seeing and hearing none a roll call vote players. Commissioners Camisa. Yes. Rohr. Yes Olson? Yes, Braun Mayor Helbling. Yes, that motion passes. We’ll jump to resolutions and ordinances.

00:48:21,530	Item number one second consideration of ordinance number 1445 Zone change from MHS Trailer Park district to our age residential mobile Home Park for metal Park, Andrew Good evening. We’re helping and commissioners. With. The resale agreements approved. We can move forward with the zone changes We had these approved contingent on that water resale agreement at our previous meeting. With that done we can move forward Ordinance Let me.

00:48:43,030	See here Ordinance 1445 is the one that would rezone Meadow Park Meadow Park is on Third Avenue or Third Street Southeast and in Mandan and I don’t think I have my location map in the pack of this evening, but there have been no changes made.

00:49:00,030	This is the same version of Ordinance 1445 that was presented at the last meeting approval. Andrew. Was there any opposition to it? Have you heard anything? I have not heard any opposition. Commissioners. Anything for Andrew? Your wishes. I moved to approve the second consideration of ordinance 1445 his own change from M H s trailer park district to R H residential mobile Home Park for Metal Park.

00:49:29,400	Second Motion by Comm. Camisa seconded by Comm. Olson questions or comments Roll call vote plays Comm. is Rohr. Yes, Yes Ron Camisa? Yes Mayor Helbling? Yes. That motion passes item number two second consideration of ordinance number 1446 Zone Change from CB Commercial district to our age residential mobile Home Park for Gateway Park. Mayor Helbling commissioners. Same situation.

00:49:55,570	Gateway Park going through the same rezone approved contingent on the water resale agreement now in place. This can move forward and staff is recommending approval. I have received no comments, and we’ve made no changes regarding this ordinance Staffs recommending approval Commissioners. Any questions? Not your wishes.

00:50:16,600	I moved to approve the second consideration of ordinance 1446 his own change from CB Commercial district to R H residential mobile Home Park for Gateway Park. Second Motion by Comm. Camisa seconded by Comm. Rohr questions or comments A roll call vote players. Commissioners Olson. Yes Ron Camisa. Yes. Rohr Mayor Helbling. Yes, that motion passes. We’ve already dealt with item number three.

00:50:43,600	Uh, There is no other business to come before the board tonight, Mayor I would like to raise the new business under other business. Depends on what it is. Well. We’re think we need to circle back and have a conversation with what was stated beforehand. I won’t allow it tonight of order.

00:51:02,000	Are you calling me out of order by not recognizing me? Yeah. I will recognize you, but I will not allow the discussion afford you the same opportunity afforded me. Okay, well, I will make a couple of future meeting dates of the border to call the chair out of order. And to overrule his decision not to allow me to speak.

00:51:25,270	Is there a second to that. Question for Amy and points of order where we at Comm. where we would need a second to the motion and then of vote to approve it, then if it was approved, then what would be the would allow me to speak? Then he would have the opportunity to speak.

00:51:51,530	I’m on the 2nd 3rd. Okay, We have motion and a second A roll call vote plays. Comm. is Braun. Camisa yes or No. Olson. Yes. Mayor Helbling no motion fails. That’s the end of our printed agenda. Please don’t forget about the public works again this Thursday. Um Andrew Looking at the park again. The flowers look Awesome.

00:52:25,530	The entryway. I don’t know if who else was involved with you? But I can’t imagine you did it alone but also like to thank the garden clubs that have been taken on the different areas of talent. Um, I noticed there’s banners being put up all over town. So, the beautification committee in Madison.

00:52:40,100	I know you’re a part of that and carry Ah, all these little things make a big difference and as you drive around town, people are very proud of their community and a lot of what’s been happening in the positive things that are going on, so please keep them up because they are noticed that they are appreciated.

00:52:59,770	Um Future meeting dates of the border city commissioners. June 4th 5:30 P.m. June 18th 530 PM in July 2nd 530 PM with that and entertain a motion to adjourn. All in favor. I opposed I passes. Thank you Everyone have a great evening. Enjoy your memorial day in Stay safe.