00:00:11,470	Good evening. Today is March 4th, 2025. We are in the Ed Bosh-Froehlich meeting room at Mandan City Hall, and it is 5:30. p.m. Mr. Neubauer, would you please take the roll call, please.

00:00:41,000	Commissioners Braun Rohr here Sjoberg here Mayor lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. stand agents to the. United States of America. Republic for which it stands. under God. Indivisible Liberty and justice for all. Thank you Commissioners, you have the agenda in front of you. Look for the March 4th, 2025. 2nd.

00:01:25,130	We have motion by Comm Rohr, seconded by Comm Heinsohn to approve the agenda. Any further discussion, hearing none roll call, please. Yes, Mayor Froelich. Yes. Consider the approval of the Following minutes, February 18, 2025, that was a regular meeting, City commission meeting. Make a motion to approve the February 18th minutes. 2nd.

00:01:55,730	A motion by Comm Heinsohn seconded by Comm Sjoberg. Any further discussion, hearing none, roll call Commission Sjoberg Rohr. Mayor Froelich. Yes. February 25th, 2025, that was a special meeting. I’ll make the motion to accept the minutes of the special meeting of February 25, 2025. OK Motion by Comm Sjoberg, seconded by Comm Rohr.

00:02:26,200	Rohr Sjoberg. Yes, Mayor Froelich. Yes We have no public hearings, no bids, so we’ll move on to the consent agenda. Are there any items that you would like removed from the consent agenda. I would ask that item number one be pulled, please. Any other items? OK, we will pull one.

00:02:54,370	Then I’ll move that Rerove items 2. Through 10 of the consent agenda. Second We have a commit um. A motion by Comm Rohr, seconded by Comm Heinsohn. To approve items 2 through 10 of the consent agenda. Any further discussion? Hearing none roll call, please Commissioners Rohr. Schober, Hans, Mayor Froelich.

00:03:27,230	Yes I’m one on the consent agenda, consider a funding commitment letter for the North Dakota Emergency Services Advanced Assistance funding. In regards to the cemetery geotechnical.

00:03:40,230	I can stand any answer any specific questions, uh, but just kind of some background on this project, um, in 2024, the commission approved a budget amendment for the year of 2024 and 2025 to complete an evaluation of the slope on the east side of the Union Cemetery.

00:03:58,630	Uh, we are currently about halfway through that project, um, and this agenda item is to uh submit a letter to ND Emergency Services, uh, to commit a portion of the funds we’ve already committed. In 2025 to apply for a grant that would then Essentially pay for the second phase of this project.

00:04:18,730	Riley, the only, um, reason I had this item pulled from the consent agenda is. It might be because I’m 71 years old, but I, I, I found the, the language of funding commitment letter kind of confusing. Um, if you could maybe, uh, explain that, uh, not only to me but the folks in the audience here.

00:04:42,370	Mayor Comm Sjoberg, uh, so NDDS is requesting us to submit a funding commitment letter basically saying we will pay the 20% of the full grant funds. Uh, we’ve already allocated more than that 20% for this project.

00:05:00,530	So we would then be essentially getting money back that we’ve already allocated, um, so that is the 20% that we are asking. Well, we’re asking for the full 100%, sorry. We mix up my words a little bit. It’s at a conference all day and I’m a little talked out.

00:05:16,000	Um, so we are asking for the full 200 and I believe $11,000 and then we have to commit the 20%, which I believe is around $40,000 and so this letter is committing that 20% of funds to any emergency services saying, hey, we’re wanting to put up our 20% if you reimburse us for that 80%.

00:05:31,370	OK, done a bad job explaining that, so if there are more questions because of my explanation, feel free to ask them. No, we’re good. Thanks for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. Any more questions for Riley? K, done. What are your wishes? I moved to approve cause item number one. OK. We’re motion by Comm Rohr, seconded by Comm Heinshon, roll call, please. Commissioners Rohr. Sjoberg, yes, Heinsohn, Froelich. Yes We have no old business.

00:06:07,100	We’ll go on to new business. Consider an offer on a city owned lot. Andrew Evening Mayor Froelich Commissioners, um, I was expecting the party that submitted an offer to be here for tonight’s meeting.

00:06:26,470	They are a young family, so I was wondering if we could maybe move this to number 5 to give them a little bit more time to get here. When, when would you like to move it? to item number 5 to see if they might be able to make the meeting late. They requested this to be presented this evening, specifically to be able to address the commission, and they’re not here.

00:06:44,470	OK, we can bump it down a little more time. All right. Thank you. We’ll move on to item number 2. Consider adoption of the 2024 Morton County Local Emergency operations plan. Pat Martin Uh, good evening, Mayor Froelich and Commissioners. Um, my name is Patrick Martin. I’m the director of emergency Management for Morton County.

00:07:10,630	Um, I come before you tonight to discuss the um approval of a resolution of adoption for our 2024 local emergency operations plan. Um, just a little back, a little bit of background on the Office of Emergency Management, um, and our responsibilities in the day to day programs of Morton County.

00:07:36,900	Um We provide Uh, effective and orderly, uh, coordination of emergency operations in response. Uh, we work with, uh, numerous local volunteer. Uh, state and federal organizations. Uh, on an ongoing basis, um, more specifically. We worked to develop and uh maintain. Um Our operations plan, local operations plan, uh, emergency operations plans, excuse me.

00:08:04,370	Uh, the multi-hazard mitigation plan, which we’re currently in, in, uh, review of this year. Um, and several other response plans, uh, that are identified with our local threats and hazards. Um The, uh, the local emergency operations plans that basically a comprehensive framework that outlines our county’s approach to disaster response, um.

00:08:35,100	It’s designed to coordinate efforts across all departments and agencies. The reason why I’m here tonight is because of the legal mandate of the, the local emergency operations plans required by state and federal law. To ensure, uh, the county’s eligibility and the local cities um. Eligibility for disaster. Um, relief funding if it were to happen. Um, the plan protects residents.

00:09:05,000	property and infrastructure and ensures a quick and organized response. Um The local emergency operations plans, it’s a collaborative, collaborative effort between the local state and federal partners. Um And um Primarily comes out of our, our local emergency planning committee.

00:09:39,630	Um The Most recent update in 2024, um, we included a, uh, livestock emergency annex. And um we tested that Annex last year and uh in a tabletop exercise which we had participation from the city, uh.

00:10:06,270	PD public um public works Fire department, um, so overall that went very well, um, but, um, so approval by the Mandan City Commission gives the the emergency operations plan, official status ensuring the city and the county. Departments fall unified, uh, response strategy. So I’ll stand for any questions you may have. Are there any questions, Patrick? I moved to approve the resolution adopting the Morton County Local Emergency Operations Plan.

00:10:36,100	OK We have a discussion? Hearing none roll call please Commissioner Sjoberg Heinsohn, yes, Rohr, Mayor Froelich, yes. Thank you Andrew, do you want to go back to item number one. American Commissioners, thank you for letting me kind of shuffle some things around there. Uh, the Mittleiders are here.

00:11:03,000	We did receive an offer from them for the purchase of parcel 656102835. This is a property that’s down on. 40th Avenue southeast in Lakewood. I will share my screen so that you can see some of the agenda documents. Just give me one moment to get those pulled up.

00:11:18,630	Uh, the offer that we received was less than what we were asking for, and it includes uh a little bit of background research that was done at the prospective buyers would like to have factored into the offer amount related to costs associated with improving the lot for development, bringing inilter, things like that. OK. Thank you for bearing with me. On the screen you should see.

00:11:41,770	The location map of the property, so we’re just on the southeast corner of Shoal Loop southeast and 40th Avenue southeast. to get your bearings, the Lakewood Elementary School is, uh, west of here, um. And raging rivers and that would be east of here quite a ways. Make sure I’m sure.

00:12:06,470	Uh, the, the Mittleiders do own the lot that is in front of this, that is on 40th Avenue Southeast, so our parcel is currently landlocked. The property has CB commercial zoning. Inlandy clan designation of residential high density.

00:12:32,500	Based on the city’s comprehensive plan and adjacent uses DaTA recommend denial, uh, the app or the perspective purchaser does wish to address the commission this evening. Do you have any questions for me? What did you say the zoning was for the lotta city selling. So, uh, both of the lots are CB commercial. OK.

00:12:57,900	Any other questions for Andrew? What type of commercial? Mayor Fray Comm Sjoberg, there are a number of commercial uses that are permitted. In different groups. Uh, examples would be retail A, Service A, those are permitted uses for development on a CB lot. The proposed uses a special use and the city is not able to issue special uses where there’s a land use plan conflict. Comm Sjoberg, that is correct.

00:13:23,730	Andrew, do you have a Google Earth Charter the lot. 1 2nd. You should see it now. Of note all of the uses that are within. I guess. 600 ft are residential in nature except for the. Montessori school. And this is a street view of the property. Ours is in the back.

00:14:24,770	Mayor Andrew Watt separates the shop cos from being commercial is because they don’t manufacture those is distinguishing Mark of the sharp conno not being commercial. Um, Mayor Froelich Comm were the city has designated. Multi-use shops or shop condos is a special use since 2019. Um, it’s my understanding that the reason for doing such is due to the tendency for them to be.

00:14:49,270	A little Difficult to regulate, um, there’s also some just kind of nuts and bolts requirements for the special use permits such as a little bit more universal review of covenants and restrictions related to the kind of ongoing operation of the condo and the developments themselves.

00:15:09,000	So we look at a number of things, um, shop condos can have some negative externalities that might stem from them, particularly in a residential setting related to lighting, traffic, hours of operation and use, um.

00:15:28,370	And then as well as the more It’s kind of practical items around reviewing the covenants that um that all kind of fold together into them being a special use here. OK, thank you. Any further questions for Andrew? OK. If not, uh, we invite the lighters to the podium. Please state your name. Good evening. My name’s Steven Mittleider.

00:16:02,370	Ah, thank you, Andrew, Commissioners and Mayor for letting us speak tonight. We realize you have a lot to go over tonight, so we’ll be as brief as we can here. We moved to Lakewood in 2007. It’s been great living here and watching late Lakewood grow. We own the vacant lot on 40th Avenue.

00:16:19,470	And we would now like to develop it. We realize that there are some planning and zoning issues. Um, however, we would like to address those at the 24th planning and zoning meeting. On the 24th, yep, so the city’s lot is landlocked behind ours, our lot is now the only access to it.

00:16:46,100	We’d like to prevent having an unmaintained vacant lot behind ours. By allowing us to purchase the lot. We’d be maintaining the lot and also paying the taxes. And ultimately hopefully bringing some more businesses and generating some more tax dollars for the city of Mandan.

00:17:05,000	So at tonight’s meeting what my wife and I are asking, um. For you to vote on is. The offer on the lot. And as far as the planning and zoning. We look forward to. The 24th planning and zoning meeting to take care of those issues, but for tonight, what we’re asking of the commission. Is To purchased a lot.

00:17:29,470	Um, regardless of what we do, figure out, you know, for the planning and zoning, um, just developing it, we just see that. That land would be. Rather than being left behind, it, it would be great to be able to utilize it. So I guess that’s all we have to ask of you. Any questions for me, I guess. Any questions? Of course.

00:17:51,500	OK, thank you, Steven. Mayor Andrew, why a little history how did the city come about? Having a partial land that is that is locked back within itself. And it was, was not part of this whole. They could not begin. Why is that special parcel back there. Belonging to the city.

00:18:19,130	How’d that happen? us via back taxes. This property, this is how it was platted back when this Lakewood commercial Park edition was created. According to our research, It it’s not mapped as a wetland or a flood plain.

00:18:37,730	It may appear to have the characteristics of such, but on those uh mapping assets, it does not. Um That’s so there are two separate owners. On that land that at one time. Comm Rohr, that is correct, yes. Uh, prior to the purchase of the front lot, the family that owned the Montessori school owned the front lot. And the city has owned the lot in the back for quite some time now.

00:19:01,730	And uh The, uh, the purchaser who recently was aware of the Situation where that access is very limited. Because of the City lot being back. With within not within any kind of uh access. Comm Rohr Arriot is the one that’s landmarked and that has the access challenges to it.

00:19:31,100	The purchase was made knowing that there’s this land back here that did not have access, is that correct, Mayor Comm, that is our understanding that the applicant was aware of the city parcel.

00:19:54,130	Yeah, so Stephen, you was aware when you, when you bought that, that, that was back to us landlocked, is that correct? We were aware of that, um, vacant lot back there and then our first meeting with Andrew, we asked about it and he did say that you guys would. You know, entertain.

00:20:12,230	An offer on it or possibly be willing, that’s when we found out it was for sale in the past and And um, yeah, I guess that’s where we went through, um, found out how much cubic yards because it is low and how much it would cost to fill it to see if it would be cost effective to try and pursue that and um. Dealing with certain projects that we brought up with Swenson Hagen.

00:20:34,200	They talked about like a 3 to 1 slope, um, or whatever development we end up doing with our lot. Parking or anything, they just said, you know, it’d probably be good to.

00:20:52,230	Try and have that, so that’s kind of just where we, you know, met with Andrew and expressed interest in it, um, we just feel it’d be a benefit to us, so then when we’re Doing our developments, we don’t have to worry about a 3 to 1 slope with cause that is a low spot, that whole thing is a, is a valley back there.

00:21:07,170	Um, it would be nice to fill in whether we need storm water, um, parking, um, it’d be a benefit to us to have, but at the same time. Um, we feel it could be a benefit to the city as far as us taking over the paying the taxes on it, us mowing it and doing maintenance on it, which I did through the summer. I did talk to Andrew.

00:21:20,500	When I said I was mowing our lot, I said, Should I mow your lot too to just maintain it and um. You know, at that time you said maybe it’s, it’s short enough that I don’t need to, but that’s where we just kind of figured, you know, we’re right there and it’s a landlocked.

00:21:38,100	Lot, why have a overgrown development or empty lot behind whatever development we end up, you know, pursuing with the planning and zoning meetings, so. Stephen, you’re a purchaser of this land is not specifically incumbent on having Conall shops there. I mean, it could be other things that are within the uh purview of what the city would allow.

00:21:55,370	Yes, we’re, we’re definitely open to that, and that’s where we just started with, um, Andrew, like we did present the special use application for shop condos, shop condos that that’s where using the word shop condo is really um. Hard for us to figure out which word is the correct word.

00:22:14,470	We haven’t even. Spoke about this, you know, we haven’t even advertised what we want to really build here, but my best friend is half owner of Pinnacle Homes, he expressed interest.

00:22:36,100	He would like to relocate their business there and yet have a building to park, you know, their trailers, um, my neighbor is a chiropractor and she’s currently in Bismarck but looking to expand. She just hired another chiropractor under her. She wants to expand. She said, well, what is this? I would love to put my office there but yet have.

00:22:54,500	An open area to do physical therapy, um, have more room for not necessarily a gym, but you know, just in more open area, so that’s where we haven’t even advertised this. This was just through friends and neighbors that there’s already two businesses that want to move there, so that’s why it’s tough saying the word shop condos, but, um, we did submit.

00:23:10,630	To Andrew, I think you do have here Andrew, like some of the drawings that we had builder first source show how on the corner of one of the shop condos shows more of an office, so that, that’s kind of where um. We spoke to Sarah and her father, who actually. On this lot and develop or they built the Montessori right next to it, the preschool.

00:23:34,000	So they actually sold us the lot. It didn’t go for sale. Yes, we used a realtor, their realtor, but it didn’t go for sale like they. Talked with us directly. We spoke directly to Sarah, so. Our intent is to.

00:23:55,900	Not Like that’s why I, I don’t like using the word shop condo because our intent isn’t to have some industrial setting like we’ve lived in Lakewood since 2007, owned several properties down here. We know that. We know what the neighborhood is and we, we want to try and bring in businesses.

00:24:12,500	We want something that will fit into the surrounding, you know, we’re not gonna, we’re not trying to propose an eyesore or anything, but um. When we purchase a lot, we are open to. I guess, working with the city, you know. But just tonight’s meeting is, we’re after the.

00:24:32,730	Offer on the Cities’ lot and then as far as you know, moving forward with plans, we look forward to working with Andrew and then future planning and zoning meetings to get that figured out, um. That’s kind of where we’re at, and we, we were aware of this when we bought the lot because it’s currently zone CB. However, the 2015 plan, is it the 2015 plan switches it to RM I believe.

00:24:56,230	So Even though it’s currently zoned for CB which you can apply for a special use permit for shop condos, um. The problem there, I think what you know Andrew’s done a great job at his job as the planner looking forward what’s the future use plan? Was the change that to more of a multi-family residential, um, however, that was the plan and

00:25:16,100	it currently is zoned to CB, so that’s why we, I feel like it would be great that, you know, that’s more of a planning zoning meeting not to take up your time tonight.

00:25:29,370	That’s why we ask tonight is more so for the purchase of the land, no matter what we do with the land, it’s going to have to go through Andrew. And that commission and be approved, but it would still be. We feel a benefit to us and also the city. For us to purchase the lot, so I guess another question for Andrew.

00:25:51,170	Sorry So Mayor Andrew, the way I understand the order of business here is specifically whether or not we want to approve the purchase of the law. Now you’re you’re recommendations are based on what the lot.

00:26:09,000	I wanted to be used for is that the primary reason you’re at this point in time recommended not to approvere Comm Rohr, um, it’s my recommendation that the city not sell land for a development that’s proposed to conflict with its adopted plans, but we, but we, we have not put any stipulations. On that at this point in time, and we, I mean, the lands for sale.

00:26:27,230	And If we come out and say, OK, we’ll sell lamb, but these are stipulations.

00:26:35,100	We’re not putting stipulations on at this point I would say we have not enacted any. OK. So nothing. Nothing’s been decided. He Uh, Stephen doesn’t know what he’s going to do. He just wants to buy the land adjacent to his land, correct? And that’s what we’re here to decide. Comm Rohr Mayor Froelich, I would, I guess, argue that.

00:27:04,870	Seems like a plan has been devised and shared with the city related to the proposed development. It’s included in the packet tonight. So there has been a plan submitted. Yes Comm Mayor Froelich, the agenda Dock itself includes the proposed shop condo plan. I have it on the screen.

00:27:40,000	with the proposed plan, it still has to go through planning and zoning, correct? Comm Rohr, that is correct. And then I still have to come back to us, wouldn’t it? That is correct. The plan is own could not accept the plan or we at the end could refuse a plan as well.

00:28:00,530	City is not technically able according to its ordinances to issue a special use permit for a use where there is a conflict with an adopted plan, such as the future land use plan, so I don’t foresee this being issued. You know. Yeah, I understand the process. I’m just trying to get to the. The basics of what business, you know, we, we, we’re to do specifically here.

00:28:23,470	Uh And Were Lee, you know, from that, it’s still going to be up to other. Deciding factors. Mayor and Andrew, I guess what I struggle with is There isn’t a whole lot of There’s not a lot of businesses that could go in here. Um, if it was. If it’s not them and their potential plan.

00:28:54,170	It’s landlocked, so unless the Montessori grants access to a An MDU behind there or. There’s, there’s really There’s nothing else that could go here. Except the mid lighters. Because There’s no access from from it, if you pull it open, there’s no, we couldn’t.

00:29:19,130	We couldn’t put a connected to the street behind, uh, Where the residential lots are, right? Comm Heinsohn we could not. So I mean, the, the cost of the land to me, the proposal. I mean, it’s, it’s small in terms of what they are potentially going to put into it. If, and I agree with the Mittleiders if it’s not. I don’t want to see it undeveloped either.

00:29:49,900	So I, I would struggle with. Not seeing this go through to PNZ and then potentially come back to us. Andrew, Mr. Can I address both of them a comment Sure Thanks, Comm. It’s a tough one. First of all, I’d like to add This on this forum Most of all options Nothing but good On the profile holder. holder.

00:30:51,900	Planning and engineering. We have more folks like you to However, our city is also Looking at get the shop condo stuff Yeah There are some concerns that I have there. Number one is the abundance of construction trailers parked along, you know. 24 which causes problems in the wintertime.

00:31:48,370	This is a classic example of how Americans. the city government and the citizen. Both of you guys actually. in keeping with our to ongoing attempts to make things easier for developers. Not necessarily strangling you. doing, uh Being a little bit more definitive Not only for this parcel. So Like a juggling act for me.

00:32:38,000	I’ve, I’ve got a side with. your character and integrity, you come back with something other than shop condo. There you go. Oh. I don’t know if the time is right to make the motion or not. You can make it But I’m gonna make the motion to. You know Purchase option Yes.

00:33:43,630	You that I have with uh can’t We have a motion to deny the purchase. Do I hear a second? I’ll second for discussion or comment. We have a motion by Comm Sjoberg, a seconded by Comm Rohr. Discussion Um I don’t think this. May I just preclude Stephen from.

00:34:20,730	A different plan In the near future, in other words, uh, He’s not shut off from still purchasing this land the way I understand it that. The option is still there, but it’s going to have to be in a different auspice of thought. Then Presently presented Am I correct in saying that? I would, yes, yes. That was my comment.

00:34:53,630	OK, any other discussion? Yes, Mayor Froelich. On to item 3. Consider a growth fund committee recommendation for a storefront improvement application. For 1307 1st Street Northeast, Madison. Yes, Mayor and Comm. The Man and Growth Fund committee met on February 20, 2025.

00:35:27,230	Agenda items include a consideration of an application of storefront improvement of 1307 1st Street Northeast by Stephen Keen. And I’m gonna show you on the screen what we’re kind of talking about the building right now if you guys have seen it on First Street. It’s uh, the one right beside Laing chiropractor chiropractic, um, with the white.

00:35:43,770	Uh, the building at 1307 1st Street Northeast was in addition built by Apex Builders LLC in 2022 with the unfortunate and unforeseen passing of North Dakota State Senator Doug Larson, owner of Apex Builders LLC, the exterior of the building was never finished.

00:36:04,230	Plans are to remodel the existing building to match the exterior of the new building that was finished on the adjacent property as well as update the existing buildings exterior finishes, doors and ADA doors, signage and windows, the proposed scope of work includes diamond coat siding, brick and stonework, new lettering for windows and replacing some of the front windows with new, newer larger windows with dark brown bronze energy efficient windows.

00:36:26,100	Um, let’s see here. Can show you guys on the screen now kind of what. He plans on doing with the middle. Here you go. OK. And prove that the building will greatly enhance the corner on which he is located, surrounded by very nice local businesses which are all well maintained.

00:36:49,500	It will add a more modern office building feel and we’ll complement the local businesses and residents in the vicinity. The estate costs of these improvements is a little over $67,000. The applicant is applying for a $30,000 match, and funds will not be dispersed until the project is complete and expensive, verified by staff.

00:37:09,730	The Mandan Growth Fund voted 801 absent to recommend approval of the storefront improvement application for 1307 1st Street Northeast by Steven Kilen for up to $30,000 in matching funds to be structured as a forgivable loan contingent upon receiving man in architectural Review Committee approval.

00:37:27,630	Any questions, I could try to answer them, but Steve Kilen is also in the audience, and he could try to answer them as well. Any questions for Madison? Very none I’ll entertain emotion. I moved to approve the storefront improvement application. 1307 1st Street Northeast by Steve Kilen We’re up to 30,000 matching funds to be structured as a forgivable loan contingent upon receiving Mandan architectural Review Committee approval.

00:38:01,630	Second, we have a motion by Comm Rohr, seconded by Comm

00:38:18,130	Consider Growth Fund Committee recommendation for a storefront improvement application for 13111. Street Northeast Madison. Yes. Mayor Commissioners, um, this would be a part of the project as well on the same block within the same building. So the Mandan Growth Fund Committee met in February 20, 2025.

00:38:40,730	Agenda items included consideration of an application for storefront improvement of 1311 1st Street Northeast by Stephen Keelan, um, and then on the screen, you can see what I’m, uh, I’m talking about is the one connected to the one we just approved. So on the corner there on First Street.

00:38:57,000	The building at 1311 1st Street Northeast was recently used as an automotive repair shop, the current condition of the building is commercial metal and steel siding with dents, rough spots and holes that need to be felt. The windows are not energy efficient, and the wood is rotting. The cement building also needs new windows and some exterior work.

00:39:13,100	Um, plans are to remove all metal siding on the building and replace it with a mix of minimum maintenance materials such as LP, hardier board, steel siding, and possibly brick and stone, and as well as changing the existing windows in the metal building, replacing all windows with dark bronze for more energy efficient, repairing and repainting the current building.

00:39:30,830	Block and then adding landscaping rock around the building on the east side entrance, um, I think I have. And on screen you can kind of see. What he has planned, it’s similar. Picture as you just saw, um, so it will be on this side.

00:40:00,630	The building S may cost these improvements is $143,200 the traditional match is 30,000 for a building, but there is a provision in the storefront improvement program guideline allows up to $60,000 for buildings on corner lots. The applicant is applying for a $60,000 match. Funds will not be dispersed until the project is complete and expenses verified by the staff.

00:40:19,870	Um, the Mandan Growth Fund also voted 801 absent to recommend approval of the storefront improvement application for 1311 1st Street Northeast by Steven Kilen, up to $60,000 in matching funds be structured as a forgivable loan contingent upon receiving mandate architectural review committee approval.

00:40:35,900	Again, if you have any questions, I can try to answer them and Steve is also here as well. Mayor Madison, uh, 1307, 1311 are are adjacent, right? They’re, they’re part of a When building complex, is that correct, Mayor Comm correct. They’re all in the same applications come from the fact that they’re, there’s separate businesses that would make them. Differentiate from being one application.

00:40:59,370	Mayor Comm Rohr, they are separate parcels, so, um, yep, yep, so there are actually 3 parcels in this. vicinity. Yes. So that’s what separation definition is OK. Thank you. Any more questions for Madison? I moved to approve the storefront improvement application for 1311 1st Street Northeast by Steven Kilen for up to 60,000 in matching funds be structured as a forgivable forgivable loan

00:41:29,800	contingent upon receiving the Mandan architectural Review Committee approval. Second, A motion by Comm Heinsohn is seconded by Comm Sjoberg. Any further discussion? Hearing no roll call. Comm Sjoberg He Sha Rohr, yes, Mayor Froelich, yes. Agenda item number 5 legislative update, Mr. Neubauer.

00:41:58,100	Mayor Froelich and commissioners, um, As you may know that last week started the crossover break, um, where bills from the Senate side need to be moved out of the Senate side over to the House and from the House need to be moved over to the Senate.

00:42:11,900	Um, they are currently on a 3 or 4-day break, we’ll probably come back in, um, tomorrow. Couple of bills and I sound like a broken record, but we still keep talking about how we bill 1176, um, which In addition to increasing the primary residence tax credit also places a 3% cap on, um, expenditures or property tax, um, that we can receive.

00:42:36,000	Um, year over year, and it looks like. That bill will probably be the, if I were a betting man, that’s the one that will be moving forward, probably at a very quick pace over the next few weeks. Governor Armstrong has shown his strong support for this one along with many of the legislative leaderships.

00:42:53,630	The, the bill also indicates that if you don’t need a full 3% increase you could bank say that 1% for a period of 5 years before you needed to use it also contains a provision that if you need more, if you need to increase your expenditures

00:43:09,470	or the amount of money that you levy. Um, over that 3% you could take that to a vote, um, of the people and if they would approve that, that could be approved for up to a 4-year period, and then after that, then at your evaluation in or your your increases are capped again at 3% moving forward from

00:43:30,900	that date, um, again, it seems like this is the most likely vehicle that will be moving forward. Um, there’s another vehicle, um, House Bill 1575. It’s kind of rare to see. to bills like this move from the same house, um, to over to the Senate.

00:43:51,870	That when places um a cap on taxable evaluation, so when you compute your property taxes due, you take the true and full value times 50%, um. Times the commercial percentage or the residential percentage and that’s the commercial percentage or the residential percentage is the part that they’re looking at reducing that in essence would provide some tax relief on that side too.

00:44:15,900	That one, again, that would apply to all commercial and residential, um, properties, um, the 1176, the first one I talked of what that increase in the primary residences credit only applies to primary residences does not apply to commercial property, so there’s a differentiate between those two.

00:44:35,000	Another one of the bills that we have been uh watching and testifying in favor of it would be 1577, which deals with wastewater collection and treatment systems, uh, originally that was proposed to have $50 million in there, um.

00:44:52,200	They have kind of slice that in half, um, brought that number down to $25 million and again the max at one community could apply for would be $12.5 million but that would also be subject to that would be a 60% grant. So you’d have to spend between $18.20 million dollars to get that full 12.5 million can be used for wastewater collection and for treatment system.

00:45:13,100	So while we’re still, this is one of the first times that the state has stepped in with grant dollars for wastewater treatment systems and collection systems. It’s a good, it’s a start.

00:45:30,500	We would have liked very much to have the $50 million remaining there, um, lots of work left on the legislative side as far as where are all the dollars I think I heard today. I’m not sure what they don’t know what the final number is on whether they’re over or under, um, their budgetary amounts at this point in time because of all the bills that sometimes get moved from one side to the other side, and then they meet

00:45:47,100	in conference committee towards the end of the session to iron those details out. So those are, um, 3 of the big bills that we’ve been following, um, obviously there are many more, um, but they will start their work again, I believe tomorrow, on those days may not count as the the 80 days because if they

00:46:06,370	don’t gavel in, um, for a full house or floor session, those days do not count. Towards the 80, so we will see what shakes out and we’ll keep a, a close eye on those as we move forward. If there are any questions, we’d certainly be able to.

00:46:20,770	Any questions for Mr. Neubauer? No. Thank you, Jim. Let’s move on to uh. Agenda item K resolution and ordinances number one. Andrew, 2nd and final consideration of ordinance 1461 related to extension of the zoning moratorium Comm Ordinance 1461 is included in the packet, we’ve made no changes in the recommendation is to approve.

00:46:52,770	This relates to the extension of the zone of more moratorium that pertains to the self-storage developments. Do you have any questions for me? Any questions for Andrew? Marin Andrew, this last time too on the first consideration, but since then, have we had any Anybody reach out, uh, about this.

00:47:24,870	Moratorium and, you know, wanting to put anything forward at this point, to a point, prove ordinance 1461. Second We have a motion by Comm Heinsohn, seconded by Comm Sjoberg. Any further discussion, hearing none. Roll call Comm Heinsohn Rohr Sjoberg Mayor Froelich, yes. Item number 2. Introduction and first consideration of ordinance number 1462, which creates the Prohibited camping ordinance. Deputy Chief Bier.

00:48:01,100	Mayor Froelich Commissioners, thank you. I have the introduction first consideration of ordinance 1462 creating a prohibited camping ordinance. Some background on this, cities in North Dakota, including Bismarck and Fargo have recently passed ordinances prohibiting camping on public property and right of ways.

00:48:25,770	Comm Sjoberg has requested that staff bring forward a proposed ordinance for the board’s consideration. This ordinance would largely mirror the ordinance currently in place in Bismarck. The ordinance prohibits camping on public property and rights of way. It also provides the police department the tools to give notice for personal property to be removed from public places.

00:48:47,170	The sleeping portion of the ordinance is narrower. It does not prohibit sleeping at parks or other public property except on rights of way like alleys, streets, and sidewalks. This ordinance has been reviewed by the police department, Public Works, the Park District, the water Resource District and Western Plains Public Health has been notified of the update.

00:49:09,470	Information also was related to um related to the ordinance has been provided to area human service providers. The ordinance is similar to those being enacted by cities in North Dakota and across the country, it provides protection for the public and for unhoused individuals and reduces liability for the city.

00:49:31,370	As it provides notice and sets a process for removing items of personal property left on public property. A violation of the ordinance is a class B misdemeanor, carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in prison and $1500 fine or both.

00:49:54,770	If the ordinance is enacted, the police department will provide guidance to its officers on implementing the ordinance as well as a template for 24 hour notice and information on resources for individuals affected by homelessness in the Bismarck Mandan community. Uh, we recommend approval of, of the introduction of first consideration of ordinance 1462. Uh, late today I did receive a letter from. The executive Director of ministry on the margins. Uh, it’s, uh, Bismarck resource for people that are in need of services.

00:50:27,370	In general, um, the letter is in support of the ordinance. Their experience uh with the ordinance in Bismarck has been positive when it includes collaboration efforts of law enforcement and social services.

00:50:48,730	Um, she states that, uh, their experience with the approach not only provides for public safety and public health in our communities, but addresses the individuals. Um, who are homeless. Shows them dignity, gives them alternatives to provide the continuing cycle to prevent the continuing cycle of homelessness. I was from Sister Kathleen Atkinson, executive Director.

00:51:14,900	Do you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer those. Any questions for Deputy Chief Bier. Hearing none, what are your wishes. I’ll move to approve the introduction, first consideration of ordinance number 1462, which creates a prohibited camping ordinance. Second We have a motion by Comm Sjoberg a second by Comm Rohr.

00:51:45,900	Any further discussion? Hearing none Roll call, please, Commissioners Rohr.

00:51:59,830	Yes, There is no other business, future meeting dates for the board of City Commissioners. March 18th, 2025 at 5:30. March 25th, 2025 at 5:30. That’s a special meeting, working session. April 1st. 2025 at 5:30, that’s sport of equalization. At 7 In April 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

00:52:30,100	With that, be kind to your neighbor. And it is onward and upward, Mandan,