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1) Table police facility discussion
- Motion: Table discussion of the police facility until the police department's budget review in late June.
- Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded during meeting (mover not specified in audio transcript excerpt).
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.

2) Ratification: Appointment of HR Director
- Motion: Ratify the appointment of Kelly Beck as HR Director.
- Mover: Paul; Second: Alderman Samuelson.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.

3) Planning commission items (public hearings)
- Case 2025‑13 Eden Addition (preliminary plat and zoning map amendment): Motion to close public hearing and approve with planning commission recommendations. Outcome: Passed unanimously.
- Case 2025‑15 Highlands at North Hill (PUD amendment): Motion to close public hearing and accept planning commission recommendation. Outcome: Passed unanimously.
- Case 2025‑16 Highlands at North Hill (preliminary plat): Motion to close public hearing and approve with planning commission recommendations. Outcome: Passed unanimously.
- Building relocation (Samuel & Serrato to 281160 Second St SE): Motion to close public hearing and approve with staff recommendations. Outcome: Passed unanimously.

4) Consent agenda
- Motion: Approve remaining consent items (with item 7.9 pulled for separate discussion). Outcome: Passed unanimously.

5) Sole‑source mosquito insecticide purchase (item 7.9)
- Motion: Approve sole‑source purchase for mosquito insecticide.
- Mover/Second: Motion and second recorded; moved approval, second by Alderman Samuelson.
- Vote: Passed 5–1 (Alderman Blessum dissent noted in record).

6) Reallocation of water/sewer capital funds (item 8.1)
- Motion: Approve reallocation as presented.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously.

7) 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Plan (item 8.2)
- Amendment motion: Remove Anne Street pedestrian bridge project from the CIP (Alderman Sanders, seconded by Alderman Blessum).
- Amendment vote: Passed 5–1 (dissent: Alderman Pittner).
- Final CIP motion (as amended): Approved unanimously.

8) Alcohol beverage license: Basecamp Indian Kitchen, LLC (item 8.3)
- Initial motion to approve license with fee waiver language failed 3–3.
- Council subsequently approved the license under normal process with the full fee assessed.
- Final vote: Approved unanimously.

9) Master services agreement — Flock Group (item 8.4)
- Council first amended and approved an ALPR policy (unanimous).
- Separately, the council voted on authorizing the mayor to sign the Flock master services agreement.
- Outcome on agreement: Motion to approve/authorize was tabled (council voted 4–2 to table the master services agreement).

10) Other administrative votes
- Motion to table police department facility to late June (already listed at #1) and other procedural votes including public‑hearing closures and routine approvals were recorded as unanimous unless otherwise noted.

If you need the verbatim motion language, the mover/second name as read into the record, or the specific line‑item amounts for any of the above actions, those are included in the meeting minutes and can be provided on request. This roundup includes every formal action recorded in the transcript and their outcomes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Minot City Council 5/19/25 at 5:30 p.m.","oneSentenceSummary","A concise list of formal motions and outcomes recorded at the Minot City Council meeting on May 19, 2025, including appointments, planning approvals, purchases, CIP adoption and a tabled contract decision.","taxTitle","Minot, Ward County, North Dakota","taxId",55035,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6543799,"Council approves sole‑source mosquito insecticide purchase over alderman’s objections; residents request public hearing",142,3098000,3240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3393582-7afe7c89607cea080b030b3e77d9b571&start=3098&end=3240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3393582-7afe7c89607cea080b030b3e77d9b571/thumbnail_3098000.jpg","/articles/6543799/Minot/Ward-County/North-Dakota/Council-approves-solesource-mosquito-insecticide-purchase-over-aldermans-objections-residents-request-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543799-7ed25fd17434138fda652d1f4a268777/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163060&Signature=DWr8DQP3YhfZTQyVmPTuxQIk7nqmjaygRkWaevg-ZrGiQ2mmEKPifQSOQbkXjnWDlMtJCIDacPVbZlrpesvT92-hxPzOqljo~W-G6mS6sgi5wON6ODT6ue6XOdXGpmV6WVQJIsCKmy7YYT8u3JHtzJdekc7FsRCNwWPjmQbZY9Foez1JM~7QaHsa8U7kIfR6kZOv0u5tBZdQkPzZ1fmkfHpTiqJhJs0CXZsoISDNXHPi0sHk0fyVPbe00CPuiDusrgLlQWuKSlVkaecckSYv5BDjghB0a8HkOG1O9JQXZcCSViZv0GXh0EPCWl3Gxu103ue6xMiiUkycc3hFYpwPwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The council approved a sole‑source purchase to continue the city's mosquito insecticide spraying program, 5–1, after an extended discussion about safety, alternatives and public notice.

Alderman Blessum (spelled in the transcript with variations) asked staff to describe public‑notification practices and safety measures. Brian (identified in the record as a staff member tied to street operations) described prior outreach: the city notifies beekeepers, schedules spraying at night when pollinators are less active, holds a town hall (held last year) and posts public information including links to EPA resources on the product. Brian said the city times aerial releases at night and issues public information statements and direct notices to beekeepers and the region’s agricultural stakeholders. “We do specifically release the chemical at a time of night when pollinators are not out and about,” Brian said.

Alderman Blessum and others raised longer‑term concerns about the chemical, noting that some jurisdictions (including the European Union) have restricted certain insecticides and pointing to studies that link prenatal exposure to adverse developmental outcomes. Blessum asked that staff commit to robust public notification before any spraying and suggested public outreach beyond the routine PIO statements. Resident Travis Zablotny requested a formal public hearing and urged council to consider ecological impacts and alternatives, and other members of the public urged caution and transparency.

The motion to approve the sole‑source purchase passed 5–1; the meeting minutes record one dissent by Alderman Blessum. Council and staff agreed to continue communicating spray schedules and to maintain the city’s practices of notifying beekeepers and releasing the product during nighttime hours.

Ending: The city will continue the sole‑source insecticide program for mosquito control and staff said they would maintain and potentially expand public notice and outreach in response to council concern.

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Acting Police Chief Dale (identified in the record as the department lead) returned to council after earlier discussion and submitted a draft ALPR policy written to address civil‑liberties concerns the council raised at prior meetings. The policy, as amended and approved by council, adds these measures: a prohibition on ALPR use for general surveillance unrelated to documented criminal investigations; quarterly privacy audits by the Office of Professional Standards; a requirement that each query be tied to a case or incident number and include written justification; automatic deletion of ALPR data not linked to an active investigation after 30 days (extensions require written justification by the administration‑division commander); and a community oversight element to review audits and policy alignment with community values.

Alderman Pittner proposed the substantive amendments, and the council unanimously passed the amended policy.

The Flock commercial service agreement was the second, separate decision. After a lengthy discussion about civil‑liberties tradeoffs, officer safety and cost, council members moved to split the vote: first on the policy (approved unanimously after amendments) and then on authorizing the mayor to sign the Flock agreement. On the latter, Council voted 4–2 to table the master services agreement; supporters of tabling cited unresolved budget and oversight questions, while supporters of approving the contract said the service could aid investigative work and officer safety. Chief Dale stated that the department’s existing Axon in‑car system also has LPR capability but that the Axon functionality was not currently enabled; he said separate approval and tighter protocol apply to any activation of that capability.

Ending: The policy is in effect for department ALPR governance; the commercial Flock agreement remains on the table while council and staff refine budget and oversight arrangements.

","The council approved a restricted policy governing automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) use by police but later voted 4–2 to table a two‑year master‑services agreement with Flock Group for fleet‑mounted LPR services. The council amended the policy before approval to tighten access, retention, and oversight rules.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":46,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6543809,"Minot outlines budget scenarios and adopts 2026–30 capital plan after removing Anne Street bridge placeholder",3115,3445000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3393582-7afe7c89607cea080b030b3e77d9b571&start=3445&end=6560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3393582-7afe7c89607cea080b030b3e77d9b571/thumbnail_3445000.jpg","/articles/6543809/Minot/Ward-County/North-Dakota/Minot-outlines-budget-scenarios-and-adopts-202630-capital-plan-after-removing-Anne-Street-bridge-placeholder","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543809-e234452b0737b8ff939da5cc0c7268f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163060&Signature=AbEgH77eoaOnFIjXM~F0ALlU56zyx08k~L81cK5X0vPE7JCdL7bCvlpsN8lLiCP0K3IpHxPWKp9EurPS9MtkFlrBFJBi~ETZL2vkmt58~Av6bYArRTi8AU3k7tqxnyVu44AjI8KLs9HioRzzH3CphA7Rw~4TC8u~1yNPkXYMg3r62eeTf7oSH8~sxPCqjUes8oqXC~bD05wtZDqlVypakCVkezfVxxsLxfavhIwtkZ2tAUFY543ekzgnladbUm02cHcIxUHaR4EP24iZycSUlqzcQHzVE6~RwolJSiyAaGog-NFSydMUPEP~qWvn0S5IjeeZ2a6bqsSawomr-v8vlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Harold Stewart and finance staff outlined the 2026–28 budget development process and presented a multi‑scenario approach intended to force departments to identify program impacts under different revenue conditions.

Finance Director David Lakefield described the exercise: each department prepared a flat operating budget for 2026 and +/-3% scenarios for the out‑years, with assumptions about salary and benefit trends. “The idea is once we get all this information, we'll be able to upload each of these scenarios into our system, and then we'll move through the process of evaluating some of the decisions that were made at the department level,” Lakefield said. City staff said the exercise is intended to surface service reductions or tradeoffs before the manager presents a recommended budget in mid‑July.

Staff demonstrated an online workbook and a Power BI visualization connected to the city finance system (Munis) to allow council and the public to explore nine years of actuals, original budgets and revisions by department. The manager and finance director emphasized the need to identify core and non‑core services and to prioritize capital replacements and legacy projects while managing new long‑term obligations such as equipment replacement funds.

On a separate but related agenda item, the council considered and approved the 2026–30 Capital Improvement Plan. The CIP vote followed a motion by Alderman Sanders to remove the Anne Street pedestrian bridge project — a long‑standing placeholder in the CIP that had been discussed as contingent on external grant funding. Sanders moved removal; Alderman Blessum seconded. The amendment passed 5–1 with Alderman Pittner dissenting. Council then approved the CIP as amended; the final motion passed unanimously.

Council members debated the Anne Street item at length. Supporters of removing the project said it consumed staff time and implied an expectation of local funding that is unlikely; proponents of keeping the placeholder argued it would strengthen any future state or federal grant application if the project remained in the formal CIP.

The manager also reminded the council that staff plans to present the police department facility analysis and recommendations during the department budget hearings in late June; the council had earlier tabled that topic until the police budget session.

Ending: Staff will continue to refine revenue projections, review department submissions due May 23, and bring a recommended budget and supporting materials to council in mid‑July. The CIP as adopted will be incorporated into that broader budget and capital planning process.

","City staff briefed the council on a multi‑scenario budget process and finance tools; the council approved the 2026–30 Capital Improvement Plan after voting to remove a long‑standing Anne Street pedestrian bridge placeholder from the CIP.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6543813,"Minot staff outlines 2025 North Dakota legislative outcomes affecting water, taxes and hub-city aid",2494,815000,3309000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3393582-7afe7c89607cea080b030b3e77d9b571&start=815&end=3309","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3393582-7afe7c89607cea080b030b3e77d9b571/thumbnail_815000.jpg","/articles/6543813/Minot/Ward-County/North-Dakota/Minot-staff-outlines-2025-North-Dakota-legislative-outcomes-affecting-water-taxes-and-hub-city-aid","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543813-2b504ee19cd649704f9a27e71668658c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163060&Signature=b1QCkM9CVubrK769s5DNvYQ11PWmKhoPw0xwYMNCzCTDcMTO~fzjCUZ5k2CUPfPfXrR61AbgaajEaHPY~qg4EZsYCorl-KMIY4sKO-1NomwmhWbylUxcOi624ZDsKGbEH6QLNROzNQ3gW42YuTJf7f2NxxOSHRqG6pOkjNioo9JxDcfBXgL7ug4KXEen0KtFw5ufuNrwc2-cCFbcOT2youKJ9j5WcojjHsNWltqiW~P2gCZxltuX01-oLA~reLcOvgxrIE-9HQdDm~nHceOGPKXsFwXOXrkuYIFvZ~ba63BWmG2G32GkvyofrWP9ZNqz~4GVZzfkfzvftReHsNrT1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shane Gettle, a city staff member, briefed the Minot City Council on the 2025 North Dakota legislative session on Monday, outlining measures that staff says will have the greatest impact on the city.

Gettle told the council that the legislature approved a two‑year state budget of roughly $20.3 billion and that the package includes large appropriations for water and flood projects the city has pursued. “Notably $562,860,000 for water supply projects statewide, of which $106,860,000 is earmarked for the Northwest Area Water Supply,” Gettle said. He also said the session provided about $117,600,000 for flood control statewide, with $81,100,000 specifically designated for the Mouse River project affecting Minot.

Gettle described changes to the state’s hub‑city distribution of oil‑related revenues and presented staff estimates for Minot under the new formulas. Under the so‑called 4/5ths gross production tax allocation, he said Minot could expect roughly $6.3 million in the first fiscal year and $5.8 million in the second year — about $12.2 million for the upcoming biennium using the legislature’s conservative oil‑price assumptions. He also explained a new Hub City debt‑relief pool that will divert a portion of extraction taxes to pay down pre‑2012 debt for Minot, Williston and Dickinson; Minot’s share was estimated at about $1 million per year under the final session language.

Gettle flagged several bills that change local government procedures and liability: House Bill 1176, a property‑tax relief and reform package funded from the state legacy fund, creates a $1,600 primary‑residence credit (up from $500), caps future local property tax budget increases generally at 3% per year unless voters approve higher levies and expands renter and veteran credits. He said the measure was declared an emergency and will apply to the current tax year.

On civic process, Gettle noted Senate Bill 2180 (as presented at the meeting) requires political subdivisions to adopt public‑comment rules: commenters must supply a name and address to staff (the address remains confidential), governing bodies may set reasonable time limits and may restrict comments to agenda items. “The governing body is to adopt a public comment policy addressing relevance, decorum, and legal boundaries,” Gettle said.

Gettle also summarized a broad municipal‑court overhaul that will require municipal courts in cities of more than 5,000 to have licensed attorneys as judges, create courts of record by July 1, 2026, and allow smaller cities to use non‑attorney judges under specified conditions.

Other items covered: a $300 million state appropriation for a new state psychiatric hospital in Jamestown; expanded wastewater and water‑infrastructure grant programs; changes to eminent‑domain survey and notice rules; and a package of election law changes that include stricter recall petition thresholds and requirements for absentee ballots to arrive by closing time on election day.

Gettle closed by urging the council to track the work of a newly empowered interim Water Topics Overview Committee, which the legislature authorized to review and prioritize water projects seeking more than $10 million in state cost share — a committee Gettle said could shape funding for multi‑biennium projects such as the Mouse River flood control work.

Ending: Council members thanked Gettle and several asked follow‑up questions about estimated dollar impacts on Minot’s budget and on opportunities for interim engagement with legislators. Gettle said staff will continue monitoring grant and appropriation opportunities and will provide updates as projects progress.

","City staff summarized key 2025 state legislation and appropriations that will affect Minot, including hub-city oil tax distributions, funding for the Mouse River flood control and Northwest Area Water Supply, a major property-tax relief package and new rules that change municipal public-comment procedures and municipal courts.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Key Minot City Council actions from the May 19 meeting

Council approves sole‑source mosquito insecticide purchase over alderman’s objections; residents request public hearing

Council approves license‑plate‑reader policy but tables commercial LPR contract after split vote

Minot outlines budget scenarios and adopts 2026–30 capital plan after removing Anne Street bridge placeholder

Minot staff outlines 2025 North Dakota legislative outcomes affecting water, taxes and hub-city aid