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

The following is a consolidated list of formal motions, motions to amend, and recorded outcomes from the Minot City Council meeting on Monday, May 19, 2025. All items below were taken from the meeting record; any detail not recorded in the transcript is listed as “not specified.”

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.