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Commission approves Baylor Building loan support, construction-engineering amendment and multiple plats, easements and rezones
Summary
The commission authorized loan support for the Baylor Building expansion, a construction-engineering amendment with Burns & McDonnell, a master service agreement for EagleView, city participation in a DWR pond study, and approved several plats, easements, rezones and two Renaissance Zone rehabilitation projects.
The Dickinson City Commission on July 15 approved several community-development actions: a letter of support for a $5,000,000 Bank of North Dakota loan for the Baylor Building expansion, a $382,678 construction-engineering contract amendment with Burns & McDonnell for the Baylor Building, a master service agreement with EagleView (Pictometry) to maintain aerial-imagery and software access, acceptance of a DWR grant for a feasibility study on the Northwest Regional Pond (state share 60% not to exceed $240,000; estimated city share $160,000), and multiple plats, easements, rezones and special-use permits.
Senior Engineer Keller explained the loan application for the Baylor Building expansion was competitively selected and that staff recommends the city provide a letter of support as part of the application process. For the Baylor Building construction phase, Keller presented an amendment with Burns & McDonnell for on-site construction engineering, bid support, RFI responses and as-built drawings on a time-and-materials basis not to exceed $382,678; staff recommended approval.
Community Development Director Sklodczyk described the DWR grant: the study will evaluate benefits and costs of a controlled pond system to manage Dickinson Drainage Way flows after the Flood Insurance Rate Map update put approximately 750 properties in the flood plain. The first phase will cover feasibility, modeling, alternative analysis and concept design; the project was budgeted in the 2025 capital improvement program and is funded through gross production tax.
Land-use approvals included a drainage easement dedication for Lot 1, Block 4 (Houston's Third) to accommodate urban reconstruction of the frontage road on 201st Street East (2025 road maintenance project, paving anticipated in late August or early September per contractor schedule), a permanent pedestrian easement for Block 14 (North Hill Acres replat) reducing sidewalk requirements by about 350 lineal feet, the Greenvale Third Edition utility-easement vacation (Resolution 27-2025), the Joliffe Acres final plat (Resolution 29-2025), the Schmidt rezone from General Commercial/ Agriculture to Rural Residential (Ordinance 18-24) and a special-use permit for a home-based dog grooming business (SUP 003-2025).
City Planner Burczyk and planning staff said no public comments were received for the rezones, easement vacation, the special-use permit or the Joliffe plat during the public-hearing periods. Two commercial rehabilitation projects seeking Renaissance Zone designation were approved and will be forwarded to the state for conditional approval: Pop's Soda Shack (Resolution 30-2025; estimated improvements $275,000; Commissioner Frederick declared a conflict and abstained) and Martin's Welding & Refrigeration (Resolution 31-2025; estimated improvements $1,000,000; an abstention was recorded). Planning staff recommended approval of all items and staff will return with task-order amendments (where applicable) to implement the DWR grant work.
Commission votes were recorded on the public record for each motion; items passed by roll/voice votes as recorded.
