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Dickinson City Commission approves routine contracts and grants; tables retirement-plan decision
Summary
At its July 15 meeting the Dickinson City Commission approved a series of contracts, easements, plats and grant agreements, and voted to table a decision on reopening the city's retirement savings plan pending more information.
The Dickinson City Commission on July 15 approved a slate of routine and project-specific actions including engineering task orders, grant contracts, contract amendments, easement dedications and two Renaissance Zone rehabilitation projects, and voted to table a retirement-plan decision for further review.
The approvals include a task order with Apex Engineering (Task Order 2025-4) for a 30% design evaluation of Lift Station No. 7 not to exceed $42,200; a $382,678 contract amendment with Burns & McDonnell for construction engineering on the Baylor Building project; a letter of support for a $5,000,000 Bank of North Dakota loan application for the Baylor Building expansion; a master services agreement with EagleView (Pictometry) for updated aerial imagery and software access; and acceptance of a North Dakota State Water Commission grant for a feasibility and engineering study (60% share, state not to exceed $240,000) for the Northwest Regional Pond project, with an estimated city cost share of $160,000.
The commission also approved several land-use items: a drainage easement dedication for Lot 1, Block 4 of Houston's Third (for 2025 road maintenance), a permanent pedestrian easement in Block 14 (North Hill Acres replat) reducing sidewalk requirement 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 and Agriculture to Rural Residential (Ordinance 18-24), and a special-use permit for a home-based dog grooming business (SUP 003-2025). The commission adopted a zoning code change increasing the Agricultural minimum lot area from five to ten acres (Ordinance 18-25).
On public-safety and equipment matters the commission approved a listing agreement to sell a surplus 30-year-old ladder truck through Burnley Mountain and approved two Renaissance Zone rehabilitation applications: Pop's Soda Shack (Resolution 30-2025) and Martin's Welding & Refrigeration (Resolution 31-2025). Commissioner Frederick stated a conflict and abstained from the vote on the Pop's Soda Shack item; an abstention was also recorded for the Martin's Welding item.
The commission approved final readings of two municipal-code updates to Chapter 58: updates to traffic and vehicle provisions (Ordinance 18-22), including changes to fines and roundabout rules to mirror recent state law; and an ordinance addressing off-highway vehicles (Ordinance 18-23) that tightens operation rules for UTVs and prohibits motorized dirt bikes and similar Class 1/2 off-highway vehicles on city streets and within certain parts of the city, while maintaining existing provisions for snowmobiles under the city code.
The only item the commission postponed was a pair of retirement-plan motions: one to discontinue participation in the NDPRS DC plan and one to amend and reopen the City of Dickinson Retirement Savings Plan (a defined-contribution plan overseen by Bravera). Commissioners voted to table that item to a future work session and requested a fact sheet and comparative cost information.
Votes were recorded on the public record for each motion during the meeting; the commission recorded largely unanimous aye votes on the approved items except where abstentions were noted.
