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Minot council reviews $955.2 million capital plan; flood-control work drives majority of projects
Summary
The Minot City Council held a public hearing on a draft five-year capital improvement plan totaling $955,200,000 and received updates on flood-control property acquisitions. Council closed the hearing and will return to the CIP after staff incorporates public input.
The Minot City Council on May 5 heard a public presentation on the city’s draft capital improvement plan (CIP), which staff described as a $955,200,000 program spread across a five-year window. City engineers told the council that nearly 60% of the plan’s value is within the city’s multi-phase flood-control project.
City staff emphasized that the CIP is funded primarily by federal and state sources and local sales tax, and that the city separately spends about $15 million a year on infrastructure maintenance that is not part of the CIP. The city engineer said some projects were rescoped in response to earlier feedback: the police station was reduced to an on-site remodel rather than an addition, and the wastewater treatment project currently shows only engineering funding with construction phased later.
A public commenter urged the council to keep a proposed Amherst Street/bridge project in the CIP so grant opportunities remain available. Josh Walksi said leaving planned projects in the CIP preserves the city’s ability to seek future funding, and asked that the city not remove the item because doing so would reduce the chance of securing grants.
Staff also provided an update on flood-related property acquisitions tied to flood-control phases MI4 and MI8. Consultant Steve Wolsfeld of CDM Smith told the council the city is acquiring 13 properties across the two project areas. Two offer meetings have been completed; staff scheduled nine more meetings to occur over the next four working days, and two remaining acquisitions are a commercial property and an apartment complex that require additional detail. Wolsfeld said delays stemmed from extended appraisal work, environmental approval timing and internal processing; he said relocation assistance has been provided to eligible Parkview Trailer Park residents and that staff believes the acquisition schedule is back on track.
Council action: Alderman Pitner moved to close the CIP public hearing; the motion passed unanimously.
What happens next: Staff said it will incorporate public and council feedback and bring a final CIP back to the council at the mid-May meeting for further consideration.
