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St. James council approves street‑vacation ordinance, demolition and several routine resolutions
Summary
Council passed a second‑reading ordinance vacating part of 9th Street South for a 12th Avenue South highway expansion and approved resolutions to publish the ordinance summary, demolish a tax‑forfeited house at 923 5th Street North, enter a county maintenance agreement, continue a Heat Share program with the Salvation Army, and grant a lot division at 1 County Road 104.
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the St. James City Council approved a series of routine but consequential items, including the second reading of an ordinance vacating a portion of 9th Street South to accommodate a planned 12th Avenue South highway district expansion.
The council passed proposed Ordinance No. 032 (4th series) on its second reading and then approved Resolution 10.25.05 to authorize the ordinance’s title and summary for publication; the resolution states the ordinance will become effective Oct. 30 upon publication.
The council also approved Resolution 10.25.06 authorizing staff to move forward with demolition of a city‑owned, tax‑forfeited house at 923 5th Street North; staff said the low demolition quote was $12,500 and that the city intends to clear the lot and later resell it for redevelopment.
On intergovernmental cooperation, council approved Resolution 10.25.07 to formalize a maintenance agreement with Watawan County for county‑state aid highways. Staff said the agreement covers roughly 19.776 lane‑miles and will reimburse the city for maintenance work. The staff remarks contained a per‑lane‑mile reimbursement figure that appears garbled in the live transcript; the city clerk can provide the exact dollar figure in the official resolution packet.
Council approved Resolution 10.25.08 to continue the Heat Share partnership with the Salvation Army (the program year runs Oct. 1–Sept. 30) to assist residents with energy costs, and it approved Resolution 10.25.09 granting a conditional lot division for property at 1 County Road 104 (the former Hickern building) after the planning commission recommended approval conditioned on a parking plan.
All items on the consent/new business sequence were adopted by voice/hand vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
Attribution note: Details are drawn from staff presentations and motions recorded in the meeting transcript.
