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City of Forman, North Dakota

Regular City Council Meeting

February 6, 2012

The Forman City Council met at 5:00 PM. Present were Mayor Mark Bopp, council members, Dave Jacobson, Jason Rockswold and Mary Bishoff. Sue Kleingarn was absent. Also attending were Mary Ann Gadberry and Trish Pearson.

A motion was made to approve the minutes from the January 9, 2012 meeting (Dave Jacobson, Jason Rockswold, passed).

A motion was made to approve the January financial statements (Dave Jacobson, Mary Bishoff, passed).

Council discussed the property tax statements due. Forman Housing Authority requested that the city pay the property taxes and special assessments.

A motion was made for the city to pay the taxes and specials for the Housing Authority on a loan basis until they are able to pay them on their own (Dave Jacobson, Jason Rockswold, passed).

A motion was made to approve the bills (Mary Bishoff, Dave Jacobson, passed).

Matt Walsvik from Moore Engineering came with the final partial payment request #3. The payment was approved at the last council meeting so Mark signed the draw request as presented. Matt will work with Sherry Hosford to get the State Water Commission reimbursement paperwork submitted.

The new community sign will be installed tomorrow (2/7/12). Trish will draft parameters for using the sign based on discussion and send it to the council for review.

The work is complete on the Senior Center and they moved back today.

The work is complete on the Library bathroom and installation of a water heater.

We still do not have a building inspector.

A few of the dead trees were cleared for an upcoming building project. Jerry Bohenkamp is not interested in taking out the rest of the trees in the city. Louie and Jesse are booked. Council recommended we place an ad for bids for tree removal.

There was a good turnout for the Daycare Community Forum. Several options were presented and private citizens are looking into those options.

No one has yet turned in a petition for the two council positions that are open this year. Petitions need to be submitted to the auditor by April 13, 2012 at 4 PM. We will put it on our new sign.

The council had a brief discussion on Measure 2, which will be on the ballot in June. We are able to discuss the measure as long as no public funds are expended. We can also post flyers as long as they state only unbiased facts.

The residential reappraisal and tax equalization process is complete. Per the Sargent County Tax Assessor, home values in our area generally increased. We will hold our tax equalization meeting on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 5:00 PM.

We had the first reading of the revised Land Development Plan.

North Dakota City Government Week is April 9-13, 2012. There are some suggestions for activities with the schoolchildren. Trish will contact the school and see there is any interest in participating.

RayMac wants an addition put onto the facility they rent from the city. There was discussion on how this could best be facilitated. Jason will check into a lease financing option through the bank. We will discuss it further at the next meeting. In addition, the roof is in need of repairs. There are funds in the Industrial Park Fund that can be used for this purpose.

We got estimates to put siding on the back of the Library where it is just bare wood. The work needs to be completed to avoid further water leaks and deterioration. Since the cost is under $2,500, no vote is needed. The Mayor was directed to have the work done.

Mark will be on vacation February 7-16, 2012. Trish will be on vacation March 22-28, 2012.

Our next meeting will be March 5, 2012 at 5:00 PM.

Meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM.