City Commission Meeting
Valley City, North Dakota
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
5:00 PM
The City Commission Meeting will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM CT, at the City Commission Chambers, 220 3rd St. NE, Valley City, ND.
The meeting is also available to view online https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86913678203 or listen by calling (1 346 248 7799) Webinar ID: 869 1367 8203.
Call To Order
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance (please stand)
Approval of Agenda (Roll Call Vote needed when changes made to the Agenda)
Roll Call: Erickson Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Carlsrud
Approval of Consent Agenda
- Approve Minutes from the 8.19.2025 Finance & Commission Meetings.
- Approve Local Raffle Permits:
- Dakota Rider MC
- Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals
- Valley City USBC Association
- Approve Contractor License’s:
- Dakota Electric Construction CO. Inc. – Fargo
- Border Construction – Fargo
- Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation dba ASTECH Corp. – St. Cloud, MN
- Pierce Lee Roofing – Fargo
- Western Products Inc. – Fargo
- All New Gutter Service Inc. – Fargo
- Singh Contracting Inc. – Bismarck
- Sprinturf LLC – Daniel Island, SC
- Peterson Sheet Metal, Inc. – Bemidji, MN
- Approve Contractor License Renewal:
- Construction Engineers, Inc.
Roll Call: Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Erickson Carlsrud
Public Comments
This portion of the meeting provides a limited public forum for Valley City residents, property owners and business owners to address the Board of City Commissioners on topics related to City business. Interested persons must submit a comment card with the individual’s name, address, and the topic to be commented upon. Non-residents must provide the address of the City of Valley City business the individual operates or works at or the address of real property which the individual owns within the City of Valley City. Comments cards must be provided to the meeting secretary and approved prior to speaking. Public comments are limited solely to business matters and concerns pertinent to the City.
The following rules apply to Public Comments:
- Limited to five minutes per speaker.
- Must not interfere with the orderly conduct of the meeting.
- Must not be defamatory, abusive, harassing, or unlawful.
- May be prohibited if an alternative procedure exists to bring that particular type of public comment before the City, the public comment includes confidential or exempt information, or the public comment is otherwise prohibited by law.
Submission of written comments: In lieu of speaking, a written comment may be delivered to the meeting secretary prior to the start of the meeting. Written comments are limited to two pages. Any member of the public seeking to comment without attending in person may submit written comments to jhintz@valleycity.us. Written comments hand delivered at the time of the meeting or emailed prior to 4:00 pm on the date of the meeting will be distributed to the Board for their information and maintained in City files. Written comments are not read aloud at the meeting
Ordinance
ORD 1176. First reading of Ordinance 1176, an Ordinance to amend and reenact Section 8-04-06 of the Valley City Municipal Code related to tobacco license violations. (City Attorney Martineck)
Roll Call: Bishop Magnuson Erickson Gulmon Carlsrud
ORD 1177. First reading of Ordinance 1177, an Ordinance to create and enact Title 21 of the Valley City Municipal Code related to gaming. (City Attorney Martineck)
Roll Call: Magnuson Erickson Gulmon Bishop Carlsrud
ORD 1178. First reading of Ordinance 1178, an Ordinance to amend and reenact Sections 15-01-09 and 15-01-16 of the Valley City Municipal Code related to public works accounts receivable. (City Attorney Martineck)
Roll Call: Erickson Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Carlsrud
Resolution
RES 2500. A Resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule. (City Attorney Martineck)
Roll Call: Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Erickson Carlsrud
New Business
NB1. Approve Agreement for Cost-Share Reimbursement for Valley City Permanent Flood Protection not to exceed $9,595,675. (City Administrator Crawford)
Roll Call: Bishop Magnuson Erickson Gulmon Carlsrud
NB2. Consider Visitor Committee recommendation to approve the Image Enhancement Grant Application for Bakkegard and Schell in the amount up to $75,000 for the renovations and signage of their current building at 159 12th Ave SE. (City Administrator Crawford)
Roll Call: Magnuson Erickson Gulmon Bishop Carlsrud
NB3. Consider Visitor Committee recommendation to change the current Image Enhancement Application and Guidelines to include “other buildings that meet the criteria of the Image Enhancement purpose as determined by the committee.” (City Administrator Crawford)
Roll Call: Erickson Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Carlsrud
NB4. Approve Application for Residential Improvement exemption – 605 Central Ave N. (City Assessor Drabus)
Roll Call: Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Erickson Carlsrud
NB5. Approve Application for Residential Improvement exemption – 638 3rd St. SE. (City Assessor Drabus)
Roll Call: Bishop Magnuson Erickson Gulmon Carlsrud
NB6. Review Valley City NW Water Tower Opinion of Probable Cost and Discussion Project Cost Saving Options. (City Engineer Petersen)
Roll Call: Magnuson Erickson Gulmon Bishop Carlsrud
NB7. Approve terms of soil remediation at 98.9 acres in the NE Quarter of Section 10, TWP 141N, Range 59W, and Auditor’s Lot 2 of the NE Quarter of Section 31, TWP 140N, Range 58W. (City Administrator Crawford)
Roll Call: Erickson Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Carlsrud
NB8. Approve Change Order for Sanitary Sewer improvement district 72 – Reline Project. (City Engineer Petersen)
Roll Call: Gulmon Bishop Magnuson Erickson Carlsrud