City Commission Meeting
Valley City, North Dakota
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
President Carlsrud called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM.
Members present: President Carlsrud, Commissioner Gulmon, Commissioner Bishop, Commissioner Erickson, Commissioner Magnuson
Others: City Administrator Crawford, City Attorney Martineck, Finance Director Klein, Police Chief Horner, Administrative Assistant Hintz.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
OATH OF OFFICE FOR POLICE OFFICER CHAISE JOHNSON
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
- Approve Minutes from the 5.5.2025 Commission Meeting.
- Approve Site Authorizations:
Valley City Baseball Association @ Clubhouse Lounge Valley Twisters Gymnastics Club, Inc @ Tavern 94
VC Eagles Aerie 2192 Fraternal Order of Eagles @ VC Eagles Aerie 2192, My Bar & Jimmy’s Pizza
Valley City Hockey & Figure Skating Club @ Youth Sports Complex
- Approve New 2025-26 Contractor Licenses: Ulrich Enterprises, Inc. dba Ulrich Pool Company of Fargo
Concrete Cowboys Inc of Jamestown
Loren Richards Inc/Richards Excavating of Fargo
Sullivan Construction Inc of Fargo
- Approve 2025-26 Contractor License Renewals: ACB Construction
All Finish Concrete Inc
Breland Enterprises Inc dba American Waterworks
Karma Enterprises LLC dba Asset Services LLC
Richard Berg Construction
Bridge City Landscaping & Excavating LLC
Central Trenching Inc
Comstock Construction Inc
CR Larson Concrete
Floor to Ceiling Carpentry & Repair
FM Asphalt LLC
Herzog Roofing Inc
High Performance Coatings, Inc
Hi-Line Construction
Johnny B’s Trees & Service
Kenpat Central Florida LLC
Travis Kunze Construction
Meridian Commercial Construction LLC
Midland Door Solutions LLC
Northland Sheds Inc
RAG Properties LLC
Tate & John’s Enterprises
Tim’s Custom Cabinets & Construction
Valley Realty Inc
RJ’s Plumbing & Heating Inc
Tim’s Plumbing LLC
Home Heating, Plumbing & A/C Inc
APi HVAC Services Inc dba Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors
Superior Electric of Fargo LLC
PEC Solutions of the Dakotas LLC
John’s Refrigeration & Electric Inc
Hi-Line Electric Inc
Grotberg Electric Inc
Energize Electric LLC
Bentson Electric
Differding Electric LLC
Bakkegard & Schell Inc
Sheyenne River Repair
Manning Mechanical
Grotberg Electric Inc dba Triton Mechanical
2 Phase Electric LLC
Hope Electric
Northland Window & Door
Brett Stearns Enterprises LLC
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING
Open Public Hearing Regarding Application for Alcoholic Beverage License for Texkota, LLC.
Motion to Close Hearing.
Commissioner Magnuson moved to close the hearing, seconded by Commissioner Erickson.
Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Application for Alcoholic Beverage License for Texkota, LLC.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve Texkota’s Application, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE
ORD 1171 Approve Second and Final Reading of Ordinance 1171, An ordinance to create and enact Chapter 1 of Title 21 of the Valley City Municipal Code related to an enterprise for single-family homebuyer assistance.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Bishop.
Motion passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION
RES 2480 Resolution Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Sanitary Sewer Improvement District No 72.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2485 Resolution Approving Engineer’s Report and Directing Preparation of Detailed Plans and Specifications for Paving Improvement District No. 131, Sanitary Sewer Improvement District
No. 71 Storm Sewer Improvement District No. 57, Water Main Improvement District No. 107.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2486 Resolution Declaring Necessity of Improvements in Paving Improvement District No. 131. NDDOT Project Nos. (UGP-2-990(068) PCN 24181) (SU-CPU-2-990(069) PCN 24239).
Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2487 Resolution Approving Electric Utility Revenue Bond Series 2025 in the amount of $13,000,000 through the Bank of North Dakota Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2488 Resolution Approving Final Plat of B&G Subdivision, City of Valley City.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Bishop.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2489 Resolution Approving Final Plat of Bishop Subdivision, City of Valley City.
Commissioner Bishop abstains due to a conflict of Interest.
Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Gulmon.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2490 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Improvement Warrants and Exchanging them for $1,200,000 Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2025. Jon Lundby with Colliers reported that the City received a rate of 4.26% for 30 years. The City has a really good rating of 8.1.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2491 Resolution Determining Sufficiency of Protests for Paving Improvement District 132. Finance Director Klein reported that there were no protests.
Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Bishop.
Motion passed unanimously.
RES 2492Resolution Accepting Bid and Awarding Contract for Paving 132 and Paving 129.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously
NEW BUSINESS
Approve Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $1,483,468.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
Approve 2025 General Fund Budget Amendment for Transportation Plan
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Roll Call Vote: Magnuson-Aye, Erickson-No, Gulmon-Aye, Bishop-Aye , Carlsrud-Aye
Motion Carried.
Approve Bid for Sale of 2019 Chevy Tahoe — $3,001.00.
Commissioner Bishop moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
Approve the request for additional funds to support establishment of the new Single-Family Home Buyer Assistance Program to fund six homes in Valley City.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve the request of $61,250., seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
Approve contract with the State Tax Commissioner to administer the City of Valley City’s local sales, use and gross receipts taxes for the 2025-2027 biennium.
Commissioner Magnuson moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Erickson.
Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Amendment to Exhibit A – Resolution 2465, to Correct Administrative Error in Published
Rates and Fees for Solid Waste Service. Verify the changes on the Master Fee Schedule.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Erickson.
Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Recommendation from the Renaissance Zone Authority Board to Approve the Application
from Sullivan Construction for a 5-year State Income Tax Exemption and a 5-year Property Tax
Exemption Capped at $300,000 Valuation on a New Single-Family Home and Designate it as VC-138.
Commissioner Gulmon moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Magnuson.
Motion passed unanimously.
CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS
City Assessor Current shared that the Primary Resident’s Tax Credit went up from $500. to $1600. for 2025. Property Owners will no longer receive an estimated tax notice in August. Your tax notice will now list the past years taxes and everyone will get a notice.
Commissioner Gulmon gave an update on the Service Center. Dirt work should happen in June or July of 2025 with a completed Service Center end date of September 2026. Gulmon also gave a shout out to the Crews who worked during Cleanup Week thanking them for all their efforts.
Commissioner Erickson dittoed the thank you to the Crews for their work with Cleanup Week. He also reminded all that trees & branches will be picked up May 29th a& 30th. The Transfer Station will be open on May 31st for Residents to haul trash to the Station at no charge. There will also be an Electronic Disposal Week, June 9th through the 13th. Residents may bring their old electronics to the Transfer Station & dispose of them for just $.75 a pound.
President Carlsrud thanked the Staff and Commissioners for all they do for the City.
ADJOURN
Meeting was adjourned at 5:38 P.M.