HRC committee will have several openings soon. They will present humanitarian awards at the Dec. 17 City Commission meeting. The podcast will soon air 50th episode. Housing Community Conversation to proceed Nov 14.

An overwhelming majority of the people who shared public comment on Ordinance 6587 encouraged commission members to wait on making a decision. Instead, the commission decided to approve the prohibited camping ordinance but to revisit this ordinance at another upcoming meeting.

1. “These are Your Neighbors” podcast continues to gain momentum. 2. Humanitarian Awards for both organization/individual were discussed. 3. City Commissioner Connelly encouraged members to study Measure 1 re: public transportation. https://bismantransit.com/measure-1/

The Bismarck Event Center received approval to start requesting developer bids for a new addition. The Bismarck Airport is accepting FAA funding to continue elongating taxiway areas from 50 to 75ft. Buffer land in Meadow Village has been approved to be removed.

The health board asked the city commissioners if they could grant permission to start the planning phases for a community triage for houseless/homeless. MHP LLC water plan denied. Bismarck accepts FEMA assistance.

The HRC is hosting Community Conversations at the library. They had one in July about accessibility and they are planning another for November about housing. They are looking for ways to turn these meetings into action.

Discussed are Bismarck World Refugee Day, Bismarck Juneteenth, Capital Pride, all taking place in June.