Aberdeen City Council

16616 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, January 4, 2016, 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the Board of City Council Members, Mayor Mike Levsen presiding. Present at roll call were City Council Members David Bunsness, Todd Campbell, Alan Johnson, Mark Remily, Rob Ronayne, Clint Rux, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. City Council Member Laure Swanson was absent. City Staff present were Lynn Lander, Ron Wager, Robin Bobzien, Brett Bill, Karl Alberts, Dave McNeil, Janel Ellingson, and Kevin VanMeter. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Rux moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve the minutes of December 28, 2015, as circulated. All present voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – No one was present. CONSENT CALENDAR Johnson moved, Remily seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: SET HEARING DATE – of January 19, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. for the following applications for alcoholic beverage licenses: Transfer of Retail On-Sale Liquor License from Sunrise Loan Inc. dba 422 South Main Street (Inactive) to Sunrise Loan Inc. dba 2220 - 6th Avenue, SE Suite #3 (Inactive) and Transfer of Retail On-Sale Liquor License from HAYJON Inc. dba 719 North Main Street (Inactive) to Stacy Gossman dba Scotty’s Drive-Inn Bar & Grill, 719 North Main Street. SET HEARING DATE – of January 25, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. for the following petitions to rezone: Rezone from (R-2) District to (M-AG) District property described as Lot 1, Neifer First Subdivision in the NE ¼ of Section 22, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota dba 1216 Hwy #281 South; Rezone from (I-2) District to (M) District property described as Lot 2, Sacred Heart Cemetery Southwest Annex Second Addition to the City of Aberdeen in the SW ¼ of Section 18, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota dba 1303 Jones Avenue, NE. REQUEST TO SURPLUS – two utility locators used by the Public Works, Traffic Control, and Utility Divisions to Ditch Witch of South Dakota for $1,000 each. LOTTERY NOTICE – Catholic United Financial – receive and place on file. All present voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS BUDGET TRANSFERS Campbell moved, Johnson seconded to approve budgeted transfers for 2015 between various funds as requested by the Finance Office. All present voting aye, motion carried. PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the following property tax abatements: 1 North Main Street, owner Tom Aman, in the amount of $12,610.11; 1631 Olive Drive, owner Don Schatz, in the amount of 1,255.32; 218 First Ave., SE, owner Dakota Equity Group, in the amount of $163.70; 122 S. Roosevelt St., owner Jerald Kerns, in the amount of $290.29; 2309 S. Lawson St., owner Homes Are Possible, Inc., in the amount of $264.37; 2910, 3012, and 3104 Milwaukee Ave. N., owner Aberdeen School District, in the amount of $17,364.34; 622 S. Rock St., owner City of Aberdeen, in the amount of $123.96. All present voting aye, motion carried. FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH USGS Ronayne moved, Rux seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the US Geological Survey Joint Funding Agreement for continued groundwater modeling,  16617 subsurface investigation of source waters, and water quality sampling for future use by Aberdeen. All present voting aye, motion carried. REQUEST TO PURCHASE PICKUP FOR ENGINEERING DEPT. Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to approve the purchase of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup, VIN #1GCEK19018Z204905, from the SD Federal Property Agency in Huron, SD in the amount of $17,900 for the Engineering Department and authorize the payment in that amount to the SD Federal Property Agency. Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Rux moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Northwestern Energy 685.83; Dougherty & Company LLC 60,760.00; Kussmaul Electronics Co 247.97; Allegiant Emergency Services 133,759.00; Lang’s TV & Appliance 449.99; Modern Marketing 383.47; Clark Engineering 2,587.50; Climate Control 25,897.50; Quantum Properties 2,500.00; AT & T 2,300.54. Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Lynn Lander presented the City Manager’s Report. There being no further business, Bunsness moved, Rux seconded that the meeting be adjourned. All present voting aye, motion carried. Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Karl Alberts, Finance Officer.