Aberdeen City Council
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · February 6, 2017
Minutes
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City Council met at 5:00 p.m., February 6, 2017, for a work session with the 2017
Leadership Aberdeen Group in City Council Chambers. Present were Mayor Mike Levsen
and City Councilors David Bunsness, Todd Campbell, Alan Johnson, Dennis “Mike” Olson,
Rob Ronayne, Clint Rux, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. No action was taken.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen,
South Dakota, February 6, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the Board of City Council
Members, Mayor Mike Levsen presiding. Present at roll call were City Councilors David
Bunsness, Todd Campbell, Alan Johnson, Dennis “Mike” Olson, Mark Remily, Rob
Ronayne, Clint Rux, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. City Staff present were Lynn Lander, Ron
Wager, Robin Bobzien, Brett Bill, Karl Alberts, Cody Roggatz, Shirley Arment, and Tony
Bisbee.
Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MINUTES
Slaight-Hansen moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the minutes of January 30,
2017, as circulated. All voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM – No one was present.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Rux moved, Ronayne seconded to approve the following items on the consent
calendar:
LICENSES – Private Security – DJ Mrunga; Private Security – Jacob Carrillo
SET BID DATE – of February 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for the following advertisements for
bids – Kline Street Storm Sewer Improvements (Project SS-2017-1) and 2017 Annual
Concrete Work (Project CONC-2017-1)
SET JOINT HEARING DATE – of February 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. for a petition to rezone in
the three-mile jurisdiction from (M-AG) District and (A-1) District to (M-AG) District
property described as Proposed Lot 1, Sunray Addition in the SE ¼ of Section 8, T123N,
R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (38394 – 132nd Street and 13191 – 384th
Avenue).
REQUEST FOR PERMISSION – to serve and permit consumption of alcoholic beverages on
May 25 and 27, 2017 at the Wylie Park Pavilion for a Kiefer Family Reunion.
REQUEST FOR PERMISSION – to serve and permit consumption of alcoholic beverages on
July 14 and 15, 2017 at the Wylie Park Pavilion for a Karst Family Reunion.
All voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTION NO. 17-02-02R
Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve Resolution No. 17-02-02R as
follows:
RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE OF RETENTION POND PROPERTY
WHEREAS, Homes Are Possible, Inc., a South Dakota nonprofit corporation, as
owner of the real property at 2001 S. Lawson Street, Aberdeen, SD, desires without
compensation to transfer by quit claim deed ownership of said property to the City of
Aberdeen for use in its storm and surface water management plan; and
WHEREAS, said retention pond is located wholly within the real property legally
described as:
Lot 1, Block 2, HAPI Third Central Subdivision to the City of Aberdeen in
the W ½ of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 30, Township 123 North,
Range 63 West of the Fifth P.M., Brown County, South Dakota and
WHEREAS, said retention pond is in conformance with all requirements mandated
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by the City Engineer in furtherance of the City’s storm and surface water management
program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Aberdeen shall accept
ownership of the above real property by quit claim deed from the owner and thereafter
assume the operation and maintenance of the retention pond.
All voting aye, motion carried.
HEARINGS ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES
This being the time and place set for a hearing on new Retail On-Off Sale Malt
Beverage and Retail On-Off Sale Wine Licenses for APEX Events, LLC dba NSU Barnett
Center Suite Area, 1302 South State Street, recommendations received were to approve,
Olson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage and
Retail On-Off Sale Wine Licenses for APEX Events, LLC at the NSU Barnett Center Suite
Area, 1302 South State Street. All voting aye, motion carried.
This being the time and place set for a hearing on Special One-Day Liquor Licenses
on February 9 and 25, 2017 for Yelduz Shriners Events at 802 South Main Street,
recommendations received were to approve, Remily moved, Johnson seconded to approve
the Special One-Day Liquor Licenses for Yelduz Shriners on February 9, 2017 for a Wine
and Canvass Event and on February 25, 2017 for an Indoor Ice Fishing Event at 802 South
Main Street. All voting aye, motion carried.
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LIBRARY
Bunsness moved, Ronayne seconded to approve an agreement with CO-OP
Architecture in the amount of $60,000 for architectural services to assist in the procurement
of furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF & E) for the new library. All voting aye, motion
carried.
AUDIO, VISUAL AND PUBLIC ADDRESS FOR LIBRARY
Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to approve a contract with Midwest Hearing Loops
to provide and install all audio, visual and public address components in the new library and
provide programming, alignments, and end-user training in the amount of $150,892.30. All
voting aye, motion carried.
REQUEST TO PURCHASE COMPUTERS
Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the request from Computer Services
to purchase 41 desktops and 11 notebooks with docking stations in the amount of $40,808
from HP Public Sector Online Store off of the State of South Dakota Contract. All voting
aye, motion carried.
REQUEST TO PURCHASE SOFTWARE
Remily moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve the request from Computer
Services to purchase Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2016 and SRV DCAL 2012 in the amount of
$19,182.90 from SHI of Somerset, NJ off of the State of South Dakota Contract. All voting
aye, motion carried.
BIDS FOR MERTON ST HOLDING POND PROJECT
Bids were received and publicly opened on January 31, 2017 for the Merton Street
Holding Pond (Project SS-2017-2). A detailed list of the bids is on file at the Finance Office.
Ronayne moved, Rux seconded to award the Merton Street Holding Pond Bid to B & B
Contracting Inc. in the amount of $247,156.21 and authorize the City Manager and Finance
Officer to sign the necessary documents after approval by the City Attorney. All voting aye,
motion carried.
BID FOR FLOATING HEAD RIDER SAW
A Bid was received and publicly opened on January 24, 2017 for a 2017 Floating
Head Rider Saw for the Public Works Department – Traffic Control Division. A detailed list
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of the bid is on file at the Finance Office. Campbell moved, Johnson seconded to award the
Floating Head Rider Saw Bid Option #1 to Bierschbach Equipment & Supply in the amount
of $113,255.00, authorize negotiations with the bidder to deduct additional cutting head, and
authorize the City Manager and Finance Officer to sign the necessary documents after
approval by the City Attorney. All voting aye, motion carried.
BILLS
Ronayne moved, Olson seconded to approve the following audited bills for services,
supplies, repairs, and maintenance: US Bank 46,235.89; United Parcel Service 54.71; AT &
T 984.90; MetLife 517.88; First National Bank Corp. Trust 17,334.95; NVC 86.13; ETS
Corp. 275.20; Wellmark 40,000.00. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried.
PAYROLL
Remily moved, Rux seconded to approve the payroll for the period from January 22,
2017 through February 4, 2017 and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s
insurance, retirement, health and life insurance: Wells Fargo 127,135.90; SD Retirement
69,924.27; Governing Body 3,192.28; City Manager 7,726.71; City Attorney 6,506.09;
Finance 13,363.29; HR 8,305.60; Building 327.95; Computer 4,481.29; Planning/Zoning
11,776.17; Engineering 12,059.00; Police 117,618.26, Tom Barstad 25.19 hr, Taylor Hanson
101.25 bw, Katherine Malsom 101.25 bw; Fire 91,100.29; Fire Prevention 4,941.50;
Housing/Building 6,174.55; Street 29,317.32; Traffic 4,965.37; Solid Waste 18,891.35;
Transportation/Ride Line 17,639.04, Library 24,928.23; Parks, Rec & Forestry 91,614.17,
Julia Barnett 9.75 hr, Christian Berbos 9.50 hr, Tyler Bogue 9.00 hr, Jessica Brandlee 9.50 hr,
Sarina Brandlee 9.25 hr, Ellen Dinger 12.50 hr, Kevin Gross 10.00 hr, Lynda Grote 11.00 hr,
Betty Heinz 12.50 hr, Tristen Henke 9.00 hr, Christopher Jung 9.25 hr, Kennedy Kampa 9.00
hr, Anna Kretchman 9.00 hr, Thomas Kulesa 9.25 hr, Lauren Kunz 9.25 hr, Sarah L’Allier
9.25 hr, Patrick Leary 9.25 hr, Alec Luna 9.00 hr, Breanna Marzahn 11.50 hr, Randy Murphy
10.00 hr, Riley Murphy 9.00 hr, Joseph Murtagh IV 9.25 hr, Zachary Noble 9.00 hr, Casandra
Paulsen 9.25 hr, Tim Price 11.00 hr, Anita Raile 12.00 hr, Brendan Roso 9.75 hr, Julia
Schriver 9.00 hr, Allison Sundquist 9.00 hr, Abigail Wienk 9.00 hr, Airport 16,536.73, Brock
DeGroot 12.00 hr; Pipe 20,752.30; Water Treatment 17,100.60; Meter 2,751.20; Water
Reclamation 18,812.76; Pump 7,043.35; Old Federal Crths Bldg 1,619.60. Upon roll call, all
voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Lynn Lander presented the City Manager’s Report.
There being no further business, Bunsness moved, Olson seconded that the meeting
be adjourned. All voting aye, motion carried.
Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Karl Alberts, Finance Officer.
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