Aberdeen City Council

16915 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, April 10, 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, Jordan McQuillen, Dave McNeil, Clarence Fjeldheim, Jeromy Thorstenson, and Eric Miller. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the minutes of April 3, 2017, as circulated. All voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – No one was present. OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 17-04-04 Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-04 to lease Airport property to the SD Army National Guard for five (5) years with options to renew. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Ronayne moved, Rux seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: COMMUNITY EVENT PERMIT – for the Northern State University “Wolves Tri” Event on April 30, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. LICENSES – Residential Building Contractor – Travis Colbenson dba TC Lawn Care; Residential Building Contractor – Meehan Construction Inc. LOTTERY NOTICE – Y Camp Dreammakers – receive and place on file. All voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS HEARING ON SPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSES This being the time and place set for a hearing on an application for Special One-Day Liquor Licenses for Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours on April 20th at NSU, 1200 South Jay Street and on May 11th at Pierson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury Sales Building, 701 Auto Plaza Drive, recommendations to approve were received, Remily moved, Olson seconded to approve the Special One-Day Liquor Licenses for Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours on April 20th at NSU Student Center Centennial Rooms, 1200 South Jay Street and on May 11th at the Pierson Ford-Lincoln- Mercury Sales Building, 701 Auto Plaza Drive. All voting aye, motion carried. COMMUNITY EVENT PERMIT FOR YELDUZ CIRCUS Remily moved, Johnson seconded to approve of a Community Event Permit for the Yelduz Shrine Circus at the Civic Arena on April 13th to April 15th with a street closing on Second Avenue, SE from South Washington Street to South Jay Street during the circus. All voting aye, motion carried. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY City Attorney Ron Wager presented and explained a Proposed Conflicts of Interest Policy for Council Members, Municipal Board Members, Officers, and Employees to the City Council. After the discussion, Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to have the City Attorney present a draft version 3 of the Conflicts of Interest Policy to the Council at next weeks meeting with a provision for the formation of an ethics board. Motion carried by voice vote, 8 ayes, 1 nay.  16916 APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR Remily moved, Olson seconded to approve of the City Manager’s appointment of Jeromy Thorstenson to the position of Assistant Public Works Director for the City of Aberdeen effective June 12, 2017 at the annual salary of $81,711.78. All voting aye, motion carried. Assistant Public Works Director Clarence Fjeldheim who retires effective June 23, 2017 commented that the Council made a wise decision appointing Thorstenson to the position. PAYMENT FOR WORK ON LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to approve Payment Request #13 in the amount of $281,887.09 to Quest Construction, LLC for work on the new Library Construction Project. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. PAYMENT FOR SANITARY SEWER PIPE LINING PROJECT Ronayne moved, Campbell seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign Payment Request #3 in the amount of $89,816.18 to Municipal Pipe Tool Company, LLC for work on the Sanitary Sewer Pipe Lining Project. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. PAYMENTS FOR AIRPORT RUNWAY DECOUPLING PROJECT Bunsness moved, Ronayne seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign Payment Request #20 in the amount of $1,561.76 to Helms & Associates and Payment Request #7B in the amount of $22,926.53 to Jacobson Electric for work on the AIP #3-46- 0001-36-2016 Airport Runway 17/35 Decoupling Project. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Northwestern Energy 91,225.27; Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 40,000.00; Dakotacare Administrative 2,000.65; US Bank 41,629.20; Sanford Health 1,998.00; NVC 387.43; SD Municipal League 50.00; Morrison Construction 16,758.79; Dependable Sanitation 15,256.00; First National Bank Corp. Trust 376,420.92; United Parcel Service 68.62; AT & T 54.02; MARCO Inc. 30.23; Gene Jerke 46.94; John Meyer 32.39; Thomasina Rohrbach 40.56; Jesse Wageman 40.67; Holman Family Trust 343.16; South Dakota AGA 280.00; Midwest Alarm Company 270.00; American News 818.16; Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce 216.87; Praxair Distribution Inc. 70.98; Helms & Associates 5,266.10; MARCO Technologies LLC 801.50; Bonnie Bitz 2,760.00; Tessman Company 5,320.00; RDO Equipment Co 600.64; Jordon Moench 25.00; Dakota Electronics 2,630.07; Dennis Gavin 2,500.00; Cole Papers Inc 6,945.41; Qdoba Mexican Grill 390.00; Jensen Rock & Sand Inc 19.00; Carquest 620.15; Auto Value Part Stores/Hedahls 47.40; House of Glass, Inc 172.99; Nelson Sales & Service, LLC 406.96; Kelsey Welding 124.50; Kesslers Inc 153.58; Steven Lust Automotive 42.80; MAC’s Inc 87.96; Farnans Genuine Parts 170.58; A & B Business Solutions 37.72; Pantorium 25.35; Dakota Supply Group 2,712.81; Midstates Group 1,315.52; Safety Service Inc 105.10; Avera St Luke’s Hospital 4,599.00; Schwan Welding & Boiler 197.00; Fay’s Refrigeration Service 461.43; SD Division of Motor Vehicles 11.20; Scholastic Book Fairs 385.46; Town & Country Lumber 60.29; Pro-Build 1,988.55; Western Printing 432.65; American Library Assn 603.00; Baker & Taylor Inc 3,039.95; DEMCO Inc 68.29; Hayley Swenson 60.00; Fastenal Company 323.48; Quality Books Inc 289.14; Joel Welke 20.00; Shane Franks 80.00; John David Rohrbach 96.00; Aberdeen Awards 24.00; Totally Tubular Mfg 328.64; Lauren McCafferty 180.00; Civil Air Patrol Magazine 195.00; Scott Kusler 132.00; Dependable Sanitation, Inc 902.25; Hauff Mid-America Sports 77.90; Amy Scepaniak 18.00; Roger Privratsky 169.00; Taylor Laundry 13.00; Theatre House Inc 9.19; Pauer Sound & Music Inc 224.00; Titan  16917 Access Acct 5,790.69; Hub City Radio 600.00; Executive Management 54.49; Beacon Athletics 2,593.00; North Central Farmers Elevator 4,085.55; Barton Heating & A/C Inc 76.50; Dakotaland Autoglass Inc 78.74; MTI Distributing 2,795.67; FAST Corp 5,566.50; Bismarck Tribune 211.00; Federal Express Corp 21.06; Ken’s Superfair Foods 2,567.93; Century Business Products 82.78; Menards 2,298.35; Shannon Broderson 72.00; Dakota Fluid Power Inc 573.63; McQuillen Creative Group Inc 1,623.75; Redlinger Bros Plb & Htg 1,010.02; BORNS Group 2,080.38; OCLC, Inc 857.44; SD Arborists Assn 50.00; Swede’s Body Shop 1,379.00; Charles Kornmann 44.85; CO-OP Architecture 7,799.68; RV Park Hunter 40.00; Marilyn Kohles 58.80; Breann Jackson 360.00; Forest Rux 63.00; Darren Cleveland 28.00; ZIMCO Supply Co 2,407.53; Tim Blue 28.00; Steve Markley 198.00; Plunkett’s Pest Control 211.18; Aberdeen Plumbing & Heating Inc 603.80; Randy Murphy 558.00; Aberdeen Chrysler Center 737.60; Midwest Tape 21.98; Brick’s TV & Appliance 193.25; Midwest Laboratories Inc 65.00; Gavin Voss 48.00; curt Fredrickson 184.00; Tyler Bierman 42.00; GRAINGER 205.57; Cooper Animal Clinic 19.00; Ameripride Services Inc 821.82; Midwest Pump & Tank 82.58; G & R Controls Inc 1,288.00; Tri-State Water, Inc 13.00; Domino’s Pizza 148.78; Christopher Medill 67.00; Best Bag Company 540.05; Carla Jo Krege 72.00; Sara Scepaniak 36.00; Daniel Orr 48.00; Tyler Oliver 48.00; Bradley J. Cihak 48.00; Megan Kusler 144.00; Midwest Communications 500.00; Sean Gaskell 350.00; Runnings Supply Inc 1,793.29; Interstate Battery 113.95; Shane Blake 15.00; Chad Dubois 306.00; David Stanbury 24.38; Ernest Fischer 7.50; Gregory Davis 52.50; James Paulsen 101.25; Lloyd Wilson 60.00; Nicholas Gali 105.00; Paul Donahue 67.50; Rex Gard 123.75; Richard Elvins 65.26; Sam Syder 75.00. 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, Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded that the meeting be adjourned. All voting aye, motion carried. Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Jordan McQuillen.