Aberdeen City Council

16927 JOINT CITY/COUNTY PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, May 1, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., Joint City Council/County Commission Meeting. 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. Brown County Commissioners present were Tom Fischbach, Doug Fjeldheim, and Rachel Kippley. Brown County Commissioners Nancy Hansen and Duane Sutton were absent. City Staff present were Lynn Lander, Ron Wager, Robin Bobzien, Ken Hubbart, Karl Alberts, and Dave McNeil. County Deputy Auditor Cathy McNickle was present. ORDINANCE NO. 17-04-01 Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-01 to rezone from (A-1) District to (M-AG) District property described as Proposed Lot 1, Dorn Subdivision (part of 1115 - 392nd Avenue, South). Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. Fischbach moved, Fjeldheim seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-01 (467) to rezone from (A-1) District to (M-AG) District property described as Proposed Lot 1, Dorn Subdivision (part of 1115 – 392nd Avenue, South). All present voting aye, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 17-04-02 Ronayne moved, Rux seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-02 to rezone from (A-1) District to (R-2) District property described as Lot C in the SW ¼, SW ¼, Section 21, T123N, R63W (1519 South Melgaard Road). Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. Fjeldheim moved, Fischbach seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-02 (468) to rezone from (A-1) District to (R-2) District property described as Lot C in the SW ¼, SW ¼, Section 21, T123N, R63W (1519 South Melgaard Road). All present voting aye, motion carried. There being no further business, Fischbach moved, Fjeldheim 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. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, May 1, 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, Ken Hubbart, Karl Alberts, Dave McNeil, and Shirley Arment. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Slaight-Hansen moved, Olson seconded to approve the minutes of April 24, 2017, as circulated. All voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – Lucas Murray was present to discuss lead testing in drinking water. OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 17-04-03 Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-03 to rezone from (R-3) District to (C-1)/(R-4) Districts property described as Lot 1, North Main Fire Station Number 2 Subdivision (604 North Main Street). Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried.  16928 ORDINANCE NO. 17-04-05 Bunsness moved, Olson seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-04-05 amending the City Code and establishing a Board of Ethnics to uphold the City of Aberdeen Conflicts of Interest Policy. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Rux moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: LICENSE – Residential Building Contractor – Terry West Construction PETITION OF VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION – for proposed Lot 1, Lamont Eleventh Addition in the NE ¼ of Section 20, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (1104 South Melgaard Road) – refer to City Attorney, City Engineer, and Planning/Zoning Director for review and recommendations. SET HEARING DATE – of May 22, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. for the petition to rezone from (C-1) District to (C-1)/(R-4) Districts property described as Lot 6, Block 15, Sullivan & Easton Addition in the SW ¼ of Section 12, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota (801 North First Street). All voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS EXPENSES FOR EVENT CENTER TASK FORCE Rux moved, Ronayne seconded to approve of an expense of $1,500 from the Promotion Fund to pay for Event Center Task Force Public Input Meeting. Motion carried by voice vote. PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT Campbell moved, Ronayne seconded to postpone any action on a request for a property tax abatement for 519 Production Street until the County Commission has taken action. All voting aye, motion carried. BIDS ON FURNISHINGS FOR LIBRARY Bids were received and publicly opened on April 17, 2017 at City Hall for the furnishings for the new Aberdeen Public Library. A detailed list of the bids is on file at the City Finance Office. Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the low bids for the library furnishings in the total amount of $485,866.82 as recommended by MSR Design and authorize the City Manager and Finance Officer to sign all the necessary documents after approval by the City Attorney. All voting aye, motion carried. PROPOSAL FOR LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS A proposal for services for assessment, mitigation, and documentation for Levee Improvements with Affinis Corporation was presented by City Engineer Robin Bobzien. Bunsness moved, Campbell seconded to approve the proposal for experienced professional services and to allow the City Manager to sign an agreement for assessment, mitigation design, and documentation for Levee Improvements with Affinis Corporation of Overland Park, KS in an amount not to exceed $69,049.46 over the next 2½ years. All voting aye, motion carried. CHANGE ORDER/PAYMENT FOR MERTON ST HOLDING POND PROJECT Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign Change Order #1 in the amount of $847.00 and Payment Request #2 in the amount of $172,938.60 to B & B Contracting for work on the Merton St. Holding Pond Project (SS- 2017-2). Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CHANGE ORDER/PAYMENT FOR BOYD ST HOLDING POND PROJECT Remily moved, Olson seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign  16929 Change Order #1 in the amount of $808.24 and Payment Request #2 in the amount of $8,847.58 to B & B Contracting for work on the Boyd St. Holding Pond Project (SS-2016-2). Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Johnson moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: First National Bank 181,535.00; Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 40,000.00; MetLife 535.22; HD Supply Waterworks 134,670.18; ETS Corp 614.00; Dale Hunt 180.00; AT & T 988.27; J Gross Equipment 100,776.00; United Parcel Service 262.70. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. PAYROLL Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the payroll for the period from April 16, 2017 through April 29, 2017 and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance: Wells Fargo 130,760.90; SD Retirement 71,661.80; Governing Body 3,192.28; City Manager 7,726.71; City Attorney 6,521.43; Finance 13,237.20; HR 8,305.60; Building 271.73; Computer 4,584.15; Planning/Zoning 13,976.95; Engineering 12,092.41; Police 118,804.29, Briston Bruce 22.26 hr, Cole Kissner 22.26 hr; Fire 91,793.20, Lance Hammrich 19.86 hr, Joel Weig 2,579.41 bw; Fire Prevention 4,958.21; Housing/Building 6,174.55; Street 33,551.99; Traffic 5,432.89; Solid Waste 22,322.77; Transportation/Ride Line 17,295.69, Library 24,730.80; Parks, Rec & Forestry 87,975.43, Brian Biach 10.00 hr, Jessica Bitz 10.00 hr, Thomas Carlson 12.00 hr, Donald Craft, Jr 10.50 hr, Dennis Dahme 11.00 hr, Robb Erickson 12.75 hr, Charles Forrest 10.25 hr, Errol Hochsteler 10.00 hr, Lindsey Jarvis 10.00 hr, Keith Johnson 11.00 hr, John Koerner 11.00 hr, Allen Kolb 10.25 hr, Stanis Malsom 11.00 hr, Connor Stubbe 10.25 hr, Scott Sueltz 11.00 hr, Kyle Trefethren 9.00 hr, Phillip VanDover 11.75 hr, Logan Weisser 10.00 hr, Jacob Wiedrich 10.00 hr; Airport 15,212.84, Jacob Olson 12.00 hr; Pipe 22,051.24; Water Treatment 18,025.92, Walter Bauer 12.00 hr; Meter 3,102.77; Water Reclamation 19,303.30; Pump 7,167.01; Old Federal Crths Bldg 1,640.10. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Lynn Lander presented the City Manager’s Report and introduced Bob Braun as the new Water Treatment Plant Superintendent. There being no further business, Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded that the meeting be adjourned. All voting aye, motion carried. Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Karl Alberts, Finance Officer.