Aberdeen City Council

16978 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, July 24, 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, Alan Johnson, Dave Lunzman, 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, Dave McNeil, George Jones, Tom Wanttie, and Aaron Chittum. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Slaight-Hansen moved, Rux seconded to approve the minutes of July 17, 2017, as circulated. All voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – No one was present. CONSENT CALENDAR Rux moved, Olson seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: SET BID DATE – of August 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for an Advertisement for Bids on the South Second Street Traffic Signal Poles and Mast Arms Project (Traffic-2017-1). LICENSE – Taxi Cab Driver – Brian Powers PLATS – 1) Plat of Lot 1A, Lot 2A, and Lot 3A, Block 4, Dakota Estates Subdivision to Aberdeen in the SW ¼ of Section 6, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota with the stipulation that the access easement to Lot 3A is maintained to allow the City access to existing storm water retention facilities (1029 – 27th Avenue, NE; 2711 North Lee Street; 2717 and 2725 North Harrison Street); 2) Mitchell-Jurgens Subdivision in Wylie Park Estates Subdivision in Aberdeen, South Dakota (601 and 609 Willow Drive); 3) Twelfth Addition to Ashwood Heights Subdivision to the City of Aberdeen in the SW ¼ of Section 8, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (2715 and 2721 Oakwood Lane); 4) Dacotah Bank Second Addition to the City of Aberdeen in the SW ¼ of Section 13, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota with the stipulation that any existing or necessary easements for the public utilities is maintained or granted with this platting (Entire city block located between Third and Fourth Avenue, SW, Main Street, and South First Street); 5) Maple River Lodging, LLC Subdivision in Aberdeen, South Dakota with the stipulation that separate water and sewer services are provided for each property within the boundaries of the Lots (1510 and 1516 Cambridge Circle); 6) Borg Second Subdivision in the SE ¼ of Section 26, T124N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (12875 and 12885 – 387th Avenue; NW of Intersection of 129th Street and 387th Avenue). REQUESTS FOR STREET USE – 1) Main Street from 5th Avenue to 3rd Avenue for Aberdeen Downtown Association/Northern State University/Presentation College/IHELP Student Loans’ Collegepalooza on August 31, 2017 from noon to 7:00 p.m.; 2) 22nd Avenue, NE between North State Street and North Dakota Street for a Block Party on August 5, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; 3) 1000 Block of Plum Lane for a Block Party on August 5, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. LOTTERY NOTICES – 1) Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post 24; 2) Presentation College; 3) Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Bazaar – receive and place on file. All voting aye with Ronayne abstaining, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 17-07-01 Ordinance No. 17-07-01 to rezone from (C-1) District/(R-4) District to (R-2) District for North 5’ of Lot 11 and Lot 12 and the South 10’ of Lot 13, Block 37,Thomas Addition in  16979 the NW ¼ of Section 24, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota (1205 South Main Street) was presented. Johnson moved, Olson seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-07-01. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 17-07-02 Ordinance No. 17-07-02 revising Chapter 52 of the City Code to define intersection consistent with State Law was presented. Police Officer Aaron Chittum spoke in favor of the proposed Ordinance giving police officers a clear boundary that’s the same at every intersection. Ronayne moved, Lunzman seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-07-02. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 17-07-03 Ordinance No. 17-07-03 revising Chapter 54 of the City Code regarding water and sewer services shared by adjoining property owners was presented. Bunsness moved, Olson seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-07-03. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 17-07-04 Ordinance No. 17-07-04 revising Chapter 46 of the City Code regarding obstructions parked or placed on city streets or the right-of-way was presented. Minor changes to the introduced draft of the Ordinance presented were made by the City Council. Bunsness moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-07-04. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUNDS Rux moved, Olson seconded to approve a request from the City Engineer Robin Bobzien to apply for Bridge Improvement Grant (BIG) Preliminary Engineering Funds in the amount of $57,856.92 with a local match of $11,571.38 for the 10th Avenue, SE Bridge Structure and approval of the following Resolution No. 17-07-03R: WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen wishes to submit an application for consideration of award for the Bridge Improvement Grant Program: Structure Number 07-122-333; Location: 10th Avenue SE – East of Dakota Street over Moccasin Creek; and WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen agrees to pay the 20% match on the Bridge Improvement Grant Funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen hereby authorizes the Bridge Improvement Grant application and any required funding commitments. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the South Dakota Department of Transportation be and hereby is requested to accept the Bridge Improvement Grant application. All voting aye, motion carried. HEARING ON MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE This being the time and place set for a hearing on an application for a transfer of Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage License with Video Lottery for GPM Enterprise Inc. at 901 – 6th Avenue, SE-Suite C to 202 – 6th Avenue, SE-Suite B (Inactive), recommendations received were to approve contingent upon inspections, Remily moved, Lunzman seconded to approve the transfer of the Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage License with Video Lottery for GPM Enterprise Inc. from 901 – 6th Avenue, SE-Suite C to 202 – 6th Avenue, SE-Suite B (Inactive) contingent upon final inspections by the Health and Fire Departments. All voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Northwestern Energy 27,234.38; Wellmark  16980 Blue Cross/Blue Shield 87,507.20; Harrison Truck Centers 89,244.00; United Parcel Service 65.91; Fleet Services 37.05; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc 303.58. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. PAYROLL Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve a payroll adjustment of $384.85 for Parks & Recreation Department for period from June 25, 2017 thru July 8, 2017 and the City payroll for the period from July 9, 2017 through July 22, 2017 and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance: Wells Fargo 158,850.52; SD Retirement 69,002.79; Governing Body 3,192.28; City Manager 7,726.71; City Attorney 6,398.73; Finance 13,578.31; HR 8,305.60; Building 304.53; Computer 4,519.07; Planning/Zoning 12,629.75, George Jones 21.72 hr; Engineering 13,640.19; Police 113,139.86, Daniel McCoy 23.97 hr; Fire 91,302.41, MacKenzie Morgan 16.30 hr; Fire Prevention 5,041.72; Housing/Building 6,174.55; Street 30,083.16, Matthew Heupel 18.73 hr; Traffic 5,999.53; Solid Waste 24,029.80; Transportation/Ride Line 15,574.82, Library 25,662.10; Parks, Rec & Forestry 220,625.41, Airport 17,606.06; Pipe 22,656.36; Water Treatment 14,558.28; Meter 2,892.51, Zachary Schwab 16.15 hr; Water Reclamation 20,013.96; Pump 8,149.11; 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. Planning/Zoning Director Brett Bill introduced the new GIS employee George Jones. There being no further business, Olson moved, Johnson seconded that the meeting be adjourned. All voting aye, motion carried. Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Karl Alberts, Finance Officer.