Aberdeen City Council

17028 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, October 16, 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, and Code Roggatz. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Rux moved, Olson seconded to approve the minutes of October 10, 2017, as circulated. All voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – Duane Riedel was present to discuss the meeting held on October 12th regarding the City Comprehensive Plan, Moccasin Creek Renovation, a southern truck by- pass, and general street repairs in the city limits. OLD BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO SELL FEDERAL COURTHOUSE City Manager Lynn Lander stated that he was asked to review operations to improve revenues covering operational costs relating to the Federal Courthouse at 102 – 4th Avenue, SE. He believes that there are three options: 1) to leave it as is; 2) look at expanding leases to improve revenues to pay for capitalized costs; or 3) to sell the property. He presented the potential option to the Council to consider an agreement to use a brokerage agency to sell the property. City Attorney Ron Wager explained the legal aspect to use a brokerage agency and the process for selling surplus property. Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to enter into an agreement to employ Geoff Ficke and Zack Ficke in association with Marcus and Millichap Real Estate to sell the Federal Courthouse located at 102 – 4th Avenue, SE. All voting aye, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Rux moved, Remily seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: PERMISSION – to place two inflatables on Village Bowl property during the State Special Olympic Bowling Event on November 2 – 5, 2017. LICENSES – Ambulance Driver – Garry Bauer; Private Security – Terrell White; Taxi Cab Driver – Derek Campbell. LOTTERY NOTICE – Brown County Pet Rescue League – receive and place on file. All voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARING ON CDBG GRANT This being the time and place set for a public hearing for submission of an application to the State of South Dakota for a Community Development Block Grant for possible funding for removal of a house located at 1202 South Second Street in Aberdeen owned by Homes Are Possible, Inc., Mayor Levsen opened the public hearing for comments. Ted Dickey of the NE Council of Governments was present to discuss the grant. Mayor Levsen closed the hearing. Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the following resolution authorizing application for the CDBG Grant: WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen proposes to execute an application for $9,770.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds to remove and clean-up a housing lot in the City of Aberdeen; and WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen is eligible for Federal assistance for the proposed project; and  17029 WHEREAS, with the submission of the Community Development Block Grant application, the City of Aberdeen assures and certifies that all Community Development Block Grant program requirements will be fulfilled; and WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen has held the required public hearing on October 16, 2017, for the Community Development Block Grant; and WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen is required to designate a certifying officer for the purpose of signing documents pertaining to this grant; and WHEREAS, the City of Aberdeen is required to designate an environmental certifying officer for the purpose of signing required environmental documents pertaining to this grant; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Manager of the City of Aberdeen, will be authorized to execute the Community Development Block Grant application for the City of Aberdeen; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager of the City of Aberdeen, be hereby designated as the City’s certifying officer for the purpose of signing correspondence, pay requests, and other required documents; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager of the City of Aberdeen, be hereby designated as the City’s environmental certifying officer for the purpose of signing correspondence and other required documents and forms. All voting aye, motion carried. RESOLUTION TO VACATE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY City Planning/Zoning Director presented a petition to vacate public right-of-way located at the E. 33’ of Dakota Street South public right-of-way commencing 175’ South of the intersection of 17th Avenue, SE public right-of-way and continuing South to a point of termination adjacent to the southernmost corner of Lot 1, Germer’s First Subdivision in the SW ¼ of Section 19, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, SD (1707 South Dakota Street). Johnson moved, Rux seconded to approve Resolution No. 17-10-01R to vacate the property with stipulations that the vacated right-of-way and 1707 South Dakota Street are replatted into one parcel and that an access easement is maintained for any possible utilities. All voting aye, motion carried. GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SD DOT Transportation Director Cody Roggatz presented for approval a Section 5311 Fiscal Year 2018 Grant Agreement with SD Department of Transportation to allow Ride Line to submit qualifying administrative costs for reimbursement at 82.81% and operating costs for reimbursement at 51.76%. Bunsness moved, Olson seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the 2018 Grant Agreement with the SD Department of Transportation. All voting aye, motion carried. PAYMENT FOR AIRPORT RUNWAY DECOUPLING PROJECT Transportation Director Cody Roggatz presented a payment request in the amount of $1,056.52 for Helms & Associates for work on the Airport AIP #3-46-0001-36-2016 Runway 17/35 Decoupling Project. Johnson moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign Payment Request #26 in the amount of $1,056.52 for Helms & Associates. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CHANGE ORDER/PAYMENT FOR ACCESSIBLE QUADRANT PROJECT City Engineer Robin Bobzien presented a Change Order in the amount of -$23,700.70 and Payment Request in the amount of $19,461.51 for DeGroot Concrete for work on the Accessible Quadrant Improvements Project. The Change Order was to balance out quantities installed in the field and the payment was for the retainage on the project. Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign Change Order #4 in the  17030 amount of -$23,700.50 and Payment Request #4 in the amount of $19,461.51 for DeGroot Concrete. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Bunsness moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Dahme Construction 157,664.64; Helms & Associates 19,762.75; CenturyLink 3,826.13; Foerster Testing 350.00; Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 40,000.00; United Parcel Service 36.79; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc 17.22; Konica Minolta 126.85; Northern Electric 825.95; Ty Reinke 160.00; American News 3,071.32; Aberdeen Development Corp 14,166.67; Praxair Distribution Inc 48.93; ASPIRE Inc 2,029.55; Douglas Johnson 70.88; Animal Care Clinic 60.00; MARCO Technologies LLC 880.54; RDO Equipment Co 1,503.26; Brown County Landfill 17,745.40; KONE Inc 810.24; Dakota Riggers & Tool Supply 433.22; NDSU Soil Testing Lab 30.00; J P Cooke Co 63.20; Dahme Construction 647.00; Hawkins Inc 1,875.00; Dakota Electronics 1,896.60; Dennis Gavin 7,006.15; One Source 120.00; Eddie’s Northside Sinclair 415.00; Quality Welding Inc 6.70; Cole Papers Inc 1,736.51; Farm Power Mfg Inc 51.18; GCR Tires & Service 67.99; Brian Hink 18.56; Graham Tire Co 375.10; Nikolas Zimney 111.66; HACH Co. 517.74; Auto Value Part Stores/Hedahls 857.54; Rapid Fire Protection Inc 200.00; House of Glass, Inc 306.68; DOI-USGS 19,480.00; Kesslers Inc 201.86; Automatic Building Controls 1,031.00; Aberdeen Taxi Service 241.50; Lawson Products Inc 424.73; Steven Lust Automotive 167.50; McDonald Supply Co 71.15; MAC’s Inc 326.85; Mattern Diesel Service 319.50; Sanford Health Occupational Medicine Clinic 292.25; GFOA 375.00; Gerald Robert Bourelle 160.00; Farnums Genuine Parts 127.98; Northern Electric 2,703.69; A & B Business Solutions 77.43; Dakota Supply Group 3,043.40; Graymont Capital Inc 12,833.38; Midstates Group 8,160.49; Ringgenberg Electric 5,144.82; Safety Service Inc 283.47; Avera St Luke’s Hospital 704.65; SHARE Corp 530.20; Sheehan Mack Sales & Equipment Inc 510.74; Best Western Ramkota 18,785.15; HD Supply Waterworks 3,934.39; Crawford Trucks & Equipment 1,369.41; SD Dept of Transportation 16,527.50; Keith Sharisky 201.00; Stan Houston Equipment 965.19; Town & County Lumber Inc 220.00; Western Area Power Adm 9,294.03; Western Printing 112.25; Aberdeen Area Arts Council 2,000.00; Fastenal Company 560.50; Praxair, Inc. 3,078.35; ADAPCO Inc 8,626.60; Haug Plumbing & Heating 169.49; Michael Bunke 143.00; Olson’s Pest Technicians 1,200.00; Ultimate Upholstery Solutions 1,486.51; MK Enterprises 800.00; Northern Truck Equipment Corp 275.74; Rocky Tuscherer 75.00; Amy Scepaniak 90.00; AAP of Aberdeen SD 255.63; Sleuth Systems 1,416.00; Village Bowl 131.00; Physio-Control Inc 2,099.00; Titan Access Acct 1,044.41; Executive Management 320.12; DANKO Emergency Equipment Co 1,045.50; Krohmer Plumbing Inc 1,032.82; Relentless LLC 599.00; IP Media Holdings, Inc 517.71; Eric Miller 89.00; West Payment Center 515.47; Stacy Vrchota 111.00; North Central Farmers Elevator 12,911.45; Parkview Nursery Inc 1,719.98; Traffic Control Corp 1,611.00; SD Dept of Revenue 21,265.46; Active Data Systems Inc 8,254.00; Robin Bobzien 75.00; Ken Hubbart 89.00; Luke Nelson 96.00; Northern Valley Communications 81.91; Kirk’s Auto 3,031.29; Mike Hluchy 181.99; Lien Transportation Co 41,104.85; Aberdeen Police Dept 6.00; Ryan Ries 15.00; Footsteps Counseling 240.00; McMaster-Carr Supply Co 1,993.67; Dr Steve Redmond 500.00; Midland Lease Division 250.54; Jon Droege 300.00; Brown & Saenger 268,610.17; Dave Usselman 750.00; CNA Surety 150.00; Fire Safety First 25.10; Ken’s Superfair Foods 27.37; SD Secretary of State 90.00; Flint Hills Resources LP 10,541.00; Karl Alberts 43.00; Manley Bros of Indiana 2,077.08; Menards 1,707.40; Shannon Broderson 72.00; Bound Tree Medical LLC 1,784.14; Aqua Pure Inc 20,360.25; Michael Roemmich 15.00; Convention Visitors Bureau 40,239.72; Dakota Fluid Power Inc 604.45; McQuillen Creative Group Inc 665.00; EZ-Liner 2,316.13; Wylie Thunder Road 300.00; Borns Group  17031 1,486.65; Jesse Rystrom 96.00; Mike Levsen 168.00; Impact Janitorial 3,580.25; AT & T Cell 349.54; Midwest Playscapes, Inc 3,563.00; Double D Body Shop 4,668.15; Stryker Sales Corp 194.25; NCL of Wisconsin 759.64; Ferguson Waterworks 1,632.12; Dr. Thomas Flamboe 1,000.00; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc 1,172.30; Aberdeen Shuttle 206.50; Rackspace Hosting 1,874.40; John Kirnan 203.19; POMP’s Tire Service Inc 379.38; Joshua Poppen 171.00; Van Diest Supply Co 1,063.70; Jeff Neal 32.00; Locators & Supplies Inc 458.02; GALLS Inc 964.09; Dakota Oil 976.18; NALCO Company 252.31; The Crossroads Hotel/Event Center 124.00; VESSCO Inc 228.00; Brett Bill 89.00; DSS Image Apparel 695.00; Lance Hammrich 96.00; MVTL Lab Inc 439.00; Christopher Gross 32.00; Wayne Krysowaty 11.00; J R Huebner 281.00; Pro Ag Supply Inc 258.90; John Kersten 4,000.00; Blair Smith 96.00; Randy Murphy 234.00; Aberdeen Chrysler Center 221.54; Midcontinent Communications 1,299.32; Dance Network 270.00; Alan Ruhlman 168.00; Butler Machinery Co 26.80; JGE Rental Equipment 2,045.00; GRAINGER 447.05; Darcy Schock 107.00; Bomar Soft Playgrounds International 10,481.00; Geffdog Designs 1,255.01; Cooper Animal Clinic 615.21; WEB Water Bottling Co 46.00; Ameripride Services Inc 648.04; Morgan Black 75.00; Crescent Electric Supply 121.63; Country Concrete/Landscaping 3,510.64; Harry Implement, Inc 2,222.76; Coast to Coast Solutions 359.91; Forrest Scott 18.00; Amanda Vilhauer 75.00; Harlow’s Bus Sales, Inc 738.93; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc 17,503.00; A-1 Sanitation 609.08; G & R Controls Inc 3,591.00; Tri-State Water, Inc 54.00; 121 Benefits 350.00; Justin Parsons 20.63; Northern Plains Psychological 60.00; Aberdak Club 97.50; Christopher Medill 38.63; MAC Tools/D & D Distributing 58.00; Insurance Plus 1,310.13; Carla Jo Krege 143.00; Sara Scepaniak 156.00; CH Diagnostic & Consulting Services 415.00; Forterra Pipe & Precast 1,191.58; Office Depot 136.19; Hillyard 890.73; Andrea Schwan 168.00; Kent Warrey 540.00; Advantage Computer Systems, Inc 75,446.14; Megan Kusler 195.00; Hennepin County Fire Chief’s Association 525.00; Jark/Worlie Auction 2,947.36; Shannon L. Fish 200.00; Corey Geffre 500.00; Gary R. Johnson 1,021.00; Lee Park Golf Shop 340.00; Jaime Murschel 84.00; Samantha Scepaniak 36.00; Stephanie Deyo 38.50; George Jones 33.00; Runnings Supply Inc 888.48; Interstate Battery 343.90; Eide Bailly LLP 10,476.90; Chip Christman 20.00; L4 Holdings 500.00; South Carolina State Park Service 686.60; Diane Moe 100.00; Julie Bane 200.00; Terry White 200.00. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. PAYROLL Olson moved, Remily seconded to approve the payroll for the period from October 1, 2017 through October 14, 2017 and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance: Wells Fargo 130,235.91; SD Retirement 70,264.88; Governing Body 3,192.28; City Manager 7,726.71; City Attorney 6,373.16; Finance 13,269.08; HR 8,305.60; Building 271.73; Computer 4,443.50; Planning/Zoning 13,932.95; Engineering 12,059.00; Police 121,437.62; Fire 97,476.95; Fire Prevention 4,924.80; Housing/Building 6,174.55; Street 26,798.80; Traffic 4,953.67; Solid Waste 17,566.55; Transportation/Ride Line 16,154.52, Roxane Moss 16.15 hr, Library 24,999.07, Isabella Seaton 15.38 hr; Parks, Rec & Forestry 95,157.17, Katelyn Fetsch 9.25 hr, Kaylee Hall 11.00 hr, Alex Harper 11.50 hr, Tristen Henke 9.25 hr, Errol Hochstetler 11.00 hr, Cheryl Kallas 12.50 hr, Melissa Kollman 11.50 hr, Samuel Krapf 9.00 hr, Megan Kusler 9.25 hr, Colten Landareth 9.00 hr, Alexandria Larson 9.00 hr, Taylor Luna 9.25 hr, Anthony Morrissey 12.75 hr, Randal Murphy 10.00 hr, Cassandra Paulsen 9.50 hr, Sarah Salmen 9.00 hr, Hannah Schmierer 9.00 hr, Daniel Severson 10.75 hr, Jaeden Shaving 9.00 hr, Gabe Swanson 11.25 hr Logan Swenson 11.00 hr, Lloyd Wheeler 9.00 hr, Matthew Wiebers 11.75 hr, Jacob Wiedrich 11.00 hr, Amy Wockenfuss 11.00 hr, Jenna Zantow 9.00 hr; Airport 13,871.63; Pipe 19,303.06; Water Treatment 18,104.07; Meter 2,771.89; Water  17032 Reclamation 21,217.86; Pump 7,942.15; Old Federal Crths Bldg 1,660.60. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Lynn Lander presented the City Manager’s Report on sales tax collections and the library project budget. 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/ Karl Alberts, Finance Officer.