Aberdeen City Council

17034 CITY COUNCIL MEETING PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, October 23, 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, Mark Remily, Rob Ronayne, Clint Rux, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. City Councilor Dennis “Mike” Olson was absent. City Staff present were Ron Wager, Robin Bobzien, Brett Bill, Karl Alberts, Dave McNeil, and Cody Roggatz. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Slaight-Hansen moved, Johnson seconded to approve the minutes of October 16, 2017, as circulated. All present voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – No one was present. OLD BUSINESS BID FOR TRACT C OF SURPLUS LIBRARY PROPERTY The request to accept or reject the bid of $10,000 by James M. Rohl for Lots 5 and 6, Pierce’s Subdivision of Block 104, Hagerty & Lloyd’s Addition to Aberdeen for sale as Tract C (Parcel III) of the surplus library property was presented. City Attorney Ron Wager stated that the Council needs to act within 30 days of September 26th which is the date the purchase agreement was signed by Mr. Rohl and asked the Council to consider to accept or reject that bid. Bunsness moved, Ronayne seconded to reject the bid of $10,000 by James M. Rohl on Tract C (Parcel III) of the surplus library property. All present voting aye, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: SET HEARING DATES – on November 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for an advertisement for bids on the South Second Street Traffic Signal Installation Project and on November 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for an advertisement for bids on 2018 Water Treatment Chemicals. SET HEARING DATE – on November 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. for a hearing on a petition to vacate public right-of-way for the North 6’ of 14th Avenue, SE public right-of-way adjacent to Lot 1, R.E. Huffman Outlots commencing at the East right-of-way line of State Street South and continuing East 1116’ to the West right-of-way line of Dakota Street (14th Avenue, SE between State Street and Dakota Street). PLATS – 1) Shishnia Golden West Addition to Aberdeen in the NW ¼ of Section 23, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (902 South 16th Street); 2) Andy & Cindy Meyers Addition in the N ½, SW ¼ of Section 28, T124N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (12856 – 390th Avenue) with stipulation that the petition to rezone to (M-AG) Mini-Agricultural District is approved. LICENSE – Master Plumber – Steve Syljuberget. All present voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 17-10-03 City Planning/Zoning Director Brett Bill presented Ordinance No. 17-10-03 amending Ordinance No. 1164 to rezone property from (M) Municipal, State, and County Use District and (I-2) Unrestricted Industrial District to (M) Municipal, State, and County Use District for Lot 3, Brown County Commissioner’s Second Subdivision to Aberdeen in the SW ¼ of Section 18, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (1019 First Avenue, SE). Bunsness moved, Remily seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-10-03. Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 17-10-02R  17035 Resolution No. 17-10-02R to establish a consolidated board of equalization pursuant to SD Codified Law §10-11-66 through §10-11-76 was presented. Ronayne moved, Rux seconded to approve Resolution No. 17-10-02R as follows: BE IT RESOLVED that a consolidated Board of Equalization as authorized by SDCL 10-11-66 shall be established pursuant to the Resolution of the Governing Boards of Brown County, City of Aberdeen, and the Aberdeen School District 6-1. The consolidated Board of Equalization as created by this Resolution shall be authorized to exercise all powers contained in SDCL 10-11. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that three members from the Brown County Commission, one member of the Aberdeen City Council, and one member of the Aberdeen School District 6-1 School Board shall constitute a consolidated Board of Equalization as provided by SDCL 10-11-66. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Aberdeen City Council, Brown County Commission, and the Aberdeen School District 6-1 shall be responsible for the per diem, salary, and mileage costs of the respective members that serve on the consolidated Board of Equalization. Brown County Commission shall be responsible for the ordinary and customary expenses associated with the equalization of property including appeals to the State Board of Equalization. The financial responsibilities contained in this resolution shall remain unless either the Aberdeen City Council, Brown County Commission, or the Aberdeen School District 6-1 shall request that they be modified prior to December 1st of each year. THIS RESOLUTION shall be binding upon the Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen South Dakota and upon each governing body adopting this Resolution according to law. All present voting aye, motion carried. HEARING ON SPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSE This being the time and place set for a hearing on an application for a Special Six-Day Retail On-Sale Liquor License on October 31 – November 5, 2017 for ACT2, Inc. at Aberdeen Community Theatre, 417 South Main Street, recommendations to approve were received. Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve a Special Six-Day Retail On-Sale Liquor License on October 31 – November 5, 2017 for ACT2, Inc. at 417 South Main Street. All present voting aye, motion carried. STATE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT PROJECT Transportation Director Cody Roggatz presented a SD Department of Transportation Grant Agreement for a 5% State share cost reimbursement for Airport Project AIP #3-46- 0001-37-2017 Snow Removal Equipment, Wildlife Assessment, and Wildlife Hazard Management Plan. Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the SD Department of Transportation Grant Agreement for the Airport Project AIP #3-46-0001-37-2017. All present voting aye, motion carried. JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH USGS City Engineer Robin Bobzien present the Joint Funding Agreement with the US Geological Survey for stream gaging of the Moccasin Creek and Foot Creek for a cost of $19,480. Rux moved, Lunzman seconded to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the Joint Funding Agreement with the US Geological Survey. All present voting aye, motion carried. APPOINTMENTS TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT BOARD Bunsness moved, Slaight-Hansen seconded to approve Mayor Levsen’s request to appoint Spencer Sommers, Scott Peterson, and Meg White to the Downtown Business Improvement District I Board of Directors for terms ending in 2019. All present voting aye, motion carried. APPOINTMENT TO LIBRARY BOARD Slaight-Hansen moved, Remily seconded to approve City Manager Lynn Lander’s  17036 request to appoint Sharon Bain to the Alexander Mitchell Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term ending in 2020. All present voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Johnson moved, Lunzman seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Northwestern Energy 17,905.61; Cross Country Freight Solutions 200.60; Viril C. Layton 300.00; NVC 301.20; Dependable Sanitation, Inc. 121.00; J & K Mowing Service 254.17; Morrison Construction 10,312.58; United Parcel Service 74.55; Cody Roggatz 193.53; Borns Group 4,122.05; Zumbaum Properties 27.03; BMX 25.62; Shirlee Gutjahr 36.79; Ruth Ingham 40.50; Dakota Tree Company, LLC 2,431.00; Fleet Services 165.06, Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 40,000.00; GSA 2,213.44. Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. There being no further business, Bunsness moved, Ronayne 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. JOINT CITY/COUNTY MEETING PROCEEDINGS Brown County Commission Chambers, 25 Market Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, October 24, 2017, at 8:45 a.m., Joint City Council/County Commission Meeting. Mayor Mike Levsen presiding. Present at roll call were City Councilors Alan Johnson, Dave Lunzman, Mark Remily, and Rob Ronayne. City Councilors David Bunsness, Dennis “Mike” Olson, Clint Rux, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen were absent. County Commissioners present were Rachel Kippley, Nancy Hansen, Duane Sutton, Tom Fischbach, and Doug Fjeldheim. City staff present were Brett Bill and Karl Alberts. County Auditor Maxine Fischer was present. ORDINANCE NO. 17-10-02 Ordinance No. 17-10-02 amending Ordinance No. 1164 to rezone property from (A- 1) Agricultural District to (M-AG) Mini-Agricultural District for proposed Lot 1, Andy & Cindy Meyers Addition in the N 1/2 , SW ¼ of Section 28, T124N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (12856 – 390th Avenue) was presented. Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-10-02. Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. Sutton moved, Hansen seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 17-10-02 (470) as presented. All voting aye, motion carried. There being no further business, Ronayne moved, Remily 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. Published at the approximate cost of ______.