Aberdeen City Council

17069 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, December 4, 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, and Clint Rux. City Councilor Jennifer Slaight-Hansen was absent. City Staff present were Lynn Lander, Ron Wager, Robin Bobzien, Brett Bill, Karl Alberts, Dave McNeil, and Doug Johnson. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Bunsness moved, Remily seconded to approve the minutes of November 27 and 28, 2017 as circulated. All present voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – No one was present. OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 17-11-01 Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-11-01 to rezone from (R-3) High Density Residential District and (M) Municipal, State, and County Use District to (R-3) High Density Residential District for property described as Lot 2, Brown County Commissioner’s Second Subdivision to the City of Aberdeen in the SW ¼ of Section 18, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (1111 First Avenue, SE). Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 17-11-04 City Finance Officer Karl Alberts presented Ordinance No. 17-11-04 setting the fees and charges for certain services provided by the City for the upcoming year with an additional fee change from $20.00 to $30.00 for a Special One-Day Liquor License and from $5.00 to $20.00 for the related advertising fee. Council member Slaight-Hansen arrived at the meeting at 5:32 p.m. Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 17-11-04 setting the fees and charges for certain services provided by the City of Aberdeen for 2018. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Remily moved, Olson seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: LICENSE – Taxi Cab Driver – Duane Hand SET BID DATE – of December 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. for One New 2017 Asphalt Grinder for the Public Works Department – Street Division. SET HEARING DATE – of December 26, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. for the following petitions to rezone: Rezone from (R-2) Medium Density Residential District, (R-2) Medium Density Residential District/(R-4) Special Density Residential District, (C-1) Neighborhood Commercial District/(R-4) Special Density Residential District to (M) Municipal, State, and County Use District for property described as Bike Trail Lot 1 of Dakota Midland Hospital Outlot 1 and Bike Trail Lot 1 of Lot C, Block 12, Wylie Park Estates 5th Addition and Bike Trail Lots 1 and 2 of Lot B, Block 12, Wylie Park Estates 5th Addition all in the NW ¼ of Section 11, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota (Public Bike Trail adjacent to Aberdeen Christian School and Aberdeen Health & Rehab); Rezone from (R-2) Medium Density Residential District/(R-4) Special Density Residential District and (R-2) Medium Density Residential District to (R-2) Medium Density Residential District for property described as proposed Lots 1 and 2, Aberdeen Christian School, Avera Addition to the City of Aberdeen in the NW ¼ of Section 11, T123N, R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown  17070 County, South Dakota (1500, 1530, 1604, and 1620 Hwy #281 North and 1419 and 1815 Willow Drive). LOTTERY NOTICES – Presentation College - PC Diversity; Catholic United Financial – receive and place on file. All voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 17-12-01R Doug Johnson, Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director, was present to request that the Council consider Resolution No. 17-12-01R authorizing the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department apply for a Land and Water Conservation Grant for a playground project at Wylie Park. Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to approve Resolution No. 17-12-01R as follows: WHEREAS, the United States of America and the State of South Dakota have authorized the making of grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to public bodies to aid in financing the acquisition and/or construction of specific public outdoor recreation projects; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That Doug Johnson is hereby authorized to execute and file an application on behalf of the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota with the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, through the State of South Dakota, Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Division of Parks and Recreation, for an LWCF Grant to aid in financing construction of a playground at Wylie Park for the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota and its Environs. 2. That Doug Johnson, Director is hereby authorized and directed to furnish such information as the above mentioned federal and/or state agencies may reasonably request in connection with the application which is hereby authorized to be filed. 3. That the City of Aberdeen shall provide 50% of the total cost of the project; and will assume all responsibility in the operation and maintenance of the project upon completion of construction, for the reasonable life expectancy of the facility. 4. That the City of Aberdeen shall dedicate for park and recreation purposes in perpetuity, or for the length of the lease if land is leased, the real property identified in the authorized application. All voting aye, motion carried. JOINT COOP AGREEMENT WITH NECOG Ronayne moved, Bunsness seconded to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Joint Cooperative Agreement for the upcoming year with the Northeast Council of Governments (NECOG) for the City of Aberdeen. All voting aye, motion carried. BOARD APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION Rux moved, Remily seconded to appoint Joseph Mettler to the Aberdeen Planning Commission. All voting aye, motion carried. BOARD APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION Johnson moved, Olson seconded to appoint Curt Mitchell to the Aberdeen Planning Commission. All voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Slaight-Hansen moved, Johnson seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Dacotah Bank 98,708.97; Cortrust 23,977.88; Great Plains Bank 16,917.75; Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 160,000.00; Metlife 506.88; MARCO Technologies 188.88; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. 46.15; Northwestern Energy 600.15; Morrison Construction 17,603.72; Cody Roggatz 385.80; Brown County Highway Dept. 2,415.09; STANTEC 18,833.06; AT &T 1,031.31; Harms Oil Company 16,966.09; United