Aberdeen City Council

17111 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, January 29, 2018, 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, Al Ruhlman, Randy Meister, and John Weaver. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Johnson moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the minutes of January 22, 2018, as circulated. All present voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM Mike Bockorny of Aberdeen Development Corporation was present to update the Council on their continued progress in expansion of businesses to Aberdeen. Aaron Schultz from the United Way was present to update the Council on the 211 System. CONSENT CALENDAR Remily moved, Ronayne seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: APPOINTMENT OF VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS – for the Aberdeen Police Department: Jon Droege, Thomas Carlson, Rod Hall, Brad Kingsrite, Jay Rossman, JoAnn Lehrkamp, George Parmeter, Amy Stein, and George Shaver. LICENSES – Advertising/Sign Hanging – Scenic Sign Corporation; Home Day Care – Breanne Coughlin; Home Day Care – Chaska Carrico; Private Security – Casandra Gilborne; Taxi Cab Driver – Roger Lingor; Taxi Cab Driver – Chris Holmes. SET BID DATE – of February 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. for an advertisement for bids on the 2018 Water Treatment Plant Lime Sludge Removal Project. LOTTERY NOTICE – Aberdeen Disabled Veterans Chapter 13 – receive and place on file. DEPARTMENTS’ BOARDS REPORTS AND MINUTES – Aberdeen Airport Board Meeting Minutes; Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting Minutes; K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes; and Park & Recreation Board Meeting Minutes – receive and place on file. All present voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 18-01-02 City Attorney Ron Wager presented Ordinance No. 18-01-02 amending Chapter 8 – Animals and Fowl of the City Code. Animal Control Officer John Weaver was present to comment on the amendments to the Ordinance. Ronayne moved, Olson seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 18-01-02. Ronayne moved, Lunzman seconded to amend Section 8-38(b)(4) to delete “by the animal control authority” after “The owner shall be required to” and to add “, the amount of such insurance to be determined by the animal control authority” after “an additional insured”. All present voting aye, motion carried. Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to add back in all references to “dangerous”, “vicious”, and include “unsafe”. Upon roll call, Remily, Ronayne, Johnson, Olson voting nay, Lunzman, Bunsess, Rux, and Mayor Levsen voting aye, 4 nays and 4 ayes, motion failed. Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to amend Section 8-36(2) a. to replace “dog” with “animal” and to replace “SDCL ch. 40-34” with “SDCL 40-34-14 or a similar statute or law of another jurisdiction”. All present voting aye, motion carried. On the main motion to approve first  17112 reading of Ordinance No. 18-01-02 amending Chapter 8 – Animals and Fowl, upon roll call, Rux, Olson, Johnson, Lunzman, Ronayne, Remily, and Mayor Levsen voting aye, Bunsness voting nay, 7 ayes and 1 nay, motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 18-01-01R FOR ANNEXATION City Planning/Zoning Director Brett Bill presented Resolution No. 18-01-01R for annexation of the property described as the NE ¼ of Section 15, T123N, R64W except land platted and adjacent Public Right-Of-Ways (415 N. Hwy #281; 2305 and 2521 – 8th Avenue, NW; approximately 135.748 acres) for Cambria Land Company and Barringer Family Irrevocable Living Trust. Ronayne moved, Johnson seconded to approve Resolution No. 18- 01-01R to annex the property into the city limits of the City of Aberdeen. All present voting aye, motion carried. APPOINTMENT TO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT II BOARD Johnson moved, Remily seconded to appoint Jon Hoffman to the Business Improvement District II Board. All present voting aye, motion carried. POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF TRAINING FOR FIRE DEPT. Randy Meister, Aberdeen Fire Chief, and Al Ruhlman, HR Director, explained to the Council the need for a position of Director of Training for the Aberdeen Fire and Rescue Department. Remily moved, Rux seconded to create and add the new position of Director of Training for the Aberdeen Fire and Rescue Department. All present voting aye, motion carried. BID FOR RECYCLING SERVICES City Engineer Robin Bobzien explained the bid received from Dependable Sanitation for Recycling Services in Aberdeen. Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to award the Recycling Bid to Dependable Sanitation in the amount of $2.97 per account per month and authorize the City Manager and City Finance Officer to sign all necessary documents after approval by the City Attorney. All present voting aye, motion carried. PURCHASE PICKUPS FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. City Engineer Robin Bobzien presented a request to purchase two pickups from State Contract Listings for the Public Works Traffic Control and Street Divisions. Rux moved, Ronayne seconded to approve the purchase of two Ford F250 Pickups off State Bid from Pierson Ford of Aberdeen, South Dakota in the amount of $31,276.00 for Traffic Control and $31,376.00 for Street Division. All present voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Rux moved, Lunzman seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: NVC 463.15; SD Dept. of Health Lab 189.00; SD One Cell 64.96; Aqua Pure Inc. 325.00; James Valley Coop 76.04; SD Division of Motor Vehicles 22.20; ETS Corp. 1,250.00; Dacotah Bank 3,700.00; Plug N Pay 1,000.00; Infintech 1,000.00; Dakota Transit Providers 221.50; Business Improvement District 292.29; Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. 32.08; Fleet Services 188.91; Matt Parrott 610.24; Convention & Visitor’s Bureau 22,357.72; Northwestern Energy 24,498.63. Upon roll call, all present voting aye, motion carried. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Lynn Lander presented the City Manager’s Report including 2017 City Accomplishments; Service Line Warranties Program update; and possible funding sources for the NSU and SD School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Educational Impact Campaign request. There being no further business, Olson moved, Johnson 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.