Aberdeen City Council

17127 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, February 26, 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, Clint Rux by teleconference call, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. City Staff present were Lynn Lander, Ron Wager, Robin Bobzien, Brett Bill, Karl Alberts, Dave McNeil, Bob Braun, and Cody Roggatz. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Slaight-Hansen moved, Remily seconded to approve the minutes of February 20, 2018, as circulated. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM Randy Grismer of the Event Center Task Force asked for up to $75,000 for a proposed feasibility study for the rehabilitation and/or reuse of existing facilities in the Aberdeen Area. CONSENT CALENDAR Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: SET HEARING DATE – of March 12, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. for applications for Special One- Day Retail On-Sale Liquor Licenses for March 17, 2018 – Aberdeen Downtown Association’s Putt Putt Pub Crawl at 224 South Main Street and for April 7, 2018 – Boys & Girls Club’s Winefest Renaissance at 1121 – 1st Avenue, SE. PLAT – ADC 2018-1 First Subdivision to the City of Aberdeen in the NE ¼ of Section 16, T123N, R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, SD (4720 Maloney Avenue, NE) DEPARTMENTS’ BOARD 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; Park & Recreation Board Meeting Minutes – receive and place on file. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 18-02-01 City Planning/Zoning Director Brett Bill presented Ordinance No. 18-02-01 to change the name of a portion of public right-of-way from North Smith Street to Lancelot Drive North. Remily moved, Johnson seconded to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 18-02- 01. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. REQUEST TO WAIVE ZONING/SIGN FEES Members of the Leadership Aberdeen Class of 2018 were present to request that the Council waive $575.00 of Board of Zoning Adjustment application fees and sign permit fees for the “Signs of the Times” Project being planned to restore several faded signs on downtown buildings. Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to waive the Board of Zoning Adjustment application fees and sign permits fees for the “Sign of the Times” Project for the Leadership Aberdeen Class of 2018. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BIDS ON WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE REMOVAL Bids were received and publicly opened on February 20, 2018 for the 2018 Water Treatment Sluge Removal Project. A detailed list of the bids is on file at the City Finance Office. Water Treatment Superintendent Bob Braun presented the bids received and requested that the bid of $15.50 per ton price from B.W. Morrison Construction be accepted with a two-year contract and an option to extend the contract to a total of four years.  17128 Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to award the Sludge Removal Bid to B. W. Morrison Construction with the per ton price of $15.50 and authorize the City Manager and City Finance Officer to sign all necessary documents after approval by the City Attorney. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Bunsness moved, Lunzman seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 167,500.00; Business Improvement District 2,436.40; Borns Group 4,268.59; Fleet Services 62.91; United Parcel Service 109.50; Northwestern Energy 15,627.28; Direct Automation LLC 1,458.50; SD One Call 70.56; SD Association of Rural Water Systems 230.00; Girton Adams Co. 8,216.17; Brandon Ford 4.20; Lori Langford 29.50; Lori Habeck 19.20; David Shanley 34.94; Steve Stuckelmyer 33.59; Habitat for Humanity 15.91; BRS. LLC 56.74; Shirley Smith 39.55; Shirley Smith 104.94; Merit Management LLC 42.17; Dean Hassebrook 40.18; Cory Jaragoske 17.56; Deanna Bonn 24.14; ETS Corporation 1,250.00; Dacotah Bank 3,700.00; Plug N Pay 1,000.00; Infintech 1,000.00; CVB 22,095.08. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Lynn Lander asked City Engineer Robin Bobzien to present 2018 Public Works Improvement Projects Report. There being no further business, Bunsness 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.