Aberdeen City Council

17247 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 20, 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 Council Members David Bunsness, Alan Johnson, Dave Lunzman, Dennis “Mike” Olson, Mark Remily, Rob Ronayne, Clint Rux, and Jennifer Slaight-Hansen. City Staff present were Ron Wager, Robin Bobzien, Brett Bill, Karl Alberts, and Dave McNeil. Mayor Levsen led the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES Rux moved, Olson seconded to approve the minutes of August 13, 2018, as circulated. All voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM – No one was present. OLD BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 18-08-01 Ordinance No. 18-08-01 expanding the number of projects eligible for sales tax refund and increasing the potential refund for an approve project was presented for second reading. Remily moved, Ronayne seconded to approve second reading of Ordinance No. 18-08-01 amending the City Code - Chapter 50 – Taxation. Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to amend Section 50-96 (b) to add “and the percentage amount of a refund” before the last sentence in the section. All voting aye, motion carried. Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to amend Section 50-97 changing one hundred percent (100%) to fifty percent (50%). Upon roll call, Remily, Ronayne, and Mayor Levsen voting nay, Lunzman, Slaight-Hansen, Johnson, Bunsness, Olson, and Rux voting aye, 3 nays and 6 ayes, motion carried. Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to amend Section 50-97 changing “issuance by the city of the final certificate of occupancy” to “first return for refund submitted to the city.” All voting aye, motion carried. Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to amend Section 50-93(b)(iv) to add after Will “provide additional jobs and” and remove “and add value to the area economic clusters and employment base”. All voting aye, motion carried. Slaight-Hansen moved, Bunsness seconded to amend the ordinance to add language to prevent TIF’s or discretionary formula for projects applying for sales tax refunds. Motion failed by voice vote. Slaight-Hansen made a motion to amend the ordinance to require real estate development (increased value) for projects. Amendment withdrawn. Slaight-Hansen made a motion to have a discussion on limiting the amount available through annual budgets. Motion withdrawn. Slaight-Hansen discussed the application process and how to quantify benefits to the community. On the main motion to approve second reading of Ordinance No. 18-08-01 as amended, upon roll call, Bunsness, Johnson, Lunzman, Olson, Remily, Ronayne, Rux voting aye, Slaight-Hansen and Mayor Levsen voting nay, 7 ayes and 2 nays, motion carried. CONSENT CALENDAR Ronayne moved, Remily seconded to approve the following items on the consent calendar: SET BID DATE – of September 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. for the advertisement for bids on 1800 Tons of Roadway Deicing Salt for 2018-2019. SET BID DATE – of September 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. for the advertisement for bids on Two New Downtown Archways – ADA Streetscape. LICENSES – Residential Building Contractor – Cade Johnson; Residential Building Contractor – Cramer Johnson. LOTTERY NOTICE – Det. 1-740th Transportation Co. SD National Guard – receive and place on file. 2017 PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE REPORT – for the Aberdeen Regional Airport from  17248 EideBailly – receive and place on file. All voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS DONATION TO K.O. LEE LIBRARY The acceptance of a money gift in the amount of $48,487.62 to K.O. Lee Library from the Estate of William Cameron Johnston was presented. Rux moved, Bunsness seconded to approve the acceptance of a bequest of $48,487.62 from the Estate of William Cameron Johnston to the K.O. Lee Library. All voting aye, motion carried. BIDS FOR SKID STEER TRACK LOADER Bids were received and publicly opened on August 14, 2018 for one new 2018 Skid Steer Track Loader for the Public Works Department – Street Division. City Engineer Robin Bobzien presented the request for the approval of the new Skid Steer Track Loader and asked that another Skid Steer Track Loader be purchased for the Pump Department. Bunsness moved, Johnson seconded to approve the Skid Steer Track Loader Bid Option #2 (with trade) to J. Gross Equipment in the amount of $42,409.00, declare surplus a 2007 Bobcat as the trade- in, and approve Skid Steer Loader Bid Option #1 (no trade) to Titan Machinery in the amount of $54,225.00 as recommended. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CHANGE ORDER/PAYMENT FOR MILL AND OVERLAY PROJECT City Engineer Robin Bobzien presented a Change Order in the amount of $1,115.00 and a Payment Request in the amount of $470,987.82 to Lien Transportation for work on the Mill and Overlay Improvements Project (ST-2018-3). Bunsness moved, Rux seconded to approve Change Order #1 in the amount of $1,115.00 and Payment Request #2 in the amount of $470,987.82 to Lien Transportation. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CHANGE ORDER/PAYMENT FOR 8TH AVE. ST. PROJECT City Engineer Robin Bobzien presented a Change Order in the amount of $80,433.90 and Payment Request in the amount of $156,675.51 to Reede Construction for work on the 8th Ave., NW Street Reconstruction Project (ST-2018-1). Ronayne moved, Lunzman seconded to approve Change Order #3 in the amount of $80,433.90 and Payment Request #3 in the amount of $156,675.51 to Reede Construction. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. CHANGE ORDER/PAYMENT FOR ACCESS QUADRANT PROJECT City Engineer Robin Bobzien presented a Change Order in the amount of $23,516.80 and Payment Request in the amount of $43,786.62 to CWF Masonry & Construction for work on the Accessible Quadrant Improvement Project (CONC-2018-2). Johnson moved, Slaight- Hansen seconded to approve Change Order #2 in the amount of $23,516.80 and Payment Request #3 in the amount of $43,786.62 to CWF Masonry & Construction. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. BILLS Bunsness moved, Olson seconded to approve the following audited bills for services, supplies, repairs, and maintenance: Northwestern Energy 43,457.57; CenturyLink 4,066.44; Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield 23,049.38; Borns Group 4,224.13; Dakota Transit Association 600.00; J & K Mowing Service 352.38; DOI US Geological Survey 11,250.00; Morrison Construction 10,507.45; UPS 36.12; NVC 388.65; Zumbaum Properties 41.07; Stuart Himes 34.50; Mary Ewing-Thorpe 42.92; BRS, LLC 26.94; Mitchell Lauseng 42.01; Vaughn Ayala 7.41; Reunion Student Loan 36.02; Crystal Gutierrez 20.12; Rusty Flack 23.63; Steve Darling 41.19; Corey Vosika 36.33; James Geffre 11.17; Al Nordstrom 84.08; Fleet Services 232.04; Verizon Wireless 31.76; Cody Roggatz 147.92; SD Electrical Commission 40.00. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. PAYROLL Rux moved, Olson seconded to approve the payroll for the period from August 5, 2018  17249 through August 18, 2018 and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance: Wells Fargo 142,153.71; SD Retirement 74,987.67; Governing Body 3,192.28; City Manager 8,113.11; City Attorney 6,659.87; Finance 13,815.25; HR 7,457.60, Building 1,669.75; Computer 4,726.26; Planning/Zoning 14,544.15; Engineering 13,865.40; Police 117,447.98, Tina Hubert 16.55 hr, Fire 116,750.00, Tara Davis 14.41 hr, Austin Fischbach 14.41, Joshua Ochsner 19.38 hr; Housing/Building 6,486.55; Street 31,144.97, Bernard Hubert Jr. 19.20 hr; Traffic 4,011.16; Solid Waste 21,337.06; Transit/Ride Line 18,110.25, Donna Fey 11.00 hr, Randal Murphy 11.00 hr, Cecilia Storly 11.00 hr; Library 25,631.10; Parks, Rec & Forestry 170,794.15, Airport 15,244.52, Pipe 22,874.53; Water Treatment 18,305.39; Meter 2,910.48; Water Reclamation 20,411.75; Pump 9,201.54, Old Federal Crths Bldg 1,752.86. Upon roll call, all voting aye, motion carried. NO CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Police Chief Dave McNeil discussed meeting with contractors to ensure safety for May Overby students when school starts. There being no further business, Ronayne moved, Remily seconded that the meeting be adjourned. All voting aye, motion carried. Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Karl Alberts, Finance Officer.