Aberdeen City Council
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · March 16, 2020
Agenda
AGENDA FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 AT 5:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 123 S. LINCOLN ST.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MINUTES, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OF MARCH 9 AND 11, 2020
OPEN FORUM 5:30 TO 5:40 P.M. – 1. SEE FORMAT GUIDELINES AT END OF AGENDA
A. POLICE DEPARTMENT - PRESENTATION ON MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS
B. AARON SCHULTZ - 211 UPDATE PRESENTATION
4. OLD BUSINESS
A. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 – AVIATION OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING
PERMITTED DRONE FLIGHT AREAS AND THE PENALTY CLASSIFICATION
POSSIBLE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-03-01
5. CONSENT CALENDAR – POSSIBLE APPROVAL
A. SET HEARING DATE OF MARCH 30, 2020 AT 5:30 P.M. – RETAIL ON-OFF SALE WINE AND CIDER
LICENSE FOR TIFFANY LANGER, LLC DBA PINNED WORKSHOP, 322 SOUTH MAIN STREET,
SUITE 2
B. REQUEST TO SERVE AND PERMIT THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE
WYLIE PARK PAVILION ON JUNE 26, 2020 FOR A SCHUMACHER/REILLY WEDDING RECEPTION
C. REQUEST TO SERVE AND PERMIT THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT THE
WYLIE PARK PAVILION ON JULY 31, 2020 FOR A SPARLING/SMITH WEDDING RECEPTION
D. LOTTERY NOTICES – RECEIVE AND PLACE ON FILE:
1. LEADERSHIP ABERDEEN CLASS FOR ABERDEEN HUMANE SOCIETY
2. PRESENTATION COLLEGE – PC ATHLETICS
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. RESOLUTION NO. 20-03-02R REGARDING ANNUAL PROMOTION FUND ALLOCATIONS TO THE
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL IMPACT CAMPAIGN
POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 20-03-02R
B. APPLICATION FOR A COMMUNITY EVENT PERMIT FOR THE YELDUZ SHRINE CIRCUS ON APRIL
8 – 11, 2020 AT THE ABERDEEN CIVIC ARENA
POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE COMMUNITY EVENT PERMIT FOR THE YELDUZ
SHRINE CIRCUS ON APRIL 8 – 11, 2020 INCLUDING A STREET CLOSING ON 2ND
AVENUE, SE FROM S. WASHINGTON ST. TO S. JAY ST. DURING THE CIRCUS
C. BILLS: APPROVAL OF BILL LIST FOR MARCH 16, 2020
D. PAYROLL – APPROVAL FOR THE PAY PERIOD FROM MARCH 1, 2020 THROUGH MARCH 14,
2020 AND FOR CITY SHARE OF SOCIAL SECURITY, OLD AGE AND SURVIVOR’S INSURANCE,
RETIREMENT, HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE
E. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
7. ADJOURN
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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR COMMENTS ON ITEMS, WHICH ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. CITIZENS ARE
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MAY RESPOND WITH REQUEST FOR CITY MANAGEMENT TO FOLLOW UP AND REPORT BACK ON ANY
ISSUE RAISED DURING THE PUBLIC ADDRESS TIME. A PRESENTATION MAY NOT EXCEED TWO MINUTES
IN DURATION.
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MONDAY, IN WHICH CASE THE MEETING IS HELD AT 5:30 P.M. ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.
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DISTRIBUTION AT THE CITY FINANCE OFFICE AND AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE
www.aberdeen.sd.us.
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City of Aberdeen
Request for Council Action
4A
Agenda Item No. Meeting Date: March 16, 2020
Agenda Section Old Business Originating Dept: City Council
Ord. / Res. Ordinance No. 20-03-01 Prepared by: City Attorney
No. of Attachments 3 Presented by: City Attorney
Item:
Ordinance amending Chapter 10 – Aviation of the City Code regarding permitted drone flight
areas and the penalty classification.
City Manager’s Proposed Action:
Motion by ___________ second by _________ to approve 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 20-03-
01.
Overview:
The primary purpose of the amendment is to add the Moccasin Creek Soccer Complex as a
permitted drone flight area. The amendment to Sec. 10-2(5) would establish a total of five large
areas on public property within city limits for use by recreational drone operators.
The amendment also does some housekeeping at Sec. 10-4(1) by stating the Class 2
misdemeanor classification for a violation by an adult but deleting the specific penalty language.
This change is consistent with the 2019 recodification of the Aberdeen City Code.
Primary Issues/Alternatives to Consider:
Budgetary/Fiscal Issues:
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No. 20-03-01
2. Map of Soccer Field Complex showing permitted flight zone
3. Revised map of all permitted flight zones
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First Reading: March 3, 2020
Second Reading:
Final Adoption:
Published:
Effective Date:
ORDINANCE NO. 20-03-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 – AVIATION
OF THE ABERDEEN CITY CODE REGARDING DRONES
WHEREAS, the Aberdeen City Council reaffirms the rationale and purposes for
Ordinance No. 15-12-04 as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule power, the City of Aberdeen may exercise any
power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs, including the power to
regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the following ordinance will protect
the health, safety, and property of Aberdeen citizens and visitors and further their reasonable
privacy interests, and advance the interests of the City of Aberdeen.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ABERDEEN THAT THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS SHALL BE MADE TO THE ABERDEEN CITY CODE:
1. Sec. 10-2 of Chapter 10 – Aviation shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 10-2. – Operating regulations.
The airport manager authorizes limited drone operation in city airspace for hobby or
recreational purposes only, except that it shall be unlawful to exceed such authorization by
operating a drone:
(1) within one (1) mile of the Aberdeen Regional Airport and within the
10,000 feet non-precision approach areas to its runways. The protected
airspace hereafter shall be referred to as the “Airport Drone No Fly
Zone”. A map of such Airport Drone No Fly Zone shall be displayed at
the airport and filed with the finance office;
(2) over any person who is not involved in the operation of the drone,
without such person’s consent;
(3) over vehicular traffic;
(4) over property that the operator does not own, unless the property owner consents
and subject to any restrictions that the property owner may place on such
operation;
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Ordinance No. 20-03-01
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(5) over property owned, leased, or operated by the city, including but not limited to
airports, parks, lakes, public swimming pools, trails, parking lots, and buildings,
except drones may be operated in conformity with this section:
(a) to temporarily cross from one authorized property to another authorized
property over streets, roads, and alleys outside the Airport Drone No Fly
Zone via the most direct route; and
(b) over the following city properties, subject to any restrictions thereon
imposed by the city:
(i) Northwestern holding pond nature area (near 24th Avenue
Northwest);
(ii) Baird Park (near 24th Avenue Northeast);
(iii) Riverside Memorial Park holding pond area; and
(iv) Kuhnert Arboretum on Dakota Street South; and
(v) Moccasin Creek Soccer Complex from Melgaard Road north to the
lateral line of 12th Avenue Southeast and from South Cochrane
Street west to Moccasin Creek;
(6) by a child under 13 years of age when not accompanied by the child’s parent or
guardian or an adult designated by the child’s parent or guardian. The failure of
a parent or designated adult to supervise an underage child’s operation of a
drone shall be a violation by the parent or designated adult;
(7) at an altitude higher than 400 feet above ground level;
(8) outside the visual line of sight of the operator. The operator shall use his or her
own natural vision, which includes vision corrected by standard eyeglasses or
contact lenses, to maintain at all times an unobstructed view of the drone,
without the use of vision-enhancing devices, such as binoculars, night vision
goggles, powered vision magnifying devices, and goggles designed to provide
a “first person view” from the model or similar devices;
(9) in a manner that interferes with, or fails to give way to, any manned aircraft or
moving vehicle;
(10) during the period between sunset and sunrise;
(11) whenever weather conditions impair the operator’s ability to operate the drone
safely;
(12) over any open air assembly unit, school, school yard, hospital, swimming pool,
place of worship, or law enforcement building, without the property owner’s
consent, and subject to any restrictions that the property owner may place on
such operation;
(13) within 500 feet of any electric generating facility, substation, or control center, or
within 100 feet of any electric transmission facility, or within 25 feet of any
electric distribution facility or of any overhead wire, cable, conveyor, or similar
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equipment for the transmission of sounds or signal, or of heat, light or power, or
data, upon or along any public way within the city, without the facility or
equipment owner’s consent, and subject to any restrictions that the facility or
equipment owner may place on such operation;
(14) for the purpose of conducting surveillance, unless expressly permitted by law;
(15) with 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in that person’s blood or while
under the influence of alcohol, any drug, any intoxicant, or any combination
thereof, as set forth in SDCL 32-23-1, which renders that person incapable of
safely operating such drone;
(16) that is equipped with a firearm or other weapon;
(17) with intent to use such drone or anything attached to it to cause harm to persons
or property; or
(18) in a reckless or careless manner.
State law references – Driving under the influence prohibited, SDCL 32-23-1; public nuisance,
SDCL 21-10-3; ownership of air space, SDCL 50-13-3; overflight of lands and waters, SDCL 50-
13-4.
2. Sec. 10-4 of Chapter 10 – Aviation shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 10-4. – Penalty.
(a) A violation of this article by an adult is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any adult who
violates this article shall be fined not less than $120.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense,
nor jailed for more than 30 days, or both. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense.
(b) A violation of this article by a minor is a petty offense.
(c) A law enforcement officer may seize a drone as evidence of a violation of this
article. The drone thereafter shall be disposed of in accordance with state law for disposition of
seized property.
First Reading: March 3, 2020
Second Reading:
Final Adoption:
Published:
Effective Date:
Travis Schaunaman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Karl Alberts, Finance Officer
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Ordinance No. 20-03-01
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 8:26:10 AM -
Permitted Drone Flight Areas for the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota Updated March 04, 2020
NW Nature Area
Baird Park
Aberdeen South Athletic Complex Soccer Fields
Riverside Memorial Park holding Pond area
Kuhnert Arboretum
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