Aberdeen City Council

18635 MINUTES ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, May 28, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council. CALL TO ORDER MEETING ROLL CALL Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte Liebelt, Justin Reinbold, Tiffany Langer, and David Novstrup. Council Member’s Josh Rife, Alan Johnson, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman was absent. Council Member Rob Ronayne presided over the meeting. City Staff present were Robin Bobzien, Ron Wager, Stuart Nelson, Eric Miller, Joel Weig, Dave McNeil, and Jordan McQuillen. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Ronayne led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Reinbold, second by Novstrup to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. MINUTES Motion by Liebelt, second by Novstrup to approve the minutes of the May 20, 2024, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM No one appeared in the open forum to address the Council. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by Novstrup, second by Reinbold, to approve the following items on the consent calendar: FINANCE OFFICE QUARTERLY REPORT Q1, 2024 – Receive and Place on File, DAY CARE LICENSE: Renewal for Jennifer Allison, MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY: Permit for Genesis Farms, LLC, CITY LICENSES: New Residential Building Contractors License for Jaydon Ganje of Airtight Solutions, LLC, MINUTES – Receive and Place on File: Aberdeen Airport Board minutes of April 4, 2024, Aberdeen City Planning Commission minutes of March 19, 2024, Board of Zoning Adjustment minutes of April 11, 2024, and K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library Board minutes of April 2, 2024, RECLASSIFICATION OF TIF #35 from Local to Economic Development, COMMUNITY  18636 EVENT PERMIT: Aberdeen Downtown Association for the Summer Concert Series on the following dates: June 20, July 25, and August 22, contingent on Aberdeen Police Department recommendations, SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE on June 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. for Special One-Day Retail On-Sale Liquor Licenses for The Aberdeen Store, LLC dba The Market on the Plaza, 506 S Main St, Suite 4, RB-27585, for Summer Concerts on the following dates: June 20, July 25, and August 22-24, JULY 2024 – JUNE 2025 RENEWALS FOR RETAIL ON-OFF SALE MALT BEVERAGE AND SD FARM WINE LICENSE for Aberdeen for the following: Jokers Wild Casino, RB-2239, Ramkota Inn, RB-2328, Dakota Players Club, RB-2821, Casey's General Store, RB-25862, Family Dollar, RB-26537, Golden Ticket Cinemas Aberdeen 9, RB-28532, Albertanos Aberdeen LLC, RB-29725 Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 SALARY STUDY City Manager Robin Bobzien presented the 2024 Salary Study. Discussion was held. Motion by Reinbold, second by Novstrup, to receive and place on file the Condrey and Associates salary study. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST TO FOREMAN SALES AND SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,857.40 City Manager Robin Bobzien presented the pay request. Motion by Liebelt, second by Novstrup, to approve the pay request to Foreman Sales and Service in the amount of $31,857.40. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUELS FOR 2024-2025 FROM HARMS OIL COMPANY AND VOLLAN OIL COMPANY City Engineer Stu Nelson presented the purchase. Motion by Reinbold, second by Novstrup, to approve the purchase of gasoline and diesel fuels for 2024-2025 from Harms Oil Company and Vollan Oil Company. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 24-05-02. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE ABERDEEN CITY CODE REGARDING TEMPORARY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS City Planner Eric Miller presented the ordinance. Discussion was held. Motion by Reinbold, second by Novstrup, to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 24-05-02, an ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the Aberdeen City Code regarding temporary political campaign signs. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.  18637 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL Motion by Novstrup, second by Reinbold to approve payment of the bills listed for May 28, 2024. Bills having been audited by the Finance Officer and fully itemized and authorize the Mayor or City Manager to sign, and the Finance Officer to countersign, all warrants for payment of the following approved bills: Sharlla Tesei 140.00, Ty Reinke 252.00, Aberdeen Chamber Of Commerce 65.00, Aberdeen School Dist. 6-1 2,275.00, Marco Technologies LLC 81.51, Tom Barstad 672.00, RDO Equipment Co. 1,753.66, Brown County Landfill 81.18, Linde Inc. 7,346.13, Aberdeen News 1,304.85, City Treasurer 22,500.00, JP Cooke Co. 89.35, Don's Builders Hardware 16.00, Farm Power Mfg. Inc. 736.00, Jensen Rock & Sand Inc.-MO 12,917.15, Direct Automation LLC 289,414.26, Auto Value Parts/Hedahls 128.54, House Of Glass Inc. 3,340.00, Ken's Alignment Auto 176.55, Mac's Inc. 88.02, Dakota Supply Group 1,787.65, Graymont (WI) LLC 10,372.48, Presentation College 25.00, Midstates Group 4,544.83, Safety Service Inc. 641.75, Share Corp 527.15, Sherwin-Williams Co. 48.99, Crawford Trucks & Equipment 756.77, Brad Ziegler 40.00, Fastenal Company 1,236.05, Civil Air Patrol Magazine 50.00, Cortrust TIF #19 23,977.86, D&J Equipment Sales 212.24, Northern Truck Equip 10,896.20, Dependable Sanitation 32,306.12, SD Supplemental Retirement 135.00, IACP 875.00, Bantz, Gosch & Cremer LLC 42,874.19, M&T Fire & Safety Inc. 2,240.00, USA Blue Book 3,815.95, Kyle Fadness 220.00, Northern Valley Communications 345.00, MTI Distributing 880.23, Affinis 220.96, Huber Technology Inc. 887.27, Ken's Superfair Foods 53.99, O’Reilly Auto Parts 44.99, Century Business Products 77.83, Menards Inc. 1,163.36, Neil & Joan Bellikka 91,834.34, Convention Visitors Bureau 24,217.76, Scott Ganje 208.75, Jeromy Thorstenson 80.00, Killoran Trucking 14,149.44, Eric Paul 88.00, The Ups Store #4543 14.37, Galls Inc. 1,644.04, ABDN Downtown Assoc. 22,566.54, David Schumaker 22,290.98, Stuart Nelson 80.00, Aramark Uniform Svc 309.66, Morrison Construction 13,876.32, Butler Machinery Co 791.59, Michael Thomle 100.00, Geffdog Designs 286.00, Klas Group (TIF 18) 54,495.28, American Bar Association 495.00, Midwest Pump & Tank 290.27, A-1 Sanitation 16,520.90, First State Bank of Rosco 8,869.59, Woods, Fuller, Shultz 6,996.50, Napa Central 275.61, Sign Solutions USA, LLC 10,776.45, Sansio Inc. 1,004.00, James Valley Coop Tele Co. 34.19, Mike Lester 80.00, Stuart Donaldson 140.58, Frost Development Inc. 86,063.27, Great Plains Bank 77,002.21, Depot Revival LLC 40,251.67, Dacotah Bank Tif #26 344,493.97, Atlas Carbon LLC 34,192.40, Plains Commerce Bank 133,453.74, Blackstrap Inc. 12,854.71, Autozone 80.00, Runnings Supply Inc. #14  18638 1,261.23, Interstate Battery Arling 302.90, ODP Business Solutions LLC 243.17, National Business Furniture 1,995.27, RMB Environmental Laboratory 1,540.00, Huber Electric Motor 10,275.00, Darnell Witte 94.00, Tim Koch 94.00, Logan Stubbe 80.00, Binder Lift Inc. 891.00, FOAMfrat LLC 5,129.25, Griffin Hieb 29.69, American Bank & Trust 42,632.07, Utility 129.18, East River Electric Coop 14,226.91, Wellmark BCBS 220,000.00, Northwestern Energy 175,000.00, Northern Electric 10,000.00, Constellation NewEnergy 50,000.00, Elavon Merchant Services 500.00, Paymentech LLC 4,000.00, United Parcel Service 1,000.00, Dacotah Bank 150.00, US Bank Corp. St. Paul 44,981.25, US Bank Corp St. Paul 65,325.00, US Bank Corp. St. Paul 28,325.00, US Bank Corp. St. Paul 30,443.75, US Bank Corp. St. Paul 28,543.75, McGowan Allied Specialty Ins. 33,000.00, Foreman Sales & Service 31,857.40 Roll call vote to approve, with Fouberg abstaining to Dacotah Bank, all present voting aye, motion carried. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Robin Bobzien recapped the wage study, notified the promotion fund applications have been submitted and will be reviewed for allocation, provided a WINS project update, and informed an agreement regarding roads and jurisdiction is in progress. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, motion by Langer, second by Fouberg to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m. Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer