Aberdeen City Council

18691 MINUTES ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 26, 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 via teleconference, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Justin Reinbold, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman. Council member Tiffany Langer and David Novstrup were absent. City Staff present were Robin Bobzien, Ron Wager, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Rich Krokel, Dave McNeil, and Jordan McQuillen. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Reinbold, second by Ward, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. MINUTES Motion by Liebelt, second by Johnson, to approve the minutes of the August 19, 2024, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. OPEN FORUM No one appeared in open forum to address the Council. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion by Ronayne, second by Reinbold, to approve the following items on the consent calendar: SET BID DATE ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. for 2024-2025 Snow Removal Services SET HEARING DATE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. for the 2025 Capital Improvement Plan LOTTERY NOTICES – Receive and place on file for the following: 1. Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation, and 2. Aspire Inc. REPORTS AND MINUTES FROM CITY BOARDS – Receive and place on file: 1. Aberdeen Airport Board Meeting on July 11, 2024, 2. K.O. Lee Library Board Meeting on July  18692 16, 2024, 3. Parks & Rec Board Meeting on July 10, 2024, and 4. Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting on July 11, 2024 Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. NEW BUSINESS PRESENTATION OF THE 2024 CITY OF ABERDEEN HOUSING STUDY UPDATE TO RECEIVE AND PLACE ON FILE Community Development Director Ken Hubbart introduced Scott Knudson of Community Partners Research, Inc. to present the analysis of the housing study. Council member Tiffany Langer joined the meeting via teleconference at 5:42 p.m. APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE OF A 2024 JOHN DEERE COMPACT TRACK LOADER (SKID STEER) FROM RDO EQUIPMENT CO. City Manager Robin Bobzien presented the purchase. Motion by Johnson, second by Reinbold, to approve the purchase of a 2024 John Deere Compact Track Loader (Skid Steer) from RDO Equipment Co. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL Motion by Liebelt, second by Ward, to approve payment of the bills listed for August 26, 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: 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, Optilegra Inc. 12.92, CVB 32,730.04 Midwest Distributing Inc. 290.00, Aberdeen Chamber Of Commerce 40.00, Aberdeen School Dist. 6-1 21,658.67, Marco Technologies LLC 89.32, Brown County Treasurer 9,869.36, Dakota Pump & Control 52,073.82, Eddie's Northside Sinclair 1,206.12, Quality Welding Inc. 275.41, Auto Value Parts/Hedahls 439.25, Ken's Alignment Auto 2,467.58, Mac's Inc 92.87, RDO Equipment-Aberdeen 3,225.33, Midstates Group 1,213.15, Aberdeen Catholic Schools 425.00, Crawford Trucks & Equipment 1,363.28, Brad Orr 47.79, Dependable Sanitation 56.00, Dell Marketing L.P. 12,549.58, James River Water 159.54, Claims Associates Inc 250.00, Cardinal Tracking Inc. 9,225.30, O’Reilly Auto Parts 47.89, Menards Inc. 219.33, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 697.56, Double D Body Shop 1,051.10, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc 87.05, L&T Lawn Care LLC 275.00, Lake Area Tech Foundation 11,000.00, Cedar Shore Resort 119.72, Geffdog Designs 5,621.38,  18693 Cooper Animal Clinic P.C. 61.93, Crescent Electric Supply 680.81, JGE Inc. 857.04, Aberdeen Area Humane Society 5,400.00, Guardian Life Insurance Co. 1,302.48, Woods, Fuller, Shultz 9,636.00, Teleflex 1,115.50, Napa Central 305.16, Sansio Inc. 1,004.00, Jebro Inc. 80,057.96, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 92.26, Ultimate Graphics 565.00, Verizon Wireless 205.78, Bytespeed LLC 14,695.00, Magic Joe 750.00, Dakota Electronics LLC 55.00 Payroll for the period from August 11, 2024, through August 24, 2024, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance. EFTPS 178,323.19, SDRS 93,335.70, City Council 3,521.63, City Manager 8,725.75, City Attorney 8,047.55, Finance 16,632.85, HR 9,459.19, City Hall 2,031.38, Computer 5,529.33, Community Development 16,048.01, Engineering 13,728.60, Police 162,067.77, Fire 148,423.24, Taiten Leesch 21.25/hr, Landon Binfet 23.46/hr, Kyle Stoddard 23.46/hr, Bldg Inspect 7,108.95, Street 39,004.84, Traffic 11,328.43, Solid Waste 28,173.47, Transit 24,986.41, Library 31,417.56, Economic Development 2,919.20, Cemetery 7,628.26, Mosquito Control 7,734.56, Meals on Wheels 631.53, PRF Admin 10,713.30, Recreation 10,104.14, ARCC 14,473.65, Aquatic Center 19,310.01, PRF Dome 4,866.50, Senior Center 5,336.74, Parks 30,390.30, Ashley Geist 20.00/hr, Quentin Culbertson 14.25/hr, Olivia Barnes 14.00/hr, Theodore Heupel 16.50/hr, Wylie Park 23,123.38, Forestry 11,199.09, Airport 20,509.88, Utility Storm 34,624.68, Water Treatment 22,978.40, Utility Water 2,097.07, Water Reclamation 22,708.51, Utility Sewer 9,058.52, SBL Rides 11,438.24, Concessions 9,046.84, Rec Enterprise 2,487.64, ARCC Enterprise 412.75, Campground 7,033.35, Golf 14,221.50 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 discussed Initiated Measure 28, a meeting with FEMA regarding the levy and flood plains management, an employee milestone, and a debrief from Chief McNeil on the missing person. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, motion by Ward, second by Reinbold, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m. Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/ Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer