August 14 2024 Special Meeting

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF HERREID, SOUTH DAKOTA SPECIAL MEETING Wednesday, August 14, 2024 The Herreid City Council was called to order by council Mayor Gary Weismantel on the above date at 7:30pm at City Hall. The following members were present: Brady Vander Vorst; Canaan Winthrop; Kim Rossow; Adrienne Dupper; Bob Rossow and Troy Fuehrer. Also present were: Keith Hall, Finance Officer; Brett Van Vugt; Maintenance; Mark Kroontje; City Attorney, Billy Mills, Tim Pudwill, and Daren Gross; Herreid residents. Moved by K. Rossow, seconded by B. Rossow to approve the agenda. All members voted aye; motion carried. Public Comments: None OLD BUSINESS: a. Water Tower Project Update - Heard that the start date for the water tower refurbish project has been pushed back to late August or early September. b. Pool – Item moved to executive session NEW BUSINESS: a. Zoning on 7th - Held discussion concerning a previous request from Mills. At a previous meeting, Mills had spoken to the council about the possibility and options for building a shop on his son Blake Mills’ property for their trucking business. The backside of Blake Mills’ property connects to 7th Street. The project would include building an approach off of 7th Street at the beginning of the gravel road portion just south of the football field. During that meeting, the council noted that the first step would be for the city to contact attorney Kroontje and find out how the area is zoned. During this meeting, heard from Kroontje that the area is zoned light industrial, which would qualify for the previous request by Mills. Heard discussion from the council and residents over several issues which included drainage concerns should an approach be built, the added truck traffic for that street, the durability and maintenance of the paved part of 7th street with the added truck traffic, and the safety of children in the area. The council noted that more project details would be needed before making any decisions. Mills and the council agreed that a culvert of 30 inches or more in size would be needed for the approach and that the approach would need to be 40-60 feet. In conclusion, the council agreed that the ditch along that road will need to be cleared in order to determine what slope would be needed for drainage should an approach of the requested size be added. No decision will be made until further research and information is gathered, and future discussions are held. b. Sewer on Birch St. - Heard that there was a sewer clog issue earlier in the week at property on Birch Street but that the issue has been resolved. At 8:29pm, the motion was made by Fuehrer and seconded by Vander Vorst to go into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (4) legal. All members voted aye; motion carried. At 9:12pm, Mayor Weismantel declared the council out of Executive Session. No action was taken. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4th at 7:30pm. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:13pm. APPROVED: ___________________________________ Gary Weismantel, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Keith Hall, Finance Officer This institution is an equal opportunity provider.