City Council Meeting

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF HERREID, SOUTH DAKOTA JULY 5, 2022 The Herreid City Council was called to order by Mayor, Gary Weismantel, on the above date at 7:30pm at City Hall. The following members were present: Mayor Weismantel, R. Rossow, L. Fuehrer, B VanderVorst, K. Rossow, A. Dupper, and P. Weisbeck. Also present were: A. Haar, Finance Officer; B. Vanvugt; Maintenance, Sarah Lawler, Prairie Pioneer; Britney & Charles Rossow; Residents. Moved by K. Rossow, seconded by L. Fuehrer to approve the agenda. All members present voted aye, motion carried. Moved by P. Weisbeck, seconded by B. VanderVorst to approve minutes for June 13, 2022 meeting. All members present voted aye, motion carried Moved by A. Dupper, seconded by R. Rossow to approve June Claims-Usual & additional. All members present voted aye, motion carried. Sherriff’s Report-no motion Problem Resolution Forms-no motion Building Permits-James Weisbeck submitted a building permit, but is unsure if he would like to make changes to building. No motion was made as Mayor G. Weismantel is going to wait to see what James decides. Public Comments- L. Fuehrer and A. Dupper presented the complaints about properties/code enforcement regulations on property maintenance. Council decided to send out certified letters to two residents with ordinance #2015-03 attached. Charlie & Britney Rossow are looking to start a Vet service & Vet Supply in Herreid. They inquired about the Senior Center in hopes to rent it to start with a 1-2 year lease. Charlie stated large animals would not be brought into town and that there would be very little construction in the Senior Center if they do lease. Mayor G. Weismantel advised we would contact Mark Kroontje for legalities of building & assess it at the next meeting. Old Business-SD DOT Master Transportation Plan-L. Fuehrer stated it may be a good idea to wait until the Pool Project is completed, Council discussed options from the Master Plan and if they had any deadlines on it-no motion made. Code Enforcement Report- Council discussed and asked A. Haar to reach out to Mike Olson about coming back to assess not just vehicles but yards as well. No motion made. New Business- A. Van Kuren, unable to attend; no motion made. HEDC, unable to attend; no motion made. Parks & Recreation-Moved by K. Rossow, Seconded by R. Rossow to approve budgeted $2,000 to P&R; motion carried. WEB water increase-Web water is increasing as of October 1. FO A. Haar is to find out how many accounts are active. Lagoon- Discussion on cutting the weeds at the lagoon, P. Weisbeck is to call the Soil Conservation District in Mound City to ask about spraying weeds. Special Assessment Roll Hearing is to take place August 8th at 8:00 P.M. Fire Hydrant- Todd is not wanting to replace the Fire Hydrant at Agtegra-P. Weisbeck is to call Scott Schilling to inquire about replacing. Maintenance Report- B. Vanvugt stated he will be gone from July 15th-July 31st, with confirmation that D. Barker & R. Quaschnick will be around to step in as needed for maintenance. P. Weisbeck mentioned resident inquiring about a culvert purchase. L. Fuehrer stated we could supply resident with contact information on where to order one from. No motion made. Finance Report- A. Haar pointed out the Necog budget was received via mail-given to Mayor G. Weismantel. A. Dupper inquired about updated numbers for foundation endowments. A. Dupper inquired about Mark Kroontje joining the monthly meetings. At 8:22 P.M. P. Weisbeck motioned, seconded by A. Dupper to enter into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (1) personnel. All members present voted aye; motion carried. At 8:39PM Mayor Weismantel declared the council out of Executive Session. Motioned by A. Dupper, seconded by P. Weisbeck pay R. Goehring an hourly wage of $30.00 while training the new maintence employee. All members present voted aye, motion carried. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be Monday, August 8, 2022 at 7:30pm. With no further business, motioned by A. Dupper, seconded by K. Rossow to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 PM. ________________________________ Gary Weismantel, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Ashley Haar, Finance Officer This institution is an equal opportunity provider.