Informational Meeting

MINUTES Monday, June 28, 2010 Informational Meeting 4:00 p.m. at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Kenny Anderson Jr., Vernon Brown, Jim Entenman, Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Jamison, Bob Litz, Rex L. Rolfing, Sue Aguilar, and Mayor Mike Huether. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Debra A. Owen, City Clerk/Chief of Council Operations, and Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk. 1. Call To Order Council Chair Jamison called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. City Council Staff Report A. Debra A. Owen, City Clerk/Chief of Council Operations Owen distributed the City Council’s legislative priorities for the past 7 years. Legislative priorities were discussed at the City Council working session held on Wednesday, June 23. Discussion was held regarding the schedule available for the City Council to work at The Banquet to serve breakfast. 3. Mayor Huether Mayor Huether presented his CIP plans for 2011-2015. Capital Improvement Plan - Opening Remarks Slides and Discussion: Capital Program - Assumptions regarding Revenue Growth Slides and Discussion: Capital Program - Assumptions regarding Expenditures Slides and Discussion: Capital Program - Overview Slides and Discussion: 5 Year Overview Slides and Discussion: Rebuild, Repair, Replace Slides and Discussion: "Keep Moving Forward" and "Catch Up" Slides and Discussion: 2011-2015 Capital Program - An Investment in Our City’s Future. Slides and Discussion: Funding Sources Slides and Discussion: Results Closing Remarks.  The 2011-2015 Capital Program is available for viewing at www.siouxfalls.org. 4. Audit Committee An Audit Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 23rd with the agenda item being the Convention Center Audit. Oksol will present this report to the City Council at the Informational Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, 2010. The next Audit Committee Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at the Carnegie Town Hall at 4:00 p.m. 5. Fiscal Committee This committee will meet on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, immediately following the Informational Meeting. The agenda items are: 1) Review the format of the monthly financial reports; 2) Legislative Audit Recommendations; and 3) Policy on Budget Transfers. 6. Land Use Committee This committee will meet this evening following the Informational Meeting and will be discussing zoning notification and proposed changes. 7. Public Services Committee A Public Services Committee meeting was held at 3:00 p.m. today for the purpose of holding a hearing regarding the Ethics Committee and complaints filed against former City Council Member Kermit Staggers. Brown stated that revisions to the Ethics ordinance are needed. The first reading of the Ethics Ordinance was referred to this committee and there is still a lot of work to do. Discussion followed. Brown stated that the members of the Ethics Committee serve on a voluntary basis. He expressed appreciation to the Ethics Committee for their hard work. 8. City Council Open Discussion Litz stated that he and his family visited Falls Park this weekend and enjoyed the experience. He said there were many people visiting the park. Litz and Huether discussed a recent radio interview that discussed the need for additional tennis facilities in the city. Huether discussed the recent levels of rain and flooding. There have not been any recent media reports about homes being flooded in Sioux Falls. Huether referenced that past decisions and investments in infrastructure have worked well to prevent flooding. Reminder that the Mayor’s Fourth of July picnic is Sunday, July 4th, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Falls Park. 9. Presentations A. Washington Pavilion Progress Report by Larry Toll, President/CEO of the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science; Richard Van Demark, Treasurer of the Board of Trustees; and Jane Hathaway, Vice President of Finance Document: Washington Pavilion Finances 2009 Document: Operating Fund May, 2010 Document: Operating Fund Final Summary B. Monthly Financial Report by Eugene Rowenhorst, Director of Finance Document: May 2010 Monthly Report 10. Adjournment Council Chair Jamison adjourned the meeting at 5:12 p.m. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk