Informational Meeting

MINUTES Monday, August 2, 2010 Informational Meeting 4:00 p.m. at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Council Member Aguilar, Council Member Anderson Jr., Council Member Brown, Council Member Entenman, Council Member Erpenbach, Council Member Jamison, Council Member Rolfing, and Mayor Mike Huether. Members Absent: Council Member Litz. Staff Present: Denise D. Tucker, CMC, Assistant City Clerk 1. Call To Order Council Chair Jamison called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. 2. City Council Staff Report A. Debra A. Owen, City Clerk/Chief of Council Operations No report. Jamison said the Events Center item would be discussed after the presentations. 3. Mayor Huether Huether mentioned that the weather has been a hot topic and that there has been some flooding. He invited some members of the Administration and some of the directors to provide updates. Regan Smith, Risk and Emergency Management, gave an update on the recent rain events. Sue Quanbeck Etten, Director of Central Services, provided an update, which included information that the City will provide door hangers to residents regarding proper sump pump discharge. A video is also being made to provide the same information. Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works, provided an update, which included: how there is waste water going into the river; extended hours at the landfill; and testing being done on the river both up and downstream, regarding the waste water discharge. Jill Franken, Director of Health, said a Public Health Emergency was declared on Friday. She said they have provided information to the public about what to do regarding sewer back ups. She stated that they will keep checking on any illnesses that stem from people being in contact with some of the flood water. Don Kearney, Director of Parks and Recreation, spoke about the effects of the recent rains on some parks. He cautioned people to not get too close to the river. Donn Hill, Fire Chief, praised the employees who have helped with the recent flood emergency. He said there is still work to be done. Discussion. Councilor Litz arrived to the meeting at 3:41 p.m.  Mayor Huether left the meeting at 3:44 p.m. 4. Audit Committee No report. 5. Fiscal Committee Brown said they would be meeting on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers. Items on the agenda include: Notice of Funds Transfers and Audit Committee revisions. 6. Land Use Committee Litz said they had a meeting last week. Topics discussed were signage, rezoning and RV/Boat parking. He asked to discuss the RV/Boat topic, with the full Council, at the end of the meeting. 7. Public Services Committee Anderson Jr. said they met last week with the Ethics Committee and discussed proposed changes to some of their processes. He said they are waiting to hear back from the Ethics Committee. Item 9 was discussed at this time. 8. City Council Open Discussion A. Events Center 9. Presentations A. Recovery Zone Bonds by Todd Meierhenry, Meierhenry Law; Toby Morris, Northland Securities Inc.; Eugene Rowenhorst, Director of Finance; and Tom Huber, Assistant Director of Finance PowerPoint Presentation B. Budget Hearings 1. Budget Overview (Revenue, Personnel and General Government) Doc: PowerPoint (Takes a moment to open) At 4:42 p.m., Council Chair Jamison recessed the meeting for a 5 minute break. At 4:50 p.m., the meeting reconvened. Councilor Litz left the meeting at 4:54 p.m. 2. Museum Doc: Summary Doc: Provisional Budget  Doc: PowerPoint Presentation 3. Library Doc: PowerPoint (Takes a moment to open) Councilor Anderson Jr. left the meeting at 6:10 p.m. 4. Planning and Building Services Doc: PowerPoint (Takes a moment to open) Item 8 was discussed at this time. Jamison read the times that the Informational/Budget Hearing Meetings would be replayed on Channel 16. Jamison said the Land Use Committee discussed RV/Boat parking at some length. Erpenbach requested that the topic be pushed back for a couple of months. Discussion followed. Jamison led the discussion on the Events Center. No presentation from Mayor Huether was planned, as he is still working on one. Discussion followed. 10. Adjournment Council Chair Jamison adjourned the meeting at 6:46 p.m. Denise D. Tucker, CMC Assistant City Clerk