Informational Meeting

MINUTES Monday, November 7, 2011 Informational Meeting 4:00 PM at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Sue Aguilar, Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Jamison, Dean Karsky, and Rex Rolfing Members Absent: Kenny Anderson Jr., Vernon Brown, James Entenman, and Mike T. Huether. Staff Present: Sue Roust, Interim City Clerk, and Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk 1. Call To Order City Council Chair Sue Aguilar called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. Staff Report A. Sue Roust, Interim City Clerk Roust stated that tonight's meeting will be the first meeting where contract and agreement updates will appear on the Consent Agenda under Communications. A five-minute timer display has been developed for use during the Public Input portion of Council Meetings. Assistant City Clerk Jamie Palmer demonstrated the timer at this time. Special thanks to Matt Schnaible, Applications Analyst, and Jamie Palmer, Assistant City Clerk, for developing the timer program. Roust gave an update regarding the absentee voting numbers for the Special Election. She stated that it appeared that the absentee voters will double the previous absentee voting records. Processing the absentee voting ballots will begin at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow at the County Administration Building. Election equipment has been delivered to the precincts with credit given to Budget Analyst David Bixler for coordinating the delivery arrangements. The City Clerk's Staff will be on duty at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow to assist with any election related items. Barb Johnson has announced her retirement from the City Clerk's Office. She has worked in the City Clerk's Office in a part time capacity for over five years. Barb will be greatly missed. 3. Land Use Committee A. Report from meeting held on Monday, October 31, 2011 Rolfing gave an update stating it was an interesting meeting, which included Steve Watson, with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, speaking about economic development. Lynne Keller Forbes, Executive Director of Southeastern Council of Governments, was also present and gave an update on projects in the city. Rolfing stated that an ordinance regarding ATV's will be brought forward to the Council soon. Rolfing stated a task force would be developed to review urban agriculture concerns. After review, the committee will receive an update in July, 2012. 4. City Council Open Discussion Erpenbach reminded the Council that Friday is Veterans Day and she invited the public to attend the Veterans program at 10:00 a.m. at Lincoln High School. Erpenbach gave an update on the Homeless Advisory Board meeting today. She stated that their numbers are the same as they have been the last couple of months with the need for food/ shelter staying the same, and giving is not where it should be. She toured the Project Safe Home building today. It is supposed to be completed by the end of this year. Some of the chronically homeless (those homeless for a year) will be able to move into the facility in January, 2012. Erpenbach reminded the public that $100,000 had been contributed to this project by the Sioux Falls City Council. Jamison stated that he will be absent from City Council Meetings on November 14, 2011. 5. Presentations Council Member Vernon Brown arrived at 4:11 p.m. A. Internal Audit Reports 11-08 First Transit Contract Compliance and 11-10 Contract/Agreement Monitoring by Rich Oksol, Lead Internal Auditor B. Weed and Grass Control Program Summary by Kevin Smith, Assistant Director of Planning 6. Adjournment Council Chair Aguilar adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk