Informational Meeting

MINUTES Monday, March 12, 2012 Informational Meeting 4:00 PM at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Sue Aguilar, Kenny Anderson Jr., Vernon Brown, James Entenman, Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Jamison, Dean Karsky, Rex Rolfing and Mike T. Huether Members Absent: None Staff Present: Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk 1. Call To Order Council Chair Aguilar called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. Staff Report Erpenbach stated that absentee voting for the April 10, 2012 election will begin on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. Absentee voting is held at the Minnehaha County Auditor's Office at 415 North Dakota Avenue. The telephone number for the County Auditor's Office is 367-4220 if you have questions for them. Candidate information is available at www.siouxfalls.org. 3. Fiscal Committee A. Report on meeting held Monday, March 5, 2012 Brown gave an update on the Fiscal Committee Meeting stating that initial discussions have begun on the contract approval ordinance, the budget calendar timeline and how to spend remaining CIP funds. Brown noted that there have been no decisions made at this point. Rolfing gave an update on the Urban Agriculture Task Force meeting held on Friday, March 9, 2012. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 30, 2012, and will be held at the Ronning Branch Library at 3100 E. 49th Street. Anderson Jr. stated there would be a Public Services Committee Meeting following the Informational Meeting to review the naming rights ordinance. 4. City Council Open Discussion Aguilar started with opening remarks regarding the findings of the Open Meeting  Commission and what items can and cannot be discussed in Informational and other public meetings. Aguilar stated the information had been sent to the City Council Members. Aguilar cited and reviewed information from the following sources: City Ordinances, Section 12 1/2-31 "Standards of Conduct for City Council Members"; City Charter, Sections 2-01, 2-05(b), (c); and 2-09. The following topics were discussed at this time: The reprimand issued by the Open Meetings Commission made on Thursday, March 8, 2012, and its repercussions. Discussions held with the Attorney General’s office and references to a 1990 Attorney General’s opinion. The Special City Council Meeting held on Wednesday, September 14, 2012; the action taken at that meeting; and whether or not the action taken was “official”. The need for specific procedure/process for terminating appointed personnel who report to the City Council. This item may be added to the agenda for a future City Council Working Session for review. Anderson Jr. discussed the need for further review of the Sustainability Master Plan in reference to the garbage haulers. This topic has been assigned to the Public Services Committee for future review. 5. Presentations A. Internal Audit Reports: City Wide Disbursements 11-13 and Follow up on Status of Audit Recommendations 12-01 by Rich Oksol, Lead Internal Auditor B. Events Center Project Update by the Mayor's Administration 6. Adjournment Council Chair Aguilar adjourned the meeting at 5:43 p.m. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk