Informational Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, July 3, 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., James Entenman, Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Jamison, Dean Karsky Members Absent: Rex Rolfing, Kermit L. Staggers, and Mike T. Huether Staff Present: Lorie Hogstad, City Clerk; Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk; and Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager 1. Call To Order Council Chair Erpenbach called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. Staff Report A. Lorie Hogstad, City Clerk Hogstad gave an update on changes made to the 2012 City Council Meeting calendar. Discussion was held regarding sending scheduled meeting dates and times to the City Council Member's phones. B. Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager David stated there is an Elected Officials Workshop in Pierre on July 24th. He would like to know who is planning on attending. David stated that Lewis and Clark would be having a ribbon cutting for their water treatment plant on August 24, 2012. Public Works is organizing the transportation to the facility. David is requesting that Council Members advise him if they will be attending. David is working on organizing a way for Sioux Falls City Council Members to get together with members of the Legislature. 3. Land Use Committee A. Report of meeting held on June 26, 2012 Erpenbach stated the two items discussed were the Whittier Heights TIF update  and initial discussions regarding the dog ordinances. Karsky and Anderson Jr. stated that the group is not talking about banning specific breeds; they are studying the existing ordinances about animals and how to improve on them. Anderson Jr. gave an update on the Whittier Heights project and details about what the Dunham Company is requesting for development of 80 single family homes. Discussion was held regarding the timeline for this item to be presented to the City Planning Commission and the City Council and the appropriate time for action to be taken. Jamison asked questions regarding the process for reviewing TIF's. He asked how this item was brought before the Land Use Committee before the Planning Department had a chance to review or present the information. Anderson Jr. stated that this was such a new idea to use a TIF for residential development that they wanted to bring it before the Land Use Committee as information only. Anderson Jr. stated that he has many questions regarding how this will work, how much is going to be spent, etc. Jamison will be speaking on Inside Town Hall this Friday and his topic will be TIF's. He would like to see the City Council use a TIF worksheet that shows all the pertinent information and financial data for a project. He would like this included with the recommendations from staff whether they are for approval or denial. Erpenbach stated that the Land Use Committee minutes indicate that this item may come before the City Council on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Mike Cooper, Director of Planning and Building Services, provided an update on the process. 4. City Council Open Discussion Karsky stated that the Fiscal Committee Meeting following today's Informational Meeting would provide an update on the following items: Developing City-Wide Fees including Park Department Fees; and a discussion on creating the Capital Program Review Committee. Council Member Kermit Staggers has requested a deferral on his item discussing the process/procedure for reassigning excess funds to benefit citizens to a future Fiscal Committee Meeting. Jamison stated he will be holding a Southwest District Meeting on Saturday, July 7, 2012, starting at 9:00 a.m. The location is Fire Station #4 at 3100 W. 69th Street. He invited the public and the City Council to attend to talk about the budget, construction projects within the area, and any other topics the public wants to discuss. 5. Presentations A. Presentation of Two Audit Reports: 12-05 Overtime and 12-07 Wayne Township  Fire/Rescue Services Agreement by Rich Oksol, Lead Internal Auditor Jamison discussed the importance of reviewing the audit report and recommended action on the Wayne Township audit report. 6. Adjournment Council Chair Erpenbach adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk