Informational Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Informational Meeting 4:00 PM at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Kenny Anderson Jr., Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Jamison, Dean Karsky, Rex Rolfing, Kermit L. Staggers Members Absent: Sue Aguilar, James Entenman and Mike T. Huether Staff Present: Denise D. Tucker, CMC, Assistant City Clerk; Lorie Hogstad, City Clerk; Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager; and David Bixler, Budget Analyst 1. Call To Order City Council Chair Michelle Erpenbach called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. She said that Councilor Jim Entenman was not at the meeting due to being away for business. Erpenbach said Councilor Sue Aguilar would not be at this meeting or tonight's meeting, due to a family health emergency. 2. Staff Report A. Lorie Hogstad, City Clerk Hogstad gave a building project update. She said tuck pointing is currently being done. The project should be finished in three to four weeks. Hogstad said work will resume tomorrow on the roof. She added the Alpha Video will be working on the annotation system tomorrow. She said she met with Colleen Moran, in the Human Relations Office, regarding Elections and ADA requirements for polling places. They will meet next week with Peter Blanck, a world renowned ADA consultant, discussing ADA accessibility and polling places. Hogstad said at the end of September, Moran has invited her to attend an ADA Accessibility board meeting. Hogstad said the Pension election will be held the third week of September. She said she was asked to be in charge of the election. Hogstad said she will be working with representatives from the three City unions. Discussion followed. B. Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager David said the South Dakota Municipal League approved some items earlier this month, of interest to Sioux Falls: firearms in a municipal building and endorsed  changes to regional wastewater systems. The SDML offered to set up meetings with the City Council, South Dakota Retailers Association, and other interests involving South Dakota's underage drinking law. David said he hopes the meeting will occur sometime this fall. The annual SDML conference is scheduled from October 3-5, 2012. Discussion followed. 3. Audit Committee A. Report of meeting held on August 2, 2012 Jamison said the committee reviewed the Quality of Life Bonds. Rich Oksol, Lead Internal Auditor, said he has a request to present the report at the September 11, 2012, Informational Meeting. Jamison said they also received questions about the contract with the South Dakota Junior Football League. Rolfing asked Jamison to discuss the vacancy on the Audit Committee Board. 4. City Council Open Discussion Erpenbach said Aguilar wants to be present for the texting ban vote. Erpenbach said that she and Anderson Jr. will be making a request to defer the texting ban vote. Karsky mentioned the glasses that the Council received as a gift from Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. He said that this morning he and Jamison attended the ribbon cutting of their facility. He said they are providing about 7 million gallons of water a day to Sioux Falls. Anderson Jr. said he has friends who have been putting on an event, for 12 years, for Feeding South Dakota. Jam Against Hunger will be held at Terrace Park, between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., on Sunday. 5. Presentations A. July Monthly Financial Report by Tracy Turbak, Director of Finance Tom Huber, Assistant Director of Finance, gave the presentation. B. Comprehensive Wastewater Regionalization Study by Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works; Trent Lubbers, Utility Operations Administrator; and Mark Perry, Wastewater Superintendent C. Snow Gates Presentation by Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works; and Galynn Huber, Street & Fleet Operations Manager 6. Adjournment City Council Chair Erpenbach adjourned the meeting at 5:11 p.m. Denise D. Tucker, CMC Assistant City Clerk