Informational Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Informational Meeting 4:00 PM at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Kenny Anderson Jr., James Entenman, Michelle Erpenbach, Dean Karsky, Kermit L. Staggers, and Sue Aguilar Members Absent: Greg Jamison, Rex Rolfing and Mike T. Huether Staff Present: Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk; David Bixler, Budget Analyst; and Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager 1. Call To Order Council Chair Jim Entenman called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. Audit Committee A. Report on the meeting held on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Council Member Dean Karsky provided an update on the minutes from the April 16th Meeting. 3. City Council Open Discussion Council Member Kenny Anderson Jr. provided an update on the TIF on 28.5 acres of property located on north Cliff Avenue. He spoke about using the Governor's House Program and the progress of moving forward with this plan and the developer's involvement. 4:04 p.m. Council Member Greg Jamison arrived at this time. Council Member Greg Jamison referenced questions asked about the future voting on the indoor pool. He recommended that the voting action occur after the two new Council Members have taken office. Greg explained that these members will be involved in the future budget process for the new pool so it would be important for them to be a part of the vote. He stated that the timeline that he has viewed will not allow the new members to be involved in the vote. Entenman responded that the timeline for the proposed ordinance is scheduled as follows: the 1st Reading is scheduled for the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 with the 2nd Reading on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Jamison noted this is the proposed agenda and stated that the Council has the option to defer action to a later date after the newly elected members are on the Council. He would like to hear the opinions from the rest of the Council on how they felt about this proposal.  Council Member Kermit Staggers agreed with Jamison regarding voting on the new indoor pool. He stated that the newly elected Council Members should be allowed to vote on the ordinance for the new indoor pool. Staggers also stated he is receiving inquiries about the location for the new indoor pool. He stated that his inquiries are that the voters do not want the indoor pool at Spellerberg Park. Staggers stated the voters were against an outdoor pool but that this does not mean they want the indoor pool at Spellerberg Park. He recommended that the City Council consider other locations for an indoor pool. Council Member Michelle Erpenbach responded that polling done illustrated 70% of the voters (who voted against an outdoor pool at Spellerberg Park) assumed they were voting for an indoor pool at this same location. She recommended listening to the citizens that support this location. Erpenbach noted that the indoor pool project has been a project for this City Council. She recommended allowing the two outgoing Council Members the right to vote on this item. Council Member Dean Karsky noted that if there was not a pool built at Spellerberg, there would be nothing there for the neighborhood. He stated that he would also like the final vote to occur with the two outgoing Council Members present for the vote. Staggers responded that the only item that was 100% clear regarding the vote was that the citizens did not want an outdoor pool. He stated that maybe they do want an indoor pool instead, but there is nothing to indicate that it needed to be at the Spellerberg location. Staggers recommends that the City Council see what other location options are available for an indoor pool. Entenman stated that he has been involved in the past with the indoor pool issue and would like to be involved in the final vote for this project. He stated that the Administration has a path chartered for this project (as presented at the April 15, 2014 Informational Meeting) and he would like to see this project moved forward as presented by the Administration. 4. Presentations A. LeadsOnline Program by Lt. Terry Mixell, Sioux Falls Police Department Lt. Terry Mixell, Sioux Falls Police Department, provided an update on the LeadsOnline Program to the City Council. Discussion followed. Anderson Jr. requested specific statistical information regarding the progress of LeadsOnline. After discussion, this information will be provided to the City Council after the reports are updated. Discussion was held regarding the status of proposed changes to the Pawn Shop Ordinance. Anderson Jr. would like to see this topic added to the Public Services Committee for review.  B. March Financial Report by Tracy Turbak, Director of Finance Tracy Turbak, Director of Finance provided an update on the March Financial Report. Turbak reviewed a PowerPoint presentation on the March information. Discussion followed. 5. Adjournment Council Chair Jim Entenman adjourned the meeting at 4:38 p.m. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk