Informational Meeting

MINUTES Monday, February 1, 2016 Informational Meeting 4 PM at Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Kenny Anderson Jr., Christine M. Erickson, Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Jamison, Dean Karsky, Rick Kiley, Rex Rolfing, Kermit L. Staggers Members Absent: Mike T. Huether Staff Present: Denise D. Tucker, MMC, Assistant City Clerk; David Bixler, Budget Analyst; Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager; Tom Greco, City Clerk; Lorie Hogstad, CMC, City Clerk; Rich Oksol, Internal Audit Manager 1. Call To Order City Council Chair Kenny Anderson Jr. called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. Staff Report A. Lorie Hogstad, City Clerk Lorie Hogstad, CMC, City Clerk, stated they were there to give an Election report. She said they: finalized precincts last week; are working on finalizing the precinct map; commented that they, along with Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz visited some precincts last week; thanked Litz for all of his help; mentioned the types of facilities where the precincts are located; voter postcards; stated the precincts will be consistent for all 2016 elections; stated last Friday was the first day for candidates to begin circulating nominating petitions, the deadline to turn them in is February 26th; today Greg Neitzert filed his petitions for the Northwest District; and mentioned that Election information can be found on the City's website. Tom Greco, City Clerk, provided an overview regarding obtaining election workers. He said they started soliciting superintendents last week, they will continue to line up election workers for the next few weeks. Election School will begin the week of March 28th and there will be eight to 12 different sessions. Discussion followed. B. Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager, presented a 2016 Legislative Session update. He said Thursday is the day that individual bills must pass their house of origin. David gave a PowerPoint presentation and discussed the following  slides: Financial Impact Bills, SB 84 & HB 1156, SB 105, SB 2, and HB 1116; Other Bills, HB 1092, HB 1066, HB 1102, and HB 1091; and the Legislative Calendar. Discussion followed. 3. Land Use Committee A. Meeting of Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Committee Chair Rick Kiley said the Land Use Committee met, for a second time, to discuss boulevards. The discussion will continue at the next Land Use Committee meeting on February 16th. Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works, and Matt Tobias, Code Enforcement Manager, spoke about a parking strip ordinance. Public input was given. Discussion followed. 4. Public Services Committee A. Meeting of Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Committee Chair Christine M. Erickson said an overview was given of the Compass Center. She said they are advocates, for both sides, after a domestic violence incident happens. Erickson said a second presentation was made by the South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy, regarding issues and concerns in Sioux Falls massage parlors. 5. Urbanized Development Commission (UDC) A. Meeting of Thursday, January 14, 2016 City Council Member Rex Rolfing said at the meeting they accepted new appointments for the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee; looked at the list of Obligated Projects; approved a revision to the Transportation Improvement Program; and watched a video on what 41st Street and the intersection of I-29 could potentially look like in a few years. 6. City Council Open Discussion City Council Member Michelle Erpenbach spoke about two amendments she would be bringing forward for Item 29, on tonight's agenda. Discussion followed. City Council Member Kermit L. Staggers spoke about a phone call he received from a constituent, who was upset about the long wait times for Paratransit. He asked for Paratransit to come to an Informational Meeting to discuss the matter. City Council Member Greg Jamison said Paratransit will be coming to a meeting in the next couple of weeks and Staggers’ concerns could be addressed then. Erickson spoke about strides being taken to combat distracted driving. Discussion  followed. 7. Presentations A. Quarterly Indoor Aquatic Center Update by the Administration Don Kearney, Director of Parks and Recreation, began the PowerPoint presentation regarding the Indoor Aquatic Center. He discussed the following slides: the Design Update; Design Update-Mezzanine Level; Design Update; Construction Progress Report; What to Expect on Site This Spring; Neighborhood and Public Engagement; and the Live Construction Webcam. He stated that there will be public tours in spring. Tracy Turbak, Finance Director, discussed the Financial Summary-as of December 31, 2015 slide. Discussion followed. B. 2015 Workforce Development Pilot Program Update by Darrin Smith, Community Development Director; and Mike Gray, Economic Development Coordinator Mike Gray, Economic Development Coordinator, led a PowerPoint presentation focusing on the Workforce Development Pilot Program. He discussed the following slides: Overview; Background; Program Launch and Award Process; Awarded Programs; Employment Edge-$25,000; Multi-Cultural Center-$72,020; Training Solutions Institute-$99,408; Forward Sioux Falls-$50,000; HBASE, AGC, and SEM-$50,000; SESHRM-$34,250; Globe University-$100,000; Career and Technical Academy-$12,250; Summary; and Looking Ahead. Discussion followed. The Fiscal Committee will be receiving regular updates on the program in the future. 8. Adjournment City Council Chair Kenny Anderson Jr. adjourned the meeting at 5:49 p.m. Denise D. Tucker, MMC Assistant City Clerk