Informational Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, February 16, 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, Rick Kiley, Rex Rolfing, Kermit L. Staggers Members Absent: Dean Karsky and Mike T. Huether Staff Present: Denise D. Tucker, MMC, Assistant City Clerk; Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager; Tom Greco, City Clerk; Lorie Hogstad, CMC, City Clerk; and Rich Oksol, Internal Audi Manager 1. Call To Order Council Chair Kenny Anderson Jr. called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. Staff Report A. Lorie Hogstad and Tom Greco, City Clerks Tom Greco, City Clerk, presented an Election update. During his PowerPoint presentation, Greco reminded everyone that April 12th is Election Day and that the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. He spoke about the shortage of Election Day volunteers and what is being done to solicit workers; reminded residents to check their voter registration; mentioned the Secretary of State's website, the Vote 605 mobile app, and spoke briefly about the primary and general elections. Discussion followed. B. Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager, gave a 2016 Legislative Session update. His PowerPoint presentation slides focused on: SB84 & HB1156, the bills shift judicial and law enforcement costs to South Dakota's cities and towns; HB 1116, Municipal Penny for Infrastructure; HB 1092, Sidewalk Pubs; HB 1102, 45 Day Complex Bids; HB 1091 & SB 156, Transportation Networking Company (TNC); and the upcoming Legislative Calendar. 3. Public Services Committee A. Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Committee Chair Christine M. Erickson said Fire Marshal Dean Lanier spoke  about fire code amendments. She said questions arose about this issue being discussed at the State level, as well. Secondary access points, coming out of developments, were a topic of discussion. The committee would like a follow up presentation from Lanier at their next meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. 4. City Council Open Discussion Council Member Rick Kiley spoke positively about his Uber experience in Phoenix, Az. He looks forward to the service coming to Sioux Falls. Council Member Michelle Erpenbach gave an update on the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House, an emergency safe shelter, which opened in January 2015. She provided the following statistics: Safe nights provided, 34,022; unduplicated number of guests served, 1,537; meals served, 17,855; 52 families, 33 women, 86 men, and 164 children, have transitioned to permanent housing. The statistics are available online on the Minnehaha County website. Discussion followed. 5. Adjournment Council Chair Kenny Anderson Jr. adjourned the meeting at 4:19 p.m. Denise D. Tucker, MMC Assistant City Clerk