Informational Meeting

MINUTES Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Informational City Council 4 PM Meeting Carnegie Town Hall 235 West 10th Street Sioux Falls City Council Members Present: Christine M. Erickson, Michelle Erpenbach, Greg Neitzert, Rex Rolfing, Marshall Selberg, Pat Starr, and Theresa Stehly Members Absent: Rick Kiley, Mike T. Huether 1. Call To Order Council Chair Rex Rolfing called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. Audit Committee A. Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Rolfing provided an update on the Audit Committee Meeting stating that Kimberly Shroeder has received a promotional appointment to the Internal Audit Manager position. 3. Land Use Committee A. Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Council Member Marshall Selberg provided updates on the following topics from the Land Use Committee Meeting: Engineering Design Standards and Specification Updates and the Annexation Program. 4. Urbanized Development Commission (UDC) A. Thursday, January 12, 2017 Rolfing provided an update on the following topics discussed at the Urbanized Development Commission: appointments to the Citizen's Advisory Committee; review and approval of the Unified Planning Work Program; the Transportation Improvement Program; UDC Bylaws; the I-229 Major Investment Study; an update on the Adaptive Signals Study in Sioux Falls; and the Highway 42 Corridor Study. 5. City Council Open Discussion Council Member Theresa Stehly spoke regarding the Operations Manual, future meetings and working sessions. Discussion was held regarding the date and subjects for  the next scheduled Operations Meeting. Council Member Christine M. Erickson reminded the audience of the following schedule changes: the January 24, 2017, 4 p.m. Informational Meeting is cancelled and has been replaced with a City Council Working Session, starting at 3:30 p.m. The purpose of the Working Session is to discuss tobacco prohibition on city owned property. She invited all to bring their ideas and information forward for consideration. 6. Presentations A. EMS Update by Jill Franken, Public Health Director; Mike Bureau, Chief Operating Officer for Paramedics Plus Presentation: Approximately 20 minutes followed by discussion. Opening remarks regarding the EMS System and a background on performance improvement process was provided by Franken. Bureau reviewed the following PowerPoint Slides: EMS Leadership Team; System Improvement Goals (Keep Sioux Falls Fire Rescue resources available for emergencies; Refine best practices for appropriate resource allocation; Improve the mutual aid process); Pilot Project Outcome; Paramedics Plus Six Months Update; CAAS Completed; and Mission Lifeline. Discussion about mutual aid, response time and EMS staffing followed. B. Affordable Housing Audit Report by Rich Oksol, Internal Audit Manager Presentation: Approximately 5 minutes followed by discussion. Oksol provided an update on the Affordable Housing Audit Report. Discussion followed. Rolfing, Chair of the Audit Committee, provided Oksol with a plaque from the Audit Committee recognizing his 10 years of service and his 33 years, 9 months employment with the City of Sioux Falls. Rolfing reminded the audience that there will be a retirement party for Oksol on Friday, January 20, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Carnegie Town Hall. C. Downtown Parking System Overview by Matt Nelson, Public Parking Manager and Brent O'Neil, Economic Development Manager Presentation: Approximately 20 minutes followed by discussion. Nelson, reviewed the PowerPoint slides that include a history of the parking system and a demand analysis. The slides reviewed were: Provide & Maintain On- Street and Off-Street Public Parking in Downtown; A Long Parking History; Facilities and Expansions; Strong Foundation; A Twenty Year Trend; and When and Where to Build Parking. O'Neil spoke regarding key dates as they relate to the mix-use parking ramp and downtown development. He reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: Key  Development Criteria; Initial Planning to Implementation; Next Steps; Major Approval Package; and Additional Coordination. Discussion followed regarding the following topics: raising the price of parking tickets; "warning" citations; the group utilized to determine who the private partner/developer would be; enterprise funds and fees; private development in the project; the Railroad Redevelopment Project/Site; updated developments since the last Request For Proposal (RFP) and Request For Qualification (RFQ) processes; and clarification on the major approval process for the package. 7. Adjournment Council Chair Rex Rolfing adjourned the meeting at: 5:30 p.m. Tamara Jorgensen, MMC Assistant City Clerk