Informational Meeting

MINUTES Monday, February 5, 2018 Informational City Council Meeting 4 PM Carnegie Town Hall Sioux Falls City Council 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Michelle Erpenbach, Rick Kiley, Greg Neitzert, Rex Rolfing, Marshall Selberg, Pat Starr, Theresa Stehly Members Absent: Christine M. Erickson, Mike T. Huether 1. Call To Order Council Chair Rick Kiley called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. Audit Committee A. Meeting of Thursday, January 25, 2018 Council Member Rex Rolfing provided a report of the last Audit meeting. 3. City Council Open Discussion Council Member Theresa Stehly asked for clarification about the composition and identification of the RFP committee members for the City audit. Rolfing noted that not all names were public. Stehly said Council Member Greg Neitzert will present a 2nd Reading Ordinance at the February 13th, City Council meeting which will address the number of votes required for the Charter Revision Commission to place an item on the ballot. Stehly explained her opposition to the proposed ordinance and noted that she has requested the City Clerk to provide a history of all charter amendments to date. She asked that additional research be done to show how many were proposed which were not placed on the ballot. Council Member Michelle Erpenbach discussed work being done by the Sioux Empire Network of Care of which she is a steering committee member. The Network is hosted by the Helpline Center; the Helpline Center recently received a grant from the Bush Center to determine how to help nonprofits coordinate and collaborate especially for the homeless and those at risk of being homeless. The Network of Care is working to bring the nonprofits together to develop a report. She identified several of the organizations involved. Council Member Pat Starr spoke about Library hours during City holidays that did not match up with the School District. He stated that he had a good meeting with the Library Director about this and other topics. Starr also explained that at next week's Fiscal Committee Meeting there will be some discussion about after school programs, which  will provide the Council a better opportunity to understand such programs and the role the Council plays in funding them. Starr also spoke about affordable housing and noted that he asked staff from Community Development to develop a report/presentation explaining what the City is doing to improve affordable housing. This will be presented at a future Informational Meeting. Kiley stated that he recently had an opportunity to tour Volunteers of America where he had a chance to observe after school programs for some of the community's neediest youth. He encouraged other Council Members to tour the facility. 4. Presentations A. 2018 Legislative Update by Jim David, Operations Manager Presentation: Approximately 10 minutes followed by discussion Jim David, Operations Manager, provided a comparison of the number of bills introduced this year compared to the previous 10 years. He also provided updates on the following bills: SB 58, Tax Increment Financing; SB 84, Settlement Disclosure; SB 91, Veterans Cemetery; HB 1290, Public/Private Partnerships; SB 98, 911 Surcharge; SB 99, Surcharge Data; and, HB 1206, Tourism Tax Reduction. David also discussed "hoghouse" bills, the Legislative Research Council webpage, the legislative calendar, and upcoming legislative coffees. Discussion followed about: the status of SB 84, Settlement Disclosure; the date of the amendment to SB 84; the agreement threshold value ($500,000) and disclosure requirement referenced in HB 1290, Public/Private Partnerships; and the importance of SB 99, Surcharge Data, and SB 98, 911 Surcharge, to the City's ability to meet 911 needs. Rolfing noted the status of the State Veterans Cemetery (SB 91) and the City's role in proposing the gifting of land. B. 2018 Election Update by Tom Greco, City Clerk Presentation: Approximately 10 minutes followed by discussion City Clerk Tom Greco stated that nominating petitions are currently being circulated and are due no later than February 23, 2018, by 5.pm. He provided an overview of the precincts and polling places, the status of election workers, coordination with the counties and school district, information for voters, and important dates. Discussion about: absentee voting, polling places, polling place worker requirements, and composition of the resolution board followed. 5. Adjournment Council Chair Rick Kiley adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m. Thomas M. Greco City Clerk