Public Services Committee Meeting

**NOTE: These minutes are considered DRAFT until approved by the committee at the next Public Services Committee meeting. MINUTES Monday, November 14, 2011 Public Services Committee * 5:30 PM Carnegie Town Hall 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Council Member Sue Aguilar, Council Member Kenny Anderson Jr., Council Member Vernon Brown, and Council Member Michelle Erpenbach Members Absent: None Staff Present: Sue Roust, Interim City Clerk and Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk Guests: Rex Rolfing, Jim Entenman, David Pfeifle, Karen Leonard, Tracy Turbak, Cheryl Rath, Dave Fischer, Elizabeth Whealy, and Beth Wischmeyer 1. Call To Order Committee Chair Anderson Jr. called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Review and approval of Minutes dated September 12, 2011 A motion was made by Council Member Sue Aguilar and seconded by Council Member Vernon Brown to approve the minutes. Anderson Jr. called for a voice vote and all members present voted yes. Motion Passed. 3. Reports and Updates 1. Zoo Agreement Update by Dave Fischer, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation; Karen Leonard, Assistant City Attorney; and Tracy Turbak, Director of Finance Dave Fischer distributed Management Agreement Summary documents to the committee. He gave a background on the timeline of the previous agreement with the zoo and the audit findings of February, 2011. Fischer stated that the new agreement will contain the same basic responsibilities as the old agreement. The significant changes to the agreement are illustrated in the Management Agreement Summary and were reviewed with the committee. In addition, a resolution was provided entitled "A Resolution Authorizing the City of Sioux Falls to Gratuitously Transfer to the Zoological Society the Live Animal Collection Located at the Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum". Discussion followed.  2. Amendment to Ordinance 14-85, increasing the time between the annual city election and the runoff election from two to three weeks by Sue Roust, Interim City Clerk Sue Roust reviewed proposed amendments to City Ordinance Section 14-85 Election Results. Roust explained the benefits of approving the proposed amendments and the positive impact this would have on future elections. Discussion followed. A motion was made by Michelle Erpenbach and seconded by Sue Aguilar to recommend this item for presentation to the City Council. The 1st Reading will be scheduled for December 5, 2011 and the 2nd Reading will be scheduled for December 12, 2011. Anderson Jr. called for a voice vote and all members present voted yes. Motion Passed 4. Open Discussion There was none. 5. Adjournment A motion was made by Council Member Vernon Brown and seconded by Council Member Michelle Erpenbach to adjourn the meeting at 6:26 p.m. All members present voted yes. Motion Passed. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk