Public Services Committee Meeting

These minutes are considered “draft” until approved at the next scheduled meeting. MINUTES Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Public Services Committee * 4:30 PM Carnegie Town Hall 235 West 10th Street Members Present: Council Member Sue Aguilar, Council Member Kenny Anderson Jr., Council Member Michelle Erpenbach, and Council Member Dean Karsky Members Absent: None Staff Present: Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk; David Bixler, Budget Analyst; and Jim David, Legislative/Operations Manager 1. Call To Order Committee Chair Kenny Anderson Jr. called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m. 2. Review and approval of minutes dated Tuesday, March 11, 2014 A motion was made by Dean Karsky and seconded by Michelle Erpenbach to approve the minutes. Anderson Jr. called for a voice vote and all members present voted yes. Motion Passed. Item 4 was heard at this time, see item for discussion. 3. Pawnshop Ordinance Review by Keith Allenstein, Assistant City Attorney; and Lt. Terry Mixell, Sioux Falls Police Department Lt. Terry Mixell, Sioux Falls Police Department, provided an update on LeadsOnline. He provided statistical information to the committee. Discussion followed. Keith Allenstein, Assistant City Attorney, provided additional information on the process of seizing property. Discussion followed. At this time, Anderson Jr. accepted public input on this topic. Representatives from First Cash and Exchange and Sunset Pawn discussed this item. 4. Fee Increases for Fire Prevention Permits and Licenses by Dean Lanier, Fire Marshal Dean Lanier, Fire Marshal, reviewed a fee schedule for permits and licenses. Lanier noted that the fees have not been updated since 2007 and the fee increase will be at 15%. This increase will offset the cost of doing business. Discussion followed. A motion was made by Council Member Michelle Erpenbach and seconded by Council Member Sue Aguilar to move this item forward to the full City Council for consideration. Anderson asked for a voice vote. All members voted yes. Motion Passed. 5. Open Discussion Anderson Jr. stated that this would be his last meeting as the Chair for the Public Services Committee. He thanked the members of the committee for their hard work and dedication. The committee acknowledged Anderson Jr. for his hard work and service on this committee. 6. Adjournment A motion was made by Council Member Michelle Erpenbach and seconded by Council Member Sue Aguilar to adjourn the meeting at 6:04 p.m. Anderson Jr. called for a voice vote and all members voted yes. Motion Passed. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk