Legal, Finance & Public Safety Committee (Ceased May 2022)
Regular MeetingSpearfish, SD · October 28, 2020
Minutes
City of Spearfish
Legal, Finance, and Public Safety Committee Minutes
October 28, 2020
The Legal, Finance and Public Safety Committee met in the Council Chambers of C i t y H a l l at
4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 with the following committee members present:
Eisenbraun, Jacobs and Klarenbeek. Absent: none. Also present were: City
Administrator Harmon, City Attorney McDonald, Human Resource Director
Mathis, City Planner Watson, Public Safety Director Rotert, Public Works
Director Lee, Finance Officer DeNeui, Police Chief Jacobs and Assistant Police
Chief Dean.
City Attorney
Lease – Committee recommended to full council to hold a public hearing and approve a Lease
Agreement with Jamie Johnson for 615 Maitland Road.
Lease – Committee recommended to full council to hold a public hearing and approve a Lease
Agreement with Jennifer Johnson for 625 Maitland Road.
Engineering
Set Bid Opening – Committee recommended to full council to set the bid opening for the 2021
Scheduled Street Repairs Project for December 9, 2020 at 1:30 pm in the City Council Chambers.
Set Bid Opening – City Engineer Mathis noted the bid opening for the Exit 8 Area Community
Path Project - Hillsview Road & SFP Sports Complex Segment will be set for a later date.
Finance
Fees – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to authorize the finance office to
make the entries necessary for the third quarter budgeted administrative fees for personnel and
information technology costs.
AV Upgrade – Committee recommended to full council to accept the proposal from AV-Tech
Media Solutions for an upgrade to the audio and visual systems in the Council Chambers at an
estimated cost of $69,125.15 with Coronavirus Relief Funding of $20,000 for the project.
Human Resources
Volunteer – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to add Jason Gentrup to the
Spearfish Recreation and Aquatics Center volunteer list.
Volunteer – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to add Braden Yackley to the
Spearfish Recreation and Aquatics Center referee list.
Move – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to move Tom Stulken to full-time
(benefit eligible) Librarian, effective 11/15/2020.
Employee Health Insurance – Committee recommended to full council to join the SDML Health
Pool of South Dakota as our employee health insurance provider effective 1/1/2021.
Planning & Zoning
Ordinance 1335 – Committee recommended to full council to hold a public hearing and approve the
second reading of Ordinance 1335 – An Ordinance Amending Appendix A. Zoning, Article II.
Definitions and Article V. Supplementary Regulations, Section 3. Minimum off-street parking
requirements.
Ordinance 1336 – Committee recommended to full council to approve the first reading of
Ordinance 1336 – An Ordinance Amending Appendix A. Zoning, Article V. Supplementary
Regulations, Section 7. Nonconforming Uses.
Public Safety
FYI – A presentation from SD DCI will occur during Monday’s City Council meeting.
Public Works
Bid – Committee recommended to full council to accept a sealed surplus bid for Star Trac Treadmill.
Public Comment
The public comment section was opened at 4:32 p.m. and closed with no comments.
There being no further discussion before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:32 p.m.
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