Legal, Finance & Public Safety Committee (Ceased May 2022)
Regular MeetingSpearfish, SD · March 10, 2021
Minutes
City of Spearfish
Legal, Finance, and Public Safety Committee Minutes
March 10, 2021
The Legal, Finance and Public Safety Committee met at 4:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City
Hall on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 with the following committee members present: Jacobs,
Klarenbeek and Lee. Absent: None. Also present were: City Administrator
Harmon, City Attorney McDonald, City Planner Watson, Public Safety Director
Rotert, Finance Officer DeNeui, Police Chief Jacobs and Code Enforcement
Officer Van Holland.
City Administration
FYI – Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Planning & Zoning and Public Safety will present
their 2020 Annual Departmental Reports on Monday, March 15, 2021.
Finance
License – Committee recommended to full council to hold a public hearing to consider an
application from Michael Greco with Atomic Pizza Cafe for a retail (on-off sale) malt beverage and a
retail (on-off sale) wine license located at 608 N Main Street. Approval of the license will follow the
public hearing.
License – Committee recommended to full council to hold a public hearing to consider an
application from David Stewart with Uncle Louie’s for a retail (on-off sale) malt beverage and a retail
(on-off sale) wine license located at 447 N Main Street. Approval of the license will follow the public
hearing.
Election Board – Committee recommended to full council to appoint the following election board
members for the Ward 2 and Spearfish School 40-2 Election on April 13, 2021: Susan Pisani,
Precinct Superintendent, Matthew Goodman, Precinct Deputy, Meghan Byrum, Precinct Deputy, and
Patricia Calabro, Alternate Precinct Deputy.
Resolution 2021-08 – Committee recommended to full council to adopt Resolution 2021-08 – A
Resolution Setting the Election Officials Compensation.
Purchasing Policy – Committee denied the request to revise the Purchasing Policy to add a “Local
Purchase Preference” section.
FYI – The Local Board of Equalization will be held on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. with
the City Council regular session to follow.
Planning & Zoning
Ordinance 1340 – Committee recommended to full council to approve the first reading of
Ordinance 1340 – An Ordinance Amending Appendix A. Zoning, Article V. Supplementary
Regulations, Section 3. Minimum Amounts of Off-street Parking Facilities Required, of the Revised
Ordinances of the City of Spearfish.
Resolution 2021-07 – Committee recommended to full council to adopt Resolution 2021-07 – A
Resolution of Annexation to Extend the Boundaries of the City of Spearfish, South Dakota, by
Annexing Lands More Specifically Described Herein. (Miller Ranch)
Ordinance 1341 – Committee recommended to full council to approve the first reading of Ordinance
1341 – An Ordinance Amending Appendix A – Zoning of the Revised Ordinances of the City of
Spearfish by Zoning Certain Property. (Miller Ranch as DRD)
Public Safety
Ordinance 1342 – Committee recommended to full council to approve the first reading of
Ordinance 1342 – An Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places,
Article II. Streets and Public Rights-of-way, Division 2. Obstructions and Encroachments of the
Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish.
Public Comment
The public comment section was opened at 4:36 p.m. and closed with no comments.
No additional discussions were held and the meeting was adjourned at 4:38 p.m.
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