PROCEEDINGS OF THE STURGIS
CITY COUNCIL – AUGUST 21, 2006
The Common Council of the City of
Mayor Zeigler gave his compliments to all the City staff
for a job well done during rally.
Mayor Zeigler made the following announcements: a) the budget hearings will be held on August
30, September 11 & September 12 (if needed) at 5:30pm at the Fire Hall; b)
the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Woodle Field restrooms/concession stand
will be on Friday, September 1, 2006 at 6:15pm; Anders, Patterson, Green,
Scudder & Jensen will be attending; c) Jensen will be speaking on behalf of
the Mayor tomorrow, August 22, 2006 to welcome the teachers back to school; d)
the library golf tournament will be held on Sunday, August 27, 2006; signup is
11:00am – 1:00pm; the tournament is at 1:00pm; the BBQ is at 5:30pm.
Finance Officer Pauline Sumption announced that the
Mayor’s farewell has been scheduled for Friday, August 25, 2006 at 5:30 at the
Community Center. This is open to the
public.
Mayor Zeigler thanked all of the law enforcement and
city personnel who helped organize the Mayor’s Ride. He then presented a $20,000 check to the Fire
Chief Ron Koan and the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department from the Ride.
Mayor Zeigler presented a $1,000 check from the Hamster’s
to Parks Director Gene Stock and Forestry Advisory Board Secretary Joyce Ehlers
for the Freedom Memorial.
Mayor Zeigler advised that long-time Sturgis
resident Peggy Sagen passed away. She
was the publisher of the Rapid City Journal.
Also City Attorney Keith Smit’s mother passed away. A moment of silence was observed in honor of
these two women and for the men and women serving in our armed forces.
Mayor Zeigler advised that he was going to have the
privilege to co-pilot a B-1 bomber & the honor of flying with the US Air Force
on Wednesday, August 23, 2006. They
would be flying over Sturgis. Also, he
will be in
Motion by Jensen, second by Scudder & carried to
approve the agenda with the following changes:
Move 18 & 19 to the top of the agenda. This is for the executive session and for the
procedure for filling the mayoral vacancy.
Motion by Anders, second by Jacobson & carried
to adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing legal &
contract issues.
Motion by Jensen, second by Green & carried to
return to regular session.
Motion by Anders, second by Jensen & carried
unanimously to publish a notice of vacancy in the legal newspaper notifying the
public that the City would be taking applications for the position in the form
of a cover letter & resume, which is to be in a sealed envelope. The deadline for consideration of the vacancy
is September 15, 2006. A letter would
then be mailed to the interested parties by September 22, 2006 to inform them of
the interview process.
Motion by Anders, second by Jensen & carried to
approve the minutes of the July 31, 2006 council meeting.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to approve the following claims:
GENERAL FUND – 54 Printing, $358.00,
sup; A&B Business, $125.43, maint; A&B Welding, $2,100.99, sup; Laurie
Adkins, $58.50, cc prog exp; Amcon Dist, $912.11, merch for resale; American
Red Cross, $327.00, cc prog exp; Americinn Lodge & Suites, $59.99, travel;
Associated Supply, $470.31, sup; Batteries Plus, $246.66, sup; Bentz Equipment,
$8.75, maint; Best Business Products, $32.54, maint; BH Chemical, $3,775.10,
sup; BH Elevator, Inc., $102.04, maint; BHP&L, $4,189.08, util; Bierschbach
Equipment, $188.00, sup; Birdsall Sand & Gravel, $839.50, sup; Boner’s
Woodworking, $884.23, sup; Richard Borkovec, $78.00, cc prog exp; Campbell
Supply, $933.07, sup; Chemsearch, $161.45, sup; Chris Supply, $104.18, sup;
Citi Tech Systems, $1,875.00, maint; Bill Coacher, $234.00, cc prog exp; Coca
Cola, $12,523.30, merch for resale; Community Center Petty Cash, $7.89, cc prog
exp; Danny Oneills, Inc., $396.87, cap imp; Earthgrains Baking Co’s Inc.,
$535.23, merch for resale; Ecolab, $318.00, maint; Elan-City, $1,196.30, sup;
Elan-Fire, $60.76, sup; Energy Labs, $112.50, maint; Farmer Brothers, $238.28,
merch for resale; Farmers Union Oil, $13,599.26, sup; Finance Office Petty
Cash, $35.39, sup; Foothills Seed, $75.00, cap imp; Glaser, LLC, $294.75, sup;
Grocery Mart, $9.23, cc prog exp; Gunderson, Palmer, Goodsell, $137.50, prof
fees; Hauff Mid-America Sports, $47.00, cc prog exp; Heartland Paper, $405.79,
sup; Heiman Fire Equipment, $1,173.32, sup; Hersrud, $5.73, maint; Hills
Materials, $55.58, sup; Hillyard, $1,187.69, sup; Jerry Holsapple, $175.50, cc
prog exp; HSBC Business Solutions, $27.37, sup;
PARK – 54 Printing, $28.00, sup;
A&B Welding, $6.60, sup; Bentz Equipment, $210.50, maint; BHP&L,
$99.34, util; BH Tent & Awning, $5.50, maint; Campbell Supply, $234.36,
sup; Diane Duran, $500.00, cap imp; Elan-City, $50.75, sup; Farmers Union Oil,
$153.42, maint; Grocery Mart, $8.79, sup; Hersrud, $109.00, maint; Johnston
Hardware, $15.06, sup; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $24.36, sup; Meade Co Times, $104.00,
publishing; NAPA, $256.60, maint; Northwest Pipe Fittings, $421.09, sup;
Pamida, $31.99, other; Prairiewave, $127.52, util; Rushmore Office Supplies,
$25.18, sup; SD Federal Property Agency, $9.50, sup; Town-n-Country Plumbing,
$16.74, sup; Vanway Trophy, $61.40, sup; Verizon, $45.03, util.
BRICK PROJECT FUND – Elan-City,
$43.65, sup; Sam Erion, $6,889.81, prof fees; Farmers Union Oil, $63.40, sup;
Glover Investments, $1,400.00, publishing; Hebron Brick, $3,487.40, merch for
resale; Midstates Printing, $592.67, publishing.
LIBRARY BUILDING FUND – Karen’s
Design Works, $3,000.00. sup.
AMBULANCE SERVICE – Coca Cola,
$23.20, sup; DB Billing, $1,578.72, prof fees; Elan-Fire, $122.09, sup; Farmers
Union Oil, $923.34, sup; Keomed, $1,682.00, sup; NAPA, $72.33, maint; Office
Depot, $121.91, sup; Pitney Bowes-Supplies, $37.13, sup; Regional Home Medical
Equip, $1,197.00, sup; Sturgis Volunteer Fire Dept, $530.72, sup; Western
Communications, $123.00, sup.
MAYOR’S RIDE – Beyond Basil,
$1,300.00, sup; Community Center Dept, $92.00, sup; Diamond Limousine, $457.80,
sup; Elan-City, $497.91, sup; Image Sellers, $745.00, sup; Pamida, $9.98, sup;
Rushmore Office Supplies, $11.28, sup; Subway, $43.75, sup; United Rentals,
$1,690.00, sup.
HALF MILE RACE – Jackpine Gypsies,
$4,000.00, sup.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT – Brosz
Engineering, $6,085.00, cap imp; Heavy Constructors, $38,647.02, cap imp; Hills
Materials, $145.24, cap imp; Meade Co Auditor, $2,837.93, principal; Sacrison
Paving, $17,808.12, cap imp.
SPECIAL SANITATION – Adams
Machining, $3,936.63, maint; BH Chemical, $1,333.24, sup; Inland Truck Parts,
$4,733.42, sup; Poly John, $2,615.00, sup; Sanitation Products, $2,242.50.
CERT POLICE GRANT – Midwest
Distributors, $300.00, maint; Stretch’s Glass, $276.90, maint.
SALES TAX REFUNDING BOND, 2002 –
First Nat’l Bank in
CAPITAL PROJECTS – Ainsworth Benning
Construction, $4,305.75, cap imp.
LIQUOR – Coca Cola, $602.00, pop for
resale; Eagle Sales of the BH, $36,727.85, off sale beer; Ecolab, $25.50,
maint; Elan-City, $-10.60, travel; Fisher Beverage, $26,000.59, off sale beer;
Frito-Lay, $153.74, snacks for resale; Heartland Paper, $775.28, sup; Jim Dandy
Snack Food, $528.00, snacks for resale; Johnson Western Wholesale, $52,570.93,
off sale liquor; Johnston Hardware, $26.16, maint; M&B Enterprises, $82.20,
snacks for resale; Nash Finch, $45.00, other; Owens Interstate, $14.99, sup;
Pepsi Cola, $997.35, pop for resale; Rushmore News, $58.52, snacks for resale;
S. Ellwein, $1,039.32, merch for resale; Sam’s Club, $35.00, sup; Servall,
$88.18, maint; Sodak Distributing, $32,760.24, off sale liquor; Wells Fargo,
$7.50, other.
WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS – 54
Printing, $56.00, sup; BHP&L, $4,441.04, util; Elan-City, -$103.05, maint;
MDU, $11.20, util; Prairiewave, $188.25, util; Verizon, $180.12, util.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES – BHP&L,
$9.50, util; City of Belle Fourche, $31.08, other; Cretex Concrete Products
West, $9,591.92, cap imp; Energy Labs, $20.00, prof fees; Ferber Engineering, $13,657.15,
prof fees; G&H Distributing, $89.58, sup; Heavy Constructors, $18,460.00,
cap imp; Johnston Hardware, $7.58, maint; Robert Moser, $20.00, travel; Mike
Plaggemeyer, $30.00, travel; Sanitation Products, $249.40, maint; Sturgis Tire
& Automotive, $48.00, maint; Verizon, $134.54, util.
SANITARY SERVICE – A&B Welding,
$66.03, maint; BH Truck & Trailer, $2,412.02, maint; City of Belle Fourche,
$16,163.47, other; Farmers Union Oil, $2,544.42, sup; NAPA, $404.50, maint;
Owens Interstate Sales, $35.01, maint ;Rapid Delivery, $28.20, maint; Rushmore
Communications, $62.90, maint; Stern Oil Co, $402.85, sup; Verizon, $45.03,
util.
RALLY – 54 Printing, $438.00, sup;
A&B Welding, $1,864.58, sup; A&J Surplus, $412.00, sup; Ace hardware,
$71.96, sup; Ace Steel & Recycling, $796.96, sup;
COMM CENTER CHILDREN’S FUND –
Community Center Youth, $90.00, other.
GENERAL FUND – Elan-City, $92.95,
other.
This was the time set upon application for the
public hearing for a Use on Review for Northern Hills Alcohol & Drug
Services,
Mary Wood-Fossen appeared before the council and withdrew
this application.
Green introduced the following written resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION 2006- 33
A
RESOLUTION VACATING
WHEREAS a
hearing was held on the 21st day of August, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. at
the
WHEREAS the
Common Council determined that Lot H-2 A portion of vacated 13th
Street right-of-way, located in the SW1/4SW1/4, Section 4, T5N, R5E of the
Black Hills Meridian, City of Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, should be
vacated for the reason that that said right-of-way is outside of the area
presently needed by the public for street purposes and that it would be to the
best interest and advantage of the City that said property hereto become a part
of the adjoining real property.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Lot H-2 A portion of
vacated 13th Street right-of-way, located in the SW1/4SW1/4, Section
4, T5N, R5E of the Black Hills Meridian, City of Sturgis, Meade County, South
Dakota, is hereby vacated.
Published: September 2, 2006
Effective: September 23, 2006
Anders duly seconded the motion for the adoption of
the foregoing resolution. All those
present voted in favor of and the resolution was declared passed &
adopted. The final plat will go to the
Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 29, 2006.
This was the time set upon application for the
public hearing for a use on review for Wendy Eixenberger, 710 Lazelle, to
operate a home daycare at this location.
The Planning Commission approved this request. Motion by Call, second by Green & carried
to approve said use on review.
Motion by Green, second by Scudder & carried to
approve the preliminary plat of Joseph P. Desjarlais. The legal description is as follows: Lot 1
of the SE 1/4NW1/4, Section 9, T5N, R5E, B.HM., City of
Motion by Scudder, second by Jensen & carried,
with Call abstaining, to approve the request of the Knuckle Saloon to close
Motion by Patterson, second by Scudder & carried
to approve the special events signage for the Sturgis Dog Classic, which is to
be held September 9-10, 2006.
Motion by Green & second by Jensen to approve a
one month extension for the 3 remaining households in
There was discussion regarding the extension of the
$500 payment if the owner removed the trailer from this area.
Jensen withdrew his second and then the motion died
for lack of a second.
Motion by Anders, second by Green & failed, with
only Anders & Green voting in favor of and Scudder abstaining, to approve a
one-month extension (to October 1, 2006) for the residents to move and to also extend
the $500 stipend for moving the trailer until October 1, 2006.
Motion by Patterson, second by Jensen & carried
to approve the special events license for the Iwan/Limbo wedding reception to be
held at the City Armory on September 2, 2006 and to be served by the Firehouse
Saloon.
Motion by Anders, second by Jensen & carried
unanimously to approve change order #1 for the Whitewood Service Road project,
which is an increase of $18,460.00, and to respectfully request that the water
board pay this expense as it is due to the moving of water lines.
Motion by Green, second by Call & carried
unanimously to approve change order #1 for the Sturgis Community Center Parking
Lot Expansion project, which is an increase of $12,140.93. City Engineer Bob Kaufman is also doing a cost
study for extending the boulevard on
Motion by Scudder, second by Patterson & carried
unanimously to authorize the advertising for bids for the fencing of one field
at the
Motion by Jacobson, second by Call & carried
unanimously to approve the destruction of the following water records all for
records dated prior to 2002: bills paid
list, cash receipts transmittals, general correspondence, deposits register,
financial statements, inventory fixed assets, inventory supplies and materials,
job announcements, purchase orders, utility deposit register, meter deposit
records & meter reading records.
Motion by Patterson, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreements with T&R Service
and T&R Electric for the disposal of the transformers & content of the
transformers at Strong Field.
Motion by Anders, second by Green & carried
unanimously to deny the vendor license refund request of Amerilab Technologies.
Motion by Patterson, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to accept the resignation of Grace Hammond as Assistant Library
Director and to authorize advertising for her replacement.
Motion by Anders, second by Jacobson & carried
unanimously to approve the following salary matters: Wages – a)
Tyler Kaitfors – CC Front Desk, $.25/hr increase to $7.00/hr, effective 7/26/06;
b) Katrin Chaplin – Temp Rally, $2.00/hr increase to $10.00/hr, effective
8/3/06-8/4/06; New Hires – a) Alyssa
Bayers – Temp Rally, $10.00/hr, effective 8/3/06-8/4/06; b) Jon Zeigler – Temp
Rally, $8.00/hr, effective 8/3/06-8/13/06; c) Bobbie Jo Heltibridle – Rally CC,
$8.00/hr, effective 8/4/06 – 8/12/06; Volunteers
– a) Walt Simons, Bev Maples, Lynne McPherson, Terry Goff, Dennis &
Carol Nelles, Charlotte Pistulka, Terrence Kuenzel, Kathy Behrens, Marilyn
Bates, Julie Jones, Deb Hefner, Patty Byers, Donna Jacobsen, Terry Horst,
Luella Gaul, Kira Heltibridle – Library Volunteers.
OTHER MATTERS
THAT MAY COME BEFORE COUNCIL
Green requested that the replacement to fill out
Cliff Linn’s term on the Planning Commission be placed on the next agenda.
Jensen requested that the council consider the mayor
position to be a full-time position because it takes up a lot of time.
Patterson questioned if the landowners north of City
Hall had been spoken to about paving the parking area behind their building.
Mayor Zeigler advised that he would put together a
memo this week regarding this.
Call noted that he felt the City needs to find a place
for the residential drug & alcohol program.
Mary Wood-Fossen advised that they are not giving up
on the project, just the proposed location.
Mayor Zeigler advised that it has been a privilege
to be a public servant here. He has enjoyed
being of service to the community. He and
the council have taken progressive action in the last 5 years and have tackled many
tough issues. His compliments go to the
council for taking these risks.
Also, a special thanks to all of the department
heads and the community as a whole. They
have been gracious & kind to him & his family.
Motion by Jensen, second by Call & carried to
adjourn the meeting at 8:35pm.
ATTEST: _____________________________ APPROVED:
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