PROCEEDINGS OF THE STURGIS
CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 5, 2006
The Common Council of the City of
Council President Terry Jensen made the following
announcements: a) Clean-up week will be
September 18-22, 2006; b) budget hearings will continue September 11, 2006 at
5:30pm at the Fire Hall and then again on the 12th, if needed; c) the
Sturgis Public Library golf tournament has been rescheduled until September 17,
2006.
A moment of silence was observed in honor of our
service men and women.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Chaplin & carried
to approve the agenda as presented.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
accept the resignation of Mayor Mark Zeigler, effective September 4, 2006.
Motion by Anders, second by Jacobson & carried
to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2006 council meeting.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried
unanimously to approve the following wages, transfers and claims:
Wages –
Transfers
Out - General Fund $33,998.50; Capital Impr $61,585.09; UDAG $2,500.00;
Liquor $6,250.00; Water $3,333.33; Wastewater $26,575.00; Rally $6,250.00
Transfers
In – Parks $33,998.50; General Fund $12,500.00; Debt
Accounting
Street
Overlay Out – Sanitation $4,166.67
GENERAL
FUND – Amcon Distributing, $488.37, resale; Associated Supply, $510.31,
sup; Avaya, $48.26, util; Baker & Taylor, $856.29, sup; BH Chemical,
$558.60, sup; BJ Jerkey Dist Co, $360.00, merch for resale; BHP&L, $653.77,
util;
PARK
– BHP&L, $196.01, util; City of Sturgis Water Dept, $6,121.20, util; Troy
Dobyns, $500.00, cap imp; Kathy or Bill Hackett, $500.00, cap imp; Janice
Litster, $500.00, cap imp; Maria Longton, $500.00, cap imp; Blinda Tope,
$500.00, cap imp.
LIBRARY
BUILDING FUND –
AMBULANCE
SERVICE – BH Chemical, $117.00, sup; City of Sturgis Water Dept, $127.60,
util; DB Billing, $247.49, prof fees; Great Western Tire, $459.60, sup;
Jacobson First Western Ins, $32.00, sup; Linweld, $137.53, sup; Prairiewave,
$42.22, util; Western Communications, $42.00, maint.
MAYOR’S
RIDE – Ice House, $270.83, sup; Johnny Sundby Photography, $650.00, sup;
Outsource Solutions, $37.79, sup.
SPECIAL
SALES TAX – Chamber of Commerce, $7,500.00, chamber; SIEC, $6,416.67,
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT – Freeman Electric, $6,600.00, cap imp; Heavy Constructors,
$171,596.89, cap imp; Hills Materials, $107,494.47, cap imp; Iverson
Construction, $136,464.00, cap imp; Morman Law Firm, $60.00, cap imp.
SPECIAL
SANITATION – Atco International, $156.00, sup; BH Chemical, $2,431.54, sup;
Inland Truck Parts, $92.73, maint; Ronald Johnson, $175.00, special sanitation,
Powerplan, $155.05, maint; Street Dept. Petty Cash, $5.00, other; Western
Powerwash, $4,733.75, sup; Zep Manufacturing, $2,020.26, sup.
UDAG
– SIEC, $2,750.00,
LIQUOR
– City of Sturgis Water Dept, $319.90, util; Eagle Sales, $11,343.73, off
sale beer; Fisher
WATER
SYSTEM OPERATIONS – Butte Electric, $995.78, util; City of
WASTEWATER
FACILITIES – Brosz Engineering, $2,400.00, cap imp; Energy Labs, $321.00,
prof fees; Great Western Tire, $840.57, maint; Morman Law Firm, $120.00, prof
fees; Powerplan, $120.77, maint; SD Water & Wastewater Assoc, $210.00,
travel.
SANITARY
SERVICE – 54 Printing, $190.00, sup; Adams Machining, $38.50, maint; Boom
Concrete, $480.00, buildings; Diesel Machinery, $113.84, maint; Finance Office
Petty Cash, $12.00, sup; Golden West Technologies, $225.00, util; Great Western
Tire, $1,078.27, maint; Occupational Health Network, $35.00, prof fees; Richard
Berkey, $3,205.65, buildings; RMI-D-Divisions of Rotonics, $8,002.83, sup;
Sanitations Products, $296.40, sup; Sturgis Sawmill, $286.72, buildings; Warne
Chemical, $390.00, buildings; Waste News, $59.00, publishing.
RALLY
– A&B Welding, $27.83, sup; BHP&L, $85.00, sup; Bierschbach Equipment,
$142.45, sup; CCP Industries, $528.91, sup; Dodge Town, $117.50, maint;
Earhugger Safety Equipment, $32.00, maint; Fastenal Company, $252.89, sup;
Hills Materials, $983.54, sup; Jacobson First Western Ins, $33.00, sup; Johnny
Sundby Photography, $800.00, sup; Kimball Midwest, $307.35, sup; Mineral Palace
Hotel, $1,500.00, sup; Morman Law Firm, $1,087.40, prof fees; Outsource Solutions,
$24.59, sup; Sam’s Club, $60.29, sup; Servall, $1,148.26, other; TDG
Communications, $2,268.80, sup; Knuckle Saloon, $52.36, sup; Tom’s T’s,
$202.20, other; Two Wheeler Dealer, $68.48, other; Vanway Trophy, $222.20,
other; Wells Fargo-Sturgis, $270.51, sup.
Green introduced the following written resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION 2006-34
RESOLUTION APPROVING PLAT
WHEREAS, the statutes of the State
of South Dakota require that plats of property within the City of Sturgis be
submitted to the governing body for approval before the same are recorded in
the Office of the Register of Deeds; and
WHEREAS, the City of
SURVEY PLAT OF LOT H-2 A PORTION OF VACATED 13TH STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY, LOCATED IN THE SW1/4SW1/4, SECTION 4, T5N, R5E, BHM, CITY OF
STURGIS, MEADE COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA
WHEREAS, said plat meets the requirements of the statutes in all
things, now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council
of the City of
Dated this 5th day of
September 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.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried
to set a public hearing date of October 2, 2006 for the following:
v
Vacate a Portion of the Cul-de-sac in the Industrial Park
v
Use on Review – Northern Hills Alcohol & Drug Services – to place a
rehabilitation facility in the area of
v
Use on Review – Dana Dietz –
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
approve to approve the appointment of Joe DesJarlais to the Planning Commission
to complete the term of the late Cliff Linn.
City Engineer Bob Kaufman gave a brief update on the
Exit 32 project, which is complete. The
contractor has milled off old
Patterson advised that she had personally spoken to
Dan Staton and she felt the City should set up a meeting with them regarding
the turn lane.
Kaufman gave a brief update on the Sturgis Public
Library/Municipal Offices Complex. The
contractor is finishing up the last of the detail items and the water and engineering
departments have moved in. The final
walk-through will be on September 26, 2006 at 8:00am.
Kaufman gave a brief update on the Whitewood Service
Road project. The detour for the bridge
& box culvert work has been constructed and the contractor is in the
process of removing the bridges and culverts.
The dirt work has also been completed for widening the service road towards
the railroad tracks.
Kaufman gave a brief update on the Lion’s
Kaufman gave a brief update on the Woodland Sewer
Extension project. The contractor has started
laying the sewer line through the Woodle Field parking lot. They will be out of there before the next home
football game in 2 weeks. The restrooms will
be on-line at that time. A second crew is
going to come in so the project should be moving right along. The contractor continues to run into ground
water, which is a problem.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried
to approve the special events license for a wedding reception to be held on
October 7, 2006 at the Sturgis Armory and to be served by Loud American
Roadhouse.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to approve first reading of Ordinance 2006-20 – Annual
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007.
Motion by Anders, second by Patterson & carried
to approve the temporary signage request of Believer’s Fellowship for the Party
in the Park on Saturday, September 9, 2006.
Motion by Anders, second by Green & carried,
with Chaplin voting no, to approve the special sanitation refund request of
Ronald Johnson.
Motion by Scudder, second by Patterson & carried
to approve the raffle request of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried
unanimously to authorize purchasing up to 2 tables at the
Motion by Chaplin, second by Patterson & carried
unanimously to authorize council president Terry Jensen to sign the Industrial
Park Grant Agreement for the
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to approve the following travel matters: a) Bev
Johnson – Caselle Training in
Motion by Chaplin, second by Patterson & carried
unanimously to approve the following salary
matters: New Hires –Anya Linn – CC Lifeguard, $7.00/hr, effective 9/8/06; Volunteers - Maggie & Robert
Nickish, Kitty Baker, Vivian Herbst, Kay Snyder, Shad Kuenzel, Devin Kuenzel,
Grace Hammond – Library Volunteers.
OTHER MATTERS
THAT MAY COME BEFORE COUNCIL
Patterson would like the minutes to reflect our congratulations
to the Sturgis Scoopers on their football win against Rapid City Stevens.
Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried to
adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing legal &
personnel items.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried
to return to regular session.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried
to adopt option 5 regarding filling the vacancy for mayor: vote without interviews. The council shall send a letter acknowledging
the receipt of the application and notice that appointment of the position
shall take place during the September 18, 2006 council meeting. The council then considers all applicants to
be nominated and votes without holding interviews.
Motion by Green, second by Anders & carried to
adjourn the meeting at 8:25pm.
ATTEST: _____________________________ APPROVED:
____________________________
Pauline
Sumption, Finance Officer Terry
Jensen, Council President