PROCEEDINGS OF THE STURGIS
CITY COUNCIL –
The Common Council of the City of
Mayor Zeigler made the following announcements: a) thanks to First Western Bank for the donation
of 24 chairs to the City Hall project; b) thanks to the
Corky Liston appeared before the council to give a report
on the “Cross of Love” sales that she made for donations. She only has a few crosses left on the 3rd
board but she will continue to make and sell them for donations. To date, she has received $490 for the handicapped
children of Sturgis, which she presented to Black Hills Special
Gae Zeigler & the Library Building Committee appeared
before the council to give a report on the golf tournament fundraiser for the
library. They raised about $9,000 so far
and more money is to be received. Mrs.
Zeigler thanked all those individuals and businesses that participated and
contributed to the tournament, whether it was donations of items or time. Mrs. Zeigler also advised that some of the
money would be used to build a custom designed fireplace in the Sturgis
room. This will be the focal point of the
room and will be built in honor of Bob Behrens, who is a cornerstone of the Sturgis
community.
Mayor Zeigler personally thanked everyone involved
on behalf of him, the council & the community.
Motion by Jensen, second by Scudder & carried to
approve the agenda as presented.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
approve the minutes of the
Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried
unanimously to approve the following wages, transfers & claims:
Wages –
Transfers
Out - General Fund $31,913.33; Capital Improvement $49,792.92; UDAG
$2,083.33; Liquor $6,250.00; Water $3,306.42; Wastewater $26,751.75; Rally $6,250.00
Transfers
In – Parks $31,913.33; General Fund $12,500.00; Debt
Accounting
Street
Overlay Out (½ to General Fund, ½ to Capital Improvements) – Sanitation $4,166.67
GENERAL
FUND – BH Fibercom, $1,842.00, util; BHP&L, $2,151.77, util; MDU,
$110.68, util; Qwest, $113.27, util; Verizon, $1,416.55, util.
PARK
– BH Fibercom, $137.16, util; BHP&L, $573.82, util; MDU, $12.98, util;
Verizon, $48.68, util.
AMBULANCE
SERVICE – BHP&L, $576.27, util; Cellular One, $14.36, util; MDU,
$37.77, util.
LIQUOR
– BH Fibercom, $200.20, util.
WATER
SYSTEM OPERATIONS – BH Fibercom, $188.57, util; BHP&L, $11,957.16,
util; MDU, $10.85, util; Verizon, $146.04, util..
WASTEWATER
FACILITIES – BHP&L, $9.50, util; Verizon, $143.35, util.
SANITARY
SERVICE – BHP&L, $26.26, util; Qwest, $44.53, util; Verizon, $48.68,
util.
RALLY
– BH Fibercom, $2,136.10, sup; Verizon, $54.75, util.
GENERAL
FUND – 18 Wheeler Truck & Trailer, $2,375.00, sup; A&B Welding,
$44.21, sup; Associated Supply, $321.90, merch for resale; Baker & Taylor,
$116.97, sup; Beechmont Press, $1,121.43, sup; BH Chemical, $140.57, sup;
BHP&L, $175.11, util;
PARK
– BHP&L, $161.50, util; City of Sturgis Water Dept, $5,323.50, util;
Finance Office Petty Cash, $33.73, sup; Morman Law Firm, $70.00, prof fees;
Eugene Stock, $500.00, group ins.
BRICK
PROJECT FUND – Dakota Masonry Supply, $9,028.25, resale; Midstates
Printing, $465.00, publishing; Purchase Power, $3,033.98, sup.
AMBULANCE
SERVICE – Alliance Medical, $204.45, sup; BH Chemical, $56.53, sup; DB
Billing, $1,021.38, prof fees; Elan, $32.48, sup; Farmers Union Oil, $969.12,
sup; Interstate All Batteries Center, $80.32, sup; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $89.53,
sup; Medtronic, $972.00, sup; Mountain Plains Health Consort, $7.00, travel;
Office Depot, $57.78, sup; Pamida, $81.48, sup; Regional Health, $36.80, sup;
Regional Home Medical Equip, $440.00, sup; Western Communications, $205.00,
maint.
MAYORS
RIDE – Beyond Basil, $1,050.00, sup; Diamond Limousine, $487.50, other;
United Rentals, $1,640.00, sup.
SPECIAL
SALES TAX – Chamber of Commerce, $8,333.33, chamber; SIEC, $7.083.33,
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT – Brosz Engineering, $16,478.53, cap imp; Cetec, Inc.,
$1,875.77, cap imp.
SPECIAL
SANITATION – BH Chemical, $1,065.00, sup; Central States Sanitation,
$51,610.00, sup; Frontier Glass, $557.80, sup; Great Western Tire, $1,372.91,
maint; Key City Glass, $8.00, sup; Kimball Midwest, $484.01, maint; Light &
Siren, $614.94, maint; Street Dept Petty Cash, $6.00, other; Western Powerwash,
$4,288.00, sup.
CERT
POLICE GRANT – Sam’s Club, $37.76, sup.
TIF
#2 BESTGEN – First Western Bank, $1,516.86, other.
TIF
#8 ALLISON II – First Western Bank, $556.80, other.
CAPITAL
PROJECTS – Ainsworth Benning Construction, $166,378.00, cap imp; Hills
Materials, $72.02, cap imp.
COMMUNITY
PROJECTS – Hills Materials, $8,925.49, cap imp.
LIQUOR
– BH Rally & Gold, $75.00, merch for resale; BH Winery, $804.00, off sale
wine; City of Sturgis Water Dept., $314.30, util; Eagle Sales of the BH,
$35,219.69, off sale beer; Fisher Beverage, $19,284.30, off sale beer;
Frito-Lay, $125.16, resale; Heartland Paper, $1,049.51, sup; Homeslice,
$4,790.00, prof fees; Johnson Western Wholesale, $44,883.26, off sale liquor;
M&B Enterprises, $114.00, snacks for resale; Mt. Rushmore Bat Co, $240.00, merch
for resale; Nash Finch, $100.00, other; One Way Service Pros, $77.50, maint;
Porta Storage, $80.00, maint; Olon Rigsby, $400.00, other; Rushmore News,
$57.00, resale; Sam’s Club, $35.02, sup; Sodak Distributing, $33,325.67, off
sale liquor.
WATER
SYSTEM OPERATIONS – Butte Electric, $183.60, util; City of Sturgis Water
Dept, $68.00, util; Heavy Constructors, $27,020.32, cap imp; MDU, $10.50, util.
WASTEWATER
FACILITIES – BHP&L, $2,233.10, util; Citi Tech Systems, $1,875.00, sup;
Energy Labs, $301.00, maint; Heavy Constructors, $27,020.32, cap imp; Hills
Materials, $7,502.37, sup; Tanya Neuschwander, $125.00, group ins; Postmaster,
$37.00, sup; Rushmore Safety Supplies, $64.00, sup; SD Water & Wastewater
Assoc, $140.00, travel.
SANITARY
SERVICE – A&B Welding, $44.21, maint; BH Chemical, $113.98, sup; BH
Truck & Trailer, $360.78, maint; Dakota Steel, $100.26, maint; Finance
Office Petty Cash, $12.00, sup; Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceutical, $109.75, sup;
Great Western Tire, $92.00, maint; Hills Materials, $7,453.58, cap imp;
Laboratory Corp of America, $46.00, prof fees; Laboratory Corp of American H.,
$30.00, prof fees; Tanya Neuschwander, $125.00, group ins; RDO Mack Sales,
$115.01, maint; SDSWMA, $800.00, prof fees; Street Dept Petty Cash, $11.00,
other; Dale Stroshein, $133.87, maint; Viking Office Products, $95.46, sup.
RALLY
– 18 Wheeler Truck & Trailer, $2,375.00, sup; 54 Printing, $195.00, sup;
Tammy Bachand, $132.00, travel; Beyond Basil, $9,892.05, city promotion;
BHP&L, $32.55, util; BH Rally & Gold, $325.00, merch for resale; Coyote
Inn, $540.00, other; Creative Graphic Services, $12,011.80, sup; Earthgrains
Baking Co’s Inc., $134.44, other; Energy Electric Co, $652.80, sup; Farmers
Union Oil, $275.89, sup; Fedex, $437.75, sup; Fresh Start Convenience Stores,
$24.79, sup; Great Western Tire, $92.00, maint; Invision Systems, $525.00,
maint; Kimball Midwest, $434.68, sup; Tyler Lamphere, $100.00, travel; Lynn
Peavey Co, $96.00, sup; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $89.51, sup; Meade Co Auditor,
$47.15, other; Meade Co Times, $32.93, publishing; Morman Law Firm, $2,144.57,
prof fees; Office Depot, $53.49, sup; Officemax, $2,001.17, sup; Outsource
Solutions, $26.77, sup; Pamida, $281.90, sup; Public Safety Equipment, $150.00,
sup; Quill, $148.98, sup; Rally Dept Petty Cash, $20.52, sup; Sam’s Club,
$385.57, sup; Seasons Dollar Store, $4.00, sup; Stan Houston Equipment,
$500.00, sup; TDG Communications, $2,288.52, sup; The Homeslice Group,
$6,076.00, city promotion; Tom’s T’s, $670.55, other; United Rentals,
$1,307.90, rent; US Food Service, $3,774.27, other;
COMM
CENTER CHILDREN’S FUND – Community Center Department, $120.00, other.
This was the time set upon application for a zoning
variance for Eugene Pelkey,
This was the time set upon application for a zoning
variance for Allen Moeller, 1721
Green introduced the following written resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION 2005-39
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,
VERNON HEIGHTS ESTATES II
SUBDIVISION LOTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 OF BLOCK 5, AND DEDICATED STREET BEING A PORTION
OF TRACT ‘A’ OF VERNON HEIGHTS ESTATES II SUBDIVISION, ALL LOCATED IN THE
W1/2NE1/4 OF SECTION 15, 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 6th day of September 2005.
Published:
Effective:
Chaplin 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.
City Engineer
Mayor Zeigler advised that the city would be hosting
an open house for phase I mid-October.
Green advised that the library would be closing for about
2 weeks beginning September 12. They
hope to be open in the new facility on September 26th.
Motion by Anders, second by Jacobson & carried
unanimously to approve the request to pay the golf fundraising proceeds to
Thrivent Financial so that the library can receive an additional $600 in
matching funds.
City Engineer Kaufman gave a brief update on the
Exit 32 project. The contractor is
working on the remainder of dirt work on the
Park Director
This was the time set upon application for a public
hearing for the transfer of the retail (on-sale) wine license from Sheree Schriver,
Ciao Baby’s, 1543 Lazelle, to Julie Olson, Olde World Café & Bookery, 1543
Lazelle. Motion by Patterson, second by
Chaplin & carried to approve said transfer.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
approve the special events license for the Roberdeaux wedding reception on
Motion by Meland, second by Scudder & carried to
approve the street closure of
Motion by Anders, second by Patterson & carried
to approve the Chamber of Commerce request for signage for the National
Sheepdog Finals and Cultural Festival.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried
to approve the Believer’s Fellowship request for signage for the party in the
park on
Motion by Chaplin, second by Patterson & carried
unanimously to refund the building permit for the Greater Sturgis Lifecare
Foundation in the amount of $1,271.50.
This was the fee paid for the new hospice suite at the hospital.
Motion by Meland, second by Scudder & carried to
approve the raffle request of St. Francis of
The public hearing for the first reading of
Ordinance 2005-14 – Amended Title 19 – Subdivision of Land was taken off of the
agenda at this time.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel issues.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
return to regular session.
Motion by Meland, second by Green & carried
unanimously to give the Council a 3% increase in salary for 2006 instead of
moving each council member to $9,000 per year.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried,
with Patterson voting no, to approve the recommendations in giving the
following salary/retirement increases in addition to what was already proposed
in the 2006 budget: Finance Officer
Motion by Chaplin, second by Meland & carried
unanimously to put $2,000 into the 2006
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried,
with Patterson voting no, to approve the first reading of Ordinance 2005-15 –
Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried
unanimously to approve a $1,000 donation to the American Red Cross for
Hurricane Katrina Relief. This is to be
paid out of contingency money.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Meland & carried
unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement Establishing Easement
for Sewer Line Construction and Maintenance with Lonnie & Marianne Isam.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to approve change order #1 for the Library/Municipal Offices
Complex, which is a $4,099 increase.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to authorize to advertise for the reconstruction of Woodland
Shelter.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried
unanimously to deny the special sanitation refund request of GPS Emergency
Phone Systems.
Motion by Chaplin, second by Jensen & carried
unanimously to approve the following travel matters: a) Mark Zeigler &
Motion by Chaplin, second by Meland & carried
unanimously to approve the following salary matters:
Wages
a. Parks/Cemetery Seasonals – increase to $8.00/hr,
effective
b. Branden Bestgen – Assistant Police Chief, $2,000/yr
increase to $42,000/yr, effective
c. Louie Clement – Aquatics/Program Director, $21,000/yr,
effective
d. Anya Linn – Asst. Aquatics/Program Director, Class
101, $9.93/hr, effective
e. Mandy Goodro – CC Custodial, $.25/hr increase to
$6.25/hr, effective
New Hires
a. Jeremiah Martin & Tina Kunz – CC Fun &
Fitness, $6.00/hr, effective
b. Kyle Huffman, Patsy Lara, Kristan Johnson – CC Front
Desk, $6.00/hr, effective 8/26/05
OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME
BEFORE COUNCIL
Patterson advised that the
Green advised that there was a meeting planned for
Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to
adjourn the meeting at
ATTEST: _______________________________ APPROVED:
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