September 17, 2007
PROCEDDINGS OF THE STURGIS
CITY COUNCIL – SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
The Common Council of the
City of
Mayor LaRue led everyone
present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor LaRue made the
following announcements:
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The Sturgis Dog
Classic held on September 8th was a success for all who
attended. Young and old alike were there
to show off their canine pets in shows and trials.
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Again to remind
the public that the Bus Museum of WWII POWs will be at the Community Center
Parking lot on September 20th from 5-8.
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The Public
Library will be sponsoring the Dewey Decimal Dash on Saturday the 22nd
with sign up at the library at 4:00.
Walk / Run.
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The
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Parks Department
in cooperation with the
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Advanced
warning: the first week of October is
clean up week for the city where the Street Department will pick up all
biological debris and haul it to the land fill for you. Please leave it on the curb or in the alley
in neat piles to be picked up.
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The
Motion by
Chaplin, seconded by Anders and carried to approve the agenda as written.
Motion by
Anders, seconded by Call and carried to approve the minutes of the September 4,
2007 council meeting.
Motion
by Chaplin, seconded by
GENERAL FUND – A&B
Business, $168.39, maint; A&B Welding, $83.27, sup; A&J Surplus,
$363.32, maint; Lauried Adkins, $78.00, cc prog exp; Alltel, $135.17, util;
Bentz Equipment, $292.64, maint; Best Business Products, $73.37, maint; BH
Chemical, $416.46, sup; BH Fiberglass, $167.52, sup; BHP&L, $19,856.11,
util; BH Technologies, $112.50, prof fees; Boulder Canyon Country Club,
$184.90, other; Caboodle Cartridge, $93.48, sup; Campbell Supply, $175.11, sup;
Central States Fire Apparatus, $101.09, maint; Coca Cola, $905.50, merch for
resale; Community Center Petty Cash, $1.19, sup; Dakota Supply Group, $47.68,
sup; Ecolab, $260.00, maint; Elan-City, $3,127.53, sup; Energy Labs, $35.00,
maint; Environmental Products, $441.24, maint; Farmers Brothers Co, $56.84,
merch for resale; Farmers Union Oil, $18,827.92, sup; Flowers by Rose, $54.75,
sup; Freeman Electric, $505.00, maint; FSH Communications, $120.00, util;
Godfrey Brake Service, $201.40, maint; Graphics Plus, $16.25, sup; Great
Western Tire, $264.44, sup; Hauff Mid-America Sports, $479.60, cc prog exp;
Hills Materials, $4,648.70, sup; Hills Septic Service, $165.00, maint; Jenner
Equipment, $265.92, maint; Johnston Hardware, $83.35, sup; Ketel Thorstenson,
$1,477.00, prof fees; Ki Software, $100.00, maint; Kinney & Dardis, LLP,
$2,217.48, prof fees; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $365.67, merch for resale; Lynn’s Inc,
$57.53, sup; M&T Fire & Safety, $21.26, sup; McGas Propane, $223.50,
sup; Meade Co Auditor, $22,703.03, other; Meade Co Times, $237.10, publishing;
Mid American Specialties, $467.36, sup; MDU, $1,736.09, util; NAPA, $698.27,
sup; Oconnor Company, $716.00, other; Owens Interstate Sales, $693.97, maint;
Pamida, $19.45, sup; Peterson Automotive, $682.53, maint; Prairiewave, $231.20,
util; Public Safety Equipment, $107.05, sup; Purchase Power-Finance, $600.00,
sup; Rapid Delivery, $16.80, maint; Ray Allen Mfg, $79.95, sup; Rushmore Office
Supplies, $140.65, sup; Sand Creek Printing, $195.25, sup; Fred Schmidt,
$30.00, other; SD Dept of Military & Veteran, $1,850.00, other; Servall,
$428.89, sup; Sturgis Community Center, $46.00, other; Sturgis Tire, $64.00,
sup; Tom’s T’s, $898.50, sup; UPS, $6.33, sup; United Way of the BH, $96.00,
other; Verifications, $1,358.80, prof fees; Weimers Diner, $42.60, other;
Whisler Bearing, $48.40, maint.
PARK – Alltel, $33.28, util; Birdsall Sand, $437.63, sup;
Campbell Supply, $178.19, freedom site expenditure; Elan, $442.20, freedom site
expenditure; Freeman Electric, $135.00, maint; J&L Services, $319.00,
maint; Jenner Equipment, $547.73, maint; Johnston Hardware,
September 17, 2007
$3.96, sup; Lynn’s, $11.00,
sup; MDU, $10.85, util; NAPA, $258.63, maint; O’reilly auto Parts, $129.29,
maint; Owens Interstate Sales, $8.76, maint; Poly John, $117.47, sup;
PowerHouse, $236.10, maint; Prairiewave, $136.97, util; Rapid Delivery, $8.40,
maint; Rockingtree Landscapes, $3,640.83, sup; Summit Signs, $39.00, maint;
Twilight First Aid & Safety, $34.90, sup.
BRICK PROJECT FUND – Glover Investments, $1,400.00, publishing.
AMBULANCE SERVICE – Boundtree Medical, $51.99, sup;
Caboodle, Cartridge, $93.48, sup; Campbell Supply, $3.88, sup; Coca Cola,
$17.50, sup; DB Billing, $1,428.49, prof fees; Enning Propane, $241.50, util;
Farmers Union Oil, $1,433.07, sup; Farmers Union-Union Center, $30.01, sup;
Johnston Hardware, $24.12, sup; Mountain Plains Health Consort, $350.00,
travel; NAPA, $89.98, sup; Owens Interstate Sales, $50.39, sup; Pamida, $39.84,
sup; Regional Home Medical Equip, $1,629.32.
MAYORS RIDE – Elan-City, $2.73, sup; Farmers Union Oil,
$31.50, sup; Outsource Solutions, $65.34, sup.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT – Brosz Engineering, $2,695.00, cap
imp; Meade Co Auditor, $2,837.93, principal; SD Dept of Transportation,
$327.37, cap imp.
SPECIAL SANITATION – NAPA, $113.85, maint; Owens
Interstate, $71.03, maint; Rushmore Office Supplies, $19.99, sup.
LIQUOR – BHP&L, $965.46, util; Eagle Sales,
$1,992.75, other; Ecolab, $31.00, maint; Fisher
WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS – Alltel, $129.44, util;
BHP&L, $1,460.85, util; Elan, -$26.76, travel; HD Supply Waterworks,
$230.89, maint; Prairiewave, $79.03, util; Verizon, $59.80, util.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES – Alltel, $52.66, util; Aries
Industries, $74.73, maint; BHP&L, $2,852.14, util; Godfrey Brake Service,
$675.03, maint; Meade Co Times, $35.09, publishing; NAPA, $137.52, sup; Owens
Interstate Sales, $68.72, maint; Rapid Delivery, $13.20, maint.
SANITARY SERVICE – Farmers Union Oil, $4,366.78, sup;
Ferber Engineering, $437.90, prof fees; NAOA, $356.13, sup; Swana, $175.00,
travel.
RALLY – BH Technologies, $693.75, maint; Brown Printing,
$30,967.33, publishing; Campbell Supply, $628.96, sup; Coca Cola, $1,474.50,
sup; Elan-City, $955.97, maint; Farmers Union Oil, $62.77, sup; Freeman
Electric, $1,042.47, util; Godfrey Brake Service, $111.22, sup; Johnston
hardware, $35.99, maint; Lynn’s Dakotamart, $36.91, sup; Lynns, Inc., $330.19,
sup; Priscilla Massey, $41.60, travel; Meade Co Times, $48.00, publishing;
NAPA, $651.80, sup; Northwest Pipe Fittings, $461.90, sup; O’Reilly Auto Parts,
$24.91, maint; Outsource Solutions, $6,528.20, sup; Owens Interstate, $168.91,
sup; Pamida, $225.95, sup; Peterson Automotive, $135.40, maint; Pizza Ranch,
$45.96, sup; Purchase Power, $41.04, sup; SD Electrical Commission, $2,695.00,
prof fees; SD Federal Property Agency, $32.50, sup; Servall, $101.47, sup; St.
Francis Altar Society, $8,320.00, other; Sturgis Rally Charities Fdn,
$3,500.00, rally sponsorship; the Homeslice Group, $3,948.00, merch for resale;
Tom’s T’s, $20.00, sup.
This was the designated time
for committee reports:
v
Public Safety—A joint communications meeting was held to discuss better
service. Next years budget was discussed
v
Public Works—The
public forum on paving streets will be on September 18
v
Community Center—
Opening of bids for the roof will be on September 20th at 11:00 AM
v
Liquor—No meeting
was held
v
Legal and
Finance—No meeting was held
v
Rally—Public
forum went well
v
Park Board—Clean
up of the creek on Sept. 29
v
Planning
Commission— two items to be discussed
v
Library Board—The
Fun/Run & Walk to be held on September 22
v
Airport Board—Advertise
for Engineering Services
v
Governmental Change
Committee—Interviews went well with the 3 candidates, decision to be made later
in meeting
A public hearing was held for
Chad Swanson owner of Lots 5H-1, 5H-2, 5H-3 of Hurley Addition for a zoning
amendment to change the present zoning from R1 to R2. Motion by Hersrud, seconded by Call and
carried with Anders, Call, Chaplin,
September 17, 2007
Motion by Call, seconded by
A public hearing was held for
Shannon Vasknetz owner of Lots 8 and 9B, Block 10 of the McMillians Southern
Addition, located on
Motion by
Citizens voiced their concerns about the budget.
Motion by
Motion by
The vote on the original ordinance was taken with
Chaplin, Hersrud, McVay, Scudder and Usera voting in favor of and Anders, Call
and
Motion by Anders, seconded
by Chaplin and carried to authorize the Airport Board to advertise for Airport
Engineering Services for a five (5) year period.
Motion by Chaplin, seconded
by Scudder and carried to approve first reading of supplemental Ordinance 2007-34
amending Ordinance 2006-20
Motion by Call, seconded by
Motion by Chaplin, seconded
by Usera and carried to hire Pepper Massey as the Rally Director.
Motion by Call, seconded by
Usera and carried to hire David Boone as City Manger for $88,000 a year and to
pay expenses to move him to Sturgis.
Motion by Usera, seconded by
Motion
by Anders, seconded by Scudder and carried to allow the following travel: Tom Ferguson to Oacoma on September
26, 2007 for a meeting to explore options regarding the liquor licensing
issue.
Chaplin and Hersrud thanked the City Manager committee for a job well done.
Motion by Chaplin, seconded by
Motion by Usera, seconded by Call and carried to return to regular session.
Motion by Call, seconded by Anders to adjourn the meeting at 8:58 pm.
ATTTEST:_____________________________APPROVED:____________________________