PROCEEDINGS OF THE STURGIS CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 7, 2005

 

The Common Council of the City of Sturgis met in regular session at 7:30pm on Monday, November 7, 2005 at the Sturgis Community Center.  Present:  Mayor Mark Zeigler, Alderpersons Terry Jensen, Arvid Meland, Penny Green, Sherry Scudder, Mark Chaplin, Pokey Jacobson, Steve Anders & Bev Patterson.  Absent:  None.

 

Mayor Zeigler made the following announcements:  a) last week the contractor discovered the time capsule that had been placed behind the brick plate in the municipal building.  It is currently in Finance Officer Pauline Sumption’s office.  A day & time will be scheduled to open it and then additional items will be placed in it for the grand opening; b) T&M Studios will be taking pictures of the Mayor, Council & Department Heads on November 21, 2005 beginning at 6:00pm; 3) Festival of Trees will be held in a month and he would like to decorate a tree on behalf of the City; 4) the City Employee Christmas Party is scheduled for December 15, 2005 from noon until 2:00pm; 4) he would like to have a work session with council only on November 28, 2005 at 6:00pm upstairs at City Hall.  This will mainly be executive session items dealing with personnel & contract issues.

 

Mayor Zeigler requested a moment of silence and reminded everyone that Friday, November 11, 2005 is Armistice Day.

 

Green advised that the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum would be holding an open house on Thursday, November 10, 2005 from 5:30pm-7:00pm.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried to approve the agenda as presented.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to approve the minutes of the October 17, 2005 council meeting.

 

Motion by Meland, second by Scudder & carried unanimously to approve the following wages, transfers & claims:

Wages – Mayor & Council $6,061.00; Finance $14,858.19; Buildings $2,138.74; Engineering $7,482.83; Police $58,354.50; Fire $4,898.48; Streets $12,908.46; Street Cleaning $2,373.13; Cemetery $4,131.87; Community Center $24,552.28; Library $17,078.48; Parks $18,246.68; Ambulance $14,493.29; Liquor $8,308.31; Water $19,634.28; Wastewater $14,701.48 Sanitary Service $ 17,594.65; Rally $9,564.78; Federal Withholding $22,112.15; FICA $38,053.18

            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 Service (303) $30,058.17; Debt Service (304) $41,459.58; Debt Service (305) $2,916.67; Community Projects $5,416.67; Revolving Loan Fund $2,083.33

            Accounting Services Out (all to General Fund) – Sanitation $675.00; Wastewater $675.00; Liquor $675.00

            Street Overlay Out (˝ to General Fund, ˝ to Capital Improvements) – Sanitation $4,166.67

            GENERAL FUND – Ainsworth Benning Construction, $1,973.24, util; BH Fibercom, $1,334.47, util; BHP&L, $3,281.58, util; MDU, $216.53, util; Verizon, $1,301.86, util.

            PARK – BHP&L, $520.36, util; MDU, $85.14, util; Verizon, $44.85, util.

            AMBULANCE SERVICE – BHP&L, $440.89, util; Cellular One, $14.29, util; MDU, $98.20, util.

            LIQUOR – BH Fibercom, $197.67, util.

            WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS – BH Fibercom, $88.87, util; BHP&L, $7,766.75, util; Verizon, $183.24, util.

            WASTEWATER FACILITIES – BHP&L, $9.50, util; Verizon, $134.11, util.

            SANITARY SERVICE – Verizon, $44.85, util.

            RALLY – Outsource Solutions, $6,000.00, prof fees; Verizon, $44.85, util.

            GENERAL – 2XL Corporation, $149.96, sup; A&B Business, $102.80, sup; A&B Welding, $132.20, sup; A&J Surplus, $14.88, sup; Amcon Distributing, $582.93, merch for resale; Associated Supply, $76.66, sup; Baldwin Cooke, $116.06, sup; Ann Bertolotto, $40.00, travel; Best Business Products, $35.08, maint; Branden Bestgen, $40.00, travel; BH Chemical, $776.44, sup; BH Elevator, $102.04, maint; BH Fibercom, $40.75, util; BH Jerkey Dist Co, $72.00, merch for resale; BHP&L, $362.68, util; BH Truck & Trailer, $118.16, maint; Jerry Burnham, $2,125.00, prof fees; Butte Electric, $222.25, util; Campbell Supply, $159.23, sup; Century Business Products, $14.35, maint; City of Belle Fourche, $2.00, prof fees; City of Sturgis Water Dept, $711.00, util; Luke Clement, $24.00, cc prog exp; Coca Cola, $42.50, sup; Community Center Petty Cash, $47.86, cc prog exp; Curt Corey, $96.00, cc prog exp; Crousehinds Airport Lighting, $205.88, maint; Dakota Ammo, Inc., $600.00, sup; Ecolab, $144.00, other; Ed M. Feld Equipment Co, $137.00, sup; Elan, $2,054.58, sup; Energy Labs, $175.00, maint; Engineering Dept. Petty Cash, $38.72, sup; Farmer Brothers Co, $52.24, merch for resale; Francies Flowers & Gifts, $34.50, other; Freeman Electric, $13.54, maint; FSH Communications, $110.00, util; Glaser, $229.60, sup; Glaxosmithkline Pharm., $72.75, sup; Great Western Tire, $1,348.10, maint; Grimm’s Pump Service, $837.35, maint; Hauff Mid-America Sports, $57.75, cc prog exp; Heartland Paper Co, $118.16, sup; Rod Heikes, $500.00, group ins; Hersrud, $43.29, sup; Hills Materials, $192.07, sup; Hillyard, $204.25, sup; Iverson Construction, $3,521.12, sup; Jacobsen Ford, $168.00, maint; Jacobson First Western Ins., $1,450.00, ins; JB’s Computers, $50.00, maint; Ashley Johnson, $8.00, cc prog exp; Johnson, Jones, & Ireland Vet, $334.08, prof fees; Johnston Hardware, $116.18, sup; KT Connections, $508.50, maint; Kar Products, $108.55, sup; Robert Kaufman, $1,000.00, group ins; Ketel Thorstenson, $4,546.93, prof fees; Kimball Midwest, $180.16, sup; Ron Koan, $66.00, travel; Law Related Education, $3,150.01, other public safety; Lexisnexis Matthew Bender, $15.80, sup; Jo Ann Martinson, $250.00, group ins; Meade Co Times, $1,315.60, publishing; Menard’s, $569.60, sup; Metro Fire, $1,666.47, maint; Julie Moore, $500.00, group ins; Morman Law Firm, $5,849.23, prof fees; Candy Morrell, $2,100.00, maint; Nancy Nelson, $250.00, group ins; Tami Otis, $10.00, travel; Brian Owen, $30.00, other; Owens Interstate Sales, $100.03, maint; Pneudart, $111.22, prof fees; Police Dept Petty Cash, $69.68, sup; Pony Expresso, $24.85, sup; Pool & Spa Center, $106.56, maint; Public Safety Equipment, $14,074.95, sup; Purchase Power, $516.99, sup; Qwest Communications, $45.67, util; Rose’s Sanitation, $18.00, prof fees; Rushmore Office Supplies, $949.25, sup; Sam’s Club, $850.34, sup; Fred Schmidt, $30.00, other; Scott Peterson Motors, $764.58, maint; SD Municipal League, $125.00, sup; Street Dept Petty Cash, $14.43, sup; Tee’s Plus, $176.36, other; The Knuckle Saloon, $16.50, sup; US Geological Survey, $657.50, other; Viking Office Products, $97.85, sup; Chris Volk, $48.00, cc prog exp; Joey Weiland, $90.00, sup; Weimer’s Diner, $57.00, other; West River Electric Assoc, $349.47, util; Western Communications, $382.90, maint; Justin Weyer, $60.00, other; Zep Manufacturing, $43.88, sup; Zylstra Body, $1,097.67, maint.

            PARK – BHP&L, $269.61, util; City of Sturgis Water Dept, $1,346.18, util; HSBC Business Solutions, $164.22, maint; Milt’s Cleaning, $435.13, maint; SD Arborist Assoc, $275.00, travel.

            BRICK PROJECT FUND – Dakota Masonry Supply, $590.85, merchandise for resale; Lamar, $400.00, publishing.

            AMBULANCE SERVICE – Donna Baier, $208.00, travel; BH Fibercom, $47.24, util; Amy Cammack, $198.00, travel; DB Billing Co, $2,342.34, prof fees; Jone Enright, $198.00, travel; Virginia Fitzpatrick, $685.00, travel; Hillyard, $29.99, sup; Vicki Hindman, $208.00, travel; Jamie Hockenberry, $246.40, travel; Linweld, $35.30, sup; Cindy Matt, $444.40, travel; Medicare Service Center, $300.11, ambulance charges; Oaks Hotel & Convention Center, $144.00, travel; Brian Owen, $438.00, travel; Regional Home Medical Equip, $220.00, sup; Rushmore Office Supplies, $280.00, sup; Karen Seidel, $208.00, travel; Brian Teller, $198.00, travel; Zep Manufacturing, $43.88, sup.

            MAYOR’S RIDE – Fedex, $19.85, sup.

            SPECIAL SALES TAX – Chamber of Commerce, $8,333.33, chamber; SIEC, $7,083.33, industrial development.

            CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT – Hills Materials, $7,640.69, cap imp; Iverson Construction, $69,400.00, cap imp; Morman Law Firm, $70.00, cap imp.

            SPECIAL SANITATION – BH Titanium Jewelry, $175.00, special sanitation.

            CERT POLICE GRANT – Campbell Supply, $13.15, sup; Contractor’s Supply, $538.00, sup.

            TIF #7 – Wells Fargo-Sturgis, $592.40, other.

            CAPITAL PROJECTS – Ainsworth Benning Construction, $159,180.00, cap imp; Diesel Machinery, $-800.00, cap imp; Geiger Architecture, $28,109.99, cap imp.

            COMMUNITY PROJECTSTurkey Graphics, $101.60, sup.

            LIQUOR – City of Sturgis Water Dept, $125.20, util; Coca Cola, $390.10, pop for resale; Eagle Sales, $11,503.76, off sale beer; Ecolab, $25.50, maint; Fisher Beverage, $7,509.96, off sale beer; Frito-Lay, $67.38, snacks for resale; Heartland Paper, $228.86, sup; Homeslice, $4,831.00, prof fees; Jim Dandy Snack Food, $79.20, snacks for resale; Johnson Western Wholesale, $19,208.28, off sale liquor; Liquor Department, $58.99, sup; Morman Law Firm, $290.00, prof fees; Nash Finch, $100.00, other; Outlaw’s Ltd, $229.07, sup; Rushmore News, $31.80, snacks for resale; S. Ellwein, $66.04, merch for resale; Sam’s Club, $157.64, sup; SDSM&T Bookstore, $500.00, sup; Sodak Distributing, $7,895.59, off sale liquor; Wells Fargo Merchant Services, $7.50, other.

            WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS – BHP&L, $1,012,40, util; Butte Electric, $183.60, util; City of Sturgis Water Dept, $68.00, util; MDU, $13.01, util; Morman Law Firm, $40.00, prof fees.

            WASTEWATER FACILITIES – BHP&L, $964.09, util; City of Belle Fourche, $18.87, other; Energy Labs, $301.00, prof fees; Hach Co, $48.20, sup; Quill Corp, $26.08, sup; SD Water & Wastewater Assoc, $10.00, prof fees.

            SANITARY SERVICE – BHP&L, $48.81, util; Campbell Supply, $85.10, sup; City of Belle Fourche, $14,367.33, other; Diesel Machinery, $866.55, maint; Elan, $-11.68, travel; Great Western Tire, $1,743.94, maint; Jacobsen Ford, $32.60, maint; Laboratory Corp of American, $30.00, prof fees; Lawson Products, $224.43, sup; McGas Propane, $315.70, sup; Morman Law Firm, $20.00, prof fees; Quill Corp, $154.45, sup; Qwest, $88.10, util; Rapid City Journal, $180.00, publishing; RDO Mack Sales, $170.54, maint; Rose’s Sanitation, $18.00, prof fees; Safety Benefits, $50.00, travel; Sanitation Products, $271.89, maint; SD Dept of Health, $10.00, sup; Street Dept Petty Cash, $6.00, other; Walt’s Body Shop, $449.20, maint.

            RALLY – BH Titanium Jewelry, $275.00, transient merchants license; Chamber of Commerce, $21,350.00, other; CAN Surety-Chicago, $50.00, other; Elan, $83.88, sup; Impressions Rubber Stamp, $17.00, sup; Johnston Hardware, $39.84, sup; Morman Law Firm, $865.00, prof fees; Outsource Solutions, $90.24, sup; Owens Interstate Sales, $3.50, sup; Pitney Bowes-Rally, $14.44, sup; Pitney Bowes-Supplies, $377.33, sup; Sam’s Club, $580.37, sup; Sturgis Rally Charities Foundation, $10,675.00, other; TDG Communications, $1,500.00, prof fees; Vanway Trophy, $34.85, city promotion.

            2002 SEWER BOND FUND – Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, $36,698.10, interest.

            COMM CENTER CHILDREN’S FUND – Community Center Dept, $150.00, other.

 

This was the time set upon application for a public hearing for a zoning amendment for Paul Bradsky of Wal-east Development, to rezone a portion of Lot A of the SE1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 6, T5N, R5E, BHM, City of Sturgis, Meade County to BB2.  The Planning Commission denied this request.

 

Bradsky advised that this property was not suitable for any other use, as it is basically a berm next to a floodway and creek bed.

 

Chaplin questioned why the Planning Commission denied this request.

 

Green advised that this request had been to the Commission twice & it was denied both times because the area is saturated with billboards as it is.  Their decision is also based on complaints they have received over the last 4 years with people wanting the billboards taken out of the City.

 

Bradsky also advised that they had received signatures from those people living in the trailer park with only 3 or 4 not wanting the billboard.  Bradsky advised that they do not currently own the property but they have an agreement to purchase an easement.  The billboard would be to advertise Cadillac Jack’s towards Deadwood & either the water park or Country Inn in Rapid City on the other side.  The proposed billboard would be the standard 14’ x 48’.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders to approve said amendment request.

 

Dean Flage, a Planning Commission member, advised that there were several reasons why the Commission voted against this request.  For starters, it looks like a billboard garden in that area.  Also, why couldn’t the sign be moved around the corner into Lawrence County – because Lawrence County does not allow it.  If this is the case, why should the City of Sturgis.

 

Flage advised that he had counted the number of billboards in that corridor from the railroad tracks to the end of billboard zoned area.  There are 20 sign fronts going in one direction & 14 in the other direction.  This is a safety hazard as people are trying to read the signs.  There are enough billboards in this town.  Also, people don’t like housing that encroaches on their view of the Black Hills but billboards would do the same thing.  This billboard is proposing advertisement outside of Sturgis & Meade County.

 

Green advised that another issue was the number of businesses out there trying to promote & the billboards interfere with this.

 

Scudder advised that the City can’t change the already existing billboards.  Also, the proposed billboard sight would be further away from the others.  The City shouldn’t punish this business for the other billboards unsightliness and there is no other feasible use for that land.

 

The vote was taken and the motion carried with Jacobson & Green voting no.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Green & carried to set a public hearing date of December 6, 2005 for the following zoning variance applications:

v                                     City of Sturgis, Fairgrounds, to place a garage on the property with less than the required side-yard setback

v                                     Michael Fairbanks, 1315 Fulton, has already constructed a deck on the front of his home with less than the required front-yard setback

v                                     Gary Meyer, 1829 Main St., has already begun to construct a home addition with basement with less than the required side-yard setback

 

Mayor Zeigler excused self from this discussion as purchasing lot in this proposed plat…Motion by Patterson, second by Anders & carried

 

Public Works Director Randy Nohava gave a brief update on the Library/Municipal Offices Complex.  The contractor is pouring footings for the new addition and sheet rocking & taping for the Finance Office.

 

Jacobson advised that she had been at City Hall and the painters had left their scaffolding & drop clothes on the stairs causing an obstruction.  Nohava advised that he would speak to Construction Superintendent Loren Hanson about this.

 

Nohava also advised that there was nothing happening right now on the Exit 32 project.

 

Motion by Meland, second by Scudder & carried to approve the Chamber of Commerce request for over the street banners from November 14-17, 2005 for the Holiday Open House on November 17 and from December 12-22, 2005 for the Extended Shopping Hours promotion on December 22.

 

This was the time set to award the bid for the 2006 materials contracts.  Only one bid was received for each of the categories.  Motion by Patterson, second by Anders & carried unanimously to approve the award of the following bids:

 

Gasoline & Diesel Fuel – Farmer’s Union Oil (all increases & decreases in cost will be passed on as they are received)

Unleaded                                             $1.991/gal

Unleaded w/10% Ethanol                   $2.032/gal

#1 Clear Diesel                                               $2.577/gal

#2 Clear Diesel                                               $2.477/gal

#1 Dyed Diesel                                               $2.357/gal

#2 Dyed Diesel                                               $2.257/gal

 

Propane Bid – Farmer’s Union Oil

Cylinder                                              $.50/lb (w/provisions for changes in cost)

Bulk Deliveries                                              $1.36/gal (w/provisions for changes in cost)

 

Ready Mix Concrete – Birdsall Sand & Gravel

4000 psi Concrete                              $78.00/cu.yd.

Class M6 Concrete                            $72.50/cu.yd

Cold Weather Service                                    $3.50/cu.yd.

Fibermesh                                           $6.50/cu.yd.

Accelerator                                         $2.50/cu.yd.

 

Concrete Pump Rental           - Birdsall Sand & Gravel

28 or 23 Meter                                               $115.00/hr

34 Meter                                             $120.00/hr

37 Meter                                             $125.00/hr

39 Meter                                             $130.00/hr

Plus Volume Pumped                         $2.40/cu.yd.

 

Asphaltic Concrete Installed – Hills Materials

Over 100 Ton & 8’ Wide                   $79.80/ton

Under 100 Ton & 8’ Wide                 $160.00/ton

 

Asphaltic Concrete – Hills Materials (FOB Centennial Hot Plant Spearfish)

Approx 500 Tons                                $51.00/ton

 

3/8 Inch Chips (FOB Centennial Quarry Spearfish)

Approx 800 Tons Delivered                          $17.80/ton

Approx 800 Tons Picked Up                          $9.25/ton

 

AE-150S Emulsified Asphalt – Hills Materials (FOB Rapid City)

Approx 6000 Gallons Delivered                    $1.60/gal

Approx 6000 Gallons Picked Up                    $1.50/gal


 

Aggregates – Hills Materials (FOB Kost Pit Sturgis)

Approx 1000 Tons Delivered                                    $10.25/ton

Approx 1000 Tons Picked Up                                    $5.95/ton

 

Ice Sand Approx 400 Tons – No Bid

 

This was the time set to award the bid for the 2006 Cleaning Contract.  Only one bid was received by Candy Morrell in the amount of $2,500/mo prior to completion of construction and $2,800 after the completion of construction.  Motion by Meland, second by Anders & carried unanimously to award bid to Candy Morrell.

 

This was the time set to open and award bids for Lot A & B, Block 7, Beckman’s Subdivision, City of Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota.  Only one bid was received for each lot.  Lot A was in the amount of $2,450 from Bruce & Ruth McFarland and Lot B was in the amount of $2,045 from Mark & Linda Chaplin.  Motion by Anders, second by Patterson & carried, with Chaplin abstaining, to award the bids as received.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Meland & carried unanimously to authorize advertising for bids for a new travel van and a new garbage truck.

 

Motion by Green, second by Chaplin & carried unanimously, contingent upon the agreement of the Meade School District 46-1, to advertise for bids for a new restroom/concession stand structure at Woodle Field.

 

Motion by Meland, second by Anders & carried unanimously to approve first reading of Ordinance 2005-14 – Amended Title 19 – Subdivision of Land.

 

Sumption advised that Northern Hills Federal Credit Union had withdrawn their raffle request as they are not an entity entitled to conducting a raffle.

 

Motion by Patterson, second by Green & carried, with Anders voting no, to refund $450 of the vendor moving fee to Black Hills Titanium Jewelry.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Meland & carried unanimously to authorize Parks Director Gene Stock to begin working with an engineer on the design and specifications for the Strong Field Lighting Project.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Meland & carried unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign the Nonprofit/Governmental Subdivision License for Division of Banking Application.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried unanimously to approve the following salary matters:  Wages – a) Kelly Lauer – CC Aquatics, $.75/hr increase to $7.00/hr, effective 10/26/05; New Hires – a) Michael Owen – CC Aquatics, $6.00/hr, effective 10/24/05; b) Jean Weischedel – Liquor PT, $8.00/hr, effective 11/08/05; Volunteers – a) Library – Alisha Alexander, Brian Shaw, Elder Llewellyn & Elder Hobbs.

 

OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL

 

Nohava requested that he be advised when the old concession stand at Woodle Field could be demolished.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Patterson & carried unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign a Well and Ground Water Monitoring Agreement with American Engineering Testing to monitor the rubble site.

 

Motion by Meland, second by Anders & carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:00pm.

 

ATTEST: ______________________________ APPROVED: ___________________________

            Pauline Sumption, Finance Officer                                  Mark T. Zeigler, Mayor