PROCEEDINGS OF THE STURGIS CITY COUNCIL – NOVEMBER 20, 2006

 

The Common Council of the City of Sturgis met in regular session on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 7:30pm at the Sturgis Community Center.  Present:  Mayor Terry Jensen, Alderpersons Tom Ferguson, Roger Call, Sherry Scudder, Pokey Jacobson, Mark Chaplin & Steve Anders.  Absent:  Penny Green & Bev Patterson.

 

City Attorney Keith Smit swore in newly appointed Ward I Alderman Tom Ferguson.

 

Mayor Jensen made the following announcements:  a) the City Christmas Party will be held December 15, 2006 from noon until 2:00; b) the lighting of the Main St. Christmas tree will be on December 4, 2006 at 5:30; c) the Festival of Trees is on December 6, 2006 at 5:30pm; d) condolences were given to the families of Dorothy Allison & Marty Fallgren; e) there is a welcome home party scheduled for Alex & Marie Kaufman for on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at Grace Lutheran Church from 2-4; f) 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 approve the minutes of the November 6, 2006 council meeting.

 

Motion by Anders, second by Jacobson & carried unanimously to approve the following claims:

            GENERAL FUND – A&B Business, $96.97, sup; A&B Welding, $144.00, sup; Amcon Dist, $768.07, merch for resale; Associated Supply, $175.04, maint; Bentz Equipment, $10.25, maint; Best Business Products, $36.90, maint; BHP&L, $15,592.52, util; Birdsall Sand & Gravel, $1,098.51, maint; James Bush, $56.00, travel; Campbell Supply, $931.83, sup; Cedar Shore Resort, $364.75, travel; Cemetery Service, $670.00, sup; City of Sturgis NSF Fund, $109.43, other; Coca Cola, $714.60, merch for resale; Curt Corey, $30.00, cc prog exp; Countertop Shoppe, $2,920.00, sup; Dakota Backup, $87.00, prof fees; Elan-City, $1,269.35, travel; Energy Labs, $35.00, maint; Farmers Union Oil, $9,415.66, sup; Farmers Union-Union Center, $156.25, sup; Fireguard, $85.13, maint; FSH Communications, $110.00, util; G&G Enterprises, $107.50, merch for resale; G&H Distributing, $43.20, sup; Gall’s Inc., $135.38, sup; Glaser, LLC, $60.36, sup; Godfrey Brake Service, $142.60, maint; Hersrud, $299.59, maint; Hills Materials, $67.18, maint; Hillyard, $102.24, sup; IAFC, $195.00, other; Intl Assn of Arson Investigator, $40.00, travel; Jacobson First Western Ins., $1,447.00, insurance, JB’s Computers, $60.00, maint; Jenner Equipment, $10.91, maint; Johnston Hardware, $95.90, sup; Kimball Midwest,  $205.64, sup; Lawson Products, $123.86, sup; James N. Lyon II, $30.00, other; Meade Co Times, $1,194.80, publishing; MDU, $3,924.53, util; NAPA, $1,586.32, maint; Office Depot, $433.97, sup; Owens Interstate Sales, $67.10, maint; Pamida, $86.43, sup; Pitney Bowes, $37.13, sup; Prairiewave, $253.63, util; Public Safety Equipment, $17.16, sup; Douglas Quarve, $60.00, other; Quill Corp, $212.90, sup; Rapid Delivery, $58.20, maint; Kyle Royer, $30.00, cc prog exp; Rushmore Office Supplies, $656.84, sup; RW Rice, $189.80, maint; Fred Schmidt, $30.00, other; SD Redbook Fund, $780.00, sup; Superior Lamp, $115.99, sup; Thomson West, $52.00, sup; Town-n-Country Plumbing, $18.22, maint; Tanner Urbaniak, $10.00, cc prog exp; US Forest Service, $50.00, other; Vanway Trophy, $306.25, cc prog exp; Matt Wardell, $30.00, cc prog exp; Joey Weiland, $60.00, sup; Zylstra Body, $598.00, maint.

            PARK – A&B Welding, $162.64, sup; At Your Service Plumbing, $48.00, maint; BHP&L, $38.82, util; Campbell Supply, $163.40, sup; Farmers Union Oil, $138.29, sup; Freeman Electric, $118.09, maint; J&L Services, $142.50, maint; Johnston Hardware, $34.99, sup; Key City Glass, $55.00, maint; MDU, $206.27, util; NAPA, $657.22, maint; Owens Interstate Sales, $188.53, maint; Powerplan, $91.59, maint; Prairiewave, $125.99, util; Rapid Delivery, $7.80, maint; Town-n-Country Plumbing, $43.84, sup.

            BRICK PROJECT FUND – Elan, $58.85, sup; Glover, $1,400.00, publishing.

            LIBRARY BUILDING FUND – Elan, $3,681.33, lib. Furn; Johnston Hardware, $141.77, lib furn.

            AMBULANCE SERVICE – Dakota Backup, $86.99, prof fees; DB Billing, $384.34, prof fees; Emsar Twin Cities, $621.70, maint; Farmers Union Oil, $432.64, sup; Farmers Union-Union Center, $140.20, sup; MDU, $152.57, util; NAPA, $241.91, maint; Noridian, $352.36, amb charges; Office Depot, $433.94, sup; Pitney Bowes, $37.12, sup; Regional Home Medical Equip, $130.00, sup.

            CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT – Crouch/Churchich Rec Design, $66,240.00, cap imp; Freeman Electric, $17,325.00, cap imp; Meade Co Auditor, $2,837.93, principal; Theatrical Services, $505.89, cap imp.

            RURAL DEVELOPMENT-CITY HALL 2 – Rural Development, $8,958.00, interest.

            CAPITAL PROJECTS – Freed's Fine Furnishings, $2,880.00, cap imp.

            COMMUNITY PROJECTS – BHP&L, $9,839.00, cap imp; Birdsall Sand & Gravel, $72.00, cap imp; Campbell Supply, $5.50, cap imp; Hills Materials, $33.74, cap imp.

            LIQUOR – BHP&L, $776.76, util; City of Sturgis NSF Fund, $78.66, other; Coca Cola, $487.90, pop for resale; Clinton Dunker, $68.11, merch for resale; Eagle Sales, $8,582.45, off sale beer; Executive Business Communications, $175.75, maint; Fisher Beverage, $4,369.55, off sale beer; Frito-Lay, $12.68, snacks for resale; Heartland Paper, $254.39, sup; Johnson Western Wholesale, $16,569.91, off sale liquor; MDU, $19.46, util; Nash Finch, $30.00, other; Pepsi cola, $210.80, pop for resale; Prairie Berry, $1,323.00, off sale liquor; Rushmore Office Supplies, $165.09, sup; Sodak, $4,705.30, off sale liquor; Wells Fargo Merchant Services, $1,700.00, sup.

            WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS – BHP&L, $67.86, util; Elan-City, $-35.00, sup; MDU, $10.88, util; Occupational Health Network, $35.00, prof fees; Prairiewave, $185.94, util; USA Blue Book, $126.16, sup.

            WASTEWATER FACILITIES – Brosz Engineering, $1,000.00, cap imp; Campbell Supply, $11.97, maint; City of Belle Fourche, $48.84, other; Elan, $-375.66, travel; Ferber Engineering co, $12,690.96, cap imp; NAPA, $83.60, sup; Northwest Pipe Fittings, $418.66, maint; Owens Interstate Sales, $99.99, sup; USA Blue Book, $95.77, maint.

            SANITARY SERVICE – Air Works, $206.00, maint; City of Belle Fourche, $29,172.53, other; City of Sturgis NSF Fund, $20.00, other; Eddies Truck Sales, $18.06, maint; Elan, $147.95, sup; Farmers Union-Union Center, $1,668.32, sup; Great Western Tire, $736.24, maint; McGas Propane, $172.00, buildings; Meade Co Times, $281.40, publishing; NAPA, $147.46, sup; Owens Interstate Sales, $26.11, maint; Sturgis Tire, $69.70, maint.

            RALLY – Alyssa Byer, $32.00, sup; City of Sturgis NSF Fund, $84.23, other; Coca Cola, $12.00, rent; Elan, $1,519.63, travel; J&L Services, $190.00, sup; Tyler Lamphere, $250.00, group ins; Outsource Solutions, $6,000.00, prof fees; Pamida, $11.94, sup; Pitney Bowes, $318.99, sup; Prairiewave, $404.14, util; Rushmore Office Supplies, $142.55, sup; SD Dept of Health-Pierre, $3,875.00, prof fees.

            1998-36pb – First Western Bank, $16,687.50, interest.

           

Chaplin introduced the following written resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION 2006-43

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 Joe & Sharon DesJarlais have presented to the Common Council of the City of Sturgis a plat of the following described real property:

 

LOTS D OF THE SE1/4NW1/4, SECTION 9, 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 Sturgis, South Dakota, that the within and foregoing plat is hereby approved.

 

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.

 

Call introduced the following written resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION 2006-44

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, GSGS, LLC has presented to the Common Council of the City of Sturgis a plat of the following described real property:

 

LOTS 1-5 BLOCK 1, LOTS 13-27 BLOCK 4; LOTS 2-16 BLOCK 5, OF PALISADES SUBDIVISION, FORMERLY A PORTION OF LOTS 2H, 3H2 AND 4H OF HURLEY SUBDIVISION, LOCATED IN THE N1/2NW1/4, SECTION 16, 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 Sturgis, South Dakota, that the within and foregoing plat is hereby approved.

 

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.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried unanimously to affirm Public Works Director Randy Nohava’s decision on assessing the sanitation fee to Back to Nature.  The appeal was denied.

 

This was the time set to award the bid for the 2007-2009 cleaning contract.  Only one bid was received from Candy Morrell in the following amounts:  2007 - $4,200; 2008 - $4,300; 2009 - $4,400.  Motion by Chaplin, second by Call & carried unanimously to award said bid to Morrell.

 

This was the time set to award the bid for the surplus hay.  No bids were received.  Parks Director Gene Stock advised that they are going to wait until after the first of the year to readvertise this.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried unanimously to authorize advertising for bids for the Strong Field scoreboard.

 

Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried, with Call voting no, to approve Patrolman Bill Barff’s request to sell back 40 hours of unused vacation time.

 

Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried to approve the Wine/Chocolate/Cheese tasting fundraiser for the Freedom Memorial.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried unanimously to set a public hearing date of December 4, 2006 for a special events license for the City of Sturgis – Freedom Memorial Fundraiser, to be held at the City Auditorium on February 17, 2007 from 4pm – 8pm.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried, with Call abstaining, to set a public hearing date of December 4, 2006 for the following liquor/wine license renewals for the calendar year 2007:

Package (off-sale) Liquor

a.       City of Sturgis, dba Sturgis Liquor – 1075 Lazelle

Retail (on-sale w/Sunday Sales) Liquor

a.       Chaffee-Bradley, LLC, dba Oasis Bar & Lounge – 1145 Main St

b.       Buffalo Bill’s Corp, dba Buffalo Bill’s Bowling & Firehouse – 910 1st St

c.       Homeslice Management, LLC, dba Loud American Roadhouse – 1305 Main St

d.       One Eyed Jacks Saloon of Sturgis Inc, dba One Eyed Jack’s Saloon – 1304 Main St

e.       American Legion Mead Post 33/ VFW Paha Sapa Post 2730 – 868 Main St.

f.        Phil Town Inn, Inc – 2431 Junction Ave

g.       Gunner’s Lounge, LLC, dba Gunner’s Lounge – 1006 Main St

h.       Nite Owl Lounge, Inc, dba Nite Owl – 1111 Main St

Wine (on-sale) License

a.       Billy & Jason Fields, dba Rosco’z – 976 Lazelle

b.       Sheree Schriver, dba Jambonz – 2214 Junction Ave

c.       Julie Olson, dba Olde Worlde Café & Bookery – 1543 Lazelle

d.       Sturgis Rally & Land Co LLC, dba The Knuckle Saloon – 931 1st St

e.       Schmid Investments – Sidehack Saloon, dba Sidehack Saloon – 1027 Lazelle

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried unanimously to approve first reading of Ordinance 2006-22 – Year End Supplemental Appropriations.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Call & carried to approve a one month extension for the water, sewer & storm sewer portion of the Hills Materials contract for the Industrial Park project.

 

Motion by Call, second by Scudder & carried to approve the following mayoral committee appointments to replace him:

Steve Anders – Legal & Finance/Financial Advisory

Tom Ferguson – Sponsorship, Community Center, Future Development, Liquor, Public Safety/Joint Communications

 

Motion by Scudder, second by Anders & carried unanimously to approve & authorize the Mayor to sign the airport project validation worksheets.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried to approve & authorize the Mayor to sign the airport three-year construction program.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Scudder & carried unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign the Urban & Community Forestry Grant application.

 

Motion by Scudder, second by Chaplin & carried to approve change order #1 for the Lion’s Club Park gazebo.  This is a decrease of $5,760.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Anders & carried unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign the trademark renewal for Thunder Across Dakota.

 

Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried unanimously to authorize advertising for a street maintenance employee.

 

Motion by Chaplin, second by Jacobson & carried to approve the following volunteer:  Nancy Little – Library.

 

OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE COUNCIL

 

Anders questioned where the City is at with the landscaping at the Fosheim property.  This is part of the I-90 Service Road project.

 

Public Works Director Nohava advised that this had been completed.

 

Call questioned if anyone on the council was going to attend the Affordable Housing meeting Deadwood.

 

Scudder advised that she would be attending.

 

Call questioned what the status was of the Woodland Trailer Park.

 

Public Works Director Nohava advised that his crew had removed the last trailer just this morning and that there are only vehicles left.

 

City Attorney Smit advised that he needs to make application for the titles on the remaining vehicles prior to removing them.

 

Motion by Anders, second by Chaplin & carried to adjourn to executive session for contract matters.

 

Motion by Call, second by Anders & carried to return to regular session.

 

Motion by Anders, second by Call & carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:50pm.

 

ATTEST: ____________________________ APPROVED: _____________________________

            Pauline Sumption, Finance Officer                              Terry Jensen, Mayor