Humboldt City Council Meeting Minutes

The Humboldt City Council met in regular session on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Humboldt City Hall. President Allen Schmeichel called the meeting to order at 7:00pm with the following members present for roll call: Adam Lund, Heather VanZee, Theresa Muth and Ritchy Griepp. Amanda Siemonsma and Mike Beaner were present for city personnel. Brenda Haviland and Marlene Elko were present from the gas board. Others present were Fred and Erin Konechne and Dave Froke. A motion to amend the agenda and add Planning Commission under Community Board Updates was made by Griepp and seconded by Schmeichel. All aye, motion carried. A motion to approve the June 26, 2017 minutes was made by Griepp and seconded by VanZee. All aye, motion carried. Short open discussion was held about the city fireworks ordinance. The board will look at making changes to the ordinance at the next meeting. Natural Gas Board: Haviland and Elko were present to present to the board the need for the appointment of Lynn Froke to the gas board as her term expired in May 2017. A motion to reappoint Lynn Froke to the gas board was made by Muth and seconded by Lund. All aye, motion carried. The gas board would like to review the monthly late fee portion for natural gas after the gas board meets on July 17th. Planning Commission Report: Dave Froke was present from the Planning Commission to discuss the need to have set dates for the board to meet. The 4th Monday of the month, before the town board meeting was decided it would work best. The planning commission would like to review all building permits before they are issued to residents. With the board meeting once a month, the residents would have to plan ahead to allow for the delay in their permits being issued. More discussion will be held at their next meeting on what permits need to be reviewed before issued. New Business: Siemonsma presented the board with the award for a mosquito grant for $951.00. The grant will be used toward mosquito control chemicals and hours spent spraying and fogging for mosquitos. A peddler license application for Southwestern Company was receive in the office. The company sells children’s books. After some review of the application and noting that the necessary information was on file, a motion was made by Griepp and a seconded by Muth to approve the peddler permit. All aye, motion carried. Farmer’s Elevator notified city hall that they would reseed part of Humboldt grass which was damaged due to runoff from cleaning their semi-trucks. The elevator will reseed in the fall or spring. Old Business: The burn pit will continue to be monitored in efforts to cut out items that are not allowed at the site. A motion by Griepp to purchase game cameras for the burn site for a total of $300.00 was made and seconded by VanZee. All aye, motion carried. Humboldt city signs were discussed. After reviewing all the received quotes, a motion was made by Lund and seconded by Griepp to accept the bid from Sign-A-Rama in Sioux Falls for $1440 per sign. Also included in the motion was the business signs that are placed around the middle Humboldt sign will be available to local businesses at $125 per sign and any replacement signs needed will be at the business’ expense. All aye, motion carried. Ford street signs were discussed. The council would like Beaner to construct a movable “No Parking” sign to put up on Ford Street during baseball or a town event to remind people of no parking. The council reviewed Mobilitie’s counter offer for allowing the data tower to be built in town. The counter offer of $200.00 per month was declined. HCC smoke detectors and camera system need to be installed. Quotes will be reviewed at the next meeting for the smoke detectors. Camera installation was awarded to Sam Eastlick at the cost of $45 per hour plus materials on a motion by Lund and a second from VanZee. All aye, motion carried. Siemonsma presented the monthly late fee tracking spreadsheet to the board. Siemonsma will continue to upkeep the file and report to both boards on a monthly basis. Siemonsma will present the total of late fees for natural gas to the gas board at their meeting for review and approval. City hall building and discussion was tabled until September on a motion by Lund and a second from VanZee. All aye, motion carried. Jon Fischer was present for Stockwell Engineer. He discussed with the council the estimated cost to complete the resurfacing of 4th Avenue from 2nd street to St Anns church plus 2 bloacks east. After some discussion, the council would like to split the 4th Avenue repair into the next two phases of the sewer project and to determine if DENR will allow for the funding request. Fischer will report back when the funding is awarded. Fischer reported on the Community Center sidewalk repair and the rock/dirt mix that accumulates on the newly renovated roads. The HCC sidewalk has been completed without any issues. The rock and dirt mix will continue to accumulate on the roads for a while as all new items settle. Council instructed Beaner to clean up the streets when the accumulation gets heavy. Department Reports: Sheriff: 51.20 hours were logged in Humboldt during the month of June. The full report will be kept on file at city hall. Streets: EDC will be in Humboldt to complete the approved dust control application. The work should be completed within a day or two. Beaner will assist EDC with the work. Water: New water mains at the ball field will not be completed due to obstructions and easements. Beaner bought a 225 gallon tank that the ball association can load onto a trailer and use to water the fields during ball games. Utility Manager: Beaner reported on the city utilities. He also stated that the pay loader is in need of a new fuel pump and new belts. Finance Officer: Past due accounts and disconnects were reviewed. Siemonsma received a permit for a home demo in Humboldt. She will present to the Planning Commission as well as follow up with the home owner and contractor with any questions and the work. Siemonsma presented the board with the advertisement and job description for the open Finance officer position. Both were approved. The board will review the applications as they are received and a date to hold interviews will be decided. Siemonsma presented the board with the work on the 2018 budget. Budget training will be held in Sioux Falls on July 27th and Siemonsma and Lund plan to attend. Claims: City financials were reviewed. All claims for the month and current payroll were approved on a motion by Griepp and a second by Schmeichel. All aye, motion carried. List of claims in the amount of $33,547.89 are as follows: ADDY 105.00 garbage; AMERICAN ENGINEERING 27.00 water test; ANDERSON PUB 403.25 publishing; ATS 1626.12 chevy repair; B&A COMPUTERS 60.00 comp support; BROWN & SAENGER 63.00 envelopes; BORDER STATES 766.74 ng supplies; CAMPBELL SUPPLY 26.97 safety equip; CENTERPOINT 392.92 ng supply; DAKTRONICS 5035.00 scoreboard; DENR 230.00 water sewer annual fee; DSG 58.74 supplies; ENERGY ECONOMICS 486.00 ng meter tests; EMPS 40.18 cc fees; FARMERS ELEVATOR 11.00 rat bait; FRIENDLYS 365.85 gas; G&K 57.71 rugs; GILLESPIE 30.08 repair; GOLDEN WEST 232.65 phone/int; HBC 59.52 supplies; HEUMILLER SEPTIC 310.00 ballfield pumping; HILLYARD 704.60 park/hcc supplies; HUMANE SOCIETY 225.36 services; JARDING 2288.53 culvert/ng line; MARCO 119.91 printer; MENARDS 69.97 park/hcc supplies; MCWC 2706.30 water supply; MINNEHAHA SHERIFF 4308.20 q3 services; NAPA 2.69 supplies; NORDSTROMS AUTO 65.00 parts; PAUL CLARKE 50.00 inspections; RELIABANK 668.00 ball loan; SALEM SPECIAL 20.80 ad; SD TREASURER 453.41 ng tax; SIOUX VALLEY ENERGY 2583.68 electric; SPENCER QUARRIES 504.70 chip rock; TOWN OF HUMBOLDT 175.50 utilities; US BANK 8213.51 drinking water loan. Adjournment: With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:16pm on a motion by Griepp and a second from Muth. All aye, motion carried.

ATTEST: Amanda Siemonsma City Finance Officer