HumboldtCity Board Minutes
The Humboldt City Board met in regular session on Monday, September 10th, 2007. The meeting was called to order at 7:00p.m. Trustees present were Theresa Muth, Leslie Ideker, Jeff Kaufman and Ritchy Griepp. Others present were Mike Smith, the bar manager and Don Boll the Utility Manager.
The minutes of August 27th, 2007 meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by Griepp and seconded by Muth, to approve the minutes. The motion carried.
Open discussion was then held. Items discussed included the city property off of 2nd and Ford Streets and the complaints received about several nuisance properties in town.
Mike Smith was present to discuss the bar. He is working on getting daily promotions and specials advertised. A couples dart league, a wild game feed for opening day of hunting and live bands were some ideas presented.
The summer fun day meeting will not be scheduled until Mike Fokken has completed the DVD of the event that he wants to present to the board.
The water project was discussed. The $2500.00 credit for the demolition of the piping and the filling of the clear wells was once again discussed. It was recommended by the Engineer, after discussing the work with the contractor that the town agrees to take the credit and put it toward the demolition of the pump house. After discussion, a motion was made by Ideker and seconded by Griepp to accept the $2500.00 credit and do the internal demo pipe work and work on the clear well’s ourselves.
The SRF Loan and Consolidated Grant reimbursement requests were submitted for approval. The SRF Loan reimbursement is in the amount of $162,828.00 with that portion of the project being 75% complete. A motion was made by Muth and seconded by Kaufman to approve the SRF Loan reimbursement. The motion carried.
The Consolidated Grant reimbursement is in the amount of $49,464.00 with that portion of the project being 90% complete. A motion was made by Muth and seconded by Kaufman to approve the Consolidated Grant reimbursement. The motion carried.
A fall clean up day was discussed. A fall clean up day was not put in the budget for this year. With the last quarter quickly approaching, the funds available in the contingency are getting slim. The possibility of putting it in the budget for next year will be reviewed.
The Sioux Falls Community Foundation was discussed. Chairman Schmeichel requested that a meeting be set up with the CityBoard, Economic Development, the Housing and Redevelopment Commission and a member of the Sioux Falls Community Foundation to get information on how the Foundation works. October 25th was the date picked by the board members. The finance officer will contact the foundation and see if that date works for them for a meeting.
The Humboldt Amateur Baseball diamond was discussed.
A verbal request was received from one of the coaches of the Sharp Shooters to review the possibility of the town assisting the Sharp Shooters with the utility bills at the Plaza.
After discussion, a motion was made by Ideker and seconded by Griepp to table the request. The motion carried.
Stripping and waxing the community was discussed. The month of October looks open on the weekends. The janitor will contact Fred Zimmer and see if he can do the project in October some time.
The floor scrubber was discussed. It was loaned out for a while from Hillyard for a demo. The machine came back in today. It will be picked up so that the janitor can demo it.
The utility manager was present to discuss a couple of projects. He had Mark Mathieu out to crush the concrete around the lagoon. The utility manager will start hauling rock, for the rip rap at the lagoon, from Lyle Antrim’s as soon as he is done winterizing everything.
The storage shed at the ball diamond was discussed. The lumber is in, the slab is poured and no body has time to put the building together. The utility manager will get quotes from a couple of contractors to see how much assembly would be. The roof of the picnic shelter is not in very good shape any more. The utility manager indicated that with the new building should have a better roof. He will check with Triple J Lumber to see how much it would cost for a new roof.
A motion was made by Kaufman and seconded by Schmeichel to declare the picnic shelter roof as surplus and sell it. The motion carried. The valuation of the roof is under $500.00, therefore the utility manger will sell the roof to the highest offer. No bidding is required.
The Budget Ordinance O-09-10-07 for the 2008 budget was submitted for the first reading. After review and discussion a motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Ideker to approve the first reading of the 2008 Budget Ordinance. The motion carried.
Vandalism continues to be a problem at PresslerPark. Adding some type of surveillance cameras was discussed. Anybody witnessing vandalism any where in the City limits is instructed to call 911 immediately.
The replat for Rusmill property, tract 3 was submitted for approval. After review, a motion was made by Muth and seconded by Ideker to approve the replat of tract 3 of Rusmill addition. The motion carried. The plat will be signed by the Chairman and the finance officer.
The bills, financials and payroll were all submitted for approval. After review, a motion was made by Ideker and seconded by Griepp to approve the bills, financials and payroll. The motion carried.
With no further business, a motion was made by Kaufman and seconded by Muth to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 p.m. The motion carried.
ATTEST:KRISTIE ELLIS
FINANCE OFFICER