Beresford City Council

September 19, 2016

The Beresford City Council met in regular session in the City Library Community Room on September 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.

Members present: Mayor Jim Fedderson presiding, Steve Cain, Gerald Dahlin, Tom Erickson, and Art Schott.

Also present: Jerry Zeimetz, City Administrator and Tom Frieberg, City Attorney.

Absent: Jason Muellenberg and Teresa Sveeggen.

Adopt Agenda: Motion by Erickson, seconded by Dahlin to adopt the amended agenda. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

Minutes: Dahlin made the motion, seconded by Cain to approve the September 6, 2016 Council Minutes. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

Dept. Head Reports

Electric Superintendent – Jay Nordquist: Nordquist updated council on the overhead power lines on Southeast 13th St. and 298th St. Attorney Frieberg is working on the easements, permits from the County, State DOT and landowner permits. Schott made the motion, seconded by Dahlin to authorize Mayor Fedderson to sign the Utility Crossing Agreement No. NLNL 1559 with the State of SD Department of Transportation for this project. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

Old Business

Review Elster Water Meter proposal: Electric Superintendent Nordquist and Street Superintendent Sebern reviewed the Elster Water Meter proposal and discussed. Dahlin questioned if grant money would be available for this project. Zeimetz explained the process of placing projects on the State Water Plan. Erickson stressed his concerns for taking on another expensive project and asked that it be tabled. Dahlin made the motion, seconded by Schott to authorize Zeimetz to proceed with placing the water meter replacement project on the State Water Plan. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

2017 Budget Review – Consider 2nd Reading of Ordinance 01-2017 Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations: The Appropriations Ordinance 01-2017 was given its second reading and adopted on a motion by Schott, seconded by Erickson. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

(Ordinance 01-2017 Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations published separate of minutes)

Update on Swimming Pool Construction: Zeimetz gave council a swimming pool construction update. Burbach Aquatics Engineer, Dave Burbach did an onsite visit Monday, September 19, 2016. Construction is going well.

New Business

Consider purchase of Caterpillar 926M Wheel Loader off State of MN bid: Street Superintendent Bill Sebern presented two loader bids. Sebern recommended purchasing the Volvo L60H. Schott made the motion, seconded by Erickson to approve purchasing the 2016 Volvo L60H off of the Minnesota D.O.T. bid in the amount of $149,769.50. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried. The loader is scheduled to be delivered by November 1, 2016.

Accept 2015 Audit Report: Erickson made the motion, seconded by Cain to accept the 2015 Audit Report. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

Industrial Park Grant Extension: Schott made the motion, seconded by Erickson to authorized Mayor Fedderson to sign the Extension Agreement for the Industrial Park Road Improvements Grant LIIP-15-16 thru Dec. 31, 2016. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

Discussion & Information Items:

Beresford Chamber: Mayor Fedderson dispersed a flier to council noting future Chamber gatherings and encouraged everyone to attend. Chamber meetings will be held at Bertz Sports Bar & Grill the 3rd Tuesday of every month from September to May.

Approval of Travel Requests

A motion to approve the following travel requests was made by Dahlin, seconded by Erickson. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

MRES Area Meeting, Oct. 27, Sioux Falls, Nordquist

Genband C15 Translation Course, Oct. 30 - Nov. 4, Raleigh, NC, Austin Hansen

Stabilization Pond Training Class, Oct. 12, Sioux Falls, Heidebrecht

Stabilization Pod Testing, Oct. 27, Sioux Falls, Heidebrecht

Payment of Bills:

A motion was made by Cain seconded by Schott to approve payment of the bills listed below, motion carried.

A-1 Portable Toilets, service, $160.00; Aaron’s Pro Window Cleaning, service, $35.00; AFLAC, insurance, $2,121.97; Applied Software, new computer, $2,349.50; Baker & Taylor, books, $688.48; Beresford Bancorp, Interest, $5,001.01; Beresford Republic, legal publishing, $186.52; Bridges at Beresford, clothing allowance, $121.25; Brown & Saenger, office supplies, $63.90; Carlson’s Body Shop, service, $162.63; Center Point Large Print, books, $25.87; CenturyLink, E-911 Circuit, $85.98; Christensen, Don, tree trimming, $3,000.00; Continental Research Corp, supplies, $925.64; D & D Pest Control, service, $245.00;

DakotaCare, group health insurance, $36,548.89; Digital Dimensions, computer equipment, $1,999.00; Eastern Farmers Coop, fuel, $2,836.53; Express Communications, settlement, $3,122.51; General Traffic Controls, flashing beacons, $938.57; Goldfield Telecom, transmission equipment, $728.97; Hillyard, supplies, $246.83; Jet Truck Plaza, Fire Dept. fuel, $88.93; Kansas City Life, insurance, $151.22; Matthew Bender & Co, SD Crime & Traf Law mnl, $67.24; Micromarketing, UnCD, $64.99; MidAmerican Research Chemical, oil, $124.36; Midwest Alarm Company, monitoring, $126.00; Midwest Tape, DVD’s, $192.91;

NeuStar, LNP, $137.18; Nordquist, Michael J, mileage, $193.32; Printing Plus, forms, $528.00; Quam, Berglin & Post, 2015 Audit, $27,250.00; Quill, office supplies, $329.24; Rasmussen, Beth, mileage, $34.56; Reel Sharp, aerify greens, $1,185.00; Royal Bake Shop, GC food, $88.53; S & S Willers, golf sand, $1,161.60; SD Dept. of Revenue, sales tax, $30,216.16; SDN Communications, lease line protection, $1,851.82; Simplot, chemical, $48.00; Stan Houston Equip., calibration gas, $309.95; Sturdevant’s Auto Parts, supplies, $16.85; Swiden Distributing, supplies, $22.53; The Fillin’ Station, tire, $1,120.00; Total Stop, fuel, $1,676.33;

Traffic Solutions, pavement markings, $2,429.57; Tri-State Ready Mix, redimix, $460.00; Variety Foods, GC food, $1,367.80; Vast Broadband, service, $50.18; Washington National, insurance, $432.10; Wells Fargo, credit card charges, $2,430.51; Wesco Distribution, wire, $527.80; Wholesale Supply, GC supplies, $337.95; Zeimetz, Jerry, mileage, $300.00.

July 2016 Payroll Total:

Finance $5,473.60; Gov’t Bldg. $93.00; Police $18,757.39; Street $10,792.36; Parks $6,816.08; Liquor $5,177.95; Water $7,996.08; Electric $24,746.80; Sewer $6,845.76; Telephone $28,229.15; Rubble/Recycling $1,677.39; City Council $5,375.00; Library $7,790.51; Building Inspector $1,000.00; Swimming Pool $11,383.47; City Administrator $6,777.52; Golf Course $6,548.61; Clubhouse $10,312.33; Event Center $54.62.

August 2016 Payroll Total:

Finance $6,842.00; Gov’t Bldg. $105.00; Police $23,422.79; Street $14,489.31; Parks $8,317.35; Liquor $6,617.48; Water $8,710.71; Electric $32,163.00; Sewer $8,705.64; Telephone $35,947.54; Rubble/Recycling $2,001.90; Library $9,793.18; Building Inspector $1,000.00; Swimming Pool $6,419.63; City Administrator $8,471.90; Golf Course $7,177.25; Clubhouse $13,479.76; Event Center $316.75.

Adjournment: As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. on a motion by Erickson seconded by Dahlin. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.

______Kathy Moller, Finance Officer Recorded by Elaine Johnson

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