City Board Minutes

The Humboldt City Board met in regular session on Monday, August 8^th, 2005. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Allen Schmeichel at 7:05 p.m. Trustee present was Larry Skari. Trustee absent was Theresa Muth. Others present for the meeting were Steve and Shannon McCrary of S&S Grocery, Rich Victor of Banner and Associates, Jim Jarding of the Natural Gas Board and Lee Knigge.

The minutes of the July regular and special meetings were reviewed. A motion was made by Skari and seconded by Schmeichel to approve the minutes. The motion carried.

The public hearing for the Off-Sale Malt Beverage License Application for the S&S Grocery store was held. The floor was open to discussion. No comments were made. A motion was made by Skari and seconded by Schmeichel to approve the Off-Sale Malt Beverage License Application for S&S Grocery. The motion carried.

Lee Knigge was present to discuss the City’s current lease for the Finance Office. He is interested in purchasing the Café and Finance Office building from Herb Roe. He wanted to know if the City was interested in renewing their lease and the board indicated that due to the lack of office space available in Humboldt, they would be interested in renewing the lease.

Rich Victor was present from Banner and Associates to submit and discuss the Preliminary Engineering Plan for the Water System. Three alternatives were discussed.

Alternative 1 is to Install 4.5 miles of parallel 4” transmission main dedicated to the City of Humboldt, renovate the existing clearwells, and demolish and reconstruct a new pump house with pumps at a cost of $609,500.00. Alternative 2 is to install 2.5 miles of 6” transmission main and a pump station. The transmission main would be interconnected with MCWC distribution system to provide redundancy to both systems at a cost of $537,300.00. Alternative 3 is to install an inline booster station and 1.5 miles of parallel 6’ transmission main, renovate the existing clearwells, and demolish and reconstruct a new pump house with pumps at a cost of $599,500.00. It is Banners recommendation to go with alternative 2 at a cost of $537,300.00. After discussion, a motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to accept the Preliminary Water Plan and Banners recommendation to go with Alternative 2 and complete the application to the State Water Plan. The motion carried.

Jim Jarding was present for the Natural Gas Board report. Natural gas has increased $2.00 per dekatherm due to weather and the death of the Saudi Arabian Sheik. The board is ordering stick on calendars for the natural gas system users. New service hookups were discussed and the weeds need to be mowed at the District Station.

The financials for the Municipal Bar were reviewed.

Summer Fun Days and the Street Dance were a success, final dollar amounts are not known yet because not all of the bills have been received.

The nuisance and abandon vehicle letters have been sent out.

The sirens at the water tower that were damaged by a lightening strike were discussed. The cost to repair them is $1800.00. The finance officer will contact FEMA regarding the installation of the new sirens and find out time line and what type of sirens are being installed.

Ordinance 08.01.01.A regarding Utility Deposit and Refunding was submitted for the second reading. A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to approve the second reading of Ordinance 08.01.01.A. The motion carried. (E-mail attached)

The Charles Jarding drop inlet and fire hydrant issue has been turned over to legal council.

A preconstruction meeting for the Maintenance Building addition was discussed. The city attorney has suggested that a certified architect do the specs for the addition. Banner will be contacted the do the specs.

The new Brochure for the Town of Humboldt and the building permits were reviewed.

The Legislative Audit Report has been received. It is on file at the finance office for review.

The finance officer has requested quotes from three accounting firms for assistance in completing the 2004 annual report under GASB 34 and quotes for the 2004-2005 audits.

The finance officer is currently working on the 2006 budget Ordinance.

The Sioux Falls Land Fill agreement and the Second Chance Rescue agreement were submitted for review. A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to table both agreements until the September meeting.

The utility manager gave his report for the month. He has been patching streets, repairing Ford Street and mowing. He is going to get a quote for a 3” mat on Ford Street from 2^nd Avenue to HWY 38 and a quote for Calcium Chloride for Ford Street from 2^nd Avenue to the bus road.

He also requested to purchase a new Gyro Mower from John Deere in Garretson. The cost to the City would be $2350.00 with the trade in of the old Gyro Mower.

Street lights at the plaza parking lot were discussed. The utility manager contacted the City of Sioux Falls and they do not have any used ones. They are currently purchasing new 30 foot ones for approximately $837.00 each. The utility manager will also contact Sioux Valley Energy for a quote.

The revised Sales Tax Ordinance O-08-08-05-01 was submitted for the first reading. The revision deleted the portion of section 2 explaining items exempt from sales tax.

A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to approve the first reading of Ordinance O-08-08-05-01. The motion carried. The second reading will be at the September 12^th, 2005 meeting.

The bills, Financials and payroll resubmitted for review. A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to approve the bills, financials and payroll. The motion carried. (E-mail attached)

With no further business, a motion was made by Skari and seconded by Schmeichel to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 p.m. The motion carried.

ATTEST: KRISTIE ELLIS

FINANCE OFFICER