Beresford City Council
May 16, 2016
The Beresford City Council met in regular session in the City Library Community Room on May 16, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Members present: Mayor Jim Fedderson presiding, Steve Cain, Gerald Dahlin, Tom Erickson, Jason Muellenberg, Art Schott, and Teresa Sveeggen.
Also present: Kathy Moller, Finance Officer, Jerry Zeimetz, City Administrator and Tom Frieberg, City Attorney.
Absent: None.
Adopt Agenda: Motion by Sveeggen, seconded by Schott to adopt the amended agenda. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Minutes: Erickson made the motion, seconded by Dahlin to approve the May 2, 2016 Council Minutes. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Public Hearing
Two-Day Temporary Malt Beverage license for the Beresford Volunteer Fire Dept. on June 10 & 11 in conjunction with the Wheels & Squeals celebration: A public hearing was held regarding the application for a two-day malt beverage license for the Beresford Vol. Fire Dept. for June 10th & 11th, 2016 in conjunction with the Wheels & Squeals Celebration, in downtown Beresford on 3rd & Hemlock St., Tractor Pull and Burn-out Contest fenced in area, A motion was made by Dahlin, seconded by Sveeggen to approve the license request. All Council Members presented voted aye, motion carried.
Dept. Head Reports
Mike Conklin – Bridges Golf Course: Motion by Schott, seconded by Cain to approve hiring Curt Holthe part time at $10.00/hr. for the Bridges Golf Course. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Kathy Moller – Finance Officer
· 2015 Audit Update: The 2015 Audit turned into an A133 Audit due to the FEMA project and the SD Hwy 46 project, both had Federal money involved. There were expenses in 2015 and revenue in 2016. There will be an additional $750.00 charge for the change in the audit. It will be reported to the Federal Audit Clearing House.
· Cleaning Position at City Hall: Motion by Dahlin, seconded by Sveeggen to approve hiring Patti Bickett at $12.00/hr. to clean City Hall. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
· Approve 2016 Malt Beverage License Application Renewals: Finance Officer Moller reported that applications and fees have been received from everyone. Dollar General needs to return the Operating Agreement. A motion to approve the license applications for the sale of malt beverages for the year July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 for the following businesses was made by Schott, second by Dahlin; all present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
On & Off-Sale Malt Beverage:
City of Beresford Beresford Convenience Inc. Beresford Convenience Inc. dba/Bridges at Beresford Golf Club dba/Jet Truck Plaza dba/Total Stop
601 S. 7th St. 1501 W Cedar St. 1506 W Cedar St.
Off-Sale Malt Beverage / SD Farm Wine:
Casey’s Retail Company Chuck’s Foodland Inc. Dolgen Midwest, LLC
dba/Casey’s General Store dba/Fiesta Foods dba/Dollar General Store
910 W Cedar St. Hwy. 46 & 13th St. 1400 W Cedar St.
· Moller completed the Preliminary Official Statement info for the 2016A Certificates of Participation for the swimming pool. It requested historical sales & use tax, gross receipts and general fund sources of revenue: 43% property tax, 37% sales tax, 8% state shared revenue, 3% unrestricted investment earning and 9% misc. revenue.
· The series 2012A Certificate of Participation Reserve Fund account matured. Moller reinvested the Reserve Fund of $163,000 in a US Treasury bond at .54424% until the 1st callable date of 3/1/17.
Old Business
Ordinance No. 2016-03 Second Reading – An Ordinance of the City of Beresford, regulating parking of vehicles in city parks and providing a penalty for violations thereof: The second reading of Ordinance #2016-03 an Ordinance regulating parking of vehicles in city parks and providing a penalty for violations was adopted on a motion by Erickson, seconded by Sveeggen. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Ordinance 2016-03 (published separate of minutes)
New Business
Request to close portions of S. 3rd St., Main St., Oak St. and Hemlock Streets in Central Business District for Wheels and Squeals Celebration June 9-11: Motion by Schott, seconded by Erickson to approve closing portions of S. 3rd St., Main St., Oak St., and Hemlock June 9-11, 2016 for the Wheels and Squeals Celebration. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Hire additional lifeguard: Motion by Sveeggen, seconded by Cain to approve hiring Holly VanGelder at $8.80/hr. part time for the lifeguard position at the swimming pool. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Discussion & Information items
Letter from Missouri River Energy Services: The Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) Board of Directors sent a thank-you letter to the City of Beresford for adopting Amendment 5 to the S-1 Power Sales Agreement with MRES and for providing all the required documents for MRES to execute the agreements.
Garbage Pickup at Colony House: Council discussed the garbage collection at 701, 801 and 803 S. 3rd St. A letter will be sent to the residents at these locations for instructions on garbage pickup.
Gun Club request: Erickson was contacted by a certified NRA instructor requesting permission to use the Gun Club Saturday June 4, 2016 for a couple hours to train on concealed weapons. The consensus of the Council was to grant permission and request they pay the $5 day use fee.
Approval of Travel Requests
A motion to approve the following travel requests was made by Schott, seconded by Erickson. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
SD Governmental Finance Office School, Spearfish, June 8-10, Fillingsness & Frieberg
Lewis and Clark Annual Meeting, Tea, May 26, Mayor & Council
Payment of Bills:
A motion was made by Erickson seconded by Cain to approve payment of the bills listed below, motion carried.
A & B Business Equipment, copier lease, $587.66; Alliance Communications, settlement, $187.08; Baker & Taylor, books, $551.58; Barnes & Noble, books, $152.71; Beresford Cablevision, May 2016 ACH, $10,704.78; Beresford Republic, legal publishing, $235.51; Big Sioux Delivery, delivery fee, $105.00; Border States Electric, St. light supplies, $7,461.07; Best Western Ramkota, lodging, $183.98;
Center Point Large Print, books, $52.44; CenturyLink, E911 circuit, $82.50; City of Vermillion, tipping fees, $5,136.93; Concrete Materials, gravel, $576.87; DAD’s Automotive, service 2013 Charger, $463.61; Dakota Data Shred, rent, $15.00;
Dakotacare, health insurance, $36,850.69; Diesel Machinery, updraft blades, $492.12; Ditch Witch of SD, Blaw-Knox paver, $12,546.19;
Eastern Farmers Cooperative, fuel, $1,399.68; Eastway Auto Service, 2001 Dodge transmission, $3,663.33; Express Communications, settlement, $2,956.95; Fastenal Company, tools, $30.00; Fiesta Foods, catering, $236.65; First National Bank, 2012B COP-substation interest, $41,555.00; Flowers By Bob, memorial, $35.00; Frieberg Nelson & Ask, April retainer, $1,626.25; FRRPA, pooling fee, $5,767.00; Gale/Cengage Learning, books, $47.98; H & R Appliance, service call, $433.59;
Hansen, Austin, meal reimbursement, $46.00; Haseman Enterprises, supplies, $1,489.68; Hillyard, supplies, $625.75; Heartland Pymt Systems, GC credit card fee, $574.94; Intense Graphics, signs, $90.00; Iowa Information, spring golf guide, $149.00; JD’s House of Trophies, name plate, $15.50; Jet Truck Plaza, fire dept. fuel, $26.71; Kansas City Life, insurance, $163.20; Klumper’s Custom Woods, repair, $867.00; KVHT, advertising, $100.00; Lands’ End, clothing allowance, $79.00; Larson, David A, Internet update, $700.00;
LECA, settlement, $331.00; Lewis & Clark RWS, water, $14,480.82; Midwest Tape, DVD’s, $181.93;
Midwest Turf & Irrigation, repair, $260.49; MRES, hydro/supplemental power, $245,150.52; NeuStar, LNP summary, $118.77; New York Life, insurance, $108.00; Nordquist, Michael J, mileage, $98.82; Norling, Jane, mileage, $640.00; Olson, Bruce, remodel, $1,383.00; Overdrive, electronic materials, $34.98; Pedersen Machine, repair, $72.47; Rasmussen, Beth, meals, $46.00; Sanitation Products, Elgin sweeper parts, $687.75; SD Dept. of Revenue, sales tax, $24,324.27; SD Division of Motor Vehicles, title, registration & plates, $32.40; SDN Communications, lease line expense, $1,750.04; Sioux Empire Real Estate, Bright Energy Solution Rebate, $492.00;
Southeastern Elec Coop, electricity, $464.86; Stuart C Irby, glove testing, $103.81; Sturdevant’s Auto Parts, repair, $71.03; Total Stop, fuel, $1,372.35; Tri-State Ready Mix, repair, $127.00; VanBallegooyen, Rob, meals, $46.00; Variety Foods, GC food, $885.39;
Vast Broadband, service, $49.44; Vermeer High Plains, McLaughlin VX50 Suck Vac System, $59,900.00; Walt’s Homestyle Food, resale, $99.00; Washington National, insurance, $432.10; Wells Fargo, credit card charges, $4,133.21; WESCO Distribution, UG hardware, $65.00.
Adjournment: As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. on a motion by Dahlin seconded by Sveeggen. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
______Kathy Moller, Finance Officer
Page 2 of 3