Beresford City Council
February 7, 2011
The Beresford City Council met in regular session in the City Library Community Room on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Members present: Mayor Jim Fedderson presiding, Wayne Akland, Dan Cotton, Troy Doeden, Tom Erickson, Gary Lambert, and Teresa Kaltenbach
Also present: Kathy Moller, Finance Officer, Jerry Zeimetz, City Administrator, Tom Frieberg, City Attorney.
Absent: None.
Adopt Agenda: A motion to adopt the agenda was made by Lambert, second by Kaltenbach, motion carried.
Minutes: Cotton made the motion to approve the minutes from the meeting held on January 18, 2011 second by Erickson, motion carried.
Dept. Head Reports:
Kathy Moller – Finance Officer: Moller distributed the 2009 Audit Report to the Council. They were asked to review and discuss it at the next Council meeting.
Moller updated the Council on the printer/copier/ fax machine at City Hall. The current lease was expiring soon, so she received 3 quotes to replace it. It was decided to go with A & B Business, since it showed a significant savings.
Todd Hansen – BMTC: Hansen explained to the Council the request he’s received from Verizon Wireless to bury a fiber optic cable extension from 16th Street to the Verizon tower on south 17th Street. The cost of construction is to be completely covered by aide to construction. The consensus of the Council was to move forward with the project.
Committee/Mayor Reports:
Public Works: The Public Works committee did not meet, and had nothing to report. No action taken.
Old Business
Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Contract: Cotton made the motion to accept the agreement for animal control between the Sioux Falls Humane Society and the City. Akland seconded the motion; all present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
New Business
Subsidy Draw Down Requests: Erickson made the motion to approve the subsidy request from the Beresford Senior Citizens in the amount of $1,000, seconded by Doeden. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried. Akland made the motion to approve the subsidy request from Faith In Action in the amount of $5,600, seconded by Erickson. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried. Financial reports for both entities are on file at City Hall.
Water and Sewer Rates: Zeimetz spoke about the current condition of the water lines on 2nd, 5th and 11th Streets and the process to start applying for funding. The City is on the State water plan, which enables the City to move forward with grants and other financing options. Erickson made the motion to start the funding process, Lambert seconded the motion. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Labor and Equipment Rental Rates: Council discussed the current labor and equipment rates. Lambert made the motion to change the Labor & Equipment Rental Rates Policy, Akland seconded the motion. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried. The policy is on file at City Hall.
Gas Quotes: One gas quote was received from Total Stop for $0.02 cents per gallon off the pump price less taxes. A motion was made by Doeden to accept the bid, second by Erickson. All council members present voted aye, motion carried.
Discussion & Information Items
Thank-you letter: Mayor Fedderson read a Thank-you from the Beresford Area Radio Flyers.
Monsanto Grant: Lincoln County resident Norman Rasmussen was chosen by Monsanto to receive a $2,500 grant for a non-profit organization. Mr. Rasmussen chose to donate the grant to the Beresford Parks Department to purchase trees for the Grace V. Nelson ball field. The Council thanked Mr. Rasmussen.
Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) Policy Makers Survey: Zeimetz asked the Council Members to complete the survey from MRES and return it to him.
MidAmerican Energy: MidAmerican Energy donated $250 to go towards the playground equipment at the Grace V. Nelson ball fields. The Council thanked MidAmerican Energy.
Community Assessment Survey: Council Members expressed their opinion of the recent Community Assessment Survey results. They felt that the survey showed positive results. The current City website was discussed at length on how to improve it. No action taken.
Rescheduled Council Meeting: Due to the President’s Day holiday the next Council meeting will be moved to Tuesday February 22, 2011 at 7:30p.m.
Role of City Council, City Administrator and Dept. Heads: Council discussed the roles of City Administrator, Council and Dept. Heads. Erickson researched the current ordinance for each position and found that it needs to be updated. The Council was asked to review and discuss at the next Council Meeting.
Approval of Travel Requests
A motion to approve the following travel request was made by Doeden, second by Akland. All present Council Members voted aye, motion carried.
Turfgrass Seminar & Trade Show, Sioux Falls, March 1-3, Knutson, Bates
Payment of Bills:
Lambert made the motion to approve payment of the bills listed below with the exception of payment to the Centerville Steak House and Fore! Reservations, seconded by Kaltenbach, motion carried.
A & B Business Equipment, copier lease, $852.43; AAA Collections, employee garnishment, $77.84; AFLAC, group insurance, $1,956.96; A-OX Welding Supply, chemical, $78.95; Aarons Pro Window Cleaning, service, $30.00; Accounts Management, employee garnishment, $339.28 Airgas North Central, chemical, $137.62; Altec Industries, repair, $509.46; American Fence Company, fence repair, $4,505.00; Appeara, service, $480.11; Baker & Taylor, books, $111.21; Baker & Taylor, books, $356.18; Batteries Plus, batteries, $41.99; Beal Distributing, beer, $8,616.90; Beresford Booster Club, advertising, $50.00;
Beresford Cablevision, February ACH, $4,554.25; Beresford Cablevision, amp meters, $171.80; Beresford Municipal Telephone Dept, city telephone bills, $4,784.28; Beresford Municipal Utilities, city utility bills, $13,083.01; Beresford Senior Citizens, 2011 subsidy, $1,000.00; Beresford Republic, legal publishing, $699.39; Blumer, Darlene, refund, $35.12; Border States Electric, wire, $13.42;
Braunger Foods, catering, $909.11; Brookings/Swiftel, toll, $6.11; Brown & Saenger, supplies, $271.18; CDW Govt, internet supplies, $453.85; CHR Solutions, internet repair, $200.00; Chesterman Co, resale, $312.31; City of Vermillion, tipping fees, $1,842.12;
Comstock Telecom, transmission equipment, $142.01; Consortia Consulting by Telec, consulting fee, $4,671.25; Cool Change Repair, cabinet, $564.70; Cooperative Oil Company, fuel, $2,890.14; Cooperative Oil Company, fuel, $933.00; Crane Rental & Rigging, rental, $429.00; Culligan Water Conditioning, service, $40.80; D & D Pest Control, service, $115.00; D & R Electric, lime silo repair, $163.26; DAD’S Auto Repair, service, $38.33; Dakota Beverage, beer, $6,704.80; Dakota Data Shred, shredding, $80.28; Dakota Riggers & Tool, tire chains, $224.00; Dakota Supply Group, equipment repair, $246.13; David A Larson, internet repair, $900.00;
Diesel Machinery, carbide edges, $1,185.04; Dynamic Business Solutions, service, $565.00; Eastway Auto Service, service, $167.14; Erickson’s Heating & A/C, repair, $379.21; Faith In Action, 2011 subsidy, $5,600.00; Farwest Line Specialties, tools, $859.24; Fiesta Foods, catering, $763.31; Fiesta Foods, supplies, $291.39; First Savings Bank, payroll taxes, $57.87; First Savings Bank, payroll taxes, $13.53; Flowers By Bob, plant, $30.00; Frieberg ETAL, legal services, $1,000.00; Gempler’s, clothing allowance, $295.70; Graybar Electric, internet supplies, $7,001.15; HD Supply Waterworks, meter, $1,144.49; Hawkins Water Treatment, chemicals, $3,171.51;
Hillyard, supplies, $91.08; Homestead Bldg Supplies, supplies, $157.57; IBEW Local #426, union dues, $692.00;
Introximeters, 24/7 Program, $285.00; J H Larson Electrical Co, bulbs, $224.58; Jet Truck Plaza, fuel, $395.18; Johnson Brothers, on/off sale liquor, $4,731.44; Jorgensen, Jessie, refund, $48.46; Knology, repair, $47.63; Knutson, Joseph, mileage & meals, $65.70; Kropuenske, Keith, mileage, $125.97; Lewis Drug, supplies, $33.93; Lingemann, Chase, refund, $66.17; Linweld, tools, $2,415.91;
Long Rider Books, books, $409.77; Loren Fischer Disposal, garbage hauling contract, $4,839.90;
Lorenz Manufacturing Co, repairs, $65.43; MACC, billing fees, $2,434.73; Menard’s, supplies, $110.80; Michaels Fence, fence repair, $967.23; MidAmerican Energy, natural gas, $4,618.29; Midwest Tape, DVD’s, $663.75; Moller, Kathy, mileage, $30.60; Muller Auto Parts, repairs, $1,285.48; Nordquist, Michael, mileage, $35.70; Northern States Supply, tools, $616.54; New York Life Insurance, group insurance, $197.70; Northern Tool & Equipment, repairs, $312.45; Oak Hill Consulting, engineer fees, $120.00; Olson’s Hardware, supplies, $400.19;Overdrive, books, $1,500.00; Papa Murphy’s Pizza, resale, $438.90; Pedersen Machine, repairs, $22.45;
Pedersen Machine, repairs, $32.70; Perkins Office Solutions, supplies, $78.94; Pravecek, Larry, clothing allowance, $100.00; Printing Plus, office supplies, $632.00; Queen City Wholesale, supplies, $723.65; Quill Corporation, supplies, $85.67; RESCO, pad transformers, $28,985.35; Ramkota Inn, lodging, $375.96; Rasmussen, Beth, reimbursement, $29.90; Republic National Distributing, on/off sale liquor, $3,308.99; Ross, Kiandra, refund, $65.06; SD Dept of Health, lab fees, $62.00; SD Division of Motor Vehicle, replace license plate, $9.00; SD Fed Property Agency, safety equipment, $261.79; SD Golf Association, registration, $320.00;
SD Municipal Electric Assn, registration, $120.00; SD Municipal League, registrations, $70.00; SD Network, maintenance contract, $1,259.64; SD Network, lease line expense, $1,710.20; SD Supplemental Ret Plan, group insurance, $580.00; Sioux Falls Two Way Radio, battery, $293.99; State Steel Supply, repairs, $54.18; Sturdevant’s Auto Repair, repairs, $28.52; Southeastern Elec Coop, electricity, $966.16; TMDE Calibration Labs, repair, $110.27; Tessman Seed Company, ice melt, $467.50; Tiedeman Refrigeration, double oven, $1,455.00; Titan Machinery, cable, $71.69; Tri-State Garage Door, repair, $466.00; Twite Construction, service, $91.84;
United Parcel Service, shipping fees, $89.92; USAC, schools & libraries, $3,395.37; Verizon Wireless, cell service, $629.04; WESCO, meters, $17,327.99; Whalen Law Office, employee garnishment, $334.96; Zeimetz, Jerry, car allowance & mileage, $570.30.
January 2011 Payroll Total:
Finance $4,772.80; Gov’t Bldg. $308.60; Police $16,933.41; Dispatch $12,850.17; Street $12,768.36; Parks $3,670.40; Liquor $6,894.98; Water $7,727.11; Electric $20,319.73; Sewer $4,532.90; Telephone $25,695.99; Rubble/Recycling $905.38; City Council $6,075.00; Library $5,525.58; Bldg. Inspector $120.00; City Administrator $5,915.20; Golf Course $2,451.20; Clubhouse $5,364.25; Event Center $402.91.
Adjournment: As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:37 p.m. on a motion by Kaltenbach, seconded by Doeden, motion carried.
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Kathy Moller, Finance Officer
Recorded by Elaine Johnson