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Home My WebLink AboutCCMinutes_2001_01_22 352 Brookings City Council January 22, 2001 The Brookings City Council convened in regular session on Monday, January 22, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall with the following members present: Mayor Virgil Herriott, Mike McClemans, Tom Bozied, Nate Bibby, Keri Weems, Bilt Davidson and Sam Artz. City Manager Michael Williams and City Attorney Steve Britzman were also present. Consent A enda. The Community Health Survey was removed from the consent agenda. Motion was made by Davidson, seconded by Weems, to approve the consent agenda as amended which includea the January 8, 2001 meeting minutes and approval of Resolution No. OS-Ol, fixing the time and place for a hearing upon assessment roll for 00-01 SWR. All members voted YES; motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. OS-01 RESOLUTION FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING UPON ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT PROJECT NO. 00-01SWR (2000 Sidewalk Repair Sites) BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brookings, South Dakota, as follows: 1. The assessment roll for Sidewalk Assessment Project No. 00-01 SWR having been filed in the office of the City Manager on the 9�'day of January, 2001, the City Council shall meet in the Council Chambers, City Hall, in said City on Monday, the 12�'day of February, 2001, at 5:30 o'clock PM, the said date being not less than twenty(20) days from the filing of said assessment roll for hearing thereon. 2. The City Engineer is authorized and directed to prepare a notice describing, in general terms Sidewalk Assessment Project No. 00-01 SWR, the date of filing the assessment roll, the time and place of hearing thereon, stating that the assessment roll will be open for public inspection at the of�ice of the City Engineer and referring to the assessment roll for further particulars. 3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to publish said notice in the official newspaper at least one(1)week prior to the date set for hearing and to mail a copy thereof, by first class mail addressed to the owner or owners of any property to be assessed at his, her or their last mailing address as shown by the records of the Director of Equalization at least one(1)week prior to the date set for said hearing. Martin Luther King Dav Awards. A presentation of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day awards were presented to the following Brookings students: Nick Pekas, Whitney Sundal, Candice McDermott, Lucas Fradet, David Leiferman, Shieva Salehnia, Wade Kippley, Melissa Hendriclo�, Jesse Mielke, Lindsey Claussen, Kasmir Singh and Joey Kippley. Resolution No. 04-01 —Street Assessment Proiect No. 00-03STA. A public hearing was held , on Resolution 4-01, levying assessment for Street Assessment Project No. 00-03STA. All present were given the opportunity to be heard. Motion was made by Artz, seconded by Weems, approving the second reading of Resolution No. 04-01. All members voted YES; motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 04-01 LEVYING ASSESSMENT FOR STREET ASSESSMENT PROJECT NO. 00-03STA. VVF�REAS, the City Council has provided for the following work to be completed under Project No. 00-03 STA. (Thunder Pass and Division Avenue) BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brookings, South Dakota, as follows: 1. The City Council has made all investigation which it deems necessary and has found and determined that the amount which each lot or tract will be benefited by the construction of the street improvement heretofore designated as Street Assessment Project No. 00-03 STA is the amount stated in the proposed assessment roll. 2. The assessment for Street Assessment Project No. 00-03STA is hereby approved and the assessment thereby specified are levied against each and every lot, piece or parcel of land thereby described. 353 3. The assessment shall be divided into ten (10) equal annual installments for streets. 4. Such assessments, unless paid within thirty(30) days after the date of mailing of a statement of account by the City, shall be collected by the City in accordance with the procedure for Plan One in Sections to 9-43-51, South Dakota Compiled Laws of 1967, as amended. 5. Interest of ten(10) percent per anum shall accrue on the unpaid balance of the assessment. Temuorarv Alcohol Licenses. A public hearing was held on temporary alcohol licenses for HyVee for the following events to be held at the Multiplex: Elk Auction, February 2 and 3; UPC Winter Formal, February 9; Go Cart Races, February 17; and Motor Cross, February 23 and 24. All present were given an opportunity to be heard. Motion was made by Bibby, seconded by Artz, to approve the temporary licenses. All members voted YES; motion carried. Resolution No. 77-00—Soccer Compleg. Motion was made by McClemans, seconded by Bozied, take this item off the table. All present voted yes; motion carried. Motion was made by Bozied, seconded by McClemans, to approve Resolution No. 77-00, a resolution to accept the gift of land for the Soccer Complex and a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Brookings and Robert E. Fishback, Trustee. All members voted YES; except Herriott and Davidson; motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 77-00 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A GIFT OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA WF-IEREAS, First National Bank In Brookings, desires to gift and convey real property to the City of Brookings, South Dakota, to be used as the site for a soccer complex; the real property being described as follows: The West One Thousand Six Hundred Feet (W 1,600') of the Northwest Quarter(NW '/4); Except Block One(1) and Block Two (2) Trail Addition, Substation Addition and previously acquired right-of-way, all in the Northwest Quarter(NW '/4) of Section One (1), Township One Hundred Nine (109)North, Range Fifty(50) West of the Sth P.M., County of Brookings, State of South Dakota. Subject to public right-of-way. AND WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the significant benefits the community will enjoy as a result of the gift of the land, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the property described herein is gratefully accepted by the City of Brookings, South Dakota. Draft Environmental Impact Statement on DM&E Railroad Ezuansion. Motion was made by Davidson, seconded by Herriott, to enter an agreement with the legal firms of Lindquist& Vennum, PLLP and Parsons Group to prepare the City's final Draft Environmental Impact Statement to the Surface Transportation Board for a fee of$20,000 and an amendment to increase the amount by $5,000 to be used at the discretion of the City Manager to used for this firm or another independent consultant. All members voted NO: except Herriott and Davidson; motion failed. Motion was made by Bibby, seconded by Artz, to enter into an agreement with the legal firms of Lindquist& Vennum, PLLP and Parsons Group to prepare the City's final Draft Environmental Impact Statement to the Surface Transportation Board for a fee not to exceed $20,000. All present voted yes; motion carried. Communitv Health Survev. Motion was made by Davidson, seconded by Bibby, to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to cooperate with the County in the conduct of a Community Health Survey. Motion was made by Bozied, seconded by Weems, to amend the motion to require the project not take any staff or city manager time. All present voted yes; except Bibby and Davidson; motion carried. On the amended motion; all present voted yes; motion carried. 354 Council Members Onen Discussion. Reorganization of the City Council agenda with respect to what policy issue is involved on agenda items was suggested. The status of second penny funds for the soccer complex was discussed. It was noted that a plan is not in place regarding which projects the City Council would like to support with second penny funds. The Manager was asked about the status of the Management team bringing forward information on infrastructure/benchmarking for municipal services. Williams said training has been scheduled on performance measurements for city departments and the city has entered into an agreement with ICMA. Adjournment. Motion to adjourn was made by Davidson, seconded by Weems. Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m. 0�9 ClTy �° '''°m • �2��a'�� Mayor i gil . Hernott Q�T��S�'2 a �� 4ry DAKO�P �2�-C� 4��r�� hari Dunn, City Clerk