MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
MENNO, SOUTH DAKOTA
Mayor Larry Tolzin called the city council to order at 7:30 p.m. on August 3, 2009 in the council room at city hall. Council present: Jerry Fischer, Galen Guthmiller, Jerome Hoff, Jerome Kotalik, Darrell Mehlhaf and Scott Simonsen; Finance Officer Peggy Thranum and Superintendent Roger Heckenlaible. Roger Simonsen, Conan Bagley, Erik Kaufman and Aaron Matthaei were also present.
Mehlhaf moved to approve the agenda. Kotalik seconded; motion carried.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS: Hoff moved to approve the minutes of the July 2 regular meeting and July 22 special meeting. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
Fischer moved to approve the July finance report. Kotalik seconded; motion carried. It was noted the city received $500 for the water tower antenna lease option. The option period is from July 22, 2009 until July 31, 2010.
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General |
Water |
Sewer |
Perpetual Care |
Totals |
|
Checking 6/30/09 Balance: |
202,703.72 |
14,584.95 |
25,180.88 |
369.28 |
242,838.83 |
|
Cash & Deposit Police CD #40694 |
7,758.62 |
|
|
|
7,758.62 |
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Warrants: |
(66,796.24) |
(10,045.94) |
(3,595.74) |
0.00 |
(80,437.92) |
|
Receipts: |
37,450.88 |
10,530.21 |
4,720.45 |
0.00 |
52,701.54 |
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Interest: |
39.29 |
3.26 |
5.70 |
|
48.25 |
|
Checking 7/31/09 Balance |
181,156.27 |
15,072.48 |
26,311.29 |
369.28 |
222,909.32 |
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Water Deposits Held |
|
(5,000.00) |
|
Restricted |
(5,000.00) |
|
General Purpose CD's |
50,000.00 |
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|
Account |
50,000.00 |
|
Designated Purpose CD's |
90,193.39 |
43,405.04 |
41,085.20 |
50,327.00 |
225,010.63 |
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Total Cash Assets: |
321,349.66 |
53,477.52 |
67,396.49 |
50,696.28 |
492,919.95 |
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Profit or (Loss) for the month |
(29,306.07) |
487.53 |
1,130.41 |
0.00 |
(27,688.13) |
Simonsen moved to approve the following warrants. Hoff seconded; motion carried.
WARRANTS APPROVED: Payroll: Council 928.27; Mayor 320.56; Finance 1458.59; Building 122.47; Police 3921.08; Streets 2948.73; Garbage 760.59; Cemetery 118.90; Ambulance 559.10; West Nile 117.09; Pool 4510.71; Parks 888.39; Library 352.57; Development 223.87; Water 1694.96; Sewer 1694.98; Group Insurance, Wellmark BCBS 2084.24, AFLAC 135.34, Avesis 30.32 & Principal Life 725.27; Menno State Bank, Payroll Taxes 4831.84; SDRS, Retirement 2090.15. Professional Services: Bonnie Heirigs, 3 cemetery mowing 1800.00; Rocky Zeeb’s Garbage Service, 281 Residential 3161.25. Utilities: Golden West Co., Phone 383.35; NorthWestern Energy, Electricity 1992.70; Verizon Wireless, Police Cell Phone 47.55. Barco, caution tape 43.04; Brown & Saenger, copy paper 44.50; B-Y Water, 1.984 million gallons 5838.40; City of Sioux Falls, water-pool samples 57.06; CLIA Laboratory, ambulance certificate 150.00; Country Pride, sewer R&M (storm) 87.35 park-sewer supply 192.79; Dept of Revenue, pool samples 60.00; Hawkins, pool-water supply 2037.13; Jebro, liquid asphalt 11378.83; Kansas State Bank, final fire truck lease payment 8574.17; Ken’s Electric, city hall-wading pool R&M 385.06; Kirschenman Electric, sewer R&M 20.00; Klaudt Service, Ford PU battery & starter 298.35; police, street, ambulance, WN, parks fuel 597.08; MC&R Pools, 2 umbrellas 258.84; Menno Food Market, pool supplies 30.84; Menno Lumber, R&M city hall 25.00, fire hall-new door lock/plexi-glass 365.75, street 65.77, park picnic shelters 2457.54; Mettler Implement, pool-park R&M 26.34; One Call Systems, locates 42.90; Petty Cash-General, postage-envelopes 29.62; Printed Impressions, 350 w-s-g books 376.20/1000 vouchers 120.50; Sanitation Products, sweeper broom 510.00; SDML, attorney municipal handbook update 10.00; SD State Treasurer, sales tax-garbage 248.42, pool 34.08, park camping 4.18; SCPI, publishing 206.83; Southeastern Electric, baseball field lights (storm) 2698.01; Van Diest Supply, West Nile supplies 639.50; Vantek, siren R&M 1070.00-FD radio R&M 110.00; Walter Welding, R&M baseball lights (storm) 327.44-park-street-sewer 45.96; Yankton County Observer, storm thank you 19.50; Yankton Press & Dakotan, storm thank you 51.90, Deposit Refunds: Ruth Bagley 100.00, Chris Christensen 100.00, Mark Guthmiller 100.00, Jennifer Masterson 100.00, Philip Ross Neuharth 100.00, Carolyn Strobel 100.00, Roberta Stoebner 100.00, Wilcoxon Photography 100.00, Josh Wilcoxon 100.00 and Harold/Judi Willemstyn 100.00.
SCHEDULED BUSINESS: Kotalik moved to approve the Temporary Malt Beverage Permit for the Menno Fire Department on September 12, 2009 from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Menno Fire Hall. Fischer seconded; motion carried.
Conan Bagley and Roger Simonsen addressed the council concerning the water and sewer rates.
7:47 p.m. One proposal was received for repairing the roofs on the picnic shelters. Mehlhaf moved to accept the estimate from D&L Energy Systems & Contracting for $3141.60 to fix the north and south roofs on the picnic shelters in the city park. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS: “To Do List” Heckenlaible asked what the council wished to have done with the swing set in the park. No decision will be made until we see what the insurance company will allow us for the swings and the garage at the pump house.
NEW BUSINESS: Hoff moved to hold the September council meeting September 8 at 7:30 p.m. because of the Labor Day holiday. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
Guthmiller moved to approve the renewals of our group insurance contracts. Hoff seconded; motion carried.
Mehlhaf moved to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance #2009-2, an ordinance setting the appropriations for the 2010 budget. Kotalik seconded; motion carried.
Hoff moved to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance # 2009-3, an ordinance amending the 2005 Revised Ordinances of the City of Menno, SD for the purpose of deleting Section 17-15, Paragraph E, of Chapter 17, the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Fischer seconded; motion carried.
Kotalik moved to apply for a Small Community Planning Grant to hire an engineering consultant to develop a report on our sewer system. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
Hoff moved to allow Heckenlaible and Sayler to attend a Sewer Main and Manhole Rehabilitation class in Parkston on August 11. Fischer seconded; motion carried.
Kotalik moved to add the following projects to the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan being developed with District III. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
Heckenlaible is to find the end of the collapsed culvert by Edelman’s building along Heil and High Streets, open the culvert and put a post back in so sidewalk can be poured on the east side of the building.
SDML has requested a list of projects for which the city needs funding. They will be sent the top 5 from the mitigation plan.
Fischer moved to allow Fifth Street to be blocked from Menno Mercantile to Walter Welding from 4 p.m. until after the Car Show on September 12. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
Mehlhaf moved to pay expenses for those attending the SDML Conference in Watertown October 7-9. Guthmiller seconded; motion carried.
For Your Information: The July MADC packets and SEFP reports were included in the council packets.
A thank you was read from the American Legion for the city’s help during the 4th of July parade.
Simonsen moved to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. until Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Mehlhaf seconded; motion carried.
Peggy Thranum, Finance Officer Larry Tolzin, Mayor
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