City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, February 03, 2025 05:00 PM City Hall, 102 Sherman Street, Deadwood, SD 57732

Public comments are welcomed, but no action can be taken by the Commission on comments received at this meeting.  Anyone wishing to have the Commission vote on an item should call the Finance Office at 578-2600 by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the next scheduled meeting to be placed on the agenda. 

1.Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

2.Roll Call

3.Approve Minutes

  1. a.Approval of January 21, 2025 City Commission minutes.

4.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for February 3, 2025.

5.Items from Citizens on Agenda

6.Consent Agenda

Matters appearing on Consent Agenda are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon by the Commission at one time, without discussion, unless a member of the Commission requests an opportunity to address any given item.  Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be discussed at the beginning of New Business.

  1. a.Permission to accept resignation of part-time Lifeguard Austin Newson and Aiden Russell effective January 30, 2025.

  2. b.Permission to hire Emma Singer as part-time (up to 19 hours per week) lifeguard at $16.50 per hour effective February 18, 2025, pending pre-employment screening.

  3. c.Permission to hire Tom Kruzel as full time-time Streets Equipment Operator at $23.00 per hour (D13 rank) effective February 6, 2025 pending pre-employment screening.

  4. d.Permission to issue Request for Qualification for Real Estate Broker Services for the sale of real estate property for the City of Deadwood. 

  5. e.Resolution 2025-07 Declare Surplus Property. 

  6. f.Permission to hire Dakota Pump to replace the Pluma tank readout at a cost not to exceed $2,932.31. (To be paid by Water repair line item.) 

  7. g.Acknowledge date change for Wolfpack Working Dogs at the Event Complex from May 16-18, 2025 to May 9-11, 2025. (Originally approved by City December 16, 2024 and revision approved by Events Committee.) 

  8. h.Permission to enter into contract Donald Toms as an independent contractor to index and transcribe Lawrence County Tax Records at a cost not to exceed $8,000.00 (To be paid from HP Archives budget.)

  9. i.Permission to contract with Rene Boen for NAGPRA consultation and professional services for archaeological collections in the amount not to exceed $5,000.00. (To be paid from HP Public Education.)

  10. j.Permission to contract with Bob Bozell from Omaha, NE for faunal analysis and final report for the Four-Points Archaeological Collection in the amount of $2,500.00. (To be paid from HP Public Education line item.)

  11. k.Permission to approve change order #1 for foundation repair at 85 Charles Street for unforeseen work in the amount of $12,800.00, bringing total cost to be $94,451.00. (To be paid by HP Capital Assets line item.)

  12. l.Permission for City Archives to enter into a loan agreement with DHI for the loan of the Poker Alice hat from January 28, 2025 to December 31, 2030.

  13. m.Permission to pay Dakota Fluid Power for hydraulic repairs to ladder truck #5 in the amount of $2,670.74. (To be paid by Fire repair line item.)  

7.Bid Items

  1. a.Permission to advertise and set bid opening at 2:00 p.m. on March 13, 205 for RFP for Deadwood Event Complex Concessionaire with results presented on March 17, 2025. 

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Set public hearing on February 18 for Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage and SD Farm Wine License for Hills Canyon Inc., Deadwood Ice Cream Company, 673 Main Street. 

  2. b.Set public hearing on February 18 for Mardi Gras Parade Route: Main Street closure from Lower Main Street at Pioneer Way to Pine Street, Pine Street from Main Street to Sherman Street and Sherman Street from 68 Sherman Street (US Post Office) to Pioneer Way from 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or until parade ends on Saturday, March 1, 2025.   

  3. c.Set public hearing on February 18 for Monsters of Destruction Event: open container on Saturday,  June 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 29 from noon to 10:00 p.m. at the Event Complex and waiver of user fees in lieu of surcharge on  Friday, June 27 through Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Event Complex.  

  4. d.Set public hearing on February 18 for Summer Kick Off Concert: open container in zone 1 and 2 from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23, and noon to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 24; street closure on Deadwood Street from Main Street to Pioneer Way from 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 23 to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2025. and closure of Siever Street (If needed) from 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 23 to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2025. 

  5. e.Set public hearing on February 18 for Wednesday Night Concert Series at Outlaw Square: open container in zone 1 and 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30, August 13, August 20 and August 27, 2025 and street closure on Deadwood Street from Main Street to Pioneer Way from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the above mentioned Wednesdays. 

  6. f.Set public hearing on February 18 for Mickelson Trail Post Race Party at Outlaw Square: open container in zone 4 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025. 

  7. g.Set public hearing on February 20 for Wild Bill Days Event: open container in zones 1 and 2 on Friday, June 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and noon to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14; special temporary beer and wine license for Outlaw Square on Friday, June 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Saturday, June 14 from noon to 10:00 p.m. at Outlaw Square; street closure on Deadwood Street from Main Street to Pioneer Way from 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 12 to 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 15 and street closure on Siever Street from 6:00 a.m. on Friday, June 13 to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2025. 

9.Old Business

10.New Business

  1. a.Second Reading of Ordinance #1415 Amending Chapter 3.16 Business Occupation Tax BID 1-6.

  2. b.Second Reading of Ordinance #1418 Budget Supplement 1 for 2025.

  3. c.Permission for police department to purchase a 2021 Ford Explorer Police from Chicago Motors in an amount not to exceed $25,500.00 and to allow a police officer to travel to IL and delivery vehicle back to SD. (To be paid by police equipment and travel line items.) 

  4. d.Permission to approve the purchase (and allow Planning, Zoning and Historic Preservation Officer to sign all necessary documents) of the property described in Exhibit 1 (commonly referred to as the Deadwood Sign property on Highway 85) and Exhibit 2 (commonly referred to as the skate park) from the South Dakota Department of Transportation in the amount of $779,000.00 (To be paid by Parking and Transportation reserves and BID 8 funding), and the sale of the property described in Exhibit 3 (commonly known as the Railroad Parking Lot) for the appraised value (to be completed within 60 days).

  5. e.Permission to sign five year lease for Caterpillar 926 14A Wheel Loader from Butler Machinery at a total cost of $183,077.64 including trade-in of 2019 Caterpillar 918M. (To be paid by Streets equipment line item.)  

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

  1. a.City Offices will be closed Monday, February 17, 2025 for President's Day. 

  2. b.Raffle permit received from Main Street Initiative Promotions.  Drawing will be held Friday, March 28, 2025. 

12.Executive Session

  1. a.Executive Session for Personnel Matters per SDCL1-25-2 (1) w/ possible action.
    Executive Session for Legal Matters per SDCL1-25-2 (3) w/ possible action.

13.Adjournment

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