City Commission Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 16, 2021 05:00 PM City Hall, 102 Sherman Street, Deadwood, SD 57732

Masks are required to be worn while in City Hall. No exceptions!

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.Pledge of Allegiance

2.Roll Call

3.Call to Order

4.Approve Minutes

  1. a.Approval of minutes from February 1, 2021 

5.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for February 16, 2021 

6.Items from Citizens on Agenda

  1. a.Erik Jandt - 2020 Police Officer of the Year 

  2. b.Present Longevity Award to Chief Jason Rakow for 10 years with the Fire Department 

  3. c.Adam Libby - PBR Presentation 

7.Consent Agenda

  1. a.Add Cassidy Lemons to Volunteer Fire Department Roster for workers compensation purposes effective January 6, 2021

  2. b.Permission for Mayor to sign contract with Don Toms for the Ledger Indexing Project in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00. (Approved February 1, 2021) 

  3. c.Permission for Mayor to sign contract with Jaci Pearson for oral histories, focusing on subject related to the history of Deadwood not to exceed $6,750.00.  

  4. d.Permission to advertise for 2021 seasonal employees for Mt. Moriah Cemetery Ticket Booth Attendants.

  5. e.Acknowledge the 2020 annual payment to the State Historic Preservation Office for timely and expedited review of projects per contract in the amount of $60,000.00. (2020 budgeted item)

  6. f.Approve Convention Center (on-sale) Liquor (CL-15404), Package (off sale) Liquor (PL-4522) and Retail (on-off sale) Wine (RW-6401) for Deadwood Gulch Resort at 304 Cliff Street.  Transfer was approved November 2, 2020.  

  7. g.Permission to pay Metering & Technology Solutions in the amount of $6,791.97.  (To be paid from Water Supplies Budget.)   

  8. h.Approve changes to Employee Policy; Sections 5.2 and 5.10 and 7.3.2

  9. i.Permission to purchase 2500 gallons of #1 diesel fuel at $2.29 per gallon from Southside Oil.  

  10. j.Permission for Mayor to sign contract with Quinns Landscaping and Excavating for Whitewood Creek Phase #5.  

  11. k.Permission to hire Allison Mollman as a lifeguard effective February 22, 2021 at $12.88 per hour pending pre-employment screening .

  12. l.Permission to hire Rasmussen Mechanical for emergency repairs to the Welcome Center boiler system in an amount not to exceed $8,851.00.  Two quotes received.  To be paid from Public Buildings repair budget.  

8.Bid Items

  1. a.Permission to advertise for bids for Rodeo Grounds Neighborhood Mill and Overlay Project and set bid opening for March 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. with results to City Commission On March 15, 2021

9.Public Hearings

  1. a.Hold public hearing for Convention Center (on sale) Liquor License for Keating Acquisitions LLC at 51, 53, 55 Sherman Street

  2. b.Hold public hearing for Wednesday Night Concert Series at Outlaw Square: Street closure and open container in zone 1 and 2: May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4, August 18, and September 1.  

  3. c.Hold public hearing for NAJA Shriners Circus Event: waiver of user fees at Event Center on June 26, 2021.  

10.Old Business

11.New Business

  1. a.Approve hiring Donarski Lawncare and Landscaping to provide landscape maintenance for Mt. Moriah and St. Ambrose cemeteries in an amount of $30.00 per hour per person for two (2) hours daily to be paid from the budgeted Historic Cemeteries Professional Services line item and allow Mayor to sign attached contract. 

  2. b.Second Reading of Ordinance #1321, Amending Chapter 10.12.046 Restrictions on Parking for Snow Removal and Street Cleaning 

  3. c.Report on parking donations collected from November 25th through December 26th and allocation of disbursement of funds.  

  4. d.Permission to hire Straight Line Striping to paint all curbs and crosswalks from Highway 14A/85 going South to the Intersection of Sherman and Charles Street in the amount of $3,943.44.  To be paid from Streets Professional Services Budgeted.

  5. e.First Reading of Ordinance #1322 Amending Business Improvement District No. 9

  6. f.Permission to pay Metering & Technology Solutions in the amount of $4,721.00 for the water meter for Four Points Hotel.  (To be paid from Water Supplies Budget and reimbursed by Deadwood Hotels LLC)

12.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

  1. a.A special meeting of the City Commission, Planning & Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to review the current status of the Main Street Master Plan with the Design Team of Winter & Co.

13.Executive Session

  1. a.Executive Session for Legal Matters per SDCL 1-25-2(3) with possible action.

    Executive Session for Personnel Matters per SDCL1-25-2 (1) with possible action

14.Adjournment

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