City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, February 06, 2023 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 17, 2023 City Commission minutes

4.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for February 6, 2023

5.Items from Citizens on Agenda

  1. a.Present City of Deadwood Safety Awards - Jerold T. Rachetto and Trevor Tridle

  2. b.Presentation and results of Task 1 of the Deadwood Water Modeling Study - Mike Towey, Towey Design Group

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 advertise in-house for 5 days and then in official newspaper for part-time trolley drivers at $15.66 per hour.   

  2. b.Permission to approve revised Sections 2.2, 2.3.3 and 2.18.2 General Policies in the employee handbook effective February 1, 2023.  

  3. c.Permission to advertise in-house for 5 days for part time (29 hours per week with 1/2 benefits per employee policy) Rec center front desk receptionist at $14.33 per hour.  

  4. d.Permission to hire Kurt Nolan as full-time (certified) patrol officer at $25.79 per hour effective March 13, 2023 pending pre-employment screening.

  5. e.Acknowledge difference of $1,785.22 to Rasmussen for installation of pool heater.  Total project of  $20,000.00 was approved on September 19, 2022.       

  6. f.Permission to pay Rasmussen Mechanical in the amount of $3,110.24 for repairs to heating units at City Hall.  (To be paid by Public Buildings repair budget.)

  7. g.Permission for Mayor to sign Oakridge Cemetery Certificate of Purchase and Warranty Deed for Steven Palmer.

  8. h.Permission to pay Metering & Technology for commercial water meter for the Lawrence County Building in the amount of $3,556.10.  (To be paid by Water supplies budget with reimbursement from Lawrence County.) 

  9. i.Permission to pay Blackstrap in an amount not to exceed $4,800.00 for 26 tons of road salt.  The price is currently $169.00 a ton delivered. Tonnage can vary. (To be paid out of the Streets Supply Budget.) 

  10. j.Permission to pay High Plains remodeling in the amount of $3,897.63 for repairs in women's bathroom at Days of 76 arena due to water damage.  (Expense will be reimbursed thru City insurance claim.)  

  11. k.Permission for the Mayor to sign contract with Jaci Conrad Pearson for 2023 Oral History project with the Historic Preservation Office (Project approved by City Commission on January 17, 2023).

  12. l.Permission for the Mayor to sign contract with Don Toms for 2023 Ledger indexing project with the Historic Preservation Office (Project approved by City Commission on January 17, 2023).

  13. m.Grant permission for Fire Department to apply for SD WildLand VFA grant (50/50 match) to purchase radios and wildland fire gear, city portion not to exceed $17,000.00.   

  14. n.Permission to pay invoice from Metering & Technology solutions in the amount of $3,304.27 for water meter parts and supplies.  (To be paid by Water supplies budget.) 

  15. o.Permission to pay the City of Lead in the amount of $4,618.69 for 1/2 of 2022 Twin City Animal Shelter expenses.     

  16. p.Permission to make first-half of 2023 budget allocation to Deadwood Lead Economic Development in the amount of $24,000.00 from Bed and Booze Fund.  

  17. q.Permission to pay Golden West Technology $6,018.51 for 3 year renewal of Sonic Wall Gateway security.  (To be paid by IT Professional Services.)  

  18. r.Permission to pay High Tines Building & Design in the amount of $2,965.31 for floor leveling, grinding and tiling the women's bathroom at the Rec Center.  (To be paid from Public Buildings Rec Center repair budget.)  

  19. s.Permission to pay annual assessment dues to Black Hills Council of Local Governments in the amount $2,740.00. (To be paid from Commission Professional Services.)  

  20. t.Acknowledge issuance of City of Deadwood Medical Cannabis license to From the Hills at 460 Main St.    

7.Bid Items

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Set public hearing on February 21 for Retail (on-off sale) (July 2023- June 2024) Malt Beverage and Retail (on-off sale) Wine (2023) Licenses for Sportsbook Deadwood LLC dba The Landmark Casino at 51 Sherman Street.   

  2. b.Set public hearing on February 21 for Retail (on-off sale) Wine License for Clark & Apex LLC at 612-614 Main Street 

  3. c.Set public hearing on February 21 for Wednesday Night Concert Series at Outlaw Square: street closure from 6:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and open container in zone 1 and 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on select Wednesdays May 31 through August 30, 2023.  

9.Old Business

10.New Business

  1. a.Permission for the Mayor to sign Planned Unit Development Certification for The Ridge development as required under DCO Chapter 17.72.090.

  2. b.Permission to enter into contract with Towey Design Group to complete Task 2 of the Deadwood Water Modeling Study at a cost of $24,905.00. (To be paid from Water Department professional services budget.)

  3. c.Permission for the Mayor to sign lease supplement with CommNet Cellular, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Wireless for Outlaw Square for the planned installation of a small cell. (First amendment to land lease approved by City Commission on April 6, 2020.)  

  4. d.Resolution 2023-05 Establish Cash Designations 

  5. e.Rescind approval of Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage License for West River Whiskey Company LLC at 644 Main Street (Public hearing was held January 17, 2023)  

  6. f.Permission to expend up to $10,000.00 to Patriot Fire for repairs and service to the Spartan ladder truck. (To be paid from Fire Dept. repair budget.)  

  7. g.Permission to pay the 2023 leased equipment payments (attached) as indicated on lease contracts/schedules. (To be paid from Public Works equipment budgets.) 

  8. h.Permission to pay Huntington Bank for trolley annual leases.  Trolley 1-$48,815.55, Trolley 2-$39,227.97, Trolley 3-$33,681.45, Trolley 4-$48,815.55 and Trolley 5-$39,227.97.  Total amount of $209,768.49.

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

  1. a.Raffle permit received from Deadwood Lead 76ers Swim Team.  Drawing will be held March 1, 2023.  No action approves.  

  2. b.Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 due to observance of President's Day.  

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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