City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, November 15, 2021 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 November 1, 2021 City Commission minutes 

4.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for November 15, 2021 

5.Items from Citizens on Agenda

  1. a.Years of Service Employee Recognition for 2021 - 

    Ronda Morrison – 35 years (June 9, 1986)
    James Lee – 30 years (March 6, 1991)
    Jerold (Trent) Rachetto – 25 years (May 6, 1996)
    Kenneth Mertens – 15 years (January 23, 2006)
    Kevin Kuchenbecker – 15 years (May 8, 2006)
    Scott Reif – 15 years (May 15, 2006)
    James Olson – 15 years (August 6, 2006)
    Justin Lux – 10 years (September 7, 2011)
    Lance Sandidge – 5 years (January 4, 2016)
    Jeramy Russell – 5 years (July 3, 2016)
    Cory Shafer – 5 years (July 19, 2016)
    Trevor Tridle – 5 years (November 8, 2016)

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 obtain contractor quotes for asphalt maintenance and striping on the following parking lots: South Gateway, Event Complex, Railroad Lot, Fire Street Lot, and Welcome Center Lot. (Recommended by Parking and Transportation Committee on November 4, 2021.) Work to be performed in 2022.

  2. b.Permission to obtain contractor quotes to perform concrete crack sealing on Main Street from 484 Main Street to 612 Main Street. (Recommended by Parking and Transportation Committee on  November 4, 2021.)  Work to be performed in 2022.

  3. c.Renew Liquor and Wine Licenses for 2022, pending payment of Business Improvement District and property taxes.  

  4. d.Permission to pay Blackstrap Inc in the amount of $3,691.25 for Blackslicer Sand & Gravel (29.53 tons) to be paid out of the Streets supplies budget.

  5. e.Permission to purchase radar sign in the amount of $3,044.00 from Traffic Logix Corporation to replace the highway radar sign at 270 Main Street.  (To be paid from Parking and Transportation Budget.) 

  6. f.Permission to increase wage of Parks Technician Matthew Johnson from $18.65 hr. to $19.68 hr. effective November 16, 2021 after 1 year of service.  (95% of prevailing wage)

  7. g.Permission to hire Donald Doyen for Trolley driver position at $13.84 (pay reflects previous year of service) per hour effective November 18, 2021, pending pre-employment screening.

  8. h.Permission to hire Hailey Trewhella for full time Rec Center Program Coordinator at $18.65 per hour, effective November 28, 2021.   

  9. i.Permission to hire Conner Crowley for Rec Center front desk position at $12.88 per hour effective November 19, 2021, pending pre-employment screening.

  10. j.Permission to reassign Tanner Ruth from Mt Moriah ticket booth to Rec Center front desk position at $12.88 per hour, effective November 16, 2021.   

  11. k.Remove seasonal Mt. Moriah employees Ruth Durst and Georgeann Silvernail from payroll effective October 15, 2021.

  12. l.Acknowledge funds received from Deadwood Lead '76ers Swim Club in the amount of $29,338.52 to offset expense of swim blocks purchased.    

7.Bid Items

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Hold public hearing for Kris Kringle's Market: open container in zone 3 from 5:00 pm. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 10; and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 11; street closure on Deadwood Street from Main Street to Pioneer Way from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 10 to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021.  

  2. b.Hold public hearing for K-9 Keg Pull event: open container in zones 1 and 2 noon to 10:00 p.m., Main Street closure from Deadwood to Pine Street 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and waiver of banner fees  Saturday, January 29, 2022  

  3. c.Set public hearing on December 1 to extend Zone 2 open container area to include Deadwood Day Spa at 93 Sherman Street. 

  4. d.Set public hearing on December 6 for Back When They Bucked Event: open container from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30, 2022 at Event Complex.

  5. e.Set public hearing on December 1 for Monsters of Destruction Event: open container from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Event Complex.  

9.Old Business

  1. a.Project Plan for Tax Increment Finance District # 14.  Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on 10-6-2021.  Tobin Morris, Senior VP Colliers Securities, LLC to present.  (Continued from November 1, 2021 meeting.)  

  2. b.Resolution 2021-23 to Create Tax Increment Finance District #14. (Continued from November 1, 2021 meeting.)  

10.New Business

  1. a.Second Reading of Ordinance #1333 - Adding chapter 5.56 to the revised Ordinances of the City of Deadwood creating licensing provisions for medical cannabis establishments.

  2. b.Second Reading Ordinance # 1336 - Extending Ordinance #1327 a Temporary Ordinance regarding the issuance of local Medical Cannabis establishment permits and/or licenses and delaying implementation of Ordinance #1329 creating Zoning Regulations for Cannabis establishments

  3. c.Second Reading Ordinance #1337 - Amending Ordinance 1328, Creating zoning regulations for cannabis establishments

  4. d.Resolution 2021-22 Adopting Rapid City's Standards Specifications for Public Works

  5. e.Resolution 2021-25 Dedication of Street and Utilities regarding TIF #13 (Stage Run Phase 2).

  6. f.Resolution 2021-26 Acceptance of Irrevocable Offer of Dedication of Improvements regarding TIF #13 (Stage Run Phase 2).

  7. g.First Reading of Ordinance #1338, Amending Chapter 5.12 Contractors. 

  8. h.Approve First Reading of Ordinance #1339 Amending Chapter 5.16 Electicians

  9. i.Approve First Reading of Ordinance #1340 Amending Chapter 5.32 Plumbers and Plumbing Contractors 

  10. j.Permission to purchase Scag Cheetah 72" zero turn commercial mower from Dakota Chain Saw Center in the amount of $10,791.00. (To be paid from Parks 2021 equipment budget line item.)

  11. k.Permission to purchase five (5) MS1 parking kiosks from IPS Group in the amount of $36,112.57.  New equipment will be used in the Broadway Parking Ramp and will be paid out of equipment budget.  

  12. l.Permission for Fire Dept to expend up to $4,000.00 (with multiple vendors) on rope rescue rigging equipment. (To be paid from 2021 equipment budget.)  

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

  1. a.Deadwood Public Library will have two open seats for the Library Board of Trustees beginning January 2022.  Contact the library at 578-2821 or patricia@cityofdeadwood.com for more information.

12.Executive Session

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

13.Adjournment

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