City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, March 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 February 21, 2023 City Commission minutes

4.Approve Bills

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

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 hire Tracy Owens as part-time (29 hours per week with 1/2 benefits per employee policy handbook) rec center front desk receptionist at $14.33 per hour effective March 5, 2023.

  2. b.Permission to advertise for two Parks Seasonal positions at $14.33 per hour and two Parks Seasonal Technician positions at $16.62 per hour.

  3. c.Set Local Review Board meeting for Monday, March 20, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. and request permission to publish in official newspaper.  

  4. d.Appoint the following residents to serve on election board for April 11, 2023; Georgeann Silvernail as superintendent at $204.00, Marlene Todd and Deb Maynard as clerks at $180.00, with additional $20.00 each for attending election school.

  5. e.Permission to authorize the Historic Preservation Officer to sign closing documents for the purchase of School Lots 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 and the Waller Equator patented lode mining claims, M.S. 1562, located in the SW¼, Section 22 and 27, T5N, R3E, B.H.M., City of Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota. (Purchase approved by City Commission on 02-21-2023.)

  6. f.Permission to correct the promotion date for Cory Shafer from March 17, 2023 to be March 19, 2023. 

  7. g.Permission to pay Dakota Pump Inc in the amount of $5,972.46 for repairs to the play feature water pump at the Rec Center.  (To be paid out of Public Buildings General Maintenance Budget)

  8. h.Permission to pay Towey Design Group $8,095.70 for services rendered to date on the Water Modeling Task 1 Study. Funds to be taken from the Water Department budget.

  9. i.Permission modify previous approval for Patriot Fire from $10,000.00 to $12,725.95 for Fire for repairs and service to the Spartan ladder truck. (To be paid from Fire Dept. repair budget.)  

  10. j.Permission to purchase twenty-five residential water meters for stock ($155.00 each) from Metering and Technology Solutions in an amount not to exceed $4,200.00.  (To be paid from Water supply budget.)  

  11. k.Permission to pay Days of '76 Museum in the amount of $2,500.00 for sponsorship of 2023 Days of '76 Lakota Experience.  (To be paid from Bed and Booze fund.)   

7.Bid Items

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Set public hearing on March 20 for Mickelson Trail Post Race Party at Outlaw Square: open container in zone 4 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June , 2023.

  2. b.Set public hearing on March 20 for Wild Bill Days Event: street closure on Main Street, Deadwood to Pine at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 15 through 10:00 p.m. Saturday, June 17; street closure on Main Street, Wall to Deadwood from 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 15 through 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 18;  open container in zones 1 and 2 Thursday, June 15 from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17 from noon to 10:00 p.m., use of public property Friday, June 16 for Midnight Cowboy 5K, waiver of banner and vending fees Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17 for the following non-profits: Deadwood Chamber and Northern Hills Alliance for Children.

  3. c.Set public hearing on March 20 for July 4th Parade: street closure: Main Street from Lower Main at Pioneer Way to Pine from 3:00 p.m. till parade ends Tuesday, July 4, 2023.     

  4. d.Set public hearing on March 20 for Mustang Rally Event:  street closure, Main Street from Wall to Deadwood Street, and parking on Main Street from Wild Bill Bar to Nugget Saloon, northwest side only from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023.    

  5. e.Set public hearing on March 20 for Deadwood Jam Event: street closure on Deadwood Street from Main Street to Pioneer Way from 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 14 to 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 17; street closure on Siever Street from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day on Friday, September 15 and Saturday, September 16; open container in Zones 1 and 2 on Friday, September 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 16 from noon to 10:00 p.m.; waiver of banner and vending fees Friday, September 15 and Saturday, September 16, 2023.  

9.Old Business

10.New Business

  1. a.Approve Resolution 2023-06 Membership Rates for Rec Center 

  2. b.Permission to hire Erica Merchant to restore interior ghost mural at 51, 53, 55 Sherman Street for a cost not to exceed $15,868.38.  (To be paid from Revolving Loan Ghost Mural program line item.)

  3. c.Discussion on allocating funding from the social programming portion of cannabis licensing to the Lead-Deadwood Ministerial Society.  

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

  1. a.Raffle permit received from Lead Deadwood Area Lions Club.  Drawing will be held Monday, September 4, 2023.

  2. b.Raffle permit received from Mule Deer Foundation: Northern Hills Chapter.  Drawing will be held Friday, May 19, 2023.

  3. c.Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department will host the Annual Pancake Feed Sunday, March 12, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free smoke detectors and/or batteries for those who need them.  

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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