City Commission Regular Meeting Tuesday, February 21, 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 6 and February 10, 2023 City Commission minutes

4.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for February 21, 2023

5.Items from Citizens on Agenda

  1. a.2022 Annual Report of Deadwood Lead Economic Development.  Emma Garvin - Executive Director 

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.Approve Historic Preservation Commission recommendation for 2023 Round 1 Outside of Deadwood Grant requests in the amount of $36,671.00 as submitted.

  2. b.Approve loan agreement 2023-001 with Satsuma Public Library in Satsuma, Alabama from March 1, 2023 to April 26,2023, pending proof of insurance listing City of Deadwood as additional insured.  

  3. c.Approve funding request for the continuation of the Carriage Maintenance Project in the amount of $4,000.000 to be paid from 2023 Public Education line item.

  4. d.Permission to hire John Reiser as Community Service Officer at $19.00 per hour (D9 Rank) effective March 6, 2023 pending pre-employment screening.

  5. e.Permission to accept letter of resignation from School Resource/Patrol Officer Andrew Larive effective March 2, 2023.  

  6. f.Permission to advertise in-house for 5 days and then in official newspaper for one full-time patrol officer position.  ($25.79 per hour for Certified and $23.22 for Non-Certified) 

  7. g.Permission to expend $2,581.00 to GearGrid Corporation for lockers to be installed at the Fire Dept.  (To be paid from Fire Dept. Equipment line item.)   

  8. h.Permission for Mayor to sign Oakridge Cemetery Certificate of Purchase and Warranty Deed for Marilyn Berger Jordan. 

  9. i.Permission to purchase street salt from Blackstrap, Inc. at $169 per ton, amount not to exceed $12,000.00. (To be paid from Streets Supply budget.)

  10. j.Acknowledge grant extension request to the SD Office of Emergency Management for FEMA Project # 123108 for Whitewood Creek Repairs until April 7, 2024.

  11. k.Permission to make 2023 budget allocation to Boys & Girls Club of the Black Hills in the amount of $3,500.00 from Bed & Booze fund.  

  12. l.Permission to pay American Engineering Testing in the amount of $5,250.00 for Geotechnical Exploration and Review for Whitewood Creek Boardwalk Trail Reconstruction.  (To be paid by Parks Professional Services.) 

  13. m.Permission for Rec Center to purchase two Matrix Endurance LED Treadmills from Johnson Fitness & Wellness in an amount not to exceed $10,755.00.(To be paid from Rec. Center equipment budget.) 

  14. n.Acknowledge updated agreement with CommNet Cellular, Inc., dba Verizon Wireless for installation of small cell at Outlaw Square.  (Approved and signed on February 6, 2023)

  15. o.Promote Lieutenant Cory Shafer to Police Chief at $83,750.00 per year effective to March 17, 2023 and appoint him as a member to the Event Committee and Parking & Transportation Committee.

7.Bid Items

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Hold public hearing 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.Hold public hearing for Retail (on-off sale) Wine License for Clark & Apex LLC at 612-614 Main Street 

  3. c.Hold public hearing 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.Report on parking donations collected from Wednesday, November 23rd through Monday, December 26th, 2022 and allocation of disbursement of funds.  

  2. b.Permission to purchase the Shane Pollreisz Archival collection in the amount of $21,950.00 to be paid from the 2023 Collections and Acquistions line item.

  3. c.Permission to sign purchase agreement for 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, in the amount of $675,000 to protect the viewshed within the National Historic Landmark and to create non-motorized recreational trails. Fuller Brothers LLC will donate $120,000 back to the City of Deadwood for the trails project. (To be paid from HP Capital Expense with a transfer from Reserves)

  4. d.Permission to authorize the Historic Preservation Officer to sign closing documents for the sale of property pursuant to the lease - purchase agreement with Blake Haverberg and Melanie Haverberg; Martin Mason Restoration LLC;  Haverberg Family Limited Partnership;  Gallows LLC and Deadwood Development Co. Inc; for Martin-Mason/Wooden Nickel structures located at Deadwood, Sherman and Lee Streets currently under the ownership of Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission.

  5. e.Act as Board of Adjustment and consider final plat for Terry J. and Dawn L. Bahr, legally described as: LOT 1 AND 2 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF TRACT E-1 BEING A PORTION OF HILLSIDE PLACER M.S. 749 LOCATED IN THE SE¼ OF SECTION 27, T5N, R3E, B.H.M., CITY OF DEADWOOD, LAWRENCE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. Approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on February 15, 2023.

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

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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