City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, April 18, 2022 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. 

At 5:00 p.m., convene as Board of Canvass to review election results, poll book and declare election results as official.  

1.Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

2.Roll Call

3.Approve Minutes

  1. a.Approval of April 4, 2022 City Commission minutes 

4.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for April 18, 2022 

5.Items from Citizens on Agenda

  1. a.Presentation - Deadwood Police Officer of the Year Award - Sally Sprigler 

  2. b.Proclamation Arbor Day, April 29, 2022

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.Deadwood History Inc. request approval to serve beer and wine for Jazz Concert Event at Adams Museum from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2022.  If it rains the concert will be held at the HARCC.   

  2. b.Permission for the Mayor to sign Amendment Number 1 to SDDOT Bridge Improvement Grant Agreement # 716810 which extends the completion to December 31st, 2025.

  3. c.Permission to hire Greg Nelson as Public Works Seasonal Tech to start work on May 16, 2022, at an hourly wage of $15.39 for the 2022 summer season. 

  4. d.Permission to hire John Isaak and Owen Wisser as Public Works Parks Seasonal Employees at $13.27 per hour, effective May 2 and May 16, 2022, respectively.      

  5. e.Permission to hire Ainsworth Benning to remodel the Mr. Moriah Ticket Booth in the amount not to exceed $10,000.00.  (To be paid by the Historic Cemeteries enterprise fund.)

  6. f.Acknowledge Historic Preservation Commission's Not-For-Profit Grant to the Black Hills Post 5969 VFW in the amount of $20,842.47 for exterior repairs.

  7. g.Permission to hire part-time life guards at $13.27 per hour effective April 26, 2022, pending pre-employment screening:  Joceyn Dirksen, Ethan Hess, Ethan Van Tassel, Baylee Oliver and Samuel Kooima.  

  8. h.Permission to hire Ruth Durst, Georgeann Silvernail, and Gertrude Anderson as Mt. Moriah Ticket Booth Attendants effective May 9, 2022 at $13.27 per hour, pending pre-employment screening.

  9. i.Permission to pay Ainsworth Benning invoice for the Days of 76 VIP Grandstand project in the amount of $2,907.00 to install steel around serving window enclosure and prep and wrap building for brick installation. (Expenditure part of approved budget for HP Capital Assets.)

  10. j.Permission to pay Gardner Construction in the amount of $3,006.25 for excavation and demo/removal of boardwalk of the Timm Lane Bridge (To be paid out of the Timm Lane Bridge Grant.)

  11. k.Permission for the mayor to sign Archaeology Camp agreement between Deadwood History, City of Deadwood and Bill Pearson for the 2022 youth camp program.

  12. l.Request for Trolley Service for Deadwood Historic Preservation Office and Deadwood History's Archaeology Camp for Lead-Deadwood students the weeks of June 6-9, 2022 and June 13-16, 2022.

  13. m.Deadwood Library requests approval to consume beer and wine for Chamber Mixer on May 12, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m..  (Jacobs Brewhouse will be providing the alcohol.)

  14. n.Permission to hire Randi Coddington as a part-time trolley driver at $13.50 per hour effective May 9, 2022 pending pre-employment screening. 

7.Bid Items

  1. a.Permission to advertise and accept bids for the Mount Moriah Cemetery Improvements Project for 2022 with bids due June 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. with results to the City Commission June 6, 2022 at 5:00 p.m..

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Hold public hearing for the closure of Siever Street during the concert events for the Deadwood Live Series at Outlaw Square.  Dates and times are:Friday, May 27 at midnight through midnight on Monday, May 30; Sunday, July 3 at midnight through midnight on Monday, July 4; Thursday, July 7 at midnight through midnight on Saturday, July 9; Thursday, August 4 at midnight through midnight on Friday, August 5; Friday, September 2 at midnight through midnight on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

  2. b.Hold public hearing for Deadwood Live: open container in zone 3 from 4:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27, Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29; street closure on Deadwood Street from 7:00 a.m. on Friday, May 27 to 1:00 a.m. on Monday, May 30; street closure on Main Street from Pine to Shine Street after the 4:00 p.m. Deadwood Alive Gun Show on Friday, May 27 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022.      

  3. c.Hold public hearing for NAJA Shriners Ceremonial Parade: street closure: Main Street from Lower Main at Pioneer Way to Pine from 11:00 a.m. till parade ends Saturday, June 4, 2022.    

  4. d.Hold public hearing for Bev's Poker Run: Main Street Parking from Wall to Lee Street (southwest side only) from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

  5. e.Hold public hearing for July 4th Parade: street closure: Main Street from Lower Main at Pioneer Way to Pine from 3:00 p.m. till parade ends Monday, July 4, 2022.     

  6. f.Hold public hearing for Legends Ride and Motorcycle Parking: parking on Main Street Sunday, July 31 through Sunday, August 14, 2022, parking in Interpretive Lot Thursday, August 4 through Sunday, August 14, street closure on Main Street from Pine to Deadwood from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and waiver of banner fees on Monday, August 8, 2022.  

  7. g.Hold public hearing for Kool Deadwood Nites Events: street closure on Main Street from Wall to Deadwood from 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24 to 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 28; street closure on Siever Street from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 25; street closure on Main Street from Deadwood to Pine street from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 25; street closure on Main Street from Deadwood to Pine Street from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily on Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27; street closure on Main Street from Lower Main Street at Pioneer Way to Pine Street from 8:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday August 28; open container in Zones 1 and 2 on Wednesday, August 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Thursday, August 25, Friday, August 26, Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28 daily from noon to 10:00 p.m.; waiver of banner fees Thursday August 25 through Sunday, August 28, waiver of vending for the following non-profits: Deadwood Chamber and American Legion Thursday, August 25 through Sunday, August 28; waiver of vending fee for Napa at Lower Main Street on Thursday, August 25 through Saturday, August 27; use of Interpretive Lot on Thursday, August 25 at 2:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28; use of Lower Main Lot on Wednesday, August 24 at 6:00 a.m. though 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27; use of Event Complex on Friday, August 26 through Sunday August 28; Main Street parking on Thursday, August 25 through Saturday, August 27 daily from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.   

  8. h.Hold public hearing 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 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022.  

  9. i.Set public hearing on May 2 for Retail (on sale) Liquor License Transfer from Nugget Saloon, LLC to Broken Arrow Trading Company. 

9.Old Business

10.New Business

  1. a.First reading of Ordinance #1353 - Mobile Food and Beverage Vending Permit (Chapter 5.06) 

  2. b.Enter into a contract with Albertson Engineering for structural engineering for City and Historic Preservation projects in the amount not to exceed $70,000.00 to be paid from the budgeted HP Professional Services line item.

  3. c.Resolution 2022-08 Parking Violation for Mickelson Trail Use Only.  (Recommendation from Parking and Transportation.)

  4. d.Resolution 2022-09 Interfund Cash Transfers for 2022 

  5. e.Permission to hire Schmidt Concrete to replace the south driveway approach to the Railroad parking lot in the amount of $5,460.00. Public Works will perform the removal of the old concrete. (To be paid from the Parking and Transportation repair budget.)

  6. f.Permission to hire One-Way Service Pros in the amount of $11,484.36 to install a Mitsubishi three zone mini-split for the Mount Moriah Ticket Booth along with the men's and womens restrooms to be paid from the Historic Cemeteries enterprise fund.

  7. g.Discuss (with possible action) Adams Salvage, Tri-City Rubble site operator, request to impose  a temporary fuel surcharge of $5.00 to residential customers and $7.00 to commercial customers as an addition to the annual fee schedule.

  8. h.Permission to purchase twenty body cameras with docking station from Body Cams by Retired Cops in an amount not to exceed $9,000.00.  (To be paid from Police Equipment line item.)  

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

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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