LEGAL FINANCE AGENDA
City of Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, July 28, 2004, 1:15 p.m.

(Note, as a result of the adoption of the City Council Policies & Procedures manual the format of the agenda has changed.) 

Roll Call and Determination of Quorum 

Approve Minutes of July 14, 2004 

Adoption of the Agenda 

General Public Comment

A time for members of the public to discuss or express concerns to the Committee on any issue, not limited to items on the agenda. Action will not be taken at the meeting on any issue not on the agenda, except by placement on the agenda by unanimous vote of the Aldermen present. 

SPECIAL ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC (citizen requested to be placed on agenda)

1)     Jim Didier – Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (Alex Johnson Hotel)

2)     Michelle Peregine – Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (Boticelli’s)

3)    Tina Van Loan – Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (Marsala’s)

4)     Greg Cook – Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (St. Joe Pub)

5)     Pamela Light - Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (Wine Cellar)

6)     Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (Dakota Sunshine Expresso Bar/Merle Norman)

7)     Bob Fuchs – Request Permission to Place Tables and Chairs in Right of Way (Firehouse)

8)    No. LF072804-18 - Don Perdue – Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Rapid City and The City of Presidents Foundation

ITEMS FROM MAYOR

9)     Presentation on Proposed 2005 Budget

10)    No. LF072804-01 - Approve Travel Request for Mayor Shaw and Council Persons to Attend National League of Cities – 2004 Congress of Cities in Indianapolis, IN, from November 29 through December 4, 2004, in the Approximate Amount of $3,482 

11)    No. LF072804-02 - Approve Appointment of Jim Schamber to the Rapid City Mayor’s Committee on Disability

ITEMS FROM ALDERMEN AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

12)    Alderman French – Discussion of Group Home Use on Review Requirements

13)    No. LF072804-22 - CIP Committee – Monthly Update

14)    No. LF072804-03 - 2004 Capital Plan for Streets, Drainage and MIP Projects

AIRPORT

15)    No. LF072804-15 - Approve Travel Request for Gary Becker and Rob Wilson to Attend Basic Airport Safety & Operations Specialist School in Denver, CO, from August 15-19 2004, in the Approximate Amount of $2,316

POLICE DEPARTMENT

16)    Police Chief and Fire Chief – Update on New Computer Software Management System

17)   No. LF072804-04 - Approve Event Permit for Central States Fair to Hold Parade on August 21, 2004

18)    No. LF072804-13 – Approve Event Permit for Botticelli Ristorante to Block Off Parking Spaces During Motorcycle Rally

FIRE DEPARTMENT

19)    No. LF072804-14 – Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Agreement for Paramedic Clinical Studies between Rapid City Fire Department and Mountain Plains Health Consortium  

20)    No. LF072804-17 – Approve Travel Request for Daniel Ladenburger and Damon Hartmann to Attend Investigation of Gas and Electric Appliance Fires Conference in Benton Harbor, MI, November 9-12, 2004, in the Approximate Amount of $2,806

GROWTH MANAGEMENT

21)    No. LF072804-05 - Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Agreement for Independent Contractor Services with Hayman & Associates

22)   No. LF072804-06 - Authorize Payment to Hayman & Associates in the Sum of $795 for Three Home Inspections 

23)    No. 916 – A Request by the City of Rapid City to consider the Dissolution of Tax Increment District #24 on Lot B of the SE1/4SE1/4 and adjacent public rights-of-way, all located in Section 3, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at 1600 Mt. View Road

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

24)    No. LF072804-07 - Discussion on Standard Schedule of Disciplinary Offenses/Penalties for City of Rapid City Employees

25)    No. LF072804-08 - Resolution to Amend the City of Rapid City Travel Regulations

26)    No. LF072804-09 - Resolution to Amend the Non-Union Personnel Policy

27)    Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Revised Flexible Spending Account Agreement

28)    No. LF072804-10 – Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Memorandum of Understanding with AFSCME Union to Amend the Contract Regarding Travel Expenses

29)    No. LF072804-11 - Resolution Declaring Property Surplus

30)    No. LF072804-12 – Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Agreement with South Dakota Department of Tourism and State Development for Artists in Schools & Communities Grant Award

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION

31)    No. LF072804-19 - Request to Approve Grant for Rushmore Little League Irrigation Project

CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

32)    No. LF063004-06 – Second Reading and Recommendation of Ordinance No. 4074 Amending Sign Code Allowing Variance for Relocation of Existing Signs Due to Public Improvement Projects

33)    No. LF071404-12 – Second Reading and Recommendation of Ordinance No. 4075 to Amend Chapters 10.40 and 10.44 of the Rapid City Municipal Code Relating to Parking

34)    No. LF072804-16 – Approve Travel Request for Michael Booher to Attend Advanced Employment Issues Symposium in Las Vegas, NV, from November 10-12, 2004, in the Approximate Amount of $2,070

35)    No. LF072804-21 - Authorize Mayor and Finance Officer to Sign Development Agreement for Tax Increment District No. 44

REFUNDS AND ABATEMENTS

36)    No. LF072804-20 - Approve the Following Abatement:  Peggy L. Beardsley, 2003, $2,153.80

LICENSES

37)    Approve the Following Licenses:

Electrical Apprentice:  Roger Draine, James Gull, Cory Johnson, Steven E. Leeka, Richard Lukins, Clint Painter, Brian Steffen,

Electrical Journeyman:  Zachary Hatla

Electrical Contractor:  Gilbert Allen Hatch, Hatch Electric

Mechanical Installer:  Lynn Amick, Paul Saenz

Mechanical Contractor:  Troy Nayman, Johnson Controls

Plumber:  Clint W. Chapel

Plumbing Contractor:  Steve Prestjohn, Black Hawk Plumbing & Heating

Residential Contractor:  Mark & Jodi Davis, Jerry & Laurene Amundsen, Mark of Excellence Construction LLC; Larry T. Long, Heartland Pella Co.; Kent Weber, Kent Weber Construction, Inc. 

ADJOURN