July 6, 2009
The Groton City Council met on the above date at City Hall at 7:00pm for
their regular first monthly meeting with the following members present:
Brotherton, Nyberg, Hamilton, Anderson, Heitmann, and Mayor Olson presiding.
The minutes were approved as read on a motion by Brotherton and seconded by
Hamilton. All members present voted aye.
The financial report was approved as read on a motion by Heitmann and
seconded by Nyberg. All members present voted aye.
The following bills were allowed for payment on a motion by Hamilton and
seconded by Anderson. All members present voted aye.
Executive Payroll, 550.29, salaries; Administrative Payroll, 6,545.35
salaries; Public Safety Payroll, 9,495.49
salaries; Public Works Payroll, 18,944.14
salaries; Recreational & Cultural Payroll, 10,031.35
salaries; Wells Fargo, 13,069.30, ss & wh; Clark Title, 75,532.62,
transit building; City of Groton, 1,356.25, postage, dep refunds,chg, candy;
Consol Fed Cred Union, 1,500.00, emp savings; SD Suppl Retirement, 750.00,
retirement ; Office of Child Support, 231.00, child support; US Post Office,
146.30, postage; Aflac, 506.36, emp group ins; Wellmark Ins, 11,429.42,
health ins; Carda, Troy, 300.00, hwh sales incentive; Dinger, Weston,
510.00, hwh sales incentive; Groton Chamber, 192.00, golf registration;
Heartland Cons Power Dist, 26,192.76, power; Johnson, Jerry, 300.00, hwh
sales incentive; Ken’s, 1,690.08, gas, dsl, coffee, food; Locke, Peggy,
26.56, meals; Lowary, Anita, 228.01, meals, mileage; Martin, Bert, 300.00,
hwh sales incentive; Ramkota Hotel, 332.73, FO school motel; RDO Equipment,
190.04, mower repair; Schaller, Orville, 50.00, refund; SD Dept of Rev,
75.00, malt bev license; Steinbrenner, Jacalyn, 100.00, dep refund; United
Accts, 50.00, emp savings; SD VFW, 150.00, registrations; WAPA, 21,579.43,
power; Webster Baseball, 50.00, registrations; 1st National Bank, 7,670.84,
Main St sewer loan; 1st National Bank, 5,287.72, EPA loan; 1st National
Bank, 2,207.95, NE sewer loan; 1st National Bank, 7,670.84, Main St water
loan; Abeln, April, 22.00, mileage; Associated Pool Builders, 149,400.00,
pool construction; Avera Queen of Peace, 73.50, drug tests; Bahr, Loren,
28.00, bus cleaning; Border States, 942.58, locks, keys, link assy, cutter;
Burmeister, 1,266.00, insulators; Chase Visa, 3,068.96, ink, tools, balls,
table, mem card; City of Groton, 314.61, postage, dep refunds, chg; Clark
Engineering, 15,021.34, engineering; Colonial Research, 1,438.49, weed
killer; Consolidated Ready Mix, 128.75, cement; Curt’s Bodyworks, 195.00,
bus repair; CWD Food Service, 1,058.56, food; Dakota Fluid Power, 102.28,
hose, cap; Dakota Kennels, 264.00, animal care; Dakota Pump & Control,
1,955.73, lift repairs; Dakota Supply Group, 510.42, pipe, caps, couplings;
Daly, Diane, 317.17, bus bkkpng; Darrel’s Sinclair, 232.00, battery, tire
repairs; Discover, 20.69, candy, clock; Doeden, Arlis, 1,994.00, bus salary,
stamps; Duane’s, 2,316.18, gas, dsl, oil, propane; Ecolab Pest, 83.00, pest
control; Ellendale Baseball, 50.00, registration; Ellwein Bros Inc,
6,835.65, beer; Farmers Union, 1,345.42, dsl, gas, oil, foam; Fire Safety
First, 349.97, fire ext insp,1st aid supp; Fritz’s, 207.50, stools, stand;
Geffdog Designs, 258.40, bb hats; Grace, Reed, 10.00, dep refund; Groton
Dairy Queen, 126.00, ice cream; Groton Housing & Redev, 300.00, hwh sales
incentive; Groton Independent, 129.00, publishing; Groton Senior Citizens,
125.00, cc cleaning; Harry Implement, 18.22, mower repairs; Hartford Boiler
Inspection, 45.00, boiler inspection; Heartland Cons Power Dist, 1,537.34,
breaker loan; Heartland Waste, 4,963.88, garbage hauling; Hedahl’s, 24.46,
plug; House of Glass, 154.50, repair door; James Valley Tele, 941.20,
telephone, internet; JDH Construction, 234,927.99, pool construction;
Johnson, Drew, 975.00, legal services; Johnson Bros Famous Brands
8,736.91, liquor; Kiefer & Associates, 386.90, storage bin,
megaphone; Krueger Welding, 95.00, blade sharpening; Lien Transportation,
607.80, hot mix; Locators & Supplies, 43.41, safety glasses; Lowary, Anita,
240.31, mileage, meal; Mac’s, 31.80, ties; Mayou, Stacy, 261.30, mileage,
meals; Menard’s, 169.95, speakers, batteries, floats; Millborn Seeds,
1,245.00, turf mix, seed; MTI Distributing, 35.00, repairs; NW Energy,
30.25, natural gas; NWPS, 1,864.25, power delivery; Nelson Sales & Service,
77.00, repairs; Nyberg, Sherwin, 22.00, mileage; Office Equipment, 34.49,
ribbon; Olson Backhoe, 637.75, backhoe; Olson, Roy, 9.00, meal ; One Call,
56.10, locates; Paints N More, 826.06, bus dispatch, phone, frt; Parkview
Nursery, 972.29, trees; Pepsi, 1,806.00, pop; Porter Dist Co, 2,272.50,
beer; Postmaster, 100.00, box rent; Potting Shed, 675.00, flowers; Quiggle,
Jacueline, 100.00, dep refund; Quiggle, Ryan, 100.00, dep refund; Raco
Stained Glass, 3,953.64, pool bricks; Racom Corporation, 44.10, comp access;
Railroad Management Co, 181.50, power line rent; RDO Equipment, 667.10,
battery, belt, blade; Recreation Supply Co, 728.13, lockers, signs; Republic
Bev Co, 2,528.64, liquor; Runnings, 1,012.35, trees; S&S Lumber, 696.80,
sprayer, pump, chalk, supp; SD Dept of Health, 24.00, testing; SD
Retirement, 5,688.22, retirement; SD State Treasurer, 7,396.68, sales tax;
Serocki Excavating, 1,731.33, hot mix; Share Corp, 1,552.37, dispensers,
cleaners; Swenson, Christi, 25.41, videos; T&R Service Co, 3,066.00, PCB
disposal; Treeline Tree Service, 3,400.00, tree removal; Vedvei, Jerrie,
300.00, picture raffle; Walmart, 480.95, food, wii ; WEB Water, 10,186.53,
water; Wells Fargo, 14,385.43, 07 C&G loan; Wells Fargo, 8,208.97, 99 C&G
loan; Wells Fargo, 29,523.37, substation loan; Wesco, 129.33, wrench, wire
brush; Woods, Brianna, 43.46, tissue, cleaners, pool access; Wright & Sudlow,
86,882.98, C&G construction; Young’s Primetime Sports, 90.00, bb belts
Department reports were given.
Mayor Olson read the names of the volunteers who helped repair the baseball
complex fence and replaced agrilime and gave a special thank you for their
labor.
Moved by Hamilton and seconded by Anderson to approved the Wheeting Harry
Addition Plat. All members present voted aye.
Lisa Adler and Duane Kavanaugh came before the Council to request 10 picnic
tables from the park to be used July 16-19 at the Party In The Pasture
event. The food sales would be used for the soccer skating building. Due
to the class reunions scheduled in the park that weekend, a reduced number
would be available.
Fourth St drainage was discussed. Moved by Nyberg and seconded by Heitmann
to approve the change order of $62,542.55 for Wright and Sudlow for drainage
improvements. All members present voted aye.
Moved by Nyberg and seconded by Hamilton to authorize a change order for
$1,800 for Associated Pool Builders for slide change. All members present
voted aye.
Interest rates for the 2009 curb & gutter project were reviewed. Moved by
Hamilton and seconded by Brotherton to accept the proposal by Wells Fargo
for interest of 4.17% for 10 yrs for $560,000. All members present voted
aye.
At 7:30pm the time for the hearing on the special malt beverage license for
the Youth Center dance and fund raiser, no one came before the Council to
speak for or against the license. Moved by Heitmann and seconded by
Anderson to grant the special license for August 8, 2009 at the baseball
complex parking lot to the Youth Center board. All members present voted
aye.
Clean up results were discussed. Complaints will be acted upon based on
each individual case.
The swimming pool is set to open on Thursday, July 9, although a few items
remain undone.
Moved by Anderson and seconded by Nyberg to move $14,000 from Gross Receipts
Tax Fund (211) to Swimming Pool Construction Fund (506). All members
present voted aye.
Moved by Hamilton and seconded by Brotherton to adjourn into executive
session to discuss legal matters at 7:38pm. All members present voted aye.
Council reconvened into regular session at 8:42pm
Meeting adjourned.
Roy L. Olson, Mayor
Anita Lowary, Finance Officer
Published once at the total approximate cost of $51.25.