The Dell Rapids City Council held their last regular meeting on Monday, February 6th. During the meeting, the following items were decided upon:
- Ordinance 844; Animal Ordinance Amendment Allowing Chicken and Fowl had its second reading and was approved unanimously.
- The council approved the request from Norby’s to replace the carpet in both sides of Norby’s. The city owns the property that Norby’s operates its business. The motion carried.
- The council approved the contract for the Wastewater Treatment Facility – Sequence Batch Reactor – to KHC Construction. The amount of the contract is $4,094,000, which was under the estimate of $4.8 million. The motion carried.
- The council also approved entering into an agreement with Keith Stroh to put together structural engineered plans for the new comfort station. The agreement will cost the city $12,500. The motion carried by a 6-1 vote.
- A report was given that DGR is in the process of getting plans together for the campground utilities installation. An issue that was discovered at the end of 2016 was the existence of a designated wetland in the center of the property. Mitigation of the wetland will have to happen prior to making any improvements. DGR has made the necessary contacts to begin this process, but will come at a cost of $1,200.