DRAFT MINUTES FOR November 12, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
November 12, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
November 12, 2024, at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls,
SD. Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen, Marvin Manifold and Todd Egge. Also in
attendance were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel and Kevin Callies, Treasurer. Clerk Pam Kolseth was absent.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion
to approve the agenda with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the
October 29 th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: October 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of
10-1-24 was $ 120,519. Deposits for October were General Fund $ 46,054, Fire Fund $ 1,252, Front
Foot Assessments $2,603, S D Alcohol/Bev Fund $ 6,090, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 99 and Interest
$ 4,726. October expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 8,852, Road Materials $ 39,007,
Professional Fees $ 1,481, Equipment & Vehicles $ 3,598, Utilities & Phones $ 255, Repairs & Main.
$262, SR Fire Department $ 62,500 and Admin & Other $404 for a total of $ 116,357. Expenses were
greater than receipts by $ (55,459). This plus interest ($4,706) and a transfer from a CD to checking $
40,618 and purchase of Equipment (Packer) ($35,199) for an ending balance of $ 65,773. This plus
investments of $612,376 and Savings held for Developments $ 142,981 for an ending balance of
$821,130. Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion
carried.
Old Business:
FEMA/FAH: Lisa explained that the State has the ability to designate township collector roads as federal
aid highways (FAH) for which the State obtains money from FEMA, may allocate up to 15% for repair
work done to FAH, and pays out on a 80% reimbursement for permanent repairs. The threshold is
$5000 for funding. The State designated Maple, 41 st and Riverview as FAH. Kevin is working with FEMA
related to non-FAH roads for gravel reimbursement. A motion was made by Todd, seconded by Rich, to
approve execution of the agreement with the State for FAH reimbursement; motion carried.
The township is also working on ditch clean up (gravel, trees, cornstalks, etc) related to the flooding. A
motion was made by Rich, seconded by Todd, to advertise for bids for this work, doing so as soon as
possible. Motion carried.
264 th : Ryan from DGR provided a draft agreement for engineering work and stated he believed there is a
better chance for grant funding if the township paid for the work to be done now. A motion was made
by Todd, seconded by Rich to pay DGR up to $17,500 to DGR for the engineering work to be completed
by May, 2025, with a contract signed after legal review. Motion carried.
New Business:
FFA: The supervisors support requesting the state association (SDATAT) help support another legislative
effort to change the statutes to increase the front foot assessment amounts that a township may apply.
Kevin will connect with SDATAT in December at the annual meeting and report back.
Elected Official Updates;
Kevin brought up the road by Alibi not being named and maintenance. The township will do the snow
removal. Lisa will report back on the maintenance.
Rich noted the plows are ready to go, everything has been mowed and the gravel tough areas touched
up.
Todd and Rich mentioned complaints about right of ways being blocked. Letters will be sent to two
residents about the issue. Residents are reminded that they cannot block a road with branches or other
items and cannot burn items in a township road. A $500/incident fine may be imposed.
Lisa provided information from Pam/the County about the County’s 2045 Envision Comprehensive Plan
meetings that will discuss issues such as transfers of building eligibilities, accessory dwelling units and
planned developments. The public is invited to meetings: 11/14 at 7 pm at Brandon City Hall (304 S
Main Ave) and 11/21 at 7 pm at Hartford City Halls (125 Main Ave).
Public Comments:
Greg Johnson mentioned the significant detours that will happen the next two years that could increase
traffic on township roads, particularly Quartzite. He asked that traffic counts be done on Quartzite
before, during and after the detours, for placement of speed bumps, and for notice to be provided to
the county for increased law enforcement. There is an Open House on 11/20 at Fred Assam (7700 E
Willow Road) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. where more discussion about the project will be held; the public is
invited to attend.
Motion to Pay Bills
Marv maid a motion to pay the bills; Rich seconded and the motion carried.
Adjourn
Marv made a motion to adjourn; Rich seconded and the motion carried.
The next meeting is December 10 th at 7:30p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR October 29, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
October 29, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen, Marvin Manifold and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Marvin made a motion to approve the agenda. It was seconded by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the September 10th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: September 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 9-1-24 was $ 21,564. Deposits for September were General Fund $ 1,494, Fire Fund $ 404, Front Foot Assessments $700, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 32 and Interest $ 3,425. September expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 11,351, Road Materials ($2,612), Contracted Services $1,277, Equipment & Vehicles $ 196, Utilities & Phones $ 250 for a total of $ 10,462. Expenses were greater than receipts by $ (4,407). This plus interest ($3,373) and a transfer from a CD to checking $ 106,735 for an ending balance of $ 120,519. This plus investments of $648,287 and Savings held for Developments $ 142,981 for an ending balance of $ 911,788. Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion approved.
Old Business:
Water Damage – Crisis Management – FEMA Kevin has attended three meetings with regard to reimbursements from FEMA. He mentioned he was told Maple Street, 41st Street and River Bluff Road have been designated by the State as federal aid highways so reimbursement would instead come through the State that obtains federal funds rather than directly through FEMA. Additional review work will be done as to this issue.
The slurry seal project for Hidden Valley has been completed by Asco. They also applied slurry seal to the asphalt on Iverson Crossing Road.
267th Street – The supervisors determined no temporary easement need be created for L. G Everist work that needs to be done on the Quarry with the assurance of advanced notice of the date, limits on the duration, and restoration done by L. G. Everist at L. G. Everist’s cost. The project for the bridge/culvert replacement on 267th was discussed with DGR Engineering. Rich made a motion to enter into a contractual agreement with DGR Engineering for the preliminary work needed for 267th for $ 17,000. Todd seconded the motion and motion passed. Todd made a motion to approve the completed application for RAIF Improvement Funding for 267th which was signed and will be delivered to Minnehaha County by the deadline of October 31, 2024 by DGR Engineering. Marv seconded and the motion carried.
New Business:
The Annual S D Towns and Townships meeting will be held in Aberdeen, SD on December 5th & 6th this year. The Supervisors will decide who will be attending along with Kevin.
Elected Officials Updates:
Rich mentioned all the mowing has been done. Kevin said they will be pulling in the speed limiter signs before winter. He also shared that Troy is checking the width on the asphalt roads throughout the township.
Public Comment:
R J Wright said some grading is needed on 267th and 482nd. Dick Funke spoke about some load limit signs on 41st and Six Mile Road. The supervisors discussed the limits are meant as spring load limits and the Township will either remove or cover them until next spring. Gary Bills discussed an issue with the Supervisors about the resolution for burning in the township road right of ways. He just wanted to express his side of the story with the Supervisors. Dustin Preheim from the Split Rock Fire Department gave an update on redoing the asphalt parking lot at the fire station. Originally it was to be done this fall. Now however it has been moved to sometime next spring. The cost is the same. He also spoke about the fundraising for the project. They have sent a mailing to the residents of Split Rock with an appeal for funding. The Township has prior committed funds to the project. The Supervisors have had discussions with more developments wanting speed bumps in their area. Because they will be removing them for the upcoming winter this will be discussed next year and would ask that the developments come early in the year to request them as they will have to be ordered at that time. They should visit with their neighbors prior to asking for their developments.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Todd. The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12th at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
September 10, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
September 10, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls,
SD. Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Pat Knecht
for Lisa Marso, Legal counsel and Pam Kolseth, Clerk. Supervisor Marvin Manifold and Treasurer Kevin
Callies were absent.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion
to approve the agenda. It was seconded by Todd. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the
August 13th minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: August 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 8-1-24 was $ 229,073.
Deposits for August were General Fund $ 10,710, Fire Fund $ 172, Front Foot Assessments $369 and
Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 13. August expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 2,152, Road
Materials ($36,253), Contracted Services $3,716, Dust Suppressant $ 230,935, Professional Fees $ 2,232,
Equipment & Vehicles $ 14,488, Repairs & Main. $1,089, Utilities & Phones $ 250 and Admin & Other
$ 163 for a total of $ 218,772. Expenses were greater than receipts by $ (207,509). This leaves an ending
balance of $ 21,564. This plus investments of $752,745 and Savings held for Developments $ 141,885
for an ending balance of $ 916,194. Rich made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a
second by Todd. Motion approved.
Old Business:
Water Damage – Crisis Management – Pam mentioned that Kevin was on vacation but let her know he
had completed the information for this prior to leaving. He will finish it when he returns and before it
comes due.
Kim Circle – Culverts – Randy Postma from Postma Excavating spoke about his observations in Kim Circle.
He went on to say the culverts do not appear to be bad but rather other issues exist including eroded
bottoms and the ditch in some areas is only 6-8 inches. He and the Supervisors will go over some of the
issues and come up with a plan to move forward with the project.
New Business:
Mystic Meadows – Speed Bumps A discussion was held about installing speed bumps in Mystic
Meadows. Pine Lake Hills had speed bumps put in this spring. Possibly the construction traffic going on
Pine Lake
Drive has apparently moved south to Mystic Drive. Since the speed bumps will be removed in late
October it was determined to wait until spring to add them in Mystic Meadows.
Elected Officials Updates:
Todd received notice from the SD DOT about a new road connection between SD 42 and 267 th Avenue.
They will keep us updated.
Pam mentioned on today’s agenda it shows our next meeting is on October 8 th – instead it should be on
October 29 th at 7:30 p.m. Will post on the website. Pam also read correspondence from LG Everist: We
need to do some berm repair work at the quarry on the south side along 267 th street. This will require us
to access the work area from 267 th street. As part of the work we will need to utilize the road to move
equipment and materials in and out of the work area. We anticipate the work taking approx.2 weeks to
complete. We fully intend to take responsibility for any debris, tracking or damage to the road caused
by the work We will access the area from the west county road and will not go east beyond the work
area. The work area is approx. ½ mile east of 481 st Ave. probably in Oct or Nov.
Public Comment:
Allan Hall from Maple spoke to the Supervisors about work the county was doing on Maple. The
Supervisors have a meeting at 1:00 on the 19 th – they thanked him for the heads up of what he found
out. Dick Funke inquired of a culvert he had purchased and that he thought the Township would install
it. They said they would. Julie Benz inquired whether the Supervisors would look at an area on Dan
Ridge for trimming some trees before winter to prevent damage to snow pushing equipment.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion approved. Rich made a motion to
adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR AUGUST 13, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
August 13, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
August 13, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen and, Marvin Manifold. Also in attendance were Pat
Knecht for Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer. and Pam Kolseth, Clerk along with 18 SRT
residents. Supervisor Todd Egge was absent.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion
to approve the agenda with an addition of Kim Circle culverts to new business. It was seconded by
Marvin. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the July 9th minutes with a second by Marvin.
Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: July 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 7-1-24 was $ 163,258.
Deposits for July were General Fund $ 36,522, Fire Fund $ 564 ,SD Alcohol Bev Fund $ 4,816, Front Foot
Assessments $2,079, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 44, and Interest $ 3,556. July expenses were
Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 14,455, Road Materials 159,717, Professional Fees $ 849, Equipment &
Vehicles $ 4,580, Repairs & Main. $4,331, Utilities & Phones $ 250 for a total of $ 184,181. Expenses
were greater than receipts by $ (136,599). This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities ($ 35), CD Transfer
$ 205,493 and Interest ($3,493) for an ending balance of $ 229,073 This plus investments of $752,745
and Savings held for Developments $ 141,885 for an ending balance of $ 1,123,273. Rich made a
motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Marvin. Motion approved.
Old Business:
264 th : Sophie Johnson from SECOG along with Craig Lauritzen from DGR Engineering spoke about the
application for flooding on 264 th that was declined in June. They mentioned a company – Braun
Technology who would review the design about the fix before it would be resubmitted to the state later
this fall. Braun Technology will be invited to our next meeting to discuss what costs to the township
might be.
Hidden Valley Slurry Seal: At least a dozen of Hidden Valley residents were present to inquire about the
outcome and quality of work they received in the Hidden Valley development with regards to the slurry
seal application. Ryan Folsum from Asco was also in attendance. He stated the paving is done. He did
add that there were some problems with the machine that was used He addressed many questions
from the residents. Some remarked it looks like it is a road that needs to be repaved – photos were
given to the Supervisors. After a lengthy discussion the residents agreed that the Supervisors meet
again with Asco to make a decision for a remedy.
Water Damage-Crisis Management: Kevin gave the information for 14 sites to the Crisis management
who turned it into FEMA on 7-1-24 and was approved. FEMA will be coming to review each site. Each
site has to be over $4,000 in order to fund it. We are hopeful the Crisis Management will approve some
of the sites such as Maple, 264 th and 267 th .
Section Line Roads: Correspondence was sent to residences on Iverson Crossing Road and Powder
House Road. Marvin made a motion to implement front foot assessments for residents on Iverson
Crossing that have asphalt at $ 2.00 per foot. These residences will be included in the Iverson Crossing
development and will be submitted to the county by 9-30-24. Rich seconded the motion. Motion
carried. Rich made a motion to include a Front foot assessment (to be determined at 2025 Annual
meeting) for those residents on gravel on Iverson Crossing Road. Marvin seconded and motion passed.
Dust Control: Dust control has been completed.
New Business/Elected Official Updates:
Resolution: Marvin made a motion to approve a resolution for “Obstruction in Township Roads” Each
occurance will result in a $ 500 fine. Rich seconded and the motion passed. A copy of the resolution is
attached to the minutes and it will also be on the township’s website.
Culverts: The Supervisors are looking at replacing culverts in Kim Circle. Residents who have placed
landscaping in the right of way will be able to remove what they have done but otherwise any work that
is done by the Township that destroys the landscaping will not be replaced or repaired by the Township
as there is no right to place landscaping in the right of way. The Supervisors will have more information
at the next meeting on the costs of the culverts.
Residents are reminded they have 1 free landfill pass per year; they just need to show their driver’s
license.
Rich reported the snow blower is ready The blade is done and the packer is in.
Public Comments
R J Wright inquired if any herbicides were used this year. The Supervisors responded they had not.
They currently do not have an employee who has had the training.
Julie Benz inquired about having some trees trimmed on Dan Ridge. She also mentioned there is a shrub
that is blocking the view which should be looked at for safety reasons.
Motion to Pay Bills
Rich made a motion to pay the bills; Marvin seconded and the motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to go into Executive Session at 9:20 p.m. Marvin made a motion to go out of
Executive Session at 9:30 p.m.
Adjourn Rich made a motion to adjourn; Marvin seconded and the motion carried.
The next meeting is September 10th th at 7:30p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Cler
MINUTES FOR JULY 9, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
July 9, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, July
9, 2024, at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members
present were Supervisors Rich Steffen, Marvin Manifold and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Lisa
Marso, Legal counsel and Kevin Callies, Treasurer. Pam Kolseth, Clerk.was present by phone/video.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion
to approve the agenda with a second by Marvin. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the
June 11th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: June 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 6-1-24 was $ 306,881.
Deposits for June were General Fund $ 1,991, Fire Fund $ 22,875, Front Foot Assessments $10,928,
Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 397, Permits & Proceeds $ 500 and Interest $ 8,494. June expenses were
Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 15,999 Road Materials $ 144,203, Contracted Services $ 11,225,
Professional Fees $ 1,235, Equipment & Vehicles $ 5,685, Repairs & Main. $231, Utilities & Phones $ 255
and Insurance $ 1,,489 for a total of $ 180,321. Expenses were greater than receipts by $ (135,136). This
plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities ($ 40) and Interest ($8,447) for an ending balance of $ 163,258.
This plus investments of $955,195 and Savings held for Developments $ 141,885 for an ending balance
of $ 1,260,337. It was noted the materials were high due to Iverson and Hidden Valley road work,
which later gets reimbursed to the general fund from their development funds. Marvin made a motion
to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion approved.
Old Business:
264 th : The grant was denied but will apply again next year; also due to the recent flooding there could be
re-examination before then with FEMA.
Hidden Valley Slurry Seal: Work has been done and touch up is going on through the end of the month.
The agreement is that up to 9 feet from the road edge to the driveway will be done within the project;
if a homeowner has work past that 9 feet it can contact ASCO/Travis Harms to pay for that work to be
done. A motion by Rich was made to pay ¾ of the current invoice; Marv seconded. Motion carried.
Water Damage-Crisis Management: 8 sites had work done related to the recent flooding including 483 rd
by Kim Circle, Maple and 264 th . The County has been involved. Work includes barriers; gravel with ditch
reshaping and dust control being anticipated as well. Cost reimbursement to the County then for FEMA
funds will be made.
Section Line Roads: Lisa provided a legal update that section lines can be assessed but should only be
assessed where there is a special benefit to the adjacent homeowners not enjoyed by the general
township. The assessment needs to be to the County Auditor by September. The Supervisors asked to
provide notice to homeowners and put on August’s agenda an assessment for the following locations
that are currently not assessed:
The section of 266 th by Iverson crossing (west of 481 St) (note: Would term this Iverson 2-gravel
and Iverson 2-paved; the residents did not provide notice of the paving)
Powder House east of Veterans Highway (note: Would add these to Split Rock Heights-gravel)
South River Bluff Road (note: Would call this River Bluff -paved; the residents did not provide
notice of the paving).
Pam, Kevin and Lisa are to work on the letters to be sent. Pam and Kevin will get the front footage
amount to the Supervisors
Dust Control: Next Monday (7/15), weather permitting 3 trucks and a crew will start doing the dust
control. It should take about a week.
Road Burning Materials: Lisa stated there is not any right to burn items in a township road. The
supervisors ask that a resolution be drafted for next meeting with a $500/incident fine.
New Business/Elected Official Updates:
Roads: It was noted that the employees did a great job to open roads after the flooding and numerous
compliments were received by the supervisors.
Bridges: Kevin noted that he contacted the County to look at the bridges. Some were examined and he
will have them examined again.
Marso Gone: Lisa Marso will be absent the next 2 meetings; one of her law partners Pat Knecht will
attend the meetings and assist as needed.
Single Milars: It was noted that residents have been obtaining approval for construction of.
Culverts: The Supervisors are looking at replacing culverts in Kim Circle and 41 st Street. Residents who
have placed landscaping in the right of way will be able to remove what they have done but otherwise
any work that is done by the Township that destroys the landscaping will not be replaced or repaired by
the Township as there is no right to place landscaping in the right of way.
Speed signs: May be moved to 38 th , Riverbluff and McCardy.
Overweight Permit: Fees were paid to the Township related to a property in Split Rock; it will be placed
in that development fund.
Landfill Pass: Residents are reminded they have 1 free landfill pass per year; they just need to show
their driver’s license.
Public Comments:
Greg asked if any Supervisor has heard anything about annexation lately; no one had. He asked the
Supervisors to look at crack sealing in Split Rock Heights development (paving was done in 2020). There
was not enough money in the development fund for much work this year but the Supervisors will look at
it. He asked about noxious weeds by the berms between Powder House and Veteran’s Road and was
advised to contact the City and County (County Weed Supervisor) as those areas are within their control.
RJ Wright mentioned it may be good to see what the cost was for the gravel and fixing the ditches after
a 13 inch rain event to have that amount known. He also mentioned looking at doing dust control in July
(not June) wondering if there would be a cost savings. The Supervisors mentioned they get a lot of calls
regarding dust in June.
Motion to Pay Bills
Marv maid a motion to pay the bills; Rich seconded and the motion carried.
Adjourn
Rich maid a motion to adjourn; Rich seconded and the motion carried.
The next meeting is August 13 th at 7:30p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR JUNE 11, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
June 11, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
June 11, 2024, at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen, Marvin Manifold and Todd Egge. Also in attendance
were Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk. Lisa Marso, Legal counsel was absent.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion
to approve the agenda with a second by Marvin. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the
May 14th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: May 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 5-1-24 was $ 135,964.
Deposits for May were General Fund $ 106,566, Fire Fund $ 28,855, Front Foot Assessments $64,662
Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 2,268 and Interest $ 3,738. May expenses were Payroll & Payroll
Liabilities $ 5,830, Professional Fees $ 806, Equipment & Vehicles $ 5,156, Repairs & Main. $112, Utilities
& Phones $ 331, Insurance $ 19,127 and Admin $ 144 for a total of $ 31,505. Receipts were greater than
expenses by $ 174,583. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities $ 38 and Interest ($3,704) for an
ending balance of $ 306,881. This plus investments of $947,836 and Savings held for Developments $
140,797 for an ending balance of $ 1,395,514. Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report
with a second by Rich. Motion approved.
Old Business There were some issues with gravel that was delivered that did not meet the bid specs.
Lisa and the Supervisors have been working on this issue to get it resolved.
Approximately 20 residents from Hidden Valley were in attendance to question the slurry seal in the
Hidden Valley development. Spokesman Darrell VanderEsch brought forth many of the concerns the
residents had. Travis from Asphalt Surfacing Co. (ASCO) was in attendance to answer and explain the
process. He said Sioux Falls and many surrounding townships use this process instead of chip sealing
because it will last from 7 to 9 years versus 3-4 years of chip sealing. He went on to explain it takes
about a month for it to set up. He is aware that there are some areas which need to be addressed and
said the plans are to be out there on Thursday and Friday this week. He was taking the responsibility to
follow thru on their concerns. He also mentioned they would just take care of any slurry seal leading up
to residents driveway approach at no cost to the homeowner. Iverson Crossing was also completed
however only one homeowner had a question for Travis. Residents brought up communication being a
problem however it was pointed out to all that there was information included on our website.
Kevin brought up 266 th Street and a discussion which will need to be deferred to our annual meeting
because it is a section line road.
At the request of Pine Lake Hill residents, the Township purchased speed bumps and they were placed
in Pine Lake Hills last week where the residents requested and Township approved.
New Business: Pam brought up the changes the city of Sioux Falls is going to change their legal notices
to be published in the Dakota Scout instead of the Sioux Falls Argus beginning on July 1 st . This is just an
FYI and we do not need to do anything at this time.
Elected Officials updates Marvin brought up there are trees in the Rowena area which need to be
trimmed. Rich said he has received notice from Dustbusters that they will begin dust control on or
about June 24 th . This year they will bring two trucks. He also said they have been mowing one strip
along the roads in the township. Kevin reported he had attended a meeting for the SDT & T in
Brookings. He serves on their bond board. He mentioned they spoke about paperless bills and the
publishing of legal notices. Kevin also asked one of the supervisors if they would call the dump and
question why the township is getting charged for tires. These are ones picked up in the ditches and not
off from our own equipment. Kevin also wondered about the RAIF funding for the bridge on 267 th – we
need to hire an engineer for this in order to apply for funding. Will check with Lisa on this issue.
Public Comments:
R J Wright asked the supervisors to not apply dust control this year on the mile of 267 th between 481 st
and 482 nd . They agreed.
Julie Benz inquired on a minimum maintenance road whether a homeowner could burn tree branches
in the middle of the road. We will check with Lisa on this matter.
Marvin made a motion to pay bills with the exception of the Asco bill. It will be held until June 20 th until
the final work is completed. This was seconded by Rich.. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to
adjourn. . The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 9,
2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR MAY 14,2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
May 14, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
May 14, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen , Marvin Manifold and Todd Egge. Also in attendance
were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion
to approve the agenda with a change of adding Roger’s Plumbing under new business to be seconded by
Marvin. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the April 16 th minutes with a second by Marvin.
Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: April 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 4-1-24 was $ 77,496.
Deposits for April were General Fund $ 55,275, Fire Fund $ 2,974, S D Alcohol Bev Funds $ 5,421, Front
Foot Assessments $6,569, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 228 and Interest $ 1,473. April expenses were
Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 8,700, Road Materials ($1,306), Professional Fees $ 3,300, Utilities &
Phones $ 396, and Admin $ 363. Receipts were greater than expenses by $ 59,822. This plus changes in
A/P and P/R Liabilities $ 106 and Interest ($1,460) for an ending balance of $ 135,964. This plus
investments of $944,132 and Savings held for Developments $ 140,797 for an ending balance of $
1,220,893. Rich made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Marvin. Motion
approved.
Old Business: Kevin gave a recap of the meeting held for Maple Street which he and Rich attended.
Currently they have no design drawn up for Maple. There is no funding available until a design is
shared. Items discussed were turning lanes and bike trails. Their last road counts were from 2018 which
Kevin mentioned are outdated. At some point they will meet with homeowners who have property
adjacent. Kevin anticipates nothing is going to happen for awhile. A cost of $ 20 million was mentioned.
Todd shared the parking lot update for the Split Rock Fire Department would not happen until mid
September. A $ 25,000 check will be given to the Fire Department at that time.
Rich reported he had checked with Asco on speed bumps for Pine Lake Hills. There are several options.
Corey asked if there were some portable ones at the Shop. The supervisors will look into this first.
New Business: Crack sealing was started today in Hidden Valley and will be done in Iverson Crossing
tomorrow. Roger’s Plumbing had inquired with Rich about putting a pipe in the ditch near their facility.
Rich explained the township does not want to give up the right-a-way.
Elected Officials updates: Pam mentioned the Sioux Falls City Landfill will once again give each resident
of Split Rock Township one free pass to the landfill until the end of the year. They will scan your driver’s
license upon entering. This is listed on our website. Rich mentioned he had two bids for a packer for
the new blade. Rich made a motion to purchase a packer either through Butler or Sourcewell if it is
cheaper. Marvin seconded the motion. Motion carried.
There was a discussion about the quality of the gravel we have received from Stone Hill. Lisa will send
them a letter stating their product was not at the specs required.
Marvin purchased a broom for $ 1,892.23 and $ 60.00 for 6 culvert bands that he thought the Township
needs. Rich made a motion to reimburse Marv for the purchases and have the items be owned by the
Township. Todd seconded the motion. Marv recused himself from the vote. Motion carried.
Kevin mentioned the work comp audit had been completed.
Public Comments: Several residents from Kim Circle asked the supervisors to look at a culvert in their
area. Tim Nicolay suggested more gravel should be added on Skyview Circle. The Supervisors will look
at it also.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Marvin. Motion carried. Marvin made a motion to
adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11,
2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR APRIL 16, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
APRIL 16, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk. Supervisor Marvin Manifold was absent.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the March 26th minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: March 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 3-1-24 was $ 75,769. Deposits for March were General Fund $ 12,263, Fire Fund $ 3,321, Front Foot Assessments $3,906, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 261 and Interest $ 12,421. March expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 6,567, Road Materials $ 526, Professional Fees $ 3,257, Utilities & Phones $ 2,093, Ambulance Contract $ 3,600 and Admin $ 1,539. Receipts were greater than expenses by $ 14,592. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities $ (449) and Interest ($12,416) for an ending balance of $ 77,496. This plus investments of $942,672 and Savings held for Developments $ 140,797 for an ending balance of $ 1,160,965. Rich made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion approved.
Old Business: Kevin gave a recap of the Minnehaha County Towns and Townships meeting. They discussed the 5 -year plan for bridges and RAIF funding. They went over a lot of future plans for roads. They discussed an upcoming meeting for motor-grader training and Shoulder pull which has been moved to April 22nd and 23rd near Hartford. Kevin stated they discussed bond requirements up to $ 200,000 and that he sits on that committee. They discussed township audits. In the past the state helped perform township audits but no longer have the manpower so it is suggested townships do their own audits. He said that States Attorney Marty Jackley has updated some township meeting laws. They discussed SB 201 and efforts to try and defeat it. Kevin also encouraged the Supervisors to attend a meeting in Brandon on April 25th from 5:00 – 7:00 at with regards to Holly Blvd.
New Business: Rich made a motion to accept the bid from Asphalt Surfacing Co. (ASCO) for the application of slurry seal in the Hidden Valley and Iverson Crossing developments at $ 132,426.95. The work is to be completed between May 1st and October 1st and must be completed within 2 working days for each development. The motion was seconded by Todd. Motion carried. iH
Elected Officials updates: Rich reported they hope to hear on the new blade within the next few days. Kevin will be placing a speed limiter in Hidden Valley soon and he plans to move the one currently on Maple to a different location on Maple. Pam will check with the Sioux Falls Landfill to see if they will still offer one free pass this year. Todd made a motion to sign a request for grant assistance to the SD Office of Emergency Management for matching funds of 25% on 264th Street. Rich seconded and the motion passed.
Public Comments: Melissa Determan of Hidden Valley brought up the location of the Split Rock Township meetings – she only found it in the minutes. Going forward the meeting location will be listed on the agenda. Keith Beukelman of 6204 E 23rd Street in Split Rock Heights inquired about the specs for the gravel used in the developments. He shared some pictures with the supervisors of what it looked like. The Supervisors told him they use the specs suggested by the State when taking bids. They will see what happens as the gravel will come from another pit this year. He also shared the township did a great job on snow removal this year. Dick Funke spoke about a large pot hole on Ledge Rock and that a load limit sign is tipped. The Supervisors will look into these items. Three residents from Pine Lake Hills inquired about obtaining speed bumps for Pine Lake Drive. They feel it is a safety issue for the residents living on this street and their children. Outside contractors do not abide by the speed zone posted in the development. Rich is going to check in to the availability and what might work best to remedy the situation.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion passed. Todd made a motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30 p.m.
Reminder – Split Rock Volunteer Fire Department Pancake Breakfast is on Sunday, May 5, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR MARCH 26, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
MARCH 26, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
March 26, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance
were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Marvin made a
motion to approve the agenda with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve
the March 12th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Old Business: Bids were opened for gravel, dust control and rip rap. Rich made a motion to accept the
low bid of Stonehill for gravel at $ 12.15 per ton delivered. It was seconded by Marvin. Motion carried.
Rich made a motion to accept the low bid for dust control from Dustbusters at $ 1.39 per gallon. The
motion was seconded by Marvin and the motion carried. Marvin made a motion to accept the low bid
for Rip Rap from L G Everist at $ 34.85 per ton delivered. Rich seconded and the motion passed.
A discussion followed about a notice to bid for Slurry Seal in the Hidden Valley and Iverson Crossing
developments. For timing purposes, Rich made a motion to move the April 9 th meeting to April 16 th with
a second by Marvin. Motion carried. The bids will be in the Brandon Journal on April 3 rd and April 10 th
and the Argus on April 3, 4 and 5 th . They will then be received and opened at the April 16 th meeting.
Elected Officials updates: Rich mentioned before slurry seal can be applied, they need to check the
developments for any crack sealing needed and for frost boils. There was also a discussion about
whether home owners might want the slurry seal to connect to their own driveway situations. Lisa will
prepare a notice for the homeowners. It would be up to each homeowner and they would be required
to prepay for this. Lisa also mentioned she had talked with engineer Eric Willadsen to find out he does
not work on engineering for bridge projects. He will get a name to Lisa as a contact. Kevin confirmed he
has placed speed limiters in Pine Lake Hills and on Maple Street. The third will be placed in Hidden
Valley shortly. Virgil has already put information on the web site for Maple which shows traffic has
slowed down.
Marvin made a motion to pay bills with a second by Rich. Motion passed. Marvin made a motion to
adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The April meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16 th at 7:30 p.m.
MINUTES FOR March 12, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
MARCH 12, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Re-elected officers took their oaths of office: Marvin Manifold-Supervisor, Kevin Callies – Treasurer and Pam Kolseth- Clerk. Todd Egge is the new supervisor Chairman.
Todd called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Marvin made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the February 27th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: February 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 2-1-24 was $101,747. Deposits for February were General Fund $ 19,827, Fire Fund $ 824, Front Foot Assessments $2,166, and Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 46. February expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 1,982, Road Materials ($ 409), Professional Fees $ 1,070, Equipment & Vehicles $ 7,972, Utilities & Phones $ 409, Split Rock Fire Dept. $ 37,500 and Admin $704. Expenses were greater than receipts by ($26,359). This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities $ 382 for an ending balance of $ 75,769. This plus investments of $931,301 and Savings held for Developments $ 139,752 for an ending balance of $1,146,822. Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion approved.
Old Business: Kevin mentioned we were not approved for any funding of 267th Street at this time, however, we will again make another funding request in May of 2024. A short discussion was held on the Annual Meeting held on March 5, 2024. Supervisors and patrons thought it went smoothly.
New Business: Kevin is getting ready to place the speed limiters. His thoughts are to put one in each of these areas: 1) Maple, 2) Pine Lake Hills and 3) iHHidden Valley. They may try to move them around during the course of the summer. The Supervisors agreed to put out bids for slurry seal in Hidden Valley and Iverson Crossing so work may begin this spring. A discussion was held with regards to the bridge on 267th. A letter identified the bridge may need some attention in the next 5 – 10 years. Also ,a load limit sign was recommended which Kevin has on order. Lisa will check with Eric Willadsen, an engineer we have used prior to see about a proposal.
Elected Officials updates: Rich reported they are still waiting on the John Deere from Butler. Marvin commented he is starting his 13th year as a Supervisor for Split Rock Township. Pam stated the Equalization hearings will be held on Monday, March 18, 2024beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Public Comments: Gregg Johnson inquired if we had lost any roads in the township to the city of Sioux Falls for funding purposes. Kevin said there have been none. In the future – Maple Street could possibly be taken over by the county.
Marvin made a motion to pay bills with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel issue at 8:03 p.m. After coming out of Executive Session, Rich made a motion to increase employee wages to $ 35.00 per hour from $ 27.50 per hour effective April 1, 2024. This was seconded by Marvin and motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:11 p.m. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
February 27, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance
were Pat Knecht (for Lisa Marso), Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Todd made a
motion to approve the agenda with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve
the February 13 th minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Old Business: Kevin commented that the funding request is in for 264 th Street and the money is
available however they have run into a few problems with the details of how it will be disbursed.
Pam mentioned the bids for gravel, dust control and rip rap will be publicized in the Brandon Journal and
the Argus on Feb 29 th and March 6 th . If anyone wants a copy, they should contact Pam. Bids will be
opened at the March 26 th meeting.
Todd made a motion to approve the Joint Powers agreement for Maple for 11% (up to $ 33,216.48) of
the engineer cost along with the city of Brandon, Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County. Rich seconded and
the motion carried.
The Board went through the upcoming Annual Meeting agenda for Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Kevin led a
discussion about the township levy and for funds requested by the Split Rock Fire Department. He
recommended the levy remain at $ 0.606 for 2025. After more discussion on certain items, the agenda
should be readied by our annual meeting.
New Business: After some discussion Marvin made a motion to not proceed any further on the Carbon
Dioxide Pipeline Ordinance. It was seconded by Rich. Motion carried.
Elected Officials updates: Rich reported the blade will be here by the end of the month. The power
take- off shaft is twisted on the tractor and will be fixed by Butler or the snow blower company. Kevin
asked the Supervisors to begin thinking about where the speed limiter signs should be placed this spring.
Pam mentioned the Equalization hearings will be held on Monday, March 18 th at 7:00 p.m. If a patron
has questions, she suggested to first call the Equalization office (367-4228) or to go visit with them. If
they still want to appeal, they should contact Pam for a form and get on the schedule.
Public Comments: Mark Schmidtbauer mentioned a pole being replaced on 264 th . Allan Hall at 2200 N
Indian Hills Trail brought attention to a few soft spots on Maple Street and also questioned if the
Supervisors had heard of plans for changes on Madison Street.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion passed. Rich made a motion to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
Upcoming Meetings: Annual Meeting – March 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Equalization Hearings on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Required Meeting on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
February 13, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance
were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Todd made a
motion to approve the agenda with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve
the January 9th minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: January 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of 1-1-24 was $74,266.
Deposits for January were General Fund $ 30,277, Fire Fund $ 203, S D Alcohol $ 5,887, Front Foot
Assessments $1,074, Permits $ 1,265 and Interest $ 49. January expenses were Payroll & Payroll
Liabilities $ 10,229, Road Materials ($ 1,138), Professional Fees $ 880, Equipment & Vehicles $ 3,696,
Repairs & Maintenance $ 164, Utilities & Phones $ 279 and Admin ($ 2,771). Receipts were greater than
expenses by $27,414. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities $ 67 for an ending balance of $
101,747. This plus investments of $931,301 and Savings held for Developments $ 139,752 for an ending
balance of $1,172,800. Todd made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich.
Motion approved.
Old Business: Todd reported he and Rich went to Pierre to the House Committee meeting with regards
to HB1109. It was killed in committee again this year however, Todd said we shall try again next year.
New Business: Lance Pollman from L G Everist spoke about amending a conditional use permit on the
east side of their quarry in Rowena. They currently have 259 acres and would like to expand 79 acres to
the east. They will need access across 482 nd to transfer to their other parcel. Currently, they plan to
have a 5 x 8 ft box culvert under 482 nd in order for a conveyor to go thru. They are in the preliminary
stage but wanted to share with Split Rock Township details of these future plans. They will get copies of
agreements they have with other townships for this proposal.
Don Winkler presented the request for the Split Rock Fire Department for funding needs in 2025. They
are requesting $ 80,000 (up from $ 75,000) for calendar year 2025. They are also requesting assistance
with their parking lot improvements in the amount of $ 50,000 in 2024 and $ 50,000 in 2025. They will
present this request at the Annual Meeting in March.
Todd made a motion to approve a resolution by the board to oppose SB201 on linear transmission
facilities with a second by Rich. Motion carried.
The Supervisors made changes to the bids for gravel, dust control and rip rap which will be published in
the Argus and Brandon Journal. The request for bids will be for the meeting on March 26 th .
The Supervisors authorized Kevin to register and attend a Crisis Management meeting on February 20 th .
Todd will also attend.
Work is continuing on the agenda items for the Annual Meeting on March 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Kevin
went over some of the reports with the Supervisors.
Elected Officials updates: Rich reported the snowblower is getting fixed. Also the blade is on the
grader and awaiting the wings which had to be shipped.
Public Comments: R J Wright questioned whether the mower would work on trees in the ditch. Rich
responded they would probably rent special equipment for that. Also R J asked if it would be possible to
not put dust control between 481 and 482 this year as an experiment. Dick Funke brought up an issue
with the Brandon Valley school bus. A discussion was held that because the buses have gotten stuck,
they are no longer allowed to turn around in driveways. Wendy from Kim Circle reported she had sent
an email to the supervisors about getting the rocks out of the ditch and never had a reply. It was also
brought up a neighbor was pushing rocks across the roadway. Once information is received, Lisa will
send them a letter advising them of the regulations. Patty Peterson mentioned they need to replace
some reflectors which have been knocked down because of snow removal. The Supervisors will look
into these matters.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to adjourn
and the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. The next meeting will be held on February 27 th at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR JANUARY 9, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
JANUARY 9, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk. Legal counsel, Lisa Marso was absent.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the December 12th minutes with a second by Rich. Motion carried
Treasurer’s Report: December 2023: The general fund and debit card balance as of 12-1-23 was $278,718. Deposits for December were General Fund $ 17,160, Fire Fund $ 4,498, Front Foot Assessments $8,275, Permits $ 294 and Interest $ 14,693. December expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 12,976, Road Materials $ 177, Professional Fees $ 978, Equipment & Vehicles $ 3,092, Repairs & Maintenance $ 519, Utilities & Phones $ 847 and Admin $ 283. Receipts were greater than expenses by $26,047. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities ($ 27) and interest ($14,648) Equipment Purchase ($402,275) Development Savings Transfer (118,881) and a CD Transfer $ 305,322 for an ending balance of $ 74,256. This plus investments of $913,300 and Savings held for Developments $ 139,752 for an ending balance of $1,145,309. Todd made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion approved.
Old Business: Proposed legislation was approved at the last meeting for changing the front foot assessments language in the statutes. Dave Kull will sponsor our bill at the 2024 Legislative Session. Kevin mentioned the SD Towns & Townships are on board to assist in this legislation. We will keep you posted on this matter.
New Business: Pam shared last year’s Annual Meeting Agenda with the Supervisors and announced a notice of the meeting is being published in the Brandon Journal on Jan 10 & 17 and in the Argus on Jan 10, 11 & 12th stating the annual meeting will be held on March 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. The positions of one supervisor, clerk and treasurer will be voted on. Various parts of the agenda were discussed in order to prepare for the upcoming meeting.
Elected Officials updates: Todd had several calls of snow being pushed onto others property. He will get the information to Lisa to send out a notice of the rules. This is also on our website.
Public Comments: R J Wright brought up dust control for a discussion. Dick Funke shared a great job was done on the snow removal. He also mentioned the sign on Ledge Rock was buried in the snow. He then asked the Supervisors to leave it for one more week as he had cattle being moved.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to adjourn with a second by Rich. The meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 13th at 7:30 p.m Pam Kolseth/Clerk
MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 12, 2023 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk. Legal counsel, Lisa Marso joined by teleconference.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Todd made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the November 14th minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: November 2023: The general fund and debit card balance as of 11-1-23 was $109,275. Deposits for November were General Fund $ 94,799, Fire Fund $ 24,645, Front Foot Assessments $62,162, and Interest $ 5,446. November expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 2,436, Road Materials ($ 1,015), Professional Fees $ 665, Equipment & Vehicles $ 1,981, Repairs & Maintenance $7,500, Utilities & Phones $ 227 and Admin $ 52. Receipts were greater than expenses by $175,205. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities ($ 345) and interest ($5,417) for an ending balance of $ 278,718. This plus investments of $1,221,975 and Savings held for Developments $ 20,871 for an ending balance of $1,521,564. Todd made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion approved.
Old Business: Kevin reported on the meeting that all the supervisors attended with Kevin on November 15th with SECOG about 264th Street. They had a great meeting with presentation of submission. They came out of the meeting with ideas to increase chances and in need of more information about the 2016 flooding which Kevin submitted on November 29th. We hopefully will have information back to the township about Federal funding sometime in February. Kevin also reported on the Minnehaha Towns and Township meeting discussions. All construction in the county was talked about however Kevin mainly talked about Maple and Holly since they concern roads and traffic in the township. Maple Street has not yet been designed. County said the design estimate is about 1 million. The Fire Funding levy was also discussed at Minnehaha meeting. The levy for township roads and firefighting budget come out of same levy – our township has not exercised a separate levy option in the past but rather pays out of the general fund to the Volunteer Fire Department. Kevin also had a discussion about Holly in Brandon and a new bridge with further new development anticipated. In December 2023, part of Holly is planned to go from county control to the City of Brandon. The town of Brandon is annexing some land adjacent to Holly in December 2023. At the State Towns & Township meeting a discussion was held about RAIF which they are trying to extend as some townships didn’t opt out of the 6.5 year plan. Other items discussed were dye diesel, the bond program, FEMA registration and that an updated Supervisor Manual was handed out. Next year’s conference will be held in Aberdeen on Dec 4 & 5th.
New Business: Lisa provided several versions of a revision of legislative changes to current statutes for front foot assessments for the upcoming 2024 Legislative Session. Dave Kull was in attendance at our meeting and has agreed to be a sponsor of this bill. Rich made a motion for a change to the statutes related to front footage assessments to remove a set amount and instead place the amount in the local control of the Township Board to be set each year at the annual Township meeting and for the amounts to be used for maintenance, upkeep and repair to the road. Todd seconded the motion. Motion passed. Todd then made a motion to approve a Resolution for the Township to support revisions to the current front footage assessment statutes related to Townships and to encourage the State Township Association to similarly support the revisions. Rich seconded the motion. It passed.
Elected Officials updates: The supervisors expect the new grader to be in by the end of January. The snow blower is in and Postma’s are planning to take it to Butler to put it on to make sure it works and have all the right fittings to be ready for use. Todd mentioned the dust control is still working although we have not had any moisture. Rich made a motion to give the employees a $ 150 net Christmas Bonus. Todd seconded and motion carried.
Public Comments: R J Wright brought up a discussion of dust control and whether they take into consideration how much traffic is using that road. Mark Schmidtbauer mentioned the gates are working on 264th Street. He inquired whether he could get a key from one of the Supervisors for the gate when he needed to mow or plant. The Supervisors agreed.
Todd made a motion to pay bills with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to adjourn with a second by Rich. The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2023 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk. Legal counsel, Lisa Marso was absent.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the October 31st minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: October 2023: The general fund and debit card balance as of 10-1-23 was $62,992. Deposits for October were General Fund $ 44,892, Fire Fund $ 1,304, S D Bev Fund $ 6,170, Front Foot Assessments $2,513, and Interest $ 11. October expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 1,980, Road Materials $ 3,925, Professional Fees $ 890, Equipment & Vehicles $ 717, Repairs & Maintenance $1,240, Utilities & Phones $ 227 and Admin $ 76. Receipts were greater than expenses by $45,911. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities $ 373 for an ending balance of $ 109,275. This plus investments of $1,216,558 and Savings held for Developments $ 20,871 for an ending balance of $1,346,704. Todd made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion approved. Kevin asked the supervisors if he could pay for the grader in December which should be delivered in January – it was ordered in 2023 and would then have the complete transaction in this year for the annual meeting. They agreed.
Old Business: Todd, Rich and Kevin will attend a meeting tomorrow morning with Sophie Johnson from SECOG in regards to 264th Street. Further discussion was held with representatives of the Split Rock Fire Department for the proposed parking lot reconstruction. In an email Lisa said the SRVFD should not need to publicly bid. She also submitted that Split Rock Township should be able to contribute but it may be best to not make a commitment until the Annual Meeting. The Supervisors gave a verbal agreement to move forward. The Fire Department is also looking into a capitalization fund drive for the project.
New Business: After some discussion about the past efforts, Todd made a motion to revisit the increase of front foot assessments at the upcoming legislative session. Rich seconded and the motion carried. Kevin will bring this to the upcoming State Towns and Townships annual convention on December 7 & 8 in Chamberlain. If they can get onboard it would be helpful as they have a legislative lobbyist.
Upcoming Meetings: Minnehaha County Towns & Townships – November 20, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. S D Towns & Townships Annual Convention – Chamberlain – December 7 & 8, 2023.
Elected Officials updates: Todd mentioned he had been to a meeting which discussed making the highway in front of Huset’s a four lane in 2028. He also said our roads are in good shape. Rich had attended a meeting with the city of Sioux Falls about snow removal. The City of Sioux Falls will take care of Powderhouse to the south of Scott Knochemus’s driveway and the road by the old Alibi. Kevin will be taking down the speed limiter signs within the next couple of weeks for the winter.
Todd made a motion to pay bills with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second by Rich. The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 31, 2023 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold, Rich Steffen and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Lisa Marso, Legal counsel, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Rich made a motion to approve the agenda with an addition of the Split Rock Fire Department under new business with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the September 12th minutes with a second by Rich. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: September 2023: The general fund and debit card balance as of 9-1-23 was $169,632. Deposits for September were General Fund $ 574, Fire Fund $ 158, Front Foot Assessments $ 687, and Interest $ 5,061. September expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 7,354, Road Materials ($ 7,940), Road Stabilization $195,293, Professional Fees $ 890, Equipment & Vehicles $ 9,848 and Utilities & Phones $ 229. Expenses were greater than receipts by $ 199,194. This plus changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities ($ 72) Interest ($5,036) and transfer of CD to checking $ 97,661 for an ending balance of $ 62,992. This plus investments of $1,216,558 and Savings held for Developments $ 20,871 for an ending balance of $1,300,421. Rich made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion approved.
Old Business: Kevin said the next step forward for 264th Street is to meet with Sophie Johnson (SECOG) on Wednesday, November 15th to go over 1) designated right of way 2) fill and 3) design.
New Business: Matt Penning introduced himself as the new fire chief for the Split Rock Volunteer Fire Department and three other members including Darrin Tille who presented a design proposal ( DGR Engineering) for the parking lot reconstruction at the Split Rock Volunteer Fire Department. With the updates for Highway 42 to the north of the station and the new service road a portion of the previous parking lot was lost. The current lot has torn and broken up areas of 2 layers of asphalt. This would be replaced with concrete to make it more durable. Currently there is an issue with drainage that also affects the building. All of these issues are addressed in the two bids they have secured: 1) T & R Contracting $ 222,209.65 and 2) BXCC Civil & Construction $ 294,67197. Their request would be to have Split Rock Township fund half of it. A discussion followed the presentation and was decided to table it until the November 14th meeting to allow more time for discussion. It was also suggested to find if the county and or city of Sioux Falls may possible be willing to contribute to the project.
Elected Officials updates: Todd mentioned he attended a county meeting for future planning. He remarked that Maple Street was mentioned in the year 2028 – in five years. Kevin mentioned the state meeting for the S D Towns and Townships will be held in Chamberlain on December 7 & 8. He plans to attend – Todd indicated he would also be interested. Kevin also added he will be pulling in the speed limiter signs for the winter. He received the boards approval to renew the contract with I Cloud for 7 years which will give the best price. Rich shared they are getting equipment ready for winter. He said he would be attending a City/County meeting next Monday about plowing routes for the upcoming winter at the County building. He also said the gates are up at 264th and they will be adding locks soon.
Public Comments: Patron Jacob Janssen shared with the Supervisors his appreciation of all that has been done so far on 264th Street.
Rich made a motion to pay bills with a second by Todd. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second by Rich. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
SEPEMBER 8, 2020
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD. Members present were Chairman Marvin Manifold, Matt Staab and Richard Steffen. Also in attendance were Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Pam Kolseth, Clerk.
Marvin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Matt made a motion to approve the agenda with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Matt made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 11th and August 18th meetings with a second by Rich. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: The general fund and debit card balance as of 8-1-20 was $ 513,898. Deposits for August were General Fund $ 12,489, Fire Fund $ 542, Front Foot Assessments $ 1,352, Permits & Proceeds $ 40,833 and Interest Income $ 4. August expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 3,797, Road Materials $ 581,180, Contracted Services $ 26,224, Dust Control $ 16,854, Professional Fees $ 2,083, Equipment & Vehicles $ 9,882, Repairs & Maintenance $ 93, Utilities & Phones $ 275, Insurance ($ 1,499) and Admin & Other $ 41 for a total of $ 638,930. Expenses were greater than receipts by $ 583,710. This plus a CD transfer $ 375,000 and Changes in A/P and P/R Liabilities $ 46 for an ending balance of $ 305,233. This plus investments of $ 762,715 and Savings held for Developments $ 576,131 for an ending balance of $ 1,644,079. Kevin added the check from FEMA for $40,000 for Maple is included in Permits & Proceeds and that the Split Rock Heights asphalt replacement partial payment to Asco is netted with those in the development whom have made payments. Matt made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion carried.
Old Business: Matt made a motion to approve the Ordinance for Overweight Vehicles. Rich seconded the motion. A discussion was held after which Marvin called for approval. Matt voted Nay, Rich voted Nay and Marvin voted Nay and therefore the motion was killed.
Engineer Eric Willadsen was present to go through the change orders for the Split Rock Heights development from Asco. In some areas they found there was no underlying gravel – just dirt. He spoke about the recycled asphalt pavement and stated they used a quality mix for a good price. Rich made a motion to accept the change orders in the amount of $114,253.95 with a second by Matt. Motion carried. Eric went on to say there were 6-8 mailboxes that were damaged in the process and Asco has agreed to take care of this.
Eric then spoke about the culvert on Oak which was completed in August. The contractor was Hydro Clean and Eric recommended payment for this project. It was suggested this might prolong the life approximately 50-60 years.
Lastly Eric updated the Supervisors of the Mystic Meadow asphalt replacement project. Last Friday they were able to complete the milling out of the asphalt. This week they are working on the grading and shaping which looks good. He proposed they will probably finish the project by the end of next week. All homeowners had been contacted prior to the project start. Rich brought up a concern of a man hole which actually is located in the Pine Lake Hills development on the edge of Mystic. Rich suggested it should be covered up so Eric is going to take a look at it for the Supervisors.
New Business: Matt discussed a garbage truck which was parked on the township shop property. The supervisors agreed this matter had been taken care of.
Marvin had visited with a homeowner in Kim Circle about a drainage problem on the west end of the development. They discussed maybe to put in tile and reshape the ditch on the North side. The homeowner was going to visit with other neighbors before anything further is to be decided.
Elected Official updates: Matt had a call about the township’s policy of putting an approach on a township road. There was some discussion – none of the Supervisors seemed to have a problem with it however, there is not a specific policy on this issue.
Marvin had a complaint from a lady about her mailbox being down. Marv looked at it – didn’t think it could have been caused by the road grader.
Marv and Rich looked at a drainage issue on Streetcar Place. This is a private road so they will have to take care of it themselves but the Supervisors gave them some suggestions. Marv and Rich also looked at Old Wagon Rd in Hidden Valley about a ditch not draining. They again offered suggestions.
Linda Gallo brought up the issue of those in Split Rock Heights who never responded to the mailings. She wondered if they could be sent a bill. The Supervisors did not make any decision on this matter.
Matt made a motion to pay bills with a second by Rich. Motion carried. Matt made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second by Rich. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on October 13, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk