DRAFT MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
September 9, 2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer. Clerk- Pam Kolseth was absent.
Rich 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 Marvin. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the
July 12 th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: August 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 8-
31-25 was $109,214. August expenses were $14,007 (which mostly was engineering, equipment and
payroll). This balance plus investments and savings is $874,584.
Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Old Business:
1) Kim Circle Update: DGR inspected and spoke with residents. One culvert is recommended to
be replaced; an easement may be needed. DGR recommends doing a survey to look at
drainage. It would hope to get the work done this fall. $17,500 for DGR work. The cost for the
drainage work in the area may be between $20,000-$30,000. Kim Circle’s fund is $20,362.91
and contractor work if done would be paid through this fund, subject to a later Supervisor vote.
The cost and work for placement of the culvert would be the property owner’s cost. A motion
was made by Todd and seconded by Rich to approve a contract with DGR for the $17,500, to be
paid by Township funds. Motion carried.
2) Red Rock FFA: A motion was made by Todd and seconded by Marv to add to FFA assessment
the following properties: 26695 481 st Avenue (appx 350 feet) and 26715 481 st Avenue (appx 250
feet). Motion carried.
3) 2024-FEMA: We are expecting a check for debris. Administrative costs are being added to
other managerial reimbursement, which soon will be finalized for payment.
New Business:
1) North End of George Street: Susan Lane stated Jason Sikkink is violating Resolution 24-1 by
obstructing George Street due to his August 22, 2025 act of placing sticks on the public road,
which was created in 1960 through dedication. She also stated that in 2011, when the road was
adjusted by raising it, no property owners were notified. She said since then, there has been 30
accidents and her property floods. Ms. Lane requests the road to be returned to the original
level and have Mr. Sikkink remove the obstruction.
Jason Sikkink and Shandra Green attended; Mr. Sikkink stated they placed road markers to show
where the gravel ends to keep cars from not parking on the land. No access is restricted. 36”
exists between markers and emergency vehicles can be run over and will be removed for the
winter. The markers are 87’ south of the Park’s property. He later added public comments (see
below) as to accidents, etc.
The Supervisors will look into the issue.
Elected Officials & Attorney Updates:
Marv stated on 41 st Street residents have done work in the culvert without permission. Marv
wants a letter written to them. Marv found a mower.
Kevin stated two traffic signs have been added to Maple to get traffic counts. He also stated the
money for the 267 th bridge from the County should be in the account around September 19 th .
Rich stated from September 10-15, the road will be closed from Maple/24 th from Six Mile Road
to Veteran’s Parkway. Trees were cut down on 265 th . Ditches are being cleared and trying to
get washboards out on Maple.
Lisa Marso stated that the Legislature changed the law so a Township cannot have a constable,
that the Sheriff’s Office asked the Township change the Quartzite “Road closed to thru traffic”
to “Road Closed” and that per the Sheriff’s Office and that going forward it will cite violators for
moving the barrier and/or going through the road closed sign. Lisa further stated that per the
State’s Attorney’s Office, it will review and look at prosecuting the citations. Lisa also
mentioned she posted a notice that moving the barrier violates State law and violators will be
prosecuted.
Public Comments:
Jason Sikkink stated he has not seen lakes in yards, not seen accidents or folks in the ditches
other than Ms. Lane and believes the road does not need to be returned to the pre-2011
condition.
Patty Peterson stated individuals park on the roads by the State Park. The Supervisors will look
at putting up no parking signs.
RJ Wright asked about mowing ditches as trees are even up to 4 feet. The Supervisors noted a
boom mower will be rented and as much mowing that can be done will be done.
Motion to pay bills was made by Todd, seconded by Marv. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn was made by Marv and seconded by Todd; motion carried.
There is no meeting on October 14 th ; the statutorily required meeting is held on October 28 th instead.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR AUGUST 12, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
August 12, 2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer. Clerk- Pam Kolseth was absent.
Rich 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 Marvin. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the
July 12 th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: July 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 7-31-
25 was $111,813. Deposits for July were $49,629. July expenses were $175,177 (which mostly was the
$162,425 of dust control). This balance plus investments and savings is $877,184.
Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Old Business:
1) Kim Circle Update: DGR will work with Deans and residents on a plan. Township staff will work
on cleaning out 2 culverts.
2) 2024-FEMA: We are expecting a check for debris. Administrative costs are being added to
other managerial reimbursement, which soon will be finalized for payment.
3) 267 TH Street Bridge: The County has the papers; we expect work to be done in Sept. Road
closures will be on the website.
4) 267 th Street/DOT: Travis Dress and Harry Johnson (SD DOT) attended. DOT wants to revise the
connection between 267 th Street and Highway 42 to vacate the road going east by the cell tower
and to create a 980 foot gravel road to the west planning for drainage based on a 10 year event.
It would not agree to maintain or rebuild the new gravel road once built. The supervisors
requested the school (for bus turn around) be contacted, the property owners be contacted,
and there be consideration for farmers who don’t want to be on Highway 42.
5) Quartzite: Residents again discussed the road closure on Quartzite. The supervisors expressed
it seems the progress on Highway 42 is going well and there should be some opening hopefully
by November. In response to questions, it was conveyed that Quartzite is a public road and was
paved through money from those who live on it (that the township was not willing to use
general township funds to pave it) and that if repairs are needed the supervisors would have to
decide whether to get the money from those who reside on the street, from general funds, or
to turn it back to gravel. Comments about the road included (apologies for name mis-spellings):
Barb Bently and Julie Smith: Has concerns if opened regarding the traffic with school starting
and safety, and with increased traffic on the road.
Svtlana Egge: Mentioned the City’s/County’s poor planning. Stated she doesn’t want anyone
endangered but it is a public road and more than 150 people signed an on-line petition to open
the road (a printed copy given to the Township); it was signed by persons that reside in the
township, work in the township, and otherwise expressed it should be opened. She expressed
person need to take care to protect themselves.
Shawn Ihenes: Mentioned apps that send drivers to the road rely on what is reported.
Matthew Penning (SRT Fire Chief): Stated they do not have data yet and they have been moving
the barricade when needing to respond to a call, without incident. He mentioned sandbags were
tied down on the barricade, and he had concerns about whether snow would be built up in the
winter.
Supervisor comment: The Township did not direct bags to be tied down and no one
should do so. Plowing will occur.
Mark Alberts: The closure has made a big improvement for safety, which must remain a
priority.
Jared Kutcher: Highway 42 is a 4+ lane highway that already had a lot of accidents and funneling
the traffic to Quartzite is not safe. He also noted that the sun will soon set lower and there will
be visibility issues, so supported it staying closed.
Joe Egge: Stated safety is important but believes opening the road is a viable option. Also noted
that less semis are going in the area now. He noted that for fire calls the department has been
moving the barricade and sandbags, which residents are moving back after the trucks go
through.
Supervisor comment: The SRT staff will move the barricade back. If residents are doing
this, they should sign a release waiving liability for any injury.
Chuck West: Stated as an owner of a business impacted, he is supportive of the barricade being
up and does not have a problem with it.
Dan Ruse: Asked for the ability for a bike passenger to get through, and noted there should be
no commercial traffic or farming equipment through it.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson: Mentioned folks are running the stop sign.
Joy Johnson: Mentioned that the road was not designed for commercial traffic, but instead for
residential traffic. Also noted that traffic is not stopping and also trying to go around the
barricade.
Brent Culp: Stated there is a lot of traffic and no sidewalks.
Vicki Cox: Stated there is room for walkers and bicyclists, and that even with the barricades that
folks are going around full speed driving on private property.
There was no motion to remove the barriers to fully re-open Quantize.
6) 41 st Street-Sjvana and Joe Egge expressed concern about the traffic counts on and speed of
drivers on this road. Virgil Stensland mentioned the counts are about the same as 2 years ago.
Mention was also made of the difficulty to get on 6 mile off of 38 th street. Request was made to
remove speed bumps on Daniel/6 mile road by Boon’s place. The Supervisors will look at these
issues.
New Business:
Marv made a motion to pay up to $10,000 to Petrik to cut down trees on 265 th . Motion was
seconded by Todd. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Todd to pay to Postma $8,541.50 to get the ditches cleaned about by
482nd Ave and 265 th Street. The motion was seconded by Marv. Motion carried.
Elected Officials update:
Todd stated he appreciates the calls and thanks expressed to the supervisor for their work, and
work on Douglas.
Kevin stated the Rowena camera for Amber alerts/etc. will be installed in the next couple of
weeks.
Public Comments:
Joe Egge requested the supervisors look at the elevated traffic on Maple and reduce speeds.
The supervisors will consider putting a speed sign by Indian. Joe also mentioned the township
could hire him to work on the areas where gravel meets asphalt as he has equipment to do so.
Cary and Steve Thompson talked about McCardy Road. They noted there is a lot of trash being
thrown on it, there is wash boarding at the S curve, that traffic is increasing by semi, side dump
trucks and big rigs, and wondered about an axel/tonnage limit and speed limits, and having put
up a yield or stop sign on 263 rd . They also asked for reflectors to be re-installed on Highway
11/264 th . They asked if the post could be put back in on the S side of 264 th /Beaver creek road.
They mentioned driers are not stopping at the stop sign on 264 th . The supervisors will look into
these issues.
Someone asked if the township could have a constable. Virgil Stensland stated he recalled the
law may have changed and he was the last one for the township. Lisa said she will look into this
issue.
Someone asked if those who move road closure signs can be fined. Lisa said she will look into
this issue.
Marvin made a motion to pay the $5,177 of bills as presented with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Todd. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
The next meeting will be on September 9, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
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MINUTES FOR JULY 15, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
May 13,2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer. Clerk- Pam Kolseth was absent.
Rich 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 Marvin.. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the
June 17 th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: June 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 6-30-
25 was $237,360. Deposits for June were $53,172. June expenses were $155, 175. This balance plus
investments and savings is $1,002,731.
Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Old Business:
Hidden Valley: An update was provided that the slurry seal was done. DGR and supervisors
attending the during the work. Someone drove over portions when it was marked as closed,
causing a few issues. A special thanks is expressed to ASCO and Travis Harms for the work done
at ASCO’s cost.
267 th Street Bridge: The paperwork has been signed to get the work done, but there is no date
yet given. An update will later be provided. The Township will receive reimbursement funds
from the County through the State program.
FEMA: The update provided was that the debris removal cost papers are completed. Payment
is expected in August.
Quartzite Closures: Numerous residents were in attendance to discuss the closures of Quartzite.
16 were in favor of it staying closed. 5 were in favor of it being opened. It was expressed that a
petition for reopening is being circulated. No petition has been presented to the Supervisors
yet. Comments as to it remaining closed focused on safety including:
The homeowners in the area have a concern about safety if it is reopened. Hundreds of
individuals every day are on the street using it to walk, bike. Children and dogs are on
the street. Prior to the closure there were logged 1000s of cars driving this residential
street and someone even went over 70 mph on it. It is a narrow road with no sidewalk.
Drivers do not pay attention. While barriers get removed, the residents put them back
and the barriers drastically help to reduce traffic. The Sherrif’s Office has been called
but have been unable to do anything to slow down speeders and increased traffic
without the barriers. Opening the road would increase large commercial vehicles
driving on this residential road, and 100s of residents that live in the apartments by
Casey’s. A study reported that where there is a “standard size road” that also has curb
and gutter, it is considered safe to hold 600 cars per day; this is not a standard size road
and does not have curb or gutter. Speed bumps alone do not deter high traffic.
(These comments were made by Vicki Cox, Mike Lindest, Julie Dalley, Julie Smith, Frank Cox, and
Kirk Anderson).
As to reopening Joe Egge provided comments that other roads also have a lot of traffic with
safety concerns that remain open, that Quartzite is a public road and businesses are losing
money due to the closure (e.g. 10 hours/week of wages for his business; plus lost sales), and
that businesses would cooperate with not sending overweight vehicles (or would pay to do so)
on Quartzite.
Virgil Stensland (who provides IT work for the Township) stated last week the average speed on
Quartzite was 21 miles per hour and the data supports the speed bumps there slow down
traffic.
The Split Rock Township Fire Chief stated that Fire Department is not taking a position on the
issue. He stated that even with the closure the response time is still safe and safety is a concern
for the Department. The Chief noted that it is taking additional time on the nights and weekend
for personnel to get to the fire hall to then go on a call (not impacted during M-F day hours). He
also noted that response time is also adversely impacted in general by the overall Highway 42
closure and current 26 th street closure. He noted there have been no adverse outcomes due to
any delay time specifically related to Quartzite closure. In response to a question that the
responders could move the barricades which takes 10 seconds (and have the residents later put
back), he noted that could be done but it still generates a delay. He will work to produce data as
to response times.
Supervisor Egge asked if the Fire Department could have additional stepped-up mutual aid
during the construction. A comment was made that other Departments are already good at
providing mutual aid so a request may not be needed.
A request was made for new sandbags for the barrier; the Supervisors will get some new ones
out.
There was no motion to remove the barriers to fully re-open Quantize.
New Business:
267 th St/Highway 42: The State reached out as to plans to relocate a roadway connection to SD
Highway 42. Specifically, DOT is proposing to close the connection between SD Highway 42 &
267 th Street and due to loss of access, adjacent landowners requested a new connection
between SD Highway 42 & 267 th Street. The proposed connection (approximately 980’ gravel
surfaced) would be constructed with the DOT project and maintained by Splitrock Township
after the project. The Supervisors stated that it is willing to maintain the new road if it is built
up to specs, and any significant later repairs would be done by the State.
Douglas Ave: A request was made by Mark Rollinger to mow the right of way on the westside
of Douglas Ave, which is near his property. Todd made a motion to authorize it. Rich seconded
the motion. The motion passed.
Elected Officials update:
Todd stated the gravel roads are in good shape.
Rich noted that the state plans to put a camera (for amber alerts, warrants, etc) in Rowena on
Highway 42 on the north side of Brownstone. There will be no flashing or stationary lights. He
also noted that all ditches have been mowed 1 swath and the Township is looking at renting a
boom mower t get rid of the trees in the ditch. He also stated that there is a section in Hidden
Valley where no one did the tree or ditch work, so it will be done on Friday.
Kevin stated the Maple design (60%) is almost done, however, there is no funding for the
construction work.
Public Comments:
Chuck Parker stated Maple is in good shape and wished it could stay that way even when school
reopened.
Brenda Clockover asked for an update as to the drainage ditch discussed at last’s meeting. She
was told the blade operator looked at it and the Township is looking at whether a culvert can be
taken out and some work done yet this fall.
Wendy Dean brought up Kim Circle drainage issues and work being done without Township
approval. Residents are encouraged to immediately contact a supervisor when they are aware
of such work being done so court intervention can occur. The supervisors agreed to have DGR
go to the site and let the Township know how much it may cost to develop a drainage plan for
the area and a general cost estimate.
Dick Funkey noted that Ledge Rock is beat up and requested it be bladed; the supervisors will
have it looked at.
Al Hal asked about thistle spraying on Maple; the supervisors will take a look.
Kelly Wright stated she was wants the state to put the road in east of the cell towner (new
Business 267/Highway 42).
RJ Wright noted there will be an increase in traffic with construction and the Township should
get ahead of sight line issues.
Marvin made a motion to pay the $170,488.69 of bills as presented with a second by Todd. Motion
carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Todd. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
The next meeting will be on August 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
MINUTES FOR JUNE 17, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
June 17, 2025,(postponed from June 10 th ) 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 Legal counsel Pat Knecht, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Clerk- Pam Kolseth.
Rich 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 Todd. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the
May 13th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: May 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 5-1-25
was $ 187,491. Deposits for May were General Fund $104,347, Fire Fund $ 28,896, Front Foot
Assessments $70,395, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 2,293, Permits $3,957 and Interest 23. May
expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 6,265, Professional Fees $ 3,179, Equipment & Vehicles
$4,187, Utilities & Phones $ 380, Road Materials $ 38,653, Contracted Services $4,678, Repairs & Main $
131, Office Supplies $ 394, for a total of $ 57,865. Receipts were greater than expenses by $ 152,046.
This plus changes in A/P & P/R Liab. $6 and Interest ($8,477) for an ending balance of $ 339,543. This
plus investments of $683,629 and Savings held for Developments $ 81,245 for an ending balance of
$1,104,417. Todd made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Marvin. Motion
carried.
Old Business:
Rich stated the tree removal has been finished. He also mentioned that dust control has been
completed. New for this year- full dust control was applied west of the river. East of the river with the
exception of 264 th Street and McHardy Rd dust control was applied at half the amount. They will see
how this works out.
On the Hidden Valley slurry coat redo Asco will put door hangers on Wednesday, June 18 th . They will
start on the project beginning on Thursday, June 19 th and plan to finish it by the end of Tuesday, June
24 th . There will be a map available on the website with all the needed information.
The issues of the gravel were discussed and the Supervisors will continue to monitor it with the future
rain and the dust control which has been applied.
Kevin reported he is waiting from FEMA to approve the debris removal increase and for the managerial
costs which have been submitted.
On the detours on Split Rock and Quartzite the most important aspect is the safety issue. Residents
again mentioned some are not stopping at the 4-way stop at Split Rock or stopping at stop signs. This
seems to occur mostly between seven and eight o’clock a.m. and between five and six o’clock p.m.
After the last meeting Kevin had contacted the Minnehaha Sheriff’s Dept. Residents mentioned they
saw a sheriff in the area once since then.
New Business:
Rowena – one resident spoke about the 2 ½ ft. ditch and culvert at the end of her driveway. She
mentioned there is no water run off. The Supervisors mentioned they will take a look at it and may have
to reshape it.
Kim Circle – The Supervisors will have an engineer come out and check it with regard to culverts and
drainage issues.
Elected Officials update:
Pam mentioned the program offered by the City Landfill – each homeowner is entitled to one free visit
to the City Landfill until the end of 2025. You need to bring your driver’s license in order for them to
track it.
Marvin mentioned they had met with a homeowner and had to reshape their driveway. Kevin stated he
is currently serving on the State Bond Board and that they had met last week. He also said he has filed
two insurance claims and will be getting a check for a culvert.
Virgil shared some of the development traffic counts pointing out the traffic counts as well as speeds.
On 41 st Street even though the traffic counts were somewhat comparable the speeds recorded where
quite a bit higher with many travelling between 10 & 20 miles over the speed limit (one was clocked
going 60 miles over the speed limit).
Public Comments:
R J Wright inquired whether the trees between 264 th and 265 th were included on the tree removal bid.
Rich said they were not in the original bid. A resident from Hidden Valley said they need to take a look
at the speed limit signs in Hidden Valley – they are not consistent. Another resident wondered if the City
of Sioux Falls could be contacted about 26 th Street & Six Mile Road about some turning arrows. He said
he has had to sit thru 2 or 3 stop signs before being able to proceed.
Marvin made a motion to pay the bills as presented with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Todd. The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
The next meeting will be on July 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
MINUTES FOR MAY 13 th , 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
May 13,2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Clerk- Pam Kolseth.
Rich 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 Marvin.. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve the
April 8th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: April 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 4-1-25
was $ 180,871. Deposits for April were General Fund $ 55,574 , Fire Fund $ 3,188, Front Foot
Assessments $6,651, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 245, S D Alcohol Bev Fund $ 4,929, Permits $70 and
Interest $ 8,494. April expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 11,967, Professional Fees $ 5,676,
Equipment & Vehicles $5,791, Utilities & Phones $ 2,010, Contracted Services $38,679 Repairs & Main $
603, Office Supplies $ 127,and Insurance (782) for a total of $ 64,071. Receipts were greater than
expenses by $ 15,079. This plus changes in A/P & P/R Liab. $19 and Interest ($8,477) for an ending
balance of $ 187,491. This plus investments of $683,629 and Savings held for Developments $ 81,245
for an ending balance of $952,365. Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a
second by Todd. Motion carried.
Old Business:
Todd made a motion to approve the contract with Petrik for tree/brush work with a second by Rich.
Motion passed. In addition Todd made a motion with a second by Rich to accept any additional work to
be paid at the specified rate as long as it is within the maximum amount of the prior bid
accepted/contract price. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Todd, seconded by Marvin related to an agreement as to trees on 264 th which
the Schmidtbauers do not want removed. Schmidtbauers agreed to maintain insurance and provide a
copy of their dec page to the Township. Motion approved.
Rich made a motion to approve the maintenance agreement between Perry & Jack Robb, Carrie and
Scott VanKuelan and Linda Wells to have gravel spread on their road Bruns Place at a cost of $230 per
hour. Marvin seconded and the motion passed.
A letter was received to deny the request for funding on 264 th Street. The Benefit Cost Ratio fell below
the threshold required for Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant eligibility.
Kevin reported that all contracts are out for the 267 bridge project and that all the paperwork is in.
Lisa shared a summary of information, and shared additional documents from Hidden Valley residents in
regard to the 2024 slurry seal that was done in Hidden Valley. Rich made a motion with a second by
Todd to approve up to $1000 for DGR work related to providing an opinion about the issues, and up to
$1700 to be onsite for any work that is authorized to be done. Rich made a motion, seconded by Todd,
to accept ASCO’s offer of:
“ASCO will at its sole cost place a seal coat on the Hidden Valley Development Roads. The seal
coat is an asphalt emulsion/latex blend product known as “Micropave”. There is no concern of
the seal coat adhering to the existing slurry seal of the road. This emulsion is expressly
formulated to adhere and seal asphalt roads. Prior to doing so, ASCO and Township Supervisor,
Rich Steffen, will physically inspect the roads and for those sections they determine there is an
existing surface irregularity that resulted from the 2024 Slurry Seal, then reasonable corrections
will be made by ASCO prior to the 2025 Seal Coat application. ASCO’s 2025 seal coat will be
done sometime between June 15 to August 31, 2025, with notice sent to Rich Steffen and DGR
at least 5 business days prior to the seal coat. The seal coat will be done in two coats. The first
application will be by squeegee machine which will work to level/fill most minor surface
irregularities. The second application will be sprayed which will give a better aesthetic finish
appearance. ASCO will need to phase the job in appropriately determined sections/blocks of the
road and fully close traffic through these sections for 24 hours to allow proper cure time on the
seal coat. During this 24-hour period residents will need to park outside of closures and walk to
their residence. In exchange for this work, the Township waives any claim for any faulty slurry
seal done in 2024.”
Motion carried.
The construction detours within Split Rock Heights were discussed. The supervisors discussed they
believed they provided for safety, which is paramount. Residents provided comments about the high
speeds of some of those passing thru in the area, the failure of drivers to stop at the 4 way stop, and the
high traffic volume. It was noted that speed bumps have been placed west of Split Rock Road. It was
suggested the sheriffs department should be contacted about the speeding and failure to stop.
Residents also asked for the speed bump at the west to be moved to by the 4 way stop; the Supervisors
will have it moved. Some residents who live in on Stoakes asked the barrier be moved so they could go
through Splitrock Heights (Quartzite) to shorten their commute. They proposed to move/add barriers to
stop through traffic at end of Enterprise/Commerce/Stoakes to open Quartzite for them to be able to
drive through Splitrock Heights instead of driving to Arrowhead & around to 26th or Madison to get to
Sioux Falls. The supervised discussed the proposal did not promote safety and it also then creates a
situation in which others will ask for the barriers to be moved to lessen their commute. They mentioned
how the construction is not convenient for anyone and they are doing that which promotes safety
through lessened traffic in the Quartzite neighborhood that is filled with families and not a commuter
street. The Supervisors decided to make no changes. It was also mentioned that 26 th street will be
closed for some time to install a culvert.
New Business:
Rich made a motion with a second by Todd to sign a resolution for a 30 m.p.h. speed limit on Riverview.
Motion passed.
A road approach application was received from Daryl Anderson, 1601 N Oak Ridge Pl, Sioux Falls, SD . A
motion was made by Todd, seconded by Marvin that a road access from the north would be granted
upon payment by him by June 13, 2025, of a total of $3952, which was made up of a lump sum of $3458
and then a yearly fee of $494 (which is subject to change as FFA are subject to change); and that the
permit is revoked if payment is not received. Motion passed.
Elected Officials update:
Kevin mentioned the speed limit signs will be in Split Rock Heights and also on 41 st Street.
Rich mentioned the trees are being cut as proposed. Todd brought up the parking lot in front of the fire
station is being replaced. The fire trucks have been moved to a different location for now. .
Public Comments:
Residents brought up concerns about the recent road condition after the new gravel was placed and it
rained. A representative from L G Everist stated the condition was not due to poor gravel. The
Supervisors decided to not pay the LG Everist invoice and wait to see what happens as there is to be rain
in the next few days.
Marvin made a motion to pay the bills as presented with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Todd. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
The next meeting will be on June 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
MINUTES FOR APRIL 8, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
April 8, 2025
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
April 8,2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Clerk- Pam Kolseth.
Rich called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Todd made a motion
to approve the agenda with the following change: to move Split Rock Heights – Construction detours to
the first order of business with a second by Marvin.. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve
the March 25 th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: March 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 3-1-
25 was $ 270,531. Deposits for March were General Fund $ 10,417, Fire Fund $ 2,883, Front Foot
Assessments $4,761, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 229, Permits $1,686 and Interest $ 3,977. March
expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 13,164, Road Materials ($ 723), Professional Fees $ 2,913,
Equipment & Vehicles $ 653, Utilities & Phones $ 573, Contracted Services $12,66, Split Rock Fire Dept
$25,000, Repairs & Main $ 5,296, Office Supplies $ 114, Road Materials ($723) for a total of $ 59,651.
Expenses were greater than receipts by $ 35,698. This plus changes in A/P & P/R Liab. ($ 8,) Interest
(3,955) and CD Transfer ($50,000) for an ending balance of $ 180,871. This plus investments of
$675,151 and Savings held for Developments $ 81,245 for an ending balance of $937,267. Marvin made
a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Split Rock Heights – Construction detours – A lengthy discussion was held with regard to traffic cutting
through Split Rock Heights because of the construction on Arrowhead & Veteran’s Parkway. Mention of
a gate was brought up along with closure of certain roads, a 4-way stop added, concrete barriers and
messaging boards. Todd also brought up that the Brandon Valley school bus would only pick up
students at the end of a street. All things considered – Lisa will research what legally may be done. If
possible, effective 4-14-25, the Township will place a structure to have a dead-end created in East
Quartzite Drive so it will dead end on the east side o S. Overlund Pass.
Old Business:
264 th Street – This does not have a project schedule at this time.
267 th Street –a DGR representative was present to update and give a proposal for the bid for 267 th
Street. Dirt Specialties was the lowest bidder; DGR confirms it is a good firm. A motion was made by
Todd to accept Dirt Specialties’s bid with a second by Rich. Motion carried. A motion was made by Todd
to accept DGR’s engineering agreement for the engineering work related to the project. Rich seconded.
Motion passed.
Todd made a motion with a second by Marvin to approve Resolution 2025-1 Road Access Permit, the
Approval Form, and the Standards for road access. Motion carried.
As to Hidden Valley, prior to the meeting residents requested to move any decision to the May 13 th
meeting. Residents requested the supervisors hire an engineer to provide an analysis of any issues
caused by the slurry seal and fix. The reidentsw will provide more information prior to next month’s
meeting.
New Business:
A discussion about the speed limit on Riverview was discussed. It was agreed it should be 30 m.p.h. Lisa
will prepare a resolution on this. Also with regards to the name of the street located on the east side of
“The Bar” and near Bruggemans – the supervisors voted to name it S. Six Mile Circle.
Elected Officials update:
Pam mentioned the Minnehaha burn ban was lifted. Rich said they have been hauling gravel and work
on the tree removal will start next Monday. .
Public Comments:
Greg Johnson of Split Rock He3ights thanked the Supervisors for allowing the residents from Split Rock
Heights to speak about their concerns within their development and the detour situation.
Todd made a motion to pay bills with a second by Marvin.. Motion carried.
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Todd. The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
The next meeting will be on May 13, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR MARCH 11, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
March 11, 2025
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
March 11 2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Clerk- Pam Kolseth.
Rich 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 Marvin.. Motion carried. Marvin made a motion to approve
the February 25 th minutes with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report:February 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 2-
1-25 was $ 314,874. Deposits for February were General Fund $ 29,398, Fire Fund $ 2,127, Front Foot
Assessments $3,728, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 169, FEMA Grant $ 28,647 and Interest $ 24.
February expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 3,136, Road Materials $ 567, Professional Fees $
1,826, Equipment & Vehicles $ 1,679, Utilities & Phones 544, Admin & Other $1,677, Contracted
Services $34,457 Split Rock Fire Dept $40,000, Insurance $24,335 Repairs & Main $ 240 for a total of $
108,461. Expenses were greater than receipts by $ 144,348. This plus changes in A/P & P/R Liab. $5 for
an ending balance of $ 270,531. This plus investments of $621,688 and Savings held for Developments $
80,753 for an ending balance of $972,973. Todd made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with
a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Old Business: Lisa administered the oath of office to Supervisor Todd Egge, Treasurer Kevin Callies and
Clerk Pam Kolseth. Todd made a motion to give $ 100 to Monte Albertson for being the moderator of
the annual meeting. It was seconded by Rich and motion passed.
Ryan from DGR presented a proposed drawing for 264 th Street. They still need to talk with the engineer
and landowners about the idea moving the road. DGR also provided the bid documents for the 267 th
project. Todd made a motion to approve the bid documents and bid the project as set forth in the
DGR’s bid documents with an addition to require the contractor prior to final payment disclose any sums
not paid to a subcontractor. This motion was seconded by Marvin. Motion carried.
Kevin reported receiving $ 28,000 from FEMA and are currently waiting for the debris removal
completion and administrative cost fees payments.
Todd made a motion to accept the bid for dust control from Dustbusters with a second by Marvin.
Motion carried. Todd made a motion to accept the bid from L G Everist for gravel with a second by Rich.
Motion passed. Todd made a motion to accept the bid from L G Everist for Rip-Rap with a second by
Marv. Motion passed. Todd made a motion to delay the bid award for tree removal until the March 25 th
meeting. This was seconded by Marv. Motion carried.
HB1173 has now been signed by the Governor and will take effect on 7-1-25. Thanks to all who helped
with this.
New Business: Next discussed was a resolution and access road permit requirements and fees that
could require the permittee to pay an annual amount that would increase where the
access is to a development road. This item will be revisited at the March 25 th meeting.
Elected Officials update:
Rich reported blading has been done recently and a new sign has been put up at the township building.
He also reported signal lights are going up on Six Mile Road and 26 th Street.
Public Comments:
There was quite a bit of discussion from residents in Hidden Valley with concern of the fairness of front
foot assessments as the statute does not have an equal amount paid by each homeowner. It was
explained there would need to be a statutory change to fix that and the legislature has not indicated a
willingness to do so. Darrell Vander Esch also brought up the aprons which were to be done by Asco at
the time that slurry seal was applied to the roads. He mentioned residents believe the slurry seal job
was done poorly and that one resident had counted 73 cracks throughout the development. It was also
brought up whether Asco would come back and make any adjustments in the work they have
performed. Rich said supervisors just looked at the roads, he would talk to Travis from Asco and he
would also have someone go look at the roads.
Marvin 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 8:48 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 25 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
February 25, 2025, at the Split Rock Township Fire Station at 7201 E Arrowhead Parkway, Sioux Falls, SD.
Members present were Supervisors Marvin Manifold and Todd Egge. Also in attendance were Lisa
Marso, Legal counsel and Kevin Callies, Treasurer. Supervisor Rich Steffen and Clerk Pam Kolseth were
absent.
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 Todd. Motion carried. Todd made a motion to approve
the February 11th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Old Business:
An update on legislative HB1173 for an increase in front footage assessment for developments was
discussed. It passed through the house and passed through the Senate committee. It is next to come up
to the Senate floor. It is unknown the governors position as to the bill.
Todd made a motion to approve the revised agreement with the state related to FEMA/FAH; Marv
seconded it. Motion passed. Todd made a motion to authorize Kevin to sign the agreement on behalf of
the Township; Marv seconded it. Motion passed.
Todd made a motion to provide notice to the property owner there can be no access onto North Oak
Ridge Place from the West of that property and to put up a barrier preventing access. Marv seconded it.
Motion passed.
The draft annual meeting packet was reviewed and updated.
New Business:
A resident requested the ability to have an agreement with the Township to waive any claims and
indemnify and hold harmless the Township so the resident could mark trees to not be removed or
trimmed. Lisa will work on an agreement for the supervisors consideration at a later meeting.
Elected Official Updates:
Todd reminded residents that there will be a meeting on March 3, 2025 at Fred Assam from 5:00 to 6:30
PM for a discussion of the Arrowhead and Veterans Pkwy reconstruction project. All are invited to
attend.
Public Comments:
A discussion occurred related to bidding for tree removal services. It was suggested it may be more
prudent to obtain a lump sum bid for all labor and for all expenses with change orders for additional
work based on hourly rates. It was also suggested to require spraying of wood stem with a guarantee of
no regrowth for two growing seasons.
Motion to Pay Bills
Marv maid a motion to pay the bills; Todd seconded and the motion carried.
Adjourn
Marv made a motion to adjourn; Todd seconded and the motion carried.
The next meeting is March 4th at 7 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 11, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
February 11, 2025
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday, February 11 2025, 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 Legal counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Clerk- Pam Kolseth.
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 January 14th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: January 2025 The general fund and debit card balance as of 1-1-25 was $ 294,910. Deposits for January were General Fund $ 31,108, Fire Fund $ 541, Front Foot Assessments $1,307, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 43, S D Alcohol Bev Fund $ 5,616, FEMA Grant $ 28,179 and Interest $ 26. January expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 2,255, Road Materials $ 8,441, Professional Fees $ 441, Equipment & Vehicles $ 28, Utilities & Phones ($ 219), Admin & Other $ 326, Ambulance Contract $ 3,600, Contracted Services $31,987 for a total of $ 46,859. Receipts were greater than expenses by $ 19,961. This plus changes in A/P & P/R Liab. $3 for an ending balance of $ 314,874. This plus investments of $621,688 and Savings held for Developments $ 80,753 for an ending balance of $1,017.316. Marvin made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Rich. Motion carried.
Old Business: Ryan Wood from DGR Engineering was present and provided an agreement for Professional Services for the 267th Street Bridge Removal and Box Culvert Installation – Final Design & Bidding. Rich made a motion to accept this proposal and Todd seconded. In the motion to approve Marvin voted Nay on this issue however, the motion carried. Ryan also presented a proposed contract for DGR to pursue the next step for grant application and fitting work for the Slope Repairs on 264th Street. Currently an estimate for repair is 1.1 million dollars. After we know more about funding and bids the Township can then decide whether to move forward with a repair. Rich made a motion with a second by Marvin to have DGR apply for the funding for this project. Motion carried.
Kevin mentioned FEMA has paid the funds for the Debris removal in the amount of $ 28,179. State funding is still pending. Administrative fees have also been submitted but not yet received.
Pam mentioned the bids for gravel, dust control, rip rap and tree removal are currently being published in the Sioux Falls Argus and Brandon Journal. Bids need to be returned by March 7th and will be awarded at the March 11th township meeting. She asked for businesses to contact that may want to submit a bid so she can give them a call.
New Business: Kevin presented a handout and spoke about the front foot assessments in the Iverson/Red Rock Development. After his review the supervisors agreed to add FFA to the following parcels: 70915; 67550; 10864 and 10865.
The legislative bill which has been introduced to remove caps on front foot assessments – House Bill 1173 passed in the committee on Tuesday with 11 ayes. It will continue on in the process. Kevin and Rich both testified on its behalf at the legislative committee.
Dustine Preheim representing the Split Rock Volunteer Fire Department proposed a 2026 budget request for the Fire Department at $ 85,000. He submitted their report supporting this to the Supervisors. It will be voted on at the Annual Meeting which will be held on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. Kevin also shared updated reports for the Annual Meeting packets which he summoned the Supervisors to review.
FYI issues: A conditional use permit for 8201 E 41st Street. Homeowner wishes to construct green houses on his property and to also have a produce stand at the front of his property adjacent to 41st Street. This is a gravel road in the township- concerns for added traffic. Also there is a proposed development near the Rollinger’s addition and finally talk about a stop sign/or 4 way stop at Six Mile Road and 26th Street because of increased traffic.
Elected Official Updates;
Pam mentioned the upcoming meetings: SRT meeting on Feb 25th at 7:30 p.m.; Annual Split Rock Township Meeting on March 4th at 7:00 p.m.; Regular Township meeting on March 11th at 7:30 p.m.; Equalization meetings on March 17th and a Split Rock Township meeting on March 25th at 7:30 p.m. She also stated the Sioux Falls Landfill will once again offer one free pass for residents during 2025. You need to provide your driver’s license for admittance.
Public Comments:
Dick Funke asked the Supervisors to leave open the barricades on Ledge Rock as he had a delivery coming. Someone inquired about the speed limits within developments. Most generally they are posted at 25 m.p.h.
Motion to Pay Bills
Marvin made a motion to pay bills with a second by Rich. Motion carried.
Adjourn
Marvin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Rich. The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR JANUARY 14, 2025 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
January 14, 2025
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
January 14, 2025, 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 Legal
counsel Lisa Marso, Kevin Callies, Treasurer and Clerk- Pam Kolseth. 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 a second by Marvin. Motion carried. Rich made a motion to approve the
December 10 th & December 16 th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: December 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of
12-1-24 was $ 237,140. Deposits for December were General Fund $ 9,372, Fire Fund $ 2,538, Front
Foot Assessments $4,129, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 200 and Interest $ 968. December expenses
were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 11,694, Road Materials $ 5,801, Professional Fees $ 2,009, Equipment
& Vehicles $ 1,281, Utilities & Phones $ 259, Admin & Other $ 549 for a total of $ 21,716. Expenses
were greater than receipts by ($4,509). This plus interest ($945) changes in A/P & P/R Liab. $52 and a
development transfer $ 63,173 for an ending balance of $ 294,910. This plus investments of $621,688
and Savings held for Developments $ 80,753 for an ending balance of $997,351. Rich made a motion to
approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Old Business:
FEMA Funding – Kevin reported there are 3 areas of funding for the following: 1) $ 28,179 for Debris
removal (Note)¨ this will have an extension to June 1 st because of the inability to remove all debris due
to weather; 2) $ 12,000 for gravel (Note: $ 37,000 was requested and due to FEMA rules,, the Township
will receive this amount); and 3) Adm cost – because of the extension of # 1 this amount will be
determined on final submission of the administrative costs.
RAIF Funding for 267 th Street – This has been approved.
Ambulance Contract – Rich made a motion with a second by Marvin to approve the ambulance contract
for 2025 for $ 3,600.00. Motion carried.
Agreement with DGR for 267 th Street/Survey and Analysis Rich made a motion to approve the $ 17,500
agreement with DGR; with a second by Marvin. Motion approved. The agreement provides DGR is to
perform a survey and create a report for options for repair 267 th along with providing an estimate of
repair costs.
New Business:
Red Rock FFA – Kevin suggested we take a look at this development along with River Bluff and Powder
House in February to decide if FFA should be assessed to those living on what might be a section line
road prior to our annual meeting.
Bids for Gravel, Dust Control and Tree Removal. Bids will be sent out for each of these with responses
due by March 7 th so the Supervisors can review them and then awarded at the March 11 th meeting.
Elected Official Updates;
Rich reported that Troy was going to be out to cut some of the bumps out of the gravel roads. They
recently put some sand out. Kevin said they are getting the traffic signs ready. He also reported
checking the cameras in the shop and they all look good. Pam mentioned the 2025 Calendar for the
door of the Fire Station was being prepared by Monte for meetings. It is also on the website.
Public Comments:
Gregg Johnson brought up the speed bumps which will be needed this spring in various developments.
Melissa Determan brought up that a street sign had been knocked over for Hidden Valley and Madison.
R J Wright inquired about what the township paid per ton of gravel last year. Kevin confirmed it was $
9.60 per ton.
Alan Hall spoke about changes coming on Maple near his residence in Indian Hills.
Motion to Pay Bills
Rich made a motion to pay the bills; Marvin seconded and the motion carried.
Adjourn
Rich made a motion to adjourn; Marvin seconded and the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The next meeting is February 11, 2025 at 7:30p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR SPECIAL MEETING ON DECEMBER 16, 2024
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
December 16, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met for a special
meeting on Monday, December 16, 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 Clerk- Pam Kolseth.
Todd called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Marvin made a
motion to approve the agenda which included to award the bid for the removal of flood debris. Rich
seconded and motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: None
Old Business: Rich made a motion to accept the bid from Marlin Concrete of Okoboji, Iowa in the
amount of $ 72,670.00. Marvin seconded and the motion carried.
New Business: None
Marvin made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second by Rich.
The next monthly meeting will be held on January 14 th at 7:30 p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 10, 2024 SUPERVISORS MEETING
SPLIT ROCK TOWNSHIP
December 10, 2024
The Board of Supervisors of Split Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota met on Tuesday,
December 10, 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 Clerk- Pam Kolseth. .Lisa Marso, Legal counsel was absent
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 November 12th minutes with a second by Marvin. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s Report: November 2024: The general fund and debit card balance as of
11-1-24 was $ 65,773. Deposits for November were General Fund $ 105,967, Fire Fund $ 28,494, Front
Foot Assessments $67,930, Secondary Road Capital Fund $ 2,246 and Interest $ 9,324. November
expenses were Payroll & Payroll Liabilities $ 3,851, Road Materials $ 25,014, Professional Fees $ 1,333,
Equipment & Vehicles $ 3,439, Utilities & Phones $ 957, Repairs & Main. $249, and Insurance ($1,330)
for a total of $ 33,513. Receipts were greater than expenses by $ 180,448. This plus interest ($9,312)
and changes in A/P & P/R Liab. $1 for an ending balance of $ 236,910. This plus investments of
$621,688 and Savings held for Developments $ 142,981 for an ending balance of $1,001,579. Marvin
made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report with a second by Todd. Motion carried.
Open bids for removal of Flood debris: Three bids were opened for removal of flood debris. The
Supervisors agreed after looking through them that they had some further questions and made a
decision to award a bid at a special meeting to be held within one week A notice of that meeting will be
posted on the website.
Old Business:
Kevin mentioned the FEMA Funding for Debris and gravel/equipment was now closed/approved. Input
still needs completed to figure some administrative costs to final numbers.
. We have not received any information from Sophie Johnson or DGR Engineering with regards to 264 th
Street.
Kevin spoke about the Minnehaha County Towns & Townships meeting he attended in November. He
said Josh Gearman spoke about the Crisis Management program. They discussed culvert sizes on some
projects. They discussed the 2045 Envision meetings that were recently held about changes forthcoming
such as eligibility requirements. He also noted Steve Groen – Minnehaha County Highway
superintendent resigned. Jacob Maras is acting County Highway superintendent.
Kevin also gave a recap of the annual S D Towns & Townships meeting held in Aberdeen in early
December. He and Rich attended this meeting. He said they had quite a discussion with regards to
developments in Townships versus Road Districts and how they were different. They also spoke about
the upcoming Legislative Session and legislation to be introduced by SD Towns & Townships for
determining Front Foot Assessments. Our resolution was adopted.
New Business: None
Elected Official Updates;
Rich said the equipment is ready for snow removal. Pam shared a letter stating the RAIF award
commission meeting has been rescheduled from December 3 rd to a meeting on December 17 th . Kevin
encouraged one of the Supervisors should attend that meeting.
Kevin spoke about Christmas Bonuses for the employees. After some discussion, the Supervisors gave
Kevin the discretion to determine how much for the employees based on how many hours they had
worked over the past year up to $ 150.
Public Comments:
Gregg Johnson spoke about the meeting that was held recently with regard to significant detours for
road work. He had questions on whether some traffic counts might be needed during the course of this
project. This project will extend into 2025 and 2026.
Paul Hess brought up a future proposed development which he inquired with the county about zoning.
Marvin was aware of this project and shared that nothing would probably happen on this for at least
three years.
R J Wright shared that Sioux Valley Energy had hired someone to cut down trees on 265 th . He said they
were going to put new transmission lines in.
Motion to Pay Bills
Marv maid a motion to pay the bills; Rich seconded and the motion carried.
Adjourn
Rich made a motion to adjourn; Marvin seconded and the motion carried.
The next meeting is January 14 th at 7:30p.m.
Pam Kolseth, Clerk
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