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Staff reported that the city purchased property on the west edge of the county in early 2023 and secured a conditional use permit from Lake County. The city submitted a development application to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), which recommended approval to the Board of Minerals and Environment. After DANR’s recommendation, adjacent property owners filed petitions seeking a contested case review. Staff told the commission the department had not previously received a petition on a restricted-use site and that the procedural questions have extended timelines.

An administrative law judge recently set a schedule for discovery, motions and a hearing, with the hearing likely to occur in the third quarter or later. Staff said the city closed the existing restricted-use site to public use last fall because of limited remaining capacity and expects that the current site will reach capacity during citywide cleanup this spring. Staff said they do not anticipate developing the new site in 2025 while the contested-case process continues. Commissioners asked about potential legal costs and whether the city could recover expenses; staff said legal costs have been incurred and that recovery options could be discussed with counsel later.

The commission received the report and had no further action on the item at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 5, 2025 City Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City staff said the planned restricted-use site is delayed after adjacent property owners filed a contested-case petition; the administrative law judge set a timeline that will likely push a hearing into the third quarter or later, and staff do not expect a new site to be developed in 2025.","taxTitle","Madison, Lake County, South Dakota","taxId",69081,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568813,"Egan Avenue reconstruction advances; engineers to provide construction observation, trees to be removed",1710,1186000,2896000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193178-931fd4bebd3ab56a41e40d8a8f93e436&start=1186&end=2896","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193178-931fd4bebd3ab56a41e40d8a8f93e436/thumbnail_1186000.jpg","/articles/6568813/Madison/Lake-County/South-Dakota/Egan-Avenue-reconstruction-advances-engineers-to-provide-construction-observation-trees-to-be-removed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568813-3e4c78fe159a3bfb1e683acd66e27f66/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191947&Signature=K2~l5wiBkgpEr26c7cc96yq477fmReatYRTfy-BjBHMXtcXFQXjdlw8ETQ7vNp83JxUro~FMTdOhrIjRSQQaJIgobXFsDpPJ0wvOxx84nTx9mLPrXheNt8dojU9lbetgPo-1zpH3t~zpc4q-q2ll74WWj54g0eyLikV2Sy9Z5VXdSfnKS-wJIJWOtRB4-0BUhpA9mmPSExdSORiomCD-xr~xrU-7qXIny61P3ghXKaQB8pcL0R2ttJxDkXd9rS7ZltRLjXlfFqDOvz5ykmziIcx8zUq344Q7G3wQTUO8r8roUOsJRA2t8VfU6LM0gcErVPANMibW-1VSIbog5Z6bXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Madison City Commission authorized the mayor to sign Amendment No. 3 to the owner–engineer agreement for the Egan Avenue reconstruction project, adding construction oversight and management work. Staff said the amendment is for $600,200 and brings the adjusted agreement to roughly $1.5 million; the amendment is the planned next phase after preliminary and final design and bidding.

City staff explained that the amendment percentage (about 10% of bid amounts) is higher than usual because the project includes multiple open houses, one-on-one landowner meetings, landscape architects' work and full-time observation required by SRF funding; they said the $600,200 figure is a maximum and they do not anticipate actually spending the full amount. Commissioners asked whether the amount was fair and staff said the scope justifies the higher percentage.

Staff also reported that tree removals on Egan Avenue would begin in the week of May 5 and that the initial removal scope was reduced (now expected to go to Fifth Street in 2025 work). Staff explained the difficulty of preserving or relocating many existing trees because of construction proximity, species life expectancy and prior damage from maintenance activities. Staff said replacement street trees will be planted as part of the reconstruction and that the city has scheduled a public open house on May 12 to present project details to affected residents.

The commission voted to authorize the amendment and to proceed with project steps described by staff.","The commission authorized Amendment No. 3 to the owner–engineer agreement with KLJ Engineering for construction-phase oversight on Egan Avenue reconstruction, and staff described the near-term tree removals and a May 12 open house for the project.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568816,"Madison updates advanced metering infrastructure; city reports rising meter reads",615,1643000,2258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193178-931fd4bebd3ab56a41e40d8a8f93e436&start=1643&end=2258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193178-931fd4bebd3ab56a41e40d8a8f93e436/thumbnail_1643000.jpg","/articles/6568816/Madison/Lake-County/South-Dakota/Madison-updates-advanced-metering-infrastructure-city-reports-rising-meter-reads","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568816-9344065041c00a9d806097c6827e99ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191947&Signature=lz6n5Qb1yev8qmFFpH0EMkEIKKuQJQR9Jm1txWPxDXCB4XMr0lWz2Vme~GZHKrIpm9-xGvBMPYGmQVsi8IbZZDASwgyBTmwu5iTpMhn9boIZo-KYwUqFxDefeBNwiRJik5QpFjGWgeA5aSfJ45-pODET4vdRjtTAi-TKX2UrtBm5Pr5V19bff0Xaxdy1lpHZzd~VtPgr0TeVfhYqvPDswjbv7aKy2REksgmQqS2Psjlqf9yURcPnamnR7JCdrgCxqVNvVxu9R3LV5KBQ6Je9m2-oL0dTaZKHcC7noXcJPE5Mv~Brf4legLIl4TwnYPj9yeEwe~JtVCC2uI6rHWBPZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented an AMI update describing deployment progress, data-integration fixes and next steps for three-phase meters and water meter coverage.

Staff said the project resolved an IT integration issue where KVAR-hours (power factor/demand) had previously been measured with separate devices; the AMI system is now pushing KVAR-hours correctly into the billing system. Staff said they had monitored data transfer into Tyler for about two months and planned to install the first three-phase AMI meter later in the week to verify demand reporting on large accounts (likely the water or wastewater treatment plant).

Installation rates reported: staff said they are installing about 25 single-phase AMI meters per day. At the time of the presentation staff reported 1,253 electric AMI meters deployed with 1,249 online (about 99.6% online) and 2,760 ERT-format water meters of which 1,895 were communicating (about 69%); staff said the communicating count had increased since the slide was prepared (one later count cited 1,932 communicating). Staff noted some meters remain unreachable because the meters are located inside duplexes/structures where radio coverage is limited; staff said replacement radio hardware for those locations is a future step.

Challenges and next steps described: staff reported some meter failures being handled through RMA replacement at no cost so far, limited historical data retention at the AMI head end (90 days without custom OATI work), and the need to budget for three-phase meters when the city decides to scale demand metering. OATI (the AMI/head-end vendor) is running firmware updates as a managed service to push improvements; staff praised vendor responsiveness for developing minor features on request.

Staff said the AMI deployment should enable more timely water-use detection and better loss analysis because reads are available in shorter intervals and can be reviewed by the hour. City commissioners thanked staff for progress and encouraged continued deployment.","City staff reported progress on the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project, including installation rates, data-integration fixes and current meter-communication metrics for electric and water accounts.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568821,"Madison City Commission approves liquor licenses, bond intent, bids and airport grants",3893,93000,3986000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193178-931fd4bebd3ab56a41e40d8a8f93e436&start=93&end=3986","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193178-931fd4bebd3ab56a41e40d8a8f93e436/thumbnail_93000.jpg","/articles/6568821/Madison/Lake-County/South-Dakota/Madison-City-Commission-approves-liquor-licenses-bond-intent-bids-and-airport-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568821-85100aa0794aa5ea7ad97cbe0faa2578/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191947&Signature=N9jQJb6fG93CSqqobfA2RytvMdeEdEpVJOp7Tgw1odlrHwQ0aQTjaO6nzMwnlrkyaJC-nNdW0k-3EiDvkJb~Yw-akS4GhL-5qe1L1GazvVImfv20piVY8~mpIeJwPqpNQKlgLxsa9V0MXDy6Sa75BNj~eq7L5naEQUWQlYitWGiE2m79m1dkihN~Naa2bYU6lj0eKzwNaafm99sfotjLLvlafqo8Ke5kKjWxkDaQn~Oi5U1hrJbFTJFTLfJUhTobgQLhxkQSiBNoKijYPx7YD7jW1Jd8pWr8620ohjr5iM-iHM~u9guGVIYadPED9yALsqxcFOHOm1bku38oklsuCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Madison City Commission approved a slate of licenses, resolutions, contract awards and grant applications at its meeting. Actions approved included new retail and off-sale alcohol licenses, a resolution expressing intent to issue electric revenue bonds, contract awards for electric work and hay-ground rental, and airport grant and entitlement actions.

The votes included approval of retail on/off-sale malt beverage and South Dakota farm wine licenses for Go Go Burritos and Sundog Coffee House and an off-sale liquor license for 1 Stop. Commissioners also approved resolution 2025-10, a statement of intent to borrow up to $50,000,000 through future electric revenue bonds; resolution 2025-11, confirming the power-and-duty assignments among the mayor and commissioners for the year; and resolution 2025-12, updating finance rates and fees (including raising temporary malt beverage and temporary liquor permit fees from $5 to $50 and $100, respectively).

Contract and procurement actions approved included awarding bid #971 (electric distribution conversion 2025) to Builders Electric (low bid $409,224.32) and awarding bid #973 (hay ground rental) to John Dobler for $600 for a three-year term (paid up front). The commission also authorized the mayor to sign Amendment No. 3 to the owner–engineer agreement 2304-01069 with KLJ Engineering LLC for Egan Avenue construction oversight and management (amendment $600,200; adjusted agreement approximately $1,500,000).

Airport items approved included authorization to sign FAA transfer-of-entitlements paperwork to move $115,000 in entitlements from the city to the State of South Dakota for statewide pavement maintenance, plus approval to submit airport improvement grant applications for apron and taxi-lane reconstruction. The airport improvement grant for the apron was shown as $116,850 in federal funds; the city’s local share on the eligible apron portion is $3,075 (about 2.5% local, 2.5% state on that eligible portion).

All recorded motions carried; the meeting record did not include roll-call vote tallies by name in the transcript, and no formal votes in opposition were announced during the actions summarized above.

The commission ended the meeting after passing the items on the agenda and adjourning.","At its meeting, the Madison City Commission approved multiple license applications, authorized intent to seek up to $50 million in electric revenue bonds, awarded several contracts and approved airport grant applications and entitlement transfers.","actionData","errors"]

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