By Aberdeen Insider - August 13, 2026 in AUGUST 3, 2026 MINUTES
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 3, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.
CALL TO ORDER
MEETING ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Talmage Ekanger, Chad Nilson, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman. Council Member David Novstrup was absent.
City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Leif Redinger, Eric Miller, Joel Weig, Tanner Jondahl, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve the agenda as amended to correct the misspelling of Dakota to Dacotah in the presented minutes. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Nilson, second by Liebelt, to approve the minutes of the July 27, 2026, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM
No one appeared in open forum to address the Council.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Ronayne, second by Ekanger, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON CITY PROPERTY (No Sale) for Fuhrmann/Stavick Wedding
SET BID DATE ON AUGUST 18, 2026, until 2:00 p.m. for the 2026 Street Maintenance Concrete Repair II Project CONC-2025-4
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26-07-01, A PETITION TO REZONE FROM R-2 TO C-2, PROPERTY AT 210 & 316 ROOSEVELT STREET N, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PROPOSED LOTS 1-4, ABERDEEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ROOSEVELT INDUSTRIAL PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ABERDEEN, ALL IN THE W½ OF SECTION 17-TOWNSHIP 123N-RANGE 63W OF THE 5TH PM, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
City Planner Miller presented the ordinance. Motion by Nilson, second by Ekanger, to approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance 26-07-01, a petition to rezone from R-2 to C-2, Property at 210 & 316 Roosevelt Street N, legally described as Proposed Lots 1-4, Aberdeen Development Corporation Roosevelt Industrial Park Addition to the City of Aberdeen, all in the W½ of Section 17-Township 123N-Range 63W of the 5th PM, Brown County, South Dakota. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Ward abstaining, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26-07-02, A PETITION TO REZONE FROM R-2 TO I-2, PROPERTY AT 2816 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE NE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PROPOSED LOT 5, ABERDEEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ROOSEVELT INDUSTRIAL PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ABERDEEN, ALL IN THE W½ OF SECTION 17-TOWNSHIP 123N-RANGE 63W OF THE 5TH PM, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
City Planner Miller presented the ordinance. Motion by Ekanger, second by Nilson, to approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance 26-07-02, a petition to rezone from R-2 to I-2, Property at 2816 Industrial Avenue NE, legally described as Proposed Lot 5, Aberdeen Development Corporation Roosevelt Industrial Park Addition to the City of Aberdeen, all in the W½ of Section 17-Township 123N-Range 63W of the 5th PM, Brown County, South Dakota. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Ward abstaining, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26-07-03, A PETITION TO REZONE FROM M TO R-3, PROPERTY AT 824 THIRD AVENUE SW, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1, KELLER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ABERDEEN, IN THE SE¼ OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 123 NORTH, RANGE 64 WEST OF THE 5TH PM, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
City Planner Miller presented the ordinance. Motion by Liebelt, second by Johnson, to approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance 26-07-03, a Petition to rezone from M to R-3, Property at 824 Third Avenue SW, legally described as Lot 1, Keller Addition to the City of Aberdeen, in the SE¼ of Section 14, Township 123 North, Range 64 West of the 5th PM, Brown County, South Dakota. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 FOR ABERDEEN PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $449,034.98 TO QUEST CONSTRUCTION, LLC OF ABERDEEN, SD
City Engineer Redinger presented the pay request. Motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to approve Pay Request #1 for Aberdeen Public Works Maintenance Building in the amount of $449,034.98 to Quest Construction, LLC of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 FOR SA-2026-1 (SANITARY SEWER LINING IMPROVEMENTS) IN THE AMOUNT $179,708.67 TO MUNICIPAL PIPE TOOL CO. OF HUDSON, IA
City Engineer Redinger presented the pay request. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve Request #1 for SA-2026-1 (Sanitary Sewer Lining Improvements) in the amount $179,708.67 to Municipal Pipe Tool Co. of Hudson, IA. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO WAIVE BUILDING PERMIT AND RELATED FEES FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
City Planner Miller presented the request for a fee waiver. Ben Ide, Founder of Ide Companies, participated via teleconference regarding the request. Motion by Ward, second by Nilson, to approve the support by waiving the initial $20,001 in building permit and related fees for consideration by the SDHDA when awarding tax credits and supplemental funding. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve payment of the bills listed for August 3, 2026.
Bills having been audited by the Finance Officer and fully itemized and authorize the Mayor or City Manager to sign, and the Finance Officer to countersign, all warrants for payment of the following approved bills: Aberdeen Chrysler Center 79.50, Aberdeen Insider 289.07, Aberdeen School Dist. 6-1 20,002.11, Agtegra Cooperative 7,545.21, American Bar Association 509.00, AT&T Cell 1,923.06, Auto Value – Aberdeen 1,078.90, Brown County Landfill 12.48, Brown County Treasurer 7,899.15, Butler Machinery Co. 105.33, Century Business Products 90.46, Cole Papers Inc. 506.27, Commtech Inc. 1,349.98, Core & Main LP 1,950.00, Crawford Trucks & Equip. 595.92, Crescent Electric Supply 254.15, Dakota Supply Group 473.07, Direct Automation LLC 8,372.74, DuBois Chemicals Inc. 43,366.40, Fastenal Company 54.45, Federal Express Corp. 74.88, Foreman Charters 1,710.00, Graymont (WI) LLC 29,091.46, Grimm’s Pump & Industrial Supply 6,430.00, Haar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 471.43, Hach Co. 138.15, Hawkins Inc. 5,545.55, House of Glass Inc. 481.33, Huber Technology Inc. 15,357.38, Interstate Battery Arlington 1,063.65, Jacobs Construction 355.08, James River Water Development District 117.18, Jensen Rock & Sand Inc. – Mobridge 38,813.40, L&T Lawn Care LLC 150.00, Linde Gas & Equip. Inc. 90.54, MacQueen Emergency Group 4,301.50, Mac’s Inc. 227.65, Magic Joe 900.00, Marco Technologies LLC 57.83, Meierhenry Sargent LLP 90,000.00, Menards Inc. 291.80, Midstates Group 1,926.05, Minnesota Valley Testing Labs 865.00, MTI Distributing 176.99, Municipal Pipe Tool Co. LLC 179,708.67, NAPA Central 108.36, Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. 193.70, Northern Plains Animal Health 492.00, ODP Business Solutions LLC 272.69, O’Reilly Auto Parts 13.78, Pierson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury 29,970.00, Pomp’s Tire Service 522.84, Premier Specialty Vehicles 114.08, ProShield Pest Defense LLC 275.00, Quest Construction LLC 449,034.98, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 874.83, Safety Service Inc. 3,650.00, Schwan Welding & Boiler 65.00, S.D. Department of Health Lab 488.00, Sewer Duck Inc. 150.00, Share Corp. 687.87, Sioux Valley Environmental Inc. 19,212.00, The UPS Store #4543 172.86, Tim Reed 2,150.00, T-Mobile USA Inc. 2,524.20, U.S. Bank Corp Trust 17,334.95, U.S. Bank 85,367.77, UGSI Chemical Feed Inc. 5,530.17, Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC 10,469.16, Vestis Group Inc. 298.70.
Payroll for the period from July 26, 2026, through August 8, 2026, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance.
Roll call vote to approve, with Mayor Schaunaman abstaining payment to Sewer Duck, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager McNeil presented the proposed 2027 Budget and 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan. He reminded the Council that a work session is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. to discuss license plate readers and reviewed the timeline for the proposed data center ordinance.
The Council set a special meeting for August 31, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. to receive input from business interests regarding data centers.
City Manager McNeil also provided updates on current road construction projects.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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