By Aberdeen Insider - October 2, 2025 in CITY OF ABERDEEN
NOTICE OF 9/22/25 MINUTES
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, September 22, 2025, 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, David Novstrup, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman.
City Staff present were Robin Bobzien, Ron Wager, Stuart Nelson, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Dave McNeil, Amber Schwab, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Johnson, second by Liebelt, to approve the amended agenda with the following additions to the consent calendar: item 5G. Set public hearing date on October 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 25-10-03, regarding an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, item 5H. Set public hearing date on October 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. for a Special One Day Retail On-Sale Beer License for the Aberdeen Downtown Association for the 2025 Brew Walk on October 9, 2025, and item 5I. Set public hearing date on October 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. for a Special One Day On-Sale Beer, Wine and Cider License for The Aberdeen Store dba The Market on the Plaza, Malt Beverage License No. RB-27585 and Retail Wine License No. RW-30427, for an event at Refuge Retreats on October 18, 2025. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Ekanger, second by Ward, to approve the minutes of the September 15, 2025, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM
Brent Fischer, John Eichinger, Stewart Vircks, Chris Larue, Dawn Shepherd, and Bill Cantalope appeared before council to discuss the position on the proposed Main Street project.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Novstrup, second by Nilson, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
PROCLAMATION: Declaring September 27, 2025, as “Be My Neighbor Day”
Reports and Minutes from City Boards – Receive and place on file: 1. Aberdeen Airport Board Meeting on August 7, 2025, 2. KO Lee Library Board Meeting on August 5, 2025, 3. Parks & Recreation Board Meeting on August 20, 2025, 4. Zoning Adjustment Board Meeting on August 14, 2025
LOTTERY NOTICE – receive and place on file: Sigma Alpha Iota Alums – NSU
NEW WATER & SEWER CONTRACTOR LICENSE: Gregg’s Drilling and Excavating
SET PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 6, 2025, at 5:30 P.M. for the Transfer of Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage and SD Farm Wine License RB-27440 from Walar Inc. dba Palm Garden Thai Cuisine, 602 S 3rd St, to Rakhine Restaurant dba Palm Gard Thai Cuisine, 602 S 3rd St
DAY CARE LICENSE RENEWAL: Jodi Fish
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON OCTOBER 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 25-10-03, regarding an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON OCTOBER 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. for a Special One Day Retail On-Sale Beer License for the Aberdeen Downtown Association for the 2025 Brew Walk on October 9, 2025, and item
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON OCTOBER 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. for a Special One Day On-Sale Beer, Wine and Cider License for The Aberdeen Store dba The Market on the Plaza, Malt Beverage License No. RB-27585 and Retail Wine License No. RW-30427, for an event at Refuge Retreats on October 18, 2025.
Voice vote to approve with Council Member Ward abstaining to item 5I, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 25-09-01 – 2026 APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
Finance Officer McQuillen presented the second reading of Ordinance No. 25-09-01 Motion by Ward, second by Novstrup, to approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 25-09-01 – 2026 Appropriations Ordinance. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
FIRST READING AND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-09-01R TO APPROVE THE 2026-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUT RESERVE THE TWO-WAY MAIN STREET QUESTION FOR A SEPARATE RESOLUTION
City Manager Bobzien, City Engineer Nelson, Mayor Schaunaman presented the first reading of Resolution No. 25-09-01R. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve the first reading and passage of Resolution No. 25-09-01R to approve the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan but reserve the two-way main street question for a separate resolution. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS FOR MAIN STREET AND POSSIBLE FIRST READING AND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-09-02R AMENDING THE 2026-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN REGARDING THE TWO-WAY MAIN STREET
City Attorney Wager discussed the need to approve Resolution No. 25-09-02R to complete the Council’s Charter obligations to approve the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan. Wager advised the Council first decide whether to configure Main Street for two-way traffic and, if so, to determine the lane configuration, and then to move on to first reading and approval of Resolution No. 25-09-02R.
Motion by Ward and second by Novstrup to configure Main Street from Railroad Avenue south to Sixth Avenue for two-way traffic. After discussion and comments from each member of the Council the Mayor called the vote. Roll call vote to approve with Council Members Ronayne, Liebelt, Johnson, and Ekanger voting no, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
Following the vote to configure Main Street for two-way traffic, motion by Novstrup and second by Fouberg to configure Main Street for two-way traffic by utilizing two lanes as described in layout Option 1. Roll call vote to approve with Council Members Ronayne, Liebelt, and Johnson voting no, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
Motion by Novstrup and second by Ward to approve first reading of Resolution No. 25-09-02R by accepting Option 1 and rejecting the other two options described therein and striking $500,000 for Two-Way Main Street and replacing it with $200,000, adding a new line item under that called “Undesignated” and appropriate $300,000, and striking “REGARDING” in the Title and replace with “AND APPROPRIATING $200,000 FOR”. Wager presented first reading of the Resolution showing the changes set forth in the motion. Roll call vote to approve Resolution No. 25-09-02R with Council Members Ronayne, Liebelt, and Johnson voting no, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 25-09-02 AMENDING HOME DAY CARE REGULATIONS
City Attorney Wager presented the first reading of Ordinance No. 25-09-02. Motion by Liebelt, second by Johnson, to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 25-09-02 amending Home Day Care regulations. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL TO ACCEPT ALL BIDS FOR 2025-2026 SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES AND TO RENT EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED IN ORDER OF PRICE AND CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AFTER APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
City Engineer Nelson presented the snow removal bids. Motion by Johnson, second by Nilson, to approve and accept all bids for 2025-2026 Snow Removal Services and to rent equipment as needed in order of price and City Manager to sign the necessary documents after approval by the City Attorney. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION OF CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE ABERDEEN WATER TOWER & TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF -$520,000.00, PENDING CONCURRENCE FROM SDDANR & EDA
City Engineer Nelson presented the change order for the water tower project. Motion by Ronayne, second by Novstrup, to approve and authorize City Manager to sign Change Order number one for the Aberdeen Water Tower & Transmission Line project in the amount of -$520,000.00, pending concurrence from SDDANR & EDA. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $82,531.87 FOR CONC-2025-4 (STREET MAINTENANCE CONCRETE REPAIR 2) TO CWF MASONRY & CONSTRUCTION OF ABERDEEN, SD
City Engineer Nelson presented the pay request. Motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to approve Pay Request #1 in the amount of $82,531.87 for Conc-2025-4 (Street Maintenance Concrete Repair 2) to CWF Masonry & Construction of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Liebelt, second by Ward, to approve payment of the bills listed for September 22, 2025.
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: Utility $5,496.08: Cody Rolfes 11.10, Wilbert Schultz Legacy Trust 34.99, Third Row LLC 53.69, JENP LLC 41.67, Rylan Yonger 26.72, David Land 54.13, KJ Commitments 109.00, HUHU LLC 129.12, Ryan Opitz 5,035.66 , Century Link $5,000.00, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce $30,000.00, United Parcel Service $1,000.00, Dacotah Bank $150.00, Elavon Merchant Services $500.00, Paymentech LLC $6,000.00, Northwestern Energy $175,000.00, Northern Electric $10,000.00, Abdn Downtown Assoc 35,570.97, Aberdeen Catholic Schools 425.00, Aberdeen Community Theatre 15,000.00, Animal Care Clinic 300.00, APWA 2,253.00, Aqua Pure Inc. 4,134.00, Assurance Land Surveying 1,243.65, Auto Value – Aberdeen 516.73, Borns Group 6,871.30, Butler Machinery Co. 1,620.00, Carter Deyo 104.00, Centurylink 3,001.48, City Treasurer 37.98, Crawford Trucks & Equipment 2,546.14, CWF Masonry & Construction Inc. 82,531.87, Dakota Electronics LLC 690.04, Dakota Supply Group 1,487.35, Dependable Sanitation 316.00, Eddie’s Northside Sinclair 565.00, Elite K-9 Inc. 6,499.80, Farm Power Mfg. Inc 275.56, Federal Express Corp 38.93, Fire Safety First 254.98, Geffdog Designs 177.75, Graymont (WI) LLC 5,486.41, Haar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 144.96, Harms Oil Company 20,762.72, Heiman Inc. 5,017.50, Hub City Radio 1,695.00, Hunter Schlotman 188.00, Hutcheson Engineering Products Inc. 1,002.26, IMEG 33,314.41, Interstate Battery Arlington 167.95, J P Cooke Co. 93.95, J R Huebner 84.00, James Valley Coop Telephone Co. 35.16, Jared Donat 60.40, Kyle Stoddard 104.00, L&T Lawn Care LLC 512.50, Lance Hammrich 188.00, Linde Gas & Equip Inc. 300.10, Luke Nelson 84.00, Mac’s Inc. 19.70, Marco Technologies LLC 53.17, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. 646.17, Matt Leidholt 104.00, Max Stoltenburg 100.00, McMaster-Carr Supply Co. 939.78, Menards Inc. 748.98, Metering & Technology Solutions 129,350.30, Mid Continent Testing Lab Inc. 114.50, Midstates Group 1,935.25, Midwest Alarm Company 406.64, Morrison Construction 16,490.76, Motion Industries Inc. 732.29, Napa Central 369.27, Northern Plains Animal Health 361.00, Northern Valley Communications 695.46, Olson’s Pest Technicians 410.00, Optimized Service Pros 100.00, Pierson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury 116.26, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 131.27, Ryan Derouchey 28.66, SD Municipal League 55.00, Security Camera Warehouse Inc 3,949.20, Tom Barstad 616.99, Totally Tubular Mfg. 19.31, Verizon Wireless 1,039.23, Vestis Group Inc 65.93, Wolf Bronze LLC 635.00
Payroll for the period from September 7, 2025, through September 20, 2025, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance. EFTPS 182,505.95, SD Retirement System 109,704.78, City Health Insurance 88,875.00, Governing Body Council 3,789.28, City Manager 9,681.75, Attorney 8,950.99, Finance Office 18,775.75, Human Resources 11,121.97, Municipal Hall 2,184.97, Computer Services 6,386.83, Community Development 18,016.00, Engineering 14,689.95, Police 195,953.87, Michael Law 43.56/hr, Fire 172,764.09, Building Inspection 7,825.60, Street 44,678.73, Traffic Control 10,755.04, Utilities – General 11,712.23, Solid Waste 28,050.10, Wastewater Treatment 24,594.36, Utilities – Sewer 9,486.95, Water Treatment Plant 28,306.09, Utilities – Water 22,539.42, Airport 23,084.01, Cemetery 6,624.73, Transit 31,374.02, Tim Thoreson 21.71/hr, Steve Rasmussen 21.71/hr, Cory Krege 21.71/hr, West Nile 2,481.14, Meals On Wheels 861.59, Culture And Recreation 1,879.31, Concessions 1,237.83, Admin 10,297.24, Participant Rec 10,271.16, Dessa Bryant 14.25/hr, Eden Ford 14.00/hr, Kennedy Boyer 14.00/hr, Kennady Thompson 15.75/hr, Katrina Holzkamm 14.75/hr, Jonah Dignan 15.00/hr, Kannon Coats 14.25/hr, Darron Gulden 15.00/hr, Elias Heier 14.25/hr, Nicholas Schwab 14.75/hr, Park Rec ARCC 28,880.21, Renee Thayer 15.25/hr, Olivia DeRouchey 14.75/hr, Park Rec Golf 11,601.71, PC Complex 3,904.37, Zander Kuhfeld 14.50/hr, Grace Kuch 14.50/hr, Wyatt Kiesz 14.25/hr, Parker Beastrom 14.25/hr, D’Art Schmitz 15.25/hr, Cordel Rychlik 14.25/hr, Samson Raap 14.50/hr, Brendan Phillips 14.25/hr, Leigha Osborne 14.25/hr, Luke Swanson 14.25/hr, Kalyn Rohrbach 14.25/hr, Addyson Edwards 14.25/hr, Ava Wagner 14.25/hr, Brooke Backous 14.25/hr, Caiti Hubert 14.25/hr, Maria Vrooman 14.00/hr, Kenadi Withers 14.25/hr, Olivia Grohs 14.25/hr, Rylee Baumgartner 14.50/hr, Hayden Werlinger 14.50/hr, Jacob Tarrell 14.25/hr, Charlotte Williams 14.25/hr, Rebecca Severson 15.25/hr, Park Rec Senior Center 6,342.75, Campground 4,414.07, Parks 26,413.18, Parks/Wylie 18,823.26, Forestry 11,180.30, Erica Stagnolia 14.00/hr, Library 35,689.36, City Econ Dev 2,989.60
Roll call vote to approve with Council Member Fouberg abstaining, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Bobzien highlighted employee milestones, various upcoming meetings and events and Mayor Schaunaman called a special meeting on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Liebelt, second by Johnson, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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