On the agenda: Aberdeen minutes — license plate reader (Aug 3)

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MINUTES

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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South

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Dakota, August 3, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.

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CALL TO ORDER

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MEETING ROLL CALL

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Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte

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Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Talmage Ekanger, Chad Nilson, and Mayor Travis

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Schaunaman. Council Member David Novstrup was absent.

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City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Leif Redinger, Eric Miller, Joel Weig,

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Tanner Jondahl, and Jordan McQuillen.

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve the agenda as amended to correct the

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misspelling of Dakota to Dacotah in the presented minutes. Voice vote to approve, all present

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voting aye, motion carried.

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MINUTES

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Motion by Nilson, second by Liebelt, to approve the minutes of the July 27, 2026, City

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Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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OPEN FORUM

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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

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APPROVAL OF THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF

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ORDINANCE 26-07-01, A PETITION TO REZONE FROM R-2 TO C-2, PROPERTY AT 210

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& 316 ROOSEVELT STREET N, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PROPOSED LOTS 1-4,

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ABERDEEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ROOSEVELT INDUSTRIAL PARK

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ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ABERDEEN, ALL IN THE W½ OF SECTION 17-TOWNSHIP

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123N-RANGE 63W OF THE 5TH PM, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

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City Planner Miller presented the ordinance. Motion by Nilson, second by Ekanger, to

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approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance 26-07-01, a petition to rezone from

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R-2 to C-2, Property at 210 & 316 Roosevelt Street N, legally described as Proposed Lots 1-4,

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Aberdeen Development Corporation Roosevelt Industrial Park Addition to the City of Aberdeen,

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all in the W½ of Section 17-Township 123N-Range 63W of the 5th PM, Brown County, South

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Dakota. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Ward abstaining, all others present voting

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aye, motion carried.

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APPROVAL OF THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF

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ORDINANCE 26-07-02, A PETITION TO REZONE FROM R-2 TO I-2, PROPERTY AT 2816

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INDUSTRIAL AVENUE NE, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS PROPOSED LOT 5, ABERDEEN

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DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ROOSEVELT INDUSTRIAL PARK ADDITION TO THE

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CITY OF ABERDEEN, ALL IN THE W½ OF SECTION 17-TOWNSHIP 123N-RANGE 63W

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OF THE 5TH PM, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

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City Planner Miller presented the ordinance. Motion by Ekanger, second by Nilson, to

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approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance 26-07-02, a petition to rezone from

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R-2 to I-2, Property at 2816 Industrial Avenue NE, legally described as Proposed Lot 5, Aberdeen

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Development Corporation Roosevelt Industrial Park Addition to the City of Aberdeen, all in the

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W½ of Section 17-Township 123N-Range 63W of the 5th PM, Brown County, South Dakota. Roll

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call vote to approve, with Council Member Ward abstaining, all others present voting aye, motion

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carried.

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APPROVAL OF THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION OF

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ORDINANCE 26-07-03, A PETITION TO REZONE FROM M TO R-3, PROPERTY AT 824

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THIRD AVENUE SW, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1, KELLER ADDITION TO THE

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CITY OF ABERDEEN, IN THE SE¼ OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 123 NORTH, RANGE 64

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WEST OF THE 5TH PM, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

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City Planner Miller presented the ordinance. Motion by Liebelt, second by Johnson, to

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approve the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance 26-07-03, a Petition to rezone from

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M to R-3, Property at 824 Third Avenue SW, legally described as Lot 1, Keller Addition to the

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City of Aberdeen, in the SE¼ of Section 14, Township 123 North, Range 64 West of the 5th PM,

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Brown County, South Dakota. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 FOR ABERDEEN PUBLIC WORKS

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MAINTENANCE

BUILDING

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CONSTRUCTION, LLC OF ABERDEEN, SD

AMOUNT

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$449,034.98

TO

QUEST

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City Engineer Redinger presented the pay request. Motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to

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approve Pay Request #1 for Aberdeen Public Works Maintenance Building in the amount of

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$449,034.98 to Quest Construction, LLC of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present

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voting aye, motion carried.

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APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 FOR SA-2026-1 (SANITARY SEWER LINING

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IMPROVEMENTS) IN THE AMOUNT $179,708.67 TO MUNICIPAL PIPE TOOL CO. OF

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HUDSON, IA

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City Engineer Redinger presented the pay request. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward,

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to approve Request #1 for SA-2026-1 (Sanitary Sewer Lining Improvements) in the amount

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$179,708.67 to Municipal Pipe Tool Co. of Hudson, IA. Roll call vote to approve, all present

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voting aye, motion carried.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO WAIVE BUILDING PERMIT AND RELATED

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FEES FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT

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City Planner Miller presented the request for a fee waiver. Ben Ide, Founder of Ide

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Companies, participated via teleconference regarding the request. Motion by Ward, second by

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Nilson, to approve the support by waiving the initial $20,001 in building permit and related fees

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for consideration by the SDHDA when awarding tax credits and supplemental funding. Roll call

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vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve payment of the bills listed for August 3,

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2026.
Bills having been audited by the Finance Officer and fully itemized and authorize the

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Mayor or City Manager to sign, and the Finance Officer to countersign, all warrants for payment

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of the following approved bills: Aberdeen Chrysler Center 79.50, Aberdeen Insider 289.07,

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Aberdeen School Dist. 6-1 20,002.11, Agtegra Cooperative 7,545.21, American Bar Association

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509.00, AT&T Cell 1,923.06, Auto Value - Aberdeen 1,078.90, Brown County Landfill 12.48,

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Brown County Treasurer 7,899.15, Butler Machinery Co. 105.33, Century Business Products

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90.46, Cole Papers Inc. 506.27, Commtech Inc. 1,349.98, Core & Main LP 1,950.00, Crawford

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Trucks & Equip. 595.92, Crescent Electric Supply 254.15, Dakota Supply Group 473.07, Direct

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Automation LLC 8,372.74, DuBois Chemicals Inc. 43,366.40, Fastenal Company 54.45, Federal

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Express Corp. 74.88, Foreman Charters 1,710.00, Graymont (WI) LLC 29,091.46, Grimm's Pump

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& Industrial Supply 6,430.00, Haar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 471.43, Hach Co. 138.15, Hawkins

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Inc. 5,545.55, House of Glass Inc. 481.33, Huber Technology Inc. 15,357.38, Interstate Battery

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Arlington 1,063.65, Jacobs Construction 355.08, James River Water Development District 117.18,

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Jensen Rock & Sand Inc. - Mobridge 38,813.40, L&T Lawn Care LLC 150.00, Linde Gas & Equip.

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Inc. 90.54, MacQueen Emergency Group 4,301.50, Mac's Inc. 227.65, Magic Joe 900.00, Marco

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Technologies LLC 57.83, Meierhenry Sargent LLP 90,000.00, Menards Inc. 291.80, Midstates

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Group 1,926.05, Minnesota Valley Testing Labs 865.00, MTI Distributing 176.99, Municipal Pipe

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Tool Co. LLC 179,708.67, NAPA Central 108.36, Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. 193.70, Northern

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Plains Animal Health 492.00, ODP Business Solutions LLC 272.69, O'Reilly Auto Parts 13.78,

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Pierson Ford-Lincoln-Mercury 29,970.00, Pomp's Tire Service 522.84, Premier Specialty Vehicles

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114.08, ProShield Pest Defense LLC 275.00, Quest Construction LLC 449,034.98, Runnings

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Supply Inc. #14 874.83, Safety Service Inc. 3,650.00, Schwan Welding & Boiler 65.00, S.D.

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Department of Health Lab 488.00, Sewer Duck Inc. 150.00, Share Corp. 687.87, Sioux Valley

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Environmental Inc. 19,212.00, The UPS Store #4543 172.86, Tim Reed 2,150.00, T-Mobile USA

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Inc. 2,524.20, U.S. Bank Corp Trust 17,334.95, U.S. Bank 85,367.77, UGSI Chemical Feed Inc.

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5,530.17, Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC 10,469.16, Vestis Group Inc. 298.70.

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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

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present voting aye, motion carried.

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CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

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City Manager McNeil presented the proposed 2027 Budget and 2027-2031 Capital

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Improvement Plan. He reminded the Council that a work session is scheduled for August 17, 2026,

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at 4:00 p.m. to discuss license plate readers and reviewed the timeline for the proposed data center

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ordinance.

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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

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There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to adjourn the

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meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at

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6:31 p.m.

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Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer