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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, July 20, 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, Chad Nilson, David Novstrup, and Deputy Mayor Alan Johnson. Council

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Member Talmage Ekanger and Mayor Travis Schaunaman were absent.

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City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Leif Redinger, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig,

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Rich Krokel, Tanner Jondahl, Destin Spellman, Jeromy Thorstenson, and Jordan McQuillen.

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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Deputy Mayor Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Ward, second by Nilson, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all

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present voting aye, motion carried.

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MINUTES

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Motion by Nilson, second by Novstrup, to approve the minutes of the July 6, 2026, City

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Council Meeting, as circulated and Payroll Section of City Council Meeting Minutes of July 6,

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2026, as amended:

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EFTPS 227, 977.28, SD Retirement System 120,532.94, City Health Insurance 107,237.50,

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Governing Body Council 3,921.89, City Manager 9,360.60, Attorney 9,455.52, Finance Office

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19,700.00, Human Resources 15,845.18, Municipal Hall 2,315.35, Computer Services 6,845.26,

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Community Development 19,099.20, Engineering 12,016.19, Police 211,235.89, Reese Tobin

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32.73/hr, Jared Getty 32.73/hr, Fire 202,036.39, Andrew Weber 14.25/hr, Building Inspection

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8,296.00, Street 55,257.57, Traffic Control 14,322.35, Utilities - General 45,514.99, Solid Waste

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22,155.40, Riley Mikkelson 21.25/hr, Wastewater Treatment 26,008.35, Utilities - Sewer

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16,918.20, Water Treatment Plant 32,479.78, Utilities - Water 2,236.46, Airport 28,031.44,

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Cemetery 10,059.25, Transit 28,251.32, West Nile 6,520.88, Meals On Wheels 834.95, Culture

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and Recreation 16,737.97, Concessions 14,475.16, Admin 12,150.44, Participant Rec 47,943.66,

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Park Rec ARCC 37,521.12, Shantel Nikolas 19.25/hr, Terrina Heyd 20.75/hr, Aquatic Center

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43,916.97, Park Rec Golf 12,161.83, PC Complex 4,896.04, Park Rec Senior Center 6,820.98,

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Campground 9,445.59, Parks 37,847.98, Parks/Wylie 35,086.42, Shannon Evans 15.75/hr,

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Forestry 13,968.32, Library 37,707.06, Emily Spieker 21.37/hr, City Economic Development

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3,169.60

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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 Liebelt, second by Novstrup, to approve the following items on the consent
calendar:

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SET PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 20, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for the Transfer of Retail On-

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Off Sale Liquor License RL-5420 from VFW CC Croal Post #17 dba VFW Clubroom, 802 S Main

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St to VFW CC Croal Post #17 dba VFW Clubroom, 102 Railroad Ave SW

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SET PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 26-07-01, a

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petition to rezone certain property at Lots 1 through 4, Aberdeen Development Corporation

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Roosevelt Industrial Park First Addition to the City of Aberdeen, in the W ½ of Section 17-

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T123N-R63W of the 5th P.M. Brown County, South Dakota

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SET PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 26-07-02, a

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petition to rezone certain property at Lot 5, Aberdeen Development Corporation Roosvelt

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Industrial Park First Addition to the City of Aberdeen, in the W ½ of Section 17-T123N-R63W of

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the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota

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SET PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Ordinance 26-07-03 a

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petition to rezone certain property at Lot 1, Keller Addition to the City of Aberdeen, in the SE ¼

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of Section 14-T123N-R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, South Dakota

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LOTTERY NOTICE – Receive and place on file: Dakota Supply Group (DSG), and
Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce
DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES: Wells Fargo Bank, Dacotah Bank,
Plains Commerce Bank, and SD Public Funds Investment Trust
REQUEST FOR STREET CLOSURE – YMCA 2026 Bull Run Race on July 25, 2026 –
contingent upon department approvals, and St. Mary’s Church Festival
SPECIAL LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: ACT 2 Inc. dba Aberdeen

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Community Theatre event set on July 29, 2026, through August 2, 2026 (five (5) days) from 5:00

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p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Voice vote to approve, with Council Member Ward and Fouberg abstaining, and Ronayne

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abstaining to Plains Commerce Bank in Item F, all others present voting aye, motion carried.

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NEW BUSINESS

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ELECTION OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM FROM JULY 1,
2026, TO THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 2027

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Deputy Mayor Johnson opened the floor for nominations for the position of Deputy Mayor

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for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2026, and ending at the first meeting in July 2027. Motion

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by Ward, second by Liebelt, to nominate Council Member Johnson. There being no further

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nominations, nominations were closed. A voice vote was taken, with Johnson receiving six (6)

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votes. All members present voted aye. Motion carried, and Johnson was elected Deputy Mayor.

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ASSIGNMENT OF LIAISONS TO VARIOUS CITY BOARDS AND DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVES FOR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

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Deputy Mayor Johnson opened the discussion on the assignment of liaisons to various city

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boards and designation of representatives for other boards and commissions. Motion by Novstrup,

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second by Nilson, to approve the assignment of liaisons to the various boards and commissions as

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follows: Mayor Schaunaman and Alan Johnson to the 911 Communications Council, Alan Johnson

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and David Novstrup to the Airport Board, Erin Fouberg and Rich Ward to the BID #1 (Downtown

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Alliance), Chad Nilson to the BID #2 (Hotel Alliance), David Novstrup to the Aberdeen

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Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rob Ronayne to the K.O. Lee Library, and Charlotte Liebelt and

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Talmage Ekanger to Parks, Rec, & Forestry. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion

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carried.

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF OPEN MEETING LAWS

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City Attorney Wager presented the annual review of open meeting laws.

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PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF RETAIL ON-OFF

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SALE LIQUOR LICENSE RL-5420 FROM VFW CC CROAL POST #17 DBA VFW

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CLUBROOM, 802 S MAIN ST TO VFW CC CROAL POST #17 DBA VFW CLUBROOM, 102

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RAILROAD AVE SW

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Deputy Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing for the transfer of the VFW alcohol

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license. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve the transfer of Retail On-Off Sale Liquor

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License RL-5420 from VFW CC Croal Post #17 dba VFW Clubroom, 802 S Main St to VFW CC

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Croal Post #17 dba VFW Clubroom, 102 Railroad Ave SW. Roll call vote to approve, all present

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voting aye, motion carried.

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PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A NEW RETAIL ON-OFF SALE MALT

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BEVERAGE AND SD FARM WINE LICENSE TO AUNG FAMILY LLC DBA PALM

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GARDEN THAI CUISINE

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Deputy Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing for the new malt beverage license for

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Palm Garden Thai Cuisine. Motion by Liebelt, second by Fouberg, to approve a new Retail On-

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Off Sale Malt Beverage and SD Farm Wine License to Aung Family LLC dba Palm Garden Thai

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Cuisine. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A NEW RETAIL ON-OFF SALE MALT

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BEVERAGE & SD FARM WINE LICENSE TO POP’S BAYOU MAMAS LLC DBA POPS

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BIG EASY

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Deputy Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing for the new malt beverage license for

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Pops Big Easy. Motion by Ward, second by Novstrup, to approve a new Retail On-Off Sale Malt

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Beverage & SD Farm Wine License to Pop’s Bayou Mamas LLC dba Pops Big Easy. Roll call

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

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APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST # 13 FOR THE WRF FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,010,473.40 TO PKG CONTRACTING INC.

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City Manager McNeil presented the pay request. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to

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approve the city manager to execute and sign payment to PKG Contracting Inc. in the amount of

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$4,010,473.40. Roll call vote to approve with Council Member Nilson abstaining, all present

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voting aye, motion carried.

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FIRST READING AND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 26-07-02R, AUTHORIZING

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CLASS

ACTIONS

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DISTRIBUTIONS

CLAIMS

FILING

AND

SUPERVISION

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SETTLEMENT

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City Attorney Wager presented the resolution. Motion by Ronayne, second by Liebelt, to

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approve first reading and passage of Resolution No. 26-07-02R authorizing the City Manager and

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the City Attorney to file national class action claims on behalf of the City of Aberdeen, to execute

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documents required in such class actions to participate in settlement distributions, to comply with

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auditing and reporting requirements of the settlements, and to report at least annually the status of

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any class action lawsuit joined by the City. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion

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carried.

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FIRST READING AND PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 26-07-04R, AN EMERGENCY

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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON ISSUANCE OF BUILDING AND

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ZONING PERMITS REGARDING DATA CENTERS

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City Attorney Wager presented the resolution. Motion by Liebelt, second by Ronayne, to

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approve first reading and passage of Resolution No. 26-07-04R (a) establishing a moratorium on

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the issuance by City zoning and building officials of any permit or license related to the

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construction, development, or operation of a data center, (b) sunsetting the moratorium on

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November 18, 2026, and (c) ordering the resolution to take immediate effect to preserve the status

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quo. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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APPROVAL OF PROPOSED SD DOT JOINT POWERS MAINTENANCE AND
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT

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Assistant City Engineer Spellman presented the agreement. Motion by Ward, second by

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Novstrup, the proposed Joint Powers Maintenance and Encroachment Agreement between

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SDDOT and the City of Aberdeen and to authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

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

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APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A VENTRAC TRACTOR FROM VENTRAC OF
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN, USING SOURCEWELL CONTRACT #112624-TTC

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Public Works Director Thorstenson presented the purchase request. Motion by Ronayne,

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second by Nilson, to approve and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the purchase

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agreement for a Ventrac Tractor from Ventrac of Brooklyn Center, MN, using Sourcewell Contract

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#112624-TTC in the amount of $44,347.60. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye,

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motion carried.

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APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #2 FOR CONC-2026-2 (ACCESSIBLE QUADRANT

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IMPROVEMENTS) IN THE AMOUNT $75,344.57 AND CHANGE ORDER #2 IN THE

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AMOUNT OF $36,548.80 TO CWF CONCRETE & MASONRY INC. OF ABERDEEN, SD

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Assistant City Engineer Spellman presented the pay request. Motion by Ward, second by

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Liebelt, to approve Pay Request #2 for CONC-2026-2 (Accessible Quadrant Improvements) in

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the amount $75,344.57 and Change Order #2 in the amount of $36,548.80 to CWF Concrete &

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Masonry Inc. of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PAY REQUESTS FOR AIP/AIG(IIJA) PROJECT

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#3-46-0001-55/56-2025 AIRPORT TERMINAL EXPANSION: 1. HELMS & ASSOCIATES

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INVOICE #4 IN THE AMOUNT OF $924.92, 2. HELMS & ASSOCIATES INVOICE #16 IN

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THE AMOUNT OF $3,468.62, AND 3. QUEST CONSTRUCTION PAY ESTIMATE #5 IN THE

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AMOUNT OF $235,201.91

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Transportation Director Krokel presented the pay requests. Motion by Novstrup, second

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by Fouberg, to approve the following pay requests for AIP/AIG(IIJA) Project #3-46-0001-55/56-

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2025 Airport Terminal Expansion: 1. Helms & Associates invoice #4 in the amount of $924.92, 2.

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Helms & Associates invoice #16 in the amount of $3,468.62, and 3. Quest Construction pay

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estimate #5 in the amount of $235,201.91. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion

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carried.

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APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO HELMS & ASSOCIATES INVOICE #7 IN THE

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AMOUNT OF $5,600.21 AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN INVOICE FOR

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AIP PROJECT #3-46-0001-58-2026 SRE BUILDING EXPANSION

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Transportation Director Krokel presented the pay request. Motion by Ward, second by

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Liebelt, to approve payment to Helms & Associates invoice #7 in the amount of $5,600.21 and to

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authorize City Manager to sign invoice for AIP Project #3-46-0001-58-2026 SRE Building

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Expansion. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.

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APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO USE AIRPORT FUEL TAX FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT

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OF $3,718.05 AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE WEATHER CAMERA

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SYSTEM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF

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TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY OF ABERDEEN/REGIONAL AIRPORT

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Transportation Director Krokel presented the request. Motion by Liebelt, second by Ward,

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to approve the use Airport Fuel Tax funds in the amount of $3,718.05 and authorize City Manager

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to sign the Weather Camera System agreement between the South Dakota Department of

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Transportation and the City of Aberdeen/Regional Airport. Voice vote to approve, all present

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voting aye, motion carried.

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Council Member Ekanger joined the meeting at 6:08 p.m.

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REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Ward, second by Liebelt, to approve payment of the bills listed for July 20,

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2026.

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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: Utility 429.60: Dillon Klebsch 50.43, A & A Property Mgmt.

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60.86, M & M Properties 59.14, Daughters Property 259.17, SD Dept. of Revenue 61,201.57,

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United States Treasury 3,837.51, Century Link 5,000.00, A M Leonard Inc. 531.66, A-1 Sanitation

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& Recycling LLC 14,272.75, Aaron Bigelow 225.00, Aberdak Club 450.00, Aberdeen Christian

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School Inc. 500.00, Aberdeen Chrysler Center 1,010.52, Aberdeen Exchange Club 93.00,

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Aberdeen Insider 279.77, Aberdeen Lawn Care 300.00, Abigail Hartung 20.00, Ace Refrigeration

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357.51, Action Pest Control 357.00, Ada Sharp 60.00, Adapco Inc. 3,317.40, Addisyn Heinrich

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40.00, Advance Auto Parts 163.98, AE2S 2,127.92, Agtegra Cooperative 18,573.11, Alex Tiede

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98.00, Alicia Peterson 48.00, Amazon Capital Services 88.80, American Assn. Airport Executives

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325.00, American Mosquito Control Assn. 179.00, American Red Cross 1,152.00, Amy Beaner

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30.00, AmyZ Painting Party 1,005.00, Angela Sharp 84.00, Aqua Pure Inc. 11,743.00, Arctic

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Glacier Premium Ice 1,703.18, Associated Supply Co. Inc. 24,049.94, AT&T Cell 669.31, ATCO

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International 1,237.90, Auto Value - Aberdeen 1,162.08, Automated Maintenance Systems Inc.

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12,240.00, AutoZone 123.57, Avera St. Luke's Hospital 9,636.92, Axton Johnson 91.00, Banner

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Associates Inc. 77,842.80, Bantz, Gosch & Cremer LLC 6,524.77, Beacon Athletics LLC 799.99,

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Brown County Conservation Dist. 200.00, Brown County Landfill 26,355.67, Cadence

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Weischedel 20.00, Caleb Crosby 200.00, Canfield Business Interiors Inc. 618.22, CardConnect

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LLC 325.00, Carol Jerke 870.47, Carol Weber Green 205.00, Cartney Bearing Co. 37.62, Casey

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Schroeder 40.00, Cash-Wa Distributing 7,336.39, Center Point Large Print 250.50, Century

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Business Products 1,286.58, CenturyLink 85.28, Chemco Systems LP 4,026.13, Chuck Forrest

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45.00, City Treasurer 42.08, Climate Control 1,937.60, Club Car LLC 2,160.00, Coast to Coast

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Solutions 2,199.60, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 8,953.80, Cole Papers Inc. 19,040.97, Combined

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Building Specialties Inc. 4,438.00, Constellation NewEnergy 151.47, Convention & Visitors

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Bureau 48,716.35, Core & Main LP 162,478.92, Country Concrete & Landscaping 3,605.50,

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Courtney Erickson 4,359.01, Crawford Trucks & Equip. 3,386.65, Crescent Electric Supply

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677.36, Custom Installation Solutions 3,475.00, CWF Masonry & Construction Inc. 112,478.45,

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D&K Products 1,983.00, Dacotah Bank Aberdeen 13,366.33, Dakota Broadcasting LLC 1,600.00,

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Dakota Electronics LLC 2,078.90, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 347.49, Dakota Potters Supply 105.90,

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Dakota Pump & Control 609.64, Dakota Supply Group 5,201.43, Darren Cleveland 45.00, David's

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Lawn & Snow 455.00, Dependable Sanitation 37,503.81, Designs DeVilliers 900.00, DeZurik Inc.

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3,893.87, Diamond Dry Cleaning 89.80, Direct Automation LLC 13,676.22, Domino's Pizza

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80.91, Don's Builders Hardware 1,126.00, Dubois Chemicals Inc. 10,819.60, Dylan Head 45.00,

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Eastside Equipment 206.90, Efraimson Electric Inc. 1,577.84, Elizabeth Shultis 84.00, Emberline

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Press Inc. 8,281.12, Endress & Hauser 3,286.09, Eric Donat 100.00, Ezra Steele 66.00, Farm &

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Home Publishers Ltd. 260.00, Farm Power Mfg. Inc. 319.89, Fastenal Company 124.13, Fay's

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Refrigeration LLC 9,645.39, Federal Express Corp. 19.50, Ferguson Waterworks #2516 1,841.94,

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Fire Safety First 1,289.45, Flat Rock Farms 120.00, Fordham Signs 745.00, FP Mailing Solutions

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259.62, G&R Controls Inc. 9,301.19, Gardner Locksmith 766.72, Geffdog Designs 1,671.08,

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Glenn Bitz 210.00, Golfco Int'l 566.73, Graham Tire Co. 16,418.41, Grainger 3,256.88, Graymont

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(WI) LLC 54,304.39, Gretchen Anderson Sharp 112.00, Haar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 117.35,

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Harms Heating and Cooling Inc. 1,655.62, Hase Plumbing & Heating 539.56, Hawkins Inc.

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11,900.05, Helms & Associates 6,193.75, House of Glass Inc. 8,336.04, Hub City Radio 3,050.70,

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Hutcheson Engineering Products Inc. 2,607.72, Impact Janitorial 3,885.25, Ingram Library

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Services 3,069.50, Inman Irrigation 367.00, Interstate Battery Arlington 305.90, Isaiah Sharp

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66.00, Jackie Witlock 198.59, Jacob Jundt 3,392.50, Jacobs Construction 889.84, James Valley

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Coop Tele. Co. 48.03, Janway Company USA Inc. 519.00, Jason Fernandez 730.00, Jason's Truck

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& Auto Body 5,000.00, JE & SM Enterprises LLC 3,520.00, Jefferson Partners LP 97.75, Jenny

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Gross 96.00, Jensen Rock & Sand Inc. - Mobridge 20,842.71, JGE Inc. 1,615.30, Joel Carda

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112.00, Joel Weig 300.00, John Hettich 45.00, John Kirnan 120.00, John Patzlaff 96.00, Jonathon

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Murdy 6,752.84, Joye Ward 112.00, Julie Aitchison 112.00, Julie Borr 96.00, K&S Plumbing Inc.

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4,355.17, Kaitlynn Glodt 91.00, Karl Alberts 100.80, Karl's TV & Appliance 59.96, Katharine

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Hartung 77.00, Katherine Malsom 32.86, Kathy Harris 96.76, Kayla Duncan 60.00, Kelly Wieser

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112.00, Ken's Alignment Auto Srvc. 178.69, Ken's SuperFair Foods 10,573.65, Kimberly Carda

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112.00, Kirk's Auto 1,098.58, KQLX-FM/KXGT 500.00, Kristine Konickson 112.00, L&T Lawn

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Care LLC 550.00, Ladner Electric 277.46, Lake Area Tech Foundation 8,250.00, Lang's TV &

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Appliance 281.00, Language Line Services 868.51, Lawson Products Inc. 355.54, Leah Carda

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91.00, Leidholdt Tool Sales LLC 349.50, Lightspeed Commerce Inc. 340.00, Lincoln Repair of

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Aberdeen 11,488.69, Linde Gas & Equip. Inc. 862.53, Linde Inc. 7,867.80, Lisa Osman 112.00,

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Livestock Specialist Inc. 1,962.56, Lucas Fredrick 91.00, Lucas Lesher 43.00, Lyla Agius 126.56,

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MacQueen Emergency Group 3,917.50, Mac's Inc. 1,558.20, Malloy Electric 5,404.00, Marco

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Technologies LLC 663.96, Mark Grote 45.00, Mark Hamson 189.00, Marnee Hauck 40.00, Mason

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Ligon 99.00, Mason Moe 50.00, Matt Olson 80.00, McKeever Inc. 898.36, McKesson Medical-

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Surgical Inc. 1,175.76, McMaster-Carr Supply Co. 322.38, McQuillen Creative Group Inc.

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2,416.00, Mead & Hunt Inc. 5,000.00, Melledy Rostad 127.00, Menards Inc. 10,925.68, Metering

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and Technology Solutions 112,321.90, Midco Communications 2,392.24, Midcontinent Testing

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Laboratories 261.50, Midstates Group 2,062.25, Midwest Alarm Company 1,723.80, Midwest

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Tape 4,185.40, Mini Melts of America LLC 1,585.80, Most Dependable Fountains 534.00, MTI

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Distributing 11,637.48, My Turn Playsystems 29,460.00, Napa Central 411.94, NB Golf LLC

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2,916.00, NCL of Wisconsin 139.68, Nelson Sales & Service LLC 435.22, Nippon Sanso

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Matheson Inc. 381.35, Norman Johnson 33.00, Northern Plains Animal Health 5.01, Northern

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Truck Equip. 3,820.76, Northern Valley Communications 1,900.19, Novel Ideas LLC 1,137.80,

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NW Blade 222.00, OCLC Inc. 14,029.45, ODP Business Solutions LLC 272.82, Olson's Pest

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Technicians 410.00, One Source 295.90, Opperman Inc. 2,465.40, O'Reilly Auto Parts 107.74,

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Original Watermen Inc. 3,152.50, OverDrive Inc. 3,306.14, Paige Veskrna 150.00, Pantorium

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22.00, Pauer Sound LLC 468.00, Performance Oil & Lubricants 55.34, Pierson Ford-Lincoln-

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Mercury 575.70, PKG Contracting Inc. 4,010,473.40, Platinum Auto Spa 32.00, Plunkett's Pest

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Control 739.64, Pomp's Tire Service 410.08, Pontem Software 1,050.00, Pressure Washer Central

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227.84, Printing Concepts LLC 750.00, Production Monkeys 1,045.00, Quality Welding Inc.

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127.10, Quest Construction LLC 235,201.91, Quill Corporation 27.21, Raini Labrosse 135.00,

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RBL Designs 6,762.50, RDO Equipment Co. 4,059.40, Recreation Supply Co. 1,404.01, Reid

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Johnson 91.00, Rivard's Turf & Forage 3,883.53, Robyn Ewalt 126.00, Runnings Supply Inc. #14

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7,825.70, Russel McNeely 1,935.00, Ryan's Carpet Cleaning 462.95, Sabrina Padfield 67.90,

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Safety Service Inc. 450.00, Sakura Eggena 50.00, Sanford Health 750.00, Sanford Health

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Occupational 5,037.00, Sanitation Products Inc. 519.50, Sara Weischedel 112.00, Sarah Suko

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112.00, Sargent County Teller 179.40, Scott Glodt 112.00, SD Department Health Lab 146.00,

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SD Redbook Fund 30.00, Service Signs Inc. 325.61, Sewer Duck Inc. 1,750.00, Shaun McNeely

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2,520.00, Sherwin-Williams Co. 755.86, Sophie Spah 50.00, South Dakota Magazine 990.00,

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South Dakota One Call 473.55, Staples 197.45, Stephanie Raap 112.00, Stephen Rowenhorst

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10.00, Stern Oil Company Inc. 2,970.83, Steven Lust Automotive 1,251.63, Sue Gates 112.00,

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Susan Cybulski 53.10, Swanson Electric LLC 300.87, Tanner Schabot-Shultis 105.00, Taylor

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Music 208.88, Tessman Company 142.00, The Barstool Prophets 555.00, The RV Parts Store

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133.22, The UPS Store #4543 715.50, Thomson Reuters 143.07, Tia Swiontek 1,005.60, Tim Reed

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6,000.00, Titan Access Productivity 1,898.54, Tracy Mittleider 479.15, Travis Netzer 157.00,

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Travis Sharp 78.00, TripleC Pros Window Cleaning 1,100.00, Tri-State Water Inc. 200.00, Tyler

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Technologies 116,933.12, UGSI Chemical Feed Inc. 2,362.07, Uline 553.80, Van Wall Equipment

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Inc. 1,142.10, Verizon Wireless 381.73, Vestis Group Inc. 3,803.57, Virginia Lewis 112.00,

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Vollan Oil Co. 2,732.63, Vosika Fencing 379.30, Wausau Tile Inc. 33,479.67, Weismantel Rent-

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All 127.74, Wendy Thorson 42.00, Western Area Power Admin. 9,816.07, Western States Fire

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Protection 720.00, Woolridge Creamery 120.00.

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Roll call vote to approve with Council Member Ronayne abstaining, Fouberg abstaining to

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Dacotah Bank, Nilson abstaining to Banner Associates Inc. and PKG Contracting Inc., all others

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present voting aye, motion carried.

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CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

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City Manager McNeil welcomed new City Engineer Leif Redinger, provided a recap of

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last week's storm event, shared updates on ongoing construction projects, and announced that the

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Promotion Funds Application is now open and will close on August 3, 2026. He also noted that

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the August 3 Council meeting will include discussion of the proposed city budget and that a work

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session is scheduled for August 17 at 4:00 p.m. to discuss license plate reader technology and

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related programs.

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Deputy Mayor Johnson presented the statewide award recently received by the City of
Aberdeen and noted that the city is also being considered for a national award.

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Council Member Fouberg provided information regarding the Statewide Transportation

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Improvement Program (STIP), the written comment process for the 6th Avenue bridge project,

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and plans for events commemorating the 25th anniversary of September 11, which will include a

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variety of community activities.

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EXECUTIVE SESSION

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Motion by Nilson, second by Ward, to go into executive session to discuss legal and

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contractual matters pursuant to SDCL §1-25-2(3) and (4). Voice vote to approve, all present voting

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aye, motion carried. The Council moved into executive session at 6:27 p.m.

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Council Member Ward departed the meeting at 7:35 p.m.

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Motion by Fouberg, second by Nilson, to end executive session and return to open meeting.

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Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. The council returned to open meeting

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at 7:49 p.m.

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ADJOURNMENT

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There being no further business, motion by Fouberg, second by Liebelt, 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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7:50 p.m.

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