Aberdeen City Council
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · September 3, 2024
Minutes
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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South
Dakota, September 3, 2024, 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 via
teleconference, Charlotte Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Justin Reinbold, David Novstrup, and
Mayor Travis Schaunaman. Council member Tiffany Langer was absent.
City Staff present were Robin Bobzien, Ron Wager, Stuart Nelson, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig,
Rich Krokel, Dave McNeil, Amber Schwab and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Novstrup, second by Reibold, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all
present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Liebelt, second by Ward, to approve the minutes of the August 26, 2024, 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 Reinbold, second by Ronayne, to approve the following items on the consent
calendar:
REQUEST FOR STREET/TRAIL USE – Simmons Middle School – Receive and place on
file
COMMUNITY EVENT PERMIT – Dacotah Prairie Museum and Aberdeen Area
Chamber of Commerce – Receive and place on file
SET PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. for the transfer
of Retail On-Sale Liquor License RL-2768 with Video Lottery License Number 1072 From
Lafayette Casino LLC, 3015 6th Ave SE #1 to Lafayette Casino LLC, 1923 6th Ave SE #103B
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SET BID DATE ON OCTOBER 29, 2024, until 2:00 p.m. for the Aberdeen Water
Reclamation Facility – Phase I
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
Council Member Tiffany Langer joined the meeting at 5:32 p.m. via teleconference.
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR SPECIAL ONE-DAY RETAIL ON-SALE
LIQUOR LICENSE FOR UNITY FOR LIFE, INC. DBA STELLA MARIS FOR AN EVENT ON
OCTOBER 5, 2024, AT THE SACRED HEART PARISH HALL LOCATED AT 502 2ND AVE
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Mayor Travis Schaunaman opened the public hearing on the special one-day retail on-sale
liquor license. Motion by Ronayne, second by Liebelt, to approve the Special One-Day Retail On-
Sale Liquor Licenses for Unity for Life, Inc. dba Stella Maris for an event on October 5, 2024, at
the Sacred Heart Parish Hall located at 502 2nd Ave SE. Voice vote to approve, all present voting
aye, motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2025 CITY BUDGET AND POSSIBLE FIRST READING
OF ORDINANCE NO. 24-09-01, 2025 APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
Mayor Schaunaman opened the public hearing on the 2025 appropriations ordinance. City
Manager Robin Bobzien and Finance Officer Jordan McQuillen presented the ordinance. Motion
by Ward, second by Ronayne, to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 24-09-01, 2025
Appropriations Ordinance. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO TREND HUNTER INC. FOR SIX (6) FUTURISTU
MASTERCLASS IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,000.00
City Manager Robin Bobzien and Economic Development Manager & Public Information
Officer Amber Schwab presented the payment request. Motion by Liebelt, second by Reinbold, to
approve the payment to Trend Hunter Inc. for six (6) FuturistU Masterclass in the amount of
$54,000.00. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Fouberg abstaining, all others present
voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF SD DOT SEC 5339 FUNDING AGREEMENT
812163 AMENDMENT #1 TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND SD DOT
SEC 5339 FUNDING AGREEMENT 812087 AMENDMENT #1 TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF
PERFORMANCE
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Transportation Director Rich Krokel presented the extension of the grants. Motion by
Johnson, second by Ronayne, to approve and accept the SD DOT Sec 5339 Funding Agreement
812163 Amendment #1 to revise the period of performance and SD DOT Sec 5339 Funding
Agreement 812087 Amendment #1 to revise the period of performance
Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Ronayne, second by Reinbold to approve payment of the bills listed for September
3, 2024.
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: Justice Fire & Safety Inc. 299.50, Helms & Associates 1,269.28, Marco
Technologies LLC 331.62, RDO Equipment Co. 357.64, Brown County Landfill 4.80, Dakota
Riggers & Tool Supply 494.37, Hawkins Inc. 7,085.40, Eddie's Northside Sinclair 280.91,
Performance Oil 369.00, Cole Papers Inc. 399.42, Jensen Rock & Sand Inc. 49,659.58, Graham Tire
Co. 202.02, Direct Automation LLC 320.60, Auto Value Parts/Hedahls 1,019.73, Nelson Sales &
Service LLC 269.98, Ken's Alignment 190.96, Kessler’s Inc. 65.00, Nathan Sturgeon 224.00, Dakota
Supply Group 1,650.58, Graymont LLC 31,185.28, Midstates Group 835.00, Share Corp. 3,063.53,
Crawford Trucks & Equipment 1,281.59, Town & Country Lumber Inc. 577.00, Wright & Sudlow
5,590.00, Banner Associates Inc. 9,880.00, Metering & Technology Solutions 3,728.86, Harms
Heating and Cooling 180.61, Dependable Sanitation 120.00, Energy Laboratories Inc. 121.90, SD
Department Health Lab 609.50, Alex Heyd 224.00, Titan Access Productivity 59.75, Climate Control
9,671.76, Goodway Technologies Corp. 711.24, Univar Solutions USA Inc. 6,242.20, Mariah
Mougey 224.00, Dakotaland Autoglass Inc. 196.10, Luke Nelson 298.00, Northern Valley
Communications 345.00, MTI Distributing 778.49, Otis Elevator Company 3,862.88, Detco
1,821.56, Ken's Superfair Foods 85.96, O’Reilly Auto Parts 27.56, Century Business Products 79.78,
Menards Inc. 1,136.61, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 424.31, Killoran Trucking & Brokerage 13,997.12,
AT&T Cell 2,532.04, NCL of Wisconsin 959.98, Atco International 842.65, Hunter Schlotman
224.00, Pomp's Tire Service 309.24, Max Stoltenburg 204.00, L&T Lawn Care LLC 150.00, Locators
& Supplies Inc. 388.04, Dakota Oil 132.50, O’Connor Company 1,509.43, Vessco Inc. 1,676.50,
Jordon Dahme 224.00, Geoff Stoltenburg 298.00, Vestis Group Inc. 318.86, Grainger 217.52,
Sanitation Products Inc. 9,953.27, Geffdog Designs 346.00, Crescent Electric Supply 422.83, Knight
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Towing 1,906.00, JGE Inc. 37.50, Swanson Electric 201.53, Napa Central 728.60, James Valley Coop
Telephone Co. 35.05, CWF Masonry & Construction 9,861.24, Chemco Systems LP 599.16,
Runnings Supply Inc. 300.67, Interstate Battery Arling 400.80, Custom Installation Solutions 230.00,
Motion Industries Inc. 153.67, Aberdeen Lions Club 304.69, Aberdeen Awards 6.00, Lynn, Jackson,
Shultz 2,015.00, Dakota Electronics LLC 42.00
Payroll for the period from August 25, 2024, through September 7, 2024, and city share of
social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance. Roll call vote to
approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Robin Bobzien did not have a report. Mayor Schaunaman and Chief of Police
Dave McNeil presented a Community Safety Meeting summary regarding South Lincoln Street.
Council member Fouberg departed the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Liebelt, second by Johnson to move into executive session at 6:02 p.m. to
consult with legal counsel to discuss contract matters and to prepare or contract negotiations,
pursuant to SDCL §1-25-2(3) and (4). Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion
carried.
Motion by Johnson, second by Reinbold to move out of executive session at 6:19 p.m.
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Reinbold, to adjourn the
meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:19
p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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AMENDED MINUTES
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South
Dakota, September 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.
Payroll Section of City Council Meeting Minutes of September 3, 2024, as Amended (minutes are
amended to include payroll data not available at time of publication).
Payroll for the period from August 25, 2024, through September 7, 2024, and city share of
social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance: EFTPS
161,799.25, SDRS 95,729.94, City Health Insurance 89,375.00, City Council 3,521.63, City Manager
8,719.13, City Attorney 7,943.55, Finance 16,448.77, HR 9,307.10, City Hall 2,031.37, Computer
5,498.04, Community Development 16,048.00, Engineering 13,315.92, Police 175,242.32, Keith
Sharisky 23.40/hr, Fire 149,794.73, Semisi Malolo 20.73, Austin Nath 23.46, Bldg Inspect 7,108.95,
Street 35,720.97, Traffic 11,244.20, Solid Waste 25,455.30, Transit 23,999.28, Library 33,378.46,
Economic Development 2,919.20, Cemetery 7,163.99, Mosquito Control 3,344.64, Meals on Wheels
511.89, PRF Admin 9,798.86, Gabriella Pasara 14.00/hr, Luke Swanson 14.00/hr, Desiree Sears
16.50/hr, Jessica Deyo 20.25/hr, Tia Swiontek 19.50/hr, Brigette Weisenburger 23.25/hr, Jonah
Dignan 14.75/hr, Derron Gulden 14.75/hr, Allison Kluver 14.50/hr, Nicholas Schwab 14.50/hr,
Terrina Heyd 20.75/hr, Alyson Lang 15.50/hr, Katelyn Mehlhaff 18.00/hr, Robin O'Neill 21.25/hr,
Kristine Orr 21.25/hr, Jennifer Ring 21.25/hr, Courtney Salzer-Whitney 15.50/hr, Jackie Beving
15.25/hr, Greta Beyers 19.25/hr, Tabitha Beyers 14.25/hr, Shayna Bienvenu 19.25/hr, Erica Carda
15.50/hr, Marilyn Davis 20.25/hr, Ashton Dennert 21.25/hr, Elsa Dennert 15.00/hr, Gwyn Fischbach
21.25/hr, Samantha Fletcher 20.25/hr, Zander Kuhfeld 14.25/hr, Samson Raap 14.25/hr, Micah Stolp
14.25/hr, Cade Trenhale 15.00/hr, Hayden Werlinger 14.25/hr, Cooper Fosher 14.25/hr, Bailey
DeGroot 14.25/hr, Henry Brassilio 14.25/hr, Zane Backous 14.25/hr, Kaelyn Schutter 14.25/hr, Amy
LeBeau 19.25/hr, Emma Carlsgaard 14.25/hr, Caleb Crosby 18.25/hr, Rani LaBrosse 14.25/hr,
Cassandra Schumacher 20.50/hr, Josh Opp 16.50/hr, Courtney Haverkamp 14.00/hr, Katrina
Holzkamm 14.50/hr Recreation 10,380.40, ARCC 14,537.74, Aquatic Center 792.03, PRF Dome
5,167.89, Senior Center 5,509.14, Parks 26,764.85, Wylie Park 17,340.18, Forestry 10,410.81,
Airport 18,759.33, Utility Storm 32,343.97, Daelyn Rainford 21.19/hr, Water Treatment 24,439.81,
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Utility Water 2,015.20, Water Reclamation 23,483.10, Utility Sewer 8,902.16, SBL Rides 6,866.93,
Concessions 5,185.31, Rec Enterprise 3,344.38, ARCC Enterprise 172.25, Campground 3,804.87,
Golf 12,421.90
Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
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Finance Officer
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