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Votes at a glance
- Approved the meeting agenda (voice vote).
- Approved minutes of the Jan. 21 council meeting (voice vote).
- Approved interim bills totaling $156,470.55 and current claims totaling $84,639.06 (voice votes).
- Approved 2024 payable claims of $3,484.99 and Wells Fargo credit card claims for $5,210.15 (voice votes).
- Personnel actions A–F (approved by motion).
- Ordinance second reading: Ordinance 12‑62, transferring three lots in the Boulder Falls addition from rural service district to urban service district (approved by roll call).
- Resolution 2025‑55 establishing guidelines for work requested of city workforce or using city equipment/materials (approved); added language allowing council to waive fees by formal action when in the city’s best interest.
- Resolution 2025‑6 to surplus a wastewater Bobcat for trade‑in (approved).
- Youth Baseball Association pitching machine area: approved request for 150 tons of millings (city purchase value approx. $600; city employees/equipment to transport millings to Butler Park) and authorized city staff assistance as recommended by Public Works.
- Approved contract actions for Evans Plunge Mineral Springs fitness instructors: Contract 2025‑4 (Lori McNair) and Contract 2025‑5 (Monica Potts) (approved).
- Extended the 2022 airport haying agreement with Merrill Haying Company for the 2025 haying season with no changes (approved).
- Authorized publication of notice to bidders for the lease of one city‑owned retail on‑sale liquor license (minimum value $50,000; sealed bids to be opened March 3, 2025 at 7:15 p.m.) (approved).
- Consent to assignment of the city’s solid‑waste and recycling contract from Sanders Sanitation to Waste Connections of South Dakota Inc. (approved); attorneys reviewed and amended section K as needed.
- Transfer of a Toro 3500D Sidewinder mower from Southern Hills Golf Course fund to Parks Department (approved).
- Reappointed Chris Katke and Asad Khan to the Business Improvement District Board for three‑year terms (approved).
- Multiple travel/training requests from police staff and officers for regional conferences and trainings in Deadwood and elsewhere were approved (approved).
- Approved consulting contract with Gideon Group LLC for SHSAU training (see separate article).

Among other administrative items, the council opened a notice period to accept sealed bids for a city liquor license that reverted to the city; the license has a minimum bid value of $50,000 and standard annual renewal requirements. The council also handled standard committee reports and received routine finance updates from the finance officer, who noted that early‑year revenue timing typically shows slow receipts and that staff are working on the 2024 financial statements and annual report.

A community presentation by a resident named Andrew proposed a celebratory burn of a large construction‑cone structure at Butler Park marking completion of multi‑year highway reconstruction. Andrew described materials and site preparation; council members suggested discussing logistics and public‑safety details at the safety committee and parks and recreation committee before bringing any formal item to the council. The council directed staff to include the idea on committee agendas for further review.

The meeting concluded with the council moving into an executive session for a legal matter under South Dakota Codified Law 1‑25‑2.3; no action was taken when members returned from executive session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Hot Springs, SD City Council Meeting - February 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Hot Springs City Council approved claims, several contracts and park improvements and gave direction on multiple administrative items at its February meeting.","taxTitle","Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota","taxId",74356,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6352893,"Council approves $9,000 contract for joint SWAT training, funded by Byrne JAG grant",950,3381000,4331000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2222111-d355d7f1a0dec34ef3bb1d4cf43eb370&start=3381&end=4331","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2222111-d355d7f1a0dec34ef3bb1d4cf43eb370/thumbnail_3381000.jpg","/articles/6352893/Hot-Springs/Fall-River-County/South-Dakota/Council-approves-9000-contract-for-joint-SWAT-training-funded-by-Byrne-JAG-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352893-f2c7855967260f7b002077c3887fea99/orig.mp4?Expires=1773559564&Signature=P3qODYPdWMQ4McO2X0nCPmrqhfcA9CVFWWjKOXs-f3va9TTl2tYg0QEX9Duv4aLbsTXIrY0XRumYO94xyc0roqvzReHzmki4NBzK7Olg7bSUjA8AcVlbbQZcl-xnTFxKWnvVc3~WDbAh0wDfNgPLzroHBmX0ECktfUp0JoRYFMzSRfkQM3X8zjWkFJf6x3JMQNxseUf0xGCKn5RAJ9nQMBjbx9wO8mih7hE9aDbiiOPHuTXQAlOFX3Nw~a~Uq392ib3bIrtdeUGtkrnzA6-X9dXmxGVwtWIvAhrEIw0A16HdcLRDruLDosDR~Lad0Jqb4YfcHf469OFIqnBL3IVfmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hot Springs City Council approved a $9,000 consulting agreement with Gideon Group LLC to provide training and consulting services for a multi‑agency tactical team, the Southern Hills Special Assignment Unit (SHSAU). The cost will be reimbursed by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant the city previously accepted.

Captain Phil Shively of the Hot Springs Police Department and other law‑enforcement leaders briefed the council on the SHSAU, which is a joint task force composed of the Hot Springs Police Department, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office and the Fall River County Sheriff’s Office. The contract as amended in council discussion adds “approximate” personnel counts for each participating agency and clarifies that the 120 minimum training hours apply to the SHSAU team in aggregate rather than to each individual officer.

Council members asked where training would occur; Shively said the team will use regional facilities including a shoot‑house at Ellsworth Air Force Base and ranges in Edgemont and Custer for live‑force and close‑quarters training. The training is intended to create a baseline of skills and accountability and to help standardize policies across participating agencies. Council members said the training addresses real incidents that have required multi‑agency response in the region.

Misty, the finance officer, and the city attorney participated in clarifying contract language during the meeting. The council approved the amended contract on a unanimous voice vote.

The agreement includes an exhibit recording approximate participant counts for Hot Springs, Fall River and Custer agencies and inserts an explicit note that failure to provide the minimum aggregate team training hours would constitute a breach by the consultant. Captain Shively said the training is expected to conclude in September 2025 with follow‑on training and grant opportunities to sustain the team.

The contract documents and an acknowledgment from the participating sheriffs were included in the meeting packet. Council members said they support using grant funds to build tactical capability while keeping oversight through documented policy and interagency agreements.","The council authorized a $9,000 consulting contract with Gideon Group LLC to provide training for the Southern Hills Special Assignment Unit; the cost will be reimbursed by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6352897,"Hot Springs council narrows action on medical cannabis: will consider extended retail hours but not cultivation",1786,873000,2659000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2222111-d355d7f1a0dec34ef3bb1d4cf43eb370&start=873&end=2659","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2222111-d355d7f1a0dec34ef3bb1d4cf43eb370/thumbnail_873000.jpg","/articles/6352897/Hot-Springs/Fall-River-County/South-Dakota/Hot-Springs-council-narrows-action-on-medical-cannabis-will-consider-extended-retail-hours-but-not-cultivation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352897-e2430eec574c74080afa43f665c24974/orig.mp4?Expires=1773559564&Signature=iBlNTsUYttcrMvw9ao9BnEC9Ukp~UPfnEu2kebvAMpoWMVKu~u-itzn1nicxgCsdxEb6g54wW0zI8IA117zF7bgmp5lzsk8pwLZVqjwKf62Ba3jb-aZOzkE579g434~uGqzpiuiOOasGCLoKnuzjSoWMVCETx6CbZ7wi0vUwI06UiAqVarAnoaxFjouYpoSzJEbPv3ZnsZSzM76ZqxxEIsCX2e93LQkIqjM5JUJIRZyeZPPBmofjBVsuGIj3WKGDK52qFdYepYq47X5GIj1rNiJFBIrGLSkdk21NQrugNYR2VT40OllYWRKt41kv2pPiDl8A0075zBoOe1LQt8dsBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hot Springs City Council on Tuesday discussed whether to expand business hours for medical cannabis dispensaries and whether to permit local cultivation and manufacturing. After public comment and council debate, Mayor Nelson said the council would bring back only an ordinance to consider extended retail hours; the question of allowing cultivation and manufacturing will not be scheduled for council action at this time.

The discussion drew a mix of public comment and lengthy remarks from council members. Councilwoman Deborah Johnston spoke in favor of allowing cultivation in an enclosed facility, calling the dispensary operator a “healing practitioner” and urging support for local businesses that draw visitors and tax revenue. Several other council members said they had done their own outreach and research and declined to support on-site cultivation and manufacturing in town.

The issue matters because state law constrains local regulation of dispensaries and because cultivation and manufacturing raise distinct land‑use, public‑safety and odor concerns that the council said would affect nearby neighborhoods and city operations. The council heard from council members who said enclosed facilities with filtration systems can limit outside odors, and from others who said they found examples elsewhere where odor and light problems required regulatory action or nonrenewal of licenses.

Mayor Nelson summarized the council's informal preference after discussion: six members favored extending dispensary hours only; two members favored also permitting cultivation and manufacturing. The council directed staff to draft an ordinance to extend business hours and return that ordinance for formal consideration at the next regular meeting.

Council members and staff also discussed limits on local authority. A staff memo and attorney input cited in the discussion said cities must be careful: while a local government cannot enact rules that make a dispensary impossible to operate, the city is not legally required to permit cultivation, harvesting or manufacturing. The transcript record shows the council sought clarity from the city attorney and asked for draft language that would, if adopted, require any future cultivator to operate as an enclosed facility and allow the city to revoke or not renew licenses if documented problems (for example, persistent odor or law‑enforcement issues) occurred.

The council made no formal vote on cultivation and manufacturing at the meeting. Instead the body took direction to return with an ordinance focused only on changing retail hours and with proposed permit/license language that would limit future cultivation to enclosed facilities and establish enforcement and renewal conditions.

The council indicated the draft ordinance will be placed on a future agenda after review by the safety and parks committees and consultation with staff and the city attorney.","After extended debate and public comment, the Hot Springs City Council said it will return an ordinance to extend dispensary hours for formal action and is not moving forward, for now, on allowing cannabis cultivation and manufacturing within city limits.","actionData","errors"]

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