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Summary of actions and outcomes

1) Agenda approval (addition of item 10.4 — land purchase)
- Motion: Approve agenda with addition of item 10.4.
- Mover/Second: Motion moved and seconded on the record (names not specified in transcript for the mover/second).
- Vote: Roll call recorded as \"Aye\" from Smith, Heinrich, Craig, Harvey, Mayor Robich.
- Outcome: Approved.

2) Board of Adjustment: Prairie Smiles signage variance (3.2)
- Motion: Approve variance request filed by Nathan Fowell on behalf of Prairie Smiles, 1265 Dakota Avenue South, to allow signage larger than the residential-zone limit (non-lit signs on south entrance and east wall facing Dakota).
- Staff recommendation: City planner Barry Cranston recommended approval; no neighborhood opposition reported.
- Vote: Roll call recorded as Smith Aye; Van Rice/Weinrais Aye; Craig Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Approved.

3) Board of Adjustment: Fast Properties LLC garage variance with covenant (3.1)
- Motion: Approve variance to allow an unattached two-car garage to remain on the property without a residence; motion amended to add a covenant tying the garage to the adjacent dental office property.
- Staff recommendation: Recommended approval; no neighborhood opposition reported. Hearing examiner recommended approval.
- Vote: Roll call recorded as Smith Aye; Weinreis/Weiners Aye; Craig Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Approved (amendment to require covenant to tie garage to dental office included).

4) Consent agenda (minutes, fuel quotes, personnel items, licenses, street closing, abatement/refunds, payment of bills)
- Motion: Approve consent agenda as presented.
- Vote: Roll call recorded as Smith Aye; Wainwright/Weinrais Aye; Gregg Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Approved.

5) Joint-Powers agreement with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (rock pod at Crown Park)
- Motion: Approve joint-powers agreement and authorize mayor to sign.
- Vote: Roll call recorded as Smith Aye; Weinrais Aye; Craig Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Approved.

6) Public hearing: Retail on/off-sale malt beverage and South Dakota farm wine licenses (20 First Casino and Back Door Casino at 853 20 First Street SW)
- Motion(s): Approve license applications for both establishments (two separate votes recorded; city inspector recommended holding final license until final inspection is complete).
- Vote(s): For 8.2 (20 First Casino): Smith Aye; Van Rhys Aye; Gregg Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye. For 8.3 (Back Door Casino): Smith Aye; Weiners Aye; Craig Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Both licenses approved subject to final inspection and normal renewal processes.

7) Event center management agreement (10.1)
- Motion: Approve the event center management agreement and authorize the mayor to sign (contract dates adjusted to May 1–Dec 31 to align with other city management contracts).
- Vote: Roll call recorded as Smith Aye; Weinrais Aye; Craig Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Approved.

8) Presentation and acceptance of unaudited 2024 financial statements (10.2)
- Motion: Approve and publish unaudited statements and forward to state; audit scheduled to begin the next day.
- Vote: Roll call recorded with Smith Aye; Paul Rice Aye; Harvey Aye; Mary Robinson Aye (transcript includes roll-call naming convention; votes recorded as \"Aye\").
- Outcome: Approved.

9) Huron Community Campus fee change (10.3)
- Motion: Approve raising the campus support fee to $31.85 per credit hour (to align with Board of Regents satellite-campus policy and allow Northern State University to collect the fee).
- Vote: Roll call recorded as Smith Aye; Wainwright Aye; Craig Aye; Harvey Aye; Mayor Robich Aye.
- Outcome: Approved.

Notes on procedure and conditions
- Several approvals (notably the casino licenses and event-center items) were tied to final inspections or additional administrative steps; the city inspector and staff retained authority to confirm compliance before final license issuance or operation.
- The Fast Properties variance included an explicit amendment requiring a covenant tying the garage to an adjacent property (the dental office) so that the garage cannot be separately sold without returning to the board.

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Commissioner Bragg summarized the financing arrangement that the commission previously authorized: private donors would contribute $75,000 and the city would provide a $75,000 match, creating a $150,000 pool intended to cover acquisition and initial site-preparation costs including title work, surveying and related expenses.

Bragg said donors have delivered $70,000 so far and that one institutional donor’s $5,000 pledge is delayed because that donor is subject to an internal funding freeze. \"With the 70 we have and the city doing the match, we still have more than enough to make the land acquisition,\" Bragg said, adding that staff expect the remaining $5,000 to follow once the freeze is lifted.

City staff and commissioners discussed whether planned site-preparation work — including a $5,000 landscape-architecture class project from South Dakota State University’s landscape architecture program — should be covered out of the same fundraising pool. Staff said that cost was envisioned as part of the site work, and that the city believes the available funds should cover it.

No formal vote was required at the May 21 meeting; commissioners were briefed and told that city legal work on title is nearing completion and that authorizing paperwork could be on the agenda for the next Monday meeting if title is cleared.","Commissioners received an update on the previously approved Stony Run land purchase: private donors have pledged most of $75,000 match, the city will match, and pending title work could allow closing next Monday; one $5,000 donor payment is delayed due to institutional freezes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6580294,"City signs joint-powers agreement with Game, Fish and Parks to replace Crown Park fishing dock",165,1107000,1272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3141311-0e1e56c58e0ae0392bad5a27c9311c69&start=1107&end=1272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3141311-0e1e56c58e0ae0392bad5a27c9311c69/thumbnail_1107000.jpg","/articles/6580294/Huron/Beadle-County/South-Dakota/City-signs-joint-powers-agreement-with-Game-Fish-and-Parks-to-replace-Crown-Park-fishing-dock","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6580294-6fb8bf545a290317b1fa2866dad78493/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190035&Signature=aUmE0F0eioC31yb2XD0kJYoGjNJZ5nahyi-BDBMlh~jB9MOZGCqF9A3LjH0adMkkTuYgP3JGYvdj437ZEMjpx1HOjusQZrgBTh6Y3yvfMd-EMygCoLFZuMYmnSvTsHMxwfQGK3g-LVaXPygX5cGmWI1dK6SV9BPcQwfmmONQ-An-jpx3OVLweBqePbDBYa-1b3AVqw8OOVClekq1VPELA5ntqK8F2WvA2XjSs1Ns7IV4uRK1yNTmsI1Zjmwysw2VrxYa2yXfg62MMlddBfGqSubO4WBUFhmLN31H1qF9AqS8P6SgM7u1fERskx8IINv5GVxJLQoTEvj7c~76h8c6Dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Huron City Commission authorized a joint-powers agreement with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks on May 21 to replace the wooden fishing dock at Crown Park with a rock-based \"rock pod\" fishing feature.

Chad Schroeder, parks and recreation superintendent, told the commission Game, Fish and Parks will handle permitting, design and construction and will cover the construction costs. \"Game, Fish and Parks is going to take care of all the permitting and all the construction and all the costs of the new rock pod,\" Schroeder said. The city will remove the existing wooden structure and assume maintenance responsibilities after installation under the agreement.

Commissioners asked whether the new feature would sit at the same grade as the existing sidewalk and whether the top surface would provide a level, stable area for anglers. Schroeder said Game, Fish and Parks will use their engineers to design the feature; the top surface will be a level finish—likely crushed gravel or concrete substrate—matching the existing path grade so the user surface is similar to the current wooden platform.

Schroeder said the rock pod design has been used elsewhere as a more natural-looking fishing access point and that Huron's installation would be among the early full implementations on an inland body of water in the region. The commission voted in favor; roll call recorded Smith, Weinrais, Craig, Harvey and Mayor Robich voting \"aye.\" The city will transfer the wooden structure and take on routine maintenance after installation by Game, Fish and Parks.","The commission authorized a joint-powers agreement with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks to remove a wooden fishing dock at Crown Park and replace it with a rock 'pod' feature; Game, Fish and Parks will cover permitting and construction and the city will take over maintenance after installation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6580298,"Huron approves higher student support fee for Huron Community Campus",496,1760000,2256000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3141311-0e1e56c58e0ae0392bad5a27c9311c69&start=1760&end=2256","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3141311-0e1e56c58e0ae0392bad5a27c9311c69/thumbnail_1760000.jpg","/articles/6580298/Huron/Beadle-County/South-Dakota/Huron-approves-higher-student-support-fee-for-Huron-Community-Campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6580298-433d82534b8ac59bf7ca57d6527ba1d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190035&Signature=DPveNQxJnJgpRbmlm4U6vtJBg43pepYQfeCbb-Ov07e6tpm-XkvJ3EHiZrPRQoO3JMIcAU5S3mCqTS-ctSR13eBzi~qrFigm-H2DcLTHFKaaNoYNHITJQoO-eFVQDxMh7W09toH7nymN8shhcd-T4KcWmhH-YoAIrMSC-2CUGGoN-K3KSKzvkv2LtKBWB3Bi6gV~IKr1qPfodfv4MXlZrQ6h3544ZeX~TL6l8n~8Gouu2v9TcN-~eHArvPzgb70xdq4RgJ5NS-QP43kmnHg6Vmwk2Gk30Zz7VowfXWgSuS2o3-1kMFyaR-HqpHW7U8-7Ab57d3H9A2lfjFtAnYE-pw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Huron City Commission on May 21 approved raising the student support fee charged at the Huron Community Campus from $20 to $31.85 per credit hour and authorized staff to proceed with the change so Northern State University can collect the fee.

The increase, explained by Doug Pitz, community campus superintendent, brings the campus fee in line with Board of Regents policy for satellite campuses. Pitz told commissioners the change is intended to streamline billing: Northern State will collect the fee through its myNSU system and the city will invoice Northern State for the city’s portion. \"It would eliminate 1 invoice coming to us,\" Pitz said, describing the operational benefit of moving collection to the university.

City staff said the Board of Regents set the $31.85 minimum rate for satellite campus fees in April, and the change is part of negotiating a renewed memorandum of understanding with Northern State. Pitz said the fee increase is not tuition; it is a campus support fee tied to satellite-campus policy and to how Northern State handles fee collection.

Commissioners asked about the student impact and how the amount compares with other delivery options. Pitz gave an example: a three-credit class at the new fee level would result in an increase of about $35.55 compared with the prior $20-per-credit arrangement (three credits × $11.85 increase = $35.55). He also said the total out-of-pocket cost for a three-credit class, combining tuition and the new fee, was about $215.55 under current pricing and that the campus remains cheaper than some alternatives, including some online and dual-credit arrangements.

After discussion, the commission voted to approve the fee change. Roll call recorded Smith, Wainwright, Craig, Harvey and Mayor Robich voting \"aye.\" The commission directed staff to continue negotiating the broader MOU with Northern State and to return with the final packet later this summer.

The fee change takes effect as the city and Northern State align administrative processes; the commission will consider the complete MOU when it returns for final approval.","The Huron City Commission approved raising the campus support fee charged to Huron Community Campus students from $20 to $31.85 per credit hour so Northern State University can collect the charge and the campus can align with Board of Regents satellite-campus policy.","actionData","errors"]

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