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Votes at a glance: Yankton City Commission actions including rezoning, bids and contracts
Summary
The commission approved minutes and bills, awarded multiple public‑works contracts and supply bids, approved a rezoning in the city’s extra‑territorial jurisdiction, authorized a quitclaim deed to the school district, and set fees/timelines for a package liquor license.
YANKTON, S.D. — At its March 11 meeting the Yankton City Commission approved minutes and bills, adopted land‑use and administrative measures, and awarded several procurement contracts and supply bids. Key outcomes are summarized below.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes (02/24/2025): approved (roll call: Benson, Brunick, Sarta, Hanoff, Villanueva, Weber, Mayor Mason Shroff — all aye).
- Schedule of bills: motion to pay bills approved (same roll-call outcome).
- Consent agenda (including transient merchant license for Riverboat Days, call for city election notice, and setting a public hearing for an on‑sale wine retailer’s license for Mount Marty on April 9): approved.
- Ordinance 10‑96 (rezoning from A‑1 Agriculture to R‑2 Residential in the city’s extra‑territorial jurisdiction for the Grossman property): approved by roll call (Benson, Brunick, Sarta, Hanoff, Villanueva, Weber, Mayor — all aye). Staff and planning commission recommended approval; a neighboring property owner submitted a letter noting past creek flooding in parts of the area and staff said floodplain rules would prevent development in the floodway.
- Resolution 25‑12 (quitclaim deed): authorized the city manager to execute a quitclaim deed conveying any reversionary city interests in a vacated Mulberry Street right‑of‑way to the Yankton School District; motion carried by roll call.
- Annual supply bids and contract awards: • Annual supply liquid asphalt: awarded to Gebro Inc. (Sioux City, Iowa) at $678.187 per ton for AC grade; MC‑70 at approximately $4.65/gal; RC‑800 at approximately $3.89/gal — approved by roll call. • Bituminous mix (2‑inch mix): awarded to Knife River (Sioux Falls) at $88 per ton — approved. • Cairn Drive / Bradley Street / Valley Road water main replacement: awarded to Feinberg Construction at $788,877 — approved.
- Plat amendment (amendment to resolution concerning a plat on the west side near the 3400 block of West Salemus Road): approved; staff and planning commission recommended approval.
- On‑sale malt beverage retailer’s license for Riverboat Days (3‑day event): approved.
- Municipal election board compensation: superintendent $200, deputies $180, absentee ballot counters $60 — approved.
Process and context
City staff presented background memos or bid tabulations for procurement items and recommended awards to the lowest responsive bidders. Roll‑call votes were recorded for each formal action; where roll calls were recorded the result was unanimous approval on the listed items.
What happens next
Staff will execute awarded contracts and proceed with project scheduling and procurement steps; the quitclaim deed will be prepared for signature; legal notices and sealed‑bid procedures will be published where applicable (see separate item on package off‑sale liquor license timelines).
Ending: The commission closed the meeting after approving all remaining agenda items.
