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Aberdeen council approves liquor license, airport invoices, construction pay requests and routine claims
Summary
On Aug. 18 the City of Aberdeen Council approved a retail malt-beverage and South Dakota farm-wine license for Irie Vibes Sip and Paint, multiple airport-related pay requests and construction pay estimates, a USGS joint-funding agreement for stream gauges and payment of claims and payroll; council recorded a small number of abstentions on claims.
The City of Aberdeen Council on Aug. 18 approved a set of routine and project payments, granted a new liquor license and acknowledged several airport- and public-works-related contracts.
Liquor license: The council granted a retail on/off-sale malt beverage and South Dakota farm-wine license for Very Necessary LLC, doing business as Irie Vibes Sip and Paint (application produced no speakers in favor or opposition at the hearing). A motion to approve carried.
Airport projects and invoices: Council approved payments tied to airport projects and recommended contractors. The council authorized payment of Helms and Associates invoices for terminal access road and parking-lot engineering services (bidding services invoice no. 4 for $900.17 and construction-administration invoice no. 5 for $6,203) and authorized the city manager to sign the vendor invoice. Council also approved an apron-reconstruction pay request: Helms administrative/resident-engineering services for $47,032.72 and Reedy Construction estimate number (work completed through July 25) for $3,643,701.60. The council approved payment for a pre-conditioned-air unit project tied to the JetBridge with Helms invoices (amounts presented in staff report as $13,009.40 and $13,940). Staff said federal and state funding covered most airport project costs (typical splits cited: 90–95% federal, remainder state and local shares) and that work would not affect flight schedules.
FAA lease: Council approved acknowledgment of an FAA no-cost lease for a building in the general aviation area and authorized the city manager to sign the lease after city-attorney approval; the lease term described in staff remarks runs from October 2026 through September 2046.
Other public-works payments and change orders: The council approved multiple engineering and construction pay requests, including a pay request and change order to Prom Construction related to an unexpected abutment discovered during bridge work (change order ~ $65,001 and pay request ~$533,079 — amounts as stated in staff remarks), CWF Masonry payment for concrete repair work ($34,007.88 noted for pay request number 3), a Klein Street storm-sewer retainage release ($152,768.48 to B & B Contracting), and approval of Jacobs and Sons for granular fill material for the new Public Works building (contract amount stated as $456,003.79). Council members and staff discussed schedule expectations and seeding/landscaping outcomes where relevant.
USGS agreement: Council authorized the city manager to sign the U.S. Geological Survey joint-funding agreement for water-resource investigations (stream gauges on Moxon Creek and Foot Creek). Staff said the agreement covers routine stream gauging; Brown County Emergency Management will reimburse the city for half the cost after invoicing.
Claims and payroll: The council approved claims and payroll. Councilmember Nelson announced an abstention on payment to Banner Associates; additional line-item abstentions were recorded by the mayor for three vendors (climate-control, sewer dock, Jarmons Water); Councilman Ward announced an abstention for a payment to a relative (Joy Ward) and the mayor recorded abstentions as noted. Apart from those abstentions, the motion carried and bills were approved.
