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Yankton commission approves routine items: liquor licenses, hangar lease transfer, fireworks and change order; nuisance roll amended
Summary
The Yankton City Commission on June 9 approved a series of routine motions including liquor licenses, a hangar lease transfer, a $55,148 water-main change order and authorization for July 4 fireworks.
The Yankton City Commission on June 9 approved a slate of routine items and formal actions. Most motions passed on roll-call votes with unanimous ayes among commissioners present. Key outcomes:
- Nuisance abatement roll (Resolution No. 205-26 as listed in the packet): Approved with removal of three names — Lee Bridal, Lisa Burling and Renee Charrette — after those individuals paid. Roll call: Sarta, Conkling, Hanoff, Mosher, Spencer, Birch, Brunick and Mayor Villanueva voted aye.
- Package off-sale liquor license (Casey’s, 38552300 Broadway Avenue): Approved. The commission reported receiving one bid. Roll call: Conkling, Hanoff, Mosher, Spencer, Burch, Brunick, Sarta and Mayor Villanueva voted aye.
- Airport Hangar No. 28 land lease assignment (transfer from Dr. Robert Neumeier to New Horizons Revocable Trust): Approved. Roll call: Hanoff, Mosher, Spencer, Burch, Brunick, Sarta, Conkling and Mayor Villanueva voted aye.
- Fourth of July public fireworks display (Parks & Recreation Department request for 07/04/2025): Approved. Roll call recorded Mosher, Spencer, Burch, Brunick, Sarta, Conkling, Hanoff and Mayor Villanueva as aye.
- Summit Street water-main change order No. 1 (Eighth Street construction project) — $55,148: Approved. Roll call: Spencer, Birch, Breunig/Brunick (record shows Breunig in one place), Sarta, Conkling, Hanoff, Mosher and Mayor Villanueva voted aye.
- Conflict legal counsel fee update (Heather LaCroix): Approved. Roll call: Birch, Brunick, Sarta, Conkling, Hanoff, Mosher, Spencer and Mayor Villanueva voted aye.
- Consent item set a public hearing date (06/23/2025) for a special-event on-sale liquor license request from Veil Community Fire Department, Inc. for a two-day event in September 2025 at the NFAA facility.
- Introduction and reading, and establishment of a public hearing date, for Ordinance No. 1097 (comprehensive plan for Yankton): Introduced and public hearing date established (date not specified on transcript).
- Minutes and schedule of bills: Minutes from the May 27, 2025 regular meeting were approved; a motion to pay bills passed on roll call with unanimous ayes.
- The commission adjourned into executive session under SDCL 1-25-2 to discuss contractual litigation and public safety plans.
Ending: Most items were routine and passed by unanimous roll calls. The commission did not take action on the Paradigm Technologies discussion item; that was handled as a non-actionable discussion and staff were asked to follow up.
