Yankton commission approves contracts, one-day liquor permits and schedule changes; accepts disaster reimbursement

YANKTON — At its April meeting, the Yankton City Commission approved a series of contracts and one-day liquor licenses, voted to reschedule two 2025 meeting dates, and acknowledged a state and federal reimbursement related to the 2019 blizzard and flooding.

The commission unanimously awarded a cold-applied plastic pavement marking contract to Sir Lanes A Lot of Harrisburg for $107,246.40 and approved a Summit Street water-main replacement contract to Maceray Components Inc. for $332,290.65. Both contracts were approved by roll call vote with all members present voting aye.

City Manager Amy Leon told the commission that the meeting packet included a letter from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety notifying the city of an $89,322.45 reimbursement — described as state and federal reimbursement for administrative costs tied to the 2019 spring blizzard and flooding. Leon said staff member Colleen Bailey and engineering staff prepared paperwork for the claim and that the funds will have restrictions that the governing body should understand before expending them. “We received today from the Department of Public Safety…an allocation of $89,322.45,” Leon said.

The commission also approved a resolution to purchase an evidence-drying cabinet and accessories from Arrowhead Forensics; the purchase was described as funded by a grant awarded through the South Dakota Edward Byrne Memorial Justice…