Spirit Lake council approves $1.14 million in June bills, including large TIF rebates and construction pay apps

The Spirit Lake City Council on June 23 unanimously approved the city’s monthly bill list totaling $1,143,044.52, recording payments across utilities, payroll, contractors and tax-related remittances. Councilmember Kofoot moved to approve the bill list and Councilmember Johnson seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

The approved payments include several large, line-item disbursements: a $284,509.80 TIF rebate to Seemann Development; a $368,987.60 pay application to Wynn Company LLC for the POP 3rd Addition; an $89,463.80 pay application to Woodruff Construction for Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Phase 2 (Pay App #12); and a $73,164.59 TIF rebate adjustment for The Dwellings at Indian Hills (homestead correction). The bill list also shows professional fees of $45,780 to Piper Sandler for financial advisory services, payroll and benefit-related totals, and multiple utilities and vendor payments.

The council’s approval was recorded in a single, unanimous vote; no roll-call dissent or abstentions were noted. The bill list as published provides the itemized vendor names and amounts; the council motion accepted the list as presented to the council for the month of June 2026.

Council action on the bills moves forward routine payments and capital-project pay applications noted above. The meeting minutes record the approval but do not include additional discussion or conditions tied to the larger rebates or pay applications.

Next procedural steps: the council’s approval authorizes disbursement of the listed funds; any follow-up on individual projects (contractor claims, retainage, or project schedules) would be handled through subsequent staff reports or future council agenda items.