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Council approves rezoning, appointments, equipment purchases and pay requests in routine business session
Summary
In a meeting focused on routine city business, the council approved a second‑reading rezone, appointed a Parks board member, and approved several equipment purchases and pay requests including a $76,779 crack sealer, a street sweeper replacement, a $155,007.38 pay request for Public Works fill, and a final payment on the 10th Avenue project.
The City of Aberdeen council approved a range of routine and project-related measures during its meeting, including land-use action, appointments, equipment purchases and final construction pay requests.
Key outcomes:
- Rezone (second reading): Council approved rezoning property at 402 15th Street South (from I2 and C2 to C2) on second reading; staff reported no new information since the first reading.
- Appointment: Skyler Barrier was appointed to the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Board for a five-year term ending June 30, 2031.
- Equipment purchases: Council approved a SourceWell contract purchase of a 2026 crack sealer for $76,779 to bring crack‑sealing work in‑house; it approved replacement of a street sweeper through SourceWell (fleet replacement) and an engineering F‑150 from Pearson Ford for $44,468.
- Pay requests and change orders: Council approved a $155,007.38 pay request (title #4) to Jacob & Sons Construction for Public Works building granular fill; approved the final pay request ($286,003.55) and a change order ($27,003.37) for the 10th Avenue reconstruction (which included $100,500 in liquidated damages); and approved a $52,001.36 pay request and $7,169.50 change order for street maintenance concrete repairs.
- Claims and payroll: Council approved weekly claims and payroll for the pay period June 28–July 11.
Most of these items were approved by voice or roll-call votes with no recorded opposition noted in the meeting record for the purchases and pay requests.
What’s next: staff will track equipment lead times (60–90 days for the new units), complete contract administration tasks and include updated rate and budget information in the next budget cycle as requested by council members.
