City of Aberdeen

The agenda for the Regular Meeting includes review and approval of the agenda and minutes from the February 23, 2026 meeting. Key items include setting a public hearing date for a rezoning petition (Ordinance 26-03-02) and referring two voluntary annexation petitions for recommendation. The consent calendar covers receiving and placing on file minutes from the Park & Recreation Board meeting of January 7, 2025, and setting a bid date for the Aberdeen Public Works Maintenance Building. Old Business involves the possible second reading/final adoption for three rezoning ordinances (26-02-03, 26-02-04, and 26-02-05). New Business features a welcome and update from Leadership Aberdeen Class of 2026, possible first readings for ordinances regarding firearms and air guns/hoax weapons, and potential approvals for a Pay Request on the Water Tower and Transmission Line project and a Change Order for Water Treatment Plant Roofing Improvements. The meeting also includes review and approval of claims and payroll, a City Manager's Report on a recent snow event, and a planned Executive Session.

The meeting began with the approval of the agenda and the minutes from the February 17, 2026 meeting. The consent calendar included receiving reports and minutes from the Aberdeen Airport Board, KO Lee Library Board, Planning Commission, and Zoning Adjustment Board; renewal of a day care license for Carol Eisenbeisz; setting a public hearing date for Ordinance 26-03-01 regarding a rezoning petition; and proclaiming February 28, 2026, as Sandy Sullivan Day. Under Old Business, the Council approved the second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 26-02-01 to permit artificial turf in landscape regulations, Ordinance No. 26-02-11 regarding private ambulance services, Ordinance No. 26-02-09 approving sewer system improvements and authorizing a Clean Water SRF revenue bond, and Ordinance No. 26-02-10 establishing a sewer surcharge. New Business involved public hearings and approvals for a Special One-Day Liquor License for Winefest 2026 and the transfer of a retail alcohol license at Palm Garden Thai Cuisine. The Council also approved the first reading of Resolution No. 26-02-02R accepting public improvements in Dakota Estates Subdivision, and the first readings of three ordinances concerning rezoning properties on Harrison Street N, Lawson Street S, and Eighth Avenue NE. Permission was also granted for installing supergraphic signs, and authorization was given for the City Manager to sign a consent form for a DANR Brownfields Grant assessment. Multiple bids were approved for 2026 seal coat aggregates, asphaltic concrete/surfacing repair mix, road oil, and several concrete work projects, including the Water Treatment Plant Pipe Gallery Valve Replacement Project and the North Dakota Street Reconstruction. The meeting concluded with the review and approval of claims and payroll, and a City Manager's report detailing the response to a recent snow event.

The meeting included approval of the agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting held on February 2, 2026, including payroll details. The Open Forum saw no public comments. The Consent Calendar addressed approval for a community event permit, reimbursement requests under ARPA and SRF programs, receiving a lottery notice, setting a public hearing date for a retail beverage license transfer, a day care license renewal, and setting a bid date for the Aberdeen Public Works Maintenance Building. New Business featured day care updates, first readings and passage of ordinances concerning landscape regulations (permitting artificial turf), leasing city-owned land for grass leases beginning in 2026, and regulating private ambulance services. Further business included approvals for sewer system improvements, authorizing a Clean Water SRF revenue bond, establishing a sewer surcharge for debt service, and approving property tax abatements. Several significant financial transactions were approved, including pay requests for WRF Improvements and Water Tower/Transmission Line projects, the purchase of a new Chevrolet Silverado truck, and the purchase of a Horton Type III ambulance. Bids were approved for street improvements (Mill & Overlay) and recommendations for the Water Treatment Plant Pipe Gallery Decking Project were approved. The Park & Recreation Board's naming of a new doll house structure as the "The Cindy Haglund Doll House" and a new park as "Good News Park" was approved. Payments and change orders related to airport terminal access road and parking lot projects were authorized, along with pay requests for various other airport infrastructure projects. Finally, claims and payroll bills were reviewed and approved. An Executive Session was held to discuss personnel, legal, and contractual matters.

The Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting addressed several key new business items, including a request from Rodney A Mack for permission to construct a monopole cell tower, which required a Special Exception in a (C-2) Highway Commercial District and a 105' Maximum Height Variance. Additionally, Brady and Michelle Lesnar sought permission for variances related to existing and new enclosed porches and a new 3-stall attached garage, along with building variances. 4 aces, LLC requested permission for a Special Exception to convert an existing single-family residence to a two-family residence in an (R-1) District. SWS Rentals planned to appeal a condition set by a previous Board determination from November 2025 regarding a project completion deadline.

The meeting commenced with a roll call to establish quorum, followed by the pledge of allegiance. Key agenda items included the approval of the week's agenda, which incorporated a newly added item regarding authorization for the city manager to sign a WINS agreement. The council also approved the minutes from the meeting held on February 23rd. The consent calendar, consisting of seven routine items including annexations and a sign hanging license, was approved. Old business involved the second reading and final adoption of an ordinance rezoning property from R3 to M on Harrison Street North, and similar final adoptions for ordinances rezoning properties related to Lawson Street South and the construction of a new water tower on 8th Avenue Northeast. New business began with a presentation and update on the 2026 Leadership Class, including details about their community project focused on generating educational resources for the homeless coalition. This was followed by the first reading of an ordinance (206033) amending firearms regulations in Chapter 34 to align with state constitutional carry law, and to amend regulations concerning hunting within the one-mile municipal police power radius by including waterfowl hunting alongside pheasant hunting, while simultaneously adding safety zones near occupied structures.