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The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists "City Council Meeting" for April 6, 2026

The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists this entry under the category City Council for April 6, 2026. A listing is a notice, not a record of anything that happened.

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the City of Spearfish lists City Council Meeting for April 6, 2026 on its public meeting portal.

The portal files this entry under the category City Council. That is the city's own classification, reproduced as published; 605Buzz does not sort these listings itself.

The portal gives the time as 17:30 on April 6, 2026, printed exactly as published.

The portal marks that time UTC, and it is not: the city's own records contradict the mark, because the plain-English posting time the portal prints for this meeting's agenda states the same clock reading as the machine-readable field that claims to be UTC. The time above is therefore the local wall clock the city published, reproduced without conversion.

The portal is currently offering 3 documents for this entry, named here exactly as the city named them:

  • Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 4/6/2026 · posted April 3, 2026
  • Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 4/06/2026 · posted April 6, 2026
  • Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 4/6/2026 · posted April 9, 2026

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The city's agenda for this meeting lists 46 numbered items. 605Buzz reproduces 40 of them below, exactly as the city wrote them; the other 6 name a party or a location and are not reproduced here.

    1. Call to Order
    1. Roll Call
    1. Invocation (participation welcomed, but not mandatory)
  • A. New Covenant Presbyterian Church
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    1. Approve Agenda
    1. Public Comment - Public comments are welcome; however, no action can be taken by the Council on comments received for items not on this agenda. Anyone wishing to have the Council consider a new item should complete a Citizen Request Form to be reviewed by city administration.
    1. Declaration of Any Potential Conflicts of Interest
    1. Consent Agenda
  • A. Approve the minutes of the March 11, 2026, City Council study session.
  • B. Approve the minutes of the March 16, 2026, City Council regular session.
  • C. Approve the Minutes of the March 16, 2026, Local Board of Equalization Meeting.
  • D. Approve the minutes of the March 17, 2026 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Special Session.
  • F. Add Julian Winchester and Jennifer Snider to the 2026 Spearfish Volunteer Firefighter list.
    1. Added or Adjusted Wages
  • A. Approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026. Regular Positions Budgeted Wage Position Customer Service Assistant- part- yes $22.12 time
    1. City Attorney
  • A. Approve Termination Agreement between the City, Spearfish Economic Development Corporation, and Platinum Investments, LLC.
  • B. Approve Health Care Services Agreement between the City and Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.
    1. Community Development
  • A. Approve a Water Service Agreement for Spearfish Valley Estates.
  • B. Adopt Resolution 2026-07 - A Resolution to establish Tax Increment Financing District Nine and district boundary for the Stone Ridge Commons affordable housing project.
  • C. Adopt Resolution 2026-10 - A Resolution to approve Tax Incrament Financing District Nine Project Plan for the Stone Ridge Commons affordable housing project.
    1. Finance
  • A. Approve the Donation Agreement with Howard and Jane Ice Family Trust to accept ownership of a collection of aviation memorabilia from Clyde Ice to be used for educational and display purposes.
  • B. Approve the Memorandum of Agreement and Fund Agreement with the South Dakota Community Foundation for the creation and management of the City of Spearfish Grantmaking Fund.
  • C. Approve an application from Isabelle Drumm with Crow Peak Brewing Company for a special event malt beverage license for the Pine Island Gravel Odyssey on June 13, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Spearfish City Park.
  • D. Approve an application from Heath Johnson of The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center for a special event malt beverage license and a special event on-sale wine license for the Festival in the Park on July 17, 18, and 19, 2026, from 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm each day at Spearfish City Park.
  • E. Approve the Minutes of the March 16, 2026, Board of Adjustment Meeting.
    1. Parks and Recreation
  • A. Approve the location of the Spearfish Trails Coalition (STC) Trails Hub Project
  • B. Approve the proposal from ISG for Phase 2 of the Spearfish Creek Preservation Plan (SCPP) at a cost of $62,988.40.
    1. Public Works
  • A. Approve HDR Engineering, Inc proposal for IFE services for the Airport Apron project at a total of $4,600.00.
  • B. Approve DGR Engineering proposal for construction staking, materials testing and administration services for Sawmill Road Project at a cost not to exceed $84,500.
  • C. Award the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the Sawmill Avenue Project to Johner & Sons, Inc. at a total amount of $752,271.45.
  • D. Approve Resolution 2026-06 A Resolution of Intent to Enter into a Private Hangar Ground Lease Agreement.
    1. Approve the Bills
  • A. Approve the Bill List dated April 6, 2026.
  • B. Approve the salary expense, bank fees and credit card fees for the month of March 2026.

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