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The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists "City Council Meeting" for April 20, 2026

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    • 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. South Dakota keeps two time zones — Central east of the Missouri River, Mountain west of it — so 605Buzz prints the city's own wall clock rather than converting it for anyone.
    • This article was assembled from [the City of Spearfish's public agendas and minutes page](https://www.spearfish.gov/AgendaCenter). See the [corrections ledger](/corrections) if a field is wrong.

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    • 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.
    • This article was assembled from [the City of Spearfish's public agendas and minutes page](https://www.spearfish.gov/AgendaCenter).

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    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 4/20/2026 · posted 2026-04-17
    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 4/20/2026 · posted 2026-04-20
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 04/20/2026 · posted 2026-04-27

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    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 4/20/2026 · posted April 17, 2026
    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 4/20/2026 · posted April 20, 2026
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 04/20/2026 · posted April 27, 2026

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    • 605Buzz does not fetch, parse or summarise those documents. Minutes are produced after a meeting rather than before one; what they say is not reproduced here. Follow the link above to read them at the city's own page.

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    • 605Buzz does not summarise those documents. Minutes are produced after a meeting rather than before one; what they say is not reproduced here. Follow the link above to read them at the city's own page.
    • The city's agenda for this meeting lists 61 numbered items. 605Buzz reproduces 40 of them below, exactly as the city wrote them; the other 21 name a party or a location and are not reproduced here.
    • - 1. Call to Order
    • - 2. Roll Call
    • - 3. Invocation \(participation welcomed, but not mandatory\)
    • - A. Countryside Church
    • - 4. Pledge of Allegiance
    • - 5. Approve Agenda
    • - 6. 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.
    • - 7. Declaration of Any Potential Conflicts of Interest
    • - 8. Consent Agenda
    • - A. Approve the minutes of the March 16, 2026 Board of Adjustment meeting.
    • - B. Approve the minutes of the April 1, 2026, City Council study session.
    • - C. Approve the minutes of the April 6, 2026, City Council regular session.
    • - D. Approve a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement between Spearfish School District and the City, required for the Mountain View Elementary Alley Improvements Project \#2604.
    • - E. Approve the Water Line Easement Agreement with Spearfish School District to allow the City to perform construction and maintenance of the Water Line adjacent to Mountain View Elementary.
    • - F. Approve a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement, between the property owner
    • - G. Approve a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement, between the property owner
    • - H. Approve a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement, between the property owner
    • - I. Approve the Treasurer's Report dated March 31st, 2026.
    • - J. Ratify the Visit Spearfish Board of Directors' recommendation for a $3,000 sponsorship to the Ridge Riders.
    • - K. Approve dedication of infrastructure associated with Coley Road, phase VI of Elkhorn Ridge Golf Estates.
    • - 9. Added or Adjusted Wages
    • - A. Approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026. Regular Positions Budgeted Position Wage Parks Facilities Maintenance Yes $22.12 Tech part-time
    • - 10. City Attorney
    • - A. Approve Real Estate Purchase Agreement with SEDC and Hills View Homes to sell sixteen additional lots to Hills View Homes for additional construction and development in Sky Ridge Subdivision.
    • - B. Approve Resolution 2026-08 - A Resolution to Transfer Real Property from the City of Spearfish to Spearfish Economic Development Corporation.
    • - C. Approve first reading of Ordinance No. 1426, an Ordinance Amending The Revised Ordinances Of The City Of Spearfish, Chapter 31: Organizations, Council On The Arts And Humanities, And Chapter 35: General Administrative Policies, Art In Public Places
    • - D. Approve first reading of Ordinance No. 1427, an Ordinance Amending the Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish, Chapter 31: Organizations, Black Hills Airport Task Force
    • - 11. Community Development
    • - A. Hold a public hearing for a minor final plat, subdividing an existing 13.22-acre lot into two lots, located within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City.
    • - 1. Approve a final minor plat, subdividing an existing 13.22-acre lot into two lots, located within the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.
    • - B. Approve the Development Agreement for Eastside Acres.
    • - 12. Finance
    • - A. Approve the 3-year licenses for 162 Windows users on the City network at a cost of $13,122.
    • - C. Approve an application from Zac Eixenberger with Spread the Tunes for a special event malt beverage license for the Canyon Acoustic Series on June 10, 17, & 24 and July 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Spearfish City Park Bandshell.
    • - D. Approve an application from Allison Moore with Spearfish Creek Wine Bar for a special event on-sale wine license for the Canyon Acoustic Series June 10, 17, & 24, and July 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Spearfish City Park.
    • - 13. Parks and Recreation
    • - A. Approve design of the Spearfish Trails Coalition \(STC\) Trail Hub project.
    • - 14. Public Works

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