2026-09-15 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (no agenda or video on file). Meeting ran from 6:00 to 6:47 PM.

Pankonin absent; the other seven Council Members and Mayor Erickson present. Consent agenda approved 7-0 (moved by Basye, seconded by Merkouris), including the September 8 minutes, contracts over $100K and a surplus property disposition. Regular agenda approved 7-0.
Adopted seven code ordinances (71-26 to 77-26) adopting the 2024 International Codes, each 7-0.
First readings of three rezonings set for second reading October 6, all with Planning Commission support (6-0); Spellerberg excused from the West 41st Street item under City Ordinance 30.017 (6-0).
Approved the Prairie Sky Addition preliminary plan (Resolution 109-26), 7-0.
Withdrew the 7005 Mystic Drive annexation (7-0) and adopted the Six Mile Road annexation (Resolution 104-26, 7-0).
Adopted Resolution 105-26 amending the Link triage center funding agreement, 7-0.
Adopted Resolution 108-26 on SECOG and Urbanized Development Commission appointments, 7-0, and approved Kim Stulken as Director of Human Resources, 7-0.
Set October 6 hearings on nine Lewis Drugs to Sanford Medical Center package liquor license transfers and other licenses.
Public input covered flock cameras, future elections for Council members and a possible open meetings violation.

Second readings, all 7-0: Ordinance 71-26 Fire Code (Sigette, Oppenheimer); 72-26 Property Maintenance (Merkouris, Spellerberg); 73-26 Swimming Pool and Spa (Thomason, Sigette); 74-26 Residential (Spellerberg, Thomason); 75-26 Mechanical and Fuel Gas (Sigette, Okuwe); 76-26 Existing Building (Basye, Spellerberg); 77-26 Building (Spellerberg, Basye). Mayor sponsored all seven.

First reading, Item 41; applicant Signature Companies (Rob Rhody). Okuwe moved, Sigette seconded; second reading set for October 6, 7-0.

First reading, Item 42 (C-3 to RA-3); applicant Lloyd Construction Company (Luke Jessen). Sigette moved, Oppenheimer seconded; 6-0 with Spellerberg excused. A water main easement release on Lot 3 of Ellis Crossing South Addition (Resolution 107-26, Sigette, Okuwe) was adopted 7-0.

First reading, Item 43 (RA-2 to C-3); applicant Jake Properties, LLP (Garry Jacobson). Basye moved, Spellerberg seconded; 7-0.

Deferred from September 1. Resolution 109-26 moved by Sigette, seconded by Spellerberg; 7-0. Planning Commission 5-0. Applicant Nielson Development, LLC (Sandy Wolfswinkel).

Resolution 104-26 (Annexation 023320-2026) moved by Basye, seconded by Merkouris; 7-0.

Resolution 105-26 approving Amendment No. 1 to the 2023 Joint Participation Agreement (Spellerberg, Basye); 7-0.

Resolution 106-26 released a permanent drainage easement in Lots 8A to 8D and 9, Block 2, Dakota Prairie East Addition (Lincoln County; applicant Infrastructure Design Group for Black Dog, LLC); Basye, Oppenheimer; 7-0. Resolution 107-26 is under the West 41st Street item above.

Resolution 108-26 (Merkouris, Sigette); 7-0. Okuwe and Oppenheimer to SECOG; Basye, Okuwe, Pankonin and Spellerberg to the UDC; terms to July 31, 2027. Thomason recognized former Human Resources Director Bill O'Toole in the audience.

Item 51: consent to the Mayor's appointment of Kim Stulken; Thomason moved, Oppenheimer seconded; 7-0.

Consent items set the October 6 hearing for nine package license transfers from Lewis Drugs Inc. to Sanford Medical Center, a retail wine transfer to Breadico LLC, and Augustana University Association one-day licenses at Midco Arena. Unfinished business items 31 to 33 (new licenses for Mi Ranchito #1 Corporation and Ocean Buffet Inc., and a one-day malt license for the Perpetual Adoration Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament) passed 7-0 (Spellerberg, Sigette).

Speakers discussed flock cameras (see Flock Cameras), future elections for Council members and a possible open meetings violation. The minutes do not name speakers or give positions beyond the topics.