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Spearfish City Council Special Session – June 22, 2026

City Council — Monday, June 22, 2026
BodySpearfish, South Dakota
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, June 22, 2026
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Speaker 1

6:12

Good evening for those that are here and online.

6:14

Uh welcome to tonight's special city council meeting.

6:17

Go ahead and call this meeting to order.

6:19

Uh Michelle, go ahead with our roll call, please.

6:23

Here.

Speaker 2

6:23

Hafner.

Speaker 1

6:26

Here.

Speaker 2

6:27

Jacobs.

6:28

Here.

6:29

Claire Beak.

Speaker 1

6:30

Here.

Speaker 2

6:31

Myers.

Speaker 1

6:32

Here.

Speaker 2

6:34

Here.

Speaker 1

6:35

Okay.

6:36

Thank you all for being present.

6:39

I'll just go ahead and read item three of uh we could take it one step at a time here, I guess.

6:44

First of all, on approving the agenda, first we need a motion to reconsider change order number two for the Colorado Boulevard sewer upsize phase three project.

6:52

That was recently before council.

6:54

We will need a first and a second on that item.

Unassigned speaker

6:58

Is

Speaker 1

6:58

there a motion, please?

7:00

So move.

Speaker 2

7:02

Second.

7:02

Second.

Speaker 1

7:03

We have a motion and a second.

7:06

All in favor?

Speaker 2

7:08

Aye.

Speaker 1

7:11

Opposed.

7:12

That motion carries.

7:13

I'll read the next paragraph.

7:15

Next, if the first item is successful, we need a motion to amend the agenda to add item four B approved change order number two for the Colorado Boulevard sewer upsize phase three project with an increase of fifteen thousand forty dollars twenty-eight cents and a revised final completion date of July 13th, 2026.

7:34

So we need a motion on that and move

Speaker 3

7:36

to amend

Speaker 1

7:37

the agenda.

Speaker 3

7:43

Second.

Unassigned speaker

7:45

We

Speaker 1

7:45

have a motion in the second.

7:46

All in favor.

7:48

Aye.

7:48

Aye.

7:52

That carries.

7:53

Finally, um,

Unassigned speaker

7:54

we

Speaker 1

7:55

need a motion to approve the agenda as a method.

Unassigned speaker

7:59

So

Speaker 2

8:00

approved.

Speaker 1

8:03

We have a motion in the second.

8:04

I'll take that as that.

8:06

Uh all in favor.

8:07

Aye.

8:10

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

8:11

All

Speaker 1

8:11

right.

8:11

We'll move on to item four now.

8:13

Uh public works item A, discussion of change order number two for the Colorado Boulevard sewer upsize phase three project with an increase of fifteen thousand forty dollars twenty-eight cents and a revised completion date of July 13th, 2026.

8:28

Adam, I'll turn it over to you for comments.

Speaker 4

8:30

Thanks, Sean.

8:31

Uh first off, I want to just start off with uh thanking the council to by taking time out of the busy schedule for a uh special council meeting uh to reconsider this item.

8:42

Uh it's important uh to keep the contractors uh on schedule and uh this is

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Summary of Proceedings

Spearfish City Council Special Session – June 22, 2026

The Spearfish City Council held a special session on June 22, 2026, at 5:30 PM to reconsider and ultimately approve Change Order #2 for the Colorado Boulevard Sewer Upsize Phase 3 Project. The change order includes an increase of $15,040.28 and a revised final completion date of July 13, 2026. The meeting was called to order by Mayor John Senden with Councilmembers Hourigan, Jacobs, Klarenbeek, Myers, and Rath present; Councilmember Hafner was absent. The agenda was modified to include the approval item. After discussion, the council voted unanimously to approve the change order. No public comments were received.

Discussion Items

  • Reconsideration of Change Order #2: The council first voted to reconsider Change Order #2 for the Colorado Boulevard Sewer Upsize Phase 3 Project, which had been previously voted down. The motion to reconsider passed unanimously.
  • Agenda Amendment: The council voted to amend the agenda to add item 4B, "Approve Change Order #2 for the Colorado Boulevard Sewer Upsize Phase 3 Project with an increase of $15,040.28 and revised final completion date of July 13, 2026." The amended agenda was then approved.
  • Discussion on Change Order #2: Public Works Director Adam McMahon provided background on the change order. He explained that during construction, rock gabions (wire mesh boxes filled with rocks) were encountered that were not shown in the original bridge plans from 1978. These gabions are essential for bridge scour protection. Because they were buried and not visible, they were not included in the original bid. The contractor’s price for the work was compared to estimates from consultant HDR and SD DOT bid pricing, falling between the two, and was deemed reasonable. City staff and HDR recommended approval.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of Change Order #2: The council voted unanimously (5-0) to approve Change Order #2 for the Colorado Boulevard Sewer Upsize Phase 3 Project, with an increase of $15,040.28 and a revised completion date of July 13, 2026. The motion was made by Councilmember Hourigan, seconded by Councilmember Rath, and all present voted aye.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • A public comment period was opened at 5:36 PM, but no members of the public spoke.

The meeting adjourned at 5:36 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening for those that are here and online. Uh welcome to tonight's special city council meeting. Go ahead and call this meeting to order. Uh Michelle, go ahead with our roll call, please. Here. Hafner. Here. Jacobs. Here. Claire Beak. Here. Myers. Here. Here. Okay. Thank you all for being present. I'll just go ahead and read item three of uh we could take it one step at a time here, I guess. First of all, on approving the agenda, first we need a motion to reconsider change order number two for the Colorado Boulevard sewer upsize phase three project. That was recently before council. We will need a first and a second on that item. Is there a motion, please? So move. Second. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed. That motion carries. I'll read the next paragraph. Next, if the first item is successful, we need a motion to amend the agenda to add item four B approved change order number two for the Colorado Boulevard sewer upsize phase three project with an increase of fifteen thousand forty dollars twenty-eight cents and a revised final completion date of July 13th, 2026. So we need a motion on that and move to amend the agenda. Second. We have a motion in the second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. That carries. Finally, um, we need a motion to approve the agenda as a method. So approved. We have a motion in the second. I'll take that as that. Uh all in favor.

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