On the agenda: Aberdeen minutes — DATA CENTER (Sep 14)
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Aberdeen, South Dakota · Monday, September 14, 2026 — 1 month ago
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MINUTES
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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
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City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South
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Dakota, September 14, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.
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CALL TO ORDER
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MEETING ROLL CALL
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Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte
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Liebelt, Rich Ward, Talmage Ekanger, Chad Nilson, David Novstrup, and Deputy Mayor Alan
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Johnson. Mayor Travis Schaunaman was absent.
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City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Leif Redinger, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig,
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Tanner Jondahl, Cathy McNickle, Steven Thithavong, and Jordan McQuillen.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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Deputy Mayor Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Novstrup, second by Nilson, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all
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present voting aye, motion carried.
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NEW BUSINESS
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INPUT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A POTENTIAL ORDINANCE
REGARDING DATA CENTERS
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Deputy Mayor Johnson recapped meeting procedures and reviewed the ordinance schedule.
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The following individuals provided public comment regarding the potential data center ordinance,
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including concerns, questions, and perspectives related to the development and regulation of data
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centers: Peggy Coutermarsh, Clark Thares, Ryan Clay, Dawn Shepard, Kirby Fesler, Tasha Wells,
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Lyndsey Marzenell, Marian Kallas, Janell Mayer, Tony Jones, Rich Hilgemann, Liza Gingras
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Ronayne, Ann Stein, Natalie Vernon, Janet O'Connell, Erin Rudner, Denzel Eisenbeisz, Brody
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Mueller, and Brooke Whitney.
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ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business, motion by Ward, second by Novstrup, to adjourn the meeting.
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Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
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Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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