# Rapid City City Council 07-20-2026

Rapid City City Council meeting, July 20, 2026. The council authorized the mayor and finance director to sign an agreement with Ridgeline Construction LLC for demolition of structures in the Star Village area, not to exceed $29,733. A bill list for Main Street Square and Visit Rapid City was approved; the transcript’s stated total is garbled. The remaining bill list was reported as $1,043,235.35, with a motion and second recorded, but the transcript ends before the vote result. The assessment for the 2026 Downtown Business Improvement District was continued for two weeks because publication was not completed in time.

The council continued proposed Ordinance 6726, establishing a reasonable-accommodation procedure in the zoning code, to the second council meeting in August and directed staff to convene a working group and communicate with neighboring areas where legally permissible. The proposal drew debate about federal fair-housing and disability protections, neighborhood notice, administrative review, and appeals; no final policy decision was made. A public commenter also requested a permanent shelter for groups feeding unsheltered residents, but no funding or procurement action on that request was recorded.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** July 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Rapid City City Council 07-20-2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDZapG7SmY) - rapidcitygovernment account