docketcity.com
Home › Brookings › Meetings

City Council

April 28, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final-revised

Council Chambers

Agenda PDF 📹 Watch video Official record ↗

Agenda — 36 items

  1. 1 The City of Brookings is committed to providing a high quality of life for its citizens and fostering a diverse economic base through innovative thinking, strategic planning, and proactive, fiscally responsible municipal management.
  2. 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING ▶ jump to 0:33
  3. 1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 0:36
  4. 2. Record of Council Attendance. ▶ jump to 1:19
  5. 3. Action to approve the agenda. approved Pass ▶ jump to 1:32
  6. 4. Open Forum. ▶ jump to 1:57
  7. 5. Consent Agenda: ▶ jump to 2:30
  8. 5.A. Action to approve City Council meeting minutes. ID 26-0167 approved Pass
  9. 8 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass
  10. 5.B. Action on an appointment to the Brookings Disability Awareness Committee: Isabelle Weller. ID 26-0151 approved Pass
  11. 5.C. Action on appointments to the Park & Recreation Board: Nathaniel Condelli, Kaitlin Biteler, Ava Brenner, and Kerrick He Zhang. ID 26-0171 approved Pass
  12. 5.D. Action on an appointment to the Sustainability Council: Alexis Anderson. ID 26-0172 approved Pass
  13. 5.E. Action on appointment to the Utility Board: Van Fishback. ID 26-0173 approved Pass
  14. 5.F. Action on Temporary Alcohol / Special Event Alcoholic Beverage Licenses from existing alcohol license holders. ID 26-0170 approved Pass
  15. 6. Presentations/Reports: ▶ jump to 3:33
  16. 6.A. Reports: City Council Ex-Officio Reports ID 26-0181 presented ▶ jump to 3:34
  17. 7. Contracts/Change Orders: NONE ▶ jump to 5:28
  18. 8. Ordinance First Readings: ▶ jump to 5:31
  19. 8.A. Second Reading and Action on Ordinance 26-015, an Ordinance Authorizing Budget Amendment No. 2 to the 2026 Budget. ORD 26-015 read into the record ▶ jump to 5:32
  20. 8.B. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance 26-014, an Ordinance to amend Section 94-362 Home Occupations. ORD 26-014 read into the record ▶ jump to 8:33
  21. 8.C. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance 26-016, an Ordinance to Change the Zoning within the City of Brookings (Portions of Outlot 2 in the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ in Section 23, Township 110 North, Range 50 West from a Residence R-1A Single-Family District to a Residence R-3 Multi-Family District and a Business B-3 Heavy District). ORD 26-016 read into the record ▶ jump to 12:28
  22. 8.D. Public Hearing and Action on City of Brookings Ordinance 26-013 and Brookings County Commission Ordinance 2026-02, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 94, Appendix A - Joint Zoning Ordinance for Brookings County and the City of Brookings. ORD 26-013 read into the record ▶ jump to 19:43
  23. 9. Public Hearings and Second Readings: ▶ jump to 24:55
  24. 9.A. Public Hearing and Action on a Special Event Temporary Alcoholic Beverage Application from the Brookings Cubs Baseball Group for the 2026 Brookings Cubs Baseball Game Season. ID 26-0164 approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:00
  25. 9.B. Third Reading and Action on Ordinance 26-011, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 - Animals, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Brookings, South Dakota. ORD 26-011 approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:17
  26. 10. Other Business: ▶ jump to 33:11
  27. 10.A. Action on Resolution 26-025, a Resolution Amending the Consolidated Fee Schedule. RES 26-025 approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:15
  28. 10.B. Action on Resolution 26-026, a Resolution of Support for the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department to apply for the Land and Water Conservation Fund 2026 Grant Cycle. RES 26-026 approved Pass ▶ jump to 34:55
  29. 11. City of Brookings Progress Report. ID 26-0166 presented ▶ jump to 39:45
  30. 12. City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion. ▶ jump to 49:28
  31. 13. Adjourn. approved Pass ▶ jump to 50:25
  32. 31 Brookings City Council: Oepke G.Niemeyer, Mayor; Nick Wendell, Deputy Mayor Council Members Wayne Avery, Holly Tilton Byrne, Bonny Specker, Brianna Doran, Lisa Hager
  33. 32 Brookings City Council Staff: Paul M. Briseno, City Manager Bonnie Foster, City Clerk J. Vincent Jones, Attorney-at-Law, Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith P.C.
  34. 33 Public Comment is limited to a maximum of three minutes per person. Individuals will give their name and city of residence for the record. Public Comment may be submitted prior to the meeting by the following means: 1) Email comments to the City Clerk (cityclerk@cityofbrookings-sd.gov), or 2) participate remotely. Comments provided will become part of the official record and subject to review by all parties and the public. The comments and views expressed by the public are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the City of Brookings or City Council.
  35. 34 Meetings are broadcast live and recorded. Go to www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov for more information. Government Channel Rebroadcast Schedule: Wednesday 1:00 pm / Thursday 7:00 pm / Friday 9:00 pm / Saturday 1:00 pm (Swiftel Channel 20 / MediaCom Channel 9)
  36. 35 Upon request, accommodations for meetings will be provided for persons with disabilities. Please contact the City ADA Coordinator at (605) 692-6281 at least three (3) business days in advance of the meeting.