City Council

Council Chambers

Agenda — 30 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 0:11
3. 1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 0:41
4. 2. Record of Council Attendance. ▶ jump to 1:08
5. 3. Action to approve the agenda. approved Pass ▶ jump to 1:32
6. 4. Open Forum. ▶ jump to 2:00
7. 5. Consent Agenda: ▶ jump to 3:06
8. 5.A. Action to approve City Council meeting minutes. ID 25-0433 approved Pass
9. 8 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass
10. 5.B. Action on Resolution 25-075, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an On-Sale Liquor Operating Agreement renewal for Gonz Productions, Inc., dba Main Street Pub, Garner Hansen, owner, 408 Main Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota. RES 25-075 approved Pass
11. 5.C. Action on appointments to the Brookings Health System Board of Trustees: Lynn Darnall and Don Greiner. ID 25-0440 approved Pass
12. 5.D. Action on Temporary Alcohol / Special Event Alcoholic Beverage Licenses from existing alcohol license holders. ID 25-0450 approved Pass
13. 6. Presentations/Reports: ▶ jump to 3:58
14. 6.A. Proclamation: National Disability Employment Awareness Month ID 25-0407 ▶ jump to 4:10
15. 6.B. Introduction of new and promoted City of Brookings employees. ID 25-0439 presented ▶ jump to 9:57
16. 6.C. Report: SDSU Student Association. ID 25-0435 presented ▶ jump to 19:57
17. 6.D. Reports: City Council Ex-Officio Reports ID 25-0434 approved ▶ jump to 21:43
18. 6.E. Report: Annual Report on 2025 Downtown at Sundown Event. ID 25-0436 withdrawn ▶ jump to 28:24
19. 7. Contracts/Change Orders: NONE
20. 8. Ordinance First Readings: NONE
21. 9. Public Hearings and Second Readings: ▶ jump to 29:03
22. 9.A. Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance 25-032, an Ordinance to Rezone the West Half of the Northwest Quarter, Excluding Platted Areas in Section 20, Township 110, Range 49 from Agriculture (A) District to an Industrial (I-1) Light District. ORD 25-032 approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:06
23. 10. Other Business: NONE
24. 11. City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion. approved Pass ▶ jump to 31:04
25. 12. Adjourn. approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:19
26. 25 Brookings City Council: Oepke G.Niemeyer, Mayor; Nick Wendell, Deputy Mayor Council Members Wayne Avery, Holly Tilton Byrne, Bonny Specker, Brianna Doran, Lisa Hager
27. 26 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.
28. 27 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.
29. 28 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)
30. 29 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.