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September 9, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

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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 0:20
  3. 1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 0:45
  4. 2. Record of Council Attendance. ▶ jump to 1:09
  5. 3. Action to approve the agenda. approved Pass ▶ jump to 1:24
  6. 4. Budget Workshop #1 ID 25-0394 discussed ▶ jump to 1:46
  7. 5. Open Forum. ▶ jump to 43:08
  8. 6. Consent Agenda: ▶ jump to 47:36
  9. 6.A. Action to approve City Council meeting minutes. ID 25-0393 approved Pass
  10. 9 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass
  11. 6.B. Action on Temporary Alcohol / Special Event Alcoholic Beverage Licenses from existing alcohol license holders. ID 25-0395 approved Pass
  12. 7. Presentations/Reports: ▶ jump to 48:10
  13. 7.A. Proclamation: Suicide Prevention Month ID 25-0400 presented ▶ jump to 48:14
  14. 7.B. Report: SDSU Student Association. ID 25-0397 presented ▶ jump to 52:41
  15. 7.C. Reports: City Council Ex-Officio Reports ID 25-0399 presented ▶ jump to 54:57
  16. 8. Contracts/Change Orders: ▶ jump to 61:24
  17. 8.A. Action on Resolution 25-077, a Resolution Awarding the Bid for the 2025-11STI Capital Street and 32nd Avenue Sanitary Sewer and Road Project. RES 25-077 approved Pass ▶ jump to 61:28
  18. 8.B. Action on Resolution 25-076, a Resolution Awarding the Bid for the Public Drop-off Z-Wall Construction. RES 25-076 approved Pass ▶ jump to 63:45
  19. 9. Ordinance First Readings: ▶ jump to 67:19
  20. 9.A. Public Hearing and Action on City of Brookings Ordinance 25-028 and Brookings County Commission Ordinance 2025-05, an Ordinance to Change the Zoning within the Joint Jurisdiction Area of the City of Brookings and Brookings County (NE ¼, NE ¼, Excluding H-1 & That Part East and North of H-1 in Section 14, Township 109, Range 50, also known as 21625 471st Avenue, from a Joint Jurisdiction Business JJ-B3 Heavy District to a Joint Jurisdiction Industrial JJ-I1 Light District). ORD 25-028 read into the record ▶ jump to 67:22
  21. 10. Public Hearings and Second Readings: ▶ jump to 69:21
  22. 10.A. Second Reading and Action on Ordinance 25-030, an Ordinance Certifying the 2026 City of Brookings Property Tax Levy to the Brookings County Finance Officer. ORD 25-030 approved Pass ▶ jump to 69:23
  23. 10.B. Second Reading and Action on Ordinance 25-031, an Ordinance Authorizing Budget Amendment No. 7 to the 2025 Budget. ORD 25-031 approved Pass ▶ jump to 73:30
  24. 10.C. Public Hearing and Action on a Special Event Temporary Alcohol Application from the Brookings Area Chamber, to host a Downtown SDSU Watch Party on the 300 Block of Main Avenue on October 4, 2025. ID 25-0392 approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:49
  25. 10.D. Public Hearing and Action on Resolution 25-003, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a 10-year On-Sale Liquor Operating Agreement with Reyes Aranda, La Cantina Grill LLC, dba La Cantina Grill. RES 25-003 approved Pass ▶ jump to 76:18
  26. 11. Other Business: NONE
  27. 12. City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion. ▶ jump to 77:57
  28. 13. Executive Session ▶ jump to 79:19
  29. 13.A. Executive Session, pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2.3, for consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters. ID 25-0401 approved Pass ▶ jump to 79:30
  30. 14. Adjourn. approved Pass
  31. 30 Brookings City Council: Oepke G.Niemeyer, Mayor; Nick Wendell, Deputy Mayor Council Members Wayne Avery, Holly Tilton Byrne, Bonny Specker, Brianna Doran, Lisa Hager
  32. 30 Executive Session, pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2.3, for consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters. ID 25-0401 approved Pass ▶ jump to 79:30
  33. 31 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. 32 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. 33 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. 34 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.