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Home My WebLink About2019_12_10 CC PKtCity Council City of Brookings Meeting Agenda Brookings City Council Brookings City & County Government Center 520 3rd St., Suite 230 Brookings, SD 57006 Phone: (605) 692-6281 Fax: (605) 692-6907 "We are an inclusive, diverse, connected community that fuels the creative class, embraces sustainability and pursues a complete lifestyle. We are committed to building a bright future through dedication, generosity and authenticity. Bring your dreams!" Council Chambers5:00 PMTuesday, December 10, 2019 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. 5:00 PM STUDY SESSION Location: Room 300, Community Room 1.ID 2019-0522 Bob Shelden Project Presentation with RDG Consultants. Memo Presentation Attachments: 2.ID 2019-0517 Discussion pertaining to establishing a Brookings Youth Council. 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING Location: Room 310, Chambers 1. Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Record of Council Attendance. 3. Consent Agenda: Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call Matters appearing on the Consent Agenda are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon by the Council at one time, without discussion, unless a member of the Council or City Manager requests an opportunity to address any given item. Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be discussed at the beginning of the formal items. Approval by the Council of the Consent Agenda items means that the Page 1 City of Brookings December 10, 2019City Council Meeting Agenda recommendation of the City Manager is approved along with the terms and conditions described in the agenda supporting documentation. 3.A. Action to approve the agenda. 3.B.ID 2019-0511 Action to approve the November 26, 2019 City Council minutes. MinutesAttachments: 3.C.ID 2019-0509 Action on annual Liquor Alcohol License Renewal for 2020. 3.D.ID 2019-0512 Action on appointments to City Boards, Committees and Commissions. 3.E.RES 19-088 Action on Resolution 19-088, a Resolution declaring surplus property for the City of Brookings. ResolutionAttachments: 3.F.ID 2019-0524 Action on a Preliminary Plat for Lots 1-9, Block 12; Lots 1-5, Block 15; Lots 1-32, Block 16, Timberline Addition. Memo Notice 12-02-2019 Planning Commission Minutes Aerial & Floodplain Map Revised Preliminary Plat Approved Preliminary Plat Attachments: 4. Items removed from Consent Agenda. Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call 5. Open Forum/Presentations/Reports: 5.A. Open Forum. At this time, any member of the public may request time on the agenda for an item not listed. Items are typically scheduled for the end of the meeting; however, very brief announcements or invitations will be allowed at this time. 5.B. SDSU Student Association Report. 5.C.ID 2019-0513 Introduction of Brookings Police Dept. promotions. 6. Contracts/Change Orders: 6.A.RES 19-090 Action on Resolution 19-090, a Resolution awarding the contract for the purchase of two (2) 2020 Model Year Police Sport Utility Vehicles. Memo Resolution Attachments: Page 2 City of Brookings December 10, 2019City Council Meeting Agenda Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call 6.B.RES 19-093 Action on Resolution 19-093, a Resolution to approve the purchase of a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper for the Street Department off of Sourcewell (Formerly NJPA) Contract #122017-FSC through Sanitation Products. Memo Resolution Attachments: Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call 7. Ordinance First Readings: The title of the Ordinance is read. No vote is required on the first reading of an Ordinance. Public Comment and Council discussion is permitted. The date for the second reading is announced. 7.A.ORD 19-021 Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 19-021, an Ordinance Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation #5 to the 2019 Budget. Second Reading: January 14, 2020. Memo Ordinance Resolution 15-125 Attachments: 8. Public Hearings and Second Readings: 8.A.ID 2019-0510 Public Hearing and Action on a request for an On-Off Sale Malt License for Woody’s Axe Throwing LLC, Terry Nelson, owner, 2508 Wilbert Court, Suite C, legal description: Lot 10, Block 1, Wilbert Square Addition. Memo Legal Notice Map Attachments: Action: Open & Close Public Hearing, Motion to Approve, Roll Call 8.B.ORD 19-020 Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance 19-020, an Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brookings and pertaining to Planned Development Districts for the purposes of administration of the Zoning Ordinance. Memo Ordinance - Clean Ordinance - Marked Notice - City Council Notice - Planning Commission Planning Commission Minutes Attachments: Action: Open & Close Public Hearing, Motion to Approve, Roll Call Page 3 City of Brookings December 10, 2019City Council Meeting Agenda Legislative History 11/26/19 City Council read into the record 8.C.ORD 19-019 Second Reading and Action on Ordinance 19-019, an Ordinance authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation to the 2019 Budget. Memo Ordinance Swiftel Center Budget Update Attachments: Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call Legislative History 11/26/19 City Council read into the record 11/26/19 City Council approved 9. Other Business: 9.A.RES 19-089 Action on Resolution 19-089, a Resolution adopting the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024. Memo Resolution Mitigation Plan Attachments: Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call 9.B.RES 19-091 Action on Resolution 19-091, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign documents for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Application. Memo Resolution Attachments: Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call 9.C.RES 19-092 Action on Resolution 19-092, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign documents to Relinquish the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate for the Brookings Regional Airport. Memo Resolution Airport Board Minutes 9-19-19 Airport Board Minutes 10-17-19 Attachments: Action: Motion to Approve, Request Public Comment, Roll Call 10. City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion. Any Council Member may request discussion of any issue at a future meeting only. Items cannot be added for action at this meeting. A motion and second is required stating the issue, requested outcome, and time. A majority vote is required. Page 4 City of Brookings December 10, 2019City Council Meeting Agenda 11. Adjourn. Brookings City Council: Keith Corbett, Mayor; Patty Bacon, Deputy Mayor Council Members Leah Brink, Dan Hansen, Ope Niemeyer, Holly Tilton Byrne, and Nick Wendell Council Staff: Paul M. Briseno, City Manager Steven Britzman, City Attorney Bonnie Foster, City Clerk View the City Council Meeting Live on the City Government Access Channel 9. Rebroadcast Schedule: Wednesday 1:00pm/Thursday 7:00pm/Friday 9:00pm/Saturday 1:00pm The complete City Council agenda packet is available on the city website: www.cityofbrookings.org Assisted Listening Systems (ALS) are available upon request by contacting (605) 692-6281. If you require additional assistance, alternative formats, and/or accessible locations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Susan Rotert, City Human Resources Director and ADA Coordinator at (605) 692-6281 at least three working days prior to the meeting. Page 5 City of Brookings City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0522,Version:2 Bob Shelden Project Presentation with RDG Consultants. Summary: This Informational report details RDG Consultants pre-bidding and engineering work to date for the Bob Shelden renovation project. Attached and within the Work Session details of the project plans and budget will be given in an effort to answer questions. Throughout the project both the Park Board and Friends of Baseball have been engaged. Staff has worked diligently to reduce the overall estimated cost of the project while ensuring basic needs are met. Background: In August of 2019 the RDG group was hired for design and engineering services for the Bob Shelden project. The focus of the project has been to provide improvements in the ballfield playing surface, create a quality fan experience, enhance overall safety and reduced maintenance needs. Fiscal Impact: The estimated pre-bid proposal is $3,100,000 of which bond funds will provide necessary financing. Once bid, actual costs and agreement will be presented to City Council in February. Attachments: Memo Presentation City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Dusty Rodiek, Parks Director Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Pre-Bid Report for the Bob Sheldon Renovation Person(s) Responsible Matt Bartley, Street Superintendent / Dusty Rodiek, Parks Director Summary: This Informational report details RDG Consultants pre-bidding and engineering work to date for the Bob Shelden renovation project. Attached and within the Work Session details of the project plans and budget will be given in an effort to answer questions. Throughout the project both the Park Board and Friends of Baseball have been engaged. Staff has worked diligently to reduce the overall estimated cost of the project while ensuring basic needs are met. Background: In August of 2019 the RDG group was hired for design and engineering services for the Bob Shelden project. The focus of the project has been to provide improvements in the ballfield playing surface, create a quality fan experience, enhance overall safety and reduced maintenance needs. Discussion: Staff and RDG were tasked with finding cost saving measures, efficiencies, sustainable and art opportunities as well as address hindrances to accessibility for all. Design elements within the scope of the project include two primary areas. Site Improvements: New parking area surfacing to include a pilot project for pervious pavement systems, storm water drainage control measures, improved vehicle and pedestrian flow. Ballpark Improvements: Energy efficient LED field lighting, improved playing surface and field drainage, spectator seating with optimal sightlines, new press box, backstop netting, fences, dugouts and new concrete in the spectator plaza area. To meet construction windows staff will bid the project after the December Work Session. In January 2020 a budget amendment will be requested to utilize the bonding financing acquired in 2019 for the project. The bids will be presented to Council in February for final action of the project including financing. Legal Consideration: None. Financial Consideration: The estimated pre-bid proposal is $3,100,000 of which bond funds will provide necessary financing. Once bid, actual costs and agreement will be presented to City Council in February. Supporting Documentation: 1. RDG Presentation Bob Shelden Athletic Complex City Council Meeting December 10, 2019 Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Project Management Programming Architecture Landscape Architecture Sports Field Lighting Design Architecture PMET Engineering Cost Estimating Brookings High School Irrigation Design Civil Engineer Friends of Baseball Structural Engineer Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Project Limits BOB SHELDEN ATHLETIC COMPLEX HIGH SCHOOL MEDARY AVE S8TH ST S Bob Shelden Athletic Complex HIGH SCHOOL MEDARY AVE S8TH ST S 5th ST S BOB SHELDEN ATHLETIC COMPLEX Bob Shelden Athletic Complex RENOVATED BOB SHELDEN BASEBALL FIELD RENOVATED PARKING +/-155 PARKING SPACES HIGH SCHOOL MEDARY AVE S8TH ST S EXISTING PARKING EXISTING BALL FIELD EXISTING BALL FIELDS EARTH BERM Bob Shelden Athletic Complex 6 ADA STALLS DROP-OFF | PICK-UP PLANTING ISLAND PARKING CALCULATIONS 149 STANDARD STALLS 6 ADA STALLS 155 TOTAL STALLS 149 STANDARD STALLS SIDEWALK SIDEWALK ENTRY PLAZA PERMEABLE PAVER Bob Shelden Athletic Complex NATURAL GRASS OUTFIELD BASE BID: NATURAL GRASS INFIELD BID ALT: SYNTHETIC TURF INFIELD 375’ 365’ 365’ 320’ 320’ 20’ 20’ 40’ 40’50’BULLPEN BULLPEN EXISTING SCOREBOARD ENTRY GRANDSTANDS DUGOUT BACKSTOP NETTING –30’-0 SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING DUGOUT FOUL LINE NETTING 10’ HIGH FOUL LINE NETTING 10’ HIGH - ALTERNATE Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex (500) Bleacher Seats Concrete Curb Canopy Structure Bob Shelden Athletic Complex NettingCanopy Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex Bob Shelden Athletic Complex SYNTHETIC TURF INFIELD FENCING –ALL TYPES WINDSCREEN –OUTFIELD FENCE BATTER’S EYE HID LIGHTING (6) POLES ASPHALT PLAZA PAVING SIDEWALK TO SCHOOL City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0517,Version:1 Discussion pertaining to establishing a Brookings Youth Council. Summary: October 22, 2019 City Council Minutes excerpt: “City Council Member introduction of topics for future discussion. A motion was made by Council Member Hansen, seconded by Council Member Wendell, to add the development and/or approval of a Brookings Youth Council to the December 10th City Council Meeting either at a study session or the regular meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Hansen, Brink, Bacon, and Wendell; Absent: 1 - Tilton Byrne.” City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0511,Version:1 Action to approve the November 26, 2019 City Council minutes. Attachments: 11/26/2019 Minutes City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ Brookings City Council November 26, 2019 (unapproved) The Brookings City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 5:00 PM, at City Hall with the following City Council members present: Mayor Keith Corbett, Council Members Patty Bacon, Leah Brink, Dan Hansen, Holly Tilton Byrne, and Ope Niemeyer. Absent: Council Member Nick Wendell. City Attorney Steve Britzman, City Manager Paul Briseno, and City Clerk Bonnie Foster were also present. 5:00 PM STUDY SESSION Brookings Regional Airport Part 139 Certification. City Engineer Jackie Lanning and Airport Manager Matt Sommerfeld discussed the Brookings Regional Airport's Part 139 Certification with the City Council. The certification meets the requirements to serve aircraft of 30 passengers and higher. Action on the Part 139 Certification is scheduled for December 10, 2019. Adaptive Reuse / Redevelopment of the Historic Armory Building. Discussion was held on the Adaptive Reuse / Redevelopment proposals for the Historic Armory Building. 6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING Consent Agenda:A motion was made by Council Member Bacon, seconded by Council Member Hansen, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Hansen, Brink, Bacon, and Tilton Byrne Absent: 1 - Wendell. 3.A. Action to approve the agenda. 3.B. Action to approve the November 7-8 and November 12, 2019 City Council Minutes. 3.C. Action on appointments to City Boards, Committees, and Commissions: Brookings Bicycle Advisory Committee: Reappoint Keith Schram, Jennifer McLaughlin, and Steve Paula (terms expire 1/1/2023); Board of Adjustment: Reappoint Jeremy Scott, George Houtman, and Dustin Edmison (terms expire 1/1/2023); Board of Health: Reappoint Dr. Shelly Brandenburger and Roberta Wagner (terms expire 1/1/2023), Appoint Mary Anne Krogh (term expires 1/1/2023), and appoint Bob McGrath (term expires 1/1/2021); Brookings Committee for People who have Disabilities: Reappoint Connie Lemke and Destini Crevier (terms expire 1/1/2023); appoint Andrew Royer (term expires 1/1/2023); Brookings Health System Board of Trustees: Reappoint Lynn Darnall and Daryl England (terms expire 1/1/2023); Business Improvement District #1 Board: Reappoint Kate Treiber (term expires 1/1/2023), and Appoint Lynda Pierce (term expires 1/1/2023); Historic Preservation Commission: Reappoint Matthew Weiss (1/1/2023), and Appoint Andrew Royer (term expires 1/1/2023); Human Rights Commission: Reappoint Jason Meusburger, Marilyn Hildreth, and Hanna Holmquist (terms expire 1/1/2023); Library Board: Reappoint Kathryn Miller and Dr. Douglas O’Neill (terms expire 1/1/2023); Planning Commission: Appoint Jacob Mills (term expires 12/31/2020); Public Arts Commission: Reappoint Jean Jostad, Lynn Verschoor, Scott Wallace, and Jamison Lamp (terms expire 1/1/2023); Sustainability Council: Reappoint Betty Beer, Nels Granholm, and Dr. Shelly Brandenburger (terms expire 1/1/2023); Swiftel Center Advisory Committee: Reappoint Teri Ronning and Jeff Holm (terms expire 1/1/2023); Traffic Safety Committee: Reappoint Tony Sonnenburg, Brian Lueders, Don Norton, and Kacie Richard (terms expire 12/31/2022). Proclamation.Mayor Corbett presented a proclamation to Darla Biel and Dan McColley accepted the Proclamation on behalf of the Brookings Area Non-Profits for South Dakota Gives and Brookings Gives Day to be held December 3, 2019. Mayoral Proclamation City of Brookings, South Dakota Whereas, the 2nd South Dakota Day of Giving will be celebrated on Giving Tuesday, which is the Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day; and Whereas, the goal of South Dakota Gives is to raise awareness in support of the good work and service that nonprofit organizations do; and Whereas, South Dakota has 6,437 nonprofits employing 45,200 people—over 14% of the state’s workforce - and generates over $6.2 billion in annual revenues; and Whereas, South Dakotans give almost $373 million to charity each year, representing 3.45% of household income; and South Dakota foundations annually give over $46.1 million; and Whereas, fifty-three Brookings County nonprofits are registered participants in the South Dakota Day of Giving; and Whereas, non-profits deliver vital services, contribute to a vibrant City, give voice to the underserved, and advance solutions for challenges facing society; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that I, Keith Corbett, Mayor of the City of Brookings, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, December 3, 2019 as South Dakota Gives & Brookings Gives Day and call upon the residents of Brookings to: 1.Recognize and celebrate local nonprofit staff and volunteers, who provide services and programs that fill unmet needs, benefiting all citizens; and 2.Support nonprofits with donations of time and treasure so they might spark positive change and lasting solutions in our community. In Witness Whereof, I have placed the Seal of the City of Brookings, State of South Dakota, this 26th day of November, 2019. Mayor Keith W. Corbett Proclamation.Mayor Corbett presented a proclamation to Chief Dave Erickson, Julie Erickson, and Steve Timmerman on behalf of the Brookings Police Department Foundation. Mayoral Proclamation City of Brookings, South Dakota Whereas, the Brookings Police Department’s mission is to prevent crime, enforce the law, and support quality public safety by delivering respectful, professional, and dependable police service; and Whereas, the Brookings Police Department Foundation is an independent nonprofit formed in 2007 to raise awareness and community support for the Brookings Police Department; and Whereas, the mission of the Brookings Police Department Foundation is making Brookings the safest and most inviting city for all its residents, workers, and visitors by supporting efforts which enhance police/community relations, crime prevention, and public safety through funding for specialized equipment, officer support, training, education and community programs; and Whereas, every penny donated to the Brookings Police Department Foundation is used to support the men and women serving in the Brookings Police Department. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that I, Keith Corbett, Mayor of the City of Brookings, do hereby proclaim the Brookings Police Department Foundation as the designated fund raising organization for the Brookings Police Department. In Witness Whereof, I have placed the Seal of the City of Brookings, State of South Dakota, this 26th day of November, 2019. Mayor Keith W. Corbett SDSU Student Association Report. Corey Berscheit, Vice-President of the SDSU Students Association, provided an update on SDSU happenings to the City Council and public. Brookings Marketplace Development update. Developer James Drew gave an update to the City Council and public on current and upcoming developments at the Marketplace Development. Department Presentation: Fire. Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann provided an overview of the Fire Department to the City Council and the public. FIRST READING - Ordinance 19-020. Introduction and First Reading was held on Ordinance 19-020, an Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brookings and pertaining to Planned Development Districts for the purposes of administration of the Zoning Ordinance. Public Hearing: December 10, 2019. FIRST READING – Ordinance 19-019. Introduction and First Reading was held on Ordinance 19-019, an Ordinance authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation to the 2019 Budget. Second Reading: December 10, 2019. A motion was made by Council Member Hansen, seconded by Council Member Bacon, that staff present a plan at the December 10th City Council Meeting to mitigate any further loss beyond what is budgeted in 2020 as part of the second reading on Ordinance 19-019. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Hansen, Brink, Bacon, and Tilton Byrne; Absent: 1 – Wendell. Proposal for Adaptive Reuse / Redevelopment of the Historic Armory Building. A motion was made by Council Member Hansen, seconded by Council Member Bacon, that a development agreement be created with Linchpin Corporation for the Adaptive Reuse / Redevelopment of the Historic Armory Building. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Hansen, Brink, Bacon, and Tilton Byrne; Absent: 1 – Wendell. Progress Report. Jacob Meshke, Assistant to the City Manager, provided a progress report highlighting the City’s activities/projects. Executive Session.A motion was made by Council Member Niemeyer, seconded by Council Member Hansen, to enter into Executive Session at 7:05 p.m. pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2, for purposes of consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discussing marketing or pricing strategies by a board or commission of a business owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions, when public discussion may be harmful to the competitive position of the business. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. A motion was made by Council Member Bacon, seconded by Council Member Brink, to exit Executive Session at 7:33 p.m. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Adjourn.A motion was made by Council Member Hansen, seconded by Council Member Tilton Byrne, that this meeting be adjourned at 7:34 p.m. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. CITY OF BROOKINGS __________________________ ATTEST: Keith W. Corbett, Mayor __________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0509,Version:1 Action on annual Liquor Alcohol License Renewal for 2020. Summary: All required documentation has been submitted for the following annual Liquor Alcohol License renewal for 2020: Liquor (On-Sale): 1.Park Hospitality, 2500 E. 6th St. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0512,Version:1 Action on appointments to City Boards, Committees and Commissions. Summary: Mayor Keith Corbett has submitted the following appointment recommendations for City Council advice and consent: Brookings Committee for People who have Disabilities Term Length:3-years: SDSU Liaison Residency Requirement:Required for 7 members Purpose: The Brookings Committee for People who have Disabilities strives to advocate for the rights of people who have disabilities in our community. Throughout the year, specific events are held to bring awareness and information to our citizens. Technical assistance is provided to the business community, private individuals, governmental entities and nonprofit organizations. This is a service not provided by any other entity in Brookings. The goals of this service are to improve the quality of life for people who have disabilities through enhancing the knowledge base of entities in the community; and to further serve as a community-based advocacy group enhancing the ability of local entities to comply with Federal Civil Rights legislation. Mayor’s Recommendation: 1.Appoint Nadine Gjerde Park and Recreation Board Number of positions:1: high school student representative Term Length:1 year Residency Requirement:Not Required Purpose: The Swiftel Center Advisory Committee shall act only in an advisory capacity to the city council, however it shall, in particular, advise the city concerning marketing, operational issues and management of the Swiftel Center, and in particular, shall advise and assist the city in the performance of contracts between the City of Brookings and County of Brookings, and between the City of Brookings and the firm managing the Swiftel Center and which concern the Swiftel Center. Mayor’s Recommendation: 1.Appoint Isaac Schulte Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:RES 19-088,Version:1 Action on Resolution 19-088, a Resolution declaring surplus property for the City of Brookings. Summary: The City of Brookings is the owner of the following described equipment formerly used at the City of Brookings: Library ·Six (6) small round stools ·Three (3) small round tables ·One (1) non-gliding glider rocker ·Fourteen (14) square carpet topped stools ·One (1) Red, 6-foot wooden sorting bin with 12 compartments ·Two (2) office desks ·One (1) 2008 HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower (HP5) Dead ·One (1) 2010 HP Compaq 8000 ECM HP24 ·One (1) 2012 HP Compaq 8300 Elite Convertible Minitower (HP29) ·One (1) 17” Acer Monitor ·One (1) Canon LiDE 110 scanner ·Six (6) Metal Shelf Bins ·Two (2) adjustable desk chairs ·One (1) Microfilm Scanpro CC200 ·One (1) Gateway E4500D G59 ·One (1) KDS Monitor ·One (1) 2018 HP Envy 4520 Printer (Dead) ·One (1) 2010 HP Compaq 8000 ECM (HP 23) ·One (1) 19” NEC Monitor (Dead) ·One (1) 19” NEC Monitor ·One (1) 19” Samsung Monitor ·One (1) 2010 HP Compaq 8000 Elite Convertible Minitower (HP20) Fiscal Impact: Council action is required to declare these items surplus. This equipment is being declared surplus property according to SDCL Chapter 6-13. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Attachments: City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 2 powered by Legistar™ File #:RES 19-088,Version:1 Resolution City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 2 of 2 powered by Legistar™ Resolution 19-088 Declaring Surplus Property Whereas, the City of Brookings is the owner of the following described equipment formerly used at the City of Brookings: Library Six (6) small round stools Three (3) small round tables One (1) non-gliding glider rocker Fourteen (14) square carpet topped stools One (1) Red, 6-foot wooden sorting bin with 12 compartments Two (2) office desks One (1) 2008 HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Minitower (HP5) Dead One (1) 2010 HP Compaq 8000 ECM HP24 One (1) 2012 HP Compaq 8300 Elite Convertible Minitower (HP29) One (1) 17” Acer Monitor One (1) Canon LiDE 110 scanner Six (6) Metal Shelf Bins Two (2) adjustable desk chairs One (1) Microfilm Scanpro CC200 One (1) Gateway E4500D G59 One (1) KDS Monitor One (1) 2018 HP Envy 4520 Printer (Dead) One (1) 2010 HP Compaq 8000 ECM (HP 23) One (1) 19” NEC Monitor (Dead) One (1) 19” NEC Monitor One (1) 19” Samsung Monitor One (1) 2010 HP Compaq 8000 Elite Convertible Minitower (HP20) Whereas, in the best financial interest, it is the desire of the City of Brookings to dispose of as surplus property; and Whereas, the City Manager is hereby authorized to sell or dispose of said surplus property. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the governing body of the City of Brookings, SD, that this property be declared surplus property according to SDCL Chapter 6-13. Passed and approved this 10 th day of December, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS ____________________________ ATTEST:Keith W. Corbett, Mayor ___________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0524,Version:1 Action on a Preliminary Plat for Lots 1-9, Block 12; Lots 1-5, Block 15; Lots 1-32, Block 16, Timberline Addition. Summary: The applicant is seeking approval of a Revised Preliminary Plat for 46 residential lots in Timberline Addition. The revised plat shows approximately five (5) additional residential lots compared the previously approved Preliminary Plat. Background: The property is located at the west end of Timberline Estates and is part of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District for affordable housing. The land is zoned R-1D and R-3 and a Preliminary Plat was approved by the City Council on January 9, 2018. The developer would like to amend the design to accommodate an increase in the number of residential lots. A portion of land along the west side of the development is located within the 100-year floodplain. The owner is planning to raise the elevation to meet the requirements of the floodplain ordinance. Findings of Fact: 1. The Preliminary Plat is showing adequate access and right-of-way widths, block lengths, and cul-de-sac designs. The overall design meets the requirements. 2. The lot sizes and frontage requirements for the corresponding zoning districts are met. 3. The secondary access requirement will apply at the Final Plat stage. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the Revised Preliminary Plat. Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the Revised Preliminary Plat. Attachments: Memo Notice 12-02-2019 Planning Commission Minutes Aerial & Floodplain Map Revised Preliminary Plat Approved Preliminary Plat City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Mike Struck, Community Development Director Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Preliminary Plat of Lots 1-9, Block 12; Lots 1-5, Block 15; Lots 1-32, Block 16, Timberline Addition Person(s) Responsible: Mike Struck, Community Development Director Summary: The applicant is seeking approval of a Revised Preliminary Plat for 46 residential lots in Timberline Addition. The revised plat shows approximately five (5) additional residential lots compared the previously approved Preliminary Plat. Background: The property is located at the west end of Timberline Estates and is part of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District for affordable housing. The land is zoned R-1D and R-3 and a Preliminary Plat was approved by the City Council on January 9, 2018. The developer would like to amend the design to accommodate an increase in the number of residential lots. A portion of land along the west side of the development is located within the 100-year floodplain. The owner is planning to raise the elevation to meet the requirements of the floodplain ordinance. Discussion: Staff has no concerns with the Revised Preliminary Plat and supports the increase in density to provide additional opportunities for affordable housing in the community. The Comprehensive Plan shows this area as Medium Density Residential with a density of 4-12 units per acre of lots sizes of 10,890 to 3,630 square feet in size. The Comprehensive Plan supports the increase in density. Findings of Fact: 1. The Preliminary Plat is showing adequate access and right-of-way widths, block lengths, and cul-de-sac designs. The overall design meets the requirements. 2. The lot sizes and frontage requirements for the corresponding zoning districts are met. 3. The secondary access requirement will apply at the Final Plat stage. Legal Consideration: None. Financial Consideration: None. Options: The Planning Commission has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Deny Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the Revised Preliminary Plat. Planning Commission Recommendation: The Planning Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the Revised Preliminary Plat. Action Requested: Approval of the Revised Preliminary Plat. Supporting Documentation: 1. Memo 2. Notice 3. Aerial & Floodplain Map 4. Revised Preliminary Plat 5. Approved Preliminary Plat If you require assistance, alternative formats and/or accessible locations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the City ADA Coordinator at 692-6281 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. NOTICE OF HEARING ON A REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That Sioux Empire Development Corp. has submitted a revised preliminary plat of the following described real estate situated in the City of Brookings in Brookings County, South Dakota, to wit: Lots 1-9, Block 12; Lots 1-5, Block 15; Lots 1-32, Block 16, Timberline Addition NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN That said request will be acted on by the City Planning Commission at 6:30 PM on Monday, December 2, 2019, in the Chambers Room on the third floor of the Brookings City and County Government Center at 520 Third Street, Brookings, South Dakota. Any action taken by the City Planning Commission is a recommendation to the City Council. Any person interested may appear and be heard in this matter. Staci Bungard City Planner Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota December 2, 2019 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Eric Rasmussen called the meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Monday December 2, 2019, at 6:30 PM in the Chambers Room #310 on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Tanner Aiken, James Drew, Greg Fargen, Alan Johnson, Gregg Jorgenson, Jason Meusburger, Lee Ann Pierce, and Rasmussen. Absent was Ashley Biggar. Also present were City Planner Staci Bungard, Community Development Director Mike Struck, and others. Item #4a – Sioux Empire Development Corporation has submitted a Revised Preliminary Plat of Lots 1-9, Block 12; Lots 1-5, Block 15; Lots 1-32, Block 16, Timberline Addition. (Aiken/Jorgenson) Motion to approve the Revised Preliminary Plat. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. OFFICIAL SUMMARY Item #4a – This plat is for 46 residential lots in the Timberline Addition. The revised preliminary plat shows an additional five (5) residential lots from the previously approved plat. The Comprehensive Plan does support this increase in density. 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ROW.136'±713'±REVISED PRELIMINARY PLATLOTS 1 TO 9 IN BLOCK 12; LOTS 1 TO 5 IN BLOCK 15; LOTS 1 TO 32 IN BLOCK 16; ALL OF TIMBERLINE ADDITIONIN THE S1/2 OF THE NW1/4 AND THE W1/2 OF THE NE1/4, ALL IN SECTION 34-T110N-R50W, BROOKINGS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTALEGENDMONUMENT (FOUND)OWNER INFORMATIONSIOUX EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT CORP.603 MAIN AVENUEBROOKINGS, SD 57006EXISTING PROPERTY LINEPROPOSED PROPERTY LINESTANDARD CURB & GUTTER TO BE PLACEDON BOTH SIDES OF SUMMIT PASS ANDBRIGHTON ROAD.ROLLOVER TYPE CURB & GUTTERS TO BEPLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF ALL OTHERSTREETS.STREET NOTECOVENANTS TO BE ADOPTED BY OWNERSPRIOR TO FINAL PLATTING.COVENANT NOTEGRADING AND DRAINAGE PLANS TO BEADOPTED PRIOR TO FINAL PLANNING.DRAINAGE NOTE2.5'14.5'30'2.5'13'13'14.5'30'8" BASE COURSE4" ASPHALTTYPICAL SECTION - LOCAL STREETS31' ROAD WIDTHNAT'L FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAMMAP PANEL NO. 46011C0440CDATE: JULY 16, 2008ZONE "X" OUTSIDE OF THE 0.2% ANNUALCHANCE FLOODPLAINZONE "A" SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREASSUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY THE1% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD. NOBASE FLOOD ELEVATIONDETERMINED.FLOOD ZONEDESIGNATIONEXISTING SANITARY LINES2.5'14.5'35'2.5'18'18'14.5'35'9" BASE COURSE5" ASPHALTTYPICAL SECTION - SUMMIT PASS AND BRIGHTON ROAD41' ROAD WIDTH4'4'4'4'10'10'10'10'150'75'037.5'75'GRID BEARINGROLLOVER CURBROLLOVER CURBPROPOSED WATER LINE(8" UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)PROPOSED SANITARY SEWER(8" UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)WS70' ROW60' ROWHORIZONTAL DATUM: - NAD 83 - PROJECTION: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PLANECOORDINATES NORTH ZONEVERTICAL DATUM: - NAVD 88 - GEOID 09BASIS OF BEARING: GEODETIC NORTHALL DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE INTERMS OF U.S. SURVEY FEETZONING REGULATIONS:SINGLE-FAMILYDWELLINGTWO DWELLING UNITS6,00050 FEET20 FEET7 FEET25 FEET35 FEETPER UNIT DENSITYSQ. FT.MIN. LOTAREA SQ. FT.MIN. LOTWIDTHMIN. FRONTYARDMIN. SIDEYARDMIN. REARYARDMAX.HEIGHTR-3 APARTMENT DISTRICT1,815**8,40065 FEET20 FEET7 FEET25 FEET35 FEETSINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED0 FEET SIDE YARD2 UNITS9,60075 FEET20 FEET0 FEET OR 7 FEETON NON-PARTYWALL25 FEET35 FEET3 UNITS12,00090 FEET20 FEET25 FEET35 FEET4 UNITS14,000105 FEET20 FEET25 FEET35 FEETAPTS, CONDO'S, TOWNHOUSES*(3 OR MORE UNITS)10,00075 FEET20 FEET7 FEET***25 FEET45 FEETOTHER ALLOWABLE USES6,00050 FEET20 FEET7 FEET***25 FEET45 FEET0 FEET OR 7 FEETON NON-PARTYWALL0 FEET OR 7 FEETON NON-PARTYWALL* THREE HUNDRED SQUARE FEET OF LANDSCAPED AREA SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT EXCLUSIVE OF REQUIREDBUILDING SETBACK AREAS, ACCESS DRIVES AND PARKING LOTS. TWO-THIRDS OF THE LANDSCAPED AREA SHALL BE LOCATED IN ACONTINUOUS, SINGLE TRACT WHICH CONTAINS NO PORTIONS THEREOF WHICH ARE NOT CONTIGUOUS, ADJACENT AND ABUTTING TOEITHER THE ENTIRE WIDTH OR ENTIRE LENGTH OF SAID TRACT. FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPED AREA MAY BE USEDFOR PARKING SPACES IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. PARKING LOTS SHALL BE SCREENED FROM SINGLE-FAMILY ANDTWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES ACCORDING TO SECTION 94-401.** A MAXIMUM OF 24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE SHALL BE ALLOWED.*** THE SIDE YARD WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE INCREASED TO TEN FEET WHEN THE BUILDING IS THREE OR MORE STORIES IN HEIGHT.ZONING REGULATIONS:SINGLE-FAMILYSINGLE-FAMILY,0 FT SIDE YARD - 2 UNITS6,0006,00050 FEET20 FEET6 FEET20 FEET35 FEETPER UNIT DENSITYSQ. FT.MIN. LOTAREA SQ. FT.MIN. LOTWIDTHMIN. FRONTYARDMIN. SIDEYARDMIN. REARYARDMAX.HEIGHTR-1D SINGLE FAMILY6,00012,00080 FEET20 FEET0 FEET*20 FEET35 FEETOTHER ALLOWABLE USES10,00075 FEET20 FEET6 FEET20 FEET35 FEETOTHER ALLOWABLE USES9,00075 FEET20 FEET6 FEET20 FEET35 FEET4,500* OR 6' ON NON-PARTY WALLDENSITY PER FAMILY REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY TO DORMATORIES, FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, NURSING HOMESOR OTHER SIMILAR GROUP QUARTERS WHERE NO COOKING FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED IN INDIVIDUAL ROOMS.F:\21704-02\Design Phase\Acad\Timberline TIF Revised Preliminary Plat.dwg;11/19/2019 1:42 PM RE V IEW ON LY FORDESIGNED BY:CHECKED BY:DRAWN BY:DATE:JOB No.:1"1/2"0SCALE REDUCTION BARPROJECT / SHEET TITLE : REV.DATE DESCRIPTIONSHEET No. : www.bannerassociates.com - Toll Free: 1.855.323.6342JDBJDBJDBDECEMBER 201921704-03REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAT TIMBERLINE ADDITION BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA 1 OF 160' ROW70' ROW60' ROW60' ROW70' ROWR60' ROWR60' ROW City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0513,Version:1 Introduction of Brookings Police Dept. promotions. Police Chief Dave Erickson will introduce to the City Council and public a Police Dept. employee who has been recently promoted. The promoted staff include: ·Brian Franklin - promoted from Patrol Officer to Patrol Sergeant 12/2/2019. City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:RES 19-090,Version:1 Action on Resolution 19-090, a Resolution awarding the contract for the purchase of two (2) 2020 Model Year Police Sport Utility Vehicles. Summary: The City of Brookings held a bid letting for two (2) 2020 Model Year Police Sport Utility Vehicles on November 19, 2019. The following bids were received: Nelson Auto Center; Fergus Falls, MN $77,866.68 Einspahr Auto; Brookings, SD $78,574.00 Background: This purchase replaces one 2017 Ford marked police vehicle which has reached its 100,000 mile benchmark for replacement. This vehicle has been slated to be declared as surplus and sold. The second vehicle will be an additional vehicle to the fleet of patrol vehicles which was approved by the city council as part of the 10 year CIP for the 2020 budget year. Fiscal Impact: The purchase of these two Sport Utility Vehicles from Nelson Auto Center of Fergus Falls, MN will be in the total amount of $77,866.68. This is under the budgeted amount of $84,000. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Attachments: Memo Resolution City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Dave Erickson, Police Chief Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Police Vehicle Purchase Person(s) Responsible: Dave Erickson, Police Chief Summary: The city of Brookings received a bid of $38,933.34 each for two 2020 Ford Interceptor Utilities from Nelson Auto Center of Fergus Falls, MN. The purchase of these vehicles is a part of the 2020 capital budget. A resolution and recommendation is made to the council for the purchase of these two patrol vehicles. Background: This purchase replaces one 2017 Ford marked police vehicle which has reached its 100,000 mile benchmark for replacement. This vehicle has been slated to be declared as surplus and sold. The second vehicle will be an additional vehicle to the fleet of patrol vehicles which was approved by the city council as part of the 10 year CIP for the 2020 budget year. Discussion: It was noted that the bid received from Nelson Auto Center contained three issues. The first was that there was not a rear cargo light included as requested in the bid specs. Also a heavy duty battery was not included as requested in the bid specs. It was also determined that the bid specs had an error regarding the seat coverings for the front and back seats. Bid specs requested cloth for both but the intention was to have the front cloth and the rear vinyl. Nelson Auto Center advised that switching to vinyl seats in the back would be a cost savings to us. Therefore, they offered to provide the rear cargo light in exchange for the rear vinyl seats. Nelson Auto Center offered to provide the heavy duty battery at no additional cost. Legal Consideration: Since there were several minor errors with the bid (as noted in the Discussion section above), the City Attorney was consulted. The City Attorney reviewed the law and determined that while variances between a bid and the underlying specifications cannot be material, provided the error is not material and is in substantial compliance with the original bid letting, the City and the taxpayers are adequately protected in this case, and the minor errors may be waived. Financial Consideration: Budget for these two vehicles was set at a total of $84,000 resulting in savings of $6,133.32. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Approve with recommended adjustments 3. Deny Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the purchase of the two Police vehicles. Action Requested: Approval of the purchase of the two Police vehicles. Supporting Documentation: Resolution Resolution 19-090 Resolution Awarding Bid for Two (2) 2020 Model Year Police Sport Utility Vehicles Whereas, the City of Brookings purchases police vehicles to replace the feet of the Brookings Police Department; and Whereas, the City of Brookings has approved the replacement and purchase of one police vehicle for the fiscal year 2020, and the purchase of one police vehicle as an addition to the fleet for the fiscal year 2020; and Whereas, the Brookings Police Department has requested the purchase of one marked police vehicle for the replacement of one marked police vehicle and the purchase of one additional marked police vehicle; and Whereas, the City of Brookings opened bids for two (2) 2020 Model Year Police Sport Utility Vehicles on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 1:30 pm at the Brookings City and County Government Center; and Whereas, the City of Brookings has received the following bid for two Police Vehicles: Nelson Auto Center; Fergus Falls, MN $77,866.68 Einspahr Auto; Brookings, SD $78,574.00 Now Therefore, Be It Resolved that the low bid of $77,866.68 for two (2) 2020 Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicles from Nelson Auto Center of Fergus Falls, MN be accepted. Passed and approved this 10th of December, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS ________________________________ Keith W. Corbett, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:RES 19-093,Version:1 Action on Resolution 19-093, a Resolution to approve the purchase of a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper for the Street Department off of Sourcewell (Formerly NJPA) Contract #122017-FSC through Sanitation Products. Summary: This Resolution will award the purchase of a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper from Sanitation Products for $206,226. The equipment cost is over budget; however, the sale of the existing 2014 sweeper will reduce the overall price and bring it within budget. Sweepers are replaced every six years. The street sweeper is part of street maintenance, but more importantly stormwater best management practices. Background: The new sweeper will replace a 2014 Elgin Pelican sweeper. Replacement of street sweepers occurs on a 6-year basis in order to reduce maintenance costs and breakdowns. The 2014 sweeper will be sold once the 2020 sweeper is received. Last year our 2013 sweeper was sold for $30,000. The Street Department has two street sweepers within its fleet that run every day of the workweek. The street sweeper not only assists in maintaining the street surface, but assists in stormwater efforts. Fiscal Impact: The 2020 CIP has a budget amount of $195,000. The total price from Sanitation Products is $206,226.00. The overage of the CIP amount will be compensated with the surplus sale of the 2014 Elgin Pelican sweeper. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Attachments: Memo Resolution City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Matt Bartley, Street Superintendent Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Action on Resolution 19-093, a Resolution to approve the purchase of a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper for the Street Department off of Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) Contract #122017-FSC through Sanitation Products. Person(s) Responsible: Matt Bartley, Street Superintendent Summary: This Resolution will award the purchase of a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper from Sanitation Products for $206,226. The equipment cost is over budget; however, the sale of the existing 2014 sweeper will reduce the overall price and bring it within budget. Sweepers are replaced every six years. The street sweeper is part of street maintenance, but more importantly stormwater best management practices. Background: The new sweeper will replace a 2014 Elgin Pelican sweeper. Replacement of street sweepers occurs on a 6-year basis in order to reduce maintenance costs and breakdowns. The 2014 sweeper will be sold once the 2020 sweeper is received. Last year our 2013 sweeper was sold for $30,000. The Street Department has two street sweepers within its fleet that run every day of the workweek. The street sweeper not only assists in maintaining the street surface, but assists in stormwater efforts. Discussion: Staff recommends an agreement to purchase a new street sweeper from Sanitation Products. The equipment is over budget. It’s anticipated the sale of the 2014 sweeper will augment the overage. The 2020 sweeper once purchased will be placed in the six- year replacement schedule. Legal Consideration: None. Financial Consideration: The 2020 CIP has a budget amount of $195,000. The total price from Sanitation Products is $206,226.00. The overage of the CIP amount will be compensated with the surplus sale of the 2014 Elgin Pelican sweeper. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Amend the recommendation 3. Deny Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the resolution as presented. Action Requested: Approve the resolution to award the purchase of the 2020 street sweeper to Sanitation Products. Supporting Documentation: 1. Resolution Resolution 19-093 Resolution Approving the Purchase of a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper Whereas, the City Street Department requests action to purchase a 2020 Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper for the Street Department off of Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) contract #122017-FSC through Sanitation Products; and Whereas, the new sweeper will replace a 2014 Elgin Pelican sweeper. Replacement of street sweepers occurs on a 6-year basis in order to reduce maintenance costs and breakdowns; and Whereas, the 2020 CIP has a budget amount of $195,000. The total price from Sanitation Products is $206,226.00. The overage of the CIP amount will be compensated with the surplus sale of the 2014 Elgin Pelican sweeper. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that contract from Sanitation Products from Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the amount of $206,226.00 be accepted. Passed and approved this 10 th day of December, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS ________________________________ Keith Corbett, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ORD 19-021,Version:1 Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 19-021, an Ordinance Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation #5 to the 2019 Budget. Second Reading: January 14, 2020. Summary: This ordinance will amend the 2019 Budget for the following change: 1)To update 2019’s Budget to account for the promissory note proceeds (revenue) and payment (expense) related to SDSU’s Performing Arts Center Expansion Background: Resolution 15-125 approved the $6 million asset allocation from the Public Improvement Fund for the expansion of and the equipping and furnishing of the Performing Arts Center facility at South Dakota State University. The City planned to finance the $6 million through an interest free promissory note with a current 5- year maturity. In 2017, the City of Brookings paid the first installment of $5.5 million to SDSU using promissory note funds. This transaction is reflected in the 75% Sales Use and Tax Fund’s budget for 2017. Final payment of $0.5 million is due this year. The City has already received the note proceeds to fund this last installment. However, the transaction was not budgeted in 2019’s budget Fiscal Impact: The proposed amendment has no impact in 2019’s budget as the $0.5 million note proceeds net the $0.5 million payment to SDSU. The City has budgeted for the promissory note payments in its 10- year Capital Improvement Plan Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance as presented Attachments: Memo Ordinance Resolution 15-125 City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From: Erick Rangel, Chief Financial Officer Council Meeting: December 10, 2019 Subject: Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 19-021, an Ordinance Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation # 5 to the 2019 Budget. Person(s) Responsible: Erick Rangel, Chief Financial Officer Summary: This ordinance will amend the 2019 Budget for the following change: 1) To update 2019’s Budget to account for the promissory note proceeds (revenue) and payment (expense) related to SDSU’s Performing Arts Center Expansion Background: Resolution 15-125 approved the $6 million asset allocation from the Public Improvement Fund for the expansion of and the equipping and furnishing of the Performing Arts Center facility at South Dakota State University. The City planned to finance the $6 million through an interest free promissory note with a current 5-year maturity. In 2017, the City of Brookings paid the first installment of $5.5 million to SDSU using promissory note funds. This transaction is reflected in the 75% Sales Use and Tax Fund’s budget for 2017. Final payment of $0.5 million is due this year. The City has already received the note proceeds to fund this last installment. However, the transaction was not bud geted in 2019’s budget. Discussion: Staff recommends the proposed budget amendment. Legal Consideration: None. Financial Consideration: The proposed amendment has no impact in 2019’s budget as the $0.5 million note proceeds net the $0.5 million payment to SDSU. The City has budgeted for the promissory note payments in its 10-year Capital Improvement Plan Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Approve with recommended adjustments 3. Deny Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance as presented. Action Requested: Approval of the Ordinance to amend the 2019 Budget. Supporting Documentation: 1. Ordinance 2. Resolution 15-125 ORDINANCE NO. 19-021 An Ordinance Authorizing A Supplemental Appropriation To The 2019 Budget Be It Ordained by the City of Brookings, South Dakota: WHEREAS STATE LAW (SDCL 9-21-7) AND THE CITY CHARTER (4.06 (a) permit supplemental appropriations provided there are sufficient funds and revenues available to pay the appropriation when it becomes due, Now , Therefore, Be It Resolved by the City Council that the City Manager be authorized to make the following budget adjustments to the 2019 budget: Part 1 – Change Increase/(Decrease) All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. First Reading: December 10, 2019 Second Reading: January 14, 2020 Published: CITY OF BROOKINGS _________________________ Keith Corbett, Mayor ATTEST ____________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk 75% Sales and Use Tax Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification Revenue 213-000-4-663-50 Bond Proceeds 500,000.00 Promissory Note Proceeds to fund final payment for PAC II Expansion Total Change in revenue 500,000.00 Expense 213-000-5-856-81 SDSU Performing Arts Center II (500,000.00) Last payment for the $6M commitment for the PAC II Expansion RES 15-125 Total change in expense (500,000.00) Total Impact to current budget - City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ID 2019-0510,Version:1 Public Hearing and Action on a request for an On-Off Sale Malt License for Woody’s Axe Throwing LLC, Terry Nelson, owner, 2508 Wilbert Court, Suite C, legal description: Lot 10, Block 1, Wilbert Square Addition. Summary: The City of Brookings has received an application for an On-Off Sale Malt License for Woody’s Axe Throwing LLC, Terry Nelson, owner, 2508 Wilbert Court, Suite C, Brookings, SD. All required documents have been submitted for this application. Background: A public hearing and action by the local governing body is required to approve all alcohol licenses. The On-Off Sale Malt License would be effective December 2019, and then subject to an annual renewal. If approved, the application would be forwarded to the State Department of Revenue for final action and issuance of the license. Recommendation: No staff recommendation. Attachments: Memo Legal Notice Map City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:New Malt License for Woody’s Axe Throwing Person(s) Responsible: Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Summary: The City of Brookings has received an application for an On-Off Sale Malt License for Woody’s Axe Throwing LLC, Terry Nelson, owner, 2508 Wilbert Court, Suite C, Brookings, SD. All required documents have been submitted for this application. Background: A public hearing and action by the local governing body is required to approve all alcohol licenses. The On-Off Sale Malt License would be effective December, 2019, and then subject to an annual renewal. If approved, the application would be forwarded to the State Department of Revenue for final action and issuance of the license. Legal Consideration: 1) Whether or not to issue the malt beverage license. Financial Consideration: The On-Off Sale Malt License would be effective December 2019, and then subject to an annual renewal. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Approve with recommended adjustments 3. Deny Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Supporting Documentation: Legal Notice Map NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On-Off Sale Malt License– Woody’s Axe Throwing, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Brookings City Council in and for the City of Brookings, South Dakota, on December 10, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Brookings City & County Government Center Chambers, 520 Third Street, will meet in regular session to consider an application for the issuance of an On-Off Sale Malt License for Woody’s Axe Throwing LLC, Terry Nelson, owner, 2508 Wilbert Court, Suite C, Brookings, South Dakota, legal description: Lot 10, Block 1, Wilbert Square Addition. At which time and place all persons interested will be given a full, fair and complete hearing thereon. Dated at Brookings, South Dakota, this 26th day of November, 2019. Bonnie Foster, City Clerki Published time(s) at an approximate cost $ . City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ORD 19-020,Version:2 Public Hearing and Action on Ordinance 19-020, an Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brookings and pertaining to Planned Development Districts for the purposes of administration of the Zoning Ordinance. Summary: Staff is proposing a zoning ordinance amendment to clarify and create consistency with the amendment process for initial and final development plans within a Planned Development District. Background: Upon review of existing language in the Zoning Ordinance, the procedure for major amendments to an initial and/or final development plan are not consistent with the procedures for review and approval of the original initial and/or final development plans. The proposed changes provide clarity on what constitutes an amendment to an initial development plan and final development plan and creates consistency with the approval process for amendments in the same manner as the original plans were approved. Recommendation: The Development Review Team and staff recommend approval. Planning Commission voted 8-0 recommending approval of the ordinance. Attachments: Memo Ordinance - Clean Ordinance - Marked Notice - City Council Notice - Planning Commission Planning Commission Minutes City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Mike Struck, Community Development Director Meeting:November 26, 2019 / December 10, 2019 Subject:Zoning Amendment for procedural amendments to a Planned Development District initial and final development plan Person(s) Responsible: Mike Struck, Community Development Director Summary: Staff is proposing a zoning ordinance amendment to clearly define the procedural process for amendments to the initial and/or final development plan associated with a Planned Development District. Background: A request to change the zoning district classification from one zoning district to a Planned Development District follows the procedural process associated with adopting an ordinance whereby the Planning Commission publishes notice for a public hearing and forwards the recommendation to the City Council. The City Council conducts a first and second reading of the ordinance with the second reading also serving as the public hearing for the ordinance. With a Planned Development District request, an initial development plan is required to be submitted in conjunction with the rezoning request, however, the official action by the City Council to approve the initial development plan is separate from the rezoning request and is approved by a motion and majority vote of the City Council. Upon review of existing language in the Zoning Ordinance, the procedure for major amendments to an initial and/or final development plan are not consistent with the procedures for review and approval of the original initial and/or final development plans. The City Council approves an initial development plan by a motion and majority vote whereas a major amendment to an initial development plan is approved by ordinance. The second area of inconsistency is the requirement for major amendments to a final development plan must be approved by the City Council through an ordinance. The interesting note is the City Council does not review and approve final development plans associated with a Planned Development District. Rather, the final development plan is approved by the Planning Commission in much the same way as final plats are approved by the Planning Commission. The correlation between the processes associated with approving final plats and final development plans is placing a greater emphasis on the City Council approving the preliminary subdivision plat and initial development plan as these provide the general layout and intentions of the development and the final plat and final development plan should be consistent with the approved preliminary plat and initial development plan. Staff is proposing a change to the procedural requirements for amendments to an initial and/or final development plan associated with the Planned Development District. The major changes with the proposed ordinance amendment are as follows: Elimination of the categories of major and minor amendments and classifying these simply as amendments. Creating consistency in the process for approving amendments to an initial development plan. Amendments to an initial development plan will follow the same process as required for approving the original initial development plan, whereby the Planning Commission holds a public hearing and provides a recommendation to the City Council which will hold a public hearing and approve or disapprove by a majority vote of the City Council. Creating consistency in the process for approving an amendment to the final development plan. Amendments to a final development plan will follow the same process as approving the original final development plan whereby the Planning Commission holds a public hearing and approves or disapproves the amendment by a majority vote. Provide clarity on what constitutes an amendment to an initial or final development plan. The Development Review Team discussed these amendments at length and determined changes having an impact on adjacent properties (setbacks, height, buffer zones, increased density) or the street network constitute a significant change to the approved initial development plan and should be subject to the review and approval of the City Council. The criteria associated with a final development plan amendment are consistent with the requirements for the original final development plan and are generally related to having impacts internally to the Planned Development District. The amendment will provide clarity and consistency with the process for approving the original initial and/or final development plan. The process will still require public notices and hearings, however, rather than approving amendments by ordinance, it will simply be approved by a motion and majority vote of the City Council for amendments to an initial development plan and by motion and majority vote of the Planning Commission for amendments to a final development plan. Discussion: The proposed amendment creates consistency with the procedural process associated with approval of an initial and/or final development plan and amendments to such plans. The amendment also provides clarity on what constitutes an amendment to an initial development plan or final development plan. Finally, the amendment does decrease the time frame associated with approving amendments to an initial development plan by two weeks and the approval of an amendment to a final development plan by approximately 6 weeks. Legal Consideration: None. Financial Consideration: None. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Approve with recommended changes 3. Deny Recommendation: The Planning Commission voted 8-0 recommending approval of the ordinance amendment. The Development Review Team recommends approval of the ordinance amendment. Action Requested: Approval of amending the zoning ordinance to create consistency with procedural amendments to a Planned Development District initial and final development plan. Supporting Documentation: 1. Notice 2. Ordinance – Clean 3. Ordinance – Marked Up 4. Planning Commission Minutes Ordinance 19 - 020 An Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brookings and pertaining to Planned Development Districts for the purposes of administration of the Zoning Ordinance Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Brookings, State of South Dakota: that Chapter 94, Zoning, Section 94-163, Subsections (e), (g), and (h) shall be amended as follows: Section 1. Sec. 94-163 – Planned development district (“PDD). (e) Initial development plan. (3) (f) The proposed setbacks and buffer zone regulations. (g)Rezoning of PDD’s and Amendments. Requests for amending the underlying zoning district or to allow a use that has been specifically removed by the ordinance establishing the PDD, shall follow the process outlined in 94-7. Other changes within a PDD shall be submitted as an overlay on the initial or final development plan. Amendments shall be classified as follows: (1) Initial Development Plan Amendments. The following changes are considered amendments to an Initial Development Plan: a. Any change in the proposed use(s) of land or buildings that results in a 20 percent net increase in the balance of residential or commercial square footage. b. A major change in the street plan. c. An increase of 20 percent or more in the total density of the development. d. Any decrease to the setbacks or buffer zones. e. An increase of 10 percent or greater in the building height. (2) Final Development Plan Amendments. The following changes are considered amendments to a Final Development Plan: a. Any adjustment exceeding 10 percent in the dimensions of a building (length, width) or location. b. Any change in the number or location of access drives. c. Any decrease exceeding ten percent in required landscape areas, or other open areas. d. A minor change in the street plan. e. Any increase of less than 20 percent in the density of any area or subarea. f. Any major change in the exterior design features of a building. g. A change in the size or location of freestanding signs. h. Any change in the proposed use(s) of land or buildings that results in less than a 20 percent net increase in the balance of residential or commercial square footage. i.Any increase or decrease of 10 percent or greater in the number of parking spaces. (3) Minimal amendments. The following changes are considered minimal amendments to a final development plan: a. Any minor adjustment within a building which involves a more intensive use. b. Any change in the location of outdoor lighting, sidewalks or bikeways, recreation areas or loading docks. c. Any adjustment less than 10 percent in the dimensions of a building (length, width) or location. d. An increase or decrease of less than 10 percent in the number of parking spaces. (h) Procedure for amendments.Amendments to the PDD shall be subject to the following review procedures. (1) Initial Development Plan Amendments.Amendments to the initial development plan must be reviewed by the planning commission and approved by a motion of the city council at a hearing for which notice has been published in the legal newspaper of the city at least one week prior to the city council hearing. (2) Final Development Plan Amendments.Amendments to the final development plan must be approved by the planning commission at a hearing for which notice has been published in the legal newspaper of the city at least one week prior to the planning commission meeting. (3) Minimal amendments.Minimal amendments to the final development plan shall be submitted to the community development department on a reproducible development plan showing the requested changes. The community development department may then approve these proposed changes in writing if the proposed changes are appropriate. Section 2. Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. First Reading:November 26, 2019 Second Reading:December 10, 2019 Published: CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD Keith W. Corbett, Mayor ATTEST: Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Sec. 94-163. - Planned development district ("PDD"). (a) Intent. It is the intent of this planned development district ("PDD") to provide flexibility from conventional zoning regulations with increased public review for PDD projects in order to: (1) Encourage well-planned, efficient urban development. (2) Allow a planned and coordinated mix of land uses which are compatible and harmonious, but were previously discouraged by conventional zoning procedures. (3) Encourage more creative, higher q uality and more ecologically sensitive urban design with special consideration given to projects which incorporate desirable design features such as underground parking, orientation or design to take advantage of passive solar energy, environmental preservation, historic preservation, handicapped accessible structures, unique use of open spaces, or other desirable design features. (4) Improve communication and cooperation among the city's land developers and interested residents in the urbanization of new lands and the renewal of existing deteriorated areas. (b) Scope of section provisions. The regulations set forth in this section are the district regulations in the planned development district, hereafter sometimes referred to as "PDD". (c) Compliance with the comprehensive plan. The development within the planned development districts (PDD) shall comply with the policies and design standards of the existing comprehensive plan of the city. Planned developments within the PDD and adjacent projected deve lopments shall be compatible with each other. (d) PDD application, zoning. Applications for a change of zoning to a planned development district are subject to the requirements of section 94-7. (e) Initial development plan. A request for a rezoning to a planned development district shall be accompanied by an initial development plan. The plan shall be submitted at least 20 days prior to the planning commission meeting in which it is to be heard. The planning commission shall review the initial development plan and forward its recommendation, with or without modifications, to the city council. The following information must be specified on the initial development plan: (1) Project name and legal description. (2) A preliminary subdivision plan in compliance with all applicable subdivision regulations. (3) The proposed development scheme showing the following information: a. The proposed land uses including the number and type of proposed residential buildings, the proposed number of dwelling units per building, the number and type of any proposed nonresidential buildings, and their square footage. b. The proposed maximum density of the development. Where unique physical, environmental or design characteristics exist or are proposed, lesser densities may be desirable. c. The proposed maximum height. Where unique physical, environmental or design characteristics exist or are proposed, lesser heights may be desirable. d. Proposed design features illustrating compatibility with the surrounding envir onment and neighborhood. e. Anticipated sub-area development sequence. f. The proposed setbacks and buffer zone regulations. (f) Final development plan. Prior to obtaining building permits for construction on any lots in the PDD, a final development plan shall be submitted to the planning commission, which shall have sole authority to approve, amend, or deny said plan. The final development plan may be submitted in conjunction with the initial development plan for concurrent approval on any subareas the developer is ready to commit to a final plan. All the information required for both an initial and final development plan shall be shown for the areas submitted for concurrent approval. The final development plan shall be a scaled, reproducible drawing showing the following information: (1) The subdivision name, the legal description, and individual project name (if any). (2) Boundaries of any sub-area or sub-areas submitted for approval superimposed on the map of the initial development plan. (3) A subdivision plan of the sub-area or sub-areas submitted for approval in compliance with all applicable subdivision regulations. (4) The development standards for the sub-area or sub-areas based on the requirements in one or more of the traditional zoning districts. (5) The size, location and elevation of all proposed structures including height and number of units. (6) The calculated floor area for each structure and each use within each structure. (7) Off-street parking lot arrangement designating all parking and stacking spaces, off-street loading spaces, and any outdoor trash container space. (8) Any sidewalks, bikeways or other paths and any areas reserved for recreation activities, such as basketball and volleyball courts. (9) Any outdoor lighting type and location, except for standard street lights provided by the city. (10) A landscaping plan showing the type and location of any walls, fences or berms, the placement, size, and species of any trees or shrubs, and areas that will be sod or seeded. (11) All existing and proposed utilities, drainage ways and watercourses. (12) All curb cuts and private drives. (13) Adjacent existing and proposed uses. (g) Rezoning of PDD’s and Amendments. Requests for changes amending the underlying zoning district or to allow a use that has been specifically removed by the ordinance establishing the PDD, shall follow the process outlined in 94-7. Other changes within a PDD shall be submitted as an overlay on the initial or final development plan. Amendments shall be classified as follows: (1) Major amendmentsInitial Development Plan Amendments. The following changes are considered major amendments to an Initial Development Plan: a. Any change in the proposed use(s) of land or buildings that results in a 20 percent net increase in the balance of residential or commercial square footage . b. A major change in the street plan. c. An increase of 20 percent or more in the total density of the development. d. Any decrease to the setbacks or buffer zones. e. An increase of 10 percent or greater in the building height. (2) Minor amendmentsFinal Development Plan Amendments. The following changes are considered minor amendments to a Final Development Plan: a. Any adjustment exceeding 10 percent in the dimensions of a building (length, width or height) or location. b. Any change in the number or location of access drives. c. Any decrease exceeding ten percent in required landscape areas, buffer zones or other open areas. d. A minor change in the street plan. e. Any increase of less than 20 percent in the density of any area or subarea. f. Any major change in the exterior design features of a building. g. Any change in the size or location of freestanding signs. h. Any change in the proposed uses of land or buildings that results in less than a 20 percent net increase in the balance of residential or commercial square footage. i. Any increase or decrease of 10 percent or greater in the number of parking spaces. (3) Minimal amendments. The following changes are considered minimal amendments to a final development plan: a. Any minor adjustment within a building which involves a more intensive use. b. Any change in the location of outdoor lighting, sidewalks or bikeways, recreation areas or loading docks. c. Any adjustment less than 10 percent in the dimensions of a building (length, width) or location. d. An increase or decrease of less than 10 percent in the number of parking spaces. (h) Procedure for amendments. Amendments to the PDD shall be subject to the following review procedures. (1) Major amendmentsInitial Development Plan Amendments. Major Amendments to the initial and/or final development plan must be approved as an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, requiring the planning commission's review, the city council's approval, and public notice in accordance with section 94-7. reviewed by the planning commission and approved by a motion of the city council at a hearing for which notice has been published in the legal newspaper of the city at least one week prior to the city council hearing. (2) Final Development Plan Amendments. Minor Amendments to the initial and/or final development plan must be approved by the planning commission at a hearing for which notice has been published in the legal newspaper of the city at least one week prior to the planning commission meeting. Minor amendments to the initial development plan may also be made by the submission and approval of a final development plan which is changed from the approved initial development plan. (3) Minimal amendments. Minimal amendments to the final development plan shall be submitted to the community development department on a reproducible development plan showing the requested changes. The community development department may then approve these proposed changes in writing if the proposed changes are appropriate. (Ord. No. 21-03, 8-26-2003) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance 19-020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Brookings City Council, Brookings, South Dakota, will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2019, in the Brookings City & County Government Center Chambers, 520 Third Street, to consider adoption of a revision to the City Code of Ordinances, entitled Ordinance 19-020, an Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Brookings and pertaining to Planned Development Districts for the purposes of administration of the Zoning Ordinance. At which time and place all persons interested will be given a full, fair and complete hearing thereon. Dated in Brookings, South Dakota, this 29th day of November, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Published one time at an approximate cost: $ . If you require assistance, alternative formats and/or accessible locations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the City ADA Coordinator at 692-6281 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Published ______ time(s) at an approximate cost of $ _____________. NOTICE OF HEARING UPON A CHANGE IN ZONE REGULATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the City of Brookings has submitted amendments to Chapter 94, Zoning, pertaining to Section 94-163 Planned Development District (PDD). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN That said request will be acted on by the City Planning Commission at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, in the Chambers Room on the third floor of the Brookings City and County Government Center at 520 Third Street, Brookings, South Dakota. Any action taken by the City Planning Commission is a recommendation to the City Council. Any person interested may appear and be heard in this matter. Dated this 25 th day of October, 2019. ____________________________ Staci Bungard City Planner Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota November 5, 2019 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Eric Rasmussen called the meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Tuesday November 5, 2019, at 5:30 PM in the Chambers Room #310 on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Tanner Aiken, Greg Fargen, Alan Johnson, Gregg Jorgenson, Jason Meusburger, Lee Ann Pierce, Ashley Biggar, and Rasmussen. Absent was James Drew. Also present were City Planner Staci Bungard, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Mary Thompson, Aaron Norman, Jacob Mills, and others. Items #5a – Amendment to the Planned Development District Regulations. (Meusburger/Fargen) Motion to approve the amendments to the Planned Development District Regulations. (Fargen/Aiken) Amendment to the motion to change Section (g.) Rezoning of PDD’s and Amendments to read “Requests for changes to the underlying zoning district or to allow a use that has been specifically removed by the ordinance establishing the PDD, shall follow the process outlined in 94-7. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. (Pierce/Johnson) Amendment to the motion to change Section (g.), (1), a. to read “Any change in the proposed use(s) of land or buildings that results in a 20% net increase of residential or commercial square footage. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. (Johnson/Fargen) Amendment to the motion to change Section (g.), (2), h. to read “Any change in the proposed use(s) of land or buildings that results in less than a 20% net increase of residential or commercial square footage. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. Original motion with the amendments was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25p.m. ________________________________________________________ Staci Bungard, City Planner Eric Rasmussen, Chairperson Planning Commission Brookings, South Dakota November 5, 2019 OFFICIAL SUMMARY Chairperson Eric Rasmussen called the meeting of the City Planning Commission to order on Tuesday November 5, 2019, at 5:30 PM in the Chambers Room #310 on the third floor of the City & County Government Center. Members present were Tanner Aiken, Greg Fargen, Alan Johnson, Gregg Jorgenson, Jason Meusburger, Lee Ann Pierce, Ashley Biggar, and Rasmussen. Absent was James Drew. Also present were City Planner Staci Bungard, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Mary Thompson, Aaron Norman, Jacob Mills, and others. Item #5a –This ordinance amendment is to create better consistency with the amendment process for initial and final development plans within a Planned Development District. Currently an amendment to a PDD needs to be complete by an ordinance, but the original PDD initial/final development plan doesn’t need to be approved by ordinance. The proposed changes also provide clarity on what constitutes an amendment to an initial development plan and final development plat. Pierce asked for clarification of “g” Rezoning of PDD’s and Amendments. Struck explained that this section is in regards to the “rezoning” ordinance process. Pierce feels that this verbiage should be more clear. Pierce also is concerned with Section “g”, (1), a. – should the word “balance” be replaced with something to better clarify this? And she also suggests that section (g), (2), h. – should be updated the same way as the previous discussed section. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m. ________________________________________________ Staci Bungard, City Planner Eric Rasmussen, Chairperson City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:ORD 19-019,Version:2 Second Reading and Action on Ordinance 19-019, an Ordinance authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation to the 2019 Budget. Summary: This ordinance will amend the 2019 Budget for the following changes: 1) To update certain amounts in 2019’s Budget 2)To distribute funds from this year’s contingency to each department or fund that is estimated to need them. These are mostly unforeseen expenses at the time 2019’s Budget was estimated. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Attachments: Memo Ordinance Swiftel Center Budget Update City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Erick Rangel, Chief Financial Officer Council Meeting:November 26, 2019 Subject:Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 19-019, an Ordinance Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation # 4 to the 2019 Budget. Person(s) Responsible: Erick Rangel, Chief Financial Officer Summary: This ordinance will amend the 2019 Budget for the following changes: 1) To update certain amounts in 2019’s Budget 2) To distribute funds from this year’s contingency to each department or fund that is estimated to need them. These are mostly unforeseen expenses at the time 2019’s Budget was estimated. Background: Part 1 - makes adjustments to the 2019 Budget for revenue/reserves use and expenditures as follows: Reserves o Arts Fund - to cover expenses for Garth Britzman art piece, rainbow crosswalk and registration fees for art acquisition site o 3rd Penny (3B) - to offset this year’s estimated Swiftel Center operating cash deficit Represents current estimate of worst case scenario, could end up being lower; additionally, some funds may be recouped through a FEMA grant for snow related incidents o Economic Development - to cover consulting study performed at the end of 2018 Incremental income received o Grants and Donations - Library, Police Department o Estimated insurance reimbursement - Police Department vehicle o Incremental revenue - Golf course Reallocation of funds o From City Manager’s contracted services to cover for a Finance Intern Part 2 - allocates a portion of the budgeted contingency funds to the respective departments/funds that are estimated to need them by year end. These items are mostly a result of change in strategic direction, weather related or additional maintenance incidents not considered at the time the 2019 Budget was prepared and presented to City Council Discussion: Staff recommends the proposed budget amendment. Legal Consideration:None. Financial Consideration: Part 1: Use of reserves as follows Arts Fund - $12,000 3rd Penny (3B) - $ 65,000 Economic Development - $49,500 Part 2: No impact, moving funds budgeted in contingency to department/funds budgets Options:The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Approve with recommended adjustments 3. Deny Recommendation:Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance as presented. Action Requested:Approval of the Ordinance to amend the 2019 Budget. Supporting Documentation: 1. Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 19-019 An Ordinance Authorizing A Supplemental Appropriation To The 2019 Budget Be It Ordained by the City of Brookings, South Dakota: WHEREAS STATE LAW (SDCL 9-21-7) AND THE CITY CHARTER (4.06 (a) permit supplemental appropriations provided there are sufficient funds and revenues available to pay the appropriation when it becomes due, Now , Therefore, Be It Resolved by the City Council that the City Manager be authorized to make the following budget adjustments to the 2019 budget: Part 1 – Change Increase/(Decrease) General Fund Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification Revenue 101-421-4-334-09 Grants 8,916.00 Grant money received from DHS and the Brookings Police Foundation 101-421-4-334-09 Grants 6,199.00 DHS grant for a rescue phone 101-455-4-334-10 Private Grants/Donations 3,675.00 Grant from Fishback Community Fund Total Change in revenue 18,790.00 Expense 101-406-5-422-07 Contracting Services (15,000.00) Move from CM's budget to cover for Finance Intern 101-415-5-101-01 Temporary Pay 15,000.00 Move from CM's budget to cover for Finance Intern 101-421-5-429-09 Reserve Expenses 8,916.00 Expenses covered by grant money received 101-421-5-940-00 Other Capital 6,199.00 Purchase of a rescue phone funded by DHS grant 101-455-5-367-01 Grant Expenditures 3,675.00 Expenses funded by grant money received Total change in expense 18,790.00 Total Impact to current budget - 25% Sales and Use Tax (212) Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification Revenue 212-000-4-342-99 Miscellaneous 29,443.98 Insurance reimbursement for vehicle and equipment replacement Total Change in revenue 29,443.98 Expense 212-000-5-930-02 Machine & Auto & Equip Police 29,443.98 Replacement of damaged vehicle and equipment Total change in expense 29,443.98 Total Impact to budget - Special Revenue Funds Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification Revenue/Reserves 227-000-4-446-10 Donations 16,000.00 Additional donation received from Sandra J Garnos Family 284-000-0-102-00 Cash on Hand (65,000.00) 3rd Penny (3B) reserves cash needed to offset Swiftel's estimated deficit 290-000-0-102-00 Cash on Hand (12,000.00) Arts Fund reserves cash to cover Public Arts approved expenditures Total Change in revenue 16,000.00 Total Change in reserves (77,000.00) Expense 227-000-5-899-99 Other Expenses 16,000.00 Expenses covered by donation received 284-000-7-899-03 Transfer out to Swiftel Center 65,000.00 Swiftel Center estimated year end cash deficit 290-000-5-422-07 Contracting Services 12,000.00 Public Arts approved expenditures not previously budgeted Total change in expense 93,000.00 Total Impact to current reserves (77,000.00) Total Impact to current budget expense 77,000.00 Part 2 Change Increase/(Decrease) All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. First Reading: November 26, 2019 Second Reading: December 10, 2019 Published: CITY OF BROOKINGS _________________________ Keith Corbett, Mayor ATTEST ____________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Capital Project Funds Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification Revenue/Reserves 101-000-0-210-00 Restricted Cash for Economic Dev (49,500.00) to cover for economic development assessment performed at end of 2018 Total Change in reserves (49,500.00) Expense 525-000-5-422-03 Consulting/Engineering 49,500.00 Economic Development assessment performed at the end of 2018 Total change in expense 49,500.00 Total Impact to current reserves (49,500.00) Total Impact to current budget expense 49,500.00 Enterprise Funds Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification Revenue 607-000-4-346-46 Pro Shop Revenue 82,650.00 Additional revenue received Total change in revenue 82,650.00 Expense 607-000-5-422-04 Contracting Services/Pro 82,650.00 Expenses related to additional revenue received Total change in expense 82,650.00 Total Impact to current budget - All Funds Change Increase/ (Decrease) Justification General Fund Expense 101-403-5-428-57 Public Education Historic 5,235.00 To fund Phase 1 of historic preservation plan 101-414-5-101-00 Regular Pay 18,000.00 To fund balance of additional HR resource 101-414-5-422-21 Recruiting Expense 25,000.00 Recruiting expense centralized in HR 101-415-5-422-07 Contracting Services 20,000.00 Finance additional Contracting Services 101-415-5-427-02 Registration & Training 3,000.00 Finance additional training due to transition 101-431-5-422-07 Contracting Services 75,000.00 Streets previous and estimated snow removal related expenses 101-431-5-426-03 General Supplies 3,141.00 Streets new traffic counter 101-451-5-422-07 Contracting Services 12,500.00 Recreation Dep preliminary study for indoor facility 75% Sales and Use Tax (213) Fund Expense 213-000-5-911-00 Buildings 13,344.45 Infrastructure maintenance expense Enterprise Funds Expense 607-000-5-101-00 Regular Pay 33,625.00 Golf Course employee retirement expense 630-000-5-425-05 Maintenance Buildings 11,000.00 R&T additional snow removal and HVAC maintenance expense 2019 Contingency Account Funds Decrease 101-405-5-856-99 Contingency Fund (219,845.45) Allocation of budgeted contingency funds Total change in expense - Total Impact to current budget - Swiftel Center Budget UpdateDecember 10, 2019 Capital Allocation Budget Operational Transfer in 3rd B Actual Operational Transfer in 3rd B Risk Fund Used Total Op Allocation Growth vs LY Performance Budget vs Actual Budget Variance as % of Revenues Overall Cost to City 2014 144,906 374,836 359,051 219 -17%0 0.0%504,176 2015 376,492 375,000 375,000 45,000 17%(45,000) -2.6%796,492 2016 406,908 375,000 375,000 45,000 0%(45,000) -2.3%826,908 2017 300,000 404,950 571,450*45,035 47%(211,535) -10.2%916,485 2018 299,164 459,413**459,413 45,000 -18%(45,000) -2.1%803,577 5-Year Average 6%(69,307) -3.4%769,528 2019 300,000 475,089 540,089 45,000 16%(110,000) -5.4%885,089 (Proj.) *FY17 Shortfall ($166,500) Received in 2018 **Includes County Resource Center operational expenses Historical Information FY 2020 Budget Initiatives Estimated Annual Impact Revenue Enhancements: Add Per Ticket +$27,800 Increase Catering Service Charge +$7,000 Cost Savings: Re-Organize Food & Beverage Staffing -$35,000 (Hold Full Time F&B Position Open) Bring Snow Removal Services In-House -$5,000 Savings on F&B Product Purchases -$2,300 Total Estimated Impact +$77,100 Initiatives are effective immediately as applicable Comparison of Publicly Owned Mid -Sized Arenas S W I F T E L C E N T E R F Y 2 0 1 8 A R E N A A MN L O C A T I O N $ 459,413 $299,164 $100,000 $858,577 39.1% 3rd Penny Sales Tax & General Fund Operating Allocation* Capital Spending Outlay Debt Service & Bond Payments Total City Allocation % Total Allocation of Total Revenue Primary Funding Source A R E N A B WA A R E N A C KS A R E N A D IL *Excluding Dedicated Event Risk Funds All Data per most recently concluded fiscal year –From Similar arenas managed by VenuWorks $ 450,000 $230,000 $2,482,163 $3,162,163 119.9% Sales & Property Tax $490,863 $789,983 $1,583,940 $2,864,786 119.9% Home Rule Sales Tax $ 1,092,438 $150,000 $0 $1,242,438 49.1% County Retail Sales Tax $473,628 $892,107 $548,850 $1,914,585 61.2% Local Option Sales Tax Operational Revenue vs. Allocation1 . M .5 M 1. M 1.5 M 2. M 2.5 M 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Revenue Total City Allocation (Capital + Operational) 10yr CAGR2 estimates show that total city allocation growth has been in line with revenue growth •Revenue = 7.4% 10yr CAGR •City allocation = 7.6% 10yr CAGR 1Total Allocation includes Capital + Operational + Risk Fund 210yr CAGR= Compound Annual Growth Rate, represents the average annual growth rate over a 10 year period City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:RES 19-089,Version:1 Action on Resolution 19-089, a Resolution adopting the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024. Summary: The Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan was conditionally approved by the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on November 7, 2019. The plan has been approved pending passage of a Resolution of Adoption by each participating entity involved in the development of the plan. Background: This pre-disaster mitigation plan categorizes the risk and implication of possible natural disasters a community may face. First District Association of Local Governments staff and Brookings County Emergency Management Director met with city staff to review and update the risks faced by the City of Brookings as well as identifying critical facilities and infrastructure for the community. This document is NOT an Emergency Management Response Plan. It is a strategic tool to assist in the mitigation of future disasters. The details of this document can assist in generating and updating the tactical measures of the Emergency Response Plan. Director of Emergency Management Service for Brookings County, Bob Hill, will be at the Council meeting to further describe this document and answer your questions. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Attachments: Memo Resolution 2019-2024 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Paul Briseno, City Manager Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Action on Resolution 19-089, a Resolution adopting the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024. Person(s) Responsible: Paul Briseno, City Manager Summary: The Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan was conditionally approved by the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on November 7, 2019. The plan has been approved pending passage of a Resolution of Adoption by each participating entity involved in the development of the plan. Background: This pre-disaster mitigation plan categorizes the risk and implication of possible natural disasters a community may face. First District Association of Local Governments staff and Brookings County Emergency Management Director met with city staff to review and update the risks faced by the City of Brookings as well as identifying critical facilities and infrastructure for the community. This document is NOT an Emergency Management Response Plan. It is a strategic tool to assist in the mitigation of future disasters. The details of this document can assist in generating and updating the tactical measures of the Emergency Response Plan. Discussion: Director of Emergency Management Service for Brookings County, Bob Hill, will be at the Council meeting to further describe this document and answer your questions. Legal Consideration: None. Financial Consideration: None. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Deny Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Action Requested: Approve the Resolution. Supporting Documentation: 1. Resolution 2. 2019-2024 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Resolution 19-089 Resolution Adopting the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019 - 2024 Whereas, Brookings County received assistance in the preparation of the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024 from representatives of the City of Brookings and received funding from the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management I FEMA; and Whereas, several public planning meetings were held between September 2018 and March of 2019 regarding the development and review of the Brookings County Pre- Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024; and Whereas, the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024 contains several potential future projects to mitigate hazard damage in the City of Brookings and Whereas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has rendered its approval of the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan on November 7, 2019; and Whereas, a duly-noticed public hearing was held by the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Team on February 27, 2019 to solicit public comment on the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024; and Whereas, a duly-noticed public meeting was held by the Brookings City Council on December 10, 2019 to formally approve and adopt the final Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Brookings City Council adopts the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019-2024. Passed and Approved this 10th day of December, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS Keith W. Corbett, Mayor ATTEST: Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan - Final Draft 2019 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2019 - 2024 Prepared by: First District Association of Local Governments 124 1st Avenue NW Watertown, SD 57201 Phone: 605-882-5115 Fax: 605-882-5049 www.1stdistrict.org For: Federal Emergency Management Administration Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 4  Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4  Authority for Pre-disaster Mitigation Plan ......................................................................................... 5  Purpose ............................................................................................................................................ 5  Use of Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 5  Scope of Plan ................................................................................................................................... 6  What is Hazard Mitigation ................................................................................................................ 6  Brookings County Profile.................................................................................................................. 7 o Population .................................................................................................................................. 7 o Social and Economic Description ............................................................................................ 10 o Physical Description and Climate ............................................................................................ 10 o Transportation and Utility Infrastructure .................................................................................. 11 o Medical and Emergency Services ........................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2 – PREREQUISITES .............................................................................................................. 13  Adoption by Local Governing Body ................................................................................................ 13  Multi-jurisdictional Plan Participation ............................................................................................. 13 CHAPTER 3 – PLANNING PROCESS ...................................................................................................... 16  Background .................................................................................................................................... 16  Documentation of Planning Process .............................................................................................. 17 o Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 17 o Planning Framework ................................................................................................................ 17 o Risk Identification & Assessment/Mitigation Strategy/Review of Plan .................................... 22 CHAPTER 4 – RISK ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................... 25  Identification of Hazards................................................................................................................. 25  Types of Natural Hazards in the PDM Jurisdiction Area ................................................................ 26  Hazard Profile ................................................................................................................................ 30 o Dam Failure ............................................................................................................................. 31 o Drought and Fire ...................................................................................................................... 31 o Flood ........................................................................................................................................ 33 o Hail .......................................................................................................................................... 36 o Lightning .................................................................................................................................. 38 o Tornado ................................................................................................................................... 38 o Extreme Temperatures ............................................................................................................ 39 o Thunderstorm and High Wind.................................................................................................. 41 o Winter Storms .......................................................................................................................... 44  Assessing Vulnerability: Overview ................................................................................................. 47  Assessing Vulnerability: National Flood Insurance Program Compliance ..................................... 52  Assessing Vulnerability: Repetitive Loss Properties ...................................................................... 53  Assessing Vulnerability: Severe Repetitive Loss Properties ......................................................... 54  Assessing Vulnerability: Identifying Structures .............................................................................. 54  Assessing Vulnerability: Community Capabilities .......................................................................... 65  Assessing Vulnerability: Estimating Potential Losses .................................................................... 65 o Flooding ................................................................................................................................... 70 o Tornado ................................................................................................................................... 71  Assessing Vulnerability: Analyzing Development Trends ............................................................. 71  Unique or Varied Risk Assessment ............................................................................................... 74 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 1 CHAPTER 5 – MITIGATION STRATEGY .................................................................................................. 85  Mitigation Overview ........................................................................................................................ 85  Implementation of Mitigation Actions ........................................................................................... 119 CHAPTER 6 – PLAN MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 120  Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating The Plan .......................................................................... 120  Continued Public Participation/Involvement................................................................................. 120  Annual Reporting Procedures ...................................................................................................... 121  Five-Year PDM Review ................................................................................................................ 121  Plan Amendments ........................................................................................................................ 122  Incorporation into Existing Planning Mechanisms ....................................................................... 122  Potential Funding Sources ........................................................................................................... 122  Federal ......................................................................................................................................... 123  Local ............................................................................................................................................. 127  Non-Governmental ....................................................................................................................... 127 LIST OF TABLES  1.1: Brookings County Municipalities ............................................................................................ 8  1.2: Brookings County Townships ................................................................................................. 8  2.1: Plan Participants ................................................................................................................... 13  2.2: Dates of Plan Adoption by Jurisdiction ................................................................................. 14  2.3: Record of Participation ......................................................................................................... 15  3.1: Participation in Plan Development ....................................................................................... 18  3.2: Opportunities for Public Comment ....................................................................................... 21  3.3: Record of Review (Summary) ............................................................................................... 24  4.1: Significant Hazard Occurrences 2007-2018 ......................................................................... 25  4.2: Hazards Categorized by Likelihood of Occurrence ............................................................. 26  4.3: Presidential Disaster Declarations in Brookings County ...................................................... 30  4.4: Dam Locations in Brookings County ..................................................................................... 31  4.5: Brookings County Ten Year Drought History ........................................................................ 32  4.6: Brookings County Structural, Vehicle and Outside (Wildfire) Department Responses ........ 33  4.7: Brookings County 10-year Flood History .............................................................................. 36  4.8: Brookings County 10-year Hail History ................................................................................ 36  4.9: Brookings County Lightning History ...................................................................................... 38  4.10: Brookings County 10-year Tornado History ......................................................................... 39  4.11: Brookings County 10-year History of Extreme Temperatures ............................................. 40  4.12: Brookings County 10-year History for Thunderstorms ......................................................... 41  4.13: Brookings County 10-year History of Snow and Ice Storms ................................................. 44  4.14: Overall Summary of Vulnerability by Jurisdiction .................................................................. 47  4.15: Communities Participating in the National Flood Program, Brookings County, SD ............. 52  4.16: Brookings County National Flood Insurance Program Statistics .......................................... 53  4.17: Critical Structures in Brookings County ................................................................................ 55  4.18: Administrative and Technical Capabilities ............................................................................ 62  4.19: Capabilities of Growth Guidance Instruments ...................................................................... 63  4.20: Brookings County (Rural Area) Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ....................................................................................................... 67  4.21: Aurora Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures .................................... 67  4.22: Brookings (City) Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures...................... 67  4.23: Bruce Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ...................................... 67  4.24: Bushnell Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ................................. 68  4.25: Elkton Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ..................................... 68 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 2  4.26: Sinai Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ....................................... 68  4.27: Volga Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ...................................... 68  4.28: White Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ...................................... 69  4.29: Brookings County (Total) Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures ....... 69  4.30: Sioux Valley Energy Vulnerable Structures. ......................................................................... 70  4.31: HAZUS-MH Base Flood (1 Percent Chance) Loss Estimation Results (2014) ................... 70  4.32: Brookings County Annualized Losses from Tornadoes ........................................................ 71  4.33: Brookings County (Unincorporated Area) Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type ...................................................................................... 72  4.34: City of Aurora Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type ............................... 72  4.35: City of Brookings Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type .......................... 73  4.36: City of Elkton Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type ................................ 73  4.37: City of Volga Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type ................................. 73  4.38: City of White Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type ................................. 74  5.1: Actions/Projects to Reduce Flood Risk through Policy Implementation ............................... 87  5.2: Actions/Projects to Change the Characteristics or Impacts of Flood Hazards ..................... 89  5.3: Actions/Projects to Reduce Loss Potential of Infrastructure to Flood Hazards .................... 90  5.4: Actions/Projects to Reduce Severe Weather Risk through Policy Implementation .............. 91  5.5: Actions/Projects to Change the Characteristics or Impacts of Severe Weather Hazards .... 92  5.6: Actions/Projects to Reduce Loss Potential of Infrastructure to Severe Weather Hazards ... 93  5.7: Actions/Projects to Reduce Fire and Drought Risk Through Policy Implementation ............ 95  5.8: Actions/Projects to Reduce Loss Potential of Infrastructure to Fire and Drought Hazards .. 95  5.9: Actions/Projects to Change the Characteristics or Impacts of Fire and Drought Hazards ... 96  5.10: Technological Activities ......................................................................................................... 96  5.11: Planning Activities ................................................................................................................. 97  5.12: Administration/Coordination Activities................................................................................... 98  5.13: Proposed Mitigation Activities ............................................................................................. 101 LIST OF FIGURES  1.1: Political Map ........................................................................................................................... 9  4.1: Brookings County (Rural Areas) Hazard Vulnerability Map .................................................. 75  4.2: Brookings County Hazard Vulnerability Map ........................................................................ 76  4.3: City of Aurora Hazard Vulnerability Map ............................................................................... 77  4.4: City of Brookings Hazard Vulnerability Map ......................................................................... 78  4.5: City of Bruce Hazard Vulnerability Map ................................................................................ 79  4.6: Town of Bushnell Hazard Vulnerability Map ......................................................................... 80  4.7: City of Elkton Hazard Vulnerability Map................................................................................ 81  4.8: Town of Sinai Hazard Vulnerability Map ............................................................................... 82  4.9: City of Volga Hazard Vulnerability Map ................................................................................ 83  4.10: City of White Hazard Vulnerability Map ................................................................................ 84  5.1: Brookings County Potential Mitigation Project Map ........................................................... 110  5.2: City of Aurora Potential Mitigation Project Map ................................................................. 111  5.3: City of Brookings Potential Mitigation Project Map ............................................................ 112  5.4: City of Bruce Potential Mitigation Project Map ................................................................... 113  5.5: Town of Bushnell Potential Mitigation Project Map ............................................................. 114  5.6: City of Elkton Potential Mitigation Project Map .................................................................. 115  5.7: Town of Sinai Potential Mitigation Project Map .................................................................. 116  5.8: City of Volga Potential Mitigation Project Map .................................................................... 117  5.9: City of White Potential Mitigation Project Map .................................................................... 118 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 3 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................ 127  Appendix A: Resolution of Adoption by Jurisdiction .................................................................... 128  Appendix B: PDM Planning Team Agendas, Sign-in Sheets and Minutes .................................. 139  Appendix C: Community Meeting and Sign in Sheets Jurisdiction .............................................. 149  Appendix D: Hazard Identification/Vulnerability Worksheets by Jurisdiction ............................... 172  Appendix E: Township Vulnerable and Potential Mitigation Project Site Maps ........................... 191  Appendix F: Review of 2014 PDM Mitigation Project Implementation …………………………….215  Appendix G: Comprehensive Land Use Maps ............................................................................. 219  Appendix H: References .............................................................................................................. 226 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 4 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Brookings County (County) is vulnerable to natural hazards that have the possibility of causing serious threat to the health, welfare, and security of our citizens. The cost of response and recovery, in terms of potential loss of life or loss of property, from potential disasters can be lessened when attention is turned to mitigating their impacts and effects before they occur or re- occur. This plan is an update of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (PDM) that was updated by the County in 2014. The document will serve as a strategic planning tool for use by the county and its communities in its efforts to mitigate against future disaster events. The plan identifies and analyzes the natural disasters that may occur in the County in order to understand the county’s vulnerabilities and propose mitigation strategies that minimize future damage caused by those hazards. This knowledge will help identify solutions that can significantly reduce threat to life and property. The plan is based on the premise that hazard mitigation works. With increased attention to mitigating natural hazards, communities can do much to reduce threats to existing citizens and avoid creating new problems in the future. In addition, many mitigation actions can be implemented at minimal cost. In the past 10 years there have been 20 Major Disaster Declarations which have occurred fully or partially within the state of South Dakota, including 6 which occurred in 2010. With three of those declarations including the county, Brookings County is not a stranger to natural and man-made disasters. In order to prevent and reduce the cost that is incurred by businesses, citizens, and property owners from these disasters, the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan developed. This plan identifies hazards that occur throughout Brookings County and mitigation projects that will aid in preventing and reducing the effects of those disasters on the property and lives within. Special consideration has been given to critical infrastructure throughout the county. This is not an emergency response or emergency management plan. Certainly, the plan can be used to identify weaknesses and refocus emergency response planning. Enhanced emergency response planning is an important mitigation strategy. However, the focus of this plan is to support better decision making directed toward avoidance of future risks and the implementation of activities or projects that will eliminate or reduce the risk for those that may already have exposure to a natural hazard threat. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 5 AUTHORITY FOR PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN In October of 2000, the Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA2K) was signed to amend the 1988 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Section 322 (a-d) requires that local governments, as a condition of receiving federal disaster mitigation funds, have a pre-disaster mitigation (PDM) plan in place that: 1. Identifies hazards and their associated risks and vulnerabilities; 2. Develops and prioritizes mitigation projects; and 3. Encourages cooperation and communication between all levels of government and the public. The objective of this plan is to meet the hazard mitigation planning needs for the County and participating entities. Consistent with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s guidelines, this plan will review all possible activities related to disasters to reach efficient solutions, link hazard management policies to specific activities, educate and facilitate communication with the public, build public and political support for mitigation activities, and develop implementation and planning requirements for future hazard mitigation projects. PURPOSE The County PDM is a planning tool to be used by the County, as well as other local, state and federal units of government, in their efforts to fulfill federal, state, and local hazard mitigation planning responsibilities; to promote pre and post disaster mitigation measures, short/long range strategies that minimize suffering, loss of life, and damage to property r esulting from hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions to which citizens and institutions within the county are exposed; and to eliminate or minimize conditions which would have an undesirable impact on our citizens, economy, environment, or the well-being of the County. This plan will aid city, township, and county agencies and officials in enhancing public awareness to the threat hazards have on property and life, and what can be done to help prevent or reduce the vulnerability and risk of each County jurisdiction. USE OF PLAN The plan will be used to help the county and communities and their elected and appointed officials:  Plan, design and implement programs and projects that will help reduce their community’s vulnerability to natural hazards  Facilitate inter-jurisdictional coordination and collaboration related to natural hazard mitigation planning and implementation.  Develop or provide guidance for local emergency response planning.  Be compliant with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 6 SCOPE OF PLAN  Provide opportunities for public input and encourage participation and involvement regarding the mitigation plan.  Identify hazards and vulnerabilities within the county and local jurisdictions.  Combine risk assessments with public and emergency management ideas.  Develop goals based on the identified hazards and risks.  Review existing mitigation measures for gaps and establish projects to sufficiently fulfill the goals.  Prioritize and evaluate each strategy/objective.  Review other plans for cohesion and incorporation with the PDM.  Establish guidelines for updating and monitoring the plan.  Present the plan to the Brookings County Commissioners and the participating communities within the county for adoption. WHAT IS HAZARD MITIGATION? Hazard mitigation is defined as any cost-effective action(s) that has the effect of reducing, limiting, or preventing vulnerability of people, property, and the environment to potentially damaging, harmful, or costly hazards. Hazard mitigation measures, which can be used to eliminate or minimize the risk to life and property, fall into three categories. First are those that keep the hazard away from people, property, and structures. Second are those that keep people, property, and structures away from the hazard. Third are those that do not address the hazard at all but rather reduce the impact of the hazard on the victims such as insurance. This mitigation plan has strategies that fall into all three categories. Hazard mitigation measures must be practical, cost effective, and environmentally and politically acceptable. Actions taken to limit the vulnerability of society to hazards must not in themselves be more costly than the value of anticipated damages. The primary focus of hazard mitigation actions must be at the point at which capital investment decisions are made and based on vulnerability. Capital investments, whether for homes, roads, public utilities, pipelines, power plants, or public works, determine to a large extent the nature and degree of hazard vulnerability of a community. Once a capital facility is in place, very few opportunities will present themselves over the useful life of the facility to correct any errors in location or construction with respect to hazard vulnerability. It is for these reasons that zoning and other ordinances, which manage development in high vulnerability areas, and building codes, which ensure that new buildings are built to withstand the damaging forces of hazards, are often the most useful mitigation approaches a jurisdiction can implement. Previously, mitigation measures have been the most neglected programs within emergency management. Since the priority to implement mitigation activities is generally low in comparison to the perceived threat, some important mitigation measures take time to implement. Mitigation success can be achieved, however, if accurate information is portrayed through complete hazard identification and impact studies, followed by effective mitigation management. Hazard mitigation is the key to eliminating long-term risk to people and property in South Dakota from hazards and their effects. Preparedness for all hazards includes: response and recovery plans, training, development, management of resources, and mitigation of each jurisdictional hazard. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 7 This plan evaluates the impacts, risks and vulnerabilities of natural hazards within the jurisdictional area of the entire county. The plan supports, provides assistance, identifies and describes mitigation projects for each of the local jurisdictions who participated in the plan update. The suggested actions and plan implementation for local governments could reduce the impact of future natural hazard occurrences. Lessening the impact of natural hazards can prevent such occurrences from becoming disastrous but will only be accomplished through coordinated partnership with emergency managers, political entities, public works officials, community planners and other dedicated individuals working to implement this program. BROOKINGS COUNTY PROFILE Population Brookings County is in eastern South Dakota. It borders Hamlin and Deuel Counties to the north, Lincoln County, MN to the east, Moody and Lake Counties to the south, and Kingsbury County to the west. The county has a geographic area of 792 square miles and its Census 2010 population was 31,965, which averages to 40.6 persons per square mile. Just about ten percent of the population is older than age 65. Education levels of persons age twenty-five and older include ninety-two percent high school graduates and thirty-eight percent college level. The county seat is Brookings, which is situated at the intersection of Interstate 29 and US Highway 14. Table 1.1 shows the population and number of housing units of the county’s municipalities. It should be noted that a small portion of the City of Arlington is located within Brookings County, but only two housing units (8 individuals) and no municipally provided infrastructure is located in Brookings County. Most of the City of Arlington is located in Kingsbury County, and is therefore not included in this plan. Table 1.2 lists the twenty-three County Townships by population. The County has continued to experience population growth since 1960. This is due primarily to the growth of the City of Brookings, which serves as the governmental, employment and trade center for the county and region. South Dakota State University in Brookings has also seen an increase in enrollment. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 8 Table 1.1: Brookings County Municipalities Name Population Location Elevation Housing Units Aurora 532 44 17'03'' N 96 41'08'' W 1,624 feet 256 Brookings 22,056 44 18'41'' N 96 47'54'' W 1,621 feet 8,715 Bruce 204 44 26'17'' N 96 53'23'' W 1,627 feet 111 Bushnell 65 44 19'43'' N 96 38'33'' W 1,690 feet 32 Elkton 736 44 14'04'' N 96 28'48'' W 1,752 feet 324 Sinai 120 44 14'40'' N 97 02'27'' W 1,781 feet 61 Volga 1,768 44 19'24'' N 96 55'22'' W 1,634 feet 783 White 485 44 26'00'' N 96 38'45'' W 1,798 feet 212 Unincorporated Areas 5,991 2,641 Brookings County 31,965 44 18'30'' N 96 49'01'' W 1,611 feet 13,137 Source: 2010 Census, www.Lat-Long.com, www.usbeacon.com Table 1.2: Brookings County Townships Source: 2010 Census Township Population Township Population Afton 212 Oak Lake 100 Alton 228 Oakwood 189 Argo 131 Oslo 202 Aurora 294 Parnell 144 Bangor 145 Preston 183 Brookings 431 Richland 199 Elkton 94 Sherman 227 Eureka 158 Sterling 378 Lake Hendricks 189 Trenton 174 Lake Sinai 175 Volga 383 Laketon 169 Winsor 159 Medary 1,427 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 9 Figure 1.1 Political Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 10 Social and Economic Description Brookings County according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute ranks among the healthiest counties in South Dakota. The County’s economy is dependent upon its agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Most non- agricultural employment is in manufacturing, education, health care, or service industries. Some notable employers in the City of Brookings are South Dakota State University, Larson’s Manufacturing, Daktronics, 3M Manufacturing, and Bel Brands. Brookings is the governmental, employment and retail hub for the county and region. The remaining rural communities in the County serve as bedroom communities to Brookings and provide “small town” atmosphere to those residents. A large majority of the residents within these community’s commute to Brookings or other employment centers. Most of the communities have limited retail and service sectors which provide basic needs to its residents. Physical Description and Climate The climate of Brookings County is a typical example of the humid-continental climate having four easily distinguishable seasons. Brookings County generally experiences frequent cold, dry polar or artic air masses in winter, while warm, moist maritime air moves northward during the summer months. Circulation around low-pressure areas moving toward the east or northeast is one of the causes of the northward flow of warm gulf air into the County. The principal source of moisture is the northward flow of air from the Gulf of Mexico. The wind around the western side of the Bermuda high-pressure area, which intensifies in summer, contributes to the northward flow of air. In winter, a reverse monsoon effect caused by the outflow of cold air from the interior contributes to the generally easterly movement of cold air masses across the country. Squall lines in advance of cold fronts, and individual thunderstorms and tornadoes bring very strong, sometimes destructive winds, particularly in summer. The climate of Brookings County strongly reflects continental conditions, where there are no large bodies of water to affect the climate. Temperatures reflect a large annual and diurnal (day to day) range. During the summer, temperatures may rise to 100 degrees (f), and drop to 20 degrees (f) or more below zero in winter. Thermometer readings in the county reach 100 degrees or higher on an average of about once a year in July, once in three years in August and once in five years in June. A reading of 20 degrees below zero or lower may be expected about two times a year in January and once a year in December. A 30- degree below reading may occur about once in three years in January and February. The temperature may fail to climb above zero during the day two times per year in January and about once a year in February and December. The average date of the last spring frost in the county is May 17 and the first frost in fall about September 21, giving rise to a growing season averaging 127 days. Relative humidity averages from about 7 0 percent in the afternoon to 80 percent in the early morning during winter and from 55 percent in the afternoon to 85 percent in early morning during summer. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 11 Brookings County is located entirely on the Coteau des Prairies, a flat iron shaped plateau region extending along the Minnesota – South Dakota border. Most of the county is flat to gently rolling, with elevations varying between 1,600 and 1,750 feet. The landscape in the northeastern corner, however, is a bit more rugged with steeply sloping hills rising almost 2,000 feet above sea level. The area’s most prominent natural features are its deep, dark soil, lakes and wetlands, and the Big Sioux River and its tributaries. Seasonal flooding, snowmelt, and high ground water levels cause most of the drainage problems in the County. Presence of the Big Sioux River with its extensive floodplain and network of drainages poses a major flood hazard to the County. The National Weather Service identifies the weather station used for this report as Brookings 2NE, located approximately in the geographic center of the County. It has been in continuous service since 1931. The elevation of the station is 1,639.7 feet above sea level. Reported average annual precipitation from 1931 - 2000 is 21.71 inches. The smallest amount recorded in one year was 12.4 inches in 1933 and the largest amount 35.87 inches in 1963. Hail may be expected about twice a year, whereas, in some years none will fall. It occurs most frequently in the months of June and July. Hail often causes damage to real property and crops and must be addressed in hazard mitigation planning. Snowfall is a major contributor to hazard risk in Brookings County. Snowfall may occur in nine out of twelve months. Average snowfall is 26.6 inches. The largest amount of snow recorded in Brookings County is 71.3 inches in 1951, with 34 inches falling in March 1951. The largest amount attributed to the winter season is 64.5 inches in the winter of 1968 - 69. Spring 1951 had 37.0 total inches and fall 1983 had 18 inches total. Transportation and Utility Infrastructure Major infrastructure in the county includes roads and railroads. Interstate 29 passes north-south, through the middle of the county. Highway 14 and the Canadian Pacific Railroad run east and west. An extensive network of county and township roads completes the infrastructure. Transportation systems in Brookings County have expanded and evolved, increasing in complexity in order to meet the needs of the growing region. The County’s 394-mile road system includes 133 gravel road miles, 261 hard surface rural road miles, and 220 bridges. In Brookings County, the transportation choices are limited to mostly private automobiles traveling over state highways and county roads. The rural road system performs two basic functions: (1) providing general mobility for the residents in rural areas, and (2) accommodating the movements of agricultural products to market. The rural transportation system was not designed to accommodate large volumes of traffic on a daily basis. Brookings County meets its current transportation needs through a mixture of township and municipal road systems, county roads, state and federal highways. Brookings County is currently conducting a transportation study to further improve the efficacy of the road system throughout the county. The Brookings Area Transit Authority (BATA) provides bus service to the county and there is one taxicab company in Brookings County. The county is well served by I-29 and US14, which provide local firms the ability to ship their products nationwide. The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad provides the ability to ship bulk loads of agricultural commodities to national and international destinations. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 12 The cities of Brookings and Volga have their own water systems, while Brookings-Deuel and Kingbrook Rural W ater Systems serve rural households in the county, including the residents of Bushnell, White, Elkton, Bruce, and Sinai. The City of Aurora uses water from the Brookings Municipal System. Regarding wastewater disposal, all of the municipalities, with the exception of Bushnell, within the County have municipal wastewater collection and treatment systems. Rural residences and those in Bushnell rely on individual septic tanks and drain-fields. The density of septic systems and their potential to cause water contamination is an environmental concern. Although residential growth is not expected to be significant in the county, new developments need to be controlled through planning and development guidelines. Electric power is provided to rural county residents and people in the communities by the Sioux Valley Energy, H-D Electric, and Otter Tail Power. Brookings, Volga, White and Aurora operate their own municipal power system. The primary telephone companies serving the County’s rural population are Interstate Telephone Company (ITC) and Century Link. Cellular phone service is available in most parts of the county, but there are still places in the county where signals are weak. Medical and Emergency Services Brookings Health System operates four modern Type III ambulances and one Type II Special Operations Vehicle in Brookings County. They provide emergency 911 Advanced Life Support (ALS) services for the City of Brookings, much of the county of Brookings and the communities of Aurora, Bruce, Bushnell, Sinai, and Volga. Brookings Ambulance also assists area ambulance services from Arlington, Clear Lake, Elkton, Estelline, White and Lake Preston when requested. Avera Medical Group and Brookings Health System serve the needs of Brookings and surrounding communities, including Arlington, Badger, Hetland, Lake Preston, Sinai, Nunda, Rutland, Estelline, Dempster, Bruce, Toronto, Astoria, White, Bushnell, Aurora, Elkton, Ward, and Volga. The health system houses a 49-bed hospital with three operating rooms; a 79-bed nursing home, Neighborhoods at Brookview; congregate living apartments for seniors, Brookhaven Estates; Arlington Medical Center; and Yorkshire Eye Clinic. The City of Brookings is also home to the Sanford Health Clinic which has been providing medical care for the Brookings community since 2005. The Brookings Emergency 9-1-1 Center continues to serve the Brookings Police Department and other area agencies as well. Those agencies include:  Brookings Ambulance Service  Brookings County Emergency Management  Brookings County Sheriff’s Office  Brookings Fire Department  Four county ambulance services  Nine county fire departments  South Dakota Highway Patrol (Brookings Squad) Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 13 CHAPTER 2 PREREQUISITES ADOPTION BY LOCAL GOVERNING BODY The local governing body, that oversees the update of the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, is the Brookings County Board of Commissioners. The Commission has tasked the Brookings County Emergency Management Office with the responsibility of ensuring that the PDM is compliant with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Guidelines and corresponding regulations. MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PLAN PARTICIPATION Requirement 201.6(c)(5). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – E2. Requirement 201.6(c)(5). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – E1. This plan is a multi-jurisdictional plan which serves the entire geographical area located within the boundaries of Brookings County, South Dakota. The County has portions of nine incorporated municipalities. All of the incorporated municipalities located entirely within the County elected to participate in the planning process and the update of the 2014 PDM. As previously noted; the City of Arlington is not included in this plan and participates in the Kingsbury County multi - jurisdictional plan. In addition, Sioux Valley Energy is eligible, and chose to participate throughout the entire planning process. The participating local jurisdictions include the following municipalities: Table 2.1: Plan Participants Participating Jurisdictions Do Not Participate* Aurora All 23 Townships Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Sioux Valley Energy Volga White Brookings County *All townships reviewed hazard history and identified vulnerable infrastructure. Therefore they are eligible to benefit from future mitigation projects identified by the County. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 14 The townships are not direct participating entities in the plan because these entities are too small, both in population and in resources, to be capable of handling disaster needs on their own. The townships were invited to participate in the PDM update by the PDM Planning Team. The township supervisors were asked to review and identify hazard risks, vulnerability and critical infrastructure and return them to the team for incorporation into the plan. Ten of twenty-three townships responded to the request. The Brookings County Commission and each of the listed participating municipalities will pass resolutions to adopt the updated PDM. In addition to these municipalities, Sioux Valley Energy, a local rural electric cooperative also participated in the plan update. Sioux Valley Energy will pass a resolution to adopt the PDM. The dates of adoption by resolution for each of the jurisdictions are summarized in Table 2.2. Table 2.2: Dates of Plan Adoption by Jurisdiction Jurisdiction Date of Adoption Brookings County Commission Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Sioux Valley Energy Volga White All of the participating jurisdictions were involved in the plan update. Representatives from each municipality, the County, and electric providers were invited to planning meetings. Those in attendance provided valuable perspective on the changes required for the plan. All representatives took part in the risk assessment exercise at the September 26, 2018 meeting. Representatives in attendance took information from the PDM planning meetings back to their respective councils/organizations and presented the progress of the plan update. First District staff travelled to each community and met with their local governing board to present community specific information regarding critical infrastructure, hazard vulnerability and identification information and potential mitigation projects for the updated plan. Representatives of the PDM Team met with First District staff to provide feedback and oversight into the draft plan. Those participants identified in Table 2.1 that did not attend a PDM Planning Team meetings participating in the planning process by reviewing information relevant to their communities and feedback by email or telephone conversations. A final meeting was held to make final comments and corrections and provide a motion to submit the plan to the State Office of Emergency Management. The local jurisdictions/organizations have also presented the Resolution of Adoption to their councils/boards and will pass the resolutions upon FEMA approval of the PDM update. The Resolutions are included in the Appendix. Table 2.3 was derived to help define “participation” for the local jurisdictions who intend on adopting the plan. To be considered “participating”, each jurisdiction must have at least seven of the ten participation requirements fulfilled. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 15 Table 2.3: Record of Participation Nature of Participation Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai SVE Volga White Brookings County Attended Meetings or work sessions (a minimum of 1 meetings will be considered satisfactory). X X X X X X X X X X Submitted inventory and summary of reports and plans relevant to hazard mitigation. X X X X X X X X X X Submitted the Risk Assessment Worksheet. X X X X X X X X X X Submitted description of what is at risk (including local critical facilities and infrastructure at risk from specific Hazards worksheet) X X X X X X X X X X Submitted a description or map of local land-use patterns (current and proposed/ expected). X X X X X X NA X X X Developed goals for the community. X X X X X X X X X X Developed mitigation actions with an analysis/ explanation of why those actions were selected. X X X X X X X X X X Prioritized actions emphasizing relative cost-effectiveness. X X X X X X X X X X Reviewed and commented on draft Plan. X X X X X X X X X X Hosted opportunities for public involvement (allowed time for public comment at a minimum of 1 city council meeting after giving a status report on the progress of the PDM update) X X X X X X NA X X X SVE: Sioux Valley Energy Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 16 CHAPTER 3 PLANNING PROCESS BACKGROUND The effort that led to the development of this plan is part of the larger, integrated approach to hazard mitigation planning in South Dakota that is led by the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management. Production of the plan was the ultimate responsibility of the Brookings County Emergency Management Director, who served as the county’s point of contact for all activities associated with this plan. Input was received from the PDM Planning Team that was put together by the Emergency Management Director and whose members are listed below in Table 3.1. The plan itself was written by an outside contractor, First District Association of Local Governments (First District) of Watertown, South Dakota, one of the state’s six regional planning entities. The office has an extensive amount of experience in producing various kinds of planning documents, including municipal ordinances, land use plans, and zoning ordinances, and it is an acknowledged leader in geographic information systems (GIS) technology in South Dakota. The following staff members of the First District Association of Local Governments were involved in the production of the plan. Thomas Nealon, Planner, was the project manager of the plan. Nealon attended the PDM Planning Team meetings as the plan was being developed. Assisting Mr. Nealon was Amy Arnold, Geographic Information Systems Planner, who produced all the maps for the plan, Luke Muller, Senior Planner, directed the floodplain risk analysis, and completed the county land cover analysis discussed in the previous chapter. Meeting coordination performed by Project Intern Mark McLaughlin. Several other individuals at the state level provided additional support and information that was quite useful. They include:  Marc Macy, South Dakota National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator – provided classification and information regarding value and number of flood insurance policies and claims, as well as guidance and direction as the plan was being developed.  SD State Fire Marshall Office – provided information on fire calls in the county.  Tim Schaal, South Dakota State Dam Inspector – provided information on dams located in the county.  Greg Pollreisz, SD Department of Transportation – provided bridges and road mileage information for county. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 17 DOCUMENTATION OF THE PLANNING PROCESS Methodology Mitigation planning is a process that communities use to identify policies, activities, and tools to implement mitigation actions. The process that was used to develop this plan consisted of the following steps:  Planning Framework  Risk Identification and Assessment  Mitigation Strategy  Review of Plan  Plan Adoption and Maintenance Planning Framework The planning framework component identified five objectives:  Develop Plan to Plan;  Establish PDM Planning Team;  Define Scope of the Plan;  Identify Governmental Entities/Stakeholders; and  Establish PDM Planning Team Prior to receiving funding public meetings were held at the Brookings County Courthouse to inform the public about the required PDM update. Funding from FEMA and the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management to prepare the mitigation plan was awarded by the county in July 2018. Once funding was secured, the Brookings County Emergency Management Director and the First District acted as the PDM Planning Team began to discuss the strategy to be used to develop the plan. The first task was to identify those entities/stakeholders that would have direct and indirect interests in the update of the PDM. Prior to the first public inf ormational meeting, the Chairperson of the Brookings County Commissioners and Brookings County Emergency Management Director wrote letters to all the stakeholders, community organizations, municipalities, townships, utility providers and emergency responders and concerned residents who might wish to volunteer their time and serve on a committee, and to those who would act as a resource for the PDM Planning Team. The letters included a brief description of the PDM. Public input was solicited via notices regarding the PDM planning process in local media outlets and via the Internet. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 18 Each individual who was contacted for the PDM Planning Team had at least one of the following attributes to contribute to the planning process:  Significant understanding of how hazards affect the county and participating jurisdictions.  Substantial knowledge of the county’s infrastructure system.  Resources at their disposal to assist in the planning effort, such as maps or data on past hazard events. Table 3.1 lists the PDM Planning Team members, and it includes their attendance at the planning meetings, all of which were open to the public, that were held as the plan was being developed. An agenda was sent out to the PDM Planning Team prior to each meeting, and the meeting minutes were sent to them afterward to keep everybody informed of what was discussed and any decisions that were made. Table 3.1: Participation in Plan Development Last Name First Name Entity Represented Job Title Meeting Attendance Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 Hill Robert Brookings County Emergency Management Emergency Manager x x x Bartley Mike Brookings County Commission Board Member x x x Briseno Paul Brookings City Manager’s Office City Manager x x Lanning Jackie Brookings City Engineer’s Office City Engineer x Haugen Richard Brookings County Zoning Office Zoning Officer x Hartmann Darrell Brookings City Fire Department Fire Chief x x Stanwick Marty Brookings County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Erickson Dave Brookings City Police Department Police Chief x x x Berreth Jameson City of Volga City Manager’s Office City Manger x x Santema Randy City of Volga Mayor’s Office Mayor x Steen Kevin City of Volga Public Works City Engineer Johnson Doyle Town of Sinai Mayor’s Office Mayor Anderson Jeff City of Bruce Mayor’s Office Mayor Stokes Richard City of Bruce Maintenance Department/Fire Department Fire Chief Wright Terry Town of White Mayor’s Office Mayor DeYoung Daniel Town of White Maintenance Department Engineer Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 19 Huebner Dave Town of Bushnell Mayor’s Office Mayor Weeks Fred Town of Aurora Mayor’s Office Mayor Muller John Town of Aurora Public Works Engineer Landsman Dave Town of Elkton Mayor’s Office Mayor Jensen Steve Town of Elkton Public Works Engineer Anderson Matt City of Volga Fire Department Fire Chief Wosje Jeremy Town of Sinai Fire Department Fire Chief Schwartz Tervor Town of White Fire Department Fire Chief Ahartz Mike Town of Aurora Fire Department Fire Chief x Alberts Chris Town of Elkton Fire Department Fire Chief Meyer Steve Brookings Municipal Utilities General Manger Nelson Jeff East River Electric General Manger MacFarlane Charles Otter Tail Electric General Manager Nielson Michele Sioux Valley Energy Manager of Engineering x x Witts Gene Brookings-Deuel Rural Water Systems General Manager Jencks Randy Kingsbrook Rural Water Systems General Manger Trygstad Jayme South Dakota State University Emergency Management Specialist x Willert Klint Brookings School District Superintendent Kludt Kimberly Deubrook School District Superintendent Jandahl Brian Elkton School District Superintendent Schuster Laura Sioux Valley School District Superintendent Heuton Al Brookings Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Gilbertson Jay East Dakota Water Development District Manager x x Dekkanga Gordon Brookings Health System Ambulance Director x x x Birk Dick Brookings County Highway Department Superintendent x Jarrett Martin Big Sioux Community Water System General Manger Leadership and guidance in the planning effort and at the planning meetings was provided by the First District staff and the Brookings County Emergency Management Director. An agenda was distributed to each PDM Planning Team member prior to each meeting, but free-flowing discussion was always encouraged. When PDM Planning Team members had questions about a topic of discussion, either First District staff or the Emergency Management Director would step in. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 20 Generally speaking, the planning process associated with the plan’s development was relaxed and informal. No subcommittees were formed, and all decisions were made by mutual consensus of the PDM Planning Team members - no votes were taken or motions made. Everyone’s opinion was respected, nobody was discouraged from voicing their opinion, and no one was made to feel any less important than anyone else. As the PDM Planning Team was being assembled, arrangements were made for the first PDM Planning Team meeting, which took place at the Brookings City County Government Center in Brookings on September 26, 2018. An agenda was distributed to prospective PDM Planning Team members. The Appendix includes a copy of each meeting agenda, the signup sheet from each meeting, and the minutes from each meeting. Those who attended the September meeting for the PDM update were asked to volunteer to serve on the PDM Planning Team. The PDM Planning Team was tasked with fostering coordination between the various entities involved; reviewing the drafts and providing comments after First District Association of Local Governments staff initiated changes to the existing plan. Each of the local jurisdictions had a member of their respective councils represent the municipalities in the plan. In addition, South Dakota State University’s representative attended all team meetings, and reported back to staff. The representatives from the municipalities were asked to share the progress of the plan at their council meetings and to ensure that those attending the council meetings were aware that they are invited to make comments on and participate in the process of updating the new plan. Comments provided by local residents at the city council and PDM Planning Team meetings were collected and incorporated into the plan. The public was provided several opportunities to comment on the plan during the drafting stages at the PDM Planning Team Meetings and City Council Meetings. There were several work sessions and public hearings held to keep the public updated and involved in the plan. Primarily, public input included the involvement in hazard assessment and mitigation projects. Those who were most involved were the representatives PDM Planning Team and representatives from the municipalities. The municipalities put the PDM update on the agenda at their council meetings and allowed people to comment at the meetings. Table 3.2 identifies the location and date of each opportunity that was provided for the public to comment and how it was advertised. Again, South Dakota State University staff reviewed and participated in the hazard assessment and mitigation project planning to provide input regarding the needs of the university. The first meeting of the PDM Planning Team served to introduce the participants to the concept of mitigation planning; why the plan was being updated and how the process would proceed in the months to come (scheduling, assigning responsibilities, etc.). The meeting also included a review of the existing plan, which led to two important decisions. First, it was the consensus opinion of the PDM Planning Team that a comprehensive rewrite of the plan would be needed. The PDM Planning Team decided that:  The 2014 PDM did not include all of the necessary requirements found in the Local Hazard Plan Review Tool (2011). Thus, to ensure that the updated plan included everything required by the plan review tool, the PDM Planning Team and community meetings used the plan review tool to guide the discussions. The 2014 PDM was then compared to the new plan Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 21 review tool and any portion of the Plan that was not needed to fulfill the new crosswalk requirements was eliminated and deficiencies were noted as areas of focus.  More information and data regarding the risk assessment was needed, more informative tables and maps would be helpful, and the mitigation strategy needed to be rethought.  The risk identification and assessment as well as the identification of critical infrastructure and local municipal goals and objectives should be completed by the First District prior to the next meeting of the PDM Planning Team. Table 3.2: Opportunities for Public Comment Location of Opportunity Date Type of Participation How Was Meeting Advertised City Council or County Commission Meeting PDM Meeting City Staff/Township Annual Mtg/Survey Public Notice Website Aurora 12/10/2018 X X Adoption Date Brookings 11/01/18 X X Adoption Date Bruce 01/08/19 X X Adoption Date Bushnell 11/05/2018 X X Adoption Date Elkton 12/03/18 X X Adoption Date Sinai 12/03/18 X X Adoption Date Volga 12/17/18 X X Adoption Date White 02/04/19 X X Adoption Date Brookings County PDM Grant Application 06/26/18 09/26/18 X X 02/27/19 X X 03/19/19 X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 22 Risk Identification & Assessment/Mitigation Strategy/Review of Plan Requirement 201.6(b)(1). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A3. Requirement 201.6(c)(1). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A1. Requirement 201.6(b)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A4. The Risk Identification and Assessment component identified three objectives: Collect and Organize Data, Develop GIS Data, and Analyze Data. The Mitigation Strategy component identified five objectives: Review Existing PDM and other plans, Formation of goals/objectives, Compile existing resources to accomplish goals/objectives, Identification of community capabilities, Public review of goals/objectives, and PDM Planning Team Review of goals/objectives. The Review of PDM component identified three objectives: Writing of PDM, Public Review of PDM, PDM Planning Team Review of PDM. Prior to the second PDM Planning Team meeting, First District Staff met with the participating municipalities at public noticed meetings to identify hazards and critical facilities, assess vulnerability, discuss development trends, and develop mitigation goals. Meeting dates are referenced in Table 3.2. Staff members from each municipality, Brookings County, Brookings County Townships, and rural electric and water providers were asked to identify hazards and critical facilities, assess vulnerability, discuss development trends, and develop mitigation goals and review these items with each respective governing body (if applicable). First District staff also conducted research regarding the history of disaster events in the county, including events that had occurred since the original plan was developed. First District also conducted a technical review of existing documents. This review incorporated existing plans, studies, reports, technical information, zoning and flood damage prevention ordinances into the PDM Update. It should be noted that most of the planning documents of each of the communities had been previously developed by the First District. However, some of the smaller communities did not have such planning documents. Additionally, the 2014 PDM was used as a resource for the new plan because most of the natural hazard profile research had already been completed when it was drafted. In addition to the 2014 PDM, the First District reviewed several other existing documents including but not limited to the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan, Brookings County Hazardous Materials Plan, and Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the local jurisdictions. A summary of the technical review and incorporation of existing plans is included in Table 3.3. Risk Identification/Assessment was discussed at the PDM Planning Team meeting on September 26, 2018. First District staff reviewed the hazards identified in the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan and that risk assessment portion of the existing PDM. First District staff also provided an overview of the information regarding Critical Facilities, Risk Identification, Hazard Vulnerability and mitigation goals identified by the County’s municipalities. Also at that meeting, the PDM Planning Team identified goals for the PDM Update and compared those goals to those identified in the 2014 PDM. The list of hazards that the PDM Planning Team decided to focus on is presented in Chapter 4. A profile of each of the hazards was begun at this meeting. The profile included information from each of the participating jurisdictions about how the hazard affected their community. Discussion Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 23 also occurred regarding the existing strategies being used to mitigate each hazard, with a particular emphasis on the critical and essential facilities in each community. The PDM Planning Team also dealt with the Mitigation Strategy at the September 2018 meeting. Formation of the strategy began with a review of the results of the risk assessment, which led to discussion about the goals to be achieved with the mitigation plan. The list of goals is included in Chapter 5. At the second meeting, on February 27th, the PDM Planning Team reviewed the updates prepared by the First District and discussed specific mitigation actions. The PDM Planning Team began by reviewing the proposed actions included in the previous mitigation plan and discussion followed about the progress that had been made on implementing the actions. Specific mitigation actions recently identified by the participating jurisdictions were also discussed. The rest of the meeting was spent discussing the mitigation actions and discussing how the plan would be implemented. It was emphasized that cooperation between the county and the participating jurisdictions was especially important, and discussion occurred about how this could best be achieved. Representatives from the jurisdictions were made aware of the critical role they needed to play to ensure the success of the mitigation strategy, such as implementing specific mitigation actions. The Emergency Management Director emphasized the importance of ensuring that no local decisions be made or actions taken contrary to the goals of this plan. Also, responsible parties were identified for reporting on progress being made to implement the proposed mitigation actions, for evaluating the plan’s overall effectiveness, and for getting the public more involved in the planning process. The PDM Planning Team decided to rely on the prioritization of projects by jurisdiction rather than on a county-wide basis since each jurisdiction is responsible for the implementation of respective mitigation actions. At the end of the meeting the First District was instructed to conduct an internal review of the document and forward the document to the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management for their review and comment. The draft plan was also to be posted on the First District Association of Local Governments and Brookings County websites and emailed to all of the participants and to the emergency managers in the neighboring counties of: Hamlin, Deuel, Moody, Lake, and Kingsbury in South Dakota. Everyone who received an email copy of the plan draft was allowed forty-five days to comment on the draft. A third and final meeting of the PDM Planning Team was subsequently held on March 19th to review and discuss final draft as amended based upon comments from participating jurisdictions, PDM Planning Team members and the public. At the meeting the PDM Planning Team recommended that the plan be submitted to FEMA. The final draft of the plan was again posted on the First District Association of Local Governments and Brookings County websites a link for which was emailed to all of the participants. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 24 Table 3.3: Record of Review (Summary) Existing Program/Policy/Technical Documents Local Jurisdiction Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Referenced in Plan Comprehensive Plan NANA NA  Appendix F Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance NA NA NA Pg. 53 Economic Development Plan NA ONA NA O NA O NA NA Pg. 103 Local Emergency Operations Plan C Pg. 22 Transportation Plan C NA NA NA NA NA NA Pg. 11 Flood Insurance Studies or Engineering studies for streams NA NA  Pg. 51-52 Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (by the local Emergency Management Agency) C C C C C C C C  Pg. 25 Emergency Operations Plan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Pg. 53 Zoning Ordinance NA NA Pg. 62-63 Building Code NA  NA NA NANA O NA  Pg. 72 Site Plan Review NA Pg. 100 Subdivision Ordinance NA NA NA NA O  Pg. 64, Appendix H Floodplain Ordinance NA NA Pg. 51-52 Existing Land Use maps NANA NA  Appendix F Aquifer Protection Ordinance NA NA NA NA NA NA Pg. 51-52 State Hazard Mitigation Plan All Chapters NA The jurisdiction does not have this program/policy/technical document O The jurisdiction has the program/policy/technical document, but did not review/incorporate it in the mitigation plan C The jurisdiction is regulated under the County’s policy/program/technical document\  The jurisdiction reviewed the program/policy/technical document Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 25 CHAPTER 4 RISK ASSESSMENT IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B1. In this chapter, the hazards that were identified by the PDM Planning Team as having the most significance for the County are analyzed. As part of the analysis, various maps and tables were produced and are included within this chapter. The planning participants began the risk assessment process by reviewing the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan. The PDM Planning Team also reviewed records of hazard events that have occurred in the county since 2007, relying primarily on the Spatial Hazard Eve nts and Losses Database for the United States (SHELDUS), compiled by the University of South Carolina’s Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute and data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center’s (NCDC) Storm Events Database. A summary of the findings for significant hazard occurrences from the past ten years is provided below in Table 4.1: The PDM Planning Team also identified potential hazards by observing development patterns, interviews from towns and townships, public meetings, PDM work sessions, previous disaster declarations and research of the history of hazard occurrences located within the County. Table 4.1: Significant Hazard Occurrences 2007-2018 Type of Hazard # of Occurrences Since 2007 - 2018 Source Drought 7 NOAA Wildfire/Forest Fire 347 NOAA & State Fire Marshall's Office Flood 37 NOAA Hail 53 NOAA & SHELDUS Lightning 1 NOAA Tornado 2 NOAA & SHELDUS Temperature Extremes 15 NOAA Winter storms 44 NOAA Thunderstorm and High Wind 51 NOAA & SHELDUS Hazards were analyzed in terms of the hazard’s probability of occurrence in the county. Representatives from each participating jurisdiction and the PDM Planning Team were asked to complete worksheets that categorized hazards by the likelihood of occurrence for either their specific geographical location, or for county-wide risks. Every possible hazard or disaster was evaluated and placed into one of three separate columns depending on the likelihood of the disaster occurring in the PDM jurisdiction. Hazards that occur at least once a year or more were placed in the High Probability column; hazards that may have occurred in the past or could occur in the future but do not occur on a yearly basis were placed in Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 26 the low probability column; and hazards or disasters that have never occurred in the area before and are unlikely to occur in the PDM jurisdiction any time in the future were placed in the Unlikely to Occur column. While man-made hazards were discussed briefly during the completion of the worksheet, the PDM Planning Team decided to eliminate man-made hazards from the PDM because those types of hazards are difficult to predict and assess due to wide variations in the types, frequencies, and locations. Types and scopes of manmade hazards are unlimited. Due to the topographical features of the County and the nature of the natural hazards that affect the geographical area covered by this PDM, most areas of the county have similar likelihood of being affected by the natural hazards identified. Only the natural hazards from the High Probability and Low Probability Columns will be further evaluated throughout this plan, with an emphasis on the High Probability hazards. All hazards in the Unlikely to Occur column, except Dam Failures, will not be further evaluated in the plan. Table 4.2 is an adjusted list of hazards produced from the FEMA worksheets completed by each participating jurisdiction and the PDM Planning Team. Table 4.2: Hazards Categorized by Likelihood of Occurrence TYPES OF NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE PDM JURISDICTION AREA Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B1. Some descriptions of the natural hazards likely to occur in the County were taken directly from the 2014 Brookings County PDM. Most of the descriptions were revised for better clarity. For the purpose of consistency throughout the plan, additional definitions were included to reflect all of the hazards that have a chance of occurring in the area and all of the hazards are alphabetized. For all of the hazards identified the probability of future occurrence is expected to be the same for all of the jurisdictions covered in the PDM. Blizzards are a snow storm that lasts at least three hours with sustained wind speeds of thirty- five miles per hour (mph) or greater, visibility of less than one-quarter mile, temperatures lower than 20°F and white out conditions. Snow accumulations vary, but another contributing factor is loose snow existing on the ground which can get whipped up and aggravate the white out conditions. When such conditions arise, blizzard warnings or severe blizzard warnings are issued. Severe blizzard conditions exist when winds obtain speeds of at least forty-five mph plus a great High Probability Low Probability Unlikely to Occur Extreme Cold Drought Earthquake* Extreme Heat Flood Ice Jam Hail Tornado Subsidence Lightning Urban Fire Dam Failures Strong Winds Wild Fire Thunderstorm *Earthquakes are marked with an asterisk because they occur but are so small that the effects are minimal. Thus, mitigation measures specifically for earthquakes are not a priority. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 27 density of falling or blowing snow and a temperature of 10°F or lower. At least one blizzard should occur each year in Brookings County. Drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage and harm the local economy. This global phenomenon has a widespread impact on agriculture. The Keetch-Byron Drought Index measures drought impact. There is an 8% chance of drought occurring annually. Dam Failure Dams function to serve the needs of flood control, recreation, and water management. During a flood, a dam’s ability to serve as a control agent may be challenged. An excessive amount of water may result in a dam breach, simply an overflowing. Dams that are old or unstable, dams that receive extreme amounts of water, or dams that get debris pile-up behind their face may result in dam failure, a cracking and/or breaking. Brookings County has eight (8) dams. All dams are considered by the South Dakota Dam Inspector as “low risk” for failure. Dam Failure was considered unlikely to occur by the PDM Planning Team and Communities, however is detailed here because it was determined to be the most likely of the “Unlikely to Occur” hazards. Earthquakes are a sudden rapid shaking of the earth caused by the shifting of rock beneath the earth's surface. Earthquakes can cause buildings and bridges to collapse, disrupt gas, electric and phone lines, and often cause landslides, flash floods, fires, avalanches, and tsunamis. Larger earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but rapidly take the form of one or more violent shocks, and are followed by vibrations of gradually diminishing force called aftershocks. The underground point of origin of an earthquake is called its focus; the point on the surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. The Richter Scale measures earthquake intensity. The potential for an earthquake to occur in the County is .68% annually. Extreme Cold What constitutes extreme cold and its effects can vary across different areas of the country. In regions relatively unaccustomed to winter weather, near freezing temperatures are considered “extreme cold,” however, Eastern South Dakota is prone to much more extreme temperatures than other areas in the country. Temperatures typically range between zero degrees Fahrenheit and 100 degrees Fahrenheit, so extreme cold could be defined in the Brookings County PDM jurisdiction area as temperatures below zero. The Wind Chill Chart is used to measure extreme cold. At least one extreme cold event should occur each year. Extreme Heat, also known as a Heat Wave, is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area. Temperatures in the County have a very wide range typically between 0 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, therefore anything outside those ranges could be considered extreme. The term is applied both to routine weather variations and to extraordinary spells of heat which may occur only once a century. The Heat Index measures the impact of extreme heat on people and livestock. Flooding is an overflow of water that submerges land, producing measurable property damage or forcing evacuation of people and vital resources. Floods can develop slowly as rivers swell during an extended period of rain, or during a warming trend following a heavy snow. Even a very small stream or dry creek bed can overflow and create flooding. Two different types of flooding hazards are present within the County. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 28 1. Inundation flooding occurs most often in the spring. The greatest risks are realized typically during a rapid snowmelt, before ice is completely off all of the rivers. 2. Flash flooding is more typically realized during the summer months. This flooding is primarily localized, though enough rain can be produced to cause inundation flooding in areas along the Big Sioux River and its tributaries. Heavy, slow moving thunderstorms often produce large amounts of rain. The threat of flooding would be increased during times of high soil moisture. National Flood Insurance Rate maps designate 100 year and 500 year floodplain zones. Areas subject to inundation by the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event are designated 100 year floodplain. Moderate risk areas within the 0.2-percent-annual-chance floodplain are designated 500 year floodplain. Brookings County should anticipate having one flood event each year. Freezing Rain/Ice occurs when temperatures drop below thirty degrees Fahrenheit and rain starts to fall. Freezing rain coats objects with ice, creating dangerous conditions due to slippery surfaces, platforms, sidewalks, roads, and highways. Sometimes ice is unnoticeable, and is then referred to as black ice. Black ice creates dangerous conditions, especially for traffic. Additionally, a quarter inch of frozen rain can significantly damage trees, electrical wires, weak structures, and other objects due to the additional weight bearing down on them. Hail is formed through rising currents of air in a storm. These currents carry water droplets to a height at which they freeze and subsequently fall to earth as round ice particles. Hailstones usually consist mostly of water ice and measure between 5 and 150 millimeters in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe and dangerous thunderstorms. The County has a 100% potential for hail occurring each year Heavy Rain is defined as precipitation falling with intensity in excess of 0.30 inches (0.762 cm) per hour. Short periods of intense rainfall can cause flash flooding while longer periods of widespread heavy rain can cause rivers to overflow. At least one heavy rain event will occur in the County annually. Ice Jams occur when warm temperatures and heavy rain cause snow to melt rapidly. Snow melt combined with heavy rains can cause frozen rivers to swell, which breaks the ice layer on top of the river. The ice layer often breaks into large chunks, which float downstream and often pile up near narrow passages and other obstructions, such as bridges and dams. Landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments. Although the action of gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, there are other contributing factors build up specific sub-surface conditions that make the area/slope prone to failure, whereas the actual landslide often requires a trigger before being released. Lightning results from a buildup of electrical charges that happens during the formation of a thunderstorm. The rapidly rising air within the cloud, combined with precipitation movement within the cloud, results in these charges. Giant sparks of electricity occur between the positive and negative charges both within the atmosphere and between the cloud and the ground. When the potential between the positive and negative charges becomes too great, there is a discharge of electricity, known as lightning. Lightning bolts reach temperatures near 50,000˚ F in a split second. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 29 The rapid heating and expansion, and cooling of air near the lightning bolt causes thunder. There is a 100% chance of lightning occurring in Kingsbury County each year. Severe Winter Storms deposit four or more inches of snow in a twelve-hour period or six inches of snow during a twenty-four hour period. Such storms are generally classified into four categories with some taking the characteristics of several categories during distinct phases of the storm. These categories include: freezing rain, sleet, snow, and blizzard. Generally winter storms can range from moderate snow to blizzard conditions and can occur between October and April. The months of May, June, July, August, and September could possibly see snow, though the chances of a storm is very minimal. Like summer storms, winter storms are considered a weather event not a natural hazard, and thus will not be evaluated as a natural hazard throughout this PDM. Sleet does not generally cling to objects like freezing rain, but it does make the ground very slippery. This also increases the number of traffic accidents and personal injuries due to falls. Sleet can severely slow down operations within a community. Not only is there a danger of slipping, but with wind, sleet pellets become powerful projectiles that may damage structures, vehicles, or other objects. Snow is a common occurrence throughout the County during the months from October to April. Average annual snowfall for the county is about twenty-two inches. Accumulations in dry years can be as little as five to ten inches, while wet years can see yearly totals up to eighty inches. Snow is a major contributing factor to flooding, primarily during the spring months of melting. Strong winds are usually defined as winds over forty miles per hour, are not uncommon in the area. Winds over fifty miles per hour can be expected twice each summer. Strong winds can cause destruction of property and create safety hazards resulting from flying debris. Strong winds also include severe localized wind blasting down from thunderstorms. These downward blasts of air are categorized as either microbursts or macrobursts depending on the amount geographical area they cover. Microbursts cover an area less than 2.5 miles in diameter and macrobursts cover an area greater than 2.5 miles in diameter. Multiple strong wind events will occur in the County annually. Subsidence is defined as the motion of a surface as it shifts downward relative to a datum. The opposite of subsidence is uplift, which results in an increase in elevation. There are several types of subsidence such as dissolution of limestone, mining-induced, faulting induced, isostatic rebound, extraction of natural gas, ground-water related, and seasonal effects. Summer Storms are generally defined as atmospheric hazards resulting from changes in temperature and air pressure which cause thunderstorms that may cause hail, lightning, strong winds, and tornados. Summer storms are considered a weather event rather than a natural hazard; therefore summer storms are not evaluated as a natural hazard throughout this PDM. Thunderstorms are formed when moisture, rapidly rising warm air, and a lifting mechanism such as clashing warm and cold air masses combine. The three most dangerous items associated with thunderstorms are hail, lightning, and strong winds. Tornados are violent windstorms that may occur singularly or in multiples as a result of severe thunderstorms. They develop when cool air overrides warm air, causing the warm air t o rapidly rise. Many of these resulting vortices stay in the atmosphere, though touchdown can occur. The Fujita Tornado Damage Scale categorizes tornadoes based on their wind speed: Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 30 F0=winds less than 73 m/h=winds 261-318 m/h F1=winds 73-112 m/h=winds greater than 318 m/h F2=winds 113-157 m/h F3=winds 158-206 m/h F4=winds 207-260 m/h F5=winds 261-318 m/h Wildfires are uncontrolled conflagrations that spread freely through the environment. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, vegetation fire, and wild fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon. A wildfire differs from the other fires by its extensive size; the speed at which it can spread out from its original source; its ability to change direction unexpectedly; and to jump gaps, such as roads, rivers and fire breaks. Fires start when an ignition source is brought into contact with a combustible material that is subjected to sufficient heat and has an adequate supply of oxygen from the ambient air. Ignition may be triggered by natural sources such as a lightning strike, or may be attributed to a human source such as “discarded cigarettes, sparks from equipment, and arched power lines”. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index assesses the risk of fire due to drought. Multiple wildfires will occur in the County annually. Climate Change is a long term change in the earth’s climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature. In particular, a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. Rising temperatures will lead to more climate and weather hazards of greater intensity such as flooding, droughts, severe storms and winter storms. Many scientists consider climate change a global phenomenon. HAZARD PROFILE Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B1. Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B2. Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B3. It should be stated that most of the hazards identified in the previous section have the potential of occurring anywhere in the County. A brief section about the history of each hazard’s occurrence in the county is provided. Table 4.3 below shows all of the Presidential Disaster Declarations that have involved the county. Information on previous occurrences – the location, the extent (i.e., magnitude or severity) of each hazard, and probability of future events (i.e., chance or occurrence) are listed individually by the type of hazard in the following tables. Occurrences are listed from 2007 – 2017. Partial data for 2018 became available during the drafting of this plan and is referenced where applicable. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 31 Table 4.3: Presidential Disaster Declarations in South Dakota Including Brookings County Date Disaster Dec # Type Total Damage Public Assistance Cost 4/18/1969 257 Flooding $4,599,306 5/3/1986 764 Severe Storms and Flooding $5,158,130 7/2/1992 948 Flooding, Severe Storms, and Tornadoes 7/19/1993 999 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding $53,068,748 6/21/1994 1031 Severe Storms and Flooding $8,187,938 5/26/1995 1052 Flooding $35,649,349 1/5/1996 1075 Severe Winter Storm $13,085,649 1/10/1997 1156 Severe Winter Storm and Blizzard $19,455,263 4/7/1997 1173 Severe Winter Storm and Severe Flooding $87,069,429 5/17/2001 1375 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding $10,441,684 $5,097,818.74 12/20/2005 1620 Severe Winter Storm $28,071,441 $24,647,039.99 11/2/2010 1947 Severe Storms and Flooding $1,079,972.79 05/13/2011 1984 Flooding $52,090,678.47 Source: https://www.fema.gov/disasters While the PDM Planning Team reviewed all hazard occurrences that have been reported in the last 100 years, the list for some of the hazards was extremely long. The information provided in the tables is not a complete history report, but rather an overview of the hazard events which have occurred over the last ten years. The PDM Planning Team felt the hazard trend for the last ten years could be summarized in this section and decided to include any new occurrence that have taken place since the previous 2014 PDM was drafted. DAM FAILURE Dam breach or failure is of lesser concern for the citizens of the County than flooding. Brookings County has a number of structures which control or regulate flow from one water body to another. Such as the earthen dam which is not considered a risk to residents. South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources identifies eight dams in the County (listed below). None of the dams are listed as vulnerable to failure. 4.4 Dam Locations in Brookings County Ownership Type Location Water Body Local Government SW1/4 SW1/4 31-T112N-R47W Upper Deer Creek Federal NE1/4 SW1/4 3-T110N-R52W Big Sioux River - tributary Federal NE1/4 NW1/4 15-T109N-R52W Big Sioux River - tributary Private NE1/4 SW1/4 27-T111N-R48W Deer Creek - tributary Federal NW1/4 NW1/4 11-110N-52W Big Sioux River - tributary Private NW1/4 SE1/4 27-111N-52W Big Sioux River - tributary Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 32 Ownership Type Location Water Body Private NW1/4 SW1/4 27-111N-48W Deer Creek - tributary Private SE1/4 SW1/4 22-111N-48W Deer Creek - tributary DROUGHT South Dakota's climate is characterized by cold winters and warm to hot summers. There is usually light moisture in the winter and marginal to adequate moisture for the growing season for crops in the eastern portion of the state. Semi-arid conditions prevail in the western portion. This combination of hot summers and limited precipitation in a semi-arid climatic region places South Dakota present a potential position of suffering a drought in any given year. The climatic conditions are such that a small departure in the normal precipitation during the hot peak growing period of July and August could produce a partial or total crop failure. The fact South Dakota's economy is closely tied to agriculture only magnifies the potential loss which could be suffered by the state's economy during drought conditions. Roughly every fifty years a significant drought is experienced within the county, while many less severe droughts can occur at times every three years. Table 4.5 identifies the ten-year drought history for the County. Table 4.5: Brookings County Ten Year Drought History Source: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Data/DataTables.aspx Major Drought Occurrences:  1987-1990: An abnormally low amount of precipitation in the summer of 1987 combined with a hot and dry summer during 1988, left South Dakota in dire straits. Agricultural income was down 0.8% and wheat price per bushel decreased significantly.  1930s: During the infamous dust bowl years, Brookings County was not spared a fair share of problems. Particularly dry summers were in 1934 and 1936.  1880s-1890s: The years 1887, 1894-1896, 1898-1901 were very dry years. The National Weather Service has several fire danger informational items located on their website. Location Date Start Date End Type Brookings County 07/24/2007 08/21/2007 Moderate to Severe Drought Brookings County 09/02/2008 09/30/2008 Moderate Drought Brookings County 09/13/2011 05/01/2011 Moderate to Severe Drought Brookings County 07/10/2012 06/11/2013 Moderate to Severe Drought Brookings County 08/27/2013 10/22/2013 Moderate Drought Brookings County 03/31/2015 06/23/2015 Moderate Drought Brookings County 04/18/2017 07/25/2017 Moderate Drought Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 33 WILDFIRE A strong possibility exists for simultaneous emergencies during droughts. Wildfires are the most common. While researching the hazard occurrences that have taken place in the County, it became evident that the information found on the NOAA and SHELDUS websites was incomplete. Therefore, other sources were contacted whenever possible. Specifically, NOAA had zero occurrences listed for wildfires in the County, but the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) was contacted to verify that information. That SMFO information provided is derived from the reports submitted by the local fire departments who respond to the fires. It was explained that since many of the fire departments in the County are Volunteer Fire Departments many times wildfires are extinguished and reports are never filed with the State. Thus, the information provided by the State Fire Marshall’s office is not entirely complete either. For the purpose of this PDM we have used the numbers provided by the State Fire Marshal’s Office as a point of reference in determining the likelihood of a wildfire hazard occurrence within the jurisdiction. The information provided identifies 205 structure fire responses, 102 vehicle fire responses, and 263 outside fire responses reported since 2000. The cause of the outside fires is not listed, so it is not known for certain whether all or some of these fires resulted due to a natural hazard occurrence o r as a result of human behavior. The Fire Marshal’s Office also provided information about the number of injuries and fatalities reported as a result of these fires. According to the records, nine civilian injuries and two civilian fatalities were reported between 2001 and 2010. Additionally, five firefighter injuries and one firefighter death was reported in the same period. Table 4.6 identifies the number of fire department responses to structural, vehicle and outside fires that have been experienced within the county. It should be noted that the number of responses does not necessarily mean that there were 263 outside (wildfire) fires as some fires required multiple departments to respond. The 2014 PDM did not list or identify the history of wildfire occurrences. The data complied by the SMFO is not discriminate enough to determine whether a fire can be classified as an urban or wild-fire. The picture displayed on the following page is Brookings County as described in the South Dakota Wildland Urban Interface from the South Dakota State Hazard Mitigation Plan. This shows very little chance of a wildfire occurrence broadly over the entire county jurisdiction. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 34 Table 4.6: Brookings County Structural, Vehicle and Outside (Wildfire) Department Responses Year Structural Fires Vehicle Fires Outside Fires 2008 26 8 25 2009 29 12 23 2010 21 13 33 2011 19 12 42 2012 12 10 61 2013 22 10 25 2014 17 15 38 2015 15 7 28 2016 24 17 35 2017 19 12 37 Total 204 116 347 SOURCE: South Dakota State Fire Marshall Office FLOOD Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto lands not normally covered by water producing measurable property damage or forcing evacuation of people and resources. Floods can result in injuries and even loss of life when quickly moving water is involved. Six inches of moving water is enough to sweep a vehicle off a road. Disruption of communication, transportation, electric service, and community services, along with contamination of water supplies and transportation accidents are very possible. Table 4.7 is a ten-year flood history in the County from 2007 to 2017. Table 4.7: Brookings County 10-year Flood History Location or County Type Date Time Property Damage Brookings Flood 03/13/2007 7:00 p.m. 0 Brookings Flood 04/03/2007 6:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/25/2007 1:00 a.m. 0 Brookings Flood 06/08/2008 6:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 03/17/2009 7:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 03/14/2010 6:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/01/2010 12:00 a.m. 0 White Flash Flood 06/11/2010 2:50 a.m. 20k Bruce Flood 06/13/2010 6:00 a.m. 0 Brookings Flash Flood 06/26/2010 6:07 p.m. 50k Brookings Flash Flood 07/17/2010 7:10 p.m. 0 Brookings Flash Flood 07/23/2010 9:15 p.m. 25K White Flash Flood 09/02/2010 3:00 a.m. 0 White Flash Flood 09/02/2010 2:45 a.m. 0 Medary Flash Flood 09/22/2010 6:37 p.m. 500K Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 35 Location or County Type Date Time Property Damage Bruce Flood 09/22/2010 6:00 p.m. 0 Brookings Municipal Airport Flood 09/23/2010 12:30 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 10/01/2010 12:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 03/17/2011 6:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/01/2011 12:00 a.m. 500K Bruce Flood 05/01/2011 12:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 06/01/2011 12:00 a.m. 0 Storla Flash Flood 07/01/2011 2:40 p.m. 0 Bruce Flood 07/12/2011 6:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 06/23/2013 06:00 a.m. 0 White Flash Flood 06/01/2014 06:25 p.m. 0 White Flash Flood 06/05/2014 09:16 a.m. 0 Brookings Flash Flood 06/17/2016 06:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 03/22/2018 05:00 a.m. 0 Medary Flood 03/24/2018 08:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/13/2018 06:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/20/2018 07:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/20/2018 10:00 p.m. 0 White Flood 04/21/2018 04:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 04/23/2018 02:00 a.m. 0 Medary Flood 04/23/2018 10:00 a.m. 0 Bruce Flood 05/01/2018 00:00 a.m. 0 SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Major Flood Occurrences:  April 2011- Major flooding of the Big Sioux River, other streams, lakes, and general flooding, which began with a rapid March snowmelt, continued through April. Many roads remained flooded with heavy road damage being reported in some areas. High water and groundwater levels resulting from record precipitation in the previous year was the main reason that improvement was so slow. Flooding around the south end of Lake Pointsett in the northwest part of the county continued in particular to be damaging. The Big Sioux River crested at 3 feet above flood stage near Brookings on April 6th. Some roads remained closed by the flooding for part of the month. Water was running over other roads, from flooded lowlands, lakes, and the Big Sioux River. Some roads were heavily damag ed. Some homes and businesses were still flooded and damages were estimated at $500,000. September 2010- Persistent thunderstorms developed in the late morning over southeast South Dakota and continued through the afternoon and evening. All of the storms through early afternoon produced large hail, with one report of damaging wind gusts. Large hail, heavy rain and flash flooding were noted during the evening. The Flooding started in Medary and ended in Bruce. Heavy rainfall of several inches caused flash f looding of numerous streets, basements, fields, and other low areas in and near Brookings. People in at least 50 houses, mobile homes, and apartments were forced to evacuate, and there Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 36 was widespread water damage to structures, contents, and vehicles in this area. Damages were estimated at $500,000.  April 2001 - Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Buffalo, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Grant, Gregory, Hamlin, Hanson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Marshall, Mellette, Moody, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Todd, Turner, and Tripp counties were included in the disaster declaration. The major impact was to public infrastructure. Due to ice and wind damage to utility poles and lines, electrical services to some areas were interrupted. Numerous bridges and roads were impacted as well. There was damage to county and township roads in the eastern and northeastern portion of the state that had previously not been affected by floodwater. Some of the damaged roads included school bus, mail, and farm- to-market routes. Travel on these roadways involved significant risk. Several roads were temporarily impassable, requiring residents to travel greater distances because of detours. Many farmers were unable to access their fields to begin spring planting. In Mellette County, ice is fluctuations substantially damaged a bridge, which caused the county to close the bridge to through traffic, resulting in a 40-mile detour for residents needing to cross the White River. This disaster also heavily impacted South Dakota’s agricultural and livestock community.  June 1992 - On the afternoon and evening of the June 16, several violent thunderstorms (super cells) produced large amounts of rain and several large, damaging tornadoes. Heavy rain was experienced in the Davison, Miner, Kingsbury, Lyman, Buffalo, Moody, Brookings, Deuel, Minnehaha, and Hamlin counties. The heavy rains occurred in an area already saturated by previous rains. Over a two to three day period, 15 to 20 inches of rain fell in the Clear Lake/Watertown area resulting in widespread flooding of the Big Sioux River. The rains subsided late in the week. Some flooding was experienced by South Dakotans as far south as Sioux Falls.  March 1960 - Big Sioux River—Flooding occurred from the Brookings area south to the junction with the Missouri. Deer Creek and Medary Creek caused flooding in Aurora. Bruce and Sioux Falls also experienced flooding. Damage was heavy and estimated at $2.3 million. Approximately half of this was incurred in the lower basin. About 86,000 acres of land were flooded, and 41,000 of these were between Sioux Falls and Sioux City.  Spring 1951 - Big Sioux River—Heavy flooding originated in the Brookings area. An accumulation of snow throughout February and an additional six to fourteen inches during March served as the flood source. High temperatures in late March brought about rapid melting and the flood condition. The Big Sioux was ½ mile wide in Moody County, 1 ½ miles wide around Baltic and Sioux Falls, and 2 miles wide below the Rock River. The area from Brookings to below the falls of Sioux Falls had about 73,400 acres of land flooded and damage of nearly $2.25 million. The area from Sioux Falls to Sioux City, Iowa, had an estimated 29,000 acres flooded and $600,000 in damage. HAIL Table 4.8 indicates hail occurrences by location throughout the county. However, the information provided by the NOAA and SHELDUS websites was incomplete due to inconsistent reporting after such hazards occur. Obviously, with such a high number of occurrences it is reasonable to expect that at least some property or crop damage was sustained in the communities during some Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 37 of the occurrences, even though the damage may not have been reported or recorded. It is possible that such damage was not reported because it was believed to be insignificant at the time, or because those responsible for reporting such information did not report to the proper agencies. In 2012, seven additional incidents of hail were logged. The largest being three inches in diameter, collected in Volga on June 18, 2012. Table 4.8: Brookings County 10-year Hail History Location or County Date Time Type Magnitude Bruce 04/21/2007 9:53 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Brookings 07/16/2007 2:59 p.m. Hail 0.88 In. White 07/16/2007 2:45 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. White 07/16/2007 2:40 p.m. Hail 1.25 In. Bruce 09/20/2007 5:30 a.m. Hail 1.00 In. Bruce 09/29/2007 11:42 p.m. Hail 0.75 In. Elkton 09/30/2007 2:53 p.m. Hail 0.88 In. Volga 06/20/2008 4:35 p.m. Hail 0.75 In. Bruce 08/13/2008 8:10 a.m. Hail 1.00 In. Elkton 06/18/2009 8:54 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Medary 06/18/2009 8:42 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Sinai 06/18/2009 8:28 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Bruce 07/14/2009 2:45 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Elkton 07/14/2009 3:40 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Brookings Municipal Airport 07/14/2009 3:17 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Brookings 07/14/2009 2:50 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Bruce 06/26/2010 1:59 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Brookings 07/17/2010 7:20 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Volga 07/17/2010 6:51 p.m. Hail 2.00 In. Brookings 07/17/2010 6:51 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Volga 07/17/2010 6:51 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Brookings 07/17/2010 6:43 p.m. Hail 0.88 In. Brookings 08/19/2010 9:35 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Sinai 05/08/2011 7:58 a.m. Hail 0.88 In. Sinai 05/08/2011 7:35 a.m. Hail 0.88 In. White 05/30/2011 2:45 a.m. Hail 1.25 In. Elkton 07/02/2011 2:42 p.m. Hail 0.75 In. Brookings Municipal Airport 04/15/2012 2:30 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Ahnberg 05/05/2012 11:20 a.m. Hail 1:00 In. Bruce 05/05/2012 7:43 p.m. Hail 1.25 In. Volga 06/18/2012 11:45 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. Volga 06/18/2012 11:45 p.m. Hail 3.00 In. Bruce 06/18/2012 11:50 p.m. Hail 1.25 In. White 06/19/2012 00:07 a.m. Hail 1.25 In. Medary 06/21/2013 7:26 p.m. Hail 0.88 In. Medary 06/21/2013 7:40 p.n. Hail 1:00 In. Elkton 06/21/2013 8:00 p.m. Hail 1:25 In. White 03/31/2014 2:33 p.m. Hail 0.75 In. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 38 Location or County Date Time Type Magnitude Bruce 03/31/2014 2:40 p.m. Hail 0.88 In. Sinai 05/08/2014 11:32 a.m. Hail 1.75 In. Ahnberg 05/08/2014 11:40 a.m. Hail 1.50 In. Volga 08/06/2015 5:55 p.m. Hail 1.75 In. Ahnberg 06/03/2016 3:55 p.m. Hail 0.88 In. Brookings 06/17/2016 5:49 p.m. Hail 1.50 In. Medary 06/19/2016 8:45 p.m. Hail 0.75 In. Ahnberg 07/05/2016 3:53 p.n. Hail 0.75 In. Brookings 07/05/2016 4:31 p.m. Hail 1.75 In. Bruce 07/16/2016 9:50 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. White 07/11/2017 8:30 p.m. Hail 1.50 In. Bruce 07/11/2017 8:55 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. White 07/11/2017 9:08 p.m. Hail 1.00 In. White 07/25/2017 3:28 p.m. Hail 1.50 In. White 04/13/2018 11:33 p.m. Hail 0.75 In. SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Major Hail Occurrences:  April 2004- Large hail accompanied by winds gusting to 50 mph, dented vehicles, cracked and broke windshields and windows, dented siding, and damaged roofs. Property damages were estimated at $500,000.  June 2001 - Large hail falling over an area 20 miles long and almost 5 miles wide caused property and crop damage. The hail damaged siding and windows of homes as well as vehicles. An estimated 60,000 acres of crops were destroyed or damaged. Hail was discovered piled up 6 inches deep in some fields 6 hours after the storm. The affected area included the city of Brookings, where some of the largest hail was reported. Damages were estimated at $2,000,000 in property damage and $4,000,000 in crop damages.  July 18, 1963 - Winds were clocked at 100 miles per hour and hail the size of baseballs was reported along an area eight to ten miles wide reaching from northwest to southeast of White, with the city receiving damage by having bricks torn off of a building. Differing reports gave credit to a small twister, lightning, or high winds “sucking” the bricks off of the wall. Cows caught in the storm received two to three inch bruises from falling hailstones.  July 31, 1909 - Crops were completely destroyed by hail for a distance of four to five miles north of the City of Brookings, but none fell in the city itself. This storm did not “leave a straw standing after it passed”. Farms were hit north and west of Bruce, east of Brookings, east of Elkton, and it hailed for thirty minutes in the town of Aurora. LIGHTNING The extent or severity of lightning can range from significant to insignificant depending on where it strikes and what structures are hit. Water towers, cell phone towers, power lines, trees, and common buildings and structures all have the possibility of being struck by lightning. People who Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 39 leave shelter during thunderstorms to watch or follow lightning also have the possibility of being struck by lightning. The lightning history for the past ten years denotes only five occurrences where damage was reported; however, possibility exists that the information reported is incomplete. It is also important to note that while no damage was reported, lightning strikes are very common in all South Dakota counties. 4.9 Brookings County Lightning History Location Date Time Type Property Damage Brookings 05/04/2009 9:38 p.m. Lightning 5K SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Major Lightning Occurrences:  May 2009-. Lightning struck the roof of a house in Brookings, starting a fire which damaged the attic and roof. Damages were estimated at $5,000.  May 2002 - Lightning struck the roof of a house in Brookings, knocking a hole in the roof. The lightning shorted out attic wiring, television sets, and a stove. The lightning also damaged a gas line or meter, causing the house to fill with natural gas. Damages were estimated at $5,000  April 2001- Lightning struck a house in Elkton, causing a fire which destroyed the house. Damages were estimated at $80,000.  July 2000- Lightning struck and damaged a tree in Bruce, and debris from the tree damaged the wall of a home. The force of the lightning strike also broke 6 windows in the home. Damages were estimated at $5,000 TORNADO The annual risk for intense summer storms is very high. The entire County is susceptible to summer storms. Warning time for summer storms is normally several hours, sufficient for relocation and evacuation if necessary. However, tornadoes may occur with little or no warning. Between the years of 1950 and 2018, the County confirmed twenty-six tornadoes. Table 4.10 includes the tornado history in the County over the course of the past ten years. Table 4.10: Brookings County 10-year Tornado History Location Date Time Type Magnitude Injuries Property Damage Volga 08/06/2015 5:33 p.m. Tornado 0 0 80K Brookings County 08/06/2015 6:00 p.m. Tornado 0 0 80K SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 40 Major Tornado Occurrences:  August 1996- A tornado in Aurora heavily damaged a farm. The house and adjacent garage and some contents were damaged, hay barn and dog kennels were destroyed, and damage occurred to other farm buildings and to trees. Overall, the damages were estimated at $200,000.  June 1992 - This marked the date of one of the largest tornado outbreaks on record, affecting portions of Central United States. From June 14 – June 18 170 tornados were confirmed to have touched down with three F4 and one F5 tornados. The damages in 1992 from this outbreak were estimated at 242 million dollars with one life lost.  Au gust 3, 1944 -The center of this storm struck south of the City of Brookings. A funnel was sighted and it left a swath of destruction for five miles. Twenty-two barns were destroyed, 14 between the towns of Sinai and Volga. All telephone poles south of the City of Brookings were destroyed and one third of the hangar roof was torn off at the airport.  July 9, 1938 - The town of White vicinity was struck by a tornado which destroyed all crops in its ½ mile wide, 6 ½ mile long path. It completely bent over the flagpole at the District 62 schoolhouse and caved the schools well in. It totally destroyed one farmer’s house and barns, leaving nothing but the basement standing. Damage was estimated at $30,000 to $50,000 dollars Each year, many storms and a few tornadoes affect the county. Summer storms in the County usually produce a wide range of damage making damage estimates very difficult. A complete listing of all summer storms having occurred within the county is not possible due to inaccurate reporting. The National Weather Service reports online were the primary source for this information. EXTREME TEMPERATURES Extreme temperatures in the County are common occurrences. It is expected that at least two times each year there will be extreme heat or extreme cold in the area. The following information was found on the SHELDUS and NOAA websites. It is possible that people in the area have adapted to this type of extreme temperatures and thus such weather events are not reported as often as they occur. It is also possible that the information has only in recent years been tracked or reported. Table 4.11 identifies dates and times of the temperature extremes. The location in table 4.11 is not specifically identified in the table by jurisdiction due to the vast area across the State of South Dakota affected by extreme temperatures. On January 13, 2009, after a clipper system dropped from one to four inches of snow, Arctic air and blustery north winds pushed into the area. The coldest air and the lowest wind chills of the season spread across much of central and northeast South Dakota. Wind chills fell to thirty-five to fifty degrees below zero late in the evening of the thirteenth and remained through the fourteenth. By the morning of January 15, 2009 the Arctic high pressure area settled in across northeast South Dakota, bringing wind chills as low as sixty degrees below zero. Many vehicles did not start because of the extreme cold and several schools had delayed starts. Daytime highs remained well below zero across the area. This was one of the coldest days that most areas experienced since the early 1970s. The Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 41 records were broken by 1 to as much as 7 degrees. Some of the record lows included, -31 degrees at Sisseton; -32 degrees at Milbank; -35 degrees near Summit; and -39 degrees at Castlewood. Some near record low temperatures included -29 degrees at Redfield and Victor; and -34 degrees at Watertown. With these types of temperature extremes the biggest concern for people is exposure because prolonged exposure means almost certain death. The counterpart to extreme cold is extreme heat which also has dangerous implications to humans, livestock, and critical structures and facilities if certain conditions are present. A temperature extreme occurrence took place between July 28 and July 30, 2006 when record heat and high humidity affected central, north central, and northeast South Dakota. Heat indices rose to 105 to 115 degrees across the area. Also in 2011 extreme heat and high humidity caused the deaths of many head of livestock in the County. Additionally, two excessive heat events were recorded in 2012. Both events were in July, with high dew points and daily high temperatures above 100 degrees. Table 4.11: Brookings County 10-year History of Extreme Temperatures Location Date Time Type Brookings County 02/19/2008 9:00 p.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 01/14/2009 6:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 02/01/2011 12:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 07/15/2011 12:00 p.m. Excessive Heat Brookings County 07/02/2012 11:00 a.m. Excessive Heat Brookings County 07/16/2012 11:00 a.m. Excessive Heat Brookings County 12/23/2013 1:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 01/23/2014 5:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 03/02/2014 2:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 01/16/2016 9:00 p.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 06/10/2016 11:00 a.m. Excessive Heat Brookings County 07/20/2016 12:00 p.m. Excessive Heat Brookings County 12/30/2017 8:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 01/01/2018 00:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Brookings County 01/15/2018 00:00 a.m. Extreme Cold/Wind Chill SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 42 THUNDERSTORMS/HIGH WIND Thunderstorms and high wind occurrences in the County are also very common. According to the National Climatic Data Center Storm Events database, the County experienced one hundred wind events from 1955-2017. Table 4.12 denotes the extent and severity of such hazards occurring in the last ten years. In addition, one occurrence of thunderstorm wind peak at 70.2 mph was recorded near Elkton on June 18, 2012. The County continues to educate residents of the dangers of such storms through public service announcements and other printed media. Table 4.12: Brookings County 10-year History for Thunderstorms Location Date Time Type Mag (kts) Elkton 07/16/2007 1:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Bruce 09/29/2007 11:18 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Brookings 06/05/2008 7:34 p.m. High Wind 70.2 Brookings 06/12/2008 7:05 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Brookings 06/12/2008 7:03 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Bruce 06/12/2008 7:02 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Brookings 06/12/2008 6:58 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 65.6 Elkton 07/14/2009 3:40 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Brookings 06/10/2010 9:15 a.m. High Wind 57.5 Brookings 06/10/2010 9:16 a.m. High Wind 64.4 Ahnberg 07/06/2010 11:45 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Aurora 07/17/2010 7:05 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Bruce 07/17/2010 5:50 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Brookings 07/17/2010 6:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 White 07/17/2010 6:12 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Bruce 07/17/2010 5:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Bruce 07/17/2010 5:48 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 64.4 Brookings Municipal Airport 07/23/2010 8:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 61.0 Brookings 07/23/2010 8:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Brookings Municipal Airport 08/19/2010 9:31 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 58.7 Brookings 08/19/2010 9:31 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Brookings 10/26/2010 7:00 a.m. High Wind 59.8 Brookings Municipal Airport 05/30/2011 8:10 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 59.8 Elkton 07/01/2011 2:42 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70.2 Elkton 07/01/2011 2:47 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 64.4 Brookings 06/18/2013 11:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 61 Brookings 06/21/2013 3:02 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 61 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 43 Location Date Time Type Mag (kts) Brookings County 06/22/2015 4:35 a.m. High Wind 56 Brookings County 06/22/2015 4:55 a.m. High Wind 51 Volga 07/28/2015 1:58 a.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 Volga 08/06/2015 5:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 55 Brookings Municipal Airport 08/06/2015 6:02 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 60 Medary 08/06/2015 6:04 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 61 Medary 08/06/2015 6:12 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 74 Brookings Municipal Airports 08/06/2015 6:13 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 60 Brookings Municipal Airports 08/06/2015 6:13 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 65 Volga 06/03/2016 3:57 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 56 Medary 06/19/2016 8:45 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 Volga 07/16/2016 9:55 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 Volga 08/01/2016 3:40 a.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 Aurora 08/11/2016 11:27 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 Sinai 05/28/2017 5:26 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 56 Ahnberg 05/28/2017 5:26 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 Sinai 05/28/2017 5:26 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 61 Bruce 07/11/2017 9:10 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 White 07/11/2017 9:40 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 56 Bruce 07/11/2017 9:40 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 56 Bushnell 07/11/2017 9:57 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 56 Brookings 07/19/2017 12:05 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 64 Bushnell 07/19/2017 12:30 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 70 White 07/25/2017 3:45 p.m. Thunderstorm Wind 52 SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Major Thunderstorm/ High Wind Occurrences:  July 2011-Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across part of southeast South Dakota near and north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon of July 1st. Most of the damage from the severe weather and flash flooding was in Lake, Brookings, and Moody Counties. Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including numerous trees blown down. Several houses and garages were damaged by tree debris, and the winds blew shingles off roofs. The winds damaged siding and roofs. Power lines and poles were blown down, resulting in a power outage. Several streets in Elkton were blocked by trees. Damages were estimated at $100,000.  March 2005- A wind storm which included Brookings County, Sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph with gusts above 60 mph persisted from mid morning until late afternoon. The winds caused widespread tree damage with branches and smaller tree debris broken off. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 44 Several power lines were knocked down by the wind or by windblown debris. This resulted in several power outages, especially between the Missouri and James Rivers. Damages to buildings were mostly to shingles and gutters. However, a metal storage building was blown over at Mitchell. Also at Mitchell, construction barriers were blown over, and windows were broken in two vehicles by blowing rocks. An aluminum recycling cage was blown away at Woonsocket. A window was blown out at a school in Freeman. In Sioux Falls, there was damage to the airport tower. Damages were estimated at $530,000.  July 28, 2002- Beginning at the town of Sinai and ending 5 miles east south east of the town of Sinai a thunderstorm winds caused widespread structural, tree, and power line damage in and near Sinai. The roof was ripped off a mobile home, a well drilling business was destroyed, the siding from another business was ripped off, part of a grain elevator was smashed, several garages were destroyed or heavily damaged, several trees were blown down and widespread tree debris littered the area, and power lines and poles were blown down. Power outages lasted until the next day. At a farm just east of Sinai, five grain bins, a machine shed, and several small shacks were destroyed, and the farmhouse was damaged, with about 300 thousand dollars in damage estimated at this farm alone. Other small farm structures in the area were reported to be destroyed or damaged. Crops in the area were heavily damaged by the wind and accompanying hail, with one witness watching as a bean field "just disappeared." The crop damage was widespread, but the amount of crop damage could not be determined. Starting three miles west of Sinai and ending two miles west North West of Sinai, length 1 mile width 50 yards tornado caused no reported damage. The City of Elkton had thunderstorm winds that caused tree damage, and damage to buildings such as shingles blown off and broken windows from tree debris. The winds caused severe crop damage in the area, especially to corn crops. South of Brookings thunderstorm winds damaged a barn, a silo, and tore the roof off a mobile home. The winds also caused tree damage, including fifty to sixty trees blown down on a golf course. The City of Brookings reported large hail, driven by severe winds, damaged vehicles and crops. Total estimated damage was $3,250,000.00 with one life lost during cleanup operations.  May 7, 1993- Very strong winds, likely the result of a downburst in a severe thunderstorm, destroyed an apartment building, five mobile homes, 15 garages, and 16 vehicles, and damaged many other homes and vehicles. 12 people were treated for minor injuries from the storm. The storm also caused considerable damage to some area farms and the roof of a motel. Estimated damage was $5,000,000.00 dollars.  July 1, 1928 - Traveling from southwest of Sinai to northeast of White the winds tore down large trees, wrecked telephone phones and broke many large windows in downtown businesses. The roof of a hangar at the Brookings airport was carried nearly 300 feet from its original location, and two planes were damaged. The schoolhouse three and one half miles northwest of Volga was completely destroyed Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 45 WINTER STORMS Table 4.13 shows just how common snow and ice storms are in the County. While such storms would be considered extreme in many parts of the State, the consistent nature of such weather hazards are expected in this area. Thus, planning and response mechanisms for snow and ice storms are vital to the County and are routine procedures in the County due to the common nature of such storms. Winter storms in South Dakota are known to cover large geographical areas, often an entire county or multiple counties can be affected by a single storm. All of the storms identified in Table 4.13 were considered to have occurred countywide. Due to the multiple occurrences of winter storms each year, an exhaustive compilation is not possible. Table 4.13 Brookings County 10-year History of Snow and Ice Storms Location Date Time Type Brookings County 02/24/2007 12:00 p.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 02/28/2007 08:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 04/10/2007 14:00 p.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 12/01/2007 04:30 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 03/26/2008 22:00 p.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 03/31/2008 04:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 04/10/2008 13:00 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 04/25/2008 05:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 11/06/2008 23:00 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/14/2008 05:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/20/2008 12:00 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 01/12/2009 12:00 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/23/2009 03:00 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/11/2010 12:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/20/2010 06:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 12/31/2010 06:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/31/2010 06:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 01/01/2011 12:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 01/01/2011 12:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 01/31/2011 10:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 02/20/2011 03:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 02/20/2011 03:00 a.m. Ice Storm Brookings County 02/20/2011 03:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 11/19/2011 06:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 12/09/2012 10:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 02/10/2013 03:00 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 01/16/2014 10:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 03/04/2014 04:00 p.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 46 Location Date Time Type Brookings County 03/18/2014 09:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 12/15/2014 08:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 01/05/2015 11:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 01/08/2015 01:20 p.m. Blizzard Brookings County 11/30/2018 02:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 12/01/2015 00:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 12/15/2015 04:00 p.m. Heavy snow Brookings County 12/25/2015 08:00 p.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 11/18/2016 04:00 a.m. Blizzard Brookings County 12/10/2016 10:00 a.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 12/16/2016 11:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 03/12/2017 05:00 p.m. Heavy Snow Brookings County 02/22/2018 01:00 p.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 03/23/2018 08:00 p.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 04/08/2018 07:00 a.m. Winter Storm Brookings County 04/13/2018 12:00 p.m. Blizzard SOURCE: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/ Major Winter Storm Occurrences:  April 2008 - A strong low pressure area brought widespread heavy snow of 6 to 20 inches to most of northeast South Dakota. Many stranded motorists had to abandon their vehicles in the hardest hit areas. Travel was not advised across the entire area. A school bus slid into a ditch east of Castlewood with no injuries occurring. Interstate-29 was closed from 3 pm the 25th until 3 pm on the 26th from Brookings north to the North Dakota border. In addition, South Dakota State Highway 12 was closed from Webster to the Minnesota line from the afternoon of the 25th until the late morning of the 26th. Most counties affected by the storm opened emergency shelters when Interstate 29 was closed to house stranded motorists. Also, many schools were closed across the area. The very heavy snow set several records across the area. The 19 inches at Watertown broke its all time 24 hour snowfall record of 16 inches. Both Victor and Clear Lake had their second highest snowfall ever recorded in a 24 hour period. Watertown, along with several other locations in northeast South Dakota, received near record or record snowfall for the month of April. In fact, Watertown's 29.5 inches of snow for the month of April was almost their seasonal normal snowfall. This event was also declared a disaster by the President.  November 2005 - Snowfall varying from 4 to 15 inches combined with winds gusting over 50 mph to produce blizzard conditions. The heaviest snowfalls were mostly near and west of the James River, in the area where a severe ice storm immediately preceded the blizzard. Several reports of 6 to 8 foot drifts were received from this area. Visibilities were lowered frequently to zero and travel was made impossible in many areas. Roads, including Interstate Highways 90 and 29 were closed for extended periods of time. Most schools and businesses that were not already closed because of the ice storm were forced to close. The winds during the blizzard continued to bring down power lines and poles, most of which had been coated and weighted down by ice in the area hit Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 47 by the ice storm. In addition, minor damage was caused to homes and vehicles by the strong winds and by windblown debris, mainly from trees. A 79 year old man died from exposure three and a half miles north of Harrison in Douglas County when he became stuck in a barbed wire fence after the tractor he was driving on his farm became entangled in the fence late on the afternoon of the 28th. Damages were estimated at $1,900,000.  March 2002- Widespread heavy snow was preceded by freezing rain. Precipitation from the Chamberlain to Huron areas and east to Brookings was mainly snow, with accumulations ranging from 8 inches in several areas to 19 inches at Huron. The heavy snow on top of the ice made travel difficult, and in places impossible, as some roads were blocked. Cattle losses were suspected from the heavy wet snow occurring during calving season, but in most cases specific numbers were not available. Over the Southeast part of the affected area, including near and just south of Sioux Falls, damage to power lines due to icing was reported, with several power outages in Sioux Falls. Three to six inches of snow fell on top of the ice in this area. Damages were estimated at $210,000.  October 1995 - a severe autumn snow and ice storm caused widespread damage in South Dakota. Winds associated with the storm caused lines to slap together and poles to fail, producing widespread power outages to large portions of rural South Dakota. Tree damage also led to significant damage to electrical utilities. Thirteen rural electric cooperatives reported damage from this storm. The cooperatives lost nearly 9,500 poles and 170 transmission lines. Damage was estimated at $10 to $10.3 million to rural electric infrastructure only. Approximately 30,290 households were affected by the power outages. Crews from electric cooperatives in South and North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska assisted local cooperatives with line repairs. The power outages also caused several rural water system pumping stations to go off line, causing a loss of water utilities to members of rural water systems. The National Guard provided generators to power these pumping stations to restore water service. This storm also forced major transportation delays as portions of Interstates 90 and 29 had to be closed because of the snow accumulation on the roadway and poor visibility. One of these interstate closings led Davison and Codington counties to initiate their sheltering plans for travelers who could not find rooms at local motels. The storm also caused numerous cancellations and delays in school openings because of travel conditions or the lack of power. Interstate traffic was restored by early October 24. Twenty-eight counties were included in the disaster declaration: Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Douglas, Grant, Gregory, Hamlin, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Marshall, Miner, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, and Tripp Counties. Climate Change Climate change is a global phenomenon. Human related activities are releasing increasing quantities of carbon dioxide and other heat trapping gases into the Earth’s atmosphere causing increases in temperatures worldwide. Dennis Todey, Extension State Climatologist, predicts increased precipitation in the northern Great Plains with more heavy precipitation events and flooding. Warmer temperatures will lengthen the growing season and increase the number of frost-free days. Total snow fall accumulations will decrease. Overall, climate change will increase the number and intensity of weather hazards in the region. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 48 ASSESSING VULNERABILITY: OVERVIEW Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B1. Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B2. Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B3. Hazards were also analyzed in terms of the level of the community or county’s vulnerability to the hazard. Vulnerability to the hazard is the susceptibility of life, property, and the environment to injury or damage if a hazard occurs. Representatives from each participating jurisdiction and the PDM Planning Team were asked to complete worksheets that rated their perception to vulnerability of hazards for either their specific geographical location, or for county-wide risks. A low vulnerability hazard is one that has very low damage potential to either life or property (minor damage to less than 5% of the jurisdiction). A “medium” vulnerability hazard is unlikely to threaten human life, although some people may be at risk, but may pose moderate damage potential (causing partial damage to 5% to 10% of the jurisdiction, on an irregular occurrence). A “high” vulnerability hazard may threaten human life, and more than ten percent of the jurisdiction may be at risk on a regular occurrence. Table 4.14 below is an overall summary of vulnerability by jurisdiction produced from the FEMA worksheets completed by each participating jurisdiction and PDM Planning Team. Also See Tables 5.1-5.12 for additional strategies and solutions that jurisdictions are taking to mitigate high-priority hazards. Table 4.14: Overall Summary of Vulnerability by Jurisdiction Type of Disaster Brookings County Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai SVE Volga White Dam Failure M N M N N N N N N N Drought L M L L M N L N L M Earthquake M N M N N H N N N N Extreme Cold M M L L M H L L M M Extreme Heat M M L L L H L L M L Flood M L M H N N L L L N Freezing Rain/Sleet/Ice M L M L H H H H M H Hail M M M M M M M L M M Heavy Rain M L H L L M L L M L Heavy Snow M L L L H M L L M H Ice Jam L N N L N N N L N N Landslide M N M N N N N N N N Lightning M M L L L L L L L L Rapid Snow Melt M L H L N L L L L N Strong Winds M H M M H H H M M H Subsidence N N N N N N N N N N Thunderstorm M M M L N M L M L L Tornado M H L H H H H M H H Urban Fire M M M L H L H L L H Wild Fire M M L M H L N M L H N : Not applicable; not a hazard to the jurisdiction L : Low risk/vulnerability; little damage potential (minor damage to less than 5% of the jurisdiction) M : Medium risk/vulnerability; moderate damage potential (causing partial damage to 5-10% of the jurisdiction, and irregular occurrence) H : High risk/vulnerability; significant risk/major damage potential (for example, destructive, damage to more than 10% of the jurisdiction and/or regular occurrence) Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 49 The following paragraphs summarize the description of the jurisdiction’s vulnerability to each hazard and the impact of each hazard on the jurisdiction. Blizzards are characterized by high winds, blowing snow, cold temperatures, and low visibility. Blizzards create conditions such as icy roads, closed roads, downed power lines and trees. The County’s population is especially vulnerable to these conditions because people tend to leave their homes to get to places such as work, school, and stores rather than staying inside. Traffic is one of the biggest hazards in the County during a blizzard because people often get stuck, stranded, and lost when driving their vehicles which usually prompts others such as family and or emergency responders to go out in the conditions to rescue them. Drought can be defined as a period of prolonged lack of moisture. High temperatures, high winds, and low relative humidity all result from droughts and are caused by droughts. A decrease in the amount of precipitation can adversely affect stream flows and reservoirs, lakes, and groundwater levels. Crops and other vegetation are harmed when moisture is not present within the soil. South Dakota's climate is characterized by cold winters and warm to hot summers. There is usually light moisture in the winter and marginal to adequate moisture for the growing season for crops in the eastern portion of the state. Semi-arid conditions prevail in the western portion. This combination of hot summers and limited precipitation in a semi-arid climatic region present a potential position of suffering a drought in any given year. The climatic conditions are such that a small departure in the normal precipitation during the hot peak growing period of July and August could produce a partial or total crop failure. South Dakota's economy is closely tied to agriculture only magnifies the potential loss which could be suffered by the state's economy during drought conditions. Roughly every fifty years a significant drought is experienced within the county, while less severe droughts have occurred as often as every three years. Earthquakes occur in the area, but have not had a great enough magnitude or intensity in the past ten years to be reported. The magnitude and intensity of an earthquake is measured by the Richter scale and the Mercalli scale. An earthquake of noteworthy magnitude has not occurred in the county for decades, but it would be reasonable to expect that a large earthquake would have comparative impact on the County as it would anywhere else. The County does not have skyscrapers or very many tall buildings, but it also does not have codes in place that require homes or buildings to be retrofitted. Extreme Cold temperatures often accompany a winter storm, so you may have to cope with power failures and icy roads. Whenever temperatures drop decidedly below normal and as wind speed increases, heat can leave your body more rapidly. These weather-related conditions may lead to serious health problems. Extreme cold is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people, such as those without shelter or who are stranded, or who live in a home that is poorly insulated or without heat. Exposure is the biggest threat/vulnerability to human life; however, incidences of exposure are isolated and thus unlikely to happen in masses. Extreme Heat Severe heat waves have caused catastrophic crop damage, thousands of deaths from hyperthermia, and widespread power failures due to increased use of air conditioning. Loss of power and crop damage are the largest vulnerability to the county during extreme heat. Both have an effect on quality of life, however, neither are detrimental to the existence of the population of the County. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 50 Flooding can result in injuries and even loss of life when quickly moving water is involved. Six inches of moving water is enough to sweep a vehicle off a road. Disruption of communication, transportation, electric service, and community services, along with contamination of water supplies and transportation accidents are very possible. The County is networked with a series of creeks and tributaries, which are part of the Big Sioux River watershed. This area receives several large thunderstorms per year that can cause intense rainfall for short periods of time, resulting in water feeding the Big Sioux River through its respective tributaries. In addition to flooding caused by rainfall, the area surrounding the Big Sioux River is subject to flood damage because of the possibility of extensive snowpack and subsequent spring snowmelt flooding. There have also been past issues dealing with the maintenance and clearing of drainage channels in the area that have resulted in obstructions restricting the flow of water during a storm. Some residents live in the 100-year flood plain located in the Big Sioux River watershed. Conditions, at times, make response and evacuation operations, very difficult, adversely affecting the safety of residents. The flooding of township roads is a concern for the entire county. Township officials have identified areas that are either vulnerable or have experienced recurring damages. These areas are identified in maps contained in the Appendix. Freezing Rain causes adverse conditions such as slippery surfaces and extra weight buildup on power lines, poles, trees, and structures. The additional weight can often cause weak structures to cave in and cause tree branches and power lines to break and fall. The County and the local jurisdictions within are susceptible to these conditions due to the types of structures and surfaces that exist in the county that cannot be protected from freezing rain. Traffic on the roads and highways tend to be the biggest hazard during freezing rain conditions because vehicles often slide off the road which prompts emergency responders and others to have to go out on rescue missions in the adverse conditions. Hail causes damage to property such as crops, vehicles, windows, roofs, and structures. The County and its local jurisdictions are vulnerable to hail, like most other areas in the State due to the nature of the hazard. Mitigating for hail is difficult and is usually found in the form of insurance policies for structures, vehicles, and crops. Heavy Rain causes damage to property such as homes and roads. Often when heavy rains occur in the County it may cause sewers to backup in homes due to excess water entering the wastewater collection lines. The excess water sometimes has no place to go and thus basements fill up with water which results in damage to water heaters, furnaces, and damage to living quarters for people who live in basement apartments. Roads and bridges can be washed out, thus causing traffic hazards for travelers and commuters. Many times the roads have to be closed causing rural traffic to have to take alternate routes which can sometimes be an additional five to ten miles out of the way. All areas of the County are vulnerable when heavy rains occur. Storm sewers are built for the typical storm and therefore do not accommodate for excessive or heavy rains. Ice Jams cause damage to bridges, roads, and culverts due to water currents pushing large chunks of ice under or through small openings. There are 181 bridges and many more culverts throughout Brookings County which are at risk for ice jams. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 51 Landslides have a low chance of occurring in the County due to the relatively flat topography. Lightning often strikes the tallest objects within the area. In towns trees and poles often receive the most strikes. In rural areas, shorter objects are more vulnerable to being struck. Electrical lines and poles are also vulnerable because of their height and charge. In addition, many streetlights function with sensors. Since thunderstorms occur primarily during hours of darkness, lightning strikes close to censored lights cause the lights to go out, causing a potential hazard for drivers. Flickering lights and short blackouts are not at all uncommon in the county. One of lightning’s dangerous attributes includes the ability to cause fires. Since the entire county is vulnerable to lightning strikes and subsequent fires, these fires will be treated under the fire section of this PDM. Most injuries from lightning occur near the end of thunderstorms. Individuals who sought shelter leave those areas prior to the entire completion of the thunderstorm. Believing it is safe to freely move around, concluding lightning strikes catch them off guard. Severe Winter Storms have a high risk of occurrence. Approximately five snowstorms each resulting in five to ten inches of snow occur in the County area annually. Heavy snow can immobilize transportation, down power lines and trees and cause the collapsing of weaker structures. Livestock and wildlife are also very vulnerable during periods of heavy snow. Most storms can be considered to have occurred countywide. Due to the multiple occurrences of winter storms each year, an exhaustive compilation is not possible. Additionally, winter storms often result in some forms of utility interruptions. High voltage electric transmission/distribution lines run the length of the County. These lines are susceptible to breaking under freezing rain and icy conditions and severing during high blizzard winds. Within the county, particularly within Brookings, there are fiber optics associated with phone transmissions that are the lifeline to communications. Any electrical complications bring associated risk of food spoilage, appliance burnout, loss of water, and potential harm for in-house life support users. Limited loss of power is not uncommon on an annual basis. A typical power interruption lasts from one to three hours. Most residents are prepared to deal with this type of inconvenience. The greatest danger during winter weather is traveling. Many individuals venture out in inclement weather. Reasons include the necessity of getting to work, going to school, going out just to see how the weather is, and to rescue stranded persons. Snow Drifts are caused by wind blowing snow and cold temperatures. These drifts can be small finger drifts on roadways causing cautionary driving, or twenty to forty foot high drifts that block entire highways, roads, and farmyards for several days. Populations at highest vulnerability for this type of hazard are rural homeowners, which account for approximately seventeen percent of the county, and the elderly. As with any weather event, those dependent upon healthcare supplies and other essentials will also bear the brunt of highway closures and slowed transportation due to snow and ice. Emergency services will also be delayed during winter storms. Snow removal policies and emergency response is at excellent performance and no projects will be considered in this area. Generators provide back-up power to many critical facilities within the municipalities and in rural areas. However, some of the critical facilities that could be utilized in Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 52 disaster situations do not have backup generators. Also, some facilities have generators that only power a portion of operations. Strong Winds can be detrimental to the area. Trees, poles, power lines, and weak structures are all susceptible and vulnerable to strong winds. When strong winds knock down trees, poles, power lines, and structures it creates additional traffic hazards for travelers and commuters. Strong winds are a common occurrence in all parts of the County. The farming community tends to be vulnerable because many old farm sites have weak, dilapidated, or crumbling structures or structures such as grain bins which can easily be blown over. Another area of particular vulnerability would be those areas with dense tree growth where dead or decaying trees lose their stability and can be blown over or knocked down easily. Thunderstorms cause lightening and sometimes large amounts of rain in a small timeframe. The entire county experiences thunderstorms on a regular basis and is only vulnerable when weather events outside the norm occur. Specific vulnerabilities are further identified in the paragraphs for “Lightening” and “Heavy Rains”. Tornadoes present significant danger and occur most often in South Dakota during the months of May, June, and July. The greatest period of tornado activity (about 82 percent of occurrence) is from eleven a.m. to midnight. Within this time frame, most tornadoes occur between four p.m. and six p.m. The annual risk for intense summer storms is very high. Often associated with summer storms are utility problems. High voltage electrical transmission lines run the length of the County. These lines are susceptible to breaking during high winds and hail. Tall trees located near electrical lines can be broken in wind or by lightning strikes and land on electrical lines, severing connections. Any electrical complications bring associated risk of food spoilage, appliance burnout, loss of water, and potential harm to in-house life support dependents. Limited loss of power is common on an annual basis. Typical power interruptions last around one to three hours. Most residents are prepared to deal with this. Wildfires occur primarily during drought conditions. Wildfires can cause extensive damage, both to property and human life, and can occur anywhere in the county. Even though wildfires can have various beneficial effects on wilderness areas for plant species that are dependent on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction, large wildfires often have detrimental atmospheric consequences, and too frequent wildfires may cause other negative ecological effects. Current techniques may permit and even encourage fires in some regions as a means of minimizing or removing sources of fuel from any wildfire that might develop. Since there are no remote forested regions in the County, wildfires can be easily spotted and are capable of being maintained. The County does not have any areas that are considered wildland- urban interface because property outside city limits is primarily agricultural land, thus, there are no urban interface areas of risk in the County. In addition, fire interference with traffic on highways is not a major concern. The most important factor in mitigating against wildfires continues to be common sense and adherence to burning regulations and suggestions disseminated by the County. Moisture amounts have the biggest impact on fire situations. During wet years, fire danger is low. More controlled burns are conducted and fewer mishaps occur. During dry years, severe restrictions are placed on any types of burns. For information on dealing with open/controlled burning within the county, see SDCL 34-29B and SDCL 34-35. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 53 Climate Change is a global issue. Climate change exacerbates many of the identified weather hazards such as drought, extreme temperatures, severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and wildfires. Current climate conditions in the northern Great Plains already put a strain on communities and cause millions of dollars in damages. Climate change will only add to these problems. ASSESSING VULNERABILITY: NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM COMPLIANCE Requirement 201.6(c)(3)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C2. Brookings County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). All communities in Brookings County with the exception of Bushnell, participate in the NFIP. Most floodplain regulations restrict only properties in the floodway or a Zone A flood hazard area. Bushnell has not adopted floodplain standards because the entire community is located within Zone X according to the FIRM published January 1, 2008. The county will continue to participate and ensure compliance of the participating local jurisdictions located within the floodplain. Table 4.15: Communities Participating in the National Flood Program, Brookings County, SD Community Name Community ID Current Map Effective Date Brookings County 460253 07/16/08(M) Aurora 460051 07/16/08 Brookings 460004 07/16/08 Bruce 460005 07/16/08(M) Bushnell Not Participating Elkton 460172 07/16/08 Sinai 460098 07/16/08 Volga 460223 07/16/08 White 460148 07/16/08 The Brookings County Zoning Office maintains the flood zone maps and utilizes DFIRMS for all planning mechanisms occurring in the unincorporated areas of the county; specifically development of new structures. Each individual participating community has a designated floodplain administrator that requires elevation certificates and issues floodplain development permits for structures constructed within Zone A of the identified flood hazard areas. The DFIRMS are used to determine where the natural drainage occurs and ensures that new development will not interrupt the natural drainage. The Brookings County Zoning Office and City of Brookings Community Development Department have the DFIRMS in electronic format and thus will utilize and maintain the maps in the electronic format. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 54 ADDRESSING VULNERABILTY: REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B4. Due to various geomorphologic and topographical conditions, periodic flooding affects numerous areas in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County. Residential development occurred adjacent to numerous lakes in Brookings County prior to the initial flood hazard boundaries being identified on December 20, 1977. As a result, numerous structures already existed at the time of adoption of the first map and continue to be lived in today. Numerous structures, primarily residentially used are located within Flood Hazard Areas currently identified as Zone A. Many structures located within the County have experienced flooding or are required to be insured against flood due to their proximity to special flood hazard areas. The County has a total of nine hundred five (905) flood insurance policy holders. The vast majority of those policies insure residents adjacent to the numerous lakes in Brookings County. Table 4.16: Brookings County National Flood Insurance Program Statistics Community Name Current NFIP Policies Number of Claims Paid Since 1978 Total Value of Claims Paid Policies for Structures in A- Zones Repetitive Loss Properties City of Aurora 1 0 $0.00 0 0 City of Brookings 69 17 $182,329.00 47 0 City of Bruce 13 11 $33,852.00 12 0 Unincorporated areas of Brookings County 119 52 $587,014.00 87 0 Totals 202 80 $803,195.00 146 0 SOURCE: South Dakota State NFIP Coordinator The PDM Planning Team focused attention particularly on flood related issues. An issue of primary concern the number of times specific properties and structures on those properties flood. Fortunately for Brookings County there have been zero incidence of repetitive loss claims throughout the county. Repetitive loss properties are those for which two or more losses of at least $1,000 each have been paid under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) within any ten-year period. A goal of the County is to protect specific areas in the county from flooding. This goal aims to protect properties prone to flood losses, but does not discount the possibility that in some cases structures located in the floodplain may need to be removed. ADDRESSING VULNERABILTY: SEVERE REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B4. The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 identified another category of repetitive loss, severe repetitive loss, and defined it as “a single family property (consisting of one-to-four residences) that is covered under flood insurance by the NFIP and has incurred flood-related damage for which four or more separate claims payments have been paid under flood insurance coverage Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 55 with the amount of each claim payment exceeding $5,000 and with cumulative amount of such claims payments exceeding $20,000; or for which at least two separate claims payments have been made with the cumulative amount of such claims exceeding the reported value of the property. Again, since Brookings County does not have any properties classified as “repetitive loss” there are none classified as “severe repetitive loss” either. ASSESSING VULNERABILITY: IDENTIFYING STRUCTURES Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B3. One of the primary purposes of this PDM is identifying critical facilities, emergency shelters, and summer storm shelters and equipping those facilities with the means to provide the necessary energy for access to sanitation and maintain important functions during a natural hazard occurrence. In the event of a disaster as a result of sever summer or winter storms, a terrorist attack, or a hazardous materials incident, the County and participating entities will have the ability to prevent further loss of life by generator powered critical facility shelters. The City of Brookings has many structures that are vital to emergency operations. Each jurisdiction was responsible for listing critical infrastructure within their communities. Table 4.17 is a list of critical facilities that would cause the greatest distress in the county if destruction occurred. It should be noted that electrical transmission lines, transformers, and substations are generally not listed in Table 4.17 despite information being provided for them. They are displayed in Figure 4.1 and Table 4.30. The information provided in Table 4.17 was compiled via survey of the participating communities. Table 4.17: Critical Structures in Brookings County Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Aurora City of Aurora Government Facility Building City Hall Public Aurora City of Aurora Government Facility Building Post Office Public Aurora City of Aurora 319 26th Street South Emergency Services Building Fire Department Public Aurora City of Aurora Population to Protect Manufactured Homes Trailer Court Public Aurora City of Aurora Government Facility Building City Shop - Generator Public Aurora City of Aurora 206 Lilac Avenue Population to Protect Day Care Jessica Waldner Day Care Private Aurora City of Aurora Telecommunications Telephone Cell Tower Private Aurora City of Aurora Telecommunications Switch/Router Interstate Telecom (ITC) Private Aurora City of Aurora Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Public Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 56 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Aurora City of Aurora Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Lagoons Public Aurora City of Aurora Population to Protect Building Apartments Private Aurora City of Aurora Non Emergency Response Facility Water Supply – Tower City Water Tower Public Brookings City of Brookings Non Emergency Response Bridge on Evacuation Route US 14B Bridge (Big Sioux River) Public Brookings City of Brookings Non Emergency Response Bridge on Evacuation Route US 14 Bridge (Big Sioux River) Public Brookings City of Brookings 422 Western Ave. Government Facility Emergency Fuel Facility Brookings County Highway Department Public Brookings City of Brookings 520 3rd Street Government Facility Building City Hall Public Brookings City of Brookings 311 3rd Avenue Emergency Services Building Police Station Public Brookings City of Brookings 311 3rd Avenue Emergency Services Building Fire Station #1 Public Brookings City of Brookings 607 20th Avenue Emergency Services Building Fire Station #2 Public Brookings City of Brookings 530 22nd Avenue Emergency Services Building Fire Station #3 Public Brookings City of Brookings 32nd Street Emergency Services Building Fire Station #4 Public Brookings City of Brookings Western Avenue Emergency Services Building Fire Station - Airport Public Brookings City of Brookings 824 32nd Avenue Government Facility Emergency Shelter Swiftel Center Shelter Public Brookings City of Brookings Non Emergency Response Facility Water Supply – Tower Water Tower Public Brookings City of Brookings 22nd Avenue S. and Olwein St Non Emergency Response Facility Water Supply Water Tower Public Brookings City of Brookings 3000 8th Street South & 2304 Medary Ave Non Emergency Response Facility Water Supply – Wells Treatment Plant Public Brookings City of Brookings 21660 470th Ave Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Wastewater Treatment Public Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 57 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Brookings City of Brookings 405 1st Avenue Non Emergency Response Facility Emergency Shelter URC Shelter- Non Profit Public Brookings City of Brookings 415 4th Street Communications Telephone, Internet, Cable Services Swiftel Telephone Public Brookings City of Brookings 22nd & 6th Street Telecommunications Switch/Router Interstate Telecom (ITC) Private Brookings City of Brookings 22nd Avenue S. Non Emergency Response Facility Natural Gas Supply Utilities Private Brookings City of Brookings 300 22nd Avenue Emergency Response Facility Building Brookings Hospital Public Brookings City of Brookings 2300 Yorkshire Drive Emergency Response Facility Building Ambulance Facility Public Brookings City of Brookings Non Emergency Response Facility Electrical Supply Sub Station Public Brookings City of Brookings 127 7th Avenue Government Facility Transportation Street Department Public Brookings City of Brookings 47352 307th Street Non Emergency Response Facility Waste Facility Landfill Public Brookings City of Brookings Public Institution Education South Dakota State University Public Brookings City of Brookings 520 Elm Avenue Public Institution Education Brookings High School Pubic Brookings City of Brookings 1801 12th Street Public Institution Education Mickelson Middle School Public Brookings City of Brookings 1401 15th Street Public Institution Education Camelot Intermediate School Public Brookings City of Brookings 304 15th Avenue Public Institution Education Hillcrest Elementary School Public Brookings City of Brookings 718 5th Street Public Institution Education Medary Elementary School Public Brookings City of Brookings 111 26th Street South Public Institution Education Dakota Prairie Elementary School Public Brookings City of Brookings Non Emergency Response Facility Electrical Supply Sub Station Public Brookings City of Brookings Non Emergency Response Facility Electrical Supply Sub Station Public Brookings City of Brookings 10th Street and HWY 14 Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings Medary Ave and 15th St Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 58 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Brookings City of Brookings 13th Street and 7th Ave Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings 2nd St South and 8th Ave South Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings 472nd Ave and Western Estate Rd Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Western Estates Private Brookings City of Brookings 20th Street and 472nd Ave Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings 3rd Avenue and 2nd Street Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings 8th Avenue and 6th Street Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings Medary Avenue and Vine Street Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings 5th Avenue S and 7th Street Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings City of Brookings 3rd Avenue and 5th Street Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings County Brookings County 315 7th Avenue Government Facility Building Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center Public Brookings County Brookings County 314 6th Avenue Government Facility Building Courthouse Public Brookings County Brookings County 40th St S and County 77 Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings County Brookings County 215th St and 470th Ave Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Manufactured Home Court Private Brookings County City of Bruce Co. Road 6 Transportation Evacuation Route Co. Road 6 Public Brookings County City of White Co. Road 25 Transportation Evacuation Route Co. Road 25 Public Brookings County Town of Sinai Co. Road 11 Transportation Evacuation Route Co. Road 11 Public Brookings County City of Elkton Co. Road 30 & 33 Transportation Evacuation Route Co. Road 30 & 33 Public Bruce City of Bruce 507 Jay Street Government Facility Building City Hall Public Bruce City of Bruce 525 Jay Street Government Facility Building Fire Hall Public Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 59 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Bruce City of Bruce NW ¼ of STR 7- 111-50 Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lagoon City Lagoon Public Bruce City of Bruce 611 Washington Street Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lift Station Lift Station Public Bruce City of Bruce 409 & 508 Jefferson Street Population to Protect Building Community Club Private Bruce City of Bruce 47821 Main Street Non Emergency Response Building City Shop Public Bruce City of Bruce 5th Street and Jay Street Non Emergency Response Electrical Supply Sub Station Public Bushnell Town of Bushnell 47821 Main Street Government Facility Building City Hall Public Bushnell Town of Bushnell 47821 Main Street Non Emergency Response Facility Water Supply - Well City Well Public Bushnell Town of Bushnell 47821 Main Street Communications Emergency Services Storm Siren Public Bushnell Town of Bushnell Main St/2nd Avenue Population to Protect Park City Park Public Bushnell Town of Bushnell 21078 478th Avenue Non Emergency Response Facility Electrical Supply Ottertail Transformer Private Elkton City of Elkton 109 Elk Street Emergency Services Building Ambulance/Fi re Department Public Elkton City of Elkton 800 Buffalo Street Public Institution Education Elkton School Public Elkton City of Elkton 1 Block N of E 2nd Street & Badger Street Non Emergency Response Facility Water Services – Water Storage Elkton Water tower Public Elkton City of Elkton 485th Ave/218th St Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Lagoons Public Elkton City of Elkton Beaver Street Non Emergency Response Facility Electrical Supply Ottertail Power Private Elkton City of Elkton 206th Buffalo Street Government Facility Building City Shop Public Elkton City of Elkton Marshal Street & 1st Street Telecommunications Switch/Router Interstate Telecom (ITC) Private Elkton City of Elkton 302nd Beaver Street Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Public Elkton City of Elkton 215 3rd Street Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Public Elkton City of Elkton 470 5th Street Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Public Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 60 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Elkton City of Elkton Marshal Street & 1st Street Communications Cell Tower Cell Tower Private Elkton City of Elkton Cornel Avenue Non Emergency Response Facility Water Services Rural Water Private Elkton City of Elkton Transportation Railroad Elkton Railroad Private Elkton City of Elkton 3rd Street Population to Protect Park Campground Private Sinai Town of Sinai 103 Main Street Government Facility Building Sinai City Hall Public Sinai Town of Sinai 103 Main Street Government Facility Building Sinai Fire Department Public Sinai Town of Sinai 103 Main street Communication Emergency Services Storm Siren Public Sinai Town of Sinai 458th Ave & 217th Street Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lagoon City Lagoon Public Sinai Town of Sinai 2nd St W & Main Ave Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lift Station Lift Station Public Volga City of Volga NW of 109 Samara Avenue Non Emergency Response Electrical Supply West Substation Public Volga City of Volga SW Corner of 100 Caspian Avenue Non Emergency Response Electrical Supply East Substation Public Volga City of Volga 125 W 2nd Street Population to Protect Assisted Living Dakota Sun Private Volga City of Volga 226 Kasan Avenue Government Facility Building City Hall Public Volga City of Volga 226 Kasan Avenue Government Facility Building Fire Hall Public Volga City of Volga 220 E Hwy 14 Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court DC Court Private Volga City of Volga 222 E Hwy 14 Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Valley Village Private Volga City of Volga 315 Samara Avenue Population to Protect Manufactured Home Court Sand Creek Private Volga City of Volga 200 Hansina Avenue Population to Protect Education Sioux Valley School Public Volga City of Volga 226 E 6th street Population to Protect Education Volga Christian School Private Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 61 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type Volga City of Volga (West of City) Non Emergency Response Water Supply – Wells City Well Public Volga City of Volga 120 E 1st Street Non Emergency Response Water Supply – Tower City Water Tower Public Volga City of Volga Throughout the City Non Emergency Response Water Supply – Transmission Lines City Water Lines Public Volga City of Volga 304 Caspain Avenue Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lagoon City Lagoon Public Volga City of Volga E of 217 E 7th Street Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lift Station Lift Station Public Volga City of Volga 222 E HWY 14 Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lift Station Lift Station Public Volga City of Volga W of 101 Edman Avenue Non Emergency Response Sanitary Sewer – Lift Station Lift Station Public Volga City of Volga 212 Kasan Avenue Government Facility Emergency Shelter Auditorium Public Volga City of Volga 109 Samara Avenue Government Facility Emergency Shelter Community Center Public Volga City of Volga 515 Samara Avenue Population to Protect Apartment(s) Country View Private Volga City of Volga W of 99 Caspian Avenue Communications Cell Tower Cell Tower Private Volga City of Volga 120 E 1st Street Communications Cell Tower Cell Tower Private Volga City of Volga South of HWY 14 Transportation Railroad Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Private Volga/Brookings County Brookings County East of Volga Non Emergency Response Bridge on Evacuation Route US 14 Bridge (E of Volga) Public White City of White 499 S Hooker Ave Utility Substation Substation Private White City of White NE Corner of 477th Ave & 204th St Non Emergency Response Facility Sanitary Sewer City Lagoons Public White City of White 100 S School Ave Public Institution School Deubrook School Public White City of White 300 W Main St Government Facility City Hall White City Hall Public White City of White 104 N Lincoln Ave Telecommunications Private ITC Telecommuni cations Private White City of White 105 N Lincoln Ave Government Facility Building White Fire Department Public Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 62 Jurisdiction/ Entity Location Address Sector Sub sector Name Owner Type White City of White 107 N Lincoln Ave Non Emergency Response Facilities Water Services White Water tower Public White City of White 102 W 5th Street Emergency Response Facility Building Storm Shelter Private White City of White 269 E 2nd St Population to Protect Park Park/ Campground Public Kingbrook Rural Water Winsor Township 45502 208th St Non Emergency Response Water Supply Arlington Reservoir Private Kingbrook Rural Water Laketon Township 45446 200th St Non Emergency Response Water Supply Badger Reservoir Private Kingbrook Rural Water Oakwood Township 20595 463rd Ave Non Emergency Response Water Supply Oakwood Booster Private Kingbrook Rural Water Oslo Township 46126 216th St Non Emergency Response Water Supply Sinai Booster Private Brookings-Deuel Rural Water Preston Township 20009 466th Ave Non Emergency Response Water Supply Water Treatment Plant Private Brookings-Deuel Rural Water Argo Township 47602 200th St Non Emergency Response Water Supply Water Treatment Plant & Pumping Private Brookings-Deuel Rural Water Richland Township 20511 486th Ave Non Emergency Response Water Supply Water Storage and Pumping Private Brookings-Deuel Rural Water Alton Township 21395 483rd Ave Non Emergency Response Water Supply Water Storage and Pumping Private Brookings-Deuel Rural Water Oaklake Township 20058 481st Ave Non Emergency Response Water Supply Elevated Tower Private Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 63 Table 4.18: Administrative and Technical Capabilities Administrative/ Staff Composition Local Jurisdiction Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Board of Adjustment Planning Commission Appointed Elected Officials NA Elected Officials NA Elected Officials Elected Officials Planning Commission Building Official NA Appointed NA NA NA NA NA NA Appointed Community Planner NA Appointed NA NA NA NA NA NA Appointed Elected Officials Aldermanic Commission Aldermanic Trustee Aldermanic Trustee Aldermanic Aldermanic Commission Emergency Manager NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Appointed/ Zoning Officer Engineer/Highway Superintendent NA Appointed NA NA NA NA NA NA Appointed Floodplain Administrator Finance Officer/ Maintenance Supervisor Zoning Officer Finance Officer NA Finance Officer Finance Officer NA Finance Officer Zoning Officer GIS Coordinator NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Appointed Planning Commission Appointed Appointed NA NA Elected Officials NA Elected Officials Elected Officials Appointed Zoning Officer Finance Officer/ Maintenance Supervisor Appointed Finance Officer NA Finance Officer NA Finance Officer Finance Officer & Mayor Appointed Grant Writing Capability (Yes/No) Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Non-profit organizations focused on environmental protection. Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Public-Private partnership initiatives addressing disaster- related issues No No No No No No No No No NA: This jurisdiction has nobody serving in this role. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 64 Table 4.19: Capabilities of Growth Guidance Instruments Capabilities of Community Planning Mechanisms Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Does the Future Land-Use Map identify natural hazard areas? Y Y NA NA Y NA Y Y Y Do the land-use policies discourage development or redevelopment within natural hazard areas? Y Y Y NA Y NA Y Y Y Does the plan provide adequate space for expected future growth in areas located outside natural hazard areas? Y Y NA NA Y NA Y Y Y Does the transportation plan limit access to hazard areas? N N NA NA N NA N N N Is transportation policy used to guide growth in safe locations? Y Y NA NA Y NA N Y Y Are movement systems designed to function under disaster conditions (e.g. evacuation)? Y Y NA NA Y NA Y Y Y Are environmental systems that protect development from hazards identified and mapped? N N NA NA N NA N N N Do environmental policies provide incentives to development that is located outside protective ecosystems? N N NA NA N NA N N N Do environmental policies maintain and restore protective ecosystems? N N NA NA N NA N N Y Are the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan related to those of the FEMA Local Hazard Mitigation Plan? N N NA NA N NA N N N Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 65 Capabilities of Community Planning Mechanisms Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Is safety explicitly included in the plan's growth and development policies? Y Y NA NA Y NA Y Y Y Does the monitoring and implementation section of the plan cover safe growth objectives? N N NA NA N NA N N N Does the Zoning Ordinance conform to the comprehensive plan in terms of discouraging development or redevelopment within natural hazard areas? Y Y NA NA Y NA Y Y Y Does the zoning ordinance contain natural hazard overlay zones that set conditions for land use within such zones? Y Y NA NA Y NA Y Y Y Do rezoning procedures recognize natural hazard areas as limits on zoning changes that allow greater intensity or density of use? N Y NA NA N NA Y N Y Does the zoning ordinance restrict development within, or filling of, wetlands, floodways, and floodplains? Y Y Y NA Y NA Y Y Y Do the subdivision regulations restrict the subdivision of land within or adjacent to natural hazard areas? Y Y NA NA NA NA NA Y Y Do the subdivision regulations provide for conservation subdivisions or cluster subdivisions in order to conserve environmental resources? N N NA NA NA NA NA N Y Do the subdivision regulations allow density transfers where Hazard areas exist? N N NA NA NA NA NA N N NA: This jurisdiction does not have the specified document. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 66 ASSESSING VULNERABILITY: COMMUNITY CAPABILITIES Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B1. Requirement 201.6(c)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C1. Each community has a unique set of capabilities, including authorities, policies, programs, staff, funding, and other resources for accomplishing mitigation. One important step in assessing the vulnerability of a given community is to objectively review the capabilities to implement mitigation strategies and to identify limiting factors. Each community reviewed existing administrative documents, procedures, and policies. This helped the communities and planning team to evaluate how existing capabilities contribute to the vulnerability by reducing or exacerbating disaster impacts. Table 4.18 (above) identifies whether each community has the specified administrative and technical capabilities, and who serves in such capacity. It should be noted that First District Association of Local Governments provides grant writing services without cost for all communities listed. In addition, East Dakota Watershed Development District is a non- profit organization focused on environmental, particularly watershed, protection. Table 4.19 (above) encapsulates the efficacy of the specified planning mechanisms with regard to disaster mitigation and to identify potential deficiencies in the specified plans. ASSESSING VULNERABILITY: ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES Requirement 201.6(b)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A4. Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B3. Requirement 201.6(d)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – D1. As part of this Plan the Planning Team decided to include estimates for number of structures, value of structures, and the percentage of which are located within identified hazard areas. These estimates shall be used in multiple ways, including the establishment of baseline statistics for future development and disaster mitigation plans as well as to compare with information generated in the 2014 Plan. The information provided in the following tables was collected from the Brookings County Director of Equalization and Brookings County Zoning Office. Michelle Nielson of Sioux Valley Energy provided the information for Sioux Valley Energy. Inconsistencies and missing information result from lack of existing mechanisms, plans, and technical documents available. The assessor’s office provided the assessed valuation of total structures on each property within the incorporated and rural areas of the county. The data provides a total value for structures of a certain use on each property. It was not possible to discern the value of each structure on a lot so the actual number of structures is based on the number of parcels with the specified use type and the values thereupon. For the purposes of this plan only Residential, Commercial/Industrial, Agricultural, and Manufactured Homes were included. More specifically, all agricultural structures were included; only primary residential structures (houses, apartments, etc.) and not including sheds, lean-to’s, and garages were included. All commercial or industrial structures were included, whether considered primary or accessory structures. Public or quasi-publicly owned structures and other structures for which the Department of Equalization did not have an assessed value were not included in the calculation. Two differences between the 2013 “structural” data should be noted. First, in 2013 some uses (agricultural and manufactured homes) included Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 67 counts of total numbers of actual structures rather than parcels with structures of a given type. Second, manufactured homes in manufactured home parks were included in the “commercial/industrial” category. Population of manufactured homes which may have been located within manufactured home courts located in the floodplain was not estimated. Structures throughout the incorporated and unincorporated portions of the county were reviewed based upon updated flood hazard area (Zone “A”) boundaries and other discovery documents updated in 2018. If it was determined any structures on the applicable lot were located within the flood hazard area, the total assessed value for structures on said lot was included in the value of structures in the hazard area. The information does not account for letters of map amendment or letters of map revision which may have been approved. All properties with structures, whether owner occupied or not were included in the valuations provided in Tables 4.20 through 4.30. The reports provided by the assessor’s office did not include the number of people in each structure; thus, many of the tables are missing this information. The following tables also do not address information regarding religious, governmental, or utility structures. Although not included in Tables 4.20 through 4.30, the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan incorporated HAZUS analysis accounting for potential losses to those structures within Brookings County. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 68 Table 4.20: Brookings County (Rural Area) Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in County # in HA % in HA $ in County $ in HA % in HA # in Rural Areas # in HA % in HA Residential 1,578 87 5.51 $240,774,100 $9,981,800 4.15 5,999 205 3.42 Commercial/Industrial 81 4 4.94 $44,746,000 $172,200 0.38 Agricultural 1,203 46 3.82 $164,986,300 $1,366,100 0.83 Mobile Homes 28 3 10.71 $2,029,700 $207,400 10.22 7 0.17 Total 2,890 140 4.84 $452,536,100 $11,727,500 2.59 5,999 212 3.59 Table 4.21: Aurora Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 357 0 0 $36,350,700 0 0 532 0 0 Commercial/Industrial 22 0 0 $3,827,200 0 0 Agricultural 0 0 0 $0 0 0 Manufactured Home 1 0 0 $81,400 0 0 Total 380 1 0.35 $40,259,300 $158,500 0.69 532 0 0 Table 4.22: Brookings (City) Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 4,955 11 0.22 $779,877,900 $2,252,800 0.29 22,056 25 0.11 Commercial/Industrial 677 2 0.30 $426,711,100 $627,900 0.15 Agricultural 6 0 0 $46,800 0 0 Manufactured Home 12 0 0 $1,036,200 0 0 Total 5,650 13 0.23 $1,207,672,000 $2,880,700 0.24 22,056 25 0.11 Table 4.23: Bruce Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 78 32 41.03 $4,974,200 $1,711,100 34.40 204 59 28.92 Commercial/Industrial 27 2 4.65 $1,028,100 $28,700 4.32 Agricultural 2 0 0 $289,300 0 0 Manufactured Home 3 1 33.33 $164,400 $54,200 32.97 2 0.98 Total 110 35 20.00 $6,456,000 $1,231,500 21.08 204 61 29.90 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 69 Table 4.24: Bushnell Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 34 0 0 $1,926,000 0 0 65 0 Commercial/Industrial 3 0 0 $64,800 0 0 Agricultural 4 0 0 $249,200 0 0 Manufactured Home 0 0 0 $0 0 0 Total 41 0 0 $2,240,000 0 0 65 0 0 Table 4.25: Elkton Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 289 0 0 $21,509,900 0 0 736 0 Commercial/Industrial 52 0 0 $4,801,200 0 0 Agricultural 0 0 0 $0 0 0 Manufactured Home 1 0 0 $67,000 0 0 Total 342 0 0 $26,378,100 0 0 736 0 0 Table 4.26: Sinai Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 61 0 0 $2,384,500 0 0 120 0 Commercial/Industrial 10 0 0 $615,600 0 0 Agricultural 0 0 0 $0 0 0 Manufactured Home 1 0 0 $500 0 0 Total 72 0 0 $3,000,600 0 0 120 0 0 Table 4.27: Volga Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 618 15 2.43 $86,338,000 $1,458,600 1.69 1,768 36 2.04 Commercial/Industrial 89 15 16.85 $16,322,100 $2,742,300 16.80 Agricultural 4 0 0 $136,700 0 0 Manufactured Home 5 1 20.00 $214,500 $30,100 14.03 3 0.17 Total 716 31 4.33 $103,011,300 $4,231,100 4.11 1,768 39 2.21 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 70 Table 4.28: White Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in City # in HA % in HA $ in City $ in HA % in HA # in City # in HA % in HA Residential 215 0 0 $17,517,600 0 0 485 0 Commercial/Industrial 30 0 0 $1,683,000 0 0 Agricultural 5 0 0 $144,700 0 0 Manufactured Home 6 0 0 $325,300 0 0 Total 256 0 0 $19,670,600 0 0 485 0 0 Table 4.29: Brookings County (Total) Estimated Potential Dollar Losses to Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Number of Structures Value of Structures Number of People # in County # in HA % in HA $ in County $ in HA % in HA # in County # in HA % in HA Residential 8,185 145 1.77 $1,191,652,900 $15,404,300 1.29 31,965 325 1.02 Commercial/Industrial 991 23 2.32 $499,799,100 $3,571,100 0.72 Agricultural 1,224 46 2.96 $165,853,000 $1,366,100 0.82 Manufactured Home 57 5 8.77 $3,919,000 $501,000 7.44 12 0.03 Total 10,457 219 2.09 $1,861,224,000 $20,842,500 1.12 31,965 337 1.05 Notes # in HA: Number of structures in hazard area utilized county assessment data to identify the number of properties of a given use type, with structures located within the floodplain. Aerial photography, Comprehensive Land Use Plans, and Discovery Map data (updated Zone A boundaries) provided by FEMA were used for identification. Some structures included may have received LOMA’s, re moving them from the flood plain, since the effective date of the current DFIRM. $ in HA: Value of structures in hazard area was estimated by extrapolating assessed valuations of structures on parcels which had a primary structure within the hazard area. This data was provided by the Brookings County Department of Equalization and is classified by land use. # in [Jurisdiction]: The number of people was based on the 2010 Census. # in Hazard Area: The number of people in a hazard area was determined by multiplying the average household size of a given community as identified by the number of structures in the identified hazard area, and multiplying that number by the rate of occupancy for the community (All statistics from the US Census 2010). Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 71 Table 4.30: Sioux Valley Energy. Vulnerable Structures Type of Structure Total Number of Structures Total Value of Structures* HAZARDS Flood Strong Winds Tornado Winter Storms Poles 12,864 $22,512,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Overhead Transformers 755 $755,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Underground Transformers 2179 $6,537,000 Yes No Yes No Underground Cabinets 1189 $20,807,500 Yes No Yes No Underground Pedestals 1156 $1,156,000 Yes No Yes No Miles of Underground Line 501 $37,074,000 Yes No No No Miles of Overhead Line 564 $41,736,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Substations 8 (Owned by East River) N/A Yes No Yes Yes *Projected Replacement Value SOURCE: Sioux Valley Energy As part of the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan, data were prepared for specific hazard types. Although the data is not current, the modeling used in the plan would be difficult to replicate or improve upon. The following sections describing vulnerability to flooding and tornadoes is based largely on the corresponding sections in the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan. Flooding Portions of the Big Sioux Watershed were identified in the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan as priority regions and jurisdiction. Based on its history of flood problems, Brookings County was deemed a high priority jurisdiction by the 2004 Map Modernization plan and in South Dakota’s most recent multi-hazard mitigation plan. For that reason HAZUS-MH analysis was performed in conjunction with the completion of the State’s Plan. The results were based on flooding with a one percent chance of occurrence or commonly referred to as a “100- year flood” and display the potential base flood losses to the County. Most startlingly, the results indicate a flood of the projected magnitude would displace nine hundred forty-three (943) people. The full results of HAZUS-MH analysis for the County are displayed in Table 4.31 Table 4.31: HAZUS-MH Base Flood (1 Percent Chance) Loss Estimation Results (2014) Building Damage Loss Ratio* Contents Damage and Inventory Loss Total Economic Building Loss Number of Displaced People People Needing Shelter $4,563,000 0.3% 4,563,000 15,476,000 943 383 SOURCE: State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan. Appendix 3B. South Dakota Office of Emergency Management. 2014. *Loss ratio is the percent of the total building inventory value that could be damaged from flooding in any given year . Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 72 Tornado As part of the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan HAZUS-MH analysis was performed calculating potential building exposure to tornadoes in the state. Total value of structures lost due to tornadoes from 1950 – 2012 was calculated, inflated to current (2012) dollars. A loss ratio was then calculated by dividing the total damage by the total building exposure. Table 4.32 identifies data specific to the annualized losses from tornadoes for the County as identified in the State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan. To provide additional insight into potential losses caused by tornadoes, historic loss data were also analyzed on a statewide scale. According to the National Climatic Data Center Storm Events database, there were 1,639 tornadoes in South Dakota between January 1950 and October 2012. Of those, 61 were rated as an F3 event, 6 as an F4, and 1 as an F5. Total property damage for these events is estimated at $694 million. This suggests that South Dakota experiences 26 tornadoes and $11.2 million in losses each year. There were 18 deaths and 452 injuries in this time period, which averages out to approximately eight injuries each year. Of these storms, five resulted in major disaster declarations, with a total relief cost estimated at $158,555,869 in 2012 dollars. This averages out to $31.711 million (also in 2012 dollars) per major disaster. Based on the frequency of events, South Dakota averages one major disaster level tornado every 318 events or approximately every 12 years. The total historic losses and annualized losses by county are presented. Table 4.32: Brookings County Annualized Losses from Tornadoes Total Events 1950-2012 Total Property Damage (inflated) 1950- 2012 Annualized Losses Total Building Exposure Loss Ratio 24 4,941,762 79,706 2,935,763,000 0.00003 SOURCE: State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan. Table 3-218. South Dakota Office of Emergency Management. 2014. ASSESSING VULNERABILITY: ANALYZING DEVELOPMENT TRENDS Requirement 201.6(b)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A4. Requirement 201.6(c)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C1. Requirement 201.6(d)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – D1. Requirement 201.6(d)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – D2. The land use and development trends for each jurisdiction were identified by the representatives from each of the jurisdictions. Multiple communities within Brookings County are experiencing growth and have comprehensive land use plans which identify future areas for development. According to the Land Use Plans however, future development shall comply with the National Flood Insurance Program and associated regulatory agencies. Construction of new non- agricultural structures and non-single-family homes is required by either state law or building Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 73 codes adopted by each respective community to comply with the International Building Code. In addition to Brookings County, the cities of Aurora, Brookings, and Volga have adopted Building Codes to address residential and agricultural and single-family residential development. Building Codes assist in mitigating the affects of high winds and fire among other natural hazards in the area. Three of the eight participating communities showed no growth. They have not issued any building permits for new homes or commercial structures. Brookings has issued 402 building permits for homes and 30 for commercial businesses over the past five years. Volga has also issued 60 building permits for homes and ten for commercial properties. Aurora has issued 50 building permits for homes and eight for commercial properties. The other two (Elkton and Bruce) communities issued building permits for 20 new homes including mobile homes and ten commercial structures over the last five years. The County issued 107 building permits for new homes and mobile homes plus 17 building permits for commercial properties over the last five years. Major development will continue to occur within the Cities of Brookings, Volga, and Aurora in areas appropriately identified in the future land use plans. No major plan revisions were made from 2014. The towns of Bruce and Bushnell have not adopted comprehensive land use plans or zoning regulations. It should be noted that the City of Bruce, does however regulate property within the identified floodplain. The Comprehensive Land Use Plans for each community were reviewed by each community utilizing one. Specifically available undeveloped areas projected for residential, commercial, and industrial uses were reviewed. Based upon their own projected density of development for each land use, the communities then identified the potential number of lots which could be created within flood hazard areas given current land use regulations and controls. Communities in Brookings County adopted the most recently prepared National Flood Insurance Program Flood Hazard Maps since the 2014 Plan was adopted; and approved recommended ordinances for the proper regulation of property within the floodplain. In addition to adopting the updated map, and land use regulation, Brookings County continues to enforce a Natural Resources Zoning District which restricts land use within a specified distance of most water bodies throughout the county. Tables 4.33 – 4.38 identify the projected vulnerability for communities which have adopted land use plans. Future Land Use Maps for each jurisdiction which have adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plans are included in Appendix G. Table 4.33: Brookings County (Unincorporated Area) Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type Community Totals Flood Hazard Area Land Use Category Projected Development Density (Acres/Unit) Acres of projected future development Acres of future development in Hazard Area % Area for future development Potential # of Lots for future development # of Undeveloped Lots Already Appropriately Zoned Ag - Residential 35 N/A N/A N/A 229* 157 Lake - Residential 2 N/A N/A N/A 30* 13 Commercial 2 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 Industrial 2 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 *Potential developable lots require platting. Use of hazard areas is restricted at that time under current policies. N/A: Most of the rural area is planned to remain agricultural in use with varying degree of land use restrictions. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 74 Table 4.34: City of Aurora Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type Community Totals Flood Hazard Area Land Use Category Projected Development Density (Units/Acre) Acres of projected future development Acres of future development in Hazard Area % Area for future development Potential # of Lots for future development # of Undeveloped Lots Already Appropriately Zoned Residential 2.5 54 4.0 7.4 10 2 Commercial 1 54 12.2 22.6 12 0 Industrial 0.25 268 22.3 8.3 5 0 Table 4.35: City of Brookings Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type Community Totals Flood Hazard Area Land Use Category Projected Development Density (Units/Acre) Acres of projected future development Acres of future development in Hazard Area % Area for future development Potential # of Lots for future development # of Undeveloped Lots Already Appropriately Zoned Residential 2.5 600 0.0 0 0 0 Commercial 1 55 0.0 0 0 0 Industrial 0.25 92 20.0 21.7 5 0 Table 4.36: City of Elkton Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type Community Totals Flood Hazard Area Land Use Category Projected Development Density (Units/Acre) Acres of projected future development Acres of future development in Hazard Area % Area for future development Potential # of Lots for future development # of Undeveloped Lots Already Appropriately Zoned Residential 2.5 49 0.0 0 0 0 Commercial 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 Industrial 0.25 49 0.0 0 0 0 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 75 Table 4.37: City of Volga Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type Community Totals Flood Hazard Area Land Use Category Projected Development Density (Units/Acre) Acres of projected future development Acres of future development in Hazard Area % Area for future development Potential # of Lots for future development # of Undeveloped Lots Already Appropriately Zoned Residential 3 749 9 1.2 27 3 Commercial 1 66 3 4.5 3 1 Industrial 0.25 97 1.5 1.6 0 2 Table 4.38: City of White Potential Floodplain Development – By Land Use Type Community Totals Flood Hazard Area Land Use Category Projected Development Density (Units/Acre) Acres of projected future development Acres of future development in Hazard Area % Area for future development Potential # of Lots for future development # of Undeveloped Lots Already Appropriately Zoned Residential 2.5 87 1.3 1.4 3 0 Commercial 1 6 0.0 0 0 0 Industrial 0.25 24 0.0 0 0 0 UNIQUE OR VARIED RISK ASSESSMENT Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B1. Requirement 201.6(c)(2)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – B3. Requirement 201.6(d)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – D1. After conducting the risk assessment for each jurisdiction, the PDM Planning Team decided that all areas of the county have an equal chance of a natural hazard occurrence in their area. While the extent to which each jurisdiction is affected by such hazards varies slightly between the local jurisdictions, the implications are the same. Thus the PDM Planning Team decided that all jurisdictions in the County, with the exception of Brookings because of its size, are equally affected by the types of hazards/risks that affect the PDM jurisdiction. Thus, the unique or varied risk requirement is not applicable to the Brookings County PDM. On the following pages, a hazard vulnerability map is shown for each of the jurisdictions participating in this PDM. (See Figures 4.1 – 4.10.) The maps identify critical infrastructure and one-hundred-year flood plain. Since the other major hazards facing the county are not geographically based. Winter storms and severe summer storms are about as likely to occur in one part of the county as another. Similarly, wildfires can occur almost anywhere in the county, although they are more likely to occur in areas with extensive grassland cover or shrubs. Certain facilities provide for utility services within Brookings County in addition to transmitting energy and Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 76 resources through the jurisdiction, into other portions of the state and nation. Since the 2004 Plan was written and subsequent 2014 update, numerous wind towers, and one power plant have been constructed. Brookings County has also implemented an ordinance and policies regarding land use near pipelines in order to minimize potential conflicts in the event of a natural or man-made hazard. While specific locations for above ground electrical distribution lines are not identified on the map(s) Figure 4.1 identifies electrical energy generators (power plants, wind turbines), enforced consultation zones for pipelines in Brookings County, bridges, culverts and evacuation routes. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 77 Figure 4.1: Brookings County (Rural Areas) Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 78 Figure 4.2: Brookings County Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 79 Figure 4.3: City of Aurora Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 80 Figure 4.4: City of Brookings Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 81 Figure 4.5: City of Bruce Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 82 Figure 4.6: Town of Bushnell Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 83 Figure 4.7: City of Elkton Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 84 Figure 4.8: Town of Sinai Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 85 Figure 4.9: City of Volga Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 86 Figure 4.10: City of White Hazard Vulnerability Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 87 CHAPTER 5 MITIGATION STRATEGY MITIGATION OVERVIEW Requirement 201.6(c)(3)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C3. Requirement 201.6(c)(3)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C4. Requirement 201.6(c)(3)(iii) & (iv). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C5. Requirement 201.6(d)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – D3. The State Hazard Mitigation Plan addresses several mitigation categories including warning and forecasting, community planning, and infrastructure reinforcement. The County and participating entities’ greatest needs are mitigating high wind and flood hazards, backup generators for critical infrastructure, construction of storm shelters, and public awareness. After the completion of the risk assessment (identification of hazards, probability of hazards and vulnerability to hazards), it was the mutual consensus of the PDM Planning Team that mitigation strategies of the PDM should focus on the following hazards: winter storms, severe summer storms, flooding, wildfires (urban/rural). The PDM Planning Team first reviewed the goals, objectives and priorit ies of the previous Plan. The goals and objectives of the previous plan were incorporated into the goals of this plan. The PDM Planning Team completed the goal identification process by considering the county’s and participating jurisdictions’ vulnerability to each identified hazard, and the severity of the threat posed by each hazard. Much of the discussion focused on damage caused by past events, and what could be done to ensure that future damage will be lessened or eliminated. By reviewing each jurisdiction’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (if available), the participants also considered how future development might affect the county’s and participating jurisdictions’ vulnerability to the hazards they face. When identifying goals, numerous activities or projects were identified with broadly defined benefits to numerous jurisdictions within the County. Numerous actions were agreed by the PDM Planning Team to have broad reaching benefits but due to scope or varying levels of importance to individual jurisdictions no specific cost, timeframe, or priority was assigned. Likewise many infrastructure projects and policies throughout all communities would mitigate hazards but were not located in the most vulnerable areas. All communities reviewed the activities/policies and corresponding problem statements to identify whether they applied to their respective jurisdiction. The results of the community review of those general activities/policies are displayed in Tables 5.1 – 5.12. Specific projects for each community are listed in Table 5.13 Those projects intended to mitigate problems at a specific location are represented in Figures 5.1 to 5.9. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 88 1. Reduce the loss of life, property, infrastructure, critical facilities, cultural resources and impacts from severe weather, flooding and other natural disasters. 2. Improve public safety during severe weather, flooding and other natural disasters. 3. Improve the County’s Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response and Recovery capabilities. Goal #1: Protect specific areas of Brookings County from flooding. Goal #2: Educate and inform Brookings County residents regarding flooding safety. Goal #3: Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during flooding events.  Actions/Projects to reduce flood risk through policy implementation (See Table 5.1)  Actions/Projects to change the characteristics or impacts of flood hazards (See Table 5.2)  Actions to reduce loss potential of infrastructure to flood hazards (See Table 5.3) Goal #1: Increase public awareness and education on severe weather issues. Goal #2: Improve public safety during severe weather. Goal #3: Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Goal #4: Reduce crippling effects of winter storms, especially regarding smaller communities.  Actions/Projects to reduce severe weather risk through policy implementation (See Table 5.4)  Actions/Projects to change the characteristics or impacts of severe weather hazards (See Table 5.5)  Actions/Projects to reduce loss potential of infrastructure to sever weather hazards (See Table 5.6) Principal Goals Mitigation Activities for Flooding Hazards Mitigation Activities for Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 89 Table 5.1: Actions/Projects to Reduce Flood Risk through Policy Implementation Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Public is unaware of scope of flood risk and existing emergency plans Public education. Disseminate information regarding how to deal with flooding. This would include transportation issues, home protection strategies, safety issues, and how to move forward after a flooding situation. X X X X X X X X X Encouraging homeowners in flood-prone areas to purchase flood insurance. X X X X X X X X X Jurisdiction is unaware potential hydrologic impacts of drainage/ development projects Conduct necessary studies addressing drainage (storm water flow/runoff, etc). X X X X X X X X X Residents are not eligible for flood insurance Begin participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. X Failure to comply with NFIP programs makes the community ineligible for flood insurance and certain funding Ensure continued National Flood Insurance Program compliance by enforcing flood plain management ordinance. X X X X X X X X Jurisdiction is unaware of opportunities to participate programs to assist in achieving mitigation goals Work to improve the level of communication and coordination with the State NFIP coordinator. X X X X X X X X Jurisdiction has no legal mechanism to regulate land use Adoption and enforcement of land use regulation. X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 90 Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Need to continue to regulate minimum land use and development standards Continue enforcement of zoning and subdivision ordinances. X X X X X X X Jurisdiction has little legal mechanism to regulate drainage Developing a county/city drainage ordinance. X X X X X X X X X Need to continue to regulate minimum construction standards Continue enforcement of building codes. X X No technical analysis or identification of specific mitigation projects Identify and prioritize capital/structural mitigation projects that are cost effective and technically feasible. X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 91 Table 5.2: Actions/Projects to Change the Characteristics or Impacts of Flood Hazards Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Portions of storm sewer system is not designed to 100 year flood event Installing or upgrading storm sewer piping. X X X X X X X X Drainage patterns have changed, culverts are inadequate for conveyance of water Installing or enlarging drainage culverts. X X X X X X X X X Certain streets have substandard or no curb and gutter Curbing and guttering of city streets to improve storm water flow. X X X X X X X X Capacity of rivers, streams, and retention areas is decreased due to accumulation of debris Clean out debris in drainage areas, tributaries, etc to improve water flow X X X X X X X X X Sanitary and/or storm sewer are vulnerable to back-up in flood event Install valves, plugs in sanitary and storm sewer system. X X X Potential for development in flood prone areas. Preservation and expansion of open space along the river and enhancement of existing berm areas. X Work with property owners to implement deed restrictions for open lots/vacant properties in the flood hazard areas to prevent development. X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 92 Table 5.3: Actions/Projects to Reduce Loss Potential of Infrastructure to Flood Hazards Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Many roads and bridges were built prior to identification of flood hazard areas Replace and raise bridges X Elevating roads in flood-prone areas X X X X X X X X X Some utility poles are located in areas vulnerable to flooding Flood-proof or replace utility structures in flood-prone areas X X X X X X X X X Structures constructed in the floodplain prior to identification of flood hazard areas Making structural retrofits to infrastructure X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 93 Table 5.4: Actions/Projects to Reduce Severe Weather Risk through Policy Implementation Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Public is unfamiliar with certain disaster preparation measures Public education. Disseminate information regarding how to deal with severe weather (summer/winter). Some of the issues that may be addressed within the information would include: safety issues on downed power lines, electrical and fire dangers, the necessity for generators and advice on using them, protecting property, survival strategies during storms, and purchasing of back -up power for various household and farming operations. X X X X X X X X X Lack of data regarding vulnerability to winter storms Gather data to create a more precise loss estimate for winter storms. X X X X X X X X X Lack of data regarding vulnerability to summer storms Gather data to create a more precise loss estimate for summer storms. X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 94 Table 5.5: Actions/Projects to Change the Characteristics or Impacts of Severe Weather Hazards Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Certain areas and populations are not served by storm shelters Construct tornado safe rooms or community shelters. X X X X X X X X X Construct storm shelters at manufactured home parks X X X Construct storm shelters at RV parks. X X Critical facilities are vulnerable to power failure Install backup generators X X X Sirens are out of date Ensure storm sirens meet federal standards X X X X X X X X X Certain areas are susceptible to snow drifting Survey areas in need of snow shelterbelts and plant trees accordingly. X Install or plant living snow fences X Certain areas of town cannot hear storm sirens and other emergency warning systems Construct new or improve existing warning systems X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 95 Table 5.6: Actions/Projects to Reduce Loss Potential of Infrastructure to Severe Weather Hazards Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnel l Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Utility lines and structures are subject to failure in high wind, heavy rain, ice events Upgrading of utility lines. X X X X X X X X X Burial of utility lines when needed. X X X X X X X X X Require upgrading of overhead lines when age or disasters provide an opportunity. X X X X X X X X X Removal of trees near power lines. X X X X X X X X X Attachment of guy wires to dead-end poles. X X X X X X X X X Testing integrity of poles X X X X X X X X X Usage of anti galloping devices X X X X X X X X X Making structural retrofits to facilities. X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 96 Goal #1: Increase fire fighting capabilities. Goal #2: Reduce the negative effects droughts have on Brookings County. Goal #3: Reduce the negative effects wildfires have on Brookings County.  Actions/Projects to reduce fire and drought risk through policy implementation (See Table 5.7)  Actions/Projects to change the characteristics or impacts of fire and drought hazards (See Table 5.8)  Actions/Projects to reduce loss potential of infrastructure to fire and drought hazards (See Table 5.9) Technological (See Table 5.10): Planning (See Table 5.11): Administration/Coordination (See Table 5.12) Mitigation Activities for Fire and Drought Hazards General Mitigation Activities Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 97 Table 5.7: Actions/Projects to Reduce Fire and Drought Risk through Policy Implementation Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnel l Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Community becomes vulnerable to fire hazard while staff is being trained. Find funding sources to pay for persons to fill positions while individuals are at training courses. X X X X X X X X X Potential for development in areas vulnerable to wildfire or urban fire Adoption and enforcement of property regulations in areas vulnerable to wildfire. X X X X X X X X X Establish/require minimum fire suppression standards for subdivisions X Community has no plan/policy for water rationing in emergency Develop water rationing measures that will be implemented during a drought situation. X X X X X X X X X Public is unaware of benefits of conserving water Educate residents on the benefits of conserving water at all times, not just during a drought. X X X X X X X X X Table 5.8: Actions/Projects to Reduce Loss Potential of Infrastructure to Fire and Drought Hazards Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnel l Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Fire-fighting equipment becomes out of date quickly Ensure that fire departments are adequately equipped to respond to wildfires X X X X X X X X Fire hydrants become unusable Have rural fire departments locate dry fire hydrants. X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 98 Table 5.9: Actions/Projects to Change the Characteristics or Impacts of Fire and Drought Hazards Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnel l Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Dead or dry plant material creates fire hazard/ location changes seasonally and annually Burn areas to ensure a fire break rather than ignition fuel. X Local economy is very dependent on corn/soybean production Educate farmers on the benefits of a diversified crop protection plan in the event of a drought X X X X X X X X X Work with local farmers to investigate the use of more drought resistant crops. X X X X X X X X X Table 5.10: Technological Activities Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnel l Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Current data and software can become obsolete or out of date Continue utilizing a working computer aided mapping project for the County. This includes using overlays of GIS data, HazMat, and Roads. X X Enhance existing computer aided dispatch. X X X X X X X X X Use HAZUS software to estimate losses in flooding situations. Information may also be able to be used for other hazard areas. X X X X X X X X X Work with South Dakota State University to explore additional methods of estimating losses in natural hazards X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 99 Table 5.11: Planning Activities Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County Maintenance of a mitigation plan is beyond the economic capability of this community Find funding to review and update the regional and local disaster mitigation plans on a five-year cycle. X X X X X X X X X Disaster mitigation projects have not always been incorporated into other plans Incorporate disaster mitigation actions into appropriate local and regional plans – Master Plans, land use, transportation, open space, and capital programming. X X X X X X X X X Integrate disaster mitigation concerns into subdivision, site plan review, and other zoning reviews. In particular require the consideration of downstream flooding impacts caused by new projects. X X X X X X X Integrate disaster mitigation concerns into transportation projects (e.g. drainage improvements, underground utilities, etc.). X X X X X X X This community's mitigation projects are not coordinated with other communities' projects Develop a means for sharing information on a regional basis about successful disaster mitigation planning and programs. X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 100 Table 5.12: Administration/Coordination Activities Problem Statements Actions Aurora Brookings Bruce Bushnell Elkton Sinai Volga White Brookings County This community is not staffed nor does it have funding mechanisms to apply for and administer funding sources for mitigation projects Identify and pursue funding that builds local capacity and supports grant-writing for mitigation actions identified in the PDM. X X X X X X X X X Need to improve coordination of activities with other governmental jurisdictions and utility providers Increase communication /coordination between federal, state, regional, county, municipal, private, and non-profit agencies in the area of pre-disaster mitigation. X X X X X X X X X Maintain and enhance working relationships with the utility providers. X X X X X X X X X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 101 After meetings with the local jurisdictions and opportunities for public input, a series of mitigation goals were devised to best aid the County in reducing and lessening the effects of hazards. Projects previously identified in the 2014 PDM were carefully analyzed and discussed to determine which of the projects had enough merit to be included in the updated PDM and to determine if the projects meet the hazard mitigation needs of the county. These projects were evaluated based on a cost/benefit ratio and priority. Although this PDM focuses on disaster mitigation rather than disaster preparedness, some communities discussed disaster preparedness projects as well. It was difficult for individual communities to recognize the difference between providing storm shelters and making sure the storm shelters function properly (for example). Actions considered in this category included the acquisition of emergency generators and erecting or replacing warning sirens in areas that currently are not well served. Most of the mitigation actions proposed by the jurisdictions were identified by city council members, public works personnel, or PDM Planning Team members from the jurisdiction. Some actions were also proposed by townships and utility providers due to the direct impact of disasters on infrastructure and services they provide. Once each jurisdiction had its list of proposed actions complete, it was submitted to the Emergency Management Director. At the second PDM Planning Team meeting, the actions were reviewed. At the third PDM Planning Team meeting a final opportunity was given for the jurisdictions to add any additional actions or refine information relating to previously identified projects. Although in some cases additional data will be necessary, a timeframe for completion, oversight, funding sources, and any other relevant issues were addressed. These implementation strategies are geared toward the specific goal and area. Often, these projects will not encounter any resistance from environmental agencies, legal authorities, and political entities. Table 5.13 is a presentation of the mitigation actions proposed by the PDM Planning Team. In addition to identifying the proposed actions, the table includes additional information about each action. Elected officials and staff of each municipality and the county were responsible for providing most of this information for actions in their community, but the other planning participants helped in this process. The following information is provided for each action:  A statement regarding the specific problem the proposed action will mitigate.  The local priority rating (discussed in the next section).  The time frame to accomplish the action – “Short” means actions that are intended to be initiated within two years, “Medium” is for actions that should be started within five years, and “Long” is for actions that are not anticipated to be started for at least five years.  The party(s) primarily responsible for implementing the action.  The estimated cost - estimates for many of the actions were obtained from knowledgeable sources based on current information. Estimates are subject to change due to specific details of specific projects.  Potential sources of funding (discussed below).  The primary hazard being addressed.  The goal corresponding to the action. As mentioned above, jurisdictions and entities integrally involved in the planning for disasters due to wide ranging implications to them include townships and most utility providers. Utility providers were represented on the PDM Planning Team. Each utility provider was asked individually to submit their own mitigation actions. The main mitigation activity proposed by utility providers was the burying of overhead lines in rural areas of the county. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 102 In addition, townships in Brookings County were asked to participate in the process. Township clerks were mailed requests to identify potential mitigation projects. Each individual township was provided maps upon which they were asked to identify potential mitigation activities and vulnerable roads or infrastructure. Primarily these activities included replacing culverts with larger culverts, elevating or rip-rapping roads, and reconstructing roads. The Appendix includes maps of vulnerable sites and potential mitigation actions proposed by the townships in the County. A High Priority Rating can be defined as a potential project that had received widespread support amongst the local governing body when asked during the planning process and would be first priority when planning future mitigation projects. A Medium Priority Rating also would receive general support amongst the governing body, but was not a first priority project compared to those deemed a High Priority. Low Priority received the least amount of support, but still were believed to be a necessary action to take for hazard mitigation. Where estimated project costs were available, they were considered in establishing priorities. However, no formal cost benefit analysis was performed on any specific project. Ultimately the prioritization of these projects were based upon the perceived needs of the local jurisdiction. Particular attention needs to be paid to sources of funding for the actions. Given the existing financial reality of very tight county and municipal budgets, some of the proposed actions realistically cannot be implemented without substantial grant assistance. With such assistance, it is likely that many of the high priority projects can be undertaken without placing an onerous burden on local budgets. Resources for some of the actions available from FEMA through the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management include the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program, and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant programs. Other possible sources of funding include: Grant and loan programs/sources  Community Development Block Grant program  Economic Development Administration  FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant program  South Dakota Dept of Environment and Natural Resources  South Dakota Dept of Transportation  US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Office Local resources  General obligation bonds  Revenue bonds  Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 103 Table 5.13 Potential Mitigation Projects BROOKINGS COUNTY PROBLEM STATEMENTS BROOKINGS COUNTY ACTIONS PRIORITY RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Base flood elevation for residentially developed lakes is unknown Establishment of base flood elevations for Poinsett, Campbell, and Oakwood Lakes High Short Brookings County Floodplain Administrator $75,000 County, HMGP Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods. Poorly defined drainage leads to flooding of manufactured homes and potential development property in and around SW1/4 of Sec 11-T109N- R50W Study and implement drainage improvements in low lying areas to run water into Big Sioux River southwest of Sec 11-T109N-R50W High Medium Brookings County Emergency Management Director $750,000 County, City, HMGP, DOT Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods. Flood Control measures along Big Sioux River have degraded, and an uncontrolled portion of river has expanded to cause damage to the area Construct flood control measures (Levee/Dam) along Big Sioux River in South Half of Sec 9- T109N-R50W Medium Medium Brookings County Emergency Management Director Unknown County, HMGP, DENR Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 104 CITY OF BROOKINGS PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF BROOKINGS ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Emergency Storm Shelter access within proximity guidelines for Community Park / Athletic Complexes Examples include: Fishback Soccer Complex, Southbrook Softball Complex, Dakota Nature Park, EdgeBrook Golf Course, Sexauer Campground Discussion and identify existing emergency storm shelters Low Short City of Brookings Parks, Recreation, & Forestry $500,000 per structure HMGP? Weather/Storm Designate/Identify location for emergency storm shelter(s) within necessary proximity for park users CITY OF AURORA PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF AURORA ACTIONS PRIORITY RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL New development has occurred in areas that cannot hear storm sirens. Place additional storm siren in park on Lilac Avenue and Pine Street Intersection. High Short (Aurora) Maintenance Supervisor $17,000 HMGP/OEM Severe Weather Hazards (Summer and Winter) Improve public safety during severe weather. Portions of Lilac, Linden Avenues and E. Redmond Road are prone to flooding in heavy rain or rapid snow melt. Study and implement stormwater drainage improvements in targeting these streets. Medium Medium (Aurora) Maintenance Supervisor $250,000 HMGP Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 105 CITY OF BRUCE PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF BRUCE ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Fire Department does not have a back-up generator for emergency use Purchase of Portable Back-up Generator High Medium Fire Chief $20,000 HMGP/FIRE Severe Weather Hazards Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect area during severe weather conditions The western portion of town is located within the 100 year floodplain (Big Sioux River) Implement Drainage Improvements Including Improving Levy on West Portion of Town High Medium Town Board President $200,000 HMGP Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods. Emergency Warning System & Siren infrastructure needs restoration and repair Purchase new emergency city sirens High Medium Finance Officer $50,000 HMGP Severe Weather Hazards Improve public safety during severe weather. Sanitary Sewer System needs a full assessment of operating status Perform study and inspection of sewer infrastructure Low Medium Town Board President UNKNOWN HMGP Severe Weather Hazards Improve public safety during severe weather City does not have a designated storm shelter/community hall Construct a multi-use storm shelter for the city. Medium Long Town Board President $250,000 HMGP/CDBG Severe Weather Hazards Improve public safety during severe weather events for vulnerable populations Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 106 TOWN OF BUSHNELL PROBLEM STATEMENTS TOWN OF BUSHNELL ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL The town does not have a back-up generator for the current emergency shelter. Purchase of Back-up Generator for Town Hall (Emergency Shelter) High Short (Bushnell) Town Board President $50,000 HMGP/OEM Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. The town does not have a Tornado Safe Emergency Shelter. Construction of Tornado Shelter. Medium Medium (Bushnell) Town Board President $50,000.00 HMGP Tornado Improve public safety during severe weather. The town has no functioning fire hydrants. Install water tank for emergency purposes Medium Long (Bushnell) Town Board President $25,000 HMGP Fire Increase fire fighting capabilities. CITY OF ELKTON PROBLEM STATEMENTS TOWN OF ELKTON ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Old trees are vulnerable to high wind. They fall on power lines. Bury overhead powerlines High Short (Elkton) Finance Officer UNKOWN HMGP Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 107 CITY OF ELKTON PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF ELKTON ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Old trees are vulnerable to high wind. They fall on buildings. Tree replacement program. Offer economic assistance to replace old trees with new/ trim old trees. High Short (Elkton) Finance Officer $75,000 HMGP/ Local Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Improve public safety during severe weather. Difficult/impossible to hear siren in SE portion of town. Install storm siren in SE portion of town. High Short (Elkton) Finance Officer $17,000 HMGP/OEM Severe Weather Hazards (Summer and Winter) Improve public safety during severe weather. The campground and ball field do not have tornado shelters. Develop and implement emergency plan for Tornadoes. High Short (Elkton) Finance Officer $2,000 Local Tornado Improve public safety during severe weather. The town does not have a Tornado Safe Emergency Shelter. Construction of Tornado Shelter. High Medium (Elkton) Finance Officer $50,000.00 HMGP Tornado Improve public safety during severe weather. Urban development has exceeded capacity/ capability of stormwater management system. Comprehensive Drainage Study Medium Medium (Elkton) Finance Officer $300,000 HMGP Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods. Little wind protection outside of town. Establish living snow fence/ shelterbelts on north and west of community. Low Long (Elkton) Finance Officer $20,000 Local Severe Weather Hazards (Summer and Winter) Improve public safety during severe weather. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 108 TOWN OF SINAI PROBLEM STATEMENTS TOWN OF SINAI ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL The town does not have a Tornado Safe Emergency Shelter. Construction of Tornado Shelter. Medium Medium (Sinai) Finance Officer $50,000 HMGP Tornado Improve public safety during severe weather. Low lying areas are prone to overland flooding due to Lake Sinai. Complete required drainage improvements from engineering study Medium Medium (Sinai) Finance Officer $150,000 HMGP Flooding Protect Specific Areas of Brookings County from floods. CITY OF VOLGA PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF VOLGA ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL The city’s water system is vulnerable to electrical failure. Portable Generator for Water System. High Short (Volga) Finance Officer $20,000 HMGP Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Powerlines are vulnerable to damage due to high winds and/or ice. Bury overhead powerlines Medium Short (Volga) Finance Officer UNKOWN HMGP/Rural Development Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. The town does not have a Tornado Safe Emergency Shelter. Construction of Tornado Shelter. Medium Short (Volga) Finance Officer $100,000 HMGP/CDBG Tornado Improve public safety during severe weather. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 109 CITY OF VOLGA PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF VOLGA ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Wastewater Treatment Facility does not have adequate back up generators Purchase back up generators and support systems Medium Medium (Volga) Finance Officer $225,000 HMGP/DENR Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Lift Stations are vulnerable to electrical failure Portable Generator for Lift Station(s) Medium Medium (Volga) Finance Officer $80,000 HMGP/DENR Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Stormwater system infrastructure on 2nd Street from Astrachan to Samara Avenue require extensive on-going maintenance and are unable to handle increased water levels Implement improvements listed in Volga Stormwater Plan (Banner 2018) High Long (Volga) Finance Officer $777,000 HMGP/DENR/General Fund-Rural Development Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Stormwater system infrastructure on 6th Street require extensive on-going maintenance and are unable to handle increased water levels Implement improvements listed in Volga Stormwater Plan (Banner 2018) High Long (Volga) Finance Officer $1,800,000 HMGP/DENR/General Fund-Rural Development Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 110 CITY OF WHITE PROBLEM STATEMENTS CITY OF WHITE ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL The city does not have a back-up generator for the current emergency operations center. Back-up Generator at McKnight Hall (City Offices) High Short (White) Finance Officer $50,000 HMGP Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. The town does not have a Tornado Safe Emergency Shelter. Create Tornado Safe Shelter in McKnight Hall (City Offices) High Medium (White) Finance Officer $80,000 HMGP Tornado Improve public safety during severe weather. Powerlines are vulnerable to damage due to high winds and/or ice. Land use regulations and plans become out of date over time. Bury overhead powerlines Medium Medium (White) Finance Officer UNKOWN HMGP/Otter Tail Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Policies need to comply with this and other plans. Update Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Regulations Low Long (White) Finance Officer $5,000 City Flooding Improve public safety during severe weather. Current Fire Hall underserves staff and volunteers Construct new Fire Hall High Short (White) Finance Officer/ Fire Chief UNKNOWN FIRE/HMGP/CDBG Fire Improve fire- fighting capabilities Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 111 SIOUX VALLEY ENERGY PROBLEM STATEMENTS SIOUX VALLEY ENERGY ACTIONS RATING TIMEFRAME CONTACT COST FUNDING SOURCE HAZARD GOAL Overhead lines are vulnerable to freezing rain/sleet/ice. Bury power lines in ice prone areas where feasible Medium Medium Sioux Valley Energy Dependent on type of line and construction method FEMA-HMGP / Utility Funds Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Improve public safety during severe weather Overhead lines are vulnerable to freezing rain/sleet/ice. Bury or rebuild critical overhead power lines to make them more resistant to damage from ice High Medium Sioux Valley Energy Dependent on type of line and construction method FEMA-HMGP / Utility Funds Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Overhead lines are vulnerable to ice and high wind events. Bury power lines in areas of high traffic volume where feasible Medium Medium Sioux Valley Energy Dependent on type of line and construction method FEMA-HMGP / Utility Funds Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Improve public safety during severe weather Overhead lines are vulnerable to ice and high wind events. Bury power lines in heavily treed areas or rebuild overhead lines away from heavily treed areas Medium Medium Sioux Valley Energy Dependent on type of line and construction method FEMA-HMGP / Utility Funds Severe Weather Hazards (summer and winter) Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Overhead lines and support structures are vulnerable to flooding. Bury or rebuild overhead power lines away from flood-prone areas Medium Medium Sioux Valley Energy Dependent on type of line and construction method FEMA-HMGP / Utility Funds Flooding Reduce the extent to which utility interruptions affect areas during severe weather situations. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 112 Figure 5.1: Brookings County Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 113 Figure 5.2: City of Aurora Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 114 Figure 5.3: City of Brookings Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 115 Figure 5.4: City of Bruce Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 116 Figure 5.5: Town of Bushnell Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 117 Figure 5.6: City of Elkton Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 118 Figure 5.7: Town of Sinai Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 119 Figure 5.8: City of Volga Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 120 Figure 5.9: City of White Potential Mitigation Project Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 121 IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION ACTIONS Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C6. Requirement 201.6(d)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – D3. Upon adoption of the updated Brookings County PDM, each jurisdiction will become responsible for implementing its own mitigation actions. The planning required for implementation is the sole responsibility of the local jurisdictions and private businesses that have participated in the PDM update. All of the municipalities have indicated that they do not have the financial capability to move forward with projects identified in the PDM at this time, however, all will consider applying for funds through the State and Federal Agencies once such funds become available. If and when the municipalities are able to secure funding for the mitigation projects, they will move forward with the projects identified. A cost-benefit analysis will be conducted on an individual basis after the decision is made to move forward with a project. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 122 CHAPTER 6 PLAN MAINTENANCE MONITORING, EVALUATING, AND UPDATING THE PLAN Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C6. The County and all of the participating local jurisdictions thereof will incorporate the findings and projects of the PDM in all planning areas as appropriate. Periodic monitoring and reporting of the PDM is required to ensure that the goals and objectives for the County PDM are kept current and that local mitigation efforts are being carried out. Communities will establish an annual review of projects and infrastructure listed in the plan. As funding becomes available, projects are completed, or the inevitable new project needs to be added, communities will report to the Brookings County Emergency Management Director. Communities should adopt a schedule which corresponds with the annual report of the Emergency Management Director to the County Commissioners in November of each year. During the process of implementing mitigation strategies, the county or communities within the county may experience lack of funding, budget cuts, staff turnover, and/or a general failure of projects. These scenarios are not in themselves a reason to discontinue and fail to update the PDM. A good plan needs to provide for periodic monitoring and evaluation of its successes and failures and allow for appropriate changes to be made. CONTINUED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/INVOLVEMENT Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(iii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A5. Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C6. During interim periods between the five year re-write, efforts will be continued to encourage and facilitate public involvement and input. The PDM will be available for public view and comment at the Brookings County Emergency Management Office located in the Brookings City, County Government Center, and the First District Association of Local Governments office. The PDM will also be available for review on the web at the Brookings County website (www.brookingscountysd.gov) and at the First District Association of Local Governments homepage (www.1stdistrict.org). Comments will always be received whether orally, written or by e-mail. All ongoing workshops and trainings will be open to the public and appropriately advertised. Ongoing press releases and interviews will help disseminate information to the general public and encourage participation. As implementation of the mitigation strategies continues in each local jurisdiction, the primary means of public involvement will be the jurisdiction’s own public comment and hearing process. State law as it applies to municipalities and counties requires this as a minimum for many of the proposed implementation measures. Effort will be made to encourage cities, towns and counties to go beyond the minimum required to receive public input and engage stakeholders. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 123 ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURES Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C6. The PDM shall be reviewed annually, as required by the County Emergency Management Director, or as the situation dictates such as following a disaster declaration. The Brookings County Emergency Management Director will review the PDM annually in November and ensure the following: 1. The County Elected body will receive an annual report and/or presentation on the implementation status of the PDM; 2. The report will include an evaluation of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the mitigation actions proposed in the PDM; and 3. The report will recommend, as appropriate, any required changes or amendments to the PDM. FIVE-YEAR PDM REVIEW Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(i). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A6. Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C6. Every five years the PDM will be reviewed and a complete update will be initiated. All information in the PDM will be evaluated for completeness and accuracy based on new information or data sources. New property development activities will be added to the PDM and evaluated for impacts. New or improved sources of hazard related data will also be included. In future years, if the County relies on grant dollars to hire a contractor to write the PDM update, the County will initiate the process of applying for and securing such funding in the third year of the PDM to ensure the funding is in place by the fourth year of the PDM. The fifth year will then be used to write the PDM update, which in turn will prevent any lapse in time where the county does not have a current approved PDM on file. The goals, objectives, and mitigation strategies will be readdressed and amended as necessary based on new information, additional experience and the implementation progress of the PDM. The approach to this PDM update effort will be essentially the same as the one used for the original PDM development. The Emergency Management Director will meet with the PDM Planning Team for review and approval prior to final submission of the updated PDM. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 124 PLAN AMENDMENTS Requirement 201.6(c)(4)(ii). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – C6. PDM amendments will be considered by the Brookings County Emergency Management Director, during the PDM’s annual review to take place the end of each county fiscal year. All affected local jurisdictions (cities, towns, and counties) will be required to hold a public hearing and adopt the recommended amendment by resolution prior to considerations by the PDM Planning Team. INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING PLANNING MECHANISMS Requirement 201.6(B)(3). Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool – A4. All municipalities in the County, with the exceptions of the Town of Bushnell, City of Bruce, and Town of Sinai have a comprehensive and/or capital improvements plan. The City of Brookings mitigation projects will be considered and prioritized in conjunction with non-mitigation projects, such as water and wastewater infrastructure improvements, new construction of schools, libraries, parks, etc. All other towns with existing comprehensive land use plans will review mitigation projects annually when reviewing their comprehensive land use plan, as is recommended in each of their plans. In addition, all municipalities, including the towns without comprehensive land use plans, will consider the mitigation requirements, goals, actions, and projects when it considers and reviews the budget and other existing planning documents. Preparation of the budget is an opportune time to review the plan since municipalities are required by state law to prepare budgets for the upcoming year and typically consider any expenditure for the upcoming year at that time. The local jurisdictions will post a permanent memo to their files as a reminder for them to incorporate their annual review of the mitigation actions identified into the budget preparation process. This does not require the projects be included in the budget, it merely serves as a reminder to the City officials that they have identified mitigation projects in the PDM that should be considered if the budget allows for it. POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES Although all mitigation techniques will likely save money by avoiding losses, many projects are costly to implement. None of the local jurisdictions have the funds available to more forward with mitigation projects at this time; thus, the Potential Funding Sources section was included so that the local jurisdictions can work towards securing funding for the projects. Inevitably, due to the small tax base and small population most of the local jurisdictions do not have the ability to generate enough revenue to support anything beyond the basic needs of the community. Thus mitigation projects will not be completed without a large amount of funding support from State or Federal programs. The County jurisdictions will continue to seek outside funding assistance for mitigation projects in both the pre- and post-disaster environment. Primary Federal and State grant programs have been identified and briefly discussed, along with local and non-governmental funding sources, as a resource for the local jurisdictions Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 125 Federal The following federal grant programs have been identified as funding sources which specifically target hazard mitigation projects: Title: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency Through the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Congress approved the creation of a national program to provide a funding mechanism that is not dependent on a Presidential Disaster Declaration. The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program provides funding to states and communities for cost - effective hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program and reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property. The funding is based upon a 75% Federal share and 25% non-Federal share. The non-Federal match can be fully in-kind or cash, or a combination. Special accommodations will be made for “small and impoverished communities”, who will be eligible for 90% Federal share/10% non- Federal. FEMA provides PDM grants to states that, in turn, can provide sub-grants to local governments for accomplishing the following eligible mitigation activities: State and local hazard mitigation planning, Technical assistance (e.g. risk assessments, project development), Mitigation Projects, Acquisition or relocation of vulnerable properties, Hazard retrofits, Minor structural hazard control or protection projects Community outreach and education (up to 10% of State allocation) Title: Flood Mitigation Assistance Program Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance program (FMA) provides funding to assist states and communities in implementing measures to reduce or eliminate the long -term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes and other structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FMA was created as part of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (42 USC 4101) with the goal of reducing or eliminating claims under the NFIP. FMA is a pre-disaster grant program, and is available to states on an annual basis. This funding is available for mitigation planning and implementation of mitig ation measures only, and is based upon a 75% Federal share/25% non-Federal share. States administer the FMA program and are responsible for selecting projects for funding from the applications submitted by all communities within the state. The state then forwards selected applications to FEMA for an eligibility determination. Although individuals cannot apply directly for FMA funds, their local government may submit an application on their behalf. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 126 Title: Repetitive Flood Claims Program Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA’s Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) grant program was authorized by the Bunning-Bereuter- Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108–264), which amended the National Flood Insurance Act (NFIA) of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001, et al). Up to $10 million is available annually for FEMA to provide RFC funds to assist States and communities reduce flood damages to insured properties that have had one or more claims to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA may contribute up to 100 percent of the total amount approved under the RFC grant award to implement approved activities, if the Applicant has demonstrated that the proposed activities cannot be funded under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program. Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) was created in November 1988 through Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistant Act. The HMGP assists states and local communities in implementing long-term mitigation measures following a Presidential disaster declaration. To meet these objectives, FEMA can fund up to 75% of the eligible costs of each project. The state or local cost-share match does not need to be cash; in-kind services or materials may also be used. With the passage of the Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1993, federal funding under the HMGP is now based on 15% of the federal funds spent on the Public and Individual Assistance programs (minus administrative expenses) for each disaster. The HMGP can be used to fund projects to protect either public or private property, so long as the projects in question fit within the state and local governments overall mitigation st rategy for the disaster area, and comply with program guidelines. Examples of projects that may be funded include the acquisition or relocation of structures from hazard-prone areas, the retrofitting of existing structures to protect them from future damages; and the development of state or local standards designed to protect buildings from future damages. Eligibility for funding under the HMGP is limited to state and local governments, certain private nonprofit organizations or institutions that serve a public function, Indian tribes and authorized tribal organizations. These organizations must apply for HMPG project funding on behalf of their citizens. In turn, applicants must work through their state, since the state is responsible for setting priorit ies for funding and administering the program. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 127 Title: Public Assistance (Infrastructure) Program, Section 406 Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, through Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, provides funding to local governments following a Presidential Disaster Declaration for mitigation measures in conjunction with the repair of damaged public facilities and infrastructure. The mitigation measures must be related to eligible disaster related damages and must directly reduce the potential for future, similar disaster damages to the eligible facility. These opportunities usually present themselves during the repair/replacement efforts. Proposed projects must be approved by FEMA prior to funding. They will be evaluated for cost effectiveness, technical feasibility and compliance with statutory, regulatory and executive order requirements. In addition, the evaluation must ensure that the mitigation measures do not negatively impact a facility’s operation or risk from another hazard. Public facilities are operated by state and local governments, Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations and include: *Roads, bridges & culverts *Water, power & sanitary systems *Draining & irrigation channels *Airports & parks *Schools, city halls & other buildings Private nonprofit organizations are groups that own or operate facilities that provide ser vices otherwise performed by a government agency and include, but are not limited to the following: *Universities and other schools *Power cooperatives & other utilities *Hospitals & clinics *Custodial care & retirement facilities *Volunteer fire & ambulance *Museums & community centers Title: SBA Disaster Assistance Program Agency: US Small Business Administration The SBA Disaster Assistance Program provides low-interest loans to businesses following a Presidential disaster declaration. The loans target businesses to repair or replace uninsured disaster damages to property owned by the business, including real estat e, machinery and equipment, inventory and supplies. Businesses of any size are eligible; along with non-profit organizations.SBA loans can be utilized by their recipients to incorporate mitigation techniques into the repair and restoration of their business. Title: Community Development Block Grants Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides grants to local governments for community and economic development projects that primarily benefit low- and moderate- income people. The CDBG program also provides grants for post-disaster hazard mitigation and recovery following a Presidential disaster declaration. Funds can be used for activities such as acquisition, rehabilitation or reconstruction of damaged properties and facilities and for the redevelopment of disaster areas. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 128 Local Local governments depend upon local property taxes as their primary source of revenue. These taxes are typically used to finance services that must be available and delivered on a routine basis to the general public. If local budgets allow, these funds are used to match Federal or State grant programs when required for large-scale projects. Non-Governmental Another potential source of revenue for implementing local mitigation projects are monetary contributions from non-governmental organizations, such as private sector companies, churches, charities, community relief funds, the Red Cross, hospitals, Land Trusts and other non-profit organizations. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 129 APPENDIX Appendix A - Resolution of Adoption by Jurisdiction Appendix B - PDM Planning Team Agendas, Sign-in Sheets, and Minutes Appendix C – Community Meeting Agendas and Sign-in Sheets Appendix D - Hazard Identification/Vulnerability Worksheets Appendix E - Township Vulnerable and Potential Mitigation Project Site Maps Appendix F - Review of 2014 PDM Mitigation Project Implementation Appendix G – Comprehensive Land Use Maps Appendix H - References Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 130 Appendix A Resolution of Adoption by Jurisdiction Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 131 Brookings County Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 132 City of Aurora Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 133 City of Brookings Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 134 City of Bruce Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 135 Town of Bushnell Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 136 City of Elkton Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 137 Town of Sinai Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 138 City of Volga Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 139 City of White Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 140 Sioux Valley Energy Resolution Reserved Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 141 Appendix B PDM Planning Team Agendas, Sign-in Sheets, and Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 142 Brookings County Pre-disaster Mitigation Plan Kickoff Meeting 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Brookings City & County Government Center Community Room (Room 300) Agenda Introduction of team members What is mitigation planning Why is Brookings County updating the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Review plan components Review timeline/scope Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 143 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 144 Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Team Kick -Off Meeting September 26, 2018 Brookings City & County Government Center Community Room (Room 300) 12:30PM 15 individuals were in attendance: Robert Hill, Brookings County Emergency Management Mike Bartley, Brookings County Commission Jackie Lanning, Brookings City Engineering Darrell Hartmann, Brookings City Fire Department Dave Erickson, Brookings City Police Department Jameson Berreth, Volga City Manager Randy Santema, Volga Mayor Jayme Trygstad, SDSU Jeremy Hinke, East Dakota Water Development District Linda Gross, Brookings County Highway Department Gordon Dekkanga, Brookings Health System Stacy Steffensen, Brookings County Staff Luke Muller, First District Thomas Nealon, First District Mark McLaughlin, First District Brookings County Emergency Management Director Robert Hill welcomed those in attendance and had Team members introduce themselves and what entity they represented. Struwe then introduced Luke Muller, Thomas Nealon, and Mark McLaughlin of the First District Association of Local Governments. Muller and Nealon provided an overview of what is mitigation planning and why the county is required to update their Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Plan. Muller also provided a review of the components to be included within the plan (risk assessment, vulnerability, proposed mitigation actions). Planning Team representatives provided information regarding mitigation activities within their own respective entities. A general review of the existing Pre -Disaster Mitigation Plan started by defining work responsibilities, having the First District doing background and research, and the PDM Team providing oversight and guidelines throughout the process. The timeline and scope of project were reviewed. Meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m. Date and time for the next meeting to be scheduled later. Minutes recorded by Thomas Nealon. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 145 2nd Meeting Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Mitigation Planning Team Meeting 12:00PM Wednesday February 27, 2019 Brookings City and County Government Center, Room 300 Agenda  Introduction  Review of Previous Meetings and Plan Development History  Review of PDM Preliminary Draft o Plan Authority and Purpose o Community Profile o Plan Process o Risk Assessment/Critical Infrastructure o Review of Goals and Objectives o Project Identification o Plan Maintenance  Questions  Next Steps in PDM Draft Process Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 146 2nd Meeting Sign in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 147 2nd Meeting Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Team Meeting Minutes February 27, 2019 Brookings City and County Government Center, Room 300 12:00 p.m. Thirteen team members were in attendance. Team meeting began with introductions. Thomas Nealon of the First District provided a brief review of previous meetings and plan development activities conducted since the last Team meeting in September 2018. Nealon provided a summary and review of the draft Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan. Nealon discussed plan authority and purpose. He provided an overview of the community profile information and information sources. Nealon covered the multi-jurisdictional plan and plan participation requirements. The plan development process was discussed in more detail. Nealon provided an in-depth discussion of risk assessment and vulnerability in Brookings County. He covered the risk assessments conducted with each community and utility provider. The risk assessment review with those entities dealt with identification of potential hazards, generating a hazard profile, and vulnerability assessment. Nealon discussed vulnerabilities and potential losses in the county. He went over the administrative and technical capabilities within Brookings County. The Team reviewed and revised goals and objectives of the previous PDM Plan. The Team agreed to incorporate the new goals and objectives into the updated plan. Goals and Objectives  Reduce the loss of life, property, infrastructure, critical facilities, cultural resources and impacts from severe weather, flooding and other natural disasters.  Improve public safety during severe weather, flooding and other natural disasters.  Improve the County’s emergency preparedness, disaster response and recovery capabilities. Severe Weather, Flooding, Fire and Drought Administration. Nealon discussed potential mitigation projects throughout the county and communities. Nealon explained the plan maintenance requires for the next five years. Discussion and questions occurred during and after the summary process. Consensus of the Team was to spend more time on individual review of the document and to provide First District staff with any corrections/updates. Meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m., with a tentative date of the final meeting to be in March 19, 2019. Minutes recorded by Thomas Nealon Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 148 3rd Meeting Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Mitigation Planning Team Meeting #3 12:00 p.m. March 19, 2019 Brookings City and County Government Center, Room 300 Agenda  Final Review of PDM Plan  Recommendation of Approval and Submission to FEMA Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 149 3rd Meeting Sign in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 150 3rd Meeting Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Team PDM Meeting #3 March 19, 2019 Brookings City and County Government Center, Room 300 12:00 p.m. Eleven people were in attendance:  Nine PDM team members  Thomas Nealon, First District Association of Local Governments  Luke Muller, First District Association of Local Governments Thomas Nealon of First District provided an overview of the changes to the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan received since the last meeting. The draft plan was posted on the First District and Brookings County websites on February 15, 2019. Plan discussion and comments were received from those in attendance. Motion by Bartley, second by Trygstad to approve the final draft of the plan and submit to State of South Dakota and FEMA for their review. Motion passed unanimously. Nealon reviewed the community and county adoption process after approval by FEMA. Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Minutes recorded by Thomas Nealon Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 151 Appendix C Community Meeting Agendas, Sign-in Sheets, and Minutes Appendix C includes Agendas, “Sign-in Sheets”, and Minutes from the meetings held at the community level for the Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan. Meetings were held at the regular monthly meetings for the following Towns: Town Date Aurora December 10, 2018 Brookings January 8, 2018 Bruce January 8, 2019 Bushnell November 5, 2018 Elkton December 3, 2018 Sinai December 3, 2018 Volga December 17, 2018 White February 4, 2019 At all of the previously described meetings each individual in attendance was asked to identify the probability of each specific hazard’s occurrence. Following discussion on each individual hazard, Board members categorized these hazards as high probability to occur, low probability to occur, or unlikely to occur. The result was recorded on a master sheet for each town. Next, each individual in attendance was asked to identify the town’s vulnerability to each specific hazard. Following discussion on each individual hazard, Board members classified the town’s vulnerability to each hazard as high vulnerability, low vulnerability, or noted that the hazard was not a hazard in the jurisdiction. The result was recorded on a master sheet for each town. Finall y, the Town Board was asked to identify critical infrastructure within the community. All master sheets compiled at those meetings can be found in Appendix E. A master infrastructure list was compiled for each town (Table 4.16). City of Brookings Staff reviewed and completed the information regarding hazards and critical infrastructure. The responses were submitted on a master sheet for the City of Brookings. As with the data gathered from the smaller towns, all responses are included within Appendix E. First District Association of Local Governments contacted each township requesting the identification of areas most vulnerable to natural hazards (on a map) and return them to the Emergency Management Director or First District. Those maps are included in Appendix F. For townships that did not return the maps it is assumed that they do not perceive any areas to be more vulnerable than others to natural hazards. Attendance sign-in sheets, agendas, and minutes for each of the above described meetings are included below. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 152 City of Aurora Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 153 City of Aurora Sign-in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 154 City of Aurora Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 155 City of Brookings Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 156 City of Brookings Sign-in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 157 City of Brookings Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 158 City of Bruce Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 159 City of Bruce Sign-in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 160 City of Bruce Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 161 Town of Bushnell Agenda Town of Bushnell Council Meeting Agenda November 5, 2018 Call to Order Old Business New Business Bills Ordinance #106 Pre-Disaster Mitigation – 1st District Adjournment Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 162 Town of Bushnell Sign-in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 163 Town of Bushnell Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 164 City of Elkton Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 165 City of Elkton Sign-in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 166 City of Elkton Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 167 Town of Sinai Agenda Town of Sinai Town Board Meeting Agenda December 3rd, 2018 Call to Order 1st District Pre-Disaster Mitigation Maintenance Items Old Business New Business Bills Adjournment Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 168 Town of Sinai Sign in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 169 Town of Sinai Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 170 City of Volga Agenda Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 171 City of Volga Sign in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 172 City of Volga Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 173 City of White Agenda City of White Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2019 Call to Order 1st District Pre-Disaster Mitigation Old Business New Business Bills Adjournment Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 174 City of White Sign-in Sheet Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 175 City of White Minutes Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 176 Appendix D - Hazard Identification/Vulnerability Worksheets Appendix D includes master worksheets for Hazard Identification and Vulnerability for jurisdictions compiled as described in Appendix C. Lists were gathered by the City of Brookings and Brookings County Staff for their respective entities and at meetings for the other communities as described below: Entity Date Aurora December 10, 2018 Brookings January 8, 2019 Bruce January 8, 2019 Bushnell November 5, 2018 Elkton December 3, 2018 Sinai December 3, 2018 Volga December 17, 2018 White February 4, 2019 Master worksheets for Hazard Identification and Vulnerability for jurisdictions below. The probability of each hazard event differs from each community and overall county area based upon the local governing body opinions of the probability of an event occurring. Appendix D represents a subjective analysis of opinions regarding hazard identification and vulnerabilities by residents of the communities. The empirical data regarding probability of hazards is discussed in the hazard profile in Chapter 4. Overall, based upon the topography and similar weather patterns in the county the probability of future occurrences is expected to be the same across Brookings County. Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 177 City of Aurora Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 178 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 179 City of Brookings Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 180 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 181 City of Bruce Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 182 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 183 Town of Bushnell Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 184 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 185 City of Elkton Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 186 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 187 Town of Sinai Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 188 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 189 City of Volga Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 190 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 191 City of White Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 192 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 193 Sioux Valley Energy Brookings County PDM Worksheet #1 (Sioux Valley Energy) Risk Assessment Worksheet – Hazard Identification What is the probability of occurrence of the following hazards? Hazard High Probability to Occur (At least once in a year) Low Probability to Occur (Hazards that may have occurred in the past or could occur in the future but do not occur on a yearly basis) Unlikely to Occur (Hazards or disasters that have never occurred in the area before and are unlikely to occur) Dam Failure X Drought X Earthquake X Extreme Cold X Extreme Heat X Flood X Freezing Rain/Sleet/Ice X Hail X Heavy Rain X Heavy Snow X Ice Jam X Landslide X Lightning X Rapid Snow Melt X Strong Winds X Subsidence X Thunderstorm X Tornado X Urban Fire X Wild Fire X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 194 Brookings County PDM Worksheet #2 (Sioux Valley Energy) Risk Assessment Worksheet – Hazard Vulnerability How vulnerable is the community from the following hazard? In other words if the hazard occurs is there a potential to impact the community? If so, what would be impacted? Hazard High Vulnerability Significant risk/major damage potential (for example, destructive, damage to more than 10% of the jurisdiction and/or regular occurrence) Medium Vulnerability Moderate damage potential (causing partial damage to 5- 10% of the jurisdiction, and irregular occurrence) Low Vulnerability Little damage potential (minor damage to less than 5% of the jurisdiction) NA Not a hazard to the jurisdiction Dam Failure X Drought X Earthquake X Extreme Cold X Extreme Heat X Flood X Freezing Rain/Sleet/Ice X Hail X Heavy Rain X Heavy Snow X Ice Jam X Landslide X Lightning X Rapid Snow Melt X Strong Winds X Subsidence X Thunderstorm X Tornado X Urban Fire X Wild Fire X Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 195 Appendix E Township Vulnerable and Potential Mitigation Project Site Maps In October of 2018 First District mailed a request to the Township Clerk or Road Supervisor of every township in Brookings County. They were requested to list any critical infrastructure and identify (on a map) any areas which are most vulnerable to natural hazards, specifically flooding. It was assumed that any townships which did not respond to the information request had no critical infrastructure or vulnerable areas which may require mitigation activities. Of the 23 requests sent, ten were returned with vulnerable areas identified (see table below). Township Name Response Afton Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Alton Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Argo Township Identified vulnerabilities Aurora Township Identified vulnerabilities Bangor Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Brookings Township Identified vulnerabilities Elkton Township Identified vulnerabilities Eureka Township Identified vulnerabilities Lake Hendricks Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Lake Sinai Township Identified vulnerabilities Laketon Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Medary Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Oaklake Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Oakwood Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Oslo Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Parnell Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Preston Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Richland Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Sherman Township Identified vulnerabilities Sterling Township Identified vulnerabilities Trenton Township Identified vulnerabilities Volga Township Identified vulnerabilities Winsor Township Not returned/ No vulnerabilities Maps identifying vulnerable areas for those townships which identified such areas are shown below. Townships with no returned information are represented by 2014 PDM Maps Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 196 Afton Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 197 Alton Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 198 Argo Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 199 Aurora Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 200 Bangor Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 201 Brookings Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 202 Elkton Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 203 Eureka Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 204 Lake Hendricks Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 205 Lake Sinai Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 206 Laketon Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 207 Medary Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 208 Oak Lake Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 209 Oakwood Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 210 Oslo Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 211 Parnell Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 212 Preston Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 213 Richland Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 214 Sherman Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 215 Sterling Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 216 Trenton Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 217 Volga Township Winsor Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 218 Winsor Township Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 219 Appendix F – Review of 2014 PDM Mitigation Project Implementation Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 220 COMMUNITY POTENTIAL MITIGATION PROJECTS HAZARD INCLUDED IN 2018 PLAN? STATUS Brookings County Establish base flood elevation for Lake Poinsett, Campbell, and Oakwood Lakes Flooding Yes Ongoing Brookings County Study and Implement drainage improvements in low lying areas Flooding Yes Ongoing City of Aurora Storm Siren improvements Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of Aurora Stormwater Drainage Improvements Flooding Yes Ongoing City of Brookings Point Data for routing on SDSU Campus Fire Yes Ongoing City of Bruce Purchase Backup Generator Severe Weather Hazards No Completed City of Bruce Conduct Engineering Study on Drainage Improvements Flooding No Completed City of Bruce Implement Drainage Improvements Flooding Yes Ongoing Town of Bushnell Purchase Backup Generator for Town Hall Severe Weather Yes Ongoing Town of Bushnell Construct Tornado Shelter Tornado Yes Ongoing Town of Bushnell Install water tanks Fire Yes Ongoing City of Elkton Tree Replacement Program Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 221 COMMUNITY POTENTIAL MITIGATION PROJECTS HAZARD INCLUDED IN 2018 PLAN? STATUS City of Elkton Install Storm Siren in SE portion of town Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of Elkton Construct Tornado Shelter at Baseball Field/Campground Tornado Yes Ongoing City of Elkton Construct Tornado Shelter at City Park Tornado Yes Ongoing City of Elkton Conduct Comprehensive Drainage Study Flooding Yes Ongoing City of Elkton Bury overhead powerlines Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of Elkton Establish living snow fence/shelterbelts on north and west side of town Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing Town of Sinai Purchase of Backup Generator Severe Weather Hazards No Completed Town of Sinai Replace Weather Sirens Severe Weather Hazards No Completed Town of Sinai Purchase snow removal equipment Severe Weather Hazards No Completed Town of Sinai Construct Tornado Shelter Tornado Yes Ongoing Town of Sinai Conduct Drainage Study Flooding No Completed City of Volga Portable Generator for Water System Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of Volga Bury overhead powerlines Severe Weather Hazards No Ongoing Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 222 COMMUNITY POTENTIAL MITIGATION PROJECTS HAZARD INCLUDED IN 2018 PLAN? STATUS City of Volga Construct Tornado Shelter Tornado Yes Ongoing City of White Drainage Study and implement suggested improvements Flooding Yes Ongoing City of White Purchase Backup Generator for McKnight Hall Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of White Create Storm Shelter at McKnight Hall Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of White Construct Storm Shelter near City Park Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of White Purchase Firefighting Equipment Fire No Completed City of White Bury overhead powerlines Severe Weather Hazards Yes Ongoing City of White Update Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Regulations Flooding Yes Ongoing Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 223 Appendix G – Comprehensive Land Use Maps Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 224 Brookings County Future Land Use Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 225 City of Aurora Future Land Use Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 226 City of Brookings Future Land Use Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 227 City of Elkton Future Land Use Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 228 City of Volga Future Land Use Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 229 City of White Future Land Use Map Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan – Final Draft 2019 Page 230 Appendix H - References Brookings County Comprehensive Land Use Plan – First District Association of Local Governments, 2000 Brookings County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, 2004 & 2014 City of Aurora Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance - First District Association of Local Governments, 2012 City of Elkton Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance - First District Association of Local Governments, 2006 City of Volga Future Land Use Map and Major Street Plan – First District Association of Local Governments, 2015 City of White Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance - First District Association of Local Governments, 2008 Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2011. Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Tool. NFIP Flood Insurance Rate Maps State of South Dakota Hazard Mitigation Plan. South Dakota Office of Emergency Management. 2014. Brookings, SD Comprehensive Plan 2040, 2018 City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:RES 19-091,Version:1 Action on Resolution 19-091, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign documents for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Application. Summary: This resolution will authorize the City Manager to sign documents for a Hazard Mitigation Grant Application for a feasibility study on the 6-Mile Creek area. Background: The northwestern portion of the City of Brookings along 6-Mile Creek is within Zone A of the FEMA 100-year Flood Zone. There have been numerous discussions regarding the flooding along the flood zone and possible project options that could improve the flooding in the City. City staff has been working with the local representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding possible grant funding for a feasibility study for flood remediation options on 6 Mile Creek. The City hired RESPEC, engineering consultants, to assist with a grant application. The approximate project cost of the feasibility study is $100,000 and the grant request is for 75% of the project cost. The City’s share of the project would be approximately $25,000 which is 25% of the project cost. Fiscal Impact: The City’s estimated share of the grant is $25,000, which would be paid for out of the Storm Drainage Fund. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. Attachments: Memo Resolution City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Agenda Memo From:Jackie Lanning, City Engineer Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Action on Resolution 19-091, a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to sign documents for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Application. Person(s) Responsible: Jackie Lanning, City Engineer Summary: This resolution will authorize the City Manager to sign documents for a Hazard Mitigation Grant Application for a feasibility study on the 6-Mile Creek area. Background: The northwestern portion of the City of Brookings along 6-Mile Creek is within Zone A of the FEMA 100-year Flood Zone. There have been numerous discussions regarding the flooding along the flood zone and possible project options that could improve the flooding in the City. City staff has been working with the local representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding possible grant funding for a feasibility study for flood remediation options on 6 Mile Creek. The City hired RESPEC, engineering consultants, to assist with a grant application. The approximate project cost is $100,000 and the grant request is for 75% of the project cost. The City’s share of the project would be approximately $25,000 which is 25% of the project cost. Discussion: The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of project options to improve the 6-Mile Creek flooding through the City of Brookings. Legal Consideration: The City will meet the FEMA grant requirements. Financial Consideration: The approximate project cost is $100,000 and the grant request is for 75% of the project cost. The City’s share of the project would be approximately $25,000 which is 25% of the project cost. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve as presented 2. Deny Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the resolution as presented. Action Requested: Approval of the resolution to authorize the application. Supporting Documentation: 1. Resolution Resolution 19-091 A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Sign Documents for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Application Whereas, the Brookings City Council desires to apply for a Hazard Mitigation Grant project to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of South Dakota; and Whereas, the City of Brookings is committed to providing a local match towards the project costs; and Whereas, the City of Brookings appoints RESPEC as the Applicant Agent for the purpose of signing documents and assuring the completion of all application documents. No, Therefore Be It Resolved that the City Manager of the City of Brookings is authorized to sign documents on behalf of the City of Brookings associated with a Hazard Mitigation Grant application and funding award documents. Dated this 10th day of December, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS _________________________ Keith W. Corbett, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk City of Brookings Staff Report Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third Street Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6281 phone (605) 692-6907 fax File #:RES 19-092,Version:1 Action on Resolution 19-092, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign documents to Relinquish the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate for the Brookings Regional Airport. Summary: The Brookings City Council discussed the Brookings Regional Airport Part 139 Certification at their November 26, 2019 Study Session. The Certificate has been inactive since 2008. City staff and the Brookings Airport Board are recommending to voluntarily relinquish the certificate. Background: The Brookings Regional Airport holds a certificate that meets the requirements of 14 CFR Part 139. This certificate allows the airport to serve scheduled and unscheduled large aircraft with more than 30 seats, as well as small air carriers with more than 9 seats but less than 31 seats. The City has retained the certificate since 2007 when the City lost scheduled commercial air service. City staff discussed the certificate and future funding with the SDDOT Aeronautics Office and FAA Airports District Office. The City is eligible for the grant funding as in the past and the City can also obtain the Certificate from the FAA if Essential Air Service is offered to the City of Brookings in the future. Recommendation: Staff and the Airport Board recommends approval. Attachments: Memo Resolution September 19, 2019 Airport Board Minutes October 17, 2019 Airport Board Minutes City of Brookings Printed on 12/6/2019Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ City Council Work Session Memo From:Jackie Lanning, City Engineer Council Meeting:December 10, 2019 Subject:Action on Resolution 19-092, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign documents to Relinquish the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate for the Brookings Regional Airport Person(s) Responsible: Jackie Lanning, City Engineer and Matt Sommerfeld, Airport Manager Summary: The Brookings City Council discussed the Brookings Regional Airport Part 139 Certification at their November 26, 2019 Study Session. The Certificate has been inactive since 2008. City staff and the Brookings Airport Board are recommending to voluntarily relinquish the certificate. Background: The Brookings Regional Airport holds a certificate that meets the requirements of 14 CFR Part 139. This certificate allows the airport to serve scheduled and unscheduled large aircraft with more than 30 seats, as well as small air carriers with more than 9 seats but less than 31 seats. The City has retained the certificate since 2007 when the City lost scheduled commercial air service. The certificate requires the City to maintain the meet numerous FAA regulations and documentation. The FAA performs an inspection approximately every 12 months to make sure the airport is in compliance. The City has had favorable FAA inspections and the most recent inspection was on April 18th, 2019. From that inspection, the FAA recommended changes to the wildlife training, painting the runway markings, replacing the fire protective suits since the previous ones had expired, signage for the fuel tanks and fuel training for the fuel operators. The cost of the unbudgeted improvements required by the FAA for 2019 was approximately $28,000. Discussion: The certification officer from the FAA talked with City and airport staff about voluntarily releasing the City’s Part 139 Certificate. The FAA is encouraging airports with an inactive certificate to voluntarily release it. The FAA requirements for the Part 139 Certificate are the same for all airports, where the Brookings airport meets the same requirements as Chicago O’Hare. The Brookings Airport currently operates as a general aviation airport, although it meets all the requirements of the Part 139 Certificate. The airport can currently provide fire service coverage for aircraft over 32 passengers depending on the fire index. A few of the advantages to releasing the certificate is that the City can schedule projects on their budgeted timeline, such as scheduling runway painting every 5 years when with the seal coat instead of every 3 years, delaying updating the wildlife assessment and management plan and flexibility in snow removal clearance times and mowing. The disadvantages of releasing the certificate include ineligibility of grant funding to replace the airport fire truck and recertification would be needed if commercial air service is reinstated. Staff discussed the issue with the Bismarck Airport District Office and the SDDOT Aeronautics staff. They indicated that the Brookings airport would still be eligible for entitlement funding of $150,000 annually and the Brookings projects on the SDDOT Capital Improvement Plan are eligible for discretionary funding as they were in the past. The Brookings Airport is extremely active with the SDSU flight school and the SDDOT recognizes the importance of maintaining the airport and is willing to finally support the projects. The airport would continue to have annual inspections, which would be performed by the SDDOT Aeronautics staff instead of the FAA. Staff also checked with SDSU to see if they would need the Part 139 certificate for their athletic travel. Staff also talked to Matt Maher, Senior Associate Administrator with SDSU, about the use of aircraft over 31 passengers for the athletic events. He indicated they did not see a need for larger aircraft at this time and not likely in the near future. He said if they have more than 31 passengers for an event, they use commercial airlines rather than get a larger aircraft for the few extra passengers. The Airport Board discussed the topic at their September 19th and October 17th, 2019 meetings. After discussion, the board voted to recommended to release the Part 139 Certificate, which was unanimously approved. Legal Consideration: Staff is recommending relinquishing the certificate. Financial Consideration: According to the SDDOT and the Airports District Office staff, the City will be eligible for the same grant funding for the airport capital improvement projects as in the past. The exception would be that the replacement fire truck will not be eligible for grant funding. Options: The City Council has the following options: 1. Approve the resolution as presented. 2. Deny the resolution. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the resolution. Action Requested: Approve the Resolution to relinquish the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate for the Brookings Regional Airport. Supporting Documentation: 1. September 19, 2019 Airport Board Minutes 2. October 17, 2019 Airport Board Minutes Resolution 19-092 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign Documents to Voluntarily Relinquish the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate for the Brookings Regional Airport Whereas, the Brookings Regional Airport currently holds a 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate with the Federal Aviation Administration; and Whereas, the Brookings Regional Airport has met the requirements of the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate; and Whereas, the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Certificate has been inactive since 2008 when the City of Brookings no longer had an Essential Air Service carrier. Now, Therefore Be It Resolved that the City Manager of the City of Brookings is authorized to sign documents to voluntarily relinquish the 14 C.F.R. Part 139 Part Certificate for the Brookings Regional Airport. Dated this 10th day of December, 2019. CITY OF BROOKINGS _________________________ Keith W. Corbett, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Bonnie Foster, City Clerk Brookings Regional Airport Board Brookings, SD 57006 September 19, 2019 The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Judy McLaughlin on Wednesday September 19, 2019 at 3:30 PM in Conference Room #241 located on the second floor of the City & County Government Center at 520 3 rd Street. Members present were Orv Smidt, Lynn Riedesel, Jason Baker, and McLaughlin. Brian VanLiere was absent. Also present were Airport Manager Matthew Sommerfeld, Airport Maintenance Technician Lucas Dahl, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Paul Hanusa – FBO, and Mike Schmidt and Bob Babcock and Brandon Smidt from Helms. Item #2 – (Smidt/Baker) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – (Riedesel/Smidt) Motion to approve the August 21 st meeting minutes. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. (Baker/Smidt) Motion to approve the August 28th meeting minutes. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 3:30pm in the City & County Government Center at 520 3 rd Street. Item #5 – Helm’s Update –Schmidt updated the attendees regarding the Apron Grant. This has been delayed by a few days, but the City should receive it by September 23rd. The old tie downs need to be removed and temporary ones installed by November 2nd. Helms continues to work on the parking lot project. The hope is that the taxiway project will be bid early 2020. Lanning reported that they are still working with FAA to get the old outer marker land released. This land will then be sold. Item #6 – Part 139 Certificate –Sommerfeld explained that he, City Staff and the FAA have had discussion about releasing the Part 139 Certificate. By releasing this, the airport could operate as a General Aviation airport and not have to maintain our Airport Certification Manual which is a financial burden. He explained that without the certificate, there is also flexibility in timing of projects. We are currently classified as an inactive Part 139 airport. If we request to give up our certificate, we can get the certificate back in the future if there is a need. Smidt asked if releasing the certificate would have an impact on future grant funding? Sommerfeld stated that is shouldn’t. Sommerfeld and Lanning both agreed that they would like to meet with SDSU to be sure this wouldn’t impact them. Lanning asked if general aviation would be affected by this. Riedesel, Smidt, and Sommerfeld didn’t think so. Schmidt noted that a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan would not be required if the certificate is reliquished, saving the airport about $80,000.00. Babcock feels that having SDSU in Brookings is a huge benefit to the airport getting funding. And he reminded everyone that if the FAA takes the certificate away, its nearly impossible to get it back. But, if we give it up, we can ask for it back. Sommerfeld stated that based on conversation with the FAA, they prefer that we give up the certificate, but they will support us either way. He would like a decision made by Winter. Items #7 Airport Manager’s Report –Sommerfeld reported that the new hangar is in the way for the AWOS to communicate properly. The FAA is working on making it work around the hangar. Babcock stated the ALP should be looked at, and future construction projects may require the AWOS to be relocated. Staff is hoping the weather cooperated to allow for additional painting and some tiling to help with drainage. Sommerfeld has received a couple of reports of an aircraft flying too low over the SDSU football field. Items #8 FBO Report –None. Items #9 SDSU Report –None. Items #10 Other Items & Reports –None. The meeting was adjourned. _________________________________________________________ Lana Schwartz, Secretary Judy McLaughlin, Vice-Chairperson Brookings Regional Airport Board Brookings, SD 57006 October 17, 2019 The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Brian VanLiere on Thursday October 17, 2019 at 3:30 PM in Conference Room #241 located on the second floor of the City & County Government Center at 520 3 rd Street. Members present were Lynn Riedesel, Jason Baker, and VanLiere. Absent were and Smidt. Also present were Airport Manager Matthew Sommerfeld, Airport Maintenance Technician Lucas Dahl, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Paul Hanusa – FBO, Mike Schmidt from Helms, and Chris Funk from SDSU. Item #2 – (Riedesel/Baker) Motion to approve the agenda with the addition of the Next Meeting and Helm’s Update. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – (Baker/Riedesel) Motion to approve the September 19 th meeting minutes. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 3:30pm in the City & County Government Center at 520 3 rd Street. Item #5 – Helm’s Update –Mike Schmidt updated the board of the current and future projects. The Apron/Taxilane Improvements Project: The Bowes contracts have been received. There will be a preconstruction meeting scheduled within the next couple of weeks. There was a deadline of November 2nd for the temporary tie downs to be complete, however due to the grant being delayed it may cause this deadline to be pushed out. The Taxilane Reconstruction design is scheduled to be done by year-end. Schmidt stated that they may see if the City can front some of the costs to allow the project to get started early. The Sanitary Sewer Project is complete and ready for a final walk through. Schmidt also noted that the Aeronautics Commission reported that funding will run out by 2026. Because of this, Fiscal year 2021 will require City’s matching 6.5% up from the current 5%. Item #6 – Winter Operations Pre-Season – Sommerfeld is currently working on a draft Snow and Ice Plan to reflect the changes if we give up the 139 Certificate. Not many things will change from the current plan. They will again have to people on-call for the months of November through April to helping with staffing during snow events. It is in the 2020 budget for a new plow to be purchased. Staff will plan to get this order and paid for just after the 1st of the year. Item #6 – Part 139 Certificate – (Riedesel/Baker) Motion to recommend to the City Council to drop the FAA Part 139 Certificate on the Airport. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. City staff had discussions with the FAA and City Manager regarding the certificate, but there isn’t an update available. Sommerfeld explained that getting arid of the certificate will allow staff to focus on the users of the airport rather than just the rules and regulations of the certificate requirements. In addition, the Wildlife Hazard Plan will not need to be complete which will save the Airport/City thousands of dollars. Airport staff will continue to complete daily inspections and not many of the operations will be affected. Sommerfeld did speak with SDSU regarding their future use of the airport for sporting teams. They don’t figure to use aircraft to bring football teams in to Brookings. They figure that the incoming teams will still use Sioux Falls or Minneapolis. However, other sports teams other than football will continue to fly into Brookings. Items #7 Airport Manager’s Report –The GCO has been reprogrammed. Sommerfeld needs users to let him know if there is too much noise from the AWOS. Items #8 FBO Report –None. Items #9 SDSU Report –Funk reported that they have obtained 2 additional instructions, however because of an instructor shortage they have had to turn down students. Items #10 Other Items & Reports –None. The meeting was adjourned. _________________________________________________________ Lana Schwartz, Secretary Brian VanLiere, Chairperson