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March 16, 2021
The Brookings City Council held a Study Session on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:30
PM, at the Brookings City & County Government Center Chambers with the following
City Council members present: Mayor Keith Corbett; City Council Members Patty
Bacon, Nick Wendell, Joey Collins, Leah Brink, Holly Tilton Byrne, and Ope Niemeyer.
City Attorney Steve Britzman, City Manager Paul Briseno, and City Clerk Bonnie Foster
were also present.
Action to approve the agenda. A motion was made by Council Member Wendell,
seconded by Council Member Niemeyer, that the agenda be approved. The motion
carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Brink, Bacon, Wendell, Tilton
Byrne, and Collins.
Discussion on COVID-19. Discussion was held on the proposed Ordinances and
Resolution regarding regulations and recommendations and the impacts of COVID-19
on the City of Brookings.
FIRST READING — Ordinance 21-012. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton
Byrne, seconded by Council Member Wendell, that the first reading of Ordinance
21-012, an Emergency Ordinance Amending Emergency Ordinance 21-001 to Extend
and to Comprehensively Adopt Provisions to Address a Public Health Crisis and to
Revise Certain Measures which are Necessary for the Immediate Preservation of the
Public Health, Safety and Welfare of the City and are Necessary to Slow the Community
Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of Brookings, South Dakota, be approved
and amended to expire on April 30, 2021. Public Comment: Doug Smith and Eric
Jacobson. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Brink,
Bacon, Wendell, Tilton Byrne, and Collins. Second Reading: March 23, 2021.
FIRST READING — Ordinance 21-013. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton
Byrne, seconded by Council Member Niemeyer, that the first reading of Ordinance
21-013, an Emergency Ordinance Amending Emergency Ordinance 21-001 to Extend
and to Comprehensively Adopt Provisions to Address a Public Health Crisis and to
Revise Certain Measures which are Necessary for the Immediate Preservation of the
Public Health, Safety and Welfare of the City and are Necessary to Slow the Community
Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of Brookings, South Dakota, be approved
and amended to expire on April 30, 2021. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Brink, Bacon, Wendell, Tilton Byrne, and Collins. Second
Reading: March 23, 2021.
Resolution 21-024. A motion was made by Council Member Brink, seconded by
Council Member Collins, that Resolution 21-024, a Resolution Replacing the Mandatory
Provisions set forth in Emergency Ordinance 21-001 with Recommendations to Address
a Public Health Crisis and Slow the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the City of
Brookings, South Dakota, be tabled to the March 23, 2021 City Council Meeting. The
motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Corbett, Niemeyer, Brink, Bacon, Wendell,
Tilton Byrne, and Collins.
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Collins, seconded by Council
Member Niemeyer, that this meeting be adjourned at 6:09 p.m. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
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