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Brookings City Council
May 18, 2021
The Brookings City Council held a Study Session on Tuesday,Y May 18 2021 at 5:30
PM, at the Brookings City & County Government Center Chambers with the following
City Council members present: Mayor Oepke Niemeyer; City Council Members Patty
Bacon, Nick Wendell, Joey Collins, Leah Brink, and Holly Tilton . B rneCit Attorney
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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 Brink, that the agenda be approved. The motion carried
by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Niemeyer, Brink, Bacon, Wendell, Tilton Byrne, and
Collins.
Update on Parks Master Plan. Leon Younger and William Younger, Pros Consulting,
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Inc., presented a summary of key findings of the public engagement, level of service
and park assessment portions of the Parks Master Plan work to the City Council and
public.
Discussion on Medical Mariivana. South Dakota Initiated Measure IM 26 Medical
Marijuana Initiative was on the November 2020 ballot and approved by the voters of
South Dakota. IM 26 allows a local government to regulate medical cannabis
establishments through zoning and licensing. Jake Meshke, Assistant City Manager,
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Steve Britzman, City Attorney, and Mike Struck, Community Development ment Director
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presented information, considerations, and draft ordinances related to the
implementation of medicinal marijuana in Brookings to the City Council and public.
Discussion with City Council Applicants. Applicants BradleyWalker, Nate Holden,
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Julie Erickson, Brianna Doran, and Wayne Avery provided information and responded
to questions from the City Council. The City Council is scheduled to vote on the
appointment at the May 25, 2021 City Council meeting.
Open Forum. Zeno Wicks proposed the following idea for Bike Lanes through the City
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of Brookings utilizing the Bike Trail System: take 8th Street from the Veterans Memorial
to AGR / Farmhouse, then take 12th Street from the railroad tracks to SDSU. Also
recommends two 1 -way streets: 10th Street and 11 th Street. Wicks proposed this could
resolve some of the lost parking along 12th Street.
Executive Session. A motion was made by Council Member Brink, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, to enter into Executive Session at 7:34 p.m.p ursuant to
SDCL 1-25-2.1 for purposes of discussing the qualifications, competence,erformance
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character or fitness of any public officer or employee or prospective public officer
or employee. The term "employee" does not include any independent contractor, with
the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk present. Council Member
Brink was absent.; and SDCL 1-25-2.3 for consulting with legal counsel or reviewing
communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual
matters, with the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Engineer
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Jackie Lanning, Assistant City Engineer Thad Drietz, Public Works Director DJ Buthe
and Lee Kaffar, HDR Engineering, present Council Member Brink was absent. The
motion carried by a unanimous vote.
A motion was made by Council Member Bacon, seconded by Council Member
Tilton Byrne, to exit Executive Session at 8:23 p.m. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Wendell, seconded by Council
Member Bacon, that this meeting be adjourned at 8:24 p.m. The motion carried by an
unanimous vote.
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