HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024_10_15 CC MinutesBROOKINGS CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Brookings City Council held a Study Session on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00
PM, at the Brookings City & County Government Center Chambers, with the following
City Council members present: Mayor Oepke Niemeyer, Council Members Wayne
Avery, Brianna Doran, Andrew Rasmussen, Holly Tilton Byrne, and Nick Wendell.
Absent: Council Member Bonny Specker. City Attorney Steve Britzman, and City Clerk
Bonnie Foster were also present. Absent: City Manager Paul Briseno.
Agenda. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by Council
Member Wendell, that the agenda be approved. The motion carried by the following
vote: Yes: 7 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and
Wendell.
Presentation: “No Mow May” – Sustainability Council. Robin Buterbaugh,
Sustainability Council Member, recommended discontinuing the “No Mow May”
program, and instead adopting the Bee City USA Resolution, which provides a
framework for protecting pollinators through a variety of municipal and community
practices and educational programs.
Presentation: Economic Development Partners. The City's Economic Development
Partners provided presentations to City Council on advancing assigned areas within the
Community Economic Development Master Plan. Economic Development Partners
included: Tim Reed, Brookings Economic Development Corporation; Dwaine Chapel,
Research Park at SDSU; Kelsey Doom, Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce; Laura
Schoen Carbonneau, Visit Brookings; and Kirsten Gjesdal, Downtown Brookings.
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by Council
member Wendell, that this meeting be adjourned at 7:24 PM. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD
Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie Foster, City Clerk