HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024_10_08 CC MinutesBROOKINGS CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The Brookings City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 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, Bonny Specker, Holly Tilton Byrne, and Nick
Wendell. 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 Specker, that the agenda be approved. The motion carried by the following
vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell;
Absent: 1 - Doran.
Consent Agenda. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the
following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and
Wendell; Absent: 1 - Doran.
A. Action to approve the September 17, September 24, and September 30, 2024
City Council Minutes.
B. Action on Temporary Alcohol / Special Event Licenses for existing alcohol
license holders: Sodexo Catering (License Holder RB-28249 and RW-28251): SDSU
TL24-082, and SDSU TL25-010.
C. Action on appointments to the Brookings Health System Board of Trustees: reappoint
Tracy Green (term expires 1/1/2028), appoint Jen Barlund (term expires 1/1/2028), and appoint
Dr. Shelby Eischens as the Medical Staff Appointment (term expires 1/1/2028).
D. Action on Resolution 24-093, a Resolution declaring surplus property for
the City of Brookings.
RESOLUTION 24-093 - DECLARING SURPLUS PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings is the owner of the following described equipment
formerly used at the City of Brookings:
Library: 6 – 6-foot wooden library tables, 32 wooden chairs, 8 sets of window
blinds (damaged), 2 bulletin boards (damaged), HP LaserJetPro MFP M812nw
printer (non-working)
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.
Proclamation: Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Mayor Niemeyer presented a
Proclamation recognizing October as Domestic
Violence Awareness Month. Carolyn Galvin, Executive Director of Margo's Place,
accepted the proclamation.
MAYORAL PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, domestic violence is prevalent in every community, with implications for
personal, family, and community health; and
WHEREAS, anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age,
socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors which
include physical, sexual, verbal, economic or psychological abuse that adults or
adolescents use against their intimate partner.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor of the City of Brookings, State of
South Dakota, do hereby proclaim October 2024 as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH, and call upon all of Brookings to be open to understanding the
nature of domestic violence, to advocate for the use of tolerance, support, and reason in
the face of conflict and against the use of violence, to empower those who have been
victimized by violence and to promote a less violent society by modeling, educating, and
promoting alternatives to violence.
Report: Annual Report on Downtown at Sundown Event. Ainsley Bennett,
Brookings Chamber Event Coordinator, presented a summary of the 2024 Downtown at
Sundown event to the City Council.
Report: SDSU Student Association. Hayden Bentz, SDSU Students Association
Vice-President, reported on the latest events and developments at SDSU.
Presentation: Downtown Brookings Master Plan. Cory Scott, Senior Partner, RDG
Planning & Design, presented the Downtown Brookings Master Plan to the City Council.
Resolution 24-076. A motion was made by Mayor Niemeyer, seconded by Council
Member Specker, that action on Resolution 24-076, a Resolution Adopting the
Downtown Brookings Master Plan be tabled to the October 22nd City Council Meeting.
The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen,
Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell; Absent: 1 - Doran.
FIRST READING – Ordinance 24-036. Introduction and First Reading was held on
Ordinance 24-036, an Ordinance Authorizing Budget Amendment No. 9 to the 2024
Budget. Second Reading and Action: October 22, 2024.
Ordinance 24-016. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Specker, that Ordinance 24-016, an Ordinance Amending Division 3 -
Speed and Related Offenses, Section 82-305 - Speed Zones, be approved. The motion
carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton
Byrne, and Wendell; Absent: 1 - Doran.
Ordinance 24-032. A public hearing was held on Ordinance 24-032, an Ordinance to
Rezone Lot 2 in Block 3B of Prairie Hills Addition from a Planned Development District
with Business B-2A Office District Underlying Zoning to a Planned Development District
with Business B-2 District Underlying Zoning. A motion was made by Council Member
Rasmussen, seconded by Council Member Specker, that Ordinance 24-032 be
approved. Public Comment: Linda Pierce. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell; Absent: 1 -
Doran.
Ordinance 24-033. A public hearing was held on Ordinance 24-033, an Ordinance
Amending Chapter 94, Article IV, Division 2, pertaining to Section 94-165 Commercial
Corridor Design Review Overlay District. A motion was made by Mayor Niemeyer,
seconded by Council Member Avery, that Ordinance 24-033 be approved. Public
Comment: Angela Boersma, Rick Uckert, and James Drew. The motion failed by the
following vote: No: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and
Wendell; Absent: 1 - Doran.
Ordinance 24-034. A public hearing was held on Ordinance 24-034, an Ordinance
Amending Chapter 94, Article VI, Division 3, pertaining to Section 94-395 Projections of
porches, decks, platforms and cantilevered floors. A motion was made by Council
Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by Council Member Wendell, that Ordinance 24-034 be
approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer,
Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell; Absent: 1 - Doran.
Ordinance 24-035. A public hearing was held on Ordinance 24-035, an Ordinance
Amending Chapter 94, Article IV, Division 2, pertaining to Section 94-163 Planned
Development District (“PDD”). A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne,
seconded by Mayor Niemeyer, that Ordinance 24-035 be tabled. The motion carried by
the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Niemeyer, Rasmussen, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and
Wendell; Absent: 1 - Doran.
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by Council
Member Wendell, that this meeting be adjourned at 7:12 p.m. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD
Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie Foster, City Clerk