HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024_11_19 CC MinutesBROOKINGS CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The Brookings City Council held a Study Session on Tuesday, November 19, 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 Manager Paul Briseno, City Attorney Steve Britzman, and City
Clerk Bonnie Foster were also present.
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.
Open Forum. Doug Smith expressed concerns regarding Brookings School District
building "5th Street Gym."
Presentation: Charter Commission proposed changes. David Gilbertson, Charter
Commission Chair, and Derek Okubo, National Civic League Senior Fellow – Lead
Facilitator, presented the Commission’s proposed Amendments to the City of Brookings
Charter.
Presentation: proposed Downtown Brookings Incentives. Samantha Beckman,
Assistant to the City Manager, presented information on the proposed Downtown
Incentives: Downtown Brookings Façade Grant, Downtown Revitalization Incentive
Program (DRIP), and the Lights, Camera, Action Grant. Public Comment: Angie
Boersma and Stephanie Mason, BEDC.
Presentation: Edgebrook Golf Course Water Sourcing. Kristin Zimmerman, Parks,
Recreation & Forestry Dept. Director, presented information on Edgebrook Golf Course
Water Sourcing options.
Presentation: Public Works Streets Division Winter Operations. John Thompson,
Public Works Director, and Jeremy Linstad, Street Department Manager, presented
information on the Winter Operations for the City of Brookings.
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by Council
member Doran, that this meeting be adjourned at 7:58 PM. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD
Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie Foster, City Clerk