HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025_04_22 City Council MinutesBROOKINGS CITY COUNCIL
April 22, 2025
The Brookings City Council held a meeting Tuesday, April 22, 2025 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, 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 Specker, seconded by Council
Member Tilton Byrne, that the agenda be approved. The motion carried by the following
vote: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
Consent Agenda. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Specker, that the consent agenda be approved. The motion carried by
the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and
Wendell.
A. Action to approve the April 15, 2025 City Council Minutes.
B. Action on various Volunteer Board appointments: Airport Board: reappoint
Brady Klocker (term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2030); Human Rights Commission: new appointment
- Elena Friedman - College Student Representative (term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2026); Park &
Recreation Board: reappoint Erika Saunders (term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2025), Stacy Zerfas
(term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2025), and Brenda Anderson (term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2025), new
appointment - Isabella Parks – High School Student Representative (term:5/1/2025-
5/1/2026); Planning Commission: new appointment - Emily Braun (term: 4/22/2025-
12/31/2027); Sustainability Council: new appointment - Madalynn Graham - College
Student Representative (term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2026); Utility Board: reappoint Spencer
Hawley (term: 5/1/2025-5/1/2030).
C. Action on Resolution 25-044, a Resolution declaring surplus property for
the City of Brookings.
RESOLUTION 25-044 - DECLARING SURPLUS PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings is the owner of the following described equipment
formerly used at the City of Brookings:
Landfill: Gray Desk; Electric Adjustable Desk; Lot of Filing Cabinets; File Slot
Organizers; 2012 Peterbilt 320 with Curbtender VIN #3BPZH58X2CF143813;
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.
D. Action on Temporary Alcohol / Special Event Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
from existing alcohol license holders: Sodexo Catering (License Holder RB-28249
and RW-28251): SDSU TL25-047.
Proclamation and Recognition of City Attorney Steve Britzman. In recognition of
Steve Britzman’s retirement, Mayor Niemeyer presented a Proclamation declaring April
22, 2025 as Steve Britzman Day. Steve served the City of Brookings as City Attorney
from March 2000 - April 2025, and Deputy City Attorney: February 1983 - January 1997.
MAYORAL PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Steve Britzman has served the City of Brookings with wisdom, integrity,
and dedication—first as Deputy City Attorney from February 1983 to January 1997, and
then as City Attorney from March 2000 to April 2025; and
WHEREAS, Steve’s legacy is one of quiet leadership, deep knowledge of municipal law,
and tireless commitment to Brookings and the region; and
WHEREAS, Steve's legal guidance played a vital role in Brookings' development as a
regional hub, influenced by the presence of SDSU, economic diversification, and
innovative community development initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Steve offered valuable counsel during a period of significant population
growth, as the city focused on strategic infrastructure enhancements and thoughtful
community planning; and
WHEREAS, through steady counsel, Steve helped the City of Brookings pursue its
inclusive vision with clarity and conviction—creating a vibrant, diverse, and welcoming
community that shines as a beacon of progress in SD; and
WHEREAS, through his unwavering dedication to public service, his deep involvement
in community organizations, and his servant leadership that uplifted all voices, Steve
has left an indelible mark on our city; his legacy of integrity, compassion, and inclusion
will be felt not only in our community but in the hearts of those he served—today and for
generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor of the City
of Brookings, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, April 22, 2025 as Steve Britzman Day.
Report: SDSU Student Association. Anna Hundt, SDSU Student’s Association
Government Affairs Chair, provided an update on SDSU current affairs.
Update: Economic Merger. Council Member Nick Wendell and Tom Fishback, Co-
Chairs of the Economic Merger Committee, provided an update on the economic
merger to the City Council and the public.
Report: Edgebrook Golf Course Water Sourcing. Kristin Zimmerman, Parks,
Recreation & Forestry Director, provided an update on the water sourcing for
Edgebrook Golf Course.
Resolution 25-034. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, that Resolution 25-034, a Resolution Authorizing the City
Manager to Sign a Bid Award and Grant Documents for Brookings Airport Hangar
Taxilane Extension Construction Project, AIP #3-46-0005-040-2025, contingent on
FAA funding, be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery,
Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
RESOLUTION 25-034 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
SIGN A BID AWARD AND GRANT DOCUMENTS FOR BROOKINGS AIRPORT
HANGAR TAXILANE EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NO. AIP #3-46-0005-
040-2025
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings desires improvements to the Brookings Regional
Airport which include the extension of a Hangar Taxilane; and
WHEREAS, the South Dakota Department of Transportation and FAA have indicated
tentative approval of grant funding assistance for the Brookings Regional Airport Project
#3-46-0005-040-2025 (Project); and
WHEREAS, the FAA grant rules require the City of Brookings solicit and award a bid,
contingent on funding, prior to execution of a grant agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings opened bids for the Project on Tuesday, April 15,
2025 at 1:30 pm at the Brookings City and County Government Center and received the
following bids: Bowes Construction Inc. $124,813.45 and Asphalt Surfacing Company
$133,544.32.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the tentative award for AIP Project
#3-46-0005-40-2025, Airport Hangar Taxi Lane Extension Construction Project, Base
Bid is made to Bowes Construction Inc. in the amount of $124,813.45, contingent upon
receipt of FAA grant funds, and that the Brookings City Manager is authorized to sign all
grant documents and associated contracts to complete the Project.
Resolution 25-039. A motion was made by Council Member Wendell, seconded by
Council Member Specker, that Resolution 25-039, a Resolution Awarding Bids on 2025-
08STI Asphalt Maintenance Project, be approved. The motion carried by the following
vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
RESOLUTION 25-039 - RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS ON PROJECT 2025-08STI
ASPHALT MAINTENANCE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings opened bids for 2025-08STI Asphalt Maintenance
Project on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 1:30 pm at the Brookings City & County
Government Center; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings received the following bid for the 2025-08STI Asphalt
Maintenance Project: Bowes Construction, Inc, in the amount of $1,954,642.15.
WHEREAS, the low bid was approximately 30% lower than the Engineer’s Estimate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
1. That the low bid of $1,954,642.15 for Bowes Construction Inc., be accepted.
2. The City Manager is authorized to sign the contract documents for this project
and any further contract documents and change orders which may be required.
FIRST READING – Ordinance 25-012. Introduction and First Reading was held on
Ordinance 25-012, an Ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 34 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Brookings, and pertaining to the International Fire Code.
Second Reading: May 13, 2025.
Resolution 25-041. A public hearing was held on Resolution 25-041, a Resolution to
Annex Lots 1 and 2 in Clark 2nd Addition in the Southwest Quarter of Section 20,
Township 110, Range 49 in Brookings County, South Dakota. A motion was made by
Council Member Specker, seconded by Council Member Doran, that Resolution 25-041
be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran,
Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
RESOLUTION 25-041 - RESOLUTION TO ANNEX LOTS 1 AND 2 IN CLARK 2ND
ADDITION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 110
NORTH, RANGE 49 WEST IN BROOKINGS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings is authorized pursuant to South Dakota Codified Law
9-4-1 to annex contiguous territory upon receipt of a written petition, describing said
territory sought to be annexed, signed by not less than three-fourths (3/4) of the legal
voters and by the owner or owners of not less than three-fourths (3/4) of the value of
said territory; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings has received a Petition for Annexation on the
following described property, to wit: Lot 1 of Clark 2nd Addition in the Southwest
Quarter (SW ¼) of Section Twenty (20), Township One Hundred Ten (110) North,
Range Forty-nine (49), West of the 5th P.M., Brookings County, South Dakota and Lot 2
of Clark 2nd Addition in the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) of Section Twenty
(20),Township One Hundred (110) North, Range Forty-nine (49) West of the 5th P.M.,
Brookings County, South Dakota; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned land is contiguous to the present boundaries of the City
of Brookings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings has received a Petition for Annexation of Territory
signed by the owners of greater than three-fourths (3/4) of the value of the
aforementioned property and greater than three-fourths (3/4) of the legal voters residing
in said territory; and
WHEREAS, the Brookings County Board of County Commissioners reviewed the
petition during their regular meeting on April 15, 2025 pursuant to South Dakota
Codified Law 9-4-5 and has approved, by Resolution 25-22, that this property, as
described, be annexed into the City of Brookings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Brookings, South Dakota, that
the property described above is hereby annexed to the City of Brookings.
Resolution 25-042. A public hearing was held on Resolution 25-042, a Resolution to
Amend the 2040 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map. A motion was made by
Council Member Wendell, seconded by Council Member Doran, that Resolution 25-042
be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran,
Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
RESOLUTION 24-042 - A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE BROOKINGS, SOUTH
DAKOTA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan provides a Major Street Plan Map, identifies a
Future Land Use Map, projects population figures for the planning period, and describes
an integrated land use vision for the City; and
WHEREAS, portions of Future Land Use Map as shown on the attached area map are
to be amended to wit: a portion of said areas from Urban Medium Intensity and Open
Space to Business Park / Light Industry; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Brookings, SD held a public hearing in
accordance with SDCL 11-6-18 on the proposed amendment to the Future Land Use
Map of the Brookings, South Dakota Comprehensive Plan 2040; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission of the City of Brookings, SD has
recommended approval of the amendments to the Future Land Use Map of the
Brookings, South Dakota Comprehensive Plan 2040 in accordance with SDCL 11-6-17;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT said amendment to the Future Land
Use Map of the Brookings South Dakota Comprehensive Plan 2040 is hereby adopted
by the City of Brookings.
Commercial Corridor Design Review Overlay District Site Plan. A public hearing
was held on a Commercial Corridor Design Review Overlay District Site Plan for 600
Main Avenue. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, that the Site Plan for 600 Main Avenue be approved. The
motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton
Byrne, and Wendell.
Ordinance 25-011. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Doran, that Ordinance 25-011, an Ordinance amending Chapter 6,
Article I, Section 6-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Brookings pertaining to
Sidewalk Café Alcoholic Beverage Sales and Consumption Guidelines, be approved.
The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker,
Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
Preliminary Plat. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, that a Revised Preliminary Plat for Lots 2-3 in Block 2 and
Block 3 of Reserve Fourth Addition, be approved. The motion carried by the following
vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
Resolution 25-029. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Doran, that Resolution 25-029, a Resolution Amending the Capital
Improvement Fee for Edgebrook Golf Course, be approved. Public Comment: Doug
Smith. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer,
Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
RESOLUTION 25-029 - RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
FEE FOR EDGEBROOK GOLF COURSE
WHEREAS, in fiscal year 2025 amend Capital Improvement Fee to $2.00 for all 9-hole
green fees, $4.00 for all 18-hole green fees, and $40 CIP fee for all season passes.
This fee may only be modified with City Council Approval; and
WHEREAS, staff has conducted analysis of the Edgebrook Golf Course Capital
Improvement Plan, the City Council has determined that this fee is necessary to offset
the capital improvement needs of Edgebrook Golf Course.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Capital Improvement Fee for
Edgebrook Golf Course his hereby amended.
Resolution 25-030. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Doran, that Resolution 25-030, a Resolution of Intent to Lease Real
Property to Ryan Companies US, Inc., be approved. The motion carried by the
following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
RESOLUTION 25-030 - RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO LEASE REAL PROPERTY TO
RYAN COMPANIES US, INC.
BE IT RESOLVED by the governing body of the City of Brookings, South Dakota that
the City of Brookings intends to enter into a lease agreement with Ryan Companies US,
Inc., on a month-to-month basis terminating on or before July 31, 2026 and pertaining to
the following described property: Research & Technology Center – 807 32nd Avenue
The Lease will be an amount of $10.00 per square foot for 2,066 square feet of office
space.
BE IT RESOLVED, that a Public Hearing on this Resolution was held on April 22, 2025
at 6:00 o’clock P.M. at the Brookings City & County Government Center and that all
persons were given an opportunity to be heard on the intent to lease real property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney are
authorized to execute a lease agreement with Ryan Companies US, Inc. for real
property located in the Research and Technology Center at 807 32nd Avenue.
Resolution 25-043. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, that Resolution 25-043, a Resolution Authorizing the
Acquisition of the Fifth Street Gym Property by the City of Brookings from Brookings
School District #5-1, be approved. Public Comment: Doug Smith. The motion carried
by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and
Wendell.
RESOLUTION 25-043 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF THE FIFTH
STREET GYM PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF BROOKINGS FROM BROOKINGS
SCHOOL DISTRICT 5-1
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brookings, South Dakota as
follows:
WHEREAS, the City desires to acquire the real property described below and referred
to as the “Fifth Street Gym”, and Brookings School District 5-1 agrees to convey to the
City, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Real Property Transfer Agreement and in
accordance with SDCL 6-5-2, the following described property: Lot One Hundred Two
(102) of Block Ten (10) of Second Addition to the City of Brookings, County of
Brookings, State of South Dakota, and
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings has obtained an Easement for use of the parking lot
located East of the Fifth Street Gym through the cooperation of Brookings County and
John Mills and Jacob Mills, and
WHEREAS, this transaction represents the efforts of the Brookings School District, the
County of Brookings, Community Members John Mills and Jacob Mills, and the City of
Brookings to secure the Fifth Street Gym for community use, and
WHEREAS, the School District and City are authorized to enter into this transaction in
accordance with South Dakota Codified Law 6-5-2.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brookings, South Dakota, as follows:
A. That the City of Brookings acquire the above-described property from the
Brookings School District for no cash consideration for public use; and
B. That the Mayor, City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney are authorized to
execute a Real Property Transfer Agreement and other required documents in
accordance with this Resolution.
City Attorney Services. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne,
seconded by Council Member Avery, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an
Agreement for City Attorney Services with Woods, Fuller, Schultz, and Smith P.C. Law
Firm. Public Comment: Reggie Huff and Zeno Wicks. The motion carried by the
following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
Appoint City Council Member. A motion was made by Council Member Wendell,
seconded by Council Member Avery, to appoint Lisa Hager as City Council Member,
effective 5/01/2025-4/30/2026. Lisa will fill Council Member Andrew Rasmussen's
vacant seat. Public Comment: Doug Smith, Zeno Wicks, and Larry Ayres. The motion
carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Avery, Doran, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne,
and Wendell.
Progress Report. Progress Report. Samantha Beckman, Assistant to the City
Manager, provided a progress report highlighting the City’s initiatives and projects.
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Tilton Byrne, seconded by Council
Member Doran, that this meeting be adjourned at 8:11 p.m. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD
Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie Foster, City Clerk