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BROOKINGS CITY COUNCIL
October 21, 2025
The Brookings City Council held a Study Session on Tuesday, October 21, 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, Lisa Hager, Bonny Specker, Holly Tilton Byrne, and Nick
Wendell. City Manager Paul Briseno, City Attorney representative Susan Rasmussen,
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, Hager, Niemeyer, Specker, Tilton Byrne, and Wendell.
Update: First Impressions Program. Emily Kluin and Kellie Kolb, SDSU Extension
Community Vitality Program, presented information on the First Impressions Program .
This presentation served as a follow-up to the January 2025 briefing introducing
Brookings' participation in the First Impressions community assessment program . The
Brookings team partnered with the City of Aberdeen as its comparison city . Kluin and
Kolb highlighted assessment results, comparative feedback , key data trends, short-and
long-term opportunities for action planning, and provided a recommended for
community engagement and next steps.
Presentation: Home Occupations. Mike Struck, Community Development Director,
and Bailey Maca, Associate Planner, presented information on the Conditional Use
Process pertaining to Home Occupations .
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Doran, seconded by Council
member Specker, that this meeting be adjourned at 7 : 18 PM . The motion carried by a
unanimous vote .
Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor
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