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Brookings City Council
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
5:00 pm - Study Session
Brookings City & County Government Center
Community Room, Room 300
520 Third Street
The City of Brookings
is committed to providing a high quality of life for its citizens and fostering a diverse economic base through innovative thinking, strategic planning, and proactive, fiscally responsible
municipal management.
Call to order
First District Association of Local Governments Update
Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation
Presentation by Todd Kays, Executive Director
Council
Questions/Discussion
Item to return to Council for consideration or adoption at later date
Estimated Time – 15 minutes
Board of Equalization Hearing Update
Attachment: 2014 Assessment
Plan
Update by Joyce Dragseth, Brookings County Director of Equalization
Council Questions/Discussion
Item to return to Council for consideration or adoption at later date
Estimated
Time – 15 minutes
Climate Change Presentation
Attachment: PowerPoint
Presentation by Mark Cochrane, SDSU GIScE; Trisha Jackson, SDSU Geography; Jihong Cole-Dai, SDSU
Biochemistry; Dennis Todey, State Climatologist
Council Questions/Discussion
Item to return to Council for consideration or adoption at later date
Estimated Time – 20 minutes
Workforce
Development Update
Presentation by Al Heuton, Executive Director, Brookings Economic Development Corporation
Council Questions/Discussion
Item to return to Council for consideration
or adoption at later date
Estimated Time – 20 minutes
Brookings Health Systems Quarterly Financial Report
Attachment: Financial Report
Presentation by Jason Merkley, President/CEO
Council
Questions/Discussion
Item to return to Council for consideration or adoption at later date
Estimated Time – 20 minutes
Brookings Municipal Utilities Quarterly Financial Report
Attachment: Financial Report
Presentation by Steve Meyer, General Manager, and Laura Julius, Finance & Account Manager
Council
Questions/Discussion
Item to return to Council for consideration or adoption at later date
Estimated Time – 20 minutes
City Council Ex-Officio Reports
Identify topics for future study
sessions (motion required)
Any Council member may request discussion of any issue at a future meeting only. Items cannot be added for action at this meeting. A motion and second is
required stating the issue, requested outcome, and time. A majority vote is required.
Executive Session for purposes of discussing marketing or pricing strategies by a board or commission
of a business owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions, where public discussions would be harmful to the competitive position of the business.
Action: Motion to enter
executive session – voice vote
Motion to leave executive session – voice vote
Adjournment
Brookings City Council
Tim Reed, Mayor, Keith Corbett, Deputy Mayor & Council Member
Council
Members Tom Bezdichek, Jael Thorpe, John Kubal, Mike McClemans, Ope Niemeyer
Council Staff
Jeffrey W. Weldon, City Manager Steven Britzman, City Attorney Shari Thornes, City Clerk
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The complete City
Council agenda packet is available on the city website: www.cityofbrookings.org
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