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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMinutes_2008_06_24 146 Brookings City Council June 24, 2008 The Brookings City Council held a meeting on Tuesday,June 24,2008 at 5:00 p.m., at City Hall with the foIlowing members present: Mayor Scott Munsterman, Council Mernbers Julie Whaley,Mike Bardey, Ryan Brunner,Tim Reed (arrived at 5:03 p.m.),Mike McClemans, and Tom Bezdichek. City Manager Jeffrey Weldon, City Attorney Steve Britzman, and City Clerk Shari Thornes were also present. Tax Increment Finance rec�uest for Sieler Addition. City Manager Jeffrey Weldon reported that this item was on the agenda as a preliminary discussion on a TIF request received from Oakway Equity Group for a 331ot housing development. Weldon said staf£has received a request for a pay- a.ryougo tax increment housing project for 33 lots in Sieler Addirion which is located west of 7�' Avenue South and will consist of street extensions of Remington Stseet and Cardinal Drive just north of Hunters Ridge in the south central part of Brookings. The developer is Oakwood Equity Group. Weldon said this request would be very similar to the Valley View Addition project recendy approved by the City Council. The developer has agreed to limit the final cost of lot plus home to less than $160,000 in exchange for using future increment to offset the costs of applicable infrastructute. If approved, this would be Tax Increment District#4. 'I'he developer has submitted most of the necessary infortnation for the initial steps of the project which would include a hearing with the Planning Commission to establish the boundaries of the proposed tax increment district. At this point, Weldon said staff has not yet had time to develop a tax increment policy which would govern the use of this economic development tool. He said the City's Financial Advisor,Toby Moxris,will be assisting the City with that. Howevex,Weldon is envisioning such a policy to mirrox the process was just used on the Valley View Addition project. One addition to that process would be an initial feasibility determination by the City Council to see if the Council has sufficient interest in the tax increment request to warrant the developer proceeding. From this point, the process and investment for the developer will become substantial. This early feasibility determination will serve to either assist the pxoject or keep the developer from going through this effort only to have it ultimately denied at the end of the process. Part of the Ciry Council's determination of feasibility should include whether or not it wants to make this subsidy available for such a project in this location; and to what extent the Counci�wants to use tax increment. The question of precedent does enter into the equation as well. However, each tequest for tax increment needs to stand on its own merits regatdless of past practice. The housing plan does provide some guidance for the City in documenting a need for housing in this matket range. The overriding public policy consideration should be that using tax increment contributes to an overall public benefit to the cornmunity. Tim Burns,pxoject developer, said this is a preliminazy discussion as his group moves forward with plans to develop nine acres into affordable housing. He noted that affordable housing is at the forefront of issues in Brookings and many studies have indicated that additional affordable housing is important to the city. In order to do that,he feels this piece of land is a great opportunity to use a TIF. He noted this discussion is out of the usual order of the process and is meant as an informational meeting. They looked at several things in their plans to develop an affordable housing development. In order to build an affordable home that is also in a nice neighborhood and fits into that neighborhood, the development group feels itnportant that a TIF is used. He noted that heating and cooJing costs are going up and they are studying and taking proposals on super-insulated housing options. In order to build this type of home, this type of financial help is needed. He said they are just starting the process and they understand there are certain rules they have to follow. This discussion is meant as an introduction to the issue to hear any reservations to the concept and to respond to questions. Council Member Whaley asked if any of the homes in the development would be less than $160,000. She noted that when the Council has discussed the issue of affordable housing in the past no one could give a dollax amount of what is "affoxdable." She asked if any homes would be in the range of $119,000 to$129,000? Burns said yes, there is a mix of prices in their preliminary plans and nothing 14 � is over$160,000. (Council Member Keed arrived at 5:03 p.m.). Burns said smallex units would be in the $115,000 range. The range will be $115,000 to $160,000. Whaley asked for clarification on the development location, asking if it would be adjacent to the trees on 15`'' Street South. Burns said yes,it would be located west of 7`h Avenue South on the other side of the trees. Weldon noted that the$160,000 number was in the last TIF affordable housing project and was per the recommendation of financial advisox Toby Morris. Morris said that$160,000 was at the threshold that is used by South Dakota Housing Development Authority to qualify for home loans for first time homebuyers. Weldon noted that the Council can set that number at whatevex it wants. That is a statewide market and i£the Council feels if the local market is something diffeYent,it could adjust that number. It woutd be helpful for the developer to know that number sooner rather than later. The tax increment will be used to write down the costs of the development to make it affordable fox homes in this market area. There isn't a need for homes on the upper end of maxket scale. It is designed to bring down the costs as an incentive for developers to cxeate quality homes in a lower market area. However,it is tricky to define what that number is and$160,000 may not be the right number. Council Member Batdey asked if the $160,000 number £or the last TIF district was a state numbex. Weldon said yes,it was the benchmark for the Valley View TIF housing development project. Bardey asked in the future if that number is a moving target? Weldon said yes, the number is xeviewed at annually, but they may not adjust it. Bartley noted if any policy this Council or the Planning Commission does now sets a ptecedent,but would probably include the fact that it can be adjusted in the future. Weldon agreed that would be a good piece of information to have in a policy. Bardey said the City doesn't have a policy on Tax Increment Districts and more requests are coming in. In the absence of a policy,he didn't think it was a critical issue because the Planning Commission did set that benchmark and the Council agreed with it. He doesn't have an issue with their method and thinks the whole TIF process starts with the Planning Commission to app�ove and this ptoject needs to go through that step. He cautioned the Council to not influence the Planning Corrunission members on how to do that because that goes around state law. He said some communities use corrunittees to determine these projects and whethex they're valuable a set housing market and then work out all the details. There are a lot of details and costs involved and it's not an easy process. Mr. Burns is asking for direction from the Council. Baxdey said the Council doesn't know because the Council isn't determining those details. The cost to develop those details falls to the developer. T'here's been pxecedence with Planning Commission and an interest in working with the developer on this type of proposal. Rather than a blanket blessing,he thinks a TIF policy discussion should be on Council agenda fairly rapidly. He encouraged the development gxoup to move forward and work with the Planning Commission and he doesn't want to delay this request by needing to establish policy first. Burns said he understands the need to set policy and this discussion was meant as an introduction and a way to start conversation. He will be working with the City Manager and financial advisors Toby Morris and Todd Meierhenry to make sure everything is set up properly. Whaley said her biggest concern is for youngex couples moving to town and that they not be sca.red when they hear TIF districts with houses at$160,000 as affordable. She feels it is unportant that the public know the deveiopex can build houses for less and that they can build to suit theix needs at less money. Burns agreed. Brunnex said when the Council develops a policy,the city may want to tie it direcdy to the statewide SDHA number because TIF districts have five years to develop and the state number could increase and they are locked in at a lower number. 'The City may want to tie to the statewide number so thexe is flexibility over a 2 to 3 year period to keep up with the market. Weldon said the district has five years to complete the infrastructure and complete the development of the subdivision and it could take longer to build the homes. Burns said they will act as a"suitcase contractor" and will develop the land fully themselves. However, they have not gone through all the steps and aren't completely familiar with aIl the rules. 14 � At this time they are prepared to develop the infrastructure and move forward as a general contractor in home building. Weldon asked if$160,000 was the maximum limit for a completed lot and house. Burns responded yes and clarified that another builder would have to abide by that rule. Weldon asked Bums to describe the proposed floor plans and square footage options. Burns said all will be split-foyer design due to the water table in that area. Square footage will range between 900 and 1200 square feet, the larger with unfuushed basements. All homes would be single £amily with double attached garages. Bartley suggested a"mixed"use of type of housing that would increase the taxable base to help repay the TIF. He recently attended a National League of Cities conference where he heard about cities having the tendency to use zoning regulations but some had mixed housing density as to the price ranges. Cities could require that a certain number of homes be within a certain price range. Higher price point homes allow the TIF to pay for itself. It's a way to help the developer recoup some money. Dan Hanson,Planning and Zoning Administrator, said he wasn't familiar with the financial side verses density. It's hard to combine the two issues into an ordinance. He's aware of density bonuses to allow for mixed densities. The financial aspect would have to be handled in the agreement. Burns said that concept would work well with a lasger development;howevex,vcrith nine acres it would be difficult to plan for multiple zoning. He would encourage the Planning Commission to provide incentives for mixed use and bonuses with a bigger parcel. However,this concept wouldn't work with a nine-acre scale. McClemans suggested the Council move forward with setting a policy on tax increment financing districts and it parallels what was done with the Valley View Addition project. He would think this was identical and would work as well. Validation Pro�osals for the Swiftel Center Ex�ansion Project City Manager Jeffrey Weldon noted that at the City Council's goal-setting session earlier this year it determined it would be advisable to get a second opuuon about certain aspects of the feasibility study done by VenuWorks on behalf of the Swiftel Center for its proposed expansion. By Council action,he was directed to solicit proposals from consultants that could be considered to conduct such a study. The major purpose of a validation study is to scrutinize the market analysis,assessment of need,and economic impact which is the whole justification for the project. Weldon secured proposals from three companies that specialize in market analysis and feasibility studies for public facilities. The companies are: Entertainment and Spoxts Consulting (ESC) of Providence,R.I.;Convention Sports and Leisure (CSL) of Minneapolis,MN; and HVS Convention, Sports, &Entertainment Facilities Consulting of Chicago, Ill. When soliciting responses,he asked for simple,basic, stxaight-forward description of services and costs. ESC complied with his request and submitted only a two page list of services and associated costs which were $10,800 for the contract and$2,150 in reimbursable expenses. CSL and HVS submitted much more comprehensive proposals. The CSL cost is $60,000 for the contract and a maximum of reimbursable expenses of$6,000. HVS submitted a contract proposal for$25,000 and any reimbuxsable expenses they incur. In response to his description of the project to the vendors as a validation study to a feasibility study already completed, CSL did not review the VenuWorks study indicating they did not want to be biased by that report in preparing their proposal or their report. On the other hand,HVS and ESC did see the VenuWorks teport so their pxoposal was in�luenced by what they saw. This leads to the conclusion that the CSL proposal would actually constitute a comprehensive re-do of the VenuWorks study and constitute a repeat of the process with another company,instead of just a validation study of key aspects. The cost analysis appears to reflect this. The fact the less cosdy proposals actually reviewed the VenuWorks study, and their proposals seemed to actually be geared in a response to the VenuWorks study, seems to indicate they are tailor-made for an actual validation analysis. 149 Weldon said advantages of the CSL proposal is that they are close,being in located in Minneapolis, and they have done a significant amount of work in the uppex Midwest. They are a very large company and they would be working on a relatively small project so that has its advantages and disadvantages. CSL also offered an alternate approach which would cut the cost of the first task from$38,000 to $25,000. The first two tasks are the most important and the City could contract with just Tasks I and II and either quit the project if the data does not merit further study; or not do the subsequent tasks if the Council believes these are not needed. The point is that we do not have to contract with the full amount of$60,000. He questioned the need for the subsequent tasks. Likewise, the HVS proposal has a base fee of$20,000 and an optional economic impact analysis for an additional$5,000. Weldon recendy met with the Swiftel Advisory Board to review the proposals. The Board appxoved a motion to recommend to the City Council that we contract with ESC for the validation study for $10,800 plus $2150 for expenses. They also asked Weldon to get more information on the company such as references, estimated timeline, etc. Weldon provided the following options for Council consideration: 1) Adopt the recommendation of the Advisory Board and contract with ESC. 2) Accept one of the other two proposals and contract with eithet of them. 3) Reject all pxoposals and direct staff to find othex proposals. 4) Reject all ptoposals and conclude the study analysis with the VenuWorks report. 5) Take no action at this time and continue to study the issue or proposals. Weldon noted that this is ane oF City's major goals for th�year and cont�acting for a second opinion in the form of a validation study to the VenuWorks repoxt is part of that overall strategy. Future steps will depend upon the outcome of this validation study. He noted additional infortnation that was handed out at the meeting. Weldon recommended the Council adopt the xecommendation of the Swiftel Advisory Board and contract with Entertainment and Sports Consulting,LLC. This item was not budgeted for and he plans to make a request for such funding to the Visitor Promotions Board at their next meeting. If it is denied,he will bring the proposal back to the Council to further exploxe other financial options. Deb Garbers, Swiftel Center Advisory Board membex, said the group reviewed the studies and expansion plan and did determine the study done by VenuWorks was thorough. However,having someone fxom the outside back up the study and add components would be desixable. The Board agreed with the recommendations fxom the City Manager and found that firm's proposal as the most beneficial and service for the least amount of money. Bardey asked fox a timeframe to complete the study. Weldon said all the firms could do the job in four to six weeks. Bardey asked how long the bid was good for. Weldon said usually 30 days. Bardey uxged the Council to press ahead while the data is compaxable rather than put it off for suc months. Whaley said that the Council doesn't need to put this off,but asked where the $12,000 would come from. Weldon said this was not in the City ox the Swiftel Center's budget. He has a request into the Visitor Promotions Committee under their"non-event funding" program for consideration on June 30�'. ACTION: A motion was made by Bartley, seconded by Brunner, to approve pending funding from the Visitor Promotions Committee. Di.rcu.crion: Council Member I�eed.raid when the Cauncil wa,r originally tadking about thi,r is.rue, they sveren't talking about validation of the.rtudy;it zva.r validation of the concept. He feel.r this action i.rgetting away from that intent and doe.rn't think there'.r value. Thi.r.rtudy look.r at the capabilitie.r currently of the Swiftel Center and itgoe.r thrnugh the capabilitie.r of other facilitie,r in the region and what do event.r that happen in thi.r region and:vhat they need. He feel,r thi.r study lvould.rkip the nrarketing.rtudy and it jump.r to the prnforirra. It doe.rn't.ray svhether or not the.re people u�ould come here, it ju,rt addre.r,re.r svhat they need. He feel.r it'r the proforma that the Council want.r to look at and validate. In hi.r opinion, the need i.r to look at what i.c the potential of the Center and�vhat type.r of ir.rue,r may come in front of u.r that may block the Centergetting there event.r. That'.r rvhat we have to underrtand. To build it and hope they 1vi11 come—sve're going to have prnblems and he feel.r it svill,ret it up for failure in the community. He feel.r the Cor�nczd need,r mare data to canvince the community that thi.r i.r.romethfng 10 do. He cited example.r of marketing re.rearch frorn previou,r employment where they made.rure the p�nduct ".rticks"arrd are able to.rell it. He feel.r we're 15 � talking about building.romething that everyone el.re ha.r. I-Vhat do�ve have that we'll be able to.rell? He didn't feel the.rtudy looked at that at all. In looking at.rtate/regional event.r, ave're ju.rt adding one moreyear into the rotation. We're not looking at hou�often they will come to Brooking.r. In thi.r region, �villgroup.r come to Brnoking.r in.rtead of Sioux Fall.r� lY>hat.rhould we o�'er to make.rure we can attract vendorr or event.r to come to Brooking.r? Can we get vendor.r to.rhoiv here in.rtead of Sioux Fall.r� Tbe idea need.r a validation. We need a�dan, not do what everyone else does. There'.r no marketing plan behind thi,c We need a vi.non of hoav to go fonvard, the right vi.rion, in order to have a better chance to.rell the community. When the city goe.r to bond thi.r more than likely u�ill get referred. If the Council doe.rn't have the an.raver to what we're goin�to do avith thi.r, thi.r could very lzkely get voted down. He cited the amount of re.rearch the SDSU athletic department did when deciding to go to Diui.rion L They.rpent the time and found out lvhether or not people avould come. He i.r against moving ahead avith a,�'10,000 commitment and he i.rn't ready for the ,$60,000. He feel.r it i.r important that sve have a vi.rion that sve automatically.rell to the community and it'.r the right thing to do. I.Yleldon.raid the intent i.r not to provide a marketing plan. The plan comes later. W/hat zva.r zntended to do i.r a market a.r.re.crment and VenuWork.r.rtudy u�ent into that ngnificantly. What he inrtrcrcted the propo.rerr to do u�a.r to validate the market assessment. lVe need to knoav if ave can get people tn come here and what do we need to do that. That'.r avhat i.r enui.noned svith thi.r.rcope of 2vork, it'r not a marketing plan, it'.r a marketing a.r.re.crment. He agreed with Reed that we need to come srp svith a pyngram that can be.rupportive of the project to take to the community, but zve're not at that.rtage yet. Keed.raid if we're going to make the decision to.rpend money, we need that market information. Weldon.raid that i.r u�hat i.r intended to achieve—the marketability about the type.r of event.r. He noted that not all market.r are on a rotating li.rt, many are. Keed.raid if the.rtudy wouldgive a t�zre market as.re.r.rment and underrtand what really could come to the Center, then he�vould be for it. Holvever, he didn't.ree that in the propo.ral. The more complete p�npo.ral from CSL i.r more com�ilete with ca,re.rtudie.r analy,ra.r detail.r a much more thomugh packa�e lhan the VenuWork.r.rtudy. He',r not rure if it°r to validate the VenuWork.r.rtudy or to ju.rtgather more marketing data to better underrtand our market. Bartley fedt it was a marketing and fea.ribidity study and feel.r the Council need.c to validate it and a.r.rume.c that I�enuWork.r ha.r done a!ot of ivhat i.r�que.rted. The City'.r doumfadl i.r that it'.r trarsting the VenuWork'.r data re�r�.rent.r the true market. Are sve building it(Swrftel Center eacj�ansion)1 Horv do�ve.rell it to the public� He feelr thi.r i.r our fir.rt.rtep and the,560,000.rtudy i.r pmbably the way to go but he's not ready to.r�end the money untid he ha.r a validation that thi.r i.r.romewhat accurate and not ba.red on hype that can't be backed up svith data. He a.r.rume.r the City willget that validation with this study for,�12,500. In his opininn, the City Cozrncil wants a validation that thi.r data i.r good. If Weldon receive.r funding fr»m the Vi.ritor Promotions Committee to move fonvard with the validation it will.ret the.rtage for the Council to make a further deci,rion on further analy.iz.r on how 2ve're going to proceed. What'.r itgoing to look like� Hoav are 1ve going to market it? Thi.r ir a qua�i profarma from the people avho manage the facility now ba.red on their experience.r and their faczlitie.r. Hopefully, we'll get a little more out of thi.r validation.rtudy. He think.r the proforma and marketing come.r later ivhen the City determine.r exactly�vhat it svill build and can tve.rell it. Keed a,rked�vhat the City Council need.r validated� Bartley.raid the,rtudy�vould validate the number of claim.r for the convention numberr if they had the facilitie.r it'.r dacking right now. Wben looking at these types of facilities it is apparent that Sioux Falls ispursuing a bigger market. They�vnuld like to give Brooking,r what they have and move on to.romething el.re. If Brooking.r i.r po.retioned �iroperly to take the.rmaller eventr from Sioux Fall.r, we.rtand agood chance. Howtver, if not in thatpo.rition becau.re we didn't have the vi�ion to build it urith a�ipmpriate facilitie.r, then thore event.r rvill go elrewhere. Sinux Fall.c ir .retting it.relf sr�i to be a la�ger regional convention market. Brookingr i.r a step behind Sioux Fall.r and it�von'tget the .rame market.r, ave'll get another tiered market which i.r.t�elled out in the.rtudy. The que.rtion i.r�vhether 2ve believe the data or not. He agreed that many market.r ar�overbuilt hoping market.r lvould come and they didn't and Bmoking,r need.r to be careful not to.rtep into that hole, but he feel.r B�noking.r i.r diverre enough on our location and type.r of market to be in competition with other faczlitie.r. He al.ro noted that moving the Su•ifte!Center up to the next level zvill open up,rmaller event,r to other facilitie.r in the ar�a. He feel.r thi,r a.r clo.re to a j�roforma a.r:ve're going to get. He noted that SDSU had a lot of faith that Divi�ion I rvould Tvork and it did. The City need.r to.rtudy and put together a plan and thi.r i.r the firrt.rtep. McClemans.raid in�ading theirproforma.r the,8'60,000 prnpo.ral.reems to pmvide a!ot of information and broader .rtudy. Gathering as much information as po.rsible is desirable before moving forward, but he isn't convinced on the ,�60,000.rtudy. He u�ants to make.rure the City i.r doing.romething that i.rgoing to be.rucce.rsful. Reed r�commended the Councrl pause on thi.r i.crue and to lnok at what thi.rgrnup a�ers and have additiona!discus.rion �vith thi.rgmsrp. He.nrgge.rted checking to ree if they could do the initial part(mid level proforma)and then have a 151 plan with the next.rtep. If the Counczl i.r okay at that point, then proceed with.+�ending additional money. In the grand.rcheme of the e.xpan.rion pmject he doe.rn't think,$'60,000 would be that much to.rpend on it. Weldon a.rked for clarification on the recommended propo.ral.r and alternative.r. The CSL prnpo.ral could provide a review at�'38,000 or a.r low a.r,�'25,000 (1"a.rk 1:Market Demand Analy.ri.r and Ta.rk II:Building Program and Event Level.r Analy.ri.r). It'.r worth con.ridering a.r another ivay to proceed. There wa.r di.rcu.r.rion what a�'25,000.rtudy would provide ver.re,r the,$>2,500.rtudy. Under the CSL prnpo.ral, it reduce.r down to ta.rk > and 2. Not included would be the preliminary con.rtruction co.rt analy,ri.r,financial operation.r analy.ri.r, economic impact and cost/benefit analy.ri.r, and funding alternative.r analy.ris. Mun.rterman commented that if the City want.r a true independent,rtudy that will tell u.r if�ve're on target, then a deeper market analy.ri.r may be needed and he'r leaning more tolvard,c that work to be done now. At end of day, if the City goe.r thi.r route urith a deeper analysi.r-over next fouryear.r it rvill be important to have that independent analy.ri.r rather than.rpot checking u�ith other studie.r. He'd rather.rpend the money up front now and get a.r much done now. That direction need,r to come from the City Council to the Vi.ritor Promotion.r Committee. It i.r a promotional item and they may not be able to fully fund thi.r reque.rt. He would favor doing it right. It'.r better to make.rure to do the homeu�ork up front. Bartley a.rked if the City Council.rhould make it the full,�'60,000 and get it moving. Mun.rterman.raid the Council couldgive the Vi.ritor Promotion.r Committee that direction. ACTION: A substitute motion was made by Bartley, seconded by Brunner, to approve up to $60,000 contingent on funding from VPC and then make determination of which study and which portions thereof based on the findings of the results,pro rated as necessaty by the city manager. Di.rccr.crion: Weldon a.rked for clarification of which ta.rk the Council wanted in the.rtudy, referring them to Page 24 of the CSL.rtudy. He.rugge.rted that outline�ot to the core of what the City need.r. The other ta.ck may not be needed or city,rtaff'can do.rome of them. Hozvever, task.r 1 and 2 are the mo.rt important that uridl provide the needed data. Garber.r.raid the City need.r the.rtudy of cu.rtomerpotential and market analysi.r. It would al.ro pmvide the mi,r,ring part.r of the.rtudy which would validate the.rtudy. Thi.r study along zvith what's already been done wild provide a complete package. Beed.raid he felt W>eldon ava,r co»zct in that there are.rome item.r that the City can do nur.relve.r and a.r�ve move alon� look to having tho.re item.r done. Tom I�ichter, S�riftel Center Executive Director, commented that all three of the companie.r would pmbabdy alter their propo.ral.r to pmvide additional information ifgiven an opportunity. That would prouide the Council:vith three option.r rather than one. Weldon noted that tsvo of them prnvide more information than 2va,r requested. On the substitute motion, all present voted yes,motion carried. On the original motion with the substitution, all present voted yes,motion carried. 6:OO.p.m. Meeting Review. The City Manager xesponded to questions pertauung to the action items on the agenda. �it_y Clerk Rebort• Shari Thornes,Brookings City Clexk,provided a briefing on upcoming invitations and obligations. �ity Council member introduction of topics for future discussion. Bartley requested Council discussion regarding a policy on tax increment fmancing distsicts. G:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL MEETING Consent Agenda: A motion was made by Ba�dey, seconded by Whaley, to approve the consent agenda,which included: A. Action to approve the agenda. B. Action to schedule a special City Council Meeting for July 24`�with the Hospital Board. On the motion, all present voted yes;motion carried. 1g`Reading-Ordinance No. 29-08. Fitst reading was held on Ordinance No. 29-08: Ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 38 of the Code of Ord.inances of the City of Brookings and pertaining to Flood Damage Prevention. Public Hearing.• July 8, 2008 15 � 2nd Reading-Ordinance No. 28-08. A motion was made by Whaley, seconded by Bardey, to approve Ordinance No. 28-08: Budget Amendment-An Ordinance Entitled"An Ordinance Authorizing a Supplemental Appropriation to the 2008 Budget for the Purpose of Pxoviding for Additional Funds for the Operation of the Ciry. All present voted yes;motion carried. Resolution No. 47-08-Sidewalk Necessitx. A public hearing was held on Resolution No. 47-08, Dete+�*n�ning the Necessity of Repaiting or Installing Sidewalks in the Ciry of Brookings at the Expense of Abutting Property Owners, 2008-01SWR Sidewalk Repair Project. A motion was made by Reed, seconded by McClemans, to apptove. All present voted yes;motion catried. Resolutiott No.47-08 Resolution Determining the Necessity Of Repairing Or Installing Sidewalks in the City Of Broolungs At The Expense Of Abutting Property Owners 2008-01SWR Sidewalk Repair Project BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bxookings,South Dakota,as follows: 1) It is hereby determined that sidewalk repairs or installation is necessary abutting the parcels and lots of land in the City described in the Notice to Property Owners attached to this Resolution and maxked as 2008-01SWR Sidewalk Repait Project. 2) Such sidewalks shall be to the width and of the materials prescribed by Section 605"Sidewalks" and Section 701.3-16 of Ordinance No.532 entitled"r1n Ordinance Providing Rules,Regulations and Standards to Guide Land Sub-division in the City of Brookings and Within Three Miles of the Ciry T•imits Thereof'and to the gxade and in accocdance with the Plans and Specifications psepated in the office of the City Engineer. 3) The City Clerk has caused a copy of the Resolution and a Notice to Propexty Owners to be mailed to each property ownex by ce�fied mail. . Resolution No. 50-08—Change Order. A motion was made by Bartley, seconded by Brunner,to approve Resolution No. 50-08,Resolution authorizing Change Order#2 (CCO#2) for 2008-03STI Downtown Streetscape Project. All present voted yes;motion carried. Resolutiott No.50-08 A Resolution Authorizing Change Order#2(CCO#2)For 2008-03STI Downtown Streetscape Project Winter Biothers Underground,Inc.,Sioux Falls,South Dakota BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the following change arder be allowed fox 2Q08-03SSI, Downtown Sueetscape Project:-Constnxction Change Order Number 2: 1�djust estimated the bid contract to omit the following bid items at the appropriate bid prices for a total decrease of $50,200.00 to the contract:Bid Item�9(Construction Staking and Conuol),Bid Item r110(Testing& Inspection Services),Bid Item B10(Remove Storefxont Awning�,and Bid Item C7(Bicycle Bollard). Resolution No. 48-08-Annexation. A motion was made by Whaley, seconded by Reed, to approve Resolution No. 48-08,a resolution to annex approximately 7 acres of land into the City of Brookings (Oudot A in the NE '/4 of the NW '/4 of Section 3-T109N-R50V�. All present voted yes; motion caxried. Resolution No.48-08-Annexation WHEREr�S,The City of Bxookings 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 ownex or ownexs of not less than three-fourths(3/4)of the value of said territory,and WHEREAS,The City of Brookings desi�es to annex the following described property,to wit Outlot r1 in the NE'/.of the NW'/.oE Section 3-T109N-RSOW WI�RF�1S,The afoiesaid land is contiguous to the present boundaries of the City of Brookings,and WHERE�IS The City of Brookings has received a Petition For�nnexation of Territory signed by the owners of greater than three-fourths(3/4)of the value of the aforesaid property and there being no legal voters residing in said territory,now thexefore, BE IT RESOLVED By the City of Brookings,South Dakota,that the property described above is hereby anneaced to the City of Brookings. Resolution No. 49-08-Annexation. A motion was made by Reed, seconded by Brunner, to approve Resolution No. 49-08,a resolution to annex appro�cimately 12 acres into the city of Brookings (the west 390 feet of the east 1,040 feet of the SE '/a of the NW '/4 of Section 1-T109N- R50�. All present voted yes;motion carried. Resolution No.49-08-Annexation WHERF.r1S,The City of Brookings is authorized pursuant to South Dakota Codifled I.aw 9-4-1 to annex contiguous tertitory upon ieceipt of a written petition, describing said tesritory 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 153 VUf IER�AS,The City of Brookings desires to annex the following described property,to wit: The west 390 feet of the east 1,040 feet of the SE'/<of the NW'/<of Section 1-T109N-RSOW WI�REc1S,The aforesaid land is contiguous to the present boundaries of the City of Brookings,and Wf�RE11S The City of Bxookings has received a Petition Fox Annexarion of Territory signed by the owners of greater than three-fourths(3/4)of the value of the aforesaid propexty and thete being no legal voters residing in said territory,now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED By the City of Bxookings,South Dakota,that the property described above is hereby annexed to the City of Brookings. Adjourn. A motion was made by Munsterman, seconded by Reed, to adjourn. All present voted yes;motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. CITY OF BROOKINGS Sco . Munsterman,Mayor �?� '• �h�OAb�p �• ✓ o.o / / /v/ P es, City Clerk