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Brookings City Council
Tuesday, September 9, 2003
The Brookings City Council convened in a special planning meeting with the Event Center
Board on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at noon in the Research and Technology Center with the
following members present: Mayor Scott Munsterman, Council Members Tim Reed, Tom
Bezdichek, Julie Whaley, Mike McClemans, and Doris Roden. Council Member Tom Bozied
was absent. Members and staff of the Events Center Board, City Manager Mike Williams, City
Attorney Steve Britzman, and City Clerk Shari Thornes were also present.
Long Range Plannin�. The Event Center Board distributed the following statement: "The
vision of the development of the Wiese Industrial park from the mid 1990s has in large part been
completed. The original site plan is enclosed. The vision of today, appro�mately 8 years later,
is similar in scope....The Brookings Event Center Board vision for the future contains the
following: Convention Center, Hotet (attached or in ctose proximity), RV sites, additional
parking, livestock stalling facilities, storage building, and R&T Center expansion."
• Hotel. The Department of Transportation land will soon be vacant. The area south of the
tree grove was also discussed.
• Parkin�. The City Manager was asked to prepare a cost analysis and timeline on additional
parking spaces.
• Livestock Stalls. Most shows will require 200 to 300 stalls. They currently have 100 stalls
in the Center and 75 stalls in the Ice Center blue rink. An additional 125 stalls are needed
if the red rink is not utilized.
Usa e of the Larson Ice Center. The following policy guideline was approved on September
8 at the regular meeting of the Park & Recreation Board. The policy covers year-round use of
the facility, but of particular interest at this time is the last section eovering special activ�ties,
which includes animal events. "Motion was made by Bill Everding, seconded by Scott Herreid
that the request of the Swiftel Center to use the Red Rink for animal pens in order to facilitate
hosting a Regional Arabian Horse Show in 2005, 2006, 2007 be approved; contin�ent on
meeting conditions of the policy on use of the Larson Ice Center, and that all direct costs to the
Larson Ice Center for this event be recovered by the Parks and Recreation Department."
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Swiftel Center Draft Policv and Capital Imnrovement Plan. These items were deferred to a
future meeting.
A motion was made by McClemans, seconded by Reed, to adjourn at 1:20 p.m. Alt present voted
yes; motion carried.
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