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Outside-agency funding: City staff said the council’s 2025 allocation for social-service agencies increased to $263,715 for the year (the staff memo and presentation described the recommended distribution and a larger total request of $473,500 from agencies). United Way director Heidi Gollocks participated by phone to answer questions about community needs, emphasizing that rental-assistance dollars in the community are limited and that many clients present multiple needs. After council discussion, the motion to approve the recommended distribution passed on a roll call.

No Mow May repeal: The council held a second reading and approved Ordinance 25‑004 to remove the city’s \"No Mow May\" provision. The Brookings Sustainability Council had recommended discontinuing the initiative after reporting mixed results: increased awareness for pollinators but unintended consequences including invasive-species proliferation, neighborhood aesthetic complaints and enforcement difficulties. The sustainability group recommended alternative pollinator-friendly strategies, invasive-species control, restored lawn standards and public education. The ordinance passed on a roll call vote.

TIF District No. 17 creation and project plan: The council approved Resolution 25‑019 creating the boundaries for TIF District No. 17 and then approved Resolution 25‑020 that authorizes the project plan. Staff said the combined projects within the district would include up to approximately 198 housing units across two building projects and related public improvements on Campanile Avenue, with eligible project costs capped at $9,480,000 (staff said developer requests and financial projections are lower than that maximum). The public-improvement scope described center median landscaping, street widening, new curb-and-gutter and repaving on Campanile between Seventh and Sixth streets. Staff noted the Department of Revenue classifies the district as economic-development TIF primarily due to commercial components; staff also noted the city’s aggregate TIF exposure would remain well under the 10% statutory cap. Council approved both resolutions on roll call; staff said a development agreement will return to council as a next step.

Street names: The council voted to name two streets in the Brookings Marketplace development Market Street (public right-of-way) and Paskflower Place (private east–west drive). Council members described the selection process (council ranked a list of suggested names) and said the names were chosen to reflect local usage (\"Market\") and the state flower (\"Paskflower\"). City staff confirmed both names are compatible with the city’s street database and E‑911 addressing requirements. The motion passed on a roll call vote.

Roll-call format and votes: Each item above passed on recorded roll calls. For items without a recorded individual mover or seconder in the transcript, the council proceeded by motion and second noted on the record and then completed roll-call voting; all formal resolutions and ordinances acted on at this meeting that required votes were adopted as presented.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 2/25/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 25 meeting, the Brookings City Council approved the United Way recommended distribution of outside-agency funding for 2025, repealed the 'No Mow May' vegetation-management provision, created Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District No. 17 and approved its project plan, and adopted street names for the Brookings Marketplace development.","taxTitle","Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota","taxId",68683,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6073979,"Council introduced first reading to rezone joint-jurisdiction parcel to B-3 heavy business",231,2134000,2365000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99&start=2134&end=2365","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99/thumbnail_2134000.jpg","/articles/6073979/Brookings/Brookings-County/South-Dakota/Council-introduced-first-reading-to-rezone-joint-jurisdiction-parcel-to-B-3-heavy-business","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073979-662b384a889f14e8dc2d18f88cf3452a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145763&Signature=VG1RPFqJp0pKBA7eMzyB03rLlHau7WCVeQ8ZRJwtIEc3Rs~INOiLnY9Cz7aeXzLDJWYfXg~HSWOgigTUvzcPuzYtqlD2GDipJuXNicMX7ToJ48BV0jYSA5yH7bspkhaWgKwYembNJnF6mf8qai6dJQxkpFhu1FiyLFqRZuJ5nFl~9VZlBJxOQUCeJ-DRQLOnj1thDKsXtm5SVijzYpP5qznZKksMXKj3cW6cH2EcgV4ez2dIEzZac~Oa1zWXXHWj9g~Qg61K9Jovu1cK822Iirm6QdEqCnsvsdt1yR348r3FpkOCUroV4bjbRnNOGq1MjWE4zsF0Cms54duvK4n~6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mike Struck, community development director, presented the first reading of Ordinance 25‑005 to rezone a parcel in the joint jurisdictional area near Main Avenue South and Sixth Street from agricultural to joint jurisdiction B‑3 (heavy business) to align with the future land-use map that identifies the area as urban medium intensity.

Struck said the property lies just south of Sixth Street and includes land currently zoned A‑G (agricultural) on three sides with B‑3 immediately to the west. He said the Planning Commission returned a unanimous recommendation for approval and that the Brookings County Commission is tentatively scheduled to consider the rezone on March 11.

Struck said the request aligns with the future land-use map’s urban medium-intensity designation and returns to council for a future hearing and final action after the county review.","Council heard first reading of Ordinance 25‑005 to change zoning in the joint jurisdiction area near Main Avenue South to B‑3; Planning Commission and development-review team recommended approval and Brookings County Commission hearing is tentatively scheduled for March 11.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6073984,"Council hears first reading for conditional-use permit to allow gunsmithing home occupation in R-1C district",150,2018000,2168000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99&start=2018&end=2168","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99/thumbnail_2018000.jpg","/articles/6073984/Brookings/Brookings-County/South-Dakota/Council-hears-first-reading-for-conditional-use-permit-to-allow-gunsmithing-home-occupation-in-R-1C-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073984-7eadccc7b11fc56be791818c25a9b3ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145763&Signature=WOi1kPkySgRcXML~PZ36YF3dkJgVT~lmdiqN3us5kEWChgs3Puu0CGXBXdcdc2IW9kHyUzZ47aDZdj9C84LLa5EIPu00LEMuhe6exMi0YxbXgTAyW70sile4V-MZ6iB3umVoNbu0sNfZMIVEtLmfeeuKTgKg-15RojyCYQoqniiK-zMyxk0Mk7QTfTDYUTs7SufGxLt~TBD4FP5yfkUJ3T7xOWtAesg5hTh9ZpuOJo0f1BMCy~UsirvhPQGcXjE56TklRfrWCjR924i4VY~kLAsS62O0t7~tAcojezuL~Z96yu0I~V~qTz69KnFD2MhQjgum8KHQg59xAo7le0qdKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mike Struck, community development director, presented Ordinance 25‑006, a first reading for a conditional-use permit to establish a major home occupation gunsmithing business at 1630 O'Wine Street in the R‑1C family district.

Struck described the proposal: a gunsmith would repair firearms in a two-car detached garage with a workbench and tool storage. Firearms would be stored in a safe inside the house when not being worked on, and the applicant must obtain all required state and federal permits for the activity. The Planning Commission recommended approval 8–0 and the development-review team supports the request; the police department reported no issues with the proposal, Struck said.

The ordinance as presented limits the conditional-use permit to the applicant (it is non‑transferable) and requires proof of appropriate state and federal permits every three years to the city. The item will return for second reading on March 11 for formal action.","Community development staff presented a first-reading ordinance to permit a gunsmithing major home occupation at 1630 O'Wine Street; Planning Commission recommended approval 8–0 and the permit would require state and federal licensing and three-year proof of permits to the city.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6073988,"Council hears first reading of budget amendment carrying forward multi-year project funds",323,1804000,2127000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99&start=1804&end=2127","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99/thumbnail_1804000.jpg","/articles/6073988/Brookings/Brookings-County/South-Dakota/Council-hears-first-reading-of-budget-amendment-carrying-forward-multi-year-project-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073988-2f2a9b94532afdee5aaafa4f33971e89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145763&Signature=co~W5i4WMRmW8ZYyFzx4szb1vc3q3IN88zlGmMsU84l0wZ0H-4f9Ib6pO70CTc6ho3sa4lccG9Peier-lgo2OTcHUcigO4RumIn8z9t4pJAQvoamFIqRhdJcErwUt8CjRnEW~Swa99jnyIUkG9Vs2pzUZgcyRyTvuxZgBHAHAj4WAgVo7lfqu0Y~BT6Z9Hc1KaLd1dJhD-r-75xvnYmWTBNeR~6Q7529MOx~HMAJA2kKRGwFM3PheTcSQ2ffQR32HNruZ1y2qH6kFEqq0Md3UdasP9Q23K0wfNMuxKNKs4ALleHMN8s0gHEPvZlRhBoGQ04H8JiI7iA7KG52bGXj1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ashley Rencher, finance director, presented the first reading of Ordinance 25‑007, which would authorize Budget Amendment No. 1 to the 2025 budget to carry forward 2024 budgeted items and cost savings into 2025.

Rencher said the ordinance carries forward approximately $700,000 in the general fund — largely supplies, services and furniture — including $85,000 to replenish a retirement payout contingency account and a $350,000 carryforward for Shady Acres remediation. The capital improvement plan (CIP) carryforwards include about $7.3 million for multi-year parks, street and facilities projects and ordered equipment arriving in 2025. Enterprise funds carry forward roughly $4.3 million for multi-year airport, golf course and solid-waste projects; the amendment also includes $1.57 million in anticipated FAA and DOT airport grants.

Special revenue funds noted included about $251,000 for Dakota Bank Center capital projects and $201,000 for drainage projects at Arrowhead Park and Madera Avenue Bridal, plus $12,100 for state permitting engineering work. The amendment also brings forward nearly $1.1 million in remaining capital project fund balances for items such as University Boulevard finalization, Twentieth Street interchange work and consulting on the public safety facility project. A $650,000 transfer from TIF 11 revenues into the CIP fund for the Twentieth Street South shared-use path was described as an acceleration of that project.

Rencher said a detailed listing by account is in the council packet and that the second reading is scheduled for March 11. Councilors asked clarifying questions about a building sinking fund described as a reserve for unplanned building repairs.","Finance director presented ordinance 25‑007, the first reading of Budget Amendment No. 1 to carry forward 2024 budgeted amounts and cost savings into 2025 for capital projects, equipment and contingencies; second reading scheduled March 11.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6073993,"Brookings merger committee outlines timeline for combining four economic-development organizations",792,704000,1496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99&start=704&end=1496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2988190-a617f3ce821438c9503679298341af99/thumbnail_704000.jpg","/articles/6073993/Brookings/Brookings-County/South-Dakota/Brookings-merger-committee-outlines-timeline-for-combining-four-economic-development-organizations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073993-2eda0f44b980c8ab430dd6cc893fddab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145763&Signature=glc9DMMdRKbecUipEo4m6JDXAsDfaU0tYmvBzGFfkcUGJjUPlBCkbXUMQZZUz9tHtGEXAlxTnMJn-iAH32lXF5~PtTXas5-MmQW5-6WqfVAaUQz4qbVQmJawybPd1qVom9ADfsTO9m5zFihSkRuKAZiKuSQENQv68Qvdl8FFI46uTu9NqNkrlLbWbn-eh8DtJpaF6s6yqsdMZU6XSz5N-szKUB0IK7YiJD4guKTQTw0YnkV5sWKaIwRD2FBy3UPP5hdxFh3GnV-10Mh7WhtigR1NtVz2J~DtWFKb8zpULyMTuyG2jSPhM4vJETTBAdj~6KU-nYz7TCnCi71u8ZzSyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council member Andrew Rasmussen, who leads the committee, reported that a 15-member merger committee has been meeting to develop a draft implementation plan to combine four local economic-development organizations.

The committee aims to merge the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, the Brookings Economic Development Corporation, Downtown Brookings and Visit Brookings into a single entity that would “capture the mission of those four existing organizations,” Rasmussen said. The committee includes three city council members — Rasmussen, Council member Tiltonburn and Council member Avery — and members drawn from the boards of the four organizations.

Rasmussen said the committee’s purpose is to address sustainability challenges the groups face, including staff recruitment and funding variability, and to create a centralized structure to “maximize our resources” rather than to reduce city spending or to create a city takeover of economic-development work. “This is not an effort by the city to save dollars,” he said. “This is not a city takeover.”

The committee has completed staff interviews, two-on-one interviews with committee members and organization staff, director interviews and a peer-city analysis of similar mergers in the Upper Midwest (examples named included Laramie, Wyo.; Yankton and Rapid City, S.D.; Mankato, Minn.; Burlington and Ames, Iowa). Rasmussen said those peer reviews helped identify templates and pitfalls for cities around 20,000 population that have merged similar services.

Next steps are to hold an all-staff forum in late March, then a board-and-stakeholder forum, and to bring a draft implementation plan to a city council study session in April. The plan would outline a proposed funding model, potential staffing structure and a mission for the merged organization; council members would be asked in May to formally affirm elements of that plan so they could be considered during the 2026 budget process.

Rasmussen noted the committee created a landing page, growtogetherbrookings.com, that hosts meeting takeaways, the committee roster and an updated timeline. He emphasized the landing page name is a neutral repository and “the name of the future organization is not Grow Together Brookings.”

Rasmussen said the committee intends a phased, public rollout and does not plan to present a final implementation plan and seek action in a single meeting. He said the committee’s goal is public engagement and to provide council the information it needs before the 2026 budget cycle.","A 15-member committee convened to draft an implementation plan to merge the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, Brookings Economic Development Corporation, Downtown Brookings and Visit Brookings; council members serving on the committee said staff and board forums will precede any council action in April–May.","actionData","errors"]

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