[2:43] 8:30 uh Tuesday, September 1st. I'll

[2:47] call the meeting of the Brookings County

[2:49] Commission to order. Uh please stand for

[2:52] the pledge of

[2:52] » Allegiance

[2:57] to the flag of the United States of

[3:00] America and to the republic for it

[3:03] stands one nation under God indivisible

[3:08] with liberty and justice for all.

[3:16] Moving on to item three is approval of

[3:19] the agenda. Do I have a motion to

[3:21] approve?

[3:22] » So moved.

[3:22] » Second.

[3:23] » Motion and a second. Any comments,

[3:25] corrections?

[3:27] Hearing none. All those in favor signify

[3:29] by saying I.

[3:30] » All right.

[3:31] » Post say nay. Motion carries. Number

[3:33] four is employee anniversary

[3:35] recognitions. And Commissioner Vanderwal

[3:37] is going to be doing that today.

[3:39] » Could I have Sue Bjordall come forward

[3:41] please?

[3:44] While she's walking up here, this is a

[3:46] certificate of appreciation presented to

[3:47] Sue Borall on this first day of

[3:50] September, 2026 by the Brookings County

[3:52] Commission in recognition of 10 years of

[3:55] dedicated exceptional service in the

[3:57] Brookings County Sheriff's Office. Thank

[3:59] you, Sue. [applause]

[4:05] Thank you again,

[4:08] Darren D. Young. Is he here today? There

[4:09] he is. While he's walking up here, this

[4:12] certificate of appreciation is presented

[4:15] to Darren D. Young on this first day of

[4:17] September 2026 by the Brookings County

[4:19] Commission in recognition of 10 years of

[4:21] dedicated, exceptional service in the

[4:24] Brookings County Sheriff's Office.

[4:26] Congratulations, Karen. Thank you

[4:27] [applause]

[4:32] much. Thank you.

[4:38] All right. Thank you very much. Number

[4:41] five, invitation for a citizen to

[4:43] schedule time on the commission agenda

[4:44] for an item not listed. There is a fivem

[4:47] minute time limit per person. Anyone

[4:50] wanting to speak during this agenda item

[4:52] must sign in prior to the start of the

[4:53] meeting. No commission action will be

[4:55] taken during this agenda item. Any

[4:57] requested action item may be scheduled

[4:59] for a future meeting date. Today we have

[5:02] a few signed in. We do have a pretty

[5:04] lengthy 900 a.m. So if we do hit that

[5:07] time frame, we will move to and come

[5:09] back to the public comment. First, Paul

[5:12] Johnson

[5:25] [snorts]

[5:33] Good morning.

[5:34] » Morning.

[5:35] » Um, just wanted to visit with you a

[5:37] little bit about the weed department.

[5:42] I am uh one of your uh people on that

[5:47] board and uh just want to comment a

[5:51] couple things on where I see some

[5:55] changes need to be made and

[5:59] um

[6:01] how I see that is I've got 40 years of

[6:05] experience working in weed control at

[6:08] SDSU

[6:10] and a couple years on the board here

[6:14] and I was on the um board in Codington.

[6:22] Um, first of all, I look at there is no

[6:27] overtime in that department.

[6:30] And when spraying season is going on,

[6:34] uh, there needs to be flexible hours

[6:39] overtime

[6:40] allowed to get the weed sprayed because

[6:44] if you don't spray them in time, they

[6:47] don't do any good. And that's one of the

[6:50] things you can say, well, overtime costs

[6:53] a lot, but I say overtime is really

[6:58] cheap because you're spraying right.

[7:01] You're getting a good job and you're

[7:04] doing that excellent. I mean, it would

[7:06] be just like telling Doug over here that

[7:10] right now when he's chopping silage, he

[7:13] can only run 40 hours a week and it's

[7:16] got to be these specific 40 hours that

[7:19] he can chop. And he would tell you,

[7:23] "Well, that ain't happening." And uh I

[7:27] guess I'm saying the same for this.

[7:30] The uh second part of it is um once you

[7:36] have decent control of what you're

[7:39] spraying, then you can start enforcing

[7:42] on farmers and other entities that may

[7:47] need to be taken care of. And uh uh from

[7:51] what I was [snorts]

[7:53] told at the last meeting anyway

[7:57] um if uh the weed soup would come here

[8:01] and request that they're going to put

[8:05] somebody under enforcement.

[8:09] The commission would not support

[8:12] uh that and allow that to happen.

[8:15] Um, now I'm not saying that's right, but

[8:21] all it amounts to is if they put

[8:24] somebody under enforcement,

[8:28] the

[8:29] either somebody is hired or the

[8:33] department goes out and sprays that

[8:35] area.

[8:37] And what that costs then is put on their

[8:40] taxes

[8:42] and

[8:44] it will be collected that way. They have

[8:47] to pay it before they pay their taxes.

[8:51] So if they just pay their tax amount,

[8:53] it'll go towards the bill. Um I was

[8:56] indicated that

[8:59] um you guys would not support that

[9:02] because it could go into contingency

[9:04] funds or whatever.

[9:06] uh for that time period until it does

[9:09] get paid.

[9:11] And uh um I I don't think we want to uh

[9:17] look at that because if that's the case,

[9:21] everybody in the county knows that they

[9:24] don't have to do anything.

[9:26] And uh I I think you're going to run

[9:30] into trouble uh there. Uh now uh the way

[9:35] it works on how somebody is put under

[9:38] enforcement so you know it just doesn't

[9:41] get done.

[9:42] The person in charge calls a meeting of

[9:46] the weed board and the weed board gets

[9:48] together and everybody on the weed board

[9:52] has to sign off on that. And so

[9:57] consequently

[9:59] uh that is the way it it would work. And

[10:03] those are the two things I see really

[10:06] need some uh help here in order to make

[10:11] it a more effective weed program and do

[10:14] a better job. Because if you're not

[10:16] going to do those two, uh you might as

[10:19] well just pull the budget and save the

[10:22] money.

[10:28] » [clears throat]

[10:31] » Thank you.

[10:32] » Thank you, Paul.

[10:39] » Next up, Mrs. White.

[10:51] » Good morning.

[10:53] » Morning.

[10:54] I am here today [clears throat] to

[10:57] support your nomination for Jeff Struy

[10:59] for the Human Rights Commission Board.

[11:04] I'm not sure if any city council people

[11:06] are here, but to just give uh an update

[11:10] to people here that um it was my

[11:13] understanding that you voted for Jeff to

[11:16] be on the board and the city council

[11:20] denied that.

[11:22] And just to read just the first

[11:24] paragraph, the mission of Brookings

[11:26] County Human Rights Commission is to

[11:28] impute and to approve improve human

[11:32] relations and civil rights in the

[11:34] Brookings area by fighting

[11:36] discrimination against individuals or

[11:39] groups because of their age, disability,

[11:42] race, color, ethnicity, sex, creed,

[11:45] religion, ancestry, national origin,

[11:47] familiar status, marital status, gender

[11:50] identity, sexual orientation and

[11:52] political affiliation.

[11:54] It promotes educational activities to

[11:57] make Brookings an inclusive and

[11:59] welcoming committee. Um my concern is

[12:03] here it says Brookings area. Um which

[12:07] which to me would include Brookings

[12:11] County um not just the city. So I feel

[12:14] your nomination was a great nomination.

[12:17] I think Jeff would be really good. Um, I

[12:20] feel as a resident the Brookings County

[12:23] Commissioner should have a say in who

[12:26] goes on that board.

[12:28] Um, again, I think Jeff would be a great

[12:30] addition. And I guess I'm here to say I

[12:34] hope that you and the city council can

[12:37] come up with an agreement

[12:39] um to to make this fair for everyone.

[12:42] And and again, I think Jeff would be a

[12:44] great addition. Thanks.

[12:47] » Thank you.

[12:52] Next up, Bill Lansman.

[13:06] » [clears throat]

[13:08] » Mine mine goes I I don't quite know

[13:11] where to start with it because uh my my

[13:15] daughter and I we were out yesterday

[13:17] [clears throat] taking signatures or

[13:19] talking to people about the power line

[13:21] and that and we're talking about you

[13:23] know we we've got a chance of getting

[13:25] your 20 foot set back and that but we

[13:27] were talking to people and what we're

[13:29] talking about is Why are we even letting

[13:32] that power line come down through here?

[13:35] Because what does it do for the state of

[13:37] South Dakota? And what bothered us is uh

[13:42] we haven't hardly seen anything in the

[13:44] papers or anything about this uh power

[13:47] line even coming down.

[13:50] And about 15% I'd say or 20% of the

[13:54] people we talked to yesterday had no

[13:56] idea that this power plant or this uh

[13:59] power line was coming down through here.

[14:01] And uh we've done some research and we

[14:04] can't figure out yet why it is coming

[14:07] down through here. What it's going to

[14:08] cost the state of South Dakota or the

[14:10] residents to have it come down through

[14:13] here. Uh there's some research we'd like

[14:16] to do on that. I I've got we went out

[14:18] yesterday, my daughter and I, and just

[14:22] driving around. We we collected 160

[14:25] signatures of people that do not want

[14:28] that power line down here. Tonight, I'll

[14:30] be at the uh zoning one, and that's

[14:33] where I will present this. But that I

[14:35] just wonder why for a county uh because

[14:39] we we found this goes way back to March

[14:42] or 25th or something like that of uh 20

[14:46] uh 25 that there was starting already

[14:50] that this power line was being talked

[14:52] about and things being done on it.

[14:54] That's all I wanted to say, but thank

[14:56] you for your time.

[14:58] » Thank you, Bill.

[14:59] » Thanks, Bill.

[15:03] Next up, Angela Dolly.

[15:15] Good morning everyone. My name is Angela

[15:18] Daly and I'm here representing Brookings

[15:21] Regional Humane Society.

[15:24] At our last meeting, I talked about

[15:26] finances, but today I want to talk about

[15:28] lives saved.

[15:30] Let's make it a good happyformational

[15:35] piece.

[15:37] Um, as if you know, um, most of the

[15:40] budget for Brookings Regional Humane

[15:43] Society, it comes through grants and

[15:46] fundraising efforts.

[15:48] That's about 58% of our budget.

[15:52] Uh the food pet food pantry is one of

[15:57] those programs that is housed at

[15:59] Brookings Humane Society and um receives

[16:04] money from grants to help it roll.

[16:07] Uh the pet food pantry has been used

[16:11] 125 times and this is data up to mid

[16:15] August.

[16:17] 125 times in 2026.

[16:21] Um there have been 389

[16:25] animal intakes up to mid August 19 or

[16:30] 2026.

[16:33] If the need continues at this place,

[16:36] Brookings Humane Society will have

[16:39] helped 176 families in Brookings County

[16:43] with pet food by the end of the year.

[16:47] and 550 animals will have been helped to

[16:52] find a new home at the end of the by the

[16:54] end of 2026

[16:56] if everything continues at this pace.

[17:03] We have roughly a dozen foster homes.

[17:08] Foster homes will take bottle kittens

[17:11] will take uh dogs uh mothers and pups,

[17:15] mothers and kittens and help them uh

[17:20] reach the point in health where they are

[17:22] ready to be adopted out and find their

[17:24] new home. We thank those generous people

[17:28] for opening their homes to foster

[17:31] animals.

[17:35] In July of 2026,

[17:38] there were 76 animals

[17:41] uh brought into Brookings Regional

[17:43] Humane Society

[17:45] and by the end of the month, roughly 70%

[17:48] of them had found a new home.

[17:52] 10% of them passed away and a final 20%

[17:56] are still waiting.

[18:00] I think this is a commitment to the

[18:02] people of Brookings County and the good

[18:04] work that they do, whether it's funding

[18:08] or fostering

[18:10] or just showing up at some events and

[18:12] giving us some money.

[18:15] I thank you for your time this morning.

[18:19] Thank you.

[18:22] Next, Rick Wyel.

[18:36] » Good morning, commissioners. Thank you

[18:37] uh for letting us uh speak this morning.

[18:40] Uh my name is uh Rick Wyel from Elton,

[18:42] South Dakota. And a couple things that I

[18:45] want to talk about. Number one, it just

[18:47] dropped uh last night that we have four

[18:49] ballot questions uh on this uh

[18:52] November's election. Uh two of them, one

[18:54] is uh US citizens to vote would be an

[18:57] amendment. And then also a 60% threshold

[19:00] for South Dakota constitutional

[19:02] amendments are going to be kind of the

[19:03] top uh discussions that will be there.

[19:06] But voters, educate yourself. Two,

[19:09] aquifers. I've noticed looking through

[19:10] the USGS uh mapping topology for

[19:14] Brookings County that it is not well

[19:18] surveyed. And so I'm asking Brookings

[19:21] County to actually get ahead of the

[19:23] curve based upon what we've seen now in

[19:25] Pennington County where they are running

[19:27] out of water and they don't have enough

[19:30] water to fight resources and some of the

[19:32] ranchers don't have enough water to take

[19:35] care of their crops or even their

[19:37] cattle. And so if we're going to be

[19:39] looking at data centers, we're going to

[19:41] have to understand this. And what's

[19:43] interesting is that

[19:46] most of the survey is looking at the

[19:48] surface water drift wells and really

[19:51] nothing below 500 ft uh within the

[19:54] mapping that I see at the USGS. So it'd

[19:57] be interesting to see do we have more

[19:59] water at the 900 uh foot level that we

[20:02] can access. And so if we're not looking

[20:05] at these things now, it's going to be

[20:07] more expensive later. The other

[20:11] important thing that broke yesterday is

[20:13] that Pennington County in one of their

[20:15] remote offices over at Wall, South

[20:17] Dakota, is now shut down for the rest of

[20:20] the month of September because of cyber

[20:22] security incidents. And so I'm imploring

[20:24] you, and I've already been talking with

[20:26] a few of the uh county employees that

[20:28] with a new IT person, you've changed

[20:30] passwords, which is good. I would also

[20:33] look at any router that is older than 3

[20:35] years. Get rid of it. Replace it. Also,

[20:37] you need to be controlling all of your

[20:39] VPN access. If you are not controlling

[20:42] the VPN keys for remote access, stop

[20:45] allowing that access. Also, any app

[20:48] that's being used to monitor any type of

[20:51] device or monitoring, that needs to be

[20:54] removed because most cell phones that

[20:56] we're all carrying are already infected

[20:58] with foreign software. And so we need to

[21:01] stop using those apps and start looking

[21:04] at different ways that we control remote

[21:06] access into those devices through

[21:08] secured laptops and VPN keys that you

[21:11] control. And I would also advise that if

[21:13] you're using any type of VPN service, if

[21:16] you haven't updated the key in the last

[21:17] 90 days, do so. Thank you.

[21:22] » Thank you.

[21:23] [clears throat]

[21:30] All right. Number six on the agenda is

[21:32] consent agenda items containing the

[21:34] minutes. Travel education requests,

[21:36] personal action notices, cellular

[21:38] cellular authorizations, and human

[21:40] services report. Do I have a motion to

[21:43] approve?

[21:43] » Motion approved. Second.

[21:45] » Motion is second. Do we have any

[21:46] comments, questions, concerns?

[21:52] » Hearing none. Call the role, please.

[21:53] » Vanderwal.

[21:54] » Hi.

[21:54] » Post. Hi.

[21:55] » Jensen. I

[21:55] » Hustler.

[21:56] » Hi.

[21:56] » Motion carries.

[21:58] » Number seven, routine business. Approval

[22:00] of the claims. Do

[22:02] » I have a

[22:03] » Motion to approve?

[22:04] » Second.

[22:04] » Motion is second. Any comments?

[22:08] » Hearing none. Call the role, please.

[22:09] » Post.

[22:10] » I.

[22:10] » Jensen.

[22:11] » Hi.

[22:11] » Vanderwal. Hi.

[22:12] » Hustler.

[22:12] » Hi.

[22:12] » Motion carries.

[22:14] » Letter B on routine business is

[22:16] department head reports. Brent.

[22:21] Morning.

[22:26] » Morning.

[22:29] » Well, a little bit of update what we've

[22:31] been working on here the past couple

[22:32] weeks. Um 8:19 2026, the sheet pile was

[22:37] removed up there at the Culvert site on

[22:40] County Road 1 and the following Tuesday

[22:43] or uh the 25th of August, uh County Road

[22:47] One was reopened. We have not patched it

[22:49] yet. uh we want to let that settle out

[22:52] um good and now we've got a little rain

[22:56] on it to kind of help that process out

[22:58] and then later this fall we'll get that

[23:00] patched in then that'll complete that

[23:03] project. Uh we also are going to do some

[23:05] seating now that we're out of the

[23:07] seasonal limitations um to kind of wrap

[23:09] that project up.

[23:12] Uh

[23:14] yesterday I heard from Matt Bray um the

[23:17] rumble strips are going to be installed

[23:20] this week

[23:22] uh to kind of update you guys on that.

[23:24] Um 9:22

[23:27] uh we're going to be looking at our

[23:28] annual update to the Brookings County

[23:30] 5-year plan. And I have not been updated

[23:35] from Dunach on when they plan on

[23:36] starting on Brookings County Road 2, but

[23:38] we are working on getting some stockpile

[23:41] material up there. So once they get that

[23:43] overlay done or mill and overlay done,

[23:46] then we're going to be shouldering that.

[23:49] Uh mowers are continuing to work their

[23:51] way around the county uh in preparation

[23:54] for winter and we're hauling gravel over

[23:57] uh by Oakton on County Road 27.

[24:01] That's what we've been up to the last

[24:03] couple weeks.

[24:05] » All right, who's got something for

[24:07] Brian?

[24:10] » Thank you.

[24:12] Thanks, Brian. Sheriff.

[24:25] » Good morning.

[24:26] » Morning, Sheriff.

[24:26] » Just a quick uh detention center

[24:28] overview. The present time we have 58

[24:31] inmates

[24:32] um 27 [clears throat]

[24:35] uh

[24:38] excuse me 31 31 um we have 31 local

[24:42] inmates that are on Brookings County

[24:44] charges. Um we have one from Kingsbury,

[24:48] one from Hamlin, two from Moody County

[24:51] and two from the Department of

[24:53] Corrections and then we have 25 from the

[24:55] US Marshall Service. Um our daily

[24:58] average is um so far for 2026 is 57.5.

[25:03] So the jail stays uh but uh uh we always

[25:07] we always uh have room if uh weekends is

[25:11] always the busiest uh with uh everybody

[25:15] asks me with college starting is that a

[25:17] issue and really it's not. It's very few

[25:20] SDS students that come to jail. It's

[25:22] still our locos that still are are the

[25:26] the high volume for us. So, uh 247 we

[25:30] have 20 80 excuse me 80 participants, 37

[25:33] come in twice a day for uh PBTs. I have

[25:37] four on remote breath test. Scram is

[25:40] six. I have 20 that come in for UAS. So

[25:44] that that that area always always stays

[25:47] busy. Um [clears throat] the the

[25:49] deputies have been busy. Uh we had a

[25:52] fatality accident as you know on the

[25:54] interstate and u um

[25:58] uh which was a little hard on my guys.

[26:00] They got there uh of course uh first

[26:03] then we called the highway patrol to

[26:04] come in and help us and then they took

[26:07] it over but they bring in their drone

[26:08] and map it and do all that. So it was

[26:10] just a sad sad accident. Uh, but there's

[26:12] been fog in the mornings and I urge

[26:15] motorists to pay attention to the fog

[26:17] and and turn their lights on and and

[26:20] that stuff because we're going to end up

[26:21] with some of those mornings with the fog

[26:23] and stuff. Um, also, uh,

[26:28] this time of the year, pastures are down

[26:30] and we get cows out calls, you know, we

[26:33] did put some stuff on Facebook and

[26:35] stuff, but I just urge urge land owners

[26:37] and animal owners to check their fences

[26:40] and check check uh um, you know,

[26:43] everybody can have a cow out once in a

[26:45] while, but if the same person has the

[26:47] cows out all the time, they are subject

[26:49] we keep track. I hate to do that, but if

[26:52] their cows are out three times within a

[26:54] year, they can get charged on a city on

[26:56] a county ordinance. We don't like doing

[26:58] that, but sometimes we have to get their

[26:59] attention. Um, most farmers or land

[27:02] owners when we tell them their cows are

[27:03] out, they'll check their fences and get

[27:05] them repaired and stuff, but our main

[27:07] thing is to keep them off the roads,

[27:09] especially at night. Uh, uh, also the

[27:13] highway departments, uh, you know, did

[27:16] the tops of the ditches, and that really

[27:18] helps. Of course, we still got a lot of

[27:20] county roads that have corn on the

[27:22] corners and and so forth. So, but uh um

[27:26] it helps to have the ditches mowed like

[27:28] u like like they have been all summer's

[27:31] been been good with that. So, other than

[27:33] that, um if you guys have any questions,

[27:38] » Sheriff, looking at uh the SRO part of

[27:41] your report here, the last couple weeks

[27:42] of August, looks like uh Deputy Crezy

[27:45] was pretty busy in the schools.

[27:47] » Yes. Yeah. Yeah.

[27:48] » Yep.

[27:49] » Yeah. Yeah.

[27:49] » So, that's a

[27:50] » Yeah, he stays he stays busy with the

[27:52] three schools.

[27:53] » Yeah.

[27:54] » Yeah.

[27:54] » Uh also, we're doing some different

[27:56] patrol patrol. Uh I have assigned uh

[28:00] jail staff that have marked cars that

[28:03] come out in the morning and they do

[28:04] school patrol in the morning and I have

[28:07] one that lives in White and one lives in

[28:08] Elton and they're doing school patrol

[28:10] before they come to work. And so that's

[28:13] that way I got more coverage. Um, and

[28:15] then I worry about Aurora has uh I try

[28:18] to get someone over there because the

[28:20] bus stops there and picks up the kids

[28:23] and stuff and and uh so we're we're

[28:26] doing little little things different to

[28:29] have more coverage

[28:30] » At uh beginning of school and so forth.

[28:32] So

[28:32] » You bet. You bet.

[28:33] » Okay. Thank you.

[28:34] » Thank you.

[28:35] » I guess I I would just add in there that

[28:38] also this time of year for the public to

[28:40] remind them that uh it's harvest season.

[28:43] We're getting rolling. There's a lot of

[28:44] big trucks and equipment out there and

[28:46] we we generally try not to go too fast.

[28:49] So, you're going to have to be patient

[28:51] with us as we're traveling around on the

[28:53] county gravels and everywhere else. So,

[28:56] please be patient with us while we try

[28:58] to get the harvest out.

[28:59] » Lot of silage trucks right now.

[29:02] » Yeah.

[29:02] » Thank you.

[29:04] » Jen, can you do her in three minutes?

[29:06] No, you don't have anything.

[29:08] » Okay, Bob, you got three minutes.

[29:15] start.

[29:16] » Okay,

[29:19] we got a planning meeting tonight. Got a

[29:22] We starts off with a joint joint city

[29:25] county planning meeting. Then we go to a

[29:27] regular county planning meeting. The

[29:29] United Ways looking at doing a volunteer

[29:32] organizations

[29:34] active in disasters. We've got a meeting

[29:36] on the phone about 10:30 of that.

[29:39] Thursday, we have a PPC meeting at the

[29:42] East Fire Station. The new generator,

[29:45] the the portable generator that my

[29:47] office is getting is scheduled to be

[29:50] delivered on September 11th down at the

[29:52] highway shop. I'll be gone next week, 14

[29:55] to 18 to the Spearfish. Richard was gone

[29:59] last week. He went to a planning

[30:01] conference in Sou Falls.

[30:04] Richard will be in Sou Falls on Monday

[30:07] the 21st for a crisis track training

[30:09] which is required by the LEMPG.

[30:14] The one of the wind tower companies is

[30:16] going to have a full scale exercise on

[30:18] September 24th. I passed out a drainage

[30:21] document to everyone. The one in front

[30:23] of you today is the latest one to

[30:26] include all the bridge data. So if it's

[30:28] got page numbers on the bottom, that's

[30:30] the latest edition. I haven't been able

[30:32] to digest it yet, but we will have to

[30:35] I'll have to work with uh Miss

[30:37] Stepherson to set up another drainage

[30:39] meeting so we can discuss

[30:41] discuss that project again coming up

[30:45] and u

[30:48] with my office technician has been put

[30:52] on medical

[30:55] leave and um so for the next

[30:59] approximately month you may very well

[31:02] walk down the hall and see my office

[31:04] closed with a sign on the door. We will

[31:07] I typically contact my my leazison, let

[31:10] them know we're leaving, but if there's

[31:13] only one person in the office and we get

[31:14] an emergency call, we have to scramble.

[31:16] So, we'll we'll take care of the public

[31:19] and if anyone does miss us, we we got

[31:22] procedures, cell numbers, and they can

[31:24] leave messages and everyone will be

[31:27] taken care of. So, that's all I got.

[31:29] Anybody have anything for Bob?

[31:32] » All right,

[31:33] » Thank you.

[31:33] » Thanks, Bob.

[31:36] » All right,

[31:38] computer says it is 9:00. So, uh, we'll

[31:41] move to number eight, scheduled agenda

[31:43] items at 9 9:00 a.m. Letter A is a

[31:46] public hearing and action to approve

[31:47] resolution 26-31,

[31:50] adoption of the 2027 provisional budget

[31:53] for Brookings County, South Dakota. Do I

[31:55] have a motion to approve?

[31:57] » So move. Second

[31:59] » Motion and a second. Uh I will open the

[32:02] public hearing. Uh public hearing is

[32:04] open. Do we have any proponents that

[32:08] would like to come and visit about the

[32:10] provisional budget? Any proponents?

[32:13] [snorts]

[32:16] Any proponents?

[32:19] Do we have any opponents?

[32:23] Any opponents?

[32:27] All right. I'll close the public

[32:28] hearing. Uh board comments. Does

[32:30] commission have any comments or

[32:32] questions, concerns regarding our

[32:34] provisional budget?

[32:37] » Mr. Chair,

[32:38] » What's that?

[32:39] » Um just some background information.

[32:42] This budget has been published and

[32:44] noticed for this public hearing time.

[32:47] This is the first step in adopting the

[32:50] 2027 annual budget that will be done on

[32:54] September 22nd.

[32:56] Um any changes that are made between the

[33:00] provisional budget today and the annual

[33:02] budget on the 22nd um those will be

[33:05] specifically noted at that meeting on

[33:08] the 22nd. So everyone is aware of any

[33:12] changes that we um are going to be

[33:14] making.

[33:16] Uh we we will see a little some slight

[33:19] changes that we know of due to centrally

[33:22] assessed utilities. Um slight increase

[33:24] in revenue for both the general fund and

[33:27] the the building fund. Um that will be

[33:30] coming on the 22nd. Um but what we have

[33:35] presented today is a balanced budget

[33:38] across all funds. no reserves are being

[33:41] used and the levy also decreased

[33:45] slightly like 61,000th of a penny but um

[33:50] but it's down from uh it's $3.92

[33:56] in 2026 and 3.915 in 2027.

[34:01] » Okay.

[34:03] » Board have any comments questions? I

[34:05] guess um like to visit the um I support

[34:09] the 25,000 for the library. U I'd like

[34:12] to in my opinion I think we could uh do

[34:15] away with the voucher system if that'd

[34:17] be possible that was recommended.

[34:21] » I agree 100% with that. Fund the library

[34:25] for 25,000 with no voucher system.

[34:28] I do also uh you know after it was it

[34:31] was proposed um with the amount of the

[34:35] 25,000

[34:37] the voucher would not

[34:40] allow the majority

[34:43] of the of the individuals. It would uh

[34:45] it would limit it what what we could

[34:47] spend

[34:48] » And also it would increase uh increase

[34:51] manpower and and and stuff in the

[34:53] office. So I would support that as well.

[35:00] I guess I would like to go back to the

[35:02] original amount that we decided in June

[35:04] and leave it at zero. Um, I still think

[35:08] there's inefficiencies in the library in

[35:10] the way it's operated. I don't believe

[35:13] it serves the interests of all and

[35:15] they're not listening to all the county

[35:17] members and I believe it is the

[35:18] extortion that they've conducted in

[35:22] saying that they're going to charge

[35:23] county residents is against South Dakota

[35:25] law. So I don't think that they have a

[35:28] their behavior warrants this type of

[35:30] reward.

[35:31] There's also previous history of funding

[35:35] swaps with the city that I'm not sure

[35:38] how we got back into this, but we were

[35:40] funding things that were more county

[35:43] directed and managed and the city was

[35:46] managing the library and other options

[35:49] and funded those options. So, I guess I

[35:52] I would decline to do a voucher or the

[35:55] 25,000

[36:00] Okay. Do we have any other comments from

[36:03] the board?

[36:08] No. All right. Uh, call the roll,

[36:11] please.

[36:12] » Jensen.

[36:13] » I.

[36:14] » Vanderwal.

[36:14] » Hi.

[36:15] » Post.

[36:15] » No.

[36:16] » Hustler.

[36:16] » I.

[36:17] » Motion carries.

[36:21] » Letter B. Public hearing and action to

[36:23] approve resolution 26-32,

[36:26] a supplemental budget resolution. Do I

[36:29] have a motion to approve?

[36:30] » Move to approve.

[36:31] » Second.

[36:32] » Motion and a second. Uh I will open the

[36:35] public hearing uh on this uh resolution.

[36:38] Do we have any proponents that would

[36:40] like to come speak to this? Any

[36:42] proponents?

[36:45] Do we have any proponents?

[36:49] Do we have any proponents?

[36:52] Do we have any opponents?

[36:56] Any opponents?

[37:00] Do we have any opponents?

[37:03] Hearing none, I'll close the public

[37:04] hearing and open uh comments from the

[37:07] board.

[37:09] » Mr. Chair, um this supplemental budget

[37:14] resolution once again has been published

[37:16] noticed for today. At this time, the

[37:19] dollar amounts that you see on the

[37:22] resolution include um money for the

[37:26] Elkton ambulance funding that was

[37:28] provided earlier this year, the

[37:31] generators for both OAC, that's that

[37:34] permanent generator out there, and then

[37:35] the portable generator generator for

[37:38] emergency management. And then it also

[37:40] corrects um the budget line for

[37:43] transfers out basically for for the to

[37:46] the county building fund. Um that was

[37:50] for dollars that we transferred over to

[37:53] um the building fund for um the HVAC

[37:59] project for this building. We had had

[38:02] assigned some dollars and then when we

[38:03] we did the transfer, we didn't we didn't

[38:06] supplement transfers out appropriately.

[38:07] So that kind of is just a correction

[38:09] item. So um

[38:12] that's that's it.

[38:15] » Do we have any other comments from the

[38:17] board? Any concerns?

[38:21] » I should note too that this resolution

[38:23] also includes um a a cash transfer from

[38:27] the general fund to the building fund of

[38:29] the 87725 and then general fund to

[38:33] emergency management fund of the 70,161.

[38:36] that that cash those cash transfers are

[38:38] also included as part of this

[38:40] resolution.

[38:41] » Okay,

[38:43] any other comments?

[38:47] » Hearing none, call the role, please.

[38:48] » Vanderwal,

[38:49] » I post.

[38:50] » Jensen, I

[38:52] » Motion carries.

[38:53] » Letter C, action to approve resolution

[38:55] 26-33,

[38:57] FY26, Contingency Transfers. Do I have a

[39:01] motion to approve?

[39:02] » Move to approve. Second.

[39:04] » Motion. A second. comments.

[39:07] » Um, contingency. Uh, just kind of wanted

[39:10] to get this these amounts transferred

[39:12] down. We'll probably be looking

[39:13] obviously at at the end of the year at

[39:16] contingency as well, but these were

[39:17] things we knew of now. Um, the $8,800

[39:22] um is for the the insulation at the dome

[39:26] at the courthouse to do some of that

[39:28] work this year. Um the 143 is the bat

[39:31] mitigation over at the courthouse and

[39:33] then the 30,000 is for architectural

[39:37] services, professional services, looking

[39:39] at the Koopa restoration next year,

[39:42] spending that 30,000 this year for

[39:45] architect fees to get us bid ready uh so

[39:47] we can get that project done in 2027.

[39:52] » Any other comments from the board?

[39:57] Hearing none. Call the role, please.

[39:59] » Post. Hi.

[40:00] » Jensen. Hi. Vanderwal. Hi. Hustler. Hi.

[40:03] Motion carries.

[40:04] » Letter D. Director of library services.

[40:08] Asia Gustoson. Update on library summer

[40:11] programs for us.

[40:13] » Good morning.

[40:14] » Good morning, commissioners. Thank you

[40:16] for having me. Um, I did also include

[40:19] our quarterly strategic plan report in

[40:22] uh the paperwork that I have, but just

[40:24] wanted to give you an update um or a

[40:27] recap of our summer reading program. We

[40:29] um had our theme was unear a story which

[40:33] was very dinosaur and paleontology

[40:35] themed and it was a huge success. Um

[40:38] everyone, adults, teens and children

[40:39] really enjoyed the theme. This year we

[40:42] had 184 participating adults this year

[40:45] and that was um the best adult

[40:48] participation in the summer reading

[40:49] program that we've had in like 10 years.

[40:53] Um our teens, which are notoriously hard

[40:56] um population to get into the library

[40:58] and be uh active, was very well

[41:01] attended. Um 129 signed up and attended

[41:04] events. And our children are always very

[41:07] excited for the summer reading program.

[41:09] Um and we had 984 which is just under um

[41:14] what our numbers were pre-COVID. So

[41:16] we're finally getting back to the

[41:17] participation um that unfortunately had

[41:20] to go down through COVID. Um so really

[41:23] really excited about how our summer

[41:25] went. Um we had a great um one of our

[41:30] best participation um

[41:33] events was our transportation fair which

[41:35] is where we have um

[41:38] vehicles from around the city um the

[41:40] hospital, police, parks, streets. Um we

[41:45] had 604 people attend that this year.

[41:50] And then we did a really fun thing again

[41:52] really into that theme of unear the

[41:54] story and dinosaurs. We uh Miss

[41:56] Katherine, our children's librarian, did

[41:58] a paleontologist for a day program and

[42:01] um it was 10 to two I think it was and

[42:05] so they got to like um chip away geodess

[42:10] and find fossils and things. They got to

[42:12] put together and paint dinosaurs.

[42:14] There's just like I don't know 10 or so

[42:17] different little stations for them to go

[42:19] to and that was a really really popular

[42:22] event for them this year. Um the other

[42:25] thing that we really pushed this year is

[42:27] our reading dragon program.

[42:30] And we have we started this a little bit

[42:32] last fall for um the kids. And so

[42:35] reading dragons is a cardbased reading

[42:39] incentive program which is encourages

[42:41] children kindergarten and up to read for

[42:43] fun. Participants can track their

[42:45] reading, collect dragon trading cards,

[42:47] and play card games all while learning

[42:49] good reading habits and gain lifelong

[42:50] love for reading. This is a

[42:52] collaborative national reading program

[42:54] created by the Dover Public Library. No

[42:57] sign up is required. You just pick up a

[42:59] reading log at the library and start

[43:00] tracking your time. Whether you're

[43:02] reading to yourself or someone else

[43:05] or listening to an audiobook or someone

[43:07] is reading to you, every 30 minutes

[43:09] counts. So, they track their 30 minutes.

[43:11] Um, and then they get after their I

[43:14] think it's two hours of reading, they

[43:16] get a pack of cards and it's a family.

[43:19] Um, and then for the summer, all of our

[43:22] staff, full-time and part-time, so 21

[43:24] staff members, got their own reading uh

[43:28] card. So, we all had our own little

[43:29] avatars, and we would battle the kids.

[43:32] And so, it was like they would come and

[43:34] ask for specific um staff to get their

[43:37] card uh to win in their battles. And

[43:39] it's basically rock, paper, scissors.

[43:42] Um, and it's really fun. And the kids

[43:44] really, really, really enjoyed it. So we

[43:47] had a very very successful summer

[43:50] reading program.

[43:53] Any questions?

[43:55] » Anybody have anything for Adrian?

[43:57] » Just want to say thanks for coming to

[43:59] the commission meetings. Much

[44:00] appreciated.

[44:01] » Thank you for having me. Have a good

[44:02] day.

[44:06] » That concludes our scheduled agenda

[44:08] items. Uh I think we hit all the

[44:10] department heads. Bob, you were all

[44:13] done. Okay. Nobody else in in. So we'll

[44:17] move on to number nine, regular

[44:18] business. Action to approve resolution

[44:21] 26-34,

[44:23] resolution updating the official pay

[44:25] plan for 2026.

[44:27] Do I have a motion to approve?

[44:29] » To approve. Second.

[44:31] » Motion in a second. Comments.

[44:35] » So this resolution updates the pay plan.

[44:38] Really the only thing that it does based

[44:40] on the discussion at the last meeting

[44:42] was add an additional um part-time

[44:45] correctional officer in the detention

[44:47] center and that came down from the

[44:50] discussion that we had at the last

[44:52] commission meeting um with Sheriff Stan

[44:56] making that request

[44:58] » And it doesn't increase the budget it

[45:00] just increases the amount of staff that

[45:02] can use that budget. Correct.

[45:04] » Correct.

[45:06] Do we have any other comments?

[45:11] » Hearing none. Call the role, please.

[45:13] » Jensen, I

[45:14] » Manoral.

[45:14] » Hi.

[45:15] » Post.

[45:15] » Hi.

[45:16] » Hustler.

[45:16] » Hi.

[45:17] » Motion carries. [clears throat]

[45:18] » Letter B. Action to approve resolution

[45:21] 26-35,

[45:22] a resolution approving annexation of

[45:24] territories by the city of Vulga. Do I

[45:28] have a motion to approve?

[45:29] » Move to approve.

[45:30] » Second.

[45:31] » Motion a second. comments.

[45:35] » The city of Vulga, I think there's a map

[45:37] here, um, coming up. They're annexing a

[45:42] couple of properties out on that west

[45:44] side um of of town.

[45:48] Basically, by statute, the co the county

[45:50] has to approve annexation. So, that's

[45:52] why this resolution is before you.

[45:56] » And that's kind of their kind of

[45:58] » They're one of their um like their clean

[46:00] dump site. And then it looks like maybe

[46:03] that archery range and there is that the

[46:06] wellhead area maybe too out that area

[46:09] out by the gardens and the dog park and

[46:12] » Southwest corner

[46:14] » Far west.

[46:15] » Yep.

[46:17] » Do we have any comments from the board?

[46:20] Bob with development. No.

[46:24] » Okay. Hearing none. Call the role

[46:26] please.

[46:27] » Vanderwal.

[46:28] » Hi.

[46:28] » Post.

[46:29] » Hi.

[46:29] » Jensen.

[46:30] » Hi.

[46:30] » Hustler. I.

[46:31] » Motion carries.

[46:32] » Letter C, action to approve resolution

[46:35] 26-36,

[46:36] a resolution authorizing the purchase of

[46:38] a 2027 Freightlininer

[46:41] 114 SD plus based upon the price

[46:45] established through the state of

[46:46] Minnesota bid process. Do I have a

[46:49] motion to approve?

[46:51] » Move to approve.

[46:52] » Second.

[46:53] » Motion a second. Comments. Brian,

[46:56] » How much like I mentioned to the board

[46:59] here when we met uh

[47:03] earlier this year to discuss it in the

[47:05] budget hearings is that uh we would

[47:07] purchase this truck and then uh later on

[47:10] we would uh also purchase the plow and

[47:14] equipment to you know right now this

[47:17] would be a semitr but eventually we'd

[47:20] turn it into a uh plow and and a dump

[47:24] truck and and would still be able to be

[47:26] used for a a semi-truck. There's the

[47:29] cabado system that we'd be putting on it

[47:31] to allow us to utilize this truck year

[47:35] round. Um, and then I also uh wanted to

[47:39] point out that this is a budgeted

[47:41] purchase and I estimated at the time

[47:44] when I provided the plan in 2025 uh

[47:48] 200,000 and this is well below that

[47:51] price. So, uh, if there's any questions

[47:54] on the budget, um, I'd be willing to try

[47:58] to help answer any of that. But, uh,

[48:01] that's what I got for you.

[48:04] » All that 200 or whatever is in our

[48:07] budget this year. We don't have to worry

[48:09] about anything. This is something that

[48:10] we just write the check for.

[48:12] » Correct.

[48:13] » And I'm hoping that we will receive this

[48:17] by the year end. is uh Chris was pretty

[48:20] positive that we would see this by year

[48:23] end and this is the same contract that

[48:25] the state purchases off of. So uh state

[48:28] of South Dakota's been purchasing off

[48:30] this bid also. So it is pretty fair

[48:32] price.

[48:33] » Okay. Is uh do you know of any other

[48:35] counties that have also purchased off

[48:37] this?

[48:38] » Yeah, there's quite a few. Yankton

[48:39] County uh has purchased off this. Klay

[48:42] County has purchased off this. The city

[48:44] of uh Spearfish has purchased off this.

[48:47] Uh, same same bid.

[48:51] » Okay. Any other comments from the board?

[48:54] » Yeah, I I guess I believe I asked in

[48:56] June and I think you were going to check

[48:57] on exactly how many miles do we get on

[49:01] the vehicle that this is replacing.

[49:04] Well, the the vehicles that we uh just

[49:08] surplus, Doug, uh we surplused uh two

[49:11] trucks here and they recently sold and

[49:15] yes, they're under 300,000 miles, but

[49:17] they are 300,000 hard miles when you

[49:20] start plowing snow. Uh plowing snow is

[49:23] very hard on them. Those trucks were uh

[49:27] [snorts] just just right at 20 years

[49:30] old. uh you know, so it's not the

[49:33] mileage we put on them, it's the work

[49:35] that we ask them to do that's it's very

[49:37] hard on them. Uh the salt's very

[49:39] corrosive. Uh but those those are hard

[49:43] miles. Three 300,000 very hard miles

[49:46] within that 20-year period.

[49:49] » Okay.

[49:52] » They haven't met a silage truck.

[49:53] » What's that?

[49:53] » They haven't met a silage truck yet.

[49:55] » Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[49:58] Any

[50:00] other comments

[50:04] » Hearing? None. Call the RO, please.

[50:05] » Post.

[50:06] » I.

[50:07] » Jensen.

[50:07] » I.

[50:08] » Vanderwall.

[50:08] » Hi.

[50:08] » Hustler.

[50:09] » Hi.

[50:09] » Motion carries.

[50:11] » Letter D. Action to approve agreement

[50:13] 26-50.

[50:15] An amendment to the 214th Street F

[50:18] feasibility and H&H study contract for

[50:21] Brookings County 16A preliminary design

[50:24] through the RTA grant program. Do I have

[50:27] a motion to approve?

[50:29] » So move. Second.

[50:30] » Motion and second. Comments.

[50:33] » So this this agreement updates the

[50:36] contract that we have with Banner

[50:37] Associates uh for the 214th Street

[50:40] project. Um as you all know, we have the

[50:42] $1.6 million rural tribal uh grant that

[50:45] we received. Um Banner has been doing a

[50:50] lot of work out there for us. And so

[50:52] this contract basically it gets it

[50:55] updated so that it meets um all the

[50:57] federal requirements has all that

[50:59] language in there that they need uh for

[51:02] the grant. Um the rural tribal

[51:06] representatives did indicate that yeah

[51:08] we can we can go ahead and update this

[51:11] and continue to use banner. We don't

[51:12] have to create a separate RFP and and

[51:15] start that process over again. Um Whail

[51:18] and Blazius with Banner is here if you

[51:21] have any questions for him as well.

[51:24] » This RTA grant is just for design and

[51:26] that it's not for construction. Correct.

[51:28] » Correct. It's Yeah. design and

[51:30] engineering hopefully to get us to a

[51:32] point where we're we're closer to being

[51:35] bid ready. Um and it makes us more um

[51:39] palatable for future grant opportunities

[51:42] that might come about as well. I know I

[51:45] was on the initial

[51:48] web call and there's a lot of reporting

[51:50] and and things that we have to do to

[51:52] make sure we do this and and uh I think

[51:56] it's a it's a good program and I'm glad

[51:58] we got did get this for that initial

[52:00] start for that 214 16A.

[52:03] » Do we have any other comments? I just

[52:05] like to thank Whan from uh Blacius from

[52:08] Banner and Stacy with the county uh for

[52:11] all their hard work to to get to that

[52:14] point. Uh without those two, I I feel

[52:16] that we may not have qualified for this

[52:19] grant. So, thank you both in your groups

[52:22] for for your assistance with this.

[52:24] » Yeah. And I think this grant really does

[52:26] push the time frame for us to make

[52:28] improvements to that road up

[52:30] tremendously.

[52:32] Larry,

[52:33] » I'd like to also thank uh both Whan and

[52:36] and Stace for all the work. Uh Kelly and

[52:38] I have sat in on a couple of these

[52:40] meetings, but uh Whan, they're basically

[52:43] taking care of all the technical stuff

[52:45] and being able to grant Banner is able

[52:48] to do the work now that they already

[52:49] have a lot of this information. They can

[52:51] plug it all in and satisfy FEMA and uh

[52:55] um core of engineers concerns. And uh

[52:58] like I said, this will this will put us

[53:00] a step up when uh we come to apply for

[53:02] another federal grant. So

[53:05] » All right. Do you have any other

[53:07] comments? Well, do you have anything for

[53:09] us?

[53:10] » Um yeah, maybe just quick

[53:14] Thank you. Oil and Blazius with Banner.

[53:16] Um I guess the only things that I would

[53:18] note is there's a couple things that um

[53:20] obviously uh as a partnership with the

[53:22] county commission that that we'll need

[53:24] to work together on. one um I would

[53:26] encourage a committee to be formed from

[53:29] the county commission or at least

[53:30] members um obviously Commissioner

[53:33] Jensen, Commissioner Vanderwal, um and

[53:35] Commission Director Stephenson have been

[53:36] working with uh the team throughout to

[53:39] this point and and so um that certainly

[53:42] makes sense. Um, you know, our goal

[53:44] would be to put together an advisory

[53:45] group as well to incorporate somebody

[53:47] from the South Dakota Department of

[53:49] Transportation. Um, because they are

[53:51] going to be a big player in this

[53:53] potentially moving forward with future

[53:54] grant dollars for construction. Um, as

[53:56] well as incorporating the city of

[53:58] Aurora. Obviously, this ties um, over to

[54:00] the city of Aurora within their city

[54:02] limits on the east end on Brookings

[54:03] County 23. um and then considering, you

[54:06] know, other entities potentially as a

[54:08] small advisory group to um help

[54:11] facilitate some of the the design

[54:14] process moving forward. Um Commissioner

[54:16] Hustel, you noted the reporting that's

[54:18] required for this. Obviously, that'll

[54:20] require some partnership between um some

[54:22] of the Brookings County offices um so

[54:25] that we can make sure that we

[54:27] [clears throat] maintain the reporting

[54:28] on schedule as provided by the RTA

[54:31] program. uh they seem very accommodating

[54:33] to work with thus far. Um the main thing

[54:36] that they had indicated is obviously

[54:37] timeliness of accomplishing milestones

[54:41] at the deadlines that they set. So um I

[54:43] think as long as we work together to do

[54:45] that uh we can find ourselves with a

[54:47] successful project. So appreciate the

[54:50] commission's consideration of this.

[54:52] » Any other comments from the commission

[54:54] from the board?

[54:56] » Well and thank you very much.

[54:57] » Thank you.

[54:58] » Call the role please. Jensen. Hi,

[55:01] » Vanderwal. Hi, Post. Hi,

[55:02] » Hustler. Hi. Motion carries.

[55:05] » Letter E. Action to approve agreement

[55:07] 26-51,

[55:09] a state of South Dakota Department of

[55:11] Public Safety, Office of Emergency

[55:13] Management, 2027, Local Emergency

[55:15] Management Performance Grant Agreement.

[55:19] Do we have a motion to approve?

[55:20] » Motion to approve.

[55:21] » Second.

[55:22] » Motion to second. Comments, Bob?

[55:24] » Yes, sir. This is an agreement we've

[55:26] been having in Brookings County since at

[55:28] least 1999, if not before. And it pays a

[55:33] portion of my salary, approximately 50%

[55:37] of my my base salary and some of the

[55:40] benefits. And it pays 25% pays 75% of

[55:44] mine and 25% of Richard's for for doing

[55:48] emergency management work. And of

[55:52] course, it comes with several

[55:53] stipulations.

[55:55] This year, we're we was caught off guard

[55:58] by u an injury. We were supposed to both

[56:02] both go to a big meeting and take some

[56:04] classes next week. Well, now I'm going

[56:08] out there. I have to keep Richard back

[56:09] here to main man the office. So, next

[56:13] year I'm going to recommend maybe we

[56:14] look at the requirements and and see if

[56:17] we can meet them a little bit earlier.

[56:18] Don't wait till the last minute. But

[56:20] that's on me in my leadership. But uh

[56:23] we've been do been doing this for years

[56:25] and typically we get our

[56:28] our final check right at the end of dur

[56:32] the state's fiscal year ends September

[56:34] 30th. So first part of October they pay

[56:37] our they they pay everything to the

[56:39] county and it does offset budgetary

[56:43] considerations for for my office.

[56:46] » All right. Do we have any questions for

[56:48] Bob? Um, how many were required

[56:50] workshops or whatever do you have to go

[56:52] to per year for this? It

[56:54] » It it varies on each one. You have to I

[56:57] could break it down. I I didn't break it

[56:58] down today on that one, but but they're

[57:00] all listed on the form and it changes

[57:02] year to year on on what's required and

[57:04] what's not required and certain

[57:06] certifications. You know, we've gone

[57:08] after the certifications and we go after

[57:10] everything every now and then. I guess

[57:13] the biggest one is crisis track and we

[57:16] discussed it at the township meeting

[57:20] next year 2027. We're going to try to

[57:22] have them come in and give that class

[57:25] during the town township meeting to to

[57:28] meet this requirement. That's the

[57:30] shortcoming right now that we've got.

[57:32] » Sounds good.

[57:32] » And it's on me. I mean, I'm not I'm not

[57:35] blaming anybody on it.

[57:36] » Yep.

[57:37] » Yep.

[57:38] » Any other comments for Bob? Questions?

[57:43] Thank you, Bob.

[57:44] » You're welcome. Thank you.

[57:45] » Call the role, please.

[57:46] » Vanderwal, hi.

[57:47] » Post. Hi,

[57:48] » Jensen. Hi,

[57:49] » Hustler. Hi.

[57:50] » Motion carries.

[57:52] » Moving to letter F, action to approve

[57:54] agreement 26-52, a state of South Dakota

[57:58] County contract for provisions of

[58:01] community health services. Do I have a

[58:03] motion to approve?

[58:04] » So move.

[58:04] » Second.

[58:05] » Motion a second. Comments. This is just

[58:08] our annual agreement uh with the state

[58:10] for the community health program here in

[58:12] Brookings County.

[58:14] » All right. Do we have any comments from

[58:16] the board?

[58:19] » Hearing none. Call the role, please.

[58:20] » Post.

[58:21] » Hi.

[58:21] » Jensen.

[58:22] » Hi.

[58:22] » Vanderwal.

[58:23] » Hi.

[58:23] » Hustler.

[58:23] » Hi.

[58:24] » Motion carries.

[58:25] » Letter G. Action to add omitted property

[58:28] to the assessment roles of Brookings

[58:30] County.

[58:32] » Motion to approve. So move.

[58:34] » Second.

[58:35] » Motion a second. comments.

[58:40] » So, um, interim finance officer Jen

[58:44] Beller provided a staff report. These

[58:46] were digesttor facilities, as I

[58:48] understand it, that were originally they

[58:51] were told that they needed to be

[58:52] centrally assessed and now they're

[58:54] coming back and saying they need to be

[58:55] assessed locally. So, we're adding them

[58:57] back to our locally assessed tax roles.

[59:03] Board,

[59:04] » Have any comments?

[59:06] questions

[59:09] hearing none. All those in favor signify

[59:11] by saying I.

[59:12] » I.

[59:12] » Oppos say nay. Motion carries.

[59:16] » Letter H. Action to approve request to

[59:18] fill vacancy for a temporary election

[59:20] worker in the finance office. Do I have

[59:22] a motion to approve? So move.

[59:23] » Second.

[59:24] » Motion a second. Comments?

[59:27] uh one of the temporary election workers

[59:30] is unable to work the general election

[59:33] and so we would like to advertise that

[59:35] position and get somebody hired. Um it's

[59:39] really nice to be able to have all four

[59:41] um is especially for this upcoming

[59:43] election. We anticipate it being uh very

[59:45] busy.

[59:47] » All right, any comments from the board?

[59:49] Any other comments?

[59:53] » Hearing none. All those in favor signify

[59:54] by saying I. I I

[59:56] » Post a motion carries. Letter I, action

[1:00:00] to approve a request to fill vacancy for

[1:00:03] a part-time corrections officer in the

[1:00:05] detention center. Do I have a motion to

[1:00:06] approve?

[1:00:07] » So moved.

[1:00:08] » Second.

[1:00:08] » Motion to second. Comments

[1:00:14] hearing none. All those in favor signify

[1:00:16] by saying I.

[1:00:16] » I.

[1:00:17] » Post say a name. Motion carries. Letter

[1:00:21] J. action to approve the transfer of a

[1:00:24] 2004 Chevy 4x4 pickup from the weed

[1:00:28] department to the highway department. Do

[1:00:29] I have a motion to approve?

[1:00:31] » So move second.

[1:00:32] » Motion second. Comments.

[1:00:36] » Just helping replace one of our vehicles

[1:00:39] that we surplused here a few years ago.

[1:00:41] We never replaced it um due to the

[1:00:44] availability of vehicles and I think we

[1:00:48] can get some use out of it.

[1:00:50] » All right. Any other comments?

[1:00:53] Hearing none. All those in favor signify

[1:00:55] by saying I.

[1:00:56] » I. I.

[1:00:56] » Post say nay. Motion carries.

[1:01:00] » Letter K. Discussion. Possible action

[1:01:02] regarding appointment of the of the

[1:01:04] appointment to the Brookings City of

[1:01:07] Brookings Human Rights Commission.

[1:01:10] Do we have discussion on this?

[1:01:12] » I got a couple questions. Uh, is this a

[1:01:16] recommendation or an appointment?

[1:01:22] Good question.

[1:01:25] » This has always been an appointment. So

[1:01:29] the com the county commission has

[1:01:31] appointed um one member to the human

[1:01:34] services com is that right? human rights

[1:01:37] human rights commission sorry human

[1:01:39] rights commission on and that's a city

[1:01:40] board and then we also have three um

[1:01:45] appointments to the hospital board

[1:01:49] so what I was told um after the

[1:01:53] appointment of Jeff Stury to the human

[1:01:56] rights commission was that the city

[1:01:59] ordinance allows for the county to have

[1:02:03] that appointment

[1:02:05] the chart charter says the city's

[1:02:08] charter says that the mayor makes takes

[1:02:10] that appointment or takes that as a

[1:02:12] recommendation and then it's with his

[1:02:15] recommendation and approval by the full

[1:02:17] city council.

[1:02:22] This is the first time that that's

[1:02:23] happened to my knowledge that they've

[1:02:25] taken our

[1:02:28] recommendation or the county's

[1:02:30] recommendation or appointment rather and

[1:02:32] then taken it to the full city the mayor

[1:02:34] to city council for

[1:02:37] full approval.

[1:02:39] Were were the intentions of this uh

[1:02:43] county recommendation to be a person

[1:02:46] that lives outside the city limits or

[1:02:49] was that never discussed?

[1:02:51] » I don't think that's ever been

[1:02:52] discussed.

[1:02:58] » The one question I have was when this

[1:03:00] was incepted, was that back in like

[1:03:03] 2017?

[1:03:04] I I thought I understood. I'm just

[1:03:07] wondering what the intent was at that

[1:03:09] time from the from the city. Um because

[1:03:12] this is a a city board, correct? But

[1:03:15] » Correct.

[1:03:15] » But they've asked the county to appoint

[1:03:18] someone.

[1:03:19] » Yes.

[1:03:20] » So in my mind it it was exactly that

[1:03:23] where the city wanted maybe somebody to

[1:03:25] help you know the outering communities

[1:03:28] is is just my guess. But uh again I'm

[1:03:31] looking for feedback on that if anybody

[1:03:34] has any.

[1:03:35] I I don't I don't know that it's

[1:03:38] specifically stated that way. If the

[1:03:40] commission wants to move forward um and

[1:03:43] advertise that um appointment that way,

[1:03:47] they you sure can. Um,

[1:03:52] just know that I mean I guess you know

[1:03:55] do you want us to go through the process

[1:03:57] of advertising this position once again

[1:04:00] knowing that um any appointment any

[1:04:04] recommendation would still then go

[1:04:06] through the mayor and the city council

[1:04:08] for approval

[1:04:10] » Because this this position has a term

[1:04:12] and and correct me if I'm wrong. the

[1:04:15] individual that we had on the on the in

[1:04:19] the position resigned before the end of

[1:04:23] their term. Is that correct?

[1:04:24] » Correct. I believe the term runs through

[1:04:28] » 28.

[1:04:28] » 28. I want to say the term runs through

[1:04:30] the end of next year. The county had an

[1:04:33] appointee and then that individual

[1:04:36] resigned back in January of 2025. So our

[1:04:40] our our position on the board has been

[1:04:42] open for almost two years now

[1:04:48] over a year and a half and we have

[1:04:51] advertised it off and on and you know to

[1:04:54] get interest in it. Um

[1:04:58] and then yeah it

[1:05:02] » You know

[1:05:02] » We did

[1:05:07] » I guess I would suggest that we delay

[1:05:10] any action on this at this point. Um we

[1:05:14] should maybe see how things shake out

[1:05:16] with this nomination. I guess I'll refer

[1:05:19] back to 17-022

[1:05:22] of the Brooking City ordinances and

[1:05:24] resolutions.

[1:05:26] And uh the city council's comments

[1:05:28] didn't say anything about it being an

[1:05:31] outside of city limits person was why

[1:05:33] they had rejected him. And otherwise

[1:05:37] comments that they made were directly

[1:05:39] discriminatory against his faith and his

[1:05:43] political affiliations from what I can

[1:05:45] gather because I listen to it and

[1:05:48] directly from 17-022.

[1:05:51] Whereas many in our community are

[1:05:53] hurting and fearful as a result of the

[1:05:55] rise of rhetoric and exclusion and

[1:05:57] vilification.

[1:05:59] And if isn't that isn't exactly what

[1:06:01] they did to our nominee

[1:06:03] was to exclude him and vilify him.

[1:06:07] They're violating their very own

[1:06:09] anti-discrimination

[1:06:11] policy.

[1:06:13] So maybe we just need to sit back and

[1:06:16] let's see where the where the chips fall

[1:06:18] on this one yet.

[1:06:22] Does board have any other thoughts?

[1:06:30] Okay.

[1:06:33] Do we have a motion to I'll call for a

[1:06:37] motion if we have a motion. If we don't,

[1:06:39] it will just

[1:06:42] » Delay.

[1:06:44] » Would it hurt to advertise for it, but

[1:06:46] wait?

[1:06:49] I mean, we

[1:06:51] » We we can wait for the city council to

[1:06:53] tell us who we're going to nominate like

[1:06:54] last time.

[1:06:58] » We advertised for how long,

[1:07:01] but

[1:07:03] through this process, there's been

[1:07:04] people indicating that they would apply

[1:07:07] if available. So,

[1:07:10] » We had opened it up again the last time.

[1:07:12] I don't I don't really think that I mean

[1:07:15] this is an ongoing open

[1:07:18] uh open seat that I don't I think we

[1:07:21] would accept

[1:07:23] nom applications not nominations we

[1:07:26] would accept applications whether we

[1:07:28] open this or not and then we would cross

[1:07:32] that bridge when we got there if we

[1:07:34] received a application.

[1:07:36] » I don't think we really

[1:07:37] » Technically we filled it.

[1:07:39] » What's that? Technically, we filled it

[1:07:41] until we retract him, our nominee.

[1:07:46] » Well, according to their website, um the

[1:07:49] and I'm just I'm just looking at their

[1:07:52] website. According to their website,

[1:07:53] Jeff was on on that board and if I if I

[1:07:57] do remember right, if we look if we pull

[1:07:59] that website, that is showing an empty

[1:08:02] seat um for seat 10, which is the seat

[1:08:05] that we we have now. So,

[1:08:10] Yeah, he correct me. He did attend one

[1:08:13] meeting. Correct.

[1:08:14] » I believe I believe so. I believe

[1:08:16] » They retracted him after that.

[1:08:18] » I I believe he I was told that he did

[1:08:20] attend one meeting.

[1:08:22] » There's 10 positions you just said.

[1:08:24] » There's 10 seats on that board. That is

[1:08:26] correct.

[1:08:27] » And up until our nomination, uh there

[1:08:30] was two seats open. Uh seat six, uh

[1:08:33] which is a city appointed and seat 10,

[1:08:35] which is the county appointed. And I

[1:08:38] believe seat six is filled now. I

[1:08:41] believe it's been a couple days since

[1:08:43] I've been on the website.

[1:08:44] » What other entities uh appoint?

[1:08:48] » It is uh uh recommendation from the from

[1:08:52] the mayor. All all seats except for the

[1:08:55] one

[1:08:55] » One. Okay. I didn't know if there was an

[1:08:58] SDSU one or

[1:08:59] » I think there's

[1:09:03] there may be a SDSU representative, but

[1:09:06] I

[1:09:08] don't know if anybody's on their

[1:09:10] website.

[1:09:13] Let me just pull quick see if I can find

[1:09:15] it as as fast as I can.

[1:09:18] Um,

[1:09:26] here we go.

[1:09:28] Um,

[1:09:31] while you're looking for that, I guess I

[1:09:33] just hate to open up the county to the

[1:09:34] same risk that the city may be at at

[1:09:36] this stage of the game.

[1:09:41] Um

[1:09:47] so there is a um the members include a

[1:09:52] college student representative

[1:09:55] uh

[1:09:58] member member member vice chair chair

[1:10:01] member and I am seeing um there is two

[1:10:06] vacants

[1:10:08] um

[1:10:10] two vacant seats on on that board. So,

[1:10:15] one of them I believe is ours and one of

[1:10:18] them I believe is the city's um

[1:10:21] appointed by the mayor and council. Um

[1:10:26] and and

[1:10:29] yeah, and the SDSU uh student

[1:10:32] representative is uh appointed by mayor

[1:10:34] with council approval.

[1:10:37] » [snorts]

[1:10:53] » And their website does say seat 10

[1:10:56] appointed by Brookings County

[1:10:57] Commission. That is on their website.

[1:11:09] So with no motion, we'll move on

[1:11:12] to item 10, commission department

[1:11:14] director's report.

[1:11:18] last um each Wednesday we are meeting on

[1:11:21] the Samra Avenue project over in Vulga.

[1:11:24] Um

[1:11:26] in front of you is the most recent

[1:11:28] construction schedule. Uh initially this

[1:11:31] phase was supposed to be done well

[1:11:33] initially it was supposed to be done

[1:11:34] last year then it um moved to done by

[1:11:39] Labor Day and now it has moved out to

[1:11:41] the end of September. So, we continue to

[1:11:44] meet weekly um over there trying to

[1:11:47] encourage those contractors to keep

[1:11:49] things moving along. Um, also included

[1:11:53] with my report as part as part of the

[1:11:55] local emergency management planning

[1:11:57] grant, the task reports for both Bob

[1:12:00] Hill and Richard Hogan are included with

[1:12:02] my report. I think they um were shared

[1:12:04] with the finance office and they were

[1:12:06] then told to present those to the

[1:12:08] commission. So, those are part of my uh

[1:12:11] report.

[1:12:13] The

[1:12:15] deadline was yesterday for the rural

[1:12:17] access infrastructure program. The

[1:12:19] five-year plans for townships to turn

[1:12:22] those in um was yesterday. Um I did

[1:12:26] receive five-year plans from four

[1:12:30] townships. Eureka Township, it looks

[1:12:33] like they're planning on one project.

[1:12:34] Richland is pro planning on a project

[1:12:36] next year. Oak Lake Township has two

[1:12:39] projects. And then Vulga Township has

[1:12:41] two projects it looks like as well that

[1:12:43] they're going to be submitting

[1:12:45] applications for. Now at this point we

[1:12:47] just sort of wait. The next deadline is

[1:12:50] October 31st where they have to submit

[1:12:52] their applications, their resolutions

[1:12:56] um

[1:12:58] uh quotes um for the projects etc. So,

[1:13:02] looks like we'll be looking at at least

[1:13:04] a few townships did get um did get that

[1:13:07] turned in. Also, um the news director at

[1:13:11] the at Brookings Radio, JRo had reached

[1:13:14] out and asked if the commission is

[1:13:16] interested in doing a regularly

[1:13:18] scheduled on-air visit similar to what

[1:13:20] uh the city does now. I know the school

[1:13:23] district, Brooking School District does

[1:13:24] that now. they sit down sort of on a

[1:13:26] planned schedule and visit with them

[1:13:29] about kind of what's going on at their

[1:13:31] entities. Is that something that um the

[1:13:33] commission is interested in doing and is

[1:13:36] you know is that something that you know

[1:13:38] I can do that or myself and the chair or

[1:13:41] even we can get a different commissioner

[1:13:44] each time to come in and visit on the

[1:13:45] radio about kind of things that are

[1:13:47] going on. Um, I know they have reached

[1:13:50] out. I think Jen in the finance office

[1:13:51] has reached out regarding election

[1:13:53] things and um and happenings. Um, I know

[1:13:56] Bob goes on quite regularly to talk

[1:13:59] about about things with his his

[1:14:02] department. So, they just wanted to

[1:14:04] extend that invitation. So, if it's

[1:14:06] something that you are interested in,

[1:14:09] um, I can work with Jay and get

[1:14:10] something figured out and and whatnot.

[1:14:13] Is that something

[1:14:15] » I think that's a great idea. It's all

[1:14:16] about transparency and government. And I

[1:14:18] I think that's a a great thing that our

[1:14:21] local radio station, our now locally

[1:14:23] owned radio station, um has a has a feel

[1:14:27] for that and a pulse on that. I think

[1:14:28] that's a great great thing for the

[1:14:30] county to be involved with. Doesn't have

[1:14:32] to be the same people each week, but you

[1:14:35] Stacy can then appoint somebody to uh to

[1:14:38] do that. So,

[1:14:39] » Yep. each week or each month or whatever

[1:14:41] it is.

[1:14:42] » I will I will work with Jay and get that

[1:14:46] all figured out here. Get a schedule of

[1:14:49] see when they want us there. Other than

[1:14:50] that, just a few upcoming um dates. This

[1:14:54] coming Monday is Labor Day, so offices

[1:14:58] here will be closed. Um there is a

[1:15:01] regional stakeholders meeting uh hosted

[1:15:04] by Brookings Regional Growth Alliance.

[1:15:07] That's um next Wednesday the 9th from

[1:15:10] 9:30 to 11:30 next door in the community

[1:15:13] room. I think um invitations have been

[1:15:15] sent out for that. Sou Valley another

[1:15:18] energy sou valley energy brought some

[1:15:20] kilowatts at Vulga 4:30 to 7 on

[1:15:24] September 10th.

[1:15:26] And then the majority of us will be down

[1:15:28] in Sou Falls uh Monday this uh 14th of

[1:15:33] September through Wednesday the 16th for

[1:15:35] the fall convention SDACCC fall

[1:15:37] convention.

[1:15:40] Uh note September 22nd is the next

[1:15:43] commission meeting. That's actually

[1:15:44] three weeks from now because we will all

[1:15:46] be in um Sou Falls on the 15th. Um we

[1:15:52] were going to we're pushing that to the

[1:15:53] second uh commission meeting for

[1:15:56] September to the 22nd.

[1:15:59] Um first district is their picnic is the

[1:16:03] 24th of September. Um up in Watertown I

[1:16:06] know more information will come out on

[1:16:08] that here I'm sure in the next couple of

[1:16:11] couple of weeks out a little bit

[1:16:13] further. Monday October 12th offices are

[1:16:17] closed for Native American Day. I hope

[1:16:19] you have on your calendars October 20th

[1:16:21] that afternoon we have department head

[1:16:23] reviews at 1:00 um hobo day parade and

[1:16:28] activities October 24th this year and

[1:16:32] then just make sure you note too that

[1:16:34] that first meeting of November the first

[1:16:36] commission meeting is a Thursday

[1:16:38] November 5th and that's due to um

[1:16:41] canvasing the results from the general

[1:16:43] election um earlier that week and then

[1:16:48] that same afternoon on the 5th, we'll be

[1:16:50] doing our road and bridge tour. 1:00

[1:16:52] we'll leave from the highway department

[1:16:54] and I'll be working with Brian and he

[1:16:56] will be coming up with a wonderful

[1:16:59] itinerary of stops that we will be

[1:17:01] making that afternoon. So, um, other

[1:17:04] than that, I don't have anything unless

[1:17:05] you have questions for me.

[1:17:07] » Anybody have anything for Stacy?

[1:17:11] Hearing none, number 11, states

[1:17:13] attorney's office report.

[1:17:15] » None.

[1:17:17] Number 12, commissioners reports.

[1:17:19] Commissioner Vanderwal,

[1:17:21] » Thank you. Um Stacy mentioned earlier,

[1:17:24] but I I want to say this uh too as well,

[1:17:27] but September 14th through the 16th, the

[1:17:29] annual convention. I'd encourage all

[1:17:32] commissioners to go if they can. That's

[1:17:34] a a great avenue to learn more about

[1:17:37] what's going on and connect with other

[1:17:39] commissioners to see what's working and

[1:17:41] not working. I plan on attending that uh

[1:17:44] upcoming

[1:17:47] Um, I want to say a big thanks to the

[1:17:49] highway department for getting those

[1:17:50] signs up on the 466 north on the Hamlin

[1:17:54] uh, Brookings County line. I got several

[1:17:56] nice compliments from that. Thank you

[1:17:58] for getting that done. Much appreciated.

[1:18:01] Um, on Friday evenings, August 21, I

[1:18:05] attended the Brookings County uh,

[1:18:07] Republican picnic at Hillrest with

[1:18:10] several others of you. uh great to get

[1:18:12] out and uh talk with constituents. And

[1:18:15] then the last thing I just want to

[1:18:17] mention is I've been doing some

[1:18:18] doctoring lately and I just want to

[1:18:20] thank all of you for your understanding

[1:18:22] and thoughts and prayers. I appreciate

[1:18:25] that. I had a procedure done on uh

[1:18:27] Friday and I I feel feel better a lot

[1:18:30] better. So you don't know how good you

[1:18:32] feel until or poor you felt until you

[1:18:35] feel better. So thank you again.

[1:18:37] » You look better, too. [laughter]

[1:18:44] Commissioner Post.

[1:18:46] » Yes. On the 24th, we had our weed tour

[1:18:51] and uh our meeting and our tour and we

[1:18:55] were able to go around to uh you know,

[1:18:57] one of the commenters earlier in the

[1:18:59] meeting had discussed and we were able

[1:19:01] to tour many of the places that had

[1:19:04] potentially

[1:19:06] um would have been subject to the action

[1:19:09] that he was talking to or expressing.

[1:19:12] But uh in in those instances, every

[1:19:15] parcel that we looked at that had had a

[1:19:17] complaint, the the thistles had been

[1:19:19] taken care of and there wouldn't be any

[1:19:21] reason to take action at this point to

[1:19:24] continue on with that. Um I would say

[1:19:28] that you know we did have quite a bit of

[1:19:30] change in that department in the past

[1:19:33] year and I thought that uh our

[1:19:35] supervisor there had done a great job of

[1:19:39] learning on the go and and keeping up

[1:19:41] with as much stuff as we could with what

[1:19:44] was allowed and and things looked

[1:19:46] relatively good compared from my two

[1:19:49] years of experience of being involved

[1:19:51] with that board. So that's my report.

[1:19:54] Commissioner Jensen,

[1:19:56] » On the 21st of August, I did attend the

[1:19:58] Republican picnic. On the 27th, uh did

[1:20:02] the conservation tour. Um it's always an

[1:20:06] interesting uh tour and uh it was well

[1:20:09] attended. Um that evening I briefly

[1:20:11] stopped in the Sou Valley Electric uh

[1:20:14] meeting up in White

[1:20:17] on the 30th. Uh I attended up in Gary,

[1:20:21] South Dakota, the rural rally. I picked

[1:20:23] up some handouts. I give to all the

[1:20:25] commissioners here um on the 765 power

[1:20:29] line up there on the yesterday had a

[1:20:33] joint powers board meeting um on the

[1:20:36] city county building maintenance and

[1:20:38] that is my report.

[1:20:40] » All right. And mine on uh on August 20th

[1:20:45] uh we had a research park board meeting

[1:20:46] in the morning uh gave some updates

[1:20:49] about uh going on out the research park.

[1:20:52] uh you know, you don't hear a lot about

[1:20:54] the things that go on out there, but you

[1:20:56] know, there's they've been a great in I

[1:20:59] would I don't know if I call it

[1:21:00] incubator, but there's a lot of neat and

[1:21:03] uh and interesting companies that get a

[1:21:05] start out there and uh

[1:21:09] move out and and are a part part of the

[1:21:12] county. I know um some information that

[1:21:15] the research park shared uh yesterday on

[1:21:18] social media, it's uh you know um

[1:21:21] indirectly 170 uh employees uh have been

[1:21:25] brought to Berkings County uh just based

[1:21:28] on the workings on at the research park

[1:21:31] and I know we we uh

[1:21:35] are a financial supporter of that. Uh

[1:21:37] the city's also a financial supporter of

[1:21:38] that. It it really does. There's

[1:21:41] companies out there that are uh one is

[1:21:44] Aerofly that is a drone company that is

[1:21:46] working with federal government and

[1:21:48] federal grants uh doing great things.

[1:21:52] There's another company out there that

[1:21:54] uh and it the name of the company slips

[1:21:56] my mind but they are uh bringing

[1:21:59] technology to the older John Deere

[1:22:02] tractors and tractors for GPS uh GPS

[1:22:06] work um that John Deere doesn't support.

[1:22:09] And I mean it's just some great

[1:22:11] technology and and a great a great uh

[1:22:15] asset to Brookings and Brookings County

[1:22:17] out there at the research park. Um later

[1:22:20] that afternoon I attended a regional

[1:22:21] growth alliance uh board meeting. Uh if

[1:22:24] you have not known they have moved. They

[1:22:26] are down here in the old office peeps

[1:22:28] building now. They actually locked up on

[1:22:31] Friday, moved over and moved over today

[1:22:33] or yesterday. I don't know when for sure

[1:22:36] they're going to have the doors open,

[1:22:37] but I encourage uh encourage the public

[1:22:41] to get over there, see their their new

[1:22:43] facility. Uh talk with Lori and the and

[1:22:46] the crew over there. um they're excited

[1:22:48] to be in their new building and to show

[1:22:50] it off and and I see great things to

[1:22:52] come uh with the growth alliance uh not

[1:22:55] only in Brookings but the the region as

[1:22:58] well all of Brookings County and I look

[1:23:00] forward to attending the stakeholder

[1:23:02] meeting here next week.

[1:23:04] Um on the 21st uh I did sit down uh with

[1:23:08] the director of the growth alliance Lori

[1:23:11] for for some coffee uh kind of just

[1:23:14] chatting over how her last six months

[1:23:16] have been going and and what her vision

[1:23:18] is and and it's going to be a I with the

[1:23:22] combination of all four of those uh

[1:23:24] those uh entities um you know I think we

[1:23:28] saw great success with downtown at

[1:23:30] sundown and and then the the community

[1:23:33] involved involvement that uh that

[1:23:35] they're bringing in the past year. I'm

[1:23:37] excited for excited for what uh that

[1:23:40] organization has coming up. On the 25th,

[1:23:44] I uh did attend the city council meeting

[1:23:46] here in the in the chambers that

[1:23:48] evening. I was sitting in the back of

[1:23:49] the room uh during the city council

[1:23:51] meeting, listened to the updates uh from

[1:23:55] their vote from from our appointee and

[1:23:59] also the Dakota Bank Center uh comments

[1:24:02] that came through. Um, you know, we'll

[1:24:04] have to, you know, talk about things

[1:24:07] with our achievement days and and what

[1:24:10] that looks like moving forward because

[1:24:11] we do have a stake in that uh Dakota

[1:24:14] Bank Center and unfortunately I don't

[1:24:16] know if we've been invited or privy to

[1:24:19] any of those uh that committee that

[1:24:21] they've been researching that. So, I'm

[1:24:24] kind of disappointed in in that that

[1:24:26] with us being a stakeholder in that that

[1:24:28] we haven't had a voice at the table for

[1:24:30] that. And then on the 27th I also

[1:24:34] attended the conservation district tour.

[1:24:36] Uh went around and of course Hudac over

[1:24:38] there in Vulga uh is directly came out

[1:24:42] of the research park and what they've

[1:24:44] increased to from the from year over

[1:24:47] year. It's uh I don't know if it's the

[1:24:49] research park but the economic uh

[1:24:51] development center. They've had great

[1:24:54] success and and uh and are really doing

[1:24:57] something that nobody in the nation

[1:24:59] does. So, it's nice to see that is my

[1:25:02] report. Uh, so we'll move on to number

[1:25:05] 13, executive session. We do have

[1:25:07] executive session in accordance with

[1:25:09] South Dakota codified law 1252

[1:25:12] parentheses 1 and 4 for personnel and

[1:25:15] contract negotiations. I would look for

[1:25:17] a motion to enter into exec.

[1:25:19] » So move second.

[1:25:20] » Motion a second. All those in favor I

[1:25:23] post say nay. Thank you very much.

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