BROOKINGS – The Brookings City Council will consider amending an ordinance on permitted parking in municipal parking lots during its meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday.

“The city is implementing a permit parking program for tenants in the downtown B-1 area. The city will make available 10 parking stalls in the city’s 72-hour parking lot located on the west side of Third Avenue between Fourth Street and Fifth Street,” according to an attachment to the agenda available on the city’s website.

“This ordinance change will allow vehicles in the permit parking program to park in the city lot for a duration longer than 72 hours,” according to the attachment.

The city received a request from a tenant for the longer parking time due to the limited overnight street parking in the downtown area, according to the attachment. The permit parking would allow a six-month license for $100 or annually for $180.

The current ordinance limits parking to a maximum of 72 hours in municipal parking lots. 

In a related topic, the council will consider setting fees for permitted parking in municipal parking lots.

In other business, the council will look at a request from CRC Global Solutions to allow the construction of six bins to store fully processed soybean seed at 2500 Eastbrook Drive in the Insbrook Park Addition. 

The 35-acre property is located on the west side of Interstate 29 and is part of the city’s entryway corridor. CRC Global Solutions has used the property for the past 10 years to provide warehouse services to companies. There are two existing buildings on the property. The larger building was constructed in 1977. The city approved a site plan for the hoop structure in 2004, according to the attachment.

“The bins will provide storage for fully processed soybean seeds. The bins will be 44 feet in height, which is approximately the same height as the hoop structure. The bins will be used for storage of a finished product only and the use will be significantly less intensive than a typical grain terminal. The turnover of seed will be relatively low causing slight increase in truck traffic. The existing streets and infrastructure are adequate to serve the proposed project,” according to the attachment.

The city engineer says a drainage plan is required if the bins on the west side of the parking lot are installed where they are shown on the proposed site plan. She’s recommending the bins be placed where there is existing asphalt so the impervious area does not increase; then a drainage plan would not be required, according to the attachment.

In other business, the council will consider:

• An amendment to the 2018 budget to make changes to the General Fund, among them, increasing expenditures for Larson Ice Arena.

• A conveyance of real property in Nelson Fifth Addition to the City of Brookings for the purpose of a detention pond and lift station.

• A joint law enforcement agreement between Brookings Police and South Dakota State University Police. The two entities are in the fourth extension of their original contract. Certain changes have been requested by both parties that will require a new agreement, according to the attachment.

Contact Jodelle Greiner at jgreiner@brookingsregister.com.