Sustainability Council
The Brookings Sustainability Council will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
• Open forum
• New member introductions
• City staff introduction – DJ Buthe, public works director
• Board of Health eliminations
• City update
• Community gardens promotion
• Subcommittee reports: Marketing and Communication; Waste; Energy and Local Foods
• Bicycle Committee report
• Human Rights Commission report
• CLEAR report
• Energy discussion with Robert McTaggert, SDSU
• Call for future agenda items
EDWDD
The East Dakota Water Development District Board of Directors will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday via Zoom. Persons interested in participating should contact the District Office at (605) 688-6741 for log-in information. Items on the agenda include:
• Project assistance request from the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks for an inventory of drained wetlands
• Project assistance request from Day County Conservation District for an aquatic invertebrate survey of northeastern South Dakota,
• Project assistance request from the Lake Poinsett Association to support algal toxin sampling
• Report on district support of several USDA Conservation Implementation Strategy projects
• Updates on district activities
• Other items of interest to EDWDD
Library Board
The Brookings Library Board will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings Public Library at 515 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve minutes
• Plan for the South Dakota Art Museum to acquire the Ada B. Caldwell painting owned by the library and replace it with a print from the museum
• Approve bills
• Plan to re-open library in May contingent on city council decisions
• Financial report
• Librarian’s report
• Next meeting
Housing and Redevelopment
The Brookings County Housing and Redevelopment Commission will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Invitation for a citizen to schedule time on the agenda for an item not listed
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
• New board member: Ryan Krogman, from the County Commission filling to meet the new ordinance
• New board member: Dan McColley, filling previous board member's resignation
• Staff reports
• Financials
• Draft and approval of the new county ordinance
• New 2021 payment standards
Airport Board
The Brookings Airport Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
• Next scheduled meeting
• Approve aerial application permit
• Airport manager’s updates
• Helms updates
• SDSU report
• FBO report
• Other items and reports
Board of Adjustment
The Brookings Board of Adjustment will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve minutes
• CD Properties LLC variance request – 1404 Sixth St. – request for a reduced bufferyard from 15 feet to 5 feet
• Ritter variance request - 401 Wren Circle - request for expanded driveway width in front yard setback