Brookings Human Rights Commission

The Brookings Human Rights Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Public comment

• Human rights training

• Meeting schedule

• Recommendation to rename street

• Budget

• Brookings Police Department liaison report

• SDSU Police Department liaison report

• Brookings Sheriff’s office liaison report

• School district liaison report

• SDSU liaison report

• LGBTQ+ liaison report

• Disability Awareness

Committee liaison report

• CLEAR liaison report

• SDSU SA liaison report

• PEAK campaign

• DEI initiative

• Working group reports

Brookings Disability Awareness Committee

The Brookings Disability Awareness Committee will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. If a member of the public would like to join this meeting virtually, call the HR Dept. at (605) 692-6281 for meeting access. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Budget update

• Officer updates

• New member applications

• Year-end spending

• Mayor’s awards

• Listening session update

• ASL class update

• Merchandise to hand out

• Consider plant o move day and time of regular meetings

Brookings Historic Preservation Commission

The Brookings Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Presentation of Brookings downtown master plan

• Review updates for properties at 625 Fifth St., 919 Fourth St., 629 Ninth Ave., 912 Sixth St. and 501 Eighth St.

• Survey subcommittee report

• Public education subcommittee report

• Codes and design subcommittee report

• Incentive and partnerships subcommittee report

• Brochures distribution

• Mayor’s Awards

• Walking tour recap

• BRBA home show planning

• Web site and social media

• CLG progress report

• Nominating committee report

• Next meeting

Brookings School Board

The Brookings School District Board of Education will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at Dakota Prairie Elementary School at 111 26th St. S. Items on the agenda include:

• Comments from audience

• Approve agenda

• Conflict of interest declarations and waivers

• BEST Award recipients

• Presentation by BHS Student Council

• Presentation by Brookings School District Foundation

• Performance Oversight Committee report

• Facilities and Construction Committee report

• Policy and Governance Committee report

• School Finance Committee report

• Ad Hoc Committee report

• General board member communications

• Superintendent’s report

• High school report

• Middle school report

• Camelot report

• Dakota Prairie report

• Hillcrest report

• Medary report

• PK-5 director of curriculum and instruction report

• 6-12 director of curriculum and instruction report

• Special services report

• Activities report

• Child nutrition report

• Director or instructional technology and knowledge management report

• Director of transportation and buildings/grounds report

• Business services report

• Facilities report

• Director of human services report

• Notification of adoption of new policy on “student assignment and attendance areas”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “conflict of interest disclosure and authorization”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “board member conflict of interest”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “staff participation in political activities”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “virtual/online course policy”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “open enrollment”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “alcohol and other drug use by learners”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “learner suspension and expulsion”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “learner self administration of asthma or anaphylaxis medication authorization form”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “learner records notice of rights”

• First reading of revisions to policy on “learner directory information notice”

• Second reading of revisions to policy on “district recognition of non-school sports”

• Approve donated items

• Camelot TOSA

• Superintendent’s goas

• Approve plan to conduct a strategic planning work session on Jan. 15, 2025

• Executive session

• Action on Fifth Street Gym listing agreement

Brookings City Council

The Brookings City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Public hearing and action on a request for a reasonable accommodation at 312 Eighth Ave.

• Public hearing and action on a request for a reasonable accommodation at 908 First St.

• Open forum

• Approve minutes

• Action on annual liquor and wine alcohol license renewals for 2025

• Action on a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign an on-sale liquor operating agreement renewal for Urquhart Enterprises, Inc., dba Jim’s Tap, Don Urquhart and Mary VandeCrommert, owners, 309 Main Ave.

• Action on a resolution to delete a bridge structure from the National Bridge Inventory

• SDSU Student Association report

• Ex-officio reports

• Action on a resolution authorizing Change Order No. 1 for the 2024 Brookings Trails Project

• Second reading and action on the 2025 appropriation ordinance

• Public hearing and action on annual liquor and wine alcohol license renewals for establishments which have failed an alcoholic beverage compliance check within the past 12 months

• Public hearing and action on a resolution of intent to lease real property at Brookings Airport to Pheasants Fury Aviation

• Action on a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a fixed base operator agreement with Pheasants Fury Aviation

• Action on a resolution adopting the consolidated fee schedule

• Action on the 10-year capital improvement plan

• Action on a resolution creating the boundaries of Tax Increment District No. 13

• Action on a resolution approving Tax Increment District No. 13 project plan

• Action to approve a development agreement with Ryan Companies US, Inc.

• Action on a resolution revising compensation for the mayor and city council members

• City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion

Brookings 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

• City update

• Food forest discussion

• Bylaws discussion

• Mission statement update

• Strategic plan

• Budget discussion

• Positions and chair vote for 2025

• Education and outreach subcommittee report

• Climate subcommittee report

• Waste subcommittee report

• Energy subcommittee report

• Local foods subcommittee report

• No Mow May subcommittee report

• Bee City subcommittee report

• Parks and Recreation Board liaison report

• Planning Commission liaison report

• Historic Preservation Commission liaison report

• Local Emergency Planning Commission liaison report

• BATA liaison report

• Call for future agenda items

• December meeting

Sioux Valley School Board

The Sioux Valley School District Board of Educations will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the school library media center. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Financial report

• Consideration of claims

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Student presentations

• Public input on agenda or non-agenda items

• Hear request for consideration of district to hire school nurse

• Northeast Educational Services Co-op report

• BASE report

• Activity director’s report

• Administrative reports

• Open enrollments

• Official fall enrollment count for Sioux Valley schools — 743.88

• State report card for Sioux Valley school

• Strategic planning survey

• Approve policies on “dangerous weapons in the school,” “school volunteers” and “guest or assembly speakers"

• Execuitve session

• Personnel issues

• Other items

Elkton School Board

The Elkton School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the school telecom room. Items on the agenda include:

• Public comments

• Approve agenda

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Approve minutes

• Financial reports

• Payment of bills

• Accept contracts for assistant basketball coaches

• Co-op architecture update

• Dakota Education Consulting update

• Boys & Girls Club report

• NESC report

• Library report

• Business manager report

• Elementary principal report

• High School prinicipal report

• Superintendent’s report

Brookings Municipal Utilities Board

The Brookings Municipal Utilities Board will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Utility Building at 525 Western Ave. The meeting will also be available via Microsoft Teams. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Approve bills and claims

• Invitation for citizen input

• BEDC presentation — Tim Reed

• Henkin Schultz presentation

• Executive session to consult with legal counsel and review communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discuss marketing or pricing strategies

• Quarterly financial review

• Approve 2025 budget

• Water rate adjustment

• Transfer of surplus funds to city general fund

• Health insurance contribution rate review

• Surplus equipment to be transferred — Vermillion wireless shelter

• Surplus equipment for destruction — air compressor and central office equipment

• Surplus equipment for destruction — lightwave and associates platform

• Change order No. 5 for the water treatment plant project

• Change order No. 2 for the water main improvement project — phase 2

• Final payment on the water main improvement project — Phase 2

• Final payment on the sewer interceptor project — Phase 2

• Final payment on the sewer interceptor project – Phase 3.

• Application for extension of water and sewer mains and connection into the city water and sewer system — Wood Duck Trail and Kestrel Lane — Prairie Hills Addition

• Application for extension of water and sewer mains and connection into the city water and sewer system — Seventh Avenue South and Eighth Street South

• Application for extension of water and sewer mains and connection into the city water and sewer system — Cloverfield Place — Northern Plains Addition

• Awarding of bids for water meters for the Water Department

• Department reports

• Executive session for personnel issues