Informational Meeting

MINUTES Informational Meeting Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 4:00 PM Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 1. Call To Order Council Members Present: David Barranco, Sarah Cole, Alex Jensen, Rich Merkouris, Marshall Selberg, Pat Starr Council Members Absent: Greg Neitzert, Curt Soehl Council Chair Marshall Selberg called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. Committee/Commission Reports A. Siouxland Heritage Museum Board: Thursday, September 7, 2023 (Council Member Starr) Councilor Starr gave the Siouxland Heritage Museum Board report. He explained that the Museum Board met with a tower clock maker from Maine who came to the museum and conducted a review of the clock tower and the clock mechanism, and will present a report to the Museum Board in the next few months. Starr continued by mentioning information that the clock maker shared regarding the possible implementation of having the clock mechanism as part of a museum display, and the possibility of an owner's manual being provided. He concluded by mentioning that there will be more reports to come from the clock maker before finding out the costs to move forward. 3. Councilor Remarks Councilor Starr welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, to Sioux Falls. 4. Presentations A. Indoor Recreation Space Plan by Jackie Nelson, Recreation Manager Presentation: Approximately 15 minutes followed by discussion Jackie Nelson, Recreation Manager, gave a presentation on the Indoor Recreation Space Plan. She began by speaking on the resolution that was presented and adopted in June, 2023 that required Parks and Recreation to return to presently identified spaces for weekend indoor recreation, room rental opportunities, and financial costs to the Council within 90 days.  She explained the following identified room rental opportunities: park shelters (outdoors) - $25; Midco Aquatic Center meetings rooms (4 total) - $50/hour with a 1-hour minimum; Tuthill House - $175 for a 4-hour block; spaces and fees for Falls Overlook Cafe, Prairie Green Golf Course, Great Bear Recreation, and Great Plains Zoo are managed by 3rd parties; Siouxland Libraries meeting rooms (10 total) and multiple study rooms - free to use; Sioux Falls School District (SFSD) spaces and fees are managed by the school district; and hotels, restaurants, church's, private business etc..., are also available. Nelson spoke on the identified indoor recreation opportunities throughout the community. These included: wellness centers, fitness clubs, and entertainment venues, the YMCA, SFSD, Volunteers of America (VOA), and Active Generations. She commented that there are plenty of opportunities and options, but there is a need for more. She spoke on the idea of bringing back "open gym", with staffing on weekends and on "no school" days during the school year, possible locations, operating hours, and approximately $85K-90K annual cost and what that cost covers. Nelson continued the presentation by speaking on partnerships with agencies who may share similair goals, and current agreements that are in place with the SFSD and the YMCA. She explained that the YMCA will be updating their strategic plan to include a focus on youth programs and leveraging strategic partnerships. She commented that the City's needs and the YMCA's needs are coming together and mentioned an amendment to the current agreement with the YMCA to include that the YMCA provide indoor recreation open gym opportunities on weekends throughout the school year, and the estimates of that funding. There was discussion on: which type of school campuses where open gym would occur, open gym locations, the possibility of a city-wide indoor chess tournament, data collection on amount of indoor facility activity and inquiries over the next winter, and the availabity of the Levitt for public use. B. Airport Land Exchange by Don Kearney, Director of Parks and Recreation; and Dan Letellier, Executive Director for Sioux Falls Airport Authority Presentation: Approximately 15 minutes followed by discussion Don Kearney, Director of Parks and Recreation, gave a brief overview of the presentation and proposed land exchange, and introduced Dan Letellier, Executive Director for the Sioux Falls Airport Authority. Letellier gave a presentation on the proposed land exchange. He gave the history of the Airport Authority, and explained that 39 acres of Elmwood Golf Course and the 16 acres just north of the golf course were mistakenly transferred to the Airport Authority, and options given from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He reviewed maps of the land parcels, and spoke on the history of the property exchange effort and a summary of the proposed exchange where: the City would receive 55.55 acres of Elmwood Golf Course, 9.37 acres north by the diversion channel and a 1.15 acre access easement; the airport would receive an airspace easement for 210.86 acres off of Runway 3 (Elmwood Golf Course area), 2.64 acres off of Runway 3 end in the Runway Safety Area, and an airspace eaement for 63.77 acres off of the Runway 21 end (north of the airport).  Letellier gave an additional reviews of: a map that displayed all of the proposed land for the exchange, and a table listing the land parcels and their value summaries based on updated appraisals. He spoke on the next steps of going over the proposal with the Parks Board at the September 20, 2023 meeting and on the October 3rd and October 10th City Council meetings for review and consideration. 5. Public Comment There were no public comments. 6. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 p.m. Jermery J. Washington, City Clerk