Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting

MINUTES Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104 CALL TO ORDER MEETING ROLL CALL Present: Council Member Curt Soehl, Council Member Pat Starr, Council Member Janet Brekke, Council Member Alex Jensen, Council Member Greg Neitzert Absent: Council Member Marshall Selberg, Council Member Christine M. Erickson, Council Member Rick Kiley, Mayor Paul TenHaken Present: Minnehaha County Commission Member Jean Bender, Minnehaha County Commission Member Cindy Heiberger, Minnehaha County Commissioner Dean Karsky Absent: Minnehaha County Commission Member Jeff Barth, Minnehaha County Commission Member Gerald Beninga PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR AGENDA A motion was made by Council Member Brekke and seconded by Council Member Jensen to approve the Regular Agenda. Roll call vote to approve. 5 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Neitzert; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. NEW BUSINESS 1. CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE, DENY OR AMEND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #21-17 TO ALLOW EXPANSION OF A PRIVATE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF SIOUX FALLS. The Minnehaha County Planning Commission made a motion to approve Conditional Use Permit #21-17 with recommended conditions: 1. The conditional use permit will allow a private airport with no commercial passenger flights allowed. 2. The operator of the airport must obtain an ongoing road maintenance  agreement with the township which maintains 268th Street. The road maintenance agreement must cover all township maintained roads east of the street entrance located on the south side of the airport. 3. The airport shall meet all FAA requirements. The motion passed 6-0. The City Planning Commission made a motion to approve Conditional Use Permit #21-17 with recommended conditions. The motion failed 2-5. Split decision. A motion was made by Council Member Neitzert and seconded by Council Member Jensen to defer Item 1 to the Joint Sioux Falls City Council/Minnehaha County Commission Meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Roll call vote to defer. 5 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Neitzert; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. The Minnehaha County Commission also deferred Item 1 with a separate motion and vote. PUBLIC INPUT There was none. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Council Member Jensen and seconded by Council Member Brekke to adjourn the meeting at 5:05 p.m. Roll call vote to adjourn. 5 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Neitzert; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. Tamara Jorgensen, MMC, Assistant City Clerk