Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting

MINUTES Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 4:00 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 Rick Kiley, Council Member Greg Neitzert (arr. 4:01 p.m.), Council Member Marshall Selberg, Mayor Paul TenHaken Absent: Council Member Christine M. Erickson Present: Minnehaha County Commission Member Jeff Barth, Minnehaha County Commission Member Jean Bender, Minnehaha County Commission Member Gerald Beninga, Minnehaha County Commission Member Cindy Heiberger, Minnehaha County Commissioner Dean Karsky Absent: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR AGENDA A motion was made by Council Member Kiley and seconded by Council Member Selberg to approve the Regular Agenda. Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Kiley, Neitzert, Selberg; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. NEW BUSINESS 1. Joint Budget Hearing for Metro Communications by Scott McMahon A motion was made by Council Member Kiley and seconded by Council Member Brekke to approve Item 1. Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Kiley, Neitzert, Selberg; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.  The Minnehaha County Commission also approved Item 1 with a separate motion and vote. 2. Joint Budget Hearing for Siouxland Libraries by Jodi Fick A motion was made by Council Member Jensen and seconded by Council Member Brekke to approve Item 2. Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Kiley, Neitzert, Selberg; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. The Minnehaha County Commission also approved Item 2 with a separate motion and vote. 3. Joint Budget Hearing for Siouxland Heritage Museum by Bill Hoskins A motion was made by Council Member Selberg and seconded by Council Member Jensen to approve Item 3. Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Kiley, Neitzert, Selberg; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. The Minnehaha County Commission also approved Item 3 with a separate motion and vote. 4. 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. The applicant withdrew the Conditional Use Permit Application. The Minnehaha County Commission made a separate motion and vote to rescind the action taken by the Minnehaha County Planning Commission on Item 4. There is no action required by the Sioux Falls City Council on Item 4. 5. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2002 REVISED JOINT ZONING ORDINANCE FOR MINNEHAHA COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SIOUX FALLS BY REZONING PROPERTY AT LOT A & THE EAST 200 FEET OF LOT B, TRACT 1, LAUREL RIDGE ADDITION, SE1/4 SE1/4, SECTION 23-T102N-R49W, MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SD, FROM THE A-1 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE  LAUREL RIDGE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. (At the July 26, 2021 Joint Planning Commission Meeting, Minnehaha County voted unanimously for approval; the City voted 2-3 for approval (motion failed).) A motion was made by Council Member Starr and seconded by Council Member Kiley to defer to the Joint Minnehaha County/City of Sioux Falls Meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Roll call vote to defer. 3 Yes: Starr, Kiley, Selberg; 4 No: Soehl, Brekke, Jensen, Neitzert. Motion Failed. Mayor TenHaken left the meeting and passed the gavel to Sioux Falls City Council Chair Soehl at 5:25 p.m. A motion was made by Council Member Brekke and seconded by Council Member Neitzert to adopt Ordinance No. 98-21. Roll call vote to adopt. 6 Yes: Soehl, Brekke, Jensen, Kiley, Neitzert, Selberg; 1 No: Starr. Motion Passed. The Minnehaha County Commission also approved Item 5 with a separate motion and vote. PUBLIC INPUT Scott Ehrisman spoke about TIF distribution in the city and his opinion on how panhandling is being handled in the City of Sioux Falls. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Council Member Kiley and seconded by Council Member Jensen to adjourn the meeting at 6:02 p.m. Voice vote to adjourn. 7 Yes: Soehl, Starr, Brekke, Jensen, Kiley, Neitzert, Selberg; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. Tamara Jorgensen, MMC, Assistant City Clerk