Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingSioux Falls, SD · January 24, 2023
Minutes
MINUTES
Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 5:00 PM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 W. 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
CALL TO ORDER
MEETING ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Alex Jensen, Council Member Rich Merkouris, Council
Member Greg Neitzert, Council Member Marshall Selberg, Council Member Curt
Soehl, Council Member Pat Starr, Council Member David Barranco, Council Member
Sarah Cole, Mayor Paul TenHaken
Absent: None
Present: Minnehaha County Commissioner Jean Bender, Minnehaha County
Commissioner Gerald Beninga, Minnehaha County Commissioner Jen Bleyenberg,
Minnehaha County Commissioner Dean Karsky, Minnehaha County Commissioner
Joe Kippley
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
A motion was made by Council Member Selberg and seconded by Council Member
Soehl to approve the Regular Agenda.
Roll call vote to approve. 8 Yes: Jensen, Merkouris, Neitzert, Selberg, Soehl, Starr,
Barranco, Cole; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
AGENDA ITEM(S)
1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #22-81 TO ALLOW A KENNEL ON THE PROPERTY
LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT A SHATTER’S ADDITION E ½ SW1/4 section 28 t
102N-R50W BENTON TOWNSHIP. The Minnehaha County Planning Commission
recommends approval (5-0), with conditions. The Sioux Falls Planning Commission
vote to approve, with conditions, failed (0-5). Split decision.
A motion was made by Council Member Neitzert and seconded by Council Member
Cole to approve Item 1 with an additional condition that the Conditional Use Permit is
not transferable to any other owners.
Roll call vote to approve. 8 Yes: Jensen, Merkouris, Neitzert, Selberg, Soehl, Starr,
Barranco, Cole; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
The Minnehaha County Commission also approved Item 1 by a separate motion and
vote.
PUBLIC INPUT
Tara Deinert spoke about arriving late and, as action has been taken, she stated she
would speak to the applicants about her concerns.
Chad Bishop spoke about COVID 19 concerns and the City's website.
Scott Ehrisman spoke about COVID immunity, precipitation forecasts for February and
March, and the location of Public Input on the agendas.
Dennis Haugen spoke about the location of Public Input on the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Council Member Jensen and seconded by Council Member
Soehl to adjourn at 5:40 p.m.
Voice vote to adjourn. 8 Yes: Jensen, Merkouris, Neitzert, Selberg, Soehl, Starr,
Barranco, Cole; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
Tamara Jorgensen, MMC, Assistant City Clerk
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Agenda
AGENDA
Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 W. 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
CALL TO ORDER
MEETING ROLL CALL
Council Member Alex Jensen
Council Member Rich Merkouris
Council Member Greg Neitzert
Council Member Marshall Selberg
Council Member Curt Soehl
Council Member Pat Starr
Council Member David Barranco
Council Member Sarah Cole
Mayor Paul TenHaken
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM(S)
1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #22-81 TO ALLOW A KENNEL ON THE PROPERTY
LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT A SHATTER’S ADDITION E ½ SW1/4 section 28 t
102N-R50W BENTON TOWNSHIP. The Minnehaha County Planning Commission
recommends approval (5-0), with conditions. The Sioux Falls Planning Commission
vote to approve, with conditions, failed (0-5). Split decision.
Private Applicant(s): Jeremy Schelhaas
Background & Objective: The applicant has submitted a Conditional Use Permit to
allow a kennel with the intent of breeding and raising dogs on property zoned A-1
Agriculture in the Minnehaha County / Sioux Falls Joint Jurisdiction located at 46846
Highway 38.
PUBLIC INPUT
ADJOURNMENT
UPON REQUEST, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MEETINGS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. PLEASE
CONTACT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (605) 367-8080 (VOICE) OR (605) 367-7039 (TDD) TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS IN
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ACT AS A DECISION-MAKER ON AN UPCOMING MATTER INVOLVING A LICENSE OR A
PERMIT, PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL OR TO
PROVIDE ORAL COMMENT AT THE PUBLIC MEETING WHEN THAT ITEM IS CONSIDERED BY THE ENTIRE CITY
COUNCIL. THOSE WHO PROVIDE COMMENTS IN ANY MANNER SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR COMMENTS MAY
BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD AND SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY ALL PARTIES AND THE PUBLIC.
MEETINGS HELD IN THE LINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSION ROOM ARE WEBSTREAMED LIVE AND RECORDED. VISIT THE
COUNTY’S AGENDAS AND MINUTES WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.LINCOLNCOUNTYSD.ORG/311/AGENDAS-MINUTES
MEETINGS HELD IN CARNEGIE TOWN HALL ARE BROADCAST LIVE AND RECORDED ON CITYLINK OR ONLINE AT
www.siouxfalls.org/live AND www.siouxfalls.org/council/view-meetings
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