Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting

MINUTES Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM Carnegie Town Hall, 235 W. 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 CALL TO ORDER MEETING ROLL CALL Present: Council Member David Barranco, Council Member Sarah Cole, Council Member Rich Merkouris, Council Member Jennifer Sigette, Council Member Curt Soehl, Council Member Ryan Spellerberg, Council Member Richard L. Thomason, Mayor Paul TenHaken Absent: Council Member Miranda Basye Present: Minnehaha County Commissioner Gerald Beninga, Minnehaha County Commission Member Jen Bleyenberg, Minnehaha County Commissioner Cole Heisey, Minnehaha County Commissioner Dean Karsky, and Minnehaha County Commissioner Joe Kippley Absent: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA A motion was made by Council Member Sigette and seconded by Council Member Spellerberg to approve the Regular Agenda. Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Barranco, Cole, Merkouris, Sigette, Soehl, Spellerberg, Thomason; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPEAL TO TRANSFER ONE (1) BUILDING ELIGIBILITY FROM LOTS 2 & 3 LACEY’S 2ND ADDITION N½ TO LOT B OF LACEY’S TRACT 2 N½ N½ ALL WITHIN SECTION 35 T102N-R49W MAPLETON TOWNSHIP. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF N. BAHNSON AVE. AND SOUTH OF E. 60TH ST. N. Private Applicant(s): Glatco Company, LLP  A motion was made by Council Member Merkouris and seconded by Council Member Barranco to defer Item 1 to the April 22, 2025 Joint Sioux Falls City Council/Minnehaha County Commission Meeting. Roll call vote to defer. 7 Yes: Barranco, Cole, Merkouris, Sigette, Soehl, Spellerberg, Thomason; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. The Minnehaha County Commission also deferred Item 1 by a separate motion and vote. 2. The Link Update - Thomas Otten, Vice President, Avera Behavioral Health; Julie Haddock, RN Manager, The Link; Tiffany Wolfgang, CEO, Southeastern Behavioral Health Mayor Paul TenHaken, Julie Haddock, RN Manager at The Link, Thomas Otten, Vice President of Avera Behavioral Health, and Tiffany Wolfgang, CEO of Southeastern Behavioral Health, gave a joint presentation on The Link (presentation attached to the agenda). Following the presentation, questions asked by the County Commission and the City Council were answered by the presenters. 3. 2024 Housing Overview and 2025 Look Ahead Logan Penfield, Housing Development Manager, presented an update on the Housing Division (presentation attached to the agenda). Following the presentation, questions asked by the County Commission and the City Council were answered by Penfield. PUBLIC INPUT There was none. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Council Member Sigette and seconded by Council Member Merkouris to adjourn the meeting at 6:01 p.m. Voice vote to adjourn. 7 Yes: Barranco, Cole, Merkouris, Sigette, Soehl, Spellerberg, Thomason; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed. Jermery J. Washington, City Clerk