Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingSioux Falls, SD · September 22, 2023
Minutes
MINUTES
Special City Council Meeting
Friday, September 22, 2023, at 9:00 AM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
CALL TO ORDER
1. MEETING ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member David Barranco (via telecom), Council Member Sarah Cole,
Council Member Alex Jensen (via telecom), Council Member Rich Merkouris (via
telecom), Council Member Greg Neitzert, Council Member Marshall Selberg, Council
Member Pat Starr
Absent: Council Member Curt Soehl, Mayor Paul TenHaken
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Approval of the Regular Agenda
A motion was made by Council Member Cole and seconded by Council Member
Neitzert to approve the Regular Agenda.
Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Barranco, Cole, Jensen, Merkouris, Neitzert, Selberg,
Starr; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; New 2023 Retail Wine
License and New 2023-24 Retail Malt Beverage License for IV & Co., 345 North Reid
Place, Suite 123 (CUP not required).
5. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; New 2023 Retail Wine
License for The Smoked Culture, 3400 West 49th Street, Suite 102 (CUP not required).
6. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Transfer of 2023-24
Retail Malt Beverage License, including video lottery placement, from Happy Jacks
Sioux Falls, 3705 South Western Avenue, Suite B, to Corner Pantry 23, 4209 West 12th
Street.
7. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Transfer of 2023-24
Retail Malt Beverage License, including video lottery placement, from Buffalo Casino,
4416 East 37th Street, to Crown Casino East V, 317 North West Avenue.
8. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day Malt
Beverage and Special One-Day Wine Licenses for T Slat Inc., to be operated at the
Elmen Center, 2505 South Grange Avenue, for volleyball games on September 23 and
October 7, 2023.
9. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day
Liquor License for T Slat Inc., to be operated at Nyberg’s Ace Hardware, 330 West 41st
Street, for an event on September 29, 2023.
10. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day
Liquor License for T Slat Inc., to be operated at Kirkeby-Over Stadium, 2700 South
Lake Avenue, for a football game on October 7, 2023.
11. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day Wine
Licenses for Augustana University, Wagoner Hall, 2300 South Grange Avenue, for a
cooking class on October 24 and November 13, 2023.
A motion was made by Council Member Neitzert and seconded by Council Member
Cole to approve Items 4-11.
Roll call vote to approve. 7 Yes: Barranco, Cole, Jensen, Merkouris, Neitzert, Selberg,
Starr; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
PUBLIC INPUT
There was none.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Council Member Starr and seconded by Council Member Cole
to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 a.m.
Voice vote to adjourn. 7 Yes: Barranco, Cole, Jensen, Merkouris, Neitzert, Selberg,
Starr; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
Tamara Jorgensen, MMC, Assistant City Clerk
Agenda
AGENDA
Special City Council Meeting
Friday, September 22, 2023, at 9:00 AM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
CALL TO ORDER
1. MEETING ROLL CALL
Council Member David Barranco
Council Member Sarah Cole
Council Member Alex Jensen
Council Member Rich Merkouris
Council Member Greg Neitzert
Council Member Marshall Selberg
Council Member Curt Soehl
Council Member Pat Starr
Mayor Paul TenHaken
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REGULAR AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; New 2023 Retail Wine
License and New 2023-24 Retail Malt Beverage License for IV & Co., 345 North Reid
Place, Suite 123 (CUP not required).
5. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; New 2023 Retail Wine
License for The Smoked Culture, 3400 West 49th Street, Suite 102 (CUP not required).
6. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Transfer of 2023-24
Retail Malt Beverage License, including video lottery placement, from Happy Jacks
Sioux Falls, 3705 South Western Avenue, Suite B, to Corner Pantry 23, 4209 West 12th
Street.
7. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Transfer of 2023-24
Retail Malt Beverage License, including video lottery placement, from Buffalo Casino,
4416 East 37th Street, to Crown Casino East V, 317 North West Avenue.
8. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day Malt
Beverage and Special One-Day Wine Licenses for T Slat Inc., to be operated at the
Elmen Center, 2505 South Grange Avenue, for volleyball games on September 23 and
October 7, 2023.
9. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day
Liquor License for T Slat Inc., to be operated at Nyberg’s Ace Hardware, 330 West 41st
Street, for an event on September 29, 2023.
10. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day
Liquor License for T Slat Inc., to be operated at Kirkeby-Over Stadium, 2700 South
Lake Avenue, for a football game on October 7, 2023.
11. Deferred from the meeting of Tuesday, September 19, 2023; Special One-Day Wine
Licenses for Augustana University, Wagoner Hall, 2300 South Grange Avenue, for a
cooking class on October 24 and November 13, 2023.
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.
FOR REGULAR MEETINGS, PUBLIC INPUT IS TAKEN BOTH FOR ANY ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND GENERALLY.
PERSONS PROVIDING INPUT FOR ANY ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, UNLESS
THE ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED FOR FINAL ADOPTION, IN WHICH CASE PUBLIC INPUT IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.
FOR ALL REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THE AGENDA ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION ONLY.
DURING THE “GENERAL PUBLIC INPUT” PORTION OF THE MEETING, INPUT SHALL LAST NO MORE THAN THREE
MINUTES PER PERSON. DURING THE “GENERAL PUBLIC INPUT” PORTION OF THE MEETING, PERSONS WILL BE
LIMITED TO TOPICS WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE THOSE AGENDA ITEMS APPEARING EARLIER IN THE REGULAR AGENDA
AS PUBLIC INPUT SHALL BE RECEIVED WHEN THAT AGENDA ITEM IS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
PER COUNCIL POLICY: THE CHAIR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS DURING ANY AGENDA
ITEM FOLLOWING ONE HOUR OF TESTIMONY, BUT MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
AND, DURING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC INPUT WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED FOR THE AGENDA
ITEM AFTER THE STAFF PRESENTATION, BUT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND VOTING. EACH SPEAKER WILL
BE ALLOWED UP TO FIVE MINUTES.
MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE AND RECORDED. GO TO WWW.SIOUXFALLS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Get email alerts for Sioux Falls
A daily email when new agendas and minutes are posted.