Brookings-area agendas for the week starting Feb. 9, 2025

Brookings Municipal Utilities

The Brookings Municipal Utilities board will meet at 1 p.m. Monday in the Utility Building at 525 Western Ave. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Bills and claims

Invitation for citizen input

Quarterly financial review

Policy manual amendment

Surplus equipment for destruction

Scholarship program review

Authorization to purchase gasoline for BMU

Awarding of bids for fire hydrants, valves and related supplies for the Water Department and raw and treated water pipelines phase 5 for the Water Department

Department reports

IT strategic priorities

Executive session to consult with legal counsel and review communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discuss marketing or pricing strategies

Brookings School Board

The Brookings School District Board of Education will meet at 5:15 p.m. Monday at Dakota Prairie Elementary School at 111 26th St. S. Items on the agenda include:

Comments from audience

Approve agenda

Conflict of interest declarations and waivers

BEST Award recipients

Presentation from the General Federation of Womens Clubs

FCCLA presentation

Literacy Team Work presentation

Performance Oversight Committee report

Facilities and Construction Committee report

Policy and Governance Committee report

School Finance Committee report

Ad Hoc Committee report

General board member communications

Superintendents report

High school report

Middle school report

Camelot report

Dakota Prairie report

Hillcrest report

Medary report

PK-5 director of curriculum and instruction report

6-12 director of curriculum and instruction report

Special services report

Activities report

Child nutrition report

Director or instructional technology and knowledge management report

Director of transportation report

Business services report

Facilities report

Approve minutes

Financial report

Bills

Approve personnel report

Open enrollment

Approve donated items

Approve school calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27

Agreement with Eide Bailly to investigate energy rebate opportunities for the new elementary schools

Memorandum of understanding with Dakota Wesleyan University for student teachers

Approve membership agreement with South Dakota Food Buying Group

Memorandum of understanding with Rising Hope Counseling

Schedule April 16, as the date for negotiations with the Brookings Education Association

Appoint board member to serve as a representative on the Board of Equalization

Executive session for personnel issues

Arlington School Board

The Arlington School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Financial statements

Current bills

Open enrollments

Student recognitions

Public comments

Conflict of interest disclosures

Food service inspection results

Vehicle

Board election update

Valuations/budget work

School counselor resignation

Contract approvals

NESC report

Principals report

Superintendents report

School Board Recognition Week

Legislative bill update

School calendar update

Select board member for Board of Equalization meeting

Executive session for contract negotiations

Elkton School Board

The Elkton School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the school Telecom Room. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Conflict of interest disclosures

Approve minutes

Financial reports

Bills

Approve contract for assistant track coach

Co-Op Architecture master plan update

Elkton Lake Benton tuition agreement

Activity bus graphic

Drivers education rates

Discuss school calendar

Discuss digital scoreboards

Boy & Girls Club report

NESC report

Library report

Business manager report

Elementary principals report

High school principals report

Superintendents report

Executive session for negotiations

Flandreau School Board

The Flandreau School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the schools elementary commons. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Open forum

Superintendents report

Conflict of interest disclosures

SRO report

Approve minutes, financial statements and bills

Open enrollments

Resignations

New hires

Class size

Executive session

Aurora City Council

The Aurora City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Aurora Maintenance Shop. Items on the agenda include:

Public comment

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Financial report

February bills

Second reading of an amendment to the ordinance pertaining to flood damage prevention in the city

Salaries

Preliminary plat of Blocks 1 and 2 of the Spilde Addition

Resolution authorizing stop sign placements

Property tax abatement request

Appoint new planning and zoning member

Appoint planning and zoning board chairman

Community center discussion

Project updates

Fundraising committee update

Fire department report

Maintenance report

Sioux Valley School Board

The Sioux Valley School District Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the school library media center. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

District financial report

Consideration of claims

Conflict of interest disclosures

FCCLA presentations

Public input on agenda or non-agenda items

Request for consideration of mental performance coaching for student athletes

Northeast Educational Services Co-op report

BASE report

Activities director report

Administrative reports

Legislative update

Issue certificates of appreciation to School Board members for ASBSD School Board Recognition Week

Open enrollments

Follow-up discussion of school board retreat

First draft of calendar for 2025-26 school calendar

First reading of allergen awareness policy

Consider plan to increase the advanced payment account balance from $6,000 to $10,000

Plan to invest a portion of the districts funds deposited at BankStar Financial from money market account to CD w/higher interest rate

Executive session for student issues and personnel issues

Brookings City Council

The Brookings City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Open forum

Approve minutes

Action on temporary alcohol/special event alcoholic beverage licenses from existing alcohol license holders

Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $615.41 for 1120 Western Ave.

Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $4,342.89 for 900 20th St. S.

Action on a resolution designating vote center locations, and the appointment of election superintendents and deputies for the April 8 combined municipal/school board election

SDSU Student Association report

Ex-officio reports

Introduction and first reading on an ordinance amending code of ordinances to provide for removal of the Designation of “No Mow May” Second reading: Feb. 25

Public hearing and action on an ordinance amending Chapter 94, pertaining to the creation of a new zoning district, Civic District, and associated supplemental regulations

Action on a resolution authorizing the naming of Market Street and Prime Place.

Action on resolution designating the City of Brookings as a Bee City USA Affiliate

City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion

Brookings Sustainability Council

The Brookings Sustainability Council will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve minutes

Open forum

City update

Plastic water bottle fill stations

Bee City USA council presentation update

Subcommittee assignment updates

Education and outreach subcommittee report

Climate subcommittee report

Waste subcommittee report

Energy subcommittee report

Local foods subcommittee report

Park and recreation board liaison report

Planning commission liaison report

Historic preservation committee liaison report

Local Emergency Planning Commission liaison report

BATA liaison report

SDSU student project ideas

Mayors Award planning

Call for future agenda items

Brookings Human Rights Commission

The Brookings Human Rights Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. If a member of the public would like to join this meeting virtually, call the HR Deptartment at 605=692-6281 for meeting access. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Introductions

Public comment

Discrimination ordinance

HRC membership

Vice chair report

LGBTQ+ liaison report

MLK street sign

Followup on parental concerns

Diversity stickers for laptops

Police department liaison report

School district liaison report

SDSU liaison report

CLEAR liaison report

SDSU SA liaison report

PEAK campaign

DEI initiative

Legislation

Facebook site access

Listening sessions

Human trafficking training

Complaint process

Africans in the diaspora culture awareness

Indigenous peoples report

Brookings Library Board

The Brookings Library Board will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings Public Library at 515 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Public comment on items not on agenda

Librarians report

Financial report

Continuing education record

Library Board meeting time: Change to 11:45 a.m. start time instead of noon

Approve bills

Library close dates

Library strategic plan

Annual state report

Next meeting

Brookings Historic Preservation Commission

The Brookings Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Survey subcommittee update

Public education subcommittee update

Codes and design subcommittee update

Incentives and partnership subcommittee update

City council retreat

CLG quarterly and annual reports

CLG grant application

Brochures distribution

SDSU ID home tour request

BRBA home show recap

Volunteer board applications process

Upcoming events

Next meeting

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