Brookings City Council
Brookings City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the City and County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve minutes
• Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $2,372.50 for a parcel known as 659 Faculty Drive located in the College Addition, owned by the City of Brookings
• Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $7.50 for a parcel known as the median island on Rio Grande Avenue, owned by the City of Brookings
• Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $7.50 for a parcel known as the median island on Cumberland Court, owned by the City of Brookings
• SDSU Student Association report
• Open forum
• Action on a resolution awarding bids on freight on board asphalt material
• Action on a resolution awarding bids on a chip seal project
• Action on a resolution awarding bids on the Jefferson Avenue drainage improvements project
• First reading on an ordinance amending Division 3 of Article V, Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the Brookings Disability Awareness Committee: second reading: March 9
• Introduction and first reading on an ordinance authorizing supplemental appropriation No. 2 to the 2021 budget: second reading: March 9
• Public hearing and action on an ordinance revising Division 3 of Chapter 82 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Brookings and pertaining to speed zones
• Action on a revised preliminary plat for lots in the Prairie Hills Addition
• Brookings progress report
• COVID-19 update
• Council member introduction of topics for future discussion
Bicycle Advisory Committee
The Brookings Bicycle Advisory Committee will hold a GoTo Phone meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Items on the agenda includes;
• Update on easement acquisition
• Update on bike master plan projects
• Two committee vacancies
• Recreational trails grant
• Other items and reports
Human Rights Commission
The Brookings Human Rights Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Sustainability Committee presentation
• MLK Jr. essay contest
• Training update
• Legislative session update
• Thoughts for 2021
• SDSU report
• Police department report
• School board report
• Committee and staff reports
Brookings City Council
A quorum of city council members will be present Feb. 25 from 5:30-9 p.m., Feb. 26 from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m.-noon for a city council strategic planning retreat. No official city business will be acted upon.