2026-04-28 - Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (adjourned 5:22 PM). No agenda or video on file.

Council present: Soehl, Spellerberg, Thomason, Barranco (by telecom), Brown, Basye, Merkouris and Sigette. Mayor TenHaken absent.
County Commission present: Gerald Beninga, Jen Bleyenberg, Cole Heisey and Dean Karsky. Joe Kippley absent.
Agenda approved 7-0 (Thomason, Basye); Barranco was not present for that vote.
Ordinance 29-26, second reading, amending the Revised Joint Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 159) subchapters on the Red Rock Corridor Overlay District, additional use regulations, on-premises signs, off-premises signs and definitions: adopted 8-0 (Soehl, Spellerberg). The County Commission approved it by a separate motion and vote.
Ordinance 30-26, second reading, amending Chapter 159 subchapter Fees: adopted 8-0 (Brown, Spellerberg). The County Commission approved it separately.
Resolution 39-26 supporting Class B Public Safety classification for 911 telecommunicators: adopted 8-0 (Soehl, Thomason). The County Commission approved it separately.
Public input: none. Adjourned 5:22 PM on a voice vote, 8-0 (Brown, Basye). Minutes signed by City Clerk Jermery J. Washington.

Items 1 and 2, applicant the City's Planning and Development Services. The minutes do not describe the text changes. County vote counts are not recorded. Two further Chapter 159 amendments followed in May at the 2026-05-26 - Joint Sioux Falls City Council - Minnehaha County Commission Meeting.

Item 3, sponsors Soehl and Spellerberg. The resolution says the contribution rate would be 8 percent of compensation for both employer and employee, and urges the South Dakota Retirement System Board of Trustees to reclassify the telecommunicators. It was signed for the Mayor by Vanessa Gomez.