2026-10-14 - City Council Informational Meeting
Summary
Built from the official minutes (meeting ID 4411). No video posted.
- Called to order at 4:00 PM by Council Chair Merkouris. Present: Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Oppenheimer, Pankonin, Spellerberg (arrived 4:03 PM) and Thomason. Absent: Sigette.
- Councilor remarks: none.
- Presentation: Mike Patten, Parks Planning and Projects Manager, updated the Council on Phase 2 of Jacobson Plaza Phase 2 (about 10 minutes plus discussion); he answered Council questions.
- Public input: comments on positive involvement of the City and City Council.
- Executive session: Basye moved and Oppenheimer seconded entering executive session at 4:17 PM, under SDCL 1-25-2(1) (character, competence, fitness, performance or qualifications of a current or prospective public officer or employee, not an independent contractor) and SDCL 1-25-2(3) (consulting legal counsel on proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters). Roll call 7 yes (Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Oppenheimer, Spellerberg, Thomason, Pankonin), 0 no; passed. No action was recorded.
- Adjourned at 5:23 PM. Minutes signed by City Clerk Washington.
Jacobson Plaza Phase 2
- Development update by Patten; the presentation was attached to the agenda. The minutes do not record the questions or answers.