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Planning staff and representatives explained the shaded growth-area maps, saying the green areas denote Sioux Falls’ growth area while yellow and orange indicate Harrisburg and Tea. Kevin Smith with Planning and Development Services said the maps align with the city’s tier maps (used for planning sanitary sewer and municipal service timing), and with agreed water-service territory boundaries. He said the documents are the result of collaborative work with Lincoln County Planning, Tea and Harrisburg and the Southeastern Council of Governments.

Councilors and city department directors noted the practical utility of the maps: they show where the City of Sioux Falls will plan to provide water and sanitary sewer service, where trunk lines and a future pump station are anticipated, and how transportation planning will be coordinated across jurisdictions. Mark Kotter (Public Works) referred to a planned trunk line and land already purchased for a pump station serving the southeast area. Smith said the maps also will be used in the Metro Transportation Plan and will be incorporated into Sioux Falls’ 2050 comprehensive-plan update.

Councilors approved the resolutions as local steps in a broader regional planning process; staff said Tea and Harrisburg will consider similar resolutions in their city councils in the next week. Smith said the adopted boundaries are meant to be stable to provide predictability for developers and for public‑infrastructure planning, though staff also said county-wide boundaries and details for rural Lincoln County will be addressed in future discussions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sioux Falls City Council Meeting 8-12-25","oneSentenceSummary","Sioux Falls approved resolutions establishing jurisdictional and growth-area boundaries with the cities of Tea and Harrisburg; staff said the maps align with tiered sanitary-sewer plans and water‑service territories and will guide future regional planning and capital investments.","taxTitle","Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota","taxId",2746,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135626,"City proposes midyear transfers for new data center and to buy motor graders; council sends capital items to second reading",272,4323000,4595000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5673306-f8dfbfa8335bf498273214135ac56560&start=4323&end=4595","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5673306-f8dfbfa8335bf498273214135ac56560/thumbnail_4323000.jpg","/articles/6135626/Sioux-Falls/Minnehaha-County/South-Dakota/City-proposes-midyear-transfers-for-new-data-center-and-to-buy-motor-graders-council-sends-capital-items-to-second-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135626-4edbd07014413056379bfe4bfb427ea4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775121097&Signature=DOpAES42xvZoA9yl0cveiS8wO3A9oNbbCyfTftK-Qy~7mP9-ZdXQeUX6~ar4E~kXD9wmyeqjQAMR35Kg7lLaFLKpjpcBG2MW5GUpQISpUbIKaMthVlYaEiGm2TxWtYlVUk5v2mZ6pZCgv6vmz2x3Cf9LwkHUnJp9SvBzlTBQnvFtB-Up8wW-yus19ZgCfDxoMisZruYvuePhSSEG~~l3Z8lFvS0AKzZjI7stmkrR7fNct~dwVxbpwD3JgjsUynp1A~mSLT7AYu0-ktVR5-sAWp9ZeiKCYMQ3T3178RFExLAGjqj88ZwWAsMpa0wDptQgdLl3Pu4swt7H1gGILJP4yQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City finance and operations staff presented a midyear supplemental appropriation request on Aug. 12 that would forward-fund two capital priorities: a new primary data center and the purchase of motor graders currently on multi-year lease.

Sean (Finance) explained the $1.8 million technology transfer would fund a new primary data center at the Public Safety Training Facility (PSTF). Staff said the PSTF is a hardened facility better able to withstand extreme-weather and fiber outages than the current City Hall data center; the plan would convert the City Hall facility into a backup site. Technology purchases would include storage, servers, switches, security and backup systems. The city described recent fiber disruptions and said moving the primary data center would reduce long‑term operational risk.

Mark Kotter, Public Works, presented a proposal to use $8 million of available cash to acquire motor graders that are currently leased. Kotter said the fleet includes machines purchased on 2018 leases that average about 1,500 hours — “like new” — and that the city currently spends roughly $1.7 million a year on leases for 34 graders. Staff said purchasing the existing machines through a competitive bid could provide a payback of roughly 4.7 years at current lease rates and that purchasing would reduce future lease pressure in the general fund. Councilors discussed lifecycle assumptions (staff indicated 15-plus years of service is plausible) and asked for more detail about lease terms, per-hour versus flat payments, maintenance cost and the staged schedule of leases that remain outstanding in later years.

Council voted to set the item for a second reading on Aug. 19; several council members requested more detailed exhibits showing 15-year cost comparisons (buy vs. lease), staging of remaining leases through 2028, and the reserves impact. Councilor Sale said he preferred splitting the item — acting quickly on the data-center funding because of cyber-resilience concerns and deferring the motor‑grader purchase until the budget hearings — and other members recommended bringing additional financial exhibits before final action. Staff agreed to provide an exhibit modeling the long-term costs and the impact on general-fund reserves.

If the council approves the purchases in final readings, staff said they will issue competitive documents that could include 2018-or-newer machines to increase competition and seek to eliminate the last lease payments. For IT, staff said the data-center move is intended to provide a hardened primary site and to reduce the need for repeated emergency backups.

Council set a second reading date and asked administration and finance staff to return with cost comparisons, reserve projections and procurement details for the graders.","The council received a first reading on a supplemental appropriation: $1.8 million for a new primary data center at the Public Safety Training Facility and $8 million proposed from general-fund reserves to acquire motor graders now on lease; council set a second reading date and asked for further budget detail.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135631,"Sioux Falls approves naming agreement for donated baseball field at Prairie Meadows Park",173,359000,532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5673306-f8dfbfa8335bf498273214135ac56560&start=359&end=532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5673306-f8dfbfa8335bf498273214135ac56560/thumbnail_359000.jpg","/articles/6135631/Sioux-Falls/Minnehaha-County/South-Dakota/Sioux-Falls-approves-naming-agreement-for-donated-baseball-field-at-Prairie-Meadows-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135631-db5a0e8fe04d5f48fbec7ca213d32645/orig.mp4?Expires=1775121097&Signature=Gd1g5KC7P1HBtUws1upe1ouVBB9if27f5q9kASgU7kQ4-RD6xaKAYXxFtm2m-1RUOSaERZ1wJgwqy-pI8~BI6BPq-MEOHH7VSZLpNwb8rTZu~A9RxGiJBefFLi9mQzxoiaYQBoqwZoAimYmMg27hZnxs0poerVrubBkA-8QOSfhuO~eWXhNu7xSnifLeAMvpw48lEZp3-QTy3KdF~e4F7UGgWO22fO4Z30LZjUX3RcVhtn31ZKX1DyZRZFEX6D9ZkGNw-OQYXp6cYUVSCZRrm6chUiub6BMiSrEUyzWXGCJex2n5GcOpG-WWsWJGw38MEbn2u25ev3ewwCWbAWUJBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sioux Falls City Council voted 8-0 on Aug. 12 to approve a conditional gifting and naming agreement with the Harrisburg Baseball Association to construct a new ball field at Prairie Meadows Park.

Mike Patton of the Parks and Recreation Department described the project as a gift of improvements — including fencing, benches, pathways and infield grading — to be built to city standards and ADA requirements. Construction was described as scheduled to begin later this summer with substantial completion expected in the fall and minor punch-list work next spring.

The naming proposal comes from the association’s largest donor, Salmons Financial; the proposed name is Salmons Field at Prairie Meadows Park for a 30-year term, “which coincides with the life of the improvements,” Patton said. The Parks Board recommended approval at its July meeting.

Council members asked a few clarifying questions about the gifting mechanism; Patton explained that the city routinely accepts either cash donations (administered by the city) or completed improvements gifted by nonprofit groups. Council discussion emphasized the field’s intended first-come, first-served public use and the donor’s preference that no single organization receive priority scheduling.

The council approved the ordinance on second reading by an 8-0 vote.","Council approved second reading of a conditional gifting and naming agreement with Harrisburg Baseball Association to construct a new ball field at Prairie Meadows Park; naming rights proposed as Salmons Field for 30 years.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":92,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6135636,"Sioux Falls council advances ordinance to restrict public encampments after adding outreach, storage and notice requirements",6588,7120000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5673306-f8dfbfa8335bf498273214135ac56560&start=532&end=7120","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5673306-f8dfbfa8335bf498273214135ac56560/thumbnail_532000.jpg","/articles/6135636/Sioux-Falls/Minnehaha-County/South-Dakota/Sioux-Falls-council-advances-ordinance-to-restrict-public-encampments-after-adding-outreach-storage-and-notice-requirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6135636-2dbfa9c657f47b02e1730857ed5d3bdd/orig.mp4?Expires=1775121097&Signature=hQpRwajk71mIdCkEHzvaWMOAiKr5qcjJpVRDhiA2biH5uYYwib219EPN7gs-OaLE-8Va4ZUqHPUAkXj9S28fI5KpqnFdgXV5wTJfNCJoQuH6Qeq3dvFPwfiAgOXbMZZMcvCM0r~2uodde0qNUDBW6BkK-rHp8OLajDkMe4bALW3ci7RpNE9ce5JFnssO3iY2AJqIfNfSpP22rk-WjZCjL09XUvufQ9~v7lkxBAq~HEqoxDLK9dpSlCHuAQglval3oM5tx55umNQl35txGU-O0ckn5221hh~X0hx4FvlU2nb36FJsSjPVFcLG5HTMYvWNUJwja4AzMS8Xkdq5BUm5BA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sioux Falls City Council members advanced an ordinance to prohibit certain structures in public places after adopting amendments that add outreach and storage protections for people living in encampments.

The council voted 8-0 on Aug. 12 to adopt the ordinance as amended and then voted 8-0 to send the item to a final (third) reading, scheduled for Aug. 19, for possible adoption.

The amendment introduced by Councilor Rich McCuris requires city staff to (1) engage a service provider before issuing a violation notice, (2) provide 24-hour notice before removing an unoccupied dwelling so occupants have an opportunity to recover belongings, and (3) coordinate a storage option for personal property for up to 60 days during transitions. McCuris said those three elements were modeled on practices in Des Moines and Spokane and intended “to reflect the complexity of the situation and put processes in place.”

The ordinance and amendments drew extensive public comment Monday night. Dozens of residents, service providers and people with lived experience of homelessness urged either rejection or modification. Speakers including Shannon Ward, a downtown business owner, and Claire Ketchum, a nurse and volunteer who provides street outreach, said enforcement without accessible shelter or services would push people into more dangerous hidden locations and make outreach harder. June Copperstead warned the council that recent federal and judicial developments create incentives to criminalize camping and that similar bans in other cities had not reduced homelessness.

Others told the council they supported stronger enforcement. Francis Room and other residents who live near downtown service sites described safety and quality-of-life concerns and urged action. Speakers repeatedly asked the city to pair any enforcement with increased shelter, mental-health and substance-use services.

City staff and council members said the amendment is meant to balance public-safety concerns with the need to connect people to services. Michelle Treasure, the city’s homelessness services coordinator, and Councilor McCuris described the amendment as “offered in a spirit of collaboration” and said it codifies engagement steps already used by the police and outreach teams.

The City Attorney told the council that state law requires an additional reading if the ordinance is substantially altered after first reading; with the McCuris amendments adopted, the council scheduled final consideration for Aug. 19.

What was added: the amendments require outreach before citation, 24-hour notice before removing a structure when no one is present, and city-coordinated storage for up to 60 days. Several speakers and service providers asked the council to ensure the city can actually deliver the alternatives being promised — shelter capacity, low-barrier services, storage locations and tracking — before enforcement begins.

Votes and next steps: the council adopted the McCuris amendment 8-0, approved the ordinance as amended 8-0, and voted 8-0 to return the item for final consideration on Aug. 19. Council members and staff said they expect continued discussion with service providers, Minnehaha County and community stakeholders between readings.

Public-health and outreach groups present — including Midwest Street Medicine, Union Gospel Mission and Southeastern Behavioral Health — told the council that forced displacement causes people to lose identification, medication and trust, which makes placement and care harder. Several speakers reported local cases in which people discharged from hospitals returned to streets with unmet care needs. Those concerns were prominent in public testimony and in council discussion about how enforcement should be implemented.

The final ordinance text and the amendment language (referenced as ordinance 0057a during the meeting) were added to the public record and will be available with the agenda for the Aug. 19 meeting.","After hours of public comment, the City Council approved second reading of an ordinance restricting certain structures in public places, added an amendment requiring service-provider engagement, 24-hour notice for removal of unoccupied dwellings and coordination of up to 60 days’ storage; the measure moves to final consideration on Aug. 19.","actionData","errors"]

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