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Ordinance amendment to municipal code: On second reading the committee approved Ordinance No. 6685, an amendment to the Rapid City Municipal Code that adds chapter 8.54 to prohibit the purchase, sale or offering for sale of “gas station heroin and related products” (as described in the ordinance text presented at the meeting). The committee approved the ordinance on a motion; no named opposition was recorded in the meeting minutes for this item.

Opioid settlement participation: The committee authorized the mayor to sign documentation allowing the city to join the Purdue Pharma direct opioid settlement. The motion to approve was made by Councilwoman Seacrest and seconded by Councilmember Temang and passed unanimously at the committee level.

Business Improvement District No. 2: Committee members approved the introduction and first reading of Ordinance No. 6690 creating Business Improvement District No. 2. Councilwoman Meyer abstained from the vote, which otherwise carried.

Legacy Trail grant application and local match: The committee approved a resolution supporting an application to the South Dakota Department of Transportation for the Legacy Trail project through the Transportation Alternatives Program grant. Staff told the committee the project has an approximately $800,000 grant ask and requires a roughly $180,000 local match; the match would come from unallocated funds in the city’s CIP account (primarily additional interest income that has not been allocated) and was not previously budgeted. The committee approved the resolution following brief questions about where the match would be sourced and confirmation that the grants division had pursued the opportunity.

Budget and appropriation procedural action: The committee approved a procedural resolution of intent to take the statutorily authorized increase in property tax revenue as part of the 2026 annual appropriation ordinance (motion approved; chair later recorded a no vote on a related item). A second reading of the proposed fiscal year 2026 appropriation ordinance (Ordinance No. 6686) was discussed and the committee voted to send the item to council without recommendation to allow further changes during a scheduled budget hearing.

Votes at a glance (selected):
- Ordinance No. 6685 (second reading, municipal code amendment): approved by committee (no named opposition recorded).
- Purdue Pharma settlement participation: approved (motion by Seacrest, second by Temang).
- Ordinance No. 6690 (business improvement district No. 2, first reading): approved with one abstention (Councilwoman Meyer).
- Legacy Trail TAP grant support and local match (~$800,000 grant, ~$180,000 local match): resolution approved; staff said match would come from unallocated CIP funds.
- Fiscal year 2026 appropriation ordinance (Ordinance No. 6686): committee voted to send to full council without recommendation to permit further changes.

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Public comment covered a wide range of views: opponents urged public votes and expressed concern about diverting future tax revenue to private development, while proponents — including hospitality and sports‑community representatives — said the districts would expand tourism, recreation and infrastructure and provide economic benefits to schools and the city.

Key public statements and developer clarifications: Joel Brannon, the Liberty Land project manager, told the committee that the submitted Destination district plan remained unchanged and that a city publishing error prompted the hearing. Brannon said the city would invest about $10 million in streets and infrastructure for the district (to be repaid from the TIF), while the developer would be responsible for roughly $115 million in other improvements; he also offered conservative revenue estimates that, if the project performs as projected, would increase property‑tax collections from the site by about 1,800 times current levels and deliver multi‑million dollar annual payments to the school district, county and city when the increment is realized.

Supporters at the podium included Visit Rapid City, Rushmore Swim Team leadership and project proponents who called the sports complex and associated facilities a way to extend tourism into the off season, attract tournaments, and provide local recreation and year‑round use of existing facilities such as Roosevelt Swim Center. Opponents said TIFs shift current tax revenue to future obligations, risk subsidizing private development, and had not been presented with sufficient public notice in at least one instance.

Staff and council discussion: Planning and transportation staff described alignment with the city’s bike/ped plan for the Legacy Trail grant (discussed earlier) and noted that permitted industrial zoning can include data centers; Director Fisher explained that a data center would require feasibility studies, site plans and utilities approvals and would be subject to land‑use regulations and public hearings if it failed to meet lot‑size or other zoning standards.

Votes and outcomes: The committee approved the amendment to the Black Hills Industrial Center TID No. 86 project plan; it also passed resolutions to create the Rapid City Destination TIF and to approve the Destination project plan (both votes recorded two no votes from Councilmembers Temang and Rod Pettigrew); the committee created the Rapid City Catalyst District and approved its project plan with a single no vote from Pettigrew. Several council members said they had reviewed the materials and that phase 1 and phase 2 of the Catalyst plan (field house construction, certain streets and utility extensions) were the immediate priority; councilmembers who opposed said the scale and timing raised transparency and valuation concerns.

Why it matters: The TIF approvals authorize the city to use future incremental property‑tax revenue and other TIF mechanisms to fund infrastructure and help support large private development projects that city staff and proponents say will generate new jobs, tourism revenue and public amenities. Opponents argued the plans should have had wider public vetting or a ballot measure.

Next steps: Staff will proceed with the approved project plans and phase 1/2 work identified for the Catalyst District; additional phases and boundary changes remain subject to future review and potential amendments.

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The committee approved the MOU on a motion by Councilwoman Seacrest, seconded by Councilwoman Meyer; Councilman Rod Pettigrew recorded the lone vote against the measure. Several council members and staff asked for more detail before the vote but ultimately supported the agreement.

Why it matters: The Opportunity Capture Fund is designed to provide gap financing when traditional grants or private capital are unavailable. City staff said most prior awards from the fund were grants rather than loans, which makes this MOU atypical because it expects repayment rather than being structured as a grant.

Staff responses and council concerns: A staff member identified in the meeting as Daniel said the MOU “effectuates the approval” the council previously gave to the Opportunity Capture Fund recommendation and described the arrangement as providing cash flow to the project developer so the developer could secure an SBA loan guarantee. Daniel said the city would expect the $300,000 back at the end of five years “with the caveat that if for some reason Elevate does not receive the full $300,000 … the city would not be reimbursed.” He said projections prepared by a firm that studies climbing‑wall businesses showed the project would be cash‑flow positive and profitable within 10 to 12 months and that property‑tax and sales‑tax gains exceeded 10 percent in the original analysis (he said the estimate was about 15–16 percent and that he would follow up with the council in writing).

Council members debated the business rationale and risk. Councilman Pettigrew said he could not support a no‑interest loan and argued it did not make sound business sense for the city to provide capital without a return. Councilwoman Meyer said she supported using city tools to help small businesses and favored the project.

Terms and future use: Daniel told the committee that the $300,000 would be returned to the Opportunity Capture Fund if repaid; if repaid to the fund, the money would be available for future Opportunity Capture projects. He also said each recommended project is evaluated individually and that most prior awards were grants, making this deal “fairly unique.”

Next steps: The MOU was approved by the committee; staff indicated they would provide additional written materials on the ROI estimates and repayment assumptions.

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Votes at a glance: committee approves ordinance, national settlement participation, BID creation and legacy trail grant match

Committee greenlights Destination and Catalyst TIF districts and amends Black Hills Industrial TID amid heated public comment

Committee approves $300,000 no‑interest MOU with Elevate to support north-side climbing wall project