City Council - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Rapid City, SD
- Meeting Date
- August 17, 2026
Transcript
119 sections
Good evening and welcome to the City Council meeting for Monday, August 17, 2026. Well, we will start with the absence and determination of the Kuorum.
Eman, Roberts, Strowman, Armstrong, Resis, Bedorf, Tamang, Evans, Meir, Hadi. We will reach the quorum.
Thank you. Next, we will have the opening prayer followed by a sincere oath. We do not have a prayer tonight. We will continue to follow the creation with a sincere oath. If you are able and ready, please stand up.
Thank you. Next, I will take the motion to adopt the agenda. Motion by Bedorff with support from the mayor.
All in favor? Any objection? Motion accepted.
Next, we will open the public comment. This is the time for members of the public to discuss or convey concerns to the parliament about any problem that is not in the agenda. Actions will not be taken in accordance with any problem that is not in the agenda, unless it is included in the agenda through the voice of the members of the parliament present. I have a few public comments from the public here. We will start with Sandra Leslie, accompanied by William Wagner.
My name is Sandra Lasli. This conversation is about the idea of visual environment attraction. I hope I'm talking to the right people. Imagine walking into Rapat Dewan and seeing Bukit Bunga on the table. Suddenly everyone feels a different atmosphere. We want Rapid City to feel different for the residents and visitors. But this is more than just a flower. Visual attraction is what makes business or community become friendly, impressive, and even interesting. Who is not fascinated by the beautiful trees, the freeway, which is clean and has a good sign, as well as the view of the road and the green space that is taken care of? An attractive landscape or art work around the building, near the entrance door and the road to be created. A sense of wanting to know the charm and positive feelings about a business or community. The outside must reflect the inside. Next is a quote from Alice Waters. Beauty is a language of concern. The Beauty Committee is made up of volunteers and has been around for more than 25 years. We meet under the auspices of the Forestry Department and Community Development. We mostly act as a discussion group that gives input to the two departments. We want to do more things. Right now, we are reviewing the name and statement of our mission, as well as making a list of priorities. Small projects. We want to develop a logo, create literature to be shared at community events, share flowers to children, and create appreciation for the business front view. Other projects, increase the road landscape in the community. Dream project, increase the entry door to Rapid City on the national highway. To start changing Rapid City, revision of zoning codes and landscape regulations is very important and must be started immediately. Regulations for property owners must also be added. Clean and tidy is the first step to beautify. We are also convinced that every city project must always include planning, discussion, beauty, and maintenance plans. We ask for a small operational budget of about $2,500 per year for small projects. Bigger projects can be funded from the art percentage, or in this case, the percentage of the dollar of beauty, the percentage of the permit, building or some of the income tax, food and drink. The annual budget will allow us to make real progress. If you agree with the concept of visual attraction, we sincerely ask you to consider the funding of our committee so that we can work together with the park department and the development of the community to seriously help develop beautiful projects. Beautiful as it should be.
I'm sorry, you're out of time for three minutes. Thank you.
Thank you.
William Wagner is accompanied by Jeff Jacobson.
Good evening, City Council, City Council, and Rapid City citizens. My name is William Wagner. I am here tonight to give an official announcement to the City Government regarding the issue of public interest that suppresses and protects resources according to the Law of Bukti B. Summing up the official response from the Bureau of Reclamation in South Dakota, DNR through the Bureau of Reclamation, the company's water matrix cannot be hidden, the water matrix must be hidden, has submitted a petition to the Department of Management of Air South Dakota for the disclosure of individual, permission, and requests allocated throughout the aquifer. Our regional, especially throughout the Black Hills, apart from the local NDA, Economic Development Facts and Actions of Bill 135, The Department of Water Management is being informed about the problem of serious water loss in our city. 33% of our clean water flows out of the city's sewer into the ground, throwing away the water. When chasing for a new development, we demand immediate correction. According to the law of Sordakota 4673, the city must maintain its sewer to prevent drainage. Based on the laws of South Dakota 46.1.3 and 46.1.5, water is controlled for the people with domestic use protected by law. Rapid City's budget must prioritize the improvement of damaged infrastructure before committing to the development of large corporations, data centers, or industrial operations. I also told the city about NDA and public participation. Law of South Dakota 127.1.23 prohibiting political subdivisions to make civil settlement a secret. The private NDA does not create the exclusion of public records without clear law. Under the Law on the Protection of the Public Expression of the South Dakota Seragam, the Law of the Senate 137 of the Law of the State is part of protecting citizens from litigation, a response that aims to expose public evidence of public interest issues. Every effort to intimidate citizens who use their legal rights to submit petitions to this committee will face immediate special motions for quick suspension, delay of findings, and hiring fees are obligatory according to the law of the state. Finally, the city must set emergency and replacement strategies for this improvement under the rules of the ARSD 7404 public water system. Next, Jeff Jacobson is accompanied by James Bata.
Hello, I'm Jeff Jacobson. A few months ago, during the Semis, I sent a draft of the city regulations regarding the President's statue in this city. The purpose of the statue is to honor the President. However, I believe that the President, no matter who he is, must receive a little more respect. And the way my regulations refer to it is so that the statue of the President is put on a cross and then passed through his head. You can read about my regulations at kondallons.org. I often protest in Trump's statue because he is the only criminal in this area, a criminal who is being punished. Once I was there, a man came and I put a crutch on that statue, which, by the way, did not damage the statue at all. The material was plastic and rubber. A man came and took my crutch, then left. A policeman noticed this and about an hour later, I don't know how the police got my crutch back, which I really appreciate. Another time, a local police officer came and I also shared a statement about my rules.
The local police officer told me that I had damaged illegal public property and that he would call the police.
Then he said that the hammer was better on my head, so he put the hammer on my head, which I considered as a victim.
Two police officers came, I thought one of them was a security guard and said that if I put the hammer back on the statue, I would be arrested. So now I have two examples that are controversial. What will the police think of me if I protest with my humor? I called the city councilor before to ask what happened. Will I be arrested?
He was quite polite to accompany me. We had a good conversation, but it was still unclear to me whether I would be arrested again or not.
Even after that. So I called the city councilor at the time, but I hadn't heard from him. So my basic question is, will I be arrested if I put on a hat and then passed through Trump's head while I was demoing? Even though it's the same as putting on a hat there for a while.
When I left, the hat went with me. And the hat didn't damage the statue at all.
It would be more dangerous if it was in my head, as I found it. Thank you.
James Bada, continued by Brandon Ferguson.
Okay, I know you guys like judicial renewal, so here it is. The agents employed by Kota Justru informed the court that they have the right to refuse access to anyone to enter public property. Have you lost a little of your constitutional sanity? You must be kidding. Who here feels they have the right to refuse access to public property that is set as a public student, Who among you feels entitled to close public buildings such as public toilets that are open to the public? Or worse, set up a fence so that your agent can cover the cost because they object to the cost of cleaning the toilet? Public city toilets are open to the public in the city center to be used in public buildings. Main Street Square is trying hard to object repeatedly at the Council meeting that they want to pay for garbage and toilet cleaning. So they set up a small fence to cover the cost of people who want to use public toilets that have actually been paid by the city. My taxes, their taxes, your taxes, the city's waste water, districts, and gas are all funded and paid by the city, while you let your agents say that they have the right to violate the freedom of the purse, violate freedom of speech, violates the freedom of the United States, violates the freedom of religion. They even say in the parliament that they are trying to find a way to set a fee to force the church to give donations. Sorry, that sounds like a curse. You guys are really crazy. I've been patient enough. This will be taken to the federal parliament. They control you very tightly and you have to be involved. Or all of you will be responsible. You have been warned again and again. Your agents are acting in vain. They are contracted by the city, funded by the city, and subsidized by the city. It is impossible for you to not be able to prove that they are your agent. Ma'am Street Square is rented for $1. Give that property to me, I will make money from it. And I will not ban veterans with pet animals or pet animals with pet animals because they must ask for written permission to enter the property. I will not ask for a purse card or a freedom of speech card. I will not expel the petitioners as they did in January and 2015, where they violated freedom of speech and petition by expel legitimate, legal, and constitutional petitioners from city and public roads. Gather your thoughts, realize and start working now because all of you will be responsible for the constitutional violation under Article 1983 and there is no protection for you.
I'm here because I think it's very important for us to understand the history of where we are right now, and what brought us to this point, and what brought us here. So, tonight I want to discuss the issue of alcohol among my tribe members, and how that can happen. I think it's very important for us to understand how this happened. Rapid City is 150 years old. We already had the issue of alcohol in 1820. That's when alcohol came to us. The situation is very bad, so in the year 1860, Congress had to ban alcohol for all Indians. That the problem we are facing is beyond Rapid City. Where Rapid Creek is now, our people have been drinking there forever. And we like to blame white people for destroying our culture. But in fact, the government provides firearms for our tribe members, And we participated in the slaughter of the sheep, and we replaced their skin with alcohol. And when we destroyed our sheep friends, of course there were non-native members who killed them, but we were guilty. And that really caused a lot of violence between us and a lot of violence between us. What we see today, I understand the circle here saying that we have to have different ideas about how to solve this alcohol problem. But I think before we can do that, we have to see the real history of where we come from. And that people like me really have a big problem. And that is something that we don't need to be ashamed of, but we have to accept it to try to solve the problem. And today, and all of you when you were young, were raised with a grudge about my people being alcohol addicts. And you used to watch Bugs Bunny who said, one small, two small, three small Indians. And he made a sign on the wall every time he shot Indians, and cartoons with Indians who had targets in their stomachs. Then, when we turned to western movies, we saw my tribe members acting aggressively and speaking in English, which was so confused, as if we were paraphrasing it. So I understand how our community is now looking at my tribe members as traitors, as a big problem. But that's not your fault. You were raised that way. We were all raised that way. We have to understand that we have been given racism since we were children and all of you too.
Next, Angelo Shiraldi. And that will be the end of our public comment. When did you start, sir? We can't see it, right?
Yes, it's very hot and heavy here today. I think we're actually just going to talk about local politics from the national side, with your president hiding behind a beautiful, straight wall with one leg. I will save that for another time. But in the meantime, I actually want to talk a little bit about things related to the American Disability Law. The property that I have near Milwaukee and Denver Street. USDLOG.com If you're interested. There's a sidewalk here. There are people walking on the street. So this is the property of the landlord. And you can see a new sidewalk in Kecauhan. I'm sure you all understand.
I mean, I've been here seven times.
There is no way to get up to this sidewalk for wheelchairs. They have to go down the street. This is north and south. What department should I contact about the sidewalk?
I have contacted your office about the fire. And you're clear. Is there an office that I can contact about the sidewalk?
Because there are people on the road and so on with their wheelchairs.
Yes sir, we can call you with the staff tonight. They can record the information.
What department is it? I can call the teacher. Let me work tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Yes, I don't know, the development department of the community or the general work team.
Because there are no scooters here. There is no way for anyone to use a wheelchair to get to the road. Or on the east and west roads, it's also difficult to see.
There's a new sidewalk here, a new sidewalk, and it stops right at my property.
So they have to get off the sidewalk and go to the other side.
If they are on the other side of the road, Denver goes to the east.
So there is something that needs to be done here.
Okay, I will explain to everyone. Angelo, we will give you the contact information of our team. Very negative. How much time is left here?
You lost 23,000 jobs last month. You don't have a factory. 19 trillion is in your pocket. No investment. Your country, this country's situation is not good. Bukit Bunga will be the smallest problem for you here. You have 290 million barrels of raw materials in strategic oil reserves. That gives you about 75 days of raw materials input. You use 20 million barrels of raw materials per day. You produce 12.5 million barrels of raw materials per day. That is a negative figure of 75 million barrels per day and you will run out in 75 days. Next, Adrian Epe.
Congratulations, you've been here for a long time, Adrian.
Yes, it's been a long time. I think I want to discuss two topics. First of all, affordable housing. Now affordable housing is a big problem in this country and of course in this city, but I will add a point. And this is the contradiction. Depend on the car. is a big reason why we don't have affordable housing. And you can't really have affordable housing without having an alternative transportation because you shouldn't need to spend face money for a house for a car, then pay thousands of dollars for maintenance every year just to participate in the community here. So we need to expand our route bus, expand our operating hours, and increase its frequency. Now Megan is doing an amazing job with what she is given. But you need to give her the money tree that she often talks about. Yes, I have heard him mention before that he hopes to own a money tree. So it will be very good if you give it to him. And then we also need to expand our cycling infrastructure so that people feel that they really have a choice to cycle as transportation. I don't have a good transition for the next point, and this is a little, well, not a little, quite different from what I usually talk about. Camera Axon. You have two Axon cameras. In one of them, two access points to go up to the hill where Star Village is located. Now, I don't think people should report to law enforcers without their consent when they come and go from their homes. In my opinion, that is a violation of privacy and violation of the fourth amendment on fair immigration. Thank you. Thank you.
Congratulations on the birth of your child. Thank you. All right, that concludes the public comment as a whole. We will turn to the item listening to public opinion 127 and open public comment for items 1 to 20. I do not have a request form to discuss items 1 to 20, so we will close the public comment and turn to items 1 to 20. Does the committee want to remove any item for separate consideration? If not, I will accept the motion to agree on items 1 to 20. Motion by Mr. Tamang with second support by Mr. R to agree to items 1 to 20. All those who agree. Anyone who disagrees? Motion agreed. This brings us to the end of the agreement item. We will move on to items 6 of agreement 21 to 27 and open public comment for items 21 to 27. I have several formulations for this item. Starting with item 21, Carl Hodgson, etc. And that will be followed by Tammy Hop.
Thank you for your time. My name is Carl Hodgson. I am from Florida. I went through prison there, then ended up in Rapid City, and then ended up in Dead Goat Prison because I have a disability problem. Okay. The disability problem has been going on for years in prison. It's easier to get things there than on the street. Okay.
There is a time when I want to give everything, where I want to live because I almost died or returned to prison for a very long time.
And one thing that made me get out of there was Oxford House. And Oxford House is important. It changed my life and made me grow as a person. I have been in Oxford House for one and a half years. For the past year, I have been the Deputy Chief of Staff for my region and Pennington for Oxford House in South Dakota. Okay, enough about me. I want to tell you a little more about Oxford House. Oxford House has been operating for more than 51 years. Of the 3,500 Oxford House in the United States, it supports 24,000 individuals in 48 countries. The success rate of the Oxford House network is around 81-87% for individuals who stay at home for 6 months only. That is compared to the recovery rate of around 65% in regular care. That is a very big difference. At Oxford House, we not only live to be aware. We live there to learn how to live again. To learn how to function in the community. We follow the rules. We follow the rules. Some of the basic rules are to protect yourself from drugs and alcohol. Make sure your house is run by a democratic operation, abide by all laws, and pay the same price for your house. Go ahead. Oxford House was encouraged by the support of our colleagues in Sejawat for the recovery of abuse, the use of drugs. We each gave each other encouragement, practical help, and understanding of one another as equals. Because there are six to ten people per house, there is a high possibility that you will have the same life experience as other people who fought in the same war as you. And you will build a relationship. Through equality, alias the traditional top-down dynamics of the modern clinic. We each empowered each other, focused on the strengths and personal goals of the alias, just like what other facilities do. The rules of the house must be followed to prepare us to face life in the real world. Rules make the house a safe place to live, sustainable, and respected for our environment. These rules are not only enforced, but taught by every member, by their colleagues. Someone who was previously taught is now teaching a new person. I will not solve it, but we take care of each other. We take care of the house and the environment. We form a strong bond of life, and we form a family, and that is the chosen family. Thank you, sir.
Tami, your next turn is followed by Cathy Minik.
Good evening, members of Tadiwan and the Mayor of Sulawesi. Thank you once again for this opportunity. I am Tami. I am here to represent the Accessibility and Disability Committee of Rapid City and Black Hills Works to support Regulation 6726. Six. I spoke last month to support this regulation. As before, this removes the requirement to listen to the public opinion as you know in the permit for the use of conditions and application of zoning variants when disabled people or their representatives are looking for reasonable accommodation. As I said last month, removing the requirement to listen to the public opinion is the right thing to do. Disabled people or their representatives should not have to express the nature of their disability by listening to public opinion, just to get a fair use of it. In addition, we know that the condition of listening to public opinion makes Rapid City at risk of being prosecuted, based on the violation of the American Disabilities Act and the Fair Household Act. This is not a new explanation. The Assistant Attorney of the City of Kingsley Group has investigated this for years. and learn about these concerns as the law of jurisprudence develops and other cities such as Rapid City face the challenge. After being amended, this regulation is also much better in the administrative process, which will be used to review and approve requests based on reasonable accommodation. This regulation encodes the standardized process that has been used by our community development department. At the same time, it adds guidance by the development guidance team and requires two handouts for each decision. This regulation standardizes the screening process, ensuring consistency in every screening, not only by community development teams at the moment, but also by teams in the future. I praise the City Council for its wisdom in giving us more time to consider the problem. I support this regulation in previous meetings, but this regulation is much better now. This regulation affects all of us. Disability affects all of us. Some of us have disabilities. We all have families, friends, colleagues, or neighbors with disabilities. We all only have one accident, one disease, or one medical incident from becoming a disabled person or having a loved one who has experienced it. All the research, discussions, and considerations aimed at the current version of the rules strengthen its importance, support meaningful life for disabled people through affordable living opportunities, integrated, and based on the community throughout Rapid City. Thank you.
Thank you. Nona Manik, your next turn is accompanied by Brandon Ferguson.
Hi, I am Cathy Minik and I am an agent. I am the only person in this city who raised this issue so that the rules are in place. I want to thank the City Council, the City Council, the Community Development Office, and their staff for handling this issue and trying to find the best solution for the city as a whole. I understand that it may not always be the solution desired by every environment or me personally. However, I am still concerned about the gap that is left open, especially the lack of reasonable living limits for housing. We have living limits in commercial buildings for the safety of fire and soul. It is difficult for me to understand why defining a group of individuals who are not related as a family means that there is no limit on the number of people who can occupy a house. I hope that the city continues to find a way to overcome this. Excuse me, Google. My superior is here, and I don't expect him to be there. I also think we need to admit that we have reached this point. The city council, the city council office, has known since 2020 that there is a problem with this special regulation and the situation of living in groups. That was more than five years ago. But this problem is still not solved. What is even more disturbing to me is that the current City Council President knows how the regulations are written and knows that these houses are operating in a real conflict. Alih-Ali is desperate to overcome the conflict. It seems that his choice is to close his eyes. There are higher standards that include the status of elected officials. If you expect the citizens of Rapid City to comply with the city regulations adopted by this committee, this committee member must give an example. If a regulation is wrong, present it openly and change it. But until it is changed, the regulations must be applied equally to everyone. I understand that the involvement of members of the Tamang Committee may come from a sincere desire to help people, and I respect that. but the good intention does not justify neglecting the rules or policies, especially when someone involved also has financial importance in the property. Reasonable accommodation must be reasonable for everyone, individuals who need housing, owners, neighbors, and the city as a whole. I appreciate that the city finally handled this. I just hope it doesn't take five years and a citizen who refuses to let this problem be ignored so that we can get here. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Ferguson. Next, you will be joined by Sam Larsen. Mr. Ferguson, I have two points in the same group here. So you have three minutes to draw.
Yes, in short, regarding the rules that we are talking about, I... Chef. very supportive of the Oxford House and I think at this point the city will be very stupid if it doesn't accept this or you will bring us into a legal dispute. The Supreme Court has decided on this and you must allow the houses of Oxford to be in that environment. If you don't do it, you will be sued and you will lose. That's very clear. So, fair housing laws, that's what happened there. You have to follow these rules tonight. Second, about hard drink bottles. What are we talking about? As I said before, we have a problem. Between us, history. Between us and this alcohol problem in Rapid City. And I promise you, by removing that small bottle, it will not solve anything. This problem has been going on for 200 years. 200 years. And Rapid City has been standing for 150 years. This problem has been raised every year for 150 years about how this hard drink problem. When you have more than 800 prisoners in prison and a lot of staff there, the solution is simple. Ask some staff to monitor our budget, take trash bags and trash bags. Many of us who are in prison right now are there because of this action. And what we have here is the concept of a round-trip at Care Campus. This is just arrest and release. Arrest and release. And we are not solving the problem. We are not handling the problem. We are only causing more headache for the police. We do not give the opportunity to individuals who commit crimes to learn from their mistakes. And if you put a trash bag in their hands and ask them to walk on the street and see how they behave when they are not in the right state of mind, that's what we have to do. You have to make them responsible for what they do. We have a law that applies, but we don't want to burden the prison. That's why we don't demand things, such as throwing away trash or the like. You can't do the fourth program. I'm telling you, don't do it. We've done it at Rapid City. We did it at Peri Boto. He has a semi truck behind a hard drink shop and told everyone, go get your bags and bring them to me. I will buy it from you. They brought the money inside, and even more drunk, violated the rules of the Oxford House, and about the bottles, they asked Narapidana to clean them. Next, Sam Lawson.
For item 24. I work for Powder River Construction from Gillette, and I represent the Admiral Beveridge Corporation.
They are here in Rapid City. So we are asking for a trottoir variation or a trottoir requirement variation.
It was discussed last week in the General Employment Committee meeting. So, based on the ROTOAR requirements, in my opinion, it is a good regulation and has room for exclusion, which in my opinion is also important.
Based on this exclusion, it is evaluated based on certain criteria by the Department of Public Works.
I assume that these criteria, from what I can say, from what I am asked to submit, are What kind of permit is used to build this building? This work is a commercial expansion. What is the nearest road where the sidewalk must be? It is a crick drive, which is a paved road. The road is about 1 mile and is connected by a bridge that only has one open path because the other path is damaged. The bridge will be replaced, it seems, maybe in the summer.
The next question is, what is the reason not to want the sidewalk?
We have already discussed it. The cost is one of them. The other is the proximity to the nearest sidewalk. We need a sidewalk here. We are talking about a 1-mile road without a sidewalk on both sides. And then also next to us there is a city fire extinguisher building that was built last year and there is no sidewalk on that land. Another question they asked in the forum was, how far is it to the nearest sidewalk? The distance is 2800 feet in one direction, which means about half a mile. About half a mile to the other direction towards Jalan Buntu. So during the last week, some statements were posted there. Others will guess it quickly. So, Dewan Evans' members are talking about this as a giant company, they earn 900 million a year, they have to pay 40,000 dollars for their roads, they just try to avoid the cost. This is what these companies are doing. The purpose is not to avoid money issuance. The purpose is to avoid money issuance for stupid things. Maya is talking about the use of land in the future. She doesn't want to agree on a variant because we don't know what kind of land will be used in the future. In my opinion, it's more reasonable to wait and see what kind of land will be used in the future before you build a sidewalk. Oh, you know. In the future, the sidewalk standard may change. You may want them to replace the trottoir in the future. Whatever. There are several other projects that have been done, but I ran out of time.
Armstrong did say, Mr. Carson, we will call you if we have any questions about the previous point. Thank you. And now we will close the public comment for points 21 to 27. And we will move on to point 21 of the first reading of Regulation No. 676, a regulation that changed the title of the 17 City Code of Rep City to make the accommodation procedure reasonable. We will move on to the members of the committee. Thank you. We will move on to the members of the committee.
Oh, yes.
I understand the federal law. I have researched many legal demands. I understand that we have to do this. However, in my opinion, there are some weaknesses in our regulation plan. It is said that under reasonable accommodation, we can adjust the limits of residence and distance requirements without to consider the neighbors. There is none. There is no public information. So I have to reject this because in my opinion, we have to tell the neighbors that there will be an Oxford house there. So there can only be nine people. But if they want, this committee wants to suggest to say yes, we can remove it because they have five rooms to sleep now. You can only have 12 people living in that house. So I think the neighbors have the right to know. Thank you. Thank you. Next, Ms. Kris.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to appreciate the additional efforts that have been made in this regulation, from our city council and our community development division, as well as asking questions to Ms. Fischer, if possible. I know the perception here is quite challenging, because there is no information process. And you did a great job in the court of law when the discussion was to explain other use permits that are allowed in the housing environment where the information process may not also be valid. So I just want to see whether, as an answer to Mr. Maher's concerns and the limits of employment, how it is evaluated. Can you repeat that as far as other uses, whatever is allowed without the need for environmental awareness, to your nearest neighbor for that use? And then, what is the process on your part when you determine the rent limit for residential property, if you can?
For the answer, we turn to the Director of Community Development, Vicky Fischer.
Thank you for the question. I will answer it the other way around. So, when we set these reasonable accommodation rules, the purpose is to provide a fair home for everyone to enjoy residential property. When we look at this, whether it's for the Oxford House, or Black Hills Work, or other housing uses, to accommodate those who have disabilities that meet the requirements because of mental or physical challenges, they are considered as one family. No matter how many limits we set for that use, we must apply those limits universally to every family in Rapid City. If we don't do it, then we determine that for this user, we will set a limit on the cost, while others don't, we have the potential to be sued. And we will lose because it is discrimination against the user. Likewise, when we look at the various uses of housing properties, it is clear that there are some things that will trigger awareness to the surrounding environment. However, someone today can operate a holiday home in a single-family home, and that does not require awareness to the surrounding environment. They can operate a family home with a maximum of 12 children aged 12 years and below. It does not require any information to the surrounding environment. In addition, you can have a home job where you run a business from your home. You live there and you work at home, it will not require information to the surrounding environment. We have another thing called the main house work, where someone may want to repair a car from their garage, and they ask the public to come to the property to schedule a meeting. Well, that will only require the application for a conditional use permit. So, for example, a hair salon. Likewise, if someone has a hair salon and they only serve by meeting, and the meeting is given on time, it will be allowed. It will be allowed. It will not be conditional. Yes, I really appreciate that perspective. I think it helps me understand it a little better about why we don't give information. This is clearly something that needs to be done. And I really appreciate the time the city staff spent for this, as well as additional considerations for the opening event together and the opportunity to ask and dialogue for those who care about this. And also thank you to Mr. from Oxford House. I appreciate your testimony and your courage to talk to us today. That is a useful perspective. Thank you.
Next, we will turn to Mr. Adewan Stroma. Thank you, Mayor.
May I ask a question to the city councilor? Of course. Chair, thank you for your hard work in trying to change this regulation and revise it in a way that we can agree on. I want to know, is it a request from a member of the Mahir Council to the intelligence process, whether it violates ADA or FHA, or can we do it, we make a small change here and just continue it. That's the question, I think. For the answer, we turn to the mayor of Calakusmo City.
Thank you for the question.
I will answer it and then I will give saya Kinsley a chance to complete the information. However, as mentioned by Director Fischer, if we have a condition in the zoning code where this type of use requires information to the surrounding environment, it may be right in this case. However, we do not have a condition for information to the neighbor for the type of use as follows. So if we apply it, when accommodation is required, it is the definition of discrimination. And we will do the type of use differently from work at home, holiday home, and other types of use. Therefore, I respect and understand the reason for the request to appear. I have heard it from other people in this committee, but it is not something that we can do in this case, unless we want to change a lot of the rules of use in zoning codes to require information to the neighbor. Dan Kinsley gives me a thumbs up.
And I will also regret it if I don't thank Kinsley for trying harder to tell me about this. And I think I still have a few questions, but thank you Kinsley for that. But... Okay, so this is the first reading of the night, and if we decide to make some changes, we can do it before the second reading, I think. But I think that's all I have. Unless you have anything else, I'll leave it to you.
All right, I don't have any other speakers' requests, so I'm waiting for motions. Okay, we will give motions to Armstrong with support from Roberts to agree. All those who agree? Aye. Any those who disagree? The motion is agreed with one vote no from Maher and one abstain from the team. Point 22, first reading of Regulation No. 6747, Regulation on the Allocation of Addition No. 3 for the year 2026 with a total of 1,283,319. A motion by Roberts, supported by Bieber, to approve. All those in favor? Anyone against? A motion to approve. Point 23, first reading, Regulation No. 6738. The Regulation changes Article 17.06 of the City Code of Rep City. A request from Remner Associates LLC for Sweet Creek LLC for a request for re-zonation from the Public Commercial District to the Public Agriculture District for a property that is generally described to be located at 136 Krebs Drive. Its recommendation is to agree with the plan development guidance. Okay, we have a motion from Roberts and support from Mayor. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?
The motion is agreed.
Point 24, a request by Sam Larsen under the name of Admiral Beveridge Corporation for a free variant. The obligation to install a scooter in 2020, a quick drive, as stipulated according to 12.08.2060 from the City Code of Rep City. Member Dewan Evan, please speak.
Before I give my opinion, I would like to ask about the development of the community, why this variant was approved. What is the opposite logic? I don't know if this is directed to Mr. Tis or to...
I think Mike Tai will answer that question, not the Director of Community Development. I don't think it's a problem. The correct answer, click it. For the answer, we will turn to Director of Public Works, Mike Tai.
Okay, thank you for the question, Commissary Seven. We see a lot of different variables from each request for this trottoir variant, Specifically, what we pay attention to is how much is related to it. Are there other roads in that area? Are there footpaths in that area? And do we think there will be additional footpaths in the short term in that area, which may not exist at the moment because of the development in the future and things like that. We don't see any of those activities in this area. Mr. Larsen. Mr. Larsen. As he stated, there are currently no other sidewalks on both sides of the road in the area. The distance is about 2,800 feet to the nearest sidewalk. And it's on St. Patrick's Street. So that's what we pay attention to in every variant request that comes in. And that's our finding in this special situation. Okay, so my understanding is that at a certain point, we will start forcing everyone to install a sidewalk, but we haven't set it yet.
Is that true?
No. So this is a condition at this time, but they can apply for a variant permit. And we see these things case by case to determine whether we think there is a reason not to install a trottoir, but we see every case separately, even though there is currently a obligation to install a trottoir.
What is the reason behind the construction of footpaths on the bridge you are building? If so, I think you have to be consistent and there should be no footpaths there.
So this bridge will be replaced by renaissance holes that will be under the road at the moment. Minimum additional cost for us to include extra width for the sidewalk. So we decided that we would include it as part of the replacement. So the design really requires a sidewalk on the road, that's what I understand.
I think this and I can imagine Mr. Pedi Kroo may be very upset because he will definitely be angry about this issue because during his office in this committee, he repeatedly talked about how his business is to install public roads near Menards. He never complained. He felt that it was a duty as a member of the school community and he will give a lot of advice about that. Maybe it's not as good as in the case of a fire victim like that. But in this particular case, we have to start from a place. And the fact that there are no sidewalks is not the reason to stop installing it now, especially when the entity is able to finance it. As I showed at the meeting on Wednesday, PepsiCo is a full-fledged company. From Admiral Beverage, in my opinion, based on what I have looked for, their annual income last year, I think, was around Rp. 870 million, which is almost three times the budget of Rapid City. I think they are very capable of spending $40,000 worth of road tolls that will be connected to the bridge that you will build near the bridge. In fact, part of the main road plan, we require O. Fairmont to be extended as the main road of East-West. I assume that other businesses will consider the land there to be quite popular for three or four or five years to come as the city continues to grow. Now, because we are giving this exclusion, does that mean we are giving exclusion to all businesses that will come for the next four or five years? And finally, we end up with a situation exactly like what we experienced there, near Sermon Fence, in that group, where there is an Advent church and a basic school, and there is no sidewalk, so the children walk in the middle of the road. We don't know what will be built there in the future, but now is the time to be firm and say, we will do it, The cost is not too high, and it certainly does not give any difficulty to this business. So I hope everyone at the committee feels the same as I do, that this is the time for us to move forward and make them do it, as well as start the process of building Trotoar. And if not, then we have to change our rules, so that we do not continuously turn it into a waste material. That's all I want to say.
Next, the committee member. Okay, okay. We have this road regulation that has just been implemented after a lot of this area has been developed, such as Rasmor Business Park, Fountain Springs Business Park in this area. Have you ever been there? I once participated in a race on that road. There are 14 properties there that do not have a trottoir. And this property is a Pepsi drink warehouse. And there are no residential properties along the way. That's a dead end. So there is no trottoar in that environment. The city government has facilities there. The city fire department has training facilities there that are quite new. They don't build trottoar, but you want to force this private company, because you think they are rich, to build it. The cost of trottoar is estimated to reach $40,000. $40,000 for a trottoar that doesn't go anywhere. And I don't mind if we change the rules so that it sounds like, okay, we'll be back in a day. We all have to build it. Or we'll be back in 10 years and do TIF. You all will pay to build the first sidewalk. But to have one sidewalk that leads to Rasmur Business Park and when you enter there, there are only two sidewalks in the whole area. And one of the big problems is that they don't have a problem with their budget because it's an FBI building. So they have a sidewalk. It's a sidewalk that doesn't lead anywhere. And forcing this private company to do it is the wrong thing to do. Now, if you want to force everyone on the street to build one, including the city government, please do it. But just let this private company do it. Next, members of the Secret Service.
Thank you, Mr. Wali Kota. I have to continue to the next question. I went and saw this property directly. The location is in District 2. I will not support the forced construction of a trottoir to the owner of the property at this time. And my reason is because there are no other trottoirs in this area. There is even no road that is as long as the property in this area. We actually have property next to PepsiCo, our fire extinguisher, and there is no sidewalk. I want to know the type of variant request, what goes through the city, because I don't remember seeing it in the past. So, for me, it doesn't make sense right now. Also, as a note, there is a trailer complex. When you enter the creek drive in this area, they really have a fence that limits the footpath to the creek drive. So I think there is a need that will clearly be Trotoar in the area that I appreciate for walking. I think it creates an inclusive and accessible environment. Believe me, I'm sure Trotoar is very important for the community. However, I think we must not lose our common sense and logic when making this decision. I also want to give an opportunity to the Public Works Department. My understanding is that they have received hundreds of requests for the Trottoar variant throughout the year. We received about 3 to 5 percent of the requests in our agenda. And so I had a discussion with not Mr. Tai, but other people in the Public Works Department to understand this a little better. Can you share with us, if I may, I will ask a question directly to the director. Thank you for the question.
So once again, as I stated before, we see all these different factors in each variant request that comes in and your statement is accurate. Our technical department is collecting the total number of variant requests that we have received in a year. What is submitted to the Public Work Committee and the Council is less than 5% of all requests. So about 95% of the time we don't support that variant and we say they need to install a sidewalk. What you see here is 5% or less than 5%. The other part of this is that we can control the construction of the sidewalk anytime. So if the development changes in the future, we have the ability to control the construction of the sidewalk with the property owner's money at that time. So if there is a development in the future that we do not know at this time, which will happen one day, we can control the construction of the sidewalk if necessary.
Thank you, Mr. Tyson. And while I don't want to continue that, I don't oppose it. If in the end we move the Emplacement from the Railway House, flatten the Campbell Road, and expand Fairmont in the next five to ten years, let's order the construction of that sidewalk. That's very reasonable. But for now, there is really no logic in forcing this company to build a sidewalk that doesn't lead anywhere in the area without pedestrians, just because they look like they have money to do it.
Thank you. Next, we will turn to Mr. Tadewanto.
Thank you, Mr. Tadewanto.
I will propose a motion to reject that variation.
Anyone who supports me will convey my argument.
There is a motion from Tang with support from the mayor. Please speak. Thank you sir.
Let's make a little explanation here. Right now we have the code of the city section 12. And it says there, if you build or develop property in the city, you are generally required to build a sidewalk. And they give three examples, three reasons not to do it. They say if you build in the planned residential area and already have your own sidewalk, that's the first one. They say that if you have a very large land in the second agricultural zone district, and if you live on a public road between the states, that's the third. And that's in line with the rules of the states and so on. Now we have a very important variance process, because there will be a time when you have to make a Roto-R, but that cannot be accepted. There is a kind of land work that has to be done. There is, you know, a kind of structural problem there. Have you ever had a problem with the electricity cable? The cost is too expensive. That's why you need a replacement. But then, if we follow the rules, we don't make a variation based on how much the cost is or how much money the applicant has. That doesn't make any sense at all. And by the way, this is a process that is considered quasi-judicial. So we shouldn't be worried about whether they are able to pay or not able to pay. We should be willing to try to kill them. I'm not an entertainer, but that's what I feel. And it is very logical to follow a process that has been established rather than choosing one by one. I was a little disappointed when I heard the city mention the cost as part of the reason for the difficulty, because the cost should be based on the standard of the sidewalk. The second roundabout argument is about the line that has been formed. As people often say, if there is no sidewalk, people naturally tend to avoid it. So if you say that, there's no one walking around here. I mean, that's not the right argument. The argument is that there is not a single part in the law that recommends that if there is no sidewalk around, you don't need to make it. It doesn't matter where it is. And that doesn't make sense because if you leave a crack, you will have a crack everywhere. Third, when you talk about the Trottoir Development Order, it is a big process that must be carried out by the state's procedures, where there is listening, opinion, and public debate. Who wants to do all that? So, realistically, when you agree on one of these variants, you do more than just saying that we will develop it later. You basically say that if there is no extraordinary effort to stop it, the virus will still be there. The last point I want to say. In 2015, the city evaluated the accessibility of pedestrians. They have 105 parking spaces. I think this is the cost of the state. They walk around the city and find the need to push the sidewalk and show statistics around Deadwood Avenue that show people hit by vehicles twice as often as other cities in South Dakota. Now, one decade later, Director Tay, we have a comprehensive planning update and 36% of respondents choose to fill the sidewalk, pedestrian paths, and bicycle paths, as well as obliging the network in the new development as the main transportation priority. So in 2015, the residents have declared this as a failure. They reaffirmed it in 2025, and the reason for not building a sidewalk is that there are no people walking around there, there is nothing around it, and there is no straight line. That logic is not reasonable. We should follow the local rules. And that's not wrong. Forcing the infrastructure of public roads is not an act of targeting business. It's the opposite. The action is actually targeting people who need sidewalks. I give way. Next, Member of the Board of Regents.
Thank you very much. And I do not agree with Dr. Tamang at all. In my opinion, there is a strong reason not to build a sidewalk in an area like this. And I think one of the biggest reasons is that if in the future we connect that road, we will build a really new road there and a new sidewalk. And the possibility of a big sidewalk that exists now will be dismantled because it will not be included in the new road technique plan. Most likely. So that's one of the reasons. You know the other reason is the fact that I spend a lot of time there. And I feel like I've never seen anyone walking on the side of the road. I mean, there's no pedestrian at all. Well, if that changes in the future, we have a chance to, you know, ask for the construction of the sidewalk. But I want to say, if this can be done tonight, and we force them to build the sidewalk, we have to ask for the sidewalk next door to extinguish the fire next week. So, you know, if we as a city will give ourselves a variant, because I have debated for more than a decade about the Disagard Drive property, where we were forced to build a sidewalk and I'm sure Vicky remembers this, but one block away, the city got a variant for their own property. In my opinion, this is a bad location for the sidewalk. In my opinion, this is a good variant. In my opinion, we have a chance if there is something that appears in the future, we can build the sidewalk at that time. And I will not support your motion.
Thank you. Okay. Yes, the motion is to reject. So, we will do a vote for the council. Voice yes, means you choose to reject. Voice no. So, you agree with Mositang and Maher. Heidi, you can call LeMans. LeMans. Maher. Roberts. Truman. Armstrong. Budorf. Evans.
I still failed. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Okay. Thank you. It was a good discussion. Are you still talking? I want to ask for a motion to agree. Oh, yeah? I'm sorry. I don't know if you have time to ask for a motion. I'm sorry. Okay. We have a motion from Roberts with the support of Secrets to agree. I will assume that I can find out about this. If we all agree, are you in agreement with the motion of Roberts and Chris? Everyone agrees? Any objections? I think it's 6 out of 4. Maybe my opinion is bad, but 6 out of 4 to agree. Thank you all. Point 25, agree. agreement on the recognition of the name of the exercise complex between Rapid City and Sanford Health. Members of the Strowman Committee, please speak.
I would like to propose a motion to agree and maintain the right to speak.
Okay, we have a motion from Strowman. Who supports there? Robert as his supporter. The student is allowed to speak.
This is another step in the exercise complex that people have been working on with difficulty. David Dolan is among the attendees. He has been working on this since I will not say. As long as I have known him since I met him at the campus. But he has been working on it for a long time. And this is a strategic relationship that we are trying to build with Sanford Health. This is a long-term relationship that shows their commitment to our community, and I very much agree with this step and to continue it. However, I want to know if the mayor is willing to give me a chance to call President Sanford Health, West River, and Kiowais to give a little comment.
Yes, if you are open, that's it.
Members of the City Council and everyone here, thank you very much and thank you for allowing me to speak briefly. I also want to acknowledge Mr. Dolan, Mr. Ertor, and Dr. Lupa Pendik. You know, Dr. L. Papendik, I consider him as a doctor of sports at Rapid City. He got a PhD in sports before other people did it here. So, we also have this vision for Rapid City and Black Hills, and the Sanford investment in this community is something that we know will happen, and we are very proud to be able to fulfill that commitment tonight with this relationship. And the investment we make here is part of our belief that health care is more than just what happens in the hospital. This is also about what happens on the field. This is in the field of youth and prosperity, where our children and adults can get healthy habits that help them bring them to adulthood. And we know that people in this community have supported our youth and sports for a long time. And Sanford Health is very happy because now we can accompany this city in an amazing project to realize it. And thank you very much to the City Council and the Mayor for this. This is a fun time. And as a note, we will build our Trotoar in a new hospital. And I am open for discussion on the expansion of the Rapid Ride to the new Sanford line after the hospital is established. So thank you very much to all of you. I appreciate your support. Sanford Health is here to stay and we are here to do big things. So thank you very much to all of you. Thank you. It's much more facilitated than me, so I don't have anything else to add. I leave it to you.
Thank you. Next, Ken. I will abstain.
Thank you.
Take care. And next, members of the Council of Events.
I only have a question for anyone who may know, and maybe Mr. Stroman knows because he has been in the Council of Monuments for a long time. How do you compare this name contract with the one we have with the Hell Monument? I'm just curious.
Does anyone know? No, I don't believe it. And please correct me if I'm wrong. I believe their agreement is a 10-year agreement. Compared to 20 years, and I think that's about Rp350,000 per year, the members of the NLE committee can check the facts, can check the facts.
You are very right. The value is higher and the duration is twice as long.
Okay, is there anything else? Oh, just a short comment. Rep. Siti is grateful to be able to partner with Sanford Health in this matter. It has taken months in a long negotiation process. Thank you to our city councilor who has worked on this agreement, as well as strong support from the council. What we see with this sports complex is that many things go hand in hand as if it was supposed to happen. And there are many great partners throughout the ranks. And it's really amazing to see the teamwork in this. And to see this vision come true. Oh, we are all very proud of this. And this is all for the next generation. So, thank you for everyone's consideration. So we have a motion to approve this agreement. Do you all agree? Anyone object? The motion is agreed with a round voice. Moving on to point 26, with one abstain from the talk. Oh, so it's not complete yet. Almost there. Point 26, a request by All Aspects Incorporated for Carrie and Charlotte Staver related to the initial subdivision plan for the A-B-C coupling, and D, from the Staver Heights subdivision, which is generally described as located west of Kingswood Drive and Pine Hills Drive, and the recommendation is in accordance with the provisions. A motion from Secrets with support from Roberts to approve the decision. All in favor? There is a motion. The motion is accepted. Point 27. Approve the request from the members of the TANG committee to direct the Office of the City Council to investigate the potential changes in the regional regulations to reduce alcohol-related waste in Rapid City, including limiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in the packaging of a meal and prepare changes in the regulations that are suitable for the consideration of the committee in the future. Thank you, Mr. Balikota.
Just for the sake of giving, I will not repeat what happened in the legal and financial part, but only to give a brief summary of the spirit behind this. I really feel a big part of us realizing that we have problems related to alcohol waste and various aspects, and I know there are previous efforts to overcome that. So, when thinking about how to solve this problem, I think it is very important not to take the risk of presuming about the outcome. The purpose of this request is to add perception to see if we agree that this problem is significant enough to be examined. And if this body decides that it doesn't, then that is useful information. And if we decide that, then I want to tell you my future intentions. I really want to involve a few important figures. I want to hold a series of meetings with the chairperson and the party in the alcohol industry, Nirlaba, the service organization, law enforcement, fire extinguisher, EMS, DLL. Get everyone's input. Sharing becomes the core idea of everyone. They, you know, no one is excluded, there is no special interest. Then summarized for the city council office. I feel that we have a very good city inauguration office here and I feel that we especially use them for contract, work, litigation regulations, but I think we must realize that they are fully capable of investigating complex policy questions. My understanding is that some cities have inaugurations and that is all their work. They understand the jurisdiction, they understand the boundaries of the city authorities, and they can do a comparative analysis that is honestly outside. Maybe Greg can do it, but honestly. I think that's outside the ability of the majority of us to think about it. So, in my opinion, the way it works, this involves three things that I will summarize here. First, it determines whether the court feels we need to do something about this issue. Second, it creates a soundproof process before providing a specific solution. So, that's important. And third, it benefits a group of people whose main task is to understand the law and what can be done. This makes it possible for all of us to make decisions with a list of available legal options. There are many strong opinions, so many things may not even come up. Here we can find the understanding to do a swap. So, I appreciate everyone's consideration of this point. Next, Mr. Mayor.
Thank you, Mr. Odi Kota. This discussion on law and finance is very interesting to watch. To support members, I think it's interesting for Bidov to think creatively and see what opportunities there are. And also to support members of the Roberts Committee in the meeting to ensure that we do not lose focus on the main systematic issue that is the root of this problem. So, I just want to note so that when the conversation goes on, I ask you to involve people with real experience to make sure we get their opinion when organizing it. Thank you. Thank you. Next, Mayor or Mayor, sorry. Yes, you know me.
We all understand the problem of trash, and I have researched this. You call it the problem of alcohol waste, but you don't handle plastic bottles, beer cans, soda cans, or anything else. We all see that small bottles are indeed a problem. However, making it illegal has not been successful in other cities. It does reduce waste, but it does not have any impact on addiction or alcoholism. What actually arises is the demand for law against the city, because there are drug dealers, drink sellers, and strong drink sellers who will oppose you in court, because you cannot precede the law of the state. So, I am sorry if I have to ask our law department to investigate and provide regulations. I am actually suggesting that we form a task force, as we do in short-term employment, and involve some local investigators. They will come and admit the problem. And I know we will hold a meeting next week to discuss the related issues, namely I can say that it succeeded in some countries that are very concerned about the environment, such as Oregon and Maine. But to pass it in our legislative country, there is a high possibility that it will not happen. So I really think that if you have to invite, and you mentioned Stephen earlier, you have to invite some legislators and have a discussion. But to ask our legal department to come out and say, yes, give us the rules that we can apply to ban it. It will be rejected and I cannot support the request to do that. Thank you. Next, Member of the House of Representatives.
Thank you. I respect Dr. Tamang who raised this issue. I agree that trash is a problem and there is an area in our community where alcohol-related trash causes public disturbance or safety problems. I am sure we have responsibilities to deal with it. I also want to emphasize that I see this problem directly every month. I participate in the cleaning of Rapid Creek, something that I have done for years and I am sure that members of the City Council and the Mayor have been invited. Members of the Mayor's Office and I have done it together. The next one is on August 29th. So every month I see garbage collected and I understand directly the effort that is needed to maintain the roads, water channels, and our spaces remain clean. That's why I really want to be careful with this approach. I have concerns about deviating from identifying problems directly to the implementation of the limit of selling one portion of alcohol. And before we limit the right product, I think we need to make sure that the product is really a significant contributor to the garbage problem. Where does the waste related to alcohol occur? How significant is the problem? What percentage of waste is actually related to alcohol? What kind of container do we find and what percentage of the container is one portion? If data shows that one portion alcohol is a significant contributor, then we must of course discuss it and determine the tools available to us. However, if the problem is concentrated in a certain location, there may be steps that are more accurate and effective that we can take. So, we may be able to do better law enforcement against existing regulations, the addition of garbage and recycling, cleanliness that is directed, the partnership of sweepers, or specific location regulations. And I also think we need to differentiate between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related waste with public safety as well as impunity or fraud. These problems can be very high, but it is not necessarily the same problem and one rule may not effectively overcome all of them. There is also a potential impact for local businesses and consumers. Someone who buys a single portion of a drink is not necessarily contributing to public waste or irregularities. And if we prohibit the purchase of single portions, we must ask whether it really changes the behavior or is only the end of the purchase of larger bottles. So I am not against researching this problem. I support the research. I just prefer if we start from the problem and its proof rather than assuming about its solution. I support waste management related to alcohol. I just want to make sure that any action taken is based on effective evidence and really solves the problem that we want to solve. Next, we will move on to the members of the crisis committee.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And thank you for this long-term dialogue.
It really helps to hear other people's thoughts about this. And I appreciate the members of the committee who have proposed this. I often walk and walk around in my surroundings, and I'm used to seeing miniature hard drinks and other bottles in every block, in every environment that I pass through in Southeast Rapid City. I think it will be very difficult to identify the place of purchase. It all comes from the vehicle. You know, anxiety, mental illness, trauma, autism, all these things are related to each other. Are we trying to solve the garbage problem or is this something much bigger? And I know, I have had several conversations with Dr. Tang and I know his intentions are good. And I do not object to listening to our choices and finding out what is out there. Bagaimana komunitas? others have solved some of our problems including drunk trash in public places and also drinking when drunk because I have to assume someone driving a car whose drinking bottle was thrown out and checking the data understands that the decision we will base on data based on evidence and make the right decision I will support this process in the future. I like the recommendation of the members of the Mahir Committee to form a task force to see this issue collectively. I don't want to bother our city's inauguration office with regulations if it doesn't make sense. Maybe it makes sense if we use stronger and more religious approaches to this issue. So I give it back.
We have several city departments to provide access to the police department. We will move on to the assistant chief of the police. Excuse me. Thank you, sir.
Can I represent the police and the fire department? Brian, let me know if I'm wrong, but I want to give you some data from the perspective of law enforcement that hopefully helps in making decisions. From the perspective of law enforcement, the use of alcohol, drugs, and misuse are things that we encounter every day. This is involved in most of our service calls. A little data since the year 26 until today, we have received 3,700 We have conducted more than 2,900 trips to detoxification centers to bring someone to a safe place. We have been sent to More than 550 calls related to alcohol. In general, it is a report from someone about consumption in public places. And we have received more than 4,600 complaints. Once again, most of the complaints are likely to be related to alcohol or have a relationship with alcohol. And the DUI case in the influence of alcohol, we have increased since May 25 until, excuse me, January 26 by 49%. So, allow me to explain this in a broader sense if you're interested. We have seen problems in the past regarding the adjustment of alcohol sales and whether it will help to break the cycle that we see and give more opportunities to provide counseling or treatment. We have seen where alcohol is sold in connection with parks, schools, and service calls. From my point of view, and I think from the fire department, in order to increase public safety, we must always be open to ideas and new suggestions on how we can improve the quality of life of the people in this city while still maintaining public safety. So, I hope the data is useful for you.
Thank you for your attention.
Thank you, Wali Kota. The only thing I want to say about what has been discussed is that we want to be involved if there is a task force that is formed. I think we can do the initial research that will help anyone who deals with this problem to understand the limitations where we can operate. You know, we bow to the Wawenang that is given to us in the law of the state. I don't know how much space there is in the alcohol law that we can operate. I haven't done the research yet, but I will do it if it is approved. And looking at other jurisdictions, looking at other cities, in the city council, looking at the city council, we will definitely make that effort. However, I think it would be more reasonable if it was done from the beginning of the initiative, so that I think it would be more beneficial for the effort if we could give guidance at the initial stage. Thank you, Ms. Evans.
Thank you. I agree with Nona Armstrong that this is certainly not just a problem related to alcohol. This involves many things and I only have one childhood memory when we went to Salt Lake City and went to the amusement park. And I don't know if it's still there or not, but it's a place. cleanest in the world. And the reason why the place is clean is because there is an incentive for children to pick up trash because they have a character with a dust-absorber mouth and children will run around the park picking up a bag of rubber gloves and putting them into that character's mouth because they will absorb it through the pneumatic system to the trash dump. Now I don't know if they still have it or if the park is still under operation, but it turns out that there must be incentives so that people don't throw garbage or clean it up. So maybe some of this, if we have a unit of duty, we have a group that studies this, and the studio is always good for anything, but we are looking for ways to make it an incentive to collect those things, and maybe we even make financial incentives for people who may be able to use it as part of their living expenses. I just want to mention that.
Okay, we have a motion from Bedorff with support from the mayor to approve point 27. Let's do the hearing.
Leman. Maher. Roberts. Truman. Armstrong. Raisis. Bedorff. Tamang. Evans. Okay, thank you.
Now we will move on to public opinion point 28-39 and open public opinion point 28-39. I don't have a discussion form. So we will close with public opinion and move on to public opinion item number 28-39. Do you agree with this item? Proposed by Bibar with support from TANG to approve items 28-31. All in favor? Any objection? Proposal is in favor. We hope that you have finally heard the public opinion of the consensus. We will now turn to the item to hear the public opinion of the non-consensus item 32-39. Item 32, Reading II of Regulation No. 6776, Regulation that changes Article 17.6 of the Rapid City Code. A request by the City of Rapid City to renew the zone from the commercial district to the public district for properties that are generally located at 4121 Homestead Street. There is a proposal from Kris with support from the mayor to agree. All agree? Any objection? The proposal is agreed. Item 33. Reading of the 2nd Regulation of Area No. 6737. The regulation changes Article 17.6 of the Rapid City Code. A request from Rapid City for the renewal of zoning from the Office Commercial District to the Public District for properties currently located at 1225 Neil Street. Recommendation by Chris with support from the Mayor. All in favor? Any objection? The recommendation is in favor. Item 34, Reading II, Regulation No. 6739. Regulation that changes Article 17.6 of the Rapid City Code. A request from Renner Associates LLC for Sweet Creek LLC for the re-arrangement of the Zona from the housing district of Kepadatan Rendah 1 to the public agriculture district for properties that are generally located in 500 Krebs Drive. The recommendation is to agree with the plan development setting. Proposed by Kris with the support of Tamang to agree together with the development of the plan. All agree? Any objection? Proposal agreed. Item 35. Reading of the second Regulation No. 6740. Regulation that changes Article 17.6 of the Rapid City Code. A request from Reynard Associates LLC for Sweet Creek LLC to re-arrange the zone from the light industry district to the general commercial district for properties that are generally located in the East Sea, Cemen Plant Road and Deadwood Avenue. The recommendation is to coordinate with the development plan. Proposed by Armstrong with the support of Secrets to approve. All agree? Any objections? Proposal approved. Item 36, Reading II, Regulation No. 6741, Regulation that changes Article 17.06 of the Rapid City Code. Demand by Rainier Associates LLC for Bailey Associates Inc. to renew the zone from the Business Park District to the Public Agricultural Commercial District for properties that are generally located in the east end of Commerce Road at the moment. The recommendation is to agree with the plan development setting. There is a motion from Secrets with support from Mayor to approve. All in favor? Anyone against? Motion accepted. Point 37. Reading of Rule No. 674 of the Regulation that changes section 17.6 of the City Code of Rep City. A request by Reimer Associates LLC for Bailey Associates Inc. regarding the request for a repeat zoning from the Light Industry District to the Public Agriculture District for properties that are generally located on the east side of Commerce Road Terminal at the moment. The recommendation is to agree with the plan development setting. Motion by Secrets with support from Mayor to approve. All in favor? Any objection? Motion accepted. Point 38, Reading 2 of Regulation No. 6743, Regulation that changes section 1706 of the Rep City Code. A request by Renner Associates LLC for Eternal Black Hills Memory LLC regarding the request for repeated zoning from the Central Housing District to the Public Agriculture District for properties that are generally located in the west of Harmony Heights Lane. The recommendation is to agree together with the plan development setting. Motion by Layman. Support by Maher. All agree. Any objection? Motion accepted. Point 39. Reading of Rule No. 6744, a regulation that changes section 17.6 of the Rapid City Code. A request by Rapid City for the City of Kirti Siddharth to include the request for a re-zoning of SDCL 11430. to the mining and extraction district of land resources for properties that are generally located in the western part of Dayak from the eastern part of the sea to the west of the railway track of the train at section 28 T2N R7E and 4 NE at the eastern part of the sea from the eastern part of the sea to the west of Sturgis Road at section 2 Surumbilan 2T 2TNR R7E the recommendation is to agree Motion by layman with support from Secrets to approve. All in favor? Any objection? Motion accepted with one voice, not from Evans. Point 40. With that, we move on to the list of nominations and financial director, Daniel Inslee. Thank you, Mr. Audikota. The total list of nominations for Main Street Square and Spare or Visit Rapid City is Rp. 109.49.444. There is a motion by Chris with support from Tamang to approve. All in favor? There is a motion. The motion is accepted with one abstention from Mayor Win 41. The remaining votes are 10,962.67. There is a motion by Mayor with support from Armstrong to approve. All in favor? There is a motion. The motion is accepted. Motion by Armstrong. Support by Strowman. To close the meeting, I agree. Any objections? The meeting is closed. Thank you all.
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