Holly Tilton Byrne
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 42:09
- Avg per meeting
- 3:01
- Segments
- 439
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Top issues during term (20)
2027 Dacotah Bank Center Fees
Up to $193,000 drawn from existing 3B tax fund reserves to cover the shortfall.
New rules for trails, sidewalks, and e-devices
Signage and outreach costs would come from existing parks budgets; no specific figure was given.
Human Rights Commission appointment controversy
Menards store land transfer
About $5.39 million in land sale proceeds plus future sales tax revenue for a city budget that relies on sales tax for 46% of general fund revenue.
Data Centers in Brookings
The project is roughly $41 million with projected one-time construction impacts near $54.9 million; the denied rebate would have returned sales tax on construction and equipment to the company.
2026 sidewalk repair program and special assessments
Assessments on benefiting parcels, payable over five years at 4.27% interest.
Joint zoning ordinance amendment (Ordinance 26-013 / County 2026-02)
2027 city budget first reading
Total 2027 spending of $77.4 million, with the general fund up $770,000 (3.35%) and conservative 2.5% sales tax growth assumed.
Brookings Area Transportation Plan
Plan itself doesn't commit money, but completing the Safety Action Plan unlocks federal grant dollars for future safety projects.
Insbrook Park Addition plat and rezone
Downtown property acquisition at 210 Front Street
Up to $450,000 from economic development reserves, with no tax increase or debt.
Flock license plate readers
The system costs $21,000 per year — about one-fifth the cost of an additional officer.
Edgebrook Golf Course water sourcing
Bids are roughly $800,000 above the $1.3 million budgeted.
Drinking water safety at trailer parks
Unknown — residents face lot rent increases and the city is still assessing its role.
Flock surveillance cameras debate
The system costs $21,000 per year — about one-fifth the cost of an additional officer.
Research Park at SDSU funding
$35,000 shift within the 2027 budget.
Legacy Addition Preliminary Plat
The developer pays for streets and utilities; the city's only cost is long-term maintenance of public infrastructure.
Downtown Third Space / Armory redevelopment
Not yet quantified; Ordinance 26-029's $307,927 covers armory-site abatement and repair obligations owed to Lynchpin.
Dacotah Bank Center future
Up to $10 million renovation with private matching funds sought, plus roughly $437,000-$490,000 annual operating appropriation and $145,000 in one-time transition costs.
Outside agency funding for 2027 budget
$274,254 from the city budget, an increase from last year.
Decisions during term (256)
Recorded while Byrne was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of the agenda
Consent agenda (minutes, alcohol licenses, Resolution 26-067 OpenGov software)
Second reading — Ordinance 26-026, trails/sidewalks/micro-mobility rules
Second reading — Ordinance 26-035, Budget Amendment No. 8 to the 2026 budget
Resolution 26-066 — lease of 210 Front Street silo space to University of Northwestern–St. Paul
Resolution 26-068 — supplemental appropriations of grant funds for firefighter PPE
Resolution 26-069 — transfer of land to Growth Alliance for Menards store
Action to approve the agenda.
Action to approve City Council meeting minutes.
Adjourn.
Approve the agenda
Consent agenda (minutes, appointments, temporary alcohol licenses, Resolution 26-063 SecureSD MOU, study session cancellation)
Resolution 26-065 — Special assessments for lawn care
Ordinance 26-024, second reading — Budget Amendment No. 7
Special event temporary alcohol license — Pope Pius XII Newman Center
Resolution 26-064 — Sidewalk repair necessity (2026-01 SWR Concrete Maintenance Project)
Action to approve the agenda.
Approval of Agenda
Approval of September 1, 2026 Minutes (ID 26-0364)
ID 26-0395 Variance - Front Yard Setback - 1418 Pheasant Run Road
Voting record (119)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Approve the agenda
that the Special Event Temporary Alcoholic Beverage License be approved
that Resolution 26-065, a Resolution Authorizing Special Assessments for Lawn Care, be approved
that Ordinance 26-024, an Ordinance Authorizing Budget Amendment No. 7 to the 2026 Budget, be approved
that the consent agenda be approved
approve the agenda
requesting that Solventum share the results of the 2025 monitoring of soil and ground water, as well as surface water from their April 2026 PFAS Report, provide an update on 2026 PFAS mitigation activ
that Resolution 26-064 be approved
to request that Brookings Municipal Utilities provide a summary of potential water issues at local trailer parks, an update on how this is being handled, how many trailer parks are still out of compli
to restore the recommended total for the Research Park at SDSU to $110,000, up from the previous suggested $75,000, as part of the 2027 Budget
that the consent agenda be approved
that Resolution 26-061, a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Submit an Application for Financial Assistance from the Transportation Alternatives Grant Program for the Construction of
that Resolution 26-062, a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate a Contract with Tegra Group, LLC for Owner’s Representative Services and Directing the City Manager to issue Requests For
approve the agenda
that Resolution 26-053 be approved
that Ordinance 26-028, an Ordinance Certifying the 2027 City of Brookings Property Tax Levy to the Brookings County Finance Officer, be approved
that Ordinance 26-029, an Ordinance Authorizing Budget Amendment No. 6 to the 2026 Budget, be approved
that Resolution 26-060, a Resolution Revising the Special Assessment Policy, be approved
that a State Historic Preservation Office 11.1 Review Application is submitted to redevelop and redesign the Armory property and adjacent sites with the intention of developing an outdoor green space
Approval of the agenda
Consent agenda (minutes and temporary alcohol licenses)
Resolution 26-062 — Tegra Group owner's representative and DBC redevelopment procurement
Second reading — Ordinance 26-028 (2027 property tax levy)
Second reading — Ordinance 26-029 (Budget Amendment No. 6)
Resolution 26-053 — sidewalk replacement assessments
Resolution 26-061 — $900,000 trail and crosswalk grant application
Resolution 26-060 — special assessment policy revision
Downtown Third Space / Armory Redevelopment motion
Research Park at SDSU 2027 budget restoration
that the agenda be approved
Approval of the agenda
that Ordinance 26-025, an Ordinance pertaining to Lost, Unclaimed, or Abandoned Property in the City of Brookings, South Dakota, be approved
that the consent agenda be approved
that Ordinance 26-027 be approved
approve the agenda
that Resolution 26-058, a Resolution authorizing Change Order No. 1 for 2025-11STI Capital Street and 32nd Avenue Sanitary Sewer and Road Project, be approved
that Resolution 26-054 be approved
that Resolution 26-059, a Resolution Dissolving Tax Increment District Number 12 of the City of Brookings, be approved
Approval of the agenda
Consent agenda
Resolution 26-058 — Change Order No. 1, Capital Street/32nd Avenue project
Ordinance 26-025 — Lost, unclaimed or abandoned property (second reading)
Ordinance 26-027 — Conditional use permit for office at 1103 3rd St. (public hearing)
Resolution 26-057 — Termination of Linchpin Armory development agreement
Resolution 26-059 — Dissolving Tax Increment District No. 12
Approval of the agenda
Consent agenda (minutes, snow removal bids, temporary alcohol licenses)
Brookings County Commission recommended appointment of Jeff Struwe to the Human Rights Commission
Believed Struwe would not uphold the commission's mission based on his public comments.