Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Service, Jobsite Tours, and Networking 

Beginning at 11:30

Agenda

11:30 pm- Prepare sack lunches for Lunch is Served at Emmanuel Baptist Church  (1600 E. 12^th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103).

1:00 pm- Meet at Remedy Brewing Company (401 E 8^th St. Suite #120, Sioux Falls, SD 57103) leaving by bus at 1:15.

We will tour Children’s Inn, followed by a tour of Sioux Falls development with Jason Bieber (Sioux Falls Senior Planner) and Kristen Benidt (Sioux Falls Urban Planner).

5:00 pm - Return to Remedy Brewing Company for drinks/appetizers and networking

PPE requirements:

• Hard hat
• Safety glasses
• Hi-visibility vest
• No open-toe shoes

Please bring this safety gear with you. Some will be available if you do not have any.

Lunch Is Served, Inc. is a nonprofit with the unique mission of delivering simple sack lunches for working men and women who are attempting to break the chains of poverty and hunger. The offering of free brown bag lunches represents more than simple nutrition. Each lunch bag is a tangible symbol of community encouragement and support created by volunteers and donations.

Children's Inn

The new Children's Inn facility will provide needed support, resources, and space to serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Adjacent to the Empower Campus, and located at the corner of 8th St and St. Paul Ave, the 42,000sf building's shape and materials are residential in character to blend with the surrounding neighborhood. Many mature trees will remain within an enhanced landscape to help convey a quality of calm dedication, as a backdrop to the work of empowering victims to overcome trauma and rebuild their lives, free from abuse. The project is scheduled to open Fall 2022. 
 

Goals of the new facility
1. Provide a home-like secure environment
2. Flexibly accommodate future bed and restroom additions
3. Enhance overall environments for clients and staff
4. Achieve equal or decreased proportional operating costs
5. Respect the neighborhood

Map of Bus Tour

Jason Bieber

Jason was born and raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota.   He graduated with an Undergraduate and Master’s Degree in Geography from South Dakota State University.   He interned with the City of Aberdeen during the summers of 2001-2004 then worked with the City of Independence Missouri as an Urban Planner from May 2007 to November 2008.  Jason has been employed with the City of Sioux Falls as a Senior Planner since December 2008.  He lives in Sioux Falls with his wife and two boys ages 7 & 11.  

Kristen Benidt

Kristen is originally from north western Minnesota. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Bemidji State University in 2008 and a Master’s in Geography from the University of North Dakota in 2010. She worked as a Remote Sensing Specialist for the United States Geological Survey in Jamestown, ND from 2011 to 2015. A position as a Planner and GIS Technician with the South Eastern Council of Governments brought her to Sioux Falls in January of 2015. Kristen started with the City of Sioux Falls as an Urban Planner in October of 2021. She lives in Sioux Falls with her husband and two boys ages 7 and 9.