Invocation: “Gayatri Mantra”by Dr. Chandradhar Dwivedi

Om bhurbhuvah swah tatsavitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayaat

Oh all pervading lord, you are the creator, preserver and destroyer; pure and purifier; free from all pains; energizer and basis of the life of the multiformed universe. Please direct our knowledge and intellect in the right direction to follow the path of truth, good deeds, and enlightenment.

The Blueprint for a

Growing Sioux Falls

People Want to Live HereNearly 170,000 Strong

$41.7M $43.4M $45.2M$31.6M $37.0M $42.1M $41.1M$27.0M $45.8M $46.1M 100,000

110,000

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

2.0%

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5.0%

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec2012 2013 2014 2015

People Want to Work HereSioux Falls MSA Unemployment

3.1%

4.6%

3.1%

3.7%4.2%

3.7%

3.4%

People Want to Do Business Here2,000 Jobs Created in 2014

$41.7M $43.4M $45.2M$31.6M $37.0M $42.1M $41.1M$27.0M $45.8M $46.1M

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

MSA Nonfarm Wage and Salary Workers

People Want to Invest HereRecord-Breaking Building Permits

$397

$463 $442 $506

$454

$298 $283 $287

$491

$588 $620

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People Want to Invest HereGeneral Revenues Are Strong

$41.7M $43.4M $45.2M$31.6M $37.0M $42.1M $41.1M$27.0M $45.8M $46.1M

$138

$91.1 $97.2

$107.9 $112.1 $110.9 $115.4 $118.9 $125.3 $139.9*

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Other Sales Tax Property Tax*2013 includes $6.3M for ice storm reimbursement

People Want to Shop HereSales Tax Collections on Pace

First Penny Sales Tax Growth

*2015 goal = 6%

5.9%

8.3% 7.6%

1.7%

-5.8%

3.8% 3.2%

6.2%

7.7%

5.1%

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

“Getting Stuff Done”While Maintaining

Financial Strength

Our Events Center Is Operating in the Black!

Jason Aldean Grand Opening Concert Summit League Basketball Tournament

Our New Indoor Aquatic CenterWill Be the Best Within 500 Miles• $23.7 million, paid for

with cash• Opening fall 2016• Built for future capacity

needs• High-quality materials

and equipment• Sound economic impact

340 Miles of Streets RepairedSmoother Roads Ahead

Tenth Street and Sycamore Avenue Eighth Street and Cliff Avenue

47 more miles planned for construction in 2015

The Levee Is Certified

• Nearly 1,600 additional homes and businesses protected from a 100-year flood event

• $65 million of improvements • New floodplain maps

expected in 2016

Downtown Sioux Falls Is Hopping• Completed 2025

Downtown Plan• 25 new businesses• 3 business expansions• 1,226 total residential units• 2,219 people live downtown• Main Avenue Road Diet

Snow Gates Well Received• Used citywide during

snow alerts• Reduce the amount of

snow deposited in driveways

• “No better snow removal team in the business”

– Mayor Mike

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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

General Fund “Piggy Bank”33% Versus 25% Goal

Outstanding DebtEnd Where We Started

$277 $279

$399 $385 $362 $367

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Per Capita Total DebtFargo, ND $4,543

Lincoln, NE $4,483

Rochester, MN $3,334

Sioux City, IA $3,167

Topeka, KS $3,067

Des Moines, IA $2,984

Omaha, NE $2,544

Sioux Falls, SD $2,238Rapid City, SD $2,234Source: PFM (March 2015)

Our Blueprintfor the

Future

Public Safety Is Our Highest Priority

• 10 new Police Officers on duty• Fire Station #11

opens in April• New ambulance service

provider will take Sioux Falls to new level

1.27 1.11

1.66 1.581.75

0.63 0.510.81

1.26 1.30

4.63

4.19 4.14

3.62 3.67

5.555.80 5.73

4.81 4.67

0.05 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.04

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Simple Assault (Domestic)

Simple Assault

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated Assault (Domestic)

Murder

Violent Crimes Per 1,000 Population

25.06 25.3326.88 27.34

25.45

12.14 12.63 12.4611.32

9.40

6.575.69 5.48 5.43 5.07

1.67 1.87 1.99 1.98 2.08

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Larceny

Vandalism

Burglary

Stolen Vehicles

Property Crimes Per 1,000 Population

Keep Sioux Falls Moving2015 Street Construction Projects• Cliff Avenue, 61st Street to 85th Street• Highway 100, Madison Street to Maple Street• 22nd Street and Minnesota Avenue Intersection• 11th Street and Second Avenue Intersection• Solberg Avenue, 49th Street to 57th Street

Infrastructure Is Our BackboneAdaptive Traffic Signal System• Minnesota Avenue, 18th Street to I-229

Sanitary Sewer• New dual force main – 42'' diameter pipe – 12,100' long• New outfall sewer – 72'' diameter pipe – 9,700' long

Light and Power• LED light upgrades (50% savings on electricity costs)

Stay Tuned, Sioux Falls.Headlines to Come!

Railyard Redevelopment

Stay positive, Sioux Falls!

• Independent appraisal is complete• Negotiations are under way• All parties working together

City Government Can Run Like a Business• Improve service levels

and efficiencies• Address growing

space needs• Implement organizational

assessment

The Economic Development Boom Is Far From Over• Working toward another

industrial/commercial/research development park

• Retail plaza: Sales tax dollars are critical

• Sports and Entertainment District: The fun begins!

Downtown’s Heart Will Beat Faster• Mixed-use private development/

public parking structure• Redevelopment of Riverfront

Triangle Property• Falls Park West• Main Avenue Road Diet• Phase 3 of the River Greenway

“Our Head Isn’tin the Sand”

Tough Issues We Have Tackled• Pension reform• New Events Center• Snow gates• New indoor aquatic

center• Wasteful government

spending

• The old River Ramp• Crumbling roads/

infrastructure• Take on bad neighbors• Financial and land

management upgrades• Railyard relocation

Most Prevalent Needs/Issues

Workforce Recruitment/Development Is Job One• $500,000 investment in development

recommended soon• Recruitment campaign will be announced

Annexations Will Lay the Groundwork for Sioux Falls and South Dakota• Currently 50 islands in Sioux Falls• Policy needs to be clarified• Tough decisions are necessary• We will not leave this for the next

Mayor and Council

Grand Ideas Must Be Prioritized• Saying “no” is hard but

necessary• Focus on entire city vs.

special interests• This City will live within

its means!

1. 2. 3.

Large Infrastructure Projects Can’t Wait on State/Federal Government• SB135 needs to be passed• The one penny is stretched thin• Time for local control. Let the

people decide• Nothing is getting cheaper, folks!

More Work/Pain With Public Transportation/Paratransit• Need to execute recommended plan• Loss in federal funding is real• Balance between regular

public transportation and paratransit is “out of whack”

If we all threw our problems in a pile

and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back!

Rebroadcast Schedule for 2015 State of the City Address:(through the end of April)

On-demand video of the Mayor’s State of the City Address will be available at www.siouxfalls.org.

Mondays and Wednesdays 1 p.m.Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8 p.m.