The Sioux Falls City Council voted unanimously to give councilors Curt Soehl and Alex Jensen another year in their respective roles as council chair and vice chair, with their colleagues praising how the two had performed their roles.

Councilor Marshall Selberg, who nominated Soehl, said he had “proved to be an effective leader,” adding the council would benefit from consistency as three new councilors began their terms.

Soehl’s remarks as he accepted the nomination were characteristically brief, mirroring those he made last year.

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“Thank you for the nomination,” he said. “I will do my very best.”

Councilor Greg Neitzert nominated Jensen for another term as vice chair, citing his work in acting as a liaison between council and staff over the past year and agreeing with Selberg on the benefit of consistency.

“I’ll do my best,” Jensen said. “Thank you.”

Council votes on parking, marijuana

Tuesday’s meeting also saw the council reconsider an item that had been deferred on May 10, a resolution approving diagonal parking on South Grange Avenue, near a building that owner Alex Halbach is looking to develop into a coffee shop.

An email from Neitzert to other councilors attached to the meeting’s agenda urged them to vote against the deferral and support the project, which he called “too good to lose.”