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A
All
right
welcome
everyone.
Thanks
for
attending
this
mayoral
candidate
forum,
my
name
is
Mary
rice
I'm,
president
of
the
Bloomington
League
of
Women
Voters,
the
Lea
Women
Voters
is
a
nonpartisan
political
organization
that
never
endorses
any
candidate
or
any
political
party.
Our
purpose
in
hosting
this
forum
is
to
provide
you,
the
public,
with
the
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
the
candidates,
so
that
you
can
make
an
informed
voting
decision.
Your
votes,
your
power
and
will
result
in
your
voice
being
heard
election
day
is
Tuesday,
November
5th
and
earlier.
A
The
early
voting
is
available
here
at
Bloomington,
Civic
Plaza,
starting
on
Friday
already,
and
it's
right
here
in
Council
Chambers.
We
hope
that
this
forum,
as
well
as
the
candidate
videos
that
have
been
posted
on
our
website
and
that
the
city
of
the
of
the
league
and
of
the
city
and
that
are
being
replayed
on
Bloomington
TV,
will
also
provide
you
with
information
that
you
need
to
make
an
informed
decision.
A
So,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
tonight
and
I
would
like
to
ask
you
to
please
write
any
questions
you
have
on
the
cards
that
have
been
given
to
you
and
pass
them
to
one
of
our
card
collectors.
Could
the
card
collectors
wave
your
hands
all
right,
so
the
card
collectors
will
give
those
cards
to
our
cards
sorters,
who
are
sorting
the
cards
by
issue
and
we'll
do
our
level
best
to
get
every
concern
addressed
if
concerns
are
not
addressed.
A
It's
because
we
ran
out
of
time
and
you
can
contact
the
candidates
individually.
I
want
to
thank
members
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
for
putting
this
forum
together
tonight.
I
want
to
thank
the
city
of
Bloomington
for
providing
the
use
of
council
chambers
and
I
want
to
thank
Bloomington
TV
for
recording
and
broadcasting.
This
forum
before
introducing
our
moderator.
A
I
also
want
to
mention
that
the
Bloomington
PTSA
and
the
Bloomington
League
are
co-hosting
a
school
board
candidate
forum
on
Thursday,
and
that
forum
starts
at
7
o'clock
and
also
you
may
have
noticed
that
outside
council
chambers
there
are
some
panels.
There's
a
panel
exhibit
that
panel
exhibit
is
to
commemorate
the
centennial
of
Minnesota
ratifying
the
19th
amendment.
The
exhibit
was
put
together
by
the
Minnesota
League
of
Women
Voters
and
the
Minnesota
Historical
Society.
A
A
B
B
The
purpose
of
this
evenings
forum
is
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
you
to
hear
the
Bloomington
mayoral
candidates
discuss
issues
that
are
important
to
you.
We
are
going
to
cover
as
many
issues
as
possible
in
the
time
we
have,
and
the
views
that
are
expressed
in
this
forum
will
be
those
of
the
candidates
and
not
those
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters.
The
fact
that
the
league
is
sponsoring
the
forum
does
not
imply
their
support
of
any
candidate
both
of
the
candidates
who
advanced
to
the
general
election
after
the
primary
were
invited
to
this
forum.
B
Here
are
the
rules
for
the
forum
tonight
speaking
order
was
set
before
the
forum
and
it
will
rotate
with
each
question.
Each
candidate
will
have
three
minutes
for
opening
remarks,
to
introduce
themselves
to
you
and
to
the
community,
after
that,
each
candidate
will
have
one
and
a
half
minutes
to
answer
each
question
from
the
audience,
and
each
candidate
will
have
one
and
a
half
minutes
for
closing
remarks.
B
Leak.
Volunteers
who
are
sitting
before
you
candidates
will
time
your
responses
and
they're
going
to
hold
up
signs.
Can
you
show
us
your
signs
when
you
have
one
minute
left
a
green
sign
when
you
have
30
seconds,
left
a
green
sign
and
when
you
must
stop,
which
is
the
red
stop
sign
and
I'd?
Ask
you
to
obey
the
stop
sign
the
forms
also
going
to
have
a
few
lightning
rounds
where
the
candidates
will
be
requested.
To
answer
a
question
briefly
in
one
sentence,
or
even
just
with
a
yes-or-no
reply.
B
There
are
no
campaign,
materials
or
signs
or
brochures
or
clothing
with
candidate
information
allowed
in
the
forum
room
and
the
forum
is
being
video
recorded
as
Mary
said
so.
I
ask
you
to
hold
your
applause
until
the
very
end
of
the
forum
now
I'm
going
to
introduce
you
to
the
candidates
for
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
who
are
appearing
tonight,
timba
c
and
ryan
Kulka
we're
going
to
start
right
now
with
the
candidates
opening
remarks
for
three
minutes
each
starting
with
Tim
bussy.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
the
League
of
Women
Voters
for
hosting.
Once
again,
you
folks
do
fantastic
work
and
we
really
do
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here,
especially
on
this
beautiful
leftover
summer
night,
that
came
out
of
nowhere
and
appreciate
that
you
decided
to
show
some
commitment
to
your
community
and
want
to
learn
more
about
your
mayoral
candidate.
So,
thank
you
so
very
much
for
being
here.
C
My
name
is
Tim
Boise
I'm,
proud
to
be
running
for
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
I've,
been
saying
throughout
this
campaign
that
proven
effective
leadership
matters
and
and
I
always
point
to
my
eight
years
as
a
Bloomington
city
council.
Member
as
the
example
of
my
experience,
but
my
council
experience
is
only
part
of
the
leadership
toolkit
that
I
bring
and
that
would
employ
as
mayor
of
Bloomington.
C
It's
helped
prepared
me
in
a
number
of
ways
for
this
job
and
and
I'd
like
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
more
about
it
tonight
for
close
to
two
decades,
I
served
in
a
leadership
role
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
a
department
called
university
services.
University
Services
is
the
operational
side
of
the
University
and
includes
food
and
housing
and
facilities
management
in
the
police
department
and
parking
and
transportation
and
capital
planning
and
project
management.
Basically
it
is
the
city
government
of
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
everyday.
C
That's
the
city
of
85
or
90
thousand
people.
In
addition,
I
also
managed
large-scale
events
on
campus
and
had
the
opportunity
to
manage
events.
The
size
of
visits
by
two
US
presidents
concerts
by
the
Rolling,
Stones
and
and
Beyonce
football
games,
campus
protests
and
a
variety
of
other
things
on
campus
and
and
Super
Bowl
activities
as
well.
I
forgot
the
Super
Bowl
activities
a
little
closer
to
home
I
served
on
the
Bloomington
Chamber
of
Commerce
board
of
directors.
C
For
the
past
eight
years,
I've
really
gained
a
deep
understanding
of
Bloomington,
the
Bloomington
business
community
and
appreciation
of
the
work
that
they
do
and
their
importance
in
Bloomington
in
general,
I
also
serve
in
the
Isaac
Walton
League
Board
of
Directors
and
the
Heritage
Days
Board
of
Directors,
quick
commercial
who's
going
to
Heritage
Days
on
Saturday.
That's
right!
It's
on
Saturday
the
parade
starts
at
10:30.
I
will
see
you
there.
I
also
was
on
the
the
League
of
Minnesota
cities,
board
of
directors
and
chaired
the
National
League
of
Cities
University
community's
Council.
C
These
different
job
experiences,
these
different
experiences
that
I
bring
and
many
many
others,
are
all
part
and
parcel
of
the
skills
that
I
would
bring.
As
mayor
of
Bloomington
a
successful
mayor
needs,
a
thorough
knowledge
and
understanding
of
city
government
needs
an
understanding
of
community
organizations.
It
needs
a
connection
with
the
residents
that
they
would
serve.
I
believe
that
I've
shown
that
over
the
past
eight
years
and
I
would
put
all
of
those
pieces
of
my
experience
to
work
as
your
mayor.
C
Ultimately,
elections
are
job
interviews
and
voters
have
to
decide
which
candidate
is
the
best
and
the
right
person
for
the
job,
based
on
their
knowledge,
skills
and
abilities.
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
continuing
our
job
interview
tonight
to
hope
you
can
learn
more
about
my
knowledge,
skills
and
abilities
and
I
look
forward
to
talking
with
each
of
you
later.
Thank
you
much
for
being
here.
Ryan.
B
D
Hello,
thank
you.
I
will
second
Tim's.
Thank
you
to
the
League
of
Women
Voters
for
hosting
this
forum.
Summers
back,
apparently.
So,
thanks
again
for
for
coming
out
and
and
being
here
at
the
the
candidate
forum
tonight,
for
those
who
I
haven't
met
and
don't
know
me,
my
name
is
ryan
colca.
I
am
a
lifelong
resident
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
I
own
and
operate
two
businesses
here
in
the
city.
D
One
of
them
social
boom
is
a
digital
marketing
agency,
I
employ
six
people
and
we
manage
and
work
with
hundreds
of
businesses
across
not
just
locally
here
in
the
Twin
Cities,
but
the
region,
and
even
the
country,
so
I've
been
creating
jobs
and
making
investments
in
our
community
and
beyond
for
the
better
part
of
the
last
decade
and
I've
also
been
involved
in.
In
many
you
know,
philanthropic
community
organizations
as
well
I
did
sit
on
the
board
for
the
shreya
dixit
Memorial
Foundation
that
lobbied
against
distracted
driving.
D
So
a
lot
of
community
involvement
and
what
I
have
come
to
learn
in
this
campaign
and
in
talking
to
many
Bloomington
residents,
is
that
there's
a
loud
voice
of
citizens
and
residents
of
Bloomington
that
want
more
transparency
in
city
government
and
they
want
the
leader
of
the
next
leader
of
this
city
to
be
someone
that
they
can
rely
on
to
speak
for
their
voice
and
to
represent
them.
And
that's
who
I
will
be.
D
Also
being
a
business
person
and
recognizing
the
importance
of
business
in
our
community,
I
am
about
lowering
barriers
to
entry
and
loosening
restrictions
on
local
businesses.
I
feel
it's
very
important
that
we
make
Bloomington
open
for
business
once
again
and
make
it
easier
and
not
harder
for
businesses
to
flourish
here.
It's
also
my
goal
to
increase
financial
responsibility
as
far
as
budgets,
budgeting
and
spending
within
the
city
we're
in
a
interesting
period
right
now,
with
all
the
spending.
D
That's
that's
going
on
and
the
effect
that
that's
going
to
have
on
our
local
economy
and
our
property
taxes
and
everything
of
that
nature,
so
I
want
to
help,
make
Bloomington
attractive
and
welcoming
and
affordable
for
people
of
all
walks
of
life,
for
small
businesses,
for
young
families,
for
seniors
and
for
those
of
diverse
culture.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation
Thank.
B
You
candidates
now
we'll
go
to
audience
questions
and
since
we're
going
to
rotate
the
person
who's
second
and
answering
a
question
we'll
be
first
and
the
next
question,
so
this
question
will
be
for
you,
ryan
Kulka,
what
factors
motivate
you
to
run
for
mayor
of
Bloomington,
so
you'll
each
get
a
chance
to
answer
this
question.
What
factors
motivate
you
to
run
for
mayor
of
Bloomington?
These
answers
will
be
one
and
a
half
minutes
now
for
each
question.
Thank.
D
You,
the
biggest
factor
for
me
running
for
mayor
of
Bloomington,
is
that
I
feel
that
I
represent
change
and
new
and
fresh
perspectives
that
need
to
occur
within
this
city.
We
need
to
have
turnover
of
our
terms
in
our
council
and
our
mayor,
I
believe.
More
often,
I
was
really
driven
to
this
being
a
business
owner
here
in
Bloomington,
and
you
know,
speaking
with
those
that
are
also
in
the
community
of
business
and
beyond.
C
A
lot
of
folks
have
asked
me
this,
and
actually
I
was
talking
with
my
siblings
about
this,
some
of
whom
are
here
tonight
and
both
my
parents
have
passed
away
and
we
were
asking
we
were
trying
to
figure
out.
Well
what
would
mom
and
dad
say
about
this,
and
particularly
what
would
dad
say
about
this
and
the
general
consensus
was
why
the
hell
would
you
be
doing
that
and
that's
just
my
dad,
but
I
mean
here's,
why
I
am
doing
it.
C
So
my
first
job
out
I
went
to
graduate
school
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
at
the
Humphrey
school.
My
first
job
out
of
graduate
school
was
with
the
League
of
Minnesota
cities,
which
is
an
organization
that
represents
and
serves
the
nine
hundred
cities
across
the
state
of
Minnesota,
and
so
after
two
years
of
studying
state
and
federal
policy
at
the
Humphrey
School
I
get
to
the
League
of
Minnesota
cities,
and
it
didn't
take
me
long
to
realize
that
local
government
city
government
was
where
things
actually
got
done.
It
was
the
most
effective
form
of
government.
C
I
was
impressed
by
that.
I
was
also
impressed
by
all
of
the
elected
officials
that
I
met
from
across
the
state,
mayors
and
council
members
the
work
that
they
were
doing
and
the
reasons
why
they
were
doing
that
work.
Nobody
was
getting
rich,
nobody
was
becoming
all-powerful,
they
were
doing
it
because
they
cared
about
their
community
and
they
wanted
to
give
back
to
their
community
and
I.
C
Like
I
said,
I
was
a
young
man
just
out
of
graduate
school,
and
that
left
a
deep
impression
on
me
and
looking
at
these
folks
and
what
they
were
doing
and
I
said
you
know.
Someday
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
give
back
to
my
community
in
a
similar
fashion
and
I
had
the
honor
of
doing
so
for
the
past
eight
years
and
and
I'm
very
happy
about
that
and
I
look
forward
to
doing
it
as
your
mayor
in
the
future.
The.
C
Think
the
biggest
policy
policy
issues
that
we
hope
to
address,
or
that
we
are
addressing
and
we'll
continue
to
address
first
of
all,
is
to
continue
to
be
thoughtful
and
careful
stewards
of
tax
dollars.
It's
it's
it's
what
it's
the
a
one
priority
I
think
of
any
City
Council
of
any
city
government
and
while
at
the
same
time
continuing
to
provide
the
outstanding
services
that
Bloomington
and
Bloomington
residents
and
businesses
have
come
to
expect.
C
So
that's
number
one
I
think
the
second
priority
will
be
to
revitalize
our
neighborhoods
to
jumpstart
our
neighborhood
commercial
nodes
and
to
to
really
spur
development
along
our
major
streets
in
Bloomington
like
Nicollet
and
lyndale,
and
so
on.
We're
making
progress
in
each
of
those
areas,
but
we
can
do
better
we're
making
progress
in
the
neighborhoods
with
our
neighborhood
reinvestment
programs
and
our
curbside
appeal
programs,
which
provide
small,
low-interest
loans
to
homeowners,
to
make
improvements
to
their
homes,
we're
trying
to
revitalize
our
neighborhood
commercial
nodes.
C
We
just
recently
adopted
the
Gateway
Improvement
District,
the
Gateway
redevelopment
district,
which
encompasses
a
good
portion
of
the
east
side
of
Bloomington
and
portions
of
the
west
side.
In
an
effort
to
spur
redevelopment
and
finally
spurring
development
along
our
major
streets,
the
best
example
just
last
week,
the
city,
let
an
RFP
for
housing
to
be
built
on
Lyndale
Avenue,
on
city-owned
land
across
from
Toro
I.
Think
it's
a
creative
and
an
innovative
way
of
looking
at
a
problem
and
trying
to
address
it.
C
B
D
Think
number
one
is
taxes
if
you
watch
the
last
City
Council
meeting
you'll
know
that
that
was
a
hot
topic,
and
that
was
one
of
the
main
topics
of
the
last
council
meeting
and
we're
not
in
a
good
spot
as
far
as
that
goes
right
now,
in
fact,
you
know
the
the
proposed
levy.
Yet
at
6%
it
was
a
little
bit
high,
but
it
should
have
been
11
if
there
wasn't
for
some
one-time
quote-unquote
budget
tricks
that
occurred
to
bring
it
down
to
a
proposed
six.
D
D
B
D
I'm
all
for
community
centers
in
Bloomington
and
anything
that
brings
a
community
together,
but
I'm
not
for
doing
that
at
any
cost.
I
think
the
issues
with
the
proposed
community
center
are
twofold,
one
being
the
where
and
to
being
the.
How
much
and
in
speaking
with
many
residents
of
Bloomington
I,
feel
that
their
primary
concern
is
the
where
and
the
city's
primary
concern
is
the
how
much
neither
are
wrong,
but
there's
a
disconnect,
and
there
needs
to
be
a
bridging
of
that
gap
between
the
community
and
the
city.
D
Personally,
I,
don't
feel
that
we
make
progress
if
we
displace
something.
That's
good
and
I.
Think
more
options
need
to
be
explored
as
far
as
site
and
scope.
So
again,
going
back
to
being
financially
responsible
with
our
dollars.
We
can't
just
accept
every
project
and
build
large
Taj
Mahal's,
even
though
we
might
want
to
there
are
butterfly
effects
to
these.
So
you
can't
just
look
at
the
community
center
in
a
vacuum.
D
You
need
to
look
at
it
amongst
the
totality
of
all
of
the
projects
that
the
city
is
funding
and
they
can't
all
just
be
wants.
We
need
to
focus
on
our
infrastructure,
our
roads,
our
schools,
our
fire
stations
that
are
falling
apart.
I
think
we
need
to
do
the
blocking
and
tackling
that
the
city
needs
to
be
done
before
we
start
to.
You
know,
have
our
pocketbooks
open
to
to
tens
and
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
of
expenses.
B
C
As
it
stands,
yes,
Bloomington
needs
a
new
community
center
and
if
any
of
you
have
used
Creekside
in
recent
years,
you
know
that
Bloomington
needs
a
new
community
center
between
the
leaking
roof
and
the
clanking
heat
and
and
the
out-of-date
fixtures
and
and
everything
in
the
plumbing
system.
Yes,
Bloomington
needs
a
new
community
center.
The
question
then
becomes:
how
do
we
go
about
that
and
what
the
scope
should?
C
What
should
the
scope
be
after
we've
been
working
on
this
for
five
years
in
the
City
Council
and
the
the
consensus
through
the
council,
after
consulting
with
with
a
task
force
of
community
center
task
force
and
and
after
consulting
with
a
number
of
residents
and
so
on,
the
the
ultimate
goal
was
decided
that
we
needed
a
community
center
that
was
multi-generational.
It
was
multi-user.
It
had
a
variety
of
different
things
that
would
bring
the
community
together
like
meeting
rooms
like
workout
facilities.
C
Perhaps
an
indoor
pool
gymnasiums
and-
and
it
also
it
needs
to
be
both
fiscally
responsible,
but
also
forward-thinking,
because
a
community
center
is
a
50
or
70
or
90
year
building
and
it's
not
something
that
we
want
to
rush
into.
As
I
said,
it's
been
a
five
year
discussion
so
far
on
at
the
City
Council
level.
We
are
not
at
any
decision
point,
yet.
We
are
moving
forward
looking
at
Valley
View,
because,
frankly,
it's
the
only
option
that
we
have
right
now
on
our
table
for
a
site,
but
in
terms
of
a
cost
in
scope.
C
B
You
so
let's
try
a
lightning
round
question.
Okay,
so
I
will
ask
you
to
answer
this
question
yes
or
no,
but
in
the
interest
of
honesty
the
next
question
is
going
to
be
about
the
same,
a
similar
topic,
and
so,
if
you
want
to
explain
answer
and
answer
to
the
next
question,
you'll
have
that
chance.
If
that
makes
it
easier
for
you
to
say
yes
or
no.
No,
so
here's
the
lightning
round,
question
and
timba
see
I'll.
Ask
you
to
answer.
First,
do
you
support
rank-choice
voting
for
Bloomington?
Yes,.
D
B
Thank
you
for
being
good
sports
about
the
answering
yes
or
no
to
hard
questions.
Here's
the
next
question,
which
is
now
we'll
go
back
to
one
and
a
half
minutes
and
we'll
start
with
Ryan
Kulka.
Would
you
support
moving
municipal
elections
to
even-numbered
years
to
increase,
turnout
and
save
money,
and,
if
you'd
like
to
comment
on
rank
choice
voting
you
know
it's
a
similar
topic.
You're
welcome
to
do
that
in
the
1
and
a
half
minutes
you
have.
B
D
Absolutely
would
I
think
anything
that
that
increases
voter
turnout
and
that
gets
more
community
voices
in
on
large
decisions
and
important
decisions
such
as
this
should
definitely
be
considered.
One
thing
that
I
am
bringing
into
my
campaign
is
a
lot
of
new
voters.
It
was
good
to
see
all
the
people
that
came
out
and
voted
in
the
primary
election
looking
at
the
last
off
year
that
a
primary
election
occurred.
B
C
The
question
of
low
turnout
in
our
off
year
elections,
its
I,
don't
know
if
it's
only
with
the
off
year
elections.
If
that
would
solve
it
or
if
there
are
a
number
of
different
things
that
might
solve
it.
We
have
historically
low
turnout
in
our
primaries.
It's
because
the
primary
is
in
mid-august
in
Minnesota,
and
nobody
in
the
world
is
thinking
about
voting
in
mid-august
in
Minnesota
they're
thinking
about
trying
to
enjoy
the
rest
of
the
summer
and
get
to
the
lake
and
so
on.
C
So
that
I
think
there's
one
big
thing
that
the
state
could
look
at
I
do
think
that
rank-choice
voting
would
help
improve
turnout.
We've
seen
it
in
Minneapolis,
where
turnout
went
up
now,
I
I've,
seen
studies
also
that
can't
show
definitively
that
rank-choice
voting
is
the
result,
results
in
higher
turnout,
but
there
is
anecdotal
evidence
right
now
that
shows
that
cities
not
just
Minneapolis,
not
just
st.
Paul
but
across
the
country
that
Institute
ranked
choice
voting
they
do
have
higher
turnout.
So
that's
a
possibility
as
well.
C
C
Elections,
I'm
afraid
if
we
move
to
even
year
elections
with
where
we're
in
with
all
the
constitutional
offices,
with
the
federal
offices
with
a
presidential
election
I,
don't
think
if
we
have
this
forum,
if
we
had
the
mayoral
election
next
year
in
2020
I,
don't
think
we
had
this
turnout
at
a
League
of
Women
Voters
candidates
forum
in
a
presidential
election
year.
So
it's
something
we
do
have
to
talk
about
and
make
a
decision
on,
I
think
as
a
community,
whether
or
not
we'd
want
to
move
it
to
even-numbered
years.
Thank.
B
C
C
I
think
the
there
are
members
of
the
business
community
who
support
my
my
candidacy,
I,
don't
think
it
cuts
one
way
or
another
from
Republican,
Democrat,
young
old,
I
think
I
appeal
to
a
wide
variety
of
folks
and
have
seen
seen
contributions
from
a
wide
variety
of
folks,
and
all
of
it
is
public
and
everything
is
on
my
campaign,
finance
report
and
will
be
in
late
October
right
before
the
general
election
as
well.
But
I
don't
know
that
there's
any
specific
kind
of
a
group
that
stands
out
above
the
others.
D
Sure
much
like
Tim
the
people
that
support
me
are
ones
that
support
change
in
Bloomington
and
that
want
new
ideas,
fresh
perspectives.
They
are
members
of
the
business
community.
They
are
people
that
sit
on
boards
of
many
charitable
organizations,
but
of
course
they
are
also
friends
and
family
that
want
to
show
their
support
for.
D
B
D
Don't
see
a
large
issue
as
far
as
homelessness
I
mean
there,
there
are
always
going
to
be
people
without
without
homes
and
that
that's
the
unfortunate
reality
of
any
economy
and
of
every
municipality
state
country.
It's
going
to
exist.
I
think
one
very
positive
light
is
that
unemployment
is
at
the
lowest
that
it's
been
in
the
last
decade,
so
many
more
people
have
jobs
right
now
than
then
at
any
typical
point
in
time.
D
So
that's
a
positive
I
think
that,
with
the
creation
of
new
jobs
and
bringing
more
small
businesses
into
the
city
we'll
be
able
to
help
combat
that
even
more
I
think.
As
far
as
a
fordable
housing
goes
it's
something
that
is
a
large
issue
that
has
many
prongs
to
it
and
there's
not
one
simple
fix
and
I
think
we
need
to
be.
D
We
need
to
be
cognizant
of
the
fact
that
there
is
homeless.
There
are
people
that
are
struggling
that
have
lost
their
jobs,
that
might
be
in
medical
situations
that
prevent
them
from
paying
the
rent
that
need
affordable
housing.
But
the
question
is:
what's
the
what's
the
real
answer
to
that
and
I
think
it's
creating
more
jobs,
training
people
on
edge
to
be
more
educated
and
make
their
maximum
wages
and
not
have
to
rely
on
minimum
wage
jobs
and
bringing
more
opportunities
into
this
city.
B
C
Bloomington
has
a
homeless
problem,
because,
if
there's
anybody
homeless
in
the
state
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
it's
a
problem
and
I
know
we
have
high
school
students
who
are
homeless.
I
know
we
have
veterans
in
this
community
who
are
homeless.
I
know
we
have
working
families
in
this
community
that
are
homeless.
Housing
is
a
basic
human
right
and
and
should
be
treated
as
such
and
I.
C
Think
we've
made
a
very
we've,
laid
a
very
good
foundation
for
developing
that
for
the
future,
but
we
weren't
we
specified
and
we
work
toward
affordable
housing
at
sixty
or
eighty
percent
of
average
median
income,
which
is
one
level
that
you
can
work
toward
when
we
start
talking
about
homelessness
and
and
the
incredibly
poor.
It's
an
entirely
different
conversation
and
it's
one
that
we
haven't
taken
on
yet
because,
frankly,
our
current
opportunity,
housing
ordinance,
just
went
into
effect
in
September
we're
trying
to
get
our
feet
on
the
ground.
C
B
C
I'm
not
exactly
sure
what
what
the
questioner
is
thinking
of
when
they
say
a
race
problem.
Do
we
have
problems?
Do
we
have
tensions
at
time
between
different
groups?
Yes,
we
do.
Do
we
have
people
who
are
flat-out
racist
in
this
community?
Absolutely
do
we
have
do
we
do
we
have
opportunities
to
grow
in
this
area?
Yes,
as
a
community,
we
definitely
do.
We
have
the
the
council.
C
Within
the
past
year,
we've
established
on
the
city
staff,
a
department
of
outreach
and
engagement
as
a
group
of
folks
to
get
out
and
to
to
engage
with
underrepresented
communities
and
to
try
and
make
them
more
of
the
more
of
the
community
to
bring
them
into
the
process
to
bring
them
into
more
of
the
the
the
feel
of
the
community
and
let
them
be
part
of
it.
I
think
we
have
we've
worked
toward
it.
C
We
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
as
a
community
and
and
as
and
as
a
city
council,
as
an
elected
official
and
and
as
a
city
staff
and
as
a
city
providing
services
to
a
lot
of
these
folks.
So,
yes,
I
think
there
are.
There
are
issues
surrounding
race
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
that
need
to
be
addressed.
B
D
I
think
we
can
be
better
neighbors
and
we
can
be
better
community
members
and
increase
the
level
of
mutual
respect
that
groups
have
with
each
other,
because
you
can
make
equity
policies
all
day
over.
Hundreds
of
different
issues,
but
all
of
that's
for
naught,
if
we're
not
bolstering
the
services
that
we
offer
these
people
in
Bloomington,
has
some
of
these
services
and
does
a
great
job
at
that.
I
just
think
the
the
word
needs
to
get
out
and
they
need
to
be
utilized
more
more
aptly
and
more
efficiently
and
more
ubiquitously.
D
B
D
Think
we
can
all
agree
that
that
protecting
the
environment
is
important
as
far
as
should
businesses
have
mandates
on
what
they
can
and
can't
do,
based
on
how
their
businesses
operate
and
how
businesses
in
their
industries
operate
throughout
the
country
at
a
local
level.
I,
don't
believe
that
that
is
is
the
answer.
As
far
as
being
pearl,
Parks
and
pearl
green
space
I
think
that's
very
important.
I
think
we
need
to
preserve
our
parks.
D
I
think
we
should
not
get
rid
of
our
green
space
that
is
well
utilized
that
it's
very
popular
that
really
brings
communities
together
as
far
as
the
parks
go.
Another
big
issue
as
far
as
environment
right
now
is
the
paving
of
the
Minnesota
River
bottoms,
which
is
not
environmentally
sound
and,
as
far
as
financially
also
not
financially
sound
and
the
people
that
use
the
river
bottoms
for
recreation.
D
It's
not
recreationally
sound
to
them
as
well,
so
I
think
environment
is
important.
I'm
here
to
help
save
our
parks
in
our
green
spaces
and
I,
don't
believe
that
businesses
should
be
mandated
I
think
it
should
be
up
to
the
the
individual
business
and
if
they
are
called
to
operate
in
a
green
manner
and
if
it's
fiscally
responsible
for
them
and
if
they
can
create
jobs.
By
doing
that,
I
think
it's
a
good
thing.
C
Homeowners
have
the
opportunity
to
bring
in
Xcel
Energy
to
do
a
home.
Energy
audit
and
the
city
of
Bloomington
has
been
working
with
Excel
for
a
number
of
years
on
that
and
right
now,
it's
a
problem,
because
so
many
people
want
those
home
energy
audits
and
the
the
benefits
that
go
along
with
it
that
the
waiting
list
right
now
is
9
to
12
months
out.
C
B
C
B
D
B
D
Don't
think
intimidation
should
rule
when
it
comes
to
this
particular
issue.
I
think
you
know
people
should
be
able
to
live
freely,
but
I've
had
a
conversation
with
with
many
Bloomington
residents,
one
in
particular,
and
he
tells
a
story
of
his
parents
who
both
live
in
Bloomington
one
is:
has
u.s.
residency.
One
is
a
US
citizen.
D
Obviously,
I
think
that
the
process
of
becoming
a
citizen
could
be
streamlined.
I
know
it's
an
extremely
long,
arduous
process
for
a
lot
of
families,
but
you
can
get
residents
here
residency
here
in
the
United
States
at
a
much
more
rapid
pace
and
so
I
think
it's
responsible
to
know
exactly
who's
here
in
case
issues
arise,
but
I
also
don't
think
that
local
law
enforcement
should
should
rule
with
an
iron
fist
and
and
cooperate
as
far
as
seeking
people
out
for
deportation
or
for
reporting
or
anything
of
that
nature.
Timba.
B
C
Has
their
responsibilities
and
Bloomington
city
government,
including
Bloomington
Police,
has
our
responsibilities
and
I
think
that's
an
important
distinction
to
make
City
Bloomington
should
not
be
responsible
for
federal
policies
should
not
be
responsible
for
enforcing
federal
immigration
laws.
Any
more
than
I
would
expect.
Bloomington
City
plows
to
be
out
on
35w
during
a
blizzard
I
wouldn't
expect
Bloomington
Police
to
be
to
be
part
of
ice
operations,
because
there
are
different.
They
have
different
responsibilities
and
different
different
activities
and
roles
that
they
should
play
in
law
enforcement.
B
C
Talked
about
this
just
last
week
at
our
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
forum
and
had
a
good
discussion
on
it
then
as
well,
and
my
response
now
is
the
same
as
then
so
there's
clearly
momentum.
Moving
in
this
direction,
governor
Wallace
said
he
would
sign
a
$15
minimum
wage
bill.
If
it
came
through
the
legislature,
we've
seen
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul
about
$15
minimum
wage,
the
airport
is
adopting
$15
minimum
wage
for
that
matter.
C
Target
and
Amazon
are
adopting
$15
minimum
wage
and
those
business
influences
and
that
business
pressure
is
probably
would
do
more
than
anything
that
the
local
governments
could
do
any
way
to
influence
$15
minimum
wage.
So
I
don't
want
to
say
it's
necessarily
inevitable,
but
it's
a
it's.
A
wave
and
a
momentum
headed
our
direction,
and
if
we
want
to
consider
that
as
a
community,
we
will
consider
that
as
a
community
and
that
will
include
our
residents,
it
will
include
our
businesses.
C
It
will
include
employers
and
employees,
and
we
will
decide
what
would
be
best
to
move
forward.
It's
not
a
one-size-fits-all.
We
simply
can't
pick
up
the
Minneapolis
or
st.
Paul
ordinance
and
and
put
it
in
place
here
in
Bloomington,
because
we
have
a
different
economy.
We
have
different
employees,
we
have
different
employers,
and
so
it
would
take
a
community-wide
discussion
as
to
whether
or
not
we
wanted
to
move
forward
with
this
I
do
think
it's
coming
our
direction.
B
D
For
instance,
I
own
a
couple
businesses
and
we
do
have
a
paid
leave
policy,
we're
a
small
business
and
we've
instituted
that,
because
we
get
that
people
have
families
they
get
sick
and
the
pressure
to
put
to
put
on
them
that
they
can't
take
time
off
is
not
responsible.
We
never
retain
an
employee
if
we
did
that.
So
we've
made
the
decision
to
do
that,
but
I
don't
think
it's
the
government's
job
to
force
that
we
know
that
raising
the
minimum
wage
to
$15
doesn't
work
in
a
real
economy.
D
Think
about
this
for
a
second
for
an
average
10
percent
margin,
business
that
has
seven
minimum
wage
employees.
They're
gonna
have
to
raise
an
additional
122
thousand
dollars
per
year
in
order
to
pay
those
employees
the
same,
which
means
that
they
probably
have
to
earn
about
1.2
million
dollars
in
order
to
support
that
minimum
wage
increase.
I
know
that
that
would
be
next
to
impossible
for
any
of
my
small
businesses
and
I.
Don't
think
that
it's
the
city's
role
to
be
putting
that
onus
on
on
any
business
in
general.
D
B
D
That's
a
great
question
and
I
think
it
comes
down
to
the
individuals.
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
hate
and
there's
a
lot
of
words
thrown
around
on
social
media
these
days,
especially
when
it
comes
down
to
election
season,
specifically
in
in
presidential
years,
but
you
know
we've
seen
it
even
in
these
local
elections
and
I.
Think
having
conversations
in
the
same
room
with
people
that
have
differing
views
is
a
great
thing
and
I
think
it
needs
to
happen
more
often
I
think
with
the
city
as
it
operates.
D
Now
again,
transparency
is
huge.
The
people
of
Bloomington
want
to
know
that
they
are
being
heard
that,
even
if
they
are
being
heard
and
the
policies
are
going
in
a
different
direction,
at
least
they've
had
their
voice
and
at
least
they
are
educated
about
the
steps
in
the
process
all
along
the
way.
Timba.
C
My
eight
years
on
the
City
Council
I
have
been
fighting
hard
against
the
the
partisanship
on
in
any
elections
on
the
local
level.
I
think
the
bottom
line
is:
if
we
let
partisan
politics
creep
into
our
city
council
elections,
our
mayoral
elections,
our
school
board
elections.
If
we
break
into
partisan
camps,
we're
not
going
to
get
anything
done.
If
you
want
proof,
look
to
look
to
Washington
or
look
to
st.
C
Paul,
we're
not
going
to
get
anything
done
if
we
break
into
partisan
camps
and
it
it's
played
out
time
and
again
on
a
larger
scale,
but
it's
also
played
out
the
opposite
here
in
Bloomington
for
the
past
generation
when
more
than
a
generation,
it
is
not
been
partisan
in
Bloomington
and
it's
been,
it
is
run
surprisingly
and
pleasantly
effectively.
You
can
watch
a
council
meeting
and
know
after
a
meeting
or
two
you
can.
C
You
can
understand
the
leanings,
the
the
ideals,
what
direction
a
council
member
would
be
if
you,
if
you
ask
them
there,
if
you
ask
them
their
political
leanings,
but
city
council
work
up
here.
It's
a
team
sport
and
it's
not
breaking
into
different
different
partisan
groups.
It's
working
together
to
try
and
work
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
and
I
think
it's
disappointing
that
that
candidates
take
on
the
full
throated
support
of
one
party
or
another,
all
the
way
down
to
third
party
mailings
phone
banks,
financial
support
from
the
party
it
it.
B
So,
let's
try
we're
coming
close
to
the
end.
Now,
let's
try
squeezing
in
another
lightning
round
question
which
give
you
a
sentence
for
this
one,
because
that's
only
fair,
so
we'll
start
with
Tim
bussy.
Do
you
support
the
DNR's
plan
to
complete
the
portion
of
the
Minnesota
River
Valley
trail
that
passes
through
Bloomington?
Can
you
tell
us
in
a
sentence?
Well.
C
B
B
Thank
you
both
for
being
good
sports
about
short
answers.
Let's
try
this
question:
let's
start
with
you
Ryan
Kulka,
in
terms
of
your
vision
for
Bloomington
each
of
you.
What
do
you
think
is
the
biggest
difference
between
you
and
your
opponent,
and
you
can
have
a
minute
and
a
half
to
up
to
a
minute
and
a
half
if
you
need
it
to
so.
What
do
you
think
is
the
biggest
difference
between
you
and
your
opponent
in
terms
of
your
vision
for
Bloomington.
D
Having
learned
about
my
opponent
and
spoken
to
a
lot
of
people
in
the
in
the
community
and
and
just
knowing
how
the
how
issues
are
going
at
City,
Council
I
want
to
say
Valley
view,
and
my
opponent
does
not
I
don't
want
our
River
bottoms
paved
and
my
opponent
does.
But
these
are
minor
things.
I
think
that,
in
order
to
be
a
successful
community,
we
need
to
have
a
City
Council
and
city
staff
that
are
United
and
give
constructive
feedback
on
each
of
these
issues.
D
But
I
do
think
that
you
know
whichever
side
of
an
issue
that
me
and
my
opponent
sit
on.
I
think
that
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
can
agree
that
the
process
of
making
decisions
needs
to
be
altered
and
changed
to
get
more
community
voice
and
to
take
longer
on
projects
and
not
push
things
through
and
make
sure
that
we're
being
financially
responsible,
as
well
as
responsible
to
our
community
members
in
making
those
decisions.
D
B
C
The
biggest
difference
is
that
my
vision
is
I've
said
it
before
a
couple
of
times:
it's
it's,
it's
bold,
its
innovative.
It
looks
forward,
it's
aspirational,
it's
focusing
on
what
the
good
parts
of
Bloomington
are
and
as
opposed
to
what
we
shouldn't
be
doing
or
how
we
shouldn't
be
doing
something
or
how
we
can
say
no
to
a
variety
of
different
things.
Bloomington
has
got
a
lot
of
good
things
going
on
right
now
and
III
think
we
can.
We
can
continue
to
move
forward.
C
B
Thank
you
both
for
participating
in
the
question
part
of
this
forum.
I
think
we
should
go
to
closing
remarks
now
because
we
want
to
finish
within
an
hour.
So
can
we
start
with
Tim
bossy
and
we
have
a
little
bit
of
extra
time,
so
you
can
have
two
minutes
for
closing
I
know,
that's
a
shock
thinking.
You
only
had
a
minute
and
a
half
is
that
okay
timers,
if
we
give
the
candidates
each
two
minutes
for
closing
remarks.
So,
let's
start
with
Tim
bossy
for
closing
remarks.
Well,.
C
First
of
all,
thank
you
Debbie
for
your
work
tonight.
I
appreciate
it
and
once
again,
thanks
to
the
League
of
Women
Voters
and
to
all
of
you
for
being
here
tonight,
I
have
been
saying
throughout
this
campaign.
My
top
priorities
and
I
touched
on
a
number
of
them
tonight.
But
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
that,
as
we
move
forward
as
a
City
Council
and
with
me
as
the
mayor,
we
will.
C
Our
priorities
are
going
to
be
again
to
to
be
thoughtful
and
careful
stewards
of
your
tax
dollars
and
still
to
maintain
the
outstanding
services
that
you've
come
to
expect.
We
are
going
to
revitalize
and
revitalize
our
neighborhoods
we're
gonna
put
a
little
love
into
our
neighborhood
community
commercial
centers,
we're
going
to
promote
growth
on
our
major
streets.
We
are
going
to
use
the
diversity
in
Bloomington
as
a
strength.
C
We
didn't
get
into
diversity
enough
tonight,
but
we
are
going
to
use
diversity
in
Bloomington
as
one
of
our
strengths
and
we
are
going
to
prepare
for
and
actively
be
ready
for
the
coming
demographic
changes
here
in
Bloomington.
We're
going
to
continue
to
work
closely
with
the
local
community
organizations
that
make
this
community
such
a
great
place.
C
Our
connections
with
the
Bloomington
school
district,
with
Normandale
Community
College,
with
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
with
dar
al
Farouq,
with
Annie,
with
Oasis
and
veep,
and
any
number
of
the
outstanding
community
organizations
that
make
Bloomington
a
great
place
to
live,
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
support
our
business
community
in
such
a
way
that
we
can
continue
to
build
on
the
expansions
that
are
going
on
at
Donaldson
expansions
that
are
going
on
at
forklift
Minnesota.
The
openings
of
new
hotels
in
the
South
Loop.
A
number
of
things.
C
We're
gonna
continue
to
work
closely
with
the
chamber
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
work
closely
with
the
business
community
here
in
Bloomington.
And
finally,
as
I
just
mentioned
in
my
last
answer.
I
think
it
was
Bloomington
has
succeeded
for
a
generation,
a
generation
and
a
half
two
generations
by
being
bold,
creative
and
innovative,
and
all
you
have
to
do
is
go
back
to
the
corn
field.
Over
on
the
east
side
of
town,
that
became
a
major
league
baseball
stadium
and
an
NFL
football
stadium.
That
is
bold
and
innovative
and
creative.
D
Like
to
thank
councilman
buzzy
for
the
great
conversation
today,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
League
of
Women
Voters
for
hosting
and
again
you
all
for
coming
out.
Thank
you
very
much,
I'll
close
by
stating
again
that
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
Bloomington
and
I
love
this
city
and
over
the
last
10
years
of
operating
businesses
and
creating
jobs.
D
We've
seen
over
the
last
few
years,
some
irresponsibility
when
it
comes
to
our
financial
situation
and
our
spending
so
I'm,
not
about
revolution
and
I'm,
not
about
digging
my
heels
in
and
preventing
change
from
happening.
But
I
am
about
evolution
for
the
city
and
doing
that
in
a
responsible
way.
We
can't
get
into
financial
deals
that
leave
us
handcuffed
and
that
are
irresponsible.
We
need
more
transparency
in
the
process.
D
We
can't
have
things
like
cover
that
come
out
last
week
without
anybody,
even
knowing
what
it
is
so
I
implore
you
to
do
your
research
on
that
one,
but
all
in
all,
I
represent
new
perspectives.
Change
and
I
want
a
better
community,
more
United
and
more
financially
responsible
with
higher
degrees
of
transparency.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
listening
to
this
conversation
and
I
implore
you
to
vote
for
me
coming
this
coming
November
to
be
your
next
mayor.
Thank
you.
Now.
B
It's
my
turn
for
thank-yous.
Thank
you
to
the
candidates
for
participating
in
this
forum
and
for
your
willingness
to
participate
in
the
democratic
process
by
running
for
office.
Thank
you
to
the
League
of
Women,
Voters
Bloomington
for
sponsoring
the
forum
and
organizing
it.
Thank
you
to
Bloomington
TV
for
video
recording
the
forum.
This
forum
can
be
viewed
online
on
the
lwv
Bloomington
website
on
the
city
of
Bloomington
website
and
on
YouTube,
and
it
will
be
rebroadcast
frequently
on
Bloomington,
cable
TV
until
Election
Day.
B
Finally,
thank
you
audience
members
for
attending
the
forum
and
please
remember,
to
vote
on
or
before
November
5th.
That
concludes
this
forum.
For
mayor.
We
are
going
to
take
a
very
short
ten-minute
break
and
then
we
will
start
the
City
Council
candidates
for
them.
Let's
give
the
candidates
a
round
of
applause.