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If
you're
in
the
middle
of
a
statement,
you
can
finish
your
thought,
but
let's
try
to
try
to
stick
to
the
one
minute,
we'll
also
be
recording
this
session
and
a
link
will
be
made
available
post
session.
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reminder.
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B
Oh
now
it's
on
okay!
Now
you
can
hear
me
okay
right.
I
can
hear
myself
so
terrific
well,
thank
you
so
much
and
welcome
to
the
bloomington
city
council
for
city
council
candidate
forum.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
you
for
attending
thanks
to
all
of
the
candidates
who
are
attending
and
looks
like
we
have
some
no-shows
up
here
for
the
first
race,
so
this
may
not
be
as
exciting
as
maybe
some
of
you
are
hoping,
but
I
think
we'll
one's.
B
Okay,
okay,
well,
maybe
maybe
there'll
be
a
little
bit
of
friendly
competition,
then
so
I
appreciate
it
normally
we'll
be
standing
up
for
these
things.
It
feels
a
little
bit
weird
sitting
down,
but
I
guess
I'll
I'll
sit
down
and
I'm
not
gonna.
I'm
gonna
keep
my
mask
off
so
that
you
can
hear
me
fine,
but
thank
you
so
luna.
Is
it
loner
or
lana
lana?
Okay,
please
feel
free
to
get
started
with
a
one
minute,
opening
statement
as
to
why
you're
running
thanks.
C
Hi
everyone,
I'm
lonade
alessandro
and
I'm
running,
to
be
the
next
city
council
member
for
bloomington's
district.
Three.
I
live
near
bryant
park
with
my
wife,
sarah
and
our
trio
of
senior
pets.
I
have
my
undergraduate
degree
in
biology
and
my
mba
and
I've
spent
the
last
20
plus
years
in
a
variety
of
companies
as
an
executive,
where
my
job
has
been
to
lead
company
lead
teams
who
bring
new
technologies
to
markets.
C
C
B
All
right:
well,
we
have
one
minute
for
question
and
we
have
one
minute
for
answers
and
I
think
like
if
there's
not
anybody
else
here,
then
if
we
veer
over
a
minute,
it's
probably
not
the
end
of
the
world.
So
so
let
me
start
first
of
all,
lorna
thanks
so
much
for
being
here.
What
do
you
see
as
the
biggest
problem
facing
your
district.
C
I
well,
I
think
that
there's
I'd
like
to
think
about
them,
not
so
much
as
problems
as
much
as
opportunities
for
us
to
grow,
but
I
understand
the
question
you
know.
I
always
I've
decided
to
run
for
this
office
for
two
major
reasons.
The
first
one
had
everything
to
do
with
being
an
an
advocate
for
our
parks
and
natural
spaces.
C
It's
why
my
family
moved
to
bloomington
and
I
think,
if
we
don't
pay
attention
to
our
environmental
challenges,
as
it
relates
to
climate
change,
the
economic
work
that
we
do
really
doesn't
matter
right,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
have
a
larger,
more
existential
problem
to
manage.
So
as
an
economic
problem
as
well
as
an
environmental
problem.
I'd
like
to
see
us
continue
to
focus
on
that.
I
think
bloomington's
done
an
okay
job
with
that
today,
and
I
think
that
we
can
continue.
C
I
also
know
that
there
are
challenges
just
on
an
everyday
basis
with
things
like
traffic
and
congestion.
I'd
like
to
see
the
city
become
more
walkable
and
bikeable,
so
that
employees
and
employers
have
better
options
for
how
folks
get
to
work.
Some
of
the
mass
transit
work
that's
going
on
is
helpful
and
I
think
we
can
continue
to
work
on
that
as
well.
B
C
Well,
I
think
one
of
the
challenges
that
we
have
is
we
don't
have
a
in
my
opinion
anyway.
Recently
a
variety
of
housing
options
made
available
to
folks
that
are
at
different
price
points
to
enable
that
so
you
know
duplexes
and
quadplexes
are
in
my
neighborhood
I.
If
you
go
down
aldrich
between
90th
and
86,
you
can
see
condos
and
quadplexes
and
duplexes,
but
they've
not
been
built
in
the
last
20
or
30
years
here
in
bloomington.
C
B
You
are
very,
very
good
job
of
sticking
to
our
minute
limit.
I
don't
think
brent
had
to
hold
up
a
sign.
Yet
what
professional
experience
or
business
or
professional
experience
do
you
have
that
you
think
you
would
bring
to
the
office
if
you
were
elected.
C
Yeah,
so
I
don't
know
if
any
of
you
are
in
the
world
of
technology
delivery
or
product
management,
but
the
the
way
that
we
go
about
making
products
is
something
I've
learned
and
honed
over
the
last
five
years,
ten
years
or
so
based
on
the
idea
of
experimentation,
which
was
great
because
I
was
grounded
in
my
undergraduate
in
biology
and
so
therefore
under
already
understood
the
kind
of
logical
and
orderly
method
of
of
experimentation.
C
C
Today,
you
make
strategic
investments,
you
check
with
folks
regularly
about
whether
those
investments
are
meeting
or
exceeding
their
needs,
and
then
you
ensure
that
it
creates
value
for
the
the
city
as
a
whole
as
well,
and
I
think
the
opportunity
to
innovate
and
experiment
in
some
unique
areas
is
going
to
be
very
valuable
for
the
for
the
city.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
using
those
kinds
of
skill
sets
in
this
regard.
B
Terrific,
what
opportunities
do
you
see
for
economic
development,
specifically
in
your
district.
C
Yeah,
you
know
my
district
has
a
lot
of
great
amenities
to
it,
right
from
all
of
our
parks
to
the
the
consolidation
of
of
the
condos
and
and
senior
living
facilities,
and
also
the
businesses
in
the
normandale
lakes
area
and
everything
like
that.
What
a
vibrant
and
diverse
community
we
have
going
there.
I
think
what
we
don't
do
well
as
a
city
in
is
tout
the
value
of
our
outdoor
living.
We
have
more
park
space
than
anyone
else
I
have
ever
seen.
C
We
don't
have
the
ability
to
get
to
one
from
one
to
the
other
as
well,
and
if
we
fix
that
we
can
do
a
lot
more
to
tout
the
value
of
that.
But
you
know
I
see
people
using
normandale
every
day,
all
the
time,
and
I
want
people
to
see
it
as
an
economic
value
as
much
as
it
is
an
environmental
and
a
health
oriented
value
and
the
more
we
can
do
to
create
ourselves
as
the
same
way
that
blaine
has
that
sports,
complex
and
everybody
thinks
about.
C
B
Very
good,
this
feels
more
like
an
interview
than
okay.
That's.
B
C
Yeah,
that's
a
great
question
so
and
I
don't
know
that
I
have
the
best
answer
because,
interestingly
enough
in
the
world
that
I'm
in
we
don't
have
that
problem
right
in
the
technology
services
space
we
have
plenty
of
folks,
I
mean
we
may
have
to
pay
them
a
lot
more
than
we
used
to,
and
things
like
that
and
that's.
Okay,
that's
good
for
us
as
from
from
an
economic
perspective.
But
when
it
comes
to
you
know
some
of
the
labor
shortages
that
we
have
here.
C
We
have
to
look
at
it
on
a
lens
of
a
couple,
different
factors.
The
first
one
being
is,
you
know:
can
they
afford
to
live
right?
I
don't
want
to
talk
about
living
wage
in
the
sense
of
like
mandates
from
government,
but
living
wages
are
valuable
right,
they're
kind
of
essential.
If,
if
you
do
the
math
15
an
hour
times
40
hours
a
week
times,
50
weeks
a
year
is
30
000.
C
I
don't
know
that
anybody
here.
Despite
your,
you
know,
political
preferences
or
whatever
would
call
that
a
living
wage,
and
so
do
we
have
to
do
something
about
that
as
a
city,
I'm
not
sure,
but
we
do
have
to
do
something
about
that
as
an
economy
and
secondarily,
we
have
to
make
sure
that
people
can
get
to
work
right
if
they
want
to
work,
they
have
to
be
able
to
get
to
work,
and
that
means
transportation.
B
Okay,
all
right!
Well,
thanks,
frank
thanks
for
coming.
We
have
gotten
going
without
you.
So
what
just
to
kind
of
orient
you
we
let
luna
aunts,
give
her
opening
statement,
and
then
we
asked
her
some
of
the
questions.
So
I
think
what
I'll
do
is
I'll.
Let
her
be
quiet
for
a
little
bit
and
I'll
kind
of
do
the
same
thing
with
you
ask
the
same
questions.
Let
you
give
the
opening
statement
and
then
we'll
kind
of
get
into
more
of
a
back
and
forth.
E
You
thank
you
everybody.
My
name
is
david
clarke.
I've
been
a
bloomington
resident
for
18
years
now,
small
business
owner
also
commercial
pilot
raised.
My
family
here
moved
here
from
minneapolis
to
get
away
from
all
the
problems
of
a
big
city,
but
as
those
problems
have
been
following
us
here,
I
decided
it's
time
to
to
run,
especially
with
the
incumbent
councilman
not
running
so
you
know
my
concerns
in
the
city
are
things
that
concern
a
lot
of
people.
It's
the
public
safety,
it's
the
physical
responsibility,
it's
also
the
governing
for
the
residents.
E
These
are
things
that
you
know.
People
have
been
talking
about
with
me
for
a
while,
and
I've
noticed
them
myself
and,
and
it's
the
the
reasons
that
I'm
decided
to
run.
So
I
hope
to
bring
my
background
and
experience
to
to
bloomington
and
help
you
know
take
it
from
from
good
to
great.
I
think
we
have
a
lot
of
potential,
but
we're
not
living
up
to
our
potential.
So
I
think
that
I
can
definitely
help
with
that.
B
All
right,
I
have
some
questions
for
you
and
elena
already
answered
them,
so
we'll
go
through
as
far
as
she
got
and
then
I
think
we'll
kind
of
go
back
to
the
traditional
format.
So
what
do
you
see
as
the
biggest
issue
facing
your
district.
E
B
E
Think
the
you
know,
the
biggest
issue
facing
the
district
specifically
inside
of
bloomington,
I
think,
is
the
is
the
long-term
financial
health
of
the
of
the
city.
I
think
that
you
know
now
times
are:
are
relatively
good.
We
got
rising
property
values,
we've
got
some
federal
money,
interest
rates
are
low,
but
what,
if
that
starts
changing
inflation
is
at
our
door.
E
Property
values
are
not
always
going
to
go
up,
in
fact,
property
values.
Homeowners
are
taking
more
and
more
of
the
burden
of
property
taxes,
because
the
the
you
know
the
commercial
estate
is
down.
So
I
think
that
stability,
the
ability
to
protect
our
residential
zoning,
that's
being
threatened
as
well.
People
want
to
maintain
their
lifestyle,
they
came
to
bloomington
for
a
reason
and
they
see
it
changing
around
them
and
that's
that's
not
good.
E
We
need
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
life
and
the
livability
in
our
city,
and
that's
that's
why
I'm
running.
E
Well,
I've
run
a
you
know:
I've
run
numerous
companies
in
my
lifetime.
I've
had
my
own
company
now
for
12
years.
I
know
that
money
doesn't
grow
on
trees.
I
have
to
fight
for
every
dollar.
You
know
I
have
to
pay
taxes.
If
I
can't
pay
taxes,
I
have
to
set
up
a
payment
plan
and
pay
interest.
You
know,
there's
no
free
lunch,
and
yet
we
see
you
know
a
city
council
and
a
mayor
that
feels
like
there's
free
lunch
and
there
is
no
free
lunch.
E
We
need
to
get
our
house
in
order
before
things
turn
down,
because
you
know
this
rosy
picture
we're
in
right.
Now,
it's
not
going
to
last
forever.
You
see.
What's
on
the
news,
if
you
see
interest
rates
licking
at
our
front
door,
steps
like
waves
starting
to
crash
up
on
the
on
the
doorstep,
that
is
that
is
next.
E
B
Yes,
member
dues,
so
thank
you.
We
appreciate
our
members.
Many
bloomington
businesses
face
the
issue
of
their
employees
not
being
able
to
afford
to
actually
live
in
the
city.
How
do
you
think
the
city
can
help
address
this.
E
Well,
I
mean
I'm,
I'm
really
big
on
single
family
ownership
and
you
know
programs
to
get
people
into
single
family
homes.
I
think
that
is
what
we
need
to
do.
We
don't
need
to
be
building
dozens
of
apartment
complexes,
dozens
of
of
high-rises
with
high-density
housing.
That
is
not
the
way
to
get
people
established
in
our
community
to
be
stakeholders
in
the
community.
We
need
stakeholders,
there's
nothing
like
somebody
being
a
homeowner,
because
they've
got
to
care
for
that
property.
They've
got
to
care
for
that.
E
They've
got
to
pay
the
they
see
the
property
taxes
that
they
pay,
whereas
if
they
are,
if
they
are,
are
simply
renting,
that's
all
buried
in
the
cost
they're,
not
as
as
as
aware
of
that,
so
we
need
to
get
stakeholders.
We
have
a
lot
of
seniors
who
are
transitioning
out
of
their
single-family
homes.
We
need
to
come
up
with
programs
to
help
rehabilitate
those
homes
and
make
those
homes
livable
for
the
next
generation.
E
B
What
opportunities
do
you
see
for
economic
development,
specifically
in
your
district
district?
Three.
E
I
see
a
lot
of
of
opportunities
and
I
see
a
lot
of
opportunities
that
aren't
being
taken.
You
know,
I
see
you
know,
I
see
a
commercial
district
that
that
needs
to
be
refurbished
and
brought
new
new
companies
brought
in.
We
need
to
be
recruiting
companies
to
come
into
our
city.
You
know,
city
leadership
needs
to
be
on
the
phone
five
to
ten
hours
a
week
talking
to
companies
from
out
of
the
city
out
of
state.
E
I
remember
about
20
25
years
ago
it
was
a
big
campaign
to
get
companies
to
move
to
south
dakota
and
it
was
like
those
billboards.
It
was
a
marketing
campaign.
You
heard
ads
on
the
radio
and
guess
what
they
got
a
lot
of
companies
to
move
to
south
dakota,
and
why
aren't
we
doing
that
for
bloomington?
Why
are
we
bringing
jobs
here
to
be
able
to
make
bloomington
a
thriving
business
community
as
well,
as
you
know,
startups
incubators
that
type
of
thing
to
be
able
to
sponsor
new
businesses?
E
B
All
right
and
then
last
question
in
the
world
kind
of
returned
to
the
traditional
format.
As
you've
probably
noticed,
we
have
a
labor
shortage
in
bloomington
and
many
businesses
are
struggling
to
fill
roles.
How
can
the
city
help.
E
Well,
I
think
the
city
needs
to
be
working
with
our
community
colleges
with
their
high
schools
to
encourage
people
to
go
into
trades.
You
know
not
everything
requires
a
four
or
six
or
eight
year
college
degree.
You
know,
I
think
that
you
know.
I
know
that
things
have
been
going
on
in
that
in
that
regard,
but
on
the
other
hand,
our
schools
are
failing
too.
I
mean
our
schools
have
our
school
graduation
rate
in
bloomington
is
less
than
80.
E
Now
it's
79
21
of
our
students
in
bloomington
are
not
even
graduating
from
high
school.
That's
a
crisis
folks
and
those
people
are
going
to
end
up
in
the
workforce,
but
on
the
lower
end,
making
10
to
12
bucks
an
hour
for
a
very
long
time.
So
you
know,
we've
got
to
work
with
our
schools.
We've
got
to
work
with
our
community
colleges
to
be
able
to
get
people
to
work,
to
live
here
and
work
here
and
there's
nothing
wrong
with
that.
E
We
should
you
know,
encourage
that,
but
I
think
that's
what
the
city
can
do
and
really
you
know,
help
help
those
people
to
get
established
in
the
workforce
in
good,
paying
jobs
that
are
gonna.
You
know
help
them
to
be
thriving
citizens
here
in
bloomington.
B
All
right,
well
you'll,
be
pleased
to
know
that
it's
your
turn
again.
So
that's
a
you
mentioned.
You
mentioned
the
south
dakota
campaign
lorna.
This
is
a
question
for
you,
but
you'll
it'll
come
back
to
you
today
if
you're
an
elevator,
and
you
had
30
seconds
to
convince
whether,
if
you're
in
an
elevator
with
a
ceo
and
you
had
30
seconds
to
convince
them
that
they
should
move
their
business
to
bloomington.
What
would
you
tell
them.
C
I
would
tell
them
three
things:
one
that
you
can't
beat
the
location
of
bloomington.
It
is
one
of
the
best
places
to
get
to
and
from
anywhere
else
in,
the
metro
area,
as
well
as
to
and
from
any
of
the
other
major
corridors
number
two,
that
the
quality
of
life
for
the
employees
that
would
move
here
to
work
in
that
company
is
of
the
highest
regard.
C
I
move
my
family
here
and
would
want
people
to
understand
that,
despite
the
fact
that
I've
worked
downtown
and
I've
worked
out
in
on
the
west
side
of
town
and
everything
else,
I
chose
to
live
in
bloomington
because
of
its
quality
of
life.
And
thirdly,
I
would
say
that
the
opportunities
here
are
really
incredible.
When
it
comes
to
growth,
we
have
not
just
growth
from
a
physical
sense,
but
growth
from
an
economic
sense
as
well.
B
It
was,
it
was
a
long
elevator,
raid
and
and
and
same
question
know
you
want
people
calling
executives.
So
what
would
you
tell
them
to
say.
E
It's
a
yeah
and
I
do
agree
with
her.
I
mean
I
moved
here
because
of
location.
I
can
get
anywhere
in
the
cities
within
10
to
15
minutes
what
other
major
metropolitan
area
can
you
do
that?
So
it's
location,
it's
amenities
parks
used
to
be
schools,
but
you
know
we've
got
some
work
to
do
there.
I've
got
a
great
community
college
here,
it's
just
a
city,
that's
very
well
laid
out
and
I
think,
there's
a
ton
of
potential.
You
know
people
are
friendly.
E
People
are
kind,
it's
a
good
place
to
live,
and
so
I
would
tell
a
ceo,
listen
move
here
for
the
location,
proximity
to
the
airport,
mall
of
america,
business
district,
you
know
and
and
access
basically
to
the
entire
metro
area
in
a
place.
That's
really
good
to
live
and
work.
B
E
Well,
city
government,
like
any
government,
it's
limited,
it
should
be
limited,
it
should
be
limited
to
water,
sewer,
safety
parks
and
and
and
and
other
services
like
that.
But
you
know
we
see
a
city
that
one
of
our
main
services
was
the
dmv
right
across
the
street
and
of
all
the
things
that
they
could
cut.
They
decided
to
cut
the
dmv
that
was
a
vital
service
for
seniors
for
for
single
moms
for
working
families
as
the
time
saver.
I
myself
came
down
here
many
times
where
I
could
come
in
and
come
out.
E
They
had
a
fast
track
lane.
If
you
already
had
the
the
bill
from
the
states,
you
could
just
walk
in
and
pay
now.
God
knows
what
you
have
to
do.
So
that's
just
one
example
of
a
of
an
amenity
that
it
is
the
city's
responsibility
and
yet
that
very
amenity
got
cut.
So
our
city
is
going
in
the
wrong
direction
in
terms
of
what
its
priorities
are.
E
The
the
you
know
the
the
amenities
or
the
the
services
should
be
revolved
around
public
safety,
the
parks,
the
infrastructure
and
and
then
stay
away
from
this
other.
You
know
non-essential
stuff,
let
non-profits
or
churches
or
other
entities
do
that
if,
at
all.
B
All
right,
terrific
same
question
for
lona.
C
So
80
of
our
budget
dollars
already
goes
to
those
things
right:
public
safety,
public
works
parks
and
recreation
community
development.
We
don't
actually
have
a
whole
lot
left
in
there
to
to
mess
around
with
when
we
talk
about
superfluous
services,
but
even
if
we
did,
even
if
we
did
we're
doing
a
good
job,
in
my
opinion,
of
making
sure
that
the
basic
services
that
we
have
to
offer
as
a
city
are
being
met,
and
it
is
proven
out
by
both
our
community
and
our
business
polling.
C
Having
said
that,
though,
we
have
to
recognize
that
infrastructure,
as
a
quote
unquote
word
is,
is
changing
right,
as,
as
we've
moved
from
a
largely
manufacturing
oriented
economy
to
a
largely
service
oriented
economy.
There
are.
There
are
different
services
and
infrastructure
elements
that
need
to
be
considered,
and
I
think
that
the
city
has
an
opportunity
to
work
there.
B
All
right
lona:
do
you
trust
and
respect
the
election
process
in
bloomington.
C
I
do
yeah,
I
wouldn't
be
running.
If
I
didn't,
I
don't
think
you
know
I.
I
actually
think
that
you
know.
First
off
bloomington
has
one
of
the
highest
rates
of
return
on
at
least
in
even
your
elections,
plug
for
please
vote
in
the
off
year
elections,
but
the
the
truth
is.
We
do
a
good
job
here
of
maintaining
integrity.
I
am
happy
that
my
wife
is
an
election
judge,
lots
of
you
in
the
audience.
I
know
your
spouses
are
election
judges
or
you
do
that
yourself.
E
I
guess
you
know
I'm
cautious,
I
mean
after
the
last
election
we
saw
a
lot
of
concerns
over
over
that
election
and
you
know,
did
bloomington
have
any
part
of
that.
I
don't
know,
but
I
would
say
that
you
know
for
the
most
part,
I
trust
the
the
process
here.
I
do
know
that
I've
seen
some
very
qualified
people
be
turned
down
to
be
election
judges
and
that's
a
concern
for
me.
E
In
fact,
one
was
sent
a
letter
and
said
you
know,
even
though
you've
lived
here
50
years
and
you're
highly
qualified.
We
don't
need
you,
but
you
know
you
can
come
in
as
a
substitute
at
the
last
minute,
with
no
training
and
be
an
election
judge.
If
we
need
you,
that's
not
right.
So
that
to
me
puts
a
question
mark.
Are
we
really
training
the
people
that
are
going
to
be
coming
in
at
the
last
minute?
B
All
right,
how
do
we
this
is
a
more
specialized
question?
How
do
we
plan
on
making
our
carbon
neutral
goals
by
2060
and
what
what
are
we
doing
to
make
renewable
energy
available
to
low-income
communities
and,
let's
give
that
to
luna?
First.
C
Okay
yay
one
of
my
favorite
topics,
so
at
the
at
the
end
of
the
day.
This
is
where
I
think
the
city
you
know
to
the
last
question
has
an
opportunity
to
be
very
useful
right,
our
carbon,
our
carbon
targets.
We
are
behind
on
our
carbon
targets
right
now.
As
a
city,
there
are
easy
things
that
we
can
do
in
my
opinion.
Yes,
they
take
investment,
but
this
is
investment.
That
is,
I
can't
imagine
why
we
would
say
it
isn't
a
good
one.
You
know
eden.
C
Prairie
has
its
first
electric
police
car.
We
can
have
a
police
force,
that's
got
electric
vehicles,
we
have
opportunities
for
solar
arrays
that
support
small
city
areas.
We
have
opportunities
to
incentivize
housing
to
have
solar,
including
using
our
the
work
that
we're
doing
on
the
opportunity,
housing
ordinance
to
add
different
incentives
in
that.
So
maybe
maybe
the
goal
is
not
an
into
an
indoor
garage
anymore,
but
it's
solar
panels
on
the
roof
right.
E
I
think
there's
I
mean
I
think,
there's
there's
obviously
room
for
for
improvement
with
where
we
are
we're,
not
where
we
need
to
be
and
there's
new
technologies
coming
out
all
the
time
I
mean
electric
sounds
appealing,
for
you
know,
for
homes
for
vehicles,
it's
a
little
complicated.
I
mean
it
takes
a
lot
of
juice
to
to
charge
up
those
those
vehicles.
E
If,
if
people
started
buying
electric
vehicles
in
mass,
I
don't
think
our
city
grid
could
handle
it.
I've
seen
estimates
that
you
know
it
takes.
It
takes
a
lot
of
electricity
to
charge
charge
a
vehicle.
However,
I
think
the
city
could
start
with
the
city
vehicles.
I
don't
know
how
many
vehicles
the
city
has
between
police
public
works.
You
know
other
services,
but
you
know,
let's
say
it's.
You
know
50
to
100
vehicles
start
there
start
with
the
public
transportation
start
with
those
things
and
start
with
these.
E
E
Well,
I
think
you
know,
transit
is
is
something
that
obviously
has
to
be
coordinated
with
other
parts
of
the
of
the
city.
It's
a
it's
part
of
a
larger
system.
So
a
lot
of
planning
has
to
go
into
that.
You
know,
I
think
there
there
can
be
some
some.
E
You
know
some
some
marketing
or
some
other
types
of
incentives
that
go
into
that.
It
needs
to
be
able
to
go
to
places
where
people
are
going
and
we
need
to
constantly
be
looking
at
that.
I
think
the
the
light
rail
system
continues
to
develop
in
the
in
the
in
the
twin
cities.
I
saw
you
know
out
eden,
prairie
they're,
putting
in
the
line
out
there.
So
you
know,
I
think
that
there's
there's
definitely
things
that
we
can
do
to
to
to.
You
know
to
improve
upon
that.
E
I
think
there's
also
some
some
ride-sharing
capabilities
as
well.
I
mean
I
was
overseas
recently
and
there's
you
know:
electric
cars
for
rent
where
you
rent
them
by
the
hour
and
you
get
around
you.
Do
your
chores.
Whatever
you
go,
you
do
your
shopping.
You
come
back.
You
kind
of
use
the
car
on
demand.
You
know,
maybe
something
like
that
would
be
interesting.
So
you
know
mass
transit,
yeah.
F
E
It's
a
good
idea,
but
it's
got
to
work.
It's
also
got
to
be.
It's
got
to.
You
know,
pay
for
itself.
The
taxpayers
shouldn't
be
stuck
with
the
bill.
It
should
be
something
that
would
be.
You
know
that
would
be
paid
for
somehow.
B
C
Great
yeah,
I
mean
dave's
come
up
with
some
great
ideas
right.
This
is
a
not
one-size-fits-all
kind
of
approach.
Right
I
live
at.
I
live
near
86th
and
lindale,
and
you
know
I
can't
get
a
bus
to
the
mall
of
america
and
I
can't
get
a
bus
to
highland
like
either
way,
no
matter
which
direction
I
go
in
the
city
and
that's
a
problem
right,
and
I
think
we
can
do
something
easy
about
that.
I'm
not
talking
about
big
old
buses
and
everything
like
that.
C
You
know
commuter
type,
buses
and
things
like
that
that
allow
for
it.
Even
on
my
campus
right
when
I
went
to
college
there
was
a
bus
that
took
you
around,
it
was
called
the
loop
and
it
took
you
around
the
the
campus
right.
So
there
are
ways
that
we
can
address
this.
I
think
in
meaningful
and
valuable
ways.
I
would
lean
on
hennepin
county.
I
would
lean
on
the
metropolitan
council
to
to
start
serving
this
city.
You
know
we
spend
a
lot
more.
B
E
Well
again,
you
know,
I
think,
that
we
have
a
a
really
good
city.
I
think
we
have
a
lot
of
things
that
are
working
well,
I
think
we've
had
we've
had
successes
in
our
in
our
city,
the
mall
of
america.
You
know
our
infrastructure,
I
see
roads
being
built.
In
fact,
I
was
a
little
late
today,
because
penn
has
jammed
up,
had
to
run
back
and
take
the
freeway.
E
So
you
know
there
are
definitely
a
lot
of
good
things.
I
also
see
a
city,
though
that's
off
track
with
its
priorities,
and
I
see
a
city
that
really
needs
to
refocus
and
start
focusing
on
getting
good
businesses
to
base
here
new
businesses
to
base
here
and
focus
on
economic
growth.
If
you
focus
on
economic
growth,
then
a
lot
of
these
other
problems
go
away.
You
don't
have
to
worry
so
much
about
the
budget.
E
E
You
know
and-
and
you
know,
when's
the
last
fortune
500
company-
to
work
to
to
to
move
to
bloomington
when's,
the
last
fortune,
1000
or
fortune
2000
company
to
move
to
bloomington.
We've
had
a
few
here
and
there,
but
I
think
there's
a
lot
more
that
we
could
be
doing
there.
E
I
think
there's
more,
that
we
can
be
doing
with
public
safety
for
our
police
department
to
work
with
our
schools
to
reinstill
respect
for
the
law
that
took
a
big
hit
last
year
and
thank
god
we
weren't
hit
like
minneapolis,
was
literally,
but
we're
still
feeling
the
effects
of
that
and
we're
not
immune.
In
fact,
you
know,
public
safety
is,
is
a
big
concern
here
to
a
lot
of
people,
especially
on
the
east
side.
You
know,
and
then
this
whole
business
of
governance
for
the
residents.
E
When
you
lose
the
trust
of
the
people,
you
lose
your
ability
to
govern,
and
I
think
that
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
and
the
city
manager
need
to
reinstill
that
trust
start
governing
more
towards
from
the
from
the
center
and
really
governing
for
all
the
residents
and
stop
working
with
these.
You
know
issues
that
end
up
polarizing
the
community.
I
want
to
be
a
unifier
and
be
able
to
bring
people
together
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
do.
C
Thanks,
thank
you
for
moderating
today.
I
appreciate
it
thanks
again
to
the
regional
chamber
and
to
donaldson
for
having
us
at
this
forum
this
morning.
I
do
believe
that
I
am
uniquely
qualified
to
address
the
opportunities
that
are
facing
our
community
today
and
I
am
excited
to
partner
with
all
of
you
and
the
chambers
members
as
the
next
city
council
member
for
district
three,
I
want
to
serve
our
city
by
working
to
diversify
and
grow
our
economy
through
innovation.
C
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
focus
on
our
environmental
sustainability,
not
only
as
a
health
imperative,
but
as
an
economic
one.
Once
again,
I'd
love
to
see
the
city
become
known
as
the
premier
destination
for
outdoor
living
in
the
south
metro,
and
I
think
we
have
the
tools
and
we
have
the
the
natural
spaces
and
we
just
need
to
put
our
heads
together
and
come
up
with
a
way
to
make
that
work.
C
As
your
city
council
member,
I
am
ready
to
help
grow
and
nourish
bloomington,
putting
my
experience
and
relationships
in
the
area
to
work
for
all
of
you.
If
you
live
in
district
3,
I'm
asking
to
be
your
first
choice
vote
and
I
invite
you
all
to
visit.
Www.Voteforlona.Com
for
more
information
about
me.
Thank
you.
B
B
I
have
845
by
my
watch
so
if
our
fourth
candidate
shows
up
we'll
just
send
her
up
here-
and
I
guess
we'll
do
what
we
did
last
time
in
some
respect-
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here,
candidates
for
district
four,
sorry
and
just
a
little
bit
trouble
keeping
track.
B
So
I'm
we're
gonna
start
this
morning
by
having
each
of
you
give
a
one
minute,
opening
statement
to
just
describe
why
you're
describing
why
you're
running
for
office
and
then
we'll
get
into
some
questions
and
answers,
some
of
which
were
submitted
by
the
public
affairs
committee
at
the
chamber
and
some
of
which
are
submitted
by
the
audience,
we'll
try
and
keep
answers
to
a
minute
long
as
well.
B
If
we
can-
and
we
have
an
excellent
timekeeper
here
who
will
wave
wave
his
32nd
and
his
15
second
and
stop
sign
at
you
when
it's
time
so
please
pay
attention
to
brent
and
then
we'll
do
closing
statements
at
the
end
so
and
then
we'll
switch
out
and
we'll
do
the
last
last
forum
for
the
at-large
scene.
So
with
that,
let's
start,
ladies
first
angela:
do
you
want
to
go
ahead
and
just
give
us
a
quick
minute
on
why
you're
running
for
office,
and
that
would
be
great.
G
I
am
running
for
city
council.
I've
never
been
interested
in
politics,
however,
since
I've
moved
to
bloomington
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
I've
been
following
the
city
council
and
I
feel,
like
a
lot
of
things,
need
to
change.
The
city
council
is
going
in
a
direction
that
does
not
represent
all
residents
of
the
city
to
include
small
businesses
and
large
businesses.
So
I
want
to
be
the
voice
for
the
small
person
in
bloomington.
G
I
want
to
be
the
voice
for
the
resident
that
has
some
serious
concerns
and
speak
and
fight
for
the
residents
of
bloomington.
I
have
no
desire
to
further
my
political
career
just
want
to
represent
the
city
of
bloomington.
I
want
to
fight
to
keep
our
taxes
low.
I
want
to
fight
to
keep
everything
equal
for
the
residents
in
bloomington
and
represent
you.
Thank
you.
H
Excellent
hi
there
councilmember
patrick
martin,
I'm
running
for
my
second
term
on
the
bloomington
city
council,
and
I'm
doing
so
because
I've
seen
like
so
many
of
you
firsthand
the
tremendous
possibilities
before
our
city.
I
first
got
involved
in
local
government
after
having
spent
a
career,
and
I
still
am
working
in
the
field
working
with
churches
and
non-profits
throughout
the
region,
helping
equip
families
with
the
tools
that
they
need
to
be
successful,
which
got
me
started.
I
got
involved
with
the
advisory
board
of
health.
H
Looking
at
how
families
in
bloomington
are
needing
additional
resources,
how
we
can
better
support
folks,
as
well
as
serving
on
the
parts,
parks,
arts
and
recreation
commission.
Seeing
what
kind
of
amenities
can
we
put
in
place
to
help
build
a
healthier,
more
vibrant
community
overall,
and
I'm
so
proud
of
my
first
term
to
have
helped
empower
residents
to
help
guide
the
city's
future
more
effectively
helped
steer
additional
investment
to
some
of
our
east
side.
D
My
name
is
victor
rivas.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
try
to
represent
our
neighborhoods.
D
The
reason
that
I'm
running
is
because
I
have
participated
in
politics
for
years,
never
to
the
degree
that
I'm
trying
to
do
at
this
point.
D
Okay,
can
I
regain
my
time,
please
yeah.
Thank
you.
That's
how
politicians
speak
right
right?
Yes,
thank
you
anyway.
The
reason
that
I'm
running
for
the
city
council
is
because
I
want
true
representation
for
our
area.
D
Small
businesses
and
residents
of
district
four
have
brought
their
concerns
up
to
me,
as
I
have
been
knocking
on
doors
for
most
of
the
district
at
this
point
and
they're
concerned
with
high
taxes
not
being
represented
as
they
desire
to
be
represented,
they
don't
agree
with
the
decisions
that
the
city
has
taken
on
their
behalf
and
after
paying
attention
to
what
the
district
meetings
were
about
for
a
couple
of
years.
D
I
finally
decided
to
run
because
of
the
statements
statements
that
I
heard
from
some
members
of
the
city
council
literally
saying
that
they
didn't
care
what
the
outcome
was
in
the
fall
which
meaning
the
election
day,
that
they
were
going
to
vote
against
the
will
after
residence
in
district
four,
and
that
was
the
turning
point
for
me.
Thank
you.
B
All
right,
three
right,
let's
start
with
patrick
what
professional
business
experience
do
you
have
that
you
would
bring
to
the
office
if
you
were
elected.
H
Yeah,
thank
you.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
I've
spent
my
entire
career
in
the
nonprofit
sector
with
organizations
a
variety
of
sizes,
whether
it
was
a
small
catholic
church
in
a
rural
community
that
needed
to
renovate
its
gym
being
able
to
help
them,
get
campaigns
up
and
running
and
rally
the
community
all
the
way.
H
For
example,
when
I
was
working
over
at
salvation
army
over
at
the
west
7th
street
food
bank,
where
I
first
really
got
a
feel
for
the
need
in
communities
like
bloomington,
we
were
getting
folks
all
that
way
up
to
saint
paul
to
get
a
bag
of
groceries.
G
G
I
also
work
with
a
medical
device
company,
so
I'm
responsible
for
multiple
sites,
maintaining
their
product
budgets,
bringing
in
money
campaigning
to
get
donations
getting
buy-in
consumer
buy-ins,
executive
buy-ins.
So
budgeting
is
easy
for
me.
Getting
consumers
to
support
ideas
is
easy
for
me
and
being
fiscally
responsible
is
easy
for
me,
so
you
have
to
be
fiscally
responsible
in
the
medical
field
for
a
hospital
to
make
money,
there's
a
lot
of
areas
that
they
lose
money
in,
and
that
is
my
expertise,
so
I
want
to
bring
it
to
bloomington.
D
D
I
had
the
privilege
to
travel
all
over
the
country
for
the
last
for
the
last
11
years
for
a
large
british
company
and
the
adherence
to
budgets
in
every
one
of
the
accounts
that
I
managed
was
of
the
utmost
importance
and
that's
the
experience
that
I
would
bring
to
bloomington
since
most
of
the
constituents
that
I
have
spoken
to
have
major
concerns
about
taxing
and
worried
about
the
high
taxes
that
the
city
has
been
implementing
all
the
plan
to
implement
even
higher
taxes.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
This
is
a
question
from
the
audience
with
the
new
parks
master
plan
completed.
What
do
you
see
is
your
vision
for
valley
view
park
and,
let's
start
with
victor.
D
That's
one
of
the
subjects
that
I
got
involved
with
last
year
to
a
high
degree,
and
the
reality
is
that
I
might
have
my
own
ideas
in
regards
to
that.
I
do
like
the
city
to
move
to
a
more
modern
version
of
it.
However,
at
the
same
time,
I
think
we
get
elected
do
not
represent
our
own
ideas,
but
the
ideas
of
the
residents
of
the
areas
that
we
get
elected
to
represent
on
so
in
regards
to
the
park
is
that
most
people
want
the
park
to
remain.
D
As
is,
it
is
true
that
it
needs
some
remodeling
and
that's
what
we
should.
We
should
concentrate
on
remodeling
the
park
and
not
trying
to
build
a
community
center
that
nobody
wants.
That
said,
there
are
other
opportunities,
perhaps
other
locations,
that
that
could
be
possible
if
the
the
need
for
modernization
exists.
H
Yeah-
and
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
clarify
a
little
bit
because
I've
seen
some
confusion
on
social
media
and
I
think
it's
a
good
example
of
my
leadership
style
throughout
2019.
There
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
a
large
community
center
at
valley
view
park
and
honestly,
I
just
didn't
think
we
did.
H
The
proper
community
outreach
to
the
neighborhood
to
explain
the
recreational
needs
that
that
facility
would
meet
how
the
cost
structure
was
going
to
be
put
together
to
lower
the
burden
to
residents
so
in
december
of
2019,
when
it
came
to
signing
a
contract
with
a
consultant
to
move
forward
with
that
project.
I
put
it
on
the
line
with
my
colleagues
as
a
brand
new
council
member
first
time,
elected
official
and
said
I
didn't
think
this
is
right
and
thankfully
my
colleagues
said
yeah
that
that
doesn't
seem
right
this.
H
This
isn't
the
right
project
for
us
and
we
moved
on
and
a
small
group
of
very
very
loud
folks
on
social
media
demanded
nope.
We
need
an
official
vote
on
that.
I
said
I
don't
think
that
makes
sense.
I
get
your
passion,
but
we
don't
vote
on
things
not
to
do.
I
abstained
on
that
vote
because
I
didn't
think
it
made
sense,
and
in
the
years
since
there
continues
to
be
a
drumbeat
that
we're
going
to
knock
down
valley
view
park
and
put
up
a
community
center.
G
G
That
would
accommodate
a
community
center,
but
valley
view
is
great.
The
way
it
is
and
we
don't
need
to
spend
85
million
dollars
to
improve
valley
view
the
residents
don't
want
it.
That's
a
huge
tax
burden
on
the
residents.
It's
a
huge
tax
burden
on
the
small
businesses,
the
people
that
would
be
responsible
for
paying
that
renovation
and
the
residents
don't
want
it
and
there's
a
lot
of
residents
that
didn't
realize
that
it
was
back
on
the
docket,
which
is
terrible.
G
B
All
right,
let's
start
with
angela
for
this
next
question,
as
you
probably
noticed,
we
have
a
labor
shortage
in
bloomington
and
many
businesses
are
struggling
to
fill
the
roles.
What
can
the
city
do
to
help.
G
G
It's
not
the
city's
job.
To
pay
unemployment's
bonuses.
We
should
be
promoting
people
working
versus
being
on
unemployment.
Unemployment
is
a
helping
hand,
it's
not
a
lifestyle,
so
the
unemployment
bonuses
need
to
end
and
we
need
to
allow
the
business
owners
and
the
community
that
hires
people
to
be
able
to
have
access
to
those
people
on
unemployment.
We
should
end
unemployment.
We
should
be
doing
things
to
promote
people
to
get
out
there
and
apply
for
all
the
many
jobs
that
are
open.
D
D
I
have
15
openings
in
my
department
in
the
company
that
I
work
for
in
my
department
alone,
in
the
account
that
I
work,
we
have
about
65
openings
right
now,
and
people
don't
want
to
work,
and
the
reason
is
because,
like
angela
said,
is
the
incentives
have
been
given
to
them,
but
the
one
thing
that
I
would
do
is
lower
the
taxes
to
benefit
the
businesses,
local
businesses,
small
businesses,
to
hire
more
people,
and
that
will
create
the
extra
revenue
and
the
jobs
that
are
needed
for
for
people
that
are
unemployed
at
the
moment.
H
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
think
it's
ensuring
the
livability
and
affordability
of
the
community
that
these
businesses
are
calling
home
and,
first
of
all,
making
sure
that
we've
got
affordable
housing
options
across
the
spectrum
owner
occupied
rental
and
we've
taken
huge
strides
in
that
area.
Our
opportunity,
housing
ordinance,
has
gotten
red
tape
out
of
the
way
to
reduce
costs,
which
developers
can
then
pass
along
to
folks
renting
those
units
our
affordable,
housing
trust
fund
is
preserving
the
naturally
occurring,
affordable
housing.
H
We
have
in
this
community
and
keeping
it
in
decent
shape
to
allow
some
of
these
families
to
to
stay
put
in
our
community.
I
think
that'll
that'll
go
a
long
way
towards
helping
to
fill
some
of
these
positions,
but
we've
also
got
a
huge
opportunity
in
terms
of
the
education
centers
we
have
in
bloomington.
We've
got
two
strong
high
schools.
We've
got
the
largest
community
college
in
the
state
of
minnesota.
We've
got
a
premier
health
sciences
university
in
the
middle
of
our
city,
which
it
has
been
brought
up
before
this
notion
of
alignment.
H
H
B
G
I
think
for
economical
development
is
we
need
to
give
small
business
owners
some
rebate
city,
some
anything
that
we
can
do
to
encourage
them
to
continue
their
small
business
in
bloomington
or
to
bring
their
small
business
to
bloomington
like,
for
example,
the
city
should
not
have
imposed
the
cigarette.
G
What
I
don't
even
know
what
it
was
where
they
banned
cigarettes?
That's
that's
not
the
city's
job,
so
we
lost
businesses
by
doing
that.
There
are
small
businesses
that
are
being
hurt
by
that.
So,
if
you
want
to
have
small
businesses
in
bloomington,
you
need
to
allow
them
to
come
here
and
function
as
long
as
it's
a
legal
product
that
they're
selling,
it's
not
the
city's
job.
To
impose
regulations
on
that
so
make
them
feel
like
bloomington's,
welcoming
make
give
them
something
to
move
here
for
incentives,
incentivize
them
lower
their
taxes,
give
them
rebates.
G
H
It's
it
just
to
clarify:
we
didn't
ban
cigarettes.
There
was
the
flavored
vaping,
because
we
saw
kid
rates
going
through
the
roof,
but
yeah
that
anyway,
I
I'm
very
proud.
Coming
out
of
the
pandemic.
We've
got
a
huge
opportunity
to
help
businesses
get
on
their
feet
and,
in
turn,
help
revitalize
some
of
our
older
commercial
areas.
We've
all
seen
the
intersections
across
town,
old,
cedar,
old
shock,
portland
american
empty
spots
and
these
older
strip
malls.
One
innovative
thing
that
we
moved
forward
with
was
called
the
neighborhood
development
center.
H
We
invested
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
into
micro
loans
for
small
businesses,
additional
capacity
to
collaborate
with
county
programs
in
order
to
provide
advice
to
businesses
trying
to
get
up
off
their
feet.
Essentially,
while
it
isn't
an
incubator
program
in
one
building
in
one
place,
it's
a
city-wide
incubator,
inviting
anybody
with
a
good
idea
that
they
want
to
try
out
that
they
want
to
help
revitalize
this
community
with
we
want
to
equip
them
with
the
tools
that
they
need
to
be
successful.
Just
like
we
want
to
equip
our
families
across
the
city
as
well.
D
Yeah,
our
district
actually
has
great
opportunities
areas
that
could
be
developed
and
are
modernized.
I
do
see
that
I
I
don't
necessarily
agree
100
with
what
you
have
to
say
to.
However,
I
do
see
opportunity
in
sonavi
areas
in
district
4..
The
one
thing
that
I
need
to
and
I
I
don't
like
to
rehash
it,
but
the
fact
is
that
we
pass
ordinances
against
the
vapor
vaping.
D
It
has
hurt
a
lot
of
the
businesses
and
I
have
spoken
to
these
business
owners
and
they
feel
that
it's
not
the
loss
of
revenue
due
to
the
paper
that
they
resent
is
the
fact
that
the
everybody
that
went
in
and
bought
what
a
small
amount
of
the
vaping
spent
60
to
75
percent
of
all
the
another
items
that
they
saw
at
their
stores
and
that
created
you
know,
they're
losing
money,
so
they're
planning
on
moving
out
of
the
city.
That's
just
pushing
business
away
rather
than
attracting
businesses.
D
B
All
right,
thank
you.
Let's
start
with
patrick
patrick,
if
you're
in
an
elevator,
and
you
had
30
seconds
to
convince
the
ceo
standing
next
to
you
to
move
their
business
to
bloomington.
What
would
you
tell
them.
H
I
would
say
bloomington's
at
the
center
of
everything
we're
at
the
center
of
the
largest
highway
interchanges
in
the
state
of
minnesota,
allowing
easy
transport
to
your
location,
not
only
for
suppliers
but
for
workers,
we're
next
to
the
largest
international
airport
in
the
region
as
well,
bringing
in
millions
and
millions
of
travelers.
Our
recreation
amenities
are
second
to
none.
H
We've
got
more
parks
and
green
space
than
all
of
our
neighbors
combined
and
that's
not
even
counting
the
largest
urban
wildlife
refuge
rate
on
our
borders
in
the
united
states,
and
I
think
overall,
our
I'm
very
proud
that
our
businesses
are
recognizing
this.
Every
single
year
we
consistently
have
half
the
average
levy
increase
of
any
other
metro,
our
size
or
even
close
to
our
size
in
the
state
of
minnesota,
and
it's
registering.
92
percent
of
businesses
surveyed
in
bloomington
over
the
last
few
months
said:
there's
an
excellent
business
climate
in
this
city.
G
G
We
need
to
collaborate
with
the
business
owners
in
bloomington.
What
can
we
do
to
help
them?
How
can
we
help
them
be
successful?
How
can
we
promote
them?
How
can
what
can
we
do
as
a
city
to
drive
businesses
to
help
them
grow,
to
make
them
feel
welcome
in
bloomington
and
yes,
bloomington
is
a
great
area,
there's
lots
of
resources.
That
is
the
one
thing
I
like
about
this.
I
can
get
to
fairview
ridges
in
10
minutes
I
can
get
to
southdale
in
10
minutes.
G
D
Location,
absolutely
there
is
no
doubt
I
moved
to
bloomington
from
eden
prairie,
because
the
airport
was
closed
and
I
used
to
travel
quite
often,
location,
location,
location
and
the
opportunities.
Are
there
again,
tax
incentives
not
just
to
businesses,
but
also
to
the
residents.
I
I
think
from
my
experience
in
the
last
13
years,
taxes
have
kind
of
gone
up
tremendously.
D
I
don't
understand
exactly
to
what
to
what
extent
that's
being
used
on
to
benefit
the
city
as
a
whole
rather
than
special
interest
groups.
I
have
some
knowledge
in
regards
to
that,
but
you
know
I
don't
quite
get
why
the
taxes
and
the
expenses
that
we
really
don't
need
to
focus
on
a
maintenance
or
infrastructure
safety.
D
D
I
spent
15
years
for
in
the
sustainability
section
of
my
company,
and
I
can
tell
you
with
certainty
that
every
effort
that
we
did
and
large
investments
traveled
all
over
the
country
to
see
innovation
and
stuff,
it's
almost
impossible
to
make
it
work,
incentives
to
people
to
have
solar
energy
or
any
other
energy
available
out
there
will
not
create
what
we
all
dream
about.
The
reality
is
that,
in
order
to
get
electric
cars
and
all
that,
we
need
oil
to
produce
electricity,
so
we
I
can
dig
into
it.
D
It's
been
something
that
I
dedicated
a
lot
of
time
to
work
with
and
regardless
of
what
we
did,
it
didn't
create
the
outcome
that
we
were
looking
for.
Okay,
so,
like
the
previous
candidates
mentioned,
there
is
opportunity,
but
I
can't
tell
you
with
certainty
what
we
can
do
to
help
people
with
lower
income
to
improve
their
energy
efficiency.
D
H
H
I
I
appreciate
that
we
got
this
question
because,
obviously
we
we
can't
do
nothing
and
we
need
to
move
pretty
swiftly.
Here
I
mean
we.
We
at
council
meetings
are
looking
at
new
investments
in
something
as
straightforward
as
stormwater
infrastructure,
but
it's
hard
to
predict
because
the
500-year
storm
is
now
the
100-year
storm
and
the
100-year
storm
is
now
the
five-year
storm
and
that
increases
costs
dramatically.
We
need
we
need
to
be
tearing
out
and
replacing
pipes,
because
it's
raining
more
and
more
and
more
due
to
climate
change.
H
I
think
a
quick
place
to
start
is
helping
to
increase
efficiency,
so
expanding
our
sustainability.
Commission
programs
like
doing
home
energy
audits
to
help
reduce
overall
energy
usage
before
we're
looking
at
spending
on
infrastructure
beyond
that,
looking
at
evolving
city
code.
So
at
what
point
does
it
become
cost
feasible
to
start
mandating
electric
vehicle
wiring
in
a
home
to
be
able
to
facilitate
ev
charges
when
those
homes
go
up
and
longer
term
in
our
larger
commercial
and
multi-family
units?
How
are
we
increasing
things
like
insulation
and
efficiency?
H
B
D
B
B
G
So
I
actually
do
agree:
it's
not
the
city's
job
to
mandate.
If
somebody
wants
an
electric
car
great,
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
responsibility
and
cost
that
comes
with
an
electric
car
like
putting
in
the
charging
station.
The
bloomington
actually
does
do
a
nice
job
with
having
charging
stations
publicly
calls
and
other
stores
have
installed
those
charging
stations,
but
I
don't
feel
that
it
should
be
mandated
for
new
housing
going
up
because
not
everybody's
going
to
have
an
electric
car.
G
G
That
would
be
a
viable
use
of
our
taxes
versus
some
frivolous
spending
that
we're
currently
doing
offering
them
rebate
or
reduce
cost
for
home
improvements
to
keep
the
energy
you
know
in
the
winter.
You
know,
insulation
reduced,
cost
window
replacements,
whatever
they
need
to
do
to
keep
it
a
functioning
home
and
reduce
the
cost
of
energy.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
That's
okay!
Excuse
me
all
right.
So
that's
the
end
of
our
questions
and
we
are
now
on
our
closing
statements.
So
angela,
since
I
made
you
go
first
last
time
I'll,
let
you
go
last
this
time.
So,
let's
start
with
victor.
Please
give
us
your
closing
statement
and
remind
us
why
we
should
vote
for
you.
D
D
Employees
successfully
manage
up
to
60
million
dollars
and
stay
under
budget
consistently
for
as
long
as
I
manage
those
businesses
and
also
the
fact
that
I
do
want
to
represent
the
constitution
instead
of
like
me,
I
want
to
be
able
to
sit
here
and
actually
represent
them,
listen
to
what
they
have
to
say
and
vote
according
to
what
they
desire
me
to
vote,
not
on
my
beliefs
and
my
ideals.
H
Yeah,
I
would
encourage
folks
to
vote
for
me
because
I,
like
so
many
of
you,
recognize
the
tremendous
possibilities
that
are
posed
before
bloomington
right
now,
especially
coming
out
of
a
period
of
such
uncertainty
through
the
pandemic,
as
I've
alluded
to
before
bloomington
developed
in
a
really
unique
way
after
world
war
ii.
The
east
side,
pops
up-
and
you
see
it
in
the
physical
pattern
of
the
city,
grid,
pattern,
streets,
little
pocket
parks
and
then
into
the
70s
and
80s.
We
developed
westward
and
the
very
fabric
of
the
city
changes.
H
Suddenly
it's
big
winding
roads
and
cul-de-sacs
and
larger
parks
and
there's
nothing
inherently
wrong
with
that.
But
in
the
50
years
since
then,
it's
put
us
in
a
position
where
we
need
to
make
some
pretty
substantial
investments,
not
only
in
infrastructure
but
in
recreation
in
the
east
side
of
town-
and
I
think,
we've
put
tremendous
tools
in
place
to
begin
moving
forward
with
that,
whether
it's
our
gateway
development
district
to
help
pool
resources,
our
parks
master
plan
to
give
us
a
vision
for
the
next
decade
of
living
and
playing
in
the
city
or
the
business.
H
B
All
right
nicely
done,
and
last
but
not
least,.
G
So
I
am
running
because
I'm
I'm
an
average
citizen
in
bloomington
and
I
want
to
represent
the
people
in
bloomington.
I
have
no
desire
to
further
my
political
career.
I
don't
like
the
direction
that
our
city
is
going.
I
don't
feel
like
our
current
city
council
listens
to
the
residents,
so
there's
a
lot
of
residents
that
I've
talked
to
that
are
still
fighting
financially
to
recoup
from
the
drastic
economic
hardship
of
kovid
and
our
city
council
wants
to
raise
taxes
exponentially
year
after
year.
G
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
things
we
can
do
to
look
at
the
current
tax
base
that
we
have
to
use
and
cut
a
lot
of
frivolous
spending,
and
that's
what
I
would
do.
I
have
experience
in
managing
medical
facilities,
medical
device
territories
and
keeping
costs
low
and
not
frivolously
spent.
I
can
do
a
multi-million
dollar
conversion
and
still
have
money
left
over
in
the
budget
and
that's
what
our
city
needs
to
be
doing.
Instead
of
making
all
these
changes
and
that
doesn't
appeal
to
our
residents.
B
All
right
well,
thank
you
so
much
to
all
of
our
candidates
for
being
here.
I
know
this
is
not
the
this
is
somewhat
intimidating,
sometimes
for
folks,
and
we
appreciate
you
coming
and
talking
to
the
chambers
today
and
sharing
your
vision.
So
thank
you
so
much
if
you'll
join
me
in
giving
a
round
of
applause
for
the
candidates.
B
Welcome
back
to
the
third
and
final
part
of
our
forum:
here
we
have
the
three
at-large
candidates
here.
So
thank
you
so
much
to
all
three
of
you,
gentlemen,
for
coming
and
for
running
as
well,
because
we
need
good
people
to
run
for
office
and
you
all
seem
like
good
people.
B
So
with
that,
just
to
kind
of
give
you
kind
of
a
run
a
show
here,
I'm
going
to
give
each
of
you
a
minute
to
start
with
an
opening
statement
about
why
you're
running
for
office,
we'll
get
into
some
questions
and
then
we'll
finish
out
with
closing
statements
should
be
an
opportunity
for
you
to
kind
of
wrap
up
and
then
we'll
be
finished.
B
So
with
that
thanks
again,
all
of
you
for
being
here
and
we'll
start
with
nathan
since
he's
first
alphabetically,
please
give
us
your
opening
statement
on
why
you're
running
for
office.
I
Well,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
thanks
to
the
folks
who
are
watching
at
home,
and
and
thank
you
to
my
fellow
candidates
for
for
being
here
and
for
putting
yourselves
forward
to
serve
our
community,
I'm
nathan,
coulter
and
I'm
thrilled
to
be
running
for
a
second
term
on
the
bloomington
city
council.
I
am
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
done.
I
I
am
really
very
proud
of
and
happy
to
talk
about
all
that
we've
done
over
the
last
few
years,
but
I
also
know
that
that
residents
and
businesses
here
in
bloomington
are
expecting
to
hear
about
a
vision
for
the
future,
not
just
reliving
or
relitigating
the
past.
I'm
really
really
excited
for
this
conversation
today
and
for
in
the
coming
weeks
to
ahead
of
us.
Thank
you.
B
J
My
name
is
paul:
king,
a
lifelong
resident
65
years,
a
business
owner
here
in
bloomington
and
on
an
office
building
I've
been
pretty
active
in
the
community.
I
was
a
member
of
the
bloomington
jaycees
for
20
years
president
and
I
also
work
with
the
courage,
kinney
golf
league.
You
know
just
a
lot
of
other
community
organizations
that
I've
been
involved
with
I've,
coached
baa,
I've,
coached,
traveling,
baseball
and
basketball.
J
We
have
a
popcorn
machine
that
we
donate
out
actually
a
couple
of
popcorn
machines.
We
donate
out
to
civic
organizations
here
in
bloomington.
Those
in
the
last
30
years
have
probably
raised
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
for
clubs
and
organizations.
So
we
give
back
to
the
community
as
well.
So
that's
kind
of
why
I'm
a
little
background
on
why
I'm
running
and
it's
fiscal
responsibility.
B
All
right,
thank
you
and
then
ricardo.
K
K
So
that
being
said,
thanks
to
everybody
for
running
lifelong
bloomington
resident,
not
here
quite
as
long
as
paul,
but
I
think
I
have
just
as
much
gray
hair
I've
been
here
45
years,
except
for
a
couple
years
off
at
college,
I've
been
active
in
the
community
coach,
ba
baseball
and
traveling
baseball,
and
also
served
on
some
school
board
committees
before
finally
having
the
opportunity
to
serve
the
community
on
the
school
board
served
for
four
years,
including
one
year
as
the
school
board
chair.
K
B
All
right,
terrific
and
let's,
let's
start
with
you,
is
it
rick:
do
you
go
by
rick,
rather,
okay,
okay,
rick
generally
by
rick,
yeah,
okay,
well,
you'll
go
by
rick
today,
then?
What
do
you
see
as
the
largest
issue
facing
the
city
of
bloomington.
K
K
They
also
feel
like
just
leave
me
alone,
like
the
city,
is
getting
too
much
into
people's
personal
business
too
many
regulations,
if
they
own
a
business
too
many
things
that
are
holding
them
back
too
many
regulations
like
I
talked
to
one
guy,
he
said
well,
I
have
four
cars
and
I
have
two
boats
and
now
the
city
they
they
have
regulations
about
what
you
can
hold
in
your
driveway
or
if
you
can
be
in
front
of
your
house
and
things
like
that,
and
I
know
that
we
as
a
community.
K
J
Biggest
issue
I
see
facing
the
city
of
bloomington
is
the
budget.
You
know
I
was
talking
to
jack
baloga
retiring
council
member,
and
he
told
me
that
the
budget
went
from
38
million
to
55
million
over
about
a
10
year
period.
Well,
that's
a
41
increase
inflation
in
that
same
time
frame
went
up
about
19
and
then
you
start
looking
at
the
community.
I've
lived
in
my
entire
life
and
we
don't
have
any
more
roads.
J
I
I
think
that's
an
excellent
question.
I
I
would
say
kind
of
overall
the
biggest
issue
that
we
face
as
a
community
is
that
it
is
a
time
of
just
tremendous
change.
We
are
changing
at
a
rate
and
in
ways
that
we
have
not
seen
in
bloomington,
and
I
actually
have
also
lived
here-
my
entire
life,
not
quite
as
long
as
my
fellow
candidates
here,
but
we
are
changing
in
terms
of
our
demographics.
In
terms
of
our
economy,
our
infrastructure
is
aging
our
streets,
our
water
pipes,
our
parks.
I
We
are
just
changing
in
a
lot
of
different
ways
and
I
think
that
presents
a
lot
of
opportunities,
but
it
does
present
a
lot
of
challenges
and
we
need
leadership
that
is
excited
to
embrace
these
opportunities
and
these
challenges
and
work
hard
to
make
things
better,
because
we
all
value
the
community.
That's
why
we
live
here,
and
there
is
so
much
potential
so
much
opportunity
if
we
have
the
right
leadership.
B
All
right,
what
professional
experience
do
you
bring
to?
Would
you
bring
to
this
office
if
you're
elected
and,
let's
start
with
nathan,.
I
I've
worked
for
and
with
our
bloomington
legislators
up
at
the
state
capitol
working
directly
on
issues
that
affect
our
community
from
the
494
35w
interchange,
to
bonding
requests
for
the
center
for
the
arts
for
the
the
over
by
bush
lake
and
just
the
experience
of
seeing
what
happens,
what
the
effects
of
the
decisions
that
elected
officials
make
what
those
effects
are
on
real
people's
lives,
and
I
will
tell
you
this:
I'm
the
one
answering
the
phones
when
someone
calls
their
state
senator
there
you
there
is
not
a
lack
of
accountability
there.
I
You
cannot
hide
when
folks
have
you
on
the
phone
and
ask
you
the
tough
questions
and
you
have
to
be
able
to
talk
about
what
these
decisions
mean
for
folks.
That's
the
experience
that
I
bring.
That's
how
I
think,
folks
what
I
think
what
folks
expect
from
their
government
is
to
be
able
to
understand
all
sides
of
the
equation,
not
just
what
happens
within
this
square
footage.
But
what
happens
out
there
too?.
K
Four
years
on
the
school
board,
including
one
year
as
a
chair,
so
governing
experience,
I've
worked
in
bloomington,
so
I
know
what
some
of
these
decisions
affecting
businesses
at
from
the
employee
side
like,
for
instance,
I
know
that
there's
earned
sick
and
safe
leave
that
they're
discussing
right
now.
K
I
know
how
that
would
affect
me
as
an
employee,
but
also
as
a
business
owner
in
the
community.
I
have
had
my
own
business
as
a
sole
proprietor
teaching
music
lessons.
I
also
have
a
music
school,
and
so
I
have
independent
contractors
that
work
for
me.
So
I
know
from
a
business
perspective,
how
these
types
of
regulations
and
how
zoning
you
know
where
you
can
set
up
your
music
school,
where
you
can
do
your
lessons
how
things
like
that
happen.
J
B
Thank
you.
As
you've
probably
noticed,
we
have
a
labor
shortage
in
bloomington
and
many
businesses
are
struggling
to
fill
the
roles.
What
do
you
think
the
city
can
do
to
help
with
that
and
we'll
start
with
rick.
K
You
beat
that
you
said
a
labor
shortage.
Yes,
some
of
the
things
that
we
can
do
is
make
it
easier
for
business,
put
less
restriction
on
businesses
and
and
remove
some
of
the
barriers
to
entry
of
business
and
also
make
this
a
place
where
people
want
to
come
and
work
and
live.
I
know
like,
for
instance,
I
don't
know
if
the
earned
state
can
safe
leave
will
come
up
later,
but
if
it
doesn't,
I
know
as
a
business
owner.
K
So
those
are
types
of
decisions
that
we
have
to
really
pay
attention
to
and
make
sure
that
we
aren't
putting
undue
burden.
I
know
we
also
did
the
tobacco
ordinance,
for
instance,
that
could
cost
some
people
their
jobs.
I
know
some
people
don't
care
because
it's
tobacco,
but
if
you
work
in
one
of
those
places
it's
going
to
make
a
difference
for
you.
So
those
are
the
types
of
things
that
we
need
to
consider.
J
I
think
the
biggest
thing
is
to
reduce
taxes.
If
you
bring
down
spending
and
you
can
bring
down
taxes,
it
makes
it
more
affordable
and
it's
not
only
the
tax.
It's
all
those
hidden
costs,
the
businesses
you
do
business
with.
They
raise
their
prices
because
we're
putting
an
undue
burden
on
taxes
on
them
through
the
property
taxes,
and
so
there's
that
hidden
cost
that
goes
into
living
in
bloomington
with
the
goods
and
services
you
buy
within
the
community.
So
a
you
got
to
keep
that
down
becomes
more
affordable
to
live
here.
I
Well,
I
think
this
is
probably
the
most
important
question
we're
gonna
get
today
and
the
reality
is
that
we're
not
gonna
win
a
race
to
the
bottom.
Bloomington
consistently
has
among
not
only
among
the
lowest
property
taxes
in
the
twin
cities,
metro
area,
but
among
the
lowest
costs
of
actual
government
services
in
the
entire
twin
cities.
Metro
area,
our
levy
increase
last
year,
was
half
of
what
our
friends
in
richfield,
edina
and
minneapolis
saw,
and
our
preliminary
levy
this
year
is
the
lowest
just
about
any
city
in
hennepin
county.
That's
just
the
reality.
I
What
we're
seeing
now
is
that
employees
have
choice.
They
have
opportunities
that
they
didn't
have
before
in
terms
of
wages
and
benefits,
and
what
we
need
to
be
focusing
on
is
working
on
the
other
things,
the
things
that
attract
qualified,
dedicated
employees
of
folks
that
we
know
and
live
and
want
to
work
in
bloomington
that
it
also,
I
think,
involves
touting
the
benefits
of
setting
up
shop
here
in
bloomington,
like
dairy
queen
did
when
they
moved
their
corporate
headquarters.
I
Here,
like
sick
did
when
they
expanded,
there's
already
significant
business
in
over
in
the
south
loop
area.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
A
question
was
another
audience
question
and,
let's
start
with
nathan,
do
you
trust
and
respect
the
election
process
in
bloomington.
I
Absolutely
100,
our
local
election
officials
are
conscientious,
dedicated
individuals.
They
have
solid
training
from
our
staff
here
and
from
the
folks
at
the
secretary
of
state's
office.
I
have
complete
confidence
in
our
elections.
I
always
have
I
one
of
the
very
first
jobs
I
had
was
working
for
a
candidate
running
for
minnesota
secretary
of
state
elections
matter
how
their
run
matters,
and
I
have
been
consistently
impressed
with
what
we've
seen
here
in
bloomington,
and
I
think
it
shows
in
the
voter
turnout
that
we
have
and
the
trust
that
other
folks
have
in
the
elections
process.
B
Same
question
for
paul:
yes,
crazy,
same
question
for
rick.
K
Yes,
however,
since
we
do
have
a
sitting
council,
member
and
a
mayor,
this
will
save
me
from
sending
an
email,
because
you
know
the
question
is
going
to
come
up
and
people
are
going
to
question
the
results.
I
know
if
we
don't
get
a
winner
on
election
night.
There's
talk
about
doing
the
the
re,
not
starting
the
ranked
choice
right
away.
You're
gonna!
Do
it
the
next
day
you
might
want
to
put
a
camera
on
those
ballots
or
something
wherever
you're,
storing
everything
put
it
on
there.
K
Just
so
people
know
like
no
one's
bringing
an
extra
ballot,
because
you
know
it's
going
to
come
up
so
with
that
being
said,
you
know
I'm.
I
don't
have
any
reason
to
believe
that
it's
not
going
to
be.
Someone
had
asked
me
if
I
thought
it
was
already
rigged.
I
mean
you
can
rig
election
machines.
You'd
have
to
have
access
to
the
machine.
It's
not
that
easy
to
do
so.
B
All
right,
if,
let's
let's
do
another
question,
if
you're
in
an
elevator
with
a
ceo
and
you
had
30
seconds,
to
convince
them
to
move
their
business
to
bloomington,
what
would
you
tell
them?
Let's
start
with
paul.
J
Location,
location,
location,
you
got
an
airport,
you
got
good
highways
transportation,
it's
huge
transportation
is
always
huge
and
getting
in,
and
out
of
here
is
easy.
We
have
the
hotels
along
the
strip
that
for
conventions
and
all
those
kinds
of
things
that
a
lot
of
big
companies
need
to
put
on,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
amenities
to
offer.
J
Back
in
the
day
my
dad
was
mayor
in
the
late
60s
early
70s.
He
was
a
big
stickler
on
parks.
Every
development
that
went
in
they
had
to
offer
some
parcel
of
land
for
a
park,
and
that's
why
we
have
so
many
parks
here
now.
So
I
think
it's
the
the
amenities
we
offer
and
the
location.
I
I
I
think
the
amenities
that
we
offer
here
in
terms
of
our
parks,
30
percent
of
this
of
the
city
of
bloomington,
is
parkland.
That's
a
number
that
few
other
communities
even
get
close
to.
We
also
also
have
the
minnesota
valley
national
wildlife
refuge
in
town
which,
if
you've
never
been
it
is
extraordinary.
I
We
have
incredible
partners
to
work
with,
like
our
local
chamber
of
commerce,
normandale
community
college,
where
my
mom
taught
for
39
years,
northwestern
health
sciences
university,
an
incredibly
thriving
non-profit
scene.
The
last
thing
I
would
say
is
that
listen
to
what
other
businesses
in
bloomington
say,
92
percent
of
businesses,
surveys
surveyed
said
we
have
a
good
or
excellent
business.
Climate
90
are
optimistic
about
the
future
and
87
percent
believe
bloomington's
heading
in
a
positive
direction.
K
Pretty
much
what
all
they
said,
I
know
as
an
employee
working
having
to
pay
parking
monthly
parking
in
minneapolis
and
st
paul
at
different
jobs.
The
fact
that
we
do
you
don't
have
to
pay
200
a
month
to
park
here.
It
also
is
a
great
benefit,
so
yeah
everything
they
said.
B
I
But
by
focusing
on
the
real
issues,
the
real
needs
that
drive
up
costs
moving
forward.
We
need
to
refine
and
refocus
on
needs
that
are
still
unmet
and
we
need
to
ensure
a
life
cycle
of
housing
so
that
when
folks
graduate
from
high
school
or
come
out
of
this
service
or
graduate
from
college,
they
have
a
place
to
start
out
and
they
move
into
a
starter
home.
Maybe
they
upgrade
kids
move
out
of
the
house.
They
need
to
downsize
that
we
have
this
life
cycle
and
a
variety
of
options
and
supply.
K
K
If
there's
other
things
that
we
could
do
other
spending
that
we
could
cut
to
keep
it
at
zero
now
the
houses
also
the
cost
of
living
here,
wouldn't
be
as
high
same
thing
with
like,
for
instance,
we
have
what's
the
organics
recycling,
it's
only
six
dollars
a
month
or
seven
dollars
a
month.
So
yeah,
it's
70,
80
bucks
a
year
per
house,
but
you
do
that
10
times,
and
now
it's
a
thousand
dollars
a
year
per
house.
J
I
I
kind
of
agree
with
rick
on
most
of
what
he
said
here.
We
need
to
bring
down
taxes
and
by
doing
that,
you
make
it
a
lot
more
affordable,
because
it's
not
only
the
property
tax
that
the
individual
is
paying
or
families
paying.
It's
also
the
goods
and
services
they're
purchasing
within
the
community
that
also
come
down,
because
now
those
businesses
don't
have
to
pass
those
tax
increases
on
to
their
consumers,
and
I
don't
care
if
it's
the
grocery
store
the
gas
station,
the
nail
salon,
the
barber,
whoever
it
might
be.
B
All
right
one
of
our
audience
questions
and,
let's
start
with
rick.
What
do
you
think
the
responsibilities
of
city
government
really
are.
K
K
In
case
I
get
robbed
right,
so
we
have
have
police.
I
don't
want
to
have
to
pave
my
own
sidewalks
or
fill
my
own
pot
holes
that
are
outside
of
the
house.
So
those
are
the
main
roles
of
governments
to
do
those
things
for
our
community
that
we
couldn't
do
or
you
could
do
it
as
an
individual,
but
it
wouldn't
make
sense.
It
makes
more
sense
to
do
it
as
a
community
also
to
create
a
standard
set
of
rules
that
we
can
all
live
by.
K
If
we
can
all
agree
that
you
shouldn't
drive
90
miles
an
hour
down
old,
shakopee
road,
okay,
well,
let's
come
up
with.
What
should
it
be?
Should
it
be
30?
Should
it
be?
40
should
be
35
whatever
also
to
take
care
of
those
things
at
the
community
values.
So
our
parks
and
you
know
valley
view
park,
the
ice
garden
and
so
forth.
I
But
I
think
we
need
to
think
beyond
that.
I
don't
think
when
we
talk
about
whether
it's
businesses
locating
here
or
folks,
coming
to
move
here.
They
don't
just
want
the
bare
minimum.
They
want
the
other
things
that
build
a
good
quality
of
life,
they're.
The
reason
that
I
grew
up
here
and
somehow
managed
to
persuade
my
wife
to
move
here
from
saint
paul.
B
Paul,
I'm
paul
yep,
sorry
yeah.
I
was
just
trying
to
figure
out.
If
I
couldn't
remember.
If
I
asked
you
the
question,
you
don't
know
sorry
go
ahead.
J
Anyway,
I
think
the
the
city's
core
responsibility
is
safety
number
one
and
that
fire
and
police
two
would
be
roads
and
infrastructure
and
then
three,
what
I
call
quality
of
life,
the
dmv
that
they
shut
down
and
the
parks
things
like
that.
You
know
beyond
that
us
we
seem
to
get
into
a
lot
of
social
engineering
here
which
can
be
done
elsewhere.
You
know-
and
you
just
have
to
look
at
the
baa-
has
been
a
need
for
years
started
in
1954,
bloomington,
athletic
association.
You
know
it's
youth,
sports,
they're,
self-funded.
J
You
know
the
clock
tower,
they
felt
the
need
for
the
clock
tower
self-funded.
You
know
a
lot
of
those
issues
can
be
done
through
private
and
grants,
and
things
like
that.
It
doesn't
need
to
be
necessarily
a
city
issue.
B
All
right
and
then
let's
make
this
last
question:
what
opportunities
do
you
see
for
eckhart
for
economic
development
in
bloomington
and,
let's
start
with
rick.
K
Opportunities
for
economic
development-
well,
as
I
mentioned
before,
one
of
the
things
we
need
to
do
is
make
sure
that
we
aren't
over
regulating
now
yeah
sure
you
need
regulation,
you
don't
want
to
throw
poison
into
the
water
system.
Things
like
that.
You
know
you
don't
want
to
build
a
50-story
skyscraper
on
the
corner
of
nicolette
avenue
right,
so
we
do
need
to
have
have
regulation
but
making
sure
that
it
isn't
unnecessary
that
the
zoning
is
is
is
set
properly.
K
K
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
when
we
are
redeveloping
areas
that
we
do
have
those
types
of
concerns
in
mind,
so
I
think
that
there
is
a
lot
of
opportunity
and
we
just
need
to
make
sure
that
we
sort
of
get
out
of
the
way
of
innovation.
Instead
of
trying
to
over
engineer
what
has
to
be
in
every
single
pocket
of
the
city,.
J
This
community
has
unlimited
potential
unlimited,
it's
it's
a
great
location,
it's
been
a
great
place
to
grow
up
and
raise
my
own
family,
and
now
I
have
grandchildren
being
raised
in
this
community
as
well,
and
you
know,
I
think
one
of
the
things
we
need
to
do
is
just
get
out
of
the
way
of
business.
J
You
know
we
keep
sticking
our
fingers
in
there,
whether
it
be
the
flavored
tobacco
ban
or
the
safe
and
sick
time
again
we're
social
engineering,
where
we
don't
need
a
social
engineer
and,
just
like,
I
said,
just
kind
of
get
out
of
the
way
of
business
and
let
it
and
it'll
take
care
of
itself,
I'm
a
die-hard
capitalist,
I
guess
at
heart.
So
that's
what
that's
where
I'm
at.
B
All
right
and
then
nathan,
you
want
to
close
that
question
now.
I
I
I
The
south
loop,
I
think,
is
going
to
continue
to
be
an
exciting
place
for
development
moving
forward,
but
I
think
at
the
end
of
the
day,
what
we
need
to
be
focusing
on
is
what
are
folks
doing
now
and
what
are
they
going
to
be
doing
into
the
future?
What
are
folks
looking
for
when
they
set
up
shop
here
in
bloomington?
What
can
we
do
to
set
the
table
for
the
future?
I
As
an
example,
we
made
the
process
of
opening
a
restaurant
in
easier
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
because
folks
wanted
more
local
places
to
eat
and
drink.
We
of
course
moved
forward
on
breweries
and
tap
rooms,
which
is
something
that
I
heard
about
even
long
before
I
was
elected.
We
have
to
do
the
work.
B
K
K
I'm
dedicated
to
public
service,
as
you
can
see,
through
my
service
on
volunteering,
for
the
bloomington,
athletic
association
and
traveling
baseball,
and
also
serving
on
school
board
on
the
school
board,
and
so
I
really
would
like
that
opportunity.
If
you
want
more
information,
I
don't
know
if
they're
going
to
post
it
on
the
youtube
channel
but
yeah,
I
have
a
website
olivacitycouncil.com.
K
Also
on
facebook.
You
can
look
me
up:
rick
oliva
for
city
council
or
it's
facebook.com,
oliva
city,
council
and
so
yeah.
My
priorities
are
making
sure
that
everybody
has
a
voice
in
bloomington.
I
know
growing
up
on
east
side
now
living
on
west
there's
still
sort
of
that
back
and
forth.
I
want
to
make
sure,
as
an
at-large
candidate,
that
everyone
knows
that
I
can
be
a
voice
for
everybody
and
thank
you
very
much
for
considering.
J
J
I
just
want
to
make
it
as
great
as
possible,
but
I
still
believe
that
there's
an
awful
lot
of
overreach
within
the
city
government,
things
that
should
be
done
at
the
state
and
and
county
level
that
I
think
we
need
to
prioritize
our
safety,
fire,
police,
roads
and
infrastructure
in
our
parks,
and
I
think
that's
key
to
the
entire
reason
I'm
running,
I
don't
need
all
this
extra
stuff
going
on.
I
Well,
thank
you
again
to
the
the
chamber
for
hosting
us
and
and
rick
and
paul
for
being
here.
I
think
we've
highlighted
over
the
course
of
the
morning
some
really
important
differences
and
I
think
some
things
that
we
agree
on
as
well.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
question
that
folks
in
bloomington
face
is
this:
who
is
qualified
to
lead?
Who
has
been
doing
the
work?
I've
served
on
the
city
council?
I
Now
I'm
excited
to
continue
doing
the
work
before
I
was
on
the
city
council,
I
served
on
the
housing
and
redevelopment
authority
I've.
I
have
done
the
work
and
who's
going
to
focus
on
continuing
to
do
the
work,
who
has
a
vision
for
where
we're
going
to
go
over
the
next,
not
just
five
years,
but
10
20
50
years.
The
way
folks,
who
have
led
bloomington
in
the
past,
have
done
and
who
is
ready
to
work
with
business
work
with
anyone
in
good
faith
to
work
to
make
our
community
better.
I
B
A
Robert
great
job
moderating
really
appreciate
your
efforts
and
and
and
again
a
round
of
applause
to
all
the
candidates
who
are
running
to
put
themselves
out
there
to
represent
the
city
of
bloomington.
It
takes
a
lot
to
do
that
and
I'm
glad
we
have
competitive
races
across
the
the
contested
city
council.
So
thank
you
all
again.
A
So
this
is
as
unless
you're
hiding
in
iraq.
You
probably
already
know
this,
but
this
is
the
first
time
in
bloomington
that
we
will
have
ranked
choice
voting.
So
if
you
still
have
questions
about
it
or
you
know
of
people
who
do,
I
encourage
you
to
go
to
rankyourvote.org
for
more
information,
and
I
know
this
has
been
mentioned-
that
it's
an
off-year
election,
but
let's
have
a
high
turnout.
Let's
get
people
involved,
because
these
local
races
are
really
important.
A
As
we
know
there
will
be
a
post
event,
email
with
links
to
the
recording
of
this
event,
as
well
as
other
chamber
programming.
Again,
let's
thank
our
series
sponsor
donaldson
for
helping
with
the
treats
and
putting
this
on,
and
thank
you
all
for
coming
and
for
watching.
We
really
appreciate
it
have
a
great
rest
of
your
day.
Thank
you.
F
Did
you
know
it's
an
election
year?
Bloomington
residents
will
now
use
ranked
choice,
voting
in
city
elections.
You
may
be
wondering
what
is
ranked
choice
voting.
We
all
use
ranked
choice,
voting
in
making
decisions
every
day
like
when
deciding
what
transportation
to
use
or
what
activity
to
do
it
works
the
same
way
with
voting.
Instead
of
choosing
just
one
candidate,
you
select
up
to
six
candidates
in
order
of
preference.
If
more
than
six
candidates
file,
you
can
still
only
choose
your
top
six.
F
If
less
than
six
file
the
number
of
choices
or
rankings
will
equal
the
number
of
candidates.
In
this
example,
maria
is
trying
to
decide
which
bloomington
facility
she
wants
to
go
to
with
her
friends
to
participate
in
an
activity
they,
like
maria,
loves
to
swim.
So
the
family
aquatic
center
is
her
first
choice,
but
if
the
weather
is
too
cold,
her
second
choice
would
be
the
center
for
the
arts
galleries,
followed
by
creekside
community
center
to
visit
friends
and
the
bloomington
ice
garden
to
check
out
open
skate.
F
If
maria
and
her
friends
marked
these
decisions
on
a
ballot,
they
would
mark
their
first.
Second,
third
and
fourth,
decisions
voting
left
to
right
and
top
to
bottom
and
making
only
one
choice
in
each
box
on
election
day.
You
will
use
this
same
process
to
rank
the
candidates
on
your
ballot.
These
votes
are
then
counted
in
rounds
in
round
number
one.
All
of
the
first
choice.
Votes
are
counted
if
a
candidate
gets
more
than
50
percent
of
the
first
choice
votes.
That
candidate
is
the
winner.
F
If
no
candidate
gets
more
than
50
percent,
the
candidate
with
the
least
number
of
first-choice
votes
is
eliminated
and
their
votes
are
transferred
to
those
voters.
Next
highest
choice
totals
are
then
recalculated,
and
this
process
of
elimination
continues
until
one
candidate
has
received
more
than
50
percent
of
the
votes.
Maria
and
her
friends
will
visit
the
center
for
the
arts
for
more
information
on
ranked
choice.
Voting
and
city
elections
go
to
blm.mnslashvote.