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Description
Bloomington Minnesota City Council / Port Authority Concurrent Meeting
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This
is
a
capital
projects
fund
different
than
traditional
city
budgets,
or
anything
like
that.
The
city
has
a
number
of
capital
projects,
funds
and-
and
this
is
one
of
them
and
the
the
process
for
approving
expenditures,
and
things
like
that
is
different
than
a
budget
and
for
questions
on
the
details
of
that
I
would
refer
to
lower
economy
or
general
quest,
but
we
can
get
into
that
if
folks
want
to.
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I've
highlighted
the
ones
that
go
to
the
city's
general
fund
in
green
on
this
slide
in
blue
for
the
southwest
development
fund
and
then
there's
a
another
two
percent
of
the
city's
lodging
tax
that
goes
to
the
bcvb
so
just
to
go
through
these
individually,
the
city
collects
a
seven
percent
lodging
tax.
Currently
three
percent
of
that
goes
to
the
city's
general
fund.
Two
percent
of
that
goes
to
our
convention
and
visitors,
bureau
and
two
percent
of
that
goes
to
the
south
loop
development
fund.
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These
are
all
authorized
by
statute
through
the
years
for
various
different
reasons.
On
the
liquor
side,
it's
a
city-wide
on-sale
liquor
tax,
which
that
three
percent
tax
goes
to
the
self-loop
development
fund.
I've
listed
in
here
some
pre-pandemic
numbers,
so
people
can
get
a
scale
of
what
amounts
we're
talking
about
and
then
on
the
admission
side,
again:
city-wide
admissions
tax
but
largely
collected
at
mall
of
america.
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This
is
the
revenue
slide,
so
we
get
about
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
a
normal
year
into
the
fund,
the
red
text
there
is
cobid,
and
so
those
are
the
covid
shortcomings
that
we
are
projecting
out
through
the
the
next
five
or
six
years
before
we
get
back
to
what
we're
hoping
is
normal
lodging
revenue
and
I'll
show
the
lodging
graph
here
in
a
second
but
other
incomes
that
we
have
are
assessment
income.
So
those
next
two
lines
are
assessments
that
were
run
through
this
fund
in
order
to
not
bond
for
them.
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That
has
a
couple
of
benefits.
It
reduces
some
of
the
the
banking
metrics
that
the
our
financial
department
sees
and
uses.
It
also
gets
some
money
into
this
fund
because
the
assessment
interest
rate
is
is
higher
than
the
investment
interest
rate
due
to
the
restrictions
that
the
city
and
port
authority
have
placed
on
on
their
investments,
which
are
basically
extremely
low
risk.
So
you
get
a
lot
higher
interest
rate
on
on
that
money
and
it
is
extremely
secure
because
it's
property
tax
revenue
that
property
taxpayers
have
to
pay.
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There's
a
bit
of
interest
income
relatively
insignificant,
not
that
150
grand
is
insignificant.
But
when
you
talk
about
a
seven
and
a
half
million
dollar
fund
or
a
20
million
dollar
balance,
it
just
goes
to
show
how
conservative
we
are
when
we
invest
the
money
which
is
which
is
fine
and
then
the
other
revenues
there.
The
fund
has
paid
for
certain
parcel
acquisitions
in
the
past.
The
alpha
5,
which
is
part
of
the
sixth
development,
same
thing
with
interstate
diesel,
the
fund
paid
for
that,
and
so
we
project
when
those
pieces
are
sold.
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Those
monies
will
come
back
in
and
some
of
those
pieces
coming
back
in
come
from
other
funding
sources
like
the
mall
of
america,
tiff,
administration
and
reserve
fund.
In
order
to
make
this
fund
whole
due
to
the
rules
on
how
you
can
and
can't
spend
the
money
in
this
fund.
You,
you
know,
I'm
just
I'm
going
to
leave
it
at
that.
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It's
a
kind
of
a
complicated
legal
item-
and
the
point
is-
is
that
this
one
gets
refilled
not
only
with
the
sale
of
property
revenue
but
through
some
other
revenue
sources
like
tiff.
That
can
be
used
for
it
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we
are
following
all
the
rules,
as
it
relates
to
the
expenditures
and
revenues
in
this
fund.
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This
is
the
projection
that
we
have
for
the
liquor
and
lodging
revenue
through
covid
and
out
into
the
future.
2019
is
shown.
There
is
the
base
year
about
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars.
Like
I
said,
2020
was,
of
course,
pretty
terrible.
21
was
a
bit
better
and
we're
projecting
that.
You
know
the
moderate
recovery.
2022
is
going
to
be
decent,
we're
going
to
get
65
or
70
percent
of
the
normal
revenue
in
2022.
We
think
we
think
covet
is
hopefully
on
the
way
out.
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I
say
that
sitting
here
with
kobe,
so
it's
a
little
bit
funny
to
say
that,
but
but
it's
it's
just
something
that
you
know.
We've
tried
to
put
bookends
on
with
what
we
call
the
long,
slow
recovery
or
the
moderate
recovery
and
the
actual
recovery.
Since
we
first
started
doing
these
projections
in
april
of
2020
nominated
kind
of
bounced
in
between
these
two
bookends
throughout
that
time
period.
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But
this
this
same
exercise
is
done
for
the
other
portion
of
the
lodging
tax
for
three
percent,
as
well
as
the
admission
tax
which
flows
the
general
fund,
which
of
course
affects
the
levy,
whereas
this
fund
affects
our
ability
to
do
projects
that
other
pieces
of
direct
correlation
to
what
the
property
tax
levy
will
be
involved
in
and
then
on
the
expensive
side.
These
are
category
categorized
and
there's
a
summary
of
this
in
the
packet
information
as
well.
Transfers
out
currently
we're
spending
about
two
million
dollars
a
year
on
police
operations.
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That's
split
up
into
two
lines
because
the
first
line
there
had
been
the
traditional
outlay
for
selfie
police
operations
and
then,
after
the
2015
al-shabab
video,
there
was
an
uptick
that
was
supposed
to
be
for
five
years
and
expire.
If
you
will
in
2020.,
but
the
pandemic
was
there
and
crime
was
up
in
self
loop,
and
so
the
decision
was
made
to
extend
that
and
right
now
that
that
those
expenses
are
projected
in
the
fund
to
continue
out
into
the
future.
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As
you
can
see,
when
you
know
lori
and
I
and
other
staff
you
know
project
out
for
this
fund,
we
typically
do.
I
don't
want
to
say
worst
case
scenario,
but
we
all
we
try
to
budget
conservatively
conservatively
so
that
so
we're
in
a
usually
a
lot
better
shape
in
the
future
than
than
we
would
project
again.
This
isn't
a
budget,
it's
a
projection,
yeah
creative
place
making
in
there
as
well.
The
interest
on
this
fund
also
funds
port
authority
general
fund
operations
like
staff.
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That's
a
budget
adjustment
that
the
port
authority
did
earlier
tonight
and
then
we
split
up
the
projects
into
active
projects
that
we're
spending
money
on
currently
and
then
future
projects.
I
know
one
of
them
shows
up
as
a
the
current
project
or
current
expense
in
the
future
project,
but
that's
a
little
bit
of
an
anomaly.
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You've
got
a
lot
of
infrastructure
improvements
in
in
this
category,
and
so
these
are
things
that
we're
currently
not
assessing
developments
for
in
the
southwest
district,
because
we've,
you
know,
had
the
goal
for
a
long
time
of
promoting
development
itself
within
to
add
costs
to
developments
is
not
what
the
city
and
port
authority
thought
is
the
best
use
of
the
funds.
This
fund
is
set
up
to
do
economic
development
and
we're
doing
that
through
the
reducing
the
cost
of
development
to
promote
housing.
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Other
things
that
we're
trying
to
do
in
the
district,
the
sick
project
has
a
big
chunk
of
money
projected
to
come
out
of
this,
and
you
can
see
the
other
really
big
expense.
Is
the
trunk
highway
77
494
collector
distributor
access
in
and
out?
That's
projected
at
you
know
a
13
ish
million
dollar
project
out
here
in
a
couple
of
years
and
we'll
have
a
really
important
decision
to
make
as
a
city
and
port
authority
as
to
whether
or
not
that
expenses
is
truly
necessary.
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So
professional
services
has
legislative
services,
has
some
miscellaneous
expenses
for
expo
coming
out
of
this
fund
so
that
it
doesn't
hit
the
city
general
fund,
and
then
we
do
property
information
services.
So
these
are
things
that
allow
us
extra
visibility
into
mortgages.
They
were
extremely
helpful
during
the
pandemic,
as
we
tried
to
understand
what's
happening.
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Excuse
me
with
certain
properties
like
mall
of
america
and
others.
So
green
streets
and
trep,
some
of
that
was
subsidized
by
cares
through
some
of
the
the
covid
stimulus
money,
but
now
going
on
into
the
future,
and
it's
a
really
helpful
tool
to
help
us
analyze,
what's
happening
with
the
commercial
and
residential
properties
in
the
district
and
then
maintenance
activities,
and
so
these
are
things
that
help
with
economic
development
by
maintaining
things
in
a
way
that
promote
development.
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Very
street
sweep
street
sweeping
and
things
like
that,
and
then
we
get
a
fund
balance
and
a
cash
balance
which
are
different
depending
on
our
assets
and
liabilities,
and
then
we
do
have
a
the
cash
balance
and
that
of
the
required
reserve.
That
bottom
line
is
really
the
number
that
the
only
number
that
I
really
look
at.
That's
not
the
only
number,
but
it's
the
most
important
number
on
on
on
the
sheet,
because
that's
really
how
much
money
we
have
to
spend
without
you
know
considering
the
projects
that
are
already
above
the
line.
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Yes,
mr
mayor
and
councilmember
nelson,
so
yeah
this,
this
total
expenditures
adds
up
both
of
these
sheets.
If
you
will,
including
the
transfers
out
active
projects,
future
projects,
professional
services
and
maintenance,
so
the
the
big
number
there
the
15
is
in
large
part
due
to
the
you
know,
the
10.6
million
you
see
here
from
the
previous
sheet
under
the
trunk
highway
77
project.
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So
this
this
top
table
is
our
long
recovery,
so
this
this
assumes
that
something
bad
happens
to
the
economy
or
kobit,
and
this
is
the
number.
These
are
the
numbers
that
we're
currently
using
and
that
car
is
using
in
budget
projections
there's
another
part
of
the
spreadsheet
that
has
the
city's
general
fund.
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Shane
I
had
a
question
and
assuming
it's
keeping
with
the
more
moderate
recovery
projection
and
conservative
stance,
so
you've
not
altered
projections
to
incorporate
what
might
be
if,
if
you
were
to
take
what
the
mall
is
projecting
for
hotel
and
what
y'all
talked
about
for
hotel
you've,
not
included
that
any
in
in
here
I
mean
I
can
see
an
improvement,
presumably
by
lessening
of
covet,
but
there's
nothing
that
you've
overlaid
in
here.
Yet
for
what
could
come
from
the
water
park
wreck.
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Don't
really
move
the
needle
a
lot,
you
know
when
we
did
see.
You
know
the
jw
marriott
and
the
radisson
blue
get
built
over
that
period.
There
was
you
could
kind
of
see
an
uptick,
but
really
the
numbers
from
year
to
year.
Really
have
a
lot
more
to
do
with
what
events
are
coming
to.
Town
like
the
super
bowl
year
had
a
big
uptick,
because
the
room
rates
were
so
high
that
year
you
know
republican
national
convention,
final,
four,
etc.
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I
mean
there's
just
a
lot
of
variability
in
there,
and
so
we
don't
get
into
that
super
granularity,
because
it's
it's
just
it's
hard
to
predict
number
one
and
it
just
all
gets
kind
of
kind
of
muted
2019
was
definitely
the
high
watermark
year
for
hotel
revenue.
It's
the
biggest
year
that
we've
ever
seen.
So
we
do
have
kind
of
a
high
base
to
look
at,
but
you
know
it
is.
It
is
the
base
that
we
have.
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If
we
looked
at
you
know,
2018,
you
could
make
arguments
that
that
is
a
you
know,
a
good
or
a
bad
year,
and
so
on
down
the
line.
And
so
and
that's
a
long
answer
your
question.
But
the
simple
answer
is
no.
We
are
not
projecting
an
uptick
due
to
the
water
park
that
may
come,
but
it's
also
somewhat
likely
that
that
you're
going
to
have
some
other
hotels
either
get
converted
or
maybe
torn
down
and
redeveloped.
For
not
you
know,
non-hotel
uses.
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Thank
you,
mary
excuse
me
shane,
so
I
see
for
this
year
for
2022,
approximately
5.9
million
in
projected
revenue
and
approximately
7.8
million
in
projected
expenses.
Those
numbers
are
through
the
end
of
the
year.
I
am
I
correct
in
that,
and
so
where,
where
approximately
we're
roughly
a
quarter
and
a
half
into
the
year,
where
are
we
in
terms
of
of
overall
revenue
and
expenditures,
and
then
how
do
those
numbers
track
with
historically,
where
this
fund
has
been.
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Mr
mayor
council,
members
and
council
member
coulter,
and
so
a
number
of
these
expenses
are
fixed,
is
the
wrong
word,
but
you
know
we
feel
like
we
have
a
pretty
good
handle
on
what
revenue
is
going
to
look
like
this
year.
Of
course,
kovid
can
change
that
the
economy
can
change,
that
the
transfers
are
are
relatively
stable,
the
biggest
ones
are,
of
course,
police
and
those
are
those
are
fairly
set.
The
creative
place
making
one
is,
is
fairly
set.
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These
others
really
depend
on
bid
openings
and
I
think,
even
like
very
soon
we're
gonna
see
a
bit
opening
on
this
sanitary
sewer
project
which
is
related
to
this.
The
street
project.
Right
above
it
and
that's
four
point-
you
know
three
million
dollars,
so
the
call
of
the
2.9
is
going
to
be
basically
that
number
we
think
we
know
where
the
revenue
is
going
to
sit
we're
now
into
april,
but
of
course
that
can
obviously
change
and
then
the
rest
of
these
are.
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You
know,
I'm
really
curious
to
see
how
construction
bids
come
in,
given
what
else
we've
been
seeing
in
you
know
on
the
private
side
of
the
market.
Hopefully,
things
aren't
too
crazy
and
then
the
rest
of
these
you
know,
while
notable
they're
not
huge,
and
they
won't
move
around
that
much
and
so,
barring
the
I
think
the
biggest
question
mark
is.
You
know
what
the
bid
openings
bring
for
these
large
expenditures
that
we
have.
You
know
4.3
million
dollars
in
expenses.
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The
early
part
of
the
year
didn't
do
as
well,
so
we
were
still
you
know
in
january
and
part
of
february
still
the
omicron
surge
was
was
happening
and
the
revenues
were
lower,
but
those
are
lower
months
and
so
I'd
say
right
now
we're
a
bit
ahead
of
schedule,
we'll
transition
now
to
meeting
monthly
look
at
all
those
numbers
and
readjust
our
our
projections.
For
the
year.
Let's
say
we're
on
track,
maybe
trending
just
a
little
bit
higher
the
spring
break
peak
wasn't
quite
as
high
as
I
was
hoping.
D
A
Thank
you.
Well,
I
think
what
we
get
into
is
we're
in
kind
of
an
uncertain
period
and
let's
hope
that
the
inflation
numbers
you
know
stabilize
them
and
go
down.
Obviously,
if
they
don't
we've
been
seeing
a
lot
of
construction
costs
have
really
been
running
rapidly
or
much
in
advance
of
any
general
inflation,
but
you
could,
since
these
are
revenue-based
numbers
to
the
extent
that
in
the
outer
ears
the
hotels
start
to
move
their
pricing
up.
Obviously,
then
this
moves
up
too
good,
but
it's
it's
a
difficult
balancing
act.
A
Getting
this
data
really
enabled
us,
as
we
went
through
this
very
difficult
time
to
to
have
a
much
better
handle
on
what
was
going
on,
and
I
can
say
it's
equally
important,
even
if
everything
is
going
well
because
then
you
can
rest
you're
comfortable
in
the
fact
that
it
is
going
well.
So
I
think
some
of
these
things
that
look
kind
of
mundane,
but
if
we
don't
have
good
information,
then
it's
really
hard
to
plan
and
deal
so
again.
I
think
that's
important.
B
B
And
we
know
full
well
as
you
if
you
dig
through
the
numbers,
if
you
have
additional
questions,
you
know
how
to
get
a
chain
and
you'll
be
happy
to
to
talk
through
anything
additional,
because
it's
it's
a
lot
of
numbers
and
there's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
and
it's
it
takes
at
least
a
couple
of
times
through.
I
think
to
understand
it
fully,
and
I
know
shane
would
be
more
than
happy
to
go
through
at
least
one
more
time
if
need
be
so.
D
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
council,
members,
mr
president
and
port
authority
members.
So
tonight
we
have
john
spanik
online,
just
what
got
put
up
on
screen
so
john
I'll
I'll,
let
you
state
your
full
title,
because
I
otherwise
I
might
misstate
it,
but
we
want
to
do
tonight,
is
a
couple
things
just
get
john
in
front
of
the
council
and
port
authority
to
give
us
an
update
on
what's
happening
on
the
private
nonprofit
side
of
the
expo
effort.
D
D
I'll
call
them
there'll
be
some
travel
related
to
that
and
we
have
an
inquiry
mission
coming
up
at
some
point
this
summer
late
summer,
where
we
might
have
some
miscellaneous
expenses,
room
rental
and
things
like
that,
and
so
it
would
just
allocate
that
money
out
of
the
celtic
development
fund
create
a
budget,
not
a
budget.
It's
not
a
budget,
create
a
line
item
for
those
expenses,
and
so
that's
the
request
tonight
formally
with
that
I'll
stop
talking
and
hand
it
over
to
john
and
give
us
give
us
an
update
thanks
john.
E
E
That's
the
international
credentialing
agency
made
up
from
countries
from
across
the
globe,
so
we
are
bidding
for
an
expo
in
2027,
as
shane
said,
I'm
literally
just
back
from
paris,
there
was
a
meeting
at
the
bie.
There
are
four
other
countries
competing
in
the
same
cycle
that
the
united
states
is
for
a
specialized
expo
and
we
were
all
brought
with
three
representatives
from
each
country
to
paris
this
week
to
talk
about
upcoming
events
that
shane
alluded
to.
E
So
literally,
some
of
the
information
I
have
to
share
with
you
is
hot
off
the
process
and
hasn't
even
been
shared
with
our
board.
Yet
so
we
will.
We
have
a
board
meeting
coming
up
this
next
week,
but
by
way
of
background,
we
are
seeking
to
host
a
specialized
exposition
the
summer
of
2027
around
the
theme
of
healthy
people
healthy
planet.
E
E
E
We
have
a
number
of
key
events
coming
up
between
now
and
the
end
of
the
year
that
will
really
drive
and
establish
our
ability
to
be
successful.
In
this
regard,
one
is:
we
are
required
to
file
a
dossier
which
is
basically
our
bid
presentation
by
june
7th
there's
a
number
of
items
that
we
have
to
address
in
the
dossier
and
we're
very
actively
working
on
that
now
to
get
it
filed
before
june
7th.
E
Preparation
for
june
7th
a
very
important
presentation
of
the
bie
that
will
take
place
at
the
general
assembly
in
june,
20th
and
21st.
We
will
be
in
on
the
21st,
I
believe
or
late
in
the
day
on
the
20th.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
go
last
with
our
presentation,
and
then
shane
mentioned
the
inquiry
mission.
So
the
bie,
a
number
a
few
of
the
countries
are
chosen.
E
The
member
countries,
along
with
the
bid
staff
they
visit
each
country
that
has
made
a
bid
and
they
basically
go
through
your
presentation
and
your
bid
and
ask
a
bunch
of
questions
to
make
sure
it's
viable.
There's
experience
with
the
minnesota
group
from
the
last
time
we
bid
for
a
world
expo
and
we're
ramping
it
up
even
further.
E
One
is
it
was
true
last
time,
but
I
think
you
know
the
mayor
and
jamie
and
shane
can
speak
to
this.
We've
really
developed
an
even
deeper
tie
with
the
u.s
state
department
and
the
state
united
states
government
on
this.
At
the
bie
meeting
this
this
week
we
were
accompanied
ted
johnson
who's,
a
senior
adviser
to
our
local
effort,
jim
core
who's.
Actually,
the
united
states
is
delegate
to
the
bie
from
the
department
of
state
was
present
with
us.
E
The
second
thing
is
we've.
The
same
is
true
of
the
us
department
of
commerce
and
one
of
the
areas
that
we
are
deepening.
The
presentation
from
the
last
bid
is,
we
will
have
an
even
deeper
involvement
of
the
us
department
of
commerce
around
trade.
We
know
that
from
listening
to
the
bie
countries,
one
very
valuable
thing
to
them.
E
So
a
lot
of
work
between
now
and
the
end
of
june
for
sure
we'll
have
a
little
bit
of
a
breather
before
the
inquiry
mission
comes
in
the
fall
to
continue
to
find
and
work
on
the
bid.
You
know
major
components
of
it
are
the
site
what's
going
to
go
on
in
the
site?
How
is
this
going
to
be
a
development
that
will
lead
a
legacy?
E
There's
a
lot
of
excitement
about
our
theme
of
healthy
people,
healthy
planet
and
wellness.
I
think
of
all
the
themes
that
I
mentioned.
We
have
one
that
we
really
feel
resonates
with
this
time.
It
was
chosen
before
the
pandemic,
but
he
even
has
more
interest
and
viability
now,
so
you
know
it's
impossible
to
know
for
sure
how
this
is
going
to
go,
but
I
think
we've
assembled
a
great
board.
E
We
have
a
wonderful
working
relationship
with
bloomington
port
authority,
the
city
of
bloomington,
our
state
and
local
partners
and
our
federal
partners,
and
it
really
feels
like
we've,
got
a
lot
of
people,
good
people
working
on
this
to
bring
what
could
be
a
very
exciting
event
for
bloomington
our
region,
our
state
and
our
country.
So
with
that,
that's
a
brief
overview.
It
probably
went
in
longer
than
you
wanted.
I'd
be
glad
to
try
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
B
Well,
thank
you,
john
thanks
for
the
update
and
good
to
have
you
back
and,
and
I
hope
you
were
received
well
in
in
paris
and
and
I'm
sure
you
will
I'm
sure
you
were
I'm
sure
that
they
they
were
impressed
with
what
what
what
has
been
accomplished
on
the
on
the
minnesota
and
the
united
states
bid
and
and
what
we've
got
in
the
offing,
and
I
know
they
are
because
of
the
work
that
has
gone
into
it.
So
far.
C
E
Just
a
little
bit
of
background
on
this,
the
united
states
had
dropped
out
of
the
bie
for
several
years,
so
having
an
expo
having
a
fair
state,
a
world
fair
if
you
will
was
not
even
an
option
for
the
united
states
as
we
re-engaged
in
connection
with
the
last
bid
from
the
united
states
perspective.
There
was
also
this
gap
in
terms
of
will
the
federal
government
support
expos
in
other
countries,
and
there
has
been
an
appropriation
that
was
assisted,
and
I
think
jamie
and
shane
can
speak
to
this
by
members
of
our
minnesota.
E
Congressional
delegation
are
very
helpful
in
this
to
establish
some
money
for
the
osaka
pavilion
in
terms
of
the
other
additional
funding
that
we'd
be
looking
at
long
term.
There's
two
phases
to
this:
we've
currently
got
a
bid
committee.
That's
seeking
to
get
the
authorization
to
hold
an
expo
in
2027.
If
we're
successful.
In
doing
that,
we
will
establish
a
host
committee.
If
you
think
about
the
super
bowl,
there's
get
the
bid
and
then
an
entity
that
actually
makes
it
happen,
and
we
do
contemplate
in
connection
with
that.
C
Yes,
I
was
just,
I
think
there
was
one
other
piece
of
it
it
just
related
to
maybe
that
funding.
I
think
that
funding
was
was.
Was
there
not
a
piece
of
legislation
that
kind
of
got
in
the
way
of
of
us
actually
like
building
or
like?
There
was
a
planning
piece
and
then
there
was
a
building
piece
and
I
thought
the
planning
piece
we
were
good
with,
but
the
building
piece
we
needed
to
help
with
at
the
at
the
congress
congressional
level.
Am
I
correct
on
that.
F
Mr
mayor
and
council
members,
commission
members,
congressman
phillips
and
his
office
are
working
on
the
language
to
remove
the
handcuffs
as
it
were,
and
what
that
does
is
prohibits
the
united
states
from
constructing
or
operating
an
expo.
So
that's
that's
a
second
piece
that
they're
also
working
on
so.
B
And
it's
not
a
resolution
yet,
but
it's
something
that
we
talk
about
every
time,
we're
with
the
congressional
delegation
in
any
way
shape
or
form
reminding
them
of
the
importance
of
this,
because
it
is
that
two-step
process
to
make
sure
that
we
are
participating
again.
We
are
in
osaka,
the
united
states
is
in
osaka,
but
then,
if
we
should
happen
to
land
the
expo,
we've
got
to
make
sure
that
we're
we
have
the
legislation
place
that
we
can
do
it.
You
can.
F
Actually
do
it-
and
maybe
john
can
correct
me
on
this,
but
the
the
way
that
they
were
able
to
get
the
first
tranche
authorized,
senator
klobuchar
and
through
the
house,
the
20
million.
Is
that
that's
largely
going
towards
planning
activity
which
is
not
restricted.
It's
the
actual
construction
operation
that
is
so,
presumably
that
prohibition
would
need
to
be
lifted
to
get
those
next
tranches.
E
In
our
yes
and
our
congressional
delegation
is
working
very
hard
on
this
issue
to
give
that
kind
of
flexibility
that
we
will
need
going
forward
to
not
only
engage
with
the
inter
community
international
community
by
assisting
with
presence
in
osaka,
but
also
looking
at
what
can
be
done
to
assist
us
in
hosting
the
expo
in
the
united
states.
In
2027..
E
E
E
E
How
do
we
want
to
construct
and
configure
the
expo
site?
What
other
community
benefits?
Can
we
provide
that's
an
ongoing
discussion
that
we
will
continue
to
build
on
and
have
more
information
for
the
biu
staff
and
the
other
countries
that
come
during
the
encore
mission,
and
I
would
anticipate
also
in
response
to
your
question
that
during
the
dc
part
of
that
trip,
the
members
of
our
congressional
delegation
will
have
something
to
add
on
those
very
points.
B
And
if
it
would
be
helpful
council
member,
I
I
think
I
have
in
my
office.
I
know
we
have
them
lying
around
here
somewhere
the
dossier
that
was
prepared
for
the
last
bid.
Yes,
but
it
might
be
helpful
to
understand
exactly.
I
mean
it's
literally,
a
three-ring
binder
that
thick
of
of
information
and
basically
covering
all
the
points
that
john
talked
about.
E
Right
and
on
the
I
just
add
that
on
the
front
fundraising
front,
we
have
a
lot
of
front-end
loaded
activities
here,
there's
a
lot
of
activity
really
to
the
dossier
prep
to
these
receptions
and
so
on,
preparing
for
the
inquiry
mission.
So
we
have
a
number
of
costs
that
are
really
up
front.
If
you
look
at
this
as
a
project
that'll
go
to
june
of
23,
it's
not
going
to
do
us
a
lot
of
good
to
raise
money
in
the
last
60
days,
so
we're
making
good
progress.
I
think
we're.
E
Currently,
our
budget,
approved
by
our
board,
is
about
2.7
million
dollars
to
support
this
bid.
I
think
we're
we
just
went
over
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
so,
and
we
have
a
couple
other
verbal
commitments
that
will
get
us
into
the
neighborhood
of
the
million
dollar
range.
So
that's
a
nice
down
payment
toward
what
we
need
to
raise
and
we
have
a
team
of
advisors
that
are
working
on
that
every
day
we've
had
great
support
from
local
companies
and
we
continue
to
have
those
discussions.
E
B
And
I
would
add,
from
a
timeline
perspective,
the
the
inquiry
mission
that
john
mentioned
get
it
on
your
calendars
now,
because
there
there
will
be,
there
will
be
plenty
of
meetings.
There
will
be
visits
to
the
site.
There
will
be,
you
know
eyeballs
on
things,
but
there
are
also
very
important
receptions
where
the
expectation
that
local
elected
officials
will
be
there
to
greet
and
to
to
talk
to
and
explain
to
members
of
the
bie
and
it's.
E
And
we
should
be
able
to
lock
in
on
those
dates,
mr
mayor,
within
the
next
week,
or
so
it
was
literally
kind
of
a
draft.
Yesterday
we
were
drawing
country
names
out
of
hats,
to
determine
who
had
to
pick
up
order,
and
so
there
was
a
little
rearranging
and
some
options
created.
We
grabbed
that
date
because
you
know
fall
is
beautiful
in
minnesota,
but
more
importantly
into
the
council
member's
earlier
question.
E
That
gives
us
additional
time
to
continue
to
refine
the
dossier
and
to
really
work
on
our
presentation
when
they
come
through
minnesota
and
dc.
So
that
was
the
date
we
chose,
but
that
should
be
firmed
up
in
the
next
week
and
when
it
is
we'll,
certainly
get
that
information.
I'm
anticipating
we'll,
maybe
even
have
that
by
our
board
meeting
next
wednesday.
So.
B
B
So,
council,
additional
questions
or
discussions,
I
think,
what's
before
us
tonight,
is
a
motion
considering
the
allocation
of
up
to
twenty
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
from
the
south
loop
development
fund
for
expo
related
expenses,
and
it's
the
fund
that
we
just
talked
about
earlier.
The
the
southwest
development
fund
and
25
000,
and
this
would
be
specifically
for
the
bid
related
expenses.
I
think,
if
I'm
not
wrong
shane,
is
that
correct?
This
is
yes.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
So
if
you,
if
you
break
down
in
your
mind,
there's
the
bid
effort
and
then,
if
and
when
the
bid
is
won,
then
it
becomes
the
actual,
the
actual
expo
effort
which
will
dwarf
the
bid
effort
in
terms
of
scale
and
work
and
everything
that's
going
to
be
need
to
be
done.
So
that's
what
this,
the
the
ask
is
tonight
for
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
themselves:
loop
development
fund
to
help
with
the
bid
effort
through
for
the
for
the
expo
effort.