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From YouTube: April 13, 2022 Bloomington Port Authority Meeting
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Bloomington Minnesota Port Authority Meeting
A
Okay,
well,
it's
it's
5
15!
We
have
a
quorum
I'll
call
the
meeting
to
order.
I
think
maybe
what
we
can
do
is
because
we're
gonna
expecting
a
couple.
More
is
maybe
move
down
to
2.2
jen.
You
want
to
do
the
overview
of
the
year
end
budget,
adjustments
and
things
and.
B
D
It
is
okay
this
evening,
I'm
asking
the
port
authority
to
approve
a
budget
adjustment.
As
you
may
recall,
the
only
fund
that
we
budget
in
is
the
ports
general
fund
and
the
porch
general
fund
kind
of
takes
over
everything
that
is
not
done
by
all
the
rest
of
the
funds
in
the
tif
project
admin
funds.
So
if
we're
not
working
on
a
tiff
admin
project,
then
charges
get
put
to
the
the
ports
general
fund.
D
So
I
can
make
this
very
short
if
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
look
at
the
rest
of
the
the
budgets
overall,
the
port
authority
for
wages
and
salaries
was
on
track
with
what
we
anticipated,
but
we
didn't
have
it
in
the
admin
funds
in
the
the
mall
funds,
because
some
of
those
projects
didn't
go.
We
didn't
get
as
far
on
on
working
on
those
for
the
bloomington
central
station
and
for
the
mall.
D
Specifically,
I
think
the
water
park
was
one
of
the
biggest
ones,
so
that
is
what
has
really
driven
this
putting
things
into
the
porch
general
fund,
so
the
time
that
the
chain
becky
and
jason
work
on
that
and
even
for
myself,
went
more
directly
into
the
porch
general
fund
so
which
is
driving.
Why
we're
asking
for
the
budget
adjustment
for
2021.?
D
So
with
that
again,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
entertain
any
questions
on
any
of
the
the
information
that
I
presented.
Obviously,
as
you
probably
noticed,
it
is
not
a
balance
sheet
and
income
statements.
I
went
basically
back
to
what
we've
been
presenting
to
to
you
guys
for
excuse
me
for
budgets,
so
that
you'd
have
a
little
comparison
year
to
year
to
your
comparison
in
there
as
well.
D
Again,
I
don't
know
if
there's
anything
in
particular
that
I
can
point
to
that
says:
hey
what
we
were
anticipating
you
know
like
one
of
the
things
was,
we
hadn't
had
projected
in
2020
that
in
2021
we
would
be
spending
money
on
the
met
center
parking
skyway.
D
That
didn't
happen
so
that,
obviously,
if
you
look
in
the
the
capital
project
funds
for
the
mall
yeah
that,
certainly
we
had
a
positive
to
what
we
anticipated
before
you
know.
Excuse
me
rosa
development
and
the
american
square.
Those
are
moving
forward,
but
not
quite
where
we
were
necessarily
anticipating
their
bloomington
central
station
again
is
also
doing
a
lot
of
work
in
bloomington
central
station,
and
I
think
in
2021
we
were
pretty
close
to
what
we
anticipated
with
what
we
had.
You
know
when
we
did
our
projections
in
2021,
so
those
are
still
the
same.
D
So
the
other
things
that
we
have
in
in
there
is
the
the
debt
service.
Obviously,
debt
service
is
debt
service,
nothing's
going
to
change
in
that
one
we
anticipated
and
that's
what
we
spent
on
those
and
same
with
the
bcs
lennar
projects.
Those
are
mostly
paying
back
for
your
the
special
assessments
from
the
golf
and
the
lennar
landscaping,
so.
A
C
E
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
well
getting
back
into
your
presentation.
I
I
just
talked
briefly
to
you
before
the
meeting
and
because
we
we've
got
one
item
on
here.
I
think
that
could
take
a
fair
amount
of
time
when
we
we've
got
a
six
o'clock
thing,
but
I
what
I'd
like
to
to
to
see
any
port
authority
commissioners
have
any
questions
on
the
financials.
I
think
they're.
You
know
if
we
take
a
look
at
it.
A
Probably
if
there
was
a
year
that
was
difficult
to
budget
for
and
have
you
know
the
results
come
in,
we've
been
through
it.
I
mean
the
last
two
years
of
probably
anybody
that
is,
writing
dissertations
on
anything
that
could
happen
for
a
budget
variances
probably
would
have
a
pretty
good
thesis,
but
at
any
rate,
so
we
have
one
action
item
that
we
need
to
do
see
if
there's
no
questions
and
that
is
to
approve
this
budget
general
fund
adjustment.
A
E
A
C
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
we
you
know
we
appreciate
one
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
been
amazed
with
in
my
over.
I
guess,
30
years
of
working
with
the
port
authority
and
stuff
is
really
the
quality
of
our
city
staff
and-
and
we
appreciate
so
much
to
do
and
because
you
guys
are
so
competent
and
we
have
a
level
of
confidence
that
we
wouldn't
have
if
we
saw
a
lot
of
things
coming.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
all
your
efforts.
Well.
C
A
I
think
what
I'm
going
to
do.
It
is
maybe
move
down
to
then
2.3
the
contract
for
general
legal
counsel,
services
with
kennedy
and
graven.
If
we
can
do
that,
that's
okay,
and
is
that
something
that
you're
going
to
jason
or
shane
or.
G
Great,
yes,
I
can
do
item
2.3
and
then
I
think
we
should
move
to
2.4
until
the
mayor
is
here
for
the
other
voting
item.
2.4
is
another
informational
item.
Okay,.
G
Yep
yep
we'll
catch
that
one.
I
recommend
doing
that
at
the
end
so
item
2.3
is
our
legal
services
rfq
and
relatively
simple
item.
I
don't
think
it.
It
necessitates
a
lot
of
time
unless
the
board
wants
to
talk
about
it,
but
we
did
an
rfq
rfp
process.
G
We
got
a
proposal
from
kenyon
graven
who's,
our
existing
port
authority
council
and
we're
recommending
that
we
move
forward
with
the
contract
with
kennedy
again
and
be
happy
to
entertain
any
questions
on
that.
On
that
item.
A
G
Mr
president,
commissioners,
while
it's
true,
they
have
increases.
What
I
say
about
kennedy
and
graven
is
their
rates
are,
are
are
much
more
reasonable
as
it
compares
to
other
law
firms
that
we
work
with?
Okay,.
A
A
A
G
G
Commissioners,
I
recommend
we
go
on
to
item
2.4.
It's
an
item
that
the
mayor
will
see
in
his
role
as
mayor
as
well
and
so
do
that
item
and
then
come
back
to
item
two.
H
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
president,
and
commissioners.
I'm
shawn
james,
I'm
a
long-range
planner
here
with
the
city.
Let
me
look
at
the
same
thing
as
you
here,
and
so
I
have
an
item
on
hotel
and
office
conversions.
So.
A
H
Yeah
yeah,
thank
you.
So
I've
been
with
the
city
about
four
and
a
half
years
now
and
I
work
on
special
area
plans
like
the
98th
street
plan
and
a
few
others
updates
on
and
then
also
with
zoning
ordnance
amendments,
and
you
know
comprehensive
plan
updates
right.
A
H
Right,
thank
you.
So
the
big
question
kind
of
keeping
back
your
mind
tonight
is
as
we're
looking
to
be
more
proactive
on
this
is:
should
the
city
encourage
remain
neutral
or
discourage
conversions
from
hotels
or
offices
to
a
residential
type
of
views?
H
H
Just
real
quick,
some
benefits
and
concerns
related,
so
no
as
a
city,
we
definitely
want
to
make
sure
our
empties,
our
buildings
aren't
sitting
empty
and
we
want
efficient
use
of
buildings
and
there's
certainly
demand
for
residential
use.
So
this
is
an
opportunity
to
increase
housing
supply
with
hotels
and
sometimes
with
offices
too
they're,
usually
smaller
rooms,
and
so
you
know
converting
those
it
might
make
it
a
little
easier
to
build
in
affordability
as
part
of
those
projects,
and
then
you
know
sometimes
too.
H
If
the
building
is,
you
know,
the
structure
is
in
good
condition:
we'd
rather
see
it
reused
instead
of
redeveloped
to
a
whole
other,
you
know
building
on
the
site,
and
so
you
know
there's
a
sustainability
aspect
too.
H
H
H
So
there's
concern
that
you
know
some
of
those
might
remain
with
a
residential
use
then,
and
then
also
just
concerned
with
you
know
the
the
the
way
a
site
could
be
converted.
You
know
how
feasible
it
is
to
say
work
in
some
of
those
extra
amenities.
We
often
see
with
our
residential
redevelopments,
so
you
know
there's
a
little
more
barriers.
H
So
we're
probably
familiar
with
slides
like
this,
but
I
do
want
to
provide
background.
You
know
with
hotels.
We
saw
that
drastic
dip
in
occupancy
during
the
pandemic,
and
so
that's
partly
why
this
topic
has
come
about
so
that
blue
line
there,
the
dark
blue.
You
can
see
that
the
pretty
sharp
drop
in
occupancy
in
hotels,
and
so
at
that
time
we
did
start
to
receive
inquiries
about
conversions
and
you'll
note.
The
crown
plaza
did
get
approval
to
convert
and
as
that
process
is
underway,
the
partial
conversion
there.
H
H
But
you
know
there
is
still
some
work
from
home
and
it
kind
of
remains
to
be
seen
what
the
impact
an
office
occupancy
is
long
term,
but
you
know
the
forecast
I've
seen
have
shown
you
know.
Hotel
occupancy
anyway,
is
potentially
returning
by
end
of
year
or
early.
Next
year
to
the
pre-pandemic
levels,.
H
And
so
just
real
quick,
you
know:
hotel
rooms,
certainly
already
configured
for
living
utilities
they're
in
place
already
a
little
bit
smaller
rooms,
but
there
is
more
ways
to
achieve
flexibility
for
that.
So
you
know
this
study.
I've
really
focused
on
hotels
now,
and
I
will
focus
on
that.
The
rest
of
the
conversation,
but
it's
easy
to
imagine
too
how
the
direction
received
for
hotels
could
also
apply
to
offices.
H
H
Smaller,
so
our
minimum
room
size
for
residential
use
or,
like
a
unit,
is
400
square
feet.
A
H
So
you
know
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
considerations
developers
and
you
know
the
city
considers
for
conversions.
You
know
there's
the
market,
you
know
how
much
demand
there
is
for
the
residential
use,
others,
whether
or
not
the
structure
is
easy
to
convert
and
then,
if
the
site
is,
you
know
suitable
for
residential
or
not.
But
you
know
from
the
city's
perspective,
and
I
you
know
planning
what
I'm
more
familiar
with
is.
H
Zoning
is
really
what
we
have
more
control
over
with
whether
when
it
comes
to
whether
we
want
to
encourage
or
discourage
conversions,
so
talk
more
about
zoning
standards
here
so
quick.
This
is
where
the
previous
map
showed
all
the
hotels
in
the
city,
and
so
this
map
here
is
showing
where
the
underlying
zoning
district
already
allows,
residential
or
at
least
a
mixed
use
residential,
and
so
you
know
that's
almost
all
the
hotels
here
in
the
city
that
already
allow
residential.
So
that's
not
a
barrier.
H
It's
really
these
multi-family
residential
standards
that
are
barriers
to
conversions,
and
so
I've
listed
five
here,
pretty
common
ones.
You
know
enclosed
parking,
number
of
parking
spaces.
We
require
storage
for
each
unit,
and
I
mentioned
the
unit
size
already
has
to
be
so
large
and
then
hotels
can
be
a
little
bit
more
impervious
on
their
site,
whereas
residential
uses
have
to
incorporate
a
more
a
little
more
green
space.
So
sometimes
that
can
be
a
barrier
too.
H
And
I
do
want
to
get
into
the
weeds
a
little
bit
here,
because
you
know
I've
talked
about
all
of
these
barriers,
but
our
code,
the
way
it
is
today
with
the
opportunity,
housing
ordinance
and
with
our
plan
development
flexibility.
H
So
you
know
if
you
look
at
just
enclosed
parking.
If
a
project
proposes
the
max
affordability,
you
know
so
many
units
at
that
30
percent
ami,
then
they
you
know,
can
receive
full
deviation
from
that
requirement
and
parking
structure
wouldn't
be
required.
So,
while
enclosed
parking
is
a
significant
barrier,
you
know
if
the
project
proposes
enough
affordability,
then
it's
not
really
with
our
existing
standards.
H
So
I
focus
on
this
because
you
know
part
of
the
question
for
you
tonight
is
whether
we
need
any
code
amendments
to
encourage
conversions,
and
you
know
the
the
kind
of
thought
processes
is
that
well,
we
could
create
another
lane
in
the
oho
and
for
conversions,
maybe
specific
to
them,
but
kind
of
keeping
in
mind
too,
though,
that
that
could
kind
of
detract
from
potential
affordability
gained
through
the
oho.
H
And
so
we
do
have
a
handful
of
hotels
shown
here
that,
where
the
zoning
does
not
allow
residential,
and
so
these
sites
would
need
to
be
rezoned
before
we
even
considered
those
multi-family
standards-
and
there
are-
I
think,
13
or
so,
however,
six
or
so
are
in
this
airport
runway
district,
which
is
an
overlay.
It's
where
you
know,
planes
fly
over
and
so
residential
isn't
allowed
there,
regardless.
So
we're
really
only
considering
those
other
locations
along
494
and
35
outside
of
that
district.
H
And
so
you
know
the
the
kind
of
thought
process
here
is
these
sites
need
to
be
rezoned
if
we
were
to
allow
conversions,
but
do
we
want
to
do
that?
Are
there
certain
criteria
that
we
should
be
considering?
H
You
know
if
we're
approached
with
a
request,
are
there
certain
site
characteristics
that
we
want
to
see
or
certain
projects
characteristics?
Some
areas
of
of
the
city
are
more
suitable
than
others
for
residential
and
so
staff
started.
This
cut
these
couple
columns.
You
know
maybe
nice
to
have
criteria
or
must
have,
and
we're
certainly
looking
for
more
feedback
on
this
too.
It's
just
to
get
a
start
on
it.
H
And
so
you
know
going
back
to
whether
we
discourage
remain
neutral
or
encourage.
You
know.
Discouragement
may
maybe
be
a
little
different
than
what
we're
doing
now.
You
know
not
consider
any
code
amendments
but
also
kind
of
stop
using
or
discourage
the
use
of
that
plain
development
flexibility,
whereas
now
we're
a
little
bit
more
in
the
neutral
zone.
You
know
we
don't
don't
have
any
code
amendments
targeted
for
this,
but
we
do
we've
used
pd
flexibility
through
the
crown
plaza
project
you
know
encourage.
Maybe
there
are
code
amendments.
H
H
We
have
sro
standards
proposed
on
their
work
plan
and
it's
a
single
residence
occupancy
something
along
those
lines,
and
so
it
just
means
that
tenants
have
their
own
like
living
space,
bedroom
area
and
then
there's
shared
common
areas
so,
like
maybe
a
shared
kitchen
or
bathroom,
and
so
it
is
on
the
planning
work
plan
to
study
that
a
little
bit
more
and
maybe
consider
standards
later
in
the
year,
and
so
that
could
be,
you
know,
maybe
more
along
the
lines
of
the
encourage,
but
it
is
something
we're
already
looking
into,
and
so
this
has
gone
before:
planning,
commission,
hra
board
and
we'll
go
to
council
in
a
couple
weeks
here
and
yeah
again
we're
looking
for
that
initial
feedback
on
you
know
kind
of.
H
H
You
know,
potential
affordability
that
could
be
gained.
H
I
think
maybe
one
more
side,
and
so
I've
just
summarized
a
few
questions
here-
that
I've
kind
of
asked
throughout
the
presentation
and
mostly
just
to
help
discussion-
and
you
know
with
that-
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions
and
open
it
up.
A
Well,
we
appreciate
your
presentation
and
I
think
this
is
something
that's
important
to
obviously
study
and
be
proactive
on
rather
than
you
know,
just
being
reactive
and
waiting,
and
it
might
be
interesting
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
the
that
crowd,
plaza
conversion
that
you've
done
in
that
I
I'm
not
familiar
with
it.
I
know
the
property
out
there
and
my
recollection
is
that
one
has
a
fair
amount
of
amenities
within
it.
It
was
a
holiday
inn
or
there's
some
other
variant
of
that.
A
But
you
know
I'm
sure,
there's
pools-
and
you
know
other
things
like
that
too.
But
it's
it's
it's
interesting
and
in.
F
A
Things
I've
been
involved
with
we,
we
I've
been
on
the
board
of
tubman,
which
is
a
domestic
violence,
shelter
for
many
many
years,
and
we
actually
acquired
the
old
saint
paul
monastery,
property
and
converted
it
into
a
a
unit
for
housing
and
and
it
wouldn't
work
for
many
many
things,
because
you
had
a
lot
of
smaller
rooms,
but
it
really
made
a
very
good
good
conversion.
A
So
I
think
it's
important
to
study
these
things
and-
and
you
know,
we
clearly
need
to
be
providing
more
options,
as
people
go
through
the
life
cycle
and
they
have
different
needs
and
different
things
and
and
stuff.
So
again,
it's
it's
a
very
good
thing,
but
maybe
you
can
just
give
us
a
little
more
background
on
the
kron
plaza
yeah.
H
Thank
you,
and
so
crown
plaza.
I
think
it
was
a
400
some
unit
hotel
and
it
was
it's
being
converted
to
around
200
or
just
over
residential
units
built
in,
and
so
you
know
the
hotel
will
be
reduced
by.
You
know
that
many
rooms
a
little
bit
more
because
I
think
what
they
had
to
do
is
combine,
or
you
know,
in
some
cases
it
meant
taking
three
hotel
rooms
down
to
you
know
two
residential.
H
I
don't
remember
the
exact
conversion
there,
but
it
wasn't
one
to
one
that
project
was
a
little
unique
too
or
they
had
could
make
it
work
because
they
had
that
parking
structure
next
door,
and
so
you
know
that
big
barrier
with
needing
to
provide
enclosed
parking
was
already
taken
care
of
with
that
you
know,
as
far
as
amenities
go
and
how
that
works
out
kind
of
sharing
those
with
a
hotel.
I
guess
I
can't
speak
to
that
as
much,
I'm
not
as
familiar,
but
they
did
receive
deviation
they
well.
H
F
H
Yeah,
that's
still
the
case,
there's
an
agreement
there.
I
don't
remember
who
all
is
involved,
but
yeah,
there's
multiple
parties
using
that
parking
structure
and
then
the
hotel
units-
I
I
kind
of
forget
if
I'm
remembering
right,
I
think
the
residential
is
the
upper
floors.
Jason
shaking
has
said,
and
then
a
hotel
is
the
lower
floors.
A
Well,
I
mean
you
look
at
it
and
I
mean
if
you
take
two
rooms,
and
so
you'd
have
two
bathrooms,
and
I
mean
you
could
and
if
you
do,
that
with
three,
you
could
have
one
two
bathroom
unit
and
another,
and-
and
so
you
can
see
it
could.
Work
just
depends
upon
where
your,
where
your
bearing
walls
and
stuff
are,
and
what,
how
much
flexibility
they
have
it's.
We
have
some
friends
that
bought
one
of
those
sky
flat
units
over
on
169.
It
used
to
be
an
office
building
and
they
really
were
lovely
units.
A
Now
I
don't
know
how
much
work
had
to
be
done,
but
but
it's
something
that
that
can
make
a
lot
of
sense.
So
well,
as
I
read
your
recommendation
from
the
staff,
it's
it's
something
that
you
essentially
say
remain
neutral
on
it.
Unless
you're
getting
some
input,
I
mean
as
a
port
authority.
We
don't
really
get
directly
involved
with
this.
We
would,
if
something
comes
up
in
south
loop,
for
example,
or
something
or
somebody's
asking
us
to
step
in
and
help.
A
E
F
University
and
thinking
of
even
university
of
chicago,
when
I
toured
their
years
ago
with
my
daughter,
they
had
hotels,
not
on
campus,
but
some
were
actually
still
hotels
that
were
became
dorms,
and
then
they
were
converting
some
others,
but
those
again
were
tied
to
academic
and
then
I'm
thinking
of
another
in
denver
that
that
was
done
for
again
a
hotel
near
one
of
the
colleges
for
multi-family
student
housing.
So
the
the
the
comment
are,
they
are
they
market
rate
housing?
Are
they
experienced
because
there's
a
certain
type
of
developer?
It's
a
complicated
project.
F
It's
not
an
easy
conversion,
so
the
expertise
and
the
developers
and
then
are
they
they
market
are
they
all
affordable?
And
when
I
hear
the
you
know,
the
shared
facility
is
that
assisted
living
is
that,
for
you
know,
maybe
people
challenged.
Is
it?
Is
it
shelter
kinds
of
things?
So
those
are
just
a
lot
of
things
that
are
running
through
what
well.
A
You
know
when
you
talk
about
it
and
you
think
about
how
things
have
changed,
because
there's
that
project
in
any
diner
right
by
southdale
that
was
was
built.
I
mean
it's
a
high
end
yeah,
but
it
was
intentionally
built
so
that
people
could
have
access
to
the
restaurants
and
services
from
the
hotel,
yeah
yeah.
I
mean
so
again
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
changes
and
modifications
and
things
and
stuff
so
well.
Okay,
I'm
just
looking
at
my
watch
in
terms
of
the
time,
but
any
other
questions
rob.
B
Yeah
in
the
staff
report-
sean-
I
don't
if
I,
if
I
did,
I
didn't
see
it.
If
I
missed
it,
I'm
sorry
and
he
mentioned
a
proximity
to
the
light
rail
line.
It
would
seem
to
me
that'd
be
very
sound
justification
for
really
changing
the
parking
ratio
requirements.
I've
got
to
believe
that
many
of
the
people
that
might
live
in
this
type
of
converted
housing
may
not
have
a
vehicle.
B
B
The
bulk
of
these
are
in
in
in
the
south
loop
area,
the
airport
noise
corridor.
So
I
mean,
if
they're
way
down
on
the
strip,
that's
something
else,
but
when
they've
got
that
type
of
access
to
mass
transit,
it
seems
to
me
that.
A
H
And
that's
something
staff
identified
too,
you
know
is
that
a
must-have
criteria,
then,
if
we,
if
a
site,
if
a
project
needs
rezoning,
doesn't
need
to
have
access
not
only
to
just
transit
but
good
transit.
You
know,
like
light
rail
or
higher
frequency
bus
service,.
A
Any
other
questions
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
We'll
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you
again,
and
I
mean
it
it's
great
to
be
in
the
loop
on
these
things
and
kind
of
know,
what's
happening,
and
that's
something
that
I
think
is
interesting.
So
we
should
note
for
the
record
that
commissioner
plessy
has
arrived.
I
A
I
It
yeah.
Yes,
that's
exactly
what
you
do.
A
A
G
Yes,
mr
mr
president
and
commissioners,
so
item
2.1
is
a
follow-up
on
the
water
park
project.
G
G
A
F
Your
answers-
oh
no,
oh,
I
was
going
to
comment.
I
I
think
my
position
is
well
known
on
the
the
water
park
itself,
but
I
understand
this
is
an
integral
thing
that
benefits
the
city
too.
B
I
would
like
to
tag
on
to
that.
My
position
is
similar
to
cynthia's,
I'm
probably
going
to
continue.
Well,
I'm
not
probably
I'm
going
to
reflect
the
majority
of
the
opinion
feedback.
I've
got
from
citizens,
friends,
people
golfing
buddies
in
bloomington
and
probably
continued
to
reflect
for
a
while.
My
opposition.