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From YouTube: January 11, 2022 Port Authority Commission meeting
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Bloomington Minnesota Port Authority Meeting
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Mr
president,
members
so
with
bond
council
on
the
general
council,
we
are
going
out
with
an
rfp
in
the
first
quarter
of
this
year
to
hire
both
of
those
firms,
so
we've
executed
three
month
contracts
with
kennedy
and
graven
to
continue
their
services
through
that
time
period
when
we
will
be
going
out
for
our
fee,
so
it's
informational.
No
action
is
required
on
that.
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Hi,
okay,
thank
you
and
we'll
continue
on
for
another
year.
I
guess
all
of
us,
so
at
any
rate,
the
next
item
on
the
agenda,
then,
is
that
the
newspaper
that's
on
current
is
our
current
newspaper.
That's
on
page
eight
as
a
package,
so
I
would
entertain
a
motion
for
the
approval
of
the
sun
current
as
our
newspaper.
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Okay,
great
so
we've
got
the
2021
annual
report
and
work
plan.
It
should
look
pretty
familiar
format,
wise
and
also
project
wise
to
previous
years,
but
you'll
see
later
on
in
the
document
here.
One
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
work
on
in
2022
is
a
number
of
organizational
items
and
that's
one
of
those
is
to
just
update
the
format
of
the
report
and
work
plan.
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We
meet
monthly
now,
and
you
know,
work
with
finance
and
kari
to
try
to
predict
where
this
pandemic
is
going,
because
that
lodging
tax
in
particular
affects
not
only
the
south
loop
development
fund,
but
the
city
general
fund,
and
then
you
know
how
much
in
a
way
subsidizes
the
the
city
general
fund
levy,
sick,
was
a
big
project
and
has
been
for
a
couple
of
years,
but
2021
was
a
big
year
for
sick.
We
closed
on
the
property,
it
was
as
lots
of
closings
are.
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This
was
a
complicated
closing
in
the
middle
of
the
summer.
We
got
it
done.
We
broke
ground,
it's
coming
out
of
the
ground.
I
think
it's
really
changed
the
physical
landscape
on
south
loop.
If
you
haven't
been
by
there
recently,
I
think
you
know
for
a
kind
of
light
manufacturing,
high-tech
manufacturing
project
it's
a
as
attractive
as
those
projects
go.
I
think
we're
starting
to
talk
to
them
about
phase
two.
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You
know
a
lot
of
this
is
in
their
court
from
a
business
standpoint.
If
they're
able
to
move
forward
with
phase
two
but
we're
hearing,
that's
a
possibility
and
we'll
be
working
with
them,
hopefully,
to
move
that
forward,
get
phase
two
started
potentially
in
2023
in
2022,
we'd,
be
doing
all
those
development
agreements
and
while
the
the
property
closing
and
so
that
paradigm
has
been
set
phase,
two
is
a
as
another
level
of
complexity
in
it
because
we
would
be
involved
in
building
the
parking
ramp.
That
would
sit
next
to
the
project.
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Also
for
2022
we'd
be
administering
the
minnesota
investment
fund
loan
for
phase
one
and
then
park
and
fly
in
american
square.
Those
projects
saw
approval
in
2020,
slash
21
and
we
have
been
impacted
by
commodity
prices
and
so
with
a
little
luck
and
some
budget
adjustments.
Those
projects
will
move
forward
soon,
but
those
are
going
to
be
ongoing
and
so
remember,
the
ardor
is
the
market
rate
project
and
the
quinn
is
the
affordable
project
that
kind
of
goes
along
with
the
order,
so
just
going
back
through
a
couple
of
those
things.
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Definitely
not
picture
of
the
sick
project.
The
rosa
project
you've
seen
these
before
and
then
the
location
of
the
arter
project,
which
is
south
of
the
rosa
project.
Rosa,
would
be
just
to
the
north
here
harder
project
there
and
I'm
going
through
this
tonight.
Just
for
for
ease
of
you
know
flow
of
the
meeting,
but
you
know
becky
and
jason
are
here
to
answer
any
questions
and,
of
course,
becky
is
working
on
some
projects,
jason's
the
lead
on
other
projects,
I'm
the
lead
on
some
projects.
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Well
said,
we
appreciate
your
time
and
we
fully
realized
that
you've
got
a
tremendous
team
that
we've
witnessed
has
done
tremendous
work
in
the
last
couple
years,
with
all
the
things
and
this
your
work
not
only
or
fully
identifies
that,
but
but
that
is
very
good
to
to
bring
up
and
we're
also
excited.
I
think
it's
now
official
that
you're
actually
going
to
be
having
the
staff
edition
that
we've
been
hoping
for
for
a
number
of
years.
Oh.
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That
project
is
really
ramping
up,
in
fact,
especially
lately
after
the
holiday
break
kind
of
a
slow
down
on
some
projects,
but
we're
starting
to
get
agreements
and
really
move
that
forward.
So
that's
moving
into
the
agreement
phase.
Now,
as
we
look
to
kind
of
move
on
the
term
sheet
that
the
council
in
port
directed
us
to
move
forward
with
previously
in
2021.
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And
then
the
world's
fair,
you
know
in
particular
the
mayor
and
the
city
manager-
are,
are
engaged
in
this
heavily
and
you
know
really
in
the
last
couple
of
months
the
the
project
has
got
a
lot
of
momentum
that
it
that
it
that
really
needed-
and
I
I
think
it's
just
it's
really
nice-
to
see
the
level
of
people
engaging
in
the
project
and
the
private
industry.
You
know,
frankly
donating
money
to
the
project
not
to
us,
obviously,
but
to
the
to
the
organizing
committee
and
things
like
that.
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So
their
fundraising
activities
and
the
engagement
with
the
federal
government
and
other
entities
is,
is
just
really
starting
to
to
gain
momentum,
and
so
2022
is
going
to
be
a
very
big
year
for
the
project.
It'll
really
make
or
break
it.
There's
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
but
the
momentum
is
headed
in
the
right
direction
and
it's
it's
really
really
nice
to
see-
and
you
know
the
council
on
port
have
been
very
supportive
of
that
project.
I
think
even
more
so
now
than
in
2017,
and
I
think
it
has
a
real
chance.
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Shane,
I
I
want
to
just
circle
back
to
the
the
water
park
and
those
things
I
just
want
to
indicate
to
all
the
port
authority
members
that
I've
been
impressed
in
the
last
month
or
so
with
with
really
the
the
information
flow
that
has
been
coming
through,
which
is
much
enhanced
from
what
they've
done
before
kurt
hagen
and
others.
I
think,
have
made
a
real
effort
to
make
sure
that
we
jane
in
particular,
knows
about
anything
as
soon
as
it
happens.
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I
agree,
mr
president,
thanks
for
those
comments,
legislation
so
the
port
authority,
you
know
we
act
as
the
liaison
kind
of
the
it's
almost
like
the
the
data
center,
the
switch
gear
for
legislation
and
the
legislative
policies
that
the
city
council
approves.
In
fact,
we've
got.
The
legislative
breakfast,
of
course,
will
be
virtual.
I
guess
everybody
can
eat
their
breakfast.
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The
past
10
years,
I
think,
have
been
just
very
good
for
bloomington
on
that
front
and
all
that
time
that
we
spend
on
that-
which
you
know
comes
at
a
time
here
when
it's
really
busy
on
a
lot
of
fronts
as
projects
are
starting
to
you
know.
Trying
to
get
in
the
ground
and
negotiating
agreements
is
the
same
time
that
the
legislature
is
in
session.
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Mr
president,
commissioners,
commissioner,
keller,
are
you
asking
about
the
crime
aspect
of
it
or
just
yes,
outreach?
Okay,
so
I'd
say
the
the
increase
in
in
crime
and
police
calls
and
things
like
that.
I
think
it
was
evenly
distributed
not
only
with
within
south
luke
but
outside
of
south
loop
as
well
and
talking
to
the
police
department.
You
know
all
along
494
and
other
areas
I
mean,
I
think
the
crime
situation
has
evolved
now
we're
hearing
a
lot
about.
You
know
carjackings
and
property
crime,
and
things
like
that.
I
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And
but
earlier
on,
in
the
pandemic,
there
was
a
lot
of
you
know:
people
in
spaces
that
weren't
typically
there,
and
so
I
was
getting
calls
from
businesses
that
had
employees
that
were
being
approached
and
accosted,
and
you
know
elevator
cores
hotel
owners
that
had
incidences
in
their
lobbies
that
they
didn't
have
before
the
pandemic
and
lots
of
things
like
that.
So
it
was.
It
was
unusual
for
sure,
and
some
of
that
seems
to
have
gone
down,
but
obviously
we're
hearing
about
all
these
other
things.
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And
just
lay
the
land,
you
know
marriott
ramadan
at
center,
mit
stadium,
enjoying
lands
ss
farm.
If
we
need
to,
we
can
come
back
to
this
diagram
if
people
have
questions,
but
I've
said
it
a
couple
of
times.
This
is
the
first
time
I
think
that
there's
activity,
development
or
otherwise,
I
think,
on
every
parcel,
especially
every
open,
parcel
in
in
salt
loop,
and
that's
that's.
Obviously
the
goal
you
know
that's
what
the
port
authority
is
is
is
really
there
to
do.
D
Is
to
I
look
at
my
job
and
again
we'll
get
to
this.
You
know
more
organizational
stuff
at
the
end
of
the
work
plan.
You
know
the
goal,
the
port
authority.
The
goal
of
my
job
is
to
get
self
loop
developed
and
that's
that's
happening
very
rapidly.
Right
now,
which
is
which
is
great.
Even
you
know,
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic,
again
where
the
water
park
is
and
the
associated
parking
ramp
very
likely,
a
hotel
would
come
along
with
it
and
then
just
on
the
expo.
You
know
again.
D
The
real
goal,
from
my
perspective
on
the
expo,
is
to
get
a
big
chunk
of
south
loop
developed
in
one
fell
swoop.
Of
course,
the
expo
event
is
super
important,
but
building
the
building
so
that
they
can
be
used
afterwards
in
a
meaningful
way
is
is,
is
really
important.
This
is
the
kazakhstan
expo.
I
know
that
kazakhstan's
in
the
news
for
all
the
wrong
reasons
right
now,
but
their
development
model
is
is
still
something
that
was
important
to
see.
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And
then
the
sprue
shadows,
farm
port
authority
and
council
staff,
we
talked
about
it
as
a
potential
site
for
expo,
but
we
have
engaged
with
the
native
american
community.
They've
been
are
engaging
back
with
us.
In
fact,
we
received
a
letter
from
them
recently
saying
that
they
have
concerns
about
the
city.
D
You
know,
city
slash,
you
know
minnesota
placing
an
expo
on
the
spruce
shadows
farm
site,
so
we
are
engaging
with
that
community,
engaging
with
the
landowner
engaging
with
the
office
of
the
state
archaeologist
and
others
to
to
really
understand
what
people's
concerns
are
and
if
there
is
a
possibility
there.
We
don't
know
that
today
it's
an
ongoing
discussion
where
we
are
with
the
expo
sighting
right
now
is
you
know
the
adjoining
lands
east
of
the
mall
of
america
is
the
course
site
and
if
there
are
lands
that
can
be
added
to
that
core
site.
D
After
discussions
with
all
of
the
various
stakeholders,
including,
of
course
the
native
american
community,
then
then
so
be
it.
But
that's
that's
a
big
question
mark
as
it
sits
here
today
and
and
what
what
could
happen
on
the
spruce
shadows,
farm
and
a
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
statute
and
legality
and
and
things
like
that,
tied
into
that
is
the
long
metal
circle
property.
There
is
a
development
potential
there
that
we're
monitoring.
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Well,
it's
been
going
on
for
a
long
time,
but
it
started
in
earnest
back
in
2015
and
16
after
the
the
al-shabab
video
came
out
and
it
caused
traffic
to
go
down
at
the
mall
of
america,
but
it
was
really
important
to
do
that
work
before
the
pandemic,
and
it
was
a
lot
of
good
information
that
we
had
kind
of
in
the
bank
when
the
pandemic
hit
to
try
to
manage.
You
know
how
the
downturn
was
impacting
the
mall
and
how
how
they
were.
D
Thermada
thunderbird
site.
There's
a
group
there
again
we're
under
an
nda,
so
we
can't
talk
publicly
about
what's
happening
there,
but
there's
an
active
development
there
as
well
and
then
bloomington
central
station.
So
the
friendly
is
leasing
up,
I
think,
is
70
to
80
percent
leased
up
right
now
and
the
velocity
is
is
still
good
and
the
fourth
phase
residential
with
grocery
in
2021.
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Yep,
mr
president,
commissioners,
absolutely
they
you
know
it
was
an
interesting
time
to
open
a
residential
project
right
at
the
beginning
of
cobid,
of
course,
and
I
think
I
guess
they
started-
leasing
up
kind
of
a
couple
months
into
covid,
but
even
in
february
and
march
of
2021,
their
leasing
velocity
started
to
pick
up.
And
if
you
remember
where
we
were
at
that
time,
it
was
a
little
surprising
in
some
ways
to
see
that,
because
that
was
a
really
tough
time
you
know
covet
in
december.
D
The
restaurants
were
closed,
but
we
kind
of
think
what
happened
is
people
were
tired
of
living
who
they
were
living
with
perhaps
and
it
needed
more
space
of
their
own
and
the
family
was
positioned
to
you
know
we're
getting
20
25
leases
signed
a
month
at
that
point,
and
you
know
400
unit
project
that
that
slowed
down
for
sure,
as
it
always
does
near
the
end.
But
it's
it's
been.
D
You
know
as
good
as
you
could
expect,
with
the
conditions
that
we
have
today,
which
are
you
know,
pretty
unprecedented,
so
but
yes,
they're,
getting
very
close
on
on
the
developer
side
to
be
able
to
move
forward
with
the
fourth
phase
of
residential
there.
That
doesn't
have
a
name
yet,
but
commodity
prices
are
are
a
real
impact
they're.
D
D
All
right
and
then
this
reshadows
farm.
This
is
just
a
location
map
of
the
upland
area
versus
the
farmland,
and
I
think
everybody
knows
where
the
site
is,
but
just
a
reminder
and
then
the
long
middle
circle
site
and
the
two
parcels
on
the
south
end
of
this
map.
The
bottom
of
this
map
here
are
part
of
the
spruce
shadows
farm
as
well.
D
All
right-
and
then
let's
see,
I
just
can't
see
my
thing
here.
Bcs
I
mean
so.
The
office
market
is,
is
probably
you
know,
just
gonna
be
stagnant
for
for
a
long
time,
but
there
are
still
some
conversations
about
office
that
come
and
go
from
time
to
time.
But
mostly
it's
been
going
and
and
not
coming
into
focus
lately.
D
So,
but
we'll
continue
to
monitor
that
the
park
and
go
development,
which
is
the
one
that's
west
of
34th
avenue
again
they
have
a
requirement
from
the
city
to
convert
that
into
development
in
phases,
and
we
continue
to
talk
to
them
and
they
continue
to
talk
to
us
about
subsidy
and
they're,
going
to
be
going
through
the
planning
commission
very
soon,
maybe
even
this
thursday,
for
a
request
to
to
extend
their
timelines.
But
first
off
that's
a
decision
for
the
planning,
commission
and
city
council.
D
D
Is
there
a
question?
No
okay.
The
center
for
inspiration
is
the
called
the
space
shuttle
project
that
project's
on
pause
due
to
covid.
I
do
reach
out
to
casey
herzberg,
occasionally
just
to
see
if
that's
still
an
option,
so
you
know,
should
we
keep
it
on
the
work
plan?
If
you
will-
and
she
says
yes,
the
the
project
is-
is
just
kind
of
in
a
state
of
stagnation.
D
D
Did
a
great
job
speaking
at
the
event
we
had
senator
klobuchar
there,
it's
just
a
really
nice
project
to
see
finally
get
done,
and
just
I
think,
applause
all
around
for
everybody
that
worked
on
that
one
and
the
rear
view
corridor
the
streetcar
project.
Well,
theoretically,
streetcar
project,
we're
involved
in
quite
a
few
committees
when
you
get
these
updates
to
the
council
and
port
authority.
D
Fire
station
three
monitored
the
the
close-up
of
that
project
and
then
we'll
be
shifting
into
talking
about
creative
place,
making
options
for
that
site.
The
carlton
tiff
fund
again
is
a
city
fund,
but
since
it's
in
the
south
loop
district,
the
port
helps
finance,
manage
that,
and
most
of
that
was
dedicated
to
the
six
project.
We
still
have
a
little
little
bit
to
spend
and
then
we'll
close
that
that
old
tip
fund
out
on
this
next
phase,
the
state
trail.
D
We
support
funding
for
that,
so
just
kind
of
keep
an
eye
on
that.
There
wasn't
a
lot
of
activity
in
2021
on
that,
but
I
mean
even
last
night,
there
was
discussion
at
the
city
council
about
you
know
doing
a
natural
resource
project
with
some
of
the
local
option:
sales
tax,
money
that
the
city
could
be
the
beneficiary
of
and
and
how
that
fits
in,
we'll
be
working
on
that
as
well
and
then
strategic
parcels,
just
monitoring
kind
of
all
those
parcels
and
self-loop
or
opportunities.
D
D
We
have
the
fairly
successful
open
to
business
program
with
mccd
and,
of
course
we
did
the
business
survey
which
the
council
in
port
heard
in
2021
with
I
have
to
say.
I
was
a
little
bit
surprised
personally
with
the
you
know,
just
the
positive
business
climate
that
businesses
were
experiencing
in
bloomington.
D
That
was,
I
was
saying
it's
a
total
surprise,
because
we
don't
hear
a
lot
of
complaining,
but
it
was
just
surprising
to
me
at
how
positive
that
survey
turned
out.
I
think
it
was
surprising
to
the
survey
here
in
addition
to
everybody
else,
and
then
a
new
business
resource
page
and
you
know,
there'll-
be
a
lot
more
work
on
that
this
year.
D
We
engage
on
the
city's
strategic
planning.
We
will
do
more
work
on
diversity,
equity,
inclusion
with
the
port.
This
year
we
engage
on
infrastructure
planning
with
the
city
groups,
manage
the
south
loop
development
fund.
Again,
that's
a
city
fund
technically,
but
because
it's
statutorily
aimed
at
south
loop
geographically,
the
port
has
traditionally
been
the
budgeter
for
that
normandale
lake
district.
D
Again,
the
port
can
operate
anywhere
in
the
city,
while
its
focus
has
generally
been
south
loop.
You
know
it's
a
cushman
in
wakefield,
that's
the
manager
of
the
majority
of
that
space
out
there,
and
so
we
worked
with
them
to
try
to
make
the
office
area
out
there
more
more
successful
and
we
continue
to
work
with
them.
In
fact,
just
got
a
call
from
the
obama
director
today
for
a
meeting
so
I'll
be
meeting
with
with
her
next
next
week.
C
D
Mr
president,
commissioners,
absolutely
so
the
foreign
trade
zone,
our
involvement
there,
the
fruit
of
that
really
is
the
sick
project.
Without
you
know
our
knowing
about
stick
in
general,
they
would
be
somewhere
else
either
in
houston
or
in
another
part
of
the
of
the
twin
cities,
and
so
the
foreign
trade
zone
has
really
been
just
really
on
the
upswing
again
in
the
past
couple
of
years.
D
In
large
part
due
to
the
foreign
trade
zones,
collaboration
with
deed
as
administer
and
in
fact
the
unfortunately,
the
person
that's
doing
that
work
just
got
a
different
job
and
they'll
be
moving
on,
but
I'm
sure
deed
will
assign
a
new
person
to
that
and
keep
that
in
their
quiver.
I
know
they're,
very
supportive
of
the
foreign
trade
zone.
D
But
but
noted,
commissioner
keller
spent
a
lot
of
time
on
the
foreign
trade
zone
and
I
think
everybody's
appreciative
of
his
service
and
and
now
currently
the
the
mayor-
and
I
are
on
that
on
that
board
and
actually
in
february,
is
when
we
typically
do
that.
Appointment.
We'll
have
that
on
the
agenda
again
for
reappointments
to
the
foreign
trade
zone.
I
I
D
I
have
a
typo
in
here-
I
left
jason's
name
in
here,
but
the
excel
sort
of
excel
energy
certified
site
program.
So
we
excel
has
this
website
and
a
program
that
says
around
the
country
that
these
sites
are
kind
of
served
with
power,
they're
kind
of
ready
to
go,
and
we
worked
with
them
to
to
make
sure
that
those
self-loop
sites
are
are
are
in
there
and
then
create
a
place
making
a
big
year
with
creative
place
making
this
year
with
events,
but
in
particular
the
physical
installations.
D
The
mural
that's
on
the
excel
substation,
I
think,
is
quite
striking
frankly
and
then
just
recently,
the
on
the
windiest
day
of
the
year,
the
cold
finch
got
installed
and
we
we're
anxiously
waiting
the
wind
to
be
over
so
that
we
knew
that
the
bird
wasn't
gonna
end
up
on
the
ground
on
its
first
day,
but
due
to
logistics
and
trucks
and
deliveries
and
things
like
that.
It
needed
to
be
installed
that
day
so
any
case
it
worked
out
and
if
you
haven't
driven
by
there,
it's
it's
really.
D
F
C
E
D
E
D
He
has
an
installation
in
the
it's
is
it
atlanta
airport,
for
example?
It's
a
big
aviator,
glasses
clouds,
and
I
mean
so
he
does
these
iconic
kind
of
kitschy
installations.
If
you
will-
and
so
he
had
a
slate
of
birds
that
that
he
wanted
to
do.
And
then
ali
did
a
poll
with
social
media
outreach
and
ultimately
the
community
decided
what
kind
of
bird
that
it
would
be.
A
D
It
that
it
is
it's,
it's
good
press
anyway,
of
putting
self
loop
on
the
map,
and
then
you
know
again
this
self
loop
branding.
It's
been
discussion
of
the
port
to
rename
34th
and
or
34th
avenue
to
south
loop.
We
still
have
that
on
the
docket
honestly
we're
just
you
know,
working
on
all
the
development
projects
and
we
will
get
to
the
to
the
branding
piece
because
I
think
the
boards.
I
voted,
that
it's
a
good
idea
and
we
will
get
to
that.
D
D
D
Data
management
policy,
port
authority
bylaws,
the
south
loop
district
plan-
is
really
going
to
happen
in
mostly
2023,
but
there'll
be
some
pre-work
that
will
happen
to
that
in
2022
and
then
early
in
the
year
the
org
chart,
as
you
mentioned,
with
the
additional
position.
How
what
does
the
org
chart
look
like?
How
does
it
interface
with
the
hra's
work?
D
The
hra
has
a
what
they're
calling
is
an
assessment
of
the
of
the
division.
That's
happening
right
now
through
an
outside
consultant
and
really
evaluating
what
you
know,
what
what
the
hra
should
be
focused
on
and
the
pandemic
has
really
changed
that
the
the
pandemic
has
pushed
the
hra
focus
to
you
know,
what's
being
talked
about
as
the
continual.
A
D
All
the
way
from
you
know
the
people
that
are
unsheltered
and
all
the
way
through
through
home
ownership,
and
so
hra's
focus
may
or
may
not
shift
that
work
is
ongoing
and
the
port
authority
you
know,
may
get
involved
in
some
of
the
projects
that
are
traditional
hra
projects.
Again,
I
don't
want
to
presume
what
the
consultant
will
say,
just
kind
of
laying
out
the
landscape
of
of
the
potential
opportunities,
but
we're
not
going
to
wait
for
that
because,
honestly,
the
port
needs
additional
head
count.
D
So
we're
going
to
look
at
the
port's
org
chart
get
another
position,
get
another
body
in
and
work
on
on
these
other
items
throughout
the
throughout
the
year,
but
and
then
just
last
one
last
thing
that
I
have
and
of
course
open
for
discussion.
But
you
know
the
port
authority
meeting
schedule.
Traditionally
we
meet
at
you
know
the
first
tuesday
at
5
15
p.m.
K
D
D
But
we
could
also
shift
to
you
know
it's
really
what
the
hra
used
to
do
back
honestly
when
regina
was
here
six
seven
years
ago,
she
would
have
her
hra
meetings,
they
would
do
the
meat
of
the
business,
and
I
don't
want
to
say
that
the
council
was
a
rubber
stamp
on
the
hra's
work.
But
it
was
much
more
or
less
detailed
presented
at
the
city
council,
where
the
hra
really
did
the
meat
of
the
the
work
and
negotiating
term
sheets,
and
things
like
that.
I
D
Mr
president,
commissioners,
commissioner
keller,
I
I
definitely
think
we
are.
We
are
definitely
following
the
rules.
It
gets
into
the
definition
of
statutory
definition
of
quote,
unquote,
regular
meeting
and
quote
unquote
special
meeting,
so
we're
totally
legal
on
everything
for
sure
it's
just
more.
D
What
is
the
preference
of
the
board
and
we've
got
the
mayor
and
councilmember
carter
here?
That
could
opine
on
that.
But
again
you
know
we
staff
work
for
you
guys
and,
however,
you
guys
want
to
handle
it
is,
is
okay,
so
it,
unless
you
direct
us
differently,
we'll
kind
of
continue
on
try
to
have
meetings
on
the
first
tuesday
as
appropriate
and
honestly,
if
it
works
to
have
the
council
join
us
at
those
meetings.
D
That's
that's
the
best
outcome,
but
oftentimes
that
doesn't
work
for
one
reason
or
another,
but
anyway
that's
another
thing
to
consider.
If
people
wanna
to
do
it
differently,
we're
certainly
open
to
that.
But
with
that
you've
heard
me
ramble
on
for
quite
a
while,
and
I
can
stop
talking
and
take
discussion
and
questions.
H
I
think
it
that
was
a
good
kind
of
the
initial
conversation
around
that,
in
terms
of
should
we
pursue
this,
I
think
it
benefits
from
a
free-flowing
conversation
between
both
the
council
and
the
port,
maybe
once
it
gets
going
and
it's
more
evaluating
proposals
and
kind
of
admin
and
the
kind
of
the
mechanics
of
making
the
project
work
that
it
could
run
separately.
But
I
think
there
there
are
roles
for
both
kind
of
meetings.
I
Yeah,
I
totally
agree,
and
I
think
that
getting
the
you
know,
the
aggregate
of
the
decision
makers
together
has
given
us
in
the
past
the
opportunity
for
people
to
kind
of
share
opinions
and
and
think
through
what
they
really
want
to
do.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
and-
and
I
know
I
have
actually
been
influenced
by
council
members
and
how
I
viewed
things
so
I
I
do
think
there
is
some
benefit
to
that.
I
totally
agree
with
commissioner
peterson
and
we
should
keep
that
up
as
long
as
those
meetings
run.
F
Okay,
I
also
would
like
to
see
meetings
with
the
council
continue.
I
do
believe
the
council
is
closer
to
the
citizenry
than
we.
As
you
know,
citizen
port
board
members
are
and
that
feedback,
I
think,
is,
is
very
important.
I
mean
I
I
don't
get
calls
from
anyone
except
people
I
happen
to
to
talk
to
in
close
neighborhood
or
church
or
other
city
activities
I'm
involved
in,
but
I
do
think
there's
a
value
to
that
and
I
value
them.
K
C
I
mean
we
serve
at
the
really
the
pleasure
of
the
city
council,
and
so
I
think
it's
it's
really
to
some
degree,
the
city
council's
role,
to
define
what
they
want
the
port
authority
to
do-
and
you
know
we've
done
different
things
over
different
periods
of
time,
but
I
think
particularly
commissioner
peterson,
because
he
served
on
city
council
for
years
and
obviously
the
mayor
and
commissioner
carter,
councilmember
carter
have
kind
of
a
unique
perspective
on
this.
So
from
my
standpoint
I
mean
I,
I
think,
we've
been
dealing
with
a
lot
of
difficult
projects.
C
People
have
been
able
to
talk
about,
and
we've
talked
about
difficult
issues.
So
again,
I
think
it's
something
that
that
I
would
clearly
defer
to
the
people
that
have
served
on
both
bodies
and
have
that
experience,
but,
but
I
think
it
is,
you
have
been
calling
the
meetings
and
doing
things
shane.
I
think
it's
worked
out
from
my
perspective
very
well
one
of
the
things
we
do
want
to
do.
Shane
you
started
out
talking
about
your
staff
and
I
did.
C
C
You
look
through
it
and
you
you
can
say
in
one
way
it's
good
bedtime
reading,
because
it's
going
to
push
you
to
sleep,
but
but
at
the
same
point
in
time
it's
a
tremendous
amount
of
things
that
are
going
on
and
I
think
you're
pointing
out
that
there's
active
development
really
going
on
all
the
areas
in
the
south
loop
and
then
the
many
other
things
that
we
get
into.
So
I
mean
having
been
involved
with
this
for
obviously
many
years.
C
It's
it's
was
always
something
that
I
was
hopeful
that
we
would
get
to
the
point
where
the
development
of
south
open
this
area
kind
of
becomes
self-sustaining
and
I
think
we're
we're
not
at
that
point
we're
pretty
close
to
it,
which
is
is
gratifying.
I
think
it
represents
a
lot
of
long-term
commitment
and
effort
by
the
city
and
and
others
to
do
this,
so
we're
fortunate
to
to
have
a
just
really
a
great
staff
in
place
and
I
think,
a
good
working
relationship
with
the
council
and
others,
and
so
we
can
go
forward.
C
I
think,
with
some
confidence
into
the
new
year
that
and
we'll
I'm
sure
we'll
have
some
more
things
that
come
along
the
pike
before
the
expo
is
done.
I'm
sure
there's
going
to
be
plenty
of
issues
with
that
and
and
I'm
sure
before
the
water
park
is
built
and
other
development
that
there'll
be
more
interesting
discussions
that
we're
going
to
have
to
have.