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From YouTube: May 24, 2021 Bloomington City Council Meeting
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Bloomington Minnesota City Council Meeting
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Here
all
seven
members
of
the
bloomington
city
council
are
in
attendance
this
evening
item
three
on
our
agenda.
Is
the
approval
of
the
agenda
a
couple
things
I
wanted
to
point
out
to
folks
who
might
be
tuning
in
to
watch
once
we
get
to
our
hearings,
resolutions
and
ordinances.
We
do
have
public
hearings
on
item
7.1
and
2..
We
have
a
public
comment
time
that
we're
going
to
make
available
on
item
7.3
item.
A
7.4
is
not
a
public
hearing,
but
7.5
will
be
a
public
hearing
and
and
then,
as
we
go
into
our
organizational
businesses
we
get
to
as
we
get
past
our
city
council
policy
and
issue
update,
we'll
go
to
item
8.3,
which
is
a
resolution
to
go
into
closed
session,
to
discuss
labor
relations
strategy
and
we
do
have
that
option
to
go
into
closed
session
for
items
such
as
labor
relations
strategy,
and
we
would
will
be
doing
that.
We
will
go
into
a
closed
session.
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We
will
come
back
into
open
session
simply
to
adjourn,
but
when
we
come
back
into
open
session,
we
will
not
have
any
discussion.
There
won't
be
anything
decided
and
so
on.
So,
as
we
get
to
item
8.3
it,
the
the
public
information,
there
won't
be
any
additional
interaction
or
announcements
for
the
public
on
our
agenda
or
anything.
We've
got
going
on
council,
anything
to
add
or
any
clarifications
for
the
agenda
for
this
evening
hearing
none.
I
would
move
approval
of
tonight's
agenda.
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You,
mr
mayor
and
council
members
good
evening
at
last
week's
meeting
mr
cliff
carlson
had
asked
about
creekside
and
what
the
plan
was
for
reopening
creekside
and
the
programs
that
would
be
offered.
The
mayor
had
indicated
in
in
response
to
his
question
last
monday
that
we
would
have
a
full
report
coming
and
I
just
wanted
to
update
both
mr
carlson,
our
viewers
and
the
council
that
jill
murphy,
our
creekside
manager
will
be
providing
that
full
report
at
the
june
7th
council
meeting
under
introductory
right
away
at
the
beginning.
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As
I
said,
it
is
a
five
minute
limit
per
caller
just
make
sure
that
everything
is
fair
and
equitable
for
everybody
who
calls
in
it's
not
necessarily
for
a
back
and
forth
or
problem
solving
or
discussion.
We
will
answer
questions
of
of
easy
fact,
but
we
will
not
get
into
a
back
and
forth
we'll
instead
rely
on
a
reply
by
mr
verbi
at
the
next
meeting
to
any
questions
or
issues
that
are
brought
up
at
the
public
comment
period.
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Keypad
and
we
have
daniella
control,
who
wants
to
speak
ma'am?
The
line
is
open.
Thank
you,
hi,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
bark,
which
is
the
bloomington
anti-racist
coalition,
and
we
wanted
to
respond
to
the
mayor's
council
minute.
We
don't
think
you
actually
understand
the
concerns
regarding
the
city
flying
the
thin
blue
line
plague.
D
You
can't
be
neutral
on
a
moving
train
political
platitudes
and
attempting
to
play
off
both
sides
is
not
the
appropriate
response
to
community
members
showing
concern
to
the
city
sanctions
flying
in
the
flag
that
represents
oppression.
Therefore,
bark
has
decided
it
necessary
to
respond
point
by
point
to
your
may
19th
council
minute.
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First,
how
dare
you
compare
flying
the
pride
flags
flying
the
thin
blue
line's
leg?
These
two
symbols
are
not
comparable
because,
unlike
the
pride
flag,
which
celebrates
the
humanity
of
historically
marginalized
identity,
the
thin
blue
lines
legs
all
like
violence,
white
supremacy
and
racism,
people
can
choose
to
be
police
officers,
but
people
cannot
choose
to
be
clear.
Queer
people
have
not
been
surveilled
or
queer.
People
have
been
surveilled
and
have
not
surveyed
and
beat
people
for
their
sexuality
police
have.
D
As
you
said,
you
said,
I
know
many
people
see
this
thin
blue
line
flag
as
a
racist,
divisive
and
openly
hostile
symbol
to
members
of
our
bipod
communities.
If
your
constituents
are
telling
you
and
the
council
that
this
flag
is
racist,
offensive
and
openly
hostile,
why
did
you
and
the
council
even
consider
flying
it?
That
should
be
enough
as
a
reason
to
not
fly
this
way,
but
clearly
being
anti-racist
is
not
a
priority
for
you
or
the
council.
D
He
also
said
I
want
to
be
absolutely
clear.
I
firmly
believe
that
the
bloomington
police
department
made
the
request
to
fight
the
flag
in
an
honorable
and
solemn
and
respectful
manner.
I
don't
believe
for
one
second,
that
there
was
a
racist
or
threatening
or
insulting
intent
wow.
It
may
be
tempting
for
you
to
trust
the
people
you
brush
shoulders
with
in
the
city
government.
Building
many
of
the
residents
in
the
city
clearly
do
not
believe
what
you
do.
D
Perhaps
it
might
be
helpful
to
go
back
a
bit
in
time
to
brooklyn
center
when
dante
wright
was
killed.
When
protests
erupted
outside
the
police
station,
the
brooklyn
center
police
decided
it
was
appropriate
to
slide
the
thin
blue
line's
leg.
If
you
recall,
this
was
met
with
widespread
disgust,
and
it
was
clear
once
again
that
this
flag
was
merely
a
reaction
to
the
cause
of
black
liberation
and
the
police
view
themselves
as
separate
from
our
civilians.
D
Yet
here
in
bloomington,
with
the
police
department
responsible
for
the
murder
of
isaac
aiden
during
a
time
of
high
police
community
tensions,
it
is
somehow
concluded
that
flying
the
same
thing,
blue
line
flag
is
appropriate.
Of
course,
it
may
have
seemed
appropriate
to
a
white
mayor
of
the
majority
white
suburb.
Your
residents
of
color
have
been
profoundly
disturbed
by
this
display
of
solidarity
with
the
same
forces
that
oppress
them,
their
families
and
their
friends.
We
also
said
the
white
supremacists
who
marched
at
charlottesville
and
shout
a
disgusting
anti-semitic
chants.
D
They
carry
the
same
blue
line
flag
and
essentially
hijack
its
original
meaning.
We
don't
have
to
give
up
that
symbol
as
a
that
flag
is
a
powerful
symbol,
but
regardless
of
its
supposed
intent,
police
departments
are
historically
and
currently
white
supremacist
institutions
of
the
state
tasked
with
enforcing
the
capitalist
and
the
white
supremacist
system
in
america.
The
system
that
tears
down
unheld,
encampments,
nasa's,
indigenous
water
protectors
and
guns
down
black
people
in
the
streets
in
the
term
the
flag
is
based
on
the
thin
blue
line
was
coined
by
an
infamously
racist,
los
angeles
police
department.
D
Chief,
regardless
of
the
flag
today,
is
seen
as
a
response
to
black
lives
matter.
Its
increased
popularity
is
out
of
the
opposition
to
the
black
lives
matter
movement.
Therefore,
when
you
fly
the
flag,
black
brown
and
indigenous
people
see
an
honoring
of
the
white
supremacist
institution
that
is
felt
violent
to
them
and
or
their
family
and
friends.
D
It's
still
a
commemoration
of
white
supremacy
and
the
violence
that
christopher
columbus
inflicted
on
the
indigenous
communities
here
those
flying
this
way.
You
also
said
white,
supremacists
and
racists
and
exhibitionists
also
frequently
wrap
themselves
in
the
united
states
leg.
Those
flags
carry
deep
and
important
historical
significance
in
this
country.
We
don't
have
to
give
those
fights
up
as
positive
historical
symbols.
We
have
the
power
to
stop
that
we
can
say
no
white,
supremacists
and
racists
wrapping
themselves.
The
american
plague
is
nothing
new.
D
The
u.s
was
founded
by
white
colonizers
who
stole
land
and
murdered
indigenous
nations,
all
while
enslaving
applicants
to
turn
a
profit
throughout
the
first
89
years
of
american
history,
enslaved
aptitudes
worked
while
the
u.s
flag
was
flying
when
black
people
were
being
lynched.
The
u.s
flag
was
flying
when
chinese.
When
the
chinese
exclusion
act
was
passed,
the
u.s
flag
was
flying
when
japanese-american
citizens
replaced
an
internment
camp
for
the
u.s
right
of
mind.
The
internment
camps
themselves
even
had
the
flag
flying.
D
Of
course,
the
u.s
flag
is
a
pers
is
a
positive
symbol
for
white
settlers.
Those
who
benefited
from
the
colonial
violence
and
racial
pressure
in
the
united
states,
but
for
the
indigenous
nations
nearly
destroyed
for
black
people,
who
have
ancestors
that
were
enslaved.
This
flag
is
not
a
positive
symbol.
It
is
a
reminder
of
who
committed
these
atrocities
and
it
continues
to
maintain
the
same
systems
and
oppressions
that
brutalize
and
kill
us
to
this
day.
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E
Yeah
thanks
just
respond
to
the
last
caller.
You
know
the
the
city
with
the
flags,
I
I
don't
think
the
the
thin
blue
line,
as
is
oppressive,
but
I'd
like
the
city
to
maybe
strongly
look
at
a
policy,
possibly
just
to
fly
the
the
city
flag,
the
state
flag
and
the
united
states
flag
and
then
maybe
people's
spoons
won't
get
hurt
over
a
simple
flag.
So
maybe
get
back
to
the
basics.
You
know
and
then
there'd
be
less
controversy
in
that
avenue.
E
But
tonight
I'm
calling
in
about
the
concerning
rise
in
crime.
Livington
ranks
in
the
bottom
two
next
to
minneapolis
when
it
comes
to
crime
in
minnesota,
neighbors,
guests
and
others
are
feeling
uneasy
in
their
community
and
see
the
lack
of
enforcement
on
city
codes,
ordinances
and
laws
that
are
followed.
E
Last
week
I
walked
in
the
smith
park
area
and
the
porta
potty
was
burned
down
the
ground
sitting
there
in
a
pile
of
pile
of
plastic,
and
it's
still
not
replaced.
I
walked
by
there
about
a
couple
hours
ago
and
the
port-a-potty's
still
not
there
over
near
the
baseball
fields,
the
carts
along
the
american
boulevard.
Our
area
are
still
prominent
and
people
are
walking
in
the
middle
of
the
streets.
E
E
Then
it
goes
over
to
traffic
and
then
it
goes
through
finally,
a
voicemail,
then
I
called
back
to
the
police
department
and
asked
for
traffic,
and
then
they
transferred
me
over
to
traffic
engineering.
Interestingly
enough,
this
is
really
unacceptable
and
some
neighbors
are
not
even
calling
in
because
nothing
is
being
done
in
their
neighborhood
as
a
result
of
the
calls.
So
I'm
just
giving
you
guys
my
experience
with
a
call
last
week
to
the
police,
our
neighbors
in
minneapolis
are
experienced
seeing
tragic
losses.
In
the
last
two
weeks.
E
Three
young
children,
young
innocent
children,
have
been
shot
in
the
head
and
one
was
that
one
has
died
from
the
gunshot
wounds
to
the
head,
and
this
should
really
concern
all
this.
Young
girl
was
eating
a
happy
meal
in
the
back
seat
and
I'd,
like
you,
know,
more
people
to
to
say
the
prayers
for
these
young
young
children.
I
have
two
young
children
myself.
This
is
very
concerning
and
another
bloomington
was
again
in
the
news.
E
A
23
year
old
was
arrested
in
bloomington
over
the
weekend
for
killing
a
person
that
was
just
graduating
from
st
thomas
school
and
a
family
member
ended
up
walking
in
mass
and
to
grab
the
diploma
for
the
degree.
So
with
the
recent
budget
talks
indicating
that
bloomington
is
now
in
the
the
black
as
far
as
budget,
I
would
like
to
know
where
the
city
is
at
with
the
budget
for
the
police.
E
Now
I
know
that
budget
is
allocated
for
the
police,
but
in
the
next
council
meeting
mr
burbergy,
please
let
the
public
know
where
we
sit
with
funding
and
support
for
our
our
fine
bloomington
police.
All
of
us
want
to
want
a
similar
thing.
We
want
a
safe
and
secure
community
to
to
live
in
and
support.
So
thank
you
very
much.
F
Hi,
mayor
beste
city
council
members
just
wanted
to
voice
my
support
for
you
and
for
the
city
police,
and
I
know
it's
tough-
to
sit
there
every
week
and
get
a
bunch
of
irate
rhetoric.
And
I
just
urge
you
to
use
some
prudence
and
common
sense.
And
you
know
try
to
keep
things
in
balance
and
not
be
swayed.
B
B
B
A
Very
good,
thank
you
much
with
that.
We'll
close
tonight's
public
comment
period
and
we'll
move
on
to
item
five,
which
are
our
introductory
items,
and
the
first
introductory
item
we
have
is
a
proclamation
for
memorial
day.
Obviously,
this
monday
is
memorial
day
federal
holiday,
an
act
established
by
congress
to
commemorate
and
honor
the
men
and
women
who
have
died
while
in
service
to
the
united
states
armed
forces,
and
we
have,
as
we
typically
do,
a
memorial
day,
proclamation
that
I
will
read
right
now.
A
A
And
whereas,
during
the
week
of
memorial
day,
2021
prisoners
of
war
missing
in
action,
flags
will
be
flown
at
bloomington.
Civic
plaza
in
the
public
works
building
as
a
reminder
of
our
unreturned
soldiers
and
to
symbolize
the
courage
and
sacrifice
that
the
members
our
armed
forces
have
given
on
behalf
of
this
nation.
A
Now,
therefore,
I
tim
bussey
mayor
of
the
city
of
bloomington
minnesota
do
hereby
proclaim
monday
may
31st
2021
is
memorial
day
in
bloomington,
and
I
urge
all
residents
to
remember
and
revere
those
who
have
died
in
the
service
of
the
united
states.
Of
america,
so
that
their
sacrifices
will
not
be
in
vain,
it's
it's
always
seen
as
the
traditional
kickoff
to
summer,
the
last
day
of
of
may
this
year
and
really
leading
us
into
the
summer.
A
But,
however,
you
celebrate
this
long
three-day
weekend.
I
do
hope
you
take
a
moment
to
to
remember
what
the
true
meaning
of
the
weekend
actually
is
and
and
be
sure
to
to
take
a
moment
to
pause
and
think
about
the
folks
who
gave
their
lives
in
service
to
this
country
and
protection
of
this
country
and
sacrificing
their
lives
for
our
freedom.
So
a
question
mr
verbruge:
do
we
know,
will
there
be
a
a
memorial
day,
our
observance
at
the
bloomington
cemetery
this
year?
I
don't
know
that
I've
heard
of
one.
B
Mr
mayor
and
council
members,
I'm
not
aware
of
an
observance
that
has
been
scheduled.
I
knew
know
that
the
parade
that
has
usually
occurred
on
memorial
day
is
not
occurring
this
year,
but
we
will.
We
will
follow
up
and
get
that
information
back
out
to
you.
Thank.
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C
A
C
A
Hi
mere
busty
aye
motion
carries
7-0.
Our
consent
agenda
is
accepted.
We'll
move
on
to
item
seven
tonight
our
hearings,
resolutions
and
ordinances,
and
our
first
public
hearing
tonight
is
in
item
7.1.
It's
a
public
hearing
and
resolution
of
support
to
participate
in
the
the
minnesota
deed,
small
cities,
development
program,
community
development,
block
grant
coronavirus
program
and
our
hra
administrator.
Ms
erica
coleman,
is
here
tonight
to
lead
us
through
this
good
evening.
Ms
coleman
welcome
it's
a
lot
earlier
than
we
typically
get
to
you.
Usually
it's
well
after
10.
G
G
Right,
thank
you.
As
you
said,
this
is
the
community
development
block,
grant
coronavirus
program,
cdbgcv
public
hearing
and
resolution
of
support,
and
so
the
council
is
asked
to
open
and
close
a
public
hearing
and
adopt
a
resolution
of
support
for
cdbg
cv,
funded
activities
specifically
tied
to
the
city's
application
for
additional
funding
through
the
minnesota
department
of
employment
and
economic
development.
G
G
G
The
two
approved
categories
or
activities
that
we
are
applying
for
under
public
service
are
housing
assistance,
which
is
to
provide
up
to
six
continuous
months
of
emergency
payments,
up
to
six
thousand
dollars
for
low
to
moderate
income,
eligible
households,
seniors
and
people
living
with
disabilities,
economically
impacted
by
coba
19
to
make
rent
mortgage
or
utility
payments
payments
must
be
made
to
the
social
and
or
service
provider
of
the
household
payments.
To
cover
past
due
rent
mortgage
or
utilities
are
allowed
for
up
to
six
continuous
months,
provided
the
necessary
supporting
documentation
is
included.
G
The
maximum
amount
under
this
application
is
a
hundred
twenty
thousand
dollars
per
grantee.
As
you
know,
city
bloomington
would
be
the
grantee
food
shelf.
Assistance
is
to
provide
food
shelves
pantries
with
increased
access
to
food
and
delivery,
support
for
low
to
moderate
income,
households,
seniors
and
people
living
with
disabilities
that
are
also
economically
impacted
by
the
pandemic
and
or
inability
to
access
nutritious
food
deed
has
informed
staff
that
the
application
that
we
submit
must
identify
the
community
partners
that
will
administer
the
funds
for
the
food
shelf
assistance.
G
We
have
identified
veep
as
the
best
fit
to
receive
the
assistance
of
up
to
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
or
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
total.
Actually,
staff
has
also
reached
out
to
multiple
organizations
to
determine
interest
in
administering
the
emergency
housing
assistance,
including
culturally
specific
focused
organizations.
G
Clues
has
expressed
interest
in
partnering
with
bloomington
to
deliver
the
housing
funds
to
bloomington
residents,
the
primarily
they
primarily
serve
those
in
the
latino
community.
Another
organization
may
be
added
if
they
are
able
to
meet
the
application
deadline.
Applications
are
due
tuesday
june
1st
and
successful
applicants
will
be
notified
in
early
july.
2021.
G
B
Thank
you
mayor,
just
a
quick
question,
so
I
know
that
veep
also
does
emergency
rent
assistance
and
I'm
wondering
if
they
weighed.
G
To
be
perfectly
honest,
we
did
not
ask
deep,
and
the
reason
we
did
not
ask
is
because
veep
is
already
receiving
an
award
from
the
city
of
bloomington,
with
the
possibility
of
additional
funding
under
our
cdbg
cv
funds
allocation,
and
so
the
focus
would
be
to
try
and
increase
our
culturally
specific,
focused
community
partners
and
residents
in
bloomington.
B
D
D
A
A
C
A
Aye
motion
carries
7-0
to
close
the
public
hearing
item
7.1
council
questions
comments
concerns
this
seems
like
a
a
good
step
forward,
a
need
that
we
could
fill
with
with
deed
small
cities.
Development
program
grant
money
any
questions
on
this
or
anything
to
add
about
it.
B
A
A
B
Navy,
mayor
and
council,
the
item
before
you
is
for
80
8012
old,
cedar
avenue.
South
the
project
is
for
up
to
68
low
and
medium
income
and
moderate
income.
Multi-Housing
development
raider
walter
walton-
is
the
development
company.
This.
These
are
conduit
bonds
up
to
a
taxable
revenue
bonds,
not
to
exceed
11
million
dollars.
B
They
are
the
nodes,
are
special
limited
obligations,
so
they
are
not
financial
obligations
of
the
city
of
bloomington
and
no
taxpayer
dollars
will
be
funding
these
bonds
or
the
repayment
of
these
bonds.
Julie,
eddington.
Our
bond
attorney
has
been
working
on
this
project
with
with
the
city
and
the
developer
and
she's
available.
If
there's
questions,
this
project
did
receive
an
allocation
through
the
state
to
issue
these
bonds.
So
after
the
public
hearing,
we
are
requesting
approval
of
the
bond
issuance.
So
we
stand
for
questions
at
this
time.
A
A
A
A
C
B
C
A
C
Thank
you,
mayor
no
questions.
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
something
that
ms
economy
shoulder
said
a
moment
ago
that
this
is
the
city
is
strictly
acting
as
a
conduit
for
these
bonds
that
this
is
not
a
financial
obligation
of
the
city.
The
the
the
principal
the
interest
on
the
bond
will
all
be
paid
by
the
the
borrower
and
so
on.
The
cities
is
we're
we're
just
basically
the
the
pass-through
for
the
moment.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
folks
got
that
left.
C
Got
that
lest
there
be
any
confusion
about
that
and
mayor
if
there
are
no
other
questions
or
comments,
I'm
happy
to
make
a
motion.
A
Let
me
make
one
last
call
regarding
comments
or
questions,
and
I
appreciate
the
the
clarification
council
member
culture.
C
A
F
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
that,
looking
forward
to
them
getting
moving
on
this
project,
thanks
much
for
that,
we'll
move
on
to
item
7.3,
which
is
not
a
public
hearing,
but
we
will
be
taking
public
comment
on
this
one,
and
this
is
a
proposed
school
crosswalk
safety
improvements
and
france
avenue
striping
changes
and
ms
amy
marone
from
our
traffic
division
is
with
us
to
lead
us
through
this
one.
J
So
back
in
january,
I
visited
you
and
presented
three
spot
safety
improvements
that
we
were
proposing
to
implement
with
our
pmp
reconstruct
and
overlay
projects
this
year
and
tonight,
I'm
bringing
one
additional
recommended
improvement
for
consideration
with
the
2021
pmp
reconstruct
project.
The
section
we're
going
to
talk
about
is
france,
avenue,
south
of
old
shakopee
road
and
while
france
avenue
north
of
old
shakopee
road
is
a
hennepin
county
roadway.
The
segment
that
we're
talking
about
to
the
south
is
under
cities,
city
jurisdiction.
J
Okay,
so
this
is
a
graphic
that
are
a
photo
that
shows
this
crosswalk
location
at
france,
avenue
and
108th
street.
This
is
this
was
taken
prior
to
2020
and
it's
facing
to
the
south.
J
So
to
the
left,
a
half
a
block
is
westwood
elementary
school
and
to
the
right
is
the
new
108
place
apartments
just
a
little
bit
to
the
the
west
of
this
location,
and
one
thing
that
we
heard
as
we
started
having
the
open
houses
for
the
reconstruction
project
was
some
concerns
about
pedestrian
crossing
safety
at
this
location,
and
I
had
also
been
working
with
school
district
representatives
back
starting
in
2019,
with
some
similar
concerns
about
the
increase
in
pedestrian
traffic
with
the
new
apartment
building
and
then
just
better
serving
that
the
students
and
pedestrians
within
the
walking
area
of
the
school
and
then.
J
Lastly,
I
also
received
contact
from
some
more
parent
groups
that
live
to
the
west
of
here
through
some
of
their
contacts
with
our
co-ed
department,
and
so
we
started
taking
a
look
at
the
the
concerns
that
we
were
hearing.
J
Primarily,
the
concern
is
with
pedestrians
or
students
crossing
the
north
leg
of
the
intersection,
because
there
is
no
stop
control
at
this
location
and
they're
crossing
a
four-legged
undivided-
and
I
just
popped
this
graphic
down
in
the
bottom,
just
to
remind
people
of
the
multiple
threat
that
happens
when
we
have
a
four-lane,
undivided
roadway.
J
If
a
pedestrian
starts
across
the
road
and
the
first
vehicle
and
outside
lane
stops,
there's
still
a
significant
site
obstruction
and
a
chance
that
that
pedestrian
could
still
be
hit
by
the
other
vehicle.
That's
driving
in
the
same
direction,
because
the
the
limited
sight
lines
with
the
four-lane,
undivided
roadway.
J
So,
following
the
initial
concerns
that
we
had
heard
in
the
the
working
that
I'd
been
doing
with
the
school
district,
we
made
some
changes
and
interim
safety
improvements
at
this
location
and
council.
You
may
you
may
recall
these
because
you
did
approve
adding
to
the
budget
some
additional
overhead
street
lighting,
and
so
what
we
did
is
repositioned
and
repositioned
one
existing
light
and
added
another
light
so
that
they
are
placed
to
light
and
illuminate
over
the
crosswalks.
J
We
also
removed
or
ground
out
the
crosswalk
markings
on
the
south
leg
of
france
avenue
and
added
crosswalk
markings
across
the
east
leg,
to
provide
better
guidance
to
students
and
drivers
of
where
we,
where
is
the
route
that
they
should
be
anticipating
and
watching
for
pedestrians.
J
What
we're
proposing,
in
addition
to
the
sidewalk
gap,
that's
getting
filled
with
the
project
already,
so
this
is
already
included
in
the
project
that
makes
the
sidewalk
connection
on
the
north
side
of
108th
street
between
the
new
108
place
apartments
and
then
going
to
the
east
to
france
avenue
we're
looking
at
the
opportunity
to
construct
a
crosswalk
enhancement
at
that
location.
J
So
I'm
I'm
not
intending
for
you
to
be
able
to
read
this
graphic
but
more
to
show
that
there
are
a
lot
of
design
documents
that
are
becoming
available,
that
we
can
use
when
we're
addressing
pedestrian
crossing
safety
concerns.
Some
of
the
latest
guidance
here
is
was
published
in
2020
from
the
local
road
research
board.
That
gives
guidance
and
suggestions
on
how
to
improve
pedestrian
crossings
at
uncontrolled
crossing
locations,
which
is
what
we're
looking
at
here.
J
No
matter
what
document
you
look
at
the
the
best
way
to
improve
pedestrian
crossing
safety
is
always
going
to
be
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
the
volumes
on
the
roadways,
the
speeds
posted
and
traveled
on
the
roadways
and
the
cross
section
of
the
roadway,
and
so
you
can
see
over
here
that
this
clip
that
I
grabbed
is.
J
You
know
it's
a
two
for
a
two
lane:
roadway
with
traffic
volumes
less
than
nine
thousand
vehicles
per
day
and
where
for
30
mile
per
hour
or
less,
which
is
the
posted
speed
limit
on
this
roadway,
and
that
gives
some
options
for
consideration
on
treatments.
That
would
be
an
improvement,
and
I
think
one
of
the
most
important
things
to
look
at
is
that
the
traffic
volumes
are
relatively
low
on
france
avenue
and
for
us
to
have
room
to
make
in-road
improvements
to
shorten
the
crossing
distance.
J
The
first
step
we
have
to
do
is
look
at
reducing
or
changing
the
roadway
cross-section,
and
so
here's
just
yet
another
graphic
that
that
shows
that
you
know
that
the
proposed
treatments
would
be
a
function
of
number
of
lands,
vehicle
speeds
and
traffic
volumes.
J
So
what
we
are
proposing
is
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
vehicle
lanes
on
france
avenue.
The
merge
would
happen
just
south
of
the
commercial
and
apartment
building
driveways
on
france
avenue
and
would
reduce
down
to
one
through
vehicle
direct
one
through
vehicle
lane
in
each
direction,
and
the
rest
would
be
a
straight
shoulder
and
with
that
enhancement
we
would
also
be
able
to
construct
curb
bump
outs
to
come
to
increase
the
visibility
of
pedestrians
crossing
the
street,
encourage
slower
turning
speeds
and
reduce
the
crossing
distance.
J
J
Well,
I'm
not
you
know,
asking
I'm
asking
the
council
to
approve
the
concept
of
going
from
a
four
lane
to
a
three
to
a
two
lane
on
france
avenue
and
not
necessarily
to
approve
striping
plans,
but
I
do
think
it's
important
to
just
show
how
the
existing
striping
and
how
the
proposed
striping
do
tie
together,
and
so
this
graphic
shows
a
little
bit
further
from
a
little
bit
further
out
how
we
go
from
the
four
lane
to
the
three
lane
and
then
down
as
you're
approaching
110th
street.
J
It
ties
in
exactly
to
the
lane
cross
sections
that
are
in
that
area
already.
So
it's
an
always
stop
at
france,
avenue
and
110th
street,
and
it
is
already
converted
down
to
one
lane
in
each
direction
on
the
cross
streets
of
110th
street,
as
well
as
already
on
france
avenue
south
of
this
intersection.
J
J
Let's
talk,
bloomington
tool
for
engagement,
and
with
this
page
we
provided
information
about
the
proposed
project,
contact
information,
all
the
graphics
that
you're
that
you're
seeing
tonight
as
well
as
the
proposed
layout
and
then
a
resident
survey,
and
we
do
did
do
direct
mailing
to
approximately
700
addresses
within
the
affected
area
of
both
the
striping
changes
and
this
pedestrian
crosswalk
proposed
pedestrian
crosswalk
enhancement
and
that
mailing
contained
information
on
how
to
get
to
the
let's
talk,
bloomington
page
as
well
as
information
on
how
to
speak
at
the
pub
planning
commission
meeting
and
this
this
information
about
the
city
council
meeting
tonight.
J
I
also
did
contact
met
transit
just
to
make
sure
that
they
don't
have
any
routing
through
here
that
would
be
affected
and
they
indicated
that
the
proposed
changes
would
not
impact
their
service
in
any
way.
We
had
six
responses
to
our
survey.
Only
one
of
the
responses
indicated
that
they
were
not
in
support
of
the
striping
changes
or
the
crosswalk
enhancement.
J
One
other
thing
that
we
had
to
mention
on
the
let's
talk
bloomington
is
that
once
traffic
patterns
normalize
a
little
bit
more
so
possibly
later
this
fall
or
possibly
next
year,
we
will
collect
some
new
traffic
reading
movement
data
at
this
intersection
and
do
a
stop
and
always
stop
warrant
analysis,
and
this
is
a
potential
location
where
we
would
also
add
an
always
stop
if
the
warrants
which
are
kind
of
the
rules
and
guidance
for
when
you
install
always
stop.
If
those
are
met,
we
would
add
those
as
well.
J
They
would
work
very
well
with
the
proposed
curb
bump
outs.
They
could
also
be
added
without,
however,
we
definitely
see
less
compliance
at
always
stops
when
we
have
a
four-lane,
undivided
approach
versus
where
we
have
a
woman
in
each
direction.
J
So
the
resident
who
was
opposed
to
the
curb
out
and
the
stripping
changes
had
did
indicate
that
they
would
be
in
support
of
always
stop
condition.
J
So,
as
I
had
mentioned,
we
visited
planning
commission
on
may
13th
and
they
were
in
support
of
the
proposed
crosswalk
enhancement
and
the
stripping
changes,
and
so
tonight
I'm
bringing
these
to
the
council
for
consideration
and
discussion
also
indicated
to
the
residents
that
they
would
have
an
opportunity
to
provide
comments
to
the
council
at
this
time.
K
Thank
you
mayor.
Just
a
couple
of
questions
in
a
comment.
I'll
just
go
with
my
comment,
I'll,
be
very
interested
to
see
what
staff
has
to
say
about
that
all
way.
Stop
I'm
very
interested
to
see
where
that
goes
with
that
and
a
nice
job
on
this
particular
presentation.
K
Any
concerns
at
all
with
that
bump
out
with
how
bikes
would
travel
through
that
corridor.
Have
we
had
any
issues
at
all
with
that
I
just
I
know.
We've
got
a
lot
of
bikes
coming
up
and
down
france
avenue
and
kind
of
then
going
on
to
her
intent
and
there's
also
some
on
rna's
any
concerns
about
that
at
all.
J
Mr
mayor
councilmember
lowman,
that's
a
great
question,
and
that
was
a
comment
that
we
received
from
the
residents
as
well
is
that
we
have
this
great
new
trail
adjacent
to
france,
avenue
north
of
old
shakopee
and
no
real
guidance
on
how
to
get
to
it.
So
the
additional
striped
shoulder
area
on
france
avenue
would
help.
J
You
know
kind
of
extend
that
space
for
on-road
biking
and
the
proposed
lane
width
next
to
the
curb
bump
out
is
16
feet,
which
is
wide
enough
to
shape,
have
a
share
the
lane
type
situation,
so
we're
looking
at
whether
we
would
add
an
edge
line
through
there
to
provide
additional
guidance
for
the
cyclists
or,
if
we
just
we
have
it's
a
very
wide
lane
to
get
through
there
and
that
we
we
do
build
it
with
that
wide
lane,
just
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
obstructing
any
of
the
the
larger
vehicles
that
are
turning
onto
and
off
of
friends,
avenue
from
that
location
too.
J
K
And
then
thank
you
for
that
and
then,
finally,
in
terms
of
the
speed,
that's
there
any
discussion
at
all
around
just
reducing
the
speed
limit
once
you
get
into
that
residential
area.
I
know
that
not
only
with
this
area
here,
but
you
know,
as
you
go
further
down
france
avenue.
There
are
some
concerns
around
that
any
any
any
consideration
of
reducing
the
speed
limit
on
that
france
avenue
as
we
as
we
go
further
south.
J
Mr
mayor
and
council
member
loman,
I
know
that
the
ability
to
change
speed
limits
is
a
newer,
newer
thing
that
is
authority.
That's
been
given
at
the
city
levels,
and
I
believe
that
is
something
that
will
be
approaching
the
council
in
the
next
few
months
about
at
a
at
a
larger
level
and
not
just
at
specific,
isolated
locations.
K
Thanks
for
the
clarification
of
that,
if
it
does
happen
to
coincide,
I
would
like
us
to
consider
that
I
know
I've
heard
from
many
neighbors
in
that
area
are
about
the
speeds,
so
thank
you.
A
Are
there
are
there
issues
on
normandale
in
terms
of
of
of
speed,
or
I
can't
imagine
congestion
or
just
the
basic
traffic
counts
on
normandale
blvd
in
this
section,
as
opposed
to
france
avenue
in
this
section?
My
point
being,
of
course,
I
I,
I
don't
think
to
reduce
the
language.
The
the
lanes
from
four
to
two
in
each
or
one
to
each
direction,
I
think,
will
be,
will
be
minimally
impactful
on
the
area
because
it
it
works
on
normandale.
I
think
it
would
work
here
as
well.
J
Yeah,
mr
mayor,
that's
a
good
question.
I
didn't
really
stress
the
traffic
volumes
too
much,
but
we
are
right
in
the
range
of
traffic
volumes
where
we
have
had
great
success
and
very
little
negative
impacts
for
comments
after
we
made
the
changes
going
from
a
four-lane
to
a
two-lane,
so
the
the
biggest
the
thing
that
we
have
to
be
the
most
careful
about
is
that
actual
lane
merge
and
getting
that
placed
at
the
right
location.
J
The
reason
we're
not
extending
it
a
little
further
to
the
north
is
because
we
already
have
like
an
auxiliary
lane
that
turns
into
the
commercial
driveway,
and
we
don't
want.
We
don't
want
conflicting
movements
happening
at
that
location,
so
we're
very
strategic
about
how
we
do
the
lane
merges
making
sure
that
those
meet
the
guidance
on
the
the
correct
length
and
try
to
place
them
at
the
best,
the
best
locations
that
we
have
the
opportunity.
J
The
only
times
that
we
have
troubles
is,
if
you're
unable
to
see
the
lane
merge
coming
up
ahead,
and
so
we've
had
to
add
signage,
sometimes
if
they're
over
the
crest
of
a
hill,
to
give
drivers
a
little
bit
more
warning
or
if
they
are
right
at
an
intersection.
J
A
If
not,
as
I
mentioned
when
we
talked
about
the
agenda,
this
isn't
officially
a
public
hearing,
but
I
we
do
want
to
open
it
up
for
public
comment.
Obviously
this
would
be
a
change
in
that
neck
of
the
woods
off
of
france
avenue
on
108th
street.
So
we
do
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
public
comment
on
this.
There
has
been
a
number
of
different
opportunities
with
the
outreach
and
engagement
efforts
that
have
gone
on
so
far,
but
still
want
to
hear
from
folks
if
they
do
have
anything
to
offer.
B
A
A
F
F
F
F
If
we
do
anything
at
the
intersection,
I'm
go
I'd
like
to
suggest
that
we
put
one
of
those
lights
up,
that
we
have
like
over
by
jefferson,
high
school
or
the
middle
school,
where,
if
the
kids
are
going
to
go
across
the
street,
they
push
a
button
and
the
light
flashes
and
the
cars
stop
and
allow
them
to
go
across
the
street.
And
that's
a
four
lane
street
I'll
remind
you
and
there
I
have
been
stopped
a
few
times
over
the
years
for
students
crossing
works
great.
So
I'm
suggesting
that
for
108th
and
france.
F
As
far
as
the
meeting
tonight
goes,
I
just
want
it
noted
on
the
record.
We
have
not
been
invited
to
participate
in
any
survey
or
anything.
We
did
get
a
card
in
the
mail
about
this
agenda
item
and
it
came
to
us
the
day
after
the
planning
commission
meeting.
So
I
did
not
get
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
them
because
we
didn't
get
our
mail
from
the
post
office
till
the
14th.
F
So
I
don't
see
a
need
to
change
to
a
two
lane
there.
I
I.
I
would
really
like
to
recommend
that
we
just
do
the
light
that
will
stop
the
traffic.
If
someone
wishes
to
cross
and
put
the
money
that
you
would
spend
on
this
striking
and
redoing
the
roads
into
the
494
project,
where
you're
looking
for
more
dollars.
L
J
Yeah,
mr
mayor
councilmember,
nelson,
it's
a
good
question.
The
rrfb
rectangular
rapid
flashing
beacon
treatment
that
we
have
on
france
avenue
just
a
little
bit.
A
couple
blocks
north
of
old
shock
b
road.
I
believe
that
was
on
the
order
of
about
60
to
70
thousand
dollars
for
the
cost,
for
that,
actually
it
may
have
been
even
a
little
bit
more.
I
forgot
that
it
has
the
mast
arm.
The
signal
mass
arm
mounted
treatment
to
get
that
over
the
roadway.
J
So
it's
it's
significantly
more
expensive
than
this
treatment
would
be
it
also.
The
traffic
volumes
on
france,
avenue
north
of
old
shakopee
road
are
about
14
to
15
000
vehicles
per
day,
so
it
is
more
than
double
the
traffic
volumes
that
we're
dealing
with
at
this
location.
J
If
we
could
have
reduced
the
number
of
lanes
and
solved
it
that
way
by
reducing
the
exposure
of
the
pedestrians
to
the
cars,
that
would
have
definitely
been
our
first
choice.
It
wasn't
a
tool
that
we
could
do.
We
need
all
of
the
we
need
the
lanes.
We
need
all
four
lanes
for
the
the
roadway
capacity
with
those
higher
traffic
volumes,
and
so
that's
when
it
pushes
us
into
the
more
expensive
treatments
with
the
master
mounted
rrfb.
J
L
Great,
thank
you
very
much.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
because
it
was
my
thought
that
those
were
more
expensive
and
I
appreciate
the
the
information
on
that
and
so
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
for
people.
L
A
J
J
That's
going
to
be
awarded
the
striping
changes
themselves
will
just
be
grinding
of
the
existing
striping
on
this
section,
and
then
the
city
forces
will
come
in
and
do
the
striping,
and
so
we
will
lay
that
out
manually
in
the
field
and
city
forces
will
be
doing
that
there
is
going
to
be
a
sealcoat
on
this
roadway
in
the
next
couple
of
years,
so
it
will
get
a
clean
slate
at
that
time
and
can
continue
with
this
striping
change.
J
The
other
cost
that
would
be
added
is
the
actual,
curb
extension
construction,
and
I
don't
have
the
exact
dollar
amount
on
that,
but
from
just
a
rough
estimating
standpoint,
if
we
were
talking
to
a
neighborhood
about
this
from
a
traffic
homing
perspective,
we
say
they
are
about
ten
thousand
dollars
for
a
pair
of
curveballs.
So
I
don't
really
want
to
be
quoted
on
that
exact
price.
I
can
certainly
get
it
to
you
if
that
is
if
that
is
important,.
A
K
Just
two
questions
after
the
public
comment
period
there,
so
we
had
the
comment
around
the
students.
What
about
that
count
are
folks
not
seeing
students
there
has
there
been
a
change
in
the
area
that
would
warrant
that
from
the
schools.
I
know
you
talked
with
them.
I'd
like
to
get
a
little
comment
on
that
and
then
secondarily
there
was
a
comment
around
the
notice
is
not
going
out
on
time.
K
J
Mr
mayor
and
councilmember
lowman,
we
certainly
can
so
I'm
sorry
flipping
through
my
pages
for
some
notes
and
I
okay,
so
normally
we
would
go
and
do
a
a
pedestrian
count
whenever
we're
looking
at
these
changes.
Unfortunately,
we
were
first
notified
about
the
concern
in
2019
and
then
shortly
after
that,
so
it
was
late.
I
remember
standing
out
there
in
the
extreme
cold,
so
it
was
very
late
in
2019
and
our
plan
was
in
spring
of
2020.
We
were
going
to
be
out
there
as
soon
as
the
kids
were
actively
walking.
J
We
get
resuming
walking
to
school
and
we
all
know
what
happened
in
2020,
and
so
there
were
no
students
in
class
at
the
end
during
that
counting
season,
and
then
this
year
there
has
been
not
a
hundred
percent
of
students
are
fully
in
in
the
schools,
and
so
what
we
did
instead
and
and
the
changes
that
we
know
of
are
the
new
apartment
building
that
has
been
constructed
that
108
place
apartments.
That
is
one
of
the
one
of
the
significant
changes
I
did
work
with
the
school.
K
How
many,
how
many
units
are
in
that
108th
street
department?
Do
you
know
off
hand.
K
Okay,
thank
you
and
so
that
that
would
also
contribute.
That's
been
a
big
major
change
that
we've
seen
in
the
area,
and
so
we
and
I
think,
if
I,
if
I
remember
right
or
correctly
mayor,
I
did
don't.
We
also
have
some
affordable
housing
in
that
area
too.
That
was
kind
of
targeted
towards
folks
being
able
to
have
kids
living
in
that
area.
A
B
J
So,
council,
member
loman,
since
I,
since
we
were
not
able
to
get
current
and
accurate
counts,
I
did
work
with
the
school
district
and
they
have
good
mapping
tools
where
they
map,
where
each
of
their
students
live
for
for
the
schools,
and
so
there
are
30
students
currently
that
live
west
of
france
avenue
that
live
within
the
walking
boundary
of
westwood
elementary.
So
there's
potentially
30
students
that
need
to
cross
france
avenue
to
access
westwood
elementary.
J
Was
there
oh,
the
mailing,
so
I
don't
have
well,
I
don't
have
the
exact
date
of
the
mailing.
I
know
that
it
went
out
approximately
two
weeks
prior
to
the
planning
commission
meeting
and
I
apologize
for
people
who
didn't
receive
it
prior
to
that,
and
I
certainly
can
follow
up
with
the
one
weekly
to
give
the
date
that
that
mailing
did
go
out
and
the
meeting
dates
that
flyer
that
the
resident
indicated
she
can.
J
She
received
that's
what
we
sent
out
to
everybody
in
this
area,
so
those
parts,
the
properties
that
I
had
mentioned.
It
was
simply
a
postcard
that
gave
information
on
how
to
get
to
all
the
project
information
on
the
let's
talk,
bloomington
page
and
those
two
meeting
dates.
J
So
there
wasn't
a
mailed
survey
that
went
out
separately.
All
of
the
information
was
on
that
one
direct
mailing.
L
All
right,
two
quick
questions:
one
will
any
portion
of
this
project
be
assessed
to
residents
in
the
area
or
businesses.
L
All
right,
and
then
in
in
terms
of
community
engagement
on
the
project,
on
the
lines
that
councilman
lowman
was
asking.
I
know
that
you
did
fairly
extensive
engagement
with
regards
to
the
street
project
on
108th.
J
A
If
not
I'd,
I'd
look
for
action.
We
have
the
proposal
out
in
front
of
us
good
discussion
here.
We
did
get
some
feedback,
so
counselor
I'd
look
for
direction
on
this,
whether
or
not
we
want
to
move
forward
with
this
and
look
for
emotion,
one
way
or
the
other.
K
Mayor
I'd
be
happy
to
make
that
motion,
and
I
just
unless
there's
some
other
discussion.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
I
think
you
know,
we've
got
at
least
30
kids
and
we
don't
know
if
there'll
be
there'll
be
more
coming
through
the
intersection.
I
think
we've
got
to
do
everything
we
can
to
to
protect
our
young
people
that
are
in
our
neighborhood.
I
want
to
thank
the
staff.
You
know
really
for
your
work
to
try
to.
Let
us
do
that.
K
That
being
said,
I'd
be
happy
to
move
the
approval
of
the
stack
staff
recommended
pedestrian
crossing
safety
improvement
at
france
avenue
west
of
108th
street,
which
includes
curb
bull
belts
on
the
north
leg
of
the
intersection,
both
sides
of
france
avenue
and
stripe.
Striping
changes
on
france
avenue
between
108th
and
110th
streets.
F
A
A
Hi
motion
carries
7-0.
Thank
you
much,
ms
marone,
for
that
one.
Moving
on
to
item
7.4,
which
is
a
a
variance.
This
is
not
a
public
hearing.
This
is
a
variance
to
consider
to
paint
the
existing
uncoated
exterior
materials,
basically
to
point
paint
some
brick
on
a
building
on
penn
avenue
at
7901,
penn
avenue,
and
I
believe
mr
centenario
from
our
planning
staff
is
going
to
lead
us
through
this.
Mr
centenario
good
evening,
mr
mayor.
H
And
council
members
good
evening,
ms
mayor,
you
summarized
it
very
well.
The
proposed
application
is
too
it's
for
variants
to
paint
some
brick.
That's
that's
uncoded.
The
address
is
at
7901
penn
avenue,
so
here
we
have
the
site.
This
is
a
I'll,
have
an
image
momentarily,
but
this
is
a
former
jewelry
store
that
the
building
is
it's
a
small
building
on
the
corner
of
south
town
and
penn
avenue.
H
You
can
see
it
outlined
in
red
and
it's
been
vacant
for
a
little
while
there
is
a
bank
that
would
like
to
occupy
this
space
and,
along
with
that,
as
we
often
see
when
you
have
a
new
tenant,
they
want
to
make
some
improvements.
That's
the
case
here.
One
of
those
improvements
is
they
want
to
paint
some
brick.
That's
the
lower
three
feet
of
the
the
former
jewelry
store
and
you
can
see
it
in
the
image.
So
the
building
is
predominantly
stucco.
H
Like
I
said
the
the
bottom
three
feet,
you
can
essentially
have
a
brick
veneer
band,
which
you
know
fairly
common
architectural
component
and
the
building
itself
is
about
20
years
old.
So
we're
still
we're
talking
about
a
fairly
fairly
new
building.
That
franklin
is
in
quite
good
shape.
H
You
know
before
the
planning
commission
meeting,
I
went
out
to
the
site
and
just
snapped
a
couple
images
about
of
the
brick
itself
and
as
far
as
I
could
tell,
it
looks
like
it's
an
excellent
condition
so,
and
the
reason
I
the
condition
is
is
very
important.
Is
the
city
code
outlines
when
a
variance
is
appropriate
to
paint
exterior
materials
and
we'll
touch
on
that
in
a
moment?
H
H
Obviously,
you
can
see
that
bank
of
america
is
the
intended
tenant
of
this
building,
but
then
on
the
the
lower
image
you
could
see
what
they
what
they
intend
to
do
with
with
the
paint,
the
brick
and
that's
to
paint
it,
and
they
have
a
a
particular
type
of
paint
made
by
stow,
which
is
a
really
con,
which
is
a
manufacturer
that
that
largely
deals
with
ethis
and
acrylic
finish
materials
so
going
to
the
city
code
requirement
itself.
What
we're
really
discussing
is
what's
underlined
in
red.
H
Essentially
it
says
that
if
it's
not
a
coated
building
or
a
painted
exterior,
you
can't
you
can't
paint
it
and
then
it
says:
there's
a
subsection
g,
that's
outlined
in
the
city
code
and
that
that
tells
you
in
what
instances
or
what
situations
of
variance
would
be
appropriate
and
there's
a
lot
of
text
on
the
slide.
This
is
actually
a
little
more
of
a
summary,
but
essentially
the
code
indicates
that
there
needs
to
be
some
sort
of
condition,
a
maintenance
condition
or
existing
condition
of
the
material
itself
that
warrants
coating
it.
H
So
just
the
the
the
desire
to
change
the
color
of
the
brick,
even
if
it's
in
great
condition,
is
not
one
of
the
scenarios
where,
where
the
code
would
allow
a
variance
to
be
approved.
So
you
know,
staff
was
not
supportive
of
the
variants
and
nor
was
the
the
planning
commission
and
there.
There
are
several
reasons
why
the
city
does
not
allow
commercial
buildings
to
be
painted
unless
they
already
had
been
painted.
You
do
see
older
buildings
in
the
city
that
have
been,
and
that
is
to
limit
maintenance.
H
Once
you
paint
buildings,
you
have
to
continue
to
paint
buildings,
and
that
is
you
know.
It
is
much
less
expensive
than
some
alternatives,
but
it
is
something
that
you
have
to
keep
doing
every
few
years
and
inevitably
there
are
going
to
be
some
buildings
where
the
maintenance
is
deferred.
Where
you
know
a
tenant
leaves
the
building
it's
vacant
and
the
property
owner
or
tenant
doesn't
maintain
that
paint.
So
you
will
get
potential
eyesores
or
maintenance
issues
from
peeling
paint
or
degraded
exterior
materials.
H
Building
issue
with
moisture
intrusion
when
you
paint
brick,
which
is
a
very
vapor
permeable
material
with
a
less
permeable
material,
you
have
the
potential
of
causing
interior
problems
with
moisture,
and
so
that's
that's
so
much
an
aesthetic
issue,
but
it's
more
just
a
you
know
an
issue
with
the
building
itself
and
we
like
to
avoid
those
when
possible.
H
Another
thing
that
we
hear
fairly
often
when
new
tenants
want
to
paint
a
brick
exterior
is
that
it
has
to
conform
with
a
particular
image
or
scheme
from
a
company
where
you
know,
companies
change
their
their
color
palette.
With
some
regularity
and
and
often
times
you
get
new
signage
or
new,
exterior
changes
to
to
comply
with
those
those
color
palettes
and
there's
nothing
wrong
with
that.
That's
that's
their
business,
but
I
don't
think
that
really
applies
in
this
case.
H
We
do
have
a
bank
of
america
branch
that
is
under
construction
on
west
ni
or
west
98th
street,
and
it
does.
It
has
incorporated
a
lot
of
that
kind
of
reddish,
brick
exterior,
so
that
that
kind
of
tells
us
that
there
probably
are
some
alternatives
that
the
tenant
could
consider
other
than
painting
the
brick
to
match
a
particular
color
scheme,
and,
as
I
mentioned,
there
are
a
fair
number
of
alternatives
while
more
expensive.
H
The
existing
brick
could
be
replaced
and
there's
a
very
wide
array
of
different
colors
for
brick
products.
It
is
a
the
existing
material
is
a
brick
veneer.
It's
not
a
structural
brick,
so
it's
not,
they
wouldn't
have
to
demolish
the
building
or
anything.
It's
just.
It's
the
it's
a
face,
brick.
Alternatively,
there
could
be
a
different
application
on
top
of
the
existing
material,
such
as
a
different
concrete
product
or
stucco,
or
even
metal
panels,
and
so,
instead
of
painting,
there
are
different
options
that
do
not
require
a
variant.
H
So
with
that
we
are,
we
are
recommending
denial.
We
do
not
feel
the
variance
meets
the
required
findings
of
fact,
and
we
can
go
through
those
if
you'd,
like
the
planning
commission,
also
agreed
with
staff,
and
we
do
have
a
recommended
motion
below
to
continue
the
item
until
your
next
meeting
and
direct
staff
to
prepare
a
resolution
of
denial.
A
Now,
mr
centinari,
I
believe
you
mentioned
it
in
the
staff
report,
but
I
think
literally
right
across
the
street.
We
had
a
similar
request
in
the
tcf
building
just
on
the
west
side
of
of
penn,
and
we
denied
that
application
to
paint
the
brick
there.
And
in
hindsight
it
was
probably
not
a
bad
idea,
because
I
think
shortly
after
the
word,
tcf
bank
was
sold
and
I'm
not
even
sure
what
the
new
color
palette
is
for
the
for
the
new
owners
of
tcf
bank.
A
So,
as
I
said
in
hindsight,
I
think
it
was.
It
was
a
prudent
decision.
On
top
of
all
the
other
decision
points
that
we
made
along
the
way
to
to
deny
that
application
to
paint
that
brick
as
well.
H
That's
right,
mr
mary.
One
thing
I'd
add
is
we
all
know.
Brick
is
a
very
durable
material.
It
lasts
literally
generations
without
extensive
maintenance.
Once
you
paint
it,
you
have
to
maintain
that.
So
it
definitely
increases
the
maintenance
and,
as
you
mentioned,
the
owners
change
companies
change,
but
the
brick
doesn't
have
to
change.
It
can
stay,
as
is.
L
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor.
I
just
have
a
few
quick
questions
here.
So
paint
has
to
be
maintained.
Are
there
situations
in
which
we
allow
commercial
buildings
to
have
paint
on
them?
I
believe
that,
like
a
fiber,
cement,
siding
and
other
types
have
paint
on
them.
Is
that
are
there
other
situations
in
which
we
allow
paint,
but
brick
is
different?
What's
that
sure
sure
all
right.
A
H
Okay
sure,
so
the
city
code
has
two
different
categories.
If
you
will
of
extern
materials,
primary
and
secondary
brick
is
a
primary
external
material.
Fiber
cement,
for
example,
would
be
considered
a
secondary
material,
which
is
limited
generally
to
15
of
a
particular
building
elevation.
H
Now
in
the
opportunity,
housing
ordinance
context
that
we
have
incentives
that
change
that
standard,
but
for
a
commercial
building
like
this
you're
limited
to
15
of
an
individual
facade,
again,
brick
or
stucco
or
glass,
those
are
all
primary
exterior
materials
and
they
cannot
be
painted
so
of
that
fifteen
percent,
if
you
have
fiber
cement
or
efus
or
wood
or
some
other
secondary
material
that
can
be
painted,
but
it
is
limited.
L
H
L
Right
is
there
any
difference
between
this
stow
product,
which
is
breathable,
permeable
and
regular
paint
and
or
what
the
tcf
bank
was
proposing,
which
I
believe
was
impregnating
stain,
but
that
may
just
be
a
problem
with
my
recollection.
H
H
So,
if
you
think
of
traditionally
paints
are
more
of
just
like
a
skin
on
top
of
a
wall
or
exterior
the
stove
product
they
have
identified,
has
some
vapor
permeability
and
that's
to
reduce
hydrostatic
pressure
from
moisture,
essentially
pushing
against
the
paint
from
the
inside
of
the
brick
which
causes
bubbling
and
eventually
adhesion
to
fail,
which
causes
bubbles
and
peeling
and
the
and
the
aesthetic
issues
that
we
talked
about.
H
H
It
was
it
still
was
a
coating,
so
we're
still
dealing
with
the
exact
same
standards,
but
I
it
had
it.
It
did
clog
up
the
the
porous
nature
of
the
brick
to
some
degree.
L
Okay
and
then
one
last
question
in
our
information,
the
the
architect
that
they're
working
with
I
had
a
comment
that
said
quote:
the
implementation
of
a
top
code
over
the
existing
brick
will
create
a
layer
of
protection
that
will
maintain
the
building's
original
intention
for
a
longer
timeline
than
if
the
brick
was
left
exposed.
L
H
Sure,
mr
mayor
councilmember,
I
I
disrespectfully
disagree
with
the
applicant's
statement.
I
I
think
once
you
paint
an
exterior,
I
mean
you
might
be
coating
the
brick
but
from
a
overall
maintenance
perspective,
it's
going
to
require
more
work
and
I
think
you're
doing
you're
doing
a
disservice
to
the
to
the
long-term
maintenance
of
the
building
by
painting
it.
A
I
believe
council,
member
nelson,
I
believe
the
applicant
is
available
if
we
wanted
to
ask
him
the
same
question,
if
we
wanted
to
do
that.
If
you
were
interested
in
to
hear
his
response,
mr
klobuchar,
I
believe
you're
with
us.
A
Now
the
planning,
commission
and
staff
have
recommended
denial
would
look
for
the
council's
input
on
this.
What
direction
do
we
want
to
go
council.
K
You
know
mayor,
I
think
it
would
be
hard.
You
know.
I
remember
quite
vividly
that
the
conversation
with
the
other
applicant-
this
looks-
I
mean
it's,
not
identical,
but
it's
pretty
close
to
that.
So
I
find
it
hard
not
to
follow
what
staff
and
what
the
planning
commission
is
putting
forward.
So
I'm
definitely
gonna
be
supporting
a
denial
of
this
particular
request.
C
Thank
you
mayor
well,
at
the
risk
of
repeating
almost
exactly
what
council
member
logan
said.
This
is
a
this
is
probably
about
as
close
a
an
example
of
pretty
much
the
exact
same
thing
as
we
get
in
in
this
business.
I
I
think
there
is
desire
to
reconsider
this,
and
I
don't
know
that
there
is
it'd
be
better
looked
at
through
revising
city
code
rather
than
than
a
variance
like
this.
C
L
Yeah
I'll
echo
the
comments,
my
colleagues,
I
I
just
don't
think
the
variance
process
is
the
right
way
to
deal
with
this.
If
there
was
openness
to
looking
at
the
code,
potentially
it
does
seem
like
the
data
that's
been
provided
by
staff,
supports
what
we're
doing
in
the
code.
So
I'm
not
seeing
a
ton
of
reason
to
revisit
that
or
to
ask
staff
to
spend
a
ton
of
time
on
that
unless
there's
others
that
that
feel
differently.
L
A
I
concur
did
do
any
of
you
who
just
spoke
up
wish
to
speak
forward
further
after
council
member
baloga
house,
member
baloga.
B
B
Thank
you
in
case
pl
2021-73
having
been.
A
F
A
And
we
move
on
to
item
7.5,
which
is
a
public
hearing,
and
this
is
a
discussion
on
an
ordinance.
The
self
storage
code,
amendments
back
to
the
self
storage
issue,
and
this
would
establish
standards
and
remove
the
temporary
moratorium,
and
we
have
talked
about
this
more
than
a
couple
of
times
and
mr
james
from
our
planning
department
is
here
to
talk
us
through
this
one
more
time.
Good
evening.
Mr
james.
I
All
right,
thank
you
so
before
you
tonight
is
a
revised
ordinance
that
reflects
council's
direction
provided
at
the
may
3rd
meeting.
So
this
ordinance,
then,
if
adopted
tonight,
if
the
moratorium,
that's
existing
on
self
storage
facilities
would
be
lifted
with
those
new
standards.
I
I
So
an
outreach
to
property
owners
has
occurred
throughout
this
process,
but
staff
conducted
a
zoning
study
last
year
in
the
fall
that
offered
a
variety
of
ways
to
address
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
identified
with
self-storage
and
study
meetings
were
then
held
after.
That
study
was
complete,
so
those
study
meetings
are
the
end
of
last
year
before
the
planning,
commission
and
city
council.
I
So
at
those
study
meetings,
then
staff
received
direction
to
draft
an
ordinance
with
a
initial
set
of
standards.
Here
I'll
talk
about
in
a
minute
and
then
public
hearings
were
held
to
consider
that
initial
ordinance
a
couple
months
ago,
so
early
2021
and
at
those
public
hearings,
then
planning
commission
had
suggested
a
less
restrictive
approach
than
was
proposed
and
they,
you
know,
suggested
a
different
approach
and
then
the
council,
at
their
public
hearing,
requested
additional
study.
I
But
first
just
some
quick
background
here.
You've
seen
these
slides
previously,
but
in
blue,
is
where
we
currently
allow
self-storage
facilities
and
we
have
nine
in
the
city.
So
those
are
marked
with
the
yellow
dot
and
we
do
require
a
conditional
use
permit
today
and
that's
at
the
planning
commission
approval
level.
I
So
that
was
the
initial
set
of
recommendations
and
then,
in
tonight's
ordinance
it's
similar
we've
kept
all
those
initial
prohibitions,
but
we
expanded
the
prohibition
in
the
of
mndale
to
not
only
be
adjacent
parcels
to
lindale,
but
within
that
entire
glendale
study
area,
and
then
that
study
area
is
outlined
in
the
yellow
dashes
here
and
then,
as
I
mentioned,
the
ordinance
also
includes
council's
approval
of
the
cup,
so
with
all
of
those
prohibitions
in
place
under
the
proposed
ordinance.
I
We're
left
with
these
remaining
areas
shown
in
blue
here
that
could
potentially
accommodate
a
self
storage
facility
granted.
I
I
think
all
of
them
have
existing
buildings
and
viable
uses
today.
So
none
of
them
are
readily
available
for
self
storage,
but
there's
roughly
four
sites
that
might
accommodate
self-storage
in
the
future,
and
this
ordinance
would
make
seven
of
the
nine
self-storage
facilities
legally
non-conforming.
I
I
I
Approach
for
outreach,
the
the
meeting
was
noticed
through
e-subscribe
emails
that
are
sent
out
and
then,
of
course,
through
the
some
current
publication,
and
then
we
provide
regular
updates
on
our
zoning
updates.
Page
that's
pictured
here.
Staff
also
sent
out
letters
to
affected
property
owners.
There's
roughly,
I
believe,
there's
235
of
those
property
owners
that
receive
letters
at
the
start
of
this
project
in
may
last
year
and
then
after
we
received
direction
in
january
and
again
more
recently
in
april.
Here
it's
update
them
on
the
process.
I
A
B
A
A
A
Motion
carries
7-0
to
close
the
public
hearing
on
item
7.5
council
discussion
on
this
one.
We,
as
I
said,
we've
talked
about
this
on
more
than
one
occasion.
Mr
james
showed
us
the
the
number
of
times
we
have
brought
it
up
in
in
official
meetings
and
as
part
of
our
study
session.
We've
talked
through
this.
A
We
did
talk
about
it
in
early
may
and
kind
of
came
to
an
agreement
as
to
where
we
wanted
this
to
be,
and
this
is
what
we've
seen
back
from
the
staff
now
they
brought
it
back
with
those
recommendations
that
we
made
at
that
meeting.
Is
there
anything
additional
council
that
we
wish
to
discuss
on
this.
A
B
A
We
have
a
motion
by
council
member
martin,
a
second
by
council
member
carter,
to
adopt
the
ordinance
attached
to
the
staff
report
amending
chapter
21
regarding
self-storage
facilities
and
to
remove
the
moratorium
on
self-storage
facilities.
Any
additional
discussion,
counsel
hearing
none
ms
christensen.
E
A
A
Thank
you,
mr
james,
for
your
work
on
this.
I
know
it
has
been
a
lot
of
work.
Mr
marker
guard,
as
well
all
the
folks
over
in
planning.
Thank
you
for
pulling
all
the
information
together.
I
think
it
was
well
researched
and
well
thought
out
and
well
put
together.
So
thanks
much
for
that,
and
I
think
we
came
to
a
good
conclusion
on
this
discussion
so
well
done.
Thank
you.
A
Oh
I'm
sorry,
I
apologize.
We
need
a
summary
publication
on
this
as
well
councilmember
martin.
Thank
you.
A
C
A
Motion
carries
7-0
my
apologies
for
trying
to
streamline
the
meetings
as
much
as
possible.
I
apologize
for
that.
A
B
A
Item
7.6
on
our
agenda
is
a
resolution.
The
extension
of
the
temporary
patio
permit.
Mr
marker
guard,
mr
junker.
I
think
mr
verbruggie,
I
think
you're
all
gonna
weigh
in
on
this
one.
So,
mr
marker
guard
good
evening
welcome.
M
Thank
you.
So
by
way
of
background,
I
am
joined
by
mr
chunker
this
evening
who
will
help
with
questions,
but
during
the
pandemic
there
were
various
governor's
orders
that
limited
bar
and
restaurant
seating,
and
it's
part
of
that.
The
governor
encouraged
cities
to
be
flexible
during
the
unprecedented
times
so,
based
on
that,
the
council
adopted
an
ordinance
and
then
a
continuing
resolution
later
that
created
flexibility
in
form
of
a
permit
process
for
additional
temporary
outdoor
seating
at
bars
and
restaurants,
and
the
purpose
of
that
was
to
fast
track.
M
So
we
did
have
14
restaurants
that
applied
for
and
received
a
permit
to
provide
a
temporary
outdoor
seating,
and
I
will
show
you
an
example
of
one
of
these.
This
is
the
applebee's
restaurant
on
lindale
avenue
and
we
are
looking
towards
the
west.
So,
on
the
east
side
of
the
restaurant,
they
applied
for
approval
to
replace
five
parking
spaces
immediately
adjacent
to
the
restaurant,
with
a
new
outdoor
seating
area.
This
is
a
restaurant
that
did
not
have
any
previous
outdoor
seating,
so
they
received
approval
for
36
seats.
M
It's
about
a
thousand
square
feet
in
area
and
most
of
our
applications
or
14
applications
were
placed
in
parking
lots.
We
had
a
few
that
had
some
green
space
available,
but
generally
it
was
easier
and
quicker
to
replace
parking
and
with
a
pandemic
there
was
much
less
need
for
parking
as
well.
M
So
those
recently
those
governor's
orders
have
been
lifted
regarding
indoor
seating
restrictions,
so
that
is
effective
on
may
28th,
that's
this
friday,
so
the
city
ability
to
offer
temporary
flexibility
were
tied
to
those
governor's
orders
and
so
we're
bringing
forward
a
resolution
tonight
that
would
extend
a
temporary
flexibility
beyond
may
28th
to
june
14th
and
june
14th
was
selected
because
that's
as
far
as
we
thought
that
we
could
legally
go
as
a
city
given
the
tie-in,
with
the
governor's
orders
that
are
no
longer
in
place,
but
at
the
same
time
we
do
want
to
provide
a
little
more
time
for
restaurants
to
adjust.
M
But
that's
really,
as
far
as
we
thought
we
could
go
so
permit
holders
would
have
two
options
going
forward.
They
could
either
remove
that
temporary
outdoor
seating
that
they
added
or
they
could
apply
to
convert
the
temporary
outdoor
seating
to
permanent
status,
and
that
would
be
through
the
conditional
use
permit
process
and
through
the
liquor,
license
amendment
a
process.
If
they
are
a
liquor
license
holder,
a
couple
considerations
of
restaurants
would
take
into
consideration.
M
First
of
all,
the
metropolitan
council
requires
what's
called
a
sac
fee
or
a
sewer
availability
charge,
and
they
waive
that
fee.
During
the
pandemic,
the
charge
is
meant
to
address
a
flow
into
the
sanitary
sewer
system
and
during
the
pandemic,
while
there
would
be
more
outdoor
seating,
they
recognized
that
there
would
be
less
indoor
seating
and
that
would
balance
out
so
until
the
orders
were
lifted.
Their
plan
was
not
to
charge
that
sac
fee
for
the
additional
outdoor
seating.
M
However,
given
that
the
orders
are
lifted,
it
is
the
metropolitan
council's
expectation
to
collect
those
fees
now
for
any
permanent
or
continuing
outdoor
seating.
So
that
would
be
an
expense
if
a
restaurant
wanted
to
keep
the
seating
in
place
longer
and
probably
the
primary
consideration
that
they
would
have
another
consideration
is
just
a
simple
code
compliance.
E
C
Thank
you,
mayor
no
question,
but
just
you
know
moving
forward
as
we
you
know,
continue
to
come
out
of
this
pandemic
and
and
adapt
to
the
realities
of
of
life
and
and
how
things
have
changed
as
a
result
of
it.
You
know,
of
course,
we
can't
do
anything
about
sac
these,
but
you
know
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
code
compliance.
C
This
might
be
something
to
look
at
in
terms
of
if,
if
residents
are
interested
in
continuing
this
kind
of
thing,
and
so
I
I
guess
I
do
have
a
question-
I'm
wondering
if,
if
there
has
been
any
outreach
to
restaurants
or
discussion
of
that
to
see
you
know
beyond
you
know
in
terms
of
what
we
can
control
if
there
is
any
desire
to
continue
that
flexibility.
M
No
council,
member
coulter,
we
would
certainly
take
direction
from
the
council
on
that
again.
Probably
the
biggest
issue
is
definitely
parking
and
we
did
recently
amend
parking
standards
for
restaurants.
It
was
not
long
before
the
pandemic,
so
those
new
standards
that
are
lower
have
not
been
fully
tested.
M
The
change
was
from
a
requirement
of
one
parking
space
for
two
and
a
half
seats
that
was
lowered
to
one
parking
space
per
three
seats:
that's
for
indoor
seating
and
then
for
outdoor
seating.
It's
one
space
per
five
seats.
M
We
do
have
a
couple
restaurants,
where
we've
received
a
lot
of
complaints
on
overflow
parking,
and
at
least
one
of
those
is
a
restaurant
that
does
have
additional
temporary
outdoor
seating
as
well.
M
One
of
the
other
code
requirements
that
comes
into
play,
at
least
with
one
restaurant,
is
a
time
limit
on
tents.
Bloomington
limits
tends
to
25
days
per
year
in
duration,
and
we
do
have
one
restaurant
that
utilized
a
tent
and
may
or
may
not
be
interested
in
that
going
forward.
They
would
be
able
to
apply
for
25
days,
but
it
would
take
a
code
amendment
beyond
25
days
per
year.
C
C
I
I
think
it's
it's.
You
know
worth
some
potential
outreach
to
restaurants
to
see
if,
if
there
is
indeed
an
interest
in
this,
I
have
kind
of
heard
some
some
varying
reports
of
of
how
it's
been
helpful
and
and
just
something
I
think
something
to
consider.
As
as
we
move
forward.
A
Hearing
no
further
council
discussion
on
this
mayor.
I'm
sorry,
council,
member
nelson,
you
fell
off
my
my
screen.
I
apologize
councilmember
nelson.
L
Now
that
that's
not
a
problem
at
all,
so
I
I
just
want
to
say
one
I'll
support
this.
The
extension
is
good
too.
I
would
love
to
see
it
back
before
us
before
this
expires
to
take
a
look
at
further
expansion
of
it,
for
the
simple
reason
of
one
to
support
our
local
businesses
and
two
to
support
those
in
our
community
that
feel
more
comfortable
eating
outside.
L
Even
though
there
is,
you
know
a
lot
of
really
positive
things
going
on.
With
regard
to
covet,
I
know
there
are
still
some
people
that
would
like
to
get
outside
have
a
meal
with
friends,
but
maybe
for
whatever
reason
they
don't
feel
comfortable
eating
inside
yet,
and
I
think
we
should
do
everything
we
possibly
can
to
provide
flexibility
for
both
the
businesses
and
those
individuals
in
our
community
to
make
those
decisions,
including
talking
with
the
met
council,
about
their
fees,
and
things
like
that.
L
So
I
would
love
to
see
this
back
before
us
with
a
plan
to
allow
this
to
continue,
if
at
all
possible
beyond
june
14th.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
nelson.
I
would
agree
if,
if
there
would
be
any
possibility
to
look
at
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
expansion
or
suggestions
how
to
continue
this
or
ways
that
we
could
make
this
either
semi-permanent
or
permanent,
not
only
for
the
restaurants
from
the
restaurant's
point
of
view,
but
from
a
diner's
point
of
view,
who
might
not
be
comfortable
going
inside
and
eating
in
a
crowded
restaurant.
A
B
Yep,
mr
mayor
and
council
members,
we
will
do
that
as
part
of
the
additional
work
that
we're
doing
and,
and
that's
part
of
the
information
that
mr
markguard
and
mr
junker
and
others
are
seeking
from
the
folks
who
currently
have
the
permits
is
what
their
level
of
interest
is
in
continuing
this,
that's
obviously
a
key
factor
very
good.
A
L
M
C
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
that.
We'll
look
forward
to
the
additional
information
in
the
next
few
weeks
here.
Moving
on
to
item
eight
on
our
agenda
is
organizational
business
and
our
first
item
under
organizational
business
is
item
8.1,
and
that
is
the
2021
cultural
arts
support
grants,
funding
recommendations,
leah
hughes,
the
manager
of
our
bloomington
center
for
the
arts
is
with
us
this
evening
good
evening,
ms
hughes,
and
welcome
thanks
for
being.
A
A
B
B
B
A
B
N
Right,
I'm
sorry
thank
you
for
bearing
with
me
there
everyone
so
basically
in
my
presentation.
First
I'll
briefly
outline
the
purpose
of
the
cultural
arts
support
program,
its
history
and
then
second,
I
like
to
outline
the
changes
made
to
the
program
in
2020
and
then
last
I'd
like
to
outline
the
review
panelists
and
their
funding
recommendations
for
this
year's
award.
N
So,
to
give
you
a
brief
background
of
the
purpose
of
the
support
program,
can
you
guys
see
the
second
slide.
N
All
right,
so,
the
purpose
of
the
cultural
art
support
program
is
first
and
foremost,
to
provide
cultural
art,
support
opportunities
to
the
bloomington
residents.
Basically,
one
we
want
to
see
these
support
dollars
impacting
our
community.
Secondly,
we
wanted
to
bring
arts
activities
to
people
who
may
not
otherwise
have
access
with
the
applicants
that
we
receive.
N
We
want
to
see
the
different
ways
that
they're
trying
to
mitigate
or
eliminate
barriers
to
our
community
members
participating
in
programs,
and
this
can
come
in
a
myriad
of
forms
depending
on
who
the
arts
organization
is
and
what
they
focus
on
doing.
In
addition,
we
want
to
make
bloomington
a
more
desirable
place
to
work
and
live.
I
think
this
was
really
exemplified
in
the
presentation
that
sheila
smith
gave
to
us
a
number
of
months
back
through
the
minnesota
creative
studies.
N
N
And
so
hopefully
our
applicants
are
using
this
partnership
with
the
city
of
bloomington
to
show
other
funding
mechanisms
that
they
they
know
what
they're
doing
frankly
and
are
having
a
great
impact
and
that
rate
of
investment
is
there
next,
just
to
facilitate
high
quality,
cost-effective
community
programming
through
partnerships
with
arts
and
cultural
organizations.
It's
far
more
cost
effective
for
the
city
of
bloomington
to
support
these
organizations
who
are
essentially
specialists
in
what
they
do,
as
opposed
to
the
cost
of
staffing
planning
and
implementing
these
programs
through
city
department.
N
Next
we'd
like
to
encourage
development
and
expansion
of
the
arts
in
the
community,
we
like
to
see
partnerships
we
like
to
see
new
artists,
new
arts
organizations
coming
in
and
working
within
the
community
and
providing
those
opportunities,
and
we
want
to
promote
arts
activities
throughout
bloomington
facilities
and
parks.
So
we
want
to
see
programming
happening
at
the
center
for
the
arts
through
the
arts
and
parks
programs
and
at
other
facilities,
and
then
lastly,
we
want
to
promote
collaboration
among
the
various
art
groups.
N
N
The
history
for
the
culture
arts
program
is
significant
and
quite
impressive
and
unique.
The
city
has
been
allocating
art
support
funds
since
the
1960s
and
70s,
to
a
certain
extent,
to
some
groups.
This
is
impressive
because
in
the
research
that
I've
done,
I
haven't
found
any
other
city
that
has
well
city
bloomington
size.
That
has
this
long
of
a
history
of
investing
in
arts
for
community
benefits.
The
closest
I
could
come
was
saint
louis
park.
The
city
of
st
louis
park
has
an
arts
and
culture
grant
program
similar
to
what
we
do
in
bloomington.
N
However,
there
are
some
nuances:
there's
multiple
partners,
it's
not
just
a
city-governed
program,
but
other
than
that.
It's
really
just
large
cities,
so
minneapolis-st
paul,
of
course,
but
other
cities
that
pop
up.
When
you
do
this
research
is
savannah
denver,
toronto,
so
much
larger
cities
than
the
city
of
bloomington.
So
this
particular
program
and
the
investment
that
the
city
has
been
making
in
the
arts
and
our
arts
and
culture
groups
is
quite
impressive
and
quite
unique.
N
Between
1994
and
2010,
an
organization
called
the
bloomington.
Fine
arts,
council
or
bfac
was
the
main
way
that
these
cultural
art
funds
were
distributed
to
its
member
organizations.
Those
member
organizations
were
the
seven
resident
arts
groups
that
still
hold
lease
agreements
with
the
city
of
bloomington.
Today
in
2011,
it
was
decided
that
this
process
would
no
longer
be
administered
through
vfac.
N
These
funds
would
be
delivered
through
an
application
process,
and
so
at
that
time
the
cultural
art
support
program
was
implemented
and,
as
you
can
see,
over
the
last
20
years,
quite
a
bit
has
been
distributed
as
far
as
dollar
support
go
on
1.2
million
and
then
nearly
400
000
people
have
been
impacted
by
these
programs
and
the
support
that's
been
given
to
the
arts
and
culture
groups
who
have
received
funds.
N
Predominantly
the
past
recipients
have
been
the
seven
resident
arts
groups
again
that
still
today
hold
leases
with
the
city
of
bloomington
to
use
space
in
the
center
for
the
arts
and
are
the
lion's
share
of
the
performances
and
programming
that
happen
in
that
building.
They're.
Also,
the
individuals,
the
individual
groups
that
you
see
often
supporting
and
collaborating
outside
of
the
center
for
the
arts
and
other
city
facilities
up
until
2019.
N
But
at
that
time
conversations
were
happening
both
at
the
review
panel
level,
the
park
commission
level
and
city
council
to
to
ask
questions
as
to
how
this
program
could
be
made
more
open
to
other
arts
groups
and
what
berries
could
be
removed
in
order
to
make
this
more
accessible
to
those
beyond
the
seven
residents,
art
groups
and
so
in
2020.
Many
conversations
happened.
N
These
conversations
happen
between
members
from
the
2019
review
panel,
select
city
staff
and
departments
like
legal
on
creative
place,
making
racial
equity
and
community
outreach
and
engagement,
and
just
an
overarching
assessment
of
the
application
and
the
the
review
process
was
made.
So
significant
changes
were
made
to
the
eligible
eligibility
requirements
and
those
included
fiscal
sponsorship
options,
opportunities
and
changing
the
insurance
requirements
slightly
for
the
application
process.
N
What
a
fiscal
sponsorship
is
is
basically
a
larger
501c3
organization
could
essentially
take
a
less
formal
or
unincorporated
group
or
organization
under
their
wing
essentially,
and
provide
sponsorship
for
that
group.
So
essentially,
they
would
kind
of
co
co-co-apply
for
the
grants
and
just
basically
serve
as
a
mentor
for
that
unincorporated
group
throughout
the
process
and
implementation
and
delivery
of
their
cultural
art
support
grant
program.
N
In
addition
to
that,
the
insurance
requirements
were
changed
in
the
respect
that
a
new
applicant
does
not
have
to
have
proof
of
insurance
at
the
time
of
application,
because
that
was
seen
as
one
of
the
berries
insurance
can
be
quite
expensive
and
prohibitive
for
some
groups.
So
getting
your
insurance
requirements
before
the
application,
without
knowing
that
you're
going
to
receive
funding
was
perceived
as
a
barrier.
N
So
now
that
change
in
requirements
is
that,
once
a
group
or
organization
is
awarded
funding
through
the
cultural
art
support
grant
program,
they
would
then
need
to
acquire
their
insurance
before
they
received
the
cultural
art.
Support
check
so
those
two
were
probably
the
most
significant
requirement
changes
to
the
program
for
2020..
N
In
addition
to
that,
the
application
as
a
whole
was
just
made
more
robust.
Basically,
we
we
changed
a
lot
of
the
questions
as
a
part
of
the
application.
We
added
a
significant
number
of
questions
to
many
of
the
application
narrative
areas,
those
included
evaluation
and
assessment
diversity,
equity
inclusion
statistics
are
now
required
and
the
engagement
section
was
greatly
expanded
to
just
garner
more
information
about
what
the
applicants
are
doing,
who
they
are
mission,
vision,
values
and
just
get
a
better
sense
of
what
these
organizations
are
doing.
N
In
addition
to
that,
we
expanded
the
word
counts
for
all
narrative
areas,
so
basically,
these
applicants
could
tell
us
their
story
in
a
more
meaningful
and
robust
manner.
This
was
probably
the
piece
that
had
the
most
comments
this
year
from
the
review
panel.
For
the
first
time,
I've
been
in
the
arts
community
for
for
20
years,
and
I've
been
a
part
of
a
lot
of
print
review
committees
and
for
the
first
time
I
actually
had
people
on
a
review
panel
say
that
they
enjoyed
reading
the
brand.
N
Can
honestly
say:
that's
never
happened
before,
and
so
that
was
a
nice.
A
nice
comment
to
hear
after
these
groups
work
so
hard
to
really
really
expand
the
application
and
the
narrative
that
they
were
providing
to
this
review
panel.
N
So
additional
changes
made
to
the
2020
bas
program
was
in
marketing.
We
wanted
to
more
widely
promote
this
opportunity
to
the
public
and
basically
try
to
just
gain
more
networks
who
are
aware
of
this
opportunity
within
the
city.
So
there
are
three
different
ways.
We
did
that.
First,
we
posted
this
opportunity,
obviously
on
the
city's
main
website
and
on
the
arts
center
webpage.
N
There
is
a
tab
that
was
created
specifically
for
that
program
that
contained
all
of
the
forms:
information,
the
rubric
for
criteria
and
assessment
for
the
applications
and
information
for
who
they
can
contact.
Should
they
have
questions
in
addition
to
that,
the
parks
and
rec
department
has
a
number
of
online
and
social
media
formats
that
they
used
to
share
this
opportunity.
So
they
did
facebook
posts
e-news
blasts
to
their
subscribers
things
like
that.
The
second
way
it
was
promoted
was
through
the
community
outreach
and
engagement
division
contact.
N
These
include
just
general
leaders
in
the
community
bypoc
leaders
of
organizations
in
the
community,
faith-based
organizations,
charter,
schools,
public
school
contacts,
people
of
that
nature
who
who
have
really
impressive
networks
and
a
really
good
way
to
get
this
information
disseminated
down
through
different
community
groups
and
then,
lastly,
we
promoted
this
through
the
creative
placemaking
network,
so
alejandro
polinka
has
also
I
need
is
an
e-news
blast
that
goes
out
to
roughly
over
a
thousand
subscribers,
and
these
individuals
are
predominantly
self-loot
businesses
and
stakeholders,
in
addition
to
local
artists
and
local
arts
groups,
residents
of
the
city
of
bloomington
and
just
individuals
who
are
generally
interested
in
arts
in
bloomington,
public
and
creative
place
making.
A
A
A
B
B
J
A
A
A
B
N
All
right,
okay,
so
we
always
try
to
have
a
good
cross-section
of
the
community.
So
a
couple
city
staff
members,
some
representation
from
the
community.
We
always
try
to
have
at
least
one
park,
commissioner
and
then
the
rest
of
the
panel
consists
of
local
artists.
So
this
year,
faith,
jackson
and
jill
murphy
were
our
city
staff.
Jessica,
marquis
martinez
is
an
equity
specialist
bps.
So
she
was
our
community
representative,
ann
marie
terpstra
and
joy.
Fogg
were
our
park
commissioners,
and
then
we
had
three
local
professional
artists
on
the
panel.
N
N
The
thing
that
we
learned
this
year
is
that,
ultimately,
this
program
is
still
pretty
overwhelmingly
unknown
to
the
general
population,
and
those
that
do
know
about
this
program
know
about
its
history
funding
the
seven
resident
arts
groups
who
do
have
a
long
and
really
wonderful
history
serving
the
bloomington
community
and
the
his
the
history
is
also,
you
know
a
lot
of
partnership
with
the
city
of
bloomington
as
a
whole.
N
The
other
thing
is
when
applying
for
grants,
especially
if
you're
unincorporated
or
an
unformalized
group,
you
can
be
kind
of
unfamiliar
with
the
process
and
it
can
be
very
intimidating
to
you
so
many
smaller
organizations,
maybe
don't
know
how
to
navigate
just
the
granting
process
in
general
and
then,
when
you
throw
in
fiscal
sponsorship
and
insurance
requirements
that
can
be
really
intimidating
for
some
folks.
So
chris,
can
you
move
this
side
forward?
Please.
N
So
what
we
decided
we
need
to
do
next,
first
and
foremost,
for
this
program.
We
just
need
to
build
relationships.
We
need
to.
N
Can
you
guys
still
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
we
need
to
build
relationships
and
use
the
networks
and
the
assets
that
we
have
so
our
resident
arts
groups
that
are
long-established
groups
who
have
huge
networks
themselves,
other
arts
groups
and
artists
in
the
community
and
the
city
departments
like
creative
place,
making
community
engagement
and
outreach.
These
are
all
assets
that
we
want
to
use
to
just
improve
the
knowledge
in
the
community
about
this
program
as
a
whole.
Basically,
we
need
advocates
to
help
us
spread
the
word
and
we
need
more
networks.
N
In
addition,
we'd
like
to
do
some
workshops
to
help
people
understand
this
process
of
applying
with
the
city,
especially
when
it
comes
to
fiscal
sponsorship
and
other
insurance
requirements,
and
just
make
this
as
easy
and
as
transparent
a
process
as
we
possibly
can.
In
addition
to
that,
we
want
to
try
to
help
form
collaborations
between
nonprofits
and
other
community
entities,
especially
those
larger
nonprofits,
that
have
shown
an
interest
in
serving
as
fiscal
sponsors
to
smaller,
less
incorporated
groups
and
then,
lastly,
just
make
the
the
process
the
application
submission
opportunities
as
accessible
as
possible.
N
Some
of
the
conversations
said
that
having
application
appointments
at
the
city,
where
they
can
use
the
city
laptop
and
the
network
there
to
make
their
applications
having
individuals
or
liaisons
that
can
walk
them
through
the
process.
These
are
all
comments
that
individuals
affiliated
with
the
program
felt
may
be
helpful
in
the
future
to
get
unformalized
or
less
formalized
groups
applying
to
this.
These
this
funding
program
and
then
chris
next
slide.
Please.
N
B
N
Criteria
and
when
reading
the
applications,
the
review
panel
was
quite
struck
by
the
depth
and
the
just
grit
that
a
lot
of
these
arts
and
culture
organizations
showed
over
the
last
year,
especially
because
kobut
was
hard,
coveted
hit
them
hard.
And
frankly,
they
made
a
lot
of
changes.
They
did
a
lot
of
soul
searching
and
they
they
are
legitimately
trying
to
to
serve
their
populations
as
best
they
can.
N
In
addition
to
that,
the
total
recommended,
or
the
total
request
made
by
applicants
is
actually
slightly
less
than
a
total
cultural
art
support,
grant
funding
budget,
it's
smaller
by
fifteen
hundred
dollars,
so
there's
not
much
left
over,
but
because
the
city
can
fully
fund
each
of
the
seven
applicants
as
they
requested
the
review
panel
and
the
part
commission
have
recommended
that
we
do
so.
N
So
I
ask
now
for
the
city
council
to
make
their
request
for
this
for
their
approval
for
this
request
and
thank
you
for
being
patient
with
all
the
technical
difficulties.
I
appreciate
your
time
and
your
your
patience.
A
I
appreciate
your
stick-to-itiveness
yeah.
We
finally
got
this.
I
got
through
it
glad
to
see
that
council
do.
We
have
any
questions
regarding
the
the
awards
here
or
any
questions
of
of
miss
hughes
on
this,
and
you
may
have
to
just
chime
up
we're
we're
having
a
little
technical
issues
here
as
well.
If
you've
got
a
question,
please
just
kind
of
wave
your
hand,
council,
member
councilmember,
coulter.
C
Thank
you,
mayor
leah,
just
a
quick
question
for
you
resident
contacted
me
and
just
wondered,
and
I
I
don't
know
if
you
have
heard
any
feedback
from
any
of
the
organizations
who
applied
for
this
funding,
given
the
the
changes
that
that
were
made
to
the
process
this
year,
was
there
any
feedback
feedback
on
whether
that
was
a
significant
burden
or
a
challenge
for
the
organizations
to
to
provide
that
additional
information
and,
and
that
kind
of
thing
is
there,
have
you
gotten
any
feedback
on
that.
N
So
there
are
a
number:
there
are
quarterly
meetings
held
with
the
resident
arts
groups
every
year,
and
so
we
had
a
number
of
meetings
where
we
were
discussing
the
changes,
the
potential
changes
as
we
were.
We
were
thinking
about
making
them
and
then,
as
those
changes
were
made,
they
were
made
aware
of
what
was
added
and
why
it
was
added.
So
it
was
more
work
and
I
will
be
honest
and
say
some
of
them
preferred
to
keep
the
application
the
way
it
was
prior.
N
It
was
much
smaller.
There
was
far
less
information
included
in
that
and
I
understand
that
request,
but
at
the
same
time
there
was
a
pretty
compelling
reason
and
many
of
them
felt
that
that
it
was
appropriate
to
frankly
increase
the
amount
of
questions
that
were
asked
and
increase.
The
amount
of
data
that
was
collected,
and
so
the
resident
arts
groups
and
arts
groups
in
general
were
made
aware
of
the
changes,
and
we
did
have
discussions
about
how
those
were
going
to
impact
them.
N
But
I
will
tell
you
they
all
did
a
great
job
in
the
end.
We
all
walked
through
it
together
and
it
ended
up.
Creating
a
better
application
process,
I
would
say
the
bigger
concern
for
the
resident
arts
groups
and
the
arts
groups
in
general,
who
have
historically
received
funding,
was
opening
this
up
to
other
art
groups.
I
would
say
that
was
far
more
pressing,
an
issue
than
adding
application
questions
or
changing
the
questions,
because
again,
this
last
year
has
been
hard
for
them.
N
They've
been
hit
hard
and
some
of
them
lost
significant
income
because
they
were
hit
on
all
fronts.
Not
only
did
they
lose
their
their
performances,
their
ticket
sales,
but
they
lost
their
classes,
their
rehearsal
spaces
and,
frankly,
many
of
them.
Their
funding
went
down
significantly
because
either
funds
were
redirected
for
covid's
support
or
they
disappeared
entirely
and
frankly,
many
of
their
final
raising
efforts
were
cancelled
or
made
far
more
difficult
than
they
would
have
been
in
the
past.
N
So
I
would
say
that
was
more
of
a
concern
opening
the
program
up
to
others
at
this
time,
essentially
potentially
making
their
grant
dollars
smaller,
as
opposed
to
extending
the
grant
questions
or
adding
grant
questions.
L
L
So
I
just
want
to
follow
up
with
the
the
last
comment
that
funding
was
down
for
these
organizations
and
clearly
it's
been
an
absolutely
awful
year
for
a
number
of
people
and
organizations,
but
I
want
to
clarify
that,
in
terms
of
city
funding,
we're
not
down
in
terms
of
funding
our
organizations
is
that
accurate.
N
L
Okay
and
as
I
went
through
it
for
most
of
the
organizations,
they
were
up
a
little
bit
or
the
same,
or
something
like
that.
The
only
one
that
I
saw
that
was
down
was
the
medalist
group.
And
can
you
talk
to
me
because
this
was
based
on
their
request?
L
N
So
most
of
the
fluctuations
and
the
requests
have
to
do
with
their
their
operating
budget.
So,
as
a
rule
with
the
cultural
art
support
grant,
you
can
only
ask
for
up
to
30
of
your
overall
operating
budget.
So
if
an
organization
experiences
a
lower
lower
budget
for
the
year
they're
applying,
then
that
means
they
have
to
lower
their
ask.
So
when
I
was
looking
because
I
was
out
also
comparing
the
ask
from
this
year
from
last
year,
I
really
truly
think
covet
impacted
some
of
the
apps
because
they
had
less
significantly
less
income.
L
All
right
and
if
I
understand
from
our
information
they're
at
27,
so
they're
up
to
the
full
30
percent,
do
you
believe
that
they
would
benefit
from
getting
to
the
full
30
percent
and
or
expanding
that
slightly
on
a
one-time
basis?.
L
L
On
this,
and-
and
I
know
that
we
have
at
least
a
fifteen
hundred
dollar
amount
that
wasn't
requested,
and
you
know
maybe
because
of
changes
in
their
operations.
They
wouldn't
be
able
to
use
it
prudently.
That
would
be
perfectly
acceptable
to
me.
You
know,
but
if
there
was
some
that
seems
the
group
that
that
got
impacted
negatively
within
this,
and-
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
if
it
was
changing
operations
or
they're,
just
maxed
out
in
terms
of
some
rule
that
we
have.
N
There
were
a
couple
of
groups,
I
believe
continental
ballet.
I
believe
their
ask
was
significantly
less
this
year
than
previous
years
as
well,
and
so
that
was
a
conversation
that
the
review
panel
had
is.
Can
we
take
that
remainder,
although
it's
not
large
and
somehow
distribute
that
to
those
who,
who
maybe
weren't
at
the
percentage
or
didn't
have
as
high
an
ask
as
previous
years,
and
one
of
the
the
concerns
was:
how
fair
is
that?
N
So
if
you
pick
and
choose
medalist
over
someone
else,
you
know
how
do
you
make
that
kind
of
a
fair
distribution
without
breaking
it
up
to
much
smaller
pieces
and
then
not
having
as
great
an
impact
so
that
that
discussion
did
happen?
But
if
that's
a
recommendation
that
the
council
makes
we
can
certainly
make
that
change.
L
Okay,
well,
I
appreciate
that
you
had
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
mayor
to
go
to
the
next
council
member.
K
Well,
thank
you
mayor.
I
always
feel
like
you
got
the
got
the
order
just
right,
so
I'm
gonna
go
with
whatever
you
recommend.
You
know.
I
think
it's
it's
it's
interesting
that
you
know
on
our
building
that
we
have
the
center
for
the
arts.
You
know,
there's
all
that
history
there,
and
so
I
appreciate
your
your
presentation
about
that.
Really
it's
you
know
that
you
talked
about
our
arts
being
a
part
of
our
our
past
and
about
our
culture
and
really
it's
a
window
or
the
foundation
for
our
future.
K
It's
how
important
is.
I
know
mayor
how
important
it
is
to
you
and
and
it's
a
part
of
your
legacy
you
know
kind
of
as
we
move
forward.
So
it's
my
understanding
that
we
did
make
a
number
of
changes.
You
know,
given
the
understanding
of
how
arts
are
going
to
change
in
bloomington,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
understood
it
correctly
that
you
said
that
these
arts
organizations
were
part
of
that
change.
K
They
were
at
the
table
having
that
discussion
as
we
got
ready
to
to
make
those
changes.
Is
my
understanding
correct
with
that.
N
Yes,
and
no
so
there
were
a
number
of
meetings
that
they
were
part
of
where
we
discussed
what
changes
were
thinking
about
making.
So
some
of
the
biggest
changes
were
adding
equity
questions,
racial
equity
and
diversity,
questions
so
there's
a
whole
section
that
was
added
for
that,
and
that
was
more
in
response
to
the
city's
priority
for
racial
equity,
as
opposed
to
any
any
any
requests
from
the
resident
arts
groups
or
any
arts
and
culture
applicants
that
we've
we've
heard
from.
N
As
far
as
other
changes
to
the
grant
I
mean
it
was
just
talked
about
that.
Frankly,
the
application
just
needed
to
be
made
better.
It
was
really
difficult
to
really
glean
what
the
mission
vision
and
values
were
based
off
the
old
application,
because
there
weren't
really
enough
directed
questions
in
addition
to
that,
the
sections
for
response
were
really
short,
and
so
they
were
a
part
of
those
conversations.
Just
the
need
that
we
want
to
hear
more
about
what
you
do.
N
We
want
to
hear
more
of
your
story
and
we
want
to
give
you
the
room
to
do
that.
Obviously,
that
creates
more
work.
When
you
add
more
questions
and
you
extend
sections,
but
they
were
a
part
of
those
conversations
they
were,
you
know,
their
input
was
taken
seriously.
N
Obviously
this
was
a
tough
year,
so
change
more
change
was
not
necessarily
something
a
lot
of
people
wanted
to
see.
But
again
it
was
for
this
process
I
think
necessary.
So
we
could
just
better
understand,
especially
in
your
year
like
this.
We
know
you
didn't
have
performances.
We
know
you
didn't
have
programs.
So
what
did
you
do
instead?
And
so
that
was
also
a
big
part
of
the
conversation.
N
B
N
K
So
let
me
ask
this:
I
know
my
colleague
asked
this
before,
but
I
just
want
to
be
clear
about
this,
because
I-
and
I
also
had
a
question
too-
that
came
to
me
any
of
those
changes
that
were
made
to
the
application
process
into
this
structure.
Did
it
have
any
economic
barriers
to
in
your
opinion,
you
know
to
these
folks
being
able
to
kind
of
continue
doing
their
arts.
I
know,
as
you
you've
already
just
mentioned,
did
you
see
any
of
that
type
of
thing?
K
N
K
Well,
thank
you,
and
I
know
that
the
changes
that
we
have
suggested
and
the
things
that
we
put
forward
are
really
going
to
set
up
and
structure
our
organizations
to
be
able
to
compete
in
a
marketplace
going
forward.
There
are
significant
demographic
changes
that
the
city
is
trying
to
prepare
ourselves
to
be
able
to
do
and
to
be
to
be
first
in
the
line
to
be
able
to
do
that.
So
I
appreciate
both
you
and
the
staff's
ability
to
be
able
to
do
that
as
we
kind
of
move
forward.
A
Now
one
word
that
you
used
ms
hughes,
that
I
wrote
down
you.
You
talked
about
the
grit
of
the
organizations
over
the
past
year
and
I
think
that
is
about
a
perfect
word
for
it,
because
once
the
pandemic
set
in
and
all
of
the
stages
and
performance
halls
went
dark
it.
It
was.
It
was
obviously
impactful
in
ways
that
I
don't
think
impacted.
Eventually,
restaurants
and
bars
were
able
to
come
back.
A
Retail
obviously
was
able
to
come
back,
but
we
have
not
seen
performing
arts
in
15
months
now
and
it's
right-
and
I
know
that
that
grit
necessary
to
fight
through
this
and
to
get
to
the
other
side
of
this
pandemic
is,
is
a
key.
And
I
I'm
so
glad
to
see
that
our
our
seven
residents,
arts
organizations
did
have
that
grit
to
get
to
the
other
side.
A
Because
at
the
other
side
I
think
they're
going
to
be
much
stronger,
they're
going
to
be
in
a
changed
landscape
in
terms
of
arts,
competition
across
the
twin
cities,
metropolitan
area,
and
I
think
they're
going
to
be
in
a
good
place.
And
so
I
I
mean
I,
I
tip
my
hat
to
them.
A
I
tip
my
hat
to
you,
folks
for
your
your
guidance
and
your
leadership
and
your
work
with
them,
but
certainly
to
them
and
their
boards
of
directors
and
and
all
of
the
the
people
who
belong
to
those
organizations
for
for
sticking
out
sticking
it
out
over
an
incredibly
difficult
year
in
the
arts
world,
so
hats
off
to
them.
I
would
also
add
I
mean
I
also
heard
from
at
least
a
couple
of
different
groups
that
it
was
a
bit
more
difficult
to
fill
out.
A
This
year's
application,
which
I
understand
and
and
frankly
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
the
additional
information
if
it
helps
put
together
a
better
grant
program.
I
think
it's
definitely
worthwhile
and
definitely
worth
doing
and
also
heard
concerns
that
that
ultimately,
there
may
be
more
than
seven
arts
organizations
that
receive
grant
funding
and
the
obvious
concern
of
that
pie
being
cut
into
smaller
slices
and
definitely
hear
that
concern,
especially
among
organizations
that
have
received
a
goodly
portion
of
funding
from
the
city
for
a
number
of
years.
A
A
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
this
council
to
to
look
for
ways
to
increase
the
size
of
that
pie
and
to
make
sure
that
they
can
succeed
as
well.
So
my
two
cents
there.
L
Yeah
thanks
mayor
just
quickly
along
the
lines
that
you
said,
I'm
just
wondering-
and
I
don't
need
an
answer
tonight,
but
maybe
in
future
years
is
there
a
way
we
can
better
leverage
the
money
we
put
into
this
to
draw
in
additional
money
for
these
organizations
or
new
organizations
by
is
there
a
way
to
structure
these
as
matching
grants
or
anything
of
that
nature
that
might
help
them
draw
in
more
money
that
isn't
just
taxpayer
supported.
So
I
think
you
know
mayor.
A
L
A
A
A
Motion
carries
7-0
leah.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
your
work
during
this
past
year.
Thank
you
for
the
grit
that
you
have
shown
as
well
and
everybody
here
at
the
center
for
the
arts
for
for
getting
through
really
looking
forward
to
the
lights
being
back
on
here
and
and
really
filling
this
building
up
again
with
with
the
arts,
because
that's
what
it
was
meant
for
and
that's
when
it
is
just
most
vibrant
and
so
looking
forward
to
that.
So,
thank
you.
So
very
much.
B
Thank
you
very
much
mayor.
I
guess
a
comment,
but
a
quick
question.
First
in
frigging
you
may
have
addressed
this
at
the
top.
Do
you
know
was:
was
coed
coordinating
any
flag
placement
activities
out
at
bloomington
cemetery
again
this
year?
I
think
it
was
around
this
weekend
last
time
around
in
2020.,
mr
mayor
and
council
members,
councilmember
martin,
I
have
the
request
for
that
information
into
staff
and
I'll.
Let
you
know
tomorrow
morning
I
have
not
received
any
additional
information
tonight.
Okay,
perfect!
B
Thank
you
very
much
and
I'll
also
just
mention
off
the
side,
because
I
had
gotten
a
notification
about
it.
I
know:
there's
a
group
that
does
flags
out
of
fort
snelling.
They
place
about
200,
000
american
flags
out
and
especially
because
of
covid
we're
a
little
more
strapped
for
volunteers.
That's
it's
a
program!
I
very
much
appreciate
and
have
some
experience
with,
and
I
guess,
depending
especially
what's
going
involved
here
in
bloomington.
I
encourage
folks
to
help
out
with
that.
It
was
really
powerful.
B
Last
year
when
I
was
there
and
otherwise
I
know
flags
reportsnelling.com,
you
can
volunteer
for
that
effort
as
well.
Just
a
really
cool
opportunity
to
say
thanks
on
what
should
be
a
pretty
good
weather
day
to
folks
who
sacrifice
for
the
country.
E
A
Hearing
none,
we
will
move
on
to
item
8.3,
which
is
a
resolution
to
go
into
closed
session
to
discuss
labor
relations
strategy.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
city
council's
public
bodies
in
the
state
of
minnesota
do
have
the
option
to
move
into
closed
session
for
a
very
limited
number
of
issues.
I
believe
it's
for
for
something
like
this
labor
negotiations.
A
It's
for
performance,
evaluation
and
a
handful
of
other
things
that
I'm
sure
miss
manderschat
could
fill
me
in
on.
But
this
is
what
we
will
be
doing
this
evening
is
moving
into
closed
session
to
discuss
our
labor
relations
strategy.
A
B
Mayor
members,
yes,
just
a
simple
approval
of
the
resolution:
all
of
the
relevant
details
are
included
in
that
resolution.
A
C
A
Aye
motion
carries
7-0
council.
You
should
have
received
a
new
meeting
invitation
for
the
closed
session.
I
believe
we
will
leave
open.
Is
that
how
that
works?
We
leave
open
the
current
webex
session,
so
leave
open
your
current
webex
session
and
we
will
come
back
into
that,
but
also
go
into
the
closed
session
right
now.
Does
that
make
sense?
Mr.
B
B
Actually,
miss
christensen
is
going
to
remain
in
this
meeting
to
keep
it
active.
Everyone
else
should
actually
leave
this
meeting.
I'm
my.
A
D
D
A
We
are
back
from
our
closed
session
just
want
to
let
everybody
know.
We
had
a
good
discussion,
no
final
decisions
were
made,
but
we
had
a
very
good
closed
session
and
a
good
discussion
among
council
members.
A
We
are
now
back
in
open
session
and
the
only
item
left
is
to
take
to
accept
a
motion
to
adjourn
this
evening.