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From YouTube: January 4, 2023 Special Bloomington City Council Meeting
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January 4, 2023 Special Bloomington Minnesota City Council Meeting
- The City Council will hold the first of three special meetings for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the at-large Council seat vacancy.
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Since
the
election
of
council
member
Nathan
Coulter
to
the
state
represent
House
of
Representatives,
so
we
are
going
to
be
interviewing,
I
believe
nine
people
tonight
we
have
another
group
of
folks
we're
going
to
be
interviewing
on
Saturday
morning
and
just
to
give
everybody
kind
of
a
rundown
as
to
how
this
is
working
to
folks
watching
at
home.
Each
of
the
candidates
will
have
time
to
speak
to
the
council.
We
are
going
to
ask
the
same
four
questions
of
each
of
the
applicants.
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Basically,
what
you'd
send
in,
if
you
were
doing
applying
for
a
job
which
these
folks
are
they're
applying
for
a
job?
This
is
basically
a
job
interview
for
the
appointment
to
the
open
at
large
seat
and,
as
we
have
talked
about
in
the
past,
this
at
large
seat
then
will
be
up
for
election
and
we'll
be
part
of
a
special
election
in
November
at
the
regular
election.
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The
city
odd
year,
elections
that
we
have,
as
I
said,
we've
got
I
think
19
people
to
to
interview
over
the
course
of
a
couple
of
days,
we'll
talk
to
them,
both
tonight
and
Saturday,
and
then
on
at
our
Monday
meeting.
We
will
do
like
we
have
done
in
the
past
to
narrow
down
folks
for
our
boards
and
commissions.
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The
opportunity
to
be
able
to
talk
to
everybody
I
think
is
an
important
one.
I
don't
want
to
I
didn't
want
to
have
20
applicants,
22
applicants
and
then
to
make
Cuts
based
on
their
resume
and
their
and
their
cover
letter.
I
know
it's
typical
in
a
job
interview
or
a
job
interview
process,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
the
opportunity
to
to
meet
and
to
talk
to,
and
at
least
hear
from
all
of
the
applicants,
for
this
open
position.
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Give
me
Mr
Lockard
welcome
I'm
Tim
Busey
in
the
mayor
of
the
city
council,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington.
This
is
the
rest
of
our
city
council.
We're
very
happy
to
have
you
here
this
evening.
Just
wanted
to
give
you
a
quick
rundown
of
how
we're
going
to
work
this.
We
have
four
questions
for
you
all
right,
a
total
of
four
questions
and
we're
trying
to
fit
everybody
into
eight
minutes.
So
the
clock
is
right
up
there
over
your
right
shoulder.
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Well,
I
want
to
first
start
off
mayor
Buffy.
Thank
you
very
much
for
taking
the
time
I
am
ultimately
sensitive
about.
You
know
interviewing
20
people,
building
teams,
as
a
director
done
a
lot
of
times
how
important
the
selection
process
is,
but
how
time
consuming
so,
you
know
you'll,
be
here
till
10,
whatever
11
at
night
you'll
be
back
on
Saturday,
it's
no
small
undertaking.
So
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
I'd
like
to
say.
B
First
off
I'm,
a
Bloomington
resident
and
I've
been
blessed
with
a
healthy
and
happy
family
spouse
for
children
and
five
grandchildren
in
higher
education.
I
include
one
undergraduate
degree
in
electrical
engineering
and
three
master's
degrees.
The
one
I'll
highlight
is
international
relations,
which
can
help
me
keep
Bloomington
as
an
international
destination
city,
which
is
one
of
your
goals
mayor
that
you've
stated
recently
I'm
employed
right
here
in
Bloomington.
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B
So
he
could
earn
his
Civic
merit
badge,
but
presently
I
serve
in
many
capacities
in
Bloomington,
where
I
volunteer,
including
my
place
of
worship.
My
fundamental
proposition
to
the
city
council
is
feel
by
filling
this
vacancy
is
that
I
will
provide
vision.
Direction
inspiration
and
balance
to
the
city
council
I
believe
that
city
councils
are
the
most
effective
if
they're
well
balanced
and
we
hit
the
sweet
spot,
so
that
includes
representative
diversity
in
backgrounds,
ethnicity,
disabilities
and,
most
importantly,
diversity
in
thinking
and
solving
problems.
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B
Well,
I
really
believe
that
Bloomington
needs
to
arrest
and
then
reverse
what
I
see
is
outward
signs
and
appearance
of
a
city
in
Decline
and
not
fully
accountable
to
its
citizens
in
Residence,
the
decline
in
population
residential
exits
unresponsiveness
to
Residents
and
basic
expectations
for
quality
services,
and
we
need
to
ensure
Bloomington
remains
and
even
re-establishes
itself
in
its
reputation
as
a
growing
vibrant
and
attractive
City,
where
our
children
and
grandchildren
will
want
to
live.
I
think
we
have
to
restore
our
reputation
as
a
safe
and
secure
place
to
live.
B
What
we're
known
for
now
are
the
al-faruk
mosque
bombings,
for
example,
or
over
at
Penn
Lake,
where
I
Barber
at
Bruce's,
Barber
Shop,
there's
not
been
just
one
but
two
shootings.
The
most
recent
one
was
a
killing
and
less
than
two
years
before
there
was
a
second
at
Christmas
we
talked
about
the
mall
of
when
I
was
away.
B
I
saw
the
mall
of
American
national
news
in
the
shootings
they're
in
so
making
sure
that
we're
a
safe
and
secure
place
and
then
finally,
I
think
we
need
to
restore
our
reputation
as
a
friendly
place
to
do
business
both
to
start
remain
and
conduct
business
and
I'll
again
go
to
my
barber
on
Bruce
and
Penn,
because
if
you
want
to
get
the
pulse
of
a
community
what
better
place
than
the
barber
shop.
But
you
know
he
laments
to
me
as
I
told
him.
B
I'll
have
my
10
minutes
in
the
sunshine,
with
y'all
that
he
got
an
additional
four
dollars
a
month
on
both
his
utility
bills
from
Bloomington
unexplained
unannounced,
and
this
is
a
particularly
hard
business
that
got
hit
by
the
pandemic
and
shut
down
and
now
is
getting
hit
with
inflation.
And
so
those
kinds
of
things
make
it
less
friendly.
So
that
would
influence
my
thinking
and
what
I'd
like
to
see
us
be
in
10
years.
Thank
you.
G
B
You
very
good
question:
Community
involvement,
I
think
particularly
volunteerism
is
like
a
Hallmark
or
a
measure
of
the
critical
Foundation,
the
vibrancy
of
a
city
so
for
our
Gem
of
the
city,
Normandale
Corporate,
Park
and
Normandale
Lake.
It
used
to
be
a
former
icon
with
year-round,
Beauty
and
draw,
but
I
have
volunteered.
You
know
recent
times
not
the
case.
B
Secondly,
volunteerism
I
volunteer
with
the
church
political
parties,
and
notably
the
veterans
of
Bloomington,
are
fond
interest
of
mine.
I've
created
the
veterans
Leadership
Council
for
a
congressional
district,
three,
where
I've
teamed
with
Congressman
Phillips
Hennepin,
County
vso,
which
directly
benefits
veterans
here
in
our
city,
the
biggest
benefit
I,
think
I'll
provide,
is
diversity
and
background,
ethnicity,
disability
and,
most
importantly,
representative
diversity
in
thought
and
problem
solving.
So
thank
you
for
that
question.
B
You
and
I
just
want
to
conclude
I
appreciate
you
taking
the
time.
I
know
how
arduous
it
is
to
shuffle
us
all
through
it
10
minutes
of
cycle,
but
as
a
fully
qualified
candidate
and
vacant
for
the
vacant
at
large
seat
of
the
city
council.
I.
Do
look
forward
to
digging
deeper
10
minutes
is
not
a
much
time
to
explain
how
the
thinking
and
how
an
operation
on
a
council
would
go.
Thank.
A
Good
evening,
mayor
members
of
council,
thanks
for
being
with
us
tonight,
our
format
this
evening
is:
we
have
a
total
of
eight
minutes
per
candidate.
Okay,
the
clock
up
on
the
above,
your
right,
shoulder
there
kind
of
gives
you
the
breakdown
as
to
how
much
time
you'll
have
we're
asking
a
total
of
four
questions.
Okay,
so
make
sure
you
time
yourself
adequately,
so
you
can
fit
those
the
answers,
the
questions
and
answers
of
those
four
questions
within
the
eight
minutes
and
we're
we,
we
won't
be
doing
follow-ups
or
probing
questions.
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H
Thank
you,
council
member
Carter,
I'm
Phil,
cookton
I
am
a
structural
engineer,
I'm
licensed
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
I
work
as
a
structural
engineer,
I'm
a
consultant
at
MSP
airport,
where
I
design
terminal
expansions
and
the
like
over
primarily
a
terminal.
One
I
also
am
more
known
here
at
City
Hall
is
the
planning
commissioner
I've
been
on
I'm
in
my
first
term
just
about
to
round
out
year
three
of
my
first
term
as
a
planning.
H
So
the
like
the
700
American
that
you
recently
had
before
you
I
was
on
the
I,
think
it's
six
or
seven
of
us
that
review
as
the
proposal
goes
out
and
then,
when
the
proposal
comes
in,
we
talk
to
the
developers
and
and
get
a
sense
for
what
their
proposals
are
and
make
sort
of
the
first
recommendation
as
to
what
may
happen
with
the
proposals
that
come
in
and
I'm
also
a
proud
graduate
of
the
Bloomington
leadership
program.
I
think
it
was
2019
I'm,
a
big
big
supporter
of
the
Bloomington
leadership
program.
H
So
why
I
think
I'd
make
a
good
council
member?
You
know,
I,
think
my
experience
on
the
planet.
Commission
really
lends
itself
well
to
what
you
all
do
on
the
city.
Council
I
mean
they
say.
The
city
council
is
the
poor
man's
Planning
Commission
right
I
we're
I'm
very
used
to
reviewing
applications
and
going
through
the
public
process,
the
you
know,
holding
public
hearings
and
the
like.
H
It's
something
I'm
very
comfortable
doing
you
know
putting
in
putting
in
the
study
time
to
review
the
applications
and
working
my
way
through
that
and
I
think
as
an
engineer
as
well.
I
I
bring
somewhat
of
an
analytical,
calculated
approach
to
the
position.
That's
what
I've
done
on
the
Planning
Commission
for
the
last
three
years
and
I
think
it
lends
itself.
H
We
have
assets
here
and
I
think
we
need
to
leverage
those
assets
as
we
move
forward
to
continue
to
be
a
city
that
separates
itself.
When
our
community
development
director
was
hired
here
at
the
city
of
Bloomington,
Carla
Henderson,
she
came
and
introduced
herself
to
the
Planning
Commission.
We
had
a
little
conversation
back
and
forth
and
the
thing
I
told
Carla
was
keep
Bloomington
a
differentiator,
we're
not
just
every
other
suburb
I'm,
so
desperate
for
us
to
not
be
another
vanilla
suburb.
We
have
the
assets
to
be
different.
H
We
are
different,
whether
that's
the
opportunity,
Housing
Industry
opportunity,
housing,
ordinance
or
other
things
that
we
do
first
and
best
and
better
than
all
the
other
suburbs
I'm
very
sure.
We
need
to
continue
to
do
that
and
stand
alone
as
we
move
forward,
and
you
know,
let's
leverage
that
triple
triple
AAA
accredited
rating
right.
Let's,
let's
do
what
we
can
to
stay
different
and
not
be
just
like
all
the
other
suburbs.
F
H
I
think
the
thing
and
it
you
know,
I,
think
it's
an
immediate
thing
and
it
goes
into
the
future,
is,
is
with
Metro
Transit
and
the
Met
Council
I've
spoken
to
you
all
before
about
the
the
issues
we're
having
right
now,
with
the
blue
line
and
just
Metro
Transit
in
general,
I
live
in
Bloomington
Central
Station
I
work
in
Downtown,
Minneapolis
I.
Take
the
blue
line
every
day
to
go
to
work
before
that.
H
I
took
the
bus
to
go
to
work
and
honestly
I
I
find
that
Metro
Transit
and
the
Met
Council
aren't
holding
up
their
end
of
the
deal.
When
when
we,
when
we
do
things,
you
know,
the
Met
Council
has
goals
for
us
right
with
with
affordable
housing
and
Transit
oriented
development
and
I
think
the
city
is
doing
an
excellent
job,
we're
killing
it
on
affordable
housing.
Our
Transit
oriented
development
is
going
well
and
we
continue
to
have
problems
on
the
blue
line.
I
wish
I
could
say.
H
The
blue
line
was
better
than
the
last
time.
I
talked
to
you,
it's
not
if
anything,
it's
gotten
worse,
which
is
disappointing,
but
it's
more
than
just
the
daily
experience.
It's
the
the
five-week
closure
that
we
had
over
the
summer
of
the
blue
line
that
somehow
turned
into
13
weeks
in
13
weeks
of
No
Light
Rail
service.
For
someone
who
takes
it
every
day
to
go
to
work.
It
was
brutal
and
I.
H
Don't
know
how
a
five-week
project
can
turn
into
13
weeks,
but
it
was
extremely
disappointing
and
another
thing
is
the
the
bus
Rapid
Transit
line.
We
were
going
to
have
Along
American
Boulevard.
That
was
in
the
long-term
plan,
has
now
been
taken
out
again
disappointing
when
we're
holding
up
our
end
of
the
bargain,
with
the
med,
Council
and
they're,
not
returning
the
favor,
with
Metro
Transit
on
our
side.
So
I
would
really
like
to
see
us
hold
them
accountable
and
seen
Improvement
for
Metro
transit
to
best
serve
our
residents.
H
H
H
You
know
I
get
to
serve
90
000
residents
as
part
as
a
planning.
Commissioner
I'm
Vice,
chair
of
the
Planning
Commission
now,
and
it's
been
an
excellent
opportunity.
So
you
would
think
that
that's
where
I've
been
able
to
have
the
largest
impact,
but
it's
actually
not
I've,
been
very
fortunate
over
the
last
six
or
seven
years
to
be
a
volunteer
coach
at
Normandale,
Hills,
Elementary
School,
the
greatest
Elementary
School
on
the
planet,
I
love,
Normandale
Hills
and
it's
it's
been
an
awesome
experience.
H
I
coach,
a
program
called
Girls
on
the
Run
Girls
on
the
Run,
is
a
national
program
that
we
have
at
Normandale
Hills
and
some
other
schools
Girls
on
the
Run
is
specifically
tailored
for
third
through
fifth
grade
girls.
Where
are
we
encapsulate
running
and
critical
life
skills?
So
every
lesson
every
practice
we
run,
but
we
we
integrate
a
lesson
and
we
teach
lessons
like
courage
and
confidence
and
Leadership
and
specifically
tailored
for
through
third,
through
fifth
grade
girls.
You
know:
I
went
to
engineering
school
and
I
graduated
with
three
women
and
it
was
disappointing.
H
I
I
didn't
understand
it.
I
I
wanted
to
do
something
about
it,
but
I
didn't
know
what
I
could
do
and
so
I
wanted
to
work
with
girls
and
I
found
this
program
Girls
on
the
Run,
which
is
really
perfect
for
me.
So
I
have
an
opportunity
to
take
girls
when
they're
younger
and
show
them
that
there's
nothing
they
can't
do
and
that
they
should
never
be
held
back
and
that
the
potential
inside
of
them
is
already
there.
It's
Limitless
if
we
can
just
pull
it
out
of
them
and
helping
girls
find
their
self-confidence.
H
That's
already.
There
is
super
important
to
me,
and
so
it's
funny
you
know,
I
get
the
opportunity
to
serve
the
90
000
residents
here
at
City
Hall,
but
it's
the
eight
girls
on
my
team.
It's
those
eight
residents
that
I
take
the
most
pride
in
serving
I
know.
I
got
to
coach
mayor
blessy's
niece
there
for
a
few
years
and
I.
Remember
that
fondly
as
well.
So
that's
the
opportunity
to
really
be
able
to
work
with
people
directly
and
have
that
impact
is
really
special
to
me.
A
A
To
hear
it,
our
format
this
evening
is:
we've
got
four
questions
for
you,
I've
been
provided
those
questions
in
advance
and
we've
got
a
total
of
eight
minutes
so
that
you
know
where
the
shot
clock
is
you've
spoken
to
us
before,
and
we
ask
that
kind
of
time
yourself.
So
we
make
sure
we
have
time
to
ask
all
four
questions
and
we
get
them
within
the
the
eight
minutes.
Sure.
A
D
I
Right
well,
I'll,
just
read
it
now:
good
evening:
city,
council,
mayor
and
City
staff.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
interview.
So
first
of
all,
my
name
is
Rick
Oliva
and
I'm,
a
lifelong
resident
of
Bloomington
throughout
my
life,
I've
dedicated
myself
to
serving
this
community
and,
as
you
know,
I've
been
critical
of
many
of
your
decisions
the
past
couple
of
years,
but
I
think
that's
actually.
What
makes
me
would
make
me
a
valuable
addition
to
the
current
Council
and
here's.
I
The
reasoning
the
diverse
viewpoints
lead
to
more
creative
and
innovative
solutions
to
problems
and
fosters
trust
and
credibility
in
the
decision-making
process
and,
according
to
the
city's
website
and
I'm,
going
to
exchange
the
word
Workforce
with
city
council,
a
diverse
city
council
increases
bloomington's
capacity
to
Serve
and
Protect
people
who
have
different
experiences
or
backgrounds
and
enhance
its
ability
to
be
receptive
to
different
traditions
and
ideas
and
overall,
having
diverse
opinions
on
a
city.
Council
is
essential
for
Effective
and
inclusive
governance.
I
Personally
think,
smoking
is
I,
believe
adults
should
be
able
to
choose
what
they
put
into
their
own
bodies
and
the
ban
hurts
small
businesses,
especially
when
owners
try
to
sell
and
retire,
while
leaving
large
corporate
owned
stores
relatively
unfazed
further
being
biracial.
When
I
look
at
some
of
your
current
initiatives
surrounding
Equity,
such
as
the
portion
of
the
park
system,
master
plan
that
uses
race
in
the
formula
for
allocating
funds,
I
can't
help,
but
wonder
why
my
white
family
members
would
be
viewed
differently
from
a
funding
standpoint
than
my
black
relatives.
I
Maybe
it's
from
hearing
stories
about
when
my
dad
first
came
to
America.
There
were
times
when
he'd
be
on
a
road
trip
and
a
bus
would
stop
at
a
gas
station
and
the
white
passengers
could
go
inside
and
use
a
restroom
and
buy
snacks,
and
he
and
the
other
black
passengers
would
have
to
wait
outside
or
go
in
the
ditch
to
relieve
themselves.
It
might
be
for
because
of
that,
in
my
upbringing
and
I'm,
so
focused
on
the
idea
of
race
and
equity
in
the
city.
I
But
what
I
would
like
to
do
is
sort
of
restructure
the
narrative
in
the
city
from
what
I
feel
to
be
white
people
versus
everybody
else,
because
we
always
talk
about
bipoc
to
truly
uniting
us
as
one
Bloomington.
For
example.
Instead
of
explicitly
encouraging
our
bipod
community
members
to
apply
for
jobs,
we
could
simply
say
we
do
not
unlawfully
discriminate
and
we
encourage
all
qualified
persons
to
apply
I,
believe
your
hearts
are
in
the
right
place
and
together
we
can
make
this
happen.
I
My
experience
where
I
feel
I
contributed
to
the
city
and
that
ties
closest
to
city
council
work
would
be
as
a
school
board
member.
In
those
four
years
we
were
able
to
pass
a
random
getting
devices
in
the
hands
of
all
of
our
students
and
what
that
means
is
on
a
day
like
today,
where
we
have
a
blizzard
and
school
is
closed.
We
still
have
learning
happening
at
home
and,
while
my
kids
aren't
too
thrilled
with
that
I
got
a
text
message
like
Dad.
We
don't
even
get
snow
days
anymore.
I
I
think
it's
great
part
of
that
referendum
that
we
passed
was
also
for
Safety
and
Security,
which
has
become
increasingly
important
during
my
time
on
a
school
board.
I
spent
time
working
with
the
administration
to
improve
communication
with
the
unions
by
shifting
strategies.
We
reduce
the
time
to
negotiate
the
teacher
contract
down
from
about
18
months
when
I
first
joined
when
I
was
first
elected,
the
contract
wasn't
settled
and
it
wasn't
settled
for
like
a
really
long
time.
After
that
we
shifted
strategies
and
the
next
time
the
teacher
contract
came
up.
I
I
Finally,
when
it
comes
to
equity,
I
would
strive
to
create
a
welcoming
environment
for
all
and
allocate
resources
based
on
need.
Rather
than
race-
and
this
means
rejecting
any
form
of
unlawful
discrimination
and
working
to
bring
people
together
rather
than
dividing
them.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
I
look
forward
to
joining
you
in
a
few
weeks.
A
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
I
want
to
make
sure
I
pronounce
your
last
name
correctly.
It
is
true
store,
that's
what
I
thought
it
was.
I
was
gonna.
I
was
gonna
roll
the
dice,
but
I
thought
I'd.
Ask
instead
so
Mr
good
evening.
Welcome
thanks
for
being
with
us
tonight,
greatly
appreciated.
Thank
you
for
applying.
We
have
four
questions
to
ask
you
this
evening.
Yes,
you
do.
We
have
an
eight
minute
time
limit
and
the
clock
is
up
on
the
wall
to
your
right.
There.
J
A
E
D
J
Okay,
well
I'm,
a
quick
study.
First
of
all,
I
can
pretty
much
walk
into
any
business
and
assess
what
it
needs
and
take
care
of
it
and
make
it
work.
Literally.
My
first
job
out
of
college
I
was
put
into
an
accounting
department
that
I
have
I,
never
had
done
it
before
and
within
six
months,
I
had
mastered
it
and
had
gotten
a
promotion,
so
that
has
been
the
course
of
my
life
forever,
but
seriously.
Most
of
my
my
work.
J
J
It
was
very
diplomatic
in
that
respect
whether
it
was
where
I
am
now
it's
food
and
beverage
and
events,
and
how
we
can
make
the
most
beautiful
things
in
people's
lives
better
and
and
educating
them
about
them
and
bringing
them
together
so
making
something
for
event
planners
even
more
special,
because
they
put
on
events
for
people
and
we
put
on
events
for
event
planners.
We
got
to
make
it
really
great,
so
it's
all
about
bringing
people
together
and
what
else?
E
J
I
think
that's
a
really
loaded
question,
quite
honestly,
because
I
don't
know
what
your
direction
is.
So
if
your
direction
was,
for
example,
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion,
I
think
you've
got
a
good
start
there.
Some
of
the
things
that
you've
been
doing
here
in
the
community,
despite
looking
a
little
bit
divisive,
I
drove
through
a
very
divisive
Community
event.
J
I
was
looking
at
the
data
it
was.
It
was
a
data
sheet
that
was
put
out
and
everywhere
I
looked
within
that
data
sheet,
though
it
said,
Community
involvement,
Community
engagement,
Community
diversity,
Community
initial,
the
word
Community
was
everywhere
within
there.
So
I
can't
say
this
is
a
tough
City,
because
it's
so
big
and
it's
so
sprawling.
So
how
do
you
build
those
neighborhood
nooks
and
those
I'm
not
seeing
it
yet,
but
I
think
that
I
I
see
the
the
beginnings
of
all
of
that
and
and
I
and
I
appreciate
that.
F
J
I
talked
to
some
of
my
friends
who
have
lived
in
this
community
for
a
long
time
and
it
seems
to
be
the
same
kinds
of
things
that
I've
heard
from
or
read
off
that
data
thing
we're
tired
of
the
chain.
Restaurants.
We
want
more
family
and
privately
owned.
Restaurants.
We
want
to
see
those
natural
spaces
more
embraced
and
and
brought
to
the
Forefront
I
was
I
have
been
coming
to
Bloomington
for
a
long
long
time
since
I,
it's
since
the
80s
to
the
Minnesota
River
Valley,
because
I
think
it's
such
a
special
place.
J
J
And
when
you
can
hear
buildings
breathe?
You
know
the
the
naturalist
people
like
me,
you
know
you
get
concerned.
So
those
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
you
really
need
to
address
with
the
community
that
the
the
give
and
take
of
of
all
of
this.
So
that's
the
natural
world,
along
with
the
things
that
we
need
to
build
to
remain
a
viable
big
city.
Are
the
things
that
years
to
the
Future
we're
going
to
see
as
we
work
on
today,
all
right
two
minutes
read
that
question.
G
J
So
I
am
probably
your
newest
candidate
I've
only
been
living
here
about
two
and
a
half
years.
I
grew
up
in
Edina
and
I
lived
in
Minneapolis,
so
I
have
most
contributed
to
your
Farmers
Market
through
my
pocket
over
the
past
two
and
a
half
years,
but
I
have
I'm
a
frequent
visitor
here
via
Richardson
Nature
Center,
where
I
used
to
volunteer
when
I
was
younger
and
I.
Guess
what
I'd
have
to
say,
I
I
can
project
pretty
well.
I
was
a
theater
major.
J
Is
that
here
here's
the
thing
a
lot
of
people
have
asked
me
over
the
past
two
and
a
half
years.
What
do
you
think
of
Bloomington,
because
you
just
moved
here
and
I-
have
to
say
that
my
response
has
been
tepid
and
it's
slightly
apathetic
I
haven't
been
impressed.
Maybe
it's
the
pandemic
and
there
hasn't
been
a
way
to
really
reach
out
and
be
a
part
of
the
community
in
the
way
that
I
have
felt
part
of
the
community
in
especially
Minneapolis.
J
Oh,
my
gosh
I
regret
moving
from
Minneapolis
so
much
because
there
were
so
many
beautiful
pockets
and
nodes
and
signs
and
involvement
and
I
think
the
only
way
that
I
can
become
a
part
of
this
community
is
being
on
this.
Damn
Council
I,
just
gotta
do
something
to
feel
involved
30
seconds.
Yes,
so
hire
me
hire
me.
I
I
really
feel
like
if
I
don't
do
something
big
in
this
community,
I'm
gonna
move,
I
gotta
gotta
see
some
change
and
I'm
the
person
to
do
it.
Seven,
six:
five!
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
A
We
did
indeed
good
evening
welcome.
Thank
you,
I
do
I
and
it's
Ryan
Ryan
simonis,
yes,
sir,
oh
I
got
it
right
very
good.
So
what
first
time
in
20
years,
probably
I
mean
good
evening
welcome
thanks
for
being
here
this
evening.
Thanks
for
your
application
tonight
greatly
appreciated.
We
have
four
questions
that
we're
going
to
ask
you
sure
we
have
an
eight
minute
time
slot
that
we're
going
to
fill
and
the
the
shot
clock
is
just
up
to
your
right
there.
A
So
we
ask
that
you
answer
the
questions
and
time
yourself
basically
pace
yourself
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
in
four
questions
and
answers
in
our
eight
minute
time
slot.
Yes,
sir,
very
good,
we're
just
going
to
move
our
way
right
on
down
the
right
end
down
the
desk
here,
different
folks,
asking
different
questions,
sure
and
we're
going
to
start
with
council
member
Carter.
So
off
we
go
all.
D
K
So
my
name
is
Ryan:
I
grew
up
in
a
very
small
town
in
kind
of
Central
Wisconsin,
so
I
grew
up
in
a
community.
Where
kind
of
everybody
knows
everybody
and
I've
been
gone
for
well
25
or
more
years
and
I
can
still
walk
down
the
street
and
know
most
of
the
people
and
I
had
a
chance
a
few
years
ago
to
serve
on
city
council.
There
I
ran
and
got
elected.
K
I
was
a
little
different
than
interviewing
for
an
appointment,
but
really
got
to
see
how
the
process
works
and
how
everybody
comes
together.
Looks
at
what
the
you
know,
the
population
of
the
city
or
the
constituents
are
looking
to
do
and
then
kind
of
work.
Those
problems
out
or
just
do
what's
best
for
the
community
and
so
I
think
I'd
make
a
good
City,
Council
Members
I
do
have
some
experience.
K
K
My
girlfriend
works
in
this
building,
our
kids
go
to
school
here,
and
we
just
really
want
to
be
involved
and
I
think
that
one
of
the
best
things
you
can
do
for
city
council
is
care
about
your
community
and
when
you
have
children
as
I'm
sure
most
of
us
do
right.
That's
you
want
to
be
involved
as
best
you
can,
and
most
of
my
life
has
been
about
service,
so
I've
been
Marine
for
just
over
23
years.
K
There's
148
days
left
not
that
we're
counting
I've
been
a
police
officer
like
I,
said
I'm
a
full.
You
know
volunteer
fighter
fighter
here
in
the
city,
I've
done
city
council
I've
done
some
mentoring
with
youth,
coaching
and
stuff.
So
I
just
really
like
to
be
involved
in
the
community,
and
most
of
that
revolves
around
the
kids.
I
want
to
you
know:
I,
don't
necessarily
have
to
have
a
say,
but
I
want
to
kind
of
Meander
around
and
be
involved
in
that
and
kind
of
guide
them
as
best
I
can.
E
K
All
right
so
the
shot
clock
going
here.
I
know
the
question
says
in
the
last
year,
but
the
Advent
of
the
racial
Equity
coordinator
I
know
we
started
with
the
the
mission
statement
there
in
like
2017.
The
position
came
in
2019
and
then
this
wonderful
thing
in
2020
happened
where
the
world
kind
of
shut
down
and
we
didn't
get
to
talk
to
each
other
so
in
the
I
think
the
Advent
of
that
position
and
then
later
on,
the
racial
Equity
business
plan
was
later
I.
Think
October
of
2020.
K
If
I
remember
correctly
so
well,
2020
was
happening.
We
didn't
have
this.
We
didn't
get
to
come
face
to
face.
We
didn't
get
to
you,
know
kind
of
interact
with
each
other
and
such
a
big
project
like
that
to
get
is
more
diversity,
more
inclusive
and
then
in
your
community
in
your
neighborhood
and
now
that
we've
kind
of
opened
up
for
probably
the
last
year
or
so,
which
is
more
important
to
the
question.
K
2021-22,
really
starting
to
see
that
take
off
with
the
racial
Equity
action
teams,
the
business
plan
and
really
getting
those
involved,
and
we've
had
some
conversations
with
that.
Among
some
small
business
owners
and
even
at
the
fire
department,
just
you
want
to
have
more
people
and
a
representative
of
your
community
and
I.
K
It
helps
other
small
businesses
helps
the
community
brings
us
closer
together
and
that's
what
we
need
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
it's
certain
what
we
all
needed
after
I
don't
know
if
we
can
call
it
a
post-covet
world
yet
but
kind
of
in
that
that
scheme
of
it.
So
that's
the
biggest
thing
for
me.
K
F
K
K
G
K
Right
thought
about
this
one
for
a
while
I
know:
I'm
short
on
the
shot
clock,
I
haven't
been
in
Bloomington
as
long
as
some
others,
I've
been
here
for
a
few
years,
homeowner
and
families.
Here
most
of
my
involvement
in
the
community
is,
is
some
charitable
stuff
and
just
community
service
I'm,
pretty
big
in
the
community
with
the
National
Night
Out
in
my
smaller
little
very
quiet,
cul-de-sac,
area
of
the
world
and
I
just
want
to
talk
about
the
so
as
part
of
the
fire
department.
K
We
just
recently
were
awarded
the
safer,
Grant
and
I.
Think
don't
quote
me
on
this,
but
I'm
pretty
sure
it
was
at
least
the
third
time
the
department
had
got
that
we
finally
got
it,
and
so
the
department
is
moving
towards
that
full
time
and
I'd
just
like
to
see
more
efforts
of
Grants
of
that
nature.
For
other
departments,
not
just
the
fire
department
to
help
the
city's
Services
improve.
K
A
K
A
Council,
our
next
candidate
is
officially
at
8,
15
and
so
I
don't
want
to
get
too
far
ahead,
they're
probably
out
there,
but
then
I
don't
want
to
put
pressure
on
the
folks
who
would
be
after
that
person
as
well
to
make
sure
that
they're
here
on
time
and
so
on.
So
why
don't
we
take
a
a
10-minute
break
here
and
we'll
reconvene
at
about
8
15
and
we'll
continue
with
our
interviews.
Then
all
right,
we
will
go
to
a
10
minute
recess.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
We
are
back
from
our
recess
Bloomington
city
council
special
meeting
as
we're
doing
interviews
to
select
a
replacement
for
council
member
Coulter
and
fill
his
empty
city
city
council
at
large
seat.
We
are
about
halfway
through
this
evening's
proceedings
and
we
are
now
to
Mr
Collins
welcome
good
evening.
Thank.
H
A
We
have
four
questions
for
you
tonight
and
we
have
an
eight
minute
time
slot
to
fill
those
there's
the
shot
clock
just
above
your
right
shoulder
there.
We
ask
you
to
kind
of
pace
yourself
and
and
make
sure
that
you
can
fit
all
eight
questions
and
answers
into
that
are
all
four
questions
and
answers
into
that
eight
minute
time
period
and
we're
just
gonna
head
right
down
the
desk
here
and
asking
the
questions
and
we're
going
to
get.
It
started
council,
member
Carter.
So
please,
let's
get
started.
D
L
Thank
you
for
you
guys
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
actually
do
an
interview
with
you
on
this
chance,
and
first
first
thing
I
would
like
to
talk
about
myself
is
that
my
education
I
went
to
Hamlin
University
for
political
science.
I
got
a
Bachelor's
in
that
and
I
primarily
focused
on
public
administration,
during
that
they
have
a
weird
major
called
public
service,
so
you
go
into
City
Planning
and
public
administration
and
economic
development
a
little
bit
and
then
I'm.
L
L
The
city
has
granted
me
a
lot
of
opportunities
as
volunteering
on
the
parks
and
rec
when
I
was
a
young
kid
and
when
I
was
in
eighth
and
Ninth
Grade,
all
the
way
to
actually
representing
on
the
parks
and
rec
Commission
and
from
there
on
out
I
fell
in
love
with
the
city
and
I
want
to
actually
make
this
my
lifelong
home.
That
seems
like
a
Common
Thread
here
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
I
want
to
give
back
to
the
city.
L
So
there's
actually
a
couple
projects
that
I
have
noticed
that
the
city
has
done
that
I
adamantly
agree
with
I
would
say:
there
is
one
that
was
actually
released
kind
of
today
of
the
small
business
community
center.
That
is
slowly
going
to
be
put
into
place
and
be
constructed
and
I
thought.
That
was
a
great
idea,
because
one
aspect
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
is:
we
have
a
nice
mix
of
businesses.
L
L
L
You
won't
see
that
for
a
long
bit
of
period
of
time
and
other
impacts
is
like
how
like
the
housing
market
in
Bloomington,
is
pretty
high
and
the
housing
market
here,
even
though
everybody
wants
to
have
their
single
family
homes
and
everything
like
that,
the
decisions
that
we
make
here
will
not
be
impacted
later
on
down
the
line.
It
takes
a
bit
to
actually
build
housing
units
and
rental
units
and
so
forth
to
actually
make
it
affordable
for
everybody
in
the
long
term.
L
Yeah,
so
the
ones
the
one
area
that
I've
contributed
a
lot
to
the
city's
successes
is
actually
my
time
on
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Commission,
and
during
that
time,
when
I
became
a
commissioner,
we
were
redeveloping
all
the
playgrounds
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
We
were
doing
I
believe
a
couple
of
dozen.
At
that
time,
almost
every
single
playground,
I
could
think
of
I
have
actually
looked
at
and
be
like
yeah.
We
spent
a
pretty
penny
on
that
I
see
kids
who
are
enjoying
it,
and
that
fills
my
heart.
L
But
having
that
conversation
and
doing
that,
Community
engagement
has
helped
out
a
lot
and
I
think
has
educated
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
about
actually
how
local
governance
works
and
Community
engagement
for
any
local
government
is
important
to
the
second
portion
of
the
question
is
and
how
I
would
help
the
city
succeed.
Going
forward
is
by
mainly
focusing
on
community
engagement,
fiscal
responsibility
and
that
Economic
Development.
L
L
Cities
can
actually
take
ambitious
projects
that
might
not
be
able
that
compared
to
other
cities
might
not
be
able
to
have
for
say
you
don't
really
see
Minneapolis,
taking
big
huge,
ambitious
projects
without
help
from
the
state
or
from
anywhere
else,
whereas
in
Bloomington
we
have
that
power
to
do
so
and
then
also
making
sure
that
the
economic
development
like
I
mentioned
is
actually
very
crucial
towards
the
city,
because
when
you
don't
have
a
city
that
is
growing
in
jobs
or
in
people.
In
my
opinion,
it's
kind
of
a
dead
City.
L
So
when
it
comes
to
the
community
engagement
part,
it's
actually
really
important
for
the
local
government
to
be
implying
into
it
and
going
out
in
the
community.
So
as
a
city
council
member,
if
I
were
appointed,
I
would
actually
try
to
go
out
of
the
community
into
the
neighborhoods
into
the
park
spaces
and
so
forth
and
in
the
local
centers,
and
actually
talk
to
the
community
members
on
what
they
need
as
their
representative
at
large
and
to
see
on
how
I
can
try
to
implement
that
going
forward.
So
thank
you.
A
A
D
M
M
Something
isn't
always
black
or
white
I
think
is
an
incredibly
important
skill
that
I
could
help
bring
to
the
council.
I
also
I
want
to
help
round
out
sound
financial
decisions,
using
data
to
do
so
and
help
to
build
towards
the
goal
of
one
Bloomington,
where
all
of
our
citizens
and
businesses
have
the
ability
to
prosper.
A
M
It's
a
great
question:
I
actually
think.
There's
several
personally
I
think
the
one
that
I
see
the
most
alignment
with
is
the
natural
natural
resource
restoration
plan.
One
of
the
reasons
my
family
and
I
moved
to
Bloomington
is
because
of
the
the
various
and
quantity
of
natural
spaces
that
are
available
to
us
here.
F
M
I
I
do
think
we
have
to
continue
that
investment
in
our
natural
resources
I
think
we're
we're
fortunate
to
be
custodians
of
some
very
beautiful
natural
spaces
and
I'd
like
to
see
us
continue.
Investing
in
those
I
also
want
to
see
us
build
up
kind
of
the
natural
infrastructure
across
Bloomington
and
whether
that
means
you
know
more
Equitable,
plow
routes,
additional
inner
city,
transportation
means
more
Community
advancement.
Programs,
I
think
that
what
we
can
do
to
grow
together
as
a
as
a
group
of
citizens
is
really
important.
M
I
would
also
say
attracting
the
next
generation
of
businesses
and
and
citizens
is
incredibly
important
for
what
we
look
like
a
decade.
From
now,
when
you
look
at
the
big
data
packet
that
came
out
of
the
five-year
strategic
plan,
you
can
see
that
our
median
age
did
increase
significantly
compared
to
the
county,
to
the
cities
right
around
us,
and
while
that
that's
certainly
not
a
bad
thing.
M
G
M
Thanks
councilmember
I
appreciate
the
question
so
I'm
relatively
new
to
Bloomington,
having
just
been
here
for
a
couple
of
years,
but
giving
back
to
my
community
is
something
I
am
incredibly
passionate
about
we're
settled
here
for
the
Long,
Haul
and
I
want
to
do
everything
that
I
can
to
make
Bloomington
just
a
wonderful
place
to
work,
live
and
play
within
a
month
of
moving.
Here
we
joined
the
Isaac
Walton
League
and
my
family
and
I
volunteer
regularly
to
help
clean
up
around
Bush.
M
Lake
I
think
that
Oasis
in
the
middle
of
a
bustling
City,
is
such
a
cool
and
unique
thing
that
we
bring
to
the
state
and-
and
so
that's
just
one
of
the
the
Arenas
in
the
past
I've
organized
food
drives.
My
family
and
I
have
have
brought
them
to
Condominiums
and
and
donated
literally
a
tons
of
food
to
Veep
and
and
during
the
holidays.
We
spend
a
lot
of
time.
M
That
I
think
is
going
to
get
data
into
people's
hands,
much
quicker
versus
something
that
might
be
an
Imaging
device
in
like
a
pediatric,
ICU
and
and
those
are
hard
decisions
and
I.
Think
you
guys
make
those
decisions
not
lightly
and
I.
Think
you
do
a
nice
job
at
it
and
it's
something
that
I
think
is
a
skill
of
mine
that
I'd
like
to
bring
to
the
city.
A
A
N
Well,
Mr,
mayor
council
members.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
this
evening.
My
name
is
Adam
Spears
and
here's
a
little
bit
more
about
me.
I
was
born
and
raised
just
a
few
hours
down.
Interstate
35
in
Kansas,
City,
Missouri
and
I
still
make
that
Trek
about
every
four
to
six
weeks
to
spend
some
time
with
my
mother.
N
Maybe
do
some
things
around
the
house
catch
up
with
some
old
friends
and
I
hope
you
won't
hold
it
against
me,
but
even
though
the
Vikings
are
having
a
wonderful
and
exciting
season,
I'm
still
a
die-hard
Kansas,
City
Chiefs
fan.
In
fact,
if
you've
been
on
West
107th
on
game
day,
perhaps
you've
seen
the
Kansas
City
flag
hanging
from
the
front
deck.
So
that's
a
little
peek
about
of
me
or
who
I
am
where
I
come
from.
N
Lay
that
groundwork
as
to
what
drew
me
here
to
relocate
to
the
cities
to
to
take
that
role
with
with
qbp
many
of
the
same
qualities
that
I've
discovered.
The
city
of
Bloomington
has
placed
a
priority
on
as
well
to
pers
and
drawn
me
in
to
pursue
this
open
seat
with
the
with
the
council
and
that's
some
of
those
are
the
environment
sustainability
as
well
as
Dei.
N
You
know
we
have
full-time
dedicated
individuals
that
work
on
those
very
initiatives.
It's
not
just
part
of
their
job
or
a
little
side
job.
It's
it's
truly
their
role
in
responsibility.
You
know
for
a
full
work
week,
so
I
feel
like
that's.
A
good
foundation
is
what
would
make
me
a
good
council
member,
but
I
want
to
expand
on
that
even
further
I.
N
Think
of
myself
as
a
good
listener,
a
critical
thinker
and
someone
that
takes
into
account
both
sides
of
a
debate
to
make
thoughtful
and
meaningful
decisions
weighing
those
options
on
what
could
happen
to
the
key
stakeholders,
both
near-term
and
long-term,
on
decisions
that
could
affect
them
and
I
think,
most
importantly,
a
little
bit
more
than
that.
What
the
last
three
years
has
taught
me
is
how
to
be
more
patient,
give
Grace
and
show
some
empathy
to
our
neighbors,
both
near
and
far,
and
so
there's
a
little
bit
more
about
me.
E
N
Well,
I
can't
recite
the
mission
or
the
core
values
a
Verbatim
word
for
word,
but
some
of
the
phrases
that
really
struck
me
were,
you
know,
to
cultivate
an
enduring
and
remarkable
community
as
as
well
as
be
willing
to
take
risks,
Embrace
diversity
and
show
Equitable
opportunity.
Those
are
all
very
powerful
statements
to
me
and
how
could
you
not
want
to
live
in
or
be
involved
in
a
community
that
that
makes
proclamations
like
that.
N
Yeah,
so
for
10
years
down
the
road
there's
a
multitude
of
options
to
choose
from
you
know:
Dei
fiscal
responsibility
infrastructure,
but
one
thing
that
that
to
me
that
I
think
a
continued
Focus
would
be
on
is
in
the
environment
and
sustainability,
not
easy
changes
to
make
or
to
maintain.
For
that
matter.
These
types
of
initiatives
usually
come
with
larger
price
tags.
N
You
know
as
well
as
convincing
or
coaching
folks,
to
change
old
ways
and
adopt
and
learn
new
ones,
for
example
the
Organics
carts
program
that
was
recently
started
up.
You
know,
I've
read
the
comments
on
Facebook,
you
know
there,
you
don't
always
see
the
immediate
impact,
there's
usually
a
little
upfront
fee
or
something
like
that.
N
The
first
one
being
kind
of
the
status
quo,
probably
the
easiest
to
execute
the
most
affordable
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
but
two
and
three
were
likely
to
cost
more,
probably
need
a
little
bit
more
energy,
some
resources
to
go
into
that,
but
we'll
probably
pay
off
with
a
larger
environmental
impact
down
the
road.
You
know
reclaiming
some
of
that
road
surface
into
more
of
a
natural
state
and
and
so
forth,
like
that,
but
those
aren't
easy
decisions
to
make
and
and
require
careful
thought
and
consideration
into
taking
into
account.
N
You
know
what
type
of
change
would
need
to
be
required
to
get
everybody
on
board,
or
at
least
the
majority
on
board,
to
go
for
something
like
that.
Another
one,
real
quickly
is
the
the
opportunity
to
host
the
the
World
Expo
in
2027,
the
bid
that's
in
for
that
I
mean
that's
exciting
and
what
a
great
way
to
Showcase
to
the
global
citizens
of
the
world,
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
the
surrounding
areas,
but
not
only
during
the
event
itself
is.
N
But
what
can
be
done
to
make
sure
that
those
resources
that
go
into
that
and
Facilities?
That
may
be
built,
and
so
on
and
so
forth
can
be
utilized
for
years
to
come,
for
both
the
citizens
in
Bloomington
and
the
surrounding
areas,
as
well
as
any
visitors
to
to
the
area
in
the
future.
So
those
are
a
couple
of
things
that
come
to
mind.
G
N
Sure
so,
up
to
this
point,
you
know
I've
been
a
good
resident
neighbor
on
West
107th
Street
working
here
voting
here
with
each
election
cycle
and
watching
the
council
minute
each
week,
you'll
side
note
my
wife
and
I
officially
closed
on
our
home
very
early
in
the
pandemic
or
actually
before
it
even
started
officially
as
a
pandemic,
and
so
we
were
watching
everything
close
down
in
the
councilman.
It
was
how
I
learned
more
about
what
was
going
on
with
the
council
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
so
it
was
a
valuable
resource.
A
Okay,
Harvard
good
evening
welcome
Mr,
mayor
council
members,
thanks
for
being
here
with
us
this
evening.
It's
my
privilege
and
honor
Matt's
going
to
make
sure
that
you
have
a
copy
of
the
questions.
Just
in
case
you
can
see
on
the
last
copy
that
left
us.
Thank
you.
We
have
four
questions
that
we're
going
to
be
asking
you
this
evening
and
we're
gonna
fit
them
all
into
an
eight
minute
time
period
and
you
can
see
the
shot
clock
up
to
your
right
there.
A
We
ask
that
you
budget
your
time,
so
we
can
get
through
all
four
questions
and
answers
and
make
sure
that
we
learn
as
much
about
you
as
we
can
we're
just
going
to
ask
the
questions
head
and
write
down
the
Deus
here
and
council
member
Carter
is
going
to
kick
us
off
so
councilmember
Carter.
Please
all.
A
D
C
So
the
year
was
the
early
1980s
and
I
was
in
Milwaukee,
and
that's
my
background
born
and
raised
in
Milwaukee
the
first
18
years
and
the
last
20
years
of
my
life
here
in
Minneapolis
in
the
last
10.
Actually
in
Bloomington,
so
David
arbutt
I'm,
the
director
of
research
for
a
Housing
Organization,
which
means
my
passion,
is
housing.
C
I,
don't
make
I
will
not
mischaracterize
that,
however,
you
know
passions
really
extend
Transportation
Green
Space,
you
know
pedestrian
walkability
cycling,
you
know
just
making
our
city
less
like
a
1950s
car
suburb
and
a
little
bit
more
leaning
into
the
future.
I
think
that's
where
we
need
to
be
so
professional
experience.
I
wanted
to
highlight:
I
have
worked
for
the
family
housing
fund
for
Cura,
the
Center
for
Urban
and
Regional
Affairs
gimmick
the
greater
Metropolitan
Housing
corporation
on
the
north
side
of
Minneapolis
cped.
C
Some
of
you
may
know
the
community
planning
and
economic
development
arm
of
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
and
my
passions
include
markets
and
housing
and
a
drive
for
improvement.
Ongoing
Improvement
people,
cities,
housing,
businesses,
you
name
it
bonus
points,
I,
hope,
I,
get
some
bonus
points
for
having
a
sense
of
humor
and
considering
myself
more
or
less
a
moderate.
You
know
pretty
pretty
moderate
guy
I
think
I'd
be
a
great
council
member,
because
I
care
about
the
city,
it's
people,
its
future
and
I-
will
work
tirelessly
to
serve,
protect
and
enhance
their
lives.
C
E
C
I
like
this
one,
a
lot
so
I
would
say:
hands
down
serving
as
the
chairperson
of
the
creative
Place
making
commission
here
in
partnership
with
Alejandra
palinko,
another
gal
with
the
art
art
space
that
that
has
since
moved
on.
Unfortunately,
in
partnership
with
planning,
HRA
I
think
Sean.
Shane
Rutledge
has
since
moved
on,
sadly
also
in
partnership
with
Matt
grissomel,
former
City
Assessor,
who
I
consider
I'm
honored
to
call
a
personal
friend.
So
you
know
activating
forgotten
spaces
was
a
big
part
of
what
we
did.
You
know
with
the
CPC
creative
Place
making.
C
C
Pretty
regularly
I
testified
to
the
legislature
about
our
affordable
housing
crisis.
I
served
on
Governor
Dayton's
housing
task
force,
that's
a
little
bit
more
than
a
year
ago,
but
still
something
that
obviously
informs
me
and
something
I'm
really
proud
of,
and
then
I
also
lead.
The
annual
Bloomington
realtor
Forum
again,
formerly
with
Matt
gerstimel
superintendent,
Les
fujitaki
he's
still
around,
and
then
the
HRA
and
planning
team
was
there
as
well
and
so
a
tremendous
project
where
we
help
Realtors
understand
the
community
planning,
Parks,
Transportation
programs
and
so
on,
and
really
just
a
terrific
opportunity.
C
Yes,
so
how
people
interact
with
one
another
and
support
each
other
and
gather
to
coalesce
around
an
objective
or
an
issue,
is
the
essence
of
community
right
so
but
Bloomington
once
again
was
still
kind
of
built
for
cars
in
the
1950s
and
it
it
still
feels
that
way.
There
have
been
tremendous
strides,
so
I
want
Bloomington
to
be
more
for
people,
humans,
bikers
Walkers,
kids,
strollers
and
Wildlife.
C
Don't
don't
forget
those
guys,
so
you
know
we
we
do
have
work
to
do.
Let's
acknowledge
we've
made
strides,
but
we
really
do
have
work
to
do
so.
I
think
I'd,
start
by
sort
of
doing
A
needs
assessment,
whether
you
know
right
down
to
streets,
neighborhoods,
sidewalks
and-
and
you
know,
in
partnership
with
the
development
community
and
Community
organizations,
to
try
to
uplift
some
of
the
Forgotten
places.
You
know
in
our
community
there's
been
so
much
development
in
the
South
Loop,
which
is
something
I've
been
really
passionate
about.
C
It's
pretty
much
been
the
sole
focus
of
the
creative
Place
making
commission
for
the
three
years
I
served
on
it
anyway.
You
know
that's
not
entirely
true,
they
did
some
other
projects
elsewhere,
but
I'd
say
80
of
the
focus
really
was
South
Loop
and
look
at
it
now
I
mean
you
barely
recognize
it.
The
new
apartments
New
housing
from
Reflections
and
businesses
like
Health,
Partners
and
everything.
So
we're
really
excited
about
that
I,
but
it
takes
a
long
time
to
kind
of
come
to
fruition.
C
Item
number
two
Bloomington
Cannon
should
lead
right
from
a
municipal
standpoint,
both
in
the
state
and
in
the
nation.
I
really
believe,
we've
got
what
it
takes
to
do
that
we
have
to
recognize.
We
both
are
and
are
not
unique.
At
the
same
time
right
there
are
tons
of
1950s
1960
suburbs,
Across
America
grappling
with
their
place
in
their
Metro
right
and
what
their
future
holds,
not
that
different
than
what
we're
doing
here
or
you're
doing
here.
C
So
we
can
work
with
small
businesses,
restaurants,
minority
and
women
owned
business.
We
can
have
the
best
public
works
department
and
the
best
public
safety
approach
in
the
nation.
If
we
have
the
leadership
capacity,
funding,
consensus,
building
and
Leadership
to
get
there
and
I
I
think
I'm
ready
to
meet
the
challenge.
I
really
really
do.
If
I
can
briefly
throw
in
item
number
three,
it
would
just
be
investing
in
our
people.
C
That's
the
best
way
to
pay
dividends
is
invest
in
our
people
in
humans,
so
whether
through
revitalization
work
after
school
summer,
programs,
Workforce,
Development,
job
training
and
more
just
like
council
member
Martin
said
these
investments
will
pay
dividends
down
the
line
and
those
dividends
will
be
immense,
but
sometimes
it's
hard
to
sync
cost
today
to
recoup
that
down
the
road
I
understand.
That's
hard,
I'll,
wrap,
I'll
wrap
up
on
that.
Thank
you.
Councilmember
Alessandro.
G
C
Another
excellent
question
you
guys
probably
won't
be
surprised
serving
as
the
chairperson
of
the
creative
Place
making
commission
was
the
singular
thing.
I've
done
that
really
helped
grow,
develop,
improve
and
Advance
the
city
and
its
people
and
its
businesses
and
its
approach
to
the
Arts,
which
I
know
is
kind
of
a
unique
aspect
of
City
Planning.
Let's
not
forget
Transportation
right,
let's
not
forget
parks
and
green
space,
so
there
are
so
many
elements
and
so
many
moving
pieces
and
gears
and
they
really
do
kind
of
move
together.
C
A
A
Council,
that
concludes
our
list
of
applicants
that
we're
going
to
be
talking
to
this
evening.
We
will
convene
again
at
nine
o'clock
on
Saturday
morning
and
talk
to
another
10
folks
and
from
there
we
will,
as
part
of
our
regularly
scheduled
council
meeting
on
Monday
the
9th.
We
will
winnow
this
group
down
to
a
more
reasonable
group
and
bring
that
second
group
back
for
a
a
second
interview.
So
that
is
the
plan
moving
forward.
A
E
Marion
I,
don't
think
we'll
talk
about
it
today,
but
it
would
be
worthwhile
knowing
kind
of
what
the
next
step
will
be.
Once
we
get
done
with
all
of
these
interviews
on
Saturday,
maybe
we
can
talk
about
that
at
the
end
of
Saturday,
so
the
public
kind
of
knows
kind
of
what
to
expect
as
we're
you
know
working
our
way
to
a
conclusion.
Oh
we're
going
to
pick
one
for
a
group
of
people
or
five
or
how
are
we
gonna
make
that.
A
We
can
certainly
talk
about
that
on
Saturday
and
we'll
certainly
talk
about
that
on
Monday,
the
9th.
When
we
do.
We
know
this
group
we'll
we'll
talk
more
about
how
we're
going
to
get
there
I
think
it's
going
to
be
very
much
like
we
do
with
our
our
boards
and
commissions
appointments
that
folks
will
have
an
opportunity
to
vote
for
four
or
five
or
however
many
to
to
try
and
winnow
that
group.
A
Hearing
none
that
as
I
said,
completes
our
business
for
this
special
meeting
and
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
so
moved
motion
and
a
second
to
adjourn.
No
further
discussion.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed
motion,
carries
5-0
thanks
much
for
tuning
in
folks,
thanks
so
much
for
being
here.
Council.
Thank
you
to
staff
for
your
work
on
this
went
flawlessly
well
done,
Matt
I
appreciate
it.
Everybody
drive
safely
and
we'll
see
you
on
Saturday
morning.
Thanks.