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Bloomington MN City Council met virtually in this Annual Legislative Meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
A
Good
to
see
everybody
this
early
thanks
very
much.
This
officially
is
a
meeting
of
the
bloomington
city
council.
So
I'd
like
to
officially
call
this
special
meeting
in
the
bloomington
city
council
to
order
and
as
such,
we
officially
need
to
call
the
role
of
the
bloomington
city
council,
just
as
we
get
going
here.
So
if
you
will
indulge
us
for
just
a
moment,
while
mr
brillard
calls
the
roll
call
of
the
city
council.
A
A
We
again
appreciate
everybody
being
here
and
we're
gonna
go
around
and
just
have
everybody
introduce
themselves
in
just
one
moment,
but
as
I
we
get
started
here,
I
really
do
want
to
thank
everyone
and
express
my
appreciation
to
our
legislative
delegation
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington.
I
want
to
express
my
appreciation
to
the
staff
who
are
joining
us
this
morning,
they're
going
to
offer
the
information
that
we
need
to
move
forward,
our
friends
from
the
variety
of
other
groups
that
help
us
out
during
the
course
of
the
year.
A
I'm
looking
at
you,
mr
carlson,
at
the
league
of
minnesota
cities.
Thank
you
so
very
much
and
katie
sen,
with
wrestling
kramer
and
variety
of
others.
So
thank
you
for
joining
us
as
well.
We've
got
a
lot
to
go
through
this
morning
and
looking
forward
to
the
discussion,
the
agenda
is
pretty
straightforward
and
you
probably
recognize
it
from
years
past.
A
What
we're
going
to
do
is
do
some
introductions
here,
we'll
do
a
presentation
by
city
staff
we'll
go
around
we'll
talk
about
the
bloomington
sales
tax,
including
the
ice
garden,
our
community
health
and
wellness
center,
the
center
for
the
arts
and
duand
golf
course.
We're
going
to
talk
about
our
hra
board,
we're
going
to
talk
about
expo
2027,
the
494
project
and
the
self-loop
special
use
taxes.
A
Then
we're
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
legislators
and
let
you
make
comments
and
listen
to
you
hear
what
your
priorities
are
for
this
legislative
session
turn
it
over
to
the
city
council.
If
we
have
an
opportunity,
then,
if
we
have
time
we'll
get
to
our
our
advocacy
groups
as
well
and
hear
from
them
as
well,
so
that
is
our
agenda
for
this
morning.
We're
gonna
get
that
all
done
before
nine
o'clock
and
god
willing.
A
A
So
what
I
am
going
to
simply
do
is
make
my
way
through
the
the
the
panel
or
the
the
attendee
list
here
that
we've
got
and
intending
no
disrespect
to
anyone.
I'm
gonna
go
alphabetically
because
the
nuns
at
st
michael
school,
if
they
taught
me
nothing
else,
it's
to
use
the
alphabet
whenever
possible.
So
that's.
A
What
I'm
going
to
do
is
make
my
way
through
alphabetically
to
ensure
that
I
don't
miss
anybody,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
do
not
so,
and
it
looks
like
alphabetically
it's
going
to
by
alphabetically
by
first
name.
So
as
I
call
you,
if
you
could
just
introduce
yourself
your
position
with
either
the
city
or
or
where
who
you
are
with,
and
just
so
everybody
knows
who
is
on
this
call
right
now
so
and
as
I
said,
because
we're
doing.
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Q
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
hope
everybody
can
see
this
presentation
as
we
continue
to
manage
go
bed.
This
is
a
breakfast
without
a
breakfast,
sorry
for
not
providing
eggs
and
bacon,
as
we
would
typically
do,
but
thanks
for
everybody
for
taking
the
time
early
on
on
the
start
of
the
week,
so
our
legislative
policy,
so
via
email
or
downloaded
through
our
agenda
management
system.
You
should
have
our
draft
legislative
policy
document
for
2022..
Q
It
could
change
after
today's
meeting,
but
it
would
ultimately
be
considered
by
the
city
council
on
january
24th
at
their
regular
meeting.
So
as
the
mayor
mentioned
this
morning,
what
we're
going
to
do?
Obviously,
we've
just
had
the
welcome
and
introductions.
Thank
you
mayor.
We'll
do
a
short
presentation
by
myself
and
other
city
staff,
then
we'd
like
to
hear
from
our
legislators
on
what's
important
to
them
and
how
the
bloomington
priorities
might
fit
into
that.
Q
We'll
also
do
comments
from
the
city
council
as
well,
and
the
city
council
may
have
more
comments.
You
know
over
the
next
week
and
then
again
at
the
meeting
on
the
24th
and
the
other
stakeholder
groups.
The
the
city
groups
are
met,
council
representatives
and
so
on.
If
we
have
time
not
to
minimize
any
of
those
folks
that
are
on
the
call
by
any
means
it's
just.
How
long
did
it
take
us
to
do
introductions?
Unfortunately,
in
the
virtual.
Q
Minutes
so
we're
already
already
burning
time,
so
I
won't
yammer
on
any
longer
here
I'll
just
get
right
into
it.
First
of
all,
just
for
everybody
for
2021
and
in
particular,
2020
a
giant.
Thank
you
to
the
bloomington
delegation
stakeholder
groups.
Everybody
our
lobbyist
katie,
is
on
the
call
she's
fantastic,
as
is
the
whole
group
I
mean
I
just
I
know
I
speak
for
everybody
at
the
city
and
just
everybody
that
works
on
all
this
all
year
long.
Q
C
I
don't
have
the
video
on
yet,
but
I
can
speak
to
that
so
currently,
in
our
cip,
we
have
a
significant
number
of
facilities
that
we
need
to
address
over
the
next
10
years.
We
have
looked
through
that
and
determined
that
there
was
these
four
that
are
listed,
that
have
regional
significance,
so
we
are,
we've
had
the
minnesota
extension
office
do
two
studies,
one
in
2019
and
one
in
2021.
C
Currently
it's
estimated
that
if
we
do
a
half
cent
or
half
percent
sales
tax,
we
collect
up
to
11
million
dollars
a
year
and
so
for
the
resolution
that
we
are
bringing
forward
to
the
council
on
the
24th.
We
are
looking
to
put
that
11
million
for
20
years
estimated
at
220
million
to
be
collected
over
that
20-year
period.
C
That
220
million
would
support
the
project
cost,
which
is
estimated
at
150
million
plus
interest
and
the
financing
costs.
The
four
projects
are:
the
bloomington
ice
garden,
the
health
and
wellness
center,
the
concert
hall
and
the
duon
golf
course.
Should
the
resolution
be
approved
by
the
city
council
next
monday,
the
city
would
be
seeking
legislators
support
for
that
again,
our
cip
is
online
at
the
finance
department.
So
if
there's
any
questions
on
this
I'll
be
willing
to
discuss
those
so
shane,
I
think
you
have
more
slides.
Q
E
E
I
know
that
you're
all
very
familiar
with
the
bloomington
ice
garden
or
big
as
it's
affectionately
called
throughout
minnesota's
hockey.
World
big
is
one
of
the
busiest
and
most
successful
ice
arenas
in
the
state
we
rent
over
9
000
ice
hours
and
host
more
than
24
tournaments
annually,
with
people
coming
from
all
over
the
metro,
state,
united
states
and
canada,
big
open
in
1970
with
one
sheet
of
ice.
A
second
rank
was
added
in
1975,
and
a
third
sheet
was
added
in
1993
at
52
years
old,
with
multiple
building
additions.
E
E
E
E
Bloomington's
duane
golf
course
is
one
of
the
busiest
18
hole
golf
courses
in
minnesota
in
2021
over
55
thousand
rounds
of
gulf
war
played
at
juan.
We
host
players
from
not
just
bloomington,
but
the
entire
twin
cities.
Metro
area
because
of
duan's
beauty
playability
course
length
excellent
course.
Conditions
and
overall
value
doan
has
a
reputation
of
being
a
welcoming
course
for
players
of
all
ages
and
abilities
dwan
opened
in
1970
and
is
in
need
of
significant
improvements
to
keep
the
course
viable
for
decades.
E
E
The
golf
course
is
also
in
desperate
need
of
improvements
for
playability
and
player
safety,
as
well
as
in
environmental
enhancements
with
more
naturalized
area
and
improved
irrigation.
Pond
bunkers
would
be
renovated,
irrigation
replaced,
on-course,
restrooms
would
be
added
and
sight
lines
would
be
improved
for
player
safety.
E
F
It
would
offer
a
modern
welcoming
and
more
effective
environment
for
health
and
fitness
services,
and
it
would
provide
a
broad
range
of
recreational
educational
and
fitness
opportunities
and
would
also
increase
accessibility
to
services
for
those
who
have
experienced
health
disparities
disparities,
particularly
in
our
bipoc
communities,
with
project
response
needs
spelled
out
in
the
resolution
of
the
city
council
passed
a
year
ago
on
racism
as
a
public
health
crisis
and
addresses
a
need
for
improving
health
and
wellness
in
our
racial
equity,
strategic
plan.
Children
council's
project
is
70
million
dollars,
not
including
interest
and
financing
costs.
Q
Thanks
everyone
for
walking
through
those
projects
and
just
a
quick
note
for
those
that
have
studied
or
are
studying
our
legislative
policy
document
or
or
remember
earlier
this
year.
Excuse
me
last
year
now,
when
we
made
bonding
requests
through
the
the
governor's
portal,
if
you
will
so
the
public
health
building
and
the
bloomington
ice
garden,
were,
you
know,
submitted
through
the
governor's
portal.
Q
The
public
health
building
in
particular
is
a
part
of
the
community
health
and
wellness
center.
So
there
I
don't
want
to
say,
there's
doubling
up
on
our
legislative
policy
in
the
active
area
of
the
policy
itself,
but
we
have
that
listed
twice
and
we
will
be
working
with
the
delegation
and
others
to
manage
how
those
requests
flow
through
you
know
the
the
policy
or
at
the
session
this
year,
because
we
may
not
get
both
a
local
option,
sales
tax
or
a
bonding
request
or
you
may
get.
H
Thank
you
shane,
as
everybody
recalls,
mndot
went
through
a
planning
process
a
couple
of
years
ago.
That
talked
about
all
the
needs
on
494
between
169
and
the
airport,
and
so
this
is
kind
of
a
summary
of
that
of
that
work.
Split
into
four
different
construction
projects:
okay,
the
next
one
please
so
the
first
project
includes
improvements
between
100
and
35w,
which
is
the
construction
of
an
easy
pass
lane.
H
So
the
unfunded
pro
portion
of
the
program
is
almost
300
million
dollars,
and
so
we're
looking
to
you
for
again
for
additional
work
and
support
to
try
to
help
fund
those
additional
projects.
I
had
mentioned
project
number
six,
that's
the
railroad
bridge.
This
is
a
project
that
is
within
the
construction
limits
of
project
number
one,
but
it's
not
included
for
a
number
of
reasons.
H
C
C
We
are
governed
by
a
five-member
board,
however.
Minnesota
statute
provides
that
we
can
go
up
to
seven
commissioners,
and
so
at
this
point
we
are
looking
for
support
to
have
legislation
amended
that
we
may
be
able
to
increase
our
board
from
five
members
to
seven
members
and
allowing
for
increased
representation
of
the
community
in
which
we
serve.
Q
Thank
you
erica,
we'll
shift
into
talking
a
little
bit
about
expo
2027..
I
think
most
people
on
the
call
are
fairly
familiar
with
the
effort
both
from
the
work.
That's
happened
previously
back
in
2017
for
what
was
going
to
be
expo
2023
and
the
work
that's
been
going
on
most
recently,
but
I
think
the
real
takeaway
here
for
expo
2027,
the
minnesota
effort
that
would
bring
a
world's
fair
to
the
u.s
is
just
really
good
news.
Q
There's
been
a
lot
of
positive
development
in
the
project
in
the
past
couple
of
months,
in
particular
I'll
go
through
just
a
little
bit
of
that
here
in
a
second,
but
the
expo.
2027
minnesota
organization
is
just
really
up
and
running
right
now:
they're
having
success,
fundraising,
they're,
putting
their
board
together,
adding
staff-
and
it's
just
it's
been
a
a
lot
of
positive
movement
with
the
project,
but
first
of
all,
just
a
quick
review
on
the
project.
The
theme
of
the
event
would
be
health,
healthy
people,
healthy
planet,
wellness
and
well-being
for
all.
Q
It
takes
off
of
one
of
the
un's
sustainable
development
goals
and
just
a
quick
refresh
on
that
development
is
in
that
context,
is
not
real
estate
development.
It's
really
how
you
develop
a
country
or
policies
for
for
your
country,
but
it's
a
really
popular
theme
well
received
by
everybody
that
we've
talked
to
both.
Q
Frankly,
you
know
foreign
and
domestic.
If
you
will,
the
expos
are
governed
by
the
bie,
the
bureau
of
international
exhibitions,
and
there
are
four
main
types
of
expos:
the
really
big
ones
like
the
one.
That's
happening
in
dubai
right
now,
specialized
expos,
which
is
what
the
u.s
and
minnesota
and
bloomington
are
buying
for
for
2027..
Q
Then
they
have
two
two
smaller
versions,
but
really
the
the
kind
of
amazing
thing,
and
we
joke
that.
The
ex
the
effort
to
bring
an
expo
to
minnesota
back
to
the
u.s
was
supported
by
obama,
trump
and
biden.
It
might
be
one
of
the
only
things
that
they
three
agree
on.
It
does
have
a
lot
of
other
bipartisan
support
from
our
congressional
delegation
and
from
other
states
delegations
as
well.
Q
Q
Q
Importantly,
at
the
end
of
march,
the
dubai
giant
expo
closes
and
the
expo
organizing
committee
here
in
minnesota
is
putting
together.
You
know
some
target
dates
for
people
to
go
and
visit
the
expo,
and
I
just
really
encourage
people
that
are
on
the
call
who
are
able
to
make
those
trips
we'll
make
that
information
available
to
people
if
you're
able
to
go.
I
know
it's
kovid.
Q
I
know
it's
halfway
around
the
world
or
maybe
three-quarters
of
the
way
around
the
world,
but
it's
really
important
to
see
these
events
and
if
minnesota
is
going
to
be
serious
about
a
project
like
this,
it's
important
for
people
to
go.
I
know
that
some
representatives,
in
particular
representative
hornstein,
was
just
out
there.
Q
The
real
estate
development
portion
of
it
and
the
organizers
would
be
developing
the
event
and
really
what
you
know
we
are
interested
in
bloomington
is
yes,
the
event
is
super
important
and
it's
production
quality,
and
everything
like
that
is
is
really
important,
but
the
way
we
and
in
particular
I'll
speak
for
myself.
I
guess
I
look
at
this
as
a
way
to
develop.
Q
You
know
a
decent
sized
piece
of
land
in
south
loop
in
one
fell
swoop
and
to
that
to
that
end
we
have
an
agreement
soon
to
be
inked,
but
it
agreed
to,
in
principle
with
a
triple
five
of
all
america
to
have
the
core
site
for
the
expo
in
the
parking
lot.
That's
east
of
mall
of
america,
and
so
we
have
the
site
at
least
the
course
site,
and
the
project
is
really
moving
forward
in
a
in
a
positive
and
a
positive
direction.
Q
Q
Frankly,
you
know
going
back
to
the
80s
when
some
of
these
taxes
were
originally
put
into
place
in
statute
and
they're,
it's
not
as
clean
as
it
could
be,
and
so
what
we're
asking
to
do
is
to
clean
up
those
taxes
so
that
we
have
clear
direction
on
how
that
money
can
be
spent
for
these
economic
development
projects
and
hospitality
projects.
These
types
of
projects
could
range
from
projects
at
mall
of
america
to
the
expo
and
to
other
businesses
like
the
stick
development
and
things
like
that.
Q
A
Thank
you,
shane.
Thank
you
to
all
of
the
staff
members
who
chimed
in
there
a
whirlwind
tour
through
our
our
bloomington
priorities
and
wanted
to
take
just
a
minute
here
to
ask
any
of
our
legislators
or
our
commissioners
if
they
had
any
specific
questions
about
anything
that
you've
seen
that
was
presented
so
far
and
given
the
challenges
of
seeing
you
all
on
the
screen.
If
you
have
a
question,
do
not
be
shy
about
speaking
up,
and
I
know
that's
never
been
a
challenge
for
you
before
the
whole
notion
of
being
shy
about
speaking
up.
I
I'm
going
to
jump
in
this
is
melissa,
lopez,
franzen.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
regarding
your
priorities
and
where
things
set
are
set
right
now
in
motion
in
the
legislature,
one
of
them
is
bonding,
so
there's
a
bonding
tour,
the
western
suburbs
today
or
the
suburbs
today
and
tomorrow,
and
then
thursday.
I
think
they're
ending
and
I
didn't
see
bloomington
on
the
list,
but
maybe
katie
can
can
find
out
where
we're
at
there-
or
we
already
did
some.
I
believe
so
just
an
update
on
that.
I
There's
a
lot
of
moving
pieces
right
now
in
my
in
my
brain
and
then
second,
the
biden
infrastructure
bill.
How
does
that
interact
with
the
494
funding
that
the
gap
that
you
talked
about
of
292?
Is
there
a
way
of
of
bringing
some
funding
from
that,
or
is
this
not
from
your
understanding
able
to
leverage
some
of
that
funding?
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
senator
lopez,
france.
I
appreciate
the
question
I'll
turn
it
over
to
shane
with
the
or
carl,
with
the
494
funding.
I
think
with
the
the
bonding
tours.
Yes,
I
know
we've
had
the
house
founding
tour
out
and
we
we
met
over
at
the
public
health
building.
We
did
talk,
bloomington
ice
garden
there
as
well
as
shane
mentioned.
Q
C
And
I
know
I
believe
both
you
and
senator
wicklund
were
also
pushing
us
for
us
to
be
on
that
tour
and
they
did
not
choose
bloomington
to
be
on
that
tour.
So
we
continue
to
we
love
your
support
behind
the
scenes
with
senator
bach
and
people
are
deciding
you
know,
what's
going
to
be
in
the
bill,
because
it's
it
yeah.
I
I
I
Sales
tax
so
and
the
lesson
learned
in
that
edina
project
is
that
sometimes
price
changes
so
maybe
when
we
draft
it
and
drop
it
or
maybe
make
an
addition
that
might
have
an
up
to
number,
because
we
know
that
the
price
of
goods
and
everything's
going
up
so
things
can
change
dramatically
in
a
year.
So
just
to
keep
that
in
mind,
sometimes
it's
better
to
ask
for
the
higher
number
and
knowing
that
we
want
that
flexibility.
H
I
think
there'll
be
a
number
of
grant
programs
that
we
can
apply
for,
but
I
believe
the
largest
amount
of
money
that
will
come
to
the
state
will
actually
be
through
formula
funds
that
will
come
directly
to
mndot.
I
think
they're
going
to
see
an
increase
in
their
federal
formula
funds
by
about
13
to
15
percent
per
year.
G
J
Hi,
can
I
ask
a
question
about
the
the
bonding
project
for
the
bloomington
ice
garden?
Is
that
something
that
you
want
to
see
language
included
in
in
the
bonding
request,
because
I
think
right
now,
as
we
have
it
drafted,
we've
got
public
health
covered
and
not,
I
don't
think,
there's
specific
language
about
the
ice
garden,
so
just
curious
whether
you
want
to
see
that
one
move
along
as
a
bonding
request
as
well.
A
Thank
you
senator
wicklund
it
it
was.
I
know
it
was
one
that
we
did
submit
in
the
spring
through
the
governor's
portal,
as
a
bonding
request.
Officially,
as
as,
as
we've
said,
it's
it's
we're
trying
to
navigate
the
two
processes
at
the
same
time,
and
I
I
think
I
don't
want
to
eliminate
one
possibility
over
the
other.
A
If,
if
we're
not
able
to
secure
the
the
local
option,
sales
tax
option
that
we
we
do
need,
we
we're
looking
for
an
opportunity
to
move
forward
with
this,
primarily
because
of
the
needs
at
the
ice
garden,
and
it's
there
are
certainly
some
actual
needs
to
keep
the
building
operational
and
and
feasible,
especially
with
the
refrigeration
and
cooling
system.
So
we
we
do
need
an
option
one
way
or
another
to
move
forward
with
this.
C
And
mayor
I
can,
this
is
katie's,
then
I
can
jump
in.
We
are
getting
that
drafted
on
the
house
side
and
the
jackets
are
going
to
representative
carlson.
I
just
don't
think
they
have
come
down
yet
so
you
will
see
that
as
well.
We
just
the
senate
was
it
took
us,
as
you
know,
it's
kind
of
slow
getting
that
public
health
building
bill
drafted.
So
we
switched
to
the
house
to
get
the
to
get
the
bloomington
ice
garden
bill
drafted.
A
J
Thanks
yeah
I'd
be
happy
to
talk
to
you
about.
You
know
what
I'm
glad
to
be
here,
and
I
appreciate
that
the
city
and
all
of
the
people
who
presented
today.
Thank
you
so
much
for
providing
the
information
on
your
areas
and
on
the
possible
items
that
you
might
need
our
help
on.
I
look
forward
to
working
on
those
you
know.
Definitely
this
year
we'll
be
focused
on
on
that
bonding
bill
and
it's
certainly
hope
to
to
support
the
city's
requests.
J
J
Whatever
requests
are
your
priorities,
the
other
requests
that
you
have
laid
out
in
terms
of
the
hra
board
and
the
local
option
sales
tax,
looking
forward
to
learning
more
about
those
and
where
you
might
need
help
from
myself
in
the
senate,
happy
to
to
work
with
you
and
learn
more
on
that
other
items
that
I
hope
to
be
working
on.
We
have
before
us
this
year,
a
large
surplus
that
I
know
that
people
are
hearing
about.
J
We
have
additional
federal
money
that
that
hasn't
been
dispersed
in
different
ways
yet,
so
I
think
a
lot
of
the
focus
of
session
beyond
bonding
will
be
on
how
to
best
make
use
of
the
surplus.
If
it's
one-time,
funding
or
one-time
funding
from
the
federal
government,
my
priorities
would
be
to
work
on
ways
to
support
people
in
our
state
through
the
health
and
human
services
committee
or
the
human
services
reform
committee.
J
J
Other
key
needs
might
be
in
the
area
of
education
and
higher
education
as
well-
and
I
think
you
know
those-
I
think
those
will
be
the
higher
highest
priority
areas
in
health
and
human
services.
It's
traditionally
this
year
would
be
a
kind
of
a
policy
where
we'd
have
discussions
about
policy,
and
we
may
see
some
of
that.
It's
hard
to
tell
at
this
point
what
will
be
the
priorities
for
the
senate
majority,
but
I
will
be
working
on
all
aspects
of
health
and
human
services
and
the
technology
areas.
Cyber
security.
J
We
are
meeting
as
a
cyber
security
commission
now
and
trying
to
find
ways
to
strengthen
our
state
cyber
security
as
well.
So
I
guess
those
are
the
kind
of
key
areas
that
I
will
I'll
be
working
on
and
happy
to
take
your
questions
or
learn
more
about
any
areas
that
you'd
like
to
see
me
work
on.
So
thank
you.
I
Thank
you,
mayor
and
I'll
stay
by
start
by
saying
I
I'm
gonna
be
wearing
two
hats
this
this
session.
Obviously
so
the
priorities
for
my
district
will
be
separate
from
the
priorities
for
the
caucus
that
I
am
leading,
but
I
would
start
with
also
saying
that
bloomington's
priorities
are
my
priorities,
so
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
support
all
the
items
that
you
have
outlined
in
any
way
I
could
sign
on
to
them.
I
I
would
love
to
do
that,
so
I
know
that
in
the
senate
we'll
we
have
a
republican
majority,
so
we
might
need
republican
authors,
but
to
the
extent
that
the
delegation
senator
wikl
and
I
can
be
part
of
those
bills
that
would
be
great
and
help
support
moving
them
along.
So
one
thing
we
do
know
is
that
we
have
two
main
overarching
themes
that
people
care
about,
and
you
probably
have
heard
this
at
the
local
level
as
well,
which
is
the
public
safety
piece
and
the
economy.
I
So
I
think
what
we'll
be
seeing
from
our
caucus
and
for
myself
are
issues
of
revolving:
how
to
support
families,
how
to
support
workers
and
how
to
support
our
kids
right
covet
has
definitely
been
part
of
of
the
equation,
but
those
are
the
bigger
elements
of
overarching
themes
so
on
the
public
safety
piece,
I
would
love
to
hear
what
bloomington
and
we
can
take
this
offline.
What
type
of
supports
you
need
in
law
enforcement?
I
We
are
looking
at
whether
it's
youth
intervention
programs
that
I've
been
supportive
of
in
the
past
and
actually
chief
authored
with
crime
prevention,
and
we,
some
of
us,
were
in
that
meeting
recently
with
the
western
mayors,
suburban
mayors,
and
we
heard
a
lot
from
law
enforcement
of
of
taking
this
opportunity
to
work
together.
So
whatever
that
looks
like
and
how
we
can
support
at
the
state
level,
with
either
resources
or
legislation
when
it
comes
to
the
polls
board,
we'd
love
to
to
support
that
as
well.
I
So
I'm
sure
I'm
not
going
to
steal
the
thunder
of
the
property
tax
discussion,
but
I'm
sure
they'll
be
talk.
Talk
about
that
talk
about
tax
credits
and
rebates,
whether
it's
child
care
and
targeted
tax
cuts
for
families
and
then.
Finally,
I
would
say:
schools
are,
are
have
been
really
hit,
especially
today,
right
right
now,
they're
being
hit
with
a
shortage
of
staffing,
but
that's
mostly
a
lot
of
it's
code
related,
but
a
lot
of
it
has
been
attrition
and
in
many
of
these
industries,
including
child
care
and
school.
I
So
how
can
we
support
them
and
how
we
can
can
we
set
us
up
for
success
in
the
future
in
terms
of
having
the
support
for
kids,
nurses
and
counselors
in
schools,
we
know
that
a
lot
of
our
kids
have
been,
and
families
have
been
heart
hit,
with
all
the
trauma
of
cobit
and
having
to
juggle
so
much
so
I'll.
Leave
it
at
that,
but
know
that
those
are
the
buckets
we'll
be
focusing
on
and
obviously
transportation,
where
I
served
for
a
long
time.
I
A
K
K
A
lot
of
one
or
two
senators
mentioned
are
on
my
list
as
well,
and
I
think
we'll
hear
this
continuing
themes
throughout
as
we
get
to
other
reps
as
well,
but
just
real
quick.
Obviously
we
have
a
budget
surplus.
That's
going
to
have
to
be
dealt
with.
We
talked
quite
a
bit
about
bonding
both
for
both
for
bloomington,
but
funding
will
be
a
big
deal
across
the
state
as
well.
K
K
K
We
hear
a
lot
about
resiliency
in
terms
of
our
construction
kind
of
tying
in
some
of
the
climate
action
items
so
that
we
build
things
that
are
resistant,
our
resilience
to
climate
change.
I
think
we'll
be
a
big
part
of
that
committee's
conversation
and
the
projects
they've
been
bringing
forward.
You
heard
senator
wiklen
talk
about
cyber
security.
K
I
think
that
factors
into
a
lot
of
this
infrastructure
piece
as
well
in
safeguarding
our
our
it
hardware
with
that
electron
protections,
I'm
not
sure
if
that
came
up,
but
we're
gonna
be
talking
a
lot
about
making
sure
that
all
minnesotans
deserve
access
to
free
and
fair
elections,
so
that'll,
be
part
of
the
government's
committee
that
I
serve
on.
Child
care,
obviously,
is
a
big
part
of
that,
as
well
as
securing
the
safety
net
for
our
students.
K
We
heard
similar
priorities
from
our
senators
with
regards
to
those
two
subject:
areas:
yes,
labor
force
participation.
This
is
a
big
one,
so
our
workforce
training
programs,
I
think,
are
going
to
be
getting
a
lot
of
attention
in
recruiting
and
retraining
folks.
We
all
have
heard
now
about
the
great
resignation,
but
we've
got
lots
of
good
jobs
out
there
to
get
people
trained
into
so
I
I
hope
the
legislature
takes
an
active
role
and
and
reviewing
our
job
training
programs
that
are
supported
by
the
state.
K
And
not
to
be
remiss,
I
would
think
housing
is
going
to
be
another
big
one.
Housing
got
some
money,
but
sure
could
use
a
lot
more
with
some
of
the
projects
that
are
essentially
shovel
ready,
so
ensuring
that
you
know
we
still
have
a
set
of
goal
of
providing
for
affordable
housing
within
our
communities.
K
A
G
So
a
lot
of
you
know,
what's
already
been
said,
fully
support.
I
I
in
terms
of
global
priorities,
I
think
housing
and
workforce
are
going
to
be,
are
going
to
be
huge.
One
of
the
things
that
I
have
been
definitely
stumping
for
for
the
last
couple
of
years
now
is
improved
pay
for
people
who
are
in
front
front
line
personal
care
positions
that
includes
the
personal
care
attendants
who
are
supporting
people
with
disabilities,
child
care
workers,
school
bus
drivers.
G
You
know
the
the
mantra
used
to
be
jobs,
jobs,
jobs
now
it's
workers,
workers
workers
and
it's
hard
to
get
people
to
come
into
these
very
demanding.
You
know
high-touch
professions
that
are
so
essential
when,
when
these
jobs
are
paying
13
or
14
an
hour
and
people
are
getting
15
16
an
hour
just
to
flip
burgers
at
mcdonald's,
so
I
I
you
know.
I
think
I
think
that
they'll
be
a
big
push
for
improved
pay
for
people
in
all
of
these
various
kinds
of
high-touch
personal
care
positions
of
all
kinds.
G
I
do
think
the
housing
is
going
to
be
another
issue
big
issue
this
year
as
well.
I'm
representative
howard
is
one
of
the
key
players
in
this.
It's
got
some
proposals
for
rental
assistance
in
particular.
I
I
see
that
opportunity
this
year
to
get
a
lot
more
money
for
both
both
you
know:
resident
assistants
and
builder
assistants
and,
of
course,
one
of
my
my
two
personal
big
initiatives.
Big
projects,
I've
been
working
on,
one
is
the
bill
to
legalize,
affordable
housing.
G
It's
attracted
a
whole
bunch
of
really
good
feedback
related
to
the
first
draft
of
that
bill
that
was
introduced
or
announced
over
the
summer.
Putting
the
finishing
touches
on
some
fairly
significant
revisions
to
that
bill
before
it's
formally
introduced
at
the
beginning
of
the
session,
and
mr
marker
guard
in
particular,
will
see
a
lot
of
his
personal
feedback
reflected
in
the
the
version
of
that
bill
that
gets
introduced.
G
I've
had
some
really
good
feedback
from
various
cities.
Individual
cities,
with
a
very
you,
know,
good
practical
solutions,
then
working
with
building
code
officials
on
the
building
code
that
the
valuation
part
process
that
will
be
standardized
so
stay
tuned.
My
drafter
is
on
vacation
this
week,
but
I'm
awaiting
some
distinct
feedback
or
particular
feedback
from
from
different
stakeholders
as
well,
but
that
will
see
that
see
the
light
of
day
within
the
next
week
or
so,
and
it's
in
the
form
it
will
will
be
introduced.
G
The
other
big
project
that
I've
been
working
on
is
consumer
data
privacy
that
doesn't
have
quite
as
many
you
know,
direct
implications
for
the
city,
but
between
that
and
the
the
legalizing
housing
affordable
housing
bill.
Both
of
those
are
occupying
a
ton
of
my
time
right
now.
One
other
project
that
I've
taken
on
that
will
be
of
interest
to
the
city.
G
I've
been
assigned
the
task
of
working
on
on
the
data
aspects
of
it.
So
one
of
the
issues
that
has
been
on
earth
is
difficulties
in
in
collecting
and
sharing
prime
data
and
with
much
lower
latency,
so
that
our
police
departments
can
pick
up
on
trends
patterns
in
the
in
the
data.
Much
more
quickly
share
the
data
much
more
easily.
So
I
have
convened
a
group
that
includes
our
department
of
corrections,
department
of
public
safety,
your
criminal
apprehension,
the
police,
chief's.
G
G
So
I
know
bloomington
has
had
a
prime
data
analyst
for
a
number
of
years
now
and
essentially
we're
trying
to
make
the
jobs
of
our
our
prime
data
analysts
a
lot
easier
and
allow
them
to
be
more
effective
at
identifying
patterns
and
getting
on
top
of
them.
On
top
of
that
so
and
yeah,
workforce,
housing
and
policing,
I
think,
are
gonna,
be
big
big
priorities
this
year.
D
D
Specifically.
For
me,
I
will
be
focusing
a
lot
on
on
housing
this
session,
as
others
have
mentioned.
You
know
we
had
an
affordable
housing
crisis
before
the
pandemic
and
it
when
the
date
that
we
announced
there
that
we
found
out
that
we
had
a
7
billion
surplus,
it
was
snowing.
I
was
looking
out
the
window,
it
was
snowing
and
it
just
dawned
on
me
just
sort
of
how
perverse
it
is
that
we
could
have
a
seven
going
to
us.
While
people
are
living
out
in
the
cold.
D
It's
just
not
right
and
our
persistent
underfunding
and
housing
is
a
culprit.
We
only
spend
0.3
percent
of
our
state
general
fund
budget
on
housing.
It's
just
it's
not
enough,
and
so
we've
got
an
opportunity
to
do
some
big
paradigm
shift.
Big
culture
shifts
at
the
legislature
and
put
resources
into
housing,
specifically
one
of
the
areas
I've
been
working
and
thinking
outside
the
box
on
housing.
That
I
think
I
would
love
to
hear.
D
You
know
austin
minnesota
than
bloomington,
but
we
want
to
put
resources
into
the
communities
that
know
their
needs,
and
so
I'd
love
to
chat
more
about
that
and
get
an
understanding
of
what.
If
the
city
of
bloomington
were
to
get
significant
resources
and
for
an
aid
like
that,
what
kind
of
solutions
would
you
seek
to
address?
Would
it
be
additional
rental
assistance?
D
You
know,
I
think
we
should
focus
on
the
the
biggest
budget
items
for
a
family
which
are
their
cost
of
their
housing,
the
cost
of
their
child
care
and
the
cost
of
their
health
care,
and
so
to
me,
those
are
the
big
three
and
and
hope
that
we
can
make
significant
progress
on
that
and
end.
This
legislative
session
doing
significant
work
to
improve
the
lives
of
our
communities
and
it's
a
big
opportunity
and
I
think
everyone
what
I've
been
saying
is
like
it's
two
sides
of
the
coin.
D
A
Thank
you,
representative,
howard,
couldn't
agree
with
you
more.
Thank
you
much
for
your
comments,
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
state
legislative
delegation.
You
do
outstanding
work
for
the
people
that
you
represent.
Certainly
the
city
of
bloomington,
all
the
cities
of
edina
and
ridgefield
as
well,
the
folks
that
you
represent
and
for
the
state
of
minnesota.
It's
it's
unique.
A
I
think
that
we
have
such
a
strong
and
fruitful
partnership
with
our
legislative
delegation
that
we
we
work
very
hard
together,
we're
in
alignment
when
we
butt
heads
we
talk
it
through
and
make
our
way
to
agreement
on
a
number
of
things.
So
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you
do
for
bloomington.
I
appreciate
yours,
your
support
and
your
advocacy
for
the
region
for
minnesota
in
general,
and
I
just
I
appreciate
your
your
willingness
to
be
with
us
this
morning
and
to
talk
at
any
time.
A
I
don't
think
any
of
you
have
ever
not
had
time
for
a
phone
call
from
anybody
on
the
city
staff
from
anybody
on
the
city
council
any
of
our
elected
or
appointed
officials,
and
that
really
is
greatly
appreciated.
So,
thank
you
so
very
much
for
that
partnership
that
has
been
so
fruitful
for
the
people
of
bloomington
for
so
long.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Beyond
our
state
representatives,
we
have.
We
have
county
commissioners
who
represent
us
in
so
many
different
ways
and
we've
got
a
county.
Commissioner.
A
O
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Well,
I
can
understand,
there's
always
so
many
and
there's
background
noise,
but
I
want
to
thank
you.
This
is
always
educational
for
me,
because
I
found
out
the
priorities
many
of
the
priorities.
I
was
always
there
already
very
aware
of
what
you're
working
on.
I
think
county
thinks
that
the
the
expo
that
you're
looking
at
is
an
economic
engine
and
driver,
and
we
are
very
supportive
of
that.
O
This
is
a
regional
project.
I
myself
go
to
that
performing
arts
center,
and
I
know
many
people
from
around
the
area
who
attend
this,
and
this
is
a
regional
jewel
that
we
have
that
helps
provide
local
entertainment
for
everyone
and
so
very
supportive
that
and
of
the
ice
arena,
expansion
hennepin
county
has
already
led
a
large
grant
dollars
come
into
the
city
of
bloomington
to
open
up
this
ice
arena,
make
it
more
friendly
and
accessible
and
really
appreciate
that
on
some
of
the
other
fronts
with
our
friends
at
the
legislature,
we
are
working
really
hard.
O
We,
we
have
expanded
our
our
county
program
that
puts
a
social
worker
in
these
cities.
We
are
open
to,
I
think,
a
dozen
more
cities
to
put
a
part-time
or
full-time
social
worker
in
to
help
our
police
departments,
because
if
we
can
take
the
burden
off
of
some
of
the
calls
that
they
get.
If
we
can
get
ahead
of
the
game
on
this,
they
can
be
taking
their
time
on
something.
That's
more
pertinent
and
germane
to
the
city
rather
than
working
on
mental
health
calls.
O
And
so
I'm
glad
we've
been
able
to
expand
those
programmings
and
bloomington
was
one
of
the
stars
that
started
first,
which,
when
chief
potts
was
there,
so
my
hats
off.
We
have
expanded
that
program
and
bloomington
has
gotten
more
hours
and
more
help
with
that,
as
some
of
our
other
cities
too.
So,
and
I
don't
see
that
going
away
at
all.
If
anything,
we
will
expand
that
that
particular
program
further
because
of
the
success
that
we
have
heard
and
seen
we.
We
continue
to
work
with
our
schools.
O
They
are
struggling,
a
great
deal
which,
with
just
saying,
staying
afloat
and
keeping
as
many
kids
as
they
can
in
school
rather
than
virtual.
So
I
understand
representative
michael
howard's
issues
with
what
are
we
are
we
in
school
or
are
we
home
virtual
and
how
that
wreaks
havoc
with
parents
and
the
fact
that
they
don't
have
other
alternatives
for
day
care?
We
we're
looking
at
that
too.
We
are
a
partner
with
the
state
on
these
kinds
of
programs.
O
We
we
are
looking
in
the
next
years,
how
we
can
partner
with
the
state
and
utilize
some
of
the
excess
dollars
into
making
sure
we
hold
up
people.
We
now
know
that
evictions
are
happening
and
we
do
have
legal
services
for
those
that
we
are
able
to
help
out
to
quell
evictions.
If
somebody
has
representation,
it
is
less
likely
that
their
eviction
will
go
through
and
we
have
been
able
to
negotiate
many
of
those,
and
so
we
will
continue
some
of
that
work
as
well.
O
We
would
hope
that
the
state
would
help
us
as
we
need
to
bring
on
more
attorneys,
because
we
also
see
the
number
of
evictions
filed
increasing
rather
quickly,
so
we
could
use
some
some
assistance
on
that
too,
and
we
earned
we
had
our
meeting
with
the
legislature
just
last
week.
So
there
was
a
lot
of
conversation
we
continue
to
spend.
O
O
Neither
is
bloomington
and
we
need
to
get
some
of
these
dollars
into
the
roads
and
especially
knowing
how
how
inflation
has
impacted
the
dollars
that
we
do
get
from
the
gas
tax
and
other
things
that
we
need
more
assistance
than
we're
getting
at
this
time
to
be
able
to
get
in
front
of
some
of
these
projects,
or
at
least
you
know,
get
to
a
break
even
spot
and
I
think
that's
decades
in
the
making.
But
we
need
to
start
a
plan
that
gets
us
there.
O
We,
we
will
also
continue
some
of
our
transit
use
and
I'm
sure
molly
cosgren
will
talk
even
further
about
this.
But
we
continue
to
work
with
met
council
on
looking
at
ridership
issues
to
find
out
where
we
go
and
how
we
go
on
some
of
these
we're
hopeful
that
ridership
starts
to
increase,
and
so
we
want
to
just
be
on
the
cusp
of
making
sure
that
we
can
get
people
to
the
jobs
that
they
want.
As
we've
heard,
there's
a
lot
of
retraining
going
on
and
we
support
that
as
a
county.
O
We
think
a
lot
of
people
need
to
switch
jobs
and
they
need
living
wage
jobs.
And,
lastly,
I
want
to
just
say
about
just
the
the
pca
workers.
I
work
a
lot
with
disability
communities,
both
in
richfield
and
bloomington,
especially,
I
get
a
lot
of
calls
from
these
two
cities
regarding
issues
around
that
and
pcas.
You
just
can't
get
a
good
pca
and
it's
it's
exacerbating
the
issues
with
the
pay
and
the
inequities
of
vacation
and
sick
days
and
stuff.
O
That
really
don't
exist
for
these
folks,
and
we
really
need
to
look
at
this
system
as
a
whole
and
overhaul
it
so
that
people
want
to
go
into
this
profession.
It
is
a
noble
profession
and
it's
a
difficult
profession,
and
especially
during
a
pandemic,
and
so
many
people
are
just
left
without
access
to
this,
and
there
needs
to
be
some
safeguards
around
some
of
this,
too.
O
I
think
horror,
stories
of
pca
is
not
showing
up
for
bedridden
people
who
can't
get
out
of
bed
and
take
care
of
their
own
personal
needs
and
and
have
other
people
having
to
break
into
the
house
to
take
care
of
these
folks.
There
is
some
real
need
to
revisit
this
kind
of
a
of
a
system
and
and
as
we
look
at
the
the
future,
one
of
the
things
we
talk
about
in
general
is
just
the
whole
equity.
O
A
lot
of
the
people
who
work
in
this
field
are
people
of
color
and
we
need
to
look
at
the
whole
equity
issue
around
that
as
well,
and
make
sure
that
these
people
are
compensated
for
the
work
that
they
do,
that
they're
well
trained
that
they
have
the
ability
to
have
family
leave,
especially
if
somebody
gets
coveted
in
their
family
or
they
themselves.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
do
this
next
year.
We've
done
a
lot
of
work,
but
we've
got
a
really
good
platform
for
how
to
do
it.
O
An
awful
lot
of
our
services
went
virtual
and
a
lot
of
people
really
like
them,
and
we
have
cut
red
tape
and
we've
done
autofills
and
all
kinds
of
things,
and
thanks
to
some
of
the
state
work
that
they
have
done
for
telemedicine
and
other
things
and
the
waivers
it's
made.
It
really
possible
for
us
to
be
able
to
shorten
the
time
to
process,
but
also
to
get
assistance
dollars
to
the
folks
most
in
need.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
members.
I
appreciate
the
time
to
give
you
an
update.
A
N
Good
morning,
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
and
and
hear
about
all
of
these
plans
and
I'll
give
you
an
update
on
what
the
met
council
is
looking
at.
We
have
not
finished
our
proposal
process,
yet
it's
still
in
progress,
but
I
can
give
you
some
idea
on
what
the
direction
that
we're
heading
on
the
things
we're
looking
forward
to
accomplishing
in
2022,
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
pursue
authority
to
create
an
administrative
citations
program
for
fair
evasion.
This
is
a
continuation
from
the
session
in
2020
and
2021.
N
This
would
free
up
our
uniform
police
officers
from
having
to
do
fair
enforcement,
which,
as
we
know,
is
barely
ever
prosecuted
and
really
the
penalties
are
outsized.
Fair
evasion
can
carry
a
penalty
of
180
dollars
and
we
think
that
the
resources
of
our
police
department
can
better
be
used.
We
also
think
that
having
an
administrative
citations
program
and
those
uniformed
individuals
can
help
promote
safety
on
the
line,
so
we're
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
pursue
that.
N
N
As
we
all
are
aware,
the
ground
and
surface
water
that
gets
into
our
wastewater
system
is
very
expensive
to
treat
and
and
doesn't
need
to
be
treated
but
makes
its
way
in
so
it's
expensive
and
it
causes
us
to
have
to
build
bigger
facilities
to
handle
the
increased
flow.
So
funding
from
the
legislature
could
result
in
issuing
grants
to
cities
that
work
with
the
homeowners
to
reduce
this
amount
of
surface
and
groundwater
that
ends
up
in
the
system.
N
These
have
been
supported.
These
requests
have
been
supported
by
the
legislature
in
the
past
and
we're
hoping
to
be
able
to
be
successful
again
this
year.
We're
looking
forward
to
additional
funds
for
a
bus,
rapid
transit
development.
We've
had
great
success
with
our
arterial
brt
lines
even
during
covet
or
maybe
especially
during
covet.
N
We've
had
robust
ridership
on
many
of
our
routes
like
the
a
and
c
lines
in
the
past
couple
of
years,
and
we
have
plans
to
continue
to
build
out
the
system
as
we
move
forward.
So
we
currently
have
the
four
brt
lines:
the
metro,
red
line,
orange
line,
which
course
runs
through
bloomington,
the
a
line,
the
c
line
and
we're
constructing
the
d
line,
which
is
going
to
run
through
bloomington
and
is
scheduled
to
open
up
later
this
year.
N
These
have
been
proven
over
and
over
and
over,
especially
in
the
last
couple
of
years
to
be
really
really
critical.
For
so
many
of
our
transit
users,
we
are
seeing
transit,
ridership
increase,
which
is
of
course
very
good.
We
are
short
drivers,
operators
for
both
lrt
and
for
our
buses.
We
are
doing
a
number
of
one-day
hiring
events,
which
have
proved
to
be
very
successful
where
we
can
bring
people
in,
we
can
interview
them.
N
Metro
mobility
has
had
challenges
that
ridership
has
increased
a
great
deal
and
we
are
raising
the
rate
of
pay
a
dollar
an
hour
for
operators
of
metro
mobility.
To
take
some
of
the
stress
off
of
that
system,
it
is
still
challenging,
however,
so
lots
of
challenges
in
the
regional
parks
capital
program.
We,
we
partner,
of
course,
with
the
10
implementing
agencies
to
acquire
land
to
develop
the
facilities
and
so
forth.
N
We
have
run
into
construction
delays,
which
is
not
uncommon
in
these
very,
very
large
infrastructure
projects.
This
is,
of
course,
the
largest
infrastructure
project
that
the
state
has
undertaken
ever
so
we
are
working
through
those
issues.
I
don't
currently
have
a
ridership
date,
but
we're
hoping
to
be
able
to
come
up
with
something
that
that
we
can
announce
publicly
and
stick
to
in
the
near
future
in
the
upcoming
months,
but
that
of
course
has
been
challenging.
The
benefits
of
the
green
line
extension
are
just
too
numerous
to
mention.
N
There's
already
been
1.6
billion,
with
the
b
dollars
worth
of
existing
and
planned
investment
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
the
line
just
on
the
extension
so
very,
very
successful
in
promoting
many
of
the
the
issues
that
we're
all
working
so
hard
on
the
blue
line
extension,
which
will
run
minneapolis
robinsdale
crystal
in
brooklyn
park,
and
then
that
will
extend
the
service
out
to
the
mall
of
america
and
the
airport
continues
we're.
Looking
for
our
public
comments
on
that
through
january,
25th,
we've
had
a
number
of
public
meetings.
N
Many
many
public
meetings
that
have
been
very
very
successful
and
we
are
continuing
to
look
at
that
input
to
make
this
line
as
successful
and
responsive
as
it
can
possibly
be
for
all
of
those
who
will
use
it.
These
are
the
lrt
lines,
of
course,
are
the
backbone
of
our
robust
transit
system
so
exciting
to
see
that
moving
forward.
N
We
also
have
this
is
new
this
year
and
we're
hoping
that
it
will
be
a
model
not
just
for
transit,
but
in
general
we
have
a
an
anti-displacement
work
group
and
that's
going
to
help
deal
with
the
issues
of
anti-displacement
strategies
and
policy
development
that
provides
insight,
local
expertise
and
connections
to
the
communities
that
are
impacted
by
these
projects.
They're
wonderful
projects,
but
they
also
offer
some
challenges.
N
So
we're
hoping
this
anti-displacement
work
will
be
successful
not
again,
not
only
just
in
this
light
rail
planning,
but
as
we
look
at
housing
developments
in
our
communities
and
so
forth,
how
can
we
best
mitigate
the
fallout
and
some
of
the
challenges
that
come
along
with
displacement
and
so
forth?
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
working
on
at
the
met
council
and
happy
to
answer.
Any
questions
really
happy
to
be
here
and
see
you
all.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
and
we
will
you
can
hold
us
to
that.
I
really
hope
to
see
that
as
well.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
update.
I
know
we
are
pushing
right
up
against
our
end
time,
but
I
wanted
to
at
least
give
our
council
members
an
opportunity
to
to
say
thank
you
and
anything
else.
They
might
want
to
add
very
quickly
as
we
as
we
wrap
up
this
morning,
just
really
quickly
through
it
council
member
coulter.
Anything
to
add
this
morning.
P
Yeah,
thank
you
mary
just
I
will.
I
will
try
and
speak
quickly
here.
Just
a
few
things.
You
know
on
sort
of
the
the
bloomington
specific
priorities
I
really
just
want
to.
You
know
hammer
home.
I
I
think
the
the
presentation
that
staff
gave
was
really
really
good
at
illustrating
just
how
much
of
a
regional
and
statewide
player
bloomington
really
is
in
terms
of
some
of
our
facilities.
P
You
know
whether
it's
a
local
option,
sales,
tax
or
bonding.
The
reality
is
that
we
need
funding
for
these,
for
these
facilities
and-
and
you
know
just
to
be
extra
clear
here
when
it
comes
to
the
ice
garden,
we
are
literally
talking
about
the
operation
of
the
ice
sheets
at
the
ice
garden.
I
mean
this
is
this
is
to
the
point
where
the
the
coolant
it
that
that
currently
isn't
in
use
right
now
is
not
being
made
anymore.
P
This
is
a
an
existential
question
for
the
ice
garden,
so
I
just
really
want
to
hammer
home
how
important
that
is,
and
the
other
piece
that
I
want
to
bring
up
is
is
the
center
for
the
art
expansion,
as
somebody
who
went
to
a
school
that
is
literally
nationally
and
internationally
known
for
performing
arts
that
did
not
have
its
own.
That
still
does.
H
P
I've
literally
heard
chief
hartley
and
officer
with
the
bpd
officer
that
I
did
right
along
with
last
thursday
say
that
it
all
starts
at
home,
and
that
includes
health
and
housing
and
education
and
all
of
it.
So
I
you
know,
I
think
we
can
just
think
about
all
of
that
and,
as
we
think
about
the
investments
that
are
going
to
be
made,
I'm
glad
representative
howard
mentioned.
P
M
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
again
for
being
here.
This
has
been
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
me
to
be
a
part
of.
Thank
you
very
quickly.
When
we
talk
about
roads,
I'm
hoping
that
we
and
infrastructure,
I'm
hoping
we're
talking
about
non-auto-based
transit,
there's
a
definite
need
in
bloomington
to
make
this
a
city,
that's
more
walkable
and
more
bible
and
mass
transit
more
accessible.
M
So
I'm
excited
to
hear
that
you
might
think
broadly
about
how
to
include
climate
based
support
into
our
transportation
needs
when
it
comes
to
mental
health
services,
I'm
thrilled
with
the
work
that
we
have
with
our
social
program.
I
would
say
you
know
our
our
officers
themselves
need
support
when
it
comes
to
mental
health.
They
are
overworked
right
now,
because
we
don't
have
enough
officers
to
fill
those
positions.
M
I
personally
am
on
the
in
the
camp
that
says
that
that
is
in
fact
infrastructure
in
the
world
that
we
live
in
today,
and
so
you
know,
living
wage,
statewide
earn
sick
and
safe
leave
those
kinds
of
things
I
hope
we'll
we'll
see
the
light
of
day
and
then.
Lastly,
when
it
comes
to
property
taxes,
one
thing
I'd
like
to
can
have
you
all
consider,
if
you're
being
creative
about
ways
to
do
property
taxes?
M
Is
that
when,
though,
we
have
40
of
the
population
of
bloomington,
is
over
the
age
of
50.,
many
many
of
our
elderly
folks
live
on
fixed
income
and
as
our
property
taxes
go
up
on
market
value,
they
are
being
squeezed.
Even
when
we
do
the
best
possible
thing
we
can
to
control
taxes
at
the
local
level,
and
so
I
don't
know
if
there
are
creative
options
for
caps
or
rebates
or
other
things
related
to
folks
on
fixed
income.
But
anything
there
would
be
wonderful.
That's
all
I
have
thank
you
so
much.
A
L
I
just
want
to
say
to
staff
and
the
fellow
legislators
that
were
gathered
here
today.
Just
thank
you.
You
spent
hours
and
hours
of
sacrificing
your
time.
You
know
working
with
our
residents
and
with
staff
to
try
to
bring
forth
the
priorities
of
the
city
of
bloomington
and
other
communities
in
which
that
you
represent,
and
I
just
want
to
just
stop
and
just
say
thank
you.
You
know
whether
it
be
around
resilience,
public
safety,
sustainable
development
or
the
economic
vitality
of
child
care.
L
That's
out
there
want
to
thank
you
for
your
priorities
that
we've
talked
today,
and
I
hope
that
you
will
be
able
to
wherever
you
are
working,
bring
forward
the
the
priorities
that
we've
shared
here
today.
The
staff
has
put
forward
and
to
be
able
to
make
those
a
reality
for
the
residents
of
bloomington.
The
priorities
that
have
been
shared
are
the
things
that
will
make
bloomington's
residents
and
really
minnesotans
lives
better,
and
I
hope
that
you'll
stay
committed
to
that.
I
know
I'm
committed
to
that.
L
A
B
Thank
you
very
much,
yeah
I'll,
just
real
quick,
thank
you
to
all
of
our
representatives.
Senators,
everyone
at
the
state
county,
med,
council
level.
This
that's
a
huge
deal
to
be
able
to
sit
around
talk
about
all
the
things
the
city
has
going
and
know
that
we've
got
some
serious
firepower,
pointed
the
same
direction
and
I'll
also
say
coming
off
of
a
a
year
or
so
of
having
a
lot
of
conversations
with
neighbors.
B
I
was
hearing
again
and
again
neighborhood
revitalization
and
economic
development
and
I'm
particularly
psyched
to
know
that
we
have
these
projects
of
regional
significance
moving
forward.
That,
I
think,
will
go
a
long
way
on
both
of
those
for
us
and
then
to
hear
so
many
folks
aligned
on
things
like
housing
which
go
a
long
way
towards
tying
neighborhoods
together
and
building
a
lot
of
that
vitality.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
to
a
really
good
year-
and
I
appreciate
everybody's
time
and
commitment
to
it.
L
A
C
Yes,
good
morning,
mayor
and
members,
thank
you
again
and
I
really
appreciate
being
invited
today
and
being
able
to
hear
the
discussion
with
you
and
your
legislative
delegation
and
metropolitan
council
and
county
partners
as
well.
Just
very
briefly,
we
appreciate
hearing
your
priorities.
I
just
to
touch
base
on
things
like
the
local
sales
tax.
C
If
we
do
get
some
funds
for
that,
we
also
continue
to
support
local
decision
making,
as
well
as
state
programs
that
support
housing,
and
we
recognize
the
importance
of
continuing
to
address
the
affordable
housing
and
other
housing
needs.
So
I
will
end
it
there.
I
hope
that's
30
seconds,
probably
a
little
bit
longer,
but
thank
you
again.
A
You
nailed
it
patty.
Thank
you
so
very
much,
I'm
sorry
for
running
overtime.
I
know
that
your
time
is
precious,
especially
this
time
of
year.
So
I
appreciate
your
sticking
with
us
just
end
with
a
couple
of
thoughts.
First
of
all,
a
a
thank
you
once
again
to
everyone.
Thank
you
not
only
to
our
legislative
delegation
to
our
staff
for
pulling
this
all
together
for
the
outstanding
work
that
they
do
every
day
for
for
the
city
of
bloomington
and
the
citizens
of
bloomington.
Secondly,
to
our
legislative
staff.
A
A
Do
not
hesitate
to
call
either
jamie
or
myself
or
anybody
on
staff
or
on
council,
definitely
willing
to
jump
in,
and
do
this
to
help
you
in
some
way
shape
or
form
that
you
any
way
shape
or
form
that
you
might
need.
And
finally,
thanks
once
again
for
your
willingness
to
be
here,
I
really
hope
next
year
that
we
are
sitting
around
the
table
together.
This
is
getting
a
little
old
staring
at
screens
and
trying
to
communicate
like
this
with
little
boxes
in
front
of
me
here.
A
So
I
appreciate
your
patience
appreciate
your
time
this
morning,
looking
forward
to
a
time
when
we
can
get
back
together
as
a
group
and
talk
about
more
ways
that
we
can
continue
to
move
your
priorities
and
our
priorities
together
and
to
make
lives
better
for
everybody
here.
So
with
that,
I
will
gather
this
meeting
out
at
10
after
9,
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here-
and
I
hope
everybody
has
a
great
week
and
stay
warm
as
the
weather
turns
back
to
january
in
minnesota
again
here
later
this
week.