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Joint Bloomington Minnesota City Council Meeting/Bloomington Legislative Delegation Meeting
Agenda
2.1 2021 Legislative Policy Discussion
A
Obviously
we
can't
do
that
this
year,
but
we're
still
forging
ahead
doing
it
electronically,
as
we've
been
doing
all
of
our
meetings
since
march
of
this
year,
and
so
here
we
are
so
I
would
like
to
start,
I
think
officially,
we
do
have
to
call
a
roll
of
the
bloomington
city
council
just
to
make
this
official.
So,
ms
christensen,
if
you
could
please
call
the
role
of
the
city
council.
A
Here
well,
at
the
record,
show
we've
got
four
of
the
seven
members
of
the
bloomington
city
council
on
hand,
so
we
do
in
fact
have
a
quorum
of
the
city
council
and
we
also
have
members
of
our
bloomington
legislative
delegation
and
special
guests.
I'm
not
sure
if
we
it.
I
don't
think
we'll
go
around
and
do
introductions
right
now
we'll
do
introductions
as
we
start
the
discussion.
I
believe,
because
I
think
it's
just
a
bit
cumbersome,
especially
with
zoom
meetings,
to
try
and
call
on
everybody
and
get
the
official
introductions
done.
A
So
we'll
do
that
as
we
get
into
the
discussion
of
our
of
our
legislative
policy.
What
I
would
like
to
do
is
move
to
item
2,
our
organizational
business.
The
only
item
on
our
agenda
today,
which
is
our
2021
legislative
policy
discussion
and
mr
shane
rudling
from
the
bloomington
port
authority,
is
going
to
lead
us
on
this.
As
I
said,
this
is
a
an
annual
meeting
that
the
bloomington
city
council
has
with
members
of
our
legislative
delegation
just
to
talk
about
legislative
priorities
and
the
agenda
and
the
realities
for
the
upcoming
session.
A
A
They
have
been
back
numerous
times
in
special
session
to
address
different
items
related
to
covet
19
and
different
items
related
to
pandemic
related
issues
and
and
items,
and
so
I
know
we
have
a
lot
to
talk
about,
and
I
know
that
our
legislative
agenda
has
changed
somewhat
significantly
to
reflect
that
the
the
realities
of
covet
19.-
and
this
is
always
a
helpful
discussion
just
in
general
times.
This
is
always
a
helpful
discussion
this
year.
I
think
it's
especially
important
and
appreciate
everyone
being
here
with
us
today.
A
So
with
that,
I
would
like
to
turn
it
over
now
to
mr
rudling,
who
is
going
to
lead
us
through
the
the
the
policies
and
then
we'll
actually
we'll
try
and
get
through
these
as
quickly
as
possible
and
turn
it
over
to
our
turn
it
over
to
a
discussion
and
because
I
think
that's
where
we
we
have
a
that's
where
this
becomes
most
valuable.
I
think
is
when
we
turn
it
over
to
discussion
between
council
members
and
our
legislators.
So,
mr
redling,
please.
D
D
I'm
talk
a
little
bit
very
briefly
about
the
passive
monitoring
items,
kind
of
the
policy
statements
that
you
know
in
case
things
come
up
during
the
session.
We
have
a
policy
on
a
particular
item
which
that
section
can
continues
to
grow
to
cover
all
lots
of
different
things,
and
then
this
year
we
did
add
a
new
section,
we're
calling
it
on
the
horizon.
D
D
So
this
is
a
new
section
that
we
added
after
the
policy
was
adopted
earlier
in
2020.
We
added
this
pandemic
session
section
for
obvious
reasons,
and
we've
tweaked
it
a
little
bit
for
the
proposed
legislative
policy
document
this
this
time
around,
most
notably
the
addition
of
the
fourth
bullet
there
to
increase
support
for
the
local
public
health
departments
to
support
vaccination
efforts.
That's
a
very
hot
topic
right
now.
Obviously,
as
the
news
of
vaccines
becomes,
you
know
a
forefront
in
the
news
and
the
efforts
to
you
know
in
minnesota
to
get
people
vaccinated.
D
The
second
one
related
to
the
pandemic
is
something
that
I
think
bloomington
hopes
carries
over
after
the
pandemic.
Is
the
flexibility
to
do
certain
portions
or
certain
meetings?
Virtually
certainly
there's
been
a
lot
of
bad
things
in
the
pandemic.
Obviously,
but
there
have
been
a
few
things
that
that
that
I
think
we
can
carry
over
into
the
future,
and
so
we
support
you
know
being
able
to
use
virtual
meetings
to
allow
flexibility
for
various
reasons,
just
a
quick
thing
on
the
economy
in
bloomington
and
the
budget,
and
things
like
that.
D
So
it's
been
a
real
challenge
for
us.
I
know
lots
of
people
on
on.
This
call
have
been
aware
and
involved
in
that
process,
but
unfortunately
things
aren't
going,
aren't
going
well
right
now
and
then
we
know
housing
and
homelessness
is
a
very
hot
topic
right
now,
as
well
also
relates
to
the
pandemic.
E
You
can
move
the
slide,
so
this
is
some
of
the
property
that
we
have
done
of
new
construction
and
preservation.
We
also
would
like
support
of
a
statewide
and
or
regional
approach
to
addressing
the
needs
of
those
experiencing
homelessness
or
housing
and
stability
in
a
way
that
connects
people
with
the
resources
they
need.
E
Shane.
You
can
move
the
slide.
In
addition,
we
have
tax
increment
financing,
and
so
we
have
requests
that
the
legislature
adopt
legislation
to
create
a
redevelopment
tif
district
at
700,
750,
900
american
boulevard
for
a
mixed-use
commercial
and
housing
project.
Shane,
you
can
move
the
slide,
and
so
this
is
a
rendering
of
what,
where
that
is
located
and
then,
as
well
as
what
a
project
could
look
like
in
creating
this
redevelopment.
E
Tif
district
next
slide,
please
and
then
next
we
have
the
request
of
the
legislature
to
adopt
legislation
to
create
a
redevelopment
or
housing
tif
district
at
98th
street
station.
Excuse
me
at
98th
street
and
aldridge
avenue
for
construction
of
a
housing
project
and
park
and
ride
ramp,
owned
and
operated
by
metro
transit,
and
so
this
is
also
showing
a
rendering
and
location
of
that
area.
A
You
and
if
I
could
just
jump
in
for
just
half
a
second
shane.
I
just
wanted
to
welcome
ms
coleman.
I
think
you
know
she's
been
on
board.
You've
been
on
board
for
a
while.
Now
we
just
haven't
had
an
opportunity
to
introduce
you
or
welcome
you
formally
and
officially.
So
this
is
as
good
of
opportunity
as
any.
A
So
welcome
very
glad
to
have
you
on
board
with
us
so
glad
to
have
you
in
in
the
position
that
you're
in
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
you,
and
we
will
do
this
more
efficiently
and
more
formally,
I
promise
in
the
near
future
when
we
can
get
together
and
and
make
it
a
little
bit
more
official,
but
welcome
I'm
glad
glad
you're
here.
So
thanks
for
being
with
us.
D
Ahead,
no,
I
was
gonna
say
a
version
of
that
erica's
been
with
us
for
a
little
bit
now,
but
not
not
too
long
and
she's
getting
up
to
speed
very
quickly.
We
are
happy
to
be
working
with
her
and
then
the
eighth
item
on
our
active
list
is
a
construction
sales
tax
exemption
for
fire
station
four.
This
is
a
holdover
from
last
year.
D
This
still
tax
exemption
was
not
included
in
the
final
tax
and
bonding
bill
that
was
approved
over
the
the
extended
legislative
session
in
minnesota
or
sessions.
I
should
say
more
accurately,
and
so
that's
something
that
we
hope
to
have
included
passive
monitoring.
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
detail
on
the
passive
and
monitoring
list
of
the
once
again.
These
are
policy
statements,
there's
dozens
of
them
and
if
legislators
or
council
want
to
talk
about
those
we're
happy
to
engage
on
those
and
then
there's
this
new
section
called
on
the
horizon.
D
The
bonding
for
the
bloomington
center
for
the
arts
is
a
holdover
from
the
pre-pandemic
policy
for
2020
and
then
there's
a
new
one,
the
bloomington
ice
garden,
which
parks
and
rec
director
ann
catcher,
will
talk
about
here
in
a
second
last.
One
is
expo,
which
I
can
talk
about
after
ann
is
done
talking
about
dca
and
the
ice
garden,
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
ann.
F
F
It
would
also
foster
greater
engagement
in
the
arts
in
a
prime
and
increasingly
diverse,
suburban
setting
shane
the
center
for
the
arts
ex
center
for
the
arts,
expansion
includes
a
state-of-the-art
concert
hall
with
seating
for
three
to
five
hundred
people
retrofitting
the
schneider
theater
to
improve
the
quality
of
the
live.
Theater
experience
rehearsal,
space
designed
to
accommodate
large
bands,
orchestras
and
choirs
an
enhanced
entryway,
with
improved
accessibility
and
secure
equipment,
storage
and
support
space
shane.
F
F
Big
is
home
to
the
bloomington-jefferson
high
school
boys
and
girls,
hockey
teams,
the
bloomington
kennedy,
boys
hockey
team,
the
figure
skating
club
of
bloomington
and
the
bloomington
amateur
hockey
association,
but
over
decades
big
has
hosted
thousands
and
thousands
of
skaters
from
bloomington
the
metropolitan
area.
The
state
and
skaters
from
across
the
country,
big
rents,
approximately
9
000
ice
hours
every
year
and
hosts
22
tournaments
a
year
make
it
making
it
one
of
the
busiest
facilities
in
the
state
shane
critically.
F
This
modernization
project
would
replace
the
refrigeration
system,
which
is
powered
by
r22
refrigerant,
which
has
been
phased
out
nationally.
Due
to
the
concern
over
the
depletion
of
the
ozone
layer,
starting
in
2020,
the
production
and
importation
of
r22
is
banned.
Refrigerant
that
has
been
recovered,
recycled
or
reclaimed
is
being
allowed
to
service
existing
systems.
F
A
A
Your
opinions
on
the
upcoming
legislative
session
talk
a
bit
about
your
priority
agenda
items
for
the
upcoming
session
and
talk
about
how
we
could
continue
to
work
together
as
a
city
and
as
a
as
a
legislative
delegation
to
to
advance
not
only
the
city's
legislative
agenda,
but
but
yours
as
well.
How
we
can
help
you
as
well
as
you
can
assist
us
with
different
things
that
we
have
in
mind.
G
G
G
If,
if
possible,
we
have
a
special
session
coming
up
on
monday,
I'm
hoping
that
that
will
be
an
opportunity
for
us
to
to
address
some
really
key
needs
that
both
workers
and
small
businesses
are
facing
right
now,
but
that
isn't
all
finalized.
Yet
some
specific
areas
that
I'm
interested
in
continuing
to
work
on
is
healthcare
looking
at
the
impacts
of
the
pandemic
and
how
we
want
to
ensure
that
minnesotans
stay
healthier.
G
G
Specifically,
if
there's
any
more
information
about
the
back
vaccination
process,
that
you'd
like
to
talk
more
about
I'd,
be
interested
in
hearing
more
about
that
in
terms
of
the
budget,
we
will
be
putting
together
a
budget
for
the
next
biennium
coming
up,
and
certainly
priorities
for
me
are
to
see
that
we
continue
to
address
education
from
about.
You
know,
early
education
through
higher
education
in
a
substantial
way.
G
All
of
those
systems
have
been
very
stressed
during
the
last
several
months,
trying
to
support
our
our
children's
needs,
and
so
I'm
I'm
hoping
that
you
know
we'll
be
able
to
to
look
at
ways
to
address
the
educational
system
and
our
human
services.
It's
a
priority
for
me
to
to
try
and
protect
the
programs
that
are
addressing
the
needs
of
those
who
that
have
been
most
impacted
by
the
the
pandemic,
that
was
in
lower
income,
lower
wage
jobs
and
those
affected
by
the
health
or
impacts
to
their
health.
G
I
think
that
one
thing
we
will
be
trying
to
look
at
early
on
will
be
to
see
what
areas
we
have
waivers
or
policy
changes
that
we
made
during
the
pandemic,
that
we
would
like
to
see
continue
on,
because
some
of
them
have
been
very
positive
where
they've
affected.
For
example,
we've
made
some
waivers
for
child
care
providers
and
I'd
like
to
see
in
telehealth,
for
example,
and
so
that's
an
area
that
I
would
like
to
to
work
on.
G
A
H
Apologize
for
not
being
there
at
least
on
the
zoom,
but
I'm
multitasking
with
my
kindergartner
doing
virtual
learning.
As
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
you
can
relate,
so
I
will
go
right
ahead
and
answer
some
of
the
questions
of
our
priorities
in
the
minnesota
senate.
As
you
know,
bloomington's
priorities
are
our
priorities
too.
H
So
I'm
I'm
excited
to
hear
that
some
of
the
plans
you've
had
in
the
in
the
past
are
still
on
on
your
radar
and
we
are
focusing
primarily
right
now
on
the
vaccination
rollout
in
the
in
the
state
and
and
we've
been
briefed
by
mdh
and
stakeholders
on
what
that's
going
to
look
like
at
least,
and
I'm
sure
that
you
are
all
very
intimate
to
that
as
well.
Without
having
the
public
health
system,
we
have
in
our
district
with
bloomington
being
at
the
at
the
you
know,
forefront
of
that
for
our
district.
H
We
are
also.
I
do
want
to
mention
that
I
I
ran
for
a
leadership
position
in
the
senate,
so
I'm
the
suburban
representative,
as
assistant
minority
leader
for
the
center
dfl
caucus.
We
also
have
a
metro
and
a
rural
member
that
are
also
leads,
and
so
that
also
gives
me
a
little
bit
more
intel
in
some
of
the
inner
workings
of
what
we're
grappling
with.
H
We
have
a
special
session
coming
up
on
monday
to
extend
the
peacetime
emergency
with
the
governor,
but
also
we
are
still
working
on
some
possible
covet
relief
and
a
lot
of
it
will
be
tailored.
Hopefully
we
can
get
an
agreement
on
some
of
these
things
are
still
up
in
the
air
and
some
of
them
might
literally
fall
into
place
over
the
weekend.
H
But
it's
small
business
grants
and
we've
been
hearing
from
all
different
types
of
industries
that,
if
the
government's
going
to
cause
their
operations,
that
we
should
be
able
to
support
them
and
give
them
some
sort
of
a
lifeline
until
we
get
back
to
the
quote-unquote
normal
with
the
vaccine.
So
we're
trying
to
reach
some
agreement
on
that.
I've
been
also
leading
on
the
child
care
two-month
extension,
which
is
the
the
administration's
proposal
to
move
forward
with
governor
while
trying
to
give
child
care
providers
an
extension
for
the
next
two
months
of
the
covert
relief.
H
Because,
as
you
may
know,
at
the
federal
level,
the
money
that
we
got
from
the
care
act
expires
at
the
end
of
this
year.
So
there's
no
carryover,
and
we
know
that
this
industry
is
critical
to
get
back
to
work
and
get
you
know,
businesses,
opening
and
and
getting
back
to
that
normal
as
soon
as
the
vaccine
get
all
played
out
into
place.
H
Although
we
have
a
little
bit
of
a
better
news
about
our
our
budget
situation,
but
still
we
are
still
very
cautious
about
our
spending
and
what
that
the
next
biennium
budget
is
going
to
look
like
so
from
a
purely
administrative
standpoint
and
we're
looking
whether
we're
going
to
be
continuing
to
to
be
meeting
virtually
like.
We
are
here
today,
but
also
balancing
the
budget
and
having
setting
a
budget
for
the
next
biennium
part
of
that
will
have
to
take
place
in
person.
H
H
I
think
that
is
the
the
basic
pieces
of
the
puzzle.
I
would
say
for
me
it's
the
budget.
How
do
we
balance
the
budget?
How
do
we
take
care
of
minnesotans
and
how
do
we
get
back
to
to
opening
schools
and,
like
I
just
mentioned
at
the
beginning,
balancing
a
five-year-old
right
now
and
a
four-year-old
and
my
husband
and
I
working
from
home?
H
It's
it's
a
challenge
right
when
you,
when
you
don't
have
the
support
system,
and
we
know
that
schools,
for
instance,
are
really
so
critical
in
getting
us
back
on
the
right
path.
So
I'm
excited
to
potentially
getting
the
vaccine
to
those
front
front,
my
health
care
workers,
but
also
to
teachers
and
child
care
workers.
So
we
can
resume
operations
as
soon
as
possible.
H
H
Don't
feel
shy
if
you
need
to
text
me
at
any
time,
because
everyone
else
is
so
so
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
and
we'll
be
able
to
give
you
the
most
recent
information
we
have
as
things
continue
to
to
move
forward
in
this
fluid
nature
of
legislating
remotely
I'll
leave
it
at
that,
and
thank
you.
May
your
bestie.
A
Thank
you,
senator
franzen,
and
best
of
luck
with
the
with
the
homeschooling
I
tipped
my
cap
to
you
and
everyone
else,
who's
had
to
do
that
over
the
past
nine
months.
I
know
it
cannot
be
easy
and
appreciate
and
respect
the
work
that
you
that
parents
are
doing
with
trying
to
juggle
everything
else
and
being
teachers
at
home
as
well.
So
well
done
thanks
for
doing
that,
council,
any
questions
of
senator
franzen.
A
A
We
can
move
on
to
our
representatives
and
why
don't
we
start
if
we
could,
with
our
representative
mike
howard
representative
howard
good
afternoon
and
welcome-
and
I
know
even
above
schooling
at
home-
you've
got
the
you
got
the
interesting
burden
of
that
brand
new
baby
at
home.
So
that's
got
to
be
a
handful.
I
Overall,
my
priority
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
leaving
folks
behind
and
because
I
think
in
this
economy,
we've
seen
some
folks
do
really
well
during
this
pandemic.
The
large
corporate
entities
but
small
businesses,
families
we're
seeing
huge
racial
inequities
as
well,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
laser
focused
in
tough
budget
times
on
helping
the
folks
that
have
been
hurt,
the
most
in
particular.
I
We
also
don't
have
our
committee
assignments
yet,
but
I
expect
to
serve
on
housing
and
make
that
a
big
priority,
and
I
really
appreciate
the
bloomington
all
the
bloomington's
doing,
to
focus
on
housing
and
ensuring
that
people
can
afford
their
homes
and
their
legislative
agenda.
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
exciting
ways
that
we
can
partner
and
tackle
this
really
important
work.
I
In
the
meantime,
I'm
working
and
hoping
that
we
can
approve
some
housing
assistance
because
folks
face
a
cliff
at
the
end
of
december
in
terms
of
housing
assistance
and
the
need
is
so
great
and
the
other
piece
you
know
we're
under
an
eviction.
Moratorium
and
folks
are
worried
that
we'll
see
a
wave
of
evictions
after
the
moratorium
is
lifted.
A
And
I
would
agree
with
your
representative
howard,
the
the
eviction
moratorium
issue
has
all
of
us
here
in
bloomington.
I
think
deeply
concerned
about
what
that
means,
and
so
appreciate
you
bringing
that
up
and
your
leadership
on
that
representative
elkins
good
afternoon
and
welcome
thanks
for
being
with
us
today.
B
Yeah,
so,
as
representative
howard
said,
we
haven't
got
our
our
committee's
set
assignments,
yet
I'm
kind
of
hoping
to
be
able
to
serve
on.
You
know
much
the
same
committees
that
I
served
on
last
last
time,
which
included
both
transportation
and
local
government.
So
I
expect
that
to
be
continuing
to
be
heavily
involved
in
matters
affecting
cities
on
transportation.
B
We
need
to
make
sure
that
there's
enough
money
to
complete
planned
improvements
to
494
and
35
w,
we
did
get
bonding
money
to
build
the
the
d-line
bus,
rapid
transit,
which
will
have
its
terminus
in
bloomington
and
personally
expect
to
be
carrying
bills
related
to
enabling
cities
to
assess
street
impact
fees
and
established
street
improvement
districts
once
again
and
other
big
bills
that
I'm
working
on
personally
in
other
areas
are
related
to
consumer
data,
privacy,
healthcare
pricing,
transparency
and
the
affordability
of
new
housing.
That's
being
built.
B
B
A
Thank
you,
representative
elkins,
and
more
than
anything,
representative
elkins.
I
think
the
the
fact
that
we've
seen
literally
seen
the
change
of
seasons
out
your
windows
on
on
zoom
calls,
since
this
has
all
started.
This
just
shows
how
long
we've
been
doing
this,
because
your
your
view
has
changed.
We've
watched
it
change
throughout
the
course
of
this
pandemic
and
the
zoom
calls
hill.
Any
questions
of
representative
elkins.
B
J
I
will
say
this
that
you
know
now
that
we
do
know
what
the
house
committee
structure
looks
like
that's
a
bit
of
a
clue
in
terms
of
what
the
house
priorities
will
be
going
into
this
this
year's
session
and
with
those
chairs
now
being
assigned
to
people
with
a
great
deal
of
passion
and
expertise
in
those
areas.
So
I
think
those.
J
I
think
align
a
lot
with
as
a
suburban
community
and
seeing
what
was
highlighted
in
the
part
of
bloomington
in
terms
of
its
priorities
and
trying
to
manage
expectations
in
terms
of
what
can
get
done
in
light
of
some
of
these
bigger
issues,
obviously
dealing
with
the
current
pandemic
and
getting
us
through
that,
as
well
as
the
budget
issues
that
are
directly
related
to
that,
but
anything
else
that
can
be
done
in
looking
just
through
the
list
of
bloomington
priorities.
That's
hugely
helpful
in
having
that.
J
That
list
so
that
you
know
bloomington's
always
been
wonderful
in
a
moment's
notice
of
providing
expert
testimony
on
on
a
variety
of
issues,
so
we're
hoping
that
you
know
everybody
has
their
headset
ready
and
is
you
know,
available
at
a
moment's
notice
to
come
testify
at
the
capitol?
So
thank
you
for
for
your
past
willingness
to
support
us
and
I'm
sure
that
you
guys
will
be
willing
to
assist
in
the
future
as
well.
I
don't
know
what
else
to
add
in
terms
of
ideas.
J
You
know
I'll
have
my
obvious
interests
in
in
taxes,
as
well
as
in
stake
of
finance.
You
know.
Transportation,
of
course,
is
an
area
where
I
share
a
lot
of
representative
elkins
passions
as
well
see
what
can
get
done
on
that
front,
especially
being
a
bonding
year.
So,
thank
you
again
for
bringing
us
all
together
today
and
having
this
opportunity
to
to
hear
from
staff
to
hear
from
council
members.
J
Happy
to
you
know,
see
we're
allowing
plenty
of
time
for
questions,
so
we
can
get
into
that,
and
you
know
I'll
I'll
just
mention
that
I'm
a
little
bit
envious
of
of
representative
elkin's
view
I'm
kind
of
stuck
down
here
in
the
basement.
So
I
have
no
idea
if
it's
snowing
or
raining
or
what's
going
on
outside,
so
I'll
have
to
take
a
break
after
this
and
look
out
the
window.
A
Before
we
get
into
council
member
comments
and
and
priorities,
I
want
to
deviate
just
a
little
bit
because
we
have
a
couple
of
our
other
representatives
here,
both
at
the
county
and
at
the
metro
level,
and
I
wanted
to
give
them
an
opportunity
to
chime
in
and
bring
forth
any
comments
that
they
would
have
on
policy
issues.
From
their
perspective.
A
We're
joined
today
by
our
hennepin
county
commissioner
debbie
gotel
and
as
well
as
our
met
council
representative,
molly
cummings,
and
so
I'd
like
to
invite
both
of
you
to
to
talk
to
us
for
just
a
minute
here,
we'll
start
with
commissioner
goodell
anything
from
the
county
level
that
we
need
to
keep
our
eyes
out
for
or
be
aware
of.
Commissioner.
K
I
think
thank
you
very
much
and
it's
really
nice
to
be
invited
to
speak.
I
did
want
to
say
that
I'm
I'm
optimistic
about
the
southwest
light
rail,
a
lot
of
the
transit
work.
That's
that's
coming
up,
so
things
are
going
well
and
so
in
a
lot
of
ways,
things
are
ahead
of
schedule.
So
that's
really
nice
to
hear
on
other
hand.
K
K
However,
it
is
not
a
line
item
budgeted
in
our
hennepin
county
budget
and
so
again,
like
many
things,
you're
talking
about
the
need
to
help
people.
That's
that's
for
most
in
front
of
us
as
well,
and
we
cannot
just
turn
those
people
out.
So
we
are
standing
those
up
and
we
are
hopeful
that
there
will
be
packages
either
through
the
state,
the
federal
or
both
that
will
help
us
succeed
in
keeping
those
people
relatively
housed.
Well,
until
we
can
find
them
more
permanent,
sustainable
housing.
So
that's
a
really
big
issue
for
us.
K
K
And
so,
just
like
you
are
we're
all
trying
to
hold
up
this
economy.
We're
hopeful
that
there
will
be
some
more
coming
our
way
and
we're
hoping
for
a
better
year
come
2021
when
we
can
help
get
that
vaccine
out
as
well.
I
know
your
department
of
health
is
working
on
that
we
are
as
well
trying
to
figure
out,
and
I
believe
hcmc
is
one
of
the
hubs
that
will
be
getting
some
of
the
vaccine
soon.
So
we'll
be
starting
that
program
relatively
shortly
within
probably
a
week's
time.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
and
thanks
for
your
work
at
the
county
level
and
to
everyone
at
the
county.
I
know
yes,
you've
taken
online
share
this
burden
in
terms
of
not
only
the
health
aspect
of
this
pandemic,
but
the
the
social
service
aspect
as
well.
So
thank
you
to
to
our
our
partners
at
hennepin
county,
for
the
work
that
they've
been
doing.
A
A
A
A
L
L
I
mean
we
were
in
a
housing
crisis
before
the
pandemic,
and
it's
only
gotten
worse
since,
and
I
I
just
want
to
you
know-
urge
our
legislators
to
continue
not
only
supporting
efforts
to
address
it,
but
specifically
focusing
on
efforts
that
support
renters
and
tenants
and
and
folks
on
that
side
of
the
equation.
I
think
a
lot
of
what
I
have
seen
has
been
sort
of
on
the
other
side
on
the
landlord
and
the
developer
side,
which
is
not
unimportant,
but
I
I
think
we
just.
L
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
we're
supporting
the
folks
who
have
been
most
directly
harmed
over
the
last
few
months.
You
know
again
supporting
supporting
workers,
I
think
goes
along
those
same
lines
and
in
particular
I
was
glad
to
to
hear
that
senator
franson
franson's
been
working
on
child
care.
You
know
I,
I
will
tell
you
now
being
three
years
on
city
council.
I
am
hearing
far
more
about
child
care
than
I
would
have
expected
when
I
was
running,
and
I
I
think
that
really
speaks
to
sorry.
L
L
One
thing
I
know
we
have
talked
about
at
the
council
level
is
just
in
in
instances
of
emergency
flexibility
in
terms
of
different
revenue
sources,
whether
that's
you
know,
through
whatever
economic
development
authorities,
we
have
or
other
options
that
are
available
to
us
as
cities
in
in
times
of
emergency.
I
think
we
need
to
be.
L
D
M
You,
hopefully
you
can
see
me
as
well
here
had
a
little
bit
of
trouble
getting
in
to
the
meeting
here.
Certainly,
staff
is
probably
laid
out,
and
I've
put
several
of
the
priorities
that
have
already
been
mentioned
before
that
I
certainly
agree
with,
but
just
a
few
things
that
I
wanted
to
just
point
out
is
around
sustainability
and
one
particular
issue
that
it
kind
of
continues
to
be
a
sore
spot.
M
It
probably
ends
up
in
our
local
waterways,
and
so
if
we
can
continue
to
to
be
focused
on
that
in
terms
of
trying
to
reduce
that
that
just
that
clean
water,
that's
a
such
a
a
vital
resource
and
will
continue
to
become
a
a
more
pressing
issue
and
want
to
just
be
sure
that
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
try
to
loosen
up
some
of
the
the
processes
around
that.
So
we
can
reduce
the
amount
of
salt
that
ends
up
in
our
waterways.
M
Next,
I
certainly
would
like
us
from
a
sustainable
standpoint,
as
we've
listed
in
our
priorities
here,
support
the
pro
prohibition
of
landfill
placements
or
expansion
in
environmentally
sensitive
locations.
I
want
to
just
be
sure
that
we're
taking
care
of
that
and
doing
everything
we
can
do
around
that
to
just
ensure
that
we're
placing
those
those
landfills
in
places
that
that
make
the
most
amount
of
sense
across
the
state,
certainly
our
next
generation
kind
of
moving
on
sustainability.
M
Certainly
we
do
a
lot
of
these
things
around
sustainability
for
our
next
generation.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
continuing.
As
I
know,
our
delegation
and
at
the
county
and
really
at
the
met
council
are
certainly
focused
on
this,
but
you
know
we
certainly
have
an
educational
gap
and
what
we
just
want
to
just
be
sure
that
we
are
ensuring
that
we're
doing
everything
we
can
around
that
financing
for
our
next
generation.
M
And
finally,
just
just
our
priorities
around
public
safety.
Just
making
sure
that
you
know
every
individual,
that's
living.
You
know
all
the
communities
across
the
country
are
treated
equally
and
making
sure
that
our
our
officers
and
peace
officers
are
get
the
proper
amount
of
funding
and
the
proper
amount
of
training
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
to
really
execute
the
laws
and
things
that
we
create
under
the
constitution.
M
N
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor
I'll,
be
quick.
I
just
got
a
couple
of
things
to
add
on,
but
I
think
it's
been
recognized
that
the
top
priority
is
just
taking
care
of
those
that
have
been
most
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
making
sure
people
have
housing
continuity,
that
businesses
are
able
to
sustain
through
this
period,
and
it
seems,
like
our
legislative
delegation,
is
on
board
with
that.
So
thank
you.
How's
eden
was
mentioned
earlier.
The
only
thing
that
I
would
add
to
that
is
a
conversation.
N
The
council
has
had
repeatedly
is
how
we
can
get
more
ownership
opportunities,
particularly
for
our
bipart
community,
and
taking
a
look
at
some
of
those
things:
the
barriers
to
that,
whether
it
be
the
statutory
warranty
on
some
of
the
manufactured
houses,
some
of
the
cost
structures.
Things
of
that
nature,
I
think,
is
important
to
continue
to
look
at
transportation
was
mentioned
quickly.
Obviously,
the
494
project
is
a
big
value
for
the
community,
I'm
keeping
that
going
finding
funding
to
get
the
whole
project
done.
N
N
O
Thank
you
mayor,
so
I
will
just
chime
in
to
say
that
I
agree
with
so
much
of
what
my
colleagues
on
council
have
said
already,
obviously
around
the
issues
of
affordable
housing
and
homelessness
transportation
supporting
our
small
businesses.
So
I'm
not
gonna
repeat
what
has
been
said
and
what's
on
our
agenda,
but
I
do
wanna
point
out.
O
I
guess
I
just
wanna
elevate
a
couple
things
you
know
I
we
had
a
convening,
I
think
last
week
or
the
week
before
time
is
kind
of
blending
together
now
around
the
homelessness
issue,
and
it
was
a
really
great
example
of
you
know
something.
The
mayor
has
been
talking
about
for
over
a
year
now
and
probably
for
a
lot
longer
than
that
around
alignment
and
partnership,
and
so
I
just
want
to
you
know.
O
The
third
thing
that
I
will
bring
up
that
hasn't
been
addressed.
Yet
is
the
issue
related
to
tobacco,
and
so
this
has
been
something
that's
come
up
on
council
many
times
over
many
years,
and
so
as
much
as
our
state
reps
can
really
support.
The
work
to
you
know
really
protect,
especially
our
youth
from
the
harms
of
tobacco,
and
now
that
we're
seeing
this
super
strong
connection
between
covid
and
tobacco,
and
you
know
the
real,
the
the
really
intensive
impacts
that
covet
is
having
on
people
who
have
been
tobacco
users.
O
The
last
thing
I
will
add-
and
it's
already
in
our
agenda-
but
I
think
it's
really
important
to
call
out
is
to
you
know,
really
protect
ship
funding
which
has
been
critical
for
local
public
health
in
a
lot
of
the
food
security,
and
you
know
active
transportation
work
that
we've
been
able
to
do
so.
Those
are
the
things
that
I
would
mention
that
haven't
been
mentioned
by
my
colleagues,
all
of
whom
you
know.
B
B
I'll
echo,
the
comments
about
continuing
support
on
that
494
work,
but
I
also
want
to
highlight
what
we've
got
both
from
metropolitan
council
here.
Just
continued
investment
work
on
the
metro,
d-line
orange
land
bus,
rapid
transit,
especially
around
a
lot
of
the
transit
oriented
development
that
we're
trying
to
do
in
some
of
those
areas.
As
steph
mentioned
it
with
a
couple
of
the
tif
districts
we
had
highlighted.
I
guess
it
would
be
at
the
state
level.
B
I
think,
having
that
regional
and
that
statewide
perspective,
for
where
gaps
in
the
existing
system
might
be,
would
be
really
helpful.
As
that
starts
to
come
together
and
I'll
just
note.
While
I
don't
have
any
12
point,
bucks
wandering
through
the
shot
every
once
in
a
while
this
guy
down
here
shows
up
to
chew
on
something
very
noisy.
So
that's
about
what
I've
got
thanks
all.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember,
martin
I'll,
just
without
being
redundant
here
and
repeating
what
everyone
else
has
said.
I
will
say
that
I
agree
with
what
everyone
else
has
said,
but
at
the
same
time
I
did
want
to
make
sure
that
we
we
called
out
specifically-
and
I
think,
councilman
excuse
me-
senator
whitman
brought
it
up
earlier
this.
A
A
The
other
issues
I
think,
council
member
nelson
brought
up
the
issues
of
35w
494.
We
need
to
continue
to
keep
our
eye
on
that.
I
think
we
have
a
good
start
on
it,
but
I
believe
we've
left
ourselves
short
in
terms
of
funding
to
really
truly
and
fully
complete
that
project.
The
way
that
it
needs
to
be
done.
A
The
way
that
we've
been
waiting
50
60
years
to
actually
do
that
and
we
need
to
get
that
done
and
it's
an
absolute
necessity
and-
and,
as
I
mentioned,
just
the
the
general
notion
of
small
businesses,
making
sure
that
we
take
care
of
our
small
businesses
and
our
larger
businesses.
We
we
sometimes
we
we
break
the
two
out,
but
what
they
do
they.
They
are
our
bloomington
economy.
They
are
the
economy
of
the
metro
area
and
we
we've
got
to
take
care
of
them
and
do
what
we
can
to
help
them.
A
And
then
the
final
pitch
I'll
make
is
one
that
I've
made
on
a
number
of
different
topics
in
a
number
of
different
ways.
But
I
do
think
it
bears
repeating
once
again
whether
it's
on
any
of
these
transportation
issues,
whether
it's
the
housing
issues,
whether
it's
the
issue
of
homelessness
or
affordable
housing.
For
that
matter,
the
the
hospitality
industry
issue
that
we
can't.
We
can't
carve
out
just
bloomington
or
the
southwest
metro
or
a
certain
area.
These
are
metro,
wide
issues
that
need
to
be
dealt
with
on
a
metro
wide
basis.
A
A
P
Thank
you
mayor
and
I'm
sorry
for
my
technological
issues.
Believe
me,
it's
been
all
day
long,
so
I'll
keep
my
camera
off
in
the
hopes
that
I
can
get
through
some
remarks
here.
Thank
you
very
much
for
inviting
me
and
it's
a
really
important
meeting,
and
I
appreciate
hearing
everyone.
So
thank
you.
As
far
as
that,
council
goes
right
now.
The
legislative
proposal
process,
of
course,
is
still
in
process,
so
we
don't
really
have
any
specific
proposals
to
report
on.
P
As
of
today,
we
will
likely
continue
to
pursue
authority
to
create
an
administrative
citations
program
for
fair
enforcement.
This
would
be
a
continuation
of
the
conversation
that
started
from
the
2020
session.
We
were
really
excited,
of
course,
that
the
october
2020
bonding
bill
contained
funding
for
some
of
the
metropolitan
council
priorities
and
initiatives.
P
There
was
55
million
dollars
for
the
busway
capital
improvement
program
to
fund
both
the
dnb
line.
The
d-line
is
is
running,
of
course,
from
brooklyn
center
to
bloomington,
with
the
southern
terminus
at
the
mall
of
america,
we've
got
five
million
dollars
for
the
regional
parks
and
trails
grant
program.
P
Five
million
dollars
for
influential
infiltration
mitigation
grant
program
and
over
28
million
dollars
in
pass-through
grants
to
specific
regional
parks
projects.
The
metro
orange
line
construction
continues
along
the
corridor
and
the
work
has
been
undertaken
at
the
fox
avenue,
transit
underpass,
the
knox
avenue
and
american
boulevard
stations
and
the
I-35w
98th
street
stations.
P
In
addition
to
the
that
work,
a
connecting
bus
plan
for
the
orange
line
is
in
development
and
public
meetings
will
be
scheduled
in
february
to
obtain
input
on
the
concept
plan
that'll
be
released
in
january,
so
we'll
be
looking
for
lots
of
input
on
that.
Our
proposed
budget
that
we
just
approved
the
other
day
will
hold
steady.
The
levy
increase
at
zero
percent
in
2021.
P
a
couple
of
other
things.
The
governor
assembled
a
blue
ribbon
panel
to
review
the
operations
of
the
mech
council,
specifically
as
it
relates
to
process
mpo
the
makeup
of
the
council
and
its
work
as
a
transit
provider.
They
just
wrapped
up
their
work
and
will
be
presenting
a
report
to
the
governor
by
the
end
of
this
month.
That's
the
goal
there
weren't
any
major
major
changes
that
have
been
proposed.
I
think
that
it
does.
It
looks
like
the
appointment
process.
P
So
we'll
see
that
report
should
be
coming
up
out
in
the
first
part
of
2021
metro
transit
police
are
partnering
with
the
citizens
league
to
review
safety
issues
and
just
the
functioning
of
the
metro
transit
police
department.
So
that
is
ongoing
and
again
we're
trying
to
take
a
really
comprehensive
look
at
at
the
mtpd
and
get
lots
of
input
from
stakeholders
so
that
we
will
wrap
up,
probably
first
quarter
of
2021
as
well
as
far
as
housing
goes.
Of
course
we
have
the
same
concerns
and
the
same
questions
around
affordable
housing.
P
Knowing
that
there
is
not
enough
kind
of
an
interesting
thing
that
that
the
community
development
committee,
just
approved
to
recommend
for
full
consideration
by
the
council
is
a
partnership
with
edina.
They
had
a
two
million
dollar
fund,
and
so
they
are
looking
to
purchase
some
single-family
homes
with
that
two
million
dollars.
They
don't
have
the
infrastructure
to
run
this
program,
so
they
would
partner
with
the
met
console.
They
would
lease
for
a
dollar
annually
to
the
met
council.
P
They
would
be
responsible
for
rehab
and
so
forth,
and
then
the
hra
would
attach
project-based
voucher,
rent
assistance
to
these
units
and
lease
them
to
low-income
families
that
are
currently
on
the
metro,
hra's
waiting
list
there's
a
lot
of
excitement
both
from
the
city
of
edina
and
certainly
from
the
met
council's
point
of
view.
If
there
are
houses
that
are
available,
especially
that
may
be
larger
of
homes,
three
bedroom,
four
bedroom,
possibly-
and
maybe
we
can
address
some
of
those
concerns,
because
there
certainly
is
a
lot
of
demand
for
larger
homes
as
well.
P
We're
hoping
that
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
things.
That's
brand
new:
it's
prac
it's
kind
of
a
pilot
program
because
we've
not
done
anything
like
this,
but
we're
hoping
that
if
this
this
is
successful,
that
perhaps
it
will
serve
as
a
model
with
other
communities
who
may
have
some
housing
dollars.
They
want
to
partner
with
us
for
operating
them
as
part
of
our
metro
hras.
So
that's
pretty
exciting.
P
P
We've
had
a
lot
of
lapsed
ridership,
but
we
are
hoping
to
and
actively
working
to
get
them
back
on
transit
as
soon
as
it
is
safe
to
do
so.
We
continue
to
ask
for
essential
trips.
Only
and
40
foot
buses
have
a
10
person
maximum
and
the
larger
buses
are.
I
have
a
15
person
maximum
currently
on
ridership.
P
So
those
are
some
of
our
issues
and
some
of
the
things
that
we're
looking
at
that
we're
currently
working
on
going
into
20-21
again
trying
to
partner
in
any
way.
So,
if
there's
anything
any
way
that
the
met
council
can
partner
on
very
there's,
so
many
wonderful
ideas
and
and
thoughts
and
concerns
that
have
come
forward
in
this
meeting
today.
So
if
you
have
thoughts
about
things
that
we
might
do
together,
I
think
mary
are
absolutely
right.
P
We
have
been
running
runs
from
food
shelves
to
individuals
in
facilities
that
need
them
at
no
charge,
we're
able
to
take
people
who
are
dependent
on
metro
mobility
to
pick
up,
prescription,
drugs
and
so
forth,
so
we're
trying
to
be
creative.
So
if
you
have
other
thoughts
on
that,
our
tap
program,
which
is
geared
toward
lower
income
residents
and
users
of
transit,
you
can
travel
for
one
dollar.
P
We've
expanded
that
to
include
anyone
who
is
currently
receiving
unemployment
benefits,
so
that
is,
can
be
very,
very
helpful
and
anyone
who
is
seeking
asylum
in
in
this
country
and
is
living
in
minnesota.
So
there
are
lots
of
ways
we're
trying
to
address
some
of
the
unique
needs
that
have
shown
themselves
and
happy
to
help
get
word
out
partner.
Do
whatever
we
can
to
to
move
together
as
we
come
out
the
other
side.
A
If
not,
in
addition
to
the
elected
officials,
that
obviously
advocate
for
and
and
speak
up
for,
the
the
needs
and
the
issues
in
bloomington
and
and
throughout
the
the
metropolitan
area,
we
have
folks
who
work
on
our
behalf
at
the
capitol,
both
specifically
for
bloomington
and
for
cities
in
general
and
for
metropolitan
cities
and
for
minnesota
cities.
We
were
joined
earlier
by
gary
carlson
with
from
the
league
of
minnesota
cities.
A
He
unfortunately
had
to
step
away,
but
I
would
like
to
if
I
could
turn
it
over
and
if
we
could
hear
from
a
couple
of
our
representatives,
first
of
all,
from
from
mexican
kramer
katy
sen,
who
represents
the
city
of
bloomington
at
the
the
state
capitol
and
then
patty
naumann,
who
is
the
executive
director
of
metro
city
so
katie
good
afternoon?
Welcome
thanks
for
your
patience,
thanks
for
being
with
us
today,.
C
C
I
know
there
was
a
lot
of
contact
from
the
governor's
office
and
the
state-
and
you
know
sometimes
at
weird
hours
and
sometimes
with
not
much
notice.
So
thank
you
to
all
of
you.
It's
you
just
have
a.
I
think.
I
think
that
the
people
who
represent
cities
would
agree
that
bloomington
has
a
very
sophisticated
and
savvy
staff
and
we're
often
called
upon
to
testify
and
weigh
in
on
bills.
For
that
reason,
so
sort
of
magnifies
your
presence
at
the
capitol
in
a
really
good
way.
C
Also,
your
legislative
delegation,
you're,
you
know
we're
lucky
to
have
more
experienced
legislators
not
only
from
their
tenure
at
the
capitol,
but
from
previous
experience
either.
You
know
on
the
city,
council
or
working
in
the
house
or
being
on
the
mech
council
I
mean,
and
so
it
gives
us
a
huge
advantage
and
they
do
a
great
job
of
keeping
us
looped
into
what's
happening
and
really
keeping
an
eye
out
for
bloomington
residents
and
property
taxpayers,
and
that
those
things
just
make
a
really
big
difference.
C
I
kind
of
can't
underscore
enough
what
a
difference
that
makes
in
trying
to
pass
your
platform
at
the
capitol.
So
a
couple
things
about
session
preview-
we've
already
you
know,
got
discussed
a
lot
of
specifics,
but
just
sort
of
the
10
000
foot
level.
It's
a
budget
year
this
year,
so
a
budget
needs
to
be
passed
by
july,
1st,
as
you've
probably
seen
in
previous
budget
cycles,
which
are
every
other
year.
C
There's
about
a
1.3
billion
dollar
deficit,
so
still
a
deficit,
but
much
smaller
and
in
the
current
budget
cycle,
which
ends
on
july
30th
of
2021
there's
actually
a
surplus,
and
so
you
know
what
you
heard
your
delegation.
The
delegation
talking
about
already
is
proposals
right
now
for
the
special
session
in
december
that
are
really
aimed
at
helping
businesses
and
small
businesses,
and
especially
the
hospitality
industry,
so
we're
following
those
really
closely
right
now.
The
looks
like
the
agreed
upon
proposal
on
the
business
aid
side
is
about
216
million.
C
Some
of
it
goes
directly
to
businesses
through
checks
for
the
department
of
revenue,
about
100
million
of
it
will
be
distributed
through
counties
to
businesses
and
nonprofits,
and
then
about
14
million
is
for
convention
centers
and
theaters.
The
other
piece
of
the
puzzle,
the
the
aid,
the
unemployment
insurance
and
other
programs
that
would
help
individuals
more
directly
and
workers,
is
my
understanding,
hasn't
been
agreed
to
yet
and
is
still
being
worked
out.
C
C
C
I
mean
we
have
a
lot
of
shared
priorities,
and
so
those
partnerships
also
really
help
at
the
capitol
and
all
the
conversations
that
city,
council,
members
and
delegation
members
have
offline
kind
of
help
along
the
way
as
we're
trying
to
solve
problems
for
the
city.
So
that's
all
I
have
mayor
thanks
for
inviting
me.
A
Absolutely
thank
you.
Katie
and
katie
is
fantastic
she's,
a
great
representative
for
bloomington
at
the
capitol
and
does
outstanding
work
for
us.
So
thank
you
so
very
much
and
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
from
metro
city's
patty
naumann
good
afternoon
patty.
Thanks
for
your
patience,
thanks
for
being
here
with
us
this
afternoon,
appreciate
your
spending
time
with
us.
Q
Thank
you
mayor
and
council
members
and
staff.
It's
really
good
to
be
here
today,
and
this
has
been
a
very
really
excellent
conversation
to
hear
both
from
your
city
officials
and
your
state
representatives
and
senators,
and
I
agree
with
katie.
You
do
have
a
very
good
team
at
bloomington
and
we
rely
on
you
a
lot
so
just
a
couple
of
pieces.
I
I
won't
go
into
much
detail
here,
but
I
think
representative
howard
mentioned
in
his
comments
that
sometimes
cities
and
counties,
local
governments
can
kind
of
be
first
at
the
at
the
plate.
Q
When
the
legislature
is,
you
know
looking
if
they
do
need
to
make
cuts,
and
certainly
there
is
a
surplus
now,
but
I
think
we're
all
probably
taking
that
with
a
bit
of
a
grain
of
salt
and
just
not
knowing
quite
what's
around
the
corner
or
even
with
the
february
forecast
that
will
that
will
be
released
as
the
legislature
gets
underway
and
they'll
use
that
to
determine
the
budget.
So
I
really
appreciated
that
comment
because
I
think
it
it
tends
to
be
true.
Q
Certainly,
there
are
kind
of
bigger
buckets
of
money
that
you
know
if
there's
unallotments
occurring
or
cuts
that
are
just
frankly,
you
know,
can
be
sort
of
low-hanging
fruit.
I
do
think
so.
We
will
be
certainly
watching
for
any
of
that,
watching
those
those
discussions
very
closely
and
certainly
working
to
defend
the
aids
that
cities
get
whether
it's
local
government
aid.
Q
You
know
probably
revenue
losses,
of
course,
and
those
can
be
very
hard
to
to
those
can
be
really
uphill
cells,
and
so
we
will
certainly
be
relying
on
the
city
as
we
need
those
things
in
the
future
and
just
a
couple
of
other
pieces.
Metro
cities,
the
board
of
directors
for
metro
cities,
your
city
manager,
jamie
bergie,
is
a
board
member.
Our
board
will
be
setting
its
legislative
priorities.
I
expect
that
they
will
include
a
you
know,
very
big
focus
on
covet
assistance.
Q
You
know
continued
covet
assistance
as
well
as
making
sure
that
the
housing
funding
is
is
on
the
table.
If
there
is,
you
know
it
is
policy
or
funding.
That's
going
going
on
also
the
transit
pieces
and
just
sort
of
the
transportation.
Those
are
big
issues
for
the
region
and
we
will
be
watching
those
closely.
The
blue
ribbon
committee
of
the
governor
on
the
met
council,
and
certainly
it
was
a
governance
committee,
but
it
also
focused
on
transit.
Q
There
could
be
some
big
sort
of
big
changes
that
get
proposed
or
new
types
of
changes
that
get
proposed,
and
we
did
have
a
lot
of
discussion
this
year
in
our
policy
process
on
those
issues
so
but
really
bottom
line,
I
think,
is
just
the
whole
issues
around
covid.
We
have
seen
some
of
the
implications
haven't
seen
all
of
them
yet
and
what's
coming
down.
The
pike
is
something
that
we're
all.
Q
I
think
kind
of
bracing
for
and
certainly
will
be
playing,
probably
a
lot
of
defense,
but
also
again
trying
to
work
creatively
on
responses
to
help
cities
get
through
it.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
today
here
and
I
just
really
appreciate
the
work
the
city
does
on
on
so
many
different
things
so.
A
A
A
L
Thank
you
mayor.
I
this
I
meant
to
mention
this
earlier,
but
I
just
briefly
wanted
to
thank
our
legislators
for
the
work
that
they
did
over
the
summer
and
katie
and
jamie
and
shane,
as
well
with
regards
to
the
discussions
that
were
happening
around
the
mall
of
america
and
and
kit
funds,
and
that
was
really
really
well
done.
Work
and-
and
I
appreciate
the
work
that
was
done
on
behalf
of
the
city
with
regards
to
those
discussions.
R
You,
mr
council,
members.
I
I
also
want
to
echo
councilmember
coulter's
gratitude
for
our
legislators.
I
want
you,
know,
members
of
the
community
who
may
be
watching
this
to
know
that
not
only
are
we
very
well
represented
at
the
other
levels
of
government,
but
we're
also
fortunate
to
have
good
partners
there.
For
their
part,
the
legislators
are
wonderful
about
making
themselves
accessible.
R
R
When
significant
discussions
are
occurring,
so
I
again
thank
you
to
the
legislators
and
commissioner
gatel
and
councilmember
cummings
for
being
here,
and
I
also
have
to
acknowledge
the
work
that
katie
does.
She's
fantastic
working
with
us
and
patty
and
gary
are
both
fantastic
advocates
for
cities,
but
also
really
good
about
making
sure
that
bloomington
is
included
in
those
conversations.
So
for
our
council
members.
R
A
A
If
not,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
spending
this
90
minutes
with
us
on
a
friday
afternoon
in
december.
I
know,
schedules
are
difficult
and
issues
are
many
and
priorities
are
are
tight.
So
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you
took
your
time
to
be
with
us
today.
I
really
do.
It
means
a
lot
that
you
would
step
away
from
everything
else
you
have
going
on
for
this
discussion
with
with
the
city
of
bloomington,
and
it
is
deeply
appreciated.
I
appreciate
the
council
members
for
being
here
as
well.
A
If
there
is
nothing
else,
I
just
want
to
want
to
finish
by
saying
again
heartfelt
thanks
to
everybody
for
the
work
that
we
do
together
and
the
work
that
you
do
individually
for
for
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
at
the
city
level,
at
the
county
level,
at
the
regional
level
and
at
the
state
level.
It
really
is
a.
A
It
really
is
a
strong
team
and,
as
mr
verbruggie
said,
I
think
we
are
the
envy
of
a
lot
of
folks,
because
we
have
such
strong
working
relationships
and
such
good
people
in
place
to
get
that
work
done,
and
it
doesn't
go
unnoticed
externally
and
it
certainly
doesn't
go
unnoticed
internally
as
well.
How
how
fortunate
we
really
are.
So.
Thank
you
all
so
very
much.