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From YouTube: November 15, 2021 Bloomington City Council Meeting
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Bloomington Minnesota City Council Meeting
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Here
all
seven
members
of
the
bloomington
city
council
are
in
attendance
this
evening,
which
takes
us
to
item
number
four,
which
is
the
approval
of
our
agenda,
just
wanted
to
call
out
for
folks
that,
as
I
said,
we've
got
a
a
pretty
full
agenda
tonight,
including
nine
public
hearings,
actually
officially
eight
public
hearings
and
then
the
ninth
one,
which
is
a
a
look
at
the
clover
center
redevelopment.
Rezoning
we've
had
a
requested
continuance
on
that.
So,
if
you're
here
for
that,
if
you're
watching
for
that,
that
will
be
continued.
A
I
believe
until
december
sometime,
I
can't
recall
exactly
the
date,
but
that
will
be
continued
under
organizational
business.
We
have
a
couple
of
items.
We
have
our
annual
energy
action
plan
update
and
our
racial
equity,
strategic
planning
committee
staff
report.
Both
of
those
are
basically
study
issues
we'll
be
getting
reports
from
staff
and
accepting
those
there
will
not
be
time
for
public
comment
on
that.
A
Those
are
simply
staff
reports
to
the
council,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear
to
folks
who
are
again
either
watching
or
are
here
this
evening
for
our
council
meeting
council.
Is
there
anything?
In
addition,
or
any
changes
or
corrections
to
the
agenda
tonight,
hearing
none,
I
would
move
approval
of
tonight's
agenda.
A
A
Motion
carries
7-0,
we've
got
an
agenda
for
this
evening
and
m4
on
our
agenda.
Is
our
public
comment
period
and
it's
a
period
we
have
at
each
of
our
council
meetings
where
we
allow
up
to
five
minutes
for
residents
to
address
the
council
on
items
not
on
tonight's
agenda.
We
usually
limit
it
to
20
minutes
and
it
is
not
a
back
and
forth
between
the
council
and
any
residents.
A
It's
a
matter
an
opportunity
for
the
council
to
listen,
we'll
answer
basic
questions,
correct
some
basic
facts,
but
other
than
that,
as
I
said,
it's
an
opportunity
for
the
council
to
listen
and
we
always
start
our
public
comment
period
with
item
4.1,
which
is
a
response
to
the
prior
meeting's
public
comments.
Mr.
H
A
I
Thank
you.
Last
week
I
mentioned
a
detective
asked
how
often
I
was
at
the
park
and
I
replied
very
seldom
the
few
times
I
went
to
the
playground,
the
grandchildren
insisted
and
morning
naps,
snacks,
bathroom
and
diaper
changes
had
to
be
done
before
students
were
on
the
playground,
which
was
seldom
because
students
were
often
on
the
playground.
I
There
are
only
two
times
I
was
at
the
playground
when
students
were
there
that
school
year
and
the
police
were
called
both
times
tonight
I
will
be
reading
quotes
from
the
january
8th
court
decision
concerning
an
injunction
that
included
the
statement.
Ness
has
not
demonstrated
a
likely
threat
of
irreparable
harm,
nor
is
it
clear
that
the
message
she
claims
to
convey
is
impeded
by
state
law
or
city
ordinance.
I
The
decision
states
nasa
has
acknowledged
that
she
is
still
allowed
to
film
from
public
sidewalks
and
from
private
property
ness
has
not
claimed
that
she
cannot
collect
the
information
she
needs
or
disseminate
the
message
she
ultimately
wants
to
convey
from
these
locations.
Therefore,
even
assuming
nest
is
prohibited
from
filming
in
the
matter
she
desires
in
smith
park.
It
is
not
at
all
clear
that
she
is
harmed
by
restricting
her
filming
to
outside
the
park.
I
Similarly,
the
state,
the
state
harassment
statue
is
unlikely
to
harm
us
if
she,
if
the
conduct
in
which
she
wishes
to
engage,
would
not
violate
the
statute
recall.
I
was
approached
by
officers
while
in
my
car,
in
the
neighbor's
driveway,
so
no
I
was
not
allowed
to
film
from
public
sidewalks
and
private
property.
I
was
also
discouraged
from
speaking
when
I
was
told
responding
to
youth
who
say
my
name
does
not
give
you
a
right
to
talk
to
them.
During
the
hearing.
I
I
I
have
no
idea
why
the
police
would
drive
by
on
those
dates
and
at
those
times
821
park
is
busy,
but
those
are
not
high
traffic
times
and
it
is
december,
so
the
playground
would
not
be
in
use
the
decision
further.
This
decision
states
thus
far
it
appears
city
defendants,
have
responded
to
reports
and
investigated
complaints
by
parents
and
daf
success
academy
staff.
I
They
have
not
stopped
nest
from
filming
and
again
when
I
was
approached
by
officers
august
27th,
while
in
my
car
in
my
neighbor's
in
neighbor's
driveway,
I
was
afraid
of
both
821
park
and
the
police,
and
I
did
stop
filming.
Unfortunately,
there
are
inaccurate
reports
and
complaints
and
therefore
the
judge
would
not
know
that
I
did
stop
filming
in
addition
to
the
inaccurate
reports
and
complaints.
I
recall
this
attorney
representing
the
city.
Inaccurately,
describe
the
students
being
trapped
on
the
playground.
I
They
were
not
trapped
and
I'll
address
this
and
additional
inaccurate
information.
Concerning
that
day.
Another
time
the
decision,
states,
city
defendants
have
also
used
these
interviews
to
discuss
more
general
conflicts
with
her
neighbors
and
I
and
have
tried
to
suggest
ways
that
ness
can
respectfully
collect
information.
She
feels
she
needs
without
her
neighbors
feeling
harassed
note
to
counsel.
There
are
not
general
conflicts
with
the
neighbors,
as
I
have
stated
before.
I
continue
to
say
hi
and
talk
with
the
neighbors.
I
A
A
A
We
have
no
one
on
the
phone
last
call
in
the
council
chambers
here,
seeing
no
one
calling
coming
forward.
I
will
close
tonight's
public
comment
period.
Thank
you
much
for
your
comments.
Ms
ness.
We'll
move
on
to
item
five,
which
is
our
introductory
items,
and
we
have
one
introductory
item
tonight-
item
5.1,
which
is
a
presentation
on
our
bloomington
leadership
program.
A
Our
bloomington
leadership
program
was
a
program
begun
a
couple
of
years
ago
to
great
success
and
I'm
so
glad
we
were
able
to
be
able
to
pull
it
together
again
this
year,
the
the
leadership
program
we
look
to
promote
civic
engagement,
we
look
to
develop
leaders
in
the
community,
educate
people
break
down
barriers,
and
it
really
is
a
wonderful
program.
We
have
20
residents
from
across
the
city
participate
in
the
street
years
program.
They
they've
been
meeting.
A
They
met
actually
from
mid-september
to
late
october
and
now
tonight,
as
we
traditionally
do
when
we're
not
in
the
midst
of
a
worldwide
pandemic,
where
everything
is
shut
down,
we
have
a
presentation
from
members
of
our
bloomington
leadership
program.
So
amanda,
are
you
gonna
bring
this
forward,
or
am
I
just
calling
these
folks
for
it
all
right?
I
know
that
the
names
that
I've
listed
here
are
annette,
robinson,
carol,
mcdonald
and
kelsey
ford
are
going
to
come
forward
and
present
to
us
this
evening
good
evening,
good.
A
J
J
J
The
2021
program
applicants,
I'm
sorry,
applications
were
accepted
in
the
spring
and
we
were
notified
in
late
august
of
our
acceptance
into
this
program.
So
over
the
course
of
eight
weeks
we
gathered
weekly
for
virtual
two-hour
sessions
once
again
weekly
virtual
two-hour
sessions.
We
were
very
committed.
J
Those
sessions
were
led
by
two
remarkable
employees
from
the
community
outreach
and
engagement
department
at
the
city
of
bloomington,
amanda
crombee,
emily
larson.
I
know
you
know
them
well.
They
developed
our
leadership
leadership
skills
in
a
fast
and
furious
virtual
environment
through
engaging
thought-provoking
entertaining
interactive
and
educational
sessions.
J
Looking
for
ways
to
engage
in
my
community
and
become
more
involved,
the
program
spoke
to
my
sense
of
civic
pride
and
responsibility,
also
known
as
giving
back
and
making
a
difference
right.
It
allowed
me
the
opportunity
to
connect
with
other
civic-minded
bloomington
residents
and
share
in
a
curriculum
and
dialogue
that
have
given
me
a
direction
and
path
forward
to
use
my
unique
talents
and
to
serve
our
bloomington
community.
J
So
what
does
that
look
like?
Currently?
I
am
a
proud
member
of
the
bloomington
chapter
of
the
league
of
women
voters
and
I
recognize
some
of
you
from
the
videos
I'm
in
the
process
of
organizing
our
second
annual
neighborhood
holiday,
luminary
event
and
I've
recently
connected
with
cornerstone,
a
bloomington
nonprofit
that
was
introduced
to
us
through
the
leadership
program
and
whose
mission
speaks
to
me.
J
K
K
A
L
L
My
name
is
kelsey
ford,
and
my
task
as
part
of
this
trio
is
to
wrap
it
all
together
and
and
to
summarize
our
impact
and
what
the
impact
our
cohort
hopes
to
have
in
the
future
for
the
city
of
bloomington.
So
here
goes.
I
hope
I
can
do
my
peers
and
program
justice
in
preparation
for
this
presentation.
An
old
adage
kept
coming.
To
my
mind,
the
whole
is
greater
than
the
sum
of
its
parts.
L
During
our
last
session,
we
celebrated
the
completion
of
our
program
by
reflecting
on
our
learnings
and
creating
our
own
personal
leadership
brand
statements.
These
statements
were
to
represent
core
values,
personal
and
or
professional
roles,
and
any
potential
impact
we
hope
to
have
in
the
community.
L
I
would
like
to
provide
a
sampling
of
brand
statements
for
you
all
and
amanda
and
emily.
Yes,
I
did
try
to
include
one
of
each
insight.
Color,
so
we'll
start
with
one
of
our
blues,
I
am
a
compassionate,
I
am
compassionate
and
an
advocate
for
people
without
voices,
especially
the
somali
community.
I
am
focused
on
getting
involved
in
this
community
and
spreading
kindness
from
one
of
our.
L
Let's
see
from
one
of
our
greens,
I
am
an
optimistic
lifelong
learner
driven
by
building
a
building
authentic
relationships
as
a
dependable,
caring
and
loyal
leader
in
my
community.
I
am
passionate
about
connecting
people
and
cultures
through
writing
by
collaborating
ideas,
learning
from
others
experiences
and
listening
with
an
open
heart
and
from
one
of
our
blues.
L
So
what
now,
as
a
group,
we're
eager
to
pull
our
resources
and
partner
with
past
cohorts
to
continue
our
work,
there
has
been
talks
of
a
monthly
volunteer
activity
in
which
I
believe,
pat
one
of
our
cohort
members
may
be
designated
as
volunteer
coordinator
thanks
in
advance,
pat
we're
specifically
interested
in
a
shoe
drive
for
good
in
the
hood.
After
learning
about
the
program
in
one
of
our
sessions,
we
hope
to
stay
connected
through
a
facebook,
page
or
email
group.
One
of
us
may
have
even
ran
and
won
for
school
board
recently.
L
To
close
this
experience
and
our
plans
for
future
impact
wouldn't
have
been
possible
without
emily
and
amanda's
exceptional
leadership.
I'm
sure
it
wasn't
on
top
of
their
list
to
host
an
eight-week
civic
engagement
program
virtually
but
boy
did
they
nail
it.
They
led
eight
virtual
sessions
and
coordinated.
I
don't
even
know
how
many
speakers,
while
keeping
us,
engaged
and
supported
through
it
all
as
someone
who
personally
is
a
team
in
her
own
work
in
this
new
virtual
normal.
I
can
recognize
the
amount
of
work
that
all
takes.
L
A
I'd
like
to
echo
the
congratulations
and
thanks
to
emily
and
amanda
outstanding
work,
as
always
agree.
I
can't
imagine
how
difficult
it
must
be
or
have
been
to
do
something
like
this
in
a
completely
virtual
form
and
to
do
it
as
effectively
as
you
did
is
just
outstanding.
So
thank
you
so
very
much
for
it,
I'm
counting
noses.
We
don't
think
I
have
all
20
of
you
here
tonight,
but
I
think
we
have
most
of
you
here
tonight
gramp.
Could
you
turn
the
camera
around
there
you
go.
A
And
yes,
kelsey,
I
think
if
I
think
I
think
if
this
council
has
anything
to
say
about
it,
this
is
going
to
continue
well
into
the
future,
because
it
is
a
great
way
to
to
build
community
to
to
educate
folks
about
what
goes
on
here
at
city
hall,
to
to
kind
of
pull
back
the
curtain
on
a
lot
of
different
things
that
go
on
and
to
to
develop
a
great
cohort
like
yourselves,
who
I
know
going
forward.
I've
seen
in
past
groups
the
bonds
that
have
been
very
strong
between
them.
A
So
I'm
sure
it's
going
to
be
the
case
with
your
group
as
well
as
you
move
forward
and
do
good
for
our
community.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thanks
for
spending
your
many
nights
with
us
throughout
the
fall
and
look
forward
to
seeing
you
back
here
in
front
of
the
council
in
one
way
or
another
very
soon.
So
thank
you
so
very
much
well
done.
A
A
Fussy
aye
motion
carries
seven
zero
item.
Seven,
our
agenda
are
our
hearings,
resolutions
and
ordinances,
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
have
a
number
of
hearings
this
evening.
If
you
are
here
or
are
tuning
in
for
item
7.9,
the
clover
center
redevelopment
rezoning,
there
has
been
a
requested
continuance,
so
we
will
be
continuing
that
I
believe
until
december
20th,
if
I
recall-
and
so
there
we
won't
be
talking
about
that
tonight,
but
we
will
be
taking
on
those
eight
or
those
eight
hearings
that
we
do
have
listed
in
addition
on
the
agenda.
A
First
up
on
the
agenda
is
item
7.1,
which
is
a
public
hearing,
an
ordinance
to
increase
our
water
and
wastewater
rates
and
kari
carlson.
Our
budget
manager
will
lead
us
through
this.
I
know
we
have
the
discussion
at
the
previous
council
member
and
a
council
meeting
and
kind
of
a
study
session
to
get
the
background
and
to
discuss
through
this,
but
this
was
the
official
public
hearing
on
this
so
good
evening.
Welcome.
N
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
and
yes
at
the
october
11th
council
meeting,
I
presented
these
proposed
2022
utility
rates
and
utility
fund
budgets
with
the
help
of
utility
superintendent,
scott
anderson,
water
resources
manager,
brian
greedle
and
public
works
project
coordinator
coordinator,
laura
horner,
but
this
evening
ahead
of
the
public
hearing
for
the
2022
utility
rates.
I
will
just
highlight
some
of
that
key
information
that
was
presented
and
discussed
on
october
11th.
N
So
on
this
next
slide.
These
are
the
four
utility
funds,
water
utility
waste,
water,
utility,
storm
water
utility
and
solid
waste
utility.
So
the
first
one
we'll
talk
about
is
the
water
and
that
accounts
for
the
costs
related
to
the
operation.
Maintenance
and
renewal
of
the
water
system
in
bloomington
and
bloomington
continues
to
provide
high
quality,
award-winning
softened
water
at
a
relatively
low
cost,
and
there
are
two
key
drivers.
N
N
And
the
orange
line
shows
the
actual
plan
of
how
we
can
fund
the
replacement
by
using
asset
management
tools
that
public
works
uses
and
to
take
into
account
their
actual
condition
and
their
likelihood
of
failure
and
the
criticality
of
the
failure.
So
it's
a
smoother
funding
next
slide
just
shows
bloomington
there
with
the
green
arrow.
This
is
2021
residential,
softened
water
rates
compared
to
other
cities,
and
so
it
just
it's
demonstrating,
as
I
said
before,
that
wilmington
continues
to
provide
softened
water
at
a
relatively
low
cost,
so
that
blue
bar
is
the
represents
softened
water.
N
The
red
bars
represent
unsoftened
water
for
cities
that
have
unsolved
water
and
then
the
white
bar
on
top
of
that
to
get
the
total
cost,
represents,
compare
comparable
home
softened
water
costs
so
that
green
arrow,
that's
pointing
to
bloomington's
water
rate.
That's
second
from
the
left.
Second,
the
second
lowest
on
this
graph
is
24.78
cents
a
month.
This
is
for
2021,
based
on
a
use
of
6
000
gallons
per
month,
and
then
this
is
just
to
show
what
the
water
rate
increases
have
been
for
the
last
few
years.
N
And
then
the
next
slide
has
our
the
budget.
All
the
detailed
information
and
the
request,
as
as
well
as
the
some
years
out
forecasting
and
forecasted
look
at
that
working
capital
balance,
so
the
the
yellow
highlighted
column,
the
2022
budget
request.
It
has
revenues
of
just
over
19.7
million
and
there's
a
blue
line
up
there.
N
For
a
section,
that's
highlighted
for
four
million
dollars
of
the
american
rescue
plan,
funds
that
will
be
used
for
water
infrastructure
and
then
the
budgeted
expenses
are
around
18
and
a
half
million,
and
that
includes
some
upcoming
capital
water
projects
of
nearly
3
million
for
2022
and
then
there's
also
long-term
projections
in
the
next
several
years.
That
requires
funding
of
approximately
two
to
eight
million
per
year
for
infrastructure
projects.
N
N
N
N
If
we
go
to
the
next
slide,
this
again
is
showing
we're
second
to
the
end
for
rates.
This
is
in
2021
for
the
wastewater
rates,
so
we're
among
the
lowest
of
our
our
peer
city.
So
bloomington
is
at
29.94
with
that
blue
arrow
over
it,
and
what
we're
recommending
for
2022
is
a
three
percent
increase
for
the
wastewater
rates.
Last
year
we
did
not
increase
wastewater
rates.
We
held
that
flat
and
part
of
the
reason
we
were
able
to
do
that.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
is
the
right
working
capital.
N
The
objective
is
to
protect
structures
and
the
public
from
storm
water
damage
and
that
can
be
caused
by
surface
water
runoff
and
also
to
maintain
that
and
improve
the
runoff
water
quality,
and
the
proposed
increases
for
the
stormwater
rates
are
shown
here
at
two
percent
and
stormwater
rates
are
determined
by
land
use
category.
That's
these
are
the
different
land
use
categories
at
a
per
acre
rate
and,
as
I
said,
we're
proposing
a
two
percent
increase
and
then
each
single
family
residential
law
is
considered
to
be
one-third
of
an
acre.
N
So,
with
the
proposed
2022
rate,
it
equates
to
8.29
cents
per
month
for
the
2022
rate
and
on
this
graph.
This
is
comparing
storm
water
rates
to
other
cities
and
an
annual
family
stormwater
utility
rate
for
bloomington
residents
compared
to
surrounding
communities.
On
this
graph,
we've
got
champlain
as
the
lowest
at
57.60.
N
N
And
then
the
final
fund
to
talk
about
is
the
solid
waste
utility
fund.
So
there
are
a
few
different
things
that
are
in
this
fund:
there's
of
course,
a
garbage
recycling
yard
waste
and
new,
and
starting
in
2022
organics
program
that
will
start
in
march.
This
also
has
the
spring
curbside
cleanup.
It
also
has
a
forestry
section
and
removal
of
diseased
trees,
such
as
emerald
ash
borer.
N
There
is
an
administrative
component
to
cover
billing
customer
service,
education
and
contract
administration,
and
then
there
is
a
state,
solid
waste
tax
and
in
hennepin
county
solid
waste
fee
that
residents
pay
on
their
utility
bill.
But
then
the
city
passes
those
payments
on
to
the
county
in
the
state.
N
Next,
for
the
recycling
rate
is
made
up
of
two
components
and
it's
the
collection
rate
as
set
in
our
contract
with
the
garbage
hollers
consortium,
but
then
there's
also
a
recycling
commodity
adjustment
offset,
which
is
a
form
of
a
revenue
cost
sharing
based
on
the
previous
12
months
and
for
this
year
this
credit
we're
able
to
hold
the
recycling
rates
flat
with
no
increase.
So
there
isn't
going
to
be
an
increase
in
the
recycling
rate.
N
The
next
we
can
go
back,
one
slide
to
the
organics
organics
recycling
rate,
so
this
is
the
new
service
that
will
be
added
in
march
and
there's
communications
going
out
now.
There's
a
website
that's
dedicated
to
this,
and
residents
can
now
sign
up
to
if
they
would
like
a
cart
delivered
so
that
they
can
start
doing
organics
recycling
in
march,
and
this
rate
is
made
up
of
the
rate
paid
to
the
hauler
and
an
administrative
cost
to
operate
the
program
as
well
as
to
provide
education
and
outreach.
N
N
O
N
Due
to
due
to
that
new
program,
design
and
also
a
portion
of
this
rate
goes
towards
if
there
is
a
cleanup
needed
after
a
major
storm
event,
so
this
chart
is
showing
a
combined
garbage
recycling,
organics
and
curbside
cleanup
for
the
three
different
sized
garbage
carts,
small,
medium
and
large,
and
showing
the
increase
for
21
and
22,
and
I
will
point
out
that
the
majority
of
this
increase
is
due
to
the
five
dollars
and
fifty
cents
organics
charge.
That's
in
there.
You
can
see
in
the
increase
column
there.
N
So
with
all
this
put
together
looking
at
their
long-term
model
here,
you
can
see
that
we
do
have
the
working
capital
balance
is
going
red
for
the
next
few
years.
That
does
come
back
up
we're
expecting
to
have
a
lot
of
diseased
tree
removal
coming
up
in
recent
years,
so
we're
going
to
have
some
additional
expenses
for
that,
but
we've
been
planning
for
that.
But
total
budget
revenues
for
22
are
just
under
10.6
million
and
total
budgeted.
N
The
next
slide-
this
is
just
what
we
had
shared
before
and
just
giving
showing
how
for
a
a
small
garbage
cart
with
a
4,
000,
gallon
water
usage
and
then
a
medium
garbage
cart
with
11
000
and
then
a
large
garbage
can
garbage
cart
for
22
000,
just
how
these
different
increases
could
play
out.
So,
if
you're,
looking
at
the
total
overall
utility
bill
and
the
annual
increases
there
again
I'll
just
point
out,
the
reasons
are
higher
than
we
normally
see
is
we're
adding
a
new
program
in
there.
N
And
so
then,
before
I
turn
it
back
over
to
you
and
for
the
public
hearing
for
the
utility
rates,
here's
the
slide.
That's
a
recap
of
all
the
increases,
so
water
is
a
five
percent
increase
waste
water,
three
percent
storm
water,
two
percent:
the
garbage
is
an
average
of
the
different
sizes
a
little
over
three
and
then
no
increase
in
recycling,
no
increase
for
the
curbside
cleanup
and
then
the
new
fee
of
five
dollars
and
fifty
cents
a
month
for
organics.
P
Thank
you,
mayor
and
city
manager.
It's
carlson
a
couple
questions.
I
want
to
go
right
to
the
the
organics
piece,
but
what
I
want
to
do
is
just
kind
of
start
off.
I've
got
a
number
of
folks.
Who've
had
had
questions
about
that
increase
their
or
that
that
rate
that
they
have
to
pay
folks
are
concerned
about
just
they're
price
sensitive
or
that
they're
already
doing
organics
themselves.
P
But
what
I
wanted
to
do
is
just
start
off
with
the
recycling
rate
in
terms
of
that
fee
that
that
fee
is
is
assessed
to
to
everyone
right
with
the
recycling
fee.
Do
we
know
when
that
that
that
started?
And
you
know
we
can
guess
I
mean
I
don't
at
some
point-
we
got
a
fee
if
we
could
kind
of
look
at
the
history
of
that,
because
I
think
we've
got
a.
I
don't
want
to
unwind
this
completely,
but
I
think
we
need
to
have
conversation
about
that.
P
D
Keel
good
evening
here,
council,
member
lohman,
the
city
originally
had
organized
recycling.
That
was
a
number
of
years
ago,
and
everybody
was
charged
a
set
amount
for
that.
And
then
at
one
point
and
for
several
years
that
was
a
service
that
was
offered
through
the
haulers.
The
haulers
were
required
to
offer
that
or
to
provide
that
to
all
of
their
customers,
so
people
paid
a
varying
amount
when
we're
in
an
open
system.
D
P
So
then,
other
cities
are
also
impacted
by
this
as
well,
and
can
we
just
discuss
briefly
how
other
cities
are
dealing
with
this
particular
fee
is
their
fee?
I
mean,
I
noticed
that
when
I
looked
at
the
slide
that
there
were
different
amounts
for
the
fees
ours
wasn't
as
high
as
some
of
them
that
were
on
that
that
list.
How
are
they
dealing
with
these
fees?.
D
So
the
council
may
recall
that
when
we
discussed
this,
we
had
a
table
that
had
a
whole
variety
of
approaches.
Probably
the
simplest
from
the
city's
point
of
view
is
that
you
wouldn't
even
do
it
as
part
of
organized
collection.
You
would
just
require
haulers
to
offer
that
service
to
residents
and
residents
could
then
sign
up
for
it.
D
The
benefit
from
that
is
from
the
city's
point
of
view
would
be
rather
simple.
The
disadvantage
is
that
there
would
be
varying
rates
charged
by
various
haulers
and
that
we
would
anticipate
that
the
actual
participation
would
be
rather
low.
If
you
went
about
that
with
that
process,
we
also
talked
about.
D
Per
per
resident
is
less
or
for
those
that
participate
is
less,
but
we
also
anticipate
that
the
participation
will
be
considerably
higher
by
charging
all
folks
a
lower
amount
for
the
service.
We're
estimating
that,
hopefully
we'll
gain
about
30
percent
participation
to
begin
with,
somewhere
between
25
and
30
percent.
D
If
we
we
had
estimated
based
on
what
other
communities
were
seeing
if
we
were
to
only
charge
those
who
used
it,
the
cost
per
user
would
go
up
roughly
three
times
and
the
participation
rate
would
probably
be
more
in
the
range
of
10
percent
or
so
so.
I
think
the
council
had
decided
that
it
was
best
in
the
best
interest
of
the
community
to
try
to
get
that
participation
rate
as
high
as
we
possibly
could,
and
that's
how
you
opted
for
the
the
proposal.
That's
before
you
tonight.
P
I
appreciate
that
that
historical
background,
because
some
folks
weren't
necessarily
paying
attention
to
that
whole
piece
and
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
got
that
whole
piece.
That's
a
part
of
it.
Just
one
last
thing
there
that
I
wanted
to
not
only
point
out
but
ask.
I
know
that
there
has
been
a
proposal.
I
know
that
I
had
put
it
before
staff
to
you
know.
P
I
believe
that
ms
carlson
mentioned
that
that
you
could,
you
know,
go
from
since
one
third
or
roughly
around
that
is
this
organics
types
of
waste
you
could
simply,
if
you
were
at
the
large
or
the
medium
you
could
move
to
the
smaller.
I
know
that
I
had
asked
staff
to
look
into
reconfiguring
the
that
rate
program,
so
there
would
be
some
savings
on
the
long
term
standpoint.
P
My
understanding
is
that
staff
is
still
continuing
to
look
into
that
proposal
and
it
just
wasn't
ready
to
to
roll
it
out
at
this
point
in
time,
but
still
a
resident
could
if
they
were
at
the
medium
or
the
large
area,
move
down
to
save
some
money.
To
do
that.
Could
we
get
just
an
update
in
terms
of
what
staff
is
doing
around
that
that
program
and
what
that
is
to
be
a
little
more?
I'm
not
sure
if
I
can
be
a
succinct,
because
it
was
a
little
bit
detailed,
so.
D
Currently,
the
way
we
do
it
is
we
pass
the
actual
costs
we're
paying
to
the
haulers
directly
through.
So
there's
no
built-in
incentives,
if
you
will
into
the
into
our
pricing
structure,
and
so
the
idea
was,
should
there
be
an
incentive
built
into
the
pricing
structure
to
try
to
encourage
people
to
to
reduce
their
their
their
garbage
amounts
as
much
as
possible.
D
So
to
that
end,
staff
has
been
kind
of
investigating
that
issue
and
has
found
a
group
in
the
western
part
of
the
united
states
that
actually
does
studies
around
this
and
advises
people.
So
we've
been
having
kind
of
ongoing
conversations
with
them
about
how
much
one
would
have
to
change
the
pricing
between
the
various
tiers
to
actually
incentivize
people's
behavior,
to
try
to
get
them
to
go
to
smaller
cards.
D
As
one
could
imagine
that
gets
rather
complicated
quickly
because,
on
the
on
one
hand,
we're
trying
to
to
make
that
difference
large
enough
that
people
move,
but
we're
also
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
get
enough
revenue
so
that
we
can
run
the
utility
properly.
So
we're
we're
not
in
a
position
currently
with
our
understanding
of
this
to
to
make
a
proposal.
P
I
want
to
thank
staff
for
their
hard
work.
This
is
not
easy
stuff.
Whenever
we
have
a
brand
new
program
that
comes
before
the
community,
you
know.
Certainly
this
is
a
question
of
equity
for
some
some
folks,
certainly
those
folks
that
are
out
there,
but
we're
trying
to
create
the
best
opportunity-
or
at
least
that
was
what
we're
trying
to
do,
and
certainly
I've
been
a
supporter
of
this
this
program,
and
I
hope
that
folks
will
understand
that
we're
we're
working
through
the
through
the
process
of
this.
C
You
mayor
well
councilmember
lowman,
anticipated
one
of
the
questions
I
wanted
to
ask,
but
I
just
wanted
to
to
confirm
what
I
heard
carl.
You
said
that
that
if
we
were
to
only
charge
folks
who
part
if
we
were
to
set
up
the
organics
collection
program
in
such
a
way
that
we
would
only
charge
folks
who
signed
up
to
depart
to
participate,
you
said
that
the
the
cost
per
participant
would
be
something
like
three
times
higher.
Did
I
hear
that
correctly?.
C
C
So
it
could
potentially
even
be
more
than
that
if
yeah,
okay,
good.
That's
that's
helpful
to
know,
and
I
I
think
that
was
you
know.
That
was
one
of
the
questions
that
I've
been
getting
too
is
why
not
just
do
it
that
way
and
I
think
it
it
demonstrates
that
it
kind
of
becomes
this
feed
feedback
loop
in
that
it's
because
it's
more
expensive
folks
are
less
likely
to
participate,
making
it
more
expensive
and
and
so
on.
So
thank
you.
C
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
heard
that
correctly
and
then
the
other
question
I
have
is
obviously
not
something
that
will
be
answered
tonight
and
I
don't
know
if
it's
better
directed
at
mr
verbruggy
or
mr
keel,
but
obviously
the
infrastructure,
the
federal
infrastructure
bill
was
signed
into
law
today
and
of
course
the
ink
is
barely
wet
yet
so
we
don't
or
barely
dry.
Yet
I
should
say
so.
We
don't
yet
know
how
that's
going
to
affect.
C
Ultimately,
these
the
water
rates
and
infrastructure
and
that
kind
of
thing,
but
I'm
I'm
sure,
I'm
not
the
only
one
in
the
community
who
would
like
to
know
just
as
soon
as
possible.
You
know
what
what
that
looks
like
and
and
kind
of
what
we
can
anticipate
for
the
city
of
bloomington
in
terms
of
that
federal
money
coming
our
way,
but
just
wanted
to
to
bring
that
up,
because
it's
in
the
news
and
and
I'm
sure,
like
I
said,
a
lot
of
folks
are
curious.
H
You,
mr
mayor
and
council
members
council,
member
coulter,
we
like
many
others,
are
still
trying
to
figure
out
how
that
is
going
to
be
allocated.
The
it
was
just
signed
in
today.
As
you
mentioned,
national
league
of
cities
had
a
brief
summary
of
of
what
monies
are
being
directed
towards
local
governments,
and
I
know
that
league
of
minnesota
cities
is
continuing
to
look
at
it.
I
think
to
the
to
the
point
of
understanding.
H
E
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor
just
one
quick
question
with
regards
to
the
trash
hauling
rates.
What,
if
any
impact,
do
we
expect
from
having
the
higher
rate
of
acceptance
for
the
organics
program,
because
I
believe
one
of
the
components
of
our
trash
cost
is
the
amount
that
we
spend
at
the
hennepin
county
energy
recovery
center
and
if
we
are
taking
less
waste
there?
I
assume
that
portion
of
the
bill
would
go
down
and
is
that
anticipated
in
this
budget?
Or
am
I
just
not
understanding
that
correctly.
D
Mayor
councilman,
remember
nelson.
That
is
exactly
true,
as
carrie
had
sort
of
noted
early
in
the
presentation.
We
anticipate
that
about
30
percent
of
our
garbage
is
actually
recyclable
and
so,
to
the
extent
that
we're
successful
in
removing
that
that
would
reduce
the
amount
that
we
pay
for
disposal
overall,
so
everybody's
costs
would
go
down
slightly.
D
E
D
So
again,
the
idea
is
that
the
organics
problem
that
we're
experiencing
and
our
total
solid
waste
problem
that
we
experience,
is
a
community-wide
concern
and
a
community-wide
challenge
that
we
have
over
the
years.
So
as
our
capacity
at
the
incinerator
is,
is
reduced
or
or
is
taken
up
by
it
by
garbage
or
our
landfills
are
being
taken
up.
D
It's
to
everybody's
advantage
to
try
to
remove
as
much
material
as
we
can
from
our
waste
stream,
and
so
I
think
the
way
the
council
has
approached
this
is
that
this
is
a
community-wide
effort
and
that,
like
recycling,
everybody
ought
to
participate
in
the
in
the
cost
of
that
program.
So
we're
trying
to
encourage
people
to
participate
and
that's,
I
think,
the
reason
that
an
opt-out
is
not
being
offered.
D
E
That's
a
great
question:
you
are
correct
that
by
using
a
curbside
program
where
we
take
those
materials
to
a
commercial
composting
facility,
we
are
able
to
accept
items
for
composting
that
couldn't
be
composted
in
the
backyard
pile
because
the
commercial
composting
facility
is
able
to
get
hot
enough
to
break
down
pathogens
and
bacteria
from
those
items.
So
that
would
include
items
such
as
your
meat
scraps
and
bones
or
paper
towels,
greasy
pizza
boxes
and
dairy
products.
That.
A
I
see
no
hands
going
up
so
at
this
time
we
we
heard
a
a
bulk
of
information
there,
but
we're
gonna
break
the
public
hearings
down
into
a
couple
of
pieces
here.
I
think
so
we
can
keep
track
of
things,
and
so
what
I'd
like
to
do
now
is
open
item
7.1,
which
is
a
public
hearing
regarding
the
ordinance
to
increase
the
water
and
wastewater
rates,
and
we
will
get
into
in
7.2
we'll
get
into
the
solid
waste
and
refuse
collection
fees.
A
Q
Good
evening,
council
members,
I've
been
listening
to
the
presentation
regarding
the
water
increases
and
I
have
a
question,
so
the
drinking
water
rate
is
going
to
increase
by
five
percent
and
both
the
waste
and
the
storm
water
are
also
subjected
to
increase.
However,
those
two
are
operating
well
above
the
green.
Q
In
fact,
the
storm
water
is
operating
at
about
120
percent
above
total
gain.
So
I'm
wondering
if
you're
going
to
increase
our
water.
I
understand
the
drinking
water
is
very
important
and
we
want
to
keep
that
at
the
high
quality
that
it
is.
So
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
forego
the
waste
water
increase
and
the
storm
water
increase
just
to
alleviate
some
of
the
costs
that
the
residents
are
facing.
Many
of
us
got
our
tax
statements
today.
So
just
as
an
option
could
we
not
increase
wastewater
and
storm
water
to
kind
of
balance
it
out.
A
N
Yes,
mayor
council
members,
when,
if
we
were
to
not
do
an
increase
for
the
wastewater
or
for
the
storm
water,
those
would
quickly
go
into
the
red
very
quickly.
So
in
order
to
be
able
to
have
a
thoughtful
planned
working
capital
balance
that
can
address
the
projects
that
are
needed
in
the
future,
we
do
need
to
have
those
increases.
Q
Q
A
I
appreciate
the
question
and
and
the
thought
with
that,
but
I
think,
as
ms
carlson
said,
I
think
it's
looking
into,
as
I
said,
the
not
too
distant
future
where
there's
some
sizeable
projects
on
the
horizon,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
even
as
that
money
comes
out
of
that
fund,
as
it
will
with
these
projects
that
are
coming
out,
that
we
still
have
the
funds
in
there
to
keep
it
at
a
hefty
balance
and
a
healthy
balance.
So
we're
prepared
for
for
future
for
future
projects
as
well.
N
A
G
A
E
E
A
E
We're
not
also
incoming
with
you
know,
20
increases
because
of
whatever
happened
and
things
like
that
or
whatever
infrastructure
needs
we
have.
I
think
you
know
this
is
when
I
first
started
getting
my
head
around.
That
was
a
little
difficult
as
well,
and
staff
has
really,
I
think,
done
a
nice
job
of
helping
us
understand
that
so
anyways.
I
support
this.
I
support
the
budget
and.
A
I
agree,
then,
thank
you
for
your
comments.
Councilmember
nelson,
I
I
couldn't
agree
more.
I
think
the
staff
has
done
a
nice
thoughtful
job
on
this,
for
not
only
for
now,
but
in
the
future
as
well
and
appreciate
the
work
that
has
gone
into
it,
trying
to
balance
the
the
the
financial
needs
for
projects
in
the
future,
with
the
financial
realities
for
our
residents,
who
are
having
to
pay
these
water
and
wastewater
rates.
A
C
A
C
A
Aye
motion
carries
seven
zero,
moving
on
to
seven
two,
which
is
basically
in
the
same
subject
matter
and
related
to
the
same
presentation
that
we
received
from
ms
carlson
earlier.
This
is
a
public
hearing
regarding
the
ordinance
to
increase
our
solid
waste
and
refuse
collection
fees
before
we
move
on
to
that
council
anything
specific
to
any
questions
specific
to
this
topic
on
this
one.
A
Q
I
actually
I
actually
think
this
is
a
really
good
thing,
but
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
build
in
an
exception
to
the
rule
for
those
I
actually
have
two
compost,
bun
bins
in
my
yard,
and
I
have
three
waste
containers,
currently
the
small
garbage,
the
large
recycle
and
then
the
large
yard
waste.
I
don't
use
my
yard
waste
very
often
because
I
incorporate
it
back
into
my
yard
and
if
you
could
actually
give
me
a
larger,
recycle
bin,
that
would
be
the
bulk
of
my
issues.
Q
So
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
have
an
exception
for
the
residents
that
I
feel
like
I
go
above
and
beyond
the
average
gardener.
So
I
don't
I
don't
know,
could
you
possibly
do
that?
So
I
don't
have
to
pay
for
something
that
I'm
not
going
to
utilize,
and
I
know
it's
for
the
better
good
of
the
city,
and
I
understand
that.
But
you
could
come
look
at
my
yard.
I
could
prove
that
I
have
all
this
going
on.
Q
Q
A
I
think
we
I
I
think
everything
right
now
to
be
honest,
is
is
on
the
table
as
we're
between
the
the
new
large,
the
bulky
item
program
that
we
have
in
place
and
this
new
organics
collection
that
we're
instituting
after
the
first
of
the
year.
I
think,
frankly,
in
my
mind,
everything's
on
the
table
in
terms
of
how
we
can
do
this
and
how
we
can
do
this
best
or
better,
and
so
I
would
say
I
mean
from
my
perspective.
Q
I've
not
I
mean
I've
talked
to
people
that
are
excited
for
this
program
to
come
about,
and
that's
great
I
don't
feel
like
me
personally
could
benefit,
because
I
do
utilize
compost.
I
have
two
bins
like
I
said,
and
I
use
as
much
of
my
yard
waste
as
I
can
back
into
my
yard
so,
and
I
know
that
I'm
not
the
norm
as
far
as
that
goes
either.
So.
A
O
A
G
M
A
P
Oh
mayor,
what
I
wanted
to
just
comment
on
is
that
you
know
we
also
did
receive
our
package
in
the
mail
too,
and
and
saw
the
the
increases,
and
I
think
we
we
all
knew
that
there
were
going
to
be
some
increases.
You
know
in
terms
of
the
levy
in
terms
of
the
property
values
and
how
it
has
shifted
from
commercial
properties
over
to
residential,
and
so
when
we,
when
we
looked
at
the
levy
which
we'll
talk
about
later
on,
we
saw
that
increasing.
P
So
I
heard
the
commenter
discuss
and
talk
about
that,
and
I
just
want
to
be
sure
that
you
know
that
that
that
our
residents
know
that
we're
trying
to
be
as
sensitive
as
we
possibly
can.
I
know
what
staff
has
brought
forward
the
best
opportunities
here
and
as
we
look
at
this
particular
program,
which
is
required,
you
know
with
the
organics
piece.
That's
a
part
of
this
is
something
that's
required
from
hennepin
county
and
it's
going
to
be
in
the
long
term.
P
It's
going
to
be
a
good
thing
for
us,
especially
when
we
think
about
you
know
our
mountain
of
waste.
That's
going
to
be
in
burnsville.
This
is
one
strong
way
in
which
we
can
reduce
that
that
process
that
we
can
individually
do
that.
So,
for
those
reasons,
I
am
very
supportive
of
what
we're
getting
ready
to
do
from
a
policy
perspective
which
the
manager
reminded
us.
That's
not
what
we're
discussing
here
today,
but
also
from
a
budgetary
standpoint.
C
C
Obviously
that
happened
before
I
was
on
the
council
and
now
the
the
organics
collection
and
recycling
fees
changing,
and
all
that
I
I
think
it
might
be
a
worthwhile
endeavor
to
sort
of
look
at
that
as
an
entire
package
and
and
talk
about
how
we
provide
those
services
and
how
those
services
are
paid
for,
rather
than
sort
of
this,
for
lack
of
a
better
term.
Piecemeal
approach.
E
L
C
A
G
A
Bussey
hi
motion
carries
7-0
for
summary
publication.
Ms
carlson,
do
you
have
anything
to
add
on
item
7.3
the
resolution
to
change
stormwater
charges
or
basically
we
covered
a
lot
of
that?
I
think
so
council
that
was
in
the
packet
and
it
basically
just
clarifies
the
the
changes
to
the
stormwater
charges.
A
C
A
A
A
R
A
A
Bossie
aye
motion
carries
seven
zero.
Thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
staff
put
into
this.
I
know
it's
always
year
to
year.
This
is
a
challenge,
and
this
is
something
that
it
takes
a
lot
of
work
to
make
it
all
balance
and
make
it
all
work
out
in
the
way
that
it
can
again
balancing,
as
we
talked
about
the
need
to
fund
these
future
projects,
keeping
in
mind
that
these
costs
impact
the
residents
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington
in
so
many
different
ways.
A
So
thanks
for
your
work
on
that
council,
thanks
for
our
discussion
on
this,
this
is,
I
think,
some
people
tuning
in
might
see.
This
is
the
first
and
last
time
that
we
talked
about
these,
but
we
talked
about
these
a
number
of
times
in
the
past,
and
this
has
been
a
topic
of
discussion
and
thoughtful
conversation
among
the
council.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
Thanks
much.
Thank
you
moving
on
to
item
7.5
another
public
hearing
this
evening,
and
this
is
on
the
494
corridor
vision
project
regarding
municipal
consent,
again
something
that
we
did
talk
about
at
a
recent
city.
Council
study
session
information
session
and
now
we're
looking
to
to
move
this
forward
and
have
the
the
final
discussion
regarding
municipal
consent,
amy
maron,
a
civil
engineer,
is
here
to
lead
us
through
this
good
evening.
K
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council
good
evening,
so
we're
excited
to
bring
the
494
project
number
one
to
the
council.
You're
gonna
at
the
end
of
the
presentation
and
public
hearing
you'll
be
asked
to
adopt
a
resolution
of
support
of
municipal
consent
of
the
layout
in
project
one
and
to
give
the
presentation
tonight
we
have
andrew
lataya
from
mndot
he's
the
project
manager.
For
this
excuse
me,
he'll,
be
stepping
up.
Part
of
the
presentation
will
also
include
a
little
bit
of
a
video,
so
we'll
have
a
flipping
over
to
the
video.
B
B
So
I
have
about
a
15
minute
presentation
today.
Five
of
those
minutes
is
the
video
that
we
are
going
to
be
sharing
with
the
public.
This
is
posted
also
on
the
project
website.
This
is
the
information
that
we
have
been
using
again
to
message:
the
first
construction
project
and
the
corridor
vision.
So
if
you
don't
mind,
yes,
please.
S
The
first
construction
project
consists
of
element
three
and
four
that
include
construction
of
a
new
ramp
at
the
I-35w
and
I-484
interchange,
as
well
as
easy
pass
lanes
from
highway
100
to
i35w
in
each
direction.
These
elements
will
begin
to
address
traffic
congestion
on
both
I-484
and
I-35w
and
element.
7
includes
the
changes
to
access
ramps
and
reconstruction
of
bridges
at
nicolette,
portland
and
12th
avenue
element
7
is
planned
to
improve
safety
and
traffic
operations
on
both
the
interstate
and
local
network.
Improvements
in
pedestrian
and
bicycle
facilities
will
be
made
in
these
areas.
S
A
pedestrian
and
bicycle
bridge
will
also
be
constructed
near
chicago
avenue.
Other
improvements
include
pavement
reconstruction,
retaining
and
noise
walls,
storm
sewer
improvements
and
much
more
details
on
the
first
construction
project
are
shown
in
the
layouts
provided
today
the
layout
provides
information
on
the
location
of
proposed
roadway
construction,
where
trails
or
sidewalks
will
be
constructed.
The
current
estimate
of
right-of-way
needs
to
accomplish
the
first
construction
project
and
changes
to
access
to
both
the
freeway
and
the
local
street
network.
This
presentation
will
provide
a
summary
of
the
key
changes.
S
S
The
addition
of
easy
pass
lanes
does
require
widening
484
and
requires
the
reconstruction
of
adjacent
furniture
roads.
The
layout
shows
these
areas
of
reconstruction.
The
first
area
of
fresh
road
changes
are
between
highway
100
and
france
avenue
the
frontage
roads
between
xerxes
and
penn
avenue
will
also
be
reconstructed,
as
shown
on
the
layout.
S
S
S
The
new
ramp
will
require
bridge
rating
that
will
change
access
to
the
freeway
system
and
the
surrounding
local
network
traffic.
Traveling
northbound
I-35w
to
westbound
I-484
will
no
longer
be
able
to
access
penn
avenue
and
traffic.
Entering
northbound
I-35w
from
82nd
street
will
no
longer
be
able
to
access
eastbound
I-484.
S
S
The
project
has
been
evaluating
how
the
local
network,
also
known
as
the
box
surrounding
the
i35w94
interchange,
will
accommodate
for
the
changes
to
access
the
box
will
redistribute
traffic
taxes.
I35W
and
i494
at
different
locations
intersections
within
the
box
are
recommended
for
a
variety
of
improvements
to
provide
additional
operational
and
safety
benefits
for
the
local
network.
S
the
closely
spaced
ramps
along
the
segment
of
the
corridor,
create
short
weave
sections
that
increase
crashes
and
cause
traffic
to
slow
down
as
traffic
enters
and
exits
the
highway.
The
feedback
received
from
the
public
made
it
clear
that
the
proximity
of
these
ramps
is
a
major
safety
and
traffic
concern.
S
S
B
B
That
gives
opportunity
for
the
community
and
city
councils
to
weigh
in
on
whether
a
project
that
triggers
one
of
the
three
areas,
including
changes
of
access
to
the
highway,
needs
of
right-of-way
acquisition,
all
a
capacity
increase
or
capacity
expansion.
It
gives
opportunities
to
today
to
the
council
to
approve
or
not,
hopefully,
to
approve
the
the
mendel
project.
So
that's
why
we're
here
today
next
slide,
so
the
video
went
through
where,
in
those
three
categories
they
made,
the
494
project
is
triggering
those
categories.
B
B
B
B
So
for
the
right-of-way
needs
east
of
35w,
we
have
because
of
the
the
access
changes
we
will
be
impacting
some
private
right-of-way
along
the
south
frontage
road
east
of
nicolette
avenue.
We
have
quite
a
bit
of
rate-of-way
impact
along
portland
avenue
between
I-494
and
american
boulevard
and
also
the
south
frontage
road
that
is
east
of
portland
avenue,
then,
because
of
the
traffic
local
traffic
re-routing
on
the
c
on
the
local
system.
We
will
also
need
to
do
some
improvements
on
lindelt
avenue
and
american
boulevard.
B
We
held
a
few
community
events.
One
was
penfest
in
the
city
of
richfield
at
the
early
fall,
we
have
had
one
public
open
house
in
the
city
of
richfield,
and
this
is
the
we
also
held
a
public
open
house
at
oaksborough
library
in
the
city
of
bloomington
back
in
october,
continuing
one.
This
is
also
another
opportunity
for
the
public
to
weigh
in
on
the
project,
and
we
have
subsequent
meetings
with
the
cities
of
richfield
and
the
city
of
edina,
because
in
each
of
those
cities
also
municipal
consent
is
being
triggered.
B
B
There
were
a
few
concerns,
obviously
that
were
raised
that
the
project
team
is
still
working
through,
including
wayfinding
signs
off
and
on
to
the
highway
because
of
the
access
changes
and
concerns
on
how
people
are
going
to
be
able
to
get
their
way
to
the
businesses,
because,
again,
due
to
the
access
changes
and
how?
Because
the
the
other
most
prominent
comment
that
we
received
was
due
to
closures,
access
closures
on
the
highway,
how
is
the
local
network
or
the
roadway
local
roadway
network
is
going
to
be
impacted?
B
So
a
few
items
that
we
are
continuing
to
work
with
our
city
staff
is
as
part
of
the
municipal
consent
process.
We
need
to
share
with
the
city's
anticipated
local
cost
shares
on
some
of
the
items
that
are
going
to
be
included
in
the
project.
This
slide
was
presented
to
the
city
during
the
work
session,
so
I'll
quickly
go
through
it
and
it
hasn't
changed
much.
We
are
still
working
through
the
details.
B
B
B
B
A
B
A
I
know
we've
had
we.
We
have
had
past
opportunities
to
discuss
this
and
have
looked
at
this.
I
did
just
a
couple
of
questions
generally
more
questions,
so
you
talked
about
the
outreach
and
engagement
that
the
significant
outreach
and
engagement
that
did
go
on
on
this
project
and
particularly
in
bloomington,
but
I
know
in
richfield
and
elsewhere
as
well.
B
Amir
cursor
members,
that's
a
great
question
and
yes,
it
did
result
in
changes
in
our
design.
I
can
point
out
a
few
areas,
one,
the
the
the
proposed
alignments
along
portland
avenue
and
the
businesses
that
or
the
right-of-way
taking.
That
is,
that
is
going
to
happen
that
what
we
are
looking
at.
It
was
really
an
extensive
public
outreach
that
guided
the
decision
making
on
portland
avenue
another
one
that
we
are
continuing
to
walk
through
is
the
the
visual
quality
elements
on
the
project.
A
A
B
Mayor
council
members,
this,
it
wouldn't
change
the
decision
or
only
because
again
we
we
have
developed
a
corridor
vision
from
169
all
the
way
to
the
airport
and
what
the
council
will
be
acting
on
is
just
a
portion
of
that
vision,
so,
as
more
funding
becomes
available.
Definitely
the
idea
is
to
realize
the
rest
of
the
vision.
Okay,
yes,.
A
B
Sure
definitely
great
question
again:
maya
and
custom
members.
So,
yes,
we
did
a
traffic
analysis
to
determine
what
the
benefits
would
be
from
that
showed
from
that
short
segment.
That
is
going
to
be
constructed
in
the
first
project
and
it
does
show
that
there
is
a
benefit
at
a
minimum
for
westbound
traffic.
That
benefit
is
going
to
be
realized
because
congestion
begins
east
of
35
w,
but
for
traffic
going
eastbound
eastbound
it's
about
494..
B
A
R
Let
me
give
you
my
concerns.
First
of
all,
I'm
a
hundred
percent
in
favor
of
doing
this
project
I
mean
it's
got
to
be
done.
We
a
lot
of
things
have
changed.
I
only
recently
moved
into
my
house
in
in
1972,
so
there's
been
some
changes
from
the
access
road
going
from
lindale
all
the
way
to
82nd
street,
to
part
of
that
closing
when,
when
the
bridge
was
put
in
the
bridge
going
over,
35w
was
was
going
on
for
years
and
it
suddenly
happened,
which
was
great.
R
In
the
new
plan,
you
can
only
go
north,
no
494
access
so
that
that's
for
us
quite
a
change
and
it
reduces
the
traffic
now
two
years
ago,
when
they
did
this.
It
came
to
this
I've
been
told.
The
city
councils
rejected
this,
and
two
years
ago
I
had
agreed
because
the
mass
transit,
the
buses
who
have
their
one
of
the
garages
over
in
the
east
side,
used
that
for
the
express
bus.
R
E
R
A
A
E
A
A
G
M
A
A
K
K
The
ramp
axis
will
likely
start
a
little
bit
further
to
the
south
and
so
that
traffic
will
have
to
go
around
it
is
not.
You
know,
we're
not
we're
talking.
100
vehicles,
not
a
thousand
per
day,
so
that's
the
change
there.
There
will
not
be
an
increase
in
the
traffic
exiting
gn
resound
because
there's
no
proposed
changes
to
80
and
a
half
street,
and
right
now,
there's
restrictions
there.
K
So,
even
when
that
frontage
road
goes
away
to
the
north,
mndot
is
currently
working
with
gn
resound
to
develop
an
alternate
access
point
out
to
access
american
boulevard,
and
so
they
they're
not
proposing
at
this
time
to
have
any
reopening
of
that
barrier
at
80
and
a
half
street.
So
I
believe
that
addresses
the
questions
that
were
brought
up,
but
I
certainly
can
answer
additional.
P
P
I
think
that's
right,
I
don't
I
mean
you,
don't
like
you.
Have
it
right
right
in
front
of
you,
so
I
don't
know
I'm
just
trying
to
get
a
scope
for
our
picture
understanding
of
how
much
that
would
be
more.
So
I
guess
my
question
would
be
since
I
think
what
I
heard
you
say
was
that
the
proposal
that
was
brought
before
us
here
you
know
not
just
now
I
mean
we've.
This
has
been
before
staff
for
a
while
would
preclude
there
being
the
opportunity
to
it.
P
Would
it
wouldn't
impede
our
our
development
in
the
in
that
in
our
northern
area
that
we're
trying
to
do
there?
Would
there
be
something
that
we
could
do
that
would
help
to
mitigate
further
those
trips,
whatever
they
they
may
be
from
a
local
level,
without
going
all
the
way
to
this
particular
proposal
that
we
could
do
in
lieu
of
that?
P
I'm
not,
of
course,
I'm
not
asking
for
a
solution
tonight,
of
course,
but
could
we
look
at
something
else
we
could
do
to
help
to
mitigate
somewhere
in
between
kind
of
where
we
are,
and
I
guess
that
would
be
the
question
that
I
I
would
have
and
not
looking
for
the
solution
tonight,
because
I
just
don't
see
how
we
do
that.
You
know
right
here
at
the
desk.
K
Council
member
little
men,
we,
you
know
we're,
certainly
looking
at
how
traffic
will
be
mitigated
within
the
box,
but
specifically
with
the
request
of
mr
fair.
His
request
is
that
we
do
not
construct
or
that
the
project
does
not
include
constructing
the
access
ramp
from
82nd
street
to
northbound
35w.
K
P
Well
short
of
I
thank
you
for
the
clarification
question
there,
so
I
don't
think
I
I
think
his
proposal
is
to
is
to
do
something
different
than
I
think
what
we
want
to
do
as
a
city.
So
I'm
wondering,
though
it
sounds
like
to
me
that
the
main
concern
is
around
the
increase
in
in
the
traffic
that's
generated
from
the
apartment
building.
So
I'm
wondering
if
there's
something
we
could
do,
not
that
that
would
be
to
provide
additional
mitigation
around
that
that
traffic,
I'm
not
saying
bring
it
to
zero.
P
That's
not
going
to
be
possible,
but
some
other
alternative
that
we
maybe
hadn't
thought
of.
That
would
help
to
kind
of
do
that
again,
I'm
not
asking
for
you
to
do
it
tonight,
but
obviously
I'm
very
supportive
of
making
sure
that
we
have
the
access
there
because
of
from
a
development
standpoint.
That's
that's
critical
to
what
we're
trying
to
do
so,
but
I
do
understand
for
those
folks
in
residence
that
live
in
that
particular
area
the
increase
in
traffic,
even
though
it
seems
like
a
minor
amount.
P
K
E
Thank
you
mayor.
I
guess
two
quick
questions
with
regards
to
the
issue
of
noise
mitigation,
that
was
raised,
say
a
potential
barrier
wall,
something
like
that
is
as
we're
looking
at
this
construction
is
that
something
that
would
be
considered
for
inclusion
and
then
more
broadly,
I
understand
that
the
footprint
of
the
interchange
isn't
changing
drastically
and
it's
a
lot
of
commercial
areas
around
there
are
we
anticipating
any
increased
noise
impacts
to
residential
neighborhoods
after
this
is
all
completed,
or
it's
all
fairly
steady.
K
B
Thank
you,
council,
member.
Yes,
as
part
of
the
design,
the
design
process,
we
have
identified
locations
that
would
potentially
benefit
from
a
noise
wall
and
one
of
those
areas
is
actually
82nd
just
by
the
frontage
road
north
of
82nd
street,
to
the
area
that
mr
fell
pointed
out,
but
then
across
the
corridor
as
well
as
part
of
the
design
process.
We
are
required
to
look
at
where
noise
walls
would
be
beneficial
and
we
have
identified
those
locations.
A
Counseling
I
mean
we've
heard,
we've
heard
a
lot
about
this
and
I
know
we've
we've
been
through
a
lot
and
I've.
I
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
outreach
and
I've
participated
in
a
couple
of
of
the
sessions
and
been
impressed
with
the
amount
of
public
information
that
has
gone
into
this,
to
try
and
get
the
engagement
and
just
get
the
information
out
into
people's
hands
and
like
all
projects.
This
is
this
is
a
big
one
and
there
will
be
impacts.
A
I
don't
think
we
can
deny
that
that
there
will
be
impacts,
but
I
do
give
our
friends
at
mndot
credit
for
working
to
mitigate
those
impacts
to
the
extent
possible.
Again
there
will
be
impacts.
We
will
see
additional
traffic
on
our
city
streets.
There
probably
will
be
noise
issues,
there
will
be
traffic
delays,
there
will
be
pilings
being
pounded
and
as
early
as
7
am
everything
that
comes
with
a
major
construction
project
within
a
metropolitan
area
on
a
major
roadway.
A
Given
all
of
that,
I
I
do
believe
that
this
is.
This
is
the
first
step.
I
don't
think
it's
done.
I
don't
think
it's
the
end
step,
but
I
do
think
this
is
an
important
first
step
that
we
need
to
to
get
into
and
keep
this
project
moving
forward.
I
I
would
I'm
in
support
of
this.
I
would
like
to
see
this
move
forward.
I
would
like
to
see
us,
as
I
said,
get
into
this
sooner
rather
than
later.
A
C
Well,
thank
you
marion.
I
I
think
you
summarized
it
nicely.
You
know
there.
Of
course,
there
will
there
will
be
impacts,
and
this
is
this
is
not
the
ideal
arrangement,
because
there
are
impacts
right
if
the
ideal
project
would
have
zero
impacts
and
be
be
perfectly
accessible
and
do
everything
we
wanted
to
do
without
anything,
we
don't
want
it
to
do.
That's
not
the
way
the
world
works,
and
I'm
reminded
of
a
line
that
now
former
governor
dayton
used
to
use
and
don't
don't
compare
me
to
the
almighty.
C
C
Okay-
well
still,
it's
still
still
within
like
the
top
50,
yes,
which
is
pretty
remarkable.
If
you
think
of
all
the
bottlenecks
in
the
country-
and
this
is
you
know,
mayors,
you
said
a
very
necessary
step,
so
I
think
this
is.
This
is
something
I
can
support
moving
forward.
You
know,
I
know
there,
there
has
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
engagement
and
there
will
continue
to
be
in,
and
you
know
to
be
blunt.
C
P
P
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
really
important
from
a
long-term
perspective
that
folks
have
mentioned
already
up
here.
So
if
there
are
no
other
comments,
I
would
be
happy
to
move
this
forward
mayor.
I'd
move
to
approve
the
mndot
request
for
municipal
consent
for
the
I-494
corridor,
vision
project
via
adoption
of
the
resolution
of
support.
A
A
A
A
E
A
A
No
one
coming
forward
in
the
council
chambers,
no
one
on
the
phone
wishing
to
speak
to
item
7.6.
I
look
for
a
motion
to
close
the
public
hearing
on
this
item,
so
moved
second
motion
by
council
member
martin,
second
by
council
member
loman
to
close
the
public
hearing
in
item
7.6.
No
further
counsel
discussion,
mr
billard.
A
E
E
A
A
A
C
Thank
you
marin,
before
we
get
to
that.
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
this
is
going
in
the
old
flood
wreckers
right
on
194
in
in
france
over
there.
So
I'm
glad
to
see
this
moving
forward,
so
I
will
move
to
prove
the
on
sale.
Intoxicating
liquor
license
for
bright
bloomington,
llc
doing
business
as
smack
smack
shack.
3801
minnesota
drive,
bloomington
minnesota.
A
E
A
G
E
A
A
A
Aye
motion
carries
seven
zero
item
7.9,
as
I
mentioned
earlier
in
this
evening,
a
couple
of
times.
I
think
this
is
this
item
is
on
the
clover
center
redevelopment
rezoning
and
I
know,
there's
been
a
request
to
con
to
do
a
continuance
on
this.
So
I
would
look
for
a
motion
to
continue
the
public
hearing
for
partial
redevelopment
at
clover
center
to
december
20th.
Our
december
20th
meeting.
H
A
E
A
A
A
Aye
motion
carries
seven
zero,
so
if
you're
tuning
in
for
that
or
if
you've
been
looking
for
that,
that
will
be
we'll
take
that
up
at
our
december
20th
meeting
with
that.
That
is
our
public
business
for
this
evening
jeff.
I
think
you
can
leave
us
for
this
evening.
Thank
you
much
for
your
assistance
tonight.
A
We
will
move
on
to
item
eight
on
our
agenda,
which
is
our
organizational
business.
We've
got
a
couple
of
items
which
are
for,
as
I
said,
for
discussion
and
for
staff
to
provide
information
to
the
city
council.
Our
first
is
item
8.1,
which
is
our
annual
energy
action
plan
update
emma
struss.
Our
sustainability
coordinator
is
going
to
give
us
that
update
good
evening.
Welcome.
O
O
There's
also
a
transportation
goal
pursue
all
viable
opportunities
for
promoting
the
elimination
of
vehicle
emissions,
including
support
for
electric
vehicles,
increased
public
transportation,
higher
density
and
mixed
use.
Zoning
additional
biking
and
pedestrian
infrastructure
and
telecommuting
next
slide.
Please,
and
the
reason
that
these
goals
focus
on
energy
and
transportation
is
because
those
are
the
two
largest
sources
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
bloomington,
so
for
energy
use.
O
Most
of
that's
coming
from
our
natural
gas
and
electricity
use
in
buildings
and
for
transportation,
it's
from
driving
passenger
medium
and
heavy
duty
vehicles
next
slide,
so
here
we're
looking
at
a
chart
of
those
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
metric
tons
of
co2
equivalent.
While
we
measure
emissions
so
up
at
the
top.
We
see
our
electricity
use,
followed
by
natural
gas
use,
combined
largest
source
of
energy
emissions.
O
Then
we
have
transportation
following
in
second
and
then
solid
waste
next
slide,
please!
So
now
I
will
dive
into
the
energy
updates
of
what
we
did
this
year
to
help
reduce
those
emissions.
So
here
we
have
a
visual
of
building
icons
that
are
representing
one
percent
of
our
energy
related
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
O
So
we
have
commercial
industrial
buildings
that
represent
63
percent
of
our
total
energy
emissions.
We
have
one
to
four
unit:
residential,
that's
36
percent
and
then
city
facilities
is
one
percent.
So
now
the
natural
gas
is
represented
by
blue
and
then
in
yellow
electricity,
so
that
gives
a
sense
of
overall
where
those
emissions
are
coming
from
in
the
city
next
slide,
please
so
there's
two
major
things
we
can
do.
One
use
less
energy
through
energy
efficiency
and
then
for
the
remaining
load
source
that
from
renewable
sources
like
wind
and
solar
next
slide.
O
So
now
I'll
provide
an
overview
of
what
we've
done
to
address
the
source
of
the
63
percent
of
emissions
from
commercial,
industrial
and
five
plus
multi-family
units
next
slide,
please
so
the
first
thing
we
did
and
the
most
notable
for
this
area
is
large
building
benchmarking.
As
you'll
recall.
The
ordnance
council
passed
that
in
september,
so
starting
next
year,
buildings
over
75,
000
square
feet
and
above
will
be
required
to
disclose
and
benchmark
high-level
energy
metrics.
O
So
bloomington
participated
in
that
research
process,
which
resulted
in
a
report
produced
by
hennepin,
county
and
cee
next
slide.
Please
so
now
I'll
discuss
what
we've
done
to
address
36
percent
of
our
emissions
from
one
to
four
unit
residential
buildings
next
slide.
So
it
was
a
year
for
energy
disclosure,
time
of
sale.
Energy
disclosure
is
also
what
passed
last
september
and
we're
working
on
implementing.
O
We
also
had
a
focus
on
energy
program,
outreach
and
specifically,
programs
that
are
for
residents
that
income
qualify.
So
historically,
we've
really
focused
on
home
energy
squad
and
some
other
programs,
but
recognizing
that
many
residents
are
struggling
to
pay
bills
and
would
qualify
for
the
energy
assistance
program
or
weatherization
assistance
program.
We
took
more
staff
time
and
energy
into
doing
outreach
for
those
programs.
O
This
year,
one
of
the
strategies
we
used
was
partnering
with
the
feeb
to
include
program
information
in
food
boxes
that
went
out
to
bloomington
families
and
then
finally,
we've
been
working
with
the
utilities
to
gather
more
information
around
energy
burden.
So
the
percent
of
a
household
that
income
that
is
going
towards
paying
energy
bills
and
through
mapping
we've
been
able
to
look
at
locations
of
the
city
where
we
see
more
inefficient
homes
and
also
areas
where
people
have
less
resources
likely
to
spend
on
paying
energy
bills.
O
So
we're
able
to
start
overlapping
that
information
to
target
outreach
next
slide,
please
so
now
we're
on
to
city
facilities,
one
percent
of
our
overall
energy
related
emissions,
so
for
energy
benchmarking.
This
is
something
that
we're
practicing.
What
we're
preaching
so,
with
large
building
benchmarking,
rolling
out
we're
continuing
to
benchmark
and
to
look
at
ways
to
make
that
process
more
efficient
for
city
facilities.
O
O
We
also
had
one
of
our
former
sustainability
commissioners,
yin
yin
zhang
work
on
a
summer
service
project
before
she
went
off
to
harvard
that
set
up
community
workshops
and
listening
sessions
to
hear
from
residents
with
their
thoughts
around
transportation
and
energy.
Both
of
these
service
projects
focused
on
reaching
residents
who
are
traditionally
underserved
or
under
engaged
next
slide.
Please,
we
also
received
free
technical
assistance.
This
isn't
a
comprehensive
list,
but
definitely
here
are
the
things
that
really
helped
us
make
bring
forward
all
the
strategies
that
we
did
and
make
them
possible.
O
The
center
for
energy
environment
provided
free
assistance
for
the
development
of
the
time
of
sale,
energy
disclosure,
hennepin
county,
provided
similar
support
for
large
building
benchmarking
and
also
convened
us
with
the
sustainable
building
policy.
Research
excel
energy
continues
to
support
the
city
through
their
partners
in
energy
program,
providing
outreach
support
data
facilitation
support
and
also
their
community
code
support
program.
O
O
There's
been
a
few
new
sources
of
data
that
we've
had
access
to
this
year
that
we
haven't
had
that
information
before
one
is
information
on
five
plus
unit
multi-family
energy
use
in
the
past
years.
This
has
been
clumped
together
with
commercial,
industrial
and
that's
63,
and
we
didn't
really
have
a
good
sense
of
how
much
energy
was
being
used,
especially
by
renters
and
identifying
opportunities
to
you
know,
help
engage
in
that
space.
Given
that
we
know
a
lot
of
renters
are
paying
for
a
portion
of
their
energy
bill.
O
We've
also
been
able
to
get
information
on
energy
bill
delinquency.
We
know
that
more
residents
than
ever
are
behind
on
energy
bills
and
we've
been
able
to
get
that
information
by
zip
code
so
that
we
have
a
sense
again
where
to
target
outreach
on
energy
assistance
programs,
and
the
same
goes
for
the
energy
assistant
program
participation.
O
For
the
first
time
we
had,
we
have
a
sense
of
by
census
tract
for
the
past
six
years.
What
participation
has
looked
like
in
that
program,
and
we've
definitely
seen
that
when
you
compare
the
past
three
years
with
the
previous
three
years,
there's
been
a
decrease
in
program
participation
which
isn't
just
seen
in
bloomington,
but
it's
being
seen
statewide.
So
that
gives
us
some
insight
into
you
know.
We
know
people
are
struggling
to
pay
their
bills.
O
We
know
energy
bills
are
on
the
rise
that
there's
these
assistance
programs,
but
also
there's
a
gap
in
who's
really
participating.
So
it
gives
us
a
sense
of
additional
strategies
or
opportunities
that
we
can
look
into
next
slide.
So
progress
towards
goals,
we've
done
a
lot.
Where
are
we
at
next
slide?
O
So,
unfortunately,
the
data
doesn't
lie.
Every
year
we
get
information
from
center
point
energy
and
excel
energy
of
all
the
renewable
energy
subscription
programs,
the
conservation
programs,
the
rebates,
how
many
people
participated
within
the
city
boundaries
and
how
much
savings
with
firms
and
kilowatt
hours
did
that
equate
to,
and
then
we
convert
that
to
metric
tons
of
co2
equivalent,
so
in
blue.
O
O
Another
way
that
we're
tracking
progress
is
through
what
goals,
policies
and
programs
the
city
has
and
how
that
compares
to
cities
of
similar
sizes
across
the
us.
Last
year
we
participated
in
the
american
council
for
an
energy,
efficient
economy
or
ac,
triple
e's,
a
program
where
we
are
able
to
document
all
of
the
strategies
that
we've
implemented
and
they
compared
us
to
other
cities.
O
So
out
of
those
30
cities
that
participated,
we
came
in
17th
and
we
saw
that
communities
like
st
louis
park
or
other
or
red
wing
came
in
sixth,
third
or
tenth,
and
we
were
coming
in
17th.
So
there's
definitely
things
to
take
home
is
there
are
more
things
that
we
can
be
doing
to
increase
our
our
actions
and
to
work
towards
those
goals
that
we
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
get
to
yet
next
slide.
O
So
there's
many
ways
to
get
around
which
we
know
next
slide
and
some
of
these
ways
produce
more
greenhouse
gas
emissions
than
others
and
internal
combustion
engines
or
ice
vehicles.
Passenger
vehicles
are
our
number
one
source
of
emissions
from
transportation
in
the
city.
So
it's
how
many
of
us
got
here
into
this
room
today,
driving
a
car
next
slide.
O
O
So
if
we
are
looking
at
reducing
emissions,
we're
really
looking
at
how
do
we
help
people
reduce
emissions
from
driving
next
slide?
We
don't
have
specific
climate
goals
on
this.
When
the
energy
action
plan
was
developed,
we
had
data
from
excel
energy
and
center
point
energy.
We
didn't
have
specific
information
from
mndot
or
other
sources,
so
we
have
that
qualitative
goal
that
I
stated
in
the
beginning,
but
we
don't
have
a
way
that
we
can
measure
and
track
progress.
O
Not
surprisingly,
most
staff
members
pre-pandemic
were
driving
to
work
and,
on
average,
spending
about
45
minutes
in
a
car
and
the
most
popular
ways
that
there
was
interest
in
reducing
those
emissions
was
telecommuting
for
those
who
were
able
and
then
also
biking.
So
that
gives
us
a
little
direction
into
what
strategies
might
work
for
the
most
people.
O
So
with
health
using
energy
and
driving,
it's
increasing
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
as
we
know,
rising
temperatures
and
participation
have
changes
in
air
pollution,
extreme
heat,
floods,
drought,
ecosystem
threats,
really,
the
major
reason
why
we're
concerned
about
this
is
because
of
health.
The
summer
when
we
had
the
worst
air
quality
on
record,
it's
because
we
need
clean
air
to
breathe
if
we
weren't
coughing
and
having
trouble
breathing.
We
probably
wouldn't
honestly,
be
as
concerned
about
it,
but
these
changes
are
already
affecting
residents
health
and
will
continue
to
get
worse
as
climate
change
progresses.
O
O
Equity
is
also
very
important
when
we're
talking
about
this
plan
and
climate
change,
because
residents
are
not
experiencing
climate
change.
Equally,
we
know
based
upon
people
where
people
live
and
also
the
resources
that
they
have
affects
their
ability
to
respond
to
these
environmental
problems.
Hennepin
county
came
out
with
their
climate
action
plan
earlier
this
year,
which
gives
us
some
visuals
and
insight
into
how
this
affects
bloomington.
O
We
know
air
pollution
if
you
live
closer
to
high
traffic
areas
such
as
highways
you're
exposed
to
more
air
pollution
and
that
in
minnesota
the
mpca
recognizes
that
this
is
affecting
bipod
communities
to
a
higher
degree
for
extreme
heat.
We
know
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
city
that
has
more
bypack
residents,
there's
higher
concentration
of
urban
heat
islands.
O
So
if
there's
less
green
space
and
there's
more
pavement,
those
those
areas
are
affected
by
summer
heat
waves
to
a
higher
degree,
which
is
affecting
residents
health,
and
then
we
also
have
flooding
that
with
extreme
rain
events.
The
whole
city,
if
you
can
look
at
the
map,
has
blue
spots
all
over
it.
So
there
are
many
areas
susceptible
to
over
a
foot
of
flooding,
but
there's
a
higher
concentration
of
these
areas
in
the
eastern
side
of
the
city.
O
O
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
been
listening
to
the
news
globally
about
climate
change.
The
most
recent
report
from
the
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change
states
two
things
that
I
think
are
notable
to
to
this
discussion
tonight.
Global
surface
temperature
will
continue
to
increase
until
at
least
the
mid-century
under
all
emission
scenarios
considered
and
unless
there
are
immediate,
rapid
and
large
scale
reductions
in
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
limiting
warming
to
close
to
one
and
a
half
degrees
celsius
or
even
two
degrees
celsius
will
be
beyond
reach.
O
Next
slide
this
one
and
a
half
degree
celsius
ties
into
the
paris
agreement
which
the
city
back
in
2017
signed
on
a
resolution
in
support
of
and
to
limit
warming
to
one
and
a
half
degrees
celsius.
Carbon
emissions
must
be
essentially
half
by
twenty
thirty,
so
we're
talking
eight
years
or
less
to
reach
that
next
slide.
O
So
the
takeaways
from
this
annual
update
climate
change
is
a
significant
health
and
equity
problem
and
requires
immediate
action.
Energy
use
and
driving
contribute
the
most
to
this
problem
in
bloomington.
The
data
shows
that
we're
not
on
track
to
avoid
the
worst
of
climate
change.
Next
slide,
coordinated.
City-Wide
efforts
to
tackle
this
problem
are
in
their
infancy.
The
plan
was
approved
in
2018.
O
The
sustainability
commission
was
started
in
2017.
A
full-time
sustainability
coordinator
started
in
2019,
so
we're
we're
building
compass
capacity.
A
lot
of
really
great
things
happened
this
year.
The
energy
ordinances
were
huge,
second
in
the
state
to
pass
time
of
sale,
energy
disclosure,
fifth
for
large
building
benchmarking,
but
still
sustainability.
Efforts
need
to
ramp
up
quickly
in
order
to
meet
the
city's
climate
goals
and
then,
finally,
there
are
solutions
and
resources
to
tackle
these
problems.
A
P
Thank
you
mayor,
so
I
know
we
kind
of
joke
at
the
sustainable
commission
meeting
every
time
you
bring
up
st
louis
park.
It
gets
my
attention
because
they
always
seem
to
be
just
a
little
bit
ahead
of
us
on
a
couple
of
things,
and
so
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
that.
So
I
want
to
say
they
need
to
go
back
to
that
slide,
but
you
had
mentioned
there
are
some
things
that
we
could
do
to
be.
P
You
know
kind
of
raise
us
from
you
know,
17
a
little
bit
higher
as
we
compete
with
other
cities.
What
are
some
of
the
things
that
we're
seeing
that
are
being
done
by
some
of
those
top?
You
know
you
know
one
or
two
cities
that
are
that
are
on
that
list
that
we
could
maybe
be
looking.
I
know
we're
getting
close
to
our.
P
I
know
we're
going
to
have
this
conversation
even
tomorrow
night,
but
but
what
are
the
things
that
we
could
be
looking
to
try
to
as
we
you
know
as
this,
this
body
evaluates
the
work
plan
that
the
commission
brings
forward
to
kind
of
put
us
on
a
trajectory
to
get
us
to
that.
If
that's
not
too
much
of
a
of
a
question
for
you.
O
Mr
mayor
councilmember
lohman,
so
there's
a
few
things
that
we
can
do,
which
I
would
say,
we've
already
started,
researching
the
sustainable
building
policy
and
addressing
oncoming
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
new
developments
is
something
that
many
cities
that
are
ranking
higher
than
us
have
already
done:
setting
specific
goals
for
city
facilities
and
then
also
finishing
the
process
of
deciding
how
we're
incorporating
renewable
energy
into
our
city.
Many
cities
in
minnesota
have,
you
know,
started
the
process
of
putting
solar
on
their
roofs
and
thinking
through
that
and
that's
something
that
we
haven't
started
doing
yet.
O
C
Thank
you,
mayor,
we'll
sort
of
piggybacking
off.
Excuse
me
what
councilmember
lohmann
brought
up.
I
guess
I'm
just
gonna,
I'm
just
gonna
kind
of
put
this
in
a
sort
of
blunt
way.
What
do
you
need
from
us?
I
mean
I
I
you
know
we're
it's
clear
that
we're
not
where
we
wanted
to
be
with
our
goals
and
and
yes,
good
things
have
been
done.
Yes,
yes,
you
know,
efforts
are,
are
still
ramping
up.
I
mean
I
what
you
know.
What
in
terms
of
what
we
as
a
council
can
provide?
What
would
he?
O
I
mean
everything
takes
resources
to
get
done
right.
So
I
think
there
is
a
bottleneck
in
the
sense
that
it
takes
some
sort
of
expertise
like
in
any
area
of
the
city.
I've
joked
with
council
member
loman.
You
don't
want
me
going
to
put
out
a
fire
that
if
you
needed
extra
firefighters,
you
wouldn't
want
me.
O
I
don't
have
the
skill
sets
and
I
think
we
have
a
lot
of
staff
and
and
people
in
the
community
who
are
really
passionate
about
sustainability
and
on
board,
but
it
also
takes
a
degree
of
knowledge
and
skill
which
it
takes
time
to
educate
and
get
people
kind
of
ready
to
go.
So
I
would
say
honestly:
it's
we
currently
have
one
staff
member
who
has
this
background
and
is
working
on
this
and
has
other
responsibilities
in
addition
to
implementing
this
plan.
So
I
would
say
it
really
goes
back
to
to
resources
to
implement
sure.
C
Thank
you,
and
I
that
was
obviously
intended
to
be
something
of
a
provocative
question,
and
I
I
think
the
point
that
I'm
I'm
trying
to
make
is
is
just
basically
to
you
know
to
encourage
you
to
make
the
ask
and
that's
not
to
say
you're
always
going
to
get
a
yes,
but
you
know
I
mean
we.
We
need
to
be
clear
about
what
we
need
to
to
to
get
these.
Get
these
things
accomplished.
C
I'm
not
a
I'm,
not
a
believer
in
setting
goals
for
their
own
sake,
I'm
a
believer
in
setting
goals
so
that
we
can.
We
can
meet
them,
and
I
I
guess
my
the
last
thing
I
would
say
is
is
really
more
in
the
nature
of
a
comment
and-
and
that
is
you
know,
we
we've
talked
a
lot
about
incentives.
How
can
we
can
incentivize
folks
to
participate
in
programs
and
do
these
other
things?
C
And
you
know
I
I
guess,
given
the
subject
we're
talking
about
given
the
urgency
given
where
we
are,
I
I
think
it's
fair
to
ask
at
what
point
do
we
move
beyond
incentives
and
that's
not
necessarily
something
I'm
expecting
you
to
answer.
I'm
not
sure
there
is
really
an
answer
to
that,
but
I
I
wanted
to
put
the
thought
out
there
that
you
know
we.
We
may
need
to
think
about
things
in
a
different
way.
A
Do
you
feel
I
don't
want
to
ask
if,
if,
if
you're
done,
because,
obviously
you're
never
done
learning
right,
you're
never
done
pulling
together
information
and
trying
to
figure
out
more.
But
where
are
you
in
terms
of
that
information
gathering
to
action,
steps
action,
implementation
steps?
Is
that
clear?
I
mean
I
kind
of
rambled
there
a
bit.
I
apologize.
O
I
think
the
biggest
piece
of
data
that's
missing
is
the
equity
and
health
connection
to
the
sustainability
data,
where
I
think
we
still
need
to
focus
efforts
on
taking
what
could
be
seen
as
dry
energy
data
and
making
that
relatable
to
how
does
this
affect
residents,
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
map
and
connect
that
to
demographic
data,
to
understand
who
and
how
environmental
problems
are
are
affecting
the
community.
So
I'd
say
that's
one
area
of
research
that
still
needs
to
happen
that
we're
just
starting
to
dive
into.
O
M
O
I
think
it's
a
balance
of
how
big
is
the
grant.
Is
it
worth
the
staff
time
to
apply
to
it?
I
think
there
are
always
going
to
be
grants
and
opportunities
to
look
after
at
a
certain
point,
though,
unless
we're
really
looking
at
new
technology
or
something
that's
going
above
and
beyond
we're
getting
to
a
point
where
sometimes
grants
want
to
focus
on
the
new
and
if
it's
something
that
other
communities
have
done
before
and
we
just
haven't
done
it
we're
not
going
to
get
a
grant
to
put
solar
on.
O
You
know
that
that
happened
10
years
ago.
So
at
some
point
we
just
need
to
you
know
a
project
needs
resources
to
get
done
and
we
can't
wait
for
grants
to
do
it.
But
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
new
technologies
and
especially
with
the
ecoact
passing
there,
there
is
going
to
be
a
lot
of
funding
coming
towards
greenhouse
gas
reductions
in
the
energy
sector,
and
I
think
that's
a
huge
opportunity
that
we
can
be
looking
for
leveraging
those
opportunities.
M
G
P
I
don't
want
to
jump
in
for
anybody
else
and
since
my
colleagues
have
brought
up
the
idea
of
resources,
I
didn't
want
to
do
that
myself,
but
since
we're
there,
I
just
had
one
question
for
you.
If
we
were
to
compare
you
know
our
structure
of
our
sustainability
profile
with
from
a
staffing
standpoint,
how
do
we
compare
with
other
with
other
cities
in
terms
of
what
they
look
like,
either
in
the
state
or
other
ones?
That
you're
aware
of?
P
Because
we
talk
about
resources
you
know:
can
we
get
a
little
more
concrete,
and
I
want
to
be
careful
because
I
know
this
is
again.
You
know
more
the
city
manager's
kind
of
job
here,
but
I
just
I
just
want
to
just
ask
a
question
in
terms
from
a
policy
perspective.
You
know:
is
there
something
that
they're
doing
that
that
that
we're,
maybe
structured
in
a
different
way
to
help
us
understand
some
of
those
differences?
You
don't
have
the
answer
today.
That's
okay,
but
I
wanted
to
just
throw
that
out
there.
O
Mr
mayor
councilmember
lohman,
so
the
trend
that
I've
seen
and
this
is-
I
interact
with
cities
nationally
that
are
doing
this
work.
It
seems
like
it
starts
with
one
staff
member
and
then
every
few
years
you
gather
a
staff
member.
So
this
the
cities
that
started
15
20
years
ago.
They
have
teams
of
10.,
for
example
st
louis
park,
which
I
know
is
one
of
your
favorite
cities
to
track
they
hired
their
sustainability
manager.
P
Well,
thank
you
for
for
bringing
that
forward
and
I
hope
that
we'll
continue
to
have
those
conversations,
especially
as
you
know,
I've
got
here
locked
on
my
screen.
That's
climate
change,
equity
and
health,
and
it
just
would
seem
to
me-
and
I
know
that
we
have
lots
of
competing
challenges.
So
I
don't
I
don't
wanna
be
I
want
to
be
careful
of
that.
You
know
always.
P
Your
pet
project
is
the
most
important
one
to
have,
and
I've
got
many
of
them,
but
I'm
wondering
if
there
are
some
opportunities.
You
know,
as
we
look
forward
to
to
try
to
find
ways
in
which
to
you
know,
you
know,
improve
or
increase
our
resources,
both
not
only
with
from
a
sustainability
standpoint,
but
also
from
an
equity
standpoint
and
also
from
a
health
perspective,
as
we
try
to
dive
into
these
things
to
to
kind
of
prepare
ourselves
to
be
as
resilient
as
possible
as
a
city.
So
I
just.
P
I
hope
that
we
can
have
a
look
at
that
again
and
kind
of
look
at
us
in
total,
but
I
do
know
that
if
we're
gonna
continue
to,
you
know
we're
not
trying
to
compete.
I
know
I
kind
of
jokingly
say
with
st
louis
park,
but
you
know
we
want
to.
We
want
to
compete
to
be
the
best
city
out
there
as
we
try
to
meet
these.
P
These
climateary
needs
because
the
impact
that
we'll
have
on
the
different
demographics
in
our
city,
so
if
we're
best
positioned
to
be
able
to
do
that,
we
can
have
those
conversations
and
really
be
the
leader
that
I
know
that
we
already
are
in
this
particular
area.
I'd
like
to
get
us
to
that
that
standpoint.
So
again,
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
kind
of
talk
about
a
little
bit
more.
M
O
Steps
so
every
year
the
sustainability
commission
develops
their
annual
work
plan,
so
tomorrow
night
we're
starting
that
process
and
they'll
have
a
plan
early
next
year,
which
will
come
to
council
for
adoption.
In
addition
to
that
plan,
there's
also
items
that
staff
are
working
on
so
right.
Now,
I'm
working
with
staff
to
do
an
inventory
of
all
the
actions
that
we
did
for
sustainability
in
2021
and
kind
of
see
the
status
of
projects
and
then
be
able
to
put
together
a
work
plan
and
prioritize.
O
A
A
I
think
everybody
on
record
is
saying
that
it
took
place
and
we're
in
certainly
in
strong
support
in
favor
of
the
work
that's
being
done
and
as
council
member
alumnus
said
more
and
more
more
so
so
I
would
like
to
move
that.
The
acceptance
of
this
report
second
and
a
motion,
and
a
second
to
accept
the
annual
energy
reaction
plan
update
any
other
questions.
If
not
mr
biller.
A
Aye
motion
carries
7-0
well.
Thank
you
thanks
for
the
report
and
thank
you
for
the
update.
I
will
also
add
so
a
couple
of
weeks,
a
month
or
so
I'll
go
to
regional
council
of
mayors,
mrs
presented
and
the
the
accolades
and
the
the
appreciation
and
the
the
envy
that
I
heard
from
other
mayors
to
have
to
have
you
on
staff.
A
F
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
I
recognize
that
I
am
standing
between
you
and
perhaps
a
late
night
dinner
or
a
south
comfortable
bed.
So
I
will
be
brief
tonight,
but
I
would
ask
that,
because
this
work
is
important,
that
you
just
bear
with
me
for
about
15
to
20
minutes.
As
I
summarize
the
work
of
the
racial
equity,
strategic
planning
committee,
and
so
my
presentation
tonight
will
be
a
condensed
version
of
the
information
that
was
included
in
the
staff
report
and
that
report
was
included
in
the
council
packet.
F
We
also
will
make
that
staff
report
available
to
the
community
by
uploading
it
to
the
city's
website
and
so
on.
The
screen
you'll
see
a
little
bit
of
an
overview
of
the
presentation
tonight,
I'll
start
by
doing
a
brief
recap
of
the
racial
equity,
strategic
planning
committee
process,
and
then,
after
that,
I'll
talk
about
the
community
engagement
work
that
followed
that
prototyping
process.
F
I
will
then
introduce
the
priority
prototypes,
and
so
these
are
those
recommendations
that
the
community
identified
as
either
most
impactful
or
suggested
places
that
we
start
with
this
work
and
then
I'll
spend
a
few
minutes
talking
about
the
community
impact
both
how
this
work
impacts
our
backpack
communities
and
helps
to
advance
our
racial
equity
goals,
but
also
spending
some
time
talking
about
how
this
work,
imp
impacts,
part
of
me
on
the
community
at
large
and
then.
Lastly,
I
will
summarize
some
high
level
next
steps
and
stand
for
any
questions.
F
So
the
first
thing
that
you
see
here
on
the
slide
is
a
list
of
the
different
members
of
the
racial
equity,
strategic
planning
committee.
I
will
say
I
sent
them
an
email
earlier
today
and
I
told
them
I
was
last
on
the
agenda,
so
I
encourage
people
to
join
remotely
by
watching,
but
I
noticed
that
we
do
have
a
member
of
the
committee
and
the
audience,
and
so
thank
you
so
much
jasmine
for
being
here
and
sticking
with
us
here
tonight.
F
And
so,
as
I
said
before,
I'll
be
brief,
with
the
recap
recognizing
that
the
council
has
been
privy
to
quarterly
updates
on
this
work
and
also
had
a
council
liaison
on
the
committee,
and
so
instead
of
going
into
details
about
how
it
came
to
be
and
and
what
that
process
was
like.
I
am
just
going
to
share
with
you
a
short
video
that
was
produced
by
our
communications
team.
That
really
summarizes
that
work,
and
so
at
this
point
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
grant.
F
M
In
the
fall
of
2020,
the
council
took
a
step
to
declare
racism
a
public
health
crisis,
and
within
that
we
had
very
tangible
next
steps
that
we
were
going
to
take
as
a
city
that
we
were
committing
to,
because
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
weren't
just
passing
a
resolution
that
we
were
really
passing,
something
that
had
teeth
and
commitment
behind
it.
We.
M
So
I
am
serving
on
the
health
care
committee.
I
came
to
do
this
work
because
of
my
position
on
the
city
council
and
the
desire
that
we
have
a
council
member
part
of
this
process
so
that
we're
continually
making
that
connection
between
what
the
council
is
doing
and
saying
and
thinking
about
and
what
the
racial
equity
steering
committee
is
also
doing.
O
To
be
on
this
committee,
because
I
mean
my
first
time
in
it
and
we
were
on
zoom
meetings
so
like
just
to
see
all
of
the
people
in
here
I
was
like
the
ceo
of
beep
is
here
and
dean
is
here
and
oh,
my
gosh
there's
an
actual
city
council
member
here.
So
that's
when
I
knew
things
were
going
to
be
different
and
then
I
thought
it
was
really
interesting
just
to
learn
about
how
things
like.
K
Older,
like
I
know
more
stuff,
the
meetings
were
structured
to
provide
data
and
information
regarding
the
five
social
determinants
of
health.
We
brought
in
an
expert
a
speaker.
It
may
have
been
more
than
one
person
that
really
provided
detailed
information
not
only
about
the
city
of
bloomington
but
overall,
regarding
this
what's
happening
at
the
state
level
and
then
bringing
it
into
the
community
of
bloomington.
Our
groups
were
divided
into
five,
so
the
committee
members
selected
an
area
of
focus
that
they
wanted
to
work
on
based
on
those
five
social
determinants.
K
M
Oftentimes,
what
I've
heard
in
my
feedback
as
a
professional
and
as
a
council
member,
is
that
we
ask
communities
over
and
over
again
for
input
and
feedback,
but
it's
not
always
clear
how
that
feedback,
or
that
input
is
incorporated
into
the
decision
making
process,
and
so,
as
a
council
in
bloomington.
We
are
very
much
committed
to
making
sure
that
the
community's
perspective
voices
leadership
is
valued,
it's
heard,
and
then
whatever
decisions
we
end
up
making
as
a
council
that
our
community
members,
our
leaders
in
our
community,
understand
why
those
decisions
were
made.
K
L
F
If
this
is
your
first
time
hearing
about
the
work
of
the
committee
or
your
first
time,
learning
about
racial
equity
work
as
a
current
city,
I
encourage
you
to
check
out
our
city
website.
In
addition,
I
encourage
you
to
check
out
our
youtube
channel.
We
have
an
array
of
videos
there
that
cover
many
different
topics
and
it'll
give
you
a
comprehensive
overview
of
the
racial
equity
work.
That's
occurring
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
thanks
for
watching.
F
F
So
the
first
things
that
we
did
was
to
identify
those
recommendations
that
were
already
in
progress
and
so
in
the
staff
report,
you
may
have
seen
that
there
was
a
chart
that
sort
of
outlined
those
recommendations
that
came
from
the
committee
that
were
already
captured
in
ongoing
work
by
staff.
Additionally,
we
looked
at
and
identified
those
recommendations
that
could
move
independently
of
the
city
and
also
we
identified
the
recommendations
that
were
outside
of
our
scope
of
authority.
F
Simultaneously,
we
took
out
the
entire
list
of
prototype
recommendations
to
our
community
to
gather
feedback,
and
so,
in
addition
to
asking
the
community
to
help
us
determine
which
one
of
these
recommendations
were
most
impactful,
we
also
asked
questions
about.
Where
do
we
start
and
really
trying
to
think
about
those
things
that
we
can
complete
in
the
next
three
to
five
years?
F
Those
community
engagement
opportunities
included
the
city's
free
mural
block
party,
the
bloomington
public
schools,
office
of
educational
equity
family
day,
some
meetings
with
staff
and
city
leadership,
and
also
an
assortment
of
engagement,
active
activities
that
were
made
available
on
the
list
top
bloomington
platform
next
slide.
Please.
F
This
was
really
sort
of
one
of
those
recommendations
that
resonated
with
community
and
staff.
In
addition,
we
recognize
that
the
building
has
outlived
its
estimated
life
span
and
so
for
this
particular
priority
prototype.
The
resource
needs
are
estimated
at
18
million
dollars,
and
the
city
has
submitted
a
formal
request
to
state
for
support
on
the
construction
of
that
project,
also
they're
seeking
a
state
appropriation
of
9
million
dollars
in
the
2022
capital
budget.
F
F
Okay
next
slide,
please
so
in
the
area
of
access
to
quality
education.
The
disparity
identified
the
severity
that
we're
solving
here
is
really
looking
at
high
school
and
educational
achievement
for
our
young
people,
and
so
in
bloomington.
The
percentage
of
white
households
with
a
college
degree
is
doubled
in
that
for
black
and
american
indian
households,
and
that
percentage
is
triple
for
all
other
households.
M
F
Yes,
so
mayor
and
councilmember
carter,
we
had
members
of
the
well.
We
had
a
representative
from
the
office
of
educational
equity
be
a
part
of
the
strategic
planning
committee,
but
I
will
defer
this
question
to
the
city
manager
because
I
believe
he's
had
some
conversations
with
the
superintendent
about
these
findings.
Mr.
H
Mayor
and
council
members,
council,
member
carter,
the
superintendent
and
I
have
not
specifically
discussed
a
presentation
to
the
school
board.
I,
as
faith
has
indicated
the
the
presence
of
the
school
district
staff
in
this
process
was
prominent,
and
I
would
also
suggest
that
the
upcoming
strategic
planning
process
that
we're
about
to
embark
on
will
include
the
superintendent
on
the
core
planning
team
and
the
information
in
this
report
is
going
to
be
included
as
part
of
the
data
book
that
will
go
to
the
entire
core
planning
team.
H
A
And
I
would
suggest
councilmember
carter.
This
would
be
a
good
conversation
when
we
have
our
joint
school
board
city
council
meeting
and
if
we
don't
have
one
plan,
this
might
be
a
reason
to
plan
one.
So
we
can
have
that
conversation.
So
we
are
having
this
conversation
and
we
are
having
that
conversation
soon.
Once
remember,.
P
And
I
guess
that
was
my
question,
that
time
frame
in
terms
of-
and
I
know
that
the
the
school
board
and
have
been
been
focused
on
some
other
things.
Certainly,
and
so
you
know,
I
just
want
to
bring
it
forward
that
you
know
that
you
know,
I
think,
there's
no
time
to
wait
on
this,
and
I
know
that
we
were
looking
at
a
larger
vision
and
I'm
not
opposed
to
that
either,
but
I
think
it
getting
these
groups
together.
P
So
I
guess
my
question
that
I
had
was
there
a
time
frame
that
that
that
that
the
the
group
talked
about
this
or
any
sense
of
urgency.
In
terms
of
of
of
doing
this,
you
know
and
what
the
you
know
what
the
city
can
bring
to
that
conversation
just
so
we
can
have
that.
You
know
a
broader
conversation,
mr.
F
Mayor
and
councilman,
loma
and
councilman
carter
I'll,
add
to
that
too,
that
the
conversations
about
how
we
align
our
equity
inclusion
work
are
already
happening
right
now,
they're
happening
with
both
myself
and
the
director
of
educational
equity
in
the
school
district.
Previously
I
was
in
conversations
with
the
assistant
superintendent
about
how
we
can
do
this
for,
but,
as
councilmember
lohman
really
identified
that
school
district
got
really
busy
last
year,
and
so
those
conversations
were
not
continuing
legally,
but
we
planned
to
pick
those
back
up.
F
The
other
thing
that
I'll
add
particularly
councilman
carter
to
your
question,
is
that
we
did
have
members
of
the
school
board
at
the
office
of
educational
equity,
family
day
event,
and
so
I
think,
about
three
or
four
members
of
the
school
board
were
there,
and
so
they
had
an
opportunity
to
view
these
prototypes
next
slide.
Please,
and
so
now
we
turn
our
attention
to
the
category
of
neighborhood
and
built
environment,
and
here
the
disparity
that
we're
trying
to
solve
for
is
really
looking
at
home
ownership.
P
Councilmember
or
a
comment,
you
know
one
of
the
things
I've
always
liked
is
that
we
have
our
home
loan
program
and
that's
sustainable.
You
know,
because
the
money's
kind
of
come
back
into
that,
and
I'm
not
saying
that
this
necessarily
needs
to
be
set
up
that
way,
but
I'd
like
to
just
see
from
a
long-term
perspective,
if
we
go
down
this
route
that
that
we're
just
ensuring
that
that
we
have
long-term
sustainability
of
that
funding,
so
that
generations
over
generations
can
continue.
P
If
we
go
down
this
route
to
be
sure
that
we
are
always
able
to
close
that
equity
gap
within
the
city,
the
demographics
may
change,
but
that
our
commitment,
like
we
have
with
our
home
loan
program,
continues
on
into
the
future.
So
that's
just
one
comment
that
I
wanted
to
make
around
this
area.
I
know
there's
these.
These
dollars
are
identified
in
other
ones,
but
I
just
hope
that
we're
thinking
that
way
in
the
future.
F
F
F
However,
the
employment
rate
for
black
hispanics
and
other
races
is
doubled
out
of
our
white
households.
Additionally,
the
average
household
income
in
bloomington
is
right:
around
72
thousand
dollars,
asian
and
white
households
have
an
income.
That's
above
that
average
hispanic
households
have
a
median
income.
That's
about
fourteen
thousand
dollars.
Less
and
black
families
have
a
median
income,
that's
about
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
less
and
so
in
an
attempt
to
address
those
disparities.
F
In
bloomington
and
this
idea
happened
to
land
and
the
lab
of
our
community
development
director
and
it
really
took
on
a
life
of
its
own,
and
so
I
will
invite
our
community
development
director
carly
henderson,
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
about
what
the
small
business
resource
center
is
and
what
it
will
look.
Like
any
questions
about
that.
I
know
that
on
last
week
there
was
an
opportunity
at
the
account
counseling
doing
report
meeting
to
discuss
this.
So
maybe
everyone's
in
the
know.
But
if
there
are
any
questions
I'll
invite
carl.
F
F
For
with
this
work,
the
disparity
reduction
strategy
that
really
resonated
with
community
here
was
an
opportunity
to
build
on
the
success
of
our
embedded
social
worker
program
and
so
currently
in
bloomington.
We
have
social
workers
who
are
partnering
with
our
police
department
to
provide
some
necessary
services
to
our
community
members,
but
they
traditionally
provide
those
services
after
our
police
department
has
come
in
contact
with
the
individuals
who
are
in
need.
F
By
expanding
this
program,
we
really
will
be
looking
at
having
those
social
workers
respond
collaboratively
with
our
bloomington
police
officers
and
so
again
I'll
stop
to
pause
and
see.
If
there
are
any
questions
about
what
that
might
look
like,
and
I
will
invite
our
chief
of
police
like
hartley,
to
answer
any
questions
with
me
and
also
our
city
attorney.
F
F
So
when
we're
talking
about
the
disparities
in
income
and
housing
and
health,
we
recognize
that
those
disparities
are
the
results
of.
In
many
cases,
government,
station
inequalities,
exclusionary
policies,
practices
and
programs
and
those
things
have
a
historical
impact,
and
so,
although,
for
many
of
those
things,
the
policies
and
programs
and
practices
are
no
longer
in
place.
F
But
I'll
invite
you
to
think
about
this
with
me,
and
so
dr
jones
asked
us
to
imagine
two
flower
boxes,
one
with
new
nutrient,
rich
soil
and
another
that
has
some
really
poor
soil,
and
so
the
seeds
that
are
planted
in
the
pot
that
has
ritual
with
floras,
while
seas
and
the
poor
soul
will
struggle.
And
that
seems
pretty
simple
right.
But
it
goes
beyond
that
right.
F
So,
as
the
followers
go
to
see,
the
next
generation
will
drop
into
that
same
soul,
and
so,
if
they
were
rooted
in
a
ritual,
they'll
continue
to
flourish.
But
if
they
were
rooted
in
that
rocky
soul,
they'll
continue
to
struggle,
and
so,
as
this
happens
year
after
year,
one
box
of
flowers
will
always
be
more
vibrant
than
the
other
due
to
the
original
condition
of
the
soul.
F
So,
to
help
set
the
contents,
it's
important
to
note
that
we're
net
we're
not
just
trying
to
eliminate
the
gap
between
white
people
and
people
who
are
black
indigenous
of
people
of
color.
But
the
idea
here
is
that
we're
going
to
increase
success
for
all
groups
and
so
the
racial
equity,
strategic
planning
committee
staff
report.
It
identifies
prototypes
and
recommendations
that
will
result
in
improvement
for
all
groups,
but
in
doing
that
the
strategies
are
guided
by
those
who
are
most
directly
impacted
by
racial
disparities.
F
And
so
I
you
could
just
take
my
word
for
it
and
say:
hey
faith
says
that
these
things
that
we're
doing
are
going
to
benefit
everyone
or
you
could
turn
and
look
at
history.
And
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
everything
here
on
the
slide.
But
there
are
many
historical
examples
that
really
show
how,
when
we
are
intentional
about
addressing
inequities
for
a
targeted
group,
it
has
a
broader
impact
on
the
community.
I'll
highlight
the
ada
act,
which
mandated
changes
to
how
our
built
environment
is.
F
Next
slide,
please,
and
so
now,
I'm
going
to
just
dig
into
some
of
the
more
particular
impacts
of
the
work
that
we've
identified
here
in
the
priority
prototypes,
and
so
as
we
invest
in
public
health.
We
recognize
that
this
is
going
to
be
to
the
benefit
of
our
bad
talk:
community
members
who
really
rely
on
those
services,
but
it's
also
going
to
have
a
broader
impact
on
our
community.
F
We
recognize
that
when
the
members
of
our
community
who
are
taking
advantage
of
these
services,
many
because
they
don't
have
access
to
health
insurance
or
they
meet
a
certain
income
threshold.
Many
of
the
people
in
that
group
are
also
those
folks
who
are
our
front
line
workers
right
so
preparing
our
meals,
groceries
things
of
that
nature,
and
so,
as
we
have
a
more
healthy
community
and
a
more
healthy
workforce,
that's
really
going
to
lead
to
a
driving
economy
and
also
make
sure
that
the
people
that
they
come
in
contact
will
first
stay
and
healthy.
F
So
that's
one
way
that
this
priority
prototype
of
building
a
public
health
center
not
only
benefits
our
botox
community,
but
the
community
at
large.
Unless
I'll
turn.
My
attention
to
the
work
that
we're
doing
to
collaborate
with
the
school
district,
and
so
here
we're
going
to
be
very
intentional
about
engaging
on
a
regular
basis
and
in
doing
so,
we
hope
to
benefit
from
both
the
successes
and
failures
of
each
organization.
F
It's
also
a
benefit
to
our
community
at
large
because,
as
we
know,
the
educational
achievement
of
our
youth
really
affects
all
residents
and
businesses
throughout
the
community
oftentimes
when
people
are
looking
to
purchase
a
home.
One
of
the
first
questions
that
they
have
is
sort
of
what
is
the
school
district
like
and
sort
of?
What's
the
achievement
rates
within
that
school
district,
and
so
by
really
focusing
on
addressing
some
of
those
educational
achievement
and
equities
within
our
school
district
and
providing
opportunity
for
our
youth
we're
really
going
to
improve
our
community
at
large.
F
Not
only
are
we
going
to
help
them
and
their
growth
and
development
we're
also
going
to
help
bring
in
new
jobs
for
our
community
and,
of
course,
the
increased
tax
base
fees
into
the
local
community,
which
in
turn
supports
essential
services
in
schools.
So
that's
an
example
of
how
the
small
business
resource
center
will
not
only
benefit
those
who
are
taking
advantage
of
the
services,
but
the
broader
community
at
large
and
then.
F
F
And
so
we're
right
at
the
end
at
this
time,
I'm
just
going
to
summarize
the
next
steps
for
the
racial
agreement.
Strategic
planning
committee
work,
as
you
may
notice.
In
the
council
packet,
there
was
not
a
request
to
adopt
a
strategic
plan
and
that's
because
what
we
staff
intends
to
do
over
the
next
month
or
so
is
to
take
the
work
that's
outlined
in
the
racial
equity
business
plan,
which
really
focuses
on
our
internal
efforts
to
advance
racial
equity.
E
Thank
you,
mayor,
yeah,
too,
just
kind
of
high
level.
I
guess.
Obviously
this
has
kind
of
been
moving
from
the
plan
to
actualizing.
It
is
still
pretty
early
days
at
this
point
in
some
ways,
but
has
there
been
conversation
about
how
we
regionalize
some
of
this
impact,
because,
obviously
public
health
is
serving
multiple
communities?
The
economic
development
center
could
reach
beyond
just
bloomington
residents
and
getting
bloomington
businesses
started.
Has
was
there
kind
of
some
discussion
on
on
how
we
broaden
our
horizons
on
who
we're
reaching?
With
some
of
this.
F
Having
said
that,
I
think
it's
a
great
idea
and
something
we
could
definitely
explore.
I
am
in
a
communication
monthly
communication
with
my
counterparts
in
other
cities
and
so
there's
some
work
happening
in
those
conversations
to
think
about
how
we
create
a
unified
equity
and
inclusion
plan
for
the
region,
but
I
think
that
there's
definitely
an
opportunity
to
explore
what
you're
saying.
E
Yeah,
that's
I
got
to
imagine,
there's
a
whole
lot
of
cities
that
look
at
the
work.
You've
already
done
and
say
holy
cow,
that's
pretty
cool!
That's
a
cool
trail
that
you're
blazing
ready!
Another
quick
question.
So
I
I
early
on
in
the
presentation
you
noted
that
you
kind
of
separated
out
the
stuff
that
was
outside
of
the
scope
of
city
authority
is.
F
Mayor
busy,
councilman
martin,
I
think
that
there
are
some
things
that
may
outfit
that
category.
For
example,
there
was
a
recommendation
for
a
free
school
lunch,
and
so
that's
something
that's
outside
of
the
city's
authority.
But
it's
my
understanding
that
there
are
efforts
been
made
through
the
legislative
letter
to
really
push
for
that,
and
so
that
possibly
may
be
something
that
we
could
recommend
ourselves
to
our
support
behind.
So
I
think
there
are
some
examples
of
that
and
then
there
are
other
things.
P
Oh,
the
mayor
and
faith,
I
just
think
this
is
just
incredible
well
when
you
think
about
this.
This
whole
thing
here
I
think
about
that-
that
the
video
that
you
shared
with
us
earlier
with
the
little
the
young
woman
there
with
the
red
mask
you
know
talking
about
you
know
being
a
part
of
this
process.
P
We
did
with
them
all,
and
so
I
just
I
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
you
know
what
this
becomes
of
bloomington.
I
remember
we
had
a
conference
here
in
st
paul.
I
think
the
city
manager
was
a
part
of
the
training
that
it
helped
to
bring
some
folks
to
bloomington
to
see
them
all
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
and
I
remember
a
young
woman,
stopping
me
on
the
on
the
street.
You
know
at
the
end
of
the
presentation
and
I'll,
never
forget
this.
You
know
she
goes.
P
You
know
I
just
love
bloomington,
all
the
things
that
you're
doing
there
in
bloomington.
I
tell
you
I
can't
get
into
bloomington.
I
can't
move
there.
You
know
it
doesn't
really
matter
what
she
what
she
looked
like,
but
you
know
you
know
mayor.
You
talked
about
it
before
you
know
making
this
a
community
of
choice.
P
You
know
and
one
of
your
your
kind
of
thing,
and
I
really
think
that
this
is
about
what
we're
trying
to
do
here,
and
I
just
love
the
symbolism
of
the
flower,
because
that
talks
about
the
health
of
our
environment,
the
health
of
people
and
the
sustainability
and
really
the
equity
that
that
folks
are
are
going
to
be
able
to
do
this.
So
I
just
I'm
just
glad
to
be.
P
You
know
next
to
a
bunch
of
folks
who,
who
think
that
this
is
important
and
want
to
do
this
to
this
city
and
I'm
just
glad
to
be
along
for
the
ride.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
and
my
colleagues
who
are
committed
to
this
effort,
and
I
just
can't
wait
to
see
you
know
what
this
looks
like.
You
know
what
what
what
those
people
who
can't
or
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
be
here
in
bloomington.
H
And
council
members,
council,
member
lohman,
I
I
appreciate
those
remarks
and
just
to
further
emphasize
how
relevant
the
work
that
that
faith
in
the
committee
did
as
well
as
the
comments
you're
making
and
just
this
morning
I
had
conversations
with
two
separate
individuals,
both
of
whom
live
in
bloomington,
both
of
whom
are
renters
and
are
looking
to
buy
a
home
here,
because
this
is
where
their
community
is.
This
is
where
they,
this
is
where
they
spend
their
time.
H
This
is
where
they're
you
know
where
their
social
activities
occur
and
both
of
whom
are
are
squarely
middle
class
and
and
are
pre-approved
for
x
amount
of
money
for
a
mortgage,
and
they
they
can't
find
a
home
right
now,
and
so
it's
a
you
know.
Some
of
it
is
just
the
dynamics
of
the
market,
but
some
of
it
is
just
the
the
challenges
that
bipac
communities
encounter
when
they're
trying
to
move
into
home
ownership
opportunities
as
well.
H
C
C
Is
you
know
what
beyond
just
sort
of
stopping
the
the
you
know,
stopping
the
the
the
the
the
basis
for
these
disparities?
But
what
are
we
doing
to
address
them
to
to
close
the
gaps,
and
so
I
thought
that
was
just
a
really
really
powerful
metal
metaphor
there,
and
you
know
you
you
have
this
way.
I
feel
like
every
time
you
come
before
us.
You
anticipate
exactly
what
I
want
to
say,
which
is
which
is
good,
but
also
a
little
annoying
to
be
honest,
but.
F
C
C
It's
it's
easy
for
us
to
sort
of
take
some
of
that
for
granted,
but
it
is
important
to
talk
about
why
this
is
important
for
the
broader
community,
and
you
know
I
mean
how
many
of
us
have
gotten
emails
or
phone
calls
about.
We
need
to
support
small
and
locally
owned
businesses.
This
speaks
directly
to
that.
How
many
of
us
have
gotten
emails
or
phone
calls
about?
We
need
more.
C
We
need
to
support
single
family
homing
homes
and,
and
we
need
to
get
more
people
into
you,
know
out
of
out
of
rental
and
into
into
home
ownership.
This
speaks
directly
to
that.
How
many
of
us
have
heard
about
crime
and
what
are
we
doing
to
address
crime?
This
speaks
directly
to
that,
and
so
you
know.
I
think
this
is
just
really
really
critical
work
and
I,
I
think
we
we
know
how
important
this
is
for
the
entire
community
and
just
keep
up
the
good
work.
Really.
C
A
E
M
M
F
Thank
you.
So
thank
you
all
for
the
compliments
for
the
work
and
echoed
the
thanks
to
staff,
particularly
members
of
our
executive
leadership
team,
who
were
attending
those
meetings
and
supporting
this
work
in
the
community,
and
I
just
want
to
end
by
saying
that,
for
me
at
least
it's
not
often
that
I
think
of
being
involved
in
work
and
government
that
really
sort
of
transitions
into
something
tangible
quickly.
And
I
don't
know
if
that's
a
shared
experience.
C
F
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
members.
The
this
last
item
is
actually
just
a
nice
segue
into
what's
coming
up
for
the
council
in
the
next
couple
weeks,
so
I
just
want
to
remind
everybody
that
next
week
we
have
a
focused
meeting
around
our
budget
as
we
try
to
as
we
try
to
land
on
what
the
what
the
right
property
tax
levy
will
be
for
adoption
in
december.
H
I
also
want
to
note
that
the
truth
and
taxation
statements
are
hitting
mailboxes
right
now.
So,
if
you
do
receive
constituent
calls,
please
do
not
hesitate
them
to
send,
send
them
to
staff
we're
more
than
happy
to
answer
questions,
or
at
least
get
you
the
information.
You
need
to
answer,
questions
that
you
might
receive
and
we'll
have
much
more
information
for
folks
in
the
next
couple
weeks.