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From YouTube: December 7, 2020 Bloomington City Council Meeting
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Bloomington Minnesota City Council Meeting
A
Good
evening,
everyone
and
welcome
this
is
the
december
7th
2020
bloomington
city
council
meeting
I'd
like
to
call
them
meeting
to
order
and
start
the
meeting,
as
we
always
do
with
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
If
you'd
please
stand
and
join
me
in
the
pledge
of
allegiance,
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
united
states
of
america
and
to
the
republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation,
under
god,
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
A
Thank
you
all,
as
I
said
good
evening,
and
welcome
welcome
to
every
all
the
members
of
the
public
watching
this
evening
important
meeting
this
evening.
I
hope
you're
joining
us
and
tuning
in,
for,
as
I
said,
this
important
meeting,
which
includes
our
truth
and
taxation
hearing.
So
we're
glad
to
have
you
here
with
us
this
evening
as
we
get
started,
ms
christensen,
if
you
could,
please
call
the
role
of
the
city
council.
A
A
A
A
We
we
did
not
get
the
documents
finalized,
that
we
need
to
have
for
item
610
to
be
finalized
and
to
be
approved,
and
so
what
I
would
like
to
do
is
pull
that
from
the
consent
agenda
and
hold
it
until
a
date
unknown
at
this
time,
so
like
to
pull
out
item
6.10
off
the
consent
agenda.
As
a
change
to
the
agenda
council.
Are
there
any
further
changes.
A
A
E
A
Aye
motion
carries
6-0;
we
do
have
an
agenda
for
this
evening.
Item
five
on
our
agenda
is
our
introductory
items
and
item.
5.1
is
a
cloven
19
organization
and
public
health
update,
and
we
have
asked
dr
nick
kelly
to
join
us
at
the
first
meeting
of
every
month
to
give
us
an
update
of
of
the
status
of
kobit
19
in
the
city
of
bloomington
and
within
the
organization
of
the
city
of
bloomington.
So
good
evening,
dr
kelly,
and
welcome.
D
Good
evening
mayor
council
members,
the
united
states
remains
on
a
dangerous
trajectory
with
kobit
19
cases.
Yesterday
the
cdc
reported
two
thousand
three
hundred
and
ten
new
deaths
and
two
hundred
and
six
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
two
new
cases
of
covid19
we've
now
lost
over
280
135
fellow
americans
to
covet
19.
D
Several
weeks,
challenging
november
saw
the
highest
number
of
cases
2248
hospitalizations
119,
in
deaths
23
in
bloomington,
since
this
pandemic
started.
We
know
that
hospitalizations
and
deaths
are
lagging
indicators,
so
we
expect
those
numbers
to
continue
to
go
up.
Given
our
current
high
case
numbers
for
each
hospitalization,
you
have
the
added
challenge
of
a
loved
one
being
hospitalized
without
family
present.
The
same
holds
true
for
most
deaths
of
a
loved
one,
with
minimal
contact
with
a
family
member
and
often
a
prolonged
stay
in
the
hospital.
D
This
is
followed
by
a
covet,
19
compliant
funeral,
a
brief
goodbye
and
the
concerns
that
an
event
may
have
caused
others
to
get
sick
words
really
don't
begin
to
describe
the
pain
and
suffering
these
families
are
going
through.
Unfortunately,
we
know
more
of
our
neighbors
are
going
to
experience
this
pain
in
the
coming
weeks.
D
All
of
us
are
being
impacted
by
covad
19,
but
we're
not
being
impacted.
Equally,
the
median
age
of
case
is
38
for
hospitalization
it
is
63
and
for
deaths
it
is
84..
Kova
19
is
continuing
to
impact
our
older
adults.
Profoundly
many
of
our
older
adults
are
also
dealing
with
the
social
isolation
as
they
take
steps
to
protect
themselves.
D
D
ovid
public
health
will
continue
to
focus
on
how
we
support
everyone
in
our
community,
especially
our
older
adults
and
our
bipod
community.
While
our
current
reality
is
challenging,
there's
a
lot
to
look
forward
to
right.
Now
we
have
two
vaccines.
We
expect
to
be
impacting
operations
in
the
coming
weeks.
It
is
likely
by
the
next
update
I'll,
give
you
that
we
will
have
two
vaccines
being
administered
to
tier
1a
populations
in
minnesota,
healthcare
workers
and
long-term
care
residents.
D
These
vaccines
work
incredibly
well
and
are
safe.
It's
astonishing
to
think
that
we're
talking
about
a
vaccine
for
coven
19
already,
that's
an
amazing
win
for
science.
Manufacturers
were
able
to
get
a
jump
start
in
developing
a
coved
19
vaccine
because
they
were
able
to
use
research
and
vaccine
technology
developed
over
the
last
decades.
D
Usually,
manufacturers
have
to
wait
until
a
vaccine.
They
know,
is
going
to
be
approved
and
start
producing
it.
The
federal
government
stepped
in
this
time
and
paid
for
the
production
of
vaccines.
So
as
soon
as
they
are
approved,
they
will
be
ready
to
be
used
so
supply.
A
vaccine
is
already
starting
to
show
up
in
places
expecting
the
approval.
Tomorrow
of
the
pfizer
vaccine
from
the
fda,
the
same
safety
expectations
we
have
for
all
vaccines
apply
to
cobit
19
vaccines.
D
They
have
to
be
safe,
pure
and
effective.
The
mrna
vaccines
that
we're
looking
at
seeing
licensed
are
authorized
under
the
emergency
use.
Authorization
process
are
incredible.
I
am
looking
forward
to
seeing
their
impact
in
the
community
and
looking
forward
to
getting
it
when
I
am
allowed
to
get
it
based
on
our
prioritization.
D
These
vaccines
will
be
another
tool
in
our
toolbox
and
our
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
It'll
take
some
time
for
us
to
roll
out
the
vaccine
to
everyone
who
wants
it.
So
we
have
to
stay
vigilant
with
our
practices
of
social
distancing
masking
and
hand
washing
for
a
while
longer
vaccines
are
the
exit
strategy
for
this
pandemic,
and
as
we
prepare
for
that
exit,
we
need
to
be
diligent
to
make
sure
as
few
of
our
neighbors
as
possible,
get
coveted
in
the
coming
months.
A
Thank
you,
dr
kelly.
I
think
your
your
words
there
to
to
stay
vigilant
and
to
maintain
what
we've
been
doing.
Despite
that
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
to
maintain
the
the
the
face
coverings
social
distancing
hand,
washing
all
that
we've
been
doing
so
far
is
just
going
to
be
so
important
as
we
head
into
the
next
90
days
as
we
move
through
this
winter
through
this
very
dark
time,
and
I
agree
completely
that
we've
got
a
possibility.
A
A
A
F
F
We
had
over
the
past
couple
months,
a
number
of
employees
that
had
started
returning
to
the
workplace
more
frequently,
and
so
employees
were
directed
back
to
work
from
home
for
those
who
could
and
we
took
the
additional
measure
of
requiring
employees
to
wear
face
masks
at
all
times,
while
inside
a
city
facility
or
when
working
outside.
If
six
feet
of
physical
distance
couldn't
be
maintained.
This
was
an
extra
step
beyond
what
we
did
earlier
in
the
year.
We
felt
the
increasing
caseload
and
the
concern
for
safety
of
our
employees
warranted
that
action.
A
A
I
apologize.
We
do
need
a
resolution
to
affirm
the
emergency
actions
undertaken
by
the
city
manager,
so
moved
a
motion
by
council
member
colter.
Do
we
have
a
second
second
second
by
council
member
carter,
to
approve
the
resolution
affirming
the
emergency
actions
undertaken
by
the
city
manager
council?
Any
further
discussions
hearing
none
ms
christensen.
A
E
B
H
B
A
Motion
carries
6-0.
Thank
you,
ms
mandersched,
for
keeping
me
in
check.
I
appreciate
it
now
moving
on
to
item
5.3,
which
is
our
proclamation
for
this
evening.
It's
a
proclamation
for
human
rights
day,
which
is
december,
10th
2020
and
I
will
read
the
proclamation
and
then
talk
about
it.
Just
a
little
bit.
A
Not
therefore
be
it
resolved
that
I
tim
bussey,
mayor
of
the
city
of
bloomington
minnesota,
do
hereby
proclaim
december
10.
2020
is
human
rights
day
and
ask
all
residents
to
continue
their
efforts
in
making
bloomington
a
model
for
fair
and
equal
rights
for
all
persons
signed
this
day.
The
7th
of
december
2020.
A
so
december
10th,
you
may
wonder
why
december
10th?
Why
is
that
human
rights
day
it's?
It
was
chosen,
as
in
in
commemoration
of
december
10
1948,
which
was
when
the
united
nations
general
assembly
adopted
and
proclaimed
the
universal
declaration
of
human
rights
and
that
universal
declaration
of
human
rights
came
directly
from
the
experience
of
world
war
ii.
A
So
you
may
not
know
that
the
human
rights
commission
has
been
serving
the
city
of
bloomington
for
52
years.
Think
about
that
52
years
back
in
the
late
60s,
the
city
of
bloomington
had
the
foresight
to
adopt
to
put
together
a
human
rights
commission,
and
our
commission
advises
the
city
council,
ensuring
that
all
citizens
have
equal
opportunities
in
employment,
in
housing,
public
accommodation,
public
services
and
education
and
in
other
affairs
as
they
see
fit,
that
affect
the
social
well-being
of
the
community
and
our
award
that
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
this
evening.
A
The
omar
bondaroo
award
is
named
after
the
commission's
first
chairperson
named
omar
bondarood.
It
was
first
awarded
in
1974
and
it's
been
presented
annually
since
that
time
tonight
we're
going
to
be
presenting
two
awards:
the
2020
recipients,
our
derringer
functions
and
karem
law
in
the
law
firm
here
in
bloomington.
I'd
like
to
invite
our
human
rights
commission,
chairperson
molly
bosu,
to
join
me
for
this
presentation
and
to
introduce
our
recipients
chairperson,
bosu
good
evening,
and
welcome.
B
B
I
I
I
I
look
at
myself
as
a
role
model,
I'm
a
father.
First,
I
have
three
children
and
I
have
a
19
year
old
son.
I
try
to
be
a
positive
fixture,
not
just
in
his
life
but
in
to
those
who
I
come
in
contact
with.
While
here
I
interact
with
the
students
and
I
try
to
lead
by
example-
it's
a
not
very
easy
at
times
and
with
the
last
six
months
it
has
definitely
been
a
new
experience
not
just
for
them,
but
for
myself
as
well.
I
I
I
went
to
the
administration
of
my
building
and
ran
some
ideas
by
them
and
they
supported
me
with
that
and
thus
gave
me
the
confidence
to
speak
up,
and
there
are
things
that
bloomington
public
schools
will
be
doing
in
the
future
to
better
make
people
feel
more
accepted,
whether
it's
with
the
staff,
whether
it's
students
and
as
the
community
as
a
whole.
I
have
the
opportunity
to
dispel
myths
and
stereotypes
that
society
has
put
on
black
men
and
I'm
not
trying
to
be
a
martyr.
I
When
I
did
hear
that
I
had
been
nominated
and
then
I
was
receiving
this
award,
it's
very
humbling.
I
have
been
working
with
youth
for
the
better
part
of
my
life
and
to
be
recognized
for
my
efforts.
It
means
a
lot,
I'm
very
honored,
that
the
people
that
I
do
work
with
value.
What
I
do
bring.
This
is
not
something
that
I
take
lightly.
It
is
a
responsibility,
and
it
is
something
that
I
definitely
although
receiving
this
award.
It's
not
something
that
I'm
going
to
stop
doing.
J
J
We
help
long-time
permanent
residents
of
the
united
states
become
citizens
of
this
country,
and
we
also
help
individuals
who
are
facing
possible
harm
or
hardships
if
they
are
returned
to
their
home
country
to
be
able
to
potentially
stay
here.
I
have
been
doing
this
work
for
28
years
for
the
last
25
years,
we've
been
working
here
in
bloomington
and
I'll
tell
you
that
we've
seen
lots
of
changes
in
immigration
over
those
years
and
there
isn't
a
day.
I
come
to
work
where
I
don't
feel
like.
G
The
reason
that
I'm
also
passionate
about
what
I
do
is
that
I
work
with
a
dynamic
group
of
people
here
at
karam
law
that
are
also
passionate
about
what
they
do
and
that
passion
is
definitely
contagious
and
when
an
individual
wins
a
case
or
is
successful
in
being
able
to
stay
here
or
bring
their
family
here.
We
all
celebrate.
J
Honestly,
I
feel
very
humbled
by
the
city
of
bloomington
recognizing
what
we
are
doing
here:
the
idea
that
immigrants
are
deserving
of
an
equal
platform
to
be
entering
our
workforce
and
and
to
be
together
with
their
families,
creating
strong
families
and
strong
communities
together
and
our
city
of
bloomington
valuing
the
work
we
do
is
really
rewarding
and
it
fulfills
us
and
the
people
that
come
here
to
work
every
day.
They
come
here
with
a
passion
for
helping
others
and
to
recognize
that
through
our
omar
bonder
road
award
is
such
a
great
reward
for
us.
B
I
Excuse
me,
thank
you
good
evening,
america,
city,
council
members.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
city's
human
rights
commission
for
selecting
me
for
this
prestigious
honor,
the
omar
bonda
road
human
rights
award.
I
am
deeply
humbled
and
honored.
I
want
to
thank
nick
vogel
for
recommending
me.
In
addition,
my
building
principal
megan,
wilbury,
ashley,
modric
assistant
principal,
and
for
believing
in
me
and
supporting
me
my
fiance
bridget,
who
pushed
me
this
summer
and
without
her
nudging
I
would
have
kind
of
sat
back.
A
I
I
A
lot
of
people
and-
and
that
is
important
for
me-
and
I
think
it
is-
will
be
important
for
our
young
generation
coming
up
in
the
future.
I'm
just
grateful
and
I,
as
I
said
I'm
this
is
not
something
that
I
take
lightly.
It's
a
very
important
recognition
and
I
just
want
to
say
you
know,
I'm
being
recognized
for
something
that
I've
done
for
the
better
part
of
my
life
from
day
one.
I
I
A
So
when
we
get
a
chance,
this
is
the
plaque
that
you
will
be
getting
and
can
display
there.
It
is
you
can
display
it
in
your
office
and
I
hope
you
do
proudly,
and
I
hope,
whenever
somebody
asks
you
about
it,
when
one
of
your
students
sees
it
and
asks
you
about
it,
you
can
tell
them
it's
because
you
do
outstanding
work.
You
do
outstanding
service
and
human
rights
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
so
thank
you
very
much,
derringer
funches.
Thank
you.
Congratulations.
J
J
Over
25
years
ago,
I
picked
bloomington
as
the
community
to
open
my
immigration
service
office
and
we
presently
serve
over
500
immigrant
families
or
their
employers.
Each
year
when
I
started
my
day-to-day,
I
was
driving
past
the
mall
of
america
at
that
intersection
where
they
have
the
american
flag,
and
I
noticed
that
it
was
at
half-mast,
and
it
reminded
me
of
the
fact
that
we
are
on
the
anniversary
today
of
the
pearl
harbor
attack,
which
really
did
trigger
our
entry
into
world
war
ii
and
for
many
of
our
people
that
we
represent.
J
A
Well,
thank
you
leslie
and
congratulations
to
quran
law
and
to
your
entire
team
there.
I
know
it's
a
it's
absolutely
and
certainly
a
team
effort,
and
I
I'm
glad
that
25
years
ago
you
did
choose
bloomington
as
a
place
to
open
your
law
office.
I
know
that
we're
a
better
place
for
it
and
appreciate
the
work
that
you've
done
again.
Here
is
the
plaque
that
we
will
be
delivering
to
you
and
frankly,
after
watching
that
short
piece,
your
office
looks
like
it
could
be
a
international
museum
of
art.
A
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
for
our
immigrant
community
and
thanks
for
the
work
that
you
do
to
show
that
that
bloomington
is
a
welcoming
place,
that
it
is
a
place
where
people
can
find
a
home
that
it's
a
place
where
people
can
build
a
family,
build
a
career,
build
a
life
and
that
that
there
are
resources
within
this
community
to
help
them
in
that
in
that
endeavor
and
you're
an
important
part
of
that,
and
we
do
greatly
appreciate
it.
So
congratulations
to
karam
law!
Congratulations!
Leslie!
A
B
You're
inspired
by
no
thank
you.
Thank
you
yeah.
We
just
want
to
say
once
again
congratulations
on
behalf
of
the
entire
human
rights
commission.
We
are
inspired
by
all
of
the
work
that
you
guys
do
me
personally,
as
a
teacher
myself
and
especially
as
a
teacher
working
with
many
immigrant
families.
The
work
that
you
both
do
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
and
I
appreciate
this
meal
to
hear
you
guys
stories
and
be
inspired
by
everything
that
you
do
so.
Thank
you
so
much
and
congratulations.
A
Absolutely
congratulations
derringer
and
to
karamallah
thanks.
So
very
much
and
again
our
thanks
to
our
human
rights
commission
that
for
52
years,
has
done
this
type
of
work
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington
and
recognizes
the
great
work
that
goes
on
in
the
city
of
bloomington.
So
molly,
please
pass
our
thanks
on
to
the
rest
of
the
commission
members
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
that
commission
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
you
again
after
the
new
year.
Thank
you
very
much
council
anything
to
add
to
this.
A
A
A
As
I
said,
this
is
this:
is
a
public
hearing?
We've
got
a
presentation,
we're
going
to
be
hearing
from
from
our
budget
manager,
carrie
carlson,
and
this
then
we'll
open
it
up.
As
a
public
hearing,
we've
been
discussing
this
over
the
past
couple
of
meetings
with
within
the
council
and
we'll
be
looking
to
move
this
forward
this
evening,
if
at
all
possible,
but
I
will
turn
it
over
now
to
ms
carlson
good
evening.
Ms
carlson
welcome.
K
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
and
council.
So
this
is
the
presentation
for
the
2021
general
fund
budget
and
tax
levy
for
our
annual
truth
and
taxation.
Public
hearing
over
19
has
had
a
major
impact
on
the
city's
budget,
as
it
has
significantly
impacted
the
hospitality
and
entertainment
industry,
which
has
meant
millions
of
dollars
not
being
generated
from
local
lodging
and
admission
tax
revenues.
K
We've
carefully
analyzed
city
services
for
efficiencies
and
reduced
budget
expenses
were
possible.
We
are
drawing
down,
fund
reserves
were
available
and
then,
in
conjunction
with
that
earlier
this
spring.
As
you
know,
the
council
appointed
a
community
budget
advisory
committee
of
nine
residents
who
had
not
or
have
knowledge
of
municipal
budgets
in
city
government
and
the
committee
met
regularly
with
staff
from
june
through
october,
pretty
much
weekly
on
wednesday
evenings
with
all
of
the
meetings
publicly
televised
and
recorded,
and
they
studied
the
city's
budget
and
services.
K
The
proposed
2021
tax
levy
and
budget
has
four
core
values:
it
honors
the
work
of
the
community
budget
advisory
committee
and
the
perspective
of
residents
impacted
by
these
decisions.
For
example,
the
committee
was
focused
on
preserving
the
core
functions
of
government,
with
special
emphasis
on
not
making
reductions
that
would
impact
public
safety.
K
K
I
want
to
point
out
that
the
main
reason
for
the
increase
in
program
and
grant
revenue,
as
well
as
a
corresponding
increase
in
community
services
expenditures,
is
due
to
moving
the
public
health
special
revenue
fund
to
the
general
fund,
so
that
all
public
health
revenues
and
expenditures
are
in
one
place
going
forward.
But
the
net
effect
of
that
move
into
the
general
fund
is
zero
dollars.
K
K
K
And
on
this
slide,
it
shows
that
1.37
cents
per
month,
the
recommended
2.75
tax
levy,
that's
highlighted
in
yellow
for
the
city,
is
a
reduction
from
the
five
percent
preliminary
tax
levy
that
was
set
by
the
council
in
september
and
for
the
median
value
home.
As
I
said,
that
is
1.37
month
increase
for
the
city
taxes,
but
this
slide
is
showing
the
impacts
of
the
other
taxing
jurisdictions.
K
So
you
can
see
for
the
county.
Hennepin
county
has
adopted
a
flat
or
zero
percent,
no
low
increase,
preliminary
tax
levy,
the
bloomington
school
district
adopted
a
2.8
preliminary
tax
levy
increase,
and
so
when
you're,
including
all
the
taxing
jurisdictions,
a
2.75
increase
by
the
city
and
that's
highlighted
at
the
bottom,
with
all
of
the
tax
and
jurisdictions,
is
actually
an
overall
reduction
of
four
dollars
and
23
cents
per
month
for
the
median
value
home
and
that
overall
reduction.
K
K
The
share
of
the
property
tax
limit
to
a
renter
is
estimated
to
be
an
increase
of
6.58
a
month
with
all
of
the
taxing
jurisdictions,
and
this
is
an
example
of
tax
impacts
in
specific
assessing
districts
across
the
city.
We've
expanded
that
last
slide,
just
knowing
that
not
everyone
in
bloomington
lives
in
a
median
value
home.
K
So
these
are
examples
from
the
assessing
department
showing
different
assessing
districts
in
district
one,
two,
three
and
four,
and
what
you
can
see
at
the
bottom,
with
a
total
tax
impact,
is
that
it
varies
greatly
across
the
city.
It
is
impacted
by
the
market,
valuation
property
valuation
and
then
also
how
it
changed
from
the
previous
year.
K
K
However,
at
this
time
it
does
look
reasonable
to
forecast
a
budget
that
can
be
effectively
met
with
no
change
or
minimal
change
to
the
tax
levy,
so
zero
percent,
the
market
value
adjustments
for
pay
2022
are
expected
to
see
roughly
a
six
percent
increase
for
the
median
value
home
and
as
much
as
a
ten
percent
decline
for
commercial
industrial
properties.
So
this
will
result
in
a
tax
based
shift,
placing
a
greater
burden
on
single
family
homeowners.
K
So
these
last
two
slides
I
have
here
are
just
sharing
information
about
the
state
of
minnesota's
property
tax
refund
program,
and
I
just
want
to
point
out
it's
available
to
both
homeowners
and
renters
and
that
the
due
date
is
august
15th.
But
you
can
file
up
to
one
year
after
the
due
date,
and
this
next
site
has
tables
of
for
homeowners
and
renters,
showing
the
amount
of
refunds
that
could
be
available
based
on
income
and
amount
of
property,
taxes
or
rent
paid.
C
C
We
spoke
last
week
during
the
study
meeting
about
funding
the
motor
vehicle
for
at
least
six
months,
but
because
the
numbers
don't
change
on
motor
vehicle
from
what
it
was
to
today's
presentation,
it's
hard
to
tell
what
the
plan
is.
So,
could
you
inform
us
of
what
the
current
plans
are
or
possibly
pass
the
baton
off
to
the
council
or
the
city
manager
or
the
assistant
city
manager?
Thank
you.
F
Mr
mayor
and
council
members
I'll
go
ahead,
so
the
recommendation
from
the
city
manager
is
that
the
that
we
maintain
the
operation
of
the
motor
vehicle
office
through
the
end
of
march.
That
will
allow
us
the
time
to
coordinate
with
the
state
on
the
process
to
see
if
there's
an
interested
party
that
is
wanting
to
come
into
the
area
and
continue
to
serve
the
community
rather
than
just
shutting
the
office
and
then
working
through
the
process.
F
We
do
not
have
that
included
in
the
in
the
levy
for
2021
and
we
believe
there's
enough
reserve
enough
working
capital
within
that
fund
balance
that
we'll
be
able
to
operate
the
operation
until
the
the
time
that
it
would
close.
If
that's
the
decision-
and
I
guess
I
could
answer
any
other
questions-
might
have
that's
clear.
E
Thank
you
mayor,
just
as
a
brief
follow-up
to
that,
because
I,
I
am
sure
I'm
gonna
get
asked
about
it
and
I'm
sure
others
will
as
well.
Could
you
city
manager?
Could
you
maybe
walk
through
what
I
mean
what
happens
on?
I
guess
it
wouldn't
so
much
be
march
31st.
This
is
april
1st
of
next
year.
You
know,
if
I
mean
I,
I
think,
you're
probably
correct
in
in
saying
that
it's
that's
not
necessarily
going
to
be
enough
time
for
a
complete
handover.
F
F
F
So
it's
not
it's
not
an
annual
service
that
most
people
are
needing.
The
richfield
motor
vehicle
office
has
a
limited
service,
so
they
do.
They
do
provide
the
the
tab,
renewal
and
motor
vehicle
services.
They
also
issue
duplicate
licenses,
replacing
a
loss
license
or
an
address
change,
so
that
available
is
also
accessible
in
richfield.
So
there
are
nearby
options
for
customers
in
the
event
that
the
motor
vehicle
office
in
bloomington
closes
for
for
all
of
the
services
that
we
provide.
E
E
What
I
mean,
what
is
the
next
step
from
sort
of
our
perspective
as
the
city
council
or
from
city
governance,
because
I
I
mean
I
I
guess
my
question
is:
are
we
going
to
have
a
chance
to
sort
of
reevaluate
this
decision
or
by
adopting
this
budget
here
tonight?
Are
we
saying
come
april
first
of
next
year,
if
nobody
else
is
doing
it,
motor
vehicles
close
it.
F
Mayor
and
council
council
member
coulter-
yes,
that
would
that
would
be
the
anticipation,
so
the
process-
and
I
shared
this
before
that-
it's
good
that
if
people
are
tuning
in
they
hear
it
again
and
chris
wilson,
the
assistant
city
manager,
can
share
more.
If
I
don't
have
all
of
the
high
points
here,
we
would
issu,
we
would
send
a
letter
to
the
state
of
minnesota,
letting
them
know
that
we
are
not
whether
we
are
abandoning
our
deputy
registrar
designation.
F
F
There
are
a
number
within
10
miles
and
they
would
have
to
consent
to
that
operator.
If
they,
if
they
do
consent,
then
a
private
operator
could
establish
a
business
here.
If
they
don't
consent,
then
they
probably
wouldn't
receive
the
deputy
registrar
and
I've
been
making
calls
and
having
conversation
with
their
colleagues
in
these
other
communities
just
to
make
them
aware
that
we
are
in
this
process
and
that
that
may
be
a
request
that
comes
across
their
desk.
At
some
point.
E
A
If
you
have
questions,
if
you
have
concerns,
please
do
call
in
a
couple
of
things
that
we're
going
to
do
here
I'll,
be
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
limit
testimony
to
three
minutes
per
person
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
an
opportunity
to
do
this
and
we
don't.
We
don't
go
too
far
and
too
deep
into
the
weeds
here
and
too
late
into
the
evening.
A
L
H
A
H
Good
evening,
thank
you,
mayor
betsy.
This
is
ann
holzman,
mayor
council
and
staff.
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
the
hard
work
that
has
gone
into
this
proposal.
I'm
feeling
inspired
by
those
videos
about
the
bond
road
awards
assist
recipients.
This
is
a
city
worth
investing
in
I'm
one
of
many
bloomington
homeowners
whose
taxes
would
go
down
even
with
the
maximum
levy
increase
that
council
adopted
in
september.
I
would
gladly
pay
more
to
maintain
our
quality
of
life,
especially
our
parks
and
our
arts
organizations.
H
A
H
A
A
L
F
L
There
was
a
time
for
many
years
when
the
fees
collected
through
the
motor
vehicle
office
covered
fully
the
cost
of
providing
that
service,
and
in
some
years
they
generated
more
revenue
than
it
cost
to
operate
the
office.
However,
the
state
only
approves
as
fee
increases
every
few
years.
It's
been
many
years
and
they
have
not
allowed
the
fees
to
keep
up
with
the
cost
of
running
the
office.
L
Therefore,
for
the
last
several
years,
the
city
has
been
transferring
money
into
the
motor
vehicle
fund
from
some
other
source.
For
many
years
we
transferred
in
revenue
we
received
from
providing
passport
services,
even
though
passport
services
are
provided
elsewhere.
In
the
city,
by
different
staff,
when
that
became
no
longer
enough
to
cover
the
gap,
then
we
started
transferring
property
tax
dollars
as
well
or
reserves
from
other
funds
to
support
the
operation.
So,
to
answer
the
question,
we
do
not
receive
any
money
from
hennepin
county.
H
A
H
H
H
Thank
you.
My
name
is
elise
balderrama.
I
use
she
her
hers,
pronouns.
Thank
you
mayor
and
city
council.
I
have
been
getting
more
involved
with
bloomington
government
in
the
last
few
years
by
researching
city
council,
mayor
and
school
board
candidates
and
voting
this
year
with
the
killing
of
george
floyd
and
the
long-standing
structural
and
systemic
racism
in
minnesota,
with
our
horrible
racial
disparities
and
racial
injustice.
I
knew
I
needed
to
do
more
seeing
faith
jackson
joined
the
city
has
inspired
me
also.
She
is
a
phenomenal
leader.
I
knew
I
could
get
behind.
H
H
A
A
L
A
A
A
E
B
E
B
A
Aye
motion
carries
6-0,
so
council,
as
I
said
we've
we
have
talked
about
this.
We've
gone
through
it
in
a
study
meeting
and
I
think
a
couple
of
other
meetings
talk
through
some
of
the
details
here
within
our
our
levy
and
our
budget
as
changes,
I'm
sure
you
look
through
it,
but
the
changes
that
we
that
have
we
suggested
last
time
and
and
are
reflected,
I
think,
in
this
budget
they're
in
yellow.
A
I
think
eight
is
what
we
originally
had
talked
about,
but
we,
the
number
that
we
settled
on
was
nine,
so
council
questions
comments.
Thoughts
on
this,
as
we
are
to
this
point
in
the
discussion
for
the
budget
and
to
this
point
in
our
discussion
about
not
only
the
levy
but
the
budget,
what
it
means
for
services
and
so
on.
Looking
for
thoughts
or
questions
additional
concerns,
as
we
move
forward
on.
A
M
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor.
I
guess
kind
of
following
up
on
some
of
the
comments
earlier.
It's
just
wondering
on
that
dmv
portion.
If
that
was
something
that
we
weren't
prepared
to
move
forward
with
tonight.
What
would
that
process?
Maybe
look
like
what
would
the
budget
implications
be?
What
would
the
levy
implications
be?
F
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
members,
council,
member
nelson,
you
know
I
I
think
the
the
downside
of
not
making
an
up
or
down
decision
at
this
point
in
time
is,
is
going
to
be
particularly
hard
on
the
employees
over
there.
Recognizing
that
this
has
been
a
topic
of
discussion
going
back
to
april,
and
you
know
we
we
can
continue
to
leave
it
as
an
open
issue,
but
it
creates
a
lot
of
uncertainty
for
the
staff,
and
I
think
that
would
be
regrettable.
F
F
You
know
the
the
concern
which
is
well
discussed
amongst
the
council
over
the
last
couple
of
years
is
the
fact
that
the
the
state
is
not
increasing
the
the
share
of
the
fee
that
the
local
operation
can
keep
and
meanwhile
our
our
cost
to
operate
increase
every
year.
So
the
situation
is
unlikely
to
improve
and
despite
the
best
efforts
of
our
supervisor
over
there
who
participates
in
the
deputy
registrar's
organization
and
the
efforts
that
they
have
made
at
the
state
legislature
to
try
and
secure
a
increase
to
the
fees
from
the
state.
N
N
So
I
guess
I
just
first
want
to
start
by
commending
city
staff
and
the
community
budget
advisory
committee
and
all
of
the
residents
who
have
been
paying
attention
to
this
conversation
since
april.
Since
we
started
to
realize
the
significant
budget
impacts
that
we
were
going
to
experience
as
a
city
due
to
the
pandemic,
and
obviously
it's
a
really
challenging
situation
that
we
find
ourselves
in
I've
heard
from
residents
that
there
are
many
amenities
and
services,
but
they
do
not
want
to
see
cut.
N
I
know
all
of
us
have
heard
from
residents
whether
that's
you
know
police
or
fire
or
the
arts
or
parks
and
rec
specific
hockey
rinks.
You
know
it's
really
really
hard
when
an
amenity
or
a
service
that
you
rely
on
that
you
love
is,
is
you
know
being
considered
to
be
discontinued
or
paused?
And
so
I
do
understand
that
the
people
are
feeling
you
know
really
passionate
about
the
conversations
that
we've
been
having.
N
But
I
do
think
that
you
know
the
city
staff
again
the
cbac
and
then
the
council
has
done
a
good
job,
really
having
thorough
discussions
balancing
what
we're
hearing
from
residents,
balancing
the
challenges
that
we
have
within
the
city
and
across
budgets
and-
and
I
do
think,
we've-
I
think,
we've
done
a
good
job
spreading
out
the
impact
across
the
city,
and
so
I
will
be.
I
intend
to
support
the
recommendations
tonight.
N
N
But
I
remember,
if
I
recall
correctly,
it
was
a
you
know,
pretty
split
opinion
about
whether
motor
vehicles
should
stay
open
or
if
it
should
be
closed
and
then,
if
I
I
also
recall
that
we
wanted
to
have
the
conversation
about
keeping
a
motor
vehicle
open
or
not
in
the
context
of
the
budget
and
budget
decisions.
So
for
those
reasons
again,
I
will
be
supporting
the
levy
that's
being
proposed
tonight
and
the
recommendations
that
are
being
made
by
staff.
E
Thank
you
mayor.
Well,
I
just
want
to
share
a
few
comments
as
well
and
first
of
all,
I
I
also
want
to
thank
the
staff,
the
budget
advisory
committee
members
and
really
our
entire
community.
You
know
I
haven't.
I
have
not
been
around
as
long
as
some
other
folks
on
the
council,
but
I
can
honestly
say
that
the
the
three
budgets
that
I
have
been
involved
in
this
has
been,
I
think,
honestly,
the
best
most
inclusive
discussion.
E
I've
ever
seen
either
obviously
is
not
100
agreement,
even
among
probably
all
of
us
on
the
council,
but
everyone
involved
has
approached
it.
I
think,
from
sort
of
the
same
basic
basis
of
facts,
the
same
understanding
of
the
reality
of
our
situation
and
I
think
the
result
has
been
incredibly
productive.
E
E
I
do
think
it
does
a
decent
job
of
striking
a
good
balance
between
recognizing
that
the
city
of
bloomington
does
a
lot
of
things
that
folks
depend
on
either
as
a
sort
of
direct
need
or
as
an
integral
piece
of
the
quality
of
life
that
we
enjoy,
while
also
balancing
that
with
recognizing
that
property
tax
increases,
and
we
need
to
be
honest
about
this.
They
do
hit
hardest.
The
folks
who
are
struggling,
the
most
and,
and
certainly
there
are
a
lot
more
people
in
that
situation.
E
And
that
means
that
if
we
are
going
to
look
to
a
flat
levy,
we're
all
going
to
be
making
some
pretty
tough
decisions
a
year
from
now,
and
that
may
well
result
in
things
that
are
that
are
cut
more
deeply
and
a
lot
of
those
things
are
going
to
be.
I
think
things
that
that
many
in
our
community
care
deeply
about.
E
So
I
would
just
say
that
the
the
need
for
engagement
and
the
need
to
have
honest
conversations
is
going
to
be
even
more
crucial
next
year,
like
I
said,
I
am
incredibly
encouraged
by
how
this
conversation
proceeded
this
year,
but
I
want
to
encourage
all
of
us
to
not
sort
of
rest
on
our
laurels
and
and
think
about
what
we
can
do
better
moving
forward
and
some
of
the
the
thoughts
that
I
have
on
that.
I
would
like
to
see
us
continue
some
form
of
the
budget
advisory
committee.
E
This
seems
like
a
fairly
common
practice
in
other
cities,
and
I
think
it
should
be
for
us
too,
and
I
guess
the
last
thing
I
would
say
is
just
that.
I
I
want
to
urge
all
of
us
in
the
strongest
possible
terms
to
think
not
just
about
sort
of
what
positions
and
and
programs
could
or
would
be
cut,
but
how
to
do
things
differently.
E
You
all
know
how
I
feel
about
relying
on
that's
the
way.
We've
always
done
it.
In
fact,
one
of
the
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
that
council
member
blog
and
I
agree
on
most
strongly-
is
our
contempt
for
that
particular
phrase,
and
I
I
obviously
certainly
understand
that
this
budget
situation
came
upon
us
really
suddenly,
and
I
actually
think
staff
has
really
done
an
admirable
job
coming
to
terms
with
it.
But
the
reality
is
that
next
year
we
won't
have
the
excuse
of
suddenness
anymore,
and
I
think
we
need
to
be
bold.
E
A
The
work
of
the
budget
advisory
committee,
limiting
the
impact
of
the
the
proposed
property
tax
increase
and
minimizing
the
impact
of
on
on
city
services,
not
eliminating,
because
we
couldn't
do
that,
but
to
minimize
the
impact
on
city
services
and
to
consider
the
implications
on
on
the
impact
of
the
future
budget
years,
and
I
think
that
this
budget
does
that
does
those
four
things
and
does
them
very
well
and
as
councilmember
coulter
said,
is
it?
Is
it
a
perfect
budget?
A
I
think
each
of
us
could
say
that,
but
I
think
we
understand
the
reality
facing
us
causes
us
to
to
to
make
some
decisions
and
some
difficult
decisions
and
will
continue
to
make
us
consider
difficult
decisions
and
make
difficult
decisions
in
particular,
as
I
look
at
the
the
closure
of
a
motor
vehicle
that
that's
a
particularly
difficult
one,
but
at
the
same
time
it's
one
that
I
think
that
is
is
necessary
to
take
place.
I
I
understand
the
the
financial
implications
are
just
part
of
the
story.
A
I
do
think,
however,
that
we
have
seen
it
in
other
areas
where
a
private
vendor
can
can
pick
this
up.
I
mentioned
last
time
that
I've
been
getting
phone
calls
since
april
from
private
vendors,
looking
to
do
just
that
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
and
I'm
confident,
I'm
very
optimistic
that
we
are
going
to
be
able
to
to
to
find
a
way
forward
with
this.
It's
it
the
notion
of
doing
things
differently,
not
doing
the
same
thing
that
we've
always
done.
I
think
falls
this
fall.
That
falls
into
this
category.
A
This
falls
into
that
category,
that
this
is
an
opportunity
to
look
at
something
a
little
bit
differently
and
to
to
be
a
bit
bold
to
to
challenge.
Not
only
the
services
that
we
provide,
but
to
bring
in
a
private
entity
to
to
provide
those
services
and
to
challenge
our
residents
to
look
at
things
a
bit
differently
as
well.
A
I
want
to
commend
staff
for
the
outstanding
work
done.
I
want
to
commend
our
community
budget
advisory
committee
for
the
long
hours
that
they
put
into
this
and
the
thoughtful
discussions
that
they
had
and,
as
others
have
said,
I
want
to
commend
our
community
members
who
have
weighed
in
on
this
who
have
been
involved
in
this
who
have
watched
this
who
have
commented.
I
can't
believe
the
number
of
comments
I've
received
on
this
out
walking
my
dogs
on
different
when
I'm
at
cub.
A
I
hear
from
people
when
I
was
out
on
election
day
heard
from
a
number
of
folks
who
had
specific
ideas
and
comments
about
this
very
process
and
to
see
that
level
of
involvement
and
that
level
of
commitment
and
engagement
within
the
community
is
very
encouraging.
And
I
really
encourage
people
to
continue
it
because
I
think
we
are
to
a
point
here
where
it's
a
very
good
outcome.
We
had
a
very
strong
process
and
we've
got
a
very
good
outcome
and
let's
continue
it
council,
member.
C
C
I'm
disappointed
in
the
closure
of
motor
vehicle
three
months
doesn't
seem
to
be
enough
time,
but
in
reality
I
see
that
there
are.
You
know
I
can
count
noses
and
I
can
see
that
the
majority
are
foreclosing
it
and
doing
it
within
the
recommendation
of
the
city
manager,
which
I
frankly
disagree
with
for
numbers
of
reasons
all
which
have
been
said
before.
So
I
won't
repeat
myself.
C
C
Done
in
april
of
last
year
and
may
of
last
year-
or
this
year
rather
was-
is
overwhelmingly
in
favor
of
retaining
multiple
services.
I
believe
there
are
about
a
thousand
people
who
weighed
in,
and
I
believe
that.
Well
I
don't
have
the
numbers
available
anymore,
that
it
was
80
or
so
in
favor
of
retaining
all
services,
and
I
worry
a
bit
that.
C
D
Thank
you
mark
yeah,
I'll,
just
add
in
again
my
my
thanks
for
for
staff,
not
only
adapting
to
kind
of
all
the
curveballs
that
2020
has
been
throwing
but
then
put
together
a
really
innovative
and
effective
budget
process
and
all
the
creativity
that
went
into
forming
the
the
sea.
Back,
I
think,
is
pretty
incredible
and
I
wouldn't
be
surprised
if
we
see
our
neighbors
starting
to
adapt
similar
models
into
the
future,
and
I
just
really
appreciated
council
member
culture's
point.
I
guess
I'll
kick
it
out
even
a
year
past.
D
What's
coming
up
in
2021
and
2022,
though
it's
kind
of
tough
to
imagine
right
now.
At
some
point
we
will
be
recovering.
Our
tax
revenues
will
start
picking
up
our
hospitality
industry
will
start
revving
up
again
and
we'll
be
in
a
position
where
we're
able
to
make
some
strategic
investments
into
the
long-term
future
of
the
community,
and
I
really
really
hope
that
everybody
that
we
have
heard
from
that
we're
bumping
into
out
and
about
that
is
engaged
in
this
process.
D
We've
heard
from
a
few
tonight
are
continuing
once
this
crisis
is
passed
and
once
we're
able
to
make
some
proactive
steps
in
what
direction
the
community
is
going
to
be
moving
forward,
because
those
voices
are
just
as
important
when
times
are
good,
as
they
are
right
now,
when
times
are
tough.
Thank
you
mark.
A
A
C
E
A
N
E
A
Aye
motion
carries
6-0
well.
Well
done
all.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
work.
As
I
said
thanks
to
staff,
thanks
to
our
folks
in
the
budget
advisory
committee,
thanks
to
the
community
thanks
to
council
for
your
thoughtful
input
and
your
discussions
on
this,
I
think
it
it
was
a
successful
process,
and
so
thank
you
so
very
much
for
that.
F
Mr
mayor,
if
I
could
as
well
just
mr
also
echo
the
thanks-
and
I
I
want
to
explicitly
thank
the
city
council,
because
when
we
started
this
process,
I
know
there
was
some
question
about
the
budget
advisory
commission
and
how
that
was
going
to
play
out.
And
you
know
I
appreciate
the
the
trust
and
faith
that
the
council
showed
in
in
that
process
and
in
the
people
that
we
asked
to
work
with
us
on
that,
and
certainly
your
trust
and
staff
as
well.
F
A
D
E
A
A
F
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
members.
At
the
november
23rd
meeting
mr
andrew
toole
asked
for
an
explanation
of
why
a
condition
assessment
of
the
pool
shell
at
the
family
aquatic
center
was
not
done.
Last
year,
while
design
concepts
were
being
developed
for
the
community
center
proposal
at
valley
view
park,
the
city
began:
saving
money
in
the
city's
facility
fund
reserve
in
2009
a
general
note.
F
F
So
a
variation
of
the
amount
of
work.
Now,
prior
to
my
arrival,
mr
marin
council
members,
the
city,
that's
back
in
2015,
the
city
had
been
planning
for
a
number
of
years
for
replacement
of
the
pool.
This
pool
was
actually
built
back
in
about
1971,
so
the
vessel
itself
is
just
about
50
years
old
right
now.
Now
the
project
cost
of
12
million
dollars.
F
That's
in
the
cip
was
a
staff
estimate
when
it
was
added
and
the
replacement
date
in
the
cip
was
also
a
placeholder
just
based
on
staff's
estimate
of
the
life
cycle
of
a
facility
like
the
family
aquatic
center,
and
especially
a
pool
like
that.
So
the
maintenance
cycle
for
the
pool
vessel
is
similar
to
what
we
do
for
roads
on
the
list
of
maintenance
projects.
F
So
council
made
the
decision
in
early
2019
to
develop
a
community
center
design
concept
at
valley
view
park.
That
would
possibly
include
an
indoor
outdoor
water
feature
since
that
indoor
outdoor
pool
idea
was
also
being
discussed
as
part
of
the
design
concept
at
creekside,
some
council
members
expressed
concern
that
the
idea
of
redundant
pool
amenities
wasn't
financially
responsible
and
that
the
most
financially
responsible
approach
may
be
to
combine
the
complete
the
community
center
and
the
family
aquatic
center
at
valley
view
park.
So
that
was
the
direction
that
was
given
to
staff.
F
If
a
community
center
project
had
proceeded
into
more
detailed
design
phases,
a
more
detailed
design
level
reveal
would
likely
have
been
made
of
the
pool
if
it
was
part
of
the
project
at
the
time
it
was
not
part
of
a
if
it
was
not
part
of
the
community
center
project.
A
more
detailed
assessment
of
the
pool
would
have
been
accomplished,
as
the
potential
project
came
near
to
implementation.
F
F
Now,
subsequent
to
that
process
ending
last
year
and
the
work
starting
on
the
park
system,
master
plan
staff
did
I
identify
verifying
the
condition
of
the
pool
as
an
important
step
in
the
long-term
financial
planning,
and
that's
why
we
did
the
condition
assessment
this
year.
We
didn't
want
to
assume
any
of
the
information
in
the
past
and
council
has
been
clear
with
us
in
discussing
cip
and
facility
projects
that
information
that
you're
basing
decisions
on
needed
to
be
recent
and
relevant.
F
A
That
seeing
none
we
will
move
on
item
7.2,
which
is
our
public
comment
period.
It
is
a
20-minute
period
at
each
of
our
council
meetings.
Where,
again,
we
allow
the
public
to
comment
on
items
not
on
tonight's
agenda
and,
if
you've
tuned
in
before,
I
think
you
know
and
understand
the
the
way
we
do
this.
It's
a
20-minute
period.
We
limit
each
commenter
to
five
minutes
and
that's
not
in
an
effort
to
to
limit
the
speech,
it's
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
an
opportunity
to
speak.
A
It's
also,
not
our
our,
not
our
focus
to
to
respond
to
specific
questions
as
they're
made.
What
we
typically
like
to
do
is
wait
until
the
next
meeting,
when
the
city
manager
can
respond
in
a
little
bit
more
in
depth,
with
a
little
more
detailed
answer,
rather
than
us
or
them
trying
to
members
of
the
staff
trying
to
answer
off
the
cuff
or
to
come
up
with
details
and
information.
So
there
won't
be
back
and
forth.
A
A
L
A
We
have
no
one
calling
in
at
this
time
we
will
leave
the
public
comment
period
open
for
20
minutes
and
we'll
make
a
final
call
a
little
bit
after
nine
o'clock
to
see
if
anyone
has
joined
the
call
to
speak
this
evening
with
that.
We'll
move
on
to
our
second
official
public
hearing
of
the
evening
is
item
8.2,
which
is
a
public
hearing
on
new,
on
sale
wine
and
on
sale.
3.2
malt
liquor
license
application
for
aroma,
indian
cuisine
and
I
believe
mr
doug
junker.
A
B
B
B
B
C
A
H
H
A
H
E
A
F
Well,
mr
mayor
and
council
members,
I
appreciate
the
comments
earlier
about
not
always
doing
things.
The
way
we've
done
them,
because
that's
the
way
we
do
things.
So
what
I've
tried
to
provide
for
the
council
is
a
variation
on
our
calendar
and,
frankly,
are
just
meeting
structures
going
forward
for
several
reasons.
F
I've
laid
out
an
option
where
we
would
move
away
from
the
regular
meeting
and
study
meeting
format
and
go
to
a
consistent,
regular
meeting
format
where
we
have
a
business
being
conducted
every
every
monday
night.
When
a
council
meeting
is
scheduled
that
will
have
the
benefit
of
moving
work
through
the
workflow
through
the
process
a
little
bit
more
timely
in
a
more
timely
fashion.
F
That
will
especially,
I
think,
benefit
the
planning
department
in
how
they
bring
items
to
the
agenda.
It
would
also
help
the
council
for
the
public
hearing
docket
often
when
we
have
only
two
meetings
in
a
month,
the
public
hearing
docket
can
get
pretty
full
with
public
hearings
coming
from
planning.
Commission
work
and
those
items
often
take
a
fair
amount
of
time
to
work
through
which
I
think
is
contributing
to
some
of
the
longer
meetings
that
we've
been
having.
F
So
the
idea
is
that
making
more
meetings
available
to
conduct
regular
business
and
have
those
public
hearings
will
smooth
those
out.
The
second
aspect
is
to
look
at
the
start
time
of
six
o'clock
rather
than
seven
o'clock.
Six
o'clock
is
the
start
time
for
our
study
meetings,
so
just
going
to
that
for
our
regular
meetings
and
then
the
third
aspect
is
adjusting
the
agenda
a
little
bit.
F
So
just
putting
that
forward
for
your
discussion,
council
members
and
happy
to
answer
any
additional
questions
and
you
have
two
different
options
in
the
packet.
So,
whichever
option
you
decide,
if
you
would
just
clarify
in
the
motion
either
that
it
is
the
current
format
or
the
new
format,
there
isn't
much
difference
in
the
meeting
dates.
There
might
be
one
or
two
differences,
but
for
the
most
part
I've
tried
to
stay
away
from
having
every
monday
scheduled.
F
As
one
of
the
council
members
said
to
me,
it
is
better
to
have
the
meeting
on
the
calendar
and
cancel
it
than
to
have
to
add
a
meeting
onto
the
calendar,
because
obviously
you're
planning
your
calendars
in
advance
as
well.
So
with
that,
mr
mayor
I'll
stop,
and
if
there
are
any
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them.
C
C
Numbers
of
the
council
members
are
employed
and
I
think
that
can
cause
some
difficulty
in
making
schedule,
particularly
when
we're
back
in
chambers
today,
it's
easier
because
we're
all
working
from
home,
so
those
are
part
of
the
cons.
One
of
the
questions
I
have
is
is
we
adopted
different
rules
of
procedure
because
of
the
reordering
of
the
agenda,
and
it
would
seem
to
me
that
we
need
to
do
that
again
and
do
we
need
to
do
that
again
prior
to
executing
on
option
two?
I
guess
I'll
call
it
true.
F
F
If
the
council
chooses
to
do
so,
and
I
think
we
can
probably
make
those
changes,
I
shouldn't
speak
for
our
council
secretary,
who
may
have
to
do
a
little
work
to
reorder
the
agenda,
but
if
it,
if
it
can't
be
done
in
time
for
january,
we
can
certainly
do
it
the
not
too
distant
future
after
that,
so
we
do
need
to
make
an
amendment
to
the
rules
of
procedure.
Yes,.
C
E
Thank
you
mayor.
I
just
I
want
to
pick
up
actually
on
a
point
that
that
council
member
beloga
brought
up
in
in
jamie
it's
something
I
I
asked
you
about
when
we
discussed
this
previously.
Is
you
know
knowing
that
if
meetings
are
starting
at
six
o'clock
and
public
comment
is
the
first
thing
after
adoption
of
the
agenda
that
that
cuts
into
dinner
time
and
also
could
potentially
cut
into
time?
E
For
you
know,
folks
who
are
are
still
getting
off
work,
and
you
know,
I
know,
of
course,
that
that
nothing's
going
to
be
perfect
right,
like
some
folks
work,
the
night
shift
and
can't
comment
at
all
and
that's
the
way.
That
is,
I'm
wondering
if
you
know
of
other
cities,
with
a
sort
of
similar
time
schedule,
both
in
terms
of
starting
meetings
at
six
o'clock
and
having
public
comment
earlier
in
the
evening,
and
if
that's
a
an
issue
that
that
they
have
or
if
that's,
a
concern
that
that's
been
raised
there.
F
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
members,
council,
member
coulter.
It's
a
good
question.
I
am
familiar
because
I
haven't.
I
haven't
researched
your
question
before
so
this
is
just
off
the
top
of
my
head.
The
city
of
egan
has
public
comment
prior
to
the
beginning
of
their
council
meeting,
so
their
council
meeting
starts
at
seven.
They
start
the
public
comment.
My
understanding
is
in
advance
of
that.
I
believe
it's
at
6
30..
F
F
If
we're
doing
in-person
meetings
that
we
can
still
continue
some
aspect
of
online
participation
in
the
meetings,
and
I
think
that
would
be
a
way
to
try
and
surmount
that
hurdle
of
you
know
folks,
maybe
being
inconvenienced
by
the
time
of
day.
It's
a
lot
easier
to
do
it
from
home
than
it
is
to
back
up
and
have
to
race
down
to
city
hall.
F
E
I
I
guess,
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
I
would
say
that
you
did
I.
I
don't
know
that
it's
necessarily
a
huge
concern.
I
think
it's
something
we'll
want
to
to
keep
an
eye
on,
and
certainly
as
as
the
parent
of
a
young
child.
I'm
I'm
well
aware
of
lack
of
availability
between
dinner
time
in
about
eight
o'clock.
So
thank
you
for
that.
F
Yeah-
and
I
did
recall
the
other
point-
thank
you
was
that
this
is
not
the
only
opportunity
for
people
to
submit
comments
to
the
council.
They
can
always
use
email.
You
know
the
the
the
city
council
email
address
on
our
website.
They
can
also
leave
telephone
voice
mails
with
the
council
secretary
and
those
are
also
shared
as
public
comment
with
the
council
in
advance
of
the
meetings
as
well
and
that'll
continue
to
be
the
case.
D
Thank
you
very
much
mayor,
I
guess
a
comment
and
a
question
here.
I
I
do
like
the
idea
of
including
what
would
typically
be
considered
a
study
item
in
the
casings
of
a
regular
meeting.
I
know
I'm
sure,
we've
all
had
experiences
where
an
item
comes
before
council
six
months
a
year
a
year
and
a
half
that
it's
coming
to
study
sessions
and
we're
having
good
discussions
and
we're
really
digging
into
things.
D
But
then
it
comes
up
at
a
public
meeting
and
folks
can
feel
surprised
because
they
haven't
been
as
involved
with
it
over
the
time.
So
I
think
our
move
to
having
on
camera
study
sessions
helps
with
that,
but
this
is
kind
of
a
step
further.
I
guess
I
my
question.
If
we
were
to
move
up
public
comment-
and
maybe
we
addressed
this
in
one
of
our
previous
rounds
of
changes-
would
folks
be
able
to
comment
to
items
that
are
included
on
our
consent
agenda.
D
F
Mr
mayor
and
council
members,
council,
member
martin,
I
think
that's
an
excellent
point
and
by
by
having
public
comment,
occur
consistently
before
the
consent
agenda
gives
us
that
opportunity.
So
you
know
it
may
not
be
that
they're,
that's
a
public
hearing
or
a
resolution
or
an
ordinance,
but
to
identify
that
you
know.
I
have
a
concern
about
what
is
on
the
the
consent
agenda,
because
we
try
to
when
people
contact
us
in
advance
of
the
meeting,
we're
able
to
tell
them
how
it
works,
and
then
we
can
pull
an
item
from
consent.
F
If
we
know
we
have
somebody
who
is
concerned
by
that,
but
not
everybody
understands
the
process
and
we
don't
always
catch
everybody.
When
they're
concerned,
I
would
say,
that's
definitely
an
opportunity
councilman
to
make
it
a
more
approachable
and
accessible
experience
for
a
resident
who
has
concerns
and
the
other.
The
other
observation
you
made
was
about
the
study
items
as
part
of
the
regular
agenda,
and
I
do
want
to.
F
So
you
know
there
is
the
potential
that
it
would
be
a
little
bit
more
inconvenient
for
people
who
are
going
to
be
presenting
to
the
council
by
being
at
a
later
hour
and
where
I
came
down
on
that
frankly,
council
members
is
that
having
residents
accessing
the
meeting
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
meeting
I
think
is,
is
the
priority,
because
that
you
know
ultimately
that's
who
the
council
is
serving
and
if
we're
inconveniencing
a
consultant
or
two
along
the
way.
By
a
later
hour.
C
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
An
additional
thought
is
that
we're
starting
early
and
there's
always
the
opportunity
of
filling
the
time
available,
so
I
would
suggest
that
we
do
an
11
o'clock
cardstock,
as
we've
talked
about
before
on
the
agenda
from
henceforth,
if
we
do
adopt
a
six
o'clock.
So
thanks
for
the
opportunity.
A
Couldn't
agree
more
councilmember
baloga,
absolutely
just
my
my
perspective
on
this
and
in
thinking
about
this
and
talking
with
mr
verbruge
about
this.
On
a
couple
of
different
occasions,
we've
talked
about
as
a
council
and
I
and
I've
worried
about
as
I've
as
I've
taken
control
handled
the
meetings
trying
to
run
the
meetings,
both
agenda
management
and
then
meeting
management,
and
I
think
it
always
concerns
me
when
we
get
too
late
and
we
have
gotten
too
late
on
too
many
occasions
over
the
over
the
fall
and
summer.
A
It
makes
me
concerned
about
the
residents
who
are
calling
in
or
trying
to
participate
or
just
trying
to
watch
and
understand.
What's
going
on,
I
worry
about
the
staff
because
they
have
to
get
right
back
at
it
first
thing
in
the
morning
and
worry
about
the
council
members
for
that
matter.
I've
said
many
times
that
I
have
a
long
history
of
making
bad
decisions
after
midnight,
and
it's
very
well
documented
believe
me,
and
so
I
I
I
I
think
this
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
do
a
little
bit
better
job
of
agenda
management.
A
So
we
can
spread
out
the
public
hearings.
We
can
spread
out
the
study
items
that
we
don't
have
to
jam
them
all
into
one
meeting
and
have
a
seven-hour
meeting,
and
it
gives
us
a
chance
to
do
meeting
management
that
we
can
control
the
meetings
a
little
bit
more.
I
agree
fully
with
council
member
below's
idea
of
an
11
o'clock
hard
stop
unless
we
are
absolutely
in
the
throes
of
something
that
cannot
wait,
but
I
I
think
this
is.
This
is
a
good
way
to
to
approach
it.
A
A
We
can
make
the
change
back
if
we
need
to.
I
mean
we
do
have
flexibility
with
this.
This
isn't
carved
in
granite
and
we
can't
change
ever
again,
but
I
do
think
it's
worth
at
least
giving
a
shot
and
seeing
if
it
can
improve
some
of
our
our
process
and
our
flow
and
and
the
ability
for
people
to
participate.
N
Thank
you
mayor,
so
I
appreciate
that
clarification
that
this
would
be
you
know
a
flexible
process
and
that
if
we
get
halfway
through
next
year-
and
it's
just
not
working
well
for
our
residents
or
for
the
council
members
that
we
could
revisit
that
decision.
So
a
quick
question
that
I
have
for
for
you,
city
manager.
N
If
we
make
this
decision
tonight,
what
would
be?
How
would
we
communicate
to
residents
that,
starting
in
january,
our
meetings
would
be
changing
to
six
o'clock?
I
know
a
lot
of
people
tune
in
and
so
just
want
to
make
sure
we
give
advanced
notice,
advanced
communication
as
much
as
possible
to
our
our
residents.
F
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
council
members,
council
member
carter.
As
council
is
aware,
we
have
many
different
platforms
for
communicating.
Our
challenge
is
always
to
try
to
ensure
that
people
are
seeing
what
we're
putting
out
there.
You
know
we
have
our
social
media
platforms
through
the
sun
current
we
can.
We
would
certainly
use
that
our
our
e-subscribe
system,
where
we
send
out
blast
notifications,
we
would
we
would
do
what
we
call
the
all
play
for
everything
that
we
have
to
make
sure
that
it's
well
communicated.
A
M
A
And,
and
as
I
said
this
being
what
it
is,
it
wouldn't
be
carved
in
granite,
we
could
have
flexibility
if
need
be.
We
could
make
tweaks
if
we
needed
to.
If
you
know
we
get
to
the
point
we
realize
6
30
is
the
better
start
time
than
six.
I
mean
we,
we
have
flexibility
in
this
and
we
can.
We
can
make
adjustments
if
we
need
to
to
to
better
serve
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here.
F
F
You
know
if
that
want
to
go
with
the
will
of
the
council
here
and
and
not
make
it.
You
know
extraordinarily
difficult
for
councilmember
lowman.
You
know
we
could
also
try
630
as
a
little
bit
of
a
hedge
just
to
make
it
that
much
easier.
If
we
can,
but
yes,
councilman
beloga,
he
did
express
a
concern
about
that
start
time.
A
Manager
so
thoughts
on
that
council.
I
I
think
the
six
o'clock
straight
up
start
time,
I
think,
is-
is
easier
to
communicate
it's
a
bit
more.
You
know
solid
and
and
doable,
but
at
the
same
time
I
do
acknowledge.
I
know
that
councilmember
lowman
does
sometimes
have
trouble
with
the
six
o'clock
starts
when
we
have
them.
E
E
You
know
I,
of
course
I
I
like
and
respect
council
member
lowman
on
a
personal
level,
I'm
a
little
wary
of
basing
decisions
like
this
on
one
individual
council
member's
schedule
at
the
time.
I
I
just.
I
think
that
that's
not
it's
not
a
good
way
to
make
policy.
It's
it's
not.
I
think,
a
good
way
to
to
do
business
or
lack
of
a
better
phrase.
When
we,
you
know
employment,
situations,
change
and,
and
things
like
that,
I'm
just
you
know
to
to
what
the
city
manager
mentioned.
We
we
serve
the
community.
A
A
C
C
B
E
A
A
Aye
motion
carries
6-0,
so
we've
got
a
new
format
for
our
2021
council
meetings.
I
would
encourage,
as
I
mentioned
earlier
for
council
members,
to
use
their
social
media
platforms
to
get
the
word
out.
I'd
make
sure
we
follow
the
lead
of
the
city
communication
staff,
because
they'll
have
the
correct
wording
and
the
messaging
that
we
want
to
get
out
but
make
sure
that
we
do
pair
with
them
and
make
sure
we
get
that
information
out.
A
L
L
A
O
O
So,
as
far
as
bridge
construction
status,
as
you
mentioned,
mr
mayor,
it
is
a
pretty
good
looking
bridge
out
there,
the
only
additional
work
that
they
are.
The
the
main
additional
work
left
on
the
bridge
is
the
final
rear
course
of
the
pavement.
That
will
happen.
That's
planned
to
be
happened
in
the
spring
of
2021.
O
O
O
Maintenance
was
a
big
question.
Winter
maintenance,
specifically
snow
removal,
will
fall
to
local
agencies
for
small
events
and
to
mndot
for
the
larger
snow
events
which
we
would
refer
to
as
the
load
and
hall
operations
where
they
actually
have
to
blow
the
snow
over
that
barrier
onto
the
main
line
and
then
load
that
and
haul
it
off.
The
bridge.
O
So
now
we'll
move
on
to
our
next,
which
we'll
call
an
opportunity.
So
you
will
notice
that
when
the
bridge
was
constructed
over
the
river
mndot
added
bridge
monument
signs,
these
are
about
30
feet,
tall,
there's
one
on
each
side
of
the
bridge
and
they
were
added
as
as
an
aesthetic
feature,
they're
shown
approximately
at
where
the
red
dots
are
located
on
that
graphic
and
you
can
see
a
photo,
I
believe
it's
from
an
actual
travel
lane.
O
O
We
had
ashley
klemmer
from
communications,
alejandra,
polinka
from
creative
place,
making
and
julie,
long
and
myself
from
engineering,
as
well
as
representatives
from
burnsville,
and
what
we're
trying
to
look
at
is
what
would
we
want
the
logo
to
look
like
and
what?
What
kind
of
visual
visually
just
seeing
it
on
there
to
the
to
scale
what
it
would
actually
look
like?
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
conforming
with
our
city
of
bloomington
logo
guidance,
seeing
where
the
different
placement
placement
levels
of
the
signs
and
how
those
would
look
again.
O
O
Lastly,
there
was
a
significant
amount
of
discussion
about
which
side
of
the
bridge
would
have
which
logo
so
we'll
get
into
those
a
little
bit
further.
These
are
these
are
kind
of
the
options
that
we
landed
on
as
being
the
preferred
look
at
this
point,
and
so
you'll
see
that
they're
they're
different
colors
or
there's
two
colors
to
each
on
each
side.
O
This
is
what
they
would
look
like
on
the
larger
face
of
the
monument.
So
that's
not
the
face
that
is
directly
facing
the
northbound
or
the
southbound
traffic.
It's
what
you
would
see
glancing
over
to
your
left
as
you're
entering
the
city,
so
we
did,
as
these
options
were
prepared,
we
did
request
some
cost
estimates.
We
prepared
as
well
there's
a
lot
of
assumptions
that
went
into
the
the
cost
estimates,
but
we
did.
There
was
a
quote
from
a
sign
fabricator
and
then
some
additional
estimates
on
installation
right
permits,
traffic
control.
O
A
O
O
O
So
again,
the
the
red
letters,
the
abcd
on
each
side
of
the
bridge
are
used
to
label
the
different
faces
of
the
monuments,
and
there
was
we
landed
on
a
consensus
that
the
bloomington
signage
should
be
located
on
the
bloomington
side
of
the
river,
and
so
it
would
be
oriented
to
face
drivers
as
they
are
entering
the
city.
So,
on
the
b
side
of
the
face
and
the
sea
side
of
the
face,
so
drivers
keep
keeping
looking
at
the
the
bloomington
side
of
the
river
drivers.
O
O
Here
is
a
photo
visualization
of
what
that
would
look
like
for
a
driver.
This
would
be
a
driver
headed
northbound
into
bloomington
that
has
just
crossed
the
river.
So
if
they're
looking
to
the
left,
they
would
see
on
the
large
space
would
be
the
larger
graphic
and
as
they
were,
headed
towards
the
bridge
up
out
of
the
river
valley,
they
would
see
that
smaller
graphic
with
a
light
shining
down
on
it.
O
So
one
other
thing
to
point
out
is
that
when
mndot
did
con
originally
construct
these
monuments
there,
they
knew
that
there
was
going
to
be
an
opportunity
for
the
cities
to
come
and
put
signage
on
these
if
they,
if
they
desired,
not
knowing
exactly
what
that
was
going
to
look
like,
they
actually
did
construct
these
monuments
already,
with
the
light
on
the
the
opposite
side
of
where
we
would
want
to
put
our
city
signage.
So
the
cost
estimate
does
include
the
addition
of
this
new
light.
O
So
we've
we
feel
that
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
the
city
to
add
some
city
marker
signage,
on
this
35w
entry
location.
The
reason
that
we
investigated
this
is
based
on
previous
discussions
that
we've
heard
from
the
council
regarding
an
interest
in
this.
So
if
the
consul
is
interested
in
moving
forward
with
this
option,
we
think
this
would
be
the
time
to
do
it.
O
A
E
Thank
you
mayor
any
couple
of
quick
questions
here.
I
guess
to
to
start
off
with
you
know,
as
I'm
as
I'm
thinking
about
this
and
we're
thinking,
of
course,
about
folks
who
are
heading.
They
would
be
heading
north
into
the
city
of
bloomington,
because
the
ideas
of
the
signage,
sorry
about
that
the
idea
is
that
the
signage
is
on
the
city
of
bloomington's
side.
E
E
So
I'm
wondering
if
there
was
any
discussion
about
it,
looks
at
it
looks
to
me
like
on
all
these
options,
that
the
larger
logo
would
be
the
one
that
would
be
on
my
left
and
the
smaller
one
would
be
the
one
straight
ahead.
I'm
wondering.
Was
there
any
discussion
about
swapping
those
about
having
the
larger
logo
being
the
one
that
I
see
straight
ahead
and
the
smaller
one?
As
I
look
to
the
left.
O
Mr
mayor
councilmember
coulter,
hindsight
is
always
2020
and
ideally
if
this
monument
would
have
been
rotated
90
degrees,
it
would
have
been
a
lot
easier
for
us
to
prominently
display
our
our
city
city
marker
signage.
Unfortunately,
that
front
face
is
a
lot
narrower
than
the
the
side
face,
and
so
that
is
it's
really
the
largest
that
we
could
get
that
logo
to
be
on
that
face.
That
is
facing
traffic.
E
O
Council
member
culture-
that
is,
that
is
also
a
great
question.
These
would
not
be
permanently
ground
in
or
anything
onto
this
monument.
They
are
an
external
feature,
so
they
could
be
removed
in
the
future.
That
would
probably
cost
just
a
little
bit
more
if
you
were
replacing
something
because
you'd
have
the
removal
cost
plus
the
new
installation,
but
it
is
changeable.
C
A
E
D
D
Thank
you
mayor.
I
guess
I'll
see
if
I
came
up
with
the
mythical
third
question
here,
I'm
wondering
it
kind
of
gets
to
the
size
question
you
would
mention
not
wanting
to
go
with
the
vertical
on
the
word
bloomington
there
and
again,
with
kind
of
how
compressed
it
is.
Was
that
just
due
to
kind
of
our
marketing
brand
standards
or
was
there
a
logistical
reason
that
couldn't
move
forward.
O
Yeah,
council,
member
martin,
it
really
was
due
to
our
our
logo
guidance,
so
we
did
have
somebody
a
representative
from
communications
who
is
helping
make
sure
that
we're
conforming
with
the
standards
of
our
logo.
There
was
some
basic
inquiries
to
see
if
there
were
any
exceptions
that
have
made
been
made
for
that,
and
there
haven't
been
in
the
past.
So
it's
not
a
currently
approved
use
to
go
with
the
vertical
can
certainly
investigate
that
further.
O
D
C
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
generally
support
this,
but
I
don't
think
we
should
be
locked
into
standards
for
logos
where
there's
an
obvious
reason
to
give
an
exception,
and
I
think
in
this
instance
to
me
at
least
it's
quite
obvious-
that
we
get
more
visibility
of
the
logo
when
it's
presented
in
a
different
fashion
and
thank
us
again.
A
A
But
I
do
think
I'm
also
hearing
that
there's
the
desire
to
try
and
make
it
a
little
more
bang
for
our
buck
there,
because
I
I
agree
that
it
would
make
life
a
lot
easier
if
it
was
just
rotated,
90
degrees.
But
I'm
assuming
that's
out
of
the
question
right
now
and
if
that's
the
case,
then
how
can
we
make
sure
that
we
get
the
biggest
bang
for
the
buck
and
make
sure
that,
as
people
cross
the
bridge
into
the
city
of
bloomington,
they
know
they
know
they're
in
bloomington?
A
And
maybe
it's
a
matter
of
going
back
to
our
communication
staff,
our
graphic
design
staff
and
see
if
they
could
come
up
with
new
alternatives
or
new
ideas,
but
just
at
least
something
that
would
give
us
a
little
bit
more
wow
factor
than
that
rather
small,
bloomington,
graphic
and-
and
I
agree
with
councilmember
coulter.
As
I
said
his
question
about
what
do
we
do
if
and
when
we
change
that
logo?
How
do
we
deal
with
it,
then?
O
A
O
You
know:
we've
been
working
with
burnsville
and
they've,
the
similar
to
bloomington
city
staff
had
given
the
the
unofficial
yep.
We
really
want
to
find
more
information,
and
we
think
that
this
is
something
that
our
council
is
interested
in.
I
need
to
ask
if
brenzel
has
had
the
same
opportunity
to
get
more
of
a
formal
approval
from
their
consul
as
well.
A
A
O
O
We
thought
we
were
looking
at
what
a
proposed
first
build
project
would
be,
however,
when
that
was
brought
to
the
policy
advisory,
commission
or
committee
for
the
study.
There
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
how
much
equity
analysis
had
gone
into
development
of
that
first
build
option
and
wanting
to
have
that
go
back
to
the
technical
advisory
committee
and
take
a
look
and
see
if
there
was
a
way
to
put
together,
implement
implementation
strategy
for
all
of
the
projects
on
the
corridor
and
to
add
an
equity
analysis
into
that
into
that
discussion.
O
Project
components
that
are
being
looked
at
on
this
corridor
and
you'll
see
from
this
graphic
that
there's
about
nine
different
elements
to
the
494
vision
project
itself,
and
so
then
a
more
detailed
look.
The
tac
then
went
in
on
each
of
the
projects
and
tried
to
evaluate
the
impacts,
the
benefit
and
the
benefits
on
these
different
projects.
O
So
this
is
an
example
of
the
user
benefit
impact
map
for
just
the
reconstruction
of
the
nicolet
portland
and
12th
avenue
bridges,
and
you
can
see
that
there
was
an
a
look
at
it
from
both
the
users
statewide
commuters,
local
residents,
that
live
in
the
area,
and
then
local,
minority
or
low-income
residents,
and
trying
to
give
a
very
thorough
look
at
what
the
impacts
of
each
of
these
elements
of
this
project
would
be.
And
then,
as
I
said,
this
would
be
used
as
mndot
prepares
an
implementation
plan
for
the
494
vision
project.
O
O
Talking
again
that
back
in
june
we
talked
about
one
of
the
big
decisions
that
had
been
made
was
that
kind
of
a
securement
that
the
access
consolidation
would
happen
or
access
reconfiguration
would
happen
at
portland
avenue
and
that
access
at
12th
avenue
and
at
nicollet
avenue
to
494
would
go
away,
and
at
that
time
we
had
not
quite
narrowed
down.
What
that
what
the
interchange
would
look
like.
O
All
of
the
options
had
somewhat
similar
impacts
to
access
to
right
away
to
private
property
parcels
as
far
as
access
or
or
needing
of
some
additional
right-of-way
and
those
are
look.
Those
are
just
highlighted
with
the
little
red
closed
boxes,
so
a
closure
of
an
access
point
or
a
change
of
an
access
point,
but
operationally
the
tight
diamond
interchange
is
the
one
where
we
think
it
would
be
the
best
fit
for
this
location,
and
that's
probably
the
most
traditional
interchange
type
that
was
looked
at.
O
O
One
thing
that
they
did
bring
forward
was
just
the
request
that
some
consideration
be
given
to
to
looking
at
ways
to
somewhat
diffuse
the
amount
of
traffic
that
could
be
up.
That
would
be
convening
at
portland
avenue
and
while
we're
quite
a
ways
along
in
the
process.
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
this
that
this
has
come
up
a
little
bit
and
that
my
dad
is
going
to
give
some
some
consideration
to
it.
O
What
they're
proposing
is
that
the
ramps
be
set
back
a
little
bit
on
both
the
east
and
west
side
from
portland
portland
avenue.
We
have
a
few
concerns
with
that,
but
I
think
that
it's,
it's
still
a
good
time
to
look
at
a
lot
of
different
options.
Richfield
is
very
interested
in
having
this
pursued
further,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
on
the
radar
of
the
city
council,
that
this
has
come
up.
O
So
then,
lastly,
one
of
the
big
issues
that
we've
been
working
on
with
a
study
is
focus
on
connectivity
and
keeping
this
area
suitable
for
for
all
modes,
pedestrian
and
cyclists
as
well,
and
we
know
that
this
there's
been
a
lot
of
analysis
to
show
what
the
pedestrian
demand
is
in
this
area.
And
this
is
one
of
our
highest
pedestrian
demand.
O
We
have
a
pedestrian
and
bike
group.
That's
been
meeting
with
some
additional
meetings
and
there's
representatives
from
mndot
hennepin,
county
city
bloomington.
We
bloomington.
We
have
our
public
health,
public
health
representative,
and
so
we're
really
trying
to
take
a
look
at
what
are
the
needs
in
this
area
and
make
sure
that
the
cross
sections,
even
if
they're,
just
being
used
for
cost
estimate
purposes
at
this
time
that
they're
that
they're
accurate
enough
to
address
what
we
think
are
the
reasonable
pedestrian
and
bike
needs.
O
O
Portland
avenue.
I
think
the
most
important
thing
to
take
a
look
at
here
we're
still
working
on
the
number
of
vehicle
lanes
that
would
be
needed
through
this
area,
but
it
is
going
to
be
a
pretty
wide
cross-section
on
on
what's
needed
to
serve
all
of
the
traffic.
That's
going
to
be
moving
over
to
portland
avenue.
O
This
is
also
something
that
connects
to
on-road
and
offer
on-road
bike
facilities,
both
south
of
american
boulevard
and
north
of
77th
street,
and
so
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
are
addressing
the
needs
of
cyclists.
That
would
be
using
this
area
along
with
the
pedestrians,
but
going
through
a
freeway
interchange
is
a
very
high
stress,
experience
for
most
cyclists,
and
so
what
happened?
O
County
mndot
and
the
cities
are
looking
at
right
now
is
this
would
be
a
cycle
track,
so
you'd
have
the
sidewalk,
then
a
buffer,
and
then
a
cycle
track
is
where
the
cyclists
would
be
up
at
a
curb
height.
So
they'd
not
be
level
with
the
vehicle
travel
lanes,
but
up
with
the
bike
pedestrian
trail
level,
but
it
would
be
a
separated
facility
separated
from
the
pedestrians.
So
that's
what's
being
looked
at
for
portland
avenue.
O
Lastly,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
pedestrian
bridges,
so
currently
there
is
a
pedestrian
bridge
at
2nd
avenue.
We
kind
of
lovingly
call
it
the
oh
now
I
forgot
what
we
call
it.
Okay,
it's
a
relatively
low
use
pad
bridge,
but
it
and
it
doesn't.
It
is
a
bit
hidden
away.
So
it's
it's
a
little
bit
harder
to
to
see
it
hard
for
we,
it's
not
currently
ada
combat
compatible,
and
so
we
know
that
there's
some
pedestrian
demand
in
that
area.
O
When
the
condition
does
warrant
making
some
decisions
on
whether
it
is
needed
or
not,
but
rather
looking
at
the
existing
pedestrian
accounts
in
the
area
and
the
the
streetlight
data,
we
can
see
that
there
is
a
significant
pedestrian
demand
over
between
12th
avenue
and
portland
avenue
near
the
alignment
of
chicago
avenue.
And
so
this
is
what
you
see
on
the
drawing
is
a
proposed
new
pedestrian
bridge
we
originally-
or
it
was
originally
looked
at
where
the
bridge
crossing
itself
would
happen
at
12th
avenue.
O
But
this
this
version
was
based
on
comments
that
it's
actually
more
important
to
have
the
the
entry
points
to
the
bridge
line
up
with
chicago
than
it
is
to
have
the
actual
bridge
itself,
and
so
you'll
see
on
the
richfield
side,
it's
quite
a
quite
a
ramp
up
to
get
up
to
the
pedestrian
bridge
on
the
bloomington
side.
This
option
that's
shown
here,
is
just
one
of
the
options
and
it
actually
shows
a
ramp
down
to
the
east
to
chicago
and
also
a
ramp
down
to
the
west.
O
We
know
that
all
of
these
and
any
new
pet
bridge
in
this
area
there
would
definitely
be
some
sidewalk
or
trail
connect
connectivity
that
needs
to
be
made
on
the
local
sides
as
well,
and
so
the
pink
is
representing
new
sidewalk
or
new
trail.
That
would
connect
to
that.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
council
is
aware
that
we're
looking
at
the
potential
for
a
new
pedestrian
bridge
at
chicago
avenue.
O
You
know
I
wanted
to
say
just
a
couple
more
things
about
this
pad
bridge.
Aside
from
the
the
fact
that,
in
the
long
term,
we
project
that
this
would
have
very
good
use,
it's
also
considered
an
important
feature
for
the
phasing
of
the
actual
reconstruction
of
12th
avenue,
portland
and
nicollet
bridges.
O
So
the
reason
that
the
interchange
type
at
fortnight
or
at
portland
needed
to
be
worked
out-
and
we
need
to
look
closely
at
the
amenities
of
the
494
crossings-
is
that
they're
they're
currently
working
on
for
finishing
up
cost
estimates
for
all
of
the
elements
and
to
really
prepare
a
good
implementation
plan.
They
have
to
have
some
very
accurate
cost
estimates.
O
So
tomorrow
is
the
next
policy
advisory
committee
meeting
they're
going
to
be
presenting
all
a
lot
of
the
same
information
that
I
just
did.
A
quick
overview
of
will
be
presented
at
that
policy
advisory
committee
meeting
tomorrow
and
council
member
beloga
is
the
bloomington
council
representative
for
that
working
group.
O
I
have
some
good
news
in
that
bloomington
help
secure
another
11
million
dollars
in
funding
for
the
interchange
project,
with
a
successful
application
for
minnesota
highway
freight
improvement
funds.
We
were
just
notified
of
that
on
thursday,
so
I
think
our
main
goal
in
pursuing
those
and
in
funding
is
just
blooming
to
demonstrate
bloomington's
continued
support
and
for
this
regional
transportation
improvement
and
that
we
are
continuing
to
to
work
to
do
whatever
it
will
take
to
to
help
mndot
deliver
a
good,
solid
product.
That's
going
to
really
help
benefit.
O
That's
that's
it
and
the
reason
I
put
my
email
on
here
is:
I
know
that
the
listening
public
has
not
had
that
the
same
opportunity
to
have
all
of
the
you
know
every
three
to
six
months
of
updates
throughout
this
project
process.
If
anybody
has
any
questions,
they
certainly
can
reach
out
to
me
at
my
email,
and
I
will
try
to
answer
them
and
if
I
don't
have
the
answers
I'll
get
them
in
contact
with
the
right
people
with
mndot.
To
answer
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
console
questions.
A
Well,
very
good,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
the
information.
Secondly,
well
done
on
the
11
million
dollars,
that's
nice
to
hear
anything
we
can
do
to
continue
to
move
this
forward.
I
think
is,
is
a
positive
thing,
so
thanks
for
doing
that
very
well
done.
Thank
you,
council.
Any
questions.
C
A
A
If
not,
thank
you
for
the
updates,
thanks
for
sticking
with
us
in
the
late
end
of
the
night
here
I
appreciate
it
and
thanks
for
your
work
on
this,
I
know
this
is
a.
This
is
what
we
like
to
call
playing
the
long
game
here.
This
is
a
a
long
term
process
and
appreciate
the
your
leadership
on
it
and
your
work
on
this.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
F
C
B
A
I
wholeheartedly
concur
and
agree.
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
very
nice
things
that
one
of
the
very
least
things
that
we
can
do
for
our
staff,
who
do
outstanding
work
throughout
the
year
and
I'm
always
happy
to
grant
this
little
extra
time
off
for
them
to
spend
time
with
their
families,
especially
on
christmas
eve
and
as
councilmember
beloga
said,
it's
been.
It's
been
a
tricky
year
for
everybody
and
I'm
I'm
more
than
happy
to
do
this
this
year,
council,
any
any
additional
comments
or
questions
on
this.
L
A
E
B
A
F
Mr
mayor,
if
I
may
and
council
members
on
behalf
of
the
staff,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
generosity
we
never
take
for
granted
that
the
council
will
do
this
every
year.
So
your
your
comments
are
appreciated
and
we'll
make
sure
that
they
are
shared
with
the
staff
tomorrow.
Thank
you
very
good.
Thank
you.
A
E
B
A
Hi
motion
carries
6-0.
We
are
adjourned,
thank
you
to
everybody
who
tuned
in
this
evening
for
this
very
important
meeting,
thanks
to
our
staff,
for
the
great
work
that
you
put
in
thanks
to
our
council
for
the
time
and
effort
that
you
put
into
this
as
well.
So,
thank
you
all
very
much
everybody
please
stay
healthy,
stay,
safe
and
we'll
see
you
again
very
soon.
Thank.