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From YouTube: 12/9/2022 City of Bloomington Annual Legislative Meeting
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Bloomington MN City Council met in this Annual Legislative Meeting on Friday, December 9, 2022 Audio recording.
A
All
right
good
morning,
everyone
I
will
call
this
special
meeting
of
the
Bloomington
city
council
to
order
it's
Friday
December
9th
2022..
This
is
our
annual
meeting
with
our
legislative
delegation
so
good
to
see
everybody
here
on
this
chilly
Friday
morning.
Thank
you.
So
very
much
for
being
here,
I
will
say
the
best
part
about
this
is
I,
get
to
run
a
meeting
and
watch
myself
in
the
mirror.
A
A
So
we're
all
in
one
place
and
all
headed
forward
in
the
same
direction
once
January,
2nd
or
Thursday
January,
second
or
third,
whatever
day
it
is
hits
in
where
we're
ready
to
take
this
on
and
get
going.
So
again,
thanks
for
being
here,
we're
going
to
go
around
the
table
very
quickly
and
make
sure
that
everybody
gets
an
opportunity
to
introduce
themselves
and
say
hello,
we'll
start
going
this
ways
to
let
representative
Adelson
get
settled
in
go
ahead.
Matt.
H
Q
U
A
A
E
A
Very
we're
very
proud
and
very
thankful
to
have
the
city
of
staff
that
we
do
have
and,
like
I
said
long
before,
I
sat
in
this
chair
this,
the
staff
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
has
made
the
city
operations
the
city
itself,
just
the
Envy
of
so
many
organizations
across
this
state,
so
Mr
verbrugi.
The
floor
is.
T
T
So
we
want
to
honor
that
just
real
quickly
with
some
history
that
most
everybody
in
the
room
has
with
I
think
the
exception
of
Representative
Edelson,
who
is
new
to
Bloomington,
picked
us
up
in
the
redistricting,
but
just
to
recap
on
where
we
were
in
2021
2022.
Sorry,
this
last
session
I,
don't
have
to
tell
all
of
you
how
things
ended
with
more
of
a
fizzle
than
a
flare,
but
I
do
want
to
say.
Thank
you
for
all
of
your
efforts
in
supporting
the
city's
initiatives.
T
During
the
session
we
had
requests
for
the
bonding
Bill.
We
had
requests
for
the
tax
bill
and
we
think
we
were
in
really
good
position
as
the
session
was
ending
and
that's
due
to
your
good
work
representing
us.
So,
thank
you
for
that
I'm
going
to
do
the
quick
overview
of
where
our
priorities
are
going
into
2023
and
then
ask
each
of
the
project
sponsors
to
do
a
quick,
two
or
three
minute
highlight
of
the
specific
requests
here
and
give
you
an
opportunity
to
ask
some
questions
of
them.
If
it's
not
clear.
T
Most
of
the
items
that
are
on
the
list
here
this
year
are
similar
or
the
same
as
what
we
had
last
year,
but
we
do
have
a
couple
of
new
additions.
One
other
thing
I
do
want
to
say
is
that
with
Shane
rudling
departing
Mike
Sable,
the
assistant
city
manager
is
going
to
be
the
point
person
for
coordinating
our
legislative
activity.
I
couldn't
be
here
this
morning,
he's
on
the
board
of
directors
for
the
international
City,
Managers
Association,
so
he's.
M
T
At
a
board
meeting
today,
so
the
priorities
for
the
upcoming
session
we've
got
six
of
them:
the
Bloomington
sales
tax.
If
you'll
recall
last
session,
we
had
four
items
on
the
local
sales
tax
request,
the
Community
Health
and
Wellness
Center,
which
is
a
new
facility
to
replace
Creekside
and
our
Public
Health
Building.
Both
of
those
buildings
were
constructed
in
1960.
T
They
have
reached
the
end
of
their
useful
life
or
very
close
to
it.
I
mean
in
many
respects,
they've
become
functionally
obsolete.
The
cost
of
reinvesting
in
the
buildings
is
is
not
good
money
after
this
many
years,
and
so
the
ability
to
retrofit
those
facilities
and
make
them
usable
is
not
really
an
option.
The
idea
of
the
community
health
and
wellness
centers
will
be
able
to
combine
two
really
important
Services
into
one
facility
ability
and
serve
the
broader
community
Through
Public
Health,
which
represents
also
Richfield
and
Edina.
T
We
also
had
the
Bloomington
Ice
Garden
last
year
and
both
of
those
projects,
the
health
and
wellness
center
and
the
ice
Garden.
You
will
notice
there's
a
pretty
significant
increase
in
the
cost.
For
this
year,
we
increased
the
wellness
center
by
about
25
million
dollars,
based
on
what
we're
seeing
in
the
construction
industry
and
to
give
ourselves
some
flexibility
in
terms
of
design
and
and
build
out
the
ice
Garden.
We
increased
by
two
million
dollars,
two
items
that
were
on
the
list
in
the
past
session
that
we
are
not
prioritizing
for
the
next
session.
T
The
the
dwan
golf
course
improvements
and
replacement
of
the
clubhouse.
We
received
pretty
direct
feedback
from
some
of
the
key
legislators
as
we
move
through
that.
Despite
our
efforts
to
make
the
case
that
Golf
Course
serves
a
regional
need
that
golf
courses
weren't
high
on
the
priority
list
for
legislators-
and
that
was
probably.
E
T
To
survive,
in
fact,
we
actually
pulled
it
out
of
the
house
bill.
We
didn't
get
to
that
point
for
the
Senate
before
the
session
ended
and
then
the
expansion
for
the
Bloomington
Center
for
the
Arts,
which
would
have
added
a
concert
hall
onto
this
facility.
We
have
a
fair
amount
of
uncertainty
about
the
future
of
our
largest
Arts
resident
Arts
organization.
Right
now,
and
given
that
uncertainty
at
least
From
staff's
perspective,
what
we
felt
now
is
not
the
time
to
move
forward
with
that
request.
I
do
want
to
say
on
on
these
items.
T
The
council
has
not
had
a
chance
to
have
the
policy
discussion,
so
we're
framing
it
up
for,
for
you,
so
you're
aware
of
what
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
and
then
at
upcoming
Council
meetings
we'll
be
making
decisions
here
about
what
we
want
to
move
forward
with.
But
the
new
addition
is
a
a
natural
resources
project
around
Nine
Mile
Creek.
So
when
we
get
into
the
specifics,
we'll
have
Ann
catry
talk
about
that
in
the
area
bonding.
T
We
would
still
like
to
do
this
dual
track
approach
that
we
did
last
year,
where
we
had
bonding
requests
for
public
health
and
for
big
at
the
same
time
that
we're
seeking
some
local
option
sales
tax
flexibility
for
those
projects,
just
in
the
event
that
one
doesn't
make
its
way
through
that
we
have
some
options.
So
I
think
we'd
like
to
run
the
same
dual
track.
This
time,
also
on
the
list,
Expo
2027,
most
I.
T
Think
of
what
we're
going
to
do
during
this
legislative
session
is
going
to
be
awareness
raising
and
setting
the
table
for
future
asks
I'll
get
into
the
details
a
little
bit
more,
but
the
decision
on
where
Expo
2027
will
be
held
will
not
happen
until
June,
and
my
guess
is
that
the
legislature
is
not
likely
to
advance
fund
something
before
we
know
for
sure.
If
we're
getting
the
event
so
working
with
the
Expo
committee
around
that
issue
transportation,
we
got
494,
as
always,
is
on
the
list.
T
Carl
we'll
talk
about
that
Public
Safety
I,
don't
need
to
tell
all
of
you
that
we
are
continuing
to
see
pretty
significant
challenges,
especially
with
certain
types
of
crimes
like
catalytic
converter
thefts.
So
the
chief
will
talk
about
what
we're
looking
at
there
and
then
the
area
of
Economic
Development.
We
have
a
request
to
support
a
TIF
district
extension
out
in
the
Bloomington
Central
Station.
So
with
that
I
want
to
jump
to
the
sales
tax
items,
the
local
option,
sales,
tax
items
and
you
and
Diane
hit
the
Community
Health
and
Wellness.
G
Center
Absolutely
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
recreation
component
and
then
pass
it
over
to
Dan
for
public
health.
First
of
all,
I
would
say
that
Parks
and
Recreation
and
public
health
is
a
really
strong
partnership
and
tie,
and
we
feel
like
combining
these
facilities,
as
Jamie
mentioned.
Eliminating
two
facilities
that
are
beyond
their
useful
life
is
a
really
unique
collaboration
that
the
city
of
Bloomington
offers
the
exact
contents
of
the
Community
Health
and
Wellness
Center
are
still
to
be
determined.
G
We
have
a
lot
of
community
engagement
that
we
want
to
do
with
our
residents
to
determine
exactly
what
would
be
inside
of
it,
but
we
hope
to
serve
all
members
of
our
community
with
affordable
programming.
Looking
at
things
like
Fitness
again
for
availability
for
all
members
of
our
community
multi-purpose
space
for
meeting
rooms
and
and
fitness
and
special
events
and
family
events,
we
hope
to
have
an
Aquatics
component.
G
We
are
also
replacing
our
senior
center
so
to
have
Aquatics
and
community
meeting
spaces
for
our
seniors
is
is
really
important.
We
also
hope
to
have
an
outdoor
component
so
that
we
can
do
some
indoor
and
outdoor
recreation
program
and
I
think
the
other
significant
component
is
gyms,
the
city
of
Bloomington,
for
a
size
that
it
is.
G
J
Diane,
so
the
other
key
component
of
the
new
facility
would
be
a
public
health
facility
in
our
current
facility.
We
do
service
for
not
just
Bloomington,
but
we
also
provide
services
to
Edina
ritual
so
very
much
a
regional
sort
of
program
and
in
our
facility,
one
of
the
biggest
components
of
our
facility
that
we
have
is
our
WIC
clinic.
J
T
Thank
you
for,
for
both
projects
or
for
the
one
project,
but
for
both
facilities.
I
also
want
to
emphasize
that
you
know
we
have
a
real
Equity
concern
about
the
services
that
are
being
delivered
from
those
facilities.
You're
sitting
in
a
wonderful
facility,
I
mean
it's
hard
to
believe
this
place
is
20
years
old
because
it
still
looks
really
good
thanks
to
our
facility
staff
car.
G
I'd
be
happy
to
as
I'm
sure
you
all
know.
Bloomington
Ice
Garden
is
a
historical
fixture
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
for
for
hockey
facilities.
It
is
one
of
probably
the
top
three
busiest
ice
arenas
in
the
state
in
2023.
We
are
expected
to
sell
over
10
000
Ice
hours,
which
is
really
truly
extraordinary.
G
We
are
also
hoping
to
add
high
school
locker
rooms
to
that
site.
This
facility
was
built
quite
frankly
before
girls
were
playing
hockey,
and
so
we
do
not
have
adequate
locker
room
facilities
to
be
able
to
offer
Equitable
spaces
for
girls
and
boys
in
this
facility.
The
high
school
has
locker
rooms
that
we
renovated
a
couple
years
ago,
but
they
are
quite
honestly
still
inadequate
for
high
school
hockey.
So
major
Mechanicals
are
really
the
significant.
We
have
a
leaking
roof
there.
G
T
And
then
the
new
project
that
we
are
going
to
ask
the
council
to
discuss
and
like
I
said
this
hasn't
been
determined
for
sure,
is
a
follow-on
of
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
with
our
natural
resources
plan
and
our
Park
system
master
plan,
and
it
is
a
reinvestment
in
our
Nine
Mile
Creek
Quarter,
and
you
want
to
talk
about
that
too.
Thank.
G
For
those
of
you
that
might
not
know
the
Minnesota
River
Valley
is
truly
a
regional
destination
for
everything,
from
hiking
to
bird
watching
to
mountain
biking.
It's
it's
one
of
the
busiest
mountain
biking
facilities
in
the
entire
state
of
Minnesota
this
project.
Would
it
completely
renovate
the
natural
resources
in
that
entire
corridor
from
almost
Civic
Plaza
here
down
to
the
river,
we
recently
completed
a
natural
resource,
prioritization
plan,
and
what
we
found
out
was
some
of
our
most
high
quality.
E
G
This
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
really
significantly
Revitalize
the
natural
resources
there.
We
also
heard
from
residents
that
they
want
to
be
able
to
bike
in
that
Park
and
currently
the
trails
aren't
wide
enough
to
allow
biking.
So
this
would
give
us
an
opportunity
to
widen
the
trails
put
in
new
Bridges
so
that
people
would
have
easier
access
to
the
to
the
river
valley.
So
natural
resources,
infrastructure
improvements,
Trail
improvements,
it's
a
it's
a
really
exciting
project.
T
Any
questions
on
any
of
the
projects
that
we're
looking
at
for
the
local
sales
tax
right
legislators
know
the
process.
Obviously
we
have
to
pass
the
resolution
by
the
end
of
January
at
the
council
level
and
communicate
to
the
tax
committee
chairs
our
intent
to
request
and
we'll
make
sure
that
that's
done
and
we'll
keep
you
informed
as
we
go
through
the
council
decision
making
process
about
which
projects
we're
going
to
move
forward.
But
I.
T
Was
in
the
house
side
the
three
projects,
the
ice,
Garden,
the
art
center
expansion
and
the
Health
and
Wellness
Center
we
had.
We
had
worked
with
the
property
tax
committee,
chair,
Joachim
and
negotiated
then
pulled
out
the
golf
course
project.
In
the
Senate
side
we
didn't
get
to
the
point
of
talking
about
which
projects
we're
going
to
move
forward,
so
all
four
of
them
were
still
in
the
Senate
bill
before
the
end
of
the
session.
L
L
F
So
494
has
been
a
project,
that's
been
on
our
agenda
for
many
many
years,
and
thanks
to
all
of
you
for
the
past
support
that
project
has
moved
significantly
forward
from
where
we
were.
You
know.
Five
years
ago,
MnDOT
had
completed
a
study
to
look
at
what
the
needs
are
along
494
and
35W
from
169
over
to
the
airport,
and
that
was
a
project
that
involved
about
800
million
dollars
worth
of
investment,
which
was
a
rather
large
number
several
years
ago.
F
Currently,
there
are
three
interchanges
we
that
will
all
be
combined
to
one
interchange
at
Portland
Avenue.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
the
support
to
get
that
funded.
But
I
just
want
folks
to
remember
that
we
still
have
the
other
half
of
that
project
to
produce.
So
we
have
to
look
for
funding
of
approximately
400
million
dollars
to
complete
that
work
between
169
and
the
airport.
The
city
has
submitted
a
Grant
application
for
the
next
round
of
corridors
of
Commerce,
which
is
smaller
in
scale.
F
F
That
project
is
approximately
70
million
dollars
and
just
to
keep
things
on
the
radar.
The
494
Corridor
commission
has
submitted
a
project
for
this
for
494
as
well,
and
that
is
to
do
all
of
the
remaining
work
and
that
ask
on
their
part,
is
210
million
dollars,
which
is
what
we
would
anticipate
to
be
the
absolute
maximum
that
you
could
get
out
of
quarters
of
Commerce
again.
F
Our
expectations
are
very
low
on
that
succeeding,
but
we
just
want
folks
to
remember
that
that
those
needs
still
exist
would
remind
everybody
that
kind
of
from
a
traffic
and
from
a
use
point
of
view
and
an
economic
point
of
view.
This
Corridor
is
extremely
important
to
the
state
and
to
the
region.
I
I
dare
say
that
someone
from
every
county
in
the
state
uses
that
roadway
every
day.
It
means
we
were
able
to
to
figure
that
out
by
looking
at
a
traffic
destination
data.
F
T
D
The
first
one
we'll
talk
about
is
support
for
embedded
social
worker
programs
here
at
Bloomington
we
do
have
to
embed
his
social
workers,
but
the
city's
paying
for
that.
So
we'd
like
to
expand
that
into
some
other
areas
and
a
lot
of
police
departments
are
looking
for
these
types
of
services,
so
I
think
moving
forward.
If
we
could
have
some
investment
in
that,
that
would
be
good
for
us.
The
body,
camera
Fleet,
camera
piece
is
significant.
E
D
For
and
that
is
an
increase
in
the
city
tax
levy
that
this
results
of
that
the
bills
in
the
past
have
supported
agencies
that
don't
have
body
cameras
to
try
to
bring
them
into
body
camera
technology.
But
we
would
just
encourage
you
to
also
think
about
agencies
that
do
have
body
cameras
and
need
that
ongoing
support.
So
I'll
just
give
you
an
example.
Our
previous
contract
was
around
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
now
we're
up
to
five
hundred
and
something
thousand
dollars
a
year
513.
D
So
that's
a
significant
increase,
and
obviously
this
is
something
that
the
public
has
said
they
want
and
it's
something
that
our
officers
want
to
have
to.
As
these
body
cameras.
A
catalytic
converter
thefts,
obviously,
is
something
that
we've
dealt
with
here
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
there
needs
to
be
some
Statewide
legislation
for
that.
So
I'll
just
give
you
an
example.
D
D
O
T
Out
in
Bloomington,
Central
Station
we're
continuing
to
see
a
lot
of
development
activity
and
at
the
same
time,
we
know
that
it's
going
to
take
a
while
to
get
that
District
built
out,
because
it's
a
very
large
District
I
mean,
if
you
think
about
it.
Geographically,
the
area
and
South
Loop
is
about
the
same
size
as
the
central
business
district
of
downtown
Minneapolis
and
you
drive
around
there
and
you
see
a
lot
of
the
acreage.
That's
still
available
for
development.
You
know
it's.
B
Request
sure
so,
there's
two
requests
one
is
to
extend
the
five-year
rule
which
is
tied
to
two
Tiff
districts.
That
requirement
requires
that
tip
eligible
projects
must
start
construction
within
five
years
of
certification,
and
so
that
works
great
for
a
single
development
project,
but
for
multi-phase
large
development
projects.
It's
hard
to
continue
to
meet
that
five-year
role
and
so
we're
seeking
an
extension
from
2026
to
2031.
B
and
then,
secondly,
we're
looking
to
extend
the
district
on
the
five
vacant
Parcels
that
we
are
currently
working
on
towards
developing
in
this
TIF
district
and
so
right
now
the
Tiff
district
is
is
set
to
end
in
2039.
And
so
what
we
are
proposing
is
to
extend
that
deadline
to
2049
for
these
five
vacant
Parcels.
But
the
remaining
portion
of
the
development
would
expire
in
2039
and
all
taxes
then
would
flow
to
the
city
to
the
county
into
the
school
district.
T
Any
questions
on
that
all
right,
I'll
come
back
to
Expo
real
quickly.
We
are
about
six
months
away
from
knowing
if
the
US
and
Minnesota
will
be
selected
by
the
Vie.
The
host
Expo
2027.,
the
mayor
and
I,
were
just
in
Paris
again
last
week
at
the
general
assembly,
the
U.S
and
the
other
four
candidate
countries
had
presentations
to
make
to
the
to
all
the
delegates.
T
We
had
various
touch
points
with
other
delegates
as
we're
starting
to
mount.
The
campaign
state
department
is
very
active
in
that
process,
so
we
have
strong
federal
government
support
and
over
the
next
few
months
the
Expo
bid
committee
and
the
state
department
will
be
working
really
closely
together.
I
do
I
do
want
to
clarify
when
I'm
saying
like
we
I
have
to
be
clear
about
the
who
the
we
is.
The
mayor
and
I
are
both
on
the
board
of
directors
for
Minnesota
USA,
Expo
2020,
seven,
it's
an
independent
non-profit
organization.
T
They
have
their
own
governance,
legal
structures.
They
are
responsible
for
all
of
the
fundraising
and
sponsorship
and
all
of
the
costs
associated
with
the
bid
we,
the
city,
are
essentially
as
the
host
City
going
to
be
the
development
partner
with
the
Expo
host
committee.
If
we're
awarded
so
I
always
try
to
delineate
who
the
we
is.
T
So
as
we
go
into
the
legislative
session,
I
think
what
we're
going
to
be
trying
to
do
is
set
the
table
for
what
are
likely
to
be
requests
for
State
support
of
the
project
in
the
event
that
we
are
awarded
and
I
think
the
most
likeliest
ask
is
in
the
area
of
infrastructure,
financing
and
support.
The
project
is
a
too
parcel
50
acre
project,
that's
connected
by
an
elevator
walkway
over
24th,
which
is
a
county
road,
so
we'll
have
to
work
really
closely
with
our
County
Partners
and
by
the
way
Debbie.
Thank
you.
T
Hennepin
County
is
a
one
of
the
lead
sponsors
of
the
Expo
bid
committee.
They
contributed
250
000
to
the
effort,
so
building
a
bridge
that
is
about
a
third
of
a
mile
long
is
going
to
be
a
significant
Public
Works
project,
and
then
we
know
that
we
have
some
infrastructure
capacity
that
we
have
to
address,
especially
in
the.
E
T
Of
our
sewer
system
out
there
it's
already
in
our
CIP
as
we
look
ahead
to
the
growth
in
the
area,
but
this
is
going
to
supercharge
and
Advance
the
timing
of
when
a
lot
of
that
growth
is
going
to
happen.
So
there
may
be
assistance,
that's
requested
there.
The
current
proposal
has
no
government
money
in
it.
T
The
the
budget
has
been
built
around
a
ticket
sales
and
sponsorship
model
which
covers
the
cost
of
the
operation
of
the
event
and
the
the
development
construction
as
well,
but
I
think
it's
probably
inevitable
that
both
the
federal
and
the
state
levels
are
going
to
be
asked
to
contribute
something
to
the
effort.
So
as
we
go
through
the
next
few
months,
we
will
stay
in
close
contact
with
you
and
and
help
provide
information.
T
T
A
A
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
your
assignments
specifically
within
the
Committees,
so
it
might
be
a
bit
premature,
which
is
an
opportunity
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
what
your
plans
are,
what
your
hopes
are
for
the
upcoming
session
and
and
how
we
can
continue
to
partner
with
you
as
we
move
forward
with
that
Senator.
Why
don't
we
start
with
you
if
we
could?
Oh.
P
Sure
well,
thank
you,
I
guess.
First
thanks
for
asking
us
again,
it's
it's
always
great
to
get
a
chance
to
hear
about
you
know,
activities
going
on
and
to
start
getting
ready
for
what's
to
come
in
January
and
I
appreciate
the
preview
on
the
projects
and
the
the
requests
that
might
come.
You
know
our
way
to
to
be
working
on,
certainly
I
look
forward
to
working
on
the
proposals
that
I
worked
on
last
session
and
hope
that
we
have
more
success
now
this
year
with
some
of
these
proposals.
E
P
I
I
will
be
I
have
been
named,
the
chair
of
the
Health
and
Human
Services
committee.
So
I'm
really
excited
about
that.
It's
an
area,
that's
been
a
focus
for
me
all
my
years
in
the
Senate
and
so
I'm
just
really
excited
and
also
kind
of
nervous
about
the
whole,
the
responsibility
for
it,
but
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
getting
to
work
on
all
of
the
the
critical
things
that
come
through
that
committee,
I
I
think
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
work
on
addressing
health
care
costs
and
issues
that
minnesotans
are
facing.
P
I
particularly
want
to
work
on
focusing
on
children
and
families
and
how
to
better
serve
their
needs
in
terms
of
not
only
Health
but
across
the
spectrum
of
child
care
and
early
childhood
development,
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
getting
going.
We
are
not
we're
starting
to
get
like
our
committee
assignments.
P
A
You
Senator,
and
obviously
our
other
senate
representative
on
the
western
side
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
is
Dr
Elise
man
and
she
was
not
able
to
join
us
this
morning.
If,
on
our
staff
or
or
others
Dr,
Mann
is
going
to
be
a
fabulous
addition
to
the
state
senate
and
a
fabulous
representative
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
and.
A
To
get
to
know
her
quite
well
over
the
past
few
months
and
very
excited
to
work
with
her
about
with
her
on
issues
affecting
Bloomington
and
the
state
I
think
she's
going
to
be
outstanding
in
that
role,
so
really
looking
forward
to
it.
So
representative
Edelson
is
our
newest
representative
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
a
portion
of
her
District
pokes
down
into
the
western
side
of
Bloomington,
we're
very
happy
to
to
have
you
join
this
illustrious
group
welcome.
Thank.
O
You
thank
you
so,
prior
to
this,
like
only
representative,
Diana,
so
I'm
very
excited
to
have
some
of
Bloomington.
This
is
exciting.
I.
Let's
see
boy
I
work,
I
work
on
public
safety
issues,
so
I've
met
with
your
police
chief,
who
is
amazing,
you're
very
lucky,
and
also
your
fire
chief.
That's
fantastic
I.
Also
work
on
some
health
policies.
I've
known
a
lot
of
cities
know
me
now,
as
the
gummy
lady
I,
legalized.
M
O
Yeah
so
I'll
be
fixing
that
policy,
so
that's
fun,
but
we
also
have
full
legalization,
which
is
really
going
to
be
something
that
cities
are
gonna
have
to
be
thinking
about,
because
that's
pretty
likely
to
happen
this
year.
So
you
know,
while
I
had
worked
on
for
months,
you
know
fixing
this
hemp
Edibles
law.
O
O
So
other
areas,
I
work
on
are
education,
I
work,
a
lot
on
literacy
and
if
you
have
I
mean
I,
know
that
we're
in
a
city
level-
and
you
guys
are
like
literacy,
but
it's
actually
a
really
important
issue
specifically
for
cities.
When
we
look
at
how
we're
doing
literacy
and
the
disparities
that
we
see
with
literacy
across
the
state
of
Minnesota.
O
O
O
A
Representative
glad
to
have
you
on
board
here
so
most
of
you
know
our
Bloomington
resident
Tony
Oliva
was
elected
to
Bloomington
or
to
the
Baseball
Hall
of
Fame
this
year.
Oh,
he
was
just
fantastic.
We
had
a
nice
ceremony
for
him,
one
of
his
cool
accomplishments
as
a
baseball
player
was
in
one
game
out
at
Mets
stadium.
He
played
all
nine
positions
in
a
nine
inning
game.
It's
just
a
cool
thing.
The
elected
official
equivalent
is
Steve
Elkins.
A
E
R
You
guys
know
what
I
mean:
oh
yeah
yeah,
so
we
don't
have
our
committee
assignments
yet
so
we've
been
told
in
the
house
not
to
expect
them
until
after
the
15th.
So
the
Republican
colleagues
will
submit
their
committee
requests
by
that
date,
and
so,
once
the
speaker
knows
what
they're
asking
she'll
Place
us,
but
I'm,
very
strong,
hoping
I
remain
on
Transportation.
R
That's
my
number
one
priority,
but
the
the
committee's
schedules
have
been
changed
quite
a
bit
and
so
transportation
and
state
and
local
government
are
in
the
same
time
slot
so
which
would
you
know
prevent
me
from
serving
on
State
and
local
government,
which
I
was
hoping
to
be
on
as
well,
but
I
I.
The
way
the
committee's
structures
are
laid
out,
I've
volunteered
to
serve
on
the
property
tax
committee
and
we'll
probably
end
up
getting
that.
It's
not
a
real
popular
committee
to
Beyond,
but
my
in
terms
of
my
own
personal
priorities.
E
M
E
R
Push
that
one
across
the
Finish
Line
still
working
on
my
housing
affordability
bill
right
now,
working
on
beefing
up
the
the
provisions
that
would
allow
cities
to
to
do
Street
impact
districts
and
Street
Improvement
districts
as
part
of
that
bill
as
well.
Working
out
a
bunch
of
I've
got
a
two
or
three
Healthcare
pricing
transparency
bills.
So
us
on
I
need
to
talk
to
you
about
those
I
know.
R
Senator
Mann
wants
to
pick
one
of
them,
but
I've
got
a
couple
of
others
as
well,
and
I
I
expect
this
expectation
that
we're
going
to
accomplish
a
lot
this
year.
There's
a
lot
of
panned
up
demand.
We
had
over
5
000
bills,
introduced
the
the
last
session
and
passed
about
two
dozen
of
them.
So
most
of
us
are
furiously
getting
our
the
bills
that
got
stuck
in.
R
You
know,
didn't
get
through
conference
committee,
rejacketed
to
be
reissued
again
and
I'm
among
those
I'll
probably
have
like
a
different
Transportation
bills,
ranging
everywhere
from
allowing
counties
to
set
their
own
speed
limits
same
Authority.
We
got
the
cities
in
2019
to
administrative
citations
for
the
Metropolitan
Council
and
everything
in
in
between.
So
so
yeah
so
and.
E
E
A
Thank
you,
representative,
thanks
for
Bloomington
over
the
years
over
the
many
years,
greatly
appreciated
and
last,
but
of
course,
not
least,
is
somebody
straddling
the
line
right
now
between
Council
and
the
legislature,
Nathan
Coulter
and
continuing
the
tradition
of
Wilmington
city
council
members,
making
the
leap
and
doing
good
things
for
for
this
community.
So
congratulations
once
again
and
I'd
like
to
hear
what
what
you've
got
on
your
plate
for
this.
Thank
you
session.
S
S
The
the
council
members
that
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
and
the
incredible
staff
that
we
have
here
at
the
city
of
Bloomington,
so
I
am
going
to
miss
that
as
representative
Elkins
noted,
we
obviously
don't
have
our
committee
assignments
yet
so
I
have
some
ideas
about
you
know
what
I
would
what
I
would
like
to
work
on
but
I.
If
my
math
is
right,
I
will
be
98th
in
seniority.
S
You
know
and
I
frankly,
I'm
just
glad
to
be
in
the
top
100,
so
I'm,
pretty
good
about
myself.
I
did
my
first
choice.
Request
was
the
children
and
families
committee
building
on
some
of
the
work
that
I've
been
able
to
do
with
Senator
wicklin
when
I
work
directly
for
her,
but
I'm
excited
to
you
know,
build
that.
Do
all
that
work
in
terms
of
child
care,
affordability
and
early
care
and
education.
Obviously,
I
think
you
know
the
Lions
here
of
our
Focus.
This
year
is
going
to
be
on
the
budget.
S
You
know,
17.6
billion
dollar
budget
surplus
goes
a
long
way,
but
not
as
long
as
everybody
I
think
would
want
it
to
I
did
also
request
and
serve
on
the
housing
committee,
and
we've
done
some
really
really
good
work
in
Bloomington
on
housing
and
looking
to
build
on
that
as
well.
For
what
it's
worth
property
taxes
may
not
be
a
very
popular
Community,
but
I
did
also
request
a
service.
S
Two-Thirds
of
our
Bloomington
house
delegation
at
least
put
that
in
you
know,
I
think
there
is
just
a
ton
of
opportunity
to
really
address
I.
You
know
the
the
thing
that
I've
heard
most
from
folks
on
the
campaign.
Trail
was
just
the
costs
of
living,
the
cost
of
doing
the
things
that
that
folks
need
to
do
whether
it's
early
care
and
education
or
housing
or
higher
education
I
did
also
request
to
serve
on
a
higher
ed
committee
and
and
would
be
excited
to
work
with
our
partners
over
at
Normandale
as
well.
S
We
were
just
there
yesterday
morning.
I
I
mean
I.
Think
with
the
budget
that
we
have
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do
some
really
really
important
work
on
those
kinds
of
things
and
I
I
think
we
just
need
to
be
very
sure
that
that
what
we're
doing
obviously
is
is
sustainable
from
a
budget
perspective,
but
that
it's
paying
long-term
dividends.
S
T
Q
Thank
you,
Jamie
I'll,
keep
it
short.
I
come
from
Minneapolis,
where
I
was
enforcing
the
earns,
take
and
save
time
for
the
last
three
and
a
half
years
so
now
looking
to
implement
it
here.
You
know
we
learned
a
lot
from
that
experience,
things
that
went
right,
things
that
didn't
go
right
and
the
focus
from
now
until
July
1st
will
be
reaching
out
to
all
employers
so
they're
aware
of
what
needs
to
be
done.
Q
There
are
a
couple
changes
we're
looking
to
make
to
the
ordinance
to
add
transparency
to
both
sides,
so
that
people
know
how
many
they
can
save
time
hours.
They
have
so
that's
clear
because
that
reduces
conflict
on
on
on
both
sides.
So
it's
that'll,
be
our
our
big
Focus
until
July
1st
and
then
also
will
be.
You
know
my
goal.
Q
One
of
the
things
in
Minneapolis
was,
you
know
we
had
started
site
visits,
so
my
hope
is
to
reach
as
many
Bloomington
employers
as
possible
and
to
cooperate
with
the
Mall
of
America
and
you
know
have
poster
in
hand.
You
know
I'm.
You
know
I
view
this
as
kind
of
like
campaigning,
which
you
know
I've
done
so
I
plan
to
door,
knock
every
business
in
Bloomington
and
instead
of
my
campaign
flyer,
to
have
my
poster
and
and
get
everybody
with
with
that,
so
just
to
smooth
things
to
smooth
things
out.
Q
So
everybody
knows
what
it
is,
so
it's
not
an
adversarial
type
issue
and
yeah
we're.
Looking
really.
You
know
forward
to
seeing
this
happen
at
the
at
the
state
level
and
we
hope
that
we'll
be
lined
up.
You
know,
and
that's
one
thing
that
is
important
to
us-
that
if
there's
anything
that'll
be
different
on
the
state
side,
we
we
can
change
Ours
by
you
know
beforehand,
so
that
it's
a
smooth
transition
but
yeah
feel
free
to
reach
out
on
questions
on
that
I'm
excited
about
implementing,
stick
and
safely
and
we're
excited
and
just
thrilled.
A
Four,
that's
85
percent
of
our
Levy
increase
is
directly
related
to
Public
Safety.
So,
gentlemen,
over
here
in
uniform
with
the
patches
on
your
arms
anything
you
wanted
to
add
to
that.
We
we
heard
as
we
were
out
and
about
with,
as
we
put
this
budget
together,
eight
months
of
work
with
I
think
we
had
seven
Community
engagement
and
Outreach.
We
had
eight
meetings
at
the
city
council,
five
of
us
had
public
forums
where
we
were
out
talking
and
and
answering
questions
and
all
the
the
door
knocking
just
the
interactions
we
had.
A
D
The
support
yeah
I
mean
we're
grateful
for
the
support
too,
and
I
I
would
just
encourage
you
and
I'm
gonna
parse.
My
words
here
during
the
session
when
Public
Safety
bills
come
up,
be
cognizant
of
strings
that
are
attached
to
these
bills
that
prohibit
or
make
it
extremely
difficult
for
us
to
utilize
money
that
may
be
coming
through
from
State
funds.
D
H
Well
and
if
I
could
add,
oftentimes
I
think
that
it's
the
county
prosecution,
that's
that
is
sought
for
involvement
and
I
just
want
to
offer
that
the
municipal
prosecution
is
is
very
relevant
as
well,
and
we
are
organized
through
the
league
of
Minnesota
cities.
They
have
the
organized
Municipal
prosecution
as
well,
and
we're
always
available.
E
A
We
also
obviously
work
very
closely
on
with
our
our
County
counterparts
here
in
Hennepin
County,
with
being
the
the
second
largest
community
in
Hannibal
County
behind
Minneapolis,
and
we're
very
closely
with
our
commissioner
Debbie
cattell,
who
knows
cities
very
well
as
a
former
mayor
of
Richfield
and
knows
Bloomington,
very
well
as
a
next-door
neighbor
for
all
these
years.
So,
commissioner,
welcome
what's
on
your
plate
for
this
upcoming
session.
Well,.
M
That's
good
I'm
going
to
talk
to
some
of
our
legislators
and
then
I
want
to
talk
to
the
city.
Folks,
first
I
wanted
to
talk
to
Senator
wicklin.
You
know
one
of
the
things
I
already
couched
you
and
said
I'm
going
to
set
up
a
meeting
with
you.
Maternal
outcomes
are
something
that
we're
really
working
on
and
I'm
sure
your
boards
of
Health
are
concerned
about
this
as
well.
Hennepin
County
has
put
some
significant
dollars
several
Millions
into
maternal
outcomes.
M
There's
huge
disparities,
there's
a
way
to
add
more
transparency
to
this
system,
so
the
disparities
are
visible
from
hospital
to
hospital
and
that
we
can
figure
out
how
to
incentivize
better
outcomes
and
make
that
part
of
you
know.
The
ACA
was
always
supposed
to
be
about
upstream
and
wellness.
We
need
to
get
on
top
of
this
one,
it's
bad,
it's
it.
The
numbers
are
Stark,
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
talk
to
that
and
to
representative
Edison
welcome
it'll
be
nice
to
be
working
with
you.
M
You
know.
Literacy
is
a
very
big
issue.
As
a
former
teacher
in
another
life,
that's
a
really
big
issue
for
us
too,
at
Hennepin
County,
our
our
County
involved
youth.
We
offer
2
hearing,
but
we
also
have
the
homework
helpers
at
the
libraries
and
now
on
online
as
well
for
those
kiddos
and
so
there's
ways.
I
think
that
we
could
partner
at
the
legislature
to
try
to
get
a
more
robust
system
but
yeah
some
of
the
Stark
differences
and
some
of
the
new
teaching
methods
are
not
having
success
with
literacy.
M
I,
don't
know
where
they
came
from
I'm.
An
old
teacher
I
was
an
old
teacher,
so
I
was
the
old
school.
You
know,
fanatic,
stick
Jane
Sally
books
were
my
my
primers,
and
so
you
know
these
kids
really
need
some
help
and
they're
not
able
to
read,
and
that's
really
going
to
matter
for
the
workforce.
We
need
here
in
Bloomington
right
and
so
that
matters
transportation,
I
couldn't
be
happier
Steve
that
you're
looking
at
Transportation.
That's,
certainly
your
wheelhouse,
that's
something
that
is
one
of
my
wheelhouse.
As
I
said
on
Tab.
M
You
know
that
Carl
sits
on
Tech
we're
all
about
those
kinds
of
things.
So
one
of
the
things,
though,
I,
want
to
really
give
a
big
shout
out
and
a
thank
you
to
Bloomington.
One
of
the
things
I
have
been
talking
about
a
lot
when
we
re
did
our
model
for
homelessness
shelters.
Is
that
there's
no
shelters
out
in
them
outside
the
Minneapolis
area?
There
is
now
thank
you
Bloomington.
Thank
you
very
much,
you're
the
first
one
to
step
up.
M
We
can't
get
anybody
else,
but
you
you're
the
progressives
you're,
the
ones
who
see
the
need.
These
are
people
in
your
community.
These
are
your
residents
who
need
to
be
here.
We
need
to
get
them
housed.
We
need
to
get
them
stable,
get
them
back
out
working
help.
The
mothers
find
good
quality
child
care,
so
they
can
get
their
lives
back
together.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
I
appreciate
that
on
the
Bloomington
sales
tax
I'm
supportive
of
this
to
get
a
lot
of
the
work
done
that
you
need
and
I
think
you.
M
You
already
know
that
on
the
and
on
the
bonding
requests
for
the
Health
and
Wellness
Center,
you
know
we
team
up
so
well
with
the
Board
of
Health.
Here
in
Bloomington,
so
thank
you
for
that.
That's
a
great
partnership
I
think,
and
we
can
be
help
helpful
with
that
as
well,
and
it's
funny
and
this
Expo
2027
we
have
we.
We
first
heard
this
idea
and
I
brought
it
to
our
administrator
and
he
just
goes
wow.
This
is
great.
This
is
fabulous.
M
It's
going
to
have
an
impact,
Metro
Wide,
we're
on
board
and
we
have
been
on
board
and
I
think
we
will
continue
to
be
on
board
and
we
will
be
looking
at
how
we
might
be
doing
some
kind
of
sponsorship
in
the
future
as
well.
So
this
is.
This
is
a
a
great
place
for
the
area
here
and
we
have
to
make
this
a
success
story.
I
hate
to
hear
all
the
poo-poos
when
I
read
the
paper
about.
M
Oh
this
one
didn't
work,
this
didn't
work
well,
those
are
different,
Financial
Minds
there
at
those
days.
We
know
what
we're
doing
here.
So
you
have
a
really
great
team
together.
I
only
hear
accolades
about
that
and
and
on
the
transportation
piece
I
have
to
thank
Carl,
because,
but
for
your
persistence
and
bloomington's
help,
we
wouldn't
have
as
many
dollars
as
we
do
for
the
I-494
corridor
and
the
work
that
we've
been
able
to
do
together
on
that
and
that
really
matters
here
for
that
congestion.
M
For,
for
the
whole
metro
area,
but
especially
it's,
it
affects
really
all
cities
that
I
now
support,
so
I
have
a
sliver
of
Armitage
now
up
in
Minneapolis
with
the
redistricting
too,
but
everything
kind
of
converges
on
that
35W,
494
Corridor,
so
we're
very
supportive.
Whatever
the
leather
letters
you
need
to
support,
just
call
my
office
it'll
happen,
so
we
got
to
keep
moving
on
that
Public
Safety,
Chief,
Booker
I.
Have
it
down
in
my
notes
here
to
meet
with
you
about
what
you
want
to
do
more
with
embedded
social
workers.
M
M
We're
always
here
when
you're,
when
you
Buck
close
to
any
kind
of
a
County
Road
or
it's
Transit
on
one
of
our
lines.
Anything
I
try
to
find
a
way
to
pull
in
a
few
dollars
here
and
a
few
dollars
there
to
make
your
projects
go
or
when
you
have
Redevelopment
like
we
were
over
at
sick,
and
things
like
that.
I'd
be
happy
to
to
be
here
to
to
help
out
with
that
I
think.
M
At
the
county
level,
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
are
working
on
is
how
to
get
clear,
good
reimbursement
for
the
dollars
that
we
do
on
all
of
our
social
services.
We
are
not
fully
made
whole
by
the
dollars
that
are
allocated
through
the
state.
I
know
you're
very
aware
of
this,
but
this
might
be
the
year
that
we
can
work
together
on
finding
something
to
move
closer
together.
The
other
thing
is
is
when
I'm
thinking
about
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community
and
especially
those
who
are
disabled,
it's
it's.
M
The
problem
of
the
pcas
I
can't
tell
you
through
that
pandemic.
How
much
I
worked
with
clients
in
your
area
and
in
other
areas
I
heard
about
that?
Couldn't
get
a
PCA,
they
still
can't,
and
we
need
to
do
something
to
write
that
market
and
there's
not
the
accountability.
We
need
either
I
find
a
lot
of
issues
with
the
accountability
with
poor
work
performance
and
the
accountability
is
more
paper
pushing
and
it's
not
necessarily
transparent.
M
It's
not
necessarily
real,
and
that's
some
of
the
things
that
I've
already
talked
to
mdh
about
so
but
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
work
here.
We
can
do,
and
so
we
want
to
take
care
of
the
most
vulnerable
of
our
community.
Those
are
some
of
the
big
things.
Besides
the
fact
that
I
just
run
the
I
run
the
budget,
we
just
finished
our
budget
three
and
a
half
percent
was
our
Levy
I
I
understand
that
may
sound
low
to
what
you
had
to
just
pass.
M
I'm
looking
at
cities
and
cities
have
very
unique
issues
throughout
this
pandemic
and
they're
all
coming
up
higher
than
what
we
were
able
to
do.
I,
don't
know
that
we
will
be
able
to.
We
will
probably
be
able
to
do
a
similar
Levy
next
year,
the
past
past
that
I,
you
know
the
money
from
the
arpa
and
the
cares
will
have
dried
up
right
in
two
more
years
and
so
I
don't
know
where
we'll
be
there.
M
There
are
some
things
we
have
or
one
time
spending,
and
then
there
are
other
dollars
that
we
said
these
have
tails.
We
all
want
to
continue
doing
this,
like
our
24,
7,
shelters
and
some
other
things.
We
have
done
that
have
really
modernized
our
systems,
but
they
come
at
a
cost
and
you're.
Seeing
the
same
things
we
are
so
I
appreciate
the
time.
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank.
A
You,
commissioner,
thanks
for
being
here
this
morning,
thanks
for
all
your
work
for
Wilmington
Molly
Cummins
is
our
Metropolitan
Council
representative
and
announced
this
week.
She
will
not
be
seeking
reappointment
and
I'm
sad
to
hear
that
Molly,
because
you've
done
an
outstanding
job,
I've
always
appreciated
and
enjoyed
working
with
you,
both
at
in
your
role
now,
but
also
when
you
were
mayor
of
Hopkins
and
you
worked
with
Hopkins
and
never
have
you
know,
I've
always
been
impressed
at
how
prepared
and
how
professional
and
how
well
you
do
your
your
role
at
the
medical
team.
A
N
You
it's
great
to
be
here:
I
really
really
enjoyed
the
work
of
the
Metropolitan
Council,
I'm,
I'm,
shooting
for
a
greater
title
and
a
little
need
a
little
bit
more
time
to
attain
it,
I'm
going
for
Grammy
of
the
year
and
in
four
years,
maybe
we're
going
to
Grammy
the
century.
You
never
know,
but
anyway,
we're
working
really
closely
with
the
administration
on
our
budget
proposals.
Now
we
expect
the
governor
will
be
releasing
his
budget
around
January
24th.
Thank
you
to
representative
Elkins.
N
We're
looking
to
get
the
administrative
citations
bill
passes
will
be
the
fifth
year
that
we
have
worked
toward
that
and
that
would
free
up
our
police
officers.
That
would
be
an
administrative
citation,
much
like
a
parking
fee.
So
instead
of
a
criminal
offense
and
that
has
to
be
ticketed
by
an
officer
of
the
law,
we
could
have
our
ambassadors
as
we're
currently
calling
them.
If
we
can
find
more
to
hire,
it
would
be
about
a
45
dollar
penalty
instead
paid
online,
much
like
a
parking
ticket.
So
that's
that's
really.
N
An
important
thing
to
to
move
forward
today
is
the
deadline
for
application
to
the
Met
Council.
These
applicants
locations
are
going
directly
through
the
governor's
office
they're
not
going
through
the
Secretary
of
State's
office.
So
if
anybody
I
would
say
no,
this
is
me
talking
if
you
know,
of
a
anyone
who's
interested
in
in
applying
for
the
position,
and
they
came
up
quickly.
N
So
if
you
need
the
weekend
to
pull
together
your
resume
and
your
letters
of
recommendation
and
so
forth,
I'd
say
go
ahead
and
do
it
and
please
anybody
in
here
feel
free
to
give
out
my
contact
information.
If
somebody
would
like
more
information
both
on
the
The
Met
Council
in
general,
and
the
role
as
a
representative
district
five
is
Hopkins,
Edina,
Richfield
and
Bloomington.
So
we
have
the
greatest
District
to
represent
it's
terrific.
N
As
many
of
you
were
there,
we
launched
the
d-line
last
Saturday
generally
replacing
Route
5,
which
pre-pandemic
had
ridership
up
about
15
000
people
per
day.
It's
the
busiest
route
in
the
system,
so
that's
really
really
exciting
and,
of
course,
we
have
other
ones
that
are
in
the
pipeline.
Moving
along,
we
also
passed
November
30th.
The
entire
council
did
pass
a
transitway
advancement
policy
which
will
consider
risk
more
effectively
on
our
multi-billion
multi-community
large-scale
infrastructure
projects.
N
So
what
it's
intended
to
do
is
take
into
to
the
bigger
picture,
long-term
costs
of
building
maintaining
the
entire
life
cycle
of
a
project.
It's
not
aimed
toward
any
project.
That's
currently
going
on
it's
just
looking
forward.
We
haven't
always
had
these
risk
register
a
risk
register
in
place
as
the
project
moves
through
the
council.
So
this
will
give
us
more
information
and
allow
the
council,
at
various
junctures,
to
consider
the
various
risks
it
may
be
cost.
N
It
may
be
ridership
changes,
nobody
anticipated
the
pandemic,
which
certainly
turned
things
inside
out
on
on
some
of
our
planning
going
forward.
So
it
just
will
be
clarifying.
Not
it's
not
a
new
policy.
It's
clarifying
the
existing
policy
and
we
got
we've
gotten
tremendous
support.
We
did
a
lot
of
Outreach
on
that
and
we've
gotten
a
great
deal
of
support
for
that.
So
that's
that's
very
good.
N
We
passed
a
Transit,
Safety
and
Security
action
plan
this
year.
It
has.
We
started
working
on
it
after
George
Floyd
and
we
again
did
significant
Outreach
to
the
traveling
public
to
our
current
employees
to
all
of
our
staff,
and
we
identified
40
actions
to
build
upon
to
improve
safety
on
all
of
our
Transit.
We
realize
that
it's
critical,
we're
focusing
on
three
areas:
improving
conditions
at
the
stop,
so
heated,
shelters,
real-time
signage
lighting,
cleanliness,
Etc,
keeping
those
doorways
and
in
areas
around
clear
of
snow
and
things
like
that.
N
That's
very
important
training
in
support
of
our
employees
and
then
engaging
customers
and
partners
more
in
in
hearing
their
voices
and
continuing
to
expand
on
on
what
we
need
to
do
to
attract
our
ridership
get
our
ridership
back.
It's
been
challenging.
As
you
all
know,
we
are
still
300
operators
short,
it's
a
very
challenging
environment,
we're
competing
not
just
with
school
bus
drivers
and
so
forth,
but
all
the
private
delivery
services.
N
It's
been
quite
a
challenge.
However.
Having
said
that,
I
will
say:
we
raised
wages
20,
so
the
starting
wage
for
an
operator
is
over
26
dollars.
We
have
a
number
of
financial
incentives
if
you
are
hired
and
you
already
have
your
CDL
license.
It
could
be
as
great
as
a
five
thousand
dollar
signing
bonus.
Benefits
are
outstanding
and
in
the
last
two
hiring
events
that
we've
hosted,
we've
had
nearly
100
people
and
about
a
third
of
them
already
have
their
CDL,
so
we're
moving
forward.
N
But
it's
a
process
we're
also
allowing
people
to
apply
to
operate
Light
Rail
rather
than
in
the
past.
It
has
come
through
the
bus
operator
system.
So
if
you
have
people
who
are
interested
in
going
straight
to
riding
driving
a
light
rail,
that's
that's
available
now,
but
it's
it's
a
challenge
and
we
continue
to
work
on
that.
N
N
We
will
we
will,
we
absolutely
will
and,
and
then
we
move
on
into
our
our
the
blue
line
and
so
forth,
going
on
so
lots
going
on
at
the
council
and
I
think,
as
many
of
you
know,
we
partnered
with
mdh
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
analyzing
variant
in
the
wastewater
treatment,
and
that
has
been
a
partnership.
That's
just
really
been
extraordinary.
You
know,
there's
a
lot
of
requests
that
are
coming
our
Direction.
Can
you
look
at
other
viruses
and
so
forth?
N
Right
now
we're
focused
and
continuing
with
the
variants,
but
who
knows
where
that
might
go
so
lots
going
on
at
the
council.
Our
advisory
committees
also
all
have
openings.
So
if
you're
interested
or
you
know
of
anyone
interested
in
applying
for
an
advisory
role,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
me
or
at
the
council
in
general,
but
I'm
happy
to
answer
or
talk
to
anybody
about
about
those
positions,
they're
critical,
the
work
that
we
do
in
with
all
of
our
partners.
N
I
love
this
this
meeting,
it's
just
great
to
have
everybody
in
one
room
and
you
know
we're
all
engaging
Partnerships.
We
can't
nobody
can
do
what
they
want
to
do
on
their
own,
so
it's
always
really
exciting.
To
have
everybody
together
talking
about
what
we
can
do
and
what
we
can
do
together
and
how
to
work
together
most
effectively.
So
thank
you
for
that,
and
if
anybody
has
any
questions,
you
can
throw
them
at
me.
Thank.
A
N
A
T
A
We
also
have
with
us
a
couple
of
folks
who
speak
on
behalf
of
all
cities,
Bloomington
included
at
a
variety
of
different
levels.
Patricia
Norman
yeah
want
me
to
surprise
you
executive
director
of
Metro
cities
and
Patty.
What
are
the
the
main
issues
or
the
main
priorities
for
Metro
cities
going
forward?
Thank.
K
K
Setting
here
at
the
legislature
and
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
for
your.
This
is
a
great
meeting,
I'll
Echo,
that
it's
really
important
for
us
to
hear
your
priorities.
It
helps
us
account
at
the
Capitol
and
there
are
several
of
your
priorities.
I
won't
go
into
detail
here,
but
that
are
very
directly
consistent
with
Metro
City's
work
and
legislative
priorities
and
policies.
K
So
this
year,
being
at
a
budget
year
at
the
Capitol,
will
we
be
focused
on
certainly
those
areas,
some
new
and
some
ongoing
where
cities
are
seeking
supports,
either
for
local
tools
or
direct
resources,
including
resources
for
housing
resources
for
local
government
Aid,
which
I
know
the
city
does
not
receive,
but
it's
time
to
do
an
update
on
that
formula.
So
we
are
looking
at
that.
We
do
support
the
enhancing
the
circuit
breaker
so
that
there's
you
know
more
ability
for
residents
to
get
that
relief.
K
We
will
be
also
supporting
various
pieces
with
respect
to
both
transportation
and
Transit
funding,
also
bonding
Bill.
There
was
not
there
we're
expecting.
There
could
be
pent-up
Japan
for
bonnieville
and
we
would
be
looking
for
support
for
Metropolitan
influen
infiltration
in
in
any
bonding
Bill
Public
Safety
resources.
Metro
cities
is
expecting
to
put
forward
legislation
that
would
address
State
resources
for
local
governments
in
the
areas
of
the
carjackings
catalytic
converter,
thefts
and
street
racing.
K
We've
had
work
groups
this
year
that
have
really
directly
focused
on
those
issues,
so
in
other
public
safety
supports,
of
course.
Finally,
I'll
just
say
we
will
support
various
efforts
on
bills
that
deal
with
the
salary
cap,
repeal
with
flexibility
for
local
option
sales,
taxes
and
things
like
that
in
the
in
the
tax
Arena
and
then-
and
this
is
not
a
full
list,
but
certainly
local
control
is
a
priority
for
us
sort
of
across
the
scope
of
what
is
long-standing
local
decision.
K
Making
authorities
will
continue
to
support
those
and
finally,
Metro
cities
is
the
entity
that
works
on
City's
behalf
of
the
Metropolitan
Council.
So
we've
got
a
variety
of
issues
there
and
on
at
the
legislative
level
we're
expecting
there
could
be
a
governance
discussion,
so
I'm
sure
we'll
find
ourselves
in
the
middle
of
that
and
we
do
support
basically
the
current
structure
with
additional
local
input,
so
I'll
leave
it
there
Mr
Mayor.
Thank
you
ready.
A
L
So
we,
our
firm,
represents
mlc
as
well
and
I
think
we're
very
similar
overlapping
priorities
that
the
league
and
to
Metro
City.
So,
in
addition
to
the
Bloomington
priorities,
housing
has
been
a
big
issue.
The
last
few
years,
I
think
there'll
be
a
little
bit
of
a
different
flavor
with
Democrats
in
control
of
the
legislature.
L
So
when
you
build
a
new
fire
station,
you
don't
have
to
come
one
by
one
and
ask
for
that
exemption,
and
then
you
know,
tax
issues
are
always
of
interest
to
us,
especially
individual
tax
relief
like
things
like
the
circuit
breaker,
since
a
lot
of
our
cities
don't
get
LGA.
So
those
are
the
some
of
the
mlc
specific
things.
Thank.
A
We're
a
little
bit
different
from
City
to
City
around
here,
and
so
he
does
a
wonderful
job
of
balancing
the
priorities
and
the
needs
of
cities
across
the
state
and
representing
cities
in
just
a
wonderful
way.
In
addition
to
this
great
professional
relationship,
Gary
and
I
have
had
a
lot
of
fun
over
the
years
as
well.
I
think
he
is
the
only
person
that
is
allowed
to
call
me
Timbo.
E
A
A
As
we
it's
gonna,
be
all
over
Twitter
when
the
when
the
city's
bulletin
used
to
be
a
paper,
a
paper
thing,
it's
the
city's
bulletin
and
I
would
write
the
city's
bulletin
and
Gary
would
stand
over.
My
shoulder
on
Fridays
as
we'd
sit
and
try
and
write
this
thing,
and
there
was
one
one
time
in
particular
where
Senator
Roger
Moe
was
leading
the
effort
in
the
Senate
to
put
Levy
limits
on
cities,
and
he
was
moving
it
through
the
Senate
and
we
so
I
wrote
up
the
story.
A
C
Thank
you,
Tim,
and
it
has
been
a
a
true
pleasure
to
work
in
the
legislative
Arena
on
behalf
of
cities.
It
really
is
an
honor
to
be
able
to
work
with
I've
got
several
former
mayors
right
here.
That
I've
worked
with
closely
that
have
been
on
my
board
and-
and
it
has
been
truly
a
pleasure
just
briefly.
C
Just
briefly
on
a
couple
of
our
legislative
issues
that
affect
the
city
of
of
Bloomington,
directly
and
and
Chief
Hodges
mentioned,
and
you
mentioned,
the
impact
of
Public
Safety
costs
on
your
budget
and
one
of
the
big
things
we've
been
working
with
representative
Amy
long
on
is
a
bill
to
really
try
to
help
us
address
Duty
disability
issues
that
have
risen
so
dramatically
since
the
murder
of
George
Floyd
and
we'll
continue
to
work
with
representative
long
in
his
new
capacity.
I.
Don't
know!
C
If
he's
going
to
have
the
time
to
carry
that
bill
but
to
hand
Finn
on,
my
staff
has
been
working
quite
closely
with
him
and
really
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
that
our
officers,
when
they're
injured,
when
they
suffer
a
PTSD
injury,
that
they
get
treatment,
they
can
get
back
to
work.
They
can
become
again
productive
members
of
our
Workforce
because
it
is
expensive
to
train
those
officers
it's
hard
to
recruit
those
officers.
So
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
lose
those
very
valuable
people
in
our
work
environment.
C
So
we'll
be
working
closely
with
all
the
legislators
here
on
the
that
Duty
disability
bill.
That
will
be
one
of
our
biggest
priorities:
representative
Elkins
and
council
member
Coulter.
You
mentioned
property
tax
interest
and
that's
going
to
be
a
big
issue.
As
you
indicated,
your
Levy
was
up.
Nine
percent
Statewide
City
levies
were
up
by
nine
percent
on
average.
That
is
a
very
high
level.
C
Inflation
Workforce
challenges,
supply
chain
disruptions
have
all
had
a
huge
impact
on
City
budgets,
so
that
is
going
to
be
a
big
focal
point
for
the
legislative
arena
is
property
tax
property
tax
relief.
Last
year
there
were
a
number
of
measures
in
both
the
House
and
Senate
bills,
to
provide
homeowner
relief.
Homeowner
values
Statewide
have
gone
up
by
17
percent
just
this
year
and
in
talking
with
the
Department
of
Revenue,
that
is
an
unprecedented
level
of
single
year
increase
on
average.
C
If
you
have
a
cabin,
that's
gone
up
25,
so
these
properties
are
absorbing
more
of
that
City
Levy
nine
percent
Levy
that
Bloomington
has
proposed.
Meanwhile,
business
property
has
languished
because
of
the
residual
effects
of
the
pandemic.
It
just
they
still
struggled
and
values
are
down
downtown.
A
lot
of
the
values
have
really
dropped,
and
that
is
Shifting
taxes
around
so
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
the
property
tax
division.
I
hope
you
get.
There
that'll
be
a
very
big
focal
point
for
us
this
year
and
then
just
a
couple
of
other
things.
C
C
2013
I've
been
trying
to
fix
the
last
piece
of
that
sales
tax,
and
you
know
we
got
all
City
purchases,
largely
All
City
purchases
Exempted
in
2013,
with
some
close
work
with
the
governor's
office
at
the
time
and
commissioner
bauerly
and
commissioner
Franz
and
mme
and
I
really
want
to
get
that
done.
I
think
it's
ridiculous
that
our
cities
and
counties
are
paying
the
state
an
estimated
70
million
dollars
a
year
right
now
to
help
that
huge
def
or
that
huge
Surplus
and
imagine
if
we
get
the
full
infusion
of
iija
money.
C
If
we
have
a
state
bonding
Bill,
those
projects
are
all
going
to
turn
around
and
generate
more
state
general
fund.
Revenue,
yes,
and
only
cost
us
more
and
reduce
the
you
know
the
value
of
the
dollar
at
the
local
level,
so
Chief
seal
we're
going
to
get
that
done
this
year,
I'm
gonna
I'm,
Really
Gonna
Bank
on
that
that
is
a
major
issue
and
then
the
whole
cannabis
issue
is
going
to
take
time.
It's
going
to
be
much
bigger
now,
with
some
of
the
discussions
that
are
occurring.
C
I
know
that
speaker
Hortman
said
just
the
other
day
that
it
might
be
a
two-year
process.
The
Senate
hasn't
really
considered
the
Canada,
the
full
adult
use
cannabis
legislation.
So
the
house
has
a
much
more
developed
proposal
in
house
file
600
from
last
year,
but
we're
going
to
be
working
closely
with
with
legislators
on
that
issue.
O
C
Discussion
of
cannabis
and
whether
that
that
piece
remains
in
in
statute
with
those
products
as
well,
but
we
are
going
to
be
convening
a
group
of
City
officials.
I,
don't
know
Melissa
if
you're
involved
with
that
to
talk
more
about
what
we.
What
we
need
in
terms
of
the
local
involvement
in
the
regulation
of
of
the
Cannabis
products
should
then
become
legal.
So
those
are
just
a
few
things
that
I
think
are
going
to
impact
Bloomington
transportation.
Funding
is
always
a
huge
issue
for
all
cities.
A
T
Yeah,
shame
on
me
for
not
starting
with
our
mission.
We
have
a
strategic
plan
that
the
council's
adopted
our
mission
is
to
cultivate
an
enduring
and
remarkable
Community
where
people
want
to
be,
and
so
everything
we've
talked
about.
That
is
in
the
interest
of
that
mission
statement
and
one
of
the
areas
that
we're
really
focused
on
right
now
is:
is
entrepreneurship
and
really
trying
to
do
economic
development
that
helps
Small
Business,
Development
I'd,
say
historically,
we've
done
a
relatively
lazy,
Affair
approach
to
Economic
Development
because
of
our
location.
T
We've
been
very
fortunate
to
have
a
lot
of
Economic
Development
come
our
way
and
as
we
get
closer
to
being
fully
built
out,
we've
had
to
recognize
that
that's
changing.
So
as
a
component
of
our
race,
Equity
strategic
plan
and
our
new
city
strategic
plan.
Trying
to
do
economic
development
at
the
community
level
is
really
important.
So
Barb
wolf
is
sitting
back
there
against
the
mirror
Barb.
Can
you
give
us
just
two
to
three
minutes
on
what
we're
doing
at
old
fire
station
number
three
on
our
business
development
center.
M
U
E
E
U
We're
continuing
to
move
forward
with
this
project.
We
convened
an
advisory
committee
in
June
of
this
year
and
they're
meeting
on
a
monthly
basis
until
March
of
next
year,
and
they
were
selected
and
hand-picked
to
represent
our
community.
Our
Focus
for
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
is
bipac
owned
and
women-owned
businesses,
Our,
Youth
and
also
our
artist
community,
and
so
this
is
really
an
entrepreneurial
Spirit
of
what
will
happen
in
this
Center.
It
also
is
going
to
be
City
owned
and
city-led,
so
a
little
bit
different
than
other
communities.
U
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
really
have
to
focus
on
now
is
those
strategic
Partnerships
and
because
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
know
is
that
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
can't
be
all
things
to
everybody,
but
we're
going
to
be
a
place
where
we
can
connect
folks
and
also
have
this
be
a
space
for
our
neighborhood
and
our
community
as
well,
so
that
in
the
down
hours,
we
can
also
have
community
events
there
as
well.
Thank.
T
You
so
is
issues
of
Workforce
come
up
this
year.
Please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
us
and
include
us
if
you're
looking
for
Testimony
or
trying
to
figure
out
how
resources
can
help
local
communities
Carla
and
her
team
are
doing
a
fantastic
job
of
reorienting
our
focus
on
economic
development
at
the
community
level,
and
we
really
we're
really
hopeful
that
we're
going
to
advance
the
ball
quite
a
bit
on
this
absolutely.
I
If
you
have
your
Workforce
board
too,
just
add
that
council,
member
Patrick
Martin
has
been
a
part
of
this
advisory
committee
and
has
attended
every
meeting.
The
location
is
of
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
is
in
his
district,
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
any
participation,
it's
a
short
commute
from
my
house.
E
A
A
We
have
a
unique
opportunity
here,
a
unique
situation
here
because
of
council
and
I
think
our
state
elected
officials
know
each
other
so
very
well
in
so
many
different
ways
and
we
are
more
than
eager
to
work
with
and
for
you
to
try
and
Advance
the
work
that
we
have
to
do
here
in
Bloomington
in
this
part
of
the
world
in
general
and
at
the
state
level.
We
we
acknowledge
that
Bloomington
is
a
leader
and
should
be
a
leader.
We
are
the
we're,
the
fifth
biggest
fourth
biggest
city.
A
City
in
the
state-
and
we
acknowledge
that
leadership
Position
will
be
taken
on
and
I
really
appreciate
this
council's
willingness
to
take
it
in
line
with
it
in
so
many
different
ways
and
use
this
as
a
resource.
We
will
be
there
to
help
out
in
any
way.
We
can,
whether
it's
testimony
whether
it's
phone
calls,
whether
it's
just
using
using
the
the
people
power
that
we
have
to
get
the
work
done.
We
will
do
it.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
this
morning.
Thank
you
all
for
your
work,
greatly
appreciated.