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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: March 28, 2012
Description
On this week's episode of Bloomington Today, we'll let residents know how they can help street maintenance crews make spring street sweeping as efficient as possible. We'll also be joined by a public health professional to discuss National Public Health Week.
A
B
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
I'm
caitlin
cockriel
thanks
for
joining
us
spring
is
in
the
air,
and
that
means
street
maintenance.
Crews
are
out
getting
all
of
the
sand
dirt
and
debris
off
the
roads
from
the
winter
street
sweeping
in
the
springtime
generally
takes
crews
about
two
to
three
weeks:
weather
depending
cleaning
city
streets
doesn't
just
provide
safe
and
visually
appealing
roadways,
there's
a
much
larger
purpose.
C
B
Eiler
says
residents
can
help
make
street
sweeping
operations
more
efficient
by
making
sure
trash
cans
and
recycle
bins
are
off
the
streets
also
do
not
rake
your
leaves,
grass
or
other
debris
into
the
street,
as
the
machines
aren't
equipped
to
pick
up
those
kinds
of
things.
He
also
noted
that,
as
the
temperatures
are,
warming
up,
residents
should
go
outside
and
take
a
look
at
their
street
side.
Trees
and
shrubbery
branches
overhanging
the
streets
and
sidewalks
will
need
to
be
trimmed.
B
The
city
will
trim
the
boulevard
and
city
right-of-way
areas,
which
is
usually
11
feet
onto
the
property
log
on
to
the
city's
website
and
keyword,
search,
sweep.
There's
a
list
of
frequently
asked
questions
about
street
sweeping,
as
well
as
an
interactive
map
where
residents
can
see
where
crews
are
where
they've
been
and
what's
left
to
be
swept
and
another
inevitable
part
of
spring
can
often
be
snow
melt,
causing
bodies
of
water
to
overflow
their
banks.
This
time
last
year,
several
areas
of
spring
flooding
were
occurring
all
over
parts
of
bloomington.
B
These
photos
were
taken
in
late
march
of
2011.
nine
mile
creek
spent
much
of
last
spring
right
at
bank
and
caused
minimal
flooding,
never
affecting
any
structures
or
homes.
The
minnesota
river,
however,
was
a
different
story.
City
engineers
were
forced
to
close,
lower
lindel
avenue
at
106th
street
after
the
minnesota
river
swelled
well
over
its
banks,
flooding
the
parking
lot
and
much
of
the
roadway
near
the
river.
B
The
scene
on
lower
lindell
today
looks
quite
a
bit
different
than
it
did
last
year.
City
civil
engineer,
scott
anderson
says
that's
thanks
to
the
more
than
86
inches
of
snowfall
last
year,
compared
to
only
24
inches.
We
received
this
year.
Ponds
are
also
well
below
their
banks.
In
2012
anderson
says,
the
area
has
received
virtually
no
significant
precipitation
since
august
of
last
year,
so
the
grounds
and
ponds
are
dry
and
low.
B
B
A
bloomington
human
services
partner
volunteered
enlisted
to
assist
people
or
veep
recently
hosted
an
event
that
filled
the
stomachs
of
attendees
in
order
to
raise
money
to
fill
the
stomachs
of
less
fortunate
residents,
there's
nothing
better
than
a
warm
bowl
of
soup
on
a
cool
day
and
on
march
21,
veep
and
normandale.
Fine
arts,
faculty
and
student
volunteers
were
busy
preparing
hot
soup
for
anyone
and
everyone,
as
they
celebrated
their
long
time
running
event.
Soups
on
we
started.
D
It
because
we
wanted
to
give
back
to
the
community
the
pottery
club,
which
I
was
the
advisor
of
when
we
started
it
didn't.
Oh,
we
felt
that
we
didn't
have
any
money,
but
we
had
skills,
and
so
our
skills
were
to
make
bowls.
So
we
started
making
bowls
the
first
year
we
probably
had
about
150
bowls.
Now
we
have
over
500
and
it's
just
been
a
wonderful
event
for
our
community
and
our
students,
our
faculty
and
staff.
B
B
Each
person
eating
a
bowl
of
soup
that
day
has
fed
a
family
of
four
people
in
need
for
a
week
thanks
to
their
donation,
faculty
members,
students
and
the
public
stopped
by
normandale
community
college
to
show
their
support
and
according
to
witstruck
getting
people
to
the
event
is
the
easy
part.
The
hardest.
D
B
The
2012
supes
on
event
raised
2
765,
that's
down
a
bit
from
last
year,
but
event
organizers
have
high
hopes
to
sell
more
next
year
when
the
new
parking
ramp
is
completed,
and
if
you
missed
the
veep
soups
on
event,
don't
worry,
there's
lots
of
events
and
ways.
You
can
volunteer
your
time
and
resources
to
helping
a
local
family
in
need.
E
More
traditionally,
people
could
come
into
a
library
and
ask
us,
or
they
could
call
us
on
a
telephone.
Now
the
services
are
expanded.
They
can
not
only
still
come
and
talk
to
us
if
they
prefer
face-to-face.
They
can
call
us
on
the
phone,
but
they
can
also
text
us
from
their
devices.
They
can
come
in
through
chat.
They
can
come
in
through
im.
B
E
It
offers
a
lot
of
options
for
people
on
the
go.
They
can
go
into
their
library
account
and
deal
with
their
holds
and
requests.
They
can
even
renew
their
materials.
They
can
search
the
library
catalog
to
find
out.
If
something
is
available,
you
can
also
look
for
locations
and
hours
for
any
of
our
buildings.
You
can
contact.
Ask
us
if
you
have
a
question.
Look
for
events
and
classes
find
some
book
lists
of
new
titles
for
something
to
read.
You
can
also
access
the
e-books
and
e-audio
books
from
the
mobile
app.
B
E
Have
always
moved
with
the
changes,
because
that's
what
our
community
expects
and
needs?
I
mean
it's,
not
anything.
New
change
just
happens
all
the
time.
At
one
point
we
had
card
catalogs,
we
moved
to
microfiche.
Now
we
have
everything's
on
our
library
catalog
online.
We
used
to
have
vhs,
but
as
technology
changed,
the
library
keeps
up
and
remains
relevant
to
what
our
library
users
need
and
want.
B
To
use
the
hennepin
county
library
ask
us
service
is
yet
another
form
of
two-way
communication.
This
city,
utilizes
similar
tools
in
facebook,
twitter
and
esubscribe
residents
are
encouraged
to
sign
up
for
one
or
all
of
those
interactive
communications
tools,
and
it's
time
now
for
a
short
break.
When
we
come
back
we'll
find
out
how
bloomington
is
celebrating
national
public
health
week
stay
right
here,.
F
G
A
G
D
B
Welcome
back
everyone,
we
are
now
pleased
to
be
joined
by
public
health
administrator.
Karen
zellsnack
welcome
karen
thanks
for
being
here
today.
It's
nice
to
be
back
again!
Thank
you!
Yes!
Well,
it's
officially
spring
april
is
right.
Around
the
corner
and
it'll,
be
here
shortly
and
april.
Has
the
first
full
week
of
april
is
actually
designated
as
national
public
health
week.
Tell
us
about
the
significance
of
that
week.
Well,.
H
Public
health
week
was
first
declared
in
1995
to
recognize
the
contributions
of
public
health
and
to
highlight
issues
that
are
important
to
public
health.
You
know,
public
health
is
pretty
invisible
and,
for
the
most
part,
that's
good,
because
that
means
that
everything's
working
people's
health
is
being
protected,
but
you
know
when
things
become
invisible,
it's
like
people
tend
to
forget
about
them,
and
there
are
some
important
issues
in
public
health
that
we
really
like
to
highlight
during
this
time.
H
So
we
especially
want
people
in
our
community
to
know
to
focus
on
their
health
for
that
week.
Some
people
think
that
public
health
is
only
for
people
who
are
really
struggling
with
resources.
They
don't
have
enough
money
perhaps,
but
it's
really
and
that's
some
of
what
we
do,
but
it's
really
not
all
of
what
we
do.
Public
health
really
affects
everybody
in
the
community.
B
It
really
does
even
from
flu
shots
and
things
like
that.
Those
are
all
those.
H
B
H
C
H
H
You
know
really
there's
nearly
a
million
americans
dying
every
year
from
diseases
that
they
could
be
prevented
and
you
can
make
several
small
changes
really
to
help
make
you
and
the
community
healthier
in
the
long
run-
and
you
know-
and
actually
I've
been
in
public
health
for
a
long
time
and
I'm
starting
to
shift
from
not
so
much
talking
about
prevent
preventing
illness.
But
really,
how
do
we
create
health?
H
B
Absolutely
talk
a
bit
about
how
our
specific
public
health
division
addresses.
Some
of
the
issues
we
talked
about.
You
know,
there's,
obviously
a
lot
a
lot
going
on
with
bloomington
public
health
from
you
know
things
with
due
town
to
ship.
You
know
talk
a
bit
about
what
our
public
health
division
does
here
in
bloomington.
B
A
E
H
About
what
we
do
for
those
for
those
things
so
monday
is
about
active
living
and
healthy
living
and
that's
really
promoting
healthy
choices
in
our
communities,
like
you
know,
creating
more
bike
lanes,
farmers,
markets
and
actually
the
city
of
bloomington
does
a
lot
in
this
area,
and
so
we
can
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
later.
Maybe
about
ship
and
due
town,
but
tuesday
is
about
tobacco,
alcohol
and
other
drugs,
and
so
we
want
to
identify
some
of
these
disorders
early
and
to
reduce
kids
from
starting
up
with
early
alcohol
tobacco
use.
H
We
have
several
health
promotion
specialists
working
in
this
area
and,
in
particular,
in
the
schools
and
in
the
community
to
prevent
tobacco
and
alcohol
and
other
drug
use
and
its
consequences,
and
one
example
of
that
is
one
of
our
health
promotion.
Specialist
julie,
zamora
worked
with
chief
potts
and
our
city
attorney
sandra
johnson
last
year
to
help
get
the
social
host
ordinance
passed,
and
so
that
was
really
a
good
thing.
H
H
H
The
springtime
springtime
colds,
so
that's
all
about
wednesday.
Communicable
diseases,
thursday,
is
about
reproductive
and
and
sexual
health.
So
it's
promoting
the
importance
of
planning
for
a
healthy
pregnancy
early
on.
So
you
really
need
to
think
about
getting
your
body
ready,
as
you
think,
about
becoming
pregnant
studies,
are
now
showing
that
your
women
just
end
up
in
a
better
place
and
so
do
their
babies
if
their
body
is
ready
for
that
pregnancy,
okay,
so
that's
really
an
important
thing
and
just
to
just
to
be
planning
your
family
versus
letting
your
family
kind
of
happen.
H
So
family
planning
issues
and
friday
is
about
mental
and
emotional
well-being,
and
that
really
all
starts
as
soon
as
your
baby's
born,
and
I
think
that
there
are
things
that
we
can
teach
kids
about
their
own
mental
health
and
how
to
when
they
come
up
on
a
tough
situation.
How
are
they
going
to
handle
that?
H
There's
there's
a
lot
we
can
do
to
help
teach
our
kids
about
how
to
remain
healthy,
not
just
physically
but
mentally
and
emotionally
and
spiritually
all
those
things
we
need
to
be
thinking
about,
because
they
just
don't
happen
naturally.
Sometimes.
H
We're
working
we're
working
in
in
many
of
these
areas,
yeah.
B
Well,
you
know
the
the
importance
of
a
lot
of
those
kind
of
stem
from
this,
the
starting
young,
the
yes,
the
influence
at
an
early
age.
So
that's
wonderful
that
that
our
public
health
division
is
addressing
that
talk
a
bit
about
you
know
what
does
bloomington
have
planned
for
for
some
of
these
events,
or
you
know
just
overall
what
what
do
you
guys
do
for
us
here
with
the
city
of
bloomington?
Well,.
H
B
H
D
H
Staff
here
has
done
a
great
job.
One
of
the
things
we've
been
working
on
most
recently
is
enabling
getting
the
technology
to
enable
us
to
accept
the
ebt
and
the
snap
benefits.
These
are
the
food
stamps
food
stamp
benefits
so
that
people
can
actually
use
their
food
stamps
when
they
come
to
the
farmers
market,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
things
we've
been
doing
with
our
community
gardens.
H
We
have
been
working
with
them
to
make
food
donations
to
veep,
you
know,
and
how
can
we
make
that
an
easier
way
to
make
some
of
that
produce
available
to
people
who
are
struggling
financially?
Absolutely
another
thing
we're
working
on
is
healthier
eating
policies
and
in
that
area,
we're
working
with
our
cons
with
concessions
in
the
city
to
try
and
make
some
healthier
food
choices
available
at
our
concession
stands.
H
H
That's
an
area
that
that
sometimes
people
are
a
bit
surprised
about
that
the
city
might
be
involved
in.
But
as
we
look
at
public
places,
we
do
have
a
role
in
there
and
just
looking
at
nutrition
standards
if
we
might
want
to
set
some
nutrition
standards
for
what's
in
the
city's
vending
machines,
because,
besides
being
having
programs
out
there
in
the
community,
as
as
the
city,
we
also
are
a
workplace,
and
so
there's
we're
involved
in
the
worksite
worksite
coalition.
That
is
part
of
due
town.
B
Never
a
dull
moment
in
public
health.
You
are
busy
over
there.
Well,
you
know
we'd
like
to
thank
karen
for
being
here
with
us
today
for
more
information
about
national
public
health
week
or
more
details
about
what
bloomington
public
health
does
for
you
please
log
on
to
the
city's
website.
It's
now
time
for
a
short
break,
we'll
be
right
back.
C
I
C
F
B
Welcome
back
everyone
well
spring
has
made
an
early
appearance
in
bloomington,
and
that
means
residents
are
out
enjoying
the
city's
parks,
playgrounds
and
athletic
fields
in
an
effort
to
get
area
parks
and
play
fields
ready
for
spring
use.
Crews
are
out
earlier
than
normal
doing.
Annual
spring
maintenance,
portable
restrooms
have
been
installed
at
most
park
locations
and
the
tennis
nets
are
now
up
around
the
city.
One
thing
residents
can
do
to
help
is
treat
the
grass
fields
with
extra
care
early
season
conditions
make
the
fields
more
susceptible
to
irreparable
damage.
B
There
are
some
fields
not
yet
open,
as
conditions
haven't
been
quite
right
to
see
that
complete
list
log
on
to
the
city's
website
and
in
the
event
of
an
emergency
bloomington
public
health
has
recognized
the
need
for
as
many
helping
hands
as
possible.
That's
why
they've
partnered
with
the
cities
of
edina
and
richfield,
to
create
the
community
emergency
response,
team
or
cert,
and
now
this
group
is
looking
for
more
members
to
become
certified.
B
The
next
three-day
training
is
set
for
friday
april
27th
through
sunday
april
29th
at
the
richfield
community
center
spots
are
limited.
So,
if
you're
interested
log
on
to
the
city's
website
right
now
and
fill
out
an
online
registration
form,
the
cert
team
is
a
group
of
community
volunteers
trained
in
basic
response
skills
by
emergency
personnel.
B
B
I
I
The
very
first
one
and
I'll
remember
it.
We
were
doing
a
fire
prevention
out
of
station
one.
It
was
a
group
of
four
station,
three
firefighters
and
we
got
called
for
a
house
fire
in
station
two's
area.
So
it's
kind
of
funny.
You
know
looking
back
at
that.
It
was
just
a
little
mattress
fire
and
we
went
into
the
fire
and
massed
up
and
it's
what
they
say.
You
don't
see
anything
it's
hot,
it's
noisy!
You
find
the
fire
we
put
it
out.
We
got
yelled
at
though
for
using
too
much
water.
I
You
know
I
don't
know
if
there's
such
a
typical
day
some
days,
we
don't
do
anything
some
days.
We
don't
get
any
calls.
We
all
respond
from
home.
We
all
have
other
jobs,
so
we're
all
carrying
a
pager
when
the
pager
goes
off.
We
come
down
to
the
station.
I
am
very
fortunate.
I
live
just
down
the
block
in
my
younger
days,
I
used
to
run
at
least
a
good
block
and
a
half
to
get
to
the
station.
I
My
other
life
should
save
lives.
I
am
very
fortunate
to
be
a
full-time
firefighter
paramedic
with
the
medawakitan
fire
emergency
emergency
services,
which
is
basically
mystically
casino.
They
have
their
own
fire
department.
They
run
a
fire
paramedic
service
to
take
care
of
the
casino
which
is
a
24-hour
operation,
and
then
people
in
the
community
and
then
my
other
part-time
job
is.
I
Yes,
my
I
have
a
six-year-old
brady
and
he
is
a
very
energetic
boy
who
loves
daddy,
being
a
fireman,
loves
coming
down
to
the
fire
station
and
stuff
like
that.
So
just
like
any
other
kid
like
for
me,
you
know
it's
the
big
red
trucks,
it's
cool
same
thing,
big
red
trucks.
I
get
to
climb
into
big
red
trucks.
You
know,
so
he
think
he
gets
to
do
it
any
day.
Any
time
he
wants
to
you
know
so
he
really
really
likes
it.
I
There's
so
many
you
know,
I
I
just
I
just
like
doing
the
job,
but
I
have
to
keep
into
perspective
when
people
are
calling
me
to
work
they're
having
the
worst
day
of
their
lives,
be
it
on
the
fire
service
they're
having
a
fire.
Okay,
their
house
is
being
destroyed,
they're
thanking
us
for
for
breaking
their
house.
It's
like
that.
That's
just
kind
of
weird
when
I'm
there
as
a
paramedic,
someone
is
sick
or
dying.
I
I
Firefighting
isn't
for
everybody.
You
know
you
have
to
understand
it's
going
to
take
away
time
from
your
family
and
the
way
that
families
are
doing
stuff
all
the
time.
Now
it
can
be
very
time
consuming
we
train
every
week.
There's
fire
calls
there's
fire
prevention
activities,
there's
other
stuff
that
I
have
to
do
as
a
captain.
You
know
my
responsibilities
that
take
me
away
from
my
family.
I
So
you
have
to
understand
that
and
you
have
to
have
a
very
understanding
family
that
knows
that,
okay,
when
he
or
she
leaves
the
house,
they
may
not
come
back.
You
know
my
wife
is
very
understanding.
She.
She
had
a
difficult
time
at
first
with
the
fire
department,
but
after
a
little
while
she
became
used
to
it
and
saw
how
much
of
a
tight-knit
family
you
basically
come
into
another
family.
B
Well,
that's
all
the
time
we
have
for
today
to
get
more
information
on
city
projects,
parks,
road
construction
and
events
visit.
The
city's
website
to
check
out
past
bloomington
today
shows
or
other
city
productions
visit,
bloomington's
youtube,
channel,
accessible
right
from
the
city's
homepage.
That
and
so
much
more
is
online
right
now,
at
www
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