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From YouTube: City Council: All-City Town Hall Forum Oct. 30
Description
In October, the City Council hosted town hall forums to discuss topics of interest to the community. Council has a strategic plan that includes maintaining high-quality services and community amenities.
To ensure the City continues to meet resident expectations, staff has been working with Council to plan for the replacement of fire stations, park buildings, playgrounds and aging City buildings as well as improvements at the Bloomington Ice Garden, Dwan and Hyland Golf Courses and the Bloomington Family Aquatic Center. Planning for a new community center to replace Creekside is also underway. This meeting was held October 30, 2018, at Bloomington Civic Plaza.
A
Everyone
and
welcome
the
town
hall
meeting.
This
is
the
fifth
one
we've
been
conducting
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
this
one
is
at
City
Hall
and
it's
here.
We've
still
got
some
people
filing
in
so
we'll
give
it
another
couple
of
minutes,
but
I'm
gene
Winstead
mayor
here
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
we're
putting
on
this
forum
really
to
really
inform
people
within
our
community.
So
we
can
get
input
from
them
and
on
different
decisions
that
we're
going
to
be
making
going
forward.
A
I
hope
that
you
are
able
to
out
in
the
atrium
enjoy
some
of
the
photos
that
were
up
on
the
screen.
What
they
are
is
photos
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
they
were
part
of
a
city's
autumn
in
Bloomington
photo
contest,
and
they
were
photos
taken
by
many
members
of
our
community
and
it
really
does
showcase
and
highlight
some
of
the
great
amenities
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
A
A
E
G
I
was
the
maintenance
man
at
pocket,
Christy
searchin,
Eden
Prairie
and
a
woman
brought
in
a
crib
so
that
afternoon,
I'm
sitting
there
and
I
say
to
myself.
Why
can't
we
do
this?
Why
can't
we
take
things?
People
no
longer
need
and
give
it
to
somebody
who
needs
it.
This
is
no
rocket
scientist
idea.
Everybody's
got
stuff,
give
it
to
somebody
who
needs
it.
30
years
later,
we
have
this
beautiful
warehouse
in
Bloomington
from.
B
Like,
first
to
like
fifth
grade,
it
was
really
hard
to
learn.
English,
like
I,
had
to
take
its
own
classes,
like
that.
My
dad
has
done
Community
College,
but
he
hasn't
done
like
a
four-year
university
or
anything.
Well,
my
mom
only
has
some
high
school
experience.
I
want
to
be
an
engineer.
Take
every
opportunity
like
no
matter
how
rigorous,
how
scary
or
how
like
time-consuming
it
is
like
just
take
advantage
of
those
opportunities
when.
C
I
was
younger.
We
went
to
station
one
for
one
of
the
open
houses
and
I
thought
it
was
so
cool
to
like
climb
on
the
trucks
and
poke
the
holes
and
just
everything
involved
in
it
and
I
told
my
dad
one
day.
I
wanted
to
be
a
firefighter.
So
when
I
moved
back
after
college,
I
decided
to
put
an
application
in
I
love
it.
It's
really
cool
to
be
a
part
of
Bloomington
community.
Before.
I
D
D
Know
if
we
talk
about
Americans
with
Disability
Act
or
eighty
a380,
a
was
relatively
difficult
to
get
around
there
weren't
curb
cuts.
Obviously
you
had
to
learn
how
to,
if
you
were
using
a
wheelchair,
jumped
the
curb
by
flipping
the
front
end
up
and
either
bouncing
the
back
end
over
it,
or
somebody
would
push
you
up
over
there
where
you
had
to
go
down
a
driveway
somewhere
and
then
wheel
in
the
street
housing
departments.
You
couldn't
really
get
two
different
apartments
or
choice.
D
E
A
Well,
I
think
there's
a
flavor
of
many
of
the
people
who
do
live
and
reside
in
Bloomington
and
do
make
good
things
happen
and
that's
kind
of
just
the
theme
of
what's
going
on
tonight.
This
town
hall
meeting
is
one
Bloomington
and
we
want
to
see
those
things
going
forward
and
that's
what
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
tonight,
but
you
are
all
given
I
believe
one
of
these
what's
called
garage
door
openers.
J
A
A
So
that's
kind
of
the
number
will
work
too
when
these
responses
come
and
as
I
look
at
that
I'm
having
a
hard
time
seeing
what
it
is,
but
it
looks
like
the
most
are,
is
the
postcard
that
was
mailed
out,
so
the
good
old
US
Mail
is
the
one
that
seems
to
get
most
people
out,
but
there's
some
other
things
that
received
pretty
good
responses
too,
and
so
that
is
something
going
forward.
We
will
probably
start
to
use
these
mechanisms
more
to
reach
out
to
the
residents
of
Bloomington
to
talk
about
issues
within
our
community.
A
A
A
Well
tonight
we
really
want
to
share
with
you
some
conversations
about
things
that
are
going
on
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
decisions
that
the
City
Council
is
going
to
be
making.
We
want
to
share
with
you
the
information
that
we
receive
as
a
city
council
to
make
these
decisions
and
really
put
it
out
there
for
you
to
help
set
what's
going
on
in
a
direction.
So
we
want
it
to
be
a
real
town
hall
forum
going
forward,
so
we
will
be
doing
that
and
I'll
be
sharing
a
lot
of
information
with
you.
A
Just
so,
you
know
we're
being
broadcast
on
Facebook
live
and
we're
being
broadcast
through
our
website,
it's
being
streamed
as
well
as
we're
running,
live
on
cable
television
tonight.
So
if
you
do
have
questions
or
comments
to
it,
we're
going
to
ask
you.
You
were
given
a
pad
of
paper,
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
write
down
those
questions
and
comments.
Pass
them
to
the
aisle
will
have
our
city
staff
collecting
those
one
of
the
things
we
saw
at
other
town
halls.
A
We
had
a
lot
of
the
same
kind
of
question
ask
so
we
will
try
and
coalesce
the
questions
and
then
ask
them
accordingly
and
respond.
We
may
not
be
able
to
get
to
all
the
questions
that
are
asked
this
evening,
but
what
we
are
doing
is
any
and
all
questions
that
have
been
asked,
we're
putting
in
a
response
to
them
and
that'll
be
out
on
our
website
going
forward
from
here.
A
We
have
councilmember
Patrick,
Martin,
councilmember,
Jack,
belogus,
councilmember,
Shawn,
Nelson,
councilmember,
Nathan,
Coulter
and
councilmember
Tim
bussy
is
back
here
and
I
believe
that's
it,
but
there's
other
definitely
community
leaders
in
the
room
too
I
see
in
the
back
here
Superintendent
of
Schools,
less
food
gataki
is
back
here.
I
see
some
of
our
school
board.
Members
I
see
dick
Bergstrom
dick.
Is
there
any
other
members
of
our
school
board
here?
Oh
there's,
Jim
Sorum,
so
they're
in
tonight,
Marine
marine
in
the
back,
okay
Marines
back
up
here,
so
you're
there
and
they're
there.
A
But
in
addition,
there's
a
great
number
of
our
city
staff
here
tonight.
People
who
work
in
the
city
on
your
behalf
that
are
here
tonight
to
maybe
respond
to
questions
I
asked
we
may
want
to
get
some
information
from
them
going
forward,
but
they're
here
to
also
listen
and
learn
and
react
and
respond
to
what
you've
got
going.
So
that's
kind
of
what's
going
to
be
happening
yet
tonight.
So
any
questions
or
comments,
please
write
them
down,
get
them
there.
A
Since
we
are
being
broadcast,
we've
got
to
ask
them
through
the
microphones
and
things
like
that
and
we'll
try
and
get
to
as
many
of
them
as
we
can
tonight.
But
we're
talking
and
it's
been
brought
up,
the
one
Bloomington
and
there's
a
photo
collage
up
here
of
that,
and
we
do
a
lot
of
things
at
the
City
Council.
You
know
we
have
to
prove
development
projects
amend
their
passing
ordinances
set.
The
city's
budget
approve
road
improvement
projects
and
sure
the
city
staff
is
meeting
your
expectations
on
what
they
should
be
doing.
A
The
most
important
thing
we
do
is
the
City
Council's
to
think
about
where
we
are
today
and
really
where
we're
going
to
be
going
as
a
city
as
a
community.
So
thinking
ahead
to
make
sure
that
the
city
stays
strong
and
we
have
a
comprehensive
plan
and
that's
the
plan
that
lays
out
land-use
is
going
forward.
We're
required
to
do
this
and
update
this
plan
every
ten
years,
and
so
we're
in
the
process
of
that
right
now
and
this
plan
will
be
finalized
and
submitted
later
this
year
or
the
first
part
of
next
year.
A
We
also
have
a
capital
improvement
plan,
there's
a
lot
of
things
we
have
in
the
city,
whether
they
be
roads,
park,
equipment
facilities,
everything
from
fire
trucks,
snow
plows,
you
name
it
there's
a
lot
of
capital
that
has
to
be
spent
and
managed
in
the
city.
So
we
have
a
whole
plan
for
that
now
we
have
a
strategic
plan
and
the
strategic
plan
is
a
council
way
of
saying:
where
are
we
going
and
how
are
we
going
to
get
there?
A
And
that
probably
is
the
most
important
thing
and
that's
where
we'd
be
looking
for
your
input
and
your
insight
tonight
and
back
in
2016,
the
City
Council
adopted
its
current
five-year
one
bloomington
strategic
plan.
There
was
a
few
of
the
council
members
who
were
not
on
the
council
at
that
time
when
this
plan
was
adopted.
A
We
know
that
the
population
of
Bloomington
is
multifaceted.
It's
changing
rapidly
we're
seeing
new
faces
in
our
community,
but
it's
not
unique
to
Bloomington.
It
really
is
what
is
happening
throughout
our
state
throughout
our
country
and
so
it's
there
and
it's
something
that
we
want
to
be
aware
of
work
with
deal
with
and
take
it
from
there.
So
hopefully
you
know
we
can
learn
from
many
people
more
about
our
world
and
everything
else
and
beyond
those
core
services
that
everyone
sees
every
day.
A
You
know
it's
it's
some
of
the
things
we
need
to
do
to
set
a
direction.
We
see
economic
and
racial
diversity,
obviously,
and
it
which
provides
experiences
and
opportunities
that
maybe
we
haven't
had
before
it
is
a
new
day
in
Bloomington,
and
things
are
changing
with
all
of
these
different
life
experiences
and
backgrounds.
A
We
remain
one
Bloomington,
a
community
where
everyone
takes
pride
in
where
they
live,
proud
of
the
schools
where
our
kids
learn
proud
of
the
great
parts
open
spaces
where
we
live,
active
and
healthy
lives,
proud
of
the
neighborhoods,
where
we
make
friends
and
look
out
for
one
another.
So
how
do
we,
especially
the
City
Council
work?
To
achieve
that
belief?
One
Bloomington
is
through
the
six
pillars
of
that
strategic
plan
that
we
have.
You
can
see
what
the
six
pillars
are
up
there.
A
It's
the
things
that
we
know
we
need
to
do
a
good
job
of
providing
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
steering
it
community
amenities,
focused
renewal,
inclusion
and
equity,
environmental
sustainability,
community
image
and
then,
of
course,
high
quality
service
delivery.
So
the
primary
function
of
local
government
is
to
deliver
core
services.
A
That
means
providing
Public
Safety
through
our
police,
our
fire
departments,
making
sure
that
water
comes
out
when
you
turn
on
that
faucet
ensuring
that
it's
safe
to
travel
on
our
roads,
which
means
everything
from
snow
plowing
to
road
repairs,
the
core
services,
the
things
that
people
need
and
expect
within
our
community
high
quality
service
delivery.
Well
beyond
those
core
services
that
everyone
sees
every
day,
Bloomington
provides
a
wide
array
of
services,
many
above
and
beyond
what
other
communities
provide.
A
We
have
excellent
parks,
recreational
services
we
provide
public
health
services,
have
places
to
get
vehicle,
license,
een
and
passwords,
and
this
is
one
of
the
finest
art
centers
you're
going
to
find
in
the
whole
Twin
Cities
area.
So
we
do
things
above
and
beyond
core
services,
and
it's
important
to
us
to
know
how.
Well
we
do
at
these
things.
So
every
year
we
through
a
random,
scientifically
valid
survey,
question
and
ask
the
people
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
here
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
seen
and
found
out.
A
A
Those
are
good
and
high
marks
and
I
think
it's
kind
of
born
out
when
two
thirds
of
us
have
lived
here
for
twenty
plus
years
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
so
we
like
it
and
we
see
that
that's
pretty
typical
of
what's
going
on,
so
we
don't
take
these
numbers
for
granted
and
we
know
that
you
expect
us
to
continue
providing
these
services
at
a
reasonable
price
and
to
manage
our
city
budgets
responsibly.
Those
are
two
things
that
we
are
especially
proud
of:
reasonable
costs
and
responsible
management.
A
So
we
get
into
things
like
financial
principles
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
Here
again,
I
think
you've
heard
us
say
this
many
many
times
over
and
I
hope
that
we
can
keep
saying
it
that
the
city
of
Bloomington
is
one
of
only
37
cities
in
this
entire
nation.
That
has
three
triple-a
bond
ratings.
It
is
a
feat,
that's
there,
but
it
really
does
speak
to
the
stability
and
the
financial
quality
and
management
within
this
city
that
allows
us
to
give
and
provide
so
many
services
and
many
different
things
within
our
community.
A
It's
important
it
matters
when
we
go
to
borrow
money
for
major
projects
and
things
like
that.
We
get
the
most
favorable
rates
possible
and
it
really
is
important
and
so
we're
able
to
do
more,
and
so
we
are
proud
of
that.
And
it's
something
that
we're
going
to
work
to
maintain
we
complete.
We
will
compare
ourselves
to
other
neighbors
in
Hennepin
County
and
some
of
the
other
large
suburbs
in
the
area,
and
we
are
consistently
among
the
cost.
A
A
We
it
good
to
compare
with
in
Hennepin
County,
but
Bloomington
is
the
dotted
line,
and
you
can
see
that
our
city
taxation
regarding
a
median
value
home
is
among
the
lowest
in
the
market
and
it's
good
to
see,
and
so
these
are
things
now
I,
don't
necessarily
like
comparing
ourselves
to
other
cities,
because
we
are
an
individual
in
a
other
self,
but
it
is
good
to
benchmark
ourselves
to
see
to
it
and
just
reaffirm
that
we're
in
good
shape.
So
so
this
monthly
cost
comparison
is
what
that
is.
A
A
A
Our
focus
is
on
being
one
Bloomington,
and
what
does
that
mean
and
I
asked
if
your
impression
of
Bloomington
is
because
it
matters,
and
we
are
projecting
our
image
of
the
community
to
our
residents,
to
our
businesses
and
to
those
from
outside
of
Bloomington
who
may
be
visiting
here
shopping
here,
eat
in
our
restaurants,
buy
a
house
or
even
open
a
business.
Our
image
is
important
and
to
the
outside
world,
the
image
of
Bloomington
might
be
about
being
the
former
home
of
pro
sports.
A
The
old
met
center
things
like
that
or
it
could
be
the
Mall
of
America.
A
lot
of
people
think
that
Bloomington
is
Mall
of
America.
It's
so
much
more
than
that,
but
we
want
to
know
a
little
bit
about
you
and
I'm,
assuming
that
all
of
you
love
living
and
being
in
Bloomington,
we'll
go
with
that.
So
we've
got
it
now.
We've
got
a
question
for
you
to
respond
to
the
thing
that
you
love
about.
Bloomington,
respond
to
this.
A
It's
nice
to
see
get
your
viewpoint
and
what
you
think
is
good
about
Bloomington
and
why
you've
lived
here
for
20,
more
or
20
or
more
years,
so
you
ready
to
tabulate
those
results,
Wow,
okay,
it's
all
of
the
above!
It's
so,
and
that
is
probably
a
good
thing
with
it
looks
like
the
location
is
the
one
that
comes
in
behind
it,
but
so
many
people
maybe
landed
here
because
of
low
K,
it's
great
location
within
our
metropolitan
area,
and
so
you
know
that
may
be
there.
A
But
if
you
think
of
it,
all
of
the
above
is
the
best
possible
answer
and
that's
the
highest
majority
there.
So
that
is
something
positive
and
it
it's
good
to
know
it's
good
information
for
us
to
have
as
a
city
council
to
say
that
all
of
those
things
are
things
we
should
be
paying
attention
to
and
taking
care
of
so
very
impressive
response
there.
A
So
you
know
what
I
like
about
Bloomington
we've
got
another
little
video
that
over
the
course
of
time
and
the
summer,
and
things
like
that
part
of
our
staff
and
the
city
of
Bloomington
went
out
and
did
a
couple
of
little
interviews.
So
there's
a
cute
little
video
that
we
just
ask
the
question
why
you
like
to
be
in
Bloomington
so
run
that
video
here.
K
J
Living
in
Bloomington,
because
all
the
services
that
are
available
there
is
just
every
time
I
every
time
I
turn
around.
There
is
some
element
of
service,
that's
being
provided
to
me
as
a
resident
of
Bloomington.
That
is
fantastic
from
clearing
the
snow
to
the
police
service.
To
you
know
the
the
periodicals
and
the
newsletters
that
I
get
delivered
right
to
my
front
door
to.
Let
me
know,
what's
going
on
in
Bloomington
to
the
the
curbside
pickup,
it's
just
a
great
place
to
live
and
I'll
be
here
forever.
The.
L
K
M
A
Well,
I
think
you
saw
our
strategic
priorities,
one
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
focus
on,
and
one
of
the
things
we
take
very
serious
is
renewal
and
a
focus
renewal
of
our
community.
We
all
know
that
Bloomington
has
long
been
one
of
the
most
recognizable
cities
in
this
metropolitan
area
and
Bloomington
is
also
one
of
the
older
communities
in
this
area,
which
means
that
we
have
some
work
to
do
to
keep
it
fresh
and
in
good
shape,
not
an
easy
task,
there's
a
lot
going
on
there
and
that
is
across
our
whole
community.
A
Our
housing
stock,
our
neighborhood
commercial
areas,
our
roads,
our
parks,
even
playgrounds.
Things
like
that
are
things
that
are
aging
and
going
forward.
We've
got
a
need
for
fire
station
rebuilding
and
things
like
that
within
our
community.
So
this
next
question
you're
going
to
see
a
question
up
there
and
you
have
the
ability
then,
to
we're
going
to
talk
about
areas
of
renewal,
and
this
is
a
question
where
you
can
rank
the
different
issues.
A
So
multiple
responses
and
the
one
that
you
think
our
city,
we
should
be
working
on
in
the
form
of
renewal,
ranked
at
1st,
2nd
3rd
and
4th.
So
we
can
put
that
one
up
now:
residential
neighborhoods
commercial
areas,
streets
and
roads
and
parts
and
community
assets,
ranked
those
on
how
you
think
what
we
should
be
focusing
on
as
a
city
council
as
your
governance
body,
to
keep
the
renewal
going.
A
A
What
I
gleaned
from
that
is
people
show
a
concern
that
all
these
areas
need
to
be
dealt
with
and
should
be
part
of
what
we're
thinking
about
as
a
City
Council
on
providing
or
newel
within
our
community
I
think.
Obviously,
residential
neighborhoods,
where
we
live,
is
very
very
important,
and
people
want
to
see
that
up.
But
you
know
you'll
notice
that
our
streets
and
roads
are
something
that
people
are
always
concerned
about
and
if
there's
anything,
I
get
some
of
the
most
comments
or
let's
say
people
would
like
to
give
me
directions.
A
That's
called
in
other
word
for
a
complaint
is
regarding
the
condition
of
the
roads
and
streets,
but
that's
not
uncommon
and
I.
Think
it's
constant
ongoing.
It's
a
big
part
of
what
we
do
and
it
should
be
dealt
with.
But
what
I
like
about
this
is
that
that's
pretty
even
responses
for
all
areas,
which
means
that
this
group
is
giving
us
the
opinion
that
we've
got
to
take
into
consideration
all
these
different
areas
and
be
concerned
about
the
renewal
of
them
within
our
city.
So
that
is
actually
a
very
positive
input
for
us.
Well,.
A
One
of
the
things
that
you
know
we
can
put
up
and
show
you
some
of
the
different
renewal
projects
that
we
have
been
working
on
within
our
community.
We've
made
improvements
over
the
last
decade
and
just
a
few
of
them
are
what
you've
seen
at
Penn
and
American
Boulevard.
What
you've
seen
on
France,
an
old
shakopee,
Road,
84th
and
lyndale,
which
is
one
that's,
maybe
about
a
decade
old,
but
it
is
one
of
the
renewal
projects
and
it's
a
good
example
of
the
types
of
things
we
are
doing.
A
We've
made
some
enhancements
around
Portland
and
American
Boulevard
and
we're
looking
at
other
areas
like
old
cedar
and
old
shakopee,
Road,
90th
and
Penn
98th
and
Nicollet
98th
and
lyndale.
Just
some
of
the
areas
they're.
Not
that's,
not
the
in
title
list
entire
list,
but
it's
a
big
part
of
it
that
we're
concerned
with
you
can
see.
These
are
just
some
pictures
of
some
of
the
aging
areas
of
the
community
that
do
need
some
help.
In
doing
so,
we
are
doing
that.
A
We've
also
been
focused
on
neighborhood
renewal
by
working
with
the
city's
housing
and
redevelopment
authority
to
expand
low-cost
home
improvement
loans,
and
we
have
started
a
program
of
putting
extra
emphasis
on
some
of
our
older
neighborhoods,
where
improvements
to
parks
and
public
spaces
will
really
help
freshen
up
that
whole
neighborhood.
It's
something
that
we're
putting
a
focus
on.
A
We
want
to
see
that
some
of
these
neighborhoods
do
get
refreshed
and
we
feel
that
if
we
do
some
of
the
amenities
within
the
city,
it
can
help
spark
renewal
within
a
neighborhood,
so
we're
working
at
it
on
a
couple
of
fronts
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
making
wise
investments
today
so
that
we
don't
reach
a
point
where
things
are
too
far
gone
are
too
expensive
to
replace
them
in
the
future.
It's
really
not
prudent
governance
to
keep
kicking
the
can
down
the
road.
We
have
to
address
things
ongoing
and
continually.
A
It's
something
that
I
think
we're
all
aware
of,
and
we
I
think
we're
all
realizing
just
how
important
this
is
so
I've
got
another
question,
then,
for
you
and
this
one
is
out
there
and
it's
regarding
making
conscious
efforts
regarding
well
things
in
the
sustainability
thing
and
I
make
a
conscious
effort
to
do
these
different
things
and
really,
if
it's
good
to
know
what
you're
thinking.
So,
if
you
can
respond
to
those
it'll
help
us
get
some
information
and
where
we
should
put
some
energies
and
efforts
going
forward.
A
So
I
can't
tell
when
the
responses
have
been
collected
so
I
would
leave
it
to
the
people
up
in
the
sky
up
there
who
are
doing
it.
Well,
okay,
what
I
see
there
is
all
of
the
above,
and
so
that
is
actually
a
good
thing.
It's
pretty
well
balanced
and
then
with
recycling
coming
in
right
there,
which
is
such
a
big
and
important
part
of
sustainability
and
doing
it.
So
it's
it.
A
What
you
can
say
is
thank
you
to
the
people
of
Bloomington,
because
this
is
what
we've
heard
is
that
people
are
taking
it
serious
and
they
do
believe
in
it.
So
it's
good
and
so
we'll
keep
going,
and
you
know
down
those
lines,
follow-up
question
to
this
and
we
can
put
that
one
up
right
now.
What
do
you
think
the
benefits
are
of
sustainable
practices
by
your
mental
economic,
social,
all
of
them
or
there's
no
real
benefits?
You
know
it's.
A
Overall,
we
established
a
sustainability
Commission
in
2017
and
gave
them
a
very
ambitious
work
plan
and
they'll
be
working
with
our
city
staff
to
incorporate
sustainable
practices
in
our
city
operations
to
develop
outreach
and
education
programs
to
help
our
residents
and
businesses
adopt
behaviors.
That
will
make
a
difference
and
to
recommend
policies
and
ensure
the
beauty,
health
and
safety
of
our
natural
areas
and,
as
I
looked
in
here,
I
saw
the
chairman
of
our
sustainability.
Commission
enter
the
room.
A
Mister
Cassandra
is
here
with
us
tonight
and
he
is
the
one
who
is
leading
the
charge
for
that.
Commission
that
we're
going
to
be
working
with
his
commission
is
working
very
hard
so
that
we
adopt
and
put
out
really
the
best
practice
as
possible
and
he's
one
of
your
fellow
citizens
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
that
has
taken
this
on
in
a
volunteer
position
and
it's
great
to
see
and
I
think
we're
looking
for
some
pretty
great
things
coming
forward.
A
So
we
were
given
that
award
going
forward
another
one
of
the
strategic
priorities
and
one
of
the
things
that's.
There
is
really
the
inclusion
and
equity
pillar
of
our
strategic
direction
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
Bloomington
is
a
community
with
many
faces
and
many
stories,
and
we
know
there
is
a
tremendous
amount
of
talent
among
our
community
and
willingness
to
get
involved.
A
So
in
our
survey,
the
resident
survey
that
we've
done
for
many
years
now,
the
last
time
we
asked
this
question.
This
is
what
we
heard
from
them:
65%,
welcoming
resident
involvement,
a
good
response
for
openness
and
acceptance,
opportunities
to
participate
in
community
matters
and
then
opportunities
to
volunteer
there's
a
great
number
of
people
who
volunteer
within
our
community
and
it
only
helps
make
at
a
better
community.
Now
these
are
encouraging
numbers,
but
there
is
much
room
for
improvement,
and
so
we
want
to
work
in
that
direction.
A
A
They
will
work
with
us,
the
City,
Council
and
other
city
staff
to
improve
the
way
we
engage
with
neighborhoods
and
build
a
more
connected
community,
because
what
we
know
is
that
communities
where
residents
feel
connected
where
residents
trust
their
neighbors
and
look
out
for
each
other,
where
residents
are
informed
and
aware
of
what's
going
on
in
the
city.
These
are
communities
that
will
really
thrive
and
thrive.
A
Well,
so
you
know
that
is
something
that
we're
doing
we're
trying
to
be
involvement
to
get
a
lot
of
as
much
involvement
as
we
can
within
this
community,
and
this
is
a
pretty
good
testament
tonight.
Those
of
you
who
I
took
the
time
to
come
out
to
this
townhall
to
listen
to
us.
You
do
care
about
your
community
and
we
want
to
see
you
remain
engaged
and
involved.
A
So
the
next
item
that
was
on
that
strategic
priority,
one
of
the
other
columns,
is
our
community
amenities,
and
this
is
the
last
of
our
six
pillars
to
make
things
happening
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
really
we
need
to
make
wise
investments
in
those
places
around
our
community
that
are
valued
by
you,
our
residents.
So
what
do
we
mean
when
we
talk
about
community
amenities?
Well,
we
have
been
fortunate
that
Bloomington's
leaders
of
the
past
it
provided
opportunities
for
leisure,
recreation
and
social
connection.
A
You
know
we
have
more
than
90
parks
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
most
with
playgrounds
and
things
like
that.
Other
facilities,
tennis,
softball
soccer
football,
hiking
biking,
you
name
it.
You
can
find
it
all
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
it's
you
know
one
of
the
interesting
facts
is
you
can't
go
more
than
about
six
blocks
from
your
home
or
apartment
and
you
can
be
at
a
park
anywhere
within
the
city
of
Bloomington,
so
things
are
within
our
neighborhoods
and
are
out
there.
We
have
the
Bloomington
ice
guard
facility.
A
A
They
are
important
for
our
seniors
so
that
they
stay
active
and
you
know
different
things
there
that
can
keep
them
really
connected
to
the
community
and
they're
important
to
the
residents
of
all
ages.
You
know
it's
fun
ways
to
relax
and
really
enjoy
life
where
they
live.
So
it's
there.
These
opportunities
for
expression,
activity
engagement
are
as
necessary
today,
as
they've
always
been.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
our
facilities
continue
to
serve
and
support
those
needs
by
our
residents.
A
So
you
know
we
started
a
systematic
replacement
of
the
facilities
in
our
park
in
our
park
system
in
the
past
couple
of
years,
and
we
will
continue
to
rebuild
our
parks,
fields
and
playgrounds.
It's
something
that
we're
off
to
we've
been
studying
our
golf
operations
and
making
improvements
to
ensure
golf
can
continue
to
be
played
affordably
and
enjoyably
the
Bloomington
ice
garden.
A
We've
secured
a
grant
some
funds
to
help
finance
long
overdue
improvements
to
the
Bloomington
ice
guard,
some
as
basic
as
making
sure
the
girls
don't
have
to
share
locker
room
spaces
with
the
boys
when
that
was
developed
in
the
early
70s,
the
Bloomington
ice
garden.
Ladies,
who
skated
were
figure
skaters.
They
didn't
need
the
large
locker
rooms,
but
we
can
be
proud
of
the
girls
hockey
program
within
our
community.
It's
there
and
it's
vital,
but
they
don't
have
a
locker
room.
They
have
to
share
the
locker
room.
The
scheduling
is
a
nightmare.
A
It
has
to
be
there.
We
do
need
to
make
some
improvements
just
in
general,
but
in
specific
things
down
those
lines
that
are
going
there
and
as
for
the
in
really
over
the
last
decade,
we've
been
talking
about
a
community
center
improvement
within
the
city
of
Bloomington.
Really
over
the
last
four
years,
we've
started
to
methodically
study
the
need
for
a
replacement
of
Creekside
with
a
larger,
more
modern
community
center
that
will
serve
as
a
place
of
connection
for
our
seniors.
A
Our
youth
and
really
all
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
Creekside
Community
Center,
serves
as
an
important
role
today
for
our
seniors
and
to
a
lesser
extent,
for
some
other
groups,
and
it
has
reached
a
point
where
the
cost
for
repairs
and
maintenance
are
at
sea.
The
functional
use
and
value
of
the
building.
A
We
can
repair
it,
but
it's
really
not
going
to
fix
what's
needed
over
there
and
our
residents
really
do
deserve
a
community
center
as
fine
as
this
Arts
Center
and
our
Civic
Plaza
here
and
we're
looking
at
how
we
can
do
it
as
part
of
an
expanded,
Civic,
Plaza,
Kerr,
Plaza
area
and,
more
importantly,
we
are
working
to
make
it
happen
in
a
way
that
is
financially
responsible.
No
easy
feat:
it's
going
to
be
a
challenge.
A
So
when
you
think
about
things
you
value
about
living
in
Bloomington,
we'd
like
to
know
how
you
feel
about
our
community
amenities.
So
the
next
question:
it's
going
to
come
up
our
community
amenities,
our
Park,
Recreation,
leisure
activities.
You
can
see
the
responses
there.
The
reason
we
live
in
Bloomington,
it's
the
main
reason
we're
here.
It's
important
to
your
families.
It's
nice
yeah.
M
A
A
Okay,
if
you've
all
had
a
chance
to
respond,
we'll
see
what
the
results
are.
It's
important
to
most
people
with
it's
it's
it's
important
and
nice.
It
proven
not
to
be
the
main
reason
you
live
here,
but
it's
important
and
nice
to
your
being
in
Bloomington,
and
that
is
kind
of
what
we've
gleaned
from
the
other
town
hall
meetings
and
things
going
forward.
So
that's
good
information
and
it
does
affirm
the
fact
that
these
are
the
areas
that
we
will
work
in
into
the
future.
A
So
I
would
ask
that
you
would,
if
you
have
questions
or
comments,
please
get
them
written
down
before
Jamie
gets
done
with
his
proposal,
then
we're
gonna
go
through
we'll,
be
sorting
through
those
responses
and
questions
and
we'll
try
and
respond
to
as
many
of
them
as
we
can
yet
this
evening
and
interact
with
it.
We
do
need
to
do
it
with
the
written
question
due
to
the
fact
that
we're
being
broadcast
and
recorded.
So
we
want
to
do
that
so
that
everyone
can
understand
it
here
and
know
what
the
questions
are
going
forward.
N
N
That
means
everybody
votes
for
the
three
of
them,
and
then
we
have
four
districts
in
the
in
the
city,
so
our
councilmembers
Belaga
and
Lomond
and
Martin
and
Nelson
each
represent
one
of
the
districts
here
in
the
city,
so
the
seven
of
them
together
have
one
employee
and
that
person
is
the
city
manager.
And
that's
me
so
my
responsibility
is
to
work
with
the
city
staff
and,
through
the
department
heads
the
fire
chief,
the
police
chief,
the
public
works
director,
our
CFO.
N
N
To
have
three
city
managers
in
more
than
50
years
is
really
an
unusual
amount
of
stability
in
any
community,
and
it's
one
of
the
things
that
makes
Bloomington
a
really
great
community,
because
that
stability
and
leadership
with
the
City
Council
working
hand-in-hand
with
the
city
manager
and
the
staff
is
really
one
of
the
hallmarks
of
why
this
town
works
as
well
as
it
does.
So.
It
is
my
very
great
privilege
privilege
to
be
able
to
be
before
you
today,
as
the
city
manager,
so
I
get
to
talk
about
really
exciting
things
like
budgets.
N
N
But
we
know
that
we
have
to
put
that
vision
into
action
and
we
do
that
through
our
through
our
city
budget,
so
like
to
start
by
giving
people
a
sense
of
how
much
money
we
spend
around
here,
because
we
have
a
big
operation.
We've
got
about
560,
regular,
full-time
employees
close
to
another
100
part-time
employees,
and
then
we
have
a
whole
bunch
of
seasonal
employees.
We
have
a
lot
of
buildings.
N
We
got
a
lot
of
equipment
when
you
put
all
of
that
activity
together,
you
can
see
that
we
spend
almost
150
million
dollars
a
year
to
deliver
the
services
that
our
residents
value.
Where
does
that
money
come
from?
Well,
you
can
see
if
my
little
pointer
is
working
here.
This
area
right
here
is
from
your
utility
fees.
So
if
you
go
back
here,
you
can
see.
This
is
the
amount
of
money
that
gets
spent
on
utilities.
N
So
that's
water
and
sewer
and
storm
sewer,
and
if
we
go
forward,
this
is
how
much
people
are
paying
for
those
utilities.
So
you
get
that
in
a
separate
bill
right
every
two
months,
your
utility
bill
comes
that
has
your
water
and
your
sewer
rates
on
it,
and
then
over
here
is
I'm.
Sorry
right
over
here
is
the
property
taxes,
so
you
can
see
that
of
all
of
the
activity
that
we
have.
Property
tax
only
accounts
for
about
40%
of
everything
that
we
do
as
a
city.
N
N
Community
Development
is
like
building
inspections
and
planning
those,
and
then
we
have
the
smaller
areas
up
here
for
administration
and
some
of
the
other
smaller
activities.
Now,
where
does
the
money
come
from
here?
Is
that
you
see
about
two-thirds
comes
from
property
taxes
now
this
piece
of
the
pie
right
here
is
really
interesting.
So
about
nine
million
dollars
close
to
nine
million
dollars
comes
from
admissions
and
lodging
tax
Bloomington
is
really
unique
in
the
Twin
Cities
and
actually
in
the
whole
state
of
Minnesota.
In
that
we
have
a
tremendously
strong
hospitality
industry.
N
We
have
more
than
9,000
hotel
rooms
in
this
city.
That's
almost
more,
not
quite,
but
almost
more
than
all,
of
the
hotels
in
downtown
in
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul
okay.
So
we
have
a
real,
strong
industry
right
here,
every
every
night
that
one
of
those
rooms
is
let
there's
a
tax
that
gets
remitted
to
the
city,
and
so
you
can
see
that
that's
a
pretty
good
amount
of
money
that
comes
in
from
the
lodging
industry,
and
then
we
also
have
something
called
admissions
tax.
N
So
if
you
have
out-of-town
friends
who
are
visiting-
and
you
take
them
over
to
Mall
of
America
and
you
go
on
fly
over
America
or
you
go,
it's
not
Camp,
Snoopy
anymore
I
should
know
this
off
the
top
of
my
head
right.
It's
thank
you.
It's
Nickelodeon
Universe,
he
can
tell
my
kids
are
getting
a
little
older.
I
haven't
been
there
in
awhile,
but
if
you
go
to
any
of
those
activities
over
there
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
tax
on
there.
That
also
gets
remitted
to
the
city.
N
N
Attendees
did
not
get
to
hear
this,
but
when
we
look
at
the
amount
of
lodging
tax
on
a
monthly
basis
from
a
hotel
room
compared
to
the
monthly
property
tax
that
is
paid,
a
hotel
room
actually
pays
more
on
a
monthly
basis
than
the
average
residential
home
does.
So
it's
really
a
unique
situation
here
and
then,
when
we
split
up
the
property
tax,
this
is
also
something
that's
unique
to
Bloomington.
N
N
Bloomington
again
is
unique
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
we're
the
only
large
city
that
I
know
of
there
might
be
a
smaller
city
or
two,
but
the
only
large
city
that
I
know
of
in
the
state
where
we
actually
have
more
tax
base
in
our
commercial
industrial
properties
than
we
do
in
our
residential
property.
Okay,
and
that
is
really
unique,
not
just
in
Minnesota,
but
in
a
lot
of
other
states
too.
So
we
are
very
fortunate
to
have
a
strong
business
environment
here
and
that
also
helps
to
keep
property
taxes
low
for
our
residents.
N
So
I
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
different
activities
that
we
do
as
a
city,
the
staff
that
we
have.
We
deliver
services
out
of
these
facilities,
I'm
sure
that
many
of
you
have
visited
many
of
these
and
we're
gonna
ask
about
that
in
a
second.
But
this
is
you
know
where
we
are
today.
Most
of
you
know
this
well,
this
is
our
Public
Works
building
over
here
the
ice
garden,
Old
Town
Hall.
How
many
of
you
been
to
Old
Town
Hall?
N
N
So
why
don't
you
get
out
your
little
voting
device
again
and
tell
us
how
often
you
visit
one
of
the
city,
amenities
or
facilities,
so
our
parks,
our
buildings,
the
ice
guard
and
golf
courses
is
that
every
week
a
couple
times
a
month,
there
are
a
few
months,
one
to
two
times
a
year
or
rarely
and
I
can
see
why
the
mayor
was
struggling
to
figure
out
how
many
people
are
voting
but
I
know
Janine
is
up
there
counting.
So
it
looks
like
we're
getting
close,
how
we
doing
Janine.
N
All
right,
let's
see.
Aha,
we
have
a
good
number
of
folks
who
get
out
and
around
town
in
this
room.
So
that's
good,
so
we
get
two-thirds
of
you
either
every
week,
or
at
least
a
couple
times
a
month
are
coming
to
visit
us
in
one
of
our
buildings.
That's
very
helpful
for
us,
because
it
tells
us
that
you
are
familiar
with
these
buildings
and
you
understand
how
important
they
are
for
the
work
that
we
do.
N
So
we
have
more
than
60
city-owned
assets
and
the
total
value
of
all
of
our
buildings
is
over
120
million
dollars
and
they
range
in
age
from
10
years
old
to
120
years
old.
So
we
have
a
really
broad
spectrum
of
facility
maintenance
needs
in
those
60
different
assets
that
we
have.
You
can
see
the
main
buildings
here
account
for
about
three-quarters
of
that
value.
So
that's
like
the
Civic
Plaza
here
and
then
you
can
see
how
the
others
break
out
as
a
percentage
of
that
value
as
well.
N
Now.
Maintaining
these
facilities
is
a
challenge
and
it's
one
of
the
obligations
of
running
the
physical
plant
of
the
city.
So
how
do
we
do
that,
so
our
facilities,
maintenance
staff
has
a
program
that
we
call
the
facilities
condition
index
and
they
look
at
the
replacement
cost
for
things
like
or
the
current
cost
for
the
things
like
the
roof.
N
Hvac
mechanical
windows,
the
energy
utilization
within
our
buildings,
the
structural
integrity,
all
of
these
different
pieces,
including
like
a
DA
compliance
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
community
can
access
these
buildings.
We
take
all
of
those,
and
then
we
put
it
into
a
program
based
on
a
replacement
cost
to
tell
us
what
condition
that
building
is
in
now.
What
you
can
see.
This
is
really
small
print.
N
So
I
don't
expect
you
can
read
all
of
these,
but
up
here
we
have
fire
station
number
for
fire
station
number
three
golf
course:
Creekside,
another
Golf
Course
fire
station
or
public
health
building
fire
station.
So
we
have
these
categories.
We
have
good,
fair,
poor
and
unsatisfactory,
and
so
the
the
real
takeaway
from
this
slide
is,
you
know,
half
the
half
the
buildings
on
this
slider
and
the
poor
unsatisfactory
range
for
their
current
condition.
N
Okay,
so
that's
a
challenge
for
us
and
we
share
this
information
with
the
City
Council
right
and
so
the
City
Council
want
to
understand.
How
is
it
that
you
go
about
doing
this,
and
you
know
we
tried
to
give
them
a
little
bit
of
a
visual
of
what
condition
they
are
in
as
well,
so
we
had
our
fire
chief,
the
purpose.
N
O
O
P
Out
of
space
and
all
of
our
fire
stations,
we
have
equipment
that
has
stuffed
in
these
stations
to
the
to
the
point
where
we
have
no
more
room
to
safely
operate.
As
you
can
see
here,
the
these
are
our
rows
of
firefighters
gear
and
where
it's
stored
on
the
apparatus
floor,
and
you
can
see,
there's
not
a
lot
of
room,
so
the
firefighters
either
come
in
and
they're,
either
getting
on
the
engine
or
they're
getting
on
the
ladder.
The
trucks
start
up
before
we
leave
and
they
may
start
up
while
we're
getting
dressed.
P
The
exhaust
is
going
right
onto
their
gear
or
onto
them
as
they
get
as
they
get
dressed,
and
you
can
see,
there's
not
a
lot
of
room
here.
It's
not
real
safe.
You
can
see
here
we
have
just
general
storage
against
the
wall
cabinets.
This
is
the
actual
bay
that
was
added
on
to
this
station
back
in
92,
but
you
can
see
it's
already
and
then
all
that
capacity
here.
This
is
the
ladder
truck
at
station.
Four.
P
You
can
see
this
one's
a
little
different,
the
ladders,
on
top
of
the
truck
within
inches
of
hitting
it.
When
we
leave
matter
of
fact,
this
trucks
actually
struck
the
back
coming
in
there's
no
office
space
in
them
for
our
for
our
officers
to
work
in
there's
no
space
for
firefighters
to
stay.
If,
if,
if
we
have
an
event
where
they
need
to
be
here
in
a
long-term
basis,
you
know
over
24
hours
and
then
we
don't
have
any
training
capacity
in
these
stations.
P
This
is
a
woman's
bathroom
and
we,
like
I,
said
we
have
a
lot
of
women
on
the
department
and
it's
you
know.
That's
it
there's
this
study
that
was
done
on
the
on
the
structures
of
the
building.
It
would
be
cheaper
for
them
to
tear
them
down
and
rebuild
them
to
try
to
maintain
them
over
the
next
10
years.
A
lot
of,
what's
you
see
in
the
station
today,
is
what
was
here
when
I
was
built.
N
N
So
some
of
our
other
facilities
again,
this
is
our
public
health
building.
Here
this
is
the
Creekside
Community
Center
of
Public
Health.
This
is
a
really
really
tight
quarters
very
low
ceilings.
It's
really
not
a
pleasant
customer
experience
at
Creekside.
You
know
a
couple
years
ago
we
were
having
some
roof
issues,
so
those
buckets
were
there
to
catch
the
water
that
was
coming
in
and
this
this
just
happens
with
old
buildings.
N
Right
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
the
history
of
Creekside
I'm
guessing
most
of
you
do,
since
you're
veterans
of
the
community
Creekside
was
built
in
1908,
1950s
open
in
1960
is
in
elementary
school
during
the
boom
in
the
community.
It
only
was
open
for
13
years
closed
after
1973
about
75,
or
so
it
was
turned
over
to
the
city
in
the
city
has
been
operating
it
as
a
community
center.
Since
then,
it's
an
it's
an
aging
and
you
know
frankly
and
functionally
obsolete
building
for
the
purposes
going
forward.
N
N
We
also
have
our
community
amenities,
and
facilities
is
one
of
the
things
that
they're
focused
on,
but
the
third
piece
that
factors
in
here
is
equity
and
inclusion
and
here's
what
I
want
to
point
that
out
to
you,
our
public
health
building
serves
clients
that
are
primarily
or
mostly
women,
people
of
color
and
children,
okay,
and
so
this
is
this-
is
the
facility
out
of
which
we
do
them.
It's
a
lot
different
experience
than
if
you
walk
into
Civic
Plaza
right,
you
walk
in
here.
This
is
a
beautiful
building.
N
It's
Airy,
it's
spacious,
it
has
a
high
aesthetic
and
it's
just
a
different
customer
experience
right.
We
want
to
be
really
conscious,
conscious
and
cautious
that
we're
not
sending
a
message
that
we
have
different
standards
in
our
service
delivery
for
different
people
in
our
community,
so
part
of
this
conversation
is
making
sure
that
our
commitment
to
equity
inclusion
in
the
community
extends
to
the
facilities
from
which
we
deliver
those
services.
N
Some
of
the
other
facilities
mentioned
the
issue
with
the
fire
station
in
the
apparatus.
The
same
situation
is
occurring
over
in
our
mechanics
garage
in
Public
Works,
where
again,
the
equipment
that
they
are
using
over.
There
is
much
larger,
much
more
sophisticated
than
it
was,
and
the
mechanics
Bay's
frankly
are
too
small
to
handle
quite
a
few
of
those
apparatus
and
then
our
Department
of
Motor
Vehicle.
N
We
have
really
really
I
heard
some
chuckling
about
our
motor
vehicle
experience.
Here
we
have
really
competent,
really
talented
staff
over
in
motor
vehicle,
and
so
all
joking
aside
about
going
to
the
DMV
right,
because
they
do
a
great
job
when
they
walk
when
you
walk
in,
they
work
really
hard
to
provide
you
a
good
customer
experience
from
a
transactional
perspective,
but
when
you
walk
in
this
building,
it
sort
of
sets
the
tone
right
away
right
here.
I
go
to
the
DMV
and
it's
sort
of
this
low-slung.
N
It's
not
real
attractive
so
again,
making
sure
that
we
have
a
consistent
standard
for
our
customer
experience
is
one
of
the
important
conversations
that
we're
having.
So
how
do
we
pay
for
these
things?
So
we
have
a
capital
improvement
plan.
The
mayor
mentioned
that
earlier
in
the
presentation
through
which
we
fund
large
projects
and
large
equipment.
N
So
what
we
try
to
do
is
make
sure
that
our
capital
investment
from
year
to
year
is
at
a
pretty
consistent
level,
because
obviously
this
has
an
effect
on
the
property
tax
levy,
whether
it's
funded
through
just
a
direct
tax
levy
allocation
or
we
do
it
through
debt
service
right,
but
we
try
to
keep
there
from
being
big
spikes.
Now.
N
Having
said
that,
I'm
conscious
that
there's
this
really
big
spike-
that's
standing
right
here
and
that
is
related
to
the
fact
that
we've
had
this
community
center
conversation
going
on
right,
and
so
that's
a
much
larger
project
than
most
of
the
other
facility
needs
that
we've
been
talking
about,
and
so
this
2019,
which
is
next
year,
is
creeping
up
on
us
pretty
quickly.
I
would
expect
this
is
going
to
move
a
little
bit
to
the
right
in
terms
of
when
that
is
actually
incurred.
N
If
we
do
go
forward
with
that
project,
but
what
the
council
asks
the
staff
to
do
understanding
all
of
these
needs
is
to
say
we
need
to
have
a
plan
that
is
financially
responsible
and
reasonable
for
the
taxpayers
of
Bloomington
right.
We
recognize
that
we
have
a
responsibility
to
take
care
of
these
facilities
and
to
make
sure
that
they're
in
good
condition.
N
Now
we're
looking
at
about
a
ten-year
plan
that
would
have
a
specific
levy
increase
built
in
every
year
of
about
one
and
a
half
percent
so
that
we
can
chunk
these
projects
on
and
and
take
them
across
a
number
of
years,
so
that
we
can
smooth
out
that
impact
to
the
community.
And
this
is
a
conversation
the
council
will
continue
to
have
over
the
next
several
months,
and
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
they're
considering.
We
have
a
lot
of
different
priorities.
N
We
have
a
lot
of
different
projects
in
the
mix
and
sometimes
our
conversations
feel
like
this
is.
Oh,
my
goodness.
We've
got
all
these
things
that
are
just
splattered
on
the
wall,
so
we're
trying
to
bring
a
little
bit
of
logic
and
perspective
to
all
of
these.
This
is
just
another
feel
for
some
of
the
amenities
most
of
what
I've
talked
about
are
the
facilities
which
are
basic
services
that
we're
delivering
right,
and
so
those
buildings
are
sort
of
needs.
N
The
amenities
are
more
things
that
are
once
these
are
the
facilities
that
add
those
quality
of
life
pieces
to
the
community.
So
the
question
that
the
mayor
asked
earlier
about
our
Park
and
Recreation
system
and
amenities
that
we
have
and
how
important
they
are
to
you
as
a
resident.
The
fact
that
you,
so
many
of
you
said
they're,
either
really
important
or
they're
highly
valued,
is
an
indication
of
one
of
the
quality
of
life
things
here
in
Bloomington
that
people
appreciate.
So
these
are
the
facilities
that
we
deliver.
N
Those
through
Highland
golf
course
clubhouse,
Dwan
Clubhouse,
both
of
them
not
again
a
great
visitor
experience,
if
you're
in
there
and
then
over
at
the
ice
garden,
we
have
a
number
of
improvements
that
need
to
be
made.
We
have
some
in
process
right
now
about
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
that
will
be
moving
forward
with
next
year,
leveraging
a
grant
that
was
received.
N
The
Kraft
Hockeyville
grant
it's
and
also
expecting
to
get
some
Hennepin
County
Youth
Sports
grant
money
to
help
with
that
project,
and
it's
just
a
portion
of
some
of
the
facility
needs
over
there.
So
still
talking
about
what
a
next
phase
investment
for
the
ice
garden
may
be,
and
then
the
community
center
project,
the
mayor,
talked
about
again
trying
to
look
into
the
future.
N
The
community
center
has
primarily
served
our
senior
community
or
what
we
like
to
call
our
tenured
residence
right,
the
ones
who
have
been
here
for
a
long
time
in
in
thinking
about
where
the
future
of
the
community
is.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
gathering
space
that
serves
all
the
people
in
our
community.
N
This
is
the
feedback
that
we
got
from
that
that
roughly
two-thirds
said
we
should
have
a
new
center
to
replace
Creekside
2/3
said
the
city
and
the.
Why
should
partner
about
three-quarters
thought
the?
Why
should
become
a
partner
in
our
community
and
two-thirds
said
build
the
facility
near
Bloomington,
Civic
Plaza
two-thirds
said
it
would
improve
the
quality
of
life,
so
I
actually
have
some
up-to-date
news
for
you
that
again,
our
other
town
forum,
attendees
didn't
get
because
this
conversation
has
been
ongoing
with
our
City
Council.
Just
last
night.
N
At
the
study
session,
the
council
had
a
discussion
and
it
does
not
appear
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
come
to
terms
with
the
YMCA
on
a
joint
project,
and
so
we
have
worked
with
them
closely
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
the.
Why
is
a
really
good
partner
for
communities
in
the
Twin
Cities
and
we're
certainly
appreciate.
We
appreciate
the
effort
that
they
put
into
this
conversation
and
we're
going
to
immediately
move
forward
and
look
at
some
other
options.
N
So
this
is
one
of
those
things
that
stay
tuned
there'll
be
more
information
coming
as
we
continue
to
envision
what
the
Community
Center
for
the
future
for
the
future
of
the
community
life
might
look
like,
but
we
have
been
looking
at
locations
and
so
the
two
to
two
options
that
are
preferred
by
the
council
right
now.
This
option
here
would
have
the
new
community
center
attached
to
this
building
right
down
on
this
end.
Over
here
on
the
west
end,
I
have
to
give
my
directions
right
or
rebuilding
on
the
existing
Creekside
site.
N
Right
now-
and
there
are
a
lot
of
benefits
to
creating
Civic
Plaza-
is
sort
of
the
gathering
place
for
the
entire
community
as
a
real
central
civic
location,
which
is
why
the
council
has
gravitated
toward
this
option
and
if,
if
that
doesn't
work,
Creekside
still
remains
a
very
viable
option
as
well.
So
you
were
good
enough
to
make
time
in
your
busy
schedule
to
come.
Listen
to
us
for
a
while.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
information
we
share
with
you
is
informative,
that
it's
interesting
and
that
it's
helpful
for
you
as
a
residents.
N
You
see
that
in
our
restructuring
of
Human,
Services
and
and
outreach
and
engagement
division,
you
see
it
in
the
council
scheduling
these
town
halls,
so
they
can
get
out
and
share
information
and
start
engaging
in
a
conversation
and
I
would
say
again
stay
tuned
because
they'll
probably
be
more
opportunities
like
this
as
well,
and
we
appreciate
that
you're
interested
in
what
we
do
to
serve
you
every
day.
Mr.
mayor.
A
A
Councilmember
busi
was
going
to
kind
of
collect
them
and
there's
going
to
be
probably
common
themes
with
some
of
the
collections
questions
so
they're
going
to
kind
of
sort
through
those
and
he's
going
to
come
up
and
really
be
the
emcee
and
ask
us
the
questions
going
forward.
We
hope
we
can
respond
to
them.
A
We
do
have
councilmember,
busi
and
other
city
council
members
here
that
if
one
of
the
questions
is
either
directed
to
them
or
they
have
a
greater
expertise
on
something
that
is
being
asked,
we'll
ask
them
to
come
up
but
stay
seated
until
you
get
there
unless
you'd
like
to
come
up
and
risk
falling
into
the
pit.
It's
it's
really
interesting
from
up
here.
Q
And
thank
you
all
for
coming.
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
thank
everybody
and,
on
behalf
of
the
council,
I
know
we're
greatly
appreciated
that
everybody
is
here
and
also
I'm
impressed
with
the
number
of
repeat
people
who
were
here
or
who
were
at
a
meeting
earlier
and
at
one
of
the
district
meetings.
So
you
get
the
show
twice,
that's
very
impressive
that
you
want
to
come
back
for
more.
Thank
you
for
coming
back.
Q
So
if
again,
if
you
have
questions,
if
you
could
just
get
them
to
Chris
and
we'll
get
them
up
on
the
stage
here,
we'll
ask
the
questions.
Some
of
them
are
similar,
obviously,
and
we'll
try
to
group
them
all
together,
as
I
think
Jamie
said
there
may
be
the
mayor
said
it
earlier.
We
have
the
commitment
that
all
the
questions
that
are
submitted
are
going
to
be
answered
online
in
the
coming
days
or
weeks,
depending
on
how
long
it
takes.
Q
We
have
a
number
of
questions,
so
there
are
a
lot
of
questions
that
they're
compiling
putting
the
answers
to.
But
if
you're,
we
don't
get
to
your
question
tonight
or
if
it's
a
duplicate,
look
for
it
online
and
we
will
do
our
best
to
answer
all
the
questions
that
we
possibly
can.
Are
you
ready
mayor.
A
A
Those
are
ones
that
are
prioritized
that
we
would
like
to
work
for
improvement
and
make
things
happen
in
those
areas
when
it
comes
to
the
projects
that
the
city
needs
to
develop,
and
things
like
that
I
think
it's
pretty
clear
that
the
fire
stations
are
something
we're
going
to
have
to
invest
in
going
forward
and
candidly.
That
means
spend
your
tax
dollars
on
improving
those
fire
stations
within
the
community.
It's
one
of
those
core
services
that
need
to
be
done
so
I
hope
that
addresses
the
the
question.
A
Q
A
We
are
looking
at
alternatives
to
that,
whether
it
be
everything
from
drop-off
points
to
a
voucher
system
where
you
could
have
things
picked
up
but
kind
of
the
the
tail
end
of
that
question
said
what
happens
to
this
stuff.
One
of
the
reasons
we
want
to
consider
it
right
now.
The
way
that
program
is
set
up,
that
all
that
material
that
gets
picked
up.
A
The
vast
vast
vast
majority
of
it
ends
up
in
a
landfill
and
remember
how
you
responded
to
the
sustainability
portion
of
the
question
is
much
of
that
material
could
be
done
and
recycled.
It
could
be
used
differently.
It
could
be
sorted
and
things
like
that.
So
from
a
sustainability
standpoint
and
viewpoint,
it
is
not
good
that
we
landfill
all
those
things
so
we're
looking
at
it.
From
that
perspective,
too,
short
term,
it's
going
to
go
on
over
time.
We
may
make
changes
to
it
to
improve
its
function,
cost
and
its
sustainability
effort.
Q
Next
question-
and
there
are
a
handful
here
about
affordable
housing,
which
we
talked
about
last
night
at
our
study
session
until
1:00
in
the
morning.
Just
so,
you
got
your
money's
worth
out
of
your
City
Council
last
night.
Just
so
you
know
we,
the
question
here:
are
we
making
progress
on
making
sure
we
have
enough
affordable
housing?
Well,.
A
But
we're
looking
to
add
more
and
we're
looking
to
see
to
it
that
there's
an
affordable
component
in
virtually
any
development.
That's
coming
forward
within
the
city.
So
there
is
a
balance
and
an
amount
of
affordable
housing
that
goes
along
with
it.
But
with
that
said,
is
we
still
have
some
challenges
in
some
of
the
let's
say:
the
really
challenged,
affordable
housing
area
and
that's
people
with
very
low
incomes,
working
people
that
their
incomes
are
not
there
and
they
base
it
off
of
area
median
income.
A
And
if
someone
is
in
the
lower
end
of
that,
we
still
have
a
shortage
there,
but
we
are
addressing
the
affordable
housing
issue
to
maintain
what
we've
got.
That's
in
that
affordable
range,
but
as
well
as
as
there
is
development
coming
along
we're
working
to
see
to
it
that
there
is
a
component
in
there,
as
well
as
we're
doing
everything
for
the
home
ownership.
As
mentioned
when
some
of
those
HRA
low-interest
loans.
Are
there
we're
working
to
maintain
what
some
are
the
more
affordable
home
ownership
options
within
our
community,
so
we're
working
in
it.
A
It
is
still
Iraq
to
be
pushed
up
a
hill,
but
we
are
in
pretty
good
shape
as
a
city
to
meeting
the
needs
of
really
the
size
of
a
city
of
Bloomington
to
see
to
it.
There's,
affordable
housing,
there's
a
demand
region-wide,
and
you
know
the
city
of
Bloomington
is
doing
more
than
its
fair
share
to
do
it
and
lots
of
times
when
other
communities
have
not
done
a
decent
job.
A
People
look
to
the
communities
that
are
doing
it
more,
so
that
creates
a
greater
demand,
and
so
you
know
we're
running
in
and
we
need
to
have
a
balance
there
so,
but
we're
working
on
it.
I'm
not
saying
we're
perfect
and
we're
there
yet.
But
we've
got
some
really
interesting
programs
and
we're
talking
about
some
ordinances
to
come
into
place.
That
can
help
assure
that
we
have
affordable
housing
and
so.
Q
The
mayor
mentioned
when
we
started
that,
in
addition
to
everybody
here,
this
is
being
broadcast
on
a
Facebook
live
event,
and
it's
also
on
the
city
website
and
we're
we
were
inviting
questions
from
facebook
live.
So
I've
got
a
couple
of
questions
here
from
folks
off
of
Facebook,
so
whoever
submitted
them.
Thank
you
very
much
for
submitting
them.
Vina
asks
the
question:
can
you
discuss
494
gridlock.
A
Well,
what's
to
discuss,
it
is
it's
obviously
transportation,
transportation
corridors
and
things
like
that
are
an
issue
really
here
again,
not
only
in
Bloomington
Metro
wide
but
494
in
Bloomington
and
specifically
494
the
35w
interchange
is
kind
of
where
it
all
comes.
So
what
you
know
happy
to
announce-
and
maybe
many
of
you
are
aware
of
it-
is
that
between
494,
adding
a
Lane
and
starting
the
improvements
on
the
494
35
interchange
are
going
to
take
place.
A
We
received
funding
to
work
on
those
projects,
200
million
dollars
worth
so
you
can
see
that
that's
no
small
feat
now
that's
the
good
news,
but
going
forward
there's
some
bad
news
right
now.
There
in
the
planning
development,
design
stage
of
those
things
and
so
construction
on
adding
a
lane
on
494
and
then
improving
the
interchange
won't
start
for
another
couple
of
years,
so
the
construction
won't
start.
A
But
when
that
construction
does
start
we're
going
to
be
living
through
health,
it
is
going
to
be
real
chokepoints,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
traffic
diversion
through
the
city
of
Bloomington,
more
cut
through
traffic
than
we
see
now,
and
we
see
a
considerable
amount
of
it
happening
right
now.
But
it's
something
that
we're
going
to
have
to
endure
both
residents
and
businesses
and
those
who
travel
through
our
community.
It's
going
to
be
tough
for
the
couple
of
years
of
construction
of
that.
A
A
It's
do
we,
as
a
city,
have
some
kind
of
a
problem
that
I'm
not
aware
of
you
know
if
that's
an
important
issue,
it's
we
have
never
not
allowed
breweries
within
the
city.
Okay,
it's
one
of
the
things
that
while
we
have
had
inquiries
and
things
like
that,
you
go
from
a
brewery
with
a
with
a
tap
room
and
things
like
that
with
it
too
than
just
a
specific
taproom
and
things
like
that.
A
brewery
needs
an
industrial
space.
A
You
know
they
need
a
large
industrial
space
and
they
need
a
rent
factor,
that's
usually
lower,
and
one
of
the
good
things
is
that
rent
factors
in
Bloomington
are
usually
high.
So
that's
been
a
barrier
to
entry,
but
we've
had
some
inquiries.
We've
talked
about
zoning
ordinances
and
I.
Don't
think,
there's
any
obstacles
in
that
way.
It's
just
finding
that
Brewer
that
wants
to
come
to
Bloomington
and
do
it
and
I
think
we've
had
inquiries
and
I
think
you'll
probably
see
something
start
to
formulate
over
the
next
year
or
a
couple
of
years.
Q
A
Exactly
I
think
you
know
if
you're
aware
our
Highland
greens
Golf
Course
is
over,
then
we
need
to
frame
it.
We've
got
our
nine
hole,
golf
course
and
practice
facility
and
then
there's
a
surplus
about
10
acres
of
land
there
that
used
to
be
the
driving
range,
and
it's
still
there
and
it's
not
being
used
now
that
we've
reconfigured
the
practice
facility
driving
range.
So
what
can
we
do
with
it?
We
looked
at
some
things.
A
We
talked
to
some
developers,
we
put
out
an
RFP
and
say:
what
do
you
think
you
could
do
with
this
with
the
the
land
that's
not
being
used,
and
then
how
does
it
work
in
conjunction
with
the
golf
course
we
they
submitted?
There
was
four
proposals
that
were
submitted.
None
of
them
I
think
met
the
needs
that
the
City
Council
felt
were
what
we
were
trying
to
achieve
there.
They
did
some
things
not
enough
to
enhance
it
and
some
others
did
too
much.
So
it
was
something
that
we
weren't
doing
it.
A
We
put
that
on
hold
and
I
think
you
may
see
some
things,
we're
gonna
fire
that
one
back
up
again
to
see
what
goes
on
I
think
it's
the
sentiment
of
the
council
and
this
isn't
definitive.
Yet
that
we'd
like
to
see
it
still
remain
a
golf
facility
that
can
service
the
city
of
Bloomington.
But
we
do
have
the
opportunity
to
do
some
developments
there
with
it,
but
we
want
to
see
something
that
is
complementary,
enhances
both
the
golf
and
amenity
and
element
as
well
as
the
surrounding
community.
A
You
know
we
don't
want
to
see
it
flip
over
I've
seen
signs
around
the
city.
Don't
the
golf
course
we're
not
gonna
sell
the
golf
course:
okay
I
mean
I.
Don't
think
that
is
anything
that
anybody
has
talked
about.
We've
talked
about
having
complimentary
development
happen
in
there.
That
can
work
with
the
golf
course
maintain
that
amenity
and
just
enhance
really
the
area
in
general,
so
but
state.
Here
again,
that's
one
of
those
StayTuned
things
that
we're
kind
of
starting
to
poke
around
now
and
get
some
more
ideas
and
elements
and
looking
behind
another.
A
Lake
Normandale,
obviously
I
think
we're
all
familiar
with
that,
and
it's
a
beautiful
green
hue.
You
know
the
water
is
there
and
it's
been
an
ongoing
issue
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
for
decades.
Lake
Normandale
is
not
a
lake.
What
Lake
Normandale
is
it's
very
shallow
and
what
it
is
it's
formed,
because
we
were
able
to
dam
9,
Mile
Creek
there,
and
then
it
would
expand
out
to
what
appears
to
be
a
lake.
A
It's
very
shallow
that
Lake
does
not
lakes
in
their
natural
state,
and
things
like
that
need
to
turn
and
that's
what
takes
care
of
all
the
algae
and
the
green
on
the
lake.
Well,
that
lake
can't
won't
do
it
and
the
other
portion
of
the
beautiful
green
is
that's
all
the
chem
one
material
coming
out
of
Edina
that
comes
there
and
it.
So
it
really
grows
a
lot
of
the
algae
and
things
like
that
in
that
lake.
A
Well,
the
plan
is
to
drain
it
down,
kill
that
stuff
off
refill
it
and
it'll
come
back
and
more
of
a
water
pristine
state.
That
is
a
medium-term
fix.
It
will
fix
it
for
maybe
a
decade
and
it'll
start
to
fall
back
into
that
beautiful
green
state,
but
it
will
improve
it
and
it's
a
year-long
process
to
get
this
that
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
it
working
with
it
and
treat
it
now.
We
need
to
work
with
the
city
of
Bloomington,
doesn't
have
the
final
say
on
all
that
happens
there.
A
It's
the
9,
Mile
Creek
watershed
district,
it's
the
Department
of
Natural
Resources
and
even
the
Army
Corps
of
engineer
has
a
say
into
what
goes
on
over
there.
There
are
certain
things
we
can
do
and
there
are
certain
things
we
can't
do,
but
it
that's
kind
of
the
plan.
In
a
nutshell,
it's
going
to
be
drained
down
this
winter,
that
all
that
growth
will
be
killed
off
and
pulled
out
and
then
a
little
bit
be
refilled
and
it'll.
You
know
take
a
pretty
good,
looking
pristine
look
to
it!
A
Q
A
It's
the
Kelley
farm
I
think
everybody
is
familiar
with
that.
It's
over.
You
know
on
the
east
side
of
the
community
on
the
river
bluff
over
there.
It's
a
large,
it's
30,
odd
acres,
a
nice
beautiful
site
that
its
farmland
right.
Now,
it's
something
that's
been
in
the
community,
since
the
30s,
the
Kelly
family
has
on
that
and
O'neal
and
Kelly
family.
It's
there.
A
So
we
in
order
to
secure
a
site
and
get
into
it,
and
we
were
a
finalist
in
the
in
the
world
stage
of
World's
Fairs,
but
we
took
an
option
on
the
land
that,
when
we
weren't
selected
to
provide
an
expo
or
a
World's
Fair,
we
obviously
release
that
option
going
forward
so
that
the
ownership
portion
of
that
is
in
the
back
in
the
hands
of
the
O'neal
family,
the
Kelly
family
and
it's
their
land
now
going
forward.
So
it's
still
theirs.
They
would
very
much
like
to
sell
it.
A
So
if
somebody
wants
to
come
up
with,
say
30
million
dollars
in
order
to
pick
up
that
land,
it
is
available
the
money
going
to
schools.
The
point
being
is
that
the
school
funding
and
things
like
that
are
a
completely
different
part
of
dollars
than
development
dollars
for
any
city
or
any
School
District
things
like
that.
So
it's
not
as
simple.
It's
not
that
we
couldn't
divert
different
types
of
tax
dollars
to
it,
but
that
is
not
a
way
that
you
could
or
wouldn't
do
it
put
it
into
schools.
A.
Q
Number
of
questions
here
about
the
Mall
of
America
and
financing
or
finances
surrounding
the
Mall
of
America.
What
revenue
does
the
Mall
of
America
generate
for
the
city?
Does
the
mall
contribute
to
city's
finances
and
when
will
we
receive
a
tax
windfall
from
the
Mall
of
America,
so
I
think
just
generally
mall
finance.
A
All
finances-
and
things
like
that
well,
first
of
all,
the
Mall
of
America
plays,
pays
an
incredible
amount
of
property
taxes.
It
went
through
a
25
year
period
that
it
was
in
a
tax
increment
finance
district
that
the
property
taxes
that
it
did
pay
were
used
to
pay
off
the
things,
the
bonds
for
everything
from
the
parking
structures
to
a
lot
of
the
public
improvements,
meaning
roads
and
sewers
and
different
things
that
were
put
in.
But
it's
out
of
that
tax,
increment
finance
district
now
and
I.
A
And
if
you
want
to
talk
about
a
windfall
one
of
the
things
you
saw
when
the
Mall
of
America
came
out
of
it's
a
tax
increment
finance
district,
then
the
the
tax
dollars
were
diverted
to
the
city
in
the
general
fund,
and
it
was
a
couple
of
years
ago
now
that
it
did
come
out
of
that
and
it
did
hold
down
the
property
taxes
for
everyone
else
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
You
may
not
see
that
or
believe
that,
but
it
was
a
factor
of
between
five
and
ten
percent
of
property.
A
Taxes
were
now
being
offset
by
the
property
tax
is
paid
by
the
Mall
of
America.
So
if
what
you
want
to
see
a
windfall
I
mean
if
we're
of
the
opinion,
the
Mall
of
America
should
pay
a
hundred
percent
of
our
property.
Taxes
haven't
gonna
happen,
but
they
do
pay
their
fair
share
and
it
has
been
a
good
thing
and
it's.
It
was
kind
of
shown
in
that
pie
chart
that
Jamie
had
they
pay
a
big
portion
of
that
commercial
industrial
tax
base
that
the
city
is
there,
which
helps
keep
our
residential
property
taxes
down.
N
Know
if
I
come
up
there
under
the
lights,
the
glare
is
gonna
blind
people
off
my
forehead,
so
the
mall
represents
about
10%
of
our
total
tax
value.
So
that's
an
indication
of
how
significant
it
is
for
our
community.
The
other
piece
is
related
to
the
the
tax
increment
finance
and
the
the
windfall
when,
when
the
property
came
out
of
the
TIF
district,
the
tax
increment
district.
That
adjustment
is
a
one-year
adjustment.
So
there
isn't
this
ongoing
windfall.
It's
a
it's.
A
To
is
the
Mall
of
America
pays
extra
for
some
things,
like
some
police
services,
not
all
police
services,
but
if
there's
extraordinary
police
services
that
are
warranted
out
there,
the
mall
does
pick
up
that
tab
outside
of
property
taxes,
as
well
as
some
other
benefits
like
that,
and
remember
to
the
admission
and
entertainment
tax.
That's
there
as
well
as
when
you
think
about
the
hotels,
how
they
have
stimulated
that
hotel
market
they're
a
big
part
of
it.
A
Here
again,
you
know
we
as
a
city,
we
went
forward
with
the
organized
collection
plan
and
I'm
going
to
say
for
the
most
part,
it's
worked
well
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
the
feedback
I
get
that
garbage
day
in
my
neighborhood
now
is
quiet.
That's
what
I've
heard
and
people
seem
to
appreciate
that.
Remember
that
sustainability
component,
the
organized
collection
system,
is
something
that
really
does
benefit
in
that
category.
A
So
you
know
that's
all
part
of
the
reason
and
the
decision
that
was
made
to
go
to
an
organized
collection
system.
Obviously,
I
think
this
might
refer
to
some
of
kind
of
some
breaking
news
is
that
there
has
been
a
contingency
within
the
city
and
there's
been
lawsuits
and
there's
been
people
who
have
attempted
to
derail
that
by
everything
from
going
with
a
you
know,
a
charter
amendment
to
see
to
it
that
it
was
a
vote
of
the
people
prior
to
implementation
of
it.
Things
like
this.
A
This
is
all
wrapped
around
the
axle
in
the
courts.
We
just
got
a
decision
from
the
Court
of
Appeals
that,
to
tell
you
the
truth:
it's
a
legal
decision,
that's
quite
confusing,
and
our
City
Council
is
going
to
Thursday
night,
be
briefed
on
that
with
the
attorneys
that
are
handling
it.
So
bottom
line
is
that
for
a
good
long
time
in
the
immediate
future,
the
organized
collection
system
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
will
be
maintained
and
going
forward,
stay
tuned,
we'll
see
what
the
courts
have
to
say
about
it
from
there.
A
The
answer
is
yes,
and
no.
The
one
of
the
things
is,
you
know
you
go
back,
remember
that
pillar
of
sustainability
and
environmental
sustainability,
one
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
pay
attention
to
is
water
and
water
conservation,
and
things
like
that
when
the
tiered
system
was
put
in
it
was
put
in
and
it's
kind
of
known
as
conservation
pricing.
A
Is
that
we're
trying
to
sell
less
water
to
you?
The
residents
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
we'd
like
to
see
you
conserve,
we'd
like
to
do
that
and
what's
so
funny
is,
if
you
conserve
we're
gonna
have
to
raise
the
water
rates,
because
it's
still,
we
still
have
to
have
the
infrastructure
in
the
ground
to
maintain.
We
have
to
do
all
these
things
and
really,
let's
say
the
mining
or
the
welding
of
the
water
is
not
the
most
expensive
portion
of
it.
A
It's
supporting
the
infrastructure,
that's
out
there,
so
we
want
you
to
use
less,
so
we
can
charge
you
more,
but
it's.
This
is
not
there's
a
rational
basis
behind
it,
but
it's
it's
a
difficult
thing
that
people
need
to
understand
that
it's
in
everyone's
best
interest
to
conserve
and
one
of
the
most
inefficient
things
that
we
have
out
there.
Our
irrigation
system,
both
in
the
commercial
and
the
residential
area.
A
It
traditionally
has
proven
to
be
a
very
large
waste
of
water
and
irrigation
systems,
for
the
residential
thing
are
usually
run
on
clocks
and
not
on
lawn
needs,
and
so
we've
got
to
move
in
that
direction
for
conservation
purposes,
because
it's
important
and
it
while
it
might
not
matter
tomorrow,
it's
gonna
matter
someday
in
the
future.
So
I
don't
know
that
necessarily
answers
the
question,
but
there's
the
rational
basis
behind
it.
So
I,
don't
think
you're
gonna
see
anything
different
in
the
Pier
pricing
or
the
tier
pricing,
but
there's
a
reason
why
so
two.
Q
Questions
that
go
together
here
when
will
Bloomington
have
an
indoor
sports,
turf,
I
suppose,
like
a
dome
or
a
Fieldhouse
like
some
of
our
surrounding
communities,
and
what
do
you
think
about
making
investments
in
several
sports
facilities
like
the
Bloomington
ice
Garden
Fieldhouse
community
center,
and
what
consider
'sons
do
to
make
these
improvements
happen?
Well,.
A
You
know,
as
we
over
the
last
couple
years
have
been
engaged
in
the
community
center
conversation
and
understanding
that
it's
going
to
be
an
item
that
has
expense
to
it.
Some
of
the
conversation
has
expanded
to
well
what
about
these
other
amenities
in
the
community
or
what
about
other,
adding
other
amenities
to
community
and
those
types
of
deal?
Enhancement
of
the
ice
garden,
improvement
of
some
of
the
golf
courses
and
they're,
primarily
sports
related,
adding
a
dome,
a
Fieldhouse
event.
A
A
The
fire
station
issue
is
one:
that's
there
and
you'll
notice
that
they
were
kind
of
in
a
category
of
1960s
and
70s
built
buildings
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
that
were
coming
through
and
I'm
gonna
say
also
that
if
you
think
back
about
a
decade
from
now,
we
saw-
and
these
were
things
that
were
talked
about
and
being
considered-
they've-
never
not
been
talked
about
and
considered.
But
what
happened
you
know
a
decade
ago
is
when
we
got
into
the
great
recession
going
on
here
and
things
like
this.
A
We
were
looking
at
what
we
could
do
as
a
city,
and
we
looked
at.
What
should
we
do?
Should
we
well
one
of
the
things
on
there
wasn't
to
get
crazy
and
raise
property
taxes
to
fix
things,
and
do
that
and
the
other
was
do
we
hold
and
maintain
the
service
level
within
the
city
of
Bloomington
for
what's
going
on
without
you
know,
really
impacting
property
taxes
at
that
point
in
time,
and
it
was
what
I
consider
to
be.
A
The
correct
thing
to
do
is:
don't
raise
property
taxes,
don't
cut
services,
but
take
a
look
at
what
we
can
work
on
and
defer
coming
through
that
tough
recessionary
time.
So
we
did
that
and
now
it's
kind
of
creeping
forward
and
there,
but
one
of
the
things
that's
a
total
remodel.
It's
we're
talking
about
sites
and
we're
talking
about
space
limitations
when
it
comes
to
it,
as
in
the
little
video
the
equipment
is
so
much
bigger
now
and
it's
one
of
the
things
we
as
a
city
have
grown.
A
A
How
many
Hall's
a
week
are
we
running
out
of
our
stations
and
it's
well
I,
see
chief
Forester
over
here
about
how
many
calls
a
week
are,
as
the
city
of
Bloomington
Fire
Department
responding
to
so
about
1800
a
year,
and
if
I
do
my
math,
you
know
you
take
that
and
what
is
that?
Come
on
help
me
out
here
it's
50
weeks
a
year,
and
so
that's.
O
A
O
A
I
think
you
heard
his
response.
Let's
say
he
said
it's
sixty
to
a
hundred
a
month,
and
so
you
know
if
that
averages
out
it's
there
and
what
you
see
is
a
lot
of
responses
to
residential
a
lot
of
people
have
grease
fires
cooking.
You
know
so
caution
to
everyone
here
and
there's
different
responses
like
that.
A
They
were
built
at
a
time
when
the
city
of
Bloomington
was
really
growing
fast.
We
were
building
schools,
we
were,
you
know,
fire
stations,
infrastructure
and
things
like
that
and
candidly
we
took
the
buildings
that
we
could
put
up
at
that
point
in
time
and
they
have
kind
of
run
their
useful
life
sure
could
they
be
major
remodeling
events
taking
place
in
those
things,
but
I
think
you
saw
from
the
video
that
here
again,
that
would
probably
be
just
an
interim
or
a
short-term
gap
and
I
think
we're
thinking
longer-term.
A
Q
Have
time
for
just
a
couple
more
here
but
I'll
reiterate,
we
will
answer
all
these
questions
online.
So
we
will,
we
will
make
sure
I
mean
Chris
hold
up
the
stack
of
questions
that
we
have.
We
have
many
more
than
we
have
time
to
answer
tonight,
but
we
will
get
them
answered
online
for
you.
So
a
couple
more.
Are
there
plans
to
increase
density
in
Bloomington.
A
Well,
I
think
when
you
see
Bloomington
now
is
not
in
a
development
mode,
it's
in
a
redevelopment
mode
and
redevelopment
in
order
to
accommodate
the
land
prices
of
redevelopment,
some
of
those
neighborhood
nodes
and
things
like
that.
The
only
way
they
will
clean
up
and
redevelopment
is
with
more
density
and
if
the
only
opportunities
we
have
for
population
growth
are
being
dense,
you
know
being
becoming
more
dense,
so
I
think
you'll
be
seen
density
increased
where
it
should
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
A
It
doesn't
mean
I,
think
we're
gonna
go
into
the
middle
of
a
residential
neighborhood
and
take
out
four
three
bedroom
Ramblers
and
build
a
six
story
building.
No,
that's
not
what's
going
to
happen,
but
in
nodes
in
areas
Penn
and
American.
Things
like
that
you're
going
to
see
housing
is
really
what's
being
accepted
into
the
community
and,
yes,
it
will
be
densified
in
those
types
of
areas.
So
yeah
we
will
see
more
density.
Q
A
They've
now,
they've
come
and
they've
gotten
to
the
point
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
so
the
DNR
came
forward
with
and
they
came
up
with
some
funding
to
put
in
a
trail
and
we've
come
to
the
conclusion
that
they
can
put
in
part
of
the
trail
through
Bloomington,
but
it's
there.
The
intent
has
always
been
to
put
in
a
trail
and
it's
not
a
trail.
That's
going
to
replace,
what's
kind
of
been
referred
to
as
the
natural
trail
down
on
the
river
bottoms,
but
it's
it's
going
to
be
in
supplement
to
that.
A
So
they'll
actually
be
a
two
trail
system
down
there
to
do
it
now,
the
other
natural
trail
that's
down.
There
is
something
that's
evolved
on
its
own.
It's
evolved
from
probably
deer
paths
to
what
the
recreational
bikers
the
mountain
bikers
have
used
and
they've
picked
up
on
that
and
used
it
and
do
a
nice
job
of
it,
and
so
it's
really
good
for
a
little
bit
more
hiking
and
things
like
that.
Well,
the
DNR
and
I
think
in
concert
and
parallel
with
the
city
of
Bloomington
would
like
to
see
an
improved
trail
down
there.
A
It's
taking
into
consideration
the
natural
environment
down
there
and
it's
really
working
within
that
to
not
disrupt
that
and
I
think
it'll
be
an
enhanced
and
a
great
amenity
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
going
forward
and
it
is
moving
forward.
At
least
the
portion
from
old
Cedar
Avenue
to
Lynn
Dale
is
kind
of
on
the
books.
A
Q
Last
question
is:
are
the
slides
and
the
survey
results
and
the
presentation
are
they
available
on
the
city
website
and,
yes,
they
are
they're
already
there,
the
slides
or
the
the
survey
results
obviously
will
be
put
up,
but
this
presentation
is
already
available.
If
you
just
go
to
the
city
website,
and
you
would
like
to
review
this,
you
certainly
can
anything
in
closing.
Well.
A
A
So
you
know
I,
think
that
is
the
purpose
of
this
type
of
a
forum
and
I
hope
it's
been
beneficial
and
really
thank
you
for
taking
an
interest
in
your
city
in
your
community
of
even
coming
out
tonight
and
wanting
to
be
brought
up
to
speed
and
learn
and
but,
more
importantly,
giving
us
your
input
and
feedback
to
it.
I
think
it's
worked
out
well
and
it
it
helps
us
as
the
decision-makers
in
your
city.
So
thank
you
thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you.