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From YouTube: August 17, 2022 Town Hall Forum with Mayor Tim Busse
Description
Mayor Tim Busse held a Town Hall Forum at Oak Grove Middle School on August 17. The Mayor presented on current City projects and answered questions from residents. For more information, visit blm.mn/townhall.
A
A
I
was
hoping
we
were
going
to
outdraw
the
wednesday
night,
music
and
market
up
at
city
hall,
but
you
know,
I
guess
the
music
and
the
food
is
better
than
what
we
can
offer
here
so,
but
glad
you're
here
thanks
much
for
being
here.
I
really
do
appreciate
it.
Here
is
what
we're
going
to
do
this
evening.
A
First
of
all,
I
want
to
point
out
so
on
these
slides
that
we
have
you'll
notice,
the
the
colorful
stuff
it's
actually
parts
of
our
wrights
lake
park
mural,
so
they
kind
of
put
it
together
on
our
communication
staff,
which
is
just
fantastic,
but
they
developed
the
powerpoint
slides
using
the
mural
at
right
lake
park
and
you'll
see
bits
and
pieces
of
those
as
we
as
we
go
along
here.
So
here
is
what
we're
going
to
do.
A
We're
going
to
talk
about
a
variety
of
things,
we're
going
to
start,
I'm
going
to
do
kind
of
a
quick,
rapid
fire
of
just
some
topics
that
are
probably
of
interest
and
just
want
to
get
through.
Maybe
a
minute
minute
and
a
half
on
the
different
topics
that
you
see
listed
up.
There
just
give
some
additional
information
and
then
the
questions
that
have
been
submitted,
they're
in
the
bowl
here
and
you
all
know,
fire
chief
yuli
sealed:
do
you
not
yeah
yulie
julie
is
helping
out
tonight.
A
What
he
is
going
to
do
is
reach
in
blindly
pull
out
a
a
question
he's
going
to
read
the
question,
we're
going
to
answer
the
question
and
we're
going
to
do
as
many
of
those
as
we
can
in
between
now
and
8,
30.
right
and
we'll
get
through
as
many
as
we
can,
but
there
won't
be
they're
not
going
to
be
filtered
they're,
not
going
to
be
grouped
into
different
things,
we're
just
going
to
we're
going
to
pull
them
out
and
we're
going
to
read
them
and
we're
going
to
answer
them.
A
A
I
know
that
2021
was
certainly
a
high
crime
year,
but
we
are
lower
in
the
subsequent
or
the
corresponding
months
this
year
and
actually
we're
seeing
a
continued
drop
as
we
go
along
I'll
be
honest.
We
were
a
little
nervous
coming
into
this
summer,
worried
that
we
might
have
a
high
crime
summer,
because
that
was
the
expectation
in
minneapolis,
and
there
was
just
some
unease
about
that.
A
But
in
fact
our
crime
numbers
for
the
month
of
june
are
significantly
lower
than
they
were
last
year
down
almost
13
percent
year
over
year
june
last
year
to
june
this
year.
Very
happy
about
that
also
happy
about
our
the
work
done
by
chief
booker
hodges
and
our
bloomington
police
department.
We
have
heard
exactly.
I
agree.
A
A
We
have
been
talking
about
the
the
main
thing.
The
one
thing
that
I
hear
about
from
so
many
people,
wherever
I
go-
is
about
speed
and
and
reckless
driving
in
neighborhoods.
They
just
everybody.
It's
consistent,
no
matter
where
I
go
and
it's
been
consistent
for
a
couple
of
years.
Now,
even
before
I
was
mayor
when
I
was
on
a
council,
I
heard
that
from
so
many
people
the
police
have
taken
notice
and
again
year
over
year,
the
the
number
of
traffic
stops
in
bloomington
from
june
of
last
year.
A
To
june
of
this
year,
they've
increased,
I
think,
by
almost
40
percent,
so
they
are
snapping
a
lot
more
and
those
stops
have
resulted
in,
I
think
30
percent
more
citations,
so
our
police
are
doing
a
nice
job,
they're
they're,
they're,
hearing
the
complaints,
they're
hearing
the
concerns
that
folks
are
bringing
forward,
and
I
appreciate
that
they're
they're,
acting
appropriately
and
and
doing
a
good
job
with
it,
and
I
think
this
type
of
thing
is
leading
that
that
type
of
traffic
stop,
that
involvement,
that
act
of
being
in
this
in
the
community
being
visible,
is
an
important
part
of
these
numbers
that
we're
seeing
coming
down.
A
It
just
makes
logical
sense,
and
I
think
it
has
a
lot
to
do
with
chief
hodges,
his
departmental
philosophy
of
mutual
respect.
Basically,
if
the
police
respect
the
the
community,
the
community
should
respect
the
police
and
the
community
should
respect
the
laws
that
we
have
and
they're
they're
doing
a
fantastic
job
and
my
hat's
off
to
the
bloomington
police
department
and
to
to
chief
hodges
a
couple
of
things
that
aren't
coming
down
just
to
be.
A
You
know
completely
up
and
up
here
we
still
have
a
too
high
number
of
thefts
of
catalytic
converters
and
the
main
reason
is
is
because
it's
it's
easy
and
it's
lucrative
and
it's
it's
hard.
It's
hard
to
stop.
The
chief
has
told
me
if
somebody
is
good
at
catalytic
converter
thefts
if
they're
proficient
in
it,
they
can
literally
be
under
a
car
cut
off
the
converter
and
out
in
about
a
minute
which
makes
it
really
difficult
really
difficult
to
deal
with.
A
But
those
are
the
folks
that
that's
what
they're
dealing
with
trying
to
do
a
little
better
job
of
marking
those
converters
and
we
need
to
work
at
the
state
level
to
get
laws
that
folks
can't
just
take
them
and
sell
them
at
a
scrap
yard
and
collect
all
kinds
of
money.
That's
what
they're
doing
now
it's
lucrative
and
we
need.
We
need
to
figure
this
out
at
a
state
level
in
terms
of
marking
and
handling
the
catalytic
converters.
A
The
other
thing
that
the
numbers
are
continuing
to
be
about
the
same
are
mental
health
crisis,
brain
crisis.
Basically
for
folks-
and
we
saw
that
number
rise
significantly
during
the
pandemic
and
unfortunately
those
numbers
haven't
come
down
and
it's
concerning,
and
so
we
have,
we
have
within
bloomington
police.
We
have
two
embedded
social
workers
from
hennepin
county
that
work
with
our
police
department
and
part
of
their
job
is
to
work
with
our
police
when
they
have
to
respond
to
a
mental
health
crisis,
and
unfortunately,
it's
a
reality,
and
especially
in
the
city
of
90
000.
A
The
fact
that
we
have
two
two
counselors
from
hennepin
county
is
a
huge
benefit
for
us,
and
I
appreciate
the
work
that
they
do
so
that
was
more
than
60
or
90
seconds
on
the
first
topic,
and
I
apologize
for
that.
But
that
was
an
important
one
and
I
thought
I
wanted
to
get
to
it
and
make
sure
that
we
covered
some
of
the
important
things
our
also
on
the
topic
of
public
safety.
A
We
are
in
the
process
of
building
rebuilding
our
fire
stations
and
for
the
the
obvious
reason
that
the
fires,
the
existing
fire
stations,
that
we
have
are
old
and
they
are
equipped
for
the
1970s
as
opposed
to
now,
and
the
trucks
that
are
now
used
in
firefighting,
literally
don't
fit
in
the
existing
fire
stations,
and
so
that
is
an
issue
and
so
we're
looking
to
do
that
to
to
build
new
fire
stations.
There's
a
we
just
finished
fire
station
number
three
over
on
the
east
side
last
year.
A
I
believe
it's
fantastic
if
you've
driven
past
it
on
old,
shakopee
road,
as
you
head
over
on
the
east
side,
it
looks
great
work
is
underway
on
fire
station
number
four
over
on
84th
86.,
84th
off
of
off
of
france
avenue
and
that's
moving
along
very
nicely
and
we're.
We
have
plans
in
place
to
construct
an
additional
four
fire
stations
as
well,
because,
again
it's
a
public
safety
need
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
to
have
our
apparatus
fit
into
the
fire
stations,
we're
also
in
the
process
of
moving
toward
a
full-time
fire
department.
A
Here
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
we
have
90
000
people
and
we
don't
have
a
full-time
fire
department
and
it
is
a.
It
is
a
a
risk
that
we
should
no
longer
have
to
to
take.
I
think
I
think
we
we
know
the
the
issues
we
know
we
need
to
move
forward.
We
know
we're
a
city
of
the
size
that
that
should
have
a
full-time
fire
department,
and
so
these
new
fire
stations
will
also
have
sleeping
and
dormitory
quarters
for
full-time
firefighters
as
well,
so
we'll
be
doing
that.
A
It
involved
hundreds
of
people,
thousands
of
hours
of
work,
people
putting
their
their
thoughts
together,
bringing
them
forward
to
a
core
planning
team,
the
core
planning
team,
putting
that
all
together
into
a
mission
statement
and
community
values
and
goals,
and
so
on
and
now
the
next
step
is
that
the
city
staff
is
putting
that
all
into
a
work
plan
and
using
all
the
information
that
they've
gathered
and
all
the
information
that
has
come
forward.
Looking
at
what
we've
currently
got
underway.
A
Looking
at
budget
realities,
there's
a
lot
of
pieces
to
this
we're
going
to
be
hearing
the
first
parts
of
this
work
plan
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks
at
the
city
council
so
tune
in
it's
a
it's
something.
I
think
that
it's
it's
going
to
affect
all
of
us.
It's
if
you've
done
a
strategic
plan,
whether
it's
in
church
or
or
in
a
business
or
when
you've
been
involved.
A
You
know
it's
a
big
deal,
it
kind
of
makes
sure
everybody
is
on
the
same
path
understands
what
that
path
is
and
moves
forward.
The
part
I
like
best
about
our
strategic
plan
is
our
mission
that
we've
come
up
with.
Our
mission
is
to
cultivate
an
enduring
and
remarkable
community
where
people
want
to
be.
A
A
We
have
also
finished
work
on
our
park
system
master
plan.
The
city
council
approved
that
a
few
months
back
and
we
know
that
parks
are
one
of
the
things
we
hear
from
everybody,
what
they
love
most
about
the
city
of
bloomington.
We
have,
I
think,
97
city
parks
in
the
city
of
bloomington
and
they're
they're,
a
huge
asset
and
everybody
loves
them.
We
have
realized,
though,
through
our
park
system
manning
plan
planning
process,
that
we
have
a
definite
need
that
we
need
to
reinvest
in
our
parks.
A
We,
the
parks
again
were
were
built
as
bloomington
grew
and
were
outfitted
as
bloomington
grew
and
developed,
and
some
of
the
the
park
buildings
some
of
the
park
equipment.
Some
of
the
parks
in
general
are
tired
and
we
need
to
reinvest
in
our
parks,
and
we
also
need
to
look
at
the
way
that
people
use
parks
and
the
way
that
people
could
use
parks
and
and
adjust
our
parks
accordingly,
for
example,
I'm
sure
you've
all
pickleball
players
in
the
crowd,
any
pickleball
players-
people,
love
pickleball
tennis-
is
falling
off.
A
The
parks,
in
addition
to
being
a
place
to
play,
they're
also
a
place
to
preserve
the
natural
resources
and
we'll
be
doing
that
with
a
variety
of
investments
and
a
variety
of
work
in
the
parks
around
the
city,
our
bloomington
sales
tax.
You
may
have
heard
this
discussion.
We
had
this
discussion
last
year
during
the
legislative
session.
A
What
we
were
looking
for
was
the
opportunity
to
implement
a
bloomington
sales
tax
to
pay
for
projects
in
the
capital
projects
in
the
community
that
are
overdue,
bloomington
ice
garden
is
in
need
of
a
lot
of
work,
we're
looking
to
add
a
a
performance
center
for
our
arts
programs,
and
our
arts
programs
are
exploding.
A
The
number
of
people
involved
in
arts
programs
is
just
amazing
to
put
together
an
actual
performance
area
for
them,
not
just
the
theater
but
a
performance,
a
performance
theater
for
the
for
the
the
orchestra
and
the
chorale
and
all
those
folks,
and
then
also
to
to
replace
creekside
with
a
health
and
wellness
center.
A
We've
been
talking
about
what
to
do
with
creekside,
for
as
long
as
I've
been
on
the
council
trying
to
figure
out
what
the
best
option
might
be
and
we're
looking
at
an
opportunity
to
replace
that
in
such
a
way
that
it
would
house
our
public
health
department.
It
would
also
be
a
it
would
have
plenty
of
meeting
space
plenty
of
opportunities
and
options
for
folks
to
be
in
a
community
type
health
center,
and
so
it
would
be
on
the
creekside
site.
It
would
be
a
an
opportunity
to
do
that
kind
of
thing.
A
A
So
obviously
there's
a
cost
to
all
of
this,
and
there
are
benefits
to
the
city,
but
we
can
set
up
a
local
option
sales
tax
so
that
people
coming
to
our
city
through
our
hospitality
industry,
going
to
the
mall
of
america
through
our
bars
and
restaurants.
A
That
75
percent
of
that
money
would
come
from
people
outside
of
the
city
of
bloomington
all
great
ideas,
and
we
had
it
all
put
together
and
it
passed
the
house
and
it
passed
the
senate
and
it
was
in
both
of
those
tax
bills,
and
then
it
died
the
untimely
death
because
they
didn't
finish
their
work
or
getting
enough
done
at
the
end
of
session.
So
we'll
be
looking
at
reviving
that
this
legislative
session
and
seeing
if
we
can
move
that
forward.
A
So
you
can
safely
ordinance
basically
to
ensure
that
workers
in
bloomington
have
the
right
to
time
off,
if
they're,
for
for
sickness
or
for
for
their
own
personal
safety,
and
if
the
past
couple
of
years
have
taught
us
anything,
it's
that
when
people
are
not
feeling
well,
for
goodness
sake,
don't
go
to
work,
be
able
to
take
time
off
and
and
that's
what
the
earned
sick
and
safe
leave
ordinance
does
it
gives
people
the
right
to
take
time
off
they
earn
they
earn
hours
depending
on
the
number
of
hours
they
work,
and
then
they
can
take
those
for
if
they're,
not
feeling
well
to
take
care
of
a
sick
child
to
take
care
of
parents
to
get
parents
to
a
a
doctor's
appointment
or
so
on.
A
The
safe
part
is
also
we
saw
during
the
pandemic.
Also,
an
alarming
and
kind
of
disturbing
rise
in
issues
of
domestic
violence
and
the
safe
part
of
earned,
sick
and
safe
leave
allows
people
leave
to
deal
with
legal
matters
to
relocate,
if
necessary,
to
be
able
to
to
handle
areas
or
situations
where
they're
not
safe,
and
so
it
will
most
prominently
affect
the
people
in
our
hospitality
industry.
A
Frankly,
it's
some
of
our
larger
corporations
have
something
like
this.
Certainly
they
have
pto
and
in
a
variety
of
different
ways,
a
lot
of
our
hospitality
industry
does
not
so
this
would
affect
workers
in
our
hospitality
industry,
which
I
think
personally
is
is
appropriate.
We
have
an
enormous
hospitality
industry
in
the
city
of
bloomington.
A
It
has
contributed
significantly
to
our
tax
base
into
tax
dollars
in
the
city
and
the
workers
that
actually
do
that
work
deserve
this
type
of
thing
and
deserve
to
be
able
to
take
time
off,
if
they're,
not
feeling
well
or
to
take
care
of
their
kids
projects,
including
the
water
park
at
the
mall
of
america.
A
We
approved
this
earlier
this
year
and
the
turned
it
back
to
the
to
the
water
park
to
the
to
the
mall
and
instructed
them
to
go,
find
the
the
private
financing
that
they
need
to
fill
the
the
gap
and
to
be
able
to
pay
for
this,
and,
as
they
have
continued
to
do
that,
to
try
and
find
funding
private
funding.
For
this.
A
As
you
all
know,
costs
have
gone
up
both
in
the
certainly
in
the
construction
world
in
terms
of
materials
and
construction
costs
in
general,
and
they
also
got
caught
with
inflation.
So
they
are
working
hard
to
try
and
fill
that
gap,
but
I
know
that
gap
is
larger
than
it
was
initially
when
we
had
this
discussion
about
the
water
park.
A
So
the
folks
at
triple
five
are
continuing
to
work
on
this
and
we
continue
to
to
get
updates
from
them,
but
right
now,
they're
they're
trying
to
find
the
the
private
financing
that
they
need
to
close
that
funding
gap
and
to
be
able
to
move
forward
on
the
the
water
park.
A
The
world's
fair,
expo
2027.
So
right
now,
I
hope
you've
heard
about
this.
Bloomington
is
one
of
five
cities:
five
areas
across
the
globe
in
the
running
for
world
expo
2027.,
the
other.
The
other
cities
are
spain,
thailand,
serbia
and
argentina,
and
this
is
an
effort
that
basically
started
a
few
years
back.
Trying
to
land
the
2023
world.
Expo
bloomington
came
up
short
on
that
recalibrated
really
improved
the
the
work
of
the
organizing
committee.
The
bid
committee
is
what
we
we
refer
to
it
as
the
folks.
A
It
is
a
it's
called
minnesota,
usa,
expo
2027.
and
it's
a
united
states
bid.
It
is
it's
been
endorsed
by
the
white
house.
It's
been
endorsed
by
the
last
three
presidential
administrations.
It
is
an
independent
organization
of
the
city
of
bloomington.
It's
got
its
own
fundraising,
raising
apparatus,
its
own
board
of
directors,
its
own
executive
director,
they're
doing
all
the
work.
It's
not
a
city
option
operation.
A
A
It's
an
international
group
that
decides
where
world's
fairs
go,
and
it's
almost
like
it's
kind
of
like
high
school.
It's
you
gotta
convince
these
folks
that
you're
the
cool
place
to
be,
and
convince
other
folks
to
convince
their
friends,
and
it's
that
kind
of
thing,
and
it
really
is
a
competition.
We
will
know
next
june,
whether
or
not
bloomington
and
minnesota,
and
the
united
states
have
landed
the
world
expo
and
I've
heard
from
a
lot
of
folks.
Well,
I
mean
why
would
we
want
to
do
this?
What's
in
it
for
us?
A
What's
in
it,
for
bloomington
in
particular
the
work
that
we
had
done
to
try
and
figure
out
what
the
economic
impact
would
be.
The
estimate
by
the
organization
that
we
hired
to
do
the
work.
It
was
a
two
and
a
half
billion
dollar
economic
impact
in
the
state
of
minnesota,
two
and
a
half
billion
dollars.
It's
estimated
that
it
will
create
thirty,
four
thousand
jobs,
full
and
part-time
jobs,
and
it
will
generate
about
three
hundred
and
sixty
million
dollars
in
local
and
state
taxes.
A
So
it
would
be
a
significant
impact
in
a
lot
of
different
ways,
and
the
idea
is
it's
a.
It
would
be
a
three-month
a
three-month
fair.
The
site
is
just
to
the
east
of
the
mall
of
america,
and
it
will
give
us
an
opportunity
to
develop
an
area
east
of
the
mall
of
america.
That
for
30
years,
has
been
an
asphalt,
parking
lot
and
weeds.
It
gives
us
a
jump
start
on
developing
that
in
a
way
that
could
be
very
beneficial
for
the
city
of
bloomington.
A
We
would
not,
of
course,
do
something
like
this
and
build
pole
barns
and
put
up
tents
and
that
kind
of
stuff.
That's
not
the
idea
at
all.
The
idea
is
to
put
in
the
infrastructure
to
build
permanent
structures
and
then,
after
the
three-month
run
of
the
expo,
to
be
able
to
turn
those
buildings
just
that
much
and
turn
them
into
med
tech
offices
or
supply
supply,
chain,
business
types,
medical
organizations,
something
along
those
lines.
A
We
would
put
the
area,
we
would
put
the
infrastructure,
we
put
the
buildings
to
creative
reuse
and
it
just
wouldn't
sit
empty
and
wouldn't,
like.
I
said
it's
not
a
knockdown.
This
would
be
something
that
would
be
a
permanent
structure
in
bloomington
and
would
be
a
significant
economic
development
source
for
the
city
of
bloomington
again
on
a
plot
of
land
that
has
sat
vacant
for
30
years,
despite
being
right
next
door
to
the
mall
of
america,
and
so
it's
a
good
opportunity
for
bloomington
we're
looking
forward
to
it.
A
The
funding
our
city
budgets
process
is
where
we're
in
the
the
budget
process
right
now
and
the
priority,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
is
on
public
safety.
We've
talked
about
the
firefighters.
We've
talked
about
the
need
for
the
fire
stations.
A
I
know
our
police
department
is
requesting
new
officers,
we're
just
looking
for
we're
responding
to
needs
we're
responding
to
questions
we're
responding
to
community
infrastructure
that
needs
to
change
in
order
to
maintain
the
public
safety
that
we
have
right
now,
and
so
that
discussion,
as
I
said,
is,
is
just
it's
been
going
on.
We're
actually
going
to
get
our
first
look
at
our
at
the
budget.
The
budget
proposal
from
city
staff,
I
think,
on
monday
night.
A
I
believe
we're
having
a
special
budget
meeting
so
be
sure
to
tune
in
and
see
what
we
we
have
on
the
docket
for
bloomington
and
just
as
a
reminder.
Our
tax
levy
increase
in
2021
and
2022
was
2.75
each
of
those
two
years,
and
that
is
significantly
below
our
peer
cities
and
over
the
course
of
three
years
our
our
numbers
have
been
significantly
lower
than
all
of
our
our
neighboring
cities,
in
particular
edina
and
eden,
prairie
and
so
on.
A
We've
been
we've
been
lower
throughout
that
time
and
we'll
we
certainly
hope
to
continue
to
be
as
to
continue
that
we're
going
to
be
as
careful
we're
going
to
be
as
strong
of
stewards
as
tax
dollars
as
possible.
It
is
literally
the
most
important
thing
we
do
as
a
city
council.
We
do
not
take
it
lightly
and
it
is
something
that
we'll
be
we'll
be
working
on.
A
As
I
said,
we're
going
to
start
that
work
on
monday
night
and
here's
the
graph
that
we
always
like
to
show
the
monthly
tax
for
the
median
value
home
kind
of
hard
to
see
here.
Bloomington
is
in
the
blue.
We
we
continue
to
be
below
some
pure
cities,
eden,
prairie
brooklyn
park,
maple,
grove,
edina
and
so
on
in
terms
of
the
monthly
tax
burden
on
a
median
value
home
in
in
each
of
those
cities.
A
I
know
that
was
longer
than
the
60
or
90
seconds
that
I
promised,
and
I
apologize
for
that
because
that's
that's
kind
of
what
you
came
here
for,
but
not
exactly
so
now.
It
is
time
to
get
into
our
questions
and,
as
I
said,
chief
seal
is
going
to
reach
in
and
pull
it
out,
he's
going
to
read
the
questions
and
I
will
answer
the
questions
and
we
will
get
as
many
as
we
can
get
through
as
many
as
we
can
in
the
next
hour
and
ten
minutes.
B
Okay,
oops
got
to
be
careful
here,
one
first
question
from
r
jensen
with
90
some
parks
and
9
000
acres
of
park
or
native
areas.
Why
do
we
not
have
park
police
to
enforce
the
rules
and
policies
that
are
posted
at
parks.
A
Good
question:
we
do
have
a
lot
of
parks,
we
don't
have
a
dedicated
park
police
like
they
have,
for
example,
in
the
city
of
minneapolis.
I
believe
I
think
minneapolis
is
the
only
city
in
the
state
of
minnesota
that
has
a
park
police
department
and
that
obviously
is
a
city
of
400.
000
and
they've
got
a
much
bigger
park
system
than
even
we
have
and
we've
got
a
big
and
impressive
park
system.
I
think
the
the
basic
answer
to
that
is
that
it's
just
a
matter
of
resources
and
priorities
for
resources.
A
B
A
Basically,
it's
a
and
that's
a
good
question,
also
because
every
project
eventually
gets
to
a
point
where
it
just
doesn't
make
sense
financially,
and
I
I
won't
say
that
we're
there
on
the
water
park,
because
I
don't
know
the
details
yet
in
terms
of
what
what
triple
five
has
been
able
to
to
pull
together
in
terms
of
what
their
financing
structure
might
be
at
this
point
because
of
the
rising
costs
and
inflation,
and
so
on,
we'll
evaluate
it
carefully
and
we're
relying
on
their
partnership
with
triple
five,
the
work
that
we
have
done
with
them
in
the
past.
A
The
work
that
we
continue
to
do
with
them
and
and
the
the
logic
and
the
the
soundness
of
the
decision
that
we
will
make
will
will
be
based
on
on
the
financial
realities.
It
will
be
based
on
outside
influence
outside
help
from
experts.
People
who
know
the
water
park
industry
you'd
be
shocked,
that
there
are
water
park
experts
but
they're
there,
and
and
they
know
what
they're
doing
and
they
know
what
they're
talking
about
and
so
we'll
continue
to
rely
on
them
and
we'll
continue
to
work
closely
and
see.
A
B
A
A
So
it's
memorable,
so
we
broke
it
down
into
ease,
basically
so
the
environment,
the
enforcement,
the
education,
the
equity
of
it
all
the
engineering,
all
those
different
pieces
that
go
into
slowing
people
down
to
making
them
drive
more
safely
to
making
our
city
streets
safer,
because
it's
absolutely
important
we're
also
really
kind
of
trying
to
clean
up
and
simplify
our
process
for
neighborhoods
to
come
to
the
city
council
and
say
hey.
We
would
like
you
to
see
we'd
like
to
see
you
put
in
speed
bumps.
A
A
The
neighbors
know
best,
you
know
if
we
just
did
this,
I'm
sure
we
could
slow
people
down
like
this,
but
we've
got
kind
of
a
convoluted
system
right
now
for
neighborhoods
to
come
to
the
city
and
request
that
kind
of
thing
we're
working
to
simplify
that
we've
got
a
great
example.
I
think
it's
on
hampshire,
boulevard,
right
off
of
old
old
louisiana
louisiana-
maybe
perhaps
it's
not
louisiana,
they
came
to
the
city,
they
had
a.
They
had
a
plan
in
place,
they
worked
with
our
engineering
department
and
it
was
under
construction.
A
All
summer
I
haven't
been
over
there
recently
to
see
that
it's
finished,
but
I
believe
it
is.
It
was
the
neighbors
bringing
an
idea
forward
and
the
city
working
with
them
to
get
it
done,
and
we
need
to
do
more
of
that,
and
we
also
need,
as
a
city,
to
kind
of
put
together
a
comprehensive
plan
about
how
we
do
this,
because
that
plan
is
there.
I
mean,
I
think
there
are
ideas.
There
are
solutions.
We
just
need
to
figure
out
what
the
best
solutions
would
be
and,
and
frankly
it's
not
just
enforcement.
A
B
A
A
I
like
to
talk
about
it
as
housing
that
people
can
afford
housing
is
expensive
in
the
twin
cities
in
bloomington
across
minnesota
across
the
united
states.
It
is
a
challenge
to
be
able
to
afford
either
a
place
to
buy
or
a
place
to
rent.
It
really
is,
and
when
I
talk
about
housing
that
people
can
afford-
and
the
answer
is
the
answer
to
the
second
part
of
the
question
in
our
new
housing,
our
new
apartment
developments
is
their
affordable
housing.
Is
there
housing
that
people
can
afford
in
each
of
those
developments?
A
The
answer
is
yes,
more
often
than
not,
it
is
yes
and
the
the
thought
is
again
housing
that
people
can
afford
being
at
eighty
percent
of
the
area,
median
income,
which
means,
for
example,
if
the
area
meeting
in
income
in
bloomington
is
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year,
and
I'm
throwing
that
up
because
it's
easy
to
do
the
math,
then
eighty
percent
of
area,
median
income
is
an
annual
salary
of
eighty
thousand
dollars.
Sixty
percent
is
a
median
income
of
sixty
thousand
dollars
and
forty
and
so
on.
A
So
that's
what
we're
talking
about
when
we
say
area
median
income
and
that's
what
we
try
and
design
affordable
housing
toward
is
those
numbers
using
those
numbers
and
a
lot
of
times
given
bloomington's
median
income,
your
median
income,
those
numbers
when
you
get
down
to
60
70
area
median
income.
Basically
what
you're
looking
at
is
our
first
year
teachers
in
bloomington
schools,
you're
looking
at
our
first
year,
police
officers
you're
looking
at
the
folks
who
work
in
our
hospitality
industries.
A
Those
are
the
folks
making
it.
What
would
you
know
in
years
past?
Everybody
thinks
well
yeah.
It's
a
decent
way
to
make
60
000
a
year.
It's
in
it's
very
hard
to
afford
an
apartment
on
60
000
a
year.
It
really
is,
and
so
we
are
working
toward
that
to
try
and
make
bloomington
a
place
where
people
can
afford
to
live
housing
that
people
can
afford
and
I'm
proud
to
say
so.
The
met
council
they
set
goals
for
every
community
across
the
metropolitan
region.
A
They
set
a
10-year
goal
about
what
cities
should
try
and
reach
in
terms
of
affordable
housing
goals,
and
they
said
for
bloomington
and
for
everybody
they
set
a
2030
goal,
the
numbers
that
we
should
hit
in
terms
of
80,
ami
and
60
and
40
and
so
on.
So
this
is
our
2030
goal.
A
It's
2022
and
bloomington
is
77
percent
of
the
way
toward
our
2030
goal
right
now
and
frankly,
something
I'm
very
proud
of,
because
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
cities,
neighboring
cities,
cities
that
you
all
know
very
well
who
are
about
77
behind
where
we
are
right
now,
a
lot
of
cities
simply
aren't
even
making
the
effort
they're
not
putting
forth
the
effort.
They'll
do
the
talk,
but
they
don't
do
the
walk
and
I'm
proud
that
bloomington
is
actually
committed
to
doing
that
kind
of
thing.
A
So,
first
of
all,
I
I
would
bet
within
a
couple
of
three
guesses
folks
could
maybe
guess
who
might
have
written
something
like
that
right
people
can
probably
guess
and
I'd
like
to
see
a
show
of
hands
who
thinks
that
type
of
question
is
appropriate.
I
mean
who
thinks
in
this
kind
of
setting
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
tonight
who
thinks
that's
appropriate,
because
I
I
certainly
don't.
I
mean
it's
not
if
we're
going
to
be
part
of
a
public
forum
here
if
we're
going
to
be
part
of
the
public
realm.
A
First
of
all
that
that
it's
not
appropriate,
don't
ask
a
question
like
that:
it's
just
not
it's
insulting
to
everybody
here
everybody
here!
So
don't
ask
a
question
like
that.
Secondly,
if
you
are
going
to
ask
a
question
like
that,
sign
your
name
to
it,
sign
your
name
to
it,
and
let's
have
that
discussion.
A
A
I'm
in
my
office
two
or
three
days
a
week,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
discuss
anything
with
anybody,
but
anonymous
attacks
on
anybody.
Whether
it's
me
the
rest
of
the
council,
our
city
staff
neighbors
each
other,
it's
unacceptable
and
it
doesn't
do
anything
to
build
the
community
that
we're
trying
to
build.
It
really
doesn't,
and
so
I
mean
it's-
I
I
will
certainly
say
that
it's
disappointing
to
hear
a
question
like
that.
A
A
I
I
I
think
we're
recording
it,
but
we're
not
live
streaming.
It
and
I
don't
know
if
it's
a
matter
of
the
technology
that
we've
got
here
this
evening
or
or
bandwidth
or
exactly
what
it
is,
I'm
not
exactly
sure
why
it
isn't
live
streamed,
but
it
is
being
recorded
and
it
will
be
available
on
the
city's
youtube
channel,
like
all
of
our
other
meetings,
like
all
of
our
other
public
events
like
so
much
of
what
we
do,
it's
going
to
be
available,
so
I
think
it's
probably
a
technical
ability,
kind
of
thing.
B
Okay,
this
question
comes
to
us
from
banger
hoffer
and
I
apologize
if
I
mispronounce
some
of
these
names,
but
why
doesn't
bloomington
have
left
turn
blinking,
yellow
arrows
or
left
turn
on
solid
greens
when
safe?
There
are
so
many
times
that
I
sit
at
lights
when
there
is
no
one
in
sight
coming
towards
me.
A
Yeah
I
I
know
we
do
have
some
I
mean,
perhaps
not
all
I
I
love
the
blinking
orange
or
the
blinking
yellow.
If
you're,
if
it's
safe
to
drive,
I
mean
people
can
make
their
own
judgment
and
obviously
it
makes
more
sense
why
it
isn't
everywhere
again,
I'm
not
sure
if
it's
a
if
it's
a
hardware
problem
or
a
software
problem
or
if
it's
the
fact
that
they
can't
set
them
up
to
blink.
A
I'm
not
sure
some
of
our
roads,
of
course,
are
county
roads
and
they
control
what
the
the
timing
of
the
signal
is
and
how
the
signals
work.
So
I'm
not
exactly
sure
why,
but
I
do
know
we
we
do
have
some
in
the
city
on
a
variety
of
different
places.
I
think
we
do
have
some.
A
Who
has
traveled
out
of
the
country
for
the
expo,
so
back
in
february,
the
city
manager
and
I
went
to
dubai
to
the
world
expo
in
dubai,
and
our
trip
was
paid
for
by
the
bloomington
convention
and
visitors
bureau
and,
and
we
had
emily
emily
taplin,
who
is
a
staff
member
came
along
as
well.
She
does
our
videography
she
records
and
edits
the
the
council
minute
and
all
that
kind
of
thing.
She's
she's,
a
member
of
our
communication
staff,
does
an
outstanding
job.
A
Subsequently,
after
that
also
in
dubai,
I
think
our
community
development
director,
carla
henderson,
our
port
authority,
director
shane
rudling
and
I
think,
council
member
carter
and
was
in
one
more
and
glenn
marker
guard
from
our
planning
department.
Excuse
me
they
went
as
well
to
to
dubai
to
again
to
see
what
to
to
see
it.
Those
were
the
folks.
A
Those
are
the
folks
who
would
work
on
an
expo
if
it
were
here
in
terms
of
planning
in
terms
of
community
development
and
all
just
in
general,
and
so
we
thought
it
was
effective
and
worthwhile
for
them
to
go
to
dubai
and
actually
see
what
a
an
expo
is,
and
they
happen
once
every
five
years.
A
So
it's
not
like
you
can
just
run
down
the
street
and
and
check
it
out
and
then
most
recently
back
in
june,
the
city
manager
and
I
were
in
paris
for
the
annual
meeting
or
the
bi-annual
meeting
of
the
bureau
of
international
expositions.
A
If
we
want
to,
if
we
want
this
to
be
in
bloomington,
that's
the
group.
As
I
said,
we've
got
to
convince
that
bloomington
is
the
place
for
it
that
we're
ready
for
it
that
we're
capable
of
doing
this
kind
of
thing
and
it
takes
it,
takes
some
hand-holding.
It
takes
some
lobbying.
It
takes
some
convincing
folks
of
that.
A
That
trip,
I
believe,
was
paid
for
by
the
port
authority.
The
wilmington
port
authority-
and
I
again
it's
a
necessary
part
of
being
part
of
the
international
stage
and
being
on
the
international
stage.
Is
is
traveling
sometime
like
this
and
looking
at
it
as
an
economic
development
opportunity
for
the
city
of
bloomington?
A
It's
it's
not
uncommon.
For
for
municipalities,
it's
not
uncommon!
For
for
businesses,
you
need
the
travel.
Sometimes
you
got
to
spend
money
to
make
money
sometime
and
that's
that's
sometimes
the
case
here
and
it's
a
it's.
A
requirement
to
to
to
dabble
in
this
type
of
thing
to
work
in
this
type
of
thing
on.
A
The
international
stage
requires
us
to
actually
be
there
and
be
face
to
face
and
do
this
so
I've
heard
I've
seen
the
the
the
post
I've
seen
the
the
the
junket
kind
of
accusations
and
comparisons,
and
I
I
mean
I've
explained
to
folks-
I
mean
it's
if
you've,
if
you've
traveled
for
business,
you
know
that
it's
it's
hard
work,
I
mean
none
of
those
places
are
close.
It's
a
long
travel
day,
it's
full
a
day,
full
of
meetings
and
it's
a
day
full
of
work.
A
Yeah
granted
you're
you're
in
paris,
you're
in
dubai,
but
it's
work
and
I
mean
I
got
back
from
paris
and
I
had
colbin.
I
mean
it's,
it's
it!
It's
it's
not
as
glamorous
as
it
sounds,
because
there's
a
lot
of
work
involved
in
terms
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
and
what
we're
doing
and
again,
if
you've
traveled
for
work
in
the
past.
You
know
that's
the
case,
no
matter
where
you
go.
B
This
question
comes
to
us
from
amy:
when
will
the
city
focus
on
revitalizing
the
east
side
of
bloomington?
Besides
the
south
loop
moa
area,
lots
of
code
violations
going
on
over
here
and
unkempt
properties,
both
residential
and
business?
I've
been
a
lifelong
east,
bloomington
resident
25
plus
years,
and
I've
not
seen
any
efforts
to
revitalize
this
area
in
all
those
years.
A
Well,
I
I
don't
agree
with
that.
I
don't
think
that's
true.
There
have
been
efforts
and
there
are
ongoing
efforts.
The
city
has
a
very
successful
program
called
the
home
improvement
loan
program.
A
It's
a
revolving
loan
program
through
the
city
through
our
hra,
where
we
provide
loans
to
folks
homeowners
to
make
external
and
internal
improvements
to
their
home,
a
new
driveway
new,
shutters
new
window
that
type
of
thing
enormously
successful
and
and
it's
I
think
we
invest
up
to
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
that
program
and
it's
a
loan
so
folks
take
out
the
loan
they're
able
to
to
take
the
money
and
then
ultimately
pay
it
back.
So
it's
a
lot
of
times.
A
The
the
fund
continues
to
feed
itself
and
feed
itself
back
also,
a
couple
of
years
ago,
we
we
worked
on
an
idea
to
to
focus
some
of
our
revitalization
efforts,
so
we
focused
those
loans
in
a
specific
neighborhood,
a
specific
area,
and
it
was
on
the
east
side
and
in
addition
to
those
loans
being
available
in
a
specific
neighborhood,
we
made
specific
improvements.
Public
works
came
in
and
I
think
one
great
example:
public
works
came
in
and
from
an
apartment,
building
to
a
bus,
stop
where
the
kids
had
to
go
to
catch
the
bus.
A
Every
morning
it
was
in
the
winter
it
was
unpassable,
it
became
a
muddy
mess
and
so
public
works
came
in
and
put
in
a
paved
sidewalk
for
them
to
get
the
kids
to
where
they
were
going.
In
other
examples
we
did
park
work.
We
did
specific
work
in
the
specific
parks
in
that
area.
In
that
neighborhood
that
we
were
looking
to
improve
and
it
was
successful.
It
was
successful.
We
saw
some
significant
improvements
and
it's
it's
fun
to
go
around
and
to
see.
A
I
know
the
properties
that
get
these
loans
and
to
be
able
to
see
the
work
that
they
actually
do,
and
they
are
they
look
good
and
frankly,
a
good
number
of
those
those
properties
are
on
the
east
side
of
bloomington
and
we
we
continue
to
to
work.
We
have
under
development
right
now.
A
I'm
sure
we'll
get
a
question
on
this
earlier
later:
we're
developing
a
small
business
development
center
and
we're
putting
it
in
the
old
fire
station
number
three
on
the
east
side
and
it's
going
to
be,
as
it
sounds
like
a
business
development,
a
small
business
development
center,
with
a
variety
of
resources
for
entrepreneurs,
looking
to
open
a
business
on
the
east
side,
looking
to
to
improve
that
in
as
many
ways
possible.
A
So
it's
the
side.
Yes,
it's
it's!
The
older
part
of
bloomington
there's
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
I'm
encouraged
by
the
number
of
folks
who
are
who
are
buying
up
houses,
younger
families
who
are
buying
up
houses
over
there
and
improving
the
properties
and
putting
the
time
and
the
effort
into
improving
their
properties.
A
A
I
understand
that
if
you,
if
you
simply
can't
push
a
lawnmower
on
a
regular
basis,
the
grass
is
going
to
get
long,
and
I
understand
that
or
if
you're,
if
the
paint
is
peeling
or
if
you're
not
able
to
clean
up
there
are
there
are
cases
like
that
and
we've
seen
we've
seen
service
organizations,
we've
seen
places
of
worship,
we've
seen
school
organizations
step
in
and
try
and
help
help
out
a
lot
of
those
folks,
and
I
think
that's
a
great
way
to
to
accomplish
that
and
to
look
for
it.
A
The
other
thing
is
we
have
we
have
city
inspectors,
our
public
health
folks
go
out
and
they
talk
to
people
about
this
type
of
thing:
grass,
that's
too
long,
fences
that
are
falling
over
paint,
that's
peeling
and
so
on,
and
it's
a
it's
a
double-edged
sword
and
I
hear
it
from
a
lot
of
folks.
I
hear
from
folks
yeah
that
the
neighbor's
yard
looks
terrible.
A
Somebody
should
come
out
and
do
it
or
somebody
should
talk
to
them
or
ticket
them
or
whatever,
and
then
our
public
health
people
get
out
there
and
it
becomes
a
confrontation.
Why
are
you
bothering
me
get
off
my
property?
We
need
the
police
to
help
out.
I
mean
that
type
of
thing.
It's
it's
a
give
and
take
it's
a
balance.
I
will
say
that
bloomington
has
always
as
long
as
I've
been
around
has
always
in
situations
like
this
worked
toward
compliance
as
opposed
to
penalizing
them.
A
Your
value
is
only
dependent
on
how
well
the
neighbors
keep
their
yards
and
what
the
neighborhood
looks
like
and
if,
if
everybody
kind
of
buys
into
this
covenant
that,
if
we're
going
to
do
this
and
we're
going
to
do
this
as
a
community,
we're
going
to
maintain
the
value
of
our
community
everybody's
got
a
role
to
play.
Everybody's
got
to
pitch
in
and
do
this
kind
of
thing,
and
so
it's
it's
a
trick.
It's
a
it's
a
balancing
act.
A
Sometimes
it's
a
it's
a
delicate
time
for
a
delicate
item
to
take
on
sometimes
because,
as
I
said,
some
folks
don't
want
this
there,
they
don't
want
city
staff
there,
they
don't
want
to
be
told
what
to
do
and
it
can
be
it
can
be.
It
can
be
challenging
and
tricky,
but
it's
certainly
something
that
we
keep
in
mind
and
our
our
public
health
staff
works
very
hard
on
it,
not
only
on
the
east
side
throughout
the
city
throughout
the
city,
because
it's
it
can
be
an
issue
just
just
about
anywhere.
A
So
for
folks,
who
don't
know
gerard
park,
the
the
parking
lot
we
we
voted
on
monday
night
to
pave
the
parking
lot,
mainly
because
of
the
the
number
of
complaints
we
receive
about
how
rutted
and
potted
hold
it
becomes
every
every
year,
every
winter.
Basically,
as
it
goes
from
winter
into
spring,
we
we
hear
from
people
that
are
having
a
hard
time
getting
out
of
there.
They
get
stuck
it's
a
mess.
It
is
a
mess.
A
The
there
were
a
group
of
neighbors.
Some
residents
were
saying
well,
instead
of
spending
the
money
on
a
paved
parking
lot,
you
should
spend
that
money
on
natural
resource
restoration
within
the
park,
which
also
needs
to
happen.
Trust
me
that
also
needs
to
happen.
We've
got
buckthorn
everywhere
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
so
that
needs
to
happen
in
gerard
park
and
in
all
of
our
parks.
The
reason
why
we
ended
up
choosing
to
pave
it
would
for
a
couple
of
reasons.
A
It
has
been
shown
that
the
I
mean
we've
seen
over
the
years,
that
a
gravel
parking
lot
simply
doesn't
work
there
for
a
variety
of
reasons
to
to
go
in
and
we
can
grade
it
as
often
as
we
want,
and
it
still
becomes
rutted
and
potholed
so
to
actually
pave
it
and
maintain
and
take
care
of
the
infrastructure
in
the
city
is
one
of
the
responsibilities
that
we
have.
It's
also
important
to
note
that
that
project
was
part
of
our
capital
improvement
plan,
and
it's
been
on
that
plan.
A
I
think
seven,
eight
years
so
it
was
identified
as
a
need.
It
was
scoped
out
in
terms
of
what
it
would
be
for
a
for
the
project
for
the
cost
of
the
project,
what
the
outcomes
would
be
and
so
on,
and
it
waited
its
turn
as
we
worked
through
our
other
capital
improvements,
and
this
year
was
its
turn.
A
It's
time
to
move
forward,
the
notion
of
a
a
plan
for
our
our
natural
resources
is
underway
right
now,
we're
putting
together
our
natural
resources
plan
right
rather
than
kind
of
a
a
ready
shoot
aim
approach.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
a
plan
in
place
looking
at
comprehensively
at
the
city
in
terms
of
natural
resources.
A
We
want
to
apply
to
our
our
natural
resources
plan
as
well,
so
we're
not
just
moving
forward
based
on
somebody
saying
well,
hey,
come
and
come
and
take
care
of
the
buckthorn
in
this
park.
We
want
a
plan
in
place
for
the
limited
resources
that
we
have,
whether
it's
capital
or
natural
resources,
and
make
sure
we
do
this
thoughtfully,
planfully
and
most
cost
effectively.
So
that's
why
we
ended
up
choosing
to
to
pave
gerard
park
parking
lot
as
opposed
to
investing
that
money
in
the
natural
resources
rehabilitation
that
some
folks
were
asking
about.
A
I
don't
know
we
we
currently
don't
have
a
a
sidewalk
plan
in
place
to
install
sidewalks.
I
we
have
a
we.
We
have
plans
in
place.
We
have
a
program
in
place
to
do
trails
and
paths
for
folks
through
our
parks
through
neighborhoods
and
so
on.
We
haven't
had
the
discussion
about
sidewalks
in
neighborhoods,
and
I
we
haven't
had
that
in
a
long
time
actually-
and
I
think
it's
a
a
variety
of
reasons-
why
not
again
resources
coming
down
to
resources?
A
There
are
folks
who
it's
amazing,
that
that
front
yard
is,
is
sacred
to
a
lot
of
folks
and
to
try
and
get
an
entire
neighborhood
to
start
nodding.
Yes,
that
put
in
the
sidewalk
throughout
the
neighborhoods
can
be
a
challenging
thing.
Sometimes,
on
the
flip
side,
neighborhoods
change.
Everything
in
terms
of
a
neighbor.
Excuse
me,
sidewalks
change.
Everything
in
a
neighborhood,
I
think
to
have
people
not
have
to
walk
their
dogs
and
be
in
the
street
to
you
know
not
pushing
a
stroller
in
the
middle
of
the
street.
A
It
brings
a
sense
of
community
and
connectiveness
within
a
neighborhood
that
so
many
things
can't
it's
just
difficult
in
a
fully
built
city,
a
suburb
like
bloomington
that
developed
really
developed
in
the
1970s
to
go
back
and
try
and
retrofit
everything
not
impossible.
But
it's
just
a
challenge
to
do
so.
I'm
sure
we'll
we'll
follow
up.
I
hope
that
person
left
an
email
address
will
follow
up
and
and
go
out
there
and
have
the
discussion
or
at
least
take
a
look
at
what
possibilities
there
might
be.
A
B
A
That's
a
good
question
as
well,
so
our
our
climate
action
plan
in
the
city
of
bloomington
acknowledges
that
our
two
biggest
contributors
to
greenhouse
gases
in
the
city
are
are
energy
and
transportation,
and
that's
that's
true.
Everywhere:
it's
energy
and
transportation.
It's
you
know:
heating,
our
homes
and
the
electricity
to
run
our
businesses
and
everything
and
it's
people
driving
in
cars
and
our
buses
and
everything
that's
going
on
the
roads
and
so
on.
A
A
We
can
make
those
efforts
to
try
and
bring
all
those
pieces
together
to
make
a
city
more
walkable
to
make
to
make
accommodations,
for
example,
for
for
bicycles.
It's
amazing
bicycle
technology
now,
especially
with
electric
bicycles
and
fat,
tired
bicycles,
how
they
can
be
they're
year-round
transportation
in
in
the
twin
cities.
Now
it's
it's
really
amazing
to
see
how
that's
evolved
over
the
years,
but
we
need
to
do
more
of
that.
A
To
give
people
other
options
we
need
to,
if
we
wanted
to
do
that,
we'd
have
to
vastly
greatly
increase
our
mass
transit
options
within
the
city
we
work
currently
with
metro
transit.
We
are
still
a
customer
of
metro
transit
and
their
primary
goal
is
to
get
people
to
and
from
work
and,
ideally
to
and
from
downtown.
A
A
It
would
be
challenging
and
difficult.
I
also
agree
with
the
notion
if,
if
we're
going
to
maintain
a
car
centric
city
to
make
sure
that
we
have
other
options
available,
that
with
the
growth
of
the
number
of
electric
cars
and
and
hybrids
in
in
all
everywhere
throughout
society,
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
charging
stations
necessary
to
make
sure
we've
got
that
infrastructure
in
place.
A
A
Also
in
the
run-up
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
construction,
that's
going
to
need
to
take
place
and
it's
going
to
be
an
enormous
economic
boom
in
terms
of
construction
in
terms
of
making
sure
it's
all
ready
and
putting
things
together,
then
you
got
the
three-month
run
where
it's.
It's
actually
it'll
be
like
the
state
fair
for
three
months,
basically
and
then
post
expo,
where
we
take
the
infrastructure
that
we
have
in
place
and
turn
it
into
an
economic
development
engine
for
the
city
of
bloomington.
A
As
we
look
at
economic
development
in
the
city,
whether
it's
the
the
work
that
we
did
to
attract
sick
companies,
everybody
seen
the
sick
building
in
the
south
loop
just
on
the
this
side
of
494.
It's
massive.
It's
massive
and
that's
phase
one
of
four:
it's
going
to
be
a
huge
development
over
there.
A
This,
the
our
economic
development
work
kind
of
goes
on
independent
of
public
comment,
public
input
on
that
kind
of
thing,
and
this
this
would
this
would
certainly
impact
and
have
have
an
impact
on
the
entire
city.
A
But
the
fact
that
it's
as
I've
mentioned
a
blank
piece
of
real
estate
right
now
it
doesn't
have
the
same
type
of
impact
as
it
would
if
it
were
in
a
neighborhood
or
if
it
were,
requiring
relocation
or
pro
property
purchasing
to
actually
make
it
happen,
it's
a
little
different
than
it
would
be
if
it
was
in
a
neighborhood
or
in
a
densely
populated
area.
So
I
think
that
would
be
the
reason
why
we
we
didn't
take
input.
A
We've
been
talking
about
this
publicly
since
for
at
least
seven
years,
the
notion
of
trying
to
to
land
an
exponent
to
do
this
kind
of
thing
and
and
we've
heard
from
people,
and
we
I've
heard
I've
heard
from
both
sides.
Folks
who
are
adamantly
opposed
to
it.
I've
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
a
lot
of
people
both
inside
in
bloomington
and
across
the
metro,
as
I
talk
about
this
because
we've
received
all
kinds
of
publicity
about
this,
who
are
very
excited
at
this
prospect,
very
excited
at
the
possibility
of
hosting
a
world
expo.
A
B
A
Yes
carol,
there
are,
I
mentioned
earlier,
our
small
business
development
center
that
we're
working
to
develop
in
the
in
the
old
fire
station
number.
Three.
We've
got
a
number
of
grant
applications
through
through
non-profits,
through
foundations,
through
the
state
of
minnesota,
to
basically
fund
what
we
need
to
to
get
this
up
and
running
and
very
excited
about
it.
Carla
henderson,
our
community
development
director,
is
kind
of
spearheading
this
and,
if
you've
met
carla
she's,
just
a
bundle
of
energy
and
she's
she's
going
to
make
it
happen.
A
Those
jobs
that
are
open
and
whether
it's
existing
folks,
you
know
folks
going
back
to
school
being
retrained
or
if
it's
making
high
school
students
it's
getting
high
school
students
on
the
path
to
where
they
need
to
be
to
do
the
job
that
they
need
to
do
for
30
years.
It's
been
college
college
college,
everybody's
thinking,
if
you
want
to
succeed,
you've
got
to
go
to
college
and
we
all
know
that's
not
the
case
anymore.
That
is
not
the
case.
There
can
be.
There
are
other
options.
A
There
are
apprenticeships,
there's
there's
trade
schools,
there's
there's
so
many
different
things
different
ways.
I
had
a
coffee
this
this
week
with
president
bush
way
from
northwestern
health
sciences
university
and
they
she
she
told
me
their
medical
assistant
program
they
could
bring
in
25
students
go
through
three
semesters
of
work
and
have
those
25
students
as
the
day
they
graduate
would
be
hired
before
before
noon.
Basically,
there
are
openings
like
that
and
possibilities
like
that,
and
we
just
need
to
change
our
thinking
and
try
and
figure
out
best
ways
to
do
this.
A
I
I
heard,
as
I
heard
senator
klobuchar
recently
said,
something
along
the
lines
of
we're:
not
we're
not
going
to
have
a
shortage
of
sports
management,
majors
we're
going
to
have
a
shortage
of
of
plumbers
and
electricians,
and
electronic
technicians
and
auto
technicians,
and
all
all
these
different
pieces
that
we
need
to
accept
the
notion
that
it's
again
doesn't
need
to
be
college
college
college.
We
need
to
remove
the
stigma
of
not
going
to
college.
We
need
to
change
our
education
system
right
now.
A
It's
just
a
matter
of
this
whole
workforce
development
notion.
It's
really
it's
kind
of
caught,
my
my
eye
over
the
last
few
weeks,
because
we've
had
so
many
different
conversations
about
this
and
and
I'll
give
you.
So
we
have
a
group
that
gets
together
we're
called
the
regional
council
of
mayors,
it's
kind
of
self-explanatory.
What
it
is.
A
It's
a
regional
council
of
mayors,
we
meet
monthly
and
in
july
of
every
year
we
bring
our
superintendents
along
so
brought
along
dr
melby
to
our
last
meeting
and
all
the
other
mayors
did
as
well,
and
we
had
an
incredible
discussion
because
there's
every
city
and
every
school
district
is
thinking
the
exact
same
thing.
How
do
we
do
this?
And
how
do
we
do
this
more
effectively?
A
And
we
we
heard
a
presentation
from
basically
the
the
provost
from
dunwoody
and
the
three
biggest
feeders
into
dunwoody.
Anybody
want
to
guess
the
three
school
districts
that
are
the
biggest
feeders
into
dunwoody,
minnetonka,
wyzetta
and
edina,
which
is
completely
against
everything
that
you'd
think,
because
those
schools
in
those
school
districts
again
are
judged
not
at
their
graduation
rate,
they're
judged
at
how
many
of
their
students
go
on
to
colleges
onto
college,
but
a
good
number
of
those
folks
go
on
to
dunwoody.
A
It's
just
it's
going
to
take
a
different
way
of
thinking
and
a
different
way
of
developing
the
workforce,
which
is
going
to
translate
into
developing
our
businesses
here
in
bloomington,
who
are
in
desperate
every
every
employer.
I
talk
to
in
bloomington
is
in
need
of
additional
workers,
and
so
it's
going
to
be
an
interesting
discussion
that
we
have
and
looking
for
interesting
solutions
to
these
challenging
problems,
because
it's
not
like
it's
it's
localized
and
it's
only
some
places.
It's
everywhere.
It's
everywhere.
We've
got
to
figure
out
a
way
through
this.
B
The
next
question
is
a
two-part
question.
Again.
How
firmly
set
are
the
parameters
for
the
organics
recycling
program?
I
understand
this
program
was
meant
for
all
organics
recycling
to
be
made
available
for
all,
but
it
is
currently
mandatory
for
all
to
participate.
The
way
it
is
currently
set
up
seems,
authoritative
and
unnecessary.
A
There's
always
room
for
improvement
everywhere.
I
think
so.
Let
me
explain
our
thinking
around
the
the
organics
program.
It
was
it
officially
is
a
mandate
from
hennepin
county
every
city
in
hennepin
county
has
to
put
together
had
to
put
together
by
the
first
of
this
year
on
an
organics
recycling
program.
We
were
required
to
do
so.
A
A
I
would
like
to
see
it
succeed
and
we
knew
full
well
that
if
we
only
did
the
pay,
if
you
participate
model,
we
would
end
up
having
higher
costs.
It
would
cost
more
because
there
would
be
fewer
people
signing
up
to
participate,
which
would
then
result
in
fewer
people
participating,
which
means
it
wouldn't
be
a
successful
program.
A
So
the
way
it's
put
together
now
is
that
everybody
pays
whether
or
not
they
use
it
and
the
strong
encouragement
that
you
actually
do
use
it
and
I've
talked
to
a
lot
of
people
and
they
say
well
yeah.
No,
I
compost
in
the
backyard.
I
don't
need
this
at
all.
Yes,
and
you
can't
compost
those
chicken
bones
that
you
just
had.
You
can't
compost
meat
scraps.
That's
discouraged
big
time
because
of
the
the
raccoons
love
you,
if
you
do
that.
A
So,
rather
than
throwing
them
away,
the
organics
recycling
is
a
way
to
do
it
and
organics
recycling
gives
us
the
opportunity.
You
can
also
put
pizza
boxes
in
there
and
there's
a
lot
more
options
with
organics
recycling
than
just
composting,
so
we
wanted
to
make
sure
it
was
set
up
to
succeed.
We
thought
if
it
was
a
only
pay
as
you
participate
system,
it
wasn't
going
to
succeed
at
all
our
goal.
A
For
the
first
year
was
we
were
looking
for
25
participation
across
the
city
and
I
think
right
now
we're
at
24
participation
and
I'm
kind
of
surprised
that
the
number
of
people
who
who
tell
me
just
flat
out
well,
I
am
not
going
to
participate
well.
Why
not?
I
mean
give
it
a
try.
You
might
be
surprised
how
much
look
at
the
list
of
things
that
are
actually
compostable.
A
I
mean
it's,
I'm
old
enough
to
remember
when
recycling
started
and
you
know
sorting
everything
and
putting
out
the
specific
you
know,
aluminum
and
glass
and
newspaper
and
so
on,
and
and
people
rebelling
against
that
and
saying
this
was
stupid
and
why
in
the
world,
are
we
doing
this?
And
now
it's
become
second
nature
to
so
many
people
and
it's
for
everybody.
It's
just
second
nature.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
matter
of
trying
to
get
comfortable
with
this.
You
know
changes.
As
I
said,
it's
there's
always
room
for
improvement.
A
B
A
So,
breaking
that
down,
no,
we
were
not
paid
to
recruit.
We
were,
we
went,
as
I
said,
with
the
convention
of
visitors
bureau.
A
I'm
not
sure
what
it
means
to
live
in
a
post,
expo
city,
I'm
not
sure
what
folks
envision
there,
I'm
not
exactly
sure
what
that
is,
and
then
the
question
is
then
the
question
of
who
who's.
In
support
of
this,
as
I
said,
I
talk
to
a
lot
of
people
who
are
very
excited
at
this
prospect,
a
lot
of
people
within
bloomington
and
across
the
region.
Basically,
I
have
heard
from
the
state
chamber
of
commerce
the
the
state
chamber,
one
of
the
more
conservative
groups
around
they
are
all
in
they're,
so
excited
about
this
possibility.
A
In
this
prospect
I've
talked
to
members
of
our
congressional
delegation.
Both
sides
of
the
aisle
both
sides
fully
supportive.
I
had
one
member
tell
me
three
or
four
times
in
a
short
conversation.
Let
me
know
what
I
can
do
to
help,
so
this
isn't
just
kind
of
a
a
a
don
quixote-like
dream
here
that
we're
just
kind
of
going
off
and-
and
nobody
else
is
on
board
here.
A
There
are
a
number
of
folks
who
are
very
supportive
of
this
and
who
are
very
excited
at
the
prospect,
not
just
in
our
community
across
the
metropolitan
area
across
the
state
and
frankly,
we've
talked
to
through
the
organization
that
has
put
this
together.
Minnesota
usa
expo
understanding
that
this
needs
to
be
a
nationwide
bid
and
to
pay,
for
it
is
going
to
take
nationwide
sponsorship,
and
we
have
heard
from
national
brands
national
companies
who
are
lining
up.
A
Who
would
love
to
be
part
of
this
and
cannot
wait
if,
if
the
united
states
is
selected,
they
want
to
be
on
board
to
be
the
official
soft
drink
of
the
world
expo
to
be
the
official
rental
car.
I
mean
you
pick
your
you've
seen
it
all.
You
know
how
that
thing
works
that
public
private
partnership
works.
We
do
it
every
year
with
the
with
the
super
bowl
in
the
united
states
and
and
so
many
other
big
events.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
who
are
excited
about
this.
A
A
lot
of
people-
and
this
is
world
expos-
are
a
big
deal
in
in
throughout
the
world,
not
necessarily
in
the
united
states,
because
it's
been
40
years
since
the
united
states
has
hosted
an
expo
last
one
was
1984
in
the
city
of
new
orleans
last
one
and
it's
it's
long
past
time
for
the
united
states
to
get
back
into
this
and
to
take
advantage
of
the
the
bringing
everyone
together
take
advantage
of
the
economic
development
opportunities
to
take
advantage
of
the
diplomatic
soft
power
that
comes
from
doing
this
type
of
thing
and
to
take
advantage
of
just
the
opportunity
of
of
hosting
the
world
and
talking
about
a
very
important
topic
here
like
it
is
here
in
the
state
of
minnesota,
healthy
people
healthy
planet,
I
mean
we've,
we've
done
so
much
along
those
lines
within
minnesota,
whether
it's
the
u
of
m
medical
center
or
mayo
or
medical
alley
or
all
the
different
pieces,
seem
to
work
and
seem
to
come
together
and
there's.
A
I'm
going
to
look
at
jamie.
Have
you
talked?
Has
anybody
said
that
to
you
he
doesn't
disclose
these
kind
of
private
conversations.
It's.
There
has
not
been
a
single
council
member
that
I've
talked
to
past
or
president
I've
served
with
a
lot
of
them
who
have
said
anything
about
doing
away
with
the
constitution.
Is
that
what
they.
B
B
A
Let
me
start
with
you,
I'm
trying
to
think
of
where
to
start
here,
so
so
the
the
online
stuff
that
we
do
was.
It
was
actually
born
on
a
necessity
during
the
pandemic
when
we
couldn't
get
together
and
do
things
like
this
or
do
community
outreach
or
go
to
neighborhoods
and
talk
to
folks.
So
we
had
to
come
up
with
another
idea
and
we've
got
a
really
good
community
on
outreach
department.
It's
a
community
outreach
and
engagement
department.
We
call
them
coed
and
they
do
a
really
good
job.
They
do
a
fantastic
job.
A
We
actually
have.
They
have
their
own
vehicle.
It's
it's
called
the
the
bloomington
engagement
vehicle
or
short
bev,
and
they
go
out
to
the
neighborhoods.
They
talk
to
folks
they
get
out
in
out
into
the
community
as
often
as
they
possibly
can.
But,
as
I
said,
we
do.
We
do
the
online
stuff
because
it
was
a
necessity
during
the
pandemic.
We
couldn't
we
couldn't
get
together,
so
we
absolutely
had
to
do
that.
A
Standby
11
point
type
that
helps
oh,
they
retain
small
businesses
in
bloomington
and
attract
new
businesses.
So
we
talked
about
the
the
small
business
development
center
and
also
in
attracting
new
businesses.
A
We
just
approved
a
a
kind
of
a
reorganization
between
our
port
authority,
our
housing
and
redevelopment
agency
and
our
community
development
folks
who
work
together
specifically
kind
of
reshuffled
some
responsibilities,
reshuffled
some
staffing
specifically
to
work
to
attract
businesses
in
bloomington.
We
haven't
done
that
well
enough
in
bloomington
over
the
past
few
years
in
the
past
10
years.
To
be
honest,
we
haven't
done
enough
to
attract
businesses,
to
market
bloomington,
to
say
that
bloomington's
a
fantastic
place
to
do
business.
It's
it's
got
great
neighborhoods,
great
people,
great
education.
We
can
do
so
much.
A
We
need
you
to
come
to
bloomington.
We've
not
had
that.
We've
not
done
that,
and
we
need
to
do
more
of
that
and
that's
what
this
bit
of
a
reorganization
will
do
for
us
and
looking
forward
to
seeing
we,
we
literally
just
approved
it
a
couple
weeks
ago
and
looking
forward
to
seeing
how
they
reform
themselves
and
we
we
start
to
move
forward
actually
doing
this
type
of
work
that
should
be
do
should
be
done
so
many
other
cities
do
it.
A
We
definitely
should
do
it
as
well,
oh,
and
also
the
the
retaining
existing
businesses.
I
think
probably
the
best
example
during
that
we
did
along
those
lines
was
during
the
pandemic.
We
used
some
of
our
strategic
priorities
funded.
I
think
it
was
arp
money,
arp
money
and
basically
gave
grants
to
businesses.
A
Basically
here
hope
you
could
stay
afloat
during
an
impossible
time,
an
incredibly
difficult
time,
and
I
don't
even
remember
what
the
total
was,
but
it
was
a
significant
amount
of
money
that
we
ended
up
handing
out
to
to
area
businesses
just
to
keep
them
give
them
a
lifeboat
during
a
time
when
it
was
just
so
hard
and
that
wasn't
so
long
ago
it
just
it
seems
like
it.
So
we
that
was
one
of
the
things
we
did
to
retain
businesses.
A
The
online
survey
fatigue.
How
does
the
online
survey
create
space
for
citizens
to
speak
directly?
It
it
actually
doesn't,
but
that's
what
this
type
of
thing
is
for
that's
what
again.
My
phone
number
is
published
everywhere,
I'm
at
the
farmer's
market
every
saturday
morning
I
see
dick
there
every
saturday
morning
also
and
there
there
are.
A
I,
I
think,
more
than
anything
in
this
community,
your
your
council,
your
elected
officials,
are
as
accessible
to
you
as
as
anywhere
that
I've
seen,
especially
in
the
city
of
90
000..
If
you've
got
an
issue,
pick
up
the
phone
and
call
me
if
you've
got
an
issue,
call
and
say
hey.
Can
I
come
in
and
talk
to
you
in
in
your
office?
I
just
met
with
two
people
today
in
my
office.
A
It's
we're
very
accessible,
very
open
to
doing
that,
and
I
think
the
council
members
are
also,
if
you
see
them
at
the
farmer's
market.
If
you
see
them
at
the
the
wednesday
night
thing
all
kinds
of
opportunities
we're
out
and
about
we
are
there
and
there's
there's
plenty
of
opportunity.
I
think
for
direct
interaction
with
your
with
your
elected
officials
and,
frankly,
that's
not
just
your
city
council.
That's
your
school
board
as
well.
That's
your
county,
commissioner.
A
How
many
jobs
were
added,
so
our
strategic
priorities?
Funding
is
basically
when
it
is
what
it
sounds
like
it's
as
we
get
to
the
end
of
a
budget
year
and
as
we
get
through
the
audit
and
figure
out
where
we
have
money
left
over
in
different
accounts,
different
budgets
across
the
city.
We
collect
all
that
money
and
then
we
we
call
it
strategic
priorities
fund.
A
We
use
it
to
fund
things
that
we
that
are
a
specific
strategic
priority
within
the
city,
one-time
kind
of
things
kind
of
using
we
use
money
to
prop
things
up.
We
do
we
use
it
in
a
variety
of
different
ways
and
I
think
what
this
might
be
referring
to.
We
did
use
some
of
the
600
000
to
to
fund
we
and
we
typically
don't
use
it
in
a
way
that
creates
tails.
A
A
We
did
this
past
year.
I
think
we
did
put
some
jobs
on
there
and
I
can't
remember
how
many
it
might
have
three
people.
Three
people,
we
funded
three
folks
through
the
strategic
priorities,
funding
with
the
idea
of
trying
to
not
put
those
on
the
the
tax
roll
for
last
year.
We
wanted
to
maintain.
We
knew
as
we
were
coming
out
of
the
pandemic.
We
wanted
to
keep
our
property
tax
levy
as
low
as
possible,
so
we
paid
for
those
three
projects,
those
three
those
three
personnel
through
the
strategic
funding
for
the
one
year.
A
Now
it
is
an
example
of
tails
I
mean
so
those
folks
are
hired
and
they
are
on
board,
and
now
we
will
have
to
work
it
into
the
levy
and
work
it
into
the
budget
to
have
those
three
additional
people.
We
did
the
first
year
to
try
and
lessen
the
impact
on
the
on
the
the
levy,
impact
and
now
is
going
to
end
up
on
the
levy.
Those
three
those
three
positions
will
end
up
in
the
levees,
so
I
think
the
answer
there
is
three.
B
A
And
I
didn't
know
my
father-in-law
was
here
also,
this
is:
we've
got
too
much
work
to
do.
You're
stuck
with
me
folks.
We
got
too
much
work
to
do
between
now
and
the
end
of
end
of
next
year,
so
that
won't
be
happening
anytime
soon.
B
A
That's
a
very
good
question,
and
actually,
just
on
monday
night,
we
had
dr
nick
kelly
who's.
The
administrator
of
our
public
health
department
came
and
and
talked
about
those
very
things
to
the
city
council.
We
are.
We
are
one
of
three
or
four
cities
in
the
state
of
minnesota
that
has
our
own
department
of
public
health
and
we
also
serve
edina
and
richfield
in
terms
of
public
health
in
general,
and
dr
kelly
talked
about
a
variety
of
different
things,
but
he
did
talk
about
the
coveted
surge
he
did
talked
about
monkey
pox.
A
He
talked
about
a
number
of
different
things
as
well.
Suffice
to
say
that
that
I
I
trust
dr
kelly.
He
got
us
through
the
covid
in
the
cove
pandemic
in
very
good
shape.
His
leadership
was
fantastic
in
terms
of
the
partnership
that
we
had
with
the
minnesota
department
of
health
and
his
leadership
beyond
the
city
boundaries,
as
I
said,
within
edina
and
richfield
as
well,
he
did
a
very
nice
job.
A
I
encourage
you
frankly,
I
can't
remember
the
specifics
and
the
details
about
what
he
laid
out
about
their
what
they're,
seeing
now
and
the
the
work
that
they've
got
moving
forward.
I'd
encourage
you
go
back
to
the
to
the
video
from
monday
night
and
just
it's.
A
I
think
he
spoke
for
five
or
seven
minutes
or
so,
but
just
listen
there,
but
it
certainly
is
on
people's
minds
and
dr
kelly
talked
about
those
those
challenges
that
are
ahead
because,
yes,
as
we
all
move
back
inside,
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
different
world
as
school
starts.
It's
going
to
be
interesting.
A
The
school
starts
again
to
see
where
the
numbers
go
and
not
just
in
our
elementary
and
and
younger
students
who
are
are
largely
unvaccinated,
but
I
think,
as
colleges
get
back
together
now
again
too,
and
despite
the
the
vaccination
requirements,
vaccination
requirements
at
most
of
the
major
colleges
and
universities,
I'm
not
going
to
be
surprised
to
see
numbers
spike
everywhere,
just
because
of
we've
seen
how
how
contagious
and
and
and
virulent
this
this
this
version
of
cobit
is
so
it's
gonna
be
a
challenge.
B
A
A
If
any
of
you
are
concerned
about
speeding
in
your
neighborhood,
that
kind
of
thing
call
our
police
department
and
they
they
will
respond.
I
know
that,
more
than
once,
I've
seen
a
neighborhood
call
with
concerns
and
they'll
flood
a
neighborhood
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
to
try
and
send
the
message
to
folks
to
slow
down
that
this
isn't
appropriate,
and
so
I
I
know
they
will
do
it
again.
The
numbers
that
I
mentioned
about
numbers
of
traffic
stops
and
citations
they're
taking
it
seriously.
A
Well,
I
agree
it.
Creekside
was
left
neglected
for
a
number
of
years
and
it
was
it
was
it
shouldn't
have
happened
and
it
did-
and
this
predates
me-
and
it
predates
a
lot
of
us
sitting
here,
because
that
building
has
been
in
rough
shape
for
a
long
time.
It
really
has
to
the
point
now
that
we
can't
even
get
fixtures
replacement
fixtures
for
the
bathrooms.
I
think
there's
one
bathroom,
that's
open
right
now,
because
you
just
can't
you
simply
can't
get
replacement
fixtures
fixtures,
it
work
needs
to
be
done
there.
A
Then
it
becomes
a
cost-benefit
kind
of
discussion.
Does
it
make
sense
to
put
on
a
new
seven
hundred
thousand
dollar
roof
on
a
building
that
probably
isn't
worth
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars?
So
I
mean
that's
the
question
that
comes
up
and
that's
the
analysis
that
we
have
to
do
and
that's
why
the
discussion
is
to
build
that
new
public
health
and
community
health
center
on
that
spot.
The
question
of
dmv
and
I've
heard
it
from
a
lot
of
folks
in
a
lot
of
questions
about
dmv
and
obviously
the
dmv.
A
The
licensed
bureau
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington
is
closed
and
we've
moved
out.
Everybody
has
heard
how
many
times
I
don't
know
that
if
only
government
ran
more
like
a
business
right,
if
only
government
ran
more
like
a
business,
we
do
have
actually
different
programs
in
bloomington
that
we
treated
businesses.
We
call
them
auxiliary
units,
auxiliary
businesses,
where
we
expect
them,
if
not
to.
A
We
don't
expect
them
to
make
oodles
of
money,
but
at
least
break
even
to
be
able
to
pay
for
themselves,
because
it's
a
business
model
and
a
business
operation
and
the
motor
vehicle.
The
dmv.
The
license
bureau
was
one
of
those
things.
The
dmv
was
losing
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
A
A
Some
of
the
the
so
many
of
the
transactions
that
were
done
at
the
dmv
were
were
more
complicated
type
transactions
and
then
thus
took
a
longer
time
which
reduced
efficiency
and-
and
we
ended
up
with
people
waiting
in
line
far
too
long-
a
variety
of
reasons,
but
it
was
losing
200
000
a
year
and
the
decision
was
made
that
that
money
would
then
come
from
taxpayers.
Taxpayers
covered
that
and
we
decided,
as
we
were,
looking
to
balance
the
budget
in
as
the
pandemic
was
raging.
In
2020
we
had
to.
A
We
looked
at
big
ticket
items.
We
had
to
figure
out
ways
to
actually
take
a
big
chunk
out
of
the
out
of
the
budget
deficit
that
we
had
and
we
made
the
decision
that
the
dmv
was
the
route
to
go.
Now
we
did
it
for
a
couple
of
reasons.
It's
for
all
that
I
said
the
losing
all
that
money,
but
also
because
the
the
vast
majority
of
the
transactions
done
at
a
dmv
can
now
be
done
online.
A
They
really
can
they
can
be.
You
can
order
your
tabs
online,
you
can
order
license
plates
online
and
it
was.
It
was
possible
for
folks
to
do
that.
We
also
had
plenty
of
options
nearby
up
in
richfield
and
I
think
down
in
burnsville
as
well,
but
there
are
other
options
possible
and
in
so
many
communities
you
get
outside
of
our
you
know
our
neighborhood
in
a
lot
of
communities.
A
licensed
bureau
is
a
privately
run
operation.
A
So
you
know
another
good
example:
we
we
treat
our
golf
courses
as
auxiliaries
as
well
that
they
should
at
least
break
even
and
highland
greens
are
nine
hole.
Golf
cart,
of
course,
I
think,
was
also
losing
200
000
a
year,
and
we
talked
about
closing
it
and
we
had
a
big
argument
about
whether
or
not
to
close
it
and
so
on.
A
It
eventually
worked
out.
We
were
approached
by
three
rivers
park
district
and
made
a
deal
with
them.
Bloomington
still
owns
highland
greens,
but
it's
operated
now
by
three
rivers
park.
District
and
three
rivers
has
a
good
track
record.
They
know
how
to
run
a
nine-hole
golf
course.
They've
got
one
down
at
cleary
lake
they've
got
one
up
in
elm.
Creek,
I
think,
is
what
it
is.
So
they've
got
a
good
experience
doing
that
type
of
thing
and
they've
been
very
successful,
doing
it.
A
They
were
able
to
through
their
expertise
throughout
the
efficiencies
that
they
had
with
their
other
golf
courses
and
some
other
things
they're,
making
a
goal
of
it
and-
and
I
think,
they're
doing
they're
doing
well
enough.
A
They're
they're
making
enough
money
basically
to
cover
costs
they're
doing
well
enough,
but
that
was
an
another
example
of
an
auxiliary
not
making
money
in
the
city
of
bloomington
and
rather
than
asking
taxpayers
to
cover
that
200
000
a
year
loss,
we
were
able
to
move
it
off
of
the
books
off
of
the
the
the
city's
requirements
off
of
our
responsibilities
and
let
three
rivers
park
district.
Take
it
on.
So
that's
that's
the
story
of
the
dmv.
A
B
A
I
don't
know
that
they're
abandoned,
I
mean
somebody
still
owns
it.
I
don't
think
everybody
somebody's
just
walked
away
from
those
buildings,
the
other.
The
other
good
example
is
the
the
gas
station
at
90th
and
penn,
which
has
been,
I
think,
as
long
as
I've
lived
in
bloomington
the
20
years
in
bloomington,
I
don't
think
I've
ever
seen.
Anybody
pump
gas
out
of
there
as
a
city.
What
we
can
do
is
is
try
and
work
with
prospective
buyers,
try
and
work
with
folks
who
are
looking
to
put
together.
A
Usually
it's
a
matter
of
putting
together
parcels
of
property,
those
those
smaller
parcels
like
the
gas
station
like
the
valvoline
oil
change,
it's
a
small
parcel
and
for
developers
to
actually
be
interested
in
it.
You
need
to
put
together
at
least
a
couple
of
parcels
to
make
it
worthwhile
to
them
and
to
make
it
interesting
to
them,
and
you've
got
to
have
a
motivated
seller.
A
I
mean
it's
entirely
possible
that,
with
with
the
tax
write-off
or
or
however
they
do
it,
it
might
make
sense
for
whoever
owns
valvoline
oil
to
leave
it
empty.
Like
that
I
mean
if
there
was
motivation
to
sell
it,
I'm
assuming
they
could
have
at
least
made
a
move
toward
it,
but
I
don't
know
that
I've
even
never
seen
a
for
sale
sign
on
that
property
or
for
that
matter
on
the
gas
station
as
well.
A
So
there's
there
are
things
that
that
a
city
that
a
public
entity
can
do
to
incentivize
that
kind
of
thing,
but
there's
also
limitations
that
of
what
we
can
do
in
the
private
marketplace.
We
can
do
what
we're
able
to
and
do
what
we
want,
but
it's
it's
sometimes
difficult
on
the
positive
side
that
gas
station
the
big
issue
with
the
gas
station
with
any
gas
station.
A
It's
not
the
station
itself,
it's
what's
underneath
the
gas
station,
it's
the
the
tanks
that
are
underground
that
are
likely
leaking
that
are
probably
a
a
mess
down
there.
That
area
was
awarded.
I
think
state
funding
or
federal
funding,
basically
to
get
in
there
and
to
clean
it
up,
and
am
I
speaking
out
of
school?
Can
I
say
this
or
dino
at
europolis
actually
has
an
option
to
buy
that
area
with
the
intention
of
building
a
bigger
restaurant
on
that
corner,
so
yeah.
B
A
That's
a
good
question
also,
so
the
four
projects
that
we
were
talking
about
in
local
options,
sales
tax
and
I
mentioned
them-
were
bloomington
ice
garden
renovation,
an
expansion
of
our
center
for
the
arts,
a
new
public
public
health
and
public
community
center
type
thing
at
creekside,
and
the
fourth
project
was
a
renovation
of
the
the
clubhouse
at
duan,
and
we
brought
those
four
forward
to
the
legislature.
A
One
committee
chair,
looked
at
the
the
golf
course
looked
at
the
duane
thing
and
said,
or
yeah
dwan
and
said:
no
we're
not
we're
not
giving
you
a
local
option
sales
tax
to
to
redo
the
clubhouse.
That's
just
not
going
to
happen,
so
it's
still
a
possibility,
but
it's
I
think,
I'm
going
to
take
a
little
bit
of
negotiation.
A
I'm
sure
it
will
so
if
we
don't
get
local
option
sales
tax,
the
biggest
concern
and
the
most
immediate
concern
is
bloomington
ice
garden,
because
the
refrigeration
system
that
is
currently
used
to
make
ice
the
refrigerant
in
there
you
cannot
buy
anymore.
It
is
no
longer
legal
in
the
united
states
to
buy
it.
A
You
can
buy
it
on
the
used
market,
which
is
what
they're
doing
right
now
to
keep
the
ice
made
at
bloomington
ice
garden,
but
for
the
long
term,
viability
of
a
bloomington
ice
garden,
we're
going
to
have
to
replace
the
entire
refrigeration
system,
and
without
doing
that
there
is
no
bloomington
ice
garden.
It's
as
simple
as
that,
and
so,
if
the
community,
if
it's
a
community
priority
to
have
an
ice
garden,
three
sheets
of
ice
for
our
hockey
programs
for
our
figure,
skaters
for
and
so
on.
A
If
it's
a
community
priority,
which
I
think
it
is,
then
we've
got
to
find
a
way
to
fund
that,
and
that
would
then
probably
come
through
we'd
bond
for
it
and
come
through
property
tax
dollars.
That
type
of
thing-
and
that's
that's
the
most
pressing
need-
is
that
if
we
want
a
bloomington
ice
garden,
we're
gonna
have
to
we're
gonna
have
to
pony
up
in
one
way
or
another,
either
through
local
options,
sales
tax
or
through
or
through
bloomington.
A
A
A
Again,
a
performance
center
would
be
would
be
very
nice.
It
would
be
used
constantly
given
contante,
giving
our
symphony
orchestra
giving
to
the
coral
we've
got.
We've
got
a
nice
theater,
but
we
don't
have
a
performance
center,
a
performance
auditorium
that
would
be
used
for
rehearsals.
It
would
be
used
for
performances.
It
would
free
up
time
in
the
in
the
schneider
theater
for
other
things.
It
would
provide
a
lot
of
things,
but
again
it
would
have
to
be
a
community
discussion.
What's
our
priority
there.
A
Do
we
really
want
to
do
that
kind
of
thing.
So
an
answer
to
the
question,
and
then
the
same
is
true.
With
dwan
I
mean
that
clubhouse
at
dwan
has
been
crummy
for
a
long
time
and
it
would
just
remain
a
crummy
clubhouse
unless
we
decided
to
make
the
investment
and
make
it
better.
So
really
the
only
thing
that
we
would,
I
think,
the
the
immediate
and
pressing
need
would
be
to
make
make
the
ice
garden
viable
continue
to
make
the
ice
garden
viable
and
then
a
discussion
on
the
other
three
projects.
B
A
A
couple
of
the
ones:
oh
okay,
we
will
we'll
look
through
and
if
there
was
any
unanswered
questions
or
any
unique
or
or
different
questions
in
the
ones
that
we
haven't
answered,
we'll
answer
those
questions
online,
we'll
post
it
online
and
answer
the
rest
of
those.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
being
here
tonight.
A
I
really
do
it's,
like
I
said
summer
is
fleeting
it's
going
fast
and
the
fact
that
you're
you're
spending
a
wednesday
night
doing
this
and
and
listening
to
me
and
being
part
of
this
is
is
impressive,
and
I
thank
you
for
it.