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From YouTube: Council Minute July 7
Description
Mayor Tim Busse brings you a few updates from around the City, including I-494 funding, noxious weeds found at the off-leash recreation area for dogs and the sealcoating projects for this summer.
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Hello
bloomington,
I'm
mayor
tim
bussey,
and
this
is
the
council
minute
for
the
week
of
july.
5Th
monday
was
a
holiday,
so
the
city
council
didn't
meet
this
week,
which
means
we
don't
have
any
meeting
related
items
to
talk
about,
but
I
wanted
to
take
a
few
minutes
today
to
catch
up
on
some
of
the
everyday
happenings
going
on
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
the
the
nuts
and
bolts
stuff,
the
nitty
gritty,
the
blocking
and
tackling
whatever
metaphor
you'd
like
to
use.
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Now
there
were
thousands
of
people
there,
so
yes,
summerfet
gets
attention,
but
I
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
folks
who
made
it
happen.
We
couldn't
host
summerfet
last
year
because
of
the
pandemic
and,
to
be
honest,
we
didn't
think
we'd
be
able
to
do
it
again
this
year
because
of
crowd
size
limitations.
But
when
governor
walls
announced
on
may
6
that
restrictions
would
be
loosened,
we
saw
the
opportunity
to
host
summer
fed
and
everybody
jumped
into
action
now.
Keep
in
mind
planning
for
summer
fed
typically
begins
around
the
first
of
the
year.
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That's
a
full
six
months
to
get
ready,
bloomington
park
and
rec
staff
organized
and
planned
this
year's
celebration
in
less
than
eight
weeks
and
this
while
they
were
already
busy
finishing
up
the
park
system,
master
plan
planning
for
summer
recreation
and
activities
and
getting
the
bloomington
aquatic
center
ready
to
be
open.
After
a
year
of
being
closed
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
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There
were
a
lot
of
cities
across
minnesota
that
didn't
host
their
annual
july
4th
celebrations
or
do
fireworks
bloomington
park
and
rec
staff
understood
how
important
it
was
to
bring
the
community
together
to
celebrate
after
a
very
difficult
16
months
and
celebrate.
We
did,
I
can't
remember,
bigger
crowds
at
summerfett
and
the
number
of
people
who
enjoyed
the
fireworks
was
massive.
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It
was
a
big
undertaking
by
park
staff
park,
maintenance,
our
public
safety
personnel,
the
communications
department
and
so
many
others
at
city
hall.
They
did
a
fantastic
job
and
I
can't
say
thank
you
enough
for
the
work
they
did
to
make
summerfet
a
reality.
Last
week,
the
minnesota
department
of
transportation
announced
that
the
494
airport
to
highway
169
project
received
60
million
dollars
from
the
us
department
of
transportation's
infrastructure
for
rebuilding
america
grant
program.
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Now
bloomington
played
a
really
big
role
in
securing
the
initial
project
funding
and
since
then,
we've
been
persistently
agitating
and
pushing
for
additional
funding
and,
frankly,
not
just
for
bloomington
improvements.
This
isn't
a
bloomington
project.
This
is
a
regional
project
which
will
benefit
all
of
minnesota.
Recent
funding
successes
can
be
attributed
to
our
strong
partnerships
and
active
advocacy
work
with
cities
up
and
down
the
494
corridor,
with
hennepin
and
dakota
county
with
the
met
council,
the
airport
mndot.
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All
of
that
work
led
to
this
big
funding
boost
for
this
much
needed
project,
a
big
hats
off
and
a
thank
you
to
our
federal
partners
in
washington,
senator
amy,
klobuchar,
senator
tina
smith
and
representative
dean
phillips,
and
thank
you
to
our
local
partners
at
mndot
for
their
incredible
work
in
securing
this
funding.
You
can
find
out
more
at
the
mndot
website.
Okay,
let's
talk
about
weeds,
specifically
noxious
weeds,
like
poison
ivy
and
canadian
thistle.
The
week
of
june
28th
a
resident
reported
seeing
poison
ivy
at
the
bloomington
off-leash
recreation
area
for
dogs.
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There
was
a
big
patch
of
poison
ivy
along
a
trail
in
the
park
and
for
the
safety
of
everyone,
both
human
and
canine.
The
area
was
fenced
off
and
closed
according
to
the
minnesota
department
of
agriculture,
weeds
that
are
on
the
state's
noxious
weed
list.
Yes,
they
do
have
one
and
that
are
along
public
trails,
must
be
eradicated
and
that
falls
to
the
city.
Now
it
won't
surprise
you
to
hear
that
controlling
poison
ivy
by
hand
pulling
is
not
recommended
no
great
surprise,
and
because
the
plants
in
the
dog
park
are
in
a
wooded
area.
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These
folks
are
sharp
and
they
know
the
life
cycles,
the
environmental
requirements
and
the
natural
enemies
of
the
weed
or
the
pest
that
they're.
Targeting
this
way
they
can
control
the
problem,
while
keeping
public
safety
at
the
forefront
of
their
work.
When
a
chemical
treatment
is
necessary,
like
it
was
in
this
case,
the
most
target,
specific
and
least
toxic
formulas
are
chosen
to
minimize
impact
to
human
health
and
the
environment.
I've
talked
in
the
past
about
bloomington's
very
successful
pavement
management
program
for
decades
to
preserve
and
extend
the
life
of
city
streets.
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A
very
important
part
of
that
program
is
a
process
called
sealcoating
and
city
crews
have
been
very
busy
this
summer
sealcoating
streets
across
the
city.
Here's
a
map
of
all
the
streets
that
have
been
or
will
be
seal
coated
this
summer.
Now,
if
you've
seen
sealcoating
in
your
neighborhood,
you
know
that
it's
a
very
choreographed
dance
of
trucks
and
other
heavy
equipment,
but
it
really
is
a
pretty
straightforward
process.
First,
crews
do
a
thorough
sweeping
of
the
street.
Then
they
apply
a
coating
of
hot
oil
oil.
That's
been
heated
to
about
165
degrees.
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If
you
see
crews
in
your
neighborhood
doing
seal
coding
be
sure
to
say
hi
and
to
thank
them
for
their
work
and
please
slow
down
through
the
work
zone,
both
for
the
safety
of
our
workers
and
to
keep
those
little
pebbles
from
getting
kicked
up
after
being
closed
for
almost
16
months.
Thursday
july
8th
is
the
official
reopening
date
for
creekside
community
center,
and
I
know
a
lot
of
people
are
very
excited
about
that.
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Some
of
the
times
of
operation
and
services
offered
have
changed,
but
it's
still
creekside
and
the
staff
can't
wait
to
welcome
residents
back
one
other
popular
event.
Making
a
return
later
this
summer
is
national
night
out,
mark
your
calendars
for
tuesday
august
3rd
as
the
night
to
bring
together
your
neighbors
to
promote
police
community
partnerships
and
to
build
the
camaraderie
that
makes
our
neighborhoods
safer
and
more
welcoming
the
deadline
to
register
your
party
and
ensure
a
visit
by
one
of
bloomington's
finest
is
tuesday
july
20th.