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From YouTube: Council Minute August 31
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Mayor Tim Busse provides a recap of Monday’s Council meeting including a proclamation in honor of Tony Oliva, an update on the Burnsville landfill expansion and a message ahead of Suicide Prevention Month.
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I'm
mayor
Tim
Bussey-
and
this
is
the
council
minute
for
the
week
of
August
29th
on
Monday
night
I,
had
the
great
pleasure
of
issuing
a
proclamation
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
declaring
August
29
2022
as
Tony
Oliva
day
here
in
Bloomington.
Tony
of
course
played
his
entire
career
from
1962
to
1976,
with
the
Minnesota
Twins,
and
he
and
his
family
have
lived
here
in
Bloomington
since
1968.
as
I'm
sure
you
know
this
summer,
Tony
O
received
the
great
honor
of
being
inducted
into
the
Baseball
Hall
of
Fame.
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It
was
wonderful
to
see
Tony's,
family
friends
and
supporters
in
the
council
chambers
on
Monday
night,
and
it
was
very
special
to
me
to
be
able
to
read
and
present
the
proclamation
to
a
true
local
Legend.
In
1964,
Tony
became
the
first
player
ever
to
win
the
Rookie
of
the
Year
award
and
the
American
League
batting
title
in
the
same
year.
In
fact,
he
won
the
batting
title
three
times
in
1964
65
and
71
a
gold
glove
in
1966
and
was
an
eight-time
All-Star.
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The
Hall
of
Fame
induction
was
long
overdue.
Tony
was
inducted
this
year
along
with
fellow
twin
Jim
Cott,
and
they
joined
Harman
Killebrew
Rod,
Carew
Kirby
and
Bert
bli
11,
as
twins
enshrined
in
Cooperstown
beyond
the
baseball
accolades
Tony
has
been
an
enthusiastic
Ambassador
for
baseball
for
the
Minnesota
Twins
and
for
Bloomington
for
more
than
a
half
century.
Congratulations
Tony,
and
thanks
for
calling
Bloomington
your
home.
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Also
on
Monday,
we
heard
a
report
from
the
staff
in
the
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
agency
regarding
the
Burnsville
sanitary
landfill.
The
mpca
has
developed
and
is
now
taking
public
comment
on
and
is
considering
a
draft
Solid
Waste
permit.
That
will
allow
for
an
enormous
expansion
of
this
landfill.
As
I
expect
you've
heard
the
Burnsville
landfill
is
proposing
to
increase
the
size
of
its
landfill
by
nearly
23.6
million
cubic
yards.
This
expansion
will
also
increase
the
peak
of
the
height
of
the
landfill
to
372
feet
above
grade.
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The
remaining
10
million
cubic
yards
would
require
a
subsequent
permit,
which
could
take
into
account
any
issues
that
come
up
during
the
first
phase
phase,
one
would
increase
the
height
of
the
landfill
by
92
feet
on
top
of
the
100
foot
landfill
currently
in
place.
The
permit
would
also
put
restrictions
on
adding
new
trash
over
historical
unlined
areas
until
the
mpca
completes
an
analysis
of
those
areas
and
would
also
require
a
flood
control
berm
that
is
six
inches
below
the
500-year
flood
elevation
for
the
Minnesota
River,
so
better,
but
still
not
perfect.
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Unfortunately,
we
fully
expect
that
Waste
Management
the
owners
of
the
landfill
will
apply
for
a
second
expansion.
In
10
years
on
Monday
night,
the
city
council
approved
an
official
letter
from
the
city
of
Bloomington
that
once
again
shares
our
concerns
about
the
landfill
expansion
and
formally
requests
that
the
mpca
deny
the
permit
application.
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Comments
will
be
accepted
until
September,
6th
and
finally,
today,
I
issued
a
second
Proclamation
on
Monday
on
a
very
important
topic
here
in
Bloomington
and
frankly,
everywhere.
September
is
suicide
prevention
month
and
September
4th
through
the
10th
is
National
Suicide,
Prevention
Week,
and
for
the
past
few
years
the
city
of
Bloomington
has
recognized
the
month
and
the
week
with
a
proclamation
that
points
to
the
significance
of
being
vigilant
about
educating
the
public
and
ensuring
those
at
risk
are
aware
of
the
resources
available
to
them.
The
statistics
are
heartbreaking.
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We
know
that
specific
groups
like
young
people,
between
15
and
24
years
old
members
of
the
lgbtq
community
or
people
who
suffer
from
depression,
are
especially
at
risk
as
a
city.
It
is
vital
that
we
continue
to
work
toward
not
only
an
understanding
of
this
topic
but
a
way
of
working
to
better
serve
our
community.
The
city
of
Bloomington
is
committed
to
ensuring
that
anyone
in
need
has
access
to
Services
by
Health
Care
Providers
trained
in
best
practices,
to
reduce
suicide
risk
and
to
reducing
the
stigma
associated
with
using
the
Health
and
Wellness
Resources.
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I
want
to
acknowledge
and
thank
the
Bloomington
City
staff
members
who
have
been
personally
affected
by
the
loss
of
a
loved
one
to
suicide
and
who
have
dedicated
considerable
effort
toward
promoting
Suicide
Prevention
and
to
reducing
the
stigma
associated
with
suicide.
Here
are
a
couple
of
examples
of
their
work.
Staff
from
public
health,
police
and
information
technology
are
working
to
promote
Suicide
Prevention
through
the
city's
website
and
social
media,
as
well
as
including
messages
on
digital
signs
at
City
facilities
and
we'll
be
lighting
Civic
Plaza
in
purple.
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Community
members
are
invited
to
visit
the
website,
take
five
to
save
lives.org,
to
get
involved
and
don't
forget
this
year.
There
is
a
new
easy
to
remember:
three-digit
number
for
people
who
are
experiencing
a
mental
health
crisis,
anyone
in
emotional
distress
or
can
simply
call
or
text
988,
and
that
call
will
be
routed
to
the
nearest
crisis
center,
where
immediate,
counseling
and
local
mental
health
referrals
are
available.
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That
is
a
wrap
on
this
week's
Council
minute,
thanks
for
tuning
in
I
hope
everyone
who
started
school
this
week,
students,
teachers,
parents,
all
of
you
I-
hope
you've
had
a
great
start
to
the
school
year
and
I
hope.
Everyone
has
a
fantastic
last
weekend
in
the
summer,
get
out
and
enjoy
it
until
next
time
stay
safe,
Bloomington.