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From YouTube: Council Minute November 2
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Mayor Tim Busse takes us to the Bloomington Police Department’s Behavior Recognition Ceremony and the ribbon cutting of SICK Sensors. He also shares a reminder about Election Day.
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A
Bloomington
I'm
mayor
Tim
Bussey-
and
this
is
the
council
minute
for
the
week
of
October
31st.
We
didn't
have
a
council
meeting
this
week.
I
hope
everyone
had
a
happy
Halloween
and
is
enjoying
the
balmy
weather,
but
I
did
want
to
take
a
few
minutes
to
catch
up
on
a
couple
of
very
nice
events
that
took
place
over
the
past
couple
of
days.
This
week
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
held
their
annual
Behavior
recognition
awards
ceremony.
It's
a
great
award
ceremony
that
I
make
a
point
of
attending
each
and
every
year.
A
But
frankly
the
name
of
the
ceremony
doesn't
do
it
justice.
The
event
is
an
opportunity
to
recognize
and
to
thank
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
for
the
outstanding
work
that
they
do
each
and
every
day
the
BPD
expects
a
high
level
of
professionalism
from
all
of
its
employees,
but
when
employees
exceed
that
high
level
of
professionalism,
this
ceremony
is
an
opportunity
to
show
appreciation
for
their
exceptional
performance.
Officers
were
recognized
for
their
bravery,
for
their
quick
thinking
and
problem
solving
skills
and
for
their
willingness
to
put
themselves
In
Harm's
Way
to
protect
others.
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Again,
you
may
have
heard
about
some
of
these
incidents,
but
my
guess
is
that
you
probably
didn't
know
about
most
of
them.
Well-Deserved
awards
were
presented
to
the
Mall
of
America
staff,
who
disarmed
a
man
with
a
rifle
and
to
staff
members
at
Walmart
who
assisted
BPD
with
the
arrest
of
an
armed
individual.
A
Other
examples
like
a
group
of
citizens
working
together
to
help
a
suicidal
woman
or
a
quick
thinking
person
who
provided
an
EpiPen
to
someone
who
was
having
an
allergic
reaction
or
the
two
men
who
helped
a
man
and
his
dog
escape
a
house
fire
or
the
story
of
a
seven-year-old
boy
who
bravely
jumped
into
a
swimming
pool
to
help
a
young
boy
who
was
drowning.
You
might
not
have
heard
about
those.
A
The
people
behind
those
stories
didn't
make
the
news,
but
they
certainly
deserve
a
heartfelt
thank
you
for
their
bravery
and
their
willingness
to
step
up
and
help
when
needed.
Thank
you
to
all
and
congratulations
earlier.
This
week,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
take
part
in
the
ribbon
cutting
for
the
brand
new
North
American
headquarters
for
sick
sensors
if
you've,
driven
on
494
or
in
the
South
Loop,
you've,
probably
noticed
a
very
big
building
with
the
big
blue
sign
on
the
side.
That's
six
sensors.
It's
hard
to
miss
some
quick
background
here.
A
Six
sensors
is
named
after
the
company
founder
Irwin,
sick
of
Germany.
Sick
designs
builds
and
sells
intelligence,
sensors
and
related
products
that
are
used
by
many
businesses
around
the
world
from
shipping
and
Logistics
to
autonomous
vehicles.
Since
1997,
six
North
American
headquarters
have
been
located
here
in
Bloomington
on
110th
Street
in
2012,
sick
added,
a
location
in
Savage
to
house
its
production
and
Logistics
operations,
and
then
in
2017
at
least
additional
space
in
Bloomington
near
its
headquarters.
A
At
that
time,
the
Bloomington
Port
Authority
was
marketing
a
14-acre
site
in
the
South
Loop
that
was
owned
by
the
city.
The
Port
Authority
contacted
sick
and
pitched
a
plan
to
use
Public
Funding
to
offset
the
size
difference
between
the
20
acres
that
sick
wanted
and
the
14
acres
that
the
city
had
the
plan
included,
building
parking
structures
in
phases
as
sick
expands,
sick
loved,
the
idea
of
having
their
business
in
the
self
Loop
the
central
location
in
the
Metro,
the
closeness
to
the
airport,
proximity
to
hotels
and
Transit.
A
They
all
played
into
sick,
selecting
Bloomington
as
the
permanent
home
of
their
North
American
headquarters.
They
broke
ground
in
June
of
2021,
and
that
brings
us
to
this
week.
The
ribbon
cutting
officially
opened
phase
one
of
the
new
sick
campus
120
000
square
feet
of
office
production
and
Logistics.
The
facility
is
really
very
impressive.
Both
inside
and
out
it
looks
sharp
phase.
Two
will
add
a
multi-story
office
building
that
could
be
as
big
as
150
000
square
feet
and
we'll
know
by
the
end
of
the
year.
A
If
sick
plans
to
break
ground
on
that
project
in
2023
in
total,
the
entire
project
will
cost
around
100
million
dollars
over
four
phases
and
will
total
about
550
000
square
feet.
I
assume
you
can
hear
how
excited
I
am
about
this
project
and
you
should
be
too.
This
project
adds
diversity
to
the
Bloomington
tax
base.
It
brings
good
paying
jobs
with
a
median
wage
of
almost
eighty
four
thousand
dollars
a
year.
A
It
continues
to
build
on
our
growing
high-tech
industry
in
the
city
and
it
provides
a
permanent
Bloomington
home
to
an
outstanding
international
company
that
has
a
long
history
of
being
a
strong
corporate
contributor
in
this
community.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
six,
sensors
and
finally,
Tuesday
November
8th
is
election
day.
If
you're
unaware
of
that,
my
guess
is,
you
probably
haven't
had
the
TV
on
in
the
past
month.
A
Absentee
and
early
voting
has
been
underway
for
a
while
now
and
you
can
still
vote
early
if
you'd,
like
in-person
early
voting,
takes
place
here
at
Civic,
Plaza
Monday
through
Friday
8
A.M
to
4
30
p.m,
and
there
will
be
special
extended
hours
for
early
voting
on
Saturday,
November,
5th,
10
a.m,
to
3
P.M
and
on
Monday
November,
7th
8
A.M
to
5.
P.M
polls
are
open
on
Election
Day
from
7
A.M
to
8
pm
three
quick
reminders
for
you.
A
First
mail-in
ballots
must
be
received
in
the
mail
by
November,
8th
or
dropped
off
at
City
Hall
by
3
pm
on
Election
Day.
Second,
your
polling
location
may
have
changed
due
to
redistricting.
Mine
did
check
the
Minnesota
Secretary
of
State's
polling,
place,
finder
to
confirm
your
location,
or
you
can
always
call
the
city
clerk's
office
and
finally,
remember
registration
is
allowed
at
your
polling
place
on
Election
Day.
Non-Registered
voters
will
need
to
provide
proof
of
residence.