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From YouTube: Council Minute April 5
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In this week’s Council Minute, Mayor Tim Busse provides a recap of a recent symposium held in Paris to further Minnesota’s bid to host Expo 2027, gives a recap of the annual assessment report and reminds you of Curbside Cleanup alternatives in 2023.
A
Hello
Bloomington
I'm
mayor
Tim
Bussey,
and
this
is
the
council
minute
for
the
week
of
April
3rd
last
week,
members
of
the
Bloomington
city,
council
and
City
staff
were
part
of
a
group
of
about
40
that
traveled
to
Paris
to
continue
Minnesota's
campaign
to
host
Expo
2027.
I
made
the
trip
along
with
council
members,
dalessandro,
Carter
and
Martin,
and
with
city
manager,
Jamie,
vibrugi
and
Community
Development,
director
Carla
Henderson.
We
were
there
to
take
part
in
a
symposium
hosted
by
the
Minnesota
Expo
bid
committee.
A
For
a
conversation,
there
were
breakout
sessions
which
gave
delegates
the
opportunity
to
provide
input
on
what
Expo
programming
could
look
like
and
I
was
part
of
a
panel
discussion
on
the
potential
economic
impacts
of
Expo
I
talked
about
how
Minnesota
and
Bloomington
work
as
part
of
a
global
economy
that
benefits
not
only
us
but
the
folks.
We
do
business
with
the
evening
prior
to
the
Symposium
Denise
Campbell
Bower,
the
U.S
ambassador
to
France
hosted
a
reception
and
more
than
250
members
of
the
international
Diplomatic
Corps
in
Paris
attended.
A
It
was
a
great
opportunity
to
have
a
lot
of
one-on-one
conversations
with
delegates
and
diplomats
and
really
talk
about
why
the
U.S
should
host
the
Expo.
There
was
a
lot
packed
into
a
short,
intense
trip
and
I
think
it
was
very
successful.
As
I
mentioned.
The
final
vote
will
take
place
on
June
21st
between
now
and
then
there
is
still
a
lot
going
on.
A
The
bid
committee
continues
to
work
with
our
federal
and
state
legislators
to
ensure
that
if
men
Minnesota
is
awarded
the
bid
we'll
be
ready
to
go,
the
U.S
state
Department
is
actively
working
with
ambassadors
and
decision
makers
across
the
globe,
and
we
here
in
Bloomington,
have
established
a
good
relationship
with
sister
cities
International
and
are
advocating
for
the
Minnesota
bid
through
those
sister
city
relationships.
Also,
on
Monday
night
City
Assessor
Tim
Bulger
presented
the
annual
assessment
report
to
the
city
council.
A
Our
assessing
staff
is
responsible
for
setting
the
values
of
all
the
properties
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
all
31
125
properties,
to
be
precise
and
on
Monday
we
heard
that
the
value
of
property
in
Bloomington
is
higher
than
it
has
ever
been.
The
combined
value
of
all
the
homes,
apartments
and
condos
commercial
buildings
and
Industrial
shops
in
Bloomington
now
totals
almost
17.6
billion
dollars.
That's
a
value
increase
of
3.2
percent
over
last
year
and
that's
a
lot
of
value.
A
Unlike
last
year
when
valuation
increases
on
single-family
homes
we're
at
15
or
20
percent,
and
it
gave
a
lot
of
folks
sticker
shock.
The
change
this
year
was
much
more
manageable.
We
saw
an
increase
of
1.9
percent
on
residential
home
value
this
year.
That
number
was
lower
because
interest
rates
are
higher
and
there's
not
as
much
upward
pressure
on
home
prices.
A
The
value
of
our
commercial
properties
increased
by
three
and
a
half
percent,
and
Industrial
properties
saw
the
biggest
jump
at
20.7
percent,
a
couple
of
interesting
takeaways
from
Monday
night.
First,
the
highest
value
increase
for
homes
was
seen
in
homes
priced
at
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
less.
We
have
86
homes
in
Bloomington
value
that
less
than
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
with
demand
for
housing.
At
that
price
point
driving,
values
and
prices
up.
A
My
guess
is
that
by
this
time
next
year,
we'll
see
significantly
fewer
Homes
at
that
low
price.
The
second
takeaway
is
that
again
this
year,
Bloomington
will
see
about
an
even
balance
in
values
between
Residential
Properties
and
Commercial
and
Industrial
properties
that
rough
50
50.
Balance
is
usually
not
seen
outside
of
central
cities
and
is
very
rare
in
communities
that
grew
up
as
suburbs.
The
more
typical
balance
in
a
suburb
is
75
to
80
percent
residential
and
only
20
or
25
percent
commercial
and
Industrial
here
in
Bloomington.
A
A
If
you
have
questions
regarding
the
assessed
value
of
your
home
or
your
business,
don't
hesitate
to
contact
the
city
of
Bloomington,
assessor's
office.
I,
know
they're,
always
happy
to
help,
and,
finally,
today
a
reminder
that
the
Bloomington
curbside
cleanup
is
now
held
every
other
year.
So
there
is
no
curbside
cleanup
this
year.
The
next
one
will
be
in
2024..
The
council
approved
that
change
back
in
2021.
in
response
to
concerns
raised
by
residents
the
Bloomington
sustainability,
commission
and
City
staff.
A
A
If
the
trash
haulers
picked
up
that
couch
that
you
put
at
the
end
of
your
driveway,
it
was
going
to
end
up
in
a
landfill
just
like
the
one
to
our
South
in
Burnsville,
and
we've
had
the
discussion
of
what
it
would
mean
if
we
aren't
able
to
reduce
the
amount
of
trash
going
to
the
Burnsville
landfill.
Also
curbside
cleanup
was
becoming
very
expensive
and
it
was
becoming
harder
to
coordinate
because
the
back
loading
garbage
trucks
that
haulers
you
used
for
curbside
cleanup,
they're
becoming
harder
and
harder
to
find.
A
A
400
residents
completed
an
online
survey
and
more
than
60
attended
Community
listening
sessions,
staff
reviewed
that
feedback
did
additional
research
and
ultimately
developed
recommendations
to
deal
with
solid
waste
and
bulky
items
that
incorporated
what
they
heard.
One
of
those
recommendations
was
to
hold
curbside
cleanup
every
other
year
now,
I've
seen
the
social
media
posts
where
people
have
asked.
If
there's
no
curbside
cleanup,
why
are
we
still
being
charged?
3.71
cents
each
month,
that's
because
the
city
is
still
providing
services
to
handle
bulky
waste
items,
but
it's
being
done
in
a
more
sustainable
manner.
A
For
example,
in
June
the
city
will
roll
out
a
new
service
for
picking
up
reusable
and
recyclable
bulky
items
like
furniture
that
can
be
reused
or
scrap
metal
or
reusable
building
materials.
The
items
will
be
picked
up,
curbside,
there's,
no
extra
cost
and
pickup
will
take
place.
The
first
full
week
of
each
month
last
fall.
The
city
held
its
first
recycling
drop-off
event,
residents
could
drop
off
things
like
Electronics
appliances,
scrap
metal
and
mattresses.
A
Some
items
were
free
to
drop
off,
others
were
accepted
for
a
small
fee,
almost
1
000
households
participated
and
the
city
was
able
to
recycle
more
than
61
tons
of
material.
The
second
annual
recycling
drop-off
will
be
held.
This
fall
last
spring.
The
city
hosted
a
swap
event
specifically
for
garden
tools
and
residents
swapped
more
than
thirteen
hundred
pounds
of
tools.