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From YouTube: October 7, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting
Description
Planning Commission Meeting
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
october
7th
2021
planning
commission
meeting
for
the
city
of
bloomington,
the
planning
commission
is
advises
the
city
council
on
development
proposals,
development
standards,
long-range
planning
and
transportation
issues,
some
items.
The
planning
commission
has
final
decision
authority
and
others.
The
city
council
makes
a
final
decision.
The
planning
commission
is
made
up
of
seven
individuals
who
are
appointed
by
the
city
council
to
serve
for
up
to
three
year
terms.
Tonight
we
have
all
seven
commission
members
here
so
we
have
quorum,
and
tonight
we
have
approximately.
A
We
have
five
items
on
our
agenda,
but
before
we
begin,
let's
all
rise
and
say
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
A
A
A
All
right
tonight,
first
item
is
a
south
town
shopping
center
redevelopment.
They
did
request
a
continuance,
so
with
a
vote
from
the
planning
commission
to
recommend
continuance,
we
will
have
no
public
hearings.
Tonight.
Just
want
to
make
sure
the
commission
knows
that.
So
with
that
commission
members,
I
would
entertain
a
motion
to
continue
the
southtown
shopping
center
until
the
october
28th
2021
planning
commission
meeting.
E
A
F
A
Aye
and
motion
carries
planning
commission
item.
2021
182
will
be
continued
to
the
october
28
21
2021
planning
commission
meeting.
Our
next
item
is
an
update
from
metro
transit
on
the
american
boulevard,
transitway
recommendation
and
first
we'll
start
with
a
introduction
by
mr
marker
guard.
B
So
the
american
boulevard
transit
way
it's
a
long,
planned
trance
away.
That
would
connect
the
many
jobs
and
significant
housing
along
american
boulevard
and
the
I-494
corridor
in
general,
with
various
north-south
trunk
transit
lines
so
including
the
blue
line,
the
red
line,
the
the
orange
line
and
the
green
line.
B
B
So,
in
terms
of
implementation
for
kind
of
getting
ready
for
the
transit
way,
the
city
has
adopted
three
district
plans.
We've
adopted
two
small
area
plans:
I've
created
a
variety
of
new
zoning
districts,
we've
set
minimum
floor
area
ratios
and
densities
within
the
corridor
and
re-guided
and
rezoned
a
significant
land
throughout
the
corridor.
B
B
We
know
and
understand
that
a
major
focus
of
metro
transit
is
on
equity
and
we're
fortunate
to
have
recent
data
through
the
2020
census.
So
this
is
a
map
showing
the
percent
of
residents
in
each
block
group
that
are
either
black
indigenous
or
people
of
color
and
you'll.
Note
that
several
of
these
block
groups
along
the
corridor
are
between
75
and
and
100
percent
pac.
B
G
That
good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
for
for
having
me
here
today
and
thank
you
for
the
introduction
there,
as
glenn
notes.
I
am
here
today
to
update
the
planning
commission
on
metro,
transit's
2040
priorities
for
arterial
brt
implementation
as
we
implemented
them
as
we
identified
them
through
the
network
next
planning
process
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
implications
of
that
update
to
the
american
boulevard
corridor
and
its
status
in
the
transportation
policy
plan.
G
G
And
so
our
goal
with
the
brt
development
phase
of
the
network,
next
planning
process
was
really
to
identify
the
next
arterial
brt
lines
for
implementation
after
the
e-line,
which
is
planned
to
open
for
service
in
2025,
and
these
next
lines
will
have
been
given
or
have
been
given
the
letter
designation,
the
f
g
and
h
lines
and
they
are
to
be
implemented
in
alphabetical
order
and
are
planned
to
open
before
2030..
G
Our
other
goal
with
the
network
next
process
was
to
identify
additional
brt
corridors
to
be
implemented
between
2030
and
2040
as
mid
and
longer
term
priorities,
and
these
corridors
are,
of
course,
good
candidates
for
arterial
brt
service
prior
to
2040.,
but
are
not
near-term
priorities
through
implementation
and
so
have
not
been
or
will
not
be
designated
with
a
particular
letter
designation
nor
a
particular
implementation
order
to
accomplish
those
goals.
We
really
we
followed
a
four-step
planning
process.
G
We
started
by
identifying
a
broad
group
of
candidate
corridors
in
the
spring
of
2020
and
then
through
a
series
of
screening,
evaluation
and
public
and
stakeholder
engagement
steps.
I
narrowed
the
candidate
corridors
down
to
the
f
g
and
h
lines
and
then
to
those
additional
those
additional
2040
priorities.
G
Seven
additional
2040
priorities
outside
of
the
fgnh
lines
for
10
total
corridors
and
the
american
boulevard
corridor
was
considered
among
the
initial
group
of
candidate
corridors,
but
based
on
its
performance
in
the
screening
criteria,
did
not
advance
beyond
that
step
in
in
network
next
and
I'll
plan
to
cover
that
in
more
detail
in
some
of
the
following
slides
here,.
G
Before
getting
into
the
weeds
on
on
that
process,
I
wanted
to
provide
some
updates
on
some
related
metropolitan
council
actions
and
so
in
march
of
2021,
based
on
the
results
of
that
network
next
planning
process,
the
metropolitan
council
adopted
the
central
avenue
corridor,
the
rice
robert
corridor
and
the
como
maryland
corridors
as
the
fgnh
lines.
G
And
that
upcoming
action
to
to
sort
of
identify
our
new
2040
brt
expansion
priorities
would
position
six
additional
corridors
to
be
included
as
2040
priorities
in
the
transportation
policy
plan.
Those
are
shown
here
in
blue.
G
And
three
corridors
to
no
longer
be
included
in
the
translation
policy
plan
as
2040
expansion
priorities
and,
of
course
that
includes
the
american
boulevard
corridor.
As
one
of
those
corridors
shown
here
in
the
orange
peach
color,
and
this
change
would
be
carried
out
through
a
separate
upcoming
action
that
would
amend
the
transportation
policy
plan
and
and
that
would
replace
the
existing
2040
priorities
with
the
2040
priorities
identified
through
the
network
next
process.
G
So
here
thinking
about
the
particular
route's
role
in
the
overall
network,
wanting
to
kind
of
expand
to
include
suburb
to
suburb
style
services
and
connecting
routes,
as
well
as
thinking
about
the
regional
distribution
of
routes
and
corridors
that
we're
considering
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
a
broad
coverage
across
the
region
and
then
rounding
that
out
is
previously
studied.
G
Corridors
for
ontario
vrt
that
you
know
as
part
of
that
that
they
were
included
in
the
increased
revenue
scenario
in
the
transportation
policy
plan,
which
obviously
includes
american
boulevard
under
that
category.
And
you
can
see
american
boulevard
is
shown
here
in
kind
of
the
light.
Blue.
G
We
applied
a
set
of
five
screen
criteria
to
these
corridors
and
identified
and
weighted
those
criteria
based
on
forward-guiding
principles,
and
those
guiding
principles
were
to
ensure
the
long-term
sustainable
growth
of
the
bus
network.
Kind
of
shown
here
in
orange,
build
on
the
demonstrated
success
and
grow
ridership,
which
is
shown
here
in
yellow
design.
A
network
that
supports
transit,
oriented
lifestyle
shown
in
green
and
advancing
equity
and
reducing
regional
disparities,
which
is
shown
here
in
in
blue
and
about
40
of
the
overall
screening
score,
was
based
on
sort
of
that
existing
condition.
G
So
if
you
look
at
the
average
level
of
service
in
the
corridor
and
the
average
daily
quarter,
recordings
sort
of
orange
and
yellow
goals
there,
that
adds
up
to
about
40
percent
of
the
total
score
about
30
percent
of
the
of
the
screening
score
was
applied
to
some
of
the
more
forward-looking
screening
criteria.
G
So
looking
at
potential
ridership
looking
at
the
in
future,
land
use
so
that
corridor
propensity
to
use
transit
takes
a
look
at
leaving
controlling
for
the
level
of
service
in
a
corridor
so
totally
independent
of
the
existing
service.
There
looks
at
what
is
the
likelihood
that
the
surrounding
land
use
would
generate
transit,
ridership
and
that
factors
in
employment
and
population
density,
vehicle
ownership
and
the
walkability
in
that
corridor.
G
Then
the
other
factor
there
is
looking
at
planned:
land
use
and
transit
supportiveness
of
the
planned
land
use
and
then
rounding
out.
The
other
30
percent
of
the
screening
criteria.
Weights
are
dedicated
to
advancing
equity
and
reducing
regional
disparities,
and
that
takes
into
account
people
of
color
and
people
experiencing
poverty
using
transit
in
this
corridor.
G
They're
ranking
in
that
screening
criteria
and
the
american
boulevard
quarter
ranked
18th
out
of
out
of
19
corridors
that
we
scored,
and
so
these
six
corridors
were
not
advanced
for
additional
consideration
in
network
next
and,
as
I
noted
above
on
kind
of
the
map,
this
would
include
two
other
corridors
that
are
currently
in
the
increased
revenue
scenario
and
transportation
policy
plan.
G
That
would
also
are
be
positioned
on
the
basis
of
these
screening
results
to
be
removed
from
the
translation
policy
plan
that
includes
the
north
stilling
and
lexington
corridor,
which
is
also
known
as
the
as
the
a-line
extension
and
excuse
me,
and
the
e-7th
corridor,
which
was
removed
on
the
basis
for
of
coordination
with
with
ramsey
county
and
in
the
riverview
corridor.
G
And
so
thinking
about
kind
of
some
up
some
next
steps,
and
where
does
that
leave
us?
You
know
on
the
american
boulevard
corridor
really
thinking
about
based
on
these
screening
results,
the
transit
investments,
you
know
that
are
most
impor
most
appropriate
for
the
american
boulevard
corridor
is
really
focused
on
improved
local
service
and
expanding
the
existing
service.
That's
out
there
today,
you
know
the
corridor
is
not
currently
a
good
candidate
for
arterial
brt
within
the
2040
planning
horizon.
G
You
know,
however,
the
ridership
response
to
that
improved
local
service
could
form
the
basis
for
reconsideration
of
this
corridor,
with
the
brt
planning
update
scheduled
for
for
2025.
and
just
as
some
additional
context.
G
G
The
metro
d-line
is
planned
to
open
in
2022,
which
will
connect
to
american
boulevard
and
operate
on
american
boulevard
for
a
portion
of
the
segment
and
then
looking
out
further
into
the
future.
The
planned
nicolette
avenue,
brt
and
johnson
lindell
brt
corridors
are
identified
in
network
next
for
implementation
between
2030
and
2040..
G
That
would
be
as
part
of
this
corridor
is
the
route
542
and
with
the
orange
line
connecting
bus
plan
route,
542
will
be
restored
from
covet
suspension
and
rerouted
to
be
simpler
and
more
direct
remaining
on
american
boulevard
for
a
longer
portion
of
the
corridor
and
is
planned
to
operate
every
30
minutes
in
rush
hours
and
plan
to
operate
in
the
future.
Every
30
minutes
in
midday
and
evenings
when
additional
bus
operators
are
available.
G
And
with
that,
I
will
pause
for
any
questions
and
open
it
up
for
questions
and
comments.
So
appreciate
your
time
here
today
and
happy
to
take
questions.
A
Thank
you
kyle
appreciate
the
information
here
tonight
regarding
metro
transit's
update
for
network
next.
Just
a
couple
of
things.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
as
you
as
you
discuss
this.
The
the
model
moving
forward
is
based
on
existing
ridership.
Is
that
I
mean
that's.
One
of
the
primary
drivers
was
it
40?
Is
that
correct
or
I
you
had
the
you
had
the
numbers
up
there?
I
seem
to
miss
it
right
now,
but.
G
Mr
chair,
that
is
correct,
30,
is,
is
looking
at
looking
at
the
existing
ridership
in
the
corridor,
though
I
will
emphasize
that
about
30
percent
of
the
overall
screening
criteria
is
kind
of
more
towards
that
future
or
potential
oriented
evaluation
criteria.
Looking
at
propensity
to
use
transit
in
the
planned
land
use.
A
And
so
what
I
don't
really
see
in
these
numbers
is
a
recognition
from
the
cities
and
communities
that
have
done
that
other
than
it's
it's
in
a
plan.
I
think
the
city
of
bloomington,
for
instance,
in
this
case
with
the
the
number
of
22
different
housing
units
and
that
doesn't
even
attest.
I
think
to
the
point
of
the
picture
you
showed
of
the
orange
line
station,
where
the
planning
commission,
I
think,
if
I
can
summarily
dismissed
a
auto-centric
development
immediately
adjacent
to
it
because
it
didn't
meet
the
needs
or
the
intent
of
the
area.
A
And
I
think
what
we'd
like
to
see
is
is
maybe
more
of
that
consideration
that
the
city
is
is
developing
around
what
we
believe
to
be
a
future
transit
line,
brt
understanding
that,
in
the
meantime,
transit
ridership
needs
to
develop.
That
would
actually
support
a
brt,
and
so
just
some
thoughts
there
that
really
the
recognition
that
city
plans
are
really
built
off
of
the
umbrella
of
regional
plans
and
would
like
to
see
those
stay
in
the
regional
plan.
The
transportation
policy
plan
moving
forward.
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair
quickly,
actually
just
a
question
from
mr
mark
regard.
Normally
for
an
item
that
comes
before
us.
We
receive
the
presentation
that
we'll
be
seeing,
so
we
could
have
some
of
this
information
about
how
the
process
was
determined
et
cetera.
We
didn't
get
this
presentation.
Was
there
a
reason
why
we
didn't
see
some
of
these
metrics
prior
to
the
meeting
tonight.
B
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank
you,
mr
o'donnell
burroughs
and
your
colleagues
who
are
here.
I
want
to
start
my
series
of
comments,
but
from
a
perspective
of
someone
who
supports
transit,
someone
who
understands
that
you
know
the
needs
of
metro
transit
from
a
funding
standpoint
far
exceed
there
are
far
more
needs
than
there
is
money
available.
I
understand
all
of
those
things.
D
D
All
those
caveats
going
forward
as
having
been
said,
I
have
a
few
thoughts
and
a
few
questions.
I
guess
I
would
start
with
the
first
question
of
I.
You
indicated
that
there
are
three
corridors
that
are
slated
to
not
remain
included
in
the
long-term
kind
of
vision,
and
my
question
would
be
what
is
what
is
gained
by
metro
transit
from
dropping
those
corridors.
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
it's
a
great
question.
I
think
you
know
we
need
to
you
know
balance
what
is
deliverable
within
the
feasible
to
deliver
within
the
planning
horizon
for
the
planning
document
that
we're
working
with.
So
looking
at
the
2040
transportation
policy
plan,
looking
out
through
2040,
looking
at
our
kind
of
how
we've
screened
and
evaluated
these
corridors
these
corridors,
you
know,
don't
really
rise
up
to
the
level
of
being
feasible
to
implement
prior
to
that
planning
horizon
that
2040
planning
horizon.
D
Okay,
anyway,
again,
I'm
thinking
about
again
working
in
the
public
sector,
and
I
have
a
former
colleague
we
at
the
university
we
develop
a
six-year
capital
plan
of
projects
that
we
intend
to
would
like
to
get
done
in
six
years,
and
one
of
my
former
colleagues
was
famous
for
saying
it
takes
12
years
to
run
a
six-year
plan
just
because
there's
not
enough
money,
there's
not
enough
money
coming
from
the
state,
there's
not
enough
money
coming
from
user
fees,
etc.
D
So
the
likelihood
of
probably
even
getting
through
the
remaining
all
but
the
other
three
I
I
would
love
to
see
them,
I'm
not
sure
that
they
will
happen
just
given
the
reality
of
the
public's
willingness
to
invest
in
these
types
of
things.
So
I
guess
you
know
the
one
that's
hard
for
me
on
this
issue
and
again
I
do
I
have
a
you
know.
Well,
will
it
be
terrible
if
this
doesn't
come
to
pass
and
by
2040
you
know?
D
Maybe
not,
but
it's
you
know,
I
think,
about
the
kind
of
a
backwards
process
here
there.
You
know,
commissioner
corman,
and
I
worked
on
the
comprehensive
plan
with
you
know,
for
2040,
which
met
council
basically
gave
us
the
parameters
and
said
in
2040.
You
should
plan
to
be
an
urban
suburb
and
you
should
meet
certain
housing
goals
and
whatnot,
and-
and
we
build
that
around
that-
and
this
corridors
like
this
are
one
of
those
types
of
things
and
as
mr
marker
guard
said,
you
know
we
have
landowners
along
the
corridor.
D
You
know,
I
think,
even
a
project
that
was
slated
to
be
on
the
agenda
tonight
that
we're
not
happy
about
some
of
our
forward-looking
rezonings
or
re-guidings,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
we
talk
about
sustainability
in
the
plan.
Transit
is
a
key
piece
of
sustainability,
getting
cars
off
the
roads.
D
That
station
makes
sense
to
be
at
knox
in
american
if
it
connects
to
a
brt
line
if
it
doesn't
connect
to
a
brt
line.
Metro
transit
has
basically
made
the
same
exact
mistake.
They
made
at
cedar
grove
on
the
red
line,
which
cost
millions
of
dollars
to
fix
a
few
years
later,
and
so,
if
there's
not
going
to
be
a
a
brt
line
there,
I
don't
know
why
it
gets
off
the
highway.
D
But
you
know,
I
think,
what
I
wonder
about
is.
I
want
us
to
support
a
robust
central
one
transit
system.
I
think
this
fractured
transit
system
we
have
already
where
we
have
some
monies
being
hoarded
in
different
areas
to
support
our
our
suburban
transit
systems.
I
don't
think
that's
helpful,
but
decisions
like
this.
That
kind
of
you
know
are
long
term,
and
you
know
we've
been
good
players.
You
know
it
leads
cities
to
wonder.
D
D
I
understand
the
challenges,
but
I
don't
think
there's
a
cost
to
keep
this
in
a
long-term
vision,
and
I
think
what
it
gives
the
city
here
is
the
ability
to
build
the
types
of
things
that
will
support
the
the
again
the
chicken,
the
egg,
the
demand
for
this.
So
you
know
this
isn't
a
promise
to
build
something
by
2040..
D
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
mr
o'connell
burroughs,
two
questions
for
you.
First,
how
in
the
in
the
numbers,
how
were
jobs
incorporated
into
those
numbers
and
those
factors
and
either
moving
forward
or
not.
G
Mr
chair,
commissioner,
the
jobs
are
part
of
the
corridor
propensity
to
use
transit.
Obviously
we're
well
aware
that
employment
is
a
strong
driver
of
transit,
ridership,
and
so
what
that
metric
looks
at
is
an
index
that
looks
at
population
density,
employment
density
and
other
walkability
and
automobile
ownership
to
kind
of
get
to
a
likelihood
of
using
transit.
The
potential
of
using
transit
in
the
in
the
surrounding
area.
I
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
I
don't
know
those
figures
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
wouldn't
want
to
quote
you
a
specific
percentage,
charles
or
katie.
If
you
have
those
available.
G
I
know
the
the
nine
to
five
work
trip
is
less
than
it's
less
than
the
majority
of
our
trips,
so
looking
at
trips
that
are,
for
other
trip
purposes
or
for
work
trips
that
are
outside
of
the
bee
tower.
I
F
I
Great
second
question:
I
guess!
Third:
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
your
this
idea
of
if
this
were
not
to
move
forward
as
part
of
the
plan,
but
that
they
would
med
transit
would
look
into
improved
local
service?
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
what
that
means
and
what
that
might
look
like
how
how
how
what's
the
step
between
what
it
is
now
improved
local
service
and
a
brt.
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
yeah
so
with
the
orange
line
connecting
bus
plan
so
implemented
here
shortly.
Excuse
me
in
december
the
route
542
will
be.
You
know,
kind
of
restored
and
rerouted,
as
I,
as
I
mentioned
here
on
this
slide,
and
you
know
initially
starting
off
with
with
kind
of
the
peak
period
every
30
minutes
and
then,
as
the
operator
shortage
is
resolved.
G
Expanding
the
plan
is
to
is
to
extend
to
midday
and
evenings
and
weekends
30
minutes
service,
basically
all
day
during
the
weekdays,
and
so
that
is
a
great
example
of
a
step
that
would
happen
to.
You
know
be
kind
of
more
in
line
with
the
typical
market
for
for
transit
service
in
this
corridor
and
then
seeing
kind
of
how
ridership
responds
how
that
service
performs
can
can
then
inform
you
know
future
service
improvements.
G
So
you
know,
maybe
this
is
very
hypothetical
theoretical.
This
point
you
know
the
this
service
does
does
well
and
and
service
development
is
looking
at
improving
beyond
this,
but
that's
the
type
of
thing
that
would
then
kind
of
form
the
basis
of
reconsid
reconsideration
for
an
arterial,
brt
style
corridor.
I
So,
following
up
on
that
improved
local
service,
so
you're
talking
about
restoring
and
rerouting
the
existing
service
on
american
boulevard,
but
I
think
previously
you
had
said
something
along
the
lines
of
improved
local
service,
that
there
is
a
possibility
of
that.
So
what
I'm
hearing
is
restoring
and
rerouting
that
being
the
improvement.
G
G
However,
I
will
note
that
the
existing
route
4
542
prior
to
coved
prior
to
suspension
of
grand
covid
peak
old
and
so
the
the
planned
improvement
with
the
orange
line
cutting
connecting
bus
plan
is
a
pretty
significant
investment
in
transit
service,
so
maybe
not
that
same
level
of
capital
investment
there,
but
a
pretty
significant
improvement
in
service
and
being
able
to
get
to
works
and
jobs
and
stuff
like
that.
E
And
mr
chair
and
commission
members,
if
I
might
just
add
to
what
kyle
responded
with
my
name,
is
katie
ross.
I'm
the
program
director
for
arterial
brt
at
metro,
transit
and
one
improvement
that
I
do
want
to
make
sure
we
point
out
today
is
that
the
d
line
which
travels
along
american
boulevard
for
the
portion
of
the
corridor
between
the
mall
of
america
and
portland
avenue
will
be
brought
online
next
year
and
start
service
with
frequent
all-day
10-minute
service,
all
the
way
down
to
the
mall
of
america
that
doesn't
exist
today.
H
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
you
mean
you
mean
the
the
american
boulevard
corridor
correct.
No,
so
the
we
considered
excuse
me.
We
took
as
kind
of
the
input
the
the
alignment
that
was
previously
identified
in
the
translation
policy
plan
and
so
ending
in
america
at
the
mall
of
america.
H
I
certainly
think
some
of
the
metrics
in
that
matrix
would
change
if,
if
the
airport
was
added
to
this,
I
think
the
employment
there's
thousands,
if
not
tens
of
thousands
of
employees
that
are
served
by
the
airport
and
I
think
matrix,
would
score
higher
if
the
airport
weren't
included.
So
I
would
request
that
metro
transit.
H
H
My
other
comments
when
I
look
at
the
map
of
the
routes
that
are
being
proposed
to
be
eliminated
from
the
next
phase
is
network
balance
and
I
think
geographic
equity
gosh
it.
You
don't
have
to
look
at
this
for
very
long
to
see
where
every
route
is
going
to
one
of
the
downtowns
and
the
ones
that
are
being
removed
are
not
going
to
the
downtowns,
and
that
does
not
seem
equitable
to
me.
There's
a
heck
of
a
lot
of
jobs
along
the
american
boulevard
corridor
that
are.
B
H
Very
valuable
and
we
have
a
lot
of
jobs
that
are
probably
less
well-paying
than
some
of
the
downtown
jobs
that
are
probably
better
served
by
transit
than
than
some
of
the
many
many
options
you
already
have
to
get
downtown.
It's
not
hard
to
get
downtown
from
almost
anywhere
in
the
cities,
but
it
is
not
easy
to
get
across
american
boulevard
on
public
transit.
H
One
thing
I
did
not
hear
discuss
from
metro
transit
is
the
congestion
on
494
that
is
easily
one
of
the
most
congested
areas
of
highways
in
the
in
our
system
and
having
public
transit.
To
remove
some
of
that
congestion,
I
think,
should
be
factored
in.
I'm
disappointed-
and
maybe
it
just
wasn't
mentioned,
but
if
that's
not
being
taken
into
consideration,
it
should
be.
I
would
be
disappointed
if
it's
not
those.
H
For
now,
I'm
I'm
clearly
in
support
of
keeping
the
american
boulevard
corridor
it.
It
creates
geographic
equity.
I
think
it
should
serve
the
airport.
I
think
it
should
be
considered
to
serve
the
airport.
I
should
say-
and
I
I
think
the
reduction
of
congestion
on
494
should
be
taken
into
consideration.
E
Thanks,
mr
chair,
my
question
is
really
around
that
ridership
as
well,
but
thinking
about
how
we,
as
planning
commissioners,
review
proposals
for
development.
Sometimes
we
require
traffic
studies
for
those
developments,
so
we
develop
a
housing.
You
know
housing
proposal
and,
and
it's
gonna
add
50
cars
to
the
the
road
or
to
that
particular
community,
and
I'm
wondering
if,
if
any
type
of
traffic
study
was
done,
when
this
proposal
or
when
this
grading
took
place-
and
the
reason
I
ask
is
you
know
how
many
people
are?
E
You
know
riding
a
bike
versus
using
uber
or
other
type
of
transportation
methods,
a
taxi?
You
know
from
a
equitable
perspective,
somebody
might
actually
not
be
taking
the
bus
because
it
takes
so
long.
They
end
up
taking
an
uber
and
maybe
it's
not
an
affordable
process
for
them,
but
that's
their
only
choice.
E
And
so
I
wonder
if,
if
you've
looked
at
those
alternative
methods
of
transportation,
the
traffic?
That's
actually
on
that
road-
and
I
think
494
to
commissioner
cookton's
point
is
a
valid
one.
We
need
to
look
at
the
traffic
on
494,
because
this
is
a
parallel
road
to
that
as
well.
So
those
are
some
questions
and
comments
mixed
in
and
just
wondered
if
you
had
any
thoughts
on
that.
G
Mr
chair,
commissioner,
I
guess
to
answer
your
your
question
most
directly.
We,
we
did
not
perform
a
traffic
analysis
as
sort
of
traditionally
done.
G
You
know
when
we're
looking
at
when
communities
are
looking
at
like
what
is
the
impact
of
a
new
development
or
anything
like
that,
for
example,
you
know,
however,
we
do,
you
know,
consider
different
trip
types
and
different
purposes
and
different
different
trip,
generators,
kind
of
embedded
in
these
evaluation
criteria
and
thinking
about
thinking
about
making
sure
to
include
those,
okay
or
charles.
I
don't
know
if
you
have
any
other
things
to
add
to
that.
A
Looks
like
maybe
not
right
now,
so
that's
okay,
unless
you
guys
want
to
pipe
in
that's
fine,
any
other
comments
or
questions.
Yeah.
C
Mr
chair,
sorry,
I
was
trying
to
avoid
the
hubbub
of
a
soccer
game
departure
a
lot
of
background
noise
going
on.
Forgive
me
for
that.
C
You
know
one
follow-up
point
to
the
question
earlier:
about
half
of
metro
transit
strips
are
work
trips,
but
only
30
are
actually
sort
of
a
typical
nine
to
five
peak
commute
so
increasingly,
and
and
maybe
even
more
so
during
the
pandemic.
What
we're
seeing
in
our
system
is
a
shift
toward
more
of
an
all-day
travel
pattern
and
for
for
a
variety
of
types
of
trips
yeah
the
airport
is,
is
shows
up
on
that
list,
but
it's
about
two
percent
of
our
trips-
and
you
know,
maybe
we
can.
C
C
What
stood
out
about
it
is,
you
know,
maybe
not
so
much
the
existing
ridership
that
was
that
was
present
elsewhere
in
the
corridor
in
in
other
corridors,
but
the
the
jobs
along
this
corridor
and
then
what
really
differentiated
it
is
the
transitway
connections
that
are
planned
and
only
you
know,
there's
there's
eight
transitway
connections
now
with
the
addition
of
penn
avenue
as
a
as
a
planned
arterial,
brt
line
in
this
area
before
it
continues
up
on
on
lindale
and
then
into
northeast
minneapolis
of
eight
planned
transitway
connections.
C
So
I
think
the
important
thing
is
that
we're
starting
from
a
a
place
of
of
the
ridership
reality
we
have
today,
but
making
firm
investments
to
bolster
that,
both
through
the
growing
transit
way
system
and
through
our
return
of
local
service.
C
That,
unfortunately,
has
has
been
suspended
for
almost
20
months
now,
but
we'll
be
returning
that
in
december
and
then
growing
that
into
not
just
peak
service
but
also
midday
service
over
time,
and
so
I
think
our
focus
at
metro
transit
is
really
to
continue
the
momentum
of
building
toward
both
frequent
all-day
service
of
local
service
in
this
corridor,
but
ultimately
toward
that
transitway
vision
that
we
want
to
have
and
we
were
and
we
share
the
city
is
doing
great
work.
C
C
A
Thank
you,
mr
carlson,
and
certainly
we
do
appreciate
your
work
and
that
of
katie,
roth
and
kyle
o'donnell
burrows
on
this
process.
It's
a
very
important
it's
important
to
the
region
as
well
as
the
city
and
again
so,
like
I
said
we
do
appreciate
it.
I
think
we
do
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
move
forward
that
we're
not
losing
any
of
the
momentum
that
you
speak
of
and
with
that
I
will
just
ask,
did
did
do
you
want
to
speak
all
right.
All
right,
yep
go
ahead.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions
and
I
apologize.
If
you
already
talked
about
this,
it
seems
like
I'm
having
a
hard
time
with
the
maybe
with
the
sound
and
completely
understanding
some
of
the
information.
J
J
I
think
it's,
the
previous
one
yeah
that
one
write
an
american
it's
when
I
mean.
Can
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
more
about
how
you
came
to
those
results,
and
is
this
like
through
the
whole
year,
or
is
that
a
particular
time
of
the
year
and
is
there
a
difference
on,
let's
say
the
the
type
of
season
that
we're
in
whether
we
are
in
summer
versus
the
use
in
the
winter
time,
for
example,.
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
so
this
graph
here
shows
the
the
results
of
the
screening
process
that
we
that
we,
that
we
performed,
which
itself
was
resulting
from
the
results
of
all
five
of
these
screening
criteria,
which
included,
if
you're,
asking
specifically
about
about
ridership
the
ridership
that
we
based
this
on
was
fall
2019
and
we
find
that
usually
the
fall
seasons
are
kind
of
our
kind
of
typical
ridership
season
that
includes
the
school
trips
and
so
that's
kind
of
the
best
representation
of
of
what
kind
of
the
best
case.
G
Ridership
scenario
looks
like
in
the
you
know,
in
a
particular
court
or
on
a
particular
route.
This
graph
here
shows
kind
of
specifically
the
the
ridership.
If
that's
kind
of
the
question
you're
asking
and
this
this
kind
of
this
line
here.
The
spiky
piece
here
is
kind
of
the
average
daily
rides
by
month,
and
that
does
vary
quite
considerably
by
season,
depending
on
whether
school's
in
session
or
not.
J
Perhaps
I
have
another
question
too,
when
I
know
that
during
the
process
of
making
decisions,
we
often
talk
about
community
involvement.
So
when
you
come
to
this
to
this
conclusion
of
what
you
would
do,
was
there
any
type
of
community
involvement?
J
Where
did
you
get
that
perspective
of?
I
know
you
know
you
have
a
certain
number
that
you
can
see
of
how
many
people
might
be
using
the
service,
but
was
there
another
way
or
is
there
another
way
that
you
try
to
include
voices
of
people
to
kind
of
have
a
better
idea
of
who
they
are
and
for
which
purposes
they
are
using
it
that
are
using
the
service.
G
G
We
hosted
a
series
of
community
hosted
conversations
throughout
the
metro
as
well
as
kind
of
a
series
of
surveys
that
helped
us
come
to
these
principles,
really
that
engagement
effort
was
really
centered
around
priorities
and
uses,
and
what
are
people
trying
to
accomplish
with
our
transit
network
and
on
the
basis
of
that,
we
we
identified
these
principles,
which
informed,
obviously
the
development
of
the
screening
criteria
here,
but
really
guided
our
planning
effort
throughout
the
entire
network
next
effort
and
then
at
each
stage
sorry
each
kind
of
step
along
the
the
process.
G
Here
we
had
engagement
efforts
so
following
kind
of
during
and
following
the
screening
process,
sharing
those
results,
getting
feedback
on
those
results
and
then,
with
the
evaluation
process
and
the
prioritization
process,
there
was
public
outreach
and
engagement
as
well
as
making
sure
you
engage
our
our
local
government
stakeholders
and
just
as
a
just
as
a
an
example
figure.
We
had
about
4
000
responses
to
to
the
survey
around
in
december
of
2020
around
our
prioritization
step.
G
G
We
did,
I
think,
make
a
strong
effort
to
do
that,
and,
and
particularly
with
our
community-hosted
conversations,
the
goal
of
that
effort
was
to
identify
community
groups.
Community
organizations
representing
their
community,
most
of
them
went
to
bypac,
either
individuals
or
or
groups
who
were
then
given
a
small
grant
to
fund
to
fund
an
outreach
and
engagement
effort
kind
of
tailored
to
to
their.
J
Thank
you
because
I
truly
believe
it's
it's
very
important
to
get
a
good
feeling
of
who,
and
why-
and
you
know
we
for
so
many
years
we
keep
talking
and
talking
about
creating
more
opportunities
for
people
in
bloomington
and
also
for
people
to
move
to
bloomington
right
and
to
me,
it
almost
seems
like
we
are
taking
away
one
opportunity
by
removing
that
that
option
in
the
community-
and
so
that
would
be
my
concern,
is
you
know,
are
we
doing
more
of
a
disservice
to
certain
population
that
actually
will
be
needing?
J
And
you
know
when
we
talk
about
jobs,
we're
not
talking
only
about
adults
who
have
jobs,
we're
also
talking
about
our
teenagers,
who
are
not
driving
or
unable
to
buy
a
car,
and
we
also
need
that
type
of
service.
So
I
just
worry
about
that
specific
part
of
this.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
corman
commissioner
roman.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chuck.
I
have
one
other
question
back
on
your
the
criteria
with
the
different
percentages
in
the
last
category,
where
we
talk
about
equity
and
reducing
disparities,.
D
It
references
the
the
metro,
transit
survey
from
2016,
and
so
the
data
used
for
that
is
based
on
2016
ridership.
It's
based
on
2010
census
data.
It's
based
on
american
community
survey
data.
It's
based,
I
mean
I'm
just
trying
to
decide
because,
as
we
know,
things
change
rapidly
and
especially
in
bloomington,
things
are
changing
rapidly
and
I'm
just
wondering:
where
are
the
sources
that
we're
using
to
benchmark
that
item
compared
to
some
other?
Perhaps
items
along
the
way.
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
yep,
that's
a
that's
another
good
question
that
is,
that
was
based
on
our
2016
travel,
behavior
inventory,
which
is
a
kind
of
an
onboard
survey
that
was
done
and
how
what
that
did
was
it
also,
in
addition
to
asking
people
about
their
travel
behavior,
we
encountered
we.
It
was
kind
of
an
encounter-based
survey,
and
so
we
asked
people
to
respond
with
their
demographic
demographic
data
as
well.
G
You
know
one
of
the
motivating
factors
for
using
the
demographic
data
on
our
ridership
is
that
oftentimes
we
find
particularly
in
suburban
communities,
that
using
the
surrounding
land
use
data
can
actually
under
count
the
the
particularly
in
low-income
communities,
but
also
by
poc
communities.
That
would
benefit
from
from
an
investment
in
service,
because
people
who
are
riding
transit
are
more
likely
to
be
people
of
color
or
lower
incomes
and
with
transit
routes
going
through
wider
and
wealthier
areas.
Sometimes
that
can
can
kind
of
negatively
impact
those
those
scores.
G
That
said,
we
do
have
an
opportunity
to
use
2020
data
fresh
2020
data
in
2025,
when
we
are
looking
at
kind
of
the
brt
update
plan
updates.
That's
scheduled
for
that
time.
G
That
data
obviously
was
not
available
to
us
when
we
were
completing
this.
This
planning
process.
D
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
The
map
that
I'm
looking
at
in
front
of
me,
it
was
included
in
our
packet
uses
the
term
planned
arterial
brt
lines
under
the
yellow.
It's
a
key,
and
I'm
not
sure
if
this
was
provided
necessarily
by
the
city.
If
it
was
provided
by
metro,
transit.
B
Yeah,
mr
chair,
commissioner,
albrecht
those
were
provided
by
the
city
taken
from
network
next
metro
transit
documents.
I
I
I
I
have
an
issue
with
the
terminology
planned,
because
I
think
that
as
a
planning
commission
as
a
city
as
a
community,
we
make
decisions
based
on
what
is
planned.
I
If
this
was
planned,
then
obviously
our
planning
staff,
the
city
council.
This
commission
makes
decisions
based
on
what
they
believe
is
planned,
and
so
my
only
real.
I
I
understand
that
that
priority
shift
and
change,
but
I
think
we
need
to
be
very
cognizant
of
what
the
terminology
we
use
is.
If
it's
planned
to
me.
That
seems
as
though
that's
something
we
want
to
do.
That's
a
vision
that
that
won't
come
off
the
table
regardless
if
it's
2024,
2025
2026,
whatever
that
happens
to
be,
if
it's
being
studied,
I
think
that's
a
different
terminology.
I
I
just
I
I
feel
as
though
the
terminology
of
using
planned
lends
itself
to
then
the
planning
staff
working
with
our
business
community
working
with
folks
who
are
interested
in
having
businesses
within
bloomington
housing
within
bloomington
development
generally
within
bloomington,
and
drawing
those
dollars
to
a
specific
area.
And
so
I
I
can
understand
the
disappointment
given
the
terminology
planned,
because
I
too
would
also.
A
H
It's
not
hard
to
get
from
bloomington
to
downtown.
There
are
any
number
of
ways
you
can
get
there
and
get
there
very
quickly,
and
I
think
it
goes
back
to
it's
not
easy
to
get
across
the
city
or
to
get
across
east
to
west,
and
you
look
at
the
map
of
all
of
the
proposed
they
all
head
to
downtown,
and
I
I
don't
think
adding
adding
more
trips
or
improving
service
to
downtown
is
is
really
a
priority,
because
it's
so
easy
to
do
it
already.
H
A
Okay,
all
right,
commissioner
corman.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair
one.
Another
question
I
forgot
to
ask
before
is:
when
you
did
this
study,
did
you
also
did
or
consider
doing
a
projection
on
the
impact
of
covet
and
how
this
might
be
different
depending
of
the
current
situation,
and
because,
obviously
you
know
we're
having
an
impact
like,
for
example,
I
would
like
to
buy
a
car,
but
I'm
not
able
to
buy
a
car,
not
because
I
don't
have
the
means
right
now,
but
because
there
are
no
cars
available
for
me.
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
and
so
the
question
is,
did
we
consider
the
impact
of
covid
on
on
these
valuation
results?
Yeah.
J
H
G
So
we
found
so
we
didn't
change
the
evaluation
criteria
or
the
screening
criteria
results
based
on
based
on
coved.
However,
we
have
found
you
know
the
looking
at
kind
of
how
ridership
has
behaved
since
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
we've
sort
of
seen
a
pretty
differential
ridership
impact
depending
on
the
route
type.
So
you
know
not
nine
to
five
into
downtown
from
park
and
ride
service
has
really
declined
considerably.
G
Ridership
is
down
something
you
know
close
to
90
or
something
like
that
on
those
on
those
types
of
routes
for
the
core
local
routes,
the
routes.
You
know
that
we're
looking
at
here
that
really
performed
the
best
in
the
you
know
on
the
screening
evaluation
and
going
forward.
G
Ridership
is,
you
know,
still
down
considerably,
but
it's
closer
to
you
know
something
like
40
or
50
percent
of
pre-pandemic
rides,
and
so
you
know
we
haven't.
We
haven't
sort
of
gone
back
and
recalculated
evaluation
criteria
to
look
at
that.
You
know
in
part
because
we're
doing
long-range
planning
here
and
and
want
to
be
thinking
about
the
covid
pandemic
as
a
sort
of
system
shock
that
won't
be
carried
out.
G
You
know
20
years
into
the
future,
but
I
think
you
know
looking
at
kind
of
how
ridership
behaved
just
over
the
past
18
20
months.
I
think
a
lot
of
these
corridors
identified
still
perform
quite
well.
H
Had
more
in
there,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
one
more
question.
Mr
burrells.
We
can
see
in
our
score
we're
getting
dinged
because
of
lack
of
existing
ridership,
and
my
question
is
being
that
we
are
going
to
have
increased
ridership
in
this
corridor
with
the
d-line
and
the
orange
line.
How
often
are
is
this
matrix
being
re-evaluated
and
if
we
find
ourselves
off
the
list
in
2021,
could
we
find
ourselves
back
on
the
list
and
when
would
that
be.
G
Mr
chair
commissioners,
yeah
our
next
update
to
brt
planning
would
be
in
2025,
and
so
I
think
you
know
yes
is
the
answer.
There's
certainly
that
potential
we
would
be.
You
know,
kind
of
considering
that
you
know
and
in
that
at
that
time
you
know,
we
would
be
in
position
to
sort
of
better
understand
the
ridership
response
to
the
improved
local
service
on
the
route
542.
G
The
d-line
will
have
been
operating
for
several
years.
At
that
point,
orange
line
as
well.
So
yes,
is
the
the
short
answer
for
that
question.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
commissioner
cook
done
any
further
comments
from
commission
members
at
this
point.
Otherwise,
maybe
a
couple
quick
points
here,
let's
see
mr
o'donnell
burrows,
what
is
the
next
steps
for
network
next
from
your
guys's
approval
process
for
network
next
and
in
tpp
the
transportation
policy
plan.
G
Mr
chair,
there
are
sort
of
two
kind
of
distinct
actions
here
that
I
think
are
important
to
kind
of
understand
so
next
week
the
metropolitan
council
will
consider
the
adoption
of
the
seven
remaining
I'm
just
going
to
pull
up
the
map
here,
because
it's
a
little
bit
easier,
just
kind
of
look
at
that
of
the
adoption
of
the
of
the
seven
remaining
corridors
for
implementation
between
2030
and
2040..
G
Those
are
kind
of
highlighted
here
in
in
yellow,
and
this
would
then
ultimately
replace
be
set
up
to
replace
the
2040
corridors
identified
in
the
current
transportation
policy
plan.
That
action
would
be
a
separate
action
with
the
transportation
policy
plan.
Amendment
coming
you
know
throughout
this
fall.
A
Right,
thank
you
for
that,
and
just
just
one
more
piece
of
clarification
on
these.
So
as
I
understand
network
next,
that's
the
you
basically
cut
it
off
with
a
feasibility
of
what's
able
to
be
accomplished.
20
30,
20
40.,
just
trying
to
understand
is
a
long-term
planning
document.
A
A
From
your
perspective,
how
do
we
move
forward
without
that
guidance
from
something
that's
been
planned,
or
at
least
documented
for
well
greater
than
a
decade?
Let's
just
say
that
honest
opinion
we're
we're
here
to
understand
from
your
guys's
perspective
as.
G
Well,
mr
chair
yeah,
I
think
you
know
we
have
appreciated
a
a
great
partnership
with
the
city
so
far,
and
so
I
think
you
know,
as
some
of
these
other
transit
way
lines
come
online
over
the
next
couple
of
months
and
years
and
as
we're
looking
at
you
know
improved
local
service
on
the
route
542.
G
G
G
C
Mr
chair,
one
other
point
that
we
might
want
to
raise
in
this
group
and
I'm
not
sure
if
this
this
commission
has
seen
the
orange
line
connecting
bus
plan
or
not.
But
we
have.
A
C
Okay,
yeah,
the
big
focus
of
that
plan
is
those
east-west
connections
across
bloomington
and
they're,
not
on
this
transitway
map,
but
definitely
a
critical
part
of
of
the
region's
transportation
system
and
route
542
service
along
american
boulevard,
in
addition
to
the
d-line
is,
is
a
big
part
of
building
that
base.
So
this
corridor
will
be
in
the
region's
long-range
plan.
C
It'll
be
a
it'll,
it's
one
of
the
local
service
corridors,
it's
one
that
we're
making
near-term
investment
and
I
think
we're
looking
at
ways
to
reflect
that
pack,
more
specifically
in
the
in
the
upcoming
plan
amendment
that
you
know
this
corridor
remains
important.
It
may
not
be
a
2040
brt
corridor
at
this
time,
but
continued
work
toward
re-studying
this
and
making
the
next
plan
in
2025
is.
Is
that
next
step.
A
Thank
you,
mr
carlson,
and
and
just
if
you
can
remind
me
which
service
had
the
the
highest
loss
during
covid
was
it?
Was
it
local
service
or
was
it
brt.
C
Mr
chair
commuter
express
service
lost
the
greatest
share
of
ridership
in
the
in
the
range
of
95
percent.
It
is
a
bit
based
on
service
levels
too,
as
I
should
note
that
local
service,
40
or
50
brt
has
actually
been
the
most
resilient
mode
during
during
the
pandemic
and
has
lost
the
least
amount
of
service
in
the
30
to
40
percent
range,
typically
by
corridor
compared
to
pre-covet.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
carlson.
I
appreciate
that
information.
As
always,
you
are
a
bank
of
information
for
us
commission
members.
Anything
else
for
our
guests
tonight.
A
Not
seeing
any,
maybe
what
I
can
do
here
is
I'll.
Thank
you
guys,
first
of
all,
thank
you,
katie
roth
and
charles
carlson
and
kyle
o'donnell
burroughs
for
presenting
the
information
tonight.
I
think
I
have
a
couple
suggestions
here
for
our
commission
to
as
we
talk
about
this,
and
I
realize
you
guys
sat
through
an
hour
and
15
minutes
of
questions
and
pondering
and
pontification
on
on
your
presentation.
A
So
I
appreciate
you,
bearing
with
us
for
the
planning
commission
just
thinking
about
a
couple
of
things
that
were
mentioned
here
really
about
that
brt
routing.
I
think,
commissioner
cook
done.
You
brought
up
a
couple
things
about.
Well,
how
come
you
know
as
this
brt
was
analyzed.
It
was
this
this
alignment
that
was
discussed,
maybe
10
plus
years
ago,
what
about
going
to
the
airport?
A
I
also
understand
that
there
might
be
some
discussion
about
the
west
end
and
where
that
really
can
connect
and
how
that
can
connect.
Considering
commissioner
roman's
comments
about
the
different
providers
that
are
in
the
region,
and
so
if
I
can,
I
think,
between
kind
of
the
routing
and
the
the
planning
that
has
taken
place
in
the
city
and
and
the
the
use
of
the
regional
plan
to
facilitate
our
densities
and
and
zoning
that
have
been
put
in
place.
A
I
would
I
would
encourage
us,
as
a
planning
commission,
to
recommend
to
staff
to
work
with
the
mayor's
office
to
submit
an
additional
comment
in
writing
to
the
met
council
before
network
next
is
approved
so
that
they
can
evaluate
that
as
well.
A
Not
to
take
it
away
from
the
staff
here,
mr
carlson,
but
just
so
that
the
met
council
understands
really
the
importance
of
what
it
means
to
the
city
of
bloomington
and
that
we
certainly
understand
that
local
service
planning
is
an
important
piece
and
building
ridership
over
the
next
decade
or
more
is
important,
but
that
the
existing
corridor
planned
corridor.
A
As
commissioner
albrecht
brought
up
is
important
to
the
city
for
development
and
so
planning
commission
I'll
offer
that
out
there.
If
there's,
I
don't
know
that
we
have
to
vote
on
that.
Mr
marker
guard,
maybe
more
of
a
a
nod
from
all
and
I'm
seeing
some
nods,
mr
carlson,
so
we
will
work
staff
if
you
can
work
with
a
letter
to
the
met
council
and
mr
carlson.
A
I
think
that
would
be
an
appropriate
way
to
to
give
our
comments
for
consideration
and
we
certainly
appreciate
all
your
guys's
expertise
in
the
subject.
We
just
happen
to
agree
to
disagree
on
on
inclusion
in
the
tpp
all
right.
Thank
you
all
for
attending
tonight,
mr
carlson.
Again,
mr
o'donnell
burrows
and
miss
roth.
We
appreciate
your
information
and
for
sharing
your
results.
Thank
you.
A
D
May
even
be
behoove
some
of
us
to
contact
others
in
city
leadership
to
perhaps
encourage
phone
calls
or
something
I
mean
this
is
moving
faster
than
I
mean
again
it's
the
schedule,
but-
and
I
guess
the
biggest
thing
for
me
I
mentioned-
is
the
intersection
between
what
other
things
met.
Council
is
asking
us
to
do
as
a
city
and
this
one
thread
of
met
council's
responsibility.
That
seems
somewhat
disconnected
from
that.
So
I.
I
Particularly
around
housing
development,
I
mean
yes,
we've
responded
in
housing
development,
specifically
with
the
number
of
projects,
and
it
feels
as
though
that
needs
to
be
taken
into
account.
A
It
on
the
list:
that's
that's
our
message:
leave
it
on
the
list
and
work
with
us
on
on
ridership
development
and
future
corridor
development.
All
right,
commission
members
moving
on
to
item
number
three,
the
three
month
overdue
election
of
planning
commission
officers,
mr
marker
guard,
take
it
away.
B
So
what
we
will
do
I
understand
that
four
of
you
declined
to
be
considered.
I
just
want
to
verify
that
that's
still
true
tonight,
so
maybe
just
if
anybody
does
not
want
to
be
considered
for
either
chair
or
vice
chair.
Just
raise
your
hand
just
we'll
verify
that
okay,
so
we
have
three
potential
candidates
and
what
we
will
do
you
will
each
vote
on
a
ballot
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
and
just
circle,
the
name
of
the
individual.
A
A
I'm
no,
I
well.
My
term
was
supposed
to
end
in
july,
but
we
haven't
had
anybody.
We
haven't
had
everybody
here,
so
this
would
be
a
continuation
of
september
through
july
of
next
year.
A
A
E
A
And
then
we
got
after
this
two
planning
planning,
commission,
synopsises.
B
Commissioners,
we
do
have
a
majority
of
commissioners
that
voted
for
chairman
solberg
to
continue
in
that
role.
A
B
Maybe
let's
clarify,
let's
clarify
that
the
same
people
do
not
want
to
be
considered.
If
that's
true,
okay,
it
is
true.
Okay,
so.
B
All
right,
mr
chair
commissioners,
we
do
have
a
majority
of
votes
for
vice
chairman
roman,
to
continue
on
as
vice
chair
for
another
year.
A
All
right
for
another,
nine
months,
all
right
excellent,
so
that.
B
And
one
related
item
on
this,
the
chair
needs
to
appoint
a
secretary
for
the
planning,
commission
and
staff
would
recommend
ms
o'day
to
continue
on
in
that
role.
A
A
All
right,
commission
members,
we
have
two
more
items
here:
the
first
one
being
approval
of
the
planning
commission
synopsis
from
july
22nd.
Just
for
everyone's
awareness
on
july
22nd,
I
was
the
only
one
absent,
so
I
will
abstain.
So
I
would
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
august
or
sorry.
The
july
22nd
21
planning
commission
synopsis.
Yes,
commissioner,
albrecht.
I
A
All
right,
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
planning
commission
synopsis.
Is
there
a
second
commissioner
goldsmith?
Second,
all
right:
commission
members,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
in
front
of
us
to
approve
the
july
22nd
planning
commission
draft
planning
commission
synopsis.
I
got
to
get
that
all
out
in
one
breath
all
those.
Oh
sorry,
any
further
discussion,
not
seeing
any
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
and
I
abstain
from
that
motion-
passes,
moves
forward.
A
All
right,
planning,
commission
members,
the
next
planning
commission
synopsis
in
front
of
us
is
august
5th.
Again
I
was
the
only
one
absent
and
you
just
voted
me
as
chair
again
just
so
you
know
I
would
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
draft
planning
commission
synopsis.
Commissioner,
albrecht.
A
Right.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Albrecht.
Is
there
a
second
commissioner
corman
all
right
planning,
commission
members,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
in
front
of
us
to
approve
the
draft
planning
commission
synopsis
from
august
20
august
5th
2021,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
hi.
I
alright,
sorry.
I
abstain.
I
abstain.
A
All
right.
Moving
on
to
our
fifth
item
planning,
commission
policy
and
issue
updates.
Mr
marker
guard.
B
Sure,
mr
chair
commissioners,
looking
forward
to
upcoming
meetings,
kind
of
reviewing
what's
on
or
the
items
that
are
on
the
agenda
for
the
14th
of
october.
So
one
week
from
today
we
have
three
development
items,
including
the
clover
center,
so
98th
and
lindale
rezoning
preliminary
development
plan
and
final
development
plan.
B
B
And
then
another
item
is
a
privately
initiated
city
code,
amendment
to
define
high
density
motor
vehicle
sales
and
then
to
make
it
a
permitted
use
in
the
c1
and
c3
zoning
districts,
and
then
third
is
a
request
to
change
a
condition
of
approval
related
to
the
nine-mile
brewing
company
site.
That
relates
to
a
sidewalk
connection,
and
so
those
are
the
three
items
on
the
14th.
B
Then
looking
forward
to
the
28th,
we
also
have
actually
four
items
on
that
agenda.
We
have
the
subdivision
one
lot
into
two
lots:
residential
subdivision.
B
We
have
the
south
town
item
continued
from
this
evening
and
then
two
study
items
that
would
be
to
discuss
updating,
single-family
and
two-family
dwelling
standards
and
then
to
update
accessory
dwelling
unit
standards
so
somewhat
intra-related
items
there
and
then
looking
even
farther
afield
november.
Fourth,
three
items,
all
study
items
and
all
engineering
items.
So
it
will
be
engineering
evening
on
transportation,
and
that
includes
an
update
on
the
494
project
and
municipal
consent
process,
a
street
renaming
consideration
of
public
hearing
and
then
a
study
item
with
background
on
the
payment
management
program.
A
D
Mr
chair,
mr
guard
did
maybe
we
did
this
already
and
I
missed
it,
but
I
think
I
saw
in
the
city
council
meeting
for
monday
that
they
are
reviewing
the
cip.
Did
we
not
see
that
this
year.
B
Mr
chair,
commissioner,
roman,
that
is
coming
in
november.
Okay,.
A
Okay,
all
right-
and
if
I
recall
the
other
portion
of
this
section,
is
really
for
planning
commission
members
to
bring
up
any
issues
to
think
about
for
future
staff
development
or
clarification
of
of
issues,
not
agenda
items
not
not
applications
or
those
sorts
of
things
in
front
of
us
so
opportunity
for
planning,
commission
members
to
ask
questions
and
or
bring
up
issues.
So
any
issues
thoughts.
F
I
think
I've
been
thinking.
I
live
by
american
boulevard,
and
maybe
this
is
not
the
direction
of
why
we're
thinking
of
the
policy
and
issue
updates
with
possible
transit
going
away
from
american
boulevard.
How
can
we
make
american
boulevard
a
little
bit
more
neighborhood
sales
and
naval
sales
and
service
friendly?
F
It's
very
high
traffic
and
looking
at
several
of
the
maps,
a
lot
of
our
minority
and
bipark
poverty.
Folks
under
poverty
lines
are
in
that
area
in
the
east
of
bloomington,
and
we
don't
have
anything
that
makes
it
a
neighborhood
friendly
community.
F
Even
though
american
all
america
is
right
there.
What
else
is
there?
F
We
have
huge
hotels
in
that
area,
but
other
than
that,
it's
we're
we're
we're
we're
locked
in
very
high
traffic
bus
is,
I
think,
the
only
bus
I
see
randomly
occasionally,
I
should
say,
is
number
five,
but
for
us
to
go
grab
coffee.
We
have
to
go
to
mall
of
america
or
go
into
richfield
or
go
further
out
into
american
and
pen
or
american
and
nicolet
area.
F
I
was
looking
at
as
they
were
talking
I
was
trying
to.
I
did
a
little
bit
of
line
and
said
american
in
12
is
where
things
are
actually
dead
and
then
you
go
to
american
nicollet
or
portland
is
where
things
kind
of
pick
up
a
little
bit,
but
those
are
still
at
least
they
have.
We
have
that
corner
of
the
dental
just
went
in
recently.
We
have
that
walgreens
and
few
small
retail
sales
and
services
for
that
area,
and
then
you
kind
of
go
on
to
nicolette
lindell
penn.
F
All
of
those
those
intersections
become
high
density.
They
become
places
that
you
see
like
more
more
restaurants,
more
fast
food,
not
necessarily
fast
food,
but
things
that
neighborhoods
and
residents
can
actually
go
and
walk
to.
But
when
you
are
at
american
and
12
and
any
anything
after
portland
going
to
mall
of
america,
it's
dead
and
you
can
tell
the
socio-economic
from
there.
F
I'm
trying
to
fit
in
the
desire
to
advocate
for
that
corridor
to
make
it
does.
Is
it
the
land
use,
that's
discouraging
such
uses?
Is
the
city
not
ad?
Not
necessarily
is
it?
Is
the
city
not
actively
looking
to
make
this
a
neighborhood
friendly
corridor?
Are
we
looking
for
more
hotels?
Are
we
looking
for
large
box
stuff
related
there
used
to
be
a
business
that
went
out
american
and
12,
the
property
is
it's
on
the
corner?
F
It's
been
vacant
for
like
so
long
and
then
finally,
somebody
took
over
and
then
they
made
it
into
this
kitchen
renovation
contractor
looking
office.
The
landscaping
sucks
there's
a
bus
station
right
there.
So
it's
it's
depressing
to
be
in
that
area,
and
we
don't.
We
have
our
properties
over
there,
so
we
don't
want
to
move,
but
it's
like
the
cities
intentionally
or
the
investment
is
intentionally
being
taken
away
from
there.
So
without
mumbling
too
much
does
this
fit
into
the
topic
that
you're
in
like
does
this
cover.
A
You
know,
I
think,
commissioner
abdi,
what
I
hear
you
at
least
in
part
talking
about
is:
where
are
the
redevelopment
opportunities?
Where
are
the
livability
opportunities
in
the
city
and
how
are
those
decided
so
yeah?
That's,
maybe
something
we
can
talk
about
absolutely
there's
areas
that
you
know
for
future
direction
for
staff
and
for
them
to
take
notes
on
these
sorts
of
things
to
bring
it
to
the
next
work
plan.
F
Yeah,
and
are
there
any,
are
those
all
privately
owned
lots.
Are
there
any
city-owned
lots
in
that
area?
That
would
encourage
something
of
a
mixed
user
and
it
was
high
density
things
that
would
allow
for
the
public
to
walk
to.
We
talk
about
walkability,
we
talk
about
transit
friendliness,
but
we're
also
intentionally
not
advocating
for
things
like
that
to
go
into
there,
and
maybe
development
is
not
attractive
at
this
location
at
this
time.
What
could
be
done
to
incentivize
stuff?
Like
that?
A
No,
those
are
those
are
good
points
and
for
staff
to
to
recognize.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up
and
maybe
at
a
future
study,
meeting
or
thoughts
about
inclusion
into
the
work
plan
for
the
next
year.
Okay,
anything
else
from
other
commissioners.
A
That
was
perfect,
perfect
comments,
so
those
sorts
of
things
bring
up
to
have
discussion.
I
think
that's
good.
A
All
right,
commission
members,
not
seeing
any
further
discussion
under
item
number
five
that
would
conclude
our
october
7th
planning
commission
meeting.
Thank
you
all.