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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ November 24
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City Council, commissions meet virtually due to rise in COVID-19 cases, Public Health and Bloomington Public Schools partner to get students vaccinated and a reminder to sign up for curbside organics.
A
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
I'm
emily
taplin
thanks
for
joining
us.
First,
we
bring
you
the
buzz
for
the
weeks
of
november
24th
through
december
7th
until
further
notice,
city,
council
and
commission
meetings
will
be
conducted.
Virtually
state
statute
authorizes
cities
to
meet
virtually
if
it
is
determined,
meaning
in
person
is
not
practical
because
of
a
health
pandemic.
As
of
november
15th
minnesota
had
the
country's
worst
covenant.
19
infection
rate
city
manager,
jamie
verbrughe
says
he
consulted
with
the
city's
mayor
chief,
legal
counsel
and
public
health
administrator
and
determined.
A
It
is
difficult
or
impossible
for
city
officials,
city
staff
and
the
public
to
comply
with
public
health
guidance
following
a
possible
exposure
infection
or
related
matters,
while
safely
carrying
out
official
duties.
Members
of
the
public
may
participate
in
person
from
the
regular
meeting
location
unless
it
is
unfeasible
due
to
the
coven
19
pandemic
or
electronically
directions
on
how
to
participate
are
available
in
the
agenda
packet
for
information
on
how
to
watch
meetings
virtually
or
participate
visit.
The
web
address
on
your
screen.
A
Bloomington
public
health
and
public
schools
are
partnering
to
bring
coven
19
vaccines
to
students.
The
clinics
were
held
november.
21St
and
22nd
400
students,
ages,
5
to
11,
received
pfizer
vaccines.
The
clinic
was
held
at
valley
view
middle
school,
focusing
on
serving
title
1
schools
in
the
district.
The
clinics
are
operated
by
vendor
homeland
health.
Additional
clinics
will
be
held
in
the
future.
A
Bloomington
residents
will
have
a
new
public
transportation
option
for
getting
to
and
from
downtown
the
metro
transit
orange
line.
Bus
route
opens
in
december,
the
17-mile
planned
highway.
Bus.
Rapid
transit
line
will
run
from
burnsville
to
downtown
minneapolis,
with
several
stops
along
the
way,
including
the
I-35w
and
98th
street
station.
Here
in
bloomington,
the
new
line
will
provide
frequent
all-day
service
in
both
directions.
Seven
days
a
week,
it's
expected
to
take
about
14
thousand
riders
per
day.
B
The
addition
of
the
orange
line,
bus,
rapid
transit
to
the
35w
corridor
really
enhances
transit
all
throughout
the
city,
the
local
connections,
east
and
west
local
connections,
as
well
as
transit
connections
all
through
the
city
will
converge
at
locations
like
the
98th
street
transit
station
and
the
new
stations
at
american
boulevard
at
knox
avenue.
So
local
riders
wishing
to
take
an
express
service
to
downtown
or
out
to
burnsville
will
be
able
to
do
so.
A
To
celebrate
its
opening
metro
transit
is
offering
free
rides
on
the
orange
line
december
4th
through
the
6th
for
more
information
visit.
The
website
on
your
screen,
don't
forget,
to
sign
up
for
the
city's
new
curbside
composting
residents
will
be
able
to
conveniently
recycle
organics
at
the
curb
starting
the
week
of
march
7th.
If
you
want
to
be
sure
to
start
right
away,
you
need
to
sign
up
by
december
1st,
if
you
sign
up
after
that's,
ok,
you'll
receive
the
carts
by
mid
to
late
april.
A
C
A
welcome
packet
will
be
attached
to
the
organics
carts
when
they're
delivered
to
your
home.
That
will
include
a
starter
set
of
compostable
bags,
a
reference
guide,
magnet
to
remind
you
of
what
you
can
and
can't
compost
some
tips
for
getting
started
as
well
as
some
information
about
where
you
can
get
additional
compostable
bags
in
the
future.
As
a
rule
of
thumb,
what
we
like
to
say
is
if
it
grows,
and
you
can
use
it
inside
of
your
home,
it
can
go
in
your
organics
cart.
C
So
that
includes
things
like
your
fruit,
peels
meat,
bones,
paper,
towels
or
greasy
pizza
boxes.
Since
the
material
is
taken
to
a
commercial
composting
facility,
you
can
put
material
in
your
cart
that
you
wouldn't
put
in
your
backyard
pile
and,
as
a
reminder,
you
shouldn't
put
yard
waste
in
your
cart.
The
material
that's
organic
and
that
is
generated
from
outside
your
home.
You'll
still
use
the
regular
yard
waste
program
to
dispose
of
those
items
like.
A
C
About
a
third
of
your
garbage
is
organic
material
that
could
be
composted
so
by
participating
in
the
organics
program.
You
might
be
able
to
reduce
the
size
of
your
garbage,
cart
and
save
some
money
on
your
utility
bill
residents
often
say
that
by
participating
in
the
program
it
really
produces
that
feel
good
benefit.
They
know
that
they're
doing
something
that's
easy
to
do
at
home
and
still
help
the
environment
and
it
results
in
a
really
visible
reduction
in
your
trash.
Just
like
regular
recycling
was
a
new
concept
to
many
people
20
or
30
years
ago.
C
Organics
recycling
might
be
new
today,
but
once
you
get
the
hang
of
it,
residents
say
that
they
can't
imagine
not
turning
those
food
scraps
into
that
valuable
compost.
It's
just
an
easy
way.
They
can
help
the
environment
at
home.
The
curbside
program
is
available
to
residents
with
the
city's
garbage
and
recycling
service,
so
residents
living
in
a
town
home
or
an
apartment
building
can
still
recycle
their
organics
by
using
one
of
the
city's
drop-off
sites.
A
You
should
have
received
a
mailer
with
paid
postage
to
sign
up
for
the
organics
program,
or
you
can
call
the
number
listed
on
your
screen
or
visit
organixx
to
sign
up.
That
is
the
buzz
on
bloomington
today
for
the
weeks
of
november
24th
through
december
7th.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
the
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist,
there
you'll
find
a
look
at
street
improvements
through
the
city's
pavement
management
program,
plus
your
weekly
check-in
with
mayor
tim
bussey.
Thanks
for
watching.