This transcript has been formatted with speaker identifications based on the provided context of the May 8, 2023, Bloomington City Council meeting. [00:00:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I AM GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER ON MONDAY, MAY 8TH. WE WILL BEGIN THE MEETING AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, WE HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING THE COLORS PRESENTED BY THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT HONOR GUARD. THE SPECIAL OCCASION TONIGHT IS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AS WELL AS RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD. SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO POLICE CHIEF BOOKER HODGES. [00:00:45] **Booker Hodges (Police Chief):** ALL RIGHT, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRESENTATION. [00:01:00] **Group:** I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [00:01:15] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** YOU MAY BE SEATED. SO THANK YOU TO THE HONOR GUARD AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE WATCHING ONLINE. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AFTER APPROVAL, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF INTRODUCTORY ITEMS: THREE PROCLAMATIONS—ONE FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK/PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, ONE FOR RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK AND OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD, AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR TENNIS MONTH. WE WILL THEN HAVE AN INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND A PRESENTATION ON THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROJECT. AFTER THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT BUSINESS. COUNCILMEMBER MOUA HAS THAT. WE HAVE NO ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS ITEMS: 5.1 IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE, THEN A PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE, FOLLOWED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES. [00:02:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** SECOND. [00:02:32] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. ALL RIGHT, SO THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. I AM GOING TO COME DOWN TO THE PODIUM ALONG WITH CHIEF HODGES AND I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. [00:03:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** I’M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WHICH IS MAY 14TH THROUGH 20TH, 2023, AND NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, WHICH IS MAY 15TH, 2023. WHEREAS THERE ARE MORE THAN 800,000 SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT... [Reads full proclamation] ...THEREFORE, I, ACTING MAYOR JENNA CARTER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 14TH TO MAY 20TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF HODGES. BEFORE I DO THAT, I JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE SACRIFICE AND THE COMMITMENT THAT POLICE OFFICERS PUT ON THE LINE FOR US EVERY DAY. [00:05:15] **Booker Hodges (Police Chief):** I'LL BE BRIEF. THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION. I ALWAYS SAY I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE BEST CHIEF JOB IN THE COUNTRY. I WORK WITH SOME OF THE BEST HUMAN BEINGS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. THE 123 BLOOMINGTON POLICE OFFICERS AND ALL OF OUR RECORDS STAFF AND DISPATCHERS DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE. EVERY TIME WE PUT ON THIS UNIFORM, WE TELL THE PUBLIC THAT OUR LIFE IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN YOURS. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT PUT ON THIS UNIFORM. MY JOB IS EASY; THE COPS THAT WORK FOR ME, THEIR JOB IS HARD. [00:06:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** THANK YOU, CHIEF HODGES. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK AND THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD. WE HAVE BLOOMINGTON OPTIMIST CLUB PRESIDENT ARLEN GRUSIN HERE ALONG WITH CHIEF HODGES TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. [Reads Proclamation] ...WHEREAS, THE BLOOMINGTON OPTIMIST CLUB IS HONORED TO PRESENT THE 2023 RESPECT FOR LAW OFFICER OF THE YEAR TO OFFICER DESMOND DANIELS. OFFICER DANIELS IS A 15-YEAR VETERAN POLICE OFFICER AND HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE BPD FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS... THEREFORE, I, ACTING MAYOR JENNA CARTER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 14TH THROUGH 20TH, 2023, AS RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK. ARLEN, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN ME UP HERE. [00:08:15] **Arlen Grusin (Optimist Club President):** THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION. WE DO THIS ANNUALLY AND WE HAVE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US AS THE OPTIMIST CLUB TO SUPPORT OUR POLICE. WE HAVE A DYNAMITE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS CHANCE TO THANK THE CITY FOR HONORING THE POLICE. WE’RE HAVING A BANQUET ON THURSDAY TO CELEBRATE THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR, THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR, PLUS OUR ORATORICAL AND ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [00:09:45] **Officer Desmond Daniels:** I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE. MYSELF AND THE OFFICERS AT THE PD APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. [00:10:00] **Booker Hodges (Police Chief):** OFFICER, YOU DON'T GET TO LEAVE YET. THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO GET THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD. THE WORK HE DID TO GET THIS WAS GOOD WORK. IT’S WORK MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A FAIR WORKPLACE, TREATING PEOPLE EQUITABLY, AND ENSURING WE REFLECT THE COMMUNITY. IT’S WORK THAT IS VALUABLE AND MAKES OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. CONGRATULATIONS. [00:10:30] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** I HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION TO READ. IT IS NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH, MAY 2023. [Reads Proclamation] ...THEREFORE, I, ACTING MAYOR JENNA CARTER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2023 AS NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH IN BLOOMINGTON. EVAN, DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME UP HERE? [00:12:00] **Evan Hubbard (Recreation Supervisor):** HELLO. I'M RECREATION SUPERVISOR EVAN HUBBARD. I RUN SPORTS PRIMARILY. I HAVE TENNIS COORDINATOR MARSHA BACH WITH ME. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMING. IT WOULD BE UNJUST IF I WERE THE ONE TALKING ABOUT TENNIS WHEN WE HAVE MARSHA BACH ON STAFF WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH TENNIS PROGRAMING IN THE CITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS. [00:12:30] **Marsha Bach (Tennis Coordinator):** THANK YOU, EVAN. HE'S ACTUALLY MY MIXED DOUBLES PARTNER. BEFORE I START, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND WE HAVE THE BEST DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL AND ACTING MAYOR, FOR ACKNOWLEDGING TENNIS MONTH. WE ARE ONE OF HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING. WE’RE OFFERING A FREE NATIONAL TENNIS MONTH EVENT ON SATURDAY THE 20TH FROM 3 TO 5 P.M. AT VALLEY VIEW COURTS. RECENT STUDIES INDICATE TENNIS PLAYERS LIVE 9.7 YEARS LONGER THAN SEDENTARY INDIVIDUALS—HIGHEST AMONG ALL SPORTS. [00:14:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 2.4, INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES. I’M TURNING IT OVER TO MELISSA MANDERSCHIED. [00:14:15] **Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney):** THANK YOU, ACTING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM EXCITED TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THREE OF OUR MOST RECENT HIRES IN THE CITY'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE TWO OF THEM IN PERSON AND ONE ON WEBEX. WE’RE GOING TO START WITH JENNIFER CROSS. JENNIFER HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A LONG TIME, BUT SHE WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO BE THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY OF OUR CRIMINAL DIVISION. [00:14:45] **Jennifer Cross (Deputy City Attorney):** GOOD EVENING. AS MELISSA SAID, I AM NOW THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CRIMINAL DIVISION. I STARTED WITH BLOOMINGTON ALMOST 11 YEARS AGO. I AM SO PLEASED TO CONTINUE TO BE WITH THE CITY. IN ADDITION TO MY PROSECUTOR ROLE, I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMAND STAFF, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO MY TASKS. [00:15:30] **Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney):** THE NEXT PERSON I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS NICK REDMOND. HE IS ON THE CIVIL TEAM. NICK HAS BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. [00:15:45] **Nick Redmond (Assistant City Attorney):** THANK YOU, ACTING MAYOR AND MEMBERS. I AM AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IN THE CIVIL DIVISION. THE DEPARTMENTS I PRIMARILY WORK WITH ARE PUBLIC WORKS, I.T., FINANCE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. BEFORE JOINING THE CITY, I WAS AN ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY WORKING IN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND A JUDICIAL CLERK IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT. I’M HAPPY TO BE HERE. [00:16:30] **Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney):** LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST IS ERIN HUTTNER JOINING US BY WEBEX. SHE REPORTS TO JENNIFER. HER OFFICIAL TITLE IS OFFICE ASSISTANT. [00:16:45] **Erin Huttner (Office Assistant):** HI, MY NAME IS ERIN HUTTNER. I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AND LEARNING A LOT. [00:17:15] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** THANK YOU, MELISSA, AND WELCOME TO NICK AND ERIN, AND THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR CONTINUING TO CHOOSE BLOOMINGTON. NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROJECT. WE HAVE MR. NICK JOHNSON, PLANNING MANAGER. [00:17:45] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager):** GOOD EVENING, ACTING MAYOR CARTER AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROJECT IS A UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PROGRAM THAT PARTNERS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON TWO MAIN AREAS: EVALUATION OF MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE HAVE THE STUDENT TEAMS HERE TO PRESENT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS. [00:19:00] **Brian (U of M Student):** HELLO, I AM BRIAN, ALONG WITH LINNEA MAXWELL AND ALEX MCKEE. WE ARE GRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. THE CITY WANTED US TO COMPARE FINANCIAL COSTS AND BENEFITS OF DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT TYPES, PARTICULARLY MIXED-USE. OUR KEY FINDING IS THAT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IS A CLEAR FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND HAS POTENTIAL TO INCREASE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. [00:21:00] **Linnea Maxwell (U of M Student):** [Explaining maps] THE HIGHER THE BAR ON THE MAP, THE HIGHER THE TAX REVENUE PER ACRE. MIXED-USE LAND USES ARE THE HIGHEST PROPERTY REVENUE PRODUCERS COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF LAND THEY OCCUPY. WE CHOSE THREE CASE STUDY SITES AS CONTROLS (LOWER DENSITY) AND COMPARED THEM TO MIXED-USE DISTRICTS. REVENUE PER ACRE IN MIXED-USE DISTRICTS WAS ABOUT SIX TIMES HIGHER THAN LOWER DENSITY DISTRICTS. [00:23:45] **Alex McKee (U of M Student):** WE ALSO ANALYZED COMPARATIVE EXPENSES, SPECIFICALLY STREET MAINTENANCE. MIXED-USE AREAS HAD A HIGHER COST PER ACRE DUE TO WIDER ROADS AND MORE PAVEMENT, BUT WHEN CONSIDERING POPULATION DENSITY, THE COST PER CAPITA FOR MIXED-USE WAS LOWER THAN FOR LOWER DENSITY AREAS. [00:26:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DID. VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION. I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION: YOU STATED THAT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT POLICIES WERE NECESSARY. WHAT SPECIFIC POLICIES WERE THOSE? [00:26:30] **Brian (U of M Student):** INCLUSIONARY ZONING WAS CERTAINLY ONE, AS WELL AS GENERAL SUBSIDY AND SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ENSURE A MIX OF INCOMES. [00:27:15] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro:** ONE OF THE THINGS WE KNOW IS THAT USING ROAD MAINTENANCE AS THE LEVER AGAINST EXPENSES MAKES SENSE, BUT A CONTRASTING MEASUREMENT WOULD BE SERVICES LIKE FIRE AND POLICE. DID YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THOSE? [00:27:45] **Alex McKee (U of M Student):** WE LOOKED INTO THAT, BUT THERE WASN'T A GEOGRAPHIC MAP OF POLICE CALLS WE COULD CONFIDENTLY ALLOCATE TO SPECIFIC PARCELS WITHOUT MAKING MANY ASSUMPTIONS. IT IS SOMETHING WE WROTE ABOUT IN THE REPORT, BUT WE COULDN'T DEVELOP A FIRM METHODOLOGY FOR MAPPING IT. [00:29:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY URBAN PLANNING IS A PHENOMENAL PROFESSION. DID ANYTHING SURPRISE YOU DURING THE RESEARCH? [00:29:45] **Brian (U of M Student):** YES, WE FOUND STUDIES INDICATING THAT COST OF SERVICE PER CAPITA DECREASES AS POPULATION INCREASES, BUT THERE IS A PLATEAU POINT AROUND 500,000 PEOPLE WHERE IT STARTS TO INCREASE AGAIN. BLOOMINGTON ISN'T AIMING FOR 500,000 BY 2040, BUT IT WAS AN INTERESTING FINDING. [00:31:00] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager):** WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TEAM UP. [00:31:15] **Joe Emery (U of M Student):** THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOE EMERY, JOINED BY JAMILAH, MOLLY, MICHAEL, AND ALEX GRIFFIN. OUR GOAL WAS TO SHOW THE IMPACTS OF CITY INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE FOCUSED ON BLOOMINGTON MEADOWS AND CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS. [00:33:00] **Michael (U of M Student):** OUR FINDINGS CENTERED ON FOUR TOPICS: ACCESS TO WALKABILITY/TRANSPORTATION, DIVERSITY IN COMMUNITY, EXTERNAL FACTORS LIKE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AND STABILITY. RESIDENTS WHO CAME FROM HOMELESSNESS EMPHASIZED THE GREATEST BENEFITS. ONE TENANT SAID, "I JUST FEEL GRATEFUL THAT I DON'T HAVE TO NOT KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO BE TOMORROW." [00:36:00] **Joe Emery (U of M Student):** OUR RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE HIRING A CITY LIAISON TO HELP RESIDENTS NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND COORDINATE WITH MANAGEMENT. ALSO, WE RECOMMEND USING A "SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT" (SROI) METHODOLOGY FOR FUTURE EVALUATIONS. [00:38:30] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro:** I'M INTERESTED IN THE SROI METHODOLOGY. CAN YOU GIVE US A TEASER ON HOW YOU’D TRANSLATE THAT TO DOLLARS? [00:38:45] **Joe Emery (U of M Student):** YOU USE FISCAL PROXIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCREASES STABILITY, YOU LOOK AT THE REDUCED NUMBER OF MOVES PER YEAR. YOU CALCULATE THE AVERAGE COST OF A MOVE AND MULTIPLY THAT BY THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE TO MOVE. YOU’D APPLY THAT ACROSS 15 OR 20 DIFFERENT METRICS. [00:40:30] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** THANK YOU. I WANT TO INTRODUCE EMMA STRUSS. TELL THEM WHAT YOUR NEXT POSITION WILL BE. [00:40:45] **Emma Struss (Sustainability Commission Liaison):** I WILL BE STARTING ON MONDAY AS A SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST IN PUBLIC WORKS. [00:41:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** WELCOME! WE ARE MOVING ON TO CONSENT BUSINESS. COUNCILMEMBER MOUA. [00:41:15] **Councilmember Naurin Moua:** THANK YOU, ACTING MAYOR. TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO HOLDS: 3.2 AND 3.11. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA 3.1 AND 3.3 THROUGH 3.10. [00:41:45] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** SECOND. [00:41:50] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. LET’S GO WITH 3.2. [00:42:00] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro:** I JUST WANTED TO HOLD THIS BECAUSE IT MENTIONED TEN MEASUREMENTS FOR LOCAL PERFORMANCE AND I WAS CURIOUS WHAT THE ACTUAL CATEGORIES ARE. [00:42:15] **Zach Walker (City Manager):** OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T HAVE THOSE TEN. WE WILL FOLLOW UP. IT IS A STRUCTURED PROGRAM WHERE THE STATE PROVIDES FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION. [00:43:00] **Lori (City Staff):** ACTING MAYOR CARTER AND COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO, I DO NOT KNOW ALL TEN. WE WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IN THE WEEKLY UPDATE. [00:44:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ALL RIGHT, MOTION TO ADOPT 3.2? [00:44:15] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro:** SO MOVED. [Seconded and passed 4-0] [00:44:30] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ITEM 3.11, MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH IAFF AND AFSCME. [00:44:45] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** I HELD THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER PAID PARENTAL LEAVE APPLIED TO EVERYONE. I WANT TO BE SURE WE DON'T HAVE TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS FOR EMPLOYEES. [00:45:00] **Zach Walker (City Manager):** I’LL HAVE THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ADDRESS THAT. IT WAS OUR INTENT FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE TO GET THE BENEFIT. IT WAS JUST A SEQUENCING OF PAPERWORK. EVERY MEMBER HAS IT BACKDATED TO THE DATE THE COUNCIL APPROVED IT. [00:45:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** EXCELLENT. I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE MOUS. [Seconded and passed 4-0] [00:46:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS, 5.1 NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. [00:46:15] **Julie Long (Public Works Director):** GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT RAY HAYHURST WITH KIMLEY-HORN TO GIVE AN UPDATE. [00:46:30] **Ray Hayhurst (Kimley-Horn):** THANK YOU, JULIE. OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL IS TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 MPH TO 25 MPH ON LOCAL STREETS CITYWIDE. WE’RE ALSO CONSIDERING 20 MPH SPEED LIMITS IN SCHOOL ZONES DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL. WE ALSO WANT TO SIMPLIFY THE TRAFFIC CALMING REQUEST PROCESS. THE CURRENT PROCESS IS TOO CUMBERSOME AND HAS ONLY LED TO ONE COMPLETED PROJECT. [00:52:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** I AM OPEN TO LOOKING AT THE REDUCTION TO 25 MPH AND I’M ABSOLUTELY INTERESTED IN THE SCHOOL ZONE REDUCTIONS. [00:53:00] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** THANK YOU. FOR SCHOOL ZONES, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO JUST KEEP IT AT 20 ALL THE TIME INSTEAD OF FLUCTUATING? [00:53:30] **Julie Long (Public Works Director):** WE WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH LEAVING IT AT 20 ALL THE TIME. IF WE SET IT TOO LOW ON A WIDE STREET, WE WON'T GET VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. WE DON'T WANT TO PUT EXTRA BURDEN ON POLICE ENFORCEMENT. WE’RE LOOKING AT FLASHING LIGHTS THAT ARE ONLY TIMED TO WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. [00:57:00] **Councilmember Naurin Moua:** I WOULD RECOMMEND TALKING WITH OUR YOUTH, ESPECIALLY THE 16-18 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVERS. [00:58:00] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro:** I AM A MASSIVE FAN OF SCHOOL ZONES. I WAS FLOORED WHEN I SAW WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM. I’M ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT WE’RE DOING AROUND PARKS TO MAKE SURE KIDS CAN GET THERE SAFELY. [01:00:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE. [01:01:00] **Booker Hodges (Police Chief):** [Presents stats] OUR MISSION IS TO ALWAYS BE RESPECTFUL WHILE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. CURRENTLY, WE ARE FULLY STAFFED, BUT OUR RECENT HIRING PROCESS HAD LESS THAN 50 APPLICATIONS. WE NEED HELP RECRUITING. CRIME IN BLOOMINGTON IS AT A FOUR-YEAR LOW. WE’VE SEEN DECREASES IN RAPES, ROBBERIES, AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT. WE’VE SEEN INCREASES IN DWIs AND WE SET A RECORD FOR FATAL OVERDOSES LAST YEAR WITH 19. [01:08:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** REGARDING JUVENILE ARRESTS, WHAT ARE THOSE TYPICALLY RELATED TO? [01:08:15] **Booker Hodges (Police Chief):** WEAPONS CHARGES, VEHICLE THEFTS, AND SHOPLIFTING. WE’RE FACING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE REST OF THE METRO. OUR SOCIAL WORKERS FOLLOW UP WITH THE FAMILIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. [01:09:45] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** CHIEF, SOME FOLKS HAVE ASKED IF THE WORLD EXPO COMING HERE WOULD DRIVE UP CRIME. DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA ON THAT? [01:10:00] **Booker Hodges (Police Chief):** I DO NOT HAVE DATA FOR AN EXPO IN THE U.S. BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE IN DECADES. WE WILL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO SECURE THE EVENT SHOULD WE GET IT. [01:14:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** THANK YOU, CHIEF. OUR LAST ITEM IS CITY COUNCIL POLICY ISSUE UPDATES. [01:15:00] **Zach Walker (City Manager):** I HAVE A REAL-TIME UPDATE ON THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THERE ARE 29 MEASURES IN CATEGORIES LIKE POLICE, FIRE, STREETS, WATER, AND SEWER. IN 2022, WE REPORTED ON THINGS LIKE POLICE RESPONSE TIME, BOND RATING, AND STREET CONDITION. WE WILL PUT THE FULL REPORT IN THE PACKET. ALSO, REGARDING THE LEGISLATURE, THINGS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF MAY 22ND. [01:16:30] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro:** QUICK QUESTION ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED ABOUT COMMENTS BEING DISABLED ON FACEBOOK. [01:16:45] **Zach Walker (City Manager):** WE DECIDED TO DISABLE COMMENTING TEMPORARILY TO GATHER DATA ON HOW IT AFFECTS UTILIZATION. OUR CONSULTANT WILL FINISH THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS EVALUATION BY EARLY JUNE, AND WE WILL BRING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL IN LATE JUNE OR JULY. [01:18:00] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ANY OTHER UPDATES? IF NOT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. [01:18:15] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman:** SO MOVED. [01:18:16] **Councilmember Naurin Moua:** SECOND. [01:18:18] **Jenna Carter (Acting Mayor):** ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.