. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME. >> I WILL CALL OUR BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER TONIGHT IS MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2026. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO'S JOINING US HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO IS WATCHING ONLINE. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL START OUR MEETING AS WE ALWAYS DO IF YOU ARE ABLE IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND REMOVE YOUR HEAD COVERINGS AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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 . ONCE AGAIN, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ALL. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT, COUNSEL THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. I TOLD THE FOLKS JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO I MADE THE MISTAKE ON MONDAY OF LAST WEEK OF SAYING GOD, IT'S ALMOST MARCH AND I HAVEN'T HAD A COLD YET. AND THEN I GOT A COLD AND SO I HAVE MY VOICE STARTS TO GO I APOLOGIZE. I'LL DO MY BEST TO GET THROUGH THIS MEETING. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TODAY COUNCIL IS TO ADOPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND IT'S A IT'S A FULL AGENDA ONE I THINK WE CAN GET THROUGH UNDER INTRODUCTORY ITEMS. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS AND IN 2.1 WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS. ITEM 2.1 IS A PROCLAMATION FOR TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY . ITEM 2.2 IS A PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND WE'LL BE DOING THOSE ITEM 2.3 WE'RE GOING TO GET A COMMUNITY IMPACT UPDATE FROM KARI THOMPSON, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT IS HERE TO FILL US IN ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT VHP IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VERY IMPORTANT WORK RIGHT NOW THAT VEEP IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CONSENT BUSINESS INCLUDES 16 ITEMS THIS EVENING AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS HAS OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. UNDER ITEM FOUR ARE HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ONE THAT WAS ADDED A BIT LATER IN THE PROCESS. ITEM 4.1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S A RESOLUTION FOR HOST APPROVAL FOR ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY TO LIFE SPACE COMMUNITIES INC WHICH IS OUR BLOOMINGTON FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE AND LAURIE ECONOMY SCHOLER OUR CHIEF ARE ARE OUR MONEY PERSON IS GOING TO EXPLAIN ALL THAT TO US ONCE AGAIN. ITEM 4.2 IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING. THIS IS REGARDING THE AMERICAN SQUARE TIFF PLAN AMENDMENT AND ITEM 4.3 IS THE ONE THAT WAS ADDED A BIT LATE IN THE PROCESS. THAT IS A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE NEED FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILITY IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION METRO SERVE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. ITEM FIVE IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS WHERE WE'LL DO COUNCIL POLICY ISSUES AND UPDATES AND WE'LL GET OUR WORK DONE AND WE WILL ADJOURN. COUNCIL ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? HEARING NONE. I WOULD MOVE THE AGENDA AS STATED SECOND MOTION AND THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS STATED NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO AND WE HAVE AN AGENDA AND FIRST OFF ON OUR AGENDA IS THE FIRST OF OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND I'M GOING TO HEAD DOWN TO THE PODIUM AND I'M GOING TO BRING MY WATER WITH ME . OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION TODAY IS FOR TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY AND MARCH 2ND, 2026. AND I KNOW WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HERE IF WHAT THE WAY WE USUALLY DO THIS. COME ON AND JOIN ME UP HERE I'M GETTING THE CAMERA AND TH WE'LL TURN IT OVER. I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT EVELYN AND JESSICA WHO ARE SIGNED ON TO SPEAK AND WE WILL WE WILL DO OUR PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE GOT THREE OF THEM HERE SO WE'VE GOT TWO CLEARLY WE'RE GOING HAVE A GRIP AND GRIN SO THAT'S GREAT. EVERYBODY COME ON UP . >> PROCLAMATION TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY WHICH IS TWO OF MARCH 2ND 2026 WHEREAS TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON MARCH 31ST AND WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 BY RACHEL CRANDALL CROCKER TO HONOR THE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHILE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE DISCRIMINATION THEY CONTINUE TO FACE. AND. WHEREAS TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN VITAL TO THE TO THE SOCIAL CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE OF BLOOMINGTON CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY'S DIVERSITY AND STRENGTH. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION ARE VALUED, RESPECTED AND EMPOWERED TO THRIVE. AND. WHEREAS, IT IS OUR DUTY AS A CITY AND AS A COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE AWARENESS, EQUALITY AND SUPPORT FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS AND TO STAND AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE AND MISUNDERSTANDING. AND. WHEREAS, TODAY IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE COURAGE IT TAKES TO LIVE OPENLY AND AUTHENTICALLY AND TO AFFIRM THE DIGNITY, RIGHTS AND HUMANITY OF TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. AND. WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE IN COMBATING STIGMA PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND ADVANCING JUSTICE FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, RACES AND BACKGROUNDS. NOW THEREFORE I'M MAYOR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 31ST AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE AND OUT OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND OTHERS AND TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE OPENLY AND AUTHENTICALLY SIGN THIS SECOND DAY OF MARCH 2026 I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE THIS PROCLAMATION, IS IT NOT? I'M VERY GLAD WE HAVE WE ARE DOING THIS THIS YEAR. IT'S A IT'S CERTAINLY A TIMELY ISSUE. IT'S ALWAYS A TIMELY ISSUE AND IT'S ONE THAT I'M PROUD THAT BLOOMINGTON IS ABLE TO DO AND THAT WE HAVE SO MANY FOLKS STANDING IN BEHIND IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF THIS. I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER NOW TO EVELYN AND JESSICA TO OFFER A FEW REMARKS. THANK YOU. MAYOR EVELYN JACOBSON, A 30 PLUS YEAR RESIDENT OF BLOOMINGTON. THOUGHTS ON TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY THIS YEAR TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY MARKS MY FIFTH YEAR OF BEING IN MEDICAL TRANSITION. 2026 IS TEN YEARS SINCE MY OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA BUT IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 60 YEARS I'VE KNOWN I WAS DIFFERENT EVEN BACK THEN WITHOUT THE WORDS, WITHOUT THE DESCRIPTIONS OR THE ROLE MODELS I KNEW I WAS DIFFERENT NOTHING THERE TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND MYSELF. THAT'S WHY VISIBILITY MATTERS WHEN YOU LIVE OPENLY AND AUTHENTICALLY YOU CREATE A WORLD WHERE YOUNGER GENERATIONS CAN SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED. THEY CAN KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE AND THAT THEY CAN FEEL HOPE THAT THEY TOO CAN LIVE AS THEIR TRUE SELVES. BEYOND THAT I BELIEVE THAT SHOWING THE WHOLE WORLD THAT I'M JUST ANOTHER HUMAN HAS GREAT VALUE. THAT BEING TRANSGENDER IS NOTHING MORE THAN BEING TALL OR RETIRED OR A WIDOW OR A LIFE MUSIC FAN JUST ANOTHER HUMAN. I WANT TO BE CLEAR VISIBILITY DOESN'T MAKE ANYBODY TRANS SEEING DIFFERENCE DOESN'T CHANGE SOMEONE IN THE GENDER SPECTRUM. IF IT DID WE'D ALL BE CISGENDER BECAUSE MOST OF THE WORLD IS. THAT'S WHAT WE'D SEE EVERYWHERE. WHAT IT DOES DO IS OFFER SUPPORT AND UNDERSTAND KNOWING AND PERMISSION TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY AND LIVING AUTHENTICALLY. THERE'S JOY IN IT FREEDOM A SENSE OF WHOLENESS THAT IS WORTH EVERY CHALLENGE ALONG THE WAY. THAT'S THE GIFT OF VISIBILITY . IT REMINDS US ALL THAT WHO WE ARE MATTERS AND THAT BEING OURSELVES IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. I'VE GOT TWO DOZEN PEOPLE HERE OR MORE THAT ARE THERE JUST FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT. HI, I'M JESSICA THORNTON. I AM THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND I WROTE THIS PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF MY SON SCOTT. HE'S A LITTLE TOO NERVOUS TO READ WHAT HE HAD WRITTEN, SO I'LL READ IT FOR HIM. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION HONORING TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY THREE YEARS AGO ON TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY I CAME OUT AS TRANSGENDER NOT KNOWING THE DAY HAD SUCH AN IMPACTFUL MEANING AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE WORDS FOR WHAT I WAS FEELING. I JUST KNEW THAT BEING HONEST ABOUT WHO I AM MATTERED MORE THAN STAYING QUIET TO MAKE OTHERS COMFORTABLE. I'VE NEVER BEEN SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE. MY JOURNEY HASN'T BEEN LOUD OR DRAMATIC. IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS OF LEARNING TO TRUST MY VOICE AND TO VOCALIZE AS IT AS I GROW INTO THE PERSON I'VE ALWAYS BEEN. BEING VISIBLE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN STANDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT. SOMETIMES IT MEANS CHOOSING TO BE REAL IN SMALL EVERYDAY MOMENTS. IT MEANS SHOWING UP AS YOURSELF EVEN WHEN YOU'RE UNSURE HOW YOU'LL BE PERCEIVED. I'VE LEARNED THAT STRENGTH DOESN'T ALWAYS LOOK BOLD. IT DOESN'T IT CAN LOOK STEADY, STRENGTH CAN LOOK PATIENT AND STRENGTH CAN LOOK LIKE CONTINUING FORWARD ONE DAY AT A TIME. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND WALKED BESIDE ME WITH LOVE AND TRUST AS I FOUND MY WAY. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF VISIBILITY RESPECT, DIGNITY AND BELONGING. VISIBILITY TELLS OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT OUR LIVES MATTER, THAT OUR STORIES ARE WORTH HONORING AND THAT WE DESERVE TO BE HERE EXACTLY AS WE ARE. THANK YOU FOR SEEING US AND FOR HELPING MAKE SPACE FOR ALL OF US TO LIVE AS OUR TRUE SELVES . WELL, THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR WORDS. IT'S OUTSTANDING AND OUTSTANDING THE SUPPORT AROUND YOU IS JUST WONDERFUL SO I AM VERY PROUD NOW TO OFFER OUR PROCLAMATIONS. WE GET THREE OF THEM SO EVERYBODY GETS YOU GET A PROCLAMATION AND WHY DON'T YOU THEN EVERYBODY GETTING CLOSER. LET'S GET A PICTURE AND THIS IS GETTING CLOSE . THERE WE GO. HEY. OH YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SO, SO COOL. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT . THE MOST BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION OF THE EVENING IS FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MARCH 2026 AND I WOULD INVITE THE MEMBERS OF THE BLOOMINGTON TO WHAT IS IT? IT'S A WOMEN BEER. YOUR DOG. YEP. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL HEAR FROM BERNADETTE GILLESPIE AFTER I READ THE PROCLAMATION WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MARCH 2026. WHEREAS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH ORIGINATED IN 1981 WHEN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASSED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT PROCLAIM THE WEEK BEGINNING MARCH SEVENTH, 1982 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK. AND. WHEREAS, AFTER BEING PETITIONED BY THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT, CONGRESS PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF MARCH 1987 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. AND. WHEREAS, SINCE 1995 U.S. PRESIDENTS HAVE ISSUED ANNUAL PROCLAMATIONS DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. AND. WHEREAS, THESE PROCLAMATIONS CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS WOMEN'S HAVE MADE TO THE UNITED STATES AND RECOGNIZE THE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS WOMEN HAVE MADE OVER THE COURSE OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS. AND. WHEREAS, EVERY PERSON THAT IDENTIFIES AS A WOMAN OFFERS VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY ENDEAVORS TO CREATE A CULTURE THAT VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. AND. WHEREAS, IN 2022 A CITY EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP FORMED TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN AND THEIR ALLIES. AND. WHEREAS, THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS IN AN INCLUSIVE WAY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN, CREATE AWARENESS AROUND ISSUES WOMEN FACE AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR WOMEN IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS, FEMALE PERSONS MAKE UP 51% OF BLOOMINGTON'S POPULATION YET REPRESENT 34% OF THE CITY'S FULL TIME WORKFORCE. AND. WHEREAS, THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS ON ACTION STEPS TO SUPPORT, RETAIN AND RECRUIT FEMALE LEADERS TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON'S WORKFORCE. NOW THEREFORE I'M HERE. TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2026 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN BLOOMINGTON AND INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE VITAL ROLE OF WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND EXPLORE HISTORICAL RESOURCES AT WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. DOT GOV DATED THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH 2026. BERNADETTE I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER. >> THANK YOU MAYOR BETSY AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS MEANINGFUL PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AS THE FIRST WOMAN BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. I'M TRULY HONORED BY THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS, LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCE OF WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS RECOGNITION REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING TO SPUR EQUITY, OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION FOR WOMEN TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AS WE WORK TO OVERCOME THE REMAINING BARRIERS TO EQUALITY. AS PART OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, THE WOMEN'S ERG WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL EVENTS THAT WILL BE HELD HERE AT CIVIC PLAZA INCLUDING THE CURRENT RED DRESS PROJECT DISPLAY THAT YOU SEE IN THE HALL. >> ALSO THE INDIGENOUS FILM SERIES BRING HER HOME WHICH WILL BE HELD HERE AT BLOOMINGTON'S CENTER FOR THE ARTS MARCH 20TH AT 630 AND YOU CAN GRAB A FLIER ON THE TABLE AS YOU LEAVE. WE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGE STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. >> THANK YOU . OKAY. THANKS FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I CONGRATULATE. OKAY. OKAY . NEXT IN ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS ITEM 2.3. THIS IS A AN UPDATE REGARDING THE COMMUNITY IMPACT OF OUR FRIENDS AT VEEP. WE HAVE KARI THOMPSON WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. I THINK OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH DR. NICK KELLY IS GOING TO GIVE A QUICK INTRODUCTION AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION. DR. KELLY GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TONIGHT TO HAVE ONE OF OUR LONGSTANDING PARTNERS AND VEEP GIVE US AN UPDATE TONIGHT. THEY HAVE DONE INCREDIBLE WORK. THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE TENURE HERE AND LONG BEFORE THAT SERVING THIS COMMUNITY SO IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR CARRIE'S UPDATE ON WHAT VEEP IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SHUTDOWN AND THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. SNATCHED THIS WAY. HI MAYOR BUZZING COUNCIL MEMBERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. DO WE HAVE ARE WE ABLE TO OKAY ,I CAN JUST KIND OF START. >> HERE WE GO. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS BEFORE WE. ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT READABLE I'M LIKE IS THAT MY EYES OR IS THAT THE OKAY I HAVE IT HERE SO I WILL JUST READ TO YOU OR TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT VEEP FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW FIRST OF ALL AGAIN THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS CARRIE THOMPSON. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VEEP. I'VE BEEN WITH VEEP FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS NOW FOR AS THE CEO AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH VEEP OR NEW TO THE COUNCIL, VEEP IS MINNESOTA'S LARGEST FOOD PANTRY. WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, HOUSING, STABILITY AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE AREA OF BLOOMINGTON, EDINA, RICHFIELD AND MINNEAPOLIS SINCE 1973. WE WERE OFFICIALLY FOUNDED IN 1974 SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON FOR OVER FIVE DECADES NOW WE HAVE 25 FULL TIME STAFF BUT OVER 2300 VOLUNTEERS THAT REALLY WE DEPEND ON QUITE A BIT TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. MANY, MANY, MANY OF THEM ARE BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTS. >> THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR IS OUR FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM WHICH IS THE FOOD PANTRY THAT IS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM HERE ON 96 AND ALDRICH WE HAVE AN ONSITE FOOD PANTRY. WE HAVE MOBILE PANTRIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE DO HOME DELIVERIES OF FOOD . WE HAVE STUDENT HUNGER PROGRAMS IN ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE ALSO PROVIDE EXPRESS SERVICES AND CARE PACKS JUST WITH THIS RECENT CRISIS THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING, WE SEE ABOUT 300,000 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR TO OUR FOOD PANTRY OR OUR FOOD PROGRAM. SO WE HELP QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE OTHER PROGRAM THAT WE DO THAT WE'RE MAYBE LESS KNOWN FOR I THINK THE FOOD PANTRY IS WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS OF WHEN THEY THINK OF HELP IS OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM AND THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CARING AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, HIGH RISK OF EVICTION HOMELESSNESS OR A FINANCIAL CRISIS. >> WE HAVE CASE MANAGERS THAT WORK WITH WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF HELP. >> OH THERE WE GO AGAIN AND UP THERE A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THEN WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL TO HELP WITH RENT AND UTILITIES TO QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS. YOU SEE IF WE GO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THESE BACK ON IF I LOOK UP THERE BACK AND FORTH ONE OF THE THINGS I KIND OF WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS. WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 50 YEARS AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC COME THROUGH OVER THOSE 50 YEARS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY STOOD OUT OVER THE LAST DECADE OR SO IS THAT NEARLY HALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT WE SERVE AT WE ARE LATINOS 47% OF THOSE FOLKS THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 161% INCREASE SINCE 2019 IN THAT POPULATION OF PEOPLE MOST OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE ARE WORKING FAMILIES OR WORKING INDIVIDUALS AS TWO PARENT HOUSEHOLDS AND 10% ARE SENIORS ON A FIXED INCOME. ALTHOUGH NEARLY ALL OF YOU PARTICIPANTS FALL BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. SO THE GROWING NEED IN BLOOMINGTON RIGHT NOW THE DEMAND FOR FOOD HAS SURGED 140% OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE'RE TRULY IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUNGER CRISIS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WE SERVE OVER 10,250 BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTS IN OUR FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMING EVERY MONTH IN 2025 WE SERVED 33,639 BLOOMINGTON HOUSEHOLDS THAT EQUATED TO OVER 122,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED FOOD SUPPORT FROM 40% OF THE PARTICIPANTS. SO WE SERVE JUST OVER ALL OF THAT 300,000 OR 300,000 NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE BLOOMINGTON BASED. WE ALSO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS I MENTIONED FOOD SUPPORT AND CRISIS RESPONSE. THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN GOING UP. SO I JUST QUICK THREW SOME NUMBERS TOGETHER FOR JANUARY. WE DON'T HAVE OUR FEBRUARY STATISTICS COMPLETED UNTIL MID-MARCH. SO YOU CAN SEE THOUGH WE HAVE SERVED OVER 3000 BLOOMINGTON HOUSEHOLDS WITH FOOD SUPPORT JUST IN JANUARY 2026 ALONE. THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 11,359 FOLKS. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S BROKEN OUT MOST THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE STILL VISITING THE ON SITE FOOD PANTRY. WE ALSO HAVE HOME DELIVERIES 221 HOME DELIVERIES NOW THAT'S A FULL SERVICE HOME DELIVERY SERVICE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM IF YOU JUMPED DOWN TO OUR CARE PACKS AND FRIDAY BOXES OF FOOD. THOSE ARE ALSO DELIVERIES AS WELL. THESE ARE JUST IN RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT CRISIS THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. SO THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT WE NORMALLY WOULDN'T DO IN ANY GIVEN MONTH ACTUALLY I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE'VE PROVIDED TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AS WELL. A LOT OF THESE NUMBERS WERE DURING OUR LAST CRISIS THE PANDEMIC AND SO WE SAW A REALLY BIG SURGE OF RENTERS NEEDING HELP WITH FINANCIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL. WAS THE NUMBER ONE PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND YOU CAN SEE WE PROVIDED ALMOST $8 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE JUST TO BLOOMINGTON ALONE DURING THAT TIME FRAME THAT WAS THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS. >> THIS IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. WE DID NOT HAVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY IN 2026 SO WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS IN FEBRUARY ARE WE? WE DID RECEIVE SOME FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE OUT OF YOUR BLOOMINGTON LA FUNDS THIS NUMBER ACTUALLY DOUBLE CHECK THIS NUMBER THIS MORNING JUST TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND WE'RE RIGHT UNDER $30,000 FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ON THAT THOUGH. BUT SO WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'VE WE'VE OUT OF THAT 50,000 THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 30,000 OF THAT SO FAR. IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WHEN YOU'RE PROVIDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS A NONPROFIT PROVIDER VERSUS MAYBE SOME OF THE MUTUAL AID GROUPS THAT ARE DOING IT IN THAT WE DO CHECK ELIGIBILITY, WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE PAYING LANDLORDS. WE HAVE A PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ISN'T ANY FRAUD COMMITTED SO THAT PROCESS CAN TAKE USUALLY ABOUT A WEEK PER HOUSEHOLD TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THAT DATA IS ACCURATE. WE ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION FOR BLOOMINGTON. WE JUST GOT THAT AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE USING SOME OF THAT FUNDING TO HELP THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. AND THEN FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR, WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS THAT'S GOT A COUPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN IT FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. WE HAVE A SENIOR BRIDGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND WHAT THAT IS IS IT'S WORKING WITH SENIORS WHO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT JUST DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY THEIR RENT. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO WHAT THEY DO BECAUSE THEY'RE ON A FIXED INCOME. SO WE WORK WITH THEM TO TRY TO GET THEM INTO MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE HELP TO PAY THE RENT IN THAT PROCESS UNTIL WE GET THEM OVER AND THEN A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM AS WELL. WE HAVE TWO BLOOMINGTON HOUSEHOLDS IN THAT AND THAT IS A LONGER TERM LONGER TERM TWO YEAR PROGRAM WHERE WE HELP PEOPLE TO MEET SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THEIR HOUSING AND THEIR FINANCIAL SUFFICIENCY AS WELL. SO AS OF THAT DATE ON 220 WE HAD RECEIVED 161 CALLS FOR RENT ASSISTANCE AND THOSE ARE MOST OF THOSE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING RENT HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO I TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CURRENT TRENDS, WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW THE DEMAND FOR FOOD REMAINS STEADY. THAT'S NOT GOING DOWN. FOOD SHELVES HAVE SHIFTED HOW THE FOOD IS GETTING DISTRIBUTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES . OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE LEAVING THEIR HOMES AND SO THEY'RE ALSO NOT FEELING SAFE COMING TO FOOD SHELVES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN VEEP IS WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OTHER MUTUAL AID GROUPS WITH CHURCHES, WITH SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE TO GET THAT FOOD BOXED FOOD OUT TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN GET IT TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW CLOSE TO A THOUSAND BOXES A WEEK JUST IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY TO THOSE GROUPS SO TO THE CHURCHES, TO THE SCHOOLS AND TO OTHER MUTUAL AID GROUPS WE'RE HEARING FROM SOME OF THOSE MUTUAL AID GROUPS THAT THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME. THEY'RE GETTING BURNED OUT. THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. THIS WASN'T WHAT THEY INTENDED TO DO FOR THIS LONG OF A TIME PERIOD. IT'S NOT WHAT THEY DO. IT'S WHAT WE DO. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON HOW WE CAN ETHICALLY AND EFFICIENTLY ASK BOARD SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT THEY'RE SERVING RIGHT NOW SO THAT THEY GET THAT SERVICE BACK FROM VEEP AGAIN. SO OBVIOUSLY THE FEAR AROUND ICE AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS CHANGED THE WAY WE DO OUR WORK. ONE OF THE OTHER WAYS WE DO IT IS WE HAVE OPENED UP ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS AGAIN AND WE ARE DOING OUR OWN FOOD DELIVERIES TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL ON A MUCH LARGER BASIS. SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT 600 VOLUNTEERS THAT JUST WORK ON SATURDAYS ALONE RIGHT NOW FROM THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DELIVERING FOOD TO THIS AREA. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE INFLATION AND RISING COST OF BASIC NEEDS ARE STILL IMPACTING THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. THERE'S LESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THIS TIME AROUND FOR RENT AND UTILITIES THAT IS AVAILABLE AS IN PAST YEARS AS YOU SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A LOT OF FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP SOME OF THOSE FOLKS OUT WHO WEREN'T GOING TO WORK. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT THIS TIME. UNFORTUNATELY THE UNCERTAINTY OF FEDERAL FOOD FUNDING OR FEDERAL FUNDING. SO WE DO HAVE FOOD AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT IS PAUSED AND SOME OF IT HAS BEEN PAUSED SINCE JANUARY OF 2025 WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 50% REDUCTION IN THE FOOD ASSISTANCE THAT WE NORMALLY GET FROM THE FEDS AND THEN WE'RE SEEING LOTS OF HOUSING PROGRAMS BEING CUT OR PAUSED AS WELL. SO THERE'S ALSO IMMINENT CUTS TO FOOD BANK SOURCING. SO WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING SOME OF THE FOOD THAT WE NEED FROM THE FOOD BANKS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO SOURCE SOME OF THE FOOD AS WELL. AND THEN JUST ONGOING DONOR FATIGUE WE KIND OF CAME OFF THE PANDEMIC RIGHT INTO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THEN RIGHT INTO THIS AND WE'VE ASKED OUR COMMUNITY TO STEP UP OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I'LL SAY THIS THIS IS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY REALLY IT IS. THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB OF HELPING THEIR NEIGHBORS OUT HERE, NEIGHBORS HELPING OTHER NEIGHBORS AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT AND WE WILL KEEP ASKING BUT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUAL THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE DONATIONS ARE GOING TO GO DOWN. PEOPLE ARE ALSO FEELING SOME OF THE TIGHTNESS THAT THE FOLKS WHO NEED OUR SERVICES ARE AS WELL. SO IT'S HARD IT'S HARD FOR THEM BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL STEPPING UP AND DOING IT SO FAR AND THEN JUST THE INCREASED COMPETITION FOR FUNDING AS WELL NOW THAT IT'S CAUGHT IN THERE, SO MUCH LESS OF IT. EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO GET IT. SO THAT'S AN ONGOING TREND THAT WE DON'T HAVE EITHER. >> SO THAT'S REALLY IT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. COUNCIL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS YOU KNOW, I LOOK TO A COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WHO I KNOW IS ON THE VEEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SEE IF HE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS IN THIS TIME SUBMITTED. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT CARRIE. IT JUST AMAZING WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION HAS DONE AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO PLAY A VERY, VERY SMALL ROLE IN IT. BUT IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY STEP UP AND SUPPORT. AND I HEAR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE FATIGUE LIKE IT HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH EIGHT YEARS FOR YOU AND AND SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES HOW DILIGENT THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO GET THE RESOURCES TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY CAN HELP. THIS IS NOT A YOU KNOW, UNLIMITED FUNDING. YOU CAN JUST GET WHATEVER YOU WANT. THERE IS A PROCESS AND AS SHE NOTED ABOUT A WEEK, YOU KNOW, TO GO THROUGH THAT AND JUST DO THE DUE DILIGENCE AND EVERYTHING BUT IF YOU NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND THEY'VE REALLY ADAPTED AS WELL AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AS YOU KNOW THEY HAD THE MODEL WHERE YOU CAN GO AND PICK UP WELL YOU KNOW THAT DIDN'T REALLY WORK DURING COVID SO HOW DO WE DISTRIBUTE THAT? THAT DOESN'T WORK NOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES SO THEY'VE HAD TO CHANGE THEIR VOLUNTEER BASE AND HOW THEY DELIVER FOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ADAPTABILITY OF THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE TO ME IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND TO THE REST OF THE BOARD THERE THAT THAT HAS SUPPORTED THAT. >> SO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO QUICK ADD TO IT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION THAT I MAYBE DIDN'T MENTION THIS IS THERE ARE SOME FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RENT ASSISTANCE BUT THERE ISN'T ANY FOR FOOD. ANYBODY WHO SULFIDES FIND THAT THEY ARE HUNGRY AND NEED FOOD REGARDLESS OF STATUS. WE ACTUALLY DON'T CHECK IMMIGRATION STATUS. I TELL PEOPLE WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF DOING THAT. WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO. OUR MISSION IS TO FEED PEOPLE AND TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE HOUSED SO WE DON'T ASK FOR ANY FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY DOCUMENTS FOR FOOD. IF SOMEBODY NEEDS FOOD THEY CAN JUST GET FOOD. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. VERY NICE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON. I RELATED TO THE QUESTION SO I THINK INSTINCTUALLY WHEN WHEN ON ONE HAND PEOPLE HEAR THAT THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAS GIVEN $350,000 TO HELP AND THEN THEY SEE $18,000 HAS GONE OUT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A NATURAL QUESTION OF LIKE WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? WHAT HOW HOW QUICKLY DO WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT MONEY OUT ETC., ETC.. CAN YOU WITHOUT OBVIOUSLY DISCLOSING ANYTHING PERSONAL TO INDIVIDUALS TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHY THOSE SAFEGUARDS EXIST, WHY THOSE BUMPERS EXIST AND WHAT YOU EXPECT TO SEE HOW WHAT THE TRAJECTORY MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR THOSE FUNDS GETTING INTO PEOPLE'S HANDS. YEAH. SO THAT WAS JUST REFERRING TO THE FIRST $50,000 THAT WE RECEIVED FROM LA FOR RENT ASSISTANCE. THE OTHER 200 AND A 25 OR 250 FROM FOOD THAT'S ALREADY GONE. THAT'S SO UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE SPENT THAT ALREADY AND THEN WE JUST WERE AWARDED ON FRIDAY ANOTHER 75,000 FOR RENT ASSISTANCE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PAYING THE LANDLORDS AND THE RENTERS AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE STAYING HOUSED IN A VERY EFFICIENT MANNER AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE ISN'T FRAUD, THERE ISN'T THINGS THAT COULD HURT THE PERSON, THE LANDLORD AND THE SO DURING THE PANDEMIC WE REALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME ENSURING THAT WE HAD ALL THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PROTECT EVERYONE FROM SOME OF THOSE THINGS. SO FOR EXAMPLE WE HAVE A ACCESS TO THE DATABASE WITH ALL THE LANDLORDS IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON SO WE CAN VERIFY LANDLORD VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS RIGHT AWAY. WITH THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE REALLY ARE IN NEED OF RENT ASSISTANCE WHETHER THEY LOST THEIR JOB THEY'RE JUST LOW INCOME AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO MAKE PAYMENTS. WE DO VERIFY EMPLOYMENT RECORDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO ENSURE THAT THEY REALLY ARE FINANCIALLY IN NEED AND WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT RENTERS ARE RENTING FROM A CERTAIN LANDLORD AND THAT PEOPLE AREN'T DOUBLING UP NECESSARILY NOT THAT THEY CAN'T DOUBLE UP BUT THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING RENT TWICE A YEAR WHICH IS WHY WE CHOOSE TO PAY THE LANDLORD INSTEAD OF THE RENTER THEMSELVES AS IF YOU KNOW THE RENTER COMES TO US AND ASKS FOR RENT AND MAYBE THEY'RE SHARING A HOUSE WITH ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD THAT WOULD END UP BEING A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE RECEIVING RENT FOR ONE LANDLORD. SO WE REALLY TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT ALL OF OUR DUCKS IN THE ROW IN A ROW. WE'RE ALSO WE ALSO HAVE OVERSIGHT FROM NOT ONLY THE CITY BUT THE STATE AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON A LOT OF THESE FUNDS. SO WE REALLY NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING IT WELL AND WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT. WE HAVE AUDITORS THAT GO OVER EVERYTHING WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL SINGLE AUDIT THAT GOES OVER ALL OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL. SO WE KNOW AND WE CAN IDENTIFY RIGHT AWAY IF SOMETHING'S WRONG AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECT. AS I SAID, THE MUTUAL AID GROUPS ARE PROVIDING RENT IN A DIFFERENT WAY RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT OVERSIGHT BECAUSE IT'S NOT FEDERAL FUNDING THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING SO THEY CAN PAY RENTERS AND THEY CAN PAY LANDLORDS WITHOUT HAVING THAT OVERSIGHT. BUT WE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF NOT ONLY OUR PROGRAM BUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, WE DO HAVE THAT OVERSIGHT. YEAH. OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND SHARE OUR THANKS PLEASE WITH YOUR INCREDIBLY HARDWORKING STAFF AND WITH YOUR DEDICATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE FOLKS WHO ARE MAKING THIS HAPPEN IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND FOR FOUR CITIES ACROSS THE REGION IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND I DON'T KNOW HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE WITHOUT YOU OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. SO THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON NEXT TO OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS OUR CONSENT BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBER RIVAS HAS TONIGHT'S CONSENT BUSINESS. WE HAVE 16 ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS SO NELSON COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ALL RIGHT. SO I MOVE TO UPDATE YOU. COULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR MIKE? >> IT'S ON IT'S NOT PICKING STICKS. OH, LIKE I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEMS 3.1 TO 3.15 AS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS HOLDING ITEM 3.5 16 SECOND SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON TO APPROVE ITEMS 3.1 THROUGH 3.15 ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT BUSINESS NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM 3.16 COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST GOT A COUPLE QUICK ITEMS ON THIS. I KNOW THAT I'VE HEARD FROM A FEW PEOPLE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE DID FIVE YEARS AGO AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THAT AT ALL, THAT THIS IS A SEPARATE MATTER. IT'S JUST SORT OF ACCELERATING WHEN THE PAYMENTS ARE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR REPLYING TO ME EARLIER BECAUSE I HAD QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WAS DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY AN IMPACT FROM A DOWNTURN IN ATTENDANCE DUE TO THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT A FRANKLY A PREEXISTING CONDITION OR SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE RUNNING INTO AND REVIEWING OF THE FINANCIALS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND SO I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE DO THAT DUE DILIGENCE BECAUSE I MEAN WE JUST HEARD ABOUT RENT ASSISTANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW IF SOMEONE HASN'T PAID THEIR RENT IN MANY, MANY MONTHS AND THEN THEY COME IN AND WANT RENT ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR THEY LOST THEIR JOB OR SOMETHING LIKE WELL YOU'RE ALREADY BEHIND THAT'S MAYBE NOT A SITUATION WE CAN HELP ADDRESS. SIMILARLY I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS NOT THE SITUATION WITH ARTISTRY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DUE DILIGENCE WAS DONE AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I STILL WHEN WE DID THE OTHER THING THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION THAT I HAD THAT MAYBE WASN'T CODIFIED INTO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD GET MORE INSIGHT INTO WHERE THAT MONEY WENT AND HOW WAS EXPANDED SO MY ONLY REQUEST IS IF WE COULD MAYBE ADD THAT TO THIS SO WE CAN GET THAT INSIGHT. I WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT HELPED HOW IT WAS UTILIZED. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING NEFARIOUS BUT I DO THINK THAT THE FACT THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION AT THE TIME AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT AS OF TODAY IT IS HAS HAS BEEN SORT OF SOMETHING THAT STUCK IN MY CRAW THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE TERM. SO SO THAT'S THE ONLY MODIFICATION I'D MAKE. AGAIN, MY THANKS TO STAFF FOR BEING VERY DILIGENT ON THIS. IT'S A UNUSUAL REQUEST BUT IT'S NOT A REQUEST THAT IS OUTSIDE A BUDGET. IT'S NOT A REQUEST THAT IS OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE IN A FEW MONTHS ANYWAYS. EXACTLY. SO ANYTHING COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THEN COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THANK YOU MAYOR SO AGREE I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS DECISION. I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO SAY IN READING THE PACKET YOU KNOW IT SAYS THAT THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROCEED THROUGH THE STANDARD ADMINISTRATIVE GRANT PROCESS AND MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT WHATEVER THE PROCESSES FOR ARTISTRY, THE EXPEDITED PROCESS THAT THAT BE APPLIED TO THE OTHER ORGANIZATION I DON'T REALLY THINK IT'S FAIR TO MAKE THEM JUMP THROUGH ALL THOSE HOOPS IF WE'RE NOT MAKING ARTISTRY JUMP THROUGH ALL THOSE HOOPS. SO OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS AND THE OVERSIGHT PIECE AND ALL OF THAT BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING AN EXCEPTION FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT GETS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF THE GRANT FUNDING, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T DO THAT FOR THE SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS AND EVEN IF THEY HAVEN'T THEMSELVES EXPERIENCED AS SIGNIFICANT OF STRUGGLES, I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE STILL STRUGGLES THAT THERE EXPERIENCING MOST NONPROFITS ARE AND THEY'RE VERY SMALL. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY AND I ACTUALLY I THINK I'VE SAID THIS IN THE PAST I REALLY QUESTION THE NEED FOR A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS FOR ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS EVERY SINGLE YEAR THEY GET AWARDED ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE HOOPS THAT WE MAKE THEM JUMP THROUGH AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE REASON OBVIOUSLY AGAIN WE WANT TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS IN PLACE. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE SPENDING THE DOLLARS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR OPERATIONS ARE OPERATING WELL . BUT I JUST IT SEEMS LIKE I DON'T KNOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO THAT SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE COULD HAVE THIS STANDARD FUNDING PROCESS AND THEN HAVE MAYBE A SMALLER AND WE COULD STILL HAVE THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR NEW ORGANIZATION THOSE THAT ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES. SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. MCCARTER COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN THANK YOU MAYOR. CUSTOMER CURRY GOOD READING FROM THE SAME NOTE HERE I DEFINITELY TOO ALSO WANT US TO FOLLOW THAT EXACT SAME PROCESS FOR ALL OF THE ALL THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AND BRING IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL AS WELL AND HAVE THE SAME PIECE YOU STATED WELL JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COMMENTARY. I KNOW THAT THE WAY THAT THESE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS USED TO BE ARRANGED IS THEY USED TO HAVE A KIND OF AN INTERNAL AUDIT AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A HANGOVER FROM THAT OLD WAY OF KIND OF DOING IT IN TERMS OF HOW THEY PROCESS IT AND THIS OTHER PEOPLE CAN TELL YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT. SO JUST JUST WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND WITH THAT MAYOR THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO IF WE HELD THIS I'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, MANY OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY GOING TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY BUT MY MY CONCERN IS FROM A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE AND I STATED THIS TOO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST THAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR EXISTING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WE REALLY FIND A WAY TO GET THEM BEYOND THIS DEPENDANCE UPON THIS CONSTANT CYCLE OF MONEY AND ESPECIALLY WITH ART HISTORY KIND OF A CYCLE OF KIND OF CRISIS TYPE OF MANAGEMENT REALLY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TRY TO INVEST IN YOU KNOW, CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN AND CREATING SOMETHING THAT IS MUCH BIGGER THAN WHAT THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY WERE ON THAT PATHWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND OF COURSE THE FINANCIAL STUFF KIND OF HIT THAT IN THE PAST AND SO I WOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE HATCH PROGRAM BUT HOW CAN WE FIGURE OUT A WAY WITH THESE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS RATHER THAN BEING, YOU KNOW, TAKERS HOW CAN WE HELP THEM TO BE CONTRIBUTORS IN THE FUTURE? AND SO I'M RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT THIS BUT I WILL TODAY BUT I'M JUST HOPING TO SEE THAT THAT WE CAN EVENTUALLY INVEST IN GETTING THESE TO BE MORE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM WITHOUT USING THESE TAX DOLLARS. THIS WAY. AND COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS, I'M OUT OF SUPPORT THIS TODAY. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING IN LINE. IN THE PAST WE HAD PRESIDENTS COMPLAINING THAT THEY WEREN'T REGISTERED REGISTERED WITH THE STATE. AS LONG AS THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF I'LL BE 100% BEHIND THIS. I MEAN WE GOT ASSURANCES FOR FOR IT FROM MS. CATHERINE THAT THEY HAD THEIR PAPERS IN ORDER THIS TIME SO I'LL JUST PUT YES ON IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SO JUST AS A QUICK RECAP THIS THIS MONEY IS IS BUDGETED AND WE'VE BEEN GIVING GRANTS TO THEIR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR DECADES I MEAN A LONG TIME NOW. SO THIS WAS WHAT WE'RE DOING IS SIMPLY GETTING THIS INTO THE HANDS OF ARTISTRY AND AS COUNCILMEMBER CARTER HAS OFFERED IN TO THE OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS A BIT SOONER TO HELP TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP HERE TO TRY AND WEATHER THE STORM AND TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT NEW MONEY. THIS IS NOT SPECIAL MONEY. THIS IS MONEY THAT WAS THERE. THIS IS MONEY THAT HISTORICALLY HAS GONE TO OUR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING INTO THEIR HANDS EARLIER THAN WHAT IT TYPICALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT I'VE HEARD AND IF WE CAN GET NODDING AGREEMENT ON THESE AMENDMENTS TO THIS REQUEST FIRST OF ALL BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ABOUT FEEDBACK AND RESPONSES TO HOW THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE SPENT, WHERE IT'S GOING A BIT OF ACCOUNTING DETAIL TOO AS TO WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING. I A CORRECT CHARACTERIZATION COUNCILMEMBER ACTUALLY MAYOR I'D LIKE TO DO IT FROM THE PREVIOUS MONEY WHERE IT WAS NOT THAT REGULAR ART GRANT. IT WAS THE EXTRAORDINARY MONEY WE PUT IN JUST SO WE HAVE BETTER VISIBILITY INTO HOW THAT DID BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT HELPS STABILIZE THEM AND GET THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH. I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN THAT INFORMATION AND IT WAS SOMETHING I EXPECTED OUT OF THAT AND IT JUST NEVER HAPPENED. AND SO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK FOR IT AGAIN. MISMANAGING ME REMEMBERS THERE WAS LANGUAGE IN THE PRIOR LEASE THE 1 IN 2016 2017 I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE YOU'RE REFERRING TO BUT I JUST DID A QUICK SEARCH ON THE PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND THE ONE THAT I PULLED UP QUICK MOST QUICKLY WAS THERE WAS A SECTION ABOUT RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT AND EVERY YEAR THEY NEEDED TO GIVE US A REPORT ON MEASUREMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT THAT WE HAD MADE IN THEM. I MADE GIVEN TO THEM INCLUDED EARNED MEDIA VALUE PROGRAM IMPACT AUDIENCE COMPOSITION AND RECEIPTS FROM EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED RESOURCES AND SO WE CAN PUT LANGUAGE SIMILAR TO THAT IN THE AGREEMENT THIS TIME OR SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC THAT'S MORE APPLICABLE TO THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT. BUT THAT IS PRETTY STANDARD IN THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE US WITH REPORTS. I THINK WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WILL HAPPEN IS THAT YOU GET A COPY OF IT AND I THINK WHAT COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS ASKING IS FOR THIS RETROSPECTIVE AS WELL THAT I LOOK BACK AS WELL FOR THE MONEY PREVIOUSLY. SO AND SPECIFICALLY TO THE 150 AND THE 250 GRANTS YOU KNOW THE REGULAR ONGOING ONE IT MAKES SENSE. IT'S A NORMAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT BUT I THINK THERE'S THERE'S BEEN QUESTIONS THAT EVEN I'VE HAD THAT LIKE I AND IT'S IT'S NOT SO MUCH HOW IT WAS USED I DON'T THINK THERE WAS AGAIN ANYTHING NEFARIOUS ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT TO BE DO DILIGENT ABOUT THAT BUT JUST I WOULD HELP STABILIZE THEM THEY WERE IN A REALLY BAD SPOT AND HOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT DID IT LEAD TO AND AND HOW I GUESS TO CITY ATTORNEY'S POINT OF THE RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY CAN I GET A THUMBS UP FROM ANYBODY DO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT MOVED ALL RIGHT AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER CARTER OFFERED THE SUGGESTION IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE EARLY AND HOOP FREE TO ARTISTRY, COULD WE DO THE SAME FOR THE OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS? DO WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON THAT AS WELL? ALL RIGHT. WITH THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS TO THIS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION IF IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT SO FAR ON THIS IF YOU'RE GOOD FOR THIS JUST A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 3.15 OR 3.16 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. YEAH THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D MOVE ITEM 316 AS AMENDED THE VERY GOOD SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TO ACCEPT ITEM 3.16 AS AMENDED ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. MOVING ON, ITEM FOUR ARE HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. FIRST UP IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A RESOLUTION FOR HOST APPROVAL FOR ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY TO LIFE SPACE COMMUNITIES WHICH IS BLOOMINGTON FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE LAURIE ECONOMY SHOULDER IS GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS TO US. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL . THIS IS OUR SECOND HOST APPROVAL ITEM OF THE YEAR AND THAT'S UNUSUAL FOR US. WE MAYBE GET ONCE A YEAR BUT IT'S YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY AND IT'S MARCH NOW AND IT'S THERE'S TWO FOR US BEFORE YOU AGAIN. LIFESPAN COMMUNITIES HAS APPROACHED IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MILLION OF THOSE REVENUE BONDS THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT THOSE DOLLARS WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THEY NEED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING OR THE CITY NEEDS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND AUTHORIZE THEM TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PUBLIC HEARING DOES NOT IMPOSE ANY LIABILITY ON THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON OR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA OR IN ANY WAY INVOLVE THE CITY OR THE STATE IN THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS OR THE ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT OR EQUIPPING OF THE PROJECT. BUT IT IS ACCOMMODATION BY THE CITY BLOOMINGTON TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT OF THE IRIS SECTION 147 F AND LET'S SEE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I READ THIS THE BONDS WILL BE A SPECIAL LIMITED OBLIGATION OF THE IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY AND WILL BE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE REVENUES AND ASSETS PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT. THE BONDS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OBLIGATION OF THE CITY AND NO HOLDER OF THE BOND WILL EVER HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMPEL OR EXERCISE THE TAXING POWER OF THE CITY TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THESE BONDS. NOR IS IT AN ENFORCED PAYMENT OF ANY OF THE PROPERTY IN THE CITY SO THEY ARE ONLY ASKING THE CITY TO ALLOW THEM TO SPEND THAT $15 MILLION ON FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE AND THERE'S NO OTHER OBLIGATION FOR THE CITY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LET ME ASK ONCE AGAIN IS THERE AN OBLIGATION TO THE CITY ON THIS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM? MAYOR? THERE IS NO OBLIGATION NO OBLIGATION TO THE CITY AT ALL. AT ALL AT ALL. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> IF NOT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN ITEM 4.1 A RESOLUTION FOR HOST APPROVAL FOR ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY TO LIFESPAN COMMUNITIES INC, BLOOMINGTON FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK ON IT OF 4.1 THIS EVENING PIANO CAN WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE? >> MAYOR WE DO HAVE A CALLER ON LINE. CALLER WITH PHONE NUMBER 515441 DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 4.1. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS DAVID GROSS CROSS WITH DAWSON WHITNEY REPRESENTING LOW SPACE. NOTHING TO ADD HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS TO THE EXTENT SOMEBODY HAS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO BE BEING AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND LAST CALL FOR ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK COUNCIL, NO ONE IN THE CHAMBER IS COMING FORWARD. NO ONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 4.1. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.1 THIS EVENING IS A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.1 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY THOUGHTS? THIS THIS BEING OUR SECOND ONE WE'RE GETTING GOOD AT THESE THINGS NOW AND IT MAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE WHEN YOU DO IT A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR AS OPPOSED TO ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS CONCERNS I WOULD LOOK FOR ACTION ON IT. AND 4.1 COUNCILMEMBER MOTION FOR IT. MAYOR I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN IOWA FINANCING AUTHORITY OF REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO MAKE A LOAN TO LIFE SPACE COMMUNITIES INC. TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE CERTAIN FACILITIES IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF BY THE IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY OF REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO MAKE A LOAN TO LIFESPAN COMMUNITIES INC TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE CERTAIN FACILITIES IN BLOOMINGTON. ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE MOVE ON ITEM 4.2 THIS IS OUR SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE AMERICAN SQUARE TIFF PLAN. KEVIN KENNEY'S FROM OUR PORT AUTHORITY IS HERE THIS EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING WELCOME. GOOD EVENING MARY HER MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE AMENDMENT FOR THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR THE AMERICAN SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TIFF DISTRICT. THE AMERICAN SQUARE TIFF PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN AUGUST OF 2020. AT THAT TIME THE CONCEPT WAS FOR A TWO PHASE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD INCLUDE A MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT WHICH WAS PHASE ONE AROUND THE BLUFFS AND THEN AN AFFORDABLE BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FINANCED IN PART BY THE TAX INCREMENT THAT WAS GENERATED BY ORDER TO HAVE 86 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AT 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THEN SEPARATELY THAT SECOND PHASE WOULD ALSO HAVE HAD A 300 APPROXIMATE STALL PARKING RAMP AND THE PLAN WAS FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN SUMMER OF 2021. HOWEVER, PANDEMIC RELATED DELAYS RESULTED IN THE ORDER NOT STARTING CONSTRUCTION AND THEN COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION UNTIL AUGUST OF 2024 AND THEN THE PHASE TWO DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT WAS THE PLAN NEVER ENDED UP MOVING FORWARD. THE REASON FOR THAT IN ADDITION TO THE PANDEMIC RELATED DELAYS WAS THAT THE SITE THAT WAS TO CONTAIN THE QUEEN ACTUALLY IS NOT OWNED BY THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNER TO PURCHASE THAT SITE. SO IN 2020 5TH DECEMBER 2025 THEY APPROACHED STAFF AFTER ACQUIRING TWO PARCELS WHICH CONTAIN THE RIVERVIEW OFFICE TOWER AND THEN THE RIVERVIEW PARKING RAMP THAT IS THE TWO PARCELS THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN BLUE ON THE SLIDE ABOUT BUT POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT INSTEAD OF DOING THE QUICK DEVELOPMENT WITH 86 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS DOING A SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BY CONVERTING A PORTION OF THAT OFFICE TOWER INTO 75 UNITS AT THAT SAME 60% AREA OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. IF THE MODIFICATION IS APPROVED, THE HOPE WOULD BE TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO FINALIZE THE TERMS OF ASSISTANCE THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED AND THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE PORT AUTHORITY AND COUNCIL IF NECESSARY IN A FUTURE MEETING . SO AT THIS POINT STAFF IS STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEVELOPER WHAT THOSE TERMS WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO ON THIS SLIDE IS A DEPICTION OF THE ORDER AS IT'S COMPLETED TODAY. SO LIKE I SAID IT WAS COMPLETED IN LATE 2024. THIS IS THE MARKET RATE BUILDING THAT WAS GENERATING TAX INCREMENT THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED TO HELP FUND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN ON THIS NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE IN THE BACKGROUND BEHIND THAT ORDER THAT'S THE ACTUAL RIVERVIEW OFFICE TOWER ITSELF. AND THEN THIS SLIDE ALSO SHOWS A POTENTIAL FLOOR PLAN OF ONE OF THE FIVE FLOORS THAT WOULD BE CONVERTED SO IT'S A MIXTURE OF STUDIO ONE BEDROOM AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THIS IS KIND OF A PRELIMINARY DEPICTION PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER. SO THE PLAN FOR THIS DISTRICT AND WHY WE HAVE IT IT PROVIDES US THE ACTUAL STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION TO USE THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AS WELL AS DESIGN OR DEFINING WHERE ACTUALLY WE CAN USE THAT TAX INCREMENT. SO IN THIS CASE WE WILL BE EXPANDING THAT AREA TO ALLOW FOR USE OF TURF WITHIN THESE TWO NEW PARCELS. IT ALSO DETERMINES THE TYPE OF DISTRICTS THAT IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE A HOUSING DISTRICT AND THEN IT SETS A BUDGET FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TURF THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE USED ON THIS PROJECT. BUT WHAT IT DOES NOT DO IS IT DOES NOT COMMIT THE CITY TO PROVIDE FUNDING OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROJECT. SO AS I MENTIONED WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON WHAT THE TERMS OF ASSISTANCE WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE NEED TO GET AN UPDATED PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THIS CONVERSION AND THEN THAT MAY IMPACT THE BUDGET THAT IS IN THIS TIFF PLAN AS WELL AS ANY FUTURE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE THE PARTIES IN ORDER TO APPROVE TIFF DISTRICT WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME FINDINGS. HERE IS THE CITY THAT INCLUDES BUT BUT FOR TEST WHICH IS THAT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF TIFF THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND THAT THE PLAN ITSELF ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPMENT BY A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND MAXIMIZES THAT DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO CONFORMS WITH THE PLANS OR THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF THE CITY ITSELF. AND THEN FINALLY IT HAS TO QUALIFY AS A HOUSING DISTRICT. IN THIS CASE IT ACTUALLY EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS BY PROVIDING 100% OF THE UNITS AT 60% HERE IN MY AND AS I MENTIONED WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE NEED IN AMOUNT FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SO THE AFFORDABLE UNITS WE KNOW THAT THERE IS INDUCED NEED FOR ASSISTANCE BASED ON LESS RENTING PRODUCED BY THOSE UNITS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO COVER THE ENTIRE DEBT TO FINANCE THE PROJECT. BUT WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING THOSE TERMS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THEN IF THOSE TERMS CAN BE NEGOTIATED WE WOULD BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH A PAY AS YOU GO. NOW WHICH MEANS THAT WE PROVIDE THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AS IT'S RECEIVED OVER TIME SO THE DEVELOPER TAKES ON THE INITIAL RISK AND THEN RECEIVES THOSE PAYMENT OVER TIME AND WITH THAT I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. CASE COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THIS COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO. TWO QUICK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS MR. MAYOR GOOD EVENING WITH YOU. FIRST THE THE WHEN WHEN WE'RE MAKING THE MODIFICATIONS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S JUST LIKE TWO BIG ONES TO CONSIDER, RIGHT? ONE IS THE EXPANSION OF THE TIFF DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT ADDITIONAL SECTION THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED ON THE MAP. IS THAT THE FIRST ONE AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS SPECIFICALLY TO ENABLE THE THE MODIFICATION OF THE ACTUAL LIKE BUILDING ITSELF OR IS THERE OR IS THAT GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO COMING BACK TO COUNCIL AT SOME POINT TO THE PORT AUTHORITY AT SOME POINT AND GETTING MODIFICATION FURTHER? MAYOR BASSY COUNCILMEMBER OR COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SO THE ONLY MODIFICATION THAT WE'RE EVALUATING AT THIS TIME IS THE EXPANSION OF THE DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THOSE TWO NEW PARCELS. SO TO YOUR SECOND QUESTION ABOUT THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THAT WOULD BE BASED ON CONTINUED NEGOTIATION WITH THE DEVELOPER ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT'S REQUIRED AND WOULD COME BACK BEFORE THE BODY WITH A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE SUBSIDY AT THAT TIME. OKAY. SO IS THERE ANY ANY THOUGHT IN IN THE MIND OF OF OF STAFF RIGHT NOW THAT THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, THE APPROXIMATELY $23 MILLION IS POTENTIALLY GOING UP? COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO AT THIS POINT THE STAFF'S INTENTION WOULD LIKELY BE TO GOTIATE THAT DOWN BASED ON THE COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT BUT THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE PROPOSAL THAT ACTUALLY IS RECEIVED. THANKS. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST SOME CLARIFICATION HERE IF WE APPROVE THIS, WHEN DOES THE INCREMENT START GETTING COLLECTED ON THAT PROPERTY? NEARBY CITY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SO A PORTION OF THE TIFF DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY GENERATING INCREMENT CURRENTLY IF WE APPROVE THIS MODIFICATION THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE IT WITH THE COUNTY FOR CERTIFICATION AND THEN WE WOULD START RECEIVING INCREMENT ON THOSE ADDITIONAL PARCELS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR . SO IN 2027 OKAY. ALONG THOSE LINES ARE WE RECEIVING AN INCREMENT ON THE PROPERTY? THEY DON'T OWN AT THIS TIME WE ARE RECEIVING INCREMENT ON THE PROPERTY THAT THEY DO NOT OWN AS WELL AS THE OTHER. AND GIVEN THAT WHY ARE WE NOT LOOKING TO MODIFY THIS DISTRICT TO REMOVE THAT PROPERTY AT COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT DOING THAT BECAUSE WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THE SUBSIDY NEED THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO THE MODIFICATION TO THE ACTUAL RIVERVIEW OFFICE TOWER BUT THAT COULD BE COMING FORWARD IN A FUTURE RECOMMENDATION IF IF THE CURRENT TIFF GENERATED BY THAT ADDITIONAL PARCELS WAS SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AFFORDABLE UNITS LAST QUESTION FOR NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT. SO JUST LAST CLARIFYING QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DETERMINE THAT YOU DON'T NEED SUBSIDY? MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SO IF WE DETERMINE THAT THERE IS NO SUBSIDY NEED THE FUNDS WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE TAXING JURISDICTION AND SO WE WOULD DECERTIFY THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT AND THEN THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO BACK TO THOSE VARIOUS DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. KANIS? ALL RIGHT. SO DON'T GO FAR. WE WILL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 4.2. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE AMERICAN SQUARE TIFF PLAN AMENDMENT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM 4.2? I'D LIKE TO. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. IT'S MATTHEW HOWITT AGAIN. TO YOUR POINT ACTUALLY IT TRIGGERED A QUESTION FOR ME ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF TIFF IN GENERAL OF. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ACTUALLY ABOUT HOW TIFF WORKS SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO THIS PROPERTY AS DOES THIS TIFF DISTRICT. SPECIFIC TO THE PROPERTY OR IS IT SPECIFIC TO SELF LOOP IN GENERAL AND THE WAY WE GENERALLY DO THIS IF YOU ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION TO ME AND WHAT WE USUALLY DO WE TAKE ALL THE QUESTIONS AND WE'LL ANSWER THEM AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO. OKAY. OKAY SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE BOUNDARY OF THE TIFF AND THEN TO YOUR POINT ABOUT ESSENTIALLY FINDING OUT THAT WE DON'T NEED THE MONEY IT GOES IN IT GOES BACK TO WHATEVER THAT BOUNDARY IS. SEEMS INEFFICIENT TO ME BECAUSE IF YOU TAXED THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO OUR CONVERSATION MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MALL OF AMERICA'S WATER PARK DISTRICT IS IF I CAN WORD THIS CORRECTLY IT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH WE ARE TARGETING THESE LOCATIONS FOR SPECIFIC AMOUNTS OF TAX AND THEN LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY USE THEM IN OTHER PLACES. THIS IS THE ENTIRE POINT OF ME COMING AND BEING VERY ANGRY AND UPSET ABOUT US EXTENDING THE WELL WHEN I SAY US NATHAN AND THE STATE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR THE MALL AMERICA TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN WATER PARK WE ESSENTIALLY LOST OVER $160 MILLION WHICH OF ALL THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD TONIGHT THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL TO HAVE RIGHT NOW AND THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM I'M SEEING WITH THIS PROPERTY POTENTIALLY IS IF DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S ORCHESTRATED, IF WE DON'T NEED THE MONEY ANYMORE OR IF THEY DON'T NEED THE MONEY ANYMORE, WE POTENTIALLY LOSE IT AS THAT IS HOW I UNDERSTAND IT. SO I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON THAT AND I GUESS I'LL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I SUPPORT IT AFTER I KNOW MORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. HALLETT. OTHERS WITH QUESTIONS. OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 4.2 THIS EVENING. PRIYANKA DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON LINE? LAST CALL FOR ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS COUNCIL. NO ONE COMING FORWARD IN THE CHAMBERS. NO ONE ON THE PHONE. I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T A 4.2 OKAY. MOST OF MY COUNCIL MEMBER EVEN A SECOND MY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN 4.2 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO SO MR. GRACE, IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER REGARDING THE BOUNDARY OF THE DISTRICT THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT YOU HAD OUTLINED IN COLORS, CORRECT IN THE AIR BY SEA. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY IS THOSE PARCELS THAT WERE IN THE ORANGE AND BLUE ON THE SCREEN AND HERE I CAN SHOW THAT JUST FOR REFERENCE HERE AND THEN THAT BOUNDARY IS ALSO WHERE THE TIFF WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO USE. THERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS IN STATE LAW THAT ALLOW US TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS POOL FUNDS AND USE THOSE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT WOULD BE IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE SOUTH LOOP AS PROPOSED IN THE CURRENT PLAN THAT WOULD BE UP TO 10% OF THE COST. AND SO BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS WOULD BE WITHIN THIS DISTRICT HERE ITSELF. SO THE TIFF DISTRICT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE ON THE STREET. OKAY. AND THE SECOND QUESTION IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION OR MAYBE I'D LOOK TO MISS ECONOMY SHOULDER WHOEVER CAN ANSWER IT BEST REGARDING THE THE CLARIFICATION OF IF THE MONEY GOES IF THE MONEY ISN'T SPENT AND EVENTUALLY GOES BACK, HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN THE THE SITUATION AROUND THE WATER PARK? GREAT QUESTION. SO MAYOR BUSSE, HOW THIS WOULD FUNCTION IS IF THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT GO FORWARD THE CITY WOULD NOT EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DEVELOPER AND AS A RESULT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE REQUIREMENTS THE TIFF DISTRICT AND THE RESULT OF THAT WOULD BE IS THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS SO THAT WOULD BE COUNTY CITY ITSELF STATE FOR EXAMPLE. YES. AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. YES. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANYTHING THERE THAT MR. COMMISSIONER. >> NO MAYOR COUNCIL IT WOULD GO BACK TO THOSE THREE DISTRICTS COUNTY SCHOOL AND CITY AND SO THEN HOW DOES THIS DIFFERENT THAN THE I THINK THE QUESTION MIGHT BE AROUND THE THE FISCAL DISPARITIES TIFF THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE NEEDED THE EXTENSION FOR FOR THE WATER PARK THOSE THOSE DOLLARS GOING BACK COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE THERE PLEASE? DO YOU WANT ME TO I'LL START AND IF I MISS OUT LET ME KNOW THE ACTUAL TIFT DISTRICTS HAVE ALL BEEN DECERTIFIED. SO THE NORMAL PROCESS IN WHICH THE THREE CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES WHERE WE HAVE TO WHEN WE SET UP A TIFF DISTRICT THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL HAVE TO BE AWARE AND GET PERMISSIONS THAT THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TIFF DISTRICT FROM A CITY POINT THOSE THREE DISTRICTS OR THE TWO DISTRICTS ONE C AND ONE G ARE ALREADY DECERTIFIED. THE FISCAL DISPARITIES IS A DIFFERENT LAW AND IT CAME THROUGH AND WHEN THE MALL PAYS THEIR TAXES THE FISCAL DISPARITY PORTION OF ALL THE COMMERCIAL PIECES JUST THEIRS COMES BACK AND WE PUT IT IN THE SAME POT. IT HAS TO BE SPENT IN THE SAME WAY WITH SPECIFIC TIFF IMPROVEMENT TYPE OF THINGS BUT IT'S NO LONGER WHERE THOSE FUNDS NO LONGER CAME FROM. THE RESIDENTS OF BLOOMINGTON'S TAXPAYERS OR ANY OF THOSE IMPACTS ON THAT. SO IT DID NOT IMPACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE SCHOOL S COUNTY AND IT DOESN'T IMPACT US. IT IS JUST HOW THE MALL'S FISCAL DISPARITIES WHICH WOULD NORMALLY GO IN A BIG POOL AND BE REDISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE METRO GET APPLIED. SO IT'S IT'S THAT'S A REAL BIG DIFFERENT PART A POOL OF DIFFERENT POOL OF MONEY DIFFERENT POOL OF MONEY AND WHEN WE WERE IN PROCESS BACK INTO THAT POOL OF MONEY BLOOMINGTON IS WHAT NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO IN TERMS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FISCAL DISPARITIES FUND IN THE TWIN CITIES RIGHT NOW NUMBER ONE, ACCORDING TO MR. WALKER, I THINK WE ARE NUMBER ONE. SO IT SIMPLY WOULD HAVE BEEN TURNING ANOTHER $160 MILLION OF BLOOMINGTON GENERATED MONEY BACK INTO THE FISCAL DISPARITIES FUND. SO IT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE TIFF DOLLARS THAT ARE THE WAY THE TIFF DOLLARS ARE GENERATED. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER HE DOES COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN SO PART OF ALSO WHAT I HEARD WAS IN EITHER OF THOSE TWO SCENARIOS LOSS OF MONEY. SO I JUST WANT TO BE JUST ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. DID THE CITY LOSE MONEY IN EITHER OF THOSE TWO CASES? I CAN'T REMEMBER ALONE AND IF I CAN ASK CLARIFYING QUESTION THE CASES THEY ARE REFERRING TO ARE YOU SPEAKING TO ME, TIFF OR ARE YOU SPEAKING TO THIS PROJECT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY BOTH. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I THINK I'M HEARING THE SPEAKER ASK THAT QUESTION. OKAY. YEAH THEY MY QUESTION IT'S JUST I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IT IS. IF THERE IS ANY LOSS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, IT'S COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN FOR THE AMERICAN SQUARE DISTRICT. SO THE TAX INCREMENT IS STILL BEING GENERATED AND COLLECTED WITHIN THE DISTRICT SO IT IS NOT LOST SO TO SPEAK. WE HAVE NOT PROVIDED IT TO THE DEVELOPER AT THIS POINT. WE WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO THAT THROUGH REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO IF THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN THEN THE FUNDS WOULD GO BACK TO THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS AND THEY WOULDN'T BE LOST, RIGHT. THEY WOULD JUST GO BACK, CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I'D BE REALLY CRYSTAL CLEAR ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETIMES THERE'S CONFUSION ABOUT THAT AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE WE'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN ABOUT THAT. AND THEN IF WE COULD IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYOR, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE THE MALL OF AMERICA SITUATION AND I'M NOT SURE I'M COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION ABOUT THE MALL OF AMERICA. YEAH, I THINK THE WAY THAT AND AGAIN, I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH JUST THE UNDERSTANDING AND I DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION EITHER SO YOU KNOW, I'LL DO MY BEST MAYBE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A I THINK THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING THAT SOMEHOW THERE'S MONEY LOST IN THAT PROCESS WHEN THE RECERTIFICATION OF THOSE DOLLARS MOVE MOVED MOVED FROM THE ONE FUND OVER AND I DON'T THINK I'M I'M NOT HERE THAT I'M SEEING THEM SHAKE I SAID NO OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COST RIGHT OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL YEAH OKAY MAYOR BUSSE COUNCILMEMBER A MOMENT I ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THAT YOU DON'T WANT I DON'T EVEN WANT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. NO I DON'T EVEN KNOW BUT BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IS THAT THE DOLLARS WERE NOT LOST. THEY WERE JUST REDISTRIBUTED, CORRECT? CORRECT. COUNCILMEMBER ONE MOMENT. SO IT'S NOT THAT THE DOLLARS ARE LOST SO TO SPEAK IS WHERE THEY'RE ALLOCATED. SO IN THE CASE OF FISCAL DISPARITIES INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THAT METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PART THAT WAS REFERRED TO, THEY FLOW BACK TO THE CITY TO BE UTILIZED ON PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE AREA AROUND THE MALL OF AMERICA SO THEY'RE NOT LOST. IT'S JUST REALLOCATION. THANKS FOR FOR CLARIFYING THAT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO REALLY AT ALL. THESE ARE KIND OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS BUT I JUST WANT TO BE SURE WE CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. REMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS ARE MORE OF MORE OF A COMMENT THEN THEN A THEN A QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND WHAT MACK WAS ASKING BECAUSE I DID I DO REMEMBER HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH HIM A WHILE BACK AND WHAT THE UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TIFF COLLECTED BY THE MALL OF AMERICA, THOSE $160 MILLION THAT WE JUST MENTIONED THEY ARE THERE AND THE CITY LOSES CONTROL OF THEM IF THEY DON'T GET YOUR LIGHTS BY A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT WE WENT THROUGH THE MEETINGS. SO THAT WAS THAT'S THE EXPLANATION, RIGHT, THAT WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL ONCE THE TIME THE TIME LIMIT THAT THE STATE PUTS ON THOSE TIFF COLLECTED THAT CAN BE INVESTED ONLY ON THE ON THAT AREA BY THE MALL OF AMERICA ON IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW BUILDINGS. OH OKAY. YEAH GOOD. SO WHEN A TIFF DISTRICT IS ESTABLISHED THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN WE'VE GONE TO TRAINING SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT PERIOD OF TIME IS DEPENDING ON THE TIFF DISTRICT AND THERE'S ALSO THE BUDGET THE TIP BUDGET THAT'S ESTABLISHED SO A DISTRICT CAN HAVE I'LL CALL IT FINISHED RECEIVING TAX INCREMENT DOLLARS BUT SO LONG AS THERE'S A BUDGET TO CONTINUE TO SPEND IT, THAT BUDGET LAST LONGER THAN THAT TIME PERIOD. SO WE STILL HAVE A BUDGET TO SPEND THESE DOLLARS. I THINK YOU I READ THAT EXPLAIN YOUR QUESTION. YEAH, MORE OR LESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNSEL ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS ON THIS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MET WITH THE DEVELOPER SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH REGARDS TO THESE THIS ORANGE BUILDING AND AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF IT AND ONE OF MY UNDERSTANDING IS FROM THAT CONVERSATION WAS THAT THEY WOULD LIKELY BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT WITHOUT SHORT TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT IF WE PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE WAY OF OFF AIRPORT PARKING WHICH WE DID THEY CAN DO THAT NOW AND THAT GENERATES REVENUE AND SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CHANGED IN THAT DISCUSSION. OBVIOUSLY IT'S DIFFERENT YEARS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE BUT THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL IMPETUSES FOR LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL OFF AIRPORT PARKING THAT ALONG WITH I KNOW THE THE MOTIVE AMERICA WANTED TO DO THEIRS AND SO I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A CHANGE THAT IS FRANKLY AT LEAST FOR ME UNEXPECTED. MAYOR BASI COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. THAT'S ALSO A QUESTION THAT WE'VE POSED TO THE DEVELOPER AS WELL AND WOULD BE PART OF FUTURE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE WITH THEM. THAT IS THE EXACT REASON THAT WE AT THIS POINT ARE NOT BRINGING FORWARD A PROPOSAL TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE FINANCING. WE WANT TO DIG INTO THOSE QUESTIONS, LOOK AT THE FINANCIALS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE ACTUALLY IS A SUBSIDY NEED THERE OR NOT . OKAY. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS INSTEAD OF EXPANDING THIS TIFT DISTRICT, COULD WE JUST ESTABLISH A NEW TIP DISTRICT FOR WHAT'S LABELED AS PHASE TWO ON THIS SLIDE AT A DIFFERENT TIME IF AND WHEN THAT WAS NECESSARY AND COULD THAT PROJECT THEM TO SUPPORT ITSELF? MAYOR BUSSE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WE DID EVALUATE THAT AS A POTENTIAL OPTION. THE REASON THAT STAFF DID NOT MAKE OR DECIDE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DOING SO IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIFF THAT WOULD LIKELY BE GENERATED BY JUST THOSE PASSES ALONE. SO THE ORDER WHICH IS THE MARKET RATE BUILDING GENERATES SUBSTANTIALLY MORE TIFF AND AS A RESULT PROVIDES A GREATER BUDGET AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO FINANCE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THESE PARCELS ON THEIR OWN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH INCREMENT IN ORDER TO SUBSIDIZE THE PROJECT AND MAKE IT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE. OKAY THEN LET ME ASK ONE MAYBE LAST QUESTION HOPEFULLY IF IF WE DIDN'T APPROVE THIS EXPANSION AND IF WE DID IF WE DECERTIFIED THE EXISTING SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR THE MONEY TO GO SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT, COULD WE SET UP A NEW TIFF DISTRICT THAT COVERED THE ORDER AND PHASE TWO AND DID NOT COVER THAT OTHER PROPERTY COULD WE WRAP THAT INTO A TIFF DISTRICT IF NECESSARY? COULD WE JUST DO THAT LATER? MAYOR BUSSE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IF WE DID AS PROPOSED THE RESULT WOULD BE LOWER INCREMENT THAT WOULD BE GENERATED AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THE ORDER IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED SO THE BASE TAX CAPACITY IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN IT IS CURRENTLY AS IT IS IN THE CURRENT DISTRICT. THE LAST QUESTION IS THE REASON THAT WE HAVE TO ACT ON THIS IS THE FIVE YEAR RULE, CORRECT? CORRECT. THANKS. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COUNSEL AND I'LL ASK THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED AT PORT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR IT. BUT IN THIS WHOLE DEVELOPMENT THAT TERRIFYING PARKING RAMP IS GOING TO BE REPLACED AS PART OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT, CORRECT? MAYOR BUSSE THAT IS CORRECT. AS PROPOSED THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY SUBSIDY FOR THAT. THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE PROJECT. SO THE SUBSIDY WOULD BE RESTRICTED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR GOOD COUNCIL. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL. UNLESS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ON THIS I WOULD LOOK FOR ACTION ON ITEM 4.3 THIS EVENING COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON THANK YOU, MAYOR AND ITEM 4.24.2 THIS IS A CORRECTION I MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NUMBER 1-K SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NUMBER 1-K NO FOR THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU MUCH. THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON SOME THINGS AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS. WE'LL MOVE ON ITEM 4.3 ON OUR AGENDA. THIS IS A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE NEED FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILITY IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. WE'VE HEARD AS YOU ALL KNOW COUNCIL WE'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FOLKS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SETTINGS BUT MOST RECENTLY IN OUR LISTENING SESSIONS LOCAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABOUT THE SURGE OPERATION METRO SURGE AND THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO IT. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME WAYS THAT THE CITY COULD RESPOND NOT JUST PERFORMATIVELY BUT ACTUALLY REALISTICALLY AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS AND THE FINANCIAL RESPONSES THAT THE CITY HAS BROUGHT FORWARD AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MAKING A STATEMENT A STRONG STATEMENT REGARDING WHAT THE CITY STANDS FOR AND HOW WE SHOULD APPROACH THIS. AND SO THIS RESOLUTION I THINK ADDRESSES THAT AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD AND I WANTED MR. WALKER TO TO TALK US THROUGH IT AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO ADD OR HOW WE NEED TO DO. FRASIER SO MR. WALKER THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR THAT WAS A GREAT LEAD IN AND GREAT SO THANK YOU FOR FRAMING THAT FOR THE COUNCIL'S BENEFIT A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN PLACED YOUR SEAT AT THE DYESS THIS EVENING AND FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S WATCHING THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA TODAY. SO THE AGENDA WAS REPUBLISHED AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE RESOLUTION BY ACCESSING THE AGENDA ONLINE. TYPICALLY WE LIKE TO HAVE OUR AGENDA FINALIZED. YOU KNOW, WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THE WEEK BEFORE THE MEETING. THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE BEEN RIGHT THAN RUSHED ON. SO WE TOOK OUR TIME THROUGH THE CITY ATTORNEY I WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER WORK AND OUR OTHER CITY STAFF WHO REVIEWED THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAPTURED THE COUNCIL'S SENTIMENTS AS WE UNDERSTAND THOSE WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER REGULAR MEETING FOR THREE WEEKS ONE OF THOSE MONDAYS THERE'S ACTUALLY A DELEGATION GOING FROM THE CITY TO WASHINGTON DC TO MEET WITH OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT RESOLUTION IN HAND FOR THAT MEETING AS WELL. SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE BROUGHT THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN WE TYPICALLY WOULD OUR AGENDA ITEMS. BUT JUST TO FRAME THIS RESOLUTION, I WANTED TO BEGIN BY MAKING SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHEN I TALK ABOUT OPERATION METRO SURGE THIS EVENING I'M OF COURSE REFERRING TO THE FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE THAT'S BEEN TAKING PLACE IN THE GREATER TWIN CITIES AND GREATER MINNESOTA AREA FOR THE LAST 13 WEEKS LED BY THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WHICH YOU MAY KNOW AS ICE, A UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OR DHS WHICH OF COURSE INVOLVES A LARGE FEDERAL PRESENCE ALMOST UPWARD OF 4000 FEDERAL AGENTS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE RESOLUTION IS THE MAYOR SAID, REALLY IS THE COUNCIL'S OPPORTUNE NEED TO AFFIRM ITS POSITION RELATIVE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE. I KNOW IN VISITING WITH EACH OF YOU THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE COME FORWARD AT LISTENING SESSIONS OR HAVE APPROACHED YOU IN THE COMMUNITY, HAVE SHARED WITH YOU THEIR BELIEF THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THE COUNCIL BE FORMALLY ON THE RECORD ABOUT YOUR POSITIONS ON THIS MATTER AND THAT'S WHAT THE RESOLUTION SEEKS TO DO. ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN THAT OPERATION AND THEN PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY ADVOCATING FOR STATE AND FEDERAL REFORMS AND LEADERSHIP WHERE THESE ISSUES ARE MOST APPROPRIATELY DEALT WITH. AS WE'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO'VE COME DIRECTLY TO SPEAK TO US AT LISTENING SESSION AS MEMBERS OF OUR CITY STAFF HAVE REACHED OUT TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY SOME OF THE IMPACTS THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND OBSERVED CERTAINLY FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN BLOOMINGTON, DISRUPTIONS AT PLACES OF WORK AND AT SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT THIS HAS CAUSED FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE EITHER BEEN UNABLE TO GET TO WORK OR HAD IRREGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION AT THEIR BUSINESSES THAT OF COURSE INCLUDES IMPACTS ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEN CONCERNS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT TACTICS SPECIFICALLY THEMSELVES. THE RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD RAISED BY THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY I WOULD SAY ADDRESSING HOW THE OPERATIONS THEMSELVES HAVE BEEN EXECUTED, SOME OF THE PRACTICES, THE TACTICS, ETC., THE RED FLAGS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH THOSE AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME REFORM AROUND THOSE TACTICS THEMSELVES. THE RESOLUTION SEEKS TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S CORE COMMITMENT OF COURSE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS RESPECT FOR EVERYBODY'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW, COMMITMENTS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES AND DUE PROCESS. OUR LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY CENTERED POLICING AND THEN OF COURSE TRANSPARENT SEEING ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY LARGELY THAT IS DIRECTED AT THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO THE RESOLUTION SEEKS TO CLARIFY ONCE AGAIN THE ROLE OF THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IN OPERATION METRO SURGE WHICH SPECIFICALLY IS CALLED OUT AS SAYING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS BUT ACKNOWLEDGES OUR DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED RESPECTFUL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING PUBLIC TRUST BEING CENTER TO THE THE WAY THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CARRIES OUT THEIR THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I WANTED TO RECAP BECAUSE A LOT HAS TRANSPIRED IN 13 WEEKS AND BEYOND THE ACTIONS THAT THIS COUNCIL AND OUR ORGANIZATION HAVE ALREADY TAKEN TO DATE. IF YOU HAVE NOT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE WHERE WE'VE CREATED A DEDICATED PAGE WITH INFORMATION WITH RESOURCES THAT IS AN EVOLVING AND ONGOING UPDATED PAGE. SO IF THERE ARE QUESTION IF THERE ARE NEEDS FOR INFORMATION OR RESOURCES MORE THAN LIKELY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THOSE ON THE WEBSITE. BUT IF YOU CAN'T LET US KNOW AND THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CERTAINLY SEEK TO ADDRESS. WE WERE ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE CITIES FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE PLACES. THAT'S NOW WELL OVER TWO DOZEN CITIES IN JUST THREE WEEKS A COALITION OF METROPOLITAN CITIES THAT'S PRIMARILY NOW FOCUSED ON RECOVERY AND STABILIZATION IN THE WAKE OF OPERATION METRO SURGE. THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE CITY TO SIGN ON TO AN AMICUS BRIEF IN THE LAWSUIT MINNESOTA VERSUS NOME AND THEN THE COUNCIL IS ALLOCATED ALMOST $1 MILLION IN FUNDING BETWEEN FOOD ASSISTANCE. YOU HEARD FROM A VP TONIGHT $350,000 FOR RENT EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THEN THE PORT AUTHORITY VOTED TO ALLOCATE $400,000 FOR SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AND AS I MENTIONED WILL BE BACK IN WASHINGTON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THEN TOMORROW MORNING WE ARE PULLING TOGETHER WHAT WE ARE CALLING AN INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER CONVENING. THESE ARE OUR PARTNER AGENCIES LIKE BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY AND A FORUM FOR ALL OF THESE PUBLIC FACING ENTITIES TO IDENTIFY THEIR CHALLENGES, THEIR NEEDS AND HOPEFULLY FOR EACH OF US TO UNDERSTAND WAYS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT CROSS COLLABORATE SO THAT WE CAN RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE. SO WHAT DOES THE RESOLUTION CALL FOR? WELL, AT THE STATE LEVEL THE CITY IS URGING THE STATE TO SUPPORT CITIES AND OPPOSING A FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER THAT'S CALLED OUT IN THE RESOLUTION WE BELIEVE RATHER THAN A PATCHWORK APPROACH ACROSS THE STATE A STATEWIDE APPROACHES ARE NEEDED. WE ASK OUR LEGISLATORS AND OUR EXECUTIVES FOR ASSISTANCE FOR OUR IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CITIES WHO'VE INCURRED UNPLANNED EXPENSES RESPONDING TO OPERATION METRO SURGE. AND THEN REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES WITH THE ECONOMIC DISRUPTIONS AND TURBULENCE THEY'VE EXPERIENCED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THIS IS LARGELY CENTERED ON MEANINGFUL REFORMS BOTH IN TACTICS USED BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PERSONNEL. BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THAT THE RESOLUTION CALLS ON OUR FEDERAL LEADERS FOR MEANINGFUL REFORM ON IMMIGRATION LAWS AT A NATIONAL SCALE SO THAT WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES IN THIS POSITION AGAIN. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFY WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS AND IS NOT. IT IS A STATEMENT OF THE COUNCIL'S VALUES A CALL FOR STABILITY SUPPORT AS YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITIES. THIS IS NOT THE CITY'S ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH LAWFUL FEDERAL AUTHORITY. IT'S NOT A CHANGE OR CALLING FOR CHANGE IN OUR BLOOMINGTON POLICING STRUCTURE AND IS CERTAINLY NOT A SANCTUARY CITY ORDINANCE. SO MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AGAIN THIS IS A RESOLUTION SEEKING TO AFFIRM THIS COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY STABILITY, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, TRANSPARENT PUBLIC SAFETY AND RESPONSIBLE STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP. WITH THAT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. WALKER. COUNCIL QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN MAYOR I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS BUT I'M GOING TO JUST SHOOT YOU THOSE QUESTIONS LATER ON BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND ASK YOU A MILLION QUESTIONS. I THINK THESE TWO QUESTIONS PRETTY MUCH GET TO THE HEART OF IT. ONE QUESTION I HAD HERE IS HOW DOES THE CITY MANAGER DEFINE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY AND DOES THIS INCLUDE THE AUTHORITY TO REALLOCATE EXISTING DEPARTMENT BUDGETS LIKE THE BLOOMINGTON PD PUBLIC WORKS TO MEET RESOLUTION GOALS BEFORE THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE? SO A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE I DO NOT FORESEE AT THIS TIME ANY ANY NEED FOR ANY BUDGETARY REALLOCATION. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT WE ARE ALWAYS A MONTH BEHIND IN OUR REPORTING CYCLES. SO ACTIVITY FOR EXAMPLE THAT OCCURRED IN JANUARY WE WON'T KNOW ABOUT FOR A MONTH LATER BECAUSE OF THE REPORTING CYCLE . BUT IF WE ARE TRACKING OUR EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS MONITORING IMPACTS ON REVENUE AND IF I FORESEE A NEED FOR ANY BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENT IT WILL SEEK THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW I'M NOT IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN TELL YOU THAT'S NECESSARY. THE RESOLUTION IS INTENDED TO BE A REFLECTION A POLICY STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL. SO I WOULD SAY THAT ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY IS IS PROBABLY BEST DEFINED BY THE COUNCIL AS YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO VOCALIZE AND LEND YOUR SUPPORT FOR. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DELICATELY ASK THIS QUESTION AND YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO ANSWER IT MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO USE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. THE RESOLUTION CONDEMNS ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES INVOLVING DECEPTIVE IDENTIFICATION PRACTICES AND ROUTINE ISSUES BY FACIAL COVERINGS. IF THE BOYNTON PD ENCOUNTERS SUCH SITUATION THINGS LIKE THIS AND THIS IS JUST I'M JUST I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE HEART OF HOW THESE THINGS MAY BE ENFORCED AND HOW WHAT'S THE EXPECTATION IS OF OUR STAFF. SO DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE THAT ONE BUT I'M JUST LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND HOW HOW WE INTEND TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS BASED ON RESOLUTION THE RESOLUTION AND AGAIN DON'T MEAN TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BUT AGAIN IT IS INTENDED TO BE AN AFFIRMATION OF THE COUNCIL'S POSITION AND AS WE UNDERSTOOD THE ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE LISTENING SESSIONS I'VE SAID BEFORE AND I'LL SAY AGAIN WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO REGULATE FEDERAL BEHAVIOR. I LEARNED THAT IN THE EIGHTH GRADE WITH THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE. I JUST WANT TO SHOW THAT KNOWLEDGE OF. BUT WE ARE CALLING ON OUR FEDERAL AUTHORITY LEADERS TO MAKE THOSE REFORMS THROUGH THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION. I THINK YOU MAYOR AND MANAGER I'VE GOT A NUMBER OF OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I'LL SEND TO YOU ABOUT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SOME OTHER GAPS IN THERE. BUT THANK YOU COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER CARTER. I DON'T NEED TO ASK THE QUESTION ANYMORE. HE COVERED VERY GOOD COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU CITY MANAGER. I THINK THIS IS GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT IT'S COMPREHENSIVE AND IT REALLY REFLECTS WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH US ON SO I APPRECIATE THE RESOLUTION TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TAKING A FOCUSING ON A STATEWIDE APPROACH TO OPPOSING FEDERAL DETENTION CENTERS. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT A LOT IS GOING TO GET DONE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. AND SO I ACTUALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE OUR OWN STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. AND OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT CHANGING OUR ORDINANCES TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME. AND SO SIMILAR TO HOW WE DID A MORATORIUM ON PUBLIC STORAGE FACILITIES A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, I'M WONDERING IF THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION FOR US NOW TO JUST DO A MORATORIUM. COULD EVEN JUST BE FOR A YEAR OR FIVE YEARS OR WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'RE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO THAT ONE YEAR I THINK YEAH, JUST FOR ONE YEAR AND DURING THAT TIME HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PLANNING STAFF ACTUALLY WORK THROUGH WHAT OUR ORDINANCE CHANGES WOULD NEED TO BE TO MAKE IT SO THAT WE DON'T ALLOW DETENTION CENTERS, FEDERAL DETENTION CENTERS IN BLOOMINGTON YOU KNOW, IF IT'S IF I MAY YIELD TO THE CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED MAYOR MEMBERS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING AND DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THAT TOPIC TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE MOST FULSOME STRATEGY TO PROPOSE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE MOST RECENT ARTICLE THAT I READ I THINK WAS LAST THURSDAY WAS A NATIONAL PLANNING ARTICLE ABOUT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN USED. IT REALLY IS A VERY DIFFERENT STATE BY STATE PROCESS AND CONSIDERATION BECAUSE A LOT OF STATES HAVE STATEWIDE LEGISLATION ON THE TOPIC. SO THIS ARTICLE FOR EXAMPLE CONCLUDED THAT COMMUNITY WHEN THEY HELD THE PUBLIC HEARING IN WHATEVER STAGE OF THE PROCESS THEY WERE IN THE COMMUNITY TESTIMONY WAS CONSISTENTLY CHANGING THE CONVERSATION AND SO WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE'RE BRINGING TO MIX YOU KNOW HAS BEEN BACKED BY THE RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AT THIS TIME AND FRANKLY IT'S RAPIDLY CHANGING. AND SO AGAIN YOU SEE THE LANGUAGE IN HERE IN THIS RESOLUTION ABOUT ASKING FOR A STATEWIDE CONSIDERATION. BUT THEN ALSO YOU SEE THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ACTIONS CONSISTENT WHICH WOULD INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, DIRECTING US TO PREPARE SOMETHING AND BRINGING IT TO YOU PUBLISH A PUBLIC HEARING THAT SORT OF THING. UM, OKAY SO I GUESS I WANT TO BE I GUESS I'M NOT SUPER CLEAR ARE WE CAN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A MORATORIUM WHILE STAFF IS FIGURING OUT THE BEST WAY FORWARD? ARE WE PREEMPTED FROM DOING THAT AT THE STATE LEVEL OR IS THERE JUST LIKE A HUGE RISK WILL WE GET SUED? I MEAN I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE COULDN'T DO A MORATORIUM. MAYOR MEMBERS WE HAVE LOOKED INTO SOME CITIES IN THEIR APPROACH TO MORATORIUMS. THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE WANT TO WORK THROUGH BEFORE WE WOULD BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOU. MINNESOTA'S LAW ON MORATORIUMS, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS ONE YEAR YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WE HAVE SOME NEWER MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL BUT ESSENTIALLY THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT ACTS AS SORT OF A STATUS QUO. SO NO NEW APPLICATIONS CAN COME IN DURING THAT RESEARCH PERIOD AND THAT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RESEARCH PERIOD WHATEVER IT IS UP TO A YEAR THERE IS TYPICALLY THE ADOPTION OF SOME SORT OF LAND USE REGULATIONS AND SO THE SETUP TO ADOPTING A MORATORIUM NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED TO UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF WHAT THE RESEARCH WITHIN THE MORATORIUM STUDY IS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT NOW I APPRECIATE AND I HEAR WHAT THE COUNCIL IS SAYING ABOUT THEIR INTEREST SOME OF THE MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL'S INTEREST IN MOVING THAT FORWARD. I MY PREFERENCE IS TO HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH BEFORE THAT HAPPENS SO THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT ADDRESSES NOT ONLY THE LAND USE ASPECT BUT SORT OF THE TOTALITY. WHAT I WAS READING LAST WEEK TALKED ABOUT THE DEMANDS ON INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXAMPLE OUR WATER RESOURCES AND ITS ITS FUNCTIONS MORE LIKE A PRISON AND I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A IN A IN ANY SORT OF LIKE POLITICAL CONTEXT BUT THE IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES IS MORE AKIN TO THAT. IT'S 24 SEVEN, IT'S HIGH WATER USAGE, IT'S HIGH OCCUPANCY, IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF TRAVEL. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE BRING TO YOU HAS SOME MORE RESEARCH IN THE FRONT END SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER THE TOTALITY. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AND I CAN PROVIDE SOME PREVIOUS COPIES OF OUR RESOLUTIONS BUT THERE'S A VERY LENGTHY DESCRIPTION OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THE COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED ABOUT ON THE FRONT END OF THAT RESOLUTION. WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET AS A STAFF. SO DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN YOU WOULD HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR US? MAYOR REMEMBER, I THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING AGAIN AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, WE'VE GOT A WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ODD CADENCE IN MEETINGS THIS MONTH SO THERE'S A STUDY MEETING NEXT WEEK AND THEN THERE'S A BREAK. SO I WOULD THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE MORE MORE VISION ON STRATEGY AND NEXT STEPS AT THE AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL WEEK THAT WE HAVE IN THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN A QUESTION ABOUT WHICH IS WHAT YOU DO. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF AN APPLICATION COMES IN BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL 1ST? >> MAY REMEMBERS AGAIN WITH A MORATORIUM IS SORT OF THERE'S A CADENCE TO THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING THAT HAS TO GET PUBLISHED AND THEN THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT ADOPTED IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON WE WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ADOPTED MORATORIUMS BY AMENDING OUR CODE AND SO THAT IS AN EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OTHER STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THAT GAP TO BRING TO YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL. BUT TO YOUR POINT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT UNTIL MARCH 20TH 4TH OR APRIL 1ST. IT'S UNTIL I THINK WE DID THE MATH AND IT'S APRIL 10TH SO APRIL 7TH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THE TIMING ON ALL OF THIS IS RELEVANT BUT IF SOMETHING COMES IN NOW WE WOULD ANALYZE IT THE WAY WE ANALYZE ALL OTHER LAND USE APPLICATIONS. WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS AN EXPERIENCE IN SOME COMMUNITIES IS I WANT TO JUST MAKE TWO FINAL POINTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THERE'S A SPECIFIC TYPE OF STRUCTURE THAT IS I DON'T WANT TO SAY ATTRACTIVE BUT SORT OF MEETS THE NEEDS OF OF THE ENTITIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO SITE SUCH STRUCTURES. AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT'S A REPEATING ELEMENT THAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT IN COMMUNITIES IS THAT THEY ARE REPRESENTED TYPICALLY BY AN AGENT AND SO THE APPLICANT ISN'T LIKE THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO YOU HAVE AN APPLICANT WHO'S COMING A LOOKING TO A SITE OR TO TO TAKE ACTION ON A LAND USE. SO WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EXISTING LAND USE CODE TO SEE WHERE WOULD MAKE SENSE WHERE IT WHERE IT COULD COULD IT EVEN EXIST AT ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT A LAND USE AMENDMENT. SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PULL TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THOSE RECITALS AND AND POTENTIALLY BRING IT TO AT THE END OF THE MONTH. >> I'D BE INTERESTED IN GETTING THAT THAT STUFF IN THE IN-BETWEEN PERIOD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. THE QUESTIONS COUNSEL WELL THANK YOU MR. WALKER FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU TO OUR LEGAL STAFF FOR FOR PUTTING THIS IN INTO MOTION FOR US. I THINK IT'S IT'S AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT. I THINK AND IT'S A STATEMENT THAT REPRESENT THIS COMMUNITY WELL AND IT SAYS WHAT IT NEEDS TO SAY. I REALLY THINK IT DOES. SO COUNSEL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I'D LOOK FOR ACTION. ITEM 4.3 COUNCILMEMBER LOHMANN WELL SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO DO I'LL DO IT. I'M SORRY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON COMING IN AT THE LAST MINUTE I MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE NEED FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILITY IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. >> SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTS AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE NEED FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILITY IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION METRO SURGE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU MUCH THANK YOU COUNCIL ON THAT ONE ITEM FIVE ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS AND OUR COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES AND I WILL START OFF WITH A RECAP OF OUR LISTENING SESSION WE HAD EARLIER THIS EVENING. WE HAD FIVE PEOPLE SPEAK SARAH SHEPHERD HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY'S PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATING EMERGENCY SHELTER IN PLACE RESPONSE TO RESIDENTS. SHE SAID SHE RAN INTO AN INTERESTING CULTURE WHERE THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE WERE ASSISTING RAMSEY COUNTY IN AN OPERATION AND THERE WAS IT WAS A VOLATILE SITUATION AND THERE WAS A SHELTER IN PLACE NOTIFICATION IN PLACE BUT IT REALLY WASN'T WIDELY DISSEMINATED AND SHE BELIEVES THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE COULD BE DOING IT. WE SAID WE LOOK INTO IT AND FIGURE IT OUT. AS I SAID AT THE MEETING, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A CITY CAN TAP INTO THE AMBER ALERT SYSTEM AND CAN SIMPLY DO THAT KIND OF THING. I THINK WE'D HAVE TO PUT IT TOGETHER ON OUR OWN AND IT WOULD BE AN OPT IN KIND OF THING FOR FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE DO HAVE THAT TYPE OF THING IN BLOOMINGTON AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAYBE PUBLICIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND ALL THAT IS AVAILABLE. WE THEN HAD FOUR SPEAKERS DAVID FREEMAN, MATTHEW HALLETT ,ELISE BALDERRAMA AND PAUL COTE ALL SPEAK ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION METRO SURGE ABOUT THE GENERAL ICE OCCUPATION IN THE CITY. MR. HALLETT SPOKE ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ELISE BALDERRAMA SPOKE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTS IN THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS AND MR. COTE TALKED ABOUT ASK QUESTIONS ACTUALLY ABOUT THE CITY'S EFFORTS IN THE WAY OF THE OCCUPATION. ALL IN ALL A GOOD CONVERSATION AND I THINK WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION AND APPRECIATE THE FOLKS WHO COME FORWARD AND CONTINUE TO BRING CONCERNS AND KEEP UP THE NOT LETTING THIS GO AWAY AND LETTING NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY BUT THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND AND ALL OF US STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND PUSH FOR THINGS LIKE THE RESOLUTION THAT WE JUST PASSED LIKE THE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING AND JUST TO KEEP IT TOP OF MIND FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE WHILE THIS THE DRAWDOWN IS CERTAINLY HAPPENING, WE'RE NOT DONE YET AND WE CERTAINLY ARE GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOVER BOTH AS A CITY FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, FROM A SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO HEAL AS WE COME OUT OF THIS AND THAT WAS OUR LISTENING SESSION THIS EVENING. THE ONLY OTHER ITEM I HAVE THIS EVENING IS JUST A REMINDER THAT NEXT THURSDAY WILL BE OUR BLOOMINGTON STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. THURSDAY THE 12TH. AS ALWAYS, A GOOD TIME WILL BE HAD BY ALL AND I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. I DO BELIEVE WE ARE EITHER AT OR VERY NEAR A SELL OUT SO I HOPE YOU'VE GOT YOUR TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE IT'S IT'S IT'S LOOKING VERY GOOD AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD TURNOUT AND A GOOD PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN. MR. WALKER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THIS EVENING? NOTHING FURTHER, SIR. COUNCIL ANYTHING? COUNCILMEMBER NELSON CARTER AND LEMON NELSON, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WILL YOUR STATE OF THE CITY FESTIVITIES BE AVAILABLE TO WATCH? IT IS ALWAYS LIVE STREAM ON THE CITY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND IT WILL BE RECORDED PROVIDED WE DON'T GET INTO ANY COPYRIGHT ISSUES WITH THE MUSIC THAT WE'RE PLAYING. WE'LL SEE IF THAT WORKS BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. TRUST ME WE'RE GOING TO I KNOW I JUST TIPPED THEIR HAND AND I WE HAVE LICENSES. WE HAVE A LICENSE. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. YEAH, EXACTLY. EXACTLY. NO WE WILL. IT IS LIVE STREAM AND THEN IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR FOREVER AND EVER SO COUNCILMEMBER CARTER, THIS IS JUST A SMALL THING. WELL SMALL FOR US BUT BIG FOR OTHER PEOPLE. RESTAURANT OWNERS IN BLOOMINGTON. SO WE GOT AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY ABOUT A RESTAURANT THAT'S LOOKING TO LOCATE IN BLOOMINGTON AND THEY JUST BROUGHT UP THAT OUR MINIMUM SEATING CAPACITY IS 50. NEVER KNEW WE HAD A MINIMUM SEATING CAPACITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA'S IS 30 AND IT'S JUST KIND OF A BARRIER FOR THEM AND SO I GUESS I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND IF WE WERE TO LOOK TO CHANGE, COULD THAT BE JUST A VERY EASY CHANGE? I, I DON'T RECALL THAT. AND SO I MEAN I'D ASK STAFF TO DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT AND AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK. SO YES I THINK THAT'S THAT'S GOOD THAT'S GOOD QUESTION. A GOOD POINT. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN YOU KNOW THANK YOU MAYOR AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOW TO ACTUALLY SAY THIS. I KNOW THAT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THERE'S LOTS OF DISCUSSION AROUND PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO VOTE AND YOU KNOW, WE ALL TAKE AN OATH TO TRY TO PROTECT THAT AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR STAFF IS PREPARING OURSELVES AND THE EVENTUALITY THAT THERE MAY BE SOME TYPE OF CHANGE. MAYOR, REGARD TO HOW VOTING IS REGISTERED AND JUST THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS THAT ARE ABLE TO VOTE. AND THE THING I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS SOME OF THE CONVERSATION DISCUSSION AROUND YOU KNOW, WE'RE CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AROUND THE ABILITY FOR WOMEN TO BE ABLE TO VOTE OR ANYBODY ELSE WHO MAY HAVE YOU KNOW, BY THROUGH MARRIAGE HAD TO CHANGE THEIR LAST NAME. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE CAPACITY CITY AND OUR CITY TO IF WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN PASSPORT REQUESTS OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE OR ANY OTHER MEANS BY WHICH THAT WOULD LEGITIMIZE THE CITIZENSHIP OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE THAT WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE AND BEING READY SO THAT WE CAN MEET THAT CONCERN. POINT WELL TAKEN COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK THAT'S AN EVEN IF IT RESULTS IN MORE PEOPLE VOTING IN PERSON, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY THAT EITHER EARLY VOTING OR AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TO TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE VOTING THAT DAY. SO EXACTLY RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL SEE NO HANDS GOING UP. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA COUNCIL. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS EVENING SO MADE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWE AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER REEVES TO ADJOURN THIS EVENING. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO COUNCIL THANKS FOR THE DISCUSSION THIS EVENING STAFF WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR MEETINGS OUR LISTENING SESSION TONIGHT EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEK AND WE WILL SEE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. >> THANKS