. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE AND WELCOME. I WILL CALL THIS BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER TONIGHT IS MONDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2025. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO IS WATCHING ONLINE. WE WILL BEGIN OUR MEETING AS WE ALWAYS DO. IF YOU'RE ABLE PLEASE RISE AND REMOVE ANY 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, THANKS FOR EVERYBODY JOINING US THIS EVENING AND THANKS TO THE FOLKS WATCHING COUNCIL. THANK YOU. A REMINDER COUNCIL OUR NEW COUNCIL PROTOCOLS KICK INTO EFFECT THIS MEETING AND SO OFFICIALLY WE HAVE A 9:00 END TIME AND IF WE DON'T MAKE IT BY 9:00 WE HAVE TO EXTEND THAT BUT WE CAN'T GO LATER THAN 10:00. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE AGENDA AND OF COURSE OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA TONIGHT WE HAVE WE HAVE FIVE INTRODUCTORY ITEMS. WE HAVE 2.1 WHICH IS A PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY 2025 2.2 A PROCLAMATION FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION NISSAN WEEK 2.3 A THIRD PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK 2.4. WE'RE GOING TO GET A RECAP FROM OUR 2025 BLOOMINGTON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND ITEM 2.5, WE'RE GOING TO DO A SUMMARY OF THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION I THINK ON AN EARLIER AGENDA AND ON OUR MOTION SHEET PERHAPS THERE WAS INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW EMPLOYEES. WE'VE JUST BACKED THAT OFF JUST IN THE IN THE INTEREST OF TIME WE'LL DO THAT AT A UPCOMING MEETING. THOSE ARE OUR INTRODUCTORY ITEMS UNDER OUR CONSENT BUSINESS WE HAVE NINE ITEMS UNDER CONSENT. COUNCILMEMBER CARTER HAS CONSENT THIS EVENING UNDER ITEM FOUR ARE HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING THIS REGARDING OUR 2025 THROUGH 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND OUR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WE'LL HAVE A FEW INTERESTING THINGS UNDER ITEM FIVE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS AN UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR CITY ASSESSOR AND ITEM 5.2 OUR 2025 ASSESSMENT REPORT AND WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT AND 5.3 THE CITY SEWER AVAILABLE FEE CHARGE THE SAC CHARGES THE EXEMPTIONS RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ITEM 5.4 WILL WRAP UP WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATE AND HOPEFULLY ADJOURN BY OUR 9:00 DEADLINE. OUR COUNCIL ANY CHANGES OR ANYTHING TO ADD OR SUBTRACT TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING? IF NOT I WOULD MOVE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AS STATED. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TONIGHT TO ADOPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA 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. FIRST UP ON THIS AGENDA ARE THREE SEPARATE PROCLAMATIONS AND I'M GOING TO COME DOWN AND GET A QUICK DRINK OF WATER FIRST AND I'LL COME DOWN AND DO OUR THREE PROCLAMATIONS THREE FOR OUR COMMISSIONS TONIGHT OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS OUR ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION . DUSTIN JACOBSON COME ON UP AND JOIN ME AND THE WAY WE'LL DO THIS I KNOW WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT FOLKS HERE FOR THE FOR THE DIFFERENT THINGS. WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL INVITE YOU UP AND YOU CAN LOOK GREAT FOR THE CAMERA WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU FOR ANY WORDS THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AND WE'LL DO THE GRIP AND GRIN. SO THAT'S HOW WE'LL MANAGE OUR PROCLAMATIONS TODAY. PROCLAMATION APRIL 25TH, 2025 IS ARBOR DAY WHEREAS ARBOR DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND FORESTS TO OUR ECONOMY CULTURE, HISTORY AND FUTURE OF OUR STATE. AND. WHEREAS TREES ARE A GREAT VALUE AS THEY PROVIDE CLEAN AIR AND WATER SHADE AND ENERGY SAVINGS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WOOD PRODUCTS AND JOBS WHILE ALSO CAPTURING AND STORING CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE THEREBY OFFSETTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AND. WHEREAS, PROPERLY PLANTING AND CARING FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF TREES MAKES COMMUNITY FORESTS MORE RESILIENT BY MINIMIZING THE IMPACTS OF DISEASES, INSECTS AND OTHER STRESSORS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROVIDING LONG TERM COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. AND. WHEREAS THOUGHTFULLY CHOOSING PLANTING AND CARING FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF TREES NOW SUPPORTS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES INTO THE FUTURE. NOW THEREFORE I MAY YOUR TURN YOU DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH 2025 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DATED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL 2025. AND THIS I THINK WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF OF OUR URBAN FOREST AND THE CANOPY THAT WE HAVE IN OUR IN OUR CITY AND IT'S PRETTY VISUAL AND PRETTY OBVIOUS HOW WE'RE LOSING SOME OF THAT OBVIOUSLY TO EMERALD ASH BORER AND AND WE WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON MAKING SURE WE BRING THAT BACK BECAUSE FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT I MENTIONED AND SO MANY OTHERS I THINK WE NEED TO DEDICATE OUR TIME AND OUR EFFORTS AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO STEP FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO REPLENISH THAT THAT URBAN FOREST. AND THE I MEAN I ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE GREAT PROVERB YOU KNOW, PLANT A TREE UNDER WHOSE SHADE YOU WILL NEVER SIT. AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART OF IT. I MEAN IT'S NOT FOR NOW. IT'S FOR THE FUTURE OF IT ALL. SO I'M JUST GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU. WELL, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF WORDS TO SAY, BUT I'LL JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW TOO. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE BEGUN UNDERTAKING A MAJOR PROCESS IN CREATING A FORESTRY MASTER PLAN THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAVE PAIRED WITH DERBY RESOURCE GROUP TO DO A FULL STREET INVENTORY OF ALL OF OUR TREES, DO STUDIES OF KIND OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ,LOOK FOR WHAT TYPES OF THINGS WE CAN DO WHILE ALSO DOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO GET PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS AND KIND OF WHAT THEY EXPECT FROM US FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 50 YEARS. SO THIS IS MORE THAN JUST YOU KNOW WE JUST KEEP PLANTING TREES. IT'S KIND OF FOR US TO REALLY HAVE A THOUGHTFUL PLAN FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 50 YEARS. VERY GOOD. AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYBODY'S INVOLVEMENT THROUGH THE SUMMER TREE SALE THIS YEAR. SOLD OUT. YEP YEP YEP. TREE SALE SO DELIVERIES WILL BE MADE THAT WEEK OF OUR REALLY SO WE'LL BE PICKING THEM UP AND DELIVERING THEM WELL THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR URBAN FORESTS LATELY AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WE'RE GOING TO. THANK YOU. SO TREE, DID YOU A SECOND PROCLAMATION JUST FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK AND WE HAVE SUE SALTER FROM THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS WHERE SO THERE SHE IS LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU. PLEASE COME ON UP HERE AND JOIN ME UP HERE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. HERE IS OUR PROCLAMATION FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK APRIL 20TH THROUGH THE 26 2025 WHEREAS THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING AND ENHANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND HAS IDENTIFIED VOLUNTEERISM AS A PRIORITY TO MAKE BLOOMINGTON A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAS APPRECIATED THE EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEERS TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT CITY SERVICES PROGRAMS AND SPACES VOLUNTEERS INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE IN BLOOMINGTON BY HELPING TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE, CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL, SUPPORTING THE ARTS, ASSISTING WITH SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMING, ADDRESSING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND. WHEREAS CITY OF BLOOMINGTON VOLUNTEERS ARE A ROBUST GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 1000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES AND COME WITH UNIQUE TALENTS, SKILLS AND INTERESTS. AND. WHEREAS VOLUNTEERISM IS A REINFORCING CYCLE. VOLUNTEERS ACQUIRE SKILLS IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO EMPOWERMENT AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE IN CREATING COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY THRIVES WHEN ITS MEMBERS SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS WELL-BEING, THE CITY APPLAUDS THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SERVICE GROUPS, BUSINESSES NONPROFITS SCHOOLS AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S MISSION AND INVITE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR CALL TO SERVICE. NOW THEREFORE I'M MAYOR TIM BUSSEY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 26TH 20TH THROUGH THE 26 2025 AS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DATED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL 2025. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH BLOOMINGTON AND IN PARTICULAR AS AN USHER AT THE ART CENTER WAY DOWN 23 YEARS OVER 23 YEARS VOLUNTEERING FIRST AT THE RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN NORMAN DALE COLLEGE. I JUST LOVE VOLUNTEERING. >> I BECAME A BLOOMINGTON RESIDENT 40 SOMETHING YEARS AGO AND I JUST LOVE GIVING BACK AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND IT'S IT'S JUST VERY REWARDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE SO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER VOLUNTEERS HERE AS WELL. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE A VOLUNTEER WITHIN THE CITY AREA. I KNEW IT. YEAH, YEAH I KNOW THERE ARE MORE AS WELL SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK AND TO THANK YOU. OH YOU'RE ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE TO TALK TO WHEN I COME IN HERE TO SEE WHAT IT SHOWS IT'S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN. SO THANK GOOD, THANK YOU. LET'S GET A BIG PICTURE. YES, OVER THIS WAY. OH, LOOK AT ALL THE CAMERAS. SHE'S REAL QUIET . WE'RE GOOD AND SMILING AND OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION IS FOR ANOTHER UNSUNG GROUP OF FOLKS WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IN ADDITION TO OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO WE NEED TO SING MORE ABOUT, WE ALSO NEED TO SING MORE ABOUT OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AND THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK WHICH IS APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH 2025. DEPUTY CHIEF, YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN ME UP HERE AND BRING IN THE REAL HEROES AS WELL. VERY GOOD. I LIKE THAT. YES. COME ON UP PLEASE. I'M JUST GONNA LET THIS PROCLAMATION SPEAK FOR ITSELF BECAUSE IT INCLUDES A LOT OF INFORMATION AND A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND WHEREAS WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS THE PROPER RESPONSE OF FIRST RESPONDERS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND. WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER. AND. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE A SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. AND. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND CARE OF PATIENTS. AND. WHEREAS IN 2020 FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFED SEVEN FULL TIME AND TWO PART TIME SAFETY PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUTING SKATERS WHO WORKED AS A TEAM TO HANDLE 142,614 PHONE CALLS AND WHO EARN ENTERED 79,832 COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH EVENTS. AND. WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELE COMMUNICATORS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THEIR PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOBS WHILE UPHOLDING THE DEPARTMENT'S CORE VALUE OF RESPECT DEMONSTRATED THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE AND HONEST SERVICE. NOW THEREFORE I TIM BUSSEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH 2025 TO BE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS SAFE. DATE OF THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 SO 142,000 PHONE CALLS WHO HANDLED THE MOST OF THEM WHICH I DO KNOW THAT IS WHAT THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AS I SAID, YOU'RE THE YOU'RE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY APPARATUS WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON FROM POLICE TO FIRE TO EVEN WORKING I KNOW YOU WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND MANY, MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AND YOU'RE THEIR EYES AND EARS AND SO MANY DIFFERENT CASES AND IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED BY US AND IF WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT I KNOW OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE AND OUR MEN AND WOMEN ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC WORKS APPRECIATE YOUR WORK SO VERY, VERY MUCH SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I WANT TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. OKAY. HOW TO SAY THAT I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF THE COMMUNICATIONS UNIT AND WE ARE STAFFED BY EIGHT FULL TIME TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THIS IS OUR NEWEST SARAH AND ONE PART TIME TELE COMMUNICATOR. SO THE 142,000 CALLS ARE ANSWERED BY THOSE EIGHT AND A HALF PEOPLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WE CAN'T THANK THE MAYOR COUNCIL OR COMMAND STAFF ENOUGH FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE, THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE. I'M ALSO BURLINGTON RESIDENT AND I HOPE YOU NEVER NEED OUR SERVICE. THANK YOU AGAIN THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY SO SHE WANT TO COME UP SHE WANTS THE SPOTLIGHT THERE IN DRAPER WHO ACTUALLY OVERSEES IT IS PHENOMENAL AT GETTING THIS STUFF UP AND RUNNING AND MAKING SURE THAT IT KEEPS SEAMLESS ON OUR END. AND I WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE THE TRUE HEROES OF THE ORGANIZATION THEY TRULY ARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT ANY OF THE RECOGNITION. THEY DON'T GET ANY OF THE CREDIT HALF THE TIME FROM WHAT WE GO OUT AND SEE PEOPLE BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAKE IT WORK SO WE CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION SO VERY MUCH. LET'S GET A QUICK PICTURE. YOU WORE A TIE SO WE GOT TO GET A PICTURE HERE AND YOU HOLD THAT IN THE MIDDLE THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU . NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 2.4 AND THIS IS A RECAP OF OUR BLOOMINGTON 2025 BLOOMINGTON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND I WILL JUST INTRODUCE IT. THIS BLOOMINGTON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR HOW MANY YEARS NOW? TEN BUT IT HAS BEEN SIX TOTAL SIX TOTAL CLASSES OVER THE COURSE OF I THINK TEN YEARS BECAUSE WE TOOK A SEVEN AND IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BLOOMINGTON IN OUR OPERATIONS AND SO ON AND TO DEVELOP THOSE LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT WE CAN THEY TEN THEY THEN TAKE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WHETHER IT'S WITHIN THE CITY WITH IT'S IN A FAITH COMMUNITY, A NONPROFIT ANY SORT OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO TO BRING IT BACK AND TO PAY IT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WE'VE HAD THESE PROGRAM RECAPS IN THE PAST AND ACTUALLY WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD ONE OF THE PROGRAM RECAPS THAT LED TO CHANGES IN CITY POLICY ,IF YOU RECALL. AND SO IT IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND SO I WANT TO CALL FORWARD ARE YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE ANYTHING AT ALL OR I'M JUST CALLING FORWARD MYRA, RACHEL AND ALEX. OKAY, I'M IN INTRODUCE MYRA GRANDE, RACHEL SANDS AND ALEXANDER BLANCO AND THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE THE RECAP. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARIA GRANDE. I AM HONORED TO ADDRESS YOU THIS EVENING. I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2002 AND CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF BLOOMINGTON WITH MY HUSBAND AND FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. PROFESSIONALLY I WORK IN FINANCE AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT. I'M ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE MINNESOTA BUILDING FAMILIES COALITION, A GROUP ADVOCATING FOR INFERTILITY FAMILIES LIKE MYSELF WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE OF INFERTILITY. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A BILL IN THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE AND AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO I'M A PROUD ALUMNI OF THE 2025 BLOOMINGTON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RACHEL SANDS. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER GRACIE. SHE HAD TO JOIN ME. SHE COULDN'T LEAVE MY SIDE. WE'VE CURRENTLY BEEN RESIDENTS IN BLOOMINGTON FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. I AM ALSO CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR AT NEW HORIZON ACADEMY ON 90TH AND NORMANDY ALL BEEN THE DIRECTOR FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS. SO WE'VE SERVED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY TRULY THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS COHORT AND WE WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE EXTRA THANK YOU TO JACKIE AND NANCY FOR HOSTING SUCH AN AMAZING PROGRAM THIS YEAR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEX BLANCO. I'VE BEEN BLOOMINGTON RESIDENT FOR 16 YEARS A PROUD GRADUATE OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. I ALSO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. I WORK AS A RESTAURANT MANAGER AT APPLEBEE'S IN THE SOUTH TOWN CENTER AS WELL AS AT MY COLLEGE IN NORM DALE COLLEGE. I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS BLOOMINGTON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE OTHER FELLOW ALUMNI HERE WITH US TODAY AS BLEMISH MENTIONED, THEIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS WORKING MAYBE OH OH THERE WE GO. MY FRIENDS AND I ARE HERE TO SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES MEMBERS OF THE 20 2025 COHORT THE COHORT IS COMPOSED OF 20 BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTS REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM STARTED ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND ENDED ON MARCH 27TH. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP LEADERS IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY. BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THIS PHOTO HERE ON THE SIDE WAS TAKEN ON THE NIGHT WE DISCUSSED BLOOMINGTON THROWN TOGETHER AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SMILES EVERYONE IS ENJOYING THEIR EXPERIENCE THEIR BABY. >> THE PROGRAM INCLUDED TEN SESSIONS WITH CAREFULLY CURATED TOPICS. WE PARTICIPATED IN TEAMBUILDING EXERCISES AND HAD GUEST PRESENTERS MOSTLY CITY STAFF. SOME ARE HERE TODAY INTRODUCE THE TOPIC FOR A LECTURE AND FACILITATE EXPERIENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. WE MET ON THURSDAYS FROM 530 TO 8:30 P.M. AND ON TO SATURDAY MORNINGS. MEETINGS TOOK PLACE ON CITY PROPERTY SUCH AS THE BLACK BOX THEATER REHEARSAL HALL, FIRE STATION ONE AND THREE AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE WILL NOT SPEAK OF EACH SESSION TONIGHT BUT RATHER HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM. EACH SESSION WAS EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT . ALL RIGHT. AS A LEADERSHIP GROUP WE GOT THE CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN INSIGHTS DISCOVERY SESSION FACILITATED BY ACTING CITY MANAGER ELIZABETH TOLLMAN WHICH WAS AMAZING. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION STYLES RESPECTING AND UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES. WE GOT TO EACH GET A PERSONAL PROFILE IDENTIFYING OUR STRENGTHS. IT WAS NEAT TO SEE THE COMMONALITIES AMONG SOME CAREERS IN THE CITY AND WE OVERLAPPED CHARACTERISTICS THAT THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. WE GOT THE CHANCE TO BUILD OUR DREAM CITY. NOW PICTURE THIS. THE ZIP LINES FOR TRANSPORTATION'S FREE GROCERY STORE IS FOR EVERYBODY AND A BLUE LINE THAT REACHED SCOOPS ICE CREAM ALL THE WAY TO THE MALL OF AMERICA WITH A FREE TRANSPORTATION TICKET FOR EVERYBODY. HOW AMAZING WOULD THAT BE? TO PUT THAT IN THE NOTES COUNCIL WE WORKED WITH SUPPORT STAFF FROM PUBLIC WORKS PARKING REC AND PLANNING DIVISION. IT WAS HELPFUL TO HEAR HOW THE CITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. AS A MOTHER AND A WIFE AND A HUSBAND IN A WHEELCHAIR. IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE INCLUSION PIECES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLACE TO CREATE SUCH A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU . SO IN THIS IMAGE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OUR MEETING ABOUT CITY COUNCIL AND BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS SOMEONE WILLING TO GO INTO LAW AND A POLITICAL SCIENCE NERD. THIS WAS BY FAR WHEN MY FAVORITE SESSIONS. I FEEL VERY, VERY SORRY FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS I ASKED. I HAVE THEM ALL MY NOTEBOOK, MULTIPLE PAGES. WE GOT TO LEARN THINGS FROM THE ROLE THE DCI PLAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THAT ASPECT. WE'VE ALSO GOT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ABOUT HOW TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW TO GET OUT THERE AND GIVE BACK A LITTLE BIT. ON TOP OF THAT WE GOT TO HAVE A MOCK CITY COUNCIL SESSION IN WHICH WE GOT TO PLAY YOUR VERY ROLES WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE FOR OUR FOR THE PROCESS THAT GOES HAND IN HAND . THIS SLIDE SHOWS SOME SESSIONS IN WHICH WE LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CITY DOES FOR US FROM SERVICES SUCH AS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OUR PARKS AND REC AND THAT SORT OF THING. WITH THESE EXPERIENCES AND THESE MANY SESSIONS WE GAIN THE SKILLS AND THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO BECOME FUTURE AMBASSADORS NOT JUST TO OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WE KNOW AT LARGE. >> MY EXPERIENCE AS A MEMBER OF THE BLOOMINGTON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN THESE POLARIZED TIMES. THIS COHORT REMINDED ME THAT WHILE WE ALL BRING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO THE TABLE, WE SHARE THE SAME GOAL TO LIVE IN A THRIVING UNITED COMMUNITY. THE VALUE OF THIS PROGRAM IS IMMEASURABLE IN BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THIS CITY ARE GOOD PEOPLE WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS. OUR CITY IS WELL CARED FOR. I WISH EVERY RESIDENT COULD ATTEND THIS PROGRAM. MOVING FORWARD I PLAN TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY BY POTENTIALLY JOINING A COMMISSION AND ENCOURAGING MY NEIGHBORS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. TOGETHER WE CAN CULTIVATE A MORE CONNECTED BLOOMINGTON FOR EVERYONE. I TRULY APPRECIATED MY TIME AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER A PART OF THIS GROUP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING MY EFFORTS TO HELP OTHERS TO COME TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD. THANK YOU. COMING INTO THIS PROGRAM NOT AWARE OF WHAT IT ALL ENTAILED AND WHERE IT WOULD TAKE ME WAS SCARY. I ASSUMED I'D BE IN SOME DARK MEETING ROOM WITH PEOPLE 4 TO 5 TIMES MY AGE. HOWEVER, I WAS SHOCKED . SORRY. OKAY NOW I CAME INTO I CAME INTO A PROGRAM OF DIVERSITY OF NOT JUST PEOPLE BUT BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. I HAD THE FREEDOM TO BE CURIOUS AND TO QUESTION WHY MY CITY IS RUN THE WAY IT WAS AND ABOVE ALL ELSE I WAS GIVEN MORE QUESTIONS AND LEFT WITH EVEN MORE ANSWERS THAN I WAS EVER EXPECTING. I FEEL THIS PROGRAM HAS TRULY MADE ME AN OFFICIAL BLOOMINGTON RESIDENT. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND EXCITED TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE I'VE GAINED FROM THIS PROGRAM WITH EVERYONE ELSE IN MY LIFE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM TO ANY BLOOMINGTON RESIDENT. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE WOULD LIKE TO NOW OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS. WELL THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. YEAH, I WAS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US AND THANK YOU FOR FOR OPENING UP AND ACTUALLY SHARING YOUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON IT. IT REALLY IS APPRECIATED AND MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE PERSONAL AND I'M GLAD YOU DID DID THAT. AND I LOVE THIS PICTURE THAT IS ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT'S A FABULOUS PICTURE IN FRONT OF THE IN FRONT OF THE MURAL. COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OF OUR OF OUR COHORT? COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. I'M CURIOUS I ALWAYS LIKE ASKING THIS QUESTION. DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING IN THE PROGRAM THAT YOU HAD A PRECONCEIVED NOTION ABOUT THAT THAT FLIPPED FOR YOU OR CHANGED FOR YOU DRAMATICALLY AND IF SO, WHAT IT WAS WHAT WAS IT WHETHER IT'S YOU KNOW, OPERATIONALLY OR LIKE SOME ASPECT OF THE CITY THAT YOU WEREN'T FAMILIAR WITH. I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT SURPRISED YOU IN YOUR LEARNINGS. I CAN SPEAK I LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON, YOU KNOW THE WEST SIDE RAMP GETS A LOT FOR THE SOUTH LOOP. AND IT WAS INTERESTING FOR ME TO SEE THE HISTORY OF THE CITY LAID OUT ON A MAP AND HOW WE'RE DOING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 50S TO THE 80S. SO THAT WAS REALLY INSIGHTFUL FOR ME. YEAH, I THINK THERE WERE TWO THINGS FOR ME. ONE THAT WE PROCESS I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SAYING THIS CORRECTLY BUT WE USE RESTORATIVE COURTS I GUESS WOULD BE THE CORRECT WAY. I THINK THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME ONCE I LEARNED THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. AND TWO, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE AN ASSUMPTION THAT DECISIONS ARE MADE IN THIS CITY WITHOUT THEIR INPUT. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY CORRECT THAT AND TELL OTHERS THAT'S NOT THE CASE IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEEK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR INPUT AND OFTEN I WOULD LIKE TO HELP TO FACILITATE THAT IF I CAN AND THAT WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FOR ME THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOUR INPUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO. >> TO ME IT WAS ACTUALLY TALKING TO THE ZONING DIRECTOR. I FORGOT HIS ACTUAL POSITION BUT I GROWING UP I WAS LIKE WHAT'S THE POINT OF ZONING? IT FEELS LIKE IT'S LIKE MEANT TO LIMIT US. WE CAN'T BUILD WHAT WE WANT TO BUILD. BUT HEARING THE REASON FOR IT, WHY IT'S THERE AND HOW IT KEEPS US SAFE FROM THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT NEXT DOOR. WE DON'T WANT A NUCLEAR REACTOR NEXT TO OUR HOUSE REALLY OPENED MY EYES AND THINK OKAY THAT'S REALLY COOL. WHAT ELSE AM I WRONG ABOUT? AND SO THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBER LAMONT JUST A COMMENT. YOU KNOW THANKS FOR TAKING YOUR TIME AND WHAT A VOLUNTEER TYPE THING. ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN THERE AND TO COME TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TALK ABOUT ALUMNI COUNCIL MEMBER ONE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, I AM A PROUD LONG TERM LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ALUMNI AS WELL AND THE SECOND COHORT AND I GOT THE EXPERIENCE THIS TIME AROUND TO COME AND SUPPORT YOU AS YOU GUYS DID YOUR MOCK CITY COUNCIL. AND EVERY TIME I'VE DONE THAT I'VE DONE THAT TWO TIMES NOW. I'M JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE LEVEL OF CURIOSITY THE PEOPLE CAN THEY HAVE THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT THIS IS NO SHORT TASK. YOU'RE COMMITTING FOUR HOURS OF YOUR DAY EVERY WEEK FOR TEN WEEKS MISSING BEDTIMES AND DINNERS AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS THAT YOU COULD BE AT TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT THE CITY AND HOPEFULLY TAKE SOMETHING BACK WITH YOU TO CONTRIBUTE AND PROVIDE BACK TO THE CITY. AND I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS GOTTEN OUT OF THIS IS THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP CITY LEADERS. THIS IS A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP ALL LEADERS IN BLOOMINGTON SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE IT BACK AND START THEIR NONPROFITS FOR PEOPLE CAN GO BACK TO THEIR CHURCHES AND LEAD THEIR CHURCHES IN A DIFFERENT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GO BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND JUST BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES THAT YOU LEARN FROM HERE. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME AND THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUE TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR THIS PROGRAM. I KNOW THE THE SESSIONS THE NEXT SESSIONS ARE GOING TO OPEN UP HERE IN THE SUMMER SOME TIME AND SO SPREAD THE WORD BLOOM TO LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS WHERE IT'S AT IT'S WHERE YOU LEARN IT'S WHERE YOU CAN CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR CITY. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND WHILE WE'RE THANKING PEOPLE, I WANT TO THANK THE OTHERS WHO THE OTHER ONES GIVE ANOTHER BIG WAVE SO THE FOLKS WHO I DO HAVE A CHANCE YES. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF WHO SPENT SO MUCH TIME ON THIS. SO NANCY AND JACKIE AND ERIC, JUST OUTSTANDING WORK TO PULL THIS ALL TOGETHER AND TO TO CONSTANTLY PUT TOGETHER GOOD SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAMING WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK. SO WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND AS WE'VE HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEN WE HAD OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL WHO SPOKE AND WHO PRESENTED AND ARE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU ALL AS WELL. THANK YOU. NOW YOU KNOW, GO FORTH AND AND PREACH FOR US AND ME AND AND START TO TALK TO OTHER FOLKS WHO YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S A WORD OF MOUTH THING. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO TO TALK ABOUT HOW FABULOUS THE PROGRAM IS AND WHAT YOU LEARNED AND TO SHARE WITH OTHER FOLKS AS WELL AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT AND TRY TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO BE PART OF THIS. I LOVE IT WHEN THIS PROGRAM IS JUST BURSTING AT THE SEAMS AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF WE HAD THE DEMAND THAT WE ENDED UP DOING THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A FABULOUS PROGRAM AND WITH SUCH FABULOUS RESULTS. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND THANK YOU . OUR FINAL ITEM UNDER ITEM TWO OUR INTRODUCTORY ITEMS IS ITEM 2.5. IT'S A SUMMARY OF OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE CITY COUNCIL TYPICALLY HAS ONE EMPLOYEE THE CITY MANAGER AND THAT POSITION IS BEING CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY TWO PEOPLE TWO INTERIM CITY MANAGERS. ELIZABETH TALISMAN AND KATHY AND KATHY HARDIN WHO WERE THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS DURING THE SERVICE OF THE PRIOR CITY MANAGER. BOTH INTERIM CITY MANAGERS PROVIDED THEIR INFORMED CONSENT FOR A JOINT EVALUATION BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE NEXT STEPS CITY COUNCIL DESIRED TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS INTERIM CITY MANAGERS AS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW ON MARCH MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2025 . THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A CLOSED SESSION WITH THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER'S. A BRIEF SUMMARY WAS PROVIDED AT THE NEXT OPEN MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL LATER THAT SAME NIGHT ON MARCH 31ST. AND AS I INDICATED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD NOT COMPLETED ITS EVALUATION AND WOULD BE REASSESSING AND THEN RECONVENING ON APRIL 14TH 25TH 2025. AND OF COURSE AS PART OF THE SUMMARY OF THE CLOSED MEETING MUST BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT OPEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS RIGHT NOW THIS MEETING. AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED ITS EXPERIENCES WITH OUR TWO INTERIM CITY MANAGERS NOTING IN PARTICULAR POSITIVES RELATED TO TEAM BUILDING, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE COMMUNICATIONS MEETING LENGTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL COST SAVINGS. THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALL SHARED POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH THE INTERIM CITY MANAGERS. AND DURING THE EVALUATION THE COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TWO INTERIM CITY MANAGERS. THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO DESIRES TO RETAIN THE EXISTING TO INTERIM CITY MANAGER STRUCTURE WHILE THE NEXT STEPS ARE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BY STAFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL. RECOGNIZING THE INTERIM NATURE OF THEIR ROLES, THE CITY COUNCIL DESIRES TO DIRECT STAFF TO ENGAGE A SEARCH FIRM TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN A SEARCH FOR OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER AND TAKE OTHER RELATED STEPS. THAT OFFICIALLY IS OUR SUMMARY OF OUR OF OUR TO CLOSE MEETINGS TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF OF OUR TWO INTERIM CITY MANAGERS ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN AND KATHY HAYDEN. AND I WILL SAY TO BOTH OF THEM THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. FOR THE FIRST FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR HAS TAKEN AN ON AND UNTIL WE WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW CITY MANAGER, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TURN TO YOU. SO THANK YOU MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED YOUR CONTINUED POSITIVE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT COUNCIL WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE ON OUR AGENDA. THIS IS OUR CONSENT BUSINESS. COUNCILMEMBER CARTER HAS OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER CARTER I THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAVE HEARD OF NO HOLDS BUT I WILL DO A LAST CALL. HEAR ME HORNS. OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 3.1 THROUGH 3.9 SECOND MOTION AND THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S CONSENT BUSINESS AS STATED ITEMS 3.133.9 FOR THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT AND THIS IS OUR HEARINGS RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT AND IN 4.1 THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR 2025 THROUGH 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. MR. MIKE PALERMO WAS HERE TO PRESENT THIS. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR. IT'S A MOUTHFUL BUT 2025 TO 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN OR I'LL PROBABLY JUST CALL IT THE FIVE YEAR PLAN AND OUR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THREE D FOR SO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IS ANNUAL ALLOCATION AND GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HUD WE CUT CDBG FOR SHORT BECAUSE WE'RE A CITY OF A CERTAIN SIZE. WE GET THIS KIND OF ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF A REQUIRED EVERY YEAR TO DO WHAT'S CALLED AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THAT OUTLINES HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT ALLOCATION AND QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES. AND EVERY FIVE YEARS WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO WHAT'S CALLED THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN THAT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE FOR AND ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND THEN WE USE THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO ACTUALLY DO THE IMPLEMENTATION. AND AS YOU MIGHT RECALL THE HRA CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT BECAUSE IT FITS WITHIN KIND OF OUR MISSION AND VALUES. SO THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT IS BROAD. YOU CAN USE IT FOR LOTS OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES BUT THEY MUST MEET A NATIONAL OBJECTIVE. SO THE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES IT MUST MEET ARE TO SERVE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS SO PEOPLE MAKING 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR LOWER WHICH IS GENERALLY WHAT WE ILIZE THE FUNDS FOR. YOU CAN ALSO USE IT TO DO ELIMINATION OF SLUM AND BLIGHT. YOU CAN IMAGINE BLIGHTED AREAS REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OR MEETING A PARTICULAR URGENT NEED. THIS IS USUALLY A NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY. WE TYPICALLY HAVEN'T USED THAT IN THE PAST SO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS A FIVE YEAR PLAN AS I MENTIONED IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE AND HOW WE WRITE IT. SO IF YOU READ THROUGH IT AND YOU'RE LIKE THIS IS KIND OF HARD TO READ IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S A FORM THAT WE'RE FILLING OUT ONLINE AND IT KIND OF CONSOLIDATES IT INTO THE DOCUMENT. BUT AS YOU GET INTO IT AS I HAVE, IT MAKES SOME SENSE AND STRUCTURE IT'S JUST NOT THE MOST READABLE DOCUMENT. SO BASICALLY A STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT SAYS HERE'S OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PLAN. SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH OUR PUBLIC HEARING WHICH IS PART OF OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR COMMENT PERIOD AS WELL. SO BESIDES COMMENTS TONIGHT, PEOPLE CAN ALSO SUBMIT COMMENTS THROUGH EMAIL IN OTHER OR COME IN AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE PLAN. BUT THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF IT ARE REALLY IT NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE BOTH HOUSING AND NON HOUSING THEN IT KIND OF FLOWS INTO WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO ADDRESS THOSE. SO CREATING KIND OF HIGHER LEVEL PRIORITIES, NARROWING DOWN INTO GOALS AND THEN OUR ACTION PLAN IS WHAT ARE THE GOALS WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS YEAR? SO THIS IS AN PARTICIPATION PLAN LIKE I SAID, IT'S REALLY RELATIVELY CONSISTENT. IT OUTLINES KIND OF WHAT OUR GUIDELINES ARE FOR NOTICES AND HOW TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'RE IN THAT PERIOD RIGHT NOW TO RECEIVE COMMENTS AND WE'LL INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE DOCUMENT AS THEY COME IN IF THEIR ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BELIEVE OR AMEND THE PLAN OR MAKE CHANGES APPROPRIATELY THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT I WON'T GET INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL BECAUSE YOU GUYS ACTUALLY GET A LOT MORE DATA THAN THE PLAN GETS INTO. THIS IS RIGHT BY HUD. THIS IS NATIONALLY SO THIS IS THEIR WAY OF TRYING TO GET SOME BASIC DATA FROM COMMUNITIES BUT WE'RE PRETTY INVOLVED COMMUNITY THAT'S HOPEFULLY KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE ON DIFFERENT DATA SO NON HOUSING REALLY IS FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LOOKING AT OUR MAJOR INDUSTRIES OR WORKFORCE AND HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS FAR AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC. WE HAVE OUR ALL THINGS HOUSING REPORT WHICH GETS INTO THIS BROAD DISCUSSION SO YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT PRETTY SOON HERE. BUT HUD REALLY FOCUSES ON SEVERE HOUSING ISSUES SO BROADLY OUR BIGGEST HOUSING ISSUE IS HOUSING COST BURDEN. SO PAYING MORE THAN 30% OF YOUR INCOME FOR HOUSING COSTS IT'S KIND OF OUR BIG ISSUE WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE A FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT HUD ALSO REALLY FOCUSES ON ARE THERE ANY CONCENTRA ATIONS OF WHAT THEY CALL SEVERE HOUSING ISSUES SO SEVERE HOUSING COST BURDEN TAKES IT ONE STEP FURTHER. IT'S A 50% OF YOUR INCOME BEING UTILIZED FOR HOUSING SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW BURDENSOME THAT WOULD BE. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT BUT NOT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY AND CERTAINLY NOT CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THEN THEY ALSO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE INCOMPLETE KITCHEN LACK OF PLUMBING FACILITIES AND OVERCROWDING. SO SOMETIMES OVERCROWDING POPS UP HERE AND THERE BUT IT'S BY AND LARGE NOT AN ISSUE. THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE PER BEDROOM IN AND APARTMENT OR HOUSE THAT'S NOT DESIGNED THAT WAY. SO WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT FROM TIME TO TIME WITH LARGER HOUSEHOLDS BUT BY AND LARGE NOT AN ISSUE INCOMPLETE KITCHENS, LACK OF PLUMBING WE'RE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT JUST IN GENERAL SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY GEOGRAPHIC CONCENTRATION WE NEED TO ADDRESS. BUT AGAIN JUST ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY IN GENERAL IS OUR BIG FOCUS. THEY ALSO HAVE THINGS IN HERE ABOUT BROADBAND AND WE'RE PRETTY WIDELY SERVICE BY BROADBAND BEING IN A METRO AREA AND NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST RESPONSE TEAM HERE. SO AGAIN KIND OF GETTING TO THAT ISSUE OF URGENCY, I'M NOT SOMETHING WE TYPICALLY HAVE UTILIZED IN THE PAST BUT IN THE FUTURE COULD POTENTIALLY UTILIZE IF NEEDED . SO OUR PRIORITIES THESE ARE KIND OF OUR BROAD GOALS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AGAIN PRESERVING AND CREATING MULTIFAMILY RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES AGAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PRESERVING AND CREATING SINGLE FAMILY HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND SERVICES CAN BE REALLY KIND OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. SO MAYBE WE WANT TO TARGET A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD WE'VE TRIED IN THE PAST THERE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN DO UNDER THE FUNDS AND YOU'LL SEE WE DON'T DO THAT CURRENTLY BUT WE THROW IT IN THERE BECAUSE THIS PLAN WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THAT WE CAN DO EVEN IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ADDRESSING ALL THE ISSUES BECAUSE IN TWO THREE YEARS FROM NOW MAYBE OUR PRIORITIES SHIFT. IT'S EASIER TO HAVE IT IN THERE NOW RATHER THAN AMEND OUR PLAN LATER IF OPPORTUNITIES ARISE AND THEN WE DO ADMINISTER THE GRANT AND DO FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES AS WELL. SO THE GOAL IS GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICS JUST HIGHLIGHTING IF YOU LIKE DIRECT HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE. JOB TRAINING CAN BE A POTENTIAL SENIOR SERVICES IS ONE THAT WE FUNDED WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS IN THE PAST SO THERE'S A BROAD LIST OF GOALS HERE. AGAIN WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO ADDRESS ALL OF IT BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE IT IN HERE IN CASE OPPORTUNITIES ARISE THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO DO IN OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLANS IN THE FUTURE. SO THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN GETS INTO THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS YEAR WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO HOMEOWNER REHAB ASSISTANCE. THIS IS KIND OF TYPICAL OF THE YEAR A IT'S OUR LONG STANDING REHAB PROGRAM. WE ALSO DO PUBLIC SERVICE. IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. WE HAVE AN RFP THAT WILL GO OUT SHORTLY THAT WILL KIND OF SOLICIT FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE. BUT THESE ARE MEANT TO BE KIND OF NONPROFITS DOING WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT NEEDS. SO HAVING THOSE LIST OF ACTIVITIES THEY CAN BUILD OFF OF THAT AND START ADDRESSING A PROGRAM THAT WOULD ADDRESS THAT FAIR HOUSING WE PAY INTO A METRO AREA FOR HOUSING ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS US WHERE REQUIRED UNDER THE CDBG GRANT TO AFFIRMATIVELY FOR THEIR FAIR HOUSING. SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE DO THAT. AND THEN WE ARE CALLING OUT REHAB OF RENTAL. WE HAVE EXISTING DOLLARS FROM COVID SPECIFIC CDBG FUNDING THAT WE ARE ALLOCATE IN TOWARD OUR FUTURE HOME FOR FUTURE RENTAL HOMES FOR FUTURE HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS, PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN THAT WE HAD DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THROUGH COVID, THAT WE WANT TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO ADDRESS AND THEN ADMINISTRATION. SO OUR BUDGET HERE YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SOME CARRYOVER MONEY THAT 230,000 THAT'S THAT COVID MONEY THAT WE NEED TO UTILIZE. THESE ARE ALL ESTIMATES AT THIS POINT WE DON'T HAVE AN ALLOCATION AWARDED FROM HUD BUT THIS IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED IN THE PAST. LAST YEAR IT WAS LIKE 456,000. WE WERE AWARDED. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING A SIMILAR AWARD THIS YEAR. THAT 100,000 HAS TO BE A CARRYOVER FOR REHAB. IT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE BEING THAT WE'RE IN APRIL PROGRAM YEAR STARTS IN JULY. WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THAT MONEY AVAILABLE AND SAME WITH PROGRAM INCOME. WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PAYOFFS. IT'S A REVOLVING LOAN FUND SO PEOPLE EVENTUALLY PAY OFF THEIR LOAN AND THAT MONEY GETS FUNNELED BACK INTO THE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT NEW LOANS. SO AGAIN THAT'S AN ESTIMATE WE MIGHT COME IN HIGHER THIS YEAR AND IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE BEEN HIGHER BUT IT'S SUBJECT TO PEOPLE REFINANCING AND SELLING THEIR HOMES AND INTEREST RATES. SO THERE'S OTHER INFLUENCES THERE. WE BROKE OUT LEAD PAINT AND RADAR AND THOSE ARE PART OF THE REHAB PROGRAM BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO TEST FOR THAT. THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE TO DO AND THEN DEVELOP HOMES FOR HOME OWNERSHIP. THIS IS CAN BE FLEXIBLE. IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FOR OUR BLOOMINGTON HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM OR IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FOR WORKING WITH HOMES WITHIN REACH THE LAND TRUST DEVELOPER WE'RE THINKING THIS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO HELP WITH DEVELOP INTO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THEN THAT PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS WE'RE KEEPING A BROAD AGAIN WE ARE PUTTING OUT AN RFP SOON HERE AND WE'LL HAVE A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OR POTENTIALLY ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED FOR THAT. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA OF THE IMPACT OF THESE FUNDS. SO IN 2024 OUR STAFF WORKED ON 39 DIFFERENT LOANS FUNDED THROUGH CDBG. SO THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF LOANS 39 HOMES THAT ARE NOW IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THEY WERE A YEAR AGO. THEY DO PROJECTS SUCH AS DAC REPAIRS NEW WINDOWS SITING ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES SO IT'S KEEPING THE QUALITY OF OUR HOUSING STOCK AT A HIGHER LEVEL WHICH YOU KNOW, BENEFITS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE . THE AVERAGE LOAN AMOUNT WAS $35,000. SO THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES THAT ARE HAPPENING TO A HOUSE. YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT HOUSE THAT YOU'RE NEXT TO THAT THE ROOF IS DETERIORATING, FALLING APART AND IT GETS A NEW ROOF. IT REALLY CHANGES THE OUTSIDE APPEARANCE OF THAT. RIGHT AND REALLY ADDS VALUE TO NOT ONLY THAT HOUSE BUT THE NEIGHBORS AROUND IT AND THEN HOMES WITHIN REACH DEVELOP TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. THEY DO MORE WORK IN HAYNIE WHERE THEY WORK WITH 77 HOUSEHOLDS AND WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE YEAR AS OUR KAPOR THE CONSOLE ADDED ACTION PLAN EVALUATION REPORT. I THINK THAT'S CORRECT. WELL WE GET INTO MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT BUT THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLE PROJECTS YOU CAN SEE THE NEED HERE THE RETAINING WALL FALLING APART NEED SOME REPAIR. THE STACK IS KIND OF SHOWING ITS USEFUL LIFE AND IT'S THE ENTRY WAY TO THE HOUSE IN THIS NEW BATHROOM. RIGHT. AND HELPS PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOME AND AS THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE ADDS RESALE VALUE. SO I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER WE DON'T HAVE AN ALLOCATION YET AND SO WE ARE HOPEFULLY HERE SOON ABOUT THAT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE NO INDICATION OF WHEN THAT WILL COME BUT IF WE FOR SOME REASON HAVE A LOWER AMOUNT THAN WE'RE ESTIMATING HERE, THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN ADJUST OUR BUDGETS FOR BOTH THE REHAB LOAN WE GET PROGRAM INCOME THAT COMES IN THOSE PUBLIC SERVICE DOLLARS WE CAN LOWER THAT AMOUNT THAT IS CAPPED AT 20% OF OUR ALLOCATION. SO IT WILL DEPEND YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT TOTAL ALLOCATION IS. BUT THERE IS FLEXIBILITY BUILT IN FOR THIS YEAR THAT IF IT DOES COME IN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER WE CAN ADJUST WHAT ACTIVITIES WE ARE FUNDING AND THEN THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES TOO. IT COULD BE THROUGH A LEVY DOLLARS, IT COULD BE THROUGH OTHER GRANTS THAT WE'RE PURSUING PART OF THE BLOOMINGTON HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM IS YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNDED THROUGH MINNESOTA HOUSING AND JUST DIVERSIFYING OUR OUR FUNDING SOURCES SO WE CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES THERE. BUT AS OF TODAY I JUST TALKED TO HENRY COUNTY SINCE I UPDATED THIS SLIDE BUT THE ORIGINAL GOAL WAS TO SUBMIT HUD BY MAY 23RD WE ACTUALLY ROLL OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN UP INTO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY PLAN. OUR PART OF WHAT'S CALLED THE CONSORTIUM AND SO THEY HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN THEY SUBMIT OURS AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITIES ALONG WITH THEIRS TO HUD. BUT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM HUD THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE SUBMITTING UNTIL WE GET AN ALLOCATION SO ONCE WE GET THAT ALLOCATION THEN WE COULD REALLY FIRM UP OUR BUDGET AND THEN IT WILL BE SUBMITTED. SO THIS MAY 23RD NUMBER COULD SHIFT A LITTLE BIT AND THEN THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING WE CAN TAKE COMMENTS BUT I CAN ALSO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU MAYOR. THE PIECE THAT YOU JUST SAID WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION FROM HAD TO PAUSE UNTIL WE GET ALLOCATION AT THE ALLOCATION DENVER COMES DO WE HAVE A DEADLINE WHEN WE ARE GOING TO SUBMIT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE GET IT OR NOT? MR. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER SURE. AT THIS POINT WE WE DON'T HAVE A DEADLINE. THEY WILL DENY IT IS WHAT THEY SAID. IF YOU SUBMIT BEFORE THAT ALLOCATION. SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT. BUT FOR THE TIME BEING I WE'LL CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER OUR CONTINUING OUR EXISTING ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND LIKE I HAD MENTIONED, WE ARE RECEIVING PROGRAM INCOME SO WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE FUNDING COMING IN THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO UTILIZE AND AS THAT COVID MONEY WE WERE JUST HAVING A DISCUSSION TODAY IF AT SOME POINT IT GETS TOO LATE WE CAN AMEND OUR 2024 ACTION PLAN AND USE AND I COULD BASICALLY USED LAST YEAR'S PLAN TO START ALLOCATING SO WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF ACCESS FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. BUT YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A MORE SPECIFIC ANSWER SO I SHOULD KNOW THIS BUT I DON'T HOW HOW ARE THE ALLOCATIONS DETERMINED IS IT IS IT BASED ON COMMUNITY POPULATION? IS IT BASED ON THE APPLICATION THAT HAS BEEN DONE? HOW DO THEY DECIDE THIS WHEN IT COMES OUR WAY? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE SPECIFICS BUT WE ARE WHAT'S CALLED THE FORMULA GRANTEE SO THERE'S A CERTAIN FORMULA THAT THEY HAVE AND IT TAKES INTO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FACTORS BUT IT LOOKS AT OUR NEED, IT LOOKS AT OUR POPULATION SIZE AND FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE BLOOMINGTON YOU KNOW IS A FAIRLY WELL-OFF COMMUNITY. WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF NEED. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF DULUTH WHERE THEY HAD QUITE A BIT YOU KNOW, A LOWER MEDIAN INCOME, A LOT MORE HOMELESSNESS. THEY HAVE OTHER ISSUES THAT POP UP THAT BLOOMINGTON WE WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH SO OUR ALLOCATION IS NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS OTHER IT COULD BE COMPARED TO OTHER COMMUNITIES BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE MORE WELL OFF BUT IS KIND OF A BALANCE BETWEEN POPULATION AND WHAT THOSE MEDIAN INCOME AND OTHER NEEDS ARE THAT POP UP. AND THEN I GUESS THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION AND TO OUR COUNCILMEMBER IS QUESTION TO A BIT IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT THE CDBG FUNDS WOULD ARE IN DANGER OF BEING CUT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? YEAH, MR. MAYOR, CURRENTLY CONGRESS HAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS YEAR FUNDING SO IT SHOULD BE AROUND FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR. WE HAVE NOT HEARD INDICATION THAT IN FUTURE YEARS BUT AS YOU ARE AWARE THINGS RIGHT NOW ARE A LITTLE BIT IN FLUX. SO THAT'S NOT TO SAY THE PROGRAM WON'T CHANGE BUT THAT THE FUNDING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THIS YEAR FROM THANK YOU MR. COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS HERE ? NO QUESTIONS. SO THANKS SO MUCH. STICK AROUND HERE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AT ITEM 4.1 ARE 2025 THROUGH 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO ITEM 4.1 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA NO. ONE COMING FORWARD? CAITLIN DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE? MAYOR THERE'S NO AN ONLINE LAST CALL FOR ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS VERY GOOD COUNCIL NOBODY COMING FORWARD IN THE CHAMBERS. WE HAVE NOBODY ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO IN 4.1 I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.1 TONIGHT SO MOVED SO MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER 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 CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. SORRY I PROBABLY COULD HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION A MINUTE AGO AND I DIDN'T THINK IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I DON'T I APOLOGIZE MR. PALERMO TO ASK YOU AGAIN IF I MAY, MR. MAYOR, THE BUDGET THAT YOU SHARED WITH US WAS ALL OF THAT MONEY ALLOCATED FROM FROM THE THE POTENTIAL GRANT OR I THINK I YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SOME HRA LEVY DOLLARS HOW MUCH OF THAT BUDGET IS FROM THE HRA LEVY VERSUS THE GRANT DOLLARS ? THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO GREAT QUESTION. SO THAT BUDGET IS ALL JUST THAT ALLOCATED FROM FEDERAL FUNDING. WE DO HAVE PART OF OUR LOAN PROGRAM CURRENTLY WE DO FUND OUT OF HRA, WE CALL IT THE DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW WE DO SOME REHAB LOAN AND OUR WHAT WE CALL THE HELP LOAN. SO THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT TO TAP MORE INTO THAT DEVELOPMENT FUND IF NEEDED TO KIND OF SUPPLEMENT. BUT AGAIN THAT PROGRAM INCOME HAS BEEN KIND OF SINCE SINCE WE HAD OUR HRA MEETING WE'VE HAD I THINK LIKE SIX PAYOFFS. SO THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY THAT JUST CAME IN. SO WE'RE PROBABLY B AHEAD ON THAT PROGRAM INCOME THAN THAT ORIGINAL BUDGET. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE PROBABLY PRETTY HEALTHY AS TO IF YOU KNOW WORST CASE SCENARIO WE CAN OPERATE THE LOAN PROGRAM OFF PROGRAM INCOME BUT THAT WAS JUST PROGRAM INCOME IN HAD SPECIFIC FUNDING OKAY THANK YOU COUNCIL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THIS COUNCILMEMBER WE'RE JUST A COMMENT I WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR RESPONSES THAT THEY DID FOR MY QUESTIONS EARLIER. I APPRECIATE THAT HARD WORK. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL IF NOT COUNCIL I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION ITEM 4.1 TONIGHT AMERICAN COUNCIL MEMBER LOAN I CAN GOOD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 20 2529 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR A 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IN THE 25 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. SEE THE BIG BUDGET FOR SUBMISSION IN EXCLUSION EXCLUSION OF RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO APPROVE THE 20 2529 CONSOLIDATED PLAN THE 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET FOR SUBMISSION FOR THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION TONIGHT AND APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU FOLKS ALL DO ON THIS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE COUNCIL OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS AND ITEM 5.1 ON THAT ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS IS ARE AN UPDATE ON OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT AN ARMY COMING FORWARD ALREADY SO WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO WHO'S IN A CAT TREE AND A CAST OF THOUSANDS HERE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR CITY MANAGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AS I MENTIONED, I'M LEE. HE WAS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS RECREATION AND BEFORE I INVITE OUR HOA TEAM UP TO DO THE COUNCIL ARE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT UPDATE I'D LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT SOME CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT SINCE THE LAST TIME WE GAVE AN UPDATE IN FEBRUARY THIS PROJECT STARTED AS A 136,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY DURING PRE DESIGN. AT OUR LAST UPDATE WE HAD REDUCED THE FACILITY TO 106,000FT AND TODAY WE HAVE NOW REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY TO 100 AND 103,000FT ONE PROGRAM SPACE THAT HAS BEEN OF INTEREST IS THE EVENT BANQUET SPACE. WE STARTED THE PROJECT WITH AN EVENT BANQUET SPACE WITH A CAPACITY RANGE OF 200 TO 250. THIS ORIGINAL CAPACITY RANGE WAS IN RESPONSE TO FILL A GAP AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES OF THIS SIZE AS THE FACILITY SHRUNK TO 116,000FT. THE EVENT SPACE WAS REDUCED TO A CAPACITY OF 144. WE WOULD NEED TO INCREASE THE EVENT SPACE BY APPROXIMATELY 1500FT TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED 200 SEAT CAPACITY. AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL SHARPENING OUR PENCILS AND MAKING CUTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND HEALTH WELL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT. BUT THE CUT TO THE EVENT SPACE HAS BEEN IMPACTFUL AND WE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INCREASE THIS CAPACITY. WE ARE STI STUDYING THIS SPACE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REDUCTIONS TO PROGRAM SPACES. WE DON'T WANT TO REDUCE THE COST RECOVERY POSSIBILITIES AND PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE DESIGN CONTINUES TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ELEMENTS SUCH AS GEOTHERMAL AND SOLAR. WE ARE ALSO MONITORING TARIFF IMPACTS AND POSSIBLE CUTS TO DECADES OLD IRA FUNDING FOR SUSTAINABLE CITY INITIATIVES GENERAL ESTIMATES FOR TARIFF IMPACTS FOR THIS PROJECT COULD BE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. LOSS OF AREA FUNDING COULD BE 5 TO 8 MILLION. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT DAKOTA CANYON WHO WAS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CENTER MANAGER IS ACTUALLY IN THE ROOM TONIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO HAVE HER GIVE YOU A LITTLE WAVE. SHE JOINED THE TEAM THERE SINCE SHE WAS IN THE BACK. IN MY DEFENSE SHE JOINED THE TEAM ON MARCH 31ST SO SHE HAS TRULY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND HAS BEEN IN MANY, MANY MEETINGS AND SO SHE WILL GET AN OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION TO YOU ON APRIL 28TH. AND THEN AT THIS TIME IF YOU HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND WELCOME THEM UP TO GIVE YOU THE UPDATE. AARON MULLENS IS THE DESIGN PRINCIPAL WITH SHAY ARCHITECTS AND TIM GUYETTE IS A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WITH HD ARCHITECTS. THANK YOU MUCH. THANKS. THANKS MR. MULLINS MR. GUYETTE GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. UM ALL RIGHT. WE ARE HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON OUR PROGRESS. I CAN GET THIS CLICKER TO WORK AGAIN. OH, I HAVE IT. THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH OUR PROCESS TIMELINE WHICH IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS ENGAGEMENT FINDINGS FROM SOME OF THE SESSIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING. WE'LL GIVE YOU A PROGRAM UPDATE AND THEN A DESIGN UPDATE TO LET YOU KNOW KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY. SO OUR PROCESS TIME OUR PROCESS TIMELINE SO THIS IS A GRAPHIC THAT I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH. SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS THE FIRST OF THE THREE KIND OF DESIGN DOCUMENTATION PHASES AND WE'RE REALLY AT THAT 100% SCHEMATIC DESIGN MILESTONE WITH THIS PRESENTATION. IN THIS FIRST PHASE WE'VE REALLY BEGUN TO INCORPORATE ENGAGEMENT FINDINGS, DO SOME CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMING MAKE THESE PRELIMINARY SKETCHES AND RENDERINGS, TAKE THEM THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, UNDERSTAND COST AT TWO PARTICULAR MILESTONES AND ALSO INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES INTO THE PROJECT AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE. SO AS WE SIT HERE TODAY WE'RE STILL IN THAT VERY FIRST BANDWIDTH OF DESIGN AND THEN WE'RE ASKED AND WE'LL BE GOING INTO THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE NEXT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS REALLY HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED REALLY IN THE MONTHS SINCE SEPTEMBER WHICH ARE THE ENGAGEMENT FOCUS MEETINGS, ONLINE SURVEYS, THE DESIGN PROCESS WHERE WE'VE KIND OF TAKEN ALL OF THE PROGRAM INFORMATION ADJACENCY BUILDING, MASSING INCORPORATE WEIGHTED SOME OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE PROJECT CHARTER INTO THIS PROJECT AND THEN LOOKED AT THE PROJECT THROUGH A SERIES OF LENSES WHETHER IT BE MAINTENANCE USER FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY OR LONG TERM OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OR COST RECOVERY AS WE MENTIONED THERE WERE ALSO THESE COST ESTIMATION BENCHMARKS. WE STARTED WITH A BENCHMARKING EARLY IN THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROCESS WE ISSUED 50% SCHEMATIC DESIGN DOCUMENTS WHICH HAD AN ESTIMATE AND THEN MOST RECENTLY 100% SCHEMATIC DESIGN ESTIMATES AND WE'VE RECALIBRATED THE PROJECT. THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE 136,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING DOWN TO THE CURRENT 103,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. AND JUST BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DESIGN PORTION WE REALLY WANTED TO REVISIT THE CHARTER FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. THIS IS REALLY BEEN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OR THE GUIDING DOC ONE PAGE DOCUMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT WITH WITH THE VISION OF A MODERN INCLUSIVE FACILITY SERVING RECREATION AND FITNESS AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION YOU'LL SEE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE DEVELOPED EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT ON THAT UPPER BAR. THE SCOPE AND PROGRAMS HAVE STAYED CONSISTENT AS WAS MENTIONED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CUTS TO ACTUAL PROGRAM SPACES. WE STILL HAVE THE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS OF GEOTHERMAL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC WORKS ON THE ROOF AND OF COURSE WE'D CERTIFICATION AS WE TALKED ABOUT AT OUR LAST UPDATE AND THE EQUITY GOALS OF INCLUSIVE LOCKER ROOMS AND RESTROOMS ARE ONE OF THE CORE ELEMENTS OF THIS FACILITY THE PROJECT BUDGET THAT IS STILL OUR PROJECT BUDGET AT $101.8 MILLION AND WE ARE DESIGNING TO THAT BUDGET AS WE SPEAK AND WITH THAT SO OUR ENGAGEMENT FINDINGS AND I THINK AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE THROUGH THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE WE HAD A NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS IN PERSON. WE HAD SOME OPEN HOUSES AT CREEKSIDE THERE WAS AN ONLINE ENGAGEMENT AS WELL. SO THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROCESSES WE'VE REALLY BEEN COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM MANY, MANY VOICES AND WITH THAT WE'VE ARRIVED AT SOME MAJOR THEMES THAT WE'VE CARRIED THROUGH INTO THE DESIGN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT TIM JUST MENTIONED ON OUR PROJECT CHARTER. THESE MAJOR THEMES HAVE HAVE SUPPORTED THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THINGS LIKE WELCOMING AND SAFE SPACE FOR ALL SHOWCASING THE DIVERSE CULTURE OF BLOOMINGTON. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS ARE HIGHLIGHTING SENIOR SPACES AND PROGRAMS MORE CLEARLY PROVIDING PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES, COMMON AREAS FOR CASUAL SOCIALIZING, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SPACES FOR PERSONAL NEEDS CONNECTING TO GREEN SPACES IN NATURE. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE KIND OF COME OUT OF THESE FOCUS GROUPS AND ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS AND ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT. WITH THAT I THINK LEAH IS GOING TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE PROGRAM UPDATES AND THE STATUS OF THE PRO FORMA. >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO JUST GIVE SOME FURTHER DETAIL ON ARE SOME OF THE SENIOR PROGRAMS. SO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROCESS FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER IS IDED BY THE INTENT THE THOUGHTFULLY BALANCED SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY COST RECOVERY GOALS AND THE SERVICE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FEASIBILITY STUDY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NEW COMMUNITY AND HEALTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER MUST BE DESIGNED AND PROGRAM TO SERVE MULTI-GENERATIONAL USERS, ACHIEVE A 90% COST RECOVERY TARGET AND REACH AT LEAST 70% OF ITS DAILY USE CAPACITY TO MEET THE TARGETS OF 90% COST RECOVERY AND 70% DAILY USE CAPACITY. THE FACILITIES PROGRAMABLE SPACE MUST BE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE REVENUE GENERATING POTENTIAL AVOID SINGLE USE SPACES THAT LIMIT FLEXIBILITY, PRIORITIZED MULTI-USE AREAS AND CAN ADAPT TO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY EACH DAY. CREEKSIDE SENIORS HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SHAPING THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PARTICIPATING IN BOTH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PRE DESIGN WORK AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND ONGOING SCHEMATIC DESIGN ENGAGEMENT SENIOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE PART OF THE TRANSITION PLAN. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A TRANSITION PLAN FOR WHEN CREEKSIDE OFFICIALLY CLOSES ON JUNE 1ST. THERE ARE TWO INTERIM LOCATIONS WHERE CREEKSIDE PROGRAMING WILL CONTINUE. ONE IS THE BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, THE SECOND IS LOGAN LODGE WHICH WILL HAVE FOUR PROGRAMABLE SPACES WITHIN IT. EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE WILL BE MOVED TO THE TEMPORARY LOCATIONS BETWEEN JUNE 2ND AND JUNE 14TH. CREEKSIDE SPRING PROGRAMS WILL CULMINATE THE END OF MAY AND THEN THE SUMMER PROGRAMS WILL START UP ON JUNE 16TH AT BOTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS AND 95% OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMS OFFERED AT CREEKSIDE ARE BEING RELOCATED DURING THE INTERIM. THE EXCEPTIONS ARE THE SINGLE USE PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE THE WOODSHOP BOUTIQUE BILLIARDS TABLES AND TENNIS TABLES AND LAPIDARY. THE WOODSHOP HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR CENTER THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THE BOUTIQUE IN COLLABORATION WITH CITY STAFF AND SENIOR LEADERS AND CREEKSIDE VOLUNTEERS HAVE SELECTED A MOBILE DISPLAY UNIT FOR SECURELY DISPLAYING AND STORING CRAFT ITEMS FOR SALE. THIS DISPLAY CASE WILL DEBUT AT THE BLOOMINGTON CIVIC PLAZA BEFORE MOVING TO ITS PERMANENT HOME AND THE FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER LOBBY SUPPORTING BOTH UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUTURE RETAIL INITIATIVES. THE BILLIARD TABLE TENNIS TABLES AND LAPIDARY ARAC SHOP ARE STILL IN PROCESS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE UNIQUE ACTIVITIES AND CITY STAFF ARE ACTIVELY EXPLORING TEMPORARY LOCATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO KEEP THOSE PROGRAMS FLAT THRIVING. WE'RE STILL RESEARCHING POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS AND LOCATIONS FOR THESE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME UPDATES SOON DURING THE PROGRAMS CONTINUING DURING THE INTERIM INCLUDE CARD GROUPS, FITNESS CLASSES, NEEDLEWORK AND CRAFTING MUSIC GROUPS, SPECIAL EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND ALL OF THESE WILL TRANSITION TO THE NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER IN 2027. FUTURE PROGRAMING AT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER WILL ALSO BE EXPANDED WITH NEW OFFERINGS. THERE'LL BE PHYSICAL WELLNESS CLASSES AND AQUATICS FITNESS WALKING CLUBS, STRENGTH AND BALANCE AND TRAINING, CREATIVE ARTS CLASSES AND PAINTING, DRAWING DRAWING MAKING WRITING AND OTHER CRAFTS TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING WITH COMPUTER CLASSES HEALTH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION AND HISTORY OR LITERATURE DISCUSSIONS RECREATION WITH GYM GAMES, SENIOR GAMES AND OTHER GAMING AND WELLNESS AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES WITH MEDITATION, SELF-DEFENSE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THERE WILL ALSO BE MULTIGENERATIONAL AND CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE PROGRAMING AND OBVIOUSLY SOME EXTENDED HOURS BEYOND THE HOURS OPERATION CREEKSIDE CURRENTLY HOLDS. SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE THERE AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING SENIOR PROGRAMING QUESTIONS REGARDING PROGRAMING COUNCIL OKAY. AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LIA. I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON ONE MORE THING AT THE TOP OF THE SLIDE HERE JUST REALLY QUICKLY. SO THE BUILDING DESIGN THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH WE HAD A PRO FORMA THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER EARLIER ON IN THE PROCESS AND WITH SOME OF THESE CHANGES THE BUILDING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS HAVEN'T IMPACTED THAT PRO FORMA. BUT WHEN WE GET TO THE MIDPOINT OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WE'LL BE UPDATING THAT. SO ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE DESIGN UPDATE ,SOME HIGHLIGHTS HERE. SO I THINK SOME OF THESE PLANS ARE SIMILAR TO THE ONES WE SHOWED LAST TIME BUT WE WANTED TO UPDATE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FINAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN PLANS AND THEY HAVE INCORPORATED MANY ITEMS FROM THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND FROM THE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD. SO WE JUST WANTED TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THOSE TWO EVENTS. SO FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT THE STAFF PARKING WHICH IS WHERE THE 30 IS IS OFF TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROJECT WHICH IMPROVES VISITOR ACCESS AT THE MAIN ENTRY. SO WE'RE NOT CLOGGING UP WITH STAFF PARKING THE PARKING LOT AT THE FRONT DOOR WHERE THE 27 IS ABOUT IN THAT SECTION OF THE PARKING LOT AND IT PROVIDES DESIGNATED DROP OFF ZONE AND SAFE WALKING PATHS FOR RESIDENTS. THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE BUILDING WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN SOME OF THE RENDERINGS COMING UP PROVIDES ONSITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILIZING NATIVE PLANTINGS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. NOW I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ALSO INCORPORATING COMMENTS FROM PRE DRC MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD AS WELL AS COMMENTS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING. AND THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A TRAFFIC AND PARKING STUDY TO CONFIRM THE PARKING NEEDS AND IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE NEXT SITE PLAN SLIDE I WANTED TO INCLUDE THIS BECAUSE IT DOES SHOWCASE KIND OF THE EXPERIENCE OF SOME OF THE AREAS AROUND THE BUILDING AND WE'VE SHOWED THIS BEFORE BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GREEN PARKING INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE. SO INCORPORATING PLANNING AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR TREE ISLANDS AND MORE WHERE WE CAN THE ENTRY PLAZA CREATING A WELCOMING OUTDOOR KIND OF FORECOURT TO THE BUILDING FOR THE PUBLIC STORMWATER INFILTRATION IN AROUND THE BUILDING AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE RENDERINGS IT'S KIND OF A NICE FOREGROUND TO THE PROJECT AND INCORPORATING THIS FITNESS TRAIL ROOF LOOP THAT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BUILDING FROM A PLANNED STANDPOINT. THE UPPER BAR ON THE NORTH SIDE OR THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PLAN IS PRIMARILY FITNESS WITH THE NATATORIUM OR THE AQUATICS ON THE WEST SIDE . ON THE EAST SIDE IS THE GYMNASIUM. AND THEN IN THE CENTER IS THE MAIN LOCKER ROOM BAR ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE DARK RED COLOR ARE ALL MULTIPURPOSE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMING ROOMS. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT LEAH TALKED ABOUT WITH SOME OF THE SENIORS PROGRAMING CARD KING CARDS, ETC. WOULD HAPPEN IN THOSE TYPES OF MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS. SO THINGS LIKE BILLIARDS TABLES AND DEDICATED STORAGE FOR COMMUNITY ROOMS. WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO INCORPORATE INTO THE PROGRAM. THE LOBBY SPACE ITSELF WILL INCLUDE SPACE FOR DISPLAY AND SALE OF RESIDENT MADE ITEMS A MIX OF GENDER ASSIGNED AND GENDER INCLUSIVE LOCKER ROOMS AND INDIVIDUAL RESTROOMS SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AND SAUNAS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM. THAT WAS A COMMENT THAT CAME OUT OF THE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS FOR MOVING TO THE UPPER FLOOR. THIS IS PRIMARILY FITNESS FLOOR WITH THE DARKER ORANGE COLOR BEING FITNESS STUDIOS. AND THE LIGHTER ORANGE COLOR BEING OPEN FITNESS AREAS FOR CARDIO WEIGHT TRAINING ETC. AND THEN THE WALKING AND RUNNING TRACK GOING AROUND THE GYMNASIUMS. SO SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS IN REGARDS TO THE FITNESS STUDIOS MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A DIVERSITY OF FINISHED TYPES IN THEM AS WELL AS A DIVERSITY OF LEVELS OF PRIVACY. SO THEY'RE NOT JUST ALL OPEN FRONTED FITNESS STUDIOS. SOME PROGRAMS REQUIRE MORE PRIVACY WHERE THE BREAKOUT CARDIO AREA SO YOU'LL SEE THE TWO SMALLER BOXES OF KIND OF THE LIGHTER ORANGE SOUTH OF THE GYMNASIUM KIND OF LEAD TO A MORE BOUTIQUE FEEL OF CARDIO AND FITNESS TRAINING. SO IT'S JUST NOT ONE OPEN AREA OF FITNESS. AND THEN WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO INCLUDE VIEWS INTO THE GYMNASIUMS, INTO AQUATICS AND INTO THE LOBBY TO REALLY IMPROVE THE SENSE OF CONNECTION AND CREATE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. SO MOVING TO SOME OF THE RENDERINGS THIS IS A VIEW FROM 98TH AND NEWTON LOOKING SOUTHWEST SO THIS WOULD BE LOOKING PRETTY MUCH DIRECTLY AT WHERE THE CREEKSIDE BUILDING IS RIGHT NOW. SO WE DO HAVE A LAWN THAT'S SHOWN KIND OF IN THE FORECOURT THERE. THAT'S AN AREA WHERE OUTDOOR PROGRAMING, YOGA STRETCHING ETC. COULD OCCUR. ALL OF THE PLANTINGS THAT YOU SEE WE'RE TRYING REALLY HARD WITH OUR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TO HAVE KIND OF A NATIVE LOOKING LANDSCAPE THAT WOULD ABOUT THE BUILDING FROM THE OTHER SIDE 90TH AND PENN LOOKING SOUTHEAST. AGAIN YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE WALKING TRAILS FOR PEDESTRIANS COMING OFF OF 98TH APPROACHING THE BUILDING WHERE WE HAVE OUR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND NATIVE PLANTINGS. THIS IS THE SOUTH SIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE CANOPY. SO THE CANOPY AREA SERVES AS SHADE AND SHELTER FROM THE ELEMENTS AS WELL AS IT'S A DEDICATED SPACE THE FORECOURT IF YOU WILL, TO THE LOBBY THAT CAN EXPAND AND EXTEND THE COMMUNITY SPACE OF THE LOBBY. THERE'S SEATING FOR POTENTIAL CAFE AND OTHER THINGS OUT IN THE FRONT MOVING INSIDE. THEN WHEN WE PASS THROUGH THE VESTIBULE THIS IS THE LOBBY AND CHECK IN DESK AREA. WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD ON PRESENTING A SPACE THAT HAS INTUITIVE WAYFINDING SO WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORK OFF TO THE WEST. WE HAVE THE CHECK IN DESK FOR PARKING RIGHT AS YOU COME THROUGH THE DOOR YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF SEE THROUGH THIS MAIN CORRIDOR THROUGH THE STAIRWAY IN THIS FLOOR UP ABOVE INTO THE GYMNASIUM. AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING HARD TO PROVIDE THIS SENSE OF CONNECTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. AND THEN FROM THE GYMNASIUM THEN LOOKING BACK INTO THE FRONT LOBBY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE LOWER VOLUME OF THE LOBBY AND UP INTO THE CLEAR STORY SPACE AND UNDERNEATH THE TRACK. I THINK THAT'S THE LAST IMAGE . SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS THIS MONTH, WE'RE CERTAINLY INCORPORATING CONTINUING TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK AND TO BUILD THE BUSINESS AND DEVELOP THE ENTIRE BUILDING AND SITE DESIGN INCORPORATING COMMENTS FROM THE DRC AS WELL AS ALL STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. AND THEN WE'LL BE ALSO GOING THROUGH PRELIMINARY MATERIAL SELECTIONS AS WE GET INTO MAY. THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE OUR NEXT SET OF DOCUMENTS AND TOWARDS THE END OF MAY THOSE WILL BE THE 50% IS DESIGNED DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS. THERE WILL BE AN UPDATED COST ESTIMATE THAT PROBABLY WOULD TAKE US TO EARLY JUNE TO TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WE'LL BE UPDATING THE PROFORMA AND AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE SUSTAINED ABILITY INITIATIVES INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT AT THAT TIME. AND SO THAT WILL THEN PREPARE US FOR JUNE MEETINGS WHERE WE WILL PRESENT COST PLUS 50% DESIGNED TO PARK AND THEN BACK IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE FOR THAT MEETING AS WELL. AND I THINK WITH THAT WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. AS I LOOK AT THE NEXT STEPS JUST ARE THERE MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS HERE OR HAVE YOU GATHERED ALL THAT YOU NEED AND YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS? THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. YOU KNOW, OPEN TABLES, FARMER'S MARKETS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS TO GET MORE SPECIFIC FEEDBACK IN DETAIL. BUT I THINK WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF OF ALL THE SPACES IN THE 103,000FT RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT'S JUST FINE TUNING AS WE DEVELOP THE DESIGN IN THE NEXT PHASE. GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND SOME QUESTIONS, COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER DELGADO. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN, JUST REAL QUICK, I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AROUND WITH THE SENIOR AND THE UPDATE THAT WAS GIVEN THERE. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOUTIQUE. I'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE CAN CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT ANOTHER POINT IN TIME WHERE IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE. AND THEN SECONDARILY I WANTED TO JUST THINK IN THE PRESENTATION YOU HAD THE LITTLE SECTION FROM THE GYMNASIUM AND I KNOW IN THE PAST OF THE ASKED ABOUT EXPANSION FOR BOTH AQUATICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE AND WHEN I WENT TO EDEN PRAIRIE AND YOU KNOW OUR BODY DID A TOUR OF THAT WE WE SAW THAT THESE THINGS DO EXPAND SO AND I KNOW STAFF IS MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS AND SO AGAIN WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS LATER ON OR WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST OR THANK YOU FOR THE WORK SO FAR. >> COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU MAYOR. SO AS YOU ALL THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH ME. SO AS YOU ALL GO THROUGH THIS FROM THIS 100% SCHEMATIC DESIGN INTO THE SPECIFIC DESIGN ELEMENTS, I'M CURIOUS WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF KEEPING TRACK OF THE THINGS THAT FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY TO PUT IT DON'T MAKE THE CUT BUT WE MIGHT WANT TO AS COUNCIL REVISIT IN A FUTURE TIME FRAME. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF IF WE WERE IF WE YOU KNOW WE GET THIS THING DONE IN IN 2027 IT OPENS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU KNOW, A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FIVE YEARS LATER AND WE WANT TO BRING SOMETHING ONTO THAT PLAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN OFF THE LIST. HOW ARE YOU ALL CAPTURING THAT AND WILL THAT BE INCLUDED? AND IF YOU COULD TELL ME LIKE WHEN IN THE PROCESS WE MIGHT SEE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF IT OURSELVES? THAT'D BE GREAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER D'ALESSANDRO MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. EXCELLENT QUESTION. RIGHT NOW WE ARE KIND OF WORKING THROUGH I THINK THE EVENTS CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PIECES THAT IN THAT BIG MOVE TO REDUCE OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE FROM 136,000FT DOWN TO 116 REDUCING THAT SPACE AND THE CAPACITY OF THAT EVENT CENTER FROM 200 TO APPROXIMATELY 144 IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THOSE THINGS. CERTAINLY THE EARLY DESIGNS SHOWED A THIRD GYMNASIUM. WE'RE STILL HOLDING SPACE ON THE SITE FOR THAT THIRD GYMNASIUM. WE'RE CONSIDERING HOW WE WOULD ACTUALLY EXPAND IF FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR THAT THIRD GYMNASIUM SO THAT WE'RE NOT TEARING UP MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING TO ADD THAT THIRD GYM. SO IT'S IT'S MORE OF A RESPECT FOR AND THEN TRYING TO YOU KNOW IT'S A MORE SURGICAL ADD THAN A YOU KNOW, A GUTTING AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CERTAINLY WE ARE KEEPING TRACK OF, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE TRACK SIZE IF WE CAN EXPAND THE GYM, WE CAN EXPAND THE TRACK. WE WOULD ALL LIKE A LARGER TRACK. BUT AT THIS TIME WE'RE JUST CONFINED WITH THOSE TWO GYMS. SO CERTAINLY THAT'S ANOTHER LEVER THAT WE COULD PULL IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THOSE ARE GREAT EXAMPLES OF WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO. SO APPRECIATE THAT. I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE LIKE HOW ARE YOU KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THOSE THINGS AND WILL WE GET A LIST OF THOSE THINGS AND WHEN DO YOU THINK WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE DONE WITH MAKING THOSE DECISIONS SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT LIST FROM WHICH TO DRAW FROM IN THE FUTURE FOR SURE AS WE FINISH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT THE PROJECT WILL GO INTO A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AT GMP AT THAT TIME WE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY LOCKING THE PROJECT SCOPE DOWN. AND SO THEN WE WILL HAVE THAT DEFINITIVE LIST OF WHAT MADE THE CUT AND AND WHAT HAD TO BE CUT. HELPFUL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OTHERS. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST QUESTION THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT METRO TRANSIT AND I SAW IN THE PARKING THAT THERE WAS TRANSIT NEARBY BUT NOT RIGHT AT THE FACILITY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE THAT AREA THAT WAS LOCATED AT 30 THERE'S AN IN AND AN OUT THERE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO INTEGRATE TRANSIT INTO THERE? I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER TONIGHT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CERTAINLY LOOK AT SOME TYPE OF OPTION WHERE WE CAN GET FOLKS THAT ARE TAKING TRANSIT CLOSER TO THE DOOR IF WE COULD DROP THEM OFF. YEAH, RIGHT AT THE SIDEWALK THERE SO THEY COULD GET OVER TO THE DOOR WITH AN IN AND OUT RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A TRANSIT STOP ON THE CORNER. IT'S NOT THAT MUCH FARTHER BUT IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE IN MY MIND ACCESSIBLE IF WE COULD FIND SOME WAY TO WORK WITH METRO TRANSIT TO DO THAT. I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR PURVIEW. THAT'S A DECISION. I MEAN WE CAN DESIGN IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WOULD WORK. THAT WOULD BE A DECISION OF METRO TRANSIT TO ACTUALLY DO THAT. I ALSO WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK WITH THEM TO HAVE COVERED AREAS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MINNESOTA GETS WEATHER SOMETIMES YOU KNOW IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL AND WINTER AND SO. SO I DON'T I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER I JUST AN IDEA THERE ARE THE THERE WAS DISCUSSION COMES FROM A WOMAN HAD BROUGHT UP EXPANSION AND I THINK IT WAS TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GYM SPACE BUT THE AQUATICS ONE OF MY CONCERNS THAT BEING IN THE WEST THE NORTHWEST I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WOULD EXPAND TO IF WE WANTED TO EXPAND THAT IS THAT HAS THAT BEEN IS THAT POSSIBLE TO DO I THINK AS YOU TERM THE GYM SURGICAL ADD OR WOULD THAT BE MORE RADICAL, MORE INVASIVE, MORE INVASIVE? YEAH, YOU MIGHT KNOW ABOUT THAT. SO I WAS OUT PUT THESE THINGS OUT HERE TO CONSIDER I DON'T LIKE I SAID I DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF ANSWERS ON IT TONIGHT . I REALLY LIKED THAT YOU SHOWED THE OUTDOOR AREA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SPECIFIC IDEAS ON PROGRAMING FOR THAT AREA. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD IS YOU KNOW THE LACK OF OUTDOOR AMENITIES. DOES THIS PLAN STILL HAVE PARK OFFICES MOVING FROM THIS FACILITY OVER TO THERE? SO OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS THE EVENT CENTER AND I CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF IT BUT WHAT ABOUT USING THE GYM SPACE FOR THAT? AND I JUST GET THAT IDEA BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO THIS PLACE IN MINNEAPOLIS THE CONVENTION CENTER WHERE THEY USE IT AS A GYM AND THEY USE IT FOR EVENTS AND COULD YOU JUST CROSS OVER THOSE SPACES FOR LARGE EVENTS? COUNCILMEMBER NELSON MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION AND WE DEFINITELY WOULD CONSIDER USE UTILIZING THE GYM SPACE FOR LARGER TYPE EVENTS AND WE HAVE FIGURED OUT THE CAPACITY IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THINK WHAT WE WOULD BE MISSING IS THAT AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE MISSING IS THAT TWO TWO 250 SEAT TYPE OF A WEDDING FORM OF AN EVENT THAT WOULD WORK REALLY WELL IN THE MULTIPURPOSE SPACE THAT'S JUST NOW A LITTLE BIT TOO SMALL BUT BUT THE GYMS ABSOLUTELY WOULD BE ABLE TO BE UTILIZED AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT OUT LOUD THE PARK AND REC OFFICES ARE NOT MOVING TO THIS FACILITY. I SAW THE NOT ALL KINDS SO BUT MAYBE NOT EVERYONE DID SO SO THANK YOU AGAIN. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING ON THE PROJECT . OTHERS COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS HERE BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A IT JUST CONTINUES ON AND IT'S GOT TO CONTINUE ON AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEXT ITERATION AND AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TOWARD ULTIMATELY THE GROUNDBREAKING, YOU GET STARTED ON THE WORK OF ALL THIS FILM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNSEL MOVING ON, ITEM 5.2 AND TAKING NOTE OF THE TIME IT'S NOW 528 AND WE'VE GOT TWO AND A HALF LATER WE GOT TWO BIG ITEMS LEFT AND THEN OUR COUNCIL UPDATE AND WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO THE COUNCIL AND I WANT TO POINT IT OUT TO OUR PRESENTERS AS WELL THAT IF WE LOOK TO HIT OUR 9:00 TARGET ADJOURNMENT TIME THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT. SO ITEM 5.2 IS OUR 2025 ASSESSMENT REPORT. OUR CITY ASSESSOR MR. BOLGER IS HERE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE 2025 ASSESSMENT REPORT. I'M TIM BOLGER, THE CITY ASSESSOR AND THE CULMINATION OF A FULL YEAR'S WORK GO INTO OUR ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. CAN I ASK YOU TO SETTLE UP TO A MICROPHONE AS SUPPORT? YEAH SORRY ABOUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH BETTER ALL RIGHT DON'T WRITE IN SO LIKE I SAID, THE FULL YEAR OF OUR DIVISIONS WORK GOES INTO OUR ASSESSMENT AND THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES WHAT WE DID AND WHY WE DID IT. IT'S PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO 25 PAGES OF DATA GRAPHS AND CHARTS. SO TONIGHT WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS WHAT GOES INTO THE ASSESSMENT. I WANT TO SET THE TABLE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE DATA AND THEN I'LL GIVE MARK IT UPDATES FROM THE REPORT RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND THEN WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EXCLUSIONS PROGRAMS AND REFUNDS AND TIME PERMITTING. I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PAGE 25 LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. SO HERE'S A TIMELINE OF OUR 2025 ASSESSMENT. THE RED DOT IS JANUARY 2ND. THAT'S THE ASSESSMENT DATE AND SO IT'S KIND OF A SNAPSHOT IN TIME. THAT'S WHAT WE VALUE PROPERTY ON THAT DATE AND THAT'S THE VALUE FOR THE FULL YEAR. SO STARTING BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2024, THOSE ARE 12 MONTHS OF SALES AND SO THAT DATA IS WHAT WE USE TO SET THE ASSESSMENT, DETERMINE WHICH DIRECTION SEGMENTS ARE MOVING AND HOW MUCH AND SO FORTH. THEN WE STEP INTO THE SUMMER THAT'S OUR QUINTILE WHERE WE VIEW 20% OF THE PROPERTIES IN THE CITY IN GREAT DETAIL UPDATE OUR RECORDS THAT'S A BULK OF THE THE WORK DURING THE SUMMER. THEN WE COME TO THE FALL WHERE WE REVIEW PERMITS WE REVIEW ROUGHLY FIVE 6000 PERMITS A YEAR. ABOUT 1500 OF THEM WILL ACTUALLY DO AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS ANY PERMITS THAT WOULD ADD VALUE TO THE PPERTY. AND BEING THAT JANUARY 2ND IS OUR ASSESSMENT DATE WE DO THIS AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CAPTURING ANY PARTIAL CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE ON JANUARY 2ND. WE DON'T WANT TO OVERVALUE OR UNDERVALUE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THEN OUR EVALUATION PROCESS WE START THAT IN NOVEMBER, WE FINALIZE IT IN FEBRUARY. I REALIZE JANUARY 2ND IS THE ASSESSMENT DATE BUT WE DO WORK WELL AFTER THAT TO COMPARE TO OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS. REPORTS COME IN LATE AND SO FORTH AND THEN WE MAIL VALUE NOTICES IN MARCH AND THEN APPEAL CALLS COME IN AND SO WE FIELD QUESTIONS CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. IT'S A GREAT TIME TO ENGAGE WITH PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY AND EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. IT'S A VERY COMPLEX TAX SYSTEM HERE IN MINNESOTA. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME KEY DATES I MENTIONED THAT SALES STUDY PERIOD OF TEN 123 THROUGH NINE 3024 OUR ASSESSMENT DATES UP THERE JANUARY 2ND WE VALUE WE MAILED OUR VALUE NOTICES ON MARCH 7TH THIS YEAR AND THEN OUR LOCAL BOARD OF APPEALS ACTUALLY MEETS ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK. SO FOR RESIDENTS HAVE AN ISSUE AND WE'RE UNABLE TO COME TO TERMS INFORMALLY THEY CAN COME MEET WITH AN IMPARTIAL BOARD HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON WEDNESDAY, THEN THE COUNTY BOARD IF THEY'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE LOCAL BOARD THAT MEETS ON JUNE 16TH AND THEN FINALLY THE TAXES YOU PAY ON THIS ASSESSMENT ARE DUE IN MAY AND OCTOBER OF 2026 AND THEN QUICKLY A SUMMARY OF VALUATION. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE USE THOSE 12 MONTHS OF SALES AND WE INPUT THEM INTO OUR MODELS. WE FIRST VERIFY WHETHER THEY'RE QUALIFIED AND SHOULD BE USED FOR MODELING AND THEN WE DO WHAT'S CALLED A MARKET INDICATED COST APPROACH. SO WE TAKE A BASE COST MODEL AND THEN WE TAKE THESE SALES AND WE STRATIFY THEM BY EVERY WHICH WAY YOU'LL SEE OFF TO THE RIGHT THERE'S SOME OF OUR GROUPINGS AND WE USE THAT TO DETERMINE HOW THE MARKET IMPACTED THE COST MODEL. WE HAVE. SO WE DO THAT, WE CALIBRATE OUR MODEL, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE THRESHOLDS REQUIRED BY STATUTE AND THEN WE DO LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF INTERNAL CHECKS. WE SUBMIT IT TO HAVE BEEN COUNTY WHERE THEY DO THEIR CHECKS AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GIVES US THE FINAL SIGN OFF ON OUR ASSESSMENT. SO DIVING INTO THE DATA IN THE REPORTS HERE'S PROPERTY TYPE SUMMARY ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU'LL SEE THOSE PROPERTY TYPES STARTING WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DOWN THROUGH MISCELLANEOUS RESIDENTIAL THOSE ARE OUR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TYPES FOLLOWING THAT IS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND APARTMENTS. ONE COLUMN TO THE RIGHT THERE THAT'S THE PARCEL COUNT HOW MANY PARCELS IN EACH OF THOSE GROUPINGS DO WE HAVE IN THE CITY? AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR 24 VALUE. SO LAST YEAR AND THEN OUR 25 VALUE THIS YEAR IN THOSE MIDDLE SECTIONS AND THEN I HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW THE CHANGE BETWEEN TWO YEARS AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IS OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND JUST TO POINT OUT NEW CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR THE BOTTOM AND THAT YELLOW BOX 128 MILLION OF NEW CONSTRUCTION ADDED TO THE ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR. THAT'S DOWN FROM HUNDRED 64 MILLION LAST YEAR BUT PRETTY SIMILAR TO 2023 WHICH IS ABOUT 130 MILLION. SO THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN A BIT. THINGS THAT WERE IN THE PIPELINE WHEN THERE WERE LOWER INTEREST RATES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SO WE MIGHT SEE THAT TICK DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER. NOW REGARDING THE PROPERTY TYPE GROWTH, THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TYPE CONTRIBUTED 100 110 MILLION OF OUR 145 MILLION TOTAL GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR COMMERCIAL CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 30 MILLION AND THAT'S EVEN AFTER OUR DECLINING OFFICE VALUES AND SAME WITH INDUSTRIAL NOW OUR APARTMENTS ARE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR AND TO KNOW WE HAD AND FAR RIGHT THERE WE'VE GOT $71 MILLION OF NEW CONSTRUCTION APARTMENT VALUE AND WE'RE STILL NET NEGATIVE ON APARTMENT VALUES BY ABOUT 35 MILLION SO THE MARKET CHANGE WAS GREATER THAN THAN THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT CAME ONLINE AND WE'LL DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE DEEPER ON A FUTURE SLIDE. SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK CHART TEN YEAR PROPERTY TYPE HISTORY OF VALUES. THE BLUE IS THE RESIDENTIAL ORANGE IS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL RED IS APARTMENTS. NOW A LOT TO TALK ABOUT ON THIS ASIDE FROM POINTING OUT THAT OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS OUR RESIDENTIAL VALUES HAVE INCREASED ABOUT 60% HERE WHEREAS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL IS ABOUT 25 AND APARTMENTS HAVE DOUBLED MOSTLY DUE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. EVEN WITH THE PLATEAUING VALUES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS . AND THEN WE'LL DIVE INTO RESIDENTIAL STATISTICS HERE ON THE LEFT. THIS CHART REPRESENTS OUR MEDIAN VALUE HOME FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. SO WE'RE UP TO 365 FOUR. YOU'LL NOTE IN THIS CHART THERE'S ONLY ONE YEAR THAT'S NEGATIVE. LAST YEAR WE WENT DOWN 0.1% AND THAT'S THE ONLY DECREASE IN MEDIAN VALUE HOME WE'VE SEEN SINCE 2013. SO IF YOU POINT THIS 2016 TO NOW ARE OUR MEDIAN VALUE HOMES UP ABOUT 65% FROM 225 UP TO 365. SO A BIG CHANGE IN THE LAST DECADE HERE AND THEN OFF TO THE RIGHT, THIS CHART JUST SHOWS OUR HOUSING STOCK FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND WHEN THINGS WERE BUILT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT 1950S, 60S AND 70S THAT'S WHEN THE MAJORITY OF OUR HOUSING WAS BUILT UP AT THE VERY TOP THERE YOU SEE THAT 4% THAT'S 1990 AND NEWER SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY LOTS TEAR DOWNS OR YOU KNOW IF SOMEONE SPLITS THEIR LOT THAT'S THE ONLY TIME WE'RE GETTING NEW HOUSING. I THINK WE HAD SIX NEW HOUSES BUILT THIS YEAR FOR OUR ASSESSMENT SO NOT A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THIS IS OUR TOTAL HOUSING UNIT BREAKDOWN. SO THIS INCLUDES APARTMENTS, CONDOS, TOWNHOMES AND SO ON. THE 50% THERE IN THE CHART THAT'S OUR SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY MAKE UP 34% OFF TO THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE TOTALS MULTIFAMILY ARE UP TO 14,500 AND SOME UNITS SINGLE FAMILIES RIGHT AROUND 21,000 AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW DECADES AS WE JUST LEARNED . AND THEN TO KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MARKET, I THOUGHT I'D TALK ABOUT INTEREST RATES BRIEFLY HERE. THE BLUE LINE IN YOUR CHART THAT'S THE 30 YEAR FIXED THE GREEN LINE IS THE 15 YEAR FIXED AND SET THE TABLE END OF 21 EARLY 22 THAT'S WHERE THAT CHART BEGINS. THAT WAS THE LOWEST INTEREST RATES WE SAW SUB 3% 30 YEAR FIXED AND THEN IT OVER DOUBLED BETWEEN JANUARY OF 22 TO 2023 AND NOW WE'VE KIND OF STALLED OUT IN THAT MID 6% RANGE. SO I JUST PUT THE NUMBERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE FOR CONVENIENCE BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THERE'S UPS AND DOWNS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BUT WE'RE RIGHT AROUND THAT SIX AND A HALF AND TODAY WE'RE LOOKING CLOSER TO SEVEN RIGHT NOW AS OF TODAY. SO THIS ONE HAS A LOT GOING ON BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD INFORMATION SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS ALL MORTGAGES IN THE US FIXED TERM AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS OVER THE PAST DECADE WHAT PERCENT OF ALL MORTGAGES ARE AT A CERTAIN RATE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE DARK BLUE AT THE VERY BOTTOM THOSE ARE ALL OF ALL MORTGAGES. WHAT MORTGAGES ARE LESS THAN 3% RATE AND SO YOU'LL SEE AND THEN IT GOES 3 TO 4% IN THE LIGHT BLUE, 4 TO 5% IN THE GRAY AND SO ON. SO BACK IN 2013 WE HAD LESS THAN 20% OF ALL MORTGAGES UNDER 4%. NOW YOU LOOK AT 2024 THAT NUMBER IS CLOSER TO 60 AND SO AS I MENTIONED 2122 THAT'S WHEN WE SAW THE LOWEST MORTGAGE RATES POSSIBLE AS YOU NOTICE THAT BIG UPTICK 20% PEOPLE HAD SUB 3% MORTGAGES IN 2022 DUE TO REFINANCING OR PURCHASING. AND SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS IT'S A LOCKED IN EFFECT WHERE PEOPLE ARE UNWILLING TO MOVE WITH THEIR MORTGAGE RATES ESPECIALLY THAT SUB THREE. SO PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE, THEY'RE LIVING IN CRAMPED SPACES. THEY'RE HAVING THEIR KIDS SHARE BEDROOMS LONGER THAN THEY WANT TO. THEY'RE NOT MOVING OUT OF THEIR ENTRY LEVEL HOME LIKE YOU WOULD TRADITIONALLY WOULDN'T AND SO YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE A DECLINE IN THAT THAT THAT'S SUB THREE HAS MOVED DOWN ABOUT A PERCENT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEAR PERCENT OR TWO. YOU'RE SEEING MORE PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF THEIR 4 TO 5% MORTGAGES AND THEN THE VERY TOP YOU SEE THAT RED BAND IS GROWING AND THAT'S THE THE NORTH OF 6%. SO THAT'S ALL THE NEW MORTGAGES ARE ENDING UP IN THAT RED SECTION. SO PEOPLE ARE STILL LOCKED IN AND THE EFFECTS OF THAT CAN BE SEEN ON THIS NEXT SLIDE HERE. AND SO THESE ARE OUR QUALIFIED SALES AND BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTIAL SO ARM'S LENGTH WE'RE KICKING OUT ALL THE RELATIVE FORECLOSURE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER AN ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION 2016 TO 20 2122 ROUGHLY 1100 SALES PER YEAR AT 22. SO KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE ASSESSMENT DATES SO THAT 2022 REPRESENTS THE FULL YEAR OF 2021 SALES. SO 1243 WE PEAKED RIGHT THERE AROUND THE LOWEST POINT MORTGAGES AND WE'VE BEEN DECLINING SINCE WE'RE DOWN TO 695 QUALIFIED SALES AHEAD OF A 25 ASSESSMENT. SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INVENTORY OUT THERE. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRANSACTIONS. PEOPLE JUST THEY'RE JUST NOT MOVING WITH THESE INTEREST RATES. SO WE'LL SEE WHERE THINGS GO RIGHT NOW IT'S PRETTY VOLATILE. THE TEN YEAR TREASURY IS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND AND IT'S TOUGH TO PREDICT WHERE MORTGAGE RATES ARE GOING TO GO FROM HERE. AND THEN THIS ONE I ALWAYS FIND INTERESTING IS IT'S A CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE RANGES. SO ON THE LEFT ARE GROUPINGS OF VALUES. SO 100, 250,150 TO 200 AND SO ON. THESE ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SO THERE'S NOT A LOT IN THE CITY THAT ARE SUB 200 AND MOST OF THOSE ARE EITHER TEAR DOWNS ,FIRE DAMAGED THINGS THAT NEED CONSIDERABLE RENOVATION AND THEN OFF TO THE VERY FAR RIGHT IN RED THAT WAS LAST YEAR'S REPORT AND THEN ONE TO THE LEFT OF THAT IS IS THIS YEAR'S 24 TO 25 CHANGE. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THIS OUT LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY SAW GROWTH IN 300,000 AND BELOW ESSENTIALLY OR 800,000 PLUS AND WE SAW SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE 800,000 TO 1 MILLION AND THE MILLION DOLLAR PLUS LAST YEAR THIS YEAR IS DIFFERING WHERE $1 MILLION PLUS OR 800 TO $1 MILLION CATEGORIES ARE ACTUALLY GOING DOWN. SO WE'VE HAD THREE YEARS OF STEADY INTEREST RATES A LOT OF PEOPLE PURCHASED KNOWING THEY'D HAVE A HIGHER PAYMENT BUT THEY'D REFINANCE IN A YEAR OR TWO. NOW PEOPLE ARE KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE CASE SO I'M NOT GOING TO STRETCH MY BUDGET SO WE'RE NOT SEEING THESE LUXURY BUYERS PAY AS MUCH ANYMORE. BUT AT THE LOW END OF THE SPECTRUM WE'RE STILL SEEING HIGHER PRICE INCREASES THAN THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. SWITCH IT UP TO APARTMENTS. THE TOP CHART JUST KIND RE LOOKS AT THE APARTMENT VALUES OVER TIME NOT GOING TO SPEND ANY TIME ON THAT. OFF TO THE RIGHT IS OUR APARTMENT HOUSING STOCK AND SO STARTING WITH THAT DARK BLUE THAT'S 1960S AND THEN COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO THE GRAY THAT'S 70S 80S AS IN THE PURPLE SO ON BUT THE 60S, 70S AND 80S MAKE UP ROUGHLY TWO THIRDS OF OUR APARTMENT STOCK IN THE CITY AND THEN YOU'LL NOTICE THE 90S AND THE 2000S ARE THERE ORANGE AND RED LITTLE PIE SLICES WE DIDN'T DO MUCH APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION DURING THOSE TWO DECADES AND SO THEN YOU SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT IN THE GREEN. THEN WE CAME OUT UNDERSUPPLIED LOTS OF UNITS GETTING BUILT AND THEN YOU LOOK AT THAT PURPLE 2020 TO 2024 IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THIS DECADE WE'RE ALREADY 14% OF OUR TOTAL APARTMENT STOCK HAS BEEN BUILT. SO UNDERSUPPLIED TO NOW ADEQUATELY SUPPLIED STILL STILL MIGHT BE A LITTLE UNDERSUPPLIED. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM THIS IS THE APARTMENT VALUE SUMMARY BY MARKET CLASS. SO CLASS EIGHT IS YOUR BRAND NEW HIGH AMENITY BELLS AND WHISTLES APARTMENT BUILDING CLASS B IS MORE OF YOUR 80S 90S BUILD PROBABLY STILL HAS A POOL UNDERGROUND PARKING BUT IT'S NOT AS COMPETITIVE WITH THE NEW STUFF AND THEN CLASS C IS KIND OF YOUR OLDER MAY NOT HAVE ANY COVERED PARKING MIGHT BE DETACHED GARAGES NO NO AMENITIES AND SO THE DIFFERENCE IN DECLINING VALUES THE CLASS IS GOING DOWN THE MOST WHERE THE CLASS IN THE B ,B AND C ARE RELATIVELY SIMILAR AND THAT'S DUE TO PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE APARTMENTS, PURCHASE AN INCOME STREAM OF INCOME STREAM ESSENTIALLY. SO CLASS EIGHT YOU BUY IT AS THE INCOME STREAM RATES ARE UP, PRICES ARE DOWN, CLASS B AND C THERE'S A VALUE ADD COMPONENT WHERE YOU CAN BUY IT, YOU CAN FIX IT UP, YOU CAN ADD AMENITIES, YOU CAN YOU KNOW, PUT GRANITE IN THE KITCHEN STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES AND ADD TO THE RENTS. SO THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE NOT SEEING A SHARPER DECLINE AS CLASS A AND SWITCHING TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TYPES ON THE LEFT PERCENT CHANGE ON THE RIGHT AND OUR COMMERCIAL MARKET ROUGHLY 2 TO 3% UP AND ALL SEGMENTS EXCEPT FOR OFFICE OFFICE WAS DOWN 5.8% NET CHANGE SO THAT'S TAKING THE GROWTH MINUS THE NEW CONSTRUCTION. WE SUBTRACT THAT OUT TO SHOW WHAT WAS THE MARKET DRIVEN CHANGE RATHER THAN THE GROSS CHANGE IN VALUE. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT -5.8% INDICATES IS IS THE MARKET SHRUNK 5.8% AND COMPANIES ARE STILL FIGURING OUT THEIR RETURN TO WORK RIGHTSIZING THEIR SPACES A LOT OF SUBLEASE SPACE AVAILABLE OUT THERE BUT ON THE POSITIVE NOTE WE HAVE SEEN VACANCY RATES KIND OF PLATEAU SO WE'RE HOPEFUL WE'RE WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OR NEAR THE BOTTOM AT LEAST OUT IN THE 494 CORRIDOR AREA. THE DOWNTOWNS MAY HAVE A SLOWER RECOVERY THAN US SLOW AND BRIEFLY I'LL TALK ABOUT EXCLUSIONS, PROGRAMS AND REFUNDS. I SPENT MORE TIME ON THIS LAST YEAR BUT I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THIS THE HOMESTEAD MARKET VALUE EXCLUSION SO THIS REDUCE REDUCES YOUR TAXABLE MARKET VALUE UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY REACHES 517,200. IT'S A PROGRESSIVE EXCLUSION SO THE HIGHER YOUR VALUE IS THE LESS OF AN EXCLUSION YOU RECEIVE. THIS CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR WHERE WAS 413,800 PROPERTY TAX REFUND? THERE'S BOTH A REGULAR AND A SPECIAL REFUND REGULAR IS AVAILABLE FOR RENTERS OR OWNERS BUT IT HAS AN INCOME RESTRICTION SPECIAL REFUND NO INCOME RESTRICTION BUT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES NEED TO INCREASE BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT YEAR OVER YEAR. AND THEN FINALLY THE SENIOR DEFERRAL WHICH ESSENTIALLY DEFERS THE TAXES PAID ABOVE 3% OF THE SENIORS INCOME AT A LOW INTEREST RATE AND THERE ARE AGE AND INCOME RESTRICTIONS TO QUALIFY FOR THAT PROGRAM. BUT IT'S AN EXCELLENT WAY TO TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME LONGER IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO AND THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALL ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO THE COUNTY. BUT AT THE ASSESSING DIVISION WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP PEOPLE GET THEIR FORMS FILLED OUT, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, POINT THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND FINALLY I HAD 2025 LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IF IF I HAVE TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO AS I MENTIONED ON THE LAST SLIDE HOME SAID MARKET VALUE EXCLUSION LAST YEAR WAS 413,800. THIS YEAR IT'S 517 TO WHAT THAT MEANS IS OF OUR 24,000 HOMESTEAD PROPERTY IS ANOTHER 3500 OF THEM ARE NOW RECEIVING EXCLUSIONS THAT DIDN'T LAST YEAR AND THEN THE FORD RD LOW INCOME RENTAL CLASSIFICATION THERE WAS A LARGE CHANGE IN THE CLASS RATE OF THIS CLASSIFICATION. BASICALLY THIS IS A PROGRAM TO CREATE OR SUSTAIN AFFORDABILITY IN APARTMENTS. IT CAPS THE RENT YOU CAN CHARGE AT 60%. AM I FOR THE JURISDICTION IF YOU ENROLL AND THEN YOU GET A TAX BREAK AND SO THAT CLASS RATE IS DOWN TO A POINT 25% WHERE LAST YEAR IT WAS A .75 FOR THE FIRST 200,000 IN VALUE PER UNIT AND THEN 2.25 ABOVE THAT. SO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THERE AND THE TAX SAVINGS BETWEEN THE OLD RATE AND THE NEW RATE NEED TO BE REINVESTED IN THE PROPERTY WHETHER THAT'S SECURITY UPDATES TO THE PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE OR IT CAN GO INTO A RESERVE ACCOUNT TO SERVE THE PROPERTY AT A LATER DATE. AND SO WHY I MENTIONED THIS IS THE IMPACT ON BLOOMINGTON IS INEVITABLY A TAX SHIFT. SO BETWEEN THE HOMESTEADS WHICH THERE'S 21,000 EXCLUSIONS IN THE CITY OF OUR 31,000 PARCELS AND THEN WE HAVE ABOUT 2000 LOW INCOME RENTAL CLASSIFIED APARTMENT UNITS IN THE CITY. SO WHAT WHAT THIS LITTLE GRAPHIC HERE SHOWS IS 23 AND 24 ASSESSMENT AND OUR ASSESSED VALUE GREW 3.4% BETWEEN THOSE TWO YEARS. BUT OUR TAX CAPACITY USED FOR LOCAL TAX ACTUALLY DECREASED 1% YEAR OVER YEAR AND THAT'S DUE TO THOSE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. SO BEFORE YOU INCORPORATE ANY LEVY CHANGES, THIS INDICATES THAT THAT TAX IS GOING TO SHIFT TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND THEN YOU INCORPORATE YOUR LEVY CHANGE AS WELL. SO THE ONE THING WITH THE FOUR D PROGRAM IN THIS LEGISLATIVE CHANGE IS THAT ONCE THE CITY IS COMPRISED OF 2% NET TAX CAPACITY OF THESE PROPERTIES, THE CITY COUNCIL CAN THEN MUST THEN APPROVE ANY APPLICATIONS BEFORE THEY APPLY AT MINNESOTA HOUSING RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT 1.5% SO THAT DAY MAY COME AND YOU'LL HAVE TO HEAR IT CASE BY CASE BASIS ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION TO THAT PROGRAM OR NOT. I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT TO THAT AND SHOW KIND OF THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF HERE. SO AS I MENTIONED, 2100 UNITS OUT OF OUR 14,500 ARE ENROLLED. IF YOU LOOK TO THE CHARTS TO THE RIGHT, THOSE SHOW THE THE AGE OF THE ENROLLED UNITS ALONG WITH THE MARKET CLASS A, B AND C ON THE FURTHER RIGHT AND SO PRIMARILY THE DEPARTMENTS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM ARE OLDER CLASS C APARTMENTS SO MOST IN CASES MARKET RENT FOR THOSE UNITS DOESN'T EXCEED WHAT THE PROGRAM CAP TO THAT SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY CREATING OR SUSTAINING AFFORDABILITY FOR THOSE PARTICULAR PROPERTIES WHERE THE PROGRAM IS REALLY EFFECTIVE IS THAT NEWLY BUILT CLASS EIGHT BUILDING WHERE THEIR MARKET RENT MAY BE 1600 BUT THEY'RE CAPPED BY THE PROGRAM AT 1300 SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S MOST EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASS B IN CLASS C E PROPERTIES. NOW THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT I'LL FIELD QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. BOLGER AS ALWAYS. IT'S IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AND APPRECIATE ALL OF IT. IT IS VERY INTERESTING AND I YOU KNOW IF YOU CAN SIT THERE AND THINK ABOUT IT, IT REALLY PAINTS AN INTERESTING PICTURE IF IF YOU HAD TO WHAT ARE THE THREE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS THAT A PROPERTY TAX PAYER HERE IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR ASSESSMENT REPORT HERE, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THAT VALUES ARE FAIRLY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THAT TOO WHILE THE OFFICE SECTOR IS A BIG SECTION OF OUR COMMERCIAL MARKET, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE DOOM AND GLOOM OF THE DOWNTOWNS. AND THREE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELIEF THROUGH PROPERTY TAX REFUND OR SENIOR DEFERRAL AND THE ASSOCIATE DIVISION IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE TAX SYSTEM BETTER AND APPRECIATE THEM. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO I'M HONORED QUESTION FOR YOU CAN YOU GO BACK TO YOUR THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE VALUE OF EACH OF THE SECTORS OF HOUSING THAT WE HAVE? SO THE ONE THAT STARTS WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND THAT'S ON THIS WORK. RIGHT? OKAY. SO SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN WHERE IT SAYS NEW CONSTRUCTION. YOU'RE SHOWING NEW NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PROPERTIES IN THAT SEGMENT THAT WERE BUILT IN THE LAST YEAR. CORRECT. OR THE VALUE OF THEM. MR. MAYOR COUNCILMAN DALLESSANDRO THAT IS THE NEW CONSTRUCTION VALUE ADDED TO THE ASSESSMENT SO IT INCORPORATES ALL NEW NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PROPERTIES WOULD ALSO INCLUDES A BASEMENT FINISH OR AN ADDITION OR A BATHROOM REMODEL. IT DOES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THAT HELPFUL BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO DO THE MATH GOING YOU SAID THERE WERE ONLY SIX HOMES BUILT LAST YEAR AND YET WE HAVE 15 MILLION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION VALUE IN THE SINGLE RESIDENTIAL IS LIKE WHERE THE HECK DID THOSE FEEL YOU KNOW, GET BUILT RIGHT. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT'S THE YOU DON'T REMEMBER ALL OF YOUR REMODELS RIGHT MR. RIGHT SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ANSWERED EARLIER FOR ME AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK IT'S SLIDE TO 87 HISTORICAL VALUES OR PROPERTY TYPE. BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS WITH THAT IF WE WERE TO COMPARE THAT TO 2008 I KNOW THIS IS YOU KNOW, APPLES AND ORANGES SORT OF ARE WE GETTING CLOSE TO TO WHERE WE WERE WITH THAT? ARE WE EXCEEDING THAT IF IF THIS WERE TO EXTEND BACK TO 2008? YEAH. MR. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN WE'VE EXCEEDED IT. I HAVE THOSE NUMBERS AVAILABLE BACK ON MY DESK. I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH THAT ANSWER LIKE MORE CONCRETE NUMBER EIGHT. I JUST DON'T I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT AND IT WORKS. THANK YOU. YEAH. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ANOTHER THING THAT CAUGHT MY EYE ON THIS SO IN I REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN IT LITERALLY WAS A 5050 SPLIT BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND THE C I AND APARTMENTS AND TO SEE THAT SHIFT TAKING PLACE PRETTY DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IS IS INTERESTING AND IT'S INTERESTING TO ENVISION WHAT THAT MEANS FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE HOW WE'RE SETTING UP OUR BUDGETS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO MR. MAYOR, THANKS FOR THE COMMENT AND YEAH, WE WE HAVE SHIFTED AWAY FROM THAT BUT AS AS A NET TAX CAPACITY WE STILL EXCEED THAT 50% MARK FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND APARTMENT. SO WHICH IS UNIQUE FOR FOR SUBURB AND FOR CITY OF THE SIZE. COUNCIL ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER DE MER JUST TO COME IN HERE I'M I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS NEXT YEAR I JUST WAS ON ZILLOW 68 HOUSES 68 HOMES FOR SALE AS OF TODAY RIGHT NOW OUT OF 27,000 ALMOST WHICH IS A THIRD OF A PERCENT. AND SO I THINK THE DEMAND IS STILL OUT THERE. PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE SIDELINES TO PURCHASE HOMES. PEOPLE ARE STILL SITTING IN THEIR HOMES NOT WANTING TO MOVE BECAUSE OF THOSE INTEREST RATES AND IT CREATES THIS VICIOUS CYCLE. SO I AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I THINK BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE PRESENTED TO ME AND HOW I'M READING THROUGH THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF NEED OUT THERE AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO HELP PEOPLE BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE LONG TERM. THANKS SO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SO MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO I THINK THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILED INFORMATION IN HERE I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE SAYING AGAIN FOR THE RECORD THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK TO THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S TAXES LIKE THE A LOT WE PRESENTED A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT LIKE WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND IN THERE YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF SAYING LIKE HERE'S OUR PROCESS BUT I WANT TO END ON THE NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT YOUR PROPERTY IS WORTH, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO THAT. NOT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THAT WILL NOT HELP YOU. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST REITERATING THOSE DATES FOR PEOPLE AGAIN I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO. OUR OUR BOARD MEETING MEETS ON WEDNESDAY AND OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR YOU TO CALL US AHEAD OF THAT MEETING AND WE CAN TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH YOU RATHER THAN SHOW UP AND AND NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT THAT MEETING. THERE'S STILL TIME FOR US TO HELP YOU INFORMALLY WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND THEN THE COUNTY BOARD MEETS ON JUNE 16TH. VERY GOOD. THAT'S GOOD POINT. COUNCIL MEMBER APPRECIATE THAT. WELL MR. BOULGER THANK YOU MUCH. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS. IT'S IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE THE MULTI-MONTH PROCESS THAT IS IN PLACE TO COME UP WITH THE VALUATIONS THAT WENT OUT IN IN EARLY MARCH HERE SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO TRY AND EDUCATE FOLKS AND BRING THEM ALONG AND EXPLAIN WHAT IS A DENSE TOPIC AND BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE AND IT'S GOOD INFORMATION TO HAVE. SO THANKS MUCH. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA COUNCIL ITEM 5.3 THE CITY SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGE OR SAC CHARGE THE EXEMPTION EXEMPTIONS RESEARCH THAT I OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED THROUGH AND KIM BERGER IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS HERE TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. HI MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST GIVE IT ONE SECOND TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE PRESENTATION PULLED UP. WE DO HAVE OTHER STAFF HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. DAKOTA'S ONLINE WHO DID SOME OF THE RESEARCH AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR SCOTT IN THE BACK TO TALK ABOUT IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS AROUND THE UTILITY SO STARTING WITH A REVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN DECEMBER THE CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE A SAC ORDINANCE SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGE FEE TO BE APPLIED TO ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION AND WITH THAT IT WENT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY AND SO FAR WE HAVE NOT COLLECTED ANY SAC FEES BUT THERE ARE FEW COMING AND SO AT THAT TIME THE COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO DO SOME FOLLOWUP RESEARCH TO SEE ABOUT SOME EXEMPTIONS TO THE SAC FEE AND ALSO CITY STAFF DID IDENTIFY THAT WE WE ARE RECOMMEND MAKING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO HOW OUR CITY SAC FEE ALIGNS WITH THE MAC COUNCIL'S INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY CHARGE PROGRAM. SO JUST ALSO AS A REMINDER THE CITY SAC FEE WAS CALCULATED BASED ON PROJECTIONS AROUND THE SEWER CAPACITY THAT THE CITY WILL NEED AS DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDS THROUGH 2040. THESE ARE DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES AND THEN CALCULATED COSTS FOR PROJECT ESTIMATES AND WITH THAT WE CALCULATE THE CITY SAC FEE. WE ALSO PROPOSE SOME CITY UTILITY FEE INCREASES THAT WOULD BE COMBINED WITH THE SAC FEE IN ORDER TO DO THESE PROJECTS INTO THE FUTURE AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS IS NOW UNDER WAY IN TERMS OF APPROVING SOME OF THE DESIGN AND GETTING GOING ON THE FIRST MAJOR SEWER CAPACITY PROJECT. WE DID MOVE AHEAD AND LOOK AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXEMPTIONS THAT WERE PROPOSED AT THAT AT THAT DECEMBER MEETING AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND SOME RELATED TO THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT OVERALL AS STAFF TALKED THROUGH THE DIFFERENT IMPACTS ON WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO DO ANY TYPE OF EXEMPTION PROGRAM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROCEED WITH ALL DEVELOPMENTS BEING CHARGED THE SAC FEE AND THEN CONSIDERING OTHER WAYS THAT WE MAY ASSESS DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE DESIRED THROUGH OTHER STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED PROGRAMING. SO THAT'S OUR GENERAL RECOMMENDATION. I'LL RUN THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES FOR AFFORDABILITY YOU MAY HAVE RECALLED THAT THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSING ORDINANCE DID HAVE A NOTION OF FEE REDUCTION AS PART OF THAT ORDINANCE THAT WAS SPECIFIC TO THE GATEWAY DISTRICT. SO IT'S NOT REALLY RELEVANT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ACTIVE PLANNING DISTRICT. SO AT THIS POINT THE HOA IS NOT USING A FEE REDUCTION STRATEGY THAT COUNCIL DOES OFFER A FEE REDUCTION DISCOUNT THROUGH ITS SAC FEE PROGRAM. IT DOESN'T GET USED A LOT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY NARROWLY DEFINED. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PROJECT BASED GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY IN THE PROJECT AND YOU ALSO HAVE CANNOT HAVE A GARBAGE DISPOSAL OR A DISHWASHER IN THE UNIT AND I KNOW DISHWASHERS ARE TYPICALLY DESIRED SO IT'S NOT SUPER HEAVILY USED PROGRAM THAT THAT COUNCIL OFFERS AND SO IN REVIEWING THAT WE ARE AGAIN RECOMMENDING THAT WE DON'T USE AN EXEMPTION PROCESS AS A WAY TO PROMOTE AFFORDABILITY RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS. YOU MAY RECALL THAT THERE IS A CITY PROGRAM THAT OFFERS IT AND IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH MY COUNCIL TO DO TO DEFER DEFERRALS FOR THE MET COUNCIL 60 AND WE ALSO HAVE A MET COUNCIL SAC FEE CREDIT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY ADMINISTERS. SO THOSE TWO PROGRAMS EXIST WE ARE CONSIDERING A COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM OR ADJUSTING THE CURRENT PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THE CITY SAC FEES AND THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING RUN THROUGH THE PORT AUTHORITY. SO THEY'LL BE SEEING THE PROGRAM DESIGN IN QUARTER THREE AND THE PORT AUTHORITY DID ALLOCATE $50,000 IN ITS BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE TYPES OF REQUESTS. SO AGAIN JUST A RECOMMENDATION RELATED TO AFFORDABILITY THAT WE USE OR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE EXISTING FOR THAT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY FRONT THAT COUNCIL LOOK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS COULD THERE BE A DISCOUNT FOR LOW FLOW UTILITIES AND SUCH AND DOES THAT COUNCIL ALREADY ACCOUNT FOR THAT? THEY DO NOT IN THE WAY THAT THEY CALCULATE THE SAC FEES AND THEY DO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT DOES OFFER A DISCOUNT IN THE SMALL SCENARIOS IN WHICH A APARTMENT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED WHERE THEY DO NOT HAVE LAUNDRY WITHIN THE FACILITY OR WITHIN THE UNITS WHICH AGAIN ISN'T UTILIZED AS MUCH BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WANTS TO HAVE LAUNDRY IN UNIT. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION AGAIN IS NOT TO ADD A SPECIFIC EXEMPTION BUT TO LEVERAGE THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME DESIRE TO USE OUT OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FUTURE FOR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES INITIATIVES IN THAT DISTRICT. THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW AROUND SUSTAINABILITY. THE THIRD AREA WAS THE SOUTH LOOP EXEMPTION WAS WAS TO CONSIDER ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR THE SOUTH LOOP AREA AND THAT WAS PROPOSED BECAUSE THERE IS A SPECIAL FUND THAT'S OUT OF DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT SEWER CAPACITY PROJECTS AND IN DOING RESEARCH TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROGRAM OR MANY PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED OUT OF THE SOUTH TO DEVELOPMENT FUND TO EXPAND THE SEWER CAPACITY JUST IN THE LAST TEN YEARS FOR PROJECTS ABOUT $10 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENTS GOING INTO A FUTURE 14 MILLION OF THE PROJECTED 55 MILLION WOULD OCCUR IN THE SOUTH LOOP DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND WE DID PROVIDE IN YOUR PACKET A BUNCH OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCENARIOS ON HOW THE FEE COULD BE ADJUSTED IF YOU WANTED TO TREAT SOUTH LOOP AREA TO DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE CITY AND AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING THAT WE MAKE THOSE TYPE OF ADJUSTMENTS. WE DID WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SOUTH OF DEVELOPMENT FUND REMAINS A POSSIBLE FUNDING SOURCE FOR FUTURE SEWER CAPACITY PROJECTS . A LOT OF THESE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW ARE BASED ON CURRENT PROJECTIONS AND COST. AND SO WE DO KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE REVISITING HOW THIS THIS IS APPLIED OVER TIME AS WE HAVE ACTUALS AND SO THERE COULD BE A SCENARIO IN WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO USE OUT OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO FUND PROJECTS INTO THE FUTURE. IT'S ALSO THE CASE THAT PROJECTS IN SOUTH LOOP AREA COULD STILL BENEFIT FROM THOSE DEVELOPMENT THAT DEVELOPMENT FUND TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PROJECT . SO THIS FINAL CATEGORY WAS ISN'T BEING INTRODUCED BY STAFF JUST IN LOOKING AT THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, MATT COUNCIL DOES OFFER THIS PROGRAM IT'S CALLED INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY CHARGE AND IT'S ONLY USED BY A FEW USERS IN BLOOMINGTON HIGH USE INDUSTRIAL USERS. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO PAY A PORTION OF THEIR SITE FEET UPFRONT AND THEN PAY SOME OF THEIR SAC COSTS OVER TIME USING THE ICC CHARGE. AND SO WE DIDN'T EXPLICITLY TALK ABOUT THAT IN OUR ORDINANCE AND SO WE DID THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THE ORDINANCE THAT THE CITY IS NOT OFFERING AN ICC PROGRAM LIKE THE MET COUNCIL AND THEN OUR SUGGESTION IS TO ADDRESS ANY NEEDS FROM HIGH USERS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS RATHER THAN DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT WOULD HAVE VERY FEW USERS . SO WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR WE CAN GO INTO ANY OF THE OTHER DETAILS IN MORE DEPTH IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. COUNCIL QUESTIONS HERE. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU FOR STAFF'S PRESENTATION THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS. SO I WOULD THINK AND I'VE GOT FOUR QUESTIONS HERE I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK SO I KNOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSE ON TIME HERE BUT AS IT RELATES TO DEVELOPMENT, THE SAC FEE ITSELF, YOU KNOW, DO YOU SEE THIS AS A DRAG ON DEVELOPMENT AT ALL OR A SLOWDOWN IN DEVELOPMENT AT STAFF'S POSITION ON THAT? MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN WE CERTAINLY ARE CONCERNED THAT IT WILL IMPACT DEVELOPMENT. WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE ONE FIELD THAT IS OF CONCERN BUT THE CITY HAS INSTITUTED SEVERAL NEW PROGRAMS THAT DO HAVE A PILE UP EFFECT REGARDING FEES. AND SO I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LOT AS WE PROPOSED THIS FEE AND THERE ARE CONCERNS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ABOUT IT. >> THANKS FOR THAT. SO THEN WITH THE 55 MILLION THAT'S OVERALL IF THERE ARE GRANTS THAT COME THROUGH HOW WE TREAT THAT YOU KNOW, IF WE GET A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT OR SOME OTHER FROM OUTER SPACE AND THAT ALLOWS IT BRING THAT MONEY DOWN, HOW WILL WE REDUCE SOME OF THE FEE? MARIN COUNCIL I THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO EVALUATE IF WE DO GET A SUBSTANTIAL GRANT A WORD THAT IMPACTS THESE NUMBERS WE WOULD WANT TO REEVALUATE HOW THE FEE IS AND THE UTILITY RATE PROJECTED CHARGES ARE CALCULATED. IF YOU RECALL THE WAY THAT WE HAVE CALCULATED THE SAC FEE, IT'S RELYING ON 60% OF THE COSTS TO BE UTILITY RATE INCREASES SO THE COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER ADJUSTMENTS INTO THE FUTURE BASED ON ANY GRANT MONEY THAT WE GET NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. SO THEN WITH RESPECT TO THE THE REDEVELOPMENT, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT STAFF SEES AS REDEVELOPMENT. YOU KNOW AS WE LOOK AT THIS FUNDS I KNOW THAT THERE'S THERE'S ONE VIEW THAT THE STAFF AND THE CITY HAS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW. COULD YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT REDEVELOPMENT MEANS IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS WHERE WE HAVE A WEALTH OF DEVELOPMENT FUND. YOU UNDERSTAND THEM? I'M ASKING YOU MARIN. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN I'M NOT THE TERM REDEVELOPMENT TYPICALLY MEANS CLEARING SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE SITE AND BUILDING SOMETHING NEW BUT THERE'S ALSO INFILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WHICH SOMETIMES MEANS ADDING MORE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. SO I THINK BOTH WOULD BE ELIGIBLE USES IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY. THE SOUTH LOOP MONEY DOESN'T EXPLICITLY ALLOW YOU TO DO PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BUT IT DOES ALLOW YOU TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT. >> THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. SO JUST THE LAST TWO THINGS FOR MAYOR. YOU KNOW AS AS WE KIND OF LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS PROBABLY MORE FROM A COMMENT KIND OF STANDPOINT. I'M HOPING THAT WE SEE KIND OF ONE CONTINUE TO TO HAVE A DIALOG WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT THAT THAT OCCURS REALLY KIND OF AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS JUST A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO DRIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT OVERALL AREA. WERE THERE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CONVENTION AND CONVENTION BUREAU OR WHERE THAT'S CALLED NOW I KNOW WE'VE CHANGED THE NAME ON THAT FILM AGE OF THE GRAY HAIR BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHERE THAT THAT FORM TAKES PLACE WHERE THAT THAT DIALOG AND THAT ENGAGEMENT FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE CITY TAKES PLACE OR THERE'S SOME OTHER NEW FORM THAT'S CREATED. BUT I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT DIALOG AS WE KIND OF MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S THERE'S SOME CONCERN YOU KNOW THAT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH RESPECT TO WILL THESE DOLLARS HELP US REALLY DRIVE THAT OVERALL VISION OF REDEVELOPING AND WHAT THAT MEANS BOTH FOR THEM AND ALSO FOR US AND THEN FINALLY I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN MEMORIALIZE THE DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES BECAUSE I KNOW FOR FUTURE COUNCILS THEY MAY NOT HAVE YOU KNOW, FOLKS HAVE BEEN AROUND LONG TIME OR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THEIR DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR THOSE DIFFERING POINTS OF VIEW AND I THINK THAT THAT HAVING THAT MEMORIALIZED BOTH PERSPECTIVES AND POINTS OF VIEW I THINK WILL HELP FUTURE POLICYMAKERS TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE TENSION THAT'S THERE. YOU KNOW, NOT TO SAY IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG BUT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL DOCUMENT THAT AND PRESENT BOTH SIDES SO THAT THAT THAT PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR TAXPAYERS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOMAN COUNCIL ADDITIONAL COMMENTS QUESTIONS HERE. COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THANK YOU, MAYOR SO YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT A KIND OF MULTIPLE FEES BEING ADDED AND PROBABLY HAVING A COMPOUNDING EFFECT AND POTENTIALLY A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON DEVELOPMENT AND I GUESS I'D BE CURIOUS JUST TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THOSE FEES ARE THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS JUST SO WE CAN HAVE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS KIND OF FITS INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE AND I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE JUST DID OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND I GUESS I'M JUST BE I'M CONCERNED IF WE HAVE KIND OF HERE AND THERE ADDED DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOW IT'S POTENTIALLY GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND SO OBVIOUSLY I DON'T EXPECT THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION NOW. BUT JUST AS A FOLLOW UP ITEM. WELL, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER CARTER, THE ONES THAT COME TO MIND FOR ME WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS THE SAC FEE PREVAILING WAGE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOT OF THE DEBARMENT PROJECTS THAT MIGHT COME FORWARD LIKE AN APARTMENT BUILDING, THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSING ORDINANCE AND THEN EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ALL THESE THINGS ARE GOOD THINGS. SO IT'S JUST JUST POINTING OUT THAT THEY CAN HAVE A COMPOUNDING EFFECT IN TERMS OFAKING A PROJECT PENCIL OUT . AND I WILL SAY AND I APPRECIATE THE LIST AND I APPRECIATE ALSO THE CONSISTENCY BECAUSE WITHIN THAT LIST WE DON'T HAVE CARVE OUTS OF SPECIFIC AREAS OR DIFFERENT DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THINGS WITHIN THOSE THOSE POLICY DECISIONS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE IN THE PAST. SO I DO AGREE WITH THE THOUGHT OF KEEPING IT CONSISTENT ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO SAC FEES KEEPING THAT CONSISTENT SAMPLE OF CONSISTENT APPLICATIONS WITH THE CAVEAT THAT YES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION, WE'LL TRY AND FIND ALTERNATIVES, WE'LL TRY AND FIND POSSIBLE PROGRAMS WHICH WILL WORK WITH A DEVELOPER WHO'S LOOKING TO DEVELOP IF THERE'S A REASON OR IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY WILL BE THERE AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH ANY DEVELOPER LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. SO I WANT TO BE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE THE LEVERS THAT WE'RE PULLING HERE. SO WE KNOW WE'RE ANTICIPATING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COST TO TO DO THE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES THAT WE NEED. WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE SAC FEE WILL TAKE CARE OF PAYING FOR THOSE COSTS IS THE IT WE DON'T PROPOSE THAT WE TURN IT OFF WHEN WE GET THERE. SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE CHARGES APPLIED UNTIL WE MEET THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AND THEN WE WON'T CHARGE IT ANY MORE. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT DOING THAT. SO IS THE IS THE ARE THE LET'S SAY WE DID THE $54 MILLION WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES. WHAT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SAC FEES THAT THAT WE'RE WE'RE GETTING AFTER THAT FACT? ARE THEY BEING USED TO MAINTAIN THEN THAT NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WE'VE PUT IN PLACE DOES DO WE DO WE SET IT ASIDE IN THE HOPES THAT WHEN WE NEED TO INCREASE CAPACITY AGAIN SHOULD WE NEED TO DO THAT WE HAVE THE MONEY LIKE WHAT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THAT AND MAYBE MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THAT'S 50 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND I YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. BUT I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT ABOUT THE THE JUSTIFICATION FOR HAVING THIS FEE IS THAT WE NEED TO DO THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO THE QUESTION IS SINCE THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE TEND TEND TO BE THINGS THAT GET BUILT WITH A 50 TO 75 YEAR TIME FRAME IN MIND. DO WE NEED TO KEEP COLLECTING IT AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME OR ARE WE LIKE HOW HOW ARE YOU PROPOSING THAT THERE COUNCILMEMBER DEL SANDER IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT AFTER 2040 WHICH IS WHAT IS CAPTURED IN THAT FIRST 55 MILLION THAT THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE AFTER THAT. THIS ISN'T INCLUSIVE OF ALL PROJECTS THAT MIGHT NEVER NEED TO BE DONE. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO JUMP IN IS JUST THAT THE UTILITY RATE INCREASES ARE PROJECTED TO GO UP SUBSTANTIALLY AND SO IF WE OVERESTIMATED SAC, ONE ADJUSTMENT THAT COUNCIL COULD MAKE IS HOLD BACK UTILITY FEE INCREASES OR YOU COULD HOLD YOUR SAC FEES FLAT OVER TIME AND NEVER INCREASE THEM SO THEN THEY GETTING CHEAPER OVER TIME THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS. SO OUR SUGGESTION IS THAT WE KEEP EVALUATING THESE FEES AND THE UTILITY RATES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE KNOW MORE. OKAY. WHAT ARE THEY MISS AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYBODY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THE THE 54 OR $55 MILLION THE SAC FOR ONE IT'S IT WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY. SO BASED ON ON IF DEVELOPMENT CHANGES AND NOW THAT THAT TRIPS A PROJECT THAT'S NOT NEEDED ANY LONGER THAT TOTAL WILL BE WILL WE RECALCULATE IN THE SAC FEE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY THAT 54 TO $55 MILLION IS THROUGH 2044. SO THAT'S A BASED ON DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 2040. SO IF IF ALL THAT DEVELOPMENT COMES ALL THOSE PROJECTS ARE BUILT AND THERE'S NO MORE DEVELOPMENT AFTER 2040 THAT YOUR SAC FEE WOULD BE ZERO. I PRESUME THERE WILL BE DEVELOPMENT AFTER 2040 THAT MAY THEN TRIGGER AN ADDITIONAL SET OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. ALL OF THIS ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE SEWER PLAN WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY TEN YEARS. WE HAVE A SEWER MODEL THAT IS UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY TO TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE CAPACITY NEEDS ARE AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE GET FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE THEN IS YOU MENTIONED THAT THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY PARTICULAR EXEMPTIONS OR CREDITS OR ANYTHING FOR SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS BUT THAT THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROJECT OR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY TAP INTO AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE IF THEY EXIST OR IF IF WE'RE SAYING THEY EXIST OUT THERE BUT WE DON'T KNOW THEM BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD US MAYBE BRING FORWARD FOR EXAMPLE A A YOU KNOW, A BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR LOW FLOW TOILETS OR OR GREYWATER WATER SYSTEMS OR YOU KNOW, SEWER RECAPTURE OR WHATEVER. >> I'M CURIOUS IF IF WE KNOW OF PROGRAMS THAT EXIST LIKE THAT THAT WE COULD PUBLISH AND MAKE AVAILABLE AS A GOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS OR IF WE'RE SAYING LIKE WE HOPE THEY COME THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER DOES UNDER I WAS MORE SAYING THAT THE CITY HAS A STRATEGIC PLANS AROUND SUSTAINABILITY SO USING THAT THOSE PLANS TO GUIDE HOW WE'RE GIVING RESOURCES OR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DIFFERENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SO NO I THINK THAT'S ACCURATE TO SAY THERE'S LIMITED CURRENT PROGRAMING AROUND SUPPORTING YOU KNOW SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION FOR EXAMPLE. BUT WE CERTAINLY DO SEE SOME TYPES OF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THAT WE ARE ALREADY TRYING TO GET TAPPED INTO AND I KNOW LIKE THE CITY'S TRYING TO BEEF UP OUR ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE SINGLE FAMILY HOME RENOVATION LOANS FOR SUSTAINABILITY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENTS GOING ON BUT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT INSTEAD OF USING EXEMPTION PROGRAMS WE USE MORE TARGETED STRATEGIC PROGRAMS. OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. AND SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MS.. BURGER MAYOR, I JUST I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THIS, BUT IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA OF THIS PROPOSED CHANGE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THE MODIFICATION AND AS A PUBLIC HEARING AT A FUTURE MEETING. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD COUNCIL OUR LAST ITEM OF THE EVENING IS THAT IN 5.4 OUR CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES I WOULD TYPICALLY TALK ABOUT OUR LISTENING SESSION. WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE AGAIN WE HAD A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING INSTEAD I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND I WANTED TO POINT THEM OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL HAVE THE INVITATIONS ON OUR CALENDARS. FOR EXAMPLE TOMORROW MORNING IS THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS EVENT WHICH I'LL BE GOING TO AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE'VE GOT THE DIAMOND SERVICE AWARDS OBVIOUSLY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT WE HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF RIBBON CUTTINGS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS INCLUDING WILDERNESS INQUIRY THE FIRST WEEK OF OF MAY OR THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU COUNCIL THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AND WE'RE GETTING TO THAT BUSY SEASON WHERE EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING AND EVERYBODY WANTS YOU KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WHETHER IT'S OFFICIAL EVENT OR EVEN UNOFFICIALLY AT YOU KNOW, AT THE PARKS OR AT THE FARMER'S MARKET OR THAT KIND OF THING. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR COUNCIL GET OUT THERE AND AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, A GOOD CHANCE TO TO TO TALK TO FOLKS, TO MEET PEOPLE FACE TO FACE AND FOR THEM TO SEE YOU OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I MEAN I JUST MENTIONED 2 OR THINGS AND I LITERALLY AS I LOOK AT MY CALENDAR HERE I'VE GOT LIKE 10 OR 15 MORE THAT IF YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME TO THE METRO CITIES ANNUAL MEETING YOU CERTAINLY CAN UP AT THE JOHN ROSE ICE OVAL IN ROSEVILLE IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO DO ANYTHING I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU TAG ALONG BUT DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE SO VISITING ANYTHING MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND BLOOMINGTON TEAM IT IS 842 THAT WAS A BIG AGENDA AND WE GOT THROUGH IT. YOU ASK QUESTIONS. THE TEAM DID AMAZING JOB OF PRESENTING THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED PRESENT THIS IS HUGE. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I WAS ALSO GOING TO SUPPORT THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS TOMORROW SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO BRING FORWARD COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THEN COUNCILMEMBER REED COUNCILMEMBER WOMAN SO JUST REAL QUICK YOU MAY SEE AN INVITATION IN HERE FOR ONE OF THESE EVENTS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH 9 TO 1 P.M. THIS CREEKSIDE SENIOR CITIZEN BOUTIQUE KIND OF AN OPEN HOUSE AND WHEN I WAS FIRST ON COUNCIL I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THIS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAD ASKED ME TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO TRY TO TRY TO COME TO THIS. IF YOU IF YOU HAVE EVEN JUST EVEN 5 OR 10 MINUTES IS REALLY WHAT WOULD BE IF YOU COULD JUST GO OVER THERE AND LOOK AT THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'VE GOT GOING ON THERE. AND THEN THE LAST THING IF ANYBODY'S GOT MY NAMEPLATE I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT BACK, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IF YOU STILL GOT IT I CAN SIGN IT IF YOU IF YOU WANT IT SO ALL RIGHT. THANKS MARY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER REVISE HAVE A MICROPHONE PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER MY MY GETTING BOMBARDED WITH EMAILS ON REGARDS TO THE MINUTES OR THE COUNCIL MEETING AND AND MY QUESTION IS I KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES THAT THE STATE HAS STIPULATED TO HOW MUCH INFORMATION WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC. BUT ON THE ON THE OTHER HAND FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY I WOULD SUGGE THAT WE WHENEVER WE CAN NOT RIGHT NOW GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE RECENTLY AND PROVIDE SOME AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY. I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS ARE LIKE WHY I HONESTLY I, I HEARD IT FIRSTHAND FROM THE MANAGERS AND AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT I ASK AND THE REALITIES OF THE STATE DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO BE SO SPECIFIC BUT AT THE SAME TIME SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND WHENEVER WE CAN DO IT IN A IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT PUTTING ANY BURDEN AND MORE PEOPLE THAN WE ARE AT THE MOMENT. RIGHT. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT. IT IS QUITE A LOT I GET I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF IT COUNCIL BUT IT IS I TELL YOU WAS ONLY JUST A COUPLE PEOPLE BUT IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE SO I JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY I ASK THAT WE WHENEVER WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER I WOULD SAY THERE'S NOTHING MORE TRANSPARENT THAN A VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF WHAT WAS SAID AS OPPOSED TO SOMEBODY INTERPRETATION IN A WRITTEN SUMMARY. BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. SO COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THANK YOU MAYOR. SO MAYBE COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO AND I CAN KIND OF TAG TEAM THIS BUT WE MET WITH A COUPLE OF FOLKS FROM THE LAND BANK TWIN CITIES EARLIER TODAY AND I'LL JUST KEEP IT BRIEF BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS, 15 YEARS JUST NAME BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND SO WHEREVER POSSIBLE THEY WOULD LOVE TO BE A PARTNER TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON SO THEY CAN ACT AS A BROKER, A PURCHASER LENDER OR PROPERTY HOLDER OR MANAGER AND THEY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. SO THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND CITY OF SAINT PAUL. DID YOU ADD ANYTHING ELSE? OH, AND I THINK THAT THEY HAD NOTICED IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THAT WE JUST APPROVED THAT LAND BANKING WAS A STRATEGY THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT. AND SO AS THE ONLY LAND BANK ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE, THEY HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. YEAH, I WOULD CONCUR IF I MAY, MR. MAYOR, IT REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE THE IDEA OF WHAT A LAND BANK DOES. WE ARE UNIQUE IN THIS AMONG LAND BANK CONCEPTS IN THE IN THE COUNTRY IN THE SENSE THAT IT IS NOT EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTE AND THEREFORE IT DOES NOT HAVE CERTAIN CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO THEY CAN DO MORE AND BE MORE CREATIVE IN THE WAY THAT THEY APPLY THEIR SERVICES TO SUPPORTING THE GOALS OF AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY USING THE WORD SUSTAINABILITY AS A EUPHEMISM FOR KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE KIND OF SUSTAINING THE ABILITY OF THEM TO CONTINUE TO AFFORD HOMES. SO YEAH, I MEAN AS WE CONSIDER A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU KNOW HOW DO WE HOW DO WE SHORE UP THAT PARTNERSHIP? I KNOW THAT MIKE PALERMO WHO WAS HERE EARLIER HAS HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ALREADY SO IT'S GOOD THAT THE THAT THE HRA IS TALKING WITH WITH THIS GROUP IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP. I'M HOPING THAT THOSE CONNECTIONS CAN BE MADE TOO SO THAT THINGS THAT WE DON'T DO SUPER WELL BECAUSE WE'RE A GENERALIZED ORGANIZATION RIGHT THAT THEY CAN DO IT BECAUSE THEY DO IT GREAT WE SHOULD HAND THAT O. I MEAN I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS A BIG FAN OF US NOT DOING THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG TO US AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF LIKE HEY, MAYBE THEY CAN MUCH MORE QUICKLY DEVELOP SOME OF OUR VACANT PROPERTIES AND GET THOSE AFFORDABLE UNITS UP AND RUNNING OR MAYBE THEY CAN BE A LENDER IN CERTAIN SCENARIOS FOR US WHERE WE CAN'T DO IT OURSELVES OR HAVE TO GO TO RFP OR WHATEVER. SO REAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE. SO YEAH IT WAS REALLY GOOD. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYBODY ELSE GET A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THEM AND OF COURSE OUR OUR FRIEND ERIC COLEMAN IS THE CEO OVER THERE SO SHE'LL BE WILLING TO MEET WITH YOU ANYTIME. THANKS. THANK YOU MUCH. ALSO ANYTHIN ELSE COUNCILMEMBER LEMON, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO JUST HAVE A STUDY SESSION ON THE LOOK SEE? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. MM HMM. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD COUNSEL IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO THE SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I YES CLOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU MUCH COUNCIL FOR THE DISCUSSION THIS EVENING THANKS TO STAFF FOR YOUR WORK PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER AND KEEPING US UNDER 9:00 WELL DONE AND OUR THANKS TO OUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED THIS NIGHT. >> HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK