Since the original transcript did not include timestamps, I have formatted the speaker names as requested using a placeholder timestamp format. [00:00:00] **Mayor Tim Busse**: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL ORDER MONDAY MAY T ALREADY THANKS EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING WE TRADITIONALLY START OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING THE COLORS PRESENTED BY THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE HONOR GUARD AND WITH OUR SWEARING IN OF OFFICERS THIS EVENING IS A SPECIAL OCCASION SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF BOOKER HODGES. [00:00:30] **Police Chief Booker Hodges**: ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRESENTATION. [00:00:45] **Bloomington Police Honor Guard / Group**: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [00:01:00] **Police Chief Booker Hodges**: YOU CAN BE SEATED. [00:01:05] **Mayor Tim Busse**: IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO START A MEETING. LET'S GIVE IT THANKS TO THE BLOOMINGTON HONOR FOR THEIR WORK ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANKS TO THOSE FOLKS US AT HOME OUR FIRST ITEM OF A BUSINESS TONIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND AGENDA FIRST STARTS WITH INTRODUCTORY ITEMS AND THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE SWEARING IN OF OUR BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW OUR NEW BLOOMINGTON POLICE EMPLOYEES. WE ALSO HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS ONE FOR ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND A SECOND FOR NATIONAL DRINKING WATER WEEK UNDER A CONSENT BUSINESS ITEM THREE ON OUR AGENDA COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO HAS THE CONSENT BUSINESS. WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER NUMBER FOUR HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. WE DO HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING ONE AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMEND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1314 AND APPENDIX AA OF THE CITY RELATED TO BUSINESS LICENSING. THE SECOND A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FRANCHISE FEES AND THE THIRD A PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR TREE ASSESSMENT PLANS UNDER OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS WILL WE'LL HAVE OUR CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION ON THE CITY CODE AMENDMENTS AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENTS FOR SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS AND WE'LL WRAP UP OUR EVENING COUNCIL AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATE COUNCIL ANYTHING TO ADD OR CORRECTIONS TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IF NOT I MOVE THE AGENDA AS STATED. [00:02:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman**: SECOND. [00:02:32] **Mayor Tim Busse**: MOTION AND THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I (I) OPPOSE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO AND WE HAVE AN AGENDA THANK YOU VERY MUCH ITEM 2.1 THE SWEARING IN OF OUR BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES CHIEF HODGES. [00:02:55] **Police Chief Booker Hodges**: HI GOOD AFTERNOON EVENING I THINK THIS THAT'S WHAT IT IS. SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS MY FIRST GROUP THAT I'VE HIRED HERE SO IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL GROUP TO ME AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET HERE ON BLOOMINGTON WE CHANGE THINGS UP A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL COME TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PRESENT PRIOR TO THEM COMPLETING THEIR TRAINING BUT THESE EIGHT OFFICERS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET TODAY ONE IS ON VACATION SO YOU'LL GET SEVEN. THEY'RE ALL DONE WITH THEIR TRAINING SO THEY'RE ON THE STREET. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE HERE IN BLOOMINGTON BE A FULLY STAFFED POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE AROUND THE METRO OR AROUND THE NATION AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE FOR THAT AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE SOME VERY AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS TODAY THAT ARE GOING TO JOIN THIS MOST NOBLE PROFESSION AND WHAT I BELIEVE THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY AND WITH THAT I'LL STOP TALKING SO I'LL LET THEM COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND THEN WE'LL THE SWEARING IN. [00:04:00] **Officer Matthew Roush**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS MATTHEW ROUSH I WAS BORN AND RAISED JUST ACROSS THE RIVER IN BURNSVILLE. I HAVE A ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE AND I'M GOING FOR MY BACHELOR'S CURRENTLY MY LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSISTED OF ABOUT SEVEN YEARS IN THE SEATTLE AREA A FIVE MONTH ACADEMY OUT THERE AND SEVEN YEARS AFTER THAT PRIOR TO THAT I WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS. VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE BLESSED TO BE HERE AND TAKE YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [00:04:25] **Mayor Tim Busse**: THANK YOU, OFFICER ROUSH. WELCOME. [00:04:30] **Officer Nona Christofferson**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS NONA CHRISTOFFERSON. I GREW UP IN NEW BRIGHTON, MINNESOTA. I OBTAINED AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM COLLEGE PRIOR TO COMING TO BLOOMINGTON I WORKED FOR SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS A CORRECTIONS OFFICER AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [00:04:50] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU, OFFICER CHRISTOPHERSON THANK YOU. [00:04:55] **Officer Kevin Flaherty**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS KEVIN FLAHERTY. I GREW UP HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES. I HAVE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. MY EDUCATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT COMES FROM RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM AND PRIOR PRIOR TO BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER HERE I WAS ALSO POLICE CADET HERE. [00:05:15] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WELCOME OFFICER. [00:05:20] **Officer Angelica Diaz**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS ANGELICA DIAZ. I GREW UP IN LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA. MY DEGREE IS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM LAWNDALE HERE IN BLOOMINGTON BEFORE COMING BPD I WAS MALL SECURITY AT MALL OF AMERICA WHICH WE WORK PRETTY OFTEN SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A SERVER BARTENDER MAKEUP SO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING BLOOMINGTON EXACTLY WHERE I WANTED TO ENDED UP SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [00:05:45] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. WELCOME. [00:05:50] **Officer Austin Style**: MAYOR CITY COUNCILMEMBER CITY COUNCIL NAME IS AUSTIN STYLE. I GREW UP IN EAGAN. I HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN PSYCHOLOGY. BEFORE I WORKED HERE I WORKED ABOUT SIX YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION NO PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE I'M VERY EXCITED AND BLESSED TO BE HERE. [00:06:10] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WELCOME OFFICER. [00:06:15] **Officer Jake Murphy**: MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER RAMS JAKE MURPHY I GREW UP IN SAINT FALLS WISCONSIN. I IN MY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM SAINT CLOUD STATE PRIOR TO COMING HERE I WAS SINGLE POLICE OFFICER FOR TWO YEARS FORTUNATE TO BE HERE AND HAPPY TO BE HERE. SO THANK YOU. [00:06:30] **Mayor Tim Busse**: THANK YOU. OFFICER MURPHY I THINK EVERY DEPARTMENT NEEDS AN OFFICER MURPHY DON'T THEY? [00:06:40] **Officer Eden Mitchell**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS EDEN MITCHELL GREW UP IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. I ATTENDED MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO AND GRADUATED WITH MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIOR TO THIS I WORKED AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN SHAKOPEE. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL BE HERE. [00:07:00] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WELCOME. THANK YOU. WITH INTRODUCTIONS COMPLETE NOW WELCOME UP OUR CITY CLERK CHRISTINA SCIPIONE TO ADMINISTER THE OATH WITH OFFICERS ACROSS ME THE OATH OF OFFICE AND I WANT TO SAY TO OUR FAMILY MEMBERS OUT THERE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ONCE YOU GET ONE SHOT AT THIS DO NOT BE SHY ABOUT GETTING THE PICTURE THAT YOU WANT SO FEEL FREE TO STAND UP, MOVE AROUND AND GET CLOSER IF YOU'D LIKE TO YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME. WE'LL HOLD OFF A MINUTE HERE. LET EVERYBODY GET IN POSITION. [00:07:30] **Christina Scipione (City Clerk)**: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND REPEAT AFTER. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR (DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR) THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES), THE CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA (THE CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA) AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES (AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES) OF A POLICE OFFICER (OF A POLICE OFFICER) FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA (FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). THIS CITY IS TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT AND ABILITY (THIS CITY IS TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT AND ABILITY). CONGRATULATIONS OFFICERS. [00:08:15] **Mayor Tim Busse**: I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME ABOARD TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. YOU'RE YOU OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH YOU REGARDING THE CULTURE, THE HISTORY, THE PRACTICE OF THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE REPUTATION THAT WE CARRY ACROSS THE MISSOURI METRO AREA AND ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO UPHOLD IT. YOU'VE THAT EXTRA ADDED BURDEN OF BEING CHIEF HODGES FIRST CLASS HERE SO YOU KNOW HE'S GOING TO BE KEEPING AN EYE ON YOU BUT COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AND COULDN'T BE PROUDER. AND THANK YOU, CHIEF HODGES AND YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR BRINGING ON SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF OFFICERS. WELL DONE, YOU GUYS. [00:09:00] **Police Chief Booker Hodges**: MAYOR CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL IF YOU ALLOW ME, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP SOME OF OUR NEW CIVILIAN STAFF HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. WE HAVE A CADET PROGRAM WHICH US TO STAY AHEAD OF THE HIRING CURVE AND ALSO ALLOWS US BRING IN QUALITY PEOPLE TO THE ORGANIZATION SO AND OUR DISPATCHERS WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE A DISPATCH CENTER THAT'S INCREASING IN STAFFING 50% SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. SO THAT'S GREAT ALSO AND THEN WE ADDED A POSITION THAT YOU ALLOWED US TO HAVE WHICH IS THE DISPATCH TRAINER SO WE HAVE TRAINER ON BOARD WHICH I JUST WANT THE CITIZENS BLOOMINGTON UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THAT POSITION IS BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY ALL OF OUR DISPATCHERS WOULD HAVE TO TRAIN SOMEBODY AND THEY WOULDN'T HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET TRAINING THEIRSELF. BUT NOW WITH THIS PERSON ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING THAT OUR DISPATCHERS CAN GET TRAINING AND ALSO IT HELPS MAINTAIN OUR STAFF MORALE AND WELLNESS SO WITH THAT I'LL BRING UP THE CIVILIAN STAFF. [00:10:00] **Josh Davis (Police Cadet)**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS JOSH DAVIS. I AM IN THE POSITION I AM CURRENTLY OBTAINING MY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE AT CENTURY COLLEGE AND PRIOR TO THIS I WAS JUST A STUDENT. [00:10:15] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WELCOME ABOARD JOSH WHERE WERE YOU? JUST A STUDENT. JOSH WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN CENTRAL COLLEGE. VERY GOOD. WELCOME ABOARD. [00:10:25] **Melissa Bechtold (Police Cadet)**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS MELISSA BECHTOLD. I GREW UP IN THE HOPKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE A DOUBLE MAJOR IN THEATER AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM FROM SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY. I HAVE WORKED MANY DIFFERENT JOBS ALSO LIVED IN MEXICO AND DID PHOTOS FOR SCUBA TRIPS AND I WORKED AT A BIKE SHOP SO ALL OVER THE PLACE I'M CURRENTLY IN MY THEORY POST CLASSES AT HAMPTON TECH AND THEN I WILL DO SKILLS THIS SUMMER I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. [00:10:50] **Mayor Tim Busse**: I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. WELCOME. [00:10:55] **Dalton Gruber (Radio Technician)**: MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER MY NAME IS DALTON GRUBER. I'M THE RADIO TECHNICIAN HERE. I GREW UP IN EAGAN AND MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS I WORKED THE MOTOROLA DEALER IN BURNSVILLE DOING THE SAME KIND OF STUFF AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT SO FAR AND HAPPY TO BE HERE. [00:11:10] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WELCOME ABOARD DALTON. [00:11:15] **Molly (Dispatcher)**: GOOD EVENING MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER I'M MOLLY THE NEW DISPATCHER I GREW UP IN PINE ISLAND MINNESOTA. MY DEGREE IS ACTUALLY IN AUDIO PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING WHICH HAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN HERE AT THE POLICE BUT I'VE DONE EVERYTHING WITH EVENT COORDINATION FROM MY PRODUCTION TO EVENT SAFETY TO YOU KNOW, GETTING DUMPSTERS AND PORTA POTTIES SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE SO WELCOME ABOARD MOLLY. [00:11:40] **Katrina Trudeau (Dispatch Training/QA Coordinator)**: HELLO, MAYOR CITY MANAGER CITY COUNCIL MY NAME'S KATRINA TRUDEAU. I AM THE NEW DISPATCH TRAINING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE MY PRIOR EXPERIENCES I HAVE BEEN AN IRONMAN DISPATCHER FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS I PREVIOUS TO HERE I WORKED AT HENNEPIN COUNTY DISPATCH. I LIKE I SAID I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. I'M WAS SO HAPPY WHEN THIS POSITION WAS CREATED AND APPROVED THROUGH YOU FINE PEOPLE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVING MYSELF TO WELL WELCOME ABOARD THE TRAIN. THANK YOU. [00:12:10] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WELL TO ALL OF YOU WELCOME ABOARD. THANKS VERY MUCH. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE OBVIOUSLY THE UNIFORM STAFF IS BUT THE STAFF THAT SUPPORTS THE UNIFORM STAFF AND OUR CADETS WE KNOW JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW IT CONTRIBUTES TO SAFETY IN BLOOMINGTON. SO VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU. WELCOME ABOARD. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOU AND ABOUT IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THANK YOU. [00:12:40] **Mayor Tim Busse**: WE WILL MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA AND ON TO ITEM 2.2 WHICH IS A PROCLAMATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH... WE HAVE FOLKS HERE WHO ARE GOING TO ACCEPT THIS OUR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER NICOLE GUAN AND OUR OFFICERS OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP MARY LEE AND VIDYA BOONE SAMMY. (Reads proclamation). [00:14:30] **Nicole Guan (Human Rights Commission)**: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME MY ENTIRE HAS TRULY BEEN A JOURNEY OF TEARING DOWN AND BUILDING BACK UP MY CULTURAL PRIDE... IT IS AN HONOR FOR TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH WITH YOU ALL. [00:16:15] **Mayor Tim Busse**: THANK YOU ALL MUCH FOR BEING HERE. ITEM 2.3 AND OUR AGENDA IS OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION OF THE EVENING FOR NATIONAL DRINKING WATER WEEK... WE HAVE A UTILITY OPERATORS PHIL SCHUTTE AND ADAM LINGLE AND ERIC HERSHEY. (Reads proclamation). [00:18:30] **Mayor Tim Busse**: HATS OFF, GENTLEMEN. HATS OFF. ITEM THREE ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT BUSINESS FOR THIS EVENING COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO HAS THE CONSENT BUSINESS. [00:18:45] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro**: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I HEARD OF NO HOLDS. I'LL MAKE ONE QUICK FINAL ASK OTHERWISE NO TAKERS. GREAT. THEN I WILL MOVE TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3.1 THROUGH 3.6. [00:19:00] **Councilmember Nathan Martin**: SECOND. [00:19:02] **Mayor Tim Busse**: MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN TO ACCEPT OUR CONSENT BUSINESS AS STATED THIS EVENING. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I (I) OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOVING ITEM FOUR ON OUR AGENDA THIS IS HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES AND OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1314 APPENDIX APPENDIX A OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO BUSINESS LICENSING AND MR. DOUG JUNKER, OUR DEPUTY CLERK IS HERE. MR. JUNKER GOOD EVENING. [00:19:35] **Doug Junker (Deputy City Clerk)**: GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MAYOR AND COUNCIL... (Presents on cleaning up fee structures for laundromats, making massage therapy administrative approval, and moving liquor licenses to consent agendas, removing taxi/amusement codes). ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? [00:22:15] **Mayor Tim Busse**: THANK MR. JUNKER AND COUNCIL... I'M JUST AMAZED TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE ZERO TAXICAB LICENSES GIVEN THE NUMBER OF HOTELS IN THE CITY. [00:22:30] **Doug Junker (Deputy City Clerk)**: NOT SAYING MR. MAYOR NOT SAYING THERE ISN'T ANY TAXIS IN BLOOMINGTON. BUT EVEN WHEN I DRIVE AROUND... I'M NOT SEEING IT NEARLY AS MANY TAXIS. [00:23:45] **Mayor Tim Busse**: INTERESTING... NO ONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK... LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. [00:24:00] **Councilmember Nathan Martin**: SO MOVED. [00:24:02] **Councilmember Jenna Carter**: SECOND. [00:24:03] **Mayor Tim Busse**: MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT ITEM 4.1... ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I (I) OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. COUNCIL LOOK FOR ACTION. [00:24:20] **Councilmember Nathan Martin**: MAYOR I WILL MOVE THAT WE ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1314 IN APPENDIX A OF THE CITY CODE TO BUSINESS LICENSING. [00:24:30] **Councilmember Jenna Carter**: SECOND. [00:24:45] **Mayor Tim Busse**: MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. ITEM 4.2 ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS A PUBLIC REGARDING AN INCREASE TO OUR FRANCHISE FEES WE HAVE OUR CFO LORI ECONOMY SCHOLLER AND WE'VE GOT OUR ENGINEERING STAFF HERE JULIE LONG AND, BOB SIMONDS. [00:25:10] **Bob Simonds (Engineering)**: MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE'RE BACK HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR FRANCHISE FEE UPDATE FOR 2024. (Presents history and utilization of pavement management program). [00:28:45] **Julie Long (Public Works Director)**: SO WE HAVE 341 CENTERLINE MILES OF STREETS AND WE INSPECT THOSE EVERY THREE YEARS... WE HAVE ABOUT 210 MILES OF CONCRETE SIDEWALK... (Discusses pavement lifecycle and sidewalk compliance). [00:31:30] **Lori Economy-Scholler (CFO)**: MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITH THE FEE INCREASE PROPOSED ON THE SCREEN IT IS CURRENTLY A DOLLAR 35 FOR THE RESIDENTIAL INCREASE WE ARE SHOWING FOR 2024... (Discusses rate catching up and the 90-day period for utilities). [00:34:30] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro**: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR... IS THERE A SINGLE BIDDER OR IS THAT THERE'S NO COMPETITIVE OFFERING FOR THOSE SEAL COATS? [00:34:45] **Julie Long (Public Works Director)**: FLINT HILLS REFINERY GIVEN THEIR LOCATION WAS THE ONLY BIDDER THAT WE GET BIDS FROM. [00:35:10] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman**: THANK YOU MAYOR... I DO KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS IN THE PACKET... WHY COULD YOU POSSIBLY NEED AN INCREASE THAT LARGE WHEN HOMEOWNERS PAY FOR NEW STREETS? I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT FOLKS DON'T GET THE IMPRESSION THAT ONE WE DON'T READ THOSE. [00:36:30] **Mayor Tim Busse**: THEY ARE PART OF THE RECORD AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN FACT PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. [00:36:45] **Councilmember Shawn Nelson**: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT I SUPPORT THESE BUT I ALSO... LIKE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES TO GET AWAY FROM THE FRANCHISE FEES AND JUST PUT THIS INTO THE LEVY. [00:38:00] **Mayor Tim Busse**: (Opens public hearing, hears no speakers, hearing closed). COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO MOTIONS ONE FOR CENTERPOINT ENERGY AND ONE FOR XCEL ENERGY. [00:39:15] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman**: I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING BLOOMINGTON CITY ORDINANCE 2020 122 TO AMEND THE GAS FRANCHISE FEE ON CENTERPOINT ENERGY. [00:39:45] **Mayor Tim Busse**: MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. [00:40:30] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro**: MR. MAYOR... I HAVE LIKE A GENERAL ABOUT THE ORDINANCES WE JUST PASSED... IS THERE AN OBLIGATION THAT XCEL AND CENTERPOINT PASS THOSE FEES ON TO RESIDENTS? [00:41:00] **Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney)**: MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SHOULD THEY DESIRE TO RAISE RATES THEY WOULD THEN PROCEED TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. [00:41:30] **Mayor Tim Busse**: ITEM 4.3 REGARDING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING OUR TREE ASSESSMENT LEVY PLANS. [00:41:45] **Lori Economy-Scholler (CFO)**: GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITH ME THIS EVENING IS DAVE HANSON OUR CITY FORESTER AND DUSTIN JACOBSEN. [00:42:30] **Dave Hanson (City Forester)**: (Presents maps of emerald ash borer infestation and tree removals in parks and boulevards). [00:44:00] **Lori Economy-Scholler (CFO)**: EXISTING WITHIN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE IS A ONE YEAR ASSESSMENT... IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WE CAN ALLOW UP TO TEN YEARS FOR PAYMENT. [00:46:15] **Dustin Jacobsen (Tree Inspector)**: (Explains process of marking trees, notifying homeowners, and removal contracts). [00:50:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman**: THANK YOU MAYOR... IS THERE JUST A HIGHER NUMBER OF CONCENTRATION OF THOSE NUMBERS IN THE NORTHEAST? [00:50:45] **Dustin Jacobsen (Tree Inspector)**: I THINK THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS I HONESTLY I THINK THERE'S A HIGHER CONCENTRATION THAT WILL AS WE MOVE WEST. [00:51:30] **Councilmember Jenna Carter**: I KNOW HENNEPIN COUNTY DOES THEIR HEALTHY TREE CANOPY GRANTS AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THAT. [00:51:45] **Dave Hanson (City Forester)**: WE HAVE ONE HEALTHY TREE CANOPY GRANT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW. [00:52:15] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro**: I AM VERY INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET REPLACEMENT TREES. I HAVE A WOODPECKER INFESTED ASH TREE THAT NEEDS TO COME DOWN THIS WINTER. [00:53:30] **Councilmember Chao Moua**: I WANTED TO CONFIRM WITH YOU... THIS GOES BEYOND JUST THE HRA? AND WHAT IF A HOMEOWNER CHOOSES NOT TO DO ANYTHING? [00:54:00] **Dave Hanson (City Forester)**: WE DO OUR BEST GO OUT AND SMOOTH THOSE SITUATIONS OVER... (Explains the competitive bid process and bargain chips). [00:55:00] **Mayor Tim Busse**: (Closes public hearing, motions passed seven zero). ITEM 5.1 IS OUR CONTINUING DISCUSSION OF CITY CODE AMENDMENTS FOR SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS. ERICA COLEMAN AND NICK JOHNSON. [00:56:00] **Erika Coleman (HRA Administrator)**: GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS... I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL HOUSING ECOSYSTEM... (Presents data on loss of affordability, median home prices, and the role of the HRA). [01:05:00] **Councilmember Jenna Carter**: THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION... ONE THING I CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH IS THE AFFORDABILITY PIECE... I'M HOPING YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE MIXED INFORMATION IN THE LITERATURE IN TERMS OF HOW ZONING CAN IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY. [01:05:45] **Erika Coleman (HRA Administrator)**: BLOOMINGTON IS A PREDOMINANTLY BUILT-OUT CITY... IT DOESN'T PENCIL OUT FOR A DEVELOPER TO BUY A HOME FOR 375,000, TEAR IT DOWN AND REBUILD. THE AFFORDABILITY WE ARE SEEKING IS THROUGH MISSION-BASED PARTNERS. [01:07:30] **Councilmember Shawn Nelson**: THE HOUSING ITSELF IS A CONTINUUM... PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY $375,000 ARE BUYING THOSE HOUSES BECAUSE THERE AREN'T $450,000 HOUSES FOR THEM TO BUY. WE ARE LOSING OUT ON SUPPLY. [01:10:00] **Councilmember Nathan Martin**: IT SEEMS LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ALL WAITING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE THE LEAD... DO WE KNOW IF A SINGLE CITY MOVING FORWARD IS A RELIABLE GAUGE? [01:10:45] **Erika Coleman (HRA Administrator)**: BLOOMINGTON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LEADER... ZONING HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN USED AS A RESTRICTIVE COMPONENT TO BE EXCLUSIVE. [01:13:00] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro**: THANK YOU... I HAVE BEEN FIXATED ON THIS CONVERSATION AROUND SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY LOTS... WHY WON'T YOUR PARTNERS BUILD TWO FAMILY HOMES TODAY ON THE LOTS WE HAVE? [01:13:30] **Erika Coleman (HRA Administrator)**: (Explains funding cycles with Minnesota Housing and restrictions like the 500-foot grouping rule that historically discouraged two-family homes). [01:16:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman**: PHENOMENAL PRESENTATION... IF I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS... IT REALLY DOESN'T EVEN MOVE THE NEEDLE... HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THIS MAKES SENSE BEYOND THE FOUR HOMES. [01:17:30] **Erika Coleman (HRA Administrator)**: YOU IMPACTED HOUSEHOLDS THAT MAY BE AT LEAST FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS... THE QUALITATIVE IMPACT IS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND BECOME EDUCATED. IT'S IMMEASURABLE. [01:21:00] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager)**: I WANTED TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE... (Discusses the 1800 candidate lots for subdivision and reasons why two-family homes haven't been built like front setbacks and garage requirements). [01:26:00] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager)**: (Presents the coalition proposal from Norman Ridge residents for a new 'Residential Environmental Protection District'). STAFF'S VIEWPOINT IS THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECT GOALS... NEW ZONING DISTRICTS CAN CREATE REGULATORY COMPLEXITY. [01:34:00] **Councilmember Shawn Nelson**: IS THERE A COST CONCERN TO PROVIDING NOTICE TO NEIGHBORS? [01:34:30] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager)**: IT'S TYPICALLY IN THE RANGE OF ONE DOLLAR AND 50 CENTS PER RECIPIENT. [01:36:00] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager)**: (Presents 'Main Event' bucket: Lot size and width). REDUCING THE MINIMUM INTERIOR LOT FROM 11,000 TO 7,800... THIS IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY. [01:41:00] **Councilmember Lona Dallessandro**: I THINK WE ALL KIND OF HEARD THE SAME THINGS... I AM STRUGGLING WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE WHICH IS THE SINGLE FAMILY STUFF... IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO MANAGE THE PROPORTIONAL IMPACT? [01:43:45] **Councilmember Nathan Martin**: I THINK THE PART I'M GETTING HUNG UP ON IS OUR VARIABILITY HAS CREATED STRUCTURAL ISSUES... I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH STAFF'S PROPOSAL AS PUT TOGETHER HERE. [01:45:30] **Councilmember Dwayne Lowman**: DENSITY TO ME DOES NOT NECESSITATE HARM TO SUSTAINABILITY... I JUST CANNOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL I HAVE SOME RESOLUTION ON THE RS-1 ZONE. [01:48:30] **Councilmember Jenna Carter**: I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING... BUT I ACTUALLY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ZONING CHANGES IN AND OF THEMSELVES WOULD INCREASE AFFORDABILITY. THE RESEARCH DOES NOT PROVE IT. [01:50:00] **Mayor Tim Busse**: I'M GOING TO MOVE RIGHT NOW THAT WE EXTEND THE DEADLINE UNTIL 11:15... (Motion passes). CAN EVERYBODY AGREE TO THE OTHER BUCKETS WE TALKED ABOUT? (Nods observed). [01:53:00] **Mayor Tim Busse**: FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY LOT SIZE... I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WE MOVE IT FORWARD SEPARATED OUT SO WE CAN HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION AND VOTE. WOULD THAT BE AMENABLE? [01:54:00] **Nick Johnson (Planning Manager)**: YES WE CAN REVISE THE ORDINANCE TO BRING BACK THE ELEMENTS THAT HAS COUNCIL CONSENSUS. [01:54:30] **Mayor Tim Busse**: OUR FINAL PIECE IS THE COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATE... (Recaps listening session and Norman Ridge petition). LOOK A MOTION TO ADJOURN. [01:55:00] **Councilmember Shawn Nelson**: SO MOVED. [01:55:10] **Mayor Tim Busse**: MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.