This transcript has been formatted with speaker names based on the context provided and the content of the dialogue. Note: While the provided list mentioned Priyanka Rai as Council Secretary, the transcript explicitly identifies **Christina Scipione** as the City Clerk/Secretary performing the duties and swearing-in. Additionally, the transcript refers to a "**Councilmember Martin**" who is likely a member of the council during this 2023 session not explicitly detailed in the provided list. *** **[00:00:00] Mayor Tim Busse:** THE EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER IT'S MONDAY APRIL 17TH, 2023. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE IN OUR FULL COUNCIL CHAMBER. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TONIGHT. GLAD GLAD YOU'RE HERE AND GLAD FOR THE REASON THAT YOU'RE HERE WE WILL BEGIN OUR MEETING AS WE ALWAYS DO IF YOU'RE ABLE IF YOU COULD PLEASE RISE AND REMOVE YOUR CAP AND JOIN ME IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. **[00:01:00] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU ALL AND ONCE AGAIN WELCOME WELCOME TO EVERYONE WATCHING ON LINE TONIGHT WE ARE DOWN WE ARE TWO WE'RE AT FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS MISSING COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE IS MISSING AND COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER IS MISSING BECAUSE EARLIER THIS EVENING EARLIER TODAY SHE ACTUALLY FINISHED THE BOSTON MARATHON IN LIKE EIGHT MINUTE MILES. AND SO WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED WITH WITH COUNCILMEMBER CARTER AND SHE'S TAKING A WELL-DESERVED NIGHT OFF RIGHT NOW SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS THE APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS UNDER OUR INTRODUCTORY ITEMS WE WILL MEET OUR NEW EMPLOYEES AND WE WILL SWEAR IN OUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS WHICH I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO IF TRUE PROCLAMATION IS THIS EVENING ONE FOR ARBOR DAY AND ONE FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK. **[00:02:00] Mayor Tim Busse:** COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN HAS OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT AND WE HAVE 21 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT BUSINESS UNDER HEARING'S AND ORDINANCES. WE'VE GOT TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST IS TO APPROVE OUR 2023-24 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET AND THE SECOND A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SOME CHANGES TO OUR RANKED CHOICE VOTING ORDINANCE UNDER ITEM FIVE OR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS. WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN WE'LL FINISH OUR MEETING AS WE TYPICALLY WITH OUR COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATE COUNCIL IS THERE ANYTHING TO OR ANY CHANGES TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING? IF NOT I WOULD APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA SECOND WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN THE SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO WE HAVE AN AGENDA AND OUR FIRST ITEM ON THAT AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND WE HAVE I BELIEVE TWO EMPLOYEES THIS EVENING WHO ARE NEW AND WHAT WE SEE AND I LOST I LOST THE CHIEF DAVE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE US FOR I URGE YOU. **[00:03:00] Dave (Parks Maintenance Staff):** YES, SIR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S MY HONOR TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE TO NEW PARK MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES. OUR FIRST ONE HERE IS GRANT HOUSE. COME ON UP, GRANT. GRANT EXPERIENCE WITH RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION WHERE HE WORKED IN THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION AREA FOR A WHILE DOING SOME AQUATIC INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL INVASIVE WORK. HE'S A GRADUATE OF ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND I'M JUST GOING TO LET HIM SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT WHAT BROUGHT HIM TO A JOB AT POINT AND SOUNDS GOOD. **[00:03:30] Mayor Tim Busse:** GOOD EVENING GRANT WELCOME. **[00:03:32] Grant House:** IT'S GREAT TO MEET ALL OF YOU. YEAH. AS STATED, I WORKED PREVIOUSLY WITH RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION SO I DO HAVE SOME FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK EXPERIENCE AS KIND OF PARKS AND REC AND SORT OF CITY GOVERNMENTS SUCH. AND PRIOR TO THAT I WORKED IN A CONSERVATION MINNESOTA AND IOWA SO THE SAME SORT OF GENERAL LINE OF WORK OF WORKING IN THE OUTDOORS KIND OF THE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE PARK KEEPER POSITION. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT DREW ME TO THIS POSITION AND YEAH IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AND A GREAT PEOPLE TO WORK WITH GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. **[00:04:15] Mayor Tim Busse:** I WOULD AGREE A GREAT PEOPLE TO WORK WITH GREAT ENVIRONMENT. WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. THANKS TO WORKING WITH BLOOMINGTON. **[00:04:24] Grant House:** THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. **[00:04:26] Dave (Parks Maintenance Staff):** NEXT UP IS SAVINO RANALLO HE COMES TO US WITH EXPERIENCE THE CITY OF ANOKA PARKS I'M SORRY. PRIOR TO THAT HE WORKED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING FIRM DOING RESTORATION WORK. HE HAS A DEGREE FROM MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. SO I'LL HIM SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT DREW HIM TO BLOOMINGTON. **[00:04:45] Mayor Tim Busse:** YEAH. WELCOME. **[00:04:46] Savino Ranallo:** HI. THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. MY NAME'S SAVINO. I'M COMING FROM THE CITY OF ANOKA SO I HAVE A LITTLE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL WORK. I'VE ALWAYS REALLY HAD A PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT'S KIND OF ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF AND I SAW THE POSTING ONLINE AND APPLIED FOR IT AND SURE ENOUGH I GOT IT. SO I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AND YOU KNOW PUT MY PASSION FIRST. SO YEAH, I'M GOOD. **[00:05:12] Mayor Tim Busse:** WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. THANKS THANKS MUCH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR FOR COMING IN TO SEE ME AND SAYING HELLO AND IF IF ANYBODY HERE IF YOU SEE THESE FOLKS OUT AND ABOUT, BE SURE TO SAY AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND WELCOME IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THANKS GUYS. GOOD TO SEE YOU . THE SECOND ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS THE SWEARING IN OF NEW AND AS YOU CAN I SEE CHIEF ULIE SEAL COMING FORWARD. THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY FOR US HERE IN THE CITY FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS AND IT'S THE IT'S THE NEXT BIG STEP FORWARD IN TERMS OF OF A BIG THAT THE CITY HAS IN PROVIDING A FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT BETTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND BETTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF OF A CITY OF 90,000 FRANKLY AND SO VERY HAPPY THAT THAT WERE TO THIS POINT VERY HAPPY TO SEE NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH ADDITIONAL HIRING AND ADDITIONAL NEW FIRE STATIONS. AND WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO CHIEF EVENING AND WELCOME. **[00:06:20] Chief Ulie Seal:** THANK YOU ECHO EVERYTHING YOU SAID IN FACT YOU SAID EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY NO. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. THAT MEANS I'VE DONE A GOOD JOB MESSAGING SO FAR SO I DO HAVE 20 PEOPLE THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP AND KIND OF INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. THEY'LL FILE UP HERE IN FRONT IN STACK TWO OR THREE DEEP WHEN WE'RE DONE INTRODUCING EVERYBODY WILL SPREAD OUT AND CHRISTINA SCIPIONE WILL SWEAR THE MEN BECAUSE I 2 I'LL FOREGO THE CUSTOMARY QUIZ AT THE END OF THE MEETING TO SEE IF YOU ACTUALLY REMEMBER ANY OF THEIR NAMES BUT LIKE YOU I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WE'VE STRUGGLED FOR SOME TIME WITH STAFFING ISSUES THIS IS GOING TO BE A REAL SHOT IN ARM. THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING SO FAR THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING AND THEY WILL START ON SHIFT MAY 1ST. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD THAT AND PROVIDING BETTER LEVEL SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS SO AND ALL OUR VISITORS. SO WITH THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO FILE A MOTION THIS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A REVIEW JUST SO YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF. **[00:07:35] Erin Guzman:** HI, I'M ERIN GUZMAN. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE CITY FOR OVER A DECADE MARRIED THREE KIDS, BEEN A PARAMEDIC FOR 15 YEARS AND BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY IN A FULL TIME CAPACITY. **[00:07:50] Mayor Tim Busse:** SET TO HAVE YOU WELCOME HERE. **[00:07:52] Max Favor:** GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MAX FAVOR. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE CITY FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS NOW. I WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO, CHILE AND MY FAMILY BROUGHT ME AND RAISED ME TO APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA BUT, BLOOMINGTON. I WAS ALSO DRAWN HERE BECAUSE HAD FAMILY HERE AS WELL SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MY TIME SERVING WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SOME THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN WITH AS AN UNPAID ON CALL SIDE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY. **[00:08:18] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME ABOARD. NEXT. THANK YOU CAN I ASK YOU TO ADJUST THE MIC A LITTLE BIT SO WE GET A LITTLE BETTER? THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. **[00:08:28] Mami Ramon:** HI. MY NAME IS MAMI RAMON BORN AND RAISED IN BLOOMINGTON BEEN ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE PAID ON CALL SIDE FOR GOING FIVE YEARS. I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE STARTING THIS WHOLE NEW THING THAT WE GOT GOING ON SO THANKS FOR THIS. **[00:08:42] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME. **[00:08:44] Mallory Vetter:** HI MY NAME IS MALLORY VETTER. I HAVE BEEN IN BLOOMINGTON SINCE 2019 AND JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 2021 I AM A FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC AND JUST EXCITED TO CONTINUE MY CAREER I STARTED MY CAREER 17 YEARS AGO AT THE WATER PARK OF AMERICA. I WORKED AT BUSH LAKE AT THE MALL OF AMERICA AND SO I'M EXCITED JUST TO CONTINUE MY CAREER HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. **[00:09:05] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME. THANK YOU. **[00:09:07] Robert Wideman:** HELLO I'M ROBERT WIDEMAN. I'M A BRAND NEW TO THE CITY AND JOINED INTO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO WEEKS AGO I'M A TRANSPLANT OREGON WITH MY WIFE AMY AND MY TWO KIDS ARTHUR AND ZOE AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. **[00:09:22] Mayor Tim Busse:** WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. WELCOME BACK. **[00:09:26] Ryan Smallness:** GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RYAN SMALLNESS I'VE LIVED IN BLOOMINGTON FOR JUST OVER FOUR YEARS. I ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED FOR CITY COUNCIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND IT WORKED OUT BETTER THIS WAY. SO I'M HAPPY THAT I'M HERE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I'M JUST EXCITED TO GET STARTED FULL TIME WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. **[00:09:44] Mayor Tim Busse:** FEWER FIRES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. TAKE A BREATH. OKAY. **[00:09:54] Justin Flaherty:** JUSTIN FLAHERTY BEEN WITH BFD FOR SINCE 2019 AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AND SERVE THE CITY. **[00:10:02] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME JUSTIN. **[00:10:04] Cody [Last Name]:** HELLO EVERYBODY. I'M CODY. I'VE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR SIX YEARS, BEEN ON CALL THREE YEARS SAINT PAUL FIRE FULL TIME AND I'M EXCITED BE FULL TIME HERE AND SEE WHAT THIS CAREER BRINGS. THANK YOU. **[00:10:15] Mayor Tim Busse:** HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU CODY. **[00:10:18] Jason [Last Name]:** HELLO I'M JASON BEEN WITH THE BLOOMINGTON FIRE FOR TEN YEARS AND JUST FEEL GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP. YOU LET US ASSEMBLE HERE FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. **[00:10:30] Mayor Tim Busse:** GREAT TO HAVE YOU. WELCOME. **[00:10:32] Tom Zaki:** OH, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TOM ZAKI BEEN ON THE PAID ON CALL SIDE OF THINGS FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF NOW LIVED IN FOR SIX YEARS AND SUPER EXCITED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN. **[00:10:43] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME ABOARD. I GOT HIS BROTHER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WELL YEAH OKAY. **[00:10:50] Rodney Whalen:** HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. MY NAME IS RODNEY WHALEN. I SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC FOR THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE FOR TWO YEARS. I'M NEW TO BLOOMINGTON AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND GROW WITH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. **[00:11:05] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELL, WELCOME TO BLOOMINGTON. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. **[00:11:10] Eric Peterson:** MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MY NAME IS ERIC PETERSON THEN A RESIDENT OF BLOOMINGTON FOR 15 YEARS I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING THE CITY THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AFTER THE LAST YEAR A HALF I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS TALENTED BUNCH FORWARD IN A FULL TIME ROLE. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. **[00:11:24] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU ERIC WELCOME. **[00:11:26] Chris Coffman:** GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS CHRIS COFFMAN NOT ORIGINALLY FROM BLOOMINGTON BUT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF LIVING HERE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND RAISING A FAMILY SO I'VE HAD SOME TIME ON THE BLOOMINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT PAID ON CALL SIDE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF BLOOMINGTON FIRE AND THANK YOU. **[00:11:42] Mayor Tim Busse:** CHRIS. WELCOME. **[00:11:44] Matthew Warren:** GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. MY NAME IS MATTHEW WARREN NOT ORIGINALLY FROM BLOOMINGTON, ONE OF THE WISCONSIN HIRES AND I'M VERY EXCITED BE HERE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK YOU. **[00:11:55] Mayor Tim Busse:** WE LOVE LURING PEOPLE AWAY FROM WISCONSIN. WE DO WELCOME. **[00:12:00] Leon Chambers:** GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. I'M GRATEFUL BE HERE. MY NAME'S LEON CHAMBERS. I'VE BEEN ON THE PAYROLL CALL SIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY YEARS. THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. **[00:12:12] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME. **[00:12:14] Zach Crandall:** GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. I'M ZACH CRANDALL. I'VE BEEN A I'M A BLOOMINGTON MAN BORN AND RAISED HERE, BEEN PART OF THE PAID ON CALL SIDE THE LAST SIX PLUS YEARS AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE FULL TIME CAREER PEOPLE AND BE A PART OF IT. **[00:12:28] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD ZACH. WELCOME. **[00:12:32] John James:** GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. JOHN JAMES I'VE BEEN PART OF THE PAY ON CALL SIDE FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS. YOU GUYS HAD THE PLEASURE OF HIRING ME LAST YEAR IN JULY AS AN INSPECTOR SO THANKS. LET ME TRANSFER OVER. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. **[00:12:47] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU. **[00:12:49] Ryan Paratus:** MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS YOUR NAME IS RYAN PARATUS, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BLOOMINGTON NINE YEARS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS THING GOING SO THANKS FOR HAVING US. **[00:13:00] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU RYAN FORMER CLASSMATE OF MR. LOWMAN OVER HERE. SO NOW LET'S TALK LATER. **[00:13:05] Joseph Hall:** GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS JOSEPH HALL. I DON'T THINK I'M A FORMER CLASSMATE OF ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN IN BLOOMINGTON FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS ON THE PINNACLE SIDE FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. **[00:13:20] Mayor Tim Busse:** GLAD HAVE YOU. WELCOME. **[00:13:22] Mark Grasso:** HELLO MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC MARK GRASSO. I'VE BEEN A BLOOMINGTON RESIDENT FOR 15 YEARS PAID ON CALL FIREFIGHTER THE LAST NINE AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN A FULL TIME CAPACITY THANK YOU. **[00:13:36] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU MARK FOR PUTTING. **[00:13:38] Chief Ulie Seal:** SO ONE MORE QUICK THING I GOT TO RECOGNIZE MY COMMAND STAFF OVER HERE THESE OTHER PEOPLE IN WHITE SHIRTS THEY'VE DONE A REALLY EXCELLENT JOB MARSHALING THIS MANY PEOPLE AND GETTING THEM THROUGH A HIRING PROCESS IN LARGE PART TO MEET GRANT DEADLINES. AND AS YOU CAN HEAR, WE'VE MUCH HIRED EVERYBODY WITH EXPERIENCE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE WHICH HAS MADE OUR TRAINING CURVE A LOT SHORTER AND A LOT EASIER BUT IT'S STILL BEEN A HAUL AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK MY COMMAND STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE WITH THAT. SO NOW I COULD HAVE YOU GUYS FOR FILE RIGHT UP AROUND ALL THE WAY AROUND AND THE CITY CLERK WILL COME UP AND ADMINISTER AN OATH OF OFFICE. **[00:14:15] Mayor Tim Busse:** AND I WILL SAY WHAT I ALWAYS SAY WHEN WE DO THIS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT NEW POLICE OFFICERS, THE FAMILY MEMBERS THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ONCE SO DON'T MISS THE SHOT. DO NOT BE SHY ABOUT STANDING UP AND GETTING INTO POSITION. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAND UP GET TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE TO GET A GOOD SHOT OF ALL OF THIS HAPPENING. HERE YOU GO. WELL, BE NICE TO EACH OTHER THOUGH. WELL, ALL RIGHT. **[00:14:42] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME ALL OF YOU AT THE SAME TIME. **[00:14:48] Firefighters:** [Multiple names stated at once] **[00:14:52] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. REPEAT AFTER ME: I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND WILL DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF A FIREFIGHTER FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGMENT AND ABILITY. CONGRATULATIONS. **[00:15:35] Mayor Tim Busse:** ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY GET THE GOOD PICTURE NOW. WELL, TO ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS I WANT SAY WELCOME AND THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO BLOOMINGTON FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE MOVED FROM POSITIONS IN BLOOMINGTON TO THIS FULL TIME POSITION, CONGRATULATIONS. HOW WONDERFUL TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO OUR DEPARTMENT, WELCOME. CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE YOU PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. MAKE YOU PART OF THIS BLOOMINGTON FIRE FAMILY AND ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DONE AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO. WE KNOW HOW JUST SO VERY IMPORTANT THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS THE CITY OF 90,000 RELIES ON YOU FOR SO MANY THINGS WE KNOW SO MANY THINGS BEYOND PUTTING OUT FIRES WHICH IS YOU KNOW IT'S IN THE JOB TITLE BUT WE KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT YOU DO AND FOR SO MANY PEOPLE YOU'RE THE FACE OF THIS COMMUNITY. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO TO SERVE US TO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. WELCOME. **[00:16:40] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELL CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO YOU. I'M SHOCKED YOU'RE ALL NOT GOING TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEETING BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND ENJOY THE RECEPTION, ENJOY EVENING OF CELEBRATION. WE'LL LET EVERYBODY CLEAR JUST FOR A MINUTE HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. WELL, THAT WAS VERY COOL. IT WAS GREAT. WE SWEAR IN OUR FIRST FULL TIME FIREFIGHTERS I THOUGHT THAT THAT'S A GREAT THING, A GREAT STEP FORWARD FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON RIGHT. AND I AM HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA NOW THAT PROCLAMATIONS AND I WANTED TO COME DOWN AND READ. I DID BRING MY TEA WITH ME AS YOU CAN HEAR IN MY VOICE I THINK ALL OF THE POLLEN AND AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT POPPED UP OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO HAS LANDED FULLY IN MY CHEST AND THROAT. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AHEAD OF TIME BUT WE' SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH THESE WITH WITHOUT ME TAKING A BREATH HERE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. **[00:17:45] Mayor Tim Busse:** ITEM 2.3 ON OUR AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION REGARDING ARBOR DAY OUR QUICK TEST HERE WHEN AND WHERE WAS THE ORIGINAL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED ANYBODY KNOW OTHER THAN THE PERSON WHO WROTE IT? OKAY. WHO KNOWS IT? IT WAS CELEBRATED IN NEBRASKA. THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S YOU DON'T REMEMBER NELSON APRIL 10TH, 1872 IN NEBRASKA AND IT'S NOW SPREAD ACROSS ALL 50 STATES. OBVIOUSLY THIS YEAR MARKS THE 35TH YEAR THAT BLOOMINGTON HAS ACHIEVED THE TREE CITY USA DESIGNATION AND WE HAVE A PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN TO TO CELEBRATE THESE ANNIVERSARIES WE'RE HOSTING A TREE SALE VIA PREORDER FOR RESIDENTS. THE EVENT WILL BE A DELIVERY EVENT AND OUR PERMANENT STAFF HAVE CONTACTED FOLKS OF ORDER TREES TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DROPPING THEM OFF. SO WE'RE FURTHERING THE NOTION OF ARBOR DAY BY MAKING SURE WE REFOREST OUR CITY IN THE BEST WAY THAT CAN. ARBOR DAY APRIL 28TH, 2023. WHEREAS ARBOR DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND FORESTS TO OUR ECONOMY, CULTURE, HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE STATE. AND. WHEREAS, TREES ARE OF GREAT VALUE AS THEY PROVIDE CLEAN AIR AND WATER SHADE, ENERGY SAVINGS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PRODUCTS AND JOBS WHILE ALSO CAPTURING AND STORING CARBON FROM 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 PLANTING AND CARING FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF TREES NOW SUPPORTS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES INTO THE FUTURE NOW THEREFORE I TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH 2023 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DATED THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL 2023. **[00:20:00] Mayor Tim Busse:** AS I SAID ON ITS BLOOMINGTON HAS A TREE CITY U.S.A. DESIGNATION AND HAS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES. AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IT IS AND ALL IT TAKES IS NOT SEEING THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HERE AS THE TREES THAT STARTED TO BLOOM AND SEEING IT COME TO LIFE BACK TO LIFE AFTER A LONG WINTER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TREES, THE URBAN FOREST THAT WE HAVE HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. SO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF THAT CARES FOR THE TREES THAT CARES FOR THEM AND FOR US THAT DEALS WITH THE THE ONGOING THAT COME WITH THAT INCLUDING THE EMERALD ASH BORER. AND I KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE SOME ELMS IN TOWN BUT NOT VERY MANY AND ALL THE CHALLENGES COME WITH IT. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO CARE FOR TREES IN YOUR YARD AND ACROSS THE CITY SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THAT'S OUR ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION FOR 2023. **[00:21:05] Mayor Tim Busse:** ITEM 2.4 ON OUR AGENDA IS THE SECOND PROCLAMATION THIS BEING FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A VERY NICE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION OPEN HOUSE AND CEREMONY THE SATURDAY HERE AT CIVIC PLAZA STAFF DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKING IT A VERY NOTABLE, VERY FUN EVENT DESPITE THE RAINY WEATHER AND WE HAD A LOT PEOPLE SHOW UP AND WE HAD VERY GOOD WE HAD VERY GOOD FEEDBACK RESIDENTS THAT IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE TIME. IT REALLY WAS A GOOD TIME JUST TO BE ABLE TO SIT AND TALK TO FOLKS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EXCUSE ME TIME WHERE YOU JUST HEARD THE SQUEAK GIVE ME A MINUTE. BUT THEN WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT AS WE TALKED ABOUT VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIFIC THINGS WITHIN VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AND YOU'LL HEAR IT HERE IN THE PROCLAMATION BUT ONE THING THAT I WANT TO CALL OUT IN PARTICULAR IS PAUL SMITH HERE FROM LARKIN HOFFMAN. LARKIN HOFFMAN HAS DONE PRO BONO WORK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AS PART OF OUR JUST DEEDS PROJECT WHICH IS A PROJECT TO REMOVE RACIAL COVENANTS OFF OF DEEDS DEED RESTRICTIONS ON FAR TOO MANY DEEDS WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON MANY RESIDENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE THEM. MOST DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE THEM BUT THEY ARE STILL THERE AND THEY'RE A REMINDER OF OUR PAINFUL PAST. REMOVING THEM IN EFFECT HAS NO DEFINITIVE CHANGE TO WHAT A DEED IS. BUT THE SYMBOLIC AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT CHANGE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THAT IS NO LONGER PART OF WHO WE ARE IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IT HAS AN ENORMOUS IMPACT. AND I WANT TO THANK PAUL AND THE FOLKS AT LARKIN HOFFMAN FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE. I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU TO STAND BEHIND ME IF YOU COULD WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION THEN WE'RE GOING TO LOVE YOU GET YOU BEHIND THE MICROPHONE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AS WELL AND OF COURSE TO THE GRIFFIN GREEN BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT AS WELL. **[00:23:10] Mayor Tim Busse:** A PROCLAMATION FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK APRIL 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND 2023. WHEREAS THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING ENHANCING VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND HAS IDENTIFIED VOLUNTEERISM AS A STRATEGIC PRIORITY TO MAKE BLOOMINGTON A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS, WE ALL THRIVE WHEN EVERYONE PARTICIPATES AND WE APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF NONPROFITS, MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS CLUBS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE FORWARD TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S MISSION AND INVITE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR CALL TO SERVICE. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON VOLUNTEERS ARE A ROBUST GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 1000 AND COME FROM ALL DIFFERENT OF LIFE WITH UNIQUE TALENTS AND SKILLS AND. WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR WE'VE SEEN POLICE RESERVE OFFICERS DONATE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF SERVICE AND ASSIST AT EVERY LARGE PUBLIC EVENT IN THE CITY. PROFESSIONAL LAWYERS PROVIDE PRO-BONO WORK TO REMOVE DISCRIMINATORY COVENANTS FROM PROPERTY TITLES. CONSERVATIONISTS CLEAN UP MILES OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN OUR PARKS NEEDLE WORKERS CONTRIBUTE NUMEROUS ITEMS AND HOLIDAY HELPERS WRAP PRESENTS AND. WHEREAS VOLUNTEERISM IS A REINFORCING CYCLE, VOLUNTEERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME FURTHER INVOLVED IN CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AND LEND A HELPING HAND TO THEIR NEIGHBORS. NOW THEREFORE I MAYOR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND 2023 AS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DATED THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL 2023. AND AS I SAID, WE HAVE PAUL SMITH FROM LARKIN HOFFMAN HERE PAUL THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU FOR YOUR FIRM'S WORK REGARDING OUR RACIAL COVENANT WORKER JUSTICE WORK IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT REALLY IS AND I APPRECIATE NOT ONLY THE THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO IT BUT THE FEELING THE THOUGHT THAT IS IN BEHIND IT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO VERY GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. **[00:25:15] Paul Smith (Larkin Hoffman):** YEAH, YOU KNOW THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT AND I'M REALLY OF THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING THE INITIATIVE TO PUSH THIS FORWARD. IT'S IT'S REALLY NOT NECESSARILY ME AT OUR FIRM BUT OUR REAL ESTATE PEOPLE JAKE, STEVE, MEGAN ROGERS WHO REALLY SPEARHEADED THIS FOR AND OUR WHOLE REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT AND WHILE I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT REAL ESTATE, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT LEFT TO DO IN THIS AREA. AND THE ONE THING I CAN DO IS TWIST THE ARM OF MY BROTHER IN THE BLOOMINGTON LEGAL COMMUNITY AND SEE IF WE CAN PICK UP THE PACE ON THIS AND GET A WHOLE LOT MORE OF THESE DEEDS CORRECTED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. **[00:25:52] Mayor Tim Busse:** ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOUR FIRM DOES AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE IN BLOOMINGTON. THEY GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA ITEM THREE OUR CONSENT BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN HAS OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN. **[00:26:15] Councilmember Martin:** THANK YOU MAYOR. AS OF NOW I HAVE FIVE HOLDS FROM COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN ON 3.15, 3.18 AND 3.20 AND THEN MAYOR BUSSE REQUESTED A HOLD ON 3.21 IS THERE ANY THAT I MISSED? OH OKAY. SO THAT BEING SAID LET'S GET MY AGENDA NUMBERS UP IN FRONT OF ME HERE I WILL MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 3.1 THROUGH 3.14, 3.16 AND 17, AND 3.19. **[00:26:42] Mayor Tim Busse:** WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT AS STATE NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN THE FIRST ONE WAS 3.15 COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[00:27:04] Councilmember Lowman:** THANK YOU MAYOR THIS A TALL ORDER STORM SEWER MAINTENANCE PROJECT THAT IS IN DISTRICT. THERE WAS A KIND OF LAST MINUTE EMAIL EARLIER REQUESTING THAT WE HOLD THIS I'M NOT REQUESTING THAT WE HOLD THIS. I'M JUST WONDERING THERE IS ANY WAY IN WHICH THAT STAFF WOULD BE OPEN OR MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE OPEN TO SOME THE REQUESTS THAT THESE RESIDENTS HAVE GOT SINCE A GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF AROUND 20 FOLKS AND THEY WANTED TO JUST THEY HAD MADE CONTACT WITH STAFF THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND THEY HAVE SOME PLANTINGS THAT ARE THERE AND SOME OTHER SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO STAFF. AND I WONDER IF IT'S A IF STAFF WOULD BE OPEN TO TAKING SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS . I DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN THE PROJECT AT ALL BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M PART BEING A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY IS MAKING SURE WE'RE TAKING PUBLIC INPUT AND THAT TYPE OF THING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT IT IN DETAIL IF THERE'S AGREEMENT HERE THAT WE'D BE OKAY TO JUST KIND OF HAVE AN AGREEMENT HERE THAT— **[00:27:58] Mayor Tim Busse:** I THINK COUNCILMEMBER I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE GET A BIT MORE CONTEXT THIS MAYBE IF I CARL KEEL IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD MR. KEEL AND GIVE US A BIT MORE CONTEXT AND AND YOUR INPUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON ON THE EMAIL THAT I THINK WE ALL RECEIVED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON . **[00:28:15] Karl Keel (Public Works Staff):** THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I DID NOT REVIEW THE DETAILS OF THAT EMAIL. I SAW THAT THEY HAD A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS WOULD SAY THAT THIS PROJECT IS KIND OF A CONGLOMERATION BASIC MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR SYSTEM. THE WORK THAT'S PROPOSED AT WINCHESTER POND AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT THAT IS MERELY REPLACING AN EXISTING CORRUGATED PIPE HAS HAS FAILED. SO IT IS A FAIRLY SIMPLE FROM A FROM A SCOPE POINT OF VIEW A REPLACEMENT OF A PIPE DID SEEING THE EMAIL THERE WAS A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE WELL BEYOND SCOPE THAT WERE REQUESTED TO BE WRAPPED INTO THIS PROJECT. THOSE ARE PROBABLY BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT BUT SHORT OF THAT I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY COMMIT TO REVIEWING THOSE ITEMS IN DETAIL AND TO CONSIDER THOSE THAT MAKE SENSE . I WOULD NOTE THAT THIS WILL COME BACK TO YOU FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROVAL MAY 8TH AND THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER TIME IF YOU'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH OUR EFFORTS WITH REGARD TO THIS, YOU COULD CERTAINLY FLAG US AT THAT POINT. **[00:29:14] Councilmember Nelson:** THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE REQUEST WAS SPECIFICALLY THAT NOT ASKING FOR THE CITY TO REFRAIN FROM NECESSARY PROJECTS BUT RATHER ASKING TO SIMPLY WORK WITH THEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL COME BACK AND IF WE HAVE CITY'S AGREEMENT THAT THEY'LL WORK WITH THEM BEFORE IT COMES BACK. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ALL WE NEED TO THEIR REQUEST AND COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN'S REQUEST. **[00:29:40] Karl Keel (Public Works Staff):** WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT JUST SO WE SET EXPECTATIONS IS WE MAY NOT HAVE AS BROAD SCOPE AS SOME OF THE GUYS WOULD LIKE US TO OR APPLY BUT I AM LISTENING TO CONSIDER THEM. **[00:29:50] Councilmember Lowman:** I FOR ONE MAYOR IF I IF I MIGHT ADD PLEASE KEEP THE SCOPE TO WHAT THE SCOPE IS. THANK YOU. **[00:29:56] Mayor Tim Busse:** AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THE NOTION OF WORKING THE NEIGHBORS AND CONTINUING THAT CONVERSATION UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONVERSATION MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE FULLY IN AGREEMENT BUT AT LEAST CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND LOOK FOR WAYS THAT THAT WOULD BE AN AGREEMENT IN DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU COULD FIND AGREEMENT ON DIFFERENT THINGS. WE CAN WE CAN WE CAN AGREE TO THAT. WELL, WITH WITH THAT STATED I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO PUT ANYTHING ELSE IN THERE. I THINK YOU KNOW, I TRUST YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TO CARRY THROUGH WITH THAT. **[00:30:26] Councilmember Lowman:** I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION VERY HAPPY TO MOVE TO ORDER THE 2023-901 STORM SEWER MAINTENANCE PROJECT. **[00:30:34] Mayor Tim Busse:** THE SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN TO ACCEPT THE ITEM 3.15 ON OUR CONSENT BUSINESS THIS EVENING NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN THE NEXT ONE WAS 3.18 FROM COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[00:30:58] Councilmember Lowman:** THANK YOU MAYOR THIS IS A 3.18 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LIQUOR TAX PENALTY AND INTEREST ABATEMENT NINE MILE BREWING COMPANY I WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY ABSTAIN FROM THIS DUE TO SOME CONFLICTS SO THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SOMEBODY ELSE WANTED TO MOVE THIS, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO WITH THIS. **[00:31:16] Mayor Tim Busse:** VERY GOOD AND I'M ASSUMING WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED FIVE VOTES ON THIS ONE. FOUR VOTES WOULD SUFFICE. IS THAT CORRECT, MELISSA MANDERSCHIED? **[00:31:24] Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney):** MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT IS CORRECT. **[00:31:26] Mayor Tim Busse:** VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN. **[00:31:28] Councilmember Martin:** I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION . I WILL MOVE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE REPORT REQUESTING PENALTIES AND INTEREST ABATEMENT OF THE NINE MILE BREWING COMPANY. **[00:31:36] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO TO ACCEPT ITEM 3.18 ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED AND ABSTAIN SO A MOTION FOUR ZERO WITH AN ABSTENTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM IS 3.20 COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[00:32:00] Councilmember Lowman:** OH I'LL BE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. THIS THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR "NO MOW MAY" WELL I CAN'T SAY THAT PROPERLY HERE AND I HAD SENT IN SOME QUESTIONS AND HOPEFULLY COUNCIL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INTO THEM. I'M NOT LOOKING TO HOLD THIS UP. MY MY FEAR IS JUST THE QUESTIONS HAD IN BRIEF WERE YOU KNOW ONE HOW IS THE ENFORCEMENT GOING TO WORK AMONG, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICTS TO GET CLARIFICATION ON ON THAT I HAD ALSO ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A RACIAL IMPACT STATEMENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR PIECE. I DO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS BY WHICH THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN HARASSED AND SO I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A A REVIEW OF THAT AND I'LL TRY TO GO WITH THE OTHER PIECE THAT I HAD THAT WAS A PART OF THAT PIECE. BUT I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS YOU KNOW, ANY TYPE OF CHANGE IN POLICY AND THAT TYPE OF THING. I KNOW WHAT THE OTHER PIECE WAS. IT WAS HOW WAS PROCESS HERE TO BRING THIS FORWARD BUT I THINK AS WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THIS WE'RE JUST REALLY LOOKING TO TRY TO I THINK IMPROVE THIS AS WE GO FORWARD. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS IF YOU KNOW IF FOLKS ARE OPEN IT THAT AS WE DO THIS NEXT YEAR THAT WE KIND OF DO THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE ENFORCEMENT IS YOU KNOW WE IMPROVE OUR RESOLUTION AND MAKE SURE THAT IT LOOKS BETTER NEXT YEAR. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON ANY OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED, I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION TODAY. **[00:33:28] Councilmember Nelson:** THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST I'M A LITTLE BIT SKEPTICAL OF NO MOW MAY GIVEN TWO REASONS ONE IF YOU DON'T MOW YOUR LAWN YOU GET 30 DAYS TO MOW IT. SO YOU'RE ALREADY INTO THE NEXT MONTH. SO THERE'S NOT REALLY AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AS IT STANDS NOW. SECOND, THIS IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POLLINATORS AND I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA I'M THE WORST GARDENER YOU'LL MEET AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH POLLEN THERE IS IN OUR NORMAL LAWNS. I THINK THERE ARE OTHER THINGS TO DO AND YOU KNOW IF WE DIDN'T MOW NO MAY WE DON'T YOU KNOW, WHATEVER I GUESS IN MY MIND BECAUSE THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IS IN NEXT MONTH BUT I THINK THERE ARE BETTER TOOLS FOR BOTH THE CITY ON ITS PROPERTIES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ITS PROPERTIES TO PUT INTO PLACE AND. I KNOW OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION IS YOU KNOW IT DOES A LOT AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS AT SOME POINT ON THEIR WORK PLAN 2024. AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TAKE A SERIOUS HONEST LOOK AT WHAT WE ABOUT POLLINATORS. I THINK IT'S A LEGITIMATE ISSUE. I KNOW THAT IN MY OPINION FROM SOME OF THE INFORMATION I'M SEEING THAT GROWING GRASS AND NOT MOWING IT IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION. YOU KNOW, I THINK FROM SOME OF THE STUFF I'VE SEEN YOU THAT YOU YOU HURT THE GRASSES ABILITY TO BE TOLERANT TO HOT WEATHER OF RAIN THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHEREAS IF YOU PLANT THE RIGHT STUFF THAT POLLINATES WITH FLOWERS YOU CAN DO BETTER THINGS AND YOU KNOW I DO A LOT OF WORK IN TERMS OF RESIDENTIAL STUFF AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE LIKE YARDS BUT I'M NOT SURE SOD AND OUR YARDS IS FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT THE MOST IDEAL THING TO HAVE IT WORKS GREAT ON SOCCER FIELDS AND FOOTBALL FIELDS AND SOFTBALL WHATEVER BUT YOU KNOW I'M NOT SURE IT'S THE RIGHT PRODUCT ALWAYS FOR JUST OH I'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM. I THINK THERE ARE BETTER SOLUTIONS AND I'M NOT AGAINST NO MOW MAY I JUST DON'T I I'M JUST NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED IT'S THE BEST SOLUTION AND I THINK THERE ARE BETTER SOLUTIONS AND I WOULD LOVE THE CITY LOOK AT BETTER SOLUTIONS AS WE GO FORWARD. THAT WAS REALLY LONG. I APOLOGIZE. **[00:35:45] Councilmember Lowman:** THANK YOU MAYOR AND MY MY COLLEAGUE I TEND TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU HOWEVER I KNOW I DID WRITE WRITE A NOTICE TO ONE OF MY RESIDENTS OUT THERE AND I THINK THERE'S THERE'S A THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN MARCH WAS THIS IDEA OF AWARENESS YOU KNOW JUST EVEN THIS IDEA OF CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW WE'RE AWARENESS RIGHT HERE AND YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I YOU KNOW, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE THE APPLICATION OF IT AND THE PRACTICALITY OF IT ALL. BUT SOMETIMES KNOW WE DO THINGS FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT AND IT PAINS ME TO TO WANT TO SUPPORT THIS IN THAT REGARD. BUT I THINK THERE'S WE CAN'T DISCOUNT OUR AWARENESS. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY. I DO THINK WE OUGHT DO AS YOU'VE SAID PUT THIS ON THE WORK PLAN. HAVE A LOOK AT THIS I WOULD PREFER, YOU KNOW, TURF GRASS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT SOME TIME BUT YOU KNOW HEY THIS IS THE FIRST STEP AND I DO A VERY ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT PIECE OF IT AND SO THIS ALSO PROVIDES THAT THAT PROTECTION FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO GO OUT AND DO THIS AND THAT THERE'S NO AMBIGUITY WITH THAT. AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I YOU KNOW, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE BUT I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT STEP FOR US TO TODAY WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL AND I'M HAPPY TO TO MAKE THIS MOTION UNLESS THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THIS TO US WANTS TO TAKE THAT ON. I THINK THAT'S A CONSUMER. D'ALESSANDRO I THOUGHT IT WAS— YOU KNOW IT WAS CARTER WAS GREAT. NO, SHE'S NOT NO, THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I MEAN I COULD MAKE PROMOTION, BE HAPPY BE HAPPY TO MOVE TO SUPPORT NO MOW MAY. **[00:37:24] Mayor Tim Busse:** 2ND MOST OF MY COUNCILMEMBER AND SECONDLY COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN TO ACCEPT 3.20 ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FOUR-ONE WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN OPPOSITION NOW ITEM 3.21 WHICH IS A REVISED RESOLUTION AND FOR POLAR SEMICONDUCTORS THEIR APPLICATIONS THROUGH DEDE I AM GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS BECAUSE MY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH ONE OF POLAR'S COMPETITORS AND SO I WILL TURN THE GAVEL FIGURATIVELY OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AS WE DID LAST TIME I'M NOT GOING TO STEP AWAY IF THERE'S DISCUSSION THIS AND IF IT'S A BACK AND FORTH I WILL STEP AWAY. BUT IF IT'S IF THIS IS A SIMPLE VOTE I'M JUST GOING TO LET COUNCILMEMBER NELSON DEAL WITH THIS AND TAKE CARE OF THIS AND THEN WE'LL MOVE BACK AND MOVE RIGHT ON TO OUR THE REST OF OUR AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. **[00:38:22] Councilmember Nelson:** THANK YOU. FORMER MAYOR BUSSE I WAS HOPING FOR THE GAVEL TO BE OUT SO ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR ITEM 3.21 ON A CURRENT MAYOR. **[00:38:32] Councilmember Martin:** I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION . I WILL MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF A MINNESOTA INVESTMENT AND A JOB CREATION FUND APPLICATION FOR POLAR SEMICONDUCTOR. **[00:38:45] Councilmember Nelson:** ALL RIGHT WE HAD A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN AND THE SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO. ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE ALL IN FAVOR I ANY OPPOSED I SO WE HAVE FOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED IT PASSES AND I WILL RELUCTANTLY GIVE BACK CONTROL TO THE MAYOR. **[00:39:05] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU FORMER MAYOR NELSON. I APPRECIATE IT. FORMER ACTING MAYOR AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MARTIN FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING AND WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE FIRST IS A ITEM 4.1. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE OUR 2023-2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET ERIKA COLEMAN OUR HRA DIRECTOR IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS THIS EVENING GOOD EVENING WELCOME. **[00:39:35] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** GOOD EVENING THANK YOU MAYOR CITY COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING SO I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND I CAN GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION FOR YOU AND THEN I CAN BE OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BUT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR OUR 2023-2024 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN JUST GROUND US. BLOOMINGTON HAS BEEN AN ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY SINCE 1988. THAT MEANS WE GET A ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM HUD. WE ARE ALSO A PART OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR FEDERAL HOME DOLLARS A PART OF THAT CONSORTIUM IS BLOOMING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, EDEN PRAIRIE, PLYMOUTH AND THEN THE URBAN COUNTY OF HENNEPIN COUNTY ELDER ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO USE THE FUNDS FOR TO SERVE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THE PURPOSES ARE TO THE CITY'S HOUSING STOCK TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE FOR YOUTH, SENIORS AND FAMILIES AND OR INDIVIDUALS I JUST WANT TO NOTE THE REASON FAMILIES IS USED IS BECAUSE THAT IS HUD LANGUAGE THAT IS NOT EXCLUSION EXCLUDING ANYONE BUT THAT IS HUD LANGUAGE TO USE FAMILIES WE SUPPORT FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES WE ARE A PART OF THE REGIONAL FAIR HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL BETTER KNOWN AS THE FHIC AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS. **[00:41:00] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** SO JUST A TIMELINE OF THE ACTION STEPS ON MARCH 28 THE HRA BOARD DID REVIEW THIS REPORT THIS REQUEST HERE AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL TONIGHT. WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL ON THE 22ND IT IS THE END OF THE CITY PUBLIC COMMENT THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WHICH COMMENTS CAN BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL BY MAIL OR IN PERSON. APRIL 25TH IS THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD PUBLIC HEARING. AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE PART OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY CONSORTIUM HOME. THEREFORE OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS INCLUDED WHEN HENNEPIN COUNTY PRESENTS TO THEIR BOARD WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR PUBLIC AND WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD MAY WILL BE THE END OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THIS PACKET PLUS EDEN PRAIRIE PLYMOUTH HENNEPIN COUNTY WILL BE SUBMITTED TO HUD ON MAY 17TH PENDING HUD APPROVAL WHICH IS BASICALLY IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM HUD IT IS APPROVED JULY 1ST WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE 2023 PROGRAM YEAR. SOME 2023 PROGRAM YEAR IT RUNS JULY 1ST FROM 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2024. THE ESTIMATED BUDGET IS $2,146,227. HOW DID WE GET TO THAT AMOUNT? WELL, ON FEBRUARY 2ND OF THIS YEAR HUD DID NOTIFY US WHAT OUR PROGRAM YEAR ALLOCATION WILL BE. SO THAT IS $456,726. WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY $675,843 IN PROGRAM INCOME. PROGRAM INCOME ARE REPAYMENTS FROM OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM. MIND YOU THESE LOANS ARE DEFERRED FOR 30 TO 40 YEARS SO WE ARE RECEIVING PAYMENTS FROM LOANS THAT WERE DONE IN THE LATE EIGHTIES AND THE NINETIES AND WE HE RECEIVED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN PROGRAM YEARS 19-20 AND 21 ALIGNING WITH THE MARKET. SO WHEN A LOT OF HOMES WERE SELLING WHEN PRICES WENT UP WE WERE SEEING REPAYMENTS ON THOSE OUTSTANDING LOANS WE HAVE $613,658 IN PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER. THE REASON THIS IS ESTIMATED IS BECAUSE FUNDS ARE STILL BEING SPENT IN THE CURRENT PROGRAM YEAR BUT WHERE DO THESE FUNDS COME FROM THESE FUNDS COME FROM US ALLOCATING TO OUR EXISTING OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM HOWEVER WE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND PROGRAM INCOME FUNDS FIRST. THEREFORE SINCE SEEN A HIGHER NUMBER OF PAYMENTS WE HE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TOUCH THE ALLOCATION AGAIN THAT WE DID EVERY YEAR. AND THEN LASTLY WE ARE REQUIRED TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH PROGRAM INCOME WE WILL IN THE YEAR TO COME AND WE ESTIMATED AT $400,000 WE USUALLY ESTIMATE IT BETWEEN FOUR AND $500,000 AND SO AGAIN THESE WILL BE REPAYMENTS FROM THE HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM. **[00:43:55] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** SO I THOUGHT I PROVIDE A BAR GRAPH OR EXCUSE ME A PIE CHART TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE MONEY IS BEING ALLOCATED FOR TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,146,227 ITS BROKEN UP THROUGH ALL ACTIVITIES HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE THAT IS THE LARGEST PIECE OF THE PIE AT $792,191. REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE USING THE FUNDING THAT WAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE PROGRAM INCOME THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OF THE OVER $600,000 AND THEN ESTIMATED OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM INCOME TO COME IN THE NEXT ONE IS YELLOW IT'S DEVELOP HOMEOWNERSHIP. THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY UP TO $75,000 TO PURCHASE AND REHABILITATE AT LEAST TWO HOMES A YEAR FOR SALE TO A INCOME QUALIFIED HOMEBUYER. WE ARE DOING THREE HOMES THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF TWO SO WE CAN INCREASE THAT THE NEXT ONE WILL BE DEVELOP A REHAB AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROPERTY THIS $413,658. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT WE DO HAVE RENTAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY THAT IS IN A PROGRAMS FOR AFFORDABILITY THAT WE WILL USE THE FUNDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPERTIES ARE LINED WITH THE PRIORITIES OF THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO ENERGY BUT ALSO SHOWING ARE OTHER HOMEOWNERS RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. WHAT DOES IT TAKE AND HOW DO WE GO ABOUT IN MAKING SURE WE UPGRADE AND KEEP OUR PROPERTIES UP TO STANDARD NEXT WE HAVE ACQUISITION AND OR DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE $524,033. THIS IS FOR ACQUIRING EITHER LAND AND OR PROPERTY THAT HAS A STRUCTURE ON IT THAT COULD BE REHABILITATED OR NEED TO BE TORN DOWN. BUT EITHER WAY THE END RESULT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OR REDEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP SO THAT WOULD BE TO INCOME A END BUYER AT 80% AMI OR BELOW. SECOND LAST IS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE ENCOMPASSES OUR SENIOR SERVICES YOUTH AS WELL SENIOR AND YOUTH COUNSELING. SO THIS IS WHEN WE ARE SPECIFIC WE OFFER SERVICES TO LOCAL NONPROFIT EXCUSE ME FUNDING TO LOCAL NONPROFITS FOR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE FOR SPECIFIC POPULATION. AND THEN LASTLY IS ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING. SO THIS IS $91,345. THIS GOES TOWARDS TIME FOR MANAGING THE PROGRAM BUT THEN ALSO THE FAIR HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL, OUR FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES THAT IS CONSIDERED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY THROUGH HUD AND SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES UP THE WHOLE $2,146,227 . AND WHAT I CARVED OUT THE 2023 ENTITLEMENT ALLOCATION SO SPECIFICALLY WHERE IS THE FUNDING THAT IS DIRECTLY COMING FROM FOR OUR 2023 PROGRAM YEAR GOING AND THAT IS BEING UP BETWEEN IT IS TAKING OUT OUR HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE. WE DO NOT NEED TO PUT MORE MONEY IN THERE FOR OUR GRANT AND IT IS ALSO TAKING OUT ACQUISITION AND OR DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE BECAUSE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO BUY A FEW PROPERTIES IF NEED TO AND THEN CLEAR. **[00:46:50] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** SO AS I WE ARE CURRENTLY OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT STARTED MARCH 23RD AND GOES THROUGH APRIL 22ND. TODAY IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WE CAN TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AS WELL EMAIL MAIL OR IN PERSON PEOPLE MAY SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT THE NOTICE OF THE COMMENT PERIOD THE HEARING DID GO OUT ON OUR CITY PUBLIC NOTICE WEBPAGE ON CDBG WEB PAGE IN THE HRA NEWSLETTER THAT PEOPLE HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO AND IN THE SUN CURRENT ON BOTH MARCH 30TH AND APRIL 6TH. ALSO OUR PLAN HAS BEEN ADVERTISED OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY'S 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD STARTED APRIL 3RD AND GOES THROUGH MAY 2ND AND THEN THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD WILL HAVE THEIR PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 25TH AT 1:30 P.M. WITH THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I DO HAVE A SUGGESTED MOTION BUT I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. **[00:47:50] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU MISS COLEMAN. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THE 782,000 IN THE HOMEOWNERSHIP REHABILITATION DO TYPICALLY GET THAT LEVEL OF APPLICATIONS FOR IT? **[00:48:00] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP REHABILITATION WE TYPICALLY DO GET THAT LEVEL OF APPLICATION. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY PROVIDED BETWEEN 550 TO ABOUT 680,000 A YEAR AND OUR REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM BUT LAST YEAR WE DID INCREASE THE FUNDING AMOUNT FROM A MAXIMUM OF 35,000 TO 40,000 PLUS $10,000 OF ACCESSIBILITY. SO IT'S A MAXIMUM OF $50,000 AND CURRENTLY STAFF IS REVIEWING ON IF THAT SHOULD BE INCREASED DUE TO THE COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR THIS POINT. **[00:48:32] Mayor Tim Busse:** OKAY, SO THAT EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS HIGHER IT'S IN THE BALLPARK OF WHAT? **[00:48:36] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** YES, IT IS. **[00:48:37] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO. **[00:48:40] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. HI, MRS. COLEMAN. THANKS BEING WITH US AGAIN, WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE PIE CHARTS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING THE NUMBERS CORRECTLY HERE. SO THE ESTIMATED BUDGET IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU'RE HOPING TO SPEND IN 2023 AND THE 2023 ENTITLEMENT ALLOCATION IS THE FUNDS TO BE ENTITLED BY THE BLOCK GRANT THAT YOU'LL TO THAT BUDGET DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT? **[00:49:10] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** YOU HAVE THAT CORRECT THE 456,726 IS A PART OF THE 2,146,000. **[00:49:18] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** WONDERFUL. THAT'S ALL I NEED IS A CLARIFICATION ON THAT THANK YOU. **[00:49:22] Mayor Tim Busse:** COUNSEL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THANK VERY MUCH. WE WILL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 4.1 THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 4.1? MIKE DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE? **[00:49:48] Mike (Staff):** MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS NO ONE ON THE PHONE. **[00:49:52] Mayor Tim Busse:** LAST CALL FOR ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS. COUNSEL NO ONE IN THE CHAMBERS COMING FORWARD. NO ONE ON THE PHONE. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT IN 4.1. **[00:50:02] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** SO MOVED. **[00:50:04] Councilmember Lowman:** SECOND. **[00:50:06] Mayor Tim Busse:** MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.1 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ANYTHING ADDITIONAL WE NEED TO HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[00:50:30] Councilmember Lowman:** I'M NOT NOT REALLY LOOKING FOR NECESSARILY AN ANSWER FOR THIS BUT YOU KNOW I NOTICED IN THAT PARAGRAPH THAT THERE'S YOU KNOW THAT YELLOW PORTION FOR HOME OWNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT HOW DO WE SUSTAIN THAT FROM AN ONGOING BASIS AND ON THE LONG PROGRAM WE KNOW THAT THOSE FUNDS OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE TO STAY IN THERE. WHAT'S THE METHOD BY WHICH THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT AND GROW THAT OVER TIME? **[00:50:56] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN COUNCIL THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN AN ENTITLEMENT CITY SINCE 1988 AND AS YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS COUNCIL YOU HAVE SEEN WHERE YOU HAVE APPROVED TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT FOR THAT ACTIVITY. HISTORICALLY THAT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN WEST END HAVE BEEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND TRUST DOING BUSINESS AS HOMES WITHIN REACH. WE HAVE UPDATED THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE ARE NOT JUST TYING THAT TO THEM WE ARE STILL SUPPORTING THEM. BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER MISSION BASED ORGANIZATIONS BUY AND REHABILITATE PROPERTY AND MEET THE NEEDS THAT THEY DO SO USING THESE FUNDS BUT ALSO HOW IT'S SUSTAINED IT'S A PART OF THE HRA MISSION AND SO THE HRA STILL CAN USE FUNDS AS IT HAS BEFORE AND IT STILL CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES. CASE IN POINT THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS DONE BETWEEN THE HRA AND PROJECT FOR PRIDE AND LIVING THAT WAS $80,000 PER PROPERTY AND THERE EIGHT OF THOSE PROPERTIES AND SO THAT'S HOW WE SUSTAIN IS THAT WE WORK WITH THE HRA AND THROUGH THE HRA TO FULFILL THE MISSION AND THE FIELD OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY. AND SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ONE TIME EXPENSES THOUGH YOU KNOW LIKE THE LOAN PROGRAM MONEY CYCLES BACK IN SO THIS CYCLE BACK IN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST TAKING TAXPAYERS DOLLARS OR IF WE GET FROM HUD AND YOU KNOW AND PUTTING IT IN THE RIGHT SO I GUESS THAT'S MORE SO MY QUESTION AGAIN NOT WE'RE NOT THIS TODAY BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE POLICY QUESTION IS THERE A WAY FOR US YOU KNOW, LIKE WE HAVE THE LOAN PROGRAM TO HAVE IT YOU KNOW, SELF FULFILLING ARE THERE OTHER MODELS THAT ARE OUT THERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE WAYS IN WHICH THAT THEY CAN KIND OF HAVE THAT THAT MONEY CONTINUE TO COME IN THERE AND LIKE WE HAVE OUR LOAN PROGRAM OR MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD TAKE OUT A LOAN PROGRAM AND YOU KNOW, PUT IT IN THERE. SO I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF YOU KNOW, SO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I JUST LOVE TO SEE THAT GROW AND GET TO THAT SIZE WITH THAT WITH LOAN PROGRAM TO REALLY STABILIZE THAT OWNERSHIP. **[00:53:00] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN COUNCILMEMBER SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ONE WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE GROW AND GET TO THIS PIECE BECAUSE THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO SPEND THE MONEY DOWN WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME BY HUD. SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS JUST THE FEDERAL FUNDS OF CDBG. THE HRA HAS OTHER FUNDS FOR MONEY THAT HAS GONE OUT FOR ACQUISITION LOANS, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAS COME BACK THAT WE CAN USE THAT ACTIVITY TO FOR THIS IN PARTICULAR THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN WITH WEST HENNEPIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND TRUST. THEY GO TOWARDS PERPETUAL AFFORDABILITY AND ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT PERPETUAL AFFORDABILITY IS THAT YOU WANT TO LIMIT HOW MANY LOANS YOU ARE PUTTING ON THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT PROVIDING AFFORDABILITY IN PERPETUITY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE 80% AMI OR BELOW BUT REALLY A FOCUS OF 50% AMI OR BELOW AND SO THE WAY THAT THAT COMES BACK IS THAT THROUGH THE LAND TRUST MODEL THERE IS AN EQUITY SHARING SPLIT AND SO WHEN THE HOME IS SOLD THE SPLITS, THE NET PROCEEDS SO THE EQUITY SHARING THEY SPLIT THE NET PROCEEDS SO THAT ANOTHER BUYER COMING BEHIND THEM WHO I UNDER 80% AMI AGAIN TARGETED AT 50% AMI IS ABLE TO AFFORD THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT FUNDS GOING INTO THAT PROPERTY FROM OTHER SOURCES WHETHER LOCAL OR FEDERAL. SO YES AND WELL WE CAN DO THAT. IT JUST WOULD NOT BE IN THIS FUNDING SOURCE. **[00:54:40] Councilmember Lowman:** YES. AND SO IN THE FUND NOW YOU'VE RAISED MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME IF YOU DON'T MIND. AND SO AND SO IN THAT FUND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? I'M SORRY I MISUNDERSTOOD I THOUGHT THIS WAS THAT THAT FUND SO I'VE BEEN SCHOOLED HERE AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT WHAT THAT FUND LOOK LIKE THAT WE HAVE IN THERE AND AND SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND WHAT IS THE THE PLAN TERMS OF OUR GROWTH WITH THAT SO THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO PUT MY ENERGY IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT GROWS OVER TIME AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND SHRINK THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE WE'RE PUTTING INTO OUR RENTAL PROPERTIES SO— **[00:55:18] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN COUNCIL MEMBERS SO ONE AS I MENTIONED ABOUT THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAM INCOME FOR CDBG ALONE AND I'M SHOWING YOU HOW WE'RE BREAKING THAT UP BETWEEN TWO OF THE $2,146,227. PART OF THOSE PROGRAM INCOME PART OF THAT RECEIPT IS GOING FUND FURTHER PROPERTIES AND FURTHER SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE THE FUND THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING IS HRA FUNDS AND SO BECAUSE THE AGENCY HAS EXISTED FOR SOME TIME AND HAS DONE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THERE IS FUNDING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FUND TO PROVIDE FOR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENHANCE AND ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT WHEREAS AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE ACTIVITY. SO IT'S AN HRA FUND. **[00:56:05] Councilmember Lowman:** YEAH BECAUSE I JUST AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE MY POINT IS IS THAT I JUST TRYING TO YOU KNOW MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW I SEE THAT NUMBER THERE YOU KNOW FOR LOANS WE WANT PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR HOMES BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE HOMES AND LIVE IN THE CITY AND AND NOT JUST RENTING IT OVER TIME. SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN GIVE IT ALL. **[00:56:22] Erika Coleman (HRA Director):** BUT LET ME JUST ADD THIS IS JUST ONE PROGRAM. OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE THROUGH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT DOLLARS. WE DO HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOAN WE DO HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FUND THAT THE HRA DOES FOR A VARIOUS RANGE OF ACTIVITIES. WE DO HAVE OUR FUND IN WHICH WE DO USE FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THE AGENCY IS MANAGING THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION FUND LOTS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT THAT THIS BODY DID APPROVE FOR THE RATE OF MANAGEMENT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO LOOK AT BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. **[00:56:58] Councilmember Lowman:** BE GREAT TO GET ALL THOSE IN ONE BIG NUMBER SO I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO ASK. **[00:57:04] Mayor Tim Busse:** SO COUNSELOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. I WOULD LOOK FOR ACTION ON THIS HAPPY TO MAKE ITS MEMBERS D'ALESSANDRO. **[00:57:12] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT. WE APPROVED THE 2023-2024 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR SUBMISSION AND EXECUTION OF RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. **[00:57:25] Councilmember Lowman:** SECOND. **[00:57:26] Mayor Tim Busse:** MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO APPROVE OUR 2023-24 CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FIRST FOR SUBMISSION EXECUTION OF RELATED DOCUMENTS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS NOW IF NOT COUNCIL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE SEE MORE ON THIS ITEM 4.2 ON OUR AGENDA OUR SECOND AND THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING THIS REGARDING OUR ORDINANCE REGARDING RANKED CHOICE VOTING OUR CITY CLERK CHRISTINA SCIPIONE IS HERE TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS AND TO THIS AND SET THIS UP FOR US GOOD EVENING WELCOME. **[00:58:15] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'M BACK NICE TO SEE YOU ALL THIS EVENING TODAY WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU REGARDING RANKED CHOICE VOTING SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THANK YOU AS A LITTLE REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY HERE IN THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING FROM HOME ON FEBRUARY 27TH THAT AS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND WE DISCUSSED SOME LESSONS LEARNED REGARDING RANKED CHOICE VOTING FROM OUR 2021 ELECTION AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND CHANGES TO OUR ORDINANCE FOR THE UPCOMING 2023 ELECTION. AND SO AT THAT MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE THAT DID TWO THINGS DECREASE THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATE RANKINGS FROM 6 TO 3 AND THEN REQUIRED WRITE INS TO REGISTER AND SO I'LL GO THROUGH AND DISCUSS A LITTLE HISTORY ON BOTH OF THOSE. I'M JUST TO JOG EVERYBODY'S MEMORY BUT BEFORE WE START THAT JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR 2023. SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL ON THE BALLOT IN 2023 WHICH MEANS ALL VOTERS WILL HAVE A MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE, A COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE SPECIAL ELECTION AND A DISTRICT COUNCIL SO THAT ALL VOTERS WILL SEE FOR OUR RCV RACES ON THEIR BALLOT. IN ADDITION WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARD ELECT UP TO THREE AND THEN UP TO THREE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX QUESTIONS WHICH WILL APPEAR ON ALL VOTERS BALLOTS AS WELL WE ANTICIPATING A SIGNIFICANT TURNOUT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF RACES ON THE BALLOT SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 40% COMPARED TO ABOUT 26% IN 2021 AND THAT EQUALS ABOUT 21,000 ALMOST 22,000 BALLOTS CAST COMPARED TO 15,504 BALLOTS CAST IN 2021. **[01:00:10] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FIRST CHANGE WHICH IS DECREASING THE NUMBER OF RANKINGS SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. CURRENTLY OUR NUMBER OF RANKINGS IS THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO HAVE FILED FOR THAT OFFICE UP TO SIX THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE IS TO DECREASE THAT NUMBER SO THAT IT SO THAT IT EQUALS THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES UP TO THREE AND IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHY THAT IS SO OUR VOTING EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR UP TO THREE COLUMNS ACROSS THE BALLOT SO IF MORE THAN THREE CANDIDATES FILE FOR OFFICE WE'RE SIX RANKING UP TO SIX RANKINGS THAT ADDS WHOLE NOTHER LINE OR A WHOLE NOTHER ROW TO THE BALLOT SO IT KIND OF ALMOST DOUBLES THE SPACE THAT THAT RACE TAKES UP ON OUR BALLOT AND STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT OUR BALLOTS BE ONE PIECE OF PAPER FRONT AND BACK WE GET ONE PIECE OF 11 INCH PAPER TO PUT ALL OF OUR RACES ON. SO DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FILE AND GIVEN THAT WE HAVE FOUR RCV RACES ON EVERY BALLOT IT COULD BE QUITE A CHALLENGE IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF CANDIDATE FILINGS THIS YEAR. AND SO IF YOU SWITCH TO THE NEXT— SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE BUT WE HAD HENNEPIN COUNTY MOCK UP A BALLOT FOR US WITH A SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CANDIDATE RANKINGS IN EACH RACE AND TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE STILL HAD THE UP TO SIX AND ON FIRST TWO PAGES THAT YOU SEE THERE THE BLACK BARS KIND OF INDICATE WHERE A NEW RACE STARTS SO YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ROOM THAT WE TAKE UP WHEN WE HAVE MORE THAN THREE RANKINGS PER RACE AND THEN YOU SEE IT BLEEDS OVER INTO A THIRD PAGE WHERE WE HAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL THREE CITY QUESTIONS AS WELL. SO WE THEN ASKED HENNEPIN COUNTY TO MARK UP THE SAME NUMBER OF CANDIDATE RANKINGS OR EXCUSE ME SAME NUMBER OF CANDIDATE FILINGS WITH UP TO THREE RANKINGS AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FIT OUR RCV RACES ON ONE SIDE OF THE BALLOT HAVE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BALLOT FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY QUESTIONS AND THAT GIVES US A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM AS WELL. THERE'S A WHOLE SEPARATE COLUMN THAT'S EMPTY. YOU KNOW, IF WE GET EVEN MORE FILINGS THAN THIS WE WOULD BE ABLE TO KIND OF STILL HAVE SPACE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BALLOT FOR POTENTIALLY ONE RCV RACE ON THE BACK IF WE CAN'T FIT ALL FOUR ON THE FRONT SO THAT'S THE MAIN IMPETUS FOR THIS CHANGE. IT'S JUST A LOGISTICAL PROBLEM OF MAKING WE FIT EVERYTHING ON THE BALLOT. **[01:02:45] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** THE NEXT CHANGE THAT WE RECOMMEND IS RIGHTS AND SO CURRENTLY ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL INS MUST BE TABULATED OR COUNTED AND THAT REALLY SLOWS OUR COUNTING PROCESS ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE CONDUCTING A RANKED CHOICE VOTING TABULATION ROUNDS AND IT DID CAUSE SOME CONFUSION IN 2021 AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF TABULATION ROUNDS FROM I BELIEVE OUR AT-LARGE RACE IN 2021 AND SO THE CANDIDATES WHOSE NAMES WE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT ARE THE THREE LINES UP AT THE TOP AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS RIGHTS AND YOU CAN SEE SOME WRITE IN STARTED IN THE FIRST ROUND AND THEN WERE ELIMINATED BEFORE THE SECOND AND THEN SOME WERE ADDED IN THE SECOND ROUND AND SO WHAT HAPPENED IS IN OUR TABULATION CENTER AND VIA PHONE AND EMAIL I WOULD GET PHONE CALLS WHERE ARE ALL THESE EXTRA PEOPLE COMING FROM AND WHY WERE THEY IN THE FIRST AND NOW WE HAVE NEW ONES IN THE SECOND AND LARGEST WHEN WE'RE TABULATING WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF IN THE SECOND ROUND WHO WE'VE ALREADY ELIMINATED IN THE FIRST AND WHO IS A NEW CANDIDATE AND CAN DO THAT BUT IT DOES MAKE IT MORE TIME CONSUMING TO DO THAT PROCESS AND WE DID FIND THAT IT CAUSED SOME CONFUSION FOR OUR VOTERS AND FOR OUR PUBLIC WHO ARE TRYING TO READ TABULATION RESULTS. AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS REQUIRING A WRITING CANDIDATE TO REGISTER AND SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON THE NEXT PAGE IS IF A CANDIDATE IS RUNNING AS A WRITE IN CANDIDATE THEY REGISTER WITH OUR OFFICE AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND THEN ANY REGISTERED WRITE INS WE COUNT THEIR VOTES JUST LIKE WE DO EVERY OTHER CANDIDATE AND THEN THE RESULT HAS THE RESULTS REPORT HAS ONE LINE FOR ALL OF THE OTHER RIGHTS THAT WEREN'T FOR THAT PARTICULAR REGISTERED CANDIDATE STATE LAW ALLOWS CHARTER CITIES TO DO THIS AND ALL OF THE OTHER RCV CITIES IN MINNESOTA DO REQUIRE REGISTERED WRITE-INS AND THE REASON ONE OF THE REASONS WE DIDN'T DO THIS IN BLOOMINGTON IN 2021 I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE WAS SOME AMBIGUITY IN OUR CHARTER LANGUAGE AND SO A 2021 CHARTER AMENDMENT CAN REMOVE THAT AMBIGUITY, PAVE THE WAY FOR US TO ALLOW US TO MAKE THIS CHANGE. NOW IN 2023. OUR NEXT STEPS FOR THIS EVENING ARE ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION IN A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIS SPRING WE A STAFF WILL DRAFT OR ADMINISTER UPDATED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT ON FEBRUARY 27TH WE ALSO DISCUSSED DOING SPREADSHEET TABULATION VERSUS THE IN-PERSON TABULATION GIVEN THE NUMBER OF RACES THAT WE HAVE ON THE BALLOT AND SO THAT'S ACTUALLY MANAGED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES SO I WILL COME BACK WITH THAT UPDATE AND LAY OUT WHAT THAT PROCESS LIKE THIS SUMMER. THEN WE WILL COME BACK AND PROVIDE TO THE COUNCIL CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD IS AUGUST 1ST THROUGH THE 15TH AND THEN SEPTEMBER 22ND CIRCLED ON YOUR CALENDAR. THAT IS THE FIRST DAY THAT IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING OR ABSENTEE BEGINS AND THEN NOVEMBER 7TH OF COURSE IS ELECTION DAY. WITH THAT I'M AVAILABLE. ANY QUESTIONS? **[01:05:40] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU. MISS SCIPIONE OUTLINING I DON'T REMEMBER A MOMENT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR LAST MEETING SO I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH VERY QUICKLY WITH RESPECT TO THE THE BALLOTS GOING DOWN TO THE THREE COLUMNS IS A RECALL THAT YOU SAID DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME THERE'S NO WAY TO SHRINK THAT SPACE THAT'S THERE. IT'S KIND OF A TEMPLATE. IT'S KIND OF LOCKED IN. THERE'S NO WAY TO ELIMINATE THE BLACK BAR. IT'S KIND OF THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER WAY TO TO TO ADD ADDITIONAL COLUMNS OR TO MAKE THAT WORK RIGHT. YOU CAN'T SHRINK THE SIZE OF THE TEXT, CAN'T MOVE THE BARS AROUND. I JUST KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BUT I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR IN MY REPRESENTING THAT THE CORRECT WAY HERE. **[01:06:15] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THAT IS CORRECT AND I DID HAVE MEETINGS WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY WHO HANDLES OUR BALLOT LAYOUT TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY CREATIVE OPTIONS FOR US AND THERE REALLY AREN'T WE'RE PRETTY LIMITED IN WHAT THE SOFTWARE CAN DO AND WE'RE LIMITED THOSE THREE COLUMNS ACROSS THE BALLOT CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS. **[01:06:35] Mayor Tim Busse:** ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND A 4.2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS NOW THIS IS REGARDING OUR RANKED CHOICE OF VOTING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS? DON'T BE SHY. GET JUST ONE THING, MR. CLARK. **[01:07:02] David Clark (Resident):** GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MY NAME IS DAVID CLARK. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTS FOR BETTER BLOOMINGTON. WE'RE WATCHDOG GROUP HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. WE WATCH WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE CITY COUNCIL AND RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WATCH CLOSELY AS YOU ARE AWARE I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE YOU KNOW WHEN THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING WAS STARTING TO BE SOLD TO THE PEOPLE OF BLOOMINGTON FEW YEARS AGO AND IT WAS SOLD IT WAS SOLD WITH A GROUP FAIRVOTE, MINNESOTA FUNDED BY OUT-OF-STATE BILLIONAIRES WITH A MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF ABOUT $200,000. IT WAS SOLD TO BLOOMINGTON AS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO DO SEVERAL THINGS AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS TO INCREASE VOTER CHOICE TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS AND THIS DOES THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THAT. IT REDUCES VOTER OPTIONS AND I UNDERSTAND THE LOGISTICS OF THE BALLOT AND MAYBE SOME THINGS JUST CAN'T GO ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR IF IT'S TO MAKE WAY FOR CANDIDATES. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU DON'T REALLY WANT A LOT OF CHOICES ON THE BALLOT. AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT OF THE BLUE OR BECAUSE THAT'S AN ASSUMPTION THAT CAN BE MADE FROM THIS PROPOSAL IN THE LAST ELECTION WE JUST HAVE TO OBSERVE IN THE LAST CITY COUNCIL ELECTION AFTER ALL THE AND THE TALK AND THE MARKETING AND THE USE OF CITY RESOURCES TO ADVERTISE LOTS OF CHOICES. HOW MANY FOLKS DID YOU RUN IN EACH OF YOUR RACES? ONE ONE IN DISTRICT THREE, ONE IN DISTRICT FOUR AND ONE FOUR AT LARGE. NATHAN COULTER SO IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME LIKE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING A LOT OF CHOICES ON THE BALLOT ANYWAY AND WHY EVEN HAVE RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN BLOOMINGTON IF WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE NUMBER OF CHOICES BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN POINTS THAT WERE SOLD TO US WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE CHOICES, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO ALL THESE CANDIDATES THAT NO LONGER HAVE BARRIERS TO ENTRY. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND RAISE MONEY. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A VETTING PROCESS WHICH IS NORMALLY DONE IN A PRIMARY SYSTEM. ANYBODY RUN. AND YET THIS IS GOING TO REDUCE THE VOTER CHOICES FROM 6 TO 3 WHICH GOES AGAINST AND INVALIDATES ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT YOU BROUGHT RANKED VOTING TO BLOOMINGTON IN THE FIRST PLACE. **[01:09:05] David Clark (Resident):** YOU KNOW IT'S THE THE ARGUMENTS FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING HAVE BEEN LARGE DEBUNKED. IN FACT, THERE WAS A STUDY AT THE HUMPHREY INSTITUTE IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA— **[01:09:15] Mayor Tim Busse:** JUST MR. CLARK JUST LIKE I'M GOING TO CAUTION YOU HERE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF US. **[01:09:20] David Clark (Resident):** CORRECT AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THAT HAS TO DO WITH THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE MAIN ARGUMENTS FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS EXPANDED CHOICE AND THIS THIS REDUCES THAT CHOICE FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU'RE SAYING IT'S REAL ESTATE ON THE BALLOT . I'M SAYING THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE CASE IS YOU'RE REDUCING INDUCING— **[01:09:38] Mayor Tim Busse:** POINT HAS BEEN MADE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. **[01:09:40] David Clark (Resident):** YES. RIGHT. AND SO BEFORE YOU YOU HAVE A COPY THE HUMPHREY INSTITUTE STUDY THAT HAS DEBUNKED OTHER POINTS THAT THE PROPONENTS OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING WOULD PUT BEFORE US AND AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM AS WELL THAT IT INCREASES VOTER CHOICE. IN FACT IT IT REDUCES VOTER CHOICE. SO I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF OBVIOUSLY OUR ORGANIZATION RESIDENTS FOR BETTER BLOOMINGTON THE THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT SIGNED THE PETITION TO PUT RANKED CHOICE VOTING BACK ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL I'M HERE TO SPEAK THEIR BEHALF AND THAT YOU KNOW THIS GOES AGAINST ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT YOU SOLD THIS TO US A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THIS WAS IMPLEMENTED IN BLOOMINGTON WHICH IS TO EXPAND VOTER CHOICE. SO IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND VOTER CHOICE, LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS. DON'T IT? AND YOU KNOW, DON'T USE A REASON LIKE REAL ESTATE ON THE BALLOT AS A REASON TO REDUCE VOTER CHOICE STICK WHAT YOU ORIGALLY SOLD THIS TO WHICH IS IT'S GOING TO EXPAND VOTER AND AND GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS SO THAT'S MY MESSAGE THIS EVENING THANK YOU. **[01:10:45] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. ANYONE ELSE IN THE CHAMBER IS WISHING TO SPEAK ON TONIGHT'S AUDIENCE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. MR. MAYOR DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE LINE ON THIS? **[01:11:00] Mike (Staff):** MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. NO ONE ON THE LINE. **[01:11:04] Mayor Tim Busse:** ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK COUNSEL. I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE COMING FORWARD. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.2. **[01:11:12] Councilmember Lowman:** SO MOVED. **[01:11:13] Councilmember Nelson:** SECOND. **[01:11:15] Mayor Tim Busse:** MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.2 . NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION ON THIS I HAVE A QUESTION THIS MISS SCIPIONE IF YOU COULD TO MR. CLARK'S QUESTIONS WILL ANY OF THE CHANGES IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT WILL BE THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE ON THE BALLOT? **[01:11:45] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THIS THESE CHANGES DO NOT RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT CAN FILE FOR OFFICE SO ANY NUMBER CANDIDATES COULD BE ON THE BALLOT. **[01:11:55] Mayor Tim Busse:** SO THERE COULD BE PRACTICALLY A NUMBER DIFFERENT CHOICES ON THE BALLOT FOR ANY NUMBER OF VOTERS IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON? **[01:12:00] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THAT IS CORRECT. **[01:12:02] Councilmember Nelson:** THANK YOU, MAYOR. DOES THE CITY COUNCIL RUN CANDIDATES AS WAS CLAIMED BY MR. CLARK? **[01:12:08] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON CANDIDATES COME THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE DURING THE TWO WEEK CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD AND FILE INDIVIDUAL PAPERWORK WITH MY OFFICE TO PUT THEIR NAME ON THE BALLOT THAT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH PEOPLE'S NAMES APPEAR ON OUR BALLOTS. **[01:12:22] Councilmember Nelson:** AND THEN A FOLLOW UP QUESTION ARE THOSE PEOPLE VETTED THROUGH A PRIMARY SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THE PARTIES? **[01:12:28] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PARTY AFFILIATIONS ON OUR LOCAL RACES AND SO I, I AM NOT PRIVY TO ANY SORT OF PARTY PROCESS THAT OCCURS BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY ANY VETTING. WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE A PARTIZAN PRIMARY LIKE YOU WOULD SEE FOR THE STATE RACES AND THE FEDERAL RACES WHERE YOU HAVE COLUMNS WITH PARTIES THAT THE VOTER HAS TO STAY WITHIN THAT COLUMN. SO WE DO NOT HAVE THAT PROCESS FOR OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. **[01:12:54] Councilmember Nelson:** OKAY AND THEN THIS WAS VOTED ON BY THE PEOPLE OF BLOOMINGTON OPPOSED TO BEING SOLD IN ANY TYPE OF MANNER. IT WAS VOTED ON BY THE RESIDENTS OF BLOOMINGTON AND WHAT WAS ON THE BALLOT AT THAT TIME WAS IT A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF CANDIDATES? WAS IT A CONCEPTUAL THAT RANKED CHOICE VOTING WHAT THEY WERE CHOOSING OR WAS HOW DETAILED WAS THE QUESTION THAT THEY VOTED ON AND WHAT DID THEY VOTE ON WHEN THEY APPROVED THIS? **[01:13:20] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON NOW A LITTLE DISCLAIMER I WASN'T IN 2020 WHEN THAT ELECTION OCCURRED BUT TIMELINE IS THAT VOTERS APPROVED A CHARTER AMENDMENT IN THE NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION AND THE RCV ORDINANCE WHICH SET THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATE RANKINGS WAS APPROVED IN SPRING OF 2021. **[01:13:38] Councilmember Nelson:** AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION HAVE THE— THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES AND THEN THERE IS THE— SORRY MY COMPUTER WENT DOWN— THE OTHER PART OF IT IS THE WRITE-INS. YES THANK YOU. I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD HELP ME OUT AND SAY THE RIGHT ANSWER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN MY MIND THAT THAT THAT COULD APPLY TO A PRIMARY SYSTEM BECAUSE WE'VE HAD WRITING CANDIDATES IN THE PAST IN THE PRIMARY SYSTEM THAT COULD APPLY TO ANYTHING SO THAT'S IRRESPECTIVE OF RANKED CHOICE. IS THAT ACCURATE? **[01:14:15] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON THAT IS CORRECT CITY CHARTER CITIES UNDER STATE STATUTE ARE ALLOWED TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF WRITE-INS SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANY CHARTER CITY NOT JUST OUR CODE CITIES. **[01:14:28] Councilmember Nelson:** OKAY SO AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT MEANS WE DON'T HAVE TO COUNT MICKEY MOUSE AND DONALD DUCK AND SHAWN NELSON AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO EQUALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. SO THANK YOU . APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. **[01:14:42] Councilmember Rivas:** YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR JUST JUST BRIEFLY GENERAL THOUGHTS AS FAR AS I RECOLLECT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES OR MOVING UP TO SIX INITIALLY IT WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WERE GOING TO CONDUCT AN ELECTION WITH IT AND GET THE COMMUNITY FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO UTILIZE IT AND THEN TAKE a LOOK AT WHAT THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER WAS GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WHETHER WE LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS, WHETHER WE GO WITH THREE. I KNOW AT THE TIME IT WAS PRESENTED THE VAST OF ELECTIONS END UP HAVING THREE BEING ABOUT THE RIGHT NUMBER FOR THE SYSTEM SO I'M JUST GLAD WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO A YEAR AGO AND BEYOND THAT I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN UTILIZING IT AT ABOUT THE NUMBER BEING PROPOSED NOW I THINK I HAD ABOUT THAT MANY FOLKS RUNNING IN DISTRICT FOUR. WE ALL SAT UP HERE AND DEBATED AND DISCUSSED AND IT SEEMED LIKE THIS WOULD WORK PERFECTLY IN THAT SITUATION AND JUST BEYOND THAT KIND OF AT THE GUT LEVEL I JUST APPRECIATE YOU. THE STAFF AT THE CITY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN THE FIRST RCV ELECTION DEMONSTRATING IN A VERY TRANSPARENT HOW THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELECTION WAS REACHED AND I HEARD FROM FOLKS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY TRUSTED THAT PROCESS AND FROM AN ELECTION INTEGRITY PERSPECTIVE I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE MOVE INTO THIS ELECTION KNOWING WE'VE GOT A BALLOT THAT'S GOING TO FUNCTION AND THAT PEOPLE CAN TRUST AND THAT PEOPLE CAN RELY ON GETTING ACCURATE RESULTS OUT OF . SO IN THE INTEREST OF ELECTION INTEGRITY LOOK FORWARD TO THESE CHANGES. **[01:16:15] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** YEAH, JUST ANOTHER COMMENT ON THAT RELATED RIGHT. SO WHEN WE DO RANKED CHOICE VOTING WHETHER WE HAVE THREE SIX OR WE HAVE THREE WE HAVE THREE SORRY SIX TIMES OR THREE TIMES AS MANY OPTIONS HAVE TO RANK CANDIDATES THAN WE DID IF WE ONLY HAD ONE VERSUS ONE WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD IN OUR ONCE WE WENT THROUGH A PRIMARY SYSTEM. RIGHT. SO I STILL THINK THAT IF WE MOVED FROM 6 TO 3 FOR PURPOSES OF OF MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS BALLOT THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND TRACKED APPROPRIATELY AND AND ELSE THAT WE'RE WE'RE FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE, WHICH IS GIVE PEOPLE MORE CHOICE BECAUSE AT THREE THREE IS GREATER THAN ONE BY A LOT. SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT AND I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS. I ALSO WOULD SAY THAT I THINK THE WRITE IN THING IS VALUABLE AS A SECONDARY TO THE CHANGES TO THE ARCHIVE STUFF BECAUSE IT IS I BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME THINGS AROUND ELECTION INTEGRITY THAT CAN OFTENTIMES GET CONFUSED WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO YOU KNOW MAY SPELL FOR EXAMPLE MY LAST NAME CORRECTLY WHICH YOU KNOW MOST PEOPLE DON'T AND SO YOU KNOW THEN THEN YOU HAVE TO THEN YOU GET INTO SITUATIONS WHERE KNOW YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AND YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A MASTER IF YOU WILL, FROM THE REGISTRATION TO SAY OKAY THIS IS THE PERSON THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MANAGING THE ACCOUNT FOR FOR IT FOR EXAMPLE. SO THINK THATHESE ARE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS TO ENSURE ELECTORATE ENSURE ELECTION INTEGRITY IN FACT SO THANKS. **[01:17:45] Councilmember Nelson:** YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ADD A POINT OF CLARIFICATION WITH REGARDS TO THE THREE AND DISTRICT FOUR THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE THAT RAN SO IF YOU RANKED THREE YOU'D RANK YOUR TOP THREE AND THEN THE FOURTH WOULD BE THE ONE THAT YOU REALLY DIDN'T WANT THAT WAS SAME AND THREE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE EARLIER THERE WASN'T ONE PERSON RUNNING IN ANY OF THESE AREAS . THERE WAS AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY THREE IN THE AT-LARGE SEAT. SO THE THREE SEEMS TO WORK. IT WERE IT WAS THE SAME NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT WERE IN THE AT-LARGE SEAT. IT WAS WE HAD FOUR IN THE OTHER SEATS AND AGAIN THE FOURTH WOULD JUST BE THAT PERSON. I REALLY DON'T PREFER SO AND AND I JUST, I DON'T SAY THAT TO BE FLIPPANT ABOUT IT. I THINK THAT THE THREE WORKS BASED ON WHAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CHOSE TO RUN THIS IS A NONPARTISAN ELECTION . THESE ARE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CHOSE TO RUN IN A NONPARTISAN ELECTION AND IT WORKS ON OUR BALLOT. IT'S WHAT BLOOMINGTON VOTERS AS AS MR. LOWMAN SAID CHOSE TO DO I'LL BE HONEST I'M THE BIGGEST FAN OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING. YOU KNOW I'M I'M PRETTY AGNOSTIC ON IT AND YET IT'S WHAT PEOPLE CHOSE, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT MY POSITION TO OVERRULE THE PEOPLE ON SOMETHING THAT WE PUT ON THE BALLOT AND THEY DECIDED ON AND I THINK THIS CLEANS IT UP AND MAKES THE BALLOT AND I SEE ZERO PROBLEMS HAVING THREE PEOPLE RANKED BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH IT. AND THE OTHER QUESTION SEEMS TO NOT BE RELATED I THINK IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE YOU COMPLETE YOU KNOW MADE UP NAMES VERY QUICKLY. SO I AM PRIVILEGED HAVE THE LAST NAME OF NELSON AND NOT D'ALESSANDRO SO I SURE HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE. **[01:19:35] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** SOMEBODY MADE MINE UP AT ELLIS ISLAND BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW IT WAS, YOU KNOW? **[01:19:38] Councilmember Nelson:** FAIR ENOUGH. YEAH. I HAPPEN TO BE NELL'S SON. **[01:19:42] Mayor Tim Busse:** COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN, COUNSEL ,IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS? **[01:19:46] Councilmember Lowman:** ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THIS PUPPY ROCK AND ROLL IN HERE. I'LL MOVE A MOTION FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER THREE OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO RULES OF CONDUCT FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND THE RANKED CHOICE VOTING METHOD. **[01:20:00] Councilmember Nelson:** SECOND. **[01:20:02] Mayor Tim Busse:** MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECONDED COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER THREE OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO THE RULES OF CONDUCT FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS COUNCIL HEARING ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. **[01:20:26] Councilmember Lowman:** MAYOR MOVED TO DIRECT SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES AMENDING CHAPTER THREE OF THE CITY CALLED RELATED THE RULES OF CONDUCT FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND THE RANKED CHOICE VOTING METHOD. **[01:20:34] Councilmember Nelson:** SECOND. **[01:20:36] Mayor Tim Busse:** MOTION COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON REGARDING SUMMARY PUBLICATION AND ITEM FIRE ON ITEM 4.2 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY SAYING I OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO THANK YOU MUCH MISS SCIPIONE THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND FOR CLEANING THIS UP AND MOVING THIS FORWARD APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL MOVE OUR DATE AND TIME ON OUR AGENDA, OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS OUR FIRST ITEM ON OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS IS AN UPDATE ON TOMORROW TOGETHER OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND I THINK A A LARGE CAST STEPPING FORWARD ON THIS ONE IF I'M NOT IN FROM THAT WRONG WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CHARGE. **[01:21:20] Brianna Eichelberger (Finance Staff):** YEAH I'LL GET US STARTED PLEASE INTRODUCE OURSELVES SINCE THERE'S SO MANY OF US OKAY I' BRIANNA EICHELBERGER. I AM IN THE FINANCE OFFICE. **[01:21:26] Ashley Clemmer (Communications Staff):** I'M ASHLEY CLEMMER AND I WORK IN COMMUNICATIONS. **[01:21:28] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** NOAH OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. **[01:21:30] Emma Struss (Sustainability Liaison):** AND EMMA STRUSS SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR. **[01:21:35] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. **[01:21:38] Brianna Eichelberger (Finance Staff):** OKAY, SO GOOD EVENING. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE THE STRATEGIC PLAN MEASURABLE AND PROVIDE A PREVIEW OF THE NEW DASHBOARD THAT'S POWERED BY ENVISIO. HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF HAVE INVOLVED IN BRINGING THE CITY'S NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO LIFE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OVER HALF OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS WERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHICH EXCEEDED THE CITY'S GOAL . THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN PLAN RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING MISSION STATEMENT TO CULTIVATE AN ENDURING AND REMARKABLE COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE. SO LET'S LOOK AT A BRIEF REVIEW OF WHERE WE STARTED AND HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT TONIGHT. SO THE BEAUTY PLANNING PROCESS STARTED IN FALL 2021 WITH COMMUNITY EVENTS DURING WHICH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS SHARED THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF BLOOMINGTON THEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF FORMED THREE TEAMS TASKED WITH AND REACTING TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. THE CORE PLANNING TEAM DEVELOPED THE ORIGINAL PLAN WHILE ACTION AND A MEASUREMENT TEAM EXPANDED ON THE CORE PLANNING TEAM'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN LATE 2022, ANOTHER GROUP OF CITY STAFF GATHERED TO CREATE A MEASURABLE AND ACTIONABLE WORKPLAN THAT WILL CARRY THE WORK FORWARD TO HELP REACH THE COMMUNITY'S GOALS. THE WORK PLAN HAS THREE PRIORITIES AND NINE DESIRED OUTCOMES AND STAFF HAS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THESE DESIRED OUTCOMES. NOW ASHLEY WILL SHARE WHAT STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TO ALIGN THE PLAN TO REFLECT THE COMMUNITY'S GOALS. **[01:23:25] Ashley Clemmer (Communications Staff):** THANKS BRIANNA. THE VISION CREATED BY THE COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING GROUPS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE MEASURABLE ACTIONABLE PLAN THAT CITY STAFF DEVELOPED. THAT'S THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES SEE ON YOUR SCREEN OR THESE AREN'T STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. EXCUSE ME THE THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES LAID OUT IN THE COMMUNITY BASED DOCUMENT THE THREE PRIORITY AREAS THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN IN THE WORK PLAN A CONNECTED WELCOMING COMMUNITY, A HEALTHY AND A COMMUNITY WITH EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH. AFTER WE HAD THESE THREE PRIORITY AREAS WE NEEDED TO DECIDE ON SOME IMPACTFUL WAYS TO MOVE THE NEEDLE WHICH RESULTED IN OUR NINE DESIRED OUTCOMES YOU ALSO SEE ON THE SCREEN AND ONCE WE HAD DECIDED ON OUR DESIRED OUTCOMES WE BRAINSTORMED INITIATIVES THAT WOULD HELP US ACHIEVE THOSE OUTCOMES AND AS A RESULT THE COMMUNITY'S GOALS. MANY OF THE INITIATIVES THAT YOU SEE IN THE WORKPLAN COME DIRECTLY THE WORK THE COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING GROUPS DID FOR EXAMPLE I FACILITATED AN ACTION TEAM THAT WAS FOCUSED ON HOW THE CITY COULD BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP THAT ACKNOWLEDGED DIVERSITY AND A FEW OF THE IDEAS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT GROUP WERE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CITYWIDE AND DEVELOPING A NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY MODEL AND BOTH OF THOSE THINGS APPEAR EXACTLY AS INITIATIVES UNDER WELCOMING CONNECTED COMMUNITY PRIORITY AREA AND THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE DIRECT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY'S WORK HAS HAD ON THE STAFF'S WORK PLAN. AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO NOAH IF YOU CAN TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW HAVE YOU MEASURING OUR PROGRESS. **[01:25:00] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AS MENTIONED WILL BE USING ENVISIO TO MEASURE OUR PERFORMANCE PROGRESS AND STATUS OF THE BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE BTT AS OF TODAY THE BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLANNING DASHBOARD IS UP AND RUNNING. YOU CAN FIND THE DASHBOARD THE COMMUNITY PAGE, STRATEGIC PLANNING WEB PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE OR YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT JUST FROM A STRAIGHT GOOGLE SEARCH USING THE DASHBOARD WE CAN MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF OUR ACTIONS, DETERMINE THE STATUS OF OUR INITIATIVES, MEASURE THE EFFICACY OF OUR WORK BY TRACKING DATA AND SETTING GOALS RELATED TO THE STRATEGIC OUTCOMES. THE BTT DASHBOARD DISPLAY OUR PROGRESS IN ALL LEVELS FROM CITYWIDE PLANNING TO THE PRIORITY LEVEL TWO OUTCOMES TO THE INITIATIVES THAT DRIVE OUR PLAN FORWARD EMMA WILL DISCUSS THE BENEFITS OF TRACKING DATA ON ENVISIO BRIEFLY. **[01:26:05] Emma Struss (Sustainability Liaison):** SO NEXT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE BENEFITS AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THE CITY'S CLIMATE DATA AS AN EXAMPLE. WE GET OUR CLIMATE DATA FROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES SO WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION DATA, MNDOT, WE HAVE OUR ENERGY DATA FROM CENTERPOINT ENERGY AND XCEL ENERGY AND THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW IS EACH YEAR I REQUEST FROM CENTERPOINT OR EXCEL INFORMATION AND I GET THAT ON AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET AND THEN I SAVE IT IN A FOLDER AND IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ON WHAT THE CITY'S CLIMATE DATA OR STATUS IS THEY NEED TO TALK TO ME OR STAFF NEEDS TO CONTACT ME. THAT INFORMATION ISN'T NECESSARILY TRANSPARENT. IT TAKES SOME STAFF TIME TO PULL TOGETHER THAT INFORMATION AND IT'S IN MANY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. SO THAT'S ENVISIO IS REALLY TAKING ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT PIECES OF INFORMATION AND PUTTING THEM IN A SINGLE LOCATION. IT'S MAKING IT TRANSPARENT AND IT'S SAVING SOME STAFF TIME FROM PULLING THOSE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS. **[01:27:08] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE DRUMROLL I MADE MY DASHBOARD AND ALL THE WORK THAT WE'ALL PUT IN . I JUST FEEL LIKE WORTH IT. YES. I'M LIKE WOW. OKAY. SO EACH QUARTER YOU CAN EXPECT A REPORT ON THE BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPECT THREE PARTS OF THE REPORT. FIRST A STATUS UPDATE THE STATUSES DETERMINED BY THE TIMELINESS OF THE ACTION PLANS AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET THAT TIMELINE SECOND A CHECKLIST THESE HAVE MILESTONES THAT CAN BE CREATED EDITED A MARKED AS COMPLETE HOPEFULLY AND THOSE ACTION PLANS DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS TOWARDS THE BTT. AND THEN LASTLY A NARRATIVE SUMMARY THAT HAS HIGHLIGHTS BARRIERS OVER THE LAST QUARTER AS WELL AS EXPECTED PROGRESS FOR THE NEXT QUARTER. AND SO IF YOU REFER TO THE DRAFT AND THE AGENDA PACKET, HERE IS A SAMPLE LAYOUT OF THE TRACKER AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IT SAYS 1.2.2. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT'S REFERRING TO THE PLACE AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS INITIATIVE AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN. SO EXPANDING CREATIVE PLACEMAKING FALLS UNDER THE FIRST PRIORITY A CONNECTED AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY UNDER THE SECOND OUTCOME WELCOMING CITY THE CITY WILL WELCOME ITS RESIDENTS AND IT IS THE SECOND INITIATIVE LISTED IN CATEGORY HENCE ONE POINT TWO POINT TWO THERE FIND A TIMELINE AT THE TOP AND A STATUS WHICH IS ON TRACK NEXT YOU SEE A AND ON THAT CHECKLIST THERE ARE SEVEN MILESTONES ONE OF THEM HAS ALREADY CROSSED OFF AND THESE CAN BE ADDED OVER TIME AS THE WORK MAY CHANGE AT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WORK IN LAST IS NARRATIVE SUMMARY WHERE THERE IS HIGHLIGHTS LISTED BARRIERS AND PROGRESS WE HOPE TO REACH OVER THE NEXT QUARTER. **[01:29:12] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** ASIDE OF THAT, ASIDE FROM THOSE QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS YOU CAN EXPECT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COMMUNITY LED STRATEGIC OUTCOMES. THIS REPORT REFLECTS YEARLY CHANGES IN THE DATA AS THEY RELATE TO THAT DATA OUTCOMES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO CHECK WHETHER WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THE WE WANT TO MAKE AS MANY GREAT THINKERS AND LEADERS HAVE STATED BEFORE IF YOU CAN'T MEASURE IT YOU CAN'T MANAGE IT AND YOU CAN'T IMPROVE IT. SO AS AN EXAMPLE UNDER PRIORITY ONE OUTCOME 2.1 PEOPLE ARE WELCOMED BY THE CITY. WE WILL TRACK SURVEY SCORES FOR HOW WELL CAN PEOPLE FEEL INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COMB THROUGH 104 PAGE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORT EVEN THOUGH IT'S VERY GREAT THE DATA WILL BE THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE BTT, IT WILL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE ON THE DASHBOARD. ON THE DASHBOARD YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND LONGITUDINAL DATA SO YOU CAN SEE THE TREND OVER TIME. HOWEVER ON OUTCOME TRACKER WE REFER OVER HERE YOU'LL GET A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE CHANGE IN THE DATA OVER THE PAST YEAR . THE PURPOSE OF THESE SUMMARY LABELS IS SO YOU CAN GET A QUICK TAKE AWAY ON THE SHIFT IN THE STATS. THESE LABELS WILL BE USEFUL FOR ADDRESSING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IN ORDER TO REACH OUR GOAL OF 85% OF RESIDENTS FEELING WELCOME TO BY 2030 AGAIN HERE IS ANOTHER DATA EXAMPLE ON THE TOMORROW TOGETHER DASHBOARD FOR PRIORITY THREE OUTCOME TO EXPAND DIVERSITY IN BUSINESS OWNERSHIP HERE YOU CAN SEE AN ESTABLISHED TREND IN THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA SINCE 2015. NOW IF we REFER AGAIN TO THE OUTCOME TRACKER THESE ANNUAL REPORTS GIVE US A SNAPSHOT OF THE JOURNEY AND WHERE WE ARE ON THAT JOURNEY IN ENSURING EQUITY AND WHERE WE ARE ON TARGET TOWARDS 945 WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES IN BLOOMINGTON BY 2030. SO WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM FUTURE REPORTS? WELL AS THE BTT DASHBOARD BOTH WILL BE MORE CONCISE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE SIMPLE AND NEAT. THEY WILL BE UNDERSTANDABLE AS I'VE STATED TO OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE, THE GOAL OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE REPORTS IS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT, SEE IT FOR SIDES LIKE A SQUARE LIKE IF YOU CAN IMAGINE LOOKING AT A SQUARE THERE'S FOUR EQUAL SIDES. I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD SAY HEY, THAT'S A SQUARE. MOST OF ALL THEY'LL BE PLEASING TO THE EYE USING IMAGES VISUALS TO CONSOLIDATE COMPLEX DATA INTO DIGESTIBLE EASY GRAPHICS. BRIANNA WILL NOW TELL YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT THE BTT DASHBOARD AND YOUR ROLE IN IT. **[01:31:50] Brianna Eichelberger (Finance Staff):** OKAY, SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHAT IS OUR ROLE HERE AND COUNSEL WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU MONITOR OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS ,READ THROUGH THEM, TAKE IT IN , SEE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND THEN OF COURSE RESOURCES. SO IF WE'RE MOVING TOWARD AN OUTCOME WITH ALL OF THESE GREAT INITIATIVES BEHIND IT, WE MIGHT COM TO YOU LOOKING FOR RESOURCES TO MAKE THOSE THINGS POSSIBLE. AND THEN AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AROUND US TO STAY INFORMED BY UTILIZING THE DASHBOARD AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER. WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION OUT FRONT AND EASY TO SEE AND THE HOPE THERE IS THAT ALL OF THE TALENT AND GREAT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO COME FORWARD AND SEE WAYS THAT THEY CAN FIT IN TO MAKE BLOOMINGTON EVEN BETTER. AND THEN AFTER TODAY TODAY'S A PUBLIC LAUNCH OF OUR DASHBOARD. YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE ON THE BTT DEDICATED PAGE AND SEE AND CLICK THROUGH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT GO AS DEEP AS YOU WANT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THIS SUMMER WE'LL BE BACK WITH OUR FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT, THE ONE IN YOUR PACKET TODAY IS OUR DRAFT OR OUR FIRST RUN AT IT BUT OUR FIRST OFFICIAL ONE WILL BE THIS SUMMER AND JULY AND THEN IN THE FALL THE CORE PLANNING TEAM WILL BE INVITED TO RECONVENE AND WE'LL TALK WITH THEM HAVE A DAY RETREAT TO KIND REGROUP AND KIND OF LOOK BACK ON WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS EVEN BETTER. AND THEN IN OCTOBER WE'LL BE BACK AGAIN WITH OUR NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT AND WE PLAN TO DO A STAFF SURVEY TO HOW THINGS ARE GOING ON THE STAFF SIDE AND SEE IF WE'RE STILL ALL IN ALIGNMENT ON HOW THIS PROGRESS IS MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY I'M SORRY IN JANUARY 2024 WILL PROVIDE A FIRST ANNUAL REPORT SO YOU'LL GET THESE QUARTERLY CHECK INS AND THEN AN OVERVIEW EACH YEAR ANNUALLY IN JANUARY . ANY QUESTION THAT'S OPEN? **[01:33:40] Mayor Tim Busse:** WELL THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I CAN TELL IT'S IT'S BEEN A BIT OF WORK AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THIS WHOLE HAS BEEN A BIT OF WORK AND I APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE WITH IT AND LOOKING FORWARD AS AS AS ALWAYS TO SEE HOW IT COMES FORWARD AND WHERE WE MOVE WITH IT. MR. VERBRUGGE YOU MOVE YOUR MICROPHONE LIKE YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING IS THAT CORRECT? BOY SCOUTS CREDO BE PREPARED MR. MURPHY GO COUNSEL WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER D'ALESSANDRO OFFERED I THINK. **[01:34:10] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND PRESENTING THIS THIS DATA NERD IS VERY EXCITED I'M I WOULD LOVE I FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS BUT I THINK MAYBE FOR THE FOLKS WITH US ON THIS MAYBE YOU CAN DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT THE THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT DATA YOU HAVE ON THE DASHBOARD WE MADE HOW BY WHOM? **[01:34:32] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO WE HAD A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MICROBUS THIS WHICH CONSISTED OF ABOUT 20 MEMBERS ACROSS ALMOST SINGLE DEPARTMENT IN DIVISION IN THE CITY. ON TOP OF THAT WE ALSO DID WHAT IS CALLED THE MEASUREMENT GALLERY AND SO WE HAD POSTERS UP AVAILABLE FOR STAFF TO COME THROUGH AND OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT KIND OF DATA WE SHOULD TRACK FOR PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE BTT AND THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING WE PLAN ON CONTINUING TO DO EACH YEAR TO CONTINUE GET STAFF INPUT FOR THOSE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WE ALSO TOOK THAT INPUT FROM THE CORE PLANNING TEAM THAT A MEASUREMENT AND WE TOOK SOME OF THOSE SUGGESTIONS FROM THEM AND JUST LOOKED FOR THE DATA THERE AND PUT IT ON THE DASHBOARD. **[01:35:15] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** I APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING THAT CONTEXT. THE ONLY CAUTION EVER MAKE ABOUT DATA IS THAT WE DON'T EAT OUR OWN RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S IT. STAFF CAN'T BE THE DECIDING WHAT THE METRICS ARE AND THEN GO LOOK WE MET THEM BECAUSE THAT SEEMS IN DISINGENUOUS AT TIMES ALTHOUGH YOU GUYS ARE GREAT ON SO I WANT TO BE SURE I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE OUTSIDE VIEW OF THAT DATA IS FOR FOLKS AND IF THERE IF THERE IS INPUT OR DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT THOSE THINGS AREN'T THE THINGS THEY THINK YOU SHOULD BE TRACKING THAT WE HAVE A MECHANISM FOR GETTING THAT FEEDBACK ESPECIALLY IN THIS FIRST YEAR WHICH WILL MAKE IT EVEN BETTER, RIGHT? SO YEAH GREAT. THANK YOU. **[01:36:00] City Manager Zach Walker:** MR. MAYOR. SORRY IF I MAY A MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU WILL GET EVERY QUARTER IS TO VALIDATE THE DATA WHETHER IT'S THE RIGHT DATA POINT FOR US AND SO THERE'S REGULAR CHECK INS AND SAY YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE MET THAT ONE THREE QUARTERS IN A ROW. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THIS ONE OR THOUGHT ABOUT CHANGING A TARGET MAYBE BEING MORE AMBITIOUS? SO THIS IS INTENDED TO BE INTERACTIVE AND ITERATIVE THEN THE CORE PLANNING TEAM ALSO GETS A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN EVERY YEAR AS WELL THAT WE THINK THIS IS THE START OF 20 MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT BUT THE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE TO CAPTURE AND REPORT WHICH I THINK IS SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF . **[01:36:45] Councilmember Martin:** THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM TREMENDOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND EXCITED IT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. BUT THE WAY YOU'VE SYNTHESIZED IT TO YOUR POINT TO BE ABLE TO POINT AT THE SQUARE AND SAY I MEAN HERE'S THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY BOILED DOWN INTO A GLANCE IS REALLY NEAT. I GUESS MY MY BIG QUESTION AS OBVIOUSLY THIS WILL BE HOSTED ONLINE PEOPLE CAN GO TO IT IF THEY'RE CURIOUS WHERE HOW OFTEN AND WHERE WILL WE BE PUTTING THIS PROACTIVELY IN FRONT OF IS THIS A STANDING COLUMN IN THE BRIEFING AFTER EVERY QUARTERLY REPORT OR WE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? **[01:37:22] Ashley Clemmer (Communications Staff):** MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE STANDING COLUMN IN THE BRIEFING EVERY QUARTER . I'M SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES AS WE GO AND THEY BECOME ACCOMPLISHED. IT'LL ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT WE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE THE SHORT LINK WILL BE PRINTED ON IT EVERYTHING IT'LL BE IN EMAIL SIGNATURES AND EVERYTHING SO IT WILL BE OUT THERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. **[01:37:42] Councilmember Martin:** YEAH I APPRECIATE THAT AND I ONLY MENTION THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE DO AN AMAZING JOB COMMUNICATING AS A CITY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE UP WE WANT AWARDS FOR IT ALL THE TIME BUT THIS FEELS DIFFERENT IN KIND TO AT I'VE EVER HEARD OF CITIES DOING IN TERMS OF PUTTING THIS IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY TO SAY WE TRUST YOU ENOUGH TO SHOW YOU WHEN WE STUMBLE AND WHEN WE DON'T MAKE MUCH PROGRESS AS YOU'RE EXPECTING US TO AND WE TRUST YOU TO REACH OUT AND PROD US TO OFFER YOUR HELP TO THE POINT ABOUT SIDEWALK COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A CITY BEING SO RADICALLY HONEST AND TRANSPARENT WITH RESIDENTS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HOW THAT MIGHT HELP BUILD TRUST IN GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL. **[01:38:25] Mayor Tim Busse:** OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[01:38:28] Councilmember Lowman:** I THINK MY COLLEAGUES THE MAYOR HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF THANKING YOU AND I'LL DON'T NEED TO ALSO SAY I MY WAY BUT JUST KNOW IT'S THERE. SO WITH RESPECT TO YOU KNOW GETTING BEHIND YOU KNOW WITH YOU KNOW IN TERMS OF WE'VE GOT THINGS IN HERE AND ALWAYS A PART OF THE WELCOMING TEAM YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF AMBITIOUS THINGS HERE AND I'M LIKE WOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF HERE FOR AUGUST, OCTOBER AND AUGUST AGAIN ARE HOW DOES THAT WORK? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WE ARE NEXT TO GET TOGETHER I THINK IT'S A JULY WE REVIEW THIS SO THAT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME TO TURN THAT AROUND. SO LET'S SAY WE GET BEHIND WITH THAT DO WE YOU KNOW CHANGE DATES IN HERE PUSH THAT OUT. HOW'S THAT WORK FROM A SCORECARD OF STANDPOINT DO WE LEAVE THE DATES IN HERE AND SET UP NEW DATES AND WE'RE JUST BEHIND? HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THAT KIND OF WORKS IN TERMS OF MEASUREMENT. **[01:39:28] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SO FOR THE SCORECARDS THAT SUMMARY LABEL THAT WE LOOKED AT EARLIER WITH THE DATA THAT'S GOING TO BE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR, THE TIMELINES FOR THOSE ACTIONS THAT OFTEN KIND OF FALL PRETTY TOP EARLY ON THOSE ARE DECIDED BY STAFF AND THEY'VE BEEN CREATING THEIR OWN ACTION PLANS. SO AS THOSE GET CHECKED THEY ARE DETERMINED BY STAFF AS THEY HAVE A MEASURE SUCCESS SO THEY KNOW HAVE I MET THIS MILESTONE THAT I WANTED TO ACHIEVE AND IF THEY ARE NOT BEYOND THOSE MILESTONES THEY CAN PUSH THE DATES BACK AND THEN ALSO AS FAR AS CREATING NEW INITIATIVES OR NEW ACTIONS. THOSE TIMELINES CAN ALSO BE OR ADDED OR EDITED DID THAT HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTION COUNCIL? **[01:40:15] Councilmember Lowman:** SORT OF LIKE— I THINK I GET THE GENERAL SENSE THAT THAT THE ANNUAL IS REALLY WHERE THE MEASUREMENTS IS HAPPENING AND NOT IN THE WORK PLAN SO THOSE DATES CAN BE MORE MORE FLEXIBLE WHICH IS GOOD. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE FOR THE MANAGER YOU KNOW OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE EXPRESSED TO ME I KNOW SURE IF THIS WAS IN PUBLIC OR NOT BUT IS IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, AS NOW THAT WE'VE LAID ALL STUFF OUT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY CONCERNS NOW WE'VE GOT THESE MEASUREMENTS OUT HERE WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THESE THINGS AND WE' GOT THE ONGOING BUSINESS OF THE, YOU KNOW, SERVICE RELATED THINGS THAT YOU KNOW FOR THE MOST PART THEY DO RELATE TO MOST OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING HERE. BUT THEN THERE THE OTHER SEVEN STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT WE KIND OF HAD THE PAST. AND SO I GUESS WHAT MY QUESTION IS NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT THIS LAID OUT, YOU'VE GOT THESE THREE DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF MAYBE MORE BUCKETS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THAT ARE OUT THERE LIKE THE EXPO YOU KNOW AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON HOW FROM A CAPACITY STANDPOINT DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SUPPORTED ENOUGH? IS STAFF ABLE TO T HANDLE THIS THIS WORKLOAD WE'VE GOT HERE OR DO WE NEED TO AT THE OUTSET LOOK TO TRY MAKE SURE AT THE FRONT END THAT YOU HAVE WHAT NEED IN ORDER TO GET THERE? AND THEN I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU. **[01:41:35] City Manager Zach Walker:** WHAT'S THE PIECE HERE, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN YOU KNOW EACH OF THESE ITEMS HAVE AN OWNER IDENTIFIED WITH THEM AND PART OF THE OBLIGATION FOR THOSE OWNERS IS TO BE TO TALK TO EITHER THEIR SUPERVISOR OR TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT OH WELL ABOUT HAVING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. AND SO LIKE ANYTHING ELSE WE DO AROUND HERE, IT'S ALWAYS A RESOURCE QUESTION RIGHT? AND SO THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE OWNERS FOR THOSE DIFFERENT PROJECTS WILL BE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. IF WE FIND THAT THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE'RE SEEING MAYBE A COUPLE OR THREE TIMES TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE'RE NOT SEEING ON SOMETHING, THEN IT BECOMES A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE COMMITTING RESOURCES AND WHETHER THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. SO THAT CONVERSATION AT THE QUARTERLY LEVEL WITH MY UNDERSTANDING. **[01:42:30] Councilmember Lowman:** SO MY LAST LAST QUESTION THEN IS ON PAGE 156 SO THIS IS JUST I KNOW THIS IS JUST AN AND IT'S JUST WITH THE BIPOC PIECE THERE SO HAVE THE AVERAGES THAT GO ACROSS THERE WHERE YOU HAVE THOSE AVERAGES THAT ARE ACROSS THE TOP OF THAT BAR WITH WITH TO THE DIFFERENT. SO IT'S KIND OF A TWOFOLD QUESTION HERE. SO WITH RESPECT TO THAT, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW THAT LAST PART I THINK IT WAS 73% IS THAT IS THAT A IS THAT A COMBINATION OF THE TWO IS THAT A WEIGHTED AVERAGE? HOW DOES THAT HOW DOES THAT WORK? HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS. **[01:43:08] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. AND THAT IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNITIES SURVEY BY POLCO THEY CALCULATE THAT THEMSELVES AND THEN THIS DATA HAS BEEN GRABBED FROM THAT REPORT AND SO THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENT POPULATION BUT THOSE POPULATIONS ARE WEIGHTED IN THE AVERAGE. **[01:43:28] Councilmember Lowman:** OKAY AND THEN THAT GETS TO MY NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE WAY I RECALL THAT THAT SURVEY IS THAT IT WAS BROKEN DOWN AMONG DIFFERENT DIFFERENT GROUPS. IS THERE A WAY TO TO TO BREAK IS THERE GOING TO BE A WAY TO BREAK THIS OUT, YOU KNOW, IN TREES SO YOU CAN SEE FROM A POLICYMAKER STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT OVERALL GROUP THIS IS NOT JUST FOR THIS IS REALLY FOR ANYTHING THAT REALLY DOESN'T MORE CONCEPTUAL OR TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT. WILL THERE BE A WAY TO KIND OF BREAK THAT DOWN OR WOULD I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SURVEY IN ORDER TO GET THAT THAT THAT BREAKDOWN? **[01:44:12] Noah [Last Name] (Intern):** THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. THAT IS SOMETHING I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED WITH THE ENVISIO DEVELOPERS ABOUT CREATING A LITTLE DEMOGRAPHIC DROPDOWN. THEY DO HAVE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC ITEMS AS FAR AS RACE IT IS ONLY CONSIDERED WHITE AND NONWHITE. WE ARE TALKING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS AS FAR AS THE CENSUS AND COMMUNITY SURVEYS AS FAR AS BROADENING THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS AND THEN AS FAR AS TALKING WITHIN ENVISIO WE DO WANT TO CREATE A DROPDOWN BOX SO CAN SELECT PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND GET THE DIFFERENT SCORES THERE SELECT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS ARE ANOTHER OPTION ON THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT IS ANOTHER DIFFERENT TYPE OF DATA POINT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE FOR THE COMMUNITY. **[01:44:56] Councilmember Lowman:** AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU BUT I CAN DO THOSE OFFLINE. OKAY. OTHERWISE WE'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT. I HAVE A FEELING THAT PEOPLE AT HOME WOULD BE UPSET WITH ME. IT'S THE GUY NEXT TO ME MIGHT NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. **[01:45:12] Mayor Tim Busse:** COUNCIL ON ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WELL I, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND MR. WALKER AND I WERE EARLIER TODAY AND HE SUMMARIZED IT PERFECTLY IT THIS THIS DASHBOARD IS SO HERE'S OUR GOALS. THE WORK PLAN AND HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS NOW HERE IT IS EVERYBODY HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE AND SEND IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. SEND IT OUT TO THE TO THE THE COUNCIL. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY EXPECTS AND WHAT EVERYBODY DEMANDS BASICALLY THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THIS THIS A THIS IS AS I SAID WHEN I STARTED THIS THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROJECT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE PUT A LOT OF RESOURCES IN A LOT OF EFFORTS INTO AND THINK TO REALLY MAKE THIS A SUCCESS WE NEED THIS TYPE OF THING SPECIFICALLY TO HOLD US ALL ACCOUNTABLE. AND WHEN I SAY ALL US IT'S A IT'S THE COMMUNAL ALL OF US ACCOUNTABLE TO DO WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO WHEN WE SET OUT ON THIS VERY AMBITIOUS STRATEGIC PROCESS. SO THANK YOU AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. **[01:46:18] City Manager Zach Walker:** THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEAM DONE FANTASTIC WORK AND IT NOT JUST THE FOUR WHO WERE IN FRONT OF YOU LITERALLY BEEN DOZENS OF WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS. I DO WANT TO CALL OUT A LITTLE LITTLE COMMENDATION FOR NOAH WHO OUR MANAGEMENT INTERN ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE TERM ON THE TEAM HAVE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ORGANIZATION AND I'M SURE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AN INTERN IN THE PAST YOU KNOW IT'S LIKE TO PARACHUTE INTO AN ORGANIZATION AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF NETWORK ESTABLISHED AND NOAH HAS HAD TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS VERY QUICKLY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IS THE CITY MANAGER DROPPING SOMEBODY INTO OUR DEPARTMENT TO TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF. RIGHT. SO NOAH'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB. THANKS MIKE FOR SUPPORTING NOAH AND THE WHOLE TEAM HAS DONE REALLY, REALLY GOOD WORK . I'M EAGER TO GET THIS BACK IN FRONT OF OUR CORE PLANNING TEAM AND THE MEASUREMENT TEAM AND AND THE THE ACTION TEAMS JUST TO SHOW THEM THE UPDATE BECAUSE I REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT TOO SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THE COUNCIL TONIGHT THANK YOU. **[01:47:30] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU MR. WALKER WE'LL WRAP UP THE EVENING WITH THAT ITEM 5.2 OUR CITY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES THE FIRST THING WE DO I'LL JUST RECAP VERY QUICKLY WE HAD TWO PEOPLE SPEAK AT OUR LISTENING SESSION THIS EVENING AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY SPEAKING IN TANDEM KIM LOS CIVIC AND DAN CURRY, NORMAN RIDGE THEY WERE CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED R-1 ORDINANCE CHANGE AND THEY BROUGHT TOGETHER BROUGHT FORWARD A CREATION A PROPOSAL THE CREATION OF A NEW ZONING DISTRICT, A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRICT AND THEY PROVIDED US SOME EXAMPLES AND SOME POSSIBLE WAYS THAT IT COULD BE APPLIED ACROSS THE CITY. AND WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION THE COUNCIL AND WE MAY CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS EVENING. SO AS WE AS WE GO FORWARD WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN TERMS POLICY AND ISSUES THAT I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON EITHER MR. WALKER OR CITY ATTORNEY MANDERSCHIED JUST DUCKED OUT VERY QUICKLY HERE WE HAD WE HEARD THE CONVERSATION EARLIER ABOUT RANKED CHOICE VOTING I KNOW THAT WE HAD A COMMUNITY PETITION AGAINST RANKED CHOICE WANTING TO TO CHANGE IT TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT CHANGE IT THE LANGUAGE WAS DEEMED TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL IT SAID SOME LEVEL OF THE COURTS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA RIGHT NOW WHERE DOES IT WHERE DOES THAT STAND AND THEN WHERE DOES IT STAND IN TERMS OF THE TIMING OF IT ALL AS WE HAD AS WE HEAD INTO APRIL NOW START PUSHING INTO OUR CAMPAIGN AN ELECTION SEASON HERE BLOOMINGTON WHY DON'T WE START WITH THEM AS AMANDA SHOW ME OR I'LL THINK YOU MAY REMEMBER I'LL START CHRISTINA I'M FOR CONFIDENT HAS A SLIDE ON THIS BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATED QUESTION AND SO I'LL START TALKING AND THEN CHRISTINA SHOW YOU THE SLIDE ON THE DATES THE ITEM THE LITIGATION THAT YOU REFERRED TO IS AT THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT. IT WENT UP TO THE SUPREME COURT ON ACCELERATED REVIEW AND THE COURT CAN TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS IT LIKES AS IT NEEDS AS IT WANTS TO RETURN AN OPINION TO US. WE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF A PENDING RELEASE OF THAT OPINION AND. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE OPINION THAT COMES OUT MAY NOT BE DECISIVE THE ISSUE THE COURT MAY REMAND THE COURT MAY DO FRANKLY WHATEVER IT WANTS AND SO WE ARE PREPARING FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE THINGS THAT WE CAN THINK OF . AND I THINK TONIGHT WAS ONE EXAMPLE AND WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ELECTION AND WE NEEDED TO TIDY UP SOME ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS TO IT AND AND WITH THAT INTRODUCTION AND I'll TURN IT OVER TO YOU WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING. **[01:50:00] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SO IT'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND UNDER STATE LAW THE CITY IS ALLOWED TO RUN ELECTIONS ON FIVE DATES WITHIN THE YEAR. THEY'RE THE UNIFORM ELECTION DATES AND I CIRCLED IN MY CALENDAR EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND THEN THE CITY ALSO HAS A NOTIFICATION PERIOD WHERE WE NEED TO NOTIFY THE COUNTY WE'RE RUNNING AN ELECTION 74 DAYS BEFORE THAT ELECTION AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'VE GOT OUR UNIFORM ELECTION DATES FOR 23 AND THEN THE NOTIFICATION DATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO RUN THE ELECTION THE COUNTY TIME TO PREPARE THE BALLOTS, PREPARE THE EQUIPMENT AND SO LOGISTICALLY THIS YEAR WE'VE THE FEBRUARY 14TH IN THE APRIL 11TH TO RUN A SPECIAL MAY 9TH WE'VE MISSED THE NOTIFICATION DATE FOR THAT. SO THE ONLY TWO ELECTIONS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO US THIS YEAR WOULD BE THE AUGUST 8TH AND THE NOVEMBER 7TH IF WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT AS A AS A SPECIAL ELECTION AND THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD FOR A NO VOTE FOR THE NOVEMBER 7TH GENERAL ELECTION THIS YEAR IS AUGUST 1ST THROUGH 15TH BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PRIMARY AND SO IF WE WERE ORDERED LET'S SAY TO RUN A SPECIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 8TH WHICH IS KIND OF THE LAST AVAILABLE DATE FOR US IT WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE CANDIDATE FILING FOR THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION AND SO IT WOULD BE MUCH TOO LATE TO REINSTATE A PRIMARY AND RUN CANDIDATE FILING WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE HAPPEN AT THE END OF MAY FOR 2023. SO THIS ELECTION CYCLE JUST BECAUSE HOW FAR WE ARE ALONG IN THE YEAR RIGHT WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR RCV IN THE NOVEMBER 2023 ELECTION BECAUSE WE CAN'T MEET THE DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING FOR NOTICING THAT CANDIDATE FILING RUNNING A SPECIAL AND STILL HAVE IT IMPACT THE 2023 ELECTION CYCLE . **[01:52:00] Mayor Tim Busse:** IT'S A CALENDAR ISSUE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR RCV FOR THIS THIS FALL'S ELECTION PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT'S A CALENDAR IT'S A CALENDAR ISSUE. WE KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE PETITIONING AGAINST IT WHO WISH TO MAKE A CHANGE. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS JUST FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT IT'S NOT MANAGEABLE TO DO THIS YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT? **[01:52:20] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S ALL DOWN TO LOGISTICS, A LOT OF IT DOWN THE LOGISTICS ONCE AGAIN IN ELECTIONS. **[01:52:25] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** QUESTION JUST FOR MR. MAYOR THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE THE QUESTION BEING POTENTIALLY ON THE BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER OF 23 BUT IT'S JUST THAT OUR 23 ELECTION WILL RUN FOR THE COUNCIL SEATS AS A RCV ELECTION BECAUSE THAT IS TOO LATE. I BELIEVE THAT IS A CORRECT STATEMENT THAT A FAIR— **[01:52:45] Christina Scipione (City Clerk):** MAYOR AND COUNCIL DE LOS ANDREW THAT IS CORRECT. THERE STILL COULD POTENTIALLY BE A QUESTION ON THE NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION THAT THAT WOULD IMPACT FUTURE ELECTIONS THE ONE WE'RE HOLDING THIS TIME. **[01:52:54] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** GOT IT. **[01:52:56] Mayor Tim Busse:** COUNCIL QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS SLIDE. I'M SO EXCITED I GO TO USE IT GOT VERY WELL. VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU MR. WALKER FOR BRINGING ANYTHING TO BRING FORWARD AS PART OF THE POLICY ISSUE UPDATES. **[01:53:15] City Manager Zach Walker:** MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS NOTHING TO PARTICULARLY BRING FORWARD FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LAST WEEK HAS BEEN ROUGH PEOPLE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AND I THINK COUNCIL SAW TODAY THAT I SENT A MESSAGE TO THE STAFF IN OUR POLICE FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING DEATH OFFICER OR DEPUTY OWEN IN POPE COUNTY AND A WEEK BEFORE THIS PAST WEEKEND OFFICERS BREITENBACH AND SHIELD IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A REMINDER TO US THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE ASKED TO DO A REALLY DIFFICULT JOB AND OFTEN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS HAPPEN THAT, WE HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF OUR STAFF WHO CARRY AN EXTRA BURDEN AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THEM, THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THEM AND APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU KNOW, THE EVERY DAY THAT THEY GO INTO THE JOB THERE'S A CHANCE THAT LIFE ALTERING COULD HAPPEN AND THAT'S A THAT'S A CONDITION THAT THEY ACCEPT WILLINGLY IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SERVICE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WORKS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ESPECIALLY SWORN OFFICERS AND EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS OUR POLICE IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO. **[01:54:40] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU, MR. WALKER. YOU VERY WELL SAID. THANK YOU, CONSTABLE. ANYTHING ELSE TO BRING FORWARD UNDER OUR POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATE? COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[01:54:50] Councilmember Lowman:** SO I JUST— OH WELL ACTUALLY I GOT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS SO I KNOW THAT A RESIDENT COME TO ME. I KNOW WE JUST HAD THE WHOLE PROCLAMATION WITH THE VOLUNTEER EVENT PIECE AND WE TALKED THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AROUND JUST DEEDS BUT THERE'S THERE'S SOME CONFUSION IN TERMS OF THE AND I DIDN'T BRING IT TO THE CITY MANAGER EARLIER TODAY AND JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION YOU KNOW IT SAID THAT YOU KNOW HUMAN RIGHTS DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY CAN STILL WORK ON THAT IF THAT'S STILL TAKING PLACE. WHAT'S WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT? SO TO JUST GET CLARITY FOR FOR THAT THAT RESIDENT THAT THAT THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT YOU KNOW IS THERE SOMETHING THAT'S THAT'S GOING THAT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S READY FOR FOR BUSINESS. AND THEN I ALSO HAVE YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO BE I'VE GOT SOME FOLKS HAVE ASKED ASK ME SOME QUESTIONS TO THAT I WANT TO GET BACK TO THEM. THERE'S SOME TYPE OF INTERVIEW AROUND THIS WHOLE CONCEPT TOO AND I WANTED TO JUST BE SURE THAT I'M ALL ON THE UP AND UP AND THAT FOR A— **[01:55:52] Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney):** MANAGING THANK YOU MAYOR MEMBER YES SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT BUCKETS SO TO SPEAK THAT THESE PROPERTIES FALL INTO THERE WAS AN INJURY ON PROPERTY AND THAT WAS DISCHARGED THERE ARE 30 PARCELS THAT ARE CITY OWNED AND WE'VE MET WITH THE PLANNING FOLKS TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE CREATED THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY DO NOW YOU KNOW THEY'RE LIKE DIFFERENT NOW OR UNDER FREEWAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WE MET WITH THEM TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO DISCHARGE THE PUBLIC PROPERTIES AND THE PUBLIC ON AND BY THAT I MEAN CITY OWNED AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH JAMIE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF RESOURCE RESOURCES TO HELP US WITH THAT AS A PART OF THE CARRYOVER CARRYOVER BUDGET THAT YOU ALL APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR IT INCLUDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HIRE A LAW CLERK THAT LAW CLERK STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WE HAD OUR JUSTICE TRAINING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OUR WHOLE CIVIL DEPARTMENT WENT TO THAT AND SO SHE GOING TO BE COMMENCING THE PROCESS TO DISCHARGE THOSE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES. WE'RE GOING TO DO THE TORRENS PROPERTIES FIRST WHICH ARE REGISTERED AND I'M VERY QUICK AND THE ABSTRACT ONES WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER BUT WE'RE THAT WE'LL GET THAT DONE THIS YEAR. AND THEN THE THIRD BUCKETS THE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES THOSE ARE THOSE ALL OF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO AND IN IT DIRECTED THEM TO A FORM ON OUR WEBSITE THE JUST DEEDS ON OUR CITY WEBSITE. THEY COMPLETED A FORM ON THE WEBSITE IN THAT ARROW CREATES AN ENTRY IN OUR DATABASE THAT WE HAVE AND WE PUSH THAT INFORMATION TO OUR PRIVATE LAW PARTNERS LARKIN HOFFMAN IS THE ONE THAT YOU MET TONIGHT AND YOU HEARD MR. SMITH MAKE A CALL TO HIS OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS TO HELP. THERE ARE A LOT OF PROPERTIES. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT I CAN GET THAT THERE ARE A HANDFUL THAT HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED THE LAW FIRMS HAVE A PROCESS. THEY HAVE TO RUN A CONFLICT CHECK. THEY HAVE TO THEY HAVE TO ENGAGE IN A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT. AND SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF PROCESS BUT THEY'RE MARCHING THROUGH THEM BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THEM AND SO WE NEED MORE LAWYERS TO STEP UP AND HELP OUT. IT'D BE GREAT IF THEY LIVE IN BLOOMINGTON BUT THEY CAN LIVE ANYWHERE AND FOR THOSE LAWYERS THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING YOU CAN REGISTER ON THE JUST DEEDS WEBSITE OR THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER NETWORK TO ASSIST IN THAT. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS GONE TO THE TRAINING IT TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES PER PARCEL. ONCE YOU GET GOOD AT IT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. **[01:58:35] Councilmember Lowman:** YES. SO I GUESS I GUESS THE ONLY IS THERE IS THERE ANY MORE ROLE FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WITH THIS OR IS THIS IS THERE A WITH THIS THIS WORK PRETTY MUCH DONE? **[01:58:45] Melissa Manderschied (City Attorney):** YOU KNOW, I THE THE MAYOR ALLUDED TO THIS DURING THE PROCLAMATION MAY REMEMBER IS THE HUGE PART OF THIS IS EDUCATION AND LEARNING ABOUT OUR HISTORY IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND HOW THIS TYPE OF RACIAL RESTRICTIVE HAS LIFELONG TALES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW IT IMPACTS GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITIES. SO THERE IS A THERE ARE MATERIALS PRESENTATION MATERIALS ON OUR WEBSITE LINKS TO SOME 20 FILMS THAT ENCOURAGE TO WATCH. THERE'S ALSO SOME BOOKS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. COLOR OF LAW IS ONE OF THEM. IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN MORE. ALSO LEARNED ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK ON FRIDAY THAT I EMAILED JAMIE ABOUT THAT I'M GOING TO BE READING SO THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIALS OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LEARN MORE BUT THEY NEED TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT IN THAT PROCESS AND AND FRANKLY DISCOVER THE REALITIES OF THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST. **[01:59:35] Councilmember Lowman:** WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT COVERS THAT PIECE. SO MY OTHER QUESTION FOR YOU, MAYOR YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE TWO LESS OF OUR MEMBERS, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, ANY CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO US OR DOES IT JUST MAKE SENSE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE THAT SUMMARY THAT YOU'VE KIND OF THROWN OUT THERE KIND OF WAIT TILL WE GET THE ENTIRE COUNCIL HERE? WHAT WHAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU? I MEAN I'LL DEFER TO THE YOUNG WHAT THE OPINIONS OF THE COUNCIL HERE BUT I DO THINK MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A FULL COUNCIL BEFORE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION LIKE THAT. THIS IS THIS IS A BIG DISCUSSION AND WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH OUR STATEMENTS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS AND WE HAVE ALL WE HAVE THIS COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ON HOW BEST TO MANAGE THIS THIS ZONING THIS POTENTIAL ZONING CHANGE. AND I THINK TO HAVE IT WITHOUT O MEMBERS OF E COUNCIL HERE I THINK IS DOING THEM A BIT OF A DISSERVICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S TIMING ISSUES INVOLVED AND. IF IT COULD SLOW THINGS DOWN IT COULD IT COULD, YOU KNOW, THROW A MONKEY WRENCH INTO THINGS. BUT I REALLY DO THINK IT WOULD BE BEST TO DO IF WE HAD THE REST OF THE COUNCIL HERE. **[02:00:50] Councilmember Lowman:** WELL, YOU KNOW AND I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH YOU THAT JUST BECAUSE I'VE GOT THE SAME SHIRT ON BUT I DO SHARE YOUR BECAUSE I JUST MY FEAR IS WE HAVE CONVERSATION TODAY WITHOUT NUMBERS THAT ARE MISSING AND TO ME IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE LEAVING OUT OF THE PROCESS AND I JUST I DON'T I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. **[02:01:05] City Manager Zach Walker:** THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THAT TOPIC . OBVIOUSLY THE FOLKS THAT VISIT UNDER LISTENING SESSION EVENING PRESENTED SOME INFORMATION TO YOU. I'M I DON'T WANT TO PRESUME COUNCIL DIRECTION BUT I'M GUESSING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SHARE WITH THE APPROPRIATE STAFF AND AT LEAST HAVE THEM PROVIDE THE PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK OR BE PREPARED TO DO THAT DURING THE CONVERSATION ON MAY 1ST IS GENERAL NODDING OF HEADS YOU'D LIKE ME TO THAT? YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT THEY'RE WHAT THEY'VE PROPOSED IS TO THE POINT SOMETHING THAT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE MUCH MORE STUDY WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE A SOMEWHAT INFORMED OPINION AS AN INPUT TO THE CONVERSATION ON MAY 1ST. **[02:01:45] Mayor Tim Busse:** I THINK THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT DIRECTION. I DON'T THINK IT IS I DON'T THINK THE COUNCIL WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT AT LEAST TO CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION AND CONTINUE VETTING PERHAPS OF WHAT THEY BROUGHT FORWARD AND WHAT WHAT SOME OF THE OPTIONS MIGHT BE. COUNCILOR, ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT IN GENERAL? I THINK WE'RE GOING TO IN GENERAL. **[02:02:05] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE MORE INCIDENTS AT 102ND STREET. WE TALKED ABOUT IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I'M JUST WONDERING IF I CAN'T RECALL AND I SO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING BACK AND MAYBE OUR OUR YOU KNOW I APOLOGIZE JULIE LONG OR SOMEBODY CAN HELP US WITH IT. I GOT THE CHANCE TO SEE DR. M.D. FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THURSDAY AT AN EVENT FOR FRIDAY AT EVENT AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL ZONES AS PART OF WHAT WE DO HERE AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS GOING TO INCLUDE THAT OR NOT BUT IT FEELS TO ME LIKE THAT IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY TO SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE THERE REGARDLESS OF ALL THE MACHINATIONS AROUND RECONSTRUCTION EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA CAN WE CAN WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT THAT DURING SCHOOL HOURS WE SLOW THINGS DOWN THERE OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE CONCERNED HAVE SOME SAFETY THERE. THAT'S JUST AN ASK AND I CAN'T RECALL I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE SEEN IT IN ANY OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT'S BEEN PUT FORWARD. TRAFFIC CALMING BEEN THERE GENERALLY SPEAKING BUT NOT NOT SPECIFICALLY SCHOOL ZONES AND SO I KNOW THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON 84TH STREET OR POPLAR BRIDGE WOULD APPRECIATE IT TOO? I'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT IN MY OWN DISTRICT. SO SOMETHING THERE. SECONDLY, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN PARTICIPATED IN THIS IN REAL TIME MAYBE MAYBE NOT BUT I DID GET THE CHANCE TO REVIEW A WEBINAR FROM FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY ON MICRO TRANSIT. THE PILOT THAT THEY'VE GOT IN THE NORTH PART OF MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING OPTION. WE'VE TALKED A LOT IN THE CITY INCLUDING IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING WORK WE DID LAST SUMMER ABOUT WAYS THAT WE COULD GET INTRA CITY TRANSIT OPTIONS FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE A CAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT BE WORKING. I DON'T KNOW. IT'S WORTH REVIEWING SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT ON IT OR NOT BUT I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THAT AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN CONDUCT A PILOT OR SOMETHING HERE IN BLOOMINGTON TO SEE HOW GOES. **[02:04:15] Councilmember Lowman:** YEAH, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I THINK IT'D BE VERY INTERESTING TO HAVE A MORE OF A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT DID COME UP DURING OUR MEETING ON FOR THE TRANSIT MEETING I DON'T WANT MY BRAIN IT'S NOT WORKING HERE. I THOUGHT FOR A SOLUTION AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT IT IS HOW THEY'RE PAYING FOR IT AND SO I THINK IT'S THE COST IS THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IN FACT I USED TO IT FOR THAT LAST MILE. YOU KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY OF THAT KIND OF THING, I DO THINK THERE'S SOME PIECES THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING THE PILOT, I THINK IT'S WORTH BUT I'D WANT TO KNOW AGAIN HOW WE'D PAY FOR IT YOU KNOW, AND HOW WOULD FIGURE THAT OUT. BUT THAT'S NOT A REASON TO NOT DO A PILOT FIGURED IT OUT BUT I THINK THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE A LOOK AT THAT AND SOME OTHER THINGS TOO BUT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW SO— **[02:05:08] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** NO NO IT WAS MOSTLY THAT I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF WAS AWARE THAT THE THAT THAT WAS HAPPENING OR THAT THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION TO PURSUE. SO IF YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE WEBINAR AND YOU WANT TO SEE IT, I CAN FORWARD IT TO EVERYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED IN I DON'T KNOW A CITY MANAGER IF YOU WERE ON THAT OR NOT BUT I'M HAPPY TO FORWARD IT TO YOU AS WELL. **[02:05:25] City Manager Zach Walker:** MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAD ANY CITY STAFF THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT PARTICIPATED BECAUSE I'M LOOKING DOING SOME GOOGLING AND I'M— I HAVE A WEBSITE AND I'M NOT FINDING ANYTHING ABOUT MICRO TRANSIT SO IF YOU HAVE MATERIALS TO SHARE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. **[02:05:45] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** YEP I WILL FORWARD IT ON I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION BECAUSE WHEN I GOT THE CHANCE TO WATCH IT AND SEE THE AUDIENCE PER SAY YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY AN UPDATE ON FIRE STATION NUMBER FOUR. I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS INQUIRING. THERE'S A THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NOISE SPECIFICALLY OVER THERE AS ONE DOES WHEN ONE IS IN CONSTRUCTION. BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME CONVERSATIONS EARLY ON ABOUT HOW THE LANDSCAPING AND THE GREENING OF THE THE YOU KNOW IF WE WERE DOING SOME WORK OR OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IF IT'S IF IT'S SUPPOSEDLY BEING DONE IN MAY, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE FAR AWAY FROM THAT BUT I DON'T KNOW MAYBE THE OUTSIDE GETS DONE IN MAY BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS NOISE GENERALLY SPEAKING LIKE WHAT'S THE OPERATIONS NOISE IMPACT GOING TO BE? ARE THERE GENERATORS, OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE GOING RUN CONTINUOUSLY LIKE A CONTINUOUSLY WAS AN OPEN QUESTION NUMBER TWO LIGHTING WE HAVE LIGHTING RIGHT NOW THAT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND POINT DIRECTLY AT RESIDENTS BECAUSE IT'S HIGH UP NOW. RIGHT AND WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AND THIRDLY THE AIR RAID SIREN WAS MOVED ACROSS THE STREET. IS IT COMING BACK? SO IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF OF SOME OF THAT AND THEN EVEN MAYBE HOST ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE OR SOMETHING OVER THERE NOW THAT THE WEATHER'S GETTING NICER KIND OF BRING RESIDENTS TO THE TABLE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND. **[02:07:15] Mayor Tim Busse:** I THINK ALL OUR GOOD SUGGESTIONS AND I WOULD HOPE YOU KNOW UNDERSTANDING THAT A FIRE STATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NOISE WHEN TRUCKS ROLL IN THE I MEAN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY NOW AND AGAIN BUT I AGREE ISSUES OF LIGHTING ISSUES OF EXCESSIVE NOISE ISSUES OF JUST NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT SHOULD SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ADDRESSED BEFORE BEFORE WE GET FAR PAST OPENING YARDS. **[02:07:45] Councilmember D'Alessandro:** YEAH IT WAS IT WAS MOSTLY QUESTION OF OF WHAT WOULD BE LIKE THE ONGOING APPARENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR I WOULDN'T I DON'T THINK IT WAS THAT LONG BECAUSE THEY WERE CLEARING THE BRICK THERE WERE AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS TOO LOW THERE WERE CONSTANT NOISE RIGHT AND THAT WAS UNEXPECTED BY THE RESIDENTS AND SO WE'RE JUST NOT DOING OR NOT DOING A GREAT JOB OF OF NOTICING WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE THINGS OVER THERE AND GIVING PEOPLE LIKE A SENSE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE ONGOING KNOWN NOISE IMPACTS OR LIGHTING IMPACTS OR OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR EXAMPLE TO PUT MOTION DETECTORS ON THOSE LIGHTS SO THAT THEY GO OFF WHEN THEY'RE NOT NECESSARY IN THE STAIRWELLS AND YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING. THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE SURE WE CAN TELL PEOPLE BECAUSE I THINK WE PROBABLY KNOW WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN TELLING THEM. YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. **[02:08:45] Mayor Tim Busse:** GOOD SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NELSON . **[02:08:48] Councilmember Nelson:** YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO JUST THANK COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO FOR BRINGING UP 102ND STREET AND I KNOW THERE WERE CONCERNS AND IT IS IS ADJACENT TO MY DISTRICT I DON'T KNOW LIKE IT'S A IT'S THE END. YEAH. WHAT SIDE YOU'RE ON I GUESS AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE THAT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT THE CITY IS TAKING LIGHTLY THE CITY HAS PLANS AND IS WORKING ON LOOKING AT THAT INTERSECTION, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, STUDYING IT, LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE 102ND BETWEEN NORMANDALE AND FRANCE AND PLANNING FOR THAT AS A COUNCIL HAVE APPROVED SOME THINGS AND HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY THAT THEY ARE INTERIM STEPS AND NOT A FINAL SOLUTION TO THOSE ISSUES AND. I'D ALSO LIKE TO JUST MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THE CITY LOOKS AT THE CRASH DATA AND HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS AT 98 AND NORMANDALE WHICH HAS A LEVEL ON NEARLY FIVE TIMES AS MANY CRASHES AS THE 102ND AND FRANCE AVENUE AND HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS AT OLD SHAKOPEE AND XERXES WHICH HAS ALMOST FOUR TIMES AS MANY CRASHES SO I APPRECIATE OUR STAFF'S TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PRIORITY SPACES INCLUDING 102ND IN FRANCE BUT WE HAVE PUT THE CITY WHICH ARE LIMITED RESOURCES INTO PLACES THAT HAVE A HIGH CRASH RATE AND TO YOU KNOW CANDIDLY, I GET A LITTLE OFFENDED WHEN ANYONE IMPLIES THAT OUR STAFF IS IGNORING A PROBLEM AND I'M GOING TO STAND UP AND DEFEND THEM. IN ADDITION, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE RESPONSE TIME OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THAT WAS CALLED IN AS AN ACCIDENT INJURIES AND THEY RESPONDED NOT IN 10 MINUTES BUT IN 8 MINUTES FROM THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED AND I ASSUME AND THE CITY MANAGER CAN CAN CORRECT OR CLARIFY THIS BUT IF SOMEONE HAD CALLED THAT IN AS AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POLICE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLINA PARAMEDICS. IT WOULD BEEN OTHERS AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PRIORITY AS TO GET THERE IMMEDIATELY. AM I ACCURATE IN THAT? **[02:11:00] City Manager Zach Walker:** MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YES. **[02:11:04] Councilmember Nelson:** OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST I THINK THAT INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND AGAIN I DON'T LIKE THE CONNOTATIONS OF PEOPLE DISPARAGING STAFF OR POLICE OFFICERS IN TERMS OF THEIR RESPONSES AND IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. WE DO NOT HAVE UNLIMITED FUNDS. WE MAKE AN ACCIDENT FREE CITY. WE WILL THE PRIORITIES WE WILL DIRECT THE MONEY AS BEST WE CAN TO DEAL WITH THE BIGGEST SITUATIONS AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO THAT 102ND STREET THAT WHOLE CORRIDOR IS A PRIORITY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS BUT PLEASE DON'T DISPARAGE OUR STAFF. THANK YOU. **[02:11:42] Mayor Tim Busse:** THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WELL SAID COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. **[02:11:45] Councilmember Lowman:** QUICK THING TO ADD ONE MORE QUICK THING TO PUT THIS WAY I KNOW THAT YOU WERE PROBABLY ON COUNCIL WHEN THAT INTERSECTION CAME UP THE FIRST TIME YOU KNOW OF MANY TIMES AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY HAD MADE A DECISION TO GO IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION. SO IT'S SORT OF THE WAY THAT IT IS NOW GIVEN THOSE HISTORICAL DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE AT THAT POINT TIME. THE ONLY REASON I'M GOING TO MENTION I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF OUTLINING WHAT'S GOING ON THERE BUT I WANT TO JUST MENTION THAT ON TUESDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT THIS WHOLE CORRIDOR WITH OUR CITY ENGINEER AND AS A PART OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY PIECE AND SO JUST KNOW THERE'S YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T SEE IT NECESSARILY THERE'S WORK BEING DONE ALL ACROSS THE CITY KNOW AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE YOU KNOW EITHER YOU KNOW IN THE PAST OR IN THE PRESENT THE FOLKS MAY NOT SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT AND JUST JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS. THANK YOU. **[02:12:42] Councilmember Nelson:** SORRY ABOUT THAT AND LONG WE'D GO TONIGHT SO I'M TRYING TO WIN— SO NOW I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR ONE OTHER ITEM WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL OUR LISTENING SESSION WHICH I THINK IS ONE OF THE VERY GOOD EXAMPLES OF HOW WELL THE LISTENING SESSION IS WORKING AND THIS INDIVIDUAL WANTS TO SELL EGGS IN THE MORNING TO ME NEAR ME AND THERE'S SOME THINGS WITHIN WHAT WE DID WITH FOOD TRUCKS THAT THAT MAKE THAT PROBLEMATIC STAFF HAS ALREADY QUICKLY LOOKED AT IT AND THEN PUT IT INTO MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES UPDATES FOR OUR CONSIDERATION NOT FINAL APPROVAL UNTIL WE A LOOK AT IT AND SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER WHEN YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE BEFORE US BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING AT AN OPENING DATE AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE WON'T MEET THAT AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN THAT MIGHT BE THAT WE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. **[02:13:30] City Manager Zach Walker:** MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU WITH THEM. **[02:13:34] Councilmember Nelson:** OKAY, THAT'S FINE. AND PART OF THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS I THAT'S TOTALLY APPROPRIATE AND THERE ARE TWO PATHS YOU CAN SOMETIMES GET SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE TO STAFF AND THEY PUT IT INTO THE MISCELLANEOUS YOU CAN ALSO DO A BUSINESS AN INDIVIDUAL CAN DO A A PRIVATELY INITIATED THERE IS A COST TO THAT THEY COULD DO THAT TO EXPEDITE PROCESS IN A CERTAIN WAY AND GET IT GET IT HEARD BEFORE THAT. AND I JUST I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I'M I'M ONE THAT WAS LIKE I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND I SEE SOMETHING BUT LET'S JUST CHANGE THAT BUT LET'S FIX THAT . AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED FROM BEING ON COUNCIL AND WORKING IN A CITY IS THERE IS A REASON FOR THE THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE MAY MISS. I REMEMBER WE HAD BEFORE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WAS HERE WE HAD WE HAD THE WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER MR. COCHRAN WAS HERE TALKING ABOUT A TIME WHERE SOMEBODY CAME FORWARD AND HAD INFORMATION THAT CONFLICTED WITH SOME ENGINEER'S INFORMATION AND IT TURNED OUT THE RESIDENT WAS RIGHT AND THEY HAD TO REDO AND SO I LIKE THE PROCESS. I HATE THE SPEED OF IT BUT I LIKE THE PROCESS AND I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR GET IN THEIR BUSINESS, GO IN AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. SO AGAIN THANKS TO STAFF BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE LIKE WHY DON'T THEY JUST CHANGE IT? WHY DON'T THEY JUST DO IT THERE'S A REASON WHY WE DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE EVERYONE WOULD BE LINED UP HERE GOING HEY JUST CHANGE IT FOR ME. JUST DO THIS FOR ME, DO THAT FOR ME AND WE CAN'T WE CAN'T RUN A CITY THAT WAY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS BEING WORKED ON TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE LISTENING SESSION. MAYOR YOU'VE BROUGHT THIS UP SO MANY TIMES THAT LISTENING SESSION IS WORKING WAY BETTER THAN I HAD EVER IMAGINED IT WOULD WORK IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY ADDRESSING PEOPLE'S CONCERNS QUESTIONS. SO I WAS A BIT SKEPTICAL AND YOU GUYS WERE COMPLETELY RIGHT ON THAT SO GREEN THANK YOU. **[02:15:35] Mayor Tim Busse:** ANYTHING ELSE? I AM GOING TO FINISH WE ARE WE ARE NOW A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH OUT FROM SATURDAY MAY 20TH WHEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE AND IF IT'S THE PUBLIC WORKS HOUSE THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO RAIN ON MAY 20TH. BUT WE'LL HOPE NOT BECAUSE I THINK EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN TO THE PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE IT'S BEEN IN THE DRIVING RAINSTORM. I THINK IT HAS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AGAIN. IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN SATURDAY BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO GET IT THEIR CALENDAR NOW SATURDAY MAY 20TH IT'S LIKE 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. I BELIEVE FOOD TRUCKS THERE'LL BE ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF THE THE PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE IS A GREAT TIME ALWAYS IS SO PLEASE DO JOIN US GET IT ON YOUR CALENDARS NOW AND I'LL PLUG IT AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE TIMES NOW AND THEN AS WELL. COUNCIL IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR GOOD OF THE ORDER I WOULD ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS EVENING. **[02:16:30] Councilmember Nelson:** SO MOVED. **[02:16:31] Mayor Tim Busse:** BEFORE I GET FOR YOU WE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADJOURN NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PLEASE SIGNIFY SAYING I OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO WE ARE ADJOURNED THANK YOU ALL THANKS COUNSEL THE DISCUSSION THANKS TO THE STAFF CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS THIS EVENING AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO TUNED IN AND PARTICIPATED. WELL DONE. GOOD MEETING. THANKS.