. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME. I WILL CALL OUR BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS MONDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2026 AS OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL START OUR MEETING AS
WE ALWAYS DO IF YOU'RE ABLE PLEASE STAND REMOVE ANY HEAD COVERINGS AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANKS FOR EVERYBODY JOINING US IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TONIGHT. THANKS FOR EVERYBODY WATCHING ONLINE. WE ARE ACTUALLY AT FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON REMOTELY AND COUNCIL
MEMBER CARTER IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US AT THE MEETING TONIGHT SO WE'D HAVE A TOTAL OF SIX BUT FIVE IN THE CHAMBERS WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING HAVE TO DO ALL VOTES BY ROLL CALL VOTE
AND JUST WANTED TO PUT YOU ON ON NOTICE FOR THAT. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IN OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING UNDER ITEM TWO OUR INTRODUCTORY ITEMS WE ACTUALLY HAVE THREE
PROCLAMATIONS. ITEM 2.1 IS A PROCLAMATION FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK 2.2 IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK AND AND 2.3 IS A PROCLAMATION FOR
ARBOR DAY 2026. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE ITEM UNDER ITEM TWO THAT'S OUR 2026 PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORK PLAN THAT WILL BE ITEM 2.4 ON OUR CONSENT BUSINESS. WE'VE GOT 15 ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTSON HAS THE CONVENTION CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT ON UNDER FOUR HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS INCLUDING ONE PUBLIC HEARING
AND IN 4.1 IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER REVENUE BONDS AND ITEM 4.2 IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING THAT IS REGARDING OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2026
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN UNDER OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS I 5.1 IS A STUDY ITEM REGARDING CORNER LOT STANDARDS AND IN 5.2 WE'LL GET A PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE FROM CHIEF BOOKER T HODGES.
ITEM 5.3 WILL GET AN UPDATE ON A COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. THEY ARE AT 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND THEN WE'LL WRAP UP WITH OUR COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES COUNCIL ANYTHING
TO ADD OR ANY CORRECTIONS ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING AND LET'S HOPE WE GET THROUGH IT BEFORE THE STORMS COME ROLLING IN AND KNOCK THE POWER OUT AND I'M SURE CHIEF SEO WILL KEEP
US UP TO SPEED ON THAT. NO ADJUSTMENTS TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I WOULD MOVE THE AGENDA AS STATED MOTION IN THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS STATED NO FURTHER COUNCIL
DISCUSSION ON THIS IS WRITTEN NELSON OKAY D'ALESSANDRO I REVERSE LOWMAN ROBERT'S HI
MAYOR ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE HAVE AN AGENDA AND OUR FIRST THREE ITEMS ARE PROCLAMATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE MY WAY
DOWN TO THE PODIUM OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK WHICH IS APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS
WITH US WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN ME UP HERE, EVAN AND I SAYING THAT CORRECT EVAN NASS AND EMILIANO SANTIAGO, WILL YOU WHAT WE USUALLY DO WHY DON'T YOU COME ON UP AND JOIN ME
WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION? THE CAMERAS ARE UP THERE SO YOU GOT TO COME UP HERE AND STAND AND FACE THAT WAY SO AND AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU. SO COME ON UP.
COME ON BEHIND ME HERE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT . CITY OF BLOOMINGTON PROCLAMATION FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH 2026 WHEREAS
THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING AND ENHANCING SEVEN ENGAGEMENT AND HAS IDENTIFIED VOLUNTEERISM AS A PRIORITY TO MAKE BLOOMINGTON A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT THIS PAST
YEAR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAS APPRECIATED THE EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEERS TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT CITY SERVICES PROGRAMS AND SPACES VOLUNTEERS INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BLOOMINGTON BY HELPING TO KEEP THE
COMMUNITY SAFE, CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL, SUPPORTING THE ARTS, ASSISTING WITH SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMING, ADDRESSING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES AND SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY
OF BLOOMINGTON VOLUNTEERS CITY OF BLOOMINGTON VOLUNTEERS ARE A ROBUST GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 800 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES AND COME WITH UNIQUE TALENTS, SKILLS AND INTERESTS. AND.
WHEREAS, VOLUNTEER TOURISM IS A REINFORCING CYCLE. VOLUNTEERS ACQUIRE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIP UPS THAT LEAD TO EMPOWERMENT AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE IN CREATING COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY THRIVES
WHEN ITS MEMBERS SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS WELL-BEING, THE CITY APPLAUDS THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SERVICE GROUPS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS AND FAITH BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S MISSION. AND WE INVITE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR CALL TO SERVICE NOW THEREFORE I'M HERE. TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH THROUGH
THE 25TH 2026 AS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DATED THIS 13 DAY OF APRIL 2026. AND AS THE PROCLAMATION SAID I THINK WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE
ACTUALLY DO AS A CITY WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS. THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMING AND OUR DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND WITH ALL THAT'S GOING ON IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND IT'S INCREDIBLY APPRECIATED
AND VALUE AS WELL. AND AS I SAID, WE'VE GOT TWO OF OUR TEEN VOLUNTEERS HERE EVAN AND MOLLY. AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? HOW AM I SAYING MILLION OF THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME MILLION IT I'M GOING TO TURN
THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU TO LISTEN TO MYSELF. PLEASE. PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS LILIANA AND I'M A SUMMER ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
VOLUNTEER AT SMITH PARK. MY NAME IS EVAN CANALS AND I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER AT THE SUMMER ADVENTURE PROGRAM PARK AND I'M
ALSO AT SMITH PARK. NOW YOU HAD A PAPER THERE. I THOUGHT YOU HAD FULL REMARKS TO I DIDN'T READ ONE. OKAY. OKAY. WE ARE TWO OF THE WE ARE TWO
OF THE 16 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO A COMBINED TOTAL OF OVER 4000 HOURS OF SERVICE . HILLARY FEELS UH OKAY.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR 2026 SUMMER ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND AND CAMP COTA. TEEN VOLUNTEERS ARE AGED 13 OR ENTERING EIGHTH GRADE IN THE
FALL AND INFORMATION IS VIEWABLE BLM DOT EM AND SLASH VOLUNTEER AND THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MAY 15TH SO YOU SHOULD JOIN THAT IS UNSCRIPTED
. WHAT DO YOU BOTH LIKE MOST ABOUT DOING THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT YOU DO? OH I LIKE I LIKE INTERACTING WITH THE KIDS. I LIKE BEING THE BOSS FOR
ONCE. >> YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S PRETTY FUN AND PRETTY FUNNY SOMETIMES. SO I REALLY ENJOY HELPING LIKE
THE KIDS AND LIKE STAFF AND ALL THAT AND I ALSO LIKE MAKING NEW FRIENDS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS THERE SO I THINK IT'S KIND OF FUN TO ALSO LIKE YOU SAY LIKE HANG OUT WITH EVERYONE. WELL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND REPRESENTING THANKS FOR THE PLUG. LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS. WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND WHAT WE DO NOW WE OFFICIALLY HAVE THE PROCLAMATION. THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED THE
GRIP AND GRIN PORTION OF THE EVENING. SO WE STAND BACK HERE, GET OVER HERE. SO WE'RE AWAY FROM THE DESK OVER HERE. OVER HERE. WHY DON'T YOU HOLD THE
PROCLAMATION AND WE WILL GET YOU GUYS I DID SOMEBODY WAS ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH.
YEAH. I'M GOING TO GIVE IT REALLY? YEAH. THERE WE GO. GOOD.
LET'S THINK MAYBE. THANK YOU. AND HERE HERE'S YOUR DESCRIPTION. IT'S
NEXT UP IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. THAT'S APRIL 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH. I I KNOW WE'VE GOT CHIEF HODGES HERE. DO WE HAVE OR WE DO. I WASN'T SURE WE IT WAS KIND
OF TOUCH AND GO DEPENDING ON WHAT THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO BE DOING. SO YEAH, NOT A PROBLEM. COME ON UP HERE IF YOU COULD AND I AM GOING TO MAKE THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK APRIL 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH 2026.
YOU TOO DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF ME HERE. IT'S A BIG CROWD WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND. WHEREAS WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF FIRST RESPONDERS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND. WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND
FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. AND. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE THE
FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS BY MONITORING
THEIR ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. AND. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS
SUPPRESSION OF FREE FIRES AND CARE OF PATIENTS. AND. WHEREAS IN 2025 THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKED AS A TEAM TO HANDLE
128,021 PHONE CALLS AND ENTERED 18,798 COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH EVENTS. AND. WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE
PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB WHILE UPHOLDING THE DEPARTMENT'S CORE VALUE OF RESPECT DEMONSTRATED THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE AND HONEST SERVICE. NOW THEREFORE I TIM BUCKLEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA DO
HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH 2026 TO BE NATIONAL SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS
SAFE. DATE OF THE 13TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 I'M GOING TO READ THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THEM. THE NUMBER OF CALLS 128,021 PHONE CALLS AND ENTERING
IN 80,798 COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH OF DEATHS. YOU FOLKS ARE BUSY AND DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK AND A LOT OF GREAT WORK SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I WILL LET YOU TO FIGHT OVER
WHO GETS THE MICROPHONE. I ASKED. I WROTE A LITTLE SOMETHING. MY NAME IS KATRINA TRUDEAU. I AM THE TRAINING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR FOR OUR DISPATCH CENTER.
IT'S A VERY LONG FANCY NAME. I BASICALLY TRAIN AND ALL OF OUR NEW DISPATCHERS AND I DO CONTINUING EDUCATION AS WELL AS RUN OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM. SO ON BEHALF OF OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY TELE COMMUNICATORS WE ALSO CALL THEM CITIES WHICH IS WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY THE REST OF THE TIME I WOULD SINCERELY LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT WORK
THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY. OUR CITIES ARE THE CALM VOICE IN THE CHAOS, THE STEADY PRESENCE IN SOMEONE'S WORST MOMENT AND THE UNSEEN CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE IN NEED AND THE HELP THAT IS ON THE WAY THEIR DEDICATION,
COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM AND SERVICE OFTEN HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES AND MOSTLY UNSEEN. BUT THE IMPACT THEY MAKE IS FELT THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE TEAM WE HAVE SERVING THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU .
AND I THINK YOU KNOW AND I WOULD ECHO THAT WE'RE ALSO VERY THANKFUL AND VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AS WELL. AND AND I KNOW OUR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH SO ALL RIGHT. NOW THE GRIPPING GREETING PART OF THE EVENING SO I GUESS I'LL JUST WE JUST YEAH, YOU ACTUALLY DO THE REAL WORK. YEAH. AND KNOW ONE THING THAT I GOT
THAT PRETTY SURE TO USUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO. SO CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU
SO VERY MUCH . AND OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS FOR ARBOR DAY WHICH IS APRIL 24TH, 2026. JUSTIN JACOBSON IS HERE
WHENEVER WE TALK TREES, DUSTIN IS HERE WITH US, A CITY OF BLOOMINGTON PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY 22ND APRIL 24TH, 2026. WHEREAS ARBOR DAY PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES AND FORESTS TO OUR ECONOMY, CULTURE, HISTORY AND FUTURE OF OUR STATE. AND. WHEREAS TREES ARE OF GREAT VALUE AS THEY PROVIDE CLEAN
AIR AND WATER SHADE AND ENERGY SAVINGS WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WOOD PRODUCTS AND JOBS WHILE ALSO CAPTURING AND STORING CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE THEREBY OFFSETTING GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS. AND. WHEREAS, PROPERTY PLANTING AND CARING FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF TREES MAKES COMMUNITY FORESTS MORE RESILIENT BY MINIMIZING THE IMPACTS OF DISEASES, INSECTS AND OTHER
STRESSORS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROVIDING LONG TERM COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. AND. WHEREAS, THOUGHTFULLY CHOOSING PLANTING AND CARING FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF TREES NOW
SUPPORTS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES INTO THE FUTURE. NOW THEREFORE I, MAYOR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2026 AS ARBOR DAY AND THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON DATED THE 13TH
DAY OF APRIL 2026. SO WE HAVE SEEN IT PRETTY DRAMATICALLY THE IMPORTANCE OF A DIVERSITY OF SPECIES HERE IN WELL HERE AND EVERYWHERE IN YOUR FOREST AND YOUR URBAN FOREST.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT? AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A DIVERSE MIX, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF TREES? YEAH. SO THAT'S A QUESTION THAT COMES UP QUITE A BIT IN TERMS
OF LIKE WHAT SPECIES TO PLANT. WELL THE BIG THING NOW IS OBVIOUSLY WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPANDED PALETTE. WE'VE KIND OF GOT THE TRIED AND TRUE OF THE NATIVES THAT
ARE MOST BENEFICIAL TO INSECTS AROUND US SO WE TRY TO STICK WITH A LOT OF THOSE BUT NOW WE CAN SORT OF ENTER INTO SOME OF THE FUN ONES WITH THE ZONE FIVE STUFF.
USDA HAS MADE IT OFFICIAL SO SO WE HAVE SOME OF THE STUFF OUT THERE LIKE EVEN PANS AND HICKORIES STUFF THAT TRADITIONALLY GOES IN A LITTLE
MORE SOUTHERN NEIGHBORHOODS AND STUFF BUT IS SURVIVING AND THRIVING UP HERE VERY GOOD. VERY COOL. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THAT FAR. YEAH. YES. I MEAN THEY DON'T GROW QUITE
AS WELL AS THEY DO YOU DON'T ORANGE GROVES YET? NO NO NOT YET. YEAH YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING THEM INSIDE FOR ONE YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP OUR OUR FOREST
LOOKING GOOD HERE IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GET A PICTURE HERE ONE
THANK YOU MUCH THANK YOU MUCH FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE FOR THOSE PROCLAMATIONS I WAS LIKE STARTING OUR MEETINGS OUT WITH PROCLAMATIONS AND GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND HEARING ABOUT ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT GOES ON IN ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT SECTORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FINAL FINAL ITEM UNDER 2.4 IS THERE ARE 2026 PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORK PLAN. BUT FIRST COUNCILMEMBER
DALLESSANDRO HAS A QUESTION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT BECAUSE OF WE TALKED ABOUT VOLUNTEER WEEK. DON'T FORGET IF YOU WERE ARE IF YOUR VOLUNTEER THERE'S AN APPRECIATION EVENT ON APRIL 22ND HERE WE SHOULD I KNOW THERE'S NORMALLY LIKE AT THE
END BUT SINCE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS I THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD INVITE THEM PUBLICLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT WE CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE BUT APRIL 22ND HERE IN CIVIC PLAZA A VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION I
THINK IS LIKE 430 TO 6 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THAT RIGHT? BUT LIKE PLEASE COME IF YOU VOLUNTEER FOR US. 437 THANKS JACKIE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO JACKIE BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE WE WANT TO CONTINUE AT THE END
OF VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP US OUT. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, FOR KIND OF YOU FOR THAT PLUG GOOD JOB BRINGING THAT BACK SO WE MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WHO DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION GETS SOME RECOGNITION.
SO THANKS MUCH. NOW I WILL CALL ITEM 2.4 OUR WORK PLAN OF THE FOR 2026 OF THE PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. WE'VE GOT LEAH HE WAS OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RYAN LOGAN, THE CHAIR OF THE
PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ALSO KNOWN AS THE PARK. ISN'T THAT GREAT HOW IT WORKS OUT IN TERMS OF THE PHONETICALLY FOR US? GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO LET YOU ALL SEE THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. BASICALLY RYAN IS GOING TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION AND HE'S GOING TO GO OVER THE KEY 2025
PARK WORK PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH MENTS TELL YOU ABOUT THE CONNECTION OF THE PARK WORK PLAN TO THE CITY'S BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN INTRODUCE THE 2026 PARK COMMISSION WORK PLAN
INITIATIVES THERE WILL BE TIME AT THE END FOR QUESTIONS AND THERE IS A REQUEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ON APPROVAL OF THE 2026 PARK WORK PLAN AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION. SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO
TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO RYAN LOKEN WHO IS CHAIR OF THE PARK COMMISSION. MR. CHAIR, GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS SO START WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON MISSION WHICH I BET YOU ALL CAN RECITE IN YOUR SLEEP. OUR MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE AN ENDURING AND REMARKABLE COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE. THE PARKS AND RECREATION WORK
PLAN INITIATIVES CONNECTS THE CITY TO CONNECTS TO THE CITY BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN WAS
DEVELOPED WITH EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WAS ADOPTED IN 2021 BY CITY COUNCIL. THE PARK SYSTEM'S PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN. IT'S GOING TO BE A MOUTHFUL IS
A ROADMAP FOR PLANNING AND COMPLETING PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND GUIDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TO ENSURE THE PARK SYSTEM SERVES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. THE PSP PROCEEDS PROCESS
INCORPORATES LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION TRENDS COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS FACILITY NEEDS CURRENT AND FUTURE PROGRAMING NEEDS MAINTENANCE LONG TERM
SUSTAINABILITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS BEGAN WITH BIT THE EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2019 AND JUNE 2021 WHICH INCLUDED A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, LISTENING SESSIONS, CONVERSATIONS WITH
RESIDENTS AND STAFF AND ONLINE INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT VIA A PROJECT BOOM IN THE CITIES. LET'S TALK LEAMINGTON SITE HAS SHAPED THE FINAL PLAN THROUGH THROUGH THE PSP STUDIES AND ANALYSIS WE LEARNED THE
FOLLOWING OUR PARKS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OUR PARKS HAVE OUTDATED AMENITIES. OUR PARKS DO NOT MATCH THE CURRENT RESIDENTS DEMOGRAPHICS AND RECREATION NEEDS AND NEW
FACILITIES AND AMENITIES ARE NEEDED FOR CURRENT RESIDENTS AND TO ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS. IN THE END THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN IS THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE DECISION MAKING PROGRAM PLANNING, BUDGETING
AND PARK SYSTEM INVESTMENTS. THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE SO THERE YOU GO. OH YEAH. >> AS WE REFLECT ON 2025 WE WANT TO SINCERELY THANK CITY
LEADERS LEADERSHIP AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS WORK POSSIBLE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND OUR PARK SYSTEM ARE MAKING MEANINGFUL LASTING IMPACTS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND REGION.
TOGETHER WE ARE HELPING TO CULTIVATE A VIBRANT, ENDURING AND WELCOMING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, WORK AND GATHER THE SO FOR 2025 WE WE HAVE THE THREE BLOOMINGTON
FORWARD PROJECTS AND SO THE FIRST ONE THE BLOOMINGTON ICE GARDEN MODERNIZATION IT CLOSED IN MID-MARCH 2025 AND REOPENED FOR THE SKATE SEASON OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.
THAT'S ONE FULL OFFSEASON OF SKATING AND RENOVATION IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WITH JUST A FEW PUNCH AND PUNCH LIST ITEMS REMAINING TO BE DONE. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND
WELLNESS CENTER WORK INCLUDED SITE WORK INCLUDING SOIL BORING CREEK SIDE ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION GREEN FINANCING RESEARCH WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION, THE TRAFFIC STUDY NINE MILE CREEK
WATERSHED DISTRICT DRC HENNEPIN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WORK AND OTHER PERMITTING PROCESS AT AND 2025 PROJECT PHASES INCLUDED THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN THROUGH 100% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THE
NINE MILE CREEK CORRIDOR RENEWAL TREE WORK REMOVAL WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH. AS MOST OF YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE, WORKING ON MEMORIAL BENCH REPLACEMENTS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS,
HARRISON PARK AND VETERANS MEMORIAL CAN'T CONTRACT FOR WORK IS IN PLACE AND 100% OVERVIEW PLAN MOVING TOWARDS FINAL DESIGN HAPPENED EARLIER
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WE DID STARTED THE PROCESS FOR NAMING RIGHTS AND SPONSORSHIPS. WE CONTRACTED WITH THE SUPERLATIVE GROUP THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS TWO BIG PARKS PROJECTS WERE
COMPLETED IN 2025. BRYANT PARK IS THE CITY'S FIRST INCLUSIVE, ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. THE UPDATE OF THE COURTS AND FIELDS AND IT HAS THE FIRST NET ZERO BUILDING
IN BLOOMINGTON AND BY BIKE SKILLS PARK WHICH IS THE FIRST SPECIALIZED ALL WHEELS PARK IN BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS BUSINESS ANALYSIS COMPLETED PHASE ONE WORK
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND WE WILL PRESENT THE SITUATION ANALYSIS EARLIER IN THE SUMMER . THE SIDEWALK PLOWING REDUCTION PROJECT STAFF PRESENTED THREE OPTIONS FOR REDUCTION
OF SIDEWALK PLOWING INTO PARK COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. BASED ON THOSE THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED DISCUSSION FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE CHANGES AND THE URBAN FORESTRY MASTER PLANS TREE INVENTORY AND
ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR AND WE'RE WORKING ON POLICY AREAS INCLUDING RIGHT AWAY BOULEVARD TREES, PRIVATE PROPERTY TREES AND OVERALL TREE REMOVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DRAFT URBAN
FORESTRY PLAN REVIEW PRESENTATION WILL BE IN COUNCIL EARLY EARLY SUMMER SO AND SHORTLY FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN
AND SO PARK HAS A FEW ANNUAL WORK ANNUAL INITIATIVES THAT OCCUR EVERY YEAR AS THIS ANNUAL AND THOSE INVOLVEMENTS
INCLUDE REVIEWING INITIATIVES AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN INITIATIVES INCLUDE SPECIFIC PARK PLANNING
PROJECTS AS GUIDED BY THE PARKS AS THE MASTER PLAN AND THE ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET AND FEES REVIEW THE TEN YEAR CIP REVIEW ANNUAL ARTS SUPPORTS GRANTS
THAT INCLUDES A PARK COMMISSIONER PARTICIPATING AS AN APPLICATION REVIEW PANELIST JOINT PROJECTS WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND AN EXAMPLE OF JOINT WORK IS
DISCUSSIONS ON SOLAR, SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL AND LEED CERTIFICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND OTHER PARK SHELTER BUILDINGS. AND AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2026
WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF COMING UP HERE SO WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE BLOOMINGTON FORWARD PROGRESS PROJECTS. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER IS CURRENTLY IN ITS CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
IT'S LOOKING GREAT. THE PARK WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE UPDATES AS THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD AND THEN THE NINE MILE CREEK CORRIDOR RENEWAL IS JUST ENTERING CONSTRUCTION YEAR SO WE'LL
CONTINUE WITH THAT. THE NAMIN RIGHTS AND SPONSORSHIPS PARK WILL RECEIVE UPDATES SURROUNDING THE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SUPERLATIVE GROUP AND POTENTIAL NAMING PARTNERS AT THIS TIME NAMING AND SPONSORSHIP EFFORTS ARE
FOCUSED ON THE BLOOMINGTON ICE GARDEN AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, THE URBAN FORESTRY MASTER PLAN. THE COMMISSION HAS REVIEWED RIGHT AWAY AND PRIVATE TREE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
DISCUSSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL REVIEW THE FINAL DRAFT PLAN. THE ART CENTER BUSINESS ANALYSIS STUDY PARK WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE UPDATES, REQUESTS FOR FEEDBACK AND REQUESTS FOR APPROVALS RELATED
TO BCA'S FACILITY WIDE STUDY A REPORT TO REPRESENTATIVES OF PARK WILL BE WORKING MORE CLOSELY WITH WHAT MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ON THE REMAINING STEPS INVOLVED AND THE STUDY IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED
IN 2026. THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN UPDATE PARK WILL WORK WITH STAFF ON A HALFWAY POINT UPDATE OF THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN FOCUSING ON WHAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WHAT IS
STILL UPCOMING. THIS WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON FUTURE ITEMS SUCH AS THE RATE SIZING OF PLAYGROUNDS AND COURTS WITHIN THE CITY COURT PUBLIC ART PROJECT REVIEW PANEL THREE
PARK MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE POND DAKOTA MISSION PARK SCULPTURE SELECTION PANEL. THIS PANEL WILL SELECT AN ARTIST TO CREATE A SITE SPECIFIC SCULPTURE THAT WILL REFLECT THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND VALUES OF THE DAKOTA PEOPLE AND THE YOUTH SPORTS
STUDY. TWO PARK MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YOUTH SPORTS STUDY. THE STUDY WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON FACILITY NEEDS, SCHEDULING AND PRIORITIZATION
OF USERS AND USERS AND A FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STRUCTURE THAT IS EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE WHILE PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR LONG TERM MAINTENANCE AND THE DOLPH
DEWAN GOLF COURSE PRE DESIGN WORK PURCHASE IT WILL PARTICIPATE AS STAKEHOLDERS IN PRE DESIGN ENGAGEMENT AND DESIGN PHASE UPDATES AND FEEDBACK. THE PARK COMMISSION AND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2025 COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SUPPORT OF PARKS PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME WE'D BE
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBERS MAY HAVE. THE PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION REQUESTS A MOTION TO ADOPT THE 2026 PARK ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORK PLAN. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK THAT WENT ON OVER THE PAST YEAR AND AND YOUR PLAN FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS OF CHAIR LOOKING COUNCILMEMBER
DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THANKS FOR THIS. WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE 26 PLAN REALLY QUICKLY? I JUST WANTED TO GET A LITTLE
BIT MORE DETAIL SO REALLY QUICKLY MY UNDERSTANDING ON THE NAMING RIGHTS AND SPONSORSHIP STUFF IS THAT WE ARE WE ACTUALLY I KNOW I REMEMBER WE PASSED WE APPROVED
GETTING SOME SUPPORT ON THAT ALREADY. SO THAT'S ACTIVE. WHAT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WILL COME BACK IN 2026 LIKE DECISIONS ONHE ACTUAL LIKE AWARDS OR WHAT SPECIFICALLY
ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING TO BE INVOLVED IN? THANK FOR THE QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER DELLA SANDRA THERE ARE THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING AT ONCE SO THEY HAVE A LONG LIST OF POTENTIAL COMPANIES,
INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON THAT I THINK THEY ARE IN CONVERSATION WITH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SUPERLATIVE EXPLAIN TO US IS YOU KIND OF GO FOR THE BIGGER
SPONSORSHIPS FIRST AND THEN AS YOU ENGAGE WITH SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS YOU CAN FIGURE OUT MAYBE WHERE SOME OF THOSE OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT FALL INTO MAYBE SMALLER SPONSORSHIPS AND SO THEY'RE
IN CONVERSATION WITH ONE COMPANY IN PARTICULAR THAT ARE PRETTY EXCITING. WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE NOTHING'S WRITTEN WRITTEN IN STONE BUT WE HAVE SOME INTEREST FOR THE ICE
GARDEN AND SO THEY ARE IN CONVERSATION WITH THAT RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON BOTH SIDES, WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS CAN BE AND WHAT THAT TIMELINE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. BUT THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS THEY
WORK THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND POTENTIALLY EVEN BEYOND AND WE'LL SLOWLY WORK THROUGH WITHIN THE THE ICE GARDEN FIRST AND FOREMOST BECAUSE
IT'S ACTUALLY A FACILITY YOU CAN WALK PEOPLE THROUGH. IT'S EASIER TO KIND OF SELL A SPACE IF PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY VISIT THAT SPACE AND ENGAGE WITH IT AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW IT WORKS ON BOTH SIDES. BUT MOST CERTAINLY THE
COMMUNY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER AS THAT SPACE STARTS TO FORMULATE ITSELF. SO IT'S SEVERAL SIMULTANEOUS THINGS CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED BUT HAVEN'T REALLY NECESSARILY
PICKED ONE SPECIFIC LOCATION OR PLACE OR AMOUNT IN ADDITION TO ONE CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW THAT HAS HAS GONE A LITTLE BIT BEYOND THAT AND WE'RE NOW KIND OF NEGOTIATING WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
SURE. IS THAT ANSWER YOUR YOU OVER ANSWERED THE QUESTION IN A GOOD WAY AND WHAT I MEANT SPECIFICALLY WAS WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE PARK COMMISSION IN THE DIS ANY DECISION MAKING AROUND THAT WAS MORE MY QUESTION BUT THAT WAS VERY
HELPFUL TO GET CONTEXT. THANK YOU FOR THAT SECOND QUESTION YOU'RE EVALUATING THE QUESTION THAT OR ANSWER I GIVE YOU IT'S GOING TO DEPEND I THINK ON WHAT THE WHAT THE THE
POTENTIAL IS THERE. I MEAN IF IT'S IF IT'S A GRAND NAMING, THEN THERE'S CERTAINLY WILL BE EDUCATED ON WHAT THAT PROCESS WILL LIKELY BE. BUT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ANY SORT OF DECISION ON WHAT
THAT MIGHT BE BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY OPERATIONAL COSTS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE COUNCIL WOULD LIKELY WEIGH IN ON. THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE A LOT OF EDUCATION SO AS THESE THINGS ARE FORMULATED THEY WILL BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND BE MADE AWARE
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL BE HELPING PICK AND CHOOSE SORT OF WHAT THINGS MIGHT HAPPEN WITHIN ANY SPACE OR WITH ANY PARK. I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW BUT THAT WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN THEY COME THERE BUT THERE WILL
DEFINITELY BE PART OF THE OVERALL CONVERSATION. BUT DECISION MAKING MIGHT LIE MOSTLY WITH COUNCIL. YEAH I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO BE GETTING A SLATE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PARK COMMISSION IN IN CONCERT TO THAT OR NOT.
SO YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION MAUREEN'S INFORMATIONAL AND LIKE YOU KNOW KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP KIND OF THING. OKAY GREAT. SECOND QUESTION REALLY QUICKLY REGARDING THE MASTER PARKS
MASTER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN THAT IS RELATED TO THE CIP REVIEW IN A WAY, RIGHT? AND SO I ARE WE GOING TO SEE THEM COME BACK TO KIND OF IN TOGETHER THEN YOU KNOW, GIVEN
THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO PUT WHATEVER IS NEXT ON THE SIP OR WHATEVER'S NEXT ON THE MASTER PLAN PROBABLY HAS A SIP COMPONENT TO IT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THOSE IN PARALLEL OR ARE WE GOING TO SEE THEM COME BACK
LIKE IS PART OF YOUR WORK PLAN? ARE THEY GOING TO COME BACK SEPARATELY OR HOW HOW DO YOU WHEN ARE WE WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THAT? IS IT GOING TO COME SEPARATELY AS A PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN QUESTION OR IS IT GOING TO COME BACK AS HEY, BY THE WAY
WHEN WE'RE TALKING SIP LATER THIS YEAR HERE'S THE STUFF. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I AM GOING TO PHONE A FRIEND SHE'S COMING THERE SHE HAS
MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER DALE SANDRA THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. WE ARE JUST KICKING OFF A PLAN FOR THAT MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE MASTER PLAN. IT IS OUR INTENTION IN THIS
YEAR TO SOMEWHAT SYNCHRONIZE OUR CIP PLANNING AND HOW WE LOOK TO PLAN FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN THE PARK SO THEY ARE RELATED AND THE HOPE
IS TO SOMEWHAT SYNCHRONIZE THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR. OKAY. THANKS. YEAH, RIGHT ON TO FRANK TO FRIENDS AGAIN I KNOW AND HERE IN COUNCIL OUR NORMAL CIP
PROCESS IS DURING THE BROAD TIME FRAME OF MAY THROUGH THE END OF JULY ALL THE PROJECTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AND THEN WE CUT THEM OFF UNLESS SOMETHING
REALLY URGENT POPS UP AND THEN WE PROVIDE A REPORT TO COUNCIL ON THE UPDATED CFP IN OCTOBER . THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS NOVEMBER AND WE BUILD BE BACK BY COUNCIL THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER. OKAY.
SO ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING FORWARD QUICKLY THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU TO KNOW TO COORDINATE SO WE SEE IT IN THAT TIME WINDOW THEN. OKAY, VERY GOOD. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MARY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOLKS. COUNCIL MEMBER LEHMAN THANK YOU, MAYOR. ONE REALLY TOUGH QUESTION FOR YOU, VICE CHAIR SAW A LOT OF STUFF TONIGHT. WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT BEING
ON THE PARKS COMMISSION AND WHAT'S WHAT'S INTERESTING WHAT GOT YOU INTERESTED IN THIS OR TAKE WHATEVER QUESTION YOU WANT TO ANSWER ON IT? I JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT THIS WORK YOU DO.
I SO I WAS BORN RAISED IN BLOOMINGTON SO THE PARKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF HOURS IN THEM AND WITH MY KIDS GROWING UP I WAS CO-FOUNDER
OF TIDE POD AND WE USE THE PARKS HEAVILY. I WOULD SAY WE WERE POWER USERS AND SO I KNOW HIM VERY WELL AND I KNOW THEIR DEFICIENCIES AND I KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS AND I JUST I FIGURED
WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE I'D BE A GOOD ASSET FOR THE PARK COMMISSION AND IT JUST AND THEN I GOT ON AND THE BREADTH OF STUFF THAT PARKS AND REC IS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IS HUGE AND SO IT'S REALLY COOL
TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE URBAN FORESTRY, BIG COMMUNITY CENTER, ALL THESE DIFFERENT FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE PARKS THEMSELVES.
SO YEAH. COUNCIL ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? IF NOT COUNCIL I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 2026 WORK PLAN SO
MOVED SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTSON TO APPROVE THE PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION COMMISSION PARK 2026 WORK PLAN NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS IS
WRITTEN NELSON I OH SANDRA I RIVAS I LOMAS ROBERTSON I MAYOR I SEE MY MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND PLEASE SHARE OUR
THANKS WITH THE REST OF THE THE COMMISSION MEMBERS AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH BLOOMINGTON LOVES THEIR PARKS AND HOW IMPORTANT PARKS ARE TO EVERYONE. YOU MENTIONED IT WHETHER IT'S RAISING A FAMILY OR NOW TAKING
OPPORTUNITIES ONCE YOUR KIDS ARE MAYBE GROWN PAST THE PARKS THERE'S THERE'S JUST SO MUCH GOING ON IN OUR PARKS AND THEY'RE JUST SO IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR CARE AND FEEDING OF OUR PARK AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR
THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I'M THREE ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT COUNCIL IS OUR CONSENT BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTSON HAS TONIGHT'S
CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTSON THANK YOU MAYOR YES SO I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANYONE WANTING TO HOLD ANYTHING IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THERE'S NOTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HOLD. OKAY, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT THEN I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 3.1 THROUGH 3.15
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTS AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S CONSENT BUSINESS. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS IS RIGHT ALLISON I
D'ALESSANDRO I REVERSE MR. ROBERTSON I HEREBY SEE I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTSON FOR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA MOVING ON TO ITEM FOR OUR HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND
ORDINANCES ITEM 4.1 IS A RESOLUTION THIS ONE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026 SEE AS LAURIE ECONOMY
SURE IS BACK FROM THE PHONE CALL AND NOW SHE'S WELL ACTUALLY LEAD US THROUGH THIS ONE GOOD EVENING WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND UNCIL ITEM BEFORE YOU IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE
ISSUANCE OF THE PROJECT AND FUNDING FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL SANITARY LINE AND SO PROJECT OVERVIEW KIND OF TELLS YOU WHERE THE SANITARY LINE IS AND
IT IS THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE SANITARY SEWER FLOWS EXPECTED TO BE GENERATED BY HIGHER DENSITY REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDING HOUSING IN THE PANAMERICAN DISTRICT ADJACENT
TO THE ORANGE LINE ON I-35W AND FOR 94 DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN THIS DISTRICT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE CITY AND REGION GOALS AND SO
AUTHORIZATION IS THIS EVENING WE'LL HAVE OUR CREDIT RATING INFORMATION GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND WE SHOULD HAVE OUR RATING BY THEN AND THEN JUST OVER A
MONTH FROM NOW WE WOULD HAVE THE SALE AT 10:00 ON THE MORNING OF THE 18TH AND THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT ITEM BACK TO THE COUNCIL THAT EVENING WITH THE RESULTS OF THE SALE. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER WE GET THE BOND PROCEEDS AND THEN
WE START FUNDING THE PROJECT. CURRENTLY WE ARE LOOKING AT A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING OF 24,000,006 30 THE PROJECT COST IS JUST UNDER 26 MILLION
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE A PREMIUM IS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING RIGHT NOW WITH A TICK INTEREST COST OF 3.79 HOPEFULLY DEPENDING ON THE MARKETS WE'RE LESS THAN THAT
BUT MARKETS ARE PRETTY CRAZY RIGHT NOW AND SO BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF THE BONDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A TWO PRONGED QUESTION ONE FOR YOU AND I THINK ONE FOR MR. WALKER. I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT ASKS OUT BOTH AT THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP US OUT WITH THIS. HOW DOES THE TIMELINE THAT
YOU'VE JUST LAID OUT HOW DOES THAT WORK CONSIDERING THE QUESTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING? AND THEN MR. WALKER, DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES ON WHAT THE POSSIBILITY OF FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING MIGHT BE WITHIN
THE BOND DOCUMENTS WE'RE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION SO I'M SURE FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD THE STATE PROVIDE US WITH $2 MILLION THE SAME DAY
AND GENERALLY I'VE HEARD THE STATE BONDING BILL IS LIKE THE DESERT AFTER THEY FINISH THEIR PROJECTS AND GET EVERYTHING DONE. SO IT'S THE LAST THING AND WE'RE SELLING THE BONDS ON THE
LAST DAY OF SESSION. SO SHOULD WE GET SAY $2 MILLION WE WOULD STILL ISSUE THIS AMOUNT AND WE WOULD STILL SPEND THAT $2 MILLION ON THIS PROJECT BUT THEN WE WOULD TAKE
2 MILLION FROM IT AND USE IT ON OTHERS WHO ARE RELATED PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE ENOUGH IN THEIR ACTIVITIES TO DO THAT AND THERE'S NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR BOND ATTORNEY ON THAT PARTICULAR
ITEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TOOK CARE OF ANY RELATED ITEMS . I APPRECIATE THAT. MR. WALKER YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS MS.. ECONOMY SCHOLER SAID AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE UPDATES WE'VE
BEEN GIVEN IS THAT THE BONDING BILL WOULD PROBABLY BE USED FOR LEVERAGE ON OTHER LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. SO I BELIEVE I HEARD THAT IS REFERRED TO AS ICING ON THE CAKE LAST WEEK SO IT'LL PROBABLY BE RIGHT UP AT THE
END OF MAY WHEN WE KNOW SOMETHING IF WE HAVE OUR REQUEST UP THERE AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION HAS RECOMMENDED THIS PROJECT AT THE FULL
AMOUNT WE REQUESTED TO BE INCLUDED IN A APPROPRIATIONS BILL WHICH WAS SENT TO THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. OF COURSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE IT THROUGH BOTH CHAMBERS BUT WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE THAT
WE MADE OUR INITIAL CUT AT THE FULL AMOUNT REQUESTED. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. REAL QUICK QUESTION. I NEVER GET THIS RIGHT SO I
FIGURED I'D ASK AT THE BEGINNING SO THE 20 I'M LOOKING THANK YOU FOR MY BUDGET BOOK. IT'S MY FAVORITE I'M SO THE DEBT THAT WE'RE IN THE 2026 BUDGET DOES THAT INCLUDE
PROCEEDS ON THIS OR IS THIS BECAUSE IT'S BEING SOLD THIS YEAR WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE IN THE FUTURE BUDGET CYCLES I'VE JUST FORGOTTEN HOW THAT WORKS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN THIS
PARTICULAR BOND ISSUE WE ARE USING THE WASTEWATER FUND TO FUND IT. I MEAN IT WILL HAVE A GO AND THE PLEDGE OF THAT BUT THE FUNDING SOURCE WILL BE THE WASTEWATER FUND. WE'VE ALREADY GOT RATES
PLANNED FOR THAT AND THE CHARGES WILL ALL GO THERE. OKAY. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM BUT IT WILL BE FUNDED AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THOSE RATES AS WE DO THE UTILITY FUND RATES IN THE FALL. OKAY.
THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL HEARING NO QUESTIONS. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM 4.1 THIS EVENING. COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON SO MOVED OH, EXCUSE ME THAT I WAS
SO CLOSE TO GETTING IT RIGHT I MOVED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026 SEE IN THE PROPOSED
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 24,630,002ND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTS AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER REVENUE BOND SERIES 2026
SEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $24.63 MILLION NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS MISS RIGHT NELSON D'ALESSANDRO I REVERSE
BY ROBERTSON I HEREBY SEE MY MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND 4.2 TONIGHT COUNCIL IS OUR ONLY PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. MR. PALERMO OUR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR IS HERE THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. LET ME GET MY PRESENTATION FOR THE PERFECT SO AS YOU MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT THE 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OR CDBG. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IS ANNUAL FUNDING THAT WE GET
FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU RECALL LAST YEAR WE APPROVED OUR FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN SO THAT WAS A BIG EFFORT
TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE NEEDS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT GOALS WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER FIVE YEARS WITH THIS FUNDING. ANNUALLY WE ADOPT AN ACTION
PLAN THAT THEN IDENTIFIES WHAT WE'LL SPEND IN THAT PARTICULAR YEAR. SO THE FIVE YEAR PLAN TO ADDRESS KIND OF BROADER GOALS, BROADER NEEDS AND THEN EACH YEAR WE KIND OF IDENTIFY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND WHAT
WE ANTICIPATE FUNDING AND AS YOU'LL NOTICE A LITTLE SLIGHT CHANGE FROM THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE PACKET JUST OVER THE WEEKEND WE WERE AWARDED AN ACTUAL AMOUNT SO WE HAD AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 465,000 WHICH IS
WHAT WE WERE AWARDED THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN 2025. BUT THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE $477,190. SO THAT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED
IN THIS PRESENTATION IN THE BUDGET BUT YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE LAST YEAR WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF CARRYOVER FUNDING TO UTILIZE BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND
JUST GETTING ACCESS TO SYSTEMS THAT WE NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND NEW GUIDANCE FROM HUD THAT HAS THEIR LEARNING ON THE FLY AS WELL AND TRYING TO PUT THINGS OUT. SO IT REALLY SLOWED DOWN FUNDING FOR THE FIRST PART
OF THE YEAR. SO WE CARRY OVER THOSE FUNDS AND UTILIZE IN THE NEXT YEAR AND YOU'LL SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET. SO JUST TO KIND OF GO OVER THAT FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOALS THAT WE WILL BE
ADDRESSING, HOMEOWNER REHAB IS A BIG ONE IS ONE WE FUNDED FOR A LONG TIME AND WILL CONTINUE LIKELY TO FUND PUBLIC SERVICES AS THESE ARE PRETTY BROAD BUT
THERE ARE SERVICES THAT GO DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE SO WE DO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ULD PROPOSE ON THAT BUT THEIR DIRECT SERVICES THESE
ARE ALL INTENDED FOR LOW OR MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS. THAT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE FUNDING AND SO ITEMS THAT WE FUNDED IN THE PAST FOR SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES WHERE WE
THEY DO ASSISTANCE WITH SENIORS WHO ARE AGING IN PLACE IN THEIR HOME AND THEY CAN DO CHORES AND LIGHT MAINTENANCE. WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT FUNDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER
ITEMS SO WE HAVE AN RFP OUT CURRENTLY FOR THAT. WE HAVE DEVELOPED HOMES FOR HOME OWNERSHIP. THAT'S A GOOD RESOURCE FOR DOING THAT. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH WEST
HENNEPIN COUNTY LAND TRUST AND ARE HOMES WITHIN REACH ACQUISITION DEMOLITION. SO ANOTHER GOAL OF CDBG IS TO DEMOLISH BLIGHTED STRUCTURES AND ELIMINATE SLUM AND BLIGHT.
SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT AND THEN THESE OTHER ITEMS WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO IN FUTURE YEARS BUT YOU'LL SEE NOT NECESSARILY IN OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR BUT FINANCIAL LITERACY. SO DOVETAILING WITH
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS, BUILDING PUBLIC FACILITIES OR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO IT'S A REALLY FLEXIBLE FUNDING SOURCE THAT POTENTIALLY MIGHT COME UP IN THE FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL
AS POTENTIAL THE FUND AND WE DO ACTUALLY DO FUND FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES. THAT'S AN ANNUAL THING THAT WE DO AND WE WORK WITH PARTNERS SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS SO WE
HAD ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THIS BUDGET TO THE HRA TO GET THEIR APPROVAL THAT FED INTO THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN BACK IN MARCH. WE THEN OPENED OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WE HAVE A
REQUIRED THREE DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT CLOSED YESTERDAY WAS NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS. THIS IS OUR REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING. WE ARE PART OF THE HENNEPIN
COUNTY CONSORTIUM SO WE ACTUALLY SUBMIT OUR PLAN THROUGH HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THEY ARE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING BUT THEN THEY WILL SUBMIT OUR PLAN AS PART OF THEIR LARGER GROUPING
OF PLANS AND THAT WILL BE IN MAY MAY 15TH. THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL FOR THAT THE PROGRAM YEAR IT KICKS OFF JULY FIRST SO PLENTY
OF TIME TO KICK THAT OFF. SOME CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR SO IT'S LARGELY THE SAME JUST SOME MODIFICATIONS. SO WE ARE INCREASING THE PUBLIC SERVICES BUDGET.
IT'S CAPPED AT 15% BUT KNOWING THERE IS A DEMAND FOR THAT WE KIND OF DECIDED TO MAXIMIZE THAT WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LAST YEAR WE HAD MORE ASK THAN WE HAD FOR FUNDING SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN MAXIMIZE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THIS YEAR KNOWING THAT WE NEED TO SPEND MONEY DOWN QUICKLY, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THIS CARRYOVER FUNDING. WE ADDED THIS ACQUISITION
DEMOLITION ACT ACTIVITIES SO THAT WILL LOOK AT DEMOLISHING A BLIGHTED HOME AND THEN WE CAN HOPEFULLY REPURPOSE THAT FOR A NEW HOME BUILT ON THAT AND THEN YOU'LL SEE WE'RE
UTILIZING MONDAY MONEY FROM CARRYOVER FROM LAST YEAR AND THEN OUR PAYOFFS FOR OUR REHAB LOAN PROGRAM. SO PART OF WHAT GETS REALLY WONKY IS WE HAVE MONEY FROM
LAST YEAR, WE HAVE OUR ALLOCATION BUT WE ALSO HAVE A REVOLVING LOAN. SO THESE THE REHAB LOAN PROGRAM IS A LOAN PROGRAM SO PEOPLE PAY IT OFF AND THAT MONEY COMES IN AND THAT EBBS
AND FLOWS DEPENDING ON THE MARKET AND PEOPLE MOVE IN TRIGGERING EVENTS THAT HAPPEN. SO IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE HAD ACTUALLY QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PAYOFFS THAT HAVE INCREASED.
SO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE HAD QUITE A BIT OF PAYOFF MONEY THAT WE HAVE THIS CARRYOVER FUNDING WE FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO UTILIZE THOSE SOURCES SO IT MAKE MORE SENSE HERE WHEN I PULL UP THE BUDGET.
SO WE HAVE THIS ESTIMATED CARRYOVER FUNDS FOR REHAB LOAN. THIS PROGRAM INCOME IS ESTIMATED AT 300,000 BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE HIGHER JUST GUESSING ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS.
IF YOU LOOK OVER TIME IT AVERAGES TO ABOUT 300,000 BUT I SUSPECT WITH JUST THAT WE GOT SIX PAYOFF REQUESTS IN THE LAST WEEK THAT IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER YEAR WHERE THERE'S
QUITE A BIT COMING IN AT ONCE . THAT REHAB ACQUISITION REHAB PROGRAM. SO THAT ACTUALLY WORKS WITH HOMES WITHIN REACH THEY REHAB A SINGLE FAMILY HOME THEY PUT
INTO THEIR LAND TRUST MODEL. IT'S AFFORDABLE FOR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLD AND THEN STAYS AFFORDABLE BASED BECAUSE IT IS IN THE LAND TRUST WE
WILL UTILIZE ACQUISITION DEMO TO DEMOLITION SO WE HAVE A FEW PROPERTIES THAT WE KNOW THAT ARE NOT IN GREAT SHAPE. THAT WOULD BE GOOD CANDIDATES THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE WITH AND
POTENTIALLY PURCHASE AND TEAR DOWN AND THEN UTILIZE IT FOR POTENTIALLY THE BLOOMINGTON AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM OR OTHER WAYS TO KIND OF REPURPOSE THAT.
WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST AND HELD LAND FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF CDBG IS THAT IT IS FLEXIBLE LIKE THAT AND THEN PUBLIC SERVICES WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
OUT IN WE'LL SEE THAT CLOSES IN TWO WEEKS HERE SO SO FAR I THINK THERE'S BEEN 4 OR 5 PEOPLE THAT HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN OUR BUILDING TENDER SITE SO WE'RE HOPEFUL
TO GET SOME GOOD ACTIVITIES THERE AND THEN FAIR HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION. SO WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WE'LL HAVE TO OPEN THAT UP AND
OTHERWISE THANK YOU MR. PALERMO COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ? NO QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. STICK AROUND. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND THIS IS OUR ONLY PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING SO I'LL JUST REMIND EVERYBODY OF THE GROUND RULES. ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER ONLINE OR IN PERSON IS ALLOWED TO THEY'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES AS EVIDENCED BY THE SHOT CLOCK ON
THE WALL AND AT FIVE MINUTES I WILL STOP YOU. SO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. WE GENERALLY DON'T ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION WILL DO THEN AFTER THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TO GATHER SOME THOUGHTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOU. AND AS YOU COME UP, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN WHEN YOU FINISH UP AND WE WILL BE READY TO GO AND
WITH ALL OF THAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.2 THIS EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE
CHAMBERS WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TEN AND 4.2 THIS EVENING IS READY. WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE? MAYOR WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON LINE. LAST CALL FOR ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS COUNCIL.
NO ONE IN THE CHAMBERS COMING FORWARD. NO ONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON IN 4.2 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY COUNCIL
MEMBER ROBERTSON TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.2 NO FOR THE PUBLIC OR NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS MS. RAY NELSON I D'ALESSANDRO I
REVERSE MR. ROBERTSON I HEREBY SEE I MOTION CARRIES 760 EXCUSE ME SO COUNCIL QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THIS I THINK I HAVE ONE JUST BASED ON A KIND
OF A THROWAWAY COMMENT THAT YOU MADE WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT SIX WITHIN THE PAST WEEK SIX PAYOFF NOTICES WHICH I'M SURE IS IS PRETTY UNUSUAL. DO WE HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT
PEOPLE ARE USING OUR OUR LOAN PROGRAM TO TO IMPROVE AND THEN FLIP HOUSES? MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN NO ,THEY'RE NOT USING IT TO FLIP
HOUSES WHO DO I SAY COUNCILMAN I JUST LOOKED AT YOU AND MY BRAIN JUST IT WAS A CALL MYSELF. I HAD IMMENSE RESPECT FOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. I UNDERSTAND.
I I APOLOGIZE. IT'S LIKE THEY KNOW. SO THE WAY THAT THE PROGRAM WORKS IS YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE LOAN. WE EVALUATE YOUR INCOME.
YOU HAVE TO BE INCOME QUALIFIED AND THEN THERE ARE TRIGGERING FACTORS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE REPAYING THE LOAN BACK.
SO I WOULDN'T SUSPECT THAT THEY'RE JUST BASED ON THE ALIFYING ACTIVITIES. IT'S NOT LIKE A REMODEL REMODEL PROGRAM. YOU KNOW IT IS LIMITED RIGHT
NOW IT'S CAPPED AT 50,000 BUT WE DO EVALUATE OF THE HOUSE WE GO IN AND DETERMINE THESE ARE THE NEEDS THAT ARE NEEDED FIRST THAT YOU SHOULD BE ADDRESSING AND WE ARE LOOKING AT KIND OF LIFE SAFETY ISSUES
AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES PRIMARILY SOME AND LESS OF THE STATIC. SO IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT FLIPPING IF SOMEONE COMES IN AND JUST SAYS I WANT A NEW KITCHEN, WE'RE GOING TO GO
IN AND SAY WELL LET'S LOOK AT YOUR KITCHEN AND SEE WHAT THE ISSUES ARE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING AND MAKE SURE SO IT'S NOT MEANT TO KIND OF SUPPLEMENT OR SUPPLANT A TYPICAL LOAN PROGRAM. IT'S REALLY MEANT TO KEEP
MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE. BUT THANK YOU. JUST THE QUESTION CAME TO MIND WHEN YOU MADE THAT COMMENT. SO IT IS ODD THAT TO GET SIX AND WEEK OR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE OR QUICKLY AS YOU DID AND IT JUST IT EBBS AND FLOWS
WHEN WE GO OVER TWO MONTHS WITHOUT ONE AND THEN WE'LL GET SIX AND A WEEK. SO COUNSEL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN YOU KNOW JUST A COMMENT ABOUT YOU KNOW,
THE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ALLOCATE FOR HOME RENEWAL I THINK IS REALLY AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM THAT THE THE THE CITY REALLY HAS AND
REALLY PREVENTS FOLKS FROM HAVING TO TO LEAVE THE CITY AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY PROUD THAT OUR CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO OVER THE YEARS THAT INVESTMENT THAT WE'VE KIND OF MADE.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND REALLY THINK THE COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING US TO KIND OF TO DO SUCH A THING AND MOVING FORWARD AND THAT'S ALL THERE.
COUNCIL ANYTHING ELSE IF NOT COUNCIL I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION ON ITEM 4.2 OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER D'ALESSANDRO
CHAIR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROGRAM YOUR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG BUDGET FOR SUBMISSION AND EXECUTION OF RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. MOST OF MY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS TO APPROVE THE PROGRAM YEAR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS HEARING NONE MISS RIGHT NOW SON I DALLESSANDRO I PREVIOUS HIGH LOW ROBERTSON I
I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO THANK YOU MUCH MR. FILNER MO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE CONTINUED WORK THAT YOU FOLKS DO SO NICE JOB PATIENT WITH THANK YOU FOR COMING
FORWARD THIS EVENING WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE ANN OUR AGENDA THIS IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH ITEM 5.1 IS A STUDY ITEM REGARDING CORNER CORNER LOT STANDARDS
AND EMILY HESS BACK IS HERE. >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. YES I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CORNER LOTS. GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
OKAY SO FOR SOME CONTEXT AND KIND OF WHY WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT BLOOMINGTON'S CURRENT ZONING RULES TREAT ALL STREET FACING YARDS ON LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CORNER LOTS AS
FRONT YARDS. THIS RESULTS IN LARGER LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS INCREASED SETBACKS AND STRICTER REGULATIONS COMPARED TO INTERIOR LOTS. THESE STANDARDS MAY HINDER THE CITY'S GOAL OF ENCOURAGING INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPROVING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WHILE ALSO CREATING INEQUITIES FOR CORNER LOT OWNERS BY LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO EXPAND THEIR HOMES OR ADD ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THIS PROJECT REVIEWS THESE
REGULATIONS AGAINST PEER CITIES TO ASSESS WHETHER UPDATES ARE WARRANTED. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE STANDARDS THAT ARE BEING REVIEWED AND THEN ASK FOR FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED CHANGES.
OOPS. SO AS FAR AS RESEARCH FINDINGS GO, STAFF ANALYZE CORNER LOT ZONING STANDARDS AND 15 COMPARABLE CITIES IN THE METRO AREA AND ACROSS THE STATE
SHOWN AS I HIGHLIGHTED CITIES ON THE SCREEN THE ANALYSIS FOUND THAT MOST PEER CITIES DO NOT IMPOSE SEPARATE MINIMUM LOT WITH OR AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTS. INSTEAD THEY TYPICALLY REGULATE THESE PROPERTIES BY APPLYING A DEFINED SIDE YARD
SETBACK ALONG THE STREET COMMONLY BETWEEN 15 AND 25FT RATHER THAN TREATING BOTH STREET FACING YARDS AS FRONT YARDS. NEARLY ALL REVIEW CITIES ALSO PROHIBIT ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
BETWEEN THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING IN THE STREET CONSISTENT WITH BLOOMINGTON'S CURRENT APPROACH . OKAY SO AS FAR AS SETBACK GOES FOR THE FRAMEWORK PRIMARY
STRUCTURE THE CURRENT CODE REQUIRES A 30 FOOT SETBACK ALONG ALL YARDS FACING A STREET. THIS REQUIRES A LARGER LOT AND STRICTER LOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURES BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS STAFF IS
PROPOSING REDUCING THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR THE SIDE YARD ADJACENT TO A STREET TO 20FT 20FT ALIGNS WITH OTHER STANDARDS IN THE CODE SUCH AS THE 20 FOOT LANDSCAPING YARD
REQUIREMENT. AND THEN JUST AS AN EXAMPLE SO YOU CAN KIND OF TELL WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN I SAY SIDE YARD ADJACENT TO A STREET THE AREA WITH RED IS WHAT WOULD
CONSTITUTE AS THAT AND IT WOULD BE FROM THE FRONT PLAIN OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING IN THE SIDE YARD TO THE REAR PROPERTY LINE FOR SITE WITH SITE WITH
FOUR CORNER LOTS AT BOTH OF THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT SETBACK LINES CURRENTLY MUST BE AT LEAST 100FT MINIMUM SITE WITH FOUR SINGLE FAMILY INTERIOR LOTS IS 60FT WHILE
MINIMUM SITE WITH FOUR TWO FAMILY INTERIOR LOTS IS 80FT. THE FIGURE ON THE LEFT SHOWS HOW SITE WITH IS MEASURED IN BLOOMINGTON SITE WITH REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET AT THE FRONT SETBACK LINE AND
OVER THE FIRST 50FT OF THE SITE BEYOND THE REQUIRED FRONT SETBACK LINE. AND THEN THE EXAMPLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN SHOWS THE REQUIREMENT OF 100FT LOT WITH AT BOTH FRONT YARD SETBACKS.
THIS SITE WITH REQUIREMENT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SPLIT A CORNER LOT FOR LOT AREA CURRENT CODE REQUIRES SINGLE FAMILY CORNER LOTS TO
HAVE A MINIMUM AREA OF 11,050FT WHILE MINIMUM SINGLE FAMILY INTERIOR LOTS ONLY NEED 70 800FT TWO FAMILY CORNER LOTS HAVE A MINIMUM
SIZE REQUIREMENT OF 14,625FT WHILE TWO FAMILY INTERIOR LOTS ONLY REQUIRE 11,700FT. AND THEN THE EXAMPLES ON THE SCREEN ARE JUST PROPERTIES
THAT MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. PLACEMENT IS REGULATED THROUGH SETBACKS AND PLACEMENT WITHIN
THE YARD. NOT ONLY IS THERE A MINIMUM 30 FOOT SETBACK FROM A STREET BUT AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ALSO CANNOT BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DWELLING IN THE STREET WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO A LARGER
SETBACK REQUIREMENT. THE FIGURES ON THE SCREEN SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF A LOT THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE HOMEOWNER TO ADD AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THEIR HOUSE ON THE LOT. CHANGES TO CODE WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY FIX ALL THESE ISSUES BUT WOULD PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO OWN CORNER LOTS LIKE THIS.
OKAY SO THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION. SO JUST FOR REFERENCE ALL THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS ARE WHERE THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO JUST STARTING TALKING ABOUT THE SETBACK FOR THE PRIMARY DWELLING. SO PLANNING COMMISSION WAS COMFORTABLE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO DECREASE THE SETBACK TO 20FT FOR THE SIDE
YARD ADJACENT TO A STREET. SO I'M GOING TO GO ON TO A FEW OF THE OTHER ITEMS AND FOR RIGHT NOW WE CAN COME BACK TO THIS BUT I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOU ALL ARE OKAY WITH THE
20 FOOT SETBACK. SO AFTER THAT THERE'S KIND OF TWO WAYS TO G EITHER WE CAN HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTS AS INTERIOR LOTS WHICH IS OPTION ONE OR WE
CAN APPLY A MODEST CHANGE FROM EXISTING STANDARDS BASED ON THE CALCULATIONS FOR TYPICAL LOT SIZES A POTENTIAL DISADVANTAGE FOR HAVING THE LOT WITH AN AREA THE SAME AS
FOR INTERIOR LOTS IS THAT IT COULD CREATE UNREALISTIC DEVELOPMENT EXPECTATIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS OR BUYERS. A LOT MAY MEET THE MINIMUM AREA AND WITH REQUIREMENTS BUT
STILL HAVE A LIMITED OR CONSTRAINED BUILDING PAD DUE TO THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. ONE POSSIBLE RESULT OF THIS SITUATION COULD BE INCREASED REQUESTS FOR ZONING VARIANCES. AND THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE, AN
ADVANTAGE TO KEEPING THE LOT WITH SASH AREA THE SAME AS INTERIOR LOTS IS THAT IT CREATES A SIMPLER CODE STRUCTURE AND PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR CORNER LOT OWNERS.
SO KIND OF WITH ALL THAT IN MIND WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHETHER YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETBACKS, LOT WIDTHS AND LOT AREAS OR IF
YOU HAVE OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS COUNCIL THOUGHTS ON THIS. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. ESTHETIC.
I MEAN CONCEPTUALLY I DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUES AS YOU KNOW. I UNDERSTAND WE'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE UTILITY OF THE SPACES. WHAT DOES IT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE THOUGH TO
HAVE A CORNER LOT LIKE HOUSE THAT'S TEN FEET IN FRONT OF ALL THE OTHER HOUSES ON THE BLOCK? I MEAN I DON'T KNOW THAT I CARE BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT PART OF THE REASON WE LOOK FOR THAT IS THE UNIFORMITY OF BOTH LIKE
VISUAL VISUAL ESTHETIC BUT ALSO THE CLEARANCE, RIGHT? SO A FIRE TRUCK COMING AROUND THE CORNER NOW HAS LIKE THIS CORNER HOUSE IN FRONT OF ITS VIEW DOWN THE STREET UNTIL IT
GETS AROUND OR YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. I DON'T IF WE EVER HAS ANYBODY I GUESS MAYBE THE QUESTION IS AS ANYBODY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT OR HAS ANYBODY MODELED THAT SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS.
MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO, WE HAVEN'T MODELED IT AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT A STATICS IS KIND OF WHY WE'VE KEPT SOME OF THESE
THINGS ESPECIALLY THINKING OF LIKE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PLACEMENT. JUST FOR YOUR COMMENT ABOUT FIRE, I THINK I'VE LEARNED FROM WORKING HERE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY
PREFERS LIKE A SMALLER SETBACK SO THAT THEY CAN REACH IT EASIER. DEFINITELY TRUE. BUT TO YOUR POINT, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND IT PROBABLY WOULD LOOK A LITTLE
ESTHETICALLY DISPLEASING FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW, I MEAN AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A CODE CHANGE BECAUSE OF ESTHETICS LIKE THAT'S I LIKE PRACTICAL OVER YOU KNOW I'M A FORM OVER FUNCTION OVER
FORM KIND OF GAL BUT BUT I JUST IT JUST SEEMS I MEAN I DON'T THINK THAT I CARE IT'S JUST SEEMS LIKE AN AN ODD CHANGE ALTHOUGH I ACTUALLY TOTALLY AGREE ESPECIALLY ON
THE ACCELERATED DWELLING AREA LIKE THAT. ONE EXAMPLE YOU GAVE I THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD IN THE SENSE THAT THAT THAT THAT WHOLE SIDE AREA BECOMES MOST OF THAT SIDE AREA BECOMES MUCH MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO PUT AN ADU THERE BECAUSE OF THOSE CHANGES AND SO TO SOME DEGREE IT FEELS LIKE IT DEPENDS ON THE LOT IN A LOT OF CASES AND WE HAVE VERY WEIRD LOTS IN BLOOMINGTON
AND ESPECIALLY ON THE CORNERS IN A LOT OF CASES SO IT GETS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO MAKE SOME KIND OF UNIFORM CHANGE HERE I THINK SO I GUESS I WOULD BE AMBIVALENT BUT IT JUST FELT THAT ONE FELT WEIRD TO ME.
YEAH, FAIR ENOUGH. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THANK YOU, MAYOR. I SENT A AN I TYPE THING. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO DO
THAT HERE TONIGHT. I SENT BOTH TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER AND I AM INTERESTED A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS I DID GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT I HAD A VERY BUSY DAY. ANY RESPONSE THAT YOU HAD TO
THAT AND SO THE THE GUTS OF THE WHOLE THING IS YOU KNOW START WITH OPTION ONE AND WORK YOUR WAY BACKWARDS. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE IDEA IS HOW DO WE GET THIS IDEA TO
WORK? BUT THEN FROM THE LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE WHAT UNFORESEEN THINGS DO WE CREATE? AND I MY COLLEAGUE OVER HERE WAS KIND OF TALKING ABOUT A
LITTLE BIT OF THAT AND SO YOU KNOW, I'M I'M OF THE MIND LET'S TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE HOW CAN WE GET MORE TO USE AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT STAFF IS COMING BACK AND SAYING HEY, WE CAN KIND OF DO THIS AND OPTION YOU KNOW, THIS OPTION
ONE KIND OF AREA AND THEN YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S COMING BACK AND SAY WELL MAYBE WE OUGHT TO BE A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL WITH THAT AND HERE'S HERE'S HOW WE KIND OF DO THAT. BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE QUESTION I KIND OF HAVE WHAT ARE THE YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU
WERE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE TENSION POINTS THAT OR ISSUES THAT FOLKS HAD WHEN WE MADE IF YOU HAD A LESS
PERMISSIVE OR LESS RESTRICTIVE SETUP IN OUR THOSE REAL AND THEN THE SECONDARY QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT REALLY DRIVE 80 NEW CREATION ARE WE CREATING
MORE PROBLEM IS REALLY FOR NO RATIONALE AT ALL WE'RE JUST OPENING THIS UP AND YOU KNOW WE'RE WE'RE NOT GOING THAT'S NOT GOING TO DRIVE ANY MORE TO USE SO SO THOSE THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I'M KIND OF ASKING
MYSELF AS I AS I LOOK AT THIS THIS POLICY I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GOT ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S MY THINKING BEHIND IT ALL. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN SO ONE THING I JUST WANT TO SPECIFY WITH THESE FIRST PARTS
LIKE THE FOUR THE SETBACK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE PRIMARY DWELLING AND THEN YOU KNOW LIKE LOT WITH AN LA AREA ISN'T NECESSARILY SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO ADU.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ADA USE RIGHT NOW BUT YEAH SO I THINK WITH LESS RESTRICTIVE KIND OF LIKE A FEW THINGS THAT I MENTIONED
EARLIER OF CONS OF DOING THAT COULD BE THAT SOMEONE BUYS A LOT AND IS LIKE OKAY GREAT I ONLY NEED A TEN FOOT SETBACK
ON THIS SIDE AND A 20 FOOT SETBACK ON THIS SIDE OR THE OTHER WAY IF THEY'RE THINKING OH I ONLY NEED 60FT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPLIT A LOT THAT COULD STILL RESTRICT LIKE THE
BUILDING PAD AND THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE YOU CAN HAVE BECAUSE OF THE SETBACKS. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT IS THAT IT COULD CREATE UNREALISTIC
EXPECTATIONS FOR PEOPLE BUYING THE LOTS OTHERWISE I THINK COMPLEXITY WISE THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE OPTION IS EASIER
FOR READING THE CODE SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE KIND OF SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERIOR LOTS AND CORNER LOTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES THAT
YOU'RE LOOKING TO FIND THOSE. AND THEN AS FAR AS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS GO, I DON'T THINK WE REALLY KNOW WHAT EFFECT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY
HAVE ON THEM OTHER THAN I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEN. SO PROBABLY ANY MINOR THING THAT WE CAN DO TO LIKE LOOSEN STANDARDS TO ALLOW THEM WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO YOU KNOW, FLOOD IN LIKE 180 USE BECAUSE OF THIS YOU KNOW THANK YOU. AND SO THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT IS YOU KNOW WE LOOK AT 80 USE I THINK ABOUT IT YOU KNOW
WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT IN THE OF OUR EXISTENCE OF OUR HOME WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REVISE SOMEWHERE WE NEED TO BE TORN DOWN. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE LAST ITEM. AND SO THE WAY I KIND OF LOOK
AT THIS IS WHEN WE GET READY TO BUILD THAT NEW PAD OR WE TEAR THE PROPERTY DOWN, THIS IS NOW WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT TO TRY TO BUILD THAT. SO THAT'S SORT OF THE WAY I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF IT YOU YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE
ABLE TO BUILD THIS THING CLOSER, YOU KNOW, TO THE YOU KNOW, TO THE THOSE THOSE ARE THOSE THOSE RULES ARE IN THOSE AREAS OF THOSE ZONES. IT ALLOWS YOU TO TO MAYBE PUT SOME MORE THINGS IN THERE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M KIND OF THINKING ABOUT WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT THOSE IDEAS AND HOW THIS IMPACTS THAT. SO I DIDN'T I DIDN'T STATE THAT AT THE OUTSET AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I KIND OF HAVE NOT LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER TODAY BUT ARE THERE ARE THERE CITIES
ARE EXAMPLES OUT THERE WHERE THEY WENT FURTHER THAN OPTION ONE AND THAT DID DRIVE EVEN MORE CREATION OF SECONDARY UNITS THAT PEOPLE CAN UTILIZE
IN THE CITY. SO THANKS THE THOUGHTS COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER ELIAS SO SO I
MAY HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS IF I MAY ASK. SO THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL UNITS IN ONE LOT CORRECT?
MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS IT WOULDN'T BE ON WELL IT COULD BE AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT FOR EXAMPLE, BUT DECREASING LIKE THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF CORNER LOTS WOULD MAKE IT
EASIER TO SPLIT A LOT TO MAKE LIKE TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR TWO TWO FAMILY HOMES. SO SO IN I MEAN I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THAT QUADRANT AND I WISH YOUR HOUSE WERE A LOT
BETTER SO A LOT OF WASTE IS FACING THERE QUITE HONESTLY THAT I GET IS IS TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY UNIT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LIVE
IN THE SAME I DON'T KNOW I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE THEIR HOUSE BIGGER IS ALLOWED TO WRITE SO I THINK IT HAS SOME
FLEXIBILITY FOR BOTH AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE MORE THAN AFFORDABLE HOMES IF THAT ENCOURAGES ONE OR THE OTHER. I GUESS I'M I'M OKAY WITH THAT MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS. I'LL SOMEBODY ELSE SO I'M ASSUMING YOU JUST WANT FEEDBACK TO DATE, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.
SO SO YOU KNOW IF THE IF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE HERE I'LL I DON'T I WOULD I THINK I WOULD AGREE I WOULD I WOULD I
WAS I THINK I'M FINE WITH OPTION ONE TO BE CANDID WITH YOU BECAUSE IT I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE INTERIOR LOT STANDARDS FOR THE
MOST PART ALTHOUGH THIS 20FT THING IS STILL WEIRD ME BUT BUT I BUT I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN OUR ONE LIKE YOU KNOW MY ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE
AGREED TO IN OUR ONE WAS BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF PAPERING ALONG BIG LIKE YOU KNOW PEANUT BUTTER ING ALONG BIG THING OVER 70 PLUS PERCENT OF THE CITY BUT IF WE'RE GOING
TO DO THAT, WHY DON'T WE GET AS YOU KNOW, AS CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE THEN LIKE THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT. SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION AS WE ALIGN AS BEST AS POSSIBLE WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT ON INTERIOR LOTS
JUST MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE SO AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT BRINGS BACK THE 20 FOOT QUESTION FOR INTERIOR LOTS TOO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE MY WHERE THAT'S GOING BUT THAT'S MY
TAKE ON IT. COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YEAH THANK YOU MAYOR I SUPPORT OPTION ONE. I THINK IT'S THE MOST CONSISTENT AND THE MOST
FLEXIBLE AND THE EASIEST FOR HOMEOWNERS AND STAFF. >> SO I SUPPORT OPTION ONE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER AND I ENJOY
YOUR BACKGROUND. I REMEMBER THAT FROM THE COVID DAYS SO I WOULD ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO DISAGREE WITH BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HERE BECAUSE I APPRECIATED WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPEARED TO DO. THEY THEY AGREED TO A MODEST CHANGE BUT TO GO TO THE LEAST
RESTRICTIVE I THINK IS TAKING IT A BIT TOO FAR THE THE NOTION OF THE SAME AS THE INTERIOR LOTS CORNER LOTS ARE NOT THE SAME AS INTERIOR LOTS THEY ARE DIFFERENT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT ANIMALS
AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS TO CONSIDER BOTH ESTHETICALLY AND FROM A SPACE USE PERSPECTIVE AND SO ON. SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I LIKED I LIKE WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED AND
I THINK IT MEETS COMFORTABLY IN THE MIDDLE AND COULD ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.
ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL OKAY SORRY I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION RELATED TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PLACEMENT SPECIFICALLY.
SO CURRENTLY IN OUR CODE WE DON'T ALLOW AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LIKE A SHED TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DWELLING AND THE STREET.
SO PC OR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED TO GET RID OF THIS AND TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DWELLING IN THE STREET WITH A
20 FOOT SETBACK. SO JUST CONFIRM I MEAN I THINK I HEARD YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN THAT BUT I GUESS I WANT TO HEAR WHETHER YOU ALL WOULD BE OKAY WITH HAVING LIKE A SHED
IN THE CORNER LOT SIDE YARD AND BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE STREET. SO I THINK I HAVE AN EXAMPLE. NO OH, OKAY.
SO JUST REMEMBER THIS IS LIKE THE SIDE YARD ADJACENT TO A STREET SO YOU SO PLANNING COMMISSION WAS OKAY WITH PUTTING LIKE A SHED IN THIS RED AREA BUT NOT IN THE FRONT
YARD. CORRECT. OKAY. I THINK I COULD PROBABLY LIVE WITH THAT. COUNCILMEMBER LONG SO JUST A QUICK QUESTION JUST JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY. DO WE ALLOW OUR VIEWS TO BE
STORED IN THAT SPACE TOO RIGHT NOW? MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOHMANN THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION WHICH I CANNOT REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND YOU DON'T NEED TO ANSWER IT NOW BUT THAT'S GOING TO DETERMINE OKAY, I
WON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M NERVOUS ABOUT IS THAT YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. OKAY. GOOD QUESTION.
MM. >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEPS. YEAH. SO NEXT STEP. SORRY I GOT TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE END. PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC
HEARING ON MAY 21ST AND THEN AND BE BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 15TH. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU MUCH .
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS ITEM 5.2 A PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE. CHIEF BOOKER HODGES GIVE US AN UPDATE ON BLOOMINGTON POLICE AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN
UP TO OVER THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING SO FAR . THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING AND WE'RE MOVING ON. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. SO I GET TO CLICK THIS THING.
I MESS THIS UP EVERY I SWEAR TO GOD BEFORE I RETIRE I'M GOING TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT SO SWEET. ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL GIVE A BRIEF PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE HERE AND IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS JUST LET ME
KNOW FIRST HERE WE'LL GO OVER OUR SLIDE WITH OUR CURRENT STAFFING AND THEN OUR PROJECTED RETIREMENT PIECE HERE. THAT'S ONE THING THINK THE COUNCIL FOR OVER THE YEARS
ALLOWING US TO OVER HIRE AND THAT'S REALLY PAID OFF BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS WE MORE THAN LIKELY WILL GO UNDER STAFF FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE SOME
OF THESE RETIREMENTS HAVE COME UP AND STARTED TO COME DUE. SO WE'LL MANAGE IT. BUT YEAH, WE'LL GO ON TO STAFF FOR A FEW MONTHS HERE WITH
DEALING WITH RETIREMENTS AND WHATNOT. JUST A REMINDER HERE SO OUR CURRENT AUTHORIZED STRENGTH IS 131 OFFICERS AND I'LL PUT UP THE NEXT SLIDE AND I DO THIS
EVERY TIME OF OUR COMPARABLE CITIES HERE IN MINNESOTA, DULUTH, 80,000 PEOPLE THEY HAVE AN AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF 156 COPS.
THEY'RE DOWN 20 SOMETHING POLICE OFFICERS NOW ROCHESTER 161 COPS THERE THEY HAVE 151 ST CLOUD. THEY HAVE 122 COPS IN THERE AT 112.
SO YOU CAN SEE OUR COMPARABLE CITIES ARE DO HAVE MORE AUTHORIZED STRENGTH BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE DOWN IN NUMBERS AND WE ARE THE ONLY
LARGE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE THAT IS FULLY STAFFED AND CONTINUES TO BE FULLY STAFFED AND I'LL SAY THIS LIKE I SAY EVERY YEAR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THESE DEPARTMENTS HERE ALSO IS
THAT DULUTH, ROCHESTER AND SAINT CLOUD ARE ALL THREE SUPPORTED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICES ARE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THESE POLICE DEPARTMENTS SO WE DON'T HAVE
THAT LUXURY HERE. THE SLIDE THAT MOST PEOPLE CARE ABOUT CRIME HERE IN BLOOMINGTON LAST YEAR WE HAD A OVERALL REDUCTION OF 10% CRIME DECREASE IN THE CITY
OF BLOOMINGTON, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. I WILL GO OVER SOME OF THE VIOLENT CRIME PIECE HERE. WE HAD TWO ADDITIONAL MURDERS. THE THREE MURDERS THIS YEAR WAS A PROSTITUTION DEAL THAT
GONE THAT WENT BAD WHEN THEY RAN A GUY OVER WITH VEHICLE AND THEN THERE WAS A SHOOTING OF RELATIVES IN A HOUSE AND THEN THERE WAS A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SITUATION WHICH EXPOSED STABBED ANOTHER SPOUSE. WE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN REPORTED RAPES THIS YEAR AND I FULLY EXPECT THAT TO
CONTINUE TO GO UP NOT BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING ASSAULTED BUT BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING FORWARD AND REPORTING IT AND WE'RE HEARING THAT THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING TO US.
ONE THING I WILL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STUFF IN THE NEWS ABOUT AUTO THEFT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT UPTICK IN BLOOMINGTON. WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN A DECREASE
IN THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT ARE GETTING STOLEN IN OUR CITY. NEXT UP AND THIS IS PROBABLY OUR CROWN JEWEL AND AGAIN I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING FUND THIS AND YOU'LL
SEE WHY HERE. THIS IS WHAT WILL SOON BECOME KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL BLOOMINGTON MODEL SOON AS OUR ARTICLE GETS PUBLISHED IN THE ACADEMIC JOURNAL HERE. SO WE'VE SUBMITTED THAT BUT
OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE UNIT BRAIN HEALTH UNIT WE HAVE TWO WE HAVE AN EMBEDDED HENNEPIN COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER IN WHICH THE CITY PAYS 80% AND THE COUNTY PAYS 20% OF THAT.
WE HAVE TWO DEDICATED OFFICERS AND OUR BRAIN HEALTH SERVICES FOLKS WHICH ARE OUR THERAPISTS AND WHAT THEY DO HERE IS OUR CPU OFFICER AND AN EMBEDDED SOCIAL WORKER PRIMARILY WORK
ON GROUP HOMES WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE HAS BEEN I HAVEN'T SEEN A MODEL THAT'S BEEN AS EFFECTIVE AS THIS AND THE NUMBERS WILL BEAR THAT OUT. CPU OFFICER WORKS ON APARTMENT
COMPLEXES OUR COMMUNITY THERAPY PIECE HERE AND OUR JCP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WHICH WAS VERY VALUABLE WITH OPERATION RUN METRO SURGE NEXT
THIS IS WE HAVE NOT SEEN THIS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU'VE HAD A MODEL HERE THAT HAS REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES RESPOND ADDING TO BRAIN HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH CALLS A 21% REDUCTION IN HOLDS IS UNHEARD OF.
THE CLOSEST THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND IS LIKE 5 OR 6% OUT THERE AND A 30 HOUR 27% REDUCTION IN OVERALL POLICE, EMS AND HOSPITAL RESOURCES
BEING USED ON THE STREETS AGAIN IS IS UNHEARD OF FOR WHAT'S TAKING PLACE HERE. SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT IMMEDIATE HOME THERAPY TO FOLKS IS REALLY WORKING AND ESPECIALLY WITH
OUR GROUP HOMES WE'RE NOT HAVING TO GO BACK OUT TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND DEAL WITH THE SAME PEOPLE BECAUSE WE PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THEM. THE BRAIN HEALTH SERVICES IS
AGAIN FREE IMMEDIATE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. WE GET THEM FROM FIRST RESPONDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THE SCHOOL ALSO GIVES US REFERRALS OF THE MEDICAL TEAM HERE AS TO LICENSE AND
MARRIAGE FAMILY THERAPISTS WHO OVERSEE THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE 2 TO 4 GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNS WHICH IS REALLY ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AND WE'VE HELPED
170 PEOPLE COUPLES, FAMILIES AND 795 PSYCHOTHERAPY BE TREATMENT SESSIONS COMPLETED AGAIN FREE AT NO COST TO FOLKS
AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS POSITION A LIST OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS YOU ALL CAN READ THROUGH THAT WE DO A LOT OF STUFF FOR THE COMMUNITY. I WON'T BORE YOU WITH THAT BUT
THE LEADING PIECE HERE TONIGHT JUST PUBLICLY WE'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE AND YOU'LL SEE WHY WE'RE DOING THIS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT. THE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT
IS SET UP. SO IN BLOOMINGTON WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING SECURITY AND PROTECTION TO THOSE WHO
COME TO OUR CITY, WE CAN'T HAVE YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE CAN AVOID ANYTHING THAT TOOK PLACE LIKE WITH THE HORTONS AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR
THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE SECURITY DETAILS FOR THAT BUT THIS UNIT WILL BE SET UP TO WHERE THAT IS. THEIR JOB IS TO PROVIDE THAT TYPE OF LEVEL OF SERVICE TO FOLKS AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF EVENTS HERE IN BLOOMINGTON AND EVEN YOU KNOW FOR YOU ALL IN THE COUNCIL WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEY WILL BE RECEIVING SPECIALIZED TRAINING HERE. THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
WILL KICK THAT OFF THIS SUMMER. SO WE'RE PROBABLY DEALING WITH 50 KIDS AND TRYING TO GET THEM SOME LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR VANGUARD EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM OUR OFFICERS ARE
REALLY REALLY OUR OFFICERS AND OUR CIVILIAN STAFF ARE REALLY UTILIZING OUR WELLNESS RESOURCES HERE. AND THE WELLNESS PIECE IS NOT ONLY JUST THE MENTAL HEALTH PIECE HERE BUT ALSO FINANCIAL
WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE WE TALK ABOUT WELLNESS HAS GOT TO BE A WHOLE FOCUS OF THIS AND WE'LL INVITE YOU WE'RE GOING TO DO A BIG WELLNESS
SUMMER HERE THIS FALL WILL INVITE YOU TO THAT BUT JUST REALLY KEEPING OUR STAFF WELL THAT'S RESULTED IN WE HAVEN'T GOD WILLING WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY STAFF.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE HAD STAFF PTSD OUT RECENTLY. WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCE THAT HERE IN BLOOMINGTON AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE DEDICATED TO OUR
WELLNESS PROGRAM EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. I ALONG WITH THE COMMAND STAFF ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN THESE POSITIONS FOREVER. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER FOR US.
THEY'LL DO THE JOBS WITHIN THEIR OWN PERSONALITIES BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LEAVE THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT AND THE TRADITIONS THAT BLOOMINGTON CONTINUES TO CONTINUES PAST WHEN WE LEAVE
THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT WE'RE STARTING THAT NOW. THIS IS ONE AREA IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE TOO MUCH HEADWAY AND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT AND WHAT YOU SEE IN THE NORMAL DETAILS IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A STEP NOW OR WE'RE REALLY GOING TO START DIGGING INTO A LOT OF THESE FOLKS
INVOLVED IN THIS TRADE AND REALLY START DOING EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION ON THEM WHICH TAKE A LOT MORE TIME. BUT THIS IS AN AREA WHERE ESPECIALLY HERE IN BLOOMINGTON
WE FOUND WITH 10,000 HOTEL ROOMS AND 50 HOTELS WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO GET AHEAD OF IT. SUICIDE AWARENESS VOICES OF EDUCATION WE ARE THE FIRST
DEPARTMENT TO DO THIS AND ESSENTIALLY THEY COME OUT WHENEVER THERE'S A SUICIDE AND THEY HELP THE VICTIMS OF THAT ALSO. SO OUR AREAS OF CONCERN AND
BEFORE I GET INTO THESE TOO, I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE HAD FIVE OF OUR OFFICERS ALMOST KILLED HERE
IN DECEMBER BY A PERSON AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YEAH, THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR IN THIS JOB. SO WE JUST I WOULD JUST BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT
THAT IT IS A CONCERN WHEN THIS GOES BETWEEN MOST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS POLITICAL VIOLENCE WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A CONTINUE. IT'S NOT JUST REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AS PEOPLE ON ALL
SIDES. POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR AND THAT'S WHY THE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT IS GETTING STOOD UP SO WE
CAN DO WHAT WE CAN FOR THAT. THE NEXT AREA CONCERN IS POLITICS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I SAY IT ALL THE TIME POLITICS AND PUBLIC SAFETY DO NOT MIX AND WE'RE SEEING THAT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL RIGHT WHERE YOU
HAVE POLITICS, INFLUENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT AND IT NO ONE WINS IN THAT. I MEAN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON WHEN THEY PUT THE CITY TOGETHER AND I THINK OUR
CITIZENS SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF THAT THERE IS SEPARATION BETWEEN POLITICS AND MY POSITION AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT AND THAT'S YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE POLITICS AND PUBLIC
SAFETY IS NOT A MIX AND THAT IS A CONCERN ESPECIALLY WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HERE A A LOT OF YOU KNOW, A LOT
OF PEOPLE WOULD BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND SOME OF THESE OTHER FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES AND OVER THE YEARS THAT MAY HAVE IT'S
ALWAYS BEEN A JUST KIND OF A UNWRITTEN RULE BUT WE'VE SEEN AS OF LATE THAT IT'S IT'S NOT I MEAN JUST PRETTY MUCH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
COMPLETELY IN SOME INSTANCES DOING POLITICAL ENFORCEMENT DETAILS AND IT JUST DOESN'T MIX. SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, CHIEF COUNSEL QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING STAFFING LEVELS? I MEAN YOU MENTIONED THE THREE CITIES THAT YOU COMPARED BLOOMINGTON TO THERE.
THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY SOMEWHAT STANDALONE CITIES. DOES BLOOMINGTON OR IN ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS DO WE DO WE BENEFIT FROM THE FACT THAT LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET IS HE DIANA OR RICHFIELD THAT IF
SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN YEAH WE HAVE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AT OUR AT OUR DISPOSAL NOT YOUR OFFICERS BUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES UNLIKE SAY ST CLOUD WHICH COULD I GUESS YOU KNOW THEY COULD BRING IN WAKE PARK
WHICH IT'S UP TO THEM BUT NOT QUITE TO THE LEVEL THAT WE HAVE HERE IN A MORE SUBURBAN AREA. YEAH. SO LIKE ST CLOUD THEY GOT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THERE WHICH IS HUNDREDS OF OF COPS YOU
KNOW HE IN RICHFIELD THEY THEY DO HELP BUT I'D BE REMISS TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO DEPEND ON THAT AND THEY YOU KNOW THEY THEY THEY CAN HELP BUT I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO DEPEND
ON THAT AND LIKE WHAT WE DO TO SUPPLEMENT THAT GAP AND I JUST WANT OUR CITIZENS UNDERSTAND YOU STILL GOT A 10% REDUCTION IN CRIME. RIGHT. AND YEARS BEFORE THAT WAS 8% AND A LOT OF THIS WE'RE DOING
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY USING A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY AND JUST OUR GENERAL PHILOSOPHY AND I'LL AND I'LL TOUCH ON THIS AND THEN YOU KNOW BECAUSE NOW I CAN SAY IT PUBLICLY BUT ONE
OF THE APPROACH THAT WE TOOK DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE WAS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WOULDN'T VIOLATE SOMEONE'S RIGHTS IF THE POLICE WERE DRIVING AROUND.
A LOT OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS TOOK THE POSITION OF HIDING COPS IN FIRE STATIONS WHEREVER THEY PUT THEM AND DIDN'T WANT THEM RIDING AROUND ICE AGENTS AND WHATNOT AND OUR PHILOSOPHY
HERE WAS IT'S A LOT HARDER TO VIOLATE SOMEONE'S RIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE HAVE LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS DRIVING AROUND WITH BODY CAMERAS ON AND IT WORKED. SO EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE SAID WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY THERE WAS
A METHOD TO THE MADNESS AND IT WORKED AND THANK YOU FOR THAT I WILL SAY COUNCIL ALSO THIS NOTION OF AN EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT WE'VE BEEN HAVING THAT DISCUSSION AT THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS FOR
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW ABOUT EXECUTIVE PROTECTION. I THINK I SHARED WITH YOU A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AT A MAYORS ONLY MEETING WHEN AS THE MICROPHONE CAME AROUND TO ME I SAID RAISE YOUR HAND IF
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THREATENED. AND IN A ROOM OF 250 MAYORS, TWO PEOPLE RAISE THEIR HANDS. SO IT IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THAT MAYORS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AND NOT JUST FOR MAYORS
BUT FOR THROUGHOUT CITY HALL AND FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FOR OUR APPOINTED OFFICIALS AS WELL. AND AND WE'VE ONLY SEEN IT CONTINUE BEYOND WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT INITIALLY.
AND SO I THIS THIS NOTION OF AN EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT FOLLOWING SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS I KNOW THAT CAME OUT FROM THE CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, SOME OF THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I KNOW
NOBLE IS DOING AND OTHER OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT HOW TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. IT'S NOT THIS ISN'T A JUST KIND OF A FUN LITTLE EXTRA THIS IS I THINK A VERY IMPORTANT PART TO NOW
OF POLICING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT VISITORS, ELECTED OFFICIALS CITY STAFF, ALL OF OUR FOLKS ARE THERE. THEY HAVE A SPECIALLY TRAINED GROUP THAT CAN DEAL WITH
ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME UP. SO YOU INSIST YOU GUYS DID SOMETHING AND I JUST YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGE I'LL GIVE IS EVERYBODY IS NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH EACH OTHER. RIGHT.
I MEAN YOU ALL SIGN UP TO RUN FORFFICE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITIES AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO THREATEN TO HARM YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
I MEAN THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS AND WE GO THROUGH IT TOO. BUT IT'S JUST YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN THANK YOU,
MAYOR JUST A COMMENT. YOU KNOW YOU BROUGHT IT FORWARD THAT THAT STAFFING PART AND AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE OTHER INITIATIVES IN TERMS OF WHAT MAKES SENSE AND MIGHT MAKE SOME SENSE TO
BUMP SOME OF THOSE LEVELS OF STAFFING UPO TRY TO DO THAT AND MORE MY COMMENTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE CHIEF AND A MAYOR IS JUST AROUND YOU KNOW THAT THAT CRISIS TRACKING IS
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR TAX DOLLAR RESOURCES ARE BEING SPENT EFFECTIVELY. I MEAN THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A REAL RETURN THERE. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THAT EACH TIME WE GO INTO CYCLES
AND OUTSIDE OF CYCLES IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, WHAT WE VALUE AND WE PUT THE MONEY THERE WHERE IT'S AT AND I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THAT AND I HOPE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
KIND OF DO THAT. BUT I THINK WE'RE SEEING SOME RESULTS IN INCREASED RESULTS AS YOU'VE LAID OUT IN THIS PRESENTATION IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE DOING FROM A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS AND WE KNOW THERE ARE SWINGS IN AND OUT AND THAT
TYPE OF THING. SO WE'VE GOT TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE MAKING GREAT INVESTMENTS. AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, MAYOR, IS YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY TO SEE OLD THINGS BECOME NEW AND THE CITY WE USED TO
HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE FEAR OF THE HEART. WE USED TO HAVE IT OVER AT THE CHIROPRACTOR CENTER AND WE'D TRY TO GET ALL EVERYBODY IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY KIND OF GO OVER THERE AND KIND OF FOCUS ON THIS IDEA OF WELLNESS.
AND SO IT'S FUNNY TO KIND OF SEE THAT CYCLE AGAIN WHERE THERE'S YOU KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT TOO, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE LEADERSHIP. YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF HAVE THIS HISTORY OF THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE CULTURE AND A PART OF WHO WE ARE AS A AS A
CITY AND WE'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO CARRY THAT FORWARD AND CARRY THAT FORWARD AND THAT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THOSE THINGS ARE JUST BUILT IN TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER ANY OTHER
COMMENTS THOUGHTS ? COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS JUST THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. NO, THANK YOU GUYS. I MEAN I YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR SERVING, RIGHT?
I KNOW I GET THE UNIFORM AND I GET TO WALK AROUND HERE AND DO ALL THAT STUFF. BUT FOR A CITIZENS TO STEP UP AND WANT TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT
PEOPLE SHOULDN'T TAKE FOR GRANTED, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IN THIS CURRENT CLIMATE. SO THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU IF YOU COULD SHARE YOUR THANKS WITH YOUR COMMAND STAFF AND YOUR
CIVILIAN STAFF AND ALL OF YOUR OFFICERS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK GREATLY AND I KNOW THIS COMMUNITY DOES I HEAR IT FROM THE RESIDENTS EVERY DAY HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR WORK AND I'LL JUST SAY
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO HELP. SO THANKS MUCH. COOL. THANKS . ITEM 5.3 ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL
IS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS UPDATE TO CALL A KENYAN AND THEN THE A LOT OF OUR OUR CONSULTANTS I
THINK ARE ON BOARD TODAY AS WELL TO TO GIVE US THIS UPDATE. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THEY ARE GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU AND THANKS FOR HAVING ME. TOUGH UPDATE TO FOLLOW. SO I JUST WANT TO ECHO THOSE
SENTIMENTS TO CHIEF HODGES AND DEPUTY CHIEF PITNEY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO DO SO THE LAST TIME THAT WE OFFICIALLY UPDATED YOU ABOUT
THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER WAS BACK IN OCTOBER BECAUSE I ALWAYS FORGET THIS PART AND THE MAYOR SAID MY NAME I'M DR. KELLY AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER MANAGER SO
GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU AGAIN TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE ON THE 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PHASE OF THE PROJECT. THE CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY.
YOU'VE DRIVEN BY YOU'VE LIKELY SEEN IT AND MAYBE YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS SO THIS MILESTONE REFLECTS THE REFINEMENT OF THE BUILDING DESIGN AND THE CONTINUED
ALIGNMENT WITH THE APPROVED BUDGET WHILE ALSO CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINTRODUCE KEY ELEMENTS BACK INTO THE PROJECT. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. SO NOW WE'LL WALK THROUGH A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN REFINEMENTS UPDATES TO THE SITE ALL OF OUR SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS AND OF COURSE THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT
TO EXPECT IN THE COMING MONTHS AS THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO ADVANCE AND TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. AND AS THE MAYOR ALSO MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR PROJECT TEAM CONSULTANTS IN THE AUDIENCE
TODAY. WE HAVE ANASTASIA AND TIM FROM HCA. SO THE ARCHITECTS ON THE PROJECT WE HAVE CAROLYN FROM TEGRA SO SHE IS THE OWNERS REP ON THE PROJECT AND THEN WE
ALSO HAVE JEREMIAH FROM JAY DUNN TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE ON SITE. SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TIM WITH HCA.
MR. MAYOR, WELCOME BACK. OH, THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TIM GOYETTE PROJECT MANAGER AT HCA VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT
TO TALK ABOUT THESE WONDERFUL UPDATES AS CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TONIGHT AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE PROJECT CHARTER OR QUICK ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT TO
DATE. DO A LITTLE BIT OF A PROJECT STATUS UPDATE OR A PROCESS UPDATE RECAP WHERE WE ARE FROM A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PROCESS
OR A POINT OF VIEW AND THEN WE GET INTO THE DESIGN UPDATE AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO JAMIE DUNN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE OF FOR THOSE THAT ARE NEW TO COUNCIL
AND THE CITY. THIS IS OUR ONE PAGE PROJECT CHARTER AND THE VISION OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE A MODERN INCLUSIVE FACILITY SERVING RECREATION, FITNESS AND HEALTH
ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND THAT VISION AND THOSE NINE GUIDING PRINCIPLES HAVE BEEN
WITH US FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WITHOUT REALLY MUCH CHANGE AT ALL. THE SCOPE AND THE PROGRAM BOX IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER REALLY TRIES TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE MAJOR PROGRAM ELEMENTS
IN THE FACILITY AND UNDER THE PROJECT GOALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY WE HAVE BOTH ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PV PANELS AS WELL AS A GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM
AND AS WE TALKED EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT, THE IDEA THAT WE ARE PURSUING LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION EQUITY GOALS FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDE INCLUSIVE
LOCKER ROOMS AND RESTROOMS WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN THE PLANS WE HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE WHICH WILL TAKE US TO LATE QUARTERS THREE OF 2027
IN THE BUDGET THIS REMAINS CONSISTENT AT THE $104.8 MILLION FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT, YES WE HAVE ISSUED
THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AT 100% AND THOSE HAVE GONE THROUGH A BUYOUT PROCESS THAT JAMIE DUNN WILL TALK ABOUT LATER SO THAT WE HAVE REALLY BID ALL THE DOCUMENTS OUT AND WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE SITTING
FINANCIALLY. CONSTRUCTION, AS DAKOTA MENTIONED HAS STARTED AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH REALLY THE LATER PART OF 2027.
SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE WE'VE HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS AND KIND OF WHERE WE ARE AND WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT WE STILL ARE VERY MUCH ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE LEAD SILVER CERTIFICATION FOR THE FACILITY . WE ARE SITTING AT 56 POINTS
AND THE RANGE FOR SILVER IS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 AND SO WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE TRACKING AS WE WORK THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTALS RIGHT NOW FROM THE
DESIGN UPDATE, THE THREE RED BOXES THAT YOU SEE WILL START IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER DUE TO THE ENCOURAGING BIDDING CLIMATE WE WERE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY AFFORD THE THIRD GYMNASIUM ON DAY ONE AND THIS IS A THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FACILITY BOTH FOR THE THE FROM THE
REVENUE GENERATION AND COST RECOVERY OF THE FACILITY BUT CERTAINLY THE PROGRAMS THAT OUR STAFF CAN OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY MOVING CLOCKWISE
DOWN DUE TO SOME CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC MOVEMENT ON THE SITE WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF TO CREATE WHAT WOULD BE
A A A DESIGNATED DROP OFF LANE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING THAT WOULD THEN TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY OUT TO PENN AVENUE. THERE'S STILL SOME FINE TUNING BUT CONCEPTUALLY THIS IS THE
DIRECTION THAT WE'RE WILL BE PURSUING DURING CONSTRUCTION AND THEN THE FINAL BOX AT 9:00 DUE TO A CHANGE IN CITY
CODE THERE WERE WE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE TRASH IN AN OUTSIDE THE BUILDING IN AN ENCLOSURE WHICH WAS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
OF LAST YEAR THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BRING THAT OUT AND THE RESULT IS WE GET SOME OF THE BONUS SPACE ON THE INTERIOR FOR STORAGE AS WE MOVE IN JUST
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. THIS DOES SHOW YOU KIND OF HOW TRAFFIC WOULD COME IN OFF OF PENN AVENUE AND CIRCULATE AROUND THE DROP OFF LANE AND BE ABLE TO GET OUT VERY EASILY
BACK TO PENN AVENUE ON THE LEFT SIDE WE'VE ELIMINATED THE STAFF PARKING AND SO REALLY THAT IS JUST NOW A SERVICE
COURTYARD FOR TRASH DELIVERIES AND THE LOADING DOCK AND AS YOU CAN SEE FILLING OUT THE CORNER IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER FOR THAT THIRD
GYMNASIUM AS WE WORK FROM THE PARKING AREA WHAT USED TO BE JUST A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA NOW HAS A CIRCULATION TRAFFIC LANE
THAT WILL GO THROUGH IT TO ALLOW YOU TO GET BACK TO PENN A LITTLE BIT EASIER. BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT AND THE EXTENSION OF THE LOBBY COMING OUT.
YOU KNOW, TO THE TO THE EXTERIOR UNDER THAT ENTRY CANOPY AS WE MOVE OVER TOWARDS PENN, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS
REALLY THE COURTYARD. THERE IS A UTILITY SERVICE COURTYARD WITH THE TRASH ENCLOSURE AND IF YOU LOOK JUST UP ON THE ROOF OF THE FIRST
LEVEL YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN SPACE. THAT GREEN SPACE IS A OUTDOOR FITNESS TERRACE THAT WAS ADDED TO THE PROJECT JUST BEFORE WE
ISSUED 100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND CERTAINLY WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAMING
FOR THE FACILITY. THIS IS JUST THE EXPANDED FLOOR PLAN THAT FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SEEN THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
JUST A REMINDER THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE AQUATICS. THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER IS THE THE GYMNASIUMS AS WE MOVE TO THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER
WE HAVE THE LARGE EVENT SPACE IN RED JUST ABOVE THAT WE HAVE THE PARTY ROOMS GOING INTO INDOOR PLAY AND THE KIDS CLUB IN THAT WHITE I'M GOING TO
CALL IT A PURPLE LILAC COLOR YOU WOULD ENTER THE FACILITY FROM THE SOUTH PORTION UNDERNEATH THE ENTRY CANOPY AND THE COMMUNITY ROOMS AND
SENIOR PROGRAMING WOULD BE IN THE RED ROOMS TO THE LEFT OF THAT AND THEN THE PURPLE AND LILAC THAT IS ALL FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH WITH THE GREEN AT THE CENTER THOSE WOULD BE THE OFFICES FOR PUBLIC OR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.
AS WE GET UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL WE ALSO WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE TRACK. THIS WILL ALLOW US NOW TO HAVE
A TEN LAPS TO THE TO THE MILE RATHER THAN 13 LAPS TO THE MILE. SO IT'S A MUCH BETTER CALCULATION OF OF COVERING YOUR STEPS AND YOUR MILES AS
YOU AS YOU WALK AROUND THAT TRACK AND THEN AS WE GO TO THE OUTSIDE, THIS WOULD BE THE WHAT THE GYM EXPANSION WOULD BE FROM THE CORNER OF NEWTON
AND 98TH IT IS A SIMILAR SIMILAR CADENCE OF PRECAST PANELS AND CURTAIN WALL THAT WOULD MARCH TOWARDS NEWTON AND
IF WE HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT IS IN THE SHADED IN BLUE THAT IS THE ESSENTIAL ADDITIONAL MASS OF THE BUILDING AS WE WORK TO OPEN THE FACILITY IN 2027.
AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEREMIAH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE AND WHILE WE TRANSITION I'LL JUST MENTION THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS IN WHICH WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE
COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE PROGRESS ON THIS PROJECT. WE WILL BE SENDING OUT A POSTCARD TO THE SAME RADIUS OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER THAT WE
INVITED TO THE CONSTRUCTION MEETING BACK IN SEPTEMBER TO KIND OF LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT IN TERMS OF UPCOMING UTILITY WORK OR THINGS THEY MAY SEE ON THE SITE. AND THEN OF COURSE WE POST
REGULAR UPDATES TO THE BLOOMINGTON FORWARD PAGE SO WE DIRECT EVERYONE BACK TO THAT PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THEN WE ARE WORKING AND I'VE BEEN TALKING SOMEONE ON JADEN'S TEAM INTO DOING A
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE WITH ME A MONTHLY FOR A REAL SO WE'RE POSTING THOSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL SO A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN GATHER INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT
TAKE IT AWAY. >> OKAY. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JEREMIAH RAE. I'M THE YEAR PROJECT MANAGER WITH JADE AND CONSTRUCTION. I WILL JUST KEEP IT REALLY BRIEF AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE AS YOU REMEMBER IN THE FALL WE DEMOLISHED THE CREEKSIDE BUILDING AND MOVED RIGHT INTO CONSTRUCTION AND HAD THE SITE REALLY READY FOR WORK TO BEGIN AHEAD OF THE TOUGH PART
OF WINTER WHICH WAS NICE. WE HAD THE SITE LEVEL AND AND READY TO PROCEED WITH FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS. AND THEN DUE TO REALLY A RELATIVELY NICE WINTER AND FAVORABLE SOIL CONDITIONS
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROGRESS REALLY NICELY THROUGH THAT PUTTING IN FOUNDATION WORK THAT CARRIED US REALLY THROUGH THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. I WILL PUT THIS OVER AND THEN I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN JUST AS
MUCH AS I HAVE THIS THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE SINCE THE NEW YEAR TURNED OVER AND GETTING THE PRECAST PANEL SET MOVING RIGHT INTO STRUCTURAL STEEL. AND NOW WE'VE WE'VE FINISHED
OUR BUY OUT ON THE PROJECT AND HAVE THEN HIRED ALL OF OUR TRADE PARTNERS OR SUBCONTRACTORS. SO OUR TEAM IS FULLY BUILT OUT AND READY TO GO AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ACTIVITY RAMP UP ON SITE.
WE'RE REALLY I'VE SAID THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES IN OUR INTERNAL MEETINGS AND WITH MY TEAM WE'RE REALLY PUTTING IT IN SECOND GEAR AND MOVING QUICKLY INTO THIRD. SO IT'S IT'S BEEN A GREAT TEAM AND PROGRESS HAS BEEN REALLY
POSITIVE TO THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU. I'LL MENTION ONE MORE THING JEREMIAH, BECAUSE I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN LATER THIS WEEK. WE WILL BE GOING OVER TO PRESBYTERIAN HOMES TO ONE OF THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETINGS TO SHARE THE PROGRESS AND LEAH AND I WERE THERE BACK IN AUGUST. EVERYONE WAS VERY EXCITED AND I THINK TT WILL BE EVEN MORE THE CASE NOW THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT WILL JUST BE A SHORT
DISTANCE AWAY. SO CONTINUING THOSE TYPES OF INFORMAL ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND TILTING FULL AT YOU ALL WILL ASSIST WITH THOSE.
I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL SAY FOR IT TO BE AT SUCH A PROMINENT INTERSECTION
IN BLOOMINGTON THE COMMENTS THAT I GET FROM PEOPLE JUST DRIVING BY AND THE GOOD COMMENTS THAT I'M HEARING AND PRIMARILY THE COMMENTS LIKE WOW, THAT'S GOING UP QUICK AND SO WELL DONE.
I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO TRACK PEOPLE'S BELIEF AND OUR MEETING OUR GOALS AND HOW WE'RE GETTING THIS DONE THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW, THE TIP UP CAME QUICK AND THEY GET THE STEAL ON AND
TO BE ABLE TO GET IT CLOSED UP AND WORKING ON IT PEOPLE SEE IT BECAUSE THEY DRIVE PAST IT EVERY DAY. SO WELL DONE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT SO FAR. COUNCIL QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU. >> I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT TWO VERY, VERY
SPECIFICS BUT I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE COST RECOVERY SUPPORT THAT WILL GET FROM THE THIRD GYMNASIUM, DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF THE PERCENTAGE THAT THAT
MIGHT SUPPORT? I FEEL LIKE WE WERE I COULD GET THIS WRONG BUT I FEEL LIKE WE WERE SITTING AROUND 80 TO 85% COST RECOVERY WAS WHERE WE WERE THINKING WE WOULD END UP. WE WERE TARGETING 90 I'M JUST
KIND OF CURIOUS WHERE THE NEEDLE HAS MOVED AS A RESULT OF THIS IF YOU HAVE A POINT OF VIEW ON THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WILL SAY THAT WE DID ACHIEVE
90% IN OUR WORKING DOCUMENT PRO FORMA AND ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO CONSERVATIVELY PULL THINGS OUT THAT WE AREN'T GUARANTEED IN THAT FIRST YEAR AND WHILE WE DON'T HAVE A
NUMBER OR A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE FOR THE THIRD GYM WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE REALLY RETAINING THE MEMBERS THAT WE'VE GAINED AND BRINGING IN NEW MEMBERS BY HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STRUCTURED AND STRUCTURED
PROGRAMING TO OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE HOW WILL WE MAKE IT A REGIONAL DRAW, HOW WILL WE PLEASE THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS, HOW WILL WE HAVE MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES GOING ON
WHERE WE'RE NOT TAKING AWAY THAT OPEN GYM TIME FROM THE MEMBERSHIP BASE THAT THE POPULAR ACTIVITY TIMES IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. SO ALL ENCOMPASSING IF YOU
WILL. WE DO PLAN TO NARROW THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH PROS ON BOTH THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND THE PRO FORMA AS A WORKING DOCUMENT.
SO WE DID GET TO 90% IN THAT DOCUMENT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE REFINEMENTS. OKAY. A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. WHEN I AS I LOOKED AT THE THE
MOST RECENT LAY OUT THAT YOU GUYS JUST SHOWED US IN THAT AREA IN THE PURPLE AND LILAC AS YOU CALLED IT EIGHT WHICH I THINK WAS PERFECT THE PINK AND LILAC THERE. WHAT IS THE WHAT WOULD ARE WE
ARE WE STILL AT THE POINT WHERE WE BELIEVE THAT OUR SENIOR AMENITIES AND OUR SENIOR PROGRAMING WILL BE AT THE SAME STRENGTH THAT IT WAS
WE ANTICIPATED IT WOULD BE WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, KICKED OFF THIS PROJECT. ARE WE STILL FEELING LIKE WE'VE MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS WE'VE MADE HASN'T CHANGED OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT AT THE RATE THAT WE WERE
THINKING WE WOULD? GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT'S A CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY AND 95% OF OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE AT CREEKSIDE BUT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
HAPPENING AT THE LOGAN LODGE WILL TRANSITION OVER. SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE LOST I'M SAD TO SAY THE WOODSHOP OR THE ROCK SHOP THOSE WERE SINGLE USE
SPACES ALL OF THE OTHER MULTI FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMS WORK TRANSFER OVER AND WE WE'VE SPOKEN A LOT WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY MIGHT LIKE TO SEE AND THEY WANTED TO BE OFF THE BEATEN PATH AND AND TUCKED
AWAY STILL WITH PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND SO YES TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SUCCINCTLY ALL OF THE LOGAN LODGE PROGRAMS WILL TRANSFER OVER TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER.
OKAY, GREAT. SO NO NO CONCERNS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE ANY ACCOMMODATIONS THERE. THAT'S GREAT. NO CONCERNS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER OTHER QUESTIONS
COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN SO REALLY JUST MORE A COMMENT AND JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE THAT THIRD GYMNASIUM WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT YOU KNOW SHOEHORNED
IN THERE AND I'M JOKING WHEN I SAY THIS NEXT SO WHERE'S THE FOURTH GYM GOING TO FIT BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT THAT THAT STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TO GET
US TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY AND I WAS UP A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO UP AT SHOREVIEW TOO AND REALLY JUST ENJOY YOU KNOW THAT THAT
SPACE UP THERE THAT AQUA AQUA CENTER THEY'VE GOT UP THERE AND THEY HAVE EXPANDED OVER THE TIME AND SO THAT'S PART OF MY CONCERNS THAT I HAVE OVER THE LONG TERM RENTAL THE FOOTPRINT IT'S DIFFICULT BUT YOU KNOW I'M REALLY EXCITED TO
SEE WHAT THINGS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE AND I'VE GOTTEN JUST LIKE YOU MAYOR SOME SOME REALLY EXCITED KIDS WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS SPACE SO CAN'T HAPPEN FAST ENOUGH. THANKS GUYS.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. WE'RE EXCITED THAT YOU'RE EXCITED. OTHER COMMENTS COUNCIL I THINK
IT'S JUST VERY IT'S REALLY REALLY EXCITING TO KNOW THAT THE THIRD GYM IS COMING OUT SO THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BUILDING BEING FINISHED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU. >> I WILL END IT WITH SAYING OH GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FILL US IN ON NEXT STEPS?
SO YES, THERE WE GO. THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS I'M GOING TO GO TO THE END AGAIN. THIS POSTCARD WILL GO OUT THIS WEEK TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA
SO WE'LL SEE MORE PRECAST BEING ASSEMBLED. I THINK ONE THING WE DIDN'T MENTION WAS THAT THE FAR EAST SIDE, THE PRECAST PANEL THAT IS ERECTED CURRENTLY WHERE IT
WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SECOND GYM WILL TRANSITION AND MOVE DOWN TO BE THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THAT THIRD GYM. JEREMIAH PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I SAY ANYTHING INCORRECT. OKAY.
AND THEN THE SECOND PHASE OF STEEL. SO REALLY FIGURING OUT HOW THAT FITS TOGETHER TO BE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADD THAT THIRD GYM IN ON DAY ONE VERSUS SETTING IT UP TO EXPAND.
SO WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT. SO WE'LL SEND OUT THAT COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER I BELIEVE WE'LL START TO SEE SOME
OF THOSE WINDOWS GO IN. SO FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS AND THAT'S WHAT SOME OF THE GAPS ALONG 98 ARE THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THE PRECAST. BUT WE ARE FINALIZING AND HAVING PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL,
MECHANICAL PRE-INSTALL MEETINGS TO GET THOSE TEAMS ONBOARDED AND UP TO SPEED ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROJECT. SO EVENTUALLY THE BUILDING WILL BE ENCLOSED IN A LOT OF THAT WORK WILL MOVE TO THE
INTERIOR. FABULOUS. THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. I DO FEEL LIKE WE I'M BIASED BUT I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A
REALLY GREAT TEAM SO APPRECIATIVE. WELL, THANK YOU. AND YES, IT IS A TEAM SPORT AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE TEAM THAT HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS WITH A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO GO. WE KNOW BUT IT'S BOY, IT'S
LOOKING GREAT SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK ALL OF YOU AND COUNCIL OUR LAST ITEM TONIGHT IS OUR COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE
UPDATE. I WILL KICK US OFF AS I DO RECAPPING OUR LISTENING SESSION FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING WE HAD THREE SPEAKERS MR. JONATHAN MINKS TALKED ABOUT COUNCIL REMARKS AND
QUESTIONS SOME OF THE COUNCIL DECISIONS MADE AROUND FUNDING IN EACH AREA, EXPENDITURES AND SO ON. TRINA SLETTEN SPOKE AND SHE
EXPRESSED AGAIN THE I THINK THE COMMUNITY WIDE RELIEF THAT OPERATION METRO SURGE IS PRETTY MUCH OVER BUT THERE ARE STILL IMPACTS AND THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTS ON OUR AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND
IN PARTICULAR SHE DID BRING UP THE FACT THAT PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS GROUPS HAVE RAISED UPWARDS OF $800,000 TO HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE WHICH IS JUST FANTASTIC AND ANDY THROUGH ALL SPOKE REGARDING
SOME IDEAS ABOUT USING SELF-DRIVING AND AI DEVICES FOR SNOW REMOVAL ON OUR SIDEWALKS. SO THOSE WERE OUR THREE LISTENING SESSION VISITORS THIS EVENING.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE. MR. WALKER DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THIS EVENING? YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE COUNCIL'S BENEFIT THAT THIS PAST WEEK WE WERE NOTIFIED THE CITY HAS RECEIVED
USA TODAY'S PRESTIGIOUS WORKPLACE AWARD RECOGNIZING OUR WORKPLACE CULTURE. WE ARE ONE OF ABOUT 400 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED IN THE CATEGORY OF 500 TO LESS THAN A THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES. SO PRETTY PRESTIGIOUS. AND WHAT I THINK IS ESPECIALLY COOL IS THAT THIS IS BASED ON EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK, NOT A NOMINATION THAT CAME FROM THE CITY. SO GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR
EMPLOYEES AND VERY WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION FOR THEIR THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL. THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR LEADERSHIP AND AND TO OUR THANKS TO OUR EMPLOYEES. OF COURSE.
COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MR. WALKER ABOUT THAT IF I CAN DIG DEEP. HOW COMMON IS IT FOR A MUNICIPAL ROLE LIKE BODY LIKE OURS TO BE INCLUDED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I WOULD SAY IT'S VERY RARE AND
FURTHER ELEVATES THE STATUS AND STANDING OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON BEING ELEVATED IN THAT IN THAT REALM. ARE WE LIKE THE ONLY CITY? I'M JUST JUST CURIOUS LIKE
NUMBER ONE I JUST WANT TO HEAR IT OUT LOUD NOT BE AN OUTLET NOT THE ONLY ONE BUT AS I RECALL ONE OF A HANDFUL. OKAY, GREAT. CERTAINLY VERY FEW. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. WALKER? COUNCIL. ANYTHING TO ADD? COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANKS. I HAD TWO QUICK THINGS. THE FIRST THING I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK AND I GUESS THEY'VE ALL LEFT ALREADY BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK IF IT'S POSSIBLE MR. WALKER IF WE
COULD GET AN UPDATE FROM FROM THE PARKS TEAM ABOUT ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING WITH BOTH THE BOUTIQUE AND LOGAN LODGE GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FOR A WHILE AND IT'S BEEN UP AND RUNNING I THINK FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW I THINK THAT MIGHT
BE WRONG BUT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO I'D LOVE TO JUST HEAR LIKE HOW WHAT'S THE SENTIMENT IS HOW THINGS ARE GOING, HOW PEOPLE ARE PERCEIVING THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO I'D JUST ADD THAT TO WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE THAT IS LIKE A MAYBE A FUTURE PRESENTATION THAT ONE OF THESE SETTINGS OR JUST AS A WRITTEN REPORT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE THAT'S WHAT I MEAN I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PUBLIC THING ON IT. IF SO WE COULD ADD IT AS A
QUICK LIKE INTRODUCTORY ITEM OR SOMETHING OR A BUSINESS ITEM. YEAH. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE CONSENSUS TO HAVE YOU COME BACK AND DO A QUICK PRESO ON IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT. YEAH I'D LOVE TO HEAR HOW PEOPLE ARE FEELING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.
AND THE SECOND THING YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED THAT WE DID GET SOME CRITIQUE THIS THIS TODAY ABOUT ABOUT THE THE
HRA AND THE JUST THE GENERAL CENSUS THAT MAYBE MAYBE THE PERCEPTION FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS AND ESPECIALLY ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IS THIS FEELING OF DISCONNECTION AND AND AND YOU KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE
WHETHER THEY FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST RUBBER STAMPING THINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT RIGHT WE HEARD THAT AND I AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE THIS MOTION ANYWAY AND I WAS LIKE OH THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS ALL COMING TOGETHER VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION WEEK AND THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
COMMENTARY AND THEN WE HAD THIS WONDERFUL MEETING JUST THIS PAST WEEK WHERE COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON AND YOURSELF MR. MAYOR AND MYSELF GOT TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOLKS
AND AND LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING AND THAT THAT CADENCE OF SPRING AND FALL BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS COMING TOGETHER WITH CITY COUNCIL AND
STAFF IS A DIRECT ANSWER TO THAT COMMENTARY THAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT EARLIER THIS THIS THIS EVENING. RIGHT THAT THE INTENT IS THAT WE ARE MAKING CHANGES IN REAL
TIME TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE THE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS VOLUNTEERS AND OUR AND OUR CITY COUNCIL. AND SO I IF THAT ISN'T KNOWN
TO PEOPLE, I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THAT'S HAPPENING. AND ALSO IF YOU'RE ON A BOARD AND COMMISSION AND YOU CAN COME TO THOSE MEETINGS I THINK YOU'LL LEARN IN REAL TIME. BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US AS COUNCIL TO GO TO THOSE MEETINGS.
THREE OUT OF THE SEVEN OF US WAS PRETTY GOOD BUT I THINK WE CAN ALL GET THERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE ALL GOT THERE BECAUSE BECAUSE THAT I LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS AND ALSO I THOUGHT
THAT THE CROSS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SO THEY WEREN'T FEELING LIKE THEY WERE ISOLATED AND THEY WEREN'T ACTING IN A IN A VACUUM AND THEN YOU KNOW, NOT ENGAGING WITH COUNCIL UNTIL ONCE A YEAR
WHEN THEY COME WITH THEIR WORK PLAN LIKE THEY DID TONIGHT FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE THINGS MATTER AND SO I WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY STAFF FOR LISTENING IN THOSE SESSIONS AND MAKING
THESE PROACTIVE CHANGES AND MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONNECT. AND THEN I WANT TO ENCOURAGE BOTH BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS AS WELL AS OUR CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, BE A PART OF THOSE THINGS
BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND I THINK IF YOU WERE IN THAT MEETING YOU DIDN'T YOU WERE SURPRISED BY THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE OH WAIT, THAT JUST HAPPENED THIS THING BUT THAT MEANS THAT
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW AND WE SHOULD TELL THEM ABOUT THAT SO THAT WE KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENING SO THANKS FOR LET ME MAKE THAT STATEMENT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GOOD RECAP AND APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE REMEMBER DON'T WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE THOSE COMMENTS AND OR STATEMENTS. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD REMINDER AND ONE THING I WOULD SAY JUST TO THE COUNCIL TO YOU KNOW IT'S YOU KNOW I'VE OVER THE YEARS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF MAKE A
DIRECTIONAL CHANGE SOMETHING I LEARNED FROM WHEN I WAS IN CASSIO IS THIS IDEA OF PROGRESSION YOU KNOW, THIS IDEA OF YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR THE FOLKS TO CATCH UP WITH
WITH KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT. SO YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO SOMETIMES BE PATIENT WITH OUR WITH WITH THOSE CHANGES SOME CHANGES WE LOVE AND SOME CHANGES WE MAYBE DON'T LIKE AS MUCH. SO I, I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC
WILL GET THERE YOU KNOW OUR COMMISSIONERS AND OUR THE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT TO LOOK AT THEIR EVENTUALLY BUT THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS THOUGH. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL IF NOT
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA COUNCIL I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN TONIGHT MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIVAS TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING NO
FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION IS RIGHT NOW NELSON DOWN SYNDROME I REVERSE I BY ROBERTSON I HEREBY SEE I MOTION CARRIES
SIX ZERO AND WE ARE ADJOURNED THANK YOU STAFF THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR THE DISCUSSION THIS EVENING. THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED. EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK