WELCOME. >> THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE FOR TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I WILL CALL THIS COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS MONDAY, MAY 4TH, 2026.
WE WILL BEGIN AS WE TYPICALLY DO WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS AND BECAUSE IT'S RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK WE ARE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BLOOMINGTON'S HONOR GUARD SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID WHITNEY TO CALL THEM IN AND WILL WE WILL PLEASE WE WILL GET THIS UNDERWAY. DEPUTY CHIEF THOSE THAT ARE ABLE PLEASE STAND UP
VERY WELL . THE OFFICERS PRESENT ARE A
PLEASURE JUST 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
FOR OWN PURPOSES, FOR THE . YOU CAN BE SEATED. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU ALL IN A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR BLOOMINGTON HONOR GUARD FOR THAT. SO IT'S A NICE WAY TO START A MEETING ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK WHERE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATION SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT IT BEING NATIONAL POLICE OFFICERS, MEMORIAL DAY AND RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE WHO ARE JOINING US THIS EVENING. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND AS I SAID, THANKS TO EVERYBODY BEING WITH US TONIGHT AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY WATCHING ONLINE COUNSEL OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE OUR AGENDA AND AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, WE'VE GOT A LONG AGENDA
TONIGHT UNDER INTRODUCTORY ITEMS PAST THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS WE HAVE FIVE COUNT THEM FIVE PROCLAMATIONS. I THINK IT'S A NEW INDOOR RECORD FOR PROCLAMATIONS HERE
IN BLOOMINGTON. THE FIRST ONE IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK PROCLAMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, A
PROCLAMATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION AND A PROCLAMATION FOR BUILD THE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH WHICH IS
MAY OF THIS YEAR UNDER OUR CONSENT AGENDA WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS OUR CONSENT BUSINESS TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES.
WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. ITEM 4.1 IS A PRIVATELY INITIATED CITY CODE AMENDMENT. THIS REGARDING TOWER STANDARDS UPDATES UNDER ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS
AND A 5.1 IS AN UPDATE AND A TIMELINE SET FOR OUR 2026 BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS ITEM 5.2 IS AN UPDATE ON OUR 50 PLUS PROGRAMING AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER PRO FORMA ITEM 5.3 IS A STUDY ITEM ON OUR PARKING SUPPLY AND ITEM 5.4 A DISCUSSION ON ON STREET PARKING OVERVIEW AND A
POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES THERE. WE WILL THEN WRAP UP WITH OUR POLICY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUES UPDATE AND ADJOURN THIS EVENING AND AS I MENTIONED COUNCIL IT'S A LENGTHY ONE AND I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO
KEEP YOUR YOUR STATEMENTS AND YOUR QUESTIONS ON POINT AND LIMIT YOURSELF IF AT ALL POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF WORDS YOU USE THIS EVENING AND I WOULD ASK THE SAME OF STAFF JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY
CAN AT A REASONABLE HOUR BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THE TIMBERWOLVES DO START AT 830 YOU DON'T ME SO COUNSEL ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? IF NOT I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA AS STATED SOME MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERTSON AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS STATED NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. AND ON THAT POINT I WILL NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER CARTER IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING WASN'T FEELING WELL SO SHE'S SHE'S NOT DECIDED NOT TO COME
AND SPREAD WHATEVER SHE HAS WITH THE REST OF US HERE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I'M GOING TO HEAD DOWN TO THE PODIUM COUNCIL AND WORK OUR WAY THROUGH OUR PROCLAMATIONS
AS PEOPLE FIRST PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY. I'M HAPPY THAT DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID WHITNEY IS HERE TO JOIN ME AND WE'LL BE SAYING A FEW
WORDS IN JUST A MOMENT. OUR PROCLAMATION FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON NATIONAL POLICE WEEK MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 15TH WHEREAS THERE ARE MORE THAN 750,000
SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT . AND. WHEREAS, SINCE THE FIRST RECORDED DEATH IN 1786 THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 24,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THE NAMES OF THOSE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE ENGRAVED ON THE WALLS OF THE NATIONAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON DC. AND. WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY DATA COMPILED BY THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL FUND, 111 OFFICERS WERE KILLED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY IN 2025 IT'S A DECREASE OF 25% FROM THE 148 OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2024. AND. WHEREAS, THE SERVICE AND
SACRIFICE OF ALL OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ARE HONORED ANNUALLY DURING THE NELLIE OR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL THE 38TH ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL HONORING 363 OFFICERS
WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY MAY 13TH, 2026. AND. WHEREAS, THE FIRST RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY IN 1962, IT WAS
RESOLVED BY CONGRESS AT THAT THAT MAY 15TH BE DESIGNATED PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY TO HONOR ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PEACE OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED OR WHO HAVE BEEN
DISABLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS TO BE DESIGNATED AS POLICE WEEK. AND. WHEREAS, IN HONOR OF PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY ON MAY 15TH, THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A FLAG CEREMONY IN HONOR OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED AT 8 P.M. AT CIVIC PLAZA THE FLAGPOLES THE CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF SPEECH AND THE BLOOMINGTON HONOR GUARD PRESENTING THE
RIFLE FIRING OF THREE VOLLEYS. ADDITIONALLY, THE BPD WILL JOIN IN THE MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION ON MAY 14TH AND 15TH TO STAND GUARD AT THE PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL IN ST
PAUL FOLLOWED BY THE ATTENDANCE OF A REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT 7 P.M. ON MAY 15TH. AND. WHEREAS, THE VPD INVITES ALL TO JOIN IN THE ABOVE OFFERED CEREMONIES NOW THEREFORE AMY
OR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 10TH TO MAY 16TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. DATED THIS FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2026, WE HAVE ONE OF THE IF NOT THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND
I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR WILLINGNESS TO TO MAKE THAT SACRIFICE IF NEED BE IN IN SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T OVERLOOK JUST BECAUSE OF THE REALITY THAT I JUST READ AND THE REALITY THAT WE FACE EVERY DAY IN OUR WORLD NOW IN THIS TIME. SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TIME
AND THIS IS ALWAYS A MEANINGFUL WEEK FOR US ALL. AND I TURN THE MICROPHON OVER TO DEPUTY CHIEF DAMON BITTNER DEPUTY CHIEF. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND IN HONOR OF TRYING TO KEEP
THINGS SHORT, I'LL DO THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GO TOO LONG IN TIME. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE HERE AND KIND OF WANT TO JUST BE REAL BRIEF ON WHAT THAT WEEK MEANS TO US.
IT'S TRULY JUST A TIME TO TAKE A PAUSE AND REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE FALLEN FOR THIS PROFESSION. IT'S LITERALLY A REMEMBRANCE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING. JUST KIND OF THINK ABOUT FOR
THOSE THAT WE SERVE JUST DURING THAT TIME WHETHER YOU LIKE DON'T LIKE OR WHATEVER YOUR POSITION ON POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS JUST THINK THAT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO THIS, THEY'RE DOING IT FOR YOU.
AND SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A TIME JUST TO THINK AND KIND OF REMEMBER ALL THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE HAPPENED. AND LIKE I SAID, WE CAN'T THANK ENOUGH FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PRIOR TO US AS FAR AS THIS
ORGANIZATION AND CONTINUE TO DO IT. IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS MEANT FOR IS JUST A LITTLE BRIEF TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE AND A THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF DEPUTY CHIEF THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AFTER YOU.
THIS PROCLAMATION HE'S COMING OVER HERE WITH THIS YOU KNOW, TAKE THE FALL. THIS IS THE GROUP OF YOUNG DO
THIS RIGHT. OKAY. THREE THINGS
I NEXT PROCLAMATION IS REGARDING RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK WHICH IS MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH. I WANT DEPUTY CHIEF TO STAY UP HERE AND ALSO TO MEMBERS OF OUR OPTIMIST CLUB, OUR CLUB
PRESIDENT WAYNE KRIEGER AND MEMBER TERRY LANG THIS PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT HERE IF YOU COULD. THEY'LL BE ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN OFFICER
MIKE SMITH WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS OFFICER OF THE YEAR FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. WELCOME, GENTLEMEN. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU.
PROCLAMATION FOR RESPECT FOR LAW WEEK MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH 2026 WHEREAS CRIME AND ITS EFFECT UPON LIVES AND PROPERTY OF OUR CITIZENS IS OF THE UTMOST CONCERN AND THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO CURB THIS PROBLEM ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND. WHEREAS, THE PROBLEMS OF CRIME TOUCH ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR CITY AND CAN UNDERMINE AND ERODE THE MORAL AND ECONOMIC
STRENGTHS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR CITIZENS IF UNABATED . AND. WHEREAS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DETERMINATION TO MAINTAIN THE FAITH AND THE PRESERVATION OF LAW AND ORDER AND THE APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
AND THEIR ROLES IN PRESERVING SOCIAL ORDER IN A DEMOCRACY IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY. AND. WHEREAS, OPTIMIST CLUBS AND THEIR MEMBERS CONTINUE TO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AIMED AT COMBATING CRIME AND
RESPECTING LAW THROUGH YEAR ROUND EFFORTS AND WHERE IS EACH YEAR THE BLOOMINGTON OPTIMIST CLUB PRESENTS A RESPECT FOR LAW OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO AN EXEMPLARY BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER WHO SPEAKS TO THE
PROFESSIONALISM AND CORE VALUE OF THE DEPARTMENT. RESPECT DEMONSTRATED THROUGH OUR COMPASSION AND HONEST SERVICE. AND. WHEREAS, THE BLOOMINGTON OPTIMIST CLUB IS HONORED TO PRESENT THE 2026 RESPECT FOR
LAW AWARD TO DETECTIVE MICHAEL SMITH, OFFICER SMITH SERVES WITH DEDICATION AND CARRIES OUT THE MISSION OF THE BPD BY ALWAYS BEING RESPECTFUL WHILE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND EMPLOYING THE DEPARTMENT'S
CORE VALUE OF RESPECT DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THEIR COMPASSIONATE AND HONEST SERVICE. NOW THEREFORE I, MAYOR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH 2026 AS RESPECT FOR LAW
WEEK DATE OF THIS FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2026 PRESIDENT KRIEGER I'M TURN IT OVER TO YOU. NO. OH, I'M GRANT TERRY.
ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE . WE'RE HONORED THE OPTIMIST CLUB IS HONORED TO BE PART OF THE RESPECT FOR LAW WE HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS AND HAVE NOTHING BUT THE UTMOST RESPECT
FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS AND AND FOLKS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS AND THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS EACH YEAR.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PARTNERSHIP. IT'S BEEN A PHENOMENAL RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD WITH YOU. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP FOR THIS
AMAZING AWARD. I WANT TO STAND UP MIKE SO FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THIS IS DETECTIVE SMITH AND I'LL JUST SAY A COUPLE OF BRIEF THINGS I'VE HAD THE FORTUNATE TIME TO
BE FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER IS LITTLE OVER 15 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE HIM KIND OF FROM THE BEGINNING TO WHERE HE IS AT NOW AND I CAN TELL YOU HE IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE WANT FOR SOMEONE
IN THIS ORGANIZATION NOT ONLY AS AN OFFICER BUT JUST AS A HUMAN BEING. HE'S A WONDERFUL PERSON THAT MAKES BOTH OUR BLOOMINGTON FAMILY MUCH BETTER AS WELL AS HIS OWN FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND ONE THING I WOULD NOTE THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT ON THIS IS THAT THESE AWARDS SPECIFICALLY THIS ONE THAT OFFICER SMITH WAS PUT UP FOR WAS BY HIS PEERS. SO NOT AS NOT ONLY IS IT
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE RECOGNIZED HIS LEADERSHIP AND THE THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION BUT HIS PEERS DID . AND SO I THINK THAT IS A GREAT HONOR TO WANT TO BE NOMINATED
TO TO ACCEPT IT BUT EVEN MORE SO TO ME THAT HIS PEERS ARE THE ONES THAT SAID HEY, THIS IS THE GUY THAT WE LOOK TO AS AN EXAMPLE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF AND
THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT, CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER SMITH . OFFICER SMITH, WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US UP HERE? WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE OR I'D BE HAPPY TO TURN THE MICROPHONE
OVER TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THIS, GUYS. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. MICROPHONES HERE. GO AHEAD. OH, SURE.
WELL, I PLAN ON SPEAKING ON THE 26TH AT THE OPTIMIST CLUB DINNER SO I WILL JUST SAY MR. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEN TO THE OPTIMIST CLUB, THANK YOU FOR
THE SUPPORT. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. IT'S VERY HUMBLING. I GOT INTO THIS PROFESSION NOT FOR AWARDS OR CERTIFICATES.
I JUST I DO IT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AND FOR THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT ISN'T HERE. SO IT'S IT'S VERY HUMBLING AND I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS WORD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH . THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. OUR THIRD PROCLAMATION IS FOR SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WHICH IS MAY 3RD THROUGH THE MAY 9TH OF 2026. DAN KIM COMMUNITY CPA IS GOING
TO JOIN US FIRST DAN, HERE HE IS. COME ON UP PLEASE. THE MORE THE MERRIER. YOU GUYS STAND THERE LOOKING
GOOD WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION AND WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. OKAY. PROCLAMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS WEEK MAY 3RD THROUGH MAY 9TH, 2026. WHEREAS THE CITY
OF BLOOMINGTON RECOGNIZES THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH MAKE UP 99.4% OF MINNESOTA BUSINESSES AND EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE WORKFORCE. AND. WHEREAS, BLOOMINGTON'S SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITY REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF ITS RESIDENTS INCLUDING MANY IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES THAT STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. AND.
WHEREAS, RECENT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA HAVE CREATED UNCERTAINTY AND DISRUPTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTING OWNERS, EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES. AND. WHEREAS, IN RESPONSE THE
BLOOMINGTON PORT AUTHORITY AND THE HENNEPIN COUNTY HAVE LAUNCHED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT IMPACTED BUSINESSES. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS SUMMIT TO BRING
ITS ANNUAL EVENT TO BLOOMINGTON ON JUNE 5TH, 2026. FURTHER SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH NETWORKING, EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. AND.
WHEREAS, THE CITY IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING AND BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WHERE ENTREPRENEURS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, GUIDANCE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED.
AND. WHEREAS, SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE RESILIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE I, MAYOR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY
3RD THROUGH THE NINTH 2026 AS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES ,RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE DIVERSE
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HELP OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DATED THIS FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2026. I'M ALWAYS STUNNED IN READING THIS PROCLAMATION. THE PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESSES
IN MINNESOTA THAT ARE CONSIDERED SMALL BUSINESSES 99.4%. IT IS AMAZING. WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT THE BIG BUSINESSES BUT IT'S THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAKE THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS STATE TICK
AND DO IT VERY WELL. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO DAN. HELLO.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAN KIM. I'M A PARTNER AND A DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES, A COMMUNITY CPA, A SMALL BUSINESS LOCATED HERE IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON.
SINCE ITS EARLY INCEPTION IN DES MOINES, IOWA IN 2008 AS IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS SUMMIT HAS HELPED CREATE MORE THAN 2300 PLUS BUSINESSES ACROSS
THE MIDWEST THAT HAS OVER 130 PLUS BUSINESSES PER YEAR. WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS SUMMIT TO MINNESOTA IN 2019, WE SAW IMMEDIATELY HOW MUCH NEED AND
POTENTIAL FOR THAT EXISTS HERE. COMMUNITY CPA PROBABLY SUPPORTS IRS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL YEAR AFTER YEAR BECAUSE WE SEE FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH
ACCESS THIS RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES CAN HELP AND CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF A BUSINESS. SO TO MANY ENTREPRENEURS THAT STRUGGLE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER SHOWN THE RIGHT
PATH OR HAVE THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. AND THIS EVENT BRINGS ALL OF THE RIGHT PARTNERS TOGETHER TO HELP ALL OF OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES START STRONG AND GROW SUSTAINABLY. AND THAT'S WHY THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON MEANS SO MUCH AND MATTER SO MUCH TO US. AND YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING
THIS VERY TRYING TIMES AND YOUR INVESTMENT TO MAKE THIS EVENT HAPPEN REALLY WE REALLY MEAN IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
SO THIS EVENT IS HAPPENING ON JUNE 5TH AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. AND THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND FOR BEING A KEYNOTE AT THE EVENT THIS YEAR. AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO
DO THIS ALL TOGETHER. THANK YOU . SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT.
SEE YOU NEXT . OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR ASIAN-AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH WHICH IS MAY 1ST THROUGH THE 31ST 2026.
WE'VE GOT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE PAKULA AND KIM SHAW. LOFTON, ARE Y HERE? I SEE YOU. COME ON UP PLEASE. JOIN ME UP HERE AND JUST STAND
WHILE I READ THE PROCLAMATION AND WE'LL TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. ASIAN-AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE
MONTH MAY 1ST THROUGH THE 31ST OF 2026. WHEREAS THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON THROUGH ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION JOINS OUR NATION IN RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN-AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH. AND THAT IS THE ACRONYM THERE IS AN API. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING THAT A FEW TIMES HERE IN THIS PROCLAMATION. AND WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY WE HONOR AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURES OF AMERICANS OF AA AND HPI DESCENT. AND. WHEREAS THE 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS REPORTS THAT 6.7%
OF THE BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA POPULATION IDENTIFIES AS H AND AA AND H I HPI IS GOING TO MESS IT UP. I APOLOGIZE. AND THE COUNCIL OF ASIAN PACIFIC MINNESOTANS 2023 ANNUAL REPORT INDICATES A
TOTAL POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 313,223 AND AN HPI MINNESOTANS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS HOME TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF AND HPI
PEOPLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO JAPANESE KOREAN VIETNAMESE, CAMBODIAN, CHINESE, TAIWANESE LAO ASIAN
THAI TIBETAN NEPALESE FILIPINO ,HMONG, INDIAN AND HAWAIIAN. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HOSTS AN ASIAN-AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AND ALLIES RESOURCE
GROUP TO PROMOTE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ASIAN IDENTIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO REPRESENT 4.6% OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON STAFF. AND.
WHEREAS, AN H P I COMMUNITIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO BLOOMINGTON'S VIBRANCY AND STRENGTH ENRICHING EVERY FACET OF OUR CITY AND STATE THROUGH THE LANGUAGES, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THEY BRING TO OUR
CITY AND OUR STATE. AND WHEREAS, WE HONOR THE PERSEVERANCE OF THOSE WHO CREATE COURAGEOUSLY REACHED OUT REACHED FOR THEIR HOPE AND DREAMS IN A NEW LAND AND WE CELEBRATE THE MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS AND HPI IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE MADE TO BLOOMINGTON. AND WHEREAS, WE HONOR THE RICHNESS OF AND HPI EXPERIENCES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY FROM RECENT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WHO
BRING RESILIENCE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES TO ADOPTEES AND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY FAMILIES NAVIGATING COMPLEX IDENTITIES AND THEIR STORIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND LEADERSHIP THAT HAVE SHAPED AND
STRENGTHENED OUR CITY. AND. WHEREAS BLOOMINGTON RECOGNIZES THE ONGOING CHALLENGES FACED BY AA AND HPI COMMUNITIES INCLUDING ACTS OF HATE, DISCRIMINATION AND ANXIETIES
INTENSIFIED BY HEIGHTENED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, BLOOMINGTON DENOUNCES ALL FORMS OF BIAS AND REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, INCLUSION AND EQUITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS. AND.
WHEREAS, BLOOMINGTON COMMITS TO PROTECT SUPPORT AND UPLIFT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FOSTER DIALOG AND STORYTELLING AND TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IGNITE CURIOSITY, STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS AND
CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AA AND HPI RESIDENTS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I TIM BUSSE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2026.
AS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON NATIVE THIS FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2026 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE
THIS EVENING. I WILL TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU. OFF YOU GO. PLEASE. THANK YOU. MARY BUSSE JOHN. HELLO EVERYONE.
IT IS AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THAT ASIAN-AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. MY NAME IS PAUL COOLEY AND IN THE HMONG LANGUAGE MY NAME IS BAO MEANS FLOWER AND CALL
MEANS GOLD. TO SAY MY NAME IS TO ALSO HONOR THE RESILIENCY OF MY CULTURE AND LANGUAGE. THE TWIN CITIES IS HOME TO THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION AMONG PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2025 WE COMMEMORATED 50
YEARS THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THE U.S. AFTER THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND THE SECRET WAR IN WHICH MOST PEOPLE IN LAOS DIRECTLY AIDED THE U.S.. >> MY MOM WAS ONLY TEN YEARS OLD WHEN HER FAMILY FLED LAOS
CROSSING THE MEKONG RIVER INTO THAILAND TO ESCAPE THE GENOCIDE AMONG PEOPLE. AFTER SPENDING A FEW YEARS IN A THAILAND REFUGEE CAMP, A FAMILY IN FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA THROUGH THEIR CHURCH SPONSOR MY MATERNAL GRANDMA,
MY MOM, AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS TO COME TO THE US. THEY ARRIVED IN MINNESOTA IN MAY OF 1979 AND AS IF BY FATE WAS WHEN THE FIRST PROCLAIMED ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK WAS
CELEBRATED IN THE US. AND HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING ASIAN-AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH 47 YEARS LATER. WHAT AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO
BE HERE IN THIS SPACE WITH YOU ALL. I AM A FIRST GENERATION FOR MANY THINGS IN MY FAMILY. THE FIRST TO BE BORN IN THE US. THE FIRST TO HAVE ACCESS TO A K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE FIRST TO GO TO COLLEGE AND EARN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
A MASTER'S DEGREE. THE FIRST GENERATION FREE TO DREAM AND SEE THOSE DREAMS COME TO FRUITION. IT IS A ROLE OF PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT CAN OFTEN FEEL LONELY AND THIS IS A COMMON EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
OF THOSE WHO ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY MANY OF WHOM ARE STUDENTS I SERVE TODAY. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN IN NORMAN DOWN AT NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHERE I
SERVE AS AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTION FOR SCORPIUS YOUR STUDENTS. THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING FROM ALL OVER MINNESOTA TO TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES AT NORMANDALE.
NORMANDALE IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MINNESOTA WITH A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENROLLMENT. OUR TEAM SPENT THE LAST MONTH VISITING WITH FALL 2026 NEWLY
ADMITTED YOUR STUDENTS AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS AND GOT TO PARTNER WITH BOTH JEFFERSON AND KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOLS. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PHYSICALLY MEET THE STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AT AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHO THEIR SUPPORT
PEOPLE ARE ONCE THEY BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY AT NORMAN JOBE. IN THE EARLY WEEKS OF JANUARY DURING OPERATION METRO STATION WHEN OUR SPRING SEMESTER HAD BARELY BEGUN, OUR COLLEGE PIVOTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS FACULTY
PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE MODALITIES FOR STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WERE GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWITCH CLASSES OR DROP THEIR CLASSES. ALTHOUGH FACED WITH FEAR AND TRAUMA, MANY STUDENTS PERSISTED KNOWING THAT
EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. I WAS AFRAID EVERY DAY ON MY DRIVE TO AND FROM CAMPUS ON GROCERY RUNS BUT I'M GRATEFUL THAT NORMANDALE WAS A SAFE
HAVEN FOR ME AND TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND GRATEFUL TO BE WORKING WITH INSPIRATIONAL STUDENTS WHO SHOW UP DAILY AS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
WE DO NOT THRIVE IN ISOLATION. WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER. AS THE SON OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO THIS COUNTRY, WE ALSO INHERIT THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO EACH OTHER. FOR IT IS BECAUSE OF THOSE
BEFORE US WHO FORWARD BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS TO GUARANTEE OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS TODAY. IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENCOURAGE AND COLLABORATE WITH OUR YOUTH TO COLLECTIVELY BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF US.
AND IT STARTS WITH ACKNOWLEDGING OUR UNIQUENESS BUT ALSO OUR SHARED HISTORIES THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER AND REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER. WHEN I FIRST STARTED NORMAN DO MANY COLLEAGUES ASKED HOW TO PRONOUNCE MY NAME?
AND NOW I DON'T FIND MYSELF IN THAT SITUATION ANYMORE. IT'S PRETTY NICE WHEN YOU SHARE THE SAME NAME AS YOUR COLLEGE PRESIDENT DR. PARK, WHO SERVED AS THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF NORMAN DALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE PAST
TEN MONTHS AND WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED THE SIXTH PRESIDENT OF NORMAN DALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. A HISTORICAL MOMENT MARKING HER AS THE FIRST HMONG AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY.
AND DARE I SAY IN THE WORLD FIRST GENERATION DREAMS STILL COME TRUE. AND WHAT EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS WE'RE LIVING IN HERE IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA. HAPPY ASIAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
THANK YOU , JIM THE OBSERVER. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. MAYOR BUSSE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE JOINING THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS KIM.
SURE PRONG LOFTON. I'M A LIFE LONG LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BLOOMINGTON, AN EMPLOYEE OF BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE VICE CHAIR OF CAMBODIAN AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP OF MINNESOTA, ALSO
KNOWN AS KAP MAN IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND DEEP GRATITUDE TO BE HERE TODAY. I AM A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN BORN IN THE HEART OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA AND
MY STORY BEGINS WITH MY PARENTS STONE KIM PSALM AND BRETT BROWN WHO FLED THE KHMER ROUGE REGIME A PERIOD WHERE NEARLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE LOST
THEIR LIVES THROUGH EXECUTION, STARVATION, FORCED LABOR AND A LACK OF MEDICAL CARE. THEY CARRIED NOTHING WITH THEM EXCEPT FOR THE HOPE OF JUST
SEEING ANOTHER DAY BECAUSE OF THEIR COURAGE AND SACRIFICE . I STAND HERE TODAY NOT ONLY AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY BUT SOMEONE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING THAT EVERY FAMILY
HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BELONG TO BE SEEN AND THRIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AS I ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND I DO SO IN HONOR OF MY FAMILY, MY ANCESTORS AND
BEHALF OF ALL THE FIRST GENERATION AMERICANS WHO CONTINUE TO SHAPE AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES. CHANGE IS NEVER EASY. IT COMES WITH BARRIERS. MY FAMILY HAS LIVED THAT
TRUTH. I HAVE LIVED THAT TRUTH AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU HERE TODAY HAVE LIVED IT AS WELL. BUT CHANGE IS ALSO WHERE GROWTH BEGINS.
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE ROOM. THIS IS WHAT CHANGE LOOKS LIKE. THIS PROCLAMATION IS MORE THAN A RECOGNITION. IT IS A COMMITMENT TO
PARTNERSHIP TO BELONGING TO A FUTURE WE CONTINUE TO BUILDING TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. SATURDAY, MAY 30TH FROM 12 TO
2 P.M. AT THE CIVIC PLAZA. AS A CITY OF BLOOMINGTON PARTNERS WITH KAPPA MEN TO CELEBRATE PETALS OF PEACE A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND UNITY.
LIKE PETALS OF A FLOWER WE ARE EACH UNIQUE. BUT TOGETHER WE CREATE SOMETHING STRONG, BEAUTIFUL AND ENDURING.
SO AGAIN THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AND I SEE A LOT OF THE FOLKS BACK THERE. COME ON UP. LET'S MAKE IT A GROUP PICTURE.
COME ON. YOU'RE ONE. READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.
WELCOME . ENTER FOR OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION OF THE NIGHT. WE KIND OF COME FULL CIRCLE. WE STARTED WITH PUBLIC SAFETY IN TERMS OF OUR BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE WILL
END WITH BUILDING SAFETY. ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT SERVICE BY THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE STAYS SAFE . AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME MEMBERS OF OUR OUR TEAM COME ON UP HERE.
GET UP HERE. EVERYBODY UP HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
WHY NOT GET DON'T BE HERE. COME ON. VERY GOOD. A PROCLAMATION FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH MAY 2026. WHEREAS THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS COMMITTED TO
RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL ROLE OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND WHEN DISASTER STRIKES. AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY
OF BLOOMINGTON'S BUILDING AND INSPECTIONS DIVISION WORKS DILIGENTLY TO SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITY BY ENFORCING BUILDING RESIDENTIAL MECHANICAL PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL CODES TO ENSURE STRUCTURES ARE SAFE,
SUSTAINABLE AND BUILT TO LAST. AND. WHEREAS, THESE PROFESSIONALS SUPPORT AND UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF SAFETY THROUGH THE MODEL CODES DEVELOPED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL AND ADOPTED BY THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA. AND. WHEREAS, THESE MODERN BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS, SNOW AND ICE EVENTS FIRES AND OTHER NATURAL AND
MAN MADE DISASTERS THAT CAN IMPACT COMMUNITIES LIKE BLOOMINGTON. AND. WHEREAS, BUILDING SAFETY MONTH WAS CREATED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CODE OFFICIALS PLAN
REVIEWERS AND INSPECTORS OFTEN UNSEEN BUT ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ENSURE SAFE, RESILIENT AND AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS THAT SUPPORT BLOOMINGTON'S CONTINUED PROSPERITY. AND. WHEREAS BUILT TO LAST THE
THEME OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2026 ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT BLOOMINGTON TO LEARN ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY TAKE ACTION TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE AND
RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF OUR LOCAL BUILDING SAFETY PROFESSIONALS. AND. WHEREAS, EACH YEAR DURING BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE ENCOURAGED TO REAFFIRM THEIR
COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING BUILDING SAFETY, RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT. AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENTS IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY.
NOW THEREFORE I, MAYOR TIM BUSSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN BLOOMINGTON AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE BLOOMINGTON BUILDING AND
INSPECTIONS DIVISION AND ALL BUILDING SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND STRONG. DATED THIS FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2026 AND I ENCOURAGE ALL
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO APPRECIATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THESE FOLKS BECAUSE THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND AS IT SAID IN HERE IT'S OFTEN UNSEEN BUT THEY ARE VITAL PUBLIC SERVANTS IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A TOUGH JOB. SOMETIMES PEOPLE MAY DISAGREE WITH YOU. IS THAT TRUE? I DON'T KNOW IF I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE BUT YOU DO OUTSTANDING WORK IN A LOT OF CASES YOU'RE THE FACE
OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. IT'S NOT THE SEVEN OF US SITTING UP THERE. IT'S YOU FOLKS WHO ARE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH OF YOU. IS THERE A SPEAKER DESIGNATED? >> OFF WE GO.
THANK YOU, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR BUILDING AND INSPECTIONS TEAM DURING BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT OUR TEAM NOT ALL OF THEM ARE HERE. WE HAVE ABOUT 25 INSPECTORS
PLAN REVIEWERS AND ADMIN STAFF THAT HELP KEEP THE CITY RUNNING FROM SCHEDULING INSPECTIONS TO DOING INSPECTIONS ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS GOING TO THE MALL OF AMERICA. THE THINGS THAT THEY DO EVERY
DAY OR SO APPRECIATED AND. AND LIKE WE SAID MAYBE SOMETIMES UNSEEN. SO I JUST WANT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT I SEE THEM AND I VALUE THEM AND I APPRECIATE THEM AND I'M GLAD THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE CITY THAT'S AS
WELL. >> THANK YOU . GOOD JOB BEING COMPACT FOR YOU
. THANK YOU FOR AND THAT IS OUR PROCLAMATIONS FOR THE I'M
SORRY IF WE MISSED YOU AND YOU WEREN'T RECOGNIZED BY PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING BUT WE CAN GET AROUND TO IT EVENTUALLY PERHAPS OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS ITEM THREE OUR CONSENT BUSINESS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
HAS THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT A HOLD FOR ITEM 3.3. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER ONES? SEE NONE.
I WILL MOVE ITEMS THROUGH ONE AND THREE TWO AND THREE FOUR THROUGH THREE, SEVEN AND SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S
CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WE HELD OUT ITEM 3.3 VERY
GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS. YEAH. JUST A QUICK COMMENT SO WE DON'T DRAG THE MEETING TO LONG . I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE A WE HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM. I HAVE NUMEROUS EMAILS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SCHEDULED GAMES AT THAT FACILITY AND I WOULD LIKE THEM TO IF THEY
HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE CITY OR BY THE CITY STAFF. I YOU KNOW, IT'S I KNOW WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION TO THIS. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SUGGEST.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HERE COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M NOT SURE IF THE MANAGER OR YOURSELF MAYOR WANT TO JUST CONFIRM THE UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT THIS ACTUALLY SURE DISAGREEMENT DOES AND DOES NOT DO. >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING, COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN. I'M GOING TO CALL ON NICK JOHNSON FROM OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THERE HE IS. I THINK THERE IS INFORMATION
AVAILABLE. I THINK HE'S GOT A A PRESENTATION IN ANTICIPATION OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE KNOW MIGHT BE COMING UP SO HI, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME.
THANKS FOR THE CLASS OF 2000 I ALLISON FIRST CAN YOU SEE MY OOPS FORGIVE ME I'M SORRY
THERE WE GO. FORGIVE ME. GO AHEAD MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS, THIS IS THE AGREEMENT WITH
DARNELL FAROOQ AND ALL DESIRES FOR THE SHARED USE OF SMITH PARK. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW THERE ARE TWO PARCELS THAT CURRENTLY MAKE UP THAT SPACE. SMITH PARK IS A CITY OWNED PARCEL IN THE DA THROUGH
PARCEL IN THE BLUE IS THE PROPERTY OWNED BY DARNELL FAROUK RIGHT NOW. >> SO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS ADOPTED BACK IN 2015 WITH A FIRST AMENDMENT IN 2024 THAT WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO YOU
AND IT CONTINUED THE SHARED ACCESS, PARKING AND USE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT THAT TIME WE HAVE NOW CONTINUED TO NEGOTIATE WITH DARRYL FAROOQ AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FOOTBALL FIELD ON THAT
PROPERTY IS NO LONGER UTILIZED IN HIGH DEMAND OR IN HIGH DEMAND FOR ANY CITY PROGRAMING OR ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS TO UTILIZE THAT A TYPICAL RECTANGLE FIELD WE SEE AROUND 300 RESERVATION REQUESTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR RECTANGLE
FIELD WE SEE AROUND 50 ANNUALLY AND SO IN ORDER TO REMAIN FISCALLY RESPONSIVE WELL WE INTEND TO NO LONGER UTILIZE THAT FIELD OR MAINTAIN THAT FIELD TO CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND MAINTAIN THOSE PROPERTIES TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF STANDARD AND TO MAKE FURTHER LONG TERM INVESTMENTS INTO PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY THE CITY. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE IN NEED OF INVESTMENT AND SOMETIME
IN THE NEAR FUTURE HERE WITH IRRIGATION AND LIGHTING NEEDS AND WE FEEL THAT INVESTING IN THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE NOT IDEAL COMPARED TO INVESTING ON CITY PROPERTY SO THAT IS THE
CONTINUED CHANGE OF THIS. I DO WANT TO REITERATE THERE IS NO CHANGE IN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HERE. THIS IS JUST A SHARED USE AGREEMENT WITH THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND IN ADDITION THE ACCESS THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS FOR THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE BASKETBALL COURTS AND THAT WILL REMAIN INTACT WITH THIS AGREEMENT. CURRENT ACCESS TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD ON THE PROPERTY IS ONLY
BY RESERVATION AND SO IT DOES NOT LIMIT THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS FACILITY IN ANY DIFFERENT WAY I CAN ADD ONE POINT, MAYOR IS JUST THE REASON WE'RE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THE CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON MAY 20TH AND SO THAT'S WHY
WE'RE BEFORE YOU IS BECAUSE WE'RE UP AGAINST THE DEADLINE FROM THE TWO YEAR EXTENSION THAT WAS DONE IN 2020 FOR. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, THIS JUST AS A
VISUAL TO SHARE WHERE THE CURRENT EXISTING AGREEMENT IS AND AS I AS YOU CAN SEE DARNELL FAROOQ AND THE OTHER TENANTS ON SITE DO HAVE A SHARED USE OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MAINTAINED BY THE CITY AS WELL ON CITY PROPERTY AND THAT WILL
NO LONGER BE IN PLACE EITHER. SO THIS JUST CONSOLIDATES THE DIFFERENT USES ON THE PROPERTY TO JUST MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC USE FOR THE AMENITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND TO RETURN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD ON THEIR PROPERTY TO GOLF. SO TO CLARIFY AGAIN OUR CURRENT EXISTING RESPONSIBILITIES ARE HERE AND WE'LL BE DECREASING THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE
CHANGE IN THE SHARED USE AGREEMENT. >> I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD FROM THE KIND OF PLANNING AND ZONING SIDE OF THINGS. I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE COMPONENT AROUND SHARED ACCESS AND PARKING IS KIND
OF A KEY PIECE OF THEIR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2020. SO THEIR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ACTUALLY HAS CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT RUN WITH THE LAND AS A LAND USE APPROVAL.
THEY DO NECESSITATE MAINTAINING THOSE COMPONENTS OF THE AGREEMENT AND SHARED ACCESS AND PARKING BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS I CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK ABOUT THAT IF YOU LIKE BUT JUST TO NOTE THAT
THOSE COMPONENTS SPECIFICALLY ARE CONNECTED TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2020. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR A FORMALLY THANK YOU MUCH AND I KNOW THE FACT THAT THIS IS A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THERE'S THERE ARE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AROUND THIS AS WELL AND I THINK I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER AND SEE IF SHE COULD EXPLAIN A BIT ABOUT THOSE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AS THEY
SURROUND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. >> SO MAYOR MEMBERS THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN THAT'S THE UP PROCESS WAS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND IT WAS THOROUGHLY
DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED AS YOU AS PLANNING MANAGER JOHNSON MENTIONED RUNS OF THE LAND AND ATTACHED TO THE LAND SO THE CITY COULDN'T UNILATERALLY CHANGE OR ELIMINATE A CONDITION THAT IT
HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. THERE'S CASE LAW ON THAT SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY PLACED ON THE LAND . THANK YOU.
MR. VANDER SHINE COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS HERE OF ANY OF THE THREE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND COUNCILMAN MALONE AND COUNCILMEMBER DALLAS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
MY QUESTION IS IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE SOME RESERVATION SIGNS FOR THIS SUMMER ALREADY MADE. IS STAFF WORKING WITH THOSE GROUPS TO RE ACCOMMODATE THEM ELSEWHERE AND YOU KNOW WOULD
THAT JUST VARY BASED ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE? OKAY. GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHERE WHERE THEY MIGHT BE RE ACCOMMODATED TO MAY MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THERE ARE NO CURRENT RESERVATIONS FOR THIS SUMMER AT THE SMITH PARK FIELD AND WE
WILL BE ACCEPTING FOR RESERVATIONS BEGINNING IN MAY AND HISTORICALLY THE BAY HAS UTILIZED THIS FIELD FOR FOOTBALL OR SOCCER IN THE FALL TO THE TUNE OF 50 DAYS OR SO AND WITHIN OUR OTHER FIELD
INVENTORY WE'LL FIELD WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT NEED FOR VIEWING WITHOUT THIS FIELD COUNCILMEMBER MOMENT REALLY
WHAT MY QUESTION WAS AND I'M READY TO MOVE THIS BUT BUT I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS WE'RE NOT GIVING AWAY THE PARK, RIGHT. WE'RE NOT GIVING AWAY PARKS.
THERE'S THIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOHMANN THAT IS CORRECT. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY DARNELL FRUIT AND THAT ORGANIZATION AND WE ARE HAVE A SHARED USE FOR THEIR PROPERTY THAT THEY OWN
CURRENTLY THERE'S NO EXCHANGE OF LAND OR PROPERTY IN THIS AGREEMENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS
ESSENTIALLY THAT MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER WHEN DID WE SELL THAT PROPERTY TO DORAL FOR IT? WAS IT PART OF THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT THAT THEY WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE WHOLE THING BACK IN WHATEVER DAY THAT WAS? I DON'T REMEMBER LIKE HOW MANY
YEARS AGO IT WAS BUT I MEAN I'M ASSUMING THAT IT WASN'T IT'S BEEN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME THAT THAT FIELD HAS BELONGED TO THE AL JAZEERA PEOPLE, CORRECT. THE FOLKS THAT OWN THAT. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER
DALLESSANDRO I BELIEVE FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND MY RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS BEEN OWNED BY THAT PROPERTY BACK TO WHEN IT WAS OWNED BY THE LUTHERAN SCHOOL IT HAS NOT BEEN OWNED BY THE CITY FROM MY RESEARCH OR INFORMATION AT ANY POINT.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY WE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN IT? LIKE WHAT WAS THE REASON THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IT WHEN WE DIDN'T OWN IT IN THE FIRST PLACE? IN THE RESEARCH THAT WE MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO IN THE RESEARCH THAT WE'VE
CONDUCTED HERE WE LOOKED BACK TO AN AGREEMENT IN 2000 WHERE THE SCHOOL AT THE TIME WANTED TO INVEST IN LIGHTING ON THAT PROPERTY AND THE CITY WAS INTERESTED IN MORE LIGHTED FIELDS AT THE TIME. AND SO A 5050 DEAL WAS AGREED
UPON TO INVEST IN THAT PROPERTY AT THAT TIME. AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK THROUGH THE PARK SYSTEM WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A YOUTH SPORTS STUDY TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE PROPER LEVEL OF FIELD ACCOUNTABILITY IS TO THE CITY AND HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS AND THEY ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THAT STUDY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO FIELDS ACROSS THE CITY. THANKS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST REALLY QUICKLY. FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE CLARIFYING THAT THIS ISN'T A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP AND JUST TO CONFIRM MY UNDERSTANDING IS STAFF IS SAYING THAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY SAVE THE CITY MONEY AND IT'S A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE CHOICE TO NOT CONTINUE TO INVEST IN MAINTENANCE OF SOMETHING
THAT NOT ONLY DO WE NOT OWN BUT ISN'T TO UTILIZE COST NEARLY AS MUCH AS OTHER FIELDS. >> IS THAT AN ACCURATE. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON. THAT IS CORRECT. WE WILL BE SAVING BETWEEN 6 AND $8000 ANNUALLY FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF THIS FIELD THAT WE CAN THEN REPURPOSE TO OTHER FIELDS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF THIS PROPERTY WE CAN INVEST IN OTHER CITY OWNED PROPERTY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
OF HIGH QUALITY FIELDS TO OUR YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLIC . >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. SO COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS, YOU HAD BROUGHT FORWARD A THOUGHT
THAT YOU HAD DID YOU WANT TO PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION TO SEE WHERE IT GOES OR OTHERWISE? I THINK COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN IS LOOKING TO DO IT TO MOVE THE ITEM AS IT STANDS SO IT SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE MAYOR I'LL GO AHEAD MOVED TO ADOPT THE UPDATED JOINT USE AGREEMENT FOR SMITH PARK AS ARE WRITTEN IN THE
CONSENT AGENDA. GET THE ACTUAL MOTION HERE SECOND FOR WHY DON'T WE WHY DON'T WE READ THE MOTION? YOU ONLY READ THIS ONE HERE. OKAY. I WASN'T SURE IF THIS WAS
IN CASE OF OKAY I WOULDN'T READ THIS WAY. MAYOR I'LL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT SHARED PARKING AND USE AGREEMENT FOR THE SMITH PARK AND OUR FARRUKH PROPERTIES TOGETHER WITH
AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS THERETO. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON TO ACCEPT ITEM 3.3
FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AND I THINK TO TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO SOME VERY USABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE BITES WAS VERY HELPFUL. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT.
THANK YOU. ABOUT THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON COUNCIL TO ITEM 4.0 OR HEARINGS RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. ITEM 4.1 IS OUR FIRST AND ONLY PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING.
THIS IS FOR A PRIVATELY INITIATED CITY CODE AMENDMENT REGARDING TOWER STANDARDS UPDATES. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU . SAY GIVE PEOPLE A SECOND HERE. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD CALL IN ALL RIGHT I THINK GOOD YOU
KNOW ONE MORE SECOND ON ON ALL RIGHT IS OKAY THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. OH YEAH NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU COUNCIL MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO 4.1 ON YOUR AGENDA THIS
EVENING IS FOR A PRIVATELY INITIATED CITY CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO TOWERS AND OUR BLOOMINGTON HRA IS THE APPLICANT ON THIS PROJECT.
SO IN CURRENT CITY CODE TOWERS ARE ALLOWED IN OUR RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS SPECIFICALLY IN AREAS FOR PARK SITES GOVERNMENT SCHOOL UTILITY AND
INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES AND PLACES OF ASSEMBLY. WHEN THAT TOWER IS FULLY CAMOUFLAGED BY A BELL TOWER STEEPLE OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE. SO THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT
WOULD ALLOW AN EXISTING TOWER TO REMAIN ON SITE IF THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SITE IS REDEVELOPED INTO ANOTHER USE THAT'S ALLOWED IN THE
UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT. SO HERE IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT LANGUAGE IT'S NUMBER FOUR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IN BOLD IT SAYS FORMER
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SITES THAT HAVE BEEN REDEVELOPED WHEN THE TOWER WAS LEGALLY ESTABLISHED AND A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SITE AND IS FULLY CAMOUFLAGED AS A BELL TOWER, A STEEPLE OR
SIMILAR STRUCTURE. SO BASICALLY IT'S ALLOWING FOR TOWERS TO BE LOCATED OR EXISTING TOWERS LOCATED AT FORMER PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SITES WHEN THERE'S PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
SITES HAVE BEEN REDEVELOPED AND THEN THESE TOWERS HAVE TO BE CAMOUFLAGED IN THE FORM OF A BELL TOWER STEEPLE OR SIMILAR A SIMILAR STRUCTURE. SO BASICALLY WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS GETTING AT IS
IT'S AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ST MARK'S LOCATED AT 86TH AND XERXES CURRENTLY THEY HAVE A TOWER THAT'S SHOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN
THAT'S HOUSED IN THEIR STEEPLE AND THAT HAS TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO OR LAST AUGUST YOU ALL APPROVED A PLAN AMENDMENT CHANGING THIS
DESIGNATION FROM QUASI PUBLIC TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO HELP HRA DEVELOP STATE MARKS INTO A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT.
BUT THIS TOWER CAN COMPLICATE REDEVELOPMENT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. BUT JUST GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT. TOWERS ARE LOCATED AT PLACE
OF ASSEMBLIES ALL AROUND THE CITY AND AND THAT'S DUE TO THE LARGE LOT SIZE THAT PLACE OF ASSEMBLIES HAVE AND AS WELL AS THEY HAVE EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT ARE SUITABLE
FOR ANTENNAS AND THEN IT'S ALSO CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREA. SO THESE TOWERS HAVE A LOT OF REACH TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE PLACES OF ASSEMBLIES SHUT
THEIR DOORS? IT'S LIMITED IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE FUTURE FOR THE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, IDEALLY IT WOULD BE ANOTHER PLACE OF ASSEMBLY THAT
WOULD MOVE INTO THE SITE. BUT THESE BUILDINGS WERE BUILT IN THE 50S AND 60S WHICH MAKES IT TOUGH TO REUSE THE EXISTING BUILDING. SO THIS OPENS UP A REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR RESIDENTIAL USES. THE SITE IS ALREADY INTEGRATED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT REALLY HAS ACCESS TO STREETS AND UTILITIES BUT LIKE I
MENTIONED BEFORE, THE TOWER CAN KIND OF EXCUSE ME CREATE SOME COMPLICATIONS BECAUSE WIRELESS COMPANIES HAVE THESE LONG TERM LEASES OF 30 PLUS
YEARS. THESE AGREEMENTS INCLUDE STRICT LANGUAGE SUCH AS RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, ACCESS RIGHTS EASEMENTS AND AN INFLUENCE ON THE FUTURE USE OF THE LAND.
SO WITHOUT THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT, FUTURE REUSE OF THE LAND WOULD BE CHALLENGING WITHOUT THE ALLOWING THIS EXISTING TOWER TO REMAIN AND
THEN IF IT WEREN'T PASSED WHAT YOU WOULD GET IS A LARGE POORLY MAINTAINED SITE THAT'S JUST USED TO HOUSE A TOWER.
SO LOOKING AT ELSEWHERE IN BLOOMINGTON WHERE THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT IF IT WERE ADOPTED THERE ARE FOUR OTHER CHURCHES IN BLOOMINGTON
THAT HAVE THESE STRUCK ARE THESE TOWERS WITHIN STRUCTURES AND SO IF THIS WERE PASSED IT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THESE OTHER SITES. SO WITH THAT PLANNING
COMMISSION AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CITY CODE AMENDMENT. MIKE PALERMO IS IN THE AUDIENCE IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR THE HRA
BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE . THE THINKING IS ARE THEY DO WE KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE 30 YEAR LEASES. DO WE KNOW HOW HOW FAR INTO A LEASE THEY ARE WITH WHOEVER THE LEASE HOLDER IS AND DO WE
KNOW HOW MANY HOW MANY LEASE HOLDERS ARE THERE ARE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS OFTENTIMES A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEASEHOLDERS IN A TOWER SITE LIKE THAT. >> MAYOR I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC DO YOU LIKE DO YOU
KNOW THE ANSWER FOR THE SPECIFIC LEASE? GOOD EVENING MR. PALERMO MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE AT THIS SITE THEY DO NOT HAVE A LEASE.
THEY HAVE PURCHASED A PERMANENT EASEMENT SO THAT FURTHER COMPLICATES I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE DIFFICULTY WITH THESE SITES IS WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THESE WERE ALL NEGOTIATED BUT A LOT
OF TIMES THESE CELL TOWERS ARE VERY SOPHISTICATED AND ENTER INTO REALLY STRONG PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE AT THE PROPERTY WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DEVELOPER BESIDES THE HRA TO COME IN AND
NEGOTIATE, THEY'RE GOING TO WALK AWAY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THAT HEADACHE WHEREAS THEY HAVE A DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE KNOW HOW MANY
UTILITIES ACTUALLY USE THE SITE RIGHT NOW THERE'S JUST ONE TOWER. IT'S HELD BY SBA COMMUNICATION BUT THEY OFTEN THEN WILL CONTRACT OUT WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES. I THINK IT'S CURRENTLY A
T-MOBILE ANTENNA THAT THEY HAVE BUT SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE MULTIPLE COMPANIES ON THE SAME. VERY GOOD. AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION IT IT'S DESIGNED JUST TO LOOK LIKE A TOWER. IS IT ACTUALLY A BELL TOWER?
WELL, THERE'S OTHER BELLS IN THERE NOW AND WELL, THERE IS STILL BE BELLS IN THERE IN THE FUTURE. MR. MAYOR, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE BELLS OR SOME OF THEM DO AS THEY POINTED OUT. SOME ACTUALLY DO HAVE THE
BELLS IN THERE. THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR I DON'T THINK IT DOES. I THINK IT'S IT IT'S LOOKS BIG BUT IT'S NOT QUITE THAT BIG. I THINK IT'S JUST FILLED WITH ANTENNAS. GOT IT. OKAY. COUNSEL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO? JUST A REAL QUICK QUESTION. NOT THAT IT NOT THAT IT'S TOO BAD YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT SUPER RELEVANT TO THE ITEM IN FRONT OF US BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE TOWER?
WHERE IS IT ACTUALLY GOING TO GO ON THE LAND WHEN YOU BUILD AROUND IT TO BUILD ALL THIS STUFF? >> YEP. MR. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO WE ARE HOPING TO ACTUALLY DO JUST THAT ON THIS SITE IS BUILD AROUND IT.
WE PLAN TO KIND OF KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE EQUIPMENT'S ACTUALLY IN A BRICKED BUILDING THAT WE WOULD LOVE IF WE CAN KIND OF KEEP AND MAINTAIN THAT IN OUR
CURRENT DESIGN WHICH IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. I'M STILL WORKING WITH OUR PLANNING WITH THE MIDDLE CODE UPDATES BUT IS TO HAVE THE CUL DE SAC GO RIGHT THROUGH AND BASICALLY DIRECTLY TAKE YOU TO THE TOWER SO THAT
THEACILITY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT THAT WON'T BE IMPEDING ANY PROPERTIES. THEY'LL JUST BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE TOWER STRAIGHT FROM THE ROAD. >> OKAY. AND IS THERE AN EXPECTATION THAT THE LEASES YOU WELL YOU
MENTIONED IT'S A PERMANENT EASEMENT SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S UP FOR DEBATE 30 YEARS FROM NOW. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. NICE OTHER QUESTIONS COUNSEL
ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ITEM 4.1 AS I BEFORE I SPOKE TO COME FORWARD I WANT TO DO JUST KIND
OF LAY OUT ARE THE WAY WE DO THESE EACH SPEAKER ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES AND THE CLOCK ON THE WALL WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR FIVE MINUTES ARE UP AND IF WHEN YOU'RE FIVE MINUTES ARE UP I WILL INDEED STOP YOU.
SO WE HAVE A FAIR AND EQUAL AMOUNT TIME FOR EVERYBODY AS YOU DO COME FORWARD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME SO IT'S OFFICIALLY ON THE RECORD AND THEN WHEN YOU FINISH UP IF YOU COULD SIGN IN ALTHOUGH I MISSING THE I DON'T SEE THE
CLIPBOARD UP THERE AND THEN THE FINAL TWO IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS BROUGHT FORWARD, WE'LL ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TRYING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS SHOOTING FROM THE HIP WHILE OUR FOLKS ARE TALKING IT MAKES
IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO WILL SIMPLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WITH ALL OF THAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 4.1 AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS ITEM 4.1 TONIGHT. SALZMAN DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE, MR. MAYOR WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE.
LAST CALL FOR ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS COUNCIL NO ONE ON THE CHAMBERS IN THE CHAMBERS COMING FORWARD AND NO ONE ON THE LINE WISHING TO SPEAK. I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.1
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A 4.1 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.
COUNCIL THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD I THINK. I THINK THE QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO BROUGHT UP WAS A GOOD ONE WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW IS IT GOING TO WORK? AND I THINK I CAN TRUST OUR
PLANNING STAFF ON EACH AREA TO MAKE IT BOTH USABLE AND AND VIABLE WITHIN A WITHIN A DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CITY OF COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO. MR. MAYOR, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE
THE MOTION JUST BEFORE THAT I DID HAVE ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION IS JUST A QUICK IS IT WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION MADE TO EXPANDING THIS FROM FORMER PLACE LIKE WOULD THERE ANY BE ANY REASON TO HAVE
EXISTING TOWERS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE OVER AND ABOVE BECAUSE ONE USED TO BE THERE LIKE I JUST I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND I UNDERSTAND THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED SO
WE COULD CERTAINLY TABLE THAT AND TALK ABOUT IT ANOTHER TIME. BUT I JUST WONDERED IT'S VERY SPECIFIC AND I JUST WONDERED IF WE HAD THOUGHT ABOUT REASONS IT MIGHT NEED TO BE EXPANDED OR WOULD WE JUST COME BACK TO AT A LATER DATE AND I
THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THIS IS A PRIVATELY INITIATED CODE AMENDMENT AND SO CLEARLY THE PRIVATELY INITIATED THEY HAD THE ONE THING IN MIND THAT THEY WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH AND I THINK IF WE PUT THIS INTO
PRACTICE AND THE PRECEDENT IS SET IF OTHERS COME FORWARD IN THE FUTURE AND SAY HEY WAIT, THERE'S A TOWER ON THIS PROPERTY AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT WHILE WE DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT, I THINK WE'VE WE'VE PROVEN THAT WE'D BE OPEN TO THAT IF IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE
DONE EFFECTIVELY AND TASTEFULLY WITHIN WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO. FAIR ENOUGH. MR. MAYOR, I KNOW IT'S TECHNICALLY PRIVATELY INITIATED BUT IT IS OUR OUR IT'S DOING IT. SO I FELT THE NEED TO ASK THE
BROADER QUESTION. I UNDERSTD. BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO ALL RIGHT. >> I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE ALLOWING EXISTING TOWERS AT FORMER PLACES OF ASSEMBLY SITES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE. MOST MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING EXISTING TOWERS AT FORMER PLACES OF ASSEMBLY SITES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE. ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS HEARING?
NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO COUNCILMEMBER DELLA SANDRA I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUMMARY
PUBLICATION OF AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING EXISTING TOWERS AT FORMER PLACE OF ASSEMBLY SITES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS FOR SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ITEM 4.1 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE MOVING THAT FORWARD WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL AND WE'VE GOT FOUR ITEMS IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS AND THE FIRST ONE
ITEM 5.1 IS AN UPDATE AND A TIMELINE DISCUSSION ON THE 2026 LIMITS CENTER FOR THE ARTS STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS IN RECCE FROM EARTH FROM THE BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS HERE. GOOD EVENING.
WELCOME. YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. MAYOR AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU AN EARLY MILESTONE OF THE ONGOING
BCA STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS. THIS ANALYSIS BEGAN IN 2025 AND ONCE COMPLETED INTENDS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE
OVERALL OPERATION OF BCA TONIGHT DUNCAN WEBB OF WEB MANAGEMENT WILL BE PRESENTING THE SITUATION ANALYSIS THAT SUMMARIZES WEBB'S FINDINGS OF BCA AS THINGS CURRENTLY
STAND WHICH INCLUDES THE FACILITIES IDENTIFIED STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS. WE ALSO INTEND TO DISCUSS UPCOMING STEPS AND TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION.
SO WITH THAT I WILL WELCOME DUNCAN AND TURN THINGS OVER TO HIM. >> MR. WEBB GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. THANK YOU MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A QUICK PRESENTATION AND THEN WE HAVE LOTS OF TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YOU HAVE IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL. OKAY, GREAT. SO BCA IS A GREAT STORY AND I LOVE ITS ORIGIN THAT A NUMBER
OF ARTISTS IN THE CITY AND FUNDERS CAME TOGETHER RECOGNIZING A NEED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU MADE THIS WONDERFUL BUILDING HAPPEN. IT IT OPENED AS PART OF THE
CAMPUS IN 2003. THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WERE ACTIVE IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AROUND IT. AND FOR MANY YEARS IT BASICALLY OPERATED WITH A STAFF OF ONE MEANING IT REALLY
RELIED ON THE ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ARTISTRY TO PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES TO HELP KEEP THE BUILDING GOING.
RECENT HISTORY DISRUPTION AND INTERRUPTION THROUGH COVID ISSUES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. BUT HERE WE'VE SEEN SORT OF PARTICULAR CHALLENGES AND AND CONCERNS ABOUT SERVICE
DELIVERY EQUITABLE ACCESS EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND COST RECOVERY. IN THIS LAST YEAR YOU'VE ADDED THE SECOND AND THIRD STAFF
POSITIONS WHICH HAS ALLOWED YOU TO BRING THE BUILDING UP TO THE SAME LEVEL AS OTHER COMPARABLE PARKS AND REC FACILITIES. SO YOU YOU RECOGNIZE THAT
THINGS ARE GOING WELL, YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THINGS WERE STABILIZING BUT YOU STILL FELT THAT THERE WERE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES. SO IN 2025 YOU ISSUED AN RFP TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO COME
LOOK AT THE BUILDING. WE WERE RETAINED TO DO THAT. AND YOU REALLY STRESSED TO US WHEN WE BEGAN FIND US THE BEST GOVERNANCE AND OPERATING MODEL FOR BCA AND HELP US DETERMINE
WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT ON THE PART OF CITY TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS OF THE BUILDING. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS FOR A YEAR.
BUT LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ART SO I'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR 36 YEARS. I STARTED THIS PRACTICE OH GOSH IT'S ALMOST 30 YEARS NOW AND WE JUST STARTED PROJECT
558 THIS WEEK. SO LOTS OF SHORT ASSIGNMENTS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, BUSINESS PLANS AND STRATEGIC PLANS WHERE WE SAY OUR JOB IS TO COME IN A COMMUNITY, FIGURE
THINGS OUT, SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER AND THEN GET OUT OF THE WAY. SO WE BEGAN THIS STUDY A YEAR AGO. WE HAVE GOOD RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION AND WE JUMPED RIGHT IN AND DID A
BIG SET OF TOURING FACILITIES. WE DID A CONFIDENTIAL ZOOM INTERVIEWS WITH USERS STAFF COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS, FUNDERS. WE'VE MET WITH PARK, WE'VE MET WITH SENIOR CITY STAFF. WE'VE ANALYZED DATA ABOUT SCHEDULING FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY. WE'VE ANALYZED THE MARKET AREA AND WE'VE ASSESSED OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE COMPETITIVE BOTH FOR PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE'VE DONE A VERY
SIGNIFICANT BENCHMARKING EXERCISE THAT COMPARES THIS BUILDING TO ABOUT 40 OTHER COMPARABLE SIZED BUILDINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO FIRST THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO SAY IS THAT THIS IS A GREAT SET OF FACILITIES AND I HAVE MANY CLIENTS WHO WOULD DIE TO HAVE THE SPACE THAT YOU HAVE HERE TO VERY FUNCTIONAL THEATERS, THE GALLERIES, THE
CLASSROOMS, THE SUPPORT SPACES ,THE PUBLIC AREAS AND THE OUTDOORS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ANIMATE AROUND THE BUILDING MAKE THIS REALLY AN ENVIABLE SET OF FACILITIES.
THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE WITH THEM ARE ESSENTIALLY AROUND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SHORTAGE AROUND STORAGE. THERE'S SOME SHORTAGES AROUND OFFICE SPACE AND A LITTLE BIT OF SHORTAGES AROUND SUPPORT
SPACES. THERE IS NO MISSION STATEMENT OR VISION STATEMENT FOR BCA ITSELF BUT THE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY THE CITY'S
VISION AND MISSION BY PARKS AND RECS MISSION THERE AND THERE IS NOW A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT THAT ARE KIND OF IN A IN A DRAFT FORM THAT
ARE GOING TO HELP US SORT OF FOCUS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT YOU WANT BCA TO BE AND DO AND THESE PRINCIPLES WILL BE ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF OUR WORK BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE A LITTLE
BIT MORE DIRECTION FOR STAFF AND ALSO PROVIDE A REFERENCE POINT TO YOU ON COUNCIL AS TO HOW THINGS ARE WORKING. SO THE GOVERNANCE IS
ESSENTIALLY WE THINK IT WORKS. WE WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANY DRAMATIC CHANGES IN OVERALL THE WAY THAT THE BUILDING IS GOVERNED OR OPERATED. AS I SAID, YOU'VE GOT THESE TWO MORE STAFF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BROUGHT IT UP TO PAR. THE BCA MANAGER IN REPORTS TO OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC THERE'S GOOD OVERSIGHT WITH BOTH WITH THE PARK
COMMISSION AND ALSO THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS AND THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS THAT I THINK PROVIDES YOU WITH A REASONABLE WAY TO KIND OF MEASURE AND TRACK HOW
THE BCA IS DOING. IT'S IT'S A IT'S A BUSY BUILDING AND ITS USE IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS COMBINATION OF ARTS PROGRAMING BOTH SORT OF ACTIVE
PROGRAMING AND PEOPLE TAKING CLASSES AND REHEARSING PEOPLE ATTENDING PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS. THEN IT'S THE HOME TO A SET OF ORGANIZATIONS.
THEN IT IS ALSO USED BY THE CITY FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT VOTING EVENTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS. AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BROADER COMMUNITY USE
REHEARSALS AND OTHER NONPROFIT FUNCTIONS THAT THE BUILDING WAS CONCEIVED IN AND THE MOST IMPORTANT USERS NOW ARE THESE WHAT ARE CALLED THE OREO'S THE
RESIDENT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. THESE SEVEN GROUPS HAVE A HAVE A GOOD DEAL HERE. THEY DON'T PAY RENT PER SE BUT WHEN THEY HAVE A PERFORMANCE THEY PAY A $2 AND 50 CENT
TICKET CHARGE THAT COMES TO THE BUILDING IN LIEU OF A RENT . SO THEY GET GOOD ACCESS TO SPACES SOME DEDICATED OFFICE SPACE AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL OPERATING GRANTS THAT YOU
PROVIDE. ART HISTORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUILDING. AS I SAID BEFORE, THEY SORT OF STEPPED IN AS A SERVICE PROVIDER DOING EVENT TICKETING
OR RUNNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ,GALLERY CURATING THEY PRESENT MEANING THEY BRING TOURING ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS TO THE BUILDING. THEY PROVIDE FRONT OF HOUSE AND BACK OF HOUSE OPERATIONS
AND TAKE CARE OF PARTICULAR SPACES WITHIN THE BUILDING. SO THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER USERS AND THE ARTS PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS A REALLY I THINK A
VERY IMPORTANT THING YOU DID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE'RE BRINGING IN FOUR MORE GROUPS NOW THAT ARE GRANT RECIPIENTS THAT GET ACCESS TO FACILITIES AS IS AVAILABLE.
THEN WE HAVE THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON A DEPARTMENTAL USE OF SPACES THE VISUAL ARTS WELL-REPRESENTED IN THE FORMAL GALLERIES AND IN THE PUBLIC
SPACES IN THE LARGER BUILDING OF PARKS AND REC IT'S A LITTLE IS DOING A LITTLE BIT OF INDOOR PROGRAMING. MORE OF THEIR FOCUS IS ON OUTDOOR PROGRAMING AND THEN AS I SAID BEFORE THERE'S A LITTLE
BIT OF ROOM LEFT FOR SOME ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY USERS BUT THERE HAS BEEN A CONCERN EXPRESSED AT STAFF AND COUNCIL BEFORE ARE IS THE BUILDING
EQUITABLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY? YOU'VE SET THAT AS A GOAL FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ASK AND DETERMINE IS THERE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO HAVE ACCESS
TO THE BUILDING? SO THIS IS A CHART THAT'S SHOWING ACTIVITY IN SCHNEIDER MOST OF THE OTHER SMALLER SPACES ARE MODERATELY USE BUT THEN THERE'S CERTAINLY
CAPACITY TO INCREASE UTILIZATION. SCHNEIDER IS BUSY 336 DAYS IN IN 2024 THAT'S THE LAST YEAR WE'VE GOT GOOD DATA FOR
THE PROBLEM THERE IS THAT MANY OF THOSE DAYS ARE IN FACT REALLY TWO THIRDS OF THEM ARE DAYS WHEN THE PUBLIC IS NOT BEING INVITED IN FOR PERFORMANCE. SO IT'S REHEARSALS AND LOAD IN AND TECH AND STRIKE AND ALL
THESE THINGS. SO WE ARE IT'S GOOD THAT IT'S THAT BUSY. IT'S IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE AREN'T MANY MORE PUBLIC EVENTS GOING ON WITHIN THOSE
336 DAYS OF EDUCATION STUDIOS ARE NOT REALLY PARTICULARLY BUSY AND THERE IS A BIT OF A SEASONAL DIP IN THE COLDER MONTHS HERE. SO THERE ARE VERY PRECISE
OPERATING GUIDELINES THAT PAGES THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN OUT AND VERY CLEAR LANGUAGE UNFORTUNATELY THOSE THOSE ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. I THINK IT'S OVERWHELMING TO USERS AND OTHERS.
THEY SORT OF GLAZE OVER AT ABOUT PAGE THREE OF THESE GUIDELINES. SO I THINK THERE'S SOME WORK TO BE DONE TO KIND OF SIMPLIFY HOW THAT WORKS AND HOW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW THE BUILDING WORKS.
EVENT TICKETING IS RUN FOR THE CITY BY ART HISTORY. THEY RUN THEIR OWN BOX OFFICE AND THEY PROVIDE BOX OFFICE SERVICES FOR NON ARTISTRY EVENTS IN THE BUILDING FOOD
AND BEVERAGE OPTIONS ALSO PROVIDED BY ARTIST ARE ARE LIMITED BUT OKAY AND ALSO TECHNICAL LABOR AND EQUIPMENT IS MANAGED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ART HISTORY.
YOU HAVE A TERRIFIC NEW SUPERINTENDENT THE THIRD STAFF MEMBER WHO'S NOW BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ART HISTORY ON MORE OF THE BACK OF HOUSE OPERATIONS REALLY COMPLETING THIS INVENTORY OF ALL THE
EQUIPMENT TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO OWNS EACH AND EVERY PIECE OF SOUND AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT IS ALL PROPERLY OPERATED AND MAINTAINED. SO A GOOD NEW OR WORKING
PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTISTRY RELATED THE BACK OF PARIS OPERATIONS WE WERE ASKED WHAT WHAT IMPACT DOES BCA HAVE?
SO WE DID THIS SORT OF QUICK LITTLE ANALYSIS USING PROJECTED 35,000 PEOPLE COMING TO PERFORMANCES IN FISCAL 25 WE APPROXIMATED THE NUMBER COMING FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY.
WE USED THE NUMBERS FROM THE AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS. WE DO THIS BI ANNUAL SURVEY OF ARTS ARTS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS AND USING
THOSE NUMBERS WE PROJECT AN ANNUAL AUDIENCE IMPACT OF $2.5 MILLION ON THE COUNTY. SO SO PEOPLE COMING TO PERFORMANCES DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.
WE ALSO DID A SURVEY OF CUSTOMERS WHICH CAME BACK WITH WITH VERY POSITIVE RESULTS 92% OF RESPONDENTS RATE THEIR EXPERIENCE HERE AS
EXCELLENT OR GOOD AND 89% RATE THE HELPFULNESS OF STAFF AS ALSO EXCELLENT OR GOOD. I'VE DONE A BIT OF A FINANCIAL
REVIEW THE WAY THAT YOU ACCOUNT FOR BCA IS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED BECAUSE THE GRANTS ARE IN THERE AND THE CAPITAL OUTLAYS IN THERE. SO IN THIS LITTLE CHART I
TRIED TO SEPARATE THEM JUST TO LOOK AT REVENUES AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE BUILDING ON THAT BASIS THE BUILDING IS
COVERING ABOUT WAS 30 ABOUT 24% IN FISCAL 24 AND A LITTLE BIT HIGHER I THINK IN IN FISCAL 25. BUT AGAIN BECAUSE THE GRANTS
ARE IN THERE AND THE CAPITAL OUTLAYS IN THERE, IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT MURKY. SO WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO TO TRY AND SORT OF PULL APART THOSE BUDGETS A BIT MORE IN ORDER TO SET FINANCIAL
TARGETS MOVING FORWARD. THERE'S A GOOD CAPITAL PLAN. I LIKE THE KIND OF THE STEPWISE APPROACH OF REASONABLE INVESTMENTS EACH YEAR MOVING FORWARD SOME BIGGER THAN OTHERS.
I'M I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE ONE BIG ONE THERE ARE THE CONCERT HALL EXPANSION IDEA HAS BEEN DEFERRED MERCIFULLY BECAUSE I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT ANY
TIME SOON NOW LOOKING OUTSIDE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU'RE OPERATING, I JUST WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A FEW OF THE BROADER TRENDS THAT WE SEE
IN THE SECTOR TODAY AND IN FACT WE SAY THAT COVID ACCELERATED A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY SEEING ORGANIZATIONS DO AS A
RESULT IS TO REALLY TRY TO BECOME THE COMMUNITY LIVING ROOM SORT OF GARNER THE IDEAS OF A THEATER THAT JUST LIGHTS UP ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00 FOR FANCY PEOPLE WEARING THEIR
FANCY CLOTHES TO GO TO A FANCY PERFORMANCE. NOW THE IDEA OF AN ARTS CENTER IS TO BE A 24 SEVEN BUILDING ALWAYS OPEN, ALWAYS ACTIVE, MUCH MORE INCLUSIVE, MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO THE LIFE OF THE
COMMUNITY. PART OF THAT IS PARTNERING WITH EDUCATORS SCHOOLS AND HIGHER ED WE WANT TO SUPPORT PASSIVE AS WELL AS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION PASSIVE LOOKING
AT A PAINTING ON THE WALL, ACTIVE LEARNING OUR PAINTING AND ART CENTERS THAT CAN DO BOTH ARE IN A MUCH STRONGER POSITION BECAUSE OF THE STRUGGLES OF NONPROFIT ARTS SECTOR.
WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN A LOW COST OF ACCESS SO WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT AND SUBSIDIZE THEIR ACCESS AND THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THESE BUILDINGS IS TO
RESPOND TO RELEVANT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. WHAT DO YOU WANT EASIER TO DO FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND HOW CAN WE DO THAT?
THE MARKET IS A VERY POSITIVE . THERE'S A LARGE POPULATION LIVING NEARBY WITH THE GEO WITH THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEO DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS THAT SUGGEST A HIGH PROPENSITY
TO PARTICIPATE. WE BOUGHT THIS DATA THAT SAYS HOW PEOPLE WITHIN THE MARKET AREA ARE MORE OR LESS LIKELY THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN KINDS OF PROGRAMS.
MANY HERE HAVE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE PROPENSITY TO ATTEND AND HIGHER THAN AVERAGE SPENDING INDEX SCORES. BUT WE ALSO ARE TRYING TO BEAR
IN MIND THAT SORT OF BLOOMINGTON IS NOT HOMOGENOUS. THIS IS A COMMUNITY WITH DIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY HAS SORT OF GOAL OF SERVING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
ACROSS BLOOMINGTON THERE IS COMPETITION MOST NOTABLY, YOU KNOW, LOOKING NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON. SO FROM WHERE WE ARE HERE AND TO THE SOUTH AND PARTICULARLY TO THE WEST A MORE SORT
OF OPEN COMPETITOR REGION AND THAT COMPETITION IS BOTH FOR PERFORMANCE SPACES BUT ALSO FOR PLACES OFFERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ACTIVE ARTS OPTIONS
FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. SO AS I MENTIONED WE DID THIS BIG EXERCISE OF BENCHMARKING THIS YEAR AGAINST COMPARABLE FACILITY IS IS A MONSTROUS
SPREADSHEET WITH ABOUT 40 COLUMNS OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND BUILDINGS WITH SIMILAR COMMUNITIES, SIMILAR OVERALL FACILITIES SIDE SIMILAR
OWNERSHIP GOVERNANCE MODEL AND THE MAIN THEATER CAPACITY IS ALWAYS A REAL DRIVER PERFORMANCE. SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR BUILDINGS LIKE THAT AND WE'VE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE OF THE BENCHMARKING GROUP TO ANSWER PARTICULAR QUESTIONS. SO ONE THING I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN IS THIS QUESTION OF COST RECOVERY. SO THIS IS BCA AGAINST SEVEN
OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE CITY OWNED AND CITY OPERATED MOSTLY IN SOME SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES MOSTLY WITH VENUES SORT
OF COMPARABLE IN SIZE AND WHAT WE OBSERVE HERE BUT AGAIN THE BUDGET HERE IS GOT THE GRANTS IN IT AND THE CAPITAL OUTLAY SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT APPLES TO ORANGES BUT IT'S STILL SAYING
THAT YOUR SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL OPERATION IS HIGHER THAN THESE OTHER MARKETS. SO IT'S THAT WE CAN SAY CLEARLY WE'VE GOT MORE TO DO TO KIND OF DIG INTO THIS AND
SORT OF PASS IT AND EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT THAT MUCH IS GOING. SO ALL OF THAT ANALYSIS LED US TO THIS TO DO OUR SWOT
STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREAT SO STRENGTHS I'VE SPOKEN OF GREAT FACILITIES THE COMMUNITY LOVES IT GOOD CONDITION, GOOD STAFF SEEN AS A COMMUNITY, AS AN
AMENITY GOOD GOVERNANCE MODEL AND THE GRANT PROGRAM REALLY DOES PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT. THE WEAKNESSES ARE REALLY ABOUT THE CALENDAR AND ABOUT ALL THE PUSHES AND PULLS ON
THE CALENDAR COMING FROM THE CITY AND THE DIFFERENT USERS ARE NEEDING TO GET BETTER USE OF SOME OF THE SPACES AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ELEMENT OF SOME OF THE OTHER SPACES
AND TRYING TO SORT ALL OF THAT OUT IN WAYS THAT RESPOND TO THE BROADER GOALS OF THE CITY OPPORTUNITIES SO I CAN GET THERE WE SEE THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GROW EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THIS IS SOMETHING WE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY THESE DAYS . WE THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE THESE AGREEMENTS
WITH THE ORIOLES TO MAKE THEM A BIT MORE FLEXIBLE AND DYNAMIC TO REALLY ENGAGE MORE DIRECTLY WITH PARKS AND REC AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR PUSH MARKET RATE RENTALS WHICH IS
DIFFERENT THAN THE SUBSIDIZED RENTALS FOR THE NONPROFIT GROUPS PURSUE A BETTER BALANCE OF PUBLIC USE STAYS VERSUS SORT OF DAYS THAT ARE JUST FOR PERFORMANCE OR FOR REHEARSALS INCREASE THE UTILIZATION
OF OTHER SPACES AND WE'VE ALSO INTRODUCED THIS IDEA THAT WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT OTHER LOCATIONS OFFSITE WHERE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MOVE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE MORE SENSE OFF SITE LIKE
INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAMS, CERAMICS, METALWORK SCULPTURE, DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS AND THEN PRODUCTION OFFICES FOR THEATER. FINALLY, THREATS.
WE'VE THIS TENSION AROUND THE SORT OF THE CITY'S SORT OF HUNGER AND APPETITE FOR SPACE AND TRYING TO RETAIN SORT OF SPACES FOR BCA THAT MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY GETS WHAT IT WANTS AND BCA CAN
STILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS IT FUNCTIONS AND THEN DEALING WITH SORT OF EMERGING COMPETITION BOTH FROM THEATERS AND ARTS EDUCATORS. SO THAT WORK HAS LED US TO THE
SORT OF NINE DIRECTIONS THAT WILL BE THE BASIS FOR THE REST OF OUR WORK OPTIMIZE UTILIZATION AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT IMPROVED COST RECOVERY EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS.
LET'S WORK ON THESE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY AND THE PARTNERED ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. LET'S BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FACILITIES AND OTHER KINDS
OF SUPPORT BUT SORT OUT HOW AND BY WHOM KEY FUNCTIONS ARE DELIVERED CLARIFIED POLICIES FOR CITY DEPARTMENT USE OF BCA LOOK FOR OTHER SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING SOURCES GRANT SPONSORSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS SET MULTI-YEAR COSTS, RECOVERY OBJECTIVES AND WHATEVER WE DO MAKE SURE THAT BCA REMAINS A VITAL
CORNERSTONE IN THE STATE'S ART ECOSYSTEM. SO MY FINAL SLIDE IS JUST TO SHOW YOU THE NEXT STEPS IN AND THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM WE'VE SORT OF MAPPED OUT OUR
WORK FOR THE NEXT 4 OR 5 MONTHS WE WILL BE WORKING MORE WITH CITY STAFF. WE WILL REENGAGE WITH PARK AND REALLY THE KEY NEXT ROUNDS OF WORK ARE WITH THE ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH THEM ON THESE ISSUES OF UTILIZATION ACCESS SERVICE DELIVERY WILL BUILD THE FINANCIAL PERFORMER THAT INCLUDES NEW ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT
COST RECOVERY AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME TARGETS AND MEASURES SO THAT YOU CAN TRACK BCA IS DOING IN THE YEARS TO COME WITHOUT ALL STOP AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. WEBB. INTERESTING STUFF AND A LOT TO TO CONSIDER THERE. A LOT TO CHEW ON. JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I
HAD SPECIFICALLY AND THEN I'LL ASK THE COUNCIL SHE HAD TO YOU HAD A SLIDE THAT SHOWED MARKET IMPACT AND IT WAS A SLIDE OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIES AREA AND THE RED LINE AROUND
IT DOES THAT INDICATE THE THE THE REACH OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTENDED EVENTS HERE? SO WE'VE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING BETTER DATA. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE
MAPPED MORE SPECIFICALLY THE AUDIENCE DATA FROM VARIOUS GROUPS. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THAT YET. TYPICALLY WE IN FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS WE LOOK AT USUALLY A
30 MINUTE DRIVE TIME AS BEING A PRETTY REASONABLE MARKET AREA DEFINITION FOR A PLACE LIKE OKAY SO THAT ISN'T SHOWING IT IS REPRESENTING AREA CODES OR ZIP CODES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO DO
PERFORMANCES RIGHT. OKAY. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IN THE SLIDE WITH COMPARABLE FACILITIES AS I LOOK AT THESE AND IT'S INTERESTING SO THE
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR FOR BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS IS LOWER FROM A SQUARE FOOTAGE STANDPOINT FOR EXAMPLE FOR THE FOR LAKEWOOD COLORADO
AND YOU KNOW THE FOR THE FOR THE CAREY THEATER IN NORTH CAROLINA A LARGER SQUARE FOOTAGE BUT A CONSIDERABLY SMALLER TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE AND I'M JUST TRYING TO PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER IN TERMS
OF HOW THAT WORKS. I THINK IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH STAFFING. THIS BUILDING HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN VERY UNDERSTAFFED. WE'RE NOW BACK UP TO A
COMPLEMENT OF THREE BUT MANY OF THESE OTHER BUILDINGS HAVE STAFFS THAT ARE SEVEN, TEN, OFTEN 15 PEOPLE BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE DOING THE WORK THAT YOUR PARTNERS ARE DOING NOW
THEY ARE RUNNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THEY'VE RUN FULL TIME BOX OFFICE OPERATIONS, THE INTERNAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE OPERATIONS THEY'VE RUN PRESENTING PROGRAM WHERE
YOU'RE BRINGING TOURING ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. SO I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IT'S ABOUT OUR STAFF COUNT. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT MAKES SENSE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THIS
COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. WEBB NICE TO MEET YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO YOU MENTIONED YOU MENTIONED THAT THE SNYDER THEATER HAS A
FAIRLY EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WHAT YOU WOULD CALL CLOSED DOOR TIME. THAT SEEMS TYPICAL TO ME. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GET AROUND WORKING IN A SINGLE THEATER WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE
SET SET UP FOR REHEARSALS AND LIGHTING THAT'S SITUATED AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF TO BE MORE MODULAR TO TAKE IT DOWN WOULD BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. I WOULD THINK SO CAN YOU
EXPLAIN WHY THAT'S A DOWNSIDE AS OPPOSED TO AND COST OF DOING BUSINESS IF YOU WILL WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING A THEATER ? RIGHT. SO I'LL MAKE SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THAT. FIRST OF ALL, IT IS NOT
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT THAN OTHER THEATERS SO OTHER THEATERS ARE LIKE SO IF WE'RE WHEN YOU HAVE A PRODUCING MUSICAL THEATER GROUP AS THE DOMINANT USER WHEN THEY NEED
WEEKS OF REHEARSAL TIME THEY NEED TWO DAYS TO LOAD IN. THEY NEED DAYS TO LOAD OUT. SO I, I DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST THAT IT IS SORT OF CRAZY WRONG
AND BAD BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE THAT THERE ARE MARGINAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE POSSIBLE AND I DO THINK THAT THOSE MARGINAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVERY DAY
THAT YOU CAN OPEN THIS VENUE UP TO OTHER USERS ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES OF ACCESS IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE NOT CURRENTLY ABLE
TO DEAL WITH PARTICULARLY IN THAT SPACE. SO EVEN IF WE COULD WORK ON COME UP WITH SOME GREAT NEW WAYS TO SET UP PARTICULAR GROUPS TO GO BACK TO BACK AND
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE WE WERE TALKING TODAY ABOUT MAYBE WE COULD GET THE USERS THAT NEED THE SHELL TO BE SORT OF BACK TO BACK USERS SO YOU CAN CUT DOWN ON A DAY IT TAKES TO TAKE
THE SHELL THE ORCHESTRA SHELL DOWN AND ANOTHER DAY IT TAKES TO PUT IT BACK UP. MAYBE THERE ARE SOME WAYS WE COULD MAKE SOME INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE DAYS AND
ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS AVAILABLE TO RENTERS WHO AREN'T CURRENTLY ABLE TO ACCESS THE SPACE AND THAT THAT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE TO ME. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT OPTIMIZING ATION OF OF OF TIME MANAGEMENT AND SPACE MANAGEMENT. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT AN INHERENT ISSUE OF OPERATING A THEATER IN OTHER WORDS BECAUSE
I WOULD THINK THAT THAT'S A FAIRLY TYPICAL PROBLEM FOR A THEATER. YES. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT. THE THE I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING
I KNOW WE'RE NOT AT THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE TALKING TO THIS SPECIFICALLY BUT I MEAN I CERTAINLY WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE ARTS EDUCATION STUDIOS ARE NOT LEVERAGED AS WELL AS THEY COULD BE.
IT CAN YOU KIND OF DOVETAILING ON THE MAYOR'S QUESTION CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES ASSOCIATED WITH
LIKE A BUNCH OF CITY RUN STUFF VERSUS PARTNERING WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO DO THIS WORK? WE OFTENTIMES I MEAN FOR EXAMPLE WE OUTSOURCE TO YOU
THIS PARTICULAR EVENT BECAUSE WE WERE NOT GOOD AT IT. CORRECT? I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT GOOD AT AND THEN NOT DO AS GOOD A JOB AT IT.
RIGHT. THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER THEY'RE THE OREO'S, THE THE BLOOM FOLKS OR SOMEBODY ELSE, THEIR COMPETENCY IS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. AND SO THE THE OPEN QUESTION I HAVE IS AS WE THINK ABOUT YOU
MENTIONING STAFF BEING LOWER STAFF IS LOWER BECAUSE WE'RE LEVERAGING THESE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. WE TEND TO LIKE THAT AROUND HERE. I MEAN THAT'S ONE OF THE MOVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING IN OTHER PLACES TO TRY TO
PARTNER WHAT IS WHAT IS WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO THOSE LIKE WHEN YOU SEE THE TRADE OFFS THERE, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO TRY TO OPTIMIZE FOR US IN YOUR FURTHER ANALYSIS? RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE WORK WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW AND I WOULD
SAY THAT OUR FIRST CHOICE WOULD ALWAYS BE IF WE CAN FIND A LOCAL PARTNER TO DELIVER A PROGRAM THAT WE WANT DELIVERED THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO FIRST. OKAY. IF WE DO NOT FIND GOOD
PARTNERS. ALL RIGHT. I KEEP FORGETTING TO SAY COUNCILMEMBER THAT'S OKAY, CHRIS SORRY WE'RE IN THE STUDY. OKAY. SORRY. CALL ME LONE IF YOU'RE OKAY. IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. COUNCILMEMBER AND SO FIRST
CHOICE IS PARTNERS. PARTNERS, PARTNERS, PARTNERS. BUT IF WE IF WE SEE A PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHICH NO PARTNERS EXIST THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS AND
OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MAY INVOLVE SO A PARTNER OR SHIP WOULD BE LED LET'S RETAIN A COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL THAT IS MAYBE BASED IN MINNEAPOLIS OR
OR MAYBE EVEN RUN AN RFP PROCESS TO BRING A MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM HERE AND WE SEE WHO RESPONDS TO THAT BECAUSE I BET THERE'S SOME GREAT ONES UP THE ROAD THAT
MIGHT BE PREPARED TO COME AND RUN AN AFTERSCHOOL WEEKEND SUMMER MUSIC CAMP PROGRAM HERE. SO LET'S TRY THAT. BUT IF WE DON'T GET A GOOD
RESPONSE THEN THE NEXT OPTION IS AGAIN IT'S HIRING. IT'S SORT OF CONTRACTING WITH MUSICIANS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS TO RUN THOSE PROGRAMS ON YOUR BEHALF.
SO WE'RE NEVER GOING TO ASK EVEN FOR YOU TO TEACH A TROMBONE CLASS AWESOME. THE ISSUE IS JUST DO WE FIND IT'S GOING TO BE NO, I'M JUST I'M JUST KIDDING. DO WE DO WE CAN WE RETAIN A
MUSIC EDUCATION ORGANIZATION TO RUN A PROGRAM OR DO WE NEED TO RETAIN MUSIC EDUCATOR HOURS AND BUILD A PROGRAM AROUND VERY GOOD I UNDERSTAND THE THE QUALIFICATION THERE AND I
APPRECIATE THAT THEN THEN YOU KNOW THEN THE OTHER I GUESS THE LAST CONSIDERATION THAT I WOULD MAKE IS IN YOUR NOTES ABOUT THE 200 TO 2.5 MILLION OR SO ANNUALLY THAT THAT THE
SURROUNDING AREA YOU KNOW THAT WE GET GENERALLY SPEAKING FROM BY VIRTUE OF THE PROGRAMING THAT HERE IS HERE TODAY TO TO ME YOU KNOW IS THAT IS THAT
IN YOU KNOW WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT IS THE PUBLIC GOOD ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A MUNICIPAL FACILITY HOW ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE COST
RECOVERY MECHANICS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD AS IT RELATES TO THIS? I SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE I WE IN CERTAIN PLACES WITHIN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ESPECIALLY WE TALK A LOT ABOUT COST RECOVERY AND WE TALK ABOUT ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTS AND
WANTING TO BE COST NEUTRAL BETTER OR BETTER. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO I PERSONALLY WILL NOT BE SUPER INTERESTED IN PROFITS OVER PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO
WHEN IT COMES TO ARTS, RIGHT? AND SO I THINK ABOUT THE PUBLIC GOOD AND THESE NUMBERS INDICATE THERE IS A PUBLIC GOOD ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING A VIBRANT ARTS CULTURE. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW YOU ARE
THINKING ABOUT BRINGING THAT TO US IN TERMS OF THE OFFSET OF YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD IF WE CAN IMPROVE ON THE 64% OR WHATEVER AND GET TO 80%, OKAY .
BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GO TO 100% BECAUSE THE DOWNSIDE TO THAT MIGHT BE THAT THIS PUBLIC GOOD THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU HERE WOULD GO DOWN AS WELL. SO HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT MANAGING THAT BALANCE?
>> YES, GREAT GREAT COUNCILMEMBER GREAT QUESTION. AND THERE'S THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA THAT WE CAN COLLECT AND TIE THAT DATA TO
THESE INVESTMENTS AND COST RECOVERY GOALS BUT THE PROB ONE WITH THESE BUILDINGS IS THAT SO MANY OF THE BENEFITS AND IMPACTS ARE SO MUCH HARDER TO QUANTIFY AND ARE SO MUCH
MORE ABOUT BUILDING A SENSE OF PLACE AND DRIVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND IMPROVING SOCIAL COHESION AND REDUCING YOU
KNOW, ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE JUST HARDER FOR US TO PUT DATAO. WHAT WE CAN DO IS PUT STORIES TO THEM BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN HAPPEN IN OTHER PLACES THAT DO SIMILAR THINGS.
BUT WHAT WE ALSO WANT TO TRY TO DO IS SET SOME OF THESE MEASURES AND TARGETS FOR YOU AROUND THE OPERATION OF THE BUILDING THAT AREN'T TIED TO
SUCH LIMITING THINGS AS HOW MUCH AUDIENCE IS SPENT. SO WE CAN IT'S THE HARDEST PART OF DOING THIS WORK. WE'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH A BROADER SET OF WAYS TO MEASURE
PROGRESS WITHOUT GETTING TOO BOGGED DOWN IN THE NUMBERS BECAUSE THE NUMBERS JUST AREN'T ADEQUATE TO DESCRIBE THE VALUE THAT THESE BUILDINGS BRING. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE THAT SAME CONTEXT IN MIND.
SO APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON DIRECTION AFTER WE GET DONE WITH QUESTIONS. >> MR. MAYOR, IF IF YOU WANT ME TO HOLD FOR THAT, WHY DON'T YOU LET EVERYBODY GET OUT THERE? VERY GOOD.
THANKS. OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL AND IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR YOU TO MCALLISTER COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO WELL I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE LOOKING
FOR COMMENT OR LIKE THOUGHTFUL THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE I JUST IN TERMS OF LIKE APPLYING FOR DIRECTIONS. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS I THINK CONSOLIDATING THE ADMIN
FUNCTIONS AND TRYING TO GET THOSE I THINK ACTUALLY WOULD BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION. SO I KNOW WE HAVE LIKE THE BALLET HAS THE THEATER HAS AN ADMIN OFFICE OVER HERE IN OUR STREET HAS AN OFFICE OVER HERE
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE UPSTAIRS AND LIKE I LIKE THE IDEA OF CONSOLIDATING THAT AND TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS A AS A WAY TO NOT ONLY IN ENGENDER SOME SOME GOODWILL ACROSS THOSE GROUPS AND SOME
SHARED VALUE TO THE FACILITIES AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT BUT IT ALSO WOULD OPEN UP SOME SPACE. I THINK THE SECOND THING I WOULD SAY IS I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THE EDUCATION FACILITIES. YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T
NECESSARILY I MEAN I UNDERSTAND THAT AGAIN THE NEED FOR RENT TO BE PAID MAYBE AS A WAY TO DO SOME COST RECOVERY. BUT YOU KNOW, TO YOUR POINT PARTNERS WHO ARE CHARGING A
FEE FOR A CLASS OF WHICH WE GET SOME BENEFIT WOULD BE JUST AS THAT'S A REV SHARE CONCEPT THAT I THINK IS JUST AS IS MEANINGFUL IN LIEU OF RENT IF YOU WILL AS LONG AS TO YOUR
POINT WE CAN KIND OF GET THERE. AND THEN THIRDLY, YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, YOU'VE HAD THE IDEA OF SOME KIND OF A CAFE IN THE CITY IN THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS FOR A LONG TIME AND I'D LOVE FOR US TO TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS PART OF WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF MY THREE THOUGHTS. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT IS HOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO FIT INTO THE BCA
WHICH ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY BCA LIKE LIKE FOR EXAMPLE VOTING THAT HAPPENED TEMPORARILY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU KNOW CAN WE CAN WE GO ACROSS THE STREET WITH THOSE LIKE I MEAN WE HAVE
THESE THREE BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET THAT YOU KNOW I JUST THERE THERE ARE CHOICES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT AND SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT THOSE ARE ALL ON THE TABLE AS YOU DO YOUR CONSIDERATIONS. >> THANKS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BECAUSE REMEMBER IT'S SQUEAK. I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU ARRIVED TO THE TO WHAT MENTHOL MEANT
TO D'ALLERGIE DID YOU USE TO ARRIVE TO THE NUMBERS SO YOU PROVIDE AS AS A BENEFIT TO THE BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN YOU I'M
IN THIS GRAPH YOU HAVE I REVENUE OF 2 MILLION PLUS MILLION $2.5 MILLION RIGHT SO HOW DID YOU ARRIVE TO THOSE NUMBERS BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION AND WHERE DID
PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OF THAT YEAH. SO THE SOURCE OF THOSE NUMBERS IS FROM AN ORGANIZATION CALLED AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS WHICH IS A WASHINGTON BASED SERVICE
ORGANIZATION FOR THE FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTORS. AND EVERY THREE YEARS THEY PUBLISHED DATA ON THAT SAY HOW
MUCH PEOPLE SPEND IN ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES IN COMMUNITIES OF DIFFERENT SIZES SO THESE THIS IS HOW MUCH PER CAPITA PEOPLE SPEND WHEN THEY GO TO A PERFORMANCE
IN A COMMUNITY OF A POPULATION OF CLOSE TO BLOOMINGTON'S SIZE . SO WHERE WE ARE THAT WE'RE CLOSE BASED ON THE SIZE OF COMMUNITY IT COULD BE MORE
CUSTOMIZED IF WE DID MORE PRIMARY RESEARCH TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. BUT THAT'S I THINK A WHOLE BROADER ECONOMIC IMPACT PIECE THAT YOU DO SOME OTHER WAY. SO IN OTHER WORDS JUST NUMBERS
I JUST THEY'RE NOT REAL NUMBERS. IT'S JUST AN APPROXIMATE COMMUNITY OF YOUR SIZE AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITIES OF YOUR SIZE SPEND THIS MUCH
AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS, WE ARE ALSO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING A BLOOMINGTON SPECIFIC ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT THAT THE COUNTY DOES PUT OUT EVERY FEW YEARS.
THEY PUT ONE OUT FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND THE LAST ONE THAT WAS BLOOMINGTON SPECIFIC SHOWED AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ABOUT $12 MILLION. SO I HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WHEN WE WERE
CONFERRING ON IT AND I THINK THAT THAT HENNEPIN COUNTY DATA IS VERY SPECIFIC AND WILL BE VERY, VERY TELLING MOVING FORWARD AND TO BE CLEAR THAT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY DATA
DOESN'T ISN'T JUST PEOPLE COMING TO BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS THAT'S THE ARTS IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, CORRECT. AND THE DIFFERENCE HERE WOULD BE THIS IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BCA SPECIFICALLY.
IT'S A SUBSET OF THAT RIGHT. AND REMEMBER THANK YOU MAYOR AND I CERTAINLY HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED EARLIER AND I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO WE'RE TIGHT ON
TIME TONIGHT SO I WANT TO BE BECAUSE OF THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS I DID THINK WAS INTERESTING WAS THAT YOU HAD IDENTIFIED THAT WE DON'T HAVE A MISSION AND THAT IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MISSION YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOU'RE GOING AT ALL. YOU'RE JUST KIND OF OUT HERE JUST DOING ALL THESE THINGS AND YOU KNOW IT. SO YOU KNOW, I WAS I WAS LOOKING AT THE THE EMERGING
DIRECTIONS AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE I'D SEE ON THERE, YOU KNOW, DRAFT UP A MISSION AND A VISION STATEMENT BUT I DON'T THINK I SAW THAT ON THERE. I KNOW YOU SPOKE TO IT RIGHT BRIEFLY BUT THAT WOULD BE MY COMMENT IS THAT I WOULD KIND
OF MAKE THAT KEY TO WHATEVER WE'RE DOING AS WE KIND OF BEFORE. I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. BUT I SINCE I DIDN'T SEE IT WRITTEN DOWN SPECIFICALLY THAT WAS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I KNOW FROM A COMMENTS PERSPECTIVE MAYBE YOU WANT TO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU MIGHT SAY SOMETHING LIKE NO, NO GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU. GOOD GOOD COMMENT. AND WE WERE WORKING ON THOSE TODAY AND WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THOSE IN THE MONTHS TO COME.
AS I YOU KNOW I MEAN THE ARTS ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOU KNOW OF OUR OF OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THIS DIALOG AND THIS OPPORTUNITY ABOUT THIS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I'VE HAD
AND YOU KNOW WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS KNOW I WILL NOT DETAIL THAT ALL TONIGHT IS IT KIND OF THE MAYOR KIND OF GOES BACK TO
THAT IDEA OF THE MISSION STATEMENT. YOU KNOW WE'VE KIND OF STARTED THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND KIND OF YOU'LL SEE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE THERE BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN WE START NEW
ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THE EXISTING ONES, WE GET OURSELVES IN A TRICK BAG SOMETIMES WE'RE NOW WE ARE,
YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FUND THE NEW ORGANIZATION AND WITH THE OLD MONEY AND THESE OLD ORGANIZATIONS ARE DYING AND THEN SOMETIMES WE'RE RECREATING THE SAME THING THAT WE DID BEFORE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE FROM AN ARTS
PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'RE WE'RE CAREFUL ABOUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW THAT MISSION AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF UNDO THAT OR UNWIND THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REAL CAREFUL ABOUT HOW
WE HOW WE DO THAT. YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT ARTISTRY AS BEING IN A SENSE AN ANCHOR TO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE.
BUT THE QUESTION I ALWAYS ASK MYSELF IS DOES THIS ANCHOR NEED NECESSARILY BE IN THIS BUILDING? THAT'S KIND OF A QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THIS THE BEST IDEAL PLACE FOR THAT ORGANIZATION TO
TO LIVE LONG TERM IF IT'S GOING TO BE VIABLE JUST KIND OF A QUESTION THAT I HAVE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THERE'S MORE THAT GOES WITH THAT AND I KNOW YOU KNOW BUT I'M NOT
GOING TO GO TOO DEEP INTO THIS. THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD SAY THEN IS THAT YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER GOING TO A PUBLIC FINANCE CONFERENCE AND YOU
KNOW, ELDERS AND ONE OF THE MAIN TOPIC MATTERS WAS ART AND THE USE OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND ART IN A IN A COMMUNITY. AND I GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THAT
WHEN I WAS IN PITTSBURGH AND HOW THAT CHANGED THAT CITY AND AND SO I DON'T REALLY LOOK AT YOU KNOW WE HAVEN'T HERE WE WANT TO DO COST RECOVERIES AND ALL THIS AND THIS IS WHERE I AGREE WITH MY MY COLLEAGUE
DOWN HERE, KOSMO D'ALESSANDRO ABOUT THIS IDEA THAT YOU KNOW IT'S IT'S THERE'S A PUBLIC GOOD TO IT BUT I TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THAT WE'RE DOING. YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE DEVELOPING OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S HARD TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY SOME OF THOSE THINGS OR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND
WE'VE GOT THE EVIDENCE IS OUT THERE IN TERMS OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE. YOU KNOW YOU LOOK AT THE STUFF WE'RE DOING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS OUT HERE OUR YOU KNOW OUR ARE JUST ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT THINGS WE DO THAT BRING THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. THERE'S REAL REVENUES THAT ARE BEING GENERATED THERE. THERE'S JUST ABSOLUTELY NO DISPUTING THAT AT ALL. ABSOLUTELY JUST NO WAY.
AND WE'VE TRIED TO PUT THAT IN OUR AND OUR ART STUFF TOO. BUT I JUST I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT DISCUSSION AND DECISION MAKING BUT I WOULD CAUTION US TO TRY TO USE WHAT WE DID FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NEXT . THEY HAVE THAT TYPE OF MODEL. I THINK THAT'S JUST THE WRONG WAY TO TO KIND OF GO AND MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT'S ALL I AM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANYTHING
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR NEXT STEPS I SEE A GOOD NEXT STEPS TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT FOLKS. WE HAVE HEARD AND I HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FOLKS FROM THE RESIDENTS ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS AND I'M JUST GOING TO TRUST THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED DEEPLY IN THIS CONVERSATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND THE HISTORY AND ALL THAT THEY BRING TO THIS BUILDING AND TO THIS
COMMUNITY ARE CERTAINLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS YOU HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM THE WEIGHT THAT THEY I THINK DESERVE BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS IMPORTANT PART OF THIS EQUATION.
SO IF THAT'S IT, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCIL I'M LOOKING AT THE OLD CLOCK ON THE WALL AND
IT'S ALREADY 815. WE'VE GOT THREE PRETTY SIZABLE ITEMS STILL TO COVER TONIGHT. SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND I WOULD ASK STAFF TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS I
WILL CALL ITEM 5.2 TONIGHT. THIS IS A AN UPDATE ON THE 50 PLUS PROGRAMING AND THE PRO FORMA FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME HOME MAYOR COUNCIL MY NAME IS MATT COLWELL. I AM A RECREATION SUPERVISOR WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
ON APRIL 18TH YOU ASKED FOR AN UPDATE IN REGARDS TO SENIOR PROGRAMING THE BATIK, THE TRANSITION FROM CREEKSIDE TO LOGAN LODGE AS WELL AS AN
UPDATE ON THE PRO FORMA FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. SO I'M GOING TO START ON THE SENIOR PROGRAMING SIDE OF THINGS AND THEN DAKOTA WILL FOLLOW UP WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PRO FORMA FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS
CENTER ON MAY 30TH 2025 CREEKSIDE HOLD ITS FINAL DAY OF PROGRAMING AND CLOSE AFTER SERVING AS THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER IN BLOOMINGTON FOR OVER 50 YEARS THE MAJORITY
OF PROGRAMS HAVE TRANSITIONED TO THE INTERIM LOCATION LOGAN LODGE, WHICH OPENED TWO WEEKS LATER ON JUNE 16TH, 95% OF CREEKSIDE PROGRAMS WERE TRANSITIONED TO EITHER LOGAN
LODGE, BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS OR A THIRD PARTY LOCATION PROGRAMS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE TRANSITIONED OR RELOCATED THROUGH CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE WOODSHOP WAS RELOCATED TO THE EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR CENTER. THE ROCK SHOP WAS RELOCATED TO A NONPROFIT MAKERSPACE CALLED TWIN CITIES MAKER AND BOTH OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS OFFERED
DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIPS TO CREEKSIDE PARTICIPANTS. THE BOUTIQUE WHICH WAS FORMERLY HOW IS THAT CREEKSIDE OFFERS SENIOR ARTISANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL HANDCRAFTED ITEMS.
AFTER THE CLOSURE OF CREEKSIDE, THE BOUTIQUE MOVED OVER TO CIVIC PLAZA AND OPERATES OUT OF A MOBILE RESALE CART. AS YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE COMPARE
OUR SALES FROM DECEMBER OF 2024 FROM CREEKSIDE TO DECEMBER OF 2025 AT CIVIC PLAZA YOU CAN SEE THAT SALES ARE DOWN. SO TO COMBAT THIS WE HAVE BEEN SCHEDULING THE BOUTIQUE TO
APPEAR AT CITY EVENTS WHERE IT HAS NOT BEEN FEATURED BEFORE IN THE PAST FOR EXAMPLE THE SUMMER FARMER'S MARKETS AND THE HOME FAIR UPON OPENING THE BOUTIQUE WILL MOVE INTO THE
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER WHERE IT WILL HAVE A PROMINENT LOCATION NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND WITH AN ESTIMATED 3000 GUESTS PER DAY WE'RE HOPING THAT THE THE INCREASED TRAFFIC WILL LEAD TO
INCREASED SALES FOR OUR SENIOR ARTISANS HERE YOU'LL SEE A SMALL SELECTION OF CAR GROUPS, RECREATION AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS. SO WE COMPARED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FROM MARCH OF 2025 AT CREEKSIDE TO MARCH OF 2026 AT LOGAN LODGE AND WHILE THERE WAS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE SEEN DECREASED ATTENDANCE IN GENERAL WE HAVE SEEN ATTENDANCE NUMBERS EITHER REMAIN STEADY OR ACTUALLY INCREASED SINCE THE TRANSITION STAFF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR PARTICIPANTS FEEL THAT THE
TRANSITION HAS GONE VERY SMOOTHLY AND EVERYBODY IS FEELING VERY COMFORTABLE IN THEIR NEW HOME. WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR CURRENT SETTING DOES HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS WITH THE BIGGEST
ONE BEING SPACE SO WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER AND FOR THE INCREASE SPACE AND AMENITIES WILL GIVE US LOTS OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUN AND
EXCITING NEW SENIOR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED. AND WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT OFF TO DAKOTA. THANK YOU. MR. COLTON THANK YOU, MATT.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY LEADERSHIP AS MATT MENTIONED WE LAST UPDATED YOU ON THE 13TH APRIL. AT THAT TIME WE WERE STILL DETERMINING THE IMPACTS OF THE
THIRD GYM AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THE PRO FORMA. SO WE HAVE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PRO FORMAT EACH PHASE AND THAT WAS THE UPDATE ON THE 100%
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS WE HAVE NOW FIGURED OUT AND THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE SUSPENSEFUL BUT WE HAVE NOW FIGURED OUT THAT ADDING THAT THIRD GYM
BACK IN AND MAKING SOME OTHER ADJUSTMENTS I WOULD ARGUE THAT EVEN MAKING IT A BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE SO WE'VE FIGURED OUT MORE OF OUR OPERATIONAL DETAILS THE LAYOUT REFINED THE
SPACES, BROUGHT ALL OF THAT INTO THE PRO FORMA AND THEN PULLED THINGS BACK OUT AND ADJUSTED FOR A PHASED RAMP UP. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE.
BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2025 WE UPDATED YOU ON THE PRO FORMA LAST YOU WILL SEE SLIGHT VARIATIONS FROM YEAR TO YEAR BUT WE WERE SHOOTING FOR THAT
90% COST RECOVERY IN YEAR ONE, THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATION. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT 2028 AS THE FIRST YEAR THERE AND THEN ALL THE WAY UP TO ABOVE 106%
COST RECOVERY BY THE FIFTH YEAR IN OPERATION IN THE INTEREST OF BEING BRIEF I WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
I HOW MANY FACILITIES OF THIS SIZE ARE ABLE TO TURN AROUND THAT QUICKLY? VERY FEW THAT I'M AWARE OF. >> LIKE I SAID, WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE CONSERVATIVE
NATURE AND THAT WE ADDED ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS IN NAMING AND SPONSORSHIP LARGE SCALE EVENTS THAT WILL BRING IN LARGER REVENUES AND THEN BROUGHT THOSE BACK OUT FOR THE
FIRST YEAR IN OPERATION AND CONTINUED TO ADD THEM BACK IN AND RAMP THEM UP AS THE FACILITIES OPEN YOU'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE AMENITIES, SEE THEM IN PERSON, TOUCH THEM,
FEEL THEM, THAT TYPE OF THING . COUNCIL QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANKS MR. MAYOR. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THIS. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATED I KNOW I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT ON THE 18TH SO THANK YOU FOR TURN THIS AROUND SO QUICKLY.
I DID HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. IT PROBABLY IS FOR MATT IF THAT'S OKAY. I APOLOGIZE. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE HAVING SOME FACE CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW.
I'M LOOKING AT LARGE. CAN YOU JUST REMIND US THE SPACE COMPARISONS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE GIVE OR TAKE AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IN TERMS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE GIVE OR TAKE
IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. SO WE JUST UNDERSTAND HOW HOW THAT'S IMPROVING FOR FOLKS. >> SURE. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SO CURRENTLY AT LOGAN LODGE WE ARE OPERATING
OUT OF FOUR PROGRAMABLE SPACES TWO OF THEM BEING VERY, VERY SMALL AND USUALLY HOSTING SMALL GROUPS OF 4 TO 6 PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE COMMUNITY
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER WE WILL HAVE SIX SPACES FOR US AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE PARTY ROOMS AND FITNESS STUDIOS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT WILL GIVE US A LOT
OF NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS YOU KNOW ALL THE ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS WE WE ARE LIMITED TO NOW. >> SURE. OKAY. FOLLOW UP ON THAT THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DID DO WE HAVE CONSIDERATION
IN THIS PRO FORMA THEN FOR THE PERSONNEL SERVICES ASSOCIATE WITH KIND OF THE MODULAR NATURE OF THIS OF THE THE COMMUNITY CENTER MEANING YOU KNOW, ASKING A BUNCH OF 80
YEAR OLD FOLKS TO MOVE THEIR STUFF AROUND IS NOT PROBABLY IN OUR BEST INTEREST NOR THEIRS. WHAT ARE WE DOING IN TERMS OF STAFFING PLANNING FOR YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAVE TO MOVE MOVE THE QUILTERS OUT BECAUSE THE
SELLERS ARE COMING IN OR WE THE FILTERS OUT BECAUSE THE BRIDGE FOLKS ARE COMING IN. HOW ARE WE HOW ARE WE THINKING ABOUT THAT AS IT RELATES TO THE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRO FORMA? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
D'ALESSANDRO. SO FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN. I MISSED ANYTHING BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT AND SOMETHING WORTH POINTING OUT IS THAT ALL OF THE PERSONNEL FOR THE FACILITY ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
PRO FORMA. SO SALARIES ARE INCLUDED HERE AS WELL AND WE WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE ROOM CHANGEOVERS, THINGS LIKE THAT TO MATCH EARLIER
STATEMENT ABOUT THE SPACES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE REALLY ARE THINKING OF SENIOR PROGRAMING TAKING UP A LOT OF TIME DURING THE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS WHERE MAYBE EVENTS AND RENTALS AREN'T AS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE
SO SCHEDULING THAT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT'S CONDUCIVE TO AN EFFICIENT OPERATION FOR MULTI-USE SPACES AS WELL AS YES THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS WE WILL HAVE STAFF THAT ARE ABLE TO MANAGE THOSE
ROOM CHANGEOVERS. OKAY, THAT'S GREAT MR. MAYOR. THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOP CONVERSATION TOPICS AT OUR VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT THE OTHER DAY SO I WANTED TO BE SURE I ADDRESSED IT. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
ACTUALLY THE TOP CONVERSATION FROM I HEARD FROM THESE TWO TABLES THAT THEY LIKED THEY LIKED THE LODGE SO MUCH THEY JUST WANTED TO STAY THERE TO HAVE HEARD THAT A FAIR AMOUNT
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. ONE OTHER THING THAT I'LL MENTION IS THAT MATT HAS INITIATED SOME REGULAR UPDATES FOR PARTICIPANTS OVER AT THE LOGAN LODGE AND THAT IS A REGISTER FOR UPDATES.
SO WE'RE DOING ONE AT THE END OF MAY TO KEEP THEM UP TO SPEED AT THE LAST ONE WE GOT SOME REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE BACK TO THE ARCHITECTS AND MAKE SURE THERE WERE APPROPRIATE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR THE
QUILTERS THAT TYPE OF THING. >> SO THOSE ARE BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH PARTIES. I WILL SAY ON THAT TOPIC AND KIND OF ON TOPIC HERE, I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE FOLKS AT LOGAN
LODGE. I THINK TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM JUST TO BE, YOU KNOW, A FRIENDLY FACE THAT THEY CAN TALK TO AND IF THEY HAVE CONCERNS OR OR
COMPLIMENTS THEY KNOW WHO TO TALK TO AND GIVE THEM TO. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THERE AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT YOU'VE MADE WITH A LOT OF THESE FOLKS BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS AND WHAT'S THE THINGS THAT I HEAR FROM THEM ABOUT YOU SO WELL DONE FOR THAT.
SO THANK YOU AND OTHERS COUNCIL ALL RIGHT WELL VERY GOOD THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMISSION . OUR NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA COUNCIL ARE ALL ABOUT PARKING. ITEM 5.2 IS A STUDY ITEM REGARDING OUR PARKING SUPPLY
AND WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME MISS O'DAY BACK TO THE PODIUM. >> THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT.
SO I AM HERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M HERE TO KICK OFF A DISCUSSION STUDY ITEM ON OUR OFF STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS . >> SO THIS PROJECT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION 2026 WORK PLAN. OUR STANDARDS WERE
CREATED DECADES AGO AND CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEN. WE'RE ALSO ALSO SEEING CONSISTENT USE OF OUR REDUCTIONS AND FLEXIBILITY TO
WORK TOOLS BY DEVELOPERS WHICH SUGGESTS THAT OUR BASE STANDARDS MAY NOT ALWAYS REFLECT ACTUAL DEMAND AND AT THE SAME TIME PARKING HAS A REAL COST BOTH FINANCIALLY AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY WHICH I WILL TOUCH ON IN A LITTLE BIT. BUT BASICALLY THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE OUR CURRENT OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THEN WITH MOST PROJECTS THIS IS A CHANCE
FOR US TO COMPARE OUR STANDARDS WITH OTHER PEER CITIES. AND THEN FINALLY THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO
RIGHT SIZE OUR STANDARDS. SO PARKING AND GENERAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS WERE LARGELY ADOPTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY AND HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THESE
NUMBERS WAS LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES CODES AND SOMETIMES IT LOOKED AT PEAK DEMAND SITUATIONS WITH LIMITED CONSIDERATION FOR LIKE TRANSIT
AND OTHER FACTORS. SO BASED ON KIND OF MY RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE EARLIEST BLOOMINGTON PARKING STANDARD WAS ADOPTED IN 1958 WITH ONLY LIKE SIX USE
CATEGORIES AND OVER TIME THE CITY HAS ADOPTED MORE SPECIFIC PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR LIKE HEALTH CLUBS, OFFICE RETAIL
AND THE LIKE. SO PARKING HAS A HUGE IMPACTS AND I'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE SO THE FIRST IS THAT CONSTRUCTING PARKING IS REALLY
EXPENSIVE BASED ON MY RESEARCH A SURFACE STALL CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO $10,000 AND A STRUCTURED PARKING STALL CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO
$50,000 AND THIS CAN INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXCAVATION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MATERIALS, SNOW REMOVAL AND STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS IF NECESSARY AND THESE COSTS GET PASSED DOWN TO RESIDENTS
IN THE FORM OF HIGHER RENTS AND THEN TO BUSINESSES AND JUST THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT WE CONSUME REGARDLESS IF WE USE THE PARKING OR NOT. >> AND THEN THERE'S
OPPORTUNITY COST WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE VALUE OF WHAT COULD EXIST IF IT WEREN'T USED FOR PARKING. SO BLOOMINGTON IS FULLY BUILT OUT. SO WHAT COULD TAKE THIS SPACE
OF A PARKING LOT COULD BE USED FOR HOUSING, RETAIL, PUBLIC AMENITY, AMENITY SPACE ETC. AND JUST TO NOTE THAT BUILDING VERTICAL IS OFTEN NOT FEASIBLE
FOR IN MOST SITUATIONS DUE TO ITS HIGH COST. AND THEN THERE'S THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT WHICH IN US IN ESSENCE THE ASPHALT ABSORBS HEAT WHICH MEANS THAT AREAS
WITH EXTENSIVE PARKING COVERAGE STAYS WARMER AND THIS CASE CAUSES HOUSEHOLDS TO USE MORE ENERGY AS THEY RELY ON AC AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HEAT CAN
HAVE EFFECTS ON YOUR HEALTH AS WELL. AND THEN THERE'S THE STORMWATER RUNOFF IMPACTS EXCESSIVE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE GENERATES HIGH VOLUMES
OF RUNOFF AND THIS RUNOFF CAN CARRY POLLUTANTS AND CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. AND THEN LASTLY ICE AS THERE'S MORE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE THAT
MEANS THAT THERE IS MORE SALT THAT'S NEEDED TO TREAT THE ICE WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW HAS IMPACTS AND PERMANENT DAMAGE TO AQUATIC LIFE.
SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, PARKING CODE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED IN DECADES BUT SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN SINCE THAT TIME THERE'S MORE TELEWORK SINCE THE COVID
PANDEMIC ONLINE SHOPPING, SMALLER HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND THEN BLOOMINGTON IS FULLY BUILT OUT AND THEN AS YOU KNOW SINCE YOU'VE SEEN A LOT
OF THESE PROJECTS COME THROUGH CITY COUNCIL, LARGER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HAVE RECEIVED PARKING DEVIATIONS AND THEN 100% OF OUR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS THROUGH
THE SHOW HAVE UTILIZED PARKING INCENTIVES WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION IF OUR STANDARDS ARE TOO HIGH, IF REALLY EVERYONE'S
USING THAT INCENTIVE AND SO WE DO HAVE EXISTING MEASURES IN OUR CITY CODE THAT DEVELOPERS CAN USE. I'VE HIGHLIGHTED OR BOLDED
FREQUENTLY USED SO PROOF OF PARKING PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THE INCENTIVE THESE ARE GENERALLY EFFECTIVE AND WE KIND OF EVALUATE THESE ON A
CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THEN I DID SURVEY OTHER CITIES AND HOW WE KIND OF COMPARE IN OUR CODE REQUIREMENTS SO WE DO
FALL ON THE HIGHER END FOR OUR RETAIL HOTEL SENIOR HOUSING WAREHOUSE AND THEN KIND OF MORE IN THE MIDDLE RANGE FOR MULTIFAMILY AND THEN KIND
OF ON THE LOWER END FOR LIKE OFFICE STANDARDS. BUT A LOT OF OTHER CITIES HAVEN'T EVALUATED THEIR OFFICE STANDARDS SINCE THE PANDEMIC
SO THAT'S WORTH NOTING. SO WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN REDUCING PARKING IT SUPPORTS REDEVELOPMENT BY UH
UNDERUTILIZED PARKING LOTS CAN BE CONVERTED INTO HOUSING, OPEN GATHERING SPACE RETAIL SHOPS OR CAFES. THESE PROJECTS CAN ENHANCE WALKABILITY AND SPONSOR GROWTH
AND UNUSED PARKING LOTS DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF ECONOMIC RETURN. IT ALSO LOWERS THE COST BURDEN ON DEVELOPERS TO CONSTRUCT AN
OVERSUPPLY OF PARKING SO DEVELOPERS COULD OFFSET THIS COST AND FOCUS IT TOWARD OTHER THINGS THAT ALSO ALLOWS FOR MORE FLEXIBLE SITE DESIGN AND
SO THEY COULD USE THE SPACE FOR LANDSCAPING GATHERING SPACES, PUBLIC ART ETC. WHICH ATTRACTS CUSTOMERS, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND THEN LASTLY THE OBVIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS FOR STORMWATER AND JUST IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES . SO WITH EVERY OPPORTUNITY COMES POTENTIAL RISKS AND
CHALLENGES. ONE OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS IS THAT PARKING DEMAND IS NOT ALWAYS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AND SO IN CERTAIN AREAS THERE
COULD BE DEMAND COULD EXCEED OUR SUPPLY AND IF PARKING ISN'T AVAILABLE OR IT'S NOT CONVENIENT CUSTOMERS MAY TURN AWAY. AND THEN ALSO THERE'S THE
SPILLOVER EFFECTS DRIVERS MAY SEEK OUT AVAILABLE SPACE ON TWO ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND THEN THERE'S JUST THE MARKET UNCERTAINTY. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD WITH
CHANGING WORK PATTERNS AND CUSTOMER PREFERENCES? THE MARKET IS UNCERTAIN AND HARD TO PREDICT SOMETIMES AND THEN JUST WITH THE RISE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES,
EVERYTHING IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. >> SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PLAN FOR FLEXIBILITY AND THEN JUST WITH REDUCING PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT REQUIRES TO
BE FLEXIBLE AND IMPROVE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING LIKE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE OR TRANSIT ACCESS ETC. REDUCING PARKING
ISN'T TYPICALLY ONE SIDED. IT'S KIND OF A MULTI-TIERED PROJECT. SO WITH THAT I HAVE SOME POLICY OPTIONS.
SO FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS MORE OF A LOW INTERVENTION NO IMPACT AND THEN THE MIDDLE IS MEDIUM IMPACT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE IS HIGHER INTERVENTION OR HIGHER
IMPACT AND I'LL GO THROUGH THESE ONE AT A TIME. SO THE FIRST OPTION IS NO CHANGE. PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. THERE ARE PROS OF THAT AS IT'S
PREDICTABLE FOR OUR DEVELOPERS IT ENSURES PARKING AVAILABILITY AND GREATER CONVENIENCE AND THEN THE CAVEATS OF THAT AS IT MAY LIMIT INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL COSTS WITH THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND OPTION IS REDUCING PARKING MINIMUMS IN SPECIFIC AREAS. SO LIKE OUR DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS OR COMMERCIAL NODES AND THIS IS ONE OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH I'LL GET INTO IN A BIT BUT BASICALLY THE PROS OF THIS IS A PRESERVE PARKING WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST
AND THEN SUPPORTS REDEVELOPMENT IN KEY AREAS AND ENSURES THAT THERE'S PARKING AVAILABLE. AND THEN THE CONS OF THAT IS THAT IT JUST REQUIRES ADDITIONAL STAFF ANALYSIS TO
DETERMINE WHAT'S OR WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE. AND THEN THE THIRD OPTION IS TO RIGHTSIZE THE CODE REQUIREMENTS JUST ACROSS
ALL LAND USES AND THIS IS KIND OF A MODERATE CHANGE LIKE 2,020% OR BELOW CHANGE IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THIS IS JUST LIKE A SNAPSHOT
FROM EXHIBIT A IN THE STAFF REPORT AND THE PROS OF RIGHT SIZING IS THAT REDUCES DEVELOPMENT COSTS, SUPPORTS INFILL DEVELOPMENT BUT IT ALSO
MAY MODESTLY INCREASE DEMAND FOR ON STREET PARKING DURING PEAK PERIODS AND THIS IS ALSO PART OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.
AND THEN THE FOURTH OPTION IS IMPLEMENTING PARKING MAXIMUMS AND ESTABLISHING A PARKING MAXIMUM IS BASICALLY CREATING LIKE A CEILING OR A CAP. THE PROS OF THIS IS IT LIMITS TOO MUCH PARKING AND MAXIMIZES
LAND USE EFFICIENCY BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE IT REDUCES FLEXIBILITY FOR CERTAIN USES. SO IF YOU THINK OF LIKE A MEDICAL OFFICE FOR EXAMPLE SOMETIMES HAS MORE PARKING
THAN THE MINIMUM AND SO BEING FLEXIBLE FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF USES AND NOT SETTING THAT MAXIMUM TOO LOW AND THEN THERE'S POTENTIAL CONCERNS FROM BUSINESSES ABOUT NOT
HAVING ENOUGH PARKING AVAILABLE FOR THEM. AND THEN LASTLY OPTION FIVE IS REMOVING MINIMUMS ALTOGETHER BASICALLY LETTING DEVELOPERS
IN THE MARKET STORE TO DETERMINE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE PROS OF THIS IS IT MAXIMIZES FLEXIBILITY, SUPPORTS REDEVELOPMENT BUT IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR UNDERSUPPLY
AND MORE PARKING SPILLOVER LIKELY SO STAFF KIND OF CAME UP WITH THE MIDDLE APPROACH BASICALLY COMBINING THE
TARGETED ADJUSTMENT AND RIGHT SIZING INTO KIND OF ONE SO BASICALLY RIGHT SIZING ACROSS THE COE OR ACROSS ALL LAND USES BUT ALSO BEING MORE
AGGRESSIVE KIND OF IN OUR COMMERCIAL NODES OR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AND THEN SOME OF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION OURS ALSO AGREE TO
WHILE THERE IS SOME LIKE 2 OR 3 COMMISSIONERS THAT KIND OF LEAN INTO MORE ON THE HIGHER INTERVENTION SIDE BUT WITH THAT I'M GOING TO KIND
OF OPEN THE DOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND ASK WHICH OF THESE APPROACHES DO YOU RECOMMEND? AND JUST TO NOTE BECAUSE THIS IS MAYBE A LITTLE CONFUSING ON THE SLIDE IS THAT YOU CAN
PURSUE MULTIPLE OPTIONS TOGETHER. SO WHILE KIND OF THIS IS THE MEDIUM IMPACT AND THE HIGHER IMPACT ARE GROUPED TOGETHER, YOU COULD KIND OF GO WITH LIKE
FOUR ON ITS OWN OR YOU COULD COMBINE EXCUSE ME COMBINE FOUR AND FIVE TOGETHER AND SIMILAR WITH TWO AND THREE. >> SO WITH THAT I WILL OPEN
OPEN THE DOOR. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. APPRECIATE THE REPORT HERE. I THINK YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB. I SUPPORT TWO AND THREE THE ONE I'M LEAST LIKELY TO SUPPORT IS FOR I DON'T KNOW
WHY WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN THE MARKETPLACE IN THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, IF THE BUSINESS DETERMINES THAT IT NEEDS NO MORE PARKING. OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT AM I TO SAY?
YOU KNOW, THEORETICALLY, YOU KNOW, FIVE BUT I JUST I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY. I LIKE THE TARGETED APPROACH. I THINK PUTTING IT AT OUR COMMERCIAL NODES WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT TO HELP SPUR SOME
PROJECTS THERE I THINK IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO FOR US RIGHT NOW. WE CAN ALWAYS EXPAND IT LATER . WE NEED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO YEAH, I WOULD AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SAID. >> THE ONLY THING I'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE US CONTINUE TO DO AND IT'S NOT I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER PUT IT IN THE
CONTEXT OF PARKING BEFORE BUT YOU MENTIONED THE THE DOWNSIDE OF YOU KNOW, THE DOWNSIDE OF OF PARKING IN IT IS LESS EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF ITS USE. IT'S GOT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS WE WE DON'T REALLY OFFER INCENTIVE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE DEVELOPER DOING DEVELOPMENT TO HELP US WITH OUR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANS. THEY DON'T REALLY DO THAT. THE EVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
HOUSING ORDINANCE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN IT. RIGHT AND SO AND I GET THAT THAT'S FOR AFFORDABILITY BUT I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE NOTION OF SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE SHOW BUT WITH A SUSTAINABILITY MINDSET.
RIGHT. AND WE'VE NOT REALLY PURSUED THAT. BUT YOU KNOW AS WE THINK ABOUT THAT THE I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE IDEA OF SOMEBODY SAYING HEY, I'D
LIKE TO GO WITH LESS PARKING THAN THAN WHAT I WOULD NORMALLY DO BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO OFFSET THAT BY HELPING YOU WITH YOUR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OR I'D LIKE TO BUILD A TRAIL AROUND MY PLACE OR LIKE I'D LIKE TO CONNECT THIS TO THAT IN OR WHATEVER.
SO YOU KNOW, I YOU KNOW THE WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE THAT IS YOU KNOW THESE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FINE WITH ME IN TERMS OF A PLAN I THINK IT'S A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I THINK YOU COULD GO FORWARD
AND ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZE THE BEHAVIOR WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHICH IS SMALLER FOOTPRINT ON THE PARKING SIDE AND MORE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. >> CAN WE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THAT?
THANKS. COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ALSO JUST WANTED TO THINK THANKS CUZ ME EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE
BRINGING FORTH. I KNOW WHEN I HAD MYSELF AND ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER TO TALK TO STAFF ABOUT IT I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT WHAT OTHER CITIES HAD DONE AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL
PROVIDED AND JUST TO GIVE MY FEEDBACK I THINK I WOULD AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO ARE SAYING ESPECIALLY FOR MYSELF I WOULD REALLY SUPPORT
OPTION TWO. I RECOGNIZE THAT MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL AND DULUTH ALL HAVE DONE AWAY WITH MINIMUMS AND AND INSTEAD HAVE PUT IN MAXIMUMS. RIGHT. AND I AND I THINK TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S POINT I DON'T KNOW THAT BLOOMINGTON IS QUITE THERE YET. I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE KIND OF RIGHT BEHIND THOSE THREE IN TERMS OF HOW BIG OF A CITY WE ARE. BUT I REALLY LIKE THE MORE
TARGETED APPROACH. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO SET US UP FOR SUCCESS INSTEAD OF NOT SETTING US UP FOR SUCCESS. SO THANK YOU
. I WOULD HAVE YOU TWO AND THREE MAKE SENSE. IT'S TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AGAIN. HOWEVER WE DO THIS IT'S TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AGAIN AND I THINK TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT WITH WITH SOME TARGETS AND USING A SCALPEL AS OPPOSED TO
A SLEDGEHAMMER MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZE I AGREE TO EVERYTHING WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO I GUESS IF WE CONSIDER THIS
IN A MORE SERIOUS WAY WE WOULD INVITE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN IT. RIGHT? SO LONG AS WE DO THAT AND DON'T FEAST ON THE BEST. YEAH. THIS BEING A STUDY ITEM THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE HEARING ABOUT IT AND
ULTIMATELY THIS IF WE MAKE ANY CHANGES THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE TO GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT YOUR
ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, I YEAH, THAT BUT IS ACTUALLY ALL THAT I HAD FOR A QUESTION. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS OTHERWISE I THINK I HEAR TWO AND THREE IS KIND OF A CONSENSUS SO YES I THINK SO AND I WOULD CONCUR WITH EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR DOING THIS. I THINK THIS IS LONG OVERDUE
AND I'M GLAD THAT IT MADE IT ON TO THE THE WORK PLAN AND I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE TACKLING IT BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO HAPPEN. SO WELL DONE. AGREED. WELL, THAT IS ALL I HAD.
THANK YOU, TARA. YEAH, FOR YOUR CALL ITEM 5.4 COUNCIL I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE
EXTEND OUR NOT TO EXCEED TIME TO WHAT DO YOU THINK MR. WALKER IF 915 NOT TO EXCEED
915 EACH GOT A MOTION WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND WE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND TO EXTEND OUR ADJOURNMENT TIME NO LATER THAN 915 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE
SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO ITEM 5.4 ON STREET PARKING OVERVIEW AND POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES. AMY MARONE GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL I'M GOING
TO GET STARTED ON THIS CONVERSATION. KIRK ROBERTS IS GOING TO BRING UP THE SECOND HALF AND WELL WELL WELCOME A GOOD CONVERSATION. SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO COME TO YOU AND JUST HAVE A BIG OLD PARKING
DISCUSSION AS LONG AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY PARKING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME GAPS OR ISSUES
WITH OUR EXISTING PUBLIC ON STREET PARKING POLICY THAT HAS PROVIDED SOME LIMITATIONS. SO THE CURRENT POLICY IS IS VERY HEAVILY DRIVEN BY THE PREFERENCE OF ADJACENT
PROPERTIES OR ADJACENT RESIDENTS AND SO THAT HAS LED TO SOME ISSUES WHERE THAT MAY NOT BE MAKING THE BEST USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY. SO THAT'S JUST TO KIND OF KICK
OFF OUR DISCUSSION. SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORICAL APPROACH KIND OF HOW WE GOT HERE RIGHT NOW WITH OUR PARKING RESTRICTIONS GO THROUGH OUR CURRENT PARKING POLICY, TALK ABOUT SOME BENEFITS
OF PUBLICANS, GREAT PARKING, TALK ABOUT SOME CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC ON STREET PARKING. WHY ARE WE COMING TO YOU TONIGHT AS POLICYMAKERS TO CONSIDER A CHANGE? WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE GETTING
INTO THE DETAILS EXACTLY OF WHAT THOSE CHANGES WOULD BE BUT WE JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND SEE WHAT THE APPETITE OF THE COUNCIL IS FOR CHANGES A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE RESULTS OF KIND OF SOME OF THE SIDE EFFECTS THAT WE SEE OF ADDITIONAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND THEN THE DISCUSSION. SO FROM A HISTORICAL APPROACH
WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH TO FIGURE OUT HOW EXACTLY DID WE GET HERE WITH THESE BIG WIDE STREETS AND QUITE A BIT OF POSTED PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND IT WAS PRETTY CLEARLY ESTABLISHED. YOU KNOW WE FOUND THIS
DOCUMENT FROM THE 70S THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY A VALUE AND A GOAL AS THE CITY WAS DEVELOPED TO HAVE WIDE OPEN STREETS THAT MAY NOT MATCH AND ALIGN WITH
THE CURVE WITH THE GOALS AND VISION OF THE CITY NOW. BUT IT WAS PRETTY IT WAS PRETTY INTENTIONAL AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF STATEMENTS IN THERE ABOUT PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO SEE CARS
PARKED THAT IT'S IT MIGHT BE INCONVENIENT TO NOT HAVE ON STREET PARKING BUT THE BENEFITS TO THAT THAT THAT SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. SO THAT JUST KIND OF SETS THE
STAGE OF WHERE HOW WE GOT HERE AND SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD A BIT OF A HANDS OFF APPROACH ON THE POSTED PARKING RESTRICTIONS. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
PUBLIC ON STREET PARKING FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND WHILE WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME MANAGING AND DEALING WITH PARKING ISSUES WE REALLY FROM OUR
POLICIES WE YOU KNOW IT IS VERY MUCH AT THE WHATEVER THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER SO BOTH OF OUR ALL OF OUR POLICIES HAVE LED TOWARDS BEING JUST KIND OF IF IT'S NOT
A SAFETY PROBLEM TO HAVE PARKING ALLOWED THEN WE LEAVE IT UP TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SO STAFF INITIATED CHANGES REALLY HAVE FOCUSED ONLY ON
SAFETY PROBLEMS IF THEIR SAFETY PROBLEMS FROM HAVING PARKING ALLOWED OR IF WE HAVE DEDICATED BIKE LANES OR BIKE FACILITIES WHERE THE CONFLICT BETWEEN PARKED VEHICLES AND BICYCLES WOULD BE A SAFETY
PROBLEM. SO THIS IS JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF WHAT THE PARKING POLICY IS CURRENTLY IT WAS UPDATED IN 2013 AND THAT SIMPLIFIED IT BUT IT IS STILL
NOT SIMPLE. SO RIGHT NOW A RESIDENT WILL CONTACT THIS CONTACT CITY STAFF. WE WILL TALK THROUGH THE OPTIONS FIRST IDENTIFY IF
THERE'S A SAFETY PROBLEM. THEY WOULD SUBMIT A PETITION AND JUST TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE'S RESIDENT SUPPORT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR CHANGE THAT'S SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. THEN WE SEND OUT SURVEYS WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE
PROCESS. ULTIMATELY THE FINAL DECISION LIES WITH THE CITY COUNCIL EITHER BY CONSENSUS OF THE NEIGHBORS AND THEN WE BRING IT BRING THROUGH THE PARKING MAP AT THE END OF THE YEAR FOR
UNOFFICIAL ADOPTION OR IF THERE IS NOT A CONSENSUS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH YOU'LL SEE THERE'S USUALLY NOT A CONSENSUS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IT DOES COME TO
THE COUNCIL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS JUST TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE DO RIGHT NOW AND THERE'S REALLY NO OPPORTUNITY IF WE WANT TO INITIATE PARKING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE'S A PRIVATE
PROPERTIES BUT THERE MAY BE A BETTER USE OF THE ROADWAY FOR OTHER PARKING. SO ALL RIGHT. SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT CAN BE PROVIDED WITH PUBLIC ON
STREET PARKING THERE IS A TRAFFIC CALMING BENEFIT TO TO PARKING ON THE STREET. WE THE CITY WAS PART OF A LOCAL ROAD RESEARCH BOARD
STUDY THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACTS WERE OF HOSTING PLAYGROUND SIGNS. GREAT SIDE EFFECT WE FOUND A TEN MILE AN HOUR REDUCTION OF DRIVER SPEEDS AROUND PARKS
WHEN THERE'S PARKED CARS VERSUS WHEN THERE'S NOT SO PROVIDING ON STREET PARKING CAN PROVIDE SOME OVERFLOW PARKING BENEFITS. A LOT OF THESE ARE KIND
OF REDUNDANT OF WHAT WAS OR THEY JUST TALKED ABOUT FROM THEIR PRIVATE PERSPECTIVE AS WELL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BENEFITS OF NOT OVERBUILDING PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THEN FULLY UTILIZING THE
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR STREETS. SO I DON'T WANT TO DOWNPLAY THE CHALLENGES. THERE ARE DEFINITELY CHALLENGES THAT COME ALONG WITH DEALT WITH PUBLIC ON STREET PARKING AS WELL SO
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE SOME SIGHTLINE LIMITATIONS IF PEOPLE ARE PARKING TOO CLOSE TO INTERSECTIONS OR CROSSWALK SPACE ALLOCATION SO MOST
OF OUR LOCAL ROADWAYS DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS SO WE'RE ALREADY SHARING THE USE OF THAT SPACE WITH THE TRAVELING VEHICLES AND BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS AND SHARED
SPACE RESIDENTS HAVE A VERY STRONG SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OF THAT PLACE IN FRONT OF THEIR BOULEVARD. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A BIT OF A FEELING OF THAT, AN
UNDERSTANDING AND THAT CAN BE A BENEFIT BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE TO DO A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING THEIR BOULEVARD IS ALSO AND THEN STREET PILING
AND MAINTENANCE. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PICTURE BUT WHEN A SNOW EMERGENCY IS DECLARED YOU HAVE TO MOVE YOUR CARS AND GET OFF THE STREET UNTIL IT'S PLOWED CURB TO CURB.
WE TYPICALLY HAVE LIKE 3 TO 4 SNOW EMERGENCY IS DECLARED BUT WE HAVE LIKE UPWARDS OF 25 PLOW EVENTS. SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS IN THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THE
STREET WHEN THERE'S SNOW. RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. ROBERTS COULD MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS SO A COUPLE
OF REASONS THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT SOME POLICY CHANGES THAT WE WANTED THE COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN ON. WE'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS AROUND OUR PARKS TRAILHEADS AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES.
WE HAVE THEM ALSO QUITE FREQUENTLY AROUND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. THESE ARE APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES, THINGS LIKE THAT. OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY ARE PLACES OF ASSEMBLY AND THAT'S
THAT BROAD CATEGORY THAT FITS OUR ASSEMBLY USES LIKE THE FAITH COMMUNITIES OR OUR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY USES COMMUNITY CENTERS AND A WHOLE BROAD THINGS THERE. THERE'S OFTEN PARKING
RESTRICTIONS SEEN AROUND THOSE ARE INDUSTRIAL AREAS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS THAT ALONG MOST OF OUR INDUSTRIAL AREAS. SO AS THE LOCAL ROAD AUTHORITY WE ARE TASKED WITH MANAGING
THAT RIGHT OF WAY. IT'S LAND THAT'S SET ASIDE FOR FOR THE PUBLIC AND WE TRY TO MAXIMIZE ITS USE FOR THE BETTER PUBLIC GOOD AND SOME OF THESE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS MAY NOT REPRESENT THAT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME CHANGES. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS THAT WE SEE VERY FREQUENTLY. THIS IS DRED SCOTT FIELDS. THERE'S PARKING THE PARKING IS
RESTRICTED AROUND ALL OF THAT FIELD ITSELF. IT'S A VERY LARGE REGIONAL PARK. IT DRAWS QUITE A CROWD IN THE SUMMERTIME AND ON THE LOCAL STREETS PARKING IS RESTRICTED.
BLOOMINGTON FERRY AND OLD CHALK THE OF COURSE THOSE ARE OUR COLLECTOR ARTERIAL ROADS WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE THOSE WILL STAY BECAUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES. IT'S THESE LOCAL STREETS
SEASONAL DEMAND AT THESE FACILITIES IS SIGNIFICANT AND IT OFTEN SOMETIMES EXCEEDS THE PARKING THAT'S BEEN BUILT IN THE PARK AND WE NEEDED A PLACE FOR THAT OVERFLOW TO GO .
ONE OF OUR CURRENT POLICIES THE WAY IT'S IT'S GUIDED WHEN YOU RESTRICT PARKING AROUND THE PARK LIKE THIS, THE DEMAND DOESN'T CHANGE. IT'S STILL THERE. THE PROGRAMS, THE ACTIVITIES, THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE ALL ENJOY DURING THE SUMMER
ARE STILL THERE AND WHAT THIS RESTRICTION DOES IS IT JUST PUSHES THOSE CARS FURTHER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AWAY FROM THOSE FACILITIES AND WE SEE THIS FREQUENTLY AND THEN OFOURSE WE HAVE TO BUILD MORE PARKING IN THE PARK AND
THERE'S A SONG ABOUT THAT I WON'T SING IT FOR YOU LAST NOTE MOST OF OUR LOCAL STREETS IN BLOOMINGTON ARE BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING ON ONE
OR BOTH SIDES WHEN WE DO GET THIS SURGE. THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWS SOMETIMES DRIVERS TAKE THINGS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. THEY PARK WHERE WE REALLY WOULDN'T LIKE THEM TO BE
ANYWAY LAND USE THIS IS AN OLDER PART OF THE CITY AND THIS IS DEVELOPED FAR DISTANT PAST TRANSPORTATION BEHAVIOR CHANGES OVER TIME SO THIS
MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUILT TO SATISFY THE DEMAND AT THE TIME AND IN MOST CASES IT'S STILL MEETS CURRENT DEMAND OF THE RESIDENTS. BUT HERE AGAIN THE ASSEMBLY USE THAT IS AN OLDER BUILDING.
THESE ARE TYPICAL FOR YOU KNOW THE LARGE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE THE WEDDINGS, THE FUNERALS, THE THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND
PARKING IS RESTRICTED. WE GET REQUESTS AND WE'RE VERY ACCOMMODATING ON THIS IF A HOMEOWNER APARTMENT COMPLEX OR ASSEMBLY USE REQUESTS PARKING
WE GO AHEAD AND ALLOW THAT FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR EVENT AND WE FREQUENTLY RECEIVE THOSE REQUESTS ALONG THIS AREA HERE GETTING ALLOWING SOME ON
STREET PARKING WHERE IT'S RESTRICTED RIGHT NOW KEEPS THESE AREAS VITAL. IT KEEPS THOSE FACILITIES USABLE FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE AND THEN AS SAME
SITUATION HERE RESTRICTING IT AS HAS BEEN DONE THE PARKING DEMAND DOESN'T CHANGE. IT JUST PUSHES THAT FURTHER INTO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO WE END UP CHASING THESE PARKING PROBLEMS ALL
THROUGHOUT NEIGHBORHOODS . AMY TALKED ABOUT SPEEDS AND THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE THAT TEN MILE AN HOUR SPEED REDUCTION WE GET THE STUDY
THAT WAS DONE IN RIGHT HERE IN BLOOMINGTON TO DEMONSTRATE THAT LATER STUDIES HAVE SHOWN WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE INTERACTING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, PEOPLE ARE TUNED. WE LOOK FOR OTHER PEOPLE. WE SEE OTHER PEOPLE THAT
CHANGES DRIVING BEHAVIOR DRAMATICALLY. SO THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO LOWERING SPEEDS AROUND PARKS IS JUST ALLOW PEOPLE TO PARK THERE. IN THIS CASE OUT ON THE WEST
SIDE REYNOLDS PARK PARKING IS ALLOWED ON THE NORTH SIDE THE PARK ON 83RD STREET. IT IS FULLY RESTRICTED ALONG THE MULTIFAMILY ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND WE DO SEE ABOUT A FIVE MILE AN HOUR DIFFERENTIAL INCREASED SPEEDS WHERE PARKING
IS RESTRICTED THAT'S IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE TEND TO DRIVE THE FASTEST. IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES AN HOUR. THEY'RE STILL WITHIN THAT REALM BUT SLOWER IS BETTER
IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. ACCESS IS ANOTHER AREA I TALKED ABOUT TRAILHEADS AND THIS IS THE END OF NORMAN DALE. IT'S KIND OF A QUIET PART OF THE CITY HERE.
PARKING WAS RESTRICTED. THERE'S ACCESS DOWN TO THE RIVER VALLEY RIGHT HERE. PARKING HAS BEEN RESTRICTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND YOU SEE THIS KIND OF RESTRICTION
ALL ALONG LIKE THE NINE MILE CREEK CORRIDOR EVEN THOUGH THERE'S LIMITED ACCESS TO THE PARK WE STILL SEE THOSE RESTRICTIONS. SO PEOPLE CAN'T JUST PARK THE CAR AND HAVE A HIKE DOWN IN THE PARK. PROBABLY THE MOST WELL-KNOWN
ONE IS 94TH STREET WHERE IT HAD A COLORADO ROAD. THERE'S THE ACCESS OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS, THE NICE FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS INTO HIGHLAND PARK PARKING IS ENTIRELY RESTRICTED. IT'S A VERY POPULAR TRAILHEAD
ACCESS AND THERE'S PEOPLE PARK IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT BECAUSE THERE'S JUST STRICTLY NO ON STREET PARKING AVAILABLE. SO IN THIS CASE ONE OF THE THINGS WE SEE SINCE THIS IS A SORT OF A QUIET PART OF THE
CITY IS PEOPLE JUST PARK THERE ANYWAY AND SO IT BECOMES ESSENTIALLY A NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING LOT AND I DIDN'T SEARCH FOR THESE PICTURES. THESE ARE JUST ON GOOGLE STREET VIEW FOR THE YEARS I HAPPENED TO BE THERE. BUT YOU SEE THIS SO
ESSENTIALLY WE'VE TAKEN THE PUBLIC USE OUT OF THIS AND IT'S BECOME PARKING FOR THE NEIGHBORS AND WE DO GET PARKING REQUESTS. WE RECEIVE A FEW A YEAR FROM THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD TO DO THINGS LIKE A WEDDING
RECEPTION OR A PIANO RECITAL, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALLOW THAT WE PROBABLY I JUST TURN THIS AND JUST GET RID OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS ALTOGETHER.
AND THEN THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS WHEN ANY KIND OF POLICY OR LAW IS PUT IN PLACE THAT DOESN'T SEEM RATIONAL. PEOPLE JUST START TO DISREGARD IT. AND HERE'S WHERE WE SEE THIS
IN BLOOMINGTON IN THAT ANY ANY RULES THEY HAVE TO SEEM LIKE THEY MAKE SENSE TO PEOPLE AND A LOT OF OUR RESTRICTIONS JUST DON'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE TO PEOPLE. AND SO WE JUST SEE THIS DISREGARD AND THEN YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE CALL THE POLICE AND NOW WE'RE HAVING THESE INTERACTIONS THAT WE'RE JUST MUCH RATHER AVOID. SO PUT CARDS ON THE TABLE.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS WE ARE RECOMMENDING AT THIS POINT WE'D LIKE TO SEE A LESS RESTRICTIVE APPROACH TO ON STREET PARKING. IN SOME CASES WE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A LOT OF THOSE
RESTRICTIONS EXCEPT FOR THOSE NEEDED FOR SAFETY AND ACCESS AROUND PARKS, TRAILHEADS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. THAT MAKES SENSE AND WE DON'T GET INTO THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES WE OFTEN GET DURING THE WINTER THE SNOW PLOWING
BECAUSE MOST OF OUR PARKS ARE PRETTY QUIET IN THE WINTER MONTHS WE DON'T SEE THE LARGE SPORTING EVENTS AND THE YOUTH SPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE FOR
DOING SO. IT MAKES SENSE ALSO TO RESTRICT IT REMOVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS ADJACENT TO SOME ASSEMBLY USES AND THESE ARE THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE WHERE PLACES PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE GO TO BE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THOSE SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS AND THEY CAN BE MORE USABLE. WE CAN CREATE A CITY THAT'S MORE FAIR BY REMOVING MANY
OF THOSE WHEN POSSIBLE AND WHEN REQUESTED THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT STAFF WOULD TAKE ON PROACTIVELY JUST TO START REMOVING THOSE. BUT IF A FACILITY APPROACHES THE CITY AND SAYS YOU KNOW WE
HAVE THESE NUMBER OF EVENTS EVERY YEAR AND WE THINK WE CAN MAKE USE OF THAT PARKING FOR THESE TO HANDLE OUR OVERFLOW. SO WE THINK THAT MAKES SENSE ELIMINATING RESTRICTIONS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
MULTIFAMILY WHEN REQUESTED. THESE ARE WHERE YOU HAVE PARKING RESTRICTIONS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO MULTIFAMILY AND YOU PUSH YOU HAVE THAT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF PUSHING THE PROBLEM RIGHT
INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THE THINGS YOU WOULD HOPE TO AVOID. WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE THOSE BUT THIS IS ONE WHERE WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO TAKE MORE OF A SCALPEL THAN A SLEDGEHAMMER TO THIS APPROACH BECAUSE THERE ARE ISSUES THAT
CAN BE PERSISTENT CREATED BY THAT PARKING ON THE STREET. AND SO THIS IS ONE WHERE YOU GOT TO TAKE A MUCH MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH AND SEE IF WE CAN CRAFT A POLICY THAT
STILL RESPECTS THE USE OF THE NEIGHBORS AND THEIR HOPE FOR A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN I JUST ADD A FOOTNOTE EXPAND STAFF ROLES IN AUTHORITY WE'RE THINKING
SOMETHING LIKE A PARKING MANAGEMENT GROUP RIGHT NOW. MOST OF THIS FALLS TO ENGINEERING AND THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THAT TOO. AND SO A GROUP MAYBE CONSISTING OF STAFF FROM
POLICE, FROM FIRE, FROM PLANNING THINGS LIKE THAT TO JUST SORT OF HELP MANAGE THE BURDEN OF THE ON STREET PARKING AND MAKE THOSE MORE COMPREHENSIVE, BETTER DECISIONS AROUND THAT.
WE TALKED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 16TH ABOUT THAT OUR IDEAS AND THEY HAD SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS BUT IN GENERAL KIND OF A MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD APPROACH WHICH IS JUST WONDERFUL. THEY SUPPORTED MODIFYING THE PARKING AROUND PARKS AND THOSE PUBLIC ACCESSES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT BUT PEOPLE HAVE AN EXPECTATION IN BLOOMINGTON THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO STRUGGLE EACH NIGHT TO FIND PARKING FOR THEIR CAR AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO I THINK THE PLANNING
COMMISSION THAT I WOULD SUMMARIZE IT IS WANTED TO TAKE THAT MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH TO THIS ISSUE SO THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THE ON STREET PARKING IS THIS IS A COMMUNITY BASED DECISION. THIS ISN'T AN ENGINEERING DECISION OR ONE PERSON'S DECISION. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE VALUES AS A COMMUNITY YOU AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
COMMUNITY WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR CONVERSATION WHAT WHICH DIRECTION SHOULD WE GO ON THIS ? THANK YOU, MR. ROBERTS.
A THOUGHT PROVOKING PRESENTATION A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND THIS. THE ONE THE ONE TAKEAWAY THAT I REALLY LIKE IS THE NOTION OF A PARKING MANAGEMENT GROUP AT THE STAFF LEVEL. SO IT ISN'T JUST AN
ENGINEERING OR IT ISN'T JUST THE POLICE OR IT ISN'T JUST A SPECIFIC GROUP BUT IT BRINGS THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT OR PERHAPS IT WAS LIZ IN THE LAST PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT HOW
PARKING TOUCHES A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY AND SO TO PUT TOGETHER A PARKING MANAGEMENT GROUP I THINK IS A VERY GOOD IDEA REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE GO WITH ALL OF THIS AND FROM MY FROM
MY STANDPOINT COUNCIL I THINK THIS IS A YES IT IS A COMMUNITY BASED DECISION AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AND TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHERE WE WANT TO BE WITH THIS. I DON'T THINK MAINTAINING THE
STATUS QUO IS PROBABLY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE MUCH LIKE OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE HE'S BEEN EVEN TOUCHED OR LOOKED AT AND THE WORLD IS DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THEY WERE PUT IN PLACE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND SO TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT PARKS AND TRAILHEADS AND MULTIFAMILY PLACES OF ASSEMBLY I THINK IT'S A WORTHWHILE CONVERSATION TO HAVE BOTH HERE AT THE COUNCIL IN DEPTH BUT ALSO WITH
A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT ALSO COUNCILMEMBER DEL CENTRO YEAH THANKS FOR YOUR I AGREE WITH YOU. I WOULD SAY THE ONE THE ONE THING THAT I I GENERALLY AGREE
LIKE ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE ARE PUBLIC SPACES OR WHAT'S CONSIDERED COMMUNITY SPACES THAT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE AND WE MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME AND I MY ONLY
CONCERN HONESTLY WE JUST DON'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF ENFORCING PARKING AS IT IS TODAY AND AND SO WHEN WE WHEN WE DECIDE TO MAKE POLICY CHANGES WE ALSO HAVE TO DECIDE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE THOSE POLICIES AND AND AS A RESULT, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS WHAT THE IMPACT OF THAT IS. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, I THINK THE COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS AGO I
MENTIONED THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH LIKE IF YOU HAVE CURVES YOU CAN COLOR CURVES, YELLOWS AND REDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T MIND
PEOPLE PARKING ON THE STREET. I DON'T LOVE THAT THEY PARK THEIR BOATS ON THE STREET BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ENFORCEMENT OF WHETHER IT'S A BOAT OR A CAR OR WHATEVER. I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE BOATS ON THE STREET BUT WE HAVE THEM. SO WHAT DO YOU DO? RIGHT?
SO LIKE WE JUST HAVE TO GET CONSISTENT WITH ENFORCEMENT OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE DECIDE WE ARE GOING TO DO BECAUSE WITHOUT IT IT'S JUST I DON'T I DON'T LOVE MAKING POLICY DECISIONS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE. AND SO I THINK FINDING A WAY TO TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF ENFORCING THIS AND AND SO THE EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH FUNCTION YOU KNOW THE THE EXTRA MEASURES WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THEY DO VIOLATE THAT WHICH WE PUT IN PLACE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME.
SO FOR EXAMPLE IF IT'S OVERNIGHT PARKING AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, ARE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND TOW CARS IF WE'RE NOT WILLING TO DO THAT, WHY WOULD WE PUT THE RESTRICTION IN PLACE? SO THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS I
HAVE ABOUT LIKE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF WE MAKE THESE CHANGES? ALTHOUGH I AGREE COMPLETELY LOOSENING THE DECISIONS ON IN MANY OF THESE PLACES MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. SO JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE AS A AS A CONSIDERATION
BECAUSE IT MIGHT HAVE SOME UNINTENDED INTENDED ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF US TRYING TO ENFORCE ANYTHING WE DO CHANGE THINGS. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER OTHERS COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SO A QUESTION ABOUT ONE ONE LOWER AREA RIGHT AROUND I THINK IT'S
PILLSBURY BETWEEN 84TH AND 86TH. THAT'S RIGHT WE'RE CHANTY TOWN IS WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE PARKING SITUATION THERE RELATED TO THIS. HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THAT
WOULD CHANGE THIS AND OTHER OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE INSIDE OF NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THAT. COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN YEAH THAT THAT'LL BE A TOUCHY AREA.
SO AS FAR AS LIKE THE THE THREE MAIN PRIORITY LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO FOCUS ON, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD AFFECT THE WHAT HOW IT THAT
AREA IS POSTED RIGHT NOW WHICH IT IS POSTED AS NO PARKING ON WHEELS VERY CLEAR THAT'S THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT THAT ONE UP.
YES MAKE A TRAFFIC REPORT. WELL AND THAT'S THAT'S THE KEY ONCE WE DO THESE OTHER THINGS THAT'S GOING TO BE FRONT CENTER FOR THIS COUNCIL AND I KNOW YOU KNOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSE ON TIME HERE BUT THAT'S
WHY I WONDER, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? IS IT ARE WE YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY THE OTHER END OF THE EXTREME WE JUST LET IT ALL AND LET THE MARKET DECIDE
YOU KNOW WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF THAT AND YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT BEING A WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND ABOUT HAVING A LITTLE MORE DENSITY
AND THAT TYPE OF THING AND AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE MODELS OF THE CITIES THAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS, YOU KNOW THAT THAT PILLSBURY SITUATION IS A LOT MORE WHAT THAT'S LIKE THAN
WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. AND SO I MEAN THAT'S A THAT'S A LARGE CHANGE AND I'M JUST YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF IT'S LIKE WE'RE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION AND I, I DON'T YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS BUT
IT'S A QUESTION THAT I HAVE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AS WE MAKE THESE CHANGES. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YEAH. THANKS MAYOR.
DURING THE TIME I'LL BE VERY QUICK AS PART OF THE PUBLIC OUTREACH I JUST THINK IT'S WORTH REACHING OUT TO ANY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ALREADY HAS VOTED ON OR PUT UP PARKING RESTRICTIONS. SO THEY'RE AWARE THAT THIS
MIGHT CHANGE, THAT THEY MIGHT GO AWAY. I HAVE SPOKE IN THE PAST WITH THE FOLKS ON NORMANDY HILL ROAD THERE THAT GOES DOWN TOWARDS THERE AND THERE'S SOME GOOGLE THINKS THERE'S A PARK
DOWN THERE, AUTO CB PARK THERE AND IT'S NOT ON THE CITY MAP AND WE HAVE NO PARK THERE. SO WHEN PEOPLE GO DOWN THERE BECAUSE IT SHOWS UP ON GOOGLE. YEAH. AND THEN IT'S NO PARKING
IN AND IT'S WEIRD AND AWKWARD AND AND I'M LIKE YOU KNOW BUT FOR LIKE THAT ONE I'M HE DOESN'T DRIVE LIKE SIX SECONDS OVER AND GO DOWN TO THE FERRY BRIDGE AND GET ON THE SAME
TRAILS SO BUT I JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY DIRECTLY IMPACTED ARE NOTIFIED SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS BECAUSE THIS WILL BE A BIG CHANGE FOR SOME
OF THEM WERE THEY HAD VOTED THOSE IN AGREED COUNCILMEMBER AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT TOOK THE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO TO DO WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO AS
NEIGHBORS FOR PARKING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO IF THAT MAY CHANGE EVERYTHING, WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM SO SOME OTHER THOUGHTS COUNCIL
HAVE ENOUGH TO GO ON THERE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, COUNCILOR.
OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR POLICY COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUES UPDATE. I WILL START US OFF AND DO A QUICK RECAP OF OUR LISTENING SESSION. WE HAD FIVE SPEAKERS THIS
EVENING SARAH KLEIN SELTZER TAN WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BLOOMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN BLOOMINGTON AND THE BLOOMINGTON FINE ARTS COUNCIL AND PURSUANT TO OUR DISCUSSION EARLIER ABOUT
BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SALLY MESSER SPOKE OUT IN OPPOSITION ITEM 3.3 ON HER AGENDA THAT WAS THE SMITH PARK JOINT USE AGREEMENT. MARY KRATOVIL SPOKE ABOUT HER
NEIGHBORS TREES COVERING HALF HER YARD AND CREEPING CHARLIE GETTING INTO HER YARD AND SOME SOME NASTY ISSUES. I DID ASK OUR CITY MANAGER MR. WALKER TO TALK TO OUR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOLKS WHO ARE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THANK YOU. I WAS BLANKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO TRY AND FACILITATE A MEETING OF SOME KIND AND COME TO A
SOLUTION IN THERE BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A FESTERING PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. PAUL COTE SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED PROACTIVE AND POSITIVE APPROACH TO WELCOMING
OF BELONGING OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. HE ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF DESIREE MARIE ROSELLE WHO WAS IN THE BLOOMINGTON CITY JAIL ON MARCH 13TH.
MY REPORT BACK TO HIM WAS THAT THE HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS DOING THAT INVESTIGATION. IT IS NOT IN OUR HANDS. IT'S IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND SO FAR THE STATUS THAT WE HAVE IS WHAT WE HAD ON MARCH 13TH. WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE WE AREN'T RUNNING THE INVESTIGATION AND THAT JUST MAKES PERFECT SENSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS INTERNALLY, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE
THAT, YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT OUTSIDE A SET OF EYES LOOKING AT THAT AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REVIEWS GOING ON FROM OUTSIDE THIS ORGANIZATION. AND FINALLY JIMMY ANTHONY SPOKE.
I WAS ASKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD CONSIDER WELL SHE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO GOING BACK TO THE OLD MINNESOTA STATE FLAG IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE CURRENT STATE FLAG AND ALSO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION OF THE DEATH OF MS.. ROSELLE. SO THOSE WERE OUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING AND A COMMENT I'M SORRY WE'RE NOT A PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS ARE YOU ARE YOU ROCHELLE? I AM. YOU YOU WERE ON OUR LIST 3.5 HOURS AGO. WE WERE LOOKING FOR YOU AND I'M AFRAID YOU YOU WEREN'T THERE SO MY HEAD WAS TELLING ME I UNDERSTOOD.
WE'LL HAVE TO GET YOU AT OUR NEXT TO OUR NEXT MEETING THEN. THANK YOU THOUGH. THAT IS ALL I HAD ON MR. MR. WALKER, WAS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE? NOTHING AT TONIGHT. MAYOR COUNCIL ANYTHING TO ADD
TONIGHT? >> COUNCIL MEMBER READ US FOR ME I VISITED ON SATURDAY THE FOURTH AVENUE AND AMERICAN BOULEVARD WALL THAT IS FALLING
APART IN THERE. I MEAN I SPOKE TO ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THERE IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE. I TOOK MY PICTURES MEANT TO EMAIL THEM TO EVERYBODY BUT FEAR YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY
GOT SOME FROM THE LADY THAT BROUGHT THE COMPLAINT UP. BUT IS THAT A PRIVATELY OWNED OR IS IT CITY OWNED? WELL, THAT I DO NOT KNOW BUT IT IS FALLING APART A SAFETY
ISSUE AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE THEY DID TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND YOU SAID IN THEORY WE WILL WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC WORKS. TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. WE'LL WE'LL WE'LL ANSWER THE
QUESTION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CIRCULATED TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. VERY QUICKLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO YES. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOU'RE INVITED TO TOMORROW'S
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE BLOOMINGTON VETERANS MEMORIAL AT MOYER PARK. SO THAT'S AT 430 TOMORROW. VERY IMPORTANT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE FOR GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS IT. VERY GOOD. THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. COUNCIL I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN TONIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO THANKS MUCH TONIGHT FOR YOUR WORK COUNCIL THANKS TO STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO JOINED US IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WE HAD A QUITE A GROUP EARLIER SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY. HAVE A GOOD REST YOUR WEEK