WELCOME. I WILL CALL OUR BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER TONIGHT IS MONDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2026. WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO EVERYONE IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ONLINE. THE FOLKS WHO ARE WATCHING ON THEIR SCREENS. WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AS WE ALWAYS DO IF YOU'RE ABLE PLEASE STAND THERE. REMOVE ANY COVERINGS AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE .
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION
UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO EVERYONE. COUNSEL WELCOME.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING AND IT'S A FULL ONE BUT I THINK IT'S ONE WE CAN GET THROUGH COUNCIL IF WE PUT OUR MINDS TO IT UNDER INTRODUCTORY ITEMS WE'VE GOT ONE PROCLAMATION. WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION FOR
THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION COMING UP ON SATURDAY. ITEM 2.2 IS AN UPDATE ON THE 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION . WE HAVE BLOOMINGTON'S LOBBYIST HERE THIS EVENING TO TO GIVE US A RUNDOWN ON THE ON THE
SOME GOOD NEWS THAT WE RECEIVED FOR BLOOMINGTON AND ITEM 2.3 IS THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS REPORT ON OUR 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND SO WE'LL HEAR THAT AGAIN TONIGHT . OUR CONSENT BUSINESS IS TWO
ITEMS LONG AND COUNCILMEMBER CARTER HAS CONSENT THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER UNDER HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE FIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING. ITEM 4.1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING THE VACATION OF PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS OVER AND ACROSS LOT ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE WHITNEY ADDITION ITEM 4.2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR CITY
CODE AMENDMENT REGARDING CORNER LOT STANDARDS ITEM 4.3 A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TELEGRAPH HILL OFFICE PARK REZONING ITEM 4.4 AND 4.5 OR SIMILAR 4.4 IS A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR A PARKING FLIER REGARDING REZONING AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THAT PROPERTY AND ITEM 4.6 IS THE SAME FOR PARKING GO INTERNATIONAL DRIVE IN AMERICAN BOULEVARD.
THOSE TWO PROPERTIES ARE SITUATED UNDER ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS. WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS THERE AND IN 5.1 WE'RE GOING TO GET A PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN FIVE YEAR UPDATE. WE WILL BEGIN OUR FIRST
CONVERSATION ON THAT IN 5.2 OUR FIRST CONVERSATION ON THE ADARA APARTMENTS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AND ITEM 5.3 IS AN UPDATE ON OUR 2027 2028 BUDGET PROCESS. WE'LL FINISH UP WITH OUR
COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATE AND AS I SAID COUNCIL AND STAFF IF WE PUT OUR MINDS TO THIS WE DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE WELL INTO THE EVENING. WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE AT A DECENT HOUR. ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS
COUNSEL IF NOT I WOULD MOVE THE AGENDA AS STATED SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS STATED NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO AND WE HAVE AN AGENDA. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2.1 OUR JUNETEENTH PROCLAMATION. I'M GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE PODIUM
SPEAK AND COME TO. GOOD EVENING. COME ON UP. WE'VE GOT CITY FOLKS. WE'VE GOT CITY BLOOMINGTON FOLKS, I WANT TO COME IN BEHIND THE CAMERAS SO THAT
WAY THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT US SO AND NICOYA AND YOU'LL BE SPEAKING AFTER I GET DONE SO VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR
JUNETEENTH JUNE 19TH, 2026 WHEREAS ON JUNE 19TH, 1865 IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER
AND UNION ARMY TROOPS ARRIVED TO ENFORCE THE FREEDOM OF THE LAST ENSLAVED BLACK AMERICANS AND. WHEREAS, THIS HISTORIC MOMENT MARKED THE FULFILLMENT OF EMANCIPATION FOR ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND GAVE RISE TO THE ANNUAL
CELEBRATION KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH, THE OLDEST NATIONALLY CELEBRATED COMMEMORATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA. AND. WHEREAS, THE YEAR 2026 MARKS THE 161ST ANNIVERSARY
OF JUNETEENTH A DAY TO HONOR THE RESILIENCE, STRENGTH, CULTURE AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY. AND. WHEREAS, JUNETEENTH SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON
THE PAINFUL LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING PURSUIT OF RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE AND RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND UNITED COMMUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE.
AND WHEREAS, AS WE CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, REMEMBRANCE SERVICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN ADVANCING THE IDEALS OF FREEDOM, EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY THAT DEFINE OUR NATION.
AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON JOINS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN RECOGNIZING JUNETEENTH AS A TIME FOR CELEBRATION REFLECTION AND RENEWED DEDICATION TO JUSTICE AND HUMAN DIGNITY.
NOW THEREFORE I'M MAYOR TIM BUSSE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 19TH, 2026 AS JUNETEENTH IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THIS DAY WITH APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS
,CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES HONORING FREEDOM AND EQUITY FOR ALL. DATED THIS 15TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 AND ONE OF THOSE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES I
MENTIONED BRIEFLY ON SATURDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR JUNE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION HERE AT CITY HALL. I THINK IT'S A 4:00 START IF I'M NOT WRONG AND EVERYONE IS EVERYONE IS WELCOME. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME AND I
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO BE HERE AND PLEASE JOIN US FOR THAT. AND I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER NOW TO NICOYA INGRAM, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO'S GOING SPEAK FOR US. GOOD EVENING. OKAY.
WELL GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BUZZ CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NICOLE INGRAM AND AS AN IMMIGRANT AMERICAN WOMAN, THE WIFE OF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HUSBAND AND
THE MOTHER OF EIGHT AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN, I STAND WITH DEEP GRATITUDE AND RESPECT FOR THE SACRIFICES, RESILIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE MADE THROUGHOUT HISTORY THEIR
COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE HAVE HELPED SHAPE THIS NATION AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE IMPACTED SO MANY INCLUDING FAMILIES LIKE MINE. JUNETEENTH REMINDS US THAT
FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND HONORING HISTORY MATTER. IT IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE STRENGTH CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHILE REFLECTING ON OUR SHARED JOURNEY TOWARD A
MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON FOR RECOGNIZING JUNETEENTH AND FOR SUPPORTING A CELEBRATION OF BLACK EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION AND HISTORY ON BEHALF
OF BLOOMINGTON JUNETEENTH I CREATE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL OUR PARTNERS VOLUNTEERS, ARTISTS, VENDORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR HONORING THIS IMPORTANT DAY AND THE
LEGACY THAT CONTINUES TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE FOR THOSE WORDS AND AND FOR THE REMINDER THE RESPECT AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY IS JUST PARAMOUNT IN THIS AND IN SO MANY INSTANCES AND SOMETIMES AS A NATION WE
FORGET AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER . WE ABSOLUTELY DO. SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. THANKS FOR BEING PART OF THIS. THEY GAVE ME A STACK OF PROCLAMATIONS SO EVERYBODY GETS A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT SO
EVERYBODY GETS A PROCLAMATION AND PICTURE . WELL NOW WHY DON'T WE STEP OVER THE SQUARE WITH THEM AND
ALWAYS HOLD THEIR PROCLAMATION ? THANK YOU . OKAY
. ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY STARTING AT FOUR RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL CIVIC PLAZA. PLEASE EVERYBODY JOIN US FOR OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.
ITEM 2.2 ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR UPDATE ON THE 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE HAVE OUR BLOOMINGTON LOBBYIST KATIE SENN IS HERE WITH US AND I THINK JUST THE
GENERAL SUMMARY, I THINK EXPECTATIONS WERE LOW COMING INTO THIS SESSION BUT BLOOMINGTON SUCCEEDED ON A COUPLE OF VERY IMPORTANT THINGS AND I THINK DOING A LARGE PART FOR THE WORK THAT KATIE DID FOR US. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MY NAME IS KATIE SUN WITH MS. REALLY CRAMER AND I'M THE LOBBYIST FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND I JUST WANT TO START OUT BY FIRST DOING SOME THANK YOU'S.
SEVERAL OF YOU CAME TO THE CAPITOL AND PARTICIPATED IN HEARINGS AND MET WITH LEGISLATORS ON THE CITY DAY AT THE HILL AS WELL AS MAYBE BEHIND THE SCENES TALKING TO FOLKS AND THAT MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE. SO THANK YOU ALL THAT WE'RE INVOLVED ALSO I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT THAT YOU HAVE AMAZING STAFF WHICH YOU KNOW AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE TO HAVE ENGAGED STAFF BOTH HAVING, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF DIFFERENT STAFFS AND FLAGGING ITEMS FOR ME THAT MAYBE WOULDN'T BE ON MY RADAR WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC HEALTH OR UTILITIES OR HOUSING.
IT'S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AS WELL AS JUST BEING A RESOURCE FOR OUR DELEGATION AND FOR THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES WHEN THEY WANT PEOPLE TO COME TESTIFY. SO THE FACT AND THEY'RE
THEY'RE ALWAYS VERY QUICK TO RESPOND TO MY QUESTIONS WHICH AND AS YOU ALL KNOW SOMETIMES CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND THEN FINALLY OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION JUST WORKS REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE
CITY AND HAS BEEN CHAMPIONS OF OUR PRIORITIES AND HAS REALLY HELPED BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SO AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY LOSING OUR SENATORS. THEY'RE RETIRING SO WE'LL HAVE NEW SENATORS. SENATOR MCLENNAN, SENATOR
MANOR ARE RETIRING BUT I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE GREAT FOLKS NEXT YEAR FILLING THEIR SHOES BUT THEY THEY DESERVE A LOT OF THE THANKS FOR WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES LATE INTO THE NIGHT OFTEN SO WE HAD SOME
GREAT WINS FOR BLOOMINGTON THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT I'M GOING TO JUST BRIEFLY JUST KIND OF SET THE STAGE FOR SESSION AND WHAT WHAT HAPPENED OVERALL OBVIOUSLY LAST TIME WE TALKED
AT THE BREAKFAST WE TALKED ABOUT KIND OF WHAT LEGISLATORS WERE COMING INTO WAS A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR. OBVIOUSLY THE ASSASSINATION OF MELISSA HORTMAN REALLY COLORED A LOT OF COMING INTO
SESSION AS WELL AS THE ICE METRO SURGE, THE SHOOTING AND ANNUNCIATION SERIOUS FINDINGS OF FRAUD IN STATE PROGRAMS AND THE MOST CLOSELY DIVIDED
LEGISLATURE THAT IS POSSIBLE. I'M A WHAT A TIE IN THE HOUSE AND A ONE SEAT DEMOCRAT MAJORITY IN THE SENATE. SO AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, I THINK EXPECTATIONS WERE LOW KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A LOT
OF A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, TENSION AND JUST A REALLY TIGHT, TIGHT, TIGHT MAJORITY. THE THINGS THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA WERE PASSING A BONDING BILL WHICH OBVIOUSLY TAKES BIPARTISAN SUPPORT BECAUSE IT
NEEDS A SUPERMAJORITY. ADDRESSING THE HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER FUNDING CRISIS AS WELL AS DEBATING GUN CONTROL, FRAUD AFFORDABILITY AND ICE TACTICS AND MORE AND
THE LEGISLATOR LEGISLATURE'S REACTION TO THAT THE LEGISLATOR LEGISLATURE CAME IN THERE WAS A BUDGET SURPLUS FOR THIS CURRENT BIENNIUM BUT THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT
GOING OUT INTO THE FUTURE. SO WAS VERY RESTRICTED FUNDING DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ON THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE CURRENT CYCLE. SO IN THE END THERE WAS AGREEMENT TO FIND FUNDING FOR
CMC. THERE WAS AGREEMENT TO CREATE AN OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO HELP ADDRESS FRAUD. THERE WAS ONE TIME PROPERTY TAX RELIEF OF $125 MILLION THAT WAS PART OF THE FINAL
DEAL THAT WILL GO DIRECT TO HOMEOWNERS AND ARE THERE WAS A LICENSE TAB FOR PAUSE FOR ONE YEAR ON THE INCREASES AND A $1.2 BILLION BONDING BILL
THERE WAS NOT ACTION ON GUN GUN CONTROL OR FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY METRO SURGE WHICH ARE WHERE A COUPLE OF PRIORITIES THE DEMOCRATS HAD BEEN PUSHING ON
THE BLOOMINGTON SIDE WE GOT $4 MILLION FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL SANITARY SEWER WHICH WAS A HUGE WHEN WE HAD HAD WE HAD BEEN ON THE BONDING TOUR FOR BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
AND OUR DELEGATION PUSHED REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE GOT FUNDING FOR THAT. I THINK I HEARD FROM NON BLOOMINGTON LEGISLATORS THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT PROJECT AND THEY WERE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO LEAD THE WAY FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING
AND JUST YOU KNOW REALLY EXCITING DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING . SO WE DID A GREAT JOB TELLING THE STORY I THINK ALL OF YOU DID ON THE NEED FOR THAT WE ALSO GOT THE DOGGONE GOLF
COURSE LIQUOR LICENSE PASSED SO YOU CAN HAVE BEYOND JUST THREE TWO BEER AT THE GOLF COURSE LEGALLY AND WE GOT A COUPLE OF COUPLE OF FOLKS ASKING AT THE END OF THE
HEARING WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? SO IT WASN'T WASN'T A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THAT ONE. I THINK THEY SAW THE NEED FOR THAT. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THE LIQUOR BILL ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WHICH HAPPENED THIS SESSION. SO THAT WAS GOOD.
THERE WAS ALSO $10 MILLION FOR METRO REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS AND AS THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCY BLOOMINGTON GETS A PORTION OF THAT SO THE STATE PUTS IN 10 MILLION AND THEN
THE MET COUNCIL WILL MATCH FOR 6.7 MILLION. AND SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR BLOOMINGTON PARKS AS WELL. WE ALWAYS WATCH THAT AND PARTICIPATE IN TRYING TO GET THAT FUNDING INCREASED. WE HAD A SECOND FUNDING
PRIORITY OLD SHOCKER PERIOD JUST IN CASE THEY WANTED TO YOU KNOW FUN TO REALLY GREAT PROJECTS AND THAT BILL DID GET A HEARING AND TRANSPORTATION THERE WAS SOME HOPE THAT MAYBE THERE'D BE A TRANSPORTATION BILL SEPARATE FROM THE BONDING
BILL WITH THE LIST OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON TO INCLUDE THAT ONE THAT DIDN'T END UP HAPPENING UNFORTUNATELY . AND THEN I'M GOING TO JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THE
GENERAL CITY PROVISIONS OF INTEREST. I MENTIONED 125 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. THEY DID PASS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OR HOA BILL AND
ONE OF THE PARTS OF THATILL PROHIBITS CITIES AND COUNTIES FROM REQUIRING THE CREATION OF AN HOA AS A CONDITION FOR APPROVING BUILDING PERMITS. THEY ALSO INCREASED FUNDING FOR POLICE TRAINING THROUGH
THE PHILANDO CASTILE MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT BLOOMINGTON POLICE CHIEF HAD BEEN TRACKING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON THE INCREASE THAT
FROM 4.9 MILLION PER YEAR TO 6 MILLION PER YEAR AND THEN SOME THINGS THAT DID NOT PASS. THERE WAS A BILL CALLED THE STARTER HOMES ACT THAT WAS REALLY THE VERY ALL ENCOMPASSING BILL RELATED TO
CITY ZONING AND THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS ALSO AN EFFORT TO LIMIT THE USE OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS OR NDAS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES AND LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT
THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS A BILL TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RESTRICT GUNS THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO A BILL RELATED TO LIMITING CORPORATE
OWNER OWNERSHIP OF HOMES AND THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. SO THOSE ARE SORT OF SOME OF THE BIG BROADER CITY PRIORITY IS THAT THAT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD.
SO EVERYONE IS ON THE BALLOT AT THE STATE LEVEL THIS YEAR. EVERY HOUSE MEMBER, EVERY SENATE MEMBER, THE GOVERNOR. SO WITH WITH SUCH TIGHT MAJORITIES WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS FAR AS CHANGES AND
IN LEADERSHIP POTENTIALLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RETIREMENTS INCLUDING FROM KEY CHAIR POSITIONS. SO NEXT SESSION WILL IN A LOT OF WAYS BE YOU KNOW, NOT STARTING OVER BUT REALLY
STARTING WITH A LOT OF NEW FACES AND HELPING THEM GET UP TO SPEED ON OUR OUR ISSUES. SO AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATIE AND THANKS FOR ALL THE
WORK THE ENTIRE TEAM FROM MISSOURI CRAMER DID ON BEHALF OF BLOOMINGTON THIS PAST SESSION. I THINK WE DID ACCOMPLISH A LOT AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THANKFUL AS YOU SAID FOR THE OUTSTANDING STAFF THAT JUST MAKES IT SO EASY I THINK TO
GET A LOT OF THIS WORK DONE AND I WILL BE WITH EVERYONE ON THE BALLOT AND WITH EXPECTED TURNOVER AND CERTAINLY THERE WILL BE TURNOVER HERE IN IN THE SEATS THAT REPRESENT BLOOMINGTON BE LOOKING TO YOU
FOR SOME GUIDANCE IS HOW DO WE APPROACH THIS NEXT NEXT WINTER AS WE GET INTO THE NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACTS THAT BLOOMINGTON IS GOING TO HAVE HOW BEST TO APPROACH THAT? SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP THEN
COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS OF GMS AND NONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
AND I'M 2.3 ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS A THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS REPORT ON THE 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT WE HAVE OUR AMY SUBJECT FROM OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND ANY
HEARING FROM REDPATH AND COMPANY ARE GOING TO BE LEADING US THROUGH THIS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM AMY SERVING AS THE
MAYOR'S DEPUTY FINANCE OFFICER. I DO WANT TO EXTEND A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE ACCOUNTING TEAM WHO DID WORK VERY HARD LONG HOURS TO PROVIDE ALL THE
DOCUMENTATION IN RESPONSE TO OUR AUDITORS INQUIRY AND COLLABORATED TO PRODUCE THE ANNUAL FINDING A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT I WOULD LIKE
TO INTRODUCE ANDY HERRING, A PARTNER AT REDPATH AND COMPANY WHO WILL PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE 2025 EXTERNAL AUDIT.
THANK YOU MR. HERRING. >> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AS AMY MENTIONED, I'M HERE TO PRESENT
THE RESULTS OF THE 2025 AUDIT. SO I WILL JUMP RIGHT IN HERE AS PART OF THE AUDIT WE JUST AS A REMINDER WE ARE AUDITING THE CITY AS WELL AS THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE PORT AUTHORITY AND WE ISSUE FIVE REPORTS OR WE ISSUED FIVE REPORTS AS PART OF THE AUDIT AND THOSE REPORTS WERE DATED JUNE 3RD, 2026.
SO A FEW WEEKS AGO WE ISSUE A PINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS, A REPORT ON LEGAL COMPLIANCE, A REPORT ON FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AND A COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE
CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE LETTER TO THE COUNCIL THE OVERALL RESULTS AND UNMODIFIED OPINION ALSO KNOWN AS A CLEAN OPINION WAS ONCE AGAIN ISSUED THERE
WERE NO FINDINGS RELATED TO INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING NOR FINDINGS RELATED TO A STATE LEGAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT. ONE FINDING RELATED TO THE
FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT AND STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS AND THE GOVERNANCE LETTER. >> SO THE OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOW OUR
OVERALL JOB IS TO VERIFY THAT THE THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY PRESENTED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS. THAT'S AUDIT LINGO TO VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL
MISSTATEMENTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR MISSTATEMENTS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE DECISIONS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT USE OR YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT AUDITING TO THE
NEAREST DOLLAR. I'M NOT AUDITING FOR THE VERY INSIGNIFICANT ITEMS BUT LOOKING FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT MISSTATEMENTS. SO WE PERFORM IT LOOKING FOR
ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS VERIFY BASICALLY VERIFYING AMOUNTS ARE NOT OVERSTATED OR UNDERSTATED AND ALSO THAT OUR TEST RELATING TO THE ACCURACY
CUTOFF AND CLASSIFICATION OF AMOUNTS VERIFYING THEY RECORDED IN THE CORRECT PERIOD IN THE CORRECT ACCOUNTS THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO THE OVERALL RESULTS AGAIN
AND UNMODIFIED OPINION AS ISSUED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A FEW RISKS THAT WE THINK ABOUT AND PLAN AS PART
OF THE AUDIT THE THESE THESE RISKS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR ALL AUDITS THAT WE DO AT REDPATH JUST THE RISK MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS
ESSENTIALLY CIRCUMVENTING THE CITY'S INTERNAL CONTROLS. THERE'S A RISK OF INAPPROPRIATE DISBURSEMENTS ,THERE'S A RISK OF INAPPROPRIATE OR NOT OR IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION,
LINING UP GRANTS WITH THE CORRESPONDING EXPENDITURES AND THEN THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK OF FRAUD AND I WANT TO JUST EXPAND ON THAT A BIT BECAUSE
IT'S IN THE NEWS SO MUCH LATELY AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AUDITORS IS TO DETECT MATERIAL MISTAKES AND IT'S IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT MAY
RESULT FROM FRAUD WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO OR IT'S NOT THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT TO IDENTIFY ALL FRAUD THAT MAY OCCUR WITHIN THE CITY.
KNOW SOMEBODY TAKES A DUMP TRUCK AND GOES AND USES IT FOR A PERSONAL PROJECT OVER THE WEEKEND OR NOT. IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO DETECT THAT TYPE OF THING. SO WE DO HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO TO DETECT MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS AS A RESULT FROM FRAUD. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE JUST NOT DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY EVERYTHING.
MOST OFTEN FRAUD IS IDENTIFIED FROM TIPS FROM USUALLY INTERNAL EMPLOYEES OR OTHER INTERNAL PROCEDURES SUCH AS
REVIEW OF RECORDS AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO HAVE A SUFFICIENT AND SOUND SET OF INTERNAL CONTROLS WHICH IS THE NEXT REPORT AND
SO WE LOOK AT THE CITY'S INTERNAL CONTROLS OR ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OVER FINANCES AS PART OF THE AUDIT COMING INTERNAL CONTROLS, PROPER DISBURSEMENTS, A REVIEW
OF MONTHLY BANK RECONCILIATIONS, MAKING SURE THERE IS AN IDEAL SEGREGATION OF DUTIES, CHECKS AND BALANCES ARE IN PLACE THAT NO ONE PERSON HAS TOO MUCH
RESPONSIBILITY IN ANY GIVEN AREA AND THEN ON THE BACK END MAKING SURE THAT FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. THE RESULTS NO FINDINGS WERE
DETECTED RELATING TO THE CITY'S INTERNAL CONTROLS. THE NEXT REPORT WE ISSUE IS A REPORT RELATING TO MINNESOTA LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
THE STATE AUDITOR ISSUES A GUIDE THAT WE COMPLETE AS PART OF THE AUDIT. IT CONTAINS SEVEN SECTIONS LISTED THERE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE TESTING FOR COMPLIANCE OVER INVESTMENTS
MAKING SURE THE CITY IS ONLY INVESTING IN SECURITIES THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTES AND THERE'S STATUTES RELATING TO DEBT AND AGAIN
DISBURSEMENTS. IT'S A COMMON ONE TAX INCREMENT. SO A VARIETY OF STATE STATUTES THAT WE'RE TESTING FOR AS PART
OF THE AUDIT AND AGAIN NO NO COMPLIANCE FINDINGS WERE NOTED THIS NEXT IS AN AUDIT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT. THIS IS REQUIRED WHEN MORE
THAN $1 MILLION OF FEDERAL FUNDS ARE EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR THIS PAST YEAR AND 2025 WE TESTED THE SECTION EIGHT HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS PROGRAM.
SO AGAIN WE'RE GAINING AN UNDERSTANDING AND TESTING THE CONTROLS OVER THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. WE'RE TESTING A SAMPLE OF FEDERAL EXPENDITURES AS
PART OF THAT SINGLE AUDIT AND WE DID NOTE ONE COMPLIANCE FINDING RELATING TO ALLOWABLE COSTS AND ELIGIBLE TO AND THAT
FINDING IT'S A REPEAT OR A CARRY FORWARD FINDING FROM 2024. SO WE IDENTIFIED THIS ITEM ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND
STEPS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THIS AND IT'S IT'S AN ONGOING IMPROVEMENT PROCESS BUT THEN WE COME ALONG FOR THE 2025 AUDIT AND WE GO BACK TO JANUARY 1ST AND WE'RE TESTING
ALL OF 2025. SO WE REALLY DIDN'T REPORT THIS FINDING UNTIL MAY OR JUNE TIMEFRAME OF 2025. SO THERE'S THAT TIME PERIOD
THAT I ALMOST READ REPORTING ON BUT THAT'S JUST JUST THE WAY IT GOES FOR THAT THE HOW THE TESTS AND THE TIMING OF THIS WORKS. SO WHAT WE DID FIND IS FOR THE
TENANT FILE CHECKLIST THAT SHOULD BE IN EACH TENANTS FILE 13 OUT OF 25 OF THOSE CHECKLIST DID NOT EXIST IN THE
FILE AND FOR TWO TENANTS THE HOUSING ASSISTANT PAYMENT THEY RECEIVED INCORRECTLY INCLUDED AN AMOUNT FOR UTILITIES AND THAT WAS DUE BECAUSE OF THEIR LEASE HAD CHANGED WITHIN THE
PAST YEAR OR TWO. IT USED TO INCLUDE UTILITIES AND THEN IT DIDN'T SO THERE THEIR PAYMENT DIDN'T GET UPDATED FOR THAT CHANGE IN THEIR LEASE.
AND THEN FOR ONE TENANT THE TENANT DID NOT REPORT THEIR CORRECT AMOUNT OF INCOME SO THEY REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
AND TO PUT SOME CONTEXT ON THINGS, THE THE OVERALL QUESTION COST FROM THOSE ITEMS $4,184 AND THEN IN THE
GOVERNANCE LETTER NOTHING REALLY TOO SIGNIFICANT IN THE LETTER THIS YEAR IT DOES HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE WERE NO NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE CITY.
THERE ARE A FEW ESTIMATES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUCH AS THE THE DISCOUNT RATE USED BY THE ACTUARY FOR THE PENSION LIABILITY ESTIMATES RELATED TO LAND HELD FOR
RESALE AND CLAIMS PAYABLE ONCE AGAIN THE STAFF ARE VERY WELL PREPARED FOR THE AUDIT. THINGS WERE READY ON TIME, EASY TO WORK WITH.
EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY FOR THE AUDIT SO WE HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE ARE NO DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED OR DISAGREEMENTS DURING THE AUDIT. NO MISTAKE MENT'S WERE
DETECTED ABOVE ANYTHING THAT WAS MAYBE VERY CLEARLY TRIVIAL. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO POINT OUT ANY FOOTNOTES
IN THIS DOCUMENT SINCE IT IS FAIRLY THICK AND THERE'S THERE'S A LOT IN HERE BUT WHAT FOOTNOTES MIGHT BE MOST SENSITIVE OR THAT THE COUNCIL
MIGHT BE MOST INTERESTED IN? SO I HIGHLIGHT NOTE SEVEN IT'S ON LONG TERM LIABILITIES WHICH INCLUDES THE BONDS PAYABLE OF THE CITY. IF I WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER I'D
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEBT. TURNING A LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO FINANCIAL INFORMATION THE CITY ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE
IN FINANCIAL REPORTING RELATING TO ITS 2024 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO AGAIN BE AWARDED FOR THE
55TH YEAR BASED ON THE 2025 DOCUMENT. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT YOU KNOW, STAFF DO A TREMENDOUS JOB AND THEY
PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO PREPARING THIS DOCUMENT. IT'S QUITE A THICK LET'S SEE IT'S OVER 200 PAGES BUT IN THE
FRONT OF IT THERE IS A TRANSMITTAL LETTER WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC CONDITION AND OUTLOOK MAJOR INITIATIVES SOME OF THE MORE MAYBE MORE
MEANINGFUL THINGS ACTUALLY THAN A LOOK BACK AT THE NUMBERS. THERE'S ALSO MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS WHICH PROVIDES A NICE OVERVIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE
YEAR AS WELL AS HITS ON SOME ECONOMIC FACTORS. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO MAYBE READ PART BUT NOT ALL OF THAT DOCUMENT THOSE TWO PORTIONS
OF IT NEAR THE FRONT I THINK ARE PROVIDE A NICE OVERVIEW AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT IS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT AND THEN THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, FOOTNOTES AND FURTHER STATISTICS ON THE CITY ,A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND AND HOW IT EVERYTHING TURNED
OUT IN 2025 THE FINAL BUDGET CALLED FOR A $6.7 MILLION USAGE OF FUND BALANCE AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS TURNED OUT A $278,000 USAGE OF FUND
BALANCE. SO THERE WAS A FAVORABLE VARIANCE FOR REVENUES PRIMARILY RELATED TO LICENSES AND PERMITS AND INVESTMENT INCOME AS RATES REMAINED
STRONG IN 2025. AND THEN ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE WE ALL DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS CAME IN UNDER BUDGET. SO THAT'S KIND OF SPREAD
ACROSS THE CITY. THEIR BUDGETED SAVINGS A FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF THE GENERAL
FUND FUND BALANCE FINISHED 2025 WITH $55.3 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE COMPARING FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE TO
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT DID DIP A LITTLE BIT AS THERE WAS JUST A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE BUT THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES FOR
NEXT YEAR CONTINUE TO INCREASE MAINLY DUE TO INFLATIONARY COSTS GOING UP. SO THAT FUND BALANCE OF 55
MILLION THERE ARE A FEW RESTRICTIONS AND COMMITMENTS RELATED TO THAT FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF 2025 $49.7
MILLION OF THAT WAS UNASSIGNED . BUT AS YOU KNOW THE CITY'S PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCES PROPERTY TAXES AND THAT FIRST PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT FOR 2026
ISN'T RECEIVED UNTIL JULY 1ST. SO THERE'S THERE'S THE NEED TO HAVE REALLY SIX MONTHS OF RESERVES ON HAND TO FUND OPERATIONS FOR THE FIRST HALF
OF THE YEAR. PAST FUND BALANCE IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESERVES AND ANY EMERGENCIES THAT MIGHT COME UP AND IT HELPS SUZE
SMOOTH THE EFFECTS OF ANY POTENTIAL NEEDS AND DECREASE VOLATILITY IN THE FUTURE. SO BLOOMINGTON MET ITS WORKING CAPITAL GOALS FOR THE YEAR.
SO FROM MY OPINION EVERYTHING IS IN SOLID FINANCIAL CONDITION AND I THINK THAT'S IT. SO YEAH, I'D BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND IF NOT I THINK YOU'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AUDIT. THANK YOU MR. HARING THANKS FOR THE THE THOROUGH WORK THAT
YOU AND YOUR YOUR FOLKS DO AT REDPATH GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE THE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET ON ON OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR BUDGET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO I APPRECIATE THAT COUNSEL
ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. HERRING? >> COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST ONE QUESTION. I DIDN'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME OR HEAR AN IMPLICATION IN YOUR STATEMENT SO I FIGURED I'D JUST ASK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE ONE
FINDING IT SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT IT WAS MORE OF A TIMING ISSUE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU YOU MADE YOU BELIEVE THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE IN CONTROL NOW THE THE ITEMS THAT WOULD
PREVENT THAT OVERSIGHT IN THE FUTURE. IT'S JUST THAT THAT PARTICULAR VIOLATION HAPPENED DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND WHEN
THOSE FINDINGS WERE MADE AND THEREFORE IT AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE WOULD MAYBE NOT SEE AN ISSUE IN THAT REGARD. IS THAT A FAIR ASCERTAINING OF YOUR COMMENTARY? I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS
IN YOUR MOUTH SO I FIGURED I'D ASK YOU HOW THOSE TENANT FILES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY. SO IT'S IT'S KIND OF A PROCESS TO CATCH UP AND YEAH THERE ARE I THINK I MENTIONED 13 OF THE 25 WERE MISSING THAT CHECKLIST
. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE WERE EARLY IN 2025. SO IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING SEEN AND I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THAT FINDING WILL GO AWAY AS THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY IS WAS MORE STAFFED UP IN 2025 AND IS WHERE THE FINDING HAS BEEN REVIEWING THOSE FILES MORE CLOSELY. RIGHT. OKAY.
THANKS BRIDGET AMOS MAYOR, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR ALONG THE SAME LINES AND THIS PROBABLY ISN'T FOR YOU BUT MAYBE FOR STAFF ARE THERE ANY EFFORTS, ANY
OPPORTUNITIES OR ANY NEED TO TRY TO RECOUP ANY OF THAT MONEY? I KNOW IT WAS $4,000 BUT IT'S NOT A HUGE SUM BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY AND SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON ON MR. WALKER OR HIM IS KIND OF A SHOULDER AT THE MOMENT. COUNCILMEMBER I'M NOT CERTAIN
WHERE THAT IS AT IN THE PROCESS BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THE FULL COUNCIL. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL VERY GOOD. THANKS SO MUCH, MR. HERRING. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. WITH THAT COUNCIL I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CITY'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO ,SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS TO ACCEPT THE CITY'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES 70I DO I CONSENT BUSINESS COUNCILMEMBER CARTER HASN'T SAID A CONSENT CALENDAR TONIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THANK YOU MAYOR. SO I DO HAVE ONE HOLD. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WOULD LIKE TO HOLD 3.4 LAST CALL ANY ADDITIONAL HOLDS FROM ANYBODY
ELSE? OKAY. SO WITH THAT I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 3.1 THROUGH 3.3
AND 3.5 THROUGH 3.27 MOTION MY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED NO FOR THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ITEM 3.4 COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YEAH . THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAD A FEW INDIVIDUALS COME
UP AND TALK TO ME AFTER THE LISTENING SESSION THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM AND FIRST I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT'S NOT SO
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TRY TO SUMMARIZE THEIR CONCERNS JUST QUICKLY SO THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THOSE BEFORE VOTING ON THAT. SO I THINK THE BIGGEST THING
IS THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT FITTING IN ANOTHER HOUSE ON A SMALL PORTION OF LARGE LOTS ARE PARTICULARLY OVERLOOKING BUSH LAKE AND HOW IT MAY NOT
FIT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THAT EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY'RE THERE. THEY HAD CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO THE NOTICE THEY JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THAT AND I
DID TRY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE THE CHANGES WE MADE WITH REGARDS TO THE SIZE OF PROPERTIES, THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE SETBACKS AND THINGS THAT WE MADE A FEW YEARS BACK ALL
OF THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS. SO IN GENERAL THEY THEY ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND ARE JUST AGAIN CONCERNED ABOUT
ADDITIONAL HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS FULLY DEVELOPED AND MAYBE NOT EXPECTING THAT. SO HOPEFULLY I SUMMARIZE YOUR
COMMENTS APPROPRIATELY FOR YOU THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL WAS AWARE THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND JUST TO LET YOU FOLKS KNOW
,WE TYPICALLY WOULD WE HAD THE OPTION OF OPENING IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT HERE BUT I DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT WHEN WE HAVEN'T NOTICED IT BECAUSE THEN EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. SO IT WOULD BE KIND OF SELECTIVE THE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
AND IF THIS WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU COUNCILMEMBER AND FOLKS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HOLD THIS OVER UNTIL NEXT WEEK BECAUSE WE DO ACCEPT THINGS DOWN ON OUR AGENDA THAT DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ATTACHED TO THAT YOU CAN MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENTS AT THE LISTENING SESSION WHICH I THINK A MAJORITY OF YOU WERE AT VERY RECENTLY. SO IF WE HOLD THIS OVER UNTIL NEXT WEEK, GET YOUR NAMES ON THE LIST, WE CAN HEAR YOUR CONCERNS AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
SECTION. OUR LISTENING SESSION THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS ARE I GUESS AND THEN WE CAN THEN WE CAN BRING THIS BACK AND AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA NEXT TIME IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR.
I APPRECIATE THAT. AND JUST FOR FOR YOU FOLKS, PLEASE JUST WORK WITH THE COUNCIL SECRETARY TO JUST MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THAT LIST
SO YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AS AS WE KNOW WE HAD WHAT FIVE, SIX SPEAKERS TONIGHT AND THEY WE RAN OUT OF TIME SO JUST GET ON THERE EARLY SO YOU CAN SPEAK EARLY.
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S JUST IT'S A WAY TO DO THIS WITHOUT DONE WITHOUT MAKING IT FAIR FOR EVERYONE. SO IT'S JUST WE CAN DO THAT SO
WE CAN SEE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT OUR LISTENING SESSION AND THEN CONSIDER THIS AGAIN WEEK OR 2ND JUNE 29TH JUNE 29TH TWO WEEKS OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO,
JUST A QUESTION WAS THERE A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THIS ITEM? I THINK THIS IS ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT.
SO COUNCIL I WOULD MOVE THAT WE LEAD ITEM 3.4 OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WOULD BE THE APPROVAL OF TYPE ONE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAN FOR THE ALIWAL ADDITION SECOND
MOTION IN THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO HOLD OVER ITEM 3.4 UNTIL OUR JUNE 29TH MEETING. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD COUNCIL MEMBER ROOM HOPEFULLY WE CAN WE CAN GET SOME OPINIONS ON THIS AND GET SOME FEEDBACK BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY VOTE ON THIS SO THANKS MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ITEM FOUR ON OUR AGENDA COUNCIL IS OUR HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM THIS EVENING. FIRST UP IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN 4.1 PUBLIC HEARING VACATION TO PUBLIC DRAINAGE
AND UTILITY EASEMENTS OVER AND ACROSS LOTS ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE WHITNEY ADDITION. BOB SIMONS, OUR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER IS HERE. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YES, I'M TAKING THIS ITEM HERE TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THE VACATION OF PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS OVER AND ACROSS LOT ONE AND TWO WHICH IS THE WHITNEY ADDITION WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT OF 94TH AND I-35W. THE APPLICANT IS QUIKTRIP INCORPORATED. THEY'VE REQUESTED TO VACATE THESE EASEMENTS, ELIMINATING THESE EASEMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL
IS TO ELIMINATE THE EASEMENTS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN FOUND TO BE IN CONFLICT WITH THEIR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. I SHOULD NOTE THIS ACTION WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO LOTS LOTS ONE AND TWO WE DO HAVE
THE I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT QUIKTRIP IS A REAL ESTATE MANAGER FOR QUIKTRIP. EMILY HELLWIG IS ON LINE CURRENTLY BUT THIS IS FOR THE AS I MENTIONED THE VACATION
OF THE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS AND EXISTING TEN FOOT DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS BETWEEN LOT ONE AND LOT TWO THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMBINED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH THAT THAT'S WHAT WE
HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU MR. SIMONS I WOULD OPEN IT UP TO I'M SORRY I MISSED THE NAME OF THE EMILY HELLWEG I BELIEVE IS ONLINE. SHE WAS GOING TO BE ONLINE TONIGHT IS HELLWEG WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT
MR. SIMON JUST SAID? >> YES. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I WAS LOOKING TO VACATE THIS WITH OUR LAYOUT OF THE SITE. THIS AREA IS RIGHT BETWEEN THE
STORE AND THE CANOPY WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF UTILITIES GOING THROUGH THERE WE ARE RELOCATING A PRIVATE STORM THAT GOES THROUGH THERE WITH THE NEIGHBOR WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THAT DESIGN AND
HAVE AN EASEMENT SET UP WITH THEM SO THERE'S JUST A GAS MAIN THAT GOES THROUGH THIS EASEMENT AREA RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE GAS COMPANY ABOUT TO REROUTE
TO THE WEST SO THIS WOULD CLEAN UP EVERYTHING ON BETWEEN THE TWO SITES AND HAVE IT ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE. VERY GOOD. SOUNDS LIKE THE SOLUTION. COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OF MR.
SIMON? ALL RIGHT. I'M AN OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING IN JUST A MOMENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS OUR GROUND RULES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ANYBODY CAN SPEAK ON ANY ITEM
AS PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES AND WE HAVE THE THE CLOCK ON THE WALL TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR FIVE MINUTES ARE UP AND WHEN YOU GET TO FIVE MINUTES I WILL STOP YOU NOT BECAUSE I MEAN THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME AND WHAT WE WILL DO IF YOU ASK ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WE WILL HOLD THE QUESTIONS AND WE WILL ANSWER THEM AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING JUST SO WE'RE NOT KIND OF SHOOTING FROM THE HIP. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO TO FORMULATE THE ANSWERS THAT ARE AS CORRECT AS
POSSIBLE. DID I MISS ANYTHING? I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING. VERY GOOD. WITH THAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.1. THIS IS A VACATION OF PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS
OVER AN ACROSS LOTS ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE WHITNEY ADDITION IS THERE ANYONE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 4.1 THIS EVENING IS RIGHT
WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE LINE WISHING TO SPEAK WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CALLERS ON LINE. LAST CALL FOR ANYBODY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS COUNCIL NO ONE COMING FORWARD IN THE CHAMBERS. NO ONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO
SPEAK TO 1 IN 4 POINT ONE. I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND AND 4.1 THIS EVENING A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROBERTSON'S SECOND BY COMMENTS TO MEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN 4.1 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY CONCERNS?
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IT JUST A QUICK QUESTION. IT'S NOT REALLY CONCERNED BUT IT SEEMS VERY ODD THAT THERE'S LIKE PROPER D SURROUNDING A
DIFFERENT ZONING IS THAT A CONCERN AT ALL FOR STAFF THAT THERE'S LIKE OUR ONE ZONING BECAUSE OF THE ONE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S
SURROUNDED BY OR B ONE OR WHATEVER WE'RE CHANGING TO MR. SIMON COUNCIL OR WALKING THIS
AND WAITING FOR US TO CONTACT MR. JOHNSON IT'S OUR NICK FROM I'M HERE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ARE YOU REFERRING TO ITEM 4.30 YEAH I'M SORRY YEAH NO WORRIES
. SO YOU READY? OKAY, I'M PRESENTING 4.3. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING 4.1 COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO? IS THAT A QUESTION OR IS AND I'M I'M JUST WAS THE ONE
QUESTION I HAD IS WHEN I ASKED A QUESTION EARLIER OF STAFF I GOT TO I WAS POINTED TO THE SITE SURVEY MAP AND IT HIGHLIGHTED FOR ME THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
A PART OF THIS IS THAT OTHER SECTION LIKE OF MORE OPEN LAND OFF THE OFF THE OFF THE FEEDER ROAD IF YOU WILL. ALSO PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TRACK.
IT'S NOT INCLUDED EXPLICITLY HERE BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT INGRESS EGRESS FROM A CONVENIENCE STORE AND I'M ASSUMING A GAS STATION IS GOING TO NEED THAT AND SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS
PART OF THIS OR NOT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF OPEN LOT THAT HAS THIS KIND OF SWEEPING DRIVEWAY. I JUST WAS CURIOUS IF THAT WAS ALSO PART OF THIS.
>> I MEAN SPEAK TO THAT MR. MAYOR COUNCILMAN ADELE SANDRO ,THAT LOT IS NOT PART OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT QUIKTRIP DID NEGOTIATE WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER AND TRY TO OBTAIN THAT PARCEL AND INCORPORATE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT THEY WERE NOT ABLE
TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT. THEY DO HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS OFF 94TH STREET FOR THE PROPOSED CONVENIENCE SALES FACILITY WITH FUEL SALE. SO YEAH, IT'S NOT INCLUDED THE CORNER LOT OF ARE YOU
REFERRING TO? YEAH OKAY SO PEOPLE WILL BE JUST IN IN AND OUT OF THEIR DIRECTLY OFF OF 94TH THERE'S NO EXPECTATION FOR ANYTHING OFF OF THE THE WHAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S I FORGET WHAT THE FRONT ROW LINCOLN BOULEVARD IS OKAY THAT'S CORRECT THERE'S TWO DRIVEWAYS TO 94TH STREET. YEP. OKAY. THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU. COUNSEL.
IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS I WOULD LOOK FOR ACTION ON ITEM 4.1 TO ME. I'LL TAKE THIS. REMEMBER DALLESSANDRO
ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE SURE I READ IT CORRECTLY AND I'M NOT LOOKING AT 4.3. IT DOES. OKAY SO I AM MAKING A MOTION
TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE VACATION OF PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS OVER AN ACROSS LOTS ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE WHITNEY ADDITION HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THANK YOU.
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE VACATION OF PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS OVER AND ACROSS LOT ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE WHITNEY ADDITION HENNEPIN
COUNTY NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU MUCH, MR. MAYOR. IF I COULD I JUST ASK A
QUESTION AS IT'S RELATED TO THE QUIKTRIP. I KNOW THAT WE HAD THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM QUIKTRIP COME TO US IN A LISTENING SESSION NOT THAT LONG AGO AND ASK FOR RELIEF ON OUR OUR ISSUE RELATED TO TOBACCO NEVER
HEARD ANYTHING LOVE TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD. KIND OF WONDERING IF THAT GOT RESOLVED SOMEHOW AND THEY'RE WILLING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY COOL STORY THAT QUIKTRIP IS WILLING TO COME TO A PLACE THAT DOESN'T HAVE TOBACCO SALES POTENTIALLY UNLESS THAT'S NOT WHAT'S
HAPPENING. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF TEE THAT UP FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION REFERRED TO TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME BACK AND TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEIR DECISION WAS AND WHY THEY MADE THAT WAS THINKING THE SAME THING NOT PURSUANT TO THIS SO PERHAPS WE COULD PICK
THAT UP MAYBE AT THE END OR MAYBE A STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH AN ANSWER OR OR MAYBE IT'S JUST TBD, WHICH IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. I'M VERY, VERY SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ITEM 4.2 ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CITY CODE AMENDMENTS CORNER LOT STANDARDS. THIS ASPECT IS WITH US AGAIN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A FEW TIMES AND YES WE HAVE TONIGHT. YES.
YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. YES, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE SO I THINK I CAN KIND OF SPEED RUN THIS BUT BASICALLY WE WENT TO A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ON MAY 21ST AND NOW WE ARE HERE. SO SOME BACKGROUND BLOOMINGTON'S CURRENT ZONING RULES TREAT ALL STREET FACING YARDS ON LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CORNER LOTS AS
FRONT YARDS. THIS RESULTS IN LARGER LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS, INCREASED SETBACKS AND STRICTER REGULATIONS COMPARED TO INTERIOR LOTS. THESE STANDARDS MAY HINDER THE CITY'S GOAL OF ENCOURAGING INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVING HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY WHILE ALSO CREATING INEQUITIES FOR CORNER LOT OWNERS BY LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO EXPAND THEIR HOMES OR ADD ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THE ORDINANCE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY AND
REDUCE HINDRANCES TO DEVELOPMENT FOR CORNER LOT OWNERS THIS SLIDE SHOWS A SUMMARY OF THE ITEMS PROPOSED TO CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE. I'LL GO THROUGH EACH TOPIC INDIVIDUALLY IN THE UPCOMING
SLIDES. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE REDUCES A SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR PRIMARY AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES INCLUDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ON CORNER LOTS
FROM 30FT TO 20FT ALONG THE SIDE STREET LOT LINE. THIS CHANGE WOULD MAKE BETTER USE OF CORNER LOT SPACE BY TREATING SIDE STREET YARDS MORE LIKE SIDE YARDS INSTEAD OF FRONT YARDS.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALSO RECOMMENDS LOWERING THE MINIMUM SITE AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTS. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD REDUCE THE MINIMUM SITE AREA FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FROM
11,050FT TO 9100FT AND FOR TWO FAMILY HOMES FROM 14,625 TO 11,700FT. THESE CHANGES RESPOND TO FEEDBACK FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL
AND ARE INTENDED TO ALIGN LOT SIZES WITH PROPOSED SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND TYPICAL BUILDING PAD SIZE. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD ALSO REDUCE MINIMUM SITE WIDTH
REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTS. THE NEW MINIMUM WIDTHS WOULD BE 70FT FOR SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND 90FT FOR TWO FAMILY LOTS COMPARED TO THE CURRENT 100 FOOT REQUIREMENT FOR BOTH THE
PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO ALLOW ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE SIDE STREET YARD BETWEEN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND THE SIDE STREET LOT LINE. THIS WOULD ALLOW CORNER LOT
OWNERS TO HAVE MORE SPACE TO PLACE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON THEIR LOT. WITH THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE THERE WOULD STILL BE A 20 FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT FROM THE SIDE STREET LOT LINE.
SEVERAL DEFINITIONS WERE ADDED AND ADDED IN ED MADE IN THIS ORDINANCE TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY A IMPROVE CLARITY. THE NEW DEFINITIONS ESTABLISH A SIDE STREET LOT LINE AND YARD WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED
BRIEFLY ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS FIGURE OUTLINES WHAT THE SIDE STREET YARD WOULD BE WHAT THE NEW DEFINITION AND THE REAR YARD. SO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
REDUCED SETBACKS ALONG STREETS STAFF IS PROPOSING TO ADD A NEW DEFINITION FOR SIDE STREET YARD AND SIDE STREET LOT LINE TO IMPROVE CLARITY THIS ALLOWS GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR CORNER
LOT OWNERS TO USE THE SIDE STREET YARD DIFFERENTLY THAN A SIDE SLASH REAR YARD. AS FAR AS PLANNING COMMISSION GOES THEY HAD A SHORT
DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5 TO 0 AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 21ST. AND WITH THAT HERE'S THE RECOMMENDATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. WE'VE HAD LONG DISCUSSIONS ON THIS. I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING IT AND CONDENSING IT ALL INTO BITE SIZED PORTIONS THAT WE CAN USE COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS
ON THIS ASPECT? COUNCIL MEMBER LIMITED AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON JUST ROLL QUICKLY IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN OUR LAST DISCUSSION
AROUND THE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT SITE IF YOU HAVE TO YOU IN THAT SPACE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN AND ANY CONCERNS THAT STAFF HAS ABOUT THAT.
MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN SO THERE WOULDN'T BE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ADU BUT SIMILAR TO I GUESS NOW A PRIMARY DWELLING AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
LIKE A SHUTTER GARAGE THERE COULD BE PLACED ON A 20 FOOT SETBACK SO THAT IF MORE PEOPLE DO THAT THAT MIGHT ADD TO MORE LIGHT CONSISTENCY IN THE VISUAL LOOK. BUT I DON'T THINK STAFF IS TOO
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT DIFFERENCE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. NO CONCERN ABOUT PRIVACY OR AT ALL. LOOK IN ANOTHER PART. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YEP. THANK YOU.
JUST A VERY QUICK QUESTION. SO IN THE ZONING BECAUSE IN PREPPING FOR THIS MEETING I WAS REMINDED THAT I RAN INTO THIS ONCE AND ST LOUIS PARK WHAT HAPPENS IF WHAT EVERYONE
WOULD LOOK AT THE HOUSE AND WHAT THE SIDE YARD IS IS ACTUALLY THE FRONT YARD VERSUS THE FRONT YARD IS ACTUALLY THE SIDE YARD AND THAT SORT
OF THING BECAUSE WE HAD TO END UP GOING THROUGH A VARIANCE PROCESS ON A PROJECT THERE WHICH WHICH PASSED AFTER A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SIDEWALKS. SO IT CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW
THOSE VARIANCES WOULD WORK OR NOT VARIANCE BUT HOW THAT A TYPICAL SITUATION MIGHT WORK? MHM. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON I WELCOME PLANNING MANAGER
JOHNSON TO CORRECT ME IF HE HAS A BETTER ANSWER BUT TYPICALLY WE LOOK AT THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS SO WE WOULD LOOK AT WHERE THE NOW
REQUIRED SETBACKS ARE. SO IF THERE'S A 30 FOOT SETBACK ON ONE SIDE AND THEN LIKE A TEN FOOT SETBACK ON THE OTHER SIDE WE KNOW LIKE OKAY, THOSE ARE THE SIDE YARDS AND
THEN A 30 FOOT AND A 30 FOOT WOULD BE FRONT AND REAR. SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE SAME BUT IT'S TYPICALLY WE KIND OF LOOK AT EACH LOT AND HOW IT
WAS BUILT AND HOW THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED. OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE THEY HAD A VERY STRICT BASED ON THE WIDTH AND IN EACH DIRECTION
AND WHICH ONE WAS FRONT WHICH ONE WAS SIDE EVEN THOUGH THE HOUSE ORIENTATION WAS COMPLETELY TWO I MEAN THE FRONT DOOR AND THE GARAGE WERE ON THE SIDE YARD.
BUT THERE WAS A WEIRD WAY THAT THE LOT WENT BACKWARDS SO THE GREATER WIDTH WAS THE OTHER DIRECTION AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE FRONT YARD AND SO THEY THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR
AN EXPANSION OF THE GARAGE. SORRY FOR TOO MUCH DETAIL HERE BUT I JUST IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME DISCRETION TO LOOK AT WHAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. MAYOR COUNCILOR NELSON SO WE APPLY THE DEFINITIONS IN THE
CODE. THERE IS SOME DISCRETION IN THE DEFINITION. I MEAN THERE IS GENERAL PARAMETERS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEFINITION BUT IN MANY OF THE CASES BECAUSE IT'S A FULLY BUILT OUT COMMUNITY WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE IS THERE A
COMPLIANT REAR YARD SETBACK? RIGHT. AND SO THAT KIND OF DICTATES A LOT OF WHAT CAN BE THE SIDE YARD ALONG A STREET VERSUS THE FRONT YARD BECAUSE THE REAR HAS TO BE OPPOSITE THE FRONT AND SO THAT'S DICTATING A LOT
OF IT. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU RELEASE THESE NEW DEFINITIONS INTO THE WILD, THEY'RE GOING TO WORK IN 90 PLUS PERCENTAGE OF THE SITUATIONS FOR THAT 5 TO 10% WHERE IT DOESN'T WORK.
THAT'S WHY THE VARIANCE PROCESS DOES EXIST. YOU KNOW. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANKS MR. MAYOR. JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP ON THAT. SO I WAS GOING TO ASK THE WHAT PERCENTAGE DO WE THINK ARE
GOING TO BE KIND OF SORT OF OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN THIS? IS IT IS IT GENERALLY THE RULE THAT WHERE THE WHERE THE FRONT DOOR IS IS CONSIDERED THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE EVEN EVEN IN AN ORIENTATION SCENARIO
LIKE THAT OR IS IT LARGELY DETERMINED BY LIKE THE ADDRESS THAT IS DEFINED? YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW BY THE POSTAL SERVICE OR WHEREVER.
HOW DOES HOW DO YOU DECIDE GENERALLY I'M REALIZING THERE'S EXCEPTIONS. YEAH. MAYOR COUNCILMAN DEL SANDRO SO IN THE DEFINITION IT TALKS ABOUT THE FRONT STREET BEING THE PRIMARY STREET DESIGNATED
AS WHERE THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING ENTRANCES AND FRONTS OF THE BUILDING FACE THE STREET. AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE KEY LANGUAGE IN THE DEFINITION AND NO DOUBT THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE KIND OF DO SEND
MIXED SIGNALS. YEAH, A LITTLE BIT IN RESPECT TO THAT WE'LL ALSO LOOK TO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE GARAGE TYPICALLY AS TO IN COMBINATION WITH THE FRONT ENTRANCE. IF THOSE THINGS ARE SENDING DIFFERENT SIGNALS THEN THEN WE
HAVE TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A JUDGMENT CALL THERE. BUT AGAIN THAT'S WHY THE VARIANCE PROCESS DOES EXIST AS THAT YOU KNOW ZONING IS AN IMPERFECT TOOL. YOU'RE APPLYING IT ON A3D WORLD. THERE'S GOING TO BE SITUATIONS WHERE REGULATIONS DON'T FIT A
PARTICULAR SITE PERFECTLY. ARE WE ARE WE REQUIRING PEOPLE TO PAY TO APPLY FOR A VARIANCE IN THIS SCENARIO OR IS THERE A WAIVER FOR VARIANCES IN THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO GIVEN THE
FACT THAT IT'S KIND OF LIKE OUR ARBITRARY RULE COMPARED TO LIKE THE SITUATION OF THEIR HOUSE BEING THERE FOR 50 YEARS OR WHATEVER? YEAH, IF IT WAS CLEARLY IN CONFLICT WITH THE DEFINITION THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE PROCESS I BELIEVE
BECAUSE THEN IT JUST WOULDN'T BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE. BUT IF THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DISCRETION THERE WE DO WANT TO WORK WITH FOLKS. THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC WE DON'T BELIEVE THIS THIS ORDINANCE IS GOING TO CREATE
NEW NONCONFORMITY. THIS IS RELIEVING SOME RULES AND RELAXING SOME OF OUR EXISTING RULES SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THIS TO CREATE ANY NONCONFORMITY ON EXISTING PROPERTIES. OKAY.
JUST FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION IN THE FUTURE, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT WHEN WHEN WE'VE CREATED THE RULE THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN NATURE AND THEN THEY COME AND ASK FOR A VARIANCE WE SHOULD CHARGE THEM FOR THAT. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ANYTHING ELSE TO COUNCIL? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.2 THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING CITY CODE AMENDMENTS REGARDING CAR LOT STANDARDS. ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WISH TO SPEAK TO ITE 4.2 THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRIAN SAVAGE. I WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC. I WAS MORE WRAPPED UP IN WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN NINE MILE CREEK BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT
SUBJECT. MY CONCERN AS WHEN WE CHANGED THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS ALWAYS SAYS
THE PROPERTY OWNER NOT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS I'VE OWNED MY PROPERTY FOR 50 YEARS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME.
IT WENT THROUGH VARIOUS VARIANCE PROCESS BUT AND I LOST. BUT THE POINT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT IT ONLY FROM WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY AND THE
ADVANTAGE TO THAT PROPERTY OWNER NOT TO THE CONCERNS OF ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS OWNERS. AND I FEEL THAT YOU KNOW,
COUNCILMAN OR MEMBER DALLESSANDRO SAID SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT CHARGING PEOPLE WHO WANT A VARIANCE. I'M CONCERNED THE OTHER WAY AROUND THAT WHY DON'T YOU HAVE TO GET A VARIANCE WHEN IT'S
AFFECTING ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT? THAT'S IN THIS CASE YOU'RE CHANGING AT TEN FEET. SO IN OTHER WORDS, SUDDENLY SOMEBODY THAT DIDN'T HAVE ROOM
FOR A SHED PUT A SHED UP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING I'M NOT SURE
THE PROPER TERM BUT YOU'RE CHANGING THE RULES. PEOPLE HAVE OWNED PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THESE PROPERTIES AND YOU'RE ARBITRARILY CHANGING SOMETHING THAT USED
TO REQUIRE A VARIANCE PROCESS AND THEY HAD A VOICE IN IT. AND JUST LIKE WHEN YOU CHANGE TO MINIMUM PROPERTY SIZE SUDDENLY MAYBE ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS CAN THROW UP ANOTHER HOUSE IN THEIR LOT AND SELL IT
SUBDIVIDE THE LOT. I THINK THIS IS AGREED YES FOR EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS BECAUSE SEVEN PEOPLE ARE DECIDING TO CHANGE THE RULES
SO I BOUGHT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND NOW I'M THAT'S BEING CHANGED ON ME AS BAD AS IT MIGHT SEEM TO PAY $100 TO
APPLY FOR A VARIANCE I SEE A LOT LESS DAMAGE THERE THAN I DO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS LOSER RATES BY THESE SORTS OF THINGS AND I LOST ON THE MINIMUM PROPERTY SIZE BUT
I. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW AS A CITIZEN I FEEL LIKE MY GOVERNMENT IS OPPRESSIVE IN THINGS LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE CHANGING THE RULES THAT
EVERYBODY BOUGHT PROPERTY BASED ON AND I THINK THAT'S EXCESSIVE ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'D I'D LIKE TO BE POSITIVE I DON'T KNOW A
POSITIVE WAY OF PUTTING THIS SO THANK YOU MR. CIVIC ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK BIANCA DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK?
MAYBE WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON LINE. LAST CALL FOR ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS COUNCIL. NO ONE COMING FORWARD. NO ONE ON THE LINE WISHING TO SPEAK. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
4.2 MOTION BY COUNCIL ROBERTSON SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 4.2 OR REVISE EXCUSE ME REVISE THAT IS GOING TO BE
LOUDER. I NEED IT CLEAR TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 4.2 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THOSE QUESTIONS I WANTED TO ANSWER AT LEAST SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED BY MR. CIVIC I THINK YES. I MEAN THIS IS SEVEN PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS BUT THAT'S
WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES. I MEAN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ELECTED TO DO AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. AND I DO THINK WE DO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE OTHER THE NEIGHBORS AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL
THE FOLKS AROUND THEM WHICH IS WHY THE SETBACK ISN'T ZERO, WHICH IS WHY IT ISN'T A FREE FOR ALL. WE DO HAVE RESTRICTIONS BUT WE'VE CHANGED WHAT THE
DEFINITION OF THAT APPROPRIATE RESTRICTION IS AT THIS POINT AND WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WE HAD THIS AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION ON THIS IN TERMS OF LOT SIZES AND SETBACKS AND SO ON.
AND I THINK THE IDEA IS THAT WHAT WHAT FOLKS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WAS THE STANDARD THE ONLY WAY TO DO THINGS I THINK THERE ARE SOME THOSE CHANGES IN OPINIONS AND HOW WE CAN DO THIS AND HOW WE CAN DO IT THAT
FITS EVERYBODY. IT ISN'T NECESSARILY DOING IT TO SOMEONE. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE BEING OPPRESSIVE IN ANY WAY. I THINK WE'RE OFFERING A BIT OF A CHANGE TO RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE AND ARE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE MORE
OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY THOUGHT ON THAT. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANKS. AND JUST AS A AN ANCILLARY
COMMENT TO THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I UNDERSTAND AND I YOU KNOW, I AGREE I AM ASKING IN MY COMMENTS I SAID YOU KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE DOING THIS PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES GET IMPACTED AND I, I, I AGREE
WITH ALL THAT. I BELIEVE WE ASKED PRIOR RIGHT THAT WE DO A BETTER JOB OF NOTIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN CHANGES ARE COMING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AS OPPOSED TO AT THE END OF THE PROCESS
MORE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS WHERE THEY CAN HAVE MORE OF A VOICE THAT STEMMED FROM THE THE THE THE ISSUE RELATED TO WENTWORTH CIRCLE IN MY OR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
RIGHT WHERE SOMEBODY TOOK A LOT, TORE DOWN A HOUSE, MADE IT TWO LOTS WITH THE INTENT OF BUILDING TWO HOMES THAT THEY WANT TO RENT OUT WITH THE IDEA THAT THEY'LL GET A THIRD ONE WHEN THIS OTHER HOUSE IS
VACATED RIGHT. AND THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN PEOPLE IN THAT CIRCLE AND THEY WERE VERY UPSET ABOUT IT. BUT I WENT OUT TALK TO THEM AND EVERYTHING AND THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. THE PROBLEM WASN'T SO MUCH THAT THEY DIDN'T UNDER DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND LIKE AND THAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE A RIGHT TO DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY WHAT THEY WANT. WE ALL HAVE THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO WITH MY HOUSE EITHER BUT MORE SO THAT LIKE THEY FOUND OUT
ABOUT IT AFTER MOST OF IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DECIDED AND IF WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB WITH NOTICES AND WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB WITH HELPING PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSTAND HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CHANGING,
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE DO TO OURSELVES IS JUST KIND OF CATCH THEM OFF GUARD AND THEN THEIR FIRST THE FIRST REACTION FOR PEOPLE NATURALLY IS TO BE UP IN ARMS ABOUT IT.
SO YOU KNOW, MY MY THOUGHT IS IF WE'RE IF WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE NOTIFICATIONS WE'RE DOING IT EARLIER ON IN THE PROCESS OR YOU KNOW, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WE'RE INVITING THOSE FOLKS TO THE PLANNING
COMMISSION'S HEARINGS AS OPPOSED TO WAITING TILL THE END OF THE LINE HERE WITH COUNCIL. I THINK WE CAN DO A LOT TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CHANGING. CERTAINLY THEY'VE CHANGED FROM 50 YEARS AGO TO CERTAINLY THE
RULES WE HAVE IN PLACE WEREN'T THERE WHEN MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN LIKE 1962. SO I THINK THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT IF THAT WAS BE POSSIBLE. AND THEN I THINK WE WE DO A
LOT OF PEOPLE A LOT OF FAVORS THAT WE APPRECIATE THE INPUT. YEP. THEY COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THANK YOU MAYOR I WANT TO THANK STAFF I THINK THEY'VE
DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF YOU KNOW REALLY KIND OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND MAKING A REALLY GOOD CASE. YOU KNOW, WE GOT A FIVE OH COMING OUT OF THE OUT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, DID A REALLY NICE JOB IN TERMS
OF WHAT THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION, MAYOR, ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST NOT THERE YET. I'M A CORNER LOT GUY AND I CAN THINK OF SOME CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT WOW, I'M JUST YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T I I CAN SEE THIS BECOMING SOME PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW. BUT I DO THINK THIS IS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I ALSO KIND OF QUESTION, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT YOU KNOW, DOES THIS
KIND OF ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL IN TERMS OF THE OF TRYING TO GET MORE TO USE OUT THERE? DOES IT REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE? WE'LL SEE. OBVIOUSLY WHAT THAT COMES FOR. BUT I JUST TAKE AT THIS TIME
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO GET ANYBODY ELSE TO COME ALONG WITH ME. I JUST I'M NOT NOT THERE YET AND I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP CONVERSATING AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT. BUT I DO THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE YOU KNOW, THE
PLANNING COMMISSION SUPPORTED IT BUT I'M JUST I'M JUST NOT FULLY FULLY THERE WITH WHERE THIS IS TODAY. BUT I DO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES IF YOU'RE THERE AND YOU SEE THIS AS A STEP IN THOSE DIRECTIONS, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS.
BUT I'M NOT THERE TODAY AND I'M GOING TO SPORT THIS COUNCILMEMBER REALIZE I JUST HAVE A QUESTION IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ENTIRELY ABOUT
THESE BUT IT'S MORE AND IS CENTERED LET'S SAY IF I DECIDE TO BUILD A HOUSE BIGGER I'M IN A CORNER OF THAT OLD SCHOOL AND AND I BRING IT UP TO THE
20FT ON THE SIDE STREET. I MEAN IT BENEFITS ME TO HAVE A BIGGER PLACE TO LIVE ON AND THEN FROM 80FT OR 90FT TO THE FRONT RIGHT TO WHAT WAS THE
STORY IF YOU DON'T MIND ANSWERING THAT FOR ME PLEASE. I'M DIFFERENT FROM PART OF THE HOUSE. HOW BIG IS IT RIGHT NOW? I MEAN I.
I THINK IT WAS A WASTE OF SPACE WHEN THEY BUILT OUR HOUSE IS SO SMALL COMPARED TO A LOT BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THIS. IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM SOME
PEOPLE WILL HAVE ISSUES. IF WE WERE TO BUILD A BIGGER HOUSE, YOU KNOW IT WOULD PROBABLY COVER THEIR VIEWS AND STUFF BUT AND THEY WILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT.
MY QUESTION IS REGARDING TO PEOPLE HAVING GARDENS IN THEIR PROPERTIES ARE THEY ALLOWED TO PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE PROPERTY LINE?
IS THERE A RULE THAT PREVENTS HIM FROM DOING THAT? >> MAYOR OR COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE SETBACKS FOR GARDENS MAYBE
CAN'T BUT YEAH, AMERICANS ARE AREAS IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF GARDEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. ONCE IT GIVES ABOVE A CERTAIN HEIGHT THEN IT BECOMES A STRUCTURE AND IT'S SUBJECT TO SETBACKS. BUT A TYPICAL JUST GARDEN ON THE GROUND DOESN'T HAVE A
SETBACK REQUIREMENT. THERE ARE EASEMENTS ALONG PROPERTY LINES WHERE YOU KNOW WE TYPICALLY DON'T ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO ENCROACH ON THOSE EASEMENTS BECAUSE WE MIGHT NEED TO USE THOSE OR PRIVATE CABL GAS THOSE FOLKS USE
THOSE EASEMENTS ALONGSIDE PROPERTY LINES BUT THERE'S NOT A SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR A GARDEN. IT SAID IF THEY HAVE ANY STRETCH RIGHT. I MEAN IT REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER ME PERSONALLY BUT WHAT
HE DOES IS THAT HE DAMAGES THE GARDEN IN THEIR GARDENS DAMAGED DEFENSES. I MEAN I HAVE WITNESSED THAT IN OUR PROPERTY. SO MY QUESTION IS IF WE WERE TO ALLOW THESE TWO PEOPLE TO
BUILD, YOU KNOW, STRUCTURES, WHAT IS THE EFFECT ON THE NEIGHBORS? AND YOU KNOW, I AS A CORNER LOT PERSON I YOU KNOW IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT TO ME RIGHT AND
TO THE CITY TO A CERTAIN EXTENT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IT BENEFITS AS WE GET TO HAVE TWO
PROPERTIES IN ONE LOT. RIGHT? IF THAT'S THAT WILL BE THE CASE WILL IMPROVE HOUSING AVAILABILITY. BUT YOU KNOW JUST JUST A QUESTION. MY CONCERN IS JUST ABOUT THE
NEIGHBORS WHAT THEY WOULD THINK OR HOW THEY WOULD FEEL IF I KNOW THE STRUCTURE WILL GO RIGHT BESIDES THEIR PROPERTY. YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THIS
ORDINANCE. ONE IS TALKING ABOUT STRUCTURE SETBACKS SO IT IS OFFERING TEN FEET LESS THAN REQUIRED SETBACK THAN WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS TODAY FOR THAT STREET SIDE YARD. AND SO ONE OF THE ASPECTS
OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THE ZONING CODE IS THERE TO PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY, WELFARE. IF I ASK A ROOM OF 100 PEOPLE WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CODE SHOULD DO, YOU'RE GOING TO GET 101
OPINIONS ABOUT THAT. BUT JUST FROM THE PURPOSE OF STAFF, WHAT WE WE DON'T BELIEVE A VISUAL IMPACT IN TERMS OF MOVING A STRUCTURE TEN FEET FORWARD IS A THREAT TO HEALTH SAFETY, WELFARE BECAUSE WE'RE PRESERVING
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN PRESERVING AREAS FOR LANDSCAPE PLANTING. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LANDSCAPE YARD REQUIREMENTS. 20 FOOT SETBACK ACCOMPLISHES THAT ALONG STREETS. ON THE OTHER THING THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THOUGH IS THAT
THE ORDINANCE DOES TALK ABOUT LOT SIZE SO IT IS FEASIBLE WE DON'T WANT TO HIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THERE ARE CORNER LOTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE SO LARGE CURRENTLY THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ALLOWED TO BE
SUBDIVIDED EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THESE CHANGES TO MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND A LOT WITH BUT AGAIN IT'S ABOUT HEALTH SAFETY WELFARE NOT ABOUT I DON'T WANT
ANOTHER DWELLING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT'S ABOUT WHAT IS THE MINIMUM SIZED LOT THAT SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE A DWELLING ACCORDING TO BLOOMINGTON'S INFRASTRUCTURE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.
THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE WE HAVE HELD THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> WE'VE CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING COUNCIL I'D LOOK FOR MOTION ITEM 4.2 THIS EVENING. COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I MOVED TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE UPDATING CORNER LOT SETBACKS WITH AN AREA REQUIREMENTS AND EDITING DEFINITIONS RELATED TO CORNER LOTS THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTER CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY
CODE. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTS AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAN DALLESSANDRO TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE UPDATING CORNER LOT SETBACKS WITH AN AREA REQUIREMENTS AND
EDITING DEFINITIONS RELATED TO CORNER LOTS. ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN
IN OPPOSITION COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON SUMMARY PUBLICATION PLEASE THANK YOU. I MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF THE ADOPTED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21
OF THE CITY CODE. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTS AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO FOR SUMMARY PUBLICATION ON THAT AND 4.2 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION
CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I MISSPOKE UNDER ITEM 4.3 OUR THIRD PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING THIS IS REGARDING THE TELEGRAPH HILL OFFICE PARK
REZONING THAT'S AT 78 1578, 2570 AT 35 AND 70 AT 45 TELEGRAPH ROAD. MR. JOHNSON THANK YOU, MAYOR PRESENTING THIS ONE ON BEHALF OF PLANNER DILLON PALMER AND I
WOULD NOTE THE APPLICANT IS IN ATTENDANCE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM BUT THE TELEGRAPH ROAD OR THE TELEGRAPH HILL OFFICE PARK
RATHER IS A LITTLE BIT OF A UNIQUE PROPERTY IN THAT IT WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE BASE ZONING ONE AS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY HAD A PRACTICE DURING THIS TIME THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE A NEW USES THAT ARE OTHERWISE
NOT ALLOWED IN THAT BASE ZONING DISTRICT TO BE A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT'S NOT A PLANNING BEST PRACTICE. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO ANYMORE. IT'S AKIN TO A USE VARIANCE SO YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
BUT EFFECTIVELY THESE FOUR OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THIS JOINT COMMON PROPERTY WERE DEVELOPED AS A KIND OF LOW INTENSITY OFFICE SITE VIA PLAN DEVELOPMENT WHILE RETAINING
THE R-1 BASED ON IN DISTRICT. SO THE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS AT THIS SITE HAVE COME TOGETHER AND SUBMITTED A PRIVATELY INITIATED APPLICATION TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ONE
OF THESE SITES IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS ACTION AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND HERE IF I CAN GET MY SLIDE TO MOVE. OKAY. SO I PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW
OF MOST OF THESE THINGS. THIS AREA WAS RELATED TO OFFICE IN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN 1984 SO IT'S BEEN GUIDED AS OFFICE. IT'S HAD THIS USE PATTERN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE B1
ZONING DISTRICT IN BLOOMINGTON IS KIND OF THE IDEAL ZONING DISTRICT FOR THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY A LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL OR OFFICE DISTRICT THAT'S INTENDED TO BE A BUFFER TRANSITION TO RESIDENTIAL USES.
SO THIS SITE FITS THAT QUITE WELL. THE REASON THAT 705 TELEGRAPH ROAD WAS EXCLUDED AND I INVITE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE MORE OF THE BACKGROUND IF THEY WANT TO BUT SEVERAL OF THESE
BUILDINGS HAVE CHANGED HANDS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND EVERY TIME THERE LOOKING TO SELL THESE PROPERTIES OR FIND NEW TENANTS THEY RUN INTO THIS COMPLEX ISSUE AROUND R-1 PD
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERS GET CONFUSED. THE ZONING HERE IS RESIDENTIAL WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS PROPERTY? WHAT THEY CAN DO ONLY AT THIS TIME IS OFFICE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE ONLY AUTHORIZED USE AND SO THE CURRENT PROPERTY
REMAINS A LITTLE BIT UNDER THIS CLOUD OF OFFICE ONLY WITH THIS KIND OF ODD BASED ZONING DESIGNATION. THE REASON THAT 705 TELEGRAPH ROAD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION IS THAT THEY WERE
NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN THE AUTHORIZATION OR CONSENT VIA SIGNATURE OF THAT PROPERTY OWNER DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS THE CITY ALSO CONTACTED THIS OWNER AND WE DIDN'T GET ANY CORRESPONDENCE RETURNED TO US
VIA THOSE ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. SO THAT IS WHY IT IS NOT INCLUDED NOW JUST FROM A STANDPOINT AND WELCOME CITY ATTORNEY FEEDBACK ON THIS IF NECESSARY BUT THE CITY HAS TO
PROCESS A PRIVATELY INITIATED APPLICATION. ONE OTHER POINT I WOULD MAKE ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE OWNERS OF THE THREE OUT OF THE FOUR PROPERTIES DID FURNISH US WITH ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTS DECLARING OR MAKING IT CLEAR
THAT THREE FOURTHS OF THE OWNERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION. SO THAT WAS A CRITICAL COMPONENT BECAUSE THAT'S THE PARKING THAT'S THE ACCESS THAT'S THE COMMON PROPERTY THAT SERVES THE LAND.
SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT. HERE'S THE GUIDE PLAN IN THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO YOU CAN SEE THERE TO THE SOUTH IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THIS IS GATED OFFICE WHICH IS JUST
REFLECTIVE OF ITS CURRENT USE. THIS IS THE PROPOSED REZONING ACTION AGAIN B ONE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. IT REALLY IS THE BEST DISTRICT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR MODERN DISTRICTS THAT FIT THIS
NOT ONLY THE GUIDANCE OF THE COMP PLAN BUT JUST KIND OF THE LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WHAT THE SITE IS AND WHAT IT COULD BE. YEAH I THINK I'VE COVERED MOST
OF THIS. I THINK THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY THAT I DIDN'T SHARE IS THAT THE SITE IS SERVED BY ROADWAY WITH ADEQUATE CAPACITY. IT HAS APPROPRIATE SEWER AND WATER CAPACITY KIND OF HAS ALL THE COMPONENTS OF STILL BEING COMPLIANT DEVELOPMENT
OTHERWISE THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE LOOK AT WITH RESPECT TO A REZONING REQUEST AND T PLANNING COMMISSION DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT I DON'T BELIEVE
ANYONE TESTIFIED AT THE HEARING. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL 520. THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SPOT ZONING ENSURING THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE DEFINITION OF THAT AND AGAIN
WE WENT OVER IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE EXCLUSION OF THE 705 SITE. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY ABOUT THAT IS THAT IN ACCORDING TO THE BLOOMINGTON CODE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE THE TWO BODIES THAT HAVE THE RIGHT TO
INITIATE REZONING. SO THE CITY CERTAINLY CAN INITIATE A REZONING ACTION ON THAT SITE TO CLEAN IT UP IN EFFECT IT'S JUST THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THIS OWNER THAT THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED.
IT REALLY WOULD BE TO THEIR BENEFIT TO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE APPLICATION. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS THAT WE DID RECEIVE ONE FINAL EMAIL OR ONE PIECE OF CORRESPONDENCE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A HANDOUT.
I BELIEVE THAT'S IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION OTHER THAN THAT STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I DO HAVE SUGGESTED MOTIONS AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON COUNSEL
QUESTIONS ON THIS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HONESTLY I THINK MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CLEAN UP AT WHATEVER TIME WE WANT TO. SO THERE DOES SEEM TO BE CONCERNS FROM STAFF.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL I YOU SAID THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AND MOLLY IF THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES HEAR NOTHING THEN OKAY VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO
REAL QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU MR. JOHNSON THANKS FOR THIS. IT CAN YOU AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL JUST RECOUNT THE KINDS OF EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES THIS YIELDS AS A RESULT OF THE
MOVE FROM ONE TO BE ONE? YEAH. THANK YOU MARY COMES FROM DALE SANDRA SO DAYCARE FOR EXAMPLE IS A USE THAT'S AUTHORIZED AND B ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED UNDER THIS R ONE PD SITUATION LIMITED RETAIL SO
THERE IS A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF RETAIL THAT THEY CAN HAVE IN THE SITE OF 25% FOR EXAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL CENTER. SO I MEAN TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY OF IT WE'RE FIELDING CALLS FROM BROKERS SAYING CAN I DO THIS?
CAN I DO THAT? AND IT'S LIKE NO YOU CAN'T BECAUSE IT'S OFFICE ONLY PERIOD. SO THAT MAKES IT CHALLENGING FOR AGENTS WHO ARE TRYING TO RENT SPACE IN THE BUILDING AND THAT KIND OF THING.
DO WE DO WE CURRENTLY KNOW THE OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDINGS RIGHT NOW? ARE THEY FULL OR ARE THEY NOT FULL OR I'D INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CURRENT OCCUPANCY. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OFFICE TENANTS INCLUDING LIKE A THERAPY OFFICE, LIKE MEDICAL
OFFICE AND THEN A FEW OTHER OFFICES. BUT YEAH AND THAT WILL STILL BE ALLOWED. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. YEP. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME SO WE HAVE IT FOR THE RECORD. YEP I'M MOLLY STAFF ALL I DO
THE ADMIN AND ACCOUNTING FOR THE ASSOCIATION I WOULD SAY THE BUILDINGS ARE MOSTLY OCCUPIED AND LEASED. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HYBRID SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
PRESENT BUT IS MOSTLY LEASED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN JUST KIND OF A PASSING QUESTION. YOU KNOW WE HAVE CHILD CARE USE AND MEDICAL USES.
ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN MEDICAL PRACTICES, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF X RAYS OR THAT TYPE OF THING AND IS THERE ANY YOU KNOW YEAH. CAN YOU HAVE A CHILD CARE SITTING NEXT TO YOU KNOW, A
YOU KNOW, AN X RAY TYPE THING? I KNOW THERE'S YOU KNOW, THERE'S STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SHOW THAT THERE'S NO IMPACT. I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS. SURE. SO I'M HERE COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN NOT IN ZONING. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
SOMETHING IN THE STATE LICENSING THAT MIGHT LOOK AT KIND OF THE SURROUNDING USES AND BUFFERING FOR CHILD CARE. BUT NO, NOT IN ZONING. YEAH. AND AS FAR AS WHAT MEDICAL OFFICES IN TERMS OF THAT USE, IT MEANS NO OVERNIGHT STAYS
EFFECTIVELY ONCE YOU'RE YOU KNOW INPATIENT ONCE YOU'RE KEEPING PATIENTS OVERNIGHT THAT IS NOT A MEDICAL OFFICE. OTHERS. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION . THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.3 SO PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING TELEGRAPH HILL
OFFICE PARK REZONING 78 1578 2570 35 AND 7845 TELEGRAPH ROAD IS THERE ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THEM? 4.3 THIS EVENING MS. RAY IS
THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK? MAYOR WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON LINE. LAST CHANCE FOR ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN THE CHAMBERS COUNCIL. NO ONE COMING FORWARD. NO ONE ON THE PHONE. I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT IN 4.3
SO MOVED LIKE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND A 4.3 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES 70I WILL JUST SAY COUNCIL. I WAS JUST UP THERE EARLIER THIS SPRING FOR AN EVENT AT A RIBBON CUTTING AT THE NEW IT WAS A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY I THINK FOR FOR KIDS AND IT'S A
IT'S A GREAT THERAPY SPOT AND THE THE IT'S A NICE COMBINATION BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE ON SOME OF THE SLIDES HERE, IT'S HEAVILY WOODED BETWEEN THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THE SITE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS SITE BASICALLY FRONTS FOR 94. I MEAN SO IT'S I THINK THE THE CHANGE TO TO BE ONE I THINK IT MAKES SENSE AND IT GIVES THEM MORE OPTIONS AND A LITTLE BIT
OF FLEXIBILITY AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY A GOOD WAY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS REALLY KIND OF A VERY UNIQUE OFFICE PARK WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? COUNCIL IF NOT COUNCIL I LOOK FOR ACTION AND THEN 4.3 TONIGHT, MR. MAYOR AND HAPPY TO DO IT IN MY PATCH I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION AND
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOO BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT THE THAT THAT IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE AREA AND I MEAN WHO KNOWS MAYBE YOU'LL GET A LIKE ICE CREAM SHOP IN THERE AND PEOPLE
CAN WALK ACROSS THE WOODS AND EAT THEIR ICE CREAM WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE? COULD HAPPEN. OKAY SO I'M MAKING A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING LAND AT SEVEN EIGHT 1578 2578
35 AND 7845 TELEGRAPH ROAD FROM R-1 PD SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ONE PD NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP AS STATED FROM R-1 PD TO B ONE PD ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS?
IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
ZONING MAP BY REZONING LAND AT 7815 7835 AND 7845 SORRY AND 7825 TELEGRAPH ROAD FROM R-1 PD SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO B ONE PD NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE PLAN
DEVELOPMENT. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN FOR SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ITEM 4.3 THE CITY NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
SAYING I OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. JOHNSON AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOUR FOR THE APPLICATION ITEM 4.4 IS OUR FOURTH PUBLIC
HEARING OF THE EVENING THIS IS REGARDING A REGARDING REZONING AND THE C U P FOR PARK AND FLY WHICH IS AT 3737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD. MR. CENTENARIO IS GOING TO
LEAD US THROUGH THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR . THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA RELATE TO REALLY A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT THIS POINT. BUT THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR
FIRST ITEM IS RELATED TO THE ROSA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SITE OUR PARK AND FLY AS YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR ME REFER TO IT AND THAT IS SEVERAL ELEMENTS. ONE BEING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT TO RE GUIDE THE PARKING PLACE SITE FROM WHAT IT IS TODAY WHICH IS SOUTHWICK MIXED USE AND TWO HIGH INTENSITY MIXED USE AND YOU
KNOW THESE DESIGNATIONS HAVE SOME IMPACT IN TERMS OF THE THE THE ALLOWED USERS IN COMBINATION WITH THAT THE APPLICANT ARE SEEKING A
REZONING FROM H S R PD TO SIX TWO PD THESE ARE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS SO THEY THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH ONE
ANOTHER AND ALSO YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO TAKE ACTION ON A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MULTIPLE PARKING. AND SO YOU'VE YOU'VE HEARD ME
SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS BEFORE SEVERAL TIMES IN FACT. AND JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY ON THE PARKING FLY SITE IT'S
ABOUT 12 ACRES, A LITTLE OVER 12 ACRES. IT'S COMPRISED OF OVER 2000 PARKING STALLS. AGAIN, THIS IS A REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY. SO THERE'S THERE IS ALMOST NO
BUILDING PER SE. THERE'S A VERY SMALL ENTRANCE BUILDING OR A GATE BUT IT'S IT'S MAJORITY SURFACE PARKING WITH THE WITH A PARKING STRUCTURE AND IT'S BEEN
IN OPERATION SINCE THE LATE 80S FOR FOUR DECADES NOW THE CITY HAD PROCESSED TEACUPS OR TEMPORARY CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS THAT THAT EVOLVED INTO
INTERIM USE PERMITS. BUT ALL OF THESE APPROVALS WERE TEMPORARY IN NATURE. THEY WERE NEVER INTENDED TO BE PERMANENT RIGHTS TO OPERATE REMOTE OR PARKING. THE PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE SUMMER SITE WAS BUILT IN 94.
AN OFFICE TOWER WAS INTENDED TO BE BUILT ON TOP OF IT BUT THAT NEVER MATERIALIZED. AND THEN THERE WAS A DIFFERENT APPROACH AGAIN WITH THESE TEMPORARY APPROVALS TO TRY AND CONDITION THESE TEMPORARY
APPROVALS AND DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES THAT THAT DID LEAD TO SOME POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT . BUT ULTIMATELY THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED AND THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENED FORWARD AND SO
THE CURRENT INTERIM USE PERMIT AGAIN TEMPORARY APPROVAL FOR THE PARKING PLACE SITE EXPIRES AUGUST 8TH, 2027. THERE'S ALSO IN A PREVIOUS
APPLICATION WE AMENDED THE CITY CODE AND SO THESE TEMPORARY USES CANNOT EXTEND PAST AUGUST 8TH 2027. SO TO TOUCH ON THE CITY
CODE AMENDMENTS FROM JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS AN INTERIM USE IN THE HSR ZONING DISTRICT. SO FOR A LONG TIME THESE
TEMPORARY APPROVALS THEY WERE ALLOWED TO BE APPROVED FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. THAT'S NO LONGER AN OPTION. IT'S BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE CITY CODE REMOTE AREA PARKING FACILITIES WAS ADDED AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE COX TWO
DISTRICT. YOU KNOW WE WENT THROUGH OF AN AIRPORT PARKING STUDY TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES FOR HOW TO HOW TO WHAT DEGREE
DOES THE CITY WANT TO REGULATE THESE DO THESE USES DO WE WANT TO ALLOW THEM AS PERMITTED USES OR CONDITIONAL USES OR PROHIBIT THEM ALTOGETHER? ULTIMATELY WHERE WE ENDED UP IS TO ALLOW THEM AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE C TWO
DISTRICT. BUT THERE ARE SOME PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. ONE IS A MINIMUM 2.75 ACRE DEVELOPMENT SITE ALONG AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN ABOUT
TEN YEARS AND WE THINK THAT'S CRITICAL BECAUSE WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS USE IS CONSISTENT UNLESS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DENSE URBAN TRANSIT SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT
ALONG AMERICAN BOULEVARD WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT CORRIDOR IN THE CITY. SIMILARLY WE WANT A DEVELOPMENT OF SUBSTANCE SO WE HAVE A MINIMUM 120,000 SQUARE
FOOT FLOOR AREA THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN THE SIX TWO DISTRICT AND WE THE CODE WOULD ALLOW OR DOES ALLOW SURFACE
PARKING WITHIN EXISTING REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITIES TO BE MAINTAINED. IT WOULD ALLOW FUTURE EXPANSION TO SO TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE CAPACITY IF
WITHIN PARKING STRUCTURES AND IT ACTUALLY WOULD ALLOW INTEGRATION OF STRUCTURE PARKING WITHIN DEVELOPMENT SO YOU CAN ENVISION AN OFFICE BUILDING OR SOME OTHER HIGH INTENSITY USE WITH STRUCTURE
PARKING SOME OF THAT STRUCTURE PARKING COULD BE USED TO OPERATE A REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AND SO THIS IS WHAT THE MAPS LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE ON THE LEFT THE EXISTING
DESIGNATION WHICH IS SOUTH OF MIXED USE AND THEN YOU KNOW, WE LOVE TO COLOR COLORING DIFFERENT THINGS ON MAPS AND THAT WOULD BE THE HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE. SIMILARLY WITH THE ZONING
DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, GOES FROM GREEN TO RED FRANKLY AND BUT THERE ARE SOME VERY IMPACTFUL CHANGES BETWEEN OR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MATRIX OUR DISTRICT AND THE C TWO
DISTRICT AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH OVER MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT AND YOU KNOW HOW TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO TRANSIT SUPPORTING INTENSE DEVELOPMENT.
ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN MATRIX R IS THE R STANDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AND A
VERY DENSE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT OF 30 UNITS PER ACRE WHEREAS IN THE C TWO DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL USES ARE PERMITTED BUT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED. A SECOND VERY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IS RELATED TO FLOOR AREA RATIO WHICH IS ONE ONE MEASUREMENT OF LAND USE INTENSITY AND IT'S BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE A MINIMUM ONE
POINT 5FR WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AND THE C TWO DISTRICT ALLOWS THAT KIND OF INTENSITY BUT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE IT. AND SO IT'S THE THE IDEA IS TO
REDUCE BARRIERS TO PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT ON THIS ON THE PROPERTIES AND SO DISCUSSING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE AGAIN THIS WOULD BE A 2.75
ACRE DEVELOPED PAD OR A FUTURE SITE. THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS TO SCREENING SO THERE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, PRETTY DENSE VEGETATION BETWEEN A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE AND THE REMAINDER OF THE REMOTE
AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AND THERE IS A COMPLIANCE DATE AND A LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS. SO IT WAS PART OF THE THIS DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE WE ASKED
THE APPLICANT TO ESSENTIALLY TAKE PART IN A ZONING EXERCISE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THIS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT COULD HYPOTHETICALLY BE IMPLEMENTED AND THEY DID THAT.
THEY THEY PRESENTED A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT. SO WE'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT BEING ASKED TO APPROVE THIS CONCEPT OR TO WEIGH IN ON IT. IT'S REALLY JUST A ZONING EXERCISE TO DEMONSTRATE THIS
HOW THINGS COULD HYPOTHETICALLY HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. BUT WHAT THEY'RE SHOWING IS TWO POINTS A 2.75 ACRE SITE WITH A PERIMETER LANDSCAPE
YARD AND 120,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS ONE WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. YOU KNOW, ONE THING WE LIKE
ABOUT THIS CONCEPT IS IT PUSHES THE BUILDING TOWARDS THE STREET. IT'S RIGHT ALONG AMERICAN BOULEVARD LIKE THE CODE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO MAKE THINGS AS CONVENIENT TO GET TO AND FROM THE LIGHT RAIL AS POSSIBLE SO FOLKS COULD TAKE
LIGHT RAIL TO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK IF THEY CARE TO AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PARKING BEHIND THE BUILDING AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE BUT IF YOU LOOK ALONG THE PERIMETER
OF THE SITE YOU SEE A LOT OF TREES AND THESE SITES ARE LANDSCAPED BUT THEY'RE NOT I WOULDN'T CONSIDER THEM WELL LANDSCAPED AND VERY MUCH BELOW WHAT WE REQUIRE FOR PERMANENT
DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WHEN WE IF WE TREAT REMOTE PARKING AS A PERMANENT USE, WELL THEN WE WE GET TO EXPECT COMPLIANCE AS A TERM AS
TO IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THIS APPLICATION IS HOW CAN THESE SITES REALLY IMPROVE THE THE AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING THAT'S ON THE SITE. OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE THIS IS
ACRES OF UNINTERRUPTED ASPHALT. SO YOU'RE REALLY ALONG YOU'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THEY INCLUDED IN THEIR PLAN
SUBMITTAL IS ADDING LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TREES AND SHRUBS UNDER THE SITE AS IT EXISTS TODAY. IT'S JUST ZOOMED IN A LITTLE BIT MORE AROUND THE PARKING
STRUCTURE. THERE'S SOME LANDSCAPING HERE BUT IT REALLY WOULD BE A PRETTY DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD WOULD BE INSTALLED
WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE HYPOTHETICAL OR THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S SHOWING HERE IS PERMIT DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WHEN REVIEWING PERMIT
DEVELOPMENT WE REQUIRE LANDSCAPING AND WE HAVE CERTAIN CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE MET. YOU KNOW TREES AND PARKING ISLANDS. WE WANT PERIMETER OR LANDSCAPING BETWEEN THE THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THE REMOTE
AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY. SO THIS IS JUST AN IMAGE ON HOW THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FUTURE. AND SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. THEY RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LOT OF TEXT ON THE SIDE BECAUSE THERE'S QUITE A FEW MOTIONS BUT I'M SURE THE COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS AND I'M I'M HAPPY TO TO ENDORSE THEM.
THANK YOU MR. CENTENARIO COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH THE REMINDER THAT WE HAVE DECIDED ON THE USES HERE WE'VE DECIDED THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE SO
WE'RE NOT QUESTIONING THAT. WHAT WE'RE QUESTIONING ARE THESE ARE THESE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS THE ZONING MAP AND AND SO ON. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO RELITIGATE THE ENTIRE SITUATION HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS? MR. CENTENARIO MR. MAYOR,
COUNCIL MEMBERS THEY HAVE AN EXISTING INTERVIEWS PERMIT THAT EXPIRES AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR AND SO THAT'S THEY CAN OPERATE UNDER THAT INTERVIEWS
PERMIT AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL GO WITH AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE IF IT DOESN'T GET APPROVED THE QUESTIONS I
SEE THE APPLICANT IS HERE IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS? GOOD EVENING MR. GRIFFITH. THAT EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND
COUNCIL HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE ME ON THIS MATTER BECAUSE AS THE MAYOR SAID AND I APPRECIATE IT YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD AND YOU DECIDED IN MARCH THAT
THIS WAS AN APPROPRIATE USE IN THE SIX TWO DISTRICT. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T RELITIGATE THAT. HOPEFULLY MR. NELSON WAS ASKING THE QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION BECAUSE REALLY
IT'S NOT A GOOD END IF IF THE PARKING RIGHTS EXPIRE AND WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION AFTER TWO YEARS OF WORKING AT IT AND I AM REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AT A POINT WHERE
BOTH SIDES AGREE FROM STAFF CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE NOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT PATH. IT'S BALANCING THE RIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE
EXPECTATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT SIX TWO AND THE CORRESPONDING LAND USE GUIDING OUR HIGH INTENSITY. BUT AS THE STAFF HAS POINTED
OUT AND THIS WAS REALLY THE THE KEY MOMENT WHEN WE KIND OF HAD A COMING TOGETHER IS WHEN STAFF PUT FORWARD THE IDEA THAT WHAT ABOUT MORE FLEXIBLE ZONING SUCH AS THE
SIX TWO DISTRICT AND WE REALLY SAW THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT DEVELOPERS DON'T LEAVE OPPORTUNITIES ON THE TABLE. SO IF THERE'S A THREE ACRE SITE THAT'S MANDATE OR A 2.75
ACRES, I SUSPECT THERE MIGHT BE SOME ROUNDING UP TO THREE ACRES OR EVEN MORE. BUT IF THERE'S A SITE OF THAT SIZE WHICH CAN'T BE PARKED AND IT'S SITTING ON AMERICAN
BOULEVARD AND WE HAVE THIS FLEXIBLE ZONING SCHEME, IT'S GOING TO DEVELOP AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THIS IS THE PARKING CAN BE INTEGRATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AND SO YOU CAN IMAGINE A LAYER OF PARKING UNDERGROUND ZONED OR ABOVEGROUND THAT PROVIDES THAT AIRPORT PARKING BUT ALSO SUPPLIES THE DEVELOPMENT. SO A LOT OF CREATIVE THINGS CAN HAPPEN AND SO IT'S OUR
EXPECTATION AND HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST NIGHT AT LEAST AT THIS STAGE BEFORE SOMETHING COMES FORWARD TO DEVELOP THE SITE. I WANT TO POINT OUT TWO THINGS BECAUSE IT CAME UP IN THE
DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS NOW AS YOUR STAFF HAS POINTED OUT THROUGHOUT THE REPORT CONSISTENT WITH YOUR COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN, CONSISTENT IN A WAY THAT IT SAYS YOU CAN DO BOTH AND NOT
EITHER OR AND THAT'S REALLY THE PLUS OF OF ALL OF THIS DISCUSSION AND ALL THIS HARD WORK. THE OTHER THING THAT THAT STAFF POINTED OUT IS THAT THIS IS THIS IS MORE FLEXIBLE AND THAT IS REALLY THE KEY.
SO WITH THAT I THINK THERE'S AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY. I MET WITH YOUR NEW CITY MANAGER LAST FALL AND SAID THIS CAN GO ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER AND AND WE ALL COLLECTIVELY TOOK IT IN A GOOD DIRECTION AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFITH. ALSO ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. GRIFFITH? COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THANK
YOU, MAYOR. MR. GRIFFITH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I HAVE TO DO THIS OBLIGATORY QUESTION. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS OF YOU OR THE
APPLICANT OF YOU KNOW, ANY MARKET FACTORS OR HARDSHIPS THAT MAY ARISE AND YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOW MANY YOU DEAL WITH THAT OR YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN IN THIS SITUATION BEFORE AND I'M JUST I'M JUST CONCERNED I JUST TO ASK THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, IF YOU FORESEE THAT IT ALL RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY BUT THINGS COME UP AND I'M JUST
CURIOUS HOW ONE MIGHT LOOK AT THAT OR HOW THAT MIGHT COME BACK. MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN I APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK ABOUT PLACES IN THIS COMMUNITY AND PLACES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT WE ALL KNOW
WHEN THOSE BOOM CYCLES COME ALL A SUDDEN AN ENTIRE AVENUE SUDDENLY HAS NEW DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING GOING UP AND AND YOU JUST KIND OF WOWED BY HOW MUCH CAN HAPPEN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND NOW WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A
LONG STRETCH OF DIFFICULT INTEREST RATES AND DIFFICULT DIFFICULT FINANCING IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING THAT MS. MUIR PROPOSED WAS A VERY REAL A SHE WAS A WEEK AWAY FROM PULLING A BUILDING PERMIT.
YOU ALL KNOW THE STORY OR OR SHOULD BY NOW AND IN THE MARKET CHANGE AND FINANCING WASN'T AVAILABLE AND YOU COULDN'T GET A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE SO EVERY EVERY
CYCLE HAS ITS CHALLENGES BUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE OR WHAT YOU DID IN MARCH AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL CONTINUE WITH THIS ACTION TONIGHT IS SET THE TABLE TO GIVE US THE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY TO BRING FORWARD
SOMETHING AND WE CAN ALL IMAGINE WITH THE WAY THAT THE MARKET IS CHANGING AND I AND THE WAY PEOPLE TRAVEL AND THE WAY NOW THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT FLYING CARS, YOU KNOW, WHO
KNOWS BUT BUT YOU'VE YOU'VE REALLY SET THE TABLE WITH YOUR RCH ACTION TO MAKE ALL POSSIBILITIES AVAILABLE AND IT'S UP TO US NOW AS PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS AND MAYBE THERE'LL BE JOINT
VENTURE PARTNERS TO BRING SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL TO YOUR COMMUNITY. SO I THINK YOU'VE DONE YOUR JOB AND THE NEXT 1010 YEARS IT'S BACK IN OUR COURT.
THE QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YEAH. THANK YOU. A QUICK QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO YOU NOTED THAT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS IT
STANDS TODAY OR AS AMENDED IF WE TAKE ACTION? MR. SAID AREA COUNCILMEMBERS YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
AND YOU KNOW WHEN WE WENT THROUGH A RECENT SOUTH OF DISTRICT PLAN ADDENDUM THE AIRPORT PARKING STUDY WAS IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS AND
TRIED TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK WITHIN THE PLAN ITSELF. AND SO THOSE CHANGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED WHERE THERE REALLY IS THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THESE LONG
STANDING BUSINESSES THAT COULD CONTINUE PROVIDED THAT THERE'S AVENUES FOR FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. I WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKING ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN AMENDED YET NOT THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT PLAN. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS QUITE GENERAL BUT WHEN WE HAVE A SITE WHERE THERE IS A DISTRICT
PLAN, WE LOOK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT TENDS TO HAVE LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND IN THAT DISTRICT PLAN THERE WAS SOME SOME CHANGES THAT I THINK IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS PROPOSAL . OKAY. AND THEN AND THEN SPECIFICALLY
LOOKING AT THAT SOUTH LOOP PLAN, THE NOTES IN OUR PACKET SPECIFICALLY SAY PERMANENT REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING WITHOUT FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE DISTRICT PLAN.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OVER NINE ACRES OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BECOME IF THIS IS APPROVED PERMANENT OFF AIRPORT PARKING AND IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY THAT THAT IS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE SOUTH LOOP PLAN. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS I THINK THE THE INTENT OF THAT LANGUAGE IS TO PROHIBIT A 100% REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING
FACILITY OF THE 12 ACRES 12.2 ACRES THAT YOU LOOKED AT IN THE SLIDE. AND SO WE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT PROVIDED THAT THERE WAS SOME PERMANENT
DEVELOPMENT, OTHER THAN REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MY QUESTIONS COUNSEL
LET'S REMEMBER REVISE. JUST A QUICK QUESTION BY 22, 2036, IS IT EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY STRUCTURE ALREADY UP OR
BREAKING GROUND AT THAT POINT? SO MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS, THE SO THE THE CODE AS IT SITS TODAY WOULD NOT REQUIRE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE TO BE
BUILT ON THE SITE. THAT'S CERTAINLY THE HOPE AND THE EXPECTATION AND IT'S LOGICAL FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. WHAT IS REQUIRED IS A 2.75 ACRE SITE THAT CANNOT BE USED
FOR A REMOTE OR SURFACE REMOTE AREA FOR PARKING WITH A PERIMETER LANDSCAPED BUFFER. AND IF WE PUT OUR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ON THAT SEEMS SILLY
RIGHT TO HAVE A 2.75 ACRE SITE THAT YOU CAN'T GENERATE ANY REVENUE FROM. AND SO IT REALLY INCENTIVIZES PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT.
LET ME REPHRASE THE QUESTION. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHETHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE
2036 OR 2036 WOULD BE THE YEAR THAT WOULD TRIGGER THAT IF IT DOES HAPPEN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE JUST YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE THE PIECE OF LAND 2.75 ACRES WILL BE PUT ASIDE.
BUT MY QUESTION IS WOULD IT BE BUILT BY 2036? DO WE REQUIRE THEN TO HAVE A STRUCTURE AT THAT POINT OR ARE WE JUST LEAVING IT UP TO MR. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS? THERE WOULD BE NO GUARANTEES
THAT A STRUCTURE WOULD BE COMPLETED BY 2036. I THANK YOU AND COUNCIL I AN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
4.4. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PARKING FLY REGARDING REZONING AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR 3737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST.
ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM ? MS. MAYOR, WE COULD HAVE LET YOU IN JUST AS A AS THE AS THE OH, SORRY I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT THE EVERYBODY HAD
QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS REALLY QUICKLY. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME BUT I'VE BEEN AT MANY OF THESE MEETINGS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND WE'VE
REALLY TRIED HARD TO COME UP WITH A COMPROMISE AND AND YOU KNOW, THROUGH THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS ONE OF THE BIGGEST STUMBLING BLOCKS I
THINK THAT PEOPLE RAN INTO IS THAT WE I KNOW THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY WANT HIGH INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT ALONG AMERICAN BOULEVARD AND ONE OF THE BIG
IMPEDIMENTS TO THAT IS HAS BEEN THIS WHOLE TIME HAVING TEMPORARY RIGHTS IS IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO INVEST THAT KIND OF REVENUE IN SOMETHING THAT COULD EXPIRE AND BE TAKEN AWAY.
BANKS REALLY DON'T LIKE IT. THEY LIKE YOU KNOW, THEY WANT SOLID GROUND. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INVESTING IN YOUR PROPERTY IF IT'S ON SHIFTING SANDS. SO THAT'S BEEN ONE BIG PROBLEM
AND YOU KNOW THROUGH THIS ALSO YOU KNOW, WE SAW THAT YOU KNOW, YOU HANDLED IT FOR THE MALL AND FOR, YOU KNOW, MR. KADING AND HIS GROUP AND CERTAIN OTHER PEOPLE ALONG
THIS YOU KNOW AND BASICALLY I FEEL LIKE BILL AND MYSELF HAVE REALLY DONE WHATEVER HAS BEEN ASKED OF US TO GET TO A COMPROMISE. AND SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF, YOU
KNOW, WE HAD MORE OR LESS GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, TO A REASONABLE COMPROMISE. SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THOSE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING. OH, THE FLEXIBILITY I THINK WOULD ALSO HELP AND THIS IS MY OTHER LAST LAST MINUTE IS THAT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF HAVING
2.75 ACRES OF VACANT LAND THAT WE'RE PAYING TAX ON WHEN YOU ARE NOW OPENING IT UP TO WE COULD DO FOOD, WE COULD DO ENTERTAINMENT, WE COULD DO OFFICE APARTMENTS AND I MEAN I
THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE MALL OF AMERICA HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL IS THEY HAVE SUCH A VARIETY OF USES THAT THEY CAN USE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS BUT WHEN
YOU'RE STUCK YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS AND YOU HAVE TO DO A CERTAIN PORTION OF IT AFFORDABLE AND YOU HAVE TEMPORARY RIGHTS. IT'S NOT AN EASY FIX. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. OTHERS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IS READY. WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE? >> MAYBE WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON LINE.
LAST CALL FOR ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS COUNCIL. NO ONE COMING FORWARD IN THE CHAMBERS. WE HAVE NO ONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT IN 4.4 SO MOVED SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN
SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 4.4 NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ALWAYS MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO SO
COUNCIL THOUGHTS ON THIS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THEN COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN MEMBER NELSON YEAH THANK YOU MAYOR AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO RELITIGATE THIS BUT I CONTINUE TO BE OPPOSED TO THIS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ONE
VIEWPOINT THAT THIS WILL DEVELOP SOME HIGH INTENSITY USE BUT THE REALITY IS IS IT LOCKS IN OVER NINE ACRES OF SURFACE OFF AIRPORT PARKING
SOMETHING THAT THIS CITY THIS THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS DID NOT DO FOR THREE DECADES. WE WILL BE THE FIRST ONES TO DO THAT AND I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY WRONG AND I AND FRANKLY I THINK THEY MADE THE
CASE FOR US. THEY SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET 2.7 ACRES SIT THERE. WHAT ABOUT THE 12 ACRES? THE REASON IT HASN'T BEEN
DEVELOPED IS BECAUSE OF THE OFF AIRPORT PARKING AND IF THAT JUST GOES AWAY AT THE END OF THE INTERIM USE GUESS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
12 ACRES WILL GET DEVELOPED NOT 2.7. THERE IS NO REASON TO PASS THIS.
I APPRECIATE STAFF DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB OF OF TRYING TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT BUT IT DOES NOT MEET THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT PLAN. IT DOES NOT MEET THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UNLESS WE
CHANGE THAT PLAN IT DOES NOT MEET ANY OF THAT. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I FORGET WHO LAST TIME SAID THAT THEY AGREED WITH ME BUT THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS.
LOOK AT EVERYTHING STAFF HAS SAID FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID THAT THIS WAS NEVER A USE THAT WAS CONTEMPLATED, THAT THIS
WAS NEVER A USE THAT WAS WANTED IN THAT AREA OTHER THAN TO BE TEMPORARY AND LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS APPROVED. THERE WAS A TEMPORARY USE
PERMIT. YOU CAN ARGUE THAT MAYBE THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THE CITY COULD DO. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THERE WAS ZERO HARM. IT WAS ONLY TO THE BENEFIT OF THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO MAKE REVENUE FOR A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME. SO I DON'T I MEAN I KNOW THERE'S BEEN TALKS OF LAWSUITS. I HAVE ZERO IDEA WHAT BASIS THERE WOULD BE WHEN THERE WAS NO HARM THAT YOU'VE MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR 30
YEARS ON THIS PROJECT THAT YOU WERE SOMEHOW HARMED ON THAT I DON'T SEE THIS AS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF BLOOMINGTON, FOR THE RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESSES
BECAUSE THEY DON'T PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES PROPERTIES NEXT TO THEM THAT ARE MUCH SMALLER PAY HIGHER TAXES BECAUSE THEY HAVE BUILDINGS AND SO WE'RE AS RESIDENTS
SUBSIDIZING THIS PLACE IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE THAT. AND SO I YOU KNOW, I, I MADE MY CASE LAST TIME. I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ALL CAME DOWN. BUT I GUESS MY BASIC QUESTION
IS DO YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT TO APPROVE SURFACE PARKING NINE ACRES OF SURFACE PARKING IN THE SOUTH LOOP? THAT IS WHAT THIS DECISION
DOES. COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND YOU KNOW THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON YOU KNOW, I, I CERTAINLY SEE WHERE
YOU'RE COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL CONCEDE YOU KNOW, I'M SKEPTICAL. YOU KNOW, THAT THE MARKET WILL MATCH OUR OUR VISION IN TERMS OF OF WHAT'S OUT THERE.
I THINK YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO I'VE GOT TO CONCEDE THAT BUT YOU KNOW YOU KNOW AND I I REMEMBER I WAS YOU KNOW, QUITE LOCKED IN A NUMBER OF YEARS
BACK WITH REGARDS TO HOW WE DID OUR APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND HOW WE HAD STORAGE IN THERE. YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY FROM MY EXPERIENCE I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, CAN I TRUST THE MARKET
TO DRIVE WHAT WOULD TAKE PLACE? YOU KNOW, THIS MARKET THIS THIS COUNCIL KIND OF WENT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND WE MADE THE DECISION THAT WE WERE GOING TO LET WE'RE GOING TO TRUST THE MARKET TO KIND
OF LEAD WHERE WE NEEDED TO GO WITH THIS. AND SO I THINK IT'S IT'S KIND OF BEEN OUR STANCE ON THIS COUNCIL TO KIND OF LET'S SEE WHAT THE MARKET WILL BEAR OUT AND SEE WHAT WHAT IT CAN DO
NOW I THINK WE CAN'T LET THAT BE SOMETHING THAT'S ALL BY ITSELF. I THINK WE YOU KNOW AS A COUNCIL IS FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY
TO KIND OF HELP TO DRIVE DRIVE THAT THAT EXPERIENCE THAT'S HAPPENING THERE IN THE SOUTH LOOP AND I TRUST THAT THIS COUNCIL AND I TRUST THAT OUR STAFF WILL REALLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT OVER THE TIME. ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A RISKY, YOU KNOW, ENDEAVOR AND WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, YOU KNOW, WHILE I YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE THE SOLUTION THAT WE'VE ALREADY
AGREED TO IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT THAT I WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOW ME ANOTHER SOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS THIS FLEXIBILITY AND AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT ABOUT TEN YEARS WHETHER OR NOT THIS TAKES PLACE.
BUT YOU KNOW, I MEAN WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND EXPECT A CHANGE. I THINK ALL THE THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE RIGHTS.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FLEXIBILITY. THIS PROVIDES THAT FLEXIBILITY OF I WANT TO GO WITH YOU BUT I JUST YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE WHAT THE OTHER SOLUTION IS. SO BARRING ANOTHER SOLUTION
THAT'S PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AND MOVING THIS FORWARD. BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL AS A COUNCIL TO STOP HERE AND SHUT THIS THING DOWN WITHOUT HAVING ANOTHER
SOLUTION IN MIND. THANK YOU FOR OTHERS. COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANKS MR. MAYOR. THIS IS A CONFLICT FOR ME BECAUSE MY HEART IS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S OPINION ABOUT IT. I THINK I THINK YOU KNOW THERE'S VOLATILITY IN THE MARKET OF COURSE. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S BEEN CLEAR FROM A VERY FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME THAT THE
EXPECTATION OF THE SOUTH LOOP WAS THAT IT WAS DEVELOPED IN URBAN SCENARIOS AND WITH HIGH HIGH DEGREES OF OF DENSITY AND WALKABLE
ENVIRONMENTS AND THE CONCEPTS WERE ALL REALLY CLEAR FROM THE JUMP AND SO THIS KIND OF FLIES IN THE FACE OF THAT. NOW I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IF THE
APPLICANT WERE TO RECEIVE AN OFFER ON THOSE NINE ACRES THEY WOULD SELL THAT OUT OF THAT FOR THE RIGHT PRICE. SO BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MARKET DOES, RIGHT? AND SO YOU KNOW I, I THINK THAT THERE'S THERE'S THE WE'RE
NOT SHUTTING OFF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN ON THOSE OTHER ACRES BUT WE ARE GUARANTEEING THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL HAPPEN ON THE THREE ACRES OR WHATEVER THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HERE AND I DON'T LIKE THAT SOLUTION BUT I, I LIKE IT BETTER THAN THE POTENTIAL LITIGATION AND CHALLENGES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO I MEAN I'M
THE ONE THAT STOOD UP HERE AND SAID PARK A PLOW TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE THING AND DON'T LET ANYBODY PARK THERE SO I'M I'M WITH YOU IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE THAT WOULD FORCE THE ISSUE BUT I DON'T THINK IT SOLVES IT TO THE
POINT IN THE TIME FRAME THAT WE WANT TO GET THREE ACRES AVAILABLE TO US TO TO BUILD RIGHT NOW I JUST TRULY HOPE THAT WE ACTUALLY SEE WHAT HAPPENS HAPPEN HERE WHICH IS
YOU KNOW WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS TWO THINGS ONE THAT THOSE THOSE ACRES ARE TAKEN VERY QUICKLY THAT THAT WE SEE YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE WITH WITH THE AC HOTEL AND HAZELWOOD DEVELOPMENT AND
ALL THAT LIKE BECOME A THING THAT PEOPLE START TO ARCHETYPE AS THE WAY THAT YOU CAN DO THINGS IN THE SOUTH LOOP AND THAT THIS BECOMES A PLACE WHERE THE HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY I'LL PROBABLY SAY THE SAME EXACT THING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE NEXT ONE BUT THE BUT THE THE THE THE THE FORCING FUNCTION NEEDS TO BE AT THIS STAGE YOU KNOW EITHER YOU KNOW TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
POINT SOME KIND OF LITIGATION OR SOME KIND OF SOLUTION AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE CITY THAT TRULY LOVES THIS PLAN BUT I DO THINK WE'LL GET FURTHER THAN WE WILL
IN THE TIME FRAME THAT WE WANT BY DOING SOMETHING. SO I'M GOING TO HOLD MY NOSE WHEN I VOTE FOR THIS ONE BUT I WILL PROBABLY SUPPORT IT BUT I OTHERS COUNCIL I THINK
ULTIMATELY I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR ARGUMENTS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE REALITIES OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. WE'VE MADE THE SAME DECISIONS
WITH THE PENDING AMERICAN PLAN THAT WE HAD REALIZING AND UNDERSTANDING THE REALITIES OF WHAT WE SAW IN FRONT OF US THAT WHAT WAS DRAWN ON PAPER, WHAT WAS ENVISIONED OR WHAT
WAS DREAMT OR BELIEVED A WHILE AGO JUST WAS DIDN'T REFLECT REALITY AT THIS MOMENT. AND IF WE WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT REALITY TO ARRIVE WE ARE
ALL GOING TO BE LONG GONE ON THIS COUNCIL AND IT WON'T BE WE WON'T BE AROUND ANYMORE. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK ON ON IT AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE SOLUTION THAT I HAVE
OFFERED IS TO JUST LET IT END AND TO LET THE MARKETPLACE WORK ON THAT LAND JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER LAND HOLDER IN THAT AREA INCLUDING THE
CENTRAL STATION, INCLUDING THE MALL AND JUST ERICA. COUNCILMEMBER THANKS. THANKS. BUT I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THINGS ALONG HERE BECAUSE WE WON'T BE HERE TILL 1030 ANYWAY. FAIR ENOUGH.
OTHER THOUGHTS ON THIS COUNCIL IF NOT COUNCIL I WOULD LOOK FOR ACTION REGARDING 4.4. COUNCIL MEMBER LOGAN MAYOR I'LL MOVE A MOTION TO A
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AT THREE 737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST SOUTH LOOP MIXED USE TWO HIGH
INTENSITY MIXED USE MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON COUNCILMEMBER NELSON QUESTION YES. YEAH. NO I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION IN TERMS OF THE CONDITIONS OF IT, I'D LIKE TO ADD A CONDITION THAT CHANGE THE TAXES ON THE PORTION THAT IS
OFF AIRPORT PARKING TO BE BASED ON INCOME AND NOT BASED ON THE BUILDING VALUATION .
COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN HONESTLY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S LEGAL COUNSEL THIS WOMAN I MEAN IF IT'S LEGAL I'D CONSIDER IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT MEAN AND I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT MAKING AN AMENDMENT OF THAT LEVEL PORTION. I AT THIS MINUTE I WOULD BE AS WELL. BUT IT'S YOUR MOTION IS YOU ACCEPT THE MOTION I GUESS I
WITH THE AMENDMENT WELL I WOULD LOOK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE I NEED TO HAVE A AND THAT WOULD ALSO LOOK INTO MY SECONDER IF YOU MR. WALKER I WOULD I WOULD
REQUEST COUNCIL IS THAT WE WOULD IF THAT IS THE INTENT TO CONSIDER THAT MOTION THAT RATHER THAN TAKE SOMETHING OF THAT GRAVITY ON THE FLY I WOULD LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO VISIT WITH THE CITY
ASSESSOR AND JUST GET YOU A SOLID ANSWER RATHER THAN KIND OF COOK THAT UP HERE TONIGHT. SO ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE JUST
TABLED THIS OR IT YET? I'M SUGGESTING YOU TABLE THAT IF THERE'S SUPPORT AMONG THE COUNCIL TO DO SO. YES.
YEAH. SO COUNCILMEMBER LOHMANN, ARE YOU AMENABLE TO THE AMENDMENT? YOU KNOW, I MEAN I'M INTERESTED IN IT BUT I'LL TELL
YOU THIS YOU KNOW IT WASN'T PRESENTED TODAY I GUESS WHAT I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUE IS IF WE WERE TO PASS THIS TONIGHT, WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO HAVING THAT COME BACK AND WE PASSED
THAT LATER ON TO ADD ON TO THIS, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS AND WHAT LATITUDE DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. MR. WALKER MISMANAGING
ANYBODY? MR.. >> MR. JOHN JOHNSON YEAH. I'LL LOOK TO MAYOR COUNCILWOMAN NELSON I'LL LOOK TO MIKE SCENARIO TO JOIN ME TO
MAKE SURE THAT I MY HEAD IS SCREWED ON STRAIGHT HERE FOR THIS QUESTION BUT I DON'T BELIEVE YOU BE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT ACTION YOU'D BE THE CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT I BELIEVE SO THAT
WOULD BE THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO HOLD UP. I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU WANT TO AMEND THE CONDITION OR ADD THAT CONDITION, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL RESERVES CORRECT.
SO WE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS FOR THE GUIDE PLAN CHANGE OR THE REZONING. TRADITIONALLY WE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED
WITH THOSE TYPES OF CHANGES AS THE NAME SUGGESTS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT HAS CONDITIONS. SO THEN MAYOR, WHAT I WOULD SAY BASED ON WHAT I HEAR THERE I THINK THAT'S MORE
APPROPRIATE FOR THAT TO COME LATER ON. AND THEN IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN I THINK IT WOULD BE I WOULD I WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE MAKING THAT TYPE OF CHANGE RIGHT HERE ON THE
DAIS. I WOULD PREFER THAT THAT GETS DONE AT A LATER LATER DATE OR A DIFFERENT TIME SO THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE APPLICANTS TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT AND DISCUSS THAT AND
IF I COULD SO I'VE HEARD THE THE MOTION OR REJECTED HIM AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND IT WASN'T SECONDED IS RIGHT.
OKAY. SO MR. MAYOR, THE POINT OF FACT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION HERE SO WE HAVE FOUR MOTIONS IN FRONT OF US. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS POTENTIALLY MODIFYING THE FOURTH AMEND THE FOURTH RESOLUTION THAT'S HERE
IN FRONT OF US RIGHT. SO WE COULD GET THROUGH THE FIRST THREE AND THEN COME BACK TO THAT GIVING. MR. MANDER TONIGHT AND OTHERS A FEW MINUTES TO LIKE HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT. YES. >> AND IF NEED BE YES. YES.
AND IF WE WE DON'T HAVE TO PASS ALL FOUR OF THEM TONIGHT WE COULD WE COULD PASS THE FIRST THREE AND TABLE THE FOURTH ONE PENDING ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION IN THAT WOULD NOT IMPEDE ANYTHING I ASSUME I'M
NOT SURE IF THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED OR I DON'T BELIEVE ME, REMEMBERS WE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. MY QUESTION FOR US AND MR. CENTENARIO WAS WHEN IS THE AGENCY ACTION DEADLINE FOR
SUP? >> YEAH THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE WE HAD TO EXTEND TO THE HUNDRED 20 DAY DEADLINE GIVEN THE MEETING
DATES AND THE APPLICABLE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 13TH. ALL RIGHT SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ON OUR FIRST MOTION ON THE SCREEN TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AT 37 AND 3750 AMERICAN BOULEVARD FROM SOUTH LOOP MIXED USE TO HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN OPPOSITION. MAYOR REMEMBER MOMENT WHERE I MOVED TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING THREE 737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARDS IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON FROM H S R PD TO HIGH INTENSITY MIXED USE
OF RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO SEE NEXT TO PD MIXED USE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON TO ADOPT THE
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING 3737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST AS STATED NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE
SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN OPPOSITION COUNCILMEMBER LYMAN MERO MOVED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY PUBLICATION
OF THE ORDINANCE REZONING THREE 737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST FROM H X R PD TO SIX TWO PD SECOND MOTION BY
COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON FOR SUMMARY PUBLICATION ADDENDUM 4.4 THIS EVENING NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION
CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. MAYOR I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION MAYBE YOU KNOW WHAT ? MAYBE WHAT I NEED TO DO IS YEAH. HERE I'LL DO THIS WAY I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION
APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AT
3737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SUGGESTED BY MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON REGARDING
TAX PORTION AIRPORT. OH WHAT DID YOU SAY? SORRY DOING PROPERTY TAXES BASED ON INCOME IN COUNT ON THE VALUATION OF THE BUILDING
AND STRUCTURES CO CODE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION AND WHAT WAS DISCUSSED BY MY COLLEAGUE. SO IF WE GET A SECOND ON THAT WE HAVE A MOTION FIRST. LET'S SEE IF WE GET A SECOND
SECOND, SECOND. MY COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND COUNCILMEMBER CARTER AND THEN MISMANAGE I GUESS I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE SAYING WE WERE TABLING IT TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO GO TO THE YES AND YES.
SO MAYOR, IF I MAY SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE WE MAKE THE MOTION WE SECOND AND THEN WE PUT ANOTHER MOTION ON TOP OF THAT TO POSTPONE THE MOTION UNTIL A DATE CERTAIN IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
HELP US HERE MAYOR MEMBERS I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH WHETHER WE CAN ATTACH A TAXATION DIRECTION TO THE ASSESSOR AS A CONDITION OF A LAND USE APPROVAL. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT RESEARCH. YOU'VE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED AND PROBABLY HELD THE COPY A MOTION DOES NOT NEED REQUIRE
ACTION TONIGHT YOU'VE GOT TIME YOU COULD CONTINUE IT TO A DATE CERTAIN AND THEN YOU WOULD NOT NEED TO RE NOTICE ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THAT YOU COULD GET ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS BY
JANUARY ARE JUNE 29TH OR JUNE WHATEVER THAT THE 20TH JUNE 2018 YEAH ARE YOU OKAY WITH ME PUTTING A POSTPONEMENT IN THIS MOTION? >> THIS MAIN MOTION? MAYOR MEMBERS I APPRECIATE
THAT A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. I DO NOT THINK LEGALLY IT'S NECESSARY TO DO THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY IN THE ACTION YOU
COULD MAKE IS SIMPLY TO POSTPONE IT TO A DATE CERTAIN. >> WELL THEN THAT'S WHAT I'LL MOVE THAT MOVE IT TO POSTPONE THIS THIS LAST SECTION SO COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN WILL RESCIND HIS LAST MOTION. THANK YOU.
AND MAKE A NEW MOTION ASKING TO TABLE THIS PORTION THIS MOTION OF ITEM 4.4 TILL OUR JUNE 29TH MEETING ALLOWING ALLOWING STAFF TO DO SOME
RESEARCH AND FIGURE OUT WHERE WE MIGHT BE GOING ON THIS GOING FORWARD AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER OR BY SECOND MEMBER NELSON YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT. SO ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY
QUESTIONS ON THIS? SO JUST TO CLARIFY YES, THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS RESCINDED AND NOW THE MOTION IS TO TABLE CORRECT. AND I JUST WANT TO MY THE QUESTION AT TWO IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK WITH THE APPLICANTS ABOUT
THIS SO THAT WE HAVE A GOOD, FAIR UNDERSTANDING OF WELL, I'LL MAKE THE COMMENT I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS. I THINK WE WE HAVE A WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS SAYING WHEN I SAY I DIDN'T WANT TO RELITIGATE THIS EVENING BECAUSE WE'VE MADE THIS DECISION AS A COUNCIL AND TO TO TRY AND THROW CONDITIONS ON THIS AT THIS TIME I THINK IS IS NOT FAIR TO THE
APPLICANT AND I THINK IT KIND OF DISRESPECTS THE PROCESS THAT BOTH STAFF AND THE APPLICANT IN THIS COUNCIL HAVE GONE THROUGH OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN THE SECOND TO TABLE THIS PART. THE CONDITION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I I
OPPOSED NO. SO IS TABLE ON A43 VOTE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS AND THE MAYOR VOTING IN OPPOSITION TO
TABLING THIS. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. BEFORE WE TAKE UP ITEM 4.5 COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR A MOTION TO I'M GOING TO MAKE
A MOTION TO EXTEND OUR DEADLINE TO NO SOONER THAN 1015 BY THE TIME WE GET OUT OF HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUR WORK DONE. A SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND VOTE, COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN, TO EXTEND OUR ADJOURNMENT
DEADLINE TO 1015 NO LATER THAN 1015. ALL TSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.5. THIS IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE
DOUBLE HEADER. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PARKING GO REGARDING REZONING AND COOPS 7901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE
. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES OBVIOUSLY APPLY TO PARKING GO AND SO I WILL TRY TO BE
BRIEFER OR MORE BRIEF. THE SAME ENTITLEMENTS ARE BEING SOUGHT. FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM SOUTH LOOP MIXED USE TO HIGH INTENSITY MIXED USE THE
BASE ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE IS THE SAME HSR262 AND YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING AT 79
AND ONE INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AND SO PARKING GO WERE AT SEVEN NINE AND ONE INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SO 34TH AND AMERICAN BOULEVARD JUST A
SLIGHTLY LARGER PROPERTY FEWER STALLS OVERALL BECAUSE PARKING GO IS 100% SURFACE PARKING. SIMILARLY THERE IS AN EXISTING INTERVIEWS PERMIT AND THAT INTERVIEWS PERMIT EXPIRES
AUGUST EIGHTH OF NEXT YEAR AND YOU KNOW WE WENT THROUGH THE BACKGROUND BEFORE OF ALLOWING REMOTE PARKING AS A CONDITIONAL USE AND H R RIGHT
I'M SORRY IN SIX TWO REMOVING IT AS AN INTERVIEW AND MATRIX ARE WITH THOSE STIPULATIONS ON A MINIMUM LOT AREA MINIMUM FLOOR AREA AND ALLOWING THE CONTINUATION OF SURFACE
PARKING AS WELL AS INTEGRATION WITHIN DEVELOPMENT THE SAME LAND USE TAXATION CHANGE WOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF MIXED USE TO
HIGH INTENSITY MIXED USE THE CORRESPONDING ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR THOSE LANGUAGE DESIGNATIONS GOING FROM H6R TO CX2 WOULD BE
ACCOMPLISHED ON THE SITE. ONE MINOR THING TO NOTE IS THAT THIS IS NOT DOES NOT HAVE THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY AND SO IN THE FUTURE IF THERE IS A DEVELOPER PROPOSAL THAT NECESSITATES
DEVELOPING FLEXIBILITY YOU WOULD ANTICIPATE A REZONING TO APPLY THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY TO THE SITE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT IT DOES NOT EXIST ON THIS PROPERTY.
AND SO GOING THROUGH THAT ZONING EXERCISE AGAIN THE APPLICANT PUT TOGETHER SOME SKETCHES AND WHAT 2.75 ACRES WOULD LOOK LIKE AT THE PARK AND GO PROPERTY AND THAT'S
WHAT THIS AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS BOXES WHERE YOU HAVE THE MINIMUM LOT AREA THERE WAS A VARIETY OF CONCEPTS THAT THE APPLICANT IS PREPARED OVER THE YEARS
FRANKLY SOME OF THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET THAT SHOWED A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT PHASES OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PARKING LOT PROPERTY. BUT THIS SKETCH HERE JUST AS THE ZONING EXERCISE SHOWS 2.75
ACRES WITH SOME LANDSCAPE BUFFER THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU MAY HAVE MAY RECALL FROM PAST CONVERSATIONS AND AGAIN THIS IS CONCEPTUAL WE'RE NOT ASKING
TO TAKE ACTION ON ON THIS DRAWING BUT THIS IS HOW THE APPLICANT PRESENTED A IS REALLY AN ENTIRE COMPLETE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK AND GO PROPERTY WITH A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT PHASED DEVELOPMENTS WHETHER THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE OFFICE HOTEL THIS IS JUST ONE WAY THAT THIS SITE COULD REDEVELOP
IN THE FUTURE. SIMILAR TO THE LAST APPLICATION THAT YOU SAW THE SITE IS LANDSCAPED AND THE PARKING GO PROPERTY HAS MORE
LANDSCAPING TODAY THAN THE PARKING FLY PROPERTY BUT NONETHELESS IT STILL IS WELL SHORT OF COURT COMPLIANCE IF WE'RE WHEN WE CONSIDER IT AS PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT.
SO AGAIN IF YOU SEE THIS PLAN, YOU SEE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING ALONG THE PERIMETER BECAUSE OF WE EXEMPTED LANDSCAPED PARKING, LANDSCAPED LANDSCAPE PARKING
ISLANDS BECAUSE THAT THAT CREATES AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE IN THE PARKING FIELD AND SO SIMILAR TO THE LAST APPLICATION AS PART OF A RECOMMENDED CONDITION
OF APPROVAL THIS LANDSCAPING WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. AND SO THE VERY SIMILAR MOTIONS ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT
FOR THE LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE THE REZONING SUMMARY PUBLICATION AND THEN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THANK YOU MR. CENTENARIO ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. CENTENARIO ON THIS?
I KNOW I KNOW WE'VE GOT THE APPLICANT HERE AS WELL. I'M TRYING TO SEE AROUND YOU MAKE .
GOOD EVENING. WELCOME MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS DAN WILLIAMSON PARK AND GOAL MR. LOWMAN I'M GOING TO GO RIGHT TO YOUR QUESTION BEFORE YOU ASK IT. THAT IS THE ONE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN TEN YEARS?
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT THERE'S $1.5 MILLION WORTH OF REASONS WHY IT WON'T SIT EMPTY AFTER TEN YEARS. THAT'S A SIMPLE ONE. THE SECOND ONE IS COURSE THE ONE WE ALL LOVE IS PROPERTY TAXES.
WE CONTINUE TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE LET'S JUST SAY OPPORTUNITIES ON THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE OUR PLAN. OUR PLAN SHOWS MULTIPLE USES
ON THE PROPERTY UNDER THE OLD SYSTEM WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE HERE. YOU JUST SIMPLY CAN'T DO ALL THAT AND OF COURSE IF THE PARKING'S NOT THERE THERE'S NO WAY TO FINANCE THE PROJECT GOING FORWARD.
THIS IS JUST SIMPLE MATH SO GIVING US THE ABILITIES THAT YOU'VE PUT IN THIS PLAN A THE MULTIPLE OPTIONS TO THE BEING ABLE TO BUILD THE PARKING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS THAT FIRST DEVELOPMENT PHASE THAT
WE HAD ON THE PAPER WHICH BY THE WAY WE HAVE THE NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING READY TO GO HAD INTEREST RATES NOT GONE THE WAY THEY HAD WE WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED OUR PROJECT ALREADY WHICH IS KIND OF INTERESTING.
SO LIKE I SAY HOPEFULLY IT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION THAT IT WON'T SIT EMPTY BECAUSE THAT IS THE MARKET AND WE MAKE MONEY BY DOING THINGS ON OUR PROPERTY. WE CURRENTLY PARK CARS.
WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THAT REVENUE WITH SOMETHING IN TEN YEARS. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF COUNSEL IF NOT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING
ON ITEM 4.5. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PARKING GO REGARDING REZONING AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AT 7901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SO ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK AT ITEM 4.5 THIS EVENING MR. GRIFFITH REVIEWING COUNCIL I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SPEAK ON THIS
APPLICATION. I'M VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT JUST TOOK PLACE UP HERE. I KNOW THAT MR. NELSON HAS HAD LEGITIMATE CONCERNS THROUGHOUT
GRIFFITH IF I COULD ASK YOU WE WERE AROUND 4.5 NOW I UNDERSTAND AND I UNDERSTAND THE EMOTIONS OF THIS BUT WE'RE ON ITEM 4.5 AND IF YOU COULD SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THIS ONE I SURE. THANK YOU.
I THINK THE APPLICATION THAT'S BEFORE YOU FOR PARKING GO VERY MUCH LIKE THE APPLICATION FOR A PARKING FLY. I WAS DONE IN GOOD FAITH BASED UPON YOUR ACTION OF MARCH
YOU'VE CHANGED THAT DIRECTION WITH THE DISCUSSION THIS EVENING AND I THINK IT'S IT'S BAD FAITH AND AND I WISH THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE FINISHED THIS UP AS WE ALL EXPECTED
THIS EVENING. I CAN TELL YOU AS A LAND USE ATTORNEY THAT CONDITIONS THAT YOU IMPOSE ON THIS APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY RELATED TO
LAND USE AND ZONING PRINCIPLES NOT TAXATION AND AND YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO FIND IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT THAT'S THE ANSWER. THANK YOU MR. GRIFFITH.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK READY? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE? MAYBE WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON LINE COUNSEL NO ONE COMING FORWARD. NO ONE ON THE PHONE WISHING TO SPEAK. I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE
THE PUBLIC HEARING AT ITEM 4.5 SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4.5. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS HAVING STEPPED AWAY FOR A MOMENT HERE COUNCIL QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON ON THIS ONE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON MAY I BE
SUPER QUICK BECAUSE IT'S FAIRLY REPETITIVE FROM THE LAST ONE SO MY COMMENTS STILL STAND ON THIS ONE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THIS APPLICANT FOR SHOWING A PLAN TO DEVELOP THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AND NOT
JUST DOING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL IF NOT COUNCIL WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF MOTIONS
ATTACHED TO ITEM 4.5 COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. FIRST ONE UP IS TO ADOPT A
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE USE LAND DESIGNATION AT 7901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE FROM SOUTH LOOP MIXED USE TO HIGH INTENSITY MIXED USE MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO
SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON THANK YOU. TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AT 7901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE FROM SOUTH LOOP MIXED USE TO HIGH DENSITY
MIXED USE NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FIVE ONE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
IN OPPOSITION COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS HAVING STEPPED AWAY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING LAND LOCATED AT 70 901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE
IN THE CITY BLOOMINGTON FROM H X DASH OR HIGH INTENSITY MIXED USE WITH RESIDENTIAL TO SIX TWO MIXED USE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON TO ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP AND REZONING LAND LOCATED AT 7901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE AS STATED. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE
SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED I NO I VOTED WRONG MOTION CARRIES FIVE ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON AND OPPOSITION COUNCIL MEMBER REVISE HAVING STEPPED AWAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DALLESSANDRO
I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF THE ORDINANCE REZONING 70 901 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE FROM HR262 COUNCILMEMBER D'ALESSANDRO WITH THE MOTION
SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON FOR SUMMARY PUBLICATION AND ITEM 4.5. NO OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I MOTION
CARRIES SIX ZERO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER REVERSED HAVING STEPPED AWAY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO WELL I'M IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ONE AS IF WE'RE GOING TO AMEND IT LIKE WE DID THE LAST ONE.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION ONLY TO VOTE AGAINST IT. YOUR CAN I I MEAN I'M HAPPY TO DO IT BUT I JUST WANT TO BE SURE USUALLY THE PERSON THAT MAKES THE MOTION DOESN'T TURN
AROUND AND VOTE AGAINST IT BUT THAT IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. >> OKAY THEN I'LL DO THAT. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO? >> WELL, I THINK I WOULD SAY IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS IF WE WERE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT
FOR ITEM 4.4. WE GOT TO LOOK AT IT FOR 4.5 I BELIEVE AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER. BUT I DO THINK I THINK JUST TO BE OKAY TO BE FAIR TO THE APPLICANTS, I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE. >> OKAY.
SO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THE THE HEARING OR THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO JUNE 29TH. THAT'S MY PROPOSAL, RIGHT?
YES. OKAY. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON TO POSTPONE OR TO TABLE THE FINAL MOTION IN THIS THIS SERIES FOR
ITEM 4.5. THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT UNTIL THE COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 29TH. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I OPPOSED NO ONCE AGAIN FOR THREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS DALLESSANDRO RIVAS AND THE MAYOR IN OPPOSITION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MR. CENTENARIO YOU WE APPRECIATE IT AND THANKS TO OUR APPLICANTS FOR FOR COMING
FORWARD AND HAVING THE CONVERSATION. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON ITEM FIVE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS ITEM 5.1 IS A AN UPDATE ON OUR PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN FIVE
YEAR UPDATE. MS. RENEE CLARK IS WITH US ON THIS ONE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE THE FIVE YEAR PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN UPDATE I'LL
PRESENT A PROCESS AND TAKE ANY EARLY FEEDBACK ON DIRECTION AS WE GET STARTED TONIGHT I'LL REVIEW THE 2021 PARKS SYSTEM
MASTER PLAN IN PROCESS WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHY WE ARE PROPOSING THIS SYSTEM UPDATE EXPLAIN HOW WE'LL EVALUATE THE SYSTEM IN THE APPROACH TO THE WORK AND REVIEW SCHEDULE AND
NEXT STEPS WITH YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AS WE WAIT FOR ADVANCING THE SLIDES I CAN JUST KEEP TALKING. >> I THINK YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION THE PURPOSE
OF THE UPDATE IS TO EXPAND ON THE DETAILS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATE SERVICE LEVELS FOR MAJOR PARK AMENITIES INCLUDING PLAYGROUND COURTS, ATHLETIC FIELDS AND TO PRIORITIZE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
ALIGNING PRIORITIES AND FUNDING WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS GUIDING FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS.
IT'S NOT A PLAN FOR INDIVIDUAL PARKS. AS WE START THE UPDATE I WANT TO JUST REMIND US ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DID IN THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER
PLAN A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY RECREATIONAL PROGRAM ANALYSIS THAT SAID THE COST RECOVERY MODEL THAT WE'RE USING TODAY IT GUIDES OUR CORE PROGRAMING.
WE DID A DEMOGRAPHICS AND TRENDS ANALYSIS TO STUDY SERVICE LEVELS AND SITE NEW PARK AMENITIES AND WITH THIS UPDATE WE ARE GOING DEEPER INTO THAT SERVICE LEVEL TOO
IDENTIFY HOW TO PRIORITIZE THOSE SPECIFIC PARK AMENITIES I TALKED ABOUT AND WILL LET'S
TRY IT NOW SEE IF IT WORKS. THAT WAS THE REAL I CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT WITH OUR PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THESE TOP
FRAME PRIORITY PARK ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL THAT GUIDE OUR WORK. THE ACTION PLAN INCLUDES THESE PRIORITIES AND A NINE TOTAL
THAT ESTABLISH A HIGH LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK. THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE PROGRESS AND DETERMINE WHAT COMES NEXT. SO UNDER EACH OF THESE NINE
PRIORITIES THERE'S A CHECKLIST OF ITEMS THAT WE BRING TO YOU PERIODICALLY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING SLIDE AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
ALISON WARNER STRATEGY AND BUDGET MANAGER FOR PUTTING OUR PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN INTO AN VISIO AND CREATING THIS PROGRESS DASHBOARD FOR US IT IS ONLINE.
THESE ARE SCREENSHOTS OF WHAT THAT LOOK LIKE. LOOKS LIKE THE NINE PRIORITIES WITH THE CHECKLIST ITEMS ARE THAT 74% PROGRESS OF ITEMS
FIVE YEARS AGO WE SET OUT TO DO TO ADVANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM. SO THESE INCLUDE PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH NEW AMENITIES ADDED A FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSOR MEANT THAT
WE COMPLETED EQUITY PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK THAT'S INTEGRATED INTO OUR PLANNING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ASSET CONDITIONS AND REPLACEMENT NEEDS THAT'S DONE THROUGH OUR
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN. THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT WE IDENTIFIED EARLY ON AND SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN NATURAL RESOURCES AS
PROMISED WITH THE MASTER PLAN WE'VE GOT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND GREAT RIVER GREENING BLOOMINGTON NEIGHBORS NURTURE NATURE AND A NEW ADAPTIVE PARK PROGRAM ALL BEING TRACKED
IN THIS PROCESS. AND THEN JUST A REMINDER THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE NINE MILE CREEK CORRIDOR RENEWAL PROJECT CAME THROUGH OUR RECOGNITION COUNCIL'S RECOGNITION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY AND YOU KNOW I'LL JUST NOTE THIS EFFORT IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF ITS KIND IN THE METRO AREA WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AND WHY WE'RE
UPDATING THE PLAN AFTER FIVE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION WE'VE GOT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FACILITY CONDITIONS, REPLACEMENT NEEDS, RECREATION
TRENDS AND FUTURE COSTS. THE UPDATE WILL HELP US CONTINUE MAKING THOUGHTFUL INVESTMENTS THAT PROVIDE THE GREATEST COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE WILL WORK TO ALIGN
PRIORITIES CIP AND FUNDING WITH THIS UPDATE PARK MASTER PLANS ARE A TEN YEAR VISION THAT WE YOU KNOW, CHECK IN WITH THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL TO CREATE A ROADMAP AS
YOU WILL. THIS FIVE YEAR UPDATE IS JUST ALIGNING WHAT WE'RE DOING IN A LITTLE GREATER DETAIL WITH THESE PRIORITY THESE AROUND
SYSTEM NEEDS WITH COUNCIL AND PUBLIC INPUT THE FRAMEWORK EVALUATION WILL LOOK AT REPLACEMENT NEEDS USING
RECENTLY COMPLETED CONDITION RATINGS THE HIGH IT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE EQUITY LENS OF THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK THAT IS GOING TO BE THAT SUPPLY THAT ARE NEIGHBORHOOD
SCALE AS WELL AS A CITYWIDE SCALE THAT OPERATIONALIZED EQUITY PRIORITIZATION TOOL WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE MASTER PLAN USES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER ASCETICS POPULATION
CHARACTERISTICS AND PARK CONDITION THAT CREATE A PRIORITIZATION RANKING. THIS IS HOW WE CHOSE SMITH PARK AS OUR FIRST BIG PLAYGROUND REINVESTMENT WITH
THAT NINJA STYLE WARRIOR COURSE WITH COMMUNITY INPUT IT'S ALSO HOW WE'RE PRIORITIZING NATURAL RESOURCES RESTORATION AT THAT SAME PARK WITH PARK WITH THE HENNEPIN
COUNTY GRANT BRYANT PARK WAS CHOSEN USING THE SAME TOOL THE HIGHEST RANKED COMMUNITY PARK USING THIS TOOL AND ALSO THE SYNERGY TO PROVIDE NATURAL RESOURCES TRAIL LOOPS IN PARKS
AND NEW PARK AMENITIES. BESIDES THIS TOOL WE'VE GOT A GEOGRAPHICAL LENS THAT USES COUNCIL DISTRICTS TO LOOK ACROSS THE CITY TO CREATE EQUITY AS WELL AS GENDER
EQUITY IS DRIVEN RECENT INVESTMENTS WITH THE DRED SCOTT AND KELLY PLAYFIELD SET IMPROVE SOFTBALL FOR VARSITY AND KENNEDY GIRLS AS WELL AS OUR YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS. WE'LL USE THE YOUTH SPORTS STUDY RECREATION TRENDS AND
COMMUNITY DEMAND AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO GUIDE THIS UPDATE IN COUNCIL YOU WILL ALL BE ENGAGED IN JULY FOR INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS ON
THAT YOUTH SPORTS STUDY. I'VE GOT A PLAYGROUND ANALYSIS HERE TO DEMONSTRATE THE DATA DRIVEN APPROACH WE ARE TAKING THE CURRENT SYSTEM HAS 42 CITY PLAYGROUNDS.
OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS USED A VARIETY OF METRICS AND CREATED A WEIGHTED FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE IT NEEDS FOR
REPLACEMENT LOOKING USING THIS FRAMEWORK 14 PLAYGROUNDS A THIRD OF OUR SYSTEM REQUIRE ARE UP FOR REPLACEMENT AND FIVE OF THOSE NO LONGER HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR
MAINTENANCE. SO THIS IS TO ILLUSTRATE THERE'S A BACKLOG OF SOME WORK TO FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE STANDARD DIFFERENT DRIVEN APPROACH. THE OVERLAPPING CIRCLES HERE
SHOW REDUNDANT ACCESS TO PLAYGROUNDS. WE'LL USE DETAILED DATA LIKE THIS AND ABOUT PLAYGROUND CONDITIONS, SERVICE LEVELS AND THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN.
THE EQUITY TOOL AND THE PARK MASTER PLAN TO LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR HOW WE APPROACH PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT IN THIS CASE EARLY OBSERVATIONS DIFFERENT
FACILITIES MAY SERVE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS AND MAY REQUIRE DIFFERENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. THIS EXAMPLE SHOWS HOW WE MAY EVALUATE DIFFERENT SERVICE
LEVELS FOR PLAYGROUNDS. SOME FACILITIES FUNCTION AS COMMUNITY DESTINATIONS WHILE OTHERS SERVE MORE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD NEED. LOOKING AT FACILITIES THIS WAY WILL HELP US FOCUS INVESTMENTS
WHERE THEY CAN PROVIDE THE GREATEST VALUE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THIS SLIDE AGAIN IS ILLUSTRATING A POTENTIAL SERVICE LEVEL APPROACH FOR PLAYGROUNDS. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE AND THAT NO DECISIONS ARE MADE THE UPDATE WILL IDENTIFY HOW TO MAINTAIN ACCESS AND PROVIDE EQUITY AMENITY IS WHERE FUTURE
INVESTMENTS SHOULD OCCUR AND HOW THOSE INVESTMENTS CAN BE SUPPORTED THROUGH A SUSTAINABLE FUNDING STRATEGY. ALIGNING IP AND FUNDING WE'LL REVIEW SERVICE LEVELS OF THE KEY AMENITIES I MENTIONED
PLAYGROUNDS, COURTS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS AND LINK THAT TO THE YOUTH SPORTS STUDY JUST NOT THIS YEAR. CAP WILL BE IN A STEP OF THIS DIRECTION ALIGNING OUR
PRIORITIES AND PLANS NEXT YEAR'S CIP WILL BE MORE OF A REFLECTION OF THE WORK WE'RE WE'RE DOING UNDER THIS UPDATE ONGOING WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE PRIORITIES WITH CITY
COUNCIL AS PART OF THE CIP PROCESS EACH YEAR A BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS AND NEXT STEPS WHERE WE'RE GOING THIS SUMMER WE'RE DOING THE ANALYSIS PHASE
OF THE WORK KIND OF LOOKING MORE DEEPER AT THE PLAYGROUND EXAMPLE I SHOWED YOU ACROSS THE SYSTEM FOLLOWED UP BY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
COMING BACK THIS FALL TO A COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AND WE ANTICIPATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT STEPS. Q ONE OF NEXT YEAR. SO AGAIN THE PURPOSE IS JUST TO INTRODUCE THIS UPDATE AND
TAKE ANY INITIAL FEEDBACK IN DIRECTION AS WE GET STARTED . APOLOGIES. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBER DO I HAVE A QUESTION IN A COMMENT IF IT'S OKAY MR. MAYOR BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK RIGHT GENERALLY. SO FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IT
WELL CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH THE CIRCLES ON THE MAP? SURE. OKAY. SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AND I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS IN THIS MAP THAT WE DO NOT HAVE COVERAGE
FOR PARKS AND RECREATION IN THE SAME WAY IN THE SOUTH LOOP AS WE NEED EVERYWHERE ELSE. SO MY FIRST COMMENT WOULD BE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE THOUGHT OR DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT IN THE PARKS MASTER PLAN. I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER BACK TO
2021 WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT BUT I KNOW WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK A DECENT AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ESPECIALLY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE SAYING HEY I'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A PLACE TO TO PLAY IN THE
SOUTH LOOP AND YOU KNOW WHILE WE HAVE BLOOMINGTON CENTRAL STATION THAT'S NOT REALLY A PLAYGROUND, IT'S NOT REALLY A PARK AND SO SOME CONCERTED EFFORT TO TRY TO FIND SOME NATURAL SPACE AND GREEN SPACE
THERE OR SOME PLAY SPACE WOULD BE I THINK GREAT. THE OTHER THING I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS AND I GUESS MY QUESTION YOU KIND OF MENTIONED HOW YOU MIGHT LOOK AT THESE THINGS WHERE WE DO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP IS IS THE UTILIZATION OF THE PARK A CONSIDERATION FOR NOT NECESSARILY I MEAN OBVIOUSLY NOT GETTING RID OF A PARK PER SE BUT TO TRANSFORM THE PARK
USE IS THAT KIND OF THE IDEA AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GO ABOUT GETTING UTILIZATION INFORMATION AS PART OF THE STUDY THAT YOU'RE DOING TO SEE WHAT YOU SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY
WITH THAT PARK FOR EXAMPLE? MAYOR COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WE WILL I GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OF HOW WE'RE APPROACHING THE WORK. IT'LL ALSO INCLUDE LOOKING AT
PARK USAGE WHO'S USING THE PARK USING TOOLS LIKE PLACE ARRAY. I WILL USE REAL CENSUS DATA TO SEE WHO LIVES NEAR THE PARKS SOME DEEPER ANALYSIS ON NOT
JUST COVERAGE BUT WHAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO. THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS TO THE EQUITY LINES THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN AND IT'S DEEPER THAN JUST DO YOU HAVE ACCESS
TO A PLAYGROUND BUT WHAT IS THAT KIND OF ACCESS AND QUALITY OF THE AMENITY WE KNOW NATURAL AREA ACCESS, NATURAL ACCESS TO NATURE IN ACROSS THE
CITY ISN'T EQUAL AND WE TRY TO ADDRESS THAT THROUGH SMALLER EXPERIENCES AND CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH SOME OF THESE SITES AS WELL.
SO THIS ONE SIMPLY LOOKING AT OVERLAPPING ACCESS WILL GO DEEPER THAN THAN JUST WHAT'S THERE. IS IT A PLAYGROUND? BUT WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE A
COMMUNITY PARK IN THAT SERVICE AREA WHICH IS LARGER THAN A SMALLER PLAY LOT WHICH IS A PLAYGROUND WITH THAT SINGLE PARK AMENITY.
PERHAPS PEOPLE LIVING THERE MIGHT PREFER SOME OTHER TYPE OF EXPERIENCE. IT COULD BE A SINGLE PLAY FEATURE THAT IS MORE EXCITING
THAN A REALLY AGE ROUND OR IT COULD BE WE STUDY A PARK AND REALIZE THE AND WE'VE DONE THIS WHERE A LOT OF THE ACCESS IS OCCURRING OVER THE LUNCH
HOUR AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ARE COMING THERE FROM PLACES WHERE YOU WOULD BUY FOOD. SO MAYBE WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO SOMETHING THAT SUITS YOU KNOW,
A PLACE TO GATHER AND EAT YOUR LUNCH. SO UNDERSTANDING THE USE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEAR THE PARK AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PEOPLE WILL BE FACTORED INTO OUR EVALUATION AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE BRING.
OKAY. AND YOU SAID Q1 OF 2027 IS WHEN WE'LL LIKELY HAVE YOU COME BACK AND KIND OF PULL TOGETHER THAT DATA AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MODIFICATIONS. >> MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER DALLAS
SANDEL EARLIER THAN THAT LATER THIS YEAR WILL BE BACK WITH THE STUDY SESSION WITH OUR FINDINGS AND SOME DISCUSSION TO HAVE ABOUT WHAT NEXT STEPS LOOK OKAY IN THE GOAL WOULD BE
THEN TO MODIFY THE SIP OR WHATEVER TO TRY TO START TO INFUSE THE DEVELOPMENT OR THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY CORRECT. SO THIS YEAR WE'VE GOT AN EYE TOWARDS WE WE KNOW WHAT OUR
BUDGET HOW WE'RE BUDGETING AND FUNDING ASSUMPTIONS WILL HAVE AN EYE TOWARDS NEEDS AND NEXT YEAR SIP WILL BE YOU KNOW MORE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS
STUDY. OKAY. THE LAST COMMENT I'LL MAKE MR. MAYOR JUST YOU KNOW I KNOW ONE OF THE ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS REASONABLE OUT OF SOME OF THE COMMENTARY WE'VE HAD AROUND THE SHARED USE AGREEMENT WITH DARO FAROOQ
AROUND THE PLAY GROUND AREA IS THAT IT IS THE LOSS OF GREEN SPACE TO A PUBLIC AND IN THE EAST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON WHERE WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE ARE GAPS IN THAT AVAILABILITY IT
WOULD BE SMART FOR US TO BE THINKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE MAKE AMENDS FOR THAT NOT IN A BAD WAY BUT TO SAY LIKE HEY, YOU
KNOW THIS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE WHAT IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THAT AREA THAT WE COULD CONTINUE ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ALREADY KNEW THAT THERE WERE SOME ISLANDS OF OF OF MISSING AVAILABILITY FOR
IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ANYHOW SO THANK YOU APPRECIATE THANK YOU AND BUILDING ON THAT THIS THIS GRAPHIC IS IMPRESSIVE SHOWING THE COVERAGE AND I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE I MEAN WE'RE TALKING PLAYGROUNDS PLAY LOTS HERE CORRECT. DOES IT INCLUDE LIKE TRET BATHS? IS THAT CONSIDERED A PLAYGROUND? BUT IT IS OR MAYOR COUNCIL THE
MAP BEFORE YOU IS SHOWING THE HALF MILE RADIUS AROUND PLAYGROUNDS SPECIFICALLY SO OTHER PUBLIC SPACES, OTHER OPEN SPACES THAT THAT'S NOT INCLUDED HERE.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY PLAYGROUNDS DOES INCLUDE TREAD BAR THE BLOOMINGTON ICE GARDEN OR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ALL THOSE PUBLIC PUBLIC STRUCTURES PUBLIC FACILITIES THAT FALL
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF OF PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION. SO CORRECT. INTERESTING. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THIS FOLLOWING UP ON THE
MAYOR'S QUESTION ABOUT BEING PLAYGROUNDS, IS THERE ANY WAY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN CITY OWNED AND SCHOOL OWNED BECAUSE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTS DEPENDS ON THE HOURS
AND AVAILABILITY OF SCHOOL OWNED PLAYGROUNDS I ANYTIME SCHOOLS IN SESSION OR THEIR BEFORE OR AFTER OR SOME OR
PROGRAMS. >> MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON I CAN'T CLARIFY IF THIS MAP INCLUDES SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS OR NOT BUT YES THERE IS A WAY AND WE HAVE FOR EXAMPLE THE 42
PLAYGROUNDS I TALKED ABOUT OUR CITY OWNED PLAYGROUNDS. WE HAVE THEM IDENTIFIED AS BOTH AND I THINK HOW WE CONSIDER COVERAGE AND ACCESS LATER ON WILL COME TO BEAR IN THE DISCUSSION.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST EXPANDING BEYOND PLAYGROUNDS A LITTLE BIT, JUST A GENERAL COMMENT JUST FOR FEEDBACK IS THERE SEEMS TO BE
A PERCEPTION THAT THAT HAS COME ABOUT BECAUSE IF SOMETHING ISN'T MAINTAINED THEN IT FALLS INTO A STATE OF DISREPAIR SUCH THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND
BECAUSE THAT MAYBE MOVES TO A DIFFERENT FUND A CAPITAL VERSUS A MAINTENANCE FUND IT TAKES LONGER. AND SO THERE'S A IT TAKES
LONGER TO FIX THE WORST CONDITION THING. SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO FIX THAT BECAUSE I KNOW I RUN INTO THIS IN A COUPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AROUND ME THAT I THINK ONE OF THEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
RESURFACED AND THIS WAS LIKE TENNIS BASKETBALL COURTS RESURFACED ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS AGO AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND SO IT'S DELAYED.
AND THE REASON IT WASN'T FIXED AT THAT POINT WAS COVID AND OBVIOUSLY WE MADE DECISIONS AND AND HAD TO REVAMP THINGS. SO IS THAT ACCURATE OR IS THIS NEW PLAN REALLY GOING TO FOCUS
ON THE WORST GETS FIXED FIRST SORT OF THING AND ARE THERE ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES LIKE SOME OF THE ONES THAT COULD HAVE AN OVERLAY AND HAVE
THEIR LIFE EXTENDED MIGHT MISS OUT ON THAT? SORRY FOR THE LENGTHY QUESTION. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THE PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK WILL CERTAINLY FACTOR IN CONDITION
IT WILL FACTOR IN OTHER THINGS SUCH AS EQUITY, THE MAINTENANCE VERSUS REPLACEMENT ARM MAINTENANCE BUDGET FUNDS, THE RESURFACING ONCE
PLAYGROUND OUR COURTS FALL INTO THE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE THEN THAT'S A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT THAT ISN'T FUNDED AT THE BEGINNING BEFORE AND IS THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING CONCISE ABOUT THAT AND IT'S SORT OF A NOT NOT ON YOUR SIDE AN UNSATISFACTORY ANSWER THAT
BECAUSE IT GOT WORSE NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER TO GET FIXED. COUNCILMEMBER LIMIT THANK YOU
MAYOR SO WHEN WE LOOK AT ACCESS ONE ONE QUESTION I KIND OF HAVE WHEN I LOOK AT THIS THIS WHOLE PIECE HERE IS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THESE DIFFERENT KIND OF CIRCULAR
THINGS IS THERE ANY CONCEPTUAL IDEA IN TERMS OF SAFETY YOU KNOW, FOR FROM A YOUNGER KID TRYING TO GET FROM ONE PLAYGROUND TO ANOTHER PLAYGROUND AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ACCESS SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'M KIND
OF THINKING ABOUT AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS EQUITY AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION IS REALLY YOU KNOW, HOW CAN A KID OR HOW CAN A FAMILY GET TO THESE INDIVIDUAL YOU KNOW, IS
THERE A YOU KNOW, LIKE 86TH STREET I THINK ABOUT WHEN I GREW UP ON LIKE 84TH FIFTH YOU KNOW FOR WAS MY MY SPOT TO KIND OF GO TO BUT EVEN YOU KNOW, EVEN 84TH IS NOT REALLY ALL THAT SAFE DEPENDING WHAT
YOUR AGE IS TO CROSS OVER THAT. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KIND OF THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF EXPERIENCE. SO WHILE WE MAY HAVE A LOT OF THESE CIRCLES HERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE, THERE'S A LOT MORE THERE'S A
LOT MORE THERE'S LARGER ROADS THAT JUST MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT T KIND OF GET ACROSS AND SO, YOU KNOW, KIDS KIND OF LOCKED INTO KIND OF WHERE THEY'RE AT. I MEAN I KNOW OUR OUR MAJOR PLACE WAS PLAYING RIGHT ON
THAT ROAD WHICH IS PROBABLY PROBABLY WORSE BUT SO THAT'S KIND OF ONE THING WHEN I LOOK AT THE WHOLE ACCESS PIECE OF THIS AND AS WE LOOK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAN, HOW DO WE CREATE, YOU KNOW,
ACCESS FOR FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO YOU KNOW, THOSE FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE MOBILITY, THOSE WHO ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS, THOSE WHO YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPES
OF EXPERIENCES ARE WE CREATING FOR THOSE AND WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO BE A WELCOMING COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S INTERESTING YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF IN JUNETEENTH IN A WEEK MAYOR AND
WE HAVE 42, YOU KNOW, PARKS YOU KNOW, KIND OF YOU KNOW JACKIE ROBINSON I'M A BIG BASEBALL FAN SO I COULDN'T I COULDN'T MISS THAT 42 RIGHT. IT'S I JUST KIND OF JUST SAW
THAT FOR IT. THAT'S INTERESTING THAT IT'S OUT THERE. THE LAST THING THAT I KIND OF HAVE FOR THERE'S LOTS OF QUESTIONS I HAVE BUT I CERTAINLY CAN SEND THEM OFF TO YOU BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST
HAD THIS IMAGINATION THAT THE LAST TIME WE WENT THROUGH DOING DOING THESE PARKS THAT WE DID IT ALL IN ONE BIG UNIT AND PAID FOR IT AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST YOU KNOW IT WAS JUST LIKE LAST YEAR BUT MAYBE I'VE BEEN ON LONG ENOUGH
TO WHERE AM I MY MISREMEMBERING THIS OR. >> MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN THE PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN IS A HIGH LEVEL GUIDING DOCUMENT
NOT A PLAN FOR INDIVIDUAL PARKS. ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED FROM THE PLAN WAS NINE PARK CONCEPT PLANS WHERE THE BUILDING
REPLACEMENT WOULD GO. BRYANT PARK WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE TOOK TO COMPLETION. THE THIS STUDY WILL GO INTO GREATER DETAIL ON HOW TO
PRIORITIZE PLAYGROUNDS, COURTS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS WHICH IS KIND OF A NEXT LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE DIDN'T DO IN WOULD TYPICALLY BE INCLUDED IN A TEN
YEAR PLAN OR I WON'T SEE IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT. I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA I DON'T WANT WE DID A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK BUT YOU KNOW WE KIND OF PUT THOSE THINGS TOGETHER AND PAID FOR THOSE THOSE THOSE PLAYGROUNDS AND I DON'T WANT
TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME. OF COURSE I'D LIKE TO PAY FOR IT ALL AT ONE TIME. IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED FIVE YEARS YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS LATER, FIVE YEAR BUT PAY FOR ALL AT ONE TIME SO THAT WE GET THAT SAVINGS YOU KNOW FROM
INFLATION OF AND IT KIND OF HELPS US OVER TIME TO KIND OF ROLL THAT OUT. I LOVE THAT WE DID THAT HOW MUCH MONEY WE SAVED I REMEMBER DOING THAT AND I'D LOVE TO SEE US DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS.
I DON'T KNOW. WE CAN DO EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW? BUT I THINK IT'D BE INTERESTING TO KIND OF IMPLEMENT THAT KIND OF THINKING INTO THIS PLAN. SO THAT'S ALL. THANKS, MARE. THANK YOU.
I THINK THERE WAS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO COUNCIL MEMBER I HAVE YEAH THAT WAS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO JUST YESTERDAY. YEAH THEY HAVE YOU KNOW OTHER QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED HERE OTHER THAN TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK ALL OF THE PARK STAFF FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING AND THANKS FOR YOUR FORWARD THINKING AND
FOR LOOKING ON ALL OF THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW BLOOM TOLKIEN'S LOVE THEIR PARKS SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. >> THANKS. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER CARTER
THANK YOU MAYOR. SO I HATE TO DO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE TWO MORE ITEMS AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME BUT I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT THE PARKING FLY IN THE PARKING GO CONVERSATION
AND I THINK LIKE KIND OF LIKE IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE DECISION BEING MADE . AND SO AS I SAT HERE AND I HAVEN'T THINKING ABOUT IT, I
HAVE DECIDED TO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE POSTPONEMENT TO JUNE 29TH, 2026 OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR ITEMS 4.3 AND 4.4
. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN THE SECOND TO RECONSIDER THE THE POSTPONEMENTS ON THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR ITEMS 4.4 AND 4.5 I THINK I
THINK YOU SAID 4.3 AND 4.4 BUT 4.4 AND 4.5. SO WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT. I WROTE VERY MESSY ON MY AND AND AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
BECAUSE YOU DID VOTE IN FAVOR OF IN FAVOR OF THIS, YOU CAN BRING THAT BACK FOR A RECONSIDERATION SO EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THAT MAYOR WHO WAS A SECOND ON THAT. COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTSON YOU SO
WE HAVE BEFORE US A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. WE HAVE TO DO THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR CAN WE DO THEM TOGETHER? >> MAYOR MEMBERS I THINK SO LONG AS EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS YOU COULD DO THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS SINCE IT'S EXACTLY SAME ACTION OTHER THAN THE PROPERTIES. BUT THEN WHEN YOU GO TO MAKE IF IT PASSES AND YOU GO TO ACTUALLY REVOTE YOU SHOULD DO
EACH OF THOSE SEPARATELY COPY THEM. >> OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE ACTIONS TAKEN REGARDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ITEM 4.4 AND 4.5. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT COUNCIL
SO WE'RE GOING TO COUNCILMEMBER ON THE QUESTION OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSSION OR NO I'M THAT'S WHAT AN YEAH QUESTIONS COMMENTS YEAH SO I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT YEAH NO I THINK
YOU KNOW I'M OF THIS OF THIS THOUGHT TO HOWEVER YOU KNOW ONE OF OUR YOU KNOW ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES DID DID DID RAISE THE POINT YOU KNOW CAN WE CONSIDER THE SMALL LITTLE
ADDITION TO THIS CONDITIONAL USES AND I THINK IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING THE MERIT OF IT. YOU KNOW I I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT BUT I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER THE MERITS OF IT AND I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING THE MERITS
OF IT ESPECIALLY SINCE I THINK PAST COUNCILS HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AND I THINK HE'S REPRESENTING YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S IS REPRESENTING THAT POINT OF VIEW IN THAT PERSPECTIVE
AND I THINK IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING IT, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT B BE SUPPORTING IT BUT YOU KNOW, I'M WORTH LISTENING TO IT AND
AND CONSIDERING THE IDEA I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT CERTAINLY WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THAT THAT FRICTION KIND OF COMING INTO THIS. BUT I DO THINK IT'S IT'S IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S BRINGING FORWARD YOU KNOW IT'S TEN YEARS MAYBE SOMETHING MAY NOT HAVE FRUITION. SO I THINK IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING I MEAN I'M NOT I'M NOT GOING TO HANG MY HAT ON
THIS AND DIE ON THIS HILL. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SINCE WE'VE SAID WE MIGHT DO THAT, I THINK WE REALLY OUGHT TO CONSIDER IT SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILMEMBER YOU LAST QUESTION. YEAH, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
ARE WE RECONSIDERING THE ADDITION TO OR JUST THE TAX ADDITION TO IT OR JUST RECONSIDERING THE VOTE ON ON
MOVING IT OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING? THE RECONSIDERATION IS FOR IT TO TABLE IT UNTIL NEXT MEETING WHICH BY AND THROUGH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEN WE WOULD AS WE WOULD HAVE OUR STAFF TO
TO INVESTIGATE AND COME BACK WITH AN ANSWER REGARDING THE TAXES. YES THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN THIS IF WE VOTE AGAIN WE WILL BE VOTING TO NOT POSTPONE IT OR TO ELIMINATE THE TAX WE WOULD
MOVE IT. >> I'M ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD BE TO APPROVE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US AND WAS IN FRONT OF US TO SORT OF APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS STATED IN THE STAFF REPORTS. >> OKAY.
THANK YOU. MAY REMEMBER AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THERE, THIS IS A TWO STEP PROCESS AND SO WE'RE IN THE RECONSIDERATION POINT. IF THE RECONSIDERATION MOTION PASSES THEN WE'RE BACK TO AS
IF THE VOTE NEVER HAPPENED AND THEN I WOULD ADD THAT IF THE COPY DOES ULTIMATELY PASS BY A MAJORITY VOTE WHICH IS WHAT'S REQUIRED, THEN THE LAND USE
CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY WILL CHANGE ITS NATURE AND THE ASSESSOR HAS INHERENT OBLIGATION TURNS ON HOW THEY STATUTORILY CLASSIFY AND
REVIEW PROPERTY AND SO WE CAN CERTAINLY GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION BUT I, I SUSPECT BASED ON WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE ASSESSING OFFICE THAT THAT RE ANALYSIS WILL BE TRIGGERED AS
A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN THE STATUS OF THE PROPERTY. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. MISS MAY UNDERSTAND SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND WE HAD A SECOND ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON THIS COUNCIL AND THIS IS SIMPLY TO RECONSIDER THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND ITEM 4.4 AND 4.5 NO FURTHER COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
SO WOULDN'T TECHNICALLY WE'D BE RECONSIDERING THE MOTION TO POSTPONE. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. AND THEN WE'D VOTE ON THE MOTION TO OPPOSE POSTPONE AGAIN AND THEN IF THAT DOESN'T
PASS THEN WE'D MAKE ANOTHER MOTION. NO I THINK ONCE IT'S BEEN RECONSIDERED THEN I THINK WE IT'S OPEN FOR A MOTION AND WHETHER IT'S A MOTION TO ADOPT
THE RESOLUTION AS STATED HERE OR THE MOTION TO ADOPT TO TO POSTPONE AGAIN I MEAN OKAY ANY
FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS ON THE MOTION IN THE SECOND TO RECONSIDER THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ACTIONS AND ITEM 4.4 AND 4.5 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
SAYING I OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES FIVE TWO WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS NELSON AND LOWMAN IN OPPOSITION SO MIRA NOW I COULD MOVE OKAY AND WE HAVE TO
MOVE THESE INDIVIDUALLY NOW. OKAY SO I WOULD MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AT 3737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST
SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND CODE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEER CARTER, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AT 3737 50 AMERICAN BOULEVARD EAST SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND CODE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION.
ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LOWMAN OR
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN OPPOSITION THEN I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING REMOTE AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AT 7901
INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND CODE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING REMOTE PARKING AIRPORT PARKING FACILITY AT 79 AND ONE INTERNATIONAL DRIVE. SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND CODE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION. NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SIX ONE WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR RECONSIDERING. THANKS FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS
ON THIS AND AGAIN THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON FOR BRINGING UP OBVIOUSLY PERTINENT AND AND APPLICABLE ISSUES BUT THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO AN IN 5.2 IN OUR AGENDA THIS IS REGARDING A PROPOSAL FOR THE ADORA APARTMENTS DEVELOPMENT KEVIN KANIS FROM OUR PORT AUTHORITY IS HERE. >> GOOD EVENING MR. KINASE THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US.
IS LAYTON? YES. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SO I'M HERE WITH A AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL CALLED THE ADAORA APARTMENTS
ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS AT THE CORNER OF AMERICAN AND 13TH AVENUE SOUTH AND CITY STAFF RECEIVED A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FROM THE DEVELOPER JOHNNY OPARA AND
HIS COMPANY G O COMPANIES TO DEVELOP A LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECT AT THIS DEVELOPMENT SITE IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE TAX CREDITS. THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE CERTAIN
ACTIONS BY JULY 9TH IS THAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR THAT APPLICATION. SO STAFF IS HERE TO ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS SITE IN ORDER TO ALLOW US TO
DO THAT AND MR. OPERA AND HIS ARCHITECT COS WILSON WHICH IS ALSO THE NEIGHBOR OF THE PROPERTY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO ALIGN IT WITH
ZONING REQUIREMENTS. IT'S AT THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD REQUIRE REZONING BUT IT'S THEY'VE MADE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO IT TO ALIGN IT WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND THE
PROPERTIES THEMSELVES. SO THERE ARE 79, 20, 7930 AND 7940 13TH AVENUE SOUTH SO THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF AN ACRE CURRENTLY
GUIDED FOR OFFICE ALTHOUGH THEY ARE CLOSE TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THE CITY. ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED THESE PROPERTIES IN THE MID-NINETIES AS A RATE OF THE STATE RIGHT
OF WAY ACQUISITION FUND AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THAT FUND BE REPAID IN AMOUNT OF $285,570 FOR THOSE
PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY STAFF DID HAVE AN APPRAISAL ORDERED A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT AND LATE NOVEMBER 2022 THAT APPRAISED THAT THOSE
PROPERTIES AT 695,000 WE DID ASK OUR CITY ASSESSOR TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON THAT RANGE IS CLOSER TO ABOUT $800,000 NOW ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CONFIRMED VIA A SEPARATE
INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL TO GET AN UPDATED PRICE. THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF AS I MENTIONED IS BY JOE COMPANIES IT IS A TAX CREDIT PROJECTS SO TAX CREDITS ARE VERY
COMPETITIVE AND IN PARTICULAR THIS IS A 9% TAX CREDIT PROJECT IT'S 52 UNITS WITH A MIX OF 30%, 50% AND 60% AM I UNITS AND STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE
IN RECOMMENDING THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF THOSE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS. THE DEVELOPER WAS ALSO A FINALIST DURING THE RFP PROCESS FOR 700 AMERICAN AND
IT ALIGNS WITH THE DENSITY ALONG THE AMERICAN BOULEVARD TRANSIT CORRIDOR WITH A D LINE BUS RAPID TRANSIT THAT'S LOCATED THERE AND WITHOUT TAX CREDITS IT WOULD BE
CHALLENGING FOR THE CITY TO HAVE THESE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS SO WE ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL TRYING TO SEEK THOSE FUNDS. I ALSO NOTE THAT THE ARCHITECT, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND THE PROPERTY
MANAGER ARE BLOOMINGTON BASED COMPANIES IN ORDER TO SELL THE PROPERTY OR THE LAND DISPOSITION IN CITY CODE DOES REQUIRE FIVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES
OF THE CITY COUNCIL IF A SEALED BID PROCESS WAS NOT CONDUCTED. SO IN THIS CASE WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO DO EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND IF YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE WE WILL TAKE THOSE
NEXT STEPS. THE PROPOSED SALES PRICE WOULD BE A RIGHT DOWN TO $1. SO WRITING DOWN THE VALUE OF THAT LAND AND THEN THE H RAY WOULD BE ASKED TO APPROVE IN A FUTURE MEETING FUNDING
FOR THE REPAYMENT OF THAT RIGHT AWAY FUND SO IF COUNCIL IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ACTION TONIGHT THEN WE WOULD GO TO THE H RAY ON THE 23RD FOR THAT ACTION.
I WANTED TO NOTE THAT STAFF DOES REPEATEDLY SHARE A DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY SITES WITH DEVELOPERS DURING CONVERSATIONS INCLUDING THIS ONE THERE WAS A PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT IN 2022 THAT WAS FOR A LOWER DENSITY USE AND STAFF DID NOT ADVANCE THAT PROJECT AS A RESULT OF THAT LOW DENSITY THE PROJECT IS REQUESTING TWO FORMS
OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ONE IS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING SO THAT WOULD BE AN ESTIMATED $365,000 AND THAT'S AT ITS NET PRESENT VALUE TODAY OR 900,000 APPROXIMATE GROSS OVER THE
PERIOD OF THAT HOUSING TIF DISTRICT. SEPARATELY AS I MENTIONED THERE IS A REQUEST FOR A 285,000 APPROXIMATELY THAT WOULD GO TO THE HRA AND THAT
WOULD LIKELY BE FROM LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID FUNDS. I WANT TO NOTATE ON THE SLIDE THERE IS ONE LITTLE SECTION THAT HAS AN ASTERISK SO THERE WAS AN UPDATE TO PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY AFTER THIS WAS PUBLISHED AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO MAKE THAT UPDATE IN THE PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS AS WELL. SO THE PROPOSED TIMELINE HERE THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ENGAGED WITH STAFF ON THEIR
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AND MADE SOME UPDATES AND GONE THROUGH A STAFF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE ARE IN THIS MEETING TODAY ASKING FOR DIRECTION IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO PURSUE THIS
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY AND IF THAT IS THE OUTCOME THEN WE WOULD GO TO THE H RAY FOR THAT FUNDING REQUEST AND THEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL LATER THIS MONTH FOR A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT TAX
INCREMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING A LETTER OF INTENT TO OBLIGATE THE PROPERTY TO THE DEVELOPER IF THEY OBTAIN THE TAX CREDIT FINANCING THE DEVELOPER WOULD
THEN APPLY FOR THOSE TAX CREDITS IN JULY AND THEN THE OUTCOME OF THAT DECISION WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR OR POSSIBLY LATE OR LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN AS A CONDITION OF THAT APPROVAL THE CITY WOULD THEN HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE LAND SALE APPROVAL TIFF PLAN APPROVAL AND DEVELOPMENT TITLED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SO THAT WAS THE ADDITION TO THIS PRESENTATION AND SO THOSE WOULD ALL BE SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING STEPS THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE AND THEN IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED THE PROJECT WOULD START CONSTRUCTION
IN THE FALL OF 2027 WITH A 2028 COMPLETION. SO WHY ARE WE ASKING FOR THIS NOW TAX CREDITS ARE EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE ESPECIALLY THESE 9% TAX CREDITS AND THIS
APPLICATION PROCESS IS REALLY A ONCE A YEAR THING. SO EITHER YOU GET IT IN NOW OR YOU KIND OF YOU MISSED THE BOAT SO TO SPEAK. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE OPPORTUNITY THAT EXISTS TODAY.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THE DEVELOPER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT BUT TO SET A HIGH LEVEL JOHNNY OPARA AS THE DEVELOPER WHO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HE'S DOING A SIMILAR PROJECT
IN RICH FIELDS ON PENN AND I THINK 64TH IT'S ALSO A TAX CREDIT PROJECT OF A SIMILAR SCALE AND AS I MENTIONED HIS ARCHITECT, HIS GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY ARE ALL
BLOOMINGTON BASED COMPANIES. ADDITIONALLY THE DEVELOPER IS DOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS THIS WEEK AND THE NEXT WEEK AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS HAS STARTED TO DO
DOORKNOCKING WITH RESIDENTS AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS DID PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO STAFF THAT THEY HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR FOR IT IS LIVABILITY CONCERNS THAT
ARE RELATED TO TRAFFIC AND PARKING. SO WHAT A STAFF ASKING FOR OUR COUNCIL APPROVAL TONIGHT IS DIRECTION ON IF YOU'RE AUTHORIZING EXCLUSIVE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER IF YOU ARE SUPPORTIVE OF US TAKING THE NEXT STEPS TO PREPARE A TIFF PLAN IN THE FUTURE WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT AS PART OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR THE APPLICATION.
BUT IN THE FUTURE WE WOULD IF YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR ASK OF THE HRA TO REPAY THE RIGHT OF WAY FUND THOSE ARE REALLY THE QUESTIONS WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TONIGHT. TONIGHT IS REALLY ABOUT
SETTING DIRECTION FOR STAFF AND IF WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL APPROVAL PROCESSES THAT WOULD HAPPEN ACCORDING TO THAT TIMELINE THAT I OUTLINED
. I WANT TO NOTE WE DID MAKE A SMALL UPDATE TO THE MOTION FROM THE PACKET TO PROVIDE MORE CLARITY AND THAT'S BEFORE YOU AND I WILL GIVE THE DEVELOPER AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SPEAK AS WELL BUT WANTED TO
BE RESPONSIVE TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ANY QSTIONS OF MR. CASE COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN IF YOU COULD JUST TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME TIMES BEFORE WE'VE DONE THIS WHERE WE JUST WE DON'T HAVE A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS AND IF THERE'S A STAFF
CRITERIA ON THAT JUST SO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THE MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN SO THE CITY CODE CURRENTLY REQUIRES THAT A PUBLIC BID PROCESS HAPPENS SO THAT WOULD
EFFECTIVELY BE AN RFP PROCESS. WE'VE HEARD FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FROM COUNCIL THAT WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST AND SO WE ARE BRINGING
THIS PROJECT FORWARD TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT DEVELOPMENT IS ALL ABOUT TIMING AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST AND THIS IS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT THAT
WITHOUT THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT RESULT IN THESE AFFORDABLE UNITS. COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO AND I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO DO THE
MATH HERE BUT IT'S NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST THE TAX CREDITS. DO I HAVE IT RIGHT? YOU WERE AND YOU'RE NOT JUST ASKING US TO DO TIFF.
YOU'RE ALSO ASKING US TO GIVE AWAY A PROPERTY WORTH ABOUT $600,000 TO THEM FOR A DOLLAR. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO THAT IS ACCURATE. SO THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS
FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AS WELL AS THAT RIGHT DOWN. AND SO THE 285,000 THAT'S THAT'S THE APPROXIMATE VALUE THAT'S TO REPAY THAT STATE RIGHT OF WAY FUND THE
ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IS 800,000. SO THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL WRITE DOWN ON TOP OF THAT TO 85. >> SO YOU ARE CORRECT. YEAH.
SO SO I DON'T KNOW I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD I MEAN I, I DON'T I DON'T USUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TIFF. I UNDERSTAND THE WAY TIFF
WORKS AND TO ME THAT'S THAT'S JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUYING INTO MONEY THAT'S COMING BACK TO US. THIS IS NOT MONEY THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US. SO SO WE ARE ASKING WE ARE AND IT IS I MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE COULD GO THERE BUT CONSIDERING IT'S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, IT ALSO YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT MORE I MEAN YOU'RE
ASKING THE HRA YOU'RE TAKING LARGER FUND SO IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S $1 MILLION HERE LIKE $900,000. THERE'S A $600,000 IN IN IN IN
VALUE IN THE PROPERTY THAT WE WANT TO GIVE TO THEM AND IN ADDITION TO THAT WE WANT TO GO TO THE HRA AND SAY HEY, TAKE $285,000 AT A LARGER AND GIVE THAT TO THEM TOO. AND I DON'T KNOW LIKE THAT
FEELS LIKE HEAVY THAT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY AND I FOR A PROJECT THAT IS ALSO GOING TO NEED TIFF AND ALSO GOING TO NEED A 9% TAX CREDIT FROM THE STATE.
I GUESS I DON'T KNOW TAX CREDITS WORK SO I DON'T KNOW. I NEED A LITTLE HELP FEELING GOOD ABOUT THIS ONE SO ANYTHING YOU CAN OFFER ME BUT THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S
NOT SOMETHING IT'S NOT IT'S NOT TYPICAL OF ONES WE'VE I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN ONE LIKE THIS IN A YEAR OR TWO AND THE SAME THING NO WE DIDN'T DO THAT.
WE DIDN'T GIVE AWAY THE LAND FOR $600,000. WE DID NOT DO THAT. >> IS COUNCIL ANY OTHER. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER DALLAS I'M LIKE I'M JUST AND I'M LOOKING AT MR. HOPPER HERE
SHORTLY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CASE. WHY DON'T WE BRING MR. OPERA UP?
OH, OKAY . GOOD EVENING, MR.. GOOD EVENING. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. IT HAS BEEN COUNCILMEMBERS. MAYOR. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
MY COMPLIMENTS TO KEVIN AND TO CAME IN TO OUR CITY STAFF. WE WERE JUST EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AS KEVIN MENTIONED, WE WERE A FINALIST SEVEN 700 AMERICAN
BOULEVARD A FEW YEARS AGO. WE CAME IN SECOND BUT YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS HAD ASPIRATIONS ABOUT PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. I WORKED FOR THE MALL
OF AMERICA ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO BUSING FROM THE MALL TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY. SO BLOOMINGTON HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART BUT WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY BACK
IN 2018 AS FAR AS STEEL COMPANIES WE ARE A REAL ESTATE FIRM BASED IN SAINT PAUL AND OUR EMPHASIS OUR FOCUS IS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKFORCE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY OUR JOB IS TO HELP CHANGE THE NARRATIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO COST THE CUSTOMER. WHAT MOMENTS ARE COMMENTS EARLIER THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR RESIDENTS RIGHT. WE HAVE ASSETS THAT WE
DELIVERED IN ST PAUL THE HOLLOWS ASSETS AND BROOKLYN CENTER WINGS OF COMMONS AND OF COURSE WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW WITH THE CITY WE FEEL CALLED PENN
STATION ON 65TH AND PENN SO WE DELIVERED 158 UNITS SO FAR SINCE 2021 WE HAVE WORKED WITH US BANK NONPROFIT LENDERS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE'VE LISTENED TO
THE COMMUNITY AND I BELIEVE THE ADAORA IS DOING JUST THAT . I THINK THAT THE ADAORA IS DOING SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN DELIVER NOT ONLY ONES AND TWOS BUT ALSO THREES AND FOURS
WHICH ARE VERY LIMITED IN TERMS OF FAMILIES THAT ARE GROWING. I'M AN IMMIGRANT. I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG SO I KNOW THAT FAMILIES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR
A PLACE TO LIVE OR 5 OR 6 IT'S REALLY HARD IN A ONE BEDROOM AND TWO BEDROOM, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER SOMETHING THAT IS STILL HIGH QUALITY A WASHER AND DRYER IN EVERY UNIT BALCONIES UNDERGROUND PARKING
GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, SOLID CORE DOORS. WE HAVE AN EXPECTATION IF WE CAN'T LIVE THERE WE WANT TO BE A PART OF IT AND CASPERSON IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET A BLOOMINGTON BASED COUPLE.
WE'RE AO WORK WITH CASPERSON AND ONE OF THE LARGEST REDEVELOPMENTS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA CALLED THE HEIGHTS RIGHT. WHICH SHERMAN ASSOCIATES. SO OUR EXPERIENCE IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS PROJECT COULD MEAN TO THIS
COMMUNITY IS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T LIVE IN A COMMUNITY BUT WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY SO WE ARE GOING TO PARTAKE IN TWO MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO
UNDERSTAND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON AND FIND SOME COMMON GROUND? WE'VE DONE THAT WITH PENN STATION AND RICHFIELD WHERE THERE'S NOT A NEARBY PARK SO
WE DID WHAT IS CALLED AN INDOOR PARK SO WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING A PARK INSIDE OF THE ACTUAL APARTMENT SO IT EVEN COMES FROM PARKING OR TRAFFIC.
THERE WASN'T A TRAFFIC STUDY REQUIRED AT LEAST AT THIS POINT BUT WE'D BE OPEN TO THAT CONVERSATION AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WANT TO LISTEN FIRST.
RIGHT AND RESPOND NOT ONLY TO THIS COUNCIL BUT ALSO MORE IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS THAT LIVE IN A COMMUNITY BUT ALSO SOUTH THERE ARE SOME OLDER NEWER
PROPERTIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME CORE STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WOULD BE INPUTTING INTO THIS PROJECT. THIS IS AN INVESTOR OF ALMOST $30 MILLION AND WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING WITH THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT.
SO YES, TO YOUR POINT, COUNCILMEMBER DALLESSANDRO, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU. AND THE MAYOR SAID THE DOOR PERFECTLY WAS IS FANTASTIC.
SO BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT HOW THE PROCESS WORKS REALLY IT'S REALLY FINANCIAL READINESS WITH THE APPLICATION WITH MINNESOTA HOUSING. SO WHEN WE'RE ASKING THE CITY
TO GIVE US THE LAND FOR A DOLLAR THAT JUST SHOWS TO MINNESOTA HOUSING IN TERMS THE STRENGTH OF THAT PARTNERSHIP IS FOR US. OKAY SO NOT ONLY IS HE OR JILL
COMPANIES APPLYING FOR TAX CREDITS BUT THEY HAVE A TRUE PARTNER IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS. WE'VE DONE THIS WITH THE CITY OF RICHFIELD. WE'VE DONE THIS WITH THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER CITYF ST
PAUL SINCE THERE WERE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WERE USED TO PURCHASE THAT LAND. WE ACTUALLY HAD TO BUY THE LAND. SO THIS IS REALLY MORE SO PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS
IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO EFFECTIVELY GET SOME KIND OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS FROM THE CITY SO WE CAN INCREASE OUR COMPETITIVENESS FROM A SCORING STANDPOINT.
SO I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN WITH THAT AND IF I WERE IN YOUR POSITION I WOULD ASK MORE QUESTIONS TOO. BUT I THINK LASTLY WE HAVE HEARD SOME CONCERNS FROM THE
COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF PARKING IN TERMS OF QUALITY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS SEMI-TRUCKS PARKING ALONG 13TH, I WILL TELL YOU
THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CODE COMPLIANT PROJECT SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. IT IS CODE COMPLIANT. IF IT WASN'T I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW. WE'VE WORKED WITH CITY STAFF ON ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS
IN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC WORKS MAY HAVE. BUT I WOULD SAY THIS IS CODE COMPLIANCE. ALL THE PARKING IS ON THE GROUND SO THERE'S NO PARKING
ON THE STREET. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD WORK WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO SEE IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY IF NEED BE TO GET A AN APPROVAL
FOR US TO BUILD A PARKING THREAT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THE BUILDING PARKED ITSELF THE SEMI-TRUCKS ALONG 13TH IF YOU'RE GOING TO SEE CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD SWAY THEM TO NIGHT AND THAT'S AN ENFORCEMENT DEAL.
SO THAT WOULD WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS THE CITY AS FAR AS YOU KNOW SPEED YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SEE A DEVELOPER THE STATURE IT ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT.
YOU KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO, GOD FORBID HIT ANYBODY. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY JUST REINFORCE THAT I THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON HAS ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A
GREAT SITE SAID IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME SO WE WANT TO INVEST $30 MILLION IN THIS PROJECT. BUT ALSO TO JUST REAL QUICKLY IF FOR ANY REASON GOD FORBID WE DO NOT GET THE TAX CREDITS ,YOU KNOW, IN THIS
APPLICATION PROCESS THEN THAT WOULD WARRANTS, YOU KNOW, THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SO THIS IS REALLY A WORK IN PROGRESS CONTINUING WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH CITY STAFF AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. OBAMA AND I ASK
FOR QUESTIONS IN A MINUTE. COUNCIL SO WHAT I WILL SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING THERE AND I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO BASED ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE HEARD AT OUR
LISTENING SESSION TONIGHT AND I MIGHT ADVICE WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TALKING TO THEM AND LAYING OUT YOUR VISION AND GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM IN TERMS OF THEIR CONCERNS AND YOUR VISION FOR WHAT YOU HOPE
TO ACCOMPLISH IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE WE HAD A GOOD SIZED GROUP AT OUR LISTENING SESSION THAT WERE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR
COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS AND CAST MEMBER NELSON. WE HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS FOR YOU. IT IS MY KNOWLEDGE SO YOU DEDICATE YOURSELF TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR MAINLY
RIGHT? YES, I MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS, WE SPECIALIZE IN DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY HOUSING THAT JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE AFFORDABLE. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND MY IS TWO
DOOR QUESTION BUT WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO DO THAT? GREAT QUESTION. SO I GREW UP IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RIGHT? SO WE STARTED WE STARTED THIS COMPANY BECAUSE MY FATHER HE WAS ON SSI, HE LIVED
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN 2018 I MADE A COMMITMENT TO H THAT I WOULD TRY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
HIGH QUALITY HOUSING THAT IS A NONPROFIT PROPERTY. SO THAT'S WHAT REALLY SPURRED THIS WHOLE VISION. >> WELL THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION . I JUST WANTED TO LIVE FOR MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE I MET YOU BEFORE
AND I VISITED A COUPLE OF YOUR BUILDINGS THROUGH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT ONE OF THE APARTMENTS AND THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST PROJECT
THAT HAS ALL THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT? WELL, ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS MAYOR CUSTOMARY VOWS ARE EFFECTIVELY ALL AFFORDABLE OR WORKFORCE SO RANGING FROM
60% IN MIND TO 30%. AM I OKAY SO THAT'S CLEAR THERE. SO WHAT I DO RECALL THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN IT WRONG IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS. HOWEVER, WHAT I NOTICE IS THAT
SOME OF THE APARTMENTS WERE PERHAPS 60% AND THAT'S WHEN I LOOKED AT THE FURNITURE ALL THE APPLIANCES WERE THE SAME. I SAID 30% AMY AND IMPRESSED
ME AND I DON'T RECALL IF I SPOKE TO SOME OF YOU GUYS BUT BUT I ALWAYS WANTED TO BRING YOU TO THE TO THE LIMELIGHT BECAUSE I DID LIKE THAT IDEA
THAT THE RELUCTANCE OF PEOPLE TO LIVE IN SUCH BUILDINGS IS THE FACT THAT IF YOU GO LOOK AT AN 80 OR 60% OF MY COMPARED TO A 30% IN MY ALL THE APPLIANCES ARE LOW QUALITY AT
30% AM I THE MATERIALS IN THE BUILDING ARE NOT COMPARABLE TO THE OTHERS. AND WHAT I NOTICE IN THE BUILDINGS THAT I VISITED IS THAT EVERYTHING WAS EXACTLY THE SAME EXACTLY SIZE DIFFER
BUT YOU KNOW IT'S A GREAT THING TO YOU HAVE COME INTO OUR CITY AND ARE YOU TRYING TO DO SOMETHING YOU KNOW BASED ON WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THE PAST ABOUT YOU AND YOUR COMPANY I'LL BE SUPPORTING
THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. PREMIER NELSON. YEAH. THANK YOU. SO GIVEN THE 30% AM I UNITS AND ALL OF THAT AND I THINK THERE WAS A NOTE IN THERE THAT YOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES FOR SOME OF YOUR RESIDENTS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT THOSE SERVICES MIGHT BE OR HOW THAT OPERATES? YES, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SO WE WORK WITH SIMPSON
HOUSE AND THERE A NONPROFIT HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES. WE WORK WITH THEM ON WINGS OF COMMONS. WE WORK WITH THEM. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM WITH PENN STATION.
SO EFFECTIVELY JUST TILL THE UNITS WILL BE DEDICATED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE PERMANENT HOUSING. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO EFFECTIVELY GRADUATE
FROM MAYBE BEING IN THE SHELTER THAT COULD BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, THAT COULD BE FOLKS THAT ARE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PART OF THE VA A RANGE OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
THE GOAL IS TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO THIS NEW HOUSING THAT IS REALLY DEMONSTRATING TO THEM THAT THEY ARE DESERVING TO LIVE SOMEWHERE
NICE TO BE SOMEWHERE WHERE COUNCILMEMBER RIVAS IS POINT SO WHERE YOU CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE MAKING AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS WHERE MEMORIES ARE CREATED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS
THAT REGARDLESS OF ONE'S INCOME WHO COULD BE A POLICE OFFICER OR SENIOR OR SOMEONE COMING FROM COORDINATE ENTRY OR SOMEONE COMING FROM A UNIQUE SITUATION THEY ALL HAVE
THE SAME EXPERIENCES. AND THEN JUST ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. THIS IS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS. I'M NOT QUITE AS CERTAIN I HAVE IT ON YOURS BUT I'M ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT
CONCENTRATING LOW INCOME PEOPLE. YOU'VE GOT YOUR PROJECT WHERE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE FOCUSED ON AND DOING IT IN A HIGH QUALITY WAY. SO I RECOGNIZE THAT YOU GOT TO
KNOW WHAT PROPERTIES NEARBY I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE BOUNDARIES BUT I THINK SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA THE MET COUNCIL IS DEFINED AS AN
ECONOMIC AREA OF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. I FORGET THE TERMS OF IT BUT IT'S YEAH IT'S IT'S A SO ADDING MORE HOUSING THAT
FOCUSES ON LOW INCOME FOLKS HOW DO YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S A POSITIVE THING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK YOU'LL DO A GOOD JOB AT
ANSWERING THIS THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON I WILL TELL YOU THAT SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUTS TOGETHER WHAT IS CALLED CUZIT'S QUALITATIVE CENSUS
TRACTS AS YOU ALREADY KNOW SO MEANING THAT 50% OF THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. RIGHT. SO LET ME JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE RENTS FOR THIS PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW THE RENTS YOU KNOW WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FOR 30% OF MY UNITS AT YOU KNOW, 1405 UPWARDS TO 1988. RIGHT.
SO ALMOST $2,000, RIGHT. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE RENTS IN COMPARISON TO THE NORMAL PROPERTIES OR COMPARISONS TO SOME MARKET
RATE PROPERTIES, THEY'RE STILL WITHIN THE SAME REALM, RIGHT? SO THE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY THIS IS WHERE I GO BACK TO FOR EXAMPLE WE LOOK AT WINGS OF COMMONS. WE HAVE THREE BEDROOMS, WE
HAVE FOUR BEDROOMS BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, WHEN YOU RESIDE IN THEM WE USE THE EXACT SAME MATERIALS THAT YOU WOULD BUILD MARKET RATE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU KNOW IN THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA ANYTHING THAT IS 60% IN MY IN BELOW IS CONSIDERED LOW INCOME HOUSING. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A NARRATIVE SURROUNDING THE AFFORDABLE HOMES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM BUT EVERYONE IS LIVING IN THESE BUILDINGS. THEY ARE WORKING THEY ARE
PRODUCING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. SO I THINK IF WE WERE TO YOU KNOW, THE WORD CONCENTRATION PROBABLY I THINK IN MY
OPINION, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP IN ST PAUL AND OUR RENT WAS $400 FOR A ONE BEDROOM THE COMPARISON TO RIGHT NOW MAYBE THAT CONVERSATION COULD BE MORE WARRANTED THERE BUT RIGHT
HERE WHEN YOU'RE PAYING ALMOST $2,000 FOR A 6% YOU KNOW, UNIT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT INFLATION, I DON'T SEE THAT AS MORAL CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY. THANK YOU, SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID SOUNDS GREAT AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE LANDED ON
BLOOMINGTON AS A COMMUNITY THAT YOU WANT TO BUILD IN. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF AND I'M SORRY IF YOU SAID THIS AND THEY MISSED IT BUT HOW LONG HAS THIS PIECE
OF LAND BEEN VACANT FOR? >> GREAT QUESTION. SO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER CARTER SO THE CITY ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY IN I BELIEVE IT
WAS 1994 AND PRIOR TO THAT I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATES THERE WAS A SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON THE PROPERTY AND THEN THERE WAS A DEMOLITION THAT HAPPENED.
SO THE CITY HAS HAD THESE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN MARKETED AND VACANT FOR LIKE TWO DECADES AT THIS POINT AND AS I MENTIONED WE'VE HAD NO
REAL INTEREST. WE WERE WORKING WITH POTENTIAL DEVELOPER OF THE SITE FOR A SIMILAR PROJECT SO THAT WAS THE 30 600 SQUARE FOOT KIND OF MORE OF AN OFFICE PROJECT DUE TO THE SCALE
OF THAT IT WASN'T BROUGHT FORWARD BY STAFF OR RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPROVAL BUT IN 20 YEARS IT'S BEEN ESSENTIALLY ON THE MARKET AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF INTEREST.
I CAN'T SPEAK TO 20 YEARS AGO BUT I KNOW NOT OF MY TIME AND YEARS PRIOR THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS MARKETED. WE FREQUENTLY HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS ABOUT MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENT SITES INCLUDING THIS ONE.
IT IS SOMEWHAT CONSTRAINED IN TERMS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND SO THAT LIMITS THE OPTIONS HERE. AND SO MR. O'HARA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF TO ALIGN A
PROPOSAL THAT CAN REALLY FIT ON THE SITE GIVEN SOME OF THOSE CONSTRAINTS. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. WELL, IT IS QUITE THE INVESTMENT ON THE CITY SIDE.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT BUT I ALSO YOU KNOW, HEARING THAT THERE WILL BE $30 MILLION INVESTED, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S PROBABLY THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD TRADEOFF ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT WE'RE GETTING.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS. I KNOW IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ADVOCATES IN THIS SPACE OR YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO I'VE TALKED TO WHO
ARE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT ARE 3 OR 4 BEDROOM I MEAN THIS IS A HUGE NEED A HUGE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT THESE ARE HIGH QUALITY APARTMENTS BUILT WITH MARKET RATE MATERIALS. I JUST YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT
PROJECT AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT AND SEE IT MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER A COUPLE OF PROCESS QUESTIONS HERE. MR. CAN I BUY IF WE WERE TO
APPROVE THIS TONIGHT WE BASICALLY ARE SAYING CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG HERE BASICALLY I'M READING THIS MOTION BEING STAFF CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE EXPECT THE STAFF TO DO .
IS THAT CORRECT, MR. MAYOR? THAT'S A PRETTY EFFECTIVE SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING. WHAT I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT AND SO AND I TALKED TO AGAIN THESE FOLKS THAT WE WERE TALKING TO EARLIER IN THE LISTENING SESSION.
YES, I MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO THEM THAT THIS WAS WE ARE LITERALLY AT THE STARTING LINE HERE AND THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF WORK TO GO THROUGH MANY PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITIES, MANY PUBLIC FEEDBACK
OPPORTUNITIES AS WE WORKED OUR WAY THROUGH THIS PROCESS JUST LIKE THERE AREN'T ANY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES HERE IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT, MR. MAYOR? THAT IS CORRECT.
THE ONE THING I WILL NOTE IS THE APPLICATION IS VERY COMPETITIVE AND SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR THESE RESOLUTIONS. IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE APPLICATION. SO I, I APPRECIATE ALL THE
QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT IS A COMMITMENT THAT HAS BEEN MADE AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. BUT AGAIN THIS ISN'T SHOVELS AREN'T IN THE GROUND TOMORROW THERE'S THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS.
CORRECT? VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON COUNCILMEMBER LOWMAN COUNCILMEMBER CARTER I THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL BE QUICK. I SUPPORT THIS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT TO THE FINANCIAL CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED. I THINK THOSE ARE LEGITIMATE. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT BUT I WOULD POINT OUT THAT IT'S $20,000 A UNIT THAT IS
ACTUALLY FAIRLY COMPETITIVE TO SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT I'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE DONE AND APPROVED TOO ON WHERE WE'RE GETTING 9% AFFORDABLE IN A MARKET RATE AND YOU KNOW SPENDING FRANKLY THROUGH TURF
MORE THAN THIS BECAUSE IT'S A LARGER BUILDING AND ALL OF THAT AND MUCH HIGHER AMOUNT PER UNIT. SO I THINK ON ON THAT SIDE IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAKES A TON
OF SENSE AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME OF THE DEVELOPER TO BE HERE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS EXTREMELY WELL. SO I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
. COUNCILMEMBER LOGAN THANK YOU. I'LL TRY TO RETURN A TENANT TIME HERE. GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK AGAIN. YOU KNOW I THINK THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IN MY MIND IS
OKAY, WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING A FIGHT TRYING TO DO A52 VOTE HERE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING SIGNIFICANT TAXPAYER MONEY IN THERE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? MY ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES. I THINK IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE. YOU ALL 20 YEARS.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER TALKED ABOUT THIS THING HAS BEEN BEEN AVAILABLE AND THAT YOU KNOW WE GET FROM THE TAX BASE WHEN THIS THING EVENTUALLY GETS DONE. SO I'M I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO KIND OF MAKING THIS STEP FORWARD AND I THINK YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD THE MOST PERTINENT QUESTION I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND CAN WE MEET THOSE RESIDENTS CONCERNS
AROUND THAT AREA? AND THAT'S WHAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT. WE MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING THAT CONCERN. BUT YOU KNOW, I MEAN THIS IS THE DIRECTION OUR CITY IS TRYING TO GO AND WE'RE TRYING TO DENSIFY MORE THINGS TOO.
SO I THINK WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS WE'RE KIND OF MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. AND SO I THINK WE WE JUST NEED TO AS A POPULACE GET USED TO THIS IDEA AND I KNOW I GROWING UP IN THAT AREA I WOULDN'T
WANT TO SEE THAT GO NEXT TO ME AT ALL. SO YOU GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU AND GOOD LUCK COUNCIL IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER MR. MAYOR SO I WOULD MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO ONE PREPARE A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREPARE A LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE CITY ON PROPERTIES AND THREE RELEASED
THE APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTIES AND FOR RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 29TH 2026 FOR ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARTER SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
ROBERTSON TO DIRECT STAFF AS STATED IN THE MOTION REGARDING OUR ITEM 5.2 THE SEATING NO
FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS THERE IS COUNCIL MEMBER I JUST HAVE A REALLY DUMB QUESTION. I MEAN SERIOUSLY WHY WOULD WE PAY FOR AN APPRAISAL IF WE'RE GOING TO WRITE IT DOWN TO A
DOLLAR WHO CARES? YES MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THE APPRAISAL THAT WE HAVE REFERENCED WAS FROM NOVEMBER OF 2022.
SO AT THIS POINT STAFF HAS NOT ENGAGED AN APPRAISER TO DO AN UPDATED APPRAISAL AND PART OF THAT WAS WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS AND NOT WANTING TO INCUR ANY
ADDITIONAL COSTS WE COULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY LEGAL IMPLICATIONS THERE. I AM SEEING A NO FROM MS. MANDERS RIGHT.
SO WE'LL TAKE THAT UNDER DIRECTION OR ADVISEMENT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OKAY. MAYBE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, COUNSEL WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND REGARDING THE MOTION YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN
ZERO MR. POWER LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING ON THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, COUNSEL WE ARE AT 955.
I SET THEIR LIMIT AT 1015. MY WATCH IS YELLING AT ME TO STAND UP BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HERE SO LONG AND WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE THING TO DO SO I'M GOING TO LOOK TO STAFF TO GET US THROUGH THIS AND I AND LOOK
AT COUNSEL TO GET US THROUGH THIS AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I AM 5.3 IS ARE 20 2728 BUDGET PROCESS UPDATE IS COURTESY. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND
COUNCIL SO TONIGHT WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE 20 2728 BUDGET PROCESS AND THE WORK UNDERWAY TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSED BUDGET. FIRST THE CITY MANAGER WILL REVIEW THE BUDGET OUTLOOK AND
EXTERNAL PRESSURES AND THEN I'LL GO OVER THE BUDGET CALENDAR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. OUR TWO YEAR BUDGET PROCESS PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. AND WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO CITY MANAGER ZACK WALKER TO BEGIN THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, COREY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WE'VE OFFICIALLY GONE SO LONG THAT MY FAMILY CAME HERE
LOOKING FOR ME SO I'M GOING TO SPEED THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT HERE FOR ALL OF US. SO AS COREY SAID TONIGHT IS NOT ABOUT SETTING THE TAX LEVY.
IT'S NOT ABOUT MAKING ANY BUDGET DECISIONS. BUT REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS KICK OFF A CONVERSATION TONIGHT THAT SO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS ALL OF US ARE OPERATING FROM THE SAME COMMON OPERATING PARADIGM AS WE
DISCUSS OUR 2027 AND 2028 BUDGET. WE ARE ENTERING THE BUDGET PERIOD. I CAN SAY CONFIDENTLY FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH BUT AT
THE SAME TIME RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS ARE FACING GROWING FINANCIAL PRESSURES. SO THE GOAL THAT I WOULD LIKE ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER ON
IS STRIKING THAT RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN MAINTAINING THE EXCELLENT SERVICES THAT DEFINE THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THOSE ONGOING AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS.
SO AS I SAID, WE ARE OPERATING FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH. THE COMMUNITY IS TELLING US THAT BLOOMINGTON IS DELIVERING RESULTS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE HERE, OUR MOST RECENT COMMUNITY SURVEY HAS VERY
STRONG NUMBERS. THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT CERTAINLY VALIDATE THE WORK OF EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT AND ARE INDICATORS THAT CITY SERVICES ARE MAKING A VERY POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE NOT ONLY SEE THAT IN THE SATISFACTION NUMBERS WE GET BUT WE SEE THAT IN THE RESULTS FROM OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS THINGS LIKE CRIME
HAVING DECLINED BY 10% THE $155 MILLION IN BLOOMINGTON FORWARD PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DELIVERING OUR HOME VALUES CONTINUING TO RISE VERY STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION HERE AT THE
CITY THAT PUTS US IN RARE ERROR AMONG OUR PEERS NATIONALLY. AND THEN OF COURSE MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING SERVICES ACROSS SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS. THAT IS ALSO DATA THAT SPEAKS
FOR ITSELF. SO THEN WHEN I TALK ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS GOING WELL, IT BEGS THE QUESTION WELL THEN WHAT'S THE ISSUE AS I SEE IT, THE ISSUE IS THAT TWO THIRDS OF OUR GENERAL FUND COMES FROM
PROPERTY TAXES. THAT MEANS THAT THE BUDGET DECISIONS THAT WE ALL MAKE DIRECTLY IMPACT AND AFFECT OUR TAXPAYERS, OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES ALIKE.
66% OF OUR REVENUE IN OUR GENERAL FUND COMES FROM THOSE PROPERTY TAXES AND THAT CONCENTRATION IS WHY FISCAL DISCIPLINE IS SO IMPORTANT.
THIS CHART SHOWS OUR HISTORIC LEVY TRAJECTORY OVER TIME. OUR AVERAGE LEVY INCREASE BETWEEN 2008 AND 2022 WAS
APPROXIMATELY 3.6%. RECENT YEARS AS YOU'LL SEE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. A LOT OF THAT INCREASE REFLECTS THINGS LIKE INFLATION ,THE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN AND EXPANSION OF OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY INVESTMENTS AND DEFERRED NEEDS THAT EMERGED AFTER THE PANDEMIC PERIOD OUT OF 2021. SO AS WE LOOK AHEAD, ONE
OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS DETERMINING WHAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IS SUSTAINABLE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND MEETING THE NEEDS THAT OUR COMMUNITY RELIES UPON US FOR
BUT ALSO WHAT'S SUSTAINABLE FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. I THINK YOU CAN SEE IN THIS GRAPH THAT THAT WORK STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN WE SET OUR LEVY AT A BELOW 7% WHICH WAS BELOW
THAT LAST FOUR YEAR AVERAGE BUT ALSO A FOUR POINT BELOW OUR PEERS STATEWIDE HERE IN MINNESOTA. SO BEFORE DISCUSSING NEXT STEPS WHICH CARR IS GOING TO FOCUS ON, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE BUDGETING IN SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL AREAS THAT WE LOOK TO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT BUDGET OR WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND I THINK THE TERM THAT COMES UP THERE IS
UNCERTAINTY. WE ARE SEEING EITHER DIRECTLY OR THREATS OF REDUCED FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING WHICH IS A CORE PART OF OUR BUDGET AND OUR SERVICES. THERE'S ALSO BROAD SPENDING
REDUCTION EFFORTS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR PROGRAMS HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING CHANGES THREATEN MANY OF THE KEY INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE IN BLOOMINGTON.
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING REMAINS UNCERTAIN. TARIFFS AND TRADE POLICIES CONTINUE TO CREATE VOLATILITY AND DRIVE UP MATERIAL COSTS
AND THEN INFLATIONARY PRESSURES THAT ARE TIED TO FEDERAL FISCAL AND MONETARY ACTIONS ALSO FURTHER COMPOUND AND CREATE UNCERTAINTY IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
THOSE ISSUES ARE ALSO TROUBLESOME FOR SOME OF OUR PARTNERS HERE IN THE STATE. THE STATE IS FORECASTING A $3.4 BILLION DEFICIT AND ITS
BUDGET FOR THE 2829 BUDGET BIENNIUM. THAT'S LIKELY GOING TO FLOW DOWNHILL TO CITIES AND SEE AN IMPACT HERE AN UPWARD STRAIN ON DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES AS
THE STATE HAS TO, YOU KNOW, ROLL BACK SOME OF THEIR SERVICES TO BALANCE OUT BUDGET. OUR PARTNERS AT HENNEPIN COUNTY ARE DOWN 432 FTE AS
YEAR OVER YEAR AND ARE ALSO FACING $59 MILLION IN FEDERAL REVENUE EXPOSURE PARTICULARLY AGAIN IN THOSE GRANT AREAS. SO WHEN OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS ARE UNDER STRAIN IT AFFECTS
OUR SERVICES AND THE SHARED PROGRAMS WE DEPEND ON. ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING THAT STATE AND COUNTY STRESS OR BLOOMINGTON STRESS ANOTHER AREA THAT WE LOOK TO AND SEE
CHALLENGES IS WITH FUEL PRICING AND THE THOSE COST PRESSURES NOT ONLY AFFECT OUR RESIDENTS BUT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR EXPENSES HERE AT THE CITY AS WELL. THE REGIONAL AVERAGE HERE
IN THE TWIN CITIES AS OF LAST WEEK WAS $3.95 FOR A GALLON OF GAS WHICH IS A 35% INCREASE FROM JUST ONE YEAR AGO. SO AS I MENTIONED, THAT NOT
ONLY IMPACTS WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE FACING IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS BUT THAT IMPACTS EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT THAT MOVES PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT HERE IN OUR CITY.
CANNOT TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND WHAT WE ARE FACING WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF OPERATION METRO SURGE. OBVIOUSLY THE LEISURE ECONOMY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE BLOOMINGTON ECONOMY AND 2026
QUARTER ONE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT LOSSES. THESE ARE STATEWIDE NUMBERS BUT IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 4600 JOBS WERE LOST DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
2.6 MILLION HOURS OF WORK WAS LOST, 3.8 MILLION TOTAL WORKING HOURS WERE LOST WHICH TRANSLATES INTO $71 MILLION IN LOST WAGES FOR PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN THE HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE INDUSTRY. THAT OPERATION HAS REAL WORLD HUMAN IMPACT ON WORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALL HAVE HEARD AND PROBABLY
FELT BUT LOCAL INFLATION CONTINUES TO RISE. SO HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES AREA INFLATION IN MAY ROSE 4.7
YEAR OVER YEAR WELL ABOVE WHAT MANY HOUSEHOLDS PROBABLY BUDGETED FOR. THAT MEANS THAT EVERY DOLLAR THE CITY IS SPENDING IS ALSO WORTH LESS. THAT IS A COST SQUEEZE AS MUCH
AS A REVENUE CONCERN FOR US HERE AT THE CITY. FURTHER COMPLICATING THAT IS NATIONALLY WAGES YEAR OVER YEAR HAVE ONLY GROWN AT A RATE
OF 3.4%. THAT'S MEANINGFUL BUT OBVIOUSLY IT LAGS INFLATION. SO WHEN YOU COMPARE NATIONAL INCREASE IN INFLATION LAST MONTH TO WAGE GROWTH YOU SEE A
NEGATIVE REAL WAGE GROWTH OF 0.8%. SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT KIND OF NEGATIVE GROWTH THERE IS A COUPLE OPTIONS NONE OF THEM GREAT. PEOPLE TAP INTO PERSONAL
SAVINGS AND YOU CAN SEE PERSONAL SAVINGS NATIONALLY ARE DOWN ALMOST 2%. THAT MEANS OUR RESIDENTS HAVE LESS FINANCIAL CUSHION THAN THEY DID A YEAR AGO.
ANOTHER NOT GREAT OPTION IS TAKING OUT MORE DEBT AND TOTAL U.S. HOUSEHOLD DEBT HAS HIT A RECORD 18.79 TRILLION AS OF QUARTER ONE 2026.
THAT IS A NATIONAL WARNING SIGN SHOWING US THAT HOUSEHOLDS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS THAT RIPPLE THROUGHOUT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
AND THEN THAT HAS A NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE TO SEEING THAT CONSUMER DELINQUENCIES HAVE JUMPED TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL IN ALMOST TEN YEARS. THAT IS A LEADING INDICATOR
OF ECONOMIC STRESS AND SIGNALS A POTENTIAL SOFTENING IN CONSUMER SPENDING AS WELL WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS IN A NEGATIVE WAY OUR TAX BASE. SO THERE IS MIXED NEWS FOR OUR
STATE MOVING AHEAD. STRONG LABOR GROWTH ACCORDING TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. STRONG LABOR GROWTH IN MARCH OF 20 OF 2026 THE LARGEST
LEVEL THAT THEY'VE SEEN IN TWO YEARS. ALSO OUTPERFORMED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. OUR LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IS ABOVE THE U.S. AVERAGE. AND SOME OF THE KEY SECTORS THAT WE HAVE HERE
IN BLOOMINGTON LIKE MANUFACTURING HEALTH SERVICES AMONG OTHERS ARE CONTINUING TO LEAD IN LONG TERM GROWTH. BUT THERE ARE AREAS OF CONCERN THAT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
RATE HAS DECLINED NOW FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE AHEAD OF THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WE ARE STILL DECLINING. SOME SECTORS ARE STILL RECORDING ANNUAL JOB LOSSES. WE ARE SEEING SLOWER LONG TERM
JOB GROWTH THAT COULD COMPRESS OUR FUTURE REVENUE GROWTH. AND THEN IMMIGRATION AND WORKFORCE AVAILABILITY REMAIN A CONSTRAINTS IN OUR STATEWIDE
ECONOMY. WE ALSO WOULD BE SHORT SIGHTED IF WE DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE. ALMOST 21% OF OUR RESIDENTS
ARE NOW 65 YEARS OR OLDER. THAT IS ABOVE THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 18%. AN AGING POPULATION MEANS GROWING DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND OFTENTIMES THAT MEANS RESIDENTS WHO ARE ON FIXED
INCOMES. OUR GROSS RENT IS ABOUT $1,500 A MONTH. THAT'S ABOUT $300 ABOVE THE STATE MEDIAN HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AS WE ALL KNOW REMAINS A MAJOR PRESSURE
POINT. OUR MEDIAN HOMEOWNER COSTS ARE ABOUT $2,000 PER MONTH. THAT'S ALSO ABOVE THE STATE FIGURES. AND THEN I WOULD JUMP AHEAD AND SAY THAT OUR POVERTY RATE
IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THE STATE AVERAGE. SO THAT'S NOT AN OUTLIER BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A POINT OF COMFORT EITHER. I THINK WE HEARD THAT IN ONE WAY EXPRESSED BACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF VEEP WAS HERE AND MENTIONED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE OUT OF EVERY NINE BLOOMINGTON RESIDENTS ARE SEEKING FOOD ASSISTANCE EVERY MONTH AT THEIR FACILITY.
SO I THINK OUR BUDGET SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE AS I SAID, TRY TO LAND BETWEEN THE POLLS OF EMPHASIZING THE THINGS THAT WE DO WELL AND THAT ARE RESIDENTS RELY UPON
US FOR BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SENSITIVITY THAT WE'RE ALL FACING AS WE HAD OUR COUNCIL RETREAT A FEW MONTHS AGO. SOME OF THOSE PRIORITIES THAT WE HEARD AND THAT STAFF WILL
BE FOCUSING ON ARE TO EMPHASIZE EXECU SSION OVEREXPANSION FINISHING WHAT WE STARTED. STRENGTHENING THE WAYS IN WHICH WE SERVE. FOCUSING ON OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. REMAINING FINANCIALLY STRONG. BEING VERY DISCIPLINED IN AND DEFENSIVE OF OUR STRONG FINANCIAL LEGACY HERE IN BLOOMINGTON. AND THEN ALIGNING OUR BUDGET
WITH STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR CONNECTS TO COUNCIL PRIORITIES. SO WITH THAT COREY IS GOING TO COME BACK AND DISCUSS WITH YOU HOW THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO UNFOLD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
MONTHS. HELLO. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS LIKE IN FIVE MINUTES? I CAN DO IT REALLY FAST FASTER THAN I WAS PLANNING.
YES. OKAY. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT BUT SO FIRST OF ALL JUST THIS IS THE CALENDAR.
AND SO I WILL JUST POINT OUT ON HERE IT'S COLOR CODED. AND SO THE GREEN BOXES ARE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THE ORANGE HOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN
COMMENT ABOUT THE BUDGET. THE DARK BLUE IS THE WORK THAT THE CITY STAFF ARE DOING. AND THE LIGHT BLUE IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SO WE'RE WELL UNDERWAY. AND THEN THESE ARE THE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD TO DATE. AND SO WE HAVE FOUR EVENTS WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO THAT ARE DONE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE LANTERN IN THE CORNER.
WE HAVE AN APRIL OVER AT THE BLOOMINGTON HOME FAIR. AND YESTERDAY IS AT BLOOMINGTON PRIDE AND THOSE EVENTS TOGETHER WE'VE HAD INTERACTIONS FOR WITH 400 RESIDENTS.
AND I WILL SAY OVERWHELMINGLY THEY HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK AND A LOT OF ENGAGED RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WATCHING. AND THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY GET A LOT OF THEIR INFORMATION FROM THE BRIEFING
ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THEY DID WELL ON OUR BUDGET TRIVIA THAT WE HAD. >> AND AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR OF DOING A TWO YEAR BUDGET PROCESS. WE'RE GOING TO BE
TRANSITIONING TO NOT JUST DOING THE 27 BUT ALSO THE 28. AND THERE WILL BE A CADENCE OF FOCUSING ON PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON THOSE OFF YEARS.
AND OF COURSE THE LEVY HAS TO BE SET BY YOU EVERY YEAR. BUT IN THERE CAN BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SETTING OR APPROVING A BUDGET FOR BOTH 27 AND 28
PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF DOING IT. WE LEARNED A LOT THE FIRST YEAR. THE FOCUS RIGHT NOW WILL BE ON REFINING AND IMPROVING IT TO
MAKE IT MORE USEFUL FOR US WITH BUDGET DECISIONS AND THERE'S SOME ALSO ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY IN THE SOFTWARE SO WE CAN INCORPORATE IT
EASIER INSTEAD OF WE HAD AN 800 PAGE REPORT LAST YEAR AND THE THIS WILL BE HOPEFULLY EASIER TO WORK WITH WITHIN THE SOFTWARE AND THEN TRAIN AND
DIGEST IT IN ONE REPORT. AND THEN ALSO LIKE I SAID ON THE OFF YEARS OF THE TWO YEAR BUDGET CYCLE WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING INTO WHAT IS BEING MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEASURING WHAT MATTERS AND HAVING SOME DATA FOR A NARRATIVE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND TURNING THAT DATA
INTO ACTION AND BUILDING ON THAT. AND THEN JUST YOU SAW THIS AT YOUR RETREAT AS WELL WHEN EMILY LARSON PRESENTED THIS. BUT JUST THE THREE KIND
OF PHASES OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING WHERE YOU'RE SETTING THE GOALS, THE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT WHERE WE'RE TRACKING IT AND THEN LIKE WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR OUR BUDGETING THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THOSE RESOURCES ALIGN WITH
THOSE PRIORITIES. YEAH. OH, HEY. BUT I DID GO THROUGH THAT REALLY QUICKLY INVITE ANY
QUESTIONS. AND YOU DID GO QUICKLY AND I APPRECIATE IT. I DO THINK WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SAID WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE NOW I MEAN THE SPECIFICS ARE OUR YOU KNOW THERE BUT THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE TWO YEAR BUDGETING AND THE FOCUSING ON ON OUTCOMES AND PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING SO I APPRECIATE YOUR ZIPPING ON THROUGH IT. COUNCILMEMBER KERR, JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT.
IT'S NOT IN HERE BUT I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF YEARS. I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB UPDATING THE WEBSITE AND DOING SOCIAL MEDIA
AND VIDEOS AND JUST KEEPING PEOPLE MORE ENGAGED IN THE BUDGET CONVERSATION THROUGH THE DIGITAL METHODS. AND SO I'M ASSUMING THAT'S ALSO HAPPENING. YES. MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBER CARTER THAT YES WE STILL HAVE A ROBUST WEBSITE WHERE WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS TO DO SOME SORT MAYBE REAL LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT SERVICES
THAT THE CITY PROVIDES IN THE COSTS. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THE QUESTIONS COUNCIL . YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
CAN YOU DO IT IN TWO MINUTES THIS TIME? I CAN TRY RIGHT. WELL, WE WILL BE SEEING PLENTY OF EACH OTHER. YES. COMING MONTHS.
AND SO IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND COREY. WE'LL HAVE THE CONVERSATION AS A COUNCIL AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS CONVERSATION LEADS BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL
ARE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GET BUT UNDERSTANDING THE CONCERNS THE BIG QUESTIONS, THE ISSUES THAT WE HEARD LAST YEAR AROUND BUDGET TIME AND SO TO TRY AND WORK THROUGH THAT I THINK
THOUGHTFULLY AND CREATIVELY IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE TO DO AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL THAT WRAPS UP THE
AGENDA EXCEPT FOR OUR COUNCIL POLICY AND ISSUE UPDATES. WE'LL GET THROUGH IT VERY QUICKLY HERE. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A QUICK RECAP OF OUR COUNCIL LISTENING SESSION EARLIER TONIGHT. WE HAD FIVE SPEAKERS.
SALLY NESS WAS THERE. SHE SPOKE ABOUT HER CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SHARED USE AGREEMENT WITH DA EL FAROOQ. CHERISH AMARO. TALKED ABOUT RESIDENT AND VEHICLE SAFETY AND 106TH STREET AND I THINK WE'RE ALL
IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT AND WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. BRIAN HOFFMAN AND AND TONY HILLMAN TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF A COUPLE OF PROJECTS. THE RFP THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THEN AMBER WENT MATH. WE TALKED ABOUT THE
BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO HER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST THAT SHE MADE WHILE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND SOME OTHER QUESTIONS AS WELL. BUT IN ALL GOOD GOOD
CONVERSATION AGAIN I THINK WE HAD A WITH A FULL HOUSE ACTUALLY AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE A FULL HOUSE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF LISTENING SESSIONS. BEYOND THAT I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR AN OUTSTANDING
PRIDE CELEBRATION YESTERDAY THAT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND I APPRECIATE IT ON A ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN JUNE TO SEE SO MANY STAFF MEMBERS WORKING AND DOING IT WITH THE BIG SMILES ON THEIR FACE THAT THAT SAYS A
LOT ABOUT THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT THAT OUR STAFF DOES ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO HATS OFF TO ALL OF THEM AND TO OUR ORGANIZERS OF OUR PRIDE.
THAT IS WONDERFUL. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. MR. WALKER ANYTHING TONIGHT? NOTHING FURTHER, MAYOR THANK YOU, COUNSEL ANYTHING. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND I'LL BE QUICK. MAYOR.
LAST FRIDAY I GOT TO PRETEND TO BE THE MAYOR AND AND DO THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT THAT WAS HELD HERE IN BLOOMINGTON AND
IT WAS EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED. WHAT A LIVELY EVENT AND THESE ARE JUST GREAT PEOPLE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM, BUILD THEIR
BUSINESSES AND DEAL WITH WHAT'S GOING ON A THE FEDERAL LEVEL WHILE THEY TRY TO TAKE CARE AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND YOU KNOW, FRANKLY IT'S YOU KNOW, I THINK THE
BEST OF OUR OUR COUNTRY IS ENTREPRENEURS, THESE IMMIGRANTS THAT COME HERE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO WORK HARD AND BUILD A LIFE AND PUT DOWN ROOTS AND SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GRATIFYING TO BE THERE. I GOT DONE WITH MY REMARKS AND PROBABLY FOR TWO HOURS JUST SPOKE WITH FOLKS COMING UP THAT WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH AND
WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND JUST I HOPE WE KEEP THAT EVENT HERE IN BLOOMINGTON AND I DEFINITELY DELIVER THE MESSAGE THAT BLOOMINGTON WELCOMES THEM HERE THAT THAT THIS IS A A BUSINESS AND AN IMMIGRANT
FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR PINCH HITTING FOR ME. I DO APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. AND SO I DIDN'T DO AS WELL AS YOU WOULD HAVE. INOW I TRIED THAT.
IT SURE DID WONDERFULLY. COUNSEL THERE ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR AGENDA. COUNSEL I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN TONIGHT SECOND MOTION MY COUNCIL
MEMBER ROBERTS AND SECOND MY COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER TO ADJOURN NO FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ALWAYS MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR YOUR WORK TONIGHT THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF THANKS TO ALL
THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO PARTICIPATED. EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK