. >> IT IS 515 WE HAVE A QUORUM AND HOLLY INFORMS ME THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT NEED TO LEAVE PROMPTLY AT SEVEN SO SHE HAD ONE IN MONISH
ME THAT WE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN SO THE FIRST TIME ON THE AGENDA ARE THE MINUTES SO I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES I MOVED.
SECOND, MY MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LANCE SECOND I'M SORRY I. I MADE THE MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S FOR THE MINUTES.
YEAH, I HAVE QUESTIONS. OKAY. WHEN I WAS READING THESE BACK YESTERDAY PAGE TWO ITEM THREE TO RESOLUTION APPROVING THE
FIRST ONE I SECONDED I UNDERSTAND IT COMPLETELY. THAT'S GREAT. THE SECOND THE MORE I READ IT, THE LESS I UNDERSTOOD IT. I DON'T GET IT AND I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I VOTED FOR TO PASS BECAUSE I VOTED FOR IT AND READING IT AGAIN PIERCE AND I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE VIDEOTAPE WITH KEVIN ON IT.
HE SAID THAT WHEN THE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN THE SPECIAL SESSION IN THE BONDING BILL THAT THE CITY THE CITY
HAS TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATION AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY APPROVES LEGISLATION FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEN THE PORT TWO HAS TO APPROVE IT
IN THE WORDS APPROVE AN AUTHORIZED ARE USED AND I'M JUST WONDERING KEVIN SAID IN HIS PRESENTATION THAT THE
CITY HAS TO APPROVE THIS LEGISLATION AND I'M GOING HOW DOES THE CITY APPROVAL LEGISLATION SO I'M NOT EITHER GETTING IT OR THE WRITING AND
IT'S JUST AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON AND SEEMS TO ME I WONDER IF THE WORDS ACKNOWLEDGING OR ACCEPTING ARE MORE APPROPRIATE HERE RATHER THAN AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE APPROVING. SO AND I'M MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE BUT I, I READ THAT BACK I'M GOING WELL I SEE STEVE PETERSON'S HAND AND YOU HAVE A
COMIC I I'LL TAKE A WHACK AT IT SINCE I'M SINCE I'M SITTING UP HERE WITH THE MICROPHONE IS THERE'S A STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES THAT IF THERE'S SPECIAL LEGISLATION THAT'S
ABOUT A PARTICULAR CITY THAT THE CITY HAS TO ACCEPT IT HAS TO ACCEPT IT TO ACCEPT IT. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE DID THERE IS WE WERE PAR OF ACCEPTING ME BUT WE'RE NOT SAYING ACCEPTING OR USING APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING APPROVING.
WE HAVE TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZING SO THERE'S A STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES THAT. OKAY. AND KEVIN SAID THAT WE HAVE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE WITH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE ON IT SO MAYBE IT'S JUST SEMANTICS BUT I THOUGHT WHEN I READ IT THE MORE I SAW THE I USED I WAS AWARE AND THIS ISN'T ME
TALKING AND SO SO SO SO KEVIN DO YOU WANT TO ELUCIDATE US ON THIS? YES. AND IF I MAY 1ST PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND COMMISSIONER LUNS AND COMMISSIONER PETERSON, WE DID TOUCH BASE ON THIS EARLIER TODAY. THE ACTION THAT YOU TOOK WAS
TO TECHNICALLY TO RECEIVE THAT LEGISLATION AND TO ALLOW US TO AUTHORIZE US TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON IT IN THE FUTURE AND IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU TO ACT ON IT.
MM HMM. KEVIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY NO WORRIES? IT'S IT'S THE LINE OF AUTHORITY HERE THAT'S GOT
ME LIKE WE'RE APPROVING SOMETHING IN THE LEGISLATURE WHERE WE'RE REALLY JUST ACCEPTING IT. WE'RE NOT APPROVE. WELL, I SUPPOSE THAT IN A FORM THAT'S APPROVING I THINK WHAT
YOU GET INTO IS IF THERE'S IT IS STEVE WAS SAYING COMMISSIONER PETERSON WAS SAYING IF IT'S A SPECIAL SECTION RELATING TO BLOOMINGTON A PART OF IT IS IS
THAT WE HAVE TO IN EFFECT SAY YES TO IT AND THAT'S THE WORDS THAT YOU GET INTO CORRECT. SO PRESIDENT ERICKSON MAYOR
BUSING COMMISSIONERS SO THE LANGUAGE IS AROUND APPROVING THE LEGISLATION AND THAT GAVE US THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT. WHAT WAS BEFORE YOU WAS
IN REGARDS TO THAT IT WAS NOT AN AUTHORIZED PERSON TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT. THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH A SEPARATE ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WE WERE TO BRING THAT BEFORE THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. SO ARE WE ALL READY TO VOTE? WE'VE HAD A MOTION MADE AND SECOND AND I GIVE UP.
OKAY IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES APPROVAL PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I'M OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. OKAY.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE THEN HAVE HOLLY BLUE AND BLOOMINGTON INTERN YES. PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND COMMISSIONERS I'D LIKE TO INVITE WE'RE ON OUR TURN OUR
BLOOM PROGRAM FACILITATOR AND THREE OF OUR SUMMER INTERNS TO THE LECTERN TO GIVE US A PROGRAM UPDATE AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AS A REMINDER, BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON IS IN ITS
THIRD YEAR OF THE PROGRAM BUT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE PORT HAS REALLY TAKEN IT INTO OUR BODY OF WORK SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND WHEN I SEE WERE SET UP THERE I SHOULD TELL EVERYBODY THAT SHE HAS
BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER NOW OF OUR BLOOMINGTON NOON ROTARY. WE'VE BEEN SEEING HER FREQUENT LANDS. SHE'S A GOOD PARTICIPANT SO WE APPRECIATE THAT WERE SO THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION . MY NAME IS WATSON ASHTON. I AM THE PROGRAM FACILITATOR WITH OUR PORT AUTHORITY TEAM AND TODAY HONESTLY I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF OUR INTERNS
BUT A LITTLE BIT FIRST ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS YOU KNOW THE BLOOMING BLOOMINGTON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM MATCHES YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24 WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. THAT INCLUDES THREE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL US AS WELL AS EXTERNAL PARTNERS IN ADDITION TO THEIR INTERNSHIP THE INTERNS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN BIWEEKLY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS. THESE SESSIONS COVER ANYTHING
FROM FINANCIAL LITERACY. A FEW SESSIONS AGO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY SESSION FROM STEARNS BANK AS WELL AS BUILDING YOUR RESUMÉ AND YOUR IN PROFILES FOR THEM
TO BE PREPARED TO MOVE ON TO FUTURE CAREERS TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE PROGRAM GOALS. THE PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE PIPELINE WITHIN THE CITY
OF BLOOMINGTON, DIVERSIFYING OUR CITY'S WORKFORCE AND ENGAGING THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE IS ALSO A KEY INITIATIVE IN SUPPORTING THE BLOOMINGTON TOGETHER TOMORROW STRATEGIC
PLAN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD PILOT AREAS WHICH ARE TO CREATE A CONNECTED AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY WITH EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE 29 INTERNS WHO ARE PLACED AGAIN ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS WITH OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS WHICH INCLUDE POLAR SEAGATE,
WALTER BUHLER MENTOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILDERNESS INQUIRY TICKET TO IMPLEMENT IN MINNESOTA TRAVEL AND TOURISM AND CLARK AND HUFFMAN. AND ON THAT NOTE I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO COLIN.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS HELEN JEWEL. I'M A STUDENT AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY PURSUING A DEGREE
IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE. I GREW UP IN RICHFIELD BUT I MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. I APPLIED TO BE IN BLOOMINGTON INTERN. I HAD A FRIEND WHO DID IT LAST.
THE LAST TWO YEARS I BELIEVE SHE REALLY ENJOYED IT. SHE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT AND I THOUGHT I KNEW IT WOULD BE A GREAT FIRST INTERNSHIP TO SET ME UP FOR SUCCESS.
STARTING OFF I HOPE TO GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ORGANIZATION AND JUST HOPED I WOULD BE BROUGHT OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE WHICH I WAS SO FAR I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH WITH THE BLOOM INTERNSHIP
WHICH INVOLVES THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVERY OTHER WEEK WHICH HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT HOW TO BE A PARTICIPANT AND MEMBER OF BLOOMINGTON HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT FINANCING ORGANIZATION AND MANAGING MY PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL TIME. I'M INTERNING WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY THIS SUMMER AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. I AM CURRENTLY WITH ALEJANDRO IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND LEARNING ABOUT WHAT WE DO TO
SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS AND ALLOWING THEM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND ALSO SHARE OUR HISTORY WITH OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT WEEK I WILL BEGIN WORKING WITH KEVIN AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THAT WILL BRING. I STARTED WORK WITH BARB AND
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WORK THE CITY DOES TO SUPPORT ALL BUSINESSES NOT ONLY TO HELP THEM START BUT TO ALSO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR BUSINESS
STUFF. I AM ALSO WORKING WITH THE BLOOMINGTON HATCH PROGRAM TO HELP PUBLICIZE AND SUPPORT THE EVENT. I'M A PART OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM WITH ANOTHER INTERN. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
BEING A PART OF A PROGRAM THAT HELPS SUPPORT BUSINESSES UPCOMING BUSINESSES AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE AT A BRICK AND MORTAR WITH ALL THESE THINGS I HAVE WORKED ON I'VE BEEN SHOWN HOW INVOLVED THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS WITH THEIR
COMMUNITY WHICH IS TRULY EYE OPENING TO KNOW THAT ARE HONEST ABOUT THEIR BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER. THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY INTERNSHIP I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE
OPPORTUNITIES THE CITY HAS TO OFFER WHILE ALSO MAKING MY OWN MARK AND BRINGING SUPPORT TO THE CITY AS MUCH AS I CAN. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS OMAR AL-MUSTAPHA. I'M A 2025 GRADUATE FROM KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BEEN A PT OF BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MY ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND NOW
HAVE THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON INTERNSHIP. I'M CURRENTLY INTERNING WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS COIT. THE REASON WHY I APPLIED WAS OUR ASSISTANT PORT AUTHORITY
ADMINISTRATOR BARB WOLF. I CONNECTED WITH HER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES AS ELITE LIAISON TO THE CITY, TO SMALL BUSINESSES . ONCE I DID GET THE CHANCE TO
SIT DOWN WITH HER SHE REFERRED ME TO WATERSON ARTS AND FROM THE BLOOM IN BLOOM IT'S AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHERE I ASPIRE TO TAKE THE SKILLS THAT I HAVE AND NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO DEVELOP MY PASSION FOR BUSINESS AND POLITICS BUT
LEARN ABOUT THE OTHER ASPECTS OF BEING A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER TO SOCIETY. SO FAR DURING MY TIME HERE WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH THE PEOPLE FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS AND FIELDS TO GET
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING NOT ONLY THE WORK THEY DO FOR THE CITY BUT WHY THEY DO IT. BEING ABLE TO ATTEND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WITH BLOOM HAS TAUGHT ME TO NOT ONLY BE A VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE IN A
SENSE OF LISTENERS TO BE AN ATTENTIVE LISTENER TO OTHERS AROUND ME. REFERRING TO ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED. IF YOU TAKE SPACE. MAKE SPACE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER ERIC HOLTHAUS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WE ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY LEARNING TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THE CITY AND NOT ONLY LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY BUT SHOW THEM THAT THEIR VOICES ARE IMPACTING THE DECISIONS WE
MAKE. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECTS SUCH AS A RESOURCE CATALOG FOR 2025 TO HELP MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES BLOOMINGTON HAS TO OFFER AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE
TO EVERYONE IN ONE PLACE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON MY OWN PROJECT WITH THE HOUSE WITH THE HELP OF AMANDA CROMBIE ON A YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SURVEY TO HELP OUR YOUNGER CITIZENS GET MORE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TEAM UP WITH ANOTHER BLOOM INTERN LINCOLN KENNEDY WHO WORKS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO GET MARKETING FOR THIS SURVEY. WHAT I ASPIRE TO ATTAIN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY SUMMER INTERNSHIP IS TO
CONTINUE MAKING MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COED TEAM AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. LEAVING BEHIND SOMETHING MEANINGFUL AND BENEFICIAL BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE LEARNING NEW SKILLS AND LESSONS THAT I CAN TAKE ON
PROFESSIONALLY FOR THE REST OF MY CAREER AND LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU.
GOOD TO GO. OH, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. PLEASE PLEASE SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME YOU'VE GIVEN US TODAY. MY NAME IS CAMERON MCNISH AND I RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M ONE OF FIVE INTERNS WHO ARE CURRENTLY AT TAKE OVER FOR BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT AN INTERNSHIP.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA BUT MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA MY JUNIOR YEAR. THEY STARTED 2025 OR AT LEAST IN A FEW MONTHS I'D HAVE TO START MAKING MY OWN CHOICES ONCE I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
I DECIDED TO APPLY TO BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON IN HOPES OF GETTING A JUMPSTART IN THE CAREER. BUT IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTED ME IN FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE IN IT. SO FAR THIS IS REALLY UP MY PERSPECTIVE AS TO WHAT THE
WORKING IN I.T SPECIALIZES IN THE FOUR WEEKS I WORKED THERE. WE DID SOME WITH COMPUTERS REPAIRED ONES HAVE HAD A PLETHORA OF ISSUES. I SET UP NEW COMPUTERS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. BUT THESE AREN'T THE ONLY THINGS MY INTERNSHIP HAS CONSISTED OF. IF YOU EVER ASK YOURSELF HOW
CAN I SCHOOL CONTROL ALL THESE DEVICES AT ONCE NBN'S OUR ANSWER WE COULD GO EITHER INTO THE NINTH CIRCUIT TRIP TO MINNEAPOLIS THAT'S WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS JAMB FOR AN MDM STORE FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT ALLOWS COMPANIES TO MAKE MANAGING APPLE DEVICES
EASIER. WITH AN MDM YOU CAN MAINTAIN OR MONITOR ON ONE DEVICE FROM JUST ONE DURING THE STORY. GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TOY THEIR HEADQUARTERS, MEET AND TALK TO SOME EMPLOYEES TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THEY'RE
WORKING LIKE THE FOUR WEEKS I HAVE LEFT OF MY INTERNSHIP AFTER POSSIBLY NOW WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THE OTHER STORIES OUT OF THE UPCOMG WEEKS. AND I ALSO LIKE TO SPEED UP HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO REPAIR COMPUTERS AND GAIN LASTING KNOWLEDGE FROM TIME LIMITS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ONCE AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSION FOR THEIR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, IT'S DELIGHTFUL TO HEAR YOUR STORIES AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MORE SIGN UPDATES.
AS THEIR CAREERS EVOLVE I MEAN I'M A BIG FAN OF INTERNSHIPS IN GENERAL AND I THINK THEY'RE JUST FANTASTIC REALLY GET IN AND GET STARTED AND SO IT'S IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE
PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING AND SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOU. ANY OTHER 430 COMMENTS MANAGING WHAT I DO. WELL DONE. THANK YOU FOR ALL ALL FOR
BEING HERE AND WELL DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE THE NOTION OF WORKING ON YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS AND YOU ALL HAVE CERTAINLY DONE THAT AND OUTSTANDING WORK THERE AND THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH US.
IT'S A IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART TOO, I THINK OF ANYBODY'S JOURNEYS TO SHARE YOUR STORY AS YOU GO AND TO TAKE TO TAKE STOCK OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. SO CONGRATULATIONS.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU AS BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON INTERNS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SUMMER. OKAY.
SO THE NEXT ITEM IS TWO POINT TO WHY ARE YOU GOING TO KEVIN ALL RIGHT. TRY NOT TO BE CONTROVERSIAL. KEVIN I'LL TRY NOT TO.
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. SO ITEM 2.2 IS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MOVE A OR RATHER SUPPORT FOR AN APPLICATION AND
THEN IF AWARDED ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GRANT THIS IS SPECIFIC TO CROSS ANDERSON'S DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL AT SOUTH TOWN THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO APPROXIMATELY 130 UNITS OF HOUSING ON THE SITE THAT'S AT THE CORNER OF KNOX IN AMERICAN.
SO THAT'S THE FORMER DEALERSHIP SPACE THERE. AND IN ORDER TO APPLY WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND THEN THIS ACTION IS ALSO GIVING US THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A
GRANT AGREEMENT IF THEY ARE AWARDED FUNDS. THE INTENTION IS FOR A TO BRING BACK THEIR BROADER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE ENTIRE SITE IN A FUTURE MEETING.
WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT DUE TO THE NEE TO PROCEED WITH THIS APPLICATION AND SECURE THESE FUNDS RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL
OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. PART THREE QUESTIONS. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
DO WE KNOW HOW WHAT SIZE GRANT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT WHAT IS THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMING FROM THE MET COUNCIL, THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMING FROM THE COUNCIL? GREAT QUESTION. MAYOR BUSSE AND COMMISSIONERS SO THE INTENTION IS MOST
LIKELY TO APPLY FOR 500,000. THEY FRAMED A RANGE THAT'S ON THE HIGHER SIDE OF IT AND WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF ALL THE OTHER APPLICATIONS THAT WE MAY BE CONSIDERING FOR THESE FUNDS AS
WELL. SO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL DOES HAVE LIMITS ON HOW MUCH YOU CAN APPLY FOR. SO WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH OUR OTHER DIVISIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT EXCEEDING THAT AS PART
OF THIS PROCESS. BUT KNOW THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS IF NOT I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF MOTION ON
PAGE EIGHT OF YOUR PACKAGE. MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE MOVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES AND
DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LUTZ ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.
I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY UP THERE? YES TWO MORE ITEMS FOR YOU SO
COMMISSIONERS ITEM 2.3 IS RELATED TO A REFINANCE FOR THE CARBON 31 CONSTRUCTION LOAN FOR THAT PROPERTY. MCGUFF HAS STAFF ON THE LINE AS WELL AS JULIE EDDINGTON.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AND THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR IS BECAUSE THEY ARE INTENDING TO REFINANCE THEIR CONSTRUCTION LOAN AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FINANCE OR WITH FANNIE MAE TO DO THAT. SO THAT WOULD GIVE THEM
PERMANENT DEBT FOR THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER FANNIE MAE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE TIFF INCOME TO BE USED AS COLLATERAL FOR THAT LOAN. ADDITIONALLY THEY ALSO HAVE A
TIFF LOAN WITH BRIDGEWATER BANK AND FANNIE MAE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SUBORDINATION OF THAT WHEN THEY'RE DOING THIS REFINANCE SO THEY
APPROACH THE CITY OR PORT AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHAT WE COULD DO FOR NEXT STEPS TO ALLOW THEM TO RE FINANCE KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY IS STABILIZED AND WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND THEIR LEGAL TEAM AS WELL AS JULIE EDDINGTON AIRPORT COUNCIL AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN ARE BRINGING BEFORE YOU TODAY RECOMMENDATION OF AN OUTLINE OF A CHANGE IN HOW THEY ARE
STRUCTURING THEIR AGREEMENTS WITHIN NEW ENTITIES TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO REFINANCE WITH FANNIE MAE AND MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING AGREEMENTS LIKE A RECAPTURE AGREEMENT OR A
SECONDARY DEVELOPER GRAMEEN AGREEMENT AMONG OTHERS SO THAT THE INTENTION OF THOSE AGREEMENTS STAY IN PLACE BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO REFINANCE. AND SO THE REASON THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU TODAY
BEFORE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FULL LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO EXECUTE OR PREPARED FOR EXECUTION IS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME STEPS THAT MYGOV HAS TO TAKE THAT INCUR SOME SIGNIFICANT COSTS, THINGS LIKE
LOCKING THEIR RATE FOR EXAMPLE AND SO HOPING TO GET A SENSE ON WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS THAT WOULD PROVIDE BARRIERS TO PROCEEDING IN THAT FASHION AND
SEE IF THERE WOULD BE QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN ANSWER BEFORE THEY PROCEED. SO KEVIN, AS HIS STAFF GOT ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THESE THINGS, STAFF DOES NOT HAVE CONCERNS
RELATED TO THIS. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THOSE TERM CHANGES WOULD LOOK LIKE AND ULTIMATELY THE TERMS ITSELF WOULD NOT CHANGE. IT WOULD BE THE AGREEMENT WE'RE JUST SET WITHIN THAT NEW
ENTITY THAT RELATES BACK TO THE PRIMARY ENTITY WHICH IS THE HOLDER OF THE REAL ESTATE SUPPORT AUTHORITY. QUESTIONS. COMMENTS MR. PETERSON YOU AND
I AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT THE TIFF AGREEMENTS WITH US TODAY BUT THE THING THAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS LIKE IN THE TIFF AGREEMENT WHAT SECURITY INTEREST DID WE HAVE IN THE PROPERTY AND HOW WOULD THAT
WORK IN THIS NEW STRUCTURE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I MAY DEFER TO JULIE HARRINGTON TO HELP PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. BUT OKAY.
IS JULIE ONLINE? I AM . >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. JULIE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE TIFF FOR BC'S FOR CORRECT? >> YES. YES. >> AND THAT WILL HELP THEM.
>> THE TIFF WILL HELP THEM GET THROUGH THE BCS FOR DEVELOPMENT. SO IF I COULD HELP MAYBE
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT THERE SO WE HAVE A TIFF NOTE WITH THE PROPERTY. SO THAT WOULD TRANSFER TO THE NEW ENTITY AND THAT WOULD BE
THE SECURITY THAT REMAINS. SO IS IT I GUESS THE QUESTION MAYBE JUST MORE STRAIGHTFORWARDLY IS THAT IS THE TIFF NOT CURRENTLY SECURED BY THE PROPERTY IS LIKE A SECOND MORTGAGE KIND OF THING
AND THAT'S THAT'S EFFECTIVELY GOING AWAY THAT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED THE STRUCTURE AND JULIE PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IS THAT THE NOTE WOULD BE SECURED TO THE NEW
ENTITY WHICH THEN WOULD FLOW UP TO THE PROPERTY SO THE WAY THAT STRUCTURE WOULD BE IS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT OR NOT THE AGREEMENT IN THE PACKET BUT IT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE DIRECTLY WITH
THAT PROPERTY AND I SEE THAT MY GOFF'S LEGAL COUNSEL HAS ALSO JOINED THE CONVERSATION AS WELL. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION THEN IS IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, THE TIFF
NOTE IS SECURED BY THE PROPERTY ITSELF AND IN THE NEW STRUCTURE YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT THE TIFF NOT EFFECTIVELY SECURED BY THIS KIND OF NEW
PARENT LLC IS OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE IN THE PROPERTY. SO IT'S NOT LIKE A IT'S NOT DIRECTLY A LIKE A SECURITY INTEREST SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INDIRECT IS THAT RIGHT COMMISSIONER PETERSON AND
COMMISSIONERS THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO BOTTOM LINE WITH YOUR MICROPHONE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE, WE'RE NOT HARMED
IN ANY WAY IN THE MANNER OF OUR SECURITIZATION COLLATERAL ANYTHING. THE STRUCTURE IS NOT HARMING THE CITY'S POSITION IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
>> THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD REMAIN IN THE POSITION THAT WE HAVE SO THEY WOULD JUST BE REFINANCING THE EXISTING FOR FIRST POSITION.
THANK YOU, SON. SO COMMISSIONER LANCE THANK YOU JUST BEING YOUR REAL ESTATE GUY BUT I'M GUESSING THE STABILIZATION PERCENTAGE
IS STIPULATED IN IN THE DOCUMENTS. SO IT'S KIND OF WONDERING WHAT WHAT THAT IS HOW MANY UNITS AND HOW LONG IT TOOK THEM TO GET TO THAT. COMMISSIONER LYONS, I
APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THAT IMMEDIATELY . SO SO I GUESS WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE WE BOTH HAVE AUGUST
LEGAL COUNSEL ON AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JULIE AVAILABLE. SO JULIE, FROM YOUR STANDPOINT AS OUR PORT AUTHORITY COUNSEL ,DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS IN ANY WAY HARMS OR HURTS THE PORT
AUTHORITY'S INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY? >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. AND WE'VE GOT BRIAN MCCOOL ON
THE LINE TOO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. >> WELL I THINK YOU ARE OUR COUNSEL AND IF YOU TELL US THAT I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT I MEAN AGAIN AS A GENERAL MATTER I THINK WE WANT TO BE
HELPFUL IN TERMS OF RAISING THESE REFINANCINGS AND DOING IT. IT'S JUST PART OF THE BUSINESS WORLD BUSINESS LIFE AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE APPRECIATED WHAT MCGUFF HAS DONE OVER MANY YEARS OUT THERE.
THEY'VE BEEN TERRIFIC PARTNERS TO WORK WITH. SO I THINK THAT IN GENERAL I, I WILL EXPRESS MY OPINION. BUT IF ANYBODY DISAGREES I
MEAN I THINK I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO NOW MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND WHEN WE GET THE DOCUMENTS AND WE CAN HAVE THEM ALL SIGNED OFF AND EVERYTHING
ELSE SO WE'LL EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE SHAKING THEIR HEADS. GO FORWARD AND WHEN YOU BRING THE DOCUMENTS BACK TO US, WE SHOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO GETTING THEM SIGNED UP AND MOVED ON.
OKAY. THAT'S INFORMATION ITEM AND ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST HAPPENED TO REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS I SAW IT IN ONE OF THE THINGS
IN IN A BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT WAS JUST PASSED THAT THEY APPARENTLY EXTENDED THE OPPORTUNITY AREAS AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HELPED US.
I KNOW THERE WAS A PARTICULAR BENEFIT ON ONE OF THE PARCELS OUT THERE AND SO HOPEFULLY AS WE WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA THAT THAT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES.
OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO STICK WITH US, KEVIN YES. SO THE FINAL ITEM THAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE PREVAILING WAGE UPDATE.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE LAST JUNE I BELIEVE IT WAS JUNE 17TH OF 2024. AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF AND LEGAL STAFF HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. THE GOAL OF THESE CHANGES WOULD BE TO EASE OLYMPIC IMPLEMENTATION AND REMOVE POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO DOING SO .
THESE WERE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 30TH AND PRESENTATION IS ATTACHED FOR REFERENCE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THERE IS FIVE IN TOTAL THREE OF THEM ARE ADMINISTRATIVE.
AND THEN TWO OF THEM ARE POLICY RELATED. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ONES ARE MORE I MEAN KIND OF LIKE THE NAME SAYS ADMINISTRATIVE IN THAT IT'S ALIGNING THEM WITH THE INTENTIONS OF THE
ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THAT MAYBE THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT AS CLEAR. SO AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE EXEMPTING HOUSING PROJECTS UNDER EIGHT UNITS WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL DAVIS BACON LAW.
THAT'S WHAT OTHER CITIES DO ACCORDING TO OUR LEGAL STAFF CLARIFYING THAT PASSTHROUGH FUNDS OR CONDUIT BONDS ARE EXEMPT. AND SINCE THEY ARE NOT DIRECT CITY FUNDING AND THEN
AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY GIVING THE ABILITY TO SET RULES FOR HOW THERE IS THE POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED. AND THEN ON THE POLICY
CONSIDERATION FRONT IT WOULD BE UNIQUE OR BURDENSOME EXTREME SITUATIONS AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WAS GIVEN IN THE PACKET SO THAT IS AN ENCLAVE PROJECT THAT'S A 3901
MINNESOTA DRIVE AND THEN EXEMPTING HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR MISSING MIDDLE PROJECTS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED 20 UNITS OR LESS. AND LIKE I FRAMED THE UNIQUE
EXAMPLE IS THE JURY SITE PROJECT WHICH IS MEETING $7 MILLION OF SOIL REMEDIATION WORK AND IF PREVAILING WAGE APPLIED TO THIS PROJECT IT WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY $6.7 MILLION
BASED ON INFORMATION FROM ENCLAVE THE DEVELOPER AND HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS OR SEE IF THERE'S ANY FEEDBACK RELATED TO THAT
PROPOSAL FOR THREE QUESTIONS COMMENTS HERE. MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE REST OF THE PORT AUTHORITY, WE DID HAVE THIS CONVERSATION
WITH COUNCIL. AND I WILL SAY THE THE ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS I THINK WERE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND EVERYBODY WAS ACCEPTING OF THEM. THE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WAS AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION AND I THINK IT'S AN ONGOING DISCUSSION.
OBVIOUSLY FOR FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. THE FIRST ONE TALKING ABOUT UNIQUE SITUATIONS OR EXTRA FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT OFTEN IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER OBVIOUSLY. AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE
NEED TO REALLY DESCRIBE THAT BETTER OR TO NOT JUST HAVE IT YOU KNOW WE KNOW IT WHEN WE SEE IT BUT TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PARAMETERS LAID OUT WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK WITH AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE. THE SECOND POLICY
CONSIDERATION ABOUT EXEMPTING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS OF 20 UNITS OR LESS IT CERTAINLY DOES ALIGN WITH OUR WORK THAT WE'RE DOING REGARDING THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME AND WE
UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THOSE TIMES THE THERE ARE THOSE ARE SMALLER DEVELOPERS, SMALLER BUILDERS MAKING BUILDING THOSE SMALLER UNITS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY STILL EMPLOY FOLKS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT
WE CAN TO PROTECT THE THE WORKERS IN BLOOMINGTON. WE ALSO HAD A BROAD DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE NEED TO TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND
PROVISIONS FOR FOR ESPECIALLY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FOR THINGS LIKE WAGE THEFT AND FOR THINGS LIKE FORCED OVERTIME THAT KIND OF STUFF WHERE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT THEM.
AND THROUGH OUR OUR PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE WE WE THOUGHT WE WE BELIEVE WE DO. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S NUANCE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DRIVE AWAY
DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFICALLY WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE HERE WITH THE JEWELRY SITE. AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN TOLD FLAT OUT THAT IF NOT FOR THIS THEY WON'T BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
SO IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION COUNCILMEMBER OR EXCUSE ME COMMISSIONER OR DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? MAYOR I THINK YOU SUMMED IT UP VERY WELL. I MEAN THE POLICY CONSIDER THE
THE ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS I THINK WERE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH EVERYONE. THERE WAS DIFFERENT OPINIONS MAYBE ON THE OTHER ONES. AND I THINK YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE 20 UNITS ARE LESS AND I
THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT PART OF IT IS THOSE PROJECTS TEND TO LESS OFTEN RELY UPON CITY FUNDING AND SO MAY NOT GET WRAPPED UP
INTO PREVAILING WAGE BECAUSE PREVAILING WAGE WOULD ONLY. OUR ORDINANCE WOULD ONLY APPLY IF WE'VE HELPED FUND THAT PROJECT. SO YOU KNOW THERE ARE AVENUES
FOR THOSE SMALLER DEVELOPERS THAT CAN DO MARKET BASED PROJECTS BASED ON THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING TO OUR ZONING AND OTHER ORDINANCES TO HELP WITH THAT MISSING MIDDLE
THAT CAN HELP MOVE THOSE THINGS FORWARD. BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE PUT OUR MONEY IN TO THE PROJECTS I THINK THE OVERALL SENTIMENT OF THE COUNCIL IS WE WANT TO HAVE STRONG PROTECTIONS FOR
WORKERS AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE OF I THINK WHERE WHERE I HEARD THE COUNCIL WAS AT. I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
THIS IS JUST INFORMATION. OKAY. THANK YOU, KEVIN. THANK YOU. SO I GUESS MINISTER UPDATES I GUESS HOW ARE YOU? >> CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE DO
THAT? NO I CAN'T. PRESIDENT ERICKSON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS A FEW QUICK ONES AND THEN WE WILL BE MOVING DOWN TO THE SEATS BELOW FOR OUR WORKSHOP.
BUT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM. THEY RECEIVED A $100,000 OVER TWO YEARS IN YOUTH AND WORK GRANT FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE STATE IS WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND SEES VALUE IN IT. AND SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT A BIT DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS NEXT MONTH.
YOU ARE ALL ALSO INVITED TOMORROW TO THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING COMMISSIONS TO CELEBRATE EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THE CITYWIDE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN THAT
IS TOMORROW HERE AT CIVIC PLAZA AND THAT STARTS AT FOUR WITH THE MAYOR AND ALEJO MAKING REMARKS AT 445. AND I BELIEVE ALI WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. SO I HAVE THE INVITATION TO
JUST PASS ALONG IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE IT. AND THEN OUR PLANNING TEAM IS ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE COMP PLAN PROCESS WHICH HAPPENS
EVERY TEN YEARS HERE FOR CITIES IN MINNESOTA. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTION IN THE PLAN FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO WE ARE CONSIDERING
IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSION AND THE HRA TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COMP PLAN IS GOING TO MEAN TO US AND HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH IT PROBABLY
SOMETIME IN THE FALL IN A JOINT MEETING. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME A VERY NEW THING THAT THE CITY WILL BE TAKING ON NOT THE COMP PLAN BUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTION.
AND WE WILL ALSO BE BRINGING THE BUDGET TO YOU IN AUGUST THE PRELIMINARY LEVY. AND BUDGET AND I WILL TRY TO GET THOSE MATERIALS TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE IN ADVANCE. YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO REVIEW THEM. BUT WE'VE BEEN MOVING ALONG
IN THAT PROCESS AND THE CITY IS ALSO DOING A NEW PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING PROCESS THIS YEAR WHICH IS INTENDED TO HELP BREAK DOWN WHAT PROGRAMS COST AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE.
AND SO WHEN OUR ACCOUNTANT COMES TO PRESENT ABOUT THE BUDGET WILL GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT AS WELL AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE REST OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS. AND THAT IS IT FOR ME.
AND THEN I WANTED TO TURN IT OVER TO THE MAYOR FOR THE LAST ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. FIRST I WANT TO ASK MR.
PRESIDENT SO COMP PLANS EVERY TEN YEARS HOW MANY COMPANIES HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH? MR. ROSE? TOO MANY. TOO MANY. TOO MANY AS THE ANSWER. UPDATE ON OUR CITY MANAGER SEARCH.
WE LAST NIGHT HAD DID FOUR INTERVIEWS OF OUR FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION AND THEN HAD A NICE CONVERSATION ABOUT ADVANCING TWO PEOPLE FORWARD IN THAT
IN THAT PROCESS. AND THEN WE WENT RIGHT INTO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO WE WERE ALL JUST FRESH AS A DAISY BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE END OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WE HAD FOUR OUTSTANDING CANDIDATES AND I THINK WE ALL
AGREED WITH THAT. WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE THAT COULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY SERVED IN THAT ROLE AND COULD HAVE DONE VERY WELL. THAT THE FACT THAT WE MOVED
TOO FORWARD WAS JUST A IT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD TO DO. WE AS RATHER THAN DOING A SECOND INTERVIEW ON ALL FOUR, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TEAR IT DOWN A BIT AND WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH WITH TWO FINALISTS AND WILL BE
COMMISSIONER NELSON WILL AND I WILL BE DUCKING OUT AT SEVEN TO GO DO THOSE SECOND INTERVIEWS YET TONIGHT AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A A DECISION MADE AND AN OFFER EXTENDED BY THE END OF THE
EVENING TONIGHT. GREAT. WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. SO BUT I WILL SAY ARE THE SEARCH FIRM ABSOLUTELY HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK? I THINK THE COUNCIL A LOT OF A
LOT OF CREDIT TO THE COUNCIL. WE LITERALLY GOT TOGETHER AT 1230 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO THE COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY THERE TOOK A HALF DAY OFF OF WORK AND CAME IN AND COMMITTED TO THAT TIME TO DO THE FOUR INTERVIEWS. AND THEN AS I SAID ROLLED
RIGHT INTO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND SO HATS OFF TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND FOR PUTTING THEIR TIME AND THE EFFORT IN AND SHOWING THE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR
THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO STAFF DID A FANTASTIC JOB PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE PROCESS SO FAR AND I'M VERY PLEASED I THINK WHOEVER IS CHOSEN THIS EVENING I THINK WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING LEADER
FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. GREAT. WELL, I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WITH REGARD TO THIS, THE REASON THAT YOU HAD FOUR REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES IS THAT
THERE'S BEEN A LONG HISTORY IN BLOOMINGTON OF THIS BEING A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO WORK IN THE HISTORY THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OR CITY MANAGERS HAS BEEN JAMIE WAS WHAT TEN YEARS AND
MARK BERNSEN WAS 24 AND BEFORE THAT WE HAD CLAY PIGEON CLINTON, JOHN JENKINS. THAT'S A DIFFERENT THING I
FEEL LIKE. WELL AT ANY RATE I MEAN AND AGAIN IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S ASSET BUT YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CELEBRATE IN BLOOMINGTON ENOUGH THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD A CITY
GOVERNMENT THAT I THINK HAS WORKED AND THERE IS AN ARTICLE I WAS READ IN THE ECONOMIST THAT SOME CITY GOVERNMENTS DON'T WORK SO WELL AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD
FEEL PROUD OF OF HAVING A CITY GOVERNMENT AND CERTAINLY IN MY SENSE 1982 OR WHATEVER WITH A FEW YEARS OF IT'S REALLY BEEN
GREAT TO JUST SEE THE CITY EVOLVE AND DEVELOP SO OKAY SO I'M SUPPOSED TO READ THIS? HOLLY ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE FOURTH WILL TAKE A BRIEF
RECESS TO TRANSITION TO AN INTERACTIVE RETREAT IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERACTIVE RETREAT DISCUSSION IS TO DEVELOP THE FOURTH OR IS MISSION STATEMENT BECAUSE THE
COMMISSIONERS WILL BE LIVING THE DAIS AND WILL NOT BE SEATED AT MICROPHONES AND WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS AND FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL NOT BE LIVESTRMED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAY SEE AND OBSERVE THE RETREAT. SO DO WE NEED A MOTION TO RECESS OR WE JUST RECESS? JUST RECESS. OKAY.
WE'LL RECESS. >> OKAY