UH UH UH . IT'S 515. WE HAVE A QUORUM AND SO DO WE
NEED TO DO ANYTHING TO START THE MEETING OR TO START? YEAH, I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF FOR 30 MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THEIR APPROVAL MR. PRESIDENT SO MOVED THE SECOND MOTION MADE BY THE MAYOR AND
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HUNT KELLY YEAH WELL AND AGAIN I WASN'T THERE EITHER SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE CAN'T WE HAVE TO DO WE HAVE TO WAIT JORDI I
ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THE PROTOCOL FOR THAT UNLESS MY DAD WE CAN HOLD THAT OVER. OKAY, WELL LET'S JUST HOLD IT. I BELIEVE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S IT'S NOT FORBIDDEN
BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PROTOCOL THAT YOU DON'T WANT IT. SO I MEAN YOU CERTAINLY COULD VOTE ON THE ON THE ISSUE IF YOU NEED IT.
I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. WELL, WHY DON'T WE CHECK WITH WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND SEE WHAT IS PROPER AND IN THIS CASE WHY DON'T WE MOVE AHEAD
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW EMPLOYEES AND THEN WE WE CAN SEE IF WE GET THE REST OF HER MEMBERS HERE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF THEM WERE THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING. BUT I'M GOING TO READ HER BIO AND YOU WILL GET TO MEET HER
AT ANOTHER TIME AND THEN I WILL INTRODUCE OUR SECOND STAFF MEMBER AFTER SO PRISCILLA MARA JOINED THE PORT TEAM ON MARCH 3RD AS A BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST .
IN THIS NEW ROLE, PRISCILLA WILL FOCUS ON BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SERVING AS A CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND THE CITY AS LIAISON TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHE WILL ACTIVELY
CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTER AND EVALUATE BUSINESS PROGRAMS, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO BUSINESSES LOCATED OR
CONSIDERING BLOOMINGTON AND HOW BUSINESS OWNERS CONNECT TO RESOURCES. PRISCILLA PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IN 2023 THROUGH THE CAPITAL PATHWAYS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE CITIZENS
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA. HER PRIMARY ROLE WAS CO-DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM. SHE HAS SPENT HER TIME SINCE AS A YOUTH COUNCIL DIRECTOR AT
THE MINNESOTA ALLIANCE WITH YOUTH WHERE SHE OVERSAW THE STATEWIDE OPERATIONS OF THE MINNESOTA YOUTH COUNCIL. AND PRISCILLA WILL BE WORKING WITH BARB IN OUR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE TEAM AND AGAIN SHE
SENDS HER REGARDS. SHE IS ON A FLIGHT RIGHT NOW TO PRISCILLA ME I MISS MAYOWA MAYOWA IT OH IT'S ON THERE.
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LIKE TO INVITE HER ON UP AND ALAN JOINED THE PORT TEAM ON MARCH 10TH AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYST AND WILL BE FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING OUR WORK WITH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND
ANALYSIS. ALAN IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH A DEGREE IN HOUSING STUDIES. SHE SPENT THE FIRST PART OF HER CAREER IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND HAS MOST RECENTLY BEEN WORKING IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AS A
LOCAL RESEARCHER SHE ANALYZED SALE AND LEASING TRENDS ACROSS ALL PROPERTY TYPES LIKE OFFICE INDUSTRIAL RETAIL, MEDICAL OFFICE DATA CENTERS, LAND AND MULTIFAMILY. WHEN SHE MOVED ON TO NATIONAL
ROLES WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TREND ANALYSIS AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, ALAN IS VERY EXCITED TO TRANSITION TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR FROM CORPORATE OUTSIDE OF WORK SHE LIVES
VICARIOUSLY THROUGH HER FRIENDS WITH PETS, GOES ON WALKS BIKES, RIDES AND SWIMS THIS FALL IT'S WARM AND WE GOT TO BIKE EARLIER THIS FALL WILL MARK THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HER COOKING CLUB.
SHE ALSO ENJOYS READING TRAVELING, CHECKING OUT NEW RESTAURANTS AND SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ALAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE?
I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO BE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. I MEAN AGAIN I THINK I THINK THAT HAVING BOTH A BACKGROUND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS REALLY GOOD
FOR ANYBODY. IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU AND I UNDERSTAND FROM HOLLY THAT THIS COMPLETES HER TEAM. WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY NOW SO
THAT'S THAT'S FANTASTIC TO HAVE BE FULL STRENGTH AND BE READY FOR ALL THE THINGS TO COME. SO WELCOME AND WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND I JUST LOOKED OVER WHO IS GOING TO BE HERE ACTUALLY AND THERE'S WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE FOUR PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE LAST MEETING HERE TOGETHER. SO I'VE ALREADY ENTERTAIN A
MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES SEVERAL OF US COMMISSIONER LANCE AND MYSELF WERE NOT THERE BUT I WOULD ENTERTAIN AND WHY DON'T WE VOTE ON IT AND IF IF THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH OUR
LEGAL WE CAN REVOTE ON IT THE NEXT TIME DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT. PRESIDENT ERICKSON, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL SAYS WE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO VOTE BUT WE COULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT
COMMISSIONERS HUNT AND NELSON WERE BOTH PRESENT AND THE MAYOR SO I THINK THREE IS SOLID. OKAY WELL I WOULD THEN WE'VE
ALREADY GOT THE MOTION AND THE SECOND SO ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIED AND I, I GUESS
TECHNICALLY THERE'S TWO OF US HAS SAID WE HAD ABSTAINED BUT SO IT WOULD BE THREE MOTION CARRIES FOR CARRIES. SORRY. I'M SORRY. IT'S PRECARIOUS.
YES. ARE YES YES. YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD ON THE AMAZON I WAS WATCHING IT.
MR. NELSON SO LET ME YEAH, YEAH YEAH. SO YEAH I MEAN WE WE ARE DEDICATED WITHOUT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH.
OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM THEN ON THE AGENDA IS OUR PRESENTATION. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BLOOMINGTON CITY WAY CREATIVE PLACEMAKING SO WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD AS ALEJANDRA AND I DO THAT GREAT FANTASTIC . HELLO PRESIDENT COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. I'M SURE THAT THIS IS WORKING HERE FOR ME.
OKAY, GREAT. AGAIN, ALEJANDRO BLINKEN I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING. THRILLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THIS PLAN WITH YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLAN
SO THIS PLAN WILL REALLY SERVE AS A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE OUR FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS. SO CREATIVE PLACEMAKING STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REALLY WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE
PROJECTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN CONSIDERATION OF CAPACITY BUDGET, EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONDITIONS, COMMUNITY INPUT AND PARTNERSHIPS.
SO I WANT TO JUST START OFF BRIEFLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IS AND WHY IT'S IMPACTFUL. SO WE REALLY LOOK AT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AS A PROCESS THAT INTEGRATES ARTS, CULTURE AND DESIGN TO STRENGTHEN AND
CONNECT COMMUNITIES SO IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT ART AND BEAUTIFICATION ALTHOUGH THAT'S A GREAT OUTCOME AT THE CORE IT'S REALLY ABOUT PEOPLE. SO IN BLOOMINGTON INVEST IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING WE
CREATE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO GATHER TOGETHER, WE EMPOWER LOCAL ARTISTS, WE ATTRACT VISITORS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAKE VISIBLE THE INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY OF STORIES, HISTORY
AND CULTURES IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN SHORT, WE CREATE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE DON'T JUST LIVE BUT WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG
. THERE WE GO AS YOU KNOW, CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IS NOT NEW TO BLOOMINGTON, THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN 2015 AND OVER THE PAST DECADE WE'VE SEEN
MURALS, PUBLIC ART PERFORMANCES, PAINTED UTILITY BOXES, POETRY AND SIDEWALKS AND MORE HAVE HELPED TO ENLIVEN AND TRANSFORM THE
SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT. IT WAS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT THIS PLAN INTENTIONALLY ALIGNS WITH OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
THE BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THIS PLAN IS ACTUALLY AN OUTCOME OF THE BTA COMMUNITY LED IDENTIFIED STRATEGIC OUTCOME OF A CONNECTED
WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES EXPANDING THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PROGRAM ACROSS THE CITY AS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE.
THIS PLAN IS ALSO FOCUSED ON THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE WORKED WITH FOUR LOCAL ARTISTS WHO ARE BASED IN BLOOMINGTON AND OVER THE SUMMER THEY AND FALL THEY ENGAGED WITH OVER 4000
RESIDENTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, FESTIVALS AND SURVEYS IN 20 ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE CITY. THEIR WORK INCLUDED LISTENING AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT THE PLAN
REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S WANTS AND NEEDS. WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT PEOPLE WANT A MORE CONNECTED, DIVERSE, WELCOMING AND VIBRANT BLOOMINGTON.
SO WE UPDATED THE MISSION FOR CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CENTERING ON FOUR KEY PRINCIPLES CELEBRATING AND REFLECTING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE, PROMOTING EXCEPTIONAL
PUBLIC PLACES AND CREATING A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT. BUILDING ON THIS NEW MISSION OUR DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF COMMUNITY LEADERS,
COMMISSIONERS OUR DEDICATED ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND LISTENING TO COMMUNITY VOICES AND MORE. THIS PLAN IS CENTERED ON FIVE GOALS ONE EMPOWERING ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS SO
SUPPORTING ARTISTS AS CONTRIBUTORS TO BLOOMINGTON'S CREATIVE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE TO ENSURING EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND ENSURING THAT PUBLIC SPACES AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES REFLECT OUR CITY'S
DIVERSITY FOSTERING CONNECTION USING ART AND CULTURE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN JOYFUL AND MEANINGFUL WAYS STRENGTHENING BELONGING HELPING RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS FEEL AT HOME AND PROUD IN THIS COMMUNITY AND EXPANDING CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CITYWIDE AND BEING REALLY STRATEGIC IN CONSIDERING RESOURCES, EXPERTISE, CAPACITY
POLICIES AND PARTNERSHIP GAPS TO SUPPORT OUR EXPANDED SCOPE OF WORK. SO WITHIN THIS PLAN THERE ARE DETAILED STRATEGIES RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES, MEASUREMENTS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR EACH OF THOSE
GOALS TO HELP GUIDE US IN OUR DECISION MAKING. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS PLAN WE WERE ALSO MINDFUL OF HOW WE COULD HELP SUPPORT THE GOALS FOR THE PORT AUTHORITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. SO A FEW EXAMPLES THAT RELATE TO THE PORT PLAN'S THRIVING PLACES OBJECTIVE INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS ON INITIATIVES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE THE SITE EMPHASIZED IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE TOOLKIT FOR AGING COMMERCIAL NODES EXPLORING CULTURAL AND CREATIVE FOCUS LINKS THAT BUILD THREADS ACROSS THE CITY SUCH AS POCKET
PARKS CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY OF BLOOMINGTON'S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH PORT SMALL BUSINESS TEAM TO ENSURE CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND BUSINESSES SUPPORT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PLACE IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IS KEY. SO AS THE WORK WORK EXPANDS
CITYWIDE IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE EXPAND HIGH IMPACT PUBLIC SPACES WHERE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CAN ALIGN WITH OTHER CITY AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS. SO IN THE PLAN YOU'LL SEE HOW WE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY INPUT
FUTURE PUBLIC PROJECTS EXISTING ASSETS AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOCUS AREAS USING MET COUNCIL AND CDC DATA. THIS HELPED US IDENTIFY AREAS
MOST IN NEED OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING TO ENSURE THAT RESOURCES ARE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED IMPROVING WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST
OUTCOMES FOR THE GOALS AND WORK RESULTING FROM THIS PLAN HAVE POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS JUST FOR EXAMPLE SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CITY'S CREATIVE ECONOMY
AND HANSING PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND RESEARCH ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT WELL-DESIGNED, CREATIVELY ACTIVATED SPACES HELP FOSTER COMMUNITY PRIDE AND CAN HELP REDUCE CRIME AND REVITALIZING
NEIGHBORHOODS. RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS GENERALLY MIDWESTERN COMMUNITIES LIKE MINNESOTA BENEFIT FROM SUPPORT FROM STRONG LOCAL SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT EMPHASIZE ARTS
FUNDING AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN INITIATIVES A SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT ARTS AND CULTURE IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES LIVABILITY AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR IN BLOOMINGTON SPECIFICALLY
HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $12.1 MILLION. SO WITH THAT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND ALSO THANK THE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, TALENT AND VISION
TO SHAPING THIS PLAN. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL IT'S JUST A COMMENT I THINK OTHER PEOPLE MAY HAVE TOO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
EXCITING TO ME IS JUST HAVING TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD IN MANY EUROPEAN CITIES IN PARTICULAR, YOU SEE A LOT OF ART AND A LOT OF THINGS AND IT JUST MAKES THE PLACE MORE COMFORTABLE. AND AS WE TAKE AND DEVELOP
THESE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS I MEAN AGAIN IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT SWING FOR EXAMPLE IN SOUTH LOOP WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IS SIMPLE BUT IT
MAKES PEOPLE EXCITED. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD THAT THAT YOU'RE EXPANDING THE FOCUS TO LOOK AT THE BROADER AREA AND SHOW THE
MAYORS GOT SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT TOO. BUT ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU, ALI. BETTER THE SECOND TIME THAN THE FIRST ONE. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND I'VE
SEEN THIS PRESENTATION ALREADY SO BUT I AGREE WITH WITH MR. PRESIDENT THAT IT JUST EXCITES ME TO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THIS AND ESPECIALLY THE CITYWIDE REACH THAT WE CAN NOW DO BECAUSE
OF THE REORGANIZATION I THINK IS JUST IS SO VERY EXCITING AND FOLKS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND I THINK YOU'RE ALSO SPOT ON IN STRATEGICALLY FINDING PLACES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE, WHETHER IT'S DRED SCOTT OR SUNRISE PARK OR DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE THAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY TO TO REALLY BRING THIS TO PEOPLE AND AGAIN TO BRING IT TO WHERE
THEY ARE AND NOT TO REQUIRE THEM TO COME TO THE SOUTH LOOP OR TO CITY HALL OR OR YOU KNOW, A AN ARTS GALLERY. BUT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THEIR PARKS AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY OF DOING IT.
AND I MEAN AS AS WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN YOU PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCIL I MEAN THIS BLOOMINGTON CREATIVE PLACEMAKING LITERALLY SETS THE STANDARDS NATIONALLY. I MEAN IT'S THERE'S JUST
NOBODY ELSE DOING THE WORK THAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING AND SO HATS OFF TO YOU AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'RE SHOWING AND THE WAY YOU'RE LEADING THE WAY IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WELL THEN THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MR.. YEAH, I LIKE IT AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS.
AND I JUST MR. PRACTICAL WHEN YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING OR PROMULGATE AN OPENING, AN ARTWORK OR WHATEVER ON A PUBLIC OR PUBLIC THING LIKE A
UTILITY BOX AS WELL NOT PUBLIC IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? IT'S THE STEP BY STEP. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LANCE YES I'M THAT'S A BIG PART OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IS THE PROCESS AND HOW WE DEVELOP
THESE PROJECTS. SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T JUST IMPLEMENT THEM OVERNIGHT. WE CONSIDER A LOT OF THINGS TO START OFF WITH. WE TAKE A SCAN OF WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE, WHO'S INVOLVED, WHO'S IMPACTED, HOW WE CAN GET
THEM INVOLVED. SO IN COMMISSIONING AN ARTWORK SOMETIMES IT'S A DIRECT COMMISSION, SOMETIMES THERE'S A GENERAL CALL FOR ART AND RFQ OR AN RFP. ALSO WE ALWAYS VALUE HAVING A
PANEL OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN SELECTING THE ART AND THE ARTIST FOR THAT PROJECT WHATEVER IT IS. SO BEFORE WE SELECT WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE, WE JUST
NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PEOPLE USE THE SPACE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE NOT REALLY DECIDES ON WHAT THE SCOPE IS, WHAT THE THEME OF THE ARTWORK IS AS WELL. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF IT'S IN A
PARK ARE THERE OTHER THEMES OR THINGS THAT WE CAN TIE INTO? HOW WILL PEOPLE USE IT? WHAT ARE THE AGES OF THE VISITORS? WHO'S IMPACTED? IS THERE A NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET THAT WE SHOULD CONNECT WITH SO INVOLVING PEOPLE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO INFORMING THE COMMISSION TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE HEARING SO THAT WE CAN ALSO GET ADDITIONAL INPUT BACK FROM THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING COMMISSION AND FROM THERE IT'S REALLY SELECTING THE ARTISTS.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM TIME TO FABRICATE IT AND TO INSTALL IT SO THAT PROCESS CAN TAKE, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM REALLY EXPEDITED SIX MONTHS TO 2 TO 3 YEARS EVEN.
SO IT'S IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE. UNDERSTOOD WHEN YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S PRIVATELY OWNED LIKE A BIG UTILITY BY WHAT CAN YOU JUST PAINT IT OR YOU GOT TO GET EXCEL AND
CENTER POINTS OKAY OR I MEAN I'VE GOT I GO IN MY FRONT YARD AND I'D LOVE TO PAINT BUT I'VE NEVER SURE NEVER FOLLOWED IT AND THERE'S I THINK YOU SHOULD AND THERE'S YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME BIG ONES THERE'S A BIG ONE AT THE BIKE ENTRANCE
IN THE FOREST GLEN UP IN NORTHWEST BLOOMINGTON. IT'S WOULD MAKE A MAGNIFICENT CANVAS I GUESS. COMMISSIONER ALLEN SORRY I MIGHT HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THE FIRST TIME THAT YES. FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE'S A
UTILITY BOX WE'LL START WITH THAT EXAMPLE AND IT'S OWNED BY EITHER XCEL OR THE COUNTY OR THE CITY. THERE'S DIFFERENT PROCESSES FOR EACH BUT WE DO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE DO THAT WE MAKE SURE WHO OWNS THE BOX AND WHO
OWNS THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY. ONE THING THAT WE ARE PILOTING THIS YEAR FOR JUST FOR ONE EXAMPLE IS XCEL ENERGY. THEY PREVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER ALLOWED THEIR BOXES TO BE PAINTED AND THEY APPROACH BLOOMINGTON AND STILLWATER TO
BE THE PILOT CITIES TO PAINT THEIR BOXES IN MINNESOTA. SO WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THAT THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE A FULL CONTRACT WITH XCEL THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED REALLY THOROUGH AND THEN WE'VE ALSO GONE ON TO SELECT ARTISTS THROUGH A
PROCESS THAT MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE PAINTING BOXES SO YOU DO FOR EXCEL THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, QUITE AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS IF IT'S THE COUNTY THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT THAT YOU HAVE TO APPLY
FOR AND PAY FOR. IF IT'S A CITY BOX WE JUST MAKE SURE TO CONTACT WITH THE ENGINEERS AND PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE. HOW LONG IS THIS BOX SLATED TO STAY UP FOR MAKING SURE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW,
TAKEN DOWN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE OF DEVELOPMENT GETTING JUST GENERAL EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE CITY TO WRAP THAT BUT THERE'S THERE REALLY IS JUST MAKING SURE TO REACH OUT TO
THE OWNER OF THAT BOX TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AN EACH ONE OF THE OWNERS WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROVAL PROCESS TO DO THAT AND THEN WE WORK IN DIFFERENT INDEPENDENTLY WITH VINYL WRAP VENDORS AND ARTISTS TO DO THE WORK.
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME I JUST CAN'T PAINT PINK FLAMINGOS ON THE ONE IN MY FRONT YARD I'D ASSUME NOT THAT I HAVE TO KNOW WHO OWNS IT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THAT.
OH THEN NO PROBABLY NOT. WELL LOOK, COMMISSIONER LOUIS, I'M SURE THAT IF YOU WANTED TO SOME OF US COULD ARRANGE TO PUT SOME PINK FLAMINGOS JUST OUT IN YOUR FRONT YARD OR SOMETHING FOR ONLY IF YOU HAD
A MIRRORBALL WITH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ON THAT NOTE, OTHER QUESTIONS . WELL, THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO THE NEXT ONE AND I'LL
INVITE MY COLLEAGUE KATHERINE MURRAY UP HERE, OUR CREATIVE PLACEMAKING SPECIALIST FOR THE WORK PLAN PRESENTATION . ALL RIGHT. SO TODAY I'M JUST GOING TO
BRIEFLY OVER DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF OUR OUTCOMES FROM THE 2024 REVIEW AND PROJECTS AND AS WELL AS SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP IN 2025 BOTH IN THE SOUTH
LOOP DISTRICT AND CITYWIDE. AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, ALTHOUGH WE ARE EXPANDING OUR WORK WE DO COMMISSIONERS AND THE TWO OF US WHO ARE OUR OFFICE
OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING STAFF THERE WE GO. SOME PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS FROM WITHIN THE SOUTH LOOP INCLUDE A COMMUNITY GARDEN OPENING CELEBRATION FOR OUR BRAND NEW
SOUTH LOOP COMMUNITY GARDEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND REC WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH PARKS AND REC ON A SUNDAY FUNDAY MUSIC SERIES. WE HELD A LATINO NATURE FEST AT THE MINNESOTA VALLEY
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS ON THE ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL. WE ALSO INSTALLED EIGHT ART BOX DESIGNS AND THOSE SPECIFICALLY WERE VINYL WRAP DESIGNS.
WE HAVE PAINTED BOXES COMING UP THIS YEAR CITYWIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITYWIDE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN WAS QUITE THE EXTENSIVE PROJECT FOR US TO BE WORKING ON LAST
YEAR AND THAT INCLUDED US HELPING TO COORDINATE THOSE 20 ARTISTS LED POP UP ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE PARTNERED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH ON THE COVID 19 ART MEMORIAL ENGAGEMENT SO ANY
OF THE ENGAGEMENTS SESSIONS RELATED TO THAT WERE THINGS THAT WE HELPED TO COORDINATE. WE ALSO SUPPORTED COMMUNITY
EVENTS AND JUNETEENTH SORRY THERE'S A LITTLE RECALL PROJECTS COMING UP IN 2025 FOR SOUTH LOOP. ONE OF THEM INCLUDES A MURAL
BY TARA PIRONE AND SANDY SPILLER AT THE OLD CEDAR AVENUE BRIDGE TRAILHEAD SHELTER BUILDING. TARA PIRONE IS ALSO GOING TO BE INSTALLING AN INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL GARDEN AND TAKING ON INTERNS TO HELP SHARE
KNOWLEDGE IN TERMS OF SEED KEEPING AND GROWING AND HARVESTING A GARDEN LIKE THIS. WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL ART BOX PROJECTS INCLUDING THAT PILOT PROGRAM I MENTIONED WITH EXCEL TO PAINT BOXES.
WE'RE EXPLORING CREATIVE SPARK PROGRAM AND A SICK TEMPORARY ART IN FRONT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OFF OF LINDO AND ARTIST CREATIVE BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT AND IN CONSIDERING HOW WE CAN SUPPORT ARTISTS PROFESSIONALLY IN THE SOUTH LOOP. SOME EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP ARE OUR THIRD NOW NATURE FEST AT MINNESOTA
VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ON JULY 26TH WE'RE PARTNERING AGAIN WITH PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACTIVATE BLOOMINGTON CENTRAL STATION PARK ON A SUNDAY FUNDAY MUSIC SERIES AND WE'RE ALSO
PARTNERING WITH THE PARKS AND REC ON THE ON THE ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN AUGUST. SOME CITYWIDE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. ONE IS THE BIG VESTIBULE VINYL
MURAL THIS IS THE WALL THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE IMAGE THAT WILL BE COVERED INCLUDING THAT THE GLASS THE MIRROR THE GLASS PORTION WILL BE COVERED BY A WALL. WE ARE HIRING AN ARTIST TO DO
SOME ENGAGEMENT WORK AND THEN TO CREATE A DESIGN WHICH A SECOND VENDOR WILL COME IN AND DO A VINYL WRAP ONTO THE WALL JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN ADHERE AND THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S A REALLY BUSY PLACE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S A SUSTAINABLE WAY IN KEEPING UP THAT MURAL IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE WALL OR WE GET A BIG STICK THAT RUNS INTO IT OR SOMETHING. WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON A POND TO COAT A MISSION PARK SCULPTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
PARKS AND REC AND THERE DAKOTA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND A VALLEY VIEW SKATE PARK YOUTH WORKSHOP COMING UP THIS SUMMER AS WELL AND WE ARE DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
SOME OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED FOR THAT ALREADY INCLUDE A MURAL ON THE EXTERIOR PART OF THE BUILDING AND A SCULPTURE WALK ON THE TRAIL.
CITYWIDE PROJECTS INCLUDE AN EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND RECREATION WHO HAVE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN OUR WORK. ONE IS A SCULPTURE AT BRYANT PARK THAT REFLECTS THE THEME OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
WATER CONSERVATION AN INTERACTIVE CREATIVE COMPONENT AT TRIPLE PARK THAT REFLECTS A CYCLING THEME AND THEN COMING UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE NINE MILE CREEK CORRIDOR AND
IDENTIFYING WHERE OUR EFFORTS COULD FIT IN WITH AN ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT JUST THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO MAKE
BLOOMINGTON A VIBRANT PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE AND WE'VE ATTACHED THE FULL PLAN FOR YOUR REFERENCE IN THE AGENDA PACKET. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
QUESTIONS. COMMENTS IF I COULD, MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO THANKS FOR THE THIS UPDATE AS WELL AND JUST TO LET THE
COMMISSIONERS KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE BOTH OF THESE PLANS AT A MEETING ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR SO. I CAN'T RECALL SO MUCH THIS HERE GOOD DISCUSSION BUT A
GOOD WE DID SUPPORT IT AND COMMISSIONER NELSON ON YOUR ON YOUR SECOND TO YOU AND DO YOU HAVE ANY WISDOM TO IMPART TO US? I THINK I SAID ENOUGH THE
FIRST TIME WE ARE GETTING AGREEMENT SO THAT'S GOOD HEATED AGREEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PRESIDENT
COMMISSIONERS SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS IN MINISTRY OR UPDATES. HOLLY THANK YOU SO FAR. THANK YOU PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND COMMISSIONERS I WILL KEEP
THIS BRIEF. WE TOOK A FIELD TRIP THIS MORNING TO THE SICK SITE. WE WERE ABLE TO TOUR THEIR MANUFACTURING FLOOR THAT'S
OPEN NOW THERE HEADQUARTERS THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THEIR PARKING FACILITY THAT THE PORT HELPED TO FINANCE. THAT WILL BE PARTIALLY AS BASIC AND PARTIALLY OPEN FOR
PUBLIC USE AND THEY LET US KNOW THAT THEY PLAN TO START OCCUPANCY AS SOON AS AUGUST. SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING AND THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING US BACK AS SOON AS THAT
IS CONSTRUCTED AND THEN WE WENT TO BACKSTORY WHICH IS ALSO ANOTHER PIECE OF GOOD NEWS THAT WE HAVE THAT COFFEE SHOP IN SOUTH OBEGAN. SO IT WAS A REALLY NICE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK OUT THE AREA, SEE SOME OF THE PROGRESS
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE GOOD NEWS FROM THAT AREA AS WELL. I BELIEVE TAKEDA STARTED MOVING IN OVER MARCH AND APRIL AS WELL. SO THEY'RE BRINGING 300 EMPLOYEES TO THE AREA TOO AND
THEY ARE A WORK FROM BOTH SICK AND ADA SEEM TO REALLY CONCENTRATE ON BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE OFFICE. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS. AND AS BUSINESSES ARE OPENING IN THE AREA WE HOPE THOSE EMPLOYEES WILL HELP TO SUPPORT
THEM. ANOTHER INTERESTING THING WE LEARNED TODAY IS THAT SIX OFFICE WILL ALSO HAVE TRAINING FACILITIES IN IT AND THEY PLAN TO BRING IN AS MANY AS 90 PEOPLE A WEEK TO TRAIN SO
WHILE WE THINK OF THEM AS MORE OF A LOCAL EMPLOYER AND A MANUFACTURING PLACE, WE ARE ALSO SEEING BUSINESS TRAVEL OUT OF THEM AS WELL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO BENEFIT OUR HOTEL COMMUNITY SO EXCITED FOR THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO PREVIEW FOR YOU THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE PORT AUTHORITY MISSION STATEMENT. WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A FORMAL EXERCISE AROUND THAT IN A LONG TIME. IF EVER WE HAVE OUR GENERAL
MANDATE OF FACILITATING AN ORDERLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON BUT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING WITH YOU SOME MORE REFINED THOUGHTS
AROUND THAT AND GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK SO WE CAN HAVE THAT MISSION STATEMENT TO GUIDE US MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN FINALLY IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PUTTING UP MARKET OR SCORECARD AT A
PREVIOUS MEETING COMMISSIONER LYONS EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN SEEING A MORE FLESHED OUT ORG CHART OF EVERYONE NOW THAT WE HAVE SO MANY NEW STAFF
IN THE PORT AND SO WE WILL GET THAT UP . ALL RIGHT, PERFECT. I WILL JUST TRANSITION UP
. >> CAN YOU ADVANCE SLIDES PLEASE? MARK SO YOU KNOW NICK NEXT SLIDE.
THANK YOU. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE WAY THAT THE PORT IS ORGANIZED IS WE HAVE A CREATIVE PLACEMAKING TEAM. WE HAVE OUR REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT WAS
REALLY WHAT THE PORT WAS BEFORE BUT NOW WE HAVE A SEPARATE TEAM FOR THAT AND THEN BUSINESS ASSISTANCE WE ALSO NOW HAVE OUR BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM FACILITATOR WHO'S WORKING ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN
MARGARET AS OUR OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALIST AND THEN EXTERNALLY AT THE CITY WE HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM ACCOUNTING AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY BECAUSE IT CAME UP WITHIN THE TEAM
THAT WE ALL DO BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, EVERYONE IN THE PORT IS INTERACTING WITH BUSINESSES ALL THE TIME IN DIFFERENT MANNERS AND TO SOME DEGREE YOU AS OUR COMMISSIONERS AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS ASSISTANCE TO THE
MAYOR IS VERY GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME AND FREQUENTLY COMES WITH US TO MEETINGS WITH LARGE EMPLOYERS, DIFFERENT RIBBON CUTTINGS AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE GETTING THOSE INVITATIONS. WE ARE ALL A PART OF MAKING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FEEL
WELCOME AND REALLY KIND OF CHANGING THE PERCEPTION OF DOING BUSINESS IN BLOOMINGTON AND WE HAVE BEEN HEARING GOOD FEEDBACK LATELY SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU'VE PUT INTO THAT AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST BREAKING THAT DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER NOW YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THIS FACES. ALL RIGHT. SO ALI, KEVIN AND BARB AND
MARGARET AND WORKS ON ALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO ME ALL THE AGAIN IS THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING TEAM KEVIN IS REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT AT BARB IS WE SAY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUT FOR CLARITY AT THIS TIME
BARB AND PRISCILLA WHO WORKS WITH HER ARE FOCUSING MOSTLY ON SMALL BUSINESS AND TO SOME DEGREE WE'RE STARTING TO GET INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. MARGARET IS OUR FEARLESS OFFICE SUPPORT AND THEN WORSEN
IS OVERSEEING THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM AS WELL AS BUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIPS IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPACE. AND THEN YOU HAVE MET MARY KAY BEFORE.
SHE IS OUR ACCOUNTANT AND AN ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL PART OF THE OPERATION AND THEN SEAN LUNDY WAS HERE PREVIOUSLY. HE ACTUALLY WORKS FOR KEN BERGGREN IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUT HE DOES WORK ON PROGRAMS THAT
HAVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT LIKE HATCH, BLOOMINGTON AND THE BLOOMINGTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP. NEXT SLIDE AND JUST TO BREAK THAT DOWN FURTHER HOW THOSE
TEAMS WORK ALL ALI MANAGES KATHERINE, KEVIN MANAGES LUKE, ALAN AND KENNY. YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM KENNY A LITTLE LATER TODAY AND THEN BARB MANAGES PRISCILLA.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, MR. LYNCH? IS THAT WHAT YOU ORDERED? THAT'S NICE. YEAH. OKAY, GOOD. IT'S GOOD NIGHT. IT'S REALLY HELPFUL THAT
THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE TURNOVER LATELY. OF COURSE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. ANYHOW, IT'S GREAT THE PICTURES HELP A LOT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON
. THE GROCERY STORE. >> YES, THERE THERE WILL BE NEWS AROUND THAT SOON. THEY ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO FINALIZE ALL THEIR PLANS IN THAT REGARD.
BUT WE HOPE TO HEAR SOMETHING VERY SOON OR HAVE NEWS TO SHARE SOON. GREAT OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS
. WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE YEP. CHRISTIAN IS THIS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE? COMMISSIONER LYONS WE DON'T TYPICALLY PUT STAFF PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE WEBSITE HOWEVER I'M HAPPY TO SEND THIS
TO YOU WITH SURE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE IT? HURRY. OKAY, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AND WE WILL RECONVENE
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