I would like to lean in, particularly with everything that's going on at the national level, to make sure that our finances are secure, that we have a robust and stable tax base in order to generate the resources to provide the services that our constituents have have come to rely upon.

Part of my vision is we need to figure out ways to make more housing affordable for people who really do want to live and work here.

I want to make sure the fact that we are being really thoughtful about how we think about data centers, how we think about our infrastructure. I want to make sure the fact that we're not getting, um, mesmerized by some of the money that these data centers are throwing at us.

The number one thing for me is really this community aspect and businesses, um, we become a little cookie cutter to me. We don't have a lot of small business owners and this, and this is what's important to me. This is who I am.

In the first two proposals for, uh, Blue Cross property, we have not felt that those were necessarily the right redevelopments for those areas. And we listened to, to the neighbors.

I think with any problem that you're trying to solve, you need to be really clear about what problem you're solving. So I think we need to be clear about what do we want for that property.

This is a council that's proven to be very patient in its approach towards redevelopment. We don't snap at the first thing that comes up, uh, witness Cedar Grove, that process from start to finish took over ten years to find things that were the right fit.

I think that we just need to be a little bit more urgent about it. The topic doesn't seem to come up enough in city council meetings.

I think one of the things that it stands out to me is the fact that there's this action that we're playing, this game of who's responsible for this. And I think as a city council member, that's one of our responsibilities, is really asking that question of what's what goal are we trying to accomplish here? And right now, I hear it's around safety, right?

Personally, I would not be in favor of the city stepping in with its own funds to to, to demolish that property. It is the school district's responsibility.

Somebody ends up getting hurt. Um, on a more serious level, we tend to react to things a little bit late. Um, so I do believe that the city could help fund this.

If it gets to the point where the city needs to step in and fill the gap because the school district is not acting, it will do so. But that'll be a pass through cost.

I would support restricting future residential development and rezoning um, near the facility. It is the MPC A's. Um it is their there problem, but it is the city of Egon's responsibility to look out for those homeowners in that area.

This issue in particular has been very frustrating because our hands are tied in terms of what we can do. There is a carve out for issues like that that lie solely with the Mpca, and I cannot stress how frustrating it is to not have influence or control over an issue that's affecting the neighbors who live in our community.

I think the way we build trust in this world is around transparency. And I think that is something that the Eagan City Council can make sure that they do.

There seems to be some misconception from some people about what the city's authority is and being able to shut down gopher resource. Well, we can't just do that. That's the regulatory authority lies with the Mpca.

We felt compelled to issue a resolution of support for our residents in terms of their safety, um, in the face of the type of, of activities that Ice was conducting.

I think it's really important that the city of Eagan needs to take a little bit more active role. Again, I don't want to pit ourselves against the ice.

Public safety depends on trust and, um, residents should feel safe reporting crimes. And when it comes to seeking help, um, local government has a responsibility, um, that are distinct from federal immigration enforcement.

Our police department does not, has never and will not ask about somebody's immigration status when responding to a call. everybody needs to feel comfortable reaching out and calling 911 and asking for help and knowing that help is on the way and that immigration status isn't going to be a part of the interaction with local police.

It's going to give us the time we need in order to study the issues to update our ordinances in order to again protect the interests and the health and safety of of the public. Uh, some of those things are water usage, noise, light pollution, other types of negative externalities that aren't compatible with existing established surrounding areas.

Some of the issues obviously are the forever chemicals, the noises, um, the limited, um, employment, um, the air pollution and things like this, but there are opportunities to limit water use and electricity when data centers are built. And the city of Eagan has that opportunity to do that. Um, I am at this moment anti data centers because it is such a concern for our community.

There is a need, yes, for data centers, we have to acknowledge that, but they have to be properly located. Um, and I don't know that in the city of Eagan, uh, which is almost fully developed, we really have any places where additional data centers could be developed.

One of the things that I do in my job is really read the details. And one of the things that I think data centers are really getting away with is what happens if they decide to walk away, what happens if there's a leak? What happens if they want to decommission a certain way, or they want to just go ahead and not decommissioned and there's a leak.

I think for me, it's really, I think representation. I think Eagan is not the same city that it was ten, 20 years ago. And I want to make sure the fact that there's representation in the city

We have a couple of major initiatives in Eagan. And one of those is race equity and inclusion. And the other is sustainability.

In previous years and I suspect coming up again this year, there are efforts afoot at the state legislature to remove some land use planning authority from cities. I don't think that's a good idea, and I don't think enough people are paying attention to just how much impact that would have on our community.

It's clear to me by a lot of the questions there is, um, seems to be a lack of communication. Um, there are a lot of things I didn't know about her and I didn't understand, um, that came up and, and I think that's a, that's a big issue for me, um, is reaching all the residents and letting them know what is going on.