Bloomington City Council — Transcript

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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Bloomington residents air concerns on lighting, park plans, transit project

Central Park Recreational Development

Future of Creekside Boutique and Health & Wellness Center

Riverview Corridor Project Suspension

Notable Quotes (17)

Why did staff not include the language from city code 2013 oh one seven? Exterior lighting lighting plan where. Number four states and accurate site plan indicating location of property lines and all existing and proposed land improvements including button limited to buildings, parking lots, piles, and driveways, streets, walkways, and accessory buildings.

First Speaker [0:13]
Public Comment: City Code Compliance and Police Report Concerns

So you're just missing the fact that they may have actually been responding to things that you were calling the city about at the time because. You call every week about parking violations, noise violations, light violations, not having enough light, right? So they could actually have been responding because you were submitting complaints to the city.

Council Member [1:42]
Public Comment: City Code Compliance and Police Report Concerns

Police inaccurately informed me that I would be subject to harassed under the harassment statute regardless of my intentions.

First Speaker [2:11]
Public Comment: City Code Compliance and Police Report Concerns

the NAS versus city of Bloomington decision that stated NAS decision to chill her speech was not objectively reasonable for two principal reasons. 1st, her intended conduct is not prescribed by the statute. Additionally, the definition of harass in the word another suggests that harassments must target an individual victim, as such does not extend to the monitoring of a physical space and issue or a random crowd of people.

First Speaker [2:27]
Public Comment: City Code Compliance and Police Report Concerns

I would like to know why my name is on these reports. It is not on the reports for the reasons the council members suggested, so why is my name on the reports? This is an ask.

First Speaker [4:28]
Public Comment: City Code Compliance and Police Report Concerns

Our vision for enhancing the corridor for education.

Michelle from Resort [5:49]
Public Comment: Central Park Development by 'resort'

One of the themes that we're hearing from the community at large is that a shared trail for bikes and pedestrians is least preferred.

Michelle from Resort [6:42]
Public Comment: Central Park Development by 'resort'

It provides socialization, connecting with others. For the artisants? For the customers, for the volunteers, we might be the only people, some of these, customers talk to, for the whole day.

Mary Arjan [10:07]
Public Comment: Future of Creekside Boutique and Health & Wellness Center Plans

Did you know that 25 % of the sales revenue goes to the city of Bloomington? 15 % for the volunteers. Also, did you know, hundreds of dollars are given every year to local charities, such as VIP, Cornerstone and Bridging.

Mary Arjan [11:25]
Public Comment: Future of Creekside Boutique and Health & Wellness Center Plans

The results of the 10 min telephone survey of 400 Bloomington residents showed that 76 % supported building a new community center. ... The survey also showed that 61 % said that the number of aquatic facilities in the city was about right.

Mary Arjan [12:55]
Public Comment: Future of Creekside Boutique and Health & Wellness Center Plans

We need at least as much space as we have now, if not more. And it would be a dedicated space, just like the aquatic center and the health thing. That's all dedicated, right?

Mary Arjan [16:00]
Public Comment: Future of Creekside Boutique and Health & Wellness Center Plans

That's where we've been. Why shouldn't we be there? That's where we've been. Why should we be kicked out? We're very insulted to tell you the truth.

Mary Arjan [16:49]
Public Comment: Future of Creekside Boutique and Health & Wellness Center Plans

They don't want transit at all, and then it really seemed like, you know, a couple hours later, mayor Carter and. The, I don't remember her name, the ward five council member on st. Paul city council was like, oh, we're gonna work for BRT now, but from the statement that Ramsey County put out didn't really sound like they wanted BRT.

Robert Coleman [17:48]
Public Comment: Riverview Corridor Project Suspension

Commissioner Artego, who is the chair of the quarter policy advisory committee, he's been driving the notion of Riverbury Quarter for. More than a decade, I think a couple of decades now, made the decision that he didn't want, he didn't want Ransey County to commit any more resources forward the review corridor, toward the toward the project.

Mayor [18:32]
Public Comment: Riverview Corridor Project Suspension

He didn't feel there was the support necessary to move forward and when pushed on that, specifically from the. Met council or the Metropoland airports commission... he he without that support. He thought it was not responsible to continue to commit Ramsey County resources and time and energy and so on towards something that he didn't think he had the support for.

Mayor [19:28]
Public Comment: Riverview Corridor Project Suspension

It takes roughly two and a half weeks to get from downtown st. Paul to mall of Americas. Roughly. I've NO for sure. I've been in, I've been on route 54. For where there was a big protest near the XL and every bus was delayed like 30 min. So it's not it's not ideal right now, but it it continues.

Mayor [20:34]
Public Comment: Riverview Corridor Project Suspension

I, I I've literally been working on it for more than a decade, and I've been on that committee for more than a decade and to see it just stopped abruptly like this was was disappointing.

Mayor [21:12]
Public Comment: Riverview Corridor Project Suspension

Ordinances & Resolutions (4)

City code 2013 oh one sevenOrdinance

Exterior lighting lighting plan code mentioned by a resident

Position paperOther

Document created by 'resort' detailing concerns about Central Park development

Survey by Morris Legalman companyOther

2022 city of Bloomington survey on resident support for a new community center and aquatic facilities

NAS versus city of Bloomington decisionOther

Legal decision referenced regarding harassment statute and free speech

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