[0:12] UH [0:23] UH [0:59] UH [1:24] . IT'S 515. WE HAVE A QUORUM AND SO DO WE [1:29] NEED TO DO ANYTHING TO START THE MEETING OR TO START? YEAH, I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND THE FIRST ITEM ON [1:36] THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF FOR 30 MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING. SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THEIR APPROVAL MR. [1:45] PRESIDENT SO MOVED THE SECOND MOTION MADE BY THE MAYOR AND [1:53] SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HUNT KELLY YEAH WELL AND AGAIN I WASN'T THERE EITHER SO I DON'T [2:01] WANT PEOPLE CAN'T WE HAVE TO DO WE HAVE TO WAIT JORDI I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THE PROTOCOL FOR THAT UNLESS MY [2:07] 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 [2:15] 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 [2:22] YOU NEED IT. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. [2:29] 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 [2:37] 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 [2:44] CAN HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF THEM WERE THERE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND [2:51] COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING. [2:56] 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 [3:02] STAFF MEMBER AFTER SO PRISCILLA MARA JOINED THE PORT TEAM ON MARCH 3RD AS A BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST [3:09] . IN THIS NEW ROLE, PRISCILLA WILL FOCUS ON BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SERVING AS A CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [3:15] PARTNERS AND THE CITY AS LIAISON TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHE WILL ACTIVELY CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH [3:21] ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTER AND EVALUATE BUSINESS PROGRAMS, PROVIDE [3:27] ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO BUSINESSES LOCATED OR CONSIDERING BLOOMINGTON AND HOW BUSINESS OWNERS CONNECT TO [3:33] RESOURCES. PRISCILLA PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IN 2023 THROUGH THE CAPITAL PATHWAYS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM [3:41] ADMINISTERED BY THE CITIZENS LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA. HER PRIMARY ROLE WAS CO-DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT [3:46] THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM. SHE HAS SPENT HER TIME SINCE AS A YOUTH COUNCIL DIRECTOR AT [3:53] THE MINNESOTA ALLIANCE WITH YOUTH WHERE SHE OVERSAW THE STATEWIDE OPERATIONS OF THE MINNESOTA YOUTH COUNCIL. AND PRISCILLA WILL BE WORKING [3:58] WITH BARB IN OUR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE TEAM AND AGAIN SHE [4:04] SENDS HER REGARDS. SHE IS ON A FLIGHT RIGHT NOW TO PRISCILLA ME I MISS MAYOWA [4:11] MAYOWA IT OH IT'S ON THERE. [4:16] IT'S IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET RESTAURANTS WELL IT'S NOT [4:24] PRINTED OUT THERE IT'S IT'S IN THE AGENDA IS IT ON 123 [4:30] PAGE AGENDA WHICH A ON AND THEN PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND [4:37] COMMISSIONERS ARE SECOND PERSON IS ALAN THORPE AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE HER ON UP [4:47] AND ALAN JOINED THE PORT TEAM ON MARCH 10TH AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYST AND WILL BE FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING OUR [4:54] WORK WITH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND ANALYSIS. ALAN IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH A DEGREE IN HOUSING STUDIES. [5:02] 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 [5:09] SALE AND LEASING TRENDS ACROSS ALL PROPERTY TYPES LIKE OFFICE INDUSTRIAL RETAIL, MEDICAL OFFICE DATA CENTERS, LAND AND [5:14] MULTIFAMILY. WHEN SHE MOVED ON TO NATIONAL ROLES WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TREND [5:21] ANALYSIS AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, ALAN IS VERY EXCITED TO TRANSITION TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR FROM CORPORATE [5:28] OUTSIDE OF WORK SHE LIVES VICARIOUSLY THROUGH HER FRIENDS WITH PETS, GOES ON WALKS BIKES, RIDES AND SWIMS [5:34] THIS FALL IT'S WARM AND WE GOT TO BIKE EARLIER THIS FALL WILL MARK THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY [5:39] OF HER COOKING CLUB. SHE ALSO ENJOYS READING TRAVELING, CHECKING OUT NEW RESTAURANTS AND SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. [5:47] ALAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO BE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE [5:55] YOU. I MEAN AGAIN I THINK I THINK THAT HAVING BOTH A BACKGROUND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF THE [6:00] PUBLIC SECTOR IS REALLY GOOD FOR ANYBODY. IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHAT'S [6:06] 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 [6:13] THAT'S THAT'S FANTASTIC TO HAVE BE FULL STRENGTH AND BE READY FOR ALL THE THINGS TO [6:18] COME. SO WELCOME AND WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [6:25] 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 [6:32] TOGETHER. SO I'VE ALREADY ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES SEVERAL OF US [6:40] COMMISSIONER LANCE AND MYSELF WERE NOT THERE BUT I WOULD ENTERTAIN AND WHY DON'T WE VOTE ON IT AND IF IF THIS [6:45] CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH OUR LEGAL WE CAN REVOTE ON IT THE NEXT TIME DO NOT NEED TO BE [6:52] 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. [6:58] HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT COMMISSIONERS HUNT AND NELSON WERE BOTH PRESENT AND THE MAYOR SO I THINK THREE IS [7:04] SOLID. OKAY WELL I WOULD THEN WE'VE [7:11] ALREADY GOT THE MOTION AND THE SECOND SO ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I OPPOSED MOTION [7:18] CARRIED AND I, I GUESS TECHNICALLY THERE'S TWO OF US HAS SAID WE HAD ABSTAINED BUT [7:24] SO IT WOULD BE THREE MOTION CARRIES FOR CARRIES. [7:30] SORRY. I'M SORRY. IT'S PRECARIOUS. YES. ARE YES YES. [7:37] YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD ON THE AMAZON I [7:42] WAS WATCHING IT. MR. NELSON SO LET ME YEAH, YEAH YEAH. [7:49] SO YEAH I MEAN WE WE ARE DEDICATED WITHOUT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH. [7:56] OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM THEN ON THE AGENDA IS OUR PRESENTATION. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE [8:05] THE BLOOMINGTON CITY WAY CREATIVE PLACEMAKING SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD AS ALEJANDRA AND I DO THAT GREAT FANTASTIC [8:11] . HELLO PRESIDENT COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. I'M SURE THAT THIS IS WORKING [8:16] HERE FOR ME. OKAY, GREAT. AGAIN, ALEJANDRO BLINKEN I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE [8:22] 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 [8:28] SO THIS PLAN WILL REALLY SERVE AS A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE OUR [8:35] FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS. SO CREATIVE PLACEMAKING STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS WILL REALLY WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE [8:42] PROJECTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN CONSIDERATION OF CAPACITY BUDGET, EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONDITIONS, COMMUNITY [8:51] INPUT AND PARTNERSHIPS. SO I WANT TO JUST START OFF BRIEFLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IS AND [8:58] WHY IT'S IMPACTFUL. SO WE REALLY LOOK AT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AS A PROCESS THAT INTEGRATES ARTS, CULTURE AND DESIGN TO STRENGTHEN AND [9:06] 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. [9:13] SO IN BLOOMINGTON INVEST IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING WE CREATE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO GATHER TOGETHER, WE EMPOWER LOCAL ARTISTS, WE [9:19] ATTRACT VISITORS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAKE VISIBLE THE INCREDIBLE [9:25] DIVERSITY OF STORIES, HISTORY AND CULTURES IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN SHORT, WE CREATE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE DON'T JUST LIVE [9:32] BUT WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG [9:40] . THERE WE GO AS YOU KNOW, CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IS NOT [9:45] NEW TO BLOOMINGTON, THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN 2015 AND OVER THE PAST DECADE WE'VE SEEN [9:52] MURALS, PUBLIC ART PERFORMANCES, PAINTED UTILITY BOXES, POETRY AND SIDEWALKS [9:59] AND MORE HAVE HELPED TO ENLIVEN AND TRANSFORM THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT. [10:05] IT WAS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT THIS PLAN INTENTIONALLY ALIGNS WITH OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING THE [10:10] CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER STRATEGIC PLAN. [10:17] AND THIS PLAN IS ACTUALLY AN OUTCOME OF THE BTA COMMUNITY LED IDENTIFIED STRATEGIC OUTCOME OF A CONNECTED [10:25] WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES EXPANDING THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PROGRAM ACROSS THE CITY AS A STRATEGIC [10:30] INITIATIVE. THIS PLAN IS ALSO FOCUSED ON [10:37] THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE WORKED WITH FOUR LOCAL ARTISTS WHO ARE BASED IN BLOOMINGTON AND OVER THE [10:43] SUMMER THEY AND FALL THEY ENGAGED WITH OVER 4000 RESIDENTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, FESTIVALS AND SURVEYS IN 20 [10:50] ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE CITY. THEIR WORK INCLUDED LISTENING AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT THE PLAN [10:58] REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S WANTS AND NEEDS. WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT [11:05] PEOPLE WANT A MORE CONNECTED, DIVERSE, WELCOMING AND VIBRANT BLOOMINGTON. SO WE UPDATED THE MISSION FOR CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CENTERING [11:13] ON FOUR KEY PRINCIPLES CELEBRATING AND REFLECTING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTS AND [11:18] CULTURE, PROMOTING EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC PLACES AND CREATING A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY TO LIVE, WORK AND [11:24] VISIT. BUILDING ON THIS NEW MISSION OUR DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF COMMUNITY LEADERS, [11:32] COMMISSIONERS OUR DEDICATED ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND LISTENING TO COMMUNITY VOICES AND MORE. [11:37] THIS PLAN IS CENTERED ON FIVE GOALS ONE EMPOWERING ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS SO [11:43] SUPPORTING ARTISTS AS CONTRIBUTORS TO BLOOMINGTON'S CREATIVE AND ECONOMIC FUTURE TO ENSURING EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND ENSURING THAT [11:52] PUBLIC SPACES AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES REFLECT OUR CITY'S DIVERSITY FOSTERING CONNECTION USING ART AND CULTURE TO BRING [11:59] PEOPLE TOGETHER IN JOYFUL AND MEANINGFUL WAYS STRENGTHENING BELONGING HELPING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FEEL AT HOME AND [12:06] PROUD IN THIS COMMUNITY AND EXPANDING CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CITYWIDE AND BEING REALLY STRATEGIC IN CONSIDERING [12:14] RESOURCES, EXPERTISE, CAPACITY POLICIES AND PARTNERSHIP GAPS [12:19] TO SUPPORT OUR EXPANDED SCOPE OF WORK. SO WITHIN THIS PLAN THERE ARE DETAILED STRATEGIES RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES, MEASUREMENTS AND COST [12:27] ESTIMATES FOR EACH OF THOSE GOALS TO HELP GUIDE US IN OUR DECISION MAKING. [12:33] THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS PLAN WE WERE ALSO MINDFUL OF HOW WE COULD HELP SUPPORT THE GOALS [12:38] FOR THE PORT AUTHORITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. SO A FEW EXAMPLES THAT RELATE [12:45] TO THE PORT PLAN'S THRIVING PLACES OBJECTIVE INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS ON INITIATIVES. [12:51] SO FOR EXAMPLE THE SITE EMPHASIZED IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE TOOLKIT FOR AGING COMMERCIAL NODES EXPLORING [12:57] CULTURAL AND CREATIVE FOCUS LINKS THAT BUILD THREADS ACROSS THE CITY SUCH AS POCKET PARKS CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT [13:05] STUDY OF BLOOMINGTON'S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH PORT SMALL BUSINESS TEAM TO [13:10] ENSURE CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND BUSINESSES SUPPORT. [13:17] WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PLACE IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING [13:22] IS KEY. SO AS THE WORK WORK EXPANDS CITYWIDE IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE EXPAND HIGH IMPACT PUBLIC [13:28] SPACES WHERE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CAN ALIGN WITH OTHER CITY AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS. SO IN THE PLAN YOU'LL SEE HOW [13:33] WE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY INPUT FUTURE PUBLIC PROJECTS EXISTING ASSETS AND PUBLIC [13:40] HEALTH FOCUS AREAS USING MET COUNCIL AND CDC DATA. [13:46] THIS HELPED US IDENTIFY AREAS MOST IN NEED OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING TO ENSURE THAT RESOURCES ARE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED IMPROVING [13:54] WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE WHERE IT'S NEEDED MOST OUTCOMES FOR THE GOALS AND WORK RESULTING FROM THIS PLAN [14:01] HAVE POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS JUST FOR EXAMPLE SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CITY'S CREATIVE ECONOMY [14:09] AND HANSING PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND RESEARCH ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT [14:14] WELL-DESIGNED, CREATIVELY ACTIVATED SPACES HELP FOSTER COMMUNITY PRIDE AND CAN HELP REDUCE CRIME AND REVITALIZING [14:20] NEIGHBORHOODS. RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS GENERALLY MIDWESTERN COMMUNITIES LIKE MINNESOTA BENEFIT FROM SUPPORT [14:28] FROM STRONG LOCAL SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT EMPHASIZE ARTS FUNDING AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN INITIATIVES A SIGNIFICANT [14:35] SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT ARTS AND CULTURE IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES LIVABILITY AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR [14:41] IN BLOOMINGTON SPECIFICALLY HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT [14:46] OF $12.1 MILLION. SO WITH THAT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR [14:51] TIME AND ALSO THANK THE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, TALENT AND VISION TO SHAPING THIS PLAN. [14:57] I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL IT'S JUST A COMMENT I THINK OTHER PEOPLE MAY HAVE [15:05] TOO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS EXCITING TO ME IS JUST HAVING TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD IN MANY EUROPEAN CITIES [15:13] 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 [15:20] AGAIN IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT SWING FOR EXAMPLE IN SOUTH LOOP WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT [15:26] YOU KNOW IS SIMPLE BUT IT MAKES PEOPLE EXCITED. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT [15:33] 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 [15:40] MAYORS GOT SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT TOO. BUT ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU, ALI. [15:47] BETTER THE SECOND TIME THAN THE FIRST ONE. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND I'VE SEEN THIS PRESENTATION ALREADY SO BUT I AGREE WITH WITH MR. [15:55] PRESIDENT THAT IT JUST EXCITES ME TO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THIS AND ESPECIALLY THE CITYWIDE REACH [16:01] 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 [16:07] AND I THINK YOU'RE ALSO SPOT ON IN STRATEGICALLY FINDING [16:13] PLACES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE, WHETHER IT'S DRED SCOTT OR SUNRISE PARK OR [16:18] DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE THAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY TO TO REALLY BRING THIS TO PEOPLE AND AGAIN TO BRING IT TO WHERE [16:26] 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 [16:34] 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 [16:40] THE COUNCIL I MEAN THIS BLOOMINGTON CREATIVE PLACEMAKING LITERALLY SETS THE STANDARDS NATIONALLY. I MEAN IT'S THERE'S JUST [16:48] 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 [16:53] AND THE WAY YOU'RE LEADING THE WAY IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. [16:59] WELL THEN THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MR.. YEAH, I LIKE IT AND I [17:07] APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. AND I JUST MR. PRACTICAL WHEN YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING OR [17:15] PROMULGATE AN OPENING, AN ARTWORK OR WHATEVER ON A PUBLIC OR PUBLIC THING LIKE A [17:22] UTILITY BOX AS WELL NOT PUBLIC IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? [17:29] 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 [17:34] THESE PROJECTS. SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T JUST IMPLEMENT THEM OVERNIGHT. WE CONSIDER A LOT OF THINGS TO [17:41] 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. [17:48] SO IN COMMISSIONING AN ARTWORK SOMETIMES IT'S A DIRECT COMMISSION, SOMETIMES THERE'S A GENERAL CALL FOR ART AND RFQ [17:53] OR AN RFP. ALSO WE ALWAYS VALUE HAVING A PANEL OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR [18:00] STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN SELECTING THE ART AND THE ARTIST FOR THAT PROJECT WHATEVER IT IS. [18:05] SO BEFORE WE SELECT WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE, WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PEOPLE USE THE SPACE AND HOW [18:12] IT'S GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE NOT REALLY DECIDES ON WHAT THE SCOPE IS, WHAT THE THEME [18:18] 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? [18:24] HOW WILL PEOPLE USE IT? WHAT ARE THE AGES OF THE VISITORS? WHO'S IMPACTED? IS THERE A NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE [18:29] STREET THAT WE SHOULD CONNECT WITH SO INVOLVING PEOPLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO INFORMING THE COMMISSION TO [18:35] 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 [18:41] REALLY SELECTING THE ARTISTS. WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM TIME TO FABRICATE IT AND TO INSTALL IT SO THAT PROCESS CAN TAKE, YOU [18:48] KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM REALLY EXPEDITED SIX MONTHS TO 2 TO 3 YEARS EVEN. SO IT'S IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE. [18:57] 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 [19:05] CENTER POINTS OKAY OR I MEAN I'VE GOT I GO IN MY FRONT YARD AND I'D LOVE TO PAINT BUT I'VE [19:10] NEVER SURE NEVER FOLLOWED IT AND THERE'S I THINK YOU SHOULD AND THERE'S YOU KNOW THERE ARE [19:16] 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 [19:24] CANVAS I GUESS. COMMISSIONER ALLEN SORRY I MIGHT HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THE FIRST TIME THAT YES. FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE'S A [19:30] UTILITY BOX WE'LL START WITH THAT EXAMPLE AND IT'S OWNED BY EITHER XCEL OR THE COUNTY OR THE CITY. [19:35] 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 [19:41] OWNS THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY. ONE THING THAT WE ARE PILOTING THIS YEAR FOR JUST FOR ONE EXAMPLE IS XCEL ENERGY. [19:47] THEY PREVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER ALLOWED THEIR BOXES TO BE PAINTED AND THEY APPROACH BLOOMINGTON AND STILLWATER TO [19:52] BE THE PILOT CITIES TO PAINT THEIR BOXES IN MINNESOTA. SO WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THAT THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE A FULL [19:58] 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 [20:05] THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE PAINTING BOXES SO YOU DO FOR EXCEL THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, QUITE AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS IF IT'S THE [20:11] 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 [20:16] MAKE SURE TO CONTACT WITH THE ENGINEERS AND PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE. HOW LONG IS THIS BOX SLATED TO [20:23] 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 [20:31] 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 [20:36] SURE THERE'S AN EACH ONE OF THE OWNERS WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROVAL PROCESS TO DO THAT AND THEN WE WORK [20:42] 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 [20:50] 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. [20:57] OH THEN NO PROBABLY NOT. WELL LOOK, COMMISSIONER LOUIS, [21:03] 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 [21:11] A MIRRORBALL WITH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ON THAT NOTE, OTHER QUESTIONS [21:17] . WELL, THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT [21:22] INTO THE NEXT ONE AND I'LL INVITE MY COLLEAGUE KATHERINE MURRAY UP HERE, OUR CREATIVE PLACEMAKING SPECIALIST FOR THE WORK PLAN PRESENTATION [21:39] . ALL RIGHT. SO TODAY I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY OVER DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF OUR OUTCOMES FROM THE 2024 REVIEW [21:47] AND PROJECTS AND AS WELL AS SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP IN 2025 BOTH IN THE SOUTH LOOP DISTRICT AND CITYWIDE. [21:54] AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, ALTHOUGH WE ARE EXPANDING OUR WORK WE DO COMMISSIONERS AND THE TWO [21:59] OF US WHO ARE OUR OFFICE OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING STAFF [22:06] THERE WE GO. SOME PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS FROM [22:11] WITHIN THE SOUTH LOOP INCLUDE A COMMUNITY GARDEN OPENING CELEBRATION FOR OUR BRAND NEW [22:16] SOUTH LOOP COMMUNITY GARDEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND REC WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH PARKS AND REC ON A SUNDAY [22:23] FUNDAY MUSIC SERIES. WE HELD A LATINO NATURE FEST AT THE MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND [22:30] SUPPORTED COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS ON THE ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL. WE ALSO INSTALLED EIGHT ART BOX DESIGNS AND THOSE [22:37] SPECIFICALLY WERE VINYL WRAP DESIGNS. WE HAVE PAINTED BOXES COMING UP THIS YEAR CITYWIDE THE [22:43] DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITYWIDE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN WAS QUITE THE EXTENSIVE PROJECT FOR US TO BE WORKING ON LAST [22:48] YEAR AND THAT INCLUDED US HELPING TO COORDINATE THOSE 20 ARTISTS LED POP UP ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE [22:56] CITY. WE PARTNERED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH ON THE COVID 19 ART MEMORIAL ENGAGEMENT SO ANY OF THE ENGAGEMENTS SESSIONS [23:02] RELATED TO THAT WERE THINGS THAT WE HELPED TO COORDINATE. WE ALSO SUPPORTED COMMUNITY EVENTS AND JUNETEENTH SORRY [23:14] THERE'S A LITTLE RECALL PROJECTS COMING UP IN 2025 FOR [23:21] SOUTH LOOP. ONE OF THEM INCLUDES A MURAL BY TARA PIRONE AND SANDY SPILLER AT THE OLD CEDAR AVENUE BRIDGE TRAILHEAD SHELTER BUILDING. [23:28] TARA PIRONE IS ALSO GOING TO BE INSTALLING AN INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL GARDEN AND TAKING ON INTERNS TO HELP SHARE KNOWLEDGE IN TERMS OF SEED [23:36] KEEPING AND GROWING AND HARVESTING A GARDEN LIKE THIS. WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL ART BOX PROJECTS INCLUDING THAT [23:43] PILOT PROGRAM I MENTIONED WITH EXCEL TO PAINT BOXES. WE'RE EXPLORING CREATIVE SPARK PROGRAM AND A SICK TEMPORARY [23:48] ART IN FRONT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OFF OF LINDO AND ARTIST CREATIVE BUSINESS [23:55] DEVELOPMENT AND IN CONSIDERING HOW WE CAN SUPPORT ARTISTS PROFESSIONALLY IN THE SOUTH LOOP. [24:03] SOME EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP ARE OUR THIRD NOW NATURE FEST AT MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE [24:09] REFUGE ON JULY 26TH WE'RE PARTNERING AGAIN WITH PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACTIVATE BLOOMINGTON CENTRAL STATION [24:14] PARK ON A SUNDAY FUNDAY MUSIC SERIES AND WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE PARKS AND REC ON THE ON THE ONE MUSIC [24:20] FESTIVAL IN AUGUST. SOME CITYWIDE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. [24:27] ONE IS THE BIG VESTIBULE VINYL MURAL THIS IS THE WALL THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE IMAGE THAT WILL BE COVERED INCLUDING [24:33] THAT THE GLASS THE MIRROR THE GLASS PORTION WILL BE COVERED BY A WALL. [24:39] 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 [24:46] 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 [24:52] IN KEEPING UP THAT MURAL IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE WALL OR WE GET A BIG STICK THAT RUNS INTO IT OR [24:59] 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 [25:06] VALLEY VIEW SKATE PARK YOUTH WORKSHOP COMING UP THIS SUMMER AS WELL AND WE ARE DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY [25:13] HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER SOME OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED FOR THAT ALREADY INCLUDE A MURAL ON THE EXTERIOR PART OF THE BUILDING [25:18] AND A SCULPTURE WALK ON THE TRAIL. [25:24] CITYWIDE PROJECTS INCLUDE AN EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND RECREATION WHO HAVE [25:29] BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN OUR WORK. ONE IS A SCULPTURE AT BRYANT PARK THAT REFLECTS THE THEME [25:35] OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND WATER CONSERVATION AN INTERACTIVE CREATIVE COMPONENT AT TRIPLE PARK THAT REFLECTS A [25:40] CYCLING THEME AND THEN COMING UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE NINE [25:46] MILE CREEK CORRIDOR AND IDENTIFYING WHERE OUR EFFORTS COULD FIT IN WITH AN ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. [25:54] AND WITH THAT JUST THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO MAKE BLOOMINGTON A VIBRANT PLACE [25:59] WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE AND WE'VE ATTACHED THE FULL PLAN FOR YOUR REFERENCE IN THE AGENDA PACKET. [26:04] I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. COMMENTS [26:15] 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 [26:23] COUNCIL DID APPROVE BOTH OF THESE PLANS AT A MEETING ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR SO. [26:28] I CAN'T RECALL SO MUCH THIS HERE GOOD DISCUSSION BUT A GOOD WE DID SUPPORT IT AND [26:35] COMMISSIONER NELSON ON YOUR ON YOUR SECOND TO YOU AND DO YOU HAVE ANY WISDOM TO IMPART TO US? [26:41] I THINK I SAID ENOUGH THE FIRST TIME WE ARE GETTING AGREEMENT SO THAT'S GOOD [26:48] HEATED AGREEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PRESIDENT COMMISSIONERS SO THE NEXT ITEM [26:55] ON THE AGENDA IS IN MINISTRY OR UPDATES. HOLLY THANK YOU SO FAR. [27:03] THANK YOU PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND COMMISSIONERS I WILL KEEP THIS BRIEF. WE TOOK A FIELD TRIP THIS MORNING TO THE SICK SITE. [27:11] WE WERE ABLE TO TOUR THEIR MANUFACTURING FLOOR THAT'S OPEN NOW THERE HEADQUARTERS [27:18] THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THEIR PARKING FACILITY THAT THE PORT HELPED TO FINANCE. [27:23] THAT WILL BE PARTIALLY AS BASIC AND PARTIALLY OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE AND THEY LET US KNOW THAT THEY PLAN TO START [27:30] OCCUPANCY AS SOON AS AUGUST. SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING AND THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING US BACK AS SOON AS THAT [27:37] IS CONSTRUCTED AND THEN WE WENT TO BACKSTORY WHICH IS ALSO ANOTHER PIECE OF GOOD NEWS THAT WE HAVE THAT [27:44] 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 [27:52] GOOD NEWS FROM THAT AREA AS WELL. I BELIEVE TAKEDA STARTED MOVING IN OVER MARCH AND APRIL AS WELL. SO THEY'RE BRINGING 300 [27:58] EMPLOYEES TO THE AREA TOO AND THEY ARE A WORK FROM BOTH SICK AND ADA SEEM TO REALLY [28:04] CONCENTRATE ON BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE OFFICE. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS. AND AS BUSINESSES ARE OPENING [28:10] IN THE AREA WE HOPE THOSE EMPLOYEES WILL HELP TO SUPPORT THEM. ANOTHER INTERESTING THING WE [28:15] LEARNED TODAY IS THAT SIX OFFICE WILL ALSO HAVE TRAINING FACILITIES IN IT AND THEY PLAN TO BRING IN AS MANY AS 90 [28:21] PEOPLE A WEEK TO TRAIN SO WHILE WE THINK OF THEM AS MORE OF A LOCAL EMPLOYER AND A [28:28] MANUFACTURING PLACE, WE ARE ALSO SEEING BUSINESS TRAVEL OUT OF THEM AS WELL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO BENEFIT OUR HOTEL COMMUNITY SO EXCITED [28:35] FOR THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO PREVIEW FOR YOU THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE [28:40] PORT AUTHORITY MISSION STATEMENT. WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A FORMAL EXERCISE AROUND THAT IN A LONG TIME. IF EVER WE HAVE OUR GENERAL [28:47] MANDATE OF FACILITATING AN ORDERLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON BUT WITH THE ECONOMIC [28:54] 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 [29:02] MISSION STATEMENT TO GUIDE US MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN FINALLY IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PUTTING UP MARKET OR SCORECARD AT A [29:10] PREVIOUS MEETING COMMISSIONER LYONS EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN SEEING A MORE FLESHED OUT [29:16] ORG CHART OF EVERYONE NOW THAT WE HAVE SO MANY NEW STAFF IN THE PORT AND SO WE WILL GET THAT UP [29:26] . ALL RIGHT, PERFECT. I WILL JUST TRANSITION UP [29:37] . >> CAN YOU ADVANCE SLIDES PLEASE? [29:43] MARK SO YOU KNOW NICK NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. [29:51] AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE WAY THAT THE PORT IS ORGANIZED IS WE HAVE A CREATIVE PLACEMAKING TEAM. WE HAVE OUR REAL ESTATE AND [29:58] DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT WAS REALLY WHAT THE PORT WAS BEFORE BUT NOW WE HAVE A SEPARATE TEAM FOR THAT AND THEN BUSINESS ASSISTANCE WE [30:04] ALSO NOW HAVE OUR BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM FACILITATOR WHO'S WORKING ON [30:09] WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN MARGARET AS OUR OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALIST AND THEN EXTERNALLY AT THE CITY WE HAVE ASSISTANCE [30:14] FROM ACCOUNTING AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY BECAUSE [30:20] 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 [30:26] SOME DEGREE YOU AS OUR COMMISSIONERS AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS ASSISTANCE TO THE [30:32] 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 [30:40] GETTING THOSE INVITATIONS. WE ARE ALL A PART OF MAKING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FEEL WELCOME AND REALLY KIND OF CHANGING THE PERCEPTION [30:47] 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. [30:54] NEXT SLIDE. [31:01] 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 [31:10] 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 [31:17] IS WE SAY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUT FOR CLARITY AT THIS TIME BARB AND PRISCILLA WHO WORKS WITH HER ARE FOCUSING MOSTLY [31:23] ON SMALL BUSINESS AND TO SOME DEGREE WE'RE STARTING TO GET INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. [31:29] MARGARET IS OUR FEARLESS OFFICE SUPPORT AND THEN WORSEN IS OVERSEEING THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM AS WELL AS BUILDING OUR RELATIONSHIPS [31:37] IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPACE. AND THEN YOU HAVE MET MARY KAY BEFORE. SHE IS OUR ACCOUNTANT AND AN [31:45] ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL PART OF THE OPERATION AND THEN SEAN LUNDY WAS HERE PREVIOUSLY. HE ACTUALLY WORKS FOR KEN [31:50] BERGGREN IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUT HE DOES WORK ON PROGRAMS THAT HAVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT [31:56] LIKE HATCH, BLOOMINGTON AND THE BLOOMINGTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP. NEXT SLIDE AND JUST TO BREAK [32:03] THAT DOWN FURTHER HOW THOSE TEAMS WORK ALL ALI MANAGES KATHERINE, KEVIN MANAGES LUKE, ALAN AND KENNY. YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM KENNY A [32:11] LITTLE LATER TODAY AND THEN BARB MANAGES PRISCILLA. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, MR. [32:20] LYNCH? IS THAT WHAT YOU ORDERED? THAT'S NICE. YEAH. OKAY, GOOD. IT'S GOOD NIGHT. [32:26] IT'S REALLY HELPFUL THAT THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE TURNOVER LATELY. OF COURSE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. ANYHOW, IT'S GREAT THE [32:33] PICTURES HELP A LOT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. PATTERSON [32:40] . THE GROCERY STORE. >> YES, THERE THERE WILL BE NEWS AROUND THAT SOON. [32:47] 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 [32:54] SHARE SOON. GREAT OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS [33:01] . WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE YEP. CHRISTIAN IS THIS AVAILABLE ON [33:06] THE WEBSITE? COMMISSIONER LYONS WE DON'T TYPICALLY PUT STAFF PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE WEBSITE HOWEVER I'M HAPPY TO SEND THIS [33:13] TO YOU WITH SURE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE IT? [33:20] HURRY. OKAY, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AND WE WILL RECONVENE AT 6:00 WITH THE HRA