[0:05] HELLO BLOOMINGTON. I’M MAYOR TIM BUSSE, AND THIS  IS THE COUNCIL MINUTE FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 3RD.  [0:10] ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED  PART ONE OF THE WEST METRO MULTI-COMMUNITY   [0:15] WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN. THE PLAN MAY BE A  BIT OBSCURE, NOT EXACTLY A HEADLINE-GRABBER,   [0:20] BUT IT IS IMPORTANT. THE PLAN IS A THOUGHTFUL  REGIONAL EFFORT TO ENSURE OUR WATER SOURCES REMAIN   [0:26] CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE 1986 FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT   [0:31] REQUIRES EACH STATE TO HAVE A PROGRAM TO PROTECT  GROUNDWATER, AND THE MINNESOTA WELLHEAD PROTECTION   [0:38] PROGRAM REQUIRES CITIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT  A PLAN TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER SOURCES.   [0:44] THE PLAN NEEDS TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE IDENTIFYING  THE RECHARGE AREA OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES,   [0:50] EVALUATING HOW VULNERABLE AN AQUIFER IS TO  HUMAN LAND USE IMPACTS, IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL   [0:56] OR EXISTING CONTAMINANTS, AND DEVELOPING PLANS  TO PREVENT OR REDUCE AQUIFER CONTAMINATION.  [1:03] THE STATE REQUIRES THAT THESE PLANS BE  UPDATED EVERY TEN YEARS. THAT’S WHAT’S   [1:06] HAPPENING NOW. BUT LOGICALLY, UNDERGROUND  WATER RESOURCES DON’T FOLLOW CITY BOUNDARIES.   [1:13] THE AQUIFER DOESN’T KNOW WHERE EDINA ENDS AND  BLOOMINGTON BEGINS. ACTIVITIES OR VULNERABILITIES   [1:20] IN ONE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT THE  ENTIRE REGION. SO CITY STAFF IN BLOOMINGTON,   [1:27] CHANHASSEN, EDEN PRAIRIE, EDINA, HOPKINS,  MINNETONKA, RICHFIELD, AND ST. LOUIS PARK   [1:32] ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE  STRATEGY THAT ENCOMPASSES THE REGION. THE WEST   [1:40] METRO MULTI-COMMUNITY WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN. PART 1 OF THE PLAN, WHICH WAS APPROVED ON MONDAY,   [1:45] FOCUSES ON DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS  TO IDENTIFY WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS,   [1:50] STUDY OUR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, AND  ASSESS VULNERABILITIES IN THE SYSTEM. PART 2 OF   [1:56] THE PLAN, WHICH WILL BE ROLLED OUT IN THE COMING  MONTHS, WILL SHIFT TO IMPLEMENTATION. IDENTIFYING   [2:01] POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT SOURCES, SETTING GOALS,  AND DEVELOPING EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY STRATEGIES.  [2:08] AS I SAID, THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. SAFE,  CLEAN DRINKING WATER IS ESSENTIAL. HATS OFF   [2:14] TO BLOOMINGTON CITY STAFF AND OUR NEIGHBORS FOR  WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR DRINKING WATER   [2:19] REMAINS CLEAN AND RELIABLE FOR YEARS TO COME. ALSO ON MONDAY, BLOOMINGTON TOOK A BIG STEP   [2:24] FORWARD BY APPROVING OUR CITY-WIDE CREATIVE  PLACEMAKING PLAN. THE PLAN EXPANDS ON THE   [2:30] SUCCESS OF THE SOUTH LOOP CREATIVE PLACEMAKING  PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2016. NOW,   [2:37] WE’RE EXTENDING THESE EFFORTS CITYWIDE TO ENSURE  THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY BENEFIT.  [2:42] CREATIVE PLACEMAKING INTEGRATES ART, CULTURE,  AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES INTO EFFORTS THAT   [2:48] STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. CREATIVE PLACEMAKING  BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS, ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY,   [2:52] ACTIVATES ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, AND BOOSTS THE  LOCAL ECONOMY. IT IN…