[0:00] [Applause] [0:03] [Music] [0:04] [Applause] [0:05] [Music] [0:05] [Applause] [0:08] [Music] [0:11] [Applause] [0:13] [Music] [0:16] welcome to Bloomington today I'm Emily [0:18] taplan thanks for joining us first we [0:20] bring you the Buzz for the week of [0:21] August 21st through the 27th Bloomington [0:24] voters will decide if the city continues [0:27] to use rank Choice voting in November [0:29] 2020 Bloomington voters approved use of [0:31] rank Choice voting for future city [0:33] council and mayoral elections it changed [0:36] how residents vote for mayor and City [0:38] Council Members it did not change how [0:40] residents vote in federal state county [0:43] or Schoolboard elections it was used for [0:45] the first time in the November 2021 [0:48] election in 2024 a committee of five [0:51] registered Bloomington voters collected [0:53] signatures on a petition and then [0:55] presented that petition to the city's [0:57] Charter commission requesting that the [0:59] city Charter be amended to repeal rank [1:01] Choice voting in Bloomington the city [1:03] clerk found the petition sufficient and [1:05] the city council approved the ballot [1:06] language consistent for the charter [1:08] Amendment a yes vote on your ballot [1:10] means you want to stop using rank Choice [1:13] voting to elect mayor and city council a [1:15] no vote means you want to continue using [1:17] rank Choice voting to select the mayor [1:19] and city council to read the ballot [1:21] question in full and learn more about [1:22] rank Choice voting visit [1:24] blmn [1:26] RCV the second year of Bloom in [1:28] Bloomington is in the book there were 15 [1:31] youth who were part of the second cohort [1:33] of interns ages 16 to 24 who worked with [1:36] the City Mall of America and Laren [1:38] Hoffman this summer the program aims to [1:40] provide young people with opportunities [1:42] to explore career paths from a wide [1:44] variety of employers build valuable work [1:47] experiences and develop leadership [1:49] skills the bloom and Bloomington [1:51] internship is a great program I mean [1:54] it's incredible what they're doing [1:56] allowing students that are interested in [1:58] the field that mean not be the easiest [2:01] field to get into especially if there's [2:03] not many internships available it's [2:05] great for students who are looking for [2:07] more opportunities within that field [2:09] this summer has been life-changing for [2:11] me um I graduate high school no plans no [2:15] goals and I didn't know what I was doing [2:18] I took a year off reflecting on my life [2:20] see what I want to do and started school [2:22] at Normandale and this intership came [2:24] around and this summer has just taught [2:25] me so much to what's out there what's [2:28] available just the relationships built [2:30] have will carry with me throughout my [2:32] future career congratulations to all the [2:34] bloom interns on another successful year [2:37] for future internship opportunities [2:39] visit [2:40] blmm bloom more than 200 people attended [2:44] the older adult job fair in Bloomington [2:46] it was held on Tuesday August 13th at [2:49] Creekside Community Center the job fair [2:51] aims to connect local businesses with [2:53] older adults and retirees looking for [2:55] paid part-time and seasonal [2:57] opportunities the job fair is a [2:58] partnership between the city of [3:00] Bloomington and Martin Luther Senior [3:01] Living in care and Ebenezer Senior [3:03] Living that is the buzz on Bloomington [3:05] today for the week of August 21st [3:07] through the 27th if you would like to [3:09] watch other stories from the show go to [3:11] this week's playlist there you'll find [3:13] water conservation tips with Wily water [3:16] plus discover the Confluence Gallery at [3:18] the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife [3:20] Refuge thanks for watching