[1:15] . >> IT IS 515 WE HAVE A QUORUM AND HOLLY INFORMS ME THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT [1:21] NEED TO LEAVE PROMPTLY AT SEVEN SO SHE HAD ONE IN MONISH [1:27] ME THAT WE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN SO THE FIRST TIME ON THE AGENDA ARE THE MINUTES SO I ENTERTAIN [1:34] A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES I MOVED. SECOND, MY MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LANCE SECOND I'M [1:42] SORRY I. I MADE THE MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S FOR THE MINUTES. [1:49] YEAH, I HAVE QUESTIONS. OKAY. WHEN I WAS READING THESE BACK [1:56] YESTERDAY PAGE TWO ITEM THREE TO RESOLUTION APPROVING THE [2:02] FIRST ONE I SECONDED I UNDERSTAND IT COMPLETELY. THAT'S GREAT. THE SECOND THE MORE I READ IT, THE LESS I UNDERSTOOD IT. [2:13] I DON'T GET IT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I VOTED FOR TO PASS BECAUSE I VOTED FOR IT AND READING IT AGAIN PIERCE AND I [2:21] WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE VIDEOTAPE WITH KEVIN ON IT. HE SAID THAT WHEN THE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN THE [2:28] SPECIAL SESSION IN THE BONDING BILL THAT THE CITY THE CITY [2:35] HAS TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATION AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY APPROVES LEGISLATION FROM [2:43] THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEN THE PORT TWO HAS TO APPROVE IT IN THE WORDS APPROVE AN [2:50] AUTHORIZED ARE USED AND I'M JUST WONDERING KEVIN SAID IN HIS PRESENTATION THAT THE [2:58] CITY HAS TO APPROVE THIS LEGISLATION AND I'M GOING HOW DOES THE CITY APPROVAL [3:05] LEGISLATION SO I'M NOT EITHER GETTING IT OR THE WRITING AND IT'S JUST AUTHORIZING THE CITY [3:10] OF BLOOMINGTON AND SEEMS TO ME I WONDER IF THE WORDS ACKNOWLEDGING OR ACCEPTING ARE [3:16] MORE APPROPRIATE HERE RATHER THAN AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT [3:22] WE'RE APPROVING. SO AND I'M MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE BUT I, I READ THAT BACK I'M GOING WELL I SEE STEVE [3:30] PETERSON'S HAND AND YOU HAVE A COMIC I I'LL TAKE A WHACK AT IT SINCE I'M SINCE I'M SITTING UP HERE WITH THE MICROPHONE IS THERE'S A STATE LAW THAT [3:37] REQUIRES THAT IF THERE'S SPECIAL LEGISLATION THAT'S ABOUT A PARTICULAR CITY THAT [3:45] THE CITY HAS TO ACCEPT IT HAS TO ACCEPT IT TO ACCEPT IT. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE DID THERE IS WE WERE PAR OF ACCEPTING ME BUT [3:50] WE'RE NOT SAYING ACCEPTING OR USING APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING APPROVING. WE HAVE TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZING SO THERE'S A STATE [3:56] LAW THAT REQUIRES THAT. OKAY. AND KEVIN SAID THAT WE HAVE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE WITH THE [4:02] SECRETARY OF STATE ON IT SO MAYBE IT'S JUST SEMANTICS BUT [4:11] I THOUGHT WHEN I READ IT THE MORE I SAW THE I USED I WAS AWARE AND THIS ISN'T ME TALKING AND SO SO SO SO [4:18] KEVIN DO YOU WANT TO ELUCIDATE US ON THIS? YES. AND IF I MAY 1ST PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND COMMISSIONER LUNS AND COMMISSIONER PETERSON, WE [4:24] DID TOUCH BASE ON THIS EARLIER TODAY. THE ACTION THAT YOU TOOK WAS TO TECHNICALLY TO RECEIVE THAT LEGISLATION AND TO ALLOW US TO [4:31] AUTHORIZE US TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON IT IN THE FUTURE AND IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU TO ACT ON IT. [4:38] MM HMM. KEVIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY [4:46] NO WORRIES? IT'S IT'S THE LINE OF AUTHORITY HERE THAT'S GOT ME LIKE WE'RE APPROVING [4:53] SOMETHING IN THE LEGISLATURE WHERE WE'RE REALLY JUST ACCEPTING IT. WE'RE NOT APPROVE. WELL, I SUPPOSE THAT IN A FORM [5:01] THAT'S APPROVING I THINK WHAT YOU GET INTO IS IF THERE'S IT IS STEVE WAS SAYING COMMISSIONER PETERSON WAS SAYING IF IT'S A SPECIAL [5:08] SECTION RELATING TO BLOOMINGTON A PART OF IT IS IS THAT WE HAVE TO IN EFFECT SAY [5:15] YES TO IT AND THAT'S THE WORDS THAT YOU GET INTO CORRECT. [5:24] SO PRESIDENT ERICKSON MAYOR BUSING COMMISSIONERS SO THE LANGUAGE IS AROUND APPROVING THE LEGISLATION AND THAT GAVE [5:31] US THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT. WHAT WAS BEFORE YOU WAS IN REGARDS TO THAT IT WAS NOT AN AUTHORIZED PERSON TO MAKE [5:39] THAT AMENDMENT. THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH A SEPARATE ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WE WERE TO BRING THAT BEFORE THE BOARD [5:44] OF COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. [5:51] SO ARE WE ALL READY TO VOTE? WE'VE HAD A MOTION MADE AND SECOND AND I GIVE UP. OKAY IF THERE'S NO FURTHER [5:58] DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES APPROVAL PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I'M OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN [6:06] ZERO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE THEN HAVE HOLLY BLUE AND BLOOMINGTON INTERN YES. [6:13] PRESIDENT ERICKSON AND COMMISSIONERS I'D LIKE TO INVITE WE'RE ON OUR TURN OUR [6:18] BLOOM PROGRAM FACILITATOR AND THREE OF OUR SUMMER INTERNS TO THE LECTERN TO GIVE US A [6:24] PROGRAM UPDATE AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AS A REMINDER, BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON IS IN ITS [6:31] THIRD YEAR OF THE PROGRAM BUT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE PORT HAS REALLY TAKEN IT INTO OUR BODY OF WORK SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ABOUT [6:39] THIS PROGRAM AND WHEN I SEE WERE SET UP THERE I SHOULD TELL EVERYBODY THAT SHE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER NOW OF OUR BLOOMINGTON NOON [6:46] ROTARY. WE'VE BEEN SEEING HER FREQUENT LANDS. SHE'S A GOOD PARTICIPANT SO WE APPRECIATE THAT WERE SO THANK YOU. [6:53] GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION . MY NAME IS WATSON ASHTON. [6:59] I AM THE PROGRAM FACILITATOR WITH OUR PORT AUTHORITY TEAM AND TODAY HONESTLY I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF OUR INTERNS [7:05] BUT A LITTLE BIT FIRST ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS YOU KNOW THE BLOOMING BLOOMINGTON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM MATCHES YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES [7:13] OF 16 AND 24 WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. THAT INCLUDES THREE CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL US AS WELL AS EXTERNAL PARTNERS [7:20] IN ADDITION TO THEIR INTERNSHIP THE INTERNS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN BIWEEKLY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS. [7:25] THESE SESSIONS COVER ANYTHING FROM FINANCIAL LITERACY. A FEW SESSIONS AGO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY [7:33] SESSION FROM STEARNS BANK AS WELL AS BUILDING YOUR RESUMÉ AND YOUR IN PROFILES FOR THEM TO BE PREPARED TO MOVE ON TO [7:40] FUTURE CAREERS TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE PROGRAM GOALS. THE PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE [7:47] DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE PIPELINE WITHIN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, DIVERSIFYING OUR CITY'S WORKFORCE AND ENGAGING THE YOUNG PEOPLE [7:53] IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE IS ALSO A KEY INITIATIVE [7:59] IN SUPPORTING THE BLOOMINGTON TOGETHER TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLAN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD PILOT AREAS WHICH ARE TO CREATE A [8:07] CONNECTED AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY WITH EQUITABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 29 INTERNS [8:14] WHO ARE PLACED AGAIN ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS WITH OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS WHICH INCLUDE POLAR SEAGATE, [8:22] WALTER BUHLER MENTOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILDERNESS INQUIRY TICKET TO IMPLEMENT IN MINNESOTA TRAVEL AND TOURISM AND CLARK AND HUFFMAN. [8:30] AND ON THAT NOTE I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO COLIN. [8:35] WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS HELEN JEWEL. [8:43] I'M A STUDENT AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY PURSUING A DEGREE IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE. I GREW UP IN RICHFIELD BUT I MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON MY SENIOR [8:51] YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. I APPLIED TO BE IN BLOOMINGTON INTERN. I HAD A FRIEND WHO DID IT LAST. [8:56] THE LAST TWO YEARS I BELIEVE SHE REALLY ENJOYED IT. SHE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT AND I [9:01] THOUGHT I KNEW IT WOULD BE A GREAT FIRST INTERNSHIP TO SET ME UP FOR SUCCESS. STARTING OFF I HOPE TO GAIN [9:08] SOME KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ORGANIZATION AND JUST HOPED I WOULD BE BROUGHT OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE WHICH I WAS SO FAR I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH [9:16] WITH THE BLOOM INTERNSHIP WHICH INVOLVES THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVERY OTHER WEEK WHICH HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT HOW [9:21] TO BE A PARTICIPANT AND MEMBER OF BLOOMINGTON HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT FINANCING ORGANIZATION AND MANAGING MY PERSONAL AND [9:29] PROFESSIONAL TIME. I'M INTERNING WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY THIS SUMMER AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. I AM CURRENTLY WITH ALEJANDRO [9:36] IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND LEARNING ABOUT WHAT WE DO TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS AND ALLOWING THEM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND ALSO SHARE OUR [9:44] HISTORY WITH OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT WEEK I WILL BEGIN WORKING WITH KEVIN AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THAT WILL BRING. [9:50] I STARTED WORK WITH BARB AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WORK THE CITY DOES TO SUPPORT ALL BUSINESSES [9:56] NOT ONLY TO HELP THEM START BUT TO ALSO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR BUSINESS [10:01] STUFF. I AM ALSO WORKING WITH THE BLOOMINGTON HATCH PROGRAM TO [10:07] HELP PUBLICIZE AND SUPPORT THE EVENT. I'M A PART OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM WITH ANOTHER INTERN. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. [10:14] BEING A PART OF A PROGRAM THAT HELPS SUPPORT BUSINESSES UPCOMING BUSINESSES AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE AT A BRICK AND MORTAR WITH ALL THESE THINGS I [10:21] HAVE WORKED ON I'VE BEEN SHOWN HOW INVOLVED THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS WITH THEIR COMMUNITY WHICH IS TRULY EYE OPENING TO KNOW THAT ARE [10:27] HONEST ABOUT THEIR BLOOMINGTON TOMORROW TOGETHER. THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY INTERNSHIP I HOPE TO CONTINUE [10:34] TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITIES THE CITY HAS TO OFFER WHILE ALSO MAKING MY OWN MARK AND BRINGING SUPPORT TO [10:40] THE CITY AS MUCH AS I CAN. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. [10:47] GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS OMAR AL-MUSTAPHA. I'M A 2025 GRADUATE FROM [10:52] KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BEEN A PT OF BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MY ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND NOW [10:58] HAVE THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON INTERNSHIP. I'M CURRENTLY INTERNING WITH [11:03] COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS COIT. THE REASON WHY I APPLIED WAS OUR ASSISTANT PORT AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATOR BARB WOLF. [11:10] I CONNECTED WITH HER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES AS ELITE LIAISON TO THE CITY, TO SMALL BUSINESSES [11:18] . ONCE I DID GET THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH HER SHE REFERRED ME TO WATERSON ARTS AND FROM THE BLOOM IN BLOOM IT'S AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHERE I [11:26] ASPIRE TO TAKE THE SKILLS THAT I HAVE AND NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO DEVELOP MY PASSION FOR BUSINESS AND POLITICS BUT [11:31] LEARN ABOUT THE OTHER ASPECTS OF BEING A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER TO SOCIETY. SO FAR DURING MY TIME HERE WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON [11:37] I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH THE PEOPLE FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS AND FIELDS TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING NOT [11:42] ONLY THE WORK THEY DO FOR THE CITY BUT WHY THEY DO IT. BEING ABLE TO ATTEND [11:49] LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WITH BLOOM HAS TAUGHT ME TO NOT ONLY BE A VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE IN A SENSE OF LISTENERS TO BE AN ATTENTIVE LISTENER TO OTHERS [11:56] AROUND ME. REFERRING TO ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED. IF YOU TAKE SPACE. MAKE SPACE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH [12:04] AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER ERIC HOLTHAUS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW WE ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY LEARNING TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THE [12:09] CITY AND NOT ONLY LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY BUT SHOW THEM THAT THEIR VOICES ARE IMPACTING THE DECISIONS WE [12:15] MAKE. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECTS SUCH AS A RESOURCE CATALOG FOR 2025 TO HELP [12:20] MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES BLOOMINGTON HAS TO OFFER AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE [12:27] TO EVERYONE IN ONE PLACE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON MY OWN PROJECT WITH THE HOUSE WITH THE HELP OF AMANDA [12:32] CROMBIE ON A YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SURVEY TO HELP OUR YOUNGER CITIZENS GET MORE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT. [12:38] AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TEAM UP WITH ANOTHER BLOOM INTERN LINCOLN KENNEDY WHO WORKS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO GET MARKETING [12:44] FOR THIS SURVEY. WHAT I ASPIRE TO ATTAIN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY [12:49] SUMMER INTERNSHIP IS TO CONTINUE MAKING MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COED TEAM AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. LEAVING BEHIND SOMETHING [12:54] MEANINGFUL AND BENEFICIAL BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE LEARNING NEW SKILLS AND LESSONS THAT I CAN TAKE ON [13:01] PROFESSIONALLY FOR THE REST OF MY CAREER AND LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. [13:06] THANK YOU. [13:11] GOOD TO GO. OH, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. PLEASE PLEASE SPEAK DIRECTLY [13:20] INTO THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU'VE GIVEN US TODAY. MY NAME IS CAMERON MCNISH AND [13:27] I RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M ONE OF FIVE INTERNS WHO ARE CURRENTLY AT TAKE OVER FOR BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO [13:34] IMPLEMENT AN INTERNSHIP. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA BUT MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA MY JUNIOR YEAR. [13:39] THEY STARTED 2025 OR AT LEAST IN A FEW MONTHS I'D HAVE TO START MAKING MY OWN CHOICES ONCE I GRADUATED FROM HIGH [13:45] SCHOOL. I DECIDED TO APPLY TO BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON IN HOPES OF GETTING A JUMPSTART IN THE CAREER. BUT IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTED ME [13:51] IN FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE IN IT. SO FAR THIS IS REALLY UP MY PERSPECTIVE AS TO WHAT THE WORKING IN I.T SPECIALIZES [13:59] IN THE FOUR WEEKS I WORKED THERE. WE DID SOME WITH COMPUTERS REPAIRED ONES HAVE HAD A PLETHORA OF ISSUES. I SET UP NEW COMPUTERS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. BUT THESE AREN'T THE ONLY [14:05] THINGS MY INTERNSHIP HAS CONSISTED OF. IF YOU EVER ASK YOURSELF HOW CAN I SCHOOL CONTROL ALL THESE [14:11] DEVICES AT ONCE NBN'S OUR ANSWER WE COULD GO EITHER INTO THE NINTH CIRCUIT TRIP TO MINNEAPOLIS THAT'S WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS JAMB FOR AN MDM [14:16] STORE FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT ALLOWS COMPANIES TO MAKE MANAGING APPLE DEVICES EASIER. WITH AN MDM YOU CAN MAINTAIN [14:22] OR MONITOR ON ONE DEVICE FROM JUST ONE DURING THE STORY. GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TOY THEIR [14:27] HEADQUARTERS, MEET AND TALK TO SOME EMPLOYEES TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THEY'RE WORKING LIKE THE FOUR WEEKS I HAVE LEFT OF MY INTERNSHIP [14:33] AFTER POSSIBLY NOW WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THE OTHER STORIES OUT OF THE UPCOMG WEEKS. AND I ALSO LIKE TO SPEED UP [14:38] HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO REPAIR COMPUTERS AND GAIN LASTING KNOWLEDGE FROM TIME LIMITS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ONCE AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK [14:44] THE PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSION FOR THEIR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, IT'S DELIGHTFUL TO HEAR [14:50] YOUR STORIES AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MORE SIGN UPDATES. AS THEIR CAREERS EVOLVE I MEAN I'M A BIG FAN OF INTERNSHIPS [14:58] IN GENERAL AND I THINK THEY'RE JUST FANTASTIC REALLY GET IN AND GET STARTED AND SO IT'S IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE [15:04] PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING AND SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOU. [15:10] ANY OTHER 430 COMMENTS MANAGING WHAT I DO. WELL DONE. [15:15] THANK YOU FOR ALL ALL FOR BEING HERE AND WELL DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE THE NOTION OF WORKING ON YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS AND YOU ALL [15:21] HAVE CERTAINLY DONE THAT AND OUTSTANDING WORK THERE AND THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH US. [15:27] IT'S A IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART TOO, I THINK OF ANYBODY'S JOURNEYS TO SHARE YOUR STORY AS YOU GO AND TO TAKE TO TAKE STOCK OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING [15:35] AND WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. SO CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT TO HAVE YOU AS BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON INTERNS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU [15:41] THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SUMMER. OKAY. [15:48] SO THE NEXT ITEM IS TWO POINT TO WHY ARE YOU GOING TO KEVIN ALL RIGHT. [15:55] TRY NOT TO BE CONTROVERSIAL. KEVIN I'LL TRY NOT TO. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. [16:03] SO ITEM 2.2 IS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MOVE A OR RATHER SUPPORT FOR AN APPLICATION AND [16:11] THEN IF AWARDED ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GRANT THIS IS SPECIFIC TO CROSS [16:19] ANDERSON'S DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AT SOUTH TOWN THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO [16:27] APPROXIMATELY 130 UNITS OF HOUSING ON THE SITE THAT'S AT THE CORNER OF KNOX IN AMERICAN. [16:32] SO THAT'S THE FORMER DEALERSHIP SPACE THERE. AND IN ORDER TO APPLY WE'RE [16:38] REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND THEN THIS ACTION IS ALSO GIVING US THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A [16:43] GRANT AGREEMENT IF THEY ARE AWARDED FUNDS. THE INTENTION IS FOR A TO BRING BACK THEIR BROADER [16:51] DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE ENTIRE SITE IN A FUTURE MEETING. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT [16:56] AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT DUE TO THE NEE TO PROCEED WITH THIS APPLICATION AND SECURE THESE FUNDS RIGHT NOW [17:03] WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. [17:11] PART THREE QUESTIONS. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO WE KNOW HOW WHAT SIZE GRANT [17:18] THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT WHAT IS THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMING FROM THE MET COUNCIL, THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT COMING FROM THE COUNCIL? [17:23] GREAT QUESTION. MAYOR BUSSE AND COMMISSIONERS SO THE INTENTION IS MOST LIKELY TO APPLY FOR 500,000. [17:29] THEY FRAMED A RANGE THAT'S ON THE HIGHER SIDE OF IT AND WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF ALL THE OTHER [17:36] APPLICATIONS THAT WE MAY BE CONSIDERING FOR THESE FUNDS AS WELL. SO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL DOES HAVE LIMITS ON HOW MUCH [17:41] YOU CAN APPLY FOR. SO WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH OUR OTHER DIVISIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [17:48] DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT EXCEEDING THAT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. BUT KNOW THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS IF NOT I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION [17:56] FOR THE APPROVAL OF MOTION ON PAGE EIGHT OF YOUR PACKAGE. [18:01] MR. PRESIDENT I MOVE MOVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF A [18:10] GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES AND DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND [18:17] SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LUTZ ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES SEVEN [18:25] ZERO. OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY UP THERE? YES TWO MORE ITEMS FOR YOU SO [18:32] COMMISSIONERS ITEM 2.3 IS RELATED TO A REFINANCE FOR THE [18:39] CARBON 31 CONSTRUCTION LOAN FOR THAT PROPERTY. MCGUFF HAS STAFF ON THE LINE AS WELL AS JULIE EDDINGTON. [18:46] IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AND THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR IS BECAUSE THEY ARE INTENDING TO REFINANCE THEIR CONSTRUCTION [18:52] LOAN AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FINANCE OR WITH FANNIE MAE TO DO THAT. SO THAT WOULD GIVE THEM [18:59] PERMANENT DEBT FOR THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER FANNIE MAE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE TIFF INCOME TO BE USED AS [19:06] COLLATERAL FOR THAT LOAN. ADDITIONALLY THEY ALSO HAVE A TIFF LOAN WITH BRIDGEWATER BANK AND FANNIE MAE DOES NOT [19:13] ALLOW FOR SUBORDINATION OF THAT WHEN THEY'RE DOING THIS REFINANCE SO THEY APPROACH THE CITY OR PORT [19:21] AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHAT WE COULD DO FOR NEXT STEPS TO ALLOW THEM TO RE FINANCE KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY IS [19:29] STABILIZED AND WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND THEIR LEGAL TEAM AS WELL AS JULIE EDDINGTON AIRPORT COUNCIL AND WHAT THAT WOULD [19:35] LOOK LIKE IN ARE BRINGING BEFORE YOU TODAY RECOMMENDATION OF AN OUTLINE [19:41] OF A CHANGE IN HOW THEY ARE STRUCTURING THEIR AGREEMENTS WITHIN NEW ENTITIES TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO REFINANCE WITH FANNIE MAE AND MAINTAIN OUR [19:49] EXISTING AGREEMENTS LIKE A RECAPTURE AGREEMENT OR A SECONDARY DEVELOPER GRAMEEN AGREEMENT AMONG OTHERS SO THAT [19:56] THE INTENTION OF THOSE AGREEMENTS STAY IN PLACE BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO REFINANCE. AND SO THE REASON THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU TODAY [20:04] BEFORE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FULL LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO EXECUTE OR PREPARED FOR EXECUTION IS BECAUSE THERE ARE [20:12] SOME STEPS THAT MYGOV HAS TO TAKE THAT INCUR SOME SIGNIFICANT COSTS, THINGS LIKE LOCKING THEIR RATE FOR EXAMPLE AND SO HOPING TO GET A SENSE [20:20] ON WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS THAT WOULD PROVIDE BARRIERS TO PROCEEDING IN THAT FASHION AND [20:26] SEE IF THERE WOULD BE QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN ANSWER BEFORE THEY PROCEED. SO KEVIN, AS HIS STAFF GOT ANY [20:34] CONCERNS ABOUT THESE THINGS, STAFF DOES NOT HAVE CONCERNS RELATED TO THIS. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT [20:41] WHAT THOSE TERM CHANGES WOULD LOOK LIKE AND ULTIMATELY THE TERMS ITSELF WOULD NOT CHANGE. [20:46] IT WOULD BE THE AGREEMENT WE'RE JUST SET WITHIN THAT NEW ENTITY THAT RELATES BACK TO THE PRIMARY ENTITY WHICH IS [20:53] THE HOLDER OF THE REAL ESTATE SUPPORT AUTHORITY. QUESTIONS. COMMENTS MR. PETERSON YOU AND [21:01] I AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT THE TIFF AGREEMENTS WITH US TODAY BUT THE THING THAT I'M CURIOUS [21:08] ABOUT IS LIKE IN THE TIFF AGREEMENT WHAT SECURITY INTEREST DID WE HAVE IN THE PROPERTY AND HOW WOULD THAT WORK IN THIS NEW STRUCTURE? [21:16] THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I MAY DEFER TO JULIE HARRINGTON TO HELP PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. BUT OKAY. [21:24] IS JULIE ONLINE? I AM [21:34] . >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. JULIE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TIFF FOR BC'S FOR CORRECT? [21:43] >> YES. YES. >> AND THAT WILL HELP THEM. [21:51] >> THE TIFF WILL HELP THEM GET THROUGH THE BCS FOR [21:57] DEVELOPMENT. SO IF I COULD HELP MAYBE [22:06] PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT THERE SO WE HAVE A TIFF NOTE WITH THE PROPERTY. SO THAT WOULD TRANSFER TO THE NEW ENTITY AND THAT WOULD BE [22:15] THE SECURITY THAT REMAINS. SO IS IT I GUESS THE QUESTION MAYBE JUST MORE [22:22] STRAIGHTFORWARDLY IS THAT IS THE TIFF NOT CURRENTLY SECURED BY THE PROPERTY IS LIKE A SECOND MORTGAGE KIND OF THING AND THAT'S THAT'S EFFECTIVELY [22:28] GOING AWAY THAT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAY THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED THE STRUCTURE [22:33] AND JULIE PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IS THAT THE NOTE WOULD BE SECURED TO THE NEW ENTITY WHICH THEN WOULD FLOW [22:40] UP TO THE PROPERTY SO THE WAY THAT STRUCTURE WOULD BE IS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT OR [22:47] NOT THE AGREEMENT IN THE PACKET BUT IT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE DIRECTLY WITH THAT PROPERTY AND I SEE THAT MY GOFF'S LEGAL COUNSEL HAS [22:55] ALSO JOINED THE CONVERSATION AS WELL. SO I GUESS THE QUESTION THEN IS IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, THE TIFF [23:03] NOTE IS SECURED BY THE PROPERTY ITSELF AND IN THE NEW STRUCTURE YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT THE TIFF NOT EFFECTIVELY [23:11] SECURED BY THIS KIND OF NEW PARENT LLC IS OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE IN THE [23:18] PROPERTY. SO IT'S NOT LIKE A IT'S NOT DIRECTLY A LIKE A SECURITY INTEREST SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT [23:23] MORE INDIRECT IS THAT RIGHT COMMISSIONER PETERSON AND COMMISSIONERS THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. [23:28] SO BOTTOM LINE WITH YOUR MICROPHONE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGE, WE'RE NOT HARMED [23:36] IN ANY WAY IN THE MANNER OF OUR SECURITIZATION COLLATERAL ANYTHING. THE STRUCTURE IS NOT HARMING [23:44] THE CITY'S POSITION IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. >> THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD REMAIN IN THE [23:49] POSITION THAT WE HAVE SO THEY WOULD JUST BE REFINANCING THE EXISTING FOR FIRST POSITION. [23:56] THANK YOU, SON. SO COMMISSIONER LANCE THANK [24:03] YOU JUST BEING YOUR REAL ESTATE GUY BUT I'M GUESSING THE STABILIZATION PERCENTAGE [24:10] IS STIPULATED IN IN THE DOCUMENTS. SO IT'S KIND OF WONDERING WHAT WHAT THAT IS HOW MANY UNITS AND HOW LONG IT TOOK THEM TO [24:15] GET TO THAT. COMMISSIONER LYONS, I [24:21] APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THAT IMMEDIATELY [24:31] . SO SO I GUESS WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE WE BOTH HAVE AUGUST LEGAL COUNSEL ON AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JULIE AVAILABLE. [24:40] SO JULIE, FROM YOUR STANDPOINT AS OUR PORT AUTHORITY COUNSEL ,DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS IN ANY WAY HARMS OR HURTS THE PORT [24:47] AUTHORITY'S INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY? >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. [24:54] AND WE'VE GOT BRIAN MCCOOL ON THE LINE TOO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. [25:02] >> WELL I THINK YOU ARE OUR COUNSEL AND IF YOU TELL US THAT I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT I MEAN AGAIN AS A GENERAL MATTER I THINK WE WANT TO BE [25:09] HELPFUL IN TERMS OF RAISING THESE REFINANCINGS AND DOING IT. IT'S JUST PART OF THE BUSINESS [25:14] WORLD BUSINESS LIFE AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE APPRECIATED WHAT MCGUFF HAS DONE OVER MANY YEARS OUT THERE. [25:21] THEY'VE BEEN TERRIFIC PARTNERS TO WORK WITH. SO I THINK THAT IN GENERAL I, [25:28] I WILL EXPRESS MY OPINION. BUT IF ANYBODY DISAGREES I MEAN I THINK I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO NOW MOVE FORWARD [25:35] WITH THIS AND WHEN WE GET THE DOCUMENTS AND WE CAN HAVE THEM ALL SIGNED OFF AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO WE'LL EVERYBODY SEEMS [25:43] TO BE SHAKING THEIR HEADS. GO FORWARD AND WHEN YOU BRING THE DOCUMENTS BACK TO US, WE [25:50] SHOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO GETTING THEM SIGNED UP AND MOVED ON. OKAY. THAT'S INFORMATION ITEM AND [25:58] ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST HAPPENED TO REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS I SAW IT IN ONE OF THE THINGS [26:05] IN IN A BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT WAS JUST PASSED THAT THEY APPARENTLY EXTENDED THE OPPORTUNITY AREAS AND SO THAT [26:12] IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HELPED US. I KNOW THERE WAS A PARTICULAR [26:17] BENEFIT ON ONE OF THE PARCELS OUT THERE AND SO HOPEFULLY AS WE WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP [26:23] IN THAT AREA THAT THAT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES. OKAY. YOU'RE GOING TO STICK WITH US, [26:30] KEVIN YES. SO THE FINAL ITEM THAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE PREVAILING [26:35] WAGE UPDATE. SO THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE LAST [26:42] JUNE I BELIEVE IT WAS JUNE 17TH OF 2024. AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF AND LEGAL STAFF HAVE [26:48] IDENTIFIED SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. THE GOAL OF THESE CHANGES WOULD BE TO EASE OLYMPIC [26:56] IMPLEMENTATION AND REMOVE POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO DOING SO . THESE WERE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 30TH AND [27:04] PRESENTATION IS ATTACHED FOR REFERENCE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. [27:10] SO THERE IS FIVE IN TOTAL THREE OF THEM ARE ADMINISTRATIVE. AND THEN TWO OF THEM ARE POLICY RELATED. [27:15] THE ADMINISTRATIVE ONES ARE MORE I MEAN KIND OF LIKE THE NAME SAYS ADMINISTRATIVE IN THAT IT'S ALIGNING THEM [27:22] WITH THE INTENTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THAT MAYBE THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT AS CLEAR. SO AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE [27:29] EXEMPTING HOUSING PROJECTS UNDER EIGHT UNITS WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL DAVIS BACON LAW. THAT'S WHAT OTHER CITIES DO [27:34] ACCORDING TO OUR LEGAL STAFF CLARIFYING THAT PASSTHROUGH [27:41] FUNDS OR CONDUIT BONDS ARE EXEMPT. AND SINCE THEY ARE NOT DIRECT CITY FUNDING AND THEN AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING WHICH IS [27:47] EFFECTIVELY GIVING THE ABILITY TO SET RULES FOR HOW THERE IS THE POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED. [27:53] AND THEN ON THE POLICY CONSIDERATION FRONT IT WOULD BE UNIQUE OR BURDENSOME [28:02] EXTREME SITUATIONS AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WAS GIVEN IN THE PACKET SO THAT IS AN ENCLAVE PROJECT THAT'S A 3901 [28:08] MINNESOTA DRIVE AND THEN EXEMPTING HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR MISSING MIDDLE PROJECTS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED [28:16] 20 UNITS OR LESS. AND LIKE I FRAMED THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE IS THE JURY SITE PROJECT WHICH IS MEETING $7 [28:24] MILLION OF SOIL REMEDIATION WORK AND IF PREVAILING WAGE APPLIED TO THIS PROJECT IT WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL [28:30] APPROXIMATELY $6.7 MILLION BASED ON INFORMATION FROM ENCLAVE THE DEVELOPER AND HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS [28:38] TO QUESTIONS OR SEE IF THERE'S ANY FEEDBACK RELATED TO THAT PROPOSAL FOR THREE QUESTIONS COMMENTS HERE. [28:46] MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE [28:51] REST OF THE PORT AUTHORITY, WE DID HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL. AND I WILL SAY THE THE ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS I THINK WERE PRETTY [28:56] STRAIGHTFORWARD AND EVERYBODY WAS ACCEPTING OF THEM. THE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WAS [29:02] AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION AND I THINK IT'S AN ONGOING DISCUSSION. OBVIOUSLY FOR FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. [29:08] THE FIRST ONE TALKING ABOUT UNIQUE SITUATIONS OR EXTRA FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT OFTEN IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER OBVIOUSLY. [29:14] AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED TO REALLY DESCRIBE THAT BETTER OR TO NOT JUST HAVE IT [29:21] YOU KNOW WE KNOW IT WHEN WE SEE IT BUT TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PARAMETERS LAID OUT WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK WITH AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE. [29:28] THE SECOND POLICY CONSIDERATION ABOUT EXEMPTING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS OF 20 UNITS OR LESS IT CERTAINLY DOES ALIGN WITH OUR WORK THAT [29:35] WE'RE DOING REGARDING THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THOSE [29:42] TIMES THE THERE ARE THOSE ARE SMALLER DEVELOPERS, SMALLER BUILDERS MAKING BUILDING THOSE SMALLER UNITS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY [29:48] STILL EMPLOY FOLKS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO PROTECT THE THE [29:54] WORKERS IN BLOOMINGTON. WE ALSO HAD A BROAD DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE NEED TO [30:01] TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND PROVISIONS FOR FOR ESPECIALLY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FOR THINGS LIKE WAGE THEFT AND [30:08] FOR THINGS LIKE FORCED OVERTIME THAT KIND OF STUFF WHERE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT THEM. AND THROUGH OUR OUR PREVAILING [30:16] WAGE ORDINANCE WE WE THOUGHT WE WE BELIEVE WE DO. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU [30:23] KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S NUANCE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DRIVE AWAY DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFICALLY WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE HERE WITH THE [30:28] JEWELRY SITE. AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN TOLD FLAT OUT THAT IF NOT FOR THIS [30:34] THEY WON'T BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. SO IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION [30:39] COUNCILMEMBER OR EXCUSE ME COMMISSIONER OR DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? [30:46] MAYOR I THINK YOU SUMMED IT UP VERY WELL. I MEAN THE POLICY CONSIDER THE THE ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS I THINK WERE FAIRLY [30:51] STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH EVERYONE. THERE WAS DIFFERENT OPINIONS MAYBE ON THE OTHER ONES. [30:57] AND I THINK YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE 20 UNITS ARE LESS AND I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I [31:03] WOULD ADD TO THAT PART OF IT IS THOSE PROJECTS TEND TO LESS OFTEN RELY UPON CITY FUNDING [31:10] AND SO MAY NOT GET WRAPPED UP INTO PREVAILING WAGE BECAUSE PREVAILING WAGE WOULD ONLY. [31:15] OUR ORDINANCE WOULD ONLY APPLY IF WE'VE HELPED FUND THAT PROJECT. SO YOU KNOW THERE ARE AVENUES [31:21] FOR THOSE SMALLER DEVELOPERS THAT CAN DO MARKET BASED PROJECTS BASED ON THE CHANGES [31:29] THAT WE ARE MAKING TO OUR ZONING AND OTHER ORDINANCES TO HELP WITH THAT MISSING MIDDLE THAT CAN HELP MOVE THOSE [31:36] THINGS FORWARD. BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE PUT OUR MONEY IN TO THE PROJECTS I THINK THE OVERALL SENTIMENT OF THE COUNCIL IS WE WANT TO [31:44] HAVE STRONG PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE OF I THINK WHERE WHERE I HEARD THE COUNCIL WAS AT. [31:52] I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THIS IS JUST INFORMATION. [31:59] OKAY. THANK YOU, KEVIN. THANK YOU. SO I GUESS MINISTER UPDATES I GUESS HOW ARE YOU? [32:07] >> CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE DO THAT? NO I CAN'T. PRESIDENT ERICKSON, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS A FEW QUICK ONES AND THEN WE WILL BE MOVING [32:14] DOWN TO THE SEATS BELOW FOR OUR WORKSHOP. BUT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE BLOOM IN BLOOMINGTON PROGRAM. [32:21] THEY RECEIVED A $100,000 OVER TWO YEARS IN YOUTH AND WORK GRANT FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND [32:28] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE STATE IS WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND SEES VALUE IN IT. [32:36] AND SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT A BIT DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS NEXT MONTH. YOU ARE ALL ALSO INVITED [32:41] TOMORROW TO THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING COMMISSIONS TO CELEBRATE EVENT TO CELEBRATE [32:49] THE LAUNCH OF THE CITYWIDE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PLAN THAT IS TOMORROW HERE AT CIVIC PLAZA AND THAT STARTS AT FOUR [32:55] WITH THE MAYOR AND ALEJO MAKING REMARKS AT 445. AND I BELIEVE ALI WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. [33:02] SO I HAVE THE INVITATION TO JUST PASS ALONG IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE IT. AND THEN OUR PLANNING TEAM IS [33:10] ABOUT TO EMBARK ON THE COMP PLAN PROCESS WHICH HAPPENS EVERY TEN YEARS HERE FOR [33:15] CITIES IN MINNESOTA. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [33:22] SECTION IN THE PLAN FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO WE ARE CONSIDERING IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PORT [33:27] AUTHORITY COMMISSION AND THE HRA TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COMP PLAN IS GOING TO MEAN TO [33:34] US AND HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH IT PROBABLY SOMETIME IN THE FALL IN A JOINT MEETING. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU [33:39] AWARE THAT SOME A VERY NEW THING THAT THE CITY WILL BE TAKING ON NOT THE COMP PLAN BUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [33:45] SECTION. AND WE WILL ALSO BE BRINGING THE BUDGET TO YOU IN AUGUST THE PRELIMINARY LEVY. [33:52] AND BUDGET AND I WILL TRY TO GET THOSE MATERIALS TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE IN ADVANCE. YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO REVIEW [33:57] THEM. BUT WE'VE BEEN MOVING ALONG IN THAT PROCESS AND THE CITY IS ALSO DOING A NEW PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING PROCESS THIS [34:04] YEAR WHICH IS INTENDED TO HELP BREAK DOWN WHAT PROGRAMS COST AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE. AND SO WHEN OUR ACCOUNTANT [34:12] COMES TO PRESENT ABOUT THE BUDGET WILL GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT AS WELL AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE REST OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS. [34:19] AND THAT IS IT FOR ME. AND THEN I WANTED TO TURN IT OVER TO THE MAYOR FOR THE LAST ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY [34:25] MANAGER PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. [34:31] FIRST I WANT TO ASK MR. PRESIDENT SO COMP PLANS EVERY TEN YEARS HOW MANY COMPANIES HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH? MR. ROSE? [34:38] TOO MANY. TOO MANY. TOO MANY AS THE ANSWER. UPDATE ON OUR CITY MANAGER SEARCH. WE LAST NIGHT HAD DID FOUR [34:47] INTERVIEWS OF OUR FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION AND THEN HAD A NICE CONVERSATION ABOUT ADVANCING [34:54] TWO PEOPLE FORWARD IN THAT IN THAT PROCESS. AND THEN WE WENT RIGHT INTO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO WE [34:59] WERE ALL JUST FRESH AS A DAISY BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE END OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WE HAD FOUR OUTSTANDING [35:05] CANDIDATES AND I THINK WE ALL AGREED WITH THAT. WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE THAT COULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY SERVED IN THAT [35:10] ROLE AND COULD HAVE DONE VERY WELL. THAT THE FACT THAT WE MOVED [35:15] TOO FORWARD WAS JUST A IT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD TO DO. WE AS RATHER THAN DOING A [35:21] SECOND INTERVIEW ON ALL FOUR, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TEAR IT DOWN A BIT AND WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH WITH TWO [35:26] FINALISTS AND WILL BE COMMISSIONER NELSON WILL AND I WILL BE DUCKING OUT AT SEVEN [35:34] TO GO DO THOSE SECOND INTERVIEWS YET TONIGHT AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A A DECISION MADE AND AN OFFER EXTENDED BY THE END OF THE [35:41] EVENING TONIGHT. GREAT. WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. SO BUT I WILL SAY ARE THE SEARCH FIRM ABSOLUTELY HIT IT [35:49] OUT OF THE PARK? I THINK THE COUNCIL A LOT OF A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE COUNCIL. WE LITERALLY GOT TOGETHER AT [35:56] 1230 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO THE COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY THERE TOOK A HALF DAY OFF OF WORK AND CAME IN AND COMMITTED TO THAT TIME TO DO THE FOUR INTERVIEWS. AND THEN AS I SAID ROLLED [36:04] RIGHT INTO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND SO HATS OFF TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND FOR PUTTING THEIR TIME AND THE EFFORT IN AND SHOWING THE THE [36:11] IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. SO STAFF DID A FANTASTIC JOB [36:18] PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE PROCESS SO FAR AND I'M VERY PLEASED I THINK WHOEVER IS CHOSEN THIS EVENING I THINK [36:23] WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING LEADER FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON. GREAT. [36:29] WELL, I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WITH REGARD TO THIS, THE REASON THAT YOU HAD FOUR [36:35] REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A LONG HISTORY IN BLOOMINGTON OF THIS BEING A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO WORK [36:41] IN THE HISTORY THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OR CITY MANAGERS HAS BEEN JAMIE WAS WHAT TEN YEARS AND [36:48] MARK BERNSEN WAS 24 AND BEFORE THAT WE HAD CLAY PIGEON [36:54] CLINTON, JOHN JENKINS. THAT'S A DIFFERENT THING I [37:01] FEEL LIKE. WELL AT ANY RATE I MEAN AND AGAIN IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S ASSET BUT YOU KNOW I [37:09] DON'T KNOW THAT WE CELEBRATE IN BLOOMINGTON ENOUGH THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD A CITY GOVERNMENT THAT I THINK HAS WORKED AND THERE IS AN ARTICLE [37:16] I WAS READ IN THE ECONOMIST THAT SOME CITY GOVERNMENTS DON'T WORK SO WELL AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD [37:23] FEEL PROUD OF OF HAVING A CITY GOVERNMENT AND CERTAINLY IN MY [37:29] SENSE 1982 OR WHATEVER WITH A FEW YEARS OF IT'S REALLY BEEN [37:36] GREAT TO JUST SEE THE CITY EVOLVE AND DEVELOP SO OKAY SO [37:43] I'M SUPPOSED TO READ THIS? HOLLY ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE FOURTH WILL TAKE A BRIEF [37:48] RECESS TO TRANSITION TO AN INTERACTIVE RETREAT IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. [37:54] THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERACTIVE RETREAT DISCUSSION IS TO DEVELOP THE FOURTH OR IS MISSION STATEMENT BECAUSE THE [37:59] COMMISSIONERS WILL BE LIVING THE DAIS AND WILL NOT BE SEATED AT MICROPHONES AND WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS AND [38:04] FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL NOT BE LIVESTRMED. [38:10] MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS MAY SEE AND OBSERVE THE RETREAT. [38:17] SO DO WE NEED A MOTION TO RECESS OR WE JUST RECESS? JUST RECESS. OKAY. WE'LL RECESS. [38:23] >> OKAY