[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 7th through the 13th and then [0:24] there were three the final three hatch [0:27] Bloomington contestants have been [0:28] announced Cal son Nuna and scrambling [0:32] egg will move on to the final round of [0:34] the hatch Bloomington business pitch [0:36] competition the top 10 pitched their [0:38] ideas on July 29th and public voting was [0:41] open through August 4th hatch [0:44] Bloomington is a partnership between the [0:46] city of Bloomington and Minneapolis [0:47] Regional Chamber that offers [0:49] entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch [0:51] their business ideas for a chance of [0:54] receiving [0:55] $100,000 in financial assistance to [0:57] Kickstart their brick-and-mortar [0:58] business in blue inton you're invited to [1:01] the final pitch round on Thursday August [1:04] 22nd starting at 6: p.m. at Bloomington [1:06] Civic Plaza public voting will be open [1:09] after that and the winner of the contest [1:11] will be announced in early September to [1:13] learn more about the final three visit [1:15] hatch bloomington.com [1:17] congratulations to them with public [1:19] input and city council approval [1:21] Bloomington has updated speed limits [1:24] local and neighborhood streets speed [1:25] limits are now 25 mph posted speed [1:29] limits are now 25 mph posted speed [1:31] limits on larger roadways were also [1:34] updated and Vary from 25 to 35 mph a [1:37] speed limit of 20 mph for the following [1:40] school zones are currently being [1:42] finalized popler Bridge Elementary Olsen [1:45] middle and elementary schools and [1:46] Jefferson High School and Oak grve [1:49] elementary and middle schools for more [1:51] information and a closer look at the map [1:53] with updated speed limits visit the link [1:55] on your screen the city wants to hear [1:57] feedback from you on seore capacity [1:59] improvements based on city forecast [2:02] between now and 2040 there will be an [2:04] estimated $40 million needed in City [2:07] sanitary sewer improvements to meet [2:09] capacity demand of Redevelopment [2:11] throughout Bloomington the city wants [2:13] your feedback on how to best fund [2:15] improvements provide your feedback at [2:18] the let's talk Bloomington page or email [2:20] questions to the address on your screen [2:23] home energy has an impact on Comfort [2:25] health and budget Bloomington [2:27] sustainability staff recently hosted the [2:30] home energy Workshop featuring local [2:32] experts who shared information about [2:34] home Energy Efficiency electrification [2:37] and solar residential makes up a [2:39] significant part of our greenhouse gas [2:42] emissions from energy use which is the [2:45] number one source of carbon pollution in [2:48] the city so thinking about climate [2:50] change from an environmental standpoint [2:52] this is something that we are really [2:54] interested in in seeing how we can save [2:57] energy to watch these informative [2:59] presentations in full visit blmm and/ [3:02] enery planning and engagement for [3:04] bloomington's new Community Health and [3:06] Wellness Center continues to move [3:08] forward the city in partnership with hga [3:10] Architects recently met with Junior [3:12] counselors from Camp Kota to understand [3:15] what teens would like to see in the new [3:17] facility a lot of the ways that we [3:19] engage with people traditionally whether [3:20] it's surveys or you know City Council [3:22] meetings and things like this um are not [3:25] things that you know 14-year-olds are [3:27] going to be going to or interested in uh [3:29] but they again you know really are the [3:31] people who are going to be using the [3:32] space not just now but into the future [3:35] um as you know citizens of Bloomington [3:37] we really want to create like a [3:38] welcoming environment um where everybody [3:41] can feel included and has something [3:43] that's like their specialty that they [3:44] can do this was just one of many [3:47] Community engagement opportunities for [3:49] the Community Health and Wellness Center [3:51] to stay up to-date on all future events [3:53] and project updates visit Bloomington [3:55] forward.org attend the second annual [3:58] learning linkup [4:00] mark your calendars for Saturday August [4:02] 17th from noon to 400 p.m. learning [4:05] linkup is happening at the Valley View [4:07] Elementary Playfield the event is [4:09] designed for residents and families to [4:11] make connections learn about City and [4:13] School District resources and build [4:15] community there will be food trucks free [4:17] activities and entertainment like face [4:19] painting lawn games stage performances a [4:22] mascot race and more learning linkup is [4:25] a partnership between the city of [4:26] Bloomington and Bloomington Public [4:28] Schools the sign signature Bloomington [4:30] Center for the Arts mural is getting a [4:32] refresh if you drive by Civic Plaza in [4:34] the next month or so you might notice [4:36] scaffolding at the corner of West 998th [4:39] Street and James Avenue South the [4:41] creating together mural was done by [4:43] artist Eric Pearson in 2007 and has [4:46] weathered in its 17 years Eric has been [4:49] invited back to reinvigorate the mural [4:51] to its original Glory the process will [4:53] take approximately 1 month to complete [4:56] that is the buzz on Bloomington today [4:58] for the week of August 7th through the [4:59] 13th if you would like to watch other [5:01] stories from the show go to this week's [5:03] playlist Water Resources specialist Jack [5:06] distl explains erosion and how the city [5:08] plans to combat it through the 9mile [5:10] creek Corridor renewal project plus a [5:13] check-in with mayor Tim busy in the [5:15] council minute thanks for watching