[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 INCLUDES PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVITIES

[2:58] LIKE MURALS, PERFORMANCES, AND PUBLIC ART.

THE CITY-WIDE PLAN PRIORITIZES HIGH-IMPACT

[3:04] PUBLIC SPACES AND MAKES SURE THAT ACTIVITIES

ALIGN WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND CITY

[3:09] PROJECTS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE

PART OF THE BLOOMINGTON ICE GARDEN RENOVATION,

[3:14] THE NINE MILE CREEK RESTORATION, AND THE WORK

UNDERWAY AT BRYANT AND TRETBAUGH PARKS. USING

[3:19] DATA AND MAPPING, AREAS MOST IN NEED OF CREATIVE

PLACEMAKING HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO MAKE SURE

[3:25] RESOURCES ARE DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY. THE CITY IS

ALSO FOCUSING ON LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, LOOKING

[3:31] AT FUNDING STRATEGIES, AND EXPLORING WAYS TO

INTEGRATE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING INTO CITY PLANNING.

[3:38] BLOOMINGTON IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A

LEADER IN THE REALM OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING.

[3:42] IT’S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. I’M EXCITED TO

SEE HOW THIS PLAN TAKES SHAPE ACROSS OUR CITY.

[3:48] AND FINALLY, LAST WEEK I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF

HOSTING BLOOMINGTON’S INAUGURAL CEO SUMMIT.

[3:54] THE SUMMIT BROUGHT TOGETHER BUSINESS AND

COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC

[3:58] DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION, TO STRENGTHEN

RELATIONSHIPS AND DRIVE GROWTH AND INNOVATION,

[4:03] AND TO BUILD A STRONGER FUTURE FOR OUR CITY.

EXECUTIVES FROM COMPANIES LIKE HEALTHPARTNERS,

[4:09] SEAGATE, TORO, ZIEGLER CAT, AND MALL OF AMERICA

JOINED US TO TALK ABOUT KEY INITIATIVES,

[4:15] RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT

TALENT AND EXPAND BUSINESS. ATTENDEES SHARED HOW

[4:20] VALUABLE THIS EVENT WAS FOR NETWORKING AND

COLLABORATION, AND I COULDN’T AGREE MORE.

[4:25] WE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE

THE BLOOMINGTON PORT AUTHORITY’S NEW

[4:29] FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THE PLAN IS BOLD AND INNOVATIVE,

[4:33] AND IT SETS AN EXCITING FRAMEWORK FOR THE PORT,

THE CITY, AND OUR BLOOMINGTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

[4:39] LAST WEEK’S MEETING WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.

WE PLAN TO KEEP THIS CONVERSATION GOING WITH

[4:43] FUTURE SUMMITS AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENT. FOR

MORE ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS,

[4:50] VISIT BLM.MN/PORT.

THAT WRAPS UP THIS

[4:55] WEEK’S COUNCIL MINUTE. THANKS FOR TUNING IN,

AND UNTIL NEXT TIME, STAY SAFE, BLOOMINGTON.