City Council Study Meeting — Bloomington, MN
Date: 2026-03-10

City Council Study Meeting
 AGENDA


 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026
 COUNCIL CHAMBERS
 BLOOMINGTON CIVIC PLAZA
 1800 W. OLD SHAKOPEE RD.
 BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
 6:30 PM
Mayor: Tim Busse Councilmembers: Shawn Nelson Dwayne Lowman
 Lona Dallessandro Jenna Carter
 Danielle Robertson Victor Rivas


ANNOUNCEMENT

This meeting will be held in person and electronically via Webex. Some members of the City Council, testifiers,
and presenters may participate electronically as permitted by Minnesota Statutes. Members of the public may
participate in person or electronically. Directions are provided below.



To watch the meeting:

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 six digits of your phone number and will unmute your line. Listen for notification that your line has been
 unmuted and state your name before speaking.

CALL TO ORDER
The City Council requests that attendees silence cell phones during the meeting. A paper copy of the full City
Council packet is available to the public in the ring binder at the entrance of Council Chambers.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2. INTRODUCTORY

3. CONSENT BUSINESS
 The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be acted on by one motion.
 There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests, in which event the
 item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered at the end of Consent Business or at another
 stated time on the agenda as determined by the City Council. If you desire to have an item removed from
 the consent agenda, then please alert the Council Secretary prior to the start of the City Council meeting.
 The Council Secretary will notify the City Council of a request to remove an item from the consent agenda.


4. HEARINGS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES
 To address the Council on a public hearing item, please approach the podium, clearly state your name, and
 after you have spoken, please sign the roster so the City can accurately include your comments in the official
 meeting minutes.

5. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS

 5.1 Animal Shelter Presentation

 5.2 Railroad Quiet Zones

 5.3 Operation Metro Surge Update

 5.4 City Council Policy & Issue Update

6. ADJOURNMENT

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Approved
 City Council Study Session Minutes
 Monday, February 9, 2026 - 6:30 pm
 Bloomington Civic Plaza – Council Chambers
 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
 Bloomington, MN 55431

 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Busse called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and noted attendance.

 Present: Mayor Tim Busse, and Councilmembers Jenna Carter, Dwayne Lowman, Lona
 Dallessandro, Danielle Robertson, Shawn Nelson and Victor Rivas

 All votes taken by voice vote.

 Staff present: City Manager Zach Walker, Deputy City Manager Kathy Hedin, City
 Attorney Melissa Manderschied, Council Secretary Priyanka Rai, and other staff


 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Busse led the audience in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

1.0 Approval of Agenda

5.0 ORGANIZATIONAL
 BUSINESS
5.1 Animal Shelter Deputy Chief of Police Damon Bitney presented on the Animal Shelter and its control
 Presentation services and sought City Council guidance around continuing services, addressing facility
 risk, and pursuing a more equitable regional funding model.

5.2 Railroad Quiet Zones Traffic Engineer Jeremy Melquist and Traffic & Transportation Engineer Kirk Roberts
 presented on railroad quiet zones and freight rail crossings in the city and discussed
 options for developing a railroad crossing safety study.

5.3 Operation Metro Surge Police Chief Hodges explained BPD’s role in the community in light of current federal
 Update immigration enforcement. City Manager Walker provided an update on the City’s
 response to Operation Metro Surge.


5.4 City Council Policy & Issue Councilmembers Lowman and Rivas shared insights from the recent conferences they
 Update attended.

6.0 Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Lowman, seconded by Rivas. Motion carried 7-0.
 Meeting adjourned at 8:31 pm.




 Priyanka Rai
 Council Secretary




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