Bloomington Briefing

June 2004

Officer with hand puppet talks to a boy.

Animal Control Officer Bill Forbes talks with a young resident at the Safety Fest.

Volume 12, No. 3

This four-color, tabloid newsletter is sent to all single-family households and businesses. For your downloading convenience, we offer two sizes of files: the entire newsletter or one page at a time.

Briefing (4-page, 555KB PDF)

Corporate Report, pages 1 - 4 (4-page, 485KB PDF)

Corporate Report, pages 5 -8 (4-page, 659KB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

National Night Out.
Life is like a valued patchwork.
Book 'em.
Grandparents/grand kids day camp.
Safety Fest and Creekside open house.
How to preserve history -- Council seeks input on reuse of Old Town Hall.

Page 2.

Committed to urban forests.
Give em a good soak -- Trees may be at risk under dry conditions.
Know the code.
- Mowing, trimming or altering vegetation not allowed on City property.
- Limited open burning allowed in city.
- Rules and regulations for recreational vehicles.
- What's new on the City's Web site -- Airport expansion, noise and related development.
- "BUY"ing into positive youth development -- Organizations merge to benefit Bloomington youth.

Page 3.

Youth programs:
- Tiny Tots Mini-Camp.
- Day Camp Kota.
- Summer Adventure Playgrounds.
- Galaxy Youth Center.
Adult sports:
- Tennis Lessons -- USA Tennis 1-2-3.
- Daytime Volleyball.
- Senior Softball League.
- Adaptive Recreation and Learning Exchange (AR&LE).
Swimming:
- Bloomington Family Aquatic Center.
- Bush Lake Beach.
- Swimming lessons.
Plan a proper picnic -- Keeping it fun and safe.

Page 4.

Arts in the Parks.
Summer Fete.
Bloomington Jazz Festival.
River Rendezvous -- A step back in time.
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
18-Hole Golf Scramble and Scholarship Fundraiser.
Bloomington Center for the Arts:
- Exhibitions.
- Summer fun at BAC.
- Gallery Players.
- Continental Ballet.
- Medalist Concert Band.
- NOTE-able Singers.

Special Insert: Corporate Report to the Community

Page CR1.

Moving forward with winning strategies: City plans for a successful community.
Report nets communications award.
City wins financial awards.

Page CR2.

A new identity: City adopts logo.
City of Bloomington organizational chart.
City services your tax dollars buy:
- Residents receive City Services at an affordable price.
- Home value growth remains strong.
- Dividing up your 2004 tax dollar.
- Bloomington ranks well in tax rate comparison.

Page CR3.

Quality nets winning results -- Service Highlights of 2003:
- Technology keeps City up to speed.
- Working together on being prepared.
- Maintaining safe streets.

Page CR4.

2004 Operating revenue sources.
2004 Budgeted expenditures by fund.
The General Fund
City Maintains highest bond ratings.

Page CR5.

Enterprise Funds.
Internal Services Funds.
Special Revenue Funds.
2003 Residential water and sewer rate survey.
Meeting water needs -- City wins Project of the Year Award.

Page CR6.

Strategic moves to revitalize city -- Redevelopment priorities are called the "String of Pearls."
- France and Old Shakopee Road.
- 94th and Lyndale.
- 84th and Lyndale.
- Bloomington Civic Plaza -- Planning for our community's future.

Page CR7.

Strategic moves to revitalize city -- Redevelopment priorities are called the "String of Pearls."
- Airport South.

Page CR8.

Strategizing the 2004 budget -- A metropolitan area comparison.
Capital Funds.
Debt Service.
About this report.

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