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July 24, 2017 - City Council Meeting
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A
B
B
B
E
B
E
Be
happy
to
so
I
would
like
to
say
this
is
the
fourth
year
that
the
program
has
been
in
existence
in
the
fourth
year
that
the
Bloomington
Fire
Department
has
received
an
award
one
of
only
20
in
the
state
this
year,
so
great
credit
to
them.
Kori
Matheny
has
been
working
closely,
putting
all
the
data
together
and
the
Chiefs
been
making
sure
he
did
that
and
as
a
result
of
it,
I
am
presenting
the
2017
mission,
lifeline
EMS
recognition,
Gold
Award,
so
it's
the
highest
level
that
they
can
receive
from
the
data
that
was
submitted.
E
All
this
is
about
the
care
that
they
provide
for
heart,
attack
patients
in
a
system
of
care
and
then
also
with
us
tonight.
Here
we
have
Bev
Glendon
and
Mike
Muller
from
Roman
advocate
BroMenn,
a
great
partner
for
myself
and
mission
lifeline
from
the
Heart
Association
and
a
great
partner
with
these
guys
from
the
Bloomington
Fire
Department.
So
congratulations
to
all
your
citizens
for
the
great
work
that
your
guys
are
doing
here
and
I
know
they're
going
to
continue
a
year
after
year
after
year,
so
look
forward
to
making
another
award
presentation.
Thank.
F
G
Just
like
say
a
few
words
please
some
first
person,
foremost
thanks
to
all
the
guys
that
are
in
the
field
that
come
in
contact
with
our
citizens
on
a
daily
basis
and
make
good
decisions
about
patient
care.
I
saw
Dillon,
Ferguson
EMS
director
for
the
McLean
County.
Again
we
have
great
working
relationship
with
him
and
and
and
all
the
things
that
he
does
to
coordinate
with
two
hospitals
and,
of
course
we
want
to
mention
both
st.
Joe
and
Brad
forgave
Roman
as
well.
G
So
thank
you
very
much
and
then,
if
also
everything
that
you
do
to
supply
us
with
the
necessary
resources
personnel
equipment.
All
that
is
so
important
to
the
to
being
able
to
get
these
patients
to
the
hospital
and
in
timely
manner
to
be
able
to
receive
this
type
of
award
again.
So
thank
you
very
much
great.
B
We
have
further
appointments
and
recognitions
if
you're
here
would
you
please
stand
up
appointment
of
Katina
Harris
to
the
Human
Relations
Commission
Katina?
Are
you
here
there
you
go
Katina.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
willing,
sir
appointment
of
Victoria
Harris
to
the
Board
of
Zoning.
Appeals
Victoria.
Are
you
here?
I,
don't
see
Victoria,
but
thanks
here
for
willing
to
serve
and
I'm
going
to
mention
the
following:
three:
they
are
actually
all
Scott
Commission
care,
appointments
and
I
do
want
to
say
a
couple
of
words
about
that.
B
It
was
only
about
11
12
days
ago
that
I
found
out
that
I
actually
had
the
authority
and
responsibility
to
make
appointment
to
the
Scott
Commission
in
my
four
years
in
three
months
as
mayor,
I
have
never
appointed
anyone
to
the
health.
Scott,
Commission
and
I
had
a
meeting
with
Jeff
Jergens
who
made
that
clear.
There
are
11
members
and
there
are
two
vacancies
and
one
member
is
no
longer
eligible
to
serve
because
of
the
trust
term
limits.
So
these
are
three
people
who
have
agreed
to
serve
and
actually
fairly
specified
positions.
B
H
Good
evening,
I'm
waving
Mary
speaking
on
behalf,
the
League
of
Women
Voters
in
McLean
County,
the
League
of
Women
Voters
in
McLean
County
supports
the
establishment
of
a
civilian
review
board.
We
are
guided
by
the
League
of
Women
Voters,
the
United
States
position
on
citizen
rights,
which
consists
of
four
tenets,
the
first
of
which
is
citizen's
right
to
know:
/
citizen
participation,
which
states
believe
who
must
protect
the
citizens
right
to
know
and
facilitate
citizen
participation
in
government
decision-making.
The
proposed
civilian
review
board
will
facilitate
ongoing
dialogue
between
community
members
and
the
Bloomington
Police
Department.
H
This
dialogue
is
necessary
to
ensure
both
constituencies.
The
citizens
of
Bloomington
and
Police
Department
officials
gain
a
deeper
understanding
of
how
policing
policies
and
practices
impact
members
of
the
community
with
the
goal,
this
dialogue
being
a
shared
commitment
to
improving
relationships
between
community
members
and
the
police
and
where
warranted,
improving
police
department
policies
and
procedures.
Therefore,
we
urge
your
approval
of
the
proposed
civilian
review
board.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
Did
an
interview
on
wjb
see
the
function
of
the
review
board,
as
was
stated
in
in
the
proposal,
was
quote
to
anticipate
and
prevent
problems
and
to
provide
recommendations
for
improving
interactions
between
the
police
department
and
the
community.
Unquote
and
I
think
this
is
a
noble
and
appropriate
charge
for
the
review
board.
It
is
an
established
practice
in
government
and
business
to
be
reviewed
and
their
policies
are
performance
by
outside
agencies.
Often
these
outside
agencies
are
not
in
an
adversarial
relationship
at
all.
I
They
want
to
point
out
the
problems
and
suggest
how
they
can
be
solved.
They
view
themselves,
as
helpers
not
hinders.
We
know
that
if
a
business
needs
an
audit,
it
must
go
to
an
outside
agency
to
check
its
books
and
that
public
agencies
benefit
from
and
are
often
required
to
obtain.
Such
evaluations
and
universities
must
be
accredited
by
people
who
are
not
there
and
after
my
pedestrian
stop
analysis
and
after
report,
the
report
of
the
ISU
professor
Frank's
class,
this
past
spring,
which
looked
at
vehicular,
stops
among
other
issues.
I
We
can
no
longer
pretend
that
racial
profiling
is
just
a
question
of
perception.
It
is
not
perception,
it
is
reality
and
justice
demands
that
people
are
targeted
by
the
police
for
what
they
do,
not
for
the
color
of
their
skin
and
not
for
the
neighborhood
that
they
happen
to
be
walking
in
the
citizen.
Review
board
is
not
designed
to
stoke
tensions,
are
set
up:
confrontations
between
community
members
and
police.
I
What
we
want
is
better
police
community
relations,
so
many
people
from
Bloomington
have
outlined
before
you
the
need
for
fair
policing
communities
and
for
fair
policing
policies
in
our
community
and
I
am
pleading
with
you
all
to
hear
their
concerns
alone.
The
fact
that
so
many
respected
agencies
in
town
that
you've
all
heard
from
support
the
review
board-
and
so
many
citizens
I've
been
coming
to
these
council
means
to
support
it
should
at
least
help
to
sway
the
council
to
vote
in
favor
of
it.
I
So
chief
Heppner
himself
has
noted
how
few
people
submit
formal
complaints
to
him
about
how
they
are
treated
by
the
police.
The
department
obviously
needs
more
feedback
and
I
think
that
the
citizens
Review
Board,
that
we're
proposing
here
can
give
feedback
that
will
be
a
help
to
the
police
department
and
to
our
whole
community.
So
please
vote
YES
on
the
public
safety
community
relations
board,
Thank,
You,
Samantha.
J
Day
I
was
born
and
raised
in
the
Bloomington
Normal
area
by
an
amazing
clinical,
social
worker
mother
and
a
father
who
devoted
his
life
to
DCFS.
Our
Social
Work
agency
network
in
this
community
has
always
impressed
me
by
continually
growing
and
working
together
to
result
in
less
citizens
falling
through
the
cracks
as
a
social
worker.
J
Every
employer,
public
or
private
has
these
public
trusted
positions
taken
by
such
individuals
wishing
to
hold
this
power
and
control
over
others
for
unhealthy
reasons.
The
local
law
enforcement
are
one
agency
in
this
area
that
has
no
external
investigation
oversight
to
combat
the
employment
of
such
Stuart's.
Whom
may
have
ulterior
motives
now?
These
words
exist
across
the
country
and
they
have
helped
numerous
communities
heal
and
become
stronger
when
the
community
supports
and
sustains
them.
J
K
Mr.
mayor
members
of
the
council,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
front
of
you
this
evening.
My
name
is
gabe
Cripe
and
I've
lived
in
or
around
this
community.
My
entire
life
I've
sat
in
this
room
over
the
last
few
months
and
heard
testimony
from
residents
about
the
lack
of
trust
they
feel
towards
members
of
the
police
department
and
the
complaint
process.
This
lack
of
trust
has
led
to
the
proposed
ordinance
that
could
establish
a
public
safety
and
community
relations
board.
K
I
appreciate
the
thoughtfulness
that
each
council
member
has
given
to
this
ordinance
at
this
point,
I
think
it
is
pretty
well
established
that
there
is
a
problem.
I
think
that
by
now
this
is
something
that
we
can
all
agree
on.
So
I'm
not
here
to
tell
you
about
the
problem.
I
am
here
to
tell
you
why
I
believe
that
the
establishment
of
the
PSC
RB
is
the
beginning
of
the
answer
to
that
problem.
To
me,
this
board
is
all
about
transparency
and
accountability.
K
I've
heard
opponents
of
the
board
say
that
the
complaint
process
is
not
broken
and
that
there
is
no
problem
while
I,
disagree
and
I
know
the
facts.
Disagree
with
that.
My
question
to
those
people
would
be
if
there
is
no
problem
and
everything
is
being
done,
the
way
it
is
supposed
to
be,
then
why
not
open
up
that
process
for
transparency
if
most
complaints
are
really
about
a
misunderstanding
of
the
law
or
a
miscommunication
between
an
officer
and
the
community
member,
then
why
not
open
up
that
process
for
the
community
to
see?
K
I've
also
heard
opponents
of
this
board
say
that
the
board
and
the
organization's
who
support
it.
Our
anti
police
I
have
read
through
this
ordinance
about
a
dozen
times.
It
is
not
anti
police,
it
is
pro
community.
The
purpose
of
law
enforcement
is
to
serve
and
protect
community
members
to
say
that
anyone
who
calls
for
transparency
and
accountability
from
the
people
who
are
sworn
to
serve
and
protect
them.
Our
anti
police,
is
both
damaging
and
disingenuous.
K
The
first
thing
this
ordinance
task,
the
board
with
and
section
1a,
is
improving
the
community
interactions,
improving
police
community
interaction.
Sorry,
who
could
be
against
that
I
am
in
support
of
the
proposed
PSC
RB,
because
I
care
about
our
community
and
its
residents
I
want
to
live
in
a
community
where
everyone
feels
safe
and
included
after
talking
with
other
community
members
and
hearing
their
public
comments,
I
think
it
is
safe
to
say
that
not
everyone
feels
that
way.
K
L
Hello,
my
name
is
Abby
and
I
have
a
few
life
experiences
that
I
can
speak
about
with
authority
and
authenticity,
a
media
being
a
mediocre,
competitive,
swimmer,
a
child
of
divorce
or
a
homeschooling
mom.
So
would
you
be
likely
to
tell
me
that
my
homeschooling
experience
is
false
or
invalid,
because
you've
had
different
experiences
as
a
parent
of
children
in
public
schools?
No
that'd
be
odd
right.
If
you
did
I'd
be
confused,
maybe
even
angry.
In
fact
to
me
it
would
seem
pretty
ridiculous.
See.
L
I
live
over
in
founders,
Grove,
where
controversies
and
concerns
run
a
little
more
bike
lanes
than
the
police
relations.
We
see
police
cars
roll
through
occasionally
and
my
neighbors
and
I
wouldn't
hesitate
to
call
the
police
if
there
would
say
a
break-in
and
that's
about
the
extent
of
it
so
where
I
live.
The
idea
that
a
civilian
review
board
is
needed
seems
kind
of
foreign
at
first
take.
It
may
even
seem
ridiculous,
but
that's
the
point.
L
Isn't
it
I,
don't
know
what
it's
like
to
be
a
different
ethnicity
or
in
a
different
economic
strata
or
what
it's
like
to
live
in
West
Bloomington,
but
the
good
news
is
I,
don't
have
to
assume
or
even
guess
what
those
experiences
are
because
tonight
and
then
so
many
other
forums
and
meetings
several
folks
have
bravely
shared
those
experiences
and
stories
with
us.
They've
talked
about
their
concerns
and
frustrations,
they've
offered
a
solution
and
they've
asked
others
to
step.
L
M
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council
I
just
want
to
come
to
say
thank
you
because
I
know.
You've
all
have
spent
a
lot
of
time,
deliberating
working
on
this
trying
to
craft
something
and
I
appreciate
your
thoughtfulness
and
the
work
you
put
into
this
and
I
also
want
to
commend
Chief,
Hefner
and
Bloomington
Police
Department.
This
is
not
about
Bloomington
Police
Department.
This
is
a
historic
trend
that
this
country
has
to
deal
with
in
how
we
function
as
a
society
in
a
racially
tinged.
M
Society
you've
got
a
first
class
and
it's
sincere
chief
who's
working
hard
who's.
Who
really
does
try
to
reach
out
so
I?
Don't
think
this
is
a
reflection
against
him.
I
think
it's
an
historic
issue
that
you're
grappling
with
as
many
other
cities
across
the
country
grapple
with
also
and
I'll.
Finally,
and
very
quickly
here,
remember
about
15
years
ago,
when
we
sat
in
these
seats
and
debated
map,
the
minority
in
Police
Partnership,
which
the
police
chief
at
the
time
period
did
not
like.
M
But
map
proved
to
be
a
very
useful
tool
for
communication
and
oftentimes.
Things
can
be
controversial,
but
they
can
be
productive
if
we
open
the
door,
and
the
main
thing
to
me
with
this
proposed
ordinance
is
communication.
It's
another
way
to
hear
citizens
it's
another
way
for
citizens
to
hear
from
their
Police
Department
and
hopefully
listen
and
learn
together.
Thank
You,
Rachael.
N
Mr.
mayor
council,
I
would
like
to
talk
about
a
different
matter,
namely
your
moved
to
consider
a
new
professional
service
consultant
for
municipal
aggregation.
I
would
laud
you
in
that
effort
and
strongly
support
it
because
of
the
problems
of
the
last
contract.
However,
I
would
wish
that
you
would
extend
discretionary
authority
to
your
administrators
to
do
two
other
things
as
well.
N
First,
to
insist
that
any
new
professional
service
consultant
include
in
the
bidding
pool
for
municipal
aggregation
as
many
wind
power
merchants
as
possible,
no
more
contracts
where
there
are
only
two
bidders
who
happen
to
be
the
highest
power
produced
price,
highest
price
power
producers
in
the
state.
Secondly,
I
would
also
like
them
to
explore
the
possibility
directly
negotiating
a
wind
power
contract
with
one
of
the
three
municipal
aggregation,
certified
Winn
merchants
in
the
state.
I,
don't
know
whether
that's
possible,
but
it's
worth
pursuing
for
a
number
of
reasons.
N
N
A
third
reason
why
I
would
like
attempt
to
your
administrators
to
explore
the
second
option
I
suggested,
is
that
it's
good
to
have
a
professional
service
consultant,
but
negotiating
an
energy
contract
is
not
rocket
science
if
a
church
can
do
it.
So
can
a
city
and
we're
talking
about
a
server
fee
of
a
hundred
fifty
thousand
oaks
is
a
50,000
homeless.
Is
one
hundred
fifty
thousand
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
somewhere
in
that
for
that
contract
it
would
be
better
spent
that
money
on
energy
efficiency,
initiatives
for
city
buildings
and
operations.
N
So
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
would
hope
that
you
would
explore
in
pursuing
a
new
contract
and,
finally,
by
the
way
as
a
staff
aide
for
Southern
Christian
Leadership
Conference,
my
Martin
Luther
King's
organization,
I
am
101
percent.
Behind
a
citizen
review
board
I
have
a
scene.
Please
I,
have
a
safe
police.
Splitting
skulls
open
with
batons,
so
I
know
the
need
to
have
citizen
overview
of
the
police.
Thank
you
very
much.
A.
O
Hello,
my
name
is
Rachel
and
I
live
in
the
dim.
Its
Grove
neighborhood,
just
a
few
blocks
from
here
I'm
here
today,
because
I
care
about
my
neighbors
and
I
believe
that
PSC
RB
is
necessary
in
Bloomington
growing
up
in
the
south.
In
a
diverse
neighborhood
I
learned
early
on
that
people
are
treated
differently
because
of
the
color
of
their
skin
and
as
I've
traveled
across
the
country
and
met
friends
across
the
country
they
have
shared
with
me.
O
O
I
met
my
neighbor
who
lost
his
job
because
he
was
late
to
work
too
many
times
like
to
work
because
he
was
stopped
by
police,
not
because
he
had
done
anything
wrong.
He
wasn't
ticketed.
He
was
just
stopped
multiple
times.
I
watched
a
neighbor
get
pulled
over
two
blocks
from
their
house
one
afternoon.
Their
car
and
passengers
were
searched
for
what
cause
nothing
was
found.
They
were
just
going
to
pick
up
snacks
from
a
store
and
I
wonder
what
recourse
they
have.
O
I
have
seen
stories
online
as
well
like
one
just
a
month
ago,
where
a
young
man
felt
scared
by
police
on
the
way
to
pay
his
water
bill
here
at
City,
Hall
I've
walked
around
my
neighborhood
and
listened
to
the
fear.
They
feel
fear
my
neighbors
feel
towards
police
and
their
doubt
that
anyone
will
listen
to
or
believe
their
stories
of
interactions
with
police.
O
There
is
a
problem
in
Bloomington
in
2016,
black
pedestrians
were
stopped
four
times
as
often
as
white
pedestrians,
49%
of
k9
searches
were
conducted
on
vehicles
of
black
drivers
when
they
only
make
up
10%
of
the
driving
population,
and
no
additional
contraband
was
found,
statistically
in
searches
than
in
searches
of
white
drivers.
Vehicles
discrepancies
like
these
are
also
noted
in
a
study
by
the
Stevenson,
Center
and
I
think
there
are
many
ways
to
change
this.
The
21st
century,
policing
implementation
guide,
recommends
a
number
of
strategies
that
have
been
successful
in
this
country.
O
P
D
P
We're
being
painted
as
racists
in
this
town
and
so
the
11
years
that
I've
worked
here
with
my
brothers
and
sisters,
I
haven't
seen
anyone
that
I
work
with
stop
somebody
solely
on
the
race
that
they
are.
If,
if
we
stop
somebody
in
my
experiences
here,
there's
other
reasons
if
they
happen
to
be
somebody,
that's
not
the
same
race
as
that
officer,
you
know,
I
can
see
how
they
would
perceive
that
as
they're
being
singled
out
because
of
their
race.
P
I
totally
understand
that,
just
in
my
experience,
that
is
not
what
I'm
seeing
I
think
this
citizens
review
board
it's
presented
as
being
a
way
to
build
a
better
relationship
between
the
police
department
and
the
minority
community.
That's
great
I
for
one
would
be
100%
for
building
that
relationship.
Obviously,
that
would
make
our
jobs
a
lot
easier.
It
seems
like
their
agenda.
It
seems
to
have
changed
from
the
initial
what
they
wanted
recently.
It
looks
like
it's
going
more
toward.
P
They
want
to
have
more
ability
to
help
shape
the
policing
in
this
community
by
making
their
own
policies
or
using
their
information
or
their
insight
to
develop
these
policies.
I
think
that
you
guys
appointed
a
perfect
chief
to
help
with
this
in
chief
after
I,
think
he's
done
a
phenomenal
job
with
trying
to
build
that
trust
back.
One
thing
that
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
understands
is
one
of
the
big
things
that
that
this
Chiefs
office
has
done
was
work
on
this,
the
Community
House
on
Jefferson
Street.
P
A
place
where
people
can
come
interact
with
the
police.
What
group?
But
this
group
is
the
one
that
opposed
that
they're,
the
ones
that
said
there's
no
way.
We
don't
need
this
house
on
the
west
side
of
Bloomington
didn't
make
sense
to
me.
That
seems
counterproductive
to
what
they're
saying
they
need
here.
P
I
think
the
true
agenda
can
just
be
explained
if
you
just
look,
there's
an
Instagram
page
of
a
guy
that
spoke
on
behalf
of
this
group
at
one
of
the
first
meetings,
Mike
Herzog,
it
says
in
his
own
words,
what
he's
about
is
making
life
a
little
more
complicated
for
law
enforcement.
You
have
to
ask
yourself
if
citizens
of
this
town,
you
want
law
enforcement
job
than
you
more
complicated
or
easier,
because
if
it's
easier,
you're
going
to
be
safer,
thank
you.
B
Q
You,
sir
Thank
You
members
of
the
council.
My
name
is
Jeff
Albie
I'm
short
of
my
time
in
the
military
I'm,
a
lifelong
resident
of
this
community
and
I
live
in
Ward,
4
and
I'm.
Also
a
sergeant
with
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
I've
been
there
for
almost
20
years
and
over
the
years
I've
made
arrests.
I've
been
in
countless
altercations,
I've
been
in
fear
for
my
life.
I've
been
spit
on
I've,
been
called
racist.
Q
Racist
names
and
I've
used
my
duty
weapon
during
a
deadly
force
encounter
while
on
duty
I've
been
investigated
by
the
police
department.
After
a
citizen's
complaint
was
filed
on
me,
more
than
once
and
I've
been
involved
in
citizens.
Complaints
on
the
other
side
investigating
officers,
I'm
telling
you
all
this
so
that
you
know
I'm
qualified
to
speak
to
you
at
least
I
hope.
Q
You
think
that,
but
I'm
here
tonight,
because
I've
been
privileged
to
work
with
the
best
men
and
women
your
city
has
hired
so
that
people
were
getting
right
now
are
the
best
and
I
am
honored,
as
as
a
supervisor
to
supervise
these
kids.
Why
in
the
world
they
choose,
this
profession
is
beyond
me.
I'm
in
my
ladder,
I'm
in
the
end
of
my
career,
these
kids
is
just
starting
out
are
looking
at
the
next
30
35
years
of
people
looking
at
every
move,
they
make
for
eight
hours
10
hours
a
day,
whatever
it
is.
Q
I've
watched,
silently
well
Ferguson
went
on
I've
sat
silently
while
officers
across
this
country
are
assassinated,
while
they're
on
duty,
I've
watched,
marches
watch
these
peoples
defame
this
profession
that
I
love,
I've
worked
with
and
trained
with.
Hundreds
of
officers
across
this
country
I
have
never
stopped
someone
because
of
the
race.
I
have
never
been
in
a
car
with
somebody
and
had
them
tell
me
hey,
let's
stop
this
guy
or
this
gal
because
of
their
race.
I
have
not
made
an
arrest
because
of
someone's
race
nor
have
I
known
anybody.
Q
R
But
we
need
you
guys
to
see
that
that
there's
another
side
to
it,
that
people
are
scared.
People
are
definitely
genuinely
scared
and
I'm
asking
you
please
to
allow
this
PC
RB
to
go
forward,
so
we
can
work
together.
So
the
community,
with
real
fears,
can
work
with
the
police,
and
maybe
we
won't
be
so
scared,
and
maybe
the
police
will
understand
why
people
are
scared.
So
please
vote
yes,.
F
My
name
is
Robert
Sutherland.
My
address
is
501
East
Willow,
Street,
Normal,
Illinois
I
have
lived
in
the
Bloomington
Normal
community
for
53
years.
I,
currently
serve
on
the
steering
committee
of
the
central
Illinois
chapter
of
the
American
Civil
Liberties
Union,
one
of
the
organizations
advocating
the
creation
of
the
civilian
review
board
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
I'm.
Also,
a
civilian
member
of
the
McLean
County
criminal
justice,
Coordinating
Council,
representing
the
League
of
Women,
Voters
and
I,
am
currently
secretary
of
the
McLean
County
Jail
review
committee.
F
A
free-standing
citizens
group
founded
in
1980
that
has
had
a
productive
and
harmonious
relationship
with
the
jail's
administration
and
staff
during
the
terms
of
four
sheriff's
Steve
Bremen
Dave
Owens
Mike
Emery
and
John
Sandage.
For
37
years,
the
McLean
County
Jail
review
committee
has
provided
citizen
oversight
of
conditions
within
the
jail
conducted,
periodic
surveys
of
inmate
and
staff
attitudes
and
perceptions
on
internal
matters
and
made
recommendations
for
the
betterment
of
inmate
life.
The
jail
review
committee
is
probably
McLean.
County's
closest
structural
analogy
to
the
proposed
civilian
review
board.
F
A
number
of
cities
such
as
Urbana,
Peoria,
Rockford
and
Lincoln
Nebraska
I,
understand
already
have
civilian
review
boards
that
have
worked
well.
The
Bloomington
City
Council
has
heard
a
large
number
of
committed
voices
urging
the
creation
of
a
civilian
review
board.
I,
add
my
voice
to
those
certain
that,
by
increasing
people's
trust
and
confidence
in
the
efficacy
of
complaint
procedures
and
by
materially
improving
relations
between
the
police
and
the
public,
such
a
board
will
create
a
positive
benefit
in
the
community.
F
B
B
B
S
You
I
would
like
to
table
the
appointment
of
the
three
appointments
to
the
Jonathan
Scott
Health
Care
Commission
at
this
time.
The
rationale
for
that
being
that
we're
working
now
I
believe
the
Scot
Commission
attorney
Tom
Herr
is
working
on
restructuring
and
changes
in
our
intergovernmental
agreement
and
I
think
those
are
imminent
and
I
think
we
could
very
well
be
looking
at
a
different
configuration
for
the
Commission,
so
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
table
these
until
the
restructuring
agreement
has
been
brought
to
us
is.
B
S
Actually,
I
did
a
little
bit
of
research
on
that,
because
I
heard
that-
and
in
fact
we
have
seven
members
already
they
have
not
had
a
problem
with
a
quorum
and
the
people
who've
been
identified,
don't
actually
meet
the
slots
that
are
in
the
current
bylaws,
so
I
think
that
there's
some
considerations
there
as
well.
That
need
to
be
addressed.
So
you
know
all
taken
together.
I.
B
T
Right,
there's
a
little
bit
conflicting
in
the
trust
document
itself.
It
says
that
the
trustee,
which
is
the
City
Council,
can
appoint
additional
representatives
of
other
bodies
or
agencies
not
to
exceed
three
number,
as
may
be
designated
by
the
trustee
from
time
to
time
the
bylaws
may
have
other
requirements
or
other
configurations
in
there.
That's
one
of
the
issues.
That's
that's
been
an
issue
is
the
conflict
between
the
bylaws
and
the
the
actual
trust
agreement.
So
that's
that's
something
that
will
get
straightened
out
as
part
of
this
rewrite.
T
T
In
the
actual
trust,
there's
not
really
criteria
there
right
now,
the
members
of
the
Commission
under
the
trust
agreement
are
representatives
from
different
entities
or
agencies
and
those
agencies
each
submit
names
to
us
and
those
those
individuals
get
put
on
the
Commission
they're
kind
of
a
pastor
of
this
of
this
council.
The
the
appointments
that
are
my
understanding
that
are
up
now
our
appointments
of
the
trustee
and
they
do
not
under
the
trust
agreement
I,
do
not
believe
they
have
to
be
of
any
specific
agency
or
body
they're.
T
Just
any
specific
agency,
everybody,
there
three
appointments
that
represent
various
bodies
or
agencies.
Now,
under
the
bylaws,
there
could
be
a
different
interpretation
as
to
where
those
individuals
have
to
come
from
now
where
they
got
that
in
the
bylaws,
because
it's
not
in
the
trust
agreement,
I
couldn't
answer
that
all
I
know
is.
There
seems
to
be
a
conflict
between
the
trust
agreement
and
the
bylaws.
So.
S
My
understanding
from
the
Commission
is
that
they're
missing
representative
from
OSF,
st.
Joe
from
MidCentral
Community
Action
and
from
United
Way,
and
apparently
that
the
doctor
who
was
serving
out
of
the
optometric
society,
was
term
limited,
but
given
that
they're
still
meeting
their
quorum
and
that
were
in
the
process
of
restructuring,
I
don't
see
what
the
rush
is.
I
guess.
So
that's
my
motion.
Okay,
is.
B
U
U
A
B
V
B
B
Under
item
8,
a
consideration
of
an
ordinance
approving
the
public
safety
community
relations
board.
At
this
point,
we
had
a
brief
presentation
at
this
point:
I'm
guessing
it's
just
review
and
then
up
to
about
a
20-minute
council
of
presentation,
if
necessary.
What
I
may
do
is
start
with
the
emotion
after
you're
finished,
Thank.
T
You
mayor
I
was
just
going
to
review
very
quickly
some
of
the
changes
that
have
been
made
since
the
last
time.
This
is
brought
forward
to
the
council.
The
first
is
you'll
notice.
There
have
been
some
changes
made
to
the
establishment
and
purpose
provisions
in
section
1.
These
are
changes
more
to
emphasize
that
this
board
will
be
on
how
to
improve
police-community
relations.
T
The
language
regarding
the
prohibition
of
current
and
former
law
enforcement
remains
in
this
version,
as
well
as
the
prohibition
on
anyone
convicted
of
a
felony.
This
there
were
some
changes,
giving
the
council
more
input
and
oversight
of
this
board,
including
that
the
council
approved
the
training
and
education
standards,
as
well
as
the
rules
of
procedures
that
the
board
will
lies,
as
well
as
the
brochures
and
posters
that
will
be
published
by
the
board.
Again,
the
brochures
and
poster
provisions
were
revised
to
clarify
and
to
highlight
that
they
are
to
demonstrate
the
resources
available
to
complainants.
T
B
So
the
variety
of
ways
there
are
that
many
oversight
boards,
let's
be
clear.
This
is
not
an
oversight
board.
It
is
an
advisory
board
and
also
many
mayor's
indicated
to
me
when
they
set
these
up
that
between,
depending
on
the
mayor
25
to
40
percent
of
them.
Never,
but
even
the
people,
file
and
they're
not
happy
with
the
internal
process,
because
the
internal
process
does
not
change
that.
B
They
don't
even
render
a
decision
very
often
when
they
go
through
it
they're
able
to
mediate
a
situation
that
is
very
often
misunderstood.
Now
I
don't
know,
I
can't
promise
that
they're
25
to
35
or
40
percent
are
going
to
be
mediated,
but
we
do
know
that
anecdotally,
at
least
there
are
the
communities
were.
This
has
helped
those
in
my
only
comments.
Other
comments
by
members
of
the
council,
alleman
Helen,
Thank.
V
You
mayor
I've
spoken
with
people
throughout
the
community,
those
who
are
supporting
the
proposed
ordinance
and
those
who
are
not
I've
spoken
with
neighbors
friends,
members
of
the
five
Alliance
organizations
and
sworn
officers
I've
attended.
Numerous
meetings
since
I
first
became
aware
of
the
interest
in
a
citizen's
review
board,
now
Community
Relations
Board
at
the
Chiefs
bimonthly
forum
in
early
November
of
2016
I've.
Given
this
eight
months
of
thought,
inquiry
research
and
sleepless
nights,
I
have
seven
points.
V
I
won't
go
through
all
of
them,
but
they
in
detail,
but
it
my
concerns
are
about
the
purpose.
Training,
composition,
confidentiality
and
selection.
I
also
have
a
concern
that
item
previously
8b
was
removed
from
an
earlier
version
of
the
proposal.
That
to
me
should
have
been
the
heart
of
the
board's
responsibility,
the
PS
ARB
and
what
was
removed
is
the
PSC.
Rb
is
empowered
to
periodically
study
and
issue
reports
to
the
corporate
authorities,
about
police,
community
relations
and
other
issues
which
relate
to
community
climate.
V
I
did
not
hear
their
heard
very
few
people
say
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
putting
your
lives
on
the
line
every
day
to
protect
us,
I
have
the
feeling
that
our
police
are
being
profiled.
Okay,
based
on
the
conversations
that
I've
had
in
social
media,
our
police
officers
are
being
profiled
just
as
members
of
the
Alliance
indicate
our
police
are
profiling.
People
of
color
I,
just
I'm
I'm,
sorry,
but
that
offends
me
as
a
person.
That's
not
that's
not!
Why
I'm
not
voting
for
this,
but
I.
V
S
And
just
a
couple
of
actually
I
have
a
question.
I
think
about
I
know
that
we
have
other
agencies
and
organizations
in
this
community.
Midcentral
Community
Action
is
lawn
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
and
their
work
with
youth
is
another
wondering
how
this
board
might
work
in
conjunction
with
them
and
and
collaboration
I.
Don't
want
to
lose
that
because
I
think
that
they're
very
they're,
they're,
powerful
and
positive
groups
right.
B
And
I
think
that
I
think
that
I
agree
with
you
and
I
I
wasn't
going
to
say
this
until
afterwards.
What
but
what
I
use
about
appointment,
the
very
first
time
if
this
passes
this
evening
again
it's
a
new
board.
This
is
not
like
the
budget
review
board.
You
know,
leave
you
task
or
downtown
revitalization
that
might
downtown
might
be,
you
know
extended,
but
whatever
this
is
a
new
board
the.
B
C
B
S
Mentioned
the
Jefferson
Street
community
house,
in
public
comment
and
and
many
of
their
goals
and
initiatives
are
very
much
in
alignment
with
this.
So
I
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
all
those
voices
get
heard
so
I,
don't
know
what
that
looks
like,
but
I
want
to
be
sure.
I
put
that
out
there
that
right,
I
think
it's
important
to
all
of
us
that
we
that
we
don't
lose
sight
of
the
other
many
good
things
that
are
going
on
right
and.
S
And
and
the
other
thing
I,
you
know
assuming
that
this
passes
this
evening,
I
just
want
to
give
a
lot
of
credit,
see
the
people
who've
been.
All
of
us
have
worked
really
really
hard
on
this
and
and
Diana
I
know
you
know
you're
not
in
favor
of
this
I
really
respect
the
thought
that
you
put
into
this
I
know
that
you
spent
a
lot
of
time
and
talked
to
a
lot
of
people
about
this.
S
We
are
a
council
that
I'm
always
proud
to
say
that
we
work
out
in
the
open
air
and
we
do
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting
together
and
people
can
see
us
do
it
and
I'm
proud
that
we
do
that
and
and
I
think
it's
good
that
our
citizens
have
that
opportunity
to
watch
us
reflect
what
we're
hearing
and
so
I
I.
Think
I
just
want
to
give
that
a
shout
out.
Okay,.
W
W
We
have
them
review
our
procedures
and
rules
for
how
they
create
that
and
I
would
hope
that
part
of
what
needs
to
happen
there
is
that
they've
crafted
their
rules
and
procedures,
a
mechanism
for
organizations
non-for-profits
to
be
able
to
provide
feedback
and
just
institutionally
make
it
crystal
clear.
You
know
that
said:
I
think
yeah
I
have
the
utmost
respect
for
law
enforcement.
You
know,
I
did
my
police
ride-along
a
couple
years
ago.
W
I
think
this
is
this
document.
The
end
of
the
day
is
the
result
of
a
lot
of
people,
a
lot
of
organizations
working
very
hard
towards
a
common
goal
and
Karen
is
right
and
that
you
know
I'm
always
very
proud
of
how
our
council
does
its
best
to
engage
with
as
many
people
as
possible
when
trying
to
grapple
with
these
very
difficult
and
challenging
issues.
So
I'm
excited
just
to
to
vote
in
favor.
W
Is
it
not
accomplishing
I
tend
to
find
if
we
actually
put
it
on
a
calendar
that
we
actually
do
it
and
talk
about
it,
make
it
a
committee
of
the
whole,
because
this
is
this-
is
our
first
try
out
of
this-
isn't
a
new
idea,
but
it's
new
from
Bloomington
and
and
I
want
to
see
it,
be
successful
and
be
adaptable
and
work
for
our
citizens.
So
I
hope
we
can
do
that
and
we'll
go
from
there.
Just.
B
On
that,
one
of
the
things
that
will
remind
us
is
that
every
year
they'll
be
new
appointees
right.
You
know
on
this.
Also,
we
have
to
say
to
the
you
know:
our
we
have
an
outstanding
police
force
overall
and
I
certainly
have
written
long,
many
times,
written
long
and
just
they're
such
an
incredible
group
of
people.
It's
one
of
the
reasons
why
I'm
very
proud
of
the
fact
and
I
brag
about
it,
a
lot
of
places
that
you
know
we're
leading
the
state
and
funding
police,
fire
pensions
and
we've
got
an
award
for
it.
B
We
value
our
police
officers
and
I
think
we
all
want
to
improve
some
relationships
and
that's
that's
sort
of
the
broader
goal
that
doesn't
certainly
mean
that
this
is
going
to
do
it.
We
might
need
to
tip
tweak
it
or
who
knows
I
mean
that's.
This
is
a
work
in
progress,
as
I
said,
as
I
spoken
to
I,
don't
even
know
how
many
mayors
I
spoke
to
even
just
a
couple
weeks
ago,
at
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors,
some
say:
oh
no.
B
No,
you
really
need
to
do
it
this
way,
something
you
really
need
to
do
it
this
way.
Some
say
everybody
do
it
this
way
and
that's
why,
throughout
this
whole
process,
I've
said
if
it
has,
if
it
meets
the
majority
of
the
council,
and
it
is
a
review
board
and
I
will
not
veto
it,
I
will
sign
it,
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
enter
into
the
the
weeds
of
how
it
it
looks,
and
so
at
this
point,
unless
or
anybody
else,
if
we
can
go
ahead
and
vote.
B
Excuse
me
yeah,
thank
you
if
we
could
just
have
silence
here
so
that
we
can
continue
our
business
Arvin,
Harmon
or
Oldman
Allen.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
We
do
appreciate.
We
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
emotion
on
all
sides
of
this
issue
and
many
sides
of
this
issue,
but
we
do
have
to
move
on.
Thank
you
at
this
point.
We're
gonna
move
on
to
8b
consideration
of
an
ordinance
approving
a
bond
refunding
of
the
2004
variable
rate
bonds
in
the
amount
of
7
million
$240,000.
X
There's
a
lot
of
information
in
the
memo,
I'm,
not
sure
how
much
you
would
like
to
get
into,
but
we
did
an
informal
direct
placement
bond
where
we
reached
out
to
ten
of
our
local
banks.
Eight
asks
for
proposals
and
six
submitted
I
did
provide
this
sheet
in
there,
so
they
were
recommending
that
Commerce
Bank,
who
did
the
lowest
rates,
be
awarded
with
it.
They
also
have
no
covenants
other
than
that.
There's
a
slight
change
there
that
most
people.
This
is
a
tax
exempt
placement.
B
X
S
S
B
B
Motion
carries
9
to
0.
There
are
no
names
to
announce.
Madam
clerk.
We
move
right
along
thinking.
Okay,
I'm
sorry
item
8c,
consideration
of
approving
an
agreement
with
the
stone
River
for
energy
brokerage
services
for
an
initial
three-year
term,
with
the
oxygen
of
extending
and
I'm.
Turning
this
over
to
mr.
rasmus's
has
a
brief
presentation
and
mr.
Hales,
and
then
we
have
a
brief
discussion
for
the
council.
Thank.
Y
You
very
much
I
have
just
a
couple
of
slides
to
go
over
what
we
have
here
and
then
I
also
have
here.
Mr.
dawn
font
own.
The
president
of
the
stone
River
group,
which
is
here
dr.,
raise
your
hand,
and
then
we
may
have
some
questions
for
him
at
the
end
of
this.
We
also
had
a
few
questions
late
this
afternoon
from
members
of
City,
Council
and
so
I'll
address
those
questions
after
I
go
through
this
this
year.
Y
We
also
will
ask
that
we
seek
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy,
we're
required
to
do
a
ten
percent
by
the
state,
but,
as
the
council's
asked
before
we
try
to
do
one
hundred
percent
and
as
we
begin,
our
negotiation
processes
will
ask
stone
River
to
do
that
as
well
again.
This
process
here
is
just
to
select
the
person
who's
going
to
be
our
broker
they'll
enter
into
the
negotiations
as
we
go
along
further.
Y
There
are
really
two
types
of
aggregation
we
do.
One
is
for
large
municipal
buildings,
that's
like
the
the
arena
and
the
BCP
a
the
second
is
for
residential
and
that's
what
we
call
municipal
aggregation
and
what
we
have
done
before
is
we
had
had
one
group
doing
the
municipal
aggregation
and
one
group
doing
the
large
municipal
buildings
this
year.
What
we're
doing
is
we're
proposing
that
one
broker
do
it
all
that
gives
us
more
negotiating
ability
and
also
we're
proposing
using
the
same
one
that
normal
uses
so
we'll
have
one
Community
aggregator.
Y
The
term
of
this
is
for
three
years
and
there's
an
option
to
extend
that
again
for
another
three
years.
The
compensation
is
point:
zero,
zero,
zero,
five
cents
per
kilowatt-hour,
which
is
paid
by
the
supplier
and
I've
got
another
slide
here
at
the
end.
That
I
will
talk
about
that,
because
I
did
have
some
questions
about
that.
Y
There
are
several
advantages
to
this,
one
of
which
is
that
we
have
a
number
of
communities
here
in
here
that
are
using
the
same
aggregator.
If
we
use
a
stone,
River
group,
then
we'll
be
doing
the
same
one
as
normal
and
in
the
past
what
we've
had
is.
We've
had
some
problems,
because
some
people
will
be
right
across
the
street
from
each
other
and
they're
getting
different
rates
on
their
electricity.
Y
Some
questions
that
I
wanted
to
ask
wanted
to
answer
that
it
asked
before
one
was
how
much
this
actually
would
would
cost
us
and
I've
got
another
piece
of
paper
I'm
going
to
pass
out
on
that,
because
what
happens
is
when
we
use
the
group
before
we
had
point
zero:
zero,
zero,
seven,
five
cents
per
kilowatt-hour.
Now
it
gets
a
little
bit
confusing
what
it
really
amounted
to
was.
We
ended
up
paying
them
about
a
hundred
and
fourteen
thousand
dollars
for
their
services
this
year
with
the
stone
River.
Y
It's
point:
zero,
zero,
zero
five,
which
will
amount
to
about
seventy
five
thousand
dollars.
Ownership
I
have
a
piece
of
paper
I'll
pass
out.
That
will
show
you
that
amount.
The
important
thing
to
note
about
that,
though,
is
it's
not
paid
by
the
city,
nor
is
it
paid
by
the
rate
payer.
It
is
paid
by
the
provider
by
the
service
provider.
Y
A
second
thing
that
was
asked
was
how
much
this
actually
saves,
because
when
you
talk
about
fractions
of
a
cent
per
kilowatt
hour,
it
begins
a
little
bit
confusing,
but
based
upon
what
we
have
used
in
the
past,
what
it
amounted
to
was
about
historically
three
hundred
thousand
dollars,
that
aggregation
saved
the
city
which
ended
up
being
about
thirty,
seven
dollars
or
so
per
I,
think
thirty,
seven
dollars
or
so
per
rate
payer.
So
that's
not
an
awful
lot
per
individual
rate
payer,
but
it
is
some
I
think.
Y
Y
Late
this
afternoon,
we
we
got
these
numbers
together,
and
so
what
happens
is
right
now,
Ameren
rate
is
at
five
point.
Three.
Six
nine
per
kilowatt
hour
and
you'll
see
that
there,
but
our
fixed
rate
that
we
got
with
our
current
aggregator
was
four
six
point:
five
point:
six
six!
Well
so
right
now
it's
a
little
bit
less
for
hammerin,
but
what
I've
done
is
I've
shown
on
the
second
page
here
of
this
document
and
it's
kind
of
small
print
there.
Y
But
what
we've
done
is
we've
run
through
and
I've
shown
you
what
that
is
every
month,
since
we
begin
aggregate
in
the
first
month
that
you
see
is
May
of
2013,
and
that
shows
you
what
the
Ameren
rate
was
and
then
it
shows
you
each
month.
Halfway
down
that
page,
where
you
see
the
X's
is
where
we
started
our
current
contract
and
there
it
was
fixed
with
the
home
field
at
five
point:
six:
six,
nine
cents
per
kilowatt-hour.
Y
So,
as
you
look
down
there,
the
Ameren
rate
fluctuates,
and
sometimes
it's
been
up
as
high
as
six
point.
Seven
and
sometimes
it
goes
down
a
lower
amount.
But
we
have
a
fixed
rate,
then
of
five
point:
six,
six,
nine
and
so
over
a
period
of
time.
It
has
saved
us
considerable
money
for
the
city,
as
I
said
on
the
earlier,
and
what
you'll
see
on
this
other
page.
Y
Now
we
don't
know
what
all
of
these
numbers
might
be,
because
we
don't
know
what
the
the
amount
that
the
city
will
use,
but
this
is
just
based
on
our
historical
averages
and
so
give
you
some
idea
of
how
that
works.
I
hope
that
answers
some
of
the
questions
that
were
asked
earlier
about
happy
to
answer
any
other
questions
and
dawn.
Certainly
is
the
expert
on
that.
Okay,.
G
So
my
first
thought
is
the
the
rate
that's
built
into
the
price
of
well.
Of
course,
that's
being
passed
on
to
the
citizens.
I
mean:
that's,
that's
how
you
do
it
it's
a
cost
of
doing
business
you,
if
you
have
a
cost
you're
paying
to
somebody
you
build
it
in
so
you
know,
even
though
the
the
may
not
show
up
on
a
consumers
bill
as
a
fem
that
we're
paying
yeah
it's
built
into
that
price.
It
is.
Y
G
There
anything
in
the
contract
where
I
mean
well
I,
guess
my
really.
The
first
question
is:
is
why
aren't
we
doing
this
ourselves?
I
mean?
Why
do
we
have
to
have
a
con
to
do
to
pay
to
do
this?
You
know
I.
Think
we've
got
a
real,
a
bunch
of
really
smart
people.
Is
this
not
something
we
can
just
do
for
ourselves
and
not
pay
anybody
else
to
take
care
of
this
and
then
my
second
question
is
okay.
If
we
decide
we're,
we
have
there's
a
reason
why
we
have
to
do
this.
G
You
know:
do
we
have
like
a
minimum
number
of
bids
that
we
can
require
before
this
is
acceptable
to
us
where
we're
willing
to
accept
you
know.
I
know
there
was
a
bunch
of
controversy
when
we
signed
an
agreement
with
home
field,
I'm,
not
even
sure
how
many
years
ago,
that
was
that
there
was
only
you
know,
two
or
three
bids
that
we
got
out
of
that
out
of
all
the
suppliers
that
were
available.
How
did
we
only
end
up
with
you
know
three
bids
out
of
that
whole
process?
Y
That
could
be
at
the
same
moment
when
we're
trying
to
to
negotiate
a
bid,
and
you
have
to
do
it
at
that
moment
and
so
having
an
expert
out
there
watching
you
force
like
Don,
Fong
Town
is,
is
really
very
important
and
that's
why
I
would,
in
this
case,
really
advocate
that
we
have
an
expert
doing
it.
I
think
if
I
could
just.
B
Second,
that,
though,
because
this
passed
just
a
few
days
after
I
was
mayor
when
I
was
a
new
mayor
and
it
when
mr.
Hills
was
out
of
town,
so
it
was
barb,
Adkins
and
I,
and
we
really
had
like
minutes
to
decide
or
those
prices
would
be
gone
and
we
also
had
do
we
do
it
for
24
months
to
do
it
for
18
months
and
so
yeah.
It's
it's
a
nerve-wracking
process
and.
AA
Municipal
aggregation
as
part
of
this
contract
is
difficult
because
there's
not
a
lot
of
companies
that
want
to
pursue
it
because
it's
individual
individual
residential
customers,
those
aren't
big-ticket
items
so
they're
grouping
them
together.
They
have
to
send
out
letters
and
you
want
to
have
a
company
that
really
has
a
some
kind
of
a
background
on
doing
the
process.
So
you
can
imagine
if
you
have
25,000
letters
going
out,
you
want
to
make
sure
they're
correct.
Y
AA
Bitter
that
there
are
not
that
many
that
want
to
participate
up
in
Chicago,
they
tried
to
do
a
certain
bid
formula
and
it
didn't
work
out
well
for
them.
I
think
they
made
it
very
complicated,
but
it
didn't
work
out
so
there
that
company
pulled
out
of
the
market,
there's
only
about
three
companies
that
actually
do
it
and
there's
a
there's,
four
or
five
you
could
have
in
the
bidding
process
me
personally
as
having
done
this.
AA
Those
other
two
aren't
as
experienced
at
it
and
I
wouldn't
want
to
choose
them
as
a
first
time
for
any
community
to
see
how
it
worked.
So
there
are
three
that
are
proven
and
three
from
a
rate
structure
have
proven
time
and
time
again
to
be
the
lowest
in
the
market.
Now
we
also
have
a
large
our
aggregation
ourselves,
and
so
we
pull
our
buying
power,
and
so,
when
we
work
with
those
other
companies,
we
have
a
good
handle
on
where
prices
are.
So
that's
why
there's
a
limited
amount?
AA
If
we
were
doing
the
normal
group
for
the
municipality
itself,
you
could
have
up
to
16
different
suppliers
and
we
usually
look
at
the
financial
structure
of
those
suppliers,
make
sure
they're
strong
in
the
market
and
maybe
only
have
seven
beds
out
of
that
group.
But
in
this
it's
so
specialized
it
just
reduces
the
opportunity.
But
I
can't
tell
you.
We
pulled
some
sample
pricing
on
a
short-term
rate.
AA
G
Well,
I
mean
just
as
a
reference
point
for
my
business
I
just
signed
a
48
month
at
four
point:
six,
eight!
So,
okay,
you
know
I
mean
it's.
You
know,
they've
I,
don't
know,
I,
think
my
small
business
probably
would
have
been
considered
one
of
the
ones
that
was
considered
in
it
means
municipality,
but
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
variability
out
there
I
think
right.
Now
you
one
of
the
things
you
just
said,
though,
is
you
thought
that
we
would
get
more
bidders
as
the
city
as
opposed
to
the
municipal
aggregation?
AA
Not
at
all
I
think
on
the
commercial
side
of
bidding
that's
an
easier
process,
more
straightforward,
a
lot
more
companies
that
participate
in
that
space
in
the
municipal
space.
It's
much
more
defined
it's
much
more
difficult
and
you
have
a
tendency
for
most
companies
to
pull
out
of
that
that
rates
truck.
So
they
don't
want
to
find
out
if
their
rates
are
good
enough
a
year
into
on
residential
residential.
AA
That's
like
buying
one
bean
instead
of
a
bag
of
beans,
they're
buying
one
being
time
and
they're
nervous
that
we'll
their
rate
structure
hold,
and
so
it's
just
like
buying
involve
commercial
is
pretty
typical.
Municipal
is
not
in
really
municipal
aggregation
from
an
opt-out
standpoint.
Anyone
can
opt
out
in
the
community,
it
doesn't
want
to
participate,
but
with
an
opt-out
structure
you
can,
you
know,
give
everybody
the
ability
to
say
yes
or
no.
What
you're
providing
is
rate
stability
and
so
by
providing
a
rate
for
everybody.
AA
B
S
B
G
U
I
mean
that's
still
higher,
then
then,
the
represented
aggregation
that
this
suggested
here
by
what
five
communities,
including
ours,
before
in
fact,
buying
in
bulk
I'm
a
little
bit
puzzled
as
to
why
a
single
business
owner
could
could
negotiate
a
better
rate
right
because
he's
only
buying
one
beam
at
a
time
right.
Exactly.
AA
And
in
all
fairness,
you'd
have
to
look
at
what
its
contract
states
are
the
components
of
that
price
pass-through.
So
that's
the
power
only
price
or
there's
just
a
lot
of
different
components.
You'd
have
to
break
that
out
to
make
sure
that
that
rate
structures,
fair
I've,
seen
a
four
percent
rate
and
it
had
nothing
with
it
and
there's
five
other
components
to
be
included
and
rates
are
down
now,
because
the
renewable
percentage
is
being
phased
over
to
the
Ameren
side,
where
it
used
to
be
in
the
power
price.
AA
U
You
and
just
a
point
of
clarification
is
it:
is
it
accurate
to
say
that
a
kilowatt
hour
of
renewable
energy,
the
cost
to
produce
that
is
higher
than
the
cost
to
produce
that
same
hour
with
coal
or
something
else?
That's
yes
right.
So
I
guess
my
question
is:
does
does
in
fact
a
a
counsel
stated
position
to
strive
for
100%
renewable
doesn't
doesn't
that
impact
it
impact
are
at
the
price
that
that
our
residents
pay
it
does.
U
It
means
they're
gonna
pay
more
right
because
of
that
position,
as
opposed
to
to
perhaps
letting
that
the
the
full
vigor
of
the
free
marketplace
suggest
what
what
the
kilowatt
hour
is.
They're
gonna
pay
right.
Yes,
okay!
Thank
you!
I
I,
had
it
I
made
that
same
point,
I.
Think,
a
few
years
ago
we
were
talking
about
the
drive
for
a
hundred
percent
renewable.
Thank
you.
S
S
If
we
do,
we
have
the
right,
under
this
contract,
to
also
pursue
some
of
our
own
renewable
energy
initiatives.
Or
are
we
lot,
you
know?
Are
we
this?
Is
it
we're
either
working
with
this
company?
So
so,
for
example,
suppose
we
decided
that
we
wanted
to
look
at
the
old
rail
yards
and
to
think
about
what
that?
What
would
that
look
like
if
we
put
solar
panels
all
over
that
are
we
are
we
kept
from
doing
our
own?
Y
Think
there
are
three
things,
your
question,
one
I
don't
think
Don
was
here
yet
because
he'd
had
another
engagement
when
dr.
Rao
was
speaking,
I
made
a
note
to
make
sure
I
linked
dr.,
Owen
and
Don
up
here
later,
so
we
could
address
his
issues
on
it.
The
second
thing
is
when,
when
stone,
River
comes
back
with
their
proposal,
we
don't
have
to
accept
that
proposal.
There'll
be
a
moment
where
we
can
vote
to
take
it
or
not.
Take
it,
but
it'll
have
to
be
done
on
that
date.
Y
F
Y
AB
What
are
the
projections
for
future
costs
and,
as
I
know,
as
I've
talked
to
Don,
it
is
so
unpredictable
and
part
of
that
is
looking
at
what
kind
of
term
we're
going
to
look
at.
You
know
to
try
and
get
that
stability,
and
so
a
lot
of
those
issues
will
be
discussed
with
the
council
ahead
of
time
so
that
you
very
much
are
providing
the
policy
guidance
of
what
those
parameters
would
be
on
any
kind
of
a
bit
acceptance.
You
know
in
the
future,
yeah.
V
V
W
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
and
reaffirm
my
commitment
to
Section
B
of
the
our
FQ
here
about
the
renewable
energy,
and
that's
something
that
I
think
is
very
important.
Alderman
Sage's
point
is
well-taken
that
it
does
sometimes
cost
more
money,
but
it's
something
that
I
think
is
a
principle
that
that
I,
like
out
of
the
electric
aggregation
and
I,
publicly
support
that,
although
I'm
looking
here,
Pawnee
village
of
Pawnee.
Where
is
that
at
well.
D
W
B
B
It
was
on
there
for
a
second
okay.
So
there
is
only
one
NATO
announce,
madam
clerk,
all
women,
Mathi.
Okay,
all
right!
Thank
you
very
much.
Now
we
move
on
to
our
second
to
last
item,
and
that
is
our
invoice
for
the
annual
regional
service
agreement
with
the
McLean
County
Regional
Planning
Commission,
and
we
have
some
brief
remarks
by
mr.
Damon
Reiner
and
a
very
brief
council
discussion.
Good.
Z
Is
true,
though,
in
1962
Metropolitan
Planning
organizations
were
formed,
the
McLean
County
excuse
me,
Regional,
Planning
Commission
is
one
of
the
mpos
I'm,
not
quite
sure
when
it
came
into
being.
We
they
develop
a
budget
every
year,
five
hundred
to
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
our
portion
of
that
most
of
it
is
federal
money
that
they
operate
under
our
portion
of
that
works
out
this
year
to
be
fifty-four
thousand
one
hundred
eighty
one
dollars
and
forty-seven
cents.
Z
The
cost
has
been
in
that
range
for
the
last
several
years,
I
think,
maybe
five
years
ago,
when
they
were
working
on
our
comprehensive
plan,
it
was
closer
to
fifty
seven
thousand
dollars.
However,
it's
it's
been
about
that
right.
Now,
right
now,
they're
working
on
the
the
town
of
normal
comprehensive
plan
or
where
they're
finishing
up
the
housing
study,
doing
a
number
of
things
like
that,
largely
though
their
emphasis
is
on
transportation,
really
meant
75%
or
some
of
their
efforts.
Every
years
on
transportation,
planning
and
funding
staff
is
recommending
approval
of
the
amount.
Z
B
B
Okay,
oh
it's
back
on
I-90
no
needs
to
announce,
madam
clerk.
Okay,
now
we
go
on
mr.
karcz.
Thank
you
for
coming
on
down
expeditiously,
we
have
consideration
of
adopting
an
ordinance
approving
jurisdictional
transfer
agreement
for
portion
of
Fox
Creek
Road
between
Oakland
Avenue
and
Savannah
Drive
from
Bloomington
township
road
district
to
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
we
have
a
five
minute
presentation
for
you.
Thank.
AC
You
mayor
mayor
and
city
council,
this
should
be
another
very
brief
item.
It's
actually
a
fairly
benign
small
item
that
we're
going
to
leverage
to
give
you
a
quick
update
on
the
Fox
Creek
Bridge
project.
In
essence,
the
item
that
you're
really
voting
on
on
8ye
is
a
jurisdictional
transfer.
We've
spoken
with
the
township
and
the
county.
This
is
a
small
sliver
of
property
in
the
right-of-way
that
was
impacted
because
of
the
project.
The
Fox
Creek
Road
project,
as
we
did
the
project.
AC
This
is
a
danbury
here
is
again
the
railroad
and
over
here
is
the
interstate
bike
Road.
This
is
Fox
Creek.
Just
to
give
you
some
context
from
the
southwest
part
of
the
community.
We've
been
working
on
this
project
for
multiple
years.
We
just
wanted
to
kind
of
give
you
a
quick
update
on
this
project.
What
we
are
what
we
are
looking
at
you've
heard
before
we've
got
to
intercept.
We
have
a
signal
going
at
Danbury.
AC
We
have
a
cross
section
with
two
lanes
in
each
direction
complying
with
the
other
aspects
of
the
street,
but
what
we
want
to
be
kind
of
updates
you
want
is
our
interaction
with
the
Illinois
Commerce
Commission
Commission
and
Union
Pacific
shocker,
but
the
Union
Pacific
we've
a
contested
petition,
so
that's
taken
a
little
bit
more
time
than
we
would
like.
We
are
working
through
that
we
are
trying
to
come
to
a
good
resolution.
AC
We
are
still
on
task
on
on
schedule
to
begin
construction
and
the
2018
season,
but
we're
concerned
we
think
we'll
be
closer
to
the
end
of
the
construction
season
we'll
get
going
though
we
still
are
anticipated
on
completed
in
2019.
Those
are
the
key
issues.
We
have
grade
crossing
protection
funds
for
this
project,
which
is
60%
of
the
eligible
funding
for
the
bridge.
That
is
still
good
news.
All
of
those
things
are
on
still
on
schedule,
but
it's
good
to
give
you
an
update.
Any
questions
at
this
point
by
students
in
mr.
Clark.
B
B
AB
You
mayor
say
one
comment
or
point
I
just
might
make
earlier
in
the
evening
when
appointments
was
considered,
the
motion
was
was
acting
on
the
3jm
Scott
Commission
appointees,
but
I.
We
still
had
two
other
appoints
appointments,
one
to
the
Board
of
Zoning
approval
and
the
Human
Relations
Commission.
In
talking
with
the
corporate
counsel,
the
council
could
still
act
on
those
other
two
appointments
tonight.
If
you're
so.
B
S
B
B
T
Thank
you.
Just
real
quick
I
did
want
to
give
a
very
brief
update
on
the
Commission
and
the
status
of
that
that
came
up
tonight.
I
did
speak
with
the
attorney
for
the
trust,
Tom
Herr.
He
expects
to
have
the
documents
drafted
for
us
to
review
by
the
end
of
the
month,
so
perhaps
in
August
we'll
be
coming
back
to
the
council
for
you
to
take
a
look
at
those
revised
trust
documents.
I
don't
want
to
give
you
bad
information.
I
was
reeling
at
the
bylaws
and
should
have
caught
this
earlier.
T
The
bylaws
actually
provide
base
up
for
for
for
appointments,
so
it's
you
know
potentially
still
a
little
contradictory
there,
but
they
specifically
say
at
the
time
the
bylaws
were
created.
Those
four
appointments
were
from
the
nurses
association,
the
optometric
med
central
in
the
United
Way.
The
bylaws
go
on
to
say
that
future
appointments
are
basically
at
the
discretion
of
the
council,
so
they
might
not
be
as
in
conflict
as
originally
we
were
kind
of
thinking
or
talking
about.
But
again
these
are
things
that
we
can
come
back
as
a
council
and
review.
B
B
Also,
please
so
I
figured
okay
if
I
get
if
I
need
to
know
please
or
I'm
really
gonna
be
not
going
American.
Please
thank
you
and
hello
I.
Believe
it
or
not.
Don't
worry,
I,
don't
even
need
anybody
to
handle
the
open
house
much
less
the
the
next
exciting
episode
anyway.
So
that's
it!
Man
I,
want
to
thank
all
than
Malawi,
for
you
know
once
in
a
while,
you
get
get
those
epiphanies.
A
week
ago,
Friday
we
were
talking
about
kind
of
our
deep
dive
about
every
once,
every
couple
months.
B
What's
going
on
in
the
city,
what's
happening,
what
do
we
do
ba
and
at
one
point
he
said
when
we
were
talking
about
the
police
review
board,
where
I
had
come
back
from
being
away
at
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
and
the
council
had
said
they
wanted
the
police
chief
to
come
back
and
that
we
could
have
voted
the
same
night
and
I
said
no,
no
K.
We
need
to
that
means
we
need
to
deflect
this
and
etc.
B
So
one
of
the
things
that
all
the
middle
one
boy
who
had
signed
that
the
document
said
to
me
said
you
know
at
the
time
back
in
when
this
was
first
discussed
nine.
Almost
nine
months
ago,
eight
to
nine
months
ago,
there
was
some
concern
that
our
police
chief
did
not
get
a
chance
to
fully
explain
what
was
going
on.
He
was
confined
to
yes/no
answers
and
there
was
understandably
some
very
severe
concerns
over
that,
and
so
that
was
the
impetus
for
that
and
Maria's
not
here,
but
that
would
have
if
I
had
heard.
B
That
argument,
which
would
like
my
jaw
drop,
oh
yeah
and
I-
think
I
used
an
expletive,
Oh
sugar
and
I
wouldn't
have
made
my
off-the-cuff
comment
to
Maria.
That,
unfortunately
appeared
on
the
front
page
of
the
pantograph,
but
thank
you
very
much
and
other
than
that.
All
the
manic
comments
everybody
wants
to
get
out
of
here
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
move
by
all
the
woman
Schmidt
second
by
several
people.
All
the
woman
comment,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.