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A
Good
evening,
everyone
just
a
couple
of
minutes
late
here,
but
I'm
gonna
go
out
on
a
limb
today
and
say
that
winter
is
officially
over
I'm
hoping
anyways.
A
A
Okay,
thank
you,
Madam
clerk.
Could
you
please
call
the
roll.
D
D
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Public
comment
is
an
opportunity
for
speakers
to
provide
their
views
and
feedback
to
the
city
council.
It
is
also
an
opportunity
for
the
city
council
to
listen
and
hear
diverse
points
of
view
to
maximize
the
impact
of
public
comment
and
show
respect
for
the
expression
of
All
Views
speakers
should
maintain
Civility
and
focus
on
City
issues.
Speakers
must
identify
themselves
for
the
record
but
are
not
required
to
give
their
address.
Each
speaker
is
given
the
floor
for
three
minutes,
and
the
council
does
not
respond
or
engage
in
debate.
F
F
My
name
is
Tammy
heard
and
I'm
the
president
of
the
mid
Illinois
Realtors
Association
for
the
2023
term
on
behalf
of
our
association
and
it's
approximately
500
members,
I
want
to
express
appreciation
for
the
Outreach
and
engagement
which
Tim
Gleason,
Melissa,
Hahn,
Jeff,
Jurgens
and
Billy
Tyres
tyus
have
provided
to
us.
Regarding
the
proposed
vacant
commercial
buildings
ordinance,
we
provided
recommendations
to
the
city's
original
draft
ordinance
and
submitted
suggestions
after
consultation
with
staff,
from
both
the
Illinois
Realtors
and
the
National
Association
of
Realtors.
F
Mira
welcomes
the
opportunity
to
be
involved
in
continued
discussions
with
the
city
of
Bloomington
regarding
the
vacant,
commercial
buildings,
ordinance
or
any
matter
related
to
real
estate
or
private
property
rights.
Again,
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
hear
the
concerns
of
Realtors.
We
hope
the
future
collaborations
like
this
can
take
place
on
policies
that
affect
our
ability
to
promote
and
sell
the
great
city
of
Bloomington
and
I
forgot
to
say
good
good
evening
to
the
mayor,
council,
members
and
Mr
city
manager
and
staff.
So
on
behalf
of
the
Realtor
Association.
Thank
you.
D
G
Hi
city
council,
my
name
is
Grant
Jones
I'm,
with
Midwest
Electronics
gaming,
I'm
in
business
development
and
I
live
in
Old,
Farm,
Lakes
Gardens
here
in
town.
One
thing
I
want
to
talk
to
you
guys
about
tonight
is
on
consent,
agenda
item
L,
and
that
is
regarding
a
video
gaming
license
requirements
and
notifications
to
the
city.
If
you
look,
if
you're
able,
when
you
guys
get
up
there
for
the
consent
agenda,
it
would
be,
let's
see
here:
7
13,
22,
9,
10
and
11
that
talks
about
failure
to
notify
in
writing.
G
City
clerk,
Department,
changing
ownerships,
changing
license
transfers,
changing
dbas
Etc
and
then,
if
you
look
at
7,
13
24
name
changes.
It
also
talks
about
basically
having
the
ability
to
revoke
licenses
to
pull
licenses
of
local
food
and
beverage
establishments
gaming
licenses.
If
they
fail
you
to
disclose
new
owners
or
they
decide
to
change
names
I'm
on
board.
G
With
this
totally
my
question
and
what
I
would
ask
the
council
is,
if
you
could
put
a
cure
period
in
there
or
or
you
could
for
establishments,
give
them
the
ability
if
they
do
do
something
like
this,
you
have
the
ability
to
appeal
it
or
you
have
the
ability
to
to
fix
their
mistake.
Food
and
beverage
is
run
by
entrepreneurs
and
small
business
owners,
and
sometimes
things
go
very
fast,
and
so
there's
not
always
there.
G
The
closing
times
are
dependent
on
on
timing
and
just
the
ability
to
unilaterally
pull
licenses
will
hurt
their
business
and
will
hurt
their
ability
to
make
money,
and
the
last
thing
I
wanted.
G
My
friends,
oh
and
then
on
here
it
says
you
have
to
receive
prior
written
notice,
writing
to
the
city
clerk
department,
at
least
15
days
prior
to
any
change
taking
place.
One
thing
that
we
would
ask
is
if
there
could
be
something
Equitable
in
there
to
where
it
could
be
approved
and
or
denied.
If
there's
a
30-day
closing
where
we
let
the
city
know,
we
help
a
customer,
an
establishment
know
there's
going
to
be
a
DBA
name.
G
Change
we'd
like
to
have
approval
or
denial
from
the
city
or
the
city's
clerk's
office
within
those
same
15
days
that
we
give
them
notice
right
now,
there's
an
establishment
in
downtown
Bloomington
they're
trying
to
change
the
ownership.
I
think
they've
dropped
off
paperwork
about
three
months
ago
and
they
still
haven't
got
an
answer
and
they're
trying
to
eliminate
that
owner.
We
have
another
customer
that
sent
paperwork
in
January
18th
and
still
has
not
been
approved
or
denied
by
the
by
the
office.
G
So
one
thing
that
we'd
ask
is,
if
we'd
be
able
to
put
an
equitable
reverse
order,
or
just
an
amendment
to
this
saying
that
we
give
notice
15
days
prior
we'd,
also
like
to
have
approval
or
denial
within
that
same
15
days.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
D
Okay
to
follow
will
be
Scott
steinling
and
then
next
up
would
be
Gary,
Lambert,
okay,.
H
Scott
steimling
I
would
I've
noticed
that
there's
a
been
some
parts
of
the
city's
streets
that
have
been
paved
and
they're
in
good
shape
and
they're,
always
around
City
Hall
or
the
government
center,
and
generally
you
get
into
the
real
areas
and
they're
Nothing
But
Trash
I
mean
in
front
of
my
house.
The
curb
line
is
level
with
the
grass.
H
You
know
that
does
not
speak
well.
There
is
no
curb.
You
could
drive
the
storm
drains
or
inlets
have
sunk,
so
low,
it's
dangerous
to
get
clean
them
out.
I
was
cleaning
them
out
and
to
save
the
city,
a
trip
out,
I'll
just
call
city,
the
city
and
let
them
come
out
they're
dangerous
I
mean
that
does
not
speak
well.
If
the
streets
would
have
been
addressed
every
few
years.
We
would
not
be
in
this
problem
today,
but
they
weren't
and
it's
almost
like
they
got
every
all
kinds
of
money.
H
I
I
I
would
suggest
that
you
to
you
that
every
dollar
that
we
receive
is
not
tax
dollars.
What
it
is
is
increased
spending
increased
inflation,
not
a
single
dollar,
that
their
pet
putting
out
is
paid
by
current
tax.
It's
by
increasing
the
money,
supply
and
you're,
seeing
the
results
of
it
today
with
all
the
free
money
that
was
given
out
in
the
last
two
years,
giving
you
the
inflation
that
we
have
today.
I
I
I
I
I
Then
it
became
public
knowledge
that
there
was
some
potential
for
some
backroom
dealings.
There
thanks
man
Boca,
you
did
vote
against
that
I
would
just
saying
I'm
out
of
time,
but
I
hope
there's
nothing
going
on
along
those
lines.
This
time.
Thank
you.
D
Right
last
up
is
Jacqueline,
buyer
and
then
I
also
did
just
want
to
speak
to
the
two
that
were
not
present.
They
did
both
register
for
in
person,
but
then
one
after
the
deadline
emailed
about
changing
to
remote,
which
is
against
the
public
comment
rules.
So
just
wanted
to
comment
to
that.
Thank
you.
Jack.
J
All
right
good
evening,
mayor
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Jackie
Beyer
I
am
deeply
Disturbed
to
see
the
federal
lobbying
agreement
back
on
the
agenda.
First,
it
was
slipped
into
the
consent
agenda,
hoping
that
no
one
would
notice.
Now,
after
the
close
majority
of
the
council
voted.
No,
it
appears
the
result
is
not
acceptable
because,
because
it
is
back
on
the
agenda
this
week,
this
seems
to
fly
right
into
the
face
of
democracy
out
of
principle
and
in
support
of
democracy.
J
I'd
like
to
ask
that
no
one
make
a
motion
to
reconsider
and
just
on
a
different
topic.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
wanting
to
buy
Ford
police
interceptors.
My
brother
happens
to
work
at
the
Ford
assembly
plant
on
Torrance
Avenue
in
Chicago
and
at
where
these
police
interceptors
are
built.
So
I
appreciate
keeping
my
my
brother
employed.
E
D
D
Online
and
able
to
but
yeah
the
the
first
registration
came
in
at
4
48.
Today
it
was
for
in
person
and
then
at
605.
It
came
in
as
a
change
to
remote.
Okay.
Thank
you.
A
Sounds
good
so
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
consent,
agenda
and
I
think
item
7B
has
been
amended
right
or
that's
what
I
see
my
notes
here
or
not?
No,
it
hasn't.
Okay,
all
right!
It's
okay
sounds
good.
Okay,
so
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
A
A
A
resounding
second,
by
councilmember,
Crumpler,
okay,
where
the
link
is
ready,
oh
okay,
awesome!
Then
we
can
go
ahead
and
vote
electronically
because
we
so
fancy
good.
K
A
Okay,
so
the
item
passes
no
needs
to
announce
and
we're
going
to
move
on
to
item
7D
pulled
by
council
member
cribel.
E
Thank
you
mayor.
This
is
the
intergovernmental
cooperation
agreement
between
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
Bloomington
Public
Schools
district
87
for
the
creation
of
a
school
resource
officer.
Program.
Purpose
of
the
agenda
is
to
kind
of
change
the
contribution
that
the
schools
are
making
to
the
school
resource
officer.
But
in
looking
at
the
program,
there's
a
word
I'd
like
to
change.
It's
just
one
word,
but
I
think
it's
important.
E
It's
on
page
33
of
the
packet
first
page
of
the
actual
agreement
where
it
says,
whereas
the
city
has
a
full-time
Police
Department,
to
provide
for
the
protection
and
safety
of
the
citizens
of
the
city.
I
would
like
to
amend
that
to
refer
to
residents
of
the
city.
M
E
A
A
Okay,
the
item
passes
there
are
no
needs
to
announce
and
now
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
regular
agenda,
a
with
item
8A
consideration
and
action
on
an
ordinance
amending
article
3
of
chapter
45
of
the
city
code
regarding
neighborhood
preservation
and
vacant
commercial
buildings
and
the
schedule
of
fees
in
chapter
one,
as
requested
by
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department,
and
the
administration
department
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
N
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council
and
before
I
turn
this
over
to
Melissa
Hahn,
the
economic
community
development
director
and
Corporation
Council,
Jeff,
Jurgens,
I.
Guess
I'd
like
to
just
take
a
quick
walk
down.
You
know
the
the
history
of
this.
You
know
I
start
here,
July
of
2018.
council
then,
and
it's
followed
up
with
subsequent
councils,
many
Community
conversations,
many
business
owners
have
talked
about.
What
are
we
going
to
do
with
some
of
the
vacant
properties,
the
ones
that
fall
into
the
category
of
deteriorating
we've
taken?
Many.
N
We
have
taken
many
steps
along
the
way
in
this
very
quick
four
and
a
half
five
years,
where
we've
increased
the
staff
capacity
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
the
inspections.
This
is
something
that
Jeff
Jurgens
early
on
fall
of.
2018.
I
asked
him
to
start
exploring.
You
know
making
this
possible,
because
this
is
not
found
in
too
many
communities
and
have
passed
tonight.
I
truly
believe
that
this
is
going
to
become
a
template
for
other
communities.
N
We
heard
a
spokes
person
at
a
public
comment
this
evening,
Tammy
working
with
her
and
Christy
ingerman
Tammy
your
team
here
locally
Christy
at
the
state
level
very
much
you
stole
what
I
was
going
to
say
in
return
very
much
appreciate
the
collaboration
and
the
partnership
on
this.
N
While
we
very
much
respect
the
rights
of
private
property
owners,
this
is
just
an
inspection
piece
where
we
need
to
also
protect
the
taxpayers
of
the
community,
for
properties
that
are
falling
into
a
state
of
disrepair
also
need
to
keep
in
mind
what
the
Realtors
go
through
and
trying
to
Market
some
of
these
properties,
not
that
all
are
on
the
for
sale
listings,
but
also
need
to
take
that
into
consideration.
N
O
And
good
evening,
mayor
council
and
city
manager,
economic
and
Community
Development
Department.
We
really
believe
that
the
revisions
made
to
the
neighborhood
preservation
ordinance
will
further
help
in
our
efforts
in
regards
to
building
safety
preservation
and
also
revitalization,
of
areas
that
are
being
negatively
impacted
by
vacant
and
derelict
buildings.
Our
goal
in
economic
and
Community
Development
will
be
to
connect
the
property
owners
with
the
resources
needed
that
could
be
for
repairs
and
or
occupancy.
O
Our
goal
would
be
to
achieve
this
by
providing
Property
Maintenance
information,
it
could
be
a
building
code.
Information
that
they're
needing
to
get
them
on
the
right
path
could
be
to
help
them
achieve
preservation
and
occupancy
of
their
building
by
getting
them
scheduled
to
meet
with
our
project
review
group
or
connecting
them
with
resources
at
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
at
iwu
may
also
be
achieved
by
helping
them
to
list
their
property
in
our
database,
which
is
located
on
the
city's
website.
O
It
may
also
be
to
connect
them
with
resources
provided
by
the
Department
of
Commerce
and
Economic.
Opportunity
could
be
through
a
grant
program.
We
may
also
help
to
achieve
this
goal
by
providing
information.
If
the
property
is
located
within
a
TIF
district
or
the
Enterprise
Zone
or
eligible
for
one
of
our
historic
preservation
grants
through
the
rust
and
Funk
programs,
but
ultimately
our
goal
is
to
help
the
property
owners
to
be
successful.
M
You
and
just
piggyback
on
that,
a
little
bit
as
the
city
manager
said.
This
is
something
we've
worked
on
for
a
long
time.
We've
looked
at
how
other
communities
do
it?
We've
looked
at
what
we
think
will
work
here
and
what
will
address
the
issues
we
Face
here.
M
One
of
the
things
just
to
point
out,
you'll
note
that
there's
not
a
fee
for
this
and
early
on
I,
went
to
all
of
the
Departments
and
said
what
are
the
impacts
you're
seeing
from
these
abandoned
buildings,
and
you
know
what
are
the
problems
we're
trying
to
solve
and
when
we
talked
about
a
fee
Melissa
said
I,
don't
even
care
about
a
fee
I.
Just
we
need
to
know
where
these
buildings
are.
We
need
to
know
they're
safe.
We
need
the
inspection.
You
know
this
truly
is
about
the
safety
of
the
community.
M
We
include
standards
for
maintenance
standards,
for
you
know
how
you
can
secure
and
abandoned
building.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
people
aren't
getting
into
these
buildings
and
creating
additional
unsafe
conditions.
So
we
do
a
lot
of
different,
exciting
things
in
this.
It
will
be
a
large
undertaking
for
the
city,
but
I
I
think
we
are
ready
to
take
that
on.
We
do
have
an
effective
date
that
is
delayed.
M
It
will
not
be
effective
until
May
1st
that
will
give
us
time
to
advertise
to
the
community
what
we're
doing
and
to
make
sure
we
get
compliance
as
Melissa
said
we're
not
looking
to
penalize
anybody
here.
We
want
to
get
them
on
board
and
involved
in
this
program,
and
hopefully
they
will
see
it
as
a
help
as
well.
M
L
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you've
put
into
this
I
I'm,
very,
very
enthusiastic
of
the
spirit
behind
this
and
the
collaboration
that
it
sounds
like
took
place
and
it
it
particularly
seems
like
a
real
Plus
for
the
core
of
our
city
and
I.
Really
really
am
very
supportive
of
that,
and
I
would
like
to
move
approval
of
this
with
one
tweak
with
one
Amendment
and
The.
L
I
would
like
to
exempt
or
eliminate
home
owner
occupied
homes,
from
the
increase
in
the
fee
to
250
dollars,
I'd
like
to
leave
homeowner
occupied
properties
at
thirty
dollars
and
one
hundred
dollars,
which
is
what
they've
been
this
would
not
affect
commercial
buildings.
The
the
change
that's
being
proposed,
I'd
say
go
on
with
that.
This
wouldn't
affect
any
changes
to
a
second
piece
of
property
that
a
person
has
whether
they're,
renting
it
out
or
whatever,
but
their
primary
homeowner
occupied
residents
would
stay
at
thirty
dollars
and
a
hundred
dollars.
M
There's
all
right
if
I
could,
if
there
is
a
Desire
by
the
council,
to
do
that,
I
would
actually
recommend
you
keep
them
all
at
30
and
100
and
not
change
that
tonight.
We
can
then
go
back
and
look
at
the
legality
of
charging.
You
know
one
class
that
those
higher
fees
in
the
other
lower
fees.
We
could
certainly
come
back
and
address
that
at
a
future
date,
it's
kind
of
just
while
we
were
fixing
some
of
this.
M
A
A
Just
in
general,
on
this
particular
item,
8A
I.
A
Yeah
comments:
yeah;
okay,
on
this
particular
item.
K
Okay,
okay,
great
well!
Thank
you,
mayor
I.
I,
really
support
this
as
well.
I
think
it
provides
new
resources,
encourages
Property
Owners
to
take
better
care
of
vacant
buildings
and
provides
accountability
for
the
city.
I
just
had
one
sort
of
a
quick
question:
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
process
for
getting
property
owners
in
compliance
by
may
I
understand
you
know
publicizing
it.
Are
there
other
practices
or
strategies
Melissa
that
your
office
will
use
to
sort
of
make
that
happen.
O
Yeah,
so
we
are
currently
in
the
process
of
putting
together
our
our
Outreach
efforts,
so
I
mean
we'll
be
using
everything
that
we
have
available
the
newspaper,
our
social
media.
O
You
know
we've
got
our
email
list,
so
anyone
wanting
information
from
the
city
can
go
to
the
website
register.
With
that
list
we
will
use.
You
know
all
of
those
resources
that
we
have
available
to
get
the
word
out.
We're
also
looking
at
doing
some
mailings.
P
P
Okay
and
then
leading
up
until
this
had
we
been
doing
inspections
on
these
properties
that
are
of
a
commercial
nature,
similar
to
what
we
would
do
for
buildings
that
aren't
vacant.
How
does
that
process
work
today?.
O
So
for
the
inspections
that
we
currently
do
for
our
commercial
buildings
have
generally
been
for
those
that
are
currently
being
utilized
through
our
fire
inspectors,
and
so
due
to
the
fact
that
we
have
only
had
two
up
until
recently.
Most
of
those
inspections
have
not
included
vacant
buildings.
Unless
there
were
other
property
maintenance
issues
which
would
then
potentially
could
have
led.
O
You
know
to
the
to
the
need
for
a
fire
inspector
to
go
in,
but
mainly
they
have
focused
on
those
buildings
currently
being
in
use
to
make
sure
that
those
fire
suppression
systems-
and
you
know
signs
are
as
they
should
be,
and
in
accordance
with
code,
since
they
are
currently
in
use
for
the
majority
of
our
property.
Maintenance
is
exterior,
except
for
the
rental.
P
My
next
question
is
on
page
five
vacant:
commercial
building,
which
kind
of
describes.
Let
me
make
sure
I
have
the
right
provision
here.
That
I
wanted
to
ask
you
about.
P
Oh
I'm,
sorry,
it's
on
page
three
actively
for
sale
or
lease
as
I
read
through
this
section,
and
this
is
the
section
where
we
are
talking
about
as
a
community
imposing
a
parameter
for
which
a
private
property
owner
might
list
their
building
and
if
they
do
not
list
the
building
with
what
the
assessor
says,
it
should
be
25
percent
of
that
number.
P
Then
we
could
potentially
require
these
Property
Owners
to
then
have
to
go,
incur
cost
of
getting
an
appraisal
to
rationalize
what
market
price
they're
going
to
put
on
a
piece
of
property
for
sale.
This
section
really
seemed
just
a
bit
awkward
to
me
that
we
would
be
kind
of
imposing
our
views
as
to
what
a
private
sector
property
owner
should
be
selling
their
property.
For
so
I
I'd
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
the
thought
process
in
that
area,
and
the
pros
and
cons
is,
as
you
all
evaluated,
this
particular
section.
M
Thank
you
and,
and
that's
a
that's,
a
great
question
and
and
was
an
interesting
discussion
that
language
actually
came.
Dover
Delaware
has
an
ordinance
similar
to
this,
and
out
of
the
discussion
with
the
Realtors,
came
a
this
notion
of
trying
to
exclude
for
a
while
properties
that
are
actively
for
sale
or
lease,
and
we
agreed.
We
thought
that
was
probably
a
wise
thing
to
do,
and
so
we
looked
at
the
number
of
days
that
a
commercial
property
is
typically
on
the
market
in
Bloomington
and
I.
M
Think
it's
you
know,
maybe
a
little
220
or
something
like
that.
We
went
ahead
and
rounded
up
because
some
obviously
take
longer
and
we
put
it
as
a
year,
but
one
of
the
things
that
Dover
did
was
they
included
this
language.
That
said,
you
know
it's
got
to
be
within
that
25
percent
of
market
value,
and
they
did
say
that
you
could
provide
a
separate
appraisal
to
address
that.
If
you
wanted
to
to
list
it
for
more,
we
went
ahead
because
you
know
we
didn't
necessarily
like
the
idea
of
limiting
it.
M
What
the
concern
is
you
get
a
property
owner
that
says:
okay,
fine
I'm,
going
to
actively
sailor
release
it
and
I'm
going
to
you
know
price
it
so
high
that
I,
don't
you
know,
nobody's
gonna,
buy
it
nobody's
gonna
come
look
at
it
and
I
can
just
continue
to
sit
on
the
property.
So
we
tried
to
balance
the
idea
of
trying
to
address
that
situation
with
giving
some
flexibility
to
it.
M
In
addition
to
what
Dover
did
the
city
manager
actually
came
up
with
this,
and
he
said
why
don't
you
also
add
a
provision
that
they
can
basically
appeal
to
him
and
say:
I
want
to
list
it
for
above
this
rate-
and
you
know
here
are
my
reasons
why
I
think
it's
worth
more
and
then
they
they
get
a
certain
amount
of
time
to
to
try
that.
So
we
added
that
in
there
that's
not
in
the
Dover
Delaware
ordinance.
M
M
So
that
was
something
we
thought
long
and
hard
about,
and
it
seems
I
would
say
at
first
blush
a
little
difficult
putting
that
in
there,
but
that
that's
the
rationale
for
it
and
that's
how
we
try
to
account,
for
you
know,
a
lack
of
a
better
way
of
saying
it
being
a
little
uncomfortable
with
putting
a
provision
like
that
in
there.
P
So
I
mean
just
thinking,
I
mean.
Obviously
this
is
kind
of
new
information.
You
know
hearing
your
contacts,
so
thank
you
very
much
for
sharing
that.
It
almost
sounds
like
we're.
Assuming
that
people
would
I
guess
take
advantage
of
the
system,
I
mean
we're
kind
of
assuming
that
going
in
and
I
I'm.
P
Just
thinking
about
you
know
looking
at
real
estate
transfers
here
in
the
weekly
newspaper
and
just
seeing
properties
that
are
selling
even
in
the
residential
market,
for
you
know,
30
40,
even
50
percent,
higher
than
what
that
property
might
have
just
been
sold
for
within
you
know,
just
you
know
two
or
three
short
years
ago.
P
It
just
seems
like
we're
really
interfering,
and
even
you
know
in
the
event
there
is
some
type
of
I
guess:
bad
actor
behavior
for
lack
of
a
better
word.
I
mean
you
know.
Perhaps
we
could
revisit
that
section
at
some
point
in
the
future.
It
just
seems
like
for
me
to
get
comfortable
with.
That
section
would
require.
P
P
As
a
result,
they're
going
to
have
to
incur
costs
just
to
explain
to
us
why
they
want
to
sell
their
property
for
more
than
what
our
own
assessor
might
think.
It's
worth
and
and
I
just
don't
think.
That's
our
role.
Q
J
A
M
Yeah
well
so
it's
so.
We've
got
a
motion
to
approve,
as
amended
already
that's
been
mated
seconded
now.
We've
got
a
motion
to
amend
that
further
to
strike
this
language
from
the
active
leave
for
sale
or
lease.
So
if
that
gets
a
second,
then
we
would
vote
on
the
motion
to
amend.
Can.
A
Q
Move
through
on
that
yeah
and
and
the
reason
why
I
would
question
the
need
to
pull.
That
is
the
part
that
they
put
in
there,
that
a
property
owner
can
file
and
say:
hey
city
manager.
I
want
to
try
this
for
90
days
and
if
the
property
really
truly
is
worth
that
level.
Q
I
would
hope
that
in
90
days
they
could
turn
around
and
and
get
that
sale
and
then
after
that,
then
in
reality
a
business
owner.
Yes,
should
probably
be
going
and
getting
an
assessment
and
you're
right
I.
Don't
like
the
idea
of
forcing
them
to
do
so,
but
I
think
giving
them
that
90
days.
A
P
I
think
there's
been
a
lot
of
passion
around
this
topic
for
several
months,
so
I'm
you
know
hoping
that
we
can
continue
to
learn
from
each
other
on
this
I
I
believe
the
actual
average
number
of
days
that
a
commercial
property
is
on
the
market
before
it
turns
is
about
260
to
270,
and
if
that's
the
average,
then
of
course
understanding
you
know,
you've
got
us.
Half
of
those
you
know
are
exceeding
that
so
A
90-day
period,
I,
don't
think
is
enough.
P
You
know
to
to
say
that
we
would
weed
it
out
at
that
point
there
there
are
not
necessarily
people
standing
in
line
for
certain
commercial
properties
in
the
same
manner.
They
have
been
here
locally
for
Residential
Properties,
so
I
I
do
believe
that
we
are
requiring
that
owner
to
then
obtain
appraisal
which
would
be
very
costly
and
so
I,
I
guess
I'm.
Just
saying.
If
the
reason
we're
doing
this
is
because
we
fear-
or
someone
may
try
to
behave
inappropriately.
B
Well,
I
appreciate
all
the
comments
that
have
been
made
and
I
certainly
am
very
supportive
of
private
property
rights
and
I.
Don't
want
to
put
a
burden
on
people
that
are
trying
to
sell
their
homes,
but
I
have
to
defer
to
the
realtors
that
are
here
in
the
audience.
They
have
been
very
much
involved
in
this
process.
They
are
experts
on
what
it
takes
to
sell
commercial
property
and
how
how
long?
What's
involved
and
I
do
know
that
this
this
is.
B
A
P
M
Do
you
want
to
address
I
mean
we?
We
went
back
and
forth
on
this.
We
explained
it.
They
had
originally
pointed
us
to
the
Dover
Delaware
ordinance
and
that
on
that
specific
section,
they
they
raised
concern
and
that's
when
the
city
manager
came
up
with.
Why
don't
we
go
ahead
and
add
another
level
of
protection
there
and
I'm,
not
sure
that
there
was
feedback
after
that,
but.
H
P
There
was
not
mutual
agreement
that
the
Realtors
who
participated
in
the
discussions
were
in
favor
of
this
provision.
Originally.
M
They
were
concerned
about
it.
We
added
the
additional
protection.
We
explained
why
we
had
it
in
there
and
to
be
honest,
I
I
do
not
believe
they
came
back
and
said
we
still
have
I
know
they.
You
know
there
was
no
outstanding
concerns
as
far
as
I'm,
aware
of
and
I
do
not
recall
them.
Certainly
coming
back
and
saying
after
we
explained
it
and
added
that
provision
that
they
raised
an
additional
concern
about
it.
Q
Q
Q
P
Of
the
fact
that
this,
what
no.
A
We're
talking
about
this,
this
motion
right
now,
I,
but
I
would
just
tell
you
in
general.
My
my
view
is
that
you
know
this
is
an
agreement
that
has
been
worked
on
for
a
very
long
time.
For
four
years
there
has
been
feedback
from
the
realtor
community
and
there
is
opportunity,
as
was
stated
earlier,
to
to
tweak
it.
You
know
down
the
line,
so
I
I
think
you
know.
A
That
would
be
my
recommendation
that
you
know
we
vote
on
this
as
amended
earlier
and
then,
if
you
know
we
we
find
out
that
it
doesn't
work
very
well.
Then
we
we
can
do
that
I
I
get
very
uncomfortable
when
we
start
to
do
things
on
the
floor
and
wanting
to
change
things
that
have
been
worked
on
for
a
very
long
time.
It's
it's.
It
gets
very
difficult
and
I
think
generally,
it's
prefer
preferable
to
table
it
if
we're
going
to
do
Amendment
and
Amendment
after
Amendment.
That's
just
my
view.
A
So
there
was
a
emotion
on
the
table
to
amend
the
previous.
The
amended
motion
right,
yeah.
D
So
if
there's
no
second
to
council
member
montney's,
then
we
would
just
return
back
and
we
had
a
council
member,
Ward
and
and
Bolin
correct.
M
K
M
And
so
that
will
be
the
only
thing
that
needs
to
be
voted
on
now.
We've
got
a
motion
to
amend
that
the
ordinance
that's
going
to
be
voted
on
further.
So
if
this
is
approved,
then
that
will
change
the
underlying
motion
and
basically
both
changes
will
be
incorporated.
K
P
P
D
Correct
I
I
can
receive
restate
for
you
so
and
I
did
put
a
clarification
also
on
the
voting
link
with
montany
next
to
it,
so
that
you
know
that
you're
voting
on
her
Amendment
her
amendment
is
to
exclude
the
25
over
market
rate,
and
so,
if
you
vote
for
this,
then
it
will
be
added
to
Molly's,
Amendment
or
council
member
Awards
amendment
that
would
strike
and
leave
the
fees
the
same.
So
right
now
is
just
the
25
over
market
rate
and
the
link
is
ready.
A
R
So
I
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
this
amendment
presented
by
alderman
montany
and
there's
the
reason
that
I'm
not
is
because
that
I
am
quite
aware
of
multiple
vacant
commercial
buildings
that
are
in
ward
6
and
in
the
downtown
area,
and
these
are
buildings
that
have
sat
vacant
for
a
very
long
time,
and
these
owners
would
absolutely
take
these
properties
and
put
them
for
sale
for
eight
million
dollars
when
they're
only
worth
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
by
eliminating
this
we're
actually
giving
them
permission
to
do
that.
R
If,
in
fact,
those
buildings
are
of
the
value
that
they
want
to
sell
them,
I
think
that
our
city
manager
is
more
than
qualified
to
assist
them
and
get
the
Realtors
on
board
to
assist
them
in
establishing
those
fair
market
values.
I
think
that
this
this
thing
that
we're
presenting
here
and
asking
them
to
keep
within
25
percent
of
the
market
value
is
fair,
and
there
are
means
built
in
here
for
exceptions,
and
so
I
won't
be
supporting
this,
because
I
feel
like
this
is
already
established
and
ready
to
go
as
it
is.
R
A
A
Okay,
so
the
amendment
does
not
pass
and
would
you
announce
the
Denise.
Q
You
I
Heard
the
words
with
this
to
to
go
through
this
significant
effort
to
staff
and
when
I
hear
significant
effort
to
staff
I,
hear
time
and
when
I
hear
staff
time
I
hear
dollars.
A
N
Thank
you
mayor
very
brief.
This
is
the
budget
preview
for
fy24
for
the
community's
sake.
We're
following
a
process
that's
been
laid
out.
Our
fiscal
year
is
May
1
to
April
30
and
we're
working
towards
a
targeted
first
council
meeting
in
April
as
the
approval
date,
but
we
do
have
until
the
second
meeting,
if
necessary,
I
know
that
Scott
Rathbun
our
finance
director
and
his
Finance
team,
along
with
you
know
all
the
Departments
I,
have
put
a
fair
amount
of
work
into
this.
S
Thank
you,
city
manager,
mayor
council.
Before
we
start
the
presentation,
just
a
couple
comments
along
those
lines
about
the
involvement
of
this,
of
the
staff
and
kind
of
like
the
approach
we
take
from
the
finance
department.
S
I
mean
it's
a
really
a
year-round
recurring
theme
you
know
to
the
the
department
heads
from
Finance,
specifically,
the
budget
manager
is
for
the
department
has
to
be
good
stewards
of
the
taxpayers
money,
so
monthly
budget
meetings
with
those
department
heads
reviewing
variances
discussing
you
know,
what's
going
on
in
those
departments,
issues
they're
encountering,
but
I
almost
hesitate
to
say
this,
but
it's
just
really
also
presenting
there's
Eyes
On
by
the
finance
department
external
to
the
department,
and
just
you
know
going
over
that
recurring
theme
of
being
good
stewards
of
the
taxpayers
dollars
the
Departments.
S
We
task
them
with
populating
their
budgets
for
the
year,
it's
kind
of
like
a
starting
from
scratch.
Every
year
they
populate
what
we
refer
to
as
a
four-year
average
worksheet.
It
has
four
years
of
actuals.
By
account
we
have
over
4
000
accounts
within
the
Citywide
budget.
They
have
to
document
material
variances
from
the
prior
or
from
the
four-year
average.
Then
Finance
compilers,
we
load
them
in
the
system.
S
We
take
those
out
five
years
in
some
instances
like
the
Enterprise
funds,
make
sure
that
the
fund
balances
the
reserves
are
depleted
with
what
with
what
they're
presenting
to
us,
and
then
we
have
discussions
with
Administration
making
sure
that
we're,
including
any
initiatives
that
have
come
forward
from
Council
like
more
money
for
roads
and
things
of
that
nature,
and
then
we
balance
the
budget
and
start
putting
together,
and
then
we
present
and
communicate
to
the
council
and
the
community.
So
tonight
is
the
first
of
these
presentations.
S
First
of
many
will
probably
be
you
know,
hitting
a
budget
discussion,
every
council
meeting
Committee
of
the
whole
through
the
approval
in
April,
while
still
it's
early
in
the
cycle.
The
budget
is
balanced,
so
we're
I'm
excited
about
this
preview
and,
like
other
municipalities
like
normal,
for
instance,
we've
had
revenues
very
high
during
this
fiscal
year
cover
that
in
the
monthly
reports
and
we're
expecting
that
to
those
Trends
to
say
somewhat
elevated
into
the
coming
fiscal
year.
S
So
we
are
building
some
increases
into
those
Revenue
projections
into
next
year,
but
we're
taking
a
balanced
approach,
but
we're
also
taking
an
opportunity
to
address
some
deferred
infrastructure,
put
more
money
to
roads
and,
put
you
know
the
taxpayer
dollars
to
use
with
capital
projects
which
are
going
to
see
very
significant
increase
over
the
prior
year.
So
you
know,
having
said
that,
we
are
looking
at
a
larger
budget
this
year,
but
we'll
be
explaining
that
at
high
level
tonight
and
then
further
meetings
to
come
come
getting
into
more
details.
So
next
slide.
Please.
S
So
this
year's
Citywide
budget,
290
million,
as
you
can
see
in
parentheses-
that's
up
21
million
but
I'll
direct
your
attention
to
the
capital
projects
line.
69.7
I'll
call
it
70
million.
That's
an
increase
of
nearly
13
million
dollars
over
the
prior
year.
So
of
the
21
million
dollar
increase
in
the
city-wide
budget,
13
million
dollars
is
accounted
for,
Via
those
capital
projects
that
leaves
a
little
over
eight
million
dollars
in
variances
and
there's
a
couple
of
anomalies.
I'll
call
them.
You
know.
S
First
of
all,
we
do
have
increases
in
commodity
expense,
such
as
fuel,
natural
gas,
electric.
You
know,
fuel
we've
taken
up,
21
natural
gas,
91
percent
over
the
prior
year
budget,
electric
25
percent,
but
with
the
library
the
library
is
getting
its
state
Grant.
We
discussed
this
during
their
project.
You
know
over
a
year
ago
that's
going
to
hit
in
fiscal
24.
So
that's
going
to
be
Revenue
coming
in
and
from
a
budgetary
standpoint.
Our
process
is
to
show
a
balanced
budget.
S
So
what
that
means
is,
if
you
have
a
surplus
in
a
fund,
we
show
that
as
a
contribution
to
reserve,
so
it
shows
as
an
expense
item
within
a
budget.
So
the
library
has
a
contribution
to
reserves,
the
4.8
million,
so
the
8
million
dollars
unaccounted
for
in
the
difference.
Almost
5
million
is
a
library
and
then
for
the
arena,
the
entertainment,
Division
and
we'll
get
into
this
in
the
next
slide.
But
from
a
high
level,
the
arena
we
didn't
have
a
very
large
budget
in
23
transitioning
to
taking
an
in-house.
S
We
have
the
entertainment
division
now
so
in
24,
putting
a
full
bud
budget
in
place,
and
that
includes
a
full
event
schedule
to
be
determined,
but
that's
a
two
million
dollar
increase
in
expenses,
but
offset
primarily
by
revenues.
Now
there
is
still
a
loss
in
the
entertainment
division,
but
that's
driving
some
of
the
just
increase
in
expenditures.
S
Capital
project,
70
million
12.8
million
dollar-
increase
we're
going
to
be
going
through
those
in
detail
next
week
with
the
department
head
so
a
little
Cliffhanger
there.
You
want
to
tune
into
for
that,
going
through
all
the
capital
projects
and
Waters
who
are
storm
Etc.
A
general
fund
reserves
then
discussed
frequently
over
the
last
year,
a
very
healthy
reserves
we're
still
targeting
the
mid
30
million
range.
We
are
utilizing
some
reserves,
we're
proposing
to
use
reserves
to
address
those
deferred.
S
Capital
needs
in
some
of
our
funds
that
need
subsidies,
but
still
looking
to
have
a
mid.
30
million
dollar
range,
a
reserve
in
the
general
fund
by
end
of
year
leaving
room
for
those
larger
conversations
about
fire
stations,
Etc
and
then
cash
your
equipment
over
seven
million
dollars,
the
general
fund,
all
cash
for
equipment,
Council
initiative.
S
A
few
years
ago,
we've
been
paying
all
cash
for
our
Rolling
Stock
of
equipment
in
the
general
fund
and
those
that's
freeing
up
cash
because
those
old
leases
are
rolling
off,
so
we're
saving
interest,
expense,
it's
rolling
and
off
so
seeing
the
fruits
of
that
initiative
that
we
took
into
into
account
I
think,
maybe
three
years
ago
now
next
slide,
please
this.
This
exhibit
has
been
kind
of
a
work
in
progress.
This,
this
is
to
show
try
to
give
some
perspective
on
the
growth
of
the
budget,
so
we're
talking
about
290
million
dollars.
S
That's
that's
the
largest
number
since
I've
been
employed
here
at
the
city,
I
believe
it's
the
largest
city-wide
budget,
probably
ever,
but
but
what
is
really
the
context
related
to
the
growth
in
the
budget?
So
you
know
I've
Finance,
budget
manager,
Chris,
Tomlin,
I,
have
kind
of
edited
this,
even
since
we
last
presented
it
to
council
trying
to
streamline
it
a
bit.
S
So
when
you
adjust
for
those
items,
you
can
see
that
our
our
budget
has
gone
from
about
165.8
up
to
208.9
and
the
annualized
growth
is
about
2.93
percent
and
a
real
quick
comment
on
that
calculation.
You
can
take
the
difference
between
165.8
and
208.9
and
then
divide
it
into
the
original
amount
and
divide
by
eight
years,
and
that
comes
up
to
a
little
bit
over
three
percent.
But
there's
another
way
to
calculate
it.
S
S
S
We
did
add
the
total,
actual
expenditures
plus
encumbrances,
so
not
adjusted
for
the
above
items
like
capital
projects,
and
you
can
see
that
you
know
we
we
traditionally,
we
we
spend
under
what
we
typically
budget,
but
in
2022
that's
highlighted
253
that
included
the
library
expansion
of
21
million,
so
that
just
kind
of
gives
a
little
bit
of
context
related
to
what
we
actually
spend
versus
the
budget.
But
again,
you
know
we're
right
around
that
three
percent
annualized
growth
a
little
over
the
average
inflation,
but
pretty
close
to
it
next
slide,
please!
S
So
this
this
is
our
city-wide,
the
290
million
budget
by
fund.
Our
financial
structure
includes
29
funds.
So
it's
a
kind
of
a
complex
Financial
structure.
We've
grouped
some
of
the
funds
together
like
the
The
Debt
Service
funds
and
the
internal
Insurance
funds,
but
this
gives
some
perspective
on
where
the
increases
come
from
on
a
per
fund
basis,
we'll
be
going
through
the
general
fund
in
detail
here
in
just
a
moment,
but
just
from
a
real
high
level
to
6.7
million
dollar
6.8
million
dollar
increase
in
general
fund
been
driven
by
compensation.
S
We
have
added
staff
in
in
the
general
fund
and
then
we
have
higher
expenditures
in
I.T
related
to
some
initiatives.
There
related
to
storage
solutions,
phone
system
upgrade
and
then
additional
subsidy
for
Milli
for
roads
and
equipment,
and
then
motor
fuel
tax
wanted
to
highlight
1.5
million.
S
A
little
bit
further
Capital
Improvement
asphalt
concrete,
highlighting
that
we're
spending
a
projected
or
proposing
to
spend
an
extra
three
million
dollars
on
roads
and
sidewalks
for
the
coming
fiscal
year
and
then,
finally,
the
arena
3.4
million
a
capital
projects.
This
is
the
rooftop
unit.
It's
a
five
million
dollar
project
at
the
arena
to
fix
the
HVAC.
These
are
very,
very
large
units.
You'll,
hear
more
about
that
in
detail
next
week
from
our
facilities,
director,
Russ
Waller
next
slide.
Please.
S
These
major
tax
revenues-
this
is
an
exhibit.
We
review
every
month,
this
one's
expanded
somewhat
over
that
list.
So
that's
a
more
of
a
limited
list.
I
won't
read
each
of
these
individually,
but
we
like
to
highlight
these
major
tax
revenues
because
our
tax
revenue
category-
that's
that's
an
economically
driven
revenue
for
and
primarily
for
the
general
fund.
You
know
our
fee
base,
you
know,
revenues
for
water
and
sewer
and
storm.
Those
are
consumption
based.
S
They
don't
vary
as
much
economically,
but
these
can
really
go
up
and
down
based
on
economic
conditions,
and
you
can
see
down
at
the
bottom.
We
did
back
out
the
levy,
because
the
levy
Levy
really
isn't
a
net
activity
driven
line
item
unless
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
to
values.
So
what
we're
trying
to
show
is
that
really
the
increase
is
about
4.9
million,
and
this
is
really
just
about
half
of
what
we're
predicting
FY
23
to
come
in
over
the
20,
the
23
adopted
budget.
S
So
we
are
expecting
to
stay
elevated
in
those
revenues,
but
we're
not
keeping
them
at
that
high
level
as
what
we're
expecting
to
occur
and
to
be
realized.
For
this,
for
this
fiscal
year
next
slide
please
and
to
run
through
the
general
fund.
The
general
fund
is
our
largest
fund.
It's
funded
primarily
from
tax
revenue,
some
service
revenues
related
to
ambulance
fees
and
Parks.
S
But
we're
going
to
highlight
that
tonight
this
tonight
and
then
we'll
add
the
city
wide
Revenue
expenditures
in
the
coming
meetings,
so
use
of
fund
balance
has
gone
up,
630,
000,
primarily
driven
by
subsidies,
I
mentioned
for
the
Arena
Lincoln
garage,
Golf
and
streets
and
sidewalks
for
some
of
these
other
funds
like
Golf
Lincoln
garage.
S
They
cannot
support
themselves
as
far
as
capital
projects
go
so
by
the
general
fund
having
additional
reserves
and
funding
those
those
other
funds
we're
taking
care
of
what
we
own
they're,
not
having
to
borrow
for
for
those
projects
and
saving
interest,
expense
related
to
that
taxes.
Up
7
million
related
to
the
information
on
the
prior
exhibit
intergovernmental
revenue
is
way
down.
That's
because
we
had
an
arpa
American
Rescue
plan
act,
a
placeholder
in
for
the
current
year,
and
that's
not
in
as
a
placeholder
this
year,
so
that
shows
a
major
reduction
there.
S
Charges
for
services
is
up
significantly
ambulance
fees,
3.2
million.
This
is
the
GMAT
program.
It's
been
in
effect
for
a
few
years
now,
the
ground
emergency,
medical
transport,
it's
related.
It's
a
federal
program
related
to
ambulance
service
providers,
realizing
getting
their
costs
back
related
to
Medicaid
type
transports
and
then
1.6
million
dollar
increase
in
investment.
Income
rates
are
way
up,
but
we
also
have
the
investment
advisors
that
are
doing
a
good
job
for
us
now
as
well.
Next
slide,
please
general
fund
expenditures.
S
I
mentioned
that
we
have
added
staff,
3.6
million,
almost
3.7
million
dollars
related
to
staff
editions.
We've
got
four
two
in
building
safety,
two
Community
enhancement.
This
was
a
direction
we
we
heard
about
increasing
number
of
expectors
for
rental
and
building
inspectors.
We've
have
added
to
in
Human
Resources
as
well
as
well
a
recruiter
and
a
Workforce
Development
coordinator,
really
related
to
you
know,
recruiting
and
retention.
S
It's
commonly
known
the
challenges
that
businesses,
especially
in
Municipal
municipalities,
are
having
hiring
and
keeping
people
so
I
needed
to
provide
some
resources
for
HR
related
to
that
contractuals
up
3
million,
and
we
have
some
I.T
initiatives.
I
spoke
to
those
network
storage
phone
system,
upgrades
Government,
Center
repairs.
S
We
split
the
cost,
with
the
county
related
to
those
they're,
improving
the
the
elevators
and
doing
some
other
large
major
facility
enhancements
here
at
the
government
center
1.3
million
for
Commodities
I'd
mentioned
how
the
percentage
increases
for
natural
gas
and
and
electric
and
fuel
those
are
taking
our
budgets
up
significantly
and
plus
O'neill
has
been
fully
budgeted
to
be
open
this
year,
so
that's
impacting
our
budget
from
prior.
S
When
the
pools
was
closed,
we
only
had
one
pool,
so
that's
driving
the
costs
up
in
general
from
that
standpoint
and
then
other
expenditures
down
by
three
million.
This
is
not
a
complete
offset
to
the
arpa
reduction
in
revenues
of
6
million.
That's
because
there
is
an
offset
related
to
the
GMAT
program
in
here
related
to
Insurance
adjustments.
It's
the
way,
the
accounting
Works
still
a
net
very
net
positive
increase
related
to
that
GMAT
program
and
then
transfers
out.
S
S
So
whenever
we
do
large
transfers,
it
has
the
impact
of
of
driving
our
budget
up
and
then
one
quick
comment
about
salaries
and
benefits:
the
total
of
48.3
million
and
12.5
million,
roughly
that's
about
47
percent
of
our
total,
and
not
that
we
compare
ourselves
to
normal
all
the
time
but
normals
what
was
published
in
the
pantograph
they're
about
48
percent
of
common
benefits
or
salary
and
benefits
to
their
total,
so
we're
pretty
much
in
line
with
them
related
to
that
next
slide.
S
Please
time
capital
projects,
70
million
dollar
increase-
that's
I
didn't
mention
this,
but
that's
about
it's
24
I'm
going
to
round
up
and
call
it
25
of
the
total
Citywide
budget.
So
a
significant
portion
of
our
budget
is
capital
projects
putting
those
dollars
to
use
for
infrastructure
Etc.
These
will
be
covered
in
detail
next
week
at
the
committee,
a
whole
so
as
I
mentioned
previously
tune
in,
for
that
we'll
be
going
through
each
and
every
project
by
the
department.
S
Heads
I
think
it'd
be
very
insightful
for
the
community
to
see
that,
but
I
will
highlight.
You
know
that
asphalt
and
concrete
seven
million
dollars
of
2023
sourcing
for
10
million
dollars
for
2024,
and
the
intent
is
to
keep
that
at
10
million
dollars
going
forward
we're
using
arpa
funds
related
to
next
year,
but
the
intent
is
really
to
Source
it
from
the
general
fund
for
that
those
additional
dollars
going
forward
for
the
additional
3
million
next
slide,
please.
S
So
in
summary,
I
went
through
a
lot
of
material,
but
we'll
be
going
through
we'll
be
adding
to
this
presentation.
Kind
of
I
think
repetition.
It's
it's
pretty
much
a
rinse
repeat
from
last
year,
we'll
add
material
to
this,
so
the
community
and
Council
gets
familiar
with
these
numbers.
It
has
an
opportunity
to
ask
questions,
let
it
sink
in
a
little
bit,
but
you
know
70
million
dollars
in
capital
projects,
three
million
dollars
for
roads.
Some
of
the
highlights
here:
seven
million
dollars
in
cash
for
equipment.
S
You
know
continuing
or
removing
ourselves
from
the
need
for
borrowing
and
we're
utilizing
some
of
those
general
fund
reserves
to
assist
other
funds
and
their
maintenance
needs
related
to
deferred
infrastructure
and
assisting
them,
so
they
don't
have
to
borrow
and
have
to
incur
interest
expense.
So
the
the
remaining
schedule
can
be
seen
here.
Committee
the
whole
next
week,
capital
projects
we'll
be
doing
another
budget
update
on
the
27th,
where
we
include
the
general
fund
by
function.
This
is
where
we'll
break
it
down
into
public
service.
S
Public
Safety
excuse
me,
parks,
admin,
that
kind
of
thing
we'll
do
the
city-wide
revenue
and
expenditures,
and
then
the
proposed
budget
presentation
on
the
13th
13th,
where
we
do
the
the
exhibits
where
we
show
the
budget
dollars
at
work,
where
we
show
the
number
of
police
and
fire
calls
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
say
for
for
2022
calendar
year
there
was
90,
000,
police
and
fire
calls
that
were
executed
during
that
that
year.
That's
the
budget
dollars
that
work
so
we'll
be
covering
that
slide.
Those
slides
during
the
proposed
budget
next
slide.
S
Please-
and
that
concludes
the
presentation
this
evening.
I
don't
know
if
I
went
over
time.
Sorry
so
take
questions
and
comments.
A
So
we
have
question
council,
member,
Ward
and
then
and
Walsh
for
now.
L
L
One
was
your
very
clear
explanation
of
why
it
is
that
the
budget
is
so
much
higher,
since
what
was
it
2016,
the
the
first
slide
there
and
the
reality
is
that
we've
been
saving
our
money
for
these
capital
projects
and
that's
the
the
significant
chunk
that
you're
that
we
see
there
and
I
really
appreciate
you
making
that
so
clear
and
the
other
piece
I
I
just
wanted
to
hear
you
say
this
again
did
you
say:
did
I
hear
correctly
that
25
of
the
budget
basically
is
going
to
infrastructure.
S
L
Excuse
me
24,
so
I
I'd
just
like
to
to
say
that
and
underscore
that,
in
particular
for
the
hearing
of
people
who
would
say
that
the
city
is
not
spending
anything
on
infrastructure,
24
plus
percent
is
going
toward
infrastructure
24
and
next
time
we
can
hear
more
detail
about
that.
So
I
would
really
encourage
people
to
come
and
listen
to
that.
That's
that's
a
great
number!
A
A
Other
way,
no
but
I
say
careerbil,
though.
E
Thank
you.
So
this
is
was
referenced
in
the
budget
documents,
but
maybe
this
is
a
question
that
can
be
answered
in
a
different
venue.
But
but
when
we
had
our
meetings,
we
talked
about
the
the
city,
not
using
the
Ida
home
accessibility
program
anymore,
and
that
was
reason
for
one
of
the
reductions
in
the
budget
items
but
would
like
to
get
some
explanation
for
that.
Doesn't
have
to
be
tonight,
but
I
wanted
to
bring
it
up.
S
Well,
we
did
find
out
Chris
and
I
that
it's
going
to
be
replaced
by
the
home
repair
and
accessibility
program,
and
since
the
dollars
were
not
known
at
the
time,
it
was
just
left
left
out
of
the
budget
until.
E
We'll
still
be
spending
money
on
the
same
thing,
that's
our
understanding,
gotcha.
Okay,
thank
you.
Next
point,
I
wanted
to
make
I
thought.
Molly
made
a
lot
of
good
points
just
to
emphasize.
E
E
You
didn't
discuss
tonight,
I,
don't
think,
but
we
discussed
it
previously.
The
Locos
Colton
project
or.
S
Yeah,
that's
a
2023
okay,.
E
E
Think
it
goes
to
show
and-
and
you
know,
I
should
have
started-
saying:
I
appreciate
everything
you
do
Scott
and
what
your
staff
does,
but
I
think.
Maybe
it's
worth
pointing
out
that
we're
going
to
use
potential,
arpa
money
and
fund
balance
to
save
about
3.4
million
in
borrowing
costs
on
that
Locus
Colton
project.
Is
that
an
accurate
statement.
E
S
E
Yeah
I
saw
it
I
thought
I
saw
a
different
number,
but
that's
that's
fine
and
then
maybe
just
go
in
a
little
into
a
little
bit
more
about
your
meetings
with
departments
and
how
you
look
at
at
making
sure
that
everything
being
asked
for
is
is
appropriate,
like
if
a
department
says
I
need
a
new,
fax
machine.
You
know
that
that
kind
of
thing.
How
do
you
look
at
you
know?
Where
can
we
save
cost
and
and
do
things
differently
per
Department.
S
It's
a
little
complicated
I
mean
like
for
that
particular
example
so,
like
it
maintains
all
copiers
and
printers
and
all
Hardware
on
all
desks.
So
you
know
a
lot
of
it
is:
is
balancing
out
requests,
maybe
playing
intermediary
between
some
of
that?
You
know
there
is
some
trust
like
with
it.
If
a
department
needs
a
new
printer,
we
we're
we're
trusting
them
to
source
for
the
best
pricing
and
best
service.
You
know
that's
their
expertise,
you
know
so
there's
certain
certain
amount
of
trust
involved
there.
S
Every
month
you
know
Chris
meets
with
the
department
heads
with
some
of
the
smaller
departments.
It's
quarterly
but
reviews
all
the
budget
variances
finds
out.
You
know
issues
concerns
questions,
comments,
the
the
four-year
average
that's
done.
Those
are
an
account
level
basis
and
and
I'd
like
to
highlight,
though,
that
those
accounts
themselves
within
that
worksheet
there
might
be
a
hundred
entries
for
one
account,
so
it
to
use
them
as
an
example.
Again
they
have.
S
They
have
one
particular
account
that
all
this
software
renewals
are
included
in
and
there
there's
I
know,
there's
well
over
a
hundred
different
line
items
within
that
one
general
ledger
account.
So
there's
a
lot
of
referring
to
the
substantiation
that
is
provided,
but
again,
there's
going
to
have
to
be
I'm.
Just
going
to
be
very
honest
about
this,
there
has
to
be
a
certain
amount
of
trust.
You
know
if
someone
if
a
department
head
says
we
need
this
to
execute
this.
S
You
know
we're
looking
at
that
related
to
the
budgetary
availability
and
balancing
that
with
all
the
other
requests
around
the
city,
to
try
to
determine
whether
or
not
you
know.
That's
that's
a
concern,
and
then,
if
it
is,
we
escalated
to
the
to
the
director
and
then
to
Administration.
If
you
know,
if,
if
it's
a
material
enough
item.
S
No
year
we
were
trying
to
address
a
lot
of
you're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
capital
projects
coming
up
and,
and
so
there
there
was
some
surprise
related
to
us
having
the
money,
the
the
funds
available
for
some
of
the
capital
projects.
So
no
they're
they're
not
expecting
to
get
everything
they
ask
for.
Q
Okay,
thank
you
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
for
all
the
hard
work
that
your
you
and
your
team
put
into
this.
This
is
really
quite
quite
the
task
that
you
put
through
I
guess.
My
first
comment
is
to
council
member
crabill
and
I.
Think
you're,
showing
your
age
and
asking
about
fax
machines.
Q
So
that
just
caught
me
there
and
I
so
well,
I
want
I
want
to
touch
on
Staffing
for
just
a
second.
If
I
could
here
and
we
look
at
the
increase
over
the
years
of
the
the
general
fund
overall
and
I
really
appreciate
you
putting
that
down
there
for
us
to
see.
Q
Is
it
annualized
percentage
increase
and,
and
really
thank
you
for
putting
that
in
there
that
the
what
was
it
the
2.8
or
2.9
percent
for
an
annualized
increase
and
one
question
I
have-
and
one
question
that's
been
brought
up
to
me-
is
from
let's
just
use
from
26
look
at
2016
and
I
I
and
I
really
don't
expect
you
to
have
these
numbers.
You
might
surprise
me
all
right,
2016.
how
many
staff
members
did
the
city
of
Bloomington
have
foreign.
Q
And
that's
something
that
that's
that
I
would
be
interested
to
know
from
2016
to
2022.
We
see
the
population
increase
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
you
know
the
the
78
000
to
what
what
was
it
78,
8
or,
and
so
with
that
percentage
of
increase
in
population.
Has
our
staffing
level
increased
approximately
the
same
amount
or
has
our
staffing
level
blown
that
away.
N
I
actually
I'll
I'll
jump
in
here
for
this
one
and
it
it's
a
it's
a
response
that
we'll
have
ready
at
the
committee
of
the
whole.
N
We'll
share
it
with
Council
via
email,
but
then
share
it
publicly
at
the
committee
of
the
whole,
but
I
think
what
I
would
like
to
do
is
take
on
this
particular
topic:
the
size
of
the
organization,
full-time
employees,
back
Beyond
back
further
than
2016.
post
recession.
You
know
this.
This
agency
I
think
lost
100
employees
despite
the
the
growth
that
was
occurring
in
the
community.
N
Q
Okay,
thank
you,
and
that
would
be
good
numbers.
You
know
where
were
we
2007
2008
and
then
coming
forward
from
there
to
see
where
we're
coming
back
to
along
that
line?
So
thank
you
and
my
next
question
comes
down
to
O'neill
pool
and
we
get
into
the
expenses
on
that
and
really
into
the
expenses
on
O'neill
pool
and
I.
Q
There
is
a
great
shortage
of
lifeguards
there's,
just
not
the
the
the
young
people
just
aren't
going
out
and
getting
their
certifications
as
much
as
they
used
to,
and
so
with
that
it's
costing
considerably
more
to
staff
pools
because
Market,
you
know
supply
and
demand,
and
so
are
we
looking
at
that
and
and
are
we
looking
at
partnering
with
YMCA
or
or
somebody
to
help
train
additional
staff
so
that
maybe
we
can
get
that
market
rate
down
a
little
bit
in
that
supply
and
demand
for
lifeguards
for
Staffing
pools
and
maybe
cuts
a
little
bit
of
our
staffing
costs
there.
S
Yeah
we'll
have
we'll
have
to
get
with
Aquatics
managers
and
Eric
veal
related
to
that
partnering,
with
with
other
resources
to
bring
that
cost
down.
I
can't
I,
don't
know
the
answer
to
that.
Okay.
Thank
you.
C
So
Scott
thank
you
for
making
Municipal
budgeting
as
transparent
and
accessible
as
possible.
I
really
appreciate
your
reports
and
how
you
communicate
things
and
answer
questions.
I
love.
The
question
about
the
lifeguards
I
was
just
going
to
start
singing
the
YMCA
song,
Because
wow
they've
stepped
up
their
game
and
are
recruiting
so
many
members
to
to
the
the
relocated
club
and
really
their
Aquatics
department
is
on
fire.
So
I'm
glad
you
brought
that
up.
C
C
I,
look
I,
I,
hope
that
we
can
hear
more
detail
as
we
get
into
some
of
these.
These
projects
in
the
committee
of
the
whole
about
how
the
modeling
is
opening
up
opportunities
to
mitigate
what
we
know
will
happen
again.
These
storm
water
surges.
We
are
addressing
the
combined
sewers,
but
that's
a
slow
process
and
getting
those
basins
developed
and
thinking
of
ways
to
absorb
that
storm
water,
so
that
we
don't
have
the
the
terrible
flooding
we
experienced
a
year
and
a
half
ago.
C
S
Good
question
councilmember
reward
asked
that
question.
Recently
too
there's
we
have
like
very
specific
definitions
related
to
like
a
capital
projects
to
be
fined
as
a
capital
project
has
to
be
over
a
certain
dollar
amount.
We
do
not
include
equipment,
although
we
refer
to
as
Capital
Equipment,
but
we
do
not
include
equipment
in
capital
projects
unless
it's
associated
with
the
project.
S
I'm,
not
sure
you
want
me
to
bore
you
with,
we
can
send
it
out
it's
in
the
budget
book.
The
definitions
of
you
know
where
the
dollar
limit
thresholds
are
related
to
capital
projects,
but
it's
really
kind
of
like
it
has
to
be
I,
think
25.
It
depends
on
the
kind
of
project
too
as
well.
So
it's
it's
not
a
real,
simple
answer,
so
you
could
have
a
fifty
thousand
dollar
playground.
S
That's
considered
a
capital
project,
but
larger
Road
and
things
like
that
to
be
a
larger
dollar
amounts,
but
we
can
get
that
out
to
council,
but
I
do
want
to
definitely
highlight
the
fact
that
capital
projects
do
not
include
equipment
or
services,
so
they're,
they're,
truly
infrastructure,
related
projects
and
you'll
see
the
list
again.
Next
Monday
in
detail.
B
Have
four
minutes
it
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
Kevin's
over
there,
too,
my
understanding
of
Municipal
infrastructure
is
primarily
underground
infrastructure,
like
sewers,
of
course,
the
storm
water
which
would
include
the
hydraulic,
modeling
and
detention,
Basin
and
retention,
Basin,
and
then
streets
and
sidewalks.
A
Thank
you
that
is
it
Scott.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
wonderful
presentation,
always
very
informative.
A
One
thing
that
I
would
add,
I
think
the
the
council
should
Pat
themselves
on
the
back,
because,
if
you
know
in
particularly
when
it
comes
to
you
know,
councilmember
Ward
mentioned
infrastructure
and
the
spending
that
we've
done
again
being
the
the
senior
member
here,
I
I
do
remember
years
where
we
spent
a
lot
less
and
it
was
based
upon.
You
know
some
of
the
previous
councils
direction
to
spend
more
money
on
on
infrastructure,
particularly
streets
and
I.
A
A
Sometimes
you
have
to
patch
yourself
on
the
back,
but
at
the
same
time
also,
you
know
thank
the
staff,
for
you
know,
following
up
on
the
council
directive
and
executing
in
a
way
that
I
think
is
admirable
and
it's
it's
a
difficult
job
and
it's
not
easy
to
be
able
to.
You
have
to
contend
with
the
weather
and
many
other
things,
but
you
you
make
it
happen
every
year
so
and
we
look
forward
to
more.
A
In
the
future,
so
with
that
said,
we're
going
to
move
on
to
item
8C
a
consideration
and
action
to
reconsider
the
denial
of
the
federal
lobbying
Professional
Services
agreement
with
thorn-run
Partners,
as
requested
by
the
city
council,
and
today
there
will
be
basically
the
the
first
motion
would
be
to
reconsider
and
if
it
is
approved,
there
will
be
a
second
motion
to
to
then
approve
the
agreement
that
has
been
provided
as
amended
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
N
Thank
you
mayor
and
Council.
As
the
mayor
shared,
this
is
a
two-part
regular
agenda
item
and
the
second
part's,
driven
by
the
action
that
occurs
with
the
first
part.
This
is
placed
on
the
agenda
because
I
became
aware
that
there
was
interest,
and
procedurally
I
want
to
explain
this
so
that
the
community
understands
what
occurs
here
when
something
is
brought
back
for
reconsideration
of
the
no
votes
which
would
have
occurred
on
January
23rd
If.
There
is
expressed
interest
to
reconsider
the
item.
N
That's
why
it's
brought
back
to
the
you
know
a
a
sub
subsequent
Council
agenda.
That's
exactly
what's
occurred,
so
this
will
go
before
Council
to
see
if
there's
reconsideration,
I'll
have
additional
comments
under
the
second
part
if
the
first
part
passes,
but
the
one
additional
comment
that
I'll
make
right
now
is
that
the
item
is
identical
to
What
Was
Heard
by
Council
on
January
23rd,
with
the
exception
of
one
part
that
there
is
a
30-day
provision
Clause.
That's
now
been
added
with
the
agreement
of
Thorne
run
into
the
contract
language.
N
A
Okay,
so
motion
by
council,
member
Crumpler
and
a
second
by
council
member
Urban.
Would
you
like
to
make
some
comments.
K
Sure
you
know
I
voted
against
this
item
in
a
previous
council
meeting.
It
was
primarily
for
me
a
process
issue.
It
was
on
the
consent
agenda.
I
didn't
feel
like
I
had
enough
information
about
lobbying
groups
and
their
costs
potential
Returns.
What
other
entities
were
using
groups
like
Thorn
run
to
their
financial
benefits
and
candidly
I
had
not
had
an
opportunity
to
reach
out
to
constituents
and
hear
from
them.
K
Is
very
it's
very
important
to
me.
I've
also
learned
about
the
level
of
competition
for
federal
funding
among
municipalities
and
other
agencies
and
potential
value
lobbyists
can
provide
I
also
learned
about
examples
of
success,
most
recently,
as
reported
on
the
pandagraft
connect
Transit
and
then
finally,
as
city
manager
Gleason
pointed
out.
K
For
me,
the
addition
of
the
30-day
out
clause
is
is
significant,
which
is
my
understanding
that
if
it's
determined
that
Thor
and
run
Partners
is
not
benefiting
our
city
within
that
time,
we
can
end
that
contract
and
so
with
those
with
with
that
new
understanding
for
me,
I
will
be
supporting
this
motion.
Thank
you.
R
I
had
an
opportunity
to
then
do
some
research
on
my
own
talk
to
previous
council
members
who
have
sat
up
here
on
the
diocese
and
and
to
gather
more
information
that
was
necessary
to
make
a
proper
decision
had
I
known
back
at
that
day.
That
I
could
have
asked
the
original
motion
or
to
table
it.
I
would
have
done
so,
but
I
did
not
know
that
so
I
did
the
only
thing
I
knew,
which
would
have
been
the
best
thing
and
I
clicked.
R
No
I
can
honestly
say
at
this
point
that
I
now
regret
having
clicked.
No,
but
now
I
can
confidently
vote
Yes
on
a
an
agenda
item
here
and
say
that
I
do
understand
what
I'm
saying.
Yes,
for
and
I
do
realize
that
this
is
for
the
benefit
of
everybody
in
the
city,
and
it
especially
could
benefit
people
on
the
west
side,
which
is
who
I'm
here
to
represent.
It
is
I,
want
you,
everyone
to
know
that
there's
nobody
coercing
me
bullying
me
or
convincing
me
to
do
this.
This
is
of
my
own
volition.
R
I
am
making
this
decision
as
what
all
of
us
would
call
adulting
and
I'm
owning
the
fact
that
I
might
have
made
a
mistake
and
I'm
correcting
that
by
seconding
the
motion
with
Tom
and
being
in
agreement
with
Tom
that
this
is
something
that
we
should
pursue
and
I
would
ask
my
other
council
members
to
consider
supporting
this
agenda
item
and
moving
it
forward.
Thank
you.
P
So
you
know
stepping
back
and
revisiting
that
discussion
that
we
had.
We
were
presented
with
a
proposal
on
the
consent
agenda
that
included
two
primary
factors.
One
was
identified
as
advocacy
simply
advocating
for
the
city's
benefit
associated
with
proposed
laws
and
regulations,
and
things
of
that
nature
at
the
federal
federal
level,
and
the
second
piece
was
lobbying
and
those
were
identified
in
our
dialogue
as
two
specifically
different
things,
and
you
know,
as
I've
heard
a
conversation
here
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks.
I
think
the
delineation
between
those
two
is
important.
P
Looking
at
the
proposal
that
was
before
us
previously
and
is
before
us
this
evening,
there's
an
indication
that
projects
would
be
submitted
by
February
28th
in
the
house
and
March
31st
with
the
Senate,
and
that's
evidently
something
that
we
intend
to
do.
Hence
why
this
is
on
the
agenda
right
now,
I'm
just
curious.
If
someone
could
shed
some
light
into
that.
For
me.
N
Yeah
that
we
have
no
control
over
the
Congressional
time
frames,
so
this
is
actually
something
you
know
we
we've
lost
a
couple
of
weeks.
To
be
quite
honest,
since
this
was
not
approved
on
January
23rd,
once
it
was
indicated
that
there
was
interest
to
bring
this
back,
we've
been
talking
to
Thorne
run,
trying
to
put
the
city
in
the
best
position
regarding
this
legislative.
N
You
know
year
and
I
know
that
we
have
enough
infrastructure
projects,
different
initiatives
throughout
the
city
that
they
will
be
able
to
lobby
and
Advocate.
On
our
behalf,
and
even
if
not
for
this
upcoming
session,
we
know
that
we'll
be
prepared
for
the
next.
P
So
specific
trpu
is
going
to
work
with
the
city
to
develop
proposals
for
these
particular
two
deadlines
coming
up
in
that
context,
I'm
setting
that
aside
and
lining
it
up
with
the
one
voice
trip
that
is
planned
here
within
the
next
couple
of
weeks
as
well.
You
know
in
good
faith
I
reached
out
about
that,
because
I
wanted
to
know
what
was
happening
currently
with
the
city.
Slobbing
efforts
as
part
of
what
we
are
paying
for
in
this
agreement
is
to
facilitate
conversations
between
us
and
our
Congressional
Delegation.
P
So,
just
again
looking
for
clarification
as
to
what
might
be
in
the
hopper,
if
you
will
that,
perhaps
we're
not
aware
of.
N
Employees,
you
know
follow
up
if
I
don't
respond
to
your
question
accurately,
but
typically
the
the
regional
The
Economic
Development
Corporation,
represents
you
know
the
the
big
three
or
McLean
County,
the
well
several
governmental
entities.
I,
don't
want
to
just
comment
to
a
McLean
County
Town
of
normal
city
of
Bloomington,
but
I
would
in
fact
say
that,
while
there
is
not
something,
that's
truly
a
city
of
Bloomington
project,
we
do
have
a
project,
but
it
would
be
connected
to
Sarah
sure,
and
the
Sarah
project
is
one
of
three.
Typically.
N
This
group
does
not
go
out
and
have
asked
more
than
two
or
three
projects
at
one
time.
I
would
actually
share
that
and
we've
seen
the
success.
You
know
how
to
connect
transit
town
of
normal.
You
know,
universities
that
are
here
in
the
community.
N
Actually,
you
know
I
I've
done
this
in
previous
positions
and
hope
to
do
the
same
here
now
that
we're
Beyond
covid
is
to
have
our
trips,
our
one-offs,
you
know,
which
is
very
customary
for
municipalities
to
do
where
the
mayor,
typically,
along
with
some
of
the
Alder
persons,
go
out
to
DC
and
have
these
side
conf
conversations
but
they're
separate
to
what
a
chamber
or
what
an
EDC
does
as
a
collective.
P
So
in
researching
this
another
thing
that
I
discovered
you
know
just
in
in
searching,
why
would
a
municipality
feel
the
need
to
hire
a
lobbying
firm
to
interact
with
its
own
Congressional
Delegation,
and
this
is
a
point
that
councilmember
Walsh
brought
up
as
we
discussed
this
before
and
there's
a
ton
of
research
on
this
and
the
number
one
reason
is
when
a
city's
political
leaning,
if
you
will
even
in
non-partisanship,
is
at
odds
with
its
Congressional
delegate.
P
In
our
case,
we
have
a
very
unique
situation
in
that
our
connect,
our
Congressional
Delegation,
represents
both
political
parties.
I
just
bring
that
up,
since
this
agreement
includes
us
paying
foreign
run,
to
facilitate
conversations
between
us
and
those
two
Congressional
delegates
and
I'm
wondering
if
we
have
reached
out
to
meet
with
them
first
to
let
them
know
and
to
be
introduced
to
them
to
share
with
them
what
our
concerns
are
before.
We
are
actually
going
to
pay
a
third
party
to
do
that.
N
And
that
truly
is
a
great
question
and
and
I
think
the
response
is
is
quite
simply
this.
You
know
of
the
two
congressmen
that
represent
Bloomington
the
two
U.S
senators
that
represent
the
city
of
Bloomington.
They
do
not
have
the
capacity
nor
the
ability
for
outreach
for
all
the
different
federal
agencies
that
we're
seeking.
You
know
we're
not
just
going
to
Washington
to
see
what's
available.
You
know,
I
would
actually
say
that
this
Council
has
given
me
very
specific
Direction
on
what
it
wants
for
this
community.
N
So
to
think
that
our
two
congressmen
in
our
case
and
the
two
U.S
senators
having
the
capacity
to
reach
out
to
all
the
different
federal
agencies
to
seek
those
that
funding
I,
think
that's
unrealistic
to
the
question
or
the
comment
about
Outreach
Congressman
lahood.
You
know
definitely
Congressman
Sorensen
with
the
redistricting
he's
the
new
representative.
N
The
mayor
is
very
active
with
the
leadership
the
four
leaders
that
we
talk
about
the
Chiefs
of
Staff
for
both
Senator
Durbin
and
Senator
Duckworth
in
constant
conversation
with
them
as
well
about
the
city's
initiatives
and
I'm
going
to
you
know
we're
very
active
but
but
respectfully
I.
I
think
it's
unrealistic
to
think
that
they
would
have
the
ability
to
to
represent
us
in
all
the
different
areas
in
DC
that
we
need
to
seek
funding
for
the
initiatives
that
Council
has
for
the
community.
P
I
and
I
I
appreciate
that
I
just
was
referring
to
meeting
with
them
specifically.
So
the
last
point
that
I
want
to
make
is
this
I've
heard,
at
least
through
rumors,
that
the
two
key
projects
that
we
might
see
the
opportunity
for
would
be
downtown,
streetscape
and
also
Hamilton
Road.
If
that
is
the
case,
I'm
wondering
if
we
have
considered
the
difference
in
how
we
might
score
relative
to
the
justice
40
rubric,
which
is
being
placed
upon
the
scoring
processes
for
Grants.
N
Definitely-
and
you
mentioned
you
know-
we
actually
have
had
in
the
past
two
previous
years-
a
federal
lobbyist
and
it
was
not
a
thorn
run
Partners,
but
we
hired
a
federal
lobbyist
to
advocate
for
our
Hamilton
bun
to
Commerce,
while
two
years
ago,
not
this
current
year,
but
I
would
say
in
2021
we
were
successful.
I
made
it
to
a
higher
a
higher
level
with
usdot
we
learned
quite
a
bit.
It
was
a
first
time,
Kevin
kothy
and
his
public
work
staff
did
an
excellent
job
of
standing
up
that
Grant
proposal.
N
We
use
the
same
lobbyist
firm
the
second
year
and,
if
I
recall
correctly,
each
year
was
about
forty
or
fifty
thousand
dollars
that
we
paid
them
for
a
single
project
that
we
weren't
successful
on,
but
I
think
to
your
direct
question.
You
know
that
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
did
not
qualify.
The
second
go
around
and
made
it
to
an
even
higher
level
is
because
of
some
of
the
demographics
of
the
city
of
Bloomington.
A
K
D
A
P
Is
my
my
last
point
on
this?
If
this
rubric
for
justice
40
is
a
significant
criteria
for
the
infrastructure
funding
that's
available
from
the
federal
government,
it
would
seem
that
we
would
want
to
know
up
front
how
we're
going
to
score
on
that
to
understand
whether
or
not
we
would
have
a
shot
under
that
evaluation
criteria
before
we
invest
a
significant
amount
of
money
with
a
federal
lobbyist.
The
way
that
this
is
framed,
it
talks
about
overburden
and
underserved
communities
and
Bloomington
certainly
doesn't
meet
either
of
those
criteria
on
its
face.
N
Q
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
and
I'll
be
quick
here,
one
of
the
the
primary
reason
that
I'm
against
this-
and
it's
it's
one
of
those
things
that
you
know
I
keep
seeing
reference
to
normal
look,
how
great
normal
is
doing
at
getting
grants.
Normal
keeps
getting
a
grant
and
there's
always
stipulations
normal
has
to
spin.
You
know
you
get
a
five
million
dollar
Grant.
You
got
to
spend
five
million
dollars
and
them
what
typically
happens
is.
Oh
look,
I
have
a
coupon
I
have
to
spend
it.
Q
I
have
to
use
my
coupon,
so
I
have
to
go,
spend
money
and,
and
that's
exactly
what
has
happened
in
normal
formal
gets
a
grant
and
they
feel
like
they
have
to
go,
spend
the
money,
otherwise
they
lose
the
grant.
And
when
you
look
at
that
and
you
look
at
the
the
debt
burden
that
has
been
placed
upon,
the
citizens
and
the
residents
of
the
town
of
normal
I
would
hate
to
see
that
happen
to
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
because
we
found
a
coupon
and
we
have
to
spend
it.
N
You
know
I'm
not
going
to
seek
money
just
because
I
know
that
there's
2
billion
in
this
fund
or
there's
74
million
in
this
fund
I
feel
that
I
have
got
pretty
clear,
marching
orders
from
this
Council
on
the
initiatives
that
you
want
me
to
pursue
and
I
feel
strongly
that
in
order
for
me
to
be
successful,
this
is
something
that
I
need
to
be
successful.
N
Now,
as
we
evaluate
this
relationship
and
as
you
hold
me
accountable
for
what
I
do
right
or
what
I
do
not
do
right,
I
understand
that
that
is
my
reality
as
the
city
manager.
Now,
as
far
as
the
reference
to
the
town
of
normal,
you
know
when
you
look
at
the
two
communities.
You
know
we're
we're
the
bigger
community
of
the
two
and
the
only
reason
that
I
bring
up
the
town
of
normal
is
because
that's
what's
covered
in
the
local
media.
N
You
know,
that's
that's
something
that
we
understand
what
the
town
of
normal
is
doing.
Isu
is
an
example,
connect
Transit.
You
know
some
of
our
different
governmental
entities,
but
I
really
believe
that
there
is
little
comparison
between
the
two
communities.
B
I
am
well
I
voted
in
favor
of
at
the
the
last
time,
so
I
will
be
voting
in
favor
of
this.
This
again,
all
we
hear
from
the
constituents
and
is
that
we
want
infrastructure
fixed
and
our
local
motor
fuel
tax
and
the
State
motor
field
tax
is
not
going
to
cut
it.
We
need
to
have
funding
for
an
outside
Source
I
agree
with
Mr.
B
Lambert
that,
yes,
the
government
does
print
money
and
yes,
the
coven
money
that
was
printed
causes
some
of
this
inflation,
but
they're
collecting
income
tax
dollars
from
me
and
I
want
that
income
tax
dollars
to
come
back
and
fix
the
road
in
front
of
my
house.
That's
the
way,
I
view
it.
People
may
not
agree
with
that,
but
that's
the
way
I
want
to
throw
it
throw
out
there,
and
there
were
also
some
questions
about.
B
How
did
we
get
to
this
motion
to
to
reconsider
it's
actually
in
our
city,
ordinance,
chapter
2,
section
18.,
and
it
basically
says
that
at
a
meeting
during
which
the
original
vote
was
taken,
including
any
continuation
of
the
meeting
through
recess
or
adjournment
at
a
time
or
place
or
at
the
next
regular
scheduled
council
meeting
following
the
meeting
during
which
the
original
vote
was
taken,
only
the
people
that
voted
in
the
majority
can
bring
forward
a
motion
to
reconsider
and
I.
Couldn't
do
it.
B
K
Yes,
last
week,
councilmember
Walsh
made
the
point
that
we
ought
to
be
able
to
rely
on
our
Senators
and
our
representatives
to
advocate
for
us
and
to
be
able
to
you
know
to
go
after
the
kind
of
Grant
dollars
that
would
support
the
projects
that
this
community
is
desired.
Desires
to
complete
and
I
absolutely
agree
with
that.
However,
it
was,
it
was
in
an
editorial
in
the
pantograph
I
think
it
was
last
Sunday.
K
That's
just
not
the
reality
anymore,
you
know,
and
if
we
want
to
compete,
you
know
in
this
challenge
to
to
get
the
money.
That's
going
to
build
this
community
in
ways
that
our
constituents
and
this
Council
has
has
chosen
to
support.
We
have
to
be
able
to
play
that
game
and
so
I
think
hiring
a
lobbyist
is
going
to
help
us
be
successful
in
ways
to
just
relying
on
our
elected
officials
as
competent.
You
know,
and
as
as
dedicated
as
they
are.
K
We
just
need
a
different
kind
of
tools
to
build
a
different
house,
and
that's
what
we're
doing
here.
So
thanks.
A
Thank
you:
okay,
council
member
Ward,
I'm
gonna
go
people
who
haven't
spoken
yet.
L
Yeah
I'd
just
like
to
underscore
what
what
Alderman
Crumpler
just
raised.
The
idea
that
that
our
elected
representatives
and
Senators
can
can
sort
of
carry
this
load
all
by
themselves
implies
that
they're,
the
only
ones
who
are
necessary
to
make
things
happen.
I
think
that
that
that's
analogous
to
saying
well,
it's
up
to
one
council
member
to
make
everything
happen
we
have
to.
We
have
to
have
conversations
with
the
community.
L
We
have
to
have
conversations
with
one
another
and
that's
what
I
see
this
lobbying
firm,
facilitating,
not
just
conversations
with
with
the
senators
and
representatives,
but
also
as
the
city
manager
pointed
out
and
as
the
the
agenda
item
points
out
with
federal
agencies
and
others
who
are
involved
other
stakeholders,
the
conversations
have
to
be
bigger
if
we
want
to
to
make
them
work,
not
smaller
yeah.
Q
Quick
on
that
I
understand,
our
elected
officials
are
out
there
to
think
they're
out
there
on
their
own
is
not
correct.
Have
you
seen
the
budget
for
each
of
the
for
all
of
their
staffs
and
they
have
local
offices
and
they
should
be
and
are
in
our
communities,
and
they
should
be
learning
what
our
needs
are
from
their
staff
members
and
that's
why
they
have
staff
to
help
reach
out.
It
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
be
a
representative
or
a
senator
reaching
out.
Q
It
can
be
a
member
of
their
staff
that
reaches
out,
and
it's
very
disappointing,
that
our
elected
officials
in
Washington,
not
even
their
staff
members,
are
reaching
out
and
saying.
What
can
we
do
to
help
your
community
and
yes,
I
realize
that
the
game
is
there
and,
as
mentioned,
somebody
has
to
be
to
stand
up
and
say:
the
game
is
wrong
and
publicly
say
the
game
is
wrong
and
I
hear
all
this
talk
of
of
lobbyists
and
all
of
our
elected
officials
like
to
talk
about
oh
well.
Q
B
Yeah
I
just
would
like
to
add
to
what
Molly
said
and
many
other
people
we
hired
a
Financial
Consultant,
which
costs
money
and
he
is
being
very
successful
as
Mr
rathman
shared
at
the
Financial
finance
report
here.
A
Right
there
are
seven
yeses
and
two
names:
Madam
clerk.
A
Oh
sorry,
sorry
I
must
be
looking
at
the
time
here,
getting
ready
to
get
out
sorry.
So
so
that
was
the
motion
to
reconsider.
So
now
we're
going
to
vote
on
the
item,
the
agreement
as
amended.
Okay,
is
there
a
motion?
I'll
move,
okay,
move
by
council
member
Ward,
oh
second,
okay,
second,
by
council,
member
Urban,
I,
don't
think
there's
a
need
for
more
discussion.
So
if
you
could
just
go
ahead
and
vote
the
link.
A
Okay,
so
the
item
passes
and
six
yeses
and
three
names
Madam.
A
N
Thank
you
mayor
and
Council.
Just
a
couple
of
comments.
I
know
it's
been
a
longer
night.
I
think
I
have
two
slides.
We
have
a
our
first
Friday
for
March
is
Shamrock
and
roll.
It's
March
3rd
downtown
five
to
eight.
Hopefully
we
have
some
of
the
similar
weather
that
we've
been
experiencing
the
last
couple
of
days
next
slide.
Please
February,
Indoor,
Farmers
Market
is
February
18th
this
coming
Saturday
and
that's
9
A.M
to
noon.
Those
have
been
very
successful
up
to
this
point.
N
Is
it
they're
just
growing
in
popularity?
It's
something!
That's
going
very
well
for
the
community
and
I
know
that
director
Hahn
and
her
team
get
recognized
for
their
efforts.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
think
that's.
It
is
that
correct,
Catherine
and
then
just
a
couple
of
extra
comments.
I
know
it's
been
a
little
bit
longer
night,
but
I
just
want
to
pause,
real,
quick
and
thanks
staff
for
some
of
the
items
that
came
across
the
Finish
Line
tonight
that
Council
approved
we've
got
Scott
raspin
as
the
finance
director
I
realized.
N
Nothing
was
voted
on
tonight,
but
just
truly
his
preparation.
The
work
that
he
does
you
know
has
been
presenting.
The
monthly
Finance
director's
report
does
an
excellent
job
Scott.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Melissa
you
and
Jeff
working
on
the
vacancy
commercial
vacancy
ordinance,
a
lot
of
work
and
truly
when
I
say
this
goes
back
to
a
summer,
fall
2018
conversation
where
this
really
started.
Several
people
came
out
and
said
you
know
this
has
to
be
addressed.
N
This
is
a
culmination
of
those
efforts
and
definitely
appreciate
collaboration
that
we've
had
and
then
the
deputy
city
manager,
all
the
work
on
the
lobbyist,
ordinance
I
appreciate
your
efforts
for
that
as
well,
and
then
I
want
to
share
for
the
community.
Is
we
had
audio
problems
with
our
live
stream?
So
it
showed
up
on
YouTube
the
video
portion,
but
there
was
no
audio,
so
we
pulled
the
video
we
are
going
to
Overlay
the
audio
so
that
that
can
be
heard
at
a
later
date.
N
A
Thank
you
and
under
mayor's
comments.
Last
Saturday
I
attended
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
Gala
with
a
number
of
council
members,
which
was
a
very
good
very
good
event,
and
at
that
event
the
the
the
workforce
marketing
campaign
from
the
EDC
was
unveiled
life
multiplied,
so
I
think
that's
going
to
be
for
Blooming
to
Bloomington
times
normal
and
I.
A
Think
it's
going
to
be
a
a
very
successful
campaign
and
you
know
be
on
the
lookout
for
EDC
staff
member
to
staff
members
to
reach
out
and
find
ways
to
include
as
many
people
as
possible
within
the
community
and
to
share.
You
know
what
is
so
great
about
living
in
Bloomington
Normal.
A
A
It
is
a
fantastic
facility
and
they're
they're
doing
a
lot
of
great
things
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
you
know,
continued
success
for
them
and-
and
in
fact
we
we
just
had
some
preliminary
conversations
about
ways
that
we
can
work
together
in
the
past
we've
we've
kind
of
we've
provided
support
in
terms
of
advocacy
for
some
of
the
the
things
that
legislation
that
they
were
concerned
about,
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
to
do
that.
A
Work
and-
and
hopefully
it's
gonna
bear
fruit,
but
I'm
really
excited
about
the
partnership
and
that
meeting
included
also
the
the
town
of
normal,
so
I'm
really
very
happy
with
the
way
things
are
are
coming
together.
We
did
have
an
opportunity
to
test
a
one
of
the
vehicles.
A
You
know
when
zero
to
60
in
about
two
seconds,
my
heart
kind
of
jumped
out.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
it's
still
beating
fast
to
this
particular
moment,
but
it
was
incredible:
it's
an
incredible
vehicle.
If
you
ever
have
a
chance,
you
know
I
encourage
you
to
to
try
it
out.
It's
just
like
being
in
a
you
know
how
an
airplane
you
know
when
you're
you
know
starting
to
take
off
that's
what
it
feels
like.
It
was
incredible,
never
been
through
it
and
I.
Guess
tomorrow
is
Valentine's
Day.
E
I,
just
also
wanted
to
thank
staff
as
well.
I
sent
a
number
of
questions
to
Tim
this
morning.
He's
like
that's
a
lot
of
questions,
we'll
see
what
we
can
do,
but
all
the
questions
were
answered
very
thoroughly
very
quickly
and
I
assume.
Other
council
members
ask
questions,
so
you
guys
are
responding
to
a
lot
and
it's
very
much
appreciated.
R
R
Celand
that
we
are
to
have
a
meeting
with
for
your
constituents,
every
quarter,
I
believe,
is
what
I
was
told.
But
in
fact,
every
Saturday
evening
at
5,
30
I
have
what
is
called
open.
Tabletop
at
Parkview
Inn,
anybody
from
Ward,
6
or
anyone
in
the
city
is
welcome
to
come
into
Parkview
and
sit
at
the
community
table.
You
do
have
to
pay
for
your
own
food
and
drink
I'm,
not
paying
for
you.
They
do
not
pay
me
enough,
as
a
council
person
to
pay
for
your
dinner
I'm
sorry,
but
it
is
open.
Tabletop.
R
All
topics
are
welcome.
There
are
friendly
people,
they
sit
at
the
table
most
of
the
time
they
yell
at
me
about
roads
and
sewers
and
water
bills
and
yeah
yeah.
That
happens
a
lot,
but
it's
okay,
because
I
have
thick
skin
and
it's
a
lot
of
fun
to
sit
at
the
table
and
everyone,
of
course
in
the
city,
is
welcome
to
sit
at
the
table
and
yell
at
whatever
council
members
happen
to
show
up
and
sit
down
and
I
will
be
there
continuously
through
the
remainder
of
my
term.
R
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
everyone
knew
about
that
and
I
encourage
other
Council
people
to
create
events
for
your
constituents
to
be
able
to
reach
out
to
you.
Thank
you.
B
Yeah
I
would
like
to
add
on
to
the
mayor's
com
comment
about
the
EDC
logo
that
was
first
shared
At.
The
Gala
the
mayor
will
probably
remember
several
years
ago,
was
brought
up
that
maybe
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
town
of
normal
should
have
regular
joint
meetings
and
the
the
date
was
suggested.
The
fifth
Monday
of
the
month,
which
there's
only
two
per
year,
I'm,
not
in
favor,
of
having
extra
meetings.
B
However,
it
probably
would
be
of
great
value
for
both
the
town
and
the
city
to
get
together
and
talk
about.
We
do
have
common
goals,
but
how
do
we
get
to
those
goals
and
share
and-
and
yes
multiply,
the
life
Bloomington
times
normal?
Is
life
multiplied?
So
there
needs
to
be
collaboration.
There
needs
to
be
conversation,
and
I
would
like
to
see
that.
A
Wow
that
fifth
Monday
is
precious.
You
know
that
it's
fine,
that's
fine!
No!
It's
wonderful!
Anybody
else.
Okay
looks
like
everybody's
ready
to
go.
So
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
I'll.