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May 28, 2019 - City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
E
Thank
You,
mayor
and
city
council
I
appreciate
your
proclamation
for
building
safety
month.
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
introduce
you
to
Chris
Chris
McAlister,
our
new
building
official
for
the
Community
Development
Department.
In
this
role
he
will
serve
as
a
division
manager
for
the
building
safety
division.
Chris
is
a
central
Illinois
native
from
Eureka.
He
holds
a
Bachelor
of
Science
in
architectural
studies
from
the
U
of
I
and
had
spent
the
past
twenty
years.
E
F
A
A
E
A
Your
poll
ratings
are
high
among
some
proclamation
recognizing
National
Public
Works
week,
where,
as
you
come
over
here,
you
can
talk
later.
I
know
you
want
to
talk
now
by
the
second,
whereas
Public
Works
professionals
focus
on
infrastructure
facilities
and
services
that
are
a
vital
importance
to
sustainable
and
resilient
communities
and
to
the
public
health,
high
quality
of
life
and
well-being
of
the
people
of
Bloomington.
A
And
whereas
these
dedicated
employees
strive
to
embody
the
values
of
teamwork,
accountability
and
integrity
each
day,
while
providing
superior
public
service.
Now,
therefore,
IT
Riveter,
a
mayor
of
Bloomington
Illinois,
do
recognize,
may
19th
to
25th
2019
as
National
Public
Works
week.
Congratulations!
Thank
you.
Mister
carts.
H
A
You
Jim
we're
gonna
move
next
to
public
comment
and
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
again.
Our
policy
in
public
comment
is
to
listen.
If
you
want
to
have
interactions,
we
have
the
mayor's
open
house
in
4:30
to
5:30
on
Fridays
before
regular
money,
Council
meetings,
so
it
was
just
this
past
Friday
and
that
way
you
can
get
answers
have
conversations
hopefully
have
problems
solved
on-site,
but
at
the
very
least
it's
a
good
community
conversation.
So
I
certainly
recommend
that,
but
we
tonight
have
we
have
a
half
hour
devoted.
A
There
are
slightly
more
than
a
half
hours
worth
of
three
minutes.
So
if
you
have
things
that
you're
repeating
that
others
have,
if
you
can
be
as
succinct
as
possible
so
that
all
11
people
can
speak,
I
would
certainly
appreciate
it
and,
let's
see
I'm
gonna,
actually
connect
clock,
isn't
correct.
I'm,
going
to
date
this
at
six,
six
eleven
now
and
so
we're
gonna
start
I'm
going
to
call
them
two
groups
of
three.
So
you
can
be
prepared
to
come
forward.
Aleta,
Diggins,
Heidi,
Zimmerman
and
Scott
Standley
mayor.
A
A
A
I
I
We
aren't
against
a
Transfer
Center
or
against
you
and
your
friends
the
appointments
that
you're
considering,
but
we
are
asking
you
to
instead
put
Amelia
Burgess
and
Justin
Boyd
on
a
prestigious
special
blue-ribbon
panel,
a
task
force
to
advise
and
work
with
a
new
kind
of
Connect
Transit
Board
of
Trustees,
one
that
is
representative
of
ridership.
People
who
live
with
disabilities
are
pointing
out
that
it's
unfair
for
connect
transit
to
continue
ignoring
their
transit
needs
a
ad,
a
Americans
with
Disability
Act
legal
requirements
for
hardscaping
access
to
level,
safe,
sidewalks
and
high
contrast.
I
Signage
have
been
ignored
by
Connect
transit
over
the
years.
This
puts
people
with
mobility
issues,
low
vision
and
disabilities
at
a
disadvantage
and
being
employed
in
seeing
their
friends
in
shopping,
going
to
medical
visits
and
participating
in
society
as
fully
as
they
deserve
to
it,
makes
them
dependent
on
relatives,
neighbors,
expensive,
taxis
or
increasingly
expensive
and
limited
paratransit
connect.
I
Transit
has
a
very
poor
track
record
of
taking
into
consideration
and
working
with
communities
that
most
need:
bus
service,
elderly
people,
the
working
poor,
young
families
and
single
parents
with
low
incomes
veterans,
people
with
disabilities,
because
people
have
waited
and
waited
year
after
year
for
a
seat
at
the
table
and
a
way
to
get
on
the
bus
and
a
safe
spot
to
get
off
the
bus.
They
often
have
good
education
and
credentials.
Often
they
also
have
family
members
who
are
well
qualified
to
sit
on
the
transit
board.
They
know
what
they
need.
I
They
are
communicate,
what
they
need.
How
do
we
keep
the
connect
transit
board
on
track
and
focused
on
providing
everyone
what
they
need
in
order
to
have
equal
access
to
safe
transit?
How
do
we
keep
the
priorities
of
connect
transit
from
being
consciously
racist,
unconsciously
classist,
an
elitist
unconsciously
ablest?
How
do
we
keep
connect
transit
from
continuing
to
shirk
its
legal
duties
under
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act?
The
answer
is
representation.
A
best
practice
for
nonprofit
boards
is
to
see
multiple
individuals
who
have
first-hand
experience
with
the
service
their
board
oversees.
I
We
are
asking
for
multiple
trustees,
not
just
a
token
or
afterthought,
who
actually
rely
on
connect,
transit
or
connect
mobility,
or
they
have
immediate
family
members
who
do
so
or
they
are
advocates
who
routinely
work
with
people
who
rely
on
the
fixed
route,
bus
or
connect
mobilities
paratransit
service.
You
could
ask
for
vetting
or
endorsement
by
a
local
agency
that
serves
bus
reliant
populations
for
those
people
that
might
qualify
for
such
a
trustee
position.
The
era
of
appointing
trustees,
who
are
champions
for
equal
access
to
public
services
must
begin
now.
I
J
Hi
I'm
Heidi
Zimmerman,
still
the
same
disability
service
provider
who
serves
this
community
I,
come
here
before
you
again
to
help
everyone
here
understand
the
importance
of
your
decisions
surrounding
the
connect
transit
board.
Appointments
I
understand
that
the
downtown
Bloomington
transfer
station
is
a
top
priority
for
you,
mayor
Renner
and
as
nice
as
it
sounds
to
have
a
more
shiny,
modern
facility
to
add
to
the
downtown
area.
I
thought.
Maybe
we
should
take
a
peek
into
the
lives
of
people
who
will
be
left
behind
as
we
continue
to
lobby
for
this
project.
J
Imagine
you
have
a
physical
or
intellectual
disability.
Your
total
income
for
the
whole
month
is
what
is
provided
by
Social
Security,
which
is
currently
771
dollars.
You
managed
to
find
a
decent
one-bedroom
apartment
for
$500
with
utilities,
leaving
you
with
a
grand
total
of
271
dollars
to
live
on
for
a
whole
month.
It
is
October
1st
of
this
year.
So
now
you
can
no
longer
purchase
a
$65
monthly
bus
pass
and
decide
to
buy
the
new
$100
value
card,
since
it
will
allow
for
the
biggest
discount
of
15%.
J
This
$100
value
card
only
allows
you
to
leave
your
home
on
14
occasions.
This
is
all
posted
on
the
connect
site
here
so
14
occasions
during
the
month,
and
that's
because
you
live
a
quarter
of
a
mile
too
far
from
a
fixed
route.
Do
you
think
this
is
a
value
to
spend
$100
a
month
for
a
bus
pass
that
will
only
let
you
leave
your
home
14
times
in
one
month,
because
the
current
connect
transit
board
does
so.
If
then,
you,
maybe
you
done
think
to
yourself.
J
Well
the
fixed
route
bus
offers
$36
for
an
unlimited
monthly
pass.
So
I'll
just
try
to
use
that,
and
you
soon
realize
that
the
bus
is
no
longer
have
actual
colors
on
them.
Just
printed
words
that
you
can't
understand,
then
you
realize
that
you
need
to
have
internet
access
or
a
smart
phone
with
access
to
the
Internet
to
current
to
get
current
route
information.
And
ultimately
you
give
up
hope,
because
you
understand
that
you're
just
stuck
writing
the
paratransit
bus.
J
So
this
is
just
one
example
of
how
the
current
Transit
board
fails
to
prioritize
the
needs
of
people
in
our
community.
The
decisions
are
being
made
without
regard
for
the
real
lives
of
people
living
below
the
poverty
line
and
people
with
disabilities
and
clearly
illustrates
a
need
for
a
writer
representation
on
the
board.
It
is
unconscionable
to
keep
ignoring
the
needs
of
people
who
are
so
vulnerable
in
our
community
and
I
asked
that
you
please
stop
rubber
stamping
projects
like
the
downtown
Bloomington
transfer
station
until
we
can
all
get
on
the
bus.
Thank
you.
K
Mic
my
concern
is
number
one
regarding
the
infrastructure.
The
gym
kit
gets
tired
of
me
talking
about
this
last
two
weeks.
I
have
ran
in
that
tire
would
not
hold
there
and
went
to
the
dealer,
and
would
you
know
there's
a
screw
in
it
from
that
lousy
drop-off
facility,
that
they
claim
that
they
clean
every
night
and
they
do
a
lousy
job
of
it.
Who's
ever
doing
it.
As
far
as
the
bus
goes
Terry
there
are
people
that
can't
that's
their
only
mode
of
transportation.
Let
everybody
on
that
council
go
ride.
K
The
bus
for
an
entire
month,
including
mr.
Gleason,
and
you
know,
I,
really
don't
think
much
of
this.
You
know:
Connect
transit,
disconnect
transit
that
why
don't
we
have
competition
for
Connect
transit
and
we
may
see
some
action.
Also,
the
streets
in
this
town
are
absolutely
terrible.
I
hit
a
chuckhole
again
and
it
was
so
deep.
I
had
to
get
out
and
look
what
it
was
now.
There
is
no
excuse.
You've
got
the
money
for
everything
you
wanted
fund,
but
you
don't
have
the
money
for
the
roads.
K
Yes,
the
for
the
first
gas
tax
that
went
in
2015.
Yes,
some
of
that
went
to
a
slush
fund
that
I
know.
You've
heard
me
talk
about
before
to
pay
down
pensions.
It
did
not
go
into
the
roads,
I,
don't
think
if
it
did.
Why
did
the
city
let
the
roads
go
this
far?
Maybe
mr.
Gleason
has
an
answer
for
that.
I
don't
know,
but
you
know
something
is
needs
to
be
done.
I
mean
the
taxes
keep
going
up
and
the
services
keep
going
down.
K
You
know,
I,
really,
don't
think
that
there's
anybody
in
this
town,
in
fact
I
had
one
person
when
I
was
out
in
my
yard.
Tell
me
he
they
were
trying
to
get
around
with
the
wheelchair
and
a
walker,
and
they
said
the
sidewalks
in
this
town
are
absolutely
pathetic.
I
said:
don't
talk
to
me.
Talk
to
Jim
I
said
I,
agree
180%
with
you,
but
you
don't
have
to
talk
to
me.
Talk
to
something
that
can
do
something
about
it
and
you
know
I
hope
that
everybody
stops
and
really
thinks.
K
C
Visuals
out
four
and
I'm
here
with
citizens
to
ensure
fair
transit,
our
reasonable
request
to
ask
for
real
representation
on
the
board.
Six
years
ago,
I
found
out
that
I
was
born
with
a
degenerative
eye.
Disease
and
I
could
no
longer
drive
after
30
years
of
independence.
I
realized
that
the
typical
person
does
not
see
through
a
tiny
pinhole
of
vision
and
I
understood
why
I
ran
my
face
into
the
cabinet
corners
that
were
right
in
front
of
me.
C
I
understood
my
constantly
bruised
shins
and
I
was
given
the
forced
perspective
of
someone
whose
whole
world
became
very
small
very
quickly.
This
ledge
isolation,
because
the
world
is
not
so
kind
to
those
who
can
read
but
cannot
navigate
without
a
white
cane
safely.
During
that
year,
I
started
out
writing
the
fixed
route
bus,
which
meant
crossing
a
busy
road
with
a
45
mile
per
hour,
speed
limit
and
no
crosswalk
when
family.
My
mobility,
trainer
and
friends
put
this
together.
C
They
all
were
concerned
for
my
safety
and
I
agreed
to
apply
for
the
paratransit
bus
writing.
The
paratransit
bus
meant
that
on
low
income
and
then
on
disability
income,
while
I
went
back
to
school,
I
had
to
pay
double.
The
cost.
I
had
been
I
found
out
quickly
that
the
bus
might
never
or
might
leave
without
me
if
I
did
not
see
it
in
time,
I
got
up
two
hours
or
more
before
work
and
I
still
ended
up
being
late.
C
Sometimes,
if
I
did
not
have
the
co-workers,
administrators
and
supervisors
I
had
at
the
time,
I
could
have
easily
lost
my
job,
along
with
everything
else.
The
expansion
and
development
of
infrastructure
of
our
bus
stops
are
what
is
needed
for
our
independence
and
for
the
for
some.
It
is
the
only
time
they
may
leave
the
home
or
be
social
at
all,
and
the
fact
that
there
is
no
representation
of
these
citizens
on
the
transit
board
is
untenable.
C
We
at
seft
made
some
visuals
and
even
created
a
way
to
simulate
how
I
see
that's
the
card
with
the
pinholes.
The
picture
is
being
passed,
are
of
an
ad
a
compliant
bus.
Stop
and
the
others
are
of
ones
that
would
be
places
I
would
feel
unsafe
at
and
one
simulates
what
one
of
the
non
ad
a
compliant
stops
would
look
like
for
me.
This
is
about
gaining
perspective.
C
The
changes
that
Reliant
writers
and
reliant
paratransit
writers
losing
are
the
changes
that
have
been
made
and
are
being
made,
represent
reliant
writers
and
reliant
paratransit
writers
losing
their
jobs,
social
isolation,
having
trouble
paying
rent
and
even
eviction
for
some,
please
think
about
the
future
of
our
citizens
and
give
writers
the
voice
they
deserve.
Okay,.
L
Good
evening
my
name
is
Joel
Studebaker
I'm,
a
resident
of
normal
I
live
at
106
West
Shelbourne
Drive,
it's
in
a
little
cluster
of
kind
of
grote
apartments
in
north
normal,
where
I
moved
about
four
years
ago,
because
it
was
what
I
could
afford.
At
the
time,
I
worked
at
Illinois
State
University
I
had
a
car
I
drove
to
work
and
and
often
parked
in
one
of
the
spaces
that
was
marked
for
30
minutes
for
longer
than
I
should
have
before,
eventually,
grant
funding
for
my
position
ran
out.
L
I
ended
up
in
2017
unemployed
for
about
three
months
by
the
time
that
I
got
a
job
in
April
of
of
2017
I
was
at
the
point
where
I
needed
to
empty
out
my
retirement
savings
so
that
I
could
make
rent
so
that
I
could
pay
off
the
electricity
bill
that
I
hadn't
paid
to
the
winter,
because
four
months
of
unemployment
after
a
very
low
paying
job
at
a
university,
just
you
know,
isn't
easy.
Once
I
got
that
job,
which
was
part-time
at
epiphany
farms.
L
It
paid
me
about
$9
an
hour
and
though
I
argued
for
as
many
hours
as
I.
Could
get
I
ended
up
pulling
in
about
two
hundred
to
two
and
fifty
dollars
in
the
average
week,
with
that
I
needed
to
make
rent
I
needed
to
take
care
of
my
car
I
needed
to
do
all
of
the
things.
Of
course,
the
thing
that
I
put
off
was
car
maintenance
and
that
came
back
to
bite
me
in
the
butt,
because
my
engine
comes
time
and
my
car
was
a
goner.
L
I
did
not
have
the
funds
to
buy
another
vehicle,
and
that
meant
that
I
was
reliant
on
the
bus.
Very
suddenly,
I
didn't
even
thought
about
that
when
I
moved
to
my
apartment,
thankfully
it
happened
to
be
right
by
a
stop
on
the
pink
and
the
olive
routes
that
pink
route
got
me
from
my
apartment
and
north
normal
to
Uptown,
where
I
could
catch
the
green
and
get
to
epiphany
farms
in
about
25
minutes.
L
My
point
is
that
I've
been
very
lucky.
Even
though
I
lost
all
of
my
retirement
savings
lost
my
car
and
ended
up
in
a
really
tough
spot
for
a
while.
There
was
a
bus
that
got
me
where
I
needed
to
go.
I
didn't
need
to
relocate,
I
didn't
need
to
move,
and
if
I'd
been
in
a
different
position,
some
of
the
jobs
I
had
applied
for
they
were
on
the
Oliver
out
now,
Oliver
I've
started
outside
my
apartment.
L
That
was
been
fantastic
for
me,
but
today
it
wouldn't
be
when
we
don't
have
people
who
understand
the
difficulties
and
the
importance
on
our
boards.
We
missed
that
perspective
and,
while
I
want
a
downtown
transfer
center,
more
than
probably
anybody
I,
don't
think
that
should
come
at
the
expense
of
representing
people
who
can
wait
on
a
downtown
transfer
center
as
long
as
they
can
get
to
where
they
need
to
go
today.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
M
Evening,
mayor
council,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Meryl
Brown
resident
business
owner
and
bloomington-normal,
and
member
of
the
cultural
Commission
Jenna
you'll
be
considering
and
taking
action
on
an
ordinance
establishing
the
downtown
cultural
district
and
adopting
boundaries
for
that
area.
I.
Ask
that
you
consider
voting
in
favor
of
this
ordinance.
Establishing
these
boundaries
only
serves
as
a
positive
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
while
this
ordinance
with
this
ordinance,
the
city
of
Bloomington,
is
eligible
for
grant
funding
reserved
solely
for
those
established
cultural
districts.
M
Furthermore,
designating
this
area
who
recognizes
that
Bloomington
holds
arts
and
cultural
resources
as
important
and
defining
characteristics
of
how
our
cities
viewed
as
a
musician
who
is
in
this
city,
that's
pretty
important
to
me
that
I
can
call
this
city
a
cultural
place,
so
once
again,
I
just
ask
that
you
consider
voting
in
favor
of
this
ordinance
and
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
N
Good
evening,
mayor
I
was
listening
to
jostle
Vicker
and
it
kind
of
reminds
me
of
when
I
was
working
at
a
Center
for
Independent
Living,
helping
people
train
to
ride
the
buses,
learn
where
the
bus
stops
are
where
the
tires
they
have
to
be
there.
Things
like
things
of
that
sort.
Until
it
came
to
a
my
car
broke
down
myself
and
I
had
to
get
the
bus
to
work.
It
didn't
happen.
For
me,
the
bus
came
too
late
for
me
to
be
at
work
by
8:30.
N
The
bus
thing
coming
in
my
neighborhood
until
8:30,
so
I
had
to
try
to
rely
on
cabs
or
neighbors
that
can
be
coming
soon
and
so
I
had
I
wanted
to
say
that
and
then
get
into
what
I
really
want
to
say
in
the
coming
weeks.
Mariners
and
the
city,
the
Bloomington
City
Council,
will
have
the
opportunity
to
appoint
to
Bloomington
to
represent
the
city
of
transit,
I'm
sorry
connect
transit
board.
N
You
may
have
heard
that
the
in
that
transit
board
proposal
to
eliminate
services
got
the
fare,
payment
structure
and
jack
up
the
cause
of
affairs.
But
do
you
know
who
is
on
the
board?
More
importantly,
do
you
know
who
isn't
as
it
stands?
The
connect
transit
board
is
exclusively
made
up
of
people
who
present
as
white,
able-bodied
and
financially
well
resourced.
N
This
is
no
way
reflects
the
ridership
and
it's
a
result
of
a
failure
of
the
connect
transit
boards
bylaws
to
ensure
that
people
with
disabilities
and
low-income
transit
reliant
residents
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
I
would
definitely
want
people
that
are
in
my
shoes
and
I
asked
if
you
could
put
your
cars
away
for
a
day
or
maybe
a
week
and
try
to
get
to
where
you
need
to
get
to
on
the
bus.
I
was
I
dunno,
it
would
be
hard
for
you.
I
know
it
would
be
hard
for
you.
N
Even
if
you
are
not
a
writer
chances
are
someone
in
your
life
relies
on
public
transportation,
whether
it
is
a
friend,
a
neighbor
or
a
loved
one,
or
just
an
acquaintance
like
your
favorite
cashier
or
a
friendly
face
at
the
coffee
shop.
Public
transit
brings
us
together
and
connects
people
we
care
about
to
our
community
for
some,
especially
people
with
low
income
and
people
with
disability,
probably
transit.
Is
it
a
choice?
It
is
a
lifeline,
it
is
what
we
do,
and
on
for
medical
appointments,
classes,
work
and
grocery
trips.
N
O
Hello:
everybody,
my
name
is
Julia
Cozad,
Callaghan
I'm,
a
resident
of
Bloomington,
Ward
8
and
a
member
of
the
cultural
Commission
and
I
am
here
tonight
to
encourage
your
support
of
the
downtown
cultural
district
ordinance.
So
this
downtown
cultural
district
will
be
a
strong
backbone
of
a
larger
expansion
of
Bloomington's
cultural
identity.
The
proposed
district
itself
is
compact
and
walkable
and
encourages
visitors
to
explore
the
whole
area
more
fully
during
their
visit.
O
P
P
One
of
the
last
things
at
the
end
of
the
parade.
Mr.
mayor
came
up
said:
hi
I
introduced
him
to
my
niece
and
my
great
niece.
My
great
niece
was
very
impressed
that
she
got
to
meet
the
mayor.
She
said
aunt
Sarina,
you
know
these
people.
Would
you
do
me?
A
favor
I
said
sure
tell
him
we
need
more
candy
I
realize
that
this
parade
is
more
solemn
than
others,
but
with
all
the
children
that
were
around
me
with
empty
bags
was
not
good.
P
The
other
thing
I
would
like
to
bring
up
again,
I'm
sorry,
I'm,
still
being
positive.
Last
week
we
had
major
storms
in
this
city
and
one
of
the
hits
or
something
was
on
Wood
Street
and
about
1:30.
In
the
morning,
wires
came
down
and
the
lights
from
the
fire
engines
and
stuff
woke
us
up
and
I
go
out
of
my
front
porch
and
there
are
wires
crossed
Wood,
Street
and
they're
on
fire
and
it's
pouring
down
rain
and
these
there's
just
flames
coming
out.
P
P
Had
all
the
electricity
back
up.
All
our
electricity
went
out,
got
everything
back
up
and
running
so
again,
I
want
to
thank
them.
I
know
it's
a
problem
with
potholes,
but
I,
don't
know
about
you,
but
everywhere
I
go
somebody's
filling
in
a
pothole.
Maybe
it's
not
your
street.
Maybe
it's
not
my
street
today,
but
they're
constantly
everywhere
filling
a
minute.
So
please
give
them
the
credit.
P
Q
Similar
word
for
just
want
to
come
up
and
put
a
face
with
a
voice
and
email
address
and
and
request
that
you
consider
tabling
regular
agenda
8d
and
8e
so
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
as
a
neighborhood
association
interact
with
city
staff
and
in
our
council
representatives
to
make
sure
that
the
the
memoranda
standing
on
the
Electrolux
site
and
the
brokerage
agreement
and
in
the
future
plans
there
are
aligned
with
neighborhood
hopes
and
desires
in
that
regard,
so
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
A
A
Said
seven
F
I
wrote
seven
F
with
Jeff's
name
underneath
it
that
looked
like
EE.
Thank
you
so
7
c
d
and
f
as
in
Frank,
correct.
Okay,
all
right!
So
that's
what,
as
the
the
the
maker
of
the
motion
second
or
we're
all?
Ok
with
that.
Okay,
all
right,
if
everyone
will
go
ahead
and
vote
on
that,
with
the
exception
of
those
three
items,
motion
carries
nine
to
zero.
R
Mayor,
thank
you
so
item
7c
is
normally
something
that
is
very
simple
and
it's
always
in
the
consent
agenda
in
terms
of
approving
people
to
our
boards
and
commissions.
A
T
R
Was
just
I
just
think:
there's
a
lot
of
miscommunication
going
on
right
now
in
terms
of
what
can
and
can't
happen
what's
allowed
and
what's
not
allowed
and
I
think
that
we
could
all
benefit
just
from
some
open
communication
to
make
sure
everybody
is
on
the
same
page
before
we
move
forward.
So
you
know
I
guess
it
would
be.
R
A
First
thing,
they
would
just
say
is
one
doesn't
necessarily
preclude
the
other.
That
is,
there
can
be
a
conversation
irrespective
of
the
particular
appointments
that
are
there
just
to
do
some
clarification
and
I
appreciate
the
conversations
beforehand.
I
did
talk
to
Brad
Colton
I
mean
it's
a
police
checked
our
procedures
and
whatever
just
to
clarify
prior
to
2011.
A
The
council
in
Bloomington
received
nothing
but
names
and
I
do
have
to
credit
all
the
excuse
me
mayor
Stockton,
with
putting
in
a
procedure
where
you
have
applications,
so
that
is
received
a
week
or
more
in
advance,
so
the
council
can
take
a
look
at
them
and
certainly
I,
as
well
as
major
Stockton,
I,
think,
listen
to
and
certainly
I
have
solicited
people's
attitudes
or
nominees
people
that
they
think
would
be
useful
or
in
the
case
yourself
included
with
a
technology
committee
that
I
have
little
expertise
in
to
say
hey.
This
was
your
baby.
A
Not
we
are
one
of
the
very
few
communities
that
has
applications
and
I'm
not
saying
when
shouldn't
have
applications,
but
what
is
much
more
typical
is
to
have
names
or
in
some
cases,
job
titles,
and
that's
because
the
the
function
of
pointing
large
numbers
of
nearly
300
boards
and
commissions
is
not
a
collegial
function.
The
point
the
the
weighing
mirror
various
different
factors
is
and
I
see.
A
You
know
input
but
again,
I
do
support
and
strongly
support
continue
to
major
Stockton's
innovation
in
2011
I.
Think
it's
a
good
thing
that
we
have
a
more
formalized
process
of
advice
and
consent,
but
it
is
primarily
an
executive
function
in
to
a
large
degree.
It
has
to
be
for
the
the
reasons.
Otherwise
it
would
be
frankly
pandemonium
with
nearly
600
board.
Excuse
me
nearly
300
boards
and
commissions.
A
The
other
thing
just
in
terms
of
locally-
and
this
was
a
source
of
consternation
on
the
county
board,
to
be
honest
in
my
12
years
on
the
county
board.
We
never
heard
anything
and
and
and
that's
not
a
good
thing,
except
if
it
was
an
elected
official,
so
we
were
appointing
a
state
attorney
and
we
did
that
twice.
We
were
pointing
a
state.
Excuse
me
a
county
treasurer,
and
we
did
that
twice
when
appointed
an
auditor,
then
there
was
more,
you
know
consideration,
so
it
depended
on
the
nature
of
the
appointment.
A
But
if
it
wasn't
a,
it
was
a
commission
border
Commission
appointment-
and
this
was
not
an
individual
who
was
elected
countywide.
This
is
an
individual
is
elected
from
a
district
who
was
just
chosen
by
his
or
her
peers
to
serve
in
that
capacity.
So
that
would
be
the
concern
that
they
have.
The
other
concern
that
I'd
have
would
be
its
given.
A
What
we're
having
here
this
is
where
leadership
does
need
to
stand
up
and
realize
that
we
are
having
people
serve
for
nothing
who
are
presumably
serving
for
the
goodness
of
what
they
want
the
community
to
be
now.
Somebody
have
a
political
agendas
and
we
all
know
that,
but
I
think
turning
it
into
a
situation
where
it
becomes
more
of
a
political
agenda
is
difficult,
so
I
will.
If
the
council
does
choose
to
have
a
separate
discussion
which
could
happen
independently
or
whether
these.
A
A
Usually
the
council's
role
is
to
make
sure
that
the
person
is
qualified,
that
they
are
not
an
unindicted
co-conspirator
and
things
of
that
nature
and
in
some
cases
like
in
the
appointment
of
a
council,
member
and
I'm
gonna
mention
the
Boca
only
because
he
fit
in
this
situation.
We
love
him
he's
now
here
for
sparsit's
returns.
The
council's
role
is
actually
discharged
once
it
sets
no
twice
right,
and
there
are
good
reasons
for
that.
A
A
People
should
come
to
the
mayor.
If
they've
got
issues
with
appointments,
they
certainly
shouldn't
be
bothering
the
city
manager,
they
should
be
bothering
the
mayor
and
if,
if
members
of
the
community
complain,
frankly
it's
a
good.
It's
a
good
out
for
council
members
thrown
to
the
mayor,
throw
the
mayor
to
the
wolves
and
that's
ultimately
that
doesn't
mean
that
you
don't
listen
to
what
people
have
to.
But
ultimately
that's
the
choice,
that's
the
responsibility.
So
that's
the
comment
that
I
would
have
I'm
in
the
subject
of
counsel.
A
If
you
want
to
have
a
discussion
on
it,
but
I
also
think
that
it's
important
to
act.
One
of
these
counts.
One
of
these
vacancies
here
has
been
vacant
for
several
years
and
that
is
a
property
maintenance
review
board
a
tenant
position
and
there
are
no
viable
of
qualified
applicants.
So
I
think
that
freezing
all
board
and
Commission
appointments
is
also
not
a
good
idea,
but
that's
just
where
I'm
coming
from.
So
let
me
go
in
order.
I
see,
yours
is
blinking,
so
you
weren't
first
but
I'm,
gonna,
I'm,
gonna
start
with
the
ultimen.
D
You,
mayor
and
and
thanks
for
the
motion,
Jamie
certainly
I,
certainly
agree
about
having
discussion.
I
think
it's
one
of
those
things
that
it's
always
good
for
new
council
members
to
have
kind
of
everything
that
you
said.
I
do
agree,
though,
that
our
do
disagree
about
stopping
the
appointments
at
the
you
know.
I
think,
certainly
you
know
whatever
confusion
or
or
you
know,
confusion,
I.
Think
what
you
said
has
me.
You
know
it's
it's
an
ongoing
issue,
so
there
have
been
appointments
in
the
past
on
this.
So
I
would
say
you
know
we
should.
D
R
Appreciate
that
I
was
just
well,
he
was
addressing
mcnair.
I
would
appreciate
your
perspective
on
that.
I
would
want
to
point
out
that
on
any
one
of
these
they
might
miss
one
meeting
right
for
where
the
Commission
the
board
that
they
were
beyond
that
these
people.
So
it's
one
meeting
for
them.
It's
possibly
two
meeting
for
us.
So
it's
it's
not
like
I'm,
saying
we're.
Gonna
push
these
all
off
until
December,
just
as
a
counterpoint
to
that,
but
thank
you.
Okay,.
A
T
V
B
T
U
A
T
So
fair
point
and
vote
he
can
check
me
on
this.
I
can
only
recall
really
one
time
it
while
I've
been
on
council
that
we've
had
a
controversial
or
an
appointment.
A
couple
years
back,
I
mean
outside
of
that
I
really
can't
think
of
many
times
that
the
council
has
had
concerns
about
specific
appointments.
You
know
I
hear
the
concerns
about
this
conversation.
It
is
ultimately
the
mayor's
decision
and
I
think
maybe
what
we
do
in
the
future.
Is
we
pull
each
one
of
these
Commission
board
and
Commission
appointments
out
as
an
individual
agenda
item?
T
T
You
know
I,
remember
days
when
we
couldn't
find
enough
people
to
get
involved
in
the
community
and
get
involved
in
these
boards
and
commissions
and
I
like
that,
we're
seeing
such
a
resurgence
and
folks
that
want
to
be
involved,
you
know
I,
guess
it
kind
of
goes
back
to
the
other.
The
other
thought
that
I
would
have
instead
of
a
discussion.
T
Maybe
we
go
back
to
the
boards
and
commissions
and
take
a
look
at
each
of
their
the
ordinances
that
they
created
them
and
build
out
specific
I
know
some
of
them
have
maybe
perhaps
not
all
specific
requirements
for
appointments
to
make
sure
that
that
folks
are
being
represented.
We
did
that
with
transportation.
T
It's
strange
to
be
on
the
other
side
of
that
conversation
now
and
and
and
I'm
happy
to
sign
off
on
on
anybody
that
wants
to
to
serve.
But
I
want
to
make
sure
and
I
do
my
due
diligence
and
read
their
their
application
and
then
kind
of
know.
Folks
in
the
community,
but
like
I,
said,
there's
not
really
a
lot
of
examples
in
which
we
have
turned
down
a
appointee.
T
One
one
candidate
here,
I
don't
want
to
pick
on
him.
I
mean
that
I
would
probably
have
the
most
questions
about
had
run
for
public
office
multiple
times
and
lost
each
time.
So
so
one
might
wonder
why
we
would
be
appointing
someone
who
the
voters
have
rejected
multiple
times
over
that
that
would
be
the
one
concern
I
have,
but
I
also
think
that
and
I
know
the
guy
I
think
he's
a
very
nice
guy
and
means
very
well
wants
to
serve
the
community.
T
T
It
should
be
doing
that
I
like
to
give
those
folks
the
opportunity
to
show
their
stuff
and,
if
you're
gonna,
if
you
can
say
that
and
step
up,
I
mean
step
up
and
do
it
and
I'm
happy
to
help
facilitate
that,
and
a
lot
of
folks
find
that
it's
a
lot
more
challenging
than
one
might
think.
So.
I
guess
I'm
interested
to
hear
my
colleagues
feedback
on
this
one
I
haven't
decided
yet
I
hear
that
the
concern,
but
the
other
piece
I
guess
I
would
say
too,
is
I
like
when
we
timebox
things.
W
Yeah,
so
I
want
to
just
kind
of
start
out
by
saying
that
I,
don't
necessarily
think
it's
helpful
to
complete
this
with
the
connect
transit
issue,
because
I
think
fundamentally,
the
nature
of
those
boards
that
we're
discussing
here
tonight
and
the
connect
transit
board
is
different
because
it
is
a
different
entity
and
it
relies
on
normal
normals
opinion
about
how
things
should
be
running
that
to
some
degree.
So
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
hear
the
concern.
W
W
The
question
is:
if
it's
a
structural
issue
about
how
appointments
are
being
selected
and
how
appointments
are
being
communicated
to
the
members
of
the
council,
then
I
think
that
we
can
move
forward
with
the
appointments
tonight
and
make
a
commitment
to
continue
that
conversation
right.
If
the
issue
is
with
specifically
with
these
appointees
and
whether
we
believe
they
are
qualified
or
not,
then
I
think
that
we
should
talk
about
that
in
public
right
and
what
are
our
concerns
in
regards
to
the
appointees,
and
that
should
be
a
public
conversation
so
yeah.
W
S
You
well
I,
am
in
favor
of
this,
because
I
do
have
a
problem
with
one
particular
appointee
and
we
got
notification
from
Beth
on
the
20th.
It
went
on
the
agenda
on
the
23rd
and,
with
all
due
respect,
I
have
tried
to
call
you
several
times
and
you
have
not
picked
up
the
phone
or
called
me
back
as
a
matter
of
fact.
The
last
time
you
had
just
texted
me
and
I
called
you
right
back
and
you
didn't
answer
the
phone.
S
So
that's
one
thing,
and
another
thing
is
when
we
have
a
public
conversation
about
pointment
like
this
and
people
come
out
in
opposition
of
someone
who
the
mayor
wants
to
appoint.
It's
very
embarrassing
for
that
person
and
you
know
I
think
that
there
are
better
ways
to
deal
with
that
than
having
a
public
conversation
about
it,
and
we
are
not
conflating
this
with
the
connect
transit
issue
at
all.
S
A
H
A
You
complain
that
we
do
that
we
can
do
but
anyway,
I
don't
have
a
man
I'm
going
back
two
weeks:
I
don't
have
a
single
phone
call
so
anyway,
I
believe
but
I'm
happy
to
I'm
happy
to
chat
with
you
at
any
point.
I,
don't
recall
ever
not
returning
a
councilman's
phone
call
in
six
years,
great.
A
S
A
Johnny,
well
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
are
leading
the
the
Nate
and
they're,
not
the
nation,
but
leading
the
state
in
providing
up
a
week
in
advance
with
a
detailed
application
form,
not
just
the
name.
That's
dropped
on
you,
as
is
typical
throughout
most
of
the
state
or
a
name
and
an
occupation.
A
Certainly
agreed
and
I
I
just
pulled
the
appointment
right,
but
it's,
but
it's
also
it's
not
just
who's
there.
It's
who
gets
there
and
very
I,
don't
they're,
really
only
two
that
I
can
think
of
and
they're
people
who
did
not
live
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
Where
aldermen
came
to
me
and
said,
I
would
like
to
have
these
people
serve
on
a
board
and
Commission
that
I
wasn't
able
to
find
a
place
for
them
to
serve,
because
we're
always
looking
for
people
who
are
qualified
to
serve
well.
S
A
I
had
I
think
one
all
the
woman
reporter
you
know
pointed
that
out
to
me,
I
had
have
no
idea
who
was.
There
was
never
an
appointment
to
the
connect
transit
board.
That
was
that
was
submitted
so
again
and
it
might
even
have
been
I,
don't
know.
Maybe
Jamie.
You
were
one
of
the
Millennials
who
are
here.
Who
can
tell
me
about
that?
Is
it
possible
that
if
it
was
a
version
of
it
that
we
look
at
online
that
it
came
that
way
but
yeah?
A
If
you
want
to
talk
to
me,
I,
don't
know
why
I
don't
see
any
phone
calls
these
and
they're
there
foil
ball.
So
so
you
can.
Certainly
anybody
can
take
a
look
at
them
to
see
who
tried
to
call
me
and
when
and
when
I
called
back.
So
certainly
that's
the
case.
They
say
I
do
not
ever
remember
not
returning
a
on
all
demands
phone
call
in
over
six
years.
I'm.
Sorry,
all
the
man
I
was.
R
X
X
There
relates
to
the
fact
that,
while
these
ordinance
are
passed
by
the
City
Council,
that
we
establish
a
commission
or
we
establish
a
board
to
help
us
and
do
the
homework
and
inform
us,
and
we
establish
that
under
an
ordinance
within
that
ordinance,
we
may
say
that
the
mayor
can
appoint
people,
but
ultimately,
we
reserved
unto
ourselves
as
the
City
Council
the
right
to
approve
or
disapprove
the
appointed
candidates.
It's
not
a
straight
appointment
power
of
a
mayor.
X
X
If
you
think
about
the
timeliness
of
how
these
things
happen,
you
know
certainly
I
think
we
could
all
benefit
from
a
process
that
would
give
time
for
consideration,
and
one
thing
that
struck
me
and
mayor
you
and
I've
had
a
discussion
about
this
is
also
having
some
time
to
publish
and
almost
advertise
some
of
our
positions
and
get
folks
to
get
excited
and
get
interested
and
and
have
some
folks
step
forward.
Maybe
some
new
folks,
some
new
faces
and
just
just
to
try
to
tap
some.
You
know
untapped
talent
in
our
community.
X
Finally,
I
just
want
to
say
we
really
have
exciting
work
ahead
of
us.
We
have.
This
is
great,
as
Scott
mentioned,
there
are
times
in
certain
communities
where
no
one
steps
forward,
so
it's
very
excitingly
that
we
have
people
engaged
but
I,
think
getting
the
right.
People
in
the
right
spots
is
very
important
and
I
think
we
can
do
it
best
when
we
have.
We
remember
our
roles
and
responsibilities
and
we
also
have
a
process
that
will
help
us
get
those
good
results
that
we
all
crave.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunities
just
just.
A
To
clarify
yeah
I
think
that
you
know
absolutely
right
in
terms
of
having
diverse
opinions
and
certainly
less
one
of
the
areas
that,
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
we've
made
I
think
the
greatest
progress
in
is
moving
toward
greater
diversity
in
terms
of
board
and
Commission
appointments,
and
maybe
not
on
all,
but
certainly
in
terms
of
younger
people.
Older
people,
West,
siders,
East,
Siders,
gays,
straights
people
from
all
people
who
of
color
as
well
as
white
people.
People
who
are
varying
religious
backgrounds
having
lots
of
different
people.
A
The
Commission's
of
six
years
ago
did
not
look
like
moming.
It
today
we're
much
closer
to
looking
like
Bloomington,
not
on
every
boarding
commission,
but
as
if
you
take
a
look
at
the
nearly
300,
you
know
and
they
frankly
term
limits
have
helped,
and
that
was
frankly,
it
should
give
appropriate
consideration
to
all
the
woman,
Schmidt
and
alderman
Barret.
Excuse
me,
alderman
sage,
who
came
up
with
the
idea,
and
some
of
that
was
to
have
some
rotation
on
boards
and
commissions,
but
also
to
remove
some
of
the
entitlement.
Sense
and
I.
A
So
we
are
doing
that
now
we're
doing
that
in
a
timely
fashion
to
try
to
make
sure
that
the
boards
and
commissions
are
responsive
and
that
they're
more
of
a
reflection
of
our
community
and
that
they
don't
develop
the
sense
of
of
entitlement
that
we've
seen
in
the
past.
I
think
we've
made
great
progress
doesn't
mean
we
can't
continue
to
make
more
more
progress
in
the
future.
We
can
always
do
better
right,
thank
you
and
all
them
and
mathy
excuse
me
all
them
and
along.
We
haven't
heard
from
you
yet:
okay.
Y
Y
But
I
I
do
think
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
clarification.
So
you
know
we.
We
talked
about
the
orientation.
You
know
several
weeks
back.
This
is
a
and
that's
an
opportunity
for
for
for
members
new
members
of
the
council
to
to
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
the
culture
of
the
council
and
the
things
that
we
do
they
it's
true.
It's
been.
You
know
the
the
process
was
changed
by
Mayor
Stockton,
but
there
are
people
who
still
don't
know
exactly
how
the
process
works
by
itself.
So
I
think
it's
a.
Y
Okay,
so
because
I
do
think,
the
work
is
better
when
there
is
consensus,
so
so
in
that
sense,
I
think
it
would
be
good
to
to
really
have
that
sort
of
conversation
and
discuss
it
amongst
ourselves
to
see
what
is
it
that
we're
looking
for
in
an
appointment.
You
know,
especially
if
somebody
is
brought
up
that
is
you
know
that
one
might
think
is
controversial.
So
what
do
we
do
with
that?
You
know
it's
nice
to
have
a
conversation
about
that.
Y
Somebody
else
was
appointed
denied
and
then
the
mayor
appointed
me
okay
and
that's
just
the
way
it
may
have
started
and
chose
to
do
it.
Do
we
have
to
do
it
in
the
same
way?
No,
not
necessarily
so,
but
we
I
think
we
do
need
to
do
you
think
about.
You
know
what
that
looks
like
I've
had
a
number
of
people
talk
to
me
about
the
de
connect,
transit
appointment
and
some
of
the
concerns
that
they
had
and
from
from
my
standpoint,
the
way
I
looked
at
it.
Y
You
know
especially
going
back
to
the
points
that
were
made
about
the
unfairness
to
the
people
who
are
applying
what
I
said
to
them
was
that.
Well,
you
know
the
those
are
things
we
have
to
be
very
careful
about,
because
their
work
will
always
be
seen
through
the
prism
of
that
controversy,
and
it
might
make
the
work
more
difficult
and
that's
something
that
the
person
who
is
making
the
appointment
has
to
you
know.
Y
In
this
case
the
mayor
has
to
think
about
how
all
of
that
is
going
to
interact
with
the
council
and
whether
or
not
that
person
will
end
up
being
effective.
In
my
case,
I
am
I,
think
it
worked,
I
don't
know,
but
it
may
not
work
in
other
cases.
So
I
think
it
would
be
really
important
for
us
to
have
this
conversation
and
and
and
and
discuss
it
at.
R
Oh
thanks,
mayor
I,
just
wanted
a
couple
of
things
that
were
said
is
I'm
not
interested
in
taking
away
executive
privilege
for
the
mayor,
two
of
you
getting
to
appoint
people
to
the
commissions
and
boards
by
no
means
what
I'm
interested
in
whatsoever.
However,
part
of
what
I
thought
that
we
could
potentially
do
is
to
have
a
conversation
around
what
our
like
I
said.
What
our
expectations
of
those
boards
are
so,
then,
that
the
people
that
you
are
looking
for
to
a
point
to
those
various
boards
could
represent
the
expectations
of
this
body.
R
Moving
forward
right,
I'm,
not
saying
we're
taking
away
any
of
your
power
to
that,
but
it
maybe
it
helps
you
find
a
better
person
to
better
represent
who
we
would
like
to
see
move
that
conversation
forward,
because
as
councilmember
Bray
I
got
it
right.
This
time,
Howard
says
said
is
that
we
have
a
lot
of
exciting
opportunities
that
we're
moving
forward,
a
lot
of
things
that
we
can
do.
Let's
just
put
the
right
people
in
the
right
seats
at
the
right
time,
and
so
in
terms
of
time
boxing
it
to
councilmember
blacks.
R
R
Sure
the
appointments
that
we
have
in
front
of
us
right
now,
what's
that
I
agree,
but
but
the
from
the
committee
of
the
whole,
we
may
have
a
different
movement
forward
of
how
we
want
to
proceed,
and
so
the
people
that
are
working
for
whatever
Commission
it
might
be
might
not
be
the
same
people
as
they
are
right
now.
I
guess.
A
A
It
would
have
to
be
if
we
vote
on
if
we
decide
that
right.
Just
okay,
excuse
me
I'm
sorry,
so
if
we
decide
that
then
you'd
come
back
in
June,
the
council
will
come
back
in
June.
Have
the
discussion
we
couldn't
vote
on
anything
including
what
our
new
rules
are
until
the
next
council,
and
then
it
would
be
the
council
after
that
before
so
there
wouldn't,
it
would
be
a
July
council
meeting
before
these
appointments
came
back
at
the
earliest
right.
T
Okay,
I
guess.
The
challenge,
then,
is
that
we
are
taking
two
separate
issues.
The
original
issue
on
the
table
is
the
three
appointments
that
are
out
there
and
then
there's
a
conversation
about
discussion
for
I'm,
sorry,
four
appointments
on
the
table
and
then
a
discussion
about
how
the
boards,
the
Commission
structure
works
and
the
motion
is
to
delay
everything
to
have
a
subsequent
conversation
about
how
we
do
the
boards
and
commissions
appointment.
T
R
Would
be
fine
because
my
thought
process
was
that
from
the
meeting
at
the
committee
of
the
whole
from
the
conversation
we
had
there,
it
may
influence
whether
people
voted
yes
or
no
for
those
people
for
those
four
people.
If
they
came
back
the
last
meeting
of
June
if
and
I,
if
those
people
met
the
goals
were
decided
determined
to
meet
the
goals
of
the
council,
then
that
could
be
a
determination
of
a
yes
or
no
vote
on
those
individual
people.
W
You
yeah
I,
guess
I
think
if
the
purpose
of
not
having
the
conversation
about
specific
candidates
is
to
protect
them
from
embarrassment,
I,
don't
think
that
we've
done
a
great
job
of
that
by
making
this
such
an
issue,
I
I
think
we
sure
could
have
done
our
homework
a
little
better
and
have
this
discussion,
you
know
via
email.
You
know
people
are,
should
have
been
able
to
raise
their
concerns
so
that
other
folks
are
on
the
table
more
aware
of
them.
So
I
again,
the
one
thing
that
I
just
I
think
it
bears
repeating.
W
Is
that
I?
Don't
think
that
this
is
the
same
as
the
connect
transit
board
appointments,
I,
think
that
that's
a
completely
separate
process
and
while
I
realize
like
we
have
to
wait
our
turn
to
talk,
and
we
got
to
say
it
all
in
the
same
breath.
I
think
that
that's
a
distinction
worth
worth
drawing
out
and
then
I
again
want
to
see
us
like
decouple
these
issues
right.
So
the
converse,
the
more
structural
conversation
around
how
appointments,
what
we're
looking
for
in
appointments
and
what?
Z
AA
AA
What
I
and
I
hear
my
colleagues
saying
that
we
we
don't
want
to
conflate
the
conversation
about
the
process
with
actual
appointees,
but
at
the
same
time,
I'm
hearing
that,
just
by
this
very
conversation
that
there's
a
need
to
understand
more
broadly
what
the
roles
are
for
each
party
and
and
how
to
make
determinations
about
appointees
to
boards
and
commissions
writ
large
and
I.
Don't
I,
don't
see
that
necessarily
as
diminishing.
AA
The
process
tonight
I
think
it's
okay.
If
we
decide
it's,
we
can
wait
a
few
weeks
and
revisit
this
having
a
necessary
conversation
and
illuminating
some
of
these
procedures
in
a
more
transparent
way
going
forward.
I
do
I
I
do
want
to
be
careful
about
not
mixing
up
people
with
process,
but
I
I
think
that
there's
there
is
clearly
concern
about
the
process
and
I.
If
anything,
by
cabling,
appointments
right
now
were
we're
making
that
distinction
more
viable.
AB
AB
Appointing
someone
just
because
does
not
necessarily
make
for
the
best
choice,
and
the
last
thing
I
would
like
to
say
is
I'm
thankful
for
going
to
the
Miller,
Hall
and
trig
law
seminar,
because
it's
very
clear
about
the
role
of
the
mayor
in
appointments
and
our
ordinance
is
very
clear
about
the
role
of
appointments,
and
it
is
the
council's
role
and
I.
Just
would
like
to
reiterate
that
and
I
think
we
need
to
have
a
discussion.
Thank
you.
A
A
AB
B
T
A
A
R
Thank
You
mayor
I,
pulled
item
7d
because
I
wanted
to
have
a
conversation
about
the
immunised
software
and
the
the
the
software
assurance
that
that
they
are
providing
on
that
we're
paying
for
every
year
and
I
I've
had
this
conversation
before
we
had
it
last
year
that
there
are
modules
inside
of
the
munis
system
that
have
never
been
implemented
at
this
point.
That
and
I
wanted
to
just
kind
of
have
the
conversation,
I
and
Tim
I
apologize.
R
I
got
this
to
you
a
little
bit
late,
but
I
wanted
to
just
have
the
conversation
about
the
miuna
software
system,
the
importance
that
it
is
and
kind
of
the
the
pathway
to
getting
all
the
modules
implemented
and
just
find
out,
if
there's
any
modules
that
that
are
included
in
this
list
under
the
original
purchase
that
we
have
no
intention
of
implementing
and
if
we
can
get
those
pulled
out
now
and
just
from
a
cost
savings
perspective.
Because
the
renewal
on
this
is,
you
know,
183
thousand
dollars
a
year.
R
V
Z
Thank
you,
Jamie,
the
the
modules
that
we
don't
have
implement.
We
are
right
now
in
implementation
process
for
utility
billing.
Our
our
goal
life
for
that
module
is
right
now
scheduled
for
May
of
2020,
so
the
modules
that
have
not
been
implemented
would
would
follow
closely
or
start
just
you
know
close
to
the
probably
closer
to
go
live
of
utility
billing
only
just
from
a
staff
resource
standpoint,
there's
a
lot
of
resource
time
needed
for
finance
folks
and
is
Fulks,
and
that
would
actually
be
Public
Works
also,
which
is
they're.
R
And
so
to
go
along
with
this
and
I'm,
just
gonna
ask
it
for
an
opinion,
but
I'm
not
gonna
hold
you
accountable
to
it
right
now,
and
that
was
probably
the
most
loaded
statement
of
the
night.
I
would
just
retract
that
right
now
so
em
is
there
any
parts
of
this
in
order
to
get
this
implemented
faster?
Is
there
are
there
other
hires?
R
Obviously
the
city
is
a
huge
organization
with
a
large
budget,
but
we've
been
working
on
this
for
eight
years
at
this
point,
is
there
any
way
that
we
could
and
get
these
knocked
out
faster
because
we
work
the
reason
why
we
moved
to
the
software
was
to
pull
in
you
know
my
understanding
was
we
had
more
than
a
dozen
accounting
systems
before
munis
and
we're
trying
to
pull
all
the
information
to
get
clear,
concise
and
transparent
data
for
citizens?
Is
there
some
way
that
we
can
speed
this
up
by?
R
Z
Yeah
I
think
so.
We've
looked
into
that
in
the
past
and
although
I
wouldn't
want
to
turn
down
more
is
folks,
but
you
know,
frankly,
a
lot
of
the
heavy
lifting
when
we
go
through
implementation.
With
this
comes
from
the
departments
themselves,
you
know
we
we
create
functional
leaders
in
the
departments
that
are
going
to
be
using
the
different
modules.
So
my
my
staff
is
folks
work
very
hard
through
this
process,
but
they're
not
really
there
to
do
design
and
implement
and
create.
R
Was
just
wondering,
is
there
in
specifically
directly
from
Tyler?
Is
there
somebody
that
can
speed
that
process
up
by
saying
you
need
to
make
these
decisions?
If
this,
then
that
you
know,
if
you
make
these
decisions,
then
this
is
how
we're
going
to
configure
it
if
you
want
to
make
but
kind
of
guide
them
through
that
decision-making
process
at
a
faster
timetable,
I
mean
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out.
R
You
know
if
we're
going
to
come
back
to
the
table
next,
you
know
next
year
and
they're
still
going
to
be
modules
that
we
haven't
used,
or
is
it
possible
to
not
pay
for
the
Software
Assurance
of
modules
we're
just
not
using
and
we'll
pick
them
back
up
when
we're
ready
to
actually
implement
them?
Another.
Z
Option
that
we've
looked
into
the
way
they
handle,
that
is,
if
we,
if
we
were
to
drop
and
not
pay
for
the
maintenance,
then
when
we
do
pick
them
back
up,
we
have
to
make
up
that
time.
You
know
that
that
time
we
didn't
pay
for
the
maintenance
is,
is
their
approach
to
that,
at
least
up
until
the
you
know,
a
we
would
spend
so
much
more
or
as
much
as
buying
the
license
originally
right.
So
I
have.
R
Z
I
did
want
to
say,
though
it
is
your
description
of
that
process
from
Tyler
and
how
we
implement
the
the
solution.
That's
actually
what's
happening.
We
do
have
Tyler
implementers
that
are
both
on-site
and
you
know
work
with
us
remotely
to
help
us
make
those
decisions.
You
know.
If,
then,
you
know
and-
and
you
have
three
ways
of
you
know-
attacking
a
certain
procedure
or
problem-
and
it's
our
job,
our
staffs
job,
to
decide
how
we're
going
to
attack
those
and
and
how
we're
going
to
configure
the
system
to
man
that
okay,
more.
AC
Z
R
And
I
will
give
you
cover
that
I'm
I
know
for
a
fact
that
was
previous
administration,
that
put
a
lot
of
these
on
hold
right
and
I
know
that
happened.
So
I
just
want
to
see
this
part
done
and
us
using
the
software
to
the
fullest
extent
of
what
it's
capable
to
do.
That's
that's.
My
only
concern
here
is
to
see
if
that's.
Z
A
Is
there
a
second
second
second
by
alderman
kraebel,
any
further
discussion?
Okay,
so
everyone
will
go
ahead
and
vote
on
the
motion
as
presented,
the
motion
carries
8
to
0.
There
are
no
nays
to
announce
madam
clerk.
We
move
right
along
then
to
the
next
item
and
I
believe
it's
alderman
kraebel
who
has
pulled
items
staff
and
excuse
me
8f
thanks.
D
D
I
reached
out
to
tim
earlier
and,
and
the
questions
I
have
for
this
change
is
the
reason
communication
with
Commission
on
it.
How
will
the
process
work
now?
It
seems
like
we
would
still
need
the
expertise
of
the
Commission
with
regard
to
initial
selections
and
just
making
sure
that
all
the
requirements,
including
the
physical
requirements,
are
still
going
to
be
part
of
the
process
and.
V
Also,
thank
you
for
giving
us
a
heads-up
we've
prepped
a
charger
there.
She
is
Nicole
Albert's
and
I'll.
Let
her
take
the
specific
questions
from
Council,
but
this
is
only
going
to
really
affect
the
entry
level
where
we're
trying
to
onboard
new
recruits
and
the
police
and
fire
departments
Nicole
yeah.
AD
Thank
you.
So
the
intent
of
the
restructure
is
to
streamline
the
recruitment
process,
quite
quite
simply
put
Commission
oversees
three
areas:
that's
the
original
appointment,
the
promotional
process
for
both
fire
and
police
departments,
as
well
as
the
appeal
process.
All
we're
asking
is
to
restructure
it
so
that
the
original
appointment
gets
delegated
to
city
staff,
we're
going
to
follow
the
exact
same
process,
it's
very
rigorous.
It
is
compliant
with
the
firefighter
hiring
act.
AD
We
mimic
that
for
the
police
department,
there's
definitely
a
physical
component
on
the
sheet
that
we
check
off
for
candidates
to
move
forward,
so
the
Commission
is
still
intact
and
still
active.
It's
just
on
the
promotional
items
and
the
appeals
process
and
as
far
as
the
original
appointment
goes,
it
would
be
delegated
to
city
staff
to
follow
the
exact
same
process.
We
do
now
so.
D
AD
AD
E
B
A
W
AE
A
A
A
A
Without
objection,
that'll
be
so
word
and
then
we
move,
then
item
to
item
8a
consideration
and
action
to
ratify
a
contract
with
ask
me
local
699,
who
represent
the
workers
at
the
Bloomington
public
library
and
the
brief
introduction
by
mr.
Gleason
and
then
I'll,
look
for
a
motion
and
perhaps
brief
counsel,
discussion,
Thank.
V
You,
mayor
and
council,
in
keeping
with
our
fairly
recent
tradition
and
collective
bargaining
agreements,
we
bring
this
before
there's
Jeanie.
We
bring
this
before
council
I
guess
my
quick
comments
before
I
turn
this
over
to
Jeanie
Hamilton.
The
librarian
is
just
recognized
what
I
heard
about
this
process.
We've
got:
Renee
Nesler
the
business
agent
for
local,
asked
me
$6.99
and
Jeanie.
This
contract
is
very
similar
to
what
came
before
council
a
couple
of
months
ago.
For
our
ask
me:
$6.99
employees,
so
I'm
gonna
say
congratulations
on
the
front
end
of
this.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AF
You
so
this
contract
does
cover
64,
full-time
and
part-time
employees
at
the
library
and
it's
for
a
three-year
term
and
and
due
in
part
to
Tim's
hard
work.
On
this
side.
We
only
had
three
half-day
sessions
and
one
full
day
session,
which
is
I,
think
a
record
for
us,
and
we
worked
hard
to
develop
creative
solutions
to
develop
a
fair
contract.
Addressing
a
variety
of
topics,
including
they.
R
AF
D
A
couple
of
questions
I
want
to
clarify.
It
looks
like,
as
part
of
the
agreement,
we're
increasing
the
maximum
for
sick
leave,
buyback
and
then
I
also
had
a
question
of
it
says:
effective,
May,
1st,
2020,
all
bargaining
unit,
employees,
with
the
exception
of
custodians,
will
receive
an
across-the-board
increase
of
3%
and
it
talks
about
the
increase
in
custodian
pay
and
I
just
curious.
Why
there's
a
difference
there?
Why
do
they
have
to
be
separate
so.
AF
We
we
look
at
all
our
classifications
and
the
local
$6.99
made
our
strong
argument
that
there
is
going
to
be
actually
a
new
classification
of
custodians
here
at
the
city
and
they're.
Starting
at
that
rate,
and
we
looked
at
other
rates
and
we
felt
like
that
was
they
were
making
a
strong
argument
that
that
classification
did
need
a
higher
increase
than
the
other
ones.
AF
W
A
By
all
the
woman
painter
yeah,
you
can't
be
secondary
chief
on
everything.
Johnny
beat
you
to
it.
Okay,
at
this
point
any
further
discussion.
If
everyone
will
go
ahead
and
vote,
then
motion
carries
9
to
0,
no,
no,
no
nice
to
announce
madam
clerk.
Thank
you.
Jeannie
appreciate
that
and
thank
you,
mr.
Gleason.
Thank
you
for
helping
to
lead
this
and
to
see.
Rene
smiling
had
this.
It's
just
deaf
music
to
my
ears
here.
A
V
You,
mayor
and
council,
this
is
I
think
a
long
time
in
coming,
and
tonight
is
the
night.
We
actually
have
the
good
fortune
that
alderman
mathy
alderman
Treville
both
serve
on
the
cultural
Commission
and
we're
very
much
part
of
this
Jay
death
Eric.
You
don't
have
comments
to
you.
Okay,
Jim
is
the
BCP
a
manager
and
he's
got
a
brief
presentation
to
walk
us
through
this
and
then
hopefully,
I
get
council
support
and
approval.
Thank
you.
AC
AC
My
left
is
Bron
Creek.
He
is
the
vice-president
of
the
Commission.
We
come.
We
come
here
before
you
today
for
consideration
of
establishing
an
ordinance
recognizing
the
downtown
cultural
district.
With
the
recommended
boundaries,
I
would
like
to
show
a
short
presentation
of
the
route
the
cultural
commissioners
used
to
reach
the
recommendation,
followed
by
mr.
Creek,
answering
any
questions
you
may
have.
AC
First,
the
commissioners
asked
what
a
cultural
district
is.
They
determined
it
was
a
well-defined
geographic
area
with
existing
cultural
acres,
providing
experiences
through
collaboration,
participation
and
education.
What
a
cultural
Commission
there
were!
Excuse
me,
what
a
cultural
district
does
is
to
have
an
impact,
an
economic
impact
on
the
city
through
national
and
regional
grants,
as
well
as
attractions
of
artists,
creative
entrepreneurs
and
cultural
enterprises.
AC
Second,
the
commissioners
asked
why
the
city
of
Bloomington
should
have
a
downtown
cultural
district.
Well,
the
commissioners
they
determined
it
would
indeed
provide
additional
funding
through
grants
from
for
an
example,
arts,
Midwest
National
Endowment
for
the
Arts
and
the
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities.
A
cultural
district
would
provide
credibility
and
marketing
for
future
artists,
entrepreneurs,
entrepreneurs
and
enterprises,
and
it
would
allow
the
city
of
Bloomington
to
lead
the
state
of
Illinois
in
establishing
the
cultural
district.
AC
The
commissioners
also
determined
a
downtown
cultural
district
would
have
the
potential
to
boost
property,
values,
incomes
and
employment,
draw
new
people
and
new
investments
to
the
downtown.
It
would
also
stimulate
innovation,
creativity
and
diversity
and
may
even
provide
new
uses
for
old
buildings.
AC
AG
AG
Marilyn
and
Julia.
Thank
you
very
much
for
stepping
up
mr.
Gleason
I
think
you
were
absolutely
right
in
saying
something
about
how
long
this
has
been
on
the
table
wherever
it
was
and
I
think
was
probably
under
the
table,
because
nobody's
talked
about
it
for
over
15
years.
What
you
see
up
here
is
I
think
an
opportunity
for
Bloomington
to
move
forward
in
the
cultural
in
the
arts
and
whatever
else
comes
in
we're
starting
small.
We
think
it
can
be
a
big
deal,
I'd
like
to
ask
for
your
approval.
Thank.
AB
R
So
I
was
gonna,
see
if
I
there's
anybody
I
throw
it
to
in
the
back,
but
there's
not
right
now,
so,
as
it
was
explained
to
us
from
Community
Development,
because
I
didn't
see
L
Baba's
back
there
Bob
if
I
say
this
wrong.
Correct
me
is
that
this
is
a
zoning
overlay,
it's
as
of
right
now
it
gives
the
Community
Development
the
potential
to
do
things
with
that
overlay
in
the
future,
but
does
not
create
anything
right
now.
R
AG
AB
Yeah
well
I'm,
in
favor
of
those
having
boundaries
and
determining
you
know
what
our
cultural
district
is
in
the
city
and
the
main
reason
is
for
them:
money
getting
money,
I,
just
I,
guess
I
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
not
going
to
affect
businesses
that
are
other
than
art
or
cult.
Cultural,
and
that's
just
my
main
concern
when
it
comes
to
zoning.
AG
F
Y
AG
AG
S
A
W
I
forgot
because
I
got
so
excited
about
who
was
gonna.
Second,
it
Oh.
So
the
one
thing
I
was
gonna,
say
and
I
and
I'm
really
supportive
and
very
excited
to
move
this
forward
and
just
as
the
next
step
and
maybe
just
to
plant,
the
seed
would
really
like
to
see
this
group
collaborate
with
the
folks
downtown
to
like
I
want
this
to
look
like
a
cultural
district.
So
I
think
it's
important
that
we're
moving
this
plan
along.
W
But
it's
like
just
the
people
in
this
room
know
that
that's
a
cultural
district,
then
I
think
that
will
be
a
missed.
So
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
working
with
you
all
to
find
inexpensive
in
fun
ways
that
we
can
like
spruce
up
this
area
and
make
it
really
come
alive
and
be
recognizable
to
anybody
as
a
cultural
district.
So
that's
just
something
that
I
am
committed
to
and
very
excited
to
be
working
with
you
all
on
so.
X
You
mayor
and
thank
you
for
this
very
supportive
and
I
will
vote
in
favor
this
budget
question
and
it's
in
relation
to
and
I'm
not
sometimes
I'm,
not
the
best
map
reader,
but
as
we
look
to
the
far
left,
which
would
be
that
southwest
corner
I'm
thinking
that
the
arena
is
not
included.
Is
that
correct
if
it
is
included?
No,
you
are
correct.
It
is
not
it's
not
included
so
by
intent.
Okay,
it's
good!
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
and
maybe
explain
how
it
is.
AG
X
AG
Y
Just
with
regards
to
funding
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
something
that
I
forgot,
but
I
I
just
want
to
not
only
commend
you
for
what
you're
doing,
but
just
the
you
know
the
city
and
the
community
at
large,
because
it
is
my
impression
that
lately
we're
starting
to
build
a
a
culture
of
partnership.
You
know
with
different
groups
of
philanthropy
I
can
think
of
harmony.
Park
is
one
where
we,
you
know
the
city
went
out
and
worked
with
other
groups
to
to
try
to
to
get
additional
funding
for
the
park.
Y
Just
recently,
I
had
a
meeting
in
my
in
my
ward,
and
people
were
talking
about
that
very
fact.
So
we
were
talking
about
a
park,
but
they
also
talked
about
the
possibility
of
fund
raising
to
add
different
amenities.
So
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
we
are
now
seeing
a
culture
philanthropy
in
the
city.
That
I
think
is
very
positive
and
it's
only
gonna,
you
know
bring
us
more
money
in
the
future.
Well,.
AG
Y
AG
So
let
me
make
one
more
comment
before
you
vote:
we've
taught
what
I
heard
from
most
of
you
is
you
like
the
idea
of
grants
and
all
of
it
understand
that
you
don't
flip
a
switch
for
that?
Okay,
because
we're
not
gonna
see
something
tomorrow,
but
we
are
going
to
start
planning.
So,
having
said
that,
thank
you.
Okay,.
A
At
this
point,
whoops
excuse
me:
sort
of
book
start
again
go
ahead.
If
everyone
in
please
vote
on
this
issue,
I
think
I
have
one
more
Ottoman
cradle
if
you'd
vote
again.
If
you
voted
array,
thank
you
motion
carries
nine
to
zero.
There
are
no
needs
to
announce,
madam
clerk.
Thank
you
so
much
thanks
for
all
the
work
you've
done
and
thank
you.
Tim
we're
gonna
move
right
along
to
our
last
item
on
the
regular
agenda
for
the
evening
and
that
it's
consideration
and
action
of
a
resolution
approving
acceptance
of
the
Illinois
Housing
Development
Authority.
V
You,
mayor
and
council
8b
was
a
perfect
segue
and
8c,
where
somebody
mentioned
that
they
like
receiving
grant
money
well
with
approval
tonight.
That's
exactly
what's
going
to,
and
this
is
a
new
program
that
Illinois
has
it's
the
Illinois
Housing
Development
authorities,
housing
accessibility
program
in
a
member
of
Bob
marks,
team
Jennifer
Toni
was
successful
in
getting
this
for
the
city
of
Bloomington.
V
V
AH
Have
a
meeting
that
we're
going
to
schedule
the
middle
of
June
to
sit
down
with
those
referring
partners
and
ask
them
how
they
feel
the
best
way
for
us
to
accept
those
referrals?
Is
we
because
we
can
only
accept
referrals
from
agencies
that
are
either
Department
of
Human,
Services
or
Department
of
Aging?
It
won't
be
something
that
we
open
up
to
the
community
as
a
whole
on
the
on
a
first-come,
first-served
basis,
we're
going
to
work
with
them
to
determine
the
best
way
to
get
those
referrals.
Thank.
D
Y
So,
in
the
spirit
of
being
positive,
like
this
fish
would
would
say,
I
think
it's
nice
to
to
point
that
out
that
there
are
people
out
there
who
are
thinking
about
folks
who
are
having
difficulty
with
mobility
and
and
other
things
and
trying
to
do
the
best
we
can
to
to
to
make
their
life
a
little
bit
easier
and
more
independent
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AA
W
A
V
AI
You
senior
manager,
Gleason.
Obviously
the
fiscal
year
is
over
from
a
cow
standpoint,
but
it
is
not
over
from
an
activity
standpoint.
We
still
have
sales
tax
revenues
to
post.
Those
are
on
a
two-month
delay,
so
I
just
want
to
emphasize
we're
close
to
the
end,
but
tonight's
presentation
is
still
preliminary.
My
plan
is
really
to
cover
year-end,
probably
over
the
next
two
months,
because
we,
you
know
the
activity
for
2020,
especially
from
a
revenue
standpoint,
is
going
to
be
delayed
into
August.
AI
We
won't
be
seeing
those
those
sales
tax
revenues,
even
our
local
tax,
our
local
taxes
aren't
due
into
the
city
by
the
25th
of
the
month.
So
I
mean
it's
past
the
25th
right
now,
but
we
have,
to
you,
know,
collate
those
and
and
and
make
sure
everyone's
paid
and
then
and
get
that
posted.
So
even
those
are
in
transition
right
now,.
AI
I
thought,
since
you
know
we
have
new
members
on
the
council,
I
would
spend
a
minute
or
so
just
kind
of
going
over
the
layout
in
even
at
this
late
stage
of
the
game,
I've
changed
the
formatting
a
little
bit
the
the
typical
framework
of
these
presentations.
We
focus
on
the
general
fund.
We
start
with
the
major
tax
revenues
which
most
of
that
post
to
the
general
fund.
Then
we
review
the
income
statement
for
the
general
fund
and
then
because
a
few
comments
on
the
enterprise
funds.
Q
AI
Just
from
my
left
or
right
annual
budget,
your
date
budget
year
to
date,
so
that
is
the
cash
that
is
posted
through
April,
so
you're
going
to
see
a
year-to-date
variance
for
the
budget
prior
year
prior
year,
variance
your
percentage
and
then
the
number
of
months
collected.
So
that's
that's
a
column.
We
wanted
to
add
just
to
highlight
the
fact
that
we're
always
on
a
delay
for
our
revenues.
Now.
Having
said
that,
we
are
fairly
close
right.
I
mean
we've
just
we're
through
May,
so
we
have
cash,
that's
posted
for
May!
AI
We
we
in
finance,
know
what
it
is:
it's
not
in
April
year-to-date,
which
we're
usually
reporting
on
what's
hit
for
the
prior
month
that
we've
closed,
but
I
added.
This
projection,
total
projections
for
revenue
for
the
year
and
that's
versus
budget,
with
the
variance
so
most
of
these
you
know
we
just
have
one
one
more
month
to
go,
so
they
are
preliminary,
but
it
gives
us
a
good
reference
for
when
we
going
in
the
next
slide
for
the
projection
for
the
general
fund
for
the
year.
AI
So,
just
running
down
the
list,
I'm
going
to
highlight
the
ones
that
I
typically
spoken
about
Home
Rule
sales
tax.
We
had
seven
months
where
we
were
beating
budget
seven
months
in
a
row
now.
Unfortunately,
we've
had
four
months
in
a
row
where
we've
been
under
budget
so
for
the
projection,
we're
assuming
we're
going
to
be
slightly
under
budget
for
the
final
month
right
now
we're
at
a
four
hundred
and
seventy
nine
thousand
dollar
under
budget.
AI
Coincidentally,
after
seven
months
of
positive
results,
we
were
four
hundred
eighty
thousand
dollars
ahead
of
budget,
so
it
just
kind
of
gives
you
an
indication
of
some
of
the
things
we're
dealing
with
as
far
as
projections
go
I'm
going
to
skip
down
to
the
local
use
tax.
That's
a
second
from
the
bottom!
That's
where
the
internet
sales
tax
activity
is
posted
from
the
state
it
comes
in
in
a
different
format.
AI
We
in
finance,
we
just
we
over
budgeted
that
for
the
year
going
into
the
year,
but
it's
having
the
experience
the
same
results
as
a
home
rule
we'll
know
more
about
that
activity
in
June.
When
we
get
the
detail
from
the
state
as
far
as
our
retail
locations
go,
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
obvious.
The
assumption
is,
you
know:
we've
we've
had
store
stores
closed
in
around
town
and
then
just
the
the
trend
towards
internet
purchases
purchases
income
tax.
This
is
what
I
wanted
to
speak
about
it
I'm
sure.
AI
Most
of
you
heard
on
the
radio
or
news
outlets.
You
know
the
windfall
the
state
of
Illinois
realized
from
income
tax
it
it
was
1.5
billion
dollars
that
they
weren't
expecting
it
balanced
their
budget
for
them.
For
us.
For
that
month,
we
had
a
half
million
dollar
over
budget
for
one
month,
so
we
had
budgeted
a
million
dollars
that
1.5
million.
So
you
know,
fortunately,
the
income
tax
offsetting
the
sales
tax.
You
know
revenue
it's
kind
of
one
of
these
things
for
us
it's
evening
out.
AI
The
next
slide
will
show
you
we're
coming
in
way
under
and
from
the
expense
standpoint,
but
revenue
we've
got
sales
tax
under
income
tax
over
utility
tax
under
food
and
beverage.
I
like
to
highlight
that
one
as
well.
To
me:
that's
a
great
indication
of
the
local
economy.
People
are
going
out
to
eat
and
drink,
so
it
just
shows
what's
going
on
within
our
city
and
the
optimism
that's
there
and
then
the
other
one
I
wanted
to
mention
that
isn't
on
our
list,
because
we
just
picked
the
top
10.
AI
As
far
as
gross
volume
for
the
annual
budget
is
the
P
PRT,
there's
personal
property
replacement
tax.
It
went
into
effect
when
they,
when
the
state
went
away
from
allowing
municipalities
to
have
a
personal
property
tax.
That's
two
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
over
budget,
so
that
kind
of
goes
hand-in-hand
with
the
income
tax
component.
AI
The
general
fund
income
statement
once
again,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
I'd
like
to
just
go
through
the
format
of
this
statement.
Rural
briefly,
we
have
the
budget
for
the
year,
the
hundred
and
five
million.
This
is
the
revised
budget,
so
we
need
budget
amendments
it
occurred
during
the
year
are
going
to
be
reflected
in
that
column,
the
year-to-date
actual
is
the
cash
actual
activity,
that's
posted
through
April,
and
then
the
revised
budget
remaining,
that's
essentially
just
a
difference,
and
then
we
have
at
the
top.
AI
You
see
annualized
trend,
it's
a
little
difficult
to
utilize
that
that's.
Why
I
don't
speak
about
it
a
lot,
but
this
is
the
reporting
format.
We've
been
utilizing
here
at
the
city
for
years.
It's
in
the
detail,
financial
reports
that
we
put
online.
So
that's
just
kind
of
give
us
an
indication
through
April.
We
should
be
a
hundred
percent
through
our
budget.
AI
Well,
we
had
salaries
that
posted
in
May
that
we
have
to
accrue
back
into
April
seven
out
of
the
ten
days
that
people
got
paid
for
and
the
first
paid
pay
period
of
May
we're
going
to
accrue
those
back.
We've
taken
those
account
into
account
in
our
projection
column,
but
they're
they're,
not
reflected
I
mean,
are
you
can
see?
Salaries
are
ninety.
Three
percent
tax
is
difficult
to
see.
Eighty
nine
percent
there's
a
glare
there,
so
we
have
two
months
more
for
sales,
tax,
May
and
June.
AI
We
have
the
food
and
beverage
that's
going
to
hit,
but
it
just
gives
you
a
point
of
reference:
the
projection.
This
is
the
column
that
we've
been
updating
every
month.
It
it's
to
change
versus
the
budget
to
get
a
projection
for
a
year
in
so
the
calculation
for
the
worksheet
is
revise
the
budget
column
plus
the
projection
budget
adjustments
gives
us
the
projected
year-end
so
kind
of
skipping
to
the
bottom.
You
can
see
we're
at
a
2.3
million
dollar
surplus
projection.
AI
As
of
now
big
change
in
revenue,
with
the
half
million
coming
in
from
sales
tax.
Otherwise,
we
were
thinking
we
were
going
to
be
under
related
or
not.
Sales
excuse
me:
income
tax,
home
rule
in
the
state,
sales,
tax
salaries
and
benefits
bump
that
up.
You
can
see
that
that's
a
total
of
about
1.5
million.
We
had
half
a
half
a
million
dollars
in
vacancy
savings,
budgeted
so
really
salaries
and
benefits
is
coming
in
right,
around
2
million
dollars
under
next
year
in
the
2020
budget
we
recognize.
AI
So
if
anything,
you
know
that
number.
It's
got
a
lot
of
different
meanings
to
it.
You
know
difficult
to
feel
fill
positions,
but
when
it
comes
to
reviewing
it
versus
next
year's
budget,
it
gives
me
confidence
and
knowing
that
you
know
that
trend
is
still
intact.
Now
I
was
having
this
discussion
with
Jim
carts
before
the
meeting.
AI
The
next
line
I
want
highlight
is
contractuals
a
million
dollars
under
budget
well,
a
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
professional
development,
which
is
training
you
know,
are
we
were
talking
about
this
when,
when
you're
understaffed
people
find
difficult
to
to
go,
do
training
and
obviously
other
things
aren't
going
to
get
other
blind
items
aren't
going
to
get
spent
as
well
that
contractuals
line
almost
14
million
dollars
in
total
budget?
That's
that's
500
accounts
in
our
budget,
so
there
wasn't.
You
know
any
singular
account.
AI
That
was
just
you
know
that
made
up
half
that,
but
I
put
some
of
the
highlights
out
of
the
right.
Oh
I
forgot
to
mention:
I
didn't
label
the
column
out
to
the
right.
My
my
mistake.
So
those
comments
are
related
to
the
projection
budget
adjustments.
So
you
can
see
where
the
very
first
one
says:
liquor
license:
increase,
that's
related
to
the
additional
108
thousand
dollars
on
that
line
item
so
going
back
to
the
expenses,
be
an
advantage
2019.
The
original
budget
I
believe,
was
around
three
hundred
sixty
three
thousand.
AI
It
was
lowered,
and
so
we
have
two
hundred
forty
thousand
dollar
savings
for
that
line
item.
That
was
a
substantial,
singular
account,
so
I
thought
I
would
highlight
that
the
principal
expense
interest
expense
I've
spoken
to
that
before,
but
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
for
our
budget
process
we're
paying
cash
for
kit
for
equipment.
Unless
we
like
next
year,
we
budgeted
1.9
million
dollars
in
cash
for
equipment,
but
for
2019
everything
was
put
into
the
capital
equipment
budget
for
2018
the
same
thing
we're
buying
all
that
equipment
during
the
year.
AI
Then
we
go
out
for
the
capital
lease
in
the
fall
the
following
year.
So
then
we're
not
borrowing
for
for
equipment
that
we
think
we're
gonna
buy.
So
when
we're
going
through
the
year
we're
doing
the
budget
for
the
next
year,
I
mean
you
guys
just
went
through
that
most
of
you
or
half
of
you
at
least.
So
there
still
is
a
good
lease,
a
good
deal
of
the
year
that
we
have
left
by
the
time
we
finalize
that
budge
or
pretty
much
lock
it
down
we're
locking
it
down
in
January
and
February.
AI
AI
One
of
the
highlight
this
transfers
out
is
this
up
is
a
line
for
subsidies
that
go
to
other
funds
and
one
of
which
is
the
arena.
Venue
works
came
in
292
thousand
dollar
loss
for
the
year.
The
budget
was
495
and
I
think
the
most
recent
projection
that
they
put
out
themselves
was
335
loss,
so
that
was
a
big
switch
from
I'm,
not
doing
that
so
mystery
Mouse.
AI
So
a
positive
right
there
related
to
the
arena
fund
also
had
an
effect
on
our
on
our
surplus
projection.
Again
preliminary
the
budget
manager.
Myself
spent
a
lot
of
time
that
this
week
going
through
each
of
these
categories
and
reviewing
a
lot
of
the
detail,
there
could
be
some
bakdae,
some
some
invoices
that
come
in
people
aren't
aware
of
you
know.
The
word
is
put
out
to
vendors.
AI
Enterprise
funds:
we
keep
this
really
high
level.
I
would
just
like
to
highlight
the
revenue
trends.
You
know
a
hundred
percent
cash
base,
there's
some
accruals
that
go
back,
but
you
know
water,
105,
sewer,
99,
storm,
97,
solid
waste
93.
Unfortunately,
golf
I
brought
this
up
a
couple
times.
Golf
is
his
under
plan.
It's
at
82
percent.
It
was
84
percent.
Last
year,
I
mean
the
weather
is
driving
that,
but
we
had
a
plan
use
of
fun.
AI
Balance
I
put
that
in
there
one
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
for
for
golf
for
the
year,
but
you
can
see
the
year-to-date
for
golf
is
at
350
four
thousand
dollar
loss.
It's
it's
one
of
those
funds,
we're
just
we're
just
going
to
have
to
keep
an
eye
on,
and
that
ends
my
presentation
again
preliminary
numbers,
but
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
going
through
these
and
and
and
try
to
anticipate,
and
you
know
or
projections
they
anticipate
using
the
last
few
months
what
those
revenue
numbers
are
going
to
look
like
coming
in.
AB
AI
AI
You
know
in
the
last
couple
of
years
and
in
this
current
year
specifically
next
year,
there's
a
half
million
dollars
in
cash
for
equipment
in
the
solid
waste
fund,
along
with
their
equipment,
expense
or
a
lease
expense.
So,
having
said
that,
yes,
there
is
a
savings
and
we're
anticipating
a
contribution
of
fund
balance
of
340
thousand
dollars
for
the
year.
So
you're
saying.
AB
AI
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
only
thing
I
wanted
to
do
was
to
thank
the
people
who
participated
in
the
Memorial
Day
Parade
appreciated
that
we
had
the
by
ordinance.
We
made
sure
that
there
was
no
rain
until
we
were
done
with
the
parade
so
anyway.
Thank
you
very
much.
All
Domanick
comments
all
start
from.
T
Wanna
give
ya
so
Jim
if
you
don't
mind
to
come
on
up
real
quick
here,
I
had
sent
you
note
earlier
about
train
horns
and
you
had
sent
me
back
some
of
the
information
on
the
website.
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
I've
recently
gotten
some
concerns
about
train
horns
in
the
quiet
zone
and
what
the
city
can
and
can't
do
in
that
and
that
arena,
and
so
it's
always
nice
to
have
a
quick.
H
So,
very
briefly,
you
know
in
November
we
did
start
a
train,
horn
and
quiet
zone
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
but
only
for
Union
Pacific
Railroad.
As
you
recall,
Norfolk
Southern.
It
did
not
have
the
same
improvements
that
the
Union
Pacific
rail
line
had
as
part
of
the
high-speed
rail.
Well,
all
along
some
of
the
concerns
are
well
now
quiet
zone.
There
should
be
no
horns
ever,
unfortunately,
that
is
not
the
case,
there's
still
even
the
quiet
zone.
H
The
protocol
still
allows
for
the
operator
the
train
operator
to
sound
the
horn
under
federally
regulated
conditions
of
safety.
If
they
see
certain
conditions
of
construction
people
within
a
certain
proximity
to
the
crossing
issues
like
that
and
even
on
their
private
property
of
their
yards,
they
have
the
ability
to
do
that.
This
isn't
City
Bloomington
regulated
the
F
R,
a
the
rayless
of
the
founding
of
the
federal
rail
is
so
CA,
yes
trying
they
regulate
that
process,
and
so
all
complaints
are
actually
given
to
them
and
they
follow
up
on
them
with
Union
Pacific.
H
So
we
have
had
multiple
complaints
since
we
put
it
in
place
and
they
to
our
knowledge.
There
have
not
been
any
outside
of
those
parameters.
Most
of
them
have
been
an
understanding
about
what
that
is,
so
we
do
encourage
going
to
our
website.
We
have
extensive
information
on
our
website,
trying
to
lay
that
out
being
realistic
about
what
the
expectations
should
be
in
what
process
and
what
remedies
citizens
have
from
that.
Does
that
help
answer
your
question.
T
A
T
AB
Yeah
I
just
want
to
share
that
I
attended
the
education
to
employer
summit,
which
is
about
a
week
or
two
ago,
and
there's
a
lot
of
exciting
things
going
on
in
the
high
schools
to
prepare
students
for
employment
locally
and
the
people
in
the
audience
were
business
owners
and
they
seem
to
be
very
attentive.
So
pass
the
word
around
that
this
is
available,
or
you
know
to
the
business
owners
that
they
should
tie
into
the.
AG
X
I'll
encourage
folks
to
do
so
and
when
we
go
places,
I'll
say
that
people
notice
and
they
comment
on
Bloomington-
is
engaged.
Look
at
look
at
the
people
coming
out
representing
Bloomington
and
so
I
think
these
IML
activities,
the
folks
that
work
came
out
for
the
parade
and
I
know
week.
Sometimes
we
take
turns
being
there
and
I
appreciate
all
of
you
that
we
do
that,
because
then
people
see
that
that
we're
here
for
them
and
we're
doing
our
part
to
make
our
city
better
and
better
and.
A
It's
not
just
officials.
As
you
know,
you
are
mayors,
as
well
as
council
members
and
city
managers,
but
it's
also
vendors
and
city
attorneys
to
who
come,
but
so
you
certainly
it
it
can't
do
anything
other
than
help
our
knowledge
base,
but
also
help
the
presence
of
Bloomington
throughout
the
state.
Okay,
anything
else.
At
this
point
we
don't
have
any
an
executive
session
correct.
Okay,
so
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
my
secondary
chief,
okay
move
by
a
Holdeman
black?
Second
by
all
the
novel?
You
are
adjourned.