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December 18, 2017 - City Council Special Session
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B
Thank
you
very
much
at
this
point
in
in
terms
of
our
special
meeting,
we're
going
to
move
to
go
to
public
comment
under
our
normal
rules
and
public
comment.
People
are
limited
to
three
minutes
and
given
the
number
of
people
that
we
have,
I
will
definitely
hold
it
to
three
minutes.
But
I
want
to
welcome
everybody,
and
thank
you,
regardless
of
what
perspective
you're
coming
to
bring
to
us
tonight.
But
we
have
some
very
important
comments.
Some
of
them
may
be
relevant
to
the
the
main
topic
that
I
suspect.
B
All
the
names
have
been
there
in
this
thing:
I'll
shuffle
them
again
or
maybe
all
the
woman
Schmidt
can
shuffle
them
while
I'm
talking
and
they
will
be
drawn
from
there
and
I
will
read
ten
names
at
a
time.
If
the
first
ten
people
will
begin
to
stand
in
line
so
that
we
can
get
as
many
people
as
possible.
If
you
are
repeating
the
same
thing,
that's
certainly
your
right.
It
probably
is
most
effective.
B
If
you
point
out
additional
things,
however,
everybody
is
limited
to
three
minutes
and
we
have
so
many
that
we
again
we're
gonna
have
to
be
quite
draconian
about
the
three-minute
limit.
Again,
please
be
respectful
one's
presence
here
tonight
and
anyone
who
attempts
to
disrupt
the
meeting
I
will
give
one
warning
and
after
that
you
will
be
subject
to
removal.
Thank
you
very
much
yes,
and
before
we
go
further
I
believe
there
might
be
a
motion
on
the
floor.
Yes,.
C
B
B
And
just
if
you
were
wondering
one
of
the
our
substantive
item
of
discussion
was
presentation
at
the
downtown
task
force
a
report
that
actually
is
in
two
phases.
We
will
see
how
much
time
we
have
at
that
point
and
if
all
a
woman
Burgas
who
is
the
chair
of
that
committee,
would
like
to
make
a
few
remarks.
Clearly,
we
will
not
have
time
for
the
30
minutes
attendant
discussion,
20
minute,
council
discussion
by
the
time
we
get
to
that
point.
B
What
really
limits
us
is,
of
course
we
also
have
the
township
meeting
today
and
our
regular
meeting
at
7
o'clock,
so
the
the
trains
have
to
run
on
time.
So
at
this
point
we
may
or
may
not
have
even
a
brief
discussion
on
the
downtown
task
force
and
I've
got
ten
in
a
row.
Okay
and
I
apologize
in
advance.
If
I
am
mispronouncing
your
name,
it's
the
Babs
Allen
garylambert
rabbi,
Rebecca
Bob,
rydych,
Mary,
Meyer,
Jaclyn,
Rodriguez,
Angela,
Scott,
Don,
Carlson,.
B
E
Mike
is
on
I
would
say
that,
as
a
citizen
of
Bloomington,
I
think
that
we
should
be
a
welcoming
city.
I
think
this
is
in
line
with
some
core
values
of
almost
everyone
here
in
the
city
when,
when
you're
a
welcoming
city,
you
have
the
opportunity
to
expand,
to
expand
knowledge
of
others,
to
expand
community
and
to
move
into
connection
with
others.
That's
what
I
would
say
thank.
F
Good
evening,
I've
got
a
short
excerpt
from
a
speech
from
a
few
years
ago.
All
Americans
not
only
in
the
state's
most
heavily
affected,
but
in
every
place
in
this
country
are
rightly
disturbed
by
the
large
number
of
illegal
aliens
entering
our
country,
the
jobs
they
hold
might
otherwise
be
held
by
citizens
or
legal
immigrants.
F
The
public
service
they
use,
impose
burdens
on
our
taxpayers.
That's
why
our
administration
has
aggressively
to
secure
our
borders
more
by
hiring
a
record
number
of
new
porter
guards
by
deporting
twice
as
many
criminal
aliens
as
ever
before,
by
cracking
down
on
illegal
hiring
by
barring
welfare
benefits.
Will
illegal
aliens
in
a
budget
I
will
present
to
you.
We
will
try
to
do
more
to
speed
the
deportation
of
illegal
aliens
in
the
workplace,
as
recommended
by
the
Commission
headed
by
former
congresswoman
Barbara
Jordan.
F
We
are
a
nation
of
immigrants,
but
we
are
also
a
nation
of
laws.
It
is
wrong
and
all
the
only
self
defeating
for
a
nation
of
immigrants
to
permit
the
kind
of
abuse,
our
immigration
laws
we
have
seen
in
recent
years,
and
we
must
do
more
to
stop
it.
That
was
from
the
1995
State
of
the
Union
address
by
William
Jefferson
Clinton
Thank
You.
G
Thank
you
for
giving
me
that
opportunity
stand
before
you
and
I
want
to
remind
you
on
behalf
of
my
community
of
faith
that
we
do
feel
very
strongly
that
bloomington-normal
should
be
a
much
continue
to
be
a
welcoming
community
or
welcoming
city.
You
know
in
my
tradition,
in
my
faith
tradition,
we
are
here
to
support
the
immigration
concept,
to
be
fair
and
compassionate,
in
fact,
from
the
vindicate.
G
2535
is
think
that
if
your
brother
being
in
straits,
come
under
your
authority-
and
you
hold
him
through
as
though
a
resident
alien,
let
him
live
by
your
side
and
the
most
frequent
teaching
that
it
in
the
five
books
of
Moses.
It
talked
about
the
fact
that
we
are
commanded
to
be
kind
to
the
stranger
and
in
the
pu-36
time,
in
the
biblical
teaching.
We
must
welcome
others,
because
we
were
one
stranger
than
the
land
of
each
other.
Now,
from
the
time
of
the
patriarch
to
the
20
century,
we
my
community
of
the
chivitz
faith.
G
We
understand
the
challenges
of
what
it
means
to
be
immigrant.
We
have
understood
what
it
means
to
flee
from
persecution
and
to
find
refuge
in
a
new
land.
Our
memory
of
90
of
the
Nazi
Holocaust
teaches
you
that
it
was
terrific
and
horrible.
The
fact
that
yet
not
eating
better
to
murder
my
people,
but
the
free
world,
including
the
United,
States
and
Great
Britain,
did
not
open
it
door
to
those
fleeing
the
Nazis.
At
one
point,
we
cannot
let
that
happen
again.
G
Our
own
people,
which
it
really
strangers,
and
so
for
many
of
my
brothers
and
sisters
in
this
country
remind
us
that
the
many
struggles
faced
by
immigrant
today,
we
must
affirm
our
commitment
to
create
the
same
opportunities
for
today's
immigrant
that
was
so
valuable
to
our
own.
My
own
community,
not
so
many
years
ago.
G
It
is
our
moral
responsibility
to
protect
those
who
have
made
tremendous
contribution
to
our
community
and
society
to
our
country,
because
they
too
have
made
many
sacrifices
and
firmly
believe
in
the
same
value
like
any
human
being
too
greedy
and
acceptance
for
all
people,
not
one
over
the
other,
but
for
all
humanity.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
B
H
You
very
much
for
your
kind
attention.
My
name
is
Bob
writer
I'm,
a
resident
of
Bloomington
and
co-pastor
of
New
Covenant
community
and
normal
thanks
for
giving
me
a
moment
to
speak.
I
speak
in
favor
of
the
ordinance,
and
the
reason
is
at
least
in
part,
because
I
know
what
it
feels
like
to
be
desperate
at
least
a
little
bit
as
a
school.
H
Kid
I
sometimes
had
to
navigate
a
gauntlet
of
bullies
to
get
home
from
school
I'd
get
harassed
if
I
wasn't
careful,
sometimes
even
if
I
was
careful,
bigger
kids
might
take
some
money
that
I
had
with
me
or
even
take
my
bike
if
I
was
riding
at
that
day
and
sometimes
they'd
rough
me
up,
if
they
felt
like
it,
and
it
was
definitely
a
mistake
to
walk
past
one
of
their
houses
as
they've
used
that
as
an
excuse
to
inflict
real
abuse.
This
is
my
place.
You're
not
welcome
here.
H
So
over
time,
I
learned
to
pick
my
way
through
driveways
and
yards
of
neighbors
to
make
it
harder
for
my
pursuers
to
find
me
I
understood
perfectly
well.
I
was
on
someone
else's
property
without
permission,
but
being
vulnerable
and
desperate
I
had
no
alternative,
so
I
took
my
chances
once
at
random.
I
made
my
way
into
the
yard
of
the
neighbor,
just
as
some
of
the
bullies
who
were
hunting
me.
H
H
We
never
said
a
word
to
each
other
as
best
I
would
call,
and
he
just
let
me
be
understood,
the
situation
for
what
it
was,
and
that
simple
gesture
has
always
meant
a
lot
to
me.
I
wish
I
knew
more
about
him.
I
wish
I
could
say
we
became
friends,
but
all
I
really
know
is
that
he
was
a
decent
guy.
Who
saw
my
situation
for
what
it
was
and
he
gave
me
a
break.
He
didn't
make
harder
things
harder
for
me
than
they
needed
to
be
today.
H
My
feelings
about
my
hometown
and
my
neighbours
are
coloured
much
more
by
that
anonymous
guy.
Who
didn't
shoe
me
out
into
harm's
way,
then
they
are
by
the
kids,
who
were
harassing
me
in
the
first
place
and
I
sure
do
try
to
emulate
that
decency
when
I
can
I
hope.
We
all
would
take
an
example
from
that
anonymous
guy
and
that's
what
feels
like
it's
at
stake
in
our
decision
about
whether
to
be
a
welcoming
city.
H
Others
will
certainly
talk
about
the
technical
details
of
law
enforcement
and
the
role
of
the
federal
government
as
they
should.
Those
are
all
important
aspects
of
the
ordinance,
but
surely
we
need
to
be
informed
by
our
compassion
as
well.
Every
legitimate,
religious
and
spiritual
tradition
teaches
about
the
importance
of
extending
kindness
to
those
who
are
vulnerable.
You
shall
not
wronged
or
oppress
the
resident
alien
for
you
were
aliens
yourself
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
We
read
in
Exodus
love
your
neighbor
as
you
love
yourself.
H
B
I
I
Our
original
goal
was
to
co-sponsor
a
refugee
family
arriving
in
Chicago
through
refugee
one,
a
refugee
resettlement
organization,
headquartered
in
Chicago
last
summer,
however,
refugee
1
asked
our
team
to
help
a
refugee
family
move
from
Chicago
to
bloomington-normal,
and
we've
been
very
involved
in
many
different
aspects
of
their
transition,
including
housing,
education,
health
care
and
recreation.
They
have
adjusted
well
to
our
community
and
we
have
all
benefited
from
our
relationships
with
them
and
with
each
other.
I
Through
this
experience,
we
have
learned
that
refugees
and
all
immigrants
have
as
much
to
offer
us
as
we
do
to
them.
Each
person
who
comes
to
our
country
is
a
valuable
and
valued
member
of
our
society.
Without
the
presence
of
these
newcomers,
we
can
become
stale
and
narrow-minded.
We
need
them
and
they
need
us.
Let's
pass
the
proposed
welcoming
cities
or
cadet
ordinance
so
that
we
can
rely
on
our
law
enforcement
resources
to
protect
all
people
in
our
community,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status.
J
Hello
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
Jacqueline
Rodriguez
and
I'm,
a
recent
transplant
from
Chicago
to
Bloomington
I'm
here
today
to
ask
you
to
please
pass
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
because
I
know
all
too
well
the
horrors
of
ice
knocking
at
your
door.
Four
years
ago
a
warrant
was
issued
with
my
father's
name
on
it,
and
subsequently
ice
came
pounding
at
our
door.
My
father
came
here
as
a
child
half
a
century
ago.
He
was
also
married
for
35
years
to
a
natural
citizen
and
had
two
children
on
American
soil.
J
J
My
father
is
losing
his
home
due
to
the
overwhelming
cost
of
lawyer
fees
and
is
in
constant
fear
of
a
knock
at
the
door,
but
in
some
ways
my
father
was
lucky.
He
was
lucky
that
the
agents
were
in
a
good
mood
that
day
and
he's
lucky
that
he
has
not
yet
been
deported
just
blocks
from
his
home.
Another
man,
a
citizen,
was
less
lucky.
He
was
shot
as
soon
as
he
opened
the
door
and
without
warning,
and
because
of
a
warrant
that
wasn't
even
for
him
in
Chicago
and
across
our
country.
J
It
doesn't
matter
if
you're,
a
permanent
resident
or
a
natural-born
citizen.
No
matter
where
you
stand
at
immigration
policies,
I
think
we
can
all
agree.
Legal
residents
and
citizens
should
not
live
in
fear
ice
is
not
a
friend
and
it's
up
to
you
to
make
sure
that
they
know
that
tell
I
said
she
will
not
assist
them
in
harming
our
citizens,
make
Bloomington
a
city
that
sets
the
example.
Today,
an
international
migrants
day.
You
have
the
opportunity
to
tell
the
country
that
Bloomington
is
a
city
that
cares.
J
This
is
a
city
that
works
to
better
our
communities
and
not
tear
them
apart,
asure
Bloomington
residents
that
their
tax
dollars
are
being
spent
on
enhancing
the
city
through
education,
smoother
roads
and
clean
water.
We
do
not
spend
our
funds
on
resources
on
the
double
being
federal
agents
and
we
will
not
meet
and
we
will
make
sure
that
our
police
force
knows
how
to
handle
such
interactions.
This
ordinance
is
good
for
all
of
the
people
of
Bloomington
and
I.
J
K
So
there's
two
rather
big
things
on
the
agenda
tonight.
One
is
the
welcoming
ordinance,
which
my
understanding
is
that
it's
illegal
and
I'm
not
against
a
welcoming
city,
but
this
is
an
attack
on
the
Bloomington
Police
Department.
This
ordinance
isn't
addressing
ice
or
what
they
can
or
cannot
do
it's
not
addressing
the
McLean,
County
Sheriff's
Department
and
what
they
can
or
cannot
do.
It
is
impacting
the
Bloomington
Police
Department,
I
can't
and
I've
looked
and
I've
tried
to
find
numbers
of
how
many
people
are
being
deported
because
of
the
Bloomington
Police
Department.
K
No
one
has
been
able
to
provide
those
numbers
to
me.
No
one
is
talking
about
that.
They're
talking
about
ice
and
their
homes
being
invaded
and
there's
a
part
of
this
ordinance
that
requires
only
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
to
look
at
a
person's
status
before
they're
arrested,
usually
the
police
department
in
Bloomington.
In
my
experience,
don't
arrest
people
unless
they've
committed
a
crime
so
asking
them
to
consider
that
is,
is
not
protecting
our
community.
K
L
B
L
L
Executive
director
of
Illinois
People's
Action,
which
is
part
of
the
keep
families
together
campaign
that
includes
Illinois
People's
Action,
the
YWCA
League
of
Women
Voters,
McLean,
County,
ACLU,
McLean
County,
not
in
our
town,
black
lives
matter
and
the
Unitarian
Universalists
and
New
Covenant
churches.
We've
been
meeting
with
city
elected
officials
and
staff
since
March
to
craft
this
welcoming
city
ordinance.
L
We
believe
that
the
ordinance
is
a
responsible
step
and
prudent
reaction
to
what
we
see
happening
on
the
federal
stage
regarding
immigration
policy
last
month
and
USA
Today,
it
described
a
200%
increase
in
the
arrests
of
non
criminal
immigrants
over
the
preceding
year
and
from
today's
Washington
Post
article
that
was
titled
watchdog
report
finds
moldy
food
mistreatment
in
immigration,
detention
centers.
It
quoted
that
the
Trump
administration
is
nearly
doubling
the
number
of
immigration
deportation
beds
in
this
country,
including
a
proposed
new
private
prison
in
Chicago.
L
Regarding
the
staff
observation
to
this
ordinance
that
it
could
place
the
city
at
risk
for
a
$30,000
federal
DOJ
police
grant,
we
simply
don't
believe
this
be
the
case.
Over
the
weekend,
we
received
an
email
from
Fred
sow,
who
has
senior
policy
counsel
at
the
Immigration
Illinois
Coalition
for
immigrant
and
refugee
rights,
which
affirms
this.
L
But
let's
assume
the
worst
case
scenario
that
perhaps
Trump's
Department
of
Justice
does
withhold
$30,000
from
Bloomington.
This
represents
only
0.1
7%
of
the
police
budget,
hardly
even
a
drop
in
the
budget
and
consider
a
thought
experiment.
What
if
this
consultant
to
the
city,
could
demonstrate
dramatic
and
meaningful
new
police
and
immigrant
community
relations
for
a
thirty
thousand
dollar
contract?
Wouldn't
we
jump
at
that
chance?
L
Wouldn't
that
be
money
incredibly
well
spent
and
though
we
firmly
believe
that
the
grant
is
indeed
not
at
risk
and
if
you
as
a
council,
are
willing
to
trade
families
in
bartering
for
a
small
federal
grant.
Let
me
make
the
following
offer:
if
the
grant
is
actually
denied
Illinois
people's
action
will
work
with
the
city
in
a
strategy
and
outreach
to
our
corporate
community
to
seek
grant
funds
to
make
up
the
difference
when
families
are
afraid
of
deportation
in
our
community.
It
affects
all
of
us,
no
amount
of
kind
words
or
welcoming
immigrants.
L
Inés
can
make
up
for
good
policy.
My
faith
tradition
speaks
directly
to
the
welcoming
of
the
stranger
as
we
ourselves
would
wish
to
be
treated
and
when
families
live
in
fear,
they
become
victims
and
in
a
way
we
become
victim
down
here
as
well
sorry
times
up,
please
support
the
ordinance.
Thank
you
very
much.
M
N
I
am
to
him
against
this
ordinance.
Let
me
point
out
to
the
wild.
God
is
a
God
of
love
in
reference
to
previous
speakers,
he's
also
a
God
of
justice.
He
also
commands
that
we
be
the
law,
it
will
be
the
laws
and
the
laws
of
this
land
number
one
are
that
illegal
aliens
are
to
be
deported,
are
to
be
reported.
N
If
you
pass
this,
this
is
the
second
part
one.
You
have
first
passed
the
police
board.
If
you
pass
this,
you
will
handcuff
the
police
even
further
by
not
allowing
them
to
do
their
job
and
promote
justice.
You
need
to
allow
the
police
department
to
do
their
jobs,
not
hunt
down,
but
when
they
find
illegal
aliens
to
move
forward
with
the
ice
Department
for
deportation,
someone's
going
to
run
this
town
either
the
police
department's
going
to
run
this
town
or
the
gangs
are
going
to
run
this
town.
N
You
drive
down
Veterans
Parkway,
look
at
it
a
recently
vacated
print
shop.
You
will
see
a
gang
tag
that
gang
tag
is
not
a
welcoming
or
welcoming
sign
into
our
city.
It
means
this.
This
is
my
turf.
Do
you
want
to
do
business
business
in
this
town?
You
go
through
me
what
kind
of
business?
Let's
talk
about
running
drugs?
Let's
talk
about
running
human
trafficking.
Let's
talk
about
running
guns,
look
where
we
sit
in
the
state
of
Illinois.
We
are
at
the
epicenter
of
this
state.
We
are
primed
for
running
everything
through
this
particular
city.
N
We
cannot
allow
that.
Secondly,
I
attended
after
you,
as
counsel,
was
sworn
in
last
spring.
I
attended
a
not
in
our
town
rally
and
for
over
an
hour,
I
stood
out
side
of
the
city
hall
and
listened
to
a
bevy
of
speakers
promoting
nothing
but
hate
speech
against
the
good
people.
Black
white
and
brown
of
this
city
started
off
by
what
we
will
not
tolerate
the
first
parent
first
person
who
speak
was
black
lives
matter.
He
said
that
these
laws
do
nothing
but
promote
old
white
men.
N
Rule
ended
by
you
mr.mayor
talking
about
giving
us
a
dressing-down
of
tolerance
and
intolerance.
The
only
thing
that
was
missing
very
honestly,
sir,
was
your
generals
uniform
and
your
cap
and
sunglasses
really
because
of
what
you
did.
You
spoke
nothing
but
hate
against
almost
everybody
up
there
and
what's
your
definition
of
what
you
would
tolerate
and
what
you
wouldn't
tolerate,
you
slapped
everybody
black
white
and
brown,
who
wanted
to
live
within
the
laws
of
our
country
and
our
state
right
in
the
face
and
kick
them
right
in
the
rear.
End.
B
At
this
point,
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
read
the
lesson.
The
last
group
it
looks
like
everybody
will
be
able
to
be
accommodated.
There
are
11
more
and
that
is
cinnamon
I
believe
this
correct
Porter,
Louis,
Gosselin,
Mike,
motika,
Jill
layer,
Gabe
right,
let's
see
Erin
the
nerve,
Emily
veneering
maria
toro
morn,
david
YZ,
Sonny,
Garcia
and
Robert
workman
in
that
order.
So
we
start
with
cinnamon
Porter.
Please.
O
Good
evening
Bloomington
City,
Council
members
and
members
of
the
community,
my
name
is
cinnamon
Porter
and
I
am
a
part
of
the
leadership
team
for
black
lives
matter
bloomington-normal
and
on
behalf
of
black
lives
matter
bloomington-normal.
We
support
the
welcoming
city
ordinance.
Black
immigrants
are
one
of
the
fastest-growing
demographics
in
the
United
States.
According
to
the
black
Alliance
for
just
immigration
nationwide,
black
immigrants
make
up
just
5.4
percent
of
the
undocumented
population.
However,
they
make
up
10.6%
of
immigrants
in
removal
proceedings
between
2003
and
2015.
O
Currently
in
Bloomington,
people
who
are
stopped
by
the
cops
are
subject
to
u.s.
immigration
and
customs
enforcement
officers
being
alerted
to
their
arrests,
because
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
has
says
that
ice.
Excuse
me:
can
you
use
daca
information
to
deport
people
under
arrest
and,
as
we
know,
black
people
are
much
more
likely
than
members
of
any
other
group
to
be
stopped
by
police.
In
fact,
black
people
in
Bloomington
are
four
times
more
likely
to
be
pulled
over
than
white
people,
and
that's
just
not
right.
O
P
First
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
for
the
opportunity
that
you've
extended
to
the
entire
community
to
speak
out
to
to
just
basically
let
you
know
where
we
stand
on
this
I
heard
a
couple
of
speakers
ago.
A
guy
asked
who's
going
to
run
the
town.
Is
it
going
to
be
the
police
or
the
gangs,
and
for
me,
the
it's
it's
more
than
problematic
to
assert
that
somehow
gangs
are
the
result
of
becoming
a
welcoming
city
and
embracing
our
immigrant
community,
but
I
thought.
P
The
other
thing
that
was
interesting
was
the
question
of
who's
going
to
run
the
town?
Is
it
going
to
be
the
police
or
the
gangs
right,
but
what
I
see
is
as
a
town?
The
community
is
what
keeps
this
together.
The
community
is
what
runs
this
town
and
we
elect
you
to
assist
us
in
that
effort,
and
so
shortly
after
the
election
there
was.
P
There
was
a
packed
house
here
and
a
lot
of
what
was
being
discussed
was
what
we,
as
a
community,
we're
going
to
do
given
the
political
reality
that
we
live
in,
and
the
threat
that
marginalized
communities
are
facing.
Communities
of
color
and
immigrants
and
I
saw
more
people
than
I've
seen
in
any
one
space
for
for
some
kind
of
public
sort
of
speak
out.
Come
for
that
purpose,
and
tonight
I'm
gonna
ask
for
a
little
bit
of
engagement
from
folks
that
are
here.
So,
if
you
are
here
in
support
of
this
ordinance,
please
stand
up.
P
So
there's
so
there's
a
question
about
who
runs
this
town
and
who
runs
this
town
is
the
community
and
we
elect
you
to
help
us
in
that
effort.
So,
as
you
can
see,
the
people
are
coming
out
they're
speaking
up
and
they
want
this
ordinance.
We
elect
you
to
make
these
types
of
ordinances
possible
to
to
enact
the
will
of
our
community
and
I
know.
P
There's
a
lot
of
you
know
kind
of
question
about
how
best
to
do
this,
but
I
think
one
thing
is
clear:
we
as
a
community
do
not
want
deportations
to
be
happening
with
our
resources.
We
want
everyone
to
feel
that
they
can
work
with
the
police
and
access
any
kind
of
service.
They
need
in
a
time
of
crisis
without
fear
that
they
will
then
be
transferred
to
ice.
P
So
again,
remember
who
runs
this
town
remember,
who
you
work
for
and
and
and
I
remember,
seeing
many
of
you
stepping
out
and
speaking
out
in
support
of
immigrant
communities.
This
is
your
chance
to
do
something
meaningful
with
the
power
that
we've,
given
you
and
I
hope
that
you
have
the
courage
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Q
Good
evening,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
taking
the
opportunity
to
do
this
and
opening
the
forum
here
tonight,
I
think.
Let
me
put
this
in
the
spirit
of
the
season.
Imagine
yourself
if
your
child's
in
danger
and
your
child's
threatened,
what
do
you
do
to
protect
your
child
you'll?
Do
everything
you
can
to
protect
your
child,
so
tonight
I'm
thinking
of
a
family
2,000
years
ago
whose
child
was
threatened?
We
call
that
baby
Jesus
and
they
had
to
flee
to
Egypt
because
they
were
in
danger.
Well,
we
don't
know
how
the
Egyptian
people
reacted.
Q
We
don't
know
for
certain
people
said
you're
taking
our
jobs,
but
somehow
they
survived
and
they
were
able
to
return
to
their
home.
So
I'm
going
to
give
commendation
to
the
people
of
Egypt
2000
years
ago
for
protecting
a
family
that
many
people
worship
and
feel
very
strongly
about.
I.
Think
a
flipside
of
this.
Q
R
Thank
you
for
this
meeting.
Thank
you
for
hearing
us
out.
A
recent
study
by
Tom
Wang
of
the
University
of
California
San
Diego
showed
that
counties
that
have
ordinances
like
the
ones
we're
considering
tonight
have
35.5
fewer
crimes
per
10,000
people.
They
have
a
higher
median
income,
lower
unemployment,
lower
poverty,
and
these
effects
are
more
pronounced
in
counties
with
smaller
populations.
So
when
we
think
about
things
like
sanctuary
cities,
we
think
of
large
cities,
large
towns,
actually
the
the
positive
effects
of
passing
an
ordinance
like
this,
would
be
more
pronounced
in
Bloomington.
R
We
find
time
and
time
again
that,
when
law
enforcement
focuses
on
the
safety
of
the
community,
the
community
is
in
fact,
safer.
Study
after
study
shows
that
lines
between
local
state
and
federal
authorities
should
not
be
blurred.
Undocumented
residents
are
more
likely
to
come
forward
to
report
crimes
that
they
witness
or
victims
of
when
they
do
not
fear
deportation.
R
Speaking
from
a
personal
point
of
view,
I've
spent
about
15
years
of
my
early
career
working
with
immigrant
populations,
teaching
them
English,
helping
them
integrate
into
our
society.
I
know
that
these
folks
are
just
like
you
and
me.
They
care
about
their
children,
they
care
about
their
families,
they
care
about
their
communities
and
their
neighbors.
They
are
hard
workers
and
they
are
contributing
positive
things
to
our
community.
I.
Ask
you
to
please
pass
this
ordinance
and
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
S
Mr.
mayor
members
of
the
council,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
front
of
you
tonight.
My
name
is
gabe
Cripe
and
I'm
the
director
of
community
outreach
with
YWCA
stepping-stones,
I'm
here
to
talk
with
you
tonight
as
a
representative
of
our
agency
and
to
speak
in
support
of
the
welcoming
city's
ordinance.
Stepping
stones
is
the
rape
crisis
center
from
McClain
County,
and
we
work
with
survivors
of
sexual
assault.
It
is
well
understood
that
reporting
rates
for
sexual
assault
are
extremely
low.
In
fact,
sexual
assault
is
believed
to
be
the
most
underreported
crime.
S
The
likelihood
of
a
victim
of
sexual
assault
reporting
to
the
police
goes
down
significantly.
If
that
person
is
undocumented
or
fears
deportation.
What
we
do
not
have
local
statistics
available.
A
report
out
of
Los
Angeles
showed
a
25%
decrease
in
reports
of
sexual
violence
from
the
Latino
community.
In
the
first
few
months
of
2017,
our
immigrant
community
will
not
report
sexual
violence
or
seek
out
services
if
they
believe
they
will
be
held
and
turned
over
to
ice.
S
As
advocates,
we
want
to
be
able
to
tell
our
clients,
so
they
can
trust
and
rely
on
law
enforcement
to
keep
them
safe,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status.
Through
our
work,
we
know
that
offenders
of
sexual
violence
often
choose
victims,
they
believe
to
be
vulnerable.
Sometimes
people
are
perceived
as
vulnerable
because
they're
incapacitated
by
drugs
or
alcohol,
they
have
an
intellectual
disability
or
they're
underage.
A
person
can
also
be
perceived
as
vulnerable
because
of
their
immigration
status.
Offenders
know
their
crime
is
significantly
less
likely
to
be
reported
by
their
victim
if
their
victim
fears
deportation.
S
This
brings
an
increased
risk
of
sexual
violence
for
our
immigrant
community
as
stepping-stones
we're
working
to
create
a
community
free
of
sexual
assault
and
part
of
that
is
holding
offenders
accountable.
We
believe
that
the
welcoming
cities
ordinance
will
start
to
eliminate
some
of
the
barriers.
Many
undocumented
immigrants
weigh
when
making
a
decision
on
reporting
crimes.
This
ordinance
will
increase
the
trust
between
the
immigrant
community
and
local
law
enforcement,
allowing
community
members
to
feel
safer
I
encourage
you
to
pass
the
welcoming
cities
ordinance
thanks.
Thank
you.
T
U
Good
evening,
mayor,
Renner
and
aldermen,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
this
evening.
My
name
is
Emily
McNary
and
I'm.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
League
of
Women
Voters
of
McLean
County
in
support
of
the
welcomes
welcoming
city
ordinance
in
order
to
take
a
position
in
support
of
this
ordinance,
our
local
league
draws
upon
positions
from
both
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
Illinois
and
League
of
Women
Voters
of
the
United
States.
U
We
place
a
particular
emphasis
on
the
League
of
Women
Voters
US
position
on
immigration,
which
states
all
persons
should
receive
fair
treatment
under
the
law,
and
it
is
critical
for
the
u.s.
to
encourage
immigrant
participation
in
our
democracy.
We
are
opposed
to
deportation
of
non
criminal,
undocumented
immigrants.
The
league
supports
cities,
towns,
counties
and
states
that
make
a
decision
not
to
cooperate
with
federal
deportation
and
enforcement
actions
that
include
non
criminal,
undocumented
immigrants.
U
Furthermore,
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
Illinois
has
stated
its
opposition
to
the
deputies,
ation
of
state
and
local
police
to
enforce
immigration
laws
in
Illinois.
Adoption
of
the
welcoming
City
ordinance
would
show
respect
for
immigrant
families
and
a
commitment
to
safety
during
a
time
of
uncertainty,
we
urge
you
to
place
the
welcome
in
city
ordinance
on
the
city
college
council
agenda
in
the
very
near
future
and
to
support
the
implementation
of
this
ordinance.
Thank
you.
Thank.
V
When
I
noticed,
my
name
is
Naruto.
Roman
I
am
NOT
an
immigrant
but
I
work
with
immigrants
and
I'm.
Here
to
tell
you
that
immigrants
are
law-abiding
citizens,
although
not
necessarily
with
all
the
papers.
They
pay
taxes,
they
send
our
children
their
children
to
school,
they
work
very
hard
and
they
are
our
neighbors.
I
cannot
express
to
you
how
important
it
is
for
you
to
pass
the
keep
families
together.
V
Ordinance
I
have
two
quotes
to
share
with
you
today
and
then
I'm
going
to
tell
you
who
wrote
these
quotes,
which
are
from
an
article
in
The
New,
York
Times,
and
the
first
quote
goes
as
follows.
The
message
from
Washington
is
that
cities
need
to
refocus
on
law
and
order,
yet
the
harsh
anti-immigrant
rhetoric
and
mr.
sessions,
reckless
policies
ignore
a
basic
reality
known
by
most
good
cops
and
prosecutors.
V
If
people
are
afraid
of
the
police,
if
they
fear,
they
may
become
separated
from
their
families
or
harshly
interrogated
based
on
their
immigration
status,
they
will
not
report
crimes
or
come
forward
as
witnesses
when
crime,
victims
and
witnesses
aren't
willing
to
testify,
because
they're
afraid
and
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement
agent
will
be
waiting
to
arrest
them
at
the
court
courtroom
doors,
real
criminals
go
unpunished.
It
means
drug
dealers
and
people
who
commit
domestic
and
sexual
violence
are
free
to
exploit
a
voiceless
class
of
the
victims.
Such
criminals
become
a
threat
to
us
all.
V
It's
a
simple
formula:
when
crimes
go
unreported
and
unresolved
criminals
are
empowered
end
of
quote
one
more
quote
a
shorter
one.
The
Justice
Department
wants
Americans
to
believe
that
reason.
Objects
in
violent
crime
are
tied
to
one
domain
on
them:
undocumented
immigrants
or
cities.
Failure
to
get
tough
on
crime.
The
facts
do
not
support
that
narrative.
The
reality
that
crime
may
increase
in
places
where
crime,
victims
and
witnesses
are
fearful
of
working
with
law
enforcement.
V
These
two
quotes
are
actually
from
a
New
York
Times
article
written
by
Chris,
Magnus
and
you're,
wondering
who
is
quick,
Chris
Martinez.
He
is
the
Chief
of
Police,
of
the
City
of
Tucson
Arizona
and
he's
someone
perhaps
much
better
qualified
to
understand
the
significance
of
all
of
these
issues.
For
us
all,
immigrant
families
in
our
community
need
to
feel
safe
from
eyes.
Next
year,
when
the
state
of
Illinois
celebrates
its
be
centennial
celebration,
we
can
proudly
ad
Bloomington
to
the
list
of
cities
in
the
state
of
Illinois.
That
has
worked
hard
to
protect
immigrant
families.
V
By
passing,
this
ordinance
Bloomington
will
go
in
the
next
100
years
of
Illinois
history
as
a
community
that
values
diversity
by
embracing
immigrant
families,
a
community
that
recognized
that
our
future
is
connected
to
our
diversity
and
our
ability
to
keep
us
all
safe
I
urge
you
to
pass
the
keep
our
families
together
ordinance.
Thank
you.
W
We
talked
about
a
welcoming
city
cultures.
We
have
a
lot
of
diversity
in
this
town,
thankfully,
with
State
Farm
the
universities
than
that
I've
had
an
opportunity
to
travel
this
country
of
considerable
amount
and
seen
a
lot
of
things,
but
there's
one
key
element:
we're
missing
in
this
and
you
all
took
it
over
to
it.
W
Illegal
it's
criminal,
whether
we
like
it
or
not,
tying
our
hands
on
selective
laws
is
against
the
law.
I've
heard
that
we'll
lose
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
federal
money.
If
you
do
this,
do
you
think
they're
not
looking
for
a
community
of
this
size
in
which
to
make
an
example
of
on
this
welcoming
communities,
sanctuary
cities
that
ask
yourself:
is
the
city
prepared
to
spend
hundred
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
court
with
the
federal
court
and
trust
me
their
budgets,
a
lot
bigger
than
ours?
W
Welcoming
is
welcoming
and
we're
diverse
community?
Why
don't
we
apply
more?
That
illegal
is
illegal,
since
Eisenhower
we'd
been
deported
thirteen
million
illegals
during
his
time,
immigration
has
a
process
if
they're,
not
here
through
that
process,
you
are
a
criminal.
A
criminal
will
not
report
his
crimes
because
he's
already
committed
a
crime.
We
have
to
change
the
way
we
look
at
this.
Yes,
because
our
immigration
system
got
flaws,
it
sure
does
but
going
at
it
in
a
direction.
That
is
an
illegal
direction
in
itself.
W
X
Like
the
executive
director,
Don
Carlton,
develop
use
action
just
said.
We
started
meeting
about
this
last
spring.
We've
met
with
pretty
much
everyone
sitting
upstairs
on
stage
right
now
and
from
my
reports
back
from
our
our
colleagues
that
have
met
with
every
one
of
you
guys,
your
heart
seemed
to
be
in
that
right
place.
You
support
this
invincible
in
theory.
You
know
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
X
Since
last
summer,
I
was
personally
in
the
meeting
where
we
asked
for
some
data
on
the
amount
of
contact
that
blooms
and
Police
Department
has,
with
immigration
from
what
we
are
just
very
minimal.
We
haven't
got
an
actual
report
from
the
Bloomington
Police
Department,
which
leads
me
to
believe
that
there's,
probably
not
any
contact
with
them
as
of
late,
at
least
since
chief
Hefner
has
been
command
here.
X
X
As
far
as
our
friends
on
the
right
who
are
bringing
up
how
the
city
is
spending
their
money,
this
has
been
proven
to
cut
down
on
police
costs
and
local
government
cost,
because
they're
not
spending
their
time
doing
federal
imitation
jobs,
they're
spending
their
time
doing
the
jobs
that
require
them
from
the
community.
A.
X
Lot
of
her
a
lot
of
statements
tonight
that
we
are
anti
police,
that
we
view
hate
speech,
but
everything
that
I
remember
on
May.
First
and
since
then,
what
isn't
spoken
today
is
about
love.
It
is
about
acceptance
and
it's
about
reaching
out
to
our
neighbors
and
our
community
members,
and
we
must
remember
those
community
members,
our
family
members,
our
friends.
They
are
Bloomington
Police
Department
as
well.
We
are
looking
out
for
them
as
well.
We
don't
want
them
to
feel
the
stress
of
having
to
rip
a
mother
away
from
her
crying
infant
child.
X
X
X
Y
I'm
Robert
workman
I'm
here
today
to
give
my
thoughts
about
the
welcome
city,
ordinance
or
protected
group
status.
Proposal
of
the
use
of
council
have
been
asked
to
adopt
illegal
immigration
or
undocumented
status,
has
been
in
the
news
for
many
years.
I
have
listened
to
all
the
pros
and
cons
of
this
issue
and
have
done
a
lot
of
soul-searching
about
what
I
personally
think
needs
to
be
done.
Y
First,
I,
don't
believe
you,
as
elected
officials,
need
to
be
involved
with
circumventing
the
laws
of
our
nation's
whether
we
agree
with
them
or
not.
We
do
have
laws
in
place
today,
I,
don't
care
how
creative
you
are
with
your
verbage
of
your
proposal
bottom
line,
you
want
Bloomington
to
become
a
sanctuary
city.
Y
Y
The
message
needs
to
be
sent
loud
and
clear.
If
you
come
into
our
country
through
illegal
means,
we
will
not
allow
it,
then,
what's
it
to
many
years
ago,
I
believe
you
think
it
was
Reagan.
We
had
an
amnesty
program,
I
think
at
that
time
the
numbers
of
5
million
kicked
around.
Now
we
hear
we
have
11
million
illegal
immigrants
in
our
country.
So
by
sending
that
message,
I
think
you're
just
promoting
take
come
here.
Currently
we
have
lost.
You
can't
do
that.
Your
proposal
for
welcoming
the
city.
Y
Are
you
aware
of
the
many
private
organizations
that
provide
for
the
needs
of
those
in
the
community?
I
have
done
a
lot
of
volunteer
work
for
many
years
at
some
of
these
places.
One
such
place,
picking
up
delivering
furniture
to
those
in
need,
I
volunteer
at
a
food
pantry
we
make
food
available
for
all
those
hungry
and
in
need.
We
get
people
from
all
walks
of
life
and,
yes,
we
even
get
some.
They
can't
communicate
in
English,
but
no
one
has
ever
stopped
from
being
held.
Y
B
B
Z
Z
B
B
AA
Z
Since
I
got
to
the
microphone
first
I'll
go
first.
If
that's
all
right,
my
presentation
is
very
brief.
We
have
a
lot
of
materials
that
we
put
in
the
packet
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
I'm,
not
sure,
there's
a
whole
lot
more.
That
I
can
go
into
detail
on.
I
do
have
Gabe
neighbor
golf
from
our
office
here
as
well.
Who
does
a
lot
of
the
immigration
research
and
has
helped
with
sorting
through
some
of
the
legal
issues?
So
again,
I
don't
have
a
formal
presentation
chief.
AB
Good
evening,
council
citizens
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
about
the
welcoming
resolution.
I
would
like
to
make
a
couple
things
clear
at
first,
so
we
know
and
understand
this.
This
is
not
about
money.
You
all
obviously
know
my
budget
you've
never
heard
me
talk
about
money.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
money.
AB
Secondly,
not
since
I've
been
here
and
we
checked
records
back
to
2002,
we
have
not
generated
any
reports
directly
to
deport
anyone
in
our
city.
We
look
at
citizens
as
citizens.
Everyone
thinks
we're
going
out
and
looking
at
people
in
a
different
way,
if
you're
here
our
job
is
to
treat
everyone
fairly.
AB
AB
There
could
be
situations
where
we
need
to
contact
a
federal
agency
for
information
or
assistance
in
an
investigation
of
something
serious.
We
can't
predict
how
when
crimes
occur,
but
time
is
always
of
the
essence.
We
can't
be
impeded
by
any
kind
of
language.
That's
gonna
have
us
trying
to
figure
out
who
we
can
call
and
when
we
can
call
them.
AB
Would
you
not
want
us
to
exhaust
all
of
our
resources
in
order
to
solve
that
crime?
All
of
our
resources,
not
a
few,
not
to
be
impeded
by
anything,
all
of
them
and
ever
forbid?
It
might
not
happen
or
happen
once,
but
we
have
to
be
ready.
We
are
the
ones
who
have
to
handle
these
things
now.
I
went
back,
I
told
you.
We
found
all
the
reports,
I'm
pretty
sure
from
all
the
information
that
you
heard
from
some
of
our
distinguished
speakers.
AB
If
we
had,
you
would
have
heard
about
it,
they
would
have
come
forth
of
that
information,
but
you
did
not.
However,
I
will
tell
you
that
I
did
speak
to
some
officers
and
some
investigators
and
we've
heard
of
a
couple
instances
where
we
have
actually
assisted
an
individual
who
was
undocumented,
who
assisted
us
an
investigation
going
through
immigration
to
become
legal.
AB
This
is
what
we
do.
A
person's
immigration
status
is
not
what
we
ask
for
we
stop
people
when
we
go
to
system
body
and
they're
the
victim
of
a
crime.
That
means
nothing
to
us,
there's
a
human
trafficking
them
for
mate.
Our
incident
or
investigation
we're
going
to
call
anybody
we
can
to
try
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
it
now,
hopefully,
in
the
future.
They
do
other
things
than
that
I'm,
not
a
nice
proponent
or
anything
like
that.
AB
I've
told
all
of
you
all,
they
don't
come
here
and
ask
us
to
go
pick
up
people.
We
don't
do
that,
but
they're
also
a
part
of
Narcotics
Task
Forces,
different
federal
or
our
colleagues
Task
Forces.
If
they
thought
that
someone
dangerous
was
in
our
community,
maybe
part
of
ms-13
or
some
other
became
like
that.
I
want
to
know.
I
think
you
would
want
to
know
I
think
anyone
in
this
room
would
want
to
know
that's
what
collaboration
is,
but
they
don't
tell
us
what
to
do.
We
don't
work
with
them.
AB
We
don't
work
with
them
in
that
fashion.
It's
collaboration.
It's
resources,
it's
information!
If
you
need
it
for
crimes,
but
we're
not
sending
people
to
them
to
be
deported,
we
haven't.
We
don't
plan
on
doing
that,
but
if
I
need
to
call
them
or
they
need
to
call
me,
those
lines
of
communication
must
be
open
for
Public
Safety.
AB
AB
The
bottom
line
is
that
we
are
here
to
serve
and
protect
all
citizens
in
a
community
regardless
of
where
they're
from,
and
we
don't
want
any
language
that
would
appease
that
I
would
ask
them.
We
have
a
lot
of
great
organizations
here,
you
can
work
with
us.
Aclu
has
been
and
see
me.
The
immigration
project
has
been
in
see
me.
They
send
people
over
to
be
fingerprinted,
I'm,
not
heard
of
anybody
being
deported
by
coming
to
our
department
to
be
fingerprinted.
AB
We
can
work
together.
Whatever
ideas
they
have,
we
do.
We
have
behind
the
badge
to
bring
people
out.
I
would
imagine
our
officers
know
many
more
immigrants
and
don't
ask
people
like
that
than
what
you
or
anybody
else
in
this
room
would
ever
know.
That's
because
that's
not
how
we
look
at
it
like
some
other
things,
we're
being
painted
with
a
broad
brush,
so
I
would
ask
organizations
that
if
you
have
some
ideas
on
how
to
make
have
people
feel
more
comfortable
advocate
for
them
bring
them
in.
AB
If
you
want
us
to
put
together
a
big
party
or
something
we're
all
about
that,
especially
if
it's
about
food
we're
all
about
that
and
as
far
as
what
we
do,
they
had.
A
gentleman
in
here
asked
us
about
how
we
do
our
job
and
what
we
manage.
Well,
you
know
if
you
were
around
last
time
we
had
a
drive-by
shooting
or
somebody
got
shot,
stand
up
if
you
were
out
there
at
2:00
or
3:00
in
the
morning
when
serious
crime
happened,
stand
up.
AB
D
AB
Could
be
a
crime
of
a
series
nature
and
through
interviews
of
witnesses
or
whatever
it
might
come
up
where
they
might
say
you
know
there
might
be
some
information
where
a
person
came
across
the
border.
Now
people
believe
that
the
FBI
has
databases
everywhere.
It
can
answer
everything
they
can't.
That's
why
you
have
ice.
That's
why
you
have
DEA,
that's
why
you
have
a
Marshal's
Office.
We
might
reach
out
to
them
or
everybody
else,
to
try
to
find
information.
They
have
those
databases,
that's
what
they
monitor.
AB
It
might
just
take
a
simple
call
to
either
firm
that
or
disord
it
it.
But
at
least
we
would
know
another
situation
might
be.
As
I
said
earlier,
they
came
actually
and
informed
us
I.
Think,
a
few
years
ago
about
a
person
wanted
for
attempted
murder,
I'm
glad
that
they
contacted
us
and
told
us
first.
You
know
they
might
come
in
time
and
go
to
arrest
this
person.
We
may
have
information
about
a
area
where
there
could
be.
You
know:
we've
had
shots
fired
there,
that's
a
risk
to
citizens.
That's
what
we
do.
AB
D
Z
Thank
you
and
the
chief
can
probably
answer
this
too.
We've
we've
raised
concern
with
a
couple
of
the
different
provisions.
First
is
section
4
which
talks
about
the
prohibition
on
spending
municipal
resources,
including
time
to
assist
in
any
immigration
enforcement
operations,
including
requests
for
information
or
about
requests,
otherwise
investigating
it
kind
of
goes
on
from
there.
Z
That's
one
of
the
provisions
that
we've
had
some
concern
with
there
are
there's
also
a
where,
as
clause
that
encourages
the
police
department
to
consider
the
impact
of
an
arrest
if
the
person
is
undocumented,
and
that
is
something
that
the
police
department
has
also
raised.
Some
concern
with
both
in
terms
of
making
sure
everybody's
treated
equally
and
also
just
from
a
public
safety
situation
on
that
aspect
as
well.
Those
are
the
two
primary
provisions
that
we
have
work
tried
to
work
through
thanks.
D
AC
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
happens?
Let's
say
it's:
a
traffic,
stop
somebody's
speeding
or
lights
out,
or
something
like
that.
Are
there
ever
situations
where
you
ask
for
any
kind
of
documentation
over
and
above
like
a
driver's
license
or
something
by
it?
What
the
way
that
you,
you
might
conduct
any
kind.
AB
License
and
proof
of
insurance
if
a
person
doesn't
have
that,
we
would
ask
them
from
another
form
of
identification,
but
we
don't
stop
people
and
ask
them
driver's
license
proof
of
insurance
and
immigration
card.
That's
not
what
we
do.
If
someone
were
to
show
us
something
like
that,
then
that
would
be
because
they
had
no
other
identification.
That
is
not
what
we
stop.
People.
AC
AB
Regard
to
this
we
knew
this
was
a
sensitive
issue
and,
like
I
said,
we
welcome
the
idea
of
being
a
welcoming
city.
We
just
don't
want
to
be
handcuffed.
So
when
the
trust
that
came
out
to
me
that
gave
us
the
guidelines
for
which
we
have
to
work
under
I
mean
we
weren't
doing
those
other
things
before
so
now
we
just
have
it
all
spelled
out
so
somewhere
to
ask
us
what
we
do.
What
we
don't
do.
AD
You
chief,
you
touched
on
a
couple
of
things,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
I
understand
understood
exactly
what
you
said
that
you
had
gone
back
in
and
I
think
reviewed
back
to
2002
and
found
no
documented
cases
within
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
of
of
actions
related
to
two
undocumented
immigrants.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,.
AB
AD
For
the
last
15
years,
no
documented
cases,
that's
correct.
The
other
thing
that-
and
you
shared
a
little
bit
again
tonight,
talk
with
me
a
little
bit
again
about.
It
seems
to
me
that
there
are
some
some
groups,
I
think
maybe
even
represented
here
tonight
who
actually-
and
you
talked
about
them-
coming
to
the
Bloomington
Police
Department.
They
will
send
undocumented
immigrants,
I
believe
to
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
is.
Can
you
talk
just
maybe
reiterate
that
a
little
bit
more
because
as
I
heard,
you
speak
what
I
was
envisioning
or
visualizing?
AB
Well,
we
work
with
the
immigration
project
and
they
come
and
talk
to
me
periodically
and
they
also
refer
people
over
to
the
department.
If
you're
going
to
get
a
visa,
you
have
to
be
fingerprinted,
so
they
send
people
there
to
do
that
and
I
would
imagine
they
would
also
work
with
people
and
I'm
hoping
that
they
are
helping
people
to
understand
that
if
you're
a
man
victim
of
a
crime,
miss
Alvarez
could
tell
me
if
I'm
wrong.
AB
AB
AB
C
We
have
the
prohibition
on
enforcing
federal
civil
immigration
laws
within
the
trust
Act.
There
is
a
prohibition
and
it
says
that
a
law
enforcement
agency
or
law
enforcement
official
shall
not
detain
or
continue
to
detain
an
individual
solely
on
the
basis
of
any
immigration
detainer
or
non
judicial
immigration
warrant
or
otherwise
comply
with
an
immigration
detainer
or
non
judicial
immigration
warrant,
and,
and
then
that
section,
a
in
this
section
B
goes
on
to
talk
about.
C
There
shall
not
be
a
stop
and
arrest
a
search,
detention
or
continuing
to
detain
a
person
solely
based
on
an
individual
citizenship
or
immigration
status.
So,
as
I
read
that
that
I
feel
like
that,
establishes
a
threshold
for
the
behavior
of
our
Bloomington
Police.
And
can
you
comment
about
that?
Yeah.
Z
Z
However,
it
specifically
says
nothing
within
that
section:
prohibits
communications
between
federal
agencies
or
officials
and
law
enforcement
agencies
or
officials,
so
you're
correct
those
first,
two
sections
kind
of
set
up
the
you
know,
essentially
you
that
the
the
local
law
enforcement
are
not
to
be
involved
in
those
types
of
actions,
they're
not
supposed
to
detain
somebody
solely
on
that.
You
have
to
have
a
lawful
order
to
do
that,
and
so
that's
that's
kind
of
the
whole
purpose
of
the
trust
Act
is
to
set
that
those
ground
rules
out
there
for
these
local
agencies
and.
AB
As
I
said,
we've
already
reviewed
it,
they
they
say,
sent
us
a
guide
with
bullet
points
that
everyone
has
reviewed.
We
have
not
had
any
formal
training,
it's
very
straightforward,
I
mean
basically
like
he
said.
If,
for
some
reason
we
were
detaining
a
person
we
had
something
or
if
they
were
to
call
us
and
say
you
know,
can
you
hold
them
for
us
because
we
have
immigration?
That's
that's
not
happening,
that's
what
we
it's
got
to
be
criminal,
it
has
to
be
a
warrant,
but
I.
AE
AE
Z
Yeah,
the
only
other
thing
I
was
gonna.
Add
I,
can't
answer
that
specific
question
other
than
I
know
in
conversations
I've
had
that
they
that
the
officers
are
familiar
with
the
process
they
they
do
help
individuals
through
that
process.
There
has
been
some
cooperation.
That's
certainly
something
that
we
could
look
at
in
and
get
back
to
the
council
and
and
maybe
expand
upon
further
okay.
AE
B
AF
Pressure,
thank
you.
Yeah
Thank,
You
chief
and
thank
you.
Jeff
I
know
that
over
the
last
few
months
we've
been
sending
you
lots
of
emails
and
lots
of
commentary
back
and
forth
and
I
kind
of
want
to
focus
on
what
the
goal
of
tonight's
meeting
is,
which
is
provide
direction
to
staff
regarding
this
topic
and
what
we
do
with
it.
I
really
encourage
everybody
to
read
the
executive.
Summary
I
think
it
does
a
really
good
job
of
summarizing
the
presentations
that
we've
heard
tonight.
AF
And
it
doesn't
take
too
much
effort
to
look
as
to
why
we're
suddenly
having
this
conversation,
we've
seen
very
unamerican
remarks
made
at
the
federal
level
about
how
we
treat
each
other
and
end
citizens
and
people
in
our
communities
and
what
I'm
hearing
from
staff
is
that
these
are
practices
that
we're
not
in
doing.
There
are
some
stories
we've
heard
in
other
communities,
articles
that
get
forwarded
online,
etc.
These
are
things
that
are
not
happening
here.
AF
But
in
my
time
of
learning
more
about
these,
these
complicated
issues
I
learned
that
immigrations
and
Customs
Enforcement
split
up
into
almost
two
sub
groups,
one
of
which
that
does
the
human
trafficking
and
the
gangs
and
such
I
think
we
needed
to
be
very
strategic
and
targeted,
and
what
we're
talking
about,
because
I
don't
think
anybody
up
here
wants
to
limit
our
ability
to
use
those
resources.
Should
we
need
them
because
I
know.
AF
For
my
time
doing,
this
I've
received
many
phone
calls
from
people
who
are
very
concerned
about
gang
activity,
human
trafficking
and
what
the
city
can
do
for
it
and
I
don't
want
to
put
us
in
a
situation
where
we
are
hamstrung
to
use
that
piece
of
ice.
That
being
said,
I
also
don't
want
to
be
responsible
for
tearing
families
apart
immigrations
and
Customs
Enforcement
coming
through
and
being
way
overstepping
their
boundaries
without
any
kind
of
feedback
from
us.
I
think
an
ordinance,
targeted
and
deliberate
will
do
just
that.
AF
I
have
some
emails
that
I
flew
around
and
I've
learned
that
some
of
my
colleagues
have
also
sent
some
emails
and
I
hope
that
when
we
bring
this
back
for
a
final
vote,
that
those
emails
will
be
shared
because
I
do
appreciate.
Hearing
my
colleagues
feedback
on
these
topics,
I
provided
some
in
one
of
my
email,
some
alternative
language
to
section
4
that
I
thought
might
be
better
to
address
some
of
those
concerns,
while
still
getting
at
the
crux
of
the
issue.
AF
I'm,
not
a
lawyer
but
I,
know
that
our
staffing
there
yeah,
but
our
staff
is
more
than
capable
of
taking
a
look
at
that
because,
especially
and
from
where
I'm
sitting.
This
is
not
an
issue.
That's
just
blooming
tonight
and
I'm.
Seeing
a
couple
County
Board
elected
officials
out
there,
some
candidates
I'd
like
to
know
what
our
normal
partners
are
doing
with
this
topic.
What
is
the
county
doing
with
this
topic?
AF
I
know
that
we're
aggressively
discussing
it,
but
I
would
call
on
them
to
take
action
on
this
very
important
issue,
because
it
just
can't
be
Bloomington.
It
has
to
be
our
whole
community
and
I
would
hope
that
our
elected
officials
and
those
intergovernmental
partners
step
up
and
and
talk
about
these
things.
So
we
don't
have
the
types
of
concern
in
the
community
and
we've
continued
to
have
numbers
like
zero
people
who
have
been
turned
over
to
ice
as
I.
Don't
think,
that's
the
community
that
I
want
to
live
in
and
I
will
fight
to
protect.
AF
B
AG
AG
AG
Taking
some
of
what's
asked,
alder
and
black
just
said,
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
chief
Hefner
and
and
our
legal
counsel
look
at
what's
what's
upon
here
and
and
perhaps
remove
the
verbage.
Does
you
feel
it
does
not
support
what
you're
trying
what
you're
doing
I
mean
the
idea
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
great
that
there's
this
where
as
subsection
sections,
but
I
would
like
to
see
something
and
in
one
or
one
and
a
half
pages
that
sets
out
for
us
well,
what
will
help
people
not
only
be
safe
but
feel
safe
as
well?
AG
That
will
help
keep
give
people
the
families
the
idea
that
they
will
be
able
to
stay
together
and
also
make
sure
that
when
you're
not
here
when
there
are
other
our
future
police
chiefs
that
we're
still
going
to
be
carrying
on.
As
as
you
are,
instructing
our
officers
to
do
now.
So
my
my
proposal
would
be
to
ask
the
chief
to
modify
work,
work.
AG
B
AH
B
AD
AF
B
Defend
well,
I
tell
you
what
why
don't
we
have
one
wouldn't
do
the
other.
Why
don't
we,
as
we've
had
some
consensus
7yz
toward
having
the
chief
work
with
our
legal
counsel,
bring
that
back?
That
would
not
preclude
us
in
the
future
from
sending
it
back
to
human
relations.
If
we
decide
all
the
men
say,
excuse.
B
B
Well,
we
were
one
of
the
things
that
was
asked
here
is
for
direction.
So
do
we
bring
a
proposal
back
or
do
we
continue
this
for
discussion?
I?
Guess
it's
the
real
question
I
mean
we
discuss
even
if
there
was
a
proposal,
but
would
we
have
a
tangible
proposal
that
the
chief
and
our
legal
counsel
would
work
out
or
wouldn't
we
continue
to
have
a
gender
discussion
without
a
proposal
in
hand,
yeah.
B
C
I
might
suggest
that
we
take
the
time
to
have
some
additional
conversations
now
that
we've
had
an
opportunity
to
get
some
perspectives
from
kind
of
across
the
board,
and
we
have
opportunity
then,
to
visit
with
folks
in
the
community.
I
know:
I've
had
I'd
like
to
have
an
opportunity
to
talk
further
about
what
the
trust
Act
does
for
it
for
us
and
what
it
doesn't
do
it.
C
My
thought
here
is
this
that
we
don't
need
to
add
an
additional
ordinance
when
we
may
have
the
trust
Act
that
accomplishes
what
we
need
to
accomplish,
and
maybe
our
real
challenge
here
is
communicating
to
our
community
what
the
trust
Act
can
do
for
us
and
communicating
to
the
community
where,
where
we'll
put
the
information
that
they
need
to
rely
on
about
their
safety
right,
so
I'm,
not
convinced
that
an
ordinance
is
the
answer
here.
I
certainly
think.
There's.
B
That
wasn't,
at
this
point,
we're
just
I'm
just
asking
for
a
sense
of
the
council
for
direction
in
our
next
step.
Exactly
we
just
continue
with
discussion
without
any
proposal,
or
do
we
actually
have
something
on
the
table
that
were
that
could
be
referred
to
human
relations
that
could
be
rejected.
That
could
be
accepted,
so
that's
kind
of
what
I'm
asking
for
right
now.
What
is
our?
What
is
our
next
step,
and
we
have
to
make
that
question
fairly
quickly.
C
B
AG
AG
AF
Hear
alderman
Bray's
thoughts
about
not
spending
any
more
time
looking
into
this
topic,
but
I
think
an
ordinance
which
has
language
which
is
targeted
the
specific
pieces
of
ice
that
it
because
Isis
a
lot
of
things
that
are
specific
to
the
removal
and
deportation
component
and
specifically
allow
us
to
continue
to
work
with
ice
in
the
pieces.
Like
gangs,
trafficking,
I,
think
it's
called
each
si
is
the
subgroup
of
ice.
That
does
that.
AC
AF
AC
B
D
I
AE
I
think
I
I
do
like
Kim's
idea
of
having
more
discussion
and
I.
Think
as
a
you
know,
we
may
not
have
I
mean
I
I
mean
we
may
not
end
up
in
the
same
place.
You
know
because
I
as
I
understand
it,
no
she's,
not
necessarily
we
interested
in
in
an
ordinance,
I
hope.
I'm,
not
you
know,
misquoting
you,
but
but
I
do
think
you
know
I'd
like
to
have
more
information
around.
AE
You
know,
educational
efforts,
you
know
when
it
comes
to
the
trust,
Act
you
visas,
but
but
also
you
know
what
are
the
numbers
you
know
locally.
You
know,
that's
something
that
I
feel
like
is
missing
a
little
bit.
There's
a
there's,
a
lot
of
information
in
the
packet,
but
you
know
the
the
information
we've
heard.
Is
you
know
somewhat
anecdotal.
You
know,
while
tragic
I
I
do
think
we
need
to
get
a
better
sense
of
the
the
whole
picture.
AD
I
suppose
more
conversation
is
not
going
to
hurt
as
I
sit
here,
though,
here's
your
a
few
things
that
I
do
know
that
we
don't
need
more
conversation
about.
We
have
federal
Department
of
Justice
guidelines.
We
have
state
attorney
guidance
on
the
trust,
Act
and
I
know.
The
part
of
the
conversation
will
be
reworking
the
ordinance,
but
what
I
heard
tonight
was
our
our
chief
of
police,
a
man
that
I
trust
and
respect
chief.
Thank
you
say
that
this
that
has
written
this
risk
public
safety,
his
ability
to
protect
the
public.
AD
AD
And
so
again
we
can
continue
the
conversation
I'm,
not
sure
we're
going
to
be
able
to
get
to
a
point
other
other
than
being
able
to
to
draft
some
language
that
allows
some
some
some
sense
of
good
feeling
in
the
room
about
the
city
of
Bloomington.
But
in
fact
we
already
have
laws
in
place
at
the
federal
and
state
level,
no
documented
cases
locally.
So
I'm
not
sure
where
we
go
from
here.
Thanks.
AH
I
agree
with
alderman
sage
that
we
have
hired
the
chief
as
our
subject
matter:
expert
in
law
enforcement
and
that
there
you
know-
and
there
are
legitimate
concerns
about
public
safety.
But
I,
don't
know
that.
I
agree
that
there
are
more
pressing
issues
there,
that
the
budget
might
be
a
more
pressing
issue
than
than
this,
because
there's
there's
an
axiom
that
that
perception
is
reality
and
we
have
a
perception
amongst
a
significant
portion
of
our
community
right
now
that
they
cannot
approach
the
chief.
AH
AH
We
very
well
could
have
a
situation
where
we
have
a
witness
to
a
crime
who
it
could
be
of
somebody
a
natural-born,
United
States
citizen,
but
a
witness
does
not
come
forward
because
they
don't
think
that
they're
gonna
be
safe
and
justice
may
not
be
served
in
that
particular
instance.
So
I
fully
support
the
idea
of
reworking
the
wording
so
that
we
can
try
to
accommodate
both
the
needs
of
our
police
department,
as
well
as
offer
some
more
education
and
some
more
peace
of
mind
to
our
citizens.
AH
B
Right
from
what
I
might
might
count
there,
it
is
six
to
three,
although
for
the
three
who
think
we
need
more
conversation,
I
think
we're
still
going
to
have
conversations
doesn't
end
conversation
we
had
at
the
very
earliest.
This
would
probably
be
a
month
before
we
would
even
bring
something
to
the
council
and,
as
I
understand,
we've
already
seen
a
receive
diversion.
You
know
of
ordinance
that
was
not
dissimilar.
B
I,
don't
think
this
to
take
a
lot
of
staff
time
to
come
up
with
something
that
would
at
least
be
a
proposal
doesn't
mean
we
pass
it.
We
could
send
it
to
human
relations.
Those
are
our
options,
so
we
will
at
the
next
well
a
meeting
with
the
rest
of
our
you
know.
Agenda
is
like
a
fairly
soon
impossible,
probably
in
January
bring
something
to
the
council,
that's
tangible
universe.
That
is
a
a
that.
The
chief
and
our
legal
counsel
are
okay
with,
and
then
we
have
further
discussion
and
we
have
something
tangible.
B
So
we
need
to
very
quickly
move
to
all
the
woman
Fergus
who
has
been
the
chair
of
our
downtown
task
force
and
we
were
supposed
to
have
a
ten-minute
council
discussion
or
excuse
me,
a
presentation,
a
20-minute
council
discussion,
that's
not
possible,
since
our
Township
meeting
was
supposed
to
start
ten
minutes
go
so
all
the
woman
Burgas.
Would
you
you
have
a
motion
sure.