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September 16, 2019 - Committee of the Whole City Council Meeting
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A
A
D
Good
evening
y'all
hear
me
hi:
how
are
you
I
just
have
a
few
slides
and
so
notes
about
what
we've
done
during
fiscal
year
19,
so
I
will
go
through
the
slides
and
then
I
will
be
available.
If
you
have
any
questions,
the
first
slide
is
a
comparison
from
18
to
19,
both
from
budget
and
from
what
we
actually
did.
So,
as
you
obviously
remember
in
18,
we
did
not
make
budget.
We
came
a
far
far
above
budget,
and
it
was
a
big
improvement.
This
year
over
last
year,
we
are
about
$225,000
below
budget.
D
D
Two
of
the
big
key
points
that
we
have
is
that
our
combined
revenue
and
all
of
our
shows
was
in
excess
of
$200,000.
We
were
able
to
make
money
on
every
show
that
we
hosted
last
year.
We
didn't
lose
any
money
on
any
other
shows
that
we
did.
In
addition
to
that,
we
were
able
to
sell
almost
all
of
our
sponsorship
opportunities,
so
the
signage
in
the
building
is
fully
occupied.
Digital
signage
outside
the
building
is
being
rotated
through
and
we
have
a
lot
of
sponsorship
dollars
in
our
account
now.
D
In
fact,
it's
up
over
63
thousand
dollars
from
the
prior
year,
so
those
were
two
really
big
opportunities
for
us
in
revenue
we
did
save
money
and
operating
expense.
The
expenses,
especially
an
electric,
which
we
will
talk
about
in
a
minute,
and
we
did
have
about
forty
nine
thousand
dollars
in
payroll
expense
savings
last
year.
So
what
did
we
do?
Last
year
we
refurbished
our
in-house
speaker
system.
D
We
did
not
replace
it,
but
we
refurbished
the
speakers
in
the
roof
of
the
arena
and
it
really
did
improve
the
quality
of
the
sound
so
that
our
games,
play-by-play
announcers,
are
easily
understood
and
a
lot
of
our
other
events
who
use
the
in-house
sound
system
were
actually
commenting
on
how
good
the
sound
system
is.
Now
the
completion
of
the
ad
elevator
project,
which
provides
ease
of
access
for
disabled
guests
from
the
concourse
level
to
the
floor
level.
D
That
has
been
now
completed
and
we
are
using
that
new
elevator,
the
new
LED
lighting
over
the
seating
area
in
the
arena,
LED
lighting,
obviously
is
more
cost
effective
and
efficient.
So
we
were
able
to
do
that,
and
also
the
lighting
in
the
moat
and
the
stairwells
are
their
motion
sensor
now,
so
they
are
very
dim
until
you
walk
into
them.
So
that
is
saving
money
as
well
on
our
new
electric
Zamboni,
which
matches
the
one
at
the
blooming
tonight,
Center
was
delivered
in
the
spring,
so
we
now
have
that
in
place
as
well.
D
They
then
highlights
we
had
some
great
events.
Last
year
football
and
hockey.
Obviously
we
had
a
rap
concert.
We
had
a
comedy
show
professional
wrestling.
The
center
picture
is
Lindsey
Stirling.
Who
is
a
contemporary
violinist?
She
did
a
very
nice
holiday
show
for
us.
We
did
a
the
area's
biggest
eSports
tournament
in
January,
the
first
one
of
its
size
here
in
the
area.
We
also
do
the
a
IHSA,
dance,
cheer
and
duel
team
wrestling
competition.
D
We
had
the
inaugural
tour
of
the
Hot
Wheels
Monster
Truck
Show,
for
show
the
monster
truck,
which
took
up
an
entire
parking
lot
downtown
with
all
of
the
crashed
cars
that
they
used
and
the
kids
loved
that
show.
We
did
our
annual
second
annual
bacon
and
beer
festival,
which
was
very
popular,
and
we
did
a
variety
of
country
concert
old
and
new
from
Alabama
to
Kane
Brown.
So
those
were
some
very
exciting
events
that
we
held
last
year,
starting
to
look
ahead
for
this
year.
D
Illinois
State
University
hockey
team
they're
gaining
momentum
in
their
attendance
as
they're
gonna
play
many
of
their
games
on
weekend
nights
this
year
and
we
hope
to
help
them
and
grow
their
to
grow
their
program
and
bring
more
fans
for
ISU
hockey.
The
rest
of
the
arena
floor
will
be
covered
with
the
rest
of
the
LED
lighting,
so
the
actual
playing
service
will
be
replaced,
so
we
would
be
saving
more
money
in
electricity.
D
We
have
refurbished
and
we're
refurbishing
all
the
locker
rooms
and
show
dressing
rooms
not
only
with
new
paint,
but
also
with
new
floor
mats
in
the
hallways.
The
new
fire
panel
is
going
to
be
replaced
and
we
are
also
looking
forward
to
a
very
full
schedule
for
next
year,
including
some
shows
that
we
have
just
announced.
We
have
trolls
live
coming
up
in
November.
We
also
have
three
weeks
of
trolls
rehearsals,
so
that's
also
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
fill
that
calendar.
D
We
will
be
having
our
second
annual
State
Farm
eSports
tournament,
so
that
will
be
in
January
and
we
will
be
doing
contemporary
Christian
artists,
Loren
deco,
which
was
just
announced
today,
but
bigger
than
that
Lew
combs.
Next
Friday
sold-out
show
it's
going
to
be
big,
so
if
you're
downtown
next
week,
get
ready
for
a
crowd.
E
Want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
variety
of
shows.
I
personally,
couldn't
believe
how
many
of
my
customers
of
the
game
store
were
ridiculously
excited
by
the
number
of
wrestling
events
happening.
They
were
also
all
at
all
the
monster
truck
events
and
they
loved
those
and
then
just
as
a
aside,
my
sister
is
coming
to
the
Luke
comas
concert
and
she
lives
in
Kankakee,
so
she's
driving
90
miles
to
get
here
to
see
Luke
Combs
because
she
wasn't
able
to
get
tickets
anywhere
else.
E
D
F
You
mayor
when
yeah
also
I
want
to
say
great
job
and
and
really
bringing
up
the
programming
and
and
really
increasing
the
revenue,
and
in
that
regard,
just
a
couple
of
questions.
I,
remember,
I,
think
this
is
before
I
was
on
council.
You
you
coming
up
here
and
talking
about
I,
think
and
maybe
I
got
this
wrong,
that,
like
a
loss
of
five
operating
costs
of
$500,000,
was
maybe
the
best
that
could
be
done
so.
D
The
statement
that
I
made
was
that
if
you
looked
at
similar
sized
arenas
and
similar
sized
market
that
that's
about
the
average,
which
means
that
some
do
better
and
some
years
are
better
than
others
and
I,
think
that
if
you
looked
over
the
entire
country
and
looked
at
all
the
arena's
that
have
the
same
size,
seating
capacity
in
a
similar
size
market.
That's
about
what
the
averages
and.
F
D
I
think
we
are
on
the
right
track,
I
think
the
first
two
years
we
put
in
an
awful
lot
of
work
in
the
infrastructure
and
cleaning
the
facility
and
organizing
things
so
that
we
knew
where
everything
was
and
we
weren't
being
wasteful
with
the
energy
efficiency
changes
that
have
been
made
and
the
improvements
that
we
have
I
do
believe
that
we
will
continue
to
be
on
track
with
that.
Okay,.
D
D
We've
been
obviously
on
a
learning
curve,
as
we
continue
to
experience
different
types
of
concerts
and
different
genres
of
music,
and
we
continue
to
seek
out
concerts
from
every
promoter
in
the
area,
and
we
do
a
very
you
know,
diligent
job
of
doing
a
risk
assessment
before
we
booked
any
shows
to
make
sure
that
we
believe
that
that
is
the
right
show
for
this
area
that
we
have
the
interest.
We
look
at
marketing
information
from
our
partners
that
Ticket
Master
can
tell
us.
You
know
who
buys
tickets
to
those
kinds
of
shows
in
this
area.
D
We
look
at.
You
know
different
advertising
for
different
genres
of
music
and
we
work
with
those
partners
to
know
you
know.
What's
on
the
up-and-coming
schedule,
you
know
we
booked
juice
world
last
year,
I
didn't
know
who
juice
world
was
when
we
booked
the
show,
but
he
had
a
hit
song
on
the
radio
and
the
college.
Radio
stations
were
all
about
it
and
we
said
well,
that's
the
audience
we
were
looking
for,
so
we
booked
the
show
and
did
fantastic
with
it.
D
G
You
mayor
and
thank
you,
I'm
executive
director
kannan,
just
appreciate
all
your
hard
work
and
the
vision
that
you've
had
for
this
and
kind
of
the
sweat
equity
you've
put
in
to
make
it
happen.
I
think
we'd
be
remiss
of
course
we're
thanking
you
and
again
very
appreciative
to
you,
but
I
think
we'd
also
be
remiss
if
we
didn't
look
at
the
value
proposition.
That
is
this
arena
for
this
community.
G
We've
often
talked
about
the
red
right
and
today
that
the
subs,
the
subsidy,
if
you
will,
is
270,000,
which
is
almost
half
as
aldermen
crebbil,
pointed
out
of
what
was
projected.
So
that's
looking
very
good,
but
even
if
we
take
if
we
take
that
number
270
thousand
two
hundred
seventy
one
thousand,
we
divide
it
by
our
78,000
population
that
comes
to
three
hours
and
46
cents
per
citizen
is
the
subsidy.
G
If
you
will
annually,
I
guess
is
kind
of
where
the
numbers
are
coming
here
for
an
arena
that
provides
a
broad
array
of
entertainment
opportunities
for
individuals
and
for
families
for
the
community
overall,
from
from
all
over,
has
an
opportunity,
then
for
community
gatherings.
I
know
that
high
schools
use
it
to
have
graduation
ceremonies
and
without
regard
to
capacity
right
because
it
can
hold
all
of
us
and
more
right.
G
So
it's
very
exciting
in
that
regard,
to
what
just
sum
up
by
saying
that
this
arena
brings
quality
of
life
to
our
community,
to
the
to
the
tune
of
about
three
dollars
and
46
cents
per
citizen
and
I.
Think
the
talk
and
the
naysayers
about
the
Albatross
of
the
arena.
I
think
those
days
are
over
so
I'll
stop
there
and
just
say
thank
you
again.
Thank
You.
H
You
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
as
well,
but
I
know
you
know
the
the
arena
is
you
know.
Oftentimes
is
a
is
a
difficult
topic,
but
you
know
I
I
want
to
thank
you
for
jumping
in
you
know,
after
a
couple
of
years
and
and
really
showing
significant
improvements,
you
know
we
we
gave
here
direction
last
year
and
then
you
executed
that's
a
good
executive
director
that
you
are
so
I.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
wanted
to
know
now
that
we
it
looks
like
we.
H
D
Into
our
budget
process
for
this
year,
because
we
were
aware
of
both
of
those
teams
wouldn't
be
coming
back
at
the
time
that
we
did
the
budget,
the
revised
budget
that
we
just
did
in
April,
so
that
was
already
factored
in
for
our
expectations.
For
this
year
we
are
seeking
new
tenant
teams
and
we're
in
conversations
with
a
few
different
entities
right
now
about
the
opportunity
for
some
new
sports
teams
in
our
building.
So
we
certainly
see
the
you
know
the
benefit
of
having
those
teams.
We
would
definitely
want
to
seek
those
teams
out.
D
You
know
we
right
now
are
focused
on
ifu
hockey
because
they
are
looking
as
they
would
like
to
be
the
tenant
team
of
our
building.
They
want
to
draw
the
numbers
of
people
that
will
drive
the
attendance.
That
brings
the
revenue
that
we
can
say
our
prime
target,
our
prime
and
our
prime
tenant
is
I
a
few
hockey
and
they've
engaged
their
Alumni
Association
and
their
Student
Affairs
Department,
and
they
are
really
going
after
not
only
sponsorship,
but
the
fans
and
the
kids
in
college
to
come
down
for
their
game.
D
So
they
had
their
opening
game
on
September
5th
and
they
had
about
twice
as
many
people
as
they
average
last
year
at
their
opening
night
game.
So
it
was
on
a
Thursday
night
and
it
was
the
Bears
Packers
opening
of
the
football
season.
So
I'm
going
to
say
that
I
think
that
they're
on
their
way
up
from
there.
I
I
Semi-Pro
sports
arena
to
now
a
community
gathering,
place,
quality
of
life
and
the
operational
have
or
losses
have
been
reduced,
which
is
a
positive
thing,
but
we
also
need
to
keep
in
mind
the
capital
and
the
bond
issue.
It
is
a
little
bit
rather
than
two
hundred
super
person
when
you
include
that
that
is
not
your
job
necessarily.
But
that
is
something
that
needs
to
be
kept
in
mind
and
if,
if
at
all
possible,
we
can
move
to
at
least
breaking,
even
rather
than
just
although
I.
D
Certainly
understand
and
agree
with
that
goal.
It's
one
of
those.
You
know
ways
that
we're
looking
at
things
when
we
evaluate
a
show.
Now
we
are
evaluating
it
for
the
potential
revenue
that
it
can
drive
for
the
arena.
We
aren't
just
looking
at
it
and,
as
a
you
know,
fun
thing
to
do
for
for
Bloomington,
we
are
very
focused
on
making
sure
that
we
are
looking
out
for
the
interest
of
the
arena
and
that
bottom
line.
J
Thank
you
for
your
presentation.
As
everyone
has
said,
I'm
curious
if
you've
been
able
to
quantify
the
indirect
impact
that
the
arena
has
had
on
the
community,
so
in
other
words,
not
just
the
numbers
that
you
know,
we've
brought
in
this
amount
of
revenue
and
we
offset
it
this
way.
But
what
you
anticipate
the
surrounding
community
is
able
to
benefit
from
having
these
groups
in
choice.
Combo.
D
We
have
a
listing
in
the
annual
report
that
shows
every
event
every
time
that
we
opened
our
doors
for
not
just
paying
events,
but
also
for
community
events
such
as
the
graduations
that
were
mentioned
for
the
indoor
farmers
markets
all
winter
long.
For
many
of
the
you
know,
fundraising
events
such
as
the
Taste
of
the
West
that
was
held
last
spring.
We
do
a
lot
of
community
involvement.
D
We
try
to
incorporate
that
in
fact,
I'm
talking
to
someone
tomorrow
who
wants
to
do
a
fundraiser
at
our
arena,
for
one
of
you
know
their
causes,
so
we
are
obviously
a
partner
with
not
only
the
city
but
the
activity
in
the
city,
and
you
know,
without
having
a
building
of
that
size,
to
be
able
to
put
all
of
that
on
the
floor
or
I.
Have
people
come
for
the
graduations,
with
no
concern
as
to
you
know
how
many
graduates,
graduation
tickets
I'm
going
to
get
is
something
that
you
just
really
can't
quantify
right.
D
Nothing
there's
a
page
in
there
with
I
used.
You
know
the
CVB
helped
me
procreate.
The
economic
impact
page
for
this
past
year
note
knowing
all
of
the
events
that
we
held
and
some
of
our
ticketing
data
from
Ticketmaster
that
showed
how
far
away
people
came
and
bought
their
tickets
from
so
that
we
were
able
to
say:
okay,
those
are
dollars
that
are
coming
into
the
community
from
other
places
than
here
in
bloomington-normal.
This.
G
D
G
D
A
D
K
D
A
D
L
I'm
gonna,
kick
it
off
mayor.
Please
do
this
is
something
that
we've
obviously
talked
to
the
elected
officials
about
our
next
step
was
communicate.
This
idea
to
the
community
that
might
be
listening
or
reported
on,
and
then
we
have
potentially
some
action
items
that
will
come
in
very
short
order
for
the
approval
of
this
Jim
cards.
Public
works
director
and
his
team
Bobby
L
Brett
Lucien
Joe
darter
are
going
to
make
this
presentation.
This
really
arose
out
of
an
unexpected.
L
You
know
an
event
that
was
an
unexpected
opportunity
with
the
fire
of
the
lake
bloomington
building.
That
was
on
the
shared
the
same
pavement
with
davis
lodge
and
also
running
parallel
to
that
unexpected
event
is
a
water
master
plan,
that's
being
completed
so
Jim
and
his
staff
sort
of
combined
that
and
that's
sort
of
what
the
outcome
is.
What
you're
going
to
see
tonight
this
possibility
with
rebuilding
you
know:
rebuilding
a
building
there
you
go
all
right,
Jim
go
for
it.
C
Thank
you,
city
manager,
Gleason
heat
mayor
city,
council,
city
manager,
Gleason
laid
out
all
of
the
framework
I'll
just
be
adding
some
skin
around
some
of
that.
The
skeleton
he
provided
so
tonight
is
discussion
about
fire
and
opportunity.
Unfortunately,
on
March
10th
of
this
year
there
was
a
total
loss.
The
Lake
Bloomington
parks
maintenance
facility.
It
was
investigated
by
Mabus
41
and
the
causes
undeterminable
third-party
insurance
investigator
also
looked
at
it.
It
was
also
undeterminable,
so
we
decided
to
try
to
find.
How
can
we
make
this
as
an
opportunity
full
credit
to
our
staff?
C
As
the
city
manager
already
pointed
out,
we
have
with
us
the
assistant
director,
Bob
Yale.
We
have
our
water
operations
manager
for
evolution
and
our
Lake
Bloomington
property
manager,
Joe
darter
with
us
tonight.
The
staff
really
came
up
with.
How
do
we
leverage
this
since
were
under
this
water
master
plan?
We
know
there's
a
lot
of
need,
that's
going
to
be
coming
out.
How
do
we
capitalize
on
that?
So
what
we
said
we
looked
at
what
out
of
the
master
plan.
C
It's
draft
it's
to
come
to
the
council
in
the
future,
so
this
is
forecasting
for
you,
but
we
said
what
can?
What
can
we
look
at?
That
could
be
included
out
of
this.
So
we
looked
at
things
that
were
in
the
master
plan,
such
as
shared
maintenance
shops
that
we
don't
currently
have
with
locker
rooms
of
showers
for
employees,
dedicated
workspace
ad,
a
bathrooms
parking
available
for
all
the
vehicles,
including
covered
parking
for
a
lot
of
our
rolling
stock.
A
lot
of
those
were
included
in
the
about
almost
$500,000
worth
of
water
master
plan
improvements.
C
They
were
part
of
an
estimated
a
preliminary
estimate
right
now
of
1.2
million
dollars
for
this
facility.
So
with
that
being
said,
the
remainder
of
that
building,
we
knew
we
were
going
to
get
some
money
back
from
the
existing
facility
and
we
have
about
over
$200,000
from
that
existing
facility.
Some
of
that
will
talk
about
a
next
step.
So
that's
not
a
final
number,
but
we
still
want
that's
what
we're
forecasting.
C
At
this
point,
we
also
looked
at
what
are
the
other
long-term
plans
and
facilities
up
there,
such
as
a
ranger
station,
which
is
close
to
the
Davis
Lodge,
which
needs
maintenance
and
roof
repair,
and
things
like
that.
Are
these
opportunities
to
consolidate
some
of
those
services,
any
remaining
cost
that
we
have
as
part
of
that
1.2
million.
We
do
have
the
adequate
reserves,
so
we
said,
let's
plan
appropriately,
so
we
know
long-term
what's
needed
and
let
me
just
show
you
an
overview
of
the
of
the
area.
C
So
if
we
look
at
the
overall
area,
this
is
Lake
Bloomington.
Hopefully
you
can
see
my
wife
courser
Davis
lodge.
All
of
you
are
familiar
with.
Here
is
the
location
of
the
Lake
Bloomington
maintenance
parks
facility,
and
this
is
where
the
fire
occurred.
Now
you
can
see
the
proximity
to
the
Davis
Lodge,
so
a
couple
things
to
highlight
out
of
this
and
what
I'll
do
is
I'm
going
to
use
this
map
I'm
going
to
go
and
use
the
map
to
highlight
for
you
some
of
these
benefits.
C
So
some
of
the
highlights
that
we're
looking
to
do
is
by
removing
this
building
and
getting
it
closer.
We
are
able
to
incorporate
some
of
the
different
needs
for
the
master
plan,
so
you
can
see
the
proposed
location
for
the
office
and
shops
and
also
vehicle
storage
notice
that
it's
not
one
building
the
hope
was.
C
We
could
also
try
to
incorporate
some
cold
storage
and
heated
storage
to
save
on
funds,
but
would
also
would
allow
us
here's
where
the
ranger
station
is
that
right
down
here
that
could
potentially
be
removed
long-term
and
those
facilities
moved
up
closer.
It
will
also
provide
a
better
view
shed
for
the
Davis
Lodge.
The
hope
is
with
better
parking
with
better
view
shed.
You
really
can
have
more
rentals
at
that
facility
to
to
really
increase
the
usage
of
that
public
facility
and,
in
addition,
you'll
notice.
C
The
red
I'd
like
to
highlight
this
for
you
right
now,
our
facility,
our
water
treatment
plant,
is
not
adequately
secured.
We
don't
have
full
fencing
and
secure
fencing
around
the
facility
and
our
new
wells
that
we
have
in
place
we'd
like
to
make
sure
we
add
those,
as
well
as
additional
public
meeting
space
so
that
we
can
accommodate
and
not
have
public
meetings
and
our
water
treatment
plant
again
from
a
security
standpoint.
C
So
with
that
being
said,
the
next
steps
for
the
council
just
a
forecast
for
you
tonight,
there's
no
action
in
the
first
meeting
in
October,
October
14th
as
part
of
city
code.
We
have
to
take
through
our
council
a
project
management
plan
that
includes
the
design,
construction
oversight,
general
scope
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish.
So
in
meeting
with
that,
we'll
be
bringing
a
consulting
consulting
firms
contract
to
you
for
approval.
That
will
allow
us
to
look
at
the
cost
estimate
for
the
existing
building
replacement
and
we
can
negotiate
with
the
the
insurance
company.
C
Those
final
dollars.
That's
why
I
can't
give
you
the
final
dollars
and
then
we
can
also
look
at
a
better
estimate
of
what
will
it
take
to
construct
that
so
that
1.2
million
at
this
point
is
the
best
preliminary
estimate
that
we
have
and
the
last
thing
the
positive
news
I'd
like
to
share
with
you
is
that
we
have
already
received
from
the
insurance
company
a
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
check
to
go
toward
the
damage.
C
The
total
loss,
the
member
there
is
over
two
hundred
thousand
for
the
building,
but
that
did
not
include
equipment
and
also
some
of
the
in
tools
and
other
aspects
of
the
facility.
So
that
is
not
the
final
number
from
the
insurance
company,
but
it
goes
a
long
way
toward
what
will
be
owed
to
the
city.
So
at
this
point
any
questions
that
you
have
just.
A
Wanted
to
make
a
comment-
and
you
were
so
tactful
in
the
way
that
you
put
the
fact
that
if
we
don't
put
up
that
facility
right
by
the
Davis
Lodge
that
it
would
be
I
forgot
what
words
you
use.
It
would
be
a
more
a
pleasant
environment.
We
might
have
more
rentals
because
I
was
out
there
just
it
like
a
couple
days.
After
with
our
citrus
city,
people
I
thought
we
actually
tore
it
down.
I
thought,
gee,
I
didn't.
A
M
C
So
the
the
amount
currently
I'm
going
to
pull
up
a
separate
slide
with
some
additional
information,
and
just
in
case
this
question
came
up,
so
the
ultimate
net
loss
is
really
what
we're
talking
about.
So
whenever
we
said
the
initial
you'll
see
in
that
pie
chart
we
had
two
hundred
nineteen
thousand.
If
you
recall
from
an
earlier
slide,
we
had
the
part
of
the
money
of
what
we're
saying
on
that
one
point:
two:
at
the
bottom
here,
the
former
maintenance
building
was
two
hundred
and
nineteen
thousand.
C
We
were
getting
back
so
the
overall
amount
that
we're
looking
to
get
the
ultimate
net
loss
is
in
the
range
of
five
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
dollars.
You
know
$529,000.
That
is
dependent,
though,
upon
likely
that
estimate
for
what
the
building's
worth
was.
So
if
that
helps
answer
okay,
so
that
that
includes
solely.
F
C
Actually,
from
an
architectural
standpoint,
this
is
the
type
of
service
that
we
would
consult
out
typically
to
design
a
building.
It
is
best
for
us
to
ensure
that
we
design
it
in
the
right
way
there.
There
are
the
options
of
design-build
and
alike,
but
we
thought
it
best
in
keeping
with
both
the
to
make
sure
you
have
the
right
type
of
building
and
structure,
one
to
make
sure
we
designed
it
appropriately.
Yes
and.
F
C
Water
being
an
enterprise
fund,
part
of
what
we
are
doing
is
we
do
have
a
reserve
in
place.
That
is
a
substantial
reserve
that
we're
trying
to
look
at
the
future.
So
we
didn't
want
to
do
is
just
replace
what
we
had
in
kind.
You
can
do
that,
but
then
we
knew
that
the
water
treatment
plant
was
going
to
have
significant
improvements
needed.
So
we
said,
are
there
components
out
of
that
treatment
plan
that
we
could
pull
into
this
building
replacement,
thereby
saving
money
that
we
would
have
to
spend
anyway?
C
So
the
the
hope
that
we
were
thinking
is
instead
of
just
saying:
hey,
we're
just
going
to
put
in
kind
and
not
have
any
covered
storage
ad,
a
bathrooms
or
the
other
needed
components.
Let's
bring
it
closer
to.
We
thought
that
was
a
great
idea,
because
then
you
have
a
totality
of
almost
a
the
little
groupings
together.
I
want
to
call
it
a
community
putting
them
all
together,
and
so
you
have
that
grouping
so
that
it
provides
better
security.
It
allows
for
shared
facilities
and
a
lot
of
the
like
and.
L
Think
what
I'm
going
to
back
up
and
I'm
going
to
talk
numbers
and
and
not
that
we
don't
have
to
at
some
point
you
know
be
on
the
you
know,
spot
on
down
to
the
penny,
but
in
my
mind,
I,
look
at
it
this
way
with
the
building
that
we
lost
in
March
10th.
Now
that
it's
a
final
number-
and
this
is
not
the
exact
number,
but
we
look
to
be
reimbursed
by
insurance
for
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Three
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
that
is
for
contents
equipment
inside
the
building.
L
C
L
N
Councilmember
black,
thank
you
and
thank
you,
Jim
and
Tim
Rimes
for
your
work
on
this
project.
I
know
that
it's
always
good
to
when
we
start
thinking
about
outside
the
box
for
these
types
of
solutions
when
unexpected
opportunities
come
forward.
So
yeah
I
feel
like
a
couple
times
as
I've
been
up
here.
We've
done
the
process
of
bringing
in
an
outside
company
to
review.
N
And
you
know
from
what
I'm
saying,
if
you
want
to
go
back
to
the
map
with
the
red
line
and
everything
I'm,
a
visual
kind
of
guy,
definitely
the
burned
out
one
that
there
you
go
yeah
whenever
it
comes
to
water,
that
it
that
to
me,
is
an
expense
that
is
worth
having
when
it
comes
to
securing
our
water
facilities,
we
got
to
do
it.
I
have
no
interest
in
trying
to
go
on
the
cheap.
On
this.
N
You
know
our
water
is
our
most
precious
resource
and
that's
and
that
decisions
have
been
trusted
to
us
and
it's
at
or
at
or
the
second
under
public
safety.
Our
responsibility
and
our
duty
up
here
to
to
maintain
and
preserve.
So
to
me,
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
just
take
ourselves
and
to
position
ourselves
we're
not
just
this
generation
next
generation,
the
following
for
our
water
service
facility.
So
thank
you.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
the
architectural
firms
come
back
and
we
can
get
to
work.
Oh.
E
L
E
Are
going
early,
2000
right,
but
in
the
Cohen
building
as
well?
So
it's
been
quite
a
number
of
years.
Okay,
that's
what
I
thought
too
I
was
like
I,
don't
I
think
it's
been
a
long
time,
since
we
did
any
kind
of
major
work
out
there,
so
that
takes
a
tour
out
there,
you'll
notice,
it's
been
quite
a
while
yeah
that
was
my
favorite
part
of
Bloomington
101
was
the
water
department?
Did
the
giant
funnel
I'd
dig
the
giant
funnel
of
clean
water
coming
off
the
top?
That
I
think
is
cool,
but
I.
E
A
Thank
you.
You
have
the
questions.
Okay,
Jim
I
think
you're
off
the
hook.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
move
right
along
then
to
the
presentation
and
discussion
on
the
cannabis
legislation
and
Illinois
Municipal
League's
proposed
cannabis
materials
as
and
there
we're
going
to
turn
this
over
to
administration.
This
was
to
give
us
an
update
and
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
this
over
to
mr.
Gleason
Thank.
L
You
mayor
this
was
an
outcome:
I
think
it
was
alderman
mathy
that
asked
for
this
at
this
meeting
and
I
said,
I
would
take
care
of
this.
There
wasn't
going
to
be
much
and
there's
not
at
this
point,
because
there's
just
so
much
that's
unknown,
but
what
I
did
promise
is
to
share
some
of
the
information
that
comes
from
the
Illinois
Municipal
League.
You
see
the
document
on
the
right.
It's
been
shared
with
the
elected
officials
here
and
throughout
state
the
different
municipal
and
county
staff.
L
L
Next
item
that
came
from
I
believe
it
was
Brad
Cole
the
executive
director
for
the
Illinois
Municipal
League
trailer
bill
correspondence,
seeking
clarification
on
a
number
of
items
within
the
Act
and
the
latest
reports
are
the
General.
Assembly
may
take
up
a
trailer
bill
in
the
veto
session
to
address
at
least
some
technical
issues.
I
think
it
was
Jeff
Jurgen
shared
this
last
week.
This
is
over
600
pages.
L
That's
approved
it's
going
to
be
effective,
January
1
of
20
and
there's
so
many
different
areas
where
there's
considerations,
whether
like
last
week,
I'm
at
a
quarterly
board
meeting
for
the
law
enforcement
training
and
standards
board
meeting
for
the
state
of
Illinois.
So
it's
a
hot
item
for
us,
municipal,
municipalities
and
counties.
It's
a
hot
item
for
us
as
well.
I
talked
to
Camille
Rodriguez,
County,
Administrator,
Pam,
Reece,
the
city
manager
and
the
town
of
normal,
and
it's
something
that
we
compare
notes
on
a
regular
basis.
L
I
know,
Leslie
is
I,
don't
know,
I
know,
Jeff
Jergens
is
and
then
also
I
think
it's
going
to
be
topics
of
discussion.
Obviously,
at
the
Illinois
Municipal
League
conference.
That's
coming
up
this
week.
So
a
number
of
areas
that
you
know
we
just
don't
have
answers
yet,
but
we
are
definitely
working
on
it
as
best
we
can.
L
That's
not
what
I
meant
to
do
help
me
out
here.
Scott
there
we
go
the
city
next
steps.
Last
week
we
implemented
a
task
force,
it
was
created
last
Monday,
and
here
is
one
that
I
sort
of
have
questions
for
the
council.
I
know
the
mayor
wants
to
follow
the
appointment
procedure
that
the
council
expects,
where
there's
a
two-week
review
of
all
the
potential
appointments,
but
if
we
do
that
and
I'm
not
saying
that
we
should
not,
but
it
does
impact.
You
know
the
likely
table
the
task
force
presentation.
L
We
will
likely
table
the
task
force
presentation
on
1021
because
the
appointments
will
have
been
made
and
approved
potentially
by
Council
on
the
first
council
meeting
in
October
October
14th
decision
points
by
the
council.
You
know
there
are
so
many
different
things
to
consider.
You've
got
the
consideration
of
Zoning
to
be
in
place
by
the
end
of
the
year.
The
council
needs
to
initiate
by
1028
and
then
also
let
me
slow
down
and
say
that
one
more
time.
So
if
the
appointments
are
made
on
the
14th,
we
followed
the
full
procedure
again.
L
That
council
expects
the
mayor
is
following
we're
going
to
have
a
very
short
window
to
do
the
different
steps
that
are
necessary
to
have
this
in
place
by
January
1st.
Another
consideration
is
of
the
local
tax
up
to
3%
on
sales.
There's
some
consideration
to
be
competitive.
That
council
may
consider
a
lesser
amount
as
other.
You
know
you
know
so.
Polities
are
but
again
that's
a
consideration
that
this
council
will
have
to
take.
Current
law
must
adopt
by
June
2020
to
be
in
place
by
September
20
20
city
staff
continues
to
review
implementation
related
issues.
L
Discussions
like
I,
said
before
with
other
communities,
discussions
with
the
Illinois
Municipal
League
on
interpretation
issues
so
and
I'm
not
being
critical
of
the
law
at
all.
But
if
you
look
through
the
600
plus
page
document,
it
almost
looks
like
things
were,
cut
and
pasted.
You
know,
probably
to
find
the
pathway
of
you
know
at
the
state
level
to
find
the
pathway
that
everybody
you
know
could
agree
on,
but
it
makes
it
very
challenging
for
us
at
the
local
level,
in
that
county
level,
to
make
heads
or
tails
of
what
exactly
we're
allowed
to
do.
L
But
it's
the
cards
we've
been
dealt
and
we'll
figure
it
out.
We've
got
a
task
force,
it
was
formed
last
week
and
we
will
work
together
parallel
in
some
cases
directly
in
some
cases,
but
we're
working
to
the
same
end
and
that's
to
put
in
front
of
council.
You
know
all
the
facts
that
we
possibly
can
for
the
ultimate
day
that
you
approve
or
don't
approve
cannabis,
recreational
cannabis
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
that
was
it
on
my
end.
But
I
will
share
and
I
asked
permission.
Do
this
with
alderwoman
Carillo.
L
O
O
Another
question
that
I
asked
was
about
the
the
on-site
consumption,
which
I
know
is
something
that
folks
have
asked
me
about
and
based
on
his
sense.
There
still
seems
to
be
some
disagreements
about
what
exactly
a
prohibition
on
public
use
means.
So
I
think
that
there
are
folks
who
for
the
bill,
who
think
that
means
that
that
includes
like
bars,
restaurants
and
all
kinds
of
other
establishments,
and
there
are
some
that
are
interpreting
it
with
more
leniency.
O
All
of
this
would
be
controlled
by
the
municipality,
so
we
do
have
to
see
how
that
shakes
out,
but
the
two
ways
that
on-site
consumption
would
actually
be
permitted
by
the
legislation
is
at
a
dispensary.
So
if
it's
a
registered
licensed
dispensaries,
they
could
allow
on
or
the
municipality
could
decide
to
permit
them
to
do
on-site
use
and
then
also
he
mentioned
the
example
of
private
smoke.
L
Guess
one
additional
item
before
take
questions
comments
from
Council.
You
know
we
do
have
a
council
meeting
next
week
on
the
23rd,
so
it
would
be
the
wish
or
the
desire
of
council
at
least
majority
if
we
potentially
bring
these
appointments
at
that
meeting,
but
again,
no
opinion
either
way.
I
just
want
to
share
the
time
frame.
If,
in
fact,
we
follow
the
normal
procedure
and
make
those
appointments
on
October
14th.
So
it's
up
to
you
guys
just.
L
E
First
thanks,
Tim
I
did
ask
for
you
to
make
the
presentation
tonight
and
I
know
that
the
documents
you
went
through
are
available.
We
all
knew
where
they
were
on
the
IML
website,
but
now
they're
more
available
for
our
citizens.
They
can
find
it
as
part
of
our
documents
and
and
look
at
it
themselves
or
of
course
you
could
always
do
a
google
search
for
the
IML
website
and
look
at
in
there,
but
I
just
wanted
people
to
have
something
as
a
reference
point
to
start
looking
at
directions
of
where
the
conversation
might
start
from.
E
E
A
A
Bpd
would
be
two
of
them.
What
and
I
can
think.
I
can
say
this
chief
ones,
the
chief
and
then
so
I
don't
know,
I,
don't
know
that
we'd
ask
you
to
fill
out
a
an
application,
but
anyway,
and
then
the
two
people
from
BPD
to
all
the
woman
who
have
agreed
to
serve
all
the
woman
patio
and
the
woman
emic,
and
then
some
citizens
at
least
one
the
one
thing
that
we
can't
do
I
think
if
I
can
clarify
this
is
let's
say
it
was
a
Jim.
It's
not
seasoned
Jeff
Germans
who
clarified
this.
A
If
someone
were
interested
in,
there
were
quite
a
few
people
were
interested,
who
are
business
people,
but
they
are
potentially
interested
in
being
in
the
business.
So
if
there
was
a
possible
conflict
of
interest,
then
I
did
not
include
them
and
I.
You
know
tried
to
explain
that
sure.
There's
one
more
phone
call
that
I
would
need
to
to
make
just
to
clarify
that.
So
the.
E
E
Right
I
mean
I'm
fine
with
that
in
this
instance,
since
we're
under
some
deadlines
that
are
more
a
little
more
a
active
than
we're
used
to
you
know:
I'm
fine,
with
making
an
exception
to
our
process
that
we
kind
of
hammered
out
this
summer
that
we
wanted
a
longer
time
period.
Given
that
I
I
don't
know
that
I
was
expecting
some
of
the
the
applicant
I.
Don't
know
that
I
was
expecting
an
application
process
to
start
this
fast
in
order
for
a
possible
Bloomington
developer
to
be
in
the
pool
and
be
considered
in
that.
E
I
Well,
all
this
information
that
I'm
going
to
ask
so
clearly
coming
down
the
pike
anyway,
but
there's
only
one
license:
that's
gonna
be
available
within
the
next
year
right,
so
in
some
way,
I
wonder
the
real
rush.
I
mean
I,
understand
that
we
want
to
get
our
ducks
in
a
row
and
I
understand
that
there
are
people
that
wish
to
start
a
business
to
know
these
developers
coming
forward
and
I'm
in
favor
of
that.
O
Today,
the
next
one
would
be
one
license
for
the
area
that
would
become
available
as
the
part
of
the
75
conditional
licenses
so
that
those
will
be
awarded
by
May,
so
we're
already
looking
at
2
by
May
and
then
beyond
that
more
licenses
will
become
available,
but
it
is
quite
a
lengthy
application
process,
so
people
that
they're
hoping
to
have
license
by
may
need
to
be
applying
in
January,
which
is
you
know,
a
partner.
So.
I
Clarifying
normal
already
has
some
that
a
call
yes
one.
So
in
this
area
we
pretty
much
have
one,
and
my
understanding
also
is
that
the
second
one
that
you're
referring
to
is
that
correct
would
be
for
the
entire
McLain
tu-whit
County
area,
so
we
might
get
it.
It
might
go
to
some
other
community
and
I
will
wait
for
the
results
of
the
test
first,
but
I'm,
just
not
understanding
what
the
rush
is
to
go
through
this,
because
I
really
really
want
to
be
methodical
and
thoughtful
before
we
vote.
If.
B
I
could
also
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
that's
really
important
is
as
a
business
owner
and
somebody
considering
applying
that
they
understand
what
the
municipality
is
going
to
do
for
them
here.
So
having
that
groundwork
to
determine
if
this
is
worth
their
time
and
the
procedure
to
go
into
it,
I
think
it's
really
important.
Also.
O
I
O
Is
a
part
of
the
application
process,
so
it
appears
that
as
part
of
the
application
process,
the
applicant
has
to
have
facility
a
facility
in
mind
and
then
like
that
gets
confirmed
once
they
get
their
license.
They
have
a
period
of
time
to
then
secure
a
location,
but
they
they
do
have
to
have
some
idea
of
where
that
might
be,
and
and
make
sure
that
that
aligns
with
the
municipalities,
prohibition
or
zoning
requirements
for
the
license.
So
they
are
connected.
A
It
could
even
be
that,
and
there
was
someone
who
asked
I
think
I
was
in
with
Melissa
Hahn
what
we
were
meeting
with
one
perspective
investor,
and
it
was
someone
who
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it
was
most
consistent
with
our
comprehensive
plan,
meaning
some
because
they
get
one
that
get
extra
points.
But
it's
also.
It
would
also
be
in
an
area
that
would
be
a
clearly
underperforming
area
right
now
and.
A
Right
right,
yes,
correct,
so
there
there
are
a
lot
of
things
so
with
in
theory,
we
could
have
two
looming
ttan
if
the
facility
and
normal
decided
open
up
another
one
and
they
open
it
up
in
Bloomington,
and
then
we
could
the
D.
We
could
have
another
one
that
theoretically
could
be
in
Bloomington
or
we
could
have
none.
You
know
it
could
be
that
both
of
the
others
decided
to
locate
in
normal
or
one
decided
to
locate
in
you
know
DeWitt
County.
We
will
that
we
would
not
make
that
decision.
A
I
F
O
They
wouldn't
be
able
to
start
selling
on
January
1st,
but
the
application
process
the
applications
become
available
in
two
weeks.
So
certainly
I
mean
it's
not
a
cheap
application.
It's
in
the
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars,
so
an
investor
would
need
to
start
getting
their
ducks
in
a
row
in
order
to
have
the
application
turn
in
on
time.
I
would
imagine-
and
these.
N
O
Yeah
I,
just
before
I
proposed
a
task
force
or
before
I,
even
actually
really
put
it
to
paper.
I
just
made
a
phone
call
to
Senator
Barron
and
said
I'd
like
to
pick
your
brain
about
this,
and
then
he
finally
called
me
back
wanted
to
get
his
sense
of
what
he
saw
coming
down
the
road
and
what
his
understanding
of
the
legislation
wasn't.
She
was
a
part
of
the
negotiations
and
he
did
say
that
he'd
be
willing
to
be
a
partner
to
us,
and
you
know
he
didn't
want
to.
N
Find
that
interesting,
because
I
know
that
we
all
have
connections
and
into
various
parts.
That's
always
good
to
hear
back.
I
am
reminded
of
how
alderman
Lauer
would
talk
frequently
about
how
he
would
talk
to
the
governor
and
we'd
appreciate
that
feedback,
and
so
thank
you
for
that
connection,
and
it
just
kind
of
gives
that,
like
fun,
that
foundation
of
just
what
I
think
will
be
a
good
legislative
session,
just
some
feedback.
N
N
It's
a
big
mess
and,
and
then
Leslie's
point
is
very
well
taken
that
I
think
business
owners
really
want
to
have
that
clarity
and
the
consistency
and
that's
something
that
they
turn
to
us.
For.
So
to
that
point
for
to
Tim's
question,
my
thought
would
be
that
we
expedite
the
applications
as
timely
as
possible,
while
still
being
up
or
provide
feedback.
I.
Think
I
I
gave
the
mayor
a
suggestion
for
someone
who
reached
out
to
me
that
wanted
to
be
on
there.
N
Although
I
don't
know
if
you
saw
because
your
phone
was
a
my
at
that
point,
I
did
not
we'll
talk,
but
but
ultimately,
yeah
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that
we
are
as
transparent
as
possible.
Cuz
I
know
that
some
of
our
other
governments
in
the
state
of
Illinois
aren't
being
as
transparent
as
we
are
and
on
this
process,
so
I'm
very
proud
of
that.
N
One
thing
that
I
think
would
be
very
important
helpful
for
me
is
that,
whatever
time
frame
that
we
decided
to
come
back
with,
you
know
this
can
be
kind
of
outside
the
task
force.
Work
is
to
maybe
map
out
what
decision
points
we're
going
to
have
to
make
in
what
order.
So
you
know
when
I
hear
things
by
talking
about
zoning.
N
That
presupposes
an
automatic
approval
of
some
other
piece,
and
so,
if
we're
gonna
have
odd,
you
know
I'm,
just
gonna,
throw
October
14th,
we're
gonna
vote
on
on
this
piece
and
then
October
28th,
we're
gonna
vote
on
this
piece
and
then
November
whatever
on
this
piece.
If
we
map
that
out
and
even
if
we
have
to
change
it
because
of
you
know
timeframes
and
some
research
or
whatever
I'm
open
to
that,
but
I
think
that
provides
me
with
when
somebody
calls
me
and
says:
hey
Scott,
I'm
thinking
about
opening
up
a
business.
N
What
are
you
guys
talking
about
this
part
of
their
zoning?
Where
can
I
put
it?
I
can
give
a
clearer
answer
about
what
that
looks
like,
and
that
way
that
can
be
done
just
again
in
conjunction
with
the
work
of
the
task
force.
They
know
what
our
targets
are:
I'd
have
to
lean
on
staff,
to
kind
of
map
out
and
legal.
What
decision
points
would
be
need
to
be
made
when,
because,
as
we
looked
at
the
slide
there,
there
were
some
arted
that
were
kind
of
baked
into
the
state
legislation.
N
So,
yes,
you
can
go
back
to
it.
Tim,
if
you
don't
mind
just
so,
I
can
see
it
again
because
I
yeah,
so
we're
looking
at
some
things
that
are
coming
up
here.
Pretty
quick.
It's
weird
to
think
that
we're
already
looking
at
October
is
right
around
the
corner
and
the
first
a
year
will
be
right
here
in
no
time
so
whatever
we
can
do
to
provide
clarity
to
the
public
and
just
a
timeline
that
we
build
out
would
be
much
appreciated
and
I'm
happy
to
see
appointments
next
week.
N
A
Seeing
none
are
there.
I
do
want
to
ask
frankly
I'm
a
you
know
other
than
the
timeframe
that
was
put
in
the
initial
original
point.
I.
Think
council,
member
Boland
raises
some
interesting
questions
about
the
urgency,
but
you
know:
do
we
want
to
how
quickly
do
we
want
to
this
council?
Excuse
me
not
this
council,
the
task
force
to
bring
us
back
some
recommendations
again.
I
can
get
these
ready
for
tomorrow,
or
we
can
like
I
can
get.
We
can
get
them
ready
more
slowly
and
then
get
them
to
you.
Councilmember
bowl
in.
I
Relation
to
Scott's
comment,
possibly
if
we
have
that
timeline,
then
the
task
force
to
come
along
that
timeline.
If
that
would
as
possible,
you
know,
let's
say
October
15th,
whether
the
meaning
datas
for
that
we
have
this
particular
topic,
then
the
task
force
could
come
and
give
what
you've
discussed
on
that
particular
topic.
If
that's,
if
that
would
work
into
the
schedule,
does
that
make
sense?
O
We
want
to
develop
this
timeline
and
explore,
but
if
it
becomes,
if
it's
clear
to
city
manager,
collation
that
there's
a
majority
of
this
body
that
is
going
to
lean
towards
that
and
then
it
doesn't
make
so
much
sense
to
have
staff
spend
a
ton
of
time
in
let
in
thinking
through
what
the
zoning
would
look
like
right.
So
so
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
and
maybe
in
a
confusing
way,
is
that
most
communities
aren't
saying
we're
voting
for
it
right.
O
The
way
that
they
indicate
that
they
are
open
to
these
types
of
businesses
is
by
just
making
the
decision
on
the
zoning
and
the
taxes.
Those
are
really
the
two
things
the
communities
that
are
opting
out.
Then
they
actually
do
take
a
negative
position.
So
I,
don't
just
to
clarify
your
question
like
I.
Don't
think
that
anything
needs
to
precede
the
zoning.
The
zoning
actually
implicitly
affirms
that
it
won't
be
prohibited.
G
Appreciate
that
comment,
because,
as
I
think
about
some
of
the
work
that's
been
discussed
here
tonight,
I
think
that
we're
vaulting
over
some
very
important
decision
points
and
one
being
the
first
very
most
important.
One
in
my
mind,
is
whether
or
not
we'll
be
a
community
that
will
opt
out.
I
know
that,
like
alderman
black
eye
too
and
hearing
from
constituents
who
are
still
trying
to
get
their
minds
around
the
idea
that
there
will
be
legalized,
recreational
use
and
then
they're
trying
to
understand
how
will
that
impact
our
community
and
I?
G
You
know
I,
don't
have
all
the
answers,
but
I
try
to
think
about
what
would
have
we
prioritized
for
this
community.
What
what
is
the
quality
of
life
that
we
are
seeking
for
ourselves
and
our
constituents,
and
where
have
we
invested
the
money
to
create
a
kind
of
community
that
people
want
to
be
a
part
of
and
I
think
there's
a
real
real
struggle
about
how
introducing
another,
addictive,
potentially
addictive
substance
and
impairing
substance
into
the
community
will
help
us
achieve
our
goals.
You
know
there.
G
There
are
a
lot
of
ways
to
pay
for
for
the
things
that
people
want
the
deliverables
from
unis,
their
municipal
government
and
one
one
of
the
questions
that
nags
me
is.
Do
we
really
need
to
finance
the
things
that
people
want
on
devices
or
the
sugar
tax,
or
you
know,
alcohol,
tax,
tobacco
tax
or
cannabis?
So
how
does
it
fit
with
our
community?
G
Frankly,
I'm
hearing
from
constituents
that
are
very
much
not
interested
in
a
tourism
capital,
so
I
think
we
need
to
think
about
where,
where
we
are
and
where
we
fit
on
that
spectrum,
if
we're
opting
out
or
is
it
a
full
opt-out
forever
or
is
it
opt
out
from
now
until
some
more
the
pieces
are
in
place,
so
we
can
make
a
reasoned
decision.
Haste
makes
waste
and
I
think
we
just
need
to
keep
that
in
mind
as
we
as
we
march
through
this
okay.
Thank.
A
You
before
I
go
to
councilmember
Mattie,
just
to
make
it
clear
to
you
know
for
the
record
and
so
that
constituents
do
understand
as
much
as
possible
and
I've
tried
to
make
this
clear
on
radio
stations
in
other
places.
Is
that
no
matter
what
we
do?
It
will
not
be
illegal
to
use
cannabis
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
it
just
whether
or
not
we
have
a
dispensary
here.
So
if
you
were
opting
out
or
opting
out
of
having
a
dispensary
and
others
yeah
and
I'm
sorry
councilman
semantics.
What.
E
So
I
appreciate
what
you
said:
Kim
and
I
think
that
to
me
that
puts
more
urgency
on
getting
the
task
force
up
and
running
faster,
because
the
perspectives
that
we're
going
to
hear
we
want
on
public
record,
are
going
to
include
some
of
those
critical
pieces
from
folks
that
might
help
us
make
decisions.
For
instance,
if
two
members
of
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
are
on
the
task
force,
I
want
to
hear
what
they
had
to
say.
E
Right,
I
want
to
hear
what
you
know
if
we,
if
there's
somebody
from
let's
say,
for
instance,
if
there's
somebody
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
that's
on
there,
I
want
to
hear
what
they
have
to
say
and
I
want
to
hear
from
all
those
people.
Sooner
than
later
to
hear
what
all
those
perspectives
are.
As
part
of
the
process
of
the
task
force
to
hear
from
all
those
people
now
to
help
make
those
decisions
faster
than
wait.
E
We
could
absolutely
wait
until
next
year
and
miss
out
on
the
you
know
the
first
round,
and
we
could
certainly
do
that,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
decision
hasn't.
There's
there's
are
certain
decisions
that
are
going
that
have
already
been
made
for
us
to
the
mayor's
point
and
there's
decisions
we
can
make
for
ourselves
and
I
would
like
to
hear
from
some
of
those
potential
people
on
the
task
force.
What
they're
thinking
about
what
they're
hearing,
what
our
people,
what
our
Ellen
OI
law
enforcement
agencies
talking
about
regarding
the
issue,
what
are
you
know?
E
What
are
all
these
different
people
making
so
I
guess
to
me
getting
the
task
force
up
and
running
sooner
helps
get
those
get
that
testimony
into
the
public
record
so
that
we
can
use
that
as
a
decision-making
process.
So
I
guess
I
didn't
hear
I
didn't
I,
didn't
understand
exactly
what
you
were
saying
if
you
were
in
favor
of
an
expedited
process
to
appoint
Task
Force
members
or
if
you
wanted
to
wait
until
the
October
14th
I
think
that's
kind
of
what
we
need
to
flesh
out
Nexus.
E
Do
we
want
to
expedite
task
force
numbers
and
appoint
people
next
Monday
to
start
the
process,
or
do
we
want
to
wait
until
October
14th
to
appoint
people
for
the
task
force
either
way?
It's
fine
but
I
think
that's
the
one
thing
that
we
need
to
kind
of
give
them
mayor.
Some
feedback
on
tonight
is:
when
does
the
task
force
going
to
start,
and
when
do
we
start
getting
real
information
decision
information
so
I'm
in
favor
of
making
a
decision
employing
people
on
Monday.
I
I
My
concern
is
all
day
the
devil
is
in
the
details
and
I
want
to
make
sure
absolutely
sure
that
all
those
details
are
addressed
in
a
thoughtful
fashion
before
we
vote
on
them
and
that's
why
Scott's
point
of
bringing
a
you
know
forward
in
order
of
importance
or
priority
and
address
those
and
look
at
those
as
they
come
forward.
That
would
be
a
thoughtful,
methodical
way
to
address
the
issue,
and,
as
we
do
that
we
will
come
to
the
conclusion.
Yes,
we
do
want
to
buy
into
this
or
no
I,
don't
like
those.
J
I
was
just
going
to
make
a
very
similar
point
to
what
alderman
Massey
stated
that,
for
me,
being
a
participant
on
the
task
force
is
about
generating
information
that
helps
counsel,
be
better
positioned
to
make
the
first
decision,
which
seems
to
be
whether
or
not
this
community
will
opt
in
or
out
of
having
a
dispensary
or
dispensaries
here,
and
that
we
can.
We
can
gather
thoughtfully
and
carefully
a
lot
of
different
points
of
information,
bring
back
to
Council.
O
In
the
same
way
that
we
have
craft
breweries,
there
will
be
larger
scale
operations,
smaller
scale
operations,
so
I
mean
it
really
is
involving
a
whole
lot
more
people
and
a
lot
more
people
are
interested
than
just
you
know.
One
dispensary
so
I
do
I.
Do
want
us
to
keep
that
a
part
of
an
the
narrative
how
many
stakeholders
are
actually
potentially
interested?
Okay,
anything.
A
L
A
I
A
We
okay
with
Monday,
okay
and
what
you
still
have
48
hours
before
this
goes
I
mean
some
of
the
people
that
I've
mentioned,
and
they
deliberately
mentioned
them,
would
be
people
that
you
know
you
know
and
that
we
know
so,
but
up,
but
the
others
I'm
I'll
just
share
with
the
council
and
we'll
talk
about
that
if
necessary,
before
Thursday.
Okay,
all
right!
Thank
you
very
much
at
this
point.
Mr.
Blissett
I
do.
L
Have
a
couple
of
comments:
Thank,
You,
mayor
and
council,
real
quick,
an
update
on
the
video
gaming
terminal
license
that
was
today.
City
Clerk,
Leslie
Yocum
and
her
staff
did
an
excellent
job
of
preparing
for
what
we
thought
could
be.
You
know
people
knocking
in
the
doors
but
in
fact
we
only
had
three
applications
of
people
that
met
the
qualifications
to
even
submit
for
a
license
in
the
city,
so
good
job
Leslie,
a
couple
of
items
that
are
coming
up
on
September
23rd
regarding
Lake
Bloomington
and
evergreen
Lake,
the
water
plan
updates
it's
an
IgA.
L
It's
a
consulting
service
item
that
we've
had
for
the
past
several
years
with
McLean
County,
Soil
and
Water.
So
that'll
be
coming
as
an
agenda
item,
and
then
we
have
an
informational.
Only
item
on
a
retiree,
that's
coming
through
I
am
a
ruff.
We
knew
that
those
would
cycle
through,
but
that's
the
next
agenda
items
we
know
of
also
a
reminder
to
the
community.
We
have
a
joint
meeting
with
McLean
County
and
the
town
of
normal
on
September
30th.
L
It's
going
to
be
at
the
ISU
Alumni
Center,
and
the
purpose
of
this
is
to
give
some
of
the
larger
economic
development
funded
entities,
the
EDC
the
chamber
in
the
CVB
about
35
40
minutes
each.
That
includes
QA
from
the
different
elected
bodies
just
to
show
what
they
provide
for
the
community
for
the
amount
of
dollars
that
we're
funding
each
of
those.
So
again,
that's
on
September,
30th
and
I.