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October 21, 2019 - Committee of the Whole City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
Thank
you
very
much.
We're
going
to
start
with
public
comment
just
to
clarify
a
public
commenter
policies
that
we
don't
respond,
but
if
you
do
want
to
engage
in
ask
questions
and
get
direct
answers.
You're
always
welcome
to
the
mayor's
open
house
on
Friday
from
4:30
to
5:30
every
Friday
before
a
regular,
City
Council
meeting,
and
we
meet
right
around
the
fishbowl
here.
So
at
this
point,
I'm
gonna,
we
have
five
people
at
public
comment
and
then
you
have
up
to
three
minutes:
Serena
fish,
Kelly,
Dyson
and
Tyler
Hargis,
we'll
start
with
those
three.
D
D
D
The
copy
of
these
minutes
are
also
given
to
the
taskforce
chairman,
Linda
Foster,
all
task
force
members
were
invited
to
attend
our
meeting
at
a
task
force
public
meeting.
Only
one
member
of
the
task
force
attended
our
ward,
six
council
member
and
a
task
force.
Member
miss
Carrillo
chose
not
to
listen
to
us.
E
E
There
affects
and
influences
on,
users
have
proven
to
be
exponentially
less
than
alcohol.
No
police
officers
block
off
roads
on
the
weekends
to
patrol
cannabis.
They
aren't
breaking
up,
fights
are
making
domestic
violence
calls
because
of
the
influences
of
cannabis.
People
aren't
dying
from
cannabis
withdrawal,
making
life
shattering
decisions
on
cannabis,
I'm
not
here
to
demonize
alcohol
I'm
here
to
advocate
for
cannabis,
but
seriously
think
about
the
proven
ill
effects
of
alcohol
versus
the
medical
benefits
and
the
rate
and
severity
of
literally
any
cannabis
used
crime.
E
We
legalized
it
for
a
reason.
We
know
how
beneficial
this
plant
is
to
people.
We
know
that
those
who
consume
it
recreationally
aren't
out
to
cause
harm
to
the
community.
The
people
of
Bloomington
already
have
access
to
lots
and
lots
of
cannabis.
The
tax
revenue
just
isn't
here
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
would
give
an
amazing
opportunity
to
those
who
want
to
purchase
cannabis
legally
and
medically
without
spending
hundreds
of
dollars,
upfront
and
the
tax
revenue
would
provide
so
many
opportunities
for
us
to
enrich
our
community.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
F
I
found
cannabis
to
heal
me
I.
Now,
where
I
worked
at
a
dispensary
that
was
located
out,
normal
I
worked
at
the
green
solution
and
that
provided
me
the
opportunity
to
create
a
nonprofit
community
group
known
as
the
central
Illinois
cannabis
community,
where
I
have
done:
educational
cannabis
events,
I've
raised
money
for
wishbone
animal
rescue,
raccoon
Ridge
rehab,
as
well
as
silently
donated
two
different
things
in
the
community
that
helped
build
things
for
our
homeless
as
well
as
other.
F
You
know,
just
things
to
help
our
veterans
and
now
I
work
out
a
revolution
cannabis
for
now.
I
grow
it.
So
what
I'm
saying
is
is
that
cannabis
has
provided
me
a
second
opportunity
at
life
whenever
I
thought,
I
didn't
have
one
and
I
think
it
can
do
the
same
thing
for
people
all
over
this
community
if
they
have
the
ability
to
get
new
jobs
at
a
recreational
facility.
F
Other
states
have
examples
whenever
we
keep
saying
these
random
things
like
there's
unknown
unknowns
that
we
can't
figure
out
to
fix
how
about
how
the
states
that
have
already
had
things
passed
like.
We
have
examples,
plenty
of
examples.
So,
let's
look
at
those
sorry
community
I
believe
is
the
people
right
and
I'm
part
of
your
community
and
I'm.
Already
a
bit
I've
been
here
and
cannabis
has
been
in
your
community
and
since
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
use
cannabis
and
use
it
openly.
F
F
So
why
do
we
keep
comparing
the
two
things
we
have
an
endocannabinoid
system
which
is
inside
of
our
body,
mean
and
we're
supposed
to
receive.
Cannabinoids
alcohol
is
literally
toxic
and
it's
it
poison,
and
we
allow
that
everywhere
and
that's
fine
I
see
nothing
but
opportunity
for
people
in
this
community
to
keep
trying
to
find
ways
to
prevent
all
the
revenue
that's
going
to
come
in
to
solve
all
these
issues
is
silly
I
think
we
keep
acting
like.
F
We
can't
solve
these
issues,
but
isn't
that
what
a
community
to
do
and
again
I'm
part
of
your
community.
So
all
these
issues
that
you
guys
keep
seeming
to
keep
bringing
up.
Let
me
know
what
the
issues
are.
Let
us
know
what
the
issues
are
and
I'm
devoted
to
making
sure
that
we'll
solve
those
issues,
because
cannabis
is
important
to
me
and
I
think
it's
going
to
do
nothing
but
help
us
Thank.
G
Thank
You
mayor
mayor,
you've
implied
there's
no
accountability
with
bloggers
and
they're
not
held
to
any
standard
like
other
media
and
that
they'll
I
ever
heard
that
old,
saying
about
the
pot
calling
the
kettle
black
I
think
it
fits
in
this
situation.
Our
organization
is
well
established
and
connected
to
hundreds
of
breaking
stories
covered
both
locally
and
nationally
through
many
news
agencies.
Yes,
our
work
being
reported
by
them.
If
you
can
prove
what
we've
published
is
not
true,
then
please
do
so
and
we'll
correct
it.
G
Since
we
started
not
a
bad
track
record
for
a
couple
of
bloggers,
the
last
meeting
I
came
to
I
urged
you
and
the
council
to
investigate
a
matter
regarding
a
police
officer
no
longer
in
your
employment
based
off
your
radio
interviews,
you
or,
let's
just
say
rather
loose
with
your
allegations
and
downplayed
the
matter
of
the
officer
who
was
stripped
of
police
power,
saying
that
he
resigned
nothing
to
see
nothing
wrong.
The
city
has
a
problem
when
we're
going
to
expose
it.
G
It
would
do
you
well
to
get
the
facts
from
your
own
people
and
maybe
even
a
copy
of
the
FOIA,
so
you
can
at
least
be
honest
with
the
media
when
you
go
in
your
next
propaganda
tirade,
nothing
to
see
August
16th
quote
all
effective
of
all
effective.
Immediately
officer.
Curtis
Squires
has
submitted
his
resignation
from
the
Burlington
Police
Department.
So
if
this
was
just
a
simple
resignation,
maybe
we
can
inform
the
public
about
events
prior
to
that
resignation.
August
8th
eight
days
earlier
quote
effective
immediately
officer
Squires
is
on
administrative
leave.
G
He
is
not
to
access
any
of
the
security
areas
of
the
police
department.
It
has
no
police
powers.
When
a
police
officer
is
placed
on
administrative
leave
and
stripped
access
to
any
security
areas
of
police
departments
and
stripped
of
police
powers.
The
public
has
a
right
to
know
why,
as
it
is
clear,
he
can
no
longer
be
trusted
by
his
own
department.
August
8
quote:
I
deactivated,
Curtiss
choirs
in
evidence
calm
as
a
user.
This
evening,
that
was
from
respectfully
Clayton
end
quote:
August
9th
his
access
to
leads
has
been
inactivated
until
further
notice.
G
That
was
from
your
communications
manager,
August
14th
Laurie,
please
remove
officer
Curtis
Squires
from
your
list
of
candidates
for
the
sergeant
exam
two
days
after
that
he
resigns.
No
sir.
This
was
not
a
simple
resignation.
I
think
you
know
that
I
asked
for
all
complaints
on
this
matter.
Interesting.
One
in
particular,
was
missing
from
that
FOIA
request:
a
formal
complaint
sworn
to
by
affidavit
of
assistant
police
chief
Gregory
Scott
dated
July
3rd
2019.
G
That
complaint
led
officer,
Squires
being
given
formal
notification,
as
required
by
law,
and
his
adjudicatory
process
was
ongoing
until
the
resignation
on
August
16th
I
asked
for
all
investigative
Records
involved
in
that
matter
and
was
denied
be
advised
mayor
and
city
council.
There
is
no
adjudication
in
this
matter.
While
the
process
may
have
been
started,
it
was
not
concluded.
Thus,
there
has
been
no
adjudication
in
this
matter.
He
resigned
before
that
could
happen,
and
the
public
has
a
right
to
know
the
details
of
the
officer's
actions.
G
All
that,
aside
mayor,
why
on
earth
would
you
want
to
imply
there
is
nothing
to
see
and
that
this
is
nothing
but
a
simple
resignation
of
an
employee
when,
in
fact,
your
own
city
records
we
have
obtained
to
date
clearly
say
otherwise,
he
was
stripped
of
police
powers.
Why
the
public
has
a
right
to
know,
as
does
everyone
who's
ever
been
prosecuted
for
a
case
officer,
xxx.
H
Good
evening,
I'm
renee
nesler
asked
my
staff
representative
for
local
$6.99.
Is
that
the
heavy
heart
that
we're
here
this
evening?
These
words
are
on
behalf
of
public
service
department
management
and
local
699
on
October,
9th
2019,
the
lives
of
the
Public
Service
Department
of
Public
Works
were
changed
forever,
one
of
our
own,
a
valued
employee
and
union
brother
was
diagnosed
with
an
inoperable
GBM,
a
glass
glass
steel
by
Westie,
oppai
promo.
It
was
it's
a
brain
tumor.
H
It's
a
fatal
and
fast-growing
invasive
brain
tumor
with
no
core
the
estimate,
two
to
three
months
of
life.
Without
treatment,
no
boy
not
was
hired
as
a
seasonal
on
June
8
1995
becoming
a
full-time
in
city,
employee
on
March,
12
1998
all
has
been
a
dedicated
servant
to
the
community.
His
entire
career
with
the
city
he's
responsive
enough
to
emergency
situations,
snow,
plowing,
police
and
fire
emergencies
over
time
to
repair
streets
pick
up,
leaves
and
special
events
for
the
entire
community
to
attend
just
to
name
a
few.
H
His
his
response
is
outstanding
and
he
spends
amount
of
time,
abundance
of
time
of
holidays
nights
and
weekends
away
from
his
family
and
friends.
Earl's,
heart
and
soul
are
larger
than
life.
His
wife
Gina
son
JC,
who
also
works
for
public
service,
son,
Chris,
granddaughters,
Laci
and
sage,
and
soon
to
be
born
grants
on
our
Earl's,
most
prized
possessions
after
receiving
the
devastating
news
to
family.
Our
own
family
refers
as
Earl's
family
refers
to
them,
have
been
to
the
house
every
day
or
evening
to
see
Earl
they're
completely.
H
Completing
projects
or
Earl
Strider
will
not
be
able
to
finish
girl,
Gina
and
their
sons
are
selfless
individuals
that
are
always
there
when
someone
is
in
need,
it
all
has
always
been
the
first
to
show
up
in
our
last
one
to
leave
when
helping
others
with
projects.
Please
join
us
November
3rd
at
the
Moose
Club
614
ia,
a
dry
from
noon
to
5:00
p.m.
H
A
A
Alright,
next
we
move
on
to
item
5,
lacs
I,
guess
we're
flipping
the
order
is
that
correct.
We
are
not
we're
not
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
with
the
presentation
regarding
the
2020
to
2024
Community
Development
Block,
Grant,
consolidation,
outreach
efforts
and
funding
priorities,
as
requested
by
the
Community
Development
Department
and
I'm,
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
this
over
to
mr.
Gleason
who's,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
miss
town.
J
Okay,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
be
here
tonight
and
show
you
our
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
outreach
process
that
we've
done
so
far
and
talk
about
our
funding
priorities.
There's
going
to
be
a
very
high-level
I
can
send
the
full
presentation
after
the
meeting.
If
you
need
it,
but
I
can't
start
this
process
without
sending
out
a
huge
shout
out
to
the
McLean
County
Regional
Planning
Commission
staff.
J
They
have
been
the
driving
force
behind
our
consolidated
plan
efforts
for
this
next
round
and
despite
not
having
had
a
boss
since
the
end
of
July,
they
have
kept
everybody
on
target
and
kept
us
moving.
So
we're
where
we
need
to
be
the
next
plan
period
begins
May
1st,
and
it's
going
to
be
the
roadmap
for
everything
that
we're
going
to
do
over
the
next
five
years.
J
This
just
gives
you
a
brief
overview
of
where,
in
the
first
four
years
of
the
concert'
concurrent
consolidated
plan,
where
our
funding
has
typically
gone
to
you'll
see
the
red
line
is
housing.
So
that's
where
the
majority
of
the
funding
goes
and
then
demolition
and
infrastructure
are
about
even
in
the
amount
of
money
that
we've
spent
housing
rehabilitate
has
typically
been
limited
to.
J
We
started
with
a
citizen
survey
and
it
was
a
survey
that
can
include
those
multiple
choice
and
open-ended
questions.
So
it
gave
residents
an
opportunity
to
fill
in
the
blanks
where
maybe
we
missed
some
opportunities
for
people
to
identify
some
needs,
and
through
this
we
were
able
to
identify
whether
the
resident
was
from
Bloomington
or
normal.
So
then
we
could
drill
down
specifically
for
Bloomington
and
normal
was
able
to
do
the
same.
J
We
selected
a
wide
variety
of
demographic
data
and
that
way
we
were
able
to
really
look
at
certain
priority
areas
based
on
annual
income
or
based
on
and
tenure
in
the
community
based
on
ownership
or
rental,
and
we
were
able
to
get
better
data
from
there
with
our
outreach
and
the
survey
was
made
available
in
paper
format
in
English,
Spanish
and
French
residents
could
also
apply
or
submit
online.
Unfortunately,
we
were
only
able
to
make
that
available
in
English.
J
We
did
about
30
events
between
Bloomington
and
normal,
and
that
was
60
hours
of
outreach
and
we
tried
to
target
and
some
events.
It
would
be
mostly
Bloomington
residents,
but
then
we
also
have
some
where
the
entire
community
would
go.
So
that's
where
it
helped
that
they
were
able
to
break
down
where
they
were
from.
We
also
have
17
drop
box
locations
with
the
surveys
there.
Ten
of
those
were
in
Bloomington.
J
We
did
some
direct
mailing
and
with
the
survey
as
well
as
a
link
to
the
survey,
we
did
promotions
via
our
website
social
media
through
our
partners,
and
then
we
also
have
some
media
coverage
as
well
I'm
offering
the
opportunity
to
participate.
This
is
a
document
that
got
pulled
out
of
the
bloomington
survey.
I'm
not
going
to
go
over
I'm.
Sorry,
the
survey
analysis
tool
I'm
not
going
to
go
over
it
in
detail.
J
The
really
important
thing
that
I
that
I
learned
from
looking
at
this
was
that
when
I
compared
these
various
aspects
for
demographics
to
the
census
data
we
were
on,
we
were
on
target
and
everything
that
we
looked
at
as
far
as
looking
at
our
community
and
who
we
should
have
had,
who
how
we
should
have
been
represented
on
this
one
in
the
bottom.
Left-Hand
corner
is
probably
the
most
important
thing
and
that
so
about
seventy-four
percent
of
our
respondents
are
households
that
could
be
eligible
for
CDBG
assistance.
J
These
are
just
some
quotes
that
we
pulled
out
and,
as
you
can
see,
I've
highlighted
throughout
affordable
housing,
safe
sanitary
housing,
affordable
housing,
accessible
housing.
So
this
was
a
theme
that
we
saw
over
and
over
again,
not
only
in
the
multiple
choice,
but
especially
whenever
people
had
an
opportunity
to
provide
an
open-ended
answer.
J
We
also
did
a
stakeholder
survey
and
I
have
to
say
we
were
a
little
disappointed
in
this.
We
sent
out
hundreds
or
over
a
hundred
emails,
and
we
kept
following
up
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
got
29
responses
back
and
considering
that
I
had
to
call
our
CDBG
participants
and
ask
them
to
even
do
the
survey
we
had.
J
We
really
had
to
beat
the
bushes
on
this
one
and
get
them
to
respond
and
they'll
be
the
ones
that
will
probably
be
providing
the
services
they
were
able
to
choose
from
for
answers
as
far
as
who
they
serve,
they
could
choose
bloomington-normal,
both
or
neither
and
the
majority
of
the
stakeholders
that
we
contacted
our.
That
responded
did
reserve
both
communities.
J
This
is
just
the
breakdown
of
who
they
serve
and
what
types
of
services,
and
so
based
on
the
priorities
that
we've
selected
and
we're
pretty
much
on
target
as
well.
Here
we
did
five
focus
groups.
There
were
a
total
of
40
stakeholders
that
attended
them,
so
we
did
have
a
little
better
turnout
and
we
had
providers
that
focus
on
homelessness,
general
housing
programs,
services
and
facilities,
health
and
then
infrastructure.
J
The
common
themes
that
we
saw
here
were
that
the
priorities
are
interconnected
and
that
by
addressing
the
needs
of
one
population,
we
can
serve
the
needs
of
another.
So,
for
instance,
sidewalk
improvements
were
a
high
priority
and
by
addressing
the
ad
a
ramp
through
the
sidewalk
were
also
affecting
accessibility
and
our
residents
that
might
have
a
disability.
J
We
wrapped
up
the
outreach
with
a
public
meeting
and
Bloomington
had
their
meeting
at
the
library
on
July
29th
and
we
had
36
people
attend,
which
we
were
thrilled
with.
Typically,
when
we've
had
meetings
in
the
past,
if
I
think
three
is
the
most
people
we've
ever
had
and
a
lot
of
times,
people
don't
come
and
speak
at
all.
So
we
were
pleased
with
the
turnout,
even
though
it
was
a
good
mix
and
what
the
public
meeting
allowed
us
to
do.
J
It
was
a
good
way
to
interact
with
the
public
and
we
were
able
to
clear
up
a
lot
of
questions
that
people
had
so
and
they
were,
and
there
were
concerns
about
things
that
were
or
weren't
asked,
and
so
we
were
able
to
explain
that.
The
reason
we
didn't
ask
the
question
in
that
way
is
because
it's
not
eligible
in
that
way,
and
so
the
big
thing
that
came
out
of
that
those
we
did
an
allocation
activity
and
we
gave
the
participants
some
fictional
CDBG
dollars
to
spend.
J
They
could
spend
$15
of
it
on
public
services
because
we
are
capped
at
15%,
then
the
remaining
and
$65
they
could
spend
on
non
capped
activities
and
the
these.
The
results
of
this
were
also
included
in
our
consideration
for
choosing
our
priorities.
So
I'm
gonna
skip
these
and
I
know
it's
a
little
difficult
to
see.
But
if
you
look
at
the
chart
on
the
bottom,
this
is
the
matrix
that
we
use
to
look
at
our
funding
priorities.
J
So
the
first
three
dependence,
intent
and
effectiveness
are:
are
the
city
staff
address
those
for
each
area
and
then
the
Regional
Planning
Commission
looked
at
all
of
the
other
outreach
and
scored.
There
were
two
publics,
the
stakeholder
response
and
one
was
general
public.
One
was
willing,
come
public
and
I
have
to
be
honest
without
looking
at
I.
Don't
remember
so
through
all
that
we
came
up
with
this
results
and
so
for
our
public
services,
we're
looking
at
crime
prevention
and
awareness,
job
training
and
workforce
development.
Those
two
are
new.
J
J
We
I
didn't
put
low
priorities
up
here,
because
we
won't
find
anything
that
turned
out
to
be
a
low
priority,
and
then
these
are
the
non
public
service
priorities,
so
we're
looking
at
accessibility,
improvements,
affordable
housing
preservation,
business
support
is
new
and
with
CDBG
that
can
look
a
variety
of
different
ways
and
and
so
on.
So
with
these
priorities
we
will
start
building
what
goes
next
into
the
consolidated
plan.
J
J
I
think
this
was
a
little
bit
telling
of
where
we
need
to
target
our
money
for
both
in
Bloomington
Bloomington
Westside
was
the
number
one
answer
for
households
that
could
be
eligible
for
CDBG,
but
it
was
also
the
one
of
the
number
one
top
two
answers
and
normal
for
normal
respondents
and
really
it
was.
There
were
quite
a
few
Bloomington
areas,
but
Westside
was
the
the
main
target
area
so
with
our
this
process.
Really.
J
K
J
We
did
on
the
survey
was
we
looked
at
activities
that
are
eligible
under
CDBG
and
those
are
both
activities
that
are
eligible?
What
we
on
the
survey-
and
this
was
something
we
will
change
next
time-
is
headless
streets
and
sidewalks
as
the
same
type
of
activity
and
between
the
open
and
and
comments
the
focus
groups
in
the
public
meeting.
It
became
very
obvious
that
the
citizens,
when
I'm
separated
so
that's,
why
streets
became
a
high
priority
and
sewer
was
more
of
a
medium
priority
and
so
and
stir
I'm.
Sorry
sidewalks
was
a
high
priority.
Well.
K
J
We
with
this,
we
were
looking
at
what
and
the
citizens
listed
as
high
priorities.
We
don't
necessarily
have
to
put
our
money
in
those
areas,
but
just
this
typically
in
the
in
the
past,
we
have
focused
mostly
on
sidewalks
for
our
infrastructure
dollars.
So
I
guess
that's
the
feedback
I'm
looking
for
is.
If
we
aren't
going
to
move
forward
in
that
direction
with
the
next
consolidated
plan.
If
that's
council's
direction,
then
we
would
want
to
know
now
so
that
we
don't
look
our
five-year
plan
at
including
those
things
well.
K
J
We're
a
little
bit
limited
there,
because
we
can't
do
new
construction
with
HUD
money
and
so
we're
limited
to
rehab
programs,
and
we
would
have
to
look
at
repro,
maybe
restructuring,
because
we
really
can
only
do
about
20
projects
a
year
and
with
the
staff
that
we
have
right
now
and
we
can't
spend
all
of
all
of
money
on
housing
as
there
probably
is
need,
because
we
don't.
We
don't
have
the
staff
to
do
it.
So
that's
kind
of
why
we
are
limited
when
we
do
infrastructure
projects,
we're
limited
to
Lamont
census,
tracts.
M
N
J
So
we're
hoping
tomorrow,
hopefully
I,
have
my
last
admin
training
on
some
software
and
so
we're
going
to
be
using
an
online
system
this
year
and-
and
we
will
do-
we
usually
put
a
call
for
applications
and
the
path.
A
gram
will
do
a
press
release
and
we'll
have
it
on
our
website
it'll.
You
know
we'll
do
traditional,
we'll
do
social
media,
it's
typically
social
service
providers
that
apply
and
then
they
will
apply
for
services,
but
they
also
often
apply
for
facility
improvements
as
well.
J
J
Then,
in
the
past,
it's
kind
of
been
up
to
our
department
to
determine
who
we
find
and
we're
moving
away
from
that,
and
we
actually
will
have
a
rubric
and
we'll
have
nan,
hopefully
city
or
at
least
non-departmental
and
people
reviewing
those
grants
based
on
a
standardized
rubric
and
then
that
pad
will
decide
how
we're
going
to
fund
those
projects.
Thank
you
so
much.
O
You
up.
Thank
you
very
much.
It's
really
interesting
reading
this
plan,
as
it's
been
going
through
the
various
phases
and
watching
how
it's
developing
I
was
reading
an
article
and
I
I
was
trying
to
remember
where
I
read
it
at
I.
Don't
know
if
it
was
in
like
an
IML
magazine
or
whatever,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
communities
that
are
using
a
portion
of
their
CDBG
funds
to
assist
residents
with
getting
down
payments
put
together
to
purchase
housing
and
the
way
that
the
programs
have
worked
and
the
article
I
was
reading.
O
J
Okay,
so
we
did
have
homeowner
housing
assistance,
the
the
one
of
the
issues
why
we
haven't
done
downpayment
assistance
in
the
past
is
because
it's
subject
to
that
15%
cap.
So
typically,
we
have
enough
requests
that
we
haven't
it's
not
to
say
that
we
couldn't
do
it.
Normal
actually
does
offer
downpayment
assistance.
J
O
Something
I
would
be
interested
in
seeing
I
talked
to
a
lot
of
young
people
who
said
that
you
know
they
can't
get
out
of
the
rental
cycle
because
of
the
initial
burden
of
trying
to
come
up
with
the
down
payment
is
so
difficult
when
such
a
large
portion
of
your
income
is
going
to
paying
your
rent
every
month.
How
are
you
supposed
to
save
up
to
get
a
you
know
a
10
or
15,
or
even
a
20%
down
payment.
So
that's
something
I
would
be
interested.
I,
don't
know
where
everybody
else
is
on
that.
Well,.
J
O
And
it's
one
of
those
things
it
seems
like
if
we
get
more
people
in
the
city
who
are
owning
their
homes
and
taking
responsibility
for
those
properties.
That's
definitely
a
community
strengthening
situation
right
there.
So
if
we
can
figure
something
out,
I
would
love
to
see
and
would
be
willing
to
support
a
program
like
that.
J
A
You
yeah
and
I
would
echo
all
on
that
for
all
the
reasons
that
he
said,
you
know
I
think
that's
a
great
deal.
One
of
the
things
could
be
we
could
do
find
out
in
terms
of
training
would
be
to
contact
some
of
the
people
in
normal
and
what
how
they
got
their
background
in
underwriting.
Yes,
we
move
forward
all
the
woman
brains
at
you.
P
Q
You
thank
you.
You
know
I
Donna's
point
earlier.
You
know
we
talk
a
lot
about
streets
and
sewers.
I
know:
we've
used
CDBG
funding
in
the
past
to
do
some
teachers
who
were
in
Street
renovations
but
sounds
I'm
getting
from
the
community.
Is
that
they'd
like
us
to
use
it
for
more
facade
improvements
tearing
down
blight
and
structures?
Think
that
you
can
see
don't
discount?
The
fact
that
we
have
you
know
sewers
and
streets
are
very
important,
but
we
have
funding
allocated
towards
that
and
we
have
made
significant
strides
in
making
that
better.
Q
So,
okay
I
would
like
to
use
this
money
to
do.
Programs
like
we're
talking
about
that
are
less
focused
on
those
major
infrastructure
projects.
Okay,
specifically
around
the
the
benefit
of
economic
development
that
comes
from
tearing
down
blighted
buildings,
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
benefit
that
comes
just
from
a
looking
at
as
you
as
you
drive
down
the
street.
You
don't
just
see
a
building
with
boarded
up
windows
and
then,
and
it
makes
a
demonstrative
impact
to
the
community,
should
that
progress
is
being
made.
Q
A
A
Thank
you
again,
we're
very
much
appreciate
all
your
effort
in
and
coming
to
us
early
in
the
process
rather
than
later
in
the
process.
Thank
you.
Next,
we
move
along
to
a
presentation
and
discussion
by
the
cannabis
task
force
recommendations
as
presented
Mehta,
City
Council,
and
a
request.
Excuse
me
about
a
City,
Council
and
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
mr.
policeman.
Did
you
have
any
words
before
I
turn
it
over
to
miss
Foster?
No
mayor,
okay,
miss
Foster.
C
C
The
members
include:
John
Walsh
and
vermin
Jigme
Jim
willow,
the
urban
Deb
Carter
Reggie
Scott,
Jan,
Lancaster
Olivia,
but
co-chair
and
Linda
foster
chair.
This
includes
two
council
members
to
law
enforcement
to
business
owners,
one
a
addictive
specialist
and
two
and
three
community
representatives.
C
C
C
C
If
you
opt
out
permanently
the
prohibiting
any
kind
of
business
to
open,
operate
in
Bloomington,
religiously
any
tax
benefit
that
provides
their
cup
of
our
educational
program,
social
equity
programs,
revenue
for
the
Center
for
the
city,
mental
health,
etc.
To
tackle
this
question,
the
group
conducted
extensive
research
into
other
states.
We
legalize
recreational
cannabis,
crime
addition,
addiction,
youth
impact
and
more.
We
did
it
by
way
of
the
internet
phone
calls
speaking
face-to-face
reading
pamphlets,
reviewing
governmental
documents,
we
also
identified
and
discussed
it's
called
and
benefit
of
each
one
of
these
approach.
C
R
R
It
seems
like
a
lot
of
municipalities
across
the
state,
are
moving
more
into
just
prohibiting
it
in
in
city
code.
Now,
if
the
city
chooses
not
to
opt
out
the
two
options
really
at
that
point
become
to
allow
through
permitted
use.
That
would
essentially
be
saying
a
cannabis.
A
recreational
cannabis
establishment
could
is,
is
a
permitted
use
in
an
industrial
zoning
district
in
a
warehouse
and
Minden.
R
You
know,
zoning
district,
that
kind
of
thing
or
municipalities
have
the
ability
to
allow
through
conditional
use
this
conditional
zoning,
which
a
lot
of
folks
we're
looking
at,
has
especially
use
process.
Those
are
familiar
with
that
process
that
I've
coast
through
likely
the
Planning,
Commission
and
sets
of
parameters
of
the
Planning
Commission
then
require
of
those
seeking
a
permit
at
that
point.
That
would
require
public
notice,
public
comment
and
that
whole
process
as
well.
R
It
is
worth
pointing
out
as
well
that,
while
the
legislation
allows
municipalities
to
legislate,
essentially
a
time
place
manner
and
number
through
conditional
use,
it
does
it
also
strictly
prohibits
municipalities
from
prohibiting
use
in
their
jurisdictions.
So
essentially
it
can.
It
is
legal
for
citizens
to
own
cannabis
and
use
cannabis
legally
in
the
jurisdiction.
R
The
legislation
really
just
allows
for
municipalities
to
prohibit
or
control
recreational
cannabis
establishments
of
the
last
piece
they're
strictly
given
to
the
municipalities,
is
to
allow
or
prohibit
on-premises
use
and
largely
what
we've
been
using
for
that
is
like
a
cigar
bar
or
hookah
lounge.
That
kind
of
thing
that
that
is
the
sort
of
the
last
thing
that
is
strictly
given
to
to
the
municipalities.
R
It
is
also
worth
noting
that,
and
something
we
will
get
into
a
little
bit
later
on
the
time
front
of
fine
side
of
things
is
that
tax
will
be
started
to
be
collected
in
September
of
next
year
and
to
have
that
in
place
through
the
state.
The
municipalities
have
to
have
an
ordinance
or
resolution
submitted,
passed
and
submitted
to
the
state
by
by
June
by
June
1st.
R
So
once
we
once,
we
really
took
a
look
at
you
know
what
is
strictly
given
to
the
municipalities,
what
decisions
and
choices
are
given
tricked
into
to
the
municipalities.
We
took
some
time
and
try
to
kinda
have
a
conversation
on
what
are
the
benefits
and
costs
of
each
of
those
options.
I
think
Olivia.
L
S
So
as
Wonder
and
John
both
mentioned
the
task
force
kind
of
decided
that
there
are
three
options
that
we
see
as
like,
the
three
big
options,
there's
different
things
within
each
of
those
that
you
could
choose
to
do
or
not
do
but
I'm
going
to
discuss
some
of
the
costs
and
benefits
that
the
task
force
discussed
came
up
with
for
each
of
those
three
options.
So
the
first
one
is
opt-out
permanently.
That
would
mean
we
decide.
You
decide
to
opt
out
completely
with
no
intention
of
allowing
a
bill
later
to
rezone
to
allow
cannabis
right.
S
So
some
of
the
benefits
could
be
reducing
potential,
negative
impact
or
discouraging
cannabis.
Use
among
youth.
Some
of
the
costs
would
be
cannabis
could
be
allowed
without
resources
to
combat
some
of
those
issues.
So
when
we
talk
about
that,
we're
thinking
about
tax
revenue,
we're
thinking
about
some
of
that
money
could
be
used
towards
education
could
be
used
towards
addiction,
as
some
just
some
examples
of
how
that
money
could
be
used,
takes
opportunities
from
minorities
when
we
think
about
social
that
social
equity
part
of
it
right.
S
So
we
know
that
most
of
you,
I'm,
assuming
know
that
some
of
the
things
that
have
been
written
into
the
bill
is
that
there
are
some
social
equity
opportunities
for
people
who
have
been
negatively
affected
by
cannabis
in
the
past.
This
would
take
that
opportunity
from
them.
It
also
could
create
a
barrier
from
patients
who
need
cannabis
but
cannot
get
a
medical
card.
S
We
heard
some
comments
from
during
our
public
comment
sessions
at
our
meetings
specifically
about
this
issue,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
you
heard
about
that
as
well,
so
our
second
option
right
would
be
opt-out
for
now.
So
this
would
some
of
the
benefits
of
this
would
be.
It
gives
us
more
time
to
think
about
emergency
services,
so
when
we
think
about
p.m.
S
our
EMT
folks,
our
fire
folks,
our
police,
folks-
that
was
something
we
heard
during
discussion,
especially
from
our
two
members
from
the
Bloomington
Police
Department,
is
that
there
could
be
some
benefit
in
giving
some
time
to
adjust.
If
we
also
opted
out
for
now
and
waited,
we
could
observe
how
other
communities
deal
with
this
right.
We
already
know
there's
a
lot
of
communities,
and
this
is
included
in
the
executive
report
who
have
decided
to
allow
cannabis
sales
in
their
cities
or
already
opted
out.
S
So
if
we
waited,
we
could
have
more
time
to
observe
some
of
the
things
that
go
well
or
go
badly
for
them,
some
of
the
cost.
If
we
opt
out
for
now.
Obviously
the
cost
would
be
similar
to
if
we
opted
out
permanently
right,
but
just
maybe
on
a
short-term
basis,
so
we
would
lose
some
of
the
texture
of
the
revenue
that
we
can
receive.
S
So
our
revenue
here,
obviously
that
tax
revenue
would
help
with
whatever
we
wanted
it
to
help
with
right,
so
it
could
help
like
I
mentioned
before
we
could
use
it.
For
example,
some
one
of
the
concerns
brought
up
by
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
was:
how
are
we
it's
going
to
cost
a
lot
of
money
to
to
test
people
who
might
get
pulled
over
for
driving
while
intoxicated
that
could
be
something
that
we
allocate
that
revenue
towards?
S
We
also
could
use
it
for
other
things
right,
any
public
good
that
you
might
be
interested
in
using
it
for
the
community
might
see
if
it
allows
local
businesses
to
have
a
competitive
advantage.
Like
I
mentioned.
If
we
opened
you
allow
businesses
to
open
at
the
same
time
as
other
people
in
the
nearby
cities
in
the
state,
they
would
have
an
advantage.
Obviously
an
advantage
was
you
get
you
get
to
regulate
it?
However,
you
see
fit
and,
however,
you
feel
that
the
community
sees
fit
as
John
mentioned
time.
Place.
S
Manner
and
number
are
the
four
that
were
mentioned
in
the
bill
that
specifically
allow
you
to
regulate
it,
as
you
think,
is
important
and
then
providing
a
safe
and
legal
way
for
people
to
buy
cannabis,
and
when
we
talk
about
that
talking
about
regulation
of
cannabis,
we're
also
talking
about
medicinal
cannabis
went
for
people
who
might
not
be
able
to
afford
medical
cards
that
could
be
really
expensive,
and
then
we
also
have
some
of
the
costs.
As
we
know,
this
is
a
short
timeline.
S
Overall,
we
did
take
at
our
last
meeting.
We
did
take
kind
of
a
vote
and
the
canvas
task
force
does
recommend
that
the
city
allows
and
regulates
cannabis
businesses
starting
January
1st.
That
I
did
want
to
mention
that
was
not
a
unanimous
vote.
Seven
members
on
the
task
force
we're
in
support
and
three
members
were
against
that
recommendation.
S
C
A
community
engagement
process
has
given
more
time
the
task
force
can
do
outreach
of
a
community
agency
first
responders
social
service
agencies
and
other
communities
to
get
their
intake.
We
can
also
look
at
the
past
practices
and
input
that
the
law
has
had
on
black
and
brown
people.
The
number
of
arrests.
R
We
believe
that,
yes,
you
could
opt
out
for
now
and
then
later
you
would
essentially
just
have
to
amend
your
opt-out
ordinance
to
then
set
up
the
zoning
amendments
to
open
to
allow
recreational
cannabis
establishments
within
your
jurisdiction,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
You
know,
maybe
some
hesitations
for
that,
the
earliest
that
municipalities
can
collect
taxes
the
September
of
next
year
again
so
in
order
to
have
that
set
in
place,
you'd
have
to
have
the
ordinance
establishing
the
zoning
parameters,
essentially
in
place
by
June
of
next
to
the
loss
of
certainty
for
businesses.
R
It
is
a
significant
capital
investment
as
a
significant
time
investment
and
so
not
providing
businesses
that
are
interested
in
investing
in
Bloomington.
With
that
information
that
could
you
know
it
be
a
deterrent
for
them
as
well
and
then
as
well
as
there
have
been
a
lot
of
conversation
in
our
task
force
meetings
surrounding
the
the
loss
of
the
potential
market
share.
If
there
were
to
wait
now,
can
we
opt
in
for
now
and
later
decide?
We
wanted
to
opt
out,
I
think
I'm,
not
a
lawyer,
but
legally.
R
R
However,
if
you
were
to
do
that
and
if
you
were
to
set
up
legal
parameters
and
legal
framework
for
a
cannabis
establishment
to
come
into
Bloomington,
you
then
would
have
really
no
legal
basis
to
to
say
that
they're
no
longer
operating
unless
you
added
some
sort
of
an
amortization
schedule.
So
really
that
one
is
that
one's
pretty
gray.
There
is
some
language
as
far
as
like
the
Naperville
situation.
I
think!
That's
really.
R
What
kind
of
broad
this
this
question
to
the
forefront
is
if
a
location
in
your
jurisdiction
receives
one
of
these
conditional
use
permits,
and
then
you
opt
out.
What
is
what
has
happened
to
that
business?
There
is
some
language
in
there
that
provides
180
days
or
that
that
the
holder
of
that
license
to
look
other
locations
in
the
bleep
Els
region
and
then,
if,
for
some
reason
there
was
not
a
single
jurisdiction
inside
the
BLS
reason
that
allows
for
recreational
kind
of
establishments.
R
So
you
know
I
think
that
it's
I
think
it's
been
mentioned
before
you
know
three
meetings.
It
was,
it
was
pretty
tight
schedule,
but
I
do
think
it's
something
that
I
appreciate
is
you
know
the
task
force
was
established
with
a
lot
of
varying
views
and
representing
different
segments
of
our
community,
and
so
we
did
have
a
lot
of
thoughtful
conversation,
and
so
really
we
want
to
just
divide
an
opportunity
to
ask
any
questions
of
the
task
force.
A
A
Great
the
actually,
the
one
question
that
I
would
like
to
us
to
answer,
which
is
kind
of
a
fundamental
500-foot
question
that
maybe
we
could
talk
to
the
perhaps
the
law
enforcement
officials
might
be
able
to
address
would
be
regardless
of
what
we
do,
whether
we
opt
in
whatever
our
decisions
are.
Aren't
we
going
to
need
improved
law
enforcement
of
Technology
breathalyzers
anyway,
because
people
can
grow
it
in
their
own
homes
in
Bloomington
they
could
drive
through
Bloomington.
They
could
get
it
in
normal.
T
So
yes,
the
short
answer,
there's
just
not
really
a
tool
that
law
enforcement
can
use
at
this
point
to
test
for
cannabis,
similar
to
a
breathalyzer
test.
There's
some
tools
being
developed
and
tested
in
Michigan
that
will
it's
kind
of
a
swab
thing
to
see
what
your
cannabis
level
is.
As
far
as
locally
there's,
nothing.
T
That's
passed
a
Frye
hearing
that
we'd
be
able
to
present
as
a
court
there's
a
couple
different
types
of
courses
you
can
go
through,
one
of
which
being
a
drug
recognition
expert,
looked
into
that
a
little
bit
the
first
available
class
to
get
anybody
from
our
agency
into
would
be
in
April
next
year.
It's
a
two
week
course
with
some
more
follow-up
for
certification.
So
there's
they're,
just
not
a
good
answer
for
how
we're
going
to
address
these
things.
There
are
already
a
few
tests
in
place
during
SF
STS.
That
field
sobriety
testing.
T
But
what
ends
up
happening
is
if
we
feel
that
you're,
under
the
influence
of
drugs,
you'd
have
to
go
to
hospital,
have
blood
work
done.
The
department
pays
for
the
blood
work
upfront
and,
if
they're
convicted
at
court.
That
can
be
wrapped
up
into
into
their
agreement
that
they
pay
back
those
funds
to
the
department,
so
they
came
back
negative
or
for
whatever
reason
there
was
a
plea
deal
or
something
worked
out
where
they
were
clean
guilty
and
we
wouldn't
get
those
funds
returned
to
us.
Thank.
Q
I
Guess
the
biggest
thing
that
we're
looking
for
is
general
thumbs
up
or
a
thumbs
down
regarding
next
week's
council
meeting
would
place
on
the
agenda
resolution
to
start
to
the
zoning
process
and
why
that
would
be
required
as
if
we
were
to
hit
the
January
first
deadline.
That
allows
for
zoning
to
have
a
public
hearing
also
provide
recommendation,
and
then
that
allows
us
a
short
window
of
a
City
Council
meeting
in
December
to
vote.
Q
I
That
would
be
the
start
of
that
process,
and
that's
only
if
the
majority
of
the
council
sees
that
January
1st
2020
date
is
significant.
We
can
take
as
long
as
we
want
as
well,
but
really
the
answer.
Your
question:
alderman
black,
is
I'm
sitting
back
to
sort
of
gauge
what
I'm
hearing
from
counsel
whether
I'm
going
to
bring
that
as
an
agenda
item
next
week
or
not.
Thank.
Q
I
B
N
In
Colorado,
Governor
John
Hickenlooper
talked
about
edible
cannabis
and
how
it
exploded,
and
it
was
a
real
problem
and
they
actually
scaled
back
edibles
to
where
it
can't
look
like
animals,
fruits
or
people
and
I'd
like
to
take
it
one
step
further
in
our
community.
If
we
could
I'd
like
to
make
sure
that
all
animals
taste
like
medicine,
because
you
know
everybody
says
well,
no
parent
in
their
right
mind
would
give
their
kids
edibles.
But
there
are
parents
who
aren't
in
their
right
minds.
They
leave
loaded
guns
laying
around
the
house
too.
N
You
know
and
kids
have
gotten
into
edibles
and
they've
had
psychotic
experiences
and
no,
it
hasn't
killed
them.
But
it's
not
been
a
good
thing.
So
is
it
within
our
ability
to
say?
Oh,
you
know
we
have
to
have
edibles
that
don't
taste
like
candy
I
understand
some
people
have
COPD
and
they
need
them,
but
I
don't
think
they
have
to
look
like
candy
or
it
tastes
like
it.
So
it's
there
some
way
that
we
can
draw
the
line
on
that.
Is
that
legal
for
us
to
do
so?
Mr.
A
M
N
N
N
N
N
Because
I'm
thinking
of
things
like
the
you
know,
Chicago
parking
meter
debacle
where
they
thought
they
were
getting
an
American
company
to
come
in
and
and
it
was
some
Holding
Group
from
Abu
Dhabi
that
had
a
name
like
the
all-american
parking
system
and
they
well
you've
been
to
Chicago
recently
and
tried
to
park
there.
It's
incredibly
expensive
are.
M
You
asking
if
we,
if
the
city
of
Bloomington
can
do
that
or
the
state
of
Illinois
I,
don't
think
the
city
of
Bloomington
can
do
that.
I
would
say
I'm
in
fact,
I'm
I'm
certain
that
we
couldn't
direct
something
with
respect
to
the
state
funds.
You
know
the
state
of
to
do
that
limited
tax
and
to
pass
a
level
within
that
from
zero
up
to
what
the
what
the
maximum
tax
is
for
the
retailer's
occupation
tax.
But
we
don't
have
authority
to
be
directing.
R
So
I
just
go
back
to
that.
The
legislation
really
in
a
600-page
bill,
there's
really
about
a
page
and
a
half
I've
really
allowed
specifically
tells
municipalities
what
they
have
authority
over
as
far
as
local
ordinances,
both
I
think,
like
the
shapes
of
the
edibles
that
and
the
investment
levels
to
me,
that
is
more
of
a
license
question
which
then
that's
that's
the
state
jurisdiction
they're,
the
municipalities
have
no
jurisdiction
over
which
the
licenses
get
approved
over
or
get
designated.
Okay.
R
R
Yeah,
quick
clarification:
there
is
an
excise
tax
at
the
state
level.
It's
like
this
would
not
be
an
excise
taxes
would
be
like
an
occupation
text
so
really
just
for
the
ability
to
operate
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
there
there
is
some
specifics
there.
As
far
as
you
know
what
the
municipality
sees
back,
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
that
up
some
ad,
but
you
can
tax
up
to
the
to
the
three
percent
in
that
quarter
per
second
intervals.
Mr.
A
R
As
well
as
the
state
that,
when
they
set
up
their
allocation
piece,
I
believe
2
percent
actually
gets
put
into
a
local
government
distribution
fund
that
then
gets
funneled
back
into
local
governments,
as
well
with
the
intent
that
it
goes
to
community
education
law
enforcement
training.
That
kind
of
thing,
but
now
that
is
2
percent
across
the
entire
state.
But.
A
R
So
I
believe,
yes,
you
get
to
keep
5.5.
It
doesn't
come
out
of
that
six
point:
two:
five,
that's
the
state
sales
tax
that
would
fall
under
the
there
are
different
taxation
levels
of
cannabis
for
the
state
there's
different,
it's
actually
scalable
Illinois's,
it's
kind
of
unique
there's
different
tax
rates
on
different
contents
of
THC
and
there's
a
different
tax
rate
for
edibles,
actually
as
well.
Okay,.
R
R
U
I
I
U
U
You
know,
I
read
just
this
morning
an
article
about
Canada,
which
is
different,
but
you
know
things
haven't
necessarily
panned
out
in
the
way
they
had
expected
that
it
would
is
actually
not
as
much
consumption
as
people
thought
there.
There
would
be
so
in
that
sense,
trying
to
understand
you
know
the
financial
picture,
the
the
financial
benefits
for
the
municipality
I'd
like
to
you
know
to
get
more
information
on
that,
particularly
when
you're
talking
about
such
heavy
taxation.
U
My
my
hunch
is
that
you
know
the
black
market
will
still
be
alive
and
true
some
people
may
say.
Yes,
you
know,
but
you
know
you,
you
know
on
the
black
market.
You
know
it's
not
a
guarantee.
The
you
know,
the
stuff
is
not
gonna
be
as
good,
no
whatever
it
is,
but
yet
you
know
I
could
see.
If
somebody
has
a
trusted
partner
in
the
black
market,
then
you
know
that's
who
they're
going
to
go
to
instead
of
going
to
the
legitimate
market.
U
U
You
know,
I
think
it
adds
even
more
legitimacy
to
the
process
if
we
are,
if
we're
able
to
to
do
that,
particularly
given
the
fact
that
I
think
I,
you
know
my
experience
know
what
the
council
is,
that
people
don't
always
listen.
The
community
doesn't
always
listen
until
we
get
really
close,
you
know,
so
there
are
some
people
who
listen,
who
are
tuned
in
to
it,
but
others
are
not
so
when
they
do
I
think
it.
You
know
when
they
decide
to
I,
think
it's
going
to
be
important
to
have
that.
S
I
just
wanted
to
mention
too.
We
did
provide
you
with
a
full
report
and
there
is
a
section
in
there
about
tax
revenue
and
I
believe
it
was
Deb
who
did
a
lot
of
research
like
in
two
different
cities
in
states
that
have
legalized
and
talked
about
some
of
the
tax
revenue,
and
she
actually
looked
into
how
many
people
live
in
that
city.
S
What
the
average
income
in
is
income
is
in
those
four,
the
people
that
live
in
those
cities,
so
they're
kind
of
somewhat
comparable,
something
that
you
could
take
a
look
at,
but
I
think
when
we,
some
of
the
pros
and
cons
that
we
mentioned
was
just
like
using
that
tax
revenue
in
certain
ways,
but
making
sure
that
if
I
mean
we
know,
cannabis
is
going
to
be
here
whether
it's
sold
wherever
it's
sold,
but
trying
to
do
some
positive
things
with
that
tax
revenue.
That
and.
L
U
S
To
your
point
about
being
objective,
everyone
from
the
task
force
and
as
you
can,
as
you
saw
right,
people
had
differing
opinions
on
our
task
force
them.
Everyone
submitted
their
research
to
that
report,
and
it's
all
in
there.
We
didn't,
we
just
posted
it.
All
the
links
are
listed.
It's
separated
by
category
so
I
think
you'll,
hopefully
be
able
to
find
what
you're
looking
for,
if
not
I
mean
maybe
15
articles
that
you
can
look
into
that
specifically
talked
about
tax
revenue
insurance.
They
scratch
the
earth.
You.
I
Seriously
on,
additionally
to
the
question
and
the
comments
made
previously,
you
know,
regardless
of
this
very
tough
decision.
That's
before
this
council,
you
know
exactly
what
we're
talking
about
tonight.
You
know
as
city
staff
and
and
you
guys,
as
our
elected
officials,
this
is
a
mad
dash
for
us
to
figure
out
what
we
are
doing.
I
You
know
parallel
but
separate
from
what
you
guys
are
considering
tonight,
because
this
does
become
effective,
January
1st,
so
the
impacts
on
public
safety,
whether
it's
going
to
be
Police,
Fire,
EMS
days
coming
and
then
also
the
considerations
related
to
our
public
employees.
You
know
all
the
human
resource
type
of
considerations.
I
This
is
a
six
hundred
plus
page
document,
as
we've
talked
about
before
it's
a
tough
read
at
times
it
looks
like
things
were
cut
and
pasted
into
this.
You
know
just
to
get
agreement
and
to
get
something
that
was
approved.
So
it's
you
know
in
addition
to
what
you
guys
have
to
consider
it's
it's
one
that
we're
working
as
quickly
as
we
possibly
can,
because
January
1st
is
going
to
be
here
very
soon
and.
V
Clarifying
question
about
what
what
sort
of
expertise
you
have
in
mind
as
you're
naming
what
you
know,
what
expertise
we
bring
to
bear
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm,
clear
and
understanding
what
yeah,
what
sort
of
expertise
you're
thinking
of
I
mean.
Echoing
some
of
what
Olivia
already
said.
You
know
the
report
includes
comparisons
to
other
cities
and
includes
what
what
other
Illinois
cities
have
or
suburbs
have
opted
in
or
out,
but
I
just
want
just
want
some
clarity
on
what
it
is
that
you
you'd
be
looking
for
yeah.
U
So
I,
you
know
a
couple
of
things
that
I'm
looking
for
is
one
the
legal
expertise
right
because
we're
we
are
in
Illinois,
and
you
know
we
we
want
to
hear
from
our
our
staff.
You
know
what
their
their
understanding
of
the
law
is.
You
know
and,
as
you
could
tell
today,
you
know
through
all
the
women
painters
questions
you
know
there
are
still
some
unanswered
questions,
so
that
would
be.
It
will
be
interesting
to
to
know,
but
it's
also
the
taxation
piece.
U
You
know
but
I'd
like
to
hear
from
someone
who
understands
what
exactly
we
are
supposed
to
get.
You
know
because
I,
it
seems
like
we
kind
of
struggled
with
trying
to
answer
a
couple
of
the
questions
on
taxation.
So
I
don't
think
that's
that's
quite
settled
yet,
but
but
also
there
is
you
know,
knowing
you
know,
I
I
want
to
hear
from
the
folks
who
work
on
knowing
every
every
single
day.
No
because
I
don't
have
that
expertise
and
that's
the
we.
We
rely
upon
to
try
to
understand
some
of
those
things.
U
So
that's
just
a
few
but
I'm
sure
there's
more
Public.
Safety
is
a
there's.
Another
thing,
although
we
have
a
couple
of
folks
who
participate
in
the
task
force
but
I'm
sure,
particularly
when
you're
talking
about
again
bringing
adding
adding
more
legitimacy
to
the
process.
There
will
be
people
who
will
come
in
two
three
weeks
before
and
would
want
to
hear
that
information.
P
It
strikes
me
as
a
collective
team
here
is
the
City
Council
will
need
to
work
together
to
try
to
figure
out
what
all
our
questions
are
and
get
those
questions
answered
by
the
experts,
be
they
legal
experts
and
I'm
like
I,
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
looking
at
here
today
and
thank
those
citizens
that
served
on
the
task
force.
I
know
it's
it's
tough
to
step
forward
and
sit
at
the
time.
That's
required
into
doing
the
work
I
watched
you
I
came
to
each
and
every
task
force
meeting.
P
It
was
my
was
my
observation
that
you
spent
22
minutes
talking
to
one
another
about
your
purse
or
your
perspectives,
but
up
to
that
time,
I
had
never
seen
any
consensus,
discussion
or
sharing
of
information
at
all,
so
I'm
and
again,
that
was
nine
people
were
present
that
night.
So
the
22
minutes,
with
nine
people,
spent
last
three
minutes
or
less
discussing
your
perspective.
I
didn't
see
a
lot
of
interplay.
Where
did
that
interplay
occur.
I
I
I'm,
not
really
understanding
what
happened
here
being
person
again
that
attended
all
three
meetings.
P
R
Think
a
lot
of
folks
weren't
necessarily
ready
to
give
that
position
until
a
third
meeting
and
I
think,
but
by
that
time,
I
do
think
that
there
was
a
lot
of
information
available
and
again,
not
necessarily
conversations
outside
of
meeting
or
anything
like
that.
But
I
think
a
lot
of
folks
really
dug
deep
and
did
a
lot
of
homework
on
their
own
and
came
with
their
opinions
and
I.
Think,
just
like
the
general
public
I
think
a
lot
of
folks
had
a
gut
feeling
of
where
they
were
before
the
before
the
task
force
meeting
started.
R
P
R
P
R
P
S
P
So
as
I
think
about
what
what
our
task
is,
the
City
Council
members
I
think
we
need
to
do
our
due
diligence.
I
know
many
of
you,
as
as
I
have
the
community
and
meeting
with
very
stakeholder
groups,
and
just
today
with
unit
5
school
superintendent,
mark
Daniels
and
his
staff
to
talk
about
impacts
on
youth
now
I
noticed
you
have
that
in
your
and
your
slide.
But
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
what
youth
take
rates
are
below
21
and
did
anyone
do
any
research
on
that.
S
I
believe
there
is
a
section
in
the
report
that
talks
about
youth
cannabis
influence
in
youth
and,
from
other
say,
10
cities.
We
split
up
research
based
on
question,
I,
know
you're
at
that
second
meeting
and
we
kind
of
discussed
all
the
questions
we
had.
Everyone
took
a
couple
questions
that
was
not
something
I've
researched
personally,
so
I
would
reach
out
to
anyone
else
on
that.
D
I'm
sorry
I
think
there
is
something
that
does
address
the
youth,
especially
in
Colorado
the
youth.
As
far
as
my
understanding
and
why
I
did
not
look
critically
into
there
is
youth
and
treatment
after
cannabis
has
become
legal
recreationally
in
the
other
cities
in
the
in
the
report,
but
as
far
as
a
subsection
addressing
youth
itself
as
classically
that
the
youth,
the
drug
of
choice,
is
cannabis
for
youth
16
to
18
or
14
to
18
to
21.
D
It
was
my
understanding,
though,
when
we
were
assigned
the
task
force
and
the
different
components
that
we
were
looking
at
was.
This
is
a
recreational
21
year
old,
legal
recreational
drug
that
we
were
looking
at.
That
is
something
that
should
be
looked
at
in
greater
detail
absolutely,
but
it
was
a
subsection
of
something
that
we
did.
Look
that
case.
P
Are
you
aware
that
both
the
school
superintendents
and
district
87
and
in
unit
5
disfavor
moving
forward
with
recreational
sales?
Are
you
aware
that
just
not
health
systems
put
out
a
report
mentioning
that,
when
regular
use
is
initiated
in
the
tenth
team
in
the
teen
years
of
the
cannabis
product,
it
can
lead
to
an
eight
point
drop
in
IQ
and
there's
a
permanent
effect?
Yes,.
D
P
P
D
P
P
Are
being
correlated
especially
since
California
went
legal
in
January
2018,
and
so,
if
we
wait
just
a
little
bit
longer
we're
going
to
have
more
data
and
more
statistics
to
inform
our
choices
and
form
this
information?
One
of
the
question
about
about
the
youth,
I
guess
I
was
just
just
so
surprised
when
I
read.
This
particular
comment
today
about
the
teens
brain
being
primed
for
learning,
but
addiction
is,
is
a
learned.
Behavior
I
know
you're
an
addiction
specialist.
So
that's
what
I
wanted
to
ask
you
this
question.
P
A
C
This
facts
has
been
around
for
a
while
and
we
have
not
addressed
it
so
for
tonight
for
the
task
committee,
we
would
like
to
defer
that
to
the
City
Council
to
the
deeper
into
finding
out
what
the
correct
direction
should
be
in
this
regards,
so
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
what
we
provided
here
tonight
was
what
you
asked
for.
We
did.
C
A
A
B
P
My
question
was
I,
wanted
some
information
about
that
list.
I
was
looking
at
and
what
that's
supposed
to
represent,
because
the
statistics
out
there
that
almost
80%
of
cities
and
towns
are
opting
out
/
not
going
to
participate
in
recreational
sales.
But
yet
your
report
seems
to
indicate
a
much
closer
ratio.
So
could
you
explain
the
thinking
and
what
you've
included
in
this
report
for
us
to
review
yeah.
R
Absolutely
so
I
put
together
sort
of
the
the
general
out
and
for
lack
of
a
better
word
not
out
or
in
lists
the
way
that
we
did.
That
was
and
I
believe
that
we're
still
a
little
early
in
that
process
I
think
that
really
the
only
way
at
this
point
to
figure
out
if
the
community
has
opted
out
or
not,
is
essentially
to
look
at
if
they've
passed
an
ordinance
opting
out
or
if
they've
passed
an
ordinance
establishing
whether
the
taxation
rate,
or
you
know,
there's
nothing
to
the
zoning
code.
R
What
we
did
for
that,
what
I
did
for
that
was
just
scoured
all
the
new
sources.
I
could
find
I
reached
out
to
all
my
colleagues
in
the
sort
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
world
I
reached
out,
and
specifically
in
that
one
we
were
really
focusing
on
central
Illinois
communities,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
we've
attempted
to
do
central
in
communities
for
that
one,
but,
like
I,
said,
I
do
personally
I
believe
that
a
lot
of
communities
are
really
right
where
you
all
right
are
right
now,
which
is
sorry.
P
R
R
A
Yeah,
the
other
thing
is
that
we,
it's
certainly
not
unexpected,
that
the
cities
that
are
that
are
the
most
anti
marijuana
are
going
to
opt
out
first,
so
we'll
find
out
more
by
the
end
of
the
year
which
cities
opt
in
or
opt
out,
but
rather
than
listing
the
cities
I
think
in
the
interest
of
time.
Thank
you.
Thank.
P
You
for
that
so
I
guess
what
I
hear
you
saying
is
really
that
list
is
not
representative.
We're
really
the
landscape
right
now
and
in
fact,
that
over
seventy
percent
have
opted
out
that
have
taken
it
up.
It's
just
kind
of
you're
putting
some
cities
on
the
page
for
us
to
just
consider
or
think
about
that
yeah.
R
The
best
of
our
ability
finding
again
with
more
of
the
focus
on
communities
in
central
Illinois
and
this
course
would
get
central
and
I
know
there
are
few
out
there
that
are
on
that
list
or
more
the
extremes,
both
north
and
south,
but
again
as
far
as
what
we
could
find
very
concrete
legislation,
probably
the
way
that
I
I
think
that
was
a
list
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
At
this
time,.
A
O
Thank
you
again,
thank
you
to
all
the
taskforce
numbers
for
the
work
that
you
put
into
this.
We
asked
you
to
do
a
lot
in
a
short
amount
of
time,
and
we
really
do
appreciate
everything
that
you
have
done
just
a
couple
of
things.
I
wanted
to
touch
on
just
for
clarity,
I
know
that
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
edibles
earlier
the
packaging
and
how
edibles
are
presented
and
and
to
make
sure
that
they're
not
made
appealing
to
or
aimed
at
children.
O
O
O
It's
already
going
to
be
here
so
as
a
business
owner
I
have
to
adjust
and
modify
my
processes
to
to
understand
how
to
deal
with
that
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
bill
allows
businesses
to
continue
to
have
ownership
over
how
you
know
they
can
deal
with
and
regulate
within
that
went
in
their
businesses.
If
you
want
to
have
a
zero-tolerance
policy,
you
can
continue
to
do
so.
So
I
appreciate
that
and
the
Chamber's
working
trying
to
get
out
in
front
of
the
business
community
to
say
are
you
looking
at
this?
O
How
are
you
dealing
with
us
because
I
think
that's
important,
because
it's
going
to
be
here,
January
1st
right,
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
to
stop
that
at
this
point,
I
just
wanted
to
say
one
of
the
articles
I
was
reading
similar
to
you
in
Boca.
You
were
talking
about
the
black
market
comments
earlier
and
I.
That's
been
really
interesting.
There's
a
lot
of
articles
that
are
written
about
that.
O
In
that
it's
one
of
the
things
I
found
interesting,
is
that
the
state
of
California
has
I,
think
it
was
80%
plus
of
communities
in
California
have
opted
out,
and
California
also
have
the
worst
black
market
for
marijuana
going
right
now,
because
you
can
buy
it
legally
in
every
you
know,
every
one
of
their
major
metropolis
is
and
then
people
are
just
driving
it
back
to
their
own
communities
and
sell
it
there.
So
it's
just
an
interesting
statistic
to
see
how
opting
out
has
worked
for
California
in
an
adverse
way
and
alderman
Bray.
O
Thank
you
for
your
reaching
out
to
the
school
boards
and
talking
to
them
and
getting
their
perspectives.
I
I
think
that
we
are
all
in
agreement
that
we
don't
want
alcohol,
tobacco
or
gambling
for
21
year
olds,
and
we
certainly
don't
want
cannabis
for
anybody
under
21
as
well,
and
so
I
think
that
recognizing
the
impact
of
how
this
is
going
to
affect
the
youth
in
community
is
important,
but
I
don't
think
that
there's
anybody
anywhere
that's
advocating
that
we
should
allow
cannabis
sales
to
those
kids.
O
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
it's
already
here
and
it's
already
a
problem,
and
it
has
been
a
problem
that
we've
been
working
on
addressing
for
decades.
At
this
point
you
know
one
of
the
comments
I
got,
and
this
is
a
funny
weird
anecdote,
but
one
of
the
comments
I
got
was
five
hundred
thousand
people
at
Woodstock
and
not
a
single
fistfight
right.
So
it's
just
an
interesting
perspective
on
things.
O
Yeah,
but
you
know
I,
just
think
that
it's
from
my
perspective,
it's
it's
it's
already
here,
it's
been
in
Bloomington
for
as
long
as
I've
been
in
Bloomington,
it's
going
to
be
legal
to
have
in
the
state
of
Illinois,
and
it's
going
to
be
legal
to
possess.
We
are
going
to
have
police
departments
and
fire
departments
and
emergency
services
that
are
going
to
have
to
deal
with
it.
Any
way,
shape
or
form
I
still
am
going
to
advocate
for
I
would
like
some
of
the
resources
to
deal
with
this
problem
right.
O
If
we're
talking
about
youth
services,
we're
talking
about
emergency
services
and
prevention
and
whatever
we
can
do
we're
going
to
need
the
resources
in
place.
So
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you've
provided
a
ton
of
links
in
there
I
I,
don't
know
that
I've
ever
read
so
many
articles
on
one
particular
subject
and
such
a
short
period
of
time
in
my
life.
But
it's
been,
it's
been
an
interesting
journey
and
thank
you
all
for
your
your
help
as
we
go
along
through
this
all.
Q
Cradle,
thank
you
and
I'm,
not
sure
anything,
I'm
going
to
say
is
gonna
change.
Any
ways
opinion
this
evening,
but
I
want
to
provide
some
clarification
to
staff.
But
first
I
wanted
to
highlight
something
that
the
VOCA
said
that
made
me
laugh
where
he
referred
to
what
sounded
like
a
weed
dealer
as
a
trusted
advisor.
L
Q
Hearing
your
comments
correctly
so
that
give
me
a
smirk,
so
thank
you
yeah,
so
I
just
want
to
provide
like
staff
the
direction
because
we
can
legislate
tonight.
You
know
people's
feedback
about
marijuana
and
once
again
the
state
has
dropped
this
on
us
out
of
nowhere.
It's
an
unfunded
mandate,
whether
we
like
it
or
not,
because
they
could
be
talking
about
economic
development.
We
can't
unwin
our
water
supply
talking
about
O'neal
pool,
but
instead
here
we
are
talking
about
marijuana
because
they
don't,
when
I
drop
it
off
from
where
I
said
I.
Q
What
I'd
like
to
see
next
week
would
be.
It
sounds
like
we
need
to
have
two
resolutions
prepared.
I,
think
we
I
think,
one
being
that
we
opt
out
entirely
and
at
that
that
ends
the
question.
I
don't
want
to
have
people's
we
spinning.
If
the
majority
of
this
council
decides
that
we
want
to
opt
out.
The
second
one
I
would
say
is
that
we
have
to
go
through
the
zoning
process.
Am
I
correct
on
that,
like
no
matter
what.
I
Q
So
if
one
resolution
being
opted
out
entirely
so
we're
not
wasting
anybody's
time,
but
the
second
resolution
with
sending
it
to
planning
to
zoning,
to
go
through
that
process
and
that's
the
one
I
want
to
advocate
for
to
see
next
week,
I
think
the
task
force
has
done
a
yeoman's
job
here
for
three
weeks
of
work.
You
know
I
got
the
report
today,
so
I
got
to
be
honest.
Q
I
haven't
deep
that
what
I'd
like
to
see,
though
I
think
that,
from
from
where
I
said,
the
work
is
concluded,
we
have
a
report
I'd
like
to
see
maybe
one
more
meeting
with
you
guys
where
maybe
the
minutes
are
approved
that
gets
added
on
to
the
report
and
then
we
formally
receive
it.
But
we
really
at
a
point
in
time
where
I
want
to
make
sure
people
can
provide
the
feedback
that
they're
looking
to
give
and
I.
Think
that
comes
through
the
Planning
and
Zoning
process.
Q
I
can
say
that
just
from
the
feedback
that
I've
gotten,
it's
probably
six
to
one
in
favor,
the
folks
who
are
opposed
are
very
opposed
and
the
folks
who
are
in
favor
a
very
in
favor
and
I-
think
it's
gonna
be
a
close
to
vote
up
here.
I,
don't
know
which
way
it's
going
to
fall,
but
I
think
it
behooves
us
at
least
from
where
I
said
that
that
we
go
through
the
zoning
and
planning
process.
Q
Now,
I,
don't
know
if
that's
gonna
have
a
majority
support
but
I'd
like
to
see
what
that
looks
like
for
me.
I'm
looking
at
this
problem,
I
take
all
of
the
social
justice,
the
studies
that
the
medical
effects
and
just
put
it
in
the
sign,
because
I
can't
control
any
of
that.
What
I
can
do
is
look
at
it
is.
Q
Don't
know
what
that
looks
like
until
it
goes
through
planning
or
zoning,
and
so
again
not
sure
that
that
that's
even
gonna
have
support.
But
my
perspective
is
that
I'd
like
to
see
what
that
looks
like
so
I
can
make
a
determination.
We
are
under
the
gun
here
by
January
1st,
so
I
wanted
to
thank
staff
too,
because
I
sent
over
a
bunch
of
questions
last
week
and
I
would
encourage
all
of
us.
But
if
we
have
questions
that
we
do,
it
may
be
that
we
do
an
extra
meeting
for
planning
to
a
special
meeting.
Q
A
You
pre
go
any
further.
Just
look
like
mr
Boyle
wanted
to
say
that
it
seems
like
the
first
thing
that
you
had
would
be.
It
would
not
be.
A
resolution
would
be
an
ordinance
if
we
have
an
opt-out
on
an
ordinance
and
then
we
would
have
a
resolution
if
the
ordinance
does
not
pass
then
to
send
something
to
Planning
and
Zoning
goes
through.
The
Zoning
planning
process.
Is
that
correct?
Mr.
Boyle
yeah.
M
A
Q
Care
how
it
falls
out
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
we
just
need
to
make
a
decision
on
whether
or
not
this
the
majority
wants
to
continue
this
conversation
or
not.
And
if
that's
the
case,
if
we
do
it
I've
seen
ones
where
we
have
to
sample
ordinances
come
through,
and
then
we
pick
one
and
make
that
motion
there.
We
go
that's
my
opinion,
so
hopefully
that
gives
the
clarification.
Q
A
And
at
this
point,
since
we
have
gone
over
again,
we
still
have
quite
a
few
people
here,
I'm
gonna
say
ten
minutes.
If
we
could
be
as
expeditious
as
possible.
Is
there
a
motion
to
extend
comment?
Another
ten
minutes,
okay,
move
by
a
council
member
amygz
seconded
by
councilmember
krehbiel?
Madam
clerk,
would
you
call
the
roll.
B
V
First
of
all,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
presentation
really
appreciate
it
and,
as
a
member
of
this
body,
I
do
want
to
apologize
for
the
way
that
the
members
of
this
task
force
have
been
treated
today.
I
think
that
there
have
been
some
accusations
that
this
body
did
not
operate
with
integrity
or
transparency
and
that
there
were
intentional
attempts
to
mislead
the
the
council
in
the
report.
V
As
somebody
who
has
worked
closely
with
all
of
you,
I
know
that
that
wasn't
the
case
and
I
really
respect
and
honor
the
work
and
and
feel
really
affirmed
by
this
process
that
we
put
together.
You
know
when
I,
when
I
brought
the
proposal
to
the
table.
I
said
you
know
it.
We
come
to
better
conversations
and
better
conclusions.
We
have.
We
have
more
people
at
the
table
and
I
do
think.
That
was
a
very
diverse
group
of
folks
from
a
lot
of
different
walks
of
lives
who
brought
their
expertise.
I.
V
There
is
a
type
of
expertise
that
is
also
brought
by
these
community
members,
Linda
Foster
as
a
head
of
the
n-double
a-c-p
and
a
person
who
has
worked
alongside
communities
of
color
to
see
the
way
that
they
have
been
devastated
by
the
war
on
drugs
brings
expertise
to
the
table.
Olivia
butts
as
a
member
of
black
lives
matter.
Who
also
has
you
know,
bailed
people
out
of
our
own
jail,
sometimes
for
cannabis.
V
V
I
think
that
this
has
been
a
substance
that
people
have
been
using
for
all
for
all
time,
and
there
are
many
many
documented
benefits
and
regardless
of
what
our
personal
opinion
is
about
it,
the
state
has
already
made
a
decision
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
legal
substance
in
the
state
of
Illinois
and
so
yeah
I
I,
don't
mind
operating
with
transparency
that
it's
something
that
I'd
like
to
see.
People
engage
in
safely,
legally
and
in
a
way
that
that
continues
to
keep
the
brand
of
our
community
and
yeah
I.
V
V
You
know
just
a
lot
of
emails
phone
calls,
people
who
have
spoken
in
support
of
this
and
if
somebody
wouldn't
mind
clicking
the
the
next
on
the
on
the
slide,
I
do
have
a
big
I
shared
with
other
members
of
the
council,
a
set
of
petitions
that
were
put
together
and
shared,
and
today
I
went
through
those
and
filtered
out
any
zip
codes
that
were
not
local,
zip
codes.
So
that
included
six
one,
seven,
oh
one,
six
one,
seven,
oh
four
and
six
one:
seven,
oh
five
and.
V
94%
of
people
supported
us
allowing
the
use
of
cannabis
the
the
sale
of
cannabis
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
so
that
was
close
to
300
people
as
compared
to
23
people
who
signed
the
petition
opposing.
This
is
very
much
the
ratio
that
I
have
been
seeing
in
my
inbox
and
in
my
phone
calls
and
for
all
the
conversations
that
we're
having
about
the
effects
on
youth.
We
have
not
had
enough
conversations
about
what
the
effect
of
the
war
on
drugs
have
been
on:
countless
youth
of
color.
V
So
yes,
I'm,
concerned
about
IQ,
but
I'm
also
concerned
about
what
has
happened
to
countless
and
countless
families
who
have
had
a
member
taken
away
because
they're
using
a
substance
that
is
very
minimally
harmful
and
so
I
said,
I.
Think
the
public,
as
well
as
many
of
the
members
of
the
task
force,
understand
that
it's
2019
and
we
cannot
reasonably.
We
can't
turn
a
blind
eye
to
the
carceral
state
and-
and
this
is
an
opportunity
for
reparation.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
be
on
the
right
side
of
history
to
acknowledge
a
messed
up
path.
V
That's
why
we
call
it
marijuana
right,
which
is
why
you
will
not
hear
me
say
that
I
will
talk
about
cannabis
right,
because
cannabis
has
been
wasn't
accepted
substance
until
people
decided
to
go
on
a
beer
mongering,
putting
out
propaganda
about
what
this
is
about,
that
it
was
that
it
made
black
people,
listen
to
jazz
music
and
for
their
place
in
society
that
it
made
Mexican
people,
rape
and
kill
white
women
that
it
made
well-to-do
middle-class
white
kids.
You
know,
listen
to
records
and
and
do
violent
things.
This
is
not
the
case.
V
It's
2019
and
I.
Just
think
that
we
are
gonna
sound
like
the
people
who
were
advocating
for
prohibition,
and
we
are
going
to
be
on
the
wrong
side
of
history.
We
don't
start
to
reground
this
conversation
in
what
it
is
and
it's
a
social
justice
issue.
It's
an
equity
issue
and
it's
an
issue
about
people's
right
to
determine
what
is
good
for
them
with
a
lot
of
added
benefits.
V
So
I'll
just
include
by
saying
you
know,
regardless
of
your
personal
opinion,
I,
don't
ask
that
you
share
it
with
me,
but
councilmembers
I
do
ask
that
you
think
about
the
fact
that
cannabis
is
councilmember.
Matthew
said
accountant,
cannabis
is
in,
our
community
has
been
in.
Our
community
will
continue
to
be
in
our
community.
A
Just
to
clarify-
and
this
is
yeah
obviously
we're
talking
about
any
of
the
statistics
but
you're
going
to
tend
to
have
bias
and
self
reporting.
We
did
do
it-
Illinois
Wesleyan,
what
we
call
a
systemic
stratified
survey
three
years
ago,
three
years
ago,
almost
exactly
this
week
just
prior
to
the
presidential
election,
and
it
was
almost
exactly
like
all
of
our
surveys
in
recent
years.
It
was
a
pretty
good
microcosm
of
the
city.
A
It
also
had
the
presidential
preference
in
the
city
almost
exactly
on
the
money
as
it
actually
occurred
and
at
that
point
I
don't
know
what
the
percentage
would
be
today.
But
there
was
a
16
point
margin,
it's
53
to
37
percent
in
favor
of
legalization,
then
I
don't
know
what
it
would
be
today
again.
Obviously
that's
three
years,
but
at
this
point
alderman
crevel
and
excuse
me
councilmember,
crevel
and
councilmember
Boland
and
then
councilmember
gray,
Thank.
W
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K
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I
A
Regardless
you're
still
gonna
have
there's
still
things
that
you
have
to
do
just
like,
as
Jamie
was
talking
about
as
a
business
owner,
we're
gonna
have
to
do
whether
we
opt
in
or
opt
out
correct.
Okay,
all
right
anything!
No!
Thank
you.
Okay!
Thank
you
at
this
point.
We
have
two
people.
Are
they
very
quick
or
do
should
I
need?
You
I
need
some
one
time?
Okay,
why
don't
we
go
ahead?
Okay,
let's
just
go
ahead
and
have
no
more
minutes.
Ten,
more
minutes,
okay,
move
by
mathy!
Second,
by
black,
madam
clerk
call
the
roll.
K
That's
to
me,
but
going
forward
with
the
zoning
if
it
does
not
affect
the
opt-in
or
opt-out
I
would
favor
that
and
I
just
would
like
to
share
that
I'm
kind
of
disappointed
that
the
town,
the
city
and
the
county
did
not
have
a
conversation
I'm
not
saying
that
they
should
act
the
same
or
respond
the
same
to
the
to
the
issue,
but
that
the
the
conversation
did
not
happen.
Just.
A
That
we
did
not
with
the
county
because
the
counties
is
not
making
a
decision,
but
normal
and
I
know
the
city
managers
and
the
mayor's
have
and
I
believe
at
least
several
City
Council
members
head.
But
not
the
council
I
think
some
members
of
the
council
have
had
conversations
with
informal
conversation.
K
K
Amendments
coming
through
with
the
November
legislative
session,
I
still
don't
think
that
there's
a
rush
to
meet
a
January
1st
deadline.
So
again
we
can
move
forward
with
the
zoning.
I
think
that's
important!
Those
are
important
visions
because
also,
depending
on
what
the
zoning
turns
out
to
look
like
might
affect
my
decision.
K
A
X
X
But
you
can
check
the
data
yourselves
because
every
and
should
have
a
right
to
interpret
the
information,
and
just
today,
I
pulled
something
from
the
National
Institute
on
Drug
Abuse
NIH
daily
past
month,
past
year
and
lifetime
marijuana
use,
declined
among
eighth
graders
and
remains
unchanged
among
tenth
and
twelfth
graders
compared
to
five
years
ago.
Despite
the
changing
state
marijuana
laws
during
this
time
period
and
I'm
happy
to
provide
the
this
information
to
the
council,
and
if
I
can
summarize
I
think
going
forward,
it
does
make
sense
to
look
at
both
ordinances
and
I.
X
Appreciate
the
work
that
city
staff
has
done
to
prepare.
Those
I
think
that
considering
this
in
light
of
potential,
zoning
will
influence
whether
or
not
we
want
to
go
forward
or
how
we
can
go
forward
as
a
body
and
that
another
recommendation
I
have
is
that
senator
Steans
has
published
a
municipal
toolkit
that
you
can
use
to
access.
Maybe
you've
already
found
it
Donovan
this
entity
that
can
can
be
really
helpful
and
and
always
invite
I,
like
alderman
blacks,
idea,
to
ask
for
testimony
from
community
organizations.
I
think
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
X
A
P
I
have
to
submit
that
there's
a
lot
of
questions
about
how
we
can
actually
regulate
this,
and
we
really.
It
doesn't
look
like
alcohol.
It
doesn't
smell
alcohol
and
it's
not
gonna.
Look
like
alcohol
as
far
as
how
we
can
zone
it
and
regulate
it
for
bad
actors
or
bad
things
that
are
happening
at
locations
and
I.
Just
don't
want
to
be
that
council
member.
That
gets
a
call
one
day
from
a
constituent
that
says:
there's
a
you
know
a
bad
thing
happening
at
that
particular
location
of
for
cannabis.
P
And
what
are
you
gonna
do
about
it
and
I
say:
call
the
state
and
the
inspector
I'll
get
down
here
and
doubt
you
know
90
days
or
six
months
or
and
then
there
was
your
report
to
the
Commission
and
then
the
Commission
will
take
a
look,
and
you
know
maybe
we'll
get
a
resolution
in
a
year.
I
mean,
if
that's
what
that's
gonna
look
like
from
the
zoning
perspective.
I
think
that's
really
going
to
color
how
we
would
vote
up
or
down
so
I
would
respectfully
say
that.
A
M
Describe
where
we're
at
in
terms
of
the
legal
department
we've
looked
well.
First
of
all,
you
may
remember
from
when
we
started
the
zoning
process
a
couple
years
ago,
when
we
did
the
most
recent
text
amendment.
The
resolution
had
a
draft
amendment
with
it
of
language,
so
we're
thinking
at
this
point,
and
we
we've
looked
at
a
number
of
ordinances
from
various
cities
that
have
dealt
with
the
dispensaries
and
the
businesses
business
establishments
through
the
zoning
ordinance
through
the
special
use
mechanism,
and
that
would
be
the
system
for
policing
it.
M
A
Looks
like
it
sounds
like
Georgia
that
what
we're
just
as
we're
trying
to
wrap
up
it
does
sound
they're
like
oh
we're
really
looking
for
here,
then,
is
probably:
does
anybody
before
you
finished
George?
Does
anybody
object
to
us
just
focusing
on
on
zoning,
because
it
sounds
like
some
people
would
like
some
information
on
zoning
before
they
make
their
final
decision?
Okay,
now
George,
if
you'd
finish
that
as
quick.
M
H
W
A
I
Thank
You,
mayor
and
council,
there
is
absolutely
no
agenda
items
next
week.
That
was
a
joke.
There
will
be
the
resolution
to
bring
forward
to
start
the
zoning
process
with
plan.
Commission
then
also
an
item
last
week
that
was
tabled
on
the
consent
agenda.
7D
have
additional
information
on
that
that
I'll
share
with
Council,
and
it
was
just
basically
me
getting
some
questions
answered
that
I
had
that
started
with
some
of
the
automatic
questions,
and
that
will
be
back
in
the
consent
agenda
as
well
other
than
that,
that's
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
very
much
at
this
point:
do
I
have
a
motion
to
it.
We
don't
have
any
executive
session.
Okay,
I
didn't
think
so
here
at
this
point,
is
our
motion
to
adjourn
some
of
wow.
We
had
several
people
move
by
oldham.
One
kitty:
councilmember
excuse
me
catio
intersect,
where
you
just
want
to
get
out
of
here
is
there
a
second
motion
couldn't
died
of
a
second
second
by
councilmember
black,
all
the
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Thank
you.