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Okay,
everyone.
Hopefully
everyone
had
a
chance
to
take
a
look
at
the
art
that
was
sent
out
with
your
packet
I'm,
just
going
to
walk
through
a
few
basic
items
on
this
and
then
I'll
take
questions.
If
you
have
any.
I
First
of
all,
there's
in
the
document
that
was
presented
to
you,
there's
an
Auditor's
report
and
there's
financial
statements.
The
auditor's
report
is
ours.
Financial
statements
are
your
responsibility
and
we
issue
an
opinion
on
that
and
we've
issued
an
unmodified
opinion
saying
that
the
financial
statements
are
fairly
presented
in
accordance
with
with
modified
Cash
basis
of
accounting.
And
if
you
look
at
the
report
and
you've
seen
one
in
the
past,
this
report's
a
little
bit
different
because
the
accounting
standards
changed
or
how
it's
presented.
The
auditing
standards
changed
on
how
the
financial
reports
presented.
I
I
The
financial
statements
himself
for
the
year,
you
finished
the
in
with
the
Town
Fund,
with
three
million
four
hundred
and
eighty
two
thousand
dollars
in
total
assets,
which
was
broken
down
into
538
thousand
dollars
in
restricted
fund
balance
and
two
million
944
000
in
unrestricted
fund
balance.
It's,
a
combination
of
the
Town
Fund
and
the
general
assistance
fund.
I
You
were
under
budget
in
both
of
your
funds.
Your
your
your
General
funds,
the
Town
Fund
had
a
budget
of
two
million
seven
hundred
and
fifty
one
thousand.
You
spent
one
million
four
hundred
and
sixty
one
thousand.
So
you
had.
You
were
under
budget
by
a
million
290
000.
in
the
general
assistance
fund.
You
budgeted
651
000
and
spent
217
000,
so
you
were
434
000
under
budget
for
for
that
particular
fund.
I
You
also
have
the
cemetery,
which
was
treated
as
a
discrete
component
unit
and
has
its
own
separate
financial
statements
in
the
audit.
If
and
you
may
have
seen,
those
the
cemetery
fund,
excluding
Capital
assets,
had
nine
hundred
and
forty
four
thousand
dollars
in
cash
and
investment
assets
for
the
year,
which
we
classified
all
as
restricted
for
Cemetery
purposes
for
the
year
they
finished
with
an
excess
of
Revenue
over
expenditures
of
approximately
two
hundred
and
seven
thousand
dollars
for
the
year.
In
addition,
the
cemetery
fund
has
a
private
trust
fund.
I
The
other
items
that
we'd
like
to
present
would
be
that
there
were
no
new
accounting
policies
that
were
recorded
in
the
financial
statements
this
year,
because
you're
on
the
modified
Cash
basis,
there
were
no
accounting
policies
entered
that
it
impacted
the
financial
statement,
presentations
because
again
you're
on
a
modified
Cash
basis.
There
were
no
significant
estimates
that
were
required
to
be
determined
and
and
evaluated
by
us
for
the
audit.
I
We
didn't
have
any
difficulties
with
management
when
it
came
to
getting
the
information
that
we
needed
and
being
able
to
work
on
the
audit
efficiently
and
and
the
presentation,
no
just
no
discrepancies
and
presentations
between
what
they
had
and
what
we
had.
I
There
were
no
uncorrected
misstatements
or
adjustments
that
were
required
by
us
that
were
not
made
or
were
not
pre-planned,
so
those
so
no
adjustments
from
the
work
that
was
performed
by
the
fiscal
office
itself,
and
we
had
no
disagreements
during
the
audit
about
any
accounting
matters
or
or
any
receiving
any
information
that
we
needed
to
perform
the
audit.
Finally
part
of
our
audit,
we
do
an
evaluation
of
internal
control
to
determine
whether
there's
any
significant
deficiencies
or
material
weaknesses,
internal
control
that
need
to
be
reported
and
considered
for
changes
in
your
policies
or
procedures.
J
I'm
I'm
curious
this
skill
rude.
If
you
could
perhaps-
and
maybe
you've
addressed
this
before-
but
perhaps
you
could
address
this
again
just
to
clarify
I'm
I'm
struck
by
how
much
money
there
is
left
over
and
concerned
by
that,
given
the
mission
statement
of
the
township
is
to
administer
general
assistance,
emergency
assistance
and
other
programs,
and
it
seems
like
there's
a
lot
of
money
sitting
there
and
what
do
we
need
to
do?
What
do
you
make
of
that?
And
what
do
you
need?
G
Basically,
we
were
at
a
standstill
for
the
most
part
until
the
government,
the
state
and
the
federal
funds
were
exhausted,
and
that
has
just
actually
started
kicking
in
this
year.
So
in
the
last
couple
months,
we've
seen
an
uptick
in
the
amount
of
assistance
we
can
provide.
G
Township
to
have
two
and
a
half
times
our
expenses
average
expenses
of
three
years,
just
to
have
as
a
reserve
in
case
there's
emergencies
such
as
additional
pandemics
that
are
declared
by
the
president
or
the
governor,
and
when
those
types
of
things
happen,
then
we
will
react
to
that,
but
we
still
have
these
statutes
in
place
that
we
are
are
unable
to
utilize.
Like
general
assistance,
we
can
look
more
toward
using
General
Town
funds
for
some
things.
G
If
we,
if
we
can
I,
mean
there's
still
programs
that
we
still
have
guidelines
on
how
we
do
that,
it's
all
restricted
based
on
statutes.
There
are
three
areas
we
can
grow
in
and
that's
youth,
mental
health
and
I'm,
forgetting
it
youth,
Mental,
Health
and
Senior
Care.
So
we
can
do
more
grants
and
Aid
to
agencies
that
have
that
and
that
will
level
level
out
our
services
a
little
bit
more.
We
don't
have
those
programs,
because
we
don't
duplicate
programs
in
the
community.
G
We
try
to
enhance
other
organizations
that
provide
that
I
can
go
over
with
you
at
some
point.
The
community
grants
that
we
do
provide
right
now
in
those
different
areas
of
service,
and
then
we
can
talk
over
if
you're
interested
to
talk
over
some
of
the
things
that
we
could
potentially
do
in
that
area
serving
other
agencies.
I.
J
A
Thank
you
other
questions,
trustee
Walsh,
okay,.
F
Good
evening,
thank
you
for
being
here.
I
just
have
a
question
about
just
looking
at
the
general
Town
Administration
fund
fiscal
year,
2023
budget,
just
the
tax
levy,
1.6
million.
According
to
this,
this
document
here
858
000
in
revenue
from
the
tax
revenue
from
the
tax
levy.
F
F
At
the
page,
six
into
Page
Six
budgeted
2.95
million
dollars
in
expenses
and
only
425
000
in
expenses,
so
14,
okay,.
F
At
I'm
sorry
I
am
looking
at
the
expenses
boops
I
just
scrolled.
B
G
H
F
That's
down
significantly,
but
then
the
total
expenses
is
down
even
greater
I'm.
Assuming
the
expenses
are
down,
we
could
say
covid
you
just
weren't
busy
that
type
of
thing,
but
why?
What
would
cause
that
type
of
decrease
in
income,
especially
the
tax
level,.
K
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Yeah.
A
F
E
A
Yes,
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
the
annual
treasurer's
report
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
March,
31st,
2022.
and
same.
G
Did
you
need
me
to
respond?
Yes,
this
is
just
an
annual
report.
We
are
required
to
perform
so.
Okay.
A
M
A
A
A
Okay,
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
reports
by
elected
officials
and
we're
going
to
start
with
the
township
supervisor
def
schedule
rude.
G
A
N
A
A
Okay,
is
there
a
second
okay,
trusty
Becker,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
aye,
okay,
see
you
in
about
10
minutes.
D
B
O
H
A
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
call
to
order
the
meeting
of
the
Bloomington
city
council.
If
everyone
could
stand
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
a
moment
of
silence,.
A
A
Motion
by
council
member
Roland
second
by
council
member
Ward,
are
we
doing
roll.
R
S
A
Thank
you.
Public
comment
is
an
opportunity
for
speakers
to
provide
their
reviews
and
feedback
to
the
city
council.
A
A
A
T
Hello,
everybody
I'm
John
Reed,
thanks
for
allowing
me
to
speak
current
events
over
the
past
year,
I
know
everybody's
aware
with
inflation.
T
T
T
It's
just
unbelievable
that
the
city
wants
to
spend
well
you've
already
spent.
Let's
see
a
million
dollars
on
signs
for
downtown,
not
sure
how
much
it
costs
to
redo
the
streets
and
sidewalks
and
Planters
downtown
yeah.
You
want
to
spend
1.8
million
dollars
on
Constitution
Trail,
and
now
this
project
seems
a
bit
I.
Don't
understand
why
you
can't
put
a
hold
on
everything:
that's
not
necessary
until
inflation
abates
it's
got
to
happen.
Sometime
I'm,
not
saying
you
shouldn't,
do
it
or
can't
do
it
just
shouldn't?
Do
it
now,
I
mean
it's,
it
makes
no
sense.
T
T
That's
again,
another
project
should
be
put
on
hold
until
inflation
abates.
It
just
makes
good
fiscal
sense
instead
of
dropping
money
after
money
after
money
on
stuff
that
isn't
necessary
and
to
sound
like
a
broken
record.
What's
necessary
are
streets
and
sewers
and
sidewalks
plain
and
simple:
that's
all
I
got
have
a
good
evening.
A
T
A
U
Scott
steinling,
my
comment
is
that
the
streets
are
absolutely
in
deplorable
condition
with
the
rain
that
we
had
the
other
night.
The
inlets
were
flooded.
The
street
was
flooded,
the
sidewalks
were
flooded,
it
was
over
the
approach
or
the
sidewalk.
Halfway
up
my
drive,
headed
for
my
house
now.
I,
do
not
understand
why
nobody
can
fix
it.
Put
an
inlet
beside
that
Inlet
on
both
sides
of
the
street
in
front
of
my
house.
You
make
that
where
it
can
accept,
handle
more
water
and
I
realized
that
there
are
100
Year
range.
U
Well,
it's
amazing.
We've
had
four
of
them
in
a
matter
of
10
years
and
I'm,
not
400
years
old.
Now
you
know
something
has
to
give
you've
always
got
money
for
everything
else,
but
you
don't
have
money
for
the
infrastructure.
A
perfect
example:
the
sidewalks
there
was
a
neighbor
two
blocks
down
that
was
I,
saw
her
hike,
her
Junior
High,
granddaughter
in
a
wheelchair
up
over
the
curb.
U
U
To
put
that
sidewalk
in
you
know,
I
guess
one
place
that
it
really
bothers
me
to
think
that
the
city
will
spend,
spend,
spend,
spend
tax
tax
tax
tax,
but
they
do
not
have
money
for
the
roads
and
the
sidewalks.
U
They
may
have
done
some
of
the
roads,
but
if
you'd
have
done
it
years
ago,
labor
costs
were
a
heck
of
a
lot.
Lower
material
costs
were
lower
and
everybody
would
have
won
all
the
way
around,
but
I
guess
this
Council
does
not
see
it.
That
way.
They
thought.
Let's
hit
him
with
more
taxes,
so
that
we
can
have
more
time
to
blow
it
and
I
sure
haven't
seen
it
going.
Where's
the
gas
tax
going
I
thought
it
was
supposed
to
go
in
the
roads,
doesn't
appear
to
I.
Think
I
made
my
point.
V
Just
to
to
add
to
that,
the
you
know,
infrastructures
and
sidewalks
are
are
Street
streets
and
sidewalks
and
sewers
they're
important
we're
always
going
to
have
those
costs,
but
we
also
need
to
be
investing
in
the
future
and
that's
why
I'm
here
to
support
the
downtown
streetscape
project
on
behalf
of
the
CEO
Council
we're
a
group
of
leadership
of
local
businesses
that
are
looking
to
move
move
the
community
forward
quickly.
V
We've
been
focused
on
downtown,
as
you
all
know,
and
we
see
this
opportunity
of
investment
as
as
a
step
in
making
progress
for
Bloomington
and
and
for
the
downtown
and
future
investment
in
downtown
and
so
I'm
here
to
to
to
voice
our
support
in
approving
The
Proposal
that
you'll
be
voting
on
later.
V
This
meeting
we've
been
we've
been
sort
of
going
through
your
comments
and
questions
from
the
last
meeting
last
week,
the
the
meeting
on
the
whole
I
thought
I
think
we
thought
there's
a
lot
of
good
questions
and
there's
a
lot
to
figure
out
and
there's
a
lot
to
deal
with
and
and
and
I
realize
it's
a
and
we
realize
it's
a
difficult
decision
to
make.
V
But
we
from
what
we've
seen
going
back
almost
a
year,
there's
significant
amount
of
capital
city
on
the
sidelines.
Looking
at
downtown
saying.
How
can
we
invest?
Where
can
we
invest?
What's
the
opportunity,
but
there's
been
some
resistance
and
that
there
hasn't
been
a
clear
direction
for
the
plan
for
downtown
and
that's
what
really
got
our
group
focused
on
downtown
Bloomington
over
the
last
year?
V
And
so
we
see
this
as
a
step
forward.
There'll
be
more
steps,
there'll
be
more
hard
decisions,
there's
funding,
but
we
think
this
is
the
right
direction,
and
this
is
the
right
step
and
when
it
comes
to
funding
which
I
think
is
critically
important,
part
of
this
conversation
I,
you
know
I
looked
Uptown
if
they
can,
if
normal,
can
find
state
and
federal
dollars
to
to
do
an
underpass
for
about
the
same
cost.
V
There's
there's
more
than
one
way
to
fund
it
and
the
more
we
can
bring
in
from
state
and
federal
I
think
the
happier
we
all
will
will
be
so
on
behalf
of
the
CEO
Council.
Thank
you
for
a
little
time
and
we
hope
to
see
you
all
support
the
proposal.
Thank
you.
B
Right
next
up,
we
have
Tim
Tilton
and
then
to
follow
levester
Johnson.
D
P
Thank
you
Council
mayor
as
a
downtown
resident
business
owner
property
owner
and
in
close
contact
with
a
number
of
other
folks
that
are
in
business
and
have
properties
downtown.
P
We
are
in
support
of
the
project
and
we
encourage
you
to
move
forward.
This
is
our
city
center
and
it
is
a
place
that
should
represent
where
we're
going
in
the
future,
and
we
hope
that
you'll
have
a
positive
vote.
Thank
you.
B
All
right,
levester,
Johnson
and
then
last
we'll
have
Serena
fish
different.
K
I'll
move
this
back
up:
okay,
hi
good
evening
again:
LA
bester
and
I
go
by
LJ
Johnson
and
it's
my
privilege
to
serve
as
the
board
chair
for
the
McLean
County
chamber.
I
just
want
to.
Let
you
all
know
that
we
are
very
supportive
of
moving
forward
the
downtown
Bloomington
project,
streetscape
project,
we're
thankful
for
the
work
that's
been
done
and
shared
share
our
gratitude
to
the
city
staff
who
are
starting
this
effort.
K
Now
the
amount
of
projects
necessary
to
move
downtown
forward.
We
know
it's
overwhelming
streetscape
is
an
important
one
to
create
a
sense
of
community
pride
in
our
Historic
downtown
and
also
plays
a
large
role
in
one's
perception
of
Safety
and
Security.
This
is
Paramount
for
our
property
owners,
business
owners,
residents
and
guests.
We
also
understand
this
will
only
address
part
of
the
need.
We
understand
the
project
will
but
they'll
be
delivered
in
12
months
when
it's
complete.
K
We
as
Private
Industry
representatives,
are
prepared
and
stand
at
ready
to
identify
ways
to
fund
initiatives
identified
in
the
study.
Should
the
council
approve
what
is
presented
while
the
study
is
underway
we
would
like
to.
We
would
like
actually
a
seat
at
the
table
to
also
identify
the
entire
vision
for
downtown.
That
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to
business
retention
and
attraction
to
specific
segments
of
downtown
Property,
Maintenance
and
upkeep,
and
identifying
the
highest
and
best
use
of
certain
spaces
within
the
downtown
area.
K
Now,
if
we
work
on
the
above
over
the
next
12
months,
while
the
street
Escape
Plan
is
being
developed
and
remain
in
close
communication
with
the
firm
developing
the
plan,
hopefully
we
will
have
a
successful
and
approved
Vision
strongly
supported
by
the
private
sector
and
ready
to
launch
simultaneously
with
the
streetscape.
So
it
becomes
a
full
Downtown,
Vision
implementation
plan,
with
both
near-term
and
long-range
strategies
and
objectives.
K
We're
hoping
that,
in
the
end,
all
this
being
said
is
that
our
statement
will
be
that
the
private
sector
will
be
involved
with
the
quality
of
life
and
place
the
project
with
Investments
that
are
already
made
incentivize
more
private
sector
Investments
and
encourage
public
private
Partnerships
and
again
in
the
end,
move
our
community
in
the
downtown
area
forward.
K
Q
Move
it
back
down
a
minute:
hi
I'm,
Serena,
fish,
I,
live
on
the
west
side
of
town,
but
I
do
business
on
the
other
west
side
of
town
downtown
I,
help
out
at
a
business
near
the
edge
of
downtown.
Q
So
all
I'm
saying
is
I.
Do
support
this.
However,
there
are
a
couple
of
things
that
I
think
are
adamantly
important
and
need
to
be
looked
at.
One
is
parking
if
there
is
no
place
to
put
your
car
they're
not
coming,
so
it
needs
to
be
incorporated
into
the
plan.
It
needs
a
big,
be
a
big
part
of
the
plan.
Q
The
other
thing
is
that
we're
all
having
odds
and
end
problems
downtown
or
in
that
area
with
homeless
people
I
want
you
to
consider
in
the
plan
of
moving
possibly
some
of
the
things
that
are
there
to
help
these
people,
but
out
of
the
immediate
downtown
area.
Q
Q
Q
Is
it
safe,
well
yeah,
because
I'll
go
out
there
and
hit
them
upside
their
head,
because
I'm
not
afraid,
but
anyway,
just
I
need
you
to
incorporate
in
all
of
this.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
all
beautiful
great,
but
there's
things
that
need
to
be
looked
at
to
get
it
there.
So
when
they
come,
they
want
to
stay.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
August
2022,
whereas
the
Illinois
Association
of
free
and
charitable
clinics
improves
access
to
Quality,
Health
Care
for
100
000,
low-income
individuals
who
are
uninsured
and
or
underinsured
by
strengthening,
free
and
charitable
clinics,
fostering
Partnerships,
educating
the
public
and
advocating
for
health
policy
and
whereas,
according
to
the
U.S
Census
Bureau
in
2021,
the
number
of
Illinois
residents
with
health
insurance,
declined
and
health
care
for
800
000
residents
in
Illinois
is
imminently
needed.
And
whereas
free
and
charitable
clinics
have
a
mission
to
serve
the
UN
under
uninsured
and
underinsured.
A
Now,
therefore,
I
Boca
malabwe,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
Illinois,
do
hereby
proclaim
the
month
of
August
22
2022
as
free
and
charitable
Clinic
month,
and
expressed
our
gratitude
for
the
important
work.
The
free
and
charitable
clinics
volunteer
doctors,
nurses
and
other
Health
Care
Professionals
do
for
the
community.
Thank
you.
Jamie.
W
Thank
you.
First
of
all,
I've
had
the
pleasure
to
be
on
the
board
of
the
community
healthcare
clinic
here
in
town
for
the
last
seven
years
and
I
will
be
the
president
in
January
I
figure.
They
figured
if
I
couldn't
break
city.
Council
I
couldn't
break
the
clinic
board
either
so
that'll
work
out
for
everybody.
The
clinic
was
started
over
25
years
ago
by
a
group
of
doctors
who
realized
that
there
were
people
in
our
community
that
had
no
access
to
insurance,
and
so
they
would
wait
until
things
got
so
bad.
W
They
ended
up
in
the
emergency
room,
and
so
this
group
of
doctors
and
a
bunch
of
community
leaders
came
together
to
start
the
the
Community
Health
Care
Clinic.
As
it
stands
in
town,
so
we've
we
serve
on
average
about
anywhere
from
1200
to
2
000
patients
per
year.
These
are
the
Working
Poor.
These
are
almost
every
one
of
our
clients
has
at
least
one
full-time
job,
if
not
two,
but
they
still
come
down
to
having
to
make
the
decision
between
feeding
their
kids
or
paying
for
health
care
services
for
themselves.
W
So
we
pick
up
the
slack
we
catch.
All
those
people
that
are
going
to
follow
through
the
programs
and
we
provide
services
to
them
to
to
get
them
the
ongoing
care
that
they
need.
So
they
don't
end
up
in
the
emergency
rooms
and
it's
not
possible
without
all
the
doctors
in
town
every
doctor
that
volunteers
for
the
clinic
does
it
completely
free.
They,
on
average,
dedicate
two
weeks
of
the
year
to
see
patients
in
town
couldn't
do
without
the
dentist,
and
now
we're
actually
providing
some
Mental
Health
Services
as
well.
W
The
city
council,
through
the
John
M
Scott
trust,
also
is
a
huge
help
to
that.
So
we
thank
you
very
much
for
that.
Couldn't
do
it
without
you
couldn't
do
it
without
the
support
of
the
community,
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
see
patients
for
as
long
as
there's
help
that's
needed.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Jamie
and
I
know.
I
should
add
that
it's,
it
is
not
only
a
it's
a
wonderful
resource,
but
also
for
the
reason
that
I
I
know
there
are
quite
a
few
individuals
oftentimes
who
have
language
barriers
and
the
the
healthcare
clinic
works
with
those
individuals
as
well,
and
looking
for
volunteers
to
you
know
help
with
language.
So
if
you.
W
A
A
Okay,
at
this
point,
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
the
consent
agenda.
Is
there
a
a
motion
or
is
there
any
item
that
you
would
like
to
have
removed.
A
A
C
A
Okay-
and
we
have
to
remember
about
council
member.
A
Okay,
the
consent
agenda
passes
with
the
exception
of
7e
unanimously.
A
J
You
I
I,
wanted
to
pull
this
because
I
didn't
want
it
to
just
slide
by
on
the
consent
agenda,
not
only
because
of,
but
particularly
because
of
the
some
of
the
comments
that
were
made
tonight.
J
J
The
flooding
that
took
place
a
year
ago
is
directly
addressed
by
this
Pro,
this
item
on
the
agenda
and
we're
spending
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
to
address
that.
So
I
want
to
lift
this
up
as
something
for
us
to
celebrate
that
we
are
making
progress.
We
are
moving
forward
on
this.
It's
a
first
step,
it's
not
a
final
step,
but
it
is
an
important
step
and
it's
a
necessary
step
and
it
flies
in
the
face
of
the
idea
that
that
we're
not
doing
anything
with
regard
to
infrastructure.
J
A
Good,
are
there
any
other
comments,
or
are
we
ready
to
vote?
Okay
looks
like
we're
ready
to
vote.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
The
item
passes
and
there
are
no
needs
to
announce
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
the
regular
agenda
with
item
8A
consideration
and
action
to
approve
the
ask
me
local
699
contract,
as
requested
by
the
human
resources
department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager
Gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
X
Thank
you
mayor
and
Council
I
can't
say
that
this
is
something
that
we
do
that's
new,
because
this
is
actually
the
second
collective
bargaining
agreement
that
I've
been
a
part
of
what
they
asked
me
before
council
tonight,
and
we
proposed
approval
is
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
with
a
local,
699
and
they're
in
attendance
tonight
and
I'll
get
to
recognizing
them
here
very
very
soon.
But
this
is
for
a
three-year
contract.
X
The
first
year
would
be
effective,
May
1st
at
22,
so
this
contract
would
be
retroactive
for
the
past
couple
of
months.
It's
a
three-year
term.
Some
of
the
highlights
that
I
think
are
the
most
notable
is
a
three
and
a
half
percent
increase
retroactive
to
May
1st,
to
22.
X
X
I
want
to
share
that
the
agreement
is
hiring
four
additional
Public
Works
staff
and
one
Parks
staff,
which
is
very
much
needed,
and
there
are
a
number
of
other
items
that
if
you
read
the
the
memo
it
might
appear
as
economic
benefit
to
the
union,
but
I
would
suggest
that
its
economic
benefit
to
both
the
city
and
the
union,
because
it's
in
line
with
the
trend
that's
out
there,
we
want
to
retain
the
employees
that
we
have.
X
On
the
city
Side
we
had
Nicole
Albertson
our
HR
director
Kevin
kothy,
our
Public
Works,
director
Eric
veal,
our
Parks
and
Recreation,
director
Angie
Brown
really
is
the
one
that
ran
the
lead
on
this
she's,
the
assistant
HR
director
and
then
on
the
afscme
699
side
and
Renee
I'd.
Ask
you
to
bring
your
team
up
to
the
mic.
If
you
would
like
to
say
anything
at
the
very
least
I'd
like
you
to
stand,
Renee
nessler
is
the
ask
me
representative
for
a
number
of
bargaining
units
here
in
this
area.
X
Adam
Smith
and
all
the
employees
every
person
that
I
list
after
this
truly
is
City
employee
Adam
Smith
is
President.
Billy
stamp
is
here:
Jeremy
Bhutto,
Sean
Moore
is
not
present,
Ryan's
here,
Ryan
Johnson
and
Steve
Kramer.
If
you
guys
could
please
stand
truly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
work
with
this
group.
They
come
to
the
table
that
are
prepared.
I,
think
their
ask
is
very
modest.
X
M
Also
want
to
thank
Tim
and
his
team
that
we
came
to
an
agreement
on
very
fair
agreement.
We
had
some
challenge
of
some
new
things,
we'll
just
see
in
the
the
summary,
a
utility
workers,
some
changes
that
need
to
be
made
and
again
it
became
a
win-win
situation
for
everybody
involved,
and
we
just
very
much
appreciate
the
relationship
our
Union
has
with
the
city,
so
we
can
get
a
lot
of
work
done.
So
we
thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
I
think
the
the
next
item.
A
I
worry
you
guys
for
a
minute:
okay,
so
move
by
councilmember,
Bolin
second
by
council
member
Ward,
and
may
we
vote
electronically.
A
A
Thank
you.
The
item
passes.
There
are
no
needs
to
announce
and
now
on
to
item
8B
a
consideration,
an
action
on
one,
an
ordinance
amending
the
budget
ordinance
for
the
fiscal
year,
ending
April
30th
2023
to
reallocate
budgeted
arpa
funds
decreasing
the
general
fund,
budgeted
revenue
and
expense
by
750
000
dollars
and
increasing
the
capital,
Improvement
fund,
Revenue
and
expense
budget
by
the
same
750.
A
000
dollars
number
two:
a
resolution
approving
an
agreement
with
Crawford
Murphy
and
Tilly
Incorporated
for
a
downtown
streetscape
project
and
concept
design,
as
requested
by
the
public
works
department
and
I.
You
know
Pro
before
we
go
any
further
I
wanted
to
share
some
thoughts.
I
know
a
lot
has
been
shared
tonight
and
and
last
week,
but
I
you
know
I
think
it's.
There
are
some
things
that
are
important
for
me
to
to
share.
So
last
week,
I
I
took
a
few
minutes
to
to
go
to
our
memory.
Memory
Lane.
A
If
you
will
to
remind
all
of
us
how
we
got
here
over
the
years
we've
heard
from
residents
and
downtown
business
owners.
Business
owners
from
across
the
city
like
you've,
heard
tonight
that
downtown
revitalization
is
important,
while
we
would
hear
from
time
to
time,
disagreements
I
think
a
general
consensus
developed
eventually
and
it
has
been
captured
in
our
comprehensive
plan,
bring
it
on
Bloomington.
Well,
many
of
the
previous
plans
talk
about
what
we
should
do.
A
If
you
pay
close
attention
and
this
plan
talks
about
sewer,
televising
bios
whales,
drainage,
Ada
improvements
and
pavement
coring,
which
I
believe
will
also
have
an
impact
on
adjacent
neighborhoods,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
sewer,
televising
bios,
wheels
and
drainage
and
I.
You
know
I'm
thankful
that
the
council
member
Ward
brought
up
the
the
item
7e,
because
it
also
addresses
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
had
with
drainage.
A
If
I
were
to
ask
anybody
what
they
would
address
first
in
downtown
I
think
they
would
be
a
hard
pressed
to
give
you
a
definite
answer,
particularly
when
you
have
sewers
underneath
whose
conditions
you
have
to
assess
and
address.
If
you
discover
concerns
I
think
it
would
be
more
a
matter
of
opinion
rather
than
data,
and
this
is
part
of
the
reason
why
I
think
it
has
been
so
hard
at
times
to
come
together
on
downtown
improvements.
A
So
to
me,
this
plan
is
is
really
about
knowing
what
to
do
and
when
to
do
it
in
Practical
terms.
The
longer
we
wait,
I
think
the
the
longer
we
take
it
would
take
us
to
get
things
done
and
the
longer
we
wait,
the
more
we
will
miss
out
on
grant
funding
opportunities
at
all
levels.
A
In
the
past
11
months,
the
the
state
of
Illinois
has
provided
grants,
totaling
156
million
dollars
through
its
downtown
and
Main
Street
Grants
program
with
106
million
announced
last
Monday.
Ironically,
when
we
were
talking
at
the
committee
of
the
whole.
A
Y
A
And
one
of
the
goals
that
we
had
outlined
and
I
said
it
last
Monday
was
to
help
some
areas
and
properties
in
the
city
particularly
downtown,
to
help
them
realize
their
potential.
A
A
I've
always
been
clear
that
infrastructure
is
a
priority,
and
so
has
this
Council
and,
as
you
can
see
you
know,
especially
in
the
past
three
or
four
months.
We
have
pushed
staff
and
contractors
to
the
limit
in
this
area,
and
we
will
continue
to
do
so
in
years
to
come.
To
demonstrate
that
infrastructure
is
a
significant,
significant
priority
for
us.
A
A
Bloomington
can
then
become
an
even
greater
attraction
in
the
region,
and
that
is
something
that
that's
always
been
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
I
want
us
to
be
proud
of
Wilmington.
We
cannot
let
this
opportunity
pass
Us
by
so
I.
Think
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
C
major
Gleason
for
some
remarks.
X
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community
very
very
brief
comments.
Really
this
this
evening
is
for
Council.
X
This
is
a
culmination
of
several
years,
if
not
Decades,
of
conversations
formal
and
informal
work
that
actually
has
taken
shape
in
the
product,
the
very
product
that
council
is
going
to
consider
approving
tonight.
It's
not
uncommon
for
a
document
that
we're
asking
this
design
plan
to
actually
cost
more
than
the
750
000
dollars.
That
council
is
being
asked
to
approve,
because
work
has
not
been
done
up
to
this
point.
So
This
truly
is
the
next
step.
This
is
to
use
a
sports
analogy.
X
X
Is
it
a
field
goal
or
is
it
a
touchdown
I'm
anxious
to
hear
the
outcome
of
this,
and,
if
it
be,
the
council's
desire,
put
myself
in
the
deputy
city
manager
earned
a
position
like
we
heard
a
public
comment
to
start
shopping
for
federal
and
state
dollars
to
actually
fund
this,
because
it
will
not
take
away
from
the
other
visioning
priorities
that
Council
has
for
this
great
community.
X
Z
Z
You
still
have
a
decision
before
you
I
understand
that,
but
I
wanted
publicly
thank
Melissa
Hahn
or
you
can
have
a
community
development
director,
Kimberly
Smith,
her
assistant,
Russ
Waller,
our
facilities,
director,
Craig
shonkweiler,
who
you've
heard
from
Phil
Allen
who's,
also
on
his
team
and
especially
Carla
morillo,
who
is
our
procurement
manager
and
who
kept
all
of
us
in
line
in
terms
of
this
process.
It
was
a
very,
very
detailed,
thorough
process,
and
so
I
wanted
to
public
that
publicly.
Thank
everyone.
Who's
been
a
part
of
this.
Z
Z
Interestingly
enough,
one
of
the
greatest
announce
that
can't
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
was
for
the
city
of
Galesburg
for
two
million
dollars
based
in
part
on
work
that
you
did,
and
so,
while
it
wasn't
the
same
level
of
plan
as
this
is
I,
don't
believe,
I
think
it's
worth
mentioning
that
a
member
of
someone
who
would
be
on
our
team
was
very
instrumental
in
helping
to
secure
some
of
those
grains
and
I
know
there
have
been
other
communities
as
well
that
you've
been
a
part
of
all
of
you
haven't
so
in
any
event,
I'll
I'll
pass
things
back
to
you,
Tim
and
we'll
go
from
oh
I'll,
we'll
turn
things
over
to
the
team.
AA
Thanks
Billy,
hello,
everyone
on
behalf
of
our
CMT
team.
We
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
help
facilitate
the
streetscape
plan
and
we
really
value
all
the
dialogue.
That's
been
taking
place
over
some
time
here.
I
want
to
tell
you
guys
that
there's
no
way
that
we
would
take
this
project
on
if
we
did
not
believe
that
it
was
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
we
also
want
to
follow
up
specifically
to
a
question
that
was
asked
by
you
Alderman
Brecker.
AA
At
the
the
end
of
the
meeting
last
week,
where
you,
you
essentially
asked
what
are
the
elements
of
a
streetscaping
project
that
would
be
most
impactful
and
it's
a
very
thoughtful
appropriate
question
and
we
wanted
to
answer
it,
maybe
a
little
more
thoroughly
than
we
did
last
week.
So
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
the
five
key
things
that
we
hope
to
incorporate
into
this
streetscaping
plan
and
there's
a
lot
I
could
say
about
all
this
I'll
try
to
keep
my
comments
brief
here.
AA
So
number
one
is
shared
spaces.
Sometimes
this
is
referred
to
as
complete
streets,
and
the
idea
here
is
that
this
could
be.
This
could
be
the
most
dramatic
impact
to
downtown
Bloomington,
but
it's
going
to
require
some
refocusing
of
priorities.
If
you
walk
around
downtown
right
now,
it's
pretty
clear
that
that
vehicle
transportation
has
elevated
above
walkability
and
that
that
flies
in
the
face
of
the
adopted
comprehensive
plan.
You
mentioned
Tim,
where
walkability
is
a
key
goal
of
downtown
Bloomington.
AA
But
when
you
talk
start
talking
about
shared
space,
when
you
talk
about
streets
that
are
supposed
to
be
occupied
by
not
just
vehicles
but
pedestrians
and
bicyclists,
you
have
to
make
sure
that's
done
in
a
safe
Manner
and
so
there's
a
whole
host
of
strategies
that
we
can
use
things
from
Road
diets
to.
AA
Visual
markings
and
there's
there's
various
things
that
you
can
do
that
that
serve
as
traffic
calming,
but
also
help
invite
people
into
those
spaces.
So
that's
number
one
number
two
is
activated
open
spaces,
so
I
just
talked
about
a
shared
Corridor
space.
Last
week
we
also
talked
about
open
space,
large
areas
that
are
big
enough
to
have
Gatherings
for
events,
and
that
this
is
something
that
downtown
Bloomington
really
doesn't
have
right.
Now
we
talked
a
little
bit
how
There's
an
opportunity,
possibly
to
Center
that
around
the
Old
Courthouse
Plaza.
AA
The
idea
is
you,
you
establish
you
create
these
Open
Spaces
these
shared
spaces
and
then
with
a
successful
programming
plan
of
of
having
events
in
there
you
activate
those
spaces
and
you
create
an
environment
that
attracts
people
from
all
backgrounds
of
all
ages,
and
eventually
you
create
that
that
that
critical
core
of
people
that
that
that
activates,
the
space
that
helps
support
the
the
restaurants
and
the
retail
there.
AA
That
that
critical
mass
of
activity,
when,
when
State
Farm
left
downtown
Bloomington,
you
lost
that
critical,
mass
and
there's
a
couple
of
businesses
that
have
closed
their
doors.
A
direct
result
of
that
the
goal
here
is
to
get
that
critical
mass
of
activity
back
to
downtown
number
three
is
a
uniform
sense
of
place.
AA
So
let
me
explain
what
I
mean
by
that
right
now.
Downtown
Bloomington
has
a
lot
of
assets,
but
there's
no
consistent
sense
of
identity.
That
ties
it
all
together
and
through
the
repetitive
use
of
specific
colors
and
materials
and
lighting,
and
things
like
that.
You
can
create
that
sense
of
identity,
so
that
no
matter
where
you
are
in
downtown
Bloomington
you
you
have
that
sense
of
place.
AA
The
idea
here
is
that
the
downtown
streetscaping
improvements
are
not
just
for
the
people
downtown
they're
for
the
entire
community
and
our
efforts
will
take
into
account
connections
into
the
bike
trails
walking
with
working
with
idot
to
improve
Crossings
across
U.S
51,
we'll
also
be
looking
at
those
gateways,
so
they're,
of
course,
you're
aware
of
that
existing
Gateway
in
the
North
End
of
Bloomington
downtown
Bloomington
Mr
shockweiler
showed
a
map
at
the
last
meeting
that
that
showed
the
the
downtown
streetscaping
limits
and
it
showed
not
just
the
the
existing
Gateway
on
the
north
end
of
town,
but
it
showed
proposed
or
potential
gateways.
AA
There
was
multiple
ones
on
the
east
side
and
on
the
west
sides
and
on
the
south
sides
of
of
downtown
Bloomington
and
I
thought
that
just
told
a
story
on
its
own
of
how
our
intent
is
to
try
to
make
downtown,
inviting
and
attract
visitors
to
downtown
and
when
I
talk
about
accessibility
to
downtown
I
I
mean
that
in
a
broader
sense,
but
also
Ada,
accessibility,
downtown.
That's
going
to
be
a
key
part
of
this.
AA
It
also
positions
the
city
very
well
for
some
of
these
grants
that
we're
talking
about
because
so
many
of
those
are
focused
on
infrastructure.
So
there's
got
to
be
a
good
plan
there.
So
so
definitely
there
will
be
some
integration
of
both
the
streetscaping
plans
and
the
infrastructure
plans
for
downtown
Bloomington.
AA
Those
are
the
five
key
things.
I
hope
that
answers
your
question
a
little
bit
better
Alderman
Becker,
and
otherwise
that's
really
all
we
have
it's
not
a
big
presentation
like
we
had
last
week
so
just
like
last
week,
we
want
to
be
available
to
respond
to
any
questions
that
you
guys
have
so
Mr
Mayor.
If
it's
appropriate
this
time,
we
can
go
ahead
and
sure.
AB
AB
Gotta
move
it
up
too,
but
no
for
us
at
the
EDC
right
now.
Workforce
is
a
major
point
for
us,
and
retention
of
talent
and
attraction
of
talents.
I
believe
really
starts
with
the
core.
I
consider
downtown
the
heart
of
our
community.
I
know
that
we've
taken
care
of
some
of
our
extremities
with
some
sprawl
of
recent,
but
I'd
like
to
brief
investment
back
down
into
the
downtown,
and
in
order
for
us
to
get
the
true,
Roi
I
know
it's
all
about
the
EDC.
We
have
to
have
a
plan
in
place.
AB
Once
there
is
a
plan,
then
I
can
actually
run
some
models,
but
right
now
we're
more
at
a
3000
foot
view
looking
down.
We
need
to
get
a
little
bit
more
details
before
we
can
actually
show
what
that
return
will
be,
but
based
off
of
some
other
I,
think
there's
a
case
study
that
iedc
the
international
Economic
Development
Council
has
available
and
I
can
give
you
guys
all
a
copy
that
has
about
eight
different
examples
of
downtowns.
AB
They
average
between
100
to
500
return
when
there
is
a
plan
in
place
for
downtown,
and
we
don't
have
to
look
too
far
north
to
see
where
one
has
been
successful.
So
something
I
can
actually
think
that
we
can
duplicate
and
exceed
just
because
the
sheer
size
of
downtown
there's
a
lot
of
potential
here.
A
lot
of
properties
that
need
cleaned
up-
and
this
is
some
time
that
we
can
actually
put
some
money
and
clean
up
our
own
backyard.
So
appreciate
it.
C
So
one
thank
you
for
the
additional
information
you
know.
I
want
to
start
out
by
saying
and
I
apologize
I'll
be
a
little
bit
longer
than
normal,
usually
I,
wait
till
the
end
and
just
shoot
one
out
there,
but
as
a
as
a
business
person
myself
as
someone
that
deals
with
this
kind
of
bid
on
a
different
level
in
a
Consulting
software
implementation,
world
I
get
what
you're
doing
I
get
where
we
all
want
a
plan
in
place
and
I
really
understand
the
options
in
front
of
us.
C
I
honestly
think
the
worst
thing
that
can
happen
is
is
twofold:
a
five
to
four
win
for
this
or
a
five
to
four
loss,
for
this
are
both
bad
in
my
opinion,
right,
because
if
we
aren't
behind
what
we're
trying
to
do,
I
think
we're
going
to
lose
lots
of
folks
have
spoken
here
tonight
and
offered
support
and
I
think
there's
a
small
component
of
that
support.
That
is
fear
that
if
we
don't
pass
this
as
is
tonight,
we
might
wait
two
years
to
do
this
when
I
would
love
to
see
something
passed
tonight.
C
I'm,
just
not
sure
that
I
agree
with
the
plan
that
you
guys
have
presented
no
disrespect
to
the
answer
you
provided
it
wasn't
really.
The
answer
to
the
question.
I
wanted
numbers
and
I
wanted
you
to
relate
that
across
the
20
plans
that
you
guys
have
designed,
so
that
we
could
see
that
your
Effectiveness
is
there
in
the
plans.
C
You've
designed
and
I
feel
honestly,
like
you
skirted
that
so
I
I
really
want
to
see
us
look
at
how
we
can
effectively
get
a
plan
in
place
for
a
more
reasonable
amount
of
money
and
I.
Believe
that
there's
a
lot
of
this
plan
that
can
be
created
with
the
expertise
that
you
guys
have
in
a
span
of
four
to
six
weeks.
I,
don't
believe
we
need
to
wait
12
months
to
do
this.
I
would
love
to
see
something
in
four
to
six
weeks.
C
So
it's
up
to
me
I,
would
make
a
motion
that
we
spend
20
percent
of
the
money
on
an
altered
plan,
and
then
we
get
moving
very
quickly.
I,
don't
know
how
to
exactly
state
that,
but
I
would
like
to
see
us
going
faster
because
I
believe
it's
possible
with
all
the
work.
That's
already
been
done
and
I
believe
we
can
do
it
for
that
amount
of
money.
So
that's
that's
kind
of
the
motion.
I'll
make
one
more
comment
to
this.
C
Is
it's
very
easy,
as
we
look
at
something
to
say
when
you
go
out
to
buy
a
new
car,
my
budget's
20
grand
you
get
on
the
car
lot
and
the
one
you
want
has
one
more
feature
that
takes
you
to
22
and
then
pretty
soon
24
and
then
you're
out
the
door
for
28.
right.
This
kind
of
plan
has
that
same
same
ability
to
ratchet
up
the
dollars
that
the
city
spends.
If
it's
my
money
and
I'm
investing
in
a
business
that
I'm
choosing
I'm,
actually
fine
with
going
with
the
Cadillac
plan,
I.
C
AC
Yeah,
excuse
me
yeah,
probably
with
with
cutting
it
down
to
20.
Probably
the
motion
would
need
to
be
to
direct
staff
to
go
back
and
work
with
cmnt,
to
lower
the
scope
and
to
lower
the
amount
of
money
and
and
to
renegotiate
that
so
that
we
could
then
bring
that
back
for
formal
consideration,
as
is,
for
example,
one
of
the
exhibits
is
the
actual.
You
know
what
they're
going
to
do
and
it's
like
60
pages
long
I,
think
there'd
be
a
lot
of
changes
in
that.
C
R
I'm
happy
to
second
that
I
think
it's
consistent
with
some
of
the
discussion
that
we've
had
previously
I
mean
as
I.
Look
at
this
agreement.
The
city's
been
working
on
it
for
about
400
Days
we've
had
these
60
Pages
for
like
17
18
days,
there's
a
lot
in
here,
but
even
in
that
going
through
these
line
items
in
the
17
tasks,
a
number
of
them
are
line
items
where
we
can
rely
on
underlying
studies
that
we've
already
done
and
data
that
we
already
have,
and
in
fact
that's
enumerated
specifically
in
The
Proposal.
R
So
if
you
look
at,
for
example,
the
dialogue
we've
had
tonight
just
so
far
about
sewers
sewers
are
a
sub
item
under
task
C
for
perform
televising
of
sewers,
and
within
that
it
says
you
know,
only
trunk
sewers
are
going
to
be
done
and
it
also
talks
about
in
lieu
of
televising
the
design
team
will
make
use
of
recent
sewer
inspections
from
the
city's
annual
inspection
Etc
So.
Within
this
you
know,
within
this
work
it
even
States
Public
Works
would
need
to
arrange
for
City
staff
to
do
some
of
this.
R
So
why
not
take
out
what
we
don't
need
to
revisit
in
order
to
reduce
the
the
cost
and
reduce
the
lead
time
to
getting
to
action?
What
we've
got
laid
out
here
is
a
12-month
proposal,
but
that
60
pages
also,
then
lays
out
another
eight
months
for
a
more
detailed
analysis
before
we'll
really
begin
seeing
results.
So
I'm
happy
to
second
that
that
recommendation
that
council
member
Becker
has
made.
L
I
I
agree
with
what
Nick
has
to
say:
I
was
actually
going
to
suggest
tabling
it
to
addict.
Certain
I
would
like
to
amend
it
that
it
goes
back
to
staff
to
a
date
certain
to
return.
Does
that
support
what
you're
saying?
Okay,
so
are
they
certainly.
AC
E
Mayor
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
Julie's
on
the
line,
just
in
case
you
I'm.
Sorry,
just
a
reminder.
E
I
yeah
I
was
just
going
to
ask
for
the
panelists
there
to
respond.
AD
Well,
I
back
up
in
time,
we've
had
a
lot
of
discussions.
You
know
we
started
this
process
over
a
year
ago.
It
it
took
quite
a
while
to
get
consensus
on
selection
of
a
consultant.
Then
we
entered
into
discussions
and
negotiations.
Those
discussions
took
you
know
the
better
part
of
it
of
eight
months
to
get
to
here.
AD
Originally,
this
plan
was
an
18-month
plan
and
staff
went
back
and
we
reduced
asked
the
consultant
to
reduce
it
to
a
12-month
plan.
Originally,
when
we
talked
about
the
scoping
of
this,
it
was
broader
and
more
expensive.
We
went
back
and
refined
that
to
get
to
a
750
000
plan,
one
rule
of
thumb-
and
this
is
staff's
comments
from
what
we've
seen
when
we
do
major
projects
would
be
in
the
order
of
10
percent
10
percent
professional
service
fee,
or
something
like
this.
AD
AD
My
concern
on
the
staff
side
is
that
and
I've
been
here
a
little
over
two
years,
but
I
see
difficulty
in
getting
consensus
for
downtown
this
plan
as
outlined
gives
time
to
establish
that
consensus,
I
think
a
shortened
plan.
The
concerns
that,
from
my
vantage
point,
is
just
whether
or
not
we
could
get
that
by
be
honest
with
you,
the
other
component
of
that
is,
it
changes
the
dynamic
on
the
back
end.
So
just
keep
that
in
mind.
AD
What
that
means
is
a
short
and
compressed
plan
means
that
things
are
not
vetted
out.
They're
not
looked
in
detail,
and
these
gentlemen
can
certainly
come
up
with
something
quick,
but
it'll
be
pretty
much
back
of
the
napkin.
What
happens
on
the
flip
side,
though,
that
we
should
keep
in
mind?
Is
that
means
that
there
are
the
unexpected
risk
goes
significantly
up,
so
that
means
on
the
design
plan
side
the
cost
increases
for
that
also,
the
risk
is
there
for
construction,
High
change
over
risk.
AD
It's
just
a
fact
in
the
industry
when
we
do
through
the
idot
world,
we
do
a
phase
one
plan,
and
then
we
do
a
phase
two
and
then
phase
three
phase.
One
is
basically
your
background
study.
AD
It's
not
uncommon
for
those
on
major
road
projects
to
take
a
year,
there's
just
a
lot
of
vetting
and
a
lot
of
Hoops
to
go
through
when
we
do
a
phase
two,
which
is
basically
construction
plans
that
can
take
upwards
of
a
year
itself,
and
then
construction
can
take
several
years
to
do
that.
AD
My
concern
is
that
a
compressed
plan
in
essence
increases
the
risk.
It
increases
the
cost
in
the
future
and
it
doesn't
address
getting
consensus
in
a
in
a
you
know,
a
holistic
way
here,
but
I
think
if,
if
Council
decides,
we
can
certainly
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
I'm
concerned
too,
just
as
staff
these
gentlemen
have
not
been
under
contract.
AD
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
for
eight
months
and
they've
spent
their
money
to
work
with
stuff
and
now
we're
asking
them
to
go
back
again
and
do
it
again,
so
they
put
money
in
the
pot
to
get
money
right,
they're,
making
an
investment,
but
now
it's
additional
work,
I'm,
just
giving
you
my
viewpoint
as
city
engineer,
but
just
just
so
you're
aware
and
I
think
it
would
be
fair
to
let
these
gentlemen
speak
on
their
thoughts
as
well.
If.
AA
Thanks
Greg
I
just
want
to
Echo
a
lot
of
the
points
that
you
made
of
of
that
of
that
high
chance
of
those
change
orders
in
the
future.
When
you
don't
have
a
chance
to
bet
that
out,
but
also
the
reason
this
is
we're
looking
at
12
months
and
we're
originally
looking
at
18
months.
For
this,
this
is
not
a
two
or
three
block
study.
This
is
the
entire
downtown.
AA
That
is
an
enormous
scope
to
get
our
heads
around
to
make
sure
that
we
are
vetting
all
the
things
that
need
to
be
vetted
I
think
there
was
a
question
Alderman
montney.
Last
week
you
asked
if
we
could
also
compress
the
schedule
and
I
I
said
yeah.
We
can
go
into
a
room
and
lock
Us
in
there
and
we'll
come
out
with
something
and
that's
what
you
get.
AA
So
that's
something
to
be
considered.
I
know
if
you
guys
have
any
thoughts.
AE
Sorry
I
was
just
gonna.
I
was
gonna,
make
the
same
statement.
I
mean
there
were
definitely
concerns
on
the
council
last
week
about
you
know,
turning
over
every
stone
and
talking
to
every
resident,
and
it's
going
to
be
nearly
impossible
to
engage
the
stakeholder,
the
stakeholder
groups
that
need
to
be
part
of
this
process.
You
got
to
think
of
this
as
an
investment
you
guys
are
investing
in
downtown
right.
This
is
going
to
get
us
to
the
table
with
those
decision
makers
that
that
do
those
grants.
AE
You
know,
Mr
tyus
talked
about
the
Galesburg
grant
that
Moline
grant.
That
was
talked
about
last
time.
That
was
24
million
dollars,
the
largest
Grant
in
the
state
this
year.
For
that
raise
Grant
CMT
helped
secure
that
Grant.
We
helped
secure
the
Grant
in
Quincy
for
2.4
million,
so
we
know
how
to
get
projects
like
this
to
the
table.
Obviously,
I
can't
guarantee
you're
going
to
get
a
grant,
but
I
think
we'll
get
you
in
a
much
better
position.
AE
If
we
spend
the
time
and
do
this
study
right
and
it's
not
a
study,
we
keep
saying
the
word
study.
It's
really
not.
It's
a
preliminary
design
phase
we're
going
to
get
you
to
a
25
30
percent
level
with
these
documents
that
are
going
to
allow
you
to
to
take
that
next
step.
And
yes,
there
is
another
piece
to
this
there's
another
step
to
this.
This
is
going
to
get
you
the
point
where
you
guys
figure
out
how
to
fund
it
and
then
we're
going
to
take
it
to
design.
AE
D
L
You
well
I
actually
have
a
lot
of
comments
on
everything
to
make,
but
since
I
made
the
motion
to
send
it
back,
my
major
concern
and
what
I'm
hearing
from
Alderman,
motney
and
Becker
is
all
those
previous
plans
that
we
spent
money
on
I
would
just
like
you
just
take
those
and
use
the
information.
If
you
go
out
there,
you're
not
going
to
get
consensus
from
the
public
either.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
you
can't
get
consensus
from
the
people
that
are
downtown,
so
you
know
the
public
Outreach.
L
Basically,
it's
already
been
done.
So
yes,
lock
yourself
in
a
room
with
those
plans
and
and
the
steering
committee.
You
talked
about
a
steering
committee,
so
there
are
stakeholders
they
spoke
here.
You
know
include
those
people
and
and
pull
all
the
information.
I
do
think
you
can
shorten
the
time
frame.
If
you
do
that,
I,
just
don't
think
that
duplication
is
it's
like
a
waste
of
money
and
to
address
look
what
normal
has
done.
L
They
have
got
a
lot
of
money
from
the
because
of
the
high-speed
train.
Most
of
that
is
all
train
related.
We
don't
have
this
here.
We
would
have
to
you,
know,
get
other
kind
of
Grants
and
what
else
the
main
thing
that
really
is
a
wrench
for
me
is
the
use
of
our
funds
to
fund
us,
because
this
is
clearly
an
economic
development.
L
The
council
has
had
discussed
using
our
van
our
funds
within
an
economic
development
framework
for
the
purpose
of
doing
incentives
to
developers
to
come
in
and
put
affordable
housing
in
the
Regeneration
area.
L
X
I
wouldn't
mind
taking
a
moment
Scott
if
you
would,
because
I
I
definitely
want
that
misinformation
to
be
corrected
on
the
use
of
the
ARP
funds.
Y
If
this
moves
forward,
we
were
planning
on
categorizing
this
under
the
Lost
Revenue
bucket
for
our
American
Rescue
plan
act,
which
defines
General
government
services
and
it
lists
you
know
if
you
read
the
guidance,
it
enumerates
lots
of
different
activities
and
it
says,
but
not
limited
to
so
Economic
Development,
a
design
of
this
of
this
type.
At
this
point
in
time,
we
feel
would
would
qualify
for.
L
That
category
I,
you
know
me
I've,
read
all
the
stuff
and
everything
and
I'm,
not
a
lawyer,
but
the
way
I
read
it
is
that
or
at
least
from
what
I've
heard
over
the
past
year
or
two
we
as
a
city
has
not
have
not
really
lost
Revenue,
our
reserves
haven't
increased,
we
didn't
have
to
you,
know,
shut
down
departments
because
of
lost
revenue,
and
we
were
able
to
use
reserves
to
the
tune
of
8
million
dollars
for
a
capital
project
on
the
west
side.
L
L
X
Can
we
could
use
cash
reserves
and,
in
fact,
I've
communicated
that
on
a
couple
of
occasions,
we
we
chose
a
pathway
to
finance
this
project.
If
Council
approves
it
is
an
appropriate
expenditure
under
ARP
funds.
I
think
it's
in
line
with
what
the
council
communicated
as
important
to
them,
with
2.2
million
dollars
being
dedicated
to
Economic
Development
under
the
Erp
funds,
but
we
also
have
the
appropriate
amount
of
cash
reserves
that
it
could
be
funded.
That
way
as
well
towards
council's
decision.
A
I
think
we
had
council,
member,
crabill,
Ward
and
I
believe
councilman.
Okay,.
E
E
What
is
our
vision
for
downtown
if
we're
just
going
to
do
something
very
quickly
in
a
certain
area?
I,
don't
know
that
doesn't
make
sense.
E
The
750
000
is
a
lot,
but
the
the
biggest
poor,
the
biggest
money
we're
going
to
be
spending
is
on
implementing
that
plan
and
on
the
implementation
CMT,
and
this
is
from
the
Branson
plan
that
I
reviewed
in
the
back.
They
give
multiple
options:
they're
reference
before
a
Cadillac
plan,
right,
there's
a
plan
to
do
it
in
six
months
and
nine
months
and
there's
each
a
specific
block.
It
seemed
like
where
there
was
a
plan
and
it
could
be
as
little
as
600
000.
It
could
be
a
million
something
like
that.
E
So
that's
when
we
can
start
to
do
it
piecemeal,
depending
on
what
money
that
that
we
are
available
to
spend
whether
it's
grants
I
think
if
we
do
a
piecemeal,
there's
a
lot
less
chance
that
we're
going
to
get
grants
to
to
help
fund
this.
So
I
think
this
is
kind
of
the
worst
idea.
The
smartest
idea
is
to
get
a
wholesale
plan
for
downtown,
and
so
we
know
we
get
public
input.
E
I'm
shocked
that
we
we
think
we've
already
got
enough
public
input
on
this
shocked
and-
and
so
the
smartest
thing
is
to
get
a
plan
in
place,
get
public
input.
This
is
what
we
want
for
our
downtown.
Then
we
decide
how
fast
we
can
do
it.
J
Yeah
I
believe
it's
been
said
that
the
city
staff
and
and
the
Consultants
have
been
working
together
for
for
the
better
part
of
a
year
on
this,
putting
putting
what
we're
looking
at
tonight
together.
The
idea
that
that
somehow
we
can
slap
something
together
in
a
few
weeks
frankly
feels
offensive
to
me.
J
The
idea
that
that
we
would
cut
this
back
and
Alderman
Becker
I
would
I
would
ask
you
to
to
perhaps
come
up
with
some
numbers
of
your
own
and
and
tell
us
what
you're,
basing
that
on
you're
asking
we've
got
the
documents
in
front
of
us
from
the
consultants
and
from
City
staff
dozens
and
dozens
of
pages
I,
don't
know
what
you're
basing
the
idea
on
that.
J
We
can
cut
this
back
to
to
10
or
20
percent
and
do
just
as
well
I
would
Echo
what
what
councilman
crabill
has
said
in
terms
of
the
piecemeal
approach
feels
like
like
Folly
absolute
Folly.
We
need
to
take
a
comprehensive
look.
One
of
the
problems
that
I
think
we
have
in
this
city
is
that
so
often
we
fly
off
in
little
different
directions,
a
million
different
directions
and
we
never
take
the
step
back.
To
take
a
look
at
the
big
picture.
J
J
I
think
that
that
some
of
the
the
older
houses,
some
of
the
the
older
parts
of
town,
have
the
staying
power
that
the
that
the
newer
parts
of
town
don't
have
because
they
weren't
slapped
together
in
just
a
few
weeks
and
I
think
that
this
community
deserves
to
have
a
plan
that
is
not
going
to
be
just
slapped
together,
but
rather
something
that
we've
taken
the
time
and
the
effort
in
to
continue
the
analogy.
My
husband
who's
renovated.
Our
old
house.
J
Take
the
time
to
have
the
plan
that
we
need
and
then
only
have
to
cut
once
if
you
will
I
have
other
comments
about
the
the
overall
plan
that
we
were
asked
to
vote
on,
but
that
was
regarding
this
motion.
I
won't
be
voting
for
it.
O
You
everybody
I've,
been
doing
a
lot
of
research
on
these
kinds
of
plans
and
I
want
to
thank
Patrick,
Hoban
and
Charlie
Moore
and
others
around
in
the
community.
Who've
helped
me
dig
through
some
of
the
indicators
for
this
kind
of
plan
and
I
think
this
speaks
not
just
to
the
larger
question
of
voting
tonight
on
the
proposed
plan,
but
also
Alderman
Becker's
proposal.
O
In
essence,
by
voting
on
this
design,
this
phase-
one-
if
you
will
it's
it's
like
the
10
or
20
percent
of
what
ultimately
could
be
a
multi-million
dollar
project
and
it
provides
what
I've
I've
read
in
the
research
and
what
folks
are
starting
to
coalesce
around,
because
there's
been
so
much
decentralization
of
historic
downtowns
across
the
country
due
to
malls
due
to
the
horizons,
Suburbia
and
that's
all
dramatically
changing.
O
We
know
that
just
by
looking
at
our
community
and
that
we
also
know
from
our
own
Regional
Planning
Commission
study-
and
this
isn't
to
you
know
it's
not
a
redundant
measure.
It's
it's
a
an
Evidence
specimen
based
measure.
That's
out
there
that
we
can
get
increased
Revenue
in
our
more
dense
areas
in
the
community.
There's
a
much
greater
return
on
investment
opportunity
here
because
of
the
what
can
be
achieved
in
the
context
of
downtown
and,
frankly,
the
adjacent
neighborhoods.
O
The
the
other
thing
that
that
a
lot
of
these
plans
indicate
is
that
you
know
what
really
tends
to
work
is
is
having
some
kind
of
unified
direction
or
phase
one,
that
there
is
an
opportunity
for
collaborative
input
on
the
design,
not
so
much
on
the
a
lot
of
the
prelim
preliminary
studies
that
occurred
before
what
is
also
really
important
is
having
some
kind
of
kind
of
Baseline
indicators
and
goals
that
will
measure
success
like
what
do
we
want
it
to
be
and
how
we
know
we're
successful,
and
there
are
lots
of
examples
of
those
kinds
of
indicators
or
models
that
could
be
applied
if
we
had
a
design-based
plan
that
is
being
proposed.
O
One
of
those
examples
would
be
evidence
of
fewer
vacant
buildings
or
vacancies
in
the
downtown
area,
more
Diversified
housing
stock.
Another
another
outcome
of
this
is
in
this.
This
goes
back
to
what
councilman
crabill
said.
It
provides
an
opportunity
for
incremental
design.
It's
going
to
be
a
series
of
of
phases
or
steps
areas
we
can
focus.
We
don't
want
to
make
a
huge,
big,
colossal
mistake
and
take
a
huge
risk.
O
We
want
to
have
our
our
risk
be
evidence-based
and
in
order
to
create
a
plan
that
has
built-in
benchmarks
like
that
and
indicators
and
can
be
phased
in
incrementally
we
need
to
have
a
road
map
and
it
will
ultimately
over
time
no
Silver
Bullet,
no
ultimate
guarantee
give
us
more
opportunity.
I
mean
I've,
been
joking
with
with
some
that
and
I'll
just
make
it
public
here.
O
I
sometimes
feel
like
Bloomington
is
working
really
hard
to
be
the
best
that
we
can
at
mediocrity
and
not
trying
to
create
opportunities
to
to
be
a
lot
more
than
than
what
we're
currently
capable
of,
and
in
no
way
do
I
want
to
sacrifice
are
the
trust
that
that
our
constituents
put
in
us
to
take
care
of
our
streets
and
infrastructure
and
community
and
people
that's
all
part
of
it,
but
this
can
enhance
ultimate
revenue
and
certainly
regarding
the
housing
crisis.
O
That's
looming,
let
alone
you
know
what
I
I
still
think
is
going
to
become
an
increasing
problem
with
our
homeless
population
or
those
who
are
certainly
not
housing.
Stable
I
mean
this.
This
plan
could
speak
to
multi-levels
of
of
accomplishment
and
finally,
I
was
really
worried
at
first
about
this
plan
because
because
it
was
I'm
calling
it
a
plan
now
and
it's
it's
not
a
plan,
it's
a
design,
it's
a
phase,
one
of
something
that
we
can
actually
Implement,
because
I
didn't
want
us
to
be
redundant
and
I'm.
O
Sure
all
of
you
have
heard
from
everybody
in
your
your
various
words.
Oh
come
on.
You've
already
done
all
of
these
plans
and
we
don't.
We
haven't
really
seen
any
evidence
of
action.
Well,
okay,
then,
let's,
let's
actually
do
something,
and-
and
this
team
who's
presented
this
to
us-
they
they
know
their
business.
They
do
this.
They
have,
they
do
have
evidence
of
success.
These
grants
are
prominent
now
because
of
of
the
infrastructure
funding
that
is
unprecedented
in
this
country.
Right
now.
O
B
A
Okay
can
I
have
a
motion
to
extend
by,
however,
so
many
minutes,
I'd.
A
Sounds
good
mushroom
by
council
member
Walsh.
B
R
B
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
I.
Think
next
we
have
a
council
member
Crumpler
and
then
Wallace
and
Monty.
S
Thank
you
mayor.
You
know.
I
would
like
to
agree
by
thanking
the
residents
who
participated
in
public
comment
this
evening,
Business
Leaders,
who
come
to
this
council
meeting
our
CMT
presenters
and
audience
members
who
are
attending
tonight.
S
You
know
I
I,
think
we're
still
talking
about
the
amendment
on
which
I
will
vote
against,
but
I
want
to
speak
to
the
to
the
design
proposal.
If
I
could
please
I've
deliberated
about
this
proposal
for
this
before
us
for
at
least
three
weeks
and
in
that
process,
I've
sought
input
from
constituents
in
Ward,
9
I,
reached
out
to
the
disability
and
accessibility,
Community
I've
met
and
spoken
with
council
members,
City
staff,
Business,
Leaders
I've,
also
read
broadly
about
tiffs
and
how
they
may
impact
school
districts.
S
Communities
I
think
this
decision
is
one
I've
carefully
considered
and
I
will
vote
in
favor
of
the
ordinance
amending
the
budget
and
the
resolution
approving
the
agreement
with
the
CMT
for
a
design
of
the
streetscape
project,
and
let
me
give
you
some
reasons
that
I
I
believe
this
is.
The
right
decision
has
already
been
stated.
The
plan
will
provide
the
ability
to
pursue
state
and
federal
grants
for
funding
when
they
become
available.
Currently,
we
are
not
positioned
to
do
that.
S
Importantly,
Council
will
retain
authority
to
approve
smaller,
more
modest
projects
based
on
the
plan,
and
we
are
not
committed
to
spending
revenue
for
larger
projects.
Endeavors
necessarily,
you
know,
I
this
summer
I
attended
the
Bloomington
normal
Development
Council
quarterly
report
meeting
with
Patrick
and
his
team.
It
was
clear
to
me
that
the
data
indicated
the
local
economy
is
growing,
that
there
are
solid
projections
for
future
growth.
Now
is
the
time
to
invest
in
our
downtown
I,
see
Business
Leaders
of
voicing
support
for
this
plan
and
stepping
up
as
partners.
S
I've
not
seen
this
level
of
commitment
recently
vital
for
this
group
to
walk
beside
us,
one
caveat
I
do
have
I
would
like
a
guarantee
that
the
streetscape
plan
design
will
prioritize.
Excuse
me
prioritize
ADA
compliance
and
accessibility
features
in
downtown
that
are
long
overdue.
We
have
real
opportunity
to
make
changes
that
are
substantive,
less
rather
than
cosmetic,
and
we
must
we
must
include
members
of
our
disability
Committee
in
this
conversation.
S
I
am
going
to
really
advocate
for
this
in
the
future
discussions
and
votes.
Finally,
I
know
that
there
are
those
who
insist.
We
only
prioritize
that
we
need
to
only
prioritize
Street
and
Sewer
repair
and
not
fund
the
streetscape
design
project.
However,
I
agree
with
councilmember
Ward,
who
said
earlier
that
this
Council
has
made
commitments
to
infrastructure
to
sewers
and
streets
and
sidewalks,
and
we
must
contribute
to
a
vision
for
the
future
of
this
community.
Now
is
the
time
to
make
that
commitment
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council,
member
Walsh
and
Emma.
F
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
just
a
couple
things
on
on
tabling
the
this
this
project
and
pushing
it
back
four
weeks,
I
I've
heard
other
council
members
share
that
you
know
talk
about
the
fact
that
you
know
this
moves
us
forward
that
this
is
a
complete
project.
This
is
this.
This
gives
us
the
plan.
You
know
this
is
this:
is
the
design
phase?
F
No,
it's
not.
This
is
not
the.
F
We,
it
was
dropped
on
us
last
week
that
apparently
the
County
Board
is
talking
about
something
with
the
courthouse
Square.
Does
anybody
have
any
idea
what
the
County
Board
is
planning
to
do
with
that
Courthouse
Square?
How
would
that
incorporate
with
this
project?
Has
anybody
reached
out
to
the
County
Board
to
say,
hey?
F
Because
you
know
I've
heard
from
other
council
members
that
you
know
not
moving
forward,
because
this
is
giving
us
the
whole
plan
is
not
smart.
Well,
this
isn't
giving
us
the
whole
plan
because
we
have
another
entity
to
deal
with
that.
We
don't
know
what
their
plans
are.
Yeah.
A
Z
Councilman
I
will
council
member
Walsh.
We
have
reached
out
to
the
team
that
would
be
working
on
plans
for
the
courthouse
where
we
didn't
feel
that
it
was
appropriate
to
get
too
far
with
them
before
we
actually
had
this
conversation,
and
so
what
we
have
said
as
part
of
this
process
will
involve
our
talking
with
the
team
that
we'll
be
working
on
the
Square.
But
again
we
couldn't
go
too
far
before
we
got
to
this
point.
We
didn't
think
that
was
appropriate
at
all.
So,
yes,
we
have
reached
out
okay.
F
My
next
question
is
I
heard
the
number
this
is
25
to
30
percent
the
design
phase
20
to
25
to
find
something
I
and
then,
after
that,
if,
if
the
council
so
approves,
then
you
can
actually
come
up
with
the
architectural
plans
for
it.
So
this
is
this
750
000
is
not
the
architectural
plans.
Is
that
correct?
This
is
just
a
design
phase.
AA
That's
correct:
this
is
not
result
in
bidable,
constructible
construction,
drawings,
or
that
requires
topographic
surveys.
It
requires
permitting
what
the
EPA
requires
a
whole
host
of
activities,
detailed
activities,
I'm
going
out
and
measuring
the
distance
between
door,
Stoops
and
sidewalks,
and
and
making
sure
that
accessibility
works
with
all
of
that,
it's
it's
a.
This
is
a
high
level
completion
of
the
planning
process.
It
has
not
result
in
actual
construction
documents,
but
it
does
result
in
an
implementable
plan
for
down
for
the
streetscaping
for
downtown
okay.
F
F
Are
you
going
to
come
back
or
is
somebody
going
to
come
back
at
some
point
and
say
we
need
an
overpass
or
an
underpass
over
business
51.,
because
I
could
see
that
happening.
I
mean
it
was
predictable
with
the
railroad
tracks
that
normal
was
going
to
come
back
with
that
it
was
very
predictable
and
honestly,
when
I
look
at
this
I
see
the
same
type
of
thing
and
then
we
take
moment.
We
start
talking
that
we
take
30
million
dollars
and
we
throw
it
out
the
window
and
we've
easily
double
it.
AD
I
can
speak
to
that
and
that's
not
on
the
table.
It's
not
on
the
table.
It
would
be
improving
the
streetscape,
so
it's
just
the
surface,
trying
to
figure
out
a
way
to
get.
You
know,
folks,
across
the
business
51
in
a
safer
manner,
but
it's
not
to
go
and
study
whether
or
not
a
you
know
an
overpass
or
an
underpass
is
feasible.
AD
AD
There's
no
feasibility
study
to
look
at
elevating
or
lowering
roads,
or
anything
like
that.
That's
not
part
of
this
all
right.
Thank.
F
R
Hey
I
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could,
just
because
really
what
we're
voting
on
today
is
this
agreement.
So
it's
not
as
to
whether
or
not
we
are
for
or
against
investing
in
downtown
I
think
all
of
us
care
very
much
about
downtown,
and
you
know
we're
really
just
looking
at
the
Four
Corners
of
this
agreement.
Would
you
mind
taking
me
through
task
K
and
the
reason
that
I
picked
task?
K
is
because
it's
fairly
benign
and
it's
existing
both
in
your
subcontractor
agreement
and
also
in
your
proposal.
R
This
is
the
the
task
that
is
about
the
historical
clearances.
AA
D
R
What
I,
what
I'm
looking
at
is?
You
know
this?
This
is
a
line
item
where
you've
got
it
in
your
PMT
man
hours
and
then
you've
also
got
an
additional
in
your
outsourced,
agreement
I
think
for
20
000
to
hire
his
historian
as
a
subcontractor
to
you,
okay
and
so
between
those
two.
R
You
know
as
we
talk
about
not
being
reckless
in
the
least
but
thinking
about
things
where
we
may
have
the
opportunity
to
look
at
costs
that
one,
just
you
know
kind
of
jumped
out
at
me
as
one
where
without
any
you
know
preconception
as
to
what's
included,
because
I
only
have
what's
in
this
agreement.
I
was
just
hoping.
Maybe
you
could
give
me
a
feel
for
that
and
and
the
need
in
that
and
how
that
would
play
into
this
agreement.
AA
What
we
want
to
avoid
is
having
this
the
streetscaping
designed
having
it
programmed
having
it
potentially
funded
and
getting
to
that
point
and
finding
out
oops.
We
cannot
touch
this
street
corner
or
we
can't
touch
that-
and
this
is
part
of
this-
is
actually
a
good
example
of
some
of
the
the
detailed
effort
that
we're
doing
as
part
of
this
contract
to
vet
through
things
that
might
get
us
in
trouble.
So
while
we
are
not
going
to
submit
to
the
the
ihpd
for
the
entire
downtown,
they
wouldn't
know
what
to
do
with
that.
AA
We
are,
as
part
of
our
effort,
going
to
be
reviewing
the
National
Historic
register,
so
there's
the
downtown
historic,
not
Council,
commission.
Thank
you,
that'd
be
a
good
resource,
but
also
having
a
local
historian
that
that
that
knows
some
of
the
pitfalls
that
we
should
check
out
in
advance
and
doing
some
preliminary
investigation
there
and
reaching
out
to
the
ihpd
on
some
some
areas
that
we
can
vet
ahead
of
time.
So
that
that
is
the
purpose
of
that
task.
R
R
Looks
like
it's
20
000
outsourced,
one
trip
to
Bloomington
and
a
historian
consultation
I'm,
just
wondering
in
your
bid
prep.
If
you
determine
that
the
resources
that
we
had
locally
that
are
involved
in
this
area
and
have
expertise
in
this
area
if,
if
their
work
was
insufficient
or
are
you
looking
to
leverage
someone
locally
with
that
with
that
money.
T
AE
Was
going
to
share
an
example
and
what
you're
going
to
run
into
and
is
you
know,
such
as
those
folks
are
going
to
look
to
preserve
history
right
and
they're
gonna
they're,
gonna,
they're
gonna
look
to
to
potentially
us
not
being
able
to
even
touch
some
of
that
stuff.
So
just
for
example,
when
we
did
the
Realtors
pause
on
that,
you
guys
saw
that
project.
Last
week
we
got
into
very
fast.
It
was
very
fast
design
they
wanted
it
done.
It
had
to
be
done
by
the
by
the
bicentennial
for
Illinois.
AE
Okay,
we
get
the
contractor
on
board.
We
start
we
start
to
go
for
a
permit
and
as
part
of
that
project,
there
was
an
old
Bank
on
the
corner
that
had
to
come
down
that
the
Realtors
owned
and
they'd
own
for
some
time,
and
they
were
just
using
the
storage
drive
up,
Bank
well,
come
to
find
out.
We
go
to
get
our
permits
and
that
bank
red
flag,
because
we
didn't
do
the
due
diligence
that
we're
trying
to
do
here
to
be
ahead
of
this.
That
bank
was
red
flagged
and
we
were
not
allowed.
AE
We
had
a
cease
and
assist
on
the
project
for
several
months,
because
why
it
was
the
first
drive-up
Bank
in
Illinois
and
built
in
1950,
something
so
what
we
did
on
that
project.
Was
we
hired
a
historian
that
came
in
and
documented
with
pictures
measurements
photos
everything
you
could
do
put
it
together,
a
report
and
which
allowed
us
to
proceed
with
the
Demolition
of
that
building
and
keep
that
project
moving
forward.
AE
AE
Is
there
a
resource
locally
or
that
the
county
has
that
the
city
has
that
could
help
with
that,
possibly
but
they're
they're
going
to
be
looking
to
protect
their
asset
as
as
more
probably
than
trying
to
work
work
with
us
on
a
solution,
and
maybe
not
I'm,
just
I'm
just
guessing
here,
based
upon
our
experience
so
and
we're
looking
to
do
this
in
four
to
six
weeks.
That's
that's!
AE
Those
are
the
types
of
things
that
you
guys
are
asking
questions
on,
that
that
is
going
to
take
that
we
probably
won't
even
be
able
to
meet
with
the
county
for
four
weeks.
I
mean
that's,
that's
that
we
know
how
things
work,
and
so
we
we
need
that
time
to
help
try
to
vet
those
those
types
of
things
out
and
now
we're
out
of
time.
R
AE
One
way
that
we
would
potentially
use
that
resource
and
also
we
may
find
out
that
we
don't
have
that
resource
available
that
can
that
can
accurately
document
the
stuff
we're
looking
to
document.
So
we
know
the
building
is
on
the
historic
registry
I
believe
we
already
know
that
so
getting
in
and
around
that
Courthouse
Square
is
going
to
be
a
sensitive
area.
We
know
that
going
into
this.
That's
why
we
had
that
line
item
in
the
budget,
because
we
knew
this
was
going
to
happen,
because
it's
going
to
take
some
effort.
B
Do
this
with
my
best
effort
and
Jeff
can
kick
me
if
I
do
this
wrong?
Okay,
so
the
motion
is
to
direct
staff
to
renegotiate
a
plan
with
CMT
to
spend
20
of
the
proposed
750
000
and
bring
the
amended
agreement
back
to
Council
in
no
more
than
four
weeks.
B
O
Hey
hang
on
before
we
vote.
Can
you
hear
me
it's
Julie?
Yes,
thank
you
I
just,
but
before
we
got
into
voting,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
Council
has
an
opportunity
to
address
a
concern
about
my
voting
for
this
as
the
executive
director
of
the
McLean
County
Museum
of
History
and
I
just
wanted
Jeff
to
speak
to
that
to
make
for
the
record
whether
or
not
it's
okay
for
me
to
do
so.
AC
Thank
you
councilmember.
Yes,
you
asked
us
to
look
into
this
and
I
appreciate
you
giving
us
some
advanced
notice
of
that.
We
did
look
into
it.
Talk
to
the
other
attorneys
in
our
department
about
it,
and
our
conclusion
was
as
long
as
you
can
render
a
fair
and
impartial
decision.
We
do
not
believe
there's
a
statutory
Conflict
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
including
this
is
not
an
actual
contract
with
your
employer.
The
work
does
not
involve
your
employer.
It's
only
a
concept
plan
as
as
has
been
discussed
tonight.
AC
It's
for
infrastructure,
it's
of
a
general
benefit
furtherance
of
the
comprehensive
plan,
as
outlined
in
the
council.
Memo
not
to
mention
is
it's
also
been
discussed
tonight.
This
property
is
actually
owned
by
the
county,
actually
the
PBC,
and
so
that
and
some
other
reasons.
We
do
not
believe
that
there's
a
statutory
conflict
that
would
prohibit
you
from
still
serving
on
the
council
and
voting
on
this
project
or
voting
on
this
plan.
B
A
A
L
H
AF
A
B
All
right
and
I'll
call
the
Nays
council
member
bowling
council,
member
Walsh
council,
member
Becker
and
council
member
montney.
A
D
X
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community
monthly
Finance
director's
report.
Fiscal
summary
Financial
summary
through
the
end
of
July
Scott
I'm,
going
to
hand
it
to
you.
Maybe
just
wait
about
15
seconds.
X
Y
You
thank
you,
security
manager,
tonight's,
our
first
look
at
FY
23
other
than
the
the
revenue
exhibits
that
we
went
through
last
month
as
I
mentioned.
Then
it
takes
a
while
going
into
the
fiscal
year
before
we
actually
start
to
get
some
traction.
Some
visibility
on
the
financials.
You
know
the
local
business
returns
are
not
due
until
the
following
month
and
it
takes
us
a
while
to
compile
those
sales
tax
returns.
Sales
tax
excuse
me.
Y
Revenues
from
the
state
are
two
months
in
arrears,
so,
overall
our
revenues
are
are
tracking
doing
well.
You
just
want
to
acknowledge
in
an
inflationary
period.
You
know
we
have
a
strong
local
economy.
Our
consumers
are
are
purchasing
the
same
amount
of
goods,
but
paying
more
for
those.
So
you
know
so,
while
it's
a
benefit
to
us
here
at
the
city,
you
know
we
understand
that
that
is
a
burden
on
the
consumer
and
our
residents
so
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
obviously
are
watching
concerns
with
inflation
and
Supply
chains.
Y
I've
mentioned
this
before,
but
I
wanted
to
repeat
it.
This
evening,
most
of
the
larger
departments.
We
have
monthly
departmental
budget
to
variance
budget
to
actual
reviews
with
the
department
heads
so
Chris,
Tomlin
Our
budget
manager
sits
down
and
they
discuss
their
budgets
on
account
by
account
basis
and
and
discuss
concerns.
Y
One
thing
and
I'll,
probably
repeat
this
again
as
we
go
through,
but
I'll
try
to
make
a
quick
this
evening
revenues.
We
can't
control
revenues
expenses.
While
we
don't
want
to
have
to
make
drastic
changes.
Y
You
know
we
do
have
some
some
options
with
those
you
know:
delaying
expenditures,
projects,
equipment
purchases
Etc-
you
know
there
have
been
some
purchases
came
before
Council
last
couple
months,
with
some
significant
increases,
but
our
revenues
are
still
tracking,
and
so
at
this
point
in
time
you
know
that
that's
a
really
positive
financial
position
for
the
city
to
be
in
next
slide.
Please
I
seem
same
format.
Y
The
format
for
the
next
exhibit
will
be
a
little
different
than
last
month,
but
same
format
for
major
tax
revenues,
to
repeat
myself,
doing
fairly
well,
all
but
one
or
above
budget
year
to
date,
and
that
one
that
is
lagging
someone
is
local
motor
fuel
tax,
I'll
comment
on
and
first
we
do
have
a
late
filer
locally
here,
so
that
forty
six
thousand
dollars
under
budget
for
two
months.
It
was
eleven
thousand
dollars
under
for
month
one.
So
we
are
tracking.
Y
You
know
so
far
this
year,
a
little
under
budget
you
can
see
out
to
the
far
right.
We
took
the
budget
up
by
a
hundred
thousand,
so
just
doing
quick,
math
and
we're
only
two
months
in,
but
that
kind
of
shows
us
that
we're
still
right
at
that.
You
know
four
million
dollar
local
motor
fuel
tax
kind
of
trend
that
we
were
on
last
year
and
we
bumped
it
up.
4-1
it
looked
like
it
was
trending
upwards,
but
around
four
million.
Y
So
that's
that
seems
to
be
kind
of
leveling
off
the
other
comments,
home
rule,
sales,
tax
and
state
sales
tax.
Along
with
the
comments
that
I
used
to
open
tonight,
those
are
are
above
budget
a
year.
To
date,
you
can
see
the
far
right
corner.
We
took
those
up
significantly.
We
discussed
that
a
lot
during
the
budget
presentations
last
spring.
Y
A
significant
driver
of
that
home
rule
was
the
online
sales
tax
and
how
retailers
are
required
to
collect
local
taxes
now
for
those
destination
purchases,
so
we
are
receiving
Direct
Tax
impacts
or
revenues
from
online
purchases
from
out
of
state
retailers,
whereas
before
it
was
just,
was
coming
in
through
the
use
tax
line
from
the
state
and
was
on
a
per
capita
basis.
So
you
know,
in
that
regard,
we
may
have
been
sharing
some
of
our
our
Revenue
some
of
our
activity
here
locally
with
less
economically.
Y
You
know
well-off
communities
around
the
state
next
slide,
please.
Y
So
this
is
a
general
fund.
We've
split
this
exhibit
a
few
months
ago
into
two
separate
slides.
Just
so
it's
easier
to
read
the
revenue
slide
here.
The
format
has
changed
slightly
from
last
month
we
had
adjustments
to
the
budget
for
the
projected
year-end,
where
we're
only
three
months
in
that's
the
25
annualized
Trend.
Y
You
can
see
there
straight
to
the
right
of
the
through
July
31st,
2022
header,
so
the
trend-
it
is
a
measurement
you
can
use,
but
some
of
our
activity
is
is
very
seasonal,
but
it
gives
us
the
point
of
context
to
refer
to
so
at
this
point
in
time,
we
don't
have
any
adjustments
that
we're
projecting
for
year
end
so
the
projected
year
in
right
now,
you
can
see
I
wanted
to
highlight
this
evening.
Y
The
way
we
do
our
budget
versus
the
way
we
show
our
actuals,
you
can
see
the
revised
budget
column
is
122.7
million
dollars
total
revenue.
Well,
that
includes
our
use
of
reserves.
So
that
is
just
the
way
we
balance
our
budgets.
That's
the
way
we
we
show
our
budgets.
How
are
we
going
to
pay
for
our
expenses,
but
when
you
actually
run
the
re,
the
income
statement
at
the
end
of
the
year,
a
use
of
fund
balance
is
not
an
actual
Revenue.
Y
So,
that's
why
that's
showing
the
zero
in
the
projected
year
end
column,
so
that's
119.,
so
all
things
being
held
equal.
If
we
were
projecting
to
use
3.2
million
dollars
in
reserves
for
the
year,
we
would
show
essentially
a
loss
if
you
were
looking
at
it
from
as
an
income
statement
of
3.2
million.
The
other
item
I
wanted
to
highlight
on
this
Revenue
exhibit
is
the
investment
income
line.
You
can
see
that
already
just
through
two
months.
We
have
achieved
our
full
budget
for
the
year.
Y
So
when
we
did,
the
budget
rates
were
were
down
in
the
basement.
A
year
ago,
I
looked
rates
last
year
with
Illinois
funds.
That's
the
the
the
fund
that
the
state
treasurer
runs
was
at
0.02
percent
interest
this
year
in
August.
It's
it's
at
two
point,
two,
two
percent.
So
that's
that's
a
that's!
A
huge
increase
and
everyone's
been
watching
the
rate
increases,
but
for
us
here,
Municipal
Finance
I'd
like
to
say
it's
all
our
investment
advisors,
but
you
know
they're
helping
us
but
we're
just
getting
some
help.
Y
You
know
from
the
Fed
rate
increases.
You
know
two
percent.
When
you
apply
that
to
30
40
million
dollars,
it's
pretty
material
next
slide.
Please
general
fund
expenditures,
not
a
lot
to
highlight
two
months
or
three
months
in
excuse
me.
But
if
you
look
at
the
projected
year-end
column
down
to
the
right
in
the
red,
the
3.183
million,
that's
what
I
was
referencing
earlier.
That's
our
use
of
Reserve!
So
you
know
all
things
being
held
equal.
Y
We
would
basically
lose
or
use
you
know,
3.2
million
dollars
reserves
and
that
would
be
considered
like
a
loss
for
the
year
if
you
were
putting
it
in
terms
of
an
income
statement.
The
other
thing
I'll
highlight
and
then
next
month,
we'll
get
in
a
little
bit
more
of
the
details
on
the
lineborough
library
basis.
But
I
wanted
to
comment
on
salaries.
That
shows
a
little
bit
above
Trend
at
25
is
the
trend
it's
at
26.8,
but
we
have
I
think
it's
26
pay
periods
per
year.
Y
So
there's
two
months
out
of
the
Year,
where
we
do
two
three
pay
periods:
July
at
three
pay
periods,
so
that
kind
of
bumped
us
over
Trend
because
we're
actually
below.
If,
when
we
look
at
the
numbers,
we're
actually
running
Below
on
on
the
salaries
component
and
then
other
intergovern
mental
expense,
that's
where
we
roll
out
our
transfers
to
our
Pension
funds,
Public
Safety,
so,
though
that
has
some
seasonality
to
it
related
to
property
taxes.
Y
When
the
property
taxes
come
in,
we
transfer
those
dollars
out
to
the
Pension
funds,
so
that
can
run
ahead
of
the
seasonal,
the
annualized
trend,
as
well
due
to
when
we
get
those
property
tax
payments
next
slide.
Please
Enterprise
funds
same
comment
previously,
we're
three
months
in
you
can
see.
Bottom
line
revenues
are
tracking
right
at
25,
except
for
golf,
which
you
know
that's
very
seasonal
fun
for
us.
It's
at
47
Golf
is
doing
very
well
right
now,
it's
actually.
Y
If
you
look
at
the
total
year-to-date
gain
loss,
it's
at
a
profit
and
many
times
it
is,
at
this
time
of
year
very
dependent
on
weather,
though
you
know,
the
the
golf
fund
also
wanted
to
comment
on
the
commitments
line
that
shows
POS,
and
we
refer
to
those
as
encumbrances
commented
on
this
before
when
we
encumber
funds
like
tonight
approving
the
750
000.
The
agreement
gets
signed.
We
show
that
against
budget
immediately,
that
that
those
dollars
has
basically
been
spent
and
the
way
we
show
the
budget
so
highlighting
solid
waste.
Y
A
lot
of
those
contracts
are
approved
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
for
the
landfills
Etc,
we
have
1.2
million
dollars
in
conferences.
Revenues
are
going
to
be
coming
in
all
year.
Against
that
this
was
brought
up.
You
know
last
December
or
so
councilmember
Bolin
asked
about
it
and
then,
by
the
end
of
the
year
you
know,
I
think
we,
basically
we
actually
netted
a
slight
gain
in
that
that
fund,
due
to
the
bounce
back
on
Recycling
and
the
brush
burner.
Y
So
just
want
to
highlight
that
this
this
exhibits
a
little
a
little
difficult
to
get
your
arms
around
because
of
those
commitments,
but
you
know
the
revenues
tracking,
that's
really
what
we
want
to
focus
on
and
and
I'll
close
kind
of
with
the
same
one
of
the
same
comments
I
opened
with
you
know:
revenues,
especially
in
the
general
fund.
You
know
those
those
are
a
major
concern.
We
can't
really
control
those
Revenue
numbers.
That's
the
economic
base
sentiment.
You
know
the
consumers
Etc
expenditures,
you
know,
there's
there's
certain
things.
Y
You
know
you
have
to
put
gas
in
the
tank.
You
know.
Unfortunately,
you
know
we
lock
in
a
lot
of
that
ahead
of
time.
You
know
beginning
of
the
year,
but
we
can
control
expenditures
to
some
degree.
We
have
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
with
those
related
to
timing
delays
Etc,
you
know
downsizing
a
bit
on
the
equipment
purchases.
That
kind
of
thing,
so
you
know
I'm
not
going
to
say
it's
not
a
concern,
but
at
the
same
time
we
do
have
a
little
bit
more
control
over
that
activity
to
manage
our
financials
financials.
Y
So
you
know,
revenues
are
tracking
again
acknowledging
it's
a
burden
on
the
consumer
with
the
inflation
the
flip
side
for
local
governments
is,
you
know
it's
reflected
in
higher
tax
revenues.
At
least
you
know
in
the
short
term,
while
the
volume
of
transactions
is
still
the
same
as
it
was
pre-inflationary
periods,
you
know
so
just
want
to
acknowledge
while
we're
doing
well
the
consumers
feeling
that
burden-
and
that
concludes
my
comments
for
tonight,
and
so,
if
there's
any
questions.
A
R
I
just
have
a
couple
on
page
two
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
this
hotel,
motel
tax
I
know
last
fall,
I
wrote
in
about
the
Airbnb
and
the
Gap
that
we
have
and
that
our
municipality
doesn't
have
an
ordinance
to
require
them
to
collect
the
taxes
for
us.
Even
though
the
person
who
owns
the
property
is
supposed
to
pay,
it
I'm
guessing,
there's,
probably
a
pretty
big
shortfall
there.
R
You
know,
given
that
we've
got
folks
now
in
town,
renting
properties,
for
you
know
four
450
a
night,
even
what's
the
status
of
that
ordinance
for
us
to
vote
on
it,
and
what
do
we
estimate?
The
impact
will
be
from
starting
to
collect
those
taxes.
Y
Y
Y
They
compare
to
our
registered
you're,
not
you're,
aware
with
this,
but
just
for
the
community,
we'll
send
out
a
notification
to
that
landowner
that
homeowner
saying
they
have
not
registered
with
the
with
the
city
and
that
they
they
are
required
to
collect
that
short-term
tax
and
remit
it
to
to
us
the
the
ordinance
I'm,
not
sure.
If
we
put
that
all
there's
a
there's,
a
an
issue
with
getting
an
agreement
with
Airbnb
that
it
was
long-term
and
we
have
not
re-addressed
that
since
the
last
time
we're
brought
up.
R
Just
for
awareness
I
mean
that's
been
brought
up
by
the
business
Community
as
a
competitiveness
issue
for
those
who
are
subject
to
the
hotel,
motel
taxes.
So
just
sharing
that
the
second
one
I
was
going
to
ask
about
is
the
motor
vehicle
fuel
tax.
Do
you
happen
to
have
an
idea
as
to
what
the
high
water
mark
of
that
was
in
the
in
the
past,
because
I
know
it's
trended
down
significantly
over
the
years
as
people
are
driving
cars
that
are
more
fuel,
efficient
or
they've
migrated
over
to
electric
cars.
Y
Well,
we
we
doubled
the
rate
I'm
going
to
say
three
to
four
years
ago
three
years
ago,
maybe-
and
at
that
time
the
highest
budget
amount
we
had
pre-covered
was
4.7
million.
So
we
you
know,
we've
had
a
700
000
approximate
drop
off
from
that
High
Point
pre-coveted.
R
All
right-
and
you
know
any
insight
and
you
know
in
go
into
how
there
is
I'll,
withdraw
that.
Let
me
think
about
the
question.
I
was
going
to
ask
you
and
I'll
get
back
to
you
on
that
I.
Y
I
do
have
one
one
additional
comment,
though,
that
I
wanted
to
make
about.
You
know
it
doesn't
directly
offset,
but
I
I
indicated
that
the
first
month
of
the
year
we
were
about
11
000
below
budget
for
local
motor
fuel
tax.
Now
that
doesn't
I'm,
not
accounting
for
the
700
000
drop
from
pre,
but
just
you
know
against
our
budget
and
if
our
home
rule
sales
tax,
somewhat
stays
realizing
that
you
know,
ten
percent
of
home
rule
gets
allocated
to
the
asphalt
and
concrete
fund.
Y
F
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
piggyback
on
the
local
motor
fuel
tax,
and
has
there
been
discussions
on
as
more
people
go
to
electric
vehicles.
F
F
Those
of
us
who
are
going
to
continue
to
drive
gasoline-powered
vehicles
for
a
while,
because
we
just
can't
afford
an
electric
vehicle,
are
going
to
be
paying
that
local
motor
fuel
tax
and
I
could
I
could
Envision
something
coming
before
this
Council
to
say.
You
know
what
we
need
to
increase
it
because
it's
dropped
so
much
or
we
need
to
increase
it
again
and
you're,
and
when
that
happens,
we're
going
to
be
disproportionately
affecting
the
middle
class
and
the
poor.
F
X
Real
quick
response
to
that.
Really
it's
at
this
point,
like
many
municipalities
and
even
at
state
level
across
the
United
States
eyes,
are
on
what
those
conversations
are,
how
the
federal
government
state
governments
are
going
to
address
that
very
topic.
The
one
point
Alderman
Welsh,
that
you
made
yes.
AE
X
But
we
do
know
that
dropping
you
know
locomotor
fuel
tax
revenues
that
would
be
a
heavy
lift
and
it
would
be
a
discussion,
even
the
thought
of
coming
before
this
community
and
asking
for
an
increase
down.
The
road
is
not
a
conversation
that
I
plan
on
having,
but
I
know
that
the
shortfall
has
to
be
made
up
in
other
areas.
To
your
point,
thank
you.
A
Okay,
I
think
we
are
done
here.
Thank
you,
Scott
very
much.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
city
managers,
discussion.
X
Just
two
quick,
slides,
downtown
Farmers
Market,
as
you
can
see
in
the
slide
I
like
the
photo
and
next
slide
Phil,
and
this
will
be
first
Friday
coming
up
here
in
a
couple
of
weeks,
actually
next
Friday,
Sip
and
Shop
and
that'll
do
it
mayor.
Thank
you.