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February 10, 2020 - City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
B
C
B
Thank
you
very
much
we're
going
to
start
with
proclamations,
and
we
have
a
really
important
one
this
evening,
marking
a
really
critical
time
in
our
nation
in
our
community's
history,
and
this
is
the
hundredth
anniversary
of
the
legal
end,
voters
and
IDC,
who
were
Councilwoman
and
current
Regional
Planning
member,
a
Dianna
helm
in
the
audience
Diana.
Would
you
please
come
forward
this
guy?
However,
many
more
that
you
want
to
have
come
forward,
Becky,
Hines,
others,
please
come
forward.
B
B
That
our
members
as
well-
yes,
no
I,
understand
this-
is
a
celebrating
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
by
the
way,
let's
see
how
long
ago
was
it
that
the
19th
amendment
then
was
passed
and
took
effect
that
allowed
or
permitted
an
and
1920
was
the
first
time
that
women
had
the
right
to
vote
in
the
United
States.
And
we
have
this.
This
is
as
of
February
14th
note
the
date
2020,
whereas
on
February
14
29
2011,
voters
was
formed
at
the
Congress
Hotel
in
Chicago
Illinois.
B
Whereas
today
the
league
is
composed
of
members
in
over
700
local
county
and
state
leagues
in
all
its
50
states,
plus
the
District
of
Columbia,
the
Virgin
Islands
and
Hong
Kong.
Whereas
among
these
excuse
me,
those
state
leagues
is
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
Illinois
that
was
incorporated
on
March
22nd
1920.
B
Whereas
the
League
is
a
civic
organization
that
has
fought
since
night
20
to
improve
government
and
engage
everyone
in
the
decisions
that
impact
their
future,
whereas
the
league
will
celebrate
its
100th
anniversary
on
February
14
2020.
Now,
therefore,
the
city
of
Bloomington
declares
February
14
2020
as
a
date
to
celebrate
the
League
of
Women
Voters
and
its
vision
of
a
democracy
where
every
person
has
the
desire,
the
right,
the
knowledge
and
the
confidence
to
participate.
E
Just
thank
you
for
this
Proclamation.
It
certainly
means
a
lot
to
the
league.
We
have
a
lot
of
celebrating
to
do
this
year
because
we
are
both
a
hundred
years
as
a
League
of
Women
Voters
and
a
hundred
years
of
the
ratification
and
19th
amendment.
So
we
hope
that
you
will
join
us.
Everybody
is
invited
to
join
us
as
a
member
and
attend
our
event
so
be
watching,
because
we'll
have
a
number
of
events
coming
up
this
year.
Great.
B
B
F
Thank
you
very
much.
I
I
know
that
Jim
gets
tired
of
hearing
me
say
this
I
wish
that
the
city
would
keep
up
with
the
roads
the
sidewalks
they
are
they're
getting
worse
every
day.
Some
are
better
better,
but
it's
amazing
to
me
that
they
are
great
around
City
Hall,
but
you
get
out
in
the
real
world
and
some
are
cracked
I
bet
they're,
you
know,
I,
don't
know
the
city
needs
to
take
care
of
their
infrastructure
and
not
worry
about
everything
else.
F
You
know
it's
prioritizing,
you
know
what's
more
important,
the
streets
are
raising
taxes
to
pay
for
the
roads,
because
Terry
people
are
leaving
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
mate.
You
know
if
they,
if
they
everybody
a
lot
of
people,
leave
the
city
of
Bloomington.
We're
not
gonna
need
as
many
Ward's
we're
not
gonna
need.
As
many
council
people
we're
not
gonna,
maybe
need
a
lot
of
other
employees
there
with
the
city,
because
the
population
goes
down,
we're
sure
not
gonna
need
that.
Are
we
but
I
bet
you'll
find
money
ways
to
spend
that
tax
revenue?
F
The
other
thing
is,
you
know
we
tack.
We
cannot
tax
enough,
for
example,
a
person
used
to
be
able
to
buy
a
car
period
and
the
Mercedes
paid
exactly
the
same
tax
rate
as
the
Ford
Focus.
That
isn't
true
anyway.
Why
did
you
do
that
before
Terry?
And
you
know
this
is
the
city
of
Bloomington.
This
is
not
Illinois.
West
Lynn
I
know
that
I've
bought
brought
that
up
time
and
time
again,
and
that
may
be
a
real
shocker
to
you.
But
Westland
is
a
private
university.
F
This
is
a
governmental
entity
and
you
know
I
really
think
that
the
city
needs
to
start
looking
at
really
the
places
that
they
can
trim
back
and
put
it
in
two
things
that
will
benefit
the
public
and
not
things
that
will
benefit
a
select
few
in
this
city
and
I.
Think
you
know
what
I'm
talking
about.
Thank
you.
G
G
Next
then
was
First
Friday,
the
Tour
de
Chocolat
driving
down
Main
Street,
trying
to
find
a
place
to
park.
It
was
what
we
would
all
hope
to
see
lots
of
people
out
all
the
lights
on
laughter
things
going
on,
and
it
was
like
so
nice
to
see
some
things
that
have
come
to
rotation
for
the
business
owners.
The
task
force,
but
especially
the
person
that
decided
that
miss
Melissa
Han
is
going
to
be
in
charge
of
this
okay
and
miss
Melissa
gray,
choice,
great
idea.
G
It
was
like
our
best
ever
and
the
one
before
it,
the
small
Saturday
smut
shop,
local
Small,
Business
Saturday,
unbelievable.
So
thank
you
for
investing
in
the
people
and
in
our
businesses
and
into
the
city.
Great
I
had
54
seconds
started
early
voting
this
week,
I'm
an
election
judge
come
and
see
us
doesn't
make
any
difference
who
you're
voting
for
you
need
to
vote.
It's
important.
B
Don't
respond
to
people
but
I
just
wanted,
because
he
doesn't
always
get
a
lot
of
credit.
The
person
to
which
our
regis
commentator
was
referring
is
our
city
manager,
Tim
Gleason,
who
hired
Melissa
Hahn
this
in
the
back.
Thank
you
both.
We
don't
always
get
praise.
We
move
right
along
and
we
move
to
Nancy
Marciniak.
H
I'm
Nancy
Marciniak.
First,
thanks
to
all
who
facilitated
the
update
session
with
our
state
legislators
and
congratulations
to
our
state
and
the
passage
of
an
infrastructure
bill.
So
this
is
not
too
many
municipal
comments.
Right,
I
think
there
must
have
been
considerable
bipartisan
and
bicameral
finessing
to
get
a
bill,
passed
the
block
and
tackle
and
across
the
line,
and
that's
the
only
and
now,
as
y'all
bore
you
with
I
suspect.
H
We
can
also
credit
some
executive
timing
of
the
play
since
spending
too
much
too
soon
is
probably
just
as
harmful
as
investing
too
little
too
late.
I
want
to
make
three
points,
one
if
all
the
good
jobs
are
created
in
too
few
sectors.
You
end
up
with
too
many
people
in
those
sectors
and
good
people
still
get
left
out.
It's
a
strain
on
the
balance
and
stability
of
the
economy
and
it's
not
conducive
to
good
work
or
ethical
practices.
H
This
knowledge
and
access
comes
with
an
ethical
responsibility,
so
ethics
can't
be
reserved
to
an
incidental
course
taught
in
college.
It
needs
to
be
built
into
our
entire
curriculum,
starting
in
preschool,
because
we
all
bear
an
ever-increasing
responsibility
to
the
whole
society,
and
that
may
be
something
that's
already
happening.
I
don't
really
know.
What's
going
on
in
the
school
3,
we
have
to
continue
to
narrow
the
skills
gap,
but
as
we
do
that
people
start
bumping
up
against
each
other.
H
That
creates
a
lot
of
friction
in
the
economy,
not
to
mention
it
creates
friction,
friction
between
people
and
that's
one
of
the
places
that
needs
a
little
judicious
Griese.
That's
the
grease
thing
I
was
talking
about.
If
we
sufficiently
narrow
the
skills
gap,
it
seems
to
me
that
we
might
be
able
to
start
phasing
in
a
shorter
workweek.
Eventually,
as
we
did
in
the
first
half
of
the
20th
century,
when
high
school
graduation
rates
reached
a
certain
threshold
and
that
seems
to
me
would
create
more
jobs
as
if
he
alleviates
a
lot
of
friction.
B
You
Nancy
we're
gonna
move
right
along
to
our
consent.
Agenda
consent
agenda
are
usually
items
that
are
considered
to
be
comparatively
non-controversial
unless
they
need
to
be
specifically
pulled
out
for
specific
reason
or
for
perhaps
conflict
of
interest.
So
we're
going
to
move
to
our
consent
agenda.
Are
there
any
items
that
members
of
the
council
would
like
to
have
removed
for
separate
consideration?
I
B
Couple
of
seconds,
second,
by
council
member
katyo,
okay,
and
is
any
discussion
on
this?
If
not
not,
if
we
go
ahead
and
vote
iron,
a
the
motion
carries
9
to
0.
There
are
no
noise
to
announce
madam
clerk
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
council
member
kath,
not
Katia
Crabill,
because
you
had
some
questions
on
or
issues
with
item
7d.
J
I
thank
Thank
You
mayor.
The
7d
is
the
design
plans
and
approval
of
a
car
wash
at
the
intersection
of
Oakland
and
Veterans
Parkway
I've.
Had
some
constituents
talk
to
me
about
the
issue
of
the
entrance
and
exit
on
to
Oakland,
Avenue
and
and
the
problems
that
they've
had
in
the
past,
with
with
that,
when
the
Hardys
was
in
operation.
J
K
B
By
councilmember,
Bray
I
just
want
to
say
it's
not
just
your
constituent
as
somebody
who
drives
by
that
several
times,
and
always
when
I
Drive
to
City
Hall
for
my
house
and
when
the
Hardys
was
open,
it
was
often
a
mess.
I
will
put
it
that
so
I
think
there
are
definitely
some
some
issues
and
thank
you
for
taking
that
leadership
on
that.
Okay,
we'll
go
ahead
and
vote,
please!
Thank
you.
B
L
You,
mayor
and
council,
in
addition
to
the
events
that
are
up
on
the
board,
a
couple
of
the
public
comments
were
things
that
I
was
going
to
speak
about
as
well.
Melissa
and
her
team
did
an
excellent
job
downtown
this
weekend.
That
also
included
the
IHSA
cheerleading
event
at
the
arena,
but
also
wanted
to
speak
number
two
about
the
legislative
update
that
had
on
February
1st.
Some
of
the
comments
that
I've
received
very
well
attended.
It's
my
understanding.
Also.
L
This
was
the
first
time
that
all
four
of
our
state
representatives,
representative
summer
representative
Brady,
senator
Brady
and
Senator
Bergman,
were
in
attendance,
got
a
lot
of
positive
comments
about
the
comments
that
were
made
from
Council,
one,
in
particular,
as
alderman
cradles
comment
where
he
threw
the
word
and
their
modest
I
think
it
resonated
with
quite
a
few
people
that
they
asked
in
our
capital.
Projects
is
a
very
modest
task
of
the
state
and
we
can
definitely
show
the
return
on
investment
on
those
state
tax
dollars
so
want
to
share
that
as
well.
L
Next
week
at
the
committee
of
the
whole,
like
we
did
this
time
last
year,
only
it
was
accomplishments
2018
Year
in
Review.
Well,
he
have
accomplishments
2019
a
urine
review
and
that
2018
document
can
still
be
found
on
the
city's
website
under
documents.
The
administrative
section,
but
it's
going
to
be
just
an
easy
walk
through
four
or
five
pages
tops
where
we
just
review
some
of
the
things
and
many
mayor
you
talked
about
in
your
state
of
the
city,
address
last
or
a
couple
of
council
meetings
ago.
L
So
that's
something
that
will
actually
formally
present
at
the
committee
of
the
whole
and
then
also
take
about
ten
minutes
to
have
a
FY
21
budget
update
either
the
24th
or
March
9th
we're
looking
at
I
actually
presenting
the
council
in
the
community.
The
proposed
FY
21
budget
just
can't
take
enough
opportunities
to
share
what
the
budget
looks
like
with
the
community.
So
that's
going
to
occur.
Last
but
not
least,
kevin
cote
come
on
down
please.
L
D
L
Thank
you
very
much
and
then
Kevin
before
you
know.
If
you
want
to
say
a
couple
of
words,
you
can
but
just
a
huge
opportunity
for
us.
You
know
that
this
man
is
highly
regarded
in
the
community
internally
and
externally.
You
know
really:
I
came
in
and
I
ruined
his
retirement
plans.
You
know
by
asking
him
if
he'd
consider
being
the
public
works
director,
so
it's
truly
a
huge
opportunity
for
us
and
he's
hit
the
ground
running
obviously
and
going
to
address.
L
M
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
opportunity,
it's
a
great
honor,
to
continue
to
serve
the
community
that
I
grew
up
in
this
is
my
hometown.
It
graduated
from
BHS
and
I
look
forward
to
continued
service
beyond
my
32
years
here
already.
This
is
my
sixth
role
at
the
city,
all
in
engineering,
Public
Works
so
got
a
vast
knowledge
and
a
good
working
relationship
with
a
lot
of
people.
I
look
forward
to
continue
to
work
with
you
guys
can.
B
Saul
I've
got
mayor,
okay,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
just
want
to
thank
as
usual.
I
really
need
to
go
grovel
at
her
feet,
Nora
whose
name
paying
attention
but
to
thank
Nora
and
Amy
Overton,
because
I
have
messed
up
her
first
name
a
couple
of
times
and
Scott's
brawls
for
making
this
past
weekend
a
great
success
of
the
Jack
and
Jill
group
who
were
sitting
in
your
respective
spaces,
including
the
clerk
and
city
manager
slots,
and
we
had
fourth
and
fifth
graders
from
throughout
our
community.
B
Both
bloomington-normal,
though
most
were
from
Bloomington,
who
really
were
thrilled
to
see
their
names
and
lights.
They
were
thrilled
to
vote
and
they
were
also
thrilled
to
vote
just
to
let
you
know
to
approve
capital
expenditures
for
O'neill
Poole
and
Amy
fire
station
on
the
northwest
side
of
Bloomington
to
reduce
911
times,
and
they
were
unanimous
votes
just
FYI.
B
That's
really
all
I
have
to
say
other
than
thank
you
all
and
thank
you
all
for
your
leadership
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
us
together
for
this
new
year
and
we'll
certainly
make
this
year.
I
think
it
even
more
productive
one
than
last
Thanks
council
members,
first
light
up
well
I'm,
so
shocked,
councilmember,
black
and
then
kadia.
Thank
you.
D
And
I'm
sure
we'll
hear
a
lot
of
praise
this
evening
for
the
first
Friday
event,
I
know
well
Friday
and
it's
well
deserved,
and
you
know,
having
you
know,
seen
that
event
evolve
over
the
years.
You
know
I'm,
very
supportive
of
all
all
of
the
work
that
the
staff
puts
it
to
make
that
happen
and
I'm
very
supportive
of
our
council,
supporting
our
staff
and
doing
so.
I
know
that
for
a
long
time
there
was
a
conversation
about
how
much
should
the
city
be
involved
in
these
types
of
things?
D
That
happens
because
of
the
work
that's
put
in
by
our
team
and
as
we
start
to
think
about,
you
know,
what's
next
for
downtown
and
there
was
a
conversation
going
on
from
the
pantograph
the
last
few
days,
I'm
very
supportive
of
these
types
of
things
and
I
think
it
adds
to
the
quality
of
life
and
if
they
weren't
popular,
you
wouldn't
see
the
sheer
volume
of
people
downtown.
So
thanks
to
Melissa
and
her
team
I'm
sure
you're
gonna
hear
other
folks
talk
about
that.
D
I
Yeah
just
wanted
to
say
you
know
echo.
The
same
sentiment
had
a
great
great
time
at
First
Friday,
and
we
even
got
some
of
like
that
majestic,
like
big
fluffy
white
snow.
That
made
it
made
me
feel
like
I,
was
in
a
snow
globe
and
standing
in
front
of
the
trolley,
just
like
all
the
little
special
things.
I
think
really
came
together
to
make
it
a
whole
experience,
and
it
speaks
to
to
me
to
the
perseverance,
because
we
didn't
have
necessarily
that
level
of
attendance
the
first
year
or
the
second
year.
I
But
it's
about
like
continuing.
If
this
is
something
that
we
believe
it
improves
the
quality
of
life
for
all
of
our
residents
and
especially
downtown
so
I
yeah
I
had
a
super
great
time
and
I'm
excited
for
us
to
to
do
more
and
then
last
thing
is
I.
Have
a
community
council
meeting
this
Thursday
at
6
p.m.
at
Mount
Pisgah
Ward
6
residents
are
invited
to
come,
but
it
is
open
to
anybody
in
the
city
so
feel
free
to
come
out
and
workshop.
Some
issues,
Thursday.
J
Just
do
a
shout
out.
I
know
that
we
just
recognized
the
League
of
Women
Voters
and
a
hundred
years
ago,
the
19th
amendment,
but
I
think
we
need
another
amendment:
the
34th,
the
Equal
Rights
Amendment.
So
this
shout
out
for
that
and
a
couple
of
questions
is
when
I
was
at
the
Eaton's,
Art,
Gallery
and
and
talking
to
Pamela
I
was
the
250th
visitors.
That's
how
busy
it
was.
J
But
she
had
mentioned
about
public
art
and
just
kind
of
the
frustration
and
there
not
being
more
public
art
in
downtown
Bloomington
and
then
another,
then
a
non
downtown
question.
What
are
we
doing
as
a
city
to
be
part
of
kind
of
the
census,
gathering
and
making
sure
people
are
counted,
especially
in
some
of
the
areas
where
people
are
not
counted
as
well?.
L
Appreciate
segue:
this
is
one
that
we're
going
to
talk
publicly
about
census
2020.
This
truly
is
a
all-hands-on-deck
moment.
I
think
you
heard
it
at
the
special
meeting
this
past
Saturday
I'm,
sorry
I'm,
February
first,
but
the
lead
is
at
the
county,
but
here
internally
were
very
involved
in
this,
and
actually
when
we
speak
our
FY
21
budget,
you
know
it's.
L
How
much
money
do
we
put
forth
in
the
budget
for
handbills
or
other
pamphlets
or
advertising,
because
it's
very
critical,
so
you
are
going
to
see
a
steady
dose
of
updates
where
basically
we're
playing
for
everyone
to
be
counted
and
one
of
the
things
I
think
it
opens
up
officially
on
April
1st
is
my
understanding
and
one
thing
that
the
community
can
do.
You
know
and
I
think
it's
critically
important
is
to
take
advantage
of
that
day
one.
L
So
you
don't
have
to
waste
the
resources
of
people
calling
or
knocking
on
your
door
so
that
that
can
be
devoted
with
other
areas
that
it
might
be
a
little
bit
more
of
a
challenge
to
get
to
so
a
responsibility
that
we
have
I
would
say
is
on
day
one.
Do
it
ourselves,
you
know,
get
counted
and
take
care
of
that,
so
we
can
deploy
again
deploy
resources
more
responsibly.
L
This
is
one
where,
when
we
talk
about
public
art
and
we've
had
this
discussion
briefly
and
have
not
worked
our
way
to
a
permanent
policy.
Yet,
but
it's
one
that
we
have
to
protect
the
city
and
the
exposure
and
the
liability,
where
absent
a
formal
policy
that
we're
working
on
anybody
could
call
anything
art
and
we
need
to
take
the
necessary
steps
to
prevent
something.
That
is
just
overly
offensive
and
you
know
any
reasonable
person's
mind,
but
Petrecca
protect
us
from
any
potential
litigation.
So
a
long
answer
that
that
day
truly
is
coming.
N
This
Sunday
freedom,
Baptist
Church,
had
their
dedication
of
ribbon-cutting
and
located
on
the
corner
of
Springfield
and
Fox
Creek
Road.
The
loss
has
been
empty
for
a
long
time
and
they,
finally,
they
shared
their
journey
with
me,
which
has
been
going
on
for
twenty
years,
apparently
so
they're.
Finally,
there
they're
very
happy
and
it's
the
first
Church
in
Ward
2
now.
N
The
next
thing
we
need
is
a
grocery
store
because
we're
to
is
a
food
desert,
but
that's
just
an
aside
and
the
other
thing
about
the
Women's
League
women's
folders
and
having
the
privilege
to
vote
for
women
I'm
showing
my
age
now
back
in
1970s,
women
could
not
get
a
credit
card
without
a
man
signing
they
could
not
get
a
loan
without
a
man
sign
in,
so
that
was
that
was
a
generation
ago,
so
think
about
that
for
a
little
bit.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
Thing
I'm
sorry
I
forgot
to
mention
this,
but
on
Saturday
I
as
well
as
some
other
folks
went
to
the
big
reveal
of
the
Market
Street
councils
plans
for
the
grocery
store
and
the
renovation
of
the
Plaza
on
Market
Street
was
super
awesome.
So
a
big
shout
out
to
Arthur
Haynes
and
Lori
Bell
for
pulling
that
together,
and
it
was
great
like
we
threw
down
on
some
food.
The
house
was
packed.
I
People
were
excited
to
share
the
vision,
for
you
know
for
a
revitalization
of
our
of
our
neighborhood,
and
it
was
people
from
all
walks
of
life,
but
like
United
around
a
common
cause.
So
it
looks
like
because
I
get
this
question.
Often
it
looks
like
they're
finally
ready
to
start
taking
all
of
y'all's
help.
So
I
don't
have
the
email
address
to
reach
out
to
but
I
think
through
Facebook.
You
can
connect
with
them.
I
Last,
as
we
are
acknowledging
all
the
the
goodness
that
has
come
with
women,
getting
the
right
to
vote,
I
also
want
to
remind
everybody
that
this
is
Black
History
Month,
and
we
should
use
this
month
as
an
opportunity
to
reflect
on
and
show
gratitude
for,
the
contributions
that
black
people
have
made
to
this
country
and
to
our
community
in
the
past
and
today,
black
lives
matter.
Thank.
B
You
very
much
and
just
to
reiterate
that
the
the
particular
project
you're
referring
to
also
would
be
as
Melissa
Hahn
knows,
and
others
involved
in
economic
development,
an
important
economic
development
tool
not
just
for
the
neighbor,
but
for
the
entire
community
and
as
an
entryway
into
our
community
if
you're
coming
in
from
the
interstate
through
Market
Street.
So
anyway
is
oh
excuse
me,
councilmember,
Enoch,
hello,.
K
So,
just
to
recap,
chocolate
is
wonderful,
so
thank
you
downtown.
That
was
amazing.
Remember,
vote,
vote
and
vote.
Don't
forget
voting.
My
mother
was
a
member
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
for
as
long
as
I
can
remember
so
I'm
very
thankful
for
what
they
do,
but
in
the
way
that
counting
ourselves
early
for
the
census
is
important.
That
early
voting
can
also
really
save
resources.
As
the
get
out
the
vote
effort
happens
across
party
platforms.
I,
yes,
I
attended
the
West,
Market
Street
Council
event.
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
way
that
is
moving.
K
If
you,
google,
that
you'll
find
it
and
I
finally
want
to
say
the
next
community
and
conversation
that
is
sponsored
by
the
McLean,
County,
History,
Museum
and
others
is
February
27,
so
I
have
a
few
more
opportunities
to
remind
y'all,
but
it's
about
equity
and
education,
which
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
mention
that
now
try
to
get
it
on
your
calendar.
Thank
you.