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June 12, 2017 - City Council Meeting
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Amateur
radio
operators
help
to
forward
the
science
of
electronics
and
radio
related
communications
and
whereas,
by
example,
teaching
and
practical
experience,
including
the
opportunity
to
communicate
with
amateurs
in
space.
Amateur
radio
operators
teach
young
people
the
opportunities
available
in
radio
and
electronics
and
whereas
Illinois
radio
amateurs
will
continue
to
hone
their
communication
skills
by
operating
during
the
simulated
emergency
preparedness
exercise
known
as
field
day,
June
24th
to
25th
2017.
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B
Next,
we
have
a
series
of
awards
here,
two
people
who
are
participating
in
Bloomington
101
and
let
me
start
by
thanking
Nora
dukkha
wits,
who
has
been
in
a
sense
the
the
president,
the
provost,
the
Dean
and
the
professor
of
Bloomington
101
for
all
this
and
orchestrating
this
and
putting
this
all
together:
Thank,
You
Nora
and
when
I
call
your
name.
If
you
would
please
come
forward
and
receive
your
plaque.
Well,
that's
not
plaque!
It's
a
certificate!
Excuse
me
budget
cuts.
Okay.
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B
Okay,
now
we
have
an
unusual
number
of
people
requesting
public
comment
once
I
start
the
time
we
have
a
half
an
hour,
you
have
up
to
three
minutes
individually.
I
would,
since
there
are
so
many
people,
I'm
going
to
read
them
in
groups
of
three.
If
you'd
be
prepared
to
come
up,
so
we
can
get
as
many
people
as
possible
to
come
up
and
give
their
thoughts
and
just
to
clarify.
If
you
want
specific
answers
to
specific
questions,
we
have
a
mayor's
open
house
was
just
here
last
Friday
4:30
to
5:30.
B
We
can
get
you
answers
in
real
time,
sometimes
or
try
to
solve
problems
in
real
time.
We,
our
policy
here,
is
not
to
engage
in
back-and-forth
no
matter.
You
know
what
the
situation
is,
so
this
is
more
of
sort
of
open
mic
in
terms
of
opinions.
Those
of
you
might
be
here
for
I
know
that
there
are
at
least
a
few
of
you,
because
a
few
of
you
came
to
my
open
house
last
Friday,
the
bicycle
lanes.
The
Planning
Commission
has
yet
to
act.
The
planet
we're
not
acting
on
anything.
That's
not
our
agenda
tonight.
B
The
Planning
Commission
is
going
to
hold
their
hearing
on
Wednesday,
I,
believe
and
then
at
some
later
point
it
would
come
to
the
to
the
City
Council.
That
doesn't
mean
that
you
speak
out
today.
It
just
means
just
so
that
we
clarify
that
in
advance
and
again
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
the
time
at
7:13
and
again
you
have
up
to
three
minutes.
B
If
you
don't
use
it
all,
please
step
down,
so
that
someone
else
has
a
chance,
and
the
first
is
I
I
think
it's
tetany
Michaelis
I'm,
not
sure
is
it
Stanley
and
Stephanie
Michael's
and
then
Elizabeth
graver
and
Teresa
inured
come
on
forward.
Thanks
Oh.
E
So
I'm
Stephanie
Michael
is
president
of
bike
blow
no,
but
tonight
I'm
here
as
a
resident
of
dim
its
Grove
and
a
person
with
a
deep
respect
for
science
as
a
sociologist
by
training.
Two
years
ago,
I
came
before
you
to
urge
you
to
adopt
the
Bloomington
bike
master
plan.
That
plan
took
into
consideration
the
comments
and
concerns
of
thousands
of
members
of
this
community,
as
well
as
the
strong
data
in
support
of
creating
a
bicycle
and
pedestrian
infrastructure.
E
Now,
as
we
begin
to
consider
amending
that
plan
to
be
more
based
on
public
desire
to
include
Washington
Street
as
a
main
bicycle
thoroughfare,
I
urge
you
to
recall
the
data
and
the
feedback
that
we
have
previously
reviewed.
Remember
that
narrowing
lanes
slows
traffic.
This
is
based
on
solid
science.
In
fact,
research
shows
that
riding
an
adjacent
sidewalk
can
be
25
times
more
dangerous
than
riding
on
a
street
with
no
infrastructure,
so
infrastructure
improved
safety.
E
A
2013
study
found
that
bike
lanes
reduced
bicycle
related
injuries
by
75
percent
when
compared
to
similar
crossings
with
no
infrastructure.
These
improvements
also
benefit
pedestrians,
many
of
whom
are
children
in
that
they
remove
cyclists.
From
the
sidewalks
and
slow
traffic
overall,
again
I'm
here
as
a
resident
of
Dimon's
Grove
as
well
right
right
next
door
to
us
here,
I
had
the
pleasure
to
use
the
pop-up
lane
several
times
and
I
can
tell
you
firsthand.
That
I
saw
these
benefits
myself.
The
thing
that
the
research
cannot
tell.
E
You,
though,
is
the
personal
sense
of
safety
that
I
felt
greatly
increased
while
riding
on
these
streets,
I
saw
that
traffic
was
slowed.
I
thought
that
cars
did
respect
that
Lane,
while
I
was
riding
in
that
Lane
and
I.
Think
I
used
the
lane
about
five
times
with
groups
and
by
myself
that
week,
and
so
as
a
cyclist
like
I,
can
tell
you
that
you
know
it
really
did
improve
things
on
that
stretch
of
road.
It
was
a
lovely
way
to
enjoy
our
historic
neighborhoods,
while
about
on
my
usual
errands.
E
So
in
closing
moving
forward
I
urge
you
to
consider
the
research
and
facts
to
reach
out
to
those
in
the
communities
such
as
us
with
bike
flow
know
who
can
point
you
to
further
reading?
If
you
need
it
and
if
you'd
like
it,
we
can
point
you
to
all
the
data
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
already
researched
it
even
or
we
can
even
lend
a
bike
in
a
helmet
to
take
you
out
to
see
our
wonderful
community
by
bike.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
C
I'm,
basically,
here
to
represent
those
taxpayers
who
would
like
not
like
to
see
any
funds
expended
on
bike
paths.
This
is
another
case
of
asking
all
of
the
tax
payers
and
I'm
talking
thousands
to
fund
a
project
for
a
small
number
of
citizens.
Bloomington
streets
were
not
designed
to
take
up
footage
for
paths.
I
spend
part
of
the
winter
in
Florida
and
that
is
covered
in
bike
paths.
Do
you
see
cars
on
those
paths?
I
mean
bikes
on
those
paths,
no
because
they
know
how
dangerous
it
is.
C
My
neighbor
was
just
killed
a
couple
months
ago
when
the
car
made
a
right
turn.
He
collided
with
it
and
he
died
on
impact.
So
I,
don't
think
the
paths
are
something
that
you
should
be
looking
at.
I
see
more
important
issues
before
this
council
empty
buses
losing
close
to
a
million
dollars
a
month
with
kynect
transit,
the
Coliseum
losing
money
empty
fire
station
non-functioning
water
tower
bad
roads.
Bad
stewards
I
would
like
to
see
the
council
focus
on
issues
affecting
all
the
citizens
instead
of
picking
and
choosing
popular
agenda21
issues.
F
I
began
informing
my
neighbors
on
my
own
I
noticed
the
open
houses
weren't
full
of
neighbors
from
Washington
Street
I
know
that
a
lot
of
comments
were
taken
from
the
FDA
meetings,
our
neighbors
on
Washington
Street.
We
have
three,
maybe
four
neighbors
that
are
impacted
on
that
road,
where
the
lines
were
chalked
that
participate
in
FDA.
Fda
is
not
for
everyone
in
the
neighborhood.
F
If
you
choose
the
families
on
Washington,
Street
put
just
as
much
time
energy
and
generosity
in
the
community,
as
you
do
sitting
on
City
Council
I
knocked
on
32
doors,
then
neighbors
started
coming
to
me
on
their
own.
To
date,
we
have
41
signatures.
Only
two
of
the
neighbors
on
Washington
Street
did
not
care
to
sign
the
petition
of
opposition
for
the
bike
paths
to
could
care
less.
F
We
have
the
Knapp
family,
the
Phoenix
family,
real
estate
owners,
people
that
contribute
to
the
to
the
community
doctors,
lawyers
that
are
all
just
you
know,
kind
of
saying:
hey.
What
are
we
doing?
What
are
you
know?
What
are
we
doing?
Why
are
we
adding
these
bike
paths
and
a
lot
of
these
people
on
Washington
Street
have
all
been
there
since
before
even
me
or
you
were
born
I
guess
you.
A
F
Concerns
range
from
traffic
safety
of
the
children,
safety
of
our
family
driveway
issues.
Bottom
line
is
just
please
consider
redirecting
the
funding
that
we
would
use
for
these
bike
paths
elsewhere,
like
improving
our
roadways,
improving
our
curbs
given
the
money
to
a
park
on
the
left
side
for
for
the
kids
or
even
washington
school
park,
we
did
listen,
we
did
go
out
and
meet
with
a
few
blow
know
bikers
ourselves
that
I
actually
invited
to
my
home
and
said:
hey,
you
know,
listen
to
us.
Tell
us!
You
know
if
you
think
we're
crazy.
F
Tell
us
tell
us,
you
know
your
side
of
it
and
it
was
interesting
and
I
mean
they
understood
our
side
of
it
too.
We
also
read
the
bike
plan.
All
the
neighbors
got
to
copy
the
bike
plan.
That
said,
you
know
it
was
based
off
90
individuals
for
our
town.
If
I
read
that
correctly,
the
families
on
the
East
Washington
Street
are
not
anti
bike.
We
just
do
not
believe
this
is
the
best
road
for
additional
movement
and
congestion.
F
Current
state
cars
do
not
slow
down
for
our
children
or
back
in
or
for
us
to
back
out
of
our
driveways.
Why
would
they
for?
Why?
Would
they
slow
down
for
a
bike?
Is
my
question
also
and
speaking
to
our
neighbor
here
she
also
told
me:
you
know
it
wouldn't
used
by
her
or
her
family.
So
why
would
we
want
to
put
us
or
our
families
on
it
if
our
own
Alderman's
telling
us
that
she
doesn't
want
part
of
it
too?
Close
I
will
also
like
to
think
and
acknowledge
mr.
F
Renner
here
for
understanding
the
behaviors
that
you
know
I've
kind
of
incurred
through
this
all
of
a
sudden
mommy
talking
about
bike
paths,
but
one
thing
I
do
want
to
say
is
elected
officials.
You
set
the
tone
for
what's
acceptable
behavior
in
our
community,
whether
or
not
you
like
it,
you
guys
really
do
and
we
look
to
you
to
ensure
the
leaders
in
our
community.
Our
leaders
are
not
unethical
Intimidators
because
that's
what
I've
been
experiencing
with
some
of
this
bike
club
stuff.
F
C
C
It's
a
busy
street
and
I
have
problems
back
in
and
out.
My
neighbor's
got
six
kids
and
six
cars
coming
going
all
the
time
you
know
we
have
to
make
three-point
turns.
We
can
actually
pull
out
the
drive
right
now.
We
look
both
ways,
but
we
still
have
so
much
to
watch
for
here.
What
two
kids?
Now
we
can
look
for
bikes.
You
know
it's
kind
of
like
paying
froggy.
You
know
going
out
there
to
get
your
vehicle
going.
I'd,
also
don't
like
the
cost
and
the
expense
that
it's
going
to
incur.
C
I
think
that
money
could
be
used
other
ways
and
we're
really
representing
a
small
amount
of
people
here
that
want
this
bike
path
done
and
I
think
that
for
that
small
percentage
they
should
they
have
to
take
over
that
all
these
people
in
Washington
Street,
who
are
opposed
to
it,
because
we've
gone
a
ton
of
map,
a
little
survey
of
whose
house
wants
and
whose
house
doesn't,
and
we've
only
got
like
two
positives
in
that
stretch
from
Chrysler
to
Mercer.
We've
got
still
a
few
unanswered
ones
yet,
but
there's
there's
nothing.
C
There's
not
one
less
thing
to
happen.
You
know
if
you
want
to
write
a
write,
write,
a
bike
right,
a
bike
right
on
the
sidewalk.
We
don't
care,
but
you
know
to
put
another
bike
out
in
that
traffic.
We've
got
service
vehicles
that
stop
out
lawn
mowing
services
of
stop
out
there
and
by
the
time
you
put
two
bike
lanes.
You
know
one
on
either
side
and
you're.
Throwing
these
middle
cars
together.
I
think
we
have
more
accidents
in
the
long
run
with
vehicles,
not
so
much
the
bikes,
but
the
vehicles
being
pushed
closer
together.
C
It's
basically
a
two
lane
with
a
one
lane
parking
and
now
we're
making
it
into
a
three
lane.
Everybody
goes
this
way
in
that
way,
and
it's
just
too
much
to
watch
I.
Think
it's
too
busy
street
already
and
when
I
was
told.
I
was
a
kid.
My
mom
said
stay
off
the
busy
streets
with
your
bike
and
we
knew
which
one
that
was
it
was
Washington
Street,
it's
not
any
less
busy
today
than
it
was
40
years
ago.
That's.
G
C
H
Hi
I'm
Danny
Valentine
live
on
Washington
straited
been
there
for
13
years
and,
as
everybody
has
continually
mentioned,
it's
a
very
busy
street
and
for
all
13
years
it
seems
like
every
year
continues
to
get
busier
and
busier
I
am
set
in
my
driveway
for
sometimes
up
to
45
minutes
to
a
minute.
In
order
for
me
to
even
pull
my
car
out,
there's
so
much
traffic
there
in
the
morning,
but
I'm
assuming
it's
state
farm
employees
going
towards
down
Washington.
H
But
one
thing
I
do
like
to
mention
is
I,
am
an
avid
cyclist
I'm,
not
part
of
bike
below
no
but
I
bike
around
100
miles
a
week
and
I.
Don't
I,
do
not
do
it
on
Washington
Street,
because
I've
been
almost
hit
three
times
going
from
my
house
down
to
the
trail.
Just
that
short
little
distance,
the
busiest
and
worse
corner
was
tawanda
and
Washington
and
Mercer
in
Washington,
because
those
intersections
just
kind
of
all
come
together
and
it's
very,
very
dangerous.
So
as
we
continue
to
mention,
it
is
quite
a
safety
problem.
H
The
other
thing
I'd
like
to
mention
is
the
first
speaker
talked
about
a
thousand
thousands
of
people
that
have
surveyed
my
recollection,
his
and
based
upon
their
website.
It
was
approximately
a
hundred
people
that
were
surveying
of
those
hundred
people.
Twenty-Five
people
wanted
a
trail
from
tawanda
to
Mercer.
A
total
of
82
people
wanted
a
trail
from
brown
to
oak
Oak,
the
center
Center
to
Clayton
and
Clayton
to
Towanda
that
the
information
is
available.
H
C
I'm
Diane
Hollister
and
I'm,
a
retired
librarian
I
moved
to
Bloomington
in
2012
after
I
retired.
We
look
for
a
house
and
we
were
fortunate
enough
to
find
a
pillsbury
house
in
the
Briarwood
area.
We
fell
in
love
with
the
house.
We
fell
in
love
with
the
neighborhood.
It
is
like
a
slice
of
the
1920s
30s
40s
and
50s.
It's
just
it's
delightful,
quaint,
charming
I,
can't
say
enough
about
the
area
and
I.
Do
love
Bloomington
very,
very
much.
My
home
I
wish
I
had
been
born
here
seriously.
C
Why
I'm
here
today,
because
I'm
imploring
and
asking
you
the
bottom
of
my
heart
I,
would
like
a
reversal
of
the
denial
for
an
extension
on
our
garage
to
be
built
into
like
a
library,
Reading
area.
Now
it's
commonly
known
as
a
she
shed
in
the
nineteen
in
this
time
in
nineteen
in
2015-16
they're
very
popular
now
and
I
apologize
for
my
nervousness
I.
My
passions
are
still
reading.
Even
though
I'm
retired
I
was
I
used
to
teach
I
still
work
at
Bradley
I'm,
a
librarian
or
part-time
I
worked
with
children
at
Peoria.
C
Public
I
was
a
Services
librarian
I
worked
with
firefighters,
so
I
have
a
lot
of
antiques,
memorabilia
and
books
books
books.
We
have
a
little
Free
Library
in
our
in
front
of
her
house.
I.
Think
that
having
this
library,
my
she
shed
would
enhance
the
neighborhood
very
much.
We
have
a
quaint
little
gazebo,
that's
out
in
front
of
our
house
that
belongs
to
the
city
and
I
think
that
just
the
whole
surrounding
neighborhood
with
the
little
Pillsbury
that's
across
the
way.
It
just
adds
so
much
when
we
have
made
any
renovations.
C
We
we
make
it
so
innocuous
that
you
can't
tell
anything
has
been
done.
Our
upkeep
is
reflective
in
our
house,
looks
from
the
exterior
it's
lovely
and
again
I
believe
that
the
library
my
she
shed
would
be
reflective
our
times
to
dovetail
with
the
beauty
of
our
house
Pillsbury
crafts
in
mind
and
not
to
cause
a
distance,
but
to
echo
harmoniously
with
today
and
for
people
who
occupy
our
house
when
John
and
I
are
gone,
I
think
it'll
be
a
lovely
addition.
I
believe
that
Pillsbury
would
have
loved
and
approved
she
sheds.
C
I
My
wife
gave
a
pretty
good
pitch
I,
just
like
to
review
some
of
the
things
that
the
board
of
appeals
mentioned
in
their
denial,
we're
not
putting
up
a
pole,
barn
back.
There
are
the
addition
we
planned
is
designed
by
an
architect.
It's
going
to
be
probably
a
hundred
feet
back
from
the
street.
It's
not
sticking
out
in
anybody's
face.
We
have
a
corner
lot.
We
think
that
the
additional
size
to
this
accessory
structure
is
would
fit
in
with
a
lot.
I
It's
not
like
for
building
on
a
smaller
lot,
like
Diane,
said
I
noticed
was
sent
to
everybody
of
the
other
home
owners
within
500
feet.
A
few
of
them
came
over
to
ask
what
was
going
on
I.
There
wasn't
a
single
person
in
opposition.
In
fact,
some
people
thought
it
was
a
great
idea,
including
our
next-door
neighbor
one
man,
even
I,
offered
to
write
a
letter
in
favor
of
it.
I
J
I'm
Larry
and
you're
Tetragon
in
the
1300
block
of
East,
Washington
Street,
and
basically
everything
can
pretty
much
be
summed
up
in
that
in
the
thing
that
my
wife
did
got
out,
went
out
and
got
the
all
the
signatures
and
everybody
opposed
everybody.
That's
opposed
out
there
on
Washington,
Street
and
I.
Think
that
sums
it
up
right
there
that
we
really
don't
want
it
there
and
most
of
the
reasons
come
back
down
to
safety
from
our
point
of
view,
and
that
is
from
backing
in
and
out
of
driveways
it's
very
busy
on
that
Street.
J
As
we
all
know,
we
don't
want
it
any
busier.
The
busier
it
gets.
The
likelihood
goes
up.
The
dirt
is
going
to
be
more
accidents.
You
put
those
lines
out
there
on
the
road.
It's
going
to
encourage
bikers
to
be
out
there
and
I
know
that's
what
you
want,
but
at
the
same
time
it's
going
to
increase
that
traffic.
That
traffic
load
out
there,
which
I
think
is
going
to
be
a
bad
thing
for
everybody
involved
us
trying
to
get
out
of
our
neighborhood
to
get
to
wherever
we
need
to
go
safety.
J
Standpoint
they've
mentioned
that
stats
are
out
there
things
of
like
that,
and
they
are
out
there
that
showing
reducing
lanes
lane
width
increases
safety.
We
see
it,
we
can
go,
look
that
up
on
the
web
anywhere,
but
what
it
doesn't
say
is
that
that's
a
painted
line
on
the
ground.
Why
do
we
have
to
have
a
bike
lane
there
and
traffic?
Why
can't
you
just
paint
a
line
on
the
road
to
increase
that
safety?
Okay,
so
we
don't
want
it
there
in
this.
J
K
K
My
biggest
concern
is
the
safety,
also
simply
for
the
the
people
that
not
only
live
on
that
road,
but
for
the
bikers,
also
because,
as
one
person
did
indicate
that
they
had
almost
gotten
hit
and
I
just
think
that
there's
grunt
there's
just
a
lot
of
traffic
on
that
road
and
it's
going
to
cause
an
accident.
The
priority
of
resource
resources
and
the
budget
and
the
time
should
be
on
the
roads,
the
curbs
and
the
sidewalks.
First
personally
and
that's
pretty
much
it.
G
L
My
name
is
Nancy
Marciniak
I
live
in
Bloomington
I,
see,
there's
some
pretty
weighty
issues
on
the
agenda
tonight
and
I
just
like
to
make
few
comments.
First
I'm
going
to
be
a
little
personal
history
only
because
it
seems
relevant
not
because
I
particularly
like
to
share
my
personal
issues
with
strangers.
L
L
For
obvious
reasons
about
25
of
those
years
were
spent
in
pretty
hardscrabble
jobs.
Barely
adequate
wages,
no
benefits
hard
work.
I
was
almost
40
years
old
when
I
finally
did
get
into
something
that
gave
me
an
opportunity
to
acquire
some
skills,
still
hard
work,
but
I
loved
it.
I
spent
approximately
15
years
at
2
different
jobs
in
marginally
related
fields.
L
L
I
didn't
have
a
mortgage
to
worry
about
those
particular
health
problems
have
improved
quite
a
bit
so
now
I
only
stiffen
and
creak
in
a
manner
typical
that
other
people
will
recognize,
you're,
I'm
sure,
because
I
entered
the
workforce
too
early,
young,
uneducated,
unskilled
and
because
I
left
the
workforce
too
soon.
The
aforementioned
health
reasons,
my
retirement
income
is
about
twenty-six
thousand
five
hundred
dollars,
I,
don't
know
exactly
where
that
puts
me
on
a
demographic
measure,
but
I
suspect,
somewhere
between
the
middle
and
upper
limits
of
low
income.
L
I
know
you
are
considering
to
affordable,
and/or
senior
housing
development
issues
tonight,
as
well
as
a
TIF
district
I'm,
not
qualified
to
judge
any
of
the
specifics
of
these
proposals.
The
feasibility
and
ultimate
value
of
these
specific
proposals
requires
expertise.
That
I
don't
have.
I
would
only
comment
that
I
agree
with
the
general
forward
direction
of
the
comprehensive
plan.
A
strong
and
healthy
downtown
may
strong
and
healthy
neighborhoods
matter.
Economic
development
matters,
affordable
housing
matters
and,
as
I'm
almost
that
time
of
education,
training,
job
skills
having
a
job
matters.
B
M
Thanks
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today,
part
of
the
safety
issue
on
Washington
is
and
I'll
go
back
to
the
young
lady
that
spoke
first
about
the
traffic
and
how
it
slows
it
down.
I
would
disagree
with
that.
I
would
invite
any
bike
blow
no
member
to
sit
and
write
my
front
yard
or
any
front
yard
and
observe
this
over
a
weekend
of
cars
going
well
over
30
miles
an
hour.
M
I
also
advise
them
to
look
at
see
at
the
over
five
ton
trucks
that
frequently
go
down
our
street
that
are
not
supposed
to
be
going
down.
Our
street
is
never
enforced.
That
I
have
ever
seen
having
an
over
five
tonne
truck
going
by
a
bicyclist
I
would
guess
will
be
fairly
dangerous
along
with
buses
which
are
allowed
to
go
down
those
streets.
I
would
also
like
to
point
out
that
I'm
not
sure
but
I
guess
I
can
ask
in
the
open
meeting,
but
a
city
vehicle
being
used
for
purposes
other
than
city
use.
M
I
thought
was
not
allowed
them
helping
bike
blow
no
with
the
safety
issues
so
that
they
could
put
the
lines
down.
I
didn't
think
was
acceptable.
It's
taxpayers
money.
We
are
paying
for
someone
to
sit.
There
make
sure
they
are
safe
instead
of
them,
instead
of
it
coming
out
of
their
pocket
and
making
sure
that
their
own
people
were
safe.
It
was
on
a
volunteer
basis.
I,
don't
feel
that
a
city
employee,
even
though
that
is
his
normal
shift,
should
have
been
anywhere
near
those
bike
lanes.
M
M
M
You
asked,
and
you
asked
or
agreed
that
that
should
have
been
taken
off,
but
as
soon
as
they
left
this
building
not
probably
an
hour
later
that
they
text
her
text
her
and
say
we're
not
going
to
do
it
so
they're
either
laughing
at
you
or
you
don't
care,
and
that's
the
point
that
the
that
I
want
to
make.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
N
Good
evening,
new
counsel,
unfortunately,
my
ultimate
is
not
here
night
soft
bring
up
some
things.
I
would
have
rather
have
gone
through
that
communication
channel
on
the
consent
agenda.
N
There's
a
couple
items
I'd
like
to
see
you
pull
and
have
further
discussion
on
I,
don't
know
where
you
stand,
and
it's
not
my
business
know
where
you
stand
on
them
item
H,
that's
related
to
taking
money.
I
do
believe
the
core
percent
tax
increase
sales
tax
increase
that
was
earmarked
directly
to
roads
and
you're,
taking
that
income
that
revenue
and
you're
now
paying
to
like
lighting
I'd
like
to
know
lighting
what
lighting
power,
consumption,
new
lights
for
the
lighting
plan
or
what
the
other
item
is.
N
The
adjustment
to
item
K,
the
adjustment,
the
B
PCA
and
the
TIF
district
situation
I'd
like
to
have
that
hold
my
light
to
see
some
walk,
talk
and
teach
on.
What's
going
on
with
that,
I
think
that's
fair
to
ask
that
I
my
mind.
I,
remember:
2.4
million
dollars
of
water
money
that
was
loaned
to
the
Coliseum
that
you
all
wrote
off
in
a
budget
amendment
so
I'm
a
little
conscientious
about.
N
What's
going
on
here
with
the
TIF
district,
so
please
explain
that
further
and
for
some
of
these
TIF
districts,
which,
as
you
all
know,
I
wish,
we
would
stop
TIF
districts.
I
wish
we
had
a
moratorium
I,
don't
think
it
always
brings
the
best
clientele
of
business
owners
to
this
area,
and
that
is
not
a
take
on
the
to
business
owners.
They're
trying
to
bring
these
two
projects
to
fruition
on
one
of
them
I'm
concerned
about
the
distance
from
the
food
desert
on
the
west
side.
N
Are
we
putting
these
people
in
a
food
desert
and
dropping
them
off
because
of
with
a
location?
What
are
our
real,
true
costs
of
the
development
to
us
from
tie-ins
and
all
that?
And
what
are
we?
What's?
The
timeline
for
police
and
fires,
those
new
buildings,
because
you
are
increasing
that
population,
so
you're,
going
to
probably
have
some
police
or
fire
calls.
Does
that
been
worked
out?
And
we
know
that
yet
before
we
move
forward
I,
don't
believe
we
need
to
be
giving
the
Ovation
cinema
the
ability
to
have
all
types
of
alcohol.
N
N
Why
we
going
to
see
there
next,
whether
they're
going
to
be
able
to
get
a
tavern
license
and
put
some
slots
in
there
and
some
gaming
B.
So
you
know
where
were
we
can
I
draw
the
line?
I
thought
we
drew
the
line
at
beer
and
wine,
and
now
we're
going
to
be
going
well.
You
can
shake
your
head
and
give
me
feedback,
but
that's
you
know
they
were
not
that's
one
of
order.
If
I
should
be
doing
that
on
the
situation
with
Mike
blow.
No,
they
really
went
over
zealous
on
their
website
and
I.
N
B
O
The
connect
Transit
Board
of
Trustees
soon
you'll
have
the
opportunity
to
consider
approving
an
amendment
to
the
Bloomington
bicycle
master
plan
to
include
Washington
Street
and
while
the
focus
right
now
is
from
Kreitzer
to
Mercer
we're
talking
about
a
bicycle
corridor
that
will
stretch
from
Lee
on
the
west
side
past
the
McLean
County
Museum
of
History
on
to
green
top
grocery
Bloomington
cycling,
fitness
to
David,
Davis
mansion
all
there,
where
there's
a
trail
connection
and
on
to
the
east
side,
to
st.
Joseph's
Drive,
where
there
are
two
major
employers,
a
hospital
and
State
Farm.
O
Insurance
we're
hearing
a
lot
about
safety
tonight.
But
the
point
of
this
infrastructure
is
about
safety
is
to
create
a
safe
place
for
all
users
of
the
road
narrowing
the
narrowing.
The
lanes
will
do
that.
It's
not
a
matter
of
opinion.
You
can
believe
it
or
not.
But
facts
are
facts.
This
means
all
users
of
the
road
motorists
bicyclists
and
pedestrians
will
be
safer.
The
amendment
will
first
be
considered
by
the
Planning
Commission
at
that
meeting.
O
Commissioners
will
hear
from
a
grandfather
who
wants
lower
traffic
for
his
granddaughter,
who
is
going
to
be
going
to
Washington
Elementary
School,
not
because
she's
going
to
be
riding
the
bike
lanes.
That
would
be
absurd,
but
because
traffic
would
be
slower
around
Washington
Elementary
School
from
a
woman
who
used
to
commute
by
bike
down
Washington
but
who
abandoned
her
desired
mode
of
transportation
because
she
didn't
feel
safe
on
Washington.
O
They'll
hear
from
a
representative
of
the
Friends
of
the
Constitution
trail.
Who
will
talk
about
how
its
strong
on
street
bike
network
benefits
to
trail?
After
all,
people
who
want
to
bike
the
trail
have
to
get
to
the
trail
they'll
hear
from
a
business
owner
a
dentist
who
bikes
down
Washington
Street
to
serve
his
patients,
patients
and
they'll,
hear
from
a
homeowner
on
Washington
who
bikes
that
Street
and
has
observed
slower
speeds
in
front
of
this
house
with
the
temporary
lanes.
O
We'll
also
talk
about
the
sound
engineering
practices
behind
the
proposal
and
the
fact-based
reasoning
behind
the
pop-up
temporary
lanes
on
Washington
and
more
about
the
benefits
of
those
lanes
if
they
come
to
fruition,
including
helping
to
return
this
street
to
its
neighborhood
character
bike
blow.
No
thanks
approving
an
amendment
is
important.
In
fact,
we
think
the
council
is
already
moved
in
this
direction.
With
the
city's
Complete
Streets
ordinance,
which
essentially
states
the
city
should
examine
roadway
projects
to
accommodate
all
users
of
the
road.
O
So
if
it's
not
this
phase
of
Washington,
which
is
37
feet
wide
with
18
foot,
travel
lanes
6
feet
wider
than
an
interstate,
and
if
it's
not
this
stretch,
which
is
opposed
to
speed
limit
of
30,
but
because
the
wide
lanes
encourage
speeds
of
40
plus,
and
if
it's
not.
This
stretch
of
road
that's
near
a
school,
and
if
it's
not
this
stretch
of
road
where
a
girl
was
struck
by
a
pickup
truck
in
2015,
then
where
is
the
better
road
to
begin
following
the
city's
own
Complete
Streets
ordinance.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
B
B
C
B
7F,
are
there
any
other
items?
Okay.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
as
presented
with
the
exception
of
item
7f,
as
in
Frank,
okay,
move
by
alderman
black?
Is
there
a
second
second?
Second,
by
a
couple
people,
all
the
woman
painter
at
this
point,
an
aye
vote
would
be
in
favor
of
the
consent
agenda,
as
presented
with
the
exception
of
item
7f.
B
C
B
C
You
Brom
I
had
submitted
a
question
about
this
and
just
spoke
with
assistant
city
manager,
Rasmussen
right
before
the
meeting
I
was
wondering
on
a
policy
level.
Why,
when
we
know
it
costs
us
over
22
thousand
dollars
a
year
to
handle
the
the
limbs
and
branches
and
whatever
from
the
cemetery
that
we
don't
strive
towards
a
hundred
percent
yeah,
you
know
capturing
recapturing
our
cost.
C
It
looks
like
we're
more
at
a
50/50
percent
and
while
I
don't
want
to
sit
here
on
the
floor
and
try
to
figure
this
out,
I
do
think
that
we've
agreed
that
we
want
to
keep
our
eye
on
how
we
handle
these
kinds
of
expenses.
Little
expenses
become
big
expenses,
so
I
just
want
to
encourage
us
as
I
think
we
agreed
some
time
ago
to
maybe
to
set
a
across-the-board
policy
that
will
try
to
riku
a
hundred
percent,
and
maybe
when
we
have
exceptions,
we'll
make
them
an
exception.
C
C
B
Right,
thank
you
at
this
point.
We're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
our
public
hearing
and
the
public
hearing
under
8a
is
public
hearing
on
annexation
agreement,
and
that
is
at
1:02,
Greenwood
Avenue,
and
let
me
so
essentially
the
next.
This
item
is
a
public
hearing
that
is
required
for
an
annexation
and
it's
consisting
of
approximately
three
point,
one
two
acres
and
in
terms
of
the
order,
we're
going
to
have
a
brief
presentation
by
Tom
David,
our
director
of
Community
Development,
and
then
we'll
have
a
short
presentation
by
the
petitioner.
B
After
that
we
will
take
a
public
comment
again.
The
public
comment
on
this
has
to
be
germane
to
the
project.
Each
person
will
have.
Excuse
me
three
minutes
from
which
to
make
the
remarks
and
it's
possible.
We
would
urge
you
not
to
repeat
the
testimony
of
others,
as
obviously
we
have
a
very
full
agenda
following
public
comment:
there
will
be
a
period
when
the
council
can
ask
questions.
The
public
hearing
will
then
be
closed
and
only
time
for
council
discussion
before
the
time.
The
council
makes
any
action
of
any
sort
on
this
proposed
agreement.
Mr.
D
Thank
You,
mayor
and
council,
this
is
pursuant
to
the
Illinois
Municipal
Code
in
the
city
code,
where,
prior
to
adoption
of
an
annexation
agreement,
a
public
hearing
must
be
held
in
front
of
the
City
Council
and
just
as
a
reminder
is
not
in
the
document.
But
it
requires
seven
affirmative
votes
to
move
forward.
The
subject
property,
as
mentioned
is
3.12
acres
of
vacant
land
located
south
of
Greenwood
Avenue
at
the
Navan
in
the
unincorporated
limits
of
McClain
County
I've,
gotten
a
location
map
up
on
the
screen
and
the
property
itself
highlighted
in
the
yellow.
D
D
The
Bloomington
housing
authority
is
part
of
this,
reserving
10
units
to
be
used
as
supportive
housing
for
people
with
disabilities
and
another
10
units
to
be
occupied
by
residents
with
an
annual
income
of
less
than
60
percent
of
the
average
median
income
for
Bloomington.
The
average
median
income
for
a
family
of
four
in
Bloomington
is
seventy
nine
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
so
we're
looking
at
incomes
under
forty
seven.
Seven
sixty
again
for
a
family
of
four
varies
based
on
number
of
people.
D
D
There
were
a
number
of
hearing
or
excuse
me:
petitioner
did
I
lost
my
place
here.
Chute
Planning
Commission
did
meet
on
May
10th
I
pause,
I,
said
May
10th
and
recommended
approval
of
the
annexation
agreement
by
a
vote
of
five
to
one
with
a
couple
of
conditions.
Those
are
shown
in
your
packet
and
are
also
mentioned
in
the
following
slide
again.
This
slide
simply
shows
the
location
surrounding
area
layout
of
the
proposed
layout
of
the
site
and
then
the
typical
building
that
would
be
on
the
site.
D
So
all
we're
here
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
process
and
all
legal
notices
have
been
filed
according
as
required
by
law.
Notices
are
also
sent
to
people
within
500
feet,
which
is
the
code
here.
Planning
Commission
conducted
a
public
hearing
on
May
10th.
Again
all
procedures
were
followed.
They
did
have
two
conditions
that
further
information
be
obtained
regarding
the
shuttle,
provision
and
transit
access
and
then
an
assessment
from
Bloomington,
Police,
Department
and
safety
concerns
that
may
have.
There
was
additional
information,
then
provided
in
your
packets,
which
I
won't
review.
D
Unless
you
have
questions
about
the
shuttle
service,
the
addition
of
a
of
a
path
to
make
a
connection
to
the
East
Road
pedestrian
path,
Innes
and
Bloomington,
Police
Department
was
officially
neutral
on
the
proposal,
but
did
provide
a
safety
heat
map
which
is
in
your
packets
as
well.
A
pushin
er
does
have
a
fast.
It
does
have
a
deadline
approaching,
which
is
set
by
the
state
of
Illinois,
to
apply
for
state
tax
credits
for
this,
and
that's
why
we
have
the
urgency
tonight.
D
P
Yeah
afternoon,
mayor
and
council,
my
name
is
torie
and
priestly
I'm
the
executive
vice
president
for
the
Benoit
group
glad
to
be
here
today.
After
you
know,
the
great
presentation
by
Tom
I
keep
this
very
brief
and
really
get
to
the
point
of
why
I'm
here
one,
we
have
a
project
that
has
received
a
preliminary
project
assessment
from
the
Illinois
Housing
and
Development
Authority
to
develop
54
multifamily
units
at
this
particular
site.
P
The
the
preliminary
project
exception
or
the
PPA
is,
you
know,
a
process
that
they
basically
evaluate
from
opportunity
areas,
the
location
of
the
property
and
also
through
market.
So
we've
been
able
to
do
that,
and
actually
there
were
two
other
projects
that
were
submitted
on
the
PPA
and
did
not
receive
the
PPA
approval.
The
other
thing
I
would
like
to
mention
the
the
fast
approaching
date
of
June
23rd.
P
We
have
a
full
application,
that's
going
in
on
that
date
and
we
anticipate
after
June
23rd
to
receive
allocation
from
the
Illinois
Housing
Development
Authority,
hopefully
by
September
of
2017.
As
Tom
mentioned.
This
is
a
mixed
income
development.
We
are
in
partnership
with
the
Housing
Authority
for
20
of
the
units
on
the
project.
1
I
felt
that
it
would
be
good
to
partner
with
the
Housing
Authority
1.
They
have
an
established
base
here
in
the
city
and
also
working
with
a
developer
to
branch
out
some
of
the
things
they
do
on
a
daily
basis.
P
In
addition,
this
will
be
a
very
new
multi-family
product
in
the
area.
There
hasn't
been
a
lot
of
new
multi-family
product
for
that
particular
area
and
we're
looking
to
you
know
meet
that
demand
from
that
perspective
and
also
meets
the
needs
of
the
comprehensive
plan
for
affordable
housing.
Again,
as
you
mentioned,
we're
providing
housing
and
new
housing
up
to
more
what
I
call
market
rate
standards
for
individuals
that
may
not
be
making.
P
You
know
80
90
thousand
dollars,
but
are
working
very
hard
and
need
very
quality
housing
and,
lastly,
I
would
I
would
say
that
this
project
will
provide.
You
know
new
revenue
to
the
city
through
taxes
permits
utilities,
we're
not
looking
for
any
waivers,
we're
not
asking
for
any
tax
exemption,
we're
coming
in
as
if
we're
regular,
develop
and
providing
a
product,
but
an
affordable
product
that
you
typically
affordable
deals
on
looking
for
some
type
of
waiver
or
tax
exemptions
or
things
of
that
nature
to
develop
their
property.
So
we're
not
looking
for
any
of
that.
P
So
from
an
impact
financially,
we
we
will
contribute
to
the
city
again.
We
we
are
coming
today
to
ask
for
your
support.
I,
really
believe
that
this
project
will
win
I've,
actually
we're
out
of
Atlanta,
but
this
is
my
sixth
project
here
in
Illinois
and
we
continue
to
do
work
between
Champaign,
Urbana,
North,
Chicago
and
hopefully
here
in
Bloomington.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
again.
I.
P
B
You
thank
you
very
much
a
few
as
petitioner.
If
you'll
see,
we
see
the
baby
behind
tombé
runner
next
to
him
to
stay
handy.
Okay,
at
this
point,
do
we
have
people
who
are
interested
in
speaking
and
public
comment
on
this
project?
If
you
please
come
forward,
is
there
place
to
sign
in
okay
come
forward
and,
if
you'll
sign
in
and
then
just
state
your
name
for
the
record.
Q
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Kurt
Richardson
and
I
am
the
in-house
attorney
for
McClain
County
unit
school
district
number,
five
and
Director
of
Human
Resources
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
about
the
impact
the
proposed
development
at
102,
Greenwood
Avenue
would
have
on
Cedar
Ridge
Elementary
School
in
unit
5.
It
is
my
understanding,
according
to
documents
provided
by
the
city
of
Bloomington,
that
the
proposed
development
will
consist
of
fifty
four
one,
two
and
three-bedroom
units
in
three
three-story
buildings.
Q
Twenty
of
the
fifty
four
units
will
receive
project-based
rental
assistance
hours,
ten
of
which
will
be
for
supportive
housing
units
addressing
accessibility
and
other
needs
for
people
with
disabilities,
and
the
other
ten
will
be
for
residents
who
have
60%
of
the
area
median
income.
These
20
units
will
be
charged
rent
equal
to
thirty
percent
of
their
income.
The
other
thirty
four
units
will
have
fixed
rents
of
seven
hundred
forty
four
dollars
for
a
one-bedroom
unit,
one
thousand
dollars
for
a
two-bedroom
unit
and
one
thousand
ninety
six
dollars
for
a
three-bedroom
unit.
Q
According
to
the
Bloomington
Housing
Authority,
these
rims
will
also
be
affordable
for
households
earning
sixty
percent
of
the
area.
Median
income
while
I
understand
the
intent
of
the
development
is
to
combine
lower
earning
households
with
higher
earning
households
in
an
effort
to
D
concentrate
poverty
in
this
area.
There
are
concerns
whether
this
school
will
be
achievable
when
located
in
an
area
that
is
next
to
the
highest
crime
area
in
the
city,
and
there
are
access
issues
to
public
transportation.
If
the
developer
is
unsuccessful
in
leasing,
the
fixed
rental
units
at
the
proposed
amounts.
Q
Do
an
exceptional
job
of
the
limited
resources
they
have
and
providing
for
the
needs
of
their
students,
but
the
proposed
development
will
certainly
stretch
those
resources
even
further
in
a
climate
where
the
state
owes
unit
five
eight
point:
1
million
dollars
in
mandated
special
education
and
transportation
payments
for
this
school
year
and
no
education
budget
has
been
passed
for
next
school
year.
The
proposed
development
will
likely
have
a
negative
impact
on
the
school
district.
Q
Q
R
Hi
I'm
Jan
meadows
and
I'm,
a
retired
teacher
and
unit
535
years,
veteran
teacher
and
I'm
concerned
about
the
students
at
Cedar
Ridge
in
retirement
I
am
maintaining
my
connection
with
students
trying
to
work
with
students
who
are
under-resourced
and
I
am
the
chairperson
of
the
promise
Council
currently
at
Cedar
Ridge.
So
you
might
wonder
what
a
promise
council
is.
R
I,
don't
know
if
you're
familiar
with
that,
but
we
are
an
outgrowth
of
America's
Promise
Alliance
that
started
in
Washington
DC,
and
we
believe
that
students
in
America
have
five
basic
rights,
that
we
owe
our
next
generation,
and
these
are
caring,
adults,
safe
places,
a
healthy
start
and
effective
education
and
an
opportunity
for
service
to
others.
So
what
do
we
do?
At
pepper,
or
at
Cedar
Ridge?
We
provide
mentors
through
Big,
Brothers,
Big,
Sisters,
they're
out
of
money,
it's
up
to
us
to
try
and
find
ways
to
provide
mentors
for
them.
R
We
provide
food
bags
every
weekend,
sending
them
home
with
60
to
100
families
who
don't
have
food
for
over
the
weekend.
We
do
this
at
Cedar
Ridge
all
the
time.
We
also
provide
them
with
books
for
home
libraries
that
have
nothing
on
their
shelf.
We
provide
monthly
activities
to
try
and
show
our
fifth
graders
that
there
are
opportunities
out
there
for
education
that
opened
doors
to
them.
This
is
what
we
do
at
Cedar
Ridge.
Our
concern
is
with
a
76%
poverty.
R
We
are
barely
keeping
up
with
this
and
to
add
more
children
to
that
mix
really
puts
pressure
on
all
of
the
social
services
and
agencies
and
people
trying
to
help
our
kids.
So
please
consider
adding
additional
poverty
to
Cedar
Ridge
at
76%
we're
struggling,
and
we
need
a
lot
of
support.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
You
just
sign
in
yes,.
S
Good
evening
my
name
is
Kendra
bull
and
I'm,
a
parent
at
Cedar,
Ridge
and
I'm,
currently
serving
my
second
term
as
PTO
president.
My
concerns
are
with
the
proposal
for
a
low-income
housing
development
at
102,
Greenwood
Avenue,
near
Tracy
Drive
within
the
unit
five
Cedar
Ridge
School
District
I,
see
many
reasons
to
delay
or
completely
abandon
this
idea.
The
prospect
of
increasing
our
student
population
in
our
already
overcrowded
classrooms
is
daunting
and
risky.
Cedar
Ridge
has
terrific
ly
diverse
student
population
in
race,
religion,
socioeconomic
status
and
academic
ability.
S
However,
we
have
a
disproportionately
large
population
of
students
who
are
struggling,
whether
it's
in
academics,
language
barriers,
discipline
as
compared
with
other
schools
within
our
district.
The
biggest
challenge
for
our
teachers
is,
they
are
simply
outnumbered.
This
development
would
ultimately
increase
class
sizes
and
tax.
Our
already
limited
resources,
every
child
at
our
school
will
be
affected
by
this
development.
I
would
also
like
you
to
be
aware
that,
on
paper,
our
class
size
average
may
seem
moderate
at
21.
However,
this
does
not
take
into
account
our
smaller
bilingual
classes,
which
skew
our
numbers
considerably.
S
Most
of
our
classrooms
range
from
25
to
29
students,
with
just
one
teacher
add
to
these
already
high
numbers:
a
diverse
student
population
of
76%,
low-income
status,
bilingual
challenges,
discipline
problems
and
the
lack
of
any
previous
education
before
even
entering
our
doors,
because
preschool
cost
money.
And
you
can
imagine
the
hurdles
that
our
teachers
are
facing.
There
are
already
other
neighborhoods
under
construction
that
will
feed
into
our
school
and
increase
our
numbers.
We
simply
don't
have
the
room
or
the
resources
to
accommodate
another
new
development
of
this
size
as
PTO.
S
President
I
am
so
grateful
to
be
surrounded
by
a
tight-knit,
talented
group
of
parents
that
keep
our
organizational
eyes
each
year.
We
stretch
and
hope
for
new
families
who
wish
to
come
and
help
and
give
back
and
each
year
we
pretty
much
have
the
same
ten
families
that
are
willing
I'm,
not
here,
to
gripe
about
our
lack
of
volunteers,
because
the
ones
that
we
do
have
are
truly
amazing.
But
in
a
school
with
over
500
students,
we
have
less
than
5%
parent
involvement.
Adding
families
doesn't
automatically
increase
our
volunteers,
but
it
does
increase
our
costs.
S
I
have
genuine
concerns
about
our
expenses,
increasing,
along
with
an
increase
in
our
student
population,
for
example,
most
schools
in
our
district
use
their
carnival
as
one
of
their
biggest
fundraisers
at
Cedar
Ridge.
We
simply
hope
to
break
even
in
an
effort
to
accommodate
our
growing
low-income
population.
We
reduced
the
cost
to
our
families
by
75%,
which
also
means
we
make
75%
less
profit.
The
downside
is
that
this
puts
pressure
on
our
other
events
throughout
the
year.
S
I
fear
that
if
our
PTO
is
further
burdened
by
an
increase
in
our
student
population,
without
an
increase
in
volunteers,
and/or
financial
support,
we
may
not
survive.
You
might
be
offering
these
families
fresh,
countertops
and
clean
carpets,
but
it
will
come
at
the
expense
of
their
education
and
safety
in
a
school
that
is
already
bursting
at
the
seams.
I
encourage
you
to
take
a
second
look:
I'm.
T
Excuse
me,
my
name
is
Alvin
Franklin
I
live
at
five
away:
Patterson
Drive
here
in
Bloomington,
Illinois
I'm,
really
torn,
because
what
I'm
hearing
from
the
teacher
and
the
parents
and
a
responsible
official
with
a
liaison
organization
doing
their
part
and
everything
they
can
to
hold
things
together.
I
to
me,
it's
it's,
it's
awesome.
I
am
serious.
It
brought
that's
one
of
the
reasons
I've
had
to
kind
of
clear.
T
My
throat
is
that
it
really
brought
a
a
measure
of
emotion
to
me
that
I,
don't
ordinarily
feel
in
regards
to
schools,
but
it
does
sound
like
that.
They've
got
issues
and
they're
facing
up
to
them,
which
is
remarkable
because
for
all
the
years
that
I've
been
coming
here,
I
haven't
seen
a
response
to
City
Council.
That
has
the
kind
of
involvement.
The
kind
of
engagement
that.
B
T
See
well,
you
shut
me
down
on
the
first
one
when
I
wanted
to
talk
about
the
test,
so
I
can
understand
it
shut
me
down
on
this
one
to
come
back
to
the
point.
I
would
hope
that
the
city
will
recognize
that
the
effort
that
these
folks
have
been
putting
in
here
the
genuine
concern
and
engagement
that
they
have
with
the
people
that
they
work
with
it's
an
admirable
example
that
this
council
could
well
learn
from
to
speak
to
the
issue
at
hand.
T
I
am
impressed
a
developer
who
doesn't
come
in
here
with
their
god-blessed
handout.
That's
remarkable,
I
commend
you,
sir,
and
your
organization
from
top
to
bottom,
unlike
the
other
part
that
we're
hearing
about
over
on
Washington,
this
place
is
actually
coming
in
with
an
attitude
of
there's
a
market.
We
feel
that
we
can
service
and
provide
the
product
that
is
in
this
area,
and
we
can
do
that
without
reaching
into
the
pockets
of
the
citizens
of
this
fair
city.
I.
T
B
You're
definitely
right
of
order
I'm,
sorry,
you're
out
of
order
you're
talking
about
something.
That's
not
directly
related
to
this
I
am
you're
talking
about
you're
talking
about
its
policy
incentives.
This
hearing
is
about
this
project.
Yes,.
T
B
N
Would
like
to
see
you
consider
adding
a
third
condition,
an
assessment
from
the
blend
of
fire
department
on
response
times
related
to
guy
Figgins
called
the
Chiefs
report.
I
think
this
important
to
have
that
done
for
the
benefit.
The
entire
community,
along
with
the
developer
I,
do
applaud
the
developer
for
not
trying
to
be
a
TIF
district
or
seeking,
as
they
said
his
hand
out.
I'm
also
concerned
on
raising
concerns.
I
think
we've
heard
from
the
veterans
of
this
council
related
to
the
food
desert
situation.
N
I,
don't
think
this
is
going
to
really
be
beneficial
to
those
people
living
in
these
in
these
in
this
area,
and
of
course,
you
gotta
get
the
connect
transit
which
I'm
sorry
I
apologize.
If
I
said
earlier,
but
I
am
very
concerned
about
the
load
on
pepper,
Ridge
I've
had
a
child
attend
there
years
ago.
It
was
same
place
if
the
conditions
are
still
the
same
with
a
class
size,
and
we
do
this
all
the
time
to
the
school
directions.
Districts.
N
Don't
we
David
we
annex
land
and
unifies
stuck
with
the
responsibility
of
taking
in
the
increased
population,
so
I
may
be.
A
fourth
condition
would
be
impact
further
information
impact
to
unit
five
might
be
advisable
to
talk
to
them
and
see
what
they
have
to
say
before
we
move
too
much
further
with
us.
Thank.
B
U
A
question
for
mr.
de
Bruyn
er,
it
seems
to
be
one
of
the
assumptions-
is
that
if
this
were
approved
over
this
were
built,
it
would
increase
the
number
of
individuals
living
in
the
community.
Do
we
know
if
that
is
accurate?
If
this
will
be
increasing
the
number
of
people
in
the
community
and,
of
course,
the
number
of
people
in
the
school
district,
or
will
this
just
be
providing
them
some
of
these
individuals
with
an
alternative
option
on
where
to
live?.
D
U
D
G
P
Secondly,
we
also
present
it
to
mayor
and
council
a
example
of
how
to
get
residents
through
a
pedestrian
easement
through
an
existing
pedestrian
easement
out
to
Main
Street.
That
would
be
something
that
we
would
pay
for
from
the
developer
side,
so
we
would
extend
sidewalks
from
the
property
put
in
fencing
upgraded
put
in
sidewalks
to
expand
that,
so
they
can
then
make
it
out
to
Main
Street,
so
that
would
resolve
part
of
that
issue.
P
In
addition
to
that,
we
proposed
putting
in
a
shuttle
van
that
would
have
various
hours
throughout
the
day
to
service
basically
Monday
through
Friday,
because
we
have
various
hours
on
property
management
on
the
weekends,
but
utilize
that
for
various
hours,
if
there
was
a
need
for
use
of
the
public
transportation
van
to
take
them
to
the
bus,
stop
or
any
other
areas
around
the
city
a
lot
of
times
what
we
do
on
our
senior
projects.
We
utilize
a
shuttle
van
to
take
seniors
to
grocery
stores
or
to
other
areas.
P
So
through
our
what
we
call
our
service
program,
we
do
a
lot
of
that
those
activities,
so
public
transportation
wise
there
is
access
to
connect
through
an
easement
and
existing
that
is
currently
there
and
in
the
easement
that
we
would
work
with
the
adjacent
owner
to
the
south.
That
has
the
mobile
home
park,
which
I've
gotten
in
contact
with
them,
and
they
would
work
with
us
to
grant
us
an
easement
to
connect
to
the
existing
16
foot,
pedestrian
and
utility
easement.
That
leads
out
to
I
think
I
always
forget
the
street.
P
Under
the
on
most
affordable
housing
projects-
and
this
is
with
any
any
type
of
project-
we
would
one
market
very
heavily
to
find
the
right
residence
for
the
particular
project,
one
concern
and
what
that
I
don't
have
as
a
developer
is
when
you
bring
in
new
product
that
new
product
at
the
right
rate,
it's
very
hard
not
to
see
the
what
the
infusion
of
residents
into
that
property.
So
we
don't
look
to
reduce
rents.
P
What
that
does
is
from
an
operational
standpoint,
puts
us
in
a
worse
situation,
so
we
don't
want
to
reduce
rents
at
all,
because
we
want
to
be
able
to
operate
and
maintain
the
property
from
a
landscaping
standpoint
from
capital
improvements
that
we
have
to
have
on
the
project,
so
that
that
would
not
be
our
goal.
Okay,.
P
G
P
Oh
yes,
something
if
I've
already
have
a
set
of
anama
in
my
project
budget
again,
our
probably
our
we
would
have.
Our
maintenance
supervisor
provide
a
ride
around
to
Main
Street
to
drop
off
any
residents
that
needed
to
use
that
and
also
coordinate
other
activities
throughout
the
week
if
they
needed
to
get
to
a
grocery
store
if
they
did
not
have
public,
have
a
car
and
needed
public
transportation.
But
in
addition
to
that,
we're
looking
to
provide
that
easement
access
where
someone
pedestrian
wise
could
walk
to
the
connect
transit,
stop
I.
G
G
Finally,
you
made
mentioned
some
other
projects
in
other
areas
can
just
share
with
us
a
little
bit
about.
Is
there
currently
a
project
that
exists
that
mimics
this
particular
sure.
P
P
We
also
have
a
252
unit,
multifamily
project
with
the
Housing
Authority
of
Champaign
County,
and
we're
currently
in
development
of
220
units
in
North
Chicago
with
the
Lake
County
Housing
Authority,
and
you
know
what
what
I
would
say
to
that
is
and
when
we
came
in
looking
at
the
site
itself,
one
of
the
things
that
we
always
try
to
go
out
and
do
is
its
partner
with
like
a
Housing
Authority
or
with
the
city
and
and
through
that.
P
We
want
to
gain
more
confidence
from
the
city
and
also
from
the
community
that
hey
we're
looking
to
partner
with
and
we're
not
looking
we're
not
looking
to
just
take
away
from
the
city.
We
were
looking
to
also
give
back
through
the
you
know.
Through
our
partnership
they
were
receive
developer
fee
out
of
it
they'll
be
part
of
the
cash
flow
and
part
of
the
ownership
for
the
project,
and
so
we
look
to
put
all
that
together,
then
I'm
sorry
I
was
going
to
move
on,
but
I
know
you
may
have
some
more
questions.
P
B
P
Disabled
and/or
service
service
need
residents.
In
addition
to
that,
you
know
those
projects
that
we've
developed
so
far.
They
range
from
having
anywhere
from
10
to
20
special
needs
units
anywhere
from
50
to
60%,
60%
ami
and
then
some
percentage
of
project-based
voucher
on
those
projects.
Okay,
all.
C
I
spoke
with
the
and
I
know.
This
is
specific
to
the
gentleman
here.
The
the
co-chairs
of
illegal
and
voters,
housing
study
and,
first
of
all,
you
did
get
high
marks
concerning
the
champagne
property
from
the
one.
Lady
certainly
want
to
see
housing
for
people
with
disabilities
and
people
with
or
incomes.
The
concerns
really
are
transportation
and
food
and
I
know
you've
got
a
Monday
through
Friday
ban
once
an
hour
to
the
bus,
I'm
just
the
clients
for
the
one
organization
that
I
talked
to.
C
They
don't
have
their
own
transportation,
so
they
rely
on
on
public
transportation.
So
you
know
once
an
hour
van
to
take
them
to
the
connect
transit
and
then
what
happens
if
sorry
Mike
what
happens
if
connect
transit
changes,
their
stops
and
the
stop
is
now
yeah
way.
I
mean
it.
So
it's
not
just
it's
not
just
getting
to
the
bus
but
to
work
to
doctors,
appointments
kids
to
daycare
shopping
I
mean
they're.
You
know
which
I
can
vote.
C
P
Yeah
and
I'm
not
saying
that
that
that
would
you
know
I
can't
predict
exactly
what
that
light.
Would
that
would
be,
but
again
all
we
were
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
we
gave
multiple
options
and
alternatives.
So
the
first
concern
was:
how
does
a
pedestrian
get
from
the
property
to
connect?
We
said:
hey,
let's,
let's
tie
in
these
easements
be
able
to
give
them
access
to
that.
P
In
addition
to
that,
we
said:
hey,
why
not
provide
a
shuttle
van
in
addition
to
that,
so
outside
of
that
I
think
I'm,
I'm
kind
of
in
a
pickle
in
a
sense.
If
something
happened
to
you
know,
connect
from
that
standpoint
of
providing
that
public
transportation.
But
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
if
there's
a
a
bus
out
there
that
we're
able
to
get
residents
there,
but.
C
P
P
Again,
property
management
is
not
there.
Also.
They
have
specific
hours
that
they're
working
also.
So
it's
kind
of
a
trade-off
where
we're
trying
to
work
together
and
say
during
the
house,
the
property
management
is
there
hey.
We
can
provide
this
service
for
for
the
residents
and
when
they're,
not
you
do
have
that
access
to
the
connect
site
up
at
Main
Street,
no.
B
But
just
to
to
note,
we
did
have
one
person
in
public
comment
who
had
brought
up
something
that
I
think
all
women,
sage
and
I
and
others
said
had
expressed,
and
that
is
some
kind
of
impact
analysis
of
what
impact
us
would
have,
and
we
also
not
just
on
unit
5
but
the
community.
Perhaps
even
for
911
response
times.
You
have
a
June
23rd
application
deadline
with
the
only
Housing
Development
Authority
yes,
but
if
we
were
to
want
more
information,
you
can
apply
again
right.
That's
just
the
the
the
deadline.
That's
immediately,
you.
P
You
can't
apply
in,
but
I
will
say
this,
and
this
is
not
kind
of
self-serving
a
lot
of
times
when
you
get
out
of
these
cycles,
and
you
don't
take
the
opportunity
that
you
have
currently
it
puts
you
in
a
different
situation.
What
happens
each
year?
They
change
the
QAP
requirements,
so
Nick,
the
next
one
that
comes
out
they
may
say,
hey
the
area
you're
located
in
is
not
in
the
opportunity
area.
They
change
all
these
other
point
categories.
So
now
your
project
score
is
less
than
it
would
then
it
does
now.
P
So
to
that
I
would
say
what
I
would
request
is,
at
least,
if
there's
other
studies
that
need
to
be
done,
that
I
would
love
to
work
with
the
city
on
is
at
least
get
the
application
in
and
be
able
to
do
those
studies,
because
again,
there's
no
guarantee
that
that
we
win,
but
we
feel
confident
that
we
will,
but
we
have,
until
you
know
now,
until
September
to
work
on
any
other.
You
know
cooperative
efforts
with
the
school
system
with
fire
department
with
anyone
else
that
wants
to
work
with
the
development.
P
B
A
B
Fair
enough,
okay,
these
are
these
are
questions
that
we're
getting
as
part
of
our
public
hearing,
let's
close
it
and
get
to
the
point
of
a
motion
later.
Okay.
Thank
you
very
much.
Any
other
comments
from
the
council.
All
right.
The
public
hearing
is
closed.
All
right,
you
know
move
right
along
to
a
under
number
nine.
B
A
and
our
regular
agenda
administer
review
by
City
Council
of
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
a
denial
for
a
partition,
of
variance
at
as
an
accessory
structure
requested
the
property
at
to
Briarwood
Avenue,
and
we
have
a
very
brief
presentation
by
mr.
David
minor
and
we
have
budgeted
up
to
about
15
minutes
of
counsel
discussion.
D
The
petitioner
is
required
is
requesting
two
variances,
the
first
one,
that
the
first
variance
is
that
the
city
code
allows
only
a
maximum
gross
floor
area
of
1,000
square
feet
for
all
accessory
structures
located
within
the
city
limits.
Second,
one
is
that
it
prohibits
an
accessory
structure
from
exceeding
the
the
square
footage
of
the
principal
structure
of
the
house
in
this
case,
and
the
accessory
structure
that
we're
looking
at
would
bring
the
total
square
footage
for
accessory
structures
up
to
1282
square
feet.
D
D
Petitioners
request
failed
because,
after
conducting
a
public
hearing,
the
board
voted
two
in
favor
to
against,
and
one
member
of
staining
and
four
votes
is
required
for
affirmative
votes
is
required
to
pass
a
variance,
so
the
staff
would
had
at
that
time
recommended
against
variance
and
still
does
be
happy
to
try
to
answer
any
questions
there.
I'm.
H
U
D
And
in
fact,
I
can
highlight
it
right
here,
because
I
failed
to
move
through.
My
slides,
like
I
thought,
I
was
going,
the
location
on
the
trees
is
approximately
shown
in
the
green,
and
the
highlighted
area
would
be
the
expanded
portion
of
the
accessory
structure.
The
house
is
in
the
blue
and
in
fact,
if
I
show
you
an
aerial
photograph,
you
can
kind
of
get
a
sense
of
the
of
the
tree
there
and
there.
D
D
D
D
U
Thank
you,
okay.
My
other
two
questions
number
one:
when
considering
a
variance,
there
are
five
findings,
the
fact
that
need
to
be
made
before
the
before
the
variance
should
be
granted
based
on
staff's
evaluation.
Did
this
particular
proposal
meet
any
of
those
findings
of
facts
in
order
to
obtain
a
variance.
D
D
Certainly
I
mean
there
are:
there
are
options
that
that
did
not
seem
to
have
been
pursued
at
all
and
it
would
mean
a
different
location,
different
design,
but
but
yes,
there
are,
there
are
location
options
that
are
certainly
different.
It
would
still
require
variance
and
one.
So
one
of
the
options
is
to
reduce
sighs.
C
U
The
family
to
go
over
okay,
I'll,
go
ahead
and
I
guess
lead,
since
this
is
in
my
ward,
although
I
think
you
all
know
that
I
I
take
a
pretty
plain
reading
of
the
variance
request
and
so
to
me
it
is
very
important,
based
on
my
experience
on
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
clear
and
we
are
consistent.
U
We
treat
all
homeowners
fairly
and
the
same,
and
so
I
place
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
emphasis
on
those
findings
of
fact,
and
if
it
doesn't
meet
them
to
me,
I
think
in
order
to
be
fair
and
treat
everyone
equally,
we
can
make.
We
cannot
make
exceptions,
even
though
I
certainly
have
never
gotten
any
pleasure
out
of
telling
a
homeowner.
No,
especially
when
it
you
know,
the
potential
product
is,
one
project
is
one
that
it
would
be
very
attractive,
but
the
reality
is.
B
U
You
move
forward
with
option.
One
recommended
motion
number
one
is.
C
G
Think
the
brushes
speak
up
to
the
couple
that
came
here
to
speak
about
this
property.
They
own.
This
property
they've
clearly
invested
quite
a
bit
of
money
in
this
property
and
they're
willing
to
invest
more
money
in
our
community
for
a
cause.
That
I
think
is
very
helpful
to
our
community.
We're
talking
about
libraries,
we're
talking
about
books,
we're
talking
about
enhancing
all
the
quality
of
life
in
our
community
and
while
I
do
agree-
and
you
know,
I
am
kind
of
a
law
and
order
kind
of
person.
G
B
Different
they're
different
philosophies:
some
are
a
little
more
holistic
I
think
there
were
a
couple
on
the
zoning
board
that
had
that
I
tend
to
be
a
little
more
holistic,
probably
than
all
the
woman
Fergus
too,
but
any
of
them
else
want
to.
We
have
a
motion
on
the
floor
so
essentially,
if
you,
if
people
agree
with
your
position,
you
would
vote
no
on
this
and
then
we'd
have
a
substitute
motion
all
in
black.
Are
we
sure
about
that.
W
B
Any
it's
any
any
kind
of
motion.
There's
nothing
unusual
about
this,
except
there
are
two
options
so,
firstly,
the
first
motion
fails
right.
Then
we
go
to
a
second
option.
No
okay,
I'm
going
to
assume
that
that's
correct
yeah
I
mean
what
Jeff
is
right
there
Jeff
is
that
if
one
motion
fails,
we
yeah
yeah,
not
true,
okay,
okay,
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
and
let
me
just
to
be
clear
for
the
audience
as
well
as
for
the
City
Council,
any
others
that
are
listening.
B
B
B
B
U
B
V
I'm
always
keenly
interested
in
what
the
respective
aldermen
it
is
suggesting
I
mean
to
me.
One
of
the
strengths
of
the
ward
system
is:
is
there
are
people
who
are
keenly
knowledgeable
about
their
awards
and
and
what's
appropriate,
what's
best,
what's
what's
beneficial
and
so
I'm
respective
of
Emilia
in
that
regard,
but
but
I
guess
again.
V
B
U
You
and
I
appreciate
that,
and
in
this
particular
instance,
I've
taken
the
position
I
have
based
on
prior
votes
and
based
on
my
belief
on
how
we
should
interpret
those
those
requirements
for
variance
it's
not
based
on
any
particular
specialized
knowledge
of
this
area
or
areas
where
I
think
that
I
would,
you
know,
feel
that
I
had
something
else
to
add
to
it.
So
I
certainly
would
not
expect
you
to
defer
to
my
opinion
here.
C
I
feel
the
same
way
that
Dave
does.
However,
in
this
situation,
it
just
seems
that
they're
replacing
an
old
shed
with
something
that
is
new
and
going
to
be
attractive.
I
think
the
tree
will
probably
be
fine.
I
I
just
I,
you
know,
I,
think
they've
got
good
intentions
and
I
think
that
it
would
not
be
a
detriment
to
the
neighborhood
so
and
also
it
was
such
a
close
vote
when
it
went
up
to
vote
before
so
twice
so
anyway.
That's
why
I'm
going
to
be
voting
in
favor
of
this
on.
B
B
B
It
could
be
like
one
of
those
electro
college
situations
you
you
win,
but
you
don't
really
win.
Okay,
anything
else,
all
right
at
this
point
and
I
vote.
Oh
it
would
be
in
favor
of
the
motion
made
by
all
of
woman
Brae
nine
of
a
two.
This
would
be
if
an
aye
vote
is
in
favor
of
the
motion
that
all
a
woman
Bray
has
made,
which
is
to
support
nine.
A
to
the
recommendation
of
to
reverse
the
decision
of.
B
B
Okay,
well,
my
question
would
have
mattered
because
yet
the
motion
passes
five
to
three,
but
but
no
it
has
more
eyes
than
age,
but
it
doesn't,
it
doesn't
I'm,
sorry,
it
doesn't
pass,
it
has
a
majority,
but
it
doesn't
pass
and
you
needed
six
and
I
can't
break
that.
I
can't
break
ties
and
that's
it
or
veto
stuff.
X
B
That
okay
item
9b
consideration
of
an
ordinance
authorizing
a
redevelopment
agreement.
We
in
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
JNB
Bloomington
LP
and
TIF
Bloomington
incorporated
for
the
proposed
redevelopment
of
the
former
bloomington
junior
high
school
at
5:10,
East
Washington.
We
have
a
very
brief
presentation
by
mr.
Hales
and
Austin
grammar
and
then
a
15-minute
council
discussion
mayor.
X
If
I
could,
let
me
just
first
make
a
few
comments.
I
do
want
to
share
with
the
council
that
Austin
and
I
had
an
opportunity
to
meet
with
superintendent,
very
Riley
of
district
87,
together
with
two
other
members
of
his
staff
to
discuss
this
project.
It
was
during
that
meeting
we
had
discussion
about
the
moving
forward
with
the
establishment
of
a
TIF
district.
X
We
did
receive
some
feedback
from
them
that
they
certainly
prefer
if
there
is
TIF
boundaries
that
they
be
limited
in
scope,
much
more
project
oriented
and
hence,
as
we
get
into
that
particular
portion
of
this
discussion,
this
certainly
kind
of
meets
with
that.
They
did
have
other
concerns
about
Tiff's
the
use
of
possibly
tax
abatement
agreements
as
opposed
to
TIF.
X
Not
only
on
this
project
but
others,
you
know
that
may
occur
within
the
district
87
school
boundaries.
So
with
that,
let
me
turn
to
Austin
to
kind
of
focus
on
these
two
next
two
items
redevelopment
agreement
and
then
the
request
for
passage
of
an
ordinance
to
authorize
a
feasibility
study
and
redevelopment
plan
for
the
Downtown
East
TIF
district.
B
And,
but
not
just
on
that
note,
I
did
speak
with
Barry
Riley
today,
who
said
this
prefers
surgical.
If
you're
going
to
do
TIF
and
not
23
years,
and
this
one
you
know
wait,
we
explained
was
we're
quite
limited
so
and
we
were
going
to
sit
down
I
offered
you
you
and
I
are
going
to
sit
down
with
him
and
some
of
the
school
board
members
and-and-and
I
offered
you
to
Austin.
You
know
to
clarify
some
of
what
we're
we're
attempting
to
do.
Y
Well,
thank
you
David
and
Thank
You
mayor.
This
is
really
a
great
night
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
We
have
two
very
qualified
developers
that
are
coming
before
us
tonight
to
propose
projects
in
the
city
that
address
one
of
the
biggest
needs
called
out
in
our
comprehensive
plan
that
is,
to
address
our
shortage
of
low-income
housing.
I
just
like
to
take
a
moment
to
pause
and
just
reflect
upon
that
I've
had
the
great
experience
to
work
with
mr.
Y
I've
also
had
the
opportunity,
over
the
last
few
months
to
work
with
the
iceburg
development
team
on
the
project
that
we're
going
to
speak
about
at
this
very
moment,
which
is
the
redevelopment
of
the
former
Bloomington
high
school
property
at
510,
East,
Washington,
Street
and
with
us
tonight
from
the
iceburg
development
team
is
Bryan
Fritz
from
Pioneer
property
management,
he's
part
of
the
firm
that
will
actually
manage
the
property
after
it
has
been
redeveloped
and
occupied
with
tenants.
So
Runyan.
Y
The
history
of
this
property
is
detailed
at
length
in
the
packet,
but
I
would
just
like
to
hit
on
just
the
most
recent
history
and
that
the
property
was
marketed
for
sale
for
almost
over
a
year
by
the
Mount
Moriah
Christian
Church
that
had
owned
it
and
had
visions
of
a
great
interactive
space
for
a
lot
of
different
nonprofits
and
for
their
church.
But
unfortunately,
because
the
building
is
quite
old
and
needs
a
lot
of
upkeep
and
a
lot
of
maintenance.
They
were
unable
to
maintain
the
building.
Y
So
it
was
put
up
for
auction
now
we're
fortunate
that
the
iceburg
group
has
acquired
this
property
they're
a
developer
with
significant
experience
in
taking
on
properties
such
as
this.
These
are
interior
pictures
of
the
building.
As
you
drive
by
down
the
street,
you
know
it
looks
like
it's
in
pretty
good
shape,
but
really
a
further
examination
of
the
basement
and
the
interior
areas
shows
that
is
a
property
and
quite
a
lot
of
distress.
Y
We're
fortunate
that
the
iceburg
group
again
is
quite
experienced
and
has
the
financial
resources
and
wherewithal
to
take
and
take
on
this
project
and
bring
it
to
fruition.
They're
quite
experienced
in
the
development
of
new
construction
senior
housing
and
do
a
very
good
job
of
that,
but
they
have
also
recently
taken
on
a
very
large
historic
renovation
of
the
Rosenwald
courts
project
in
the
Bronzeville
neighborhood
on
the
south
side
of
Chicago
and
taking
a
look
at
these
before
and
after
pictures.
Y
These
are
the
conceptual
plans
that
they
have
put
together,
showing
redeveloping
the
parking
lot.
That's
a
part
of
this
property
in
the
block
to
the
north
and
also
reconfiguring
the
parking
on
the
site
and
then
including
a
mix
of
efficiency
and
one
in
two
bedroom
units,
starting
in
the
lower
level,
and
then
there
would
be
a
commercial
spaces
on
the
first
floor
and
then
apartments
on
the
second
and
third
floors
and
then
a
manager
suite
in
the
very
most
upper
penthouse
space.
Y
Y
We
have
determined
that
there
is
a
gap
in
the
project
and
we've
determined
that
the
best
way
to
meet
that
gap
and
to
fulfill
the
developers
request
for
financial
incentives
in
order
to
make
the
project
financially
feasible
is
to
assist
the
developer
through
the
creation
of
a
tax,
increment
financing
district
and
provide
rebates
on
a
pay-as-you-go
basis
over
the
life
of
the
TIF
district
up
to
1.3
million
dollars
or
eleven
point.
Eight
percent
of
the
TIF
eligible
project
costs
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
difference
there
in
that.
Y
Not
all
of
the
seventeen
million
dollars
of
the
of
the
total
project
is
considered
TIF
eligible
costs.
Some
of
those
costs
would
include
actually
the
acquisition
of
the
property.
That's
already
happened
that
sometimes
happens
after
the
tip
incentive
is
put
in
place.
So
that's
a
basically
a
four
or
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
cost
that
can't
be
considered
TIF
eligible
some
other
different
marketing
fees
and
developer
fees
that
are
not
TIF
eligible.
So
that's
why
we're
really
focusing
in
on
on
a
smaller
dollar
figure
and
why?
B
Y
That's
correct,
that's
correct
and,
and
the
one
point
three
million
dollar
incentive
would
be
sourced
from
eighty
percent
of
the
property
tax
increment,
that's
generated
by
the
property
over
the
life
of
the
TIF.
If
it
turns
out
that,
for
some
reason
that
80%
doesn't
generate
1.3
million.
Well,
that's
unfortunate
for
the
developer,
but
that's
the
way
that
the
agreement
is
structured.
So
again,
no
other
city
revenue
sources
would
be
tapped
in
order
to
fund
of
the
1.3
million
dollar
TIF
incentive
and
I'd
like
to
bring
this
slide
up
from
our
past
lectures
from
dr.
Y
Stephen
Friedman,
on
the
municipal
of
spectrum
of
financing
of
risk
of
being
that
this
is
struct
structure
to
be
a
pay-as-you-go
rebate.
Only
if
those
revenues
materialized.
This
represents
a
very
low
risk
for
the
city,
more
risk
for
the
developer,
but
again
because
we
have
a
highly
experienced
and
highly
capitalized
developer
and
they're
seeking
the
low-income
housing
tax
credits,
which
is
really
the
thing
that
makes
this
project
happen.
Y
That's
that's
where
the
equity
will
be
brought
into
the
project
and
will
allow
it
to
be
successful.
Under
this
type
of
structure,
we've
also
proposed
to
provide
a
letter
of
support
to
the
Illinois
Housing
Development
Authority
from
the
city
that's
outlined
in
the
agreement,
and
we've
also
proposed
to
assist
the
developer
with
what
is
termed
a
rental
assistance
program
that
will
be
targeted
to
four
units
in
the
property
and
that
would
be
paid
for
not
through
the
TIF
but
out
of
the
city's
general
fund.
Y
Once
the
project
is
up
and
running,
we
will
budget
for
that.
Accordingly,
we've
worked
with
the
Bloomington
Housing
Authority
to
determine
what
the
costs
of
the
liability
the
city
would
be
to
back
such
a
program
as
that
and
we've
estimated
that
it
could
be
anywhere
on
the
low
end
of
one
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
over
the
whole
ten
year
period
or
up
to
potentially
two
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
Y
That
rental
assistance
program
is
looked
upon
very
favorably
by
the
Illinois
Housing
Development
Authority,
as
as
we've
heard
earlier,
these
light
tax
credits
is
a
competitive
application
process
and
so
by
the
city,
a
partnering
with
the
rental
assistance
program.
We
are
hopeful
that
that
will
assure
that
the
light
texts
are
awarded
project
and
then
it
will
proceed
as
quickly
and
on
schedule
as
possible.
Y
One
component
of
the
agreement
is
set
out
is
that
the
developer
will
be
seeking
historic
tax
credits
from
the
program
that's
administered
by
the
National
Park
Service,
so
we
have
baked
into
the
agreement
a
clause
that
requires
the
part
for
the
property
and
the
project
to
be
awarded
that
certification
from
the
National
Park
Service.
Basically,
it's
kind
of
our
standard
of
the
development
of
the
quality
that
we're
looking
for
and,
of
course,
the
the
Park
Service
in
order
to
award
those
historic
tax
credits
will
be
looking
for
a
very
high
standard
as
well.
C
B
Y
The
the
motion
would
be
to
approve
the
redevelopment
agreement.
Oh
I'm,
sorry,
you.
C
B
Y
So,
as
you
have
now
approved
a
redevelopment
agreement
with
iceberg,
a
development
group
for
the
redevelopment
of
510
East
Washington,
a
component
of
that
redevelopment
agreement
is
for
the
city
to
create
a
TIF
district
that
would
encompass
the
five
20s
Washington
former
high
school
property
and
its
associated
parking
lot.
Those
two
parcels,
as
you
are
familiar,
is
we've
created
a
couple
of
different
Tiff's
in
the
city
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
The
process
to
create
a
TIF
is
quite
lengthy.
It
takes
about
four
to
five
months.
Y
We
are
required
to
have
a
public
hearing
and
draft
up
multiple
ordinances
and
incur
legal
expense
to
create
a
TIF
district,
so
staff
and,
as
recommended
in
the
PGA
V
analysis
of
the
510
East
Washington
Street,
PGA
V,
recommended
to
either
determine
if
we're
going
to
do
just
a
project
based
TIF
or
if
we
should
look
for
other
properties
in
the
neighborhood
that
would
have
near
term
development
or
redevelopment
potential
that
could
benefit
from
being
included
in
in
the
boundaries
of
the
proposed
TIF
district.
Y
As
we're
familiar
of
the
city
owns
the
former
coachman
motel
lot,
that's
in
the
block
to
the
west,
that's
also
bordered
by
another
vacant
lot,
that
was
the
home
of
a
home
that
was
a
feel-good
flower
shop
and
had
some
other
uses
in
the
past.
Before
that,
we
also
have
the
City
of
Refuge
Church.
That's
in
that
lot,
I've
reached
out
and
met
with
their
pastor
and
members
of
their
board,
and
they
would
be
open
to
potentially
partnering
with
the
city
in
a
variety
of
different
ways
through
the
tools
that
are
available
to
the
city.
Y
If
their
property
was
included
in
a
TIF
district,
we
also
have,
in
the
block
immediately
to
the
south,
a
number
of
surface
parking
lots
that
are
on
different
parcels
of
the
vacant,
Chase
Bank,
building
that
at
the
time
this
area
was
being
studied
for
this
specific
purpose
was
on
the
market.
However,
that
property
has
recently
been
purchased
by
the
Wesleyan
Church.
Y
That's
immediately
to
the
east
of
that,
and
then
north
of
the
coachmen
block
is
a
surface
parking
lot
that
is
owned
by
State,
Farm
and
I've,
reached
out
to
them
to
determine
what
their
potential
long-term
plans
would
be
for
that
property
and
discussed
with
them
the
different
resources
that
could
be
available
to
the
city
to
partner
with
State
Farm
on
the
potential
development
of
that
lot.
Should
it
be
included
in
the
TIF
districts.
X
Mayor,
if
I
could
I
just
want
to
point
out
again,
it's
probably
the
the
wiser
move
is,
is
maybe
start
a
little
larger
in
TIF
boundaries
rather
than
smaller,
and
that's
because
it
as
the
feasibility
studies
completed,
and
we
get
that
information.
We
can
always
reduce
the
boundaries,
but
you
can't
go
back
and
expand
them
without
starting
the
process
all
over
so
and
I
think
it
might
be
helpful
Austin
to
point
out
if
the
boundaries
were
solely
limited
to
the
former
junior
high
in
their
parking
lot.
X
A
B
Okay,
just
to
clarify
for
the
and
just
because
somebody
and
I
don't
know
if
it
would
apply
to
this
so
much,
but
just
because
somebody
invests
in
a
TIF
district
doesn't
mean
your
property
taxes
or
frozen
right.
That's
correct!
We
and
I
talked
to
Barry
about
this
earlier
today,
for
example,
we
had
the
there's
one
of
the
businesses
in
our
current
TIF
district,
at
least
one
did
did
not
comply
and
they
didn't
get
anything
so
their
additional
property
taxes
are
not
at.
B
Y
Any
Inc
in
property
tax
that
results
from
investment
in
a
property
would
go
into
the
TIF
fund,
which
is
controlled
by
the
City
Council.
So
if
the
City
Council
wanted
to
enter
into
a
redevelopment
agreement
or
some
type
of
rebating
agreement
with
the
developer,
that
would
have
to
be
a
negotiated
process
and
that
agreement
would
have
to
be
approved
by
the
City
Council,
typically
before
the
project
even
starts.
So
if
the
developer
were
to
choose
to
just
go
ahead
and
make
that
investment
without
an
agreement
in
place,
they
would
have
received
no
benefit.
Y
Y
The
developer
calls
for
the
rebaiting
of
1.3
million
dollars
over
the
life
of
the
TIF
80%,
so
that
leaves
the
other
20%
in
the
TIF
fund,
which
would
represent
about
three
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
dollars
just
from
the
two
high
school
parcels,
so
that
increment
could
be
spent
by
the
city
and
reinvested
in
the
TIF
area
and
in
the
specific
case
of
the
City
of
Refuge
Church
as
a
tax-exempt
property,
they
would
not
generate
increment,
but
they
could
potentially
apply
for
a
grant
from
the
city
using
that
increment
or
tip
eligible
projects
like
facade
improvements,
HVAC
improvements,
different
things
like
that
I
think.
C
Of
more
even
more
interest
to
me
is
that
three
sides
of
this
TIF
district
are
bordered
by
old,
older
neighborhoods
and
we're
in
the
middle
of
redoing.
Our
zoning
and
any
of
us
who
live
in
older
neighborhoods
know
very
well
how
easily
the
nature
and
character
of
that
neighborhood
can
change.
So
you
know
dim
its
Grove
looks
very
different
because
it's
got
a
big
surface
lot
between
Washington
and
Front
Street.
C
Well,
it
actually
has
from
Front
Street
North
right
now
doesn't
have
anything
except
for
the
Lafayette,
so
I
I
guess
I'm
wondering
how
a
TIF
district
as
you
begin
to
look
presuming
it
passes
and
passes
the
study
and
everything
else
that
has
to
go
through.
How
do
you
reconcile
those
changes
that
that
I
think
may
be
coming
that
help.
C
Y
C
Q
Y
Tif
doesn't
change.
Zoning
TIF
only
just
operates
within
the
property
tax
in
the
property
tax
increment
if
the
City
Council
wanted
to
pursue
some
other
types
of
development
standards
for
this
specific
area
or
for
a
larger
area
sort
of
like
a
zoning
overlay
or
design
standards
and
guidelines,
those
could
be
something
that
could
be
instituted
really
at
any
time
anywhere
in
the
city
by
going
the
regular
process
to
do
that
in
so
much
as
with
the
the
specific
block
between
Washington
and
front.
Y
If
there
were
to
be
a
developer
that
proposed
some
type
of
development
project
there
and
requested
assistance
from
the
TIF
as
part
of
the
negotiation
process
of
staff
and
City
Council
could
work
with
that
developer
to
say:
well,
we
want
this
certain
style
of
facade
or
we
want
this.
Certain
setback
developer
could
say:
well
that's
going
to
cost
extra.
If
you
really
want
it,
you
know.
Can
you
give
me
some
more
incentive,
through
the
TIF,
to
help
me
achieve
that
and,
and
that
can
be
part
of
the
process
of
negotiation
and.
C
N
D
D
B
B
Okay,
eight
eyes
no
names
to
announce
Madame
clerk.
Thank
you
thank
you
and
we
move
right
along
and
again
we're
returning
to
the
topic
that
was
discussed
in
our
hour
of
public
hearing.
Consider
it
a
nine
the
consideration
of
an
ordinance
approving
an
annex
agreement
submitted
by
Kristen,
Lee,
Jones,
etc.
The
benoit
group-
and
at
this
point
we
have
another
brief
presentation
and
then
council
discussion.
D
B
AA
B
AA
AA
No
well
I
think
that
they
would
am
I
saying
something
wrong.
No,
okay,
good,
no
they'd
still
be
potentially
able
to
get
the
funding.
You
know
they'd
still
be
going
under
the
June
23rd
deadline.
All
they
would
need
to
show
is
that
the
annexation
request
is
being
processed
in
progress.
So
eventually,
if
the
council
does
not
approve
the
annexation,
then
obviously
you
know
the
project's
not
going
to
go
forward,
but
at
this
point
in
time
all
we
would
need
is
to
potentially
table
this.
B
AA
V
X
You
know-
let
me
just
mention
that
about
eight
years
ago,
for
those
who
are
on
the
council
at
that
time
we
did
some
interesting
analysis,
evaluation,
hired
a
gentleman
by
the
name
of
Carson,
bicycie,
Minh
and
basically,
what
he
identified
is
a
four
decades.
There
was
a
city
public
policy
to
incentivize
residential
development,
and
during
that
time
he
was
showing
how
the
city
had
over
time
become.
A
banker
had
been
and
as
residential
development
took
place
and
especially
land
was
annexed
into
the
city.
X
Unfortunately,
what
was
happening
in
many
many
cases
there
was
a
negative
cash
flow
coming
into
the
city,
meaning
that
the
costs
and
the
expenditures
of
the
city
to
cover
police
and
fire
service,
Planning
and
Zoning,
and
for
all
the
other
city
services,
it
was
a
negative
cash
flow.
The
the
revenue
generated
by
the
development
was
not
sufficient,
either
in
property
taxes
sales
tax
to
offset
that
that
was
nothing
really
new.
It
probably
was
a
little,
not
necessarily
kind
of
identified
here
in
Bloomington
that
well.
X
In
fact,
our
recent
comprehensive
plan,
I
think
helps
give
some
good
examples
of
some
of
the
unfortunately,
from
a
sustainability
standpoint
the
damage
some
of
that
past
policy
decisions
has
made.
In
fact,
just
a
quick
quote
quote
from
the
comp
plan.
It
says
the
city
has
recouped
approximately
ten
percent
or
two
million
dollars
of
its
capital,
investment
of
21
million
dollars,
and
that
was
in
two
projects:
the
grove,
11
million
Fox
Creek,
ten
million
so-
and
this
is
contained
in
proud.
The
third
chapter
of
the
comp
plan,
which
is
entitled
I,
think
fiscal
impact
analysis.
X
There
was
a
reason
why
that
chapter
was
emphasized
and
a
high
prior
you'd
put
on
them,
because,
unfortunately,
throughout
this
nation,
more
and
more
local
government
units
are
requiring
a
fiscal
impact.
Analysis
be
done
so
at
least
Planning
Commission's
councils
can
make
better
informed
decisions
on
especially
not
only
looking
at
the
immediate
but
the
long-term
impact
of
development.
X
It
also
is
you
go
back
to
our
comp
plan.
It
talks
about
that.
Generally
single
family
units
generate
a
surplus
when
you
look
at
cash
flow.
Commercial
and
industrial
uses
generally
a
surplus,
but
it's
most
residential,
especially
once
you
get
away
from
higher
value.
Single-Family
really
generate
this
negative
cash
flow,
keep
in
mind
tonight.
X
The
Planning
Commission
and
on
to
the
council
I
believe
that
that,
since
this
is
probably
since
I've
been
here,
probably
a
unique
annexation
that
is
proposing
a
very
large
mix,
as
well
as
I,
think
high
density
development
in
a
small
piece
of
property
and
with
that
annexation,
I
think
without
having
that
fiscal
impact
analysis
we
are
lacking.
You
know
some
important
financial
information
and
I,
don't
necessarily
need
to
rehash
for
you.
What
we
face
is
a
city.
X
You
know
we
talked
about
sustainable
development,
balanced
growth
by
now,
so
stability
I
think
without
that
I
think
we'll
we
be
hampered
now.
I
do
want
to
stress
just
because
a
project
may
have
a
negative
cashflow
doesn't
mean
that
it
shouldn't
be
considered
because
there
can
be
other
benefits
associated
with
these
projects,
even
though
that
cashflow
is
negative
per
se,
but
I
do
think
that's
important.
Furthermore,
a
fiscal
impact
analysis
really
does
look
at
fiscal
analysis,
even
our
comp
plan
and
in
this
chapter
on
FIA
and
I
hope
you'll
go
back
and
take
review.
X
That
mentions
that
what
is
not
contained
in
that
chapter
is
the
impact
developments
to
be
considered
for
annexation
might
have
on
other
entities
such
as
the
school
district
and
I
think
tonight.
What
we've
heard
is
that
I
think
we're
really
lacking
having
some
of
that
miscellaneous
impact
of
well.
How
can
this
residential
residential
increase
have
on
the
Unified
School
District?
X
So
as
mayor
as
you
were
kind
of
alluding
to
some
of
the
impact,
I
think
that
what
are
the
other
impacts
that
this
could
have
on
unit
5
from
this
housing
and
on
our
local
school
district.
In
fact,
in
a
recent
meeting
we
were
talking
about
with
unit
5
superintendent.
Other
staff
members
board
members
that
going
forward.
X
We
probably
need
to
have
much
more
communication
discussions
with
both
school
districts
as
we
look
at
not
only
annexations
but
sometimes
rezone
property
and
make
sure
that
we
at
least
have
the
factual
information
evidence
as
to
what
is
this
impact
going
to
have
so
that
it
can
be
considered
by
all
appropriate
parties.
I
do
want
to
state
that,
as
we
look
to
a
date
certain
such
as
the
end
of
September,
what
I
can't
promise
to
you
right
now
is
how
long
a
fiscal
impact
analysis
would
take.
We
certainly
would
embark
upon
that
quickly.
X
We
would
also
work
with
Unified
School
District
and
look
at
that
kind
of
impact,
but
I
think
it
is
important
for
us
if
we
truly
want
to
be
focused
on
balance
growth,
sustainable
development,
we've
got
to
start
incorporating
this
type
of
fiscal
analysis,
otherwise
we're
lacking
critical
data
that
is
important
to
our
long-term
financial
plan,
so
be
happy
to
answer
any
other
questions.
So
at
this
point
just
to
with.
B
B
V
Its
age,
yeah
thanks
mayor
and
Jana
and
I,
would
be
supportive
of
that
of
that.
That
motion
and
appreciate
you
know
that
level
of
communication
among
staff
amongst
the
developer,
especially
the
the
conversation
with
unit
5
I,
think
that's
a
prudent
and
appropriate
step
to
take
so
that
we
can
fully
understand.
We
want
to
make
the
best
informed
decision
we
can
make,
and
this
allows
us
to
come
back
and
answer
some.
Some
much-needed
questions
that
have
haven't
been
answered
before
we
got
to
this
point
and
so
I
think
that's
appropriate.
B
B
Motion
carries
8
to
0.
There
are
no
names
to
announce
madam
clerk,
and
we
move
on
to
our
last
item
for
the
evening
and
as
9
F
consideration
of
an
ordinance
amending
chapter,
2
and
29
of
the
city
code,
creating
a
transportation
committee
and
there's
another
brief
presentation.
And
again
we
have
discussed
several
times,
but
we
having
a
10-minute
council
discussion,
Thank.
AA
You,
mayor
and
council
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
go
over
what
some
of
the
changes
that
staff
has
made
since
the
last
time
we
discussed
this
very
quickly.
We
corrected
some
of
the
remembering
that
was
within
the
ordinance
on
section
301
number.
Four,
we
clarified
again
who
can
place
items
on
the
agenda
and
specifically
city
staff.
AA
The
again,
the
purpose
there
to
streamline
planning
into
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission
meetings.
We
made
a
change
to
Section
302.
This
was
the
big
port,
the
largest
portion,
perhaps
of
the
conversation
at
the
last
meeting,
and
we
put
a
lot
more
clarification
in
here.
Regarding
that
the
a
citizen
initiated
type
item
before
the
Transportation
Commission
would
come
through
and
be
filed
with
the
traffic
engineer.
They
would
prepare
a
petition,
those
or
the
relative
information
and
then
decide
whether
or
not
that's
going
to
be
placed
on
the
agenda.
AA
Of
course,
we
do
allow
that
the
Transportation
Commission
made
by
a
majority
vote
direct
and
Su,
be
placed
on
a
future
agenda.
So,
for
example,
if
during
the
public
comment
portion
of
one
of
these
Commission
meetings,
somebody
from
the
public
came
and
said
I,
you
know
presented
this
item.
Traffic
engineer
refused
to
put
it
on
the
agenda.
The
Transportation
Commission
could,
by
majority
vote,
decide
hey.
We
do
want
to.
You
know,
consider
this
and
to
have
that
on
the
agenda.
AA
We
added
the
language
in
Section
302
number,
four,
that
nothing
therein
shall
impede
the
city's
ability
to
act
independently
to
address
immediate
matters
of
Public
Safety,
as
was
discussed,
we
added
302
to
number
five
specifically
that
routine
that
do
not
involve
setting
policy.
We
gave
an
example,
such
as
placement
of
a
handicap.
Parking
sign
shall
continue
to
be
handled
directly
by
staff.
Again
the
focus
of
this
ordinance
being
that
this
is
really
to
address
policy
level
matters.
AA
Section
302
number
two
was
changed,
just
a
slight
wording:
change
there
that
make
recommendation
regarding
matters
of
transportation
being
added
and
then
303
section
303
number
three.
We
change
complaints
to
concerns
and,
via
the
traffic
engineer,
was
added
again
to
emphasize
the
traffic
engineer
as
the
point
of
contact
for
the
Commission.
So
those
are
just
a
brief
overview
of
the
changes
that
were
made
and
staff
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
on
this
questions.
V
Ultimate
things:
Thank
You,
Jeff
I,
want
to
make
sure
I
have
some
clarity
on
something,
particularly
on
one
of
the
items
that
you
just
mentioned
is
section
303
item
2
number
2
when
it
says
review
and
make
recommendations
are
those
is
that
part
of
still
embedded
in
a
larger
process
of
proposals
or
items
that
are
coming
up
from
staff
for
review,
or
is
that
something
that
happens
kind
of
on
its
own?
As
part
of
that
group
and.
AA
V
And
here's
why
I
asked
that
and
I
think
I
said
this
last
time
was
that
we
have
fundamentally
a
process
that
starts
foundationally
with
the
staff,
and
we've
clarified
that
a
little
bit
by
by
means
of
a
process
that
brings
staff
and
then
to
the
traffic
engineer
and
so
forth,
on
I
want
to
make
sure
I
have
clarity
around
that.
That
point.
There
number
2
Thank.
W
You
alderman
sage,
how
I
would
view
that
at
least
how
I've
interpreted
that
section?
It's
good
to
be
able
to
have
this
clarity
is
this
is
another
venue
for
us
to
be
able
to
have
that
public
input,
and
so,
if
there
were
changes
to
be
made
to
the
manual,
for
example,
staff
is
considering
that
we
are
starting
to
wanting
to
work
on
that,
and
so
that
would
go
through
the
Transportation
Commission
and
then
also
through
the
Planning
Commission
that
doesn't
change
our
view
of
the
intent
of
the
Planning
Commission's.
W
That
would
add
another
venue
for
that,
but
for
matters
like
the
brick
Street
master
plan
that
would
also
fall
within
the
Transportation
Commission,
the
Historic
Preservation
Commission
and
the
Planning
Commission.
So
there
do
get
to
be
a
lot
of
public
venues
for
these
to
be
reviewed.
But
again,
as
you
had
stated,
a
lot
of
that
would
be
driven
through
staff
to
make
those
presentations
for
the
policy
level.
Can
consideration.
V
And
and
how
and
I
think
we
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
last
time?
How
does
the
downtown
master
plan
I
think
maybe
alderman
Schmidt
asked
about
this
as
I
recall
it
is,
is
so
does
how
does
this
complement
or
either
support
or
not
support
that
the
downtown
I'm
trying
to
understand
how
the
transportation
plan
the
transportation
group
interacts
or
functions
with
any
implementation
of
the
downtown
master
plan
as
the.
W
Downtown
master
plan
deals
with
transportation
components.
That's
how
we
would
see
this
transportation
commission
playing
into
it.
I
I
personally,
wouldn't
see
this
affecting
things
like
bench
locations
or
you
know
they
and
I'm
not
saying
you're,
saying
that,
but
right
more
of
those,
the
decorative
light
from
the
downtown
things
that
are
not
transportation,
related
yeah,
exactly.
V
It's
wrecked,
so
is
all
I
want
to
be
sure,
I'm
clear
it
is
the
transportation
part
of
the
downtown
plan,
only
nothing
anything.
That's
not
related
to
transportation.
That
is
not
strictly
related
to
transportation,
because
I've
seen
the
slippery
slope
happen
from
time
to
time
before
how
interpretations
change
after
we've
had
conversations
here.
So
as
it
relates
to
the
downtown
master
plan,
it
would
be
specifically,
and
only
with
those
transportation
items
is
that
is
that
my
correct
understanding
and.
X
Here's
how
the
flow
of
review
is
going
to
go,
then
it
always
kind
of
gives
us
a
council
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
or
maybe
suggest
you
know,
maybe
if
you
have
a
different
opinion,
but
then
it
kind
of
gets
into
a
majority
direction
back
to
us
and
and
I
just
might
make
this
comment.
I
I,
think
in
that
first,
six
months
to
twelve
months
is
a
critical
time
period
for
us
to
use
this
to
better
understand.
What's
the
kind
of
the
nominal
the
routine
matters?
V
If
you
will,
that
I'm
running
in
my
mind,
is,
is
I
will
am
I
willing
to,
in
my
mind,
risk
a
situation
where
we
will
I
think
inevitably
in
fairly
short
order,
six
months
a
year
or
something
start
to
see
some
overreach
from
from
a
group
of
political
appointees
impacting
Public
Safety.
That
is.
That
is
probably
my
primary
concern.
AA
Other
ones
stage,
if
I
could
just
point
out
one
provision
in
here,
because
I
think
you
know
certainly
that's
something
that
staff
is
considered
as
well.
Just
a
couple
things
to
point
out
on
that.
One
is
that
you
know.
We've
tried
to
make
very
clear
in
here
that
this
is
just
going
to
be
a
recommending
body.
To
that
extent,
we've
also
actually
included
language
that
says
that
all
recommendations
shall
be
non
mining
and
mating.
It's
iteration
with
the
political
law,
safety
standards
and
consideration
of
the
recommendation
of
the
traffic
engineer.
AA
So
it
would
be
very
much
staffs
intent
that
you
know
we
don't
want
this
to
turn
into
kind
of
a
a
rogue.
You
know
type
of
political
body,
that's
going
to
recommend
that
all
speed
limits
be
increased
to
seventy
miles
an
hour
and
also
these
streets.
We
want
to
keep
this
in
line
with
the
law
as
well
and
make
sure
that
those
recommendations
come
in
line
with
with
those
issues
as
well.
Okay,.
Z
All
of
them
plan
mm-hmm,
thank
you
and
thank
you
Jeff
and
Jim
and
staff
for
every
all.
The
changes
and
revisions
we've
seen
over
this
in
the
last
few
months
and
such
and
I
know
he's
going
back
and
forth
and
I
think
this
represents
kind
of
the
culmination
of
a
lot
of
feedback.
I
thought
was
really
good
throughout
the
process.
Z
You
know
having
been
the
council
now
for
just
over
four
years.
You
know
when
I
first
got
on,
you
know
transportation
issues
were
fewer
and
far
between,
but
they
did
happen.
Every
so
often
I
remember
when
I
first
got
on
I
learned
about
stack
kind
of
through
some
issues
and
that's
kind
of
how
we
did
things.
That's
how
business
was
done
and,
as
time
went
on,
we
started
to
see
a
couple
of
these
issues
flare
up
in
the
neighborhoods.
Where
you'd
have
you
know,
Fox,
Creek,
Road
or
you'd.
Have
you
know
Hershey?
Z
My
fear,
as
I
expressed
back
that
was
I,
didn't
want
to
have
a
situation
and
to
alderman
sages
point
where
well,
it
should
be
40,
it
should
be
30,
well
we're
comfortable
35.
You
know
that
is
not
a
good
practice
to
me,
and,
and
you
know,
maybe
it
gets
even
more
wonky.
We
start
talking
about.
You
know
not
21,
but
25
23.5.
Z
Z
If
we
see
something
that
we
don't
like
or
that
deviates
from
what
we
think
is
the
scope
we
can
adjust
or
just
deny,
as
I
move
forward.
So
for
me,
this
is
a
really
good
opportunity
for
our
community
to
be
able
to
get
people
engaged
in
these
transportation
issues
and,
as
we
start
thinking
multimodal,
we
start
thinking
about
groups
of
people
who
may
not
always
have
a
car
and
I.
Z
Just
can't
can't
help
but
think
about
the
period
of
time
in
which
I
did
not
have
a
car
and
had
to
go
ride
my
bike
everywhere
and
take
the
bus
and
I
learn
and
saw
a
group
of
people
that
I
didn't
know
existed
because
you
get
in
your
car
and
you
go
from
A
to
B
and
whether
it's
by
choice
or
by
circumstance,
you
know
we
represent
everybody
and
it's
incumbent
upon
us
to
engage
the
most
people
in
as
many
ways
as
possible.
So
for
me
this
is.
This
is
a
good
starting
place.
Z
C
Okay,
I
just
had
a
couple
questions,
but
first
certainly
Public
Safety
is
alderman.
Sage
referred
to
and
I
want
to
come
back
to
the
comment
or
the
you
bring
us
back
periodically
David.
We
we
provide
the
policy
and
the
strategy
that
we
provide
the
watch
and
then
its
staff,
who
should
be
providing
the
how
and
so
I
really
don't
see
the
need
for
this
I
don't
see
that
we're
going
to
have
several
more
people
engaged
but
that'll
be
about
it.
I
do
have
two
questions,
though,
are
these?
B
W
There
would
be
agenda
preparation
similar
to
what
the
Planning
Commission
does
have.
From
that
standpoint.
The
one
thing
I
guess
I
did
see
out
of
it
was
minutes.
You
know
it
does
say
that
the
city
will
offer
to
help
with
minutes.
I
would
anticipate
on
doing
something
similar
to
what
miss
Lawson
does.
Is
there
actually
are
some
contractual
services
that
can
be
done
because
I,
the
traffic
engineer,
will
need
to
be
facilitating
that
meeting,
and
so
we've
got
to
try
to
find
a
way
to
make
that
happen.
W
W
We
do
allow
public
VOA,
we
do
allow
the
public
to
come
and
speak
at
stack.
They
do
get
to
speak
to
those
issues,
so
there
have
been
sits
a
good,
important
important
to
point
out.
We
have
made
modifications
to
our
process
to
try
to
accommodate,
but
again
this
is
that
next
level
of
more
that
formal
process
in
place
thanks.
U
I
will
try
to
be
brief,
because
you
all
haven't
heard
me
talk
about
this
before
I
think
that
I'm
glad
we
took
time
to
change
a
little
bit.
The
language
I
think
this
is
a
better
ordinance
and
a
better
process,
moving
forward
to
really
ensure
that
clarity
for
what
I
think
we
all
wanted
to
see,
which
is
an
advisory
body
that
serves
as
serves
as
an
arm
of
Council.
This
is
not
replacing
staffs
of
expertise.
It's
not
replacing
technical
specifications.
U
We
are
looking
at
assistance
and
formality
when
it
comes
to
those
decisions
that
City
Council
should
be
making.
So
if
we're
qualified
to
make
it
seven
lay
people
I
think
are
certainly
qualified
to
help
assist
us
in
that
and
to
ensure
that
it
is
a
public
process
that
allows
for
transparency
and
oversight
which,
unfortunately,
has
been
missing
from
the
stat
process
and
and
even
if
we
try
to
open
that
up
somewhat.
There
are
limitations
and
what
a
staff
driven
process
can
do
so
following
the
boards
and
commissions
model
we'll
have
meeting
minutes.
U
If
there's
any
question,
people
can
review
them,
we'll
have
them
with.
You
know
the
Open
Meetings
Act
to
apply
public
comment
will
be
a
given.
It
will
be
a
defined
time
period.
All
of
these
things
are
a
continued
improvement,
as
we
as
a
city
work
towards
making
sure
that
our
residents
are
engaged
in
these
decisions
that
will
impact
their
daily
lives.
So
thank
you
for
your
work.
I.
U
You
know
I,
obviously
very
much,
support
this
and
believe
that
this
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
to
help
us,
especially
as
we
deal
with
some
of
these
bigger
picture
policy
issues
that
we're
now
engaged
in
Complete
Streets,
safer
streets,
multimodal
transportation.
We
have
a
lot
of
big
issues
to
take
on
and
I
for.
One
would
appreciate
the
assistance
that
a
board
and
Commission
can
present
to
us.
So
thank
you.
Oh,
that
being
said,
I
guess
I
will
make
a
motion.
Okay,
you
approve
the
ordinance
as
presented.
B
X
Mayor
just
two
quick
comments:
first
off
going
back
to
the
Evergreen
Cemetery
matter,
I
did
want
to
share
with
Council
because
it
I
think
there
was
another
question
Karen.
You
asked
about
the
status
of
a
project
that
had
to
do
with
a
user
fee
policy
and
the
user
fee
study
things
that
nature.
Unfortunately,
that
has
been
one
of
those
projects
we
just
haven't
been
able
to
move
along
because
of
so
many
other
pressing
priority
projects.
X
That
is
still
a
big
need,
I
believe
for
the
city,
but
it
is
one
that
we
continue
to
look
at
as
we're
trying
to
keep
deciding
which
of
the
high
priorities
need
to
be
the
highest
of
the
high
priorities
and
and
and
how
we
try
to
deal
with
the
you
know
the
resources
to
kind
of
keep
moving
projects
along.
So
I
did
want
you
to
know,
we
haven't
forgot
it,
but
it
is
again
it's
been
a
challenge
moving
that
along.
X
X
B
B
Recounting
of
that
horrible
tragedy
and
how
he
handled
it,
and
essentially
one
of
his
alessa's-
was
trust.
Your
law
enforcement
officials
don't
second-guessed
on
the
crisis.
So
anyway,
that's
the
only
thing
that
I
have
and
I
apologized
to
mayor
pro-tem,
a
Schmidt
that
I
because
I'll
be
at
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
I
will
need
her
to
preside
over
the
26th
meeting.
June
really,
ok,
I
was
going
to
tell
you
over
lunch
tomorrow,
but
I
thought
I'd
mention
anyway.
B
W
B
B
One
fit
the
gravy
azar
on
a
banana
peel
in
reality
shoving,
but
anyway,
all
the
woman
Schmidt,
the.
C
Hours
late,
so
I
don't
want
to
be
labor
this,
but
I
was
really
struck
by
the
conversation
during
public
comment
and
the
focus
on
on
bikes,
and
it
continues
to
remind
me
that
when
we
adopted
Complete
Streets,
we
keep
reminding
ourselves
that
this
is
a
really
big
culture
change
for
us,
and
you
know
we
heard
the
gentleman
with
Greenwood-
talked
about
the
fact
that
70
to
75
percent
of
the
people
are
likely
to
have
cars.
That
means
that
25
to
30
percent
of
the
people
don't
have
cars
and
I
know.
C
Scott,
knows
and
referred
to
this
and
I
see
it
all
the
time.
Anybody
who's
gone
to
the
walk
in
bike
out
has
to
see
that
we
have
lots
of
people
in
this
community
for
whom
there
are
no
other
options.
Yesterday,
I
was
out
at
the
Westside
Walmart
and
saw
people
waiting
at
bus
stops
with
their
bikes.
People
are
working
two
or
three
jobs
and
I
think
it's
our
obligation
to
make
our
streets
safe
for
everybody.
We
can't
in
bloomington-normal.
We
have
a
hard
time
letting
people
cross
the
street
when
they
have
a
pedestrian
crosswalk
sign.
C
C
Sorry
I
felt
like
this
morning
at
the
beginning
of
our
reading,
but
you
know
I
I,
just
it's
a
it's
a
conversation
worth
having
because
I
think
it
it
will
really
enhance
the
safety
of
our
streets
and
our
sidewalks
and
kind
of
provide
some
equality
of
access
for
everybody.
So
I
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
that's
going
into
this
and
you
know
thank.
U
I'll
just
follow
up
on
that,
because
we
did
receive
some
comments
here
this
evening
on
a
proposal
that
will
be
coming
to
us
eventually,
but
not
yet
so.
I
would
just
and
I
don't
want
to
discuss
it
now,
because,
obviously,
that
wouldn't
be
appropriate
nor
timely,
but
I
just
hope
that
we
all
can
reserve
judgment
until
we
can,
as
a
council
look
at
the
full
information.
U
This
is
a
big
proposal
that
that
affects
I,
think
is
it
forwards
or
five
we
go
through
either
four
or
five
words:
I
keep
forgetting
I,
don't
know
if
he
picked
you
up,
Scott,
don't
pick
you
up,
he'll
go
through
five
wards.
This
is
a
really
broad
project
that
could
affect
a
lot
of
individuals
and
and
just
because
we
can't
respond
during
public
comment,
but
there
was
a
comment
about
me.
Having
said
that,
my
family
would
not
use
bike
lanes
on
East
Washington
Nevada,
and
that
is
accurate.
U
My
four-year-old
is
not
going
to
ride
his
tricycle
on
the
street
whether
or
not
it
has
bike
lane,
but
to
give
it
some
some
perspective,
I
I,
wouldn't
I.
Personally,
if
I
should
at
some
point
in
my
future
own,
a
bike
would
would
be
more
than
comfortable
using
it,
but
it
wanted
to
give
that
clarification
there.
It's
going
to
obviously
be
a
robust
conversation.
I
it's
at
the
Planning
Commission
this
Wednesday
and
so
we'll
see
how
that
goes,
but
it
will
be
interesting,
good.
All.
V
Of
its
age,
yeah
thanks
and
I
wasn't
going
to
say
anything.
But
since
you
talked
about
public
comments
on
these
other
things,
we
never
sack
men
made
and
I.
Don't
I,
don't
know
how
accurate
it
is.
But
if,
if
some
of
the
neighbors
houses,
pictures
of
their
homes
and
stuff
have
been
put
up
on
these
websites,
that
does
strike
me
as
that.
That
makes
me
uncomfortable,
I,
think
that's
inappropriate
and
and
if
especially,
if,
if
there
were
people
who
said
those
would
be
taken
down
and
they
weren't
I
to
me.
That's
that's
outrageous.